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EM PLO YM EN T
and
E A R N IN G S
JUNE 1958
Vol. 4 No. 12
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Seymour L Wolfbein, Chief
CONTENTS
Pag*
Charts
S P E C IA L CHART S E R IE S . . .
R«gi onal Trends in M anufacturing E m p lo y m e n t ......................... ..
ill
A s e r i e s o f c h a r t s o n m a n u f a c t u r in g
e m p lo y m e n t,
b y r e g io n ,
s h o w in g t r e n d s
Employment Highlights
- M ay 1 9 5 8 ......................... ..............................................
v i
fro m 1 9 5 2 t h r o u g h A p r i l 1 9 5 8 , b e g in s on
page i i i .
STATISTICAL TABLES
A-Employment
NEXT MONTH. . .
The
Annual
S u p p le m e n t
E m p lo ym e n t and E a r n i n g s
Is s u e
w ill
of
c o n t a in
r e v i s e d n a t i o n a l e m p lo y m e n t, h o u r s , a n d
e a r n in g s d a t a .
b a s e d on f i r s t
The r e v is e d
q u a rte r
s e r ie s a re
1 9 5 7 b e n c h m a rk
le v e ls .
A- 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry
division (May 1958)......... ........... ......... ..
A- 2: Employees in nonegricultural establishments, by industry
division and selected groups (May 1958)......
A- 3? Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group (May 1958).......... •••••.... .. .... ............
A- 4: Index of employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by Industry division (May 1958)•«•••••••••••••••••.......
A- 5; Index of production workers in manufacturing, by major
industry group (May 1958)........ ....................
A- 6s Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry
division, seasonally adjusted (May 1958)•••••••••••••••••
A- 7s Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group, seasonally adjusted (May 1958).......... ...... .
A- 8s Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry (April 1958).•••••••••••••••••..••••••••••••••••
A- 9s Employees in private and Government shipyards, by
region (April 1958).............. ....................
A-lOs Federal military personnel (April 1958)............. •••••
A-lls Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry
division and State (April 1958)........ .
A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected
areas, by industry division (April 1958).............
1
2
3
U
U
5
5
6
12
12
13
16
B -La b o r Turnover
B- Is Labor turnover rates in manufacturing (April 1958)......... 27
B- 2s Labor turnover rates, by industry (April 1958)............. 28
B- 3s Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected
States and areas (March 1958)............................ 32
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CONTENTS - Continued
Page
first quarter 1956 benchmark levels.
C-Hours, Earnings, and Payrolls
EXPLA N A TO RY NOTES
A brief outline of the concepts, meth
odology, and sources used in preparing
data shown in this publication appears
C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manu
facturing, by major industry group (May 1 9 5 8 ) . . . . 3 4
C-2 : Gross average weekly hours and average overtime hours of
production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group (May 1 9 5 8 ) ......................... • • • • • ...................................... ....................... 3 5
C-3: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours in industrial and
construction activities (May 1 9 5 8 ) .............• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 6
C-4: Index of production-worker weekly payrolls in manu
facturing (May 1 9 5 8 ) ...................................................... • • • • • • • • • • ............ 3 6
C - 5 : Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory
workers, by industry (April 1 9 5 8 ) .................... ..................•••••••• 3 7
C-6: Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable, of
production or construction workers in selected industry
divisions, in current and 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 dollars (April 1 9 5 8 ) . . . . 46
C - 7 : Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime, of
production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group (April 1 9 5 8 ) ............... ......................................................................... ..
47
C - 8 : Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manu
facturing, by State and selected areas (April 1 9 5 8 ) . . . . . . . 48
in the Annual Supplement Issue. Single
copies of the Explanatory Notes nay be
obtained fro« the U. S. Department of
Labor, Bureau, of Labor Statistics,
Division of Manpower and Employment
Statistics, Washington 25, D. C.
See
P*g« 53.
List of—
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S
BLS REGIONAL OFFICES
Page 54
COOPERATING STATE AGENCIES
Inside back cover
Prepared under the supervision of Jeanette G. Siegel
R EG IO N A L TR EN D S IN M A N U FA CTU RIN G EM PLOYM ENT
| . « »(|.52.I0.|
The number
of fac|ory w o r k e r s
reached
a
p o s t w o r _!!5Sl'»0"«0EX
115
high in 1953 for the United States as a whole__
110 -
- 110
105
-105
100
100
95
95
1953
1952
INDEX (1952=100)
115----------
110
1954
1955
1956
because 1953 was the peak year for the highly
industrialized Northeastern and North Central
Regions....
105 -
1957
(1952 =100) INDEX
----------- 1115
110
105
NORTH CEN TRA L
A X .
100
NORTHEAST A V
100
95
95
1953
1952
INDEX (1952=100)
1251----------
1954
1955
1956
But in the South and West, manufacturing employ
ment, after dropping slightly in 1954, continued
climbing to new highs.
1957
(1952=100) INDEX
-----------1125
-120
- 105
100
100
1952
1953
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
1954
1955
ANNUAL AVERAGES
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
iii
1956
1957
IN D EX (1 9 5 2 s 1 0 0 )
1101
10 5
(1 9 5 2 = 1 0 0 ) IN D EX
-------------------- II 10
-Beginning in the late summer of 1957, factory
employment has been declining steadily in the
United States . . . .
105
100
100
95
95
901_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ 1_______ I_______ 1_______ I_______ _______ I_______ I_______ I_______ 1 9 0
J F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
*
1957
IN D EX (1 9 5 2 = 1 0 0 )
I05|----------
1958
the Northeastern and North Central Regions . . . . (l9-5^"l0?-i1N,p0E5x
NORTH CENTRAL
100
95
100
7 * ------------------------
95
NORTHEAST
90
90
8 5 1 _______ I_______ I_______ I_______ I
J
F
M
A
M
J
i_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ I_______ L
J
A
S
O
N
1957
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
J
F
M
A
*
1958
1957
1958
* A P R I L 1958 P R E L I M I N A R Y
BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS
J ________ I________ L ! î . ® ± 1 1 8 5
D
iy
index
<1952 = 100)
In spite of the recent decline, the number of factory jobs in
the Southern and Western States was, in April 1958, still
above the average level of 1954, uniformly the lowest of
(1952 = 100) INDEX
the past 5 years in all 4 Regions . . .
120
iio -
NO
100 -rroj— vvo —
— W -
— CS* —
1952
'53
'54
'55
*56
*57
100
1958
A p ril
index(i952=ioo)
115
U 0 \-
but factory employment in the Northeastern and North
Central Regions was well below the 1954 average.
(1952 = 100)index
NORTHEAST
100
100
90
85
1952
'53
percent decrease
0
-10
54
'55
'56
‘
57
1958
April
The South and West also experienced smaller over-the-year
(April 1957 to April 1958) decreases in manufacturing
employment than the Northern Regions.
PERCENT DECREASE
0
SOUTH
WEST
NORTH CENTRAL
-20
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS
-10
NORTHEAST
V
-20
E m p lo y m e n t H ig h lig h t s
M A Y 1958
m e t a ls i n d u s t r y show ed s l i g h t d e c l i n e s .
A u to m o b ile
e m ploym e nt i n
t h e m id w e ek o f M ay r e m a in e d a b o u t
a t th e A p r il
le v e l,
f o llo w in g
s e v e r a l m on ths o f
sh a rp d e c lin e s .
I n t h e s o f t - g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s , em
p lo y m e n t c h a n g e s w e re m a in ly s e a s o n a l.
T o t a l n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e m p loym ent r o s e b y
2 6 0 ,0 0 0 t o 5 0 . 5 m i l l i o n fro m A p r i l t o May 1 9 5 8 ,
th e
f ir s t
b e t t e r - t h a n - s e a s o n a l r i s e s in c e l a s t
A u g u s t . E m p loym e nt i n
m a n u f a c t u r in g , w h ere t h e
m a jo r p a r t
o f th e
d ro p s i n c e l a s t A u g u s t h a s
o c c u rr e d , d e c lin e d
o n ly
s lig h t ly
m ore t h a n i s
u s u a l f o r t h i s m o n th .
M o st o f t h e jo b in c r e a s e
i n May o c c u r r e d i n c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n , w h e re
e m p lo ym e n t r o s e
m ore t h a n s e a s o n a l l y f o r t h e
t h i r d s u c c e s s i v e m o n th .
N o n fa rm E m ploym e nt Down
2M
illio n O ver Y e a r
T o t a l H o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e m ploym e nt t h i s
m onth
w as
m i l l i o n u n d e r M ay o f a y e a r a g o , w it h m ost o f
t h e l o s s — 1 . 7 m i l l i o n — i n m a n u f a c t u r in g .
V ir t u a lly
e v e r y m a n u f a c t u r in g
in d u s t r y h a s
show n a n e m p lo y
m ent l o s s o v e r t h e y e a r .
M ore t h a n f o u r - f i f t h s o f
th e
d ro p
in
f a c t o r y e m p lo ym e nt w a s c e n t e r e d i n
d u r a b le - g o o d s
in d u s t r ie s ,
p r im a r ily
i n m e t a ls ,
m a c h in e r y , a u t o m o b ile s , a n d a i r c r a f t .
2
T h e f a c t o r y w o rk w e e k moved u p s e a s o n a l l y b y
0 . 2 h o u r s t o 38.5 h o u r s , w h ile h o u r ly e a r n in g s r e
m a in e d s t e a d y a t $ 2 . 1 1 .
W e e k ly e a r n i n g s r o s e
s l i g h t l y t o $ 8 1 .2 4 a s a r e s u l t o f t h e lo n g e r w o rk
w eek.
O u t s id e
o f m a n u f a c t u r in g , o v e r - t h e - y e a r d e
c l i n e s i n e m ploym e nt a l s o o c c u r r e d
in
tra n sp o rta
t io n
(d ow n 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) ,
c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d t r a d e (dow n
1 3 0 ,0 0 0 e a c h ) , a n d m in in g (d ow n 9 0 , 0 0 0 ) .
H o w e v e r,
o v e r - t h e - y e a r g a in s w e re r e p o r t e d b y S t a t e
and
l o c a l g o v e rn m e n t (u p 260, 000) , s e r v i c e (u p 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) ,
a n d f in a n c e (u p 3 5 * 0 0 0 ).
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g J o b s R i s e
I n c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n , e m p loym ent c o n t i n
u e d t o e x p a n d i n b o t h b u i l d i n g a n d i n h ig h w a y a n d
s t r e e t c o n s t r u c t io n .
O th e r n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g i n
d u s t r ie s expanded s e a s o n a lly ,
e x c e p t f o r m in in g
and t r a n s p o r t a t io n ,
w h e re s m a ll l o s s e s w e re r e
p o rte d .
W orkw eek Up 0 . 2 H o u rs
J o b D e c lin e i n M a n u f a c t u r in g i s
S m a ll
A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s o f w o rk i n m a n u f a c t u r in g
r o s e b y 0 . 2 i n M ay t o 3 8 * 5 h o u r s . A t t h e same t im e ,
o v e r t im e w o rk i n c r e a s e d b y 0 . 1 h o u r s t o 1 . 6 h o u r s .
E m p lo ym e nt i n
m a n u f a c t u r in g d e c li n e d b y
6 7 * 0 0 0 o v e r t h e m on th t o 1 5 . 0 m i l l i o n .
M o st o f
t h e d r o p , 4 4 , 0 0 0 , o c c u r r e d i n d u r a b le - g o o d s m anu
f a c t u r in g ; t h is
w a s o n ly s l i g h t l y m ore t h a n i s
u s u a l f o r t h e m onth
A s co m p a re d w it h a y e a r a g o , t h e w o rk w e e k w as
down b y 1 . 2 h o u r s .
H a lf o f t h is
d e c lin e — 0 .6
h o u rs— o c c u rre d
in
o v e r t im e h o u r s p a i d f o r a t p r e
mium r a t e s .
W e a k n e ss c o n t in u e d i n t h e m a c h in e r y i n d u s t r y ,
p a r t i c u l a r l y among p r o d u c e r s
o f c o n s t r u c t io n and
i n d u s t r i a l m a c h in e r y .
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a ls a l s o
show ed a
s l i g h t d r o p , e s p e c i a l l y i n m e t a l sta m p
in g s .
A lt h o u g h e m p lo ym e n t i n
s t e e l m ills
w as
s t e a d y o v e r t h e m ontl^ o t h e r s e c t o r s o f t h e p r im a r y
A v e ra g e
h o u r ly e a r n in g s
r e m a in e d a t $ 2 . 1 1
o v e r t h e m o n th .
W e e k ly e a r n i n g s r o s e b y 4 3 c e n t s
t o $ 8 1 .2 4 b e c a u s e o f t h e s l i g h t i n c r e a s e
in
th e
w o rk w e e k .
vi
1
Historical Employment Data
Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division
(In thousands)
Year
and month
Annual average:
191 9
192 0
1921.............
1922.............
192 3
192 4
192 5
192 6
192 7
192 8
192
193
193
193
193
193
193
193
193
193
9
0
1
2
3
4
5
26,829
1 ,1 2 4
1,021
24,125
953
27,088
1,230
25,569
28,128
27,770
28,505
29,539
29,691
29,710
920
25,699
26,792
28,802
30,718
28,902
19^0...........
19^1...........
19^2...........
194
195
1 95
195
195
195
195
Contract
con
struction
23,*66
193 9
3
4
5
6
7
8
Mining
31,0*1
29,1*3
26,383
23,377
9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
194
194
194
194
194
194
TOTAL
1,176
19 5 7
52,5*3
1957: M a y .......
J u n e ......
52,*82
52,881
1,150
1,294
1,790
2,170
1,567
1,094
1,132
l,66l
10,078
10,780
12,97*
15,051
17,381
17,111
15,302
l*,*6l
2,912
3,013
3 ,2*8
3,*33
3,619
3,798
3,872
*,023
6,612
6,9*0
9,196
9,519
l»*69
l,*35
1,*09
l ,*28
1,619
1,672
1,7*1
1*,178
1*,967
16,10*
16,33*
17,238
15,995
16,563
16.905
3,9*9
3,977
9,513
9,6*5
1 ,82*
970
809
862
912
937
1,006
882
947
983
917
883
*3,315
**,738
*7,3*7
*8,303
* 9,681
*8,*31
1,055
722
36,220
39,779
*2,106
*1,53*
*0,037
*1,287
*3,*62
3,907
3,675
3 ,2*3
2 ,80*
1,185
1,229
1,321
1,446
1,555
1,497
1,372
1,214
888
916
826
852
943
1,145
1,112
1,982
962
2,169
918
889
2,165
2,333
2,603
2,634
916
885
852
777
777
816
840
835
858
2,622
2,593
2,759
2,993
3,025
3,082
3,232
J u l y ......
A u g u s t ....
September.
O c t o b e r . ..
Ho y c a b e r . .
D e c e m b e r ..
52,605
52,891
53,152
53,0*3
52,789
53,08*
853
837
829
825
2,850
1958: J a n u a r y . ..
February..
M a r c h .....
A p r i l .....
M a y .......
50,937
50,223
803
2.606
50,158
50,238
50, *96
857
862
784
770
755
746
3,275
3,305
3,285
3,224
3,059
2,374
2,530
2,732
2,949
15,290
15,321
2,659
2,736
2,771
2,956
3,11*
2 ,8*0
*,122
*,1*1
*,166
*,lfl5
*,221
*,009
*,062
*,623
*,75*
5 ,08*
5 ,*9*
5,626
5,810
6,033
6,165
6,137
6,*01
6 ,06*
5,531
*,907
*,999
5,552
5,692
6,076
6,5*3
6 ,*53
7,*16
7,333
7,189
7,260
7,522
8,602
10,012
10,281
10,527
10,520
10,8*6
11,292
1,235
1,295
1.360
l,*31
1.398
1,333
1,270
1,225
1,2*7
1,262
Service
and
miscel
laneous
2 ,05*
2 ,1*2
2,187
2,268
2,*31
2,516
2,591
2,755
2,871
2,962
3,127
3 ,08*
2,913
2,682
2 ,61*
2 ,78*
2,219
2,306
2,802
2 ,8*8
2,917
2,996
3,066
3,7*9
3,876
3,321
3,*77
3,705
3,857
3,919
3,93*
2,038
2,122
2,723
3,233
3,196
1.399
1,892
1,967
2,671
2,603
2,531
2 ,5*2
2 ,6II
2,883
3,060
1,765
ment
3,1*9
3,26*
3,225
3,167
3,298
3,*77
1,313
1.355
1,3*7
1,*36
l ,*80
Govern
*,011
*,*7*
*,783
*,925
*,972
5,077
5,26*
5,*11
5,538
5 ,66*
5,916
6,231
6,*57
3,662
3,995
*,202
*,660
5,*83
6,080
6,0*3
5,9**
5,595
5,*7*
5,650
5,856
6,026
6,389
6,609
6 ,6*5
6,751
6,91*
7,178
7.380
*,157
*,155
11,5*3
2,3*3
16,852
*,156
*,181
11,*11
2,329
2,359
6,520
1 1 ,5 0 5
7,387
7,3*3
16,710
*,199
11,*93
11,*99
2,390
2,389
6,52*
7.157
7.157
7.381
7, *73
7, *98
16,800
16,762
16,955
16.905
16,783
16,573
16,316
15,877
15,603
15,363
15,113
15,0*6
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
1,050
1,110
1,097
1,079
1,123
1,163
1,166
10,53*
9,*01
8,021
6,797
7,258
8 ,3*6
8,907
9,653
10,606
9,253
1,012
1,078
1,000
735
874
*,66*
3,711
3,998
3,*59
3,505
3.882
3,806
3 ,82*
3 ,9*0
3.891
3,822
1,608
1.606
864
Transpor.
Finance,
Wholesale
t a t i o n and
insurance,
and retail
public
and real
trade
utilitie s
estate
10,53*
10,53*
8,132
8,986
10,155
9,523
9.786
9,997
9,839
9.786
848
1 ,1 0 5
1 ,0 4 1
845
50,056
51,878
195 6
1,080
30,311
32,058
**,**8
.
1 ,2 0 3
1 ,0 9 2
Manufac
turing
*,215
*,206
*,159
*,123
*,100
3,995
3,95*
3,919
3.892
3.883
11,620
11,66*
11,8*0
12,365
2.361
11,*32
11,2**
2,3*0
2,339
2,3**
2,353
2,36*
11,239
11,256
11,280
2.356
2,355
2,3*9
6,551
6,509
6,5*1
6,5*7
6,512
6,*73
6,396
6,399
6,*36
6,557
6,62*
7,806
7,*88
7,526
7,557
7,580
7,60*
Current Employment Data
2
Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups
Industry division and group
•toy
1958
i f
(In thousands)
Me?
195 k
net cha itfe from:
1957
I958
1957
T O T A L .......................................................
50, * 9 6
50,238
52,*82
+258
-1,986
M INING ................................................................................
7*6
755
835
-9
00
1
91.5
208.9
112.*
2 3 8 .7
90.5
1 9 8 .7
1 1 4 .0
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION............................................ .
III.9
118.2
-1.0
-10.2
+1.6
- 2 1 .4
- 4 0 .0
- 4 .2
2 , 9 *9
2,732
3,082
+217
-1 3 3
MANUFACTURING..................................................................
15,0*6
15,113
1 6 ,7 6 2
-67
- 1 ,7 1 6
DURABLE GOODS..................................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS ........................................................................
8 , *8*
8,528
9 ,8 9 5
-4 4
- 1 ,4 1 1
6,562
6,585
6,867
-23
-305
-.9
+23.8
- 9 .6
-66.6
-26.9
- 5 3 .5
-263.0
Durable Goods
Ordnance and accessories....................
Lumber and wood products (except furniture)..
Furniture and fixtures......................
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
machinery, and transportation equipment)....
Machinery (except electrical)...............
118.0
6*1.5
3 * 1 .7
* 9 6 .9
1 , 0 5 5 -7
981.5
l , * 5 3 .6
1 , 0 7 5 .8
1,569.*
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries......
311.8
*38.1
118.9
617.7
3*1.2
*93.3
l,o 6 * .o
9 9 2 .8
l , * 7 8 .9
1 , 0 8 7 .3
1 , 5 7 7 .8
127.6
708.I
368.6
5 5 0 .*
1 , 3 1 8 .7
1,121.1
1,728.*
1,211.2
313.7
1 , 9* 1 .*
3 3 9 .0
* * 2 .6
*80.6
1 , 3 9 7 .3
7 9 .2
9 2 7 .2
1,*51.8
81.9
1,003.6
1,12*.0
1 , 1 7 3 .2
5 7 3 .1
8 5 9 .5
8 3 7 .8
2 5 7 .2
+.5
+ 3 .6
-8.3
- 1 1 .3
- 2 5 .3
-11.5
-8 ,4
- 1 .9
-4 .5
- 1 3 9 .6
- 2 7 4 .8
-135.4
- 3 7 2 .0
-27.2
- 4 2 .5
Nondurable Goods
Food and kindred products..... ..............
Textile-mill products............ ...........
Apparel and other finished textile products..
Printing, publishing, and allied industries..
Chemicals and allied products............. .
Products of petroleum and coal..............
1,*17.8
7 8 .3
917.6
1 , 1 1 5 .5
5 5 5 -5
860.2
7 9 6 .9
2*6.7
229.9
3* 3 - 7
557.7
861.6
810.0
2*7.8
233.9
3*6.7
262.1
3 6 6 .3
+20.5
-.9
-9.6
-8.5
-2.2
- 1 .4
-I3.I
-1.1
-4 .0
-3.O
- 3 4 .0
- 3 .6
-86.0
- 5 7 .7
-17.6
+ .7
- 4 0 .9
-10.5
-32.2
-22.6
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ........ ..............
3 ,8 8 3
3,892
*,156
-9
-2 7 3
TRAN SPO RTATIO N ................................................................................
COMMUNICATION...................................................................................
OTHER P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S . . . . ....................................... ..
2 ,5 0 1
2,509
783
600
2 ,7*9
597
-8
-1
0
-2 4 8
782
600
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.........................................
11,280
11,256
11,*11
+24
-1 3 1
-1 4
+38
-1 0 5
W HOLESALE TR A D E........................................................................
R E T A IL TR A D E.......................... ..........................................................
Other retail trade.... ......................
3 ,0 8 7
8 ,1 9 3
1, 33 2. *
3 ,1 0 1
8 ,1 5 5
1 , 3 1 9 .5
3, U 3
8,298
1,382.2
1,631.5
1,630.7
75 8.*
5 9 9 -9
1,600.7
798.2
621.7
3, 8 * 6 . 3
3,895.5
7 5 5 -7
5 9 9 -3
3,87*.*
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are pre!liminary.
810
-28
+3
-26
+12.9
+.8
-49.8
+30.8
-2 .7
-.6
+28.1
- 4 2 .5
- 2 2 .4
-21.1
3
Current Employment Data
Table A -2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups-Continued
(In th o u s a n d s )
and group
1958
II
Industry division
M ay
1957
May 19>58
n e t chant! e fro m :.
kay
A p r il
1958
1957
FINMCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE.........
2 ,3 6 *
2 ,3 5 3
2 ,3 2 9
+11
+35
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS.................
6,6s*
6 ,5 5 7
6,520
+67
+104
GOVERNMENT..............................
7,60*
7 ,5 8 0
7 ,3 8 7
+24
+217
F E D E R A L ...................................................................................................
S T A T E AND LO C A L ...............................................................................
2 ,1 5 9
5 ,* * 5
2 ,1 5 0
5 ,4 3 0
2,202
5 ,1 8 5
+9
+15
+260
NQTE:
Data
for the
2 most recent months
-4 3
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
Tab le A -3 : Production workers in m anufacturing,
by major industry group
(In t h o u s a n d s )
Major
industry
group
M ay
A p r il
H ay
1958
1958
1957
M ay 1 9 5 8
net
change
A p r il
195Ô
MANUFACTURING...........................
DURABLE GOODS .........................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS....................................................................
Durable
from:
M ay
1957
11,269
11,328
12,89*
-5 9
- 1 ,6 2 5
6,278
6,316
7,600
-3 8
-1,322
4 ,9 9 1
5,012
5 , 29 *
-21
-3 0 3
- 1 .3
+ 2 2 .5
+1.0
+3 .4
-IO.9
- 6 5 .7
- 2 5 .6
- 5 3 .7
-25O.5
goods
O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ..................... .........
Lu m b e r and wood p rod uct s (except furniture)....
F u r n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s .......................... .
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s . . ............................
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
65.6
66.9
7 6 .5
5 7 2 .3
5*9 - 8
638.0
281.9
280.9
3 0 7 .5
4 0 2 .5
8 4 2 .1
3 9 9 .1
*56.2
1,092.6
7 5 1 .0
1 , 0 0 5 .5
7 1 9 .7
1 , 0 9 3 .7
201.6
3 4 1 .6
8*8.0
760.9
882.9
1 , 0 2 7 .2
7 2 8 .7
1 , 1 0 5 .3
2 0 3 .1
3 * 5 .7
1 ,2 5 5 .*
8* 7 .3
i
,*3*.8
226.1
382.7
- 5 .9
- 9 .9
-2I.7
-9.O
-11.6
-1 . 5
-4 . 1
-I3I.9
- 2 4 9 .9
- 1 2 7 .6
- 3 4 1 .1
- 2 4 .5
- 4 1 .1
Nondurable Goods
9 7 3 .4
68.6
628.0
Apparel and other finished textile products....
P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . * ........................
Printing, publishing, and allied industries....
C h e m i c a l s a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ........................
9 8 8 .4
4 4 3 .6
5 5 2 .2
for
the
2
most
4 6 9636 0 - 5 8 - 2
recent
months
are
+18.2
-.7
-12.6
- 3 .2
- 3 .0
498.4
511.0
1 6 3 .3
1 6 3 .7
1 7 5 .*
3 0 6 .3
17*.0
20*.2
32*.8
3 0 3 .3
Data
1,00*.2
72.8
911.2
1,039.0
*6*. 9
55 **9
5 * * -3
172.2
NOTE:
9 5 5 .2
6 9 .5
8 3 7 .1
99**6
* * 5 .8
5 5 2 .9
preliminary.
-.9
-9 . 1
-6.2
-2.2
-.4
-30.8
- 4 .2
- 8 3 .2
-50.6
- 2 1 .3
- 2 .7
- 4 5 .9
- 1 0 .7
-32.0
- 2 1 .5
4
Employment Indexes
Table A-4: Index of employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division
(1947-49"100)
Industry division
May
1958
TOTAL.......................................................................
115.5
M i n i n g ...................................................
78.7
140.1
100.8
105.4
95.5
95.4
119.9
123.7
118.5
137.0
135.4
134.3
114.4
144.4
April
1958
114.9
79.6
129.8
101.2
105.9
95.7
95.6
119.6
124.2
118.0
136.3
134.0
133.9
113.9
144.0
March
1958
May
1957
114.7
120.0
81.2
88.1
146.4
112.3
122.9
99.8
102.1
121.3
120.2
102.9
108.1
96.8
96.3
119.4
125.2
117.4
135.8
131.5
133.5
113.4
143.6
124.7
120.0
134.9
133.3
130.5
116.6
137.5
NOTE: D a t a for the 2 m o s t r e c e n t m o n t h s are p r e l i m i n a r y .
Table A -5: Index of production workers in m anufacturing,
by major industry group
( 1947- 49= 100)
M a j o r ind u s t r y group
M ay
1958
A p r il
1958
M a rc h
May
1958
1957
MANUFACTURING.........................................................................
91.2
91.6
93.4
104.2
DURABLE GOODS..............................................................................
94.1
94.6
88.0
97.0
89.I
113.9
93.0
295.6
74.5
95.1
91.7
82.4
291.2
339.7
86.4
104.3
104.8
97.7
90.3
100.3
87.8
Du ra bl e Goods
291.2
Furniture
and
f i x t u r e s .....................................
Fabricated metal products
(except ordnance,
77.5
95.5
92.6
81.8
96.4
88 .5
112.4
107.0
104.1
113.8
108.1
90.0
104.6
91.1
82.2
65.3
80.7
66.2
74.1
97.5
91.7
85.9
92.6
116.7
113.1
106.7
92.1
106.2
113.4
110.4
132.3
140.3
116.5
100.8
Nondurable Goods
67.8
94.9
110.8
114.8
97.6
87.6
84.5
83.8
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
68.5
95.6
111.3
115.0
100.1
88.2
85.9
84.6
80.0
69.I
69.I
98.3
111.8
115.5
99.5
87.6
90.3
90.4
84.8
69.1
74.5
99.8
116.1
115.5
106.6
93.5
100.2
89.9
5
Seasonally Adjusted Employment Data
Table A-6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division, seasonally adjusted
Industry division
T O T A L .......................................................
NOTE:
D a t a for the
I n d e x ( 1947 - 49= 10 0 )
May
May
Apr.
Mar .
May
Apr.
1958
1958
1958
1957
1958
1958
1958
1957
1 1 5 .9
115. 6
1 16 .0
12 0 .5
50 y700
5 0 , 585
50,719
5 2 , 698
79-5
80. 5
136. 6
102. 2
1 05.9
81. 2
140.8
102. 0
105. 6
88.9
147. 1
754
133-5
843
3,°9 7
15,396
16,946
8 ,6 8 3
9,915
97-7
95-8
121.3
125. 6
119. 7
1 3 7 .0
*3 3 - 4
120. 8
1 2 5-5
119. 2
136-3
76 3
2, 876
i 5 > 253
8 ,531
6 ,722
3 ,8 9 9
11, 369
3 , 132
8 ,237
2, 3 5 3
6 ,52 4
77 0
2, 8 l l
97-7
95 - 5
2,9 6 4
15,224
8, 502
6,722
3,886
1 1 ,4 1 0
3 > 134
8 ,276
2 ,36 4
6, 526
7 ,5 7 2
7,548
13 3 - 8
133-3
13 3 - 4
i* 5 - 5
1 42.9
115. 0
142-5
103. 1
1 0 7 .8
9 7 -6
9 6 .8
121. 4
125.9
1 19 .8
1 3 6 -5
132 -9
133- 0
114. 6
142. 2
113-5
123. 1
102. 2
102. 2
1 2 2 .7
126. 6
121. 2
13 4 - 9
131-3
130 .0
117. 8
136. 1
Number
(in t h o u s a n d s )
May
Mar .
2, 181
2 , 172
5,391
5,376
6,713
3,939
11, 421
3 , 142
8, 279
7,031
4 * 159
n ,542
6, 501
3, 160
8,38 2
2 ,32 9
6 ,4 24
7,525
7,358
2,356
2, 163
2, 224
5 ,3 6 2
5 , 134
2 m o s t rec e n t m o n t h s are p r e l iminary.
Table A -7 : Production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group, seasonally adjusted
Major
industry group
MANUFACTURING.............................................
D U R A B L E G O O D S .........................................
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S .....................................
I n d e x ( 1947 - 49 = 1 0 0 )
May
Apr.
Mar.
May
May
1958
1957
1958
1958
1958
1957
1958
1958
N u m b e r (in t h o u sands)
Apr.
Mar.
May
92. 6
93- 6
105-7
11,438
n ,457
n ,579
13,073
9 4-4
90-3
94- 7
90. 2
96. 7
9 0 .0
114. 2
6,3 18
6,4 56
7, 621
95-7
6, 2 9 7
5, 141
5 , 139
5 , 123
5 ,4 5 2
291. 2
77- 1
97-9
92. 6
82. 2
295. 6
76.4
339-7
8 6 .0
107.0
104. 8
106. 7
66
95-5
91- 7
82.4
2 9 1 .2
76.4
9 6 -5
92. 2
85-5
569
289
403
846
67
564
282
399
848
9 6 .9
8 7 .6
9 7- 7
8 9 .0
113. 8
108. 1
104. 1
91.8
99- 2
91 .2
115.6
113. 1
10 5.7
91. 6
113-9
10 9 .3
133-7
14 0.3
117.0
102. 9
8 7 .9
7 6 .7
68.5
97-5
112. 6
115-7
99-2
89. 2
8 7 .4
88. 1
77-6
68 .4
95-0
1 1 2.3
11 5.5
9 8 .0
88. 7
90 .3
88 .2
90. 2
9 2.5
Durable Goods
O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ..............................
L u m b e r and w o o d p r o d u c t s (except furniture)....
F u r n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s ........ ........................
S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s ....... .............
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .......................... .
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
m a c h i n e r y , a n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ) .......
I n s t r u m e n t s a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ....... ............
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s ...........
113-5
107. 0
104. 6
9 1 .8
66
564
285
401
880
77
635
316
456
2, 098
773
1,037
740
1,157
205
348
887
1, 243
856
349
7 61
1, 012
729
1, 105
202
349
1, 0 36
80
832
1, 040
448
555
501
162
173
314
1, 040
81
837
1 ,0 1 5
451
556
506
166
178
3°9
1,0 43
82
836
989
450
555
500
165
184
1, 068
755
996
727
1,094
203
i ,4 3 5
22 7
391
Nondurable Goods
Food
a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s .............................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d text i l e p r o d u c t s . . . .
P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ............... .............
Printing, publi s h i n g , and a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s . . . .
Leather
NOTE:
a n d l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s . . . , ...................
Data
for
the
2
most
recent
months
are
87-5
75- 7
68. 1
9 9- 9
11 1.8
115-5
9 8. 2
87. 1
8 4 .9
8 6 .8
preliminary.
85-4
79-5
75-0
10 5.1
117-3
116. 1
107. 2
93 - °
100.7
93- 2
319
84
916
1,094
470
558
547
173
205
337
6
Industry Employment
Table A-8: Empbyees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry
(In t h o u s a n d s )
Production or construction workers
All employees
April
Industry
.1958
Marok
1958
April
1957 ...
TOTAL..................................................................
50,238
50,158
52,270
MINING ................................
755
770
833
METAL MINING........................
91.5
28.7
27.2
94.2
29.7
ANTHRACITE MINING...................
19.7
BITUMI NOUS-COAL MINING..............
April
Marck
1958
1958
-
-
598
110.8
36.1
2J
April
1957
75.5
24.3
612
78.1
25.2
685
94.2
23-5
11.8
31.5
28.1
15.5
18.2
22.2
11.6
22.9
28.5
I8.I
21.2
26.6
208.9
216.6
239.O
I85.9
I93.4
217.4
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS
PRODUCTION.........................
322.9
326.3
339-8
224.1
226.9
248.8
P e t r o l e u m and n a t u r al-gas p r o d u c t i o n
( e x c e p t c o n t r a c t s e r v i c e s ) ............
203.4
203.9
204.0
122.2
122.7
I30.I
NONMETALLIC MINING AND QUARRYING.....
112.4
109.8
II5.3
94.7
9I .9
98.O
14.1
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.................
2,732
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION.............
567
237.8
329.5
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION................
2,165
28.5
14.3
2,530
485
179.7
305.2
2,045
33.5
2,906
2,338
489
572
237.3
334.7
2,334
2II .9
277.I
1,849
2,141
409
154.7
254.0
1,732
2,520
498
212.8
285.1
2,022
GENERAL CONTRACTORS.................
816.0
768.6
944.6
712.4
666.4
839.7
SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS............
1,348.5
299.1
1,275.9
1,389.5
334.6
1,137.0
1,065.6
1,182.0
164.7
176.5
218.2
660.2
163.8
163.3
E l e c t r i c a l w o r k ....................... .
O t h e r s p e c i a l - t r a d e c o n t r a c t o r s .......
182.2
206.5
66O .7
301.0
208.5
601.7
241.0
568.9
243.2
147.1
164.5
510.8
275.4
161.0
174.5
571.1
MANUFACTURING.........................
15,U3
15,363
16,822
11,328
11,549
12,960
DURABLE GOODS........................
NONDURABLE GOODS.....................
8,528
6,585
8,707
9,927
6,316
6,477
5,072
7,635
5,325
6,656
6,895
5,012
Durable Goods
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES...............
118.9
118.4
129.4
66.9
65.7
78.3
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)...........................
617.7
614.1
69.7
68O.O
549.8
64.2
297.5
546.5
63.5
6II .8
296.0
76.3
329.2
IOO.7
41.2
I07.I
47.9
45.1
51.3
Logging
camps
Millwork,
a n d c o n t r a c t o r s ............
plywood,
328.3
326.6
122.5
120.8
45.5
51.5
83.2
359-5
and prefabricated
W o o d e n c o n t a i n e r s .............................
See footnote at end of table.
70.3
NOTE
45.4
51.2
I27.2
52.2
57.9
Data for the current month are preliminary.
102.4
41.0
44.7
7
Industry Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry-Continued
(I n t h o u s a n d s )
All employees
Industry
A p r il
1958
D urable Goods—
Office, p ublic-building, and pro fes
s i o n a l f u r n i t u r e .............................
P artitions, shelving, lockers, and
blinds,
_ 1958
Production workers
U
A p r il
A p r il
M a rc h
A p r il
1957
1958
1958
1957
Continued
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES....................................
Screens,
M a rch
and m i s c e l l a n e o u s
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS..................
F l a t g l a s s ................. .......................
G l a s s a n d g l a s s w a r e , p r e s s e d o r - b l o w n . ..
Glass products made of purchased gla s s . .
C e m e n t , h y d r a u l i c ..............................
P o t t e r y a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ...............
Concrete, gypsum, and p l a s t e r products..
C u t - s t o n e a n d s t o n e p r o d u c t s ...............
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral
3^1.2
242.3
348.2
247.6
263.2
206.0
280.9
287.7
211.1
311.5
226.9
42.3
42.6
47.6
32.8
33.2
38.0
34.6
35.0
37.7
25.4
25.7
27.9
22.0
23.0
24.0
16.7
17.7
18.7
493-3
493.3
549.0
31.5
94.8
16.7
42.2
80.5
53.4
399.1
398.8
22.5
75.5
11.3
31.9
59.9
40.1
85.5
*55.2
25.2
89.O
13.7
40.1
70.7
46.1
110.7
26.0
89.8
14.1
39.0
69.7
47.0
372.5
21.6
74.7
11.1
28.3
80.5
i* .o
117.6
19.2
87.8
15.7
15.2
35.3
70.5
*6.7
9 *.8
16.8
33.0
60.8
39.4
18.2
108.0
17.8
79.6
81.9
93.1
55.0
56.9
68.3
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES................................
1,064.0
1, 101.2
1, 328.0
848.0
883.6
1, 101.0
B l a s t furnaces, s teel works, and
r o l l i n g m i l l s ...................................
512.4
188.6
529.8
195.3
654.6
231.5
409.7
159.0
427.4
165.4
5*8.9
199.9
56.3
58.2
68.9
43.3
45.0
5*.7
12.4
12.6
14.4
8 .7
8.9
10.8
98.6
61.4
134.3
99.7
64.1
141.5
112.4
79.6
166.6
75.2
48.9
103.2
75.9
51.2
109.8
87.5
65.6
133.6
992.8
52.5
122.3
1,014.4
52.4
129.1
1, 128.2
760.9
45.6
780.8
94.0
100.6
889.*
50.2
11* .9
111.7
323.4
82.2
221.2
82.9
223.6
154.1
35.1
P r i m a r y s m e l t i n g and r e f ining of
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s .............................
S e c o n d a r y s m e l t i n g and r e f i n i n g of
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s .............................
Rolling, drawing, and alloy i n g of
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s .............................
N o n f e r r o u s f o u n d r i e s ..........................
Miscellaneous primary metal industries..
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORD
NANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION
EQUIPMENT).......................................... ...............
T i n c a n s a n d o t h e r t i n w a r e ..................
C u t l e r y , h a n d t o o l s , a n d h a r d w a r e .........
He a t i n g appar a t u s (except electric) and
57.4
144.4
108.1
108.8
Fabricated structural metal products....
Met a l stamping, coating, and engraving..
L i g h t i n g f i x t u r e s . ...................... .
F a b r i c a t e d w i r e p r o d u c t s .......... ..........
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.
304.5
187.7
44.3
51.6
121.8
307.1
193.2
46.0
53.3
124.5
236.0
52.0
62.1
141.2
149.1
33.5
40.6
94.7
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)......................
1,478.9
1,509.5
1,750.1
1 , 027.2
A g r i c u l t u r a l m a c h i n e r y a n d t r a c t o r s ......
C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y ........
M e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y .......................
Special-industry machinery (except
m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y ) .....................
G e n e r a l i n d u s t r i a l m a c h i n e r y ...............
Office and store m a c h i n e s and devices...
Service-industry and household machines.
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a c h i n e r y p a r t s ..............
See footnote at end of table.
80.6
141.3
122.0
225.1
159.8
235.9
116.0
159.0
239.2
82.2
142.2
126.0
231.8
162.4
242.7
116.3
161.7
244.2
85.0
154.2
155.2
292.3
183.8
268.2
136.0
192.9
282.5
53.7
98.7
82.3
164.8
108.5
148.3
77.3
116.7
176.9
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
45.3
42.2
97.0
85.1
239; 5
193.9
* 1 .*
50.7
113.7
1,053.1
55.4
99.3
85.5
169.9
1,277.3
110.4
154.0
77.6
128.*
175.8
99.8
1*6 .*
118.9
182.1
60.5
111.8
112.5
22* .3
217.8
8
Industry Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry-Continued
( In th o u sa n d s)
A l l e m p lo y e e s
In d u s try
Pr oduction workers
1/
April
April
March
April
1958
1957
1958
19 58
195 7
1,087.3
1, 111.0
1 ,216.2
728.7
747.3
85 3. 0
366.3
42.9
22.9
375.9
43 .4
* 2* .i
50 .*
2* 2.1
31.6
249. 9
31.7
64.4
la m p s .............................................................
60.6
25.2
26.2
M is c e lla n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s . . . . . . .
524.3
4 5.1
531.6
45.9
49 .0
22.4
343.8
32.7
294.2
38.7
19.9
59.5
2 4.7
380.3
35.7
1,577.8
614.4
763.6
465.6
147.7
19.7
1 ,631.2
660.1
1 , 156.8
1,446.0
500.4
4 8 9 .8
663.0
601.6
It
March
D urable Good»— C o n t in u e d
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY....................
E l e c t r i c a l g e n e r a t in g , t r a n s m is s io n ,
d i s t r i b u t i o n , and i n d u s t r i a l a p p a r a t u s .
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s ............................................
E le c t r ic
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT................
M otor v e h i c l e s and e q u ip m e n t .* ......................
A i r c r a f t e n g in e s and p a r t s ..............................
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s and p a r t s ......................
O th e r a i r c r a f t p a r t s and e q u ip m e n t..........
S h ip and b o a t b u i l d i n g and r e p a i r i n g . . . .
R a i l r o a d e q u ip m e n t...................................................
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS........
La b o ra to ry , s c ie n t if ic ,
130.6
140.4
123.8
16.6
51.2
8.2
23.6
767.1
468.4
147.4
20.2
131.1
141.3
124.8
26.2
75.3
26.5
562.*
* 9.3
1, 950.8
823.*
909.1
557.0
183.3
20.6
1* 8.2
32.2
1,105.3
*5 7-1
* 85.8
29 8.9
86.*
13.7
1*3.6
54.2
8.5
12*.0
19.6
65.3
9 .*
313.7
317.5
3* 2.3
66.9
66.8
76.7
16.5
17.3
*5-5
21.5
338.5
86.8
118.5
10*.2
1*.3
37.5
6.4
17.8
301.2
86.7
13.8
88.1
119.6
105.5
14.1
40.2
366.5
116.8
14.1
104.2
123.2
106.3
16.9
6.8
50.5
7.7
203.1
206.8
229.5
75.6
36.4
36.9
44.3
77.9
13.3
86.*
1*.0
51.3
9.1
52.1
9.1
58.5
10.4
41. 2
*a.3
2*. 2
26.8
17.2
27.2
17.6
29.4
40 . 7
42 .9
25.1
and e n g i n e e r i n g
M e c h a n ic a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o l l i n g
13.2
S u r g ic a l,
m e d ic a l,
and d e n t a l
40.8
22.3
66.2
27.6
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES...
J e w e l r y , s i l v e r w a r e , and p l a t e d w a r e . . . .
M u s ic a l in s t r u m e n t s and p a r t s .........................
T o y s and s p o r t i n g g o o d s ........................................
P ens, p e n c ils , o th e r o f f ic e s u p p li e s . . . .
C ostum e j e w e l r y , b u t t o n s , n o t i o n s ...............
F a b r i c a t e d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s ...........................
O th e r m a n u f a c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s .......................
22.8
66.9
28.6
442.6
45.6
15.1
73.5
31.7
53.8
44 7. 9
46. 6
78.2
81.1
144.7
145.3
1,397.3
2 9 5.0
1,390.1
96.6
283.0
95.0
151.9
113.5
2 83.7
25 .9
72.4
25.2
75.6
208.2
210.2
138.3
136.3
15.2
71.0
31.5
57.2
68.6
40.1
31.2
22.2
23.2
* 80.1
*7 -7
17.3
345.7
35.4
12.5
59 .9
23 .1
42.5
59.7
349.7
8*.9
31.0
59 .0
87 .9
152.3
112.6
36.2
12.6
57.3
22.8
45 .5
62 .4
112.9
18.9
382.3
37.1
14.4
70.1
23.2
47.5
68.9
121.1
Nondurable Goods
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS...............
M eat p r o d u c t s ................................................................
D a i r y p r o d u c t s ..............................................................
C a n n in g and p r e s e r v i n g . ....................
G r a i n - m i l l p r o d u c t s ..................................................
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s ............................................................
S u g a r ....................................................................................
C o n f e c t io n e r y and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .............
B e v e r a g e s ...........................................................................
M is c e lla n e o u s fo o d p r o d u c t s .................... ..
See footnote at end of table.
164.8
113.1
298.7
l,*33 -l
320.3
101.5
166.1
11*. *
286.5
25 .*
75-6
2 0 7.*
135.9
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
955.2
231.7
66.1
132.8
79.0
162.1
20.6
58.5
109.8
94.6
94 7. 0
234.2
64.3
119.8
79.3
163.5
19.9
61.7
112.1
92.2
989.8
252.7
68.5
135.1
78.7
168.4
20.3
61.3
113.0
91.8
9
Industry Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry-Continued
( In th o u sa n d s)
In d u s t r y
A p r il
1958
A l l em p lo y e e s
M a rc h
1958
A p r il
1957
A p r il
1958
P r o d u c t io n w o rk e rs XJ
A p r il
M a rc h
1958
1957
Nondurable Goods—C o n t in u e d
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES...................
T o b a c co and s n u f f ...................................................
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS..................
79.2
35.8
28.7
6.4
8.3
927.2
5-9
110.6
K n i t t i n g m i l l s ..........................................................
D y e in g and f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s ......................
C a rp e ts, ru g s, o th e r f lo o r c o v e r in g s ...
H a t s ( e x c e p t c l o t h and m i l l i n e r y ) ............
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS...............................
M en 's and b o y s ' f u r n i s h i n g s and w ork
c l o t h i n g ......................................................................
M i l l i n e r y .......................................................................
F u r g o o d s ................. ...................................................
M is c e lla n e o u s a p p a r e l and a c c e s s o r i e s . .
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS..............
P u lp , p a p e r ,
and p a p e rb o a rd m i l l s .............
399.8
27.0
197.3
84.2
44.2
9.6
48.6
1,124.0
105.0
B o o k b in d in g and r e l a t e d i n d u s t r i e s ..........
M is c e lla n e o u s p u b l i s h i n g and p r i n t i n g
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS..........
D ru g s and m e d ic in e s * ............................................
S o a p , c l e a n i n g and p o l i s h i n g p r e p a r a
t i o n s ........................... ..................................................
P e r t i l i z e r s ....................................... ..........................
See footnote at end of table.
69.5
31.0
27.0
935-2
5.9
111.3
405.3
27.5
194.8
84.2
46.2
9.9
1 ,012.1
6.2
837.1
5.2
101.5
372.8
23.5
177.2
73.1
50.1
10.9
59.2
1 ,156.0
1,204.5
122.6
300.8
307.2
357.9
29.8
6.5
11.2
114.1
117.5
557.7
271.9
271.2
337.2
118.9
19.7
76.8
10.8
60.2
559.0
133.2
153.9
133.9
861.6
320.6
60.7
321.4
52.6
82.8
33-7
33.4
6.7
9.0
292.3
337-3
117.4
14.5
72.9
10.2
58.9
115.5
152.6
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES.............................
83.1
35.6
865.2
61.1
118.5
434.5
29.4
211.7
88.9
52.8
123.8
20.5
72.5
9.8
5.4
6.1
73.3
30.7
28.0
5.4
9.2
843.9
5.2
102.3
377.6
24.0
174.8
72.9
37.7
73.6
29.3
31.7
5.7
6.9
919.4
5.5
109.5
407.1
25.8
40.6
191.5
77-4
43.7
9.6
49.3
994.6
92.4
1,024.4
100.9
1 ,068.9
110.0
266.2
300.2
274.8
280.6
316.5
110.5
18.1
63.7
36.0
8.5
39.3
104.8
12.4
63.8
8.8
298.8
106.5
17.4
67.7
61.2
129.0
52.6
7.5
8.1
94.7
53.9
96.3
7.0
54.9
107.6
575.0
278.8
157.1
139.1
445.8
223.2
120.6
102.0
447.8
222.7
467.1
231.1
863.8
320.0
59.7
54.0
227.6
62.6
16.4
552.9
158.7
26.0
32.6
183.8
554.9
159.1
46.4
45.6
11.2
34.2
33.0
184.4
45.9
10.7
34.8
559.2
158.7
25.4
34.8
184.2
47.7
11.3
37.4
121.9
103.2
25.6
126.6
109.4
228.6
60.1
16.0
43.8
53.1
229.7
60.5
15.5
44.3
79.2
79.6
77.1
60.8
6l.4
59.7
810.0
100.7
295.8
IO8.5
808.6
101.6
297.6
108.0
841.8
107.7
316.4
101.5
511.0
508.1
67.3
184.4
549.1
73.2
208.4
58.7
48.3
74.0
8.0
46.0
34.8
93.9
48.8
74.4
8.0
40.6
35.6
94.0
50.3
77.0
8.7
44.9
29.4
43.8
6.6
36.5
23.5
38.0
97.3
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
66.6
184.3
61.5
58.8
61.3
29.9
44.3
6.6
31.2
24.3
58.8
30.7
47.2
7.4
35.8
25.9
61.8
10
Industry Employment
Table A-8: Employees in non agricultural establishments,
by industry-Continued
(In thousands)
A l l e m p lo y e e s
April
1958
In d u s t r y
March
1058
April
19*57
Production o r nonsu p erviso fy workers 2J
April
March
1958
1958
April
1957
Nondurable Gooda—C o n t in u e d
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL........
C o k e , o t h e r p e tro le u m
and c o a l
RUBBER PRODUCTS......................
201.5
247.8
202.4
256.8
205.5
163.7
128.1
162.5
127.9
173.4
132.7
*6.3
45.4
51.3
35.6
3*. 6
40.7
233-9
97.9
243.2
102.5
2*9-7
97-5
21.7
130.5
175.*
71.8
16.7
86.9
183.6
76.0
16.9
191.3
71.1
17.5
102.7
375-3
*0.7
5-2
19.9
2*3-7
306.3
326.8
16.3
201.6
17.0
215.8
333.6
36.3
4.0
17.7
218.9
14.0
2*7.8
21.0
115.0
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS..........
L e a t h e r : ta n n e d , c u r r i e d , and f i n i s h e d .
I n d u s t r i a l l e a t h e r b e l t i n g and p a c k in g .
B o o t and sh o e c u t s t o c k and f i n d i n g s . .
F o o tw e a r ( e x c e p t r u b b e r ) ................................
L u g g a g e .........................................................................
H an d ba gs and s m a ll l e a t h e r g o o d s ............
G lo v e s and m i s c e l l a n e o u s l e a t h e r g o o d s .
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.........
TRANSPORTATION.........................
In te rs ta te
r a i l r o a d s ...............................................
T r u c k in g and w a r e h o u s in g .....................................
O th e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and s e r v i c e s ...............
A ir t r a n s p o r t a t io n
(common c a r r i e r ) . . . .
COMMUNICATION..................................................................
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES.................
Gas and e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s . ................................
E l e c t r i c l i g h t and pow er u t i l i t i e s ..........
E le c t r ic
l i g h t and g a s u t i l i t i e s
Lo cal u t ilit ie s ,
38.4
4.9
19.1
240.4
13.7
35.7
13.5
16.3
31.0
16.2
33-0
3-*
16.6
32.6
l6.6
f u ll-s e r v ic e
O th e r f u l l - s e r v i c e
11-9
-
28.1
14.6
3,919
*,153
-
2,509
956.6
2,530
970.0
840.3
2,7*7
1,136.0
992.*
108.*
-
-
-
-
“
-
828.8
101.8
791.*
659.*
*2.6
1*2.1
102.1
801.1
656.6
42.2
142.0
783
7*3-3
38.5
789
749.3
39.0
600
600
821.1
681.*
-
809
-
*3.2
1**.7
766.3
*2.1
537
514.6
“
537
515.1
-
-
537
515.3
57**9
2*9.8
1*3.7
575.3
249.9
143.9
597
572.5
2*8.8
1*3.6
215.8
130.6
216.1
217.2
181.*
181.5
180.1
168.2
168.1
166.4
2*.7
24.5
2*.0
22.0
21.8
21.5
-
-
130.9
131.7
-
11,239
11,*28
3,101
3,126
3,11*
2,695
2,719
2,740
1,787.5
1,801.2
125.2
1,796.3
1,564.7
108.5
1,594.6
121.6
1,579.7
125.2
108.6
106.8
318.6
323.8
318.*
285.7
291.1
287.5
**7.2
451.7
*61.*
388.2
393.0
406.9
900.5
89**9
1,317*6
1,129.8
782.3
787.0
1,139.4
793.4
1,145.1
and l i m i t e d -
896.5
1,313.6
See footnote at end of table.
3*.2
3.7
3,892
and l i m i t e d -
G r o c e r i e s , fo o d s p e c i a l t i e s , b e e r ,
w in e s , and l i q u o r s ...............................................
E l e c t r i c a l g o o d s , m a c h in e r y , h a rd w a re ,
90.7
13.3
31.1
11.7
13-*
26.7
n o t e ls e w h e r e
WHOLESALE TRADE........................
368.2
3*6.7
37.3
*.5
18.*
225-5
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE...................... 11,256
W h o le s a le r s ,
21.2
119.5
1,325.2
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
11
Table
Industry Employment
Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by ¡ndustry-Continued
A-8:
(In thousands)
Al l
Industry
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE—
G e n e r a l m e r c h a n d i s e s t o r e s . ..............
D e p a r t m e n t stores and general m a i l
o r d e r h o u s e s ................................
O t h e r g e n e r a l m e r c h a n d i s e s t o r e s .....
p o o d a n d l i q u o r s t o r e s .....................
Grocery, meat, and v e g e t a b l e markets.
D a i r y - p r o d u c t s t o r e s a n d d e a l e r s .....
O t h e r f o o d a n d l i q u o r s t o r e s ...........
A u t o m o t i v e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s d e a l e r s . .. .
retail
trade
(except
1958
April
1957
8,155
1,319-5
8,113
1 ,305.*
8,31*
1 ,*01.9
eating
and
'
832.4
*87.1
1,630.7
1,172.9
*71.9
1 ,636.0
1 ,182.5
833.5
890.5
226.8
231.0
758.*
599-9
3,81(6.3
_
390.*
Drug
Nonsupervisory workers
m rcn
ApYll
Xf
April
1957 _
1958
1958
1,221.5
1 ,208.2
1,304.4
766.0
823.7
480.7
1,493.3
1 ,056.1
206.4
230.8
711.7
607.9
continued
RETAIL TRADE...........................
Other
employees
April
1958
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
S e c u r i t y d e a l e r s a n d e x c h a n g e s ..........
I n s u r a n c e c a r r i e r s a n d a g e n t s ...........
Ot h e r finance agencies and real e s t a t e . .
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS...................
H o t e l s a n d l o d g i n g p l a c e s .................
Perso nal services:
L a u n d r i e s .....................................
C l e a n i n g a n d d y e i n g p l a n t s ..............
M o t i o n p i c t u r e s ...............................
GOVERNMENT........ ..............................................
FEDERAL^ ............................. ...........
L e g i s l a t i v e ....................................
J u d i c i a l ...................... .................
STATE AND LOCAL............................. .
.
392.0
366.9
39*. 7
36*. 2
83.1
870.*
768.2
2 ,3**
630.8
83.8
870.*
759.2
2,320
606.S
6,557
*81.2
6,*36
*61.9
6,*32
*99-0
313.8
158.9
215.3
31*.*
15*. 9
16*. 0
369.6
s t o r e s .............. .......... .
225.7
227.8
767.8
592.*
3 ,811.5
511.*
1 ,602.6
1 ,12*.7
23*. 0
2*3.9
795.8
657.9
3,855.6
2,353
631.1
206.8
83.0
8* 5.6
78*.3
7,376
2,150
2,123.5
956.9
530.5
2 ,1*1
2 ,11*.7
953.8
531.1
2,205
2 ,178.6
1 ,025.2
*•7
*.6
5,*30
l,*05.8
*,02*.5
1,*02.7
*,013.7
2 ,*97.3
2,933.1
5,*16
2,511.9
2,90*.3
2 ,1*3.0
35*. 5
350.*
196.8
213.4
680.3
540.9
-
2,134.0
355-9
347.5
-
2,138.3
360.7
346.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
-
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
22*. 1
7,557
629.8
21.9
-
442.2
1 ,519.^
1 ,109.2
328.5
7,580
636.1
21.9
764.1
457. ^
1,513.7
1,099.0
197.6
217.1
671.6
548.5
521.8
631.6
21.9
*.5
5,171
1,3*0.7
3 ,830.1
2,350.8
2 ,820.0
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
**
For 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/ Data are prepared by the U. S. Civil Service Commission and relate to civilian employment only.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
XJ
♦Formerly titled "Automobiles".
4696 3 6 0 - 5 8 - 3
Data not affected.
12
Shipyard Employment
A-9: Employees in private and Government
shipyards, by region
M ilita ry Personnel | E
____________________(I n t h o u s a n d s )______________________________
March
±22§-
Region
ALL REGIONS..........
April
ig L .
223.1
12^.0
PRIVATE YAROS
NAVY YA R D S...
. 99,.193.0
50.5
42.5
NORTH ATLANTIC.,
P r i v a t e y a rds,
Navy yards ^ .
35.8
92.7
50 A
93.1
48.6
K 2.3
37.6
16.8
19.0
36.0
17.0
19.0
18.6
19.0
P r i v a t e yards,
28.6
29.I
29.0
PACIFIC....... .
1*8.8
15 .k
kS. 2
lfc.8
33. ^
50.3
1*.7
35.6
6.6
7A
7.3
5.9
6.1
5.8
SOUTH ATLANTIC.,
P r i v a t e yards,
N a v y y a r d s . ..,
GULF:
P r i v a t e yar d s ,
N a v y y a r d s . ...
33 A
GREAT LAKES:
P r i v a t e y a rds,
INLAND:
P r i v a t e yards,
^ T h e N o r t h A t l a n t i c r e g i o n i n c l u d e s a l l y a r d s b o r d e r i n g o n t h e A t l a n t i c in the f o l l o w i n g S t a t e s : C o n n e c t i c u t ,
Delaware, Maine, Maryland, M a s s a c h u s e t t s , N e w H a mpshire, N e w Jersey, N e w York, Pe n n s y l v a n i a , R hode Island, a n d
Vermont.
The S o u t h A t l a n t i c r e g i o n i n c l u d e s all y a r d s b o r d e r i n g on the A t l a n t i c in the f o l l o w i n g S t a t e s : F l o r i d a ,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
The G u l f r e g i o n includes all y a r d s b o r d e r i n g on the G u l f of M e x i c o in the following States: Alabama,
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
T h e P a c i f i c r e g i o n i n c l u d e s a l l y a r d s in C a l i f o r n i a , O r e g o n , a n d W a s h i n g t o n .
The G r e a t L a k e s r e g i o n i n c l u d e s all ya r d s b o r d e r i n g on the G r e a t L a k e s in the f o l l o w i n g S tates: I llinois,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ne w York, Ohio, P e n n sylvania, and Wisconsin.
The Inland re g i o n includes all other yards.
— ^ D a t a include C urtis B a y C o a s t G u a r d Yard.
NOTE:
Data
for the
current month
are pre l i m i n a r y .
Table A-10: Federal m ilitary personnel
(In t h ousands)
Branch
TOTAL U .......................................................................................................
M a r i n e C o r p s .................................................... .........
C o a s t G u a r d ................................................................
April
March
1958
1958
2,6^7
905.6
873.8
6*1.3
IB7.2
29.5
•i/ Data refer to forces both in continental United States and abroad.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
2.652
911.6
875.7
6*2.9
192.8
29.*
April
1957
2.821
1,001.1
91*.8
678.O
197.7
29.5
13
State Employment
Table A-ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State
(In thousands?
TOTAL
State
Apr.
1958
Al ab a m a ..................
A r i z o n a ..................
A r k a n s a s ....... ....... ■
C a l i f o r n i a ............ .
C o l o r a d o ...............
C o n n e c t i c u t ........... .
D e l a w a r e ........... ...
D i s t r i c t o f Columbia,
F l o r i d a .................
G e o r g i a.............
I d a h o ...................
I l l i n o i s ............... .
I n d i a n a .................
I o w a .....................
K a n s a s . . . ..............
K e n t u c k y ...............
L o u i s i a n a .......
M a i n e ...................
M a r y l a n d ...............
M a s s a c h u s e t t s ........
M i c h i g a n . ...........,
M i n n e s o t a . .............
M i s s i s s i p p i . .........
M i s s o u r i ...............
M o n t a n a .................
N e b r a s k a y - ...........
N e v a d a ..................
N e w H a m p s h i r e ........
N e w J e r s e y 4 / ........
N e w M e x i c o ..........
N e w Y o r k ...............
N o r t h C a r o l i n a .......
N o r t h D a k o t a . . . ......
O h i o ..............
O k l a h o m a . ............
O r e g o n ..................
P e n n s y l v a n i a .........
R h o d e I s l a n d ..........
S o u t h C a r o l i n a ..... .
S o u t h D a k o t a ..........
T e n n e s s e e . .............
T e x a s ...................
U t a h .....................
V e r m o n t 2 / . . ..........
V i r g i n i a . ..............
Wa s h i n g t o n . .........
West Virginia.......
W i s c o n s i n . .............
W y o m i n g 4 / .............
719.2
2 7 4 .7
326.0
4.336.4
4 4 6 .2
8 6 7 .4
1 4 2 .4
4 9 6 .3
(3 )
9 3 6 .3
138.7
3 . 2 9 5 .9
1 . 3 0 6 .3
626.9
5 3 6 .5
610.6
765.0
252.6
8 4 2 .1
1 . 7 5 2 .0
Mar.
1958
7 2 0 .5
2 7 3 .8
3 2 6 .9
4 . 3 3 1 .8
4 4 1 .9
869.6
505.2
1,150.1
968.0
9 3 9 .7
5 2 9 .2
2 5 5 .2
838.7
1 . 7 4 7 .8
362.0
151.7
3 3 9 .3
80.2
175.2
79.0
175.8
1.858.3
212.8
1 . 8 4 6 .3
210.0
5.960.9 5 . 9 6 3 .8
1.060.6 1.063.7
111.2
2 ,900.2 2 .916.6
1 1 4 .5
5 5 5 .0
5 5 3 .4
4 4 9 .6
3 . 5 6 4 .2
4 4 1 .3
3 . 5 6 5 .3
267.2
526.6
1 2 4 .7
819.2
2 , 4 3 2 .8
2 . 4 3 0 .3
2 2 9 .3
227.8
7 5 9 .8
4 6 4 .9
1 . 0 9 5 .3
9 7 .0
9 7 7 .3
7 5 3 .2
4 6 8 .4
1 . 0 9 2 .7
80.8
78.6
547
6 40
778
265.8
866.7
1 . 8 4 2 .8
2 . 4 0 9 .9
892.6
366.2
1.289.5
163.0
3 4 7 .3
8 4 .7
182.5
1 . 9 5 6 .3
2 0 4 .8
6 . 1 7 3 .5
1 . 0 8 3 .5
115.3
3 . 1 6 0 .4
568.2
1958
1958
1957
6.8
1 4 .5
16.6
6 .7
(1 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
4 .8
4 .0
3 .2
8.2
4 .8
4 .1
2 8 .4
9 .8
3 .0
8 .4
5.0
4 .8
2 9 .9
10.0
3.0
16.6
16.5
18.4
3 7 .0
4 2 .1
3 7 .4
4 2 .3
4 5 .4
.5
.6
2.6
(2 )
43.0
.5
(3 )
197.9
70.5
31.0
182.5
3 .0
4 .3
.2
.1
3 .8
4 .0
15.3
15.4
1 0 .5
9 .7
3 .5
3 .5
1.8
2 0 .5
4 4 .2
1.8
20.9
4 4 .6
81.8
106.3
4 0 .7
1 4 .8
4 9 .8
4 7 .5
1 4 .9
6 4 .0
15.4
10.7
18.1
5 .4
6 .5
7 .4
7 .9
8 5 .9
1 8 .5
2 2 .3
49.6
(2 )
1.2
(2 )
236.0
50 .5
6.2
139.5
33.4
8.0
126.3
8.1
132.O
19.8
162.0
16.6
26.1
7.9
37.2
154.7
13.6
1.2
18.7
1.8
1 4 .4
15.7
13.7
7 0 .4
3 .4
7 .4
7 3 .4
3 .2
7 .3
(2 )
2 .5
8.0
1 2 4 .8
2 .5
1.2
18.7
1.8
1.3
2 .5
1 .4
16.8
2.2
8 4 .0
4 .2
8.2
3 1 .1
88.0
4 .5
1.7
17.0
112.6
49.0
9.4
193.4
66.7
8 .9
5 3 .4
6 4 .0
6 .9
3 .9
51.5
9 .4
5 6 .7
6 9 .7
.2
17.6
11.6
28.7
2 4 .7
10.7
18.8
6.2
2 .9
6 7 .3
2 5 .5
16.0
36.6
26.9
63.2
5 9 .5
2.0
15.4
109.9
4 6 .6
8 .5
15.1
2.1
15.5
4 8 .2
9 .6
4 5 .3
1.2
82.9
16.2
4 .3
8 .4
1.2
1 . 1 4 4 .6
12.7
19.6
9 0 .4
502.8
11.1
4 .3
7 .6
8 .4
1.0
777.9
11.6
16.0
7 4 .8
102.6
989.6
2 7 2 .5
4 .3
7 .6
8 .3
1.0
2 3 4 .6
2 5 7 .6
2 6 .4
4 6 .4
16.6
I5.9
7 3 .2
8 5 4 .5 *
2 . 4 5 6 .4
2 5 5 .5
2 9 .9
4 6 .2
13.7
471.0
125.0
3 9 .6
2 2 .7
2.6
(2 )
16.3
12.3
2.0
4 2 .6
2 1 .4
4 0 .0
2 3 .5
2.6
(2 )
13.7
3 . 7 9 6 .4
2 8 5 .3
5 3 9 .0
See footnotes at end of table.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
1957
(1 )
(2 )
10.3
610.2
767.8
Apr.
1958
36.6
15.I
(1 )
(2 )
28.6
638.3
Mar.
3 4 .4
1 4 .4
3,500.2
617.1
Apr.
3 4 .2
1 4 .3
(3 )
construction
Apr.
13.9
15.9
1 , 4 1 2 .7
1 4 0 .6
Contract
Mar.
13.6
15.6
6.6
1 . 3 0 7 .6
1 . 2 4 5 .5
98.0
981.4
Apr.
1958
136.2
3,302.0
1 . 2 4 6 .5
524.9
127.2
819.1
3 2 5 .5
4 , 4 3 4 .9
4 5 3 .6
9 0 7 .4
4 9 4 .2
1,168.1
8 6 4 .9
266.6
7 3 9 .1
266.7
150.2
874.1
362.9
3 4 5 .3
1957
1 4 3 .4
2.086.0 2,128.2
157.4
Mining
Apr.
4 .0
6 4 .7
4 0 .8
25.2
50.7
5.6
29.2
62.8
8.1
7 9 .7
17.7
214.2
49.8
4 .8
132.9
30.5
19.3
1 4 5 .5
1 4 .5
2 6 .4
6.8
3 5 .4
30.3
31.2
62.9
11.1
56.8
7 8 .9
103.9
16.5
252.O
5 4 .5
7 .2
1 4 9 .5
31.9
2 1 .3
168.2
19.1
27.O
8.2
3 9 .9
151.7
161.4
12.9
1 4 .6
4 .0
3 .3
62.1
38.8
2 4 .8
4 7 .1
4 .4
69.8
4 3 .9
2 5 .4
5 2 .7
5 .9
H
State Employment
Table A-11: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State-Continued
(In thousands)
Transportation and
public utilities
Manufacturing
State
Apr.
1958
2 25.1
38.7
Mur.
19 58
1,135.9
55.5
393.0
57.0
436.4
60.4
16.8
162.8
16.5
162.7
66.8
385.6
67.6
16.7
(3)
30e.*
30 7.7
326.1
20.9
1 ,132.2
23.3
1 ,272.1
526.5
155.2
611.7
166.9
116.6
118.8
156.*
138.*
169.7
144.6
1*9.7
138.*
92.5
2* 6.9
6 31.1
250.0
6*2.9
606.5
8 5 7 .6
202.8
106.1
360.*
20*.2
96.3
1 0 5 .*
369.9
18.1
18.5
5*-3
*•5
5**3
*.5
76.9
78.8
7 36.6
7* 1 . *
22.0
1 , 728.2
21.6
* * 2 .5
6.5
1,137 .6
79 .1
1 , 7 75 .*
**7.7
6.3
1 ,170.0
80.5
1 2 2 .7
1,3** .6
1 05.1
2lft.9
1 1.5
2 7 * .6
* 58.*
11 7 . *
1,363.6
33.3
33.1
107.8
220.2
11 .*
276.*
*6 3 . *
32.6
2* 8.6
203.0
117.0
* 19.3
5.9
32.6
2 * 5 .7
2*5.3
U5.5
* « 9 .6
5-7
footnotes
Data
at
for
end
the
of
69.8
21.5
1 , 108.2
519.*
1 5 5 .0
See
242. 6
39.3
86.3
1 ,236.0
22 7 . 1
38 .*
8*.5
1,137.8
83.0
NOTE:
Apr.
1 9 5 7 ___
128.1
101.2
274.4
701.1
1 , 057.3
219.6
106.0
390.5
19.7
56.6
5.4
month
are
1958
* 9.8
Iter.
19 58
Apr.
1957
Apr.
1958
Mur.
19 58
Apr.
1957
50.0
50.1
21 .4
152*9
69.5
77.8
97 2 . 6
11* . *
156.5
'27.8
155.3
28.4
360.7
45.0
45.6
10.6
152.2
69.3
77.7
977.8
U 5.0
159.7
27.8
87 .9
35*-7
21 5 . 1
3*.9
709-8
286.*
171.3
21.1
27.2
3* 3.8
* 2.2
* 5.8
10.0
21.3
27 .5
3**.3
* 2 .1
*5.*
16.0
28.1
28.2
29.0
87.7
(3)
9 3.7
69.9
1*.*
287.6
9 3. 1
73.5
15.*
3 04.6
21* . *
35.3
91.5
5 1. 5
101.1
53.5
53.6
5**7
60.3
56.0
68.6
20.1
69.0
1*.*
286.2
90.9
51.5
53.3
53.*
85.2
19.2
85.6
138.0
19.2
73.*
U5.3
13 8.7
80.8
81.0
2 3.7
2 3.9
7 2.8
U*.*
121.1
19-5
36 .*
121.1
19.2
36 .5
8.2
10.1
8.2
10.1
61 4.6
20.4
1,923.5
460.7
6.5
1,351.2
64.9
15**7
1S .1
*96.9
152.6
133.2
* 3.8
260.2
1* . *
6 4.6
1 ,512.0
116.3
230.0
11.6
294.2
464.3
3 4.6
3 7. *
2 57. 8
213. 7
130.5
*5 3.5
table.
current
Apr.
preliminary.
6.2
Wholesale and retail trade
61.0
12.3
201.6
* 7.2
19.2
*98.2
61.0
12.2
203. 6
*7.*
*3.2
173.7
21.0
36.8
225.2
85 .5
306.7
*0.2
9*.8
a.9
16.9
33-3
222. 9
85 .5
307.8
39 .1
93.6
16 .7
32 .9
2 25.9
8 7.9
317.0
* 0.8
9 **7
17.1
33.0
358.5
*7.3
3 55.7
* 6.5
36*.6
76.4
121.1
152.2
«6 .9
25.9
125.3
10.3
158.4
19.8
5 1 3 .6
62.1
13.1
2 2 3 .4
49.*
21.1
21.9
J-7
7.7
86 .7
60.5
* 6.0
64.0
71.8
U .8
737-9
298.*
1 33.6
1* 1.1
I 89.8
55.0
187.*
38 7.7
*75*3
21.3
72.8
11.9
221.2
36.0
139. *
1 87 . 1
52*8
187.3
369.3
*38.7
218.0
*5-6
9 0. 5
3*5.9
131.6
47.7
31 2.9
15.3
26 .4
9.7
5Ô.3
226.3
86.1
6e .6
78.2
9 8 7 .*
U 9 .*
15*.3
26 Ï7
133.1
1* 2.1
I 85.I
53.1
187.7
37*.0
*3*.*
282.7
1* . *
2*.8
9.5
52 .*
220.1
2*.3
9-5
51.7
7 * 7 *0
285.*
173.9
67.2
6.0
90.1
52.0
76.0
12.7
1, 366.1
1 ,360.2
223.9
37.6
61* . 7
139.3
22*.3
3 6.7
102.5
710.1
101.8
711.0
51.1
51.3
610.0
139.9
*5-2
1 , 3 78 .*
225.2
37.6
638.3
1*2. 7
109.6
732.5
53*6
106.2
106.2
108.0
38.3
37.«
1 93 . 1
673. 0
38.3
199.7
669.I
53 .*
19.9
229.3
173.3
87.3
2*9.3
55-3
1 9.8
192.0
67 *.l
53.5
20.0
230.9
173*0
87.O
251*3
16.1
18.0
227.8
176 .*
92.*
2 5 5 *«
17*9
o
15
State Employment
Table A-11: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State-Continued
(In thousands)
State
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
Apr.
19 56
27.6
11.2
District of Columbia 6/...
195 8 _
27.6
U.l
10.7
2 1 3 «7
21.5
50.3
5.5
10.6
218.6
24.3
(3)
40.0
5.0
17 8. 9
24.2
62.7
40.0
5 .©
50.6
28.5
20 .5
22.2
29.9
8.2
39.8
98.0
76.5
21.3
50.0
5.5
178.0
50.7
28.6
20.5
22.3
29.9
8.2
39.5
97.6
76 .4
U.l
45 .0
U.l
63.0
62.8
5.9
20.7
5.8
20. 7
2.6
2.6
45.5
6. 4
87.2
8.2
465.0
35.2
5.2
106.6
22.2
6. 4
86.3
8.1
462.2
34.8
5.2
105.8
22.0
Service and miscellaneous
Apr.
1957
Apr.
1958
68.9
1 * 1.0
139.2
5*-8
72.7
96.9
19. 1
4 1 2 .0
78.2
187.3
96.9
16.3
*18.7
112.1
113.6
73 . 1
7*.6
166.2
109.6
58.3
58.9
73.1
100 .*
10*.6
130.8
24. 4
59.9
39.5
4.9
176.3
50.1
73.5
(3)
192.1
28.0
19.3
41 7. 0
U3.0
74 .4
20.2
21 .4
28 .5
8.3
4o .l
95 .0
75.3
59.*
74.6
90.3
72.1
26.1
103.8
90.3
25.7
101.9
23 4. 8
24 4.8
229*2
90.6
26.7
101.0
232.8
24 2 . 1
2*9-3
44.3
10.9
63.3
5.9
9.8
117.8
116.7
39 .1
1 58 .7
39.1
2.5
*7.5
22*5
19.9
21 .4
46.9
22.3
19. 5
39-3
15 7 . 6
21.5
*6.7
218.1
21 3 . 9
26. 7
26.3
20.2
6.2
84.6
7. 0
461.8
34.3
5 .1
1 05. 9
22.0
U
22.1
87 0 . 4
99.1
98.2
16.5
16.9
319 .*
99-9
16.6
55.2
437.2
30.4
43 .6
17 . 6
91 . 4
30 5. 7
5 4.6
431.7
55.7
*25. 2
26.7
26 .3
6 4.9
9. 6
3.5
42. 4
33.5
12 . 9
1 1 4 .0
12.6
48 .6
42 .1
128.0
2.2
21*.*
25.2
871.6
3 15 . *
9. 8
3.5
42.1
33.0
12.3
42 .8
2.3
12.8
22.8
19.6
314.0
63. 9
15.9
5.2
31 . 1
11 3. 5
1Â .1
139.2
158.2
885.6
16.3
5.2
31.1
U6.1
12.6
43.1
2.3
1*2.0
92.7
15 .o
16.5
9. 9
3.5
42.3
33.5
67.7
35.3
36.2
587.7
5®.9
86.9
15 .*
60.0
17.6
6.9
Mur.
1958
21.3
47. 6
5-3
1 41 .4
U
1958
Apr.
1957
1958
218.0
17.6
12.8
Apr.
68.4
37.3
39. 6
593.9
59.5
91. 1
14.9
96.1
92.0
9.9
Government
Apr.
Mar.
37.4
39.4
593.7
27 .1
10.7
10.5
142.4
12.7
5.1
31 .1
West Virginia............
Mar.
30.2
66.0
30.*
43.2
**.0
17.5
90.3
301.1
92.8
296.1
12.8
11 1. 9
90 .3
47 . 6
124.4
9.3
17.2
26.5
12.6
108.*
90.2
*6.9
1 2 5 .*
10.5
57-9
57.6
6*.8
6*.6
77 6.8
96 .5
772 .6
87.2
17.0
2* 9.8
96.2
87.2
17.1
1957
61.2
736.0
95.*
83.2
16.9
2*9.0
18*.0
158.7
29.3
371.5
163.2
109.1
255-6
131.8
230.0
28*.2
*3-5
100.7
103.2
130.7
* 3.6
130.6
229.5
279.2
97-5
103.9
127.7
* 2.9
138.9
78.0
167.5
32.2
70.6
16 .*
21.5
137.3
77.9
168.3
31.6
69.8
16.3
21.5
132.0
77.0
163.*
31.1
70.2
16.3
20.5
213.5
55.7
7 72.7
1 **.9
212.7
55.2
211.1
(3)
15 9.*
29-6
372.2
28.2
360.*
7 7 3 .6
1**.*
2 7.8
359-3
180.2
15*.8
28.5
367.2
161.I
107.8
126.0
226.2
278.0
53.1
760.9
1*8.9
27.7
12*. 7
12*.6
35*.5
12 1.7
87.0
86.*
* 1*.6
* 16.0
* 1 * .5
36.3
88.1
3*.9
1 3 3 .1
380.2
57.3
16.2
36.8
88.3
3*-3
1 32.5
37 8.6
56.8
16.1
179.0
15 2. 8
177.9
158.5
19 .9
13 *.8
19 .6
60.0
136.*
60.0
8 *.a
35.8
86.*
32 .*
130 .*
373.7
56.3
16.1
17*-5
15*.0
59.0
13*-9
19.3
1/ Minia* combined with eonatraction. 2/ Mining ooaiblned iritk service. ¿/ lot available. k j Beyised series;
not strictly e«paratole vi tin previously published 4a.ta. ¿/ Trade and total ravisa* ; not strictly c«sparable
with previously published data. 6/ rodarmi enployneat im Maryland and Virginia portions of Washington, P. C.
■etropolitan area included la data for District of Coluabla.
VOZBf Sa ta for the current aonth are prelJalnary.
16
Area Employment
Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division
la .thgrmttdal
Area and industry division
ALABAMA
Birmingham.
T o t a l ...................
M i n i n g .................
Contract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .........
Trans, and pub. u t i l . ,
T r a d e ...............
F i n a n c e ................
S e r v i c e ................
G o v e r n m e n t .............
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1958
Apr.
1957
204.5
8.9
12.7
63 .4
16.7
48.6
204.3
9.1
211.5
9.6
11.8
11.8
6 4. 0
70.5
Contract c o n s tr uct io n. ..
Ma nu f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, and pub. util....
12.1
12.1
22.5
22.5
19.5
11.9
22.4
F i n a n c e ...................
S e r v i c e . ..................
G o v e r n m e n t ...............
16.7
48.8
19.8
91.4
5.0
19.2
11.1
19.0
4.3
10.0
23.0
138.1
.3
10.7
23.0
10.5
39.8
7.4
19.7
26.7
138.3
.3
11.1
23.1
10.4
39.6
7.5
19.7
26.6
Tucs on
T o t a l ...................
M i n i n g ..................
Contract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
S e r v i c e .................
Go v e r n m e n t .............
59.1
5 9.1
2.4
2 .4
5.4
8. 4
4.9
14.3
5.5
8.4
4. 9
14.3
2.1
AR K A M 8AS
Little R o c k 1. L itt le B o c k
T o t a l * ................
Contract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e ................
Service 1 / .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
16.9
49.8
2.0
9.4
9.6
12.1
12.1
92.8
6.1
19.5
11.2
at
end
the
of
113.6
312.2
258.6
238.1
137.5
.5
136.3
.4
8.5
135.3
.5
9.1
19.3
4.0
8.6
19.6
Trans, and pub. util....
11.3
14.9
113.3
701.4
133.4
467 .8
2 , 170.0
15.5
122.5
767.6
140.7
470.4
110.8
304.4
26.5
11.8
53.6
5.3
12.5
53.8
28.8
29 .O
30.4
10.4
216.4
.2
216.1
.2
13.0
223.5
38.6
134.9
.3
10.9
23.7
7.2
18.6
25.2
56.3
2.4
4. 8
8.8
5.1
12.6
1.9
8.7
U.O
8a n D i e m
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, a nd pub. uvll....
G o v e r n m e n t ................
18.1
18.1
18.2
4.9
*. 9
10.4
13.9
4. 9
10.7
13.7
10.2
9.8
table.
current
month
are
preliminary.
13.2
64.0
11.9
4 5.5
10.3
25.7
13.4
63 .9
11.8
45.6
45.6
10.3
25.9
45.4
51.7
917.2
917.0
1.8
1.8
.2
14.0
70.9
11.8
45.9
10.0
25 .7
45.0
S a n F ra nc isco-Oakland
Contract co ns tru c t i o n . ..
47.9
179.2
Trans, a nd pub. util....
106.0
211.6
65.2
122.1
48.3
183.4
180.2
106.7
211.1
65.2
121.8
181.9
135.1
134.7
72.0
7.6
5.4
S a n Bernardino^
Ri ve rs ide-Ontario
13.6
4.3
12.5
7.9
14 .0
12.3
26.0
73.0
5.1
10.6
18.0
11.3
5.3
73.4
5 .4
13.1
7.5
13.2
18.5
26.0
9.9
22.9
939.1
1.9
55.1
192.7
110.2
21 3.1
66.2
120.9
179.0
S a n Jose
Contract construction...
Trans, an d pub. util....
F i n a n c e ...................
for
2 , 115.2
Contract construction...
F i n a n c e . ..................
S e r v i c e ...................
Fresn o
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Data
2,103 .9
14.7
111.3
69 1. 7
132.9
468 .6
114.0
311.4
259.3
18.8
CALIFORNIA
footnotes
Apr.
.122L
Sacramento
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
(2 )
ARIZOIA
Phoenix
T o t a l ...................
M i n i n g ..................
Contract construction.
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g .........
Trans, an d pub. util*.
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
S e r r i c e .................
G o v e r n m e n t ........
See
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1958
Los An ae le s-L on * B e a ch
Mobil e
T o t a l ...................
Contract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .........
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
Service 1 / .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
NOTE:
Area and industry division
.1
9.8
42 .7
8.5
27.7
5. 8
18.7
21.8
.1
10.2
42.4
8.5
27.5
5.8
18.6
21.6
128.7
.1
9.8
40.4
8.3
27.5
5.8
17.7
19.1
A rea Employment
IT
Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division-Continued
(In
Area and industry division
C A L IF ORN IA — Conti nue d
St ockton
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .......
C0WI1CTIC0T
Bridgeport
T o t a l ...................
Contract c onstruction l/
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, a nd pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e ....... .........
S e r v i c e . . ..............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
Ha rtford
T o t a l ...................
Contract c onstruction ] J
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e .....................
F i n a n c e ............ ......
S e r v i c e ...................
G o v e r n m e n t ................
Hew Britain
T o t a l . ................
Contract construction \J
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
S e r v i c e .................
G o v e r n m e n t •...........
Mew Haven
T o t a l ...................
Contract co nstruction 2 /
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
S e r v i c e .................
G o v e r n m e n t .............
See
footnotes
Data
for
at
end
the
Mar.
1958
_125â_
10.6
COLORADO
De ar e r
T o t a l ...................
M i n i n g ..................
Contract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ...... .
Trans, and pub. u t i l l . ..
T r a d e ...... ............
F i n a n c e . ..............
S e r v i c e .................
Go v e r n m e n t .............
NOTE:
Apr.
of
260.8
259.0
16.6
15.1
16.0
27.9
71.2
15.9
36.1
42.1
2.9
2.9
47.8
47.3
27.7
71 7
36.5
42.1
114.6
5.8
64.3
5.9
114.5
6.2
63.5
5.9
18.7
2.7
9.2
8.3
18.6
2.7
9.2
8.2
204.0
205.0
10.5
72.9
8.6
42.2
9.5
72.1
8.6
42.6
30.4
21.2
19.7
30.3
38.0
1.1
22.9
2.2
5.9
.7
2.8
2.4
1251..
11.5
266.0
3.0
16.7
48.4
29.3
74.8
15.9
35.4
42.5
126.2
6.4
73.8
6.0
19.7
2.8
9.5
7.9
213.3
11.1
83.5
8.5
41.8
28.9
21.0
19-5
20.9
18.7
38.8
1.4
23.5
2.2
5.9
42.4
2.2
5.9
.7
.7
2.8
2.4
2.8
2.4
119.8
7.7
119.7
7.4
41.9
12.7
23.7
42.4
12.7
23.4
6.8
17.3
6.9
17.6
9.5
9.6
month
are
th
usands)
Area and industry division
Stamford
T o t a l .....................
Contract construction l/
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e .....................
F i n a n c e ...................
S e r v i c e ...................
G o v e r n m e n t ...............
W a t e r bu ry
T o t a l .....................
Contract co nstruction l /
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e .....................
F i n a n c e ..... .............
S e r v i c e ...................
G o v e r n m e n t ...............
124.9
8.1
46.7
13.0
23.7
6.7
17.4
9.3
preliminary.
Apr.
1958 _
52.8
4.1
21.0
3.1
11.1
Mar.
1958
52.5
3.9
21.2
3.1
11.0
Apr.
1957
52.7
4.1
21 7
3-1
10.7
1.9
7.7
3.9
1.8
7.6
4.0
7.5
3.8
6l.l
2.1
62.1
65.0
2.1
35.4
2.8
9.9
1.4
4.5
51
1.9
36.9
2.7
9.6
1.4
4.4
5.1
1.8
40.0
2.7
9.5
1.3
4.3
*.9
DELAWARE
Wi lm in g t o n
Total.
Contract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .........
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
Service 2/ .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
DISTRICT O F OOUJMBIA
Wa sh in gto n
T o t a l . ...... ••••••••..
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
Se rvice ¿ / .............
G o v e r n m e n t ........ .
1.7
26.8
table.
current
9.8
Apr.
FLORIDA
Ja ck sonville
T o t a l . ................
Contract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .........
Trans, a n d pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
Service l / .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
Miami
T o t a l ...................
Contr ac t construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .........
Trans, and pub. util..
124.4
9.7
54.7
8.3
125.0
4.9
13.0
4.8
12.9
9.3
55.7
8.3
22.0
22.1
11.8
11.9
644.9
34.6
641.7
33.0
26 8
26.7
43.8
133.1
33.9
103.4
269.3
129.1
9.8
17.8
44.3
133.1
33.9
102.4
131.0
10.5
58.2
9.7
23.1
4.7
12.9
U.9
656.O
38.5
27.0
44.8
136.9
34.1
100.2
268.3
27^-5
129.9
9.3
131.3
18.2
13.8
14.4
38.6
12.0
16.8
38.8
11.9
10.2
19.5
15.1
39.4
U.l
16.8
20.5
20.4
16.2
20.1
288.0
293.1
21.5
37.4
37.1
289.4
24.7
37.9
21.2
38.6
37.0
35.8
A rea Employment
18
Table A -12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division-Continued
Area and industry division
FLORIDA— Continued
Miami — Continued
Trade.................
Finance................
Service I/..... .
Government.............
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Total.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service l/.............
Government.............
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Total.................
Contract construction.•.
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade.................
Finance................
Service 1/.............
Government.............
Savannah
Total..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade...... ...........
Finance................
Service 1/.............
Government.............
IDAHO
Boise
Total..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, amd pub. util....
Trade..................
Finance................
Service 1/.............
Government. ............
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1958
(In th ■tf.sapfls)
Apr.
Area and industry division
__ 1957
86.1
85.2
16.0
63.I
83.9
16.1
60.6
15.4
62.2
31.2
31.5
28.4
174.1
18.2
31.3
13.2
55.7
8.6
25.2
22.0
177.9
18.4
32.2
I3.3
57.6
8.6
29.9
12.7
53.9
8.1
24.5
20.0
26.0
22.0
338.2
18.3
79.*
33.1
90.6
335.9
18.7
76.8
32.6
90.6
25.1
47.3
44.8
25.2
53.6
3.7
14.1
6*0
13.0
2.1
7.5
7.2
53.8
3.7
14.2
6.0
13.1
2.1
347.2
18.6
87.0
34.9
92.O
24.5
46.9
43.3
47.0
44.6
55*5
3.1
15.6
6.3
13.6
2.0
7.6
7.3
7.4
7.3
2,473.3
3.7
120.1
913.4
2Q9.2
525.7
144.1
323.7
233.4
2,623.8
3.6
for
at
end
the
of
6.7
1.4
3.1
4.7
128.3
1,026.6
222.6
544.3
143.6
325.6
229*2
table.
current
89.0
3.8
37.3
6.3
20.6
3.7
9.7
1958
Apr.
1957
month
are
preliminary.
3.7
37.0
6.3
20.4
3.7
9.6
8.4
IOI.9
4.7
47.0
6.7
22.1
3.6
9.9
8.0
Bockford
Contract construction l/
Trans, and pub. util....
70.8
4.1
37.3
2.6
13.0
2.6
7.0
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Total......... ....... . 2,458.4
Mining.................
3.8
Contract construction... 127.O
Manufacturing..........
889.0
Trans, and pub. util....
207.0
Trade...... ...........
522.9
Finance................
144.6
Service................
328.8
Government.............
235.3
Data
89.6
8.4
167.5
18.6
22.4
1.8
1.9
2.8
footnotes
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Service ] J .............
22.2
1.5
1.9
2.7
6.6
1.4
3.2
*.9
See
Mar.
Peoria
22.6
1.6
2.0
2.7
6.8
1.4
3.2
4.9
NOTE:
Apr.
1958
4.2
71.4
3.6
38.4
2.7
13.O
2.6
7.0
4.2
76.1
3.9
43.1
2.7
13.O
2.5
7.1
3.9
65.I
73.3
1.7
3.4
32.8
4.8
IHDIAXA
XvansvlUe
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Fort Vajne
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
64.8
1.7
3.0
25.5
4.5
14.6
2.2
Contract eonstructlon...
Manufacturing..... .
Trans, and pub. util....
26.1
13.3
4.5
14.7
2.1
I3 .I
72.6
7O .5
16.6
27.8
6.9
16.8
3.9
12.5
2.7
30.0
6.9
3.9
12.5
Indianapolis
1.7
2.9
278.1
12.7
95.8
20.7
65.2
18.4
65.3
2.6
277.2
12.5
95.0
20.8
65*0
18.4
65.5
South Bend
Contract construction...
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util....
71.3
2.8
72.3
2.6
31.1
32.7
4.2
14.8
3.5
14.9
4.2
14.6
3.5
14.7
15.5
2.1
13.0
79.9
2.8
35.8
7.5
I7.7
3*8
12.3
291.0
12.9
107.6
23.2
66.0
17.6
63.7
84.8
3.1
43.1
4.8
15.6
3.5
14.7
A rea Employment
19
Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division-Continued
Area
and
industry
division
IOWA
De» Moines 1 /
Total..•.
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade........
Finance......
Service I/....
Government....
KANSAS
Topeka
Total...............
Mining...............
Contract construction...
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade................
Finance..............
Service............
Government...........
Wichita
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction...
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.... ...........
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
KENTUCKY
Louisville
Total................
Contract construction..•
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade.................
Finance................
Service 1/.............
Government.............
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction..•
Manufacturing. ••••.....
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............
See
footnotes
NOTE:
Data
at
for
end
the
of
4 6 9636 0 - 5 8 - 4
(In
Apr.
Mar.
1958
1958
th
1957
usands)
Area and industry division
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
286.0
286.7
7.6
17.5
47.2
46.3
75.4
14.7
43.5
34.7
292.8
26.4
•9
13.9
.9
5.1
.7
3.5
1.4
27.8
49.2
2.7
51.9
3.4
12.3
1958
1958 _
1957
New Orleans
97.5
4.5
96.5
4.1
22.0
100.2
4.4
24.6
7.6
22.2
7.6
26.1
10.7
13.3
12.6
7.6
26.3
10.7
13.9
12.7
47.0
10.4
13.6
12.7
48.4
46.9
.2
3.7
5.9
6.8
.2
3.2
6.1
6.8
9.5
9.5
2.6
2.6
5.9
12.7
5.9
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
26.9
.2
4.0
6.0
7.2
9.9
2.5
5.8
12.8
13.0
126.5
1.8
132.7
1.9
Government............
MAINE
Lewiston
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
7.3
17.4
46.8
46.5
75.0
14.7
43.8
34.6
25.8
1.0
13.2
•9
5.2
.6
3.5
1.4
Portland
127.1
1.8
6.4
54.8
7.1
24.9
7.1
54.4
7.0
24.9
4.9
14.6
12.5
6.8
59.5
7.5
25.9
5.0
14.1
12.3
4.9
14.4
12.4
235.5
12.5
84.6
21.9
54.7
235.2
10.7
85.7
250.0
12.1
96.0
54.7
10.7
26.7
24.5
26.4
24.7
22.1
10.8
26.9
24.3
73.2
.4
U .5
73.8
.4
U .7
19.4
4.4
15.4
19.2
4.3
15.2
2.8
6.9
13.0
month
2.8
6.9
13.0
are
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Service l/.............
49.1
2.8
10.9
7.3
19.1
50.5
48.3
75*6
14.3
43.6
34.4
1.1
14.8
1.0
5.4
.7
3.5
1.3
6.2
u .o
6.2
14.3
3.4
7.7
3.8
14.3
3.4
7.6
4.0
14.6
3.4
7.9
3.8
582.6
581.8
•9
35.3
187.3
55.3
•9
33.6
189.9
55.7
600.3
•9
34.2
30.5
69.9
81.3
30.4
68.7
80.5
981.9
39.5
982.0
6.5
MARYLAND
Baltimore
table.
current
Apr.
preliminary.
23.4
56.7
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
10.6
70.6
.4
9.8
19.5
4.3
15.0
2.7
6.8
12.2
122.1
122.1
210.6
58.9
122.6
30.7
67.9
74.5
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
248.0
38.4
269.9
70.5
244.9
158.3
130.4
72.1
156.0
130.2
263.8
70.1
71.8
1, 016.3
46.2
295*2
75.1
246.3
71.0
153.9
128.6
Area Employment
20
Table A-12: Empbyees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division -Continued
Area said industry division
MASSACHUSETTS — Continued
Fall Hirer
Total.................
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1958
(In th usands)
Area and industry division
Apr.
1957
Apr.
1958
Grand Bapids
44.1
24.1
2.6
2.6
7.9
7.9
3.1
6.4
Other noamannfacturlng.•
46.0
25.4
2.7
8.3
3.1
6.5
43.9
24.1
3.1
6.2
Mar.
1958
43.2
44.8
50.6
20.8
23.4
28.1
23.4
23.7
26.2
20.3
22.3
24.5
39.1
2.3
8.2
4.9
10.6
2.0
6.7
4.4
39.0
2.4
8.3
5.1
10.4
2.0
6.6
4.3
44.2
3.0
10.2
7.0
U.l
1.8
6.9
4.2
489.3
23.6
135.8
48.8
121.2
32.9
64.6
485.4
21.5
136.7
*9.1
120.5
32.7
502.0
24.1
148.6
Lansing
Muskegon
Saginav
Mev Bedford
46.4
1.1
24.7
2.5
8.1
3.6
6.4
Total.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trane, and pub. util....
Trade.................
Other nonrnannfacturing..
50.0
1.2
46.7
1.0
25.4
2.5
8.0
3.7
6.1
28.1
2.6
8.3
3.6
6.2
155.1
5.4
15M
5.9
65.9
7.7
33.5
7.4
17.6
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..... .
Trane, and pub. util....
Trade........ .........
67.1
7.8
33.4
7.4
17.0
17.0
16.9
101.4
3.7
43.8
5.9
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade*••••••••••••••••••
Finance••••••«.•••••••••
101.9
3.4
44.7
6.0
4ICHIGAN
Detroit
1,083.6
.8
49*0
423.5
73.0
Contract construction.••
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade.... .
Finance.••«•••••••••••••
1,109.4
.8
48.6
447.1
73.0
233.4
47.8
137.7
121.0
47.6
138.3
123.2
Flint
at
for
end
the
of
50.9
5.8
20.8
5.0
11.6
11.7
1,300.1
.8
60.6
588.8
80.2
256.8
47.7
144.6
120.5
68.3
62.0
footnotes
UO.O
4.2
5.1
U.5
12.2
228.2
Government•••••••••....
Data
164.8
6.7
73.1
8.4
34.3
7.1
17.7
17.5
19*0
19.1
5.1
11.7
12.1
See
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
62.3
Worcester
NOTE:
MINNESOTA
Duluth
Service l/.............
Springfield -Holyoke
table.
current
month
are
preliminary.
79.2
Apr.
1257.
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Total..................
Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....
Government.............
MISSOURI
Kansas City
Total..................
56.8
/ir,v
.8
3.8
10.0
4.5
15.3
3.7
7.6
U.3
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
(2)
\ *
12)/
I6
(2 )
(2)
J {
Government.............
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
h )
63.2
61.8
56.5
✓
w •✓
.8
3.6
10.0
*•5
15.2
3.7
7.6
U.3
354.7
.5
17.3
97.6
/I
#w
*1.9
93.2
23*4
43.3
37.7
49.8
125.2
32.2
62.7
59.3
56.6
.8
3.8
10.7
4.6
15.2
3.6
7.6
10.6
367.7
.6
20.1
101.7
45.7
97.1
23.5
42*9
36.1
,
A rea Employment
21
Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division-Continued
Area
and
industry
division
MI SSOURI — Continued
St. Louis
T o t a l ...................
M i n i n g ..................
Contract cons t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ...........
Trans, a n d pub. util...
T r a d e ....................
F i n a n c e ..................
S e r v i c e ..................
G o v e r n m e n t ..............
A p r.
M a r.
1958
1958
A p r.
1957
Area and industry division
A p r.
1958
M ar.
1958
A p r.
1957
NEW JE R S E Y
N e v a r k - J e r e e y Ci t y 7/
692.8
2.2
694.6
723.6
2.2
32.2
2.2
36.4
252.5
63 .I
147.6
259.0
63.1
148.1
36.1
85.8
69.I
36.0
85 .I
68.9
37.7
272.4
67.4
157.1
36.4
84.8
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. .
T r a n s , a n d pub. util....
795.6
.2
.2
318.5
79.8
146.7
27.1
324.5
79.0
147.6
34.5
356.6
84.1
154.4
48.0
90.3
74.4
.2
29.6
50.1
S e r v i c e ........................................
65.6
842.5
792.5
92.3
75.3
50.2
92.1
74.9
Paterson 7 /
MON TA NA
Great Fall s
T o t a l ...................
C ontract c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e ...................
Service J / .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
NE BRASKA
Omaha
T o t a l ...................
Co ntract c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, an d pub. util....
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
Service 1 / .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
379.2
19.4
19.8
1.6
18.7
1.6
2.6
2.1
1.2
2.6
2.1
6.4
4.2
3.0
2.4
6.3
4.0
2.5
6,4
4.0
2.4
2.5
Trans, and pub. util....
23.6
409.8
1.8
26.0
190.8
24.6
7 0.7
163.9
24.6
69.9
43.4
42.0
42.4
41.9
42.1
40.6
150.6
.8
151.8
162.7
.8
8.6
12.1
12.0
23.9
72.4
12.2
146.1
144.4
7.7
8.6
30.2
20.6
149.6
30.2
20.7
37.2
37.4
13.0
13.0
20.1
20.5
15.9
15.7
8.0
Contract construction...
5.0
.7
5.0
32.1
22.3
38.3
M a n u f a c t u r in g . .......................
T r a n s , a n d pub. util....
76.6
78.2
8.3
23.5
84.4
8. 9
24.1
F i n a n c e ...................
2.6
12.2
21.6
8.5
23.3
U.9
U.4
12.6
20.5
15.8
2.6
2.5
21.6
22.0
97.6
.1
102.1
.1
Trenton
Re no
T o t a l ..................
C ontract c on str uc ti on
Ma nu fa ctu ri ng 1 / .....
Trans, an d pub. util.
T r a d e .................. ,
F i n a n c e ................
S e r v i c e . ............... .
G o v e r n m e n t ............ .
96.5
25.7
2.5
1.7
3.0
6.4
6.9
4.1
footnotes
Data
for
at
end
the
of
25.4
2.2
Contract c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
1.6
1.7
3.2
Trans, a nd pub. util....
6.2
1.1
6.9
6.5
1.1
4.2
6.7
4.0
2.5
35.5
2.4
3.8
39.8
6.7
17.5
3.4
13.5
17.3
6.2
36.8
6.1
17.3
3.5
13.4
17.3
3.5
13.4
18.0
18.0
68.9
5.5
67.7
5.1
12.4
5.2
64.8
5.1
16.8
16 .O
NEW MEXICO
A lbuquerque
38.8
39.2
1.3
17.4
2.7
41.0
8.0
2.1
8.0
2.1
8.0
2.1
4.7
3.1
4. 6
3.1
4.7
3.0
1.5
16.8
2.7
table.
current
.1
25.3
2.3
3.0
1.1
NEW HAMPSHIRE
M anc he st er
T o t a l ...................
C ontract construction.
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. util*.
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e ........... .
S e r v i c e .................
G o v e r n m e n t . ............
See
M a n u f a c t u r in g .........................
379.6
1.3
Perth A m b o y 7/
NEVADA
NOTE:
Contract construction...
1.2
25 .O
160.2
month
are
preliminary.
1.8
18.6
2.7
C ontract c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r in g .........................
Trans, a nd pub. util....
12.6
5.1
17.1
4.0
9.5
15.1
11.1
5.5
3.6
4.0
9.2
8.8
15.0
14.7
22
ble A -12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
(or selected areas, by industry division-Continued
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1958
203.*
6.2
66.1
15.9
*2.1
7.7
23.1
42.2
76.8
2.7
39.2
4.1
13.5
2.2
6.5
8.7
411.9
18.7
170.0
33.5
85.O
14.8
47.2
42.6
29.0
13.2
6.2
9.6
341.5
22.2
99.6
22.0
79-*
13.9
*3.0
61.*
,*23.8
5-*
207.*
,588.6
*80.7
204.1
Apr.
1957
211.0
67.3
7.8
73.4
41.7
7.7
23.1
1*2.1
41.3
7.7
23.3
40.6
6.1
16.8
16.2
79*6
77.*
2.7
39.7
4.1
13.5
2.8
42.0
4.2
14.2
2.1
2.2
6.6
6.3
8.1
8.7
417.6
16.6
177.3
33.8
85.6
14.9
46.7
42.6
455.8
19.9
203.1
37.7
90.9
14.6
48.8
40.9
29*2
34.9
18.0
13.3
6.3
9.6
6.7
10.2
333.4
350.5
30.5
107.9
18.1
99.6
21.9
78.3
14.2
40.4
22.2
78.7
13.1
40.1
57.9
60.9
5,433.0
5.3
186.1
1,634.2
481.3
5,630.0
6.2
231.4
1,760.5
493.9
able.
t, m o n t h
are
preliminary.
Area and industry division
New York-Northeastern
New Jersey-Continued
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government.*.........
H e w York Ci-fcy
j/
Total...................
Mining...............
Contract construction..
ifenufacturing........
Trans. and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
Rochester
Total................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Service 1/...........
Government.•..•••••••••
Syracuse
Total................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance....... ......
Service l/...........
Government...........
Apr.
Apr
-1258.
_12Z
1,208.8
230.
463.2
837.3
632.5
*58.
3,529.5
2.1
107.3
869.5
330.*
,636.
2.
111.
373.*
609.7
400.6
371.
602.
401,
211.8
9.3
100.9
9.5
40.7
7.8
23.5
20.2
220.
144.4
7.8
151.
6,
836.6
52.8
10.7
32.0
821.
627.
957.
333.
851.
9.
Ill,
9.
40,
7-
23.
19.
61.
11,
6.9
3i:
18.0
16.1
1715-
95.6
2.8
103,
Utica-Rome
Total................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans. and ptib. util.. •
Trade................
Finance..............
Service
...........
Government.... ..... .
*.8
15.9
3.5
9.4
20.7
Westchester County j /
Total................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing........
Trans. and pub. util...
Trade................
Finance..............
Service l/...........
Government...........
202.0
16.9
53.5
13.5
47.9
10.2
34.9
25.1
38.5
3
*5
5
16,
3
8,
20
197
17
52
14
45
10
33
25
23
A rea Employment
Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division-Continued
Area
and
industry
division
NORTH CAROLINA.
Charlotte
Total.............
Contract construction...
Manufacturing....
Trans, and pub. util
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service 1/........
Government........
Greensboro-High Point
Manufacturing.... .
1957
Area and industry division
Apr.
1958
95.2
7. 0
23.4
9.9
95.5
7.4
23.3
9.9
29.6
6.5
11.2
7.6
9 6.6
8.0
23.9
9.9
Mining................
Contract construction...
Trans. and pub. util....
141.3
7.5
8.5
14.9
11.3
29.6
29.9
6.5
11.3
7. 5
6.3
36.6
7.4
8.3
18.3
42.7
34.1
11.2
36.0
42.8
34.6
21.7
1.6
2.1
2.1
21.2
Trans. and pub. util....
122.2
11.8
7. 9
25.9
13.4
31.3
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.2
7.9
1.5
3.3
3.2
7.7
1.5
3.2
3.2
7.9
1.5
3.2
3.1
84.9
4 8.1
17.4
8.7
Apr.
¿ 9 5 8 ..
12 2 L .
144.2
146.7
269.0
8.0
14.8
11.3
36.3
8.3
18.1
35.9
145.0
7.5
9.3
16.3
11.5
37*7
8.4
18.3
36.1
122.0
11.7
7.2
2 6.6
13.3
31.3
6.0
17.2
8.8
129.2
12.6
8.3
31.4
13.8
31.1
6.1
17.8
8.2
OREGON
Portland
Contract construction...
Trans. and pub. util....
82.9
60.6
164.3
239.0
12.0
54.7
237.2
11.8
53.9
28.1
27.8
59.8
13.1
34.1
37.2
59.8
13.1
33.8
37.0
173.6
172.9
.7
7.5
92.5
249.6
13.1
59.7
30.4
64.3
13.1
33.4
35.6
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentovn-BethlehemEaston
Trans• and pub. util....
.8
8.1
92.6
11.8
28.7
4.1
260.3
140.1
7.4
1.7
Contract construction...
Columbus
Manufacturing
Mar.
Tulsa
21.7
1.4
47.4
Cleveland
Manufacturing
.
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
82.3
Cincinnati
Manufacturing
317.3
11.8
29 .O
4.0
183.6
.9
8.7
101.0
12.6
29.5
3.9
16.4
16.5
11.0
16.5
10.9
10.6
35.3
35.8
4 2.6
136.3
.5
8.4
30.5
13.4
24.8
5.7
14.5
38.5
135 .9
.5
7 .5
30.9
13.5
140.2
.4
Erie
67.1
64.3
75 .8
Harrisburg
Dayton
Manufacturing
86.6
Toledo
Manufacturing
8 9.1
54.1
51.9
Youngstown
Manufacturing
for
1958
6.0
Canton
Manufacturing
Data
1958
thousands)
Contract construction...
OHIO
Akron
Manufacturing
footnotes
Apr.
34.1
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo
Total..............
Contract construction
Manufacturing...... .
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade..............
Finance............
Service 1/.........
Government.........
See
Mar.
42.4
Winston-Salem
Ifenufacturing.....
NOTE:
(In
Apr.
90.8
at
end
the
of
61.7
117.5
table.
current
94.0
99.3
month
are
preliminary.
Mining................
Contract construction.•.
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
25.0
5.7
14.4
38.4
6.8
35.0
14 .9
24 . 9
5.6
14. 0
38.6
2*
A rea Employment
Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division-Continued
Area and industry division
PBmSXLVAJlIA — C ontinued
Lancaster
Manufacturing..........
Apr.
19*58
Mar.
1958
Jjufrh.
Apr.
1957
Greenville
Manufacturing.
lf2.6
ifif.8
if2.9
Philadelphia
Total.................
1,^38. if
M i n i n g ....................
2.0
Contract construction..•
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pufc. util....
Trad#.................
Finance...............
Service...............
Government.............
Pittsburgh
Total.................
Mining................
Contract construction..•
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trad«..................
Finance...............
Service...............
Government.............
1^31.3
1.9
63.9
516.7
113.3
308.3
74.7
181.5
1,if90.if
171.0
170.1
77 6 . 5
779.6
840.7
16.5
18.1
289.7
63.3
37.7
294.if
63.5
40 .9
341.0
160.9
165.5
29.3
70 . if
516.7
112.5
307.0
75.0
183-7
171.1
16.2
* 0.3
160.3
30.0
29.7
2.0
77 . 9
555.4
122.0
309.5
73.9
179.6
69.8
78.0
98.8
78.1
Beading
Manufacturing..........
45.5
45.5
48 .9
Scranton
Manufacturing..........
28.5
26.6
32.1
Wilkes Barre — Basleton
Manufacturing..........
37-5
32.3
39.7
York
Manufacturing. .........
1*0.7
if0.6
43,3
BHQfiK ISLAM)
Providence
Total.................
Contract construction.••
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..... ...... .
Finance...............
Service 1/..........
Government.............
SOOTH G A B O L H A
Charlest on
T o t a l ............
Contr act construction
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ........
Trans, an d pub. util.,
T x m d e . . . .............. .
F i n a n c e .............. .
Service 1 / ............ .
Government...........
See
footnotes
NOTE:
Data
for
at
end
the
of
98.7
259.8
12.8
n i f .3
12.8
259.2
14.7
111.7
12.8
* 8.6
12.3
28.2
48.8
12 .if
27.9
30.8
30.9
5*-9
3.*
9.8
5-3
12 .*
55.2
3.3
9.9
5.5
12 .if
2.1
2.1
5-3
16 .9
5.3
98.2
77 . 9
280.7
17.0
128.0
13.6
51.0
12.6
28.1
17.0
table.
current
Area and industry division
month
are
preliminary.
30.4
56.7
3.3
10.9
5.4
12.8
2.1
5.2
17.1
SO UT H DA KO T A
S i o u x Fa lls
T o t a l ..................
Contr ac t construction
M a n u f a c t u r i n g........
Trans, a nd pub. util.,
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e ............... .
Service 1 / ........ .
G o v e r n m e n t . .. *....... .
Ch attanooga
T o t a l ..................
M i n i n g . ................
Contract construction
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ........
Trans, a n d pub. util.
T r a d e ..................
F i n a n c e ...............
S e r v i c e ...............
G o v e r n m e n t ............
Knoxville
T o t a l ..................
M i n i n g . •••••.........
Contr ac t construction
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ........
Trans, a n d pub. util.
T r a d e ..................
F i n a n c e ............... .
S e r v i c e ...............
Go v e r n m e n t ............
M em p h i s
T o t a l ..................
Mining.
C o ntract construction,
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ........ .
Trans, a n d pub. util.,
T r a d e ..................
F i n a n c e ............... .
S e r v i c e ............... .
O o v e m m e n t ............
lashville
T o t a l ..................
M i n i n g ..................
Co nt ra ct construction,
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ........ .
Trans, a n d pub. util.,
T r a d e .................. .
F i n a n c e ............... .
S e r v i c e ............... .
G o v e r n m e n t .............
Apr.
1958
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1957
29.3
29*4
30.0
22.8
1.2
4.8
2.1
7 .4
1.6
3.7
22.4
•9
4.8
23.2
89.6
.1
89.8
.1
2.9
2.0
2 .9
39.8
5.5
2.1
7.5
1.6
3.6
2.0
40.1
18.2
5.5
18.2
4.7
9.3
9.3
4.7
9.1
9.3
106.2
2.1
106.1
2.1
3.8
38.7
7.7
23.3
3.1
3.5
38.8
7.5
23.6
3.1
12.0
15.8
12.0
15.8
185.1
186.0
.2
.2
10.6
41.9
15.9
52.8
8.6
26.0
9.8
42 .9
16.2
53.5
1.3
4. 9
2.1
8.0
1.5
3.5
2.0
94.7
.1
3.3
44.2
5.6
18.6
4 .6
9.4
9.1
116.if
2.0
6.8
43.3
7.7
24.9
3.1
11.9
16.8
190.5
.2
8.8
45.6
17.1
55.6
8.6
25.8
29.2
25.5
29.3
135.3
.3
136.3
.3
6.0
6.6
37.5
37.9
12.5
31.3
9.0
9.0
20.5
18.6
20.4
18.6
8.9
20.5
18.if
29.3
13^.8
•3
6.3
36.6
12.0
31.6
12.1
31.6
8.6
A rea Employment
25
Table A -12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division-Continued
U P
and
industry
division
Mar.
il
Area
1958
Apr.
1957
thousands)
Area and industry division
Apr.
1958
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1957
Ri chmond
TEXAS
85.0
85.8
88.0
F ort W o r t h
M a n ufa ct ur ing
51.7
52.4
61.2
Houston
Manuf ac tu rin g
89.3
89.6
91.6
San Antonio
Manufacturing,
20.4
20.3
20.7
M anu fa ct uri ng
Contract con st ru c t i o n . ..
Trans, and pub. util....
tfASHUTGTON
Seattle
UTAH
Salt Lake Cit y
T o t a l ..................
M i n i n g ..... ...........
Co nt rac t construction
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ........
Trans. an d pub. util.
T r a d e ..................
f i n a n c e ...............
123.1
5.9
7.8
19.1
12.7
35.0
7.7
15.5
19.4
Service...........
G o v e r n m e n t ............ .
122.0
6.5
7.4
19.0
12.6
34.5
7.6
15.1
19.3
123.O
7.5
8.1
18.8
12.8
34.4
7.4
15.4
18.6
Co ntract c o n s t r uc tio n. ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, a n d pub. util....
Service j J ...............
G o v e r n m e n t ...............
163.3
.2
11.6
38.4
15.1
42.4
13.8
19.4
22.k
163.2
.2
10.9
38.8
15.2
42.8
13.7
19.4
22.2
163.5
.2
12.0
39.4
15.9
41.7
13.5
18.8
22.0
323.4
16.0
103.0
29.0
71.3
18.3
39.1
46.7
321.5
15.0
101.7
28.5
73.3
18.2
38.6
46.2
320.1
15.4
72.0
4.1
11.9
8.0
20.7
3.9
12.1
11.3
71.5
3.7
12.0
8.1
20.7
3.9
11.8
11.3
77.1
5.0
14.8
8.6
21.2
4.0
12.2
11.3
72.2
4.2
15.1
6.4
16.4
3.0
8.7
18.4
72.0
4.0
15.3
6.4
16.2
3-0
8.7
18.4
75.6
4.8
17.0
6.8
16.6
3.0
8.8
18.6
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
87.9
7-7
4.3
25.O
9.5
18.8
93.2
9.9
4.8
25.9
10.1
19.7
9.3
10.4
9.3
10.5
98.4
28.9
75.6
18.4
37.9
45.5
Spokane
Co nt rac t co nst ru c t i o n . ..
VERMUT
Trans, a n d pub. util....
Burlington
T o t a l ...................
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, an d pub. util..
T r a d e . ..................
S e r v i c e .................
Ot h e r no nm anufacturing
16.7
4.0
1.5
4.6
3.0
3.6
16.6
4.0
1.5
4.6
3.0
3.6
17.1
4.4
1.5
4.7
2.9
3.8
Taco na
S pri ngfield
T o t a l ....................
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ...........
Trans, a nd pub. util...
T r a d e ....................
S e r v i c e ..................
O t h e r nonmanufacturing.
10.9
6.2
.6
1.7
1.1
1.5
VI B G I M I A
Morfo lk -P ortsmouth
T o t a l ...................
M i n i n g ..................
Co nt ra ct c ons tr u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, an d pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
S e r v i c e .................
Go v e r n m e n t ...... ......
See
footnotes
NOTE:
Data
for
at
end
the
of
12.8
8.0
.6
1.7
1.1
1.6
6.2
.6
1.7
1.1
1.4
W E S T V IK G I H I A
C har le s t o n
156.3
.2
13.1
13.6
16.9
43.3
6.2
18.1
44.9
156.3
.2
12.9
14.9
16.9
42.9
6.1
17.6
44.8
159.5
.2
13.0
16.2
17.6
42.8
5.8
17.8
46.1
table.
current
10*8
C ont ra ct construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, a nd pub. util....
month
are
preliminary.
Contr ac t co ns t r u c t i o n . ..
Trans, a nd pub. util....
S e r v i c e .................. .
G o v e r n m e n t ...............
3.0
3.2
A rea Employment
26
Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
(or selected areas, by industry division-Continued
Area and industry division
W E S T V I R G I N I A — Continued
Huntington-Ashland
T o t a l .....................
M i n i n g ....................
Contract co ns t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, a nd pub. util....
T r a d e .....................
F i n a n c e ...................
S e r v i c e ...................
G o v e r n m e n t ...............
Wheeling-Steubenville
T o t a l .....................
M i n i n g ....................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Trans, a nd pub. util....
T r a d e .....................
F i n a n c e ...................
S e r v i c e ...................
Go v e r n m e n t ...............
WI SCONSIN
Milwaukee
T o t a l .....................
Contract c o ns tr uct io n. ..
Ma n u f a c t u r i n g ............
Apr.
1,958
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
434.3
20.3
177.7
Mar.
19-58
64.2
1.0
2.3
21.9
6.5
14.9
2.6
7.2
7-9
Uft. .thems apd§)
Area and industry division
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
1957
1958
1958
125.7.
92.8
28.7
93.5
21.1
29.6
95.9
21.1
54.5
39.1
52.9
39.3
52.8
38.5
41.4
41.5
1.5
42.5
1.9
71.2
1.1
3.3
25 .1
8.1
16.0
2.5
7.1
8.1
104.3
5-3
4.4
45.9
7.8
19.5
114.9
5.6
6.3
52 .0
8.9
3.0
3.0
10.9
7.6
IO .7
438.2
19.3
183.3
Milwa uk ee — C ontinued
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
Service l / .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
Racine
T o t a l ...................
Contr ac t construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .........
Trans, and pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
Service 1 / .............
G o v e r n m e n t .............
21.1
1.6
20.6
1.0
21.6
1.8
8.0
1.0
3.7
5 .O
3.7
4.7
3.6
3.1
1.4
3.0
1.3
4.0
.5
2.4
1.7
4.0
.5
2.3
3.4
1.7
1.9
1.7
3.7
•5
1.9
7.5
1.0
5-2
21.0
1.8
7.4
21.1
7.4
461.7
21.6
202.3
VÏ0MING
C asp e r
M i n i n g ..................
Co ntract construction.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g . ........
Trans, an d pub. util..
T r a d e ...................
F i n a n c e .................
S e r v i c e .................
l/ Includes mining.
2/ Not available.
2 / Includes government.
4/ Includes mi n i n g and government.
5/ Revised series; not strictly comparable w i t h previously published data.
6/ Includes min i n g and finance.
2 / Subarea of N e w York-Northeastern N e w Jersey.
NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h are preliminary.
28.8
1.8
1.6
1.8
2.2
27
Table B-1: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing
(P e r 1 0 0 e m p l o y e e s )
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
1951.....
I952.....
1953.....
I954.....
1955.....
I956.....
1957.....
I958.....
5.2
4.4
4.4
2.8
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.5
4.5
3.9
4.2
4.5
3.7
4.3
2.4
2.8
2.2
4.6
3.9
4.4
2.8
3.6
3.1
2.8
2.4
4.5
3.9
4.1
2.7
3.8
3.4
3.0
I95I .....
I952.....
1953----1954.....
1955.....
I956.....
1957.....
1958.....
4.1
4.0
3.8
4.3
2.9
3.6
3.3
5.0
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.5
2.5
3.6
3.0
3.9
4.1
3.7
4.1
3.7
3.0
3.5
3.3
4.2
4.6
4.1
4.3
3.8
3.1
3.4
3.3
3.9
4.8
3.9
4.4
3.3
3.2
3.7
3.4
I95I.....
I952.....
1953.....
1954.....
1955.....
I956.....
1957.....
1958.....
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.1
1.0
1.4
1.3
.8
2.1
1.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.2
.7
2.5
2.0
2.5
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.3
.7
2.7
2.2
2.7
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.3
•7
2.8
2.2
2.7
1.0
I .5
1.6
1.4
0.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
0.3
•3
.4
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
0.3
•3
.4
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
•3
Year
June
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Annual
average
4.5
5.9
4.3
3.3
4.5
3.8
3.2
4.3
5.6
4.0
3.4
4.4
4,1
3.3
4.4
5.2
3*3
3.6
4.1
4.2
2.9
3.9
4.0
2.7
3.3
3*3
3.0
2.2
3.0
3.3
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.3
1.7
4.4
4.4
3.9
3.0
3.7
3.4
2.9
4.4
5.0
4.3
3.1
3.4
3.2
3.1
5.3
4.6
4.8
3.5
4.0
3.9
4.0
5.1
4.9
5.2
3.9
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.7
4.2
4.5
3.3
3.5
3.5
4.0
4.3
3.5
4.2
3.0
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.4
4.0
3.0
3.0
2.8
3.8
4.4
4.1
4.3
3-5
3.3
3.5
3.6
2.4
2.2
2.5
1.1
1.6
1.5
<1.4
3-1
3.0
2.9
1.4
2.2
2.2
1.9
3.1
3.5
3.1
1.8
2.8
2.6
2.2
2.5
2.8
2.1
1.2
1.8
1.7
1.3
1.9
2.1
1.5
1.0
1.4
1.3
.9
1.4
1.7
1.1
.9
1.1
1.0
2.4
2.3
2.3
1.1
1.6
1.6
1.4
0.3
.4
.4
.2
.3
•3
.2
0.4
.4
.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
0-3
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
0.3
.3
.2
0.4
•3
.4
.2
•3
.3
.3
0.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
•3
.2
1.3
2.2
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.7
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.3
.7
1.5
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.8
1.4
.7
1.8
1.6
1.2
1.3
2.3
1.7
.7
2.3
1.6
1.2
1.5
2.7
1.5
1.0
2.5
1.7
1.4
1.4
2.7
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.9
1.2
0.4
.3
.3
0.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
.2
0.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.5
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
July
Total accessions
2.5
3.2
3.1
3.5
3.3
2.8
2.4
4.9
4.9
5 .I
3.5
4.3
4.2
3.9
4,2
4.4
4.1
2.9
3.4
3.3
3.2
Total separations
4.3
3.9
4.2
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.0
Quits
2.5
2.2
2.6
1.1
1.5
1.6
1.3
.7
Discharges
I95I.....
I952.....
1953.....
1954.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957.....
1958.....
0.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
0.3
.3
.4
•2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
Layoffs
1951.....
1952.....
1953.....
1954.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957----1958.....
1.0
1.4
.9
2.8
1.5
1.7
1.5
3.8
0.8
0.7
.4
.4
.3
0.6
.4
.4
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.3
.8
2.2
1.1
1.8
1.4
2.9
0.8
1.1
.8
2.3
1.3
1.6
1.4
3.2
1.0
1.3
.9
2.4
1.2
1.4
1.5
2.9
0.5
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.5
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
I .9
1.1
1.6
1.5
1.0
1.1
.9
1.7
1.2
1.3
1.1
V1.7
*
Miscellaneous, including military
1951.....
1952.....
1953.....
1954.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957.....
1958.....
NOTE:
Data
.3
.2
.3
.2
.3
for
the
current
month
.2
are
0.4
•3
•3
.2
.2
.2
•3
preliminary.
0.4
•3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
•3
.2
28
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates, by industry
(Per 100 employees)
Total
accession
Total
rates
Industry
Separation rates
Quits
Discharges
Layoffs
Misc., incl.
m i.1i t ary
M a r.
A p r.
M ar.
3.8
2.1
.2
.2
.2
2.8
2.9
.1
•3
2.0
2.8
6.2
2.2
.1
.2
2.5
(2 )
(2 )
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
2.7
2.3
.2
.2
.8
.8
.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
3.0
3.2
2.4
3.2
3.2
3.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.5
.4
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
3.4
4.4
.4
.3
•5
2.8
3.9
5.0
2.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.6
.6
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
4.4
5.9
1.7
5.9
3.3
.4
.4
.3
.5
.5
5.4
.2
•3
.1
.1
3.7
4.7
.3
6.1
.2
.2
(3)
.1
.1
.1
.1
3.8
4.1
3.1
3.7
5.5
5.4
4.7
3.5
3.5
6.5
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
A p r.
M a r.
A p r.
M a r.
2.6
2.2
2.2
2.5
4.4
3.2
4.8
3.2
2.4
2.6
3.6
4.5
(2 )
4.5
3.2
5.9
3.2
2.0
M ar.
A p r.
M a r.
A p r.
.6
.8
.6
.8
.1
.2
.1
.2
2.0
3.9
.6
.6
.2
.1
3.9
(2 )
3.4
4.2
8.8
1.0
2.0
.8
.2
3.4
1.0
(2 )
1.1
(2 )
.2
•3
.5
1.4
3.9
3.7
.9
1.0
3.4
3.3
3A
2.7
2.7
2.7
4.3
4.7
3.4
4.4
4.5
4.1
1.0
.6
•9
2.7
2.1
2.1
4.2
5.4
6.6
1.0
1.6
3.7
4.7
1.9
1.9
4.3
2.1
1.8
1.8
2.2
1.6
4.3
4.9
3.8
4.8
1.3
A p r.
1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 19^8 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958
NANUFACTURING..........................
2.4 2.4 3.9 4.2
0.2 2.9 3.2 0.2 0.2
0.7 0.7 0.2
DURABLE GOODS..................................................
NONDURABLE GOODSjy.......................................
3.4
•3
Du rable Goods
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES...............
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)............................
Logging camps and contractors..........
Sawmills and planing mills.............
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated
structural wood products..............
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES.................
Household furniture....................
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS.........
Glass and glass products...............
Structural clay products...............
Pottery and related products...........
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES...............
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
rolling mills......................
Iron and steel 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 PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORD
NANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION
EQUIPMENT)............................
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware.... .
Cutlery and edge tools................
Hardware. .................... .........
Heating apparatus (except electric)
and plumbers' supplies...... ..........
Sanitary ware and plumbers' supplies...
Oil burners, nonelectric heating and
cooking apparatus, not elsewhere
Fabricated structural metal products....
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving..
See
footnotes
NOTE:
Data
for
at
end
the
of
2.8
2.5
5.0
1.5
1.6
2.2
1.1
3.2
3.2
.8
month
are
•3
.3
.2
.1
•3
.4
6.2
.4
.4
.7
.3
.7
.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
.6
1.9
2.6
.3
.3
.1
.1
1.4
2.0
.2
.2
1.2
2.9
2.7
5.4
.4
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
2.4
5.3
4.6
2.1
.2
.2
•3
4.1
5.1
.2
•3
3.6
2.6
1.3
3.6
.2
.2
•3
.2
.2
.2
3.7
2.9
1.5
1.5
4.1
2.6
.1
•3
.1
2.9
6.0
.1
.5
.6
•3
•3
•3
.2
2.1
1.8
4.7
5.9
.2
.4
.1
,1
2.6
1.8
2.5
4.7
3.9
.6
.6
.5
1.5
.5
.4
.7
.2
.2
1.5
.7
.4
.7
.2
.2
2.5
2.2
5.2
4.6
3.6
2.1
4.4
3.7
2.2
2.0
3.5
2.7
5.2
7.2
3.1
2.0
.5
.6
.7
.7
.4
.8
.4
•5
4.1
5.6
1.8
.8
.1
.1
.2
.1
2.4
2.4
3.8
3.9
2.0
3.6
2.8
8.1
3.6
3.7
3.6
6.5
.5
.6
.5
.7
.6
.5
.1
.2
.1
.4
.3
.2
2.9
1.9
7.0
2.5
2.6
.1
.2
.4
.2
.2
•5
3.2
2.1
1.2
1.6
2.1
table.
current
1.1
5.5
4.3
4.5
7.3
•7
3.2
1.0
5.2
preliminary.
.6
.2
.1
•3
5.3
.2
.1
.2
.3
29
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates,
by industry-Continued
(Per 100 employees)
Total
accession
Total
rates
Industry
Separation rates
Quits
Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr.
1958 1958 1958 1958 I B #
Discharges
Mar.
Layoffs
Apr. Mar.
Apr.
0.1
0.1
3.4
4.8
.2
.1
.2
.2
2.1
Misc., incl,
military
Mar. Apr.
Mar.
1??8 1?58 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958
D u r a b le G o o d s -Continued
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)...........
1.4
1.5
4.3
5.6
3.3
6.4
4.2
4.0
4.2
3.5
3.7
4.2
4.7
5.2
1.6
.7
1.9
4.2
4.6
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.2
2.0
3.O
1.6
1.3
1.5
1.6
2.5
Metalworking machinery (except machine
Special-industry machinery (except
metalworking machinery)...............
General industrial machinery...........
Office and store machines and devices...
Service-industry and household machines.
Miscellaneous machinery parts..........
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY...................
Electrical generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial apparatus.
Radios, phonographs, television sets,
Telephone, telegraph, and related
Electrical appliances, lamps, and
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT...............
Motor vehicles and equipment.*.........
Aircraft...............................
Aircraft propellers and parts.........
Ship and boat building and repairing....
Railroad equipment......................
Locomotives and parts.................
Railroad and street cars..............
Other transportation equipment.........
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS........
Watches and clocks......................
Professional and scientific instruments.
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES...
Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware....
.6
2.5
0.5
.5
.8
.6
0.5
.6
.6
(3)
.4
.3
•5
.4
.4
.1
(3)
4.4
4.0
.4
.5
.3
.4
.1
.2
4.2
3.8
2.8
5.0
4.7
•5
.4
.4
•5
.4
.5
.5
.6
.5
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
4.4
.3
•3
•3
0.3
•3
.3
.2
.3
.4
3.5
3.7
3.8
3.3
•3
•3
.2
.2
3.1
.2
.1
2.8
1.4
5.3
3.3
3.4
2.9
1.9
4.1
4.0
•3
.2
.1
.4
.4
.3
.3
.2
.3
.2
5.5
3.5
3.3
3.3
2.6
2.6
3.4
3.9
0.3
.3
1.3
1.3
2.9
1.7
2.1
1.7
5.1
4.0
3.5
2.0
6.4
4.1
2.0
2.2
3.8
3.7
.7
.8
.2
.2
2.7
2.5
.2
.2
2.3
1.3
1.5
2.5
3.1
3.5
3.3
3.4
.6
•9
.6
•9
.1
.2
.1
.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.0
3.5
4.4
3.8
•9
l.l
.2
.2
3.2
2.4
.1
.1
(2)
.7
(2)
2.6
(2)
.4
(2)
.2
(2)
1.8
(2)
.3
I .9
2.5
4.9
3.7
.6
.7
.4
.2
3.6
2.5
.2
•3
3.1 3.4 5.5 6.4
3.1 3.0 7.8 9.1
2.4 2.3 3.1 2.8
2.3 2.3 2.7 2.2
2.4 2.0 3.9 3.8
5.0
(2)
•9 (2)
3.7 3.0 5.4 5.1
(2) 11.0
(2) 13.3
4.8 (2) 7.0
(2)
(2)
3.1 (2) 2.4
2.9 5.6 IO .9 9.3
4.3 2.8 3.4 4.4
.6
.4
.7
.7
.6
(2 )
1.0
(2)
(2)
(2)
•3
.8
.6
.4
.7
.7
.6
.8
•9
1.3
.5
.5
.5
.7
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
(2)
•3
(2)
(2)
(2)
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
4.4 5.3
6.8 7.9
2.1 1.8
1.8
1.3
3.1 2.9
(2) 4.0
4.0 3.9
(2) 11.5
(2) 6.0
(2)
1.3
9.9 8.3
2.1
3.3
•3
.6
.1
.1
.1
(2 )
(2)
(2)
(2)
•3
.3
.4
.7
.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
•3
.5
.6
.4
.1
.1
1.2
(2)
1.3
1.3
.7
2.5
1.9
1.2
2.6
(2)
5.7
2.3
3.6
2.8
.6
(2)
•5
.6
.6
.4
.6
.7
.1
(2)
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
1.8
(2)
5 .O
1.4
1.8
1.2
2.7
1.9
.2
(2)
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
4.0
1.4
3.1
1.9
3-6
2.7
5.2
2.4
.8
.8
.8
.7
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.4
1.5
3.9
1.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.4
2.7
1.9
2.5
3.1
2.6
2.1
2.6
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.4
3.6
4.1
2.9
2.6
-7
.4
.4
1.0
.6
.4
.5
•9
.2
.1
•3
•3
.2
.1
.2
.3
2.0
2.2
I .9
•9
2.6
3.3
2.1
1.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
(2)
4.5
(2)
3.6
(2)
.3
(2)
.1
(2)
3.1
(2)
.2
1.2
2.7
N o n d u r a b le G ood s
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS...............
Beverages:
See
footnotes
NOTE:
Data
for
at
end
the
of
table.
current
month
are
preliminary.
30
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates,
by industry-Continued
( P e r 100 e m p l o y e e s )
Total
accession
rates
Industry
Separation
Total
Quits
rates
Discharges
Layoffs
M i s c . , incl.
military
<
Mar._ Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar.
1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958
H
Nondurabl e Goods— C o n t i n u e d
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES...................
C i g a r s .............................................
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS..................
1.1
•9
1.4
•9
1.6
1.3
2.0
.8
1.6
1.1
2.4
1.2
3.5
2.5
5.1
1.7
0.6
.4
1.0
.2
O .9
.6
1.3
.5
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.4
1.8
7.1
3.1
2.1
3.4
1.6
1.7
1.4
3.7
2.9
4.1
3.7
6.5
3.3
2.0
4.3
2.4
3.9
3.2
3.8
3.6
5.8
3.8
3.7
4.5
2.6
4.1
4.1
1.0
1.0
.9
•9
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.7
1.5
4.6
1.9
8.0
3.8
2.9
2.9
2.5
3.6
1.7
1.3
2.0
2.3
1.8
2.0
1.2
1.1
1.0
.8
.6
.6
1.8
.8
.7
.5
1.4
2.2
Dyeing and finishing
Ca r p e t s , rugs, o t h e r
t e x t i l e s ..............
floor coverings....
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS................... ..........
Men's
Men's
and boys'
and boys'
s u i t s a n d c o a t s ...........
furnishings and work
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS..............
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS..........
1.8
5.7
3.4
2.2
3.3
2.5
1.8
1.6
2.6
.7
Industrial
organic
c h e m i c a l s ...............
1.1
1.3
1.5
Paints,
pigments,
a n d f i l l e r s ..............
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.........
RUBBER PRODUCTS........................
.6
2.2
2.0
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS...........
Leather: tanned, curried, and finished..
F o o t w e a r ( e x c e p t r u b b e r ) .....................
S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e .
NOTE: Data for the current m o n t h
2.2
1.8
2.2
1.3
1.9
6.0
1.5
2.9
1.8
2.4
1.6
1.2
1.7
1.1
1.1
.8
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.0
.9
.6
1.3
.6
0.2
.3
.1
0.1
.1
.1
.1
O .7
•3
1.2
.6
.2
.2
.3
•3
.3
.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
2.3
1.5
.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
(3)
.1
.1
.1
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
5.0
1.0
1.4
1.0
.2
.1
.2
.1
2.8
2.1
6.7
1.6
.1
.1
.1
.2
4.0
1.7
1.5
.2
.2
1.7
2.1
.1
.1
2.2
1.5
2.6
.6
.3
.7
.5
.4
.7
.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.4
.9
1.3
.9
1.5
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.3
.4
.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
1.1
1.8
1.2
.8
.8
.8
1.0
.2
.2
.6
.1
.1
.1
.7
1.3
.9
.7
1.3
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.8
.4
.3
.3
.4
.4
3.5
3.2
.7
4.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.6
1.3
1.7
1.2
1.7
1.6
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
•5
3.8
3.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.4
.9
1.9
4.5
3.9
2.7
5.4
4.2
.4
.4
.1
3.6
2.4
.3
.2
5.1
.4
I .3
.4
(3)
4.3
4.7
4.2
4.8
4.8
4.8
1.2
1.0
.5
1.3
.4
1.2
1.8
.1
.1
1.5
1.2
.2
.2
(3)
l.l
are preliminary.
.2
.2
.1
.6
.9
.3
2.5
.2
.5
.7
•3
1.8
0.1
.1
(3)
.3
3.2
1.5
3.3
3.2
.5
2.4
2.6
1.8
2.5
2.3
4.2
2.4
2.1
0.1
.1
.1
.3
.2
.2
.2
1.8
1.8
.2
2.6
2.3
5.0
1.9
1.7
3.6
.9
.4
3.0
1.3
1.0
1.0
.8
1.6
.7
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.4
.2
.2
1.2
4.5
2.8
3.9
2.6
3.4
4.2
3.2
•3
.2
.2
.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
31
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates,
by ¡ndustry-Contmued
(Per 100 employees)
Industry
Total
accession
rates
Separation rates
Total
Quits
Apr. Mar. Apr e Mar. Apr.
Discharges
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Layoffs
Apr.
Misc., incl.
military
Mar. Apr.
Mar.
1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 I958 1958 1958 1958
NONMANUFACTURING
METAL MINING y ...................... ..
Lead and zinc mining....................
I .7
3.6
.8
.8
1.0 4.8 6.9
.5 10.3 8.3
1.8 10.0
1.2
.7 2.6 2.9
1.1
.1
.6
1.8
1.0
.2
.6
.9
0.1
(3)
(3)
.1
0.1 3.5
(3) 10.0
.8
.1
(3)
.5
5-4
7.7
8.8
1.6
0.2
.2
•3
.3
0.4
.4
•5
.4
ANTHRACITE MINING......................
(2)
.8
(2)
1.3
(2)
.4
(a)
(3)
(2)
.8
(2)
.1
BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING.................
1.2
1.0
2.8
5.6
.2
.3
(3)
(3)
2.4
5.1
.1
.2
(2)
(2)
.5
1.0
(2)
(2 )
1.3
I .7
(2)
(2)
.9
.6
(2 )
(2 )
.1
.1
(2 )
(2 )
.3
.7
(2)
(2)
.1
•3
COMMUNICATION:
JJ
Data for the printing, publishing, arid allied industries group are excluded.
2/ Mot available.
3/ Less than 0.05.
4/ Bevised data for February 1950
Metal Mining - 1.4, 2.5, 0.7> 0.1, lt5>
3.2, 0.5, 0.1, 2.2, and 0.3.
2/ Data relate to domestic employees except messengers.
* Formerly titled "Automobiles.** Data not affected.
0.3 . Copper mining - 1.3>
32
State and Area Labor Turnover
Table B -3: Labor turnover rates in m anufacturing
for selected States and areas
(Per 100 employees)
State and area
Total
accession
rates
Separation rates
Total
Quits
Discharges
Misc., incl.
military
Layoffs
Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb.
19*38 1956 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958
ALABAMA, l/.............................
3.8
3.1
5.1
4.7
0.8 0.8
0.2
0.2
3.9
3.5
0.2
0.2
AKIZ01A..... ...........................
Phoenix...............................
4.1
3.8
4.4
5.4
3.5
4.1
3.3
3.3
1.1 1.1
1.4 1.3
•3
.4
.4
•5
1.9
2.1
1.7
1.4
.1
.2
.1
.1
4.7
5.1
4.4
3.2
1.7 1.3
.4
.5
2.0
1.3
.3
.1
3.7
4.6
4.5
3.6
4.1
3.9
4.6
4.7
2.1
4.1
4.6
2.7
1.1 1.1
.8
.9
1.0 1.0
.4
.3
.3
.4
.3
.2
2.9
3.4
.8
2.4
3.5
1.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
3.0
2.7
6.9
1.1
1.6
1.5
1.9
1.6
1.2
•9
1.7
1.3
3.6
2.9
3.8
3.8
3.3
2.8
.7
.7
•7
•5
•9
.8
.6
.7
.7
.9
.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
2.6
2.9
6.5
3.0
3.3
2.1
2.0
3.1
2.1
5.5
2.0
2.0
3.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
1-5
1.4
1.6
1.3
4.2
3.8
4.1
3.6
.5
.4
.6
•5
.2
.1
.1
.1
3.3
3.1
3.2 *
2.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.1
2.3
2.6
2.3
1.6 1.0
.2
.2
.8
•9
.1
.2
5.0
5.1
9.8
7.8
1.9 2.3
.6
.6
7.2
4.8
.1
.1
3.0
2.3
5.0
3.5
1.1 1.1
.4
.4
3.4
1.9
.1
.1
IDAHO 2/...............................
6.5
3.6
4.8
8.2
1.5 1.2
.4
.2
2.8
6.6
.2
.2
INDIANA 1/.............................
2.2
1.9
2.5
3.0
5.1
5.0
4.8
5.4
.5
.6
•5
•5
.1
.2
.1
.2
4.2
3.8
3.9
4.3
.3
.4
.3
.4
KANSAS 4/..............................
Wichita 5 / ............................
2.2
2.3
2.5
2.5
3.6
2.8
4.0
2.7
.8
•9
•9 1.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.5
1.5
2.8
1.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
KENTUCKI...............................
2.5
2.9
5.5
4.2
.7
.7
.2
.1
4.5
3.3
.1
.1
MAINE.... ..............................
2.6
3.3
4.6
4.6
•9 1.0
.2
.2
3.4
3-2
.2
.2
MARYLAND...............................
3.1
3.0
2.2
2.1
3.5
3.4
2.7
2.4
.7
.6
.6
.5
.2
.2
.2
.1
2.4
2.3
1.8
1.5
.2
.2
.1
.2
3.1
2.5
3.8
3.7
.9
.8
.1
.1
2.6
2.7
.2
.1
MISSOURI...............................
3.1
2.9
4.7
3.8
.8
.9
.2
.2
3.5
2.5
.2
.2
NEVADA.................................
4.1
2.5
4.3
2.2
1 .1
.8
•3
.3
2.8
1 .1
.1
.1
NEW HAMPSHIRE .........................
3.5
3.7
5.4
5 .O
1.0
1.2
.2
.2
4.0
3.4
.1
.2
NSW MEXICO 6/ ............................
6,1
4.8
4.1
5.3
5.7
3.6
2.5
2.5
1.2 1.0
1.7 1.0
.3
.4
.4
•5
4.1
1.4
1.0
.9
.1
.1
.1
.1
ARKANSAS:
CALIFORNIA:
CONNECTICUT............................
Waterbary....................... .....
DELAWARE...............................
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA:
FLORIDA................................
4.2
4.2
GEORGIA:
MINNESOTA:
See last page for footnotes.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
1.9
2.8
2.9
33
State and A rea Labor Turnover
Table B-3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing
for selected States and areas-Continued
(Per 100 employees)
State and area
Total
accession
rates
Separations rates
<lOoal
TVk+al
Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar.
1958 1958 1 9 ÏÏ 1958
3.2
3.1
3.4
1.3
1.8
2.1
4.5
•9
1.4
3.1
2.4
4.4
.7
2.3
2.4
3.1
5.6
7.1
3.1
5.3
2.9
3.4
3.2
3.5
4.2
2.3
1.7
6.3
3.8
2.3
4.1
2.7
3.0
3.7
5.0
NORTH CAROLINA.........................
(9)
(9)
1.8
3.0
(9)
(9)
NORTH DAKOTA...... .....................
3.7
4.3
OKLAHOMA...............................
Oklahoma City
2.5
5.2
1.5
RHODE ISLAND...........................
SOUTH CAROLINA 10^.......................
Charleston 7j •••*•••••••••••••••••••••••
11.0
SOUTH DAKOTA.............................
NEW YORK...............................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy................
Buffalo...............................
Nassau and Suffolk Counties............
New York City
rum:+v 0
Wul
S
2.8
1.3
.8
1.8
2.9
1.0
4.5
2.9
1.6
0.7
.6
.6
•5
•5
1.2
.8
.6
Di sen arges
Feb.
Mar.
0.7
•5
•7
•4
0.3
(8 )
.6
1.1
.8
.6
.1
.1
.2
.2
.4
3.4
2.0
.6
4.8
6.0
1.6
.4 3.9
3.1 0.2
1.6
.6
5.5
2.9
1.0
2.8
1.7
.1
.2
0.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
3.7
.2
.3
(9)
(9)
1.6
.4
(9)
(9)
.1
.1
.1
.2 2.0
2.3
(8)
(8)
1.4
.7
1.0
.2
.2
.3
.4 3.5
.3 4.2
.3 3.4
4.4
5.1
2.9
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
1.0
1.0
.2
.2 6.1
5.4
.3
•3
3.4
7.4
.9
1.0
1.0
.9
.3
.5
.3 2.0
.4 8.3
2.0
5-9
.1
.2
.1
.2
3.9
4.2
.9
.6
.2
.1 2.6
3.3
.2
.2
2.2
3.5
2.3
.7
•5
.1
.1 2.5
1.5
.1
.2
3.4
3.4
3.1
3.4
1.1
.9
.2
.1 1.7
2.2
.2
.2
1.9
.6
2.6
1.8
.6
1.8
3.1
2.3
4.7
.4
.2
•3
.4
.1
.4
.1
(8)
0.1
(8) 2.7
.2 2.2
(8) 3.2
2.6
1.8
4.2
.3
.1
.7
.1
.2
.1
(9)
(9)
.8
1.0
(9)
(9)
3.1
2.9
.9
.4
2.9
4.6
2.1
4.7
5.7
4.6
6.0
7.0
4.0
.9
1.1
.7
4.3
6.0
7.6
6.9
2.7
2.2 3.3
5.2 10.0
3.8
2.0
VERMONT................................
1.9
WASHINGTON l/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
l/
2/
3/
¡5/
5/
0.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
2.7
1.8
Wheeling-Steubenville.... .............
Feb. Mar.
Feb. Mar. Feb.
1958. 1958- -1958—
1958- ■
1.8
.8
.6
.9
WEST VIRGINIA.... ......................
Misc., incl.
military
.2 2.1
.1 2.4
.3 1.8
.1
•9
•5
•9
Westchester County
jjayox Is
3-5
2.5
4.3
.2
.1
.4
.1 2.0
2.9
Excludes canning and preserving.
Excludes canning and preserving and sugar.
Excludes canning and preserving and newspapers.
Excludes instruments and related products.
Excludes paper and allied product^ products of petroleum and coal, and instruments and related products.
2 / Excludes furniture and fixtures.
7/ Excludes printing and publishing.
8/ Less than 0.05.
2/ Not available.
10/ Excludes tobacco stemming and redrying.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
.3
.2
.2
(8)
34
Current Hours and Earnings
Table C-1: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group
Average weekly e arnings
Major
industry
group
Average weekly hours
Average hourly earnings
Apr.
1958
May
$ 2.11
$ 2.11
$ 2.06
40.3
38.9
2.25
_1 . 9 4
2.24
I .94
2.18
1.88
40.7
40.7
2.47
2.4 7
2.31
39.2
37.4
39.5
37.4
38.7
37.9
39.1
37.1
40.2
39.2
40.8
39.6
I .85
I .76
2 .O9
2.58
1.83
1.77
1.73
2.57
2.46
38.9
39.2
38.9
39.4
39.5
39.0
40.9
41.1
40.1
39.9
40.2
39.8
2.24
2.36
2.14
2.48
2.24
2.36
2.14
2 .47
2.16
2.28
2 .O5
2.18
1.85
2.18
I .85
2.10
I. 8I
39.8
38.O
36.6
2.01
I .65
I .49
2.01
37.3
40.4
39.I
38.4
1.65
I .50
I .94
I .58
I .50
2.01
M ay
M ay
1958
Apr.
1958
1957
1958
1V58
Apr.
19*58
MANUFACTURING.........................
$ 81. 2k
$ 80.81
I 8I .78
38.5
38.3
39.7
DURABLE GOODS..........................
NONDURABLE GOO DS ......................
87-53
73-53
86.91
87.85
73 .I3
38.9
37.9
38.8
73.14
37.7
100.53
100.53
94.02
40.7
72.52
70.88
67.08
73.16
May
M ay
May
1957
1957
D urable Goods
O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s .....................
Lu mber and wood produ cts (except
f u r n i t u r e ).......................................
F u r n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s .......................
S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s ........ .
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . ..............
Fabri ca te d metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and t r a n sporta
t i o n e q u i p m e n t ) .................. .............
I n s t r u m e n t s a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ..........
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries..
65.82
82.56
96 A 9
87.58
92.51
83.67
97. W
85.67
81.33
95.35
67.82
82.42
97.42
87.14
88.34
92.51
93.71
82.21
86.11
94.56
84.42
72.04
39.I
39.2
39.I
39.3
39.3
39.1
78.30
39.8
61.78
38.8
83.25
97.32
72.3*
72.15
80.00
80.00
62.70
2.08
1.82
2.02
2.37
Non durable Goods
64.02
55-58
Apparel and other finished textile
p r o d u c t s . ........ ...............................
P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ...................
Printing, publishing, and allied
i n d u s t r i e s .......................................
C h e m i c a l s a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ..............
Leather
NOTE:
and
Data
l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ...............
for the
54.90
57.60
51.90
8^.85
85.28
51.45
52.98
84.42
34.6
40.6
34.3
41.0
35.8
42.0
I .50
2 .O9
I .50
2.08
96.63
92-52
96.26
92.16
96.38
90.64
106.75
37.6
40.4
40.9
37.8
34.8
37.6
40.6
40.6
37.6
34 .I
38.4
41.2
40.9
40 .0
2.57
2.56
2.72
2 .27
2.74
2.29
I .58
2.28
I .58
111.25
86.56
5*.98
111.24
85.73
53.88
2 m o s t r e c e n t m o n t h s are p r e l i m i n a r y .
88.80
55.90
36.3
2.29
1.48
2.51
2.20
2.61
2.22
I .54
Overtime Hours
35
Tabla C-2: Gross average weekly hours and average overtime hours
of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group
May 195Ô
M a jo r in d u s t r y g ro u p
1
A p r il
G ro s s
O v e r
tim e
G ro ss
MANUFACTURING.............................
38.5
1.6
38.3
DURABLE 8 0 0 0 3 ............... ...........................................................
NONDURABLE 800D S................. ...................................................
38.9
37.9
1.8
_
_
-
-
195Ô
O ve r
tim e
March 1958
May 1221
G ro ss
O v e r
tim e
G ro ss
O v e r
t im e
1.5
38.6
1.6
39.7
2,2
37.7
38.8
1.4
1*7
m
l.|
*§•3
38.9
2.3
2.2
40.7
38.7
37-9
39-1
37.1
2.0
2.3
1.3
2.3
1.0
38.9
38.6
1.9
39-1
37.1
2.4
1.5
2.3
•9
40.7
40.2
39-2
40.8
39-6
2,1
2.8
1.9
3.2
1.8
38.9
39-2
1.5
1.5
•9
111
1.2
1.7
39.2
39-5
39-1
39.*
39-*
39.2
1.6
1.6
•9
1.3
1.2
1.8
40.9
41.1
40.1
39-9
40.2
39.8
2.7
2.7
1.8
1.8
2.5
1.4
1.4
.8
3.1
2.1
39.7
37.1
37.6
3*.7
U.3
37-9
40.7
40.2
38.0
36.2
2.5
.8
1.7
•9
3.5
2.5
1.9
1.2
40.4
39.1
38.4
35-8
42.0
38.4
41.2
40.9
40.0
36.3
Durable Goods
F u r n it u r e
and f i x t u r e s ...................................» . ........................
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s . ... ....................................................
F a b ric a t e d m e ta l p ro d u c ts (e x c e p t o rd n a n ce ,
-
-
-
38.9
39-fc
39-5
39.0
40.7
1.9
2.1
Nondurable Goode
-
Printing, publishing, and allied industries......
-
-
-
-
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
39.8
38.0
36.6
3V.3
41.0
37.6
40.6
4o.6
37-6
34.1
1.9
1.5
1.3
.7
1.3
1.0
3.0
1.1
2.0
1.0
4.0
2.9
2.2
2.2
2.5
•9
Indexes of M an-Hours and Payrolls
36
Table C-3: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours
in industrial and construction activities J I
( 1947 — 49 = 1 0 0 )
May
A p r il
M a rc h
May
1958
1957
TOTAL 2/ ........................................................................................................
92.3
90.5
91.2
107.0
MINING ................... .....................
68.5
68.2
70.4
83.8
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION..........................
134.8
119.4
108.1
141.4
MANUFACTURING....... ..... ........ ............
87.8
87.9
90.2
103.7
DURABLE GOODS...........................- ...................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS........................................................................
84.0
83.9
91.2
94.0
85.7
114.0
91.4
289.0
294.7
69.7
289.4
73.5
69.6
Ö9.9
77.6
337.0
84.0
99.7
105.4
77.5
80.8
106.6
94.0
97.3
89.7
114.0
113.9
114.7
111.4
132.4
142.9
117.1
98.7
75.2
81.1
70.6
Activity
1956
91.0
1958
D urable Goode
L u m b e r a n d w o o d p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) .......
F u r n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s .............................. .
S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s ..... .................
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .................................
Fab r i c a t e d metal p r o d u c t s (except ordnance,
m a c h i n e r y , a n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ) ..........
87.2
93.3
85.0
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y ............... ......................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .................................
I n s t r u m e n t s a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .....................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s ..............
109.9
107.5
101.9
86.7
88.1
88.2
87.0
110.5
108.7
103.3
87.4
91.9
88.4
105.0
88.9
Nondurable Goods
77.6
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s .....................................
A p p a r e l a n d o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s .......
P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . . ............ * ............
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , a n d a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s .......
C h e m i c a l s a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ..... ...................
P r o d u c t s o f p e t r o l e u m a n d c o a l ..... ............ ......
Leather
a n d l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s . . .........................
76.3
65.5
64.5
73.7
99.1
114.6
112.7
98.3
67.6
66.8
94.6
108.7
111.0
97.8
77.1
87.6
87.2
86.8
66.0
65.0
91.0
105.8
109.8
90.8
107.2
109.9
81.8
88.0
83.0
95.3
88.4
77.8
86.4
106.1
94.2
102.7
2J A g g r e g a t e m a n - h o u r s a r e f o r t h e w e e k l y p a y p e r i o d e n d i n g n e a r e s t t h e 15 t h o f t h e m o n t h a n d d o n o t r e p r e s e n t
totals for the month.
F o r m i n i n g an d m a n u f a c t u r i n g , d a t a r e f e r to p r o d u c t i o n a n d r e l a t e d wor k er s .
For contract
co n s t r u c t i o n , d a t a r e l a t e to c o n s t r u c t i o n workers.
2J I n c l u d e s o n l y t h e d i v i s i o n s s h o w n .
NOTE: D a t a for the 2 m o s t rec e n t m o n t h s are preliminary.
Table C -4 : Index of production-worker w e e k ly payrolls in manufacturing
( 1947 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 )
May
Manufacturing
NOTE:
Data
for
the
2
most
recent
months
are
A p r il
M a rc h
1958
1958
1958
139.8
139.8
1*3.7
preliminary.
May
1957
l6 l.O
37
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry
Average weekly earnings
Industry
A p r.
1958
M a r.
A p r.
1958
1957
Average weekly hours
A p r.
1958
M a r.
1958
A p r.
1957
Average hourly earninds
A p r.
1958
M ar.
A p r.
1958
1957
MINING ................ ..............
$95-50
$97.40
$101.40
37.6
37.9
40.4
$2.54
$2.57
$2.51
METAL MINING........................
94.14
93.06
95.26
96.93
9*-96
85.10
38.9
36.5
39.1
40.1
39.2
35.9
39.9
39.4
40.8
37.6
42.3
41.6
2.43
2.70
85.81
97.10
96.26
99.83
91.10
2.42
98.19
2.38
2.14
2.38
2.16
2.38
2.56
2.36
ANTHRACITE MINING....................
64.96
73.25
92.06
22.4
25.0
31.1
2 .9O
2.93
2.96
B1TUM1NOUS-COAL MINING..............
91.51
96.37
111 .7 *
30.3
31.7
37.0
3.02
3.04
3.02
108.81 110.97
100.75
40.6
41.1
40.3
2.68
2.70
2.50
2.69
2.19
CRUDE-PETROLEUM ANO NATURAL-GAS
PRODUCTION:
Petroleum and natural-gas production
(except contract services).........
NONMETALLIC MINING AND QUARRYING.....
85 .0*
83.22
6k .87
42.1
41.2
43.3
2.02
2.02
1.96
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION................
107.58
106.7*
104.88
36.1
35.7
36.8
2.98
2.99
2.85
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION................................
103.18
100.88
38.5
37.6
2.68
2.71
2.41
38.3
38.6
2.45
2.58
38.4
39.1
39.9
2.86
2.88
2.34
2.76
Highway and street construction....
Other nonbuilding construction......
109.82
101.90
88.21
110.30
BUILDIN G CONSTRUCTION...................... . ..............
108.63
107.71
105.70
35.5
35.2
36.2
3.06
3.06
2.92
GENERAL CONTRACTORS.... ............
100.39
100.01»
97 .*6
35.1
35.1
35.7
2.86
2.85
2.73
113.88
112.61
120.80
103.80
111-33
116.97
35.7
37.7
34.7
35.3
37.4
33.7
36.5
3.19
3.23
3.08
34.4
33.9
34.8
39.3
35.4
3.19
3.23
3.09
3.49
3.10
3.46
3.11
3.05
3.07
2.94
3.32
2.97
SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS...........
9*. 57
121.77
107.22
93-37
106.54
ioe.31
38.6
36.6
38.1
Other special—trade contractors....
132.97
106.64
132.17
105.43
130.48
105.14
MANUFACTURING........................
80.81
81.45
81.59
38.3
38.6
39*8
2.11
2.11
2.05
DURABLE GOODS...................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS............................................
86.91
87.75
73-53
88.29
72.7*
38.8
39.0
37*7
38.1
40.5
38.9
2.24
1.94
2.25
1.93
2.18
73.1*
100.53
99.72
95.63
40.7
40.7
41.4
2.47
2.45
2.31
70.82
68.53
69.30
70.80
69.09
69.87
48.83
86.71
72.00
38.7
38.5
38.5
39.8
37.4
38.6
38.6
38.9
40.0
39.7
39.7
40.2
39.0
1.83
1.78
1.82
1.80
1.23
2 .3 O
1.81
2.30
1.80
I .78
1.81
1.21
39.2
39.1
39.5
38.7
39.4
39.2
40.2
38.5
39*6
39.9
40.0
39.8
40.7
40.3
40.3
40.9
1.93
1.89
1.96
1.43
1.41
1.55
1.92
I .89
1.95
1.42
1.40
1.55
38.1
38.2
1.87
Durable Gooda
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES..............
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)..........................
Sawmills and planing mills.... .......
Sawmills and planing mills, general...
*8.95
West........... ............*........
Mi11work, plywood, and prefabricated
structural wood products............
Mi11work.............................
86.02
75-66
73.90
77.*2
55 .3*
5**71
Miscellaneous wood products..........
61.38
71.86
48.64
89.31
75.65
7*.09
78.39
5*.67
5*.0*
74.40
73.63
61.85
61.76
NOTE: Data for the current month are p reliminar■y.
70.67
76.11
56.82
56.42
38.8
39.7
37.7
38.6
1.79
1.23
2.29
1.86
I .85
1.87
1.41
1.40
1.51
38
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry-Continued
Average
April
Industry
weekly earnings
Mar.
1958
1958
Apr.
1957
Ayerage weekly hours
Apr.
Mur.
1958
1958
Apr.
1957
A v e r a g e h o u r l y <e a r n i n g s
Apr.
M¿r.
1958
1958
Apr.
1957
Du ra bl e Goods — C o n t i n u e d
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES... ............
Wood household
furniture,
except
Wood ho us e h o l d furniture, upholstered.
M a t t r e s s e s a n d b e d s p r i n g s ...............
Office, p u b l i c — building, and prof e s -
P a r titions, shelving, lockers, and
f i x t u r e s . . ............. ......................
Screens, blinds, and m i s c e l l a n e o u s
f u r n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s ...................
STONE, CLAY AND GLASS PRODUCTS.......
P l a t g l a s s .....................................
G l a s s an d g l a s s w a r e , p r e s s e d or blown.
G l a s s c o n t a i n e r s ...........................
P r e s s e d o r b l o w n g l a s s ...................
G l a s s p r o d u c t s m a d e o f p u r c h a s e d g l ass.
C e m e n t , h y d r a u l i c ...........................
$68.32
64.51
$68.28
37-9
37.6
38.4
38.6
39.7
39.4
♦I .77
1.68
$1.77
1.68
♦1.72
56.77
67.53
70.25
57.96
70.12
68.45
38.1
36.7
36.4
38.9
37.9
36.4
40.0
39-3
37.2
1.49
1.84
1.93
1.49
69.89
58.80
71.92
1.47
1.83
1.84
77.40
59.84
77.99
38.7
37.4
36.9
38.8
81.18
77.78
64.06
84.10
37.1
37*3
40.3
40.8
39.3
2.00
I .60
2.20
2.01
60.10
82.43
1.62
2.21
1.93
1.57
2.14
88.46
84.97
84.23
38.0
38.8
40.3
2 .I7
2 .I9
2.09
70.22
69.52
68.04
39-9
39.5
40.5
I .76
I .76
1.68
81.33
81.20
110.80
81.18
82.80
39.I
36.7
39.I
39-8
37.8
37.2
40.2
38.4
40.2
38.6
35-7
35.O
34.7
41.7
42.2
41.1
39.I
40.4
40.0
39.6
2.08
2.08
2.01
2.82
2.16
2.85
2 .I5
2 .I5
2.77
2.05
2.07
2.03
1.75
2.08
1.85
1.69
1.87
1.83
2.13
1.95
1.89
1.82
1.76
$67.08
63.17
81.33
103.49
84.46
86.37
80.51
67.33
90.05
78.40
71.14
77-95
73.24
furnaces,
Blast furnaces,
rolling mills,
steel works,
and
65.66
84.66
74.00
69.29
73.87
71.00
83.50
73.91
80.51
78.62
83.98
87.09
85.28
89.01
85.67
84.50
91.35
89.46
82.69
83.63
95-35
73.16
70.05
37.9
40.1
40.6
39.1
38.I
39.I
37.8
39*4
38.9
35-3
34.8
35.9
40.9
41.2
40.2
40.0
38.9
39-8
40.7
40.0
41.0
39*5
38.8
39-2
37-9
42.6
43.2
39.8
2,17
2.13
I.8I
2.24
1.88
I .74
I .92
1.88
2.24
2.05
1.97
I .92
I .78
1.85
1.92
2.14
1.79
2.23
1.88
1.71
I .91
1.86
2.24
2.04
I .96
1.91
1.79
1.65
85.98
39.3
38.7
39.3
34.7
40.6
40.6
42.0
36.9
2.17
37-7
39.I
34.6
2.31
2 .I5
2.17
2.30
2.15
2.41
2.11
2.25
2.13
2.33
95-35
97.91
37.1
37.1
39-8
2.57
2.57
2.46
IOI
.38
100.46
103.89
36.6
36.4
39-5
2.77
2.76
2.63
101.47
99-55
81.40
100.55
96.00
82.54
104.28
36.5
40.8
35-7
35-2
35-9
36.3
4o.o
2.78
2.44
2.28
37.2
39-5
40.2
39-4
38.5
38.5
41.8
2.24
2.24
2.40
2.77
2.40
2.28
2.23
2.26
2.40
2.64
2.27
2.20
2.15
2.13
2.32
91.25
86.68
38.7
36.2
35.6
2.39
80.42
87.84
83.17
89.28
82.78
82.01
96.98
96.64
97.04
94.02
40.1
40.1
40.7
2.41
2.42
2 .3I
88.53
109.62
88.98
109.89
101.25
89.57
39-7
40.6
39.9
40.7
40.9
40.5
2.23
2 .7O
2.23
2 .7O
2.19
2 .5O
87.38
85.24
87.56
39.9
39.1
41.3
2 .I9
2.18
2.12
78.85
79*39
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
69.65
80.16
78.69
71.96
steel works, and
except electrometal-
P r i m a r y smel t i n g and r e f i n i n g o f
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s ..........................
P ri m a r y smelting and refining of
c o p p e r , l e a d , a n d z i n c ..................
P r i m a r y r e f i n i n g o f a l u m i n u m . . ........
Secondary smelting and refining of
78.97
82.15
81.02
84.07
Blast
87.19
69.95
74.11
67.12
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES.............
86.22
87.29
83.67
68.20
71.06
67.37
74.30
72.19
P o t t e r y a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ............
Concrete, gypsum, and p l a s t e r products.
C o n c r e t e p r o d u c t s .............. ...........
C u t - s t o n e a n d s t o n e p r o d u c t s ............
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral
p r o d u c t s ..................................... *
108.02
65.01
36.6
36.8
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry-Continued
Average weekly earnings
Industry
Durable
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
1958
1958
1957
$95.80
$96.68
$9**30
90.58
92.16
102.47
88.86
96.65
102.62
Average weekly hours
Apr.
1958
Mar.
Apr.
Average hourly
Apr.
Mar.
earnings
Apr.
1958
1957
1958
39.1
39.3
40.3
$2.45
*2.46
*2.34
92.40
37.9
38.4
40.0
2.39
2.40
2.31
95*99
89.95
40.4
38.5
40.5
39-8
40.7
40*9
40.9
40.0
2.53
2.32
2.55
2.64
2.44
2.55
2.54
2.33
2.37
2.56
96.80
40.5
38.3
37.9
37.1
37.5
39.3
2.46
2.58
2.36
2.42
87.94
97-25
38.9
39.8
74.34
39.2
40.9
42.1
40.2
40.4
39*7
40.3
2.24
2.45
2.13
1.92
2.23
2.43
2.15
1.92
2.15
2.15
2.31
2.07
1.84
1958
1957
Goods — Continued
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES—
Rolling,
drawing,
Rolling,
Continued
and alloying of
drawing,
and a l loying o f
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
a l u m i n u m ......................................
N o n f e r r o u s f o u n d r i e s .........................
Mi sce llaneous primary metal industries.
I r o n a n d s t e e l f o r g i n g s . . .................
W i r e d r a w i n g .......................... .
W e l d e d a n d h e a v y - r i v e t e d p i p e ...........
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTA
TION EQUIPMENT)......................
T i n c a n s said o t h e r t i n w a r e .................
C u t l e r y , h a n d t o o l s , a n d h a r d w a r e .......
H a r d w a r e . .......................................
Heating apparatus (except electric)
S a n i t a r y ware and plumbers* supplies..
Oil burners, nonelectric heating and
cooking apparatus, not elsewhere
c l a s s i f i e d ....................................
Fabricated structural metal products...
S t r u c t u r a l steel and o r n a mental m e t a l
Me t a l doors,
sash,
frames,
molding,
B o i l e r - s h o p p r o d u c t s .......................
S h e e t - m e t a l w o r k .............................
Met a l stamping, coating, and engraving.
St a mp ed and pressed metal products....
L i g h t i n g f i x t u r e s .............................
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
M e t a l s hipping barrels, drums, kegs,
97.94
91.50
100.22
87.14
97.51
81.37
75.26
83.38
nuts,
washers,
and rivets......
E n g i n e s a n d t u r b i n e s . . . . . ........ .........
S t e a m engines, turbines, and w a t e r
w h e e l s .........................................
Diesel and other internal-combustion
engines, not e l sewhere classified....
A g ricultural ma c h i n e r y and tractors....
Agricultural machinery
83.21
82.58
38.2
37.7
38.3
37.4
39.2
41.3
38.4
38.6
38.6
38.6
2.16
2.64
2.45
2.56
2.22
2.26
2.08
2.13
85.84
37.7
84.92
86.71
85.41
81.93
84.53
38.6
39.0
38.4
39-2
38.6
2.20
2.30
2.19
2.29
2.09
37.7
84.07
90.23
84.10
80.77
91.96
39.1
39.4
39.3
39.6
39-4
41.8
2.15
2.29
2.14
2.05
91.08
2.30
2.20
90.91
91-31
93.93
39.7
39.7
42.5
2.29
2.30
2.21
86.36
87.91
91.54
2.28
2.32
2.26
78.21
81.20
89.24
40.7
41.8
41.0
40.5
37.3
40.6
39*7
40.2
41.7
2.22
39.8
37.5
38.4
37.6
38.9
39.9
39.5
39.6
40.4
39.6
37.2
2.21
90.61
88.29
38.4
39.7
39.2
39.5
2.08
2.18
2.01
2.08
2.18
2.14
95**5
87.93
83.25
97*64
94.60
90.27
89.25
39.8
37.7
35.9
37.8
38.8
37.1
37.5
38.2
41.2
40.6
41.6
42.5
2.47
2.34
2.23
2.11
2.46
2.37
2.22
2.12
2.37
2.33
2.17
2.10
93.22
84.86
92.50
91.34
90.06
66.60
95-12
76.13
79-87
81.97
88.22
80.06
87.94
92.97
91.64
89.50
74.34
93.85
74.77
80.29
83.71
80.98
64.90
91.76
36.0
38.3
38.6
38.4
2.19
2.33
2.33
1.85
2.39
2.03
2.19
2.16
2.33
2.19
1.84
2.37
1.74
2.21
2.18
2.26
1.97
2.02
102.06
9*-39
98.23
39.2
40.0
39.5
40.5
41.4
41.1
2.36
2.52
2.36
2.52
2.28
100.80
107.47
105.06
111.11
40.1
39.2
42.9
2.68
2.68
2.59
2.31
2.27
2.32
92.51
41.1
39.4
38.0
40.4
39*9
39*5
2.45
2.40
2.48
40.8
38.3
40.4
41.6
2.32
2.33
2.34
2.33
2.21
38.1
38.4
37.3
38.2
41.4
41.9
2.32
2.34
2.33
2.33
2.26
38.5
98.46
101.11
9**95
94.24
93.32
90.57
91.64
39.9
40.0
39.T
93.50
88.77
95*47
89*24
89.28
40.3
89.09
87.28
89*71
89.01
93.56
97.76
N O T E : D a t a f o r t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h a r e p:r e l i m i n a r j T.
94.02
94.28
2.39
2.46
2.41
2.46
96.00
(except
C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y .......
Construction and mining machinery,
e x c e p t f o r o i l f i e l d s .....................
O i l - f i e l d m a c h i n e r y a n d t o o l s ...........
74.11
82.99
105.52
96.52
38.0
85.03
79.76
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)..........
87.42
100.36
82.56
100.12
82.56
98.31
Bolts,
89.71
97.28
99-53
93.84
95.74
2.26
2.25
4o
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry-Continued
Industry
Average weekly earnings
Average weekly hours
A p r.
A p r.
M a r.
1958
A p r.
- 1957
1958
M a r.
A p r.
1958
-1957-
Average hourly earnings
A p r.
1958
M a r.
A p r.
1958
1957
$2.58
2.38
$2 .4 9
2.39
2.47
2.36
D u ra ble Goods — C o n t i n u e d
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) — Continued
M e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y ........... ..........
M a c h i n e t o o l s ..... . . ........................
M e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y (e x c e p t
m a c h i n e t o o l s ) . . . ....... ..................
M a c h i n e - t o o l a c c e s s o r i e s ............... .
S p e c i a l- ind ust ry m a c h i ner y (except
m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y ) ...................
F o o d - p r o d u c t s m a c h i n e r y ...................
T e x t i l e m a c h i n e r y ........... ..............
P a p e r — i n d u s t r i e s m a c h i n e r y ............ .
P r i n t i n g - t r a d e s m a c h i n e r y and e q u i p m e n t
G e n e r a l i n d u s t r i a l m a c h i n e r y ..... .......
P u m p s , a i r a n d gas c o m p r e s s o r s .........
C o n v e y o r s a n d c o n v e y i n g e q u i p m e n t ......
B l o w e r s , e x h a u s t a n d v e n t i l a t i n g fans.
I n d u s t r i a l t r u c k s , t r a c t o r s , e t c .......
Mechanical power-transmission
e q u i p m e n t ......................... ............
M e c h a n i c a l stokers and industrial
f u r n a c e s a n d o v e n s .........................
Of f i c e and s t o r e m a c h i n e s and devices. .
C o m p u t i n g m a c h i n e s and cash registers.
T y p e w r i t e r s ........... ................ .......
S e r v i c e — i n d u s t r y and h o u s e h o l d m a c h i n e s
D o m e s t i c l a u n d r y e q u i p m e n t . . . . ........ .
C o m m e r c i a l lau n d r y , d r y - c l e a n i n g , and
p r e s s i n g m a c h i n e s ..........................
S e w i n g m a c h i n e s ..............................
R e f r i g e r a t o r s and a i r - c o n d i t i o n i n g
u n i t s . .........................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a c h i n e r y p a r t s ............
F a b r i c a t e d pipe, fittings, and valves.
B a l l a n d r o l l e r b e a r i n g s ..................
M a c h i n e s h o p s ( j o b a n d r e p a i r ) .........
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.... ..............
El ect ric al generating, transmission,
distr i b u t i o n , and i n d u s t r i a l apparatus
W i r i n g d e v i c e s a n d s u p p l i e s . . . . . .......
C a r b o n and graphite p r o d u c t s
( e l e c t r i c a l ) ................... .............
E l e c t r i c a l indicating, measuring, and
r e c o r d i n g i n s t r u m e n t s .....................
Moto r s , generators, and m o t o r —
g e n e r a t o r s e t s ............................. .
P o w e r and d i s t r i b u t i o n transformers...
S w i t c h g e a r , s w i t c h b o a r d , and
i n d u s t r i a l c o n t r o l s ........ ..............
E l e c t r i c a l w e l d i n g a p p a r a t u s ............
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s .......................
I n s u l a t e d w i r e a n d c a b l e ...................
Ele ctr ica l equip men t for vehicles......
E l e c t r i c l a m p s .............. ..................
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .....................
R a d i o s , p h o n o g r a p h s , t e l e v i s i o n sets,
a n d e q u i p m e n t ............................. .
R a d i o t u b e s ....................................
T e l e p h o n e , telegr a p h , and rela t e d
e q u i p m e n t ....... ............................ *
♦ 103.08 $103.46 $ 110.81
104.44
90.92
89.39
95.8*
112.61
38.2
44.5
43.7
$2 .5 9
2. 39
100.77
118.82
41.4
41.6
38.8
42.7
45.7
2.47
2.72
88.09
90.07
91.52
39.3
40.3
102.29
39.2
40.8
39.1
41.7
41.6
40.3
46.0
42.8
41.3
41.1
42.1
40.5
40.6
2.34
90.54
39.0
39.5
40.3
38.5
39.8
41.3
39.1
39.0
38.7
39.2
38.5
91.26
93.98
38.7
39.0
41.4
90.55
92.36
93.41
89.47
95.34
77.61
84.15
39.3
39.6
40.3
37.4
41.7
40.3
40.4
39.8
37.5
39.2
39.3
40.6
36.1
39.4
39.0
91.88
73.92
87.16
99.95
90.32
90.32
87.58
92.49
90.48
87.36
92.49
86.24
89.32
90.56
91.18
92.66
IOO.75
85.85
102 .31
85.50
70.40
89.04
76 .57
99.82
92.10
89.19
99.36
85.05
38.0
39.1
38.7
39.2
38.0
38.6
87.75
89.31
80.74
78.07
88.37
80.39
89.72
81.76
88.80
37.0
38.1
39.1
39.7
41.5
40 .0
85.43
90.52
90.85
90.55
84.26
90.83
37.8
39.3
39.9
39.7
39.5
39.2
38.5
40 .0
38.3
41.1
40.5
39.7
41.9
38.9
39.1
39.2
90.39
90.48
87.48
88.17
90.32
87.34
91.77
91.60
92.60
83.25
83.67
83.02
88.65
87.89
87.81
39.0
38.2
36.7
2 .7I
2.60
2.23
2.27
I .92
2.23
2.16
2.43
2 .31
2.24
2.39
2.42
2 .31
2.24
2.39
2.32
2.32
2.23
2.34
2.27
2.20
2 .I9
2.28
I .92
2.19
2.20
2.32
2.3I
2.34
2.35
2.52
2.5O
I.95
I.95
2.20
1 .90
2.17
2.39
2.23
2.17
2.36
2.10
2.24
2.22
2.36
I .95
2.18
2.25
2.34
2.26
2.11
2.11
2.26
2.26
2.22
2.20
2.21
2.29
2.26
2.28
2.30
2.30
2.32
2.29
2.31
2.20
1.97
2.23
2.30
2.29
2.29
2.20
2.21
40.3
2.14
2.14
2.06
2.25
2 .I7
76.24
38.8
39.4
38.9
40.5
39.5
2.24
1.99
2.00
82.35
85.26
38.5
38.3
40.6
2.14
2.15
2.10
82.29
82.32
81.20
39.0
39.2
40.0
2.11
2.10
2 .03
92.51
93.85
92.97
90.85
93.89
39.2
39.6
39.6
39.9
40.2
41.0
2.36
2.33
2.37
2.33
2.29
92.50
92.13
39.5
39.7
37.6
41.5
42.0
2.32
2.33
2.31
2.30
2.I9
40.4
37.8
42.1
38.6
39.I
40.1
40.2
2.01
2 .O5
77.21
77.80
82.39
92.27
91.64
88.01
81.97
81.40
84.44
78.19
79.75
78.78
72.00
92.59
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
38.8
40.1
95.84
112.74
87.64
91.48
72.96
86.24
99.14
72.93
39.8
37.4
86.48
83.44
82.42
86.18
77.59
80.16
97.44
38.1
82.50
37.6
40.1
37.2
38.9
38.9
85.46
83.85
76.19
79 .19
38.1
39.1
39.0
2.18
2.03
2.27
2.04
2.28
2.01
2.05
I.93
2.26
2.22
2.32
2.11
2 .03
2 .I5
1 .90
1.97
71.06
76.61
69.63
39.0
38.3
39.3
38.0
39.9
38.9
2.02
1.88
2.02
I .87
I .92
91.80
97.75
39.4
39.4
42.5
2.35
2.33
2.30
79.39
1.79
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry-Continued
Apr.
1938
D urable
Continued
♦82. *
P r i m a r y b a t t e r i e s ( d r y a n d w e t ) . . ......
X - r a y and n o n - r a d i o e l e c t r o n i c tubes..
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT..............
Motor vehicles,
bodies,
parts,
A i r c r a f t ........................................
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s a n d p a r t s ...........
O t h e r aircraft p a r t s and equi p m e n t . . . .
S h i p and b oat b u i l d i n g and r e p a i r i n g . . .
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS.......
scientific,
Mechanical measuring
Surgical,
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
1957
1958
1958
1957
1958
1958
1957
#82.76
*80.79
39.5
38.5
40.6 *2,09
39-7 2.32
40.8 I .77
40.0 2.28
*2.09
*1.99
2.19
I .72
2.20
Apr.
Harr- "Äpr.~"
medical,
89-32
71.13
92.11
91.60
88.00
40.2
40.4
39-6
38.9
39-7
4o.o
97.32
96.25
97.32
95-75
96.22
39-*
38.5
39-*
38.3
40.6
39.*
2.47
2 .5O
2.47
97.15
85.02
97.28
86.11
95.11
38.4
39.O
39-3
40.4
40.3
39-9
40.5
41.1
38.9
39-3
40.5
39.I
42.0
41.6
42.3
43.I
42.9
40.2
40.0
40.8
40.5
42.0
40.0
40.1
2.53
2.09
2.44
2.43
2 .5O
2.37
2.44
2 .46
2.52
1.97
2.67
2.60
2.69
2 .O9
2.54
2.18
2.11
2.44
2.43
2.35
2.44
2.45
2.92
1.97
2.64
39-6
38.3
39.5
38.3
40.6
40.5
40.2
40.3
41.2
39-5
39-3
40.3
39.O
39-6
38.8
39.7
and
a n d b u s b o d i e s .......................
Laboratory,
Average hourly earnings
Apr.
Goods — Continued
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY—
Truck
Average weekly hours
it
Average weekly earnings
Industry
and e n g i n e e r -
82.14
98.58
97.93
99-75
95.99
100.28
T o y s a n d s p o r t i n g g o o d s ............... .
Games, toys, dolls, a nd c h i l d r e n ' s
v e h i c l e s ................ . ....................
S p o r t i n g a n d a t h l e t i c g o o d s ..............
Pens, pencils, o ther office s u pplies...
C o s t u m e j e w e l r y , b u t t o n s , n o t i o n s .......
80.81
99.06
98.42
100.90
9*.71
100.53
96.78
99.5*
79-39
94.17
85.86
80.94
99.12
97.76
100.25
102.58
101.24
94.87
97.60
77.93
2.18
2.31
1.75
2.29
2.50
2.51
2.37
2.39
2.42
2.12
2.07
2.36
2.35
2.37
2.38
2.36
2.36
2.44
102.96
102.96
103.21
82.58
100.44
102.48
99.60
79.*G
86.11
85.50
85.26
39-5
39.4
40.6
2.18
2.17
2.10
IOO .94
99.05
97-34
40.7
40.1
41.6
2 .48
2.47
2.34
84.67
84.71
84.89
84.32
87.5*
39.2
39-4
39.3
39.4
41.1
40.5
2.16
2.15
2.16
85.05
2.14
2.13
2.10
74.67
74.87
70.10
I .83
1.68
96.40
72.76
40.0
38.7
40.1
40.2
40.8
38.1
1.90
1.81
73.51
39-3
37.5
40.0
39.1
1.91
96.40
73.38
67.54
93.84
70.10
39.2
67.88
72.22
73.93
68.68
84.23
83.44
39.O
39.2
39-6
39-6
39.6
40.0
38.7
39-9
40.4
39-7
41.7
40.7
39-*
38.5
38.9
40.1
40.5
38.9
40.7
39.8
40.0
39-9
40.5
40.5
41.9
42.7
41.5
and dental
Jewelry, silverware, and p l ated ware...
J e w e l r y a n d f i n d i n g s ........ ..............
S i l v e r w a r e a n d p l a t e d w a r e ...............
69.48
86.94
7O.I8
95.69
97.78
78.01
102.80
102.4*
102.76
82.76
and c o n t r o l l i n g
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES..
69.86
72.15
73.87
70.09
81.95
81.33
66.29
64.26
69.48
68.06
64.01
75-84
73.26
72.52
73.26
69.70
81.18
82.40
67.73
65.84
70.20
66.59
63.80
70.98
38.8
39.6
38.5
39-*
38.2
39-5
39.6
39.*
39.1
38.1
37.8
38.6
67.23
64.19
76.92
74.82
39-8
38.1
39.5
39-2
96.80
77.20
84.99
93.15
80.16
83.00
75-84
78.14
79-27
39.8
39-3
39-6
39-5
41.6
68.85
63.36
75-84
75.85
38.I
39.O
39.8
38.4
39-5
39-3
2 .4 1
1.88
2.60
2.66
2.08
1.84
2.41
1.88
1.91
2.48
2.44
2.49
1.98
2.30
1.84
1.76
2.05
1.81
1.83
1.73
2.02
1.75
2.05
I .69
I .70
I .80
I .71
1.68
I .92
I .92
1.71
1.80
1.73
1.64
1.77
1.66
1.65
1.92
I .93
1.65
1.89
2.01
2.22
2.42
2.27
2.01
2.23
2.42
1.93
2.13
2.26
I.9O
I .96
1.81
1.87
1.85
1.85
2.08
2.08
2.06
1.85
1.77
I
.74
1.88
Nondurable Goods
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS.............
80.00
87.25
95-83
D a i r y p r o d u c t s .................................
C o n d e n s e d a n d e v a p o r a t e d m i l k ...........
I c e c r e a m a n d i c e s . .........................
89.67
79 .*6
80.98
84.80
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary
79.80
86.75
89.72
78.47
87.08
40.9
42.4
39-7
38.9
40.0
39.7
41.3
40.9
41.5
I.
9I
I .98
2.00
2.00
2.30
2.15
1.83
I .91
42
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by mdustry-Continued
Average weekly earnings
Industry
A p r,
1958
M a r.
1958
A p r.
1957
Average weekly hours
A p r.
1958
M ar.
1958
Average hourly earnings
A p r.
A p r.
M a r.
A p r.
37.4
31.4
$1.74
* 1.78
1.81
2.03
2.05
1.92
$1.68
$1.68
I .71
1.74
I .93
1.97
1957
1958
1958
1957
Nond ura ble Goods — C o n t i n u e d
FOOD AHO KINDRED PRODUCTS—
Continued
C a n n i n g a n d p r e s e r v i n g ....... .
S e a f o od, c a n n e d a n d c u r e d ...............
C a n n e d fruits, vegetables, and s o u p s . .
Flour
and o t h e r
grain-mill products...
B r e a d a n d o t h e r b a k e r y p r o d u c t s ..... .
B i s c u i t , c r a c k e r s , a n d p r e t z e l s ........
S u g a r .............................................
B e e t s u g a r . ....................................
C o n f e c t i o n e r y a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .....
M a l t l i q u o r s ................ .............,. ..
D i s t i l l e d , r e c t i f i e d , and b l e n d e d
l i q u o r s . .......................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s f o o d p r o d u c t s ...............
C o r n s i r u p , s u g a r , oil, a n d s t a r c h . . . .
$65.25 $62.50
57.32 52.87
69.50 64.70
87.49 87.70
89.18 90.64
84.48 82.27
77.41 77.21
79-00 78.60
71.13
88.75
97.76
79.66
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS.................
Cotton,
silk,
synthetic
f i b e r ...........
82.43
77-95
94.30
62.70
55.63
55-48
55.78
45.35
49.14
51.99
49.62
49.35
52.45
54.81
53.25
56.85
52.88
63.44
58.37
53.29
58.60
56.09
63.96
63.90
65.04
44.34
54.72
47.33
73.13
68.08
54.58
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
57.04
70.31
59.36
47.19
50.82
46.92
55.18
49.96
65.ll
51.38
Carpets, rugs, o t h e r floor coverings...
W o o l c a rpets, rugs, and carpet yarn...
Hats (except cloth and millinery)......
59.36
56.40
61.39
51.89
38.4
43.1
43.5
44.0
39.9
40.1
39.3
40.9
41.6
37.4
38.7
38.5
39.4
41.1
39.O
86.88
73-02
54.90
62.64
48.37
48.09
51.47
52.85
51.18
56.32
37.5
53.69
66.47
82.22
84.91
79.06
74.37
76.55
66.69
81.16
87.64
78.39
63.60
61.54
87.16
65.19
105.86
83.78
79.73
90.63
75.86
61.12
57.83
D y e i n g a n d f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s ............
D y e i n g and fin i s h i n g textiles (except
90.97
83.88
77-55
47.93
60.59 .
54.83
50.68
62.65
K n i t t i n g m i l l s .................................
84.84
65.02 64.68
62.76 62.40
88.26 88.03
67.40 66.50
108.03 107.92
75.07
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES..................
71.31
$62.83
75.74
71.39
57.35
85.09
74.85
67.88
47.55
57.83
53.65
57.90
64.72
52.44
52.68
54.60
56.26
55.06
57.46
54.43
65.44
60.10
53.65
57-97
56.62
58.40
47.30
50.59
46.90
55.88
51.47
67.49
66.75
74.34
72.44
54.61
32.2
36.8
40.6
41.0
43.9
37.2
29.7
37.4
43.2
44.0
43.3
39.8
39-9
39.4
40.4
39.9
38.3
39.2
39.0
39.3
40.8
39.1
37.4
41.1
40.1
43.6
38.0
37.1
37.8
36.4
36.8
37.4
36.6
39.9
34.8
34.6
36.5
36.7
36.3
37.3
37.6
40.6
35.5
36.5
36.2
39.4
38.3
35.3
36.6
36.5
36.7
33.1
36.7
32.6
36.0
34.3
39.O
39.2
38.9
37.2
33.9
36.6
39.1
35.7
35.5
37.2
37.8
37.5
37.4
37.5
39.9
38.4
36.5
38.3
36.9
38.8
34.7
36.3
34.5
36.3
36.2
39*7
39.9
40.5
38.8
35.4
38.2
42.6
43.1
43.2
40.2
40.5
39.0
39.4
40.2
39.0
1.94
1.97
1.81
2.17
2.35
2.13
39.5
39.2
39.8
1.68
1.63
2.24
1.64
2.77
38.5
2.24
I .92
2 .3O
I.7I
41.0
39.5
40.9
40.6
44.8
36.8
37.5
36.3
35.7
37.0
38.6
40.2
38.O
37.9
39.O
38.8
38.5
37.8
38.6
40.9
39.8
37.0
37.4
38.O
37.2
35.3
37.2
35.O
37.5
37.3
40.9
40.7
40.4
39.8
33.3
I .65
I.9I
I .35
1.66
1.49
1.50
1.57
1.39
1.39
1.41
1.44
1.41
I .51
1.40
I .59
I .51
1.47
I .52
I .52
I .52
I .37
l.4o
1.78
1.73
2.03
2.06
1.90
I .94
I .97
1.81
2.10
2.28
2 .I9
I .65
I .60
2.24
I .63
2.76
1.83
1.85
1.89
1.71
2.06
2.18
2.01
I.6I
I .57
2 .I9
1.59
2.68
2.24
I .94
2.26
I .74
2.21
1.83
2.14
I .63
I .60
1.86
1.35
1.55
I.8I
I.3I
1.67
1.39
I .50
1.57
1.39
1.39
1.41
1.45
1.42
1.52
1.41
1.59
I .52
1.46
1.53
1.52
1.53
1.36
1.40
1.62
I .45
I .50
I.6I
I .38
1.39
1.40
1.45
1.43
I .52
1.41
I .60
I .51
I .45
1.55
1.49
1*57
1.34
1.36
1.34
1.36
1.52
1.38
1.36
1.52
1.38
1.64
1.38
1.65
1.63
1.63
1.87
1.64
1.84
1.62
1.64
1.64
1.88
1.83
I .61
1.84
1.49
1.82
Industry Hours and Earnings
43
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry-Continued
Industry
Average weekly earnings
Average weekly hours
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
1958 -1957-.1258. .. 0956..
1957 . . 1958
Average hourly earnings
Apr.
Apr.
Ifer.
I 957
-1958 — 1958
$65.70
$66.95
$67.49
38.2
38.7
39.7
$1.72
$1.73
$1.70
69.9s
66.05
67.06
72.58
65.30
71.02
67.32
70.24
56.30
36.8
36.9
38.1
38.2
37.1
37-9
4o.o
38.6
37 .*
40.6
4o.5
I .90
1.79
1.80
1 .1*
I .90
1.76
1.78
1.45
1-73
1.39
Nondurable Goods — Continued
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS— Continued
Miscellaneous textile goods..........
Pelt goods (except woven felts and
Lace goods................ ..........
Paddings and upholstery filling.....
Processed waste and recovered fibers.
Artificial leather, oilcloth, and
67.46
Men's and boys' suits and coats......
Men's and boys' furnishings and work
Shirts, collars, and nightwear......
Women's suits, coats, said skirts....
Women's, children's under garments....
Underwear and nightwear, except
corsets....................... .....
Miscellaneous apparel and accessories.
Other fabricated textile products....
Curtains, draperies, and other house-
58.00
83.56
86.71
85.28
58.80
39.6
37-*
40.9
58.37
37.9
41.6
39-2
2.11
1.54
2.12
1.54
2.05
I .50
51 .*5
52.05
58.43
52.84
62.48
34.3
31.8
3*. 7
33.2
35.7
35.5
I .50
1.75
I .50
I .76
1.48
44.03
44.54
*5.59
42.2*
56.78
59.69
*7.39
56.36
47 .6O
45.18
*5.72
44.67
*7.55
42.60
34.4
34.8
34.8
35.8
34.0
3*.5
35-9
35-3
35-5
36.0
1.28
1.28
1.31
I.I8
1.67
1.73
I .32
1.93
1.36
1.28
1.28
I .32
1.18
I .65
I .27
1.28
1.31
I .18
36.1
32.1
35.8
34.9
36.3
36.1
35.*
36.2
37.0
30.7
35*6
55.65
45.44
47.78
43.78
54.45
49.41
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....
Paperboard boxes.....................
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES..........................
48.69
47.70
47.29
52.10
69.89
45.95
29.2
35.0
30.5
55.35
36.1
35.2
38.4
36.1
35.0
36.9
35.9
35.1
3*.3
36.3
34.8
37.1
I .30
1.49
I .78
1.35
1 .1*0
I .50
60.15
*9.71
59.75
59.25
48.86
56.7*
56.3*
35-8
37-9
4o.l
37.1
38.8
39.5
37.3
38.6
39«*
1-35
1.55
85.28
85.90
84.20
92.44
77.71
41.0
42.1
39.7
39-7
39.3
40.0
41.3
42.3
40.3
40.2
4l.l
40.5
42.1
43.4
40.9
4l.o
40.4
40.8
64.98
73.32
37.6
35.2
38.8
39.1
38.9
38.7
38.4
37.7
37.9
35.1
39.5
39.0
39.3
38.9
39.I
37.9
38.5
35.7
39.8
40.6
4o.o
39.3
109.52
37.8
38.4
49.10
49.00
54.00
93.04
79.00
78.21
83.71
76.40
96.26
93.W
79-79
78.79
87.95
77.36
97.to
101.09
102.31
84.24
96.68
68.74
73 .I*
98.42
70.38
73.15
107.73
110.21
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
47.29
65.16
59.01
48.10
59.87
37.1
33.0
34.7
33.7
35-7
33.8
36.0
101.73
99.33
85.24
9*. 92
97.52
Bookbinding and related industries....
Miscellaneous publishing and printing
57.70
36.2
51.60
57.62
48.28
*8.37
5*. 5*
*5.63
5I.7 O
59-99
48.20
*7.32
48.33
58.75
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS............
1.76
57.89
57.60
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS............................
40.2
1.84
77.08
82.42
75.07
95.87
101.03
101.09
85.26
95.20
95.50
35.1
1.62
1.31
2.03
1.36
1.31
1.48
1.82
1.36
l.lfO
1.50
1.34
1.76
1.63
1.63
I .30
1.95
1.34
1.28
1.47
1.68
1.33
1.39
1.47
1.31
1.50
1-54
I .50
1.47
1.43
2.08
2.21
I .99
I .97
2.13
I. 9I
2.08
2.21
I .98
I .96
2.14
I. 9I
2.00
2.13
I .90
1.88
2.04
1.84
2.56
2.57
2.88
2.49
2.83
2.89
2.56
2 .I8
2.44
2.59
2.16
2.46
38.0
39.0
2.52
1.79
1.94
2.10
2.38
2.53
1.80
1.93
1.71
38.7
2.85
2.87
2.83
2.54
2.43
1.88
44
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry-Continued
Average weekly earnings
Apr.
1958 _
Average weekly hours
Average
Apr.
I960
Mar.
1958
Apr.
1957
1958
Apr.
1957
$89.40
97.99
95.65
95.30
97.86
103.94
80.80
92.25
81.61
k o .6
90.62
86.30
$92.39
102.82
99.38
97.60
100.45
110.03
82.7U
91.03
85.90
40.7
40.6
39.9
40.6
4 o .l
39.2
38.4
40.9
40.7
40.8
40.4
40.0
4 l.o
40.6
39.4
38.9
4 l.l
41.2
4l.O
Uo.7
40.9
42.0
40.6
40.4
4 i.o
40.4
97.77
107-57
89.65
98.90
107.98
89.60
94.30
102.66
88.78
40.4
40.9
40.2
40.7
40.9
40.0
4 i.o
40.9
4 i.i
2.42
2.63
2.23
87.60
77.83
72.58
81.10
7^.63
90.29
86.18
71.37
96.15
86.93
77.35
70.63
76.74
69.17
87.60
83.03
68.78
95.37
40.1
42.4
43.7
43.2
^3.5
42.8
40.0
39.2
4 l.l
40.0
41.4
43.2
43.6
43.2
39.9
39.0
40.4
41.2
42.5
43.6
43.6
43.5
43.8
40.7
39.3
42.2
2.I8
I.93
I.69
M i s c e l l a n e o u s c h e m i c a l s ............ .
E s s e n t i a l oils, perfumes, cosmetics.
C o m p r e s s e d a n d l i q u e f i e d g a s e s .......
87.te
81.83
73.85
81.22
76.56
88.17
86 .1«)
72.52
98.23
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.......
111 .21*
115.59
109.34
114.09
106.71
110.95
- 40.6
40.7
40.2
40.6
95.27
91.25
92.57
40.2
85-73
95-57
75.65
80.08
87.02
98.05
76.61
79.87
87.60
103.46
70.64
79-60
53.88
56.83
7^.65
69.19
52.90
Industry
Mar.
hourly €
iarnings
Mar.
Apr.
1957
$2.27 $2.27
2.52 2.52
2.46 2.46
2.45 2.44
2.44 2.45
2.69 2.71
2.11
2.10
2.36 2 . 3k
2.11
2.09
$2.17
2.39
2.35
2.33
2.33
2.56
Apr.
1958
19«58
Nondurable Goods—C o n t i n u e d
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS.......
Industrial
Alkalies
Industrial
Plastics,
Synthetic
i n o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s ........
a n d c h l o r i n e . . . ....... .
o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s . . . . ......
except syn t h e t i c rubber...
r u b b e r ..........................
E x p l o s i v e s ..................................
D r u g s a n d m e d i c i n e s .......................
Soap, c l e a n i n g and p o l i s h i n g
Paints, v a r n i s h e s , lacquers, and
e n a m e l s .....................................
F e r t i l i z e r s ..................................
V e g e t a b l e and a n i m a l oils and fats...
V e g e t a b l e o i l s ............................
Coke,
other petroleum and coal
RUBBER PRODUCTS.....................
T i r e s a n d i n n e r t u b e s ....................
R u b b e r f o o t w e a r .............................
O t h e r r u b b e r p r o d u c t s ........ ...........
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS........
L e a t h e r : tanned, curried, and
f i n i s h e d ......................... ...........
I ndustrial leather belt i n g and
p a c k i n g .......................................
Bo o t and shoe cut s t o c k and findings.
F o o t w e a r ( e x c e p t r u b b e r ) ................
L u g g a g e .............. .........................
Gloves
and miscellaneous
leather
$92.16
102.56
99.88
97.76
99.06
107.87
82.71
2.43
2.64
2.24
2.19
2.00
2.25
2.02
2.30
2.5I
2.I6
2.11
1.82
1.88
1.88
1.68
1.86
1.76
2.06
2.16
1.85
2.39
1.70
2.09
2.16
1.83
2.38
41.2
41.4
2.74
2.84
2.72
2.81
2.59
38.5
40.6
2.37
2.37
2.28
37.6
38.0
39.^
38.5
40.0
40.1
38.6
40.2
2.28
37.O
39.9
38.4
2.64
1.92
2.08
2.29
2.65
I.92
2.08
2.19
2.58
1.83
1.98
56.83
34.1
36.2
36.9
1.58
1.57
I .54
75.65
76.43
37.7
38.4
39.6
1.98
1.97
1.93
73.47
53.07
54.39
61.45
52.05
37.0
34.8
32.9
37.3
36.1
38.4
35.8
35.5
36.1
38.7
36.5
37.7
36.4
1.87
1.52
1.52
1.69
1A 5
1.89
I.50
I.52
1.67
1.45
1.86
63.o4
52.35
72.58
53.70
53.96
60.29
56.12
1.45
1.49
I.63
1.43
50.48
50.40
48.96
35.8
36.0
36.0
1.4l
i.4 o
1.36
90.09
(1)
96.24
89.03
92.82
87.29
(1)
42.9
40.1
42.6
42.0
43.0
(1)
2.40
2.09
2.21
2.10
76.15
61.60
76.36
61.25
74.69
60.45
101.91
86.11
37.7
35.4
4 i.o
4 i.4
37.8
35.2
41.2
41.2
2.02
36.2
1.93
I.67
2.37
50.01
36.2
k 3 .9
39.5
36.6
1.62
I.76
1.59
2.00
2.04
1.75
2.26
2.68
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U TILITIE S :
TRANSPORTATION:
Interstate
railroads:
COMMUNICATION:
T e l e p h o n e .......... ................. .........
S w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t i n g employees 27L i n e c o n s t r u c t i o n e m p l o y e e s 3 J ...
T e l e g r a p h A / .................................
NOTE:
Data
for the
current month
101.68
102.18
87.35
86.52
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
38.7
43.0
41.4
2.02
I .74
2.48
I.74
2.48
2.11
2.10
2.03
2.08
Industry Hours and Earnings
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers,
by industry-Continued
Average weekly earnings
Industry
A p r.
1958.
M a r.
A p r.
Average weekly hours
A p r.
M a r.
$97-77 ♦94.07
99.80 95.82
93-15 87.23
40.7
41.0
40.2
k o .k
1*0.9
40.5
k l.3
k 0 .2
-1.258
1957
1958
1958
A p r.
1957
Average hourly earnings
A p r.
M a r.
A p r.
2.45
2.29
$2.1*2
2.1*1*
2.30
$2.30
2.32
1958
1958
1957
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U TILITIE S — Co*.
OTHER PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S :
G a s a n d e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s .................
Elec tri c light and power utilities....
♦98.90
100.45
92.06
1*0.9 ♦2.43
2.17
E l e c t r i c l i g h t a n d gas u t i l i t i e s
102.56
98.85
96.52
40.7
39.7
k 0 .9
2.52
2.1*9
2.36
85.54
85.57
82.80
39.6
39.8
k o .o
2.16
2.15
2.07
63.50
45.83
45.62
44.38
61.56
37.8
34.2
37.8
38.0
3 k .3
3 k .k
1.68
1.34
I .67
1.33
1.62
1.29
51.10
65.51
81.28
49.76
35.0
35.8
*3.7
3 k .d
1.48
36.7
43.8
34.1
1.85
I .87
1.45
1.1*6
1.83
1.86
1A3
1.1*3
1 .71*
1.90
1 .1*0
41.8
42.2
1.81
1.66
1.80
1.75
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE:
WHOLESALE TRADE....................................................
RETAIL TRADE (EXCEPT EATING AND
DRINKING PLA CES)................................................
G e n e r a l m e r c h a n d i s e s t o r e s ....... .........
Department stores and general mail-
51.65
A u t o m o t i v e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s d e a l e r s ......
A p p a r e l a n d a c c e s s o r i e s s t o r e s ...........
O t h e r retail trade:
66.05
81.91
49.74
68.81
75-30
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE:
B a n k s a n d t r u s t c o m p a n i e s . . . . ............
S e c u r i t y d e a l e r s a n d e x c h a n g e s ...........
63.13
49.19
68.89
63.86
83.22
47.74
69.81
34.9
35-7
43.8
34.3
41.7
41.6
3 k .k
1*1.5
1.65
1.67
74.34
73.85
65.42
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
k l.3
65.48
S7.87
82.40
82.60
63.78
97.45
80.32
44.18
44.29
42.21
39-8
39.9
1*0.2
1.11
1.11
1.05
44.41
43.68
49.53
43.20
52.26
39-3
38.7
39.0
38.1
40.0
1*0.2
1.13
1.31
1.12
1.30
1.08
1.30
98.79
94.09
_,
_
_
_
95.65
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS:
Hotels and lodging places:
Per s o n a l services:
50.70
M otion pictures:
M o t i o n - p i c t u r e p r o d u c t i o n and
98.19
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 .
Not available.
.2 / D a t a r e l a t e t o e m p l o y e e s i n s u c h o c c u p a t i o n s in t h e t e l e p h o n e i n d u s t r y a s s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s ; s e r v i c e
assistants; operating room instructors; and pay-s tat ion attendants.
I n 1 9 5 7 , s u c h e m p l o y e e s m a d e u p 39 p e r c e n t
o f the t otal n u m b e r o f n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g h o u r s an d e a r n i n g s data.
3U D a t a r e l a t e t o e m p l o y e e s i n s u c h o c c u p a t i o n s in t h e t e l e p h o n e i n d u s t r y a s c e n t r a l o f f i c e c r a f t s m e n ; i n
s t a l l a t i o n a n d e x c h a n g e r e p a i r c r a f t s m e n ; line, c a ble, and c o n d u i t c r a f t s m e n ; a n d l a b o r e r s .
I n 1 9 57 , s u c h e m
p l o y e e s m a d e u p 29 p e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s r e p o r t i n g h o u r s a n d
e a r n i n g s data.
Aj D a t a r e l a t e t o d o m e s t i c n o n s u p e r v i s o r y e m p l o y e e s e x c e p t m e s s e n g e r s .
J5y M o n e y p a y m e n t s o n l y ; a d d i t i o n a l v a l u e o f b o a r d , r o o m , u n i f o r m s , a n d t i p s , n o t i n c l u d e d .
XI
* Formerly titled "Automobiles." Data not affected.
Adjusted Earnings
k6
Table C-6: Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable,
of production or construction workers in selected industry divisions,
in current and 1947-49 dollars
Gross
Division,
month and year
average weekly earnings
Current
dollars
1947-49
dollars
Net spendable
average weekly earnings
Worker with no dependents
Worker with
Current
dollars
dollars
$82.70
$69.32
$90.56
1947-49
Current
dollars
3 dependents
1947-49
dollars
MINING:
April 1957.............
March 1958.............
April 1958.............
$101.40
97.40
95.50
$85.00
64.56
63.22
87.28
85.72
$75.91
78.99
77.33
79.60
78.08
87.91
86.57
87.u
85.37
86.79
87.44
71.56
70.39
70.80
93.41
94.94
95.63
78.30
77.00
77.43
68.39
66.06
65.43
66.93
66.81
66.30
56.10
54.18
53.68
74.31
74.20
73.67
62.29
60.18
59.65
70.79
69.41
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION:
April 1957.............
Marok 1958.............
April 1958.............
104.86
106.74
107.58
MANUFACTURING:
April 1957.............
March 1958.............
April 1958.............
NOTE:
Data
81.59
81.45
60.81
for the c u r r e n t m onth are preliminary.
47
Adjusted Earnings
Table C-7: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime,
of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group
Gross
Major industry
group
MANUFACTURING......................................
DURABLE GOODS..................................
NONDURABLE GOODS...............................
average hourly earnings
Average hourly earnings,
e x c l u d i n g o v e r t i m e 1/
Apr.
1958
*2.11
Mar.
1958
$2.11
Apr.
1957
$2.05
Apr.
1958
$2.07
Mar.
1958
$2.06
$2.00
2 .2 k
2.25
1.93
2.18
I .87
2.20
2.20
1.88
2.11
1.82
2.1*7
1.83
1.77
2.1*5
2.31
2 .1*1
1.77
1.72
2.39
1.77
1.7^
2.24
1.78
1.74
2.57
2.57
2.46
2.54
2.54
2.40
2.24
2.23
2.15
2.19
2.1*7
2.17
1.85
2.10
1.81
1.94
1.89
Apr.
1957
D urable Goods
S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s ............... .............
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ........... ..........................
F abricated metal products (except ordnance,
2.08
2.36
2.14
2.1*7
I n s t r u m e n t s a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ...........................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s ...................
2.18
1.85
1.82
2.08
2.36
2 .11*
1.80
2.01
2.28
2.06
2.37
2.02
2.02
1 .7 k
1.68
1 .9 k
2.32
2.11
2.32
2.12
2.08
2.20
2.01
1.81
2 .11*
1.81
2 .01*
1.95
1.95
1.87
1.5^
1.46
1.46
1.91
2.19
2.1*4
2.14
2.1*4
2.31
1.76
Nondurable Goods
2.01
1.65
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s .............................. ...........
1.50
1.50
Printing,
publishing,
and allied
industries
2 J ......
2.08
2.56
2.27
2.74
2.28
1.58
2.01
1.60
1.50
1.50
2.08
2.57
2.27
2.72
2.29
1.57
1.93
1.55
1.50
1 .1*8
2.00
2.1*9
2.17
2.59
2.19
1.54
1.62
1.47
1 .1*8
2.01
—
2.22
2.69
2.25
1.56
1.58
1.47
1 .1*8
2.00
—
—
2.22
2.68
2.12
2.52
2.25
1.55
2.13
1.52
D e r i v e d b y a s s u m i n g t h a t t h e o v e r t i m e h o u r s s h o w n in t a b l e C - 2 ar e p a i d a t t h e r a t e o f t i m e a n d o n e - h a l f .
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c l u d i n g o v e r t i m e , are n o t a v a i l a b l e s e p a r a t e l y for the p r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , a n d
a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s g r o u p , as g r a d u a t e d o v e r t i m e r a t e s a r e f o u n d t o a n e x t e n t l i k e l y t o m a k e a v e r a g e o v e r t i m e p a y
s i g n i f i c a n t l y above time and one-half.
I n c l u s i o n o f data for the group in the n o n d u r a b l e - g o o d s total has little
effect.
NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h are preliminary.
U
2J
48
State and A rea Hours and Earnings
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by State and selected areas
Average weekly earnings
State
and
area
A p r.
1958
ALABAMA............................................................................
M o b ile ............................................................................
ARKANSAS..........................................................................
L i t t l e R o c k -N . L i t t l e R o c k ...........................
C A L IFO R N IA ....................................................................
Lob A n g e le s - L o n g
B e a c h .....................................
S a n B e r n a r a i n o - R i v e r s i d e - O n t a r i o .............
COLORADO.........................................................................
CONNECTICUT..................................................................
♦66.59 ♦67.30
Average weekly hours
Average
hourly earnings
A p r.
A p r.
M a r.
A p rr-
M a r.
A p r.
1957
1958
A p r.
1958
1957
1958
1958
37.6
39.O
*1.79
2.29
(1 )
*1.79
38.0
38.7
40.0
41.4
1957
*1.74
90.00
(1 )
89.70
*67.34
88A 0
85.28
37.2
39.3
(1 )
89.89
90.80
91.08
91.48
89.69
86.22
39.6
40.0
40.3
40.3
40.4
40.1
2.27
2.27
2.26
2.27
2.22
2 .I5
57-33
57.13
56.65
57.31
39.O
39.8
38.6
38.8
39.8
40.5
1.47
I .47
1.48
1.46
1.44
1.44
93-35 94.03
75.56 73.83
93.24 94.36
104.13 102.06
95.41 94.41
99.66 101.01
93.51
38.9
35.4
39.2
42.1
39.6
41.3
37.8
38.5
38.5
39.2
34.7
39.7
40.7
39.5
41.8
40.5
2.40
81.55
94.40
96.79
2.40
2.13
2.14
58.51
79-80
58.32
90.68
96.05
38.1
2.13
2.30
2.10
2.38
2.47
2.41
2.41
2.54
2.39
2.38
2.51
38.2
41.1
41.7
40.0
42.0
39.0
39.8
39.3
2.28
2.39
2.42
2.54
2.40
2 .3O
2.21
2.06
2.31
2.30
2.32
2.27
2.28
2.42
2.27
2 .I6
96.03
92.03
87.61
87.90
94.49
9O .59
84.89
88.53
90.05
87.69
87.30
85.44
84.44
39.7
40.2
39*5
39.5
40.3
40.4
2.23
2.24
2.22
2.21
2.12
83.03
83.25
85.49
38.8
39.4
38.7
38.O
38.3
39.9
38.5
38.9 41.1
39.31 41.0
38.4 43.1
38.2 41.0
39.2 41.1
39-6 40.1
39.2 40.4
2.14
2.22
2.23
2.10
2.14
2.22
2.23
2.10
2 .O8
2 .I6
2.16
2.06
2.26
2.16
2.06
2.24
2.04
2.02
2.16
2.13
2.07
87.47
86.30
New B r i t a i n ................................................................
Mar.
1958
79.80
79.66
96.91
92.40
87.24
85.63
80.22
80.75
88.56
93.10
83.6*
83.02
38.2
38.5
2.09
90.17
83.16
88.70
85.41
84.67
83.63
84.07
92.64
84.20
85.08
95.35
39.I
38.6
38.7
38.8
41.1
41.1
2.15
2.40
2 .I7
2.07
90.63
89.89
85.02
4 o .i
39.6
39.0
2.26
2.27
2.18
66.86
(1)
(1)
(1)
66.40
63.44
69.87
68.06
a .96
63.52
39.8
(1)
(1 )
(1 )
4o.o
38.6
38.8
39.9
39.8
40.1
40.2
1.68
(1)
1.59
I.7I
( l)
(l)
1.66
I .81
1.66
1.67
I .58
57.13
73-73
77.60
73-53
37.1
38.6
38.8
76.82
58.59
72.13
77.98
40.0
38.7
39.6
39.2
41.7
1.54
I .91
1.54
1.90
I.5I
1.84
IDAHO............... ................................................................
83.84
85.28
79.20
40.7
41.4
39.8
2.06
2.06
I .99
IL L IN O IS ...................................................... ..................
87.33
87.55
91.32
85.71
38.6
38.3
38.9
38.5
38.8
38.6
36.1
40.4
40.4
39.7
39.7
42.9
2.26
2.36
2.39
2.26
87.56
88.07
92.01
89.43
92.86
2.21
2.37
2.37
2.21
2.18
2.28
2.25
87.73
88.33
88.43
38.2
38.4
39.9
2 .3O
2 .3O
2.22
83.20
88.32
83.84
87.45
80.65
85.53
39.1
38.6
39.4
38.3
39.7
38.9
2.13
2.29
2 .I3
2 .O3
DELAWARE...................................................................... .
D IS T R IC T OF COLUMBIA:
FLO R ID A ............................................................................
M ia m i..............................................................................
GEORGIA............................................................................
IN D IA N A ............................................................................
90.52
92.85
85.20
93-27
64.41
65.30
57.90
39.1
37.6
See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
1.94
2.41
1.94
2.28
2.32
1.62
1.87
2.16
2.20
49
State and A rea Hours and Earnings
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by State and selected areas-Continued
Average weekly earnings
State
and
area
Average weekly hours
Mar. A p r .
1958 1957
A p r.
19*58
M a r.
19^8
A p r.
1957
*88.31
82.77
98.26
189.20
79.65
94.53
167.61
94.15
40.8
39*6
40.9
40.8
83.06
36.2
76.90
88.67
75.98
86.74
T7.14
86.55
60.80
60.00
107.73
78.97
77.36
109.47
78.76
63.97
30.84
72.06
MARYLAND..........................................................................
MASSACHUSETTS..............................................................
KANSAS..............................................................................
T o p e k a ............................................................................
Wichita.............................
KENTUCKY..........................................................................
L O U IS IA N A .......................................................................
M A I N E . . . ..........................................................................
Flint...............................
A p r.
♦2.17
2.09
2.25
$2.18
2.08
41.5
41.8
41.1
42.8
2.28
$2.10
2.02
2.20
39.0
39.7
38.9
39.6
39-3
40.2
1.97
2.23
1.95
2.19
2.15
101.56
40.0
40.1
78.99
38.6
39.8
39-9
38.9
40.5
40.3
40.3
2.02
2.73
2.03
2.01
2.70
2.03
1.91
2.52
1.96
65.38
54.34
71.87
64.85
54.96
71.57
39.0
33.7
39-9
40.0
36.2
40.2
40.1
36.8
41.5
1.64
1.51
1.81
1.63
1.50
1.62
1.50
82.09
66.17
82.43
86.59
61. U
85.04
38.9
39.1
39-0
39-3
39.7
40.0
2.11
2.21
2.11
2.21
2.04
2.13
73.33
73.73
74.05
78.41
38.1
38.4
1.93
1.92
1.55
2.03
1.54
1.59
2.04
2.09
1.87
1.97
1.49
1.56
1.99
2.05
2.49
2.64
2.50
86.30
97.65
103.26
101.46
100.41
92.91
92.38
79-72
54.62
58.19
1958
1958 _ 1958
1.79
1957
1.96
1.73
39-4
39-5
38.3
39.6
39.Ô
35.3
37.9
40.3
39-9
88.08
39.2
39.9
36.8
38.7
91.16
88.82
38.8
39.2
39.5
38.1
39-6
39-6
39.0
38.4
39.6
39*2
38.8
40.2
39.7
39.6
39.3
390
40.2
39.1
40.3
2.18
2.37
2.18
2.38
2.09
2.32
2.13
52.60
38.7
35.6
80.56
60.05
60.20
81.80
38.0
97.92
104.60
99.02
90.76
103.06
93.95
92.04
94.84
59.12
98.90
93.86
96.15
36.2
36.8
38.6
38.7
35-6
36.6
2.08
1.60
2.08
2.62
2.30
2.59
2.41
2.38
2.06
2.65
2.60
2.29
2.60
2.41
2.40
2.40
2.52
2.42
2.19
2.42
2.30
2.26
84.94
86.73
85.93
84.90
86.34
86.10
84.01
90.63
85.76
39.0
38.9
36.3
39.0
58.44
65.94
59.10
64.74
54.49
38.7
42.0
39.4
41.5
39-2
41.9
1.51
1.57
1.56
1 .5 0
1.39
1.48
76.76
u)
66.12
77.12
66.44
66.40
77.39
82.75
86.27
37-8
(1)
38.6
38.1
38.6
39.0
39.5
39.2
40.2
2.03
(D
2.23
2.03
2.23
2.22
I .96
2.11
2.15
66.67
66.17
88.87
38.3
38.3
40.3
2.26
2.25
2.21
77.95
82.75
77.58
81.97
76.09
80.73
40.6
40.4
40.4
40.2
40.6
41.0
1.92
2.05
2.04
1.92
1.87
1.97
99.70
98.03
94.74
39.1
38.9
38.2
2.55
2.52
2.H8
62.81
64.12
58.40
63.44
58.14
38.3
36.5
39.1
37.2
39.9
38.0
1.64
i.58
1.64
1.57
1.59
1.53
57.67
62.01
36.6
See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
earnings
M a r.
88.97
MINNESOTA........................................................................
Average hourly
A p r.
55.1*
37.92
79.98
79*04
M ICH IG AN ..........................................................................
A p r.
2*21
2.21
State and A rea Hours and Earnings
50
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by State and selected areas-Continued
A v e rag e w e e k l y 1e a r n i n g s
State
and
area
NEW JE R S E Y .......................................... ..........................
N e w a r k - J e r s e y C i t y 2 / .......................................
P a t e r s o n 2 / .................................. .
P e r t h Amboy 2 / . ......................................................
T r e n t o n .........................................................................
Average weekly hours
A p r.
M a r.
A p r.
A p r.
1958
1958
1957
1958
*84.42
*84.96
*84.51
8 6 .9 1
86.53
83.85
8 5 .8 0
83.04
8 6 .5 0
38.6
39.2
M a r.
A v e r a g e h o u r l y <w a r n i n g s
A p r.
A p r.
M a r.
1957
1958
1958
1957
*2.19
$2 .1 8
2 .2 2
2 .1 6
2 .2 1
$2 .1 2
2.15
2.09
2.17
84.81
87.06
38.5
38.9
39.1
39.0
3 8 .6
3 8 .8
8 1 .9 4
3 8 .6
39.4
39.9
40.0
40.5
40.1
39.7
8 9 .4 4
8 9 .6 6
4o.4
40.1
41.6
2 .2 2
40.7
41.3
42.9
2.29
37.9
38.5
36.7
37.9
39.6
2.14
8 2 .8 7
8 6 .6 8
8 5 .4 2
NEW M EXICO ....................................................................
A lb u q u e r q u e ...............................................................
8 9 .6 9
8 8 .6 2
93.20
94.16
NEW YORK.................................................................. ..
A lb a n y - S c h e n e c t a d y - T r o y ...................... ..
B in g h a m t o n ..................................................................
B u f f a l o .........................................................................
E l m i r a ...........................................................................
N a s s a u a n d S u f f o l k C o u n t ie s 2 / . . .......
New Y o r k - N o r t h e a s t e r n New J e r s e y ............
New Y o r k C i t y 2 / ...................................................
R o c h e s t e r ...................... .............................................
S y r a c u s e .......................................................................
U t ic a - H o m e .................................................................
W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n t y 2 / .......................................
8 1 .0 7
8 1 .1 2
80.44
88.95
72.89
95.45
91.09
75.65
95.04
8 9 .1 0
8 2 .9 6
8 9 .ll
8 1 .6 8
8 7 .6 6
8 1 .0 6
8 1 .0 6
77-25
88.48
77.36
87.94
84.53
79.52
91.25
ko.k
38.7
39.2
40.0
8 0 .5 0
7 6 .0 6
3 7 .7
3 6 .6
3 6 .7
8 5 .8 3
8 0 .6 9
86.07
84.36
79.32
3 8 .9
3 8 .9
3 9 .2
38.7
39.5
39-5
39.0
40.5
39.7
40.3
39.9
41.3
38.7
37.4
39.6
40.6
40.6
81.33
8 1 .1 7
8 0 .0 8
3 8 .3
37-9
NORTH CARO LINA...........................................................
C h a r l o t t e . . ................................................................
G r e e n s b o r o - H ig h P o i n t . .....................................
53.07
63.27
54.81
55.77
63.04
3 6 .6
6 3 .0 2
40.3
4 9 .4 9
53.58
54.75
NORTH DAKOTA................................................................
80.33
8 2 .ll
78.83
8 0 .8 9
89.78
87.07
74.38
95-13
78.94
3 8 .8
39.5
3 8 .2
37-7
2.24
2.15
2.31
1.99
2.46
2.15
2.23
2.17
2 .2 1
2 .2 8
2.14
2.30
1.98
2.46
2 .1 0
2.09
2 .2 1
2 .1 9
2.15
2 .1 5
2 .1 1
2 .1 1
2 .2 8
A p r.
2 .0 6
2.15
2.09
2 .0 6
2 .2 0
1.87
2 .3 6
1 .9 8
2 .2 1
2 .0 8
2.03
2.17
2.17
2.03
2.27
2.17
2.04
39.7
2.13
2.14
2 .0 2
37.8
40.4
39.0
41.2
3 3 .9
36.7
3 7 .5
1.45
1.57
1.46
1.45
1.56
1.46
1.43
1.53
1.46
74.97
78.53
42.3
40.0
41.8
42.0
41.7
1*90
1 .8 9
1.79
2.05
2 .0 1
1 .8 8
8 9 .7 0
8 8 .9 4
91.30
95.22
38.0
35.1
38.1
35-7
2.36
2.48
2.35
2 .2 8
2 .4 9
8 6 .3 6
8 6 .4 9
8 9 .6 6
2.40
2.41
2.33
84.99
91.19
84.03
91.14
85.52
95.54
2 .1 5
2 .1 2
C o lu m b u s .......................................................................
8 7 .3 6
8 6 .9 5
T o l e d o ............................................................................
95.60
95.16
94.53
8 7 .6 5
1 0 0 .0 2
2.40
2.24
OKLAHOMA..........................................................................
O klahom a C i t y ...........................................................
PENNSYLVANIA................................................................
A lle n t o w n - B e t h le h e m - E a s t a n ...........................
York..........................................................
79.79
75-52
86.24
94.27
97.36
94.93
94.98
103.44
7 8 .2 0
7 8 .9 8
74.40
85.34
36.x
39.1
37.9
39.2
37.8
39.0
3 8 .0
39.1
39.5
38.7
2 .5 3
2 .4 5
2 .7 0
2.53
2.44
2 .7 0
2 .0 2
1 .8 6
2 .0 0
1 .8 6
1.95
1.83
2.24
2.24
2 .1 8
39.5
40.6
39.1
40.0
88.51
38.5
3 8 .1
40.5
42.0
40.6
37.9
3 8 .1
3 8 .0
37.2
2.35
39.7
40.4
90.14
8 8 .4 3
8 9 .2 2
84.22
79.88
8 0 .3 0
8 2 .9 7
37.5
75.45
77.07
83.56
3 6 .1
6 6 .3 6
8 6 .6 8
8 6 .6 9
69.36
70.98
69.55
72.07
78.34
7 2 .6 2
38.9
36.7
39.0
8 3 .3 8
8 3 .8 2
84.74
97.01
70.69
58.43
55.42
73.08
9 6 .6 3
100.75
73.28
6 1 .5 0
57.04
6 8 .8 5
38.0
37.9
37.6
37.8
35.2
35.3
40.6
37.7
36.7
39.4
3 6 .8
39-6
3 8 .1
37.6
36.5
37.0
37.1
40.0
3 8 .0
1.95
2.34
2.17
2.43
2.39
2.57
2 ,2 3
7 6 .8 6
See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
2.39
2.17
2.41
3 6 .1
90.24
58.99
71.60
3 6 .0
40.0
39.5
38.4
40.4
40.8
40.1
39.0
39.7
40.2
38.9
35.0
8 9 .4 1
6 7 .8 9
6 2 .1 6
40.3
2 .0 8
2 .3 7
2.33
2.35
2 .2 6
2.13
2.13
2 .0 9
2 .2 2
2 .1 0
2.09
2.07
2 .3 8
a.13
40.7
40.8
40.8
39.6
40.3
39.4
1 .8 2
2 .2 0
1 .8 2
1 .7 8
2 .2 0
2*58
1.87
2.57
2.14
2.50
1 .8 6
1 .8 6
3 8 .2
1 .6 6
1 .6 8
1 .6 1
3 6 .8
1.57
39.8
1 .8 0
1.59
1.79
1.55
1.73
1.89
2 .2 0
I.89
1 .9 2
51
State and A rea Hours and Earnings
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by State and selected areas-Continued
Average weekly earnings
State
and
area
RHODE IS LA N D ................................................................
SOOTH CARO LINA...........................................................
SOOTH DAKOTA................................................................
C h a t t a n o o g a ................................................................
1958
* 6 7 .2 1
* 6 7 .2 6
♦66.63
39.0
6 7 .8 2
6 8 .0 6
39.1
38.7
39-2
39.1
39.8
♦1.72
1.74
♦1.74
1.73
♦1.70
6 8 .0 3
5 3 .9 4
6 6 .0 2
55.54
56.59
64.24
37.2
40.5
38.3
40.8
39-3
39-9
1.45
1.63
1.45
1.63
1.44
6 6 .5 0
78.52
88.43
73.75
78.93
41.7
42.8
41.8
8 5 .9 4
41.3
41.9
1.85
2.01
1.88
2.01
1.78
1.88
6 5 .2 8
6 5 .9 6
65.34
6 9 .1 4
39.6
40.2
39-4
40.2
1.70
1.76
1.70
1.76
1 .6 5
67.41
80.50
73.68
67.38
38.4
37.8
38.3
39.1
38.8
38.8
6 6 .5 3
7 8 .9 0
2 .0 6
2 .0 8
1.86
1.77
1.87
1.75
1 .8 0
39.9
39.8
40.0
39.8
41.0
41.1
2.07
1.92
2.34
2.38
2.07
1.92
2.34
2.02
1.88
39.9
39.3
40.2
40.3
39.8
40.5
39.4
7 7 .0 9
WEST V IR G IN IA .............................................................
M a d ia c n .........................................................................
6 6 .6 3
89.54
89.44
6 6 .2 9
8 7 .1 6
8 5 .8 6
38.8
39.4
39.1
39.8
39.4
40.5
2.30
2.19
66.35
67.64
66.72
68.32
75.71
39.2
40.2
38.2
39.4
40.5
38.4
40.9
40.2
40.2
1.69
1.68
75.45
67.58
64.57
78.83
63.25
70.99
73.66
64.64
72.49
40.4
72.83
70.35
38.1
40.8
39.6
3 8 .8
6 9 .2 1
39.1
39.8
41.9
40.2
90.94
9 1 .6 2
9 1 .8 8
8 9 .7 8
6 6 .2 6
8 8 .7 0
91.50
93.34
88.66
38.2
38.3
39.7
37.1
38.5
38.8
100.11
90.95
99.75
64.02
8 2 .8 e
38.3
38.7
39-4
38.5
8 9 .2 4
77.27
89.13
94.21
60.59
1.72
I .9 6
1.67
1.55
2.37
1.55
2.19
2.27
1.53
2.29
2.19
2.27
2.12
I .6 9
1.65
1.61
1.66
1.74
1.86
I .6 5
1.77
1.83
1 .6 0
39-2
39-5
38.9
38.5
2.38
2.35
2.38
2.35
2 .5 2
2 .5 0
2.32
2.33
2.34
2.32
2.40
2.30
37.7
39-4
35-9
38.9
40.5
2 .6 0
2.10
2.46
3 8 .4
(1)
(1)
(1)
2 .5 0
2 .3 4
40.8
2 .1 6
38.9
39-3
41.1
2.35
2.24
2.16
2.36
2.25
2.33
2.37
2.31
2 .3 6
40.5
40.2
2.37
2.31
2 . U
2.23
2.15
2.30
2.32
2.23
3 8 .6
40.7
40.7
2.48
2 .8 9
2.43
2.86
2.64
39.«
38.1
(1)
89.75
8 9 .8 6
(1)
8 4 .9 1
8 5 .8 8
8 5 .9 0
9 1 .2 6
8 9 .9 4
86.74
92.55
91.54
91.84
91.52
89.46
90.68
92.96
92.31
84.37
94.34
93.88
39.3
38.9
40.1
39.8
6 9 .6 2
39.7
39.7
38.9
39.8
38.5
39-3
40.0
96.47
117.33
93.80
114.69
91.98
107.45
38.9
40.6
40.1
3 8 .6
1 .6 1
1.97
61.69
99.63
8 2 .9 4
40.7
41.5
39.6
1.71
I .6 9
1.97
102.44
(1)
(1)
(1)
1 / lo t a v a ila b le .
2 / S u b a re a o f I « v Io r k - N o r t h e a s t e r n I t v J e r s e y .
IOOS: D a t a f o r t h e c u r r e n t
a ra p r e lim in a r y .
month
77.22
72.36
43.9
6 0 .9 2
93.13
94.96
WASHINGTON.....................................................................
1957
83.21
77.38
93.13
95.99
61.07
82.39
7 6 .8 0
VERMONT............................................................................
Average hourly earnings
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
1958
1958
1957
1958
68.68
UTAH...................................................................................
Average weekly hours
Apr.
M a r.
Apr.
1958
1958
1957
M a r.
7 2 .7 3
TE X A S .................................................................................
Apr.
Apr.
2.20
1 .9 6
1.73
1.75
2 .2 6
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