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EMPLOYMENT
and EARNINGS
Including THE MONTHLY REPORT
ON THE LABOR FORCE
Vol. 6
Data formerly published by the
Bureau of the Census in The
Monthly Report on the Labor
Force (Series P-57) are shown
in Section A.
No. 6
December 1959
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Harold Goldstein, Chief
CONTENTS
Employment and Unemployment Highlights— November 195e3.
P age
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STATISTICAL TABLES
Other Publications on
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENTS...
Section A--Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
Employment Status
National Releases - In addition to Em
ployment and Earnings, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics issues three related
preliminary releases each month. One,
The Monthly Report on the Labor Force,
is on employment, unemployment, hours,
and earnings; the second on labor
turnover rates; the third on spendable
earnings. The releases, which are
available free upon request, include
an analysis of current trends for
broad groupings.
State and Area Releases - Employment,
hours, earnings, and turnover data for
States and areas are published in
greater industrial detail by the com
piling agencies than can be included
in Employment and Earnings. The in
dividual State releases may be obtain
ed from the State offices listed on
the inside back cover of this publi
cation.
A- 1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, 1929 to date....
A- 2: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by sex, 1940,
1944, and 1947 to date.... ...................................
A- 3: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by age and sex....
A- 4: Employment status of male veterans of World War II in the civilian
noninstitutional population....................................
A- 5: Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, by
marital status and sex.......................................
A- 6 : Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, by
color and sex..............................................
A- 7: Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, total
and urban, by region........... .............................
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
Class of Worker, Occupation
A- 8 : Employed persons by type of industry, class of worker, and sex....... ...5
A- 9s Employed persons with a job but not at work, by reason for not working
and pay status.................................................5
A-10: Occupation group of employed persons, by sex...................... ...6
A-ll: Major occupation group of employed persons, by color and sex......... ...6
Unemployment
A-12: Unemployed persons, by duration of unemployment....................
A-13: Unemployed persons, by major occupation group and industry group......
A-14: Persons unemployed 15 weeks and over, by selected characteristics.....
7
7
8
Hours of Work
A-15 • Persons at work, by hours worked, type of industry, and class of worker.
A-16: Persons employed in nonagricultural industries, by full-time or
part-time status and reason for part time......... ...............
A-17: Wage and salary workers, by full-time or part-time status and major
industry group............................. ................
A-18: Persons at work, by full-time or part-time status and major occupation
group................................................ .....
A-19: Persons at work in nonagricultural industries, by full-time or
part-time status and selected characteristics.....................
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10
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EMPLOYMENT
and EARNINGS
Including THE MONTHLY REPORT
ON THE LABOR FORCE
The national industry employment,
hours, and earnings data shown
in Sections B and C have been
adjusted to first quarter 1957
benchmark levels.
C O N TE N T S-Con fin ued
Section B-Payroll Employment, by Industry
Page
National Data
B-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division, 1919
to date................ ............ .......... ......................
B-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry............. .
B-3: Federal military personnel........ ........... ........................
B-4 î Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division
and selected groups, seasonally adjusted................ ..............
B-5: Employees in private and Government shipyards, by region................
B-6 : Women employees in manufacturing, by industry 1/
11
12
16
17
17
State and Area Data
B-7î Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and
State............. ..... ............................................
B-8 ; Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by
industry division....................................................
IS
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NEW AREA SERIES...
Section C-Industry Hours and Earnings
Labor turnover
rates in
manufacturing
National Data
for the Portland, Oreg., and San Diego,
Calif.,
metropolitan areas are now in
cluded in table D-4.
C-1 ï Gross hours and earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
1919 to date........................................................
C-2; Gross hours and earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by
major industry group.................................................
C-3ï Average weekly overtime hours and average hourly earnings excluding over
time of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group....
C-4 : Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours and payrolls in industrial and
construction activities........... .................................. .
C-5: Gross and spendable earnings in industrial and construction activities,
in current and 1947-49 dollars................. ....... .......... •••••
C-6 : Gross hours and earnings of production workers, by industry.............
27
28
28
29
29
30
State and Area Data
C-7: Gross hours and earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by State
and selected areas............ ......................................
37
Section D--Labor Turnover
National Data
D-l: labor turnover rates in manufacturing, 1951 to date................ .
D-2; Labor turnover rates, by industry......................................
D-3î Labor turnover rates in manufacturing, by sex and major industry group 1/
41
42
State and Area Data
D-4ï Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected States and areas......
45
Explanatory Notes.....................................................
i -e
BLS Regional Offices................................................. io -e
State Cooperating Agencies........................... ........... Inside
back cover
1/ Quarterly data included in the February, May, August, and November issues.
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
November
Mounting layoffs in automobiles and other steel-using industries and the return of
striking workers to their jobs in m id-N ovem ber highlighted the employment situation for
the month.
Layoffs caused by steel shortages, in addition to some seasonal influences, raised
total unemployment by 400, 000 over the month to 3. 7 m illion in m id -N ovem ber. Insured
unemployment under State program s also rose by 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 over the m o n th --a comparatively
large am ou nt--to 1. 7 m illion.
Unemployment did not rise as much as anticipated among women and teenagers in
November because a sm aller number than usual entered the labor force looking for preC hristm as work. Partly as a result, the seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment fell
to 5. 6 percent in November from 6. 0 percent in October.
The number of workers on nonfarm payrolls rose by 100, 000 over the month to
52. 7 m illion, as striking steelw orkers returned to their jobs while, at the same tim e,
substantial layoffs occurred in automobiles and other steel-u sin g industries. Total em
ployment dropped by 1. 2 m illion between October and Novem ber. Total nonagricultural
employment fell by 700, 000; a substantial proportion of the decline was due to layoffs in
autos and other m etal working industries. The return of striking steel w orkers was not
reflected in the change in total employment since they were counted as employed both
months.
P ayroll Employment
The total number of factory workers was practically unchanged over the month at
16. 2 m illion, although there were sharply different m ovem ents in two basic industries.
Employment in the prim ary m etals industry rose by 375, 000 as striking steel workers
returned to their jobs; at the same tim e, steel shortages in auto plants resulted in a cut
back of about 225, 000 jobs in the transportation equipment industry. Steel shortages were
also responsible for employment reductions (instead of the in creases normal for this
time of year) in fabricated m etals and in the machinery industries. Some of these declines
occurred in plants supplying m etal stampings and electrical equipment for motor v e
h icles. Othe.r developments in manufacturing employment were mainly seasonal, in
cluding a drop of 50, 000 in the food industry.
An employment drop of 150, 000 construction workers was somewhat m ore than
seasonal, continuing the slight downward tendency of recent months. However, there
was no real indication from em ployer reports that this was the result of steel shortages.
Employment in trade rose by 160 ,0 00 with the start of the C hristm as shopping season.
Nonfarm payroll employment on a seasonally adjusted basis was alm ost 300, 000
below its prestrike level of June. The m ajor declines were in durable goods manufac
turing (mainly autos and fabricated m e ta ls), down 3 7 0 ,0 0 0 ; mining (especially iron and
soft c o a l), down 45, 000; and transportation, down 30, 000.
Cutbacks in employment during the strike period have mainly affected the indus
tries which experienced the sharpest lo sse s during the recession of 195 7-5 8 and were
in p rocess of recovering these lo s s e s . (See Chart on page 4. )
Mining continued to show employment lo sse s during the period of general recovery
and then experienced further sharp reductions early in the strike period. Employment
in the trade and service industries, which had been showing rapid growth previous to the
strike, has shown little gain since m idyear. On the other hand, employment in government
(chiefly State and local) and in finance has continued to expand.
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TRENDS IN EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Actual and Seasonally Adjusted
January 1949 to Date
MILLIONS
OF PERSONS
MILLIONS
OF PERSONS
Unemployment
TOTAL _
ACTUAL
\ INSURED
/ACTUAL
KN /
V\
—
r / - N =^/D a ta a d ju s te d to n e w d e f in it io n s a d o p te d in J a n u a ry 1957
I
T
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
*
1955
1956
1957
1958
111 I1 1111 IU+l 11
1959
1960
In s u re d u n d e r f o llo w in g p ro g ra m s : S ta te u n e m p lo y m e n t in s u ra n c e .
u n e m p lo y m e n t c o m p e n s a tio n f o r F e d e r a l e m p lo y e e s , v e te ra n s , e x -s e rv ic e m e n ,
r a ilr o a d w o r k e r s ( R R B ) , a n d te m p o r a ry p ro g ra m s (th r o u g h J u n e 1 9 5 9 )
F actory Hours and Earnings
The workweek of factory production w orkers, which generally shows little change
between October and Novem ber, declined by 0. 4 hours to 39. 9 hours. Contributing to
this decline was a reduction of about 4 hours in automobile plants. In addition, there
were greater-th a n -sea son al declines in a number of other durable goods industries. A l
though hours of work fe ll in the prim ary m etals industry, the drop occurred in plants
other than steel m ills .
Hourly earnings in manufacturing rose by 2 cents to $2. 23 in Novem ber, close to
the average prior to the steel strike, and reflected the return of the steel workers whose
earnings are high relative to manufacturing as a whole. Average weekly earnings were
virtually unchanged over the month (approximately $89 per w eek ), with the rise in hourly
earnings offset by the decline in hours of work.
Total Unemployment
At 3, 670, 000 in Novem ber, unemployment was 160, 000 lower than a year earlier,
but substantially higher than in November of the previous two y ea rs.
Joblessness norm ally increases between October and November as a result of sea
sonal slackening in construction, agriculture, and a number of manufacturing activities,
as well as the entrance of women and youngsters into the labor force to look for preC hristm as work. This November the rise of 400, 000 in the number of unemployed oc
curred alm ost entirely among adult men. After allowance for seasonal changes, the un
employment rate for this group edged up over the month to 4. 7 percent; la st June, before
the start of the steel strike, its unemployment rate was 3. 7 percent. On the other hand,
unemployment did not rise as much as usual among women and teenagers in November,
and partly as a result, the seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment fe ll from 6. 0 per
cent to 5. 6 percent over the month. There are also indications, however, that the ex
pected O ctober-N ovem ber seasonal rise in unemployment m ay be appreciably overstated
because of technical difficulties in the adjustment method itse lf.
The effects of steel shortages were apparent in the unemployment rate in some steelusing industries. One in every 4 auto workers was unemployed in November compared
with 1 in 20 before the strike began. In fabricated m etals the unemployment rate of 10 per
cent was double the prestrike rate. In addition to seasonal influences, the increase of
200, 000 in the number of newly unemployed (under 5 weeks) reflected the spreading effects of
of steel shortages. There was also a rise over the month of 100, 000 among those unem
ployed from 1 to 3 months (which includes some w orkers laid off in steel-serv icin g indus
tries shortly after the strike began). On the other hand, the number of lon g-term un
employed (persons jo b less 15 weeks and over) has remained relatively unchanged since
August at about three-quarters of a m illion. The level in November 1959 (784, 000) was
about 450, 000 below the number in November a year ago, but was still about 350, 000
higher than in November of 1955 and 1956. Over half of the lo n g -term unemployed this
Novem ber had been seeking work for m ore than 26 w eeks.
Labor Force
The total labor fo rc e, including the employed, the unemployed, and the Arm ed
F o r c e s, dropped by 800, 000 over the month to 7 1 .8 m illion in Novem ber. There is nor
m a lly a decline this month because large numbers of farm w o rk e rs--p a rtic u la rly w o m en -leave the labor force after the harvest season. In addition, some w orkers normally leave
the labor force at this time of year when they are laid off fro m nonfarm industries that
contract in the winter. However, the net decline in the labor force this November was
la rg er than usual.
Despite the relatively large drop over the month, the labor force in November was
th ree-qu arters of a m illion higher than a year ago; m ore than half of this increase was con
tributed by women, although they represent le s s than a third of the toted labor fo rce. A s
in the past severed y ea rs, those entries have come from women over 35.
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INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT CHANGES IN
S e a so n a lly A d ju ste d
PERCENT CHANGE
t'.MTKI) ST A T E S DKPART.V1K N T O F I.AIIOK
BI REAL OF LABOR STATISTICS
PERCENT CHANGE
Since m idyear the labor fo rc e has averaged about th re e -q u a r te rs of a m illion above
the le v e l for the com parable period in 1958. This com p ares with an annual increase of
about 500, 000 during the fir s t half of this year and sim ila r ly sm a ll growth in m o st of the
period since 1957. Labor force expansion as projected on the b a sis of lon g-ran ge trends
would average out to nearly 1 m illio n per year fo r this period, assum ing high lev e ls of
em ploym e nt.
T otal Em ploym ent
The drop of 1. 2 m illio n in total em ploym ent (to 65. 6 m illio n in N ovem ber) was
slightly la rg e r than is usual for this month. There w as a m uch g reater than seasonal de
cline in total nonagricultural em ploym ent and a som ewhat s m a lle r than usual reduction in
agricu ltu re.
The nonagricultural em ploym ent decline totaled 700, 000 in N ovem ber; m ore than
half of this drop occurred among s e lf-e m p lo y e d and dom estic se rv ice w o rk ers, some of
whom left the labor fo r c e . In addition, there were substantial cutbacks in automobile e m
ploym ent and in other durable goods industries as a re su lt of steel sh ortages.
A gricu ltu ra l em ploym ent fe ll by o n e-h a lf m illio n over the month to 5. 6 m illion , a
re la tiv ely sm a ll decline, as h a rvest activity continued into N ovem ber. Some w orkers
who norm ally shift fro m agricu ltu ral work into nonfarm jobs in N ovem ber spent m o st of
the N ovem ber survey week in fa rm w ork. T hese w o rk ers are counted only in their m ain
jo b . The absence of the usual fa r m -to -n o n fa r m shift w as a lso a factor in the unusually
large drop in nonagricultural em ploym ent over the month.
The persisten t declin es in agricu ltu ral em ploym ent of previous y e a rs have not, in
gen e ra l, been continued in 1959, p o ssib ly because of unusually low em ploym ent in this
sector in 1958. H ow ever, the lev e l of agricu ltu ral em ploym ent in 1959 has been about
400, 000 below the 1957 le v e l and 700, 000 below 1956.
H ours of W ork in the N onfarm Econom y
The steel strike not only reduced nonfarm em ploym ent but was also a factor in r e
ducing the number of hours worked by perso n s who norm ally work fu ll tim e . The num
ber of w ork ers reduced to p a rt-w eek work because of econom ic rea so n s (mainly slack
w ork and m a te ria l shortages) num bered 1. 2 m illio n in N ovem ber, approxim ately 160, 000
higher than in October and close to the le v e l of a year ago. These p erson s worked about
3 days during the N ovem ber survey w eek, a lm o st the sam e as the previous month.
The number of p a rt-tim e w o rk ers who p re fe rre d fu ll-tim e work but could find only
p a rt-tim e jo b s rem ained unchanged over the month at the com paratively high lev el of
1. 1 m illio n . This group worked an average of 19 hours during the N ovem ber survey w eek.
A s in Septem ber and O ctober, the occu rren ce of a holiday (V eterans Day) in the
survey week resulted in 4 m illio n usual fu ll-tim e w o rk ers putting in a short week. This
w as twice the number who reported a short week in October because of Colum bus Day,
but only a fourth of those who did not w ork on Labor D ay.
Insured U nem ploym ent
State insured unem ploym ent, which does not include new entrants to the labor m a r
ket, ro se by 400, 000 between October and N ovem ber to nearly 1. 7 m illio n , a much
sharper than usual rise for this tim e of y e a r . In addition to the norm al season al influ
e n ces, the in crea se reflected the la r g e -s c a le lay offs because of ste e l sh o rtages, p a r
ticu la rly in the auto, m ach in ery, and fabricated m e ta ls in d u stries.
The national rate of insured unem ploym ent (not adjusted fo r season ality) m oved up
fr o m 3. 3 percent in O ctober to 4. 3 percent in N ovem b er. A year ago the rate was 4. 4
percen t, and in N ovem ber 1957 it was 3. 7 percen t. M ich iga n 1 s rate of 10. 2 percent
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EMPLOYMENT IN SELECTED DURABLE GOODS INDUSTRIES, 1959
Seasonally Adjusted
THOUSANDS
UNITED STA TES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
# N o t adi u s ,e d for s e a s o n a lit y
(up from 3. 1 in O ctober) was the highest in the Nation. Five other States had rates of
m ore than 6 .0 p e r c e n t--W e s t V irginia ( 8 .2 ) , Montana ( 7 .2 ) , Washington ( 6 .8 ) , Maine ( 6 .3 ) ,
and Kentucky (6. 2 ) .
An estim ated 95, 000 persons exhausted their State benefit rights in N ovem ber, com
pared with 102, 000 in October and 175, 000 in N ovem ber, 1958*
Insured unemployment rose in all States between m id -O ctober and m id -N o v e m b e r.
The la rg est i n c r e a s e s - - 118, 000 in M ichigan and 42, 000 in O h io --w e re due m ainly to steel
shortage layoffs in auto plants, and to a le s s e r extent, in fabricated m etal plants. In
sured unemployment m ore than doubled in the D etroit area, while in Saginaw and Flint
the volum es were 10 tim es as great as in October. A rise of 37, 000 in C alifornia was
attributed to seasonal cutbacks in lum bering and food processing activities, and som e la y
offs in auto a ssem bly plants. Steel shortage layoffs also contributed to insured unem ploy
ment in crea ses ranging fro m 12, 000 to 19, 000 in five other S ta te s --Illin o is , Indiana, New
Jersey, New Y ork , and W iscon sin . Seasonal curtailm ents in apparel plants were also a
factor in New York* s in c re a se.
N OTE: F or data on insured unemployment, see Unemployment Insurance C laim s published
weekly by the Bureau of Em ployment Security.
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H is to ric a l
E m p lo y m e n t Status
Takle A t: Emploient status i f the m im stititíiial p ip iM iii
1929 to ia ti
Year and month
Total
noninstitutional
popula
tion1
(Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over)
Total labor force in
Civilian labor fprce
Unemployed 2
cluding Armed Forces1
Empl-oyed 2
Percent
Percent of
Nonagriof
labor force
Total
cultural
Agri
noninstiNot
Number
Total
Season
Number
culture
season
indus
tutional
ally
ally
tries
popula
adjusted
adjusted
tion
1929..............
1930..............
1931..............
1932..............
1933..............
(3)
k9,kko
i3}
(3)
50,080
50,680
I3}
(3)
51,250
51,8ko
193k..............
1935..............
1936..............
1937..............
1938..............
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
1939..............
19ko...............
19^1..............
19 k2 ..............
19^3..............
52,^90
53,lkO
53,7kO
5k,320
5k, 950
(3)
(3)
13)
(3)
(3)
k9,l8o
k9,820
50 ,k20
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
52,230
52,870
53,kkO
5k,000
(3)
55,600
(3)
100,380
10 1,520
102,610
103,660
56,180
56.0
57,530
56.7
60,380
6k, 560
62.3
10^,630
66,oko
105,520
65,290
60,970
61,758
19 kk..............
19^5..............
19 k6 ..............
19*»7..............
1948..............
106,520
107,608
108,632
1949..............
1950..............
1951..............
1952..............
1953 » ...........
109,773
110,929
112,075
113,270
115,09^
63,721
6k,7k9
65,983
1954..............
1955..............
1956..............
1957..............
1958..............
116 ,2 19
117,38 8
1 1 8 ,73 k
120 ,kk5
67,818
68,896
121,950
62,898
66,560
67,362
70,387
70,7k^
7 1 ,28 k
58.8
6 3 .1
6 1.9
57.2
57.k
57.9
58.0
58 .k
51,000
51,590
5^,610
37,180
35,I**1
28,670
8,020
12,060
12,830
ko, 890
k2 ,26o
bb,hio
k6,300
kb,220
9,900
10 ,110
10,000
9,820
30,990
32,150
34, ino
36 ,1(80
3^,530
n , 3 ko
10,610
9,030
7,700
10,390
55,250
57,812
59,117
8,950
8,580
8,320
8,256
7,960
1(5,010
44,240
46,930
■*9,557
51,156
58,k23
59,7k8
60,78k
61,035
6l,9k5
8,017
7,k97
7 ,ok8
6,792
6,555
50,1(06
52,251
53,736
54,243
55,390
53,960
6l,bb2
62,105
58.5
62,966
6 3,815
6k,k68
65 ,8k8
67,530
67 ,9k6
68,6k7
9,610
28,770
36 ,ito
37,980
1(1,250
44,500
45,390
5k, 630
53,860
57,520
60,168
9,690
32 ,110
9,100
9,250
9,080
k5,750
k7,520
50,350
53,750
5k,k70
58.9
58 .k
58.7
59.3
58.7
58.5
10 ,k50
10 ,3 k0
10,290
10 ,170
10,090
55,230
55,6ko
55,910
56,klo
55,5k0
63,099
62 ,88k
58.8
k7,630
k5 ,k8o
k2 ,k00
38,9k0
38,760
52,820
9,5ko
60,890
62 ,9kk
6k, 708
6 5,0 11
6,k95
6,718
6,572
6,222
54,395
56,225
58,135
58,789
63,966
5,m
58,122
1,550
k,3k0
9,k8o
8,120
5,560
2,660
1,070
3.2
8.7
15.9
-
2 1 .7
20 .1
16 .9
lk. 3
19 .0
_
17 .2
lk .6
9.9
k.7
1.9
670
1.2
1.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3,682
3,351
2,099
1,932
1,870
3,578
2 ,90k
2,822
2,936
k,68l
-
23.6
2k. 9
i,oko
2,270
2,356
2 ,325
-
5.9
5.3
3.3
3.1
2.9
5.6
b.b
k .2
k.3
Not in
labor
force
(3)
&
(3)
13)
_
(3)
(3)
(3)
“
(3)
-
_
_
-
(3)
kk,200
k3,990
k2,230
39,100
-
38,590
ko, 230
k5,550
k5,850
k5,733
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
k6 ,0 51
k6 ,l8l
k6 ,092.
b6, 710
k7,732
k8 ,k01
k8 ,k92
k8 ,3 k8
k9,699
50,666
6.8
'
1958:
November....
February....
August......
September....
October.•....
122,486
122,609
71,112
70,701
58 .1
68,k85
57.7
68,081
12 2 ,72 k
-12 2,832
122,9^5
123,059
70,027
57 .I
67,k30
67,k7l
123,180
123,296
71,955
12 3 ,k22
I23,5k9
73,875
73,20k
72,109
72,629
71,839
123,659
123,785
123,908
70,062
70,768
71,2 10
73,862
57.0
57.6
57.9
58 .k
59*9
59.9
59.3
58.3
58.7
58.0
68,189
68,639
69,k05
71,32k
71/338
70,667
69,577
70,103
69,310
6k, 653
63,973
5,695
k,871
58,958
59,102
3,833
k ,108
5.6
5.9
6.0
6 .1
62,706
62,722
63,828
65,012
66,016
67,3 k2
k,693
k ,692
5,203
5 ,8k8
6 ,ko8
7,231
58,013
58,030
58,625
59,163
59,608
7.0
7.0
6 .k
5.3
k.9
5.6
6.0
6 .1
6 0 ,111
k,72 k
k,7k9
k,362
3,627
3,389
3,982
67,59k
6,825
6,357
6 ,2k2
6 ,12 k
60,769
60,884
60,105
60,707
6o,o4o
3,7k*3 ,k26
3,230
3,272
3,670
5.2
k .8
k .6
k.7
5.3
5.1
5.5
5.6
67 ,2kl
66,3k7
66,831
65,6ko
5,601
5.8
5.3
k.9
k.9
5l,37k
51,909
52,697
52,770
52,177
51,8k9
51,225
k9,k35
6.0
k9,5k7
50,3k5
51,550
51,155
5.6
52,068
1Data»for 1940-52 revised to include about 150,000 members of the 'Armed Forces who were outside the continental United States in
^940 and who were, therefore, not enumerated in the 1940 Census and were excluded from the 1940-52 estimates.
Data for 1947-56 adjusted to reflect changes in the definition of employment and unemployment adopted in January 1957.
Two
¿roups averaging about one-quarter million workers which were formerly classified as employed (with a job but not at work)— those o b
temporary layoff and those waiting to start new wage and salary jobs within 30 days— were assigned to different classifications,
mostly to the unemployed.
Data by sex, shown in table A-2, were adjusted for the years 1948-56.
Not available.
Beginning with 1953, labor force and employment figures are not strictly comparable with previous years as a result of the
introduction of material from the 1950 Census into the estimating procedure.
Population levels were raised by about 600,000; labor
force, total employment, and agricultural employment by about 350,000, primarily affecting the figures for total and males.
Other
categories were relatively unaffected.
NOTE:
534174
D a t a for 1 9 2 9 - 3 9 b a s e d on s o u r c e s
0
-59 -2
o t h e r t h a n d i r e c t enu m e r a t i o n .
H is to ric a l
E m p lo y m e n t Statu s
Takle
k l:
Employieit states ef the m iestitutitial pepilatioi, kjr sex
( T h o usands o f p e r s o n s
noninstiSex, year, and month
popul ac
tion1
Total labor force including Armed Forces1
Percent
of
noninsti
Number
tution al
popul ac
tion
14 yea r s
of age
a nd over)
Civilian labor force
Employed^
Total
Total
Agri
culture
Nonagricultural
indus
tries
Unemployed2
Percent of
labor force
Not
Number
season Season
ally
ally
adjusted adjusted
Not in
labor
force
MALE
35,550 ,
35,110
kl,677
k2,268
kl,k73
42,162
42,362
8,450
7,020
5,953
6,623
6,629
6 ,2 71
5,791
k2,237
k2,966
k2,l65
k3,152
k3,999
k3,990
k3,042
5,623
5,496
82.7
8 2 .1
k3,k5k
kk,l9k
kk,537
k5 ,okl
k5,756
k5,882
^,197
5,037
4,802
36,614
37,k70
36,736
37,673
38,731
38,952
38,240
48,4l8
48,190
8 1 .1
80.6
45,822
45,601
43,318
42,699
4,704
4,235
38,61k
38 ,k6k
59,822
47,981
59,868
59,918
59,967
48,073
80.2
80.3
80.7
8 1 .1
8 1.5
45,417
45,51k
45,813
46,114
46,427
47,879
42,135
42,156
42,842
43,798
44,342
45,476
4,154
4,165
4,505
4,900
5,051
5,535
37,981
37,991
38,338
48,179
47,725
46,610
46,551
46,232
45,863
45,587
44,588
44,544
43,863
5,369
2,315
2,138
4,824
40,493
40,537
39,764
39,762
39,337
l4,l6o
19,170
11,970
1,090
1,930
1,314
1,338
10,880
16,920
2,190
1 8 ,85c
1,257
15,036
15,510
15,561
16,358
17,164
547
735
1,083
1,073
851
1,170
17,628
1,0 6 1
17,918
17,657
18,551
19 ik0 1
19,837
715
642
1,207
50,080
51,980
53,085
5 3 ,5 13
54,028
5^,526
54,996
k2,020
k6,670
kk,8kk
45,300
k5 ,67k
k6,069
k6 ,67k
1952.,
1953 3
195^..
1955..
1956..
1957..
1958..
55,503
56,534
57,016
84.7
8k.k
83.9
57,484
58,044
58,813
59,478
k7,001
k7,692
k7,8k7
k8 .05k
k8,579
k8,6k9
k8,802
1958:
59,718
59,773
19*10..
I9k4..
19^7«•
19 k8 ..
19^91950..
1951..
1959:
September*••.
October*....
48,360
60,021
60,072
48,653
48,945
50,385
60,128
60,186
60,222
60,278
50,684
50,230
k9 , n o
49,045
83.9
89.8
84.5
8k.7
8k. 5
8k. 5
8k . 9
83.6
83.7
83.9
8k *3
83.5
81.5
8l.k
60,333
k8,729
80.8
19 kO..
19 kk..
50,300
52,650
19^7..
54,523
55,118
55,745
56,404
57,078
14,160
19,370
16,915
17,599
l8,048
28.2
36.8
31.0
3 1 .9
3 2 .k
18,680
33.1
33.8
4l,48o
35,k6o
43,272
k3,858
kk,075
44,442
k3 ,6l2
5,429
5,479
5,268
5,050
4,782
4,526
27,100
28,090
3k,725
35,645
34,844
35,891
36,571
38,898
39,291
39,9k2
5,930
350
1,595
1,590
2,602
2,280
1,250
1,217
1,2 2 8
2,372
1,889
1,757
1,893
3,155
2,504
2,902
3,282
3,359
2,971
2,317
2,085
2,403
2,022
2,007
2,370
8,060
14*3
1 .0
3-7
3.6
5.9
5.1
2.9
2 .8
2 .8
“
2 '3?0
8,242
8 ,2 13
8.354
8,457
8 ,322
8,502
8,84o
9,169
9,430
9,465
10,164
6 .8
-
5.5
6.4
6.0
6 .1
11,30 0
11,5 8 2
7.2
7.4
6*5
5.0
4*5
5.0
5.9
5.9
5.5
k .8
k.7
k .6
H,84l
11,795
11,558
11,314
4.8
4*5
4.3
k.3
5.1
5.0
5.k
5.7
5.8
5.6
9,444
9,956
H,H3
11,233
11,604
5*3
4.2
3.8
4.1
10,677
11,0 76
9,687
FEMALE
19 ^8 ..
19^91950..
1951..
1952..
1953 3
195k..
1955..
1956..
1957..
19 58 ..
1958:
1959:
57,766
19,558
58,561
19,668
59,203
59,904
19,971
20 ,8k2
60,690
6 1,6 32
62,472
22,097
22,482
62,769
62,836
62,902
62,964
April.......
63,027
63,092
63,159
63,224
July........
August*••••••
September*•••
October.....
63,294
63,363
63,437
63,506
63,574
*See footnote 1, table A—1.
19,309
21,808
33.9
33.6
33.7
3 k. 8
35.9
35.9
16,896
17,853
18,030
18,657
19 ,272
19,513
19 ,6 2 1
19,931
20,806
21,77k
22 ,06k
16,349
16,848
I6,9k7
1 7 ,58k
I8 ,k21
18,798
18,979
18 ,72 k
19,790
20,707
1,38 6
1,226
20,343
20,638
1,329
5.9
5.k
6 .1
40,074
40,326
20,032
1,442
1,391
1,391
1,310
1,304
1,579
6.6
6 .1
40,856
20,039
6.3
6.3
6.3
6*3
5.5
5.6
40,975
40,619
40,535
40,149
39,748
5.4
5.7
5.6
6.4
5.5
40,102
40,389
40,437
39,922
40,464
21,33k
21,273
22,046
21,989
22,408
22,557
35.0
3k*9
35.6
35.8
36 *k
37.1
22,0 13
20,571
539
527
698
22,978
20,985
2 1 ,21 k
2 1 ,67k
23,445
21,866
1,696
20,287
20,265
20 ,317
20,170
23,159
22,942
21,731
22,967
21,759
1,455
1,307
1,418
1,343
1,074
20,276
20,347
20,341
20,945
20,703
23,191
22,974
22,999
23,584
23,H0
36*3
36.3
37.1
36.4
^See footnote 2, table A-l.
21,654
23,552
22,287
23,078
21,777
38,208
991
635
22,663
22,479
36.6
3.7
3.3
6.8
36*2
23,477
-
1,526
22,695
22,510
23,010
5.8
k.k
36,140
33,280
37,608
37,520
37,697
37,724
37,770
19,882
1,306
22,k51
20,566
6.0
_
-
1,184
1,042
1,067
1,239
36.0
21,957
22,376
22,525
15.5
1.7
3.2
k.l
.
_
-
2 1,0 2 1
20 ,92k
35.8
320
9k9
1,358
®See footnote 4, table A—1.
1,0 16
1,0 67
1,043
1,206
6 .1
k.9
k .9
k.7
6 .2
5.8
5.7
6.7
1,429
6.2
1,28 8
5.6
5.3
5.k
5.6
1,209
1,2 6 5
1,301
5.7
38,893
39,232
39,062
38,883
39,535
39,990
3
Age
an d
Sex
Tikli A-3: E ip liy iiit statis i f tk i m iis tititiiia l pipilatin, kjr agi aië su
November 1959
Age and sex
T o t a l.....................
M ale .................................
16 and 17 years.......
18 to 24 years..........
18 and 19 years.......
35 to 44 years..........
35 to 39 years........
40 to 44 years........
45 to 54 years..........
(Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over)
Civilian labor force
Total labor force
Employed
Unemployed
including Armed
Percent
of
Forces
Percent
Nonagrinoninsti
Agri
Percent of
cultural
of
Number
tutional
cul
Number
noninsti
indus
labor
Number
population ture
tutional
tries
force
Dopulation
60 to 64 years........
Total
71,839
58*0
69,310
57.1
5,601
60,040
3,670
48,729
80.8
46,¡¿32
79.9
4,526
39f337
2,370
5.1
11,604
1,587
509
1,078
28*5
18.3
1,545
509
356
165
10.7
4.3
3,985
38.6
1,036
1,024
331
693
4,389
1,013
3,376
143
507
184
323
13 .8
1,717
1,282
685
597
443
264
179
446
4.3
5.5
3.3
4.1
4.4
3.8
304
205
99
244
118
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.8
5.3
4.2
411
169
242
987
334
563
4,479
1,382
3,097
6,692
1,718
4,974
10,907
5,198
5,709
11,271
5,867
5,404
9,524
5,113
4,411
6,400
83.9
71.5
89.3
5,340
1,352
3,988
27.9
18.3
37.6
80.6
66.4
87.0
97.3
10,237
4,789
5,448
98.2
96.2
98.3
97.9
98.0
97.7
95.9
10,901
5,632
5,269
2,792
2,351
1,276
1,075
48.0
25.8
9,465
5,069
4,396
6,395
3,604
2,791
2,351
1,276
1,075
3,608
65 to 69 years........
Not in labor force
96.8
94.8
87.7
91.5
83.2
34.4
97.1
95.9
97.8
97.9
97.7
95.8
96.8
94.8
87.7
91.5
83.2
34.4
48.0
156
200
442
154
288
641
3U
327
9,153
4 ,2 1 1
4,942
9,640
4,988
4,652
8U
398
416
880
447
433
780
8,180
4,408
3,772
5,325
3,039
2,286
400
380
6 11
1,628
22
246
200
405
214
191
290
165
125
113
68
25.8
279
332
930
698
45
52,068
5.3
Keeping
In
house
school
Unable
to
Other
work
34,426 10,013
1,677 5,952
80
2,268
9.5
13 .6
8 .1
1,0 0 1 5,408
6 3,854
6 2,229
20
6
1,625''
1,109
619
490
14
7
15
139
129
66
26
1
1
10
11
8
1
3
40
92
41
51
-
1
-
-
126
5,115
4
3
2
2
61
10
_
_
-
51
-
1
9
5
4
22
106
27
79
152
60
92
99
50
49
139
69
70
133
273
106
58
167
75
218
671
91
239
127
432
3,967
451
101 1,271
350 2,696
23,110
36.4
23,078
36.3
1,074
20,703
1 ,3 0 1
5.6
40,464
34,346
4,898
676
544
14 to 17 years. .........
1,020
1,020
18.9
10.7
27.0
46.7
48.7
45.8
57
23
34
102
837
253
584
3,240
127
13
1 14
332
961
148
184
315
63
252
3,289
580
2,709
591
225
12
6
6
22
8
2,279
4,379
2,396
1,983
4,196
1,205
2,991
4,016
2,320
1,696
816
35
67
12.5
4.4
15.6
9.0
12.9
7.3
36
7
29
18 to 24 years..........
18 and 19 years....*..
20 to 24 years........
288
732
3,692
1,151
2,541
18.9
10.7
27.0
14
42
3,667
1,682
1,985
4,837
2,318
2,519
224
117
107
289
163
5.5
6.3
4.8
5.4
7,441
7,349
3,554
3,795
36
28
22
12
16
30
19
126
4.5
4,768
2,575
2,193
206
116
4.0
4.1
3.8
3.1
2.5
4.1
3.8
4.2
3.0
Female.............................
25 to 29 years.... .
30 to 34 years........
35 to 44 year^..........
35 to 39 years........
4,083
1,879
2,204
5,384
2,616
2,768
5,20 1
45 to 49 years........
55 to 64 years..........
55 to 59 years........ .
60 to 64 years........
65 to 69 years........
70 years and over......
2,809
2,392
2,892
1,750
1,142
841
514
327
46.8
48.9
45.9
288
732
3,674
1,144
2,530
35.4
34.3
36.5
44.5
41.6
47.6
4,075
1,874
49.8
50.5
49.0
36.5
41.5
30.8
1 0 .1
17.0
6.2
41.6
184
75
109
254
133
2,766
47.6
12 1
5,199
2,808
2,391
49.8
50.4
49.0
36.5
41.5
223
2 ,20 1
5,379
2,613
2,892
1,750
1 ,14 2
841
514
327
35.4
34.2
36.5
44.5
30.8
10 .1
116
107
188
104
84
2 ,6 11
1,6 0 1
1,0 10
66
17.0
45
743
447
6.2
21
296
90
91
44
47
32
22
10
3,606
3,835
6,717
3,667
3,050
6.2
6 ,621
14
18
3,624
2,997
10
8
5,250
2,758
2,492
5,037
2,469
5,158
2,704
2,454
4,879
2,568
2,471
6,736
2,422
4,314
7,445
2,517
4,928
2,408
NOTE: Total noninstitutional population may be. obtained by summing total labor force and not in labor force;
tional population by summing civilian labor force and not in labor force.
Takli M : EH ptyniit stain i f aalt »»tirais i f W ir« War II ii tki
cnrHiai m iis tititiiia l pip ilatin
(In thous a n d s )
Employment status
Total......................
Nov.
1959
Oct,
1959
Nov.
1958
14,446
14,450
14.494
14 ,13 8
411
14,150
13,587
651
12,935
563
312
346
Nonagricultural industries.....
Unemployed..........................
14,117
13,574
611
12,963
543
Not in labor force...................
328
Employed............................
13,727
629
13,098
68
26
11
35
18
17
44
15
29
51
35
_
33
15
18
76
33
43
469
48
77
25
52
239
47
1
421
192
8
4
4
5
3
2
1
16
civilian noninstitu-
M a rita l Status and
u
C olor
Table A-5: Enpliyntit statis i f tk i civiliai m iis tititiiia l pipilatin, ky Marital statis a ii sax
(Percent distribution of persons 14 years of age and over)
November 1959
Married, Married,
spouse
spouse
present
absent
Sex and employment status
October 1959
November 1958
Married, Married, Widowed
Widowed
Married,
spouse
or
Single
spouse
or
Single
spouse
present
absent- divorced
divorced
present
Married,
spouse
absent
Widowed
Single
or
divorced
MALE
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
89.6
87.5
12.5
54.6
45.4
56.2
43.8
89.7
10.3
88.5
11.5
54.3
45.7
58.5
41.5
89.6
86.2
10.4
10.4
13.8
53.6
46.4
57.1
42.9
100.0
10Q. 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0.
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.3
8.9
87.4
3.7
91.9
15.7
76.2
91.9
89.2
10.6
13.0
97.1
9.0
93.1
90.4
76.2
8 .1
8 8 .1
10.8
71.5
6.9
78.3
9.6
90.7
12.3
78.4
9.3
14.9
73.9
2.9
9.1
86.9
4.0
12 .1
81.3
90.2
14.3
75.9
9.8
96.0
8 .1
94.2
11.7
82.5
5.8
Total...........................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
32.0
68.0
55.4
44.6
37.7
62.3
46.3
53.7
32.7
67.3
57.4
42.6
3 8 .1
68.8
56.4
43.6
38.4
61.9
47.4
52.6
31.2
Not in labor force..........
61.6
47.4
52.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.7
5.9
93.6
4.2
89.4
6*4
94.8
3.4
91.4
5.2
93.4
2.7
?0.7
95.1
7.0
92.6
94.6
3.8
94.1
4.1
92.3
90.0
6.6
4.9
5.4
5.9
95.1
2.5
92.6
4.9
93.7
90.8
94.2
5.7
88.5
5.8
Agriculture............. ..
Nonagricultural industries
2 1.6
88.8
1 1 .2
FEMALE
Nonagricultural industries
88.8
5.3
4.7
87.9
7.4
8 8.1
2.8
89.5
7.7
2.8
90.9
6.3
Tabla A4: Ejnpiiyuait statis of tk i civiliai in in s tititio ia l popolatioi, ky color a ii soi
(Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over)
November 1959
October 1959
November 1958
Color and employment status
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
109,114
52,090
57,023
109,010
52,046
56,964
61,787
56.6
41,699
80.1
20,088
35.2
62,419
57.3
41,919
80.5
20,501
36.0
58,825
4,613
54,212
2,963
4.8
39,805
3,899
35,905
1,895
4.5
19,020
19,482
954
36,210
18,528
5.3
59,840
5,102
54,738
2,577
4.1
40,358
4,148
18,306
1,068
1,558
3.7
47,326
10,391
36,935
46,590
10,127
12,265
5,746
6,519
12,249
4,533
78.9
2,990
45.9
4,058
2,757
Male
Female
107,789
51,465
56,323
61,018
56.6
a , 317
80.3
19,701
35.0
39,329
4,056
35,273
1,989
4.8
18,630
1,019
5.0
57,959
4,758
53,201
3,060
5.0
36,464
46,772
10 ,148
36,624
5,739
6,510
12,071
5,657
6,414
7,684
62.7
4,6 33
3,052
46.9
7,468
61.9
4,506
79.7
2,962
46.2
6,991
2,806
3,990
2,705
289
2k6
8 .1
6,695
937
5,758
773
10.4
3,342
515
11.4
2,416
258
3,459
4,603
1 ,1 5 2
3,451
WHITE
715
703
17,927
1,071
5.4
NONWHITE
Labor force......................................
7,523
61.3
6,815
Nonagricultural industries......... .
Unemployed..................... *..............
Not in labor force..............................
80.7
986
626
360
5,830
708
9.4
3,432
475
10.5
2,398
233
7.8
5,969
695
9.0
4,185
634
3,551
449
9.7
4,742
1,213
3,529
4,565
1,10 6
1,022
389
2,417
648
8.7
Region.; C lass of W o r k e r
R easons E m p l o y e d Persons
Table A-7: Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional populationIU H jH H H N o t a t W o r k
total and urban, by region
(Percent distribution of persons 14 years of age and over)
Labor force
Percent
of population
in labor Total
force
Region
T o ta l.................
Northe as t ........... .
North Central........
South.................
West..................
U rban.................
Northeast............
North Central........
South.................
November 1958
October 1959
November 1959
Employed
Nonagri- Unem
Agri
cultural ployed
cul
indus
ture
tries
Labor force
Percent
Employed
of pop
ulation
Nonagri- Unem
in labor Total Agri
culturai ployed
cul
force
indus
ture
tries
Labor force
Percent
Employed
of pop
ulation
Nonagri- Unem
in labor Total Agri
cultural ployed
cul
force
indus
ture
tries
5 7 .1
100.0
8 .1
86.6
5 .3
5 7 .8
100.0
8 .7
86.6
U .7
5 7 .1
100.0
8 .3
86.1
5 .6
58.1
9 2 .1
8lu7
5 .3
3 .9
58.1
5 7 .1
5 6 .5
56.8
9 0 .9
8U.2
82.7
U .9
100.0 2.6
100.0 10 . U
100.0 12 . U
100.0 6.8
6.6
58. U
5 6 .9
5 7 .9
100.0 2.6
100.0 10.8
100.0 1 3 .2
100.0 6 .9
92.1
88. a
5 .5
5 .1
5 .1
5 .8
58.2
56.2
56.8
100.0 2.U
100.0 10.2
100.0 1 2 .3
100.0 5 .8
58.1
100.0
.9
93 .3
5 .8
5 8 .5
100.0
1.0
93 .8
5 .2
58.2
100.0
.8
9 2 .9
6 .3
100.0
100.0
.5
.5
1 .9
9 3 .9
9 3 .5
92. k
9 3 .0
5 .6
5 8 .5
5 8 .7
58.U
100.0
100.0
.8
.a
9U.2
9U.5
9 2 .5
9 3 .5
5.U
U .7
5 .6
5 .2
5 8 .U
100.0
100.0
.6
.U
9 2 .7
9 3 .1
9 3 .0
9 2 .7
6 .9
6 .3
5 .7
5 .9
5 7 . I*
58.6
5 7 .8
5 8 .5
57. k
100 .0
100.0
82.6
1.0
6.0
5 .7
6.0
58.6
100.0
100 .0
1 .9
1 .3
8 5.3
82.1
88.2
U.7
58.0
100 .0
100 .0
5 8 .5
5 7 .9
1 .3
l.U
5.U
U.9
87.6
5 .6
Table A-8: Employed persons, by type of industry, class of worker, and sex
(Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over)
November 1959
Type of industry
and class of worker
T o t a l....................................................................... ..
Nonagricultural industries....................
Wage and salary workers.....................
In private households.....................
Government workers.............. .........
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
6 5 . 6U0
U3.863
21.777
6 6 .8 3 1
U ,526
1,07U
360
11U
602
6,12U
2,997
1 ,1 2 1
U ,782
1,1*95
2 ,8 70
U17
20,703
I8 ,9 11 i
2 ,1 18
3,10U
1 3,693
1 ,2 6 7
521
6 0 ,7 0 7
5 3 ,597
2,517
7 ,9 29
U3 ,15 1
6 ,5 2 9
582
3 9 ,76 2
3U ,535
363
U ,808
29,36U
5 ,1 8 2
U5
5,601
Self-employed workers .......................
Unpaid family workers.......................
1 ,6 26
2 ,9 71
1,00U
1,266
60, 0U0
39 ,33 7
3U ,268
256
U ,852
2,857
U03
53,183
2,37U
7 ,9 5 6
U2,853
6 ,2 8 5
572
29,160
5 ,0 1 3
51
November 1958
October 1959
Male
Tot al
22,287
2,006
Male
Female
U3 ,3 20
j^n),
1,3U3
512
127
70U
5 ,6 95
1 ,7 7 2
2,987
936
U,70U
l,U 6 5
306
376
125
560
20,9U5
58 ,95 9
5 2 ,0 8 9
2 ,3 56
7,763
U l,9 6 9
3 8 ,6 1 6
33,557
231
U,67U
28,652
U,99U
65
20,3U3
1 8 ,5 3 2
2 ,1 26
3 ,0 8 9
1 3 ,31 7
1,2U3
569
19,062
2 ,1 55
3 ,1 2 1
1 3 ,78 6
1,3U7
536
6,236
63U
2,863
991
Table A-9: Employed persons with a job but not at work, by reason for not working and pay status
(Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over)
November 1959
October 1959
November 1958
Nonagricultural industries
Nonagricultural industries
Nonagricultural :
industries
Reason for not working
Total
Total
Wage and
salary workers
Number
Percent
paid
T o t a l .............................* 2 .O 6U
1,9 2 0
1.6U6
UU.2
7U
128
622
871
369
601
820
U8
128
3U
128
5U8
707
230
8 7 .0
29.8
1 5 .7
322
(1 )
-
Total
Tot al
Wag€; and
salary workers
Number
Percent
paid
Wage and
salary workers
Number
Percent
paid
ua.8__
I . 78U
1.U7U
(1 )
uu
8 5 .2
3 7 .0
1 2 .5
602
850
22
33
57U
779
375
33
538
6U6
2Ul
2.U90
2.183
U 6.2
55
22
382
939
792
35U
13
382
8U5
689
255
975
8U7
38U
Total
1 .9 7 1
2.6UU
382
Total
-
33
UU2
16
(1 )
-
77.8
30.5
17.8
1 Percent not shown where base is less than 100,000.
NOTE: Persons on temporary (less than 30-day) layoff and persons scheduled to start new wage and salary jobs within 30 days have
not been included in the category "With a job but not at work" since January 1957.
Most of these persons are now classified as un
employed.
These groups numbered 144,000 and 133,000, respectively, in November 1959.
6
Till« M l: O ccipiti!! im p i f iM p lifil pirsns, I f su
(Thousands of persons 14' years of age and over)
November 1959
Occupation group
Total
Total.......................................
Teachers, except college.......................
Other professional, technical, and kindred workers
Managers, officials, and proprietors, except farm...
Self-employed workers, except retail trade.......
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers......
November 1958
Percent
distribution
Fe
Total Male
male
Male
Total
65,64.0 43,863 21,777 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male
P 60131g
Percent
distribution
Fe
Total Male
male
64,653 43,318 21,334 100.0 100.0 100.0 .
7,477
1,2 6 6
1,6 6 6
4,545
2,982
6,956
3,537
1,7 0 6
1,713
4,815
535
482
3,798
2,872
5,919
3,038
1,329
1,552
2,662
731
1,184
747
110
1,0 38
500
377
16 1
11.4
1.9
2.5
6.9
4.5
10 .6
5.4
2.6
2 .6
11 .0
1.2
1.1
8.7
6.5
13.5
6.9
3.0
3.5
1 2 .2
3.4
5.4
3.4
.5
4.8
2.3
1.7
.7
7,282
1,2 6 2
1,654
4,366
2,964
6,886
3,286
1,767
1,833
4,602
529
410
3,663
2,8 50
5,897
2,853
1,387
1,657
2,680
733
1,244
703
114
989
433
380
176
11.4
2 .0
2 .6
6.8
4.6
10 .6
5.1
2.7
2 .8
10 .6
1.2
.9
8.5
6.6
13.6
6.6
3.2
3.8
12.5
3.4
5.8
3.3
.5
4.6
2.0
1.8
.8
9,541
2,421
7,120
4,506
2 ,6 16
1,8 9 0
3,069
71
2,998
2,777
1,092
1,685
6,472
2,350
4 ,1 2 2
1,729
1,524
205
14.5
3.7
10 .8
*6.9
4.0
2.9
7.0
.2
6 .8
6.3
2.5
3.8
29.7
10 .8
18.9
7.9
7.0
.9
9,215
2,274
6,941
4,354
2,590
1,763
2,958
81
2,877
2,605
1,0 3 2
1,572
6,257
2,193
4,064
1,749
1,558
191
14.2
3.5
10.7
6.7
4.0
2.7
6 .8
.2
6.6
6.0
2.4
3.6
29.3
10.3
19 .0
8 .2
7.3
.9
8,491
855
1,681
2,015
1,10 0
1,770
1,070
8,243
854
1,669
1,996
1,086
1,667
971
249
2
12
19
14
103
99
12.9
1.3
2 .6
3.1
1.7
2.7
1.6
18.8
1.9
3.8
4.6
2.5
3.8
2 .2
1.1
(1 )
.1
.1
.1
•5
.5
8 ,50 2
884
1,689
2,060
1,043
1,773
1,055
8 ,258
882
1,673
2,0 38
1,041
1,664
961
244 13.1
2
1.4
16
2 .6
22
3.2
1.6
2
2.7
109
1 .6
94
19.0
2 .0
3.9
4.7
2.4
3.8
2 .2
1.1
(1 )
.1
.1
(1 )
.5
.4
11 ,7 6 1
2,411
8,439
2,383
3,323
28
17.9
3.7
19.2
5.4
15.3
.1
11,791
2,348
8,382
2,315
3,409
33
18.2
3.6
19.3
5.3
1 6 .1
.2
3,344
3,174
2 ,8 3 2
2,455
1,5 0 6
2,095
890
1,6 6 8
737
5.1
4.8
4.3
5.6
3.4
4.8
4.1
7.7
3.4
3,287
3,385
2,772
2,461
1,6 1 6
1,991
826
1,769
781
5.1
5.2
4.3
5.7
3.7
4.6
3.9
8.3
3.7
2,135
5,844
787
1,6 0 2
3,455
56
2,750
744
412
1,594
2,079
3,094
43
1,1 9 0
1 ,8 6 1
3.3
8.9
1.2
2.4
5.3
.1
6.3
1.7
.9
3.6
9.5
14.2
.2
5.5
8.5
2,133
5,566
748
1,4 8 2
3,33 6
38
2,694
724
452
1,518
2,095
2,872
24
1,0 3 0
1,818
3.3
8.7
1.2
2.3
5.2
.1
6 .2
1.7
1 .0
3.5
9.8
13.4
.1
4.8
8.5
2,303 1,376
976
1,308
400
995
3,642 3,547
864
864
1,163 1,103
1 ,6 1 6 1 1,580
928
332
596
96
3.5
2 .0
1.5
5.5
1.3
1.8
2.5
3.1
2 .2
.9
8 .1
2.0
2.5
3.6
4.3
1.5
2.7
.4
2,406
1,4 8 2
924
3,555
778
1,137
1.639
1,577
1,203
374
3,458
776
1,091
1.590
3.7
2.3
1.4
5.5
1.2
1.8
-2.5
3.7
2 .8
.9
8.0
1.8
2.5
3.7
3.9
1.3
2 .6
.4
(1 )
•2
*2 _
Other operatives and kindred workers:
-
60
36
_
.3
.2
829
279
550
97
2
46
49 1
iLess than 0.05 *
Takli A-11: Major accipatioi im p of mployol persons, by color a il soi
(Percent distribution of persons 14 years of age and over)
November 1958
November 1959
White
Major occupation group
Total
Professional,
technical,
and kindred workers
Female
Total
Male
58,825 39,805 19,020
6,815
4,058
Craftsmen,
foremen,
Female
2,757
Total
Male
Nonwhite
Female
Total
Male
57,959 39,329 18,630
6,695
3,990
2,705
Female
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1 2 .1
11.7
6.7
13.0
.5
5.2
3.3
4.0
5.1
7.0
.7
12 .1
11.4
13.6
4.8
6.8
.6
3.9
2.9
2.7
4.7
5.7
.3
14.5
7.2
5.2
2.9
6.5
1 .8
1 1 .6
8.7
1.5
15.2
7.4
U.7
6.9
6.5
5.1
32.5
9.2
2.4
6.5
3.0
32.8
14.0
20.0
18.0
18.9
2.0
.1
1 .2
16.0
6.2
7.6
3.0
4.4
5.4
3.0
12.3
3.0
10 .2
1.5
7.2
1.4
.9
15.8
34.9
21.3
9.9
6.3
.4
24.7
1.0
and proprietors,
and kindred workers....
Service workers, except private household...
Farm laborers and foremen....................
Male
White
100.0
4.7
Managers, officials,
Nonwhite
11.5
15.5
7.5
13.7
17.9
6.8
8.9
19.7
18.9
1 .2
1.6
6 .1
3.7
5.0
1.7
9.8
15.6
18.5
.6
13.0
.1
6 .1
13 .8
2 2.2
5.5
13.3
3.1
.4
16.5
.3
13.8
33.5
20.5
10.0
8.6
12 .1
15.5
25.7
.7
2.0
8.0
2.8
2.6
4.4
6.3
1 .2
6 .1
20.5
14.3
17.0
10 .1
15.2
6.0
1 .2
9.5
23.8
.3
14.1
7
Unem ploym ent
Takla A-12: D iw pliyei parsns, ky l i r i t i n i f iieapliyneit
{Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over)
Duration of unemployment
Nov«, 1959
Number Percent
Total................
3,670
Less than 5 weeks.................
Less than 1 week...............
1,846
2 weeks
3 weeks
4 weeks.
5 to 14 weeks. ................... .
5 to 0 weeks...................
7 to 10 weeks.
11 to 14 weeks.
15 weeks and over................
15 to 2Q weeks.
27 weeks and over.
Average duration..................
23
393
601
463
366
1,040
320
444
276
784
356
428
12.4
100.0
50.3
.6
10.7
16.4
12.6
10.0
28.3
8.7
1 2 .1
7.5
21.4
9.7
11.7
-
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Aug.
1959
July
1959
June
1959
May1959
Apr.
1959
Mar.
1959
“
ïeb.
1959
j sr.
1959
Dec.
1958
1958
3,272
3,230
3,426
3,744
3,982
3,389
3,627
4,362
4,749
4,724
4,108
3,833
2,274
55
691
717
1,405
25
407
411
1,38 2
22
1,365
13
1,8 6 1
8
1,706
1,632
11
10
345
403
361
1,600
17
337
502
321
326
241
864
219
286
848
382
376
477
419
423
1,099
296
475
263
283
1,12 0
515
605
15 .8
389
484
403
346
967
272
423
272
1,234
499
735
15.4
1,607
28
389
518
1,539
31
406
471
370
388
284
939
269
382
288
726
333
393
13.1
261
955
257
405
293
736
340
396
13.7
1,567
25
451
435
358
298
1,076
282
504
290
783
1,773
16
450
290
302
493
13.8'
515
13.4
506
420
381
1,154
440
463
251
817
309
780
191
339
250
927
387
540
13.0
383
309
299
1,452
1,685
246
290
402
307
473
562
511
1,488
423
319
1,398
675
723
533
629
1,544
767
777
16.8
16.8
774
509
1,464
727
737
15.4
444
1,375
557
818
15.4
468
418
360
621
Nov.
328
1,30 2
520
782
15.6
Takla A-13: Unemployed ptrstis, ky majir occapatin (n ip and iidastry group
(Persons 14 years of age and over)
October 1959
November 1959
Occupation and industry
Unemployment
Percent
distribution
rate *
November 1958
Unemployment
Unemployment
Percent
Percent
rate 1
distribution
distribution
rate 1
MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP
Total..........................................
Professional, technical,
and kindred workers..........
Managers, officials, and proprietors, except farm....
Clerical and kindred workers............................
Bales workers..... ............... .......................
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers...............
Operatives and kindred workers.........................
Farm laborers and foremen.............. ................
100.0
5.3
100.0
4.7
3.4
1.6
3.8
1.7
1.0
.1
2.2
1 1 .2
.1
1.0
.2
2.0
9.2
4.4
13 .2
3.4
3.4
5.4
28.8
8.2
2.8
4.6
10.4
3.4
5.2
13 .0
No previous work experience.............................
O
9.3
6 .1
1 1.6
-
12.6
1 1.6
3.7
3.0
4.3
6.5
5.1
5.5
3.0
9.8
-
4.3
11.9
25.6
3.6
10.5
2.7
100.0
5.6
2.8
2.4
11.4
3.0
1.4
.4
1.4
4.0
4.1
5.5
7.8
4.1
7.3
4.6
13.8
13.0
.3
2.6
1 0 .1
4.9
13.0
26.2
9.5
-
INDUSTRY GROUP
Total2»,........................................
100.0
5.3
100.0
4.7
100.0
5.6
Experienced wage and salary workers .............
87.9
3.9
5.6
85.8
3.2
82.6
2.4
9.9
28.8
16.1
1.9
3.0
4.8
4«9
4.8
87.3
3.6
83.6
5.8
7.3
5.8
7.6
84.0
Primary metal industries........................ .
Transportation equipment.........................
Motor vehicles and equipment...................
All other transportation equipment............
Other durable goods industries...................
Nondurable goods.....................................
1.4
5«5
7.6
11.1
10 .1
33.0
6.9
7.9
5.0
9.8
5.6
5.3
21.6
1.6
3.2
2.5
1.9
8.5
6.6
1.9
3.8
11.4
1 .8
Apparel and other finished textile products....
Other nondurable goods industries...............
Transportation and public utilities..................
2.5
2.9
4.2
4.9
1.5
2 .2
Other transportation............................. .
Communication and other public utilities..........
Wholesale and retail trade............ ................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..................
Service industries.....................................
Professional services...............................
15.1
4.3
Public administration........ .........................
10.8
2.0
1Percent of labor force in each group who were unemployed.
previous work experience, not shown separately.
8 .1
1.3
15.0
1.6
13 .6
23.9
5.4
5.8
5.6
4.6
9.3
8.7
4.0
4.1
5.5
4.9
2.5
5.1
2.0
1.0
4.2
1.7
2.5
4.0
12.7
2.6
2.3
3.5
4.3
4.9
1.4
2.2
1.3
17.5
2 .1
2.0
4.3
2.3
6.7
2.3
15.2
4.5
10.7
1.9
^Includes self-employed,
11.1
8.2
5.4
5.3
5.4
8.4
3.9
1.5
11.3
31.7
19.5
2.7
1.8
11 .1
7.0
7.7
8.7
5.9
2.8
2 .1
8 .1
6.2
5.8
5.2
5.5
3.0
6.4
2.6
1 1 .8
5.5
5.5
5.6
7.5
9.5
3.7
3.6
4.3
4.6
2.3
5.3
2.4
3.9
2 .1
5.8
1.9
unpaid family workers,
3.3
9.2
4.2
7.3
7.2
12.2
2.6
6.2
6.2
2.3
3.5
3.8
4.6
7.9
10.9
4.0
3.9
7.0
4.4
2.0
1.9
.8
17.6
2.0
13.3
3.7
9.6
1.6
1.6
6.2
3.1
4.1
2 .1
10.8
2.0
and persons with no
Ldng-Term U nem p loym ent
Table JI-14: Persoas uenpliyed 15 weeks aid over, by selected characteristics
(Persons
14 y e a r s o f age and over)
November 1959
Characteristics
November 1958
October 1959
Percent of
Percent of
Percent of
unemployed
Percent
Percent
unemployed
Percent
unemployed
in each
distribution
distribution
in each
distribution
in each
group
group
group
AGE AND SEX
Total..................... ................. .
Male:
14 years and o ver............................ .
14 to 17 y e ar s . ...............................
18 and 19 years ......... .....................
20 to 24 years............................... .
25 to 34 years............................
35 to 44 yea r s ......... .......................
45 to 64 years............................
65 years and over...........................
Female: 14 years and over........................
14 to 19 years*....... ............... ...... ..
20 to 24 years.... ........................ .
25 to 34 year s ................................
35 to 44 years......... ......................
45 years and over............ ............... .
100.0
21.4
68.4
22.7
3.9
4.2
8.9
10 .a
11.9
24.3
4.8
18 .8
17*9
21.7
18.5
2 1 .1
27.6
100.0
70.4
4.7
7.6
7.6
11.3
25.5
17.7
29.7
28.3
(1 )
17.1
1 1 .0
31.6
19.0
4.4
3.7
3.7
7.5
12.4
12.7
29.8
23.7
4.5
29.7
4.3
3.6
3.0
5.5
13.3
100.0
21.4
37.3
24.7
6.3
13.0
8.9
9.7
Total.......................................
W hite.............................................
Male.................................................
Female....................................... ........
Nonwhite...............................................
Male.................................................
Female...............................................
33.6
15 .8
12.9
20.4
22.2
20.7
22.0
26.6
32.2
71.9
35.3
19.9
34.8
28.3
2.8
5.7
7.7
}
13 .6
14.1
8.9
100.0
27.0
36.0
23.4
5.3
38.9
48.5
2 8 .1
26.0
3.6
3.7
17.4
23.9
1 2 .1
26.8
28.4
8.7
32.4
100.0
22.2
100*0
(2 )
22.0
23.6
35.2
28.7
24.1
26.6
24.6
15.1
13 .0
19 .2
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
29.4
6.5
11.7
8.7
9.3
23.9
(2
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
100.0
21.4
100. 0
2 2.2
100.0
32.2
75.7
51.1
24.6
24.3
17.5
6.7
20 .1
2 1.2
18 .2
27.0
2 9 .1
7 5 .3
5 1.5
2 3.8
18 .9
77.8
55 .*
2 2 .3
22.2
16 .6
31.3
34.3
25.7
35.4
39.6
22.7
5.8
21.3
24.1
17.1
25.9
30.7
17.1
5.7
2 7 .1
Total.......................................
100.0
21.4
100.0
2 2.2
100.0
32.2
Professional, technical, and kindred workers......
Farmers and farm mana g e r s............................
Managers, officials, and proprietors, except farm..
Clerical and kindred w o r k e r s ........................
Sales workers..................... ...................
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers............
Operatives and kindred w o r kers......................
Private household w or k e r s ............................
Service workers, except private h o usehold.... .
Farm laborers and foremen..................... ......
Laborers, except farm and m i n e ..................
3.4
2 1.8
(1 )
(1 )
2.5
.3
14.4
(1 )
(1 )
22.4
17.9
2.7
3 1.8
(1 )
(1 )
8 .1
16 .8
1.3
12.9
7.9
21.4
1 2 .7
No previous work experience..........................
10 .6
24.6
14.4
100.0
21.4
86.2
2 1.2
1 5 .2
>
MARITAL STATUS AND SEX
Total.......................................
Male: Married, wife present....................... .
Single........................................
Other......... ....... ........................
Female: Married, husband present....................
Single........................................
Other.........................................
19 .6
29.4
COLOR AND SEX
24.7
MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP
3.8
10.0
4.9
11.3
30.5
3.0
23.4
24.2
18.4
22.8
23.1
2.9
11.2
3.4
11.8
27.4
2.1
.1
3.4
9.*
3.7
2 2 .1
1 2 .2
23.9
17.1
33.8
1.1
30.4
25.1
30.9
42.4
(l)
20.0
(1 )
9.4
22.5
13.5
32.1
27.7
9.9
34.0
100.0
2 2.2
100.0
32.2
8 3 .1
26 .3
8.3
1.4
2 1.8
(1 )
10 .6
8 1.7
9.6
22.3
(1 )
88.0
1.1
9.4
1.4
.8
2 7 .1
8.6
INDUSTRY GROUP
Total3................................
Experienced wage and salary workers ...............
Agriculture.........................................
Nohagricultural i n d u s t r i e s ...................... .
Mining, forestry, and fisheries. ................
Construction......................................
Manufacturing.......................... ..........
Durable goods..................................
Nondurable goods...............................
Transportation and public utilities............
Wholesale and retail trade......................
Service and finance, insurance, and real estate
Public administration.................. .........
P e r c e n t not shown where base is less than 100,000.
with no previous work experience, not shown separately.
1.5
84.7
3.7
5.4
35.6
19.8
23.3
4.7
7.4
32.1
19 .8
16 .6
15 .8
29.9
7.3
17.4
13.*
1.9
25.1
17.4
15.5
4.5
16.5
14.5
2Not available.
32.0
(l)
2.0
17 .0
25.1
23.3
27.5
20.5
86.9
2.5
7.9
44.5
30.8
13.7
5.8
21.3
12 .8
19.0
(1 )
12.3
1.1
8Includes self-employed, unpaid family workers,
32.5
1 0 .1
33.5
(1 )
22.6
45.2
50.7
36.3
40.3
23.5
25.9
(1 )
and persons
9
Ful l o r P a r t T i m e S t a t u s
Table A-15: Persois at werk, by hours worked, type of iidustry, aid class of worker
November 1959
(Percent distribution of persons 14 years of age and over)
Nonagricultural industries
Agriculture
Wage and salary workers
Wage and
Unp aid
Unp aid
SelfSelfTotal
Private
Govern
employed f amily
salary employed f amily
house
ment
workers workers
workers
workers workers
holds
Hours worked
58,122
100.0
51,536
2, 336
7,694
100.0
100.0
100.0
24.5
5.6
4.7
4.1
24.8
5.4
4.5
4.1
10 .1
10 .8
34.3
3.8
3.9
3.8
48.5
5.0
45.5
6.0
39.5
29.9
8.0
6.9
1 5 .O
5.6
2.1
4.1
3.2
61.4
34.5
I 3 .2
7.8
5.9
19 .0
5.6
13.4
19.5
6.4
3.3
9.8
3.2
36.3
39.5
38.7
Total at work...thousands
Percent............
63,576
5,454
1,604
2,845
1,004
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1 to 34 hours.................
1 to 14 hours..............
15 to 21 hours.............
22 to 29 hours...........
30 to 34 hours .............
35 to 40 hours...............
35 to 39 hours.............
40 hours....................
41 hours and over............
41 to 47 hours.............
48 hours....................
49 hours and over..........
49 to 54 hours...........
55 to 59 hours...........
60 to 09 hours...........
70 hours and over........
2 5 .1
5 .7
5.2
4 .5
30.8
6.8
10.9
8.0
38.4
1 1.2
IO .7
20.0
6.8
5.2
49.5
9.7
42.9
5.1
15.8
9.1
7.4
4.8
3.2
6.0
13 .5
16 .7
6.6
19 .3
6.3
36.9
9.2
53.5
6.5
5.7
7.8
9.6
7.1
33.8
7.0
4.7
Average hours................
32.0
7.8
6.9
1 7 .3
6.0
2.3
4.8
4.2
1 3 .0
6.6
6.2
4.8
3 1 .0
11.1
7.5
52.9
9.4
5.7
14.3
3.3
8.7
7.9
16 .7
2 1 .1
44.5
39.1
50.4
12 .6
39.9
66.5
6 .1
42.4
40.8
9.6
4.3
27.5
I5 .3
6.7
2 2 .1
8 .1
2 .2
6.8
6.1
42.4
26.7
8 .1
6.8
1 1 .8
5.0
1.9
3.0
1.9
22.8
42.6
6.7
35.9
2 3 .I
7.7
4.9
10 .5
41,507
6,014
572
100.0
100.0
100.0
2 1 .1
41.1
8.9
19.9
7.5
5.1
3.3
4.0
51.2
2 1.9
2 2 .1
8.6
1 3 .5
36.8
6.7
4.1
4.1
4.0
6.0
4.6
1 7 .3
58.2
45.2
27.6
8.2
7.5
8 .2
7.3
12 .1
7.9
1 .8
2 .1
2 .2
2 .2
1 .8
3.2
1.9
42.5
11.3
4.3
I 3.0
1 3.9
26 .1
38.0
39.5
46.7
2 .1
2.4
4.3
5.2
22.8
11.3
7.0
22.2
6.2
2.0
39.1
5.8
8 .2
Table A-16: Persons employed in nonagricultural industries, by full time or part-time status and reason for part time
(Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over)
Hours worked, usual status, and
reason working part time
T o t a l.
Nov.
Oct.
Nov.
1959
1959
19 58
Hours worked, usual status, and
reason working part time
Part time for other reasons....
Own illness....................
Vacation.......................
Bad weather....................
Holiday........................
All other......................
1,9 2 0
5 8 ,1 2 2
17,446
2 6 ,4 3 1
14,245
2,490
58,217
18,0 80
27,720
12,418
1,784
57,174
17,176
26,938
13 ,0 6 1
1,196
859
16 2
111
64
1,034
767
10 7
104
55
1,129
910
72
85
62
23*8
2 3 .8
23.9
24.1
Average hours.........................
Oct.
1959
Nov.
iSEgL.
5,979
4,150
729
255
419
2,141
4,969
611
215
259
Usually work full time— Continued
6o,o4o 60,707 58,958
With a job but not at work..................
At work.......................................
41 hours and over.........................
35 to 40 hours....-.......... ..............
1 to 34 hours............................
Usually work full time on present job:
Part time for economic reasons.......
Slack work..........................
Material shortages or repairs.....
New job started................ .
Job terminated.....................
Nov.
19?9
672
223
355
4,070
660
Usually work part time on present job:
For economic reasons*...............
Average hours......................
For other reasons.
606
3,239
645
1,143
19 .O
1,139
1,131
18 .7
18 .6
5,927
6,095
5,832
39.5
40.0
39.7
Average hours for total at work.
P r i m a r i l y includes persons who could find only part-time work.
Table A-l7: Wage aid salary workers, by full-time or part-time status and major industry group
November 1959
(Percent distribution of persons 14 years of age and over)
41 hours and over
1. to 34 hours
Major industry group
>nagricultural industries...............
Nondurable goods......................
Transportation and public utilities....
Finance,
insurance,
and real estate....
Educational services..................
Other professional services..........
All other service industries.........
All other industries....................
534174 0 -59 - 3
Total
at
work Total
Usually work part
35 to
Usually work full
49
40
41 to
time on present job
time on present job
39
48
hours
hours Total
47
hours
Part time
Part time
For
For
and
hours
hours
for economic for other economic
other
over
reasons
reasons
reasons
reasons
100.0 38.4
2.4
6 .1
I2 .3
17 .6
6.3
I 3 .O
42.4
6.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2 .1
6.0
11 .0
2.0
2.8
.6
9.7
2.5
2.9
1.5
4.8
6 .1
42.4
42.7
56.5
61.5
50.I
54.2
26.7
19 .8
2 1.6
2 1.2
2 2 .1
24.8
32.0
16 .2
14 .7
18 .4
1 8 .1
3.4
3.3
3.6
1.4
24.7
25.9
32.5
3O .4
24.0
1.1
39 .1
37 .3
1 .6
1.2
20.7
9.3
9.5
9.2
.4
12 .8
.8
1.1
4.9
2.4
.3
17 .1
1 .2
1.0
7.5
13.4
7.9
3.9
30.3
4.2
.9
1.7
7.6
.3
.7
1 .2
2.8
16.3
7.3
19.8
5.5
5.7
2.7
9.5
3.8
5.0
13.6
7.6
13.7
26.0
12.0
6.0
6 .1
4.6
3.8
15 .8
24.0
4.8
3I.O
8 .1
6.8
7.3
7.6
7.5
7.6
7.2
4.5
1 1 .8
8.0
8.0
6.0
6 .1
6.0
5.2
38.8 1 0 .1 10 .6
40.4 20 .1 6.2
4.3
30.6 29.3 8.8
6.5
3.7
27.3 30.4 10 .6
.6 5.8
43.4 2 6
7.3
30.2
9.6
7.6
24.6
6.4
37.6 2 1 .1 4.8
31.5
7.6
8.5
1 1 .6
1 8 .1
9.6
14.0
1 6 .1
1 3 .5
1 3 .O
9.9
10
Full or Part Time Status
TiMt A l i : PirsMS at wirk, kjr fili t i » ir part-tim statis a i uajir ic c ip a tiii im p
November 1959
(Percent distribution of persons 14 years of age and over)
41 hours aqd over
1 to 34 hours
Major occupation group
Usually work full
Usually work part
Aver
Total
time on present job time on present job 35 to 40
49
age
at
39
Part time
48
hours
hours
Part time
For
Por
work Total
hours
Total
47 hours and hours
for
other
for other economic
hours
economic
over
reasons
reasons
reasons
reasons
10 0 .0
Professional, technical, and kindred
workers............................ 100.0
Farmers and farm managers........... 10 0.0
Managers, officials, and proprietors,
except farm................. ...... 10 0.0
10 0.0
10 0.0
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred
workers............................ 100.0
Operatives and kindred workers...... 10 0.0
Private household workers........... 10 0 .0
Service workers, except private
10 0 .0
10 0.0
Laborers, except farm and mine...... 10 0.0
25.1
2 .1
9.9
2 .1
11 .0
6.0
36.9
32.0
7.8
6.9
17.3
39.9
22.0
1 9 .8
.4
2 .2
1 2 .6
6.7
.4
.2
8 .6
10.7
7.3
5.8
37.5
7.8
33.2
66.6
9.2
6 .1
5.4
7.5
18.6
53.0
41.1
50.5
11 .1
28.9
29.7
.7
.6
.4
6 .2
16.7
4.8
.4
.9
1.9
3.8
10.7
2 2 .6
4.1
9.1
6 .1
26.0
47.4
28.1
58.8
14 .6
3 6 .1
9.3
6.9
8.0
9.1
3.2
8 .6
40.4
4.5
19.5
48.9
36.8
37.9
18.8
20.9
61.3
3.0
4.8
1.2
13.2
9.3
1.9
.9
1.6
13.4
1.7
5.2
44.8
4.5
5.6
5.7
48.5
47.0
13.6
28.1
26.5
19.4
8 .6
7.9
6 .8
7.5
7.0
3.2
1 2 .0
11 .6
9.4
40.3
39.7
26 .2
28.3
45.1
34.4
1.1
1.6
5.1
5.0
4.8
13.0
3.4
8 .2
6.0
18.8
30.5
10.3
4.6
7.8
4.9
33.1
9.9
41.5
33.9
37.1
19 .2
6 .8
6 .6
7.0
1 2 .6
4.5
5.4
14.5
26.0
6 .8
38.4
37.0
35.2
Takli A-19: Pirsns i t wirk i i m a iriciltira l iidistriis, kj fill-tiae aid part-tim statis aid selected ckaractcristies
November 1959
(Percent distribution of persons 14 years of age and over)
l to 34 hours
Total
at work
Characteristics
Total
Ustially work full
Usually work part
time on present job
time on present job
For
Part time
Part time
For
for economic for other economic
other
reasons
reasons
reasons
reasons
35 to
40
hours
41
hours
and
over
Average
hours
(In thou
sands )
Percent
58,122
100.0
24.5
2 .1
1 0 .2
2.0
10 .2
45.5
29.9
39.5
38,048
1,018
4,295
8,943
9,357
12,937
1,499
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
19.3
88.0
24.2
15.4
14 .0
16.5
3 6 .8
2.3
1.2
3.6
2.4
2 .1
2.0
1.4
10.3
2 .2
8 .1
10 .8
10.5
11.3
8.6
1.2
2 .8
2.3
.8
.6
1.2
3.8
5.5
81.8
10 .2
1.4
.8
2.0
23.0
44.8
6.9
45.4
46.1
45.5
47.0
37.2
36 .0
5.1
30.4
38.5
40.4
36.4
26.0
41.7
16 .6
39.1
42.9
43.8
4 2 .8
3 6 .2
20,074
833
3,152
3,563
4,638
7,171
718
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
34.6
85.9
28.4
32.6
32.5
32.3
46.6
1.7
.2
1.8
1.5
2.3
1.6
-
10.3
3.2
11.3
10.9
10.9
10.5
6.0
3.4
3.3
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.7
6 .6
19.2
79.2
12.4
17.3
16.4
16.5
34.0
46.7
10.3
57.6
50.0
49.0
44.6
31.8
18.7
3.9
14 .0
17.4
18.5
23.1
21.7
35.4
15.4
35.6
35.6
36.3
37.1
33.0
5,701
30,459
1,890
100.0
100.0
100.0
36.3
15.9
2 1 .1
2.9
2 .1
3.1
7.7
10 .8
9.0
2.7
.8
3.3
23.0
2 .2
5.7
41.8
45.2
47.7
22.0
38.9
31.3
34.6
43.1
4 0 .1
4,819
11,097
4,159
100.0
100.0
100.0
36 .0
34.9
31.5
1.2
1.8
1.8
1 1 .1
9.9
10.5
2.3
2.7
6 .2
21.4
20.5
13.0
4 6.8
47.6
44.3
17.1
17.4
24.3
34.3
35.2
37.0
52,497
100.0
24.0
1.9
10.4
1.5
1 0 .2
45.5
30.6
39.8
34,732
17,765
100.0
100.0
18.7
33.9
2.0
1.6
10 .2
10.7
1 .0
2.4
5.5
19.2
44.5
47.5
36.7
18.6
4 2.0
35.6
5,625
100.0
30 .6
3.7
9.5
6 .8
10 .6
45.0
24.4
36.8
4.7
2.3
10 .8
7.6
4.0
10.7
4.8
19.0
47.9
40.8
27.7
19.5
39.0
33.7
AGE ANO SEX
Total.........................
MARITAL STATUS AND SEX
Male: Single.......................
Married, husband present.....
COLOR AND SEX
White.........................
3,316
2,309
100.0
100.0
24.3
39.6
11
Historical Industry Em ploym ent
Table B-1: Employees in noiagricultural establishments, by industry ifivision
1919 to date
(In thousands)
Year and month
Mining
TOTAL
Contract
Manuf actur ing
construction
26,829
1,124
1920 ............
27,088
1,230
1921............
19 22 ............
1923............
24,125
25,569
28,128
1,203
1924............
1925............
1926 ............
1927............
1928 ............
27,770
28,505
29,539
29,691
29,710
1,092
1,080
1929............
1930............
1931............
1932............
1933............
31,041
29,143
26,383
23,377
23,466
1,078
1,000
722
1,*97
1,372
1,214
970
735
809
1934 .... .......
1935............
1936............
1937............
1938............
25,699
26,792
874
888
862
912
28,802
937
1,1*5
30,718
1,006
882
1 ,112
10,606
1,055
9,253
30,311
32,058
845
10,078
10,780
19*1..............
36,220
19 *2 ..............
39,779
42,106
947
983
917
1,150
1,294
1,790
2,170
1,567
41,534
40,037
883
826
852
1919............
1939............
19*0 ..............
19*3............
1944..............
19*5............
1946..............
19*7............
1948............
28,902
953
920
1,176
1,105
l,04i
864
916
1,021
848
43,315
44,738
47,347
48,303
918
889
916
885
852
2,165
2,333
2,603
2 ,63*
1954............
1955............
1956............
1957............
1958............
48,431
50,5*3
807
809
721
1958: November...
December...
51,432
712
2,784
51,935
713
2,486
1959:
50,310
50,315
50,878
51,430
51,982
52,580
704
693
2,343
July.....
August...
September..
October....
November...
NOTE:
Data
for the
12,97*
15,051
17,381
15,290
15,321
1 * ,17 8
2,622
l*,967
16 ,10 *
16,33*
17,238
2,593
2,759
2,929
15,995
16,563
16,903
2,808
2 ,6*8
16,782
15,*6 8
15,795
15,749
694
2,662
701
2,834
713
2,986
16 ,18 7
52,343
52,066
639
2 most
8,3*6
8,907
9,653
15,674
15,771
15,969
16,034
688
710
52,648
52,561
52,658
6,797
7,258
17,111
19*9............
1950............
1951............
1952............
1953............
April....
May......
June.....
8,021
15,30 2
l*,*6l
2,169
January....
February...
10,53*
9,*01
1,09*
982
777
777
9,523
9,786
9,997
9,839
9,786
1,608
1,606
9*3
50,056
51,766
52,162
10,155
1 ,3 2 1
43,462
44,448
49,681
8 ,132
8,986
1,446
1,555
1 ,1 3 2
1,6 6 1
1,982
41,287
10,53*
10,53*
1,0 12
1,18 5
1,2 29
620
622
667
recent m o n t h s
2,256
2,417
3,035
3,107
3,043
2,962
2,810
Finance,
Transportation
Wholesale and insurance, Service and
Government
and public
and real miscellaneous
retail trade
utilities
estate
3 ,7 1 1
3,998
3,459
3,505
3,882
3,806
4,664
4,623
4,75*
5,084
5,494
1,050
1 ,1 1 0
1,097
1,0 79
1.-123
2,054
2,142
2,187
2,431
2 ,6 11
5,626
5,810
2,516
2,591
2,755
2,802
3,127
3,084
2,913
3 ,82!»
3,940
3,891
6,033
3,822
6,137
1,16 3
1,16 6
1,2 3 5
1,2 9 5
1,360
3,907
3,675
3,21*3
2,804
2,659
6,4oi
6,064
5,531
4,907
*,999
1,4 3 1
1,39 8
1,3 3 3
1,270
1,2 2 5
5,552
1,2 4 7
1,2 6 2
1 ,3 1 3
1,3 5 5
1,3 4 7
2,736
2,771
2,956
3,11.4
2,81(0
6,165
5,692
6,076
6,5*3
6 ,*53
6,612
6 ,9*0
7, *16
1,39 9
1,436
7,333
7,189
1 ,1*69
3,798
3,872
4,023
4,122
4,11*1
7,260
1,409
7,522
1,428
3,9>*9
3,977
4,166
9,513
9,6*5
2,912
3,013
3,248
3,1*33
3,619
8,602
9,196
9,519
1,6 19
1,6 72
l,74l
1,76 5
1,8 24
1,892
2,723
2,848
2,917
2,996
3,066
2,6i 4
3,149
3,264
3,225
3,167
2,682
2,784
3,298
2,883
3,060
3,477
3,233
3,196
3,749
3,876
3,321
3,477
3,705
3,857
3,919
3,995
4,202
4,660
5,483
3,93*
4,011
4,474
4,783
4,925
6,043
5,944
5,595
5,856
6,026
5,664
5,916
3,662
6,080
5,474
5,650
4,185
10 ,0 12
10 ,28 1
4,221
10,527
2,038
10,520
2 ,12 2
2 ,2 19
2,308
6,160
6,751
6,914
7,277
2,348
2,374
6,336
6,395
7,626
7,893
2,37!*
2,373
6,426
8,071*
8,373
2,363
2,371
6,314
6,333
6,377
6,511
6,583
6,623
4,009
4,062
4,161
4,151
3,903
3,885
3,8 8 1
3,836
3,835
3,865
3,879
3,911*
10,846
1 1 ,2 2 1
11,3 0 2
11,141
11,3 8 2
11,9 76
11,0 5 2
10,990
11,083
1 1 ,1 3 6
2,1*03
2,1*13
11,234
11,352
3,941*
3,922
11,36 0
3,909
3,911
11,464
11,551
11,714
3,91*9
3,927
1,967
2,386
16,455
are p r e l i minary.
1,435
2,8 71
2,962
2,542
4,972
5,077
5,264
5, *11
5,538
16,410
16,169
16,367
16,193
16,209
l,48o
2,268
2,6 71
2,603
2 ,5 3 1
11,324
2,1*42
2,475
2,471*
2,1*52
2,1*1*2
2,41*0
6,384
6,603
6,582
6,617
6,609
6,571
6,389
6,609
6,645
8 ,021*
8,066
8,093
8 ,1 1 1
8 ,116
8,065
7,837
7,813
8,158
8,273
8,336
WrÊ
C u rre n t Industry Employment
Table B-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry
(In thousands)
All employees
Industry
Production workers!
Nov.
1958 .
Nov.
1959
Oct.
1959
TOTAL.................................. 52,6^8
52,561
52 ,6*8
51,*32
51,136
667
622
620
712
708
MINING.................................
METAL
M I N I N G .................................................................................................-
Copper mining..... ......................
ANTHRACITE
M I N I N G ..................................................................................
B 1TUM 1N O U S - C O A L
M I N I N G ...............................................................
CRUDE-PETROLEUM
AND
71.6
Sept.
1959
-
1*6.5
9.6
-
8.8
1 1 .*
-
165.*
*6.7
9.7
8.9
11.5
Nov.
1959
Oct.
1958
93.7
90.6
3 1 .2
29.6
12 .1
31.9
27.5
_
-
1 1 .1
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Nov.
1958
*83
*79
563
33.7
5.2
6.2
3*.0
5.3
6 .*
9.3
77.0
26.7
2*.*
9.7
Oct.
1958
560
73.8
27.3
22.5
8.6
-
9.2
13.9
17.7
17.5
119 .0
169.5
168.3
15.9
15.6
19.5
19.3
-
11*.2
11*6 .*
136.3
190.5
189.1
-
129.7
NATURAL-GAS
P R O D U C T I O N ........................................................................................................
299.2
306.0
296.7
296.6
210.3
215.7
205.8
205.7
178.*
18 1.8
182.9
18 *. 0
-
105.*
107.6
10 8 .1
109.3
1 1 *. i*
1 1 5 .2
1 11.2
1 1 2 .*
-
95.5
96.*
93.*
9*. 8
Petroleum and natural-gas production
NONMETALLIC
MINING
AND
Q U A R R Y I N G ...........................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION...................
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION...............
112.3
2,810
_
_
-
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION..................
GENERAL
C O N T R A C T O R S ..........................................................................
SPECIAL-TRADE
C O N T R A C T O R S ....................................................
-
-
_
_
-
Other special-trade contractors........
MANUFACTURING..........................
DURABLE GOODS................. ..........
NONDURABLE GOODS.... ......................
-
2,962
63*
309.7
323.9
2,328
800.6
1,527.2
321.7
229.3
3,0*3
660
329.5
330.8
2,383
2 ,78*
605
286.7
318.1
2,179
769.0
827.7
18 1.2
1,555.2
329.1
239.9
185.1
795.0
8 0 1.1
1,*10.3
315.3
18 1.6
179.3
73*. 1
2,887
-
_
652
317.3
335.1
-
2,235
-
2,556
556
28*. 3
2 7 1 .*
2,000
2,637
581
303.*
277.5
2,056
2,*07
532
26I .8
269.8
1,875
2,508
580
292.3
287.5
1,928
789.2
-
703.7
729.2
680.6
698.5
1,**5.3
323.7
189.*
183.9
7*8.3
-
1,295.9
26*.*
1 ,326.6
1 ,19 *.2
1,229.9
270.5
208.0
1* * .6
218.8
1 *8 .*
678.9
688.9
257.6
l6iu*
1 *3.8
628 .*
172.2
1 *8 .*
6*3.5
-
265.8
16 ,209
16,193
16,367
15,795
15,536
12,222
12,209
12,373
11,981
1 1 ,7 2 1
9,250
6,959
9,166
7,027
9,225
7 ,1*2
8,982
8,663
6,873
6,875
5,3*7
6,791
5 ,*18
6,8*7
5,526
6 ,7*2
6 ,* 2 1
6,813
5,239
5,300
Durable Goods
OR DNANCE
LUMBER
AND
AND
A C C E S S O R I E S ...................
WO O D
P R O D U C T S ...............................................................
Millwork, plywood,
AND
F I X T U R E S .......................................................................
Household furniture.......................
Office, public-building, and profess ional furniture............. ....... .
Partitions, shelving, lockers, and
fixtures..... .............................
Screens, blinds, and miscellaneous
furniture and fixtures.................
STONE,
CLAY,
AND
GLASS
P R O D U C T S .........
Plat glass..................................
Glass and glassware, pressed or blown....
Glass products made of purchased glass...
Structural clay products..................
Pottery and related products.............
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products...
Cut-stone and stone products.............
Misc. nonmetallic mineral products.......
See
footnotes
at end o f table.
133.9
129.2
71.0
72.8
678.9
687.9
61*5.2
598.*
6IO.6
106.2
1 *1*.*
666.0
-
108 .*
96.2
329.0
332.9
317.2
659.3
100.3
32*. 5
1*2.9
*3.6
57.2
1*5.5
1*3.7
57.*
133.*
**.9
53.5
135.1
*5.7
53.7
391.6
285.*
392.0
28*. 6
373.5
271.1
37*.3
271.7
*7.9
*8 .1
*5.0
**.s
33.7
33.8
3*. 2
3*. 5
2*.6
25.5
23.2
23.3
560.8
3* .8
572.8
3*.7
10 *. 5
52 2 .1
22 .*
519.*
16 .*
97.6
17.3
*2.8
73.5
71.*
66.6
579.*
59*.*
9*. 2
297.5
99.6
619.7
101.7
-
300.0
30*. 2
90.0
289.6
_
120.9
39.8
50.3
123.6
11 2 .2
39.7
50.5
*0.9
*6.7
-
328.5
2*6.8
329.1
2*6.3
312.3
233.6
313.2
23*.*
.
37.7
37.8
35.2
35.0
2*. 8
21*.9
25.6
25.8
19 .2
20 .1
17.9
18.0
*57.3
30.5
*69.2
30.*
*26.2
*22.3
83.0
88.6
18.8
8 2 .1
15.5
33.8
67.9
*3.2
97.*
15.5
35.8
67.5
*3.5
1 2 .1
83.2
1 *. 2
-
prefabricated
Wooden containers.................. .
Miscellaneous wood products..............
FURNITURE
1 *5 .2
na. 8
NOTE:
-
387.8
551.*
-
99.1
18.7
*1 . 1
18 .6
*3.2
77.6
-
78.0
50.0
122.0
18.2
125.*
18 .*
-
98.9
100.2
-
D a t a for the 2 mo s t
96.*
17.3
*2.3
75.1
*5.3
50.2
-
32U.8
**7.9
-
18.5
1 1 *. 1
19.0
92.2
-
91.5
-
112 .6
r e cent m o n t h s
76.0
-
**.7
are p r e l iminary.
15 .8
70.2
10 1.0
16.0
70.9
1*.3
35.0
65.5
38.9
90.3
16.0
65.3
1 1 *. 0
*1.8
*6.9
35.*
66.2
38.*
91.7
16 .*
6*. 7
C u rre n t Industry Employment
Table B-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry-Continued
(In thousands)
Industry
Nov.
All employees
Oct.
Nov.
Sept.
1959
1959
1959
1958
Oct.
Nov.
Production workers1
Oct.
Sept.
Nov.
1958
1959
1959
1959
1958
Oct.
1958
Durable Goods — Con tinued
PRIMARY
METAL
I N D U S T R I E S ...........................................................
Blast furnaces,
steel works,
1,195.1
823.1
834.1 1,139.7 1,107.7
222o9
225.5
229.0
-
228.3
557.9
203.5
554.5
188.3
44.9
45.2
54.3
53.5
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals.......................
Secondary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals.......................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
Miscellaneous primary metal industries..
FABRICATED
METAL
P R O D U C T S ........................................................
Tin cans and other tinware..............
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware.......
Heating apparatus (except electric) and
plumbers' supplies.............. .......
Fabricated structural metal products....
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving..
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.
MACHINERY
(EXCEPT
E L E C T R I C A L ) .........................................
-
-
MACHINERY
-
-
1 ,629.6
Electrical generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial apparatus.
Electrical appliances............ .......
Insulated wire and cable ............
Electrical equipment for vehicles .....
TRANSPORTATION
E Q U I P M E N T ............................................................
Motor vehicles and equipment............
Aircraft and parts.......................
Aircraft propellers and parts..........
Other aircraft parts and equipment ...
Ship and boat building and repairing....
Boat building and repairing............
Railroad equipment .................
Other transportation equipment..........
INSTRUMENTS
AND
RELATED
P R O D U C T S ..............................
Laboratory, scientific, and engineering
instruments..............................
Mechanical measuring and controlling
instruments.................. ............
Optical instruments and lenses..........
Surgical, medical, and dental
instruments..............................
Photographic apparatus...................
Watches and clocks.......................
See
footnotes
at e n d o f table.
NOTE:
11 .8
6 6 .1
108.7
61.5
135.9
142.0
602.3
6 11.0
929.8
898o6
262.9
236.9
51.5
54.3
121.7
273.7
239.2
51.3
54.8
1 3 8 .1
138 .0
_
_
_
_
1,469.2
-
-
112.5
298.5
223-3
48.0
56.0
13 0 .2
119.6
192.9
123.3
195.6
459.3
174.2
457.1
158.5
32.8
33.3
41.9
41.1
11.5
8.8
8.8
8.7
8.4
89.8
90.5
54.3
105.2
83.6
50.3
81.9
47.6
58.7
134.4
113.9
304.8
207.8
43.8
55.2
127.8
2 3 0 .1
1 3 6 .1
186.5
284.0
170.3
229o4
134.5
185.7
282.4
799.6
_
-
1,311.1 1 ,30 1.8
412.7
40.2
28.7
73.5
29.3
675.8
50.9
1,693.9
787.1
716.6
4 1 8 .1
145.2
13.9
139.4
130.7
109.3
21.4
48.6
10.9
416.9
39.7
28.0
72.5
28.6
664.4
51.7
155.4
154.8
.
2 12 .2
2 1 1.0
130.3
171.2
257.4
129.1
165.9
245.2
-
1,164.9 1,119.5
377.2
37.0
27.6
67.8
25.8
582.6
46.9
35.3
26.9
50.5
25.6
576.0
44.1
1,685.4 1,670.4 1,461.8
758.7
702.7
506.4
730.5
767.3
763.1
462.6
429.2
459.7
152.6
145.8
1 5 2 .1
16 .2
15.7
14.1
134.6
136.9
141.4
146.0
14 2 .2
131.3
127.1
124.7
111.1
20.2
17.5
18.9
44.5
39.9
53.9
1 1 .0
10 .2
9.9
3 18 .8
66.4
58.2
57.9
_
97.4
16.9
96.7
16.4
85.5
15.0
84.7
14.6
-
43.7
27.6
65.9
33.0
43.6
27.5
41.4
23.8
65.1
29.8
41.3
23.6
64.9
29.9
351.5
2 m ost
6 6 .1
33.1
recent m o n t h s
887.4
3 6 1 .1
349.8
D a t a for the
-
55.8
102.6
813.7
111.8
104.0
791.2
51.7
87.6
841.4
57.7
827.1
50.0
101.9
1 10 .0
107.0
93.2
181.4
194.6
40.5
43.3
108.8
50.6
94.0
8 6 .1
190.2
214.7
183.1
37.5
45.1
196.4
40.4
43.8
108.9
103.0
87.8
219.9
166.2
32.8
44.4
100.8
1,637.0 1,655.3 1,474.7 1 ,461.6 1,342.2 1,149.8 1,167.1 1 ,020.1 1,004.5
6 8 .1
6 1.6
9 1.2
67.7
56.9
106.5
106.4
95.9
1 1 9 .S
96.9
83.1
106.5
151.3
123.1
139.5
167.5
13 2 .6
9 1.6
76.2
85.2
12 5 .8
115.7
77.3
114.1
155.0
182.1
209.2
149.1
182.9
215.1
246.5
246.9
67.0
351.0
-
106.8
1,082.6 1 ,0 6 1.2 1,028.2
57.7
65.4
58.3
59.3
129 .6
115.6
138.5
134.4
169.8
_
_
_
1,305.2
................
12 .0
117.6
120.6
-
Special-industry machinery (except
metalworking machinery).................
Office and store machines and devices. ..
Service-industry and household machines.
11.9
116.9
67.7
133 o3
1,036.4 1 ,0 51.6
_
_
_
-
Agricultural machinery and tractors....
ELECTRICAL
968.8
and
316.9
are p r e l i m i n a r y
-
-
-
118.3
147.0
91.6
138.6
119.1
146.1
90.4
138.3
131.7
87.7
121.4
178.5
2 12 .0
2 1 1.6
893.7
888.4
788.2
746.0
281.4
30.5
286.5
2 2 .1
21.5
56.7
253.9
27.9
21.3
53.1
237.7
26.3
20.9
35.9
57.7
25.5
438.3
38.2
1 ,2 1 0 .1
626.2
230.7
_
105.0
132.9
88.5
125.7
190.9
989.7
-
-
106.2
434.1
252.9
30.0
24.8
2 2 .1
2 1.8
430.2
38.7
375.7
34.2
372.0
31.4
1 ,199.8
1,199.0
554.1
483.7
293.3
90.5
991.5
357.8
599.5
445.3
262.7
8 6 .1
8.6
85.6
86.5
106.7
88.3
18.4
34.0
9.1
8 8 .1
8.9
107.1
10 .1
89.8
480.8
291.0
90.3
10.4
89.1
118.4
103.7
34.7
89.8
122.4
106.4
17.3
38.8
9.1
30.7
2 6 .1
8 .1
8.4
231.7
230.7
209.0
207.2
36.8
36.5
32.0
31.7
65.8
1 1 .6
65.1
57.5
1 1 .2
10 .0
56.8
9.6
27.0
18.5
39.8
29.0
22.0
29.2
-
39.7
-
26.8
40.0
26.8
21.9
16 .0
24.2
27.0
18.2
39.6
24.3
H
Current Industry Employment
Table B-2: Employees hi nonagricultural establishments, by industry-Continued
(In t h o usands)
Nov*
1959
Industry
Oct.
1959
Sept*
1959
Nov*
1958
Nov.
1959
Oct*
1958
Production workers1
Oct.
Sept.
Nov*
1958 .
1959
1959
Oct.
1958
Durable Goods — Continued
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES...
Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware....
Musical instruments and p arts...........
Toys and sporting goods..................
Pens, pencils, other office supplies....
Costume jewelry, buttons, notions.......
516.4
522*5
48.1
517.7
19.8
19.1
99*2
-
100.5
32.3
-
46.8
63.2
3 2 .1
63*0
97.0
96*3
16 1.6
16 1.2
1,525.3
294.5
95.5
258.7
1,614*8
291*1
100*9
352*0
115.4
478*0
46.3
17*4
85*2
29*9
60*9
87*1
151*2
414*0
484.6
46 .1
-
17.1
92.9
29.9
61*8
87.4
149.4
-
420*2
38.3
16.8
86.0
24*3
50*6
77*1
127*1
416.6
37.3
16.0
85.1
24.1
50*7
76.4
127.0
379.4
36.3
14.4
71.4
385.8
36.2
14 .2
78.8
2 2 .1
22.2
49.2
68*4
117*6
49*9
68.3
116 .2
1 ,162.0
1 ,050.1
1 ,115*2
229*0
68*9
250.9
316*2
250*5
64.4
237.1
81.0
Nondurable Goods
FOOD
AND
KINDRED
P R O D U C T S ........................................................
Canning and preserving...................
Grain-mill products......................
Sugar......................................
Confectionery and related products.....
Beverages.................................
Miscellaneous food products.............
TOBACCO
M A N U F A C T U R E S ..........................................................................
Cigars.....................................
Tobacco stemming and redrying......... .
P R O D U C T S .....................
Scouring and combing plants.............
Knitting mills............................
Dyeing and finishing textiles...........
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings....
Miscellaneous textile goods.............
AND
OTHER
FINISHED
Men's and boys' suits and coats.........
Men's and boys' furnishings and work
clothing.................................
Women's, children's under garments.....
Millinery...........................
Fur goods.................................
Miscellaneous apparel and accessories...
Other fabricated textile products.......
AND
P R O D U C T S .................
and paperboard m i lls.......
ALLIED
Pulp, paper,
Other paper and allied products.........
PRINTING,
PUBLISHING,
AND
-
94.9
_
_
_
968.0
_
_
_
-
113 .0
288*7
43.4
79.0
214.9
137.6
102*6
37*7
27.4
6,4
31.1
1,233.5
211*6
271.7
115.7
285.9
42.5
81.9
209.5
138.3
113.3
283*9
46.0
138*8
108.8
37.7
27.1
6*7
37*3
95*5
37.2
29*1
6*5
22.7
1 ,232*8
1,239.1
114.0
1,031.1
-
96.8
-
84.2
104.1
36*6
_
_
_
29.1
6*5
31.9
-
954.7
5.3
109.3
399.0
28*4
217.1
85.3
45.3
9.8
55.2
874.2
1,183*2 ‘ 1,181*2
106 *2
106*4
1,101*7
958*4
5.3
1 1 0 .1
230*2
400*2
28*5
215.6
89.5
46*5
45.9
10*2
10*2
59.0
56*4
86*2
-
-
113.5
_
_
351.0
336*5
124.1
18.6
72*9
9.8
63*9
142.5
351.4
343.6
12*0
12*0
140.7
59.9
135.1
60*3
133.0
566.3
273.7
158*3
134.3
571.8
278.2
158*0
135.6
553*7
271*4
154.3
128*0
553.3
270.7
154.1
12 9 .0
451*8
882*0
326*3
63*7
59*5
227*3
67.3
£56*8
318*8
858*3
571*1
2 2 .1
-
564.5
-
1,078*8
233*2
64*1
224.4
78*0
165.3
36.7
64.6
117*6
94.9
92.4
32*5
25*8
5*4
28*7
884.7
5.1
101.7
371.2
25.9
207.7
77.5
38.9
8.4
48.3
62.2
79.9
178.1
78.4
165.0
164*0
23.8
63.3
120.7
95*2
40.4
67*6
98*4
32*6
114 .8
93.7
85.0
32.2
25*5
5*6
34.7
27.3
5.4
889*6
5.2
867.0
4.8
101.7
372.1
24.8
195.3
74.6
10 3.2
371*5
26*3
209*5
77*5
38 .8
9*0
20 .1
166*1
36*8
68*1
115.4
95*8
93*6
31.7
27*4
5.5
29.0
863*3
4.8
100*8
48*6
8.9
46.6
370*9
24*7
197.0
73.8
37*5
8*6
45*2
1 ,106*2
102.4
1,053.3
93.9
1 ,051*2
93.8
289.1
303.1
38.2
-
122*6
18.7
74.4
9.5
315*9
345.2
118*7
16.8
73.4
64-2
317.4
339.9
117.5
19.9
74.8
-
-
_
_
-
1,100*9
10 1.8
320.4
300*4
320.5
287.6
306.2
308.2
111.0
16.4
109.7
16*4
106.9
14.5
64.8
66.2
65*0
7*4
105.6
17*6
66*3
9.3
54*6
7*7
57.6
58*0
120*8
119.4
9.4
54.1
113.7
453*8
222*0
127*7
104*1
459.7
227.0
127*3
105*4
445.9
222.5
124*3
99.1
446*5
2 2 2 .2
124*2
550.6
159.4
26.3
33*3
178.6
51.8
111* 8
100.1
ALLIED
887.6
886*1
-
327*6
65*1
59.3
228*4
67*7
22*3
47*5
Periodicals...............................
Books......................................
Commercial printing......................
Lithographing.............................
Greeting cards............................
Bookbinding and related industries......
Miscellaneous publishing and printing
services...................................
at end of table.
1,555.4
313.1
82.0
208*5
135.9
983*1
5.7
111.7
400*4
29.9
I N D U S T R I E S ................................
footnotes
29*2
77*7
220*5
978*1
5*6
110.3
399.9
29.5
228*4
89.4
46.5
9.5
59.0
Newspapers................................
See
289*2
1,488*5
313*4
93.9
TEXTILE
P R O D U C T S ..................................
PAPER
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
T E X T 1 L E —M I L L
APPAREL
1,476.2
NOTE:
-
D a t a for the
68*2
2 mo s t
571*4
569*8
164*8
163.8
27*9
37*0
183.9
548*0
159.7
25.7
33.2
176*8
50.2
15.7
34.9
51*8
62*6
318*2
63*0
55*6
219.9
55.3
221*5
66*4
66*2
47.7
21.9
44.0
22*4
44.2
_
_
37.5
27.4
37.0
183.4
51.0
16.3
37.7
68 .1
67*6
67*5
-
53.0
53.2
recent months
are prelim i n a r y .
_
_
_
_
5 1.2
1 6 .1
50*1
16 .2
34.9
15
C u rre n t Industry Employment
Table B-2: Employees in nonagricultural estaklishnents, by industry-Coetinued
(In tho u s a n d s )
Industry
All employees
Oct.
Sept.
Nov.
1958
1959
1959
Nov.
1959
Oct.
19 58
Nov.
1959
Production workers!
•Sept.
Nov.
Oct.
1958
1959...
1959
Oct.
1958
N o n d u rab le Goods — C o n tin u e d
86I.9
_
_
CHEMICALS ANO ALLIED PRODUCTS........
Drugs and medicines.................
Soap, cleaning and polishing prepa-
-
Paints, pigments, and fillers.....
-
Vegetable and animal oils and fats....
_
_
2 2 7 .I
-
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.......
86O .8
10 3.6
3 3 I.I
10**.3
86O .8
10l|-.2
332.1
101*.9
8 2 3 .7
IOO.5
3 1 2 .2
10 2 .7
8 2 5 .I
100.0
3 11.3
10 2 .7
5I.7
77.2
7.8
3*+.7
^3.8
IO6.6
5 1 .9
75.7
7.8
3 5 .O
1*1.7
10 7 .5
50.5
73.7
7.6
3 2 .O
1*2 .8
IOI.7
50.9
7 3 .8
7.8
3*+.l
1*2 .8
101.7
23O.I
181*.0
2 3 1 .7
18 5 A
2 3 5 .I
188.5
2 3 3 .I
I8 6 .O
1*6 .1
H6.3
1*6.6
1*7.1
-
5*+l»7
69.2
209.O
56.8
539.9
69.I*
208.0
57.6
51l* .0
66.5
l9*+.0
56.9
5 16 .5
66.2
1 9 3 .1
56.7
_
30 .I+
1+6.6
6.3
2l*.7
3O .8
67.9
3O .8
*+5.7
6 .1*
2**.9
28 .5
68.6
30 .7
1*1*.2
6.2
22.5
29.6
6 3.I*
3 1 .3
1+1+.1+
6 .1+
2I+.6
3 0 .1
63.7
51*0.6
-
1 5 1 .I
1 1 5 .6
1 5 2 .9
117 .1
I5 5.9
II9 .5
1 5 3 .3
1 1 6 .1*
-
35.5
35.8
36.1*
36.9
11*8.3
-
Coke, other petroleum and coal
RUBBER PRODUCTS.....................
27O.I
-
2 7 3 .O
IO6.8
23.3
11*2.9
273.5
10 8.0
2 3 .2
11*2 .3
253.7
1 0 2 .1
2 1 .2
I30 .I*
2 5 2 .8
10 1.0
2 1 .1*
1 3 O.I*
20 9.7
-
2 1 2 .1
79.8
I9 .O
II3 .3
2.
1 2 .1*
8O .5
I9 .O
II2 .9
19 5 .3
7 6 .2
1 7 .2
10 1.9
19*+.5
75.3
17 .1
1 0 2 .1
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS.........
Leather: tanned, curried, and finished.
Industrial leather belting and packing.
Boot and shoe cut stock and findings..
375.3
-
3 7 1 .7
36 .2
**.9
1 8 .8
3 7 6 .1
36.9
5.2
18 .9
21*8 .8
16 .1
33.2
1 7 .O
363.9
3 8 .2
35*+.2
37.9
*+•3
1 7 .8
23O.O
16 .0
33.2
1 5 .O
33**.3
-
33I.3
3I.9
3.7
I6.8
2 1 9 .5
ll*.0
3O .5
ii*.9
335.*+
32 .6
i*.o
16 .9
223.7
13.8
29.3
15 .1
321*.3
3*+.0
3.**
16 .6
211*.2
13.6
29.7
1 2 .8
3 1 5 .O
33.7
3.3
1 5 .9
205.9
1 3 .6
29.*+
1 3 .2
Luggage............................
Handbags and small leather goods.....
Gloves and miscellaneous leather goods.
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES----TRANSPORTATION.......................
2 k k .k
16 .2
-
3k . k
-
16 .8
3,909
3,9H
2,570
2,567
2,57**
906.1
891*.!+
786.0
797.2
9 2.I
9 1 .7
891.2
8 9 7.*+
691**1
6 8 3.7
1+1 . 6
1*0 .1
11*9 .8
11*9.2
-
Other transportation and services.....
Bus lines, except local.............
Air transportation (common carrier)...
Pipe-line transportation (except
3,927
-
b .k
18 .6
2 38 .6
1 6 .O
33.5
li* .6
3,88 5
3,897
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
-
2,536
9 5 1 .O
8 3 1.1
9*+.2
8 22.6
668.3
1*0.3
131**6
2,5**6
961.0
81*1.5
91*.1
8 11.2
679.9
1*1.3
11*1 . 1
-
2 5 .2
2 5 .I*
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
2l*.8
2 5 .2
751
7 1 2 .6
37
752
7 1 3 .7
37.5
-
COMMUNICATION........................
7*+l
-
7I+I
70 3.3
37.2
71*6
7 0 7 .7
37.2
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES................
600
-
601
577.1*
251*.8
1 5 3 .9
607
583.6
2 5 8 .1
1 5 5 .3
598
575.2
255.8
15 1 .5
599
576.5
256 .6
1 5 1 .8
_
-
535
5 13 .8
2 2 1 .1
13 8 .2
5*+i
5 2 0 .1
221*.3
1 3 9 .7
532
5 1 1 .**
22O .5
I3 6 .I*
533
5 12 .9
2 2 1.0
I3 7 .I
_
16 8 .7
17 0 .2
16 7 .9
1 6 8 .1
_
15»*.5
1 5 6 .1
15*^5
15*+.8
22.7
2 2 .9
-
20 .7
2 1 .0
20 .2
Electric light and power utilities....
Gas utilities.......................
Electric light and gas utilities
combined..........................
Local utilities, not elsewhere
2 3 .1*
-
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE............. 1 1 ,7 1 ^
WHOLESALE TRADE.........................................................
11,551
3,l*+l
23.7
11,1*61*
1 1 ,3 8 2
3 ,1 2 2
3,097
1,859.0
13 8 .6
1,81*7.9 1,791.2
12 8 .8
1 3 8 .1*
3,052
1 1 ,2 2 5
3,039
Wholesalers, full-service and limited_
Groceries, food specialties, beer,
wines, and liquors.................
Electrical goods, machinery, hardware,
and plumbing equipment.............
Other full-service and limited-
_
_
_
-
See
footnotes
at end of table.
NOTE:
D a t a for the
1 ,776 .6
12 7 .9
3 1 3 .7
3 11.2
3 11.9
30 7.7
1+5*+.*+
1*5 2 .9
1*39-7
1*38 .2
910 .8
9*+5.*+
1 ,21*8 .8 1 ,2 6 1.0
902.8
1 ,262.8
952.3
1,263.3
2 most
re c e n t m o n t h s
are prelim i n a r y .
-
-
~
~
2 0 .1*
-
-
-
2,695
2 ,6 7 1
2,6 56
2,61+6
1 ,622.8
12 0 .7
1 ,6 12 .9
12 0 .6
l,57*+.0
1 1 2 .2
1,560.3
111.3
2 8 0 .1
277.9
280.1+
276 .3
393.5
392.2
382.5
3 8 1.6
828.5
1,072.5
8 22.2
1 ,0 5 8 .1
-
7 9 1 .I
798.9
1 ,082.1+ 1 ,085.6
16
C urrent Industry Employment
Table B-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry-Continued
(In t housands)
Al1 employees
Nov.
1959
Industry
Sept.
1959
Oct*
1959
Nov.
1958
Oct.
1958
Nov.
1959
Oct.
1959
Sept.
Nov.
1959
1958
Oct.
1958
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE— Continued
RETAIL TRADE..........................
8,^29
573
1 ,52 1.2
General merchandise stores.............. 1 ,616.8
Department stores and general
mail-order houses......................
Other general merchandise stores......
Pood and liquor stores................... 1.642.0
Grocery, meat, and vegetable markets...
Dairy-product stores and dealers......
Other food and liquor stores...........
801.2
Automotive and accessories dealers.....
638.8
Apparel and accessaries stores..........
Other retail trade^ ..................... 3 .874.0
Furniture and appliance stores.........
Drug stores..............................
977.5
543-7
1.627.1
1 ,189.8
2I9 .O
218.3
801.7
622.5
3.856.2
398.8
386.6
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE............... 2,1+40
2,1+42
61+7.5
Banks and trust companies................
Security dealers and exchanges..........
Insurance carriers and agents...........
Other finance agencies and real estate..
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS..........
96.8
907.3
790.3
GOVERNMENT.
FEDERAL4 ..............
8,330
1,575.3
8,186
1,473.8
1,420.9
1 .363.3
1.474.3
1 ,372.2
931.0
1.022.7
552.6
1 .610.8
1 ,168.6
221.0
221.2
763 .0
946.1
527.7
1.597.3
1.156.4
222.4
218.5
754.5
907.1
513.8
859.3
953.2
52 1 .1
1.488.3
1.097.3
-188.9
202.1
676.3
8 75.1
532.2
1 ,6 12 .1
1 ,1 7 2 .1
226.9
2 13 .1
799.1
605.1
3.887.2
395.6
389.3
2,452
645.4
96.7
602.5
3.757.5
392.4
356.9
2,374
2,380
6 15.5
85.2
616.5
799.7
475.6
6,617
522.2
6,426
473.6
3 12 .1
17 4 .1+
189.9
313.4
169.9
19 4.2
309.0
16 8 .3
1 8 3 .1
909.9
8,040
2,159
2,168
2,164
2 .136 .2
934.4
2,172
2.145.5
550.6
6 51.2
22.7
4.8
542.7
641.2
22.1
4.8
2,173
2.145.6
963.O
538.8
643.8
22.1
4.8
4.8
6,105
State..........
Local..........
1.553.3
4.551.3
5,994
1,517.9
4.476.2
5,902
1.517.6
4.384.1
5,867
1.517.1
4.349.7
Education.
Other. ....
2,906.5
3,198.1
2,746.1
3,248.0
2.742.6
3.159.1
2.716.7
3.150.1
6,177
2,072.5
368.7
340.7
360.6
200.1
667.5
551.8
2 ,062.5
355.5
338.0
3 1 1 .O
169.8
1 9 1 .3
8,074
22.6
365.3
568.1
552.1
2 ,129.0
358.4
1 ,084.7
190.8
478.6
8 ,158
961.6
196.7
708.1
57O .4
2 ,110 .8
361 .3
19 4 .9
190.5
706.8
1*97.1
i ,**75.6
6,463
8,273
2,140.9
931.4
551.2
658.3
1,495.4
1 ,1 1 7 .2
I8I .5
504.0
1,484.8
1.099.4
894.2
785 .O
8,336
Executive...............
Department of Defense..
Post Office Department.
Other agencies.........
Legislative.............
Judicial.................
STATE AND LOCAL.
6 19.3
3,761.7
397.2
360.1
85.9
892.3
778.9
6,609
6,571
Hotels and lodging places...
Personal services:
Laundries..............
Cleaning and dyeing plants.
Motion pictures.............
8,367
1.463.2
^ o r mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and
for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
2 General industrial machinery: The production-worker employment figure for May 1959 shown in the August 1959 issue of this report should have
read 141.5.
3 Data for nonsupervisory workers exclude eating and drinking places.
Data are prepared by the U.S. Civil Service Commission and relate to civilian employment only.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
Table B-3: Federal military personnel
(In thousands)
Branch
TOTAL.. . .
Oct.
1959
2,529
Sept.
1959
2,523
Oct.
1958
2,627
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
N a v y ........
619 .1
618.2
640.3
Branch
A rmy....
872.5
867.4
9OI.8
Marine Corps
173.2
I73.7
189.4
Air Force
833 .I
833.2
865.I
Coast Guard.
3O .7
3O .9
3O .7
1Dat& refer to forces both in continental United States and abroad.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Treasury.
17
Seasonally
Industry
Table B-4: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups, seasonally adjusted
(In t h ousands)
All employees
Production workers
Oct.
1959
Nov.
1959
Industry division and group
Adjusted
Em ploym ent
Sept.
1959
Nov.
1959
Oct.
1952...
Sept.
1959 _ .
5 2 ,12 0
51,996
664
622
617
-
-
-
2,747
2,763
2,776
-
-
-
16,105
16,020
16,141
12,119
12 ,0 38
12,154
6,752
5,286
6,837
5,317
52,154
9,203
6,902
9,128
6,892
9,214
6,927
6,828
5,291
1 U2
657
380
548
1,195
1,0 2 8
1,61*2
1,2 9 2
1,1*69
350
500
144
661
386
554
823
1,048
1,660
1,3 0 2
1,694
351
505
145
666
390
566
834
1,083
1,685
1,3 0 2
1,685
350
508
71
589
317
444
969
792
1,154
874
990
230
398
73
593
323
450
602
810
1,173
885
1 ,2 1 0
231
402
74
599
327
462
6 11
841
1,197
888
1,20 0
231
407
1,455
88
959
1,2 2 8
561
882
857
228
267
377
1,437
88
973
1,2 16
562
880
856
230
271
374
1,447
92
987
1,217
565
882
858
230
273
376
1,009
77
865
1,097
448
565
538
149
207
336
993
77
88 5
1,085
450
565
537
151
210
333
1,0 0 1
81
894
1,084
453
570
537
151
2 11
335
3,901
2,557
741
603
3,899
2,554
741
604
3,899
2,549
746
604
-
-
-
T ra n s p o rta tio n .................................................................................
Communi c a t io n ....................................................................................
O ther p u b iic u t i 1 i t i e s ........................
-
-
-
-
-
W holesale and r e t a il tr a d e .........................
W holesale tr a d e ...............................
R e ta il tr a d e ..................................
11,443
3,079
8,364
11,478
3,091
8,387
11,464
3,097
8,367
-
-
Durable Goods
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...............
Nondurable Goods
Apparel
and other finished textile products..........
Printing,
publishing,
and allied industries..........
T r a n s p o r t a t io n and p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .........................................
-
-
Finance, insurance, and rea l e s ta te ................
2,452
2,454
2,452
-
-
-
S e rv ic e and m is c e lla n e o u s .........................
6,571
6,544
6,584
-
-
-
G o v e rn m e n t........................................
F e d e ra l .......................................
S ta te and lo c a l ...............................
0,237
2 ,1 8 1
8 ,2 16
2 ,2 0 1
6,015
8 ,2 2 1
2,197
6,024
_
_
_
-
-
-
6,056
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
Table B-5: Employees in private and Government shipyards, by region
(In thousands)
Total
Private
Navy
Total
Private
111.1
93.1
41.1
ALL REGIONS.............................................................................
2 0 2 .1
109.3
92.8
204.2
North Atlantic2.............................. .
South Atlantic................................
G ulf............................................
P acific........................................
98.6
57.6
17.7
20.4
5.6
4.1
3.9
41.0
99.2
35.9
5 8 .1
_
2 1.2
2 1.2
33.2
39.8
4.1
4.0
36.3
20.4
38.8
4.1
3.9
October l9i>ö
September 1^59
October 1959
Region1
18 .6
_
17.3
6.4
4.1
4.0
Navy
18 .6
_
_
33.4
Total
Private
Navy
219.9
124.7
95.2
98.4
35.5
55.8
42.6
18.7
27.8
50.1
4.6
3.5
16 .8
27.8
16 .2
4.6
3.5
_
33.9
_
Inland.........................................
iThe North Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in Conn., Del., Maine, Md. , Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa.,
R. I. , Vt.
The South Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in Fla., Ga., N.C., S .C., Va.
The Gulf region
includes all yards bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in Ala., Fla., La., Miss., Tex.
The Pacific region includes all yards in Calif.
Oreg., Wash.
The Great Lakes region includes all yards bordering on the Great Lakes in 111., Mich., Minn., N. Y . , Ohio, Pa., Wis.
The Inland region includes all other yards.
^Navy data include Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
534174 0 -59 -4
18
State Industry Em ploym ent
Talle B-7: Employees i i n ia tric iltira l estafelishments, by industry division aid State
(In t h o u s a n d s )
Contract construction
Mining
Oct.
1959
Alabama............. .
Arizona
........... .
Arkansas............ ,
Californita.......... .
Colorado
............
Connecticut..........
Delaware.............
District of Columbia.
Florida............. .
Georgia............. .
710. if
305.2
353. If
If,750.0
1+8 2 .1
896.9
1 5 1 .2
509.5
1,255.5
1,010.9
15 7 .3
Idaho................
Illinois. . ...........
Indiana..............
Iowa..................
Kansas
..... .
1,362.1+
Kentucky.............
Louisiana............
Maine................
Maryland.............
Hassachusetts........
629.4
762.3
275.^
859.1
1 .838.0
Hichi gan.............
Minnesota............
Mississipp i 1 ........
Missouri
...........
Montana...............
2.283.7
Nebraska.............
Nevada............
New Hampshire........
New Jersey.... .
New México.. .........
New York..............
North Carolina.......
North Dakota.........
Ohio..................
Oklahoma.............
Oregon...........
Pennsylvania.........
Rhode Island.........
South Carolina......
South Dakota.........
Tennessee............
Texas.................
Utah..................
Vermont..............
Virginia.............
Washington 1 .........
West Virginia 1 .....
Wisconsin........
Wyoming........... ...
PO
687.2
557.6
919.9
1+0 1.8
1.313.1
15 5.8
Sept.
1959
7 13 .2
300.8
355.9
^772.5
1+85.7
896.1
15 2.6
5 1 2 .1
1 ,2 30 .1
1.010.7
Sept.
1959
725 .0
9.3
292.3
35 0 .5
If,569.3
1+76.1+
9 .1
32.6
1 5 .O
9.2
9.3
6.5
33.2
15 .2
(3)
(3)
?)
3)
3)
1958
145.1+
503.3
l,l80.1
978.5
16 3 .2
15 6 .1
3.372.7
1,31+3.6
657.5
5^3.7
688.9
56 1.3
6.5
87!+.7
3,l+l+0.3
1.379.5
8.2
8.2
5.7
5.7
3.5
3.5
29.7
TSrE.”
1958
12.6
33.0
11+.7
i
1+8.5
12.9
22.3
136.1+
7.9
5.3
28.0
27.6
36.2
36.5
38.7
1+2.3
1+3.6
.1+
1+3.1+
58.8
15 .8
2.6
65.9
62.5
15 .8
67.8
82.9
2 .269.7
928.0
1+0 1 .1+
1 .3 17 .8
15 8 .5
2 .069.0
921 .0
39 1.3
11.3
11.2
6.5
6.3
8.7
5.1
1 5 .0
1 8 .1+
3.027.1
558 .1
3.042.5
507.5
. 1+
2.6
6.2
6.2
8 .7
5 .1
3.0
2.6
3.1
2.3
.3
3.1+
. 1+
5.8
8.5
8.6
18 .9
8.7
3.0
2.5
8.8
10 .1+
3.0
3.0
2.5
2.970.3
552.9
2 1.0
21.3
20 .1
50.1+
51.6
1+8 .1
1+93.9
3.618.9
279 .1+
529.9
13 6 .0
(3)¿
1.6
1.5
53.7
(3)
1 .2
5^3-5
138 .0
520.6
3 .505.5
2 8 3.1
51+3.8
1 3 8 .1
1. 2
55.If
877.2
2,l+l+9.l+
877.9
2,1+50.6
868.9
2 ,1+18 .6
250.0
101+.2
7.6
I22.5
9.1+
1 . 1+
130 .8
3,500.1+
281+.2
251.6
106.9
1 ,006.1+
808.1
*+5^.5
1 ,11+8.9
90.1
556.6
253.9
109 .If
1 .002.5
820.1
If56.7
1 ,1 61+.6
93.5
12 7 .5
975.^
8 12 .1+
1+69.3
1 ,10 1.6
9 1.5
12.0
I8 3.7
67.5
lf3.6
18 .2
(3)
5.989.8
l,l0l+.3
1+9.6
1 3 .0
22.7
137. If
59.7
1+.2
(3)
6 .0 31.3
l,ll+2 .1
13 1.0
295.9
35.6
18.6
19.0
6,01+5.1
1,139.7
17.If
300.3
35.5
1 0 .6
2.7
3.1
.3
3.6
18.1
19 3 .7
1 .928.8
230.2
If1 . 2
29.5
l+.l
18 .0
(3)
363 .1
9 1 .O
18 5 .3
1 .892.1
221+.8
30.8
10.5
1.809.3
372.3
97.0
197.0
1 ,9 3 1 A
2 3 1.7
371.8
9^.9
11.2
2.2
.3
3A
2 . 1+
17 .9
1.7
57.6
3.0
9.8
2 . 1+
8 2 .1
110 .
21+.3
7.6
9.7
2l f . 6
273.6
56.5
11+.1+
161+.6
32.3
1.6
(3)¿
1 .6
28 .1+
176 .2
19 .8
32.6
2.5
2.6
10.7
7.8
8.0
12 3.8
12 I+.9
8 .1
1 . 1+
17 .9
1.7
57.9
3.0
9.8
71.1+
ll+.l
1.3
38.0
107.0
66 .1
26.6
66.8
1 1 .8
103.6
18 .5
66.
2771.
13.
2 2.2
50 .2
12 .0
21.3
135.7
59.9
12 .2
177.7
69.9
39.8
39.1
36.3
65 .If
llf.9
61f.7
8 3.2
10 2.5
62.5
26.6
70.6
12.3
10.0
102.6
19 .8
2 lf.l
6.6
10.0
91+.1+
22.6
28I .3
269.5
7.5
57.7
60.2
1 5 .2
I69.I
llf.3
l62 .1f
33.9
3 3 .2
29.8
I8O .8
19 .8
1 1.2
29.0
185.6
20.3
29.6
11.1
31.1
1+8.5
lf8.8
lf6.3
16 7.7
1 7 .1+
17l f . l
159 .9
18 .7
18.0
7 I+.6
7.7
75.1*
2.0
1+5.5
1+8 . if
67.9
3.7
9.0
Oct.
1958
39.9
PO
61+.1+
1+2.6
35.9
1.837.2
162.0
58 .1
Sept.
1959
3.7
30.7
10.3
l+.o
PO
636.0
7 7 1.9
2 7 1.2
867.9
1.291.3
Oct.1959
39.1
30.1+
15.1*
299*3
31+.1+
1 5 .7
6 . 1+
630.3
762.7
278 .1+
862.7
See f o o t n o t e s at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the c u r r e n t m o n t h are p r e l i m i n a r y .
ôcf.
1959
Oct.
7.1*
2 1.2
59.7
10.1
21.3
6 1.8
10 .2
17.If
7.1
69.0
IfÔ.9
22.2
57.If
9.8
mState
m m mIndustry
m
Employment
Table B-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and State-Continued
(In thousands)
Manufacturing
State
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
1959
1959
1958
1959
217.5
i+6 .1
99.5
1,312.5
77.3
1+03.1+
58.9
20 .1+
193.9
334.1
3 1.8
PO
553.1
18 2 .1+
119.9
168.9
ltó.7
105.3
238.7
690.5
983.8
223.5
Mississippi 1.....................
1 2 1 .1
O hio........... ....................
South Carolina........... .........
Utah...............................
1*99-5
6.7
1 ,208.2
84.7
320.8
32.3
1,218.7
570.7
184.0
120.4
30.4
1959
1958
47.1
47.6
23.7
292.9
474.0
4i.i
158.9
36.8
274.1
33.6
265.9
225.8
129 .7
479.8
2 3 1.7
12 5.9 .
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
7.3
424.5
7.9
355.9
7 0.6
222.8
222.1
325.5
211.4
16 .2
286.0
39.7
(1*)
4o.o
721.4
275.7
171.3
128.4
38.3
715.6
2 71.9
16 5 .1
12 3.4
134.2
13 5 .3
177.8
53.5
180.8
372.4
29.1
10 .9
29 »2
96.6
7 1.8
97.6
71.5
15.1
15.4
284.4
9 2.1
93.8
54.7
55.0
8 2 .1
25.9
12 1.1
19 .8
1 ,303.6
116 .6
94.6
10 .9
139.7
85.3
153.3
27.5
83.5
339.2
46.1
8 1.8
2 6 .1
480.3
6.7
1 ,170 .2
84.2
83.8
45.6
141.4
1 ,862.8
156.3
28.3
154.8
353.6
44.3
977.6
233.3
120 c7
17 .8
1(6 .2
10.6
28.0
359.9
43.6
776 .6 222.0
1 ,892.6
505.0
6.8
1 ,226.2
139.8
69 .I
77.5
990.4
357.0
43.3
70.5
io4.o
62.0
5.3
82.4
760.3
16 .2
142.2
74.0
79.0
1 ,030.8
120.9
23.0
28.3
PO
121.4
19.7
55.9
55.8
52.8
81.4
18 .5
54.4
82.4
18 .5
72.6
108.3
135.9
85.7
25.7
1 2 2 .1
19.1
37.7
9.3
37-9
9.4
38.4
9.0
10.0
149.3
2 1.2
10 .1
10 .2
148.9
148.6
20.3
2 1 .1
483.9
65.5
484.0
1 3 .2
13.3
199.9
46.9
198.5
4 7 .1
45.3
268.6
13.6
25.4
10 .1
6 5.1
278.5
170.7
127.6
134.6
176.3
53.9
184.6
372.6
54.0
183.9
369.0
84.7
307.3
37.7
306.1
308.5
38.7
38.0
91.5
91.8
19.9
33.2
356.0
49 .1
128 .7
593.2
84.3
20.5
88.9
18 .8
32.1
352.1
46.8
1 ,215.2
210.6
38.0
592.9
127.6
1 ,225.6
105.4
687.5
50.4
95.3
37.3
110.5
112.4
6 91.7
5 2 .1
26.3
10 .3
97.0
38.1
687.6
51.6
97.6
38.2
55.6
55.3
225.8
84.3
22.5
7.6
84.6
57.1
225.3
22.9
7.7
85.5
6 1.2
63.4
6 1.9
44.7
75.1
11.9
44.8
75.3
47.3
74.0
1 2 .2
1 2 .7
80.7
33.5
353.2
49.3
l4.l
22.4
428.4
227.3
420.0
228.7
47.5
45.8
282.5
176.6
83.2
2 3 1.2
1 ,227.0
2 12 .7
38.6
45.6
2 7 1 .I
13 .6
25.6
10 .2
28.0
116 .0
423.7
491.6
62.7
12 .9
206.6
225.2
7.6
Wholesale and retail trade
142.7
74.8
79-0
1 ,030.8
119.7
28.9
53.0
81.5
18.4
70.3
104.1
118.3
364.0
21.4
48.4
23.6
2 9 .1
16 7 .1
147.0
10 3.3
257.5
665.3
at end o f table.
Oct.
1959
167.9
11+5.8
106.9
21+0.3
690.3
303.6
482.8
43.5
1+62.5
7-1*
Sept.
1958
1959
9 2 .1
55.2
55.5
301.1+
1+79.5
1+2 .2
35.5
220.3
Oct.
544.4
169.9
114.2
233.1
13.3
128.9
D a t a for the cu r r e n t m o n t h
1 ,172.6
231.9
1 3 .6'
Washington 1 ......................
West Virginia 1...................
NOTE:
334.7
148.2
1,390.7
114.2
224.2
13.2
1 ,298.0
117 .0
276.8
fo o t n o t e s
189.0
64.8
5.2
88.7
784.0
1 ,898.0
231.7
42.3
93.3
1,255.3
78.7
388.5
56.3
19.9
179.3
65 .O
V irgina............... . . .........
See
1+03.6
59.5
20.5
39 1.2
1 7 .1
152.1+
Pennsylvania......................
1,31+4.1
77.6
390.5
17.7
5.1
88.7
777.2
17.1
New York .................... ..... .
North Carolina....................
220.5
1+5.2
100 .1+
Transportation and
public utilities
Sept.
Oct.
205.3
37.5
582.5
127.5
19 1.8
191.0
190.2
628.4
624.2
57.4
20.5
619.3
55.1
208.9
203.9
180.9
82.6
18 1.2
229.5
226.2
177.3
85.1
227.4
19.4
19.0
56.6
20.3
210.4
18 .7
83.4
20.0
20
State Industry Em ploym ent
Talle B-7: Enplajrees in lonagricnltural estallisknents, by industry division and State-Continied
(In t h o usands)
State
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
Oct.
1959
232.0
28.7
13.6
II .7
230.8
23.3
23.3
52.0
52.3
5.8
28.2
13 .6
11.7
District of Columbia ^ ...........
5.8
25.1
70.6
Missouri
........................
28.7
12 .6
1 1 .1+
219 .5
22.2
5O .8
5.1
18.0
5.3
175.1+
52.7
1 7 5 .1
29.7
2 1 .1
29.6
2 1.3
28.8
20.7
21.5
3 O .9
8.5
4l.l
95.5
2 1.8
30.9
2 1.7
95.1
30.2
8 .1+
1+0.6
95.0
75.7
1+5.1
75.7
1+5.1+
1+1+.2
1 1 .8
6 5.2
1 1 .8
11.3
65.7
61+.5
5.8
6.0
20.5
20.5
3.0
6.9
3.0
7.0
8.7
35.9
4.8
8.5
71.0
1+1 .8
38.8
630.3
66.2
5.6
21+.7
66 .1+
39.9
5.3
PO
52.4
1+1 .8
Oct.
1959
10 0 .1
I5.9
76 .7
18 3.8
93.3
1+1.5
1+67.0
51.3
73.7
w
12 7 .9
85.7
67.4
71.1
I+O.9
38.6
628.5
6 8 .1
99.0
16 .9
7 6 .1
18 1.6
93.6
18.5
1+20.8
I27.3
81+.9
67.6
7^.7
85.7
26.7
108 .1+
253 .O
IO8 .5
257.5
218.6
12 0 .1
2 2 1.2
120.8
75.3
85.3
28.6
5.3
5.2
19 .0
30.9
1+2.8
1 9 .1+
96.8
285.2
a8l+.7
38.3
12 .3
1+2.0
2.6
3^.5
12.5
1+1 .1+
2.5
2.6
60.9
96.6
101+.9
3 1 .7
16 .3
10 5.8
94.2
1+1+.9
96.3
1+5.3
122.6
8 .2
111.9
136.6
45.7
14 7 .3
238.4
110.3
138.9
45.6
143.4
233.9
226.7
322.2
3 13 .8
310 .2
1 1 7 .7
146.0
86.1+
144.3
143.3
84.4
31+1+.6
61.3
5A
37.5
12.3
1+2 .1
112.3
ll+O.l
1+6 .1+
11+7.5
21+0.2
870.6
10 1.0
I7 .7
59.6
1+37.1
15 .5
71+.5
86.8
26.6
10 5.7
2 51.2
888.6
10 3 .I
18 .6
57 .6
1+37.8
31.1
1+3.0
3.8
1+2.9
178.0
112 .6
109.3
225.4
18 .9
1 I+3 .I
12 .2
I5.7
3.8
18 2.9
1 1 5 .1+
1 11.2
227.7
19 .7
1 I+5.2
12 .6
16 .0
1+2 .7
1 1 2 .2
226.3
35.8
19 .5
31.1+
32.4
402.6
76.3
17.4
12 .6
15 .9
33.1
113.5
10.3
3.8
1*0.6
36.2
406.1
1 8 .1
2 1.9
353.2
31+.1
32.7
PO
183.1+
II6 .7
18.0
2 1.6
353.0
6 1 .1+
1 1 5 .3
10 .7
17 .8
1+1 2 .1+
121+.1
82.6
63.8
206.1
18 1.9
89.1
17 .9
252.2
202.3
178 .5
28.2
22.2
218 .3
32 .2
106.9
22.7
34.1
183.7
90.7
18.5
251+. 9
36.7
22.8
115 .0
10.6
18 .5
2 5 2 .1
2 10 .1
10 1.5
77.6
IO9.3
144.1
91.1
72.5
820.9
10 1.8
77.5
23.1+
221+.5
35.3
885.3
102.9
62.2
50.1+
6.7
101+.0
I8.8
71+.0
168 .1+
92.1
73.1+
855.5
152.4
189.4
52.2
3 1.0
25.6
34.3
4.7
96.8
I 5.5
I54 .O
63.3
73.1+
81+4.9
65.8
37.2
52 .O
29.8
8.3
600.7
63 .I
I55.5
Oct.
1958
86.0
189.0
20 .1
2.6
1+62.8
37-9
38.9
Sept.
1959
37.8
2 1.2
I166.5
35.9
7 O .2
Government
Oct.
1959
189.8
38.9
161+.5
20.2
8 8.1
Oct.
1958
16 3.7
20 .1
38.9
163.1+
5.8
87.6
8.8
1+.8
Sept.
1959
22.7
108.5
Texas..............................
2 5.2
7 1.0
Service and miscellaneous
Oct.
I958
4l.4
8 7 .1
South Carolina....................
Sept.
1959
12 3 .2
10 .1+
38.1+
22.0
226.7
60.3
6 1.3
60.2
801.7
162.6
3 1.9
380.1
16 1.7
3 1.9
130.8
127.6
55.1
1+31.0
30.5
1+2.6
92.6
1+28.6
38.0
96.1
93.1
426.4
18 .7
38.9
9 5 .1
281+.1
29.6
15 .3
10 1.9
11+1 .1+
1+25.9
61.6
1 5 .5
194.8
6 1.3
1 5 .5
19 2.9
91.8
1+1+.1+
12 1.6
9.2
166.8
62.2
165.0
6 2 .1
164.3
64.0
151+.5
2 1 .1+
153.4
1 5 1 .5
791+.3
370.6
38.0
96.0
38.2
140.7
4l8.8
21.6
796.6
I57.5
31.3
377.1
128.4
9O .3
427.1
37.7
94.6
37.8
146.2
4l8.7
59.5
15 .5
190.6
21.4
Revised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data.
Combined with construction.
^Combined with service.
5Not available.
Contract construction, transportation and public utilities, and total revised; not strictly comparable with previously published
data.
Federal employment in the Maryland and Virginia sectors of the District of Columbia metropolitan area is included in data for
District of Columbia.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
SOURCE: Cooperating State agencies listed on inside back cover.
Area
Industry
Em ploym ent
Table B-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division
(In thousands)
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
18 7.8
188.6
6.2
14.3
50.5
6.2
14.3
51.4
15.2
45.9
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
15 .0
46.0
11.5
22.9
21.4
78.8
TOTAL..............
(l)
5-7
15.4
Contract construction..
Manuf acturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
8 .1
18 .6
5.0
11.3
14.7
11 .6
22.9
2 1.1
202.4
8.6
13 .7
65.9
15 .7
44.9
11.3
22.2
20.4
9I.O
9 1.9
(1)
5.8
(1)
5.9
16 .7
10 .1
1 9 .O
1 7 .3
3.8
9.5
2 6 .1
79.2
(1 )
5*9
15.5
8 .1
18 .6
5.0
11.3
14.7
TOTAL...............
_
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
-
28.9
-
_
29.3
3.9
9.6
2 6 .1
24.7
10.3
18 .8
Government...........
_
-
-
-
-
-
15 .1
15 .2
14.5
-
-
10 .9
-
-
-
14.6
-
-
-
_
.
34.7
-
13.8
17.1
14.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.0
1 .8
1 .8
5.5
.9
3.1
5.5
.9
3.0
2.8
2 .8
253.7
.5
43.5
9.7
2 O .9
28.4
15 .9
8.9
19 .6
27.7
13 9 .2
497.8
114.8
323.6
283.9
65.3
2.5
7.1
8.9
5.3
14.9
2.4
9.7
14.5
I59.2
.3
786.4
143.7
496.3
114.4
475.3
IO8.4
3 2 1.2
2 8 1.3
306.0
12 .0
26.6
11 .2
3O.7
6.2
I3.9
272.3
58.3
19 .9
73.8
1 3 .3
48.8
10.4
33.0
54.0
1.8
62.6
203.3
10 7 .8
46.7
9.6
30 .O
214.3
65.5
129^5
195.6
214.2
74.2
13.4
49 .O
10.3
33.7
53.8
5 1.5
972.3
(3)
1.5
23.3
1 .8
5.5
.8
2.9
2.7
1 2 7 .1
737.7
13 9 .7
305.5
306.8
2 9 4 .1
4.3
24.6
58.3
29.5
77.0
17.4
41.3
53.1
4.3
24.6
22.3
1 2 1 .8
(3)
7.3
43.3
12.7
2 3 .I
6.7
4.3
II6.5
(3)
5.4
58.2
62.9
53.9
5.6
29.7
29.5
74.6
77.8
1 9 .7
3.2
1 7 .I
17 .7
41.8
4Ò.1
10.7
9.0
52.7
52.3
CONNECTICUT— Cont inued
17 .6
11.0
122.5
(3)
7.7
43.5
12 .8
2 3.2
6.7
1 7 .7
11.0
9.7
56.7
8.1
22.9
5.2
14.0
8.0
22.2
5.0
4 7 .1
13 3 .5
13 2 .7
34.9
35.0
12 .8
12 .9
12.5
108.0
279.8
54.0
Data for
the
682.4
(1 )
46.1
33.0
6 85.1
(1 )
46.8
33.3
47.3
10 7 .5
282.5
current month
13 .5
61.5
2.3
6.4
9.0
5.1
14.0
2 .2
9 .1
13 .4
16 1.4
150 .4
.3
11.9
29.3
11.3
•3
10.5
24.6
30.7
6.2
13 .8
57.9
28.4
5.9
1 1 .2
12 .8
56.7
952.1
1.9
60.9
19 7 .2
10 5 .8
207 .I
174 .6
.1
I5.9
63.5
63.4
8.8
3 1 .3
6.6
12 5 .7
19 0 .I
24.3
24.1
18 1.5
.1
15 .8
72.6
9 .1
3 1 .I
15 7 .6
.1
6.4
14.3
56.3
8.5
29.3
5.8
22.8
23.6
2 1.1
2 2.2
CONNECTICUT
Hartford
II6.6
(3)
5.5
63.4
5.7
114.5
(3)
5.7
19 .2
19 .6
3.2
3.2
10.4
8.9
10 .6
9.0
6 1.0
5.7
211.7
(3)
10.7
75.2
9.2
42.6
30.4
22.2
21.5
Stamford
12 1.1
(3)
7.5
43.0
12.7
22.8
6.6
17 .5
11.0
Washington
10.4
65.2
12 9 .O
19 3 .O
63.4
2.5
7.3
8.9
5.2
14.4
2.4
9.2
0sin Joss
Bridgeport
Wilmington
1 2 5 .O
(1 )
976.9
COLORADO
Nev* Haven
38.6
Oct.
1958
Sacram
n
.acramento
2,295.6 2,179.9
13.4
13 .1
1.8
6 3 .1
19 4 .7
10 7 .8
9.6
56.6
8.1
22.8
5.2
13.5
25.9
11.9
39.8
.5
18 .9
70.2
1 2 .7
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTE:
29.2
12 .2
240.1
129.4
end o f table.
I5O.I
.4
.5
2 0 .1
DELAWARE
(l)
I62.5
.5
I8 .I
2 55 .O
12 8 .6
(1 )
12 .8
at
40.2
(3)
1.5
24.9
12.7
I37.9
785.7
142.6
Denver 2
-
Sept.
1959
Tucson 2
CALIFORNIA-— Cont inued
San FranciscoOakland
-
40.5
(3)
1.4
44.2
9.7
21.7
29.7
2 ,299.0
-
New Britain
TOTAL....................
Mining.................. .
Contract construction..
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Servi ce..............
Government. ...........
Oct..
1959
CALIFORNIA
Los AngelesLong Beach
„
77.2
(1 )
6.5
14.6
7.9
1 8 .O
4.7
TOTAL.................
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
18 .0
3 O.O
1 2 .2
2
Stockton 2
-
I66 .O
.5
'1 esno
_
_
_
CALIFORNIA— Cont inued
ContraPct construction..
89.4
(1)
5.4
16 .6
10 .1
18 .5
4.5
9.6
San BernardinoRiversi de-Ontario
f o o tnotes
Oct.
1958
2
Phoenix ‘
Mobile
ARKANSAS
Little Rock
N. Little Rock
See
Sept.
1959
ARIZONA
Birmingham
TOTAL.................
Mining...............
Contract construction. .
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Servi ce..............
Oct.
1959
ALABAMA
Industry division
TOTAL..............
Oct.
1958
Sept.
1959
54.9
(3)
3.2
2 3 .I
55.1
(3)
3.3
2 3 .O
2.3
9.0
4.6
2.3
9.1
4.6
2 .6
10 .2
2 .6
10 .2
44.8
3 1.5
44.6
13 2 .6
34.3
10 3.6
278.6
are preliminary.
135.8
(1 )
11.3
20.6
I3.9
39.1
12.4
13 5 .7
(1 )
1 6 .7
2 1 .8
1 6 .7
2 1 .9
11.5
20.2
14.1
38.9
12.4
(3)
208.7
(3)
10 .8
10 .8
75.4
9.2
41.8
73.8
9.1
41.7
30.5
2 1.8
2 1 .5
30.5
2 1 .8
2 1 .1
Waterbury
53.2
(3)
3.7
21.4
2.7
10.3
2 .2
8.6
67.3
(3)
67.1
(3)
64.5
(3)
39.3
39.1
2.9
9.6
36.9
2 .1
2.8
9.7
2 .1
1 .6
6 .1
1 .6
6 .1
4.4
5.6
FLOR IDA
5.7
J acksonville
67O.O
(1 )
2 11.0
2 .2
2 .8
9.6
1.5
5.9
5.6
Miami
13 2 .2
(1 )
1 1 .0
20.2
14.0
37.7
12 .0
16.4
2 1 .2
295.5
(1 )
3 I.O
38.4
33.2
82.9
I9 .I
55.3
35*6
293.4
(1 )
30.9
37.5
33.2
82.2
I9 .O
55.1
35.5
283.8
(1 )
30.7
37.2
33.1
79.5
18 .3
5 1.8
33.3
Area
■ a n n p B in
Industry Em ploym ent
Table B-t: Employees in aoiagricultural ostabliskmeits for selected areas, by industry division- Continued
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
(In thousands )____ __________ ____________________
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
1958
1958
1959
1959
1959
1959
Oct.
1959
FLOR 1DA— C o n t inu ed
Industry division
TOTAL.................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manuf acturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
I87.8
(1 )
2 3.8
35.4
14.2
55.6
9*6
24.3
2k .9
Atlanta
I76 .I+
(1 )
I85 .I+
(1 )
2 3 .I+
31+.8
11+.3
54.5
9.5
23.9
2 5 .O
2 2 .1
32.6
I3.5
36I.I
(1 )
36O .2
(1 )
21+.5
25.1
86.8
86.8
3 I+.6
35.0
9I+.6
2I+.9
1+6 .1
1+9.2
52.5
9.1
2 3 .I+
23.3
93.9
2 5 .I
1+6.0
1+8 .7
Savannah
54.3
(1 )
4.8
14.9
341.9
(1 )
23.5
79.0
33.8
Boise
54.6
(1 )
4.9
I5 .I
89.6
6 .1
12 .1
6.2
12.0
24.0
44.8
47.2
2.3
2.3
6 .1
8.0
53.8
(1 )
4.8
15 .6
6.5
1 1 .6
2 .1
5.9
7.3
6.2
7.9
24.8
(1 )
2 .1
2.6
2.6
2 5 .O
(1 )
2 .2
2.6
2.6
7.2
7.2
1 .6
1 .6
3.5
3.5
5.2
ILLINOIS
TOTAL.................
Contract construction. .
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
00
00
(4)
(4)
00
0+)
w
(4)
2,507.1
5.7
I3 2 .I+
932.7
w
(4)
w
00
w
w
(4)
(4)
(4)
00
W
w
w
w
00
2 1 2 .1
525 .I
w
11+5.6
00
(h )
00
w
(b )
00
00
w
316.9
236 .I+
92 .O
(1 )
w
00
w
TOTAL.................
Mining............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
w
4.3
37.4
6.5
2 1.8
3.7
10.0
8.4
00
(M
(If)
(If)
(4)
(4)
W
w
w
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(If)
(If)
(If)
(If)
00
80.9
(1 )
78.6
(1 )
3.4
3.5
35.6
3.5
32.7
6 .1+
35.2
6 .1
17.7
4.1
7.8
6.3
6 .1
17 .5
if.2
292.1+
_
1 3 .4
IO6.6
20.2
66.2
18.0
17 .9
l+.l
7.8
7.7
29.5
38.5
6.2
6.3
64.0
2.5
4 .3
3.1
25.9
4.5
2.2
13 .5
2 .2
13 .7
2.2
7.3
5.7
7.4
5.9
7.3
5.7
59.8
(3)
4.4
37.5
22.6
22.8
2.6
12 .8
4.3
13.6
2.5
7.0
4.3
1 .6
2.5
TOTAL............... ...
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
292.0
276.6
-
-
13 .5
106.5
20.3
65.5
17 .8
29.5
38.8
93.3
20.5
64.5
17.7
82.6
(1 )
13 .6
3.3
40.8
4.6
1 5 .I
3.5
9.8
5.5
28.7
38.3
Wichita
1+8 .1
.1
1+8.9
.1
^7.9
122.9
.1
3.4
3.8
l+.l
6.8
6.9
7.3
9.6
2.5
7.3
6.6
6.9
2.0
6.6
1+7.3
6.6
12.0
9.6
2 .5
6.5
12 .3
9.3
■2.5
6 .1+
1 2 .1
12 3.8
2.0
7 .1
1+7.6
7.4
26.3
5 .1+
1 5 .1
13 .2
7.4
26.3
5.1+
11+.8
13 .3
123.4
1 .8
7.6
47.5
7.3
26.3
5.4
14.3
13.4
248.0
(1 )
I3 .5
92 .O
2 I .9
5 I .5
11.4
31.4
26.3
Des Moines
83.3
(1 )
3.3
77.5
(l)
3.0
37.0
4.6
14.5
3.5
9.4
5.5
41.5
4.8
14.9
3.6
9.6
5.6
TOTAL.................
Contract construction..
278.9
7.2
19 .1
1+6 .1
1+1.6
7 1.6
1 5 .1+
1+0.9
37.8
37.5
36.3
17 .3
k k .l
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Government...........
1+3.0
7 1.6
1 5 .O
1+0 .5i
71.1
5.1
5.9
9.0
9.1
20.2
3.1
8.7
9.8
Service..............
577.3
1.0
1.0
1+1 .1+
170.0
52 .1+
120.5
3 1.4
72.5
88 .1
39.9
I69 .I+
52.1
12 1.2
3 I.O
72.5
8 8 .1
S e e foot n p t e s
at end of table.
NOTE:
pata
6.2
22.7
8.8
8.5
24.2
11.0
13 .5
1 3 .2
13.0
13 .0
L O U I S I ANA
Baton Rouge
14.2
92 .I
21.4
5.8
22.8
24.6
11.5
KENTUCKY
2 49 .1
(1 )
98.I
(1 )
242.9
(1 )
12.9
7 O .3
70.4
7 1.6
.4
.4
8.4
.4
9.2
90.6
18.5
4.6
1 5 .O
3.2
18 .7
1 9 .1
22.3
49.5
11.4
3 1.3
25.0
6.6
13 .9
52.0
1 1.5
3 1.1
26.7
8 .1
4.7
4.5
15 .1
15 .7
3.2
6.5
13.4
3.0
6.4
13.4
7 1.5
5 .1
6 .1
9.2
9.2
20.3
3 .1
8.6
9.8
7 1.3
5.6
7.1
8.9
8.9
19 .5
3.3
8.4
9.8
27.4
(1 )
1.1
2 7.2
(1 )
1.1
14.5
.9
5.4
.7
3.3
1.5
14.5
.9
5.3
.7
3.3
1.4
Portland
26.4
(1 )
1.1
13 .7
.9
5.3
.7
3.3
1.4
52.4
(1 )
3.9
12.5
5.8
14.4
3.5
8.2
4.1
52.5
(1 )
3.9
12.7
5.8
14.4
3.5
8.2
4.0
52.2
(l)
3.7
12.7
5.8
14.2
3.5
8.2
4.1
MASS ACHUSET T S
Boston
Baltimore
575.2
1 3 .3
13 .5
100.4
(1 )
MAI NE
MARYLAND
TOTAL..................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
6 .1
21.5
8.7
24.8
11.5
Lewiston-Auburn
Shreveport
276.3
7.2
17 .6
1+1+.7
1+2.0
71.0
1 5 .1+
1+0.9
275.7
7.0
99.2
(1 )
Louisville
LOUI SI ANA— C o n t i n u e d
New Orleans
1 .6
I OWA
KANSAS
Topeka
1.5
3.5
5.2
60.2
1 .6
7 1 .1
South Bend
Indianapolis
80.6
(1 )
2.6
6.8
Evansville
I N D I ANA — Con t i nu ed
Port Wayne
5.3
23.9
(1 )
1.9
2.4
INDIANA
Rockford*
Peoria*
Chicago
Oct.
1958
I DAHO
GEORGI A
TampaSt. Petersburg
Sept.
1959
1,007.5 1,003.5
(1 )
(l)
1+9.0
49.7
187.2
296.8
298 .I
66 .1+
5I+.2
67.5
225 .O
118 .3
221.7
69.I
68.7
30.7
70 .1+
164.6
I63 .I+
135.6
86.3
I3 5 .I+
585.5
1.0
37.1+
for the
current month
Fall River 5
9 9 1.1
(l)
48.6
284.4
67.6
225.3
69.5
162.3
133.4
are prel i m i n a r y .
41.7
-
23.9
1.4
7.7
3.2
41.6
-
-
23.9
1.4
7.7
-
3.2
New Bedford 5
41.5
23.9
1.4
7.5
-
-
3.1
48.0
1.4
47.8
1.5
47.2
-
1 .2
27.2
2 .1
26.9
2 .1
26.4
7.5
3.7
7.3
-
7.7
-
3.9
2 .2
3.7
A rea
Industry
Em ploym ent
Talli l- l: Empliju s i i u ia ir ie ilt ir il is tiU is lm its far sahctil areas, k| ia iis trr d iv is ili- C u t iiiii
_________________________ ________ (In thousands)
Sept.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
1958
1958
1959
1959
1959
1959
Industry division
MASSACHUSETTS— C o n t i n u e d
SpringfieldHolyoke
TOTAL...........................................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
_____________ ______________
Oct.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
1958
1959
1959
1959
154.5
(1 )
6.0
66.1
1 5 1.5
(1 )
6.3
66.7
7.8
29.4
7.9
I9 .I
17.4
7.7
30.2
7.9
18.7
17.9
MICHIGAN
Worcester
15^.6
(1 )
5.6
64.1
7.8
44.7
4.1
30.5
17 .9
17 .5
7.7
h .9
Detroit
96.6
(1 )
2 .8
96.7
(1 )
2.9
44.3
4.1
18 .7
1 7 .1
Oct.
1958
Sept.
1959
1 0 .1
12.4
12.5
1,163.7
3.8
44.1
1+7*3
523.9
18 .6
h .9
4.9
10 .2
98.0
(1 )
1 0 .1
12 .2
Flint
1 ,156.0 1 ,073.5
.8
.8
50.2
51.2
430.1
5 1 5 .1
69.0
68.3
67.5
219.6
221.0
224.4
45.8
47.1
47.3
I2 7 .I
127.5
12 5 .7
128 .2
1 2 7 .1
I2 7.3
II7 .2
II5.9
7 I.I+
4.6
^.7
3.7
24.1
4.0
18.4
2.3
8.7
.8
69.2
68.2
4.2
3.8
17 .8
17 .5
2.4
8.9
2.4
10 .1
9.2
1 0 .1
10 .2
MICHIGAN — C o n t i n u e d
Grand Rapids
TOTAL............................. ..............
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Trans, and pub. util...
53.7
II7.2
(1 )
6.4
53.3
103.7
(l)
5.1
41.2
8.0
2 3 .O
8.0
2 3 .O
8 .1
II7 .I
(1 )
6.0
MuskegonMuskegon Heisihts
Lansing
4.4
23.3
4.2
13 .2
12 .8
13 .3
8.9
9.1
8.5
78.4
64.9
77.1
13 .1
2.8
12.5
2.6
8.0
.8
7.0
7.0
22.5
3.9
3.9
3.8
4.0
4.1
3.8
26.9
13 .8
2.6
22.8
3.3
19 .8
MINNESOTA
TOTAL.................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
35.6
(1 )
2 .6
5.5
4.8
9 -b
1.8
6.7
4.9
TOTAL...........................................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util. ..
36.3
(1 )
2.7
5.7
4.8
9.6
1 .8
6.9
4.8
41.0
(1 )
3.1
8.3
6.2
10.0
1 .8
6.8
4.8
5^0.7
(1 )
34.5
149.4
536.4
(1 )
34.1
149.4
5 1.8
134 .7
52.2
1 3 1.6
33.2
69.3
67.7
33.6
7 O.O
65.5
530.3
(1 )
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
S ee
footnotes
at
.8
10.0
1 .2
10.0
1 .2
3.0
14.7
I+.7
9.8
3.9
3.8
5.3
4.2
5.3
4.2
4.8
MISSOURI
130.6
32.6
14.6
67.5
66.7
8.8
12 .6
2
63.3
6 1.2
379.8
1 .1
.9
5.6
11.7
*+.5
14.0
4.0
1.0
2 5 .0
100.9
41.0
100.3
8.2
47.2
12.3
41.0
5.8
1 1 .8
1+.5
14.6
1+.3
8.6
12 .6
23.4
372.5
.9
41.6
99.6
23.5
47.1
4l.O
40.7
96.5
23.3
46.6
40.5
NEVADA
St. Louis
Great Falls
Omaha
Reno
3.2
3O .6
263.7
62 .1+
152.3
35.8
7 15 .0
698.0
3.3
3.2
32.5
248.9
30.6
265.5
63 .I
152 .1
36 .O
62.8
1 5 1 .5
35.3
86.7
86.6
77.7
77.1
18 .2
(1 )
1.9
1.9
19 .4
(1 )
2 .1
18.4
(l)
1.9
2 .2
1 .8
2 .2
5.4
(1 )
3.9
2.9
5.6
(1 )
3.9
3.0
3.0
2 .2
5.^
(1 )
3.9
2 .8
I58.8
(3)
11.5
36 .O
20.9
35.3
12.4
22.3
20.4
42.8
(1 )
2.2
42.8
(1 )
2 .8
8.2
2.3
18 .5
2.8
8.2
2.4
5.^
3.2
2.4
5.1+
3.2
I8.6
Newark.. Jersey City 7
42.3
(1 )
2 .2
18.3
2 .8
8.2
2.3
5.3
3.2
820 .1
.2
817.6
.2
35.6
332.5
84.1
148.5
3^.9
33^.9
50.9
90.8
77.5
83.8
H+5-9
51.4
90.2
76.3
NEW MEXICO
Trenton
Albuquerque
5.2
35.3
100.8
.1
97.3
5.1
5.0
33.5
6.0
1 7 .O
36.8
6.0
16 .8
3.8
14.3
3.8
H+.3
17 .9
17 .9
end o f table.
NOTE:
Data
(3)
11.3
36.3
15^.0
(3)
11.3
33.5
3O .9
(6 )
2 1 .1
2 1 .3
35.1
12.4
22.4
20.4
3^.7
12.3
21.3
19 .7
26.0
98.1
29.2
(6)
2.9
31.4
(6 )
2.9
2 .2
2 .2
2 .1
3.^
7.2
3.1+
7.3
1.3
9.1+
3.3
1 .3
9 .1
4.8
b .9
>.7
2.9
6.8
1 .2
8.2
NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY— C o n t i n u e d
99.6
.1
158 .7
1.2
5.1
4.1
380.8
.9
26.0
1 0 1 .1
NEBRASKA
7 12 .3
2.9
MONTANA
Manchester
TOTAL............................................
2 6 .1
Kansas City
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
3.0
24.7
fc.9
MISSO URI — C o n t i n u e d
86.2
78 .I
TOTAL...........................................
42.6
Jackson
63.3
1.1
5 .7
1 1 .8
4.4
33.7
147.3
51.8
5*+.5
M IS S IS S IP P I
MinneapolisSt. Paul
Duluth
53.3
1+3.5
(1 )
1.5
23.7
2.4
7.4
Vf.3
(1 )
1 .6
27.0
2 .2
8.0
.8
3.8
25.8
3A
12.9
2.7
6.9
47.3
(1 )
1.5
2 7 .O
2.3
Saginaw
.1
77.5
(1 )
6.7
7.5
6.3
78.0
(1 )
17.6
3.7
18 .5
4.6
7.3
7.7
6.4
18.4
4.7
1 3 .5
17 .2
16 .7
17 .4
1 6 .1
6 .1
17.8
for the
current m o n t h
Perth Amboy ?
Paterson ?
80 5 .1
.2
30.0
323.2
82,5
150 0
419.3
1 .2
26.3
I8 I .2
23.7
81.7
1 3 .5
52.4
89 .1
46.4
1+5.3
77.2
417.1
1 .2
2 6 .1
I8I .3
166.4
.5
11.0
16 2.7
.6
9 .k
8 2 .1
80.5
8.5
25.9
3.1
408.0
1.4
24.3
175.6
166.5
.4
23.6
80.0
13 .1
9.0
9.0
26.5
26.0
23.5
80 .4
13.4
46.6
44.6
10.8
8 1.9
45.0
3.2
12.4
45.0
2 2 .3
3.2
12.5
2 2 .1
1 2 .1
22.6
NEW YORK
Alb anySchenectady-Troy
75.5
(1 )
201.3
(1 )
7.2
57.7
8 .1
6.0
16 .9
^.5
1 6 .1
16 .7
are prel i m i n a r y .
6 .1
201.6
(l)
6.3
57.8
Binghamton
205.7
(1 )
7.9
15 .9
16.0
6 1.8
1 6 .1
40.2
40.1
41.2
8.6
26.6
8.6
26.8
8 .1
2 6 .1
46.2
1+5.9
44.5
77.8
(1 )
3.7
39.6
3.9
I3 .O
78.3
(1 )
3.7
40.3
3.9
76.6
(1 )
6.4
6.2
9.0
2 .2
12 .9
2*2
6.5
9.0
8.9
3.If
38.8
4.0
1 3 .O
2.3
Area
Industry
2A
Em ploym ent
Tabi« B-t: Eapliyees i i ■•■agrieiltaral is tillis h m its far selected areas, I f iiiis tr y diiisiea-CiatHuid
(In thousands)
Oct,
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
NEW YOgK— C o n t i n u e d
Industry division
Buffalo
TOTAL...........................................
Mining..................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util...
Finance.................
Nassau and
Suffolk Counties 7
Elmira 5
1+07.2
(1 )
27.1
157.7
33.8
1+1 1 .8
(1 )
28.9
I6O .3
I+I6 .I
(1 )
33.9
83.0
82.8
14.5
1+6.6
1+1+.5
1+6.6
1+1+.7
35.2
84.4
11+.7
1+6.9
43.4
2 6 .1
I65 .I+
11+.5
3 1.6
3 1.8
3 1.9
I5 .O
15 .4
1 5 .5
6.0
5.9
6 .1
39O .3
(1 )
33A
II5 .I
399.2
(1 )
35.2
111+.9
22.7
22.5
83.7
I5 .I
57.*+
381+.3
(1 )
33.8
1 1 1 .0
22.9
85.6
85.2
11+.7
62.5
63.9
63.0
11+.5
5I+.6
61.9
New York City 7
3,503.6
3,W.9
2.0
2.0
120.0
116.2
978.3
320 .3
735.2
373.9
576 .I+
1+0 1.2
3,488.9
969.3
319 .5
7 2 3 .I+
374.9
572.8
397.0
2 .1
120.4
966.5
324.8
733.2
372.7
568.2
401.2
1HEW YORK— C o n t i n u e d
New York-Northeastern
New Jersey
TOTAL........................................... 5,556.5 5,535.5 5,1+90.8
Mining..................
1+.8
4. 9
5.4 \
252.8
21+7.0
Contract construction..
2I+O.3
Manufacturing.......... 1 ,7 6 7 A
1,758.1+ 1,725.6
Trans, and pub. util...
1+79.0
1+76 .1+
*+75.1+
Trade................... 1 ,126.0 1 ,1 1 1 .2
l,12 l+.l+
1+68.8
1+69.8
I+67.8
Finance.......... .... ..
807.O i
8 2 1.3
823*7
644.5
61+1.1+
639.2
00
00
00
00
00
220.7
(1 )
11.9
IO8 .6
9.9
37.9
7.7
23.7
20.9
w
W
(4)
«
2 1 1 .8
(1 )
11.1
10 1.8
9.4
37.6
7.7
23 .T
¿0.6
Government.............
22 I .3
(1 )
20.0
66.1+
11+.6
1+5.6
1 1.1
36 .1
220.6
(1 )
20.9
63.8
27.5
27.6
209.I
(1 )
19 .5
57.0
11+.7
1+1+.7
11+.7
1+5.1+
11.0
36 .1
26.2
11.1
37.0
Finance.................
Service.................
Government.............
23.5
(1 )
2 .6
95.3
(1 )
6.7
95.2
(1 )
6.9
7.2
19 .6
16 .2
19 .5
16 .2
5.9
I6 .I+
3.6
9.3
2 2.2
99.6
(1 )
100.5
(1 )
3.6
9.6
3.1
41.6
5.5
16.7
3.5
9.2
22.0
20.9
2 .6
39.4
5.9
16 .4
25.8
2 5.8
9.6
27.9
5.9
10.5
8.9
9.6
27.8
5.9
10 .1+
8.8
Winston-Salem
92.3
(1 )
6.6
2 5.2
1+6.6
1+6.5
44,9
1+0.0
1+02 .1+
.1+
20.6
I6O.O
40.0
37.9
9.4
27.1
5.8
10 .2
8.0
OHIO
23.7
(1 )
2.9
2.7
1.8
I8O .8
.1
8.6
2 .1
86.9
1 1 .8
2.7
7.8
2.5
7.8
1 .6
1 .6
1 .6
3.6
3.*+
3.6
3.3
3.5
3.3
35.4
1+.1+
I 9 .O
11+.5
18 1.5
.1
9.2
8 7 .1
11.9
35.3
1+.1+
19 .2
11+.2
Cincinnati
Canton
Akron
2 3 .I+
(1 )
1.7
2.7
7.7
10.8
30.3
7.2
57.3
10 .1+
GreensboroHigh Point
Charlotte
Fargo
Mining..................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util...
29.8
19 .6
16 .2
NORTH DAKOTA
TOTAL....................
100.6
(1 )
2 .1+
1+0.8
11+6.7
(1 )
6 .1
NORTH CAROLINA
Westchester County 7
Mining..................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util...
11+5.1+
(1 )
6.7
5 I+.6
II+7 .I
(1 )
5.8
57.5
10.5
30 .2
7.2
NEW YORK— C o n t in u e d
TOTAL...........................................
Utica-Rome
Syracuse
Rochester
17 4 .3
.1
8.7
83.0
12 .2
99.6
.7
^•3
1+1+.2
6.7
99.4
10 7 .I
.6
4.5
1+3.8
6.7
i+.l
52.9
33.1
4.3
1 9 .O
2 0 .1
2 0 .1
3.3
3.3
1 1.2
1 1 .1+
3.2
1 1 .1+
13 .8
9.0
8.9
8.9
.6
6.8
1 9 .1
32.7
80.3
18.3
1+7.8
1+2.3
400.5
.4
20.4
I59.7
32.7
79.8
18.5
48.5
40.4
392.4
.3
19 .9
1 5 1 .O
32.7
79.1
18 .9
48.7
41.7
OH 10 — Co n t i nued
Cleveland
TOTAL....................
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util...
Service.................
677.9
.1+
31.4
271+.1
1+1+.5
I38.2
3 O .9
86.0
72.3
680.5
.1+
32 .1+
275.7
1+1+.3
137.6
3 1 .1
8 7 .1+
7 1.5
Columbus
662.2
.1+
34.1
259.6
45.3
136 .7
30.0
8I+.5
7 1.6
21+8.3
.7
16 .0
67 .1
2 52 .I
2 I+O.5
.7
I6.8
71.6
15 .5
18.0
18.0
54.3
11+.3
51+.0
11+.1+
1+7.3
30.7
1+6 .1
30.6
OH 10— C o n t i nued
Mining..................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.......... ........
Government..............
See
footnotes
I63 .I
•5
9.8
61+.3
11 .1
35.7
*+.5
2 1 .1
16 .2
at e n d of table.
166.3
.5
10 .2
67 .1
1 1 .2
35.5
1+.6
2 1.2
I6 .O
NOTE:
.7
63.3
1 8 .1+
5 1 .3
14.3
30.3
1+6.6
225 .O
.1+
8 .1
96.3
9.5
38.7
5.5
23.9
1+2 .6
225.2
.1+
8.5
96.8
9.5
38.3
5.5
24.1
1+2 .1
Toledo
2 1 1 .3
.1+
8 .1+
81+.1+
9.2
37.7
5.1
2 3.8
1+2 .3
I62.3
.2
11.9
6I.O
13*2
35.5
5.2
20.6
11+.7
OKLAHOMA
Youngstown
TOTAL....................
Dayton
Oklahoma City
190.3
.6
9.3
92.5
1 1 .8
3I+.6
1+.1+
20.9
16 .2
16 1.0
156.2
6.7
18.6
1 2 .1
6.7
9.9
18.7
39.4
9*5
18.9
1+5.1
39.0
9.5
12.0
12 .1
18.9
i+i+.l
D a t a for the c u r r e n t m o n t h
17 .9
12 .2
37.2
9.3
18.5
I+I+.5
II9.8
1 2 .1+
7.7
2 7 .0
13 .1
29.5
5.9
11+.2
10.0
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
35.6
5.3
20.7
14.2
15 1 .6
.1
10.0
52.9
1 3 .5
3 5 .1
5 .1
20.7
14.1
OREGON
Tulsa
I62 .O
6.7
11.7
16 3.6
.2
1 2 .2
62.2
13.2
120 .1+
12.3
8.2
2 7 .I+
12.9
29.5
6.0
11+.2
9.9
Portland 2
1 18 .7
1 2 .1+
6.0
26O .6
(1 )
15.5
6I+.1+
28.0
6 5.1
13.9
ll+.O
9.5
34.6
39.1
7.4
27.9
I3 .I
28 .1+
266.1
(1 )
16 .8
66.8
2 8 .1
65.3
14.1
35.4
39.6
252.8
(1 )
16 .0
62.5
28.3
6 1.2
13 .6
33.0
38.2
25
A rea
Industry Em ploym ent
Table 1-8: Eaipleyees i i laiatriciltaral estakliskneits far selected areas, by indastry division-continued
Industry division
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
All en townBethlehem-Easton
TOTAL.................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
I6 3.9
.8
8 .2
8 1.9
1 0 .2
28.0
4.2
I8 .O
12.6
I6 3 .7
.8
8 .1
8 2 .1
10 .1
27.9
4.2
1 7 .9
12.6
(In thousands)
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
19 58
-1959
1959
PENNST LVANIA
Erie
I7 3 .4
.9
7.2
93.2
1 0 .8
27.4
4.2
17.4
12.3
_
-
-
38.3
-
-
-
Philadelphia
-
Contract construction. .
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Servi ce..............
_
40.3
-
_
67.4
(1)
4.6
11.4
5.1
14.9
4.3
8.5
18 .6
42.6
43.4
38.3
SOUTH CAROLINA— Continued
6 7 .2
(1)
4.7
11.4
5.1
14.8
4.3
8.4
1 8 .5
66.6
(l)
4.4
1 0 .9
5.3
14.7
4.1
8.7
18 .5
Service..............
111.1
1.8
7.9
41.9
6 .7
22.1
3.0
11.0
1 6 .7
112.1
1.8
8.9
42.3
6.8
21.7
3.0
11.0
16 .6
Fort Worth
TOTAL.................
Mining............
Contract construction. .
Manufacturing. ..,.....
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
«
.
53.4
-
_
53.4
-
See
footnotes
at
end of table.
NOTE:
Data
776 .I
I3 .O
44.6
295.6
64.2
1 5 5 .2
3 1 .2
100.2
7 2 .I
_
_
_
51.8
_
_
-
„
«.
_
5 2 .O
_
42.4
-
_
-
for the
_
_
89.O
_
_
_
-
_
_
89.7
_
_
_
-
9 2 .I
-
5.0
4 7 .I
4.9
I6.I
2.1
9.6
7.3
52.3
RHODE ISLAND
28O.7
(1)
I7 .5
I2 7 .6
12.1
49.5
12.2
28.8
33.0
26.5
(1)
1.8
5.9
2.6
7.8
1.5
3.9
3.1
..
_
90.2
_
_
_
_
I 38 .2
.3
7.9
38.7
11.1
30.6
9.3
21.2
I9 .I
13 8 .3
.3
7.9
39.1
11.1
30.4
9.3
21.2
1 9 .O
24.0
_
_
-
c u r r e n t m o n t h are preliminary.
_
23.9
-
-
5.1
44.9
4.9
15.8
2.1
9.2
6.9
_
_
«
_
_
29.4
29 .6
_
_
SOUTH CAROLINA
_
_
30.I
_
-
55.7
(1)
4.5
9.9
4.5
11.7
2.3
5.2
17.6
55.7
(1)
4.3
9.7
4.5
11.8
2.3
5.4
17 .7
TENNESSEE
53.9
(1)
4.1
9.3
4.7
11.1
2.2
4.9
1 7 .6
Chattanooga
2 6 .1
(1)
2.0
5.6
2.5
7.8
1.4
3.7
3.0
8 9 .2
.1
4.0
40.1
h .7
1 6 .O
4.9
8.9'
10 .5
90.I
.1
4.1
40.8
4.7
1 6 .O
4.9
9.1
10.4
TEXAS
89.9
.1
3.5
41.4
4.9
16.4
4.9
8.7
10.0
Dallas
1 3 7 .5
.3
7.4
4o.i
11.3
29.9
9.2
2 0 .7
18 .9
San Antonio
_
88.9
Charleston
2 8 0 .1
277.9
(1)
(l)
1 8 .0
1 7 .5
12 6 .8
1 2 7 .7
12.1
12 .5
49.1
47.9
11.8
12.2
28.5
2 8 .2
33.0
32.7
SOUTH DAKOTA
26.5
(1)
1.9
5.8
2.6
7.8
1.5
3.9
3.1
92.4
5.1
47.6
4.9
I5 .9
2.1
9.7
7.1
Scranton
_
_
_
49.6
_
-
Nashville
1 8 1 .6
I8 7.9
I8 7.5
•3
•3
.3
11.4
11.6
12.4
4 5.0
44.8
41.2
16 .0
1 6 .2
16 .1
48.9
50.9
50 .3
8.6
9.0
9.1
24.4
24.2
24.5
30.0
30.6
30.9
TEXAS— Continued
4
Houston
_
I36.O
(1 )
8.4
32.3
1 3 .O
2 3 .6
6.1
15.6
37.0
Sioux Falls
_
31.4
30.1
_
_
TENNESSEE— Continued
_
_
_
Oct.
1958
Lancaster
Providence
Memphis
10 7 .9
1.9
7.0
40.3
6.8
21.3
3.0
10.8
16.8
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
Reading
Greenville
_
3 I.7
_
Knoxville
TOTAL.................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
_
40.7
-
Columbi a
TOTAL.................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
35.0
-
Pittsburgh
679.6
1,459.0 1,459.9
678.3
2.0
8.1
2.1
9.2
82.0
41.1
8 0 .3
39.9
2 1 7 .2
529 .O
214.7
534.9
110.1
110.8
56.Ö
56.4
293.4
295.5
15 1 .3
15 1 .3
74.4
3 1.0
73.6
3 1 .5
I8I.4
184.1
102.0
IO3 .4
182.0
7 2 .O
72.8
I8 3 .3
PENNSYLVANIA— Continued
Wilkes-Barre—
York
Hazleton
_
_
-
I35.9
1 3 6 .5
(1 )
(1 )
7.9
8.3
31.4
31.4
12.9
1 3 .I
24.2
24.3
6.0
5.9
15 .6
I5 .7
37.8
37.9
PENNSYLVANIA— Conti nued
TOTAL................. 1,469.2
Mining...............
2.0
Contract construction..
78.8
Manufacturing........
533.^
Trans, and pub. utill..
IO9 .3
Trade................
30 0 .1
Finance...... .......
7 3 .0
18 7 .6
Government...........
18 5 .0
TOTAL.................
Oct.
1958
Harrisburg
«.
37.9
-
Sept.
1959
_
-
2 2 .5
-
_
_
86 .5
83.7
UTAH
Salt Lake City
83.7
-
I3O.9
2.6
9.5
22.2
I3 .3
36.4
8.3
18.2
20.4
13 1.4
2.6
9.8
21.7
13.4
36.5
8.4
18.5
2 0 .5
130.0
6 .3
9 .2
21.8
1 3 .5
34.2
8.0
1 7 .O
20.0
A rea
Industry
Em ploym ent
Table B-S: Employees in nooagricalteral establishments tor selected areas, by iih s try dnisiaa-Coitiaaei
(In t h o u sands)
Industry division
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
Sept.
3959
Oçt.
1958
Oct.
1939
20.8
5.0
1 .6
5.2
20.9
5.1
1.6
5.3
19.8
4.4
1.6
5.1
10.8
6 .6
5-7
•7
.7
1 .7
Oct.
TOTAL...............
Mining.............
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade........ .
Finance............
Service............ .
Government. ........ .
s:
w
(4)
(4)
«
(4
W
W
336.3
( 1)
1 7 .0
104.5
29.7
75.3
20.2
40.0
49.6
5.8
.7
1 .6
I52 .I
.2
14.2
17.4
15.6
35.6
5.2
16.5
47.4
149.5
.2
16 5 .I
164.9
16 1.6
.2
.2
14.6
1 7 .O
12.2
12.7
42.6
.2
12 .0
15 .7
16 .2
35.5
5.2
35.2
5.2
I6 .I
48.0
12.5
42.3
1 5 .2
40.3
13 .3
I52.5
.2
16 .8
47.5
16.4
18 .2
2 3 .I
19 .1
39.0
49.5
79.0
(1)
5.0
14.5
8.4
21.1
4.0
12.8
13 .2
79*0
( 1)
5.3
14.9
8.4
21.0
4.0
12 .6
12.8
1959
15 .2
39.7
13 .4
18 .2
22.9
41.3
15 .5
38.5
13 .0
1 8 .1
2 3 .O
WEST V I R G I N I A
Tacoma
Spokane
339.4
(1)
I5.2
II3.8
28.0
74.8
Oct.
1938
1959
WASHI NGTON
Seattle
Sept.
1958
NorfolkPortsmouth
10 .6
1.6
Oct.
--- VTR8
Springfield •
TOTAL......... .....
Mining.............
Contract construction,
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade..... ........
Finance.......
Service............
Government.........
Sept.
1959
VERMONT
76 .0
(1)
5.1
I3 .3
8.4
20 .1
4.0
12.5
12.6
75.4
(1)
4.5
16,0
6.2
16.0
3.4
9 .1
20.2
Charleston
76.6
73.9
W
(1)
4.9
(1)
M
16 .6
6.4
1 6 .1
3.4
9.2
20.0
4.4
15 .9
6.1
15 .3
3.1
8.7
20.4
it
9 1.6
7 .7
5 .1
25.5
W
10.1
00
19 .7
3 .3
9.7
10 .7
00
w
00
89.7
7.8
4.7
24.6
10.1
18 .7
3.3
9.5
11.2
WEST V I R G I N I A — C o n t i n u e d
HuntingtonAshland
TOTAL...............
Mining.............
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade..............
Finance............
Service............
Government......
It!
(4)
(K
(4
(4
(h
8
:
60.8
1.0
2 .5
20.2
5.6
WheelingSteubenville
64.7
1.0
2.9
22.8
98.9
4.5
6.5
39.6
Milwaukee
108.4
4.6
6.6
49.0
14.0
14.6
8.1
18.8
2.2
2 .2
3.0
6.8
6.6
8.8
2.9
10 .3
8.2
10 .3
8.0
8.7
5.9
8.3
18 .8
WYOMI NG
Casper
TOTAL...............
Mining.............
Contract construction,
Manufacturing...... .
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade..............
Finance............
Service............ .
Government......... .
18.7
4.1
1.7
1.9
1.6
1.6
17.4
3.4
1.5
1.9
4.2
4.3
4.1
.8
.6
1.9
2.4
1.8
2.3
18.3
3.9
1.7
1.8
.8
1.9
2.4
1.8
*1945 SIC and 1942 SSB Industrial Classification.
1Combined with service.
2Rervised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data.
^Combined with construction.
**Not available.
^Total includes data for industry divisions not shown separately.
^Combined with manufacturing.
7Subarea of New York-Northeastern New Jersey.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
SOURCE: Cooperating State agencies listed on inside back cover.
442.0
(1)
22.7
196.7
29 .O
82.3
20.8
49.3
41.3
Racine
443.8
(1 )
23.4
199.8
28.9
421.4
(1 )
22.2
44.2
2.2
2.2
2 .2
17 7 .4
28.8
82.9
20.6
48.6
40.8
22.8
1.9
6.9
.9
5.1
4.2
20.5
1.8
80.5
22.7
1.8
7.0
.9
5.2
4.3
20.8
49 .I
41.3
(l)
44.0
(1)
41.2
(1)
6.8
.9
4.8
4.1
27
Historical Hours a n d
Earnings
Table M : Gross hoirs aid earnings of prediction workers ii Banafacturing
1919 to date
Durable goods
Manufacturing
Year and month
1919..................
1920 .......................................
Average
weekly
earnings
$22.08
26.30
1921.......................................
2 2 .18
19 2 2 .......................................
1923.......................................
21.51
23.82
1924.......................................
1925........................
1926..................
1927..................
1928 ..................
23.93
24.37
24.65
24.74
24.97
1929.......................................
1930.......................................
1931.......................................
1932.......................................
1933.......................................
1934.......................................
1935.......................................
1936.......................................
1937.......................................
1938.......................................
1939.......................................
19^0 .......................................
19 ^ 1 .......................................
19^2 .......................................
25.03
23.25
20.87
17.05
16.73
18.40
20.13
2 1.7 8
24.05
22.30
23.86
25.20
29.58
Average
weekly
hours
*»6.3
47.4
43.1
44.2
$0,477
.555
.515
.487
45.6
.522
43.7
44.5
.547
•547
.548
.550
45.0
45.0
44.4
44.2
42.1
40.5
38.3
38.1
NOTE:
2 1.2 8
1 6 .2 1
16.43
_
-
-
22.44
_
32.6
34.8
_
$0,497
.472
16 .8 9
.556
.577
18 .0 5
19 .I I
22.88
22.93
21.84
20.50
17.57
.729
.853
52.07
46.6
44.1
40.2
40.6
40.5
1.117
l.lll
37.12
46.49
52 M
57.11
1 .1 5 6
1.2 9 2
4 l.l4
46.96
1.410
50 .6 1
58.03
63.32
69.47
73.46
77.23
39.5
41.2
41.6
41.5
41.3
1.469
1.537
51.41
54.71
58.46
77.18
83.21
1.92
2.01
2.10
2.20
2.28
45.2
39-2
40.5
39.7
40.7
40.4
39.8
39.2
39.9
4 0 .2
39.9
4 o .o
40 .2
40.3
.961
1.019
1.023
1.086
1.237
1.350
1.401
1.465
1.59
1.6 7
1.77
1.8 1
49.05
.947
1.059
29.13
34.12
37.4
37.0
38.9
40.3
42.5
.724
1.6 7
1.77
1.8 7
38.29
60.98
63.60
2.34
2.36
77.22
94.94
95.11
97.10
97.75
98.64
99.36
40.4
4 0 .3
40.8
40.9
4 l.l
41.4
2.35
2.36
77.81
96.80
40.5
40.8
40.8
40.9
40.3
2.39
2.35
2.37
2.36
89.65
88.70
89.47
89.06
88.98
4 0 .2
40.5
40 .3
40.3
39.9
2.23
2.19
2.22
2.21
2.23
95.88
96.70
96.52
95.91
_
_
41.9
4o .o
2 1.7 8
22.27
24.92
.698
40.3
40.8
40.7
-
.808
94.30
96.29
2 .19
-
3 6 .1
2.17
2 .19
«
“
2 1.0 5
88.66
90.06
86 .31
_
_
-
19.94
21.53
.674
.6SGS
2.07
2.13
1.9 8
Average
hourly
earnings
35.1
36.1
37.7
37.4
.586
40.2
41.4
4 l.i
40.3
39.5
1.88
91.17
40.5
26.91
D a t a on h o u r s o f w o r k based on the h o u s e h o l d su r v e y are shown in tables A-15
D a t a for the 2 m o s t r e c e n t m o n t h s are preliminary.
22.75
2 3 .0 1
39.3
42.1
45.1
46.6
24.04
Average
weekly
hours
22.07
38.0
.661
2.20
2.22
2.23
2.23
2.24
89.24
89.87
90.32
July...........
24.77
$21.94
26.50
40.7
40.7
40.5
88.00
27.22
.552
.515
.446
.442
-
-
28.44
34.04
42.73
49.30
54.92
59*33
64.71
67.97
71.69
87.38
.566
-
.633
19^9.......................................
1950.......................................
1951.......................................
1952.......................................
1953......................................
86.58
26.61
26.66
27.24
_
-
37.7
38.1
40.6
42.9
44.9
49.97
54.14
88.04
25.84
26.39
_
-
24.01
1947.......................................
1948............ ............
79.99
82.39
83.50
"
.627
43.4
40.4
40.4
4 o .l
71.86
$25.78
Average
weekly
earnings
33.9
37.3
4 i.o
4o.o
35.0
.46.08
44.39
76.52
_
Nondurable -goods
Average
hourly
earnings
18 .8 7
2 1.5 2
1944.......................................
1945.......................................
195^.......................................
1955.......................................
1956.......................................
’1957.......................................
1958.......................*..............
Average
weekly
hours
.532
.550
.556
.624
1943.......................................
43.82
.562
Average
weekly
earnings
34.6
36.6
39.2
38.6
35.6
36.65
43.14
19^6 .......................................
Average
hourly
earnings
2 .38
2.39
2.40
2.40
2.38
t h r o u g h A-19.
64.74
68.06
71.10
73.51
75.27
78 .0 1
7 8 .0 1
79.00
79.00
79.40
79.60
80.00
80.20
80.79
79.79
79.59
43.1
42.3
40.5
4 o .l
39.6
$0,420
.427
.5 15
.530
.529
.577
.584
.582
.602
.64o
.723
.803
.861
.904
1.015
1.171
1.2 7 8
38.8
39.7
39.5
39.6
39.5
1.325
1.378
1.48
1.54
39.0
39.8
39.5
39.1
38.8
1.66
1.71
39.4
39.6
1.6 1
1.8 0
1.88
1.94
1.9 6
1.97
39.3
39.4
39.5
39.5
39.7
39.8
1.9 8
1.9 8
39.8
40.1
39.8
39.5
39.4
2.01
2.00
2.03
2.02
2.02
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
28
C u r r e n t H o u r s Ba Bn Bd M aES aI rBnIi nf ig Bs W
O v e r tim e D ata i
Table C-2: Gross boars and earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group
Average weekly hours Average hourly e a r n in g s
Nov.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Oct.
1958
1959
1959
195?
_ i # 2._ -i?5§_...
Average weekly earnings
Nov.
Nov.
Oct.
Major industry group
1959
1959
1958
MANUFACTURING.........................................................................................................................
$88.98
$89.06
$86.58
39.9
40.3
39.9
$2.23
$ 2 .2 1
$ 2.17
DURABLE GOODS..............................................................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS......................................................................................................
95.91
79.59
96.52
79.79
94.30
77.22
40.3
39.4
40.9
39.5
40.3
39.4
2.02
2.38
2.36
2.02
2.34
1.96
105.37
106.66
103.16
41.0
40.2
41.5
2.57
41.4
40.7
39.6
40.7
41.8
41.1
39.9
41.0
41.3
40.7
40.5
41.1
2 .51
1.93
1.79
2.14
2.75
2.32
2.43
2.19
2.63
2.23
1.86
D u rab le Goods
80.80
75.35
90.76
110.88
96.05
103.32
90.72
102.91
94. 30
76.95
82.01
76.49
91.24
105.74
96.76
IO4 .O8
91.17
109.35
94.53
77.52
77.59
73.03
87.53
108.08
94.66
96.96
88.91
41.0
40.5
38.7
41.0
40.5
106.78
90.76
75.14
41.1
40.8
40.2
40.8
40.9
39.3
2.23
2.80
40.8
2.36
39.9
40.6
2.52
2.24
40.6
40.8
2.57
2.01
1.82
2.66
2.30
40.7
40.4
1.90
2.01
1.83
2.22
2.65
2.36
2.52
2.24
2.70
2.30
1.90
N o ndu rab le Goods
86.69
86.09
83.64
63.00
63.60
62.72
63.99
56.30
95.42
63.99
55.02
95.44
104.72
100.85
54.42
90.95
99.30
103.90
100.60
1 1 6 .1 1
96. li.
59.25
61.26
40.0
40.5
36.2
42.8
36.8
42.6
38.2
96.82
116.52
112.46
58.28
59.63
10 1.18
40.8
40.7
37.5
40.5
38.5
41.5
1*1.4
39.9
39.4
98.09
2.13
1.68
1.58
1.53
2.24
2.72
40.6
40.6
36.2
40.7
37.5
40.8
36.8
41.0
39.2
40.3
35.8
42.5
37.9
41.2
2.43
2.91
2.44
1 .6 1
2.11
1.59
1.58
1.52
2.23
2.72
2.43
2.87
2.48
1.6 1
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
Table C-3: Average overtime hours and average hourly earnings excluding overtime
of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group
Average hourly earnings
excluding overtime1
Average overtime hours
Major industry group
MANUFACTURING...............................................................................
DURABLE GOODS...........................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS...................................................................
Sept. Nov.
1959 1958
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959 _
Sept.
.1959
Oct.
1958
3.0
2.6
2.4
$2.14
$2.14
$2.08
2.8
2.8
3.0
3.0
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.28
2.28
2.5
1.95
1.95
2.23
1.89
2.3
3.6
3.2
3.6
3.0
3.6
2.3
3.4
2.7
3.3
3.6
3.0
3.3
2.49
1.94
1.6
2.51
1.93
1.75
2.13
2.56
2.7
2.28
1959
Oct.
1959
2.6
2.8
2.5
2.7
Nov.
D u r a b l e Go od s
Instruments and related products..................
_
2 .1
-
3.7
3.4
3.5
-
3.2
_
3.6
1.3
3.2
1.5
4.6
3.2
2.6
2.9
2.7
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.2
1.8
2.6
2 .1
2.2
1.8
2.0
2.44
2.17
2.7
2.4
3.0
3.3
2.62
2.0
2.6
2.5
1.8
2.6
4.0
3.4
1.3
3.0
1.3
4.4
2.5
2.8
2.6
1.76
2.14
2.56
2.29
2.43
2 .16
2.62
2.22
2.23
1.83
1.83
3.2
2.02
1.99
1.0
2.8
1.57
1.52
1.49
1.52
2.44
1.87
1.73
2.03
2.68
2.21
2.34
2 .10
2.48
2.17
1.79
No ndu r ab le Goods
Textile-mill products..............................
Apparel and other finished textile products......
Printing,
publishing,
and allied industries......
-
-
1.6
2.6
2.1
3.1
1.5
5.1
3.6
3.1
2.3
3.3
1.0
4.3
1.2
1.3
1.50
2.12
(2 )
1.93
1.50
1.47
1.50
2.03
2.1
2.2
1.5
2.8
1.5
2.12
(2 )
2.36
2.80
2.8
1.4
2.39
2.35
2.31
1.59
1.58
1.55
1.4
4.5
2.7
1Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
2Not available as average overtime rates are significantly above time and one-half.
the group in the nondurable-goods total has little effect.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
1.53
2.39
2.83
(2 )
2.27
2.69
Inclusion of data for
2.04
1.60
1.5 2
1.5 2
2.14
2.62
2.35
2.77
2.41
1.59
29
M an-H ours
Table C-4: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours and payrolls
in indostrial and construction activities1
and
| H | S pen d ab le
Payrolls
Earnings
(1947-49-100)
Nov.
Oct.
1959
1959
Activity
Sept.
1959 _
Nov.
Oct.
1958
1958
.
Man-hours
99.6
101.5
103.0
6U.0
60.3
98.5
97.8
59.2
68.1*
68.0
135.3
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION...................................................
121. k
133.9
136.5
123.8
MANUFACTURING......................................................................
98.8
99.6
101.1
96.9
94.5
DURABLE GOODS.............................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS......................................................
103.1
93.6
103.3
95.1
103.9
97.7
101.2
91.7
92.6
315.0
78.8
111.3
103.3
94.5
103. 4
101.1
HiO.l
95.7
121.8
108.7
326.9
81.7
113.5
106. h
59.1
106.2
102.1*
11*1.9
122.5
122.7
326.9
82.5
112.1*
108.9
317.6
76.3
105.3
98.6
90.0
107.2
87.9
121*. 7
121.5
109.6
99.3
83.9
78.ii
71;. 5
107.7
113.2
115.3
105.9
78.4
103.9
90.5
88.0
91.8
75.5
106.1
114.1
96.0
Durable Goods
Instruments and related products............
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries.....
60.2
111.6
103.5
11*1.0
119.9
121.7
109.4
111.1
297.0
80.0
10 6 . 1*
97.9
86.2
102.5
85.6
116 .1
99.1
107.9
100.9
Nondurable Goods
Apparel and other finished textile products.
Printing, publishing,
and allied industries.
Products of petroleum and coal.............
96.2
100.0
74.5
107.0
11 6 .6
11 6 .8
1 1 6 .2
106 . 1*
108.3
81*. 0
110.2
90.8
81.3
108.8
88.1*
Payrol Is
96.7
-
86.2
82.7
73.7
100.3
111.1*
109.7
100.3
83.9
100.0
89.5
91.4
92.1
72.9
100.7
112.0
110.2
100.3
81.6
99.4
85.9
106.8
105.0
94.3
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION....................................................
-
239.6
242.9
212.2
231.4
MANUFACTURING.......................................................................
166.1
166.1
169.1
158.1*
152.5
*For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers;
tract construction, data relate to construction workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
for con
Takle C-5: Grass a rt s p iia k le aieraie weekly earaiags ia industrial aid ceastractiei activities,
ii carreit aad 1947-43 M la rs 1
Mining
Type of earnings
Manufacturing
Contract construction
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Öct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
$109.33
87.12
$107.45
85.82
$102.1*0
82.78
$117.66
93.75
$115.66
92.38
$115.82
93.63
$89.06
70.96
$89.47
71.46
$85.17
68.85
88.29
70.35
86.85
69.37
83.47
67.48
94.67
75.43
93.14
74.39
93.75
75.79
72.51
57.78
72.83
58.17
69.80
96.57
76.95
95.03
75.90
91.38
73.87
103.40
82.39
101.76
81.28
102.38
82.76
80.03
63.77
80.36
64.19
77.25
62.1*5
Gross average weekly earnings:
1947-49 dollars..... ....................
Spendable average weekly earnings:
Worker with no dependents:
1947 49 dollars..........................
56.43
Worker with 3 dependents:
1947 49 dollars..........................
*See footnote, table C-4.NOTE: D a t a for the c u rrent m o n t h
are preliminary.
Industry H ours a n d
E a r n¡ iUn gBs I
?o
Table C-6: Grass hoars aid earikfs af predictiai Markers,1 I» iidastry
Average weekly earnings
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
Average weekly hours
Average hourly earnings
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
1959
I 959
1958
Oct.
1959
M IN IN G .........................................................................................................................
$109.33
$107.45
$102.40
41.1
40.7
40.0
$2.66
$2.64
$2.56
METAL MINING........................................ ............................................
98.74
86.98
108.62
99.29
40.3
38.7
35.7
40.4
4o.l
2.45
2.88
2.43
2.25
2.47
44.7
40.5
40.2
31.1
4i.i
4l.6
2.28
2.54
2.83
2.47
2 .18
Industry
91.13
99.46
94.85
98.30
101.03
99.79
87.42
ANTHRACITE MININO............................................................................
82.50
88.36
77.52
30.0
3 1.9
29.7
2.75
2.77
2.6 1
B1TUM1NOUS-COAL MINING..................................................................
121k 21
115 .8 1
107.76
38.1
35.2
35.8
3.26
3*29
3.0 1
112.81*
116 .7 2
107.60
40.3
4l.i
4o.3
2.80
2.84
2.67
NONMETALLIC MINING AND QUARRYING...............................................
97.68
99.01
95.37
44.2
44.6
45.2
2 .2 1
2.22
2 .1 1
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION........................................................................................
117.66
115.66
115.8 2
37.0
36.6
38 .1
3 .18
3.16
3.04
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION...........................................................................................
117.7k
II3 .3 O
112 .5 8
109.62
39.5
40.6
38.4
42.7
44.5
40.9
2 .9O
2.75
3.07
2.78
116.35
40.6
41.2
40.0
2.70
122.80
1 18 .7 1
117.0 4
120.66
2.85
Highway and street construction.........................
3.03
2.63
2.95
B U IL D IN G CONSTRUCTION...................................................................................................
118.05
1 16 .7 1
11 5 .1 8
36 .1
35.8
36.8
3.27
3.26
3.13
GENERAL CONTRACTORS........................................................................
109.85
107.87
107.01
35.9
35.6
36.9
3 .O6
3.03
2.90
SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS.............................................................
122.72
12 1.70
126.29
116 .4 7
36.2
35.9
36.5
35.4
37.0
35.5
36.7
38.3
35.1
3.39
3.46
3.26
3.30
3.16
38.6
36.0
3.75
3.39
3.46
3.29
3.75
3.30
3 .3 1
3 .17
9O.I9
30.2
2.90
2.42
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION:
Petroleum and natural-gas production (except contract
116 .8 2
1 1 7 .5 1
119.64
126.39
IIO.92
l40.12
114.12
MANUFACTURING...........................................................................................................
89.06
89.47
8 5.17
40.3
40.3
39.8
2 .2 1
2.22
2.14
DURABLE GOODS........................................................................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS................................................................................................................
96.52
79.79
96.70
80.79
91.83
76.83
40.9
39.5
40.8
39.8
4o.l
39.4
2.36
2.02
2.37
2.03
2.29
1.9 5
IO6.66
105.22
103.00
41.5
4l.l
41.2
2.57
2.56
2.50
82.01
82.62
79.77
80.39
80.15
77.30
78 .12
52.58
96.16
40.8
4o.8
40.8
42.2
40.0
40.7
40.7
40.6
41.5
39.8
4l.l
40.9
40.9
42.4
39.9
2.0 1
79.56
2.03
I .96
I .98
I .27
2 .5O
1.9 5
1.8 9
1 .9 1
83.42
82.54
85.49
59.09
57.60
66.08
40.9
4l.l
41.7
40.9
4i.l
ho. 9
40.5
40.6
40.8
40.3
40.4
40.5
41.5
41.9
41.7
40.2
4o.o
41.3
4i.8
42.1
42.9
41.5
40.8
41.4
44.1
40.0
40.2
40.5
41.3
41.4
41.8
40.9
4i.o
4i.4
4o.5
1.8 5
4i.i
41.7
4l.o
42.6
4l.o
2.22
2 8 .1
3.13
2.23
3.13
39.0
38.0
37.9
40.5
40.3
40.8
37.0
39.5
4o.4
40.7
40.0
40.8
40.8
2 .2 1
2 .I9
2.22
2 .2 1
2.23
1.85
2.45
2.23
1.84
130.79
II5 .I7
144.38
138.75
37.8
34.9
38.5
35.4
3.30
3.63
Durable Goods
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES............................................. ...............
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS..............................................................
Sawmills and planing mills,
general................ .
80.38
54.02
West8 ................................................... .
Millwork, plywood, prefabricated structural wood
Hillwork...................................................
99.60
84.66
83.43
87.57
60.94
60.01
67.08
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES..................................................................
52.71
99.50
83.43
8 1.6 1
86.50
62.06
6 1 .4i
66.42
and fixtures..............
74.09
92 .4o
90.45
74.93
71.5 3
73.39
70.79
63.69
78.06
80.18
81.80
6 5.31
88.30
86.80
71.6 9
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS............................ ...................
91.24
91.43
86.51
130.52
86.19
83.00
133.34
90.32
74.56
99.96
88.09
72.68
10 6.17
Mattresses and bedsprings.............................. .
Office, public-building, and professional furniture.....
Partitions,
shelving,
lockers,
Pressed or blown glass....................................
*See f o o t n o t e s
at end of table.
NOTE:
76.49
73.25
75.58
72.04
66.92
6 5.21
7 7 .7 1
85 .1*9
8 6 .11
72.07
93.50
79.68
84.05
8 6 .11
D a t a for the current month
93.89
84.36
81.77
78 .12
87.67
88.73
86.40
75.07
96.70
are preliminary.
4 1.7
41.2
42.9
4o.3
4l.o
39.3
IÏ.Î
41.9
41.3
40.7
4o.l
41.6
38.9
39 .1
I .95
1.97
1.2 8
2.49
2.10
2 .O6
2.0 1
2 .12
1.49
1.46
1.64
1.54
I .52
1.64
1.83
1.8 3
1.7 4
1.5 6
1.90
2.05
2.09
1.6 8
2 .32
2.29
1.8 2
2.07
2.03
1.7 4
1.5 6
1.9 2
2.06
2.08
1.6 8
2.31
2.25
2.54
1.24
2.4l
2.0 1
1.97
2.05
1.47
1.44
1.60
1.79
I .7 1
1.5 2
1.8 9
I .97
2.04
1 .5 7
2.27
2.22
1.77
2 .11
2.78
2 .1 7
2 .I8
2 .16
1.84
2.37
31
M
Industry
Hours
and
Earnings
M : firms lu r s » 4 iv i k f s i f p riiic tin wirkirs,1 In M is t r j- C iit iin i
Average weekly earnings
Oct.
S e p t.
O c t.
Industry
Average weeklyr hours Average hourly ena m ing s
O c t.
S e p t.
O c t.
O c t.
S e p t.
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
$8 1.19
77.28
$80.80
76.54
$2.00
1.84
2.05
$ 1.9 4
2.02
2.03
2.08
1.98
9 1.10
38.6
2.36
75.52
2.36
2 .1 1
2.35
80.35
94.13
88.40
75.26
2 .12
2 .1 2
2.02
2.03
2.04
88.68
40.4
41.6
40.6
39.3
37.7
37.9
44.4
43.9
41.3
41.4
39.0
43.3
36.9
40.8
42.3
40.3
40.2
88.60
40.8
42.0
40.8
39.9
38.1
38.9
44.1
44.3
42.0
41.0
40.0
42.4
$1.99
1.84
81.74
$79.15
74.03
78.99
79.60
1.84
2.33
2.46
2.37
40.0
38.3
38.9
38.3
38.0
42.6
39.4
39.6
39.2
38.9
41.6
38.3
40.3
37.9
O c t.
Durable Goods-— Continued
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS— Continued
82.^2
81.00
89.92
82.08
93*93
90.37
77.70
95.94
99.20
101.34
94.94
PRIMARY METAL IN D U S TR IE S ...............................................................................................
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills.........
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills, except
Steel foundries..............................................
Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals.........
Primary smelting and refining of copper, lead, and zinc...
105.74
116.97
118.94
NOTE:
3 8 .1
114.90
100.75
87.93
37.9
40.9
39.4
39.8
39.1
38.4
40.7
40.6
40.4
41.3
41.3
41.9
4l.O
41.7
40.2
41.2
4l.o
85.88
85.33
94.35
118.90
93.15
107.71
109.72
106.30
96.76
107.86
91.62
83.82
93.66
93.20
91.54
104.42
110.97
94.87
37.1
38.2
40.3
39.8
41.0
41.4
41.2
41.6
4l.l
40.2
39.9
38.4
40.9
40.0
104.83
105.52
38.6
39.5
41.3
110.00
38.8
42.1
40.3
93.02
106.55
87.99
78.78
8 8 .31
90.93
92.70
92.97
41.0
40.7
40.9
41.7
40.9
40.7
40.1
39.9
4l.i
40.6
40.3
41.5
40.0
39.6
40.8
41.3
41.7
40.4
39.6
43.3
41.2
39.9
92.80
9 5 .11
94.56
9 1.13
97.53
99.12
91.25
82.03
94.09
8 1 .1*0
40.2
40.4
40.0
39.5
41.1
41.3
42.0
42.5
42.0
40.8
41.3
41.5
39.0
41.4
41.6
41.6
4o.l
40.9
40.3
1*0.3
42.4
40.8
42.5
40.5
42.8
42.7
41.3
41.7
41.9
38.9
41.9
41.5
41.8
40.3
39.9
40.5
40.3
41.3
1*0 .2
42.5
39.7
40.7
1+0 .6
41.1
39.0
39.7
41.5
41.2
41.3
40.6
1*0.9
4l.l
4i.o
4o.8
39.5
40.7
41.1
40.5
39.7
39.8
39.6
4l.l
39.8
39.6
40.2
40.6
39.7
39.4
40.1
99.66
127.32
93.71
80.39
92.29
97.94
95.83
90.85
90.23
97.75
95.51
90.06
IOI.52
10 1.19
105.15
99.55
103.74
106.25
91.88
79.38
112.14
95.22
88.80
96.74
106.85
101.53
100.14
92.13
86.48
93.71
99.84
96.47
97.94
89.82
103.16
109.88
116.69
105.82
1 1 6 .3 1
107.33
108.09
10 2 .31
102.82
IOI.89
104.94
98.09
96.47
107.46
97.02
39.2
38.0
106.93
97.36
104.08
39.3
42.2
40.8
42.2
3 8 .1
111.11
92.00
109.62
118 .6 1
42.9
37.2
45.0
45.1
40.9
40.9
40.5
41.5
112 .5 8
108.62
106.80
92.63
95.87
97.11
Steel springs......................... .......................
109.71
99.01
92.77
at end o f table.
114.52
96.22
82.03
109.20
87.72
88.80
f o o tnotes
39.9
102.53
117.11
106.62
IOI.76
36.8
106.59
95.41
94.40
See
95.18
94.21
95.63
102.36
96.56
Tractors.... .................. *.............................
91.62
111.9 0
103.60
Diesel and other internal-combustion engines, not
elsewhere classified........................................
91.80
108.26
105.73
MACHINERY (EXCEPT E L E C T R IC A L ).................................................................................
96.31
106.40
118.73
118.43
96.14
95.44
94.08
98.42
108.54
109.62
Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cooking apparatus,
not elsewhere classified......... ..........................
102.62
117.8 7
94.99
109.45
108.94
112.75
103.42
Hardware............ ........ .................................
Heating apparatus (except electric) and plumb e r s ’ supplies.
75.99
96.46
95.94
105.52
95.74
95.52
93.84
97.15
117 .1 6
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS............................................................................................
83.23
94.41
98.89
93.83
D a t a for the c u r r e n t month are preliminary.
41.7
45.8
2.13
2.04
1.85
2.34
2.48
2.39
2.58
2.65
3.07
3.11
2 .6 1
2.66
3.10
2.74
2.99
3.13
3.00
2.50
2 .32
2.26
2.30
2.78
2.43
2 .1*0
2.40
2.53
2.44
2.41
2.40
2.48
2.70
2.84
2.56
2.67
2.36
2.65
2.24
2.53
2.69
2.39
2.98
2.28
2.64
2.60
2.72
2.47
2 .7 1
2.85
2 .58
2.65
2.39
2.78
2.28
1.9 8
2 .0 1
2.29
2.29
2.29
2.31
2.44
2.42
2.26
2.39
2.36
2.28
2.47
2.45
2.47
1.93
2.60
2.15
2 .15
2 .3 1
2.49
1.9 6
1.84
2.24
2.35
2.27
2.51
2.58
2.66
2 .35
2.90
2.30
2.65
2.60
2.75
1 .7 5
1.9 6
2.36
2.30
2.25
2.39
2.37
2.28
2.48
2.44
2.50
1.9 6
2.62
2.47
2.54
2.30
2.90
2.25
2.58
2.51
2.70
2.36
2.68
2.73
2.58
2.75
2.28
2.58
2 .11
1.9 5
2.2 3
2 .10
2.25
2.33
2.2 2
2.36
2.37
2.25
2.42
2.40
2 .2 7
1.93
2.37
2.23
2.15
2.00
2 .32
2.28
2.56
2.55
2.13
2.65
2.38
2 .6 1
2.43
2.39
2.23
2.22
2.36
2 .18
2 .52
2.51
2.70
2.68
2.86
2.60
2.52
2.70
2.63
2.56
2.65
2.45
2.44
2.90
2.65
2.59
2.39
2.83
2.43
2.51
2.34
Industry
Hour s a n d
mmmmm
E ar ni n g s
Talli C-6:
fnsslu r s
» 4 u r iiiis i f p n lic tiii wirktrs,1 I f iiiis trr-C w rtin ri
Average weekly earnings
Oct.
" Oct.
Sept.
Industry
1959
Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings
OCX.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Sept. Oct.
1959
1958
1959
195?
1958
1959
1959
1958
$10 1.2 7
99.94
104.86
$94.09
92.90
96.70
99.31
$1.8 2
99.71
4l.0
39.7
44.1
42.7
43.5
41.3
42.7
42.6
41.5
42.6
41.0
40.3
42.8
42.2
42.9
41.1
42.3
42.1
4l.l
41.8
43.6
43.2
40.9
41.3
4o.6
4l.l
39.1
4l.6
40.7
40.2
40.2
40.5
40.4
39.6
41.2
43.1
4o.l
41.4
4o.6
4l.o
39.7
39.2
40.8
39.1
38.1
39.1
39.7
40.2
4o.8
4o.l
39.8
39.8
39.8
39.6
$2.46
2.48
2.41
$2.47
2.48
2.45
2.70
2.59
2.63
2.78
2.38
2.55
2.63
$2.37
2.37
2.37
2.54
2.41
2.55
38.2
2.52
2.30
Durable Goods — Continued
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRJCAL)—
Continued
Construction and mining machinery...... .................... $100.86
98.46
Construction and mining machinery, except for oil fields..
106.28
115.29
112.67
Metalworking machinery (except machine tools).............
Machine-tool accessories....................................
Special-industry machinery (except metalworking machinery).
108.62
1 1 8 .7 1
101.39
10 1.26
87.33
107.31
116.77
transmission,
distribution,
Radios, phonographs, television sets, and equipment......
Radio tubes..................................................
93.38
9 1 .17
90.76
85.79
40.7
40.7
40.3
39.7
40.7
4o.4
39.5
40.9
40.0
39.8
40.0
2.34
2.09
2.36
40.7
4o.l
40.7
40.6
39.6
40.4
41.2
39.2
41.9
4l.0
40.8
4o.4
42.5
4i.4
42.1
40.4
4l.0
40.5
4o.l
40.7
41.2
39.3
39.5
40.9
40.0
4l.l
41.0
40.7
40.6
42.6
41.2
42.3
39.9
40.8
39.8
4o.4
39.8
40.0
39.6
4o.l
42.2
34.6
4o.l
4o.l
40.2
2 .17
2.50
2.50
40.5
4l.0
4l.l
38.7
40.3
40.6
39.9
41.8
43.2
41.3
38.4
40.0
40.1
4o.l
4o.3
40.6
40.4
39.9
40.9
42.1
4l.0
38.4
38.4
38.3
40.0
39.7
39.5
88.32
98.92
100.50
108.94
87.48
97.36
82.01
98.60
91.88
87.25
101.40
87.95
103.44
97.44
86.91
82.40
92.51
94.33
94.13
92.00
82.95
96.12
81.99
88.40
85.86
85.57
97.36
93.53
94.40
90.29
99.45
10 0 .12
10 0 .12
97.46
94.08
89.67
86.30
96.80
93.86
89.19
88.56
86.50
82.01
10 3.28
88.15
86.28
81.20
90.67
103.15
73.53
99.22
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT................................................................... 109.35
112.75
115 .0 8
103.94
89.40
104.48
71.8 2
98.33
88.22
88.62
76.81
85.01
83.41
82.01
76.82
95.58
84.86
94.99
73.10
93.93
108.40
111.48
102.00
113 .8 8
101.91
100.04
90.95
97.12
84.92
86.65
108.00
88.10
107.06
88.83
106.93
111.19
106.53
108.39
104.4i
108.86
10 8 .21
106.60
99.07
103.52
99.84
104.45
78 .21
76.98
106.70
1 1 1 .2 5
103.47
103.63
102.92
91.17
2.42
2.02
86.63
100.25
101.75
99.06
96.23
92.52
84.87
NOTE:
2.44
103.32
103.91
96.17
104.00
95.24
4o.6
39.3
40.0
40.5
4o.2
40.5
40.2
38.1
41.9
4l.l
38.8
2.76
2.36
2.05
2.45
2.66
102.66
98.29
10 2 .31
2.68
2.48
2.4l
2.57
2 .5 1
2.39
2.43
2.64
2.46
2.38
2.52
2.34
2.53
2.50
2.34
2.50
2 .7 1
2 .17
2.50
2.43
2.41
2.50
2.27
2.49
2 .23
2.40
2.40
2.43
2.48
2.43
2.71
2 .16
2.60
2.27
2.33
1.97
2.29
2.45
2.39
2.32
2.44
2.29
2.41
2.41
2 .3 3
2 .3 7
2.59
2.04
2.29
2.42
2.14
2.24
2.27
2.45
2.52
2.45
2 .52
4 1.9
36.3
39.2
39.8
37.5
39.4
2.48
2.37
2.31
2.37
39.9
2.24
2 .23
2.15
2.33
2.30
2 .10
2.06
2 .2 1
2.46
2.43
2.36
and
Electrical indicating, measuring, and recording
instruments.................................................
at en d o f table.
43.8
103.57
94.30
82.97
96.05
See fo o t n o t e s
91.25
95.06
79.00
91.14
97.51
95.12
91.87
93.21
92.97
94.71
96.40
94.37
95.27
104.90
98.66
98.71
101.00
110.03
88.97
98.42
Domestic laundry equipment................................«. 101.75
Commercial laundry, dry-cleaning, and pressing machines...
95.34
Sewing machines.............................................. 104.64
97.76
101.84
Electrical generating,
10 3.22
102.67
98.66
93.38
103.83
104.42
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY..........................................................................
109.40
108.09
116.75
99.36
99.46
84.44
105.95
114.05
IOO.61
43.9
41.3
41.9
40.3
4o.6
40.4
41.6
41.3
40.4
40.6
4l.o
40.5
40.7
42.0
43.6
39.9
4l.4
40.6
4l.l
41.9
102.42
IOO.98
10 1.56
Mechanical stokers and industrial furnaces and ovens.....
1 1 3 .1 0
D ^ t a for the current m o n t h
104.33
89.98
104.09
104.49
100.35
95.68
10 7.10
102.68
106.13
79.20
96.75
38.2
39.3
37.9
102.27
3 8 .1
95.12
85.24
37.7
40.7
are preliminary.
3 8.8
40.9
37.8
40.9
39.6
40.5
4o.8
41.3
41.3
39.3
38.6
41.9
40.5
40.5
39.2
40.2
42.0
39.8
39.9
39.6
35.7
37.6
35.1
40.4
2.44
2.43
2.29
2.06
2.4o
2.24
2 .16
2 .12
2.03
2.43
2.35
2 .12
2.48
2.46
2.43
2.48
2.15
2.41
2.35
2.36
2.42
2.17
2.15
2.28
2.20
2.10
2.22
2 .1 2
2.08
2 .12
2.00
2.04
1.94
2.36
2.08
2.30
2 .27
2 .11
2.45
2.44
2.17
2.47
1.8 2
1.80
2.42
2.41
1.77
2.39
2.70
2.71
2.55
2.75
2.78
2 .52
2.58
2.20
2 .1 2
2 .19
2.80
2.35
2.15
2.66
2.68
2.66
2.52
2.62
2.58
2 .7 1
1.99
2.73
2.72
2.73
2.24
2.84
2.4l
2 .17
2.65
2.67
2.65
2.48
2.60
2.60
2.72
2.0 1
2.57
2.58
2.56
2.38
2.55
2.58
2.66
2.00
2.75
2.72
2.76
2 .72
2.71
2.20
2 .11
2.71
33
Industry
Hours a nd
Earnings
T illi C-6: Grass hairs a ii aaniiis af praiictiaa warkars,1 1; M is tn r-C a itiiia f
Average weekly earnings
Industry
Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
$94.53
$93.89
4l.l
42.0
40.7
41.6
40.7
4o .3
4l.8
40.9
4i.o
41.6
40.8
4l.4
41.2
39.4
41.4
40.7
40.4
41.3
39.8
42.9
40.6
39.7
40.4
40.2
$2.29
$2 .2 1
110.66
91.80
$89.28
105.73
87.96
93.95
$2.30
112.56
92.80
95.68
83.44
77.78
107.43
80.57
2.68
2.28
2.30
2.66
2.25
2 .3 1
2.06
1.9 4
2.56
1.96
2.56
2 .2 1
2 .19
2.00
1.86
40.8
42.8
42.8
40.5
40.3
42.1
42.5
42.0
42.5
42.7
42.3
42.1 . 41.5
40.0
40.0
4o.l
39.8
40.3
39.7
40.2 . 39.5
40.1
39.2
41.5
41.5
39.8
39.7
1.90
1.95
1.84
2.24
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Durable Goods— Continued
1NSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS.......................................................................
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING IN D U S TR IES ........................................................
95.63
84.87
76.44
105.98
79.77
77.52
76.95
83.46
78.75
81.25
96.10
93.29
71.46
69.36
75.60
70.40
69.87
82.98
78.60
81.20
73.84
98.58
76.38
74.56
80.33
76.44
93.06
91.78
76.08
9 1.8 1
88.81
70.80
68.06
68.40
66.97
76.57
70.75
70.58
71.86
67.15
66.25
78.41
81.76
76.22
8 6 .11
81.80
83.00
42.9
42.6
40.6
40.8
40.0
40.0
39.7
41.7
40.1
2.05
1.93
2.57
1.97
2 .19
1.7 6
1.70
1.8 9
1.7 6
1.7 6
1.9 9
1.96
2.44
1.90
1.9 0
1.9 3
1.8 2
2.20
2 .18
1.8 5
1.8 9
1.7 9
2 .15
1.77
1.71
1.90
1.76
1.76
1 .7 1
1.6 7
1 .8 1
1.7 0
1.6 9
1.9 7
1.9 2
2.00
1.97
2.14
Nondurable Goods
FOOD AND KINDRED P R O D U C TS ........................................................................................
86.09
102.77
121.23
100.74
10 2.15
87 .ll
85.67
87.29
71.25
69.30
66.42
97.44
6 8 .11
IOO.67
63.60
83 .OO
55.34
7 8 .11
70.47
77.26
121.40
94.00
82.20
5^.53
93.25
105.32
94.64
82.76
8 1.6 1
87.99
66.73
58.33
69.64
91.94
97.61
84.36
80.00
82.22
71.97
87.02
101.15
82.52
66.80
64.48
92.40
67.57
109.62
94.37
82.19
66.82
66.35
62.66
48.95
52.27
47.36
63.99
69.55
59.64
60.49
63.28
61.07
58.14
64.74
63.91
67.56
63.23
63.27
62.16
67.16
61.20
60.95
64.88
55.13
54.85
54.72
58.98
57.89
69.89
65.27
96.57
8 1.8 1
105.83
95.74
87.36
112.45
83.54
NOTE:
4 1.5
48.83
70.98
78.96
98.59
120.84
71.83
118 .0 1
at e nd o f table.
76.57
54.49
96.10
67.82
84.63
See fo o t n o t e s
4o.o
93.74
91.62
77.39
North4 ............................. ....... ........ ........
60.19
85.41
86.86
Scouring and combing plants............. ....................
63.40
118 .0 1
10 1.8 1
90.52
85.02
TEXT! LE-M IL L PRODUCTS........................................ ............................................................
103.15
74.29
8 6 .11
64.84
48.39
67.42
93.96
99.68
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES................................... .................................................. ..................
87.78
116.08
85.10
40.8
43.0
44.9
41.8
41.2
4o.l
40.9
37.7
26.3
39.2
43.5
44.5
43.6
40.3
40.4
4o.l
40.5
41.5
37.5
39.6
39.3
40.6
42.5
39.6
39.4
42.0
44.8
45.4
IOI.29
74.34
59.40
60.10
70.79
65.36
6 1.14
57.63
66.72
6 1.3 1
D a t a for the c u rrent month are preliminary.
38.7
38.4
39.8
40.5
40.2
40.3
40.6
39.4
41.5
41.5
40.7
41.6
41.6
39.8
41.4
43.1
44.7
42.6
42.7
43.0
42.9
39.2
27.9
40.1
44.3
45.2
44.9
40.6
40.6
40.7
41.6
46.3
36.5
40.5
4o.3
41.6
44.4
40.2
40.0
42.2
45.7
46.5
40.9
4l.l
38.4
37.7
43.2
39.8
42.0
39.6
39.8
38.5
4o.3
4o.l
4o.7
40.0
4l.4
4o.i
40.9
40.9
41.3
4o.l
41.8
40.6
4 1.9
40.2
31.7
41.7
44.2
45.4
44.4
40.2
40.5
38.9
44.4
42.5
46.1
40.0
39.8
40.0
41.2
2 .1 1
2.08
2.39
2.35
2.64
2.39
2.70
2.41
2.09
2.13
2.24
1.72
1.84
1 .7 2
2.16
2.24
1.95
2.10
2.15
1.93
2.02
2.55
1.90
1.75
I .69
2.40
I .69
2 .12
2 .18
2.24
1 .7 3
1 .7 5
1 .7 7
2 .18
2.26
1.9 4
2 .1 1
1.84
1.6 7
2.08
2 .15
1.90
1.99
2.03
1 .7 4
1.6 9
1.6 7
1.6 2
2.42
1.74
2.31
1.64
2.84
2.33
1.99
2.41
2.98
3.02
2.43
2.35
40.1
40.3
39.1
38.9
38.0
40.4
40.2
39.7
40.3
41.7
39.3
2.0 1
2.10
1.66
1.8 5
1.96
2.38
40.5
41.3
42.8
43.7
39.6
40.3
39.2
37.3
39.8
2.55
2.36
1.98
2.15
1.94
2.37
2 .6l
2.14
38.6
2.08
2.00
2.28
2.08
1.79
2.51
1.84
2.54
1.83
1.59
1.55
1 .5 2
2.00
1.90
1.39
2.00
1.43
1.74
1.23
1.42
1.76
1.58
1.73
1.48
1.49
1.55
1.59
1.77
1.50
1.51
1.51
1.57
1.55
1.65
1.53
1.71
1.63
1.5 6
1.54
1.66
1.52
1.6 8
1.64
1 .2 1
1.70
1.6 8
1.19
1.52
1 .6l
1.4l
1.41
1.44
1.46
1.44
1.54
1.43
1.60
1.5 6
Industry
Hours
and
Earnings
T a lli C-S: Grass hears aid aariafs i f p nd ictin wirkars,1 1) iiiistry-C iatiaied
Average weekly earnings
O c t.
Industry
S e p t.
O c t.
Average weekly hours
Average hourly earnings
O c t.
S e p t.
O c t.
O c t.
S e p t.
I959
1959
1958
1959
1959
38.3
36.6
39.1
39.2
39.8
39.0
38.3
39.2
$1.49
I .52
1.59
1.49
I .38
1.39
I .38
$1.50
1.53
1.58
I.5I
1.39
1.39
1.39
1.57
1.42
I .72
I.7 I
1.95
I .91
I .7 1
1.84
$1.47
1.53
I .58
1.98
1 .8 1
1.89
1.5 6
1.93
1.77
1.79
1959
1959
1958
$57.81
57.91
63.76
55.43
53.41
54.49
53.27
59.44
56.77
$57.45
56 .OO
59.57
54.66
52 .I3
52.54
52 .I3
61.23
55.10
$57.48
59.98
38.8
38 .I
62.88
58.89
52.47
54.88
40.1
37.2
38.7
39.2
51.9 5
59.91
38.6
3 8 .1
7 1 .2 1
7 1.5 5
80.54
69.66
69.26
55.98
69.64
69.39
80.73
77.93
8 1 .5 1
78 .12
60.02
55.28
74.52
79.79
69.32
77.11
64.74
98.75
7 1.2 8
39.7
41.4
41.6
41.3
39.7
34.8
40.5
41.1
37.5
41.5
41.7
42.5
O c t.
I958
Nondurable Goods — Continued
TEXT 1L E -M 1LL PRODUCTS— Continued
75.43
57.07
74.12
8 1.38
68.63
78.02
65.89
and other coated fabrics....
96.05
60.99
63.20
APPAREL AND OTHER F IN IS H E D T E X T IL E PRODUCTS...........................................
55.02
65.84
55.69
67.28
49.91
51.22
49.91
51.35
Artificial leather,
oilcloth,
50.03
49.61
46.29
45.67
57.61
56.03
55.59
54.67
47.33
63.72
52.50
51.82
54.72
60.68
50.62
53.20
59.75
54.04
60.04
54.81
PAPER AND A LLIED PRODUCTS............................................................................................
95.44
104.24
89.89
89.46
92.34
83.64
P R IN T IN G , P U B L IS H IN G , AND A L L IE D
IN D U S TR IES ...........................................
104.72
109.96
119 .8 3
91.54
CHEMICALS AND A LLIED PRODUCTS.................................................................................
at e nd o f table.
NOTE:
50.20
52.91
59.75
54.04
62.33
56.21
96.77
106.32
90.95
89.68
55.08
61.41
47.60
48.50
46.41
42.82
58.30,
55.90
47.57
71.11
52.30
5 1 .2 1
54.81
68.24
5 1 .7 1
53.48
57 .9 1
114.22
117 .3 4
100.85
II3.28
II3.63
IO7.23
104.48
117.8 7
1 18 .2 1
112.89
85.85
9 2.51
99.68
87.42
99*04
100.10
121.13
3 8 .1
38.9
37.3
38.7
33.3
32.2
34.7
33.1
36.8
35.9
37.2
38.3
38.5
35.7
41.9
39.8
39.9
40.1
95.94
IO5.97
IO5 .3O
IOI.9I
41.5
41.8
42.4
41.4
42.4
42.0
40.3
39.8
41.0
41.7
41.9
are p r e liminary.
36.4
37.8
37.2
38.0
38.2
38.2
10 2.18
1 1 1 .1 0
38.8
40.5
40.5
41.4
40.8
35.1
40.5
40.3
38.3
40.8
41.5
43.5
39.5
37.5
65.77
76.40
112.42
105.66
119.00
3 1.7
36.2
37.5
37.8
37.5
39.0
3 8 .1
36.0
32.8
42.8
43.8
42.4
42.6
40.5
41.2
98.75
114.67
84.96
99.53
86.24
9“*.39
34.8
91.38
86.50
117.45
110.30
31.6
37.8
130.66
96.83
9 8 .11
108.84
37.2
38.1
39.1
37.9
38.9
32.7
60.05
10 5.19
105.73
81.09
36.2
60.98
106.70
111.9 6
132.30
92.23
38.6
38.6
38.0
52.36
80.95
80.22
D a t a for the current m o n t h
62.82
92.01
60.83
99.54
84.03
106.00
109.60
68.60
98.70
92.66
footnotes
49.85
55.44
67.32
104.94
108.27
69.54
111.94
120.54
89.47
See
46.85
68.85
51.52
77.39
66.55
75.72
37.7
36.0
34.7
35.6
37.0
38.3
38.6
39.7
38.5
43.2
44.3
42.5
42.5
42.0
41.6
38.8
36.0
44.1
40.1
40.0
40.0
37.9
38.2
1.5 6
38.9
39*7
41.7
41.8
42.9
42.0
33.3
40.5
40.1
37.6
42.3
41.6
42.4
39.5
1.8 3
1.9 8
1.8 3
1.8 8
1.5 8
2.26
1.5 8
36.0
1.5 2
1.53
34.5
36.9
37.6
35.7
1.77
1.7 8
1.3 1
I .32
36.6
33.7
32.5
35.5
33.7
37.9
38.5
36.3
36.3
37.2
37.4
1.43
I .72
I .72
1.95
I.9O
1.64
1 .3 1
1 .3 1
1.3 2
1 .1 9
1.70
1.73
1.36
2.27
1.60
1.33
1 .1 8
1.73
1.74
1.35
1.5 1
1.37
1.40
1.3 6
I .54
l.4l
1.6 7
1.6 6
1.90
1.8 6
1.6 6
1.7 6
1.5 1
2 .1 7
I .54
1.53
1.78
1.2 9
1.2 9
I .30
1.17
1.73
1.7 2
1.34
2.0 1
2.08
2 .11
1.40
1.40
1.34
1.38
1.33
I.5 I
1.3 6
I .52
1.8 5
1.41
1.43
1.5 4
1.94
1.41
1.43
1.8 8
3 8 .1
1.5 6
1.5 6
1.39
1.43
I .52
38.5
39.6
40.3
1.40
1.40
1.57
1.46
1.54
1.49
2.24
2.40
2.14
2.14
2.27
2.04
1.5 8
1.4 5
1.3 6
42.7
43.5
42.4
42.5
41.3
41.3
2.23
2.38
2 .12
2.10
2.28
2 .11
2.02
2.37
2.03
2.02
2.24
I .96
37.9
35-3
39.6
39.2
39.3
39.1
37.8
2.72
2.75
3.11
2.63
2.98
3.00
2 .3O
2.67
2.23
3.08
2.86
2.30
2.63
2.70
1.8 3
2.10
2.65
2.74
1 .8 1
2.52
2.56
I .74
2.00
38.8
38.6
38.2
37.6
2.99
42.3
42.4
43.3
42.6
43.5
42.7
42.1
39.4
41.4
42.1
42.5
41.0
40.6
40.5
40.6
41.6
4l.l
39.7
41.3
40.3
4l .2
41.3
2.43
2 .7 I
2.47
2.34
2.78
2.68
2.59
2.73
2 .6 1
2.60
2 .5I
2.64
2.87
2.22
2.48
2.26
2 .6 1
2.84
2.09
3.04
2.65
2.70
3 .O6
2.30
2.49
2.28
2.62
2.85
2.99
2.54
2.79
2.14
2.41
2.14
2.48
2.69
35
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E ar ni n g s
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O c t.
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U c t.
In d u s t r y
A v erag e i w e e k lj r h o u r s A v e ra g e h o u r ly <s a r n in g s
O c t.
tfc t.
S e p t. O c t.
b e t.
S e p t.
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
$95*68
93.03
82,74
74.93
84.82
78,96
95.00
93.02
77.02
106.97
$101.40
96.93
86.86
80.70
87.32
80.67
96.51
92.21
74.30
109.04
$94.02
91.58
79.90
75.23
83.44
79.51
89.87
87.64
75.01
100.86
40.2
40.1
42.0
4I .4
46.1
47.0
44.6
40.8
39.7
41.3
41.9
41.6
43.0
42.7
46.2
46.9
45.1
40.8
38.7
42,1
40.7
40.7
41.4
42.5
46.1
47.9
43.0
40.2
39.9
41.0
$2.38
2.32
1.97
1,81
1.84
1.68
2.13
2.28
1.94
-2.59
$2.42
2.33
2.02
1.89
1.89
1.72
2.14
2.26
1.92
2.59
$2.31
2.25
1.93
1.77
1.81
1.66
2.09
2.18
1.88
2.46
116.52
119.20
107.35
120.77
124.53
108.20
110.15
113.48
98.98
40.6
40.0
42.6
41.5
41.1
42.6
40.2
40.1
40.4
2.87
2,98
2.52
2.91
3.03
2.54
2.74
2.83
2.45
101.18
118.59
79.20
92.74
102.01
117.56
79.18
94.73
97.27
113.24
77.01
88.78
40,8
41.3
40.4
40.4
42.1
40.7
40.3
39.9
41.1
2.48
2.95
1.99
2.24
2.47
2.91
1.96
2.25
2.39
2.81
1.93
58.28
80.08
73.34
54.42
55.69
59.09
80.11
77.42
55.85
56.47
64.19
56.24
51.41
58.46
79.58
80.54
55.05
55.08
36.7
38.7
39.5
36.5
37.0
39.2
41.3
36.7
1 .6 1
1 .6 1
2.08
1.92
1,9 6
36.2
36.0
38.9
38.0
_ 1959
Nondurable Gooda— Continued
CHEMICALS AND A LLIED PRODUCTS— C o n tin u e d
62.83
54.02
52.91
65.01
58.58
50.87
40.2
39.8
41.4
36.2
38.5
38.2
35.8
35.7
37.4
36.5
37.0
35.7
2 .16
39.4
1.5 2
1.5 6
1.6 8
1.5 6
1 .65
40.4
36.6
1.48
1.43
1.48
1.44
1.58
2.03
1.95
1.50
1.53
1.65
1.45
1.39
2.54
2.23
2 .13
2.07
1.53
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S :
TRANSPORTATION:
In te r s ta te
r a ilr o a d s :
( I)
106.17
94.33
103.52
4 1.8
42.6
(5 )
90.53
42.4
42.3
42.5
2.22
89.32
72.65
121.76
81,51
67.30
107.84
40.6
2.22
2.20
93 . a
39.7
43.8
44.1
39.0
37.6
10 0 .11
39.7
37,2
43.5
42.1
1.84
2.79
2.27
1.83
2.78
2.27
108.36
107.79
102.66
108.36
4 1.2
40.8
41.7
41.3
4 1.2
4 1.6
4 1.2
41.1
40,8
2.63
2.63
2.48
2.75
2 .6 1
107.30
2.27
94.13
m
2.43
COMMUNICATION:
88.13
68.45
121.37
95.57
OTHER PUBLIC U TILITIE S :
41.3
4 1.8
41.7
40.9
40.8
2.09
1.79
2.58
2.24
2.51
2.53
2.37
103.42
113.5 8
102.34
112.06
103.22
97.41
106.49
WHOLESALE TRADE............................................................. .......................................
91.71
91.94
87.85
40.4
40.5
40.3
2.27
RETAIL TRADE (EXCEPT EATINQ AND DRINKINQ PUC ES)........................
66.73
47.80
53.82
69.09
89.52
50.85
67.82
64.81
46.65
1.77
1.41
1.78
1.41
1.71
34.4
35.0
36.7
43.7
34.4
37.9
34.3
35.0
1.5 6
1.5 6
1.93
2.03
1.94
50.91
37.7
33.9
34.5
35.8
44.1
33.9
3 8 .1
48.50
54.60
71.20
87.40
52.29
1.50
1.89
1.90
1,48
73.81
79.24
41.4
42.5
41.4
42.3
41.7
81.60
77.42
80.79
68.81
106.72
85.52
68.26
66.93
115.41
82.97
37.6
37.3
107.22
85.98
2.63
2.46
2.72
2 .6 1
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE:
52.50
68.42
83.22
36.2
43.8
34.4
1.50
2.0Q
1.5 2
2.18
1.3 6
O th e r r e t a i l t r a d e :
75.76
1.87
1.91
1,77
42.6
1.83
1.92
37.6
1.83
1.83
-
1.78
-
1.86
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE:
See
footnotes
at e n d o f table.
NOTE:
D a t a for the c u r r e n t m o n t h are preliminary.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Industry Hours a n d
36
Earnings
Talli C-6: trass laars a il aaniifs i f prtfcctiai w irkirs,1 l)r ¡ ita tr y -C iitim tf
Average weekly earnings
Industry
Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings
O c t.
S e p t.
O c t.
O c t.
S e p t.
O c t.
O c t.
S e p t.
O c t.
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
1959
1959
1958
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS:
Hotels and lodging places:
$40.20
$48.36
$45.65
40.5
40.3
iio.i»
$1.19
$1.20
$1.13
46.96
55.46
46.96
53.54
44.92
52.80
39.8
39.9
39.8
38.8
39 .
39^
1.18
1.18
1.39
1.38
1.14
1.34
113.67
110.97
102.32
-
-
-
Personal services:
Cleaning and dyeing plants............................
Motion pictures;
-
-
_
^ o r mining and manufacturing, laundries, and cleaning and dyeing plants, data refer to production and related workers; for con
tract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
2South : Includes the following 17 States— Ala. , Ark., Del., D. C. , Pla., Ga. , Ky. , La., Md. , Miss., N.C., Okla., S. C. , Tenn., Tex.,
Va. , and W. Va.
8West: Includes Calif., Oreg., and Wash.
*North: Includes all States except the 17 listed as South in footnote 2.
5Not available.
6Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service assistants; operating
room instructors; and pay-station attendants.
In 1958, such employees made up 37 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory em
ployees in establishments reporting hours and earnings data.
7Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsmen; installation and exchange
repair craftsmen; line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers.
In 1958, such employees made up 29 percent of the total number
of nonsupervisory employees in establishments reporting hours and earnings data.
®Data relate to domestic employees except messengers.
®Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not included.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
37
State a n d
A rea
Hours
and
Earnings
T iili C-7: I n » hiirs a ri a ariiits i f p n iic tiii wirkirs ii ■ anfactiriif, by Stati aid selected arai*
Averag¡e weekly hours
Average hourly esirnings
Oct.
1959
Average weekly earnings
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
♦71.51
89.10
87.85
♦72.51»
91.03
89.32
*72.28
92.73
81». 77
40.4
40.5
40.3
40.3
40.1
40.6
39.5
39.8
39.8
$1.77
2.20
2.18
$1.80
2.27
2.20
$1.83
2.33
2.13
96.80
101.19
97.9k
102.0 9
96.17
96.29
4 o.o
41.3
4 o .i
41.5
41.1
40.8
2.42
2.45
2.44
2.46
2.34
2.36
ARKANSAS.... *........................
Little Rock-oNorth Little Rock........
62.78
62.83
63.Hi
63.1)0
61.80
6 1.12
41.3
40.8
4 i .o
40.9
41.2
41.3
1.52
1.54
1.54
1.55
1.50
1.48
CALIFORNIA...........................
101.20
106.49
88.46
101.30
110.00
98.95
107.73
104.40
102.47
91.87
101.71
10U.75
85.19
101.71
99.11»
101». 33
85.72
98.58
40.2
4o.6
38.2
40.2
4 1 .5
4 o .o
4 o .i
39.8
41.5
4 i.i
40.3
41.4
39.5
40.4
4o.4
41.7
4 i .4
39.5
39.8
41.6
2.53
2.61
2.28
2.52
2.75
2.48
2.66
2.67
2.53
2.32
2.53
2.58
2.23
2.53
2.68
2.49
2.65
2.46
2.52
2.17
2.44
2.55
2.52
2.67
2.39
2.31
2.59
2.39
2.21
State and area
ALABAMA...............................
Mobile..............................
ARIZONA..............................
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
1 1 1 . 22
103.02
99.60
106.27
106.27
99.19
9h.9h
105.08
108.05
102.31
95.13
91.91»
40.0
40.8
38.8
40.2
4 o .o
39.9
40.5
39.1
40.5
39.6
91.76
9 7 .u .
90.1*0
93.02
39.7
40.6
40.6
4 i.i
40.0
40.8
2.28
96.22
2.37
2.26
2.37
2.26
2.28
94.43
97.23
98.46
93.41
89.35
99.17
96.22
92.93
96.12
96. Iti
91». 53
87.23
100.U1»
96.67
88.1»8
92.31»
90.85
41.3
40.9
41 .2
42.2
40.2
42.2
42.4
40.4
40.5
40.2
39.6
39.7
40.9
41.3
2.27
2.36
2.35
2.24
2.19
2.35
2.28
2.25
2.35
2.34
2.24
2.17
2.38
2.28
2.19
2.28
81». 56
92.81»
91.69
41.6
41.2
41.9
41.7
40.8
42.2
42.2
2.10
2.13
2.27
2.22
90.52
103.06
89.31
102.17
86.27
97.66
39.7
40.1
39.0
39.6
40.5
39.7
2.28
2.57
2.29
2.58
2.13
2.46
96.23
97.76
91». 77
39.6
39.9
40.5
2.43
2.45
2.34
FLORIDA..............................
Jacksonville........................
Miami...............................
74.03
81.00
72.28
71.40
71». 96
73.78
72.80
70.21»
73.82
69.32
68.38
40.9
40.3
39.5
40.8
40.3
40.1
40.1
40.9
40.6
39.9
40.3
40.7
1.81
2.01
1.83
1.75
1.86
2.06
1.84
1.78
1.73
1.85
1.72
1.68
GEORGIA..............................
65.93
83.41
86.94
61».80
78.39
90.09'
62.06
40.7
40.1
42.0
40.0
39.0
42.9
40.3
40.1
41.3
1.62
2.08
2.07
1.6 2
83.01
2.01
2.10
1.54
1.89
2.01
IDAHO................................
89.28
92.38
89.25
4o.4
41.8
41.9
2.21
2.21
2.13
ILLINOIS.............................
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
96.03
(1 )
(1 )
(1 )
91.W»
96.71»
97.18
91.87
(l)
(l)
(l)
(l)
40.7
(1)
(1)
(1)
39.9
39.9
39.8
40.9
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
2.36
(1)
(1)
(1)
2.2 9
2.42
2.44
2.25
INDIANA..............................
96.97
97.1»9
91».20
40.7
41.2
39.9
2.38
2.37
2.36
95.81
100.21
91». 11
103.83
89.55
91.87
41.2
39.2
40.7
4 o.o
40.7
38.9
2.32
2.56
2.31
2.60
2.20
2.36
95.15
97.38
96.91
91». 17
96.50
98.33
92.98
96.51»
99.1»1
40.9
41.7
39.4
40.8
41.9
39.7
41.4
4 2.2
41.0
2.33
2.34
2.46
2.31
2.30
2.48
2.25
2.29
2.43
Fresno.
....... .
Sacramento............... ...........
San Bernardino-Riverside-Ontario......
COLORADO.............................
CONNECTICUT..........................
DELAWARE.............................
90.52
83.16
2 .6 1
2.26
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA*
Wichita.............................
See f o o t n o t e s at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h are p r eliminary.
82.61
75.79
State and
A rea
Hours
and
Earnings
Table C-7: Gross hours and earnings af production workers in manufacturing, by State and selected areas-Continued
Average weekly earnings
State and area
LOUISIANA.............................
MAINE.................................
MARYLAND..............................
Sept.
1259 .
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1.25?
$82.62
96.54
$82.00
94.91
$82.82
94.99
40.5
41.0
40.0
41.0
$2.04
39.7
4 1.7
2.36
8^.67
118 .16
85.10
85.06
87.57
II8.58
81.40
41.3
88.26
85.88
82.14
79.93
39.4
41.9
41.9
42.2
40.3
42.1
40.7
109.20
40.9
39.3
41.2
69.89
69.55
57.67
73.53
58.62
75.81
67.45
57.61
71.24
40.4
36.5
38.7
40.2
37.1
39.9
40.5
37.9
39.8
85.64
91.76
86.27
92.97
4o.o
40.0
40.4
40.6
40.5
40.6
2 .12
76.83
2.04
1.96
2 .19
83.01
40.2
I .67
1.71
40.3
39.2
39.5
36.7
37.4
40.1
39.3
1.67
1.72
84.50
40.0
40.0
37.7
39.1
39.9
40.2
2.05
2 .2 1
58.72
60.59
39.6
39.1
35.8
37.7
40.9
41.2
40.3
40.7
39.6
39.1
84.80
8 1.18
84.19
86.43
83.74
11 1 .1 0
97.16
103.87
60.99
89.38
102.58
90.80
85.81
96.12
91.04
93.62
97.44
59.98
70.15
4 1.9
40.8
41.0
41.2
40.9
38.4
38.5
38.8
21.9
39.9
40.4
$2.05
2.39
$2.02
2.28
2.05
2.82
2 .16
2.03
2.09
2.8 1
2.19
2.00
2.67
2.09
2.04
1.94
1.73
1.73
1.58
1.90
I .67
1.52
1.79
2 .12
2.26
2.13
2.29
1.5 8
1.90
2.25
2 .1 3
2 .1 1
2 .12
1.60
1.6 2
2.07
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.68
2.86
2.72
2.49
2 .9 1
2.88
2.68
2.73
2.44
38.8
38.0
2.51
37.3
2.58
2 .52
2.66
2.79
2.24
2.54
2.46
2.24
40.7
38.1
40.5
41.0
37.9
40.4
2.29
2 .2 1
2.22
2.25
2.47
92.78
41.2
37.2
40.8
2.39
2.37
2.30
62.43
70.25
63.08
69.12
40.8
43.3
41.9
43.1
41.5
43.2
1.47
1.6 2
1.49
I .63
1 .5 2
1.60
85.68
86.38
39.5
40.6
39.7
39.6
39.9
39.3
38.9
40.5
39.8
2 .18
93.71
95.76
81.43
93.91
91.11
2 .17
95.92
95.92
2.36
2.42
2.35
2.44
2.10
2 .32
89.55
96.56
94.39
38.6
39.9
41.4
2 .32
2.42
2.28
99.31
106.88
97.52
98.78
94.41
82.30
81.60
87.60
62.96
66.86
119.43
118.57
IOI.96
105.91
97.10
IOO.93
109.53
117 .8 7
109.98
See f o o t n o t e s at e nd o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the c u r r e n t m o n t h
Oct.
1958
Oct.
1959
85.63
86.65
MISSISSIPPI...........................
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1958
86.41
59.79
64.84
MICHIGAN..............................
Average hourly earnings
Sept.
1959
90.00
MASSACHUSETTS.........................
Average weekly hours
Oct.
1959
95.33
83.66
38.9
38.3
2.70
2.49
2.76
2.22
2.30
86.16
86.32
8 1.14
93.75
87.91
42.6
43.3
43.4
43.5
41.7
41.5
2.02
2 .2 1
1.9 9
2 .16
1.95
95.63
110 .27
1 1 1 .1 9
107.87
41.3
41.8
40.4
2.67
2.66
2.67
69.20
70.41
63.36
65.67
60.32
40.0
39.0
40.7
38.4
39.8
37.7
1.73
1.73
1.65
I .65
64.74
93.13
94.95
93.42
97.71
90.45
93.43
94.79
93.49
99.44
92.16
88.94
89.44
90.39
91.44
86.25
40.3
40.7
40.6
40.9
40.8
40.5
40.7
40.7
41.4
41.2
40.1
40.0
40.9
40.0
40.4
2.31
2.33
2.30
2.39
82.41
84.66
83.64
85.70
81.40
90-52
40.2
40.7
40.6
41.2
40.1
42.7
2.05
are preliminary.
1.6 6
2.22
2.08
2 .12
1.60
2 .3 1
2.22
2.33
2.30
2.40
2.24
2 .2 1
2.29
2.06
2.08
2.03
2 .12
2.24
2.13
State a n d
Area
Hours
and
Earnings
Table C-7: Grass hairs an! earnings af projection workers i i manufacture, by State and selected areas-Centinued
Averag e weekly earnings
State and area
New York City2 ......................
Nev York-Northeastern Nev Jersey......
NORTH CAROLINA........................
Oct.
1958 _
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
Oct.
12?6
1959
$8 7.18
98.34
82.55
105.72
$88.06
$84.62
95.71
75.62
39.1
40.7
39.4
40.9
40.3
40.4
37.5
38.9
(1 )
40.7
40.5
39.7
39.5
41.7
$2.23
2.42
2.09
41.2
41.5
40.5
38.3
39.3
40.7
40.8
39.6
40.4
39.0
40.2
37.9
39.9
39.9
40.6
3 8 .1
39.1
39.3
40.1
40.4
39.8
2 .18
2.25
(1 )
2.36
88.26
96.69
81.80
87.53
(1 )
95.96
86.51
90.51
61.95
68.97
84.84
84.78
1 0 1 .84
114 .9 7
103.56
97.63
105.68
96.08
109.40
110.09
106.06
OKLAHOMA..............................
OREGON................................
PENNSYLVANIA..........................
Erie.................................
Philadelphia.........................
96.06
83.41
88.43
97.46
96.12
83.09
91.95
10 1.52
84.27
92.14
81.92
85.23
89.25
90.29
83.36
84.20
59.02
38.8
Sept.
1959 .
Oct.
1953
$2.23
2.41
$2 .17
2.08
2.38
2.00
2.59
2.55
2.58
2 .19
2.22
2 .1 1
2.39
2.37
2.27
2.15
2.25
2.39
2 .18
2 .18
2.27
2.25
2.13
2.36
2 .10
2.28
2.27
2.06
2 .12
1.50
1.63
1.56
1.45
1.58
1.49
1.8 8
67.81
60.68
66.36
56.32
41.3
41.8
40.0
40.9
41.6
38.9
40.7
42.0
37.8
1.50
I .65
1.54
77.91
81.34
83.75
90.24
44.3
40.3
41.5
39.8
44.3
42.5
2 .11
2.04
1.89
2 .12
102.69
112 .30
103.20
95.44
98.30
100.05
93.75
40.7
41.6
39.9
41.4
41.0
40.6
40.6
40.8
39.3
37.3
39.3
41.2
39.9
40.1
2.50
2.76
2.60
2.36
2.58
2.50
2.76
2.62
2.43
2.64
2.55
2.35
2.28
2.58
2.37
2.69
2.42
2.51
2.27
38.6
41.1
40.7
39.4
41.8
41.3
41.0
41.0
40.7
39.4
39.1
36.7
2.75
2.69
2.67
2.78
2.56
2.52
2.88
41.4
42.5
41.5
41.0
40.9
40.9
2.07
1.94
2.27
2.08
2.03
1.93
2.27
1.85
38.9
39.0
2.49
2.44
2.50
2.43
2.44
2.37
38.8
2 .16
2.17
2 .18
2.03
2.34
2.02
2.09
2.27
61.35
98.35
106.64
99.08
110.14
100.02
91.16
92.01
1.91
36.0
8 5.91
80.90
93.98
8 6 .11
82.03
94.21
83.23
75.67
92.03
41.5
41.7
41.4
96.69
96.42
97.12
94.73
94.88
92.27
38.8
38.8
39.5
39.0
85.54
75.72
98.98
73.63
80.16
92.80
104.01
79.80
67.90
85.93
76.36
84.58
77.75
10 0 .11
88.98
72.13
78.99
94.54
86.80
105.20
78.20
103.33
74.87
39.6
37.3
42.3
39.8
40.9
40.0
39.7
39.9
37.2
39.2
37.9
41.8
39.1
38.7
39.2
38.3
1.8 5
1.9 6
2.32
2.62
2.00
36.6
1.75
1.67
41.6
2.70
2.25
64.30
63.96
6 1.15
76.59
59.29
75.30
35.9
41.4
39.6
37.8
42.6
39.2
40.3
40.4
40.0
39.3
37.6
36.4
41.4
73.16
73.47
74.93
71.60
69.83
39.2
40.2
39.5
40.5
40.0
39.9
1.8 5
1.8 2
1.86
1.8 5
1.79
1.75
62.17
71.0 5
61.45
70.53
58.29
40.9
40.6
39.9
39.4
40.2
40.6
1.52
1.75
1.54
1.79
1.45
1.70
95.18
92.26
108.52
104.00
49.2
52.6
48.3
51.6
44.9
48.0
2 .12
72.67
76.73
79.76
84.18
77.74
67.25
72.58
83.39
74.92
75.48
41.0
40.0
40.1
41.7
40.9
40.6
40.6
39.1
42.3
40.7
39.1
40.1
39.9
40.5
40.8
RHODE ISLAND..........................
72.52
111.6 9
72.98
74.40
81.00
81.73
77.71
See f o o t n o t e s at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the cu rr e n t m o n t h are p r e l i m i n a r y .
80.93
IO6.74
92.17
98.59
105.76
59.95
77.00
SOUTH DAKOTA..........................
100.61
108.86
109.67
York.................................
SOUTH CAROLINA........................
Average hourly earnings
Sept.
1959 .
61.60
NORTH DAKOTA..........................
Average weekly hours
Oct.
1959
71.25
77.75
69.02
8 7.21
38.8
1.8 8
1.8 6
2.22
2.67
1.91
1.67
1.8 6
1.96
2.34
2.63
1.99
1 .7 1
1.68
1.8 5
1.93
.
2.35
1.84
1.78
1.8 6
2.02
1.96
1.90
1.6 2
1 .8 1
1.91
1.94
2.10
2 .1 7
1.79
1.72
2.04
1.99
1.91
1 .8 1
2.09
1.8 5
1.8 5
1.89
. ....
Sfate a n d
A rea
Hours
and
40
Earnings
Table C-7: Gross hours and earniigs if pridiction workers in naiufacturinf, by State and selected areas-Continied
Average weekly earnings
State and area
Oct.
1959
$89.24
82.35
106.34
$91.57
83.75
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
195«
$85.48
41.7
41.8
41.7
41.6
40.3
42.2
42.3
42.3
42.6
4o.i
40.9
41.4
40.7
40.3
40.0
81.56
Oc
Average hourly earnings
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
$2 .17
$2.14
1.97
2.55
2.44
1.9 8
101.50
10 9.13
106.07
67.70
66.97
99.72
97.12
64.00
80.74
87.91
84.03
89.73
90.16
87.16
36.7
39.6
4o.4
4o.6
39.2
39.8
74.95
78.68
90.59
75.10
76.87
70.45
73.67
42.0
41.8
44.3
41.9
41.5
43.6
41.1
41.1
1.78
38.0
2.05
2.10
69.02
77.52
77.57
100.10
98.92
106.66
100.22
93.30
(1 )
95.34
120 .18
9 1.19
110.08
103.62
97.82
90.27
112.42
2.58
2.49
1 .6?
1.6 8
2.20
2,22
1.8 8
1
Oct.
1958
$2.09
1.97
2.45
2.41
1.60
2.08
2 .2 1
2.30
2.19
1.79
1.85
1.71
1.79
91.69
76.08
69.14
72.65
79.76
74.30
74.56
40.6
40.8
40.4
40.2
39.7
40.9
4i.o
40.6
40.3
1.70
I .90
1.92
1.72
I .83
1.95
1.65
1.83
1.85
99.10
99.15
105.99
96.19
39.1
39.1
39.8
38.4
39.3
39.0
40.9
38.5
39.8
39.5
40.3
39.1
2.56
2.68
2.6 1
2.55
2.51
2.71
2 .6 1
2.49
2.51
2.63
2.46
87.85
39.7
(1 )
(1 )
38.5
40.5
37.4
38.7
38.5
39.0
2.35
(1 )
(1 )
2.43
2.91
2.77
2.27
2.70
2.65
40.9
42.7
39.2
39.4
39.7
40.1
2.32
2.27
2 .32
2.6 1
2.56
39*7
39.9
100.22
97.89
110.84
100.49
67.65
93.56
117.8 6
103.60
103.95
103.35
93.35
104.58
93.37
105.17
8 9 .11
107.20
87.07
41.2
96.38
96.06
93.81
42.2
40.5
40.3
4i.l
39.9
40.3
42.3
4i.l
39.9
89.72
1 1 2 .1 2
37.3
38.9
37.9
40.7
105.62
96.48
93.99
117.6 2
*19^5 Standard Industrial Classification*
2Not available,
2Subarea of New York-Northeastern New Jersey.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
SOURCE: Cooperating State agencies listed on inside back cover.
Average weekly hours
Oct.
1958
Sept.
1959
4 3.7
39.3
2.53
2.00
2 .18
2.62
2 .32
2.22
2.43
2.49
2.57
2.42
2.45
2.42
2.34
2.42
2.89
2.48
2.89
2.26
2 .8 1
2.75
2.51
41
Labor Turnover
Talli D-1: Labor turiner ratis in mamfacturiig
1951 to date
(Per 100 employees)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
De c .
Annual
average
Total accessions
1951.
1952.
1953.
1954.
1955.
1956.
19 57 .
1958 .
5.2
4.5
3.9
k.6
4.5
3.7
4.3
2.4
3*5
3.3
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.2
3.3
2.k
19591
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.5
3.3
3.6
2.5
3.5
^.5
3.9
4.1
2.7
3.8
3.4
3.0
3.0
3.6
1951.
1952,
19 53 .
1954,
19 55 .
1956 ,
1957
1958 ,
1959 .
3.9
3.1
3.4
1.4
1.7
2.2
2.0
1.0
1.5
3.5
2.9
3.3
1.3
1.8
2 .1
1.7
.9
1.7
3.7
2.8
3.5
1.4
2.2
1.9
1.7
•9
1.9
3.7
2.8
3.5
1.2
2.2
2.1
1.7
•9
2.0
3.7
2.9
3.3
1.4
2.5
2.3
1.9
1.0
2.2
4.4
4.4
2.8
if.2
U
2.5
3.2
3.1
3.6
3.1
2.8
k .9
k .9
5.1
3.5
4.3
4.2
3.9
3.8
k .k
4.0
3.8
4.2
1.9
3.1
3.0
2.6
1.6
3.0
h. 2
2.9
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.3
3-3
4.5
5.9
4.3
3.3
4.5
3.8
3.2
3.9
3.9
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.9
3.3
1.6
1.8
2.5
2.2
2.1
1 .5
2.2
3.2
k .k
k .l
2.6
2.1
1.6
k.3
5-6
k .o
3 .k
k .k
4.1
3.3
k.o
3.9
3.2
4.4
3.0
1.9
3.1
2.7
2.0
k .k
5.2
3.3
3.6
4.1
k .2
2.9
3.4
2.9
3.4
4.1
2.4
1.8
2.9
2.6
2.5
ÏX
1.7
1.7
2.0
3.9
4.0
2.7
3.3
3.3
3.0
2.2
2.8
3.0
3.3
2 .1
2.5
2.5
2.3
1-7
2.4
2.0
3.3
2.6
1 .7
1.7
2.4
1-9
1.1
1-3
1.1
1.3
1-7
1.5
.7
1.1
k .k
3.9
3.0
3.7
3.4
2.9
3.0
3.4
3«3
3.0
1.6
2.4
2.3
1.8
1.3
Total separations
19 5 1.
19 52 .
1953.
1954.
19 55 .
1956 .
19 57 .
1958 .
11 ....
1 9 5 1 ......
19 52 ...
1953......
1954 ...
1955......
1956 ......
1957......
1958 ...
1959......
4.1
4.0
3.8
4.3
2.9
3.6
3.3
5.0
3.1
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.1
1.0
1.4
1.3
.8
.9
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.5
2.5
3.6
3.0
3.9
2.6
4.1
3.7
4.1
3.7
3.0
3.5
3.3
4.2
2.8
4.6
4.1
4.3
3.8
3.1
3.4
3.3
4.1
2.1
2.5
2.0
2.5
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.3
.7
1.0
2 .7
1 .9
2.2
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.2
.7
.8
3.0
2.2
2.7
1.1
1.5
1.5
1-3
.7
1.1
4.8
3.9
4.4
3.3
3.2
3.7
3.4
3.6
2.9
4.3
3.9
4.2
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
2.9
2.8
4.4
5.0
4.3
3.1
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.2
3*3
5.3
4.6
4.8
3.5
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.5
3.7
5.1
4.9
5.2
3.9
4.4
4.4
4.4
3.5
4.3
4.7
4.2
4.5
3.3
3.5
3.5
4.0
3.2
4.9
4.3
3.5
4.2
3.0
3.1
3.3
4.0
2.8
3.5
3.4
4.0
3.0
3.0
2.8
3.8
2.8
4.4
4.1
4.3
3.5
3.3
3.5
3.6
3.6
2.8
2.2
2.7
1.0
1.5
1.6
1.4
.8
1.3
2.5
2.2
2.6
1.1
1.5
1.6
1.3
.8
2.4
2.2
2.5
1.1
1.6
3.1
3.0
2.9
1.4
2.2
2.2
I .9
1.2
1.8
3.1
3.5
3.1
1.8
2.8
2.6
2.2
I .5
2.2
2.5
2.8
2.1
1.2
1.8
1.7
1.3
1.1
1.4
I .9
2.1
1.5
1.0
1.4
1.3
.9
.8
1.4
1.7
1.1
.9
1.1
1.0
2.4
2.3
2.3
1.1
.7
.7
1.4
1.4
1.0
1.3
I .7
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.3
.7
1.5
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.4
.7
1.8
1.6
1.2
1.3
2.3
1.7
1.7
.7
2.3
1.6
1.2
1.5
2.7
1.6
1 .5
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.9
1.2
I .5
1.7
2.3
1 .3
1.5
1.4
•9
1 .3
1.6
1.6
Layoffs
19 5 1 .
19 52 .
1953.
1954.
19 55 .
1956 .
19 57 .
1958 .
1959 .
1.0
1.4
.9
2 .8
1.5
1.7
1.5
3.8
1.7
0.8
1.3
.8
2.2
1.1
1.8
1.4,
2.9
1.3
0.8
1.1
.8
2.3
1.3
1.6
1.4
3.2
1.3
1.0
1.3
.9
2.4
1.2
1.4
1 .5
3.0
1.3
1.2
1.1
1,0
I .9
1.1
1.6
1 .5
2.4
1.1
1.0
1.1
.9
1.7
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.8
1.0
1 .3
2.2
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.3
2.0
1.4
1 .9
1.4
1.0
2.5
1 .7
1.4
1.4
2.7
1.8
3.0
be g i n n i n g with January 1959, transfers between establishments of the same firm are included in total accessions and total sepa
rations, therefore rates for these items are not strictly comparable with prior data.
Transfers comprise part of other accessions
and other separations, the rates for which are not shown separately.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
L a bo r
¿2
Turnover
Table 1-2: Lihtr tin n e r rates, ky iiiis try
(Per 100 emplpyees)
Accession rates
__ Total
New hires
Industry
Oct,
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
Sept,
1959
Separation rates
Guits
,al
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Layoffs
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
MANUFACTURING................................................................................................................................
2.9
3.9
2.0
2.6
4.9
4.3
1.4
2.2
3.0
1.5
DURABLE GOODS.............................................................................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS1 ................................................................................................................
2.9
2.8
4.1
3.5
2.0
2.0
2.6
2.5
5.8
3.2
4.4
4.1
1.3
2 .1
3.9
1.6
2.5
1 .2
1.6
1.1
Durable Goo da
ORDNANCE
LUMBER
AND
AND
A C C E S S O R I E S .............................................................................................................................
WOOD
P R O D U C T S ..............................................................................................................................
Logging camps and contractors...............................
Sawmills and planing mills............................. .
Millwork, plywood, prefabricated structural wood products..
FURNITURE
AND
F I X T U R E S ....................................................................................................................................
Household furniture............................ .............
Other furniture and fixtures............................... .
STONE,
CLAY,
AND
GLASS
P R O D U C T S .................................................................................................
Glass and glass products.....................................
Cement, hydraulic................. ............ ............ .
Structural clay products................. .................. .
Pottery and related products................................
PRIMARY
METAL
I N D U S T R I E S ..........................................................................................................................
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills.............
Iron and steel foundries.....................................
Gray-iron foundries........................................ ,
Malleable-iron foundries...................................
Steel foundries.............................................
Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals:
Primary smelting and refining of copper, lead, and zinc...
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of nonferrous metals:
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of copper................. .
Nonferrous foundries........................................
Other primary metal industries:
Iron and steel forgings.................. ..................
FABRICATED
METAL
P R O D U C T S ......................................................................................................................
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware..........................
Cutlery and edge tools.....................................
Hand tools.................................. ................
Hardware....................................................
Heating apparatus (except electric) and plumbers' supplies
Sanitary ware and plumbers' supplies.....................
Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cooking apparatus,
not elsewhere classified.................................
Fabricated structural metal products......................
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving.................... .
MACHINERY
(EXCEPT
E L E C T R I C A L ) ........................................................................................................
Engines and turbines........................................
Agricultural machinery and tractors........................
Construction and mining machinery.......................... .
Metalworking machinery......................................
Machine tools...............................................
Metalworking machinery (except machine tools)............
Machine-tool accessories..................................
Special-industry machinery (except metalworking machinery).
General industrial machinery...............................
Office and store machines and devices.....................
Service-industry and household machines...................
Miscellaneous machinery parts..............................
ELECTRICAL
M A C H I N E R Y .........................................................................................................................................
Electrical generating, transmission, distribution, and
industrial apparatus.......................................
Communication equipment.....................................
Radios, phonographs, television sets, and equipment.....
Telephone, telegraph, and related equipment..............
Electrical appliances, lamps, and miscellaneous products. .
See
f ootnotes
at end of table.
NOTE:
2.9
2.9
2.3
2.2
2.5
3.3
1.1
1.9
1.0
0.6
3.5
4.3
3.5
2.6
4.5
7.0
3.9
4.2
3.1
4.1
3.2
2.2
4.1
6.7
3.5
3.7
5.4
8.3
4.7
5.2
5.9
6.5
5.5
2.8
6 .1
2.3
4.3
4.4
4.1
4.9
1.9
3.0
1.4
2.4
1.0
4.5
3.5
3.7
3.1
4.8
4.9
4.3
3.0
3.1
2.7
4.0
4.2
3.3
5.2
4.4
5.6
5.5
5.2
6.3
1.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.6
1.6
2.3
2.5
1 .0
3.0
2.3
2.7
2.6
1.7
1.0
1 .8
.6
1.6
3.3
3.8
2.9
3.8
2.4
4.5
4.2
3.7
4.7
3.3
.9
1.1
3.4
(2)
1.6
( 2)
1.5
1.5
2.5
.8
2.2
2.1
2.9
1.9
3.9
3.5
5.1
3.5
(2 )
4.6
4.2
2.5
6.4
1.1
.8
1.6
1 .0
1 .1
2.9
.4
1.2
5.4
1.6
•4
3.7
1.6
7.2
4.6
8.1
(2)
4.8
5.2
2.4
4.3
2.6
2. 1
(2 )
2.5
2.4
2.7
2.4
3.2
4.5
2.8
( 2)
3.6
4.2
3.1
3.0
1.7
1 .2
5.4
1.6
4.7
1.7
1 .2
1.0
3.3
1.3
.9
2.5
3.7
1.1
3.4
2.7
2.1
2.8
4.6
4.1
2.9
3.2
4.6
3.7
3.2
1.5
1.5
1.3
2.7
2.3
2.5
2.7
2.2
2.8
1.9
3.9
2.3
7.9
1.6
3.2
2.0
2.6
3.3
2 .2
1.9
2.4
2.4
3.1
3.2
2.0
3.1
3.3
2.0
2.5
3.8
4.1
2.8
4.3
3.6
2.9
3.5
3.0
3.2
3.4
4.6
2.3
4.1
6.0
2 .2
3.5
3.4
5.0
5.8
3.2
5.6
(2)
2.2
2.0
( 2)
2.3
2.4
2.2
1.9
(2)
2.4
1.9
1.8
(2)
1.9
1.5
(2)
(2)
2.6
(2)
4.7
4.6
1 .2
1.8
4.8
5.6
(2)
2.9
(2)
1 .6
2.0
1.7
.9
1.7
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.9
2.4
2.3
1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
2.1
1.3
1.1
2.0
2.0
2.1
1.7
1.3
1.6
3.7
2.5
11.8
4.2
2.3
1.6
2.6
3.3
3.3
1.5
3.3
4.9
2.2
3.8
4.6
2.4
4.3
3.1
3.5
5.8
.9
3.9
1 .8
2.6
Data for the current month are preliminary.
.9
1.3
1.3
(2 )
1.7
1.7
1.7
2 .1
(2 )
1.6
(2 )
1.6
2.4
1.9
.9
3.8
2.3
1.9
.3
4.0
1.9
.2
.5
.8
1.7
.5
2.9
1 .1
.5
1.0
6.3
3.2
1 .1
(2 )
1 .2
1.9
6.4
(2 )
2.2
1.5
.8
5.1
5.8
4.4
3.9
1.5
(2 )
2 .1
1.8
1.1
1.1
1.9
2.3
(2 )
2.9
1.6
2.8
3.5
1.7
1.5
4.7
4.6
5.0
1.1
.9
(2 )
2.0
1.8
1 .2
2.9
4.2
(2 )
3.1
.9
.9
1.6
2 .1
2.3
1.3
9.9
2.7
3*7
3.7
5.9
4.6
2.7
2.5
2 .1
1.8
1.8
1.5
2.7
1.8
3.6
2.9
3.8
2.3
3.6
3.7
2.9
3.4
1 .8
1.6
2 .1
2.0
3.4
.8
.7
1.7
2.6
1.7
2.0
1.6
1.4
2 .1
2 .1
1 .1
2.2
3.2
2.7
3.1
2.6
.8
.5
1.4
1.0
.7
(2 )
1.1
1.3
1.0
1.0
.8
.8
.8
.8
1.0
1.0
.9
.9
1.8
1.9
1.6
1.3
1.3
1.3
1 .2
1.6
2.0
.8
1.4
1.4
1.3
3.7
1.6
3.8
3.7
4.4
1.1
2.0
3.9
1.9
3.0
.5
1.5
1.9
2.2
1.9
1.1
.4
.3
2.9
.6
2.2
1.8
2.2
1.5
1.0
3.4
2.5
1.0
.8
2.0
.5
1.4
1.3
1.5
.4
1.5
1.8
.8
1 .2
2.0
.4
1.7
1.9
2.3
1.0
.6
1.9
2.5
3.0
1.3
2.4
1.1
.9
.4
.9
1.8
.6
(3)
1.7
(3)
.7
43
Labor Turnover
Table D-2: Labor tariover rates, b; indastry-Continued
(Per 100 employees)
Accession rates
tal
New '
hires
Industry
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
Separation rates
Quits
Total
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
1 .8
1 1 .8
(2 )
5.0
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.6
(2 )
4.4
0.9
(2 )
Layoffs
Sept.
1959
Oct.
1959
Sept.
1959
1.5
10 .5
(2 )
1 .8
2.0
2.6
2.0
2.0
Durable Goods — Continued
TRANSPORTATION
E Q U I P M E N T ..................................-..........................................
Motor vehicles and equipment..................
Aircraft and parts.............................
Aircraft.......................................
Aircraft engines and p arts........... .......
Aircraft propellers and parts...............
Other aircraft parts and equipment..........
Ship and boat building and repairing.........
Railroad equipment.............................
Locomotives and parts........................
Railroad and street cars.....................
Other transportation equipment. ...............
3.1
(2 )
1.5
1.2
1.8
(2 )
3.3
(2 )
12.7
(2 )
14.6
3.6
P R O D U C T S ................................................
2.6
Photographic apparatus........................
Watches and clocks.............................
Professional and scientific instruments......
.9
2.1
3.0
INSTRUMENTS
AND
MISCELLANEOUS
Jewelry,
RELATED
MANUFACTURING
silverware,
I N D U S T R I E S ..........................
and plated ware .........
4.1
2.6
4.8
7.1
1.8
1.5
2.4
(2 )
4.3
6.7
1 .8
(2 )
1.0
2.3
1 .1
3.2
3.2
2.7
(2 )
5.5
(2 )
17.7
(2 )
.7
.9
1 .2
(2 )
1.2
(2 )
2.4
(2 )
.3
(2 )
.3
3.2
3.5
2.5
.5
.4
3.1
1.3
4.8
3.2
1.9
.8
2.6
1 .1
1.3
3.6
2.2
2.8
6.3
4.3
3.1
2.3
4.9
3-7
4.7
2 .2
2.3
2.6
2.6
2 .1
2.0
2.8
4.0
2.9
2.7
3.4
(2 )
1.3
1 .8
.9
3.3
.4
1.3
3.2
1.4
6.8
1 .2
13.6
5.6
.6
5.1
2 1.2
5.7
3.5
2.7
3.4
4.0
8.8
14.3
4.4
26.4
4.6
3.1
1 .6
1.1
1.0
1 .8
(2 )
2 .1
(2 )
1.9
1.9
1.3
(2 )
2.5
2.3
.3
(2 )
.4
2.9
1.2
1.2
1.3
3.3
1.5
2.0
.9
.4
(2 )
2.6
(2 )
16 .8
(2 )
20.3
1.9
2.7
(2 )
1.3
5.9
2.3
12.0
2.8
23.2
1.0
1.3
.6
2 .2
1.1
.9
2 .2
.2
1 .8
.3
.7
1.5
2.5
1.7
.6
5.6
3.2
2 .1
1 .6
3.5
2.4
1.9
1.3
.4
5.3
4.6
5.4
3.8
1.5
2.3
1.5
(2 )
7.2
(2 )
1.2
2 .1
.8
.1
3.7
3.5
.2
Nondurable Goods
FOOD
AND
KINDRED
P R O D U C T S ..........................................................................
Meat products..................................
Grain-mill products............................
Bakery products................................
Beverages:
Malt liquors..................................
2.9
4.5
4.9
2.3
3.3
(2 )
3.1
3.3
3.9
2.0
2.6
1.4
M A N U F A C T U R E S ............................................................................................
1.4
Cigarettes......................................
Cigars............. ............................
Tobacco and snuff..............................
.6
2.8
1.6
.9
.4
4.1
1 .8
.4
1.0
.3
.8
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.0
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.9
3.8
3.1
3.7
3.6
1.9
2 .1
2.0
(2 )
2 .1
1.3
(2 )
1.3
1.4
2 .1
(2 )
4.0
3.7
4.1
5.0
3.7
5.4
3.0
3.1
3.0
3.9
3.2
4.2
2.8
2.2
3.0
1.9
4.3
1 .8
1.0
2.8
2.4
1.5
3.8
1 .8
1.6
1.3
1.3
.7
.4
1.4
1.3
.9
.5
1.5
TOBACCO
TEXT I L E - M I L L
P R O D U C T S .........................................................................................
Yarn and thread mills.........................
Broad-woven fabric mills......................
Cotton, silk, synthetic fiber...............
Woolen and worsted.................'..........
Knitting mills.................................
Pull-fashioned hosiery.......................
Seamless hosiery..............................
Knit underwear................................
Dyeing and finishing textiles.... ............
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings.........
APPAREL
AND
OTHER
FINISHED
TEXTILE
PRODUCTS-..
Men's and boys' suits and coats..............
Men's and boys' furnishings and work clothing
PAPER
AND
ALLIED
P R O D U C T S ..........................................................................
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills............
Paperboard containers and boxes.......... .
3.0
3.1
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.5
3.1
(2 )
1.3
3.4
P R O D U C T S ...........................................................
1.6
Industrial inorganic chemicals...............
Industrial organic chemicals..................
Synthetic fibers..............................
Drugs and medicines...................... .
Paints, pigments, and fillers.................
1.5
1.0
.9
1.7
1.0
CHEMICALS
AND
ALLIED
2.5
1.3
1.0
2.0
1.3
2.3
2.4
1.5
2 .1
1.8
2 .1
(2 )
1 .2
2.5
3.0
2.4
2.9
2.8
2 .1
1.4
3.9
4.3
3.3
2.9
5.9
4.4
3.7
3.6
(2 )
.6
2.4
2.5
2.9
.7
2.0
(2 )
4.9
1.5
1.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
1.9
.5
2.5
.7
(3)
.3
.4
4.1
4.9
3.9
3.6
1 .8
2 .1
1.5
1.0
1 .6
.8
1.7
6.0
1.5
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
4.4
4.0
4.0
3.8
3.0
2 .1
2.0
2 .2
(2 )
1.0
(2 )
2.7
2.5
3.4
1.0
.6
.7
.7
.9
.5
.5
1.7
1 .6
1.2
.6
2 .2
.6
.2
1.4
3.1
3.1
.7
.5
.4
.3
.9
.7
.5
.7
.4
.5
1.7
1.4
.2
4.1
3.5
4.9
1 .2
1.5
.9
1.0
2.5
1.2
2.7
3.0
2.0
.6
.4
.3
.7
.3
2.3
1.1
(2 )
3.0
3.2
1.3
5.1
4.3
1.6
.6
(2 )
2 .1
2.5
.9
3.9
3-5
1 .6
(2 )
3.5
4.0
3.5
P R O D U C T S ...............................................................
3.5
4.0
2.2
Leather: tanned, curried, and finished.......
Footwear (exqept rubber)......................
2.2
2 .2
3.6
4.3
1.4
2.3
2.6
1 .6
2.8
4.0
3.0
4.1
5.2
3.5
5.4
PETROLEUM
AND
C O A L ........................................................
RUBBER
P R O D U C T S ...............................................................................................................
Tires and inner tubes.........................
Rubber footwear.............. .................
Other rubber products.........................
LEATHER
See
AND
LEATHER
footnotes
at e n d o f table.
NOTE:
Data
for the c u r r e n t m onth
are preliminary.
.7
2.7
1.0
(2 )
.8
2.7
1.7
3.4
1 .6
2.7
1.7
.5
2.7
1.1
1.0
1.0
.8
1.0
.8
.5
.3
.5
3.8
1.7
2.6
2.8
.8
3.6
2.5
3.8
2.8
2 .1
1.1
1 .2
3.0
.4
3.6
1.9
1.5
.2
.7
(2 )
1.0
OF
Petroleum refining.............................
2.0
2.0
2.6
1.0
2 .2
.7
.4
PRODUCTS
1.9
4.8
3.4
4.9
3.7
2.0
1.3
1.5
1.2
.8
2 .1
3.0
2 .1
2.9
1 .8
.4
.9
.5
(2 )
.5
.7
2.3
.5
.9
.3
1.4
.4
1.0
.8
.6
.3
.3
.2
1.3
.9
(2 )
.8
1 .6
.9
3.0
.6
.9
.5
1.2
1 .8
1 .6
2 .1
3.0
1.3
3.3
1 .8
1 .8
1.3
1.5
.9
2 .2
1.3
1.1
1.5
u
Labor Turnover
Table D-2: Labor turnover rates, by industry-Continued
(Per 100 employees)
Accession rates
Total
New ]hires
Industry
Oct,
1959
Sept. Oct.
1959 1959
Separation rates
Quits
Total
Sept. Oct.
1959 1959
Sept. Oct.
1959 1959
Layoffs
Sept. t5ct.
1959 1959
Sept.
1959
NONMANUFACTURING:
METAL
M I N I N G ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Iron mining...................................................
Copper mining.................................................
Lead and zinc mining. ............... .................... .
ANTHRACITE
1
B TUM
M I N I N G ........................................................................................................................................................
1N O U S - C O A L
1
COMMUN CAT
M I N I N G ......................................................................................................................................
2.0
1.8
(2 )
(2 )
2.8
1.6
(2 )
(2 )
1.4
2.4
2 .1
1.0
1.8
2 .1
(2 )
(2 )
lo5
1.9
4.2
(2 )
(2 )
.7
4.3
(2 )
(2 )
3.5
0.9
(2 )
(2 )
2.2
(2 )
(2 )
0.6
(2 )
(2 )
1.6
(2 )
(2 )
1.8
1.8
(2 )
(2 )
2.0
1.1
2.7
.5
.4
.1
1.3
1.7
.4
•5
1.4
1.8
.4
.6
.7
.8
(2 )
(2 )
2.4
2.3
(2 )
(2 )
1.7
1.5
(2 )
(2 )
.5
.5
1.3
(2 )
(2 )
1O N :
Telephone.............................................. .......
Telegraph ^ . . . . .............. ................................
*Data for the printing, publishing,
and allied industries group are excluded.
^ot available.
^Less than 0 .05 .
^Data relate to domestic employees except messengers.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
HS tM
a t eOa T
n dI A r e a
Labor Turnover
Tabli 0-4: L ikir d r u m rates it * a ii( ic tir ii( for selected States aid areas
(Per 100 employees)
Accession rates
Total
New hires
State and area
Little Rock-North Little Rock.........
Separation rates
ûuits
Total
Sept*
1959
Aug.
1959
Sept.
1959
Aug.
1959
Sept.
1959
(2 )
7.0
(2 )
8.7
(2 )
1.9
(2 )
2.3
(2 )
15.5
(2 )
10.0
5.9
6.6
5.2
5.7
4.8
5.2
4*3
4.5
5.2
5.1
6.2
6.0
6.6
6.5
4.2
4.5
4.8
4.9
6.2
6 .1
5.3
5.7
3.4
5.1
4.5
5.8
3.9
5.7
4.4
4.7
3.1
3.7
4.0
4.5
3.6
3.7
3.9
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.2
1.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.8
2 .2
2.5
Aug.
1959
Layoffs
Sept.
1959
Sept.
1959
Aug.
1959
(2 )
2 .2
(2 )
2 .1
(2 )
12 .6
(2 )
7.6
5.6
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.5
1 .6
6.0
1.5
2.5
2.9
3.5
3.2
3.2
2.9
2.0
2 .2
5.0
1.4
1.3
5.9
4.1
5.5
5.6
5.5
3.4
5.8
3.8
3.4
2.4
2.5
3.9
2.8
2 .1
2 .1
3.9
3.0
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.5
2.5
1.7
1 .8
Aug.
1959
CALIFORNIA:
2.8
3.7
3.1
3.5
2 .2
2.4
2.9
2.3
2.7
1.7
2 .1
2 .1
2 .2
2.0
3.0
2.5
2 .2
2.0
2 .1
2.4
2.5
1.5
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.1
2 .2
1.0
2.9
.7
.9
.9
.6
.6
.8
.6
.7
.5
.6
.5
.5
.4
.9
.5
8.9
8.7
1.0
1 .8
1 .6
.6
3.4
3.1
6.6
1.5
1.3
2.0
1.2
2.9
2 .2
10 .8
10 .2
1.4
5.7
1.2
1.2
.8
3.9
4.6
3.7
3.9
5.0
4.2
3.3
2.7
1.1
.7
7.0
7.9
7.5
6.2
4.7
4.4
4.6
4.0
6.7
9.9
6.6
6.6
3.1
3.1
2.8
3.7
2.5
5.6
5.2
3.3
3.2
3.9
3.1
1.9
2 .2
7.7
6.8
5.1
4.0
5.7
5.7
6.2
8.3
6.4
5.2
1.6
2.7
5.4
2.5
2.4
5.9
9.4
5.4
6.4
3.4
3.1
3.6
3.2
4.0
3.8
6.7
11.9
2.6
2 .2
2 .2
2.5
.8
1.0
3.5
8.9
5.4
6.5
4.1
5.0
8.9
6.4
5.4
4.1
2.8
1.5
4.4
5.2
4.7
3.6
2.8
2.6
2.8
2.8
4.7
3.3
4.9
4.0
2 .2
1 .8
1.7
1.4
1.9
.9
2.0
3.1
3.0
3.3
2.5
2.3
3.2
2.3
1.5
3.8
3.1
4.1
3.1
1.9
1.7
2.0
1.6
1.4
4.6
5.1
2.2
2.9
4.6
3.1
1.9
3.6
3.6
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
FLORIDA...............................
MARYLAND..............................
See f o o t notes at end of table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h
2.5
1.1
1.4
.9
1.6
2.2
1.1
1.7
1.3
1.2
1 .8
3.3
1 .8
2.0
2 .2
1.5
1.4
1.7
1 .6
2.6
2 .1
4.2
4.1
1.1
5.2
4.7
3.9
2.2
4.8
2.9
5.0
3.4
2.3
3.7
2.4
6.7
6 .1
2.8
6.0
4.0
4.2
4.2
6.0
5.5
4.7
4.1
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.7
5.1
4.6
6.5
6.3
2.0
1 .8
4.8
5.0
5.4
6.5
3.7
3.8
4.7
4.7
7.5
5.9
5.0
3.8
3.6
4.1
3.6
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.4
5.0
4.1
3.6
3.9
4.0
4.0
2.8
2 .2
3.0
2.4
2.8
1.1
3.0
2.9
2 .1
2.0
2.6
2.6
1 .8
1.0
1.0
.8
1.4
1.4
3.3
.7
3.1
3.5
3.7
3.4
3.7
3.6
2.9
1.7
1.1
.6
6.9
7.7
3.8
4.4
3.3
5.1
2.7
1 2 .1
6 .1
6.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.8
2 .1
7.4
2.3
2.4
5.7
5.3
5.7
4.0
4.3
4.7
4.4
3.3
5.5
4.2
4.9
2.9
3.1
2.7
2.8
1 .8
1.9
.9
1.5
.5
3.9
3.9
2.9
2.7
4.9
4.6
2.4
2.3
2.0
1.7
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
7.1
5.2
4.5
1.5
.7
2.6
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
6.6
6.0
6.3
5.5
8.3
are preliminary.
6.8
3.1
.9
2.8
State
and
A rea
b6
Labor Turnover
Takle 1-4: Laker tirieirer rates ia nanufactaring for selected States aid areas-Ceitiiied
State and area
(Per 100 employees)
Accession rates
Total
New hires
Sept.
1959
Aug.
1959
Sept.
1959
Aug.
1959
Separation rates
Quits
Total
Sept.
1959
Aug.
1959
SGpt o
1959
Aug.
1959
Layoffs
Sept.
1959
AUg.
1959
NEW HAMPSHIRE..........................
5.7
5.4
4.8
4.3
5.5
5.3
3.8
3.3
1.0
1.3
NEW MEXICO 7 ........ .................
5.2
4.1
(2 )
(2 )
3.5
2.3
(2 )
(2 )
6.2
(2 )
(2 )
3.2
2.4
(2 )
(2 )
2.6
1.8
(2 )
(2 )
5.1
2.9
2.9
3.9
4.6
4.2
5.8
3.6
3.3
4.5
3.6
1.7
1.7
2.5
3.2
1.3
1.4
1.9
1.5
3.1
4.1
2.7
4.0
2 .2
1.1
1 .6
1 .8
.8
1.6
1.1
1.7
•7
2.3
8.2
5.0
2.3
2.4
3.8
3.8
3.8
6.4
3.4
3.9
3.7
4.5
5.0
4.6
4.5
5.7
4.6
4.2
NEW YORK...............................
NORTH CAROLINA.........................
2.5
2.6
OKLAHOMA 8 ...... .....................
1.7
1.9
4.5
2.3
2 .1
2.8
4.5
2.5
3.4
4.7
3.1
4.0
4.2
5.4
3.9
5.2
3.8
3.2
3.8
4.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.5
4.0
3.6
4.4
5.1
4.5
3.7
3.9
4.5
7.0
4.6
6.4
3.4
3.5
2 .1
3.5
4.2
2 .2
2.4
2.6
1.5
1.9
8.2
2 .2
2.8
4.0
2.7
3.1
4.6
1 .6
2 .1
2.9
2.0
2 .2
3.8
9.2
1.9
3.1
2 .2
2.7
3.3
3.4
2.7
3.6
.4
.2
2.0
2.5
.7
.5
1.9
.4
2.7
.4
2 .2
1.3
.4
.6
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.9
6.5
2.6
1.1
1.0
.5
.5
.4
.2
2.9
4.1
1.4
2.8
4.3
1.6
2.8
1.3
1.7
2 .1
4.4
2.3
2.6
1 .6
2 .2
1.2
4.8
3.6
3.7
2.0
1 .6
4.7
2 .2
2.3
1.9
6.9
5.4
3.8
2.8
2.3
1 .6
3.2
4.4
3.9
6.4
4.5
9.1
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
.8
1.1
3.2
5.6
5.1
3.4
4.0
2.9
3.6
1.9
6.2
7.5
7.2
3.6
5.8
2.8
4.0
3.5
1.9
.4
2.7
3.2
(2 )
2 .1
(2 )
1.5
(2 )
2.8
(2 )
1.0
(2 )
1.5
3.9
4.0
3.0
2.8
4.3
4.1
2.6
2 .2
1.1
1.3
3.8
3.3
3.5
4.4
3.1
4.0
3.0
2.7
3.5
2.4
2.7
5.0
4.1
4.4
2.7
2 .1
1.5
2.0
2 .2
1 .6
2 .1
1.8
1.5
1.3
1.1
2.0
.6
.2
.1
4.5
3.5
4.5
4.3
3.3
2.7
3.0
3.1
3.7
4.1
3.6
3.9
2 .2
2 .2
2.0
1.9
.9
1.3
1.3
2 .2
3.6
5.4
3.4
4.1
5.0
7.3
3.9
1.5
3.4
3.8
5.5
3.2
5.6
4.2
6.3
4.8
4.9
3.5
5.4
3.4
7.6
6.5
6.2
RHODE ISLAND...........................
7.1
6.4
5.3
4.7
SOUTH CAROLINA 9 ......................
4.1
4.1
6 .1
8.6
3.0
3.4
5.3
5.6
SOUTH DAKOTA...........................
1.5
2.0
1 .8
1.1
1.1
2 .1
2 .1
2.0
4.4
7.0
3.6
OREGON 1 ..............................
.7
2.7
8.2
3.1
6.9
TENNESSEE:
TEXAS1 0 ............ ..................
1.1
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
3.3
2.5
1.4
1 .2
.6
1.1
1.0
2.0
1.2
.6
.8
3.6
1.3
3.5
2.7
.8
2.8
1.4
.5
.9
.5
1.7
.5
.8
2.3
^Excludes canning and preserving.
^Not available.
^Excludes agricultural chemicals, and miscellaneous manufacturing industries.
^Excludes canning and preserving, and sugar.
5Excludes canning and preserving, and newspapers.
^Excludes instruments and related products.
^Excludes furniture and fixtures.
8Excludes new-hire rate for transportation equipment.
%xcludes tobacco stemming and redrying.
10Excludes canning and preserving, sugar, and tobacco.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
SOURCE: Cooperating State agencies listed on inside back cover.
3.3
1.2
2.5
.4
.7
.8
Explanatory Notes
Additional
labor
Information concerning
force, employment, hours
turnover
series—
and limitations—
of
these
concepts
and
scope,
of
from
survey
labor
methods,
the
Bureau
of
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charge. Use order blank 021 page 9-E.
INTRODUCTION
hours during the survey week. In the figures based on estab
lishment records, persons who worked in more than one estab
lishment during the reporting period are counted each time
their names appear on payrolls.
The statistics in this periodical are compiled from
two major sources: (1 ) household interviews and (2 ) payroll
reports from employers.
Unpaid absences from Jobs. The household
survey Includes among the employed all persons who had Jobs but
were not at work during the survey week— that Is, were not
working or looking for work but had Jobs from which they were
temporarily absent because of illness, bad weather, vacation,
labor-management dispute, or because they were taking time off
for various other reasons, whether or not they were paid by
their employers for the time off. In the figures based on pay
roll reports, persons on paid sick leave, paid vacation, or
paid holiday are Included, but not those on leave without pay
for the entire payroll period.
Data based on household interviews are obtained from
a sample survey of the population. The survey is conducted
each month by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor
Statistics and provides a comprehensive measure of the labor
force, i.e., the total number of persons 14 years of age and
over who are employed or unemployed. It also provides data on
their personal and economic characteristics such as age, sex,
color, marital status, occupations, hours of work, and duration
of unemployment. The information is collect'd by trained inter«
viewers from a sample of about 35,000 households in 330 areas
throughout the country and is based on the activity or status
reported for the calendar week ending nearest th« 15 th of the
month.
Data baaed on establishment payroll records are coa>pile! earh month from mail questionnaires by the Bureau of
Iabo- rtutistics, in cooperation with State agencies. The payroll survey provides detailed industry information on nonagrlcultural vage and salary employment, average weekly hours,
average hourly and weekly earnings, and labor turnover foi* the
Nation, States, and metropolitan areas.
The figures are based on payroll reports from a
sample of 100,000 establishments employing about 25 million
nonf in: wage and salary workers. The data relate to all
workers, full- or part-time, who received pay during the payroll period ending nearest the 15 th of the month.
Hours of Work
I
j
!
*
,
j
I
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i
j
Relation between the house*old and payroll series
The household end payroll data supplement one another,
each providing significant types of information that. Ihu other
cannot suitably supply. Population character!sties, for
example, are readily obtained only from the household survey
whereas detailed industrial classification» ran be reliably de
rived only from establishment reports.
Data x*
these two source« differ from etick other
because of differences in definition and ccvirage, sourcet of
information, methods of collection, and «stinating procedvjpes.
Sampling variability and respcase errors are additional reasons
for diacrepancies. The factors which h a e a differential effect
on levels and trends of the two series a *e ci^scribec. belov:
The household survey measures hours actually worked
vherea»* the payroll survey measures hours paid for by employers.
In the hc^eh-ld survey data, all persons with a Job but not at
work are cxcu ided from the hours distributions and the computa
tions of . rage hours. In the payroll survey, employees on
paic vac?
jn, paid holiday, or paid sick leave are included
and a*slgri±d the number of hours for which they were paid
during the reporting period.
Comparability of the household Interview data with other series
Unemployment Insurance data. The unemployed total
froK th household survey Includes all persons who did not work
at all uring the survey week and were looking for work or were
vaiti'jf to be called back to a Job from which they had been
laid iff, regardless of whether or not they were eligible for
unempLoyment Insurance. Figures on unemployment Insurance
claims, prepared by the Bureau of Employment Security of the
Department of Labor, exclude persons who have exhausted their
benefit rights, new workers who have not earned rights to unem
ployment insurance, and persons losing Jobs not covered by un
employment insurance systems (agriculture, State and local
government, domestic service, self-employed, unpaid family work,
nonprofit organizations, and firms below a minimum size).
In addition, the qualifications for drawing unemploy
ment compensation differ from the definition of unemployment
used in the household survey. For exaaple, persons with a Job
but not *t work and persons working only a few hours during the
week are sometimes eligible for unemployment compensation, but
are classified as employed rather thar. unemployed in the house
hold survey.
Employment
Agricultural employment estimates of the Department of
Agriculture. The principal differences in coverage are the in
clusion of persons under lb in the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) series and the treatment of dual Jobholders who
are counted more than once if they worked on more than one farm
during the reporting period. There are also wide differences in
sampling techniques and collecting and estimating methods, which
cannot be readily measured in terms of impact on differences in
level and trend of the two series.
Coverage. The household survey definition
of employment comprises wage and salary workers (including do
mestics and other private household workers), self-employed
persons, and unpaid workers who worked 15' hours or more during
the sarvey week in family-operated enterprises. Employment in
both farm and nonfarm industries is incited. The payroll nurvey covers only wage and salary employees on the payrolls of
nonf«un establishments.
Multiple jobholding. The household approach
proviies information on the work status cf she population with
out duplication since each person is classified as employed, un
employed, or not in the labor force. Emjlorcd persons tolling
more uhan one Job are counted only once, anl are classified accordlrig to the Job at which they worked the greatest number of
earnings, and
is contained in technical notes for each
series, available
Statistics free
the preparation of the
and
Comparability of the payroll employment data with other series
Statistics on manufactures and business, Bureau of
the Census. BLS establishment statistics on employment differ
from employment counts derived by the Bureau of the Census from
1-E
its censuses or annual sample surveys of manufacturing estab
lishments and the censuses of business establishments. The ma
jor reason for lack of comparability is different treatment of
business units considered parts of an establishment, such as
central administrative offices and auxiliary units, and in the
industrial classification of establishments due to different
reporting patterns by multi-unit companies. There are also dif
ferences in the scope of the industries covered, e.g., the
Census of Business excludes professional services, transporta
tion companies, and financial establishments, vhile these are
included in BLS statistics.
County Business Patterns. Data in County Business
Patterns, published Jointly by the U.S. Departments of Commerce
and Health, Education, and Welfare, differ from BLS establish
ment statistics in the units considered integral parts of an
establishment and in industrial classification. In addition,
CBP data exclude employment in nonprofit institutions, inter
state railroads, and government.
Employment covered by Unemployment Insurance programs.
Not all nonfarm wage and salary vorkers are covered by the Unem
ployment Insurance programs. All workers in certain activities,
such as nonprofit organizations and interstate railroads, are
excluded. In addition, small firms in covered industries are
also excluded in 34 States. In general, these are establish
ments with less than four employees.
LABOR FORCE DATA
Each employed person is counted only once. Those who
held more than one Job are counted in the Job at which they
worked the greatest number of hours during the survey week.
Included in the total are employed citizens of for
eign countries, temporarily in the United States, who are not
living on the premises of an Embassy (e.g., Mexican migratory
farir workers) .
Excluded are persons whose only activity consisted of
work around the house (such as own home housework, and painting
or repairing own home) or volunteer work for religious, chari
table, and similar organizations.
Unemployed Persons comprise all persons who did not
work at all during the survey week and were looking for work,
regardless of whether or not they were eligible for unemploy
ment insurance. Also included as unemployed are those who did
not work at all and (a) were waiting to be called back to a Job
from which they had been laid off; or (b) were waiting to re
port to a new wage or salary Job within 30 days (and were not
in school during the survey week); or (c) would have been look
ing for work except that they were temporarily ill or believed
no work was available in their line of work or in the community.
Persons in this latter category will usually be residents of a
community in which there are only a few dominant industries
which were shut down during the survey week. Not included in
this category are persons who say they were not looking for work
because they were too old, too young, or handicapped in any way.
The Unemployment Rate represents the number unemployed
as a percent of the civilian labor force, i.e., the sum of the
employed and unemployed. This measure can also be computed for
groups within the labor force classified by sex, age, marital
status, color, etc. When applied to industry and occupation
groups, the labor-force base for the unemployment rate also rep
resents the sum of the employed and the unemployed, the latter
classified according to industry and occupation of their latest
full-time civilian Job.
COLLECTION AND COVERAGE
Statistics on the employment status of the population,
the personal, occupational, and other economic characteristics
of employed and unemployed persons, and related labor force data
are compiled for the BLS by the Bureau of the Census in its
Current Population Survey (CPS). (A detailed description of
this survey appears in Concepts and Methods Used in the Current
Employment and Unemployment Statistics Prepared by the Bureau of
the Census, U. S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population
Reports, Series P-23, No. 5 . This report is available from BL£
on request.)
Duration of Unemployment represents the length of time
(through the current survey week)during which persons classi
fied as unemployed had been continuously-looking for work or
would have been looking for work except for temporary illness,
or belief that no work was available in their line of work or in
the community. For persons on layoff, duration of unemployment
represents the number of full weeks since the termination of
their most recent employment. Average duration is an arithmetic
mean computed from a distribution by single weeks of unemployment.
These monthly surveys of the population are conducted
vith a scientifically selected sample designed to represent the
civilian noninstitutional population 14 years and over. Re
spondents are interviewed to obtain information about the em
ployment status of each member of the household 14 years of age
and over. The inquiry relates to activity or status during the
calendar week, Sunday through Saturday, ending nearest the 15 th
of the month. This Is known as the survey week. Actual field
interviewing is conducted in the following week.
The Civilian Labor Force comprises the total of all
civilians classified as employed or unemployed in accordance
with the criteria described above. The "total labor force" also
includes members of the Armed Forces stationed either in the
United States or abroad.
Inmates of institutions and persons under 14 years of
age are not covered in the regular monthly enumerations and are
excluded from the population and labor force statistics shown in
this report. Data on members of the Armed Forces, who are in
cluded as part of the categories "total noninstitutional popu
lation" and "total labor force," are obtained from the Depart
ment of Defense.
Not in Labor Force includes all civilians 14 years and
over who are not classified as employed or unemployed. These
persons are further classified as "engaged in own home house
work," "in school," "unable to work" because of long-term physi
cal or mental illness, and "other." The "other" group includes
for the most part retired persons, those reported as too old to
work, the voluntarily idle, and seasonal workers for whom the
survey week fell in an "off" season and who were not reported as
unemployed. Persons doing only incidental unpaid family work
(less than 15 hours) are also classified as not in the labor
force.
The sample for CPS is spread over 330 areas compris
ing 638 counties and independent cities, with coverage in 48
States and the District of Columbia. At present, completed in
terviews are obtained each month from about 35,000 households.
There are about 1,500 additional sample households from which
information should be collected but is not because the occu
pants are not found at home after repeated calls, are temporar
ily absent, or are unavailable for other reasons. This repre
sents a noninterview rate for the survey of about 4 percent.
Fart of the sample is changed each month. The rotation plan
provides for approximately three-fourths of the sample to be
common from one month to the next, and one-half to be common
with the same month a year ago.
CONCEPTS
Occupation, Industry, and Class of Worker apply to the
Job held in the survey week. Persons with two or more Jobs are
classified in the Job at which they worked the greatest number
of hours during the survey week. The occupation and industry
groups used in data derived from the CPS household interviews
are defined as in the 1950 Census of Population. Information on
the detailed categories included in these groups is available
upon request.
Employed Persons comprise (a) all those who during
the survey week did any work at all either as paid employees, or
in their own business or profession, or on their own farm, or
who worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers on a farm or in a
business operated by a member of the family, and (b) all those
who were not working or looking for work but who had Jobs or
businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of
illness, bad weather, vacation, or labor-management dispute, or
because they were taking time off for various other reasons,
whether or not they were paid by their employers for the time off.
The industrial classification system used in the Census
of Population and the Current Population Survey differs somewhat
from that used by the BLS in its reports on employment, by indus
try. Employment levels by industry from the household survey,
although useful for many analytical purposes, are not published
in order to avoid public misunderstanding since they differ from
the payroll series because of differences in classification,
sampling variability, and other reasons. The industry figures
from the household survey are used as a base for published
distributions on hours of work, unemployment rates, and other
2-E
characteristics of Industry groups such as age, sex, and
occupation.
mortality, and migration between the United States and other
countries.
The class-of-worker breakdown specifies "wage and
salary workers," subdivided into private and government workers,
"self-employed workers," and "unpaid family workers." Wage and
salary workers receive wages, salary, commission, tips, or pay
in kind from a private employer or from a governmental unit.
Self-employed persons are those who work for profit or fees in
their own business, profession, or trade, or operate a farm.
Unpaid family workers are persons working without pay for 15
hours a week or more on a farm or in a business operated by a
member of the household to whom they are related by blood or
marriage.
3.
Composite estimate procedure. In deriving sta
tistics for a given month, a composite estimating procedure is
used which takes account of net changes from the previous month
for continuing parts of the sample (75 percent) as well as the
sample results for the current month. This procedure reduces
the sampling variability especially of month-to-month changes
but also of the levels for most items.
Seasonal Adjustment
The seasonal adjustment method used for unemployment
and other labor force series is an adaptation of the standard
ratio-to-moving average method, with a provision for "moving"
adjustment factors to take account of changing seasonal pat
terns. A detailed description and illustration of the method
appears in appendixes II and III of the report, Seasonal
Variations in the Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment,
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series
P-50, No. 82. This report is available from BLS on request.
Hours of Work statistics relate to the actual number
of hours worked during the survey week. For example, a person
who normally works 40 hours a week but who was off on the
Veterans Day holiday would be reported as working 32 hours even
though he was paid for the holiday.
For persons working in more than one job, the figures
relate to the number of hours worked in all jobs during the
week. However, all the hours are credited to the major job.
Seasonal adjustment factors for major components of
the labor force to be applied to data for 1957 and later
periods are shown in table A. Factors for broad age-sex groups
and for duration of unemployment categories are included in the
publication cited in the preceding paragraph. In computing
these factors, the pre-1957 data were adjusted to reflect the
new definitions of employment and unemployment adopted in
January 1957. Seasonally adjusted aggregates for these series
for 19^8 to date are available on request.
Persons who worked 35 hours or more in the survey
week are designated as working "full time"; persons who worked
between 1 and 34 hours are designated as working "part time."
Part-time workers are classified by their usual status at their
present job (either full time or part time) and by their reason
for working part time during the survey week (economic or other
reasons). "Economic reasons" include: Slack work, material
shortages, repairs to plant or equipment, start or termination
of job during the week, and inability to find full-time work.
"Other reasons" include: Labor dispute, bad weather, own ill
ness, vacation, demands of home housework, school, no desire for
full-time work and full-time worker only during peak season.
Table A. Seasonal adjustment factors for the labor force and
major components, to be used for the period 1957-59
ESTIMATING METHODS
Month
The estimating procedure is essentially one of using
sample results to obtain percentages of the population in a
given category. The published estimates are then obtained by
multiplying these percentage distributions by independent esti
mates of the population. The principle steps involved are shown
below. Under the estimation methods used in the CPS, all of the
results for a given month become available simultaneously and
are based on returns from the entire panel of respondents.
There are no subsequent adjustments to Independent benchmark
data on lsbor force, employment, or unemployment. Therefore, re
visions of the historical data are not an inherent feature of
this statistical program.
1. Noninterview adjustment. The weights for all in
terviewed households are adjusted to the extent needed to
account for occupied sample households for which no information
was obtained because of absence, impassable roads, refusals, or
unavailability for other reasons. This adjustment is made sepa
rately by groups of sample areas and, within these, for six
groups— color (white and nonwhite) within the three residence
categories (urban, rural nonfarm, and rural farm). The propor
tion of sample households not interviewed varies from 3 to 5
percent depending on weather, vacations, etc.
97-6
97.6
98.2
98.7
Unemployment
Total
Rate
110 .2
96.8
80.7
98.7
96.9
97.7
98.7
8 1.6
85.8
98.8
100.2
102.0
102.9
10 6.1
99.1
99.3
99.5
114.3
II3.2
108.3
99.0
98.5
118.7
100.1
116 .0
113.4
117 .2
110 .8
1 1 1 .6
100.9
101.4
100.3
105.5
102.6
8 8.1
112.7
97.0
84.4
100.6
100.7
100.9
100.1
102.6
103.0
101.8
100.5
100.8
100.1
10 1.8
100.3
99.3
99.3
102.4
101.3
93.5
89.6
83.1
78.5
95-5
98.6
116.9
115.7
100.3
98.6
82.5
77.8
95.0
99.0
In evaluating deviations from the seasonal pattern—
that is, changes in a seasonally adjusted series--it is impor
tant to note that seasonal adjustment is merely an approxima
tion based on past experience. Seasonally adjusted estimates
have a broader margin of possible error than the original data
on which they are based, since they are subject not only to
sampling and other errors but, in addition, are affected by the
uncertainties of the seasonal adjustment process itself.
2. Ratio estimates. The distribution of the popula
tion selected for the sample may differ somewhat, by chance,
from that of the Nation as a whole, in such characteristics as
age, color, sex, and residence. Since these population charac
teristics are closely correlated with labor force participation
and other principal measurements made from the sample, the
latter estimates can be substantially improved when weighted
appropriately by the known distribution of these population
characteristics. This is accomplished through two stages of
ratio estimates as follows:
Reliability of the Estimates
Since the estimates are based on a sample, they may
differ from the figures that would have been obtained if it
were possible to take a complete census using the same sched
ules and procedures.
The standard error is a measure of sampling variabil
ity, that is, the variations that might occur by chance because
only a sample of the population is surveyed. The chances are
about two out of three that an estimate from the sample would
differ from a complete census by less than the standard error.
The chances are about 19 out of 20 that the difference would be
less than twice the standard error.
a. First-stage ratio estimate. This is the pro
cedure in which the sample proportions are weighted by the
known 1950 Census data on the color-residence distribution of
the population. This step takes into account the differences
existing at the time of the 1950 Census between the colorresidence distribution for the Nation and for the sample areas.
Table B shows the average standard error for the major
employment status categories, by sex, computed from data for 12
recent months. Estimates of change derived from the survey are
also subject to sampling variability. The standard error of
change for consecutive months is also shown in table B. The
standard errors of level shown in table B are acceptable approx
imations of the standard errors of year-to-year change.
b. Second-stage ratio estimate. In this step,
the sample proportions are weighted by independent current esti
mates of the population by age, sex, and color. These estimates
are prepared by carrying forward the most recent census data
(1950 ) to take account of subsequent aging of the population,
Jan...
Feb...
Mar...
Apr...
May...
June..
July..
Aug...
Sept..
Oct...
Nov...
Dec...
Employment
Civilian
labor
Nonagricul
Agricul
Total
force
ture
tural industries
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Table B.
Average standard error of major employment
status categories
as the standard error of the monthly level in table D, it may
be seen that the standard error of the 500>CXX) increase is
about 13 5 ,000.
(In thousands)
Table D.
Average standard error of—
Employment status
and sex
Monthly level
Standard error of estimates of
month-to-month change
Month-tomonth change
(consecutive
months only)
(In thousands)
Standard error of month-tomonth change
BOTH SEXES
Standard error of monthly level
250
200
300
100
Labor force and total employment.
Agriculture...................
Nonagricultural employment.....
Unemployment...................
180
120
180
100
10,000 .......................
25,000 .......................
50,000.......................
100,000 ......................
150,000 ......................
MALE
Labor force and total employment.
Agriculture...................
Nonagricultural employment.....
Unemployment...................
120
180
200
120
75
90
90
90
All estimates
except those
relating to
agricultural
employment
Estimates
relating to
agricultural
employment
12
26
14
35
70
48
90
100
110
130
160
250,000 ......................
300,000......................
190
220
FEMALE
180
Labor force and total employment.
Agriculture....................
Nonagricultural employment.... .
Unemployment...................
The reliability of an estimated percentage, computed
by using sample data for both numerator and denominator depends
upon both the size of the percentage and the size of the total
upon which the percentage is based. Where the numerator is a
subclass of the denominator, estimated percentages are rela
tively more reliable than the corresponding absolute estimates
of the numerator of the percentage, particularly if the per
centage is large (50 percent or greater). Table E shows the
standard errors for percentages derived from the survey.
Linear interpolation may be used for percentages and base fig
ures not shown in table E .
150
55
75
180
120
65
65
The figures presented in table C are to be used for
other characteristics and are approximations of the standard
errors of all such characteristics. They should be interpreted
as providing an indication of the order of magnitude of the
standard errors rather than as the precise standard error for
any specific item.
Table E.
Table C.
Standard error of percentages
Standard error of level of monthly estimates
(In thousands)
Size of estimate
10,000 ..........
50,000 ..........
100,000 .........
250,000 .........
500,000.........
1 ,000,000.......
2 ,500,000.......
5 ,000,000.......
10 ,000,000......
20 ,000,000......
30,000,000......
40,000,000......
Both sexes
Total
Non
or
white
white
Male
Total
Non
or
white
white
Estimated
percentage
Female
Total
or
white
Non
white
11
5
10
7
14
5
10
5
10
14
20
10
15
24
34
48
14
14
14
21
31
43
21
22
21
60
30
40
31
45
30
40
90
50
70
50
5
75
100
30
40
50
50
110
l4o
l40
180
210
220
150
1 or 99 ....
2 or 98 ...
5 or 95 ....
10 or '90 ___
15 or 85 ___
20 or 80 ___
5
100
I30
I70
250
500
1,000
2,000
3,000
1.0
0.8
l.l
1.7
2.3
0.6
.8
1 .2
1 .7
2.0
2 .2
0.4
•5
•9
0.3
.4
0.2
1.4
2.2
25 or 75-..•
35 or 6 5 ....
50........
The standard error of the change in an item from one
month to the next month is more closely related to the standard
error of the monthly level for that item than to the size of the
specific month-to-month change itself. Thus, in order to use
the approximations to the standard errors of month-to-month
changes as presented in table D, it is first necessary to obtain
the standard error of the monthly level of the item in table C,
and then find the standard error of the month-to-month change in
table D corresponding to this standard error of level. It
should be noted that table D applies to estimates of change be
tween 2 consecutive months. For changes between the current
month and the same month last year, the standard errors of level
shown in table C are acceptable approximations.
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.2
4.7
4.9
2.8
3 .1
3.4
3 .7
3.9
1 .2
1.4
2.6
2.8
1.6
1.7
1 .9
1.9
2.4
.6
.8
1.0
1.1
1 .2
1 .3
1.4
5,000
10,000
25,000
50,000
75,000
1 or 99 ...
2 or 98 ...
5 or 95 ....
10 or 90 ___
15 or 8 5 ....
20 or 80 ___
0.2
.2
0 .1
.2
.4
•5
25 or 75-...
35 or 6 5 ....
50........
.8
.8
•3
.4
.4
•5
•5
0 .1
.1
.2
.2
0 .1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
0 .1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.6
.7
.9
.6
.6
•3
•3
•3
.4
.4
•3
•3
•3
•5
.7
.8
•9
1,0
1.1
1.1
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
COLLECTION
Payroll reports provide current information on wage
and salary employment, hours, earnings, and labor turnover in
nonfarm establishments, by geographic location.
Illustration: Assume that the tables showed the total
number of persons working a specific number of hours, as
1 5 ,000,000, an increase of 500»000 over the previous month.
Linear interpolation in the first column of table C shows that
the standard error of 15,000,000 is about 160,000. Consequently,
the chances are about 68 out of 100 that the figure which would
have been obtained from a complete count of the number of per
sons working the given number of hours would have differed by
less than 160,000 from the sample estimate. Using the 160,000
Base of percentage (thousands)
150
Federal-State Cooperation
Under cooperative arrangements with State agencies,
the respondent fills out only 1 employment or labor turnover
schedule, which is then used for national, State, and area
estimates. This eliminates duplicate reporting on the part of
respondents and, together with the use of identical techniques
at the national and State levels, ensures maximum geographic
comparability of estimates.
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State agencies mail the forms to the establishments
and examine the returns for consistency, accuracy, and com
pleteness. The States use the information to prepare State and
area series and then send the data to the BLS for use in pre
paring the national series. The BLS and the Bureau of Employ
ment Security Jointly finance the current employment statistics
program in 41 States, the turnover program in 40 States.
Labor Turnover
Labor turnover reports are received from approximately
10,500 establishments in the manufacturing, mining, and commu
nication industries (see table below). The following manufac
turing industries are excluded from the labor turnover sample:
Printing, publishing, and allied industries (since April 1943);
canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foods,*
women's and misses* outerwear; and fertilizer.
Shuttle Schedules
Approximate size and coverage of BLS labor turnover
sample used in computing national rates
The Form BLS 790 is used to collect employment, pay
roll, and man-hours data, Form 1219 labor turnover data. Both
schedules are of the "shuttle" type, with space for each month
of the calendar year.
Industry
The BLS 790 provides for entry of data on the number
of full- and part-time workers on the payrolls of nonagricultural establishments for the pay period ending nearest the 15 th
of each month. The labor turnover schedule provides for the
collection of information on the total number of accessions and
separations, by type, during the calendar month.
Manufacturing............
Durable goods..........
Nondurable goods.......
Metal mining.............
Coal mining:
Anthracite.............
INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION
Establishments are classified into industries on the
basis of their principal product or activity determined from in
formation on annual sales volume. This information is collected
each year on a product supplement to the monthly 790 or 1219 re
port. In the case of an establishment making more than one
product or engaging in more than one activity, the entire em
ployment of the establishment is included under the industry
indicated by the most important product or activity.
Number of
establish
ments in
sample
10,200
Employeea
Number in
sample
5,994,000
4,199,000
1,795,000
Percent
of total
57,000
39
43
32
53
20
200
6,000
71,000
19
32
(l/)
(1 /)
661,000
28,000
65
6,400
3,800
120
Communication:
88
1/ Does not apply.
CONCEPTS
Industry Employment
Prior to publication of State and area data for
January 1959, all national, State, and area employment, hours,
earnings, and labor turnover series were classified in accord
ance with the following documents: (1) For manufacturing,
Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Volume I, Bureau of
the Budget, 1945, and (2) for nonmanufacturing, Industrial
Classification Code, Social Security Board, 1942. Beginning
with January 1959 (with an overlap for 1958), State and area
series are classified under the revised Standard Industrial
Classification Manual published in 1957. The national industry
statistics will be converted to the 1957 SIC early in 19 6 1 .
Employment data for all except Federal Government
refer to persons on establishment payrolls who received pay for
any part of the pay period ending nearest the 15 th of the month.
For Federal Government establishments, current data generally
refer to persons who received pay for the last day of the month.
The data exclude proprietors, the self-employed, un
paid family workers, farm workers, and domestic workers in
households. Salaried officers of corporations are included.
Government employment covers only civilian employees; Federal
military personnel are shown spearately, but their number is
excluded from total nonagricultural employment.
COVERAGE
Employment, Hours, and Earnings
Persons on an establishment payroll who are on paid
sick leave (when pay is received directly from the firm), paid
holiday, or paid vacation, or who work during a part of the pay
period and are unemployed or on strike during the rest of the
period, are counted as employed. Persons are not counted as
employed who are laid off, on leave without pay, or on strike
for the entire period, or who are hired but do not report to
work during the period.
Monthly reports on employment and, for most indus
tries, payroll and man-hours are obtained from approximately
180,000 establishments. The table below shows the approximate
proportion of total employment in each industry division
covered by the group of establishments furnishing monthly em
ployment data. The coverage for individual industries within
the division may vary from the proportions shown.
Benchmark Adjustments
Approximate size and coverage of BLS employment
and payrolls sample l/
Industry division
Mining....................
Contract construction.....
Manufacturing.............
Transportation and public
utilities: Interstate
railroads (ICC).........
Other transportation and
public utilities........
Wholesale and retail trade..
Finance, insurance, and
real estate..............
Service and miscellaneous...
Government:
Federal (Civil Service
State and local..........
Number of
establish
ments in
sample
Employees
Number in
sample
Percent
of total
3,500
393,000
22,000
860,000
1 1 ,779,000
69
1 ,152,000
97
1 ,693,000
2,244,000
20
757,000
848,000
33
13
—
2 ,196,000
5,800
3,148,000
100
63
43,900
--15,700
65,100
12,900
11,400
Employment estimates are periodically compared with
complete counts of employment in the various industries defined
as nonagri cultural, and appropriate adjustments made as indi
cated by the total counts or benchmarks. The comparison made
for the first 3 months of 1957 , the last benchmark adjustment,
resulted in changes amounting to 0.5 percent of all nonagricul
tural employment, identical with the extent of the adjustment
to the first quarter 1956 benchmark. The changes were less
than 0.5 percent for three of the eight major industry divi
sions; under 2 percent for two other divisions; and 3 *2 , 3 *3 ,
and 6.4 percent for the remaining three divisions. The manu
facturing total was changed by only 0 .1 percent for the second
successive year. Within manufacturing, the benchmark and esti
mate differed by 1.0 percent or less in 39 of the 132 individ
ual industries, 4l industries were adjusted by 1 . 1 to 2.5 per
cent, and an additional 27 industries differed by 2 .6 -5*0
percent. One significant cause of differences between the
benchmark and estimate is the change in industrial classifica
tion of individual firms, which is usually not reflected in BLS
estimates until they are adjusted to new benchmarks. Other
causes are sampling and response errors.
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26
57
The basic sources of benchmark information are the
quarterly tabulations of employment data, by industry, compiled
by State agencies from reports of establishments covered under
State unemployment insurance laws. These tabulations are pre
pared under Bureau of Employment Security direction. Supple
mentary tabulations prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Old Age and
Survivors Insurance are used for the group of establishments
exempt from State unemployment insurance laws because of their
1/ Since some firms do not report payroll and man-hour information, hours and earnings estimates may be based on a slightly
smaller sample than employment estimates.
2/ State and area estimates of Federal employment are based on
2,300 reports covering 1,430,000 employees, collected through
the BLS-State cooperative program.
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low-paid work and changes in workers' earnings in individual
establishments also affect the general earnings averages.
Averages for groups and divisions further reflect changes in
average hourly earnings for individual industries.
small size. Benchmarks for industries wholly or partly ex
cluded from the unemployment insurance laws are derived from a
variety of other sources.
The BLS estimates relating to the benchmark quarter
(the first quarter of the year) are compared with the new
■benchmark levels, industry by industry. Where revisions are
necessary, the monthly estimates are adjusted between the new
benchmark and the preceding one. The new benchmark for each in
dustry is then projected to the current month by use of the
sample trends. Under this procedure, the benchmark is used to
establish the level of employment while the sample is used to
measure the month-to-month changes in the level.
Averages of hourly earnings differ from wage rates.
Earnings are the actual return to the worker for a stated
period or time, while rates are the amounts stipulated for a
given unit of work or time. The earnings aeries, however, does
not measure the level of total labor costs on the part of the
employer since the following are excluded: Irregular bonuses,
retroactive items, payments of various Vfelfare benefits, pay
roll taxes paid by employers, and earnings for those employees
not covered under the production-worker or nonsupervisoryemployee definitions.
Seasonal Adjustment
Gross average weekly earnings are derived by multi
plying average weekly hours by average hourly earnings. There
fore, weekly earnings are affected not only by changes in gross
average hourly earnings, but also by changes in the length of
the workweek, part-time work, stoppages for varying causes,
labor turnover, and absenteeism.
Employment series for many industries reflect a regu
larly recurring seasonal movement which can be measured on the
basis of past experience. By eliminating that part of the
change in employment which can be ascribed to usual seasonal
variation, it is possible to clarify the cyclical and other nonseasonal movements in the series. Seasonally adjusted employ
ment aggregates are published. These estimates are derived by
the use of factors based on free-hand adjustments of 12 -month
moving averages. Seasonal factors are available on request.
Average Weekly Hours
The workweek information relates to the average hours
for which pay was received, and is different from standard or
scheduled hours. Such factors as absenteeism, labor turnover,
part-time work, and stoppages cause average weekly hours to be
lower than scheduled hours of work for an establishment. Group
averages further reflect changes in the workweek of component
industries.
Industry Hours and Earnings
Hours and earnings data are derived from reports of
payrolls and man-hours for production and related workers or
nonsupervisory employees. These terms are defined below. When
the pay period reported is longer than 1 week, the figures are
reduced to a weekly basis.
Average Overtime Hours
Production and Related Workers include working fore
men and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and
trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, in
spection, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing,
shipping, maintenance, repair, janitorial and watchman services,
product development, auxiliary production for plant’s own use
(e.g., power plant), and recordkeeping and other services
closely associated with the above production operations.
The overtime hours represent that portion of the
gross average weekly hours which were in excess of regular
hour8 and for which premium payments were made. If an employee
works on a paid holiday at regular rates, receiving as total
compensation his holiday pay plus straight-time pay for hours
worked that day, no overtime hours would be reported.
Since overtime hours are premium hours by definition,
the gross weekly hours and overtime hours do not necessarily
move in the same direction from month to month; for example,
premiums may be paid for hours in excess of the straight-time
workday although less than a full week is worked. Diverse
trends on the industry-group level may also be caused by a
marked change in gross hours for a component industry where
little or no overtime was worked in both the previous and cur
rent months. In addition, such factors as stoppages, absen
teeism, and labor turnover may not have the same influence on
overtime hours as on gross hours.
Nonsupervisory Employees include employees (not above
the working supervisory level) such as office and clerical
workers, repairmen, salespersons, operators, drivers, attend
ants, service employees, linemen, laborers, janitors, watchmen,
and similar occupational levels, and other employees whose
services are closely associated with those of the employees
listed.
Payroll covers the payroll for full- and part-time
production, construction, or nonsupervisory workers who re
ceived pay for any part of the pay period ending nearest the
15th of the month. The payroll is reported before deductions
of any kind, e.g., old-age and unemployment insurance, group
insurance, withholding tax, bonds, and union dues; also in
cluded is pay for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave
paid directly by the firm. Bonuses (unless earned and paid
regularly each pay period), other pay not earned in pay period
reported (e.g., retroactive pay), and the value of free rent,
fuel, meals, or other payment in kind are excluded.
Spendable Average Weekly Earnings
Spendable average weekly earnings in current dollars
are obtained by deducting estimated Federal social security and
income taxes from gross weekly earnings. The amount of income
tax liability depends on the number of dependents supported by
the worker, as well as on the level of his gross income. To
reflect these variables, spendable earnings are computed for
two types of income receivers— a worker with no dependents, and
a worker with three dependents. The computations are based on
the gross average weekly earnings for all production and re
lated workers in manufacturing, mining, or contract construc
tion without regard to marital status, family composition, or
total family income.
Man-Hours cover man-hours worked or paid for, during
the pay period ending nearest the 15 th of the month, for pro
duction, construction, and nonsupervisory workers. The manhours include hours paid for holidays and vacations, and for
sick leave when pay is received directly from the firm.
"Real" earnings are computed by dividing the current
Consumer Price Index into the earnings average for the current
month. The resulting level of earnings expressed in 1947-49
dollars is thus adjusted for changes in purchasing power since
the base period.
Overtime Hours cover premium overtime hours of pro
duction and related workers during the pay period ending
nearest the 15 th of the month. Overtime hours are those for
which premiums were paid because the hours were in excess of
the number of hours of either the straight-time workday or
workweek. Weekend and holiday hours are included only if pre
mium wage rates were paid. Hours for which only shift differ
ential, hazard, incentive, or other similar types of premiums
were paid are excluded.
Average Hourly Earnings Excluding Overtime
Average hourly earnings excluding premium overtime
pay are computed by dividing the total production-worker pay
roll for the industry group by the sum of total productionworker man-hours and one-half of total overtime man-hours.
Prior to January 1956, data were based on the application of
adjustment factors to gross average hourly earnings (as
described in the Monthly Labor Review, May 1950, pp. 537-540).
Both methods eliminate only the earnings due to overtime paid
for at one and one-half times the straight-time rates. No ad
justment is made for other premium payment provisions, such as
Gross Average Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings for manufacturing and non
manufacturing industries are on a "gross" basis, reflecting not
only changes in basic hourly and incentive wage rates, but also
such variable factors as premium pay for overtime and late-shift
work, and changes in output of workers paid on an incentive
plan. Employment shifts between relatively high-paid and
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holiday vork, late-shift vork, and overtime rates other than
time and one-half.
Indexes of Aggregate Weekly Payrolls and Man-Hours
The indexes of aggregate veekly payrolls and man-hours
are prepared by dividing the current month's aggregate by the
monthly average for the 19^7-49 period. The man-hour aggregates
are the product of average weekly hours and production-worker
employment, and the payroll aggregates are the product of gross
average weekly earnings and production-worker employment.
Railroad Hours and Earninga
The figures for Class I railroads (excluding switching
and terminal companies) are based on monthly data summarized in
the M-300 report of the Interstate Commerce Commission and re
late to all employees who received pay during the month except
executives, officials, and staff assistants (ICC Group I).
Gross average hourly earnings are computed by dividing total
compensation by total hours paid for. Average weekly hours are
obtained by dividing the total number of hours paid for, reduced
to a veekly basis, by the number of employees, as defined above.
Gross average weekly earnings are derived by multiplying average
veekly hours by average hourly earnings.
Labor Turnover
Labor turnover is the gross movement of wage and
salary workers into and out of employment status vith respect to
individual establishments. This movement, vhich relates to a
calendar month, Is divided into tvo broad types: Accessions
(nev hires and rehires) and separations (terminations of employ
ment initiated by either employer or employee). Each type of
action Is cumulated for a calendar month and expressed as a rate
per 100 employees. The data relate to all employees, whether
full- or part-time, permanent or temporary, including executive,
office, sales, other salaried personnel, and production vorkers.
Transfers to another establishment of the company are included
beginning with January 1959.
Separations are terminations of employment during the
calendar month and are classified according to cause: Quits,
layoffs, and other separations, as defined belov.
Quits are terminations of employment initiated by
employees, failure to report after being hired, and unauthorized
absences, if on the last day of the month the person has been
absent more than 7 consecutive calendar days.
Layoffs are suspensions vlthout pay lasting or ex
pected to last more than 7 consecutive calendar days, initiated
by the employer vlthout prejudice to the vorker.
Other separations, vhich are not published separately
but are included in total separations, are terminations of em
ployment because of discharge, permanent disability, death,
retirement, transfers to another establishment of the company,
and entrance into the Armed Forces expected to last more than 30
consecutive calendar days.
Accessions are the total number of permanent and tem
porary additions to the employment roll including both nev and
rehired employees.
Nev hires are temporary or permanent additions to the
employment roll of former employees not recalled by the em
ployer, or persons vho have never before been employed in the
establishment, except for those transferred from other estab
lishments of the company.
Other accessions, vhich are not published separately
but are Included in total accessions, are all additions to the
employment roll vhich are not classified as nev hires.
Comparability With Employment Series
Month-to-month changes in total employment in manu
facturing Industries reflected by labor turnover rates are not
comparable vith the changes shovn in the Bureau's employment
series for the following reasons: (1) Accessions and separa
tions are computed for the entire calendar month; the employ
ment reports refer to the pay period ending nearest the 15 th of
the month; (2 ) the turnover sample excludes certain industries
(see Coverage, p. 5-E); (3) plants on strike are not included in
the turnover computations beginning vith the month the strike
starts through the month the vorkers return; the influence of
such stoppages is reflected, however, in the employaient figures.
STATISTICS FOR STATES AND AREAS
State and area employment, hours, earnings, and labor
turnover data are collected and prepared by State agencies in
cooperation vith BLS. Additional industry detail may be ob
tained from the State agencies listed on the Inside back cover.
These statistics are based on the same establishment reports
used by BLS for preparing national estimates. For employment,
the sum of the State figures may differ slightly from the offi
cial U.S. totals because of differences in the timing of bench
mark adjustments, slightly varying methods of computation, and,
since January 1959, * different classification system. (See
Industrial Classification, p. 5-E-)
ESTIMATING METHODS
The procedures used for estimating industry employ
ment, hours, earnings, and labor turnover statistics are sum
marized In the follovlng table. Details are given in the
appropriate technical notes, vhich are available on request.
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Summary of Methods for Computing Industry Statistics
on Employment. Hours. Earnings, and Labor Turnover
Item
Total nonagricultural divisions,
major groups, and groups
Individual manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing industries
Monthly Data
All employees
All-employee estimate for previous month
multiplied by ratio of all employees in
current month to all employees in previous
month, for sample establishments which re
ported for both months.
Sum of all-employee estimates for component
industries.
Production or
nonsupervisory workers;
Women employees
All-employee estimate for current month
multiplied by (1 ) ratio of production or
nonsupervisory workers to all employees
in sample establishments for current month,
(2 ) ratio of women to all employees.
Sum of production- or nonsupervisory-vorker
estimates, or vomen estimates, for component
industries.
Gross average veekly hours
Production- or nonsupervisory-vorker man-hours
divided by number of production or nonsuper
visory workers.
Average, veighted by production- or
nonsupervisory-worker employment, of the
average weekly hours for component industries.
Average veekly overtime
hours
Production-worker overtime man-hours
divided by number of production workers.
Average, weighted by production-worker employ
ment, of the average weekly overtime hours for
component industries.
Gross average hourly
earnings
Total production- or nonsupervisory-worker
payroll divided by total production- or
nonsupervisory-worker man-hours.
Average, weighted by aggregate man-hours, of
the average hourly earnings for component
industries.
Gross average veekly
earnings
Product of gross average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Product of gross average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Labor turnover rates
(total, men, and vomen)
The number of particular actions (e.g.,
quits) in reporting firms divided by total
employment in those firms. The result is
multiplied by 100. For men (or women), the
number of men (women) who quit is divided by
the total number of men (women) employed.
Average, weighted by employment, of the rates
for component industries.
Annual Average Data
All employees and produc
tion or nonsupervisory
vorkers
Sum of monthly estimates divided by 12.
Sum of monthly estimates divided by 12.
Gross average veekly hours
Annual total of aggregate man-hours (produc
tion- or nonsupervisory-worker employment
multiplied by average weekly hours) divided
by annual sum of employment.
Average, weighted by production- or
nonsupervisory-worker employment, of the
annual averages of weekly hours for component
industries.
Average veekly overtime
hours
Annual total of aggregate overtime man-hours
(production-worker employment multiplied by
average weekly overtime hours) divided by
annual sum of employment.
Average, weighted by production-worker employ
ment, of the annual averages of weekly overtime
hours for component industries.
Gross average hourly
earnings
Annual total of aggregate payrolls(product!onor nonsupervisory-worker employment multiplied
by weekly earnings) divided by annual aggregate
man-hours.
Average, weighted by aggregate man-hours, of
the annual averages of hourly earnings for
component industries.
Gross average veekly
earnings
Product of gross average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Product of gross average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Labor turnover rates
Sum of monthly rates divided by 12.
Sum of monthly rates divided by 12.
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