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Emp!oyment
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AUGUST 1955
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CONTENTS

WOMEN EMPLOYEES AND LABOR TURNOVER
RATES FOR MEN AND WOMEN....
Beginning with this report,

estimates

of women employees and labor turnover
rates for men and women will appear in
the same issues (February, MsLy, August,
and November)

and will

refer

to the

same months (January, April, July, and
October).

THE APPAREL. LUMBER. AND
FURNITURE INDUSTRIES SINCE 1950....
The series of charts
in employment,

hours,

showing changes
earnings,

and

labor turnover in manufacturing indus
tries

since 1950 appear on pages ix

through xi.

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E m p t e y m t n l Tr end *
Summary...................................................... iii
Table 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
iv
industry division and selected groups..............
Table 2: Production workers in manufacturing, by major
industry group.....................................
v
Table 3: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
vi
manufacturing, by major industry group.............
Table 4: Index of employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division............................... vii
Table 5: Index of production workers in manufacturing, by
major industry group............................... vii
Table 6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry division, seasonally adjusted............. viii
Table 7: Production workers in manufacturing, by major
industry group, seasonally adjusted................ viii
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data appear in italics.
DETAILED STAT!STKS
A-Emptoymtnt and PayraH*
Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry division................................
Table A-2: All employees and production workers in nonagri
cultural establishments, by industry.............
Table A-3: Production workers and indexes of production-worker
employment and weekly payrolls in manufacturing...
Table A-4: Employees in Government and private shipyards, by
region...........................................
Table A-5: Federal personnel, civilian and military..........
Table A-6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry division and State......................
Table A-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for
selected areas, by industry division.............
Table A-8: Women employees in manufacturing..................
B-Labor Turnover
Table B-l: Monthly labor turnover rates in manufacturing, by
class of turnover................................
Table 3-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected indus
tries............................................
Table B-3: Monthly labor turnover rates of men and women in
selected manufacturing industry groups...........
C - H o v r * a n d Ear n i ng *
Table C-l: Hours and gross earning s of production workers or
nonsupervisory employees.........................
Table C-2: Gross average weekly earnings of production workers
in selected industries, in current and 194.7-49
dollars..........................................
Table C-3: Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable,
of production workers in manufacturing, in current
and 1947^49 dollars..............................
Continued next page

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Emptoyment
and Earnings
Pag#

CONTENTS - Continvwd

C - H o v n a nd Ea rn! n^* - Con# ! nM# d
Table C-4: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding over
time, of production workers in manufacturing......
Table C-5: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours in industrial
and construction activity........................ .
Table C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing for selected States and areas.......

42
43
45

NOTE: Data for June 1955 are preliminary.
CHARTS
The Apparel Industry Since 1950................................. ix
The Lumber Industry Since 1950..................................
x
The Furniture Industry Since 1950............................... xi
Enployees in Nonagricultural Establishments, by Major Industry
Division....................................................... xii
Monthly Labor Turnover Rates - Manufacturing Industries......... 26
EXPLANATORY NOTES
INTRODUCTION.................................................... 1-E
ESTABLISHMENT REPORTS:
Collection................................................... 1-E
Industrial Classification.................................... 1-E
Coverage..................................................... 1-E
DEFINITIONS AND ESTIMATING MHHODS:
Employment................................................... 2-E
Labor Turnover............................................... 3-E
Hours and Earnings........................................... 4-E
STATISTICS FCR STATES AND AREAS................................. 5-E
SUMMARY OF MNHODS FCR COMPUTING NATIONAL STATISTICS............ 6-E
GLOSSARY........................................................ 7-E

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REGIONAL OFFICES AND COOPERATING STATE AGENCIES.... Inside back cover
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The national employment figures shewn
in this

report have been adjusted to

first quarter 1954 benchmark levels.

Emp!oyment Trends
E M P L O Y M E N T UPSWING CONTINUES
The 1955 employment upswing continued
into July at about the s a m e pace as in recent
months. This w a s indicated by the fact that
nonfarm employment, which usually drops by
about 200, 000 between June and July, wa s
virtually unchanged over the month.
E m p l o y m e n t in construction, finance,
and service rose s omewhat m o r e than usual,
offsetting the decline in State and local govern
m e n t employ me n t at the end of the school year.
W o r k forces in trade and manufacturing con
tinued at June levels, contrasting with m i d 
s u m m e r dips usually occurring in these
sectors.
At 49. 5 million, nonfarm e mployment
w a s up 1. 6 million f r o m a year ago, and only
about 300,000 lower than the July 1953 peak
for the month.
The factory w o r k w e e k fell by four-tenths
of an hour as a result of s u m m e r shutdowns and
vacation-taking, but at 40. 3 hours wa s almost
an hour higher than last year's level and equal
to the July 1953 figure.
Average weekly earnings of factory
production workers were $75. 76 in July,
d o w n so m e w h a t f ro m June as a consequence
of the shorter workweek. Average hourly
earnings m o v e d upward to $ 1. 88, an alltime
record.
U S U A L M I D S U M M E R F A C T O R Y JOBS
D E C L I N E N O T R E P O R T E D THIS Y E A R
Manufacturing employment, at 16. 6 mil
lion, w a s steady over the month. This w a s in
sharp contrast with other years, such as 1954,
w h e n employ me n t fell by a quarter of a million,
and 1953, w h e n factory jobs declined by 85, 000.
Factory employment usually drops between
these months due to vacation-taking and plant
shutdowns. The stability this year resulted
f r o m continuing strength of factory employment
which offset these seasonal factors. M o s t
manufacturing industries did show s o m e e m 
ployment declines but they w er e small enough
to be counterbalanced by a seasonal rise in
food canning activity.




Since January the steady climb of factory
e mp lo y m e n t has resulted in the addition of
m o r e than a half million workers to factory
rolls— the largest January-to-June increase
since 1950.
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ACTIVITIES
R E P O R T JOB GAIKS
July m a r k e d a further expansion of e m 
ployment in m o s t nonmanufacturing activities.
Better-than-seasonal gains were reported in
construction, finance, and in service.
Trade employment, which usually slumps
in the s u m m e r months, w a s maintained at June
levels as selling efforts o v e rcame the tradi
tional July slack season. A s a result, trade
e mp l o y m en t of 10.6 million in July w as a new
record for the month, 215, 000 higher than the
previous July peak reached in 1953.
E m p l o y m e n t in mining declined slightly
over the month, but the drop w as no m o r e than
usual despite a large w o r k stoppage in copper
mines.
The only substantial nonmanufacturing
decline wa s in State and local governments,
w here the ending of the school year resulted in
a reduction of about 160,000 in local school
systems.
FACTORY W O R K W E E K DECLINED
S E A S O N A L L Y B U T R E M A I N E D 1H I G H
B etween June and July the factory w o r k 
w e e k dropped seasonally by four-tenths of an
hour. At the June level of 40. 3 hours, the
factory w o r k w e e k w a s nine-tenths of an hour
above the 1954 level, and only two-tenths of an
hour below the 1950 postwar record for the
month.
Average weekly earnings of factory pro
duction workers w e r e $75.76 in July, d o w n
so m ew h a t in June as a consequence of the
shorter w o r k w e e k but $4. 84 over last July.
Average hourly earnings m o v e d upward
one cent to $ 1. 88, an alltime record and eight
cents m o r e than a year ago.

Tab!# 1. Em ptoy.** !n nonagf!tu^ura) .*tab )ish m .n ts,
by !ndu$*fy divwon and s . ) . t t . d group*
(In thousands)

Year
ago

Currant
Industry division and group

Nonmetallic mining and quarrying........

July 1953
I/

Jan* 1955

49,465

49,487

743
87.0
207.6
107.4

1/

760
98.4
211.2
107.2

May
1955
48,918
742
97.1
208.1
106.1

Jaly
1954
47,866
760
100.8
209.7
107.6

July 1955
net change from:

Year
ago

Previous
month

- 22

+1,599

- 12
- 11.4 - 3.6 +
.2 -

12
13.8
2.1
.2

CONTRACT CONSTRUCT!0M...................

2,694

2,615

2,526

2,686

+ 79

8

MAMUPACTUR!MG...........................

16,557

16,563

16,334

15,584

- 6

973

DURABLE GOODS..........................
Lumber and wood products (except

Fabricated metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and transportation

Transportation equipment.............. .
Instruments and related products........
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...

Apparel and other finished textile
Printing, publishing, and allied

9,557
133.2

9,615
132.3

9,501
133.2

8,811
147.6

- 58
+
.9

746
14.4

785.4
354.0
546.1
1,311.4

788.6
356.9
551.7
1,317.4

750.5
353.6
543.4
1,294.5

649.4
329.1
506.8
1,161.9

-

3.2
2.9
5.6
6.0

136.0
24.9
39.3
149.5

1,090.1
1,580.8
1,117.2
1,863.6
316.0
458.8

1,095.8
1,594.3
1,117.1
1,875.6
315.7
469.1

1,087.8
1,580.5
1,108.9
1,880.6
305.0
463.1

1,015.9
1,514.9
1,045.0
1,693.7
305.9
440.5

- 5.7
- 13.5
+
.1
- 12.0
+
.3
- 10.3

74.2
65.9
72.2
169.9
10.1
18.3

7,000
1,616.4
86.8
1,052.5

6,948
1,524.0
89.4
1,064.6

6,833
1,469.8
87.9
1,057.7

6,773
1,594.7
91.2
1,038.3

+
+
-

52
92.4
2.6
12.1

227
21.7
4.4
14.2

1,170.0
$45.7

1,192.6
546.8

1,168.3
540.0

1,107.1
524.0

- 22.6
- 1.1 +

62.9
21.7

806.9
807.8
257.1
274.0
382.9

807.6
808.7
254.4
276.5
383.1

802.8
811.5
251.0
273.4
371.0

792.2
777.9
256.8
223.0
367.7

.7
.9
+ 2.7
- 2.5
.2

14.7
29.9
.3
51.0
15.2

+
+
+

2
6
4
4

58
40
15
3

- 9

273
66
207
37.8
50.7
20.6
16.4
81.2

TRAMSPORTAHOM AMD PUBUC UT!L!T!ES.......
TRAMSPORTAHOM.........................
C0MMUK!CAT!0!!*........ ................
OTHER PUBLtC UT!L)T!ES..................

4,087
2,734
762
591

4,085
2,740
758
587

3,997
2,701
716
580

4,029
2,694
747
588

WHOLESALE AMO RETA!L TRADE...............

10,624

10,633

10,534

10,351

2,850
7,774
1,319.2
1,492.9
784.3
561.6
3,615.5

2,824
7,809
1,346.2
1,497.0
776.5
596.5
3,593.0

2,801
7,733
1,341.8
1,486.7
767.8
593.5
3,542.9

2,784
7,567
1,281.4
1,442.2
763.7
545.2
3,534.3

+
+
+

FtMAMCE, !MSURAMCE, AMO REAL ESTATE......

2,237

2,207

2,171

2,150

+ 30

87

SERV!CE AMD MtSCELLAMEOUS................

5,812

5,773

5,733

5,755

+ 39

57

6,706
2,197
4,509

6,851
2,183
4,668

6,881
2,159
4,722

6,551
2,161
4,390

<-145
+ 14
-159

155
36
11?

Food and liquor stores..................
Other retail trade......................

1/ Preliminary.




26
35
27.0
4.1
7.8
34.9
22.5

Tab!e 2. Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group

Year
ago

Current

July 195$

1/

June 1955
l/

May
1955

July
1954

July 1955
net change from:
Previous
month

Year
ago

MAMUFACTUR!MG...........................

13,046

13,084

12,882

12,179

-38

+867

DURABLE GOODS............................

7,559

7,631

7,530

6,876

-72

*683

L umber and wood products (except

F a b r i c a t e d metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and transportation

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 struments and related p r o d u c t s . ........
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m anufacturing industries...

MOMDURABLE GOODS.........................

Apparel and other finished textile
Paper and allied p r o d u c t s ..................
Printing, publishing, and allied
C h emicals and allied p r o d u c t s .............

J./ P r e l i m i n a r y .




90.4

90.2

90.4

104.0

+

.2

-13.6

716.0
298.0
457.7
1,111.5

719.9
301.1
464.7
1,119.7

683.3
297.6
456.4
1,096.3

583.0
274.6
423.7
968.5

- 3.9
- 3.1
- 7.0
- 8.2

+133.0
+ 23.4
+ 34.0
+143.0

873.5
1,168.0
812.)*
1,437.8
220.4
372.9

882.3
1,185.1
814.0
1,449.5
220.5
383.8

876.7
1,174.2
808.8
1,456.3
211.3
378.6

809.2
1,110.7
750.5
1,279.4
214.0
358.2

- 8.8
-17.1
- 1 .6
-11.7
- .1
-10.9

+ 64.3
+ 57.3
+ 61.9
+158.4
+ 6.4
+ 14.7

5,487

5,453

5,352

5,303

+3h

+184

1,161.2
79.3
961.8

1,081.3
81.5
973.7

1,034.5
79.8
965.4

1,152.2
82.9
945.5

+79.9
- 2.2
- 11.9

+ 9.0
- 3.6
+ 16.3

1,040.0
447.0

1,061.8
450.5

1,041.1
443.7

983.5
433.1

- 21.8
- 3.5

+ 56.5
+ 13.9

519.2
540.2
178.5
216.4
343.2

520.2
545.1
177.1
219.2
342.5

516.3
550.3
174.5
215.7
330.9

508.4
517.3
181.2
171.0
327.8

- 1.0

+
+
+
+

- h.9
+ l.h
- 2.8
+ .7

10.8
22.9
2.7
45.4
15.4

T ab!. 3. Hours and gross earnings of production workers in m anufacturing,
by major industry group
Average weekly
earnings
Major industry group

July
1/

IS55
Jim*
l/

1954
July

Average hourly
earnings

Average weekly
hours

1<3
July
A/

June
l/

1954
July

July
l/

ISt55
June
l/

1954
July

MANUFACTURE................. $75.76

$76.11

$70.92

40.3

40.7

39.4

$1.33

$1.37

$1.30

DURABLE GOODS................

81.40

82.19

75.83

40.7

41.3

39.7

2.00

1.99

1.91

Ordnance and accessories.....
Lumber and wood products

82.62

83.64

79.80

40.3

41.0

40.1

2.05

2.04

1.99

70.32
65.37

71.90
66.98

62.83
61.86

41.0
40.6

41.3
41.6

40.3
39.4

1.72
1.61

1.72
1.61

1.54
1.57

78.40
90.50

78.12
92.16

71.33
80.81

41.7
40.4

42.0
41.7

40.3
33.3

1.33
2.24

1.36
2.21

1.77
2.11

80.36
86.32
75.20
88.88

80.54
87.57
75.33
88.07

75.60
80.60
71.33
84.38

41.0
41.3
40.0
40.4

41.3
42.1
40.5
40.4

40.0
40.1
39.3
39.3

1.96
2.03
1.33
2.20

1.95
2.03
1.36
2.13

1.39
2.01
1.32
2.12

Furniture and fixtures.......
Stone, clay, and glass
Primary metal industries.....
Fabricated metal products
(except ordnance, machinery,
and transportation equipMachinery (except electrical).
Electrical machinery.........
Transportation equipment.....
Instruments and related

76.78

77.93

72.68

40.2

40.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing
industries..................

39.5

1.91

1.91

1.34

66.33

66.42

62.40

40.2

40.5

39.0

1.65

1.64

1.60

NONDURABLE GOODS.............

67.89

67.83

64.74

39.7

39.9

39.0

1.71

1.70

1.66

Food and kindred products....
Tobacco manufactures.........
Textile-mill products........
Apparel and other finished

71.97
53.34
54.25

71.38
55.55
54.53

69.31
51.54
51.41

41.6
3^.1
39.6

41.3
39.4
39.3

41.3
37.9
37.3

1.73
1.40
1.37

1.72
1.41
1.37

1.67
1.36
1.36

48.37
79.12

48.68
78.69

47.17
74.62

36.1
43.0

36.6
43.0

35.2
42.4

1.34
1.34

1.33
1.33

1.34
1.76

91.33
83.22

90.95
82.80

86.94
79.35

38.7
41.2

33.7
41.4

33.3
40.9

2.36
2.02

2.35
2.00

2.27
1.94

96.87
87.36
51.71

97.41
89.89
52.92

94.53
76.44
31.38

40.7
41.6
37.2

41.1
42.6
37.3

41.1
39.4
37.5

2.33
2.10
1.39

2.37
2.U
1.40

2.30
1.94
1.37

Paper and allied products....
Printing, publishing, and
Chemicals and allied products.
Products of petroleum and
Rubber products..............
Leather and leather products..
1/ Preliminary.

si



Tab!# 4 . !n d .x of .m p !o y *.t in nonagricuhura) .stab)ishm.nt$,
by industry division
(1947-49=100)

Year
ago

Current
Industry division

July 1953

June 1955

it

Transportation and public
Wholesale and retail trade...........
Finance, insurance, and real estate...
Service and miscellaneous............

l!

May
1955

July
1954

113.1

U3.1

111.8

109.4

78.9
128.0
U0.9

80.2
124.2
110.9

78.3
120.0
109.4

80.2
127.6
104.4

100.4
112.9
129.6
118.8
118.3

100.3
U3.0
127.9
118.0
121.0

98.2
112.0
125.8
U7.2
121.6

99.0
110.0
124.6
117.6
115.7

l! Preliminary.

T a b !. 5. tn d .x of production w ork.rs in manufacturing,
by m ajor industry group,
(1947-49-100)

Year
ago

Current
Major industry group

M y 1933
i/

Jun* 1955

M-y
1955

July
1954

i'

MAMUFACTUR!M........................

103.5

105.8

104.1

98.5

DURABLE GOODS.......................

113.3

114.3

112.8

103.0

397.1

397.1

397.1

458.8

97.0
M0.9
105.3
loe.o

97.6
101.9
106.9
108.8

92.5
100.9

104.8

106.5

79.0
93.1
97.5
94.1

112.2
102.7
126.$
140.6
113.4
96.2

113.2
104.2
127.1
141.8
113.9
101.1

112.6
103.3
126.3
142.4
108.8
99.7

103.9
97.7
117.3
125.1
110.3
94.2

96.3

95.8

94.0

93.1

98.1
74.3
78.7

91.4
77.6
79.7

87.4
75.7
79.0

97.3
78.5
77.4

99.9
111.6

102.0
112.6

100.0
110.8

94.5
108.1

108.0
105.8
96.2
106.1
94.8

108.2
106.8
95.2
107.5
94.8

107.4
107.8
94.1
106.1
91.5

105.7
101.3
97.3
84.0
90.7

Lumber and wood products (except

Primary metal industries.............
Fabricated metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and trans-

Ipstfuments and related products.....
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries .

MOMDURABLE 800BS....................

Apparel and other finished textile
Paper and allied products............
Printing, publishing, and allied

Leather and leather products.........
Preliminary.




Vii

SeasonaHy Adjusted Data
Tab)* 6. Empjoyees !n nonagricuttura) estabiishm ents,
by industry division, seasonaH y adjusted
Number
(In thousands)

Index
(1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 )
July
1 9 5 5 1/

TOTAL..............................
Mining..............................
M & n u f &ctui*

Transportation and public utilities..
Wholesale and retail trade..........
Finance, insurance, and real estate..

*

June
19 5 5 1/

May
1955

*

July
1 954
*

May
19 5 5

'

'

756
2 5 42
16^715
4,056
10,756
2 , -20V

756
2 514
16^673
4,063
10,701
2,135

749
2 526
16545
4 , 000
10,655
2,171

6,9-29

6.393

6.39-2

95.3
113.2
125.3

120 *4
105 * 4
93.3
1 11.4
122. 7

12 2 . 4

12 1 . 9

121.3

119.2

July
19 5 4
,0 3

49,

79 7
119*4
111*7
99.9
113.7
126.6

110*3

June
1955 1/

J09.3

75 7
120.3
112.0
99.6
114.3
127. 7

79 0
120 *0

July
1 9 5 5 1/

2 534
15 733
4,000
10,430
2,113
3,670
F.74F..

l / Preliminary.

Tabte 7. Production workers in manufacturing,
by m ajor industry group, seasonaHy adjusted
Number
(In thousands)

Index
(1947-49=100)

Major industry group

June

May

July

1 9 5 5 IV

19 5 5

1954

13,211

13,197

13,031

12,337

104.6

7,667

7,6 3 5

7,5 4 9

6,979

39 7 . 1

453.3

90

90

90

104

95.1
105.0
1 06.4
1 03 . 3

92.1
103.6
104.3
107.1

77.5
96.3
93.9
95.1

702
310
465
1,123

70 2
310
46 3
1, 1 2 0

630
306
456
1,102

572
236
430
9 79

115.7
103.3
131.3
140.6
115.5

114.4
103.2
1 23.4
141.3
11 4 . 4

1 1 3.1
102.2
127.6
142.4
109.3

107.1
93. 7
121 . 5
1 2 5.1
112.4

901
1,130
341
1,433
224

391
1,173
3 22
1, 4 5 0
222

331
1,162
317
1,456
212

334
1,122
773
1, 2 7 9
213

10 3 . 4

103.2

101.3

99.2

393

392

337

377

97.3

97. 7

97 . 1

94.1

5,5 4 4

5,562

5,532

5,353

92.3
36.1
30.3

93. 3
39.0
30.1

94.3
36.1
79.4

92.3
39.9
79.4

1,0 9 3
91
937

1,110
94
9 79

1,116
91
9 70

1,092
95
9 70

104 .6
113.3

1 06 . 3
113.1

105.2
111.3

93.9
110.3

1,039
456

1,112
4 53

1,096
446

1 ,030
442

109.0
103.0
95.2
109.5
96.2

103.2
1 03.4
94.6
10 3 . 0
95.4

103.0
103.9
94.6
106.5
95 . 4

106. 7
103.5
96.2
36.4
92.1

524
551
1 77
223
343

520
553
176
220
345

519
556
176
21 7
345

513
523
179
176
333

July

June

1 9 5 5 .1/

1 9 5 5 1/

MAMUFACTUR!MQ.......................

10 6 . 3

106. 7

105.3

99. 7

DURABLE 6 0 0 D S ......................

114.9

1 14.4

113 . 1

397. J

397 . 1

95.1
105.0
106.9
109.1

Lumber and wood products (except
Stone, clay, and glass products......
Fabricated metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and transporMachinery (except electrical)........

Miscellaneous manufacturing
H ON OURABLE G O O D S ..................

Apparel and other finished textile
Paper and allied products#............
Printing, publishing, and allied
Chemicals and allied products........

1 / Preliminary.

viii




May
1955

July
1954

July
1955 1/

THE APPAREL INDUSTRY SINCE )950
Annua! Average 1950-54; Monthiy 1955
tndtx

(1947-49-100)

Man-Hours !ndex

115

Thousands

110

105

100

95

H t L U L J U .

90
Hours

Do!!ars

Do!!ars

------rSetected
TSetected Labor Turnover Rates^
Accesssions

Layoffs

1955
The appare! industry inciudes apparc! and other
finished textiie products.
UNiTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
HMMAU OF
355384 0

-

STATMTKS
55-2




,

1950 '51 '52 '53 '54

-^kxctuded women'*
ondmitee^' outerwear

1955

Chart 4 . -Copies of this page
avaiiabte upon request

THE LUMBER INDUSTRY* SINCE )950
Annua! Average 1950-54; Month!y 1955
tndtx (1947-49'tOO)

42.0

<
[

Hours

Doiiars

^erat

41.5

41.0

\

'—

40.5

40 .0

0

'

'''''''''''
Rate

( P er 100 Empioyees

-Setected Labor Turnover Rates
!

!

'''''

1950 '51 '52 '53 '54
^ T h e iumber ind ustry inciudes iumber and wood products,
ex cept fu rn itu re .
UN!TED STATES D E P A RT M E N T OP LABOR
tU M A U OF LA§OK H A T M T K *




1955

June !955 dote are pretiminory.

Chart 5. -Copies of this page
avaiiabie upon request.

THE FURNtTURE !NDUSTRY* S!NCE 1950
Annua) Average 1950-54; Monthiy 1955

Rate LPer 100 Empio yees)

*T h e fu rnitu re industry inciudes furniture and

U N iT ED S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T OF LABOR
aU M A U OF LAaOK STATiSTKS




June !955 data are preWminory

Chart 6. -Copies of this page
avaiiabie upon req uest

EMPLOYEES )W NONAGRtCULTURAL ESTABHSHMEWTS
BY MAJOR [MDUSIRY DXtStOH
MMHons

MHHons
20

20

18

18

16

16

14

14

12

12

10

10

939 !940 4!

42

UMTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR




43

4 4 !945 4 6

47

48

4 9 !950 '5!

'52

'53

'54 !955

HistotKjl

L\itj

Tab!# A-l: Empioyees in nonagricuttura) ostabtishments,
by industry division

Year and month

Annual average:
1919..............
1920 .
1921 .
1922 .
1923 1924 .
1925.
1926 .
1927 .
1928 .

TOTAL

26,829

Mining

1,124

27,088

1,230

25,569
28,128
27,770
28,505
29,539
29,691
29,710

920
1,203
1,092
1,080
1,176
1,105

31,041
29,143

1,078
1,000

23,377

722

25,699

735
874

24,125

1929.
1930 .
1931 1932 .
1933 .
1934 .
1935 .
1936 .
1937 *
1938 .

28,902

1939.
1940.
1941.
1942 .
1943 .
1944 .
1945 .
1946 .
1947.
1948.

30,3U
32,058
36,220
39,779
42,106
41,534
40,037
41,287
43,462
44,448

1949.
1950 .
1951.
1952 .
1953 .
1954..

43,315
44,736
47,347
48,303
49,681
48,285

26,383

23,466

26,792
28,802
30,718

953

1,041

864

888
937

1,006
882
845

916

947
983

917
883
826
852
943

982
918
889
916
885

Contract
con
struction

1,021

848

1,012
1,185
1,229
1,321
1,446
1,555

1,608
1,606
1,497
1,372
1,214
ST0

809
862
912
1,145
1,112

Manufac
turing

10,534
10,534

8,132
8,986

10,155
9,523
9,786
9,997
9,839

5,626
5,810

6,033

6,165

3,907
3,675
3,243
2,804
2,659
2,736
2,771
2,956
3,U4
2,840

6,401
6,064
5,531
4,907
4,999
5,552
5,692

2,912
3,013
3,248
3,433
3,619
3,798

6,612
6,940

8,021
6,79?
7,258
8,346
8,907
9,653

10,606

2,170
1,567

15,051

2,603

W54
5,084
5,494

10,534
9,401

10,078
10,780

2,165

4,623

6,137

1,150
1,294
1,790

2,333

3,824
3,940
3,891

4,664

3,822

9,253

1,132
1,661
1,982
2,169

3,711
3,998
3,459
3,505
3,882
3,806

9,786

1,055

1,094

Transpor Wholesale Finance, Service
tation and and retail insurance,
and
public
and real miscel
trade
utilities
estate laneous

12,974

17,381
17,111

15,302
l4,46i

15,290

15,321

14,178
14,967

16,104

3,872

4,023
4,122
4,i4i
3,949
3,977
4,l66
4,185

6,076

1,050
1,110
1,097
1,079
1,123
1,163
1,166
1,235
1,295
1,360
1,431
1,398
1,333
1,270
1,225
1,247
1,262
1,313

2,054

2,142
2,187

2,268

2,431
2,516
2,591
2,755

2,871
2,962

Govern
ment

2,671
2,603
2,531
2,542

2,611
2,723
2,802

2,848
2,917
2,996

3,127
3,084
2,913

3,066

2,784

3,298

2,682
2,614

3,149
3,264
3,225
3,167

2,883
3,060

3,662

3,477

1,355

3,233
3,196

3,749

1,399
1,436
i,48o
1,469
1,433
1,409
1,428
1,619
1,672
1,741

3,321
3,477
3,705
3,857
3,919
3,934

4,011
4,474
4,783
4,923

3,995
4,202
4,660
5,483
6,080
6,043
5,944
3,393
5,474
3,630

10,527
10,496

1,763
1,824
1,892
1,967
2,038
2,114

4,972
5,077
5,264
5,411
5,338
3,629

5,836
6,oe6
6,389
6,609
6,643
6,731

6,543
6,453

7,4l6
7,333
7,189

7,260
7,522

8,602

9,196
9,319
9,513

9,645
10,012
10,281

1,347

3,876

2,634

16,334

852
770

2,622
2,527

17,238
15,989

4,221
4,008

47,939
48,200

761
771

2,342
2,629

15,781
15,835

3,993
4,017

10,351
10,389

2,103
2,128

5,672
3,713

6,736
6,716

47,866
48,123
48,490
48,580
48,808
49,463

760
763
744
743
749
747

2,686
2*^98
2^652
2,598
2,426

15,584
15,822
15,972
16,007
16,057
16,050

4,029
4,018
4,023
4,005
3,986
3,996

10,351
10,321
10,447
10,548
10,745
11,354

2,150
2,151
2,141
2,136
2,134
2,136

5,753
5,750
5,719
5,660
5,622
3,588

6,551
6,563
6,746
6,829
6,917
7,166

47,741
47,753
48,212
48,643
48,918
49,48?

741
737
739
739
742
760

2,237
2,169
2,255
2,399
2,526
2,615

13,923
16,060
16,201
16,255
16,334
16,563

3,927
3,937
3,966
3,939
3,997
4,085

10,419
10,309
10,408
10,549
10,534
10,633

2,124
2,132
2,130
2,161
2,171
2,207

3,333
5,536
3,371
3,674
3,733
3,773

6,835
6,873
6,922
6,927
6,881
6,851

Monthly data:
1954:

May........

September....
October.....
December....
1955:

May........




tndusHy Empto^ment
T abie A -2 : At) em ptoyees and production workers !n nonagricuttura)
o$tab!i$hmonts, by industry
Industry
TOTAL....................................

June
49,48?

........................................................

760

METAL M!M!MG.......... ...............

^In thousands)
All employees
1955
48,918

1954
June
48,200

742

May

Production workers
1934
l!933
June
May
June

-

-

-

771

-

-

-

Copper mining........................
Lead and zinc mining.................

98.4
34.2
28.1
16.3

97.1
33-8
27-3
16.2

100.4
33-8
28.4
16.5

64.3
29.5
23.9
14.0

62.9
29.4
23.2
13.8

86.0
31.0
24.3
13.9

AMTHRACtTE....................... ....

37.2

33.6

36.0

34.1

30.4

29.8

B!TUM!M0US-C0AL.......................

211.2

208.1

222.4

193.3

191.1

202.6

CRUDE-PETROLEUM AMD MATURAL-6AS
PRODUCT!0M ...........................
Petroleum and natural-gas production

306.2

297.3

305.2

MOMMETALUC M!M!MG AMD QUARRY!M6......
...................
MOMBUtLDtMG COMSTRUCHOW....... .......
Highway and street...................
BU!LD!MG COWSTRUCHOW..................

107.2
2,615
542
260.0
282.2
2,073

106.1
2,326
313
234.7
278.6
2,013

106.6
2,629
559
255.2
303.7
2,070

-

-

-

128.9

122.7

134.2

91.7

91.0

91.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

GEMERAL COMTRACTORS...................

823.8

789.9

877.2

-

-

-

SPEC!AL-TRADE COMTRACTORS.............
Plumbing and heating.................
Painting and decorating..............
Electrical work......................
Other special-trade contractors......

1,247.0
283.4
154.0
148.4
661.2

1,222.8
279.3
147.8
143.6
630.1

1,192.3
280.7
150.2
157.6
603.8

-

*

-

...........................

16,563

16,334

15,833

13,064

12,882

12,437

DURABLE G000S..........................
MOMDURABLE GOODS.......................

9,615
6,948

9,301
6,833

9,066
6,769

7,631
3,433

7,330
3,332

7,130
3,307

ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSOR!ES..............

132.3

133.2

151.7

90.2

90.4

107.4

FOOD AMD KtMDRED PRODUCTS.............
Meat products........................
Dairy products.......................
Canning and preserving...............
Grain-mill products..................
Bakery products......................

1,524.0
324.1
130.3
209.7
120.7
287.3
26.0
73.4
212.1
140.2

1,469.8
320.3
123.6
179.0
119.1
284.0
26.3
73.6
207.2

1,319.4
317.4
128.6
201.2
123.1
282.4
29.1
75.2
219.1
141.3

1,081.3
234.2
88.7

1,034.3
231.0
82.7
148.8
86.4

1,083.6
246.9
87.4

89.4
33.0

87.9
32.3
37-9
7.5
10.2

Confectionery and related products....
Beverages............................
Miscellaneous food products..........
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES..................

38.6
Tobacco stemming and redrying........
J2-




7.5
10.3

136.3

90.4

31.6
39.9
7 .8

11.1

178.7
87.0
172.8
20.6
39.4
121.2

96.7
81.3

30.1
36.7
6 .4

8.3

171.2
21.1
39-3

U 8.0

171.7
92.7
173-3
23.8
61.2
127.3

96.0

101.1

79-8

82.4
28.7

29.2
36.1

6.4
8.1

37.9

6.7
9 .1

tndustt\ Employment
Tabte A -2: AH em ptoyees and production w orkers in nonagricuttura!
estabtishm ents, by industry - Continued
(In t h o u s a n d s )
All employees
industry

TEXT)LE-M<LL PRODUCTS...................

K n i t t i n g m i l l s ..................................
D y e i n g and f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s ..............
C a r p e t s , rugs, o t h e r f l o o r c o v e r i n g s .....
H a t s ( e x c e p t c l o t h a nd m i l l i n e r y ..........
M i s c e l l a n e o u s t e x t i l e g o o d s .................

APPAREL AMD OTHER F!M!SHED TEXHLE
PRODUCTS..............................
M e n ' s a n d b o y s ' s u i t s a n d c o a t s ............
Me n ' s and boys' f u r n i s h i n g s and w o r k
c l o t h i n g ................. .......................

C h i l d r e n ' s o u t e r w e a r ..........................
Miscellaneous apparel and accessories....
O t h e r f a b r i c a t e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s .........

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURHtTURE)............................
L o g g i n g c a m p s a n d c o n t r a c t o r s ..............
S a w m i l l s a n d p l a n i n g m i l l s ..................
M i l l w o r k , p l y w o o d , an d p r e f a b r i c a t e d
Wooden containers
M i s c e l l a n e o u s w o o d p r o d u c t s .................

FURWtTURE AMD HXTURES..................
Office,

public-building,

Partitions,
Screens,

shelving,

blinds,

and professional

lockers,

and

P ulp , p a p e r , a n d p a p e r b o a r d s m i l l s ........
P a p e r b o a r d c o n t a i n e r s a n d b o x e s ............

PR!HT!MG, PUBL!SH!MG, AMD ALHED
!MDUSTR!ES............................

L i t h o g r a p h i n g ...................................

M i s c e l l a n e o u s p u b l i s h i n g an d p r i n t i n g




Production workers

1,037-7
6.3
130.9
438.0
31.4
217.3
87.7
49.3
12.4
64.2

1954
June
1,066.0
6.4
127.1
473.2
30.2
217.8
86.1
30.1
13.3
61.8

1,192.6
120.3

1,168.3
116.5

317.6
343.7
116.7
13.8
72.3
11.9
63.7
128.6

June
1,064.6
6.4
130.9
*39.3
31-2
221.9
88.3
49.2
13.0
64.4

May

June

1<?55

10-54
June

973.7
5.8
121.3
433.2
27.2
201.5
76.8
41.4
11.7
54.8

May
965.4
5.9
121.2
430.7
27.4
196.5
76.6
41.4
11.0
54.7

1,114.4
U7.5

1,061.8
107.9

1,041.1
104.5

990.2
104.7

313.7
335.8
U 6.2
16.0
68.8
10.7
61.0
129.6

288.3
321.5
109.I
13.7
72.1
12.9
38.8
120.3

292.3
305.1
104.0
13.4
65.4
9.2
57-3
107.2

289.2
296.2
103.6
13.7
62.1
8.3
54.7
108.8

266.7
283.6
96.5
11.5
65.6
9-8
52.1
99.7

788.6
119.4
416.8

730.3
99.9
401.1

741.1
106.0
39^.3

719.9
112.0
387.7

683.3
93.7
372.5

674.0
99.4
365.5

1399
34.0
38.3

137.3
53.4
58.6

128.0
57.3
55.5

118.4
49.9
51.9

U5.9
49.2
52.0

107.4
52.8
48.9

356.9
231.0

353.6
249.2

331.9
231.2

301.1
218.0

297.6
215.9

277.2
198.6

42.8

41.8

4o.i

34.7

33.6

32.1

33.6

33.3

33.6

27.5

27.1

25.4

27.3

27.3

27.0

20.9

21.0

21.1

346.8
268.5
130.1
128.2

340.0
266.3
146.8
126.9

529.3
262.7
142.5
124.1

450.5
225.5
123.2
101.8

443.7
223.4
119.8
100.5

438.6
222.5
117.2
98.9

807.6
297.3
60.9
48.1
212.9
39.8
18.3
43.3

802.8
295.4
61.0
47.8
210.7
39.3
18.0
43.1

797.6
292^9
61.4
48.3
207.0
59.6
19.1
42.9

520.2
149.1
25.2
29.3
172.4
45.3
13.4
34.9

516.3
147.7
25.4
28.7
170.5
44.7
13.2
34.4

514.4
146.7
25.5
29.I
167.9
46.0
14.2
33.9

66.6

67.5

66.4

50.6

51.7

51.1

and m i s c e l l a n e o u s

PAPER AMD ALL)ED PRODUCTS...............

!55

973.3
5.9
117.6
445.1
26.4
197.0
75.6
41.1
12.0
52.6

3

industry Emptoyment
Tab!e A -2 : AN em ployees and production workers in nonagricuttura!
estab!ishm ents, by industry - Continued
(In thousands)
Production workers

Al l e m p l o y e e s

545.1
77.3
217.2
36.5

550.3
76.6
214.7
56.6

1954
June
521.2
71.8
201.3
56.0

50.5
70.6
7.5
33-1
38.3
91.5

29.9
46.3
6.6
24.6
23.5
61.0

30.3
43.2
6.7
33.7
25.9
60.6

30.9
44.3
6.4
24.6
26.8
59.1

231.0
200.5
50.5

253.4
205.2
50.2

177.1
133.7
41.4

174.5
133.6
40.9

181.1
140.3
40.8

276.3
118.3
26.8
131.4

273-4
116.9
26.6
129.9

251.6
109.2
25.0
117.4

219.2
91.3
21.6
106.3

213.7
89.8
21.3
104.6

195.6
82.2
19.8
93-6

383.1
44.1
4.9
16.9
249.8
18.3
30.3
18.4

371.0
43.4
4.8
16.0
242.6
18.1
28.7
17.4

364.0
43.6
4.7
16.1
241.3
16.3
25.5
16.5

342.3
39-3
3.7
15.1
225.6
159
26.7
16.0

330.9
39.1
3-7
14.3
218.1
13.6
23.1
15.0

324.3
39.1
3.6
14.3
216.7
139
22.3
14.4

551.7
32.7
93.9
17.1
43-8
81.8
53.4
114.6
20.1

543.4
31.8
92.8
17.1
43.1
79.7
53.8
112.8
19-7

509.9
28.1
90.6
15.3
39.4
77.4
50.4
105.0
19.6

464.7
29.3
80.2
14.7
36.8
73.6
47.2
93.9
17.7

456.4
28.6
78.9
14.7
36.1
71.3
47.7
92.1
17.1

427.0
24.9
77.6
13.2
32.7
69.1
44.3
83.7
17.1

94.3

92.6

84.1

71.3

69.9

62.2

1,317.4

1,294.5

1,178.8

1,119.7

1,096.3

982.1

647.0
241.4

632.9
238.9

579.0
213.2

559-1
212.7

543.8
209.9

488.1
183.3

67.4

66.2

63.3

55.0

34.0

51.5

12.5

12.5

12.4

9-4

9.4

9-2

113.6
83.8
149.7

111.6
85.3
147.1

100.9
75.0
135.0

91.1
71.4
121.0

89.3
71.0
118.7

79.9
60.0
107.9

May
8U .5
107-9
307.0
92.3

1954
June
780.8
100.7
297.7
90.9

49.8
73.4
7.8
33.6
37-9
95.2

49.9
71.2
7.9
42.7
38.1
94.3

2$4.4
203.1
51.3

RUBBER PRODUCTS........................

LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS............

Industry

CHEMtCALS AMO ALUED PRODUCTS...........
I n d u s t r i a l i n o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s .............
I n d u s t r i a l o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s ................
Soap, c l e a n i n g a n d p o l i s h i n g
p r e p a r a t i o n s ...................................
G u m a n d w o o d c h e m i c a l s .......................
F e r t i l i z e r s ......................................
V e g e t a b l e a n d a n i m a l o i l s a n d f a t s ........
M i s c e l l a n e o u s c h e m i c a l s ......................

PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL..........
Coke,

other p e t r o l e u m and coal products..

L eather: tanned, curried, and finished...
I n d u s t r i a l l e a t h e r b e lt i n g and packing...
B o o t a n d s h o e c u t s t o c k a n d f i n d i n g s .....
L u g g a g e ...........................................
H a n d b a g s a n d s m a l l l e a t h e r g o o d s ..........
Gloves and m i s c e l l a n e o u s leather goods...

STOWE, CLAY, AMD GLASS PRODUCTS.........
Glass and glassware, pre s s e d or blown....
Glass p r o d u c t s made of p u r c h a s e d glass...

Concrete,

gypsum,

and plaster products...

June
808.7
109.0
310.4
93.6

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral

PR!MARY METAL !NDUSTR!ES................
Blast furnaces,

steel works,

and rolling

Primary smelting and refining of
Se c o n d a r y smelting and refining of
R o ll i n g, drawing, and allo y in 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...

4



1!)53

June

1955

May

industry f mptoyment
Tabte A -2: A)! em p toy ees and production workers in nonagricu ttura!
estabtishments, by industry - Continued
All employees

1955

Production workers

)55

1954
June

May

1954
June

1,095.8
61.1
149.3

1,087.8
38.7
130.6

1,038.1
60.9
141.3

882.3
53.7
122.6

876.7
31.4
123.9

830.7
53.7
114.5

135.1
281.2
220.0
47-7
64.4
137.0

132.0
274.7
222.8
48.0
64.2
136.8

122.9
277.9
207.4
42.5
57.1
128.1

106.7
211.5
183.9
38.5
53.8
111.6

103.7
205.7
187.8
38.7
33.8
111.7

93.8
2U.9
171.3
33.6
46.7
103.0

1,594.3
81.1
164.8
129.6
259.0

1,580.5
80.4
164.7
126.9
256.2

1,557.1
75.9
152.1
123.1
270.4

1,185.1
38.2
123.3
94.7
198.6

1,174.2
57.6
123.6
91.9
195.9

1,134.0
33.7
111.8
90.8
208.4

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 ................
O f f i c e a n d s t o r e m a c h i n e s a nd d e v i c e 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 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 ..............

180.7
231.8
106.0
187.0
25^.3

179.2
230.6
105.4
187.3
249.8

179.1
231.8
103.3
178.8
240.4

128.9
135.8
82.6
144.1
198.9

127.6
155.9
82.1
144.5
195.1

128.2
157.6
81.7
JL34.2
187.6

ELECTR!CAL MACH!NERY....................

1,117.1

1,108.9

1,035.0

814.0

808.8

760.9

distribution, and industrial apparatus..
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s .........................

374.7
66.2
26.0
78.0
26.1
498.7
47.4

373.7
65.6
26.1
78.9
25.9
492.4
*6.3

363.8
61.3
23.2
69.7
23.I
466.4
43.5

263.9
52.5
20.7
63.3
22.8
355.3
35-5

263.6
52.7
20.8
64.6
22.6
350.0
34.5

233.0
48.7
18.6
35.7
21.8
329.3
33.8

1,875.6
943.2
737.5
476.1
141.9
13-3
106.2
129.5
105.0
24.5
56.0
9.4

1,880.6
947.7
740.9
476.8
143.1
13.4
107.6
126.3
101.4
24.9
56.6
9.1

1,737.7
776.8
765.6
470.2
158.4
16.7
120.3
129.9
107.6
22.3
55.9
9.5

1,449.5
784.3
503.4
324.7
91.8
9.1
77.8
112.9
91.5
21.4
41.4
7-3

1,456.3
788.6
508.9
328.0
93.2
9.1
78.6
109.4
87.5
21.9
42.1
7.3

1,327.8
623.3
542.7
331-9
108.0
12.0
90.8
113.1
93.5
19.6
40.7
7.8

313.7

305.0

310.9

220.3

211.3

218.7

^9.3

41.8

50.8

29.4

21.7

30.0

86.8
12.8

86.4
12.7

79.0
13.6

61.5
9.8

61.6
9-7

54.6
10.7

4l.o
24.6
67.1
33.9

4o.l
24.0
66.3
33.7

39-8
24.0
66.2
37.5

28.1
19.6
44.5
27.6

27.6
19.1
43.9
27.7

27.7
19.0
45.4
31.3

Industry

June
FABRtCATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDMAMCE, MACH)MERY, AMD TRAMSPORTATtOM
EQUtPMEMT)............................
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 e a t i n g a p p a r a t u s ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c ) an d
Fabricated structural metal products.....
M e t a l s t a m p i n g , c o a t i n g , an d e n g r a v i n g . . .
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..

MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRiCAL)...........
E n g i n e s a n d t u r b i n e s ..........................
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 ......

Special-industry machinery

Electrical equipment

(except

f o r v e h i c l e s .........

C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ......................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s .........

TRAMSPORTATiON EQUtPMENT................

A i r c r a f t e n g i n e s a n d p a r t s .................
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 a i r c r a f t p a r t s a n d e q u i p m e n t ......
S h i p a n d b o a t b u i l d i n g a nd r e p a i r i n g .....
S h i p b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g .................
R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t .............................
O t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .............

tMSTRUMEMTS AMD RELATED PRODUCTS........
L a b o r a t o r y , s c i e n t i f i c , an d e n g i n e e r i n g
i n s t r u m e n t s ....................................
Mech a n i c a l measuring and controlling
Optical

i n s t r u m e n t s an d l e n s e s .............

^in^ruiLts^'^'
W a t c h e s a n d c l o c k s .............................

355384 0

-

55-3




June

Way

tndustiy Employment
Tab)# A -2 : A!! em ptoyees and production workers in nonag ricuttura)
estab!ishm ents, by industry - Continued
(In thousands)
All employees
Industry
M !SC EL LAMEOUS M A M U F A C T U R !MG

!M D U S T R !E $ ...

Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware....
Pens, pencils, other office supplies....
Costume jewelry, buttons, notions......
Fabricated plastics products...........
Other manufacturing industries.........

June
469.1
31.4
17.3
89.2
?9'I
64.8
76.7
139-3

1!B 3

May
463.1
50.8
17.6
87.4
29.7
62.1
76.2
139.3

1934
June
433.7
31.4
13.9
82.9
29.2
62.1
69.3
142.7

4,083

3,997

4,017

Trucking and warehousing................

2,740
1,224.1
1,073.8
118.6
764.3

2,701
1,196.2
1,049.8
U9.7
734.3

Air transportation (common carrier)....

43.8
114.3

43.1
U 2.7

2,694
1,224.3
1,074.7
127.0
709.3
633.0
43-7
1039

C O M M U H t C A H O H ............................

738
713.8
41.6

716
673.6
41.3

OTHER PUBL!C U T t L t H E S ...................

387 ,
363.6
231.7
142.3

P4%A/(? 4/77A/r/fS.......
T R A H S P O R T A T t O M .................................

Electric light and power utilities.....
Electric light and gas utilities
Local utilities, not elsewhere

Production workers

1955

May
378.6
40.4
15.0
74.0
22.2
31.3
62.0
H3.3

195"
June
370.6
41.4
13.4
69.4
22.0
31.8
36.7
U3.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

June
383.8
41.1
13-3
73.3
22.3
34.1
62.7
113.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

741
698.8
41.2

-

-

-

380
337.1
249.1
140.1

382
339.6
230.2
140.3

-

-

-

169.6

167.9

168.9

23.1

22.7

22.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

/MM RfM/A H M P f ................

10,633

10,334

10,389

-

-

-

WHOL ESALE T R A D E ..........................

2,824

2,801

2,761

-

-

<-

RETA!L T R A D E .............................

7,809
1,346.2
1,497.0
776.3
396.3
3,3930

7,733
1,341.8
1,486.7
767.8
393.3
3,342.9

7,628
1,316.3
1,449.0
764.8
383 3
3,314.4

-

-

-

2,207
348.9
77.9
789.2
790.6

2,171
340.8
76.9
781.1
771.7

2,128
329.4
66.8
770.3
761.1

-

-

-

-

-

3,773
3U.1

3,733
488.3

3,713
3216

336.9
160.3
239.3

333 1
160.4
238.7

337 3
166.8
238.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Automotive and accessories dealers......
Apparel and accessories stores..........
.......

Other finance agencies and real estate...
................ .

Personal services:

-

-

-

(MMf/W/fMfr.......................................

6,831

6,881

6,716

-

-

F E D E R A L .........................................
STATE AMv L O C A L ...............................

2,183
4,668

2,139
4,722

2,164
4,332

-

-

-

-

-

-

6







Pn\rc)l tn&'xcs
Tab!# A-3: Production workers and indexes of production-worker
emp!oyment and weekty ppyro!) in manufacturing industries

Period

Production-worker employment
Index
Number
(1947-49 aver
(in thousands)
age = 100)

Production-worker
payroll Index
(1947-49 aver
age = 100)

Annual
average:

1947.................
1949.................
1950.................
1952.................

6,192
8,811
10,877
12,854
l5,0Ut
14,607
12,864

66.2
71.2
87.9
103.9
121.4
118.1
104.0

29.9
34.0
49.3
72.2
99.0
1D2.8
87.8

12,105
12,79$
12,71?
11,597
12,317
13,135
13.144
13,833
12,588

97.9
103.4
102.8
93.8
99.6
106.4
106.3
111.8
101.8

81.2
97.7
105.1
97.2
111.7
136.6
151.4
137.7

12,394
12,437

100.2
100.5

134.6
135.8

12,179
12,418
12,577
12,612
12,657
12,645

100.4
101.7
102.0
102.3
ioe.2

98.5

131.9
134.8
138.0
139.1
142.2
143.1

12,523
12,649
12,778
12,816
12,882
13,084

101.2
102.3
103.3
103.6
104.1
105.8

141.5
144.4
146.6
146.7
150.1
152.1

129.8

Monthly
data:

1934: May............

June...........

September......

March..........
April..........
May............

-I-

Shipyards
Tabte A -4: Emptoyees in Government and private shipyards, by region
(In thousands)

WORTH ATLAMHC......................

SOUTH ATLAMHC......................

1934

1933

Region 1/

June

M*y

April

June

May

212.4

208.3

206.0

216.4

221.4

103.0

101.4

99.1

107.6

111.1

107.4

106.9

106.9

108.8

110.3

98.3

87.3

86.9

90.6

93.2

41.4
47.1

40.3
47.2

39.0
47.1

42.1
48.3

43.9
49.3

37.0

36.3

33.8

38.2

38.9

16.4
20.6

16.1
20.2

13.7
20.1

17.8
20.4

18.2
20.7

22.7

20.4

20.3

23.3

22.7

33.0

33.0

33.7

33.7

33.8

13.3
39.7

13.3
39.3

14.0
39.7

13.8
39.9

13.3
40.3

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.9

6.4

3.6

3.3

3.1

4.3

4.4

GULP:

PAC!F!C.............................

GREAT LAKES:

!MLAM0:

1/ The Worth Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Hew Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The South Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States: Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
The Gulf region includes all yards bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in the following States:
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Alabama,

The Pacific region includes all yards in California, Oregon, and Washington.
The Great Lakes region includes all yards bordering on the Great Lakes in the following States:
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The Inland region includes all other yards.
2/ Data include Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard.

8




Illinois,

Fed e r a l G o \ . ^ r n m e n t

Tab!e A -5 : Federa! personne!, c iv i!ia n and mHitary

TOTAL FEDERAL CtViHAW EMPLOYMEHT ^ ............

D e p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e ........................
P o s t O f f i c e D e p a r t m e n t ........................

June

May

2,183

2,159

2,157-4

April

June

May

2,164

2,160

2,132.9

2,153
2,127.4

2,137.6

2,134.0

1,033.2
509.3
614.9

1.023.7
503.8
605.3

1,020.9
504.6
602.0

1,025.2
504.8
607.6

1,029.0
502.4
602.6

21.7
4.0

21.6
4.0

21.7
4.0

21.9
4.0

21.8
3.9

231.9

228.2

227.9

228.5

226.4

211.3

207.7

207.3

207.7

205.7

90.6
8.6
112.2

88.3
8.7
no. 7

88.0
8.7
110.6

87.2
8.9
111.6

86.4
9.0
110.3

19.9
.7

19.8
.7

19.9
.7

20.1

20.0

p/

L e g i s l a t i v e ........................................

TOTAL MtHTARY P E R S O N N E L ^ ....................

1954

1955

Branch and agency

.7

.7

2,965

2,997

3,065

3,331

3,341

1,109.3
960.7
660.5
205.6
28.6

1.143.5
959.9
660.0
205.7
28.1

1,201.8
959.6
667.1
208.0
28.0

1,404.6
947.9
725.7
223.9
29.2

1,416.8
939.8
736.4
218.5
29.5

1/ D a t a r e f e r to C o n t i n e n t a l U n i t e d S t a t e s only.
2/ I n c l u d e s all e x e c u t i v e a g e n c i e s ( e x c e p t t h e C e n t r a l I n t e l l i g e n c e A g e n c y ) , a n d G o v e r n m e n t c o r p o r a t i o n s .
C i v i l i a n e m p l o y m e n t in n a v y y a rds, a r s e n a l s , h o s p i t a l s , and on f o r c e - a c c o u n t c o n s t r u c t i o n is a l s o included.
3/ I n c l u d e s all F e d e r a l c i v i l i a n e m p l o y m e n t in W a s h i n g t o n S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n A r e a ( D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a
and a d j a c e n t M a r y l a n d and V i r g i n i a co -ties).
4/ D a t a r e f e r to C o n t i n e n t a l U n i t e d S t a t e s and e l s e w h e r e .




State

Fmploymcnt

Tabte A -6: Emp!oyee$ in nonagrituttura! e$tab!ishment$,
by industry division and State
(In thousands)

TOTAL
State

1955

June

May

675.6

671.7

660.4
199.0

16.1

15.6
13.8

Iowa......................

856.7
925.2
136.3

3,338.0
1,376.6

636.2

Kansas....................
Kentucky..................

547.2

546.1

-

-

-

677.7
264.8

692.4
276.0

861.0

South Carolina............
South Dakota..............
Tennessee.................

345.7
1 ,262.7
159-6
3512

81.0
180.3

1 ,791.8

184.7
5,851.1
1 ,004.3

117.0

3,035.4
547.7
474.9
3,684.2
294.0
517.6

125.8
831.7
2,262.3

Ut*h.i/..................

220.4

101.9
896.7
748.3

470.7

1,094.3
87-9
See footnotes at end of table.

10




133.2
3,305.5
1 ,360.8

491.9
828.4
884.3
133.2
3 ,282.9
1,304.1

549.0

Minnesota.................

New Jersey................
Hew Mexico................
New York..................
North Carolina............
North Dakota..............
Ohio..... .................
Oklahoma..................

493.0
871.0
916.2

848.1
-

621.8

Michigan..................

Nev Hampshire.............

3,969 5
410.5
854-3
-

305.6
3 ,855.3
405.5

628.5

688.4
277.6
814.2
1 ,789.8
2,398.4

Missouri..................

211.7
312.6

14.1
6.7
37-3
13-7

13.0

(1/)

(1/)

48.0
-

(2/)
H.4
4.7
4.7
30.4
10.5
3.2

(2/)
7.1
4.7
4.6
30.3
9.4
3.1

(2/)
7.3
4.6
4.4

81.2

18.4

18.3
35.8
37.3
.5

36.6
38.6
.5

78.6

1.8

175.8

348.9
75-2
176.4

1,772.9
183.3
5,802.0
997.2

1,778.1
174.6
5,826.9
977-3

115.6
3 ,007.0
544.7

460.2
3,643-4
292.3
515-4
1239
823.4
2,238.7

219.2
100.0
891.1

735-6
465.6
1,077.1

83.0

118.7

2,949 9
539 2
458.7

3 ,615.6
285.0
505.4

8.8

ll.o

5.2
.3

4.6

15.0
10.8
4.0
2.1
22.0

2.2
(2/)
14.9

16.5
3.3

8.8
11.1

1.7
5.1
.3

4.4
14.7
10.7
4.0
1.9

21.6

48.7

1.5

1.5
94.1
(2/)

98.5
(2/)
1.0

2.5
9-7
127.9

209.4
102.7
876.5
735-7
461.4
1,057.9

14.6

8 76

6.7

49.7

122.1
812.6

2,191.9

45.5
-

16.1

13.3

17-1
3.4

160.3

32.8

19.4
277.7

32.9
16.4
18.7
268.3

33.2

(1/)

846.9
333 1
1 ,252.3

848.8
343.7
1,255-7
154.1
348.2

June

36.6

2.2
(2/)
15.2

1,773-8
2,400.0

Mav

6.5
36.5

7912
1 ,780.7
2 ,286.2

803.3

15.6
13.8

1.4
15.6
2.2

74.6
3.7

8.9

1.0

2.9

37.5

18.8

42.0

39.5

40.2

45,8
14.6
62.4
79.4

55-5

40.2

19.3

57-2
10.5

-

51.2
9.6

171.0

59.1
33.6
-

.5

47.2
15.3
63.4

15.9

107.9

106.2

120.2

18.6

65.3

58.6

48.3

36.0
2.2
(2/)

2.7

8.8

11.3
1.9
4.9

.2

4.5
13.7
11.3
3.9

83.6

9.6

9.7
8.9

22.7
8.8
8.0

104.4

101.9

100.4

16.1

240.0

49.0

1.3
104.3

24.3
195.7
17.5
37.9
11.3
55.7

15.5

232.9
47.3

11.0

145.3

30.9
24.1

189.1
17.2

36.4

11.5

14.4
244.8
48.7
13.3

158.1
32.2

23.0
185.2

15.9
40.4

10.8

169.0

54.5
164.2

10.6
54.9
152.8

15.8

14.3

4.5

12.3
4.7

47.3

51.5

1.3
14.8
2.4
74.0

5-0
61.3
49.5

4.1

60.4

9-7

73.5

16.4
68.9

68.3
10.1
23.0

12.4
154.7
32.4

(2/)

14.7
62.0

19.1

18.7
71.2
10.8
23.8
10.0

2.0
21.2
51.0

12.4

8.2

17.8
80.1

171.8
72.0

14.2
1.4
73.4
4.0

25.6

32.0
10.6

2.5
9.5

15.6
2.2

28.1

15.1
15.7
253.5
27.1
40.7
-

18.7
79.7
5^.5
9.1
167.7
66.9
333

1.0
2.6
8.8
125.8

122.8

1354

1955

1954

June

494.$
Florida...................
Georgia...................

1955

May

4l?.6
855.7
-

Connecticut...............
Delaware..................

1954

June

212.6
312.6
4,018.7

Contract construction

Mining

19.2

6.8

60.1
17.2
56.2
6.0

58.0

19.6

52.9
6.9

St ate !

merit

Tob)e A-6: Empioyees in nonagricuttura) estabtishments,
by industry division and State - Continued
(In thousands)
Transportation and
public utilities

Manufacturing
State
June

1955

234.5
31.5
83.4
1 ,089.5
64.5

411.7
60.2
Florida........................
Idaho..........................
Illinois......................
Iova...........................

Louisiana.....................
Maine..........................
Michigan......................

16.1
128.9

324.1
24.2
1,255-0
617.3
167.2

1 ,030.8
62.8

83.5
1 ,077.8
63.5
411.7
59.1

16.0
131.2
321.6
23.6
1 ,236.3
610.7
164.6

414.3
57.8

16.3
122.8

304.6
24.6
1 ,208.0
567.5

June

43.4
20.3

49.8
20.5

333.3
43.5
37-2
-

330.3
43.5
41.9
-

327.9
42.5
42.2
-

137.8
52.3
73.3
903.1
112.7

29.4
76.5
69.4

29.2

29.4
74.7
67.7

20.8
28.8

15.6
296.6

65.5
54.2
78.4
74.7
116.5
148.7

204.2

200.7

207.0

254.4

June

132.7
147.0
148.9

111.2
250.8

20.2

88.5
26.1

5.0
80.5

4.9
79.1

95.6
379-3
19.4
59-3
4.2
78.9

775-1

766.5

771.2

143.0

16.2
1 ,866.8

18.3

17.8
1,850.8
440.4

150.7

1,468.0

131.0
223.9
281.1
439.4
32.1

35-9
244.7
204.2

131.8

451.9
6.5

98.7
384.6
18.4

57.2

17.6
1 ,829.8
436.4
6.7
1,330.9

421.3
7.1
1,279.6

89.0

83.6

138.8

129.6
223.4
11.4

140.7
1,431.5
127.5
216.4
11.9

431.8

424.7

1,449.5

125.9

22.1

29.2

72.7
64.6
15.3
294.7
99.0
57.2

297.3
98.5
57.9

63.9
52.3

64.7
57.6

72.2
19.8

73.4

15.2

82.1
20.0
75.3

21.1
8.2
82.3

125.2

428.6

64.0
49.5
77.6

6-3

6.6

15.1

281.8
170.5

130.8

124.8

163.1
535

168.1

73.1
889.1

134.8
50.5
73-7
877.9

145-9
-

146.7
-

137-8

52.0

110.5

90.5

108.1

263.8
200.3
34.0

90.7
244.9
199.4
34.2

688.6

701.6

169.8

170.3

277-3

130.5
126.0
162.6
52.2
166.9

275-6

1292
125.0
163.0
531

163.1

449.7

447.0

86.1

90.8
26.1
126.3
22.8
42.2

217.2
82.5
308.4

217-3

217.1

239
124.9

21.8

146.1
18.4
484.9
59.8

30.3
37.0
237.9
197.2

34.5
697.1

June

372.5

146.9

142.5

31-5
355
241.5
197.2
1299

201.2

... 1954

375 0
455 5

146.7

10.8

46.2
312.7
14.4
25.1

91.5
255.1

May

118.6

10.6

483.8
59.9
14.0
223.5
50.7

146.8
-

55

117.2

41.8
9.2

10.0
58.6
223.5

443.6

28.6

42.3
9.0
10.7

271.0

279-5

1954

May

161.2

675.5
1,044.3

159.2

1953

99.7
58.3

668.1
1 ,158.6

11.9

Wisconsin.....................

48.3

26.4
80.4

675-8
1,148.6

89.7

Utah.i/........................
Vermont........................
Virginia......................
Washington....................

223.8

31.1

145.8
101.4

1,340.3

Tennessee.....................

232.0

147-9

110.8
2596

6.8

Oregon.........................
Pennsylvania..................
Rhode Island..................

June

127.1

160.8

386.7
19.7
58.3

Nev Mexico....................
Nev York......................

June

125.3

100.1

N6v Hampshire.................

1954

May

Wholesale and
retail trade

18.1
480.7

57.5
13.9

220.7
50.1
45.8

310.5
15.4
24.6
9.8

8.9

14.3
219.1

49.7

45.8

310.5
15.7
24.9
9.9
58.5

52.6
220.6

223.1

21.9

22.0

75.9
15.1

64.3
49.3
77.4
14.8

8.1
82.1
62.3
49.2

8.7

80.0

378.9

15.8

81.4
3 1 33
40.1
94.5
159

581.2
132.3

314.5
42.2
1 ,276.6
198.3
36.7
575 1
131.7

317.8
40.3
1,271.7
197.2
37-2
578.8
133-2

107.6
691.0

106.1
685.5

98.6

106.1
688.1
52.8
96.0

183.2

181.6

40.2
94.0
16.3
32.3

318.9

42.5
1,286.9

198.6
37-0

53-9
99-1
397

182.9
600.6
51.3
195
197-5

165.2

81.4
228.7
18.5

83.0

306.4
39-4
935
31-7

54.2

39-4

31.6

38.5

598.1

583.2

50.4

50.0
19.4

19.2
196.8
163.O
80.6
225.8
17-7

194.6

163.1
81.6
229.8
18.6

See footnotes at end of table.




11

Sl^te Employment
Tab!# A -6: Emptoy*#! in nonagricuttura) *:tab)i!hm ent!,
by !ndmtry div<!ion and Stat* - Continv#d

State

(In thousand*)
Finance, insurance,
Service and
and real estate
miscellaneous
1955
1954
1954
1955
June
May
June
June
May
June

23A

8.5
9.1
184.3
Colorado.....................
Delaware.....................
Florida......................
Georgia......................
Idaho........................
Illinois.....................

18.8

46.0
-

22.9
44.7
33.7
4.5

170.6

Iowa.........................

46.1
27.5

Kansas.......................

19.5

Maine........................
Michigan.....................

18.6
25.1
7.5
37.1

Ohio.........................
Oklahoma.....................

South Dakota.................

Virginia.!/..................

-

22.7

44.4
33.3
4.3
169.3

45.0
26.7
19-1
18.4
24.9
7.5

40.9

40.7
9.4

62.0

61.1

2.1

19.2
2.1

5.6
19.5

63.7

6.4
423.7
30.5
5.0
99.7

21.0

17.6
132.1
12.6
13.2

5.0
29.4

101.6
Utah.3/......................

183.1
18.3
45.8

88.5
69.8

5.6

New Mexico...................
New York.....................
North Carolina...............

8.4
9.1

36.6
87.2
68.7

9.3

Montana......................

23.2

9.2
32
37.7

31.6

11.4

38.8
2.2

5.4

5.5

63.1
6.4
425.3

30.0
5.0

97.2

20.6
17.3

131.1

12.4
13.1
4.9
29.1
100.3
9-1
3.2
37.1
31.1
11.3
38.4

2.2

22.1

7.6
9.0
175-9
17.4
44.7
-

23.2

42.5
32.1
4.2
170.5
44.4

27.6
18.9

59.6
26.2
35.1
522.8
56.7
87.8
-

65.3

122.5
88.2
16.7

374.7

98.2
71.8
57.7

53.7

60.4
25.1
35.7
499.O
55.2

-

-

59.6

26.1

35.2

516.6

86.0
65.9

128.1
88.2
16.5

375.6
99.6

71.8

57.9

85.8

65.3
118.6
86.3
16.2
371.2
99.5
72.1

18.5

62.1

63.1

56.3
62.5

7.5
37.0

28.7
88.3
222.6
208.8

27.2
87.0
221.6
208.3

28.7
85.8
223.2
208.5

102.2

104.8
36.3

101.*

20.6

150.3
19.8

149.8
20.9

23.8
86.5

67.4

39.7
9.3
61.4
5.1
19.1
1.9
5.4

63.8

5.6
419.4
29.4
4.7
94.8
20.4

17.8

130.5
11.9
12.9
5.1

28.8
99.1

8.4
3.1
35.5

77.7

36.3
149.9
45.3

20.1

44.8

75-*

352

45.1

June

56.8
670.7
81.6
78.2

102.0

89.8

90.9
94.1

110.2

111.3

89.8

107.7

120.8
2278

227.8

224.5
235.0

125-5
693
149.8

124.1

29.6
66.2

28.1
66.9
13.2
20.6

124.0
66.4
144.5

146.7

25.6

341.9

151.1

100.4
932

4l.i

244.0

183.0
23.2

183.0
23.1
805.9
91.8

195.0
45.5

53.4
398.8
29.7
39-8
15.9

52.2

394.1

28.7

39.8
15.7

53-1
387.4
27.7
4o.o

88.8
268.7

88.7
266.3

15.4
87.8
265.3

24.8

24.7

24.0

83.5
43.2

93-8
82.3
43.2
107.5

12.9

92.4

83.8

11.5
37.5

43.5

108.6
13.3

12.1
91.2
107.2

10.7

12.6

12.8

82.1

40.0
55-4
653.8
79.4
73.9
13.2

249.3
137.5
138.4
24.8
331.3
148.8
96.3

187.1
23.1
814.1

278.8
56.2

121.1

43.6
57-7
667.7

250.0

133
20.4

14.2
274.3
59-2

127.2

250.4
143.4

17.8
21.9

14.7
279.1
55.3

1954
June

77-6
14.1

18.6

92.1

May

14.0

19.1

805.4
91.9
14.6

1953

122.7
43.1

20.9

30.2
2.1

77.8

Government

741.0

129.8
25.O

144.0

149.0
25.8

343.1
152-9

41.6
120.4
247.0

70.0
151.3

197.0

45.6

740.5

131.8

116.6

259
337 3
117-5

73-6
387.3
34.9
77.6

74.4
389.5
34.8
78.5

334.8

296

296
126.3

125-5
331.6

334.6

51.5
159

531

85.3

40.3
115.0

29.2

64.0

12.8
19.6
191.3

42.9
722.1
125.2
25.9
324.1
109.9
70.9

378.0
33.5
73.8
28.4

121.2

317.9

165.2

16.0
166.7

50.0
15.8
161.9

16.6

60.8
126.1
16.8

120.0
16.1

147.8
593
124.7

149-0

144.7
57.0

l/ Mining combined with construction. 2/ Mining combined with service.
Revised series; not strictly comparable
with previously published data. 4/ Federal employment in Maryland and Virginia portions of the Washington, D. C.,
metropolitan area included in data for District of Columbia.




A rc j Employment
Tab!# A-7: Emptovwe: in nonagricuttura! w:tab!ithment!
for setected areas, by industry division
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans. and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
Mobile
Total................
Contract construction,
Manufacturing........
Trans. and p ub. util.,
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service l/............
Government...........
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans. and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
Tucson
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
ARKANSAS
Little RockN. Little Rock
Total................ .
Contract construction,
Manufacturing....... .
Trans. and pub. util..
Trade................ .
Finance..............
Service l/ ...........
Government...........
CALIFORNIA
Fresno
Manufacturing.......

See footnotes at end of table.
355384 0

-

55 - 4




Number of employees
June

1955

May

1954

June

Area and industry
division

Number of employees
June

1<?55

1954 ._
May

June

1,932.2
14.6

1,845.0
14.7

Los Angeles

194.9
11.3
13-5
63.4

187.7
11.3
10.7

44.1
11.5

191.9
10.9
12.7
62.7
14.8
43.9
11.4

18.9
16.1

18.9
16.8

16.5
42.8
10.5
18.9
15.9

80.3

78.6

77.5

16.2

4.1
17.5

11.0

4.4
16.4
9.8

16.8
2.6

17.1
2.6
8.4
19.7

20.3

103.1

103.8

18.1

18.2

.2
8.4

9.3
29.6
5.7

13.0
18.8

44.1
1.9
3.4
6.8
5-2

10.2
1.6

6.6
8.4

68.9
6.5
12.1
7.9

17.2

4.3
9.3
11.7

12.8

8.4

.3
8.8

9.3
29.4
5.7

13.0

19.1

43.6

1.8
33
6.5
4.8
10.4
1.5
6.7
8.6

69.5
6.7

12.0

7.8
17.3
4.3
9-3

12.1

12.8

61.2

4.0
16.2
10.8
17.1
2.5
8.1
18.9
95.6
.2
7.6
15.6
8.8

28.2

5.1
12.4
17.7
40.0
1.8
2.8
4.6
5-5
9.8
1.4
6.4
7.7

66.8
5.1
11.9
7.8

17.2
4.2

9.3

11.4

12.7

Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....

1,947.4
14.8

128.6

126.2

118.1
631.0
122.6
412.6

Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............

680.4
124.8
427.4
90.3
265.4
215.7

677.2
123.5
422.9
893
263.2
215.3

251.4
208.5

Sacramento
Manufacturing..........

12.5

12.8

11.3

San BemardinoRiverside-Ontario
Manufacturing..........

27.2

26.8

25-9

181.9
.2
12.3
45.4
10.7
40.6
7.2
23.4
42.1

181.1

180.4

882.0

867.2

Government..............

98.9
198.4
55.7
111.4
171.9

877.0
1.4
57.8
182.8
98.9
197.7
55.5
111.3
171.6

San Jose
Manufacturing...........

28.4

27.6

24.1

Stockton
Manufacturing...........

12.1

11.9

11.2

239.5
1.5
16.7
42.4
26.7
67.3
13.3
32.5
39.1

235.9
1.5
15.4
41.7

233 8
1-5
17.8
41.3

27.1
66.2
13.0
32.0

64.7
12.4
32.1

86.1

San Diego
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............

.2
12.9
44.9
10.5
40.5
7.0
23.1
42.0

.2
12.2
47.1
10.6
40.3
6.6
233
40.1

San Francisco-Oakland
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................

1.4

61.2
183.1

1.3
57.2
180.4
99-3
193.8
55-3

108.3

171.6

COLORADO
Denver
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............

39.0

26.0

38.0

Area Emptoyment
Tab)* A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura) estabtishments
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
Area and industry
division
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Total................
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............
Hartford
Total................
Contract construction 3^
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
New Britain
Total................
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............
New Haven
Total................
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service...............
Government............
Stamford
Total................
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............
Waterbury
Total...................
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............
See footnotes at end of table.
14




(In thousands)
Number of employees
Area and industry
1221.
j g E
division
June
June
May

118.5
5.6

69.2

4.9
19.0

2.7
9-6
7.5

194.8
9.7
74.4
6.3
39.5
27.2
20.3

17.6

40.4
1.3
25.7
1.9
5.7
.7
2.8

2.4
117.7

6.0
45.4
10.7
23.1
6.3

17.3

9.0

117.7
5.2

68.1

5.6

19.0
2.6

117.4
5.3
67.6
5.7
19.1
2.6

9.7
7.5

9.6
7.4

196.1

195.3
9.2
75.0
7.4

9.3
74.9
7.5
39.6

27.1
20.3

17.4
40.4
1.3

25.6
2.0

5.7
.7

2.8
2.3

118.3

5.7
45.9

11.6
22.8
6.2

17.1
8.9

39.4

27.0
20.0
17.4

42.3

1.4

27.6
2.0

5.6
.7
2.8

2.3

DELAWARE
Wilmington
Manufacturing..........

Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance................
Government.............

Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....
Finance................
Service l/.............
Government.............
Miami

11.6
22.9
6.0

Finance................
Service l/.............
Government.............

8.5

3.5

18.8
2.3
9.7

1.8

7.6
3.5

65.7
2.0

46.9

3.4

19.0
2.6

9-5
1.7
7.3
3.4

66.7

48.5
3.3
21.1

2.5
9.4

1.6

7.4
3-3

66.2
2.1

41.4

1.9
42.1

42.1

2.2

2.6

2.6

9.8
1.4
4.3
4.7

9.7
1.3
4.3
4.7

9.6
1.3
4.0
4.7

1954
June

56.9

56.5

52.7

619.6
40.7
26.7

616.5
39.8
25.9
42.0
125.8
30.5
87.2
265.3

613.7

42.4
127.3
30.7

86.1
265.7

38.1
26.2
41.9

125.9
31.1

85.9

264.6

115.4
8.7

113.0

14.0
34.4
9.2
13.7

14.3
33.2
8.5

221.8
22.9

201.8

69.1
12.1
39-8
19.9

70.6
11.9
41.7

61.4

19.8

18.3

125.2
12.9

127.6
12.7
23.8
11.2

121.5

115.5

8.1

19.7
14.3
34.3
9.3

13.6
16.3

220.8
23.9
28.2

28.1

18.8

16.8

29.0
26.1

9.0

18.8

13.6
15.8

19.8

24.3

26.7
12.0

39.4

Tampa-St. Petersburg
Contract construction...

47.2

May

FLORIDA
Jacksonville

119.3
5.9

17.9

1955

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington

Contract construction...
Manufacturi ng..........
Trans. and pub. util....

46.5

June

Trans, and pub. util....
Finance................
Service l/.............
Government.............

23.2
10.8

41.4
6.2
15.5
15.3

42.8

6.1
16.0
15.2

12.4
22.9
10.7
39.6
5.9

15.6

14.4

GEORGIA
Atlanta
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....
Service 3^.............
Government.............

314.1
87.4
32.3

309.8
19.4
86.4
30.5

37.8
34.2

38.3
34.1

20.2

81.5
20.7

80.6
20.5

298.2

18.1
78.2

31.1
79.9
19.8
37.8
33-3

A re j Fmpioymenl
Tab)# A-7: Emptovees in nonaoricuttura) estabtishments.
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Number of employees

Area and industry
division

June

May

1954
June

Area and industry
division

Number of employees

June

1955

May

1954
June

I0VA
Des Moines

GEORGIA - Continued
Savannah
Total..................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans. and p ub. util...
Trade..................
Finance................
Service l/ .............
Government.............

51.7
3-6
14.2
6.8
12.9
1.6
6.3
6.3

IDAHO
Boise
Total..................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............

20.4
1.6
1.8
2.2
6.2
1.3
3-1
4.2

ILLINOIS
Chicago
Total..................
Mining.................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans. and pub. util...
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............

1955

50.8

3.5
14.2
6.4
12.7

1.6
6.2

49.8
2.9
13.7
6.6

12.8
1.5

6.2

6.2
6.1

20.3

19.8
1.6

1.5

1.8
2.2
6.2

1.3
3.1

4.2

1.7

2.3
6.0
1.2
2.9
4.1

2,507.8
3.6
113.1
999.7
217.8
515.5
142.1
291.9
224.3

2,480.9
3.6
110.9
985.6

225.0

216.8

69.3
33.8
35.5

69.8

64.7
29.9
34.8

INDIANA
Evansville
Total.................
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing.....
Fort Wayne
Total.................
Manufacturing........
Nonmanufacturing.....
Indianapolis
Total.................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.................
Finance...............
Other nonmanufacturing
South Bend
Total.................
Manufacturing........
Trade.................
Other nonmanufacturing

216.6

507.1
141.1
291.2

34.7
35-1

Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....

2,466.2
3-7

111.0

973-5

216.5
516.8
141.9
286.0

Government.............

277.8
10.3

108.6
21.4

63 .O
15.8
58.7

85.4
45.0

15.2

252

74.9
36.9

38.0

73.4
34.7
38.7

274.2
9.5
107.4
21.2
62.4
15.5
58.3

267.5
10.1
100.1
19.8
62.9

85.3
45.0
15.2
25.1

73.3

15.3
59-3

36.1
14.5
22.7

22.9

7-8

95.1

6.0
22.7

7.6

25.7
10.1
12.5
11.2

25.4
10.0

45.7

45.3
.1
3.1
6.3
7.2
9.2
2.3
5.4
11.9

12.4
11.2

93.4
56
21.9
7.7
25.1
10.0
12.6

10.7

KANSAS
Topeka
Mining.................
Contract construction...
Trans. and pub. util....
Finance................
Service................
Government.............

.2

3.4

6.1

7.3
9.3

2.3

5.5

11.8

44.7

.2
2.4
5.9
7.7
9.3
2.3
5.3
11.8

Wichita
Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance................
Government.............
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Finance................

76.3
37.6
38.7

96.6
6.6

117.4

1.4

7.3

50.7

7.7
24.7
4.6

11.8

9.4

5.8
19.5

117.8
1.3
7.1

116.0

7.6
24.8
4.6

7.4
24.1
4.5
11.4
9.2

51.8

11.6

9.2

1.3
7.1

51.2

12.1
2.1

56
19.3
12.1
2.1

19.0
11.6

265.8

263.6

270.6

5.9
1.9

New Orleans
Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance................
Service................
Government.............

52

20.8

51.1
41.3
66.6

52
20.3
51.1
39-1
66.8

13.1
36.0
31.8

12.8
36.1

27.8
1.2

27.0
1.1

32.4

MAINE
Leviston
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........

14.8

14.2

5.1

22.0
52.6

44.0
67-5

12.9

35-3
31.4

27-4

1.2

14.6

See footnotes at end of table.




15

Area Emptoyment
Tab)* A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura) estabtishments
for seiected areas, by industry division - Continued
Area and industry
division
MAINE - Continued
Lewiston - Continued
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service l/...........
Government...........
Portland
Total................
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service l / ...........
Government...........
MARYLAND
Baltimore
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Total.................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service l/............
Government....... .
Fall River
Total.................
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.................
Government............
Other nonmanufacturing
N6v Bedford
Total..................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade..................
Government.............
Other nonmanuiacturing.

See footnotes at end of table.
16




(In thousands)
Number of employees
Area and industry
I55T
1955

June

1.1

5-2
.7
3.8
1.0

52.4
3.2

13.8

6.2
14.7
3.2
7.9
3.4

561.1

.8

38.1

194.9
57-4

112.3

28.4

61.2
68.0

956.0
47.6
277.3
77.7
220.6

65.4
133.2
134.2

45.5
25.4
2.6

8.0

4.9
4.6
48.2
1.4

25.0
2.2
8.6

5.1
5.9

May

1.1

5.2
.7
3.7

1.0

50.9
3.3

12.6
6.2
14.4
3.2
7.8
3.4

557.1
.8

38.0
192.0
56.2
112.3
28.0
61.7
68.1

June

1.1

5.1
.7
3.7
1.0

53.4
3.7
14.6

6.2

14.5
3.1
7.9
3.4

551.5
.8
39.0

189.3

57.8

111.2
28.5
60.1
64.8

949.5

950.8

275.2
77.9

279.5
79.2

44.9

220.7
64.4

132.2

134.2

45.4

25.6

2.5
7.8
4.9
4.6

40.3

223.9
63.9
131.8
132.2

47.1
27.2

2.4

Springfield-Holyoke
Total................
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans. and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service
...........
Government...........
Worcester
Total................
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service l /...........
Government...........

MICHIGAN
Detroit
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........

June

May

June

153.7
5.4
67.5
8.6

152.5
4.9
67.4
8.4
30.3
6.4
15.5

155.6
4.9

19.6

15.6
20.7

101.8

102.7

20.0

20.6

1,325.2
9
62.4

1,247.0
.9

658.0

30.7
6.5
15.5
19.5

103.0
3.1

49.8

5.0

20.1
4.0

9.7

11.3

1.321.2

.9

62.7

648.8

3.0
48.7
5.1
4.0
9.7
H.3

67.8

8.8
31.5
6.3

35
48.5
5.2
4.2
9.7
11.0

70.8

129.5

110.7

44.3
128.6
112.7

579.9
77.6
239.9
43.9
126.6
107.3

Flint
Manufacturing.......

88.6

89.6

79.4

Grand Rapids
Manufacturing.......

55.4

55.0

53.1

Lansing
Manufacturing....... .

32.9

32.8

30.8

Muskegon
Manufacturing.......

27.7

27.7

24.5

Saginav
Manufacturing.......

28.6

28.5

27.6

42.6
2.7
9.7
7.3

42.1
2.5
9.8
7.2

42.7

80.2
243.8
44.7

78.5
239 8

8.2

4.8
4.5

46.8
1.4
23.9

48.5

2.2

2.2

8.5
5.1
5.7

division

Number of employees
*1555"
1955

1.0

26.1
8.4
4.9
5.9

MINNESOTA
Duluth
Total................
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance..............
Service ^ ...........
Government...........

10.6

1.9

6.2

4.1

10.6
1.9
6.1
4.1

2.1
10.0

7.6
10.9
1.8

6.2
4.0

Tab!# A-7: Emptov##! in nonagricuitura! Mtab!i$hm#nt$,
for M)ect#d ar#tw, by industry division - Continued
Area and Induatry
diviaion
MINNESOTA - Continued
Minneapolia-St. Paul
Total...............
Contract conatruction
Manufacturing.......
Trana. and pub. util.
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service j/..........
Government..........
MISSISSIPPI
Jackaon
Manufacturing.......
MISSOURI
Kanaaa City
Total...............
Mining..............
Contract conatruction
Manufacturing.......
Trana. and pub. util.
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service.............
Government..........
St. Louia
Total...............
Mining..............
Contract conatruction
Manufacturing.......
Trana. and pub. util.
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service.............
Government..........
MONTANA
Great Falla
Total...............
Contract conatruction
Manufacturing.......
Trana. and pub. util.
Trade...............
Service 2/..........
Government..........

(In thousanda)
Number of emolt>yeea
Area and induatry
1954
IS 55
diviaion
May
June
June
NEVADA
Reno
466.1
37-9
136.5

481.7

469.3
24.3
136.7
51.6

118.3

35.2
134.1
50.7

118.9
32.0
556
55.2

117.2
30.8
54.6
54.1

51.0

32.2

54.9
55.4

See footnotea at end of table.




Contract construction...
Manufacturing l/.......
Trans. and pub. util....
Service................
Government.............

23.6

1.9
2.0
2.9
5.9
.9
6.3
3-7

24.0
2.2
2.0
3.4
5.8
.9

6.0

3.7

23.2
2.2
1.8
3.2
5.9
.8
5-9
3.4

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
9.3

9.4

348.3
.9
19.4

349.2
9

98.1

99-7

45.5
94.1

20.7

39.6

30.0

698.9
3.0
37.5
267.3
67.4
148.0
34.7
79.5

61.5

18.8

1.7
2.9

2.6

5.8
3.5

2.3

18.7

45.2

94.0

20.6
39.9
30^2
695.9
3.0
37.1
266.3
66.5
147.4
34.1
80.0
61.5

18.3
1.5
2.9
2.5
5.7
3.5
2.2

8.7

363.9
.8

21.0
111.5

45.7
94.3

20.7

39.6
30.3

698.6
2.8
43.6
262.8
67.0

144.8
7-3
31.2

23.1
36.6

11.4
20.4
14.9

2.6
7.6
1.9
4.3
2.8

NEW JERSEY
Nevark-Jersey City 3/
Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....
Finance................
Service................
Government.............

799.5
.2
33.0
351.8
77.2
139.9

1.8
18.8
2.6

7.6
1.9
4.3

2.8

40.0
1.5
19.4
2.5
7.5
2.0
4.2
2.8

793.2

802.7
.2

346.3
77.3

.2
32.2

30.6

78.5
73.9

75.1

354.2
79.8
141.2
46.5
75.7
74.5

45.0

138.9

44.8

78.4

164.3

168.3

599

Perth Amboy 3/
Manufacturing..........

81.3

80.7

79.5

Trenton
Manufacturing..........

39.6

39.2

38.9

59.4
6.2

58.6

53.7
4.8
8.9
5.0
14.0
3.0
7.4

18.3
1.6
2.8
2.6

5.7
3.4

2.2

31.0

31.6
22.5
36.6
11.1
19.6

19.8
15.0

19.0

39.6

166.9

78.8

145.1

22.6
36.7
11.2

Finance................
Service................
Government.............

40.2
1.9

Paterson 3/
Manufacturing..........

144.5

8.3

Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....

149.9
33.8

NEBRASKA
Total...............
Contract conatruction
Manufacturing.......
Trana. and pub. util.
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service l/..........
Government..........

Number of employees
1954
1955
June
May
June

9.2

14.7

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Total..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance................
Service l/.............
Government.............

9.9
5.1
15.5
3.8
7.7

11.2

NEW YORK
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....

(4/)
(V)
W)
($/)

5.7
9.8
5.0
15.2
3.8
7.7
11.4

201.1
6.3
750

16.1

10.6

207.9
7.7
78.5

16.7

Area

Emptoymcnl

Tabte A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
(in thousands)
Number of employees

Area and industry
division

June

NEV YORK - Continued
Albany-SchenectadyTroy - Continued
Trade.................
Government............
Other nonmanufacturing.

1255-

May

*195T
June

Area and industry
division

Rochester - Continued
Trans, and pub. util....

38.6

37.0

28.1

Binghamton
Total................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade................
Other nonmanufacturing

75.9

3-2
40.4
4.0
13.9
14.4

75.4
3.1
4o.i
3.9
13.9
14.4

39.5
37.1

28.5
76.2

3.2
4i.i
4.0
13.5
14.4

Finance.................
Other nonmanufacturing..

June

IS)55

May

96
37.6
6.3

Other nonmanufacturing..

10.1

96
38.5
6.3
30.9

38.8

38.0

i4i.o
7.7
57-5

139.4
6.7
57.0

139.0

34.8

30.9
34.7

29.5
34.4

93-5
1.9
41.3
5-5
15-4
3.1
8.5

95-7
3.7

Syracuse
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans. and pub. util....

1954

June

10.1
31.0

10.0

38.4
6.3

6.8

57.7

10.6

Utica-Rome

Buffalo
Total................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans. and pub. util..
Trade................
Finance..............
Service l/...........
Government...........

441.3
18.5

205.5

40.6
84.0

13.4

Elmira
Total.................
Manufacturing.........
Trade.................
Other nonmanufacturing.

Nev York-Northeastern
Nev Jersey
Manufacturing.........
Hew York City 3 /
Total.................
Mining................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.................
Finance...... ........
Service...............
Government............

83.1

32.4

16.8
6.3
9.4

301.2
30.2

286.2

20.1

20.0
62.5

64.7
47.4
42.9

29.4

88.8

43.3
42.3

Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....

39.0

13.2
45.5
32.9

32.8
16.8

6.3
9.7

302.5
30.4
105.5

Service l/..............
Westchester County 3/
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service
..............

41.6

44.9

2.1

41.4
5.5
15.8
3-i
8.6

18.2

NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Total...................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....

20.1
60.0

94.7

174.6

16.5

45.5

12.2
41.9
8.3
50.2

85.0

43.0

5.4
15.4
3;0
8.1

17.8

17.0

173.5
15.7
45.9

176.0
16.3

42.0
8.2
49.9

40.4
8.2
49.9

84.0
5.5
21.9
8.8

11.8

48.7

12.5

25.4

25.2

10.5
6.5

10.5

6.7

83.9
6.5
21.3
9.4
25.1
5.2
10.2
6.2

5.6

21.8

9.7

1 ,668.9

1 ,650.8

1 ,696.6

Finance.................
Service l / ..............
Government..............

3.473.4

3.466.7
1.7

3,467.6

Greensboro-High Point
Manufacturing...........

41.1

40.6

39.1

914.0
318.9

929.6
319.8

Rale igh-Durham
Manufactur ing...........

18.9

18.6

18.3

Winston-Salem
Manufacturing...........

32.5

31.9

30.7

2.5
2.3
7.3

2.3
2.3

2.2
2.3
7.4

See footnotes at end of table.




83.7

40.1

32.5

95-9

Rochester
Total.................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........

18

19.6
200.8

17.5

46.0
33-3

6.3
9.6

434.1

202.5

13.3
45.9
33.1

16.7

Nassau and Suffolk
Counties 3/
Total.................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.................
Service 2/............
Government............

436.0

1.7
109.4
916.5
319.6

810.5

347.1
560.4
408.1

213.8
8.2
112.3

107.0

1.8
109.1

807.0

806.6

561.6
407.7

400.7

212.1

213.7

111.0

111.2

348.9

8.9

344.1
555.9

9.8

NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....

55

54

7.4

Are,! [ mpioymrn!
Tab!# A-7: Emptovees in nonaaricuttura) estabtishments.
for seiected area*, by industry division - Continued
Area and induatry
diylaion
NORTH DAKOTA - Continued
Fargo - Continued
Finance...............
Service...............
Government............

(In thouaanda)
Number of employee a
Area and induatry
1954
1^>55
diviaion
June
May
June

1.5

2.8
2.8

1.4

1.4

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

Harrisburg - Continued
Trans. and pub. util....

Number of employees
1954 _
IQ55
June
June
May
14.2
22.7
5-7

14.1
22.3
5.6

13.6
22.1

12.0

37.6

Finance................
Service................
Government.............

39.1

12.2
38.8

12.2

5.5

OHIO
Cincinnati
Manufacturing........

159.8

158.0

154.0

Lancaster
Manufacturing..........

45.4

44.3

43.6

Cleveland
Manufacturing........

306.6

303.8

300.1

Philadelphia
Manufacturing..........

547.2

545.8

547.6

804.1

795.9

777.5

42.4
325.9

36.8
318.5
69.9

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
Total.................
Mining................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans. and pub. util..
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service...............
Government...........
Tulsa
Total.................
Mining................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service...............
Government............
OREGON
Portland
Total.................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans. and pub. util..
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service l/............
Government............

Pittsburgh

136.2
7-3
9.4
15.3

11.0

37.1
7.4

16.3

32.4

122.2
12.0

7.8

32.6

13.5
30.3
5.9

13.8
6.4

135.4
7.3
8.8
15.2

10.9

37.0
7.4
16.4

136.1

7.4
9.1
15.3
10.8
37.0
7.5

16.8

32.6

32.3

121.4
12.0
7.8
32.4
13.3
29.9
5.8
13.8
6.4

116.5
12.3
7.4

28.8
12.7
29.4
5.6
14.1
6.3

238.3

237.9

29.5

29.3

58.0

59.2
29.5

62.1

12.9

31.6
32.4

43.1
331.0

Finance................
Service................
Government.............

155.3
27.5
87.7
70.4

153.8
27.3

88.0
70.5

85.8
68.0

Reading
Manufacturing..........

50.0

49.7

48.7

Scranton
Manufacturing..........

30.5

30.6

30.5

Wilkes-Barre— Hazleton 7/
Manufactur ing..........

39.3

38.8

36.5

York
Manufacturing..........

45.4

44.2

45.2

286.0

285.2

277.8
14.1
134.2
14.0

18.0

71.2

17.6

70.6

18.6

152.1

27.9

RHODE ISLAND
Providence

242.6
13.1

61.0

Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufactur ing..........
Trans, and pub. util....

14.0

60.8
12.6
31.1
32.5

12.2

61.2
13.0
31.6
31.2

Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance................
Service l/.............
Government.............

15.5
137.8
12.8
51.2
12.4
27.4

15.3
137.2
13.7
51.5
12.2
26.5

97.3

96.1

92.1

Erie
Manufacturing........

41.6

40.7

40.3

Harrisburg 6/
Total.................
Mining................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........

134.8
.4
8.4
32.1

132.5
.4
7.8
31.3

129.7
.4
7.0
31.5

25.6
28.1

28.9

28.8

49.6
4.0
9.3
4.0
10.9
1.4
4.4
15.8

47.8

Finance................
Service 3^.............
Government.............

49.7
4.0
9.3
3.9
11.0
1.4
4.5
15.7

Greenville
Manufacturing..........

29.6

29.4

28.6

SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston

PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown-BethlehemEaston
Manufacturing........

50.1

11.7

Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....

3.7
8.6
3.7
H.3
1.4
4.5
14.7

See footnotes at end of table.




19

Area

Empioymcnt

Tab)* A-7: Emptovees in nonagricutturat estabtishments
for setected areas, by industry d!vis!on - Continued
Area and industry
division
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service l/.........
Government.........

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
Total...................
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans. and pub. util....
Trade...................
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............
Knoxville
Total...................
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade...................
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............
Memphis
Total...................
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans. and pub. util....
Trade...................
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............
Nashville
Total...................
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing........
Trans. and pub. util..
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service...............
Government............
UTAH
Salt Lake City l/
Total............
Mining...........

See footnotes at end of table.
20




(in thousands)
Number of employees
June

5.4

1225.

T H E

May

June

5.3

5.4
1.9

2.0

2.0

8.0

8.1

8.0

2 .0

2.0

1.4
3.1
1.9

1.4
3.1

93.3

92.3

.1

.1

4.7

4.4

43.7
5.4

43.3

17.5
4.1
9.6
8.4

4.1
9.6
8.4

116.6

1.9

4.8

17.8

116.8

1.9
10.4

1.4
3.0

91.3

.1

4.2
42.4

5.4

17.6
3.8
9.5
8.5

115.6
1.8

45.5
6.6
24.8

45.2

13.4
41-5

2.6
11.4

24.9
2.5
11.4
14.0

23.8

10.0

13.9

170.5

.4
H.9
44.3
14.8
47.7
7.9
21.6

6.6

167.4
.3
10.7
43.9
13.3

47.8

7.7

7.6
2.4

11.2

14.0

168.2

.3
9.6
43.2
15.3
48.6
7.5

21.9

22.3
21.6

126.0

122.1

28.9

28.7

12.0
27.8

14.9

14.6

22.1

128.3

7.9
37.4
12.4
7.8
19.3

113.4
7.4

21.8

7.5
37.0
11.4
7.7

19.2

111.8
7.3

7.4
34.5
7.5

18.7

14.4

107.4
6.1

Area and industry
division

Salt Lake City 7/ - Con.
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans. and pub. util...
Trade..................
Finance................
Service................
Government.............
VERMONT
Burlington
Total..................
Manufacturing.........
Trans. and pub. util...
Trade..................
Service................
Other nonmanufacturing.
Springfield
Total.................
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.................
Service...............
Other nonmanufacturing

VIRGINIA
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Total...............
Mining..............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service.............
Government.......... .
Richmond
Total...............
Mining..............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service.............
Government..........
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Total...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...............
Finance.............
Service 3/..........
Government..........

June

1955

May

7.7

1954

June

7.1
16.4
12.4
30.9
6.5
13.5
14.5

8.3
17.1
12.2
31.9
7.0
14.7
14.8

12.4
31.5
7.0
14.4

16.1

15.6

17.2
5.3
1.3
4.4
2.8
3.4

12.5

12.0

12.5
7-7
.6

3.4
1.4
4.5
3-0
3.7

7.7
.6
1.5

16.6

14.9

3.4
1.4
4.5
2.9
3.5

7.4
.6
1.5
.9

1.6

1.6
1.0
1.6

145.9

146.1

35-5
52

15.5
15.4
35.6
5.2

14.8
14.8
36.4
5.1

16.5
47.0

46.6

46.8

147.5
.3
9.9
36.7
15.1
37.1

145.8

1.0
1.6

147.0
.1
12.0
15.6
15.1

148.3

.3

10.1

37.0

15.2

36.9
12.2
16.7
19.9

288.2
15.1
82.5
27.0

69.8
17.2
36.7
39.9

.1
11.4

16.1

12.0
16.5

19.9

286.6
15.0
80.8
26.5
69.1
16.9
36.2
42.1

.2
11.9

16.1

.3
9.6

36.1
14.9
36.8
11.8
16.7
19.6

282.6
13.4
79.6

27.2
69.0
16.8
36.1
40.5

Tab!# A-7: Emptovees in nonaaricuttura! *stab!ishm*nts,
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
Area and industry
division
WASHINGTON - Continued
Spokane
Total......... .
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....
Finance
Scrvicc l/
CrOvcrm)cnt
Tacoma
Total..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance................
Service l/.............
Government.............

WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston
Total..................
Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Sci*vic$
GovcrnHMt
l/
2/
3/
5/
5/
0/
2/

(In thousands)
Number of employees
Area and industry
1954
1955
division
May
June
June

Number of employees
1954
1955
June
May
June

Wheeling-Steubenville
71.7
4.5
14.8
8.4

19.6
3.8
11.3
9.3

72.8
4.8
17.7

6.6

14.8
2.7

8.0
18.2

89.4
11.5
4.4

25.2
10.6
17.8
2.7

8.5
8.9

69.8
3.9
14.1

8.0
19.4
3.7
11.2
9.5

71.3
4.2

17.2
6.6

70.9
5.0
14.2
8-3

Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....

11-3
9.2

Fin&ncc
Scrvicc
Government

19.1
3.8

70.2
3.9
17.2

6.6

14.8

14.6

2.6

2.6

7.7

18.2

87.9
11.3
4.1
24.8

10.2

17.4

2.6
8.6

9.1

WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....

7.8
17.5

90.0
11.4
4.5

26.0
10.4
17.5

2.7
8.8
8.8

113.5

5.5

112.8
5.5

4.3
55.7
9.5

3.9
55.4
9.4
19.4

19.5
2.8
9.8
6.6

21.8
186.3
28.0
81.6
19.0

Racine
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....

2.1
23.0

20.9
185.1
27.4

80.9
18.9
1.9

4.0
53.5
9.0

18.9
2.8
9.7
6.7

18.7
181.9
28.5

81.0

18.7
1-9

1.7

Finance................

6.6
.8

23.2
1.6
6.6
.8

21.6
1.7
6.8
.8

WYOMING
Casper
Mining.................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans. and pub. util....

2.8
1.1

2.5
1.0

3.1

1.6
3.7
.5

1.6
3.7
.5

1.9

1.9

FinAnc$
S$rvicc

1.9

Includes mining.
Includes mining and finance.
Subarea of Nev York-Northeastern New Jersey.
Not available.
Includes mining and government.
All series except manufacturing revised; not strictly comparable vith previously published data.
Revised series; not strictly comparable vith previously published data.




2.8
9.8
6.8

110.2
5.8

1.9

1.0

1.9
1.7

3.7

.4
1.9

'Aomen

m

Industt^

Tab!# A-S: Wom*n em ptoy**! !n manufacturing indu:tri.!

April 1955

January 1955

April 1954

Number
(in thou
sands )

Percent
of total
employment

Number
(in thousands)

Percent
of total
employment

............................................

4,223.2

26

4,204.0

26

4,175.6

26

DURABLE GOODS.......................
MOMDURABLE GOODS....................

1,680.4
2,$42.8

18
37

1,646.8
2,557.2

18
38

1,677.2
2,498.4

18
37

ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSOR!ES...............

28.6

21

30.2

22

39.9

24

FOOD AMD KiMDRED PRODUCTS..............

337-5

23

345.7

24

342.6

24

69.3
24.4
66.3
17.7
57.8
3.0
39.9
21.0
38.1

22
21
39
15
21
11
%
11
28

71.2
23.4
71.3
17.6
57.7
3.0
45.0
20.9
35.6

22
21
44
15
21
10
55
11
27

70.4
25.4
66.3
16.8
59.7
3.1
40.5
21.1
39.3

23
22
39
15
21
U
53
10
29

51.7

59

57-9

58

52.4

58

14.1
30.2
3.2
4.2

44
80
43
41

14.4
28.4
3.2
U.9

44
80
43
49

13.7
31.0
3.4
4.3

44
79
43
39

464.0

43

461.1

43

459.4

43

1.0
60.2
185.5
17.8
145.2
19.3
U.7
5.0
18.3

15
46
39
56
67
22
23
41
28

1.0
59.5
186.4
17.3
142.4
19.8
11.6
4.9
18.2

16
46
40
55
67
22
23
39
29

1.1
58.3
187.1
16.6
141.4
19.0
12.3
4.9
18.7

17
46
40
55
67
22
23
39
30

928.2

78

931.9

78

897.8

78

72.3

62

74.0

62

74.6

62

262.8
283.0
103.3
14.6
58.0
1.7
47.2
85.3

84
80
87
74
87
23
77
66

252.7
298.1
98.4
17.2
61.2
2.7
46.0
81.6

84
79
87
73
86
27
77
65

247.9
276.9
98.4
15.6
56.8
2.0
44.5
81.1

84
78
87
74
86
22
76
65

Industry

Sugar............. ....................

TOBACCO MANUFACTURES...................

TEXHLE-M!LL PRODUCTS..................

Narrow fabrics and smallwares..........
Knitting mills.........................
Dyeing and finishing textiles..........
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings....
Hats (except cloth and millinery)......

APPAREL AMD OTHER FiM!SHED TEXHLE
PRODUCTS.............................
Men's and boys' suits and coats........
Men's and boys' furnishings and work

Millinery...... .......................
Miscellaneous apparel and accessories...
Other fabricated textile products......

-22




Number
(in thou
sands )

Percent
of total
employment

Tab)# A-S: Women empioyees in manufacturing industries - Continued
April 1955
Industry

Number
(in thou
sands )

LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURM!TURE)...........................

47.8

Logging camps and contractors..........
Sawmills and planing mills.............
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated

14.4

10.0
10.1

Miscellaneous wood products............

2.0

n.3

January 1955

Percent
of total
employment

Number
(in thou
sands )

April 1954

of total

(^th^u-

Percent
of total

7

45.7

7

48.2

7

4

2

1.5
14.0

4

2

1.4
15.3

4

7
19
19

10.1

7
19
19

10.0

8
18
18

9.7

10.4

10.5
11.0

2

19

61.8

18

61.7

18

61.1

43.2

17

43.0

17

41.7

17

5.3

13

5.3

13

5.5

14

3.8

11

3.9

12

3.7

11

9.5

37

9.5

36

10.2

38

PAPER AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS..............

120.7

23

120.2

23

121.1

23

30.0

4i.o

11
28

49.7

4o

29.3
42.0
48.9

11

Paperboard containers and boxes........

29
40

29.1
42.2
49.8

30
40

217.8

27

217.5

27

218.0

27

53.7
25.7

42

18

52.8
27.0

18

53.7
25.5

26

22.4

19
41
46

53.3
17.5

11.6
18.7

26
29
65

44

FURM!TURE AMD FUTURES.................
Office, public-building, and profesPartitions, shelving, lockers, and
Screens, blinds, and miscellaneous

PR!MT!M6, PUBL!SH!M6, AMD ALL!ED
!MDUSTR!ES...........................

43

21.4
53.6
17.6
n.3
17.8

30
64
42

16.3

24

16.0

24

15.3

23

145.5

18

145.7

18

143.0

18

9.5
45.3
36.9

9
15
40

9.3
45.4
37.2

9
15

8.5
43.6
37.2

9
15
41

10.8
10.4
.4
2.4
3.0

11.2

23

26.3

22
15
5
6
8
29

U.4

26.8

22
15
5
5
8
29

26.0

29

16.0

6

16.1

7

15.4

6

13.0

7
6

13.3
2.8

7
6

12.6
2.8

6
6

21.8

Bookbinding and related industries.....
Miscellaneous publishing and printing

CHEM!CALS AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS..........

Drugs and medicines....................
Soap, cleaning and polishing prepara-

Vegetable and animal oils and fats.....

PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AMD COAL.........
Coke, other petroleum and coal products.




43
45

U

54.0
17.1
10.9
18.3

3.0

45
26
29

62

10.3

.4
2.3
3.3

4o

10.5

.4
2.3
3.1

15
6
5
8

Wom^n

tn

Tab!* A-S: Women emptoyees !n manufacturing industries - Continued
April 1955
Industry

Number
(in thou
sands )

Percent
of total
employment

January 1955
Number
(in thou
sands )

Percent
of total
employment

April 1954
Number
(in thou
sands )

Percent
of total
employment

RUBBER PRODUCTS.......................

69.9

26

70.4

27

64.4

26

Tires and inner tubes..................
Rubber footwear........................
Other rubber products..................

18.9
13.0
38.0

16

19.0

49
30

13.6

37.8

17
50
30

18.3
11.8

34.3

17
48
29

LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS...........

191.5

51

190.7

51

184.3

51

5.5
1.7
7.0
137.9
8.1

13
35
42
56
46

21.7

69
56

13
34
42
56
45
69
57

5.5
1.6
6.5
135.6
6.9

9.6

5.5
1.6
7.2
139.1
7.0
22.4
7.9

8.6

13
33
4i
56
46
68
57

88.1

16

83.4

16

84.3

17

2.0
28.7

2.1

1.8

4.6
l.l
5.5
17.7

7
31

29.0

6
32

4.9
l.l
5.8
18.4
6.8
7

6
32
28
3
7
34
6
4

19.7

Leather: tanned, curried, and finished..
Industrial leather belting and packing..
Boot and shoe cut stock and findings....
Footwear (except rubber)...............
Luggage................................
Handbags and small leather goods.......
Gloves and miscellaneous leather goods..

STOME, CLAY, AMD GLASS PRODUCTS........
Glass and glassware, pressed or blown...
Glass products made of purchased glass..
Pottery and related products...........
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products..
Cut-stone and stone products...........
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral

PR!MARY METAL !MDUSTR!ES...............
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling
mills.................................
Primary smelting and refining of
Secondary smelting and refining of
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
Miscellaneous primary metal industries..

FABR!CATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACH!NERY, AMD TRAMSP0RTAT!0M
EpU!PMEHT)...........................
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware......
Heating apparatus (except electric) and
Fabricated structural metal products....
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving..
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.

24




27.0

28

19.6

4.4

28

1.1
6.1
18.0

7

3
7
34
6
4

5.5
7

3
8
34
5
4

22

18.5

21

17.7

21

74.4

6

72.8

6

70.6

6

23.0
10.1

4
4

22.7
9.7

4
3

23.2
10.0

4
5

2.0

3

2.0

3

1.8

3

1.0

8

1.0

8

l.l

8

10.0
12.7

9
15

10.2
11.8

10

10

15.4

11

9.8
10.8

13.9

10

204.6

19

199.5

19

200.8

19

14.3
43.7

25
29

41.8

13.8

25
29

15.8
41.9

27

16.5
20.7

13

15.9

13

22
31
24
23

48.0
14.6
15.1

15.6

48.0
14.8

15.6
31.0

11

8

6.2

20.2

30.1

15

8
23

32
24
23

15.6
20.7

49.5
13.2
14.1

30.0

14

29

13

8
23
30

24
23

Wijmtrn in !ndut't!\

Tab!# A-8: Women *tnp!oyw*t in manufacturing indwtr!*! - Continued

April 1953

January 1955

April 1954

Percent
of total
employment

Number
(in thou
sands )

Percent
of total
employment

Number
(in thou
sands )

Percent
of total
emplpyM6nt

222.3

14

214.1

14

225.7

14

15
9
9
12

10.8

14
10
9
12

11.2
14.9

Special-induatry machinery (except
metalworking machinery)................
General industrial machinery............
Office and store machines and devices...
Service-industry and household machines.
Miacellaneoua machinery parts..........

U .6
15.3
10.6
30.9

20.0
30.9
28.7
28.7
43.6

11
14
27

ELECTMCAL M A C M M E R Y .....................

Industry

M AC MM ER Y (EXCEFT ELECTR!CAL)............

Construction and mining machinery......

Electrical generating, tranamission,
diatribution, and industrial apparatus.
Inaulated wire and cable................
Electrical equipment for vehicles......

Number
(in thou
sands)

15.0

10.2
29.9

12
13
27

10.6

15

10
8

33.7

12

20.9

12

16
18

19.9
30.0
28.3
26.8
43.2

16

18

29.4
44.2

15
18

426.4

39

423.0

39

417.2

38

109.9
20.8

30
32

106.3

29

109.3

29

21

5.4

23

5.4

28.8

21

20.2
3.4

27.0

32

31.9

28.9

22.0

14

28

34

47
34

24.5
18.0
221.9
16.1

34
70
46
36

231.0

13

85.6

11

Communication equipment.................

227.5
16.1

37
70
46
33

T R A M P O R T A H O M EQU!PMEMT.................

233.6

12

228.3

13

101.3
122.1

95.4

4
8
15

123.4

11
16

Other transportation equipment.........

4.3
*4.6
1.3

11
16

4
8
14

134.0
4.7
3.4
1.3

MSTRUMEMTS AMD RELATED PRODUCTS........

110.0

33

109.3

36

116.0

36

12.6

23

12.6

25

13.9

26

29.6

28.7

18.9

28

17.0
10.0

19.4

34
33
43
43

27.1

10.4

35
32
44
44

33
32
43
44
30

Ship and boat building and repairing....

Laboratory, scientific, and engineering
Mechanical measuring and controlling
Optical instruments and lenses.........
Surgical,medical, and dental instruments

17.9

4.1

16.7

17.5
231.7
14.9

4.2
4.3
1.0

4.2

35

69

4.5
17.3

17
4
9
15

17.7

52

17.6

33

10.9
20.1
22.2

MtSCELLAMEOUS MAMUFACTURMQ !MDUSTRtES...

182.8

40

178.6

40

182.4

40

Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware....

20.9

41
23
44
31
53
34
33

22.3

42

21.7

41

Pens, pencils, other office supplies....
Costume jewelry, buttons, notions.....




4.0
36.7
15.0
34.0
25.5
46.7

4.0
30.8
14.8
35.8
24.9
45.8

29

23

44
52
55
35
33

3.8
34.9
15.1
32.3

25.1

49.5

56

23

43
51
53
35
34

MONTHLY LABOR TURNOVER RATES
MAMUFACTUMMG MDUSTMES
<939 )955

<939

<945

UNITED STAMS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR




<950

<955 <939

<945

<950

<955

Labor Turnover
Tab)* B-lt MontHy tabor turnover rates in manufacturing,
by ctass of turnover
(Par 100 employees)
July

Aug.

Total
4.1
3.5
4.4
4.5
3.9
4.1
2.7
3.8

accession
4.7
5.7
4.4
3.5
4.8
4.7
4.2
4.9
4.9
4.4
4.1
5.1
3-5
2.9
4.2

4.7
4.8
2.8
4.6
4.1
4.3
3-8
3.1

Total
4.3
5.2
3.1
4.8
3.9
4.4
3.3
32

2.8
1.6
1.2
2.5
2.0
2.5
1.0
1.3

3-0
1.7
1.3
2.7
2.2
2.7
1.1
1.3

2.8
1.6
1.6
2.8
2.2
2.7
1.0
1.3

0.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.4
.2
.2

0.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.4
.2
.2

0.4
.2
.2
.4
.3
.4
.2
3

0.3
.2
.3
.4
.3
.4
.2
.3

1.2
2.5
1.7
1.0
1.4
.9
2.8
1.3

1.7
2.3
1.7
.8
1.3
.8
2.2
1.1

1.2
2.8
1.4
.8
1.1
.8
2.3
1.3

1.2
2.8
1.2
1.0
1.3
.9
2.4
1.2

l.i
3.3
l.l
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.9
l.l

0.1
.1
.1
.7
.4
.4
.3
.3

0.1
.1
.1
.6
.4
.4
.2
.2

0.1
.1
.1
.5
.3
.3
.2
.2

Misctillaneoiis. inc]Ludine :nilitari
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
.5
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

1943,
1949.
1950.
1951.
1952.
1953.
1954.
1955.

4.6
3-2
3.6
5.2
4.4
4.4
2.8
3.3

3.9
2.9
3.2
4.5
3-9
4.2
2.5
3.2

4.0
3.0
3.6
4.6
3-9
4.4
2.8
3-6

4.0
2.9
3-5
4.5
3.7
4.3
2.4
3-3

1943.
1949.
1950.
1951.
1952,
1953.
1954,
1955.

4.3
4.6
3.1
4.1
4.0
3.8
4.3
2.9

4.7
4.1
3.0
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.5
2.3

^.5
4.8
2.9
4.1
3-7
4.1
3.7
3.0

1943,
19491950,
1951,
1952,
1953,
1954,
1955,

2.6
1.7
1.1
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.1
1.0

2.5
1.4
1.0
2.1
1.9
2.2
1.0
1.0

1943,
1949
1950,
1951
1952,
1953
1954
1955

0.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2

1948
1949
1950,
1951
1952,
1953
1954
1955
1943,
1949,
1950,
1951,
1952,
1953,
1954
1955,




Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

5.0
4.4
6.6
4.5
5.9
4.3
3-3

5.1
4.1
5.7
4.3
5.6
4.0
3.4

4.5
3.7
5.2
4.4
5.2
3-3
3.6

3.9
3.3
4.0
3.9
4.0
2.7
3.3

2.7
3.2
3.0
3-0
3-3

separation
4.4
4.5
3.8
4.3
3.0
2.9
4.4
4.3
5.0
3.9
4.2
4.3
3.1
3.1
3.2

5.1
4.0
4.2
5.3
4.6
4.8
3.5

5.4
4.2
4.9
5.1
4.9
5.2
3-9

4.5
4.1
4.3
4.7
4.2
4.5
3-3

Quit
2.9
1.5
1.7
2.5
2.2
2.6
1.1
1.3

2.9
1.4
1.8
2.4
2.2
2.5
1.1

3.4
1.8
2.9
3.1
3.0
2.9
1.4

3-9
2.1
3.4
3-1
3-5
3.1
1.8

Dischajx e
0.4
0.4
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
.3
.4
.4
.2
.2
3

0.4
.3
.4
.4
.3
.4
.2

1.2
1.8
.6
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.7

May

June

Lavofj
l.l
2.5
.9
1.0

1.1

.9
1.7
1.2

1.0
2.1
.6
1.3
2.2
1.1
1.6

Annual
aver Year
age__

2.5

4.4
3.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
3.9
3.0

1943
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

4.1
4.0
3.8
4.3
3.5
4.2
3.0

4.3
3.2
3.6
3.5
3.4
4.0
3.0

4.6
4.3
3-5
4.4
4.1
4.3
3-5

1943
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

2.8
1.5
2.7
2.5
2.8
2.1
1.2

2.2
1.2
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.5
1.0

1.7
.9
1.7
1.4
1.7
l.l
.9

2.8
1.5
1.9
2.4
2.3
2.3
1.1

1943
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

0.4
.2
.4
.3
.4
.4
.2

0.4
.2
.4
.4
.4
.4
.2

0.4
.2
.3
.3
.4
.3
.2

0.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2

0.4
.2
.3
.3
.3
.4
.2

1943
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

1.0
1.8
.7
1.3
.7
1.5
1.7

1.2
2.3
.8
1.4
.7
1.8
1.6

1.4
2.5
1.1
1.7
.7
2.3
1.6

2.2
2.0
1.3
1.5
1.0
2.5
1.7

1.3
2.4
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.9

1943
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

0.1
.1
.4
.4
.3
.3
.3

0.1
.1
.4
.4
.3
.3
.2

0.1
.1
.3
.4
.3
.3
.1

0.1
.1
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2

0.1
.1
.2
.5
.3
.3
.2

1943
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

2.1

27

T a b !* B -2 : M onth!y ta b o r tu rn o v er rat#* !n sotocted tndustrios

Industry

(Per 100 employees)
Total
accession
Total
rate

Quit

Separation rate
Discharge
Layoff

Misc., incl.
military

Juno May June May June May June May June May June May
1953 1953 1955 1955 1935 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1935 1953
............................ 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.2 1.3 1.5 0.3
0.3 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.2
DURABLE GOODS........................... 4.4
HONOURABLE dOODS........................ 3-9

4.0
3.5

3.4
2.6

3-2
3-0

1.3
1.4

1.6
1.5

.3
.2

.3
.2

1.4
.8

1.2
1.1

.2
.1

.2
.1

ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSOR!ES..............

(1/) 3.4

(1/) 3-3

(1/) 1.2

(1/)

.3

(V ) 1.7

(1/)

.1

FOOD AMD K!MDRED PRODUCTS.............

3.9
(1/) 4.1
2.7 2.9
3.1 3.0

1.3
(1/) 1.0
1.3 1.3
2.3 1.9

(1/)
.2
.4

.3
.3
.3
.4

2.2

3.3
3.2

5.1
6.0
3.2
4.3

S/) 2.6
.9
.3

1.2
.6

(1/)
(1/)
.1
.1

.1
.2
.1
.1

3.1

6.2

3.1

4.2

.5

.6

.2

.3

2.2

3.2

.2

.1

TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.................. 3.6
2.6
4.6
2.3

2.9
2.0
4.0
1.4

2.4
1.6
3.2
1.8

2.0
1.3
2.8
1.3

1.5
.9
2.1
1.3

1.2
.6
1.8
1.1

.3
.2
.3
.2

.2
.2
3
.1

.5
.4
,.7
(2/)

.5
.4
.7
(2/)

.1
.1
.1
.3

.1
.1
(2/)
.2

TEXT!LE-M!LL PRODUCTS................. 3.6
3.6
Broad-woven fabric mills.............. 3.6
3.2
3.3
Knitting mills........................ 4.2
1.7
3.6
4.9
Dyeing and finishing textiles......... 2.8
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings... (1/)

3.3
3.4
3.6
3.3
5.3
3.4
1.4
3.0
4.9
2.5
2.2

3.0 3.4
4.1 3.8
2.9 3.2
2.6 3.1
4.4 3.9
2.9 3.4
3.2 2.8
2.6 3.3
2.1 3.3
2.0 2.8
(l/) 2.9

1.6
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.0
(1/)

1.6
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.0
.9

.2
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
(1/)

.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.3
.2

1.0 1.3
1.9 1.5
.8 1.0
.8
.5
2.4 1.7
-9 1.3
.8
1.5
.7 1.5
.4 1.6
.7 1.4
(1/) 1.5

.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
(2/)
.1
.1
(1/)

.2
.2
.2
3
.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.3

APPAREL AMD OTHER F!M!SHED TEXHLE
PRODUCTS.................. .......... 4.0
Men's and boys' suits and coats....... 4.6

4.3
4.4

3.1
2.6

4.4
3.3

2.0
1.0

2.6
1.7

.2
.1

.2
.2

.8
1.2

1.5
1.5

.1
.2

.1
.1

3.8

4.5

3.3

4.8

2.1

2.9

.3

.3

.8

1.5

.1

.1

LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURM!TURE).......................... 6.0
9.1
3.3

6.5
U.3
6.1

3.7
4.2
3.3

4.3
4.2
4.2

2.2
2.5
2.2

2.6
3.2
2.6

.4
.6
.4

.4
.2
.5

1.0
1.0
.6

1.0
.7
.9

.1
.1
.1

.2
.1
.2

4.6

4.0

32

3.9

2.1

2.2

.4

.3

.6

1.3

.1

.1

FUMtTURE AMD FtXTURES................ 4.6
4.2
Other furniture and fixtures.......... 3.7

4.3
4.2
4.5

2.9
2.9
3.7

3.6
4.0
2.7

1.7
1.8
1.5

2.0
2.1
1.6

.3
.4
.2

.4
.4
.3

.5
.5
.6

l.l
1.3
3

.2
.2
.4

.1
.1
.2

PAPER AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS............. 3.7
pulp, paper, and paperboard mills..... 3.0
4.8

3.1
1.9
4.8

2.1
1.2
2.6

2.2
1.4
2.8

1.2
.7
1.9

1.3
.7
1.8

3
.1
.3

.3
.1
.4

.5
.2
.2

.3
.4
.4

.1
.1
.1

.1
.2
.1

CHEM!CALS AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS......... 5.2
Industrial inorganic chemicals........ 2.9
2.7
1.9
Drugs and medicines
*
** 1.9
(1/)

1.7
1.6
1.4
.9
1.5
2.3

L.6
1.5
1.3
2.0

1.3
1.3
l.l
l.l
l.l
Cl/) 1.3

1.0
.9
.6
.6

.7
.9
.5
.3

0/)

.8

.3
.2
.4
.6
.1
.1

.1
.1
.1
.2
.1

.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1

Beverages:

Men's and boys' furnishings and work

Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated

See footnotes at end of table.

32.




l.o

.8

.2
.1
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.4
(2/) (2/) 1.2
.1
.1
.1
.2 (1/)
(1/)

LI/)

) jhcr

!

T ob!e B-21 M onth!y ta b o r turnover rotes in sw tetted indu$tri#$-Continu#d

PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AMD COAL.........

(Per 100 employees)
' "Total
Reparation rate
accession
Misc., incl.
Total
CMit
Discharge
Layoff
rate
military
June May June May June May June May June May
June May
19?? 19?? 19?? 19?? 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955
2.8 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.5
0.2 0.2
0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3
2.4
.6
.2 (2/) (3 /)
.8
.2
.2
.8
.2
.2
.3

Other rubber products..................

3.2
2.7
3.7
3-7

LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS...........

4.5

RUBBER PRODUCTS........................
Tires and inner tubes.............. ...

3.1

2.0

2.3
1.9

2.1
1.2

3.4
4.0

1.6

4.8

3.7
3.1
3.8

2.8
2.0

Structural clay products...............
Pottery and related products...........

4.0
4.0
3.4
4.1
3.4

3.5
3.9
3.0
4.2
3.3

1.9
2.4

2.7

PR!MARY METAL !WDUSTR!ES...............

4.0

3.7

2.2

4.2
4.6
4.8
3.9
4.7

3.4
5.7
5.8
5.5
5.7

1.6

4.6

2.1

Leather: tanned, curried, and finished..

STOWE, CLAY, AWD GLASS PRODUCTS........

Glass and glass products...............

Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling
mills.................................
Iron and steel foundries.............. .
Gray-iron foundries...................
Steel foundries.......................
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals:
Primary smelting and refining of copper,
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
nonferrous metals:
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
copper................................
Nonferrous foundries...................
Other primary metal industries:

FABR!CATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDWAWCE, MACH!HERY, AWD TRAWSPORTAHOW
EQUtPMEWT)...........................
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..

2.6

4.3

2.9

2.9
1.9
2.4

2.4
3.0
3.2
2.7
3.3

2.1

2.3
1.5

1.2

.3

.2
.1
.2

2.0
1.0
2.2

,2
.1
.2

.2
.2
.2

.8

.3

1.4
.7

1.1

.2
.1
.2

.2
.2
.2

.7
1.4
(2/)

l.l

.9

.8
1.8

2.1
.6

2.3

.9
.7
.7
l.l

.3

.8
.5

.1
1.1

.3

1.2

.9
.9
1.3
1.5

.4

.1

.4
.3

2.1

1.2

1.2

.4

.3

.4

3.5
4.0
3.6

1.4
3.6
4.0
4.1

1.0
2.1

.9
2.3

.1

.1

2.7

.9
.6

3.7

2.9

2.1

1.2

3.6

1.1

2.2

2.6

2.8

2.3
2.5
1.6

2.7
1.5

.3
.7
.7
.7
.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

.4

1.2

.6

.5

.8
.1

.7

.2
.2
.2
.2

.2
.1
.1
.2

.8

.1

.1
.2
.1

.6

.4

.1

.8

.2
.2
.2
.2
.2

.2
.1

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2
.1
.1
.2

.1

.4

.2
.5

.6

.2
.2
.2

.2
.2

.4

.4

.3
.6

.2

.1

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

4.1

.6
1.5

2.0

.7

.1
.4

.2
.5

.2
2.0

1.3

.1

.3
.3

.2
.2

1.2

.3

.2

9

.7

.1

.3

1.7

.4
.3

.4
.4

1.5
1.3
l.l
.4
1.7

.2
.2
.1
.2
.2

.2
.1
.2
.2

3.2

2.4

2.4

1.0

4.7
3.3

4.3
3.2

2.8

3.9

3.1
3.7

3.6
3.3

1.9
1.9
3.5

3.9
3.4
2.7

4.2

1.5
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.7

4.4
3.0

4.2
2.9

3.1

2.8

3.5
3.6

1.6

4.7
5.0
5.6

5.0
4.7
4.9

3.3
3.2
6.6

3.4
3.0
5.4

2.2

.7

.2

.4

.1
.2

4.3

2.8

2.6

1.7

.2
.1
.1

1.3

l.l
l.l
1.3

2.1

1.6

1.3
1.3
1.9

.4

.5

1.8
.8
.3
.4
1.2

.2
.2

.2
.2

.3

1.9

1.8
1.9

.5
.6

.5
.6

.5
.4

.9
.9

.2
.3

.2
.2

2.0

1.7
1.5
1.7

.5
.4
.4

.4
.4
.4

.6
1.3
4.2

.9
.9

.2

.3

i.4
1.5

2.8

.1
.4

.1

.4

See footnotes at end of table.




22-

i jK

f !k^ ;

T ab!e B -2 : M onthty !a b o r tu rn ov er rates in seteeted in d u str!es-C o n t!n u ed
(Per 100 e m p l o y e e s )

Industry

Total
accession
ra t e

June May
1??? W 5
MACH!NERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)...........
E n g i n e s a n d t u r b i n e s ..........................
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 .......................
M a c h i n e t o o l s ..................................
Met a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y (except machine
M a c h i n e - t o o l a c c e s s o r i e s ....................
Sp e c i a l - i n d u s t r y m a c h i n e r y (except metal
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 ................
O f f i c e and stor e m a c h i n e s and devices....
S e r v i c e - i n d u s t r y 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 ..............

ELECTR!CAL MACH!NERY....................
E lec t r i c a l generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial apparatus..
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 .................................
Telephone, telegraph, and related
E l e c t r i c a l appli a n c es , lamps, and m i s c e l 
l a n e o u s p r o d u c t s ..............................

TRANSPORTATION EQU!PMENT................

A i r c r a f t e n g i n e s a n d p a r t s .................
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 a i r c r a f t p a r t s a n d e q u i p m e n t ......
S h i p a n d b o a t b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g .....
R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t .............................
R a i l r o a d a n d s t r e e t c a r s ....................
O t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t . . ..........

S e p a r a t i o n rate
Total
May

June

May

1955

1955
1.2
1.5
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.0

1955 1955
1.1 0.3
1.1
.3
.2
1.5
1.2
.4
1.0
.3
.2
.9

3.6
4.6
3.7
4.9
3.7
3.4

3.2
4.6
3.3
3.6
2.9
2.5

2.3
2.6
2.9
2.1
2.1
2.0

1955
2.2
1.9
2.4
2.0
1.7
1.5

3.2
4.6

2.6
3.9

1.3
2.9

1.6
2.2

.8
1.4

.9
1.2

3.1
3.8
3.1
2.7
3.2

2.9
3.3
2.7
3.3
3.1

2.0
2.0
2.1
3.3
2.0

2.2
2.1
2.4
3.2
2.3

1.1
1.1
1.1
1.4
l.l

1.2
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.0

.2

4.6

3.5

3.2

2.7

1.6

1.4

3.7
5.5

2.6
3.6

2.8
3.0

1.9
2.9

1.3
1.7

(l/)

3.8

(1/)

3.5

.3
.4

.1
.1

.2
.1

.2
.3

.3
.3

.7
.5

.4

.2

.9

.1
.2
.1
.2
.2

.1
.2
.1

.3

.6
.4
.6
1.3
.5

.2

.3

.2

1.2

.8

.1

.2

1.1
1.5

.3
.3

.2
.2

1.1

.8

.5
.9

.2
.1

.2
.2

(l/)

1.5

(l/)

.3

(1/)

1.4

(1/)

.3

1.1

.1

.1

(2/)

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.2
1.2

.3

3.1

1.5

1.5

3.9

4.4

3.1

2.9

1.5

1-5

.3

.3

l.l

1.0

.1

.1

4.1 5.8
4.7
4.1 7.2
5.1
2.3 2.7
2.7
2.4
2.4 2.0
1.6
3.2
3.2
.9 E / )
3.1 6.6 4.4
15*2 13.6 12.2
9.3
5.9 4.8
2.1
6.3 2.3
5.7 6.4 12.1
4.0 2.9 2.4

1.6
1.7
1.3
1.3

1.7
1.9
1.4
1.5
1.2
.9
1.5
2.7
.7
.4
.8
1.6

.3
.3

.3
.4

3.3
4.2
1.2
, .5

2.3
2.2
1.0

.5
.9
(2/)
(2/)

.3
.6
(2/)

(1/)
(2/)
.1
.7
.6
.7

.6
.9
.5

4.7
4.3
3.8
3.9
(l/)

Q/)

4.0
11.6
8.1
6.1
9.4
3.6

(1/)

1.6

3.4
.7
.4
.9
1.9

(l/)
1.8

4.1
2.2

(1/)




.2

5.1

4.8
2.3

,22.

.2

1.2

M!SCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURE !NDUSTR!ES.... (l/)
S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e .

May
1955
0.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
.1

.1
.9

.5
l.l
l.l

a n d p l a t e d w a r e .....

0.7
.6
1.4
.1
.6
.7

June

i?55 1955
0.6 0.2
.1
.3
.4
.1
.2
.3
.2
.4
.2
.4

.2

1.7
1.1
3.0
1.7

silverware,

0.3
.3
.3
.3

MAy

.4

1.7
.9
2.1
1.9

Jewelry,

May June
1955 1955

.2
.2

M i s c . , incl.
military

Layoff

.4

2.2
1.3
2.2
2.3

P h o t o g r a p h i c a p p a r a t u s .......................
W a t c h e s a n d c l o c k s .............................
P rofes s i o n a l and scientific instruments..

June

June

2.9
2.4
2.7
3.0

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS........

Discharge

Qui t

1.7

1.0

l.l

.9
.6

1.0
1.0
2.2

1.3

.2
.1

(1/
.4
.9

.2
.2

.1
.2

.2

.1

.1

.1
.3
.5
.1
.1
.1
.3

w)

.7
1.7

2.2

2.4
8.8
3.2 7.9
1.0
.8
4.6 10.6
.6
.4
4.5

9.1

.2
(2/)
.1
.2

.2
.1
.2

.2

.4
.1
.8
.5

(1/)
.1

.4
.3

(l/)

.5

.5

.2

1.7
.4
1.3
.6

.1

.1
.1
.1

.1

(1/)
.1

.1
.1
.2
.1
.1

.1

.1
.2

.1

.1
.2

(2/)

Libor Turnover
T a b !e B -2 : M onthty tab o r turnover ra tes in s e te tte d ind ustries-C ontinu ed
(Per 100 employees)

Industry

Total
accession
rate

June
1955

May

5.7
4.8
7.7
3.7

3-3
4.3
4.7
2.1

AMTHRACME M!N!NG ......................

.6

B!TUM!M0US-C0AL M!M!MG.................

1.3

METAL mmwa................................................

C0MMUM!CAT!0M:
(1/)
l/ Not available. 2/ Leas than 0.05.
compensated entirely on a commission basis.

Seip a r a t i o n r a t e
Quit

Total

Discharge

June
1955 1953

May

3.6
-9
2.3

4.3
-9
4.4
2.4

3.1
.7
3-0
1.7

.8

1.1

2.1

.7

3-0

2.4

1.2

.3

.3 (2/)

2.0
2.0 a/)

1.6

1.5 (1/)

1.2 (i/)
1.1 (1/)

3.7

June May June
1953 1953 1953 1935

Layoff

June
1933 i???

May

May

Misc., incl.
m i H tary

June

May

1955

3-3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1
.2
.5 (2/) (2/) (2/)
3.8
.2 (2/) (2/)
.3
2.0
.1
.2
.3

1955

0.3
.2
.4
.2

0.2
.3
.4
.1

1.1 (2/) (2/)

.3

.9

.1

.1

.1

1.7

.5

.1

.2

.2 (1/)
.2 (1/)

.1

.1 (1/)

.1 (1/)

.2

Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those

T a b !* B -3 M onthty tabor tu rn ov er rates of men and w om en
in seteeted m anufacturing ind ustry groups -i/
April

Industry group

Men (rate per 100 men)
Total
Separation
Total
Quit
accession

1955

Women (rate per 100 women)
Total
Separation
Total
accession
Quit

.......................................

3-4

2.9

1.3

3.7

3.7

1.9

DURABLE GOODS............................. .......

3-7

3.0

1.3

4.1

3.3

1.8

2.2
3.1
3.9
2.6
3-3-

2.8
4.2
4.1
2.1
2.2

1.1
2.2
1.9
.9
1.1

2.4
3.3
31
4.2
3.0

4.7
2.6
3.6
3.4
1.9

1.3
1.4
1.7
1.3
1.3

33
2.3
2.4
3-7

1-7
1.2
1.1
1.3

4.3
3.1
4.0
3.1

3-9

1.7

3.9

3-3
2.6
3-8
3.0
2.5
5-7

1.9
1.6
1.9

Instruments and related products.............
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries.......

4.3
3-1
2.4
4.1
3.6
3-5

MOMDURABLE GOODS..................................

2.8

2.6

1.1

3.4

3-9

2.0

4.1
1.7
3.0
4.4

3-3
1.9
3.4
3.2
1.7

1.1
1.0

5-4
1.9
3.0
3.3
4.0

5.0

1.3
1.7

Lumber and wood products (except furniture)...
Furniture and fixtures.......................
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
machinery, and transportation equipment)....
Machinery (except electrical)................

Textile-mill products........................
Apparel and other finished textile products...

2.0

Rubber products..............................
Leather and leather products.................

1.3
1.3
2.6

3-0

1.6

.8

1.7

2.2

l.o

.3
.3

1.1
.8
1.8

l.l

3.9

1.7

6.9

2.9
2.0

3.6
3.0

2.2

3.6
4.7
3.2
2.2

1.9
3.7
4.0

1.6

1.5
2.4

1.6

2.8

1.7
1.4
1.2
1.8

2.2

These figures are based on a slightly smaller sample than those in tables B-l and B-2, inasmuch as some firms
do not report separate data for women.




31

Tab!e C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory emptoyees
industry

Average weekly
earnings

Average weekly
hours

June

May

June

1955

1955

June

1954

1955

$83.64

42.2
40.2
44.5
41.7

! May

1955

^'earnings''"'
June

May

1955

1955

4o.6
38.0
42.4
39.4

$2.11

2.20
2.12
1.94

$2.12
2.19
2.12
1.96

$2.06
2.14

June

1954

June

1954

I r o n m i n i n g ...................................
Copper mining .........................
L e a d a nd z i n c m i n i n g .......................

$88.83
88.00
94.55
80.32

$89.46
88.04
94.34

81.73

87.34
74.07

42.1
4o.o
44.6
41.4

AMTHRAOTE.............................

86.25

77.62

96.20

34.5

30.8

36.3

2.50

2.52

2.65

B!TUM!M0US-C0AL........................

98.42

93.87

83.00

38.9

37.4

33.2

2.53

2.51

2.50

Petr o l e u m and n atural-gas pro 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 ) ..............

$2.80

96.41

90.63

40.0

41.2

4o.i

2.32

2.34

2.26

NOMMETALUC M!N!MG AMD QUARRY!M6 .......

82.72

81.99

78.58

45.2

45.3

44.9

1.83

1.81

1.75

.................................

97.27

96.12

95.63

37.7

37.4

38.1

2.58

2.57

2.51

MOMBU!LD)MG C O W S T R U C H O M ..................

94.07

90.03
9T.86

96.56
91.81
100.28

41.0

Other nonbuilding construction........

95-94
94.79
57.32

BtOLDttte C O M S H M C H O K .....................

97.15

96.52

95.72

GENERAL CONTRACTORS....................

90.64

90.27

SPECtAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS.............. 102.03

100.74
105.26

103.41

METAL M!t<]W6...........................

81.32

2.06
1.88

CRUDE-PETROLEUM AMD MATURAL-GAS
PRODUCT!ON:

40.2

41.8

41.3

42.7

2.34
2.18
2.49

2.31

4i.i

2.34
2.22
2.47

36.8

36.7

37.1

2.64

2.63

2.58

90.04

36.4

36.4

36.9

2.49

2.48

2.44

99.70

37.1

36.9

2.75

2.73
2.77

2.95

2.70

2.95

2.68

2.68
2.70
2.60
2.90
2.62

1.87

1.81

42.7

39.4

39.3

2.15
2.44

114.17
97.55

98.04
113.39
95.89

35.4
39.2
36.7

35.4
38.7
36.4

37.2
38.3
35.4
39.1
36.6

76.11

76.30

71.50

40.7

40.8

39.5

1.87

82.19
67.83

82.78
67.32

76.40
64.57

41.3
39.9

41.6
39.6

40.0
38.9

1.70

1.70

1.99

1.91
1.66

ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSOR!ES....

83.64

82.82

79.40

41.0

40.8

40.1

2.04

2.03

1.98

FOOD AMD KtMDRED PRODUCTS..............

71.38
79.10
81.18

71.51
79-30
82.37
79.27
72.71
74.00

69.14
75.85

41.5

4l.l
41.3
41.6
41.5

41.4
4i.o
41.1
41.3
44.6
47.2
43.2
38.6
31.6
40.5
45.7
44.7
47.5
41.4

1.72
1.92
1.98

1.74

1.67
1.85

P l u m b i n g & n d h e a t i n g .......................

106.20

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 Q c o n t r a c t o r s .........

95.93
115.64
99.09

..............................................
DURABLE GOODS..............................
MOHDURABLE GOODS...........................

M e a t p a c k i n g , w h o l e s a l e ..................
Sausages and casings
.. .
.....
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 ..........
C a n n i n g a n d p r e s e r v i n g .....................
S e a food, c a n n e d a n d c u r e d ..............
C a n n e d f r u i t s , v e g e t a b l e s , a n d s o u ps..
F l o u r and other g r a i n - m i l l products...

B r e a d and other b a k e r y p r o d u c t s
...
B i s c u i t s , c r a c k e r s , a n d p r e t z e l s ......

-32




81.02
72.87
77.06

73.70
56.23
52.77
57.74

78.02
81.09

75.63
70.79

72.38

64.06

94.87

74.56
56.68

47.95

60.15

75.85
78.55
73.55

69.87

71.45

62.96

78.50
76.41

71.36
75.05
72.14
53.27
44.87

56.70
76.32
78.23
74.10

68.31

69.72
63.24

38.2

41.2
4i.o
42.2
43.9
46.7
42.6
39.6
35.9
40.1
45.1
44.8
46.4
41.4
41.6
40.8

38.0

43.8
45.4

43.1
38.3

29.6

40.1
44.1
43.4
45.4
41.1
41.3
4o.i

41.5

40.8

2.78
2.71

1.99

1.92

2.68

1.92
1.98

1.91
1.66

1.66
1.65

1.63

1.47

1.62

1.63

1.81
1.62

1.73
1.42

1.44
1.73
1.81
1.71
1.74
1.57

1.73
1.48

1.50
I .72

1.70
1.73
1.57

l.9l

1.85
1.60

1.59

1.67
1.38

1.43
i.4o

1.67

1.75

1.56

1.65

1.68
1.55

Hours jnd Ejwmngs
Tab!e C -l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued

Industry

June
1955

FOOD AMD tUMDRED PRODUCTS - Continued
C a n e - s u g a r r e f i n i n g ..........................
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 ...................................
Distilled, rectified, and blended

C o r n s i r u p , suga r , oil, a n d s t a r c h ......
M a n u f a c t u r e d i c e ..............................

TOBACCO MAMUFACTURES....................
T o b a c c o a n d s n u f f ..............................
T o b a c c o s t e m m i n g and r e d r y i n g ..............

TEXT!LE-M!LL PRODUCTS...................
S c o u r i n g a n d c o m b i n g p l a n t s .................

C o t t o n , silk, s y n t h e t i c f i b e r .............
N o r t h ...........................................
W o o l e n a n d w o r s t e d ...........................
N a r r o w f a b r i c s a n d s m a l l w a r e s ..............
K n i t t i n g m i l l s ..................................

S e a m l e s s h o s i e r y ..............................

D y e i n g a nd f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s

1933

June
1954

Average weekly
hours

June
1955

May June
1953 1954

Average hourly
earnings

June
1955

C o r d a g e a n d t w i n e ...................... ......




June
1954

#1.88
1.96
1.90
1.46
1.41
2.02
1.50
2.41

$1.75
1.83
1.75
1.44
1.39
1.96
1.49
2.33

$76.89
83.12
72.77
36.94
34.85
83.21
63.OO
98.09

$72.63
76.86
70.88
57.17
55.04
80.56
63.63
95.30

42.8
44.1
40.0
40.1
40.0
40.8
42.0
40.6

40.9
41.9
38.3
39.0
38.9
40.7
42.0
40.7

41.5 $1.83
42.0 1.93
40.5 1.84
39.7 1.46
39.6 1.41
41.1 2.02
42.7 1.48
40.9 2.43

79-37
67.6a
85.65
63.6s

77.39
66.72
80.93
66.50

74.31
65.31
80.90
64.18

39.1
42.0
43.7
44.8

38.6
41.7
41.5
46.5

38.5
41.6
41.7
45.2

2.03
1.61
1.96
1.42

2.01
1.60
1.95
1.43

1.93
1.37
1.94
1.42

55.53
70.64
44.84
54.75
48.38

54.71
69.38
43.78
56.30
48.01

51.71
65.53
42.21
53.02
47.00

39.4
41.8
38.0
37.5
38.7

38.8
41.3
37.1
38.3
38.1

38.3
40.7
36.7
37.6
37.9

1.41
1.69
1.18
1.46
1.23

1.41
1.68
1.18
1.47
1.26

1.33
1.61
113
1.41
1.24

54.53
63.63
49.66
49.78
30.18
53.93
51.21
51.49
50.29
64.90
55.88
30.29
34.24
31.98
33.06
42.67
43.46
42.18
34.21
48.34
64.41

54.51
61.97
48.76
49.01
50.70
53.20
51.48
57.49
50.56
63.72
33.60
49.30
3513
53.22
55.94
40.02
43.55
39.44
54.07
47.95
63.23

51.41
65.03
45.50
45.13
47.63
49.63
47.49
54.53
46.13
63.68
54.33
48.34
54.09
34.96
33.58
40.63
44.23
40.13
32.13
43.02
39.90

39-8
40.4
391
39.2
39.2
40.1
39.7
40.2
39.6
42.7
40.2
38.1
36.9
36.1
37.2
37.1
38.2
37.0
390
39.3
42.1

395
40.5
38.7
38.9
39.3
40.0
39.6
40.2
39.5
42.2
40.0
37-5
37.5
36.7
37.8
34.8
36.6
34.6
38.9
39.3
41.6

378
40.9
36.4
36.1
37.5
37.6
37.1
38.4
36.9
40.7
39-3
36.9
36.3
36.4
36.2
36.6
37.5
36.3
37.3
36.9
4o.a

1.37
1.33
1.37
1.37
1.38
1.32
1.29
1.43
1.27
1.52
1.39
1.32
1.47
1.44
1.48
1.13
1.19
1.14
1.39
1.23
1.33

1.38
1.53
1.26
1.26
1.29
1.33
1.30
1.43
1.28
1.51
1.39
1.32
1.47
1.45
1.48
1.13
1.19
1.14
1.39
1.22
1.32

I.36
1.39
1.25
1.25
1.27
1.32
1.28
1.42
1.25
1.54
1.38
1.31
1.49
1.51
1.48
1.U
1.18
1.10
1.39
1.22
1.49

63.99
72.39
69.13
61.78
66.08

62.82
72.28
69.23
38.37
65.76

39.64
68.38
65.02
54.96
61.69

42.1
40.9
39.5
391
41.3

41.6
41.3
39.8
37-9
41.1

40.3
393
37.8
36.4
39-8

1.52
1.77
1.75
1.58
1.60

1.31
1.75
1.74
1.54
1.60

1.48
1.74
1.72
1.51
1.55

74.32
63.69
66.73
54.33

72.27
63.34
72.50
52.33

71.40
60.31
64.71
51.29

41.4
38.6
40.2
42.6

40.6
37.7
42.4
42.2

40.8
37.0
39.7
41.7

1.80
1.65
1.66
1.28

1.78
1.68
1.71
1.24

1.73
I.63
I.63
1.33

89.35
55.44

85.95
54.63

79.61
52.06

46.4
39.6

45.0
39.3

43.3
38.0

1.93
1.40

1.91
1.39

I.83
1.37

( e x c e p t w o v e n f e l t s and

L a c e g o o d s .....................................
P a d d i n g s a n d u p h o l s t e r y f i l l i n g ..........
P r o c e s s e d was te and r ec o v e r e d fibers....
A r t i f i c i a l l e a t h e r , o i l c l o t h , and

1955

$78.32
85.11
73.60
58.55
56.40
8a.42
63.^6
98.66

(except

C a r p e t s , rugs, o t h e r f l o o r c o v e r i n g s .....
W o o l c a r p e t s , rugs, an d c a r p e t y a r n .....
H a t s ( e x c e p t c l o t h a n d m i l l i n e r y ) .........
Felt goods

Average weekly
earnings

-33.

Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production wwdtwrs
or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings

industry

June

. 1955
APPAREL AMD OTHER FtW)SHED TEXHLE
PRODUCTS.............................. $48.68

61.59

M e n ' s a n d boy s '
Shirts,

f u r n i s h i n g s and w o rk

collars,

a n d n i g h t w e a r ...........

W o m e n ' s o u t e r w e a r ..............................

41.92
41.84
43.76
35.71
51.48

51.16

40.40
W o m e n ' s s u i t s , c o a t s , a n d s k i r t s .........
W o m e n ' s , c h i l d r e n ' s u n d e r g a r m e n t s ........
U n d e r w e a r and night w ea r , exc e p t corsets.
C o r s e t s a n d a l l i e d g a r m e n t s ...............
M i l l i n e r y ........................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s ap p a re l and a ccessories....
O t h e r f a b r i c a t e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s .........
C u r t a i n s , d r a p e r i e s , a nd o t h e r h o u s e -

62.01

44.29

41.15
49.04
52.32

46.00
44.77

105^

$47.92

58.91

41.36

41.95
42.71
34.68
51.84
55.13
41.66

52.87

44.28
41.17
48.51

45.60
44.52
44.04

31.07

49.61

45.84

43.44

54.43
56.99

LUM6ER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURM!TURE)............................

May

71.90
78.39
73.87
74.30
47.38
93.66

52.03

54.94

68.47

L

Average weekly
hours

37.1
36.7
37.4
37.2
35.5
34.8
36.4
33.7
36.3
36.1
36.6
32.7
37.4
37.0
38.4

36.6
36.8
36.5
36.5
36.0
36.3
37.2
29.7
36.0
35.8
36.2
30.4
37.1
36.4
37.3

35.4
34.8
34.6
36.6
33.7
33.5
34.7
32.4
35.7
35.3
36.2
32.5
37.2
35.2
36.9

38.2
38.6

41.3

36.2
37.7

40.4

35.7
37.0
39.4

41.8
39.0

4l.o
36.4
41.7
41.7
45.1
38.9

40.9

42.9
41.7
42.4
41.7

41.9
41.8
43.0
41.4
42.6
41.6

41.8
42.6
40.8
40.6
4o.6
40.8

1.31
1.31
1.39

41.6
41.4

40.7
40.6

39.6
39.2

1.53

1.59
1.52

1.57

1.36
1.67
1.72

1.36
1.63
1.67

1.52

1.77

1.95

1.72
1.50
1.90

40.83

34.04
48.53
47.91

38.86
60.59

43.91
40.24

48.51
52.33
45.38

42.59
47.23
41.41
49.95
53.19

68.30

71.90
71.99
71.81

41.9

Wooden boxes
o t h e r t h a n c i g a r . . . . ......
M i s c e l l a n e o u s w o o d p r o d u c t s .................

FURNiTURE AND FtXTURES..................

66.98

64.71
61.71

59.19

57.39
68.34

56.44

54.26

70.86

65.80
68.63

61.13
65.63

76.50

73.63

69.32
58.80

Wood household furniture,

except

Wood household

upholstered...

furniture,

Office, p u b l i c - b u i l d i n g , and pr o f es s i o na l
f u r n i t u r e .......................................

Partitions,
Screens,

shelving,

blinds,




lockers,

63.34

68.80

69.38
44.20

51.16

51.56
55.08

62.17

42.7
42.7

44.7

42.5

42.2

May1055

34.0

39.2
41.2
41.3
42.5
39.8

$1.33
1.66

1.13

1.14
1.17
.96
1.45
1.47

1.11
1.84

1.22

1.14
1.34

1.60
1.23
1.21

1.12
1.78
1.23

1.15
1.34

1054

1.43
1.12
1.87
1.23
1.14

1.34

1.33

1.50
1.20
1.21

1.33

1.61
1.22
1.21

1.20

1.20
1.38
1.36

1.35
1.35

1.41

1.36

1.06
2.29

1.67
2.00
1.67
1.68
1.06
2.25

1.76

1.76

1.78

1.80
1.27
1.27
1.38

1.72

2.01

1.73
1.74

1.74

1.61

40.2
41.2

39.4
39.9

41.5

39.9
37.5
39.3

1.36
1.70
1.72

42.5

41.6
4i.o
41.4

40.3
39.2
4o.6

1.80

1.73

1.28

1.16

1.67
2.02
1.67

1.68

1.04
2.18
1.72
1.69
1.76
1.26
1.27
1.35

1.51

85.20

62.32
80.73

77.14

41.8
42.6

80.95

77.42

75.14

41.3

39.7

40.4

1.96

1.95

1.86

66.78

64.58

64.74

42.0

41.4

41.5

1.59

1.56

1.56

63.95

and

and m i s c e l l a n e o u s furni-

1.13
1.14
1.18
.93
1.44

40.00
39.67

73.74
72.31
77.40
54.10
57.41

1.13
1.14
1.17
.95
1.44
1.52

35-0

73.74
73.95
76.36
54.63
55.54
57.96

52.58

$1.33
1.62

36.3
35.7

40.9

M i l l w o r k ........................................

$1.32
I .65

36.6
37.1

86.76

and prefab r i c a t e d

June

$46.55
55.08

19<5^

87.53

plywood,

May
1055

June

79.18

Millwork,

June
1055

June
1934

72.80
69.64
70.06
47.81

L o g g i n g c a m p s a n d c o n t r a c t o r s ..............

June
1054

Average hourly
earnings

1.53

2.00

H ours rwid L im in g
Tab!e C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings

Industry

69.80

June
1954
$74.20
79.79
69.14
69.06
72.47
66.83

June
1955
43.0
44.1
42.5
42.5
41.9
41.3

June
May June
1955 1954
1955
42.4
42.9
$1.83
44.0 43.6 1.93
42.0 41.4 1.74
42.1 41.6 1.73
40.8 39.6 1.89
41.3 41.0 1.68

90.93
97.19
98.59
80.20
89.33
92.11
56.83
69.38

90.95
97.46
89.54
80.40
88.70
90.57
57-38
69.38

87.32
93-50
83.63
75.66
88.91
51.65
68.34

38.7
36.4
39.4
39-9
39.7
40.4
38.4
39.2

38.7
36.3
39.1
4o.o
39.6
39-9
38.0
39-2

38.3
36.1
38.4
39.2
39.0
4o.6
37.7
39.5

and p r i n t i n g

107.56

107.59

103.60

39.4

39-7

CHEM!CALS AND ALL)ED PRODUCTS...........

82.80
88.94
86.67
87.54
07.35
96.33
75.36
81.20
74.13

81.77
88.94
86.65
86.51
87.56
95.22
74.93
80.40
73.16

79.10
83.89
81.38
84.03
83.60
90.76
74.07
78.40
71.81

41.4
40.8
40.3
41.1
42.2
41.7
40.3
40.2
40.3

I n d u s t r i a l o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s ................

S&ap,

c l e a n in g and p o l i s h in g

85.49

92.6s

86.96

84.25
91.71
84.74

81.97
89.19
79.04

Pa i n t s , v a r n i s h e s ,

lacquers,

85.02
71.14
63.00
73.96
68.07
82.13
74.85
63.34
87.29

83.66
72.54
66.12
70.36
63.47
79.35
73.67
62.08
85.65

97.41
100.04
88.13

$1.73
I.83
I.67
1.66
1.83
1.63

2.35

2.67
2.35
2.01
2.25
2.28
1.48
1.77

2.33
2.67
2.29
2.01
2.24
2.27
1.31
1.77

2.28
2.39
2.23
1.93
2.18
2.19
137
1.73

38.8

2.73

2.71

2.67

41.3
40.8
40.3
4l.o
42.3
41.4
40.3
39.8
40.2

41.2
40.9
39.6
41.0
41.8
40.7
40.7
40.0
40.8

2.00
2.18
2.14
2.13
2.07
2.31
1.87
2.02
1.84

1.98
2.18
2.15
2.11
2.07
2.30
I.85
2.02
1.82

1.92
2.10
2.06
2.03
2.00
2.23
1.82
I.96
1.76

41.3
40.8
43.7

40.7
40.4
42.8

41.4
41.1
41.6

2.07
2.27
1.99

2.07
2.27
I.98

1.98
2.17
190

77.00
67.73
61.90
69.89
64.33
77.98
71.28
60.68
81.71

43.6
42.6
42.0
45.1
44.2
46.4
40.9
39-1
43.0

42.9
43.7
43.3
43.7
42.6
43.2
40.7
38.8
42.4

41.4
42.6
42.4
44.8
44.2
43.6
40.3
38.9
41.9

1.95
I.67
I.30
1.64
1.54
1.77
I.83
1.62

2.03

1.95
1.66
1.32
1.61
1.49
I.76
1.81
1.60
2.02

1.86
1.39
1.46
1.36
1.46
1.71
1.76
1.36
1.95

97.70
101.27
85.63

93.98
97-17
83.27

41.1
40.5
43.2

41.4
41.0
42.6

41.4
41.0
4a.7

2.37
2.47
2.04

2.36
2.47

2.27

PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL..........
C ok e ,

2.01

1.95

89.89
107.94
71.51
77.93

87.36
101.88
70.07
78.68

79.60
92.06
67.30
70.98

42.6
43.7
41.1
41.9

42.0
42.1
40.3
42.3

40.2
40.2
40.3
40.1

2.U
2.47
1.74

1.86

2.08
2.42
1.73
1.86

1.98
2.29
1.67
1.77

52.92
72.58
72.69
51.82
50.12

51.75
72.34
74.87
30.14
48.24

31.01

37.8
40.1
41.3
38.1
37.4

36.7
40.3
42.3
36.6
36.0

#.7
39.6
39.4
37-4
33.9

1.40
1.81
1.76
1.36
1.34

1.41
1.80
1.77
1.37
1.34

1.39
1.76
1.63
1.34
1.33

o t h e r p e t r o l e u m an d c o a l p r o d u c t s . .

RUBBER PRODUCTS........................

LEATHER AUD LEATHER PRODUCTS............
Leather: tanned, curried, and finished...
Industrial leather belting and packing...
B o o t a n d s h o e c u t s t o c k a n d f i n d i n g s .....




85.0a

and

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 o i l s a n d f a t s ........
V e g e t a b l e o i l s .................................

Juaa
1934

"V
1955
#1.8l
1.90
1.73
1.72
1.86
1.68

PAPER AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS............... $78.69
Pulp , p a p e r , a n d p a p e r b o a r d m i l l s .........
83.11
73.95
73.53
F i b e r cans, t u b e s , a n d d r u m s ................
79.19

Miscellaneous publishing

Average hourly
earnings

M*y
1955
#77.65
83.60
72.66
72.41
75.89
69.38

June
1955

PRINTING, PUBL!SH!N6, AND ALL!ED
!NDUSTR!ES............................

Average weekly
hours

69.70
63.01
40.12
47.75

2.37

22.

Hcut^ and

tramm^s

Tab!e C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory ewnpioyees - Continued
Aver^weekly

Average wee k l y
earnings

Industry

1953
LEATHER AWD LEATHER PRODUCTS - Continued

"'"earnings'^

June

June

1955

May
1935

1954

1953

1953

1954

June

June

1955

1954

June

June

L u g g a g e ........................................................
H a n d b a g s an d s m a l l l e a t h e r g o o d s ..........
G l o v e s an d 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 . . .

437.37
46.24
46.13

458.ll
45.09
45.38

$58.11
47.13
43.65

38.5
36.7
36.9

39.0
35-5
36.3

39*0
37.7
33.2

$1.49
1.26
1.23

$1.49
1.27
1.23

$1.49
1.23
1.24

STOWE, CLAY, AMD GLASS PRODUCTS.........

78.12
115.01
75.39
77.76
71.89
63.27
80.48
70.98
69.76
70.52
73.08
74.48
64.61
80.43
78.08
68.05

76.91
115.62
74.05
76.97
69.87
64.53
78.06
70.22
69.17
70.24
69.43
73.88
64.58
79.80
77.62
67.73

70.88
96.64
69.45
72.83
65.25
58.29
77.10
66.33
65.23
70.18
67.57
64.98
60.48
73.54
72.45
63.18

42.0
43.4
40.1
40.5
39.5
40.3
41.7
42.0
43.6
41.0
42.0
39.2
36.5
45.7
46.2
42.8

41.8
44.3
39.6
40.3
38.6
4l.l
41.3
41.8
43.5
40.6
40.6
39.3
36.9
45.6
46.2
4a.6

40.3
4o.l
36.8
39.8
37-5
38.6
41.9
41.2
43.2
40.8
41.2
36.1
36.0
44.3
43.0
40.3

1.86
2.63
1.88
1.92
1.82
1.37
1.93
1.69
I.60
1.72
1.74
1.90
i'3
1.76
1.69
1.39

1.84
2.61
1.87
1.91
1.81
1.37
1.89
1.68
1.39
1.73
1.71
1.88
1.73
1.73
1.68
1.39

1.73
2.41
1.79
1.83
1.74
1.51
1.84
1.61
1.31
1.13
1.64
1.80
1.68
1.66
1.61
1.36

81.83
88.41
87.22
80.47

80.45
86.74
86.04
73.49

73.47
75.27
79.71
60.28

42.4
42.1
44.5
38.5

41.9
41.7
43.9
36.2

39.3
38.8
42.4
30.6

1.93
2.10
1.96
2.09

1.92
2.08
1.96
2.03

1.86
1.94
1.88
197

92.16

90.69

80.70

41.7

41.6

38.8

2.21

2.18

2.08

96.46

93.66

83.22

41.4

40.9

38.0

2.33

2.29

2.19

96.46
88.83
84.00
88.54
85.00
87.78

93.66
86.11
86.03
85.77
87.47
86.74

83.22
79.00
73.53
73.30
71.23
74.45

41.4
42.1
42.0
41.9
42.3
41.8

40.9
41.2
42.8
43.1
43.3
41.7

38.0
39.7
38.7
39.2
37.7
37.6

2.33
2.11
2.00
1.97
2.00
2.10

2.29
2.09
2.01
1.99
2.02
2.08

2.19
1.99
1.90
1.87
1.89
1.98

82.8e

82.62

79.39

40.6

40.7

40.3

2.04

2.03

1.97

80.39
86.65

79.97
87.26

76.21
84.45

40.6
40.3

40.8
40.4

39.9
4o.6

1.98
2.13

1.96
2.16

1.91
2.08

79.99

78.21

75.12

42.1

41.6

41.3

1.90

1.88

1.81

90.09

89.67

81.19

42.9

42.7

40.8

2.10

2.10

1.99

95.00

93.93

82.01

44.6

44.1

40.8

2.13

2.13

2.01

84.46
84.35
97.38
M3.20
96.80
89.13

84.46
85.07
96.53
100.91
95-91
91.12

79.77
79.19
85.39
84.42
86.92
86.09

41.0
40.7
42.9
43.0
43.8
40.7

41.0
40.9
42.9
42.4
43.4
41.8

40.7
39.4
39.9
38.2
4l.o
40.8

2.06
2.07
2.27
2.40
2.21
2.19

2.06
2.08
2.23
2.38
2.21
2.18

1.96
2.01
2.14
2.21
2.12
2.11

F 1 at g l a s s .......................................
G l a s s a nd g l a s s w a r e , p r e s s e d or b l o w n . . . .
G l a s s c o n t a i n e r 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 glass...
C e m e n t , h y d r a u l i c ..............................
S t r u c t u r a l c l a y p r o d u c t s .....................
B r i c k a nd h o l l o w t i l e .......................
F l o o r an d w a l l t i l e ..........................
C l a y r e f r a c t o r i e s .............................
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 ...............
C o n c r e t e , g y p s u m , an d p l a s t e r p r o d u c t s . . .
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 . ................. .............
A b r a s i v e p r o d u c t s .............................
A s b e s t o s p r o d u c t s .............................
N o n c l a y r e f r a c t o r i e s .........................

PR)MARY METAL [MDUSTRtES................
Blast furnaces,
Blast

steel works,

furnaces,

an d r o l l i n g

steel works,

and rolling

p r o d u c t s .......................................
E l e c t r o m e t a l l u r g i c a l p r o d u c t s .............
I r o n aiid s t e e l f o u n d r i e s .....................
G r a y - i r o n f o u n d r i e s ..........................
M a l l e a b l e - i r o n f o u n d r i e s ...................
P r i m a r y s m e l t i n g an d 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 r i m a r y s m e l t i n g a nd r e f i n i n g o f

S e c o n d a r y s m e l t i n g a nd 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 .............................
Rolling, drawing
and al l oy i n g of
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s .............................
R olling, drawing, and al l oy i n g of
R oll in g , drawing, and allo y in g of
a l u m i n u m .......................................
Miscellaneous primary metal

36




industries...

Hours and E.immgs
Tab!* C-l:

Hours and gross earnings of productibn workers
or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings

Industry

June
1955

FABR!CATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDMAMCE,
MACH!MERY, AMD TRAMSP0RTAT!0M EQU!PMEMT).
Cutlery,

hand tools,

a n d h a r d w a r e .........

H a r d w a r e ........................................
H e a t i n g a p p a r a t u s ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c ) an d
S a n i t a r y ware and plumbers' supplies....
Oil burners, n o n e l e c t r i c h e a t in g and
c o o ki n g apparatus, not e l s e w h e r e
F a b r i c a t e d s t r u c t u r a l m e t a l p r o d u c t s .....
S t r u c t u r a l steel and ornamental metal
M etal doors,

sash ,

frames,

molding,

M iscellaneous fabricated metal products..
M e t a l s h i p p i n g b a r r e l s , d r u m s , k egs,

Bolts,

nuts, w a s h e r s ,

a n d r i v e t s .........

MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL)...........
Ste a m engines,

turbines,

and wa t e r

D i e s e l an d o t h e r i n t e r n a l - c o m b u s t i o n
e n g i n e s , n o t e l s e w h e r e c l a s s i f i e d .......

1955

June
1954

June
1955

June
1955 1954

my

Average hourly
earnings

June
1955

1955

June
1954

$1.96
2.02
1.91
1.68
I.89
1.97

$1.89
1.97
1.83
1.66
1.84
1.88

May

#80.54 #81.34
87-31 84.33
74.61 78.69
70.38 68.88
76.73 76.36
74.68 81.93

*76.92
83.13
72.63
63.74
72.13
73.01

41.3
42.8
39-9
41.4
40.6
39.1

41.6
41.7
41.2
41.0
40.4
41.6

40.7 $1.93
42.2 2.04
39.7 I.87
39.6 1.70
39.2 I.89
39.9 1.91

77.97
81.41

77.38
8l.4o

74.39
77.79

40.4
40.3

40.3
40.7

40.1
40.1

1.93
2.0a

1.92
2.00

1.86
1.94

75.95
82.96

73.39
81.56

73.38
80.36

40.4
41.9

40.1
41.4

40.1
41.8

1.88
1.98

1.88
1.97

1.83
1.92

83.13

80.34

81.73

43.2

41.3

42.8

1.97

1.95

1.91

83.80
81.59
84.18
81.60
61.76
83.64
76.19
73.36
84.83

83.80
81.18
83.78
86.30
61.85
89.88
77.14
77-64
83.61

79.10
78.74
79.93
79.38
39.01
83.31
71.10
72.80
74.56

41.9
41.0
42.3
40.8
38.6
40.8
40.1
40.3
43.5

41.4
41.0
43.1
43.4
38.9
43.8
40.6
41.3
43.1

41.3
40.8
41.3
40.6
36.2
40.9
39.5
40.0
40.3

2.00
1.99
1.99
2.00
1.60
2.05
1.90
1.87
1.95

2.00
1.98
1.99
2.04
1.59
2.10
1.90
1.88
1.94

1.92
1.93
1.94
1.96
1.63
2.01
1.80
1.83
I.85

94.95
93.31
87.36
ae.84

91.16
90.33
86.13
83.46

84.84
77.81
73.68
73.93

43.0
43.3
43.9
43.6

43.0
42.5
43.5
43.4

43.0
39.1
39.4
40.4

2.11
2.16
1.99
1.90

2.12
2.13
I.98
1.90

3.02
1.99
1.87
1.83

87.37
91.33

87.13
91.54

81.00
83.81

42.1
41.7

42.1
41.8

40.3
40.1

2.08
2.19

2.07
2.19

2.00
2.09

92.43

90.79

86.14

39.5

38.8

38.8

2.34

2.34

2.33

91.16
83.03
86.93

92.03
83.44
86.9s

83.23
78.31
78.78

42.4
40.7
41.2

42.8
40.7
41.0

40.6
39.7
39.0

2.15
2.04
2.U

2.15
2.05
2.12

2.05
1.97
2.02

79.39
87.73

80.19
86.46

77-97
79-93

40.3
43.0

40.3
42.8

40.4
41.0

1.97
2.04

1.98
2.02

1.93
1.93

88.13
86.66
101.24
97.88

86.48
86.63
98.36
93.04

78.98
83.52
92.64
87.36

43.0
43.9
44.6
44.9

42.6
43.1
44.0
44.0

40.3
43.1
42.3
41.8

2.05
2.02
2.27
2.18

2.03
2.01
2.24
2.16

1.93
I.96
2.19
3.09

91.38 88.30
106.91 104.63

84.87
99.36

43.3
43.3

41.8
44.9

41.0
43.3

2.15
2.36

2.11
2.33

2.07
3.30

83.74
83.63
73.87
88.16
91.98

78.33
79.97
69.63
83.28
87.33

43.1
41.6
41.7
43.2
43.1

42.0
41.4
41.5
44.3
42.0

40.7
40.8
39-8
43.6
40.9

1.98
2.03
1.79
1.99
2.20

1.97
2.02
I.78
1.99
2.19

1.93
1.96
1.75
1.91
2.14

and

S h e e t - m e t a l w o r k .............................
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving...

May

Average weekly
hours

Ag r i c u l t u r a l m a c h i n e r y (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 .........
C o n s t r u c t i o n and m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y ,
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 .............
M a c h i n e t o o l s ..................................
Meta l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y (except mach ine
M a c h i n e - t o o l a c c e s s a r i e s ....................
Spe c i a l - i n d u s t r y ma c h i n e r y (except metal-

P a p e r - i n d u s t r i e s m a c h i n e r y .................
Printing-trades machinery and equipment.




83.36
84.43
74.64
89.93
92.63

.31

H ours .ind L in im ^
Tabte C-l:

Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued
Average hourly
earnings

Average weekly
earnings

industry

June
1955

MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL) - Continued
Pumps, air and 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 an d v e n t i l a t i n g f a n s . ..
Indus t r ia l trucks, tractors, etc.....*..
Mechanical p o w e r - t r a n s m i s s i o n equipment.

"fu rn ^ e s^ a n d °o v In s^ .!^ "I^ !^ ..........

O f f i c e an d s t o r e m a c h i n e s and d e v i c e s . ...
C o m p u t i n g m a c h i n e s and c a s h r e g i s t e r s . ..
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 .................

87.99

86.30

90.9S

84.8?

80.39
86.55
74.64

83.62
83.23
77.64
8a.21

^ rlsH n g ^ch in e s'

83.43

May

June

1955

1954

42.2
42.1
41.9
40.6
42.4
43.5

42.0
42.2
41.0
40.7
42.2
43.1

40.5
40.0
4l.i

41.2
39.6
39.7
39-7

40.9

4l.o
39-7
39.6
39.8
41.8

39.8
39.6
39.3
39.8
39.1

74.56
79.80

41.3
40.1

75.86
77-79

41.1
41.8

June

1955

1954

$86.93 $86.10
85.46 85.67
78.36

June
1955

May

85.28

77.33

85.67
89.65
83.23
80.19
86.33
74.43
84.85

82.62
78.58

81.80
87.14
85.04
81.61

$80.19

77.60

82.61
74.93
78.78

80.00
80.00

78.41
84.10
73.63
75.85
75.27

40.5

40.4
40.2

June
1955

May

1955

June
1954

$2.06
2.03
2.10
1.93
2.04
2.09

$2.05
2.03
2.08
1.90
2.03
2.08

*1.98
1.94
2.01
I .85
1.95
1.99

2.06

2.03
2.02
2.18

2.01
1.98
2.14

2.03

2.18

38.6

1.88
2.02
2.05

41.8
39-9

40.3
40.1

1.88

1.88

2.05

2.05

38.9
40.1
4o.l
39.1
4l.l

2.03
2.03
2.02

2.06

43.4
41.5

42.3
42.1
40.6
44.3
42.1

2.00

2.06

2.02
2.01
2.07
1.99

1.95
1.94
1.95
1.93
1.93

40.6

40.9

1.87

2.03
2.02

1.85

1.94
1.95

I .85
1.99

Miscellaneous machinery parts
F a b r i c a t e d pipe, f i t t i n g s , a n d v a l v e s . ..
Ball and ro l l e r bea r i n gs
M a c h i n e s h o p s (job a nd r e p a i r ) ............

84.85
82.62
89.40
83.00

83.78

73.46
79-32

ELECTRtCAL MACHtMERY.....................

75.33

76.30

72.07

40.5

40.8

39.6

1.86

I .87

1.82

^ d ls t r ^ i^ - r in d u ^ r ia l'a p p a ^ t u s . .

80.75
70.93

80.75

70.18

76.61
66.47

41.2

W i r i n g d e v i c e s a nd s u p p l i e s ................

40.3

41.2
4o .l

39.9
39.1

1.96
1.76

1.96
1.75

1.92
1.70

'^ e c t r lc a !) " " " '

76.97

78.12

74.07

40.3

40.9

39-4

1.91

1.91

1.88

73.93

74.89

72.98

4o.4

40.7

4o.i

I .83

1.84

1.82

84.05
86.63

83.70
84.20

80.99
78.39

41.0
43.1

41.6
42.1

39.7

2.05
2.01

2.06
2.00

2.04
1.95

80.56

79.35
93.68
79.35
75.24

75.36

40.9

40.3
41.5

I .96
2.10
1.95

1.94
2.U
1.94

38.6

2.02
1.72
1.77

Recording

..........

^ t r u ^ n t s . " I ^ ! ! t

"sets"'

^

motor-generator

P o w e r and d i s t r i b u t i o n t r a n s f o r m e r s .....

^o n tr^ iT '

91.70

78.20

40.9

71.38

86.05
69.66
70.98

63.69
68.51

41.1
45-9
4o.6
41.8
39-5
40.4
4o.i

"and° equip^enf
...
R a d i o t u b e s ....................................

68.68
64.57

68.85
64.29

67.32
63.27

38.9

^ e q u i^

90.30

88.41
73.12

79.40

83.22
61.60

79.00
59.19

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 nd c a b l e .....................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t for v e h i c l e s .........
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 ......................

96.39
79.17

..........

76.08

77.42

69.08

M i s c e l l a n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s .........

72.54
82.40

P r i m a r y b a t t e r i e s ( d r y and w e t ) ..........
X - ray and n o n-radio e lectronic tubes....

60.37
81.00

28.




78.41

83.42

74.68
69.77
75.26

69.52
76.62

39.7

43.0
40.3
41.2
39.2

40.5

44.4

40.9

41.8
42.6

40.3

39.1
4o.i
39.2

1.82

1.80

1.87

2.01
1.91
1.74
1.92

40.1

39.6

I .96
1.71
1.78

39-6
39-2

39-6
39-3

1.66

1.73

1.73
1.64

1.70

42.3

39.9
39-5
40.1
39.2
39-7

2.10
1.80
2.00

1.81

2.09

1.99
1.76
1.97
1.51
1.93

40.5

4o.4
41.2
4o.o
39.8

1.54

2.00

2.02
1.54
1.97

1.65

1.73

1.61

Hours atid E.mmigs
Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory empioyees - Continued
Average w eekly
earnings

Industry

May
1955
42.7
44.3

June
1954

$84.39
85.28

June
1955
40.4
40.1

101.68
85.37
84.55
88.15
88.56
87.10
84.38
87.76
83.39
86.31
71.55
88.62
96.30
84.32
74.56

85.85
77.71
78.72
84.86
84.86
84.65
80.26
84.87
80.53
82.64
71.23
81.43
85.22
78.33
77.27

40.0
42.9
42.7
40.9
40.9
40.5
40.7
41.6
39.7
39.3
41.2
40.8
42.9
39.4
41.0

44.4
42.9
42.7
41.0
41.0
40.7
39.8
41.2
39.9
39-5
41.6
40.1
42.8
38.5
40.3

39.2
40.9
41.0
40.8
40.8
40.5
38.4
41.2
39.1
38.8
40.7
38.6
40.2
37.3
41.1

77.93

75.92

72.83

40.8

40.6

69.98

90.72

82.59

40.9

78.33
78.96

77.36
77.18

74.77
73.41

70.38
61.26
86.51
68.85

69.19
61.10
83.03
66.98

66.42
71.23
67.63
77.73
72.94
37.60
56.09
60.13
63.04
59.75
72.45
70.18

June
1954
$2.12
2.17

2.23
2.01
2.02
2.15
2.15
2.13
2.16
2.16
2.09
2.18
1.73
2.21
2.25
2.19
1.86

2.29
1.99
1.98
2.15
2.16
2.14
2.12
2.13
2.09
2.19
1.72
2.21
2.25
2.19
I.85

2.19
1.90
1.92
2.08
2.08
2.09
2.09
2.06
2.06
2.33
1.75
2.11
2.12
2.10
1.88

39.8

1.91

1.87

1.83

42.0

39.9

2.20

2.16

2.07

40.9
40.7

40.5
40.2

40.2
39.9

1.92
1.94

1.91
1.92

1.86
1.89

67.13
58.50
80.98
61.66

41.4
40.3
41.0
39.8

40.7
40.2
40.9
39.4

40.2
39.0
40.9
37.6

1.70
1.52
2.11
1.73

1.70
1.52
2.03
1.70

1.67
1.50
1.98
1.64

66.83
69.63
66.17
76.18
73-71
59.43

63.36
65.85
62.93
70.62
71.06
57.66

40.5
41.9
42.0
41.8
40.3
38.4

40.5
41.2
41.1
41.4
40.5
39.1

39.6
40.4
40.6
39.9
39.7
38.7

1.64
1.70
1.61
1.86
1.81
1.50

I.65
I.69
1.61
1.84
1.82
1.52

1.60
1.63
1.55
1.77
1.79
1.49

59.43
39.58
61.71
60.40
72.14
70.24

57.28
58.20
61.05
57.77
67.20
66.30

37.9
39.3
41.2
40.1
41.4
40.8

39.1
39.2
40.6

38.7
38.8
40.7
39.3

1.48
1.53
1.53
1.49
1.75
1.72

1.52
1.52
1.52
1.51
1.73
1.73

1.48
I.50
I.50
1.47
1.68
1.67

"*7
1955
#94.79
101.00

89.20
86.23
86.23
87.94
87.94
86.27
87.91
89.86
82.97
85.67
71.28
90.17
96.53
86.29
76.26

Trailers

bodies,

parts,

A i r c r a f t e n g i n e s a n d p a r t s .................
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 a i r c r a f t p a r t s a n d e q u i p m e n t ......
S h i p b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g .................
B o a t b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g .................
R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t .............................
R a i l r o a d a n d s t r e e t c a r s ....................

!NSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS........
scientific,

and engineering

M e c h a n i c a l me a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g
O p t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s a n d l e n s e s ..... .......
Surgical, medical, and dental instru-

MiSCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURE !NDUSTR!ES....
S i l v e r w a r e a n d p l a t e d w a r e .................
M u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s a n d p a r t s ..............
Games,

toys,

dolls,

and C h i l d r e n ' s

P ens, p e n c i l s , o t h e r o f f i c e s u p p l i e s .....
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 .........




June
1954

June
1955
39.9 $2.18
39.3 2.22

an d

( t r u c k an d a u t o m o b i l e ) ..........

Laboratory,

Average hourly
earnings

May
1955
$2.22
2.28

June
1955
TRAMSPORTAHOM EQUtPMEMT................ $68.07
A u t o m o b i l e s . ... * ...............................
89.0s
Motor vehicles,

Average weekly
hours

4o.o

41.7
40.6

4o.o

39.7

Tab!e C-lt

Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory empioyees - Continued

Industry

Av e r a g e w e e k l y
earnings

Average weekly
hours

Average hourly
earnings

May
1955

June

June

June

1955

1954

1955

May
1955

June

1954

May
1955

June

1955

$81.28

$80.12
80.54

$79.84
79.10

(i/)
43.7

41.3
43.3

41.8
43-7

(1/)
$1.86

$1.94
1.86

$1.91

67.34

39-3

39-8

June

1954

/MP ft/NA/C Pf/A/f/fS.TRAHSPORTATtOH:
L o c a l r a i l w a y s a n d b u s l i n e s ..............

1.81

C0MMUH!CAT!0H:
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 e m p l o y e e s J2/...
L i n e c o n s t r u c t i o n , i n s t a l l a t i o n , and

70.74
59.28

72.83

61.12

56.39

38.0

38.2

38.7
37.1

1.80
1.56

1.83
1.60

1.74
1.52

Telegraph

99.36
79.52

101.15
79.52

94.75
77.15

43.2
42.3

43.6
42.3

42.3
41.7

1.88

2.30

2.32
1.88

2.24
1.85

85.28
87*56
80.60

85.28
86.72

4i.o
41.3

40.3

4l.o
41.1
40.2

41.2
41.4
40.6

2.08
2.12
2.00

2.08

80.40

82.40
84.46
77.95

2.11
2.00

2.00
2.04
1.92

................................

86.73

86.53

83.63

41.3

41.4

41.4

2.10

2.09

2.02

WHOLESALE TRACE..........................

77.33

77.14

73.93

40.7

40.6

40.4

1.90

1.90

1.83

41.89

59.04

58.20
40.83

57.38
41.30

39-1
35.2

38.8

39-3
35-3

1.51
1.19

1.50
1.18

1.46
1.17

47.48

46.6o

47.06
60.92

35.7
38.4
44.2
35.6

35.3
37-7
44.1
35.0

36.2
38.8

1.32

44.4
35.5

1.33
1.63
1.84
1.32

1.62

1.84
1.33

1.30
1.57
1.72
1.31

42.1
43.3

42.0
43.4

42.2
43.4

1.61

1.58

1.37

1.30
1.36

-

-

-

..................................

OTHER PUBUC UHL!T!ES:
G a s 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 a nd p o w e r u t i l i t i e s .....
Electric

l i g h t a n d g as u t i l i t i e s c o m -

RETAiL TRADE (EXCEPT E A U H G AHD DR!HK!HG
PLACES)..................................
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 artment stores and general m a i l 
o r d e r h o u s e s .................................
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 ......
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 ............
Ot h e r retail trade:
F u r n i t u r e and a p p l i a n c e s t o r e s ..........
L u m b e r a n d h a r d w a r e s u p p l y s t o r 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 ............

62.59

61.07

81.33
46.99

81.14
46.55

46.31

66.52
70.04

65.94

69.87

63.30

58.06

76.37

67.70

1.61

-

-

41.4

41.2

41.9

.99

.99

.95

40.5

40.8
4l.o

40.5

1.01
1.20

1.02
1.21

1.00
1.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

99.41
72.75

58.69
ice . 04
72.89

69.78

40.99

40.79

39-81

48.48

40.91

41.62
49.61

40.30
49.20

40.4

93.20

94.23

92.08

57.09
92.97

34.6

-

-

Hotels and lodging places:
Personal services:

Motion pictures:
M otio n-p i c t u r e p r o d u c t i o n and distri-

-

4l.o

l/ Not available.
2/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service as
sistants: operating room instructors: and pay-station attendants. During 1954 such employees made up 43 percent of
the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and earnings data.
3/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsmen; instal
lation and exchange repair craftsmen; line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers. During 1954 such employees
made up 25 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and
earnings data.
4/ Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those compensated entirely on a commission basis.
5/ Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not included.

4o




Ad;usted Earnings
Tabte C-2: Gross average weekty earnings of production workers
in setected industries, in current and 1947-49 do!!ars

Manufacturing

Bituminous-coal
mining

Manufacturing

Laundries

Bituminous-coal
mining

Laundries

Period

Period

Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49
dollars dollars dollars

Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49
d o l l a r s d o l l a r s dol3 ars d o l l a r s d o l l a r s d o l l a r s

1947-49

Monthly
data:

1939-- - # 23.86

$40.17

1940...
1941...

25.20

1942...
1943...

1944...

36.63
43-14
46.08

1945.-.

44.39

1947...

4997

1948...

5267

1930...

54.14
34.92
59 33

1951...

64.71

58.30
59.89

1 9 5 4 ...

71.86

1946...

1949.- -

'952...
^933...

42.07
4703

29 .3 8

52.38

58.30
61.28

57 72
52 54
32-32

43.82

53 95
57 71

67.97

62.67
62.60

7169

1954
$40.20 *17-64 $29.70 May .... $71.13 $61.85 $76.32
71.50 62.12 83.00
24.71 41.25 1793 29 93 June . . .
30.86 49.06 18.69 29.71
61.56 75.39
July...
70.92
50.24 20.34 29.18 Aug....
35 02
71.06 61.79 82.09
41.62
56.24 23.08 3 1 1 9 Sept...
71.86 62.65 81.17
31.27 68.18 25 95 34.51 Oct.... 72.22 63.07 87.54
64.20 88.29
Nov....
73.37
32.25 67 95 27 73 36.06 Dec.... 74.12 64.85 92.01
58.03 69.58 30.20 36.21
66.59 69.73 32.71 34.25 1955
73.97 64.72 92.01
70.16
34.23 3 3 3 0 Feb....
72.12
74.74 65.39 94.50
63.28 62.16
34.98 34.36 Mar....
75.11 65.71 91.88
70.35 68.43 35-47 34.50 Apr.... 74.96 65.64 93.00
May....
76.30 66.81 93.87
66.53 98.42
77 79 70.08 37-81 34.06 June... 76. 1 1
38.63 34.04
78.09 68.80
85.31 74.57 39.69 34.69
80.85
70.43 40.10 34.93

# 23.88

t66.37 $40.30
40.50
72. l l
65.44
71.38
70.77
76.45
77.04

40.00
39.40

80.50

40.70

80.50

4o.4o
40.20
40.60
40.70
41.62

82.68

80.38

81.44
82.20
86.03

40.50

40.50
40.40

40.91

$35.04
35.19
34.72
34.26
35.31
35.37
35-25
35.61
35.35
35.17
35.52
35.64
36.44
35.76

Tabte C-3: Average weekty earnings, gross and net spendabte, of production workers
in manufacturing industries, in current and 1947-49 dottars
Gross average
weekly earnings
Amount

Net spendable
average weekly earnings
Worker with
Worker with 3
no dependents
dependents
(1947-49
Current 1947-49 C urrent 1947-49
= 100)
dollars dollars dollars

Annual
average:

Gross average
weekly earnings
Period
Amount

N et s p e n d a b l e
average weekly earnings
Worker with
Worker with 3
Index
no dependents
dependents
(1947-49
Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49
= 100)
dollars dollars dollars dollars

Monthly
data:

1939.-.- $23.86
1940—
25.20
1941___ 29.58

476

1942—
36.65
1943.... 43.14
1944—
46.08

69.2
81.5
87.0

1945.... 44.39
1946__ 43.82
1947.... 49.97

83.8
82.8

*5-1
55.9

94.4

$23.58 $39 70 $23.62 $39 76
24.69 41.22 24.95 41.65
28.05
44.59* 29.28 46.35

38.29

45 58
48.66
50.92

36.97
37 72
42.76

48.08
45 23
44.77
46.14

31.77

36.01

1948....
1949....
1950....

54.14 102.2
54.92 103.7
59 33 112.0

47.43

1951..-.
1952....
1953...
1954-...

122.2

54.04

64.71

67 97 128.4
7 1 6 9 135-4
71.86 133.7




48.09
5109

55.66

58.54
59.55

47.24

49 70
48.68
49.04

51-17
51.87

1954
June...

$71.13
71.50

134.3
135.0
133.9

41.39
44.06

52.05
55 93
58.39

July...
Aug....
Sept...
Oct....

70.92
71.06

42.74

55 58

Dec....

74.12

48.24

30.51

1955

51.72

Feb....
Mar....
Apr....
May....
June...

36.28

43.20

53-17
53.83
57-21
61.28
63.62
66.58
66.78

51.80

52.88

55.65
55 21
56.05
38.20

71.86
72.22
73.57

73.97
74.74
75.11

74.96
76.30
76.11

134.2
135.7
136.4
138.9
140.0
139.7
141.2
141.9
141.6
144.1
143.7

$38.97 $51.28 $66.18
59.26 51.49 66.48
58.80
58.91

59.55
59.84
60.92
61.36
61.15
61.76
62.05

61.93

62.98
62.83

$57.55
57.76

51.04
51.23
51.92
52.26
53.16
53.68

66.00
66.12
66.78
67.07
68.18
68.63

58.22
58.58

53.50
54.03
54.29
54.23
55.15
54.92

68.41
69.02
69.32
69.20
70.27
70.12

59.85

57.29
57.50

59.49
6o.o4

60.38
60.65
60.60

61.53
61.29

58.17
41

Adjusts!

Ltmmgs

Tab!e C-4: Average hourly earnings, gross and exduding overtime,
of production workers in manufacturing industries
Manufacturing
Period

Gros &
Amount

Durable goods

Excluding overtime
Amount

Gross

Excluding

N o n durable goods
Gross

Excluding
overtime

I ndex
( 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100)

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

*0.625
.698
763

Annual
a ver a g e :

19M .........
1942........
1943.........

to.729
833
.961

$0,702
.805
.894

34.3
62.3
69.4

$0,808
.947
1059

$0,770
.881
976

to.64o
.723
.803

1944.........
1943.........
1946.........

1.019
1.023
1.086

.947
1/963
1.031

1/74.8
81.6

J3-3

1.117
1.111
1.136

1.029
1/1.042
1.122

.861

1947.........
1948.........
1949.........

1.237

1.198
1.310
1.367

930
101.7
106.1

1.292
1.410
1.469

1.250
1.366
1.434

1950.........
1951.........
1952.........
1933.........

1.463
1.39
1.67
177

1.413
1.33
1.61

109.9
118.8
123.0
132.8

1.337

1954..........

1.330

1.401

1/.858

1.171

1.278

1.323

1133
1.241
1.292

1.378
1.48
1.34

1337
1.43
1.49

1.92

1.480
1.60
1.70
1.80
1.86

1.66

1.62
1.62

1.66

1.62
1.60
1.61
1.61
1.62
1.62

1.67

1.77
1.87

1.81

1.71
1.76

1.81
1.81

1.76
1.76

136.6
136.6

1.91
1.91

1.86
1.86

1.80

1.76
1.74

1.76
1.76

1.91
1.91
1.93

1.77
1.77

136.6
133.1
136.6
136.6
137.4
137.4

1.86
1.86
1.87
1.87
1.88
1.88

1.78
1.78
1.79
1.80
1.80
1.80

138.2
138.2
139.0
139.8
139.8
139.8

136.6

.814

.904
1.013

1.61

1.66

.981

1.56
1.61

Monthly
data:

1954:

May....
June....
July....
Au g....
Sept....
Oct....

Nov....

1955:

Jan....
Feb....
M ar.....
Apr ....

1.79
1.81
1.81
1.83
1.83
1.84

1.85
1.83

1.86
1.87
1.87

1.93
1.9t
1.95
1.96
1.96
1.97

1.98
1.99
1.99

1.89
1.89
1.89

I .90

i.9l
1.91

l/ 11-month Average; Awgnat 1943 excluded because of VJ-day holiday period.

42




1.66

1.63

1.66
1.66
1.67
1.67
1.68
1.68
1.68
1.69
1.70

1.70

1.63
1.63
1.63
1.65
1.63
1.65

Man Hour indexes
Tab)# C-5. )ndexe$ of aggregate weekty m an-hour!
in industria! and ton!ttvtt!on a c tiv ity ^
(1 9 4 7 -4 9 -

TOTAL 2/

Period

Annual average:
1947..

1954: May .....

Teb.....
Mar.....
May.....

Total:
Durable
goods

Total:
Nondurable
goods

Manufacturing -- Durable goods
Lumber and
Ordnance and wood products
accessories
(except
furniture)

109.7
U3.3
101.5

94.6
103.4
102.0
109.1
124.1
127.5
123.1
113.9

104.8
103.2
92.0
101.1
108.4
108.4
1136
101.1

106.1
104.1
39.7
102.7
115-7
116.6
125.2
107.3

99.7
101.4

74.5
78.1

118.2
124.6

98.8
99.6

106.6
106.3

89.4
91.7

484.0
466.1

85.3
90.3

99.5
102.2
102.3
103.0
103.5
102.9

74.8
77.3
73.5
75.8
76.3
77.4

127.3
129.8
123.8
123.3
118.2
108.9

97.1
99.9
101.2
101.9
1Q3.2
103.8

Id. 6
102.9
103.9
106.6
109.4
110.3

91.8
96.3
97.9
96.3
95.8
95.8

431.3
437.4
441.8
437.9
431.7
429.0

78.0
80.4
89.2
94.0
92.2
88.4

99.9
100.8
103.0
103.1
106.1
108.0

76.8
76.4
76.0
75.7
77.7
80.2

96.0
92.4
100.6
106.1
117.2
122.4

102.0
103.6
103.2
104.5
106.4
107.8

109.4
111.3
113.6
114.3
U 6.7
117-3

93.2
94.2
95.2
92.8
94.0
96.5

415.6
411.6
410.8
400.8
399.1
400.2

84.2
85.3
84.6
86.2
91.7
98.6

109.5

Monthly data:

Manufac
turing
division

105.1
105.4
89.5
91.0
95.0
90.9
37.5
76.6

103.6
,103.4
93.0
101.5

1948..
1949..
1950..
1951..
1952..
1933..
1954.. ...............

Period

Contract
Mining
division construction
division

100)

Furniture
and fixtures

103.1

101.2

94.7
99.2
997
98.6
997
93.5

107.6
91.1
107.4
290.4
625.0
798.3
302.2

102.1

Manufacturing - Durable goods - Continued
Stone, clay,
Fabricated
Machinery
Primary metal
and glass
metal
(except
industries
products
products
electrical)

107.0
102.7
90.3
996
102.7
96.9
93.0
83.0

Electrical
machinery

Transporta
tion
e quipment

Annual average:

1947..........
1948.
1949.
1950.
1951.
1952.
1953.
1954.

1033
104.6
92.1
111.5
105.9
106.2
108.3
96.5

102.8
103.9
9 33
102.9
111.4
104.3
106.6
99.0

105.4
106.6
88.0
104.1
115.7
104.6
113.9
94.5

106.7
103.8
89.4
106.5
115.8
112.1
123.4
108.3

108.3
106.6
83.1
94.0
116.9
118.4
119.0
100.6

111.1
102.9
86.0
107.6
123.7
131.2
147.1
123.4

102.9
100.9
96.3
106.1
124.3
138.0
138.6
133.0

1954# May ......

89.6
90.9

97.6
97.8

92.3
93.9

107.7
107.5

102.4
100.9

119.7
U7.3

136.4
132.2

89.6
97.4
100.7
102.6
102.0
101.7
98.0
101.3
102.0
99.2
100.1
103.6

96.7
99.9
100.7
102.2
102.1
101.6

91.4
91.6
91.3
92.8
96.2
98.7
100.7
103.2
106.3
109.0
112.4
115.1

102.9
103.7
106.2
107.9
U0.6
111.5
109.1
110.6
113.2
113.6
116.0
113.8

96.1
95.0
93.4
94.8
93.1
97.3
97.6
99.6
102.2
104.4
106.6
107.6

114.9
119.0
122.9
123.9
128.7
127.7
123.7
126.6
127.0
127.3
128.6
128.3

127.2
124.4
U8.1
123.9
139.2
146.0
147.1
130.9
134.4
133.7
155.2
146.2

Monthly data:

Nov.....
Dec.....
1955:

Teb.....
Mar.....
Apr.....
May.....

98.9
99.8
103.3
103.1
108.0
110.4

See footnotes at end of table.




-

43-

\1.in Horn tndcxes
Tabie C-5. tndexes of aggregate weekty 4nan-hour$
in industria! and construction activity ^ Continued
(1947-49 = 100)
Period

M a n u f a c t u r i n g - D u r a b l e g o o d s - C on.
Miscellaneous
Instruments
manufacturing
and related
industries
products

F o o d a nd
kindred
products

Ma n u f a c t u r i n g — N o n durable goods
A p p a r e l and o t h e r
Tobacco
Textile-mill
finished textile
manufactures
products
products

A nnual average:

1947.........

.........

1949...........
1950...........
1931...........
19^2...........
1953...........
1934...........
M o n t h l y d ata:

1934:

Ma y.....

Sept....
Oct......
Nov......
Dec......
1955:

Jan.....

Feb.....
Mar......
M a y .....

107.5

103.0

104.6
1943
104.2

103.9
100.0

105.9
101.0

89.5
97.4
117.5
122.7
129.9
114.9

91.2
101.3
103.1
100.5
109.5
98.0

96.1
95.2
95.9
94.7
93.7
90.3

93.1
89.2
91.2
92.2
90.1
87.8

114.0

94.5
95.3

84.6

89.9

112.2
108.8
108.7
111.9

112.3
112.9

113.7

112.2

U2.9
114.2
113.1
110.4
115.8

90.5
96.7
100.3
103.2
102.4
98.3
93.9
97.4
99.3
97.7
99.4
100.7

104.5
105.7
89.9
100.1
96.0
90.7
89.8

99.6
101.6

98.8
103.0
101.9
104.5

106.9

78.7

99.0

75.5
78.4

75.4
77.4

91.8
92.2

102.1
105.2

78.1
97.4
107.9

75.2
78.9
79.5

82.4

88.0

94.0
95.4
85.4

81.4

95.6
96.7
91.7

82.3

79.S

80.4
81.6
85.1
89.8

1U.0

80.9
83.2

81.4

77.2
72.0
76.9
79.8

83.0
83.0
80.2
8o.4
81.6

92.1

101.4
101.1
100.3
101.8
103.6
102.4
107.6
109.5
100.1
100.5
103.4

Manufacturing - Nondurable goods - Continued
Period

P a p e r and
allied products

Printing, pub
l i s h i n g , a nd
allied industries

Chemicals
and a l l i e d
products

Products of
petroleum
and c o a l

Rubber
products

L e a t h e r a nd
leather products

109.8

Annu a l average:

1947...........

1948...........
1949...........
1930...........
1931...........
1932...........
1953...........
1934...........

102.6
102.3
95-1
105.4
109.9
105.9

103.5

100.9
95.7

111.6
97.0

105.8
100.8
93.4
97.8
92.1
96.9
96.5
89.9

103.2
104.1

102.6
101.8

97.4
99.3

96.9
98.7

82.3
87.7

103.0

100.2

98.6

84.7
86.0
96.9

90.6
93.1
88.3

101.4
100.5

103.3
102.6

98.0

94.1
97.2
105.5

99-5

101.6
102.7
105.4

111.6
109.2

104.4

107.6
109.3

108.0

M o n t h l y data:

1954:

Ma y .....
July ....

Oct.....
Nov......

109.9
111.1
111.4
111.7

110.7

103.5

105.6

105.4
105.4

107.0

104.7

108.1

100.7
103.3
104.1
104.3

104.7

99-0
102.7
98.3
97.3
102.1

98.2

97-5
96.7
94.0
93.6

92.2

108.0

88.1

101.9

108.5

108.4

iog.3
104.3

108.5

86.8

90.6
93.3

94.0
91.2
108.3
103.9
108.7
103.3
98.6
108.6
104.4
104.0
90.3
109.3
98.4
107.4
109.1
92.7
105.7
no. 5
110.9
110.1
105.1
93.7
107.7
§°*2
89.6
114.0
107.6
95.7
111.T
May. .....
105.5
U7.3
95.3
106.4
106.9
96.5
June ....
H 3 .6
1/ Aggregate man-hours are for the weekly pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month and do not represent
totals for the month. For mining and manufacturing industries, data refer to production and related workers. For
contract construction, the data relate to construction workers.
2/ Includes only the divisions shown.

1955:

Jan .....
Feb.....
Mar. .....

44




State and Area Hours and [arntngs
Tabte C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for setected States and areas
Average weekly earnings
State and area
June

1955

1954

Avertme weekly hours

May

June

June

IS 55

1954

Average hourly earnings

May

June

June

1955

1954

May

June

$1.43
1.79

ALABAMA...................
Birmingham
Mobile

$60.49

78.06
70.58

$60.09
77.27
69.49

$55-06
70.71
64.96

40.6
41.3
40.1

40.6
41.1
40.4

38.5
39.5
4o.6

$1.49
I .89
1.76

$1.48

ARIZONA...................
Phoenix

82.59
78.20

82.17
77-39

81.83

79-10

41.5
40.1

41.5
40.1

42.4
41.2

1-99
1.95

1.98
1.93

1.93
1.92

ARKANSAS..................
Little RockN. Little Rock

53.12

54.02

51.38

41.5

42.2

4 l.l

1.28

1.28

1.25

51.69

51.94

48.96

40.7

40.9

40.8

1.27

1.27

1.20

85.30
74.51

84.70
72.20

81.44

40.5

39.9

77-10

40.7
40.3

2.11
1.94

2.10

84.96
76.19

40.3
37.4
36.4

38.7

2.02

1.99

2.04
1.86
2.01
1-99

79.43

40.5

40.3

40.6
39-6
41.5
38.9

39.6
39.3
39-2
40.0

2.02
2.12
2.20

76.97

83.33
78.94
77-79

41.5
39-8
41.3
39-7

1.98

2.01
2.12
2.19
2.09
1.98

1.97
2.04
2.12
2.01
1.94

1.88
1.72

1.60

CALIFORNIA................
Fresno
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San BernardinoRiverside-Ontario
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Jose
Stockton

87.29
86.10
78.68

COLORADO..................
Denver

78.47
77-71

77-46
77-68

74.75
74.30

41.3
40.9

41.2
4 l.l

41.3
4o.6

1.90
1.90

1.88
1.89

1.81

77.19

76.82

72.40
75.17

41.5

41.3

4o.o

1.86

1.81

75 99
70.84

70.31

42.3

79.38

78.39
72.58

40.3
39-4
42.5

42.0

4 i.o
39.5
39.8
40.2
40.1

1.95
1.93
1.84

78.38

41.6
41.3
39.8

1.86
1-95
1.93
1.86
1.78
2.01
1.88

1.87
1.86
1.78
1.73
1.95

41.5

4 i.2

42.2
42.0

4o.6
40.9

1.85
2.20

1.87
2.18

2.09

CONNECTICUT...............
Bridgeport
Hartford
New Britain
New Haven
Stamford
Waterbury

84.48
81.34

82.02
88.12

81.90
79.90

78.68
71.73
79.19
79.90

81.42
85.98
86.68

86.85

81.70
80.29

70.86
81.17

80.79

76.26
68.85

38.3

42.0
41.4

40.9

40.5

41.9

38.8

38.1
40.3

40.2

2.08

2.08

1.93

2.08

1.78
2.02
1.89

1.83

1.81

DELAWARE..................
Wilmington

76.38
91.13

79.04
91.43

71.21
85.32

FLORIDA...................
Tampa-St. Petersburg

57.82
57-95

57.82
57.51

55 62

54.80

41.3
4 l.l

41.6
40.5

40.9
41.2

1.40
1.41

1.39
1.42

1.36
1.33

GEORGIA...................
Atlanta
Savannah

52.93
65.93
69.54

52.80
68.14

48.51
62.25
64.74

4 o .i
40.2
42.4

40.0
40.8
42.6

38.5
39.4
41.5

1-32
1.64
1.64

1.32
1.67
1.62

1.26
1.58
1.56

IDAHO.....................

(1 /)

80.59

80.12

(1/)

40.7

41.3

( 1 /)

1.98

1.94

ILLINOIS..................
Chicago

81.99

81.17

76.25
79.28

41.4
41.4

4 i.o

84.20

40.9

4 o .i
4o.o

1.98
2.07

1.98

1.90

INDIANA...................

81.80

83.02

75.70

40.9

4 i.4

39-5

2.00

2.00

1.92

IOWA......................
Des Moines

74.31
81.42

71.26

40.9
40.2

4 o .i

1.82
2.03

1.82

77.30

4 i.o
4o.4

40.5

81.02

2.01

1.76
1.94

KANSAS....................
Topeka
Wichita

78.00

76.77
72.88

42.3
43.7
42.0

4 i.o

2.00

1.90
1.84

1.84

42.5

1.84

80.12

41.5
43.1
41.6

1.88

83.02

80.26
80.56
8 325

4 i.6

79.24

1.98

1.72
1.96

KENTUCKY..................

71.81

70.29

65.85

41.2

40.7

39-4

1.74

1.73

1.67

See footnotes at end of table.




85.50

69.01

74.58

2.06

1.75

1.98

^Ijtr j n d A;\ j

nit!

) .-ittunc

Tab!* C-& Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued
Average veekly earnings
State and area
June

19 55

1954

Average veekl.y houra

May

June

June

$66.46
93-41

41.9
40.5

1<?55

1954

Average hourly earnings

1955

1954

May

June

$1.65
2.29
1.70

$1.66

2.28
1.70

$1-59
2.24
1.65

May

June

June

41.7
40.7

41.8
41.7
40.5

LOUISIANA.................
Baton Rouge
Nev Orleans

$69.14
92.75
70.04

$69.22
92.80

MAINE.....................
Portland

58.71

58.09
61.97

56.20

59.38

4 i.o
40.1

40.3

40.2
41.1

1.43
1.48

1.44
1.52

1.40
1.48

MARYLAND..................
Baltimore

73.54
77.46

73-95
77-72

68.62

4 l.l
41.2

40.9
4 i.i

40.2
40.2

1.79

1.81
1.89

1.71
1.80

MASSACHUSETTS.............
Boston
Fall River
Nev Bedford
Springfield-Holyoke
Worcester

69.43
71-73
54.99

68.74
71.38
55-41
58.71
75-21
76.70

65.24
68.16

40.6

40.2
4 o .i
39.3
39.4
4 i.i
40.8

39.3
39.4
37-2
38.3
40.2
39.6

1.71
1.78
l.4 l
1.48

1.71

1.66
1.73
1.38
1.45
1.79

43.4
42.6
48.2

39-9
39.2
40.6
4 i.o
42.1
37.5
4o.6

2.20
2.29
2.28
2.02
2.30

2.23
2.31

2.15

2.33

2.11

2.15
2.21

2.20
1.96
2.23
2.07
2.05

1.87

1.88
1.96

1.83
1.84

58.61

75.03

78.62

67.83

66.83

60.64

72.49

39.0
39-6
4 i.o
41.6

85.47

41.6
41.2
42.0
40.8

71.28

94.43
95-84
82.42
103.40
84.44

100.77

83.03

MINNESOTA.................
Duluth
Minneapolis-St. Paul

76.65
78.19
79-57

76.49

MISSISSIPPI...............
Jackson

54.94

5165

MISSOURI..................
Kansas City
St. Louis

69.86
77.76
( 1/)

80.18

MONTANA...................

96.70
98.28
114.09
85.02
108.35

40.3

51.34
55.54
71.96

MICHIGAN..................
Detroit
Flint
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Muskegon
Saginav

91.69

41.2

88.44

89.20

8o.4o
94.01
77-78

39.9

40.9

41.9

41.3
4o.o

46.5
41.2
45.7

74.32
71.59

40.9

40.8
39.2

40.7

76.19

39.3
40.9

40.5

39-0
40.3

49.97
53-73

47.56

50.70

43.4
40.4

41.3
4 o .i

4 i.o
39-3

70.44

39-5
39.8
( 1/)

39.6
4o.8
39.9

38.8

77.18

67-33
75-20
73.69

81.00

82.23

78.09

39-9

NEBRASKA..................
Omaha

71.46
( 1 /)

71.34

74.71

68.00
70.05

NEVADA....................

86.69

87.91

NEW HAMPSHIRE.............
Manchester

60.42
56.70

NEW JERSEY................
Nevark-Jersey City
Paterson
Perth Amboy
Trenton

78.60
79-10
79-37
81.48
73-52

NEW MEXICO................
Albuquerque

2/79.13
74.15

NEW YORK..................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Binghamton
Buffalo
Elmira

74.60
( 1/)

88.80

See footnotes at end of table.
46




88.42

76.66

44.9

1.88

1.83
1.89

1.99
1.95

1.78

l.4 i

1.49
1.83
1.88

2.37

2.03

1.80

2.14

2.26

1.94

1.89

1.19
1.36

1.21

1.16
1.29

39.9
39.3

1.77
1.94
(l/)

1.78
1.96

1.73

1.94

1.88
1.88

40.2

39.7

2.03

2.05

1.97

42.9
(1/)

42.7
42.5

42.7
41.5

1.67

1.67
1.76

1.59

(l/)

85.32

38.7

38.9

39-5

2.24

2.26

2.16

59-42
55.15

57.31
53-68

4 i.i
39-1

40.7

39.8
37.8

1.47
1.45

1.46
1.44

1.44
1.42

78.70
79-18
78.14
80.04
79-57

74.85

4o.6
40.4
41.6
41.3
39-4

40.8
40.4
41.3

39-9
39.9

1.94
1.96
1.91
1.97
1.87

1.93

80.80

77.56
73.22

2/41.0

40.2
39.2

71.11

39.5
(l/)
39.5

78.35

71.74
74.13

76.13
75-99
75-91

72.38

70.49
87.60

80.21
68.63
88.61

65.13

76.37

74.16

73.53

75.02
82.42

40.3

40.9
40.8

38.3

40.9
41.9

39.3
40.2

38.6

41.4
40.0

40.9
4o.4
39.9

41.7

2/1.93
" 1.84

38.7
39.3
37.5
4 o .i
40.6

1.89
( 1/)

41.6

1.79
2.14
1.87

1.34

1.69

1.88

1.96
1.89
1.96
1.90

1.91

2.01

1.86
1.76

1.89

1.84
1.91
1.74

1.83

1.99
1.78
2.14
1.85

1.86
1.88

1.81

2.06
1.81

St,i!e 3 n d

Area

h i ou r s

jnd

taming

Tab)# C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production wo&ers in
manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued
Average weekly earnings
State and area
June
NEW YORK - Continued
Nassau and Suffolk
Counties
New York City
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica-Rome
Westchester County

1955

$82.84
71.10

81.10

78.86
72.94

1954
May

$82.46
70.48
79.67
79.07

70.61

June

$84.89
67.77
76.86
72.88
68.72
71.37

Average weekl3f hOUT8

1<3'55
JMTM*
May

40.$

38.0

Mav

June

41.5
37.3
40.0
39.7
39-4
38.9

$2.04
1.87
2.00
1.92
1.79
1.84

$2.03
1.87

$2.05

1.97
1.92
1.77
1.87

1.92
1.83
1.75
1.84

37.8
40.0
36.4

1.28

1.35
1.30

1.28
1.34
1.31

1.25

45.4
44.9

45.8

1.55

1.61

1.54
1.61

1.53

41.3
41.3
42.1

39-4
39-9
39-5

2.09
1.94
2.12

2.08
1.94
2.13

1.98

41.5
43.3

1.78

40.7

1.78
1.64
1.96

1.98

1.74
1.64
1.92

40.7

37.8

41.1
39.9
40.4

47.25
52.40
46.59

4o.o

39.8

40.5

75-53

NORTH CAROLINA............
Charlotte
Greensboro-High Point

51.20
56.70
49.27

50.94
55-88

NORTH DAKOTA..............
Fargo

71.53
75.49

69.76

69.92
73.85

46.1

72.44

OHIO......................
Cincinnati
Cleveland

84.86
79.15

85.98

40.7

89.74

78.09
73.45

61.12

40.8
40.6

72.21
71.01
78.14

41.2
42.2
41.6

41.9

86.06

79-97

37.9

47.0

1954

1955
June

72.29

49.78

Average hourly earnings

June

40.6
4i.i
4o.6
39-4

42.0

1954

41.7
38.0

44.8

1.82

1.31

1.28
1.65

1.84

2.05

OKLAHOMA..................
Oklahoma City
Tulsa

73.34

74 58

6921
81.54

69.86
81.58

OREGON....................
Portland

91.91
81.77

90.27
82.49

82.96
77.45

4o.i
38.7

39.4
39.3

38.3
37-8

2.29
2.11

2.29
2.10

2.17
2.05

PENNSYLVANIA..............
Allentovn-BethlehemEaston
Erie
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre— Hazleton 3 /
York

76.05

75.69

69.62

4o.o

39-9

38.3

1.90

1.90

1.82

70.37

62.22
73-28
60.4o

38.6
42.3

41.9

39-1

35-8
39-4
37-7

1.82
1.94
1.65

1.84
1.94
1.66

1.74

66.76

72.02
81.45
66.31
66.70

90.19
68.99

88.13
68.02

65.85

52.27
65.15

RHODE ISLAND..............
Providence

63.13
63.24

SOUTH CAROLINA............
Charleston

82.15

64.67

42.6
41.2

39.1
41.7
40.4
41.6
39.9

39-9
41.3

49.83
62.27

37.6
41.6

38.1

62.22
63.09

60 59
61.10

40.8

40.7

52.10

52.12

48.89

56.43

51.08

40.7
41.9

SOUTH DAKOTA..............
Sioux Falls

68.43
75.60

68.31

64.37

TENNESSEE.................
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville

60.98
61.86

59 98

62.51

69.50

62.02

57.60
56.84
66.86
66.57

TEXAS.....................

75.05

UTAH......................
Salt Lake City

78.38

78.34

56.57
51.70

57-82

69.14
70.58

77.87

77 86

54.17

73-42

63.90
73-97
79-33
63.78
53 65

69.81

40.3

40.8
39-8
37-7

40.7

39-2
38.4

38.1

1.60

1.94
2.17
1.73
1.46

1.64

1.62
1.93

2.16

1.57

1.89
2.07
1.67

40.7

1.38
1.58

1.71
1.44
1.37
1.59

39-6
40.2

1.55
1-55

1.54
1.55

1.53

4o.4
40.6

38.8

1.28
1.38

1.29

1.39

1.26
1-32

43.7

45.6

44.2
45.3

42.5
43.3

1.57

1.55

1.51

41.2

40.8

40.3

1.48
1.52

1.47

40.7

1.72
1.63
1.51

1.52

1.44
1.45
1.71
1.57
1.48

1.79

1.74

1.86
1.85

38.8

40.7

4i.o
40.4

37.7
37.1

38.7

1.66

1.62

60.09

40.2
43.3
41.4

40.8

40.0
39-2
39.1
42.4
40.6

75 36

72.04

42.4

42.1

41.4

1.77

76.82
77-14

74.40
76.04

40.4
41.2

39.6
40.6

4o.o
4i.i

1.94

1.94

1.89

1.90

60.85
68.06

1.86
1.60

39.8

42.9

1.51
l.7l

1.62

1.42
1.34
1-53

1.52

1.61

See footnotes at end of talble.




47

Stjte and Area Hours ^rtd t amings
Tabte C-& Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued
Average weekly earnings
State and area
June

1]?55

May

1954

Average weekl:v hours

_

June

June

Average hourly earnings

1954

1<?55

$1-51
1.47

$1.49
1.47
1.78

$1.47
1.47
1.76

1.45
1.59

1.42

2.16

2.10
2.04
2.02

June

42.2
40.7
43.6

41.9
39.3
42.1

40.1
39.4
39-0

$63.91

$62.60
57-89
75.09

$59-14

59.77
79.18

VIRGINIA..................
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Richmond

59.30
68.16
65.57

59-02
66.94
64.78

56.66

40.9
42.6
41.5

40.7
42.1
41.0

39.9
40.8
40.1

1.45

61.61
60.55

WASHINGTON................
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma

84.96

84.47

80.71
86.89

81.07
86.01
83.38

82.20
78.32

39.3
38.3

39-2
38.4
40.4
39-5

2.16
2.11
2.13
2.14

39.5

38.4
39.9

1.90
2.32

40.9

1.92

78.40

81.48
79.49

39-6
4l.O
41.4
4i.l

42.0
39.5
39.6
40.0
41.3
41.5

84.80
97-52

40.8
41.6

41.0
4o.i

83.79

81-73

4 0.9

39.2

39.1
38.3
40.5
39.1

40.5

81.63

WEST VIRGINIA.............
Charleston

74.67

73.87
92.34

70.66
88.58

39.3
40.2

WISCONSIN.................
Kenosha
La Crosse
Madison
Milwaukee
Racine

80.35

8o.64
81.35
77-67

75.31
77.50
76-79

4 1.9

WYOMING...................
Casper

83.23
103.17

93.26

78.55
76.69
84.18

87.80
83.72

80.58
87-35

84.92
84.05

98.65

38.2

l/ Not available.
2/ Not strictly comparable with preceding data shown.
3/ Revised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data.

48




1954
June

June

VERMONT...................
Burlington
Springfield

58.00
68.71

1955

May

May

1.82

1.60

1.58

1.58

2.12
2.12
2.13

1.84
2.22
1.84
1.88
1.94
2.03
1.99
2.12
2.35

2.05

40.3

2.05

2.12
2.04

1.92
2.06
1.96
2.01
2.11
2.05

4o.o
41.5

2.04
2.48

2.05
2.46

40.2
39.9

2.06

1.87

2.28

39-1
4o.8

1.94

1.51
1.51

1.98

Exp!anatory Notes
tNTRODUCHON
The statistics for nonfarm industries presented in
this monthly report are part of the broad program of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide timely, com
prehensive, accurate, and detailed information for the
use of businessmen, government officials, legislators,
labor unions, research workers, and the general public.
The statistics are an integral part of the Federal
statistical system, and are considered basic indica
tors of the state of the Nation's economy. They are
widely used in following and interpreting business
developments and in making decisions in such fields as
labor-management negotiations, marketing, personnel,
plant location, and government policy. In addition,
Government agencies use the data in this report to com
pile official indexes of production, labor productivity,
and national income.

ESTABUSHMENT REPORTS:
a.

duct. Information for nonmanufacturing establish
ments is collected on the 790 form itself. In the
case of an establishment making more than one product
or engaging in more than one activity, the entire
employment of the unit is included under the industry
indicated by the most important product or activity.
The titles and descriptions of industries presented
in the Standard Industrial C"*"! final M-mmi. (u. S.
Bureau of the Budget, Washington, D. C.) are used for
classifying reports from manufacturing and government
establishments; the 1 % 2 Industrial Classification
Code. (U. S. Social Security Board) far reports from
all other establishments.
c. Coverage
Monthly reports on employment and, for most indus
tries, payroll and man-hours are obtained from approx
imately 155,000 establishments. (See table below.) The
table also shows the approximate proportion of total
employment in each industry division covered by the
group of establishments furnishing monthly employment
data. The coverage for individual industries within
the division may vary from the proportions shown.

Collection
Approximate size and coverage of BLS

The employment statistics program, which is based
emptoyment and payroHs sampte 1/
on establishment payroll reports, provides current data
for both full- and part-time workers on payrolls of
nonagricultural establishments (see glossary for defi
Number of
Employees
Division
nition, p. 7-J5) during a specified period each month.The
or
BLS uses two "shuttle" schedules for this program, the
ments in
Number in Percent
industry
BLS Form 790 (for employment, payroll, and man-hours
samole
sample
of total
data) and the BLS Form 1219 (for labor turnover data).
50
3,300
400,000
The shuttle schedule, used by BLS for more than 25
28
19,700
783,000
years, is designed to assist firms to report consist
Contract construction..
44,100
10 ,602,000
65
ently, accurately, and with a minimum of cost. The
questionnaire provides space for the establishment to
Transportation and
report for each month of the current calendar year; in
public utilities:
this way, the employer uses the same schedule for the
Interstate railroads.
1,037,000
95
entire year.
Other transportation
1 ,430,000
51
13,600
and public utilities.
Under a cooperative arrangement with the BLS, State
agencies mail the BLS 790 Forms to the establishments
Wholesale and retail
1,760,000
17
[ 60,300
and examine the returns for consistency, accuracy, and
Finance, insurance, and
completeness. The States use the information to prepare
517,000
10,600
25
State and area series and then send the data to the BLS
Service and
Division of Manpower and Employment Statistics for use
miscellaneous:
in preparing the national series.
Hotels and lodging
145,000
1,300
31
The BLS 1219 schedules are mailed by BLS to the es
Personal services:
tablishments which return them directly to the BLS Wash
Laundries and clean
ington office for use in preparing turnover rates on a
ing and dyeing
national basis.
99,000
2,300
23
Government:
b. Industrial Classification
Federal (Civil Service
—
2,139,000
100
Commission).........
Establishments are classified into industries on the
3 ,223,000
4,100
69
State and local......
basis of their principal product or activity determined
from information on annual sales volume. This informa
l/ Some firms do not report payroll and man-hour
tion is collected each year. For manufacturing estab
information. Therefore, hours and earnings estimates
lishments, a product supplement to the monthly 790
may be based on a slightly smaller sample than employ
report is used. The supplement provides for reporting
ment estimates.
the percentage of total sales represented by each pro




1-E

Labor turnover reports are received from approx
imately 10,000 cooperating establishments in the manu
facturing, mining, and communication industries (see
table below). The definition of manufacturing used in
the turnover series is not as extensive as in the BLS
series on employment and hours and earnings because of
the exclusion of the following major industries from
the labor turnover sample: printing, publishing, and
allied industries (since April 1943)? canning and pre
serving Aruits, vegetables, and sea foods; women's and
misses' outerwear; and fertilizer.
Approximate size and coverage of
BL S !abor turnover sampte

Number of
Group and industry
Manufacturing........
Durable goods......
Nondurable goods....
Matal mining.........
Coal mining:
Anthracite.........
Bituminous.........
Communication:
Telephone..........
Telegraph..........
l/ Does not apply.

manta in
sample

Employees
Number in Percent
sample of total

9,800
6,200
3,600
130

5 ,400,000
3,300,000
1,600,000
44,000

38
42
32
47

25
200

9,000
75,000

21
36

(V)

600,000
28,000

87
68

DEFtNtHONS AND ESHMAHNG
METHODS:
A.

EMPLOYMNT

Definition
Employment data for all except Federal Government
establishments refer to persons who worked during, or
received pay for, any part of the pay period ending
nearest the 15th of the month. For Federal Government
establishments current data generally refer to persons
who worked on, or received pay for, the last day of
the month.
Persons on an establishment payroll who are on paid
sick leave, paid holiday, or paid vacation, or who work
during a part of the specified pay period and are un
employed or on strike during the other part of the
period are counted as employed. Persons are not con
sidered employed who are laid off or are on leave with
out pay, who are on strike for the entire period, or
who are hired but do not report to work during the
period. Proprietors, the self-employed, unpaid family
workers, farm workers, and domestic workers in house
holds are also excluded. Government employment covers
only civilian employees; Federal military personnel
are shown separately, but their number is excluded
from total nonagricultural employment.
With respect to employment in educational institu
tions (private and governmental), BLS considers regular
full-time teachers to be employed during the summer
vacation period whether or not they are specifically
paid in those months.
BannhmaT*k Data
Employment estimates are periodically compared with
complete counts of employment in the various nonagri
2-E




cultural industries, and appropriate adjustments made
as indicated by the total counts or benchmarks. The
comparison made for the first 3 months of 195b re
sulted in changes amounting to less than 0.2 percent
of all nonagricultural employment. Among the indus
try divisions changes ranged from 0.2 percent for
finance, insurance,and real estate to 3.1 percent in
contract construction. Manufacturing industries as a
whole were changed by 0.3 percent. Within manufac
turing, 57 of the 132 individual industries required
no adjustment because the estimate and benchmark dif
fered by less than 1.0 percent or less than 500 and
59 were adjusted by 1.0 - 5.0 percent. The most sig
nificant cause of differences between the benchmark
and estimate for these individual industries was the
change in industrial classification of individual
firms which cannot be reflected in BLS estimates until
they are adjusted to new benchmarks. During 1953 more
than 250,000 employees were in establishments whose
industry classification chained. Other causes of dif
ferences were sampling and response errors.
The basic sources of benchmark information are the
quarterly tabulations of employment data, by industry,
compiled by State agencies from reports of establish
ments covered under State unemployment insurance laws.
Supplementary tabulations prepared by the U. S.
Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance are used for
the group of establishments exempt from State unem
ployment insurance laws because of their small size.
Benchmarks for industries wholly or partly excluded
from the unemployment insurance laws are derived from
a variety of other sources.
The BLS estimates which are prepared for the
benchmark quarter are compared with the new benchmark
levels, industry by industry. Where revisions are
necessary, the monthly estimates are adjusted between
the new benchmark and the preceding one. Following
revision for these intermediate periods, the industry
data from the most recent benchmark are projected to
the current month by use of the sample trends. Under
this procedure, the benchmark is used to establish
the level of employment while the sample is used to
measure the month-to-month changes in the level.
Estimating Msthod
The estimating procedure for industries for which
data on both "all employees" and "production and re
lated workers" are published (manufacturing and
selected mining industries) is outlined below; the
first step under this method is also used for indus
tries for which only figures on "all employees" are
published.
The first step is to compute total employment (all
employees) in the industry for the month following the
benchmark period. The all-employee total for the last
benchmark month (e.g., March) is multiplied by the
percent change of total employment over the month for
the group of establishments reporting for both March
and April. Thus, if firms in the BLS sample for an
industry report 30,000 employees in Mirch and 31,200
in April, April employment is 104 percent (31,200
divided by 30,000) of March employment. If the all
employee benchmark in %g*ch is 40,000, the all-employee
total in April would be 104 percent of 40,000 or
41,600.
The second step is to compute the productionworker total for the industry. The all-employee total
for the month is multiplied by the ratio of production

workers to all employees. This ratio is computed from
establishment reports in the monthly sample. Thus, if
these firms in April report 24,960 production workers
and a total of 31*200 employees, the ratio of produc
tion workers to all employees would be .80 (24,960
divided by 31*200). The production-worker total in
April would be 33*280 (41*600 multiplied by .80).
Figures for subsequent months are computed by
carrying forward the totals for the previous month ac
cording to the method described above.
The number of women employees in manufacturing,
published quarterly, is computed by multiplying the
all-employee estimate for the industry by the ratio
of women to all employees as reported in the industry
sample.
Employment Adjusted for Seasonal Variation
Employment series for many industries reflect a
regularly recurring seasonal movement which can be
measured on the basis of past experience. By elimi
nating that part of the change in employment which can
be ascribed to usual seasonal variation, it is pos
sible to clarify the cyclical and other nonseasonal
movements in the series. Adjusted employment aggre
gates are shown and also indexes (1947-49 = 100) de
rived from these aggregates. The indexes have the
additional advantage of comparing the current sea
sonally adjusted employment level with average employ
ment in the base period.
Comparability with Other Employment Estimate
Employment data published by other government and
private agencies may differ Arom BLS employment sta
tistics because of differences in definition* sources
of information* methods of collection* classification,
and estimation. BLS monthly figures are not directly
comparable* for example, with the estimates of the
Census Mbnthly Report on the Labor Force (MK*F).
Census data are obtained by personal interviews with
individual members of a small sample of households
and are designed to provide information on the work
status of the whole population, classified by their
demographic characteristics. The BLS, on the other
hand, obtains data by mail questionnaire which are
based on the payroll records of business units, and
prepares detailed statistics on the industrial and
geographic distribution of employment and on hours of
work and earnings.
Since BLS employment figures are based on estab
lishment payroll records* persons who worked in more
than one establishment during the reporting period
will be counted more than once in the BLS series. By
definition* proprietors* self-employed persons, domes
tic servants, and unpaid family workers are excluded
from the BLS but not the MRLF series.
Employment estimates derived by the Bureau of the
Census Arom its censuses and/or annual sample surveys
of manufacturing establishments also differ from BLS
employment statistics. Among the important reasons
for lack of comparability are differences in indus
tries covered* in the business units considered parts
of an establishment, and in the industrial classifi
cation of establishments. Similar differences exist
between the BLS data and those in Countv Business
Patterns published jointly by the U.S. Department of
Commerce and the U.S. Department of Health, Education
and Welfare.




B.

LABOR TURNOVER

Definition
"Labor turnover," as used in the BLS program, re
fers to the gross movement of wage and salary workers
into and out of employment status with respect to in
dividual firms during a calendar month. This movement
is subdivided into two broad types: accessions (new
hires and rehires) and separations (terminations of
employment initiated by either employer or employee).
Each type of action is cumulated for a calendar month
and expressed as a rate per 100 employees. All em
ployees* including executive, office, sales* other
salaried personnel, and production workers are cov
ered by both the turnover movements and the employment
base used in computing labor turnover rates. All
groups of employees— full- and part-time, permanent,
and temporary— are included. Transfers from one es
tablishment to another within a company are not con
sidered to be turnover items.
Mathod of Computation
To compute turnover rates for individual indus
tries, the total lumber of each type of action (ac
cessions, quits* etc.) reported for a calendar month
by the sample establishments in each industry is first
divided by the total number of employees reported by
these establishments* who worked during, or received
pay for* any part of the pay period ending nearest the
15th of that month. The result is multiplied by 100
to obtain the turnover rate.
For example, in an industry sample, the total
number of employees who worked during, or received
pay for, the week of January 12-18 was reported as
25*498. During the period January 1-31 a total of
284 employees in all reporting firms quit. The quit
rate for the industry is:
284 x 100 = 1.1
25*498
To compute turnover rates for broader industrial
categories, the rates for the component industries
are weighted by the estimated employment.
Separate turnover rates for men and women are pub
lished quarterly for 1 month in each quarter. Only
accessions, quits, and total separations are publish
ed. These rates are computed in the same manner as
the all-employee rates; for example, the quit rate for
women is obtained from an industry sample by dividing
the number of women who quit during the month by the
number of women employees reported.
Average monthly turnover rates for the year for
all employees are computed by dividing the sum of the
monthly rates by 12.
Comparability with Earlier Data
Labor turnover rates are available on a compara
ble basis from January 1930 for manufacturing as a
whole and Arom 1943 for two coal mining and two com
munication industries. Rates for many individual in
dustries and industry groups for the period prior to
January 1950 are not comparable with those for the
subsequent period because of a revision which in
volved (1) the adoption of the Standard Industrial
Classification (1945) code structure for manufactur
ing industries, and (2) the introduction of weighting
3-E

in the computation of industry-group rates.
Comparability with Employment Series
Month-to-month changes in total employment in man
ufacturing industries reflected by labor turnover
rates are not comparable with the changes shown in the
Bureau's employment series for the following reasons:
(1) Accessions and separations are computed
for the entire calendar-month; the em
ployment reports, for the most part,
refer to a 1-week pay period ending
nearest the 15th of the month.
(2) The turnover sample excludes certain in
dustries (see under coverage, p. 2-E).
(3) Plants on strike are not included in the
turnover computations beginning with the
month the strike starts through the month
the workers return; the influence of such
stoppages is reflected, however, in the
employment figures.
C.

HOURS AND EARNINGS

Definitions of production workers, nonsupervisory
employees, payrolls, and man-hours from which hours
and earnings data are derived are included in the
glossary, page 7 - E . Methods used to compute hours
and earnings averages are described in summary of
methods for computing national statistics, page 6-E.

as absenteeism, labor turnover, part-time work, and
stoppages cause average weekly hours to be lower than
scheduled hours of work for an establishments. Group
averages further reflect changes in the workweek of
component industries.
Qrepa Averse weekly Eam2aga
1947-49 MLlara
These series indicate changes in the level of
weekly earnings before and after adjustment for
changes in purchasing pcwer as determined from the
BLS Consumer Price Index.
Net ,§R3H3a!?la Ayscsge -Weekly. EamaiKF
Net spendable average weekly earnings in current
dollars are obtained by deducting Federal social se
curity and income taxes from gross weekly earnings.
The amount of income tax liability depends on the
number of dependents supported by the worker, as well
as on the level of his gross income. To reflect these
variables, net spendable earnings have been computed
for two types of income receivers: (1) a worker with
no dependents; and (2) a worker with three depend
ents.
The computations of net spendable earnings for
both the factory worker with no dependents and the
factory worker with three dependents are based upon
the gross average weekly earnings for all production
workers in manufacturing industries without regard to
marital status, family composition, and total family
income.

Gross Average Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings for manufacturing and non
manufacturing industries are on a "gross" basis, i.e.,
they reflect not only changes in basic hourly and in
centive wage rates, but also such variable factors as
premium pay for overtime and late-shift work, and
changes in output of workers paid on an incentive
basis. Employment shifts between relatively high-paid
and low-paid work and changes in workers' earnings in
individual establishments also affect the general
earnings averages. Averages for groups and divisions
further reflect changes in average hourly earnings for
individual industries.
Averages of hourly earnings differ fi*om wage rates.
Earnings refer to the actual return to the worker for
a stated period of time; rates are the amounts stipu
lated for a given unit of work or time. However, the
average earnings series does not measure the level of
total labor costs on the part of the employer, since
the following are excluded: irregular bonuses, ret
roactive items, payments of various welfare benefits,
payroll taxes paid by employers, and earnings for
those employees not covered under the productionworker or nonsupervisory-employee definitions.
Gross average weekly earnings are affected not
only by changes in gross average hourly earnings, but
also by changes in the length of the workweek, parttime work, stoppages for varying causes, labor turn
over, and absenteeism.
Average Weekly Hours
The workweek information relates to average hours
worked or paid for, and is somewhat different f!*om
standard or scheduled hours. Normally, such factors




Net spendable weekly earnings in 1947-49 dollars
represent an approximate measure of changes in "real"
net spendable weekly earnings. "Real" earnings are
computed by dividing the current Consumer Price Index
into the spendable earnings average for the current
month. The resulting level of spendable earnings ex
pressed in 1947-49 dollars is thus adjusted for
changes in purchasing power since that base period.
Average Hourly Earnings. Excluding Ovurtima. of
Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries
These data are based on the application of adjust
ment factors to gross average hourly earnings (as de
scribed in the Monthly Labor Review. Maty 1950, pp. 537540; reprint available, Serial No. R. 2020). This
method eliminates only the earnings due to overtime
paid for at one and one-half times the straight-time
rates after 4-0 hours a week. Thus, no adjustment is
made for other premium-payment provisions— for
example, holiday work, late-shift work, and overtime
rates other than time and one-half.
M a x e s of Aggregate Weekly Mm-Houra
The indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours are pre
pared by dividing the current month's aggregate by the
monthly average for the 1947-49 period. These aggre
gates represent the product of average weekly hours
and employment.
The aggregate man-hours are defined as total manhours for which pay was received by full- and parttime production or construction workers, including
hours paid for holidays, sick leave, and vacations
taken. The man-hours are for 1 week of the pay period
ending nearest the 15th of the month, and may not be

typical of the entire month.

other industry Information shown in this publication.

Railroad Hours and Eamit^s

STATtSTKS FOR STATES AND AREAS

The figures for Class I railroads (excluding
switching and terminal companies) are based upon month
ly data summarized in the M-300 report of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and relate to all employees
who received pay during the month, except executives,
officials, and staff assistants (ICC Croup I). Cross
average hourly earnings are computed by dividing
total compensation by total hours paid for. Average
weekly hours are obtained by dividing the total number
of hours paid for, reduced to a weekly basis, by the
number of employees, as defined above. Gross average
weekly earnings are derived by multiplying average
weekly hours by Average hourly earning s.
Because
hours and earnings data for manufacturing and other
nonmanufacturing industries are based upon reports to
the BLS which generally represent 1 weekly pay period
ending nearest the 15th of the month, the data for
railroad employees are not strictly comparable with

State and area employment, hours, and earnings
statistics are collected and prepared by State
agencies in cooperation with the BLS.
These sta
tistics are based on the same establishment reports
used by the BLS for preparing national estimates.
State employment series are adjusted to benchmark
data from State unemployment insurance agencies
and the Bureau of C M Age and Survivors Insurance.
Because some States have more recent benchmarks
than others and use slightly varying methods of
computation, the sum of the State figures may
differ slightly from the official U. S. totals
prepared by the BLS.




Additional industry detail may be obtainable
from the cooperating State agencies listed on the
inside back cover of this report.

NOTE: Additional information concerning the prepa
ration of the employment, hours, earnings, and labor
turnover series— concepts and scope,

survey methods,

and reliability and limitations— is contained in techni
cal notes for each of these series. (See page 9-E.) For
all of this information as well as similar material for
other BLS statistics, see Techniques of Preparing MsLjor
BLS Statistical Series, BLS Bull. 1168, December 1954.

2=E

SUMMARY O f METHODS FOR COMPUTtNG NAT!ONAL STAHSTKS
EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNtNGS

Item

Individual manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing industries

Total nonagricultural divisions,
major groups, and groups

MONTHLY DATA
All emolovees

All-employee estimate for previous
month multiplied by ratio of all
employees in current month to all
employees in previous month for
sample establishments which re
ported for both months.

Sum of all-employee estimates for
component industries.

Production workers

All-employee estimate for current
month multiplied by ratio of pro
duction workers to all employees
in sample establishments for cur
rent month.

Sum of production-worker estimates
for component industries.

Average weekly hours

Total production or nonsupervisory
man-hours divided by number of pro
duction or nonsupervisory workers.

Average, weighted by employment, of
the average weekly hours for com
ponent industries.

Averaga hourly earnings

Total production or nonsupervisory
worker payroll divided by total
production or nonsupervisory worker
man-hours.

Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the average hourly earn
ings for component industries.

Average weekly earnings

Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.

Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.

ANNUAL AVERAGE DATA
^!T, arnnlpyees and nroductlon wooers

Sum of monthly estimates divided
by 12.

Sum of monthly estimates divided
by 12.

Average weekly hours

Annual total of aggregate manhours (employment multiplied
by average weekly hours) divided
by annual sum of employment.

Average, weighted by employment,
of the annual averages of weekly
hours for component industries.

Average hourly earnincs

Annual total of aggregate pay
rolls (weekly earnings multiplied
by employment) divided by annual
aggregate man-hours.

Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the annual averages of
hourly earnings for component in
dustries.

Average weekly eamines

Product of average weekly hours
and average hourly earnings.

Product of average weekly hours
and average hourly earnings.




GLOSSARY
ALL EMPLOYEES - The total number of persons on estab
lishment payrolls who worked full- or part-time or
received pay for any part of the pay period ending
nearest the 15th of the month. Includes salaried
officers of corporations as well as employees on
the establishment payroll engaged in new construc
tion and major additions or alterations to the plant
who are utilized as a separate work force (farceaccount construction workers). Proprietors, selfemployed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family
workers, and members of the Armed Forces are ex
cluded.
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS - Includes working foremen,
journeymen, mechanics, apprentices, helpers, labor
ers, and similar workers engaged in new work, al
terations, demolition, and other actual construc
tion work, at the site of construction or working
in shop or yard at jobs (such as precutting and pre
assembling ) ordinarily performed by members of the
construction trades; includes all such workers re
gardless of skill, engaged in any way in contract
construction activities.
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION - Covers only firms engaged in
the construction business on a contract basis for
others. Force-account construction workers, i.e.,
hired directly by and on the payroll of Federal,
State, and local government, public utilities, and
private establishments, are excluded from contract
construction and included in the employment for such
establishments.
DURABLE GOODS - The durable-goods subdivision includes
the following major manufacturing industry groups:
ordnance and accessories; lumber and wood products;
furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass pro
ducts; primary metal industries; fabricated metal
products; machinery; electrical machinery; trans
portation equipment; instruments and related pro
ducts; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries as
defined. This definition is consistent with that
used by other Federal agencies, e.g., Federal Re
serve Board.

speculative builders, subdividers, and developers;
and agents and brokers).
G0VERNM5NT - Covers Federal, State, and local govern
ment establishments performing legislative, execu
tive, and judicial functions, including Government
corporations, Government force-account construction,
and such units as arsenals, navy yards, and hospi
tals. Federal government employment excludes em
ployees of the Central Intelligence Agency. State
and local government employment includes teachers,
but excludes, as nominal employees, paid volunteer
firemen and elected officials of small local units.
LABOR TURNOVER:
Separations are terminations of employment during
the calendar month and are classified according to
cause: quits, discharges, layoffs, and miscellaneous
separations (including military), as defined below.
Quits are terminations of employment during the
calendar month initiated by employees for such
reasons as: acceptance of a job in another company,
dissatisfaction, return to school, marriage, mater
nity, ill health, or voluntary retirement where no
company pension is provided. Failure to report aft
er being hired and unauthorized absences of more
than 7 consecutive calendar days are also clas
sified as quits. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous
separations were also included in this category.
THanhm-pAs are terminations of employment during
the calendar month inititated by the employer for
such reasons as employees' incompetence, violation
of rules, dishonesty, insubordination, laziness,
habitual absenteeism, or inability to meet physical
standards.
Tuvnffa are terminations of employment during the
calendar month lasting or expected to last more than
7 consecutive calendar days without pay, initi
ated by the employer without prejudice to the work
er, for such reasons as lack of orders or materials,
release of temporary help, conversion of plant, in
troduction of labor-saving machinery or processes,
or suspensions of operations without pay during
inventory periods.

ESTABLISHMENT - "A single physical location where busi
ness is conducted or where services or industrial
operations are performed; for example, a factory,
mill, store, mine, or farm. Where a single physical
location comprises two or more units which maintain
separate payroll and inventory records and which are
engaged in distinct or separate activities for which
different industry classifications are provided in
the Standard Industrial Classification, each unit
shall be treated as a separate establishment. An
establishment is not necessarily identical with the
business concern or firm which may consist of one
or more establishments. It is also to be distin
guished from organizational subunits, departments,
or divisions within an establishment." (Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, U. S. Bureau of
the Budget, Vol. I, Part I, p. 1, November 1945.)

Persons on leave of absence (paid or unpaid)
with the approval of the employer are not counted as
separations until such time as it is ^definitely de
termined that such persons will not return to work.
At that time, a separation is reported as one of the
above types, depending on the circumstances.

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE - Covers private
establishments operating in the fields of finance
(banka, security dealers, loan agencies, holding com
panies, and other finance agencies); insurance (in
surance carriers and independent agents and bro
kers); and real estate (real estate owners, including

Accessions are the total number of permanent and
temporary additions to the employment roll during
the calendar month, including both new and rehired
employees. Persons returning to work after a layoff,
military separations^ or other absences who have been
counted as separations are considered accessions.




mscellaneoua separations (including military)
are terminations of employment during the calendar
month because of permanent disability, death, re
tirement on company pension, and entrance into the
Armed Forces expected to last more than 30 consecu
tive calendar days. Prior to 19b0, miscellaneous
separations were included with quits. Beginning
September 1940, military separations were included
here.

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MhN-HOURS - Covers man-hours worked or paid for of
specified groups of workers, during the pay period
ending nearest the 15th of the month. The specified
group of workers in manufacturing and mining indus
tries, laundries, and cleaning and dyeing plants is
production and related workers; in the contract con
struction industry, it is construction workers; and
in the other industries, it is nonsupervisory em
ployees. The man-hours include hours paid for holi
days, sick leave, and vacations taken; if the em
ployee elects to work during a vacation period, the
vacation pay and the hours it represents are omitted.
MANUFACTURING - Covers private establishments engaged
in the mechanical or chemical transformation of in
organic or organic substances into new products and
usually described as plants, factories, or mills,
which characteristically use power-driven machines
and materials-handling equipment. Establishments
engaged in assembling component parts of manufac
tured products are also considered manufacturing if
the new product is neither a structure nor other
fixed improvement. Government manufacturing opera
tions such as arsenals and navy yards are excluded
from manufacturing and are included under Government.
MINING - Covers establishments engaged in the extrac
tion from the earth of Organic and inorganic miner
als which occur in nature as solids, liquids, or
gases; includes various contract services required
in mining operations, such as removal of overburden,
tunneling and shafting, and the drilling or acidiz
ing of oil wells; also includes ore dressing, beneficiating, and concentration.
NONDURABLE GOODS - The nondurable-goods subdivision
includes the following major manufacturing industry
groups: food and kindred products; tobacco manu
factures; textile-mill products; apparel and other
finished textile Droducts; paper and allied products;
printing, publishing, and allied industries; chemi
cals and allied products; products of petroleum and
coal; rubber products; and leather and leather pro
ducts. This definition is consistent with that
used by other Federal agencies, e.g., Federal Re
serve Board.
NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES - Includes employees (not
above the working supervisory level) such as office
and clerical workers, repairmen, salespersons,
operators, drivers, attendants, service employees,
linemen, laborers, janitors, watchmen, and similar
occupational levels, and other employees whose
services are closely associated with those of the
employees listed.
PAYROLL - The weekly payroll (except for State and
local governments) for the specified groups of fulland part-time employees who worked during, or re
ceived pay for, any part of the pay period ending
nearest the 15th of the month. The specified group
of employees in the manufacturing and mining indus
tries, laundries, and cleaning and dyeing plants is
production and related workers; in the contract con
struction industry, it is construction workers; and
in the other industries, it is nonsupervisory employ
ees. The payroll is reported before deductions for
old-age and unemployment insurance, group insurance,

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withholding tax, bonds, and union dues; also in
cludes pay for sick leave, holidays, and vacations
taken. Excludes cash payments for vacations not
taken, retroactive pay not earned during period re
ported, value of payments in kind, and bonuses, un
less earned and paid regularly each pay period.
The same definition applies to payrolls for
State and local governments except that in this case
the payrolls are for the entire month and cover all
employees, including nominals who are excluded from
employment. Furthermore, these payrolls do not re
flect the adjustment BLS makes in the State and
local government employment estimate for the summer
months to include the number of regular full-time
teachers on vacation but who are not specifically
paid in those months.
PRODUCTION AND RELATED WORKERS - Includes working fore
men and all nonsupervisory workers (including lead
men and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing,
asseiabling, inspection, receiving, storage, handling,
packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair,
janitorial, watchman services, products development,
auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g.,
power plant), and recordkeeping and other services
closely associated with the above production opera
tions.
REGIONS:
North - Includes all States except the 17 listed as
South.
South - Includes the following 17 States: Alabama,
Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(In the case of sawmills and planning mills, general,
a third region is identified - the West - and in
cludes California, Oregon, and Washington.)
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS - Covers establishments pri
marily engaged in rendering services to individuals
and business firms, including automotive repair
services. Excludes domestic service workers. Non
government schools, hospitals, museums, etc., are
included under service and miscellaneous; similar
Government establishments are included under Govern
ment.
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES - Covers only pri
vate establishments engaged in providing all types
of transportation and related services; telephone,
telegraph, and other communication services or pro
viding electricity, gas, steam, water, or sanitary
service. Similar Government establishments are in
cluded under Government.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRACE - Covers establishments en
gaged in wholesale trade, i.e., selling merchandise
to retailers, and in retail trade, i.e., selling
merchandise for personal or household consumption,
and rendering service incidental to the sales of
goods. Similar Government establishments are in
cluded under Government.

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* TECHN!CAL NOTES on:
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Hours and Earnings in Nonagricultural Establishments
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