Exactly which figure do i look at in this unemployment indicator?

Basically i want this - The average hours worked per week by production workers in manufacturing industries

Now i am getting results for all this - should i only look at results of Manufacturing and production at NO 19, 20 ?

Total nonfarm
Total private
Goods-producing
Mining and logging
Logging
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Mining, except oil and gas(1)
Coal mining
Support activities for mining
Construction
Construction of buildings
Residential building
Nonresidential building
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Specialty trade contractors
Residential specialty trade contractors
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Manufacturing
Production workers
Durable goods
Production workers
WOod products
nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products(1)
Computer and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and electronic components
electronic instruments
Electrical equipment and appliances
transportation equipment (1)
Motor vehicles and parts (2)
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
 
I am only thinking out loud here (if you want to call what I do "thinking" ;-) ) but, I would start with the profession that produces the highest discretionary income. If that profession is shrinking, then there will be less discretionary income out there than if one of the professions that produces less discretionary income goes down in employment levels. That will point to whether money will flow to the economy as a whole...or at least so I would think.

-gastropod
 
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