Table 4 Full-time employees. Average contractual working hours per week and average monthly earnings, by section. 2005-2008. Hours and NOK

4 Full-time employees. Average contractual working hours per week and average monthly earnings, by section. 2005-2008. Hours and NOK
Section¹	2005		2006		2007²		2008

Section¹	Average contractual working hours per week	Monthly earnings	Average contractual working hours per week	Monthly earnings	Average contractual working hours per week	Monthly earnings	Average contractual working hours per week	Monthly earnings

Full-time, total	37.4	30 127	37.4	31 559	37.4	33 394	37.3	35 401
Of this
Fish farming	37.5	27 334	37.3	29 585	37.3	31 439	37.3	33 643
Oil and gas extraction, mining	35.3	43 908	35.8	46 882	35.8	50 076	35.7	52 137
Manufacturing	37.2	28 908	37.3	30 162	37.2	31 983	37.1	33 977
Electricity supply	37.2	33 079	37.2	34 492	37.3	38 222	37.3	41 079
Construction	37.7	28 056	37.8	29 211	37.6	30 957	37.6	32 783
Wholesale and retail trade	37.4	29 318	37.5	30 792	37.5	32 351	37.5	33 528
Hotels and restaurants	37.8	23 008	37.6	23 750	37.1	24 811	36.8	25 932
Transport, storage and communication	37.7	29 563	37.8	31 201	37.8	32 844	37.6	35 113
Financial intermediation	36.9	38 656	36.9	41 448	37.0	44 013	36.9	48 774
Real estate, renting and business activities	37.8	34 593	37.6	35 844	37.7	37 718	37.7	39 462
Central government³	37.5	29 958	37.5	31 393	37.5	32 881	37.5	35 433
Teaching staff, publicly maintained schools	37.5	31 102	37.5	32 067	37.5	33 237	37.5	35 334
Municipalities and county municipalities³	37.5	25 789	37.5	27 295	37.5	28 718	37.5	30 934
Public hospitals	37.3	30 075	37.5	30 851	36.6	34 394	36.6	36 206
Private education	37.1	25 644	37.2	26 606	37.4	32 297	37.3	34 395
Health and social work	36.6	30 733	36.6	31 809	37.2	28 148	37.6	29 622
Social and personal service activities	37.3	31 014	37.5	32 393	37.3	34 254	37.3	35 997

¹	NOS Standard Industrial Classification.
²	The figures are corrected.
³	Exclusive hospitals.