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Wage and Hour Division - To promote and achieve compliance with labor standards to protect and enhance the welfare of the nation's workforce.

American Samoa Economic Report - 2005

List of Figures and Tables

Table IV A: Minimum Wage Rates by Year and Percent Change, 1998-2002   Table V A: Employment and Minimum Wage in Tuna Processing for Selected Locations and Years

Table IV B. Number of Establishments, Covered Workers, and Wages by Industry Classification, November 2004 Survey Results

Industry Classification

Number of Surveyed Establishments or Agencies

Covered Employees

Average Hourly Wages ($)

Number

% of Total

2004

2002**37

Government Employees

5

5124

41.78

7.99

7.24

Fish Canning and Processing

3

4738

38.63

3.60

3.56

Petroleum Marketing

3

15

0.12

5.92

6.77

Shipping and Transportation: Class A

4

289

2.36

4.41

4.62

Shipping and Transportation: Class B

1

5

0.04

4.57

3.84

Shipping and Transportation: Class C

6

87

0.71

5.30

5.70

Construction

10

243

1.98

4.81

4.64

Retailing, Wholesaling, and Warehousing

107

1267

10.33

4.55

4.61

Bottling, Brewing, and Dairy Products

0

*

*

*

3.90

Printing

2

13

0.11

4.13

4.90

Publishing

2

21

0.17

8.14

6.81

Finance and Insurance

13

131

1.07

7.90

7.32

Ship Maintenance

1

25

0.20

6.54

7.28

Hotel

4

139

1.13

4.07

4.51

Tour and Travel Services

2

5

0.04

6.71

7.51

Private Hospitals and Ed. Institutions

1

59

0.48

3.23

7.86

Miscellaneous Activities

12

103

0.84

5.01

5.20

Total

176

12264

     

*No data was collected for Garment Industry and Bottling, Brewing and Dairy Products. No Garment Industry exists on the island and businesses for Bottling, Brewing and Dairy Products were contacted but did not participate in the survey.

**Please note that the 2002 Average Hourly Rate has been provided only as a reference and due to the limited and variant nature of the data, no concrete statistical trend between years should be inferred.

37 U.S. Department of Labor, 2002 wage and Hour Survey Results for American Samoa

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