Weekly Earnings Data Set Average weekly earnings for production workers Year Earnings 1967 101.84 1968 107.73 1969 114.61 1970 119.83 1971 127.31 1972 136.90 1973 145.39 1974 154.76 1975 163.53 1976 175.45 1977 189.00 1978 203.70 1979 219.91 1980 235.10 1981 255.20 1982 267.26 1983 280.70 1984 292.86 1985 299.09 1986 304.85 1987 312.50 1988 322.02 1989 334.24 1990 345.35 1991 353.98 1992 363.61 1993 373.64 1994 385.86 1995 394.68