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Emp!oyment
and Earnings
NOVEMBER
1954
VOL. 1 NO. 5
C ONTENTS
FEDERAL MILITARY
PERSONNEL DATA
Beginning with this issue, BLS re
sumes monthly publication of the number
of Federal military personnel (see table
A-6, page 11). Data are shown separately
for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard. These data in
clude personnel stationed in the conti
nental United States in combination with
those in the rest of the world.
BLS had previously published this
information through data for June 1950
but with the outbreak of hostilities in
Korea these figures could no longer be
made public because of security regula
tions. These restrictions have now been
lifted. Tables are being prepared show
ing these data from the earliest date of
availability and may be obtained upon
request.
LABOR TURNOVER RATES
OF MEN AND WOMIN
The quarterly table comparing la
bor turnover rates of men and women in
selected major manufacturing industry
groups is presented in table B-3, page
28.
Page
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS............................................
iii
Table 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups..........
v
Table 2: Production workers in manufacturing, by major
industry group...................................
vi
Table 3: Hours and gross earning s of production workers in
manufacturing, by major industry group............
vii
Table 4: Index of employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division............................. viii
Table 5: Index of production workers in manufacturing, by
major industry group......... .... .............. viii
Table 6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry division, seasonally adjusted............
ix
Table 7: Production workers in manufacturing, by major
industry group, seasonally adjusted...............
ix
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data appear in italics.
CURRENT STATt ST<CS
A.-EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS
Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division...........................
Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and group..................
Table A-3: All employees and production workers in mining
and manufacturing industries....................
Table A-4: Production workers and indexes of production-worker
employment and weekly payrolls in manufacturing...
Table A-5: Employees in Govermnent and private shipyards,
by region......................................
Table A-6 : Federal personnel, civilian and military.........
Table A-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State..................
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for
selected areas, by industry division............
B.-LABOR TURNOVER
Table B-l: Monthly labor turnover rates in manufacturing,
by class of turnover...........................
Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries.................................
Table B-3: Monthly labor turnover rates of men and women
in selected manufacturing groups................
C.-HOURS AND EARNINGS
Table C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees.....................
Table C-2: Gross average weekly earnings of production workers
in selected industries, in current and 1947-49
dollars........................................
Table C-3: Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable,
of production workers in manufacturing industries,
in current and 1947-49 dollars..................
Continued next page
1
2
4
9
10
11
12
15
23
24
28
29
37
37
Emptoyment
and Earnings
C ONTENTS
Page
C.-HOURS AND EARNERS - Continued
Table C-4: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding
overtime, of production workers in manufacturing
industries....................................
Table C-5: Indexes of aggregate veekiy man-hours in
industrial and construction activity...........
Table C-6 : Hours and gross earnings of production workers
in manufacturing industries for selected States
and areas.....................................
33
39
41
NOTE: Data for September 1954 are preliminary.
C HART
Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by major industry
division...................................................
EXPLANATORY
x
N OTE S
INTRODUCTION................................................
1-E
SECTION A - Employment....................................... 1-E
B - Labor Turnover................................... 4-E
C - Hours and Earnings...............................
4-E
D - Glossary......................................... 7-E
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Emptoyment Trends
N O N F A R M E M P L O Y M E N T RISES S L I G H T L Y
IN O C T O B E R 1954
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G E M P L O Y M E N T CLOSE
T O 1953 R E C O R D L E V E L S
Nonfarm employment increased 110,000 between
September and October 1954, to 48. 6 million. In
most sectors employment m o ved seasonally between
September and October, but the overall gain was s o m e
what larger than usual as a result of a sharp increase
in the work force of automobile plants.
Most nonmanufacturing industries continued at
relatively high levels in October 1954. In service,
finance, and State and local government employment
was at an all-time peak for October, while trade e m
ployment was virtually equal to last year's record for
the month. Construction employment, although down
over the year, was close to the record levels for O c
tober reached in the years 1951-53. In mining and
transportation, however, employment in October 1954
was well below the high levels of 1953.
The wo rkweek in the Nation's factories averaged
39. 9 hours in October, one-fifth of an hour higher
than in September. Average hourly earnings of fac
tory production workers, at $1.81, including over
time and other p r e m i u m pay, were unchanged over the
month. However, as a result of the longer workweek,
their average weekly earnings, at $72. 22 in October,
were 36 cents higher than last month.
A U T O M O B I L E PICKUP HIGHLIGHTS F A C T O R Y
JOB P I C T U R E
Total manufacturing employment, at 16. 0 million,
was virtually unchanged f rom September, but about
1.3 million lower than the October record established
last year.
Factory employment usually dips slightly between
September and October. This year, however, a sharp
increase of 80,000 in the transportation equipment in
dustry group--a result of the recall of auto workers at
the beginning of the new model year--counterbalanced
the large seasonal decline in food processing.
Employment also rose significantly in the elec
trical machinery industry group, continuing the up
trend of the last several months. Settlement of the
West Coast lumber strike last month continued to have
an upward effect on employment in the industry.
A m o n g durable goods industries, the machinery
and primary metals groups reported small losses, and
the wor k force in fabricated metals plants remained
at the September level. In most recent years, these
three groups have shown s o m e gain between September
and October.
Nondurable goods employment, at 7 . 0 million,
declined about 80, 000, about the average SeptemberOctober dip. The number of jobs in food processing
dropped 90,000, the result of a sharp drop in canning
activity from the seasonal peak. Most other nondur
able goods industry groups reported small seasonal
employment gains. Employm ent in textiles and chemi
cals, on the other hand, did not rise as m u c h as usual.
Seasonal influences dominated the SeptemberOctober employment changes in nonmanufacturing.
With the pickup in fall buying, wholesale and retail
trade establishments added 114,000 workers to their
rolls, bringing employment to 10. 6 million in October.
Government employment rose 107,000, to 6 .8 million,
as seasonal expansion in State and local government
staffs far outweighed the decline of 14,000 in Federal
payrolls.
Other nonmanufacturing rolls declined between
September and October as outdoor activities slackened.
Emplo yme nt in the service industries dropped 58,000,
to 5. 5 million, due mainly to the close of the s u m m e r
season in resort hotels and a m u s e m e n t and recreation
places. The approach of colder weather was reflected
in the construction industry employment decline of
43,000, as well as losses of 11,000 in transportation
and public utilities, and 7,000 in mining.
FACTORY W O R K W E E K UP SEASONALLY
The average w orkweek in the Nation's factories
was 39. 9 hours in October, up one-fifth of an hour
over the previous month, but below the postwar aver
age for October.
In most industry groups the over-the-month
changes in hours met expectations. In fabricated
metals and apparel, however, hours of w or k did not
rise as expected, and in ordnance, instruments,and
rubber, the wo rkweek rose m o r e sharply than usual.
H O U R L Y P A Y OF F A C T O R Y W O R K E R S U N C H A N G E D
Gross average hourly earnings of manufacturing
production workers, including overtime and other
p r e m i u m pay, at $1. 81 per hour in October, were un
changed from September, with most industry groups
showing little change. The largest gain was a 4-cent
an hour increase reported by the rubber industry.
W E E K L Y P A Y U P 36 C E N T S
Average weekly earnings, at $72. 22 in October,
were up 36 cents over the month, reflecting longer
hours of work.
Higher weekly pay was reported
in every durable goods industry group, with in
creases of m o r e than $ 1. 50 in ordnance and lumber.
The largest over-the-month increase in weekly
pay--$3. 42--occurred in the rubber products in
iv
dustry. This sharp gain resulted primarily from
the 4-cent boost in hourly pay and an increase of
nearly one hour in the workweek.
In the nondurable goods sector as a whole,
weekly pay declined 17 cents as a result of the
seasonal reduction in the workweek. The largest
losses occurred in petroleum, apparel, and chemi
cals.
Tab!e 1. Emptoyees in nonagricubvra! estabtithmwnt*,
by m dvstry d!v!s!on and s*!*cted groups
_____________________________ (In thousands)___________________ __________
Year
ago
Current
Industry division and group
October
TOTAL...............................................................................
M!N!NG.............................................................................
M e ta l m in in g .....................................................................
B i t u m i n o u s - c o a l ..............................................................
N o n m e t a l l i c m in in g and q u a r r y i n g ..................
September
1/
l/
A S ,635
48,523
714
91.1
205.1
103.6
721
90.5
206.0
104.7
August
October
48,045
50,180
737
98.4
207.3
105.1
826
105.1
269.4
107.7
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION............................................
2,764
2,807
2,851
2,889
MANUFACTURE..............................................................
16,036
16,019
15,863
DURABLE GOODS............................................................
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .......................................
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t
o r d n a n c e , m a c h in e r y , and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
e q u ip m e n t ) ................................................. , ..................... .
M a c h in e r y ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ) .......................... .
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y .................................................
I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .................. .
M is c e lla n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s . . ,
NONDURABLE GOODS........................................................
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s ................................................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e
p r o d u c t s ............................................................................. .
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .......................................
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d
i n d u s t r i e s ........................................................................ .
C h e m ic a ls and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .......................... .
P r o d u c t s o f p e t r o l e u m and c o a l .........................
R u b b e r p r o d u c t s ......................................................
L e a t h e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ...............................
October 1954
n et change from:
Year
ago
Previous
month
+ 112
+
-
1,545
112
14.0
64.3
4a
7
.6
.9
1 .1
- 43
125
17,301
+ 17
1,265
+ 95
- 1 .1
-
1,0 2 1
87.9
+
—
16.0
17.6
25.1
16 6 .6
9,051
162.8
8,956
163.9
8,875
162.5
10,072
250.7
798.3
350.2
522.6
1 ,148.2
790.3
349.8
520.4
1,153.5
681.4
341.5
516.5
1,160.6
782.3
367.8
547.7
1,314.8
+
+
+
-
8.0
.4
2.2
5.3
1,023.8
1,486.3
1,108.4
1,666.3
303.6
1,024.1
1,495.0
1,024.9
1,492.7
1,081.4
1,651.7
299.4
1,135.3
1,659.2
1,235.8
1,924.4
332.7
521.4
+
+
+
+
.3
8.7
1 1 .6
81.1
1.0
6.2
110.4
1,074.9
7,229
1,651.4
117.4
1 ,16 3 .2
- 78
-88.4
+
.2
+
.7
+
-
24/.
6 1 .1
1.3
81.5
480.6
1 , 096.8
1,585.2
302.6
474.4
462.0
6,988
111.5
- 172.9
- 127.4
- 258.1
29.1
40.8
-
6,985
1,590.3
118.7
1,081.7
7,063
1,678.7
118.5
1,081.0
1 , 184.0
1,177.3
532.2
1,175.5
527.9
1,231.3
537.7
+
+
6.7
.6
-
47.3
4.9
810.3
783.7
254.1
258.3
369.0
801.3
773.3
255.8
229.8
376.8
809.3
811.2
260.7
273.1
374.1
+
+
3.1
.3
3.3
2.6
0
+
-
4.1
27.8
9.9
12 .2
5.1
532.8
813.4
783.4
250.8
260.9
369.0
1 , 662.0
TRANSP0RTAT!0N AND PUBL!C UT!L!T!ES................
TRANSPORTATION............................................................
C0MMUN!CAT!0N...............................................................
OTHER PUBL!CUT!LtT!ES..........................................
4,020
2,695
740
585
4,031
2,702
739
590
4,030
2,692
744
594
4,257
2,927
750
580
WHOLESALE AND RETA!L TRADE....................................
10,599
10,485
10,350
10,669
-
- 11
- 7
+ 1
- 5
+
237
232
10
5
+1 H
-
70
3 ,5 3 1 .4
2,781
7,569
1,289.7
1,405.1
809.8
547.9
3,516.4
2,808
7,8 6 1
1,476.3
1,405.2
826.9
616.9
3,535.9
+
+
+
+
+
+
25
89
48.0
2 1 .1
4.8
17.1
8.2
+
+
4
66
70.4
34.3
28.0
5.5
3.7
2 ,109
2 ,1 1 6
2 ,12 6
2,040
-
7
+
69
SERViCE AND MtSCELLANEOUS......................................
5,548
5,606
5,634
5,506
- 58
+
42
GOVERNMENT.....................................................................
FEDERAL..........................................................................
STATE AMD LOCAL..........................................................
6,845
2,127
4,718
6,738
2,141
4,597
6,454
2 ,15 6
4,298
6,692
2,205
4,487
+107
- 14
+121
+
+
153
78
231
WHOLESALE TRADE.........................................................
RETAtL TRADE.............................................................
F ood and l i q u o r s t o r e s ............................................ .
A u t o m o t iv e and 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 and a c c e s s o r i e s s t o r e s ........................
O t h e r r e t a i l t r a d e .......................................................
FtNANCE,
tNSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE..............
2,804
7,795
1,405.9
1,439.5
798.9
611.4
2,779
7,706
1,357.9
1,418.4
803.7
594.3
3 ,5 3 9 .6
T a b !. 2. P rodu ction w orkers in m a n u fa ctu r in g , b y m a jor industry g r o u p
Y ear
ago
C u rren t
M a jo r
in d u s tr y group
October
1/
September
l/
August
October
October 1954
n e t ch an ge
fr o m :
Y ear
ago
P r e v io u s
m onth
MAMUFACTUR!NG............................................................
12,631
12,612
12,449
13,852
+19
- 1 ,2 2 1
DURABLE GOODS..........................................................
7,119
7,020
6,933
8,088
+99
-
Lum ber and w ood p r o d u c t s
F u r n itu r e
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .........................................
F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts (e x c e p t
o r d n a n c e , m a c h i n e r y , and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
M a c h in e r y ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ) .............................
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y ....................................................
I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .....................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u fa c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s . . .
MOMDURABLE GOODS....................................................
P r in tin g ,
fin is h e d
p u b lis h in g ,
1./ Preliminary.
xi
-
79.2
+ 5.7
0
+ 2.0
- 3.1
+
-
14.3
16 .0
25.4
150.7
924.0
1,253.6
933.1
1,506.5
241.5
434.0
+ .5
- 5.6
+ 9.6
+84.8
+ .8
+ 5.3
105.9
- 163.3
- 1 2 6 .1
- 250.4
27.1
-* 39.3
5,516
5,764
-80
-
1,244.0
109.5
937.3
1,224.0
102.0
981.3
1 ,223.8
109.2
1,067.3
—86.2
+ .1
+ .4
+
-
66.0
.4
79.1
1,054.4
442.1
1,050.7
441.4
1,049.5
435.9
1,102.5
448.3
+ 3.7
+ .7
-
43.1
6.2
521.9
527.7
174.3
205.6
329.6
522.0
527.0
177.0
202.4
330.3
513.8
515.7
179.3
177.0
337.2
524.8
552.3
185.3
215.6
- .1
+ .7
- 2.2
+ 3.2
- .7
—
2.9
24.6
10.5
10 .0
4.8
113.3
114.7
112.9
193.0
727.9
296.6
439.4
960.3
722.2
296.6
437.4
963.9
613.1
237.6
433.8
967.8
713.1
3 12 .6
464.8
1,111.5
318.1
1,090.3
307.0
1 ,2 5 6 .1
214.4
394.7
33.7.6
1,095.9
797.4
1,171.3
2 13 .6
339.4
819.1
1,092.5
781.9
1 ,236.6
209.7
377.6
5,512
5,592
1,157.3
109.6
933.2
-
.9
(e x c e p t
and f i x t u r e s ..............................................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r
969
-
252
t e x t ile
and a l l i e d
3 3 4 .4
Tabte 3. Hours an d gross e a r n in g s o f p rod u ction w orkers in m a n u fa ctu r in g ,
b y m a jor industry g r o u p
A v e r a g ^ w e e k ly
M a jo r i n d u s t r y
group
Oct.
1954
Sept.
1953
Oct.
1953
1954
Oct.
1/
1/
$1.81
$1.81
*1.79
40.1
4 1.0
1.93
1.92
1.9 0
40.8
4 0 .1
40.9
2.03
2.02
1.93
67.32
6 4 .12
40.8
41.5
40.1
40.8
40.8
41.1
1 .6 8
1 .5 8
1.67
1.5 8
1.65
1.56
72.85
82.01
72.10
83.82
4 1.2
38.9
40.7
38.5
4 1 .2
40.3
1.78
2.13
1.79
2.13
1.75
2.08
77.55
81.81
73.93
87.48
77.14
8 1 .6 1
72.98
86.65
77.23
83.58
71.91
85.89
40.6
40.3
40.4
40.5
40.6
40.2
40.1
40.3
41.3
42.0
40.4
40.9
1.91
2.03
1.83
2 .16
1.90
2.03
2.15
1.87
1.99
1.78
2.10
75.14
73.82
74.93
40.4
39.9
41.4
1.8 6
1.85
1.81
6 5.61
64.56
65.19
40.5
40.1
4 1.0
1 .6 2
1 .6 1
1.59
65.07
65.24
63.67
39.2
39.3
39.3
1 .6 6
1.6 6
1.6 2
67.89
49.50
53.04
68.72
49.13
52.36
67.23
48.07
52.33
40.9
39.6
39.0
41.4
39.3
38.5
41.5
39.4
38.2
1.6 6
1.25
1 .3 6
1 .6 6
1.25
1.3 6
1.62
1.2 2
1.37
47.84
76.01
48.96
75.23
48.74
73.53
35.7
42.7
36.0
42.5
36.1
43.0
1.34
1.78
1.3 6
1.77
1.35
1.71
88.17
78.91
88.39
79.93
86.58
76.04
38.5
41.1
38.6
4 1 .2
39.0
41.1
2.29
1.92
2.29
1.94
2.22
1.85
94.30
83.02
49.90
95.58
79.60
50.09
91.80
75.07
49.68
4 1.0
41.1
35.9
4 1 .2
40.2
36.3
40.8
39.1
36.0
2.30
2.02
1.39
2.32
1.9 8
1.38
2.25
1.92
1.3 8
372.22
$71.86
$72.14
39.9
39.7
DURABLE GOODS................
77.97
76.99
77.90
40.4
82.82
81.00
78.94
and f i x t u r e s ..................
68.54
65.57
66.97
64.46
^ p r o d u c t ^ ! . ^ . ! ^ ! ......
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .............
73.34
82.86
M a c h in e r y ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ) .
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y ........................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .............
Food
and
kindred
p r o d u c t s .....
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ........................
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s .....................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d
t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s ...............................
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ...........
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and
a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s .............................
C h e m ic a ls and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .
P r o d u c t s o f p e t r o l e u m and
c o a l ...............................
R u b b e r p r o d u c t s .....................................
Leather
and
leather products..
1953
Oct.
40.3
MANUFACTURE.................
NONDURABLE GOODS.............
1954
Sept.
1/
l/
^xclpt"furnlture°^^^
Oct.
1/
1/
F u r n itu r e
Oct.
1 .8 2
T abte 4 . tn d e x o f e m p to y ees in n on a g ricu ttu ra ! e$^ab!i$hment$,
b y industry division
(1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 )
Y ear
C u rren t
ago
In d u stry d iv is io n
September
October
l!
W M L ...............................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b l i c
u t i l i t i e s ......................................... ...........................
W h o l e s a l e and r e t a i l t r a d e ............................
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e . . .
l!
August
October
111.3
1 1 1 .0
109.9
114.3
75.3
131.3
107.4
7 6 .1
133.3
107.3
77.7
135.4
106.2
87.1
137.2
115.9
98.7
1 1 2 .6
124.4
113.0
121.5
99.0
111.4
124.8
11/,.2
119.6
99.0
110 .0
125.4
114.7
114.5
10 4.6
113.4
120.3
1 1 2 .1
118.7
l( P r e l i m i n a r y .
Tabte 5. t n d e x of p rod u ct ion w o r k e r s in m anufacturing,
b y m a j o r in du stry g r o u p ,
(1 9 4 7 -4 9 = 1 0 0 )
Y ear
ago
C u rren t
M a jo r
in d u s tr y
group
October
l'
September
August
October
1'
MAMUFACTURtMG........................
10 2 .1
102.0
100.6
11 2 .0
DURABLE G000S.......................
106.7
105.2
103.9
1 2 1 .2
502.9
507.3
498.5
851.5
98.6
100.6
100.9
93.4
97.8
100.6
100.5
93.7
83.1
97.5
99.8
94.0
96.6
106.0
106.9
108.0
105.0
95.9
126 .0
122.8
110.3
103.9
10 5.0
96.4
124.5
114.5
110.3
102.4
105.1
96.1
12 2 .1
12 1.0
108.2
99.5
118.6
110.3
145.7
147.4
124.7
11 4 .2
MOMOURABLE GOODS.....................
96.8
98.2
96.9
10 1.2
F o o d and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ................................
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ............................................
97.8
104.1
80.9
105.1
104.1
80.9
103.4
96.5
80.3
103.4
103.2
87.3
10 1.2
110.3
100.9
1 1 0 .1
100.8
108.8
105.9
1 1 1 .8
108.6
103.5
94.1
1 0 1 .1
91.2
108.6
103.3
95.2
99.2
91.2
106.9
1 0 1 .1
96.2
86.9
93.2
109.2
108.2
99.5
106.1
92.3
O r d n a n ce and a c c e s s o r i e s ..................................
Lum ber and w ood p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t
S to n e ,
c la y ,
and g r a s s p r o d u c t s ................
F a b r ic a te d m e ta l p r o d u c ts (e x c e p t
o r d n a n c e , m a c h in e r y , and t r a n s
p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ) ..........................................
I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s . . . . . .
M i s c e l la n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s .
A p p a r e l and o t h e r
fin is h e d
t e x t ile
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................................
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d
C h e m ic a ls and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .....................
P r o d u c t s o f p e t r o l e u m and c o a l ...................
L e a t h e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ........................
^ P r e lim in a r y .
T abte 6. E m p toy ees in nonagricutturat e sta b tis h m e n ts,
b y industry d iv is io n , s e a s o n a tty a d ju sted
(1947-49^100)
1954 1./
1954 1/
TOTAL.
1954
1953
109.7
C o n t r .a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n .......................................
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............................................................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s . .
1954 1/
1954 _1/
1954
1953
48 , 1 8 0
48,055
4 7 ,9 4 4
49,711
75.3
75. 6
77..0
714
717
730
826
123.9
1 24 .6
125..V
12 9.5
2, 608
2, 62 3
2, 640
2, 725
106. 3
J05 .6
1 5 ,7 32
104 .3
15 ,868
4, 0 1 0
15,793
98.6
105.. 4
98 . 3
1 14 .7
95. 5
V ,0 15
V ,001
1 7, 12 5
V ,245
111.5
111.4
111.6
112 . 3
10 ,494
10,485
10 ,5 04
10 , 5 6 3
125.0
124 . 8
123.5
12 0. 9
2, 120
2,116
2 , 0 95
2, 05 0
113.0
112. 5
5 , 548
5 ,523
120. 4
113.0
11 8 . 7
112.1
121.0
118.4
6,8 18
6 . 78 3
5 , 5 51
6 . 69 1
5 ,50 6
6 . 6 71
1954
1953
87. 1
l/P r e lim in a r y .
Tabte 7. P r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in m an u factu rin g,
b y m a jo r industry g r o u p , s e a s o n a t t y a d j u s t e d
(1947-49=100)
MANUFACTURING..........................................
DURABLE G O O D S . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1954 JL/
100.8
100.2
99. 7
110.6
1 2 ,4 66
12,393
12,332
13 ,6 8 0
1 0 6. 2
105 .1
104.5
120 .8
7,09 1
7,0 12
6, 972
8,062
502. 9
507. 3
498 .5
851.5
114
115
113
193
699
N O N D U R A BL E G O O D S . . . . . . . . . .
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ..................................
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s ...............................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e
p r o d u c t s ...............................................................
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .....................
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d
i n d u s t r i e s .........................................................
R u b b e r p r o d u c t s ...............................................
L e a t h e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s .............
1 / P r e lim in a r y .
321785 0 - 54 -2
1954
714
698
589
296
292
30 7
106. 4
435
432
463
94 . 5
1 08 .0
961
964
973
94. 6
79.8
94 . 7
98. 5
100. 2
100.0
98. 9
104 . 0
99 . 3
93. 7
104 . 5
10 5.0
97.8
12V .8
122. 8
98 .9
12V . 5
1 24 .6
118.0
112.6
14 4.3
114 .5
121.0
147. 4
109. 8
1 1 0. 3
10 9. 3
124 . 2
100.0
100.0
99. 5
94.4
9V . 5
94 . 1
89. 9
87. 1
90 . 7
87. 1
91 . 1
94 .8
88.0
80 .9
8 1.7
81.5
87. 1
87.3
98 . 4
99 . 7
1954 _1/
29 1
437
96. 7
100 . 5
93 . 4
M a c h in e r y ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ) ...........
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y ..................................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t ........................
Octobf
1953
1954 JL/
1, 112
814
818
82 7
9 19
1,112
1, 124
1, 121
1, 280
92 4
799
79 7
798
1, 256
213
1, 171
214
1, 237
212
1, 5 0 7
24 1
380
378
4 17
5, 3 8 1
5, 36 0
5, 6 1 8
1,06 4
1,0 73
92
1,078
93
1, 122
92
998
996
1,067
1 ,038
442
1,0 25
443
1,029
4 38
1,087
5 20
54 7
92
110.6
98 . 8
10 9 . 3
104 . 4
110. 3
10 7 . 6
108. 6
108.0
102. 7
102. 7
108 . 2
107. 2
51 7
102. 5
94. 1
523
52 2
524
519
524
93. 5
99 . 2
99 . 5
175
185
87.9
1 0 5 .1
175
20 4
174
100 .2
20 2
179
214
91 . 8
90 . 7
91.0
92.9
332
328
3 29
336
94. 1
111.8
448
E M P L O Y E E S <N M O M A G R t C U L T U R A L E S T A B H S H M E W T S
BY MAJOR MDUSntY DlVtStOX. !939 !954
MHHons
MiHions
[\iu
Tabie A -l: Emptoyees in nonagricvitura! estabiishments^
by industry division
W h o le s a le F in a n c e ,
t a t i o n and and r e t a i l insurance,
p u b lic
and r e a l
tra d e
u t ilitie s
e sta te
C on tra ct
Y ea r and month
Annual average:
1919............
1920 ............
1921............
1922 ............
1923 ............
1924...................................
1925...................................
1926 ............
1927 ............
1928 ............
1929 ............
1930 ............
1931............
1932 ............
1933 ............
1934 ...................................
1935............
1936............
1937 ............
1938 ............
1939 ............
1940............
1941............
1942 ............
1943 ............
1944 ............
1945............
1946 ............
1947 ............
1948 ............
1949 ............
1950............
1951............
1952............
1953............
TOTAL
26,829
M in in g
1,124
27,088
1,230
24,125
25,569
920
28,128
953
1,203
1,092
27,770
28,505
29,539
29,691
29,710
1,176
1,105
1,041
31,041
29,143
1,078
1,000
26,383
23,377
23,466
25,699
26,792
28,802
30,718
28,902
30,287
32,031
36,164
39,697
42,042
41,480
40,069
41,412
43,438
44,382
43,295
44,696
47,289
48,306
49,660
1,080
1.021
848
1,012
1,185
1,229
1,321
1,446
1,555
1,608
1,606
ic,$34
10,534
8,132
8,986
10,155
9,523
9,786
9,957
9,839
9,786
i,7H
3,998
3,459
3,505
3,882
3,806
3,824
3,940
3,891
3,82s
1,497
1,372
1,214
970
10,534
9,401
3,907
3,675
3,243
6,797
809
862
912
1,145
1,112
7,258
2,804
2,659
8,346
8,907
9,653
10,606
1,055
9,253
2,736
2,771
2,956
3,114
2,84o
845
1,150
10,078
10,780
947
983
917
1,294
1,790
2,170
1,567
1,094
1,132
12,974
864
722
735
874
888
937
1,006
882
916
883
826
852
8,021
15,051
17,381
17,111
4,664
4,623
4,754
5,084
5,494
5,626
5,810
6,033
6,165
1,431
1,398
1,333
3,127
3,084
2,913
1,247
2,784
6,076
6,612
6,940
1,419
3,246
3,433
7,416
7,333
7,189
3,798
7,260
7,522
4,141
918
889
916
885
2,165
2,333
14,178
10,012
10,281
17,259
3,949
3,977
4,166
4,185
4,224
17,537
844
16,334
1,262
2,912
3,013
15,290
2,^3
1,270
1,225
6,543
6,453
15,321
2,634
2,644
2,431
2,516
2,591
2,755
1,360
1,313
1,355
1,347
3,619
2,268
6,401
6,064
5,531
4,907
4,999
5,552
5,692
2,169
14,967
16,104
1,166
1,235
1,295
2,142
2,187
6,137
982
943
15,302
14,461
1,097
1,079
1,123
1,163
2,054
2,871
2,962
3,872
4,023
4,122
1,661
1,982
1,050
1,110
S e r v ic e
and
m is c e l
la n e o u s
1,382
1,462
1,440
1,401
1,374
1,394
8,602
1,586
9,196
9,519
1,641
9,513
9,645
i,7 H
1.736
1,796
1,862
2,682
2,614
2,883
3,060
3,233
3,196
3,321
3,477
3,705
3,857
3,919
3,934
4,055
2,671
2,603
2,531
2,542
2,611
2,723
2,802
2,848
2,917
2,996
3,149
3,264
3,066
3,225
3,167
3,298
3,477
3,662
3,749
3,876
3,987
4,192
4,622
5,431
6,049
6,026
5,967
4,621
5,607
4,807
4,925
5,456
5,000
5,098
5,837
5,992
6,348
5,614
1,957
10,533
2,025
5,278
5,423
5,466
5,601
5,566
6,422
6,590
5,506
5,467
5,435
6,955
6,609
6,645
Monthly data:
1953:
1954:
A u g u s t ...............
S eptem b er. . . .
O c t o b e r .............
N ov em b er..........
D e c e m b e r..........
49,962
50,200
50,180
J a n u a r y .............
F e b r u a r y ..........
M a rch ..................
A p r i l ..................
M ay.......................
J u n e ....................
48,147
805
47,848
43,068
47,935
46,137
790
772
749
737
744
J u l y ....................
A u g u s t ...............
S ep tem b er. . . .
49,851
50,197
47,880
47,808
48,045
48,523
844
839
826
829
822
735
737
721
2,825
2,866
2,889
4,274
10,392
4,265
2,067
17,510
17,301
4,257
4,187
10,523
10,669
10,828
11,361
2,041
2,040
2,034
2,040
4,069
10,421
2,033
2,632
16,988
16,765
2,349
2,356
2,415
2,535
16,322
16,234
16,000
2,789
2,634
2,729
2,795
2,851
2,807
16,434
4,216
4,039
3,992
15,888
4,008
4,008
4,032
15,627
15,863
16,019
4,043
4,030
4,031
15,836
6,692
6,700
10,375
10,414
2,081
2,104
5,601
6,659
6,639
6,667
6,699
6,701
6,625
10,377
10,350
2,126
2,126
2,116
5,638
6,467
5,634
6,4%
10,310
10,305
10,496
10,485
2,044
2,057
2,075
5,377
5,380
5,406
5,506
5,563
5,606
6,738
1
industry Empk'^m<nn
Tabte A -2: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura! estabtishments^
by industry division and group
1954
in d u s try d i v m o n
M!M!MG.....................................
A n t h r a c i t e ........................................................................................
B i turn in ous—c o a l ............................................................................
C rude p e t r o le u m and n a t u r a l - g a s p r o d u c t i o n ..........
CONTRACT CONSTRUCT!ON........................
WOWBU!LD!MG COMSTRUCTtOM.........................................................
BU!LD!MG COWSTRUCHON................................................................
G e n e r a l c o n t r a c t o r s ...................................................................
P a i n t in g
and d e c o r a t i n g ......................................................
O th e r s p e c i a l - t r a d e
c o n t r a c t o r s ...................................
MANUFACTURE...............................
DURABLE GOODS....................................................................................
O rd n a n ce and a c c e s s o r i e s ......................................................
Lumber and wood p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) . . . .
F u r n it u r e and f i x t u r e s ...........................................................
S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s .....................................
P rim a ry m e ta l i n d u s t r i e s ......................................................
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t o r d n a n c e ,
m a c h in e r y , and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t ) .............
M a ch in e ry ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ) ..........................................
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y ................................................................
M i s c e l la n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g i n d u s t r i e s ....................
F ood and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ....................................................
A p parel
and o t h e r f i n i s h e d
P r in tin g ,
p u b lis h in g ,
t e x t ile
and a l l i e d
p r o d u c t s ....
in d u s t r ie s ....
L e a th e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s .............................................
1953
and grou p
A u g u st
S e p te m b e r
A u g u st
J u ly
S e p te m b e r
48,523
48,045
47,808
50,200
49,962
721
737
735
839
844
90.5
25.0
206.0
294.9
104.7
98.4
25.4
207.3
301.0
10 5.1
100.2
25.2
202.0
302.5
105.0
105.2
50.2
276.3
298.2
108.6
105.2
50.2
276.4
303.1
108.7
2,807
2,851
2,795
2,866
2,825
595
612
599
597
600
281.8
312.9
287.3
324.9
281.4
317.5
269.4
327.6
274.4
325.6
2,212
2,239
2,196
2,269
2,225
939.1
1 ,273.2
312.3
158.2
169.1
633.6
962.2
1 ,277.2
313.3
161.0
170.7
632.2
944.0
1 ,251.9
304.6
155.2
171.4
620.7
1 ,014.7
1,254.5
303.0
160.6
169.3
621.6
1 ,018.3
1 ,206.7
298.5
165.7
165.9
576.6
16,019
15,863
15,627
17,510
17,537
8,956
8,875
8,863
10,145
10,192
163.9
790.3
349.8
520.4
1,153.5
162.5
681.4
341.5
516.5
1 ,160.6
165.3
671.8
326.2
506.4
1 ,162.3
251.3
790.4
370.5
550.8
1,330.3
252.1
802.5
370.3
549.6
1,342.4
1,024.1
1 ,495.0
1 ,096.8
1 ,585.2
302.6
474.4
1 ,024.9
1 ,492.7
1,081.4
1 ,651.7
299.4
462.0
1 ,015.0
1,509.9
1 ,064.9
1 ,694.9
300.3
446.1
1,149.6
1 ,669.4
1,242.9
1 ,938.0
334.1
517.9
1,154.0
1 ,676.4
1,233.9
1,969.0
332.8
508.6
7,063
6,988
6,764
7,365
7,345
1 ,678.7
118 .5
1 ,081.0
1 ,177.3
532.2
810.3
783.7
254.1
258.3
369.0
1 ,662.0
110.4
1 ,074.9
1,175.5
527.9
801.3
773.3
255.8
229.8
376.8
1,583.3
91.2
1 ,045.9
1 ,102.8
520.2
799.3
771.9
256.8
226.0
366.8
1 ,756.2
120.4
1,184.1
1 ,226.7
539.7
801.2
814.1
263.2
278.5
380.5
1,721.4
113.3
1 ,189.6
1,249.7
537.6
789.6
809.4
265.6
278.9
389.9
induct\
[mpi^mertt
Tab!e A -2: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura) estabtishments,
by industry division and group - Continued
1954
in d u s t r y d i v m o n
1953
and , r . u p
A u gu st
4,043
4,265
4,274
2,692
2,702
2,932
2,929
1,224.1
1,070.5
12 1 .1
687.5
659.2
48.4
104.4
1 ,231.8
1,077.9
1,393.5
1,224.3
1,407.2
1,236.7
684.5
736.4
724.4
48.6
106.4
53.1
105.9
106.1
A u g u st
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBHC UT!L!T!ES...................................
4,031
4,030
TRAHSPORTATtOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,702
1,214.8
1 ,061.7
119.3
699.9
In te rs ta te ra ilr o a d s
C la s s 1 r a i l r o a d s .
L o c a l r a i l w a y s and bus l i n e s . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . * . * .
O th e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and s e r v i c e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bus l i n e s , e x c e p t l o c a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A ir t r a n s p o r t a t i o n (common c a r r i e r ) ...........................
COMMUH!CAT!0M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
667.8
47.9
106.1
Gas and e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s . . . . .
..
.
..
L o c a l u t i l i t i e s , n o t e l s e w h e r e c l a s s i f i e d ...............
122.0
663.7
126.1
676.2
126.8
670.8
53.2
739
744
747
748
754
697.3
702.7
40.9
705.1
703.6
43.2
709.9
43.0
590
594
594
585
591
564.8
568.7
25-5
568.7
560.3
566.1
25.5
24.3
40.9
OTHER P U B U C UTtLtTtES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July
S e p te m b e r
S e p te m b e r
25.0
41.2
24.8
10,485
10,350
10,377
10,523
WHOLESALE TRADE.................................................................................
2,779
2,781
2,780
2,774
2,770
RETAiL TR ADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,706
WHOLESALE AND RETA!L TRADE..................
G e n e r a l m e rcn a n d is e s t o r e s
Food and liQ u o r s t o r e s *
A u to m o tiv e and a c c e s s o r i e s d e a l e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,357.9
1,418.4
803.7
59^.3
3,531.4
FINANCE, !NSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE...........
Banks and t r u s t co m p a n ie s
S e c u r i t y d e a l e r s and e x c h a n g e s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I n s u r a n c e c a r r i e r s and a g e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O th er f i n a n c e a g e n c i e s and r e a l e s t a t e .......................
SERVtCE AND M!SCELLANEOUS...................
P erson al s e r v ic e s :
L a u n d r ie s .
2,116
527.1
68.8
783.3
736.9
5,606
GOVERNMENT..............................
FEDERAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STATE
AMD
LOCAL..................................................................................
7,369
7,597
7,749
7,622
1 ,289.7
1 ,405.1
809.8
547.9
3,516.4
1 ,290.4
1,403.3
1,385.7
822.6
1,339-6
1,375.5
2,126
2,126
534.2
69.2
785.9
736.9
5,634
514.4
583.2
329.2
332.2
164.1
237.4
10,392
161.6
237.1
1,413.9
812.1
557.3
3,523.4
534.6
68.3
785.3
737.7
5,638
584.1
337.9
167.4
236.2
594.5
825.2
549.8
3,542.8
3,531.7
2,041
2,067
511.8
518.9
64.9
749.0
714.8
753.8
727.6
5,566
524.9
338.3
166.7
237.3
66.2
5,601
596.0
342.8
163.4
238.0
6,738
6,454
6,467
6,590
6,422
2,141
2,156
2,161
2,230
2,258
4,597
4,298
4,306
4,360
4,164
3
Tab!# A -3: A!! em p!oyees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries
A l l e m p lo y e e s
i n d u s t r y grou p
P ro d u o tto n
w o r k e rs
and i n d u s t r y
S e p t.
1954
#/#/#<?.........................
721
A ug.
J u ly
S ep t.
S ep t.
A ug.
J u ly
S ep t.
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1954
1953
737
735
839
-
-
-
-
90.5
98.4
100.2
105.2
7 7 .7
84.4
86.2
90.9
Lead and z i n c m in in g ..............................
34.4
2 2 .1
1 3 .7
3 4 .1
28.3
15.0
35.0
28.3
15 .3
40.5
28.6
15.8
30.0
1 8 .7
1 1 .7
2 9 .5
2 4.2
1 2 .7
30.4
24.3
13.0
35.7
24.5
13 .3
AMTHRAC!TE..................................................
25.O
25.4
25.2
50.2
2 1.4
2 1 .6
2 1.3
46.5
B)TUM!M0US-C0AL........................................
206.0
207.3
202.0
276.3
18 7 .5
18 9.2
182.2
255.9
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AMD MATURAt-QAS
PRODUCHOM................................................
294.9
301.0
302.5
298.2
METAL M!M!MG..............................................
I r o n m in in g ...................................
_
NOMMETALUC M!M!MG AMD QUARRY!MG..
10 4.7
................... 16 ,0 19
Goods..................
MMdMral?/# (3oo^...............
8,956
7,063
.
10 5 .1
.
105.0
.
108.6
-
-
-
-
13 2 .9
13 5 .7
13 6 .5
13 3 .7
89 .9
89 .9
90.2
94.0
15.863
15,627
17,5 10
12,612
12,4 4 9
12 ,2 12
14,061
8,875
6,988
8,863
6,764
10 ,14 5
7,3 6 5
7,020
5,592
6,933
5 ,5 16
6 ,9 17
5,295
8,161
5,900
165.3
251.3
1 1 4 .7
112.9
116.6
194.3
1 , 662.0
1,5 8 3 .3
1 ,7 5 6 .2
1 ,2 4 4 .0
1 , 224.0
1 ,1 4 2 .3
1 ,3 2 5 .6
326.2
121.7
337.5
123.6
284.5
3 1 .9
321.2
127.3
336.5
123.4
286.0
3 1.4
316.6
130.6
255.2
12 4 .2
287.3
29.7
322.4
122.7
404.5
121.8
288.9
33.0
255.6
80.6
326.9
9 1.3
17 2 .5
26.3
250.7
8 5.3
306.3
90.8
17 4 .2
26.0
245.9
88.2
225.3
9 1 .7
1 7 5 .5
24.3
254.4
8 4 .1
3 7 1.8
89.5
181.5
2 7 .5
f o o d p r o d u c t s .............
8 5 .9
210.6
136.8
79 .2
218.6
138.4
72.6
226.1
14 1.0
89.6
226.8
14 6 .5
7 1 .9
120.9
98.0
65.0
126.8
98.9
58.1
132.5
100.8
75-3
13 5 .0
106.5
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.............................
118.5
110 .4
91.2
120.4
109.5
102.0
82.9
11 2 .2
C i g a r e t t e s .......................................................
C ig a r s .................................................................
T o b a cco and s n u f f ......................................
T o b a cco stem m ing and r e d r y i n g . . . .
32.4
40.6
7 .8
3 7 .7
3 1 .9
39.9
7 .7
30.9
3 1 .7
38.0
7 .7
13.8
3 1 .6
40.5
7 .9
40.4
29.5
38.6
6 .7
34.7
29.2
3 7 .9
6 .7
28.2
28.8
36.1
6 .6
11.4
28.7
38.6
6 .7
38.2
TEXT!LE-M!LL PRODUCTS...........................
1 , 081.0
1 ,0 7 4 .9
.1,0 45-9
1 ,1 8 4 .1
987.8
981.3
953.0
1 , 088.2
S c o u r in g and com b in g p l a n t s .............
Yarn and t h r e a d m i l l s ............................
B roa d -w oven f a b r i c m i l l s ....................
N arrow f a b r i c s and s m a l l w a r e s . . . .
K n it t i n g m i l l s .............................................
D y ein g and f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s . . . .
5 .8
123.8
482.2
29.0
225.2
87.6
6.3
12 3 .5
48 1.4
28.8
222.4
86.2
6 .2
12 0 .1
4 7 1.0
28.4
212 .8
85.2
6 .9
14 4 .2
53 1.4
3 1 .5
237.0
92.7
5 .3
1 1 4 .4
454.2
25.2
204.2
76.6
5-8
1 1 4 .3
452.0
2 5 .1
201.7
7 5 .4
5 .7
111.0
4 4 2 .1
24.8
192 .0
74 .8
6.4
134 .3
501.8
2 7 .9
215.5
81.7
c o v e r i n g s .......................................................
H ats (e x ce p t c l o t h and
m i l l i n e r y ) ....................................................
M i s c e l la n e o u s t e x t i l e g o o d s .............
5 1 .5
50.2
49.3
5 7.2
4 3 .1
41.7
40.6
4 8 .1
1 4 .5
6 1 .4
14 .6
61.5
14 .3
58.6
15.8
67.4
12.9
5 1 .9
13.0
52.3
1 2 .6
49.4
14 .2
58.3
ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSORIES ..................
16 3 .9
162.5
FOOD AMD K!MDRE0 PRODUCTS..................
1 , 678.7
Meat p r o d u c t s ........................................
S u ga r...................................................................
C o n f e c t i o n e r y and r e l a t e d
M is c e lla n e o u s
4
tndt
'\
Tabte A -3: Att em ptoyees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
A l l e m p lo y e e s
in d u s t r y g rou p
P r o d u c t i o n w o r k e rs
and i n d u s t r y
S ep t.
A ug.
J u ly
S e p t.
S ep t.
A u g.
J u ly
S ep t.
1954
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1954
1953
1,177.3
1.175.5
1 ,102.8
1 ,226.7
1,050.7
1,049.5
979.8
1,099.4
126.8
128.2
119.0
138.4
114.1
115.2
106.6
125.2
296.6
349.9
291.3
356.9
269.2
334.3
314.9
351.2
272.9
309.7
268.7
317.0
247.6
295.9
292.2
311.4
1 1 1 .7
21.3
75.3
12.3
108.8
20.4
7 6 .1
11.7
102.0
16.4
75.7
12.3
114.0
2 1 .1
71.3
11.8
99.1
19.1
68.4
9.2
96.0
18.2
69.5
8.9
89.5
14.2
68.8
9.2
101.4
18.8
64.7
9.0
61.8
60.6
56.4
65.5
55.8
54.4
50.2
58.4
121.6
12 1.5
117.5
138.5
102.4
101.6
97.8
118.3
790.3
681.4
671.8
790.4
722.2
613.1
603.7
720.7
L o g g in g cam ps and c o n t r a c t o r s . . . .
S a w m ills and p l a n i n g m i l l s ...............
M illw o r k , p ly w o o d , and p r e f a b r i
c a t e d s t r u c t u r a l wood p r o d u c t s . .
Wooden c o n t a i n e r s .....................................
M is c e l la n e o u s wood p r o d u c t s ............
138.3
410.1
96.1
360.1
92.2
352.8
111.5
424.2
130.8
381.1
88.6
331.1
84.6
323.8
104.4
393.3
130.0
%.7
53.2
117.3
56.6
51.3
117.3
57.4
52.1
130.9
64.9
58.9
109.2
54.1
47.0
96.3
52.1
45.0
96.4
52.9
46.0
110.6
60.2
52.2
FURMtTURE AMD FIXTURES..........
349.8
341.5
326.2
370.5
296.6
287.6
272.2
315.3
H o u s e h o ld f u r n i t u r e ................................
O f f i c e , p u b l i c - b u i l d i n g , and
p r o f e s s i o n a l f u r n i t u r e .......................
P a r t it io n s , s h e lv in g , lo c k e r s ,
and f i x t u r e s ...............................................
S c r e e n s , b l i n d s , and m i s c e l i a n e -
248.6
240.5
228.7
261.3
217.0
208.8
196.9
228.1
42.1
41.9
39.9
43.2
34.1
33.7
31.9
35.2
33.3
32.9
31.2
35.7
25.3
24.9
23.1
27.8
25.8
26.2
26.4
30.3
20.2
20.2
20.3
24.2
PAPER AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS.......
532.2
527.9
520.2
539.7
441.4
435.9
429.9
450.0
P u lp , p a p e r , and p a p e r b o a r d
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 and b o x e s ..
O th e r p a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . .
260.5
148.6
12 3 .1
259.2
14 5.1
123.6
256.6
140.3
123.3
260.8
152.5
126.4
220.4
123.2
97.8
218.8
1 1 9 .1
98.0
217.1
114.9
97.9
222.2
125.9
101.9
PR!MT!MG, PUBL!SH!MG, AMD ALLiED
!MDUSTR!ES....................
810.3
801.3
799.3
801.2
522.0
513.8
512.9
520.5
295.0
62.1
52.0
209.4
59.9
21.0
293.6
60.6
51.3
205.5
59.2
20.7
293.3
60.9
50.9
205.7
58.3
20.3
290.5
62.4
52.0
206.3
59.1
20.9
146.3
25.5
32.1
170.5
46.1
15.7
14 5.1
25.0
31.1
166.7
45.3
15.3
145.2
24.8
30.7
167.3
44.6
15.2
147.0
26.8
30.7
168.0
45.6
16.2
43.9
44.2
44.0
45.5
34.9
35.1
34.9
36.0
67.0
66.2
65.9
64.5
50.9
50.2
50.2
50.2
APPAREL AMD OTHER F!MtSHED
TEXTtLE PRODUCTS..............
M e n 's and b o y s ' s u i t s and c o a t s . .
M e n 's and b o y s ' f u r n i s h i n g s and
work c l o t h i n g ............................................
Women' s o u t e r w e a r .....................................
W om en's, c h i l d r e n 's u n d e r
ga rm en ts. ................................ ................
C h i l d r e n 's o u t e r w e a r ..............................
Fur g o o d s .........................................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s a p p a r e l and
a c c e s s o r i e s .................................................
O th e r f a b r i c a t e d t e x t i l e
....................
LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURMtTURE)....................
L i t h o g r a p h i n g ...............................................
B o o k b in d in g and r e l a t e d
i n d u s t r i e s ....................................................
M i s c e l la n e o u s p u b l i s h i n g and
p r i n t i n g s e r v i c e s ...................................
5
[ndnstry
E mp l o y m e n t
Tabte A -3: Att emptoyees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
A ll e m p lo y e e s
in d u s try
grou p
P r o d u c tio n w ork ers
and i n d u s t r y
Sept.
A ug.
1954
J u ly
1954
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
1953
1954
1954
J u ly
1954
Sept.
1954
CHEMICALS AMD ALL)ED PRODUCTS....
783.7
773.3
771.9
814.1
527.0
515.7
512.7
554.6
In d u s tr ia l in o r g a n ic c h e m ic a ls ....
I n d u s t r ia l o r g a n ic c h e m i c a l s . . . . . .
D rugs and m e d ic in e s ..................................
96.0
95.6
295.8
94.0
325.2
91.1
56.5
67.2
201.2
56.O
66.8
225.8
92.0
67.7
201.5
57.4
201.1
92.6
95.2
297.1
91.4
67.5
295.0
52.6
51.8
51.3
51.6
32.4
31.1
32.0
72.4
8.4
34.3
72.7
7.8
31.5
72.6
8.1
75.2
45.6
8.1
45.7
7.2
31.6
45.9
30.4
34.7
25.8
6.5
23.1
6.9
21.9
47.3
6.9
26.5
^ p a r t ^ s '.
....
P a in ts
p ig m e n t s , and f i l l e r s ..........
Gum and wood c h e m i c a l s ...........................
V e g e t a b le and anim al o i l s and
f a t s ....................................................................
M i s c e l la n e o u s o h e . i . a l s .........................
1953
56.9
42.5
37.1
36.7
44.2
30.6
89.9
89.O
89.1
90.0
58.7
25.9
57.6
25.3
57.5
33.1
59.3
254.1
255.8
256.8
263.2
177.0
179.3
181.2
187.9
204.5
206.0
206.8
208.1
137.2
139.1
140.6
142.8
....
49.6
49.8
50.0
55.1
39.8
40.2
4o.6
45.1
RUBBER PRODUCTS.................
258.3
229.8
226.0
278.5
202.4
177.0
173.1
220.6
T i r e s and i n n e r t u b e s
R ubber f o o t w e a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O th e r r u b b e r p r o d u c t s ..............................
114.3
93.4
24.1
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AMD COAL...
P e tr o le u m
r e f i n i n g ...................................
^ l^ r o d u ^ s .f ^ ° ^ !" ,^
LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS.....
L e a t h e r : t a n n e d , c u r r i e d , and
f i n i s h e d ...........................................................
I n d u s t r i a l l e a t h e r b e l t i n g and
p a c k in g .............................................................
B o o t and s h o e c u t s t o c k and
f i n d i n g s . .........................................................
L u g ga ge................................................................
Handbags and sm a ll l e a t h e r
g o o d s ...................................................................
G lo v e s and m is c e l l a n e o u s l e a t h e r
STOME, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS....
G la s s and g la s s w a r e ,
p ressed or
G la s s p r o d u c t s made o f p u r c h a s e d
g l a s s ...................................................................
Cement, 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 .......................
C o n c r e t e , gypsum, and p l a s t e r
p r o d u c t s ...........................................................
C u t -s t o n e and s to n e p r o d u c t s .............
"iin e r a l"p r o d u c t s " "
6
"
92.1
25.8
91.5
25.3
120.2
87.2
29.7
111.9
109.2
128.6
20.9
94.3
68.0
20.5
88.5
67.3
26.2
117.8
20.1
85.7
103.1
369.0
376.8
366.8
380.5
330.3
337.2
327.0
340.5
42.3
42.9
43.3
47.0
38.0
38.5
38.9
42.3
4.5
4.4
4.4
5.1
3.5
3.4
3.4
4.1
14.3
240.9
15.6
15.7
248.4
15.4
15.9
242.9
15.6
12.6
218.1
14.7
17.2
217.3
13.4
14.0
223.8
13.2
14.1
244.2
12.5
13.8
219.8
14.9
33.5
32.6
29.0
32.0
30.0
29.2
25.7
28.7
17.9
17.4
16.6
19.4
15.5
15.1
14.3
16.9
520.4
516.5
506.4
550.8
437.4
433.8
423.8
467.4
29.1
27.9
28.2
31.9
26.0
24.7
25.0
28.4
89.0
89.4
86.6
99.1
75.7
76.2
73.6
85.7
16.3
42.9
15.9
42.8
15.0
42.7
12.9
15.7
36.0
79.3
79.1
48.4
14.1
36.1
70.6
13.7
79.6
54.0
18.0
42.5
80.5
56.3
35.9
70.3
104.8
104.9
86.0
16.7
86.0
17.7
108.3
18.7
86.4
18.9
105.3
19.0
16.8
15.5
89.8
16.7
85.8
84.7
83.8
95.5
64.3
63.1
61.9
73.1
52.2
47.9
70.5
46.4
42.7
35.9
72.1
50.0
Table A -3 : At! em ptoyees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
A l l e m p lo y e e s
In d u stry „rcu p
P r o d u c tio n w ork ers
and i n d u s t r y
S ep t.
Aug.
J u ly
S ep t.
S ep t.
A ug.
J u ly
S ep t.
1954
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1954
1953
1,160.6
1,162.3
1,330.3
963 9
967.8
969.0
1,128.6
569.2
213.4
570.9
215-4
573-2
214.7
654.0
245-3
M 3 .8
184.5
483.5
186.8
485.4
186.4
560.8
215-5
56.0
58.6
58.8
60.8
45-9
48.1
48.0
50.8
12.0
12.3
12.3
13-3
8.8
9-1
9.1
9.9
100.1
70.9
101.8
69.0
100.8
70.7
113-8
90.3
79.0
56.9
8 0.7
54.5
79-6
56.1
92.3
74.9
131.9
132.6
131.8
152.8
105.0
105.1
104.4
124.4
1, 024.1
1,024.9
1,015.0
1,149.6
817.6
819.1
809.2
939.0
57-7
59.1
57.6
6l.6
51 .0
52.2
50.7
54.5
141.3
141.2
138.5
157.1
113-8
113.8
111.4
129.0
124.1
121.2
116.4
134.7
98.0
95.3
90.1
107.5
269.7
2 70.7
270.9
278.3
204.2
205.6
206.8
215.4
211.4
42.5
51 .5
213.5
41.9
51.4
213-9
41.5
51.6
258.8
50.1
63.7
173-7
33-4
42.1
175-9
32.9
42.1
175-9
32.6
42.0
217.5
4i.o
53.7
125.9
125.9
124.6
145-3
101.4
101.3
99-7
120.4
1,495.0
1,492.7
1,509-9
1,669.4
1 ,095.9
1,092.5
1,108.4
1,262.2
70.0
71.5
74-3
86.8
48.7
49.8
52.3
62.9
137.6
120.5
269.2
138.0
121.8
269.2
145.2
122.5
273-8
156.2
131.2
3U.5
97-6
86.9
2 05.7
98.1
87.5
205.1
105.0
88.5
209.7
115.1
96.8
245.8
170.5
224.5
170.2
222.3
171.0
222.4
183.7
243.4
120.9
151.4
120.9
149.0
121.0
149.3
134.0
169.9
104.0
101.9
102.7
108.9
82.3
8o.4
80.8
87.8
154.7
244.0
151.5
246.3
153.4
244.6
183.1
264.6
115 .1
187.3
111.1
190.6
112.9
188.9
139.4
210.5
ELECTtMCAL MACHtttERY............. 1,096.8
1,081.4
1,064.9
1,242.9
797.4
781.9
765.4
940.8
355-7
60.9
28.4
65.9
2 7 .1
496.6
46.8
357.2
60.1
27.5
67.7
2 7 .0
48o.i
45.3
402.7
72 .2
33.1
81.5
29.3
572.6
51-5
244.5
51.5
23.5
54.5
23.6
365.2
34.6
244.4
48.6
22.4
51.3
23.4
357.0
34.8
245.1
47.5
21.9
53.3
23.4
340.4
33.8
289.9
60.2
27.4
66.5
25.6
431.1
4o.i
PtUMARY METAL ))HM!STR)ES........ 1,153.5
B l a s t f h r n a c e s , s t e e l w o r k s, and
r o l l i n g m i l l s ...............................................
I r o n and s t e e l f o u n d r i e s ......................
S e c o n d a r y s m e lt in g
R o llin g ,
d r a w in g ,
and r e f i n i n g
and a l l o y i n g
M i s c e l la n e o u s p r im a r y m e ta l
FABRtCATEO METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORMAMCE, MACHtMERY, AMD TRAHSPORTATtOtt EQUtPMEMT)..........
^ d ° ^ i s " ^ r h ^ * " *
B a t i n g ' L p p ^ L tu L *
flb r iL t^ d
t^ e e p t ' e
i . ^ ' '*
s t^ c tu r a l^ e ttl"^
M e ^ l t L . p i n g * ' b a t i n g ! ' i m d .............
L ig h tin g
f i x t u r e s .......................................
M is c e ll^ M U ^ L ^ c a t e d * M t ^ * ***
p r o d u c t s ...........................................................
MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTR!CAL)....
^ r ^ c u l t ^ l M a c h i n e r y Li.d..................
t r a c t o r s . .......................................... ..
C o n s t r u c t i o n and m in in g m a c h in e r y .
^ e ^ ^ n d f s t r y " ^ n e r y ..................
( e x c e p t m e ta lw o r k in g m a c h i n e r y ) ..
O f f i c ^ J - d ^ t o r ^ L c h l n ^ ^ d ..........
S e r v ^ i n ^ s t r y * ^ ,d h o u s e h o ld ' * *
m a c h in e s . .................... ................................. ..
M i s c e l la n e o u s - a c h i n e r y p a r t s ..........
E l e c t r ic a l g e n e r a tin g , t r a n s
m i s s i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , and
i n d u s t r i a l a p p a r a t u s ..............................
I n s u l a t e d w ir e and c a b l e ......................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t f o r v e h i c l e s .
E l e c t r i c la m p s ...............................................
C om m u n ication e q u ip m e n t .........................
M i s c e l la n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s .
321785 0 - 5 4 - 3
354.6
63.9
29.4
69.2
2 7 .2
506.0
46.5
7
[ndustf\
f!iip b \m cn t
Tab!e A -3: At! em ptoyees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
All employees
P r o d u c t i o n w o r k e rs
I n d u s t r y g rou p and in d u s t r y
Sept.
1954
Aug.
July
1954
1954
Sept.
1953
Sept.
1954
Aug.
July
1954
1954
Sept.
1953
TRANSPORTATION EQUtPMENT........
1,565.2
1,651.7
1,694.9
1 ,938.0
1,171.3
1 ,236.6
1,276.5
1,520.4
A u t o m o b ile s ...................................................
608.1
797.4
495.4
706.7
17.4
883.1
813.2
490.6
182.7
18.2
465.8
162.2
17 .2
677.6
793.9
499.8
154.2
17.3
558.5
343.8
109.9
12.1
533.5
555.8
350.3
101.5
12.3
560.5
564.9
349.2
109.4
12.5
720.7
595.7
358.6
130.3
13.3
122.6
122.6
124.8
12 1.7
92.7
91.7
93.8
93.5
117 .0
117.7
1 2 5 .1
100.8
98.8
104.4
131.8
113.0
18.9
20.7
16 .2
1 8 .1
52.0
52.0
79.6
10.7
10.5
12.0
8.9
37.0
8.8
34.2
O th er t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ...
49.5
9.8
85.5
15.3
37-3
101.5
85.3
108.8
99.1
17.9
150 .1
128.6
2 1.5
8 .1
18.8
62.0
10.2
tttSTRUMEHTS AMO RELATED PRODUCTS..
302.6
299.4
300.3
334.1
213.6
209.7
210.0
242.2
46.9
46.4
48.5
55.5
28.0
2 7 .1
28.4
77.5
13.7
7 6 .1
76.3
13.4
79.8
15.2
54.9
53.4
53.4
56.8
10.8
10 .7
10.6
12.0
39.9
24.4
67.9
32.3
39.6
24.2
43.3
2 7 .1
69.4
43.8
27.7
19.2
46.3
27.3
19.1
45.5
27.4
18 .9
67.4
32.2
39.6
24.2
67.4
30.9
26.7
26.6
25.6
31.1
21.6
48.2
38.0
474.4
462.0
446.1
517.9
389.4
377.6
362.5
430.3
55.3
17-3
103.4
44.7
13.9
72.7
41.9
13.5
40.4
12.8
15.0
70.2
67.2
89.5
22.5
21.9
21.3
55.4
57.1
54.0
55.4
49.6
22.7
57.8
1 2 3 .1
120.7
53-9
117.3
133.5
A i r c r a f t e n g in e s
and p a r t s . * . . . .
S h ip and b o a t b u i l d in g
S h ip b u i l d i n g
B oat b u ild in g
L a b o ra to ry ,
m e d ic a l-
MtSCELLAMEOUS MA))UfACTUR)M6
tHOUSTRtES....................
s ilv e r w a r e ,
Costum e j e w e l r y , b u t t o n s , n o t i o n s
F a b r i c a t e d p l a s t i c p r o d u c t s ............
O th er m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s . . .
45.7
and p l a t e d
M u s ic a l in s tr u m e n t s and p a r t s . . . .
Toys and s p o r t i n g g o o d s ......................
P en s, p e n c i l s , and o t h e r o f f i c e
8
13.5
34.5
and d e n t a l
P h o t o g r a p h ic a p p a r a t u s .........................
J e w e lr y ,
90.7
and
M e c h a n i c a l " m . i s u r i ^ ^ d .......
c o n t r o l l i n g in s t r u m e n t s ....................
S u r g ic a l,
498.8
162.8
and
and r e p a i r i n g ..........
and r e p a i r i n g ..........
s c ie n t ific ,
803.8
54.7
52.0
50.3
16.2
86.3
15.9
83.7
15 .2
80.6
29.6
66.1
29.2
28.5
64.4
59.9
29.9
68.8
70.3
68.5
1 5 1.2
148.3
66.5
1 4 5 .1
80.0
163.2
45.3
66.5
P.iyrolt Indexes
Tabte A -4:
Production workers and indexes of production-w orker
emptoyment and w eekty poyrott in manufacturing industries
P r o d u c t io n - w o r k e r em ploym ent
P r o d u c tio n -w o r k e r
p a y r o l l in d e x
(1 9 4 7 -4 9 a v e r
age c 1 00 )
Number
( in t h o u s a n d s )
In d e x
(1 9 4 7 -4 9 a v e r
age = 1 00 )
1939...............
19^0.............................................
19hl...............
19b2...............
19b3...............
19!A...............
19!)$................
8,192
8,811
10,877
12,85b
15,O H
lb, 607
12,86b
66.2
71.2
87.9
103.9
121.4
I9h6...............
19^7...............
19i*8...............
19h9...............
l9$o...............
1951................
1952...............
12,10$
97.9
12,79$
12,715
11,597
12,317
103.4
102.8
93.8
99.6
81.2
97.7
105.1
97.2
111.7
13,155
13,144
13,850
106.4
106.3
112 io
129.8
136.6
151.6
P e r io d
Annual
1953................
118.1
104.0
29.9
3it.0
49.3
72.2
99.0
102.8
87.8
M on th ly
d a ta :
1953:
August.................
September...........
October...............
November.............
December.............
14,070
14,061
13,852
13,534
13,319
113 .8
H3.7
112.0
109.4
107.7
154.0
153.4
152.6
143.0
147.2
195^:
January...............
February.............
March..................
A pril..................
May......................
June....................
13,002
12,906
12,818
12,590
12,437
12,480
10 5.1
104.3
103.6
101.8
100.5
100.9
140.8
140.5
138.4
135.0
135.1
136.6
July....................
August.................
September...........
12,212
12,449
12,612
98.7
100.6
102.0
132.3
135.1
138.4
9
Shipyards
T ab!* A - 5 : E m p to y e e s in G overn m en t a n d p r iv a t e sh ip y a rd s , b y reg ion
(In thousands)
1954
1953
Region 1/
September
August
212.4
246.1
249.5
98.8
104.4
128.6
128.1
107.6
107-7
108.0
117.5
121.4
86.1
86.7
89.6
111.1
113.0
38.8
47.3
39-1
47.6
41.9
47.7
57.1
54.0
57.6
55.4
37.4
37-4
38.0
42.2
42.6
17.3
17.4
20.0
17.7
20.1
20.3
20.2
22.0
22.9
22.8
21.7
22.7
24.2
24.7
52.0
52.0
52.7
57-4
58.0
11.8
40.2
11.9
40.1
12.7
4o.o
15.9
41.5
14.9
43.1
4.5
4.5
5.0
5.8
5.8
3-9
4.2
4.4
5.4
5-4
September
August
July
ALL REG!0MS..............................................................
206.7
206.5
NHWATE Y A M S ....................
99-1
MAWY Y A M S ......................
WORTH ATLAMHC.......................................................
SOUTH ATLAMHC.......................................................
19-7
6ULF:
PAMFtC.......................................................................
6REAT LAKES:
!MLAMD:
1/ The North Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nev Hampshire, Nev Jersey, Nev 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.
10
Illinois,
fk'Jt' J
T ab!e A -6 : Federat p e rso n n e !, c iv !!!a n a n d m !!!tary
1954
1953
Branch and agency
September
TOTAL FEDERAL C)V)L!AN EMPLOYMENT ^ ..........
D e p a r tm e n t o f D e f e n s e
...............................................
O t h e r a g e n c i e s ...................................................................
August
July
2,l4l
2,156
2 ,1 6 1
2,230
2,258
2,H5.l
2 ,13 0 .1
2,134.7
2,204.7
2 ,2 3 1.9
1,012.6
503-3
599-2
1,020.6
1,022.1
507.4
1,094.4
1 ,11 3 .0
495.0
623.9
22.0
4.0
22.0
4.0
22.1
3-9
2 1 .9
3-8
22.2
3 .9
224.5
2 2 6 .1
227.1
233-8
236.4
203.6
205.2
206.2
2 13 .0
2 15.4
86.5
87 .O
87.2
8.7
108.4
8.8
8.9
110.1
89.5
9.0
114.5
88.9
9 .1
1 1 7 .4
District of Columbia*^.....................
E x e c u t i v e ^ ................................................................................
505.7
603.8
109.4
September
605.2
497.4
6 12 .9
August
20.2
.7
20.2
.7
20.2
.7
2 0 .1
Judical''".............................
.7
20.3
.7
TOTAL MiHTARY PERSOMMEL^.................
3,307.1
3,317.9
3,330.6
3,544.2
3,532.4
1,383.0
963.0
710.5
221.7
1,394.9
958.3
714.3
1,405.2
953.3
719.2
224.0
1,521.6
941.2
1,525.8
971.4
789.4
28.9
34.9
28.9
1/
D a ta r e f e r
to
C o n t i n e n t a l U n it e d
2 2 1.5
28.9
785.2
261.3
2 6 1.3
34.5
S ta te s o n ly .
2 / I n c l u d e s a l l 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 ) , and G o v e rn m e n t c o r p o r a t i o n s .
C i v i l i a n em p lo y m e n t i n n a v y y a r d s , a r s e n a l s , h o s p i t a l s , and o n f o r c e - a c c o u n t c o n s t r u c t i o n i s a l s o i n c l u d e d .
3/
In c lu d e s
a ll F ed era l c i v il i a n
and a d j a c e n t M a ry la n d
4/
D a ta r e f e r
and V i r g i n i a
co
e m p loy m en t
in W a s h in 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 rea ( D i s t r i c t
o f C o lu m b ia
n tie s ).
t o C o n t in e n t a l U n ite d S t a t e s
and e l s e w h e r e .
NOTE: Beginning with July 1954, approximately 1,200 Howard University and Gallaudet College employees
located in the District of Columbia are excluded from Federal Government figures and included in service
11
Shite lrmpl<j\muit
Tabte A -7 : Emptoyees in nonagricuttura! estabtishments^
b y industry division and State
(In thousands)
Mining
Total
State
Contract construction
Sept.
1954
- AUR.
1953
Sept.
Sept.
Au^r.
1953 .
Sept.
683.I
199.2
319.1
4,000.1
419-3
(1/)
11.5
6.0
35.4
13.4
15.5
13.6
6.0
35.8
13.4
18 .1
13.2
6.2
37.0
12.2
(1/)
lg.l
15.8
236.4
26.0
34.0
16.4
15.2
236.3
26.8
34.2
17.4
18.3
271.4
28.0
847.0
487.0
813.8
889.5
881.6
500.2
810.3
917.0
U/)
(3/)
-
(3/)
(4/)
7.3
4.5
(4/)
7.4
4.4
(4/)
7.2
4.5
41.6
18.4
77.5
49.2
42.3
17.8
79.3
45.8
41.9
18.5
80.7
52.0
139.1
3,323.2
(l/)
(1/)
547.1
137.2
3,290.0
1 ,283.9
633.0
540.9
143.9
3,456.5
1,446.9
647.8
550.1
4.3
32.6
(1 /)
(l/)
1S.7
4.5
32.1
10.4
3.3
18.9
4.9
35.9
1 1 .6
3.6
18.5
9.1
179.5
(l/)
(1/)
43.4
9.7
180.0
64.3
41.3
42.7
10 .1
173.5
67.4
45.0
40.0
Maine..................
Maryland...............
Massachusetts...........
694.6
2 7 1.1
796.0
1,745.8
688.9
276.3
796.7
1,745.7
707.8
282.3
820.1
1 ,825.6
39.2
33.8
.6
2.2
(4/)
39.6
34.5
.6
2.2
(4/)
46.8
32.5
.5
2.2
(4/)
52.0
13.8
62.9
70.3
53.6
14.3
63.4
71.7
60.5
14.1
63.O
77.0
Michigan...............
Minnesota..............
Mississippi...... ......
Missouri...............
Montana................
(1/)
860.2
343.5
1 ,229.5
150.8
2,204.0
851.4
336.7
1 ,223.0
159.2
2,442.0
885.4
346.0
1 ,296.9
161.5
(1 /)
17.7
3.0
8.9
5.8
16.6
18.0
2 .7
8.6
11.2
18 .7
20.8
3.2
9.2
11.5
(1/)
55.2
20.0
60.6
11 .3
127.7
55.6
20.0
61.0
11 .8
121.8
56.9
22.1
61.4
11.0
Nevada.................
Nev Hampshire...........
Nev Jersey.............
NevMexico.............
75.5
176.3
1,784.3
177.3
(1/)
350.2
76.1
179.1
1,775*7
175.4
355.1
75.0
179.0
1 ,858.3
181.2
(1/)
5.0
.3
4.4
13.4
1.8
5.1
.2
4.4
14.0
1.7
4.9
.2
4.8
1 5 .1
(1 /)
B .6
8.5
99.9
15.5
25.9
8.8
8.6
101.8
15.4
23.0
8.2
8.0
99.7
15.4
Nev York...............
North Carolina..........
North Dakota............
Ohio...................
Oklahoma...............
5,866.9
1 ,003.1
113.7
2,924.8
534.4
5,833.7
986.5
113.4
2,877.2
530.6
5,994.6
1 ,023.3
114.3
3,106.4
539.9
12.0
3.5
2.0
21.4
45.4
1 2 .1
3.5
2.0
21.2
46.5
12.4
3.6
2 .1
22.7
47.0
240.4
47.1
8.8
170.9
38.4
244.2
48.0
9.3
172.3
40.4
242.3
50.6
10.0
164.8
35.9
Oregon.R/..............
Pennsylvania............
Rhode Island............
South Carolina..........
South Dakota............
484.8
3,597.3
290.0
(1 /)
(1/)
456.O
3,573.0
285.1
512.6
123.3
491.6
3,891.5
303.4
537.2
124.3
1.5
93.1
(4/)
(1/)
(1/)
1.4
94.1
(V)
1.2
2.5
1.5
136.3
(4/)
1.2
2.4
2 6.1
212.4
17.2
(1 /)
(1 /)
26.6
2 11.8
1 6 .1
40.7
1 1 .6
29.2
223.O
16.0
50.0
11 .6
Tennessee..............
Texas..................
Utah...................
Vermont................
Virginia...............
(1/)
2,260.8
218.1
101.6
870.4
819.0
2,248.3
210.3
102.2
859.9
839.6
2,248.1
226.5
106.5
902.0
(1/)
122.7
12.6
1.3
15.2
8.6
126.0
12.3
1.4
15.0
8.9
122.6
13.7
1.4
17.4
(1 /)
175.3
13.6
4.5
55.6
63.5
177.0
13.2
4.8
56.5
55.7
163.9
13 .1
4.8
57.2
Vest Virginia...........
Wisconsin..............
Wyoming................
763.2
470.0
1 ,074.6
87.8
726.8
467.4
1 ,066.1
89.6
766.0
509.3
1 ,110.2
92.0
2.6
79.3
4.2
9.4
2.6
79.7
4.3
9.8
2.8
96.5
4.3
11.0
52.6
18.6
56.0
7.3
52.7
20.5
56.5
7.3
51.4
22.5
57.6
7.4
Arizona.-/..............
California.............
Colorado.^............
Sept.
1954
Am?.
1953__
Sept.
Q/)
19B
.4
306.3
3,914.1
412.7
659.4
197.3
298.7
3,884.8
409.6
848.6
489.9
821.6
902.1
Connecticut............
District of Columbia....
Florida................
Idaho..................
Illinois...............
Iowa...................
Kentucky.^/............
See footnotes at end of table.
-12
1954
Shite Fmp!o\muit
Tabte A-7: Emp!oy$$$ in nonagricuitura! estabiishments,
b y industry division and State - Continued
(In thousands)
State
Manufacturing
1 254
Sept.
(1/ )
26.7
California.-...............
78.8
1 , 085.8
66.2
4o8.o
Aug.
222.3
26.2
77-3
1953
Sept.
237.5
26.7
84.0
Transportation and
public utilities
1954
1953
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
( 1/ )
19.9
42.6
42.9
28.0
1 , 211.7
27.4
28.8
16.1
1 , 201.0
293.5
(l/)
a/)
131.6
549.6
164.7
131.9
1.338.3
693.4
169.4
133.9
151.8
158.2
105.5
150.4
156.8
109.6
Massachusetts.............
661.7
259.1
664.2
Minnesota.................
222.8
Missouri..................
Nevada...................
Wev Hampshire....... ......
New Jersey................
New Mexico................
Wev York..................
Worth Carolina............
Worth Dakota..............
Ohio.....................
Oklahoma..................
Pennsylvania..............
Rhode Island..............
South Carolina.............
South Dakota..............
65.8
17.6
114.8
319.0
161.3
165.6
117.9
279.4
734.5
1 , 183.8
93-9
369.3
990.3
215.9
93.6
373.7
16.0
19.0
128.7
(1 /)
Q/)
74.9
69.O
31.1
74.9
72.3
15.9
295.4
17.9
314.8
98.6
103.6
61.0
69.1
d/)
64.0
58.3
64.1
55.5
56.2
81.7
20.6
81.8
20.4
74.1
60.1
165.3
363.1
419.1
126.0
19.7
22.4
22.4
134.3
24.5
147.8
43.1
8.9
10.7
146.3
45.3
9.4
10.9
149.9
16.8
18.2
18.2
20.1
1 , 862.3
2 , 030.2
500.9
500.8
516.0
437.1
6.7
1,245.4
460.3
6.4
1,438.9
59.9
59.9
13.9
63.7
82.9
86.5
13.8
215.5
48.8
127.2
79.1
96.1
27.2
10.5
36.1
707.5
(1/)
(1/)
52.6
120.5
(1/)
9.0
89.7
244.6
202.4
20.0
153.4
61.5
50.2
125.1
161.5
117.6
27.4
( 1/ )
84.0
75.4
117.5
216.0
14.7
236.4
49.3
50.9
107.8
663.1
51.6
100.3
111.6
691.2
39-5
39.0
180.3
603.7
50.2
183.1
59.0
224.2
41.5
(1/ )
224.9
22.4
8.3
260.7
8 1.1
80.8
64.6
49.7
77.6
15.7
211.2
137.3
437.4
478.0
64.7
49.4
76.9
6.8
7.1
15.8
62.3
(V)
233.7
24.1
8.5
86.4
606.2
68.6
54.0
80.7
17.0
460.4
37.3
576.4
131.3
296.4
439.8
38.0
125.6
52.9
162.3
366.3
37.9
556.4
275.6
177.6
163.0
1 , 269.5
201.8
10.3
125.7
437.5
7.0
129.7
1 , 258.3
196.1
9.9
208.0
131.2
1 , 276.6
198.2
38.1
561.8
128.0
(1/)
Washington................
Vest Virginia.............
Wisconsin.................
Wyoming...................
124.1
159.9
53.4
161.3
361.3
280.3
171.7
40.6
109.6
244.0
36.2
712.1
94.2
15.3
31.5
319.2
42.8
671.3
52.7
(l/)
(l/)
8.4
35-3
699.8
273.7
169.5
126.3
( 1/ )
15.4
31.4
314.2
40.8
49.2
22.8
241.2
207.9
40.7
338.3
31.7
36.7
241.4
242.1
205.4
91.2
46.5
427.8
91.0
40.9
308.7
16.0
26.2
(1 /)
423.4
35.7
-
87.2
312.2
46.7
16.5
144.9
296.0
83.6
308.3
16.0
( 1/ )
27.7
110.2
297.9
40.0
158.4
227.2
12.1
71.6
139.3
50.7
77.2
900.7
213.0
1,624.0
146.0
133.3
135.6
49.4
435.8
205.7
82.7
(l/)
208.7
1 , 420.5
127.3
217.6
12.0
Tennessee.................
Texas....................
Utah.....................
Vermont...................
Virginia..................
36.6
29.6
88.6
1 . 876.7
156.5
1,426.1
69.8
-
144.7
16.6
1 , 272.7
82.3
29.4
74.8
-
(1 /)
4.6
82.4
853.9
444.8
6.7
-
87.9
27.9
125.0
233.6
97.9
58.5
4.4
79.7
771.6
16.4
(V)
4.4
78.9
777.9
-
42.8
Idaho....................
Illinois..................
(1/)
148.0
-
454.1
305.9
253.6
149.6
70.4
64.1
118.0
Maine....................
110.6
882.5
110.9
336.3
43.4
310.4
Iowa.....................
73.2
884.7
28.8
335.9
43.8
1 , 125.8
District of Columbia.......
Florida..................
Georgia..................
16.4
52.8
20.7
31.3
345.6
46.5
407.0
60.0
16.1
115.6
58.8
51.2
19.6
28.2
1 , 083.0
Wholesale and
retail trade
1 >54
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
15.7
32.1
316.2
126.6
84.1
52.3
102.2
596.4
19.5
50.8
18.9
192.2
190.0
198.5
I 69.O
8O.5
170.2
85.9
226.8
167.8
80.1
225.6
19.1
19.5
20.1
50.4
19.2
227.3
See footnote8 at end of table.
13
Lmpk^truit
Tab!w A -7: Em p!oyoos in nonagricuttura! estab!ishm*nts,
b y industry division and Stttt* - Continued
fin thousands)
Finance, Insurance,
and rea l eatate
19!54
State
Service and
miscellaneous
1954
1953
Government
1954
1951
1953
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aim.
Sept.
(1/)
7-7
0.9
174.1
17.4
22.6
7.7
9.0
174.8
17-6
20.9
7-3
8.9
172.8
17 .2
(y)
24.8
35-3
510.0
55.1
57-1
24.6
35-3
509.7
56.3
57.4
24.4
35-7
505.0
55.4
(1 /)
41.5
59.5
651.8
80.2
1 2 1 .1
39.8
5 6 .1
626.4
77.1
122.9
38.8
57-5
641.8
79.4
Delaware...........
District of Columbia .3/.6/--Florida...................
Georgia...................
44.6
2 3.7
42.5
33-7
44.8
23-9
42.7
33-5
42.3
23.1
40.2
33-0
87.2
6 5.7
115.4
84.1
87-3
65.0
116 .5
84.1
84.4
64.4
113.9
83.9
74.9
13 .6
246.6
141.5
148.0
75.0
12.8
247.4
135.3
141.4
71.1
12.8
254.5
137.4
144.4
Illlnojs...................
Indiana...................
Iowa......................
Kansas....................
4.2
168.3
(1/)
(1/)
19.0
4.2
170.9
45.0
28.4
19.1
4.3
16 5 .1
42.8
27.1
17.9
16.0
382.6
(1 /)
(1 /)
55.7
1 6 .1
377-5
98.4
70.4
55.4
16.4
378.4
101.0
71-1
55-4
25.3
347.5
(p)
104.2
87.5
24.1
333-3
143.8
97-3
82.5
25-3
338.6
146.7
99-2
84.1
18.6
23.6
7-3
36.7
84.7
18 .6
24.2
7-4
37.1
86.0
18.2
23.1
7.2
35-8
83.5
6 1 .7
73-7
28.8
84.6
217.0
62.2
73.9
29-9
8 6.1
220.1
62.2
72.7
28.6
82.4
216.7
91.7
110.0
42.1
116.6
231.4
86.9
104.3
40.5
1 1 2 .1
224.9
91.3
106.4
4i.i
H5.9
2 2 7.1
(1 /)
41.6
9 .2
6l.l
5.2
68.3
42.1
9-2
6 1.2
5-2
66.3
40.9
9.0
6 1.6
5.0
(1/)
10 1.9
35-5
152.8
20.9
193.6
10 1 .1
34.9
149.7
20.8
204.1
102.4
35-2
150.3
2 1.0
241.0
124.4
70.4
153.9
29.2
226.9
124.4
66.2
146.8
27.9
233-7
1 2 1 .7
67-3
148.8
2 8 .1
Nebraska...................
Nevada....................
New Hampshire..............
Nev Jersey.................
(1 /)
1.9
5-4
63.0
5-8
19.0
1.9
5.4
64.2
5-7
18.7
1.7
5.3
63.9
5.4
Q/i
18.2
2 1.2
182.9
23.3
45.3
18 .6
23.3
184.8
23.2
44.9
18.4
2 1.0
177.6
24.1
68.3
13.0
20.1
194.2
43.7
65.4
12 .7
19.1
186.4
4 1.9
65.8
12.5
19.7
189-3
41.5
New York...................
North Carolina.............
414.9
27-4
4.7
92.5
19.5
418.0
27.9
4.7
93.2
19.7
412.4
27.2
4.6
90.8
19-1
801.9
89.6
13 .7
266.6
59.7
817.4
89.5
13-4
264.1
58.8
792.9
89.0
13-4
261.6
59.0
743.4
132.6
2 6 .1
323.5
112.3
720.6
124.5
25.4
308.5
106.4
718.8
12 7 .1
25.9
314.9
110 .2
17.4
130.5
H.9
(1/)
(1/)
17 .6
13 1.8
12.0
12.4
5-2
17.5
127.8
11.4
1 2 .1
4.9
54.4
368.5
28.7
(1/)
(1 /)
53.9
370.5
28.7
39.4
15 .6
54.2
372.5
28.0
39.6
15-4
72.6
387-1
34.8
(1/)
(1/)
68.9
372.5
33.4
74.8
2 7 .1
70.0
378.4
33.2
77-2
28.6
Virginia .3/................
(1/)
100.4
8.0
3-1
34.1
28.4
1 0 1 .1
8 .1
3.1
34.2
27.6
98.2
7-9
3.0
34.4
(1 /)
275.6
23.7
12 .3
84.6
85.6
277.4
23.3
12.6
84.e
85.8
268.4
23-7
11.7
84.0
123-4
328.3
51.7
16.2
163.6
118.0
3 1 1 .1
48.7
15 .6
157.2
119 .8
325.1
55.2
16.7
163.4
Washington.................
Vest Virginia..............
Wisconsin..................
Wyoming...................
29-3
1 1 .0
38.1
2 .2
29.4
1 1 .0
38.7
2 .2
28.6
11.0
36.2
2 .1
86.7
44.6
106.6
10 .6
87.8
44.2
104.6
12.8
85.0
44.0
104.0
1 1 .2
150.3
60.9
128.4
16.4
144.3
56.6
121.4
15-5
148.2
5 8 .1
12 2 .1
1 6 .1
California^................
Kentucky.^/................
Maine... y................
Maryland .2/................
Massachusetts..............
Michigan...................
Minnesota..................
Missouri...................
Montana...................
Ohio......................
Oklahoma...................
Oregon .R/..................
Pennsylvania...............
Rhode Island...............
South Dakota...............
Tennessee..................
Texas.....................
Utah... ..................
l/ Not available. 2/ Revised series; not strictly comparable vith previously published data. 3/ Mining combined
vith construction. 4/ Mining combined with service.
Federal employment in Maryland and Virginia portions of
the Washington, D. C., metropolitan area included in data for District of Columbia. 6/ Beginning vith July 1954,
approximately 1,200 Howard University and Gallaudet College employment cure excluded from Federal Governnent em
ployment and included in service. 7/ Finance and government do not conform vith definitions used for national
series as shown in Glossary.
14
Tab!# A -8: Emptayees in nonagricuitura) estabiishments
for seiected areas, by industry divis!on
(In thouaanda)
Area and industry
division
Number of employeea
1954
1951
Sent.
Sept.
Aug.
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Mining...............
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Fin&ncc
Service
Government............
188.7
10.4
11.4
61.3
16.7
42.9
10.5
19.0
16 .6
187.8
11.0
10.9
61.5
16.7
42.4
10.4
19 .O
16.0
194.1
13-1
10.7
64.3
17.5
43.1
9-8
1 9 .1
16 .7
77-7
3-0
16.9
10.4
17 .2
2.5
8.2
19.6
74.8
1.3
16.4
10.3
17-1
2-5
8.2
19.2
80.6
5-0
16.8
ll.l
17-2
2 .5
8.2
20.0
1,836.5
14.6
105.7
635-9
1 2 1 .1
411.8
83.7
256.4
207.3
1 ,821.8
14.8
104.9
629-3
12 2 .1
410.9
84.0
256.5
199-3
1,859.4
16.0
124.6
646.8
124.9
4 15 .1
82.0
250.8
199-2
Sacramento
Manufacturing.........
13-2
14.6
13-4
San BemardinoRiverside-Ontario
Manufacturing.........
25.7
25-9
28.1
178.2
.2
10.1
45.9
11.0
4o.i
6.0
24.3
4o.6
179.6
.2
10.6
47.0
11 .0
40.4
6.0
25.2
39.2
187.9
.2
13.0
49-7
10.9
42.0
5.9
25.4
40.8
876.2
1-5
56.2
188.9
98.0
200.0
55.6
109.7
166.3
872.8
1.5
56.2
190.5
97.9
199-2
55-9
109.1
162.5
901.4
1.5
60.2
203.2
101.5
201.9
55.4
109.2
168.5
39.0
39-0
4 1.7
1 5 .1
16.5
1 6 .1
233-0
1-5
15 .8
41.8
26.6
65.3
12.4
31.6
38.0
234.8
1-5
16.3
42.1
26.4
65.8
12.5
32.4
37.8
(2/)
1.3
17 .4
44.5
28.4
66.3
12.5
31.8
(2/)
1 1 6 .1
5-5
66.2
5-7
115.3
5 .7
65.6
5 .7
123.9
5-7
73-8
5-5
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Scrvicc
Government
San Diego
Contract construction...
ARIZONA
Phoenix l/
Total....... ;........
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance
Trans, and pub. util....
96.4
.2
8.2
15-5
8.8
2 8 .1
5-1
12 .3
18.2
94.3
.2
8.3
15-1
8.7
27.4
5.1
12.1
17-4
93-9
.2
8.4
14 .7
8.8
2 7.7
4.8
12.0
17-3
Service
Government *..........
San Francisco-Oakland
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Tucson l/
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Nuaber of eepltareea
1954
1953
Sept.
Sent.
Aug.
Los Angeles
Mobile
Contract construction...
Manufacturing l/......
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade................
Area and industry
division
41.2
1.8
3-1
5-2
4.9
9.9
1.5
6.5
8.3
39-9
1.7
3-1
4.9
4.9
9-6
1.5
6.3
7-9
4 1.9
1-7
3-8
5-8
4.9
10.2
1.4
6.2
7-9
S^FViCC
San Jose
Stockton
MBmufctcturin^
COLORADO
Denver
ARKANSAS
Little RockN. Little Rock
Total................
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Flu&rcc
Service 2/............
67.0
5.2
11-7
7-3
17-3
4.2
9-5
11.9
65.4
4.6
1 1 .6
7.4
16.9
4.2
9-5
11.4
70.3
5.0
13-4
8.5
17 .8
4.1
9-7
11-9
CALIFORNIA
Fresno
15 .6
See footnotes at end of table.
32R785 0 - 54 -4
15.0
14 .9
Mining ]/.............
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing l/................
Trans, and pub. util, l/
Trade JL/.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance l/............
Government
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Total................
Contract construction 2/
Trans, and pub. util....
Area
L m p t o y me n t
Tab)* A -8 : Emptoyees in nonaaricutturat estabtishments
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thouaanda)
Area and in d u stry
d iv is io n
Number of employees
1954
1953
'ept.
AUK.
Sept.
CONNECTICUT - Continued
Bridgeport - Continued
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government............
19.0
2.5
9.7
7.4
18.9
2.6
9.4
7.4
19.2
2.5
10.1
7.1
Hartford
Total................
Contract construction 2/
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government............
19^.9
9.3
74.9
7.4
38.9
26.8
20.4
17.3
192.0
9.4
73.5
7.4
37.6
26.9
19.8
17.5
197.7
9.0
79.0
7.5
39.9
25.6
20.2
16.5
Area and industry
division
Sept.
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Service 2/ 4/.........
Stamford
Total................
Contr&ct construction 2/
Manufa cturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government............
Contract construction...
41.3
1.3
26.7
2.1
5.5
.7
2.8
2.3
4l.l
1.3
26.7
2.1
5.3
.7
2.8
2.3
43.6
1.2
29.5
2.0
5.3
.7
2.6
2.2
Service 2/............
Government.............
Contract construction...
Finance.................
119.6
6 .1
46.8
11.7
23.0
5.6
17.9
8.6
48.2
3.4
20.8
2.6
9.1
1 .6
7.2
3.5
119.2
6.3
46.5
11.7
22.6
5.6
18.0
8.5
47.9
3.5
20.4
2.6
9 .1
1.6
7.3
3.5
121.8
6.1
49.8
11.7
22.9
5.7
17.6
8.2
51.1
3.4
23.3
2.7
9.2
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service 2 / ...............
Government.............
DELAWARE
Wilmington
Manufacturing.........
S** footnotes at end of table.
16
2.2
42.1
2.7
9.1
1.3
4.2
1.3
4.2
4.7
4.7
66.3
72.8
2.2
48.3
2.8
9.3
6i4.i
35.6
2 7 .1
43.5
125.4
31.1
81.6
269.8
115.3
9.7
18.3
14.3
35.7
8.6
13.3
15.5
114.4
9.3
17.7
14.3
35.8
8.5
13.4
15.5
112.0
8.6
18.5
14.5
34.4
7.5
13.1
15.6
204.0
2 1.5
23.9
27.4
61.5
12.2
38.8
18.e
203.5
22.0
23.9
26.8
6 1 .1
12.2
39.2
18.3
188.1
21.4
20.7
25.7
56.3
10.7
35.2
18.3
120.3
12.8
22.3
118.2
12.6
21.5
39.2
38.4
117.4
12.4
22.4
10.2
38.4
5.8
14.3
14.1
10.4
6.3
6.3
14.7
14.7
14.6
14.7
Contract construction...
297.8
16.7
78.9
30.8
78.6
21.2
38.1
33.5
292.5
13.9
77.9
30.1
78.8
20.9
37.6
33.3
302.3
51.3
4.7
14.4
6.7
12.6
52.7
48.5
48.7
1.3
Contract construction...
3.0
3.1
4.4
4.6
Trans, and pub. util....
14.0
6.3
12.4
13.9
6.4
12.5
1.5
5.8
5.5
58.9
15 .6
8l.l
32.1
80.6
21.5
37.5
33.9
Savannah
1.5
53.2
10.3
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Finance.................
67.0
2 .1
42.8
2 .7
9.1
601.5
35.2
26.5
41.5
121.1
32.1
82.4
262.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg
1.5
7.6
3.4
604.1
35.3
26.3
41.3
124.2
31.9
83.2
261.9
Miami l/
Trans, and pub. util....
Waterbury
Total................
Contract construction 2/
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government............
Sept.
FLORIDA
Jacksonville
Trans, and pub. util....
Nev Haven
Total................
Contract construction 2/
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government............
AUK.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington
Trans, and pub. util....
I'.ew Britain
Total................
Contract construction 2/
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government............
Number of employees
1954
1953
5.6
5.7
1-5
5.5
5.9
Tab!# A -8 : Emptoyees in n onac"cu!tura! estabtishments,
for seiected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
Number of employees
1954
Sept.
IDAHO
B o is e
T o t a l ........................................
C on tra ct c o n s tr u c tio n .
M a n u fa c t u r in g ....................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . .
T r a d e ........................................
F i n a n c e ...................................
S e r v i c e ...................................
G ov ern m en t............................
ILLIKOIS
C h ic a g o l /
T o t a l .........................................
M in in g ..................................... .
C o n tra ct, c o n s t r u c t i o n . ,
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... .
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . ,
T r a d e .........................................
F i n a n c e .....................................
S e r v i c e .....................................
G ov ern m en t.............................
INDIANA
E v a n s v ille
T o t a l .........................................
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... ,
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ..............
F o r t Wayne
T o t a l ..........................................
M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ...............
I n d ia n a p o lis
T o t a l ..........................................
C on tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n ..
M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . .
T r a d e ..........................................
F i n a n c e .....................................
O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g .
S o u th Bend
T o t a l ........................................
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... .
T r a d e .........................................
O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ,
IOWA
Des M oin es
T o t a l .........................................
C on tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n ..
M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . .
T r a d e ........................................ .
F i n a n c e .....................................
S e r v i c e 2 / .............................
G o v e rn m e n t.............................
KANSAS
T op ek a
T o t a l ..........................................
M in in g ........................................
1953
Aug.
Sept.
Area and industry
division
Topeka
Contract construction...
19*9
1.5
20.0
21.0
1.7
1.7
2.3
1.9
2.5
1.8
2.3
6.2
1.2
2.8
2.3
6.2
1.2
2.8
6.1
1.2
4.1
4.1
4.0
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service.................
Government.............
112.7
116.1
974.2
213.4
512.2
965.1
215.1
504.8
113.2
1 ,075.8
224.3
521.3
137.7
139.9
134.8
287.0
227.1
283.3
218.0
285.1
221.6
4.0
Trans, and pub. util....
Government.............
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Manufacturing..........
Finance................
63.5
34.7
34.9
28.6
74.7
39.2
35.5
72.0
72.8
8 1.1
33.1
38.9
33.9
38.9
40.8
4c.3
266.7
260.2
10.2
282.0
12.3
109.4
9.8
99.7
19.7
63.5
15.4
58.6
92.7
19.7
65.2
15.5
58.9
15.4
57.3
70.8
41.6
33.3
14.6
15.0
23.7
22.4
63.2
80.3
22.9
2.9
5.7
7.4
9.5
1953
Aun.
2.8
Sept.
2.9
6.0
5.3
4.5
7.4
9.4
2.3
5.1
11.8
11.8
11.5
119.2
118.7
1.3
7.4
53.2
7.4
24.5
115.4
1.3
2.2
7.9
9.5
2.2
5.2
Wichita
Contract construction...
2 ,580.1
63.0
28.3
1954
Sept.
3.0
2,446.1
3-9
,468.3
3-9
Number of employees
95.5
57.0
15.3
23.2
1.3
7.1
54.2
7.3
24.4
4.7
11.4
9.0
4.6
7*5
49.9
7.8
24.7
4.2
11.4
11.3
9.1
8.8
18.6
12.1
2 .1
18.6
11.8
2.0
19.5
11.9
1.9
265.3
4.8
263.8
273.2
4.7
4.6
18.5
18.9
53.3
52.4
42.6
32.5
20.9
58.0
43.8
66.6
11.6
35.0
32.8
27.6
28.0
28.9
1.3
14.6
1.3
1.3
1.1
15.0
1 .1
15.8
1.2
5-1
.7
3.8
5.1
.7
3.8
5.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
53.7
4.6
13.4
6.5
14.4
3.2
53.9
4.6
13.3
52.8
Nev Orleans
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
42.9
66.5
11.8
34.7
33.0
66.3
11.8
34.8
MAINE
Lewiston
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service 2/ ...............
Government.............
.6
3.8
Portland
91.4
5-2
92.2
21.6
7.8
22.7
24.0
5.2
7.9
24.2
Trans, and pub. util....
24.7
Finance.................
9.9
10.0
9.6
11.8
11.2
11.9
11.6
10.8
10.6
Contract construction...
92.7
5.3
23.2
7.8
Government.............
6.6
3.7
13.8
6.3
14.5
3.1
8.2
14.5
3.2
8.4
3.4
3.3
3.3
547.6
546.7
.8
.8
566.5
.8
39.8
39.8
4o.o
8.1
MARYLAND
Baltimore
44.8
.2
43.4
.2
45.3
.2
Contract construction...
See footnotes at end of table.
JJL
Aicj
[ii'pl^xmuit
Tab!# A -S : Emptoyees in nonagricuttura! estabtishments
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
d ivision
Number of employees
1954
Sept.
- Aug.
1953
Sept.
Number of employees
1953
1954
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Grand Rapids
MARYLAND - Continued
Baltimore - Continued
Trans, and pub. util....
Area and industry
division
185.6
56.6
111.3
28.2
59.5
65.8
187.5
57.8
109.2
28.6
60.3
62.7
204.7
60.1
111.4
27.8
57.0
64.7
Lansing
Manufacturing.........
(3/)
50.2
54.8
(3/)
27.6
31.8
(3/)
23.8
29.7
a/)
27.1
29.0
42.7
2.6
9-5
7.4
ll.l
1.9
6.3
3.9
43.0
2.6
9.6
7.6
11.2
1.9
6.2
3-9
45.1
2.7
10.8
8.2
11.3
1.9
6 .1
4.1
264.8
15.5
68.9
2 9.1
73.9
20.3
33.0
24.2
263.5
15.6
68.4
29.0
72.8
20.4
32.8
24.5
272.7
14 .7
76.7
30.0
75.1
19.8
32.7
23.8
15 1.6
10.2
42.3
21.6
33.3
10.5
17.0
16.6
15 1.6
10.3
42.3
21.6
33.0
10.6
17.1
16.6
152.4
9.0
44.5
22 .1
33.6
10.3
16.8
16.0
9.2
8.8
9-1
359.3
.8
20.0
109.5
45.8
93.3
20.4
39.3
30.2
375-8
.7
21.6
119.5
47.6
95.8
21.0
40.2
29.4
260.4
302.4
Muskegon
Saginaw
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Total................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance..............
Government............
947.2
41.1
279.4
78.9
221.0
63.9
129.8
133.1
943.7
42.4
280.1
78.5
218.6
64.9
129.5
129.7
982.2
46.5
306.6
79.4
227.1
62.8
128.9
130.9
45.1
25.0
2.4
8 .1
4.9
4 .7
46.6
27.2
2.4
7.8
4.7
4.5
49.9
30.0
2.4
8 .1
4.7
4.7
48.5
1.3
25.6
2.2
8.6
5.0
5.8
47.9
1 .1
25.6
2.2
8.4
4.8
5-8
53.8
1.4
31.0
2.2
8.7
4.8
5.7
MINNESOTA
Duluth
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Fall River
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Other nonmanufacturing..
Minneapolis
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Rev Bedford
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Government..............
Other nonmanufacturing..
St. Paul
Contract construction...
Springfield-Holyoke
Total................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
153.7
5.5
67.5
8.7
30.4
6.3
15.2
2 0 .1
153.0
5-7
6 7.1
8.8
30.1
6.5
15.1
19.7
160.5
4.5
73-3
9.0
30.9
6.2
15.3
21.3
Trans, and pub. util....
Service 2/............
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Worcester
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
99.8
3.5
45.6
5.2
20.5
4.1
9-7
11.2
99.4
3.5
46.0
5.2
20.2
4.2
9.5
10.8
107.7
4 .1
53-7
5.4
20.3
4.0
9.5
10 .7
u/)
540.6
687.3
Government............
(3/)
(3/)
a/)
a/)
U/)
(2/)
(3/)
u/)
(3/)
(3/)
76.4
76.4
St. Louis
Manufacturi ng.........
255.3
MISSOURI
Kansas City
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
MICHIGAN
Detroit
Flint
St* footnotes at and of table.
18
Tab!# A -8: Emptoyees !n nonagricuttura) estabiishments.
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and Industry
division
Number of employees
1954
S ect.
A n **
1953
A u g. _ _
d Inihi +
... .
y
s on
S e D t.
1.5
2.6
5.9
3.4
2.8
2.6
6 .1
3.4
2.9
2.9
5.8
3.4
1953
Sept.
a/)
Q/)
a/)
(3/)
a/)
a/)
a/)
Q/)
( 3/ )
a/)
(2/)
143.1
8.0
31.5
25.6
35.3
10.5
17.9
14.4
205.8
7.0
77.3
16.7
39.5
36.9
26.4
225.0
7.8
91.7
17-8
40.5
39.4
27.8
75.9
3.4
41.1
3.9
13.0
14.5
75-8
3.7
40.8
3.9
12.9
14.5
77.6
3.4
42.4
4.1
13-4
14.3
426.2
22.5
193.0
38.2
8 1.5
13.5
45.6
32.1
429.2
2 1.7
197.6
38.4
80.6
13.6
45.1
32.1
455.9
22.9
216.7
40.8
84.6
13.1
45.3
32.5
33.4
17-3
6.3
9-9
33.3
17.1
10.0
33-4
17.1
6.4
9.9
5/ ..........................
27.8
100.1
20.1
58.6
36.3
28.0
104.5
20.3
59.4
38.5
27-7
100.0
20.0
52.9
36.7
New York-Northeastern
New Jersey
Manufacturing.........
1.703.7
1 ,689.8
I.836.3
3,533.4
1.9
109.4
950.1
334.9
806.6
341.9
556.1
432.6
3,484.4
1.9
110.2
933.9
333.6
790.3
344.5
549.5
420.5
3.589.0
1.9
105.4
1 ,013.4
341.9
813.9
341.3
551.0
420.3
213.2
212.0
10.6
110.5
11 .2
218.7
9.5
11 9 .1
11 .0
Trans, andpub. util....
Other nonmanufacturing..
db
ah
(p)
Binghamton
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
Other nonmanufacturing..
Buffalo
a/)
d/)
(3/)
d/)
d/)
db
(3/)
23.8
2.3
1.9
3-3
5.9
.8
6.3
3.3
(3/)
1.8
2.0
3-3
5.8
.8
6 .1
(3/)
Contract construction...
Trans. and pub. util....
Service 2/............
Elmira
NEV HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
Total................
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance.............
Service.............
Government..........
39.6
1.6
19.0
2.5
7.5
1.9
4.3
2.7
4o.o
1.6
19.6
2.5
7.3
2.0
2.8
4l.l
1.6
20.6
2.5
7.7
1.9
4.2
2.6
NEV JERSEY
Newark-Jersey City 6/
Manufacturing........
352.9
350.3
390.2
Paterson 6/
Manufacturing.......
A ug.
205.8
7.1
77-5
16.6
39.6
36.9
28.0
C on tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n .. .
M a n u f a c t u r in g .........................
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
Reno
Total................
Contract construction
Manufacturing 2/....
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance...............
Service............. .
Government.......... .
1 254
S ep t.
NEW YORK
A lb a n y - S c h e n e c t a d y - T r o y
MONTANA
Great Falls
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Service j?/..........
Total................
Contract construction,
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade................
Finance..............
Service 2/..........
Government...........
Hunber o f enpl<areea
4.2
Manufacturing.........
Other nonmanufacturing..
Nassau and Suffolk
Counties 6/
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util....
S e r v ic e
167.6
166.1
184.3
Perth Amboy 6/
Manufacturing....... ,
79.4
79.4
85.6
Trenton
Manufacturing....... .
38.4
37.8
43.1
NEV MEXICO
Albuquerque
Total.................
Contract construction,
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade.................
Finance.............
Service 2/.........
Government...........
55.4
5.0
9.3
5.0
14.4
3.3
7.6
54.5
5.2
9.2
4.9
14.2
3 .1
7.5
10.4
54.4
4.6
8.8
5.3
14.6
6.3
New York City
Contract construction...
Manufacturing.........
Trans, andpub. util....
Finance..............
10.8
2.8
Rochester
C on tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n .. .
7.6
10.7
Trans, andpub. util....
10.4
11 1 .3
1 1 .1
St* footnotes at tmd of t*bl..
-i2.
Atw i Employment
Tab!# A -8 : Emptoyees in nonagricu!tura) estab!ishments
for setected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousanda)
Area and industry
division
Number of employees
1253,,
Sept.
..AuR.
Sept.
NEW YORK - Continued
Rochester - Continued
Trade...............
Finance.............
Other nonmanufacturing.
37.8
6.5
36.1
35.8
37-3
6.3
35.5
Syracuse
Total............
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade.............
Other nonmanufacturing
137.5
7.1
56 .1
11.2
29.8
33.4
137.1
7.8
55-3
11.3
29.3
33.3
147.1
7-9
64.8
11.7
29.2
33.5
Utica-Rome
Total..............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade..............
Finance.............
Service 2/..........
Government..........
94.1
2.7
42.8
6.1
14.8
3.1
7.6
17.1
37.3
6.6
94.3
2.8
42.9
6.0
14.6
3.1
7.8
17.0
10 1.9
3.4
49.9
6.4
15.1
3.0
7.6
16.5
Area and industry
division
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
Total................
Mining..............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade................
Finance.............
Service.............
Government..........
134.3
6.6
8.9
1 6 .1
10.8
36.4
7.7
16.4
31.6
134.7
6.6
9.4
16.4
10.8
35.9
7.7
16.4
31.5
137.0
6.6
10.0
1 6 .1
11.3
36.3
7.6
16.6
32.6
Tulsa
Total................
Mining.............. .
Contract construction
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade.................
Finance............. .
Service...............
Government...........
H3.9
11 .0
9.5
29.0
12 .1
28.4
5.2
13.3
5.5
114.3
ll.l
9.6
29.0
12.5
28.1
5.2
13.5
5.4
1 1 7 .1
1 1 .3
8.6
32.3
12.5
28.0
4.9
13.8
5.7
OREGON
Portland
Total.................
Contract construction.
Manufactur ing........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade................
Finance..............
Service 2/..........
Government...........
249.2
14.6
63.5
29.8
6 3 .1
12.5
33.4
32.3
244.2
14.5
6 1.7
29.6
61.4
12.6
33.5
30.9
253.7
15.5
65.4
31.2
64.3
12.3
33.2
31.8
92.9
92.2
105.3
Erie
Manufacturing....... .
37.3
38.2
44.9
Harrisburg
Total.................
Mining...............
Contract construction,
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
13 1.6
.5
8 .1
31.8
14.2
22.1
5.1
H.5
38.4
130.9
.5
7.8
32.0
14.3
22.0
5.0
11.4
37.9
138.6
.6
7.8
37.4
16 .1
2 2 .1
5.1
1 1 .6
38.0
Lancaster
Manufacturing........
43.7
43.6
46.0
Philadelphia
Manufacturing.......
551.9
548.7
6l4.o
Pittsburgh
Mining..............
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util.
Finance............. .
20.9
315.9
67.8
28.1
20.7
316.4
67-8
28.6
27.7
373.3
73.5
27.8
Westchester County 6/
Manufacturing.......
43.0
45.3
52.4
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Total.............
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade.............
Finance............
Service 2/.........
Government.........
82.8
6.0
21.3
9.6
24.6
5-3
10.0
6.0
82.9
6.2
2 1 .1
9.6
24.5
5.4
84.5
5.8
22.2
9.8
2 5.1 PENNSYLVANIA
Allentovn-Bethlehem5-3
Easton
10.0
Manufacturing....... .
6.3
Greensboro-High Point
Manufacturing......
40.5
40.0
40.4
Raleigh-Durham
Manufacturing......
22.0
21.1
22 .0
Winston-Salem
Manufacturing......
32.9
32.6
32.9
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo
Manufacturing.....
Trans, and pub. util
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government........
2.2
2.3
7.6
1.4
2.8
2.9
2.3
2.3
7.5
1.4
2.8
2.9
2 .1
2.4
7.6
1.3
2.8
2.9
10.0
6 .1
OHIO
Cincinnati
Manufacturing.....
157.1
156.2
172.6
Cleveland
Manufacturing.....
294.2
295.1
339.4
Set footnotes at end of table.
20
Number of employees
1954
1953
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Afej
Lmpk^muit
Tab!# A -8 : Emptoyees in nonagricuttura) estabiishments,
for se!ected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
Number of employees
1954
1332.
O ct.
PENNSYLVANIA - C o n tin u e d
R e a d in g 3/
M a n u fa c t u r in g ....................
S ep t.
O c t.
48.7
48.3
52.6
S cra n ton
M a n u fa c t u r in g .....................
30.3
30.4
32.0
W i lk e s - B a r r e — H a z le t o n
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... .
35.6
36.6
39.1
Y o r k 3/
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... .
43.8
44.5
47.8
RHODE ISLAND
P r o v id e n c e
T o t a l .......................................
C o n tra ct c o n s t r u c tio n .
M a n u fa c t u r in g ....................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . .
T r a d e .......................................
F i n a n c e ..................................
S e r v i c e l / ...........................
G ov ern m en t...........................
286.7
15.7
136.9
14.0
51.4
11.8
26.2
30.7
282.6
15.2
134.5
14.3
50.0
H.7
26.5
30.4
294.5
14.2
149.2
14.7
50.7
SOUTH CAROLINA
C h a r le s t o n 3/
T o t a l .....................................
C o n tra ct c o n s tr u c tio n
M a n u fa c tu r in g .................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l .
T r a d e ..................................... .
F i n a n c e ................................ .
S e r v i c e ................................ .
G ov ern m en t..........................
49.2
3.6
9-3
4.1
11.5
1.4
4.4
15.2
48.6
3.7
8.8
4.0
11.5
1.4
4.4
14.9
50.8
4.1
9.0
4.4
1.3
4.5
15.4
G r e e n v i l l e 3/
M a n u fa c t u r in g ....................
28.9
28.7
28.9
SOUTH DAKOTA
S io u x F a l l s
M a n u fa c t u r in g ...................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l .
T r a d e ..................................... .
F i n a n c e ................................ .
S e r v i c e 7 / ..........................
5.4
2.0
7.1
1.3
4.7
5.5
7.3
1.3
4.8
5.5
2.1
7.4
1-3
4.8
90.8
91.3
95.9
2.1
11.2
25.3
29.2
12.2
TENNESSEE
C h a tta n o o g a _3/
T o t a l .......................................
M in in g .....................................
C o n tra ct c o n s tr u c tio n .
M a n u fa c tu r in g ....................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . .
T r a d e .......................................
F in a n c e ..................................
S e r v i c e ..................................
G ov ern m en t...........................
.1
.1
.1
4.6
41.5
5.4
17.4
3.9
9.4
8.7
4.6
41.9
5.4
17.4
3.9
9.4
8.7
4.8
46.4
5.5
17.9
3.7
9.2
K n o x v il l e 3/
T o t a l .......................................
M in in g .....................................
C on tra ct c o n s t r u c tio n .
M a n u fa c tu r in g ....................
121.3
1.9
16.4
43.2
121.2
120.9
1.8
16.3
43.3
13.5
45.5
8.6
2.1
A^ea and industry
division
K n o x v il l e - C o n tin u e d
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l .
T r a d e .....................................
F i n a n c e ................................
S e r v i c e ................................
G o v ern m en t.........................
1954
O c t.
1953
S ep t.
O ct.
7.2
24.4
2.5
11 .2
14.7
7.3
24.2
2.5
11.2
14.7
8.0
23.6
2.4
1 1 .1
15.0
Memphis
T o t a l .......................................
M in in g .....................................
C o n tra ct c o n s t r u c tio n .
M a n u fa c t u r in g ....................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . .
T r a d e .......................................
F i n a n c e ...................................
S e r v i c e ..................................
G ov ern m en t...........................
165.5
.3
9.9
41.0
14.8
49.2
7.5
21.4
21.6
166.3
.3
9.9
42.0
14.8
49.0
7.6
21.2
21.6
174.4
.5
10.0
45.7
16.6
50.9
7.3
2 1.7
21.9
N a s h v i l l e 3/
T o t a l .......................................
C on tra ct c o n s t r u c tio n .
M a n u fa c tu r in g ....................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . .
T r a d e .......................................
F i n a n c e ..................................
S e r v i c e ...................................
G overn m en t...........................
125.7
8.0
36.4
12.3
28.3
7.7
18.8
14.4
125.4
8.3
36.1
12.3
28.1
7.7
18.7
14.5
125.7
8.9
37.5
12.4
27.4
7.3
18.4
14.0
UTAH
S a l t Lake C i t y
T o t a l .........................................
M in in g .......................................
C on tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n ..
M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . .
T r a d e ..........................................
F i n a n c e .....................................
S e r v i c e .....................................
G ov ern m en t..............................
108.1
6 .1
7.1
16.8
12.5
31.4
6.2
13.5
14.5
108.5
6.1
7.2
16.9
12.5
31.3
6.3
13.6
14.5
107.1
6.3
6.9
17.0
12.7
30.8
6.0
12 .7
14.5
VERMONT
B u r lin g to n
T o t a l .......................................
M a n u fa c tu r in g ....................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . .
T r a d e .......................................
S e r v i c e ...................................
O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g
15.7
4.0
1.2
4.6
2.8
3.1
16.3
4.5
1.2
4.7
2.9
3.1
17.8
6.4
1.2
4.5
2.3
3.4
S p r in g fie ld
T o t a l .......................................
M a n u fa c tu r in g ....................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . .
T r a d e .......................................
S e r v i c e ...................................
O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g
11.8
7.4
.6
1.5
.8
1.5
12.0
7-5
.6
1.5
.8
1.6
13.4
9.0
.6
1.5
.7
1.5
14.2
15.0
16.0
VIRGINIA
N o r f o l k - P o r t sm outh
M a n u fa c t u r in g ..........
See footnotes at end of table.
21
Are^i Employment
Tab!* A -8 : Emptoyees in nonagricu!tura! estab!ishments
for se!ected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thouaanda)
Area and industry
division
Number of employeea
O ct.
195&.
Sent.
195,3O ct.
VIRGINIA - Continued
Richmond
Total.............
Mining............
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
148.3
.4
12.3
36.4
14.9
36.5
11.9
16.3
19.6
147.4
.4
11.5
36.6
14.9
36.2
11.9
16.3
19.6
150.8
.4
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Total............. .
Contract construction,
Manufacturing...... .
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade.............
Finance........... .
Service l/......... .
Government......... .
283.8
14.2
79-2
26.7
69.6
16.9
35.4
41.8
287.2
14.5
80.5
27.5
69.8
16.9
36.0
42.0
282.3
13.0
81.3
27.4
69.4
15.9
35.1
40.2
Spokane 3/
Total.............
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service l/.........
Government.........
Tacoma
Total.............
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans. and pub. util.
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service l/.........
Government.........
70.5
4.5
14.2
8.1
19.4
3.7
11.4
9.2
71.5
4.1
18.3
6.5
14.4
2.5
7.9
17.8
10.8
38.7
15.5
37.6
11.4
16.8
19.6
71.1
4.6
14.4
8 .1
19.6
3.8
11.4
9.2
70.2
4.5
14.3
8.7
19.1
3.3
11 .2
9.1
72.8
72.2
4.8
18.0
7.0
14.9
2.5
7.7
17.3
4.2
18.9
6.5
14.8
2.6
8 .1
17.7
Area and industry
division
VEST VIRGINIA
C h a rle s to n
T o t a l .....................................
M in in g ..................................
C on tra ct c o n s tr u c tio n
M a n u fa c tu r i n g .................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l .
T r a d e .....................................
F i n a n c e ................................
S e r v i c e ................................
G overnm ent * ....................
Number of employeea
1954
O c t.
1931.
S ep t.
O c t.
87.6
10.8
4.3
24.5
10.4
17.3
2 .7
8.7
9 .1
88.2
ll.l
4.4
24.8
10.4
17.3
2 .7
8.7
9.1
97.4
15.6
5-9
28.1
9.8
17.8
2.7
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
( 2/)
109.9
5.5
3-8
53.4
9.1
19.0
2.8
9.7
6.8
114.7
6.4
4.0
56.1
9.9
19.6
2.7
9.6
6.7
WISCONSIN
M ilw aukee
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................
176.4
178.4
194.5
R a c in e
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................
22.6
22.1
23.8
WYOMING
C asper
M in in g ..................................
C o n tra ct c o n s tr u c tio n
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l .
T r a d e .....................................
F i n a n c e ................................
S e r v i c e ................................
2.9
1.4
1.9
1.7
3.6
.5
1.8
3.1
1?3
1.9
1.7
3.7
.4
1.9
2.9
1 .1
2.0
1.8
3-8
.5
1.7
W h e e lin g -S te u b e n v ille
T o t a l .....................................
M in in g ..................................
C o n tra ct c o n s tr u c tio n
M a n u fa c t u r in g .................
T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l .
T r a d e .....................................
F i n a n c e ................................
S e r v i c e ................................
G overn m en t..........................
8.8
8.9
* D oes n o t co n fo r m v i t h d e f i n i t i o n u s e d f o r n a t i o n a l s e r i e s a s sh ovn i n G lo s s a r y ,
l / I n c lu d e s m in in g .
2 / N ot a v a i l a b l e .
3/ R e v is e d s e r i e s ; n o t s t r i c t l y co m p a ra b le v i t h p r e v i o u s l y p u b l i s h e d d a ta .
4/ B e g in n in g v i t h J u ly 1 9 5 4 , a p p r o x im a t e ly 1 ,2 0 0 H ovard U n i v e r s i t y and G a lla u d e t C o ll e g e e m p lo y e e s a r e e x c lu d e d
fro m F e d e r a l G overnm ent em ploym ent and i n c l u d e d i n s e r v i c e .
5/ I n c lu d e s m in in g and f i n a n c e .
(3/ S u b a r e a o f Nev Y o r k -N o r t h e a s t e r n Nev J e r s e y .
7/ I n c l u d e s m in in g and g o v e rn m e n t.
22
Tabte B-l: Monthty tabor turnover rates in manufacturing industries,
by ctass of turnover
(Per 100 employees)
A p r.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
1939
19^7
1946
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
3.2
4.9
4.3
4.6
3.1
4.1
4.0
2.6
4.5
4.7
4.1
3.0
3.6
3.9
3-1
4.9
4.5
4.8
2.9
4.1
3.7
3.5
5.2
4.7
4.8
2.8
4.6
4.1
Total separation
3.5
3.3
3.3
4.6
5.4
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.5
5.2
3.6
4.3
3.0
2.9
3.1
4.4
4.8
4.3
5.0
3.9
3-9
3.3
1934.
4.3
3.6
3.5
4.1
3.7
4.3
3.8
4.4
3.3
1939
1947
1946
1949,
1950,
1951
1952
19531934,
0.9
3-5
2.6
1.7
l.l
0.8
3.5
2.8
1.6
1.2
2.5
2.0
0.8
3.7
3.0
1.7
1.3
2.7
2.2
0.7
3.5
2.8
2.5
2.7
1.1
0.6
3.2
2.5
1.4
1.0
3.1
1.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
-ill.
2.8
2.2
2.7
-liA.
193919471946,
1949
1950,
1951
1952,
1953.
1954,
0.1
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
0.1
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.4
0.1
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
0.1
.4
.4
.2
.2
.4.
.3
0.1
.4
3
.2
.3
.4
.3
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
.2
,2
.2
1939.
1947.
1946,
19491950,
1951.
1952,
1953-
2.2
.9
1.2
2.5
1.7
1.0
1.4
.9
1.9
.8
1.7
2.3
1.7
.8
1.3
2.2
.9
1.2
2.8
1.4
.8
l.l
2.6
1.0
1.2
2.8
1.2
1.0
1.3
2.8
.8
2.2
.8
1954.
2.3
.9
2.4
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.6
.4
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.5
.3
Year
1947.
1946,
1949195019511952.
1953-
2.1
1.9
2.1
0.1
.4
__ *2-.
1954.
.3
.2
193919471948.
19491950.
19511952.
1953-
4.1
6.0
4.6
3.2
3.6
5.2
4.4
4.4
3.1
5.0
3.9
2.9
3.2
4.5
3.9
4.2
3.3
5.1
4.0
3.0
3.6
4.6
3.9
4.4
1954.
2.8
2.5
2.8
May
1.6
1.6
June
4.2
3-1
July
4.3
3.1
Quit
0.7
0.7
3.1
3.1
2.9
2.9
1.4
1.5
1.8
1.7
2.4
2.5
2.2
2.2
2.6
2.5
1.1
111
PiBCh!
0.1
0.1
.4
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
.3
A ug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
3.0
5-3
5.1
4.0
4.2
5.3
4.6
2.8
5-9
5.4
4.2
4.9
5-1
4.9
2.9
5.0
4.5
4.1
4.3
4.7
4.2
3.0
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.6
4.3
3.5
3.5
3.7
4.3
3.2
3.6
3.5
3.4
4.8
5-2
3.9
4.5
4.2
4.0
3.1
0.8
2.7
2.2
0.7
2.3
1.7
.9
1.7
1.4
1.7
l.l
3.3
0.8
4.0
3.4
1.8
2.9
3.1
3.0
l.l
4.5
3.9
2.9
3.1
JjL
-1*3.
1.5
2.7
2.5
2.8
2.1
-1*2.
0.1
.4
.4
.3
.4
.4
.3
0.1
.4
.4
.2
.4
.3
.4
0.2
.4
.4
.2
.4
.4
.4
2.1
3.4
3.1
3-5
0.9
3.6
2.8
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
.2
.4
. .2
2.7
1.4
l.l
3.3
l.l
1.2
l.l
1.0
Lajroff
2.5
2.5
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.1
2.1
2.5
.6
.9
1.0
1.3
l.l
2.2
.9
1.1
2.1
.8
1.2
1.8
.6
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.6
.9
1.0
1.8
.7
1.3
.7
1.8
.9
1.2
2.3
.6
1.4
.7
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.5
.4
.2 .
Mi!scellan<)oua. iilcludim mlliti*ry
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.5
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
-*.1.3
.2Total ttccessi(HI
4.2
6.2
2.9
3-3
3.9
5.1
4.8
4.9
5-9
5.1
5.5
5.3
4.1
4.0
5.0
4.7
5.7
5-1
4.4
4.4
4.1
2.9
3.5
3.5
4.4
6.6
4.8
4.7
3-5
5.7
4.2
4.5
4.5
4.9
4.5
4.3
4.4
5.6
3.7
3.9
4.9
5.9
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.0
5.1
4.3
2.4
2.7
3.4
2.9
3-5
3.3
1.8
0.1
.1
.1
.4
.4
3
.3
1.2
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.5
0.2
.4
.4
.2
.3
.3
.4
.3
0.1
.4
3
.2
.3
.3
.3
2.0
.8
1.4
2.5
l.l
1.7
.7
2.3
2.7
.9
2.2
2.0
1.3
1.5
1.0
0.1
.1
.1
.3
.4
.3
.3
0.1
.1
.1
.3
.3
.3
4.1
4.8
3.9
3.3
4.0
3.9
4.0
2.7
2.8
3.6
2.7
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.3
2.1
.2
2.5
.2
.2
5.9
5.5
4.5
3.7
5.2
4.4
5.2
3.3
3.6
-23-
Tab!e B-2: Monthty tabor turnover rates in setected groups
and industries
S e p a r a t io n
in d u s t r y group and i n d u s t r y
T ota l
Q u it
D is c h a r g e
M is c ., i n c l .
L ayo f f
a c c e s s io n
Oct.
Sept . Oct.
1954
1954
19^4
1954
1954
..........................................................
3.1
3.9
1.2
1.8
0.2
0.2
1.5
#Mrc6/g Goods.....................
AfondMra6/g Coods...................................................
3.2
3-0
4.0
1.6
1.2
1.6
2.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.6
i.,l
ORDNANCE AMD ACCESSOR!ES............
3.8
4.3
1.0
1.4
.1
.1
2.5
2.6
5.2
4.8
3.8
2 .1
1.3
1.6
2.5
2.3
3.0
1.5
1 .1
(1 /)
.1
4.0
.3
.3
.5
.4
2.6
3.0
.7
1 .1
.3
3.2
.3 '
.3
.4
.4
2.4
4.3
3.2
1.2
.8
4.3
7.8
.5
1.8
.1
.2
3.5
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES................ 2.0
2.3
2.6
2.3
1.2
1.7
.7
1.7
1.6
1.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
1.7
.8
1.4
.1
3.5
1.4
4.2
1.8
3.6
3.3
6.9
3.7
3.2
3.3
3-3
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.6
2.0
2.0
2.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
FOOD AMD K!NDRED PRODUCTS...........
4.0
1.4
Sept. Oct.
1.4
Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct.
1954
1954
1.7
0.2
0.3
3-6
3.4
1.9
1-3
.2
.1
.3
3.9
.2
2.<2
3.6
3-2
.1
.2
1.9
2.4
.1
.2
.2
4.4
5.3
T o b a cco and s n u f f ................................................
TEXTtLE-M!LL PRODUCTS...............
2.3
1.6
3.3
3.7
3.3
2.8
9.3
3.4
2.3
2.6
4.0
D yeing and f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s . . ............ .. 2.2
C a r p e ts ,
ru g s,
o th e r f l o o r c o v e r in g s ..
APPAREL AND OTHER F!M!SHED TEXHLE
PRODUCTS.........................
M en 's and b o y s '
.1
.3
5.7
.2
.1
2.2
1.6
.3
.7
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
2.2
.1
.5
.7
.3
.5
2.3
1.4
3.3
.9
.2
.1
1.5
1.6
.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
1.3
.9
7.4
1.5
.4
1.2
2.1
1 .1
.8
.3
.3
-3
.3
4.8
.2
.1
.1
.8
2.3
.8
.2
.1
.1
.2
3.1
4.4
3.0
3.0
3.4
3-3
2.3
4.7
2.4
1.2
1.4
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
1.2
.7
.8
.8
1.2
1.6
.3
(1 /)
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.5
4.8
3.7
2.6
5.2
3.3
2.7
3.3
.1
.2
.1
.2
4.0
3.7
.3
2.8
2.1
.7
( 1 /)
.1
3.5
3.6
1.8
1 .1
1.9
-3
.3
.3
3.9
1.2
1.0
.1
.5
.3
.7
.7
4.6
3.4
4.0
3.8
3.9
3.0
2.7
1.7
2.9
1.6
.1
.1
.2
.2
.8
1.0
.1
1.7
4.2
4.2
2.7
3.2
.1
.2
1.3
4.6
2.3
4.0
4.0
3.8
5.7
7.3
5.9
2.1
5.0
4.4
.3
.4
.3
.3
.3
.3
2.1
3.7
1.1
2.9
.3
.4
2.8
.2
2.6
2.6
2.0
1.6
1.0
.8
8.6
S a w m ills and p la n in g m i l l s ...........................
M illw o r k , p ly w o o d , and p r e f a b r i c a t e d
s t r u c t u r a l wood p r o d u c t s . . . * . .................
FURN!TUREANDF!XTURES..............
PAPER AND ALHED PRODUCTS...........
1.9
2.5
2.1
2.8
3.8
3.8
3.6
1.4
2.5
2.4
.5
.3
2.2
3.6
1 .1
2.3
1.7
2.9
4.1
.2
.1
3.4
3.6
2.8
1.4
.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
2.5
2.3
.9
2.7
2.9
3.2
1 .1
(1 /)
.2
.3
f u r n i s h i n g s and
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURN!TURE)........................
24
1.6
1.6
1954
3.9
4.5
3.4
3-0
B e v e ra g e s :
1.7
Sept.
1954 1954
1954 1954
.8
1.6
2.0
2.7
.4
.4
.4
.2
.7
.6
.8
.3
.7
.2
.6
.6
.5
.2
4.3
6.5
10.7
.3
7.8
3.5
.2
.1
2.7
4.7
.2
.2
3.7
.6
.4
.4
.3
.3
2.1
4.8
5.4
3.3
.9
.5
.7
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
2.4
1.7
3.1
.2
4.4
5.7
2.7
1.6
4.0
Ljbor
!ut novcr
Tabte B-2: M onthty tabor turnover rates in setected groups
and industries - Continued
(Per 100 employees)
Separation
Total
Quit
Discharge
industry group and industry
Sept. Aug.
CHEMtCALS AMO ALL)ED PRODUCTS........
Industrial organic chemicals..........
Sept. Aug. Sept.
Aug. Sept.
Aug. Sept. Aug.
Sept. Aug.
1954
1954
1954 1954
1954 1954
19%
1954
1.7
1.4
0.1
0.6
0.6
2.0
0.8
.9
0.1
2.0
1.9
.2
.1
.1
.1
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.5
.9
1.3
.1
.6
1.5
1.7
1.3
1954
2.4
3.0
2.1
2.1
.3
.9
1.5
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.4
1.1
.7
.5
1.4
1.2
2.6
2.1
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AMD COAL.......
2.0
Petroleum refining.....................
1.7
RUBBER PRODUCTS.... ................
3.3
3.0
2.7
3.8
2.4
1.4
3.2
1.4
4.0
4.7
3.8
3.6
4.8
3.3
2.5
2.7
2.6
Footwear (except rubber)..............
STOME, CLAY, AMD OLASS PRODUCTS......
Glass and glass products..............
Cement, hydraulic......................
Structural clay products..............
Pottery and related products..........
PRtMARY METAL )MDUSTR)ES............
rolling mills.........................
Iron and steel foundries..... .
Gray— iron foundries.......... .
Malleable— iron foundries.............
Steel foundries.......................
copper, lead, and zinc..............
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
conferrous metals:
copper................................
.6
.9
.5
1.1
2.4
1.2
1.4
1.3
2.3
LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS.........
accession
1954
1954
Drugs and medicines....................
Paints, pigments, and fillers.........
Tires and inner tubes..................
Rubber footwear................ ........
Other rubber products..................
Misc.,incl.
military
Layoff
1954
0.2
1.8
1.5
.7
1 .5
1.6
.3
.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
1.9
1.2
1.9
.1
.1
0.3
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.9
.4
.7
.4
1.0
.2
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.8
3.0
4.4
4.4
3.2
1.7
4.6
4.0
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
3.0
3.3
3.0
2 .1
1 .1
1.3
1 .1
.1
.1
(1/)
(1/)
l.l
.6
.2
.1
.1
.1
1.5
1.4
1.9
1.3
.1
.2
.3
.1
.2
.5
.4
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.2
2.8
2.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
1 .1
1.2
3.1
.7
3.6
1 .1
.8
1.0
.2
.1
1.0
1.6
1.2
1.8
.2
2.6
.3
1.4
l.l
.3
1.2
.3
.2
.1
3.3
1.5
1.4
.1
.2
.2
(1/)
l.l
1.8
.3
.9
.3
.4
3.9
1.8
2.8
.1
.1
.1
.2
3.1
2.0
3.2
4.4
1.7
3.6
2.9
2.7
2.6
.9
.7
.1
2.3
2 .1
2.6
2.3
.9
3.0
l.l
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.3
3.8
3.2
2.7
1.3
.9
.6
1.0
1 .1
1.2
.8
2.3
1.7
1.5
1 .1
4.1
1.5
4.9
3.3
4.5
2.7
(2/)
2.5
2.9
2.0
3.2
2.3
.9
2.2
.9
.8
.6
1.2
1.6
(1/)
.2
.1
.1
1.4
1.6
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
(1/)
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.9
.2
.2
1.3
2.3
1.2
.3
1.7
1.7
1.5
.2
.2
.1
.2
.9
.3
.2
.2
.4
.4
.1
.1
.9
1.0
.3
.3
.2
2.6
3.6
.6
.5
.1
.1
2.4
4.8
2.3
2.3
1.4
1.5
1.4
(2/)
1.2
1.0
.3
.3
.8
2.8
1.7
.6
1.2
.2
(2/)
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
2.7
3.1
3.2
1.8
1.4
2.3
2.5
2.9
2.8
2.8
1.8
2.6
.3
.2
.1
.4
.2
.3
2.3
2.0
.8
.3
.3
.2
2.2
3.3
.3
3.4
1.9
5-6
2.8
.2
.2
2.9
1.5
2.5
3.1
.8
(2/)
1.0
.2
.2
(2/)
.2
.2
3.8
3.1
(2/)
1.5
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.7
3.2
Other primary metal industries:
FABRtCATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDMAMCE, MACHtMERY, AMD
TRAMSPORTATtOM EQUtPMEMT)...........
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware....
Cutlery and edge tools...............
Hand tools.............................
Hardware...............................
.7
1.3
1.3
.6
.6
l.l
.3
.3
(1/)
.1
.2
1.6
4.9
-SI
L jbor
!
cf*
Tabte B-2: Monthty tabor turnover rates in setected groups
and industries - Continued
(P e r 100 e m p lo y e e s )
S e p a ra tio n
i n d u s t r y g rou p m d i n d u s t r y
Quit
T ota l
T ota l
D is c h a r g e
L a y o ff
M is c ., i n c l .
m ilit a r y
S ep t.
A ug. S e p t . A ug.
S e p t. A ug.
S e p t. A ug.
S e p t . A ug.
1954
1954 1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1934
1934
S ep t.
A ug.
1934
1934
1934
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDMAMCE, MACmMERY, AMD
TRAMSPORTATtOM E(?U!PMEMT)-continued
and plum bers' su p p lie s ............................
S a n it a r y ware and p lu m b e r s '
3 .5
4.8
1.8
1.8
0.6
0.6
0.8
2 .2
0 .2
0 .3
5 .6
5 .3
s u p p lie s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.0
4 .2
1 .7
1 .5
.6
.7
.5
1 .9
.2
.2
5 .3
4 .7
3-9
5-2
2 .0
2 .0
.5
.5
1 .2
2 .4
.1
.3
5 .0
3.0
3.3
4 .9
1 .3
1 .1
.3
.3
1 .5
3 .4
.2
.2
3 .0
2 .7
7 .6
7-4
1 .3
1 .1
.2
.1
5 .9
5 .6
.3
.6
4 .8
5 .2
3 .6
2.6
4.3
3.4
3 .6
3.3
2 .9
2 .1
5 -1
2 .6
4.0
4.3
1 .2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
1 .9
1 .2
2 .9
1 .8
2 .1
1 .9
1-7
1 .0
.9
.7
.6
1.0
1.0
.9
3-7
1 .3
2 .7
3 .2
.2
.2
.4
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.6
.2
.2
.2
2 .5
2 .3
6 .1
1 .7
1 .5
1 .3
1 .9
1 .6
2 .3
2 .1
1 .3
1 .0
2.6
5-5
2 .7
4 .6
1.0
1.6
1 .1
1 .1
.3
.1
.1
.2
1 .0
3 .6
1 .2
3 .1
.3
.2
.2
.2
1 .0
2 .4
1 .6
1 .7
3.3
3.4
2 .9
2.3
1.2
1 .3
1.0
.9
.2
.1
.3
.2
1 .7
1 .7
1 .4
l.l
.2
.3
.2
.1
1 .7
2 .3
1.8
1 .9
2.3
1 .6
1 .7
.9
.2
.1
.3
.4
.1
.1
5 .1
2.9
4.8
3.0
3.4
2.0
l.l
1.0
.7
.8
.1
.1
.3
.2
3.3
1 .7
2 .1
.9
.2
.1
.3
.2
3 .0
1 .6
1 .9
1.8
3 .7
2 .7
2.0
1 .4
.3
.2
1 .3
.9
.1
.3
4 .2
3-5
3.3
(2/)
2.0
2 .9
1 .4
(2/)
.7
1.8
.1
(2/)
.1
.2
1 .5
(2/ )
1 .1
.6
.1
(2/)
.3
.3
2.6
(2/ )
1 .7
4 .2
4.0
(2/)
3 .1
1 .9
2 .7
(2/)
1 .9
1 .0
.3
(2/)
.3
.1
.9
(2/)
.6
.3
.1
(2/)
.4
.3
6.4
(2/)
5 .2
.9
4 .2
3.4
1.6
1 .3
.3
.3
2.0
1-3
.3
.2
4 .3
4 .3
5 .9
3 .9
4.8
5 .3
2.8
2.2
4.3
4.6
5.0
2.3
2 .2
2 .1
3 .9
3.4
1.6
.9
2.0
2.2
1.2
1 .4
1 .9
l.l
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.3
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
3 .9
4 .3
2 .3
2.8
1 .2
.5
2.0
3.0
3 .7
.3
.4
.7
2.2
1 .4
.2
.4
.2
.2
.2
.2
(1/ )
.4
.4
.2
.1
.2
.2
.3
4 .5
5 .9
2 .3
2 .1
2 .9
.6
3 .9
3 .7
3.0
2 .5
2 .5
2 .1
O i l b u r n e r s , n o n e l e c t r i c h e a t in g
and c o o k in g a p p a r a t u s , n o t e l s e
w h ere c l a s s i f i e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F a b r i c a t e d s t r u c t u r a l m e ta l
p r o d u c t s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M eta l s ta m p in g , c o a t i n g , and
e n g r a v in g ................................................................
MACHtttERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL)..................
E n g in e s and t u r b i n e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A g r i c u l t u r a l m a c h in e r y and t r a c t o r s . .
C o n s t r u c t i o n and m in in g m a c h in e r y .. . .
M e ta lw o rk in g m a c h in e r y ..................................
M ach in e t o o l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M e ta lw o rk in g m a c h in e ry ( e x c e p t
m ach in e to o ls
M a c h in e - t o o l a c c e s s o r i e s ................. ..
S p e c i a l - i n d u s t r y m a c h in e r y ( e x c e p t
m e ta lw o r k in g m a c h in e r y ) .......... ..................
G e n e ra l i n d u s t r i a l m a c h in e r y ....................
O f f i c e and s t o r e m a ch in e s and
d e v ic 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 ld
m a c h i n e s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ELECTR!CAL MACH!HERY.....................................
E l e c t r i c a l g e n e r a t in g , t r a n s m is
s i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , and
C om m un ication e q u ip m e n t........................... ..
R a d io s , p h o n o g r a p h s , t e l e v i s i o n
Telephone.telegraph, and re la te d equipment*
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s , la m p s, and
TRAMSPORTATtOH EQUtPMEHT............................
A ir c r a ft and p a r t s . . ...................................
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s and p a r t s ...............
O th e r a i r c r a f t p a r t s and e q u ip m e n t..
See footnotes at end of table.
26^
l.l
.9
1.2
l.l
.7
1 .3
1 .5
1 .1 ;
1 .4
1 .5
1 .1
1 .0
4 .1
Libor
1
cr
Tabte B-2: M onthty iabor turnover rates in setected groups
and industries - Continued
(Per 100 employees)
S e p a r a t io n
T ota l
Q u it
D is c h a r g e
I n d u s t r y grou p and i n d u s t r y
Sept.
Sept.
A ug.
1954
1954 1954
M is c ., i n c l .
m ilit a r y
L a y o ff
a c c e s s io n
A u g.
Sept.
A u g.
Sept.
Aug.
Sept
A u g.
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954 1954
0.6
1.8
.2
-7
.4 (2/)
.2
.9
.1
1.3
0.3
.2
.1
.2
7.7
8.5
0.2
0.2
.6
-9
(2/)
1-5
-3
.5
.1 (1/)
Sept.
A ug.
1954
TRAMSPORTAT!ON EQU!PMEMT-continued
10.Q 14.3
10.3
6.7
(2/) 11.0
3-9
9-5
7-3
2.3
2.4
-9
(2/)
1.0
1.4
2.0
1.6
2.4
1.8
1.0
2.7
1 .1
1.0
1.4
2.0
1.9
Mt SCELLAMEOUS MAMUFACTUR)ME
)MUSTR)ES........................................................
4.4
....
METAL m m H 6......................................................
R a i l r o a d e q u ip m e n t. . .
.
. . . .
L o c o m o t iv e s and p a r t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
R a i l r o a d and s t r e e t c a r s ...........................
O th e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t...............
(1/)
5.6
12.0
4.9
9-1
2.3
.9
10 .1
9-1
(2/)
11 .6
1 .0
12.5
7-3
3.5
10.0
2.4
.1
.1
( 1/)
.7
.2
(1/)
.1
.6
.4
-7
.8
.4
1 .8
.2
.2
.2
3 2.3
.2
.7
.1 4.9
1.7
.8
3.3
1 .1
.8
.1
.2
.6
.7
.2
.3 2.6
1.9
4.1
2.3
1.8
.2
-3
1.7
1.7
-3
.2 4.9
4.8
2 .7
2.5
2.0
1.3
.2
3
-3
.8
.1
.1 4.1
2.9
2.9
(2/)
3.2
1.8
4.0
5.2
2.7
2 .1
1.6
(2/)
1.9
l.it
.2
1.7
.3 (2/)
2.0
.2
.1
1.3
.7
3
(1/) (2/)
.2
-9
.1
.1
1.8
4.8
.2
.3
-3
(2/)
.2
.2
.3
.1
-3
.5
2.6
.7
2.0
2.0
ANTHRAC!TE MtM!MG............................................ (2/)
1.2
(2/)
.6 (2/)
(1/)
(2/)
-5
(2/)
.2 (2/)
1 .1
2 .7
4.4
-5
.5
.1
(1/)
1.9
3-6
.2
-3 1.4
2.0
1.8 (2/)
1.8 (2/)
1.4
1 .1
(2/)
(2/)
.1 (2/)
.1 (2/)
.2
-3
(R/)
(2/)
.1 (2/)
3 (2/)
1-3
1.6
!NSTRUMEMTS AMD RELATED PRODUCTS...........
W atch es and c l o c k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C op per m in i n g .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L ead and z i n c m in in g .......................................
B!TUM!N0US-C0AL M)W!NG.................................
C0MMUM!CAT!0M:
(2/)
(2/)
.7
4.3
(2/)
3-3
3.0
l/ Less than 0.05.
2/ Not available.
Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those compensated entirely on a commission
basis.
NOTE:
TELEGRAPH - Data for July are:
1.3. 0.8, l/, 0.2, 0.2, and 1.5-
27
la b !e B-3: M onthiy tabor turnover rates o f men an d w om en
in setected manwfattvring g rou p s 1 /
July 19%
Men (p e r 100 men)
Women ( p e r 100 women)
I n d u s t r y grou p
T ota l
0Mrot)/g Goods.
T ota l
Q u it
3-0
0.9
3.1
O r d n a n c e and a c c e s s o r i e s ...........
L u m b e r and wo o d p r o d u c t s (e x ce p t
f u r n i t u r e ) ......................................................
4.4
and g l a s s p r o d u c t s . . .
2.7
2.4
Primary metal industries........
2 .2
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t
o r d n a n c e , m a c h in e r y , and
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t )..................
M a ch in e ry ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ) ..........
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y ................................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t......................
4.0
2.7
Furniture
8 to n e ,
and f i x t u r e s .............
c la y ,
In s t ru m e n t s and r e l at e d p r o d u c t s . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
i n d u s t r i e s ...........................
Food and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s . . . . . .
T o b a c c o m a n u fa c t u r e s .........................
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s ......................
Ap p are l
and o t h e r
T ota l
T ota l
Q u it
2 .7
3.5
1.8
3.6
.9
2.7
3.7
1.6
3.2
.7
2.1
3.0
1.3
1.7
2.3
1.4
4.8
2.7
1.4
5.3
2.6
1.6
2.7
2.0
4.6
1.4
3.1
4.9
3.6
3-1
1.3
2.1
2-9
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.7
2. 8
1.2
2.6
2.3
.7
.5
1.8
.6
.6
2.1
4.4
1.3
.9
.4
3-3
1.4
4.3
3-5
3.3
4.2
2.7
3-1
l.l
2.8
4.6
2.3
4.9
2.5
.9
2.6
3-3
2. 0
4.0
3.4
1.5
l.l
4.8
2. 0
l.l
2.3
3.1
1.8
3.0
4.0
3.3
3.0
5-9
3-4
3-5
5.7
1.5
P.2
.8
2.1
.4
.3
.5
1.3
1.3
2.5
1.7
1.5
4.0
3.0
1.2
3.1
2.7
2.9
2.4
4.0
3.2
1.8
4.9
3.2
4.4
1.0
1.6
1-5
2.3
3.5
fi ni sh ed
t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s ................................
P a p er and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .............
C h e m ic a ls and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . .
P r o d u c ts o f p e t r o le u m and c o a l .
R ubber p r o d u c t s .....................................
L e a th e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s . . .
.8
1.5
2.8
.8
1.9
3-4
1.2
2.3
2.8
l/ 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 vomen.
Hours and Earnings
Tabte C -l: Hours and gross
earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees
in d us t r y
group and
A v e rag e we e k l y
Average weekly
earn in gs
h o u rs
^'I^ings^
indus try
METALM!M!M6.......................
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
$84.23
$83.85
82.94
84.22
$94.16
98.75
97.39
$2.09
2.20
$2.05
$2.14
2.06
2.01
1.88
1.88
2.27
2.09
1.97
81.18
86.73
40.9
38.4
81.56
40.3
36.9
42.1
39-6
4o.o
44.0
43.5
46.6
41.4
33.0
28.5
2.41
2.50
2.47
2.48
2.48
2.49
41.9
2.16
L e a d and zinc m i n i n g .....................
74.45
75.20
AMTHRACtTE.........................
56.88
82.50
70.40
23.6
B)TUW)M0US-C0AL....................
79.86
82.09
86.15
32.2
33-1
34.6
93.20
93.98
92.39
40.7
41.4
40.7
2.29
2.27
2.27
44.5
45.1
45.0
1.78
1.77
1.76
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AMO HATURAL-6AS
PRODUCTION:
79.83
79.20
.......................
94.10
95.38
90.77
36.9
38.0
36.9
2.55
2.51
2.46
MOMBUtLDtMG COMSTRUCTtOM.............
93.67
90.97
87.97
93.27
40.2
4 i .o
39.5
42.0
42.7
2.33
2.18
2.47
2.28
2.13
41.3
39.9
41.3
38.7
2.32
2.18
97.57
97.44
93.09
100.77
2.44
2.41
BUtLDtMO COMSTRUCTtOM................
94.32
96.20
90.97
36.0
37.0
36.1
2.62
2.60
2.52
6EMERAL COMTRACTORS.................
SPECtAL-TRADE COMTRACTORS...........
88.54
98.37
86.03
36.3
36.0
36.8
2.48
2.48
2.71
2.72
2.66
92.20
35.7
36.3
37.6
34.7
37.4
35.7
36.9
37.0
2.66
2.70
2.71
2.63
2.92
2.62
2.56
2.90
94.96
91.51
99.90
103.52
92.31
113.88
96.10
2.64
2.59
M W M C T W M M ? .....................................................
71.86
71.06
71.42
1.79
DURABLE GOODS.......................
MOMDURABLE 600DS....................
65.24
64.68
76.59
ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSORtES............
81.00
FOOD AMD tOMDRED PRODUCTS...........
MOMMETALUC M)MtM6 AMD QUARRYtMO.....
CWW/)C7*
O t h e r n o n b u i l d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n .........
E l e c t r i c a l w o r k ...........................
O t h e r s pec ial tr ade c o n t r a c t o r s .......
79-21
89.38
102.27
92.30
109.58
Canned
fruits,
veget ab le s,
and soups.
G r a i n - m i l l p r o d u c t s ......................
F l o u r and oth er gr ai n- mi ll products..
P r e p a r e d f e e d s ...........................
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s ...........................
B r e a d and oth er b a k e r y p r o d u c t s ......
Bi s c ui t s , cra ck er s, and p r e t z e l s .....
B e e t s u g a r ................................
C o n f e c t i o n e r y and re l at ed p r od uct s. .. .
C o n f e c t i o n e r y ............................
M a l t l i q u o r s .............................
Di st il le d , rect ifi ed, and bl e n d e d
l i q u o r s ..................................
See
fo ot no te s
at end o f table.
88.32
38.2
36.4
39.7
39-7
39.9
1.81
1.79
77.14
63.57
4 o .i
.39-3
4 o .i
39.2
4o.6
39.0
1.92
1.66
1.65
1.63
80.20
79.13
4 o .i
4 o .i
4 i .o
2.02
2.00
1.93
68.72
67.57
41.2
41.9
41.9
40.9
41.4
1.64
1.86
1.60
76.07
78.91
76.96
67.04
76.18
80.06
41.4
79.19
41.7
74.46
41.7
41.1
41.6
76.99
77.15
71.23
75.33
73.10
55.46
46.21
57.67
77.29
83.72
73.60
68.88
70.45
62.87
73.28
77.23
73-22
56.82
69.55
71.42
70.81
55.89
45.60
57-82
74.42
79.57
72.05
68.14
108.46
69.84
72.23
71.83
55.34
4 i. o4
56.97
74.25
79.90
70.99
66.88
68.39
42.3
43.7
46.5
43.0
39.9
30.4
40.9
4*5.2
46.0
46.0
4 i .o
41.2
35.1
39.0
2.37
2.64
34.5
37.4
35.6
82.91
D a i r y p r o d u c t s ............................
95.04
96.42
43.2
45.2
41.6
44.2
46.6
42.4
43.8
41.3
1.39
1.52
1.92
1.85
1.61
1.58
1.67
1.38
1.50
42.2
45.0
45.4
45.8
41.8
l.4 i
1.71
1.39
1.68
40.5
30.4
41.6
44.3
44.7
45.6
93.03
63.94
95.68
42.4
40.2
73.73
72.95
38.2
38.4
71.75
75.62
61.61
73.85
72.16
80.66
69.89
55.95
53.70
55.18
53.46
55.21
79.37
61.48
94.07
78.76
62.03
74.49
80.90
40.3
41.4
41.3
41.6
40.3
40.3
40.7
1.91
1.66
1.89
1.96
1.85
1.63
1.62
1.70
40.8
41.2
39.2
4 i .o
4 i.i
4 i .o
39.4
39.2
40.6
42.2
4 o .i
70.04
60.76
2.93
28.5
41.7
42.2
42.2
43.6
40.4
1.82
1.60
1.68
1.71
1.56
1.77
1.78
1.58
1.67
1.70
1.55
1.75
1.84
1.87
1.76
1.76
l.4 i
1.37
1.95
1.42
1.37
1.94
1.9Q
1.84
1.92
1.79
1.58
1.55
1.64
1.34
1.44
1.35
1.65
1.76
1.55
l.bO
1.64
1.46
1.75
1.85
1.73
1.39
1.35
1.94
1.48
39.7
39.6
41.7
43.2
1.45
41.6
2.34
1.47
2.32
2.30
38.6
1.95
1.92
1.89
29
Hours andEattimgs
Tabte C -t Hours and gross earnings of production w orkers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees - Continued
^ a r n i^ a " '
A v e ra g e w e e k ly
h ou rs
A v e ra g e h o u r l y
e a r n in g s
i n d u s t r y g r o u p and i n d u s t r y
S ep t.
A u g.
S ep t.
S ep t.
A u g.
S e p t.
S ep t.
A u g.
1954
S ep t.
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
$67.58
84.83
67.57
$66.99
90.29
66.46
$65.48
89.00
68.26
42.5
43.5
46.6
42.4
45.6
46.8
42.8
44.5
47.4
$1.59
1.95
1.45
$1.58
I.98
1.42
$1-53
2.00
1.44
49.13
67.07
44.11
55.63
38.22
49.67
68.30
42.90
55.10
37.86
46.92
60.68
44.05
53-98
38.02
39-3
41.4
37-7
38.9
39.4
33.5
41.9
37.3
38.8
36.4
39.1
39.4
38.3
39.4
39.6
1.25
1.62
117
1.43
.97
1.29
1.63
1.15
1.42
1.04
1.20
1.54
1.15
137
.96
52.36
60.61
46.75
46.49
49.02
50.95
49.02
54-99
48.13
61.10
54.39
49.13
54.31
54.39
54.46
41.47
43.29
41.10
53-90
44.89
61.46
52.36
62.78
46.88
46.25
49.28
50.69
49.15
54.57
47.88
60.55
53.98
48.88
54.46
53-79
54.68
41.78
44.46
41.29
52.72
45.13
61.16
51.65
64.24
46.85
46.70
48.26
50.79
49.14
55.41
47.50
59-75
53.84
46.8o
53.00
53-70
52.44
38.37
42.69
37.24
49.28
45.01
57.96
38.5
39.1
37.1
36.9
38.3
38.6
38.3
39.0
38.2
40.2
39.7
37-5
372
37.0
37-3
36.7
37-0
36.7
38.5
37-1
40.7
38.5
41.3
37.5
37-3
38.5
38.4
38 .1
38.7
38.0
4o.i
39-4
37.6
36.8
36.1
37.2
37 3
38 .0
37-2
38.2
373
40.5
37 .7
38.7
36.6
36.2
38.3
37.9
37.8
39.3
37.4
38.3
39.3
36 .0
35 .1
35.8
34.5
35.2
36.8
34.8
36.5
37.2
38.9
1.36
1.55
1.26
1.26
1.28
1-32
1.28
1.41
1.26
1-52
1.37
1.31
1.46
1.47
1.46
11 3
1.17
1.12
1.40
1.21
1-51
1.36
1-52
1-25
1.24
1.28
132
1.29
l.4l
1.26
1.51
1-37
1 .3 0
1.48
1.49
1.47
1 .1 2
1.17
l.ll
1.38
1 .2 1
1.51
1 37
1.66
1.28
1.29
1.26
134
1 .3 0
l.4l
1 .2 7
1.56
1.37
1 .3 0
1.51
1 .5 0
1.52
1.09
1.16
1 .0 7
1.35
1 .2 1
1.49
61.20
73-28
70.18
53.94
62.40
60.90
71.63
67 99
59.90
61.85
57.87
69.03
66.43
56.24
62.31
40.8
41.4
4o.i
36.2
4o.o
40.6
40.7
39-3
38.4
39-9
39 .1
39.9
38.4
3 7 .0
40.2
1.50
1-77
17 5
1.49
I.56
1 .5 0
1.76
173
1.56
1-55
1.48
1-73
1.73
1.52
1.55
70.00
62.54
64.%
51.17
69.25
61.55
65.67
50.68
71.62
62.95
63.86
50.51
4o.o
37-9
38 .2
41.6
39-8
37.3
39.8
41.2
41.4
39.1
38.7
41.4
1-75
I.65
I.69
1.23
1.74
1.65
1.6 5
123
17 3
1.6 1
1.65
1.2 2
81.33
53-31
76.32
53-99
80.63
53-19
44.2
39-1
42.4
39-7
44.3
39-4
1.84
1.36
1.80
1.36
1.82
1.35
48.96
57-70
48.87
57-05
47.12
57-35
36 .0
35.4
36.2
35.0
34.9
35-4
1.36
1.63
1-35
1.63
135
1.62
41.95
42.32
43.67
34.46
52.33
53-01
40.29
63.40
44.53
41.70
41.47
43-32
34.78
53.15
52.69
38.91
66.92
43.80
40.79
41.72
43-32
34.31
49.40
49.53
37.37
60.50
43.08
36.8
36.8
36.7
35-9
34.2
34.2
36.3
31.7
36.8
36.9
36.7
36 .1
37-0
35-2
35-6
35-7
33-8
36.2
36.1
36.6
35.8
36.5
32.5
32.8
34.6
30.4
36.2
1.14
1.15
1.19
.96
1-53
1-55
l.ll
2 .00
1 .2 1
1.13
1 13
1 .2 0
-94
1.51
1.48
1.09
1.98
1.2 1
1.13
1.14
1.21
.94
1.52
1-51
1.08
1.99
1.19
41.92
43.41
64.51
45-14
41.02
43.01
62.58
46.6?
41.02
46.57
58.14
42.46
37.1
36.4
38.4
36.4
36.3
36.1
37-7
37-9
36.3
36.1
34.2
33.7
1.13
1.33
1.68
1.24
113
1.33
1.66
123
1.13
I.29
I.70
1.26
FOOD AW MMRED PROOUCTS-Continued
M i s c e l la n e o u s f o o d p r o d u c t s ..............................
M a n u fa c tu re d i c e ......................................................
TOBACCO MAMUFACTUKES............................................
T o b a c c o and s n u f f ......................................................
T o b a c c o stem m ing and r e d r y i n g .........................
TEXHLE-MHJ. PRODUCTS..........................................
S c o u r in g and co m b in g p l a n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Y^rn ^nd th r^ ^ d mills
............
B ro a d -w o v e n f a b r i c w i l l s .....................................
C o t t o n , s i l k , s y n t h e t i c f i b e r ......................
S o u th
.
............... ................
W oolen and w o r s t e d . .
N arrow f a b r i c s and s m a l l w a r e s - . - T - . - - F u l l fa s h io n e d h o s i e r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N o r t h ...............................................................................
N o r t h ...............................................................................
D y e in g and f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s
(e x c e p t
C a r p e ts , ru g s , o t h e r f l o o r c o v e r i n g s . . . .
W ool c a r p e t s , r u g s , and c a r p e t y a r n . . . .
H a ts ( e x c e p t c l o t h and m i l l i n e r y ) ...............
M i s c e l la n e o u s t e x t i l e g o o d s .............................
F e l t g o o d s ( e x c e p t w oven f e l t s and
P a d d in g s and 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 w a s te and r e c o v e r e d f i b e r s . . .
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
APPAREL A M OTHER FtHtSHB) TEXTtLE
PROOUCTS............................
M e n 's and b o y s '
M e n 's and b o y s '
S h ir ts ,
s u i t s ana c o a t s ....................
f u r n i s h i n g s and w ork
c o lla r s ,
and n ig h t w e a r ....................
W om en's, c h i l d r e n 's u n d er g a rm e n ts.............
U nderw ear and n ig h t w e a r , e x c e p t
C h i l d r e n 's o u t e r w e a r ...............................................
S^ee footnotes at end of table.
Hours and Earnings
Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees - Continued
^ n i n ^ f
i n d u s t r y g rou p and i n d u s t r y
S ep t.
A u g.
S ep t.
S ep t.
A ug.
S ep t.
S ep t.
A ug.
S ep t.
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
$44.90
48.76
$43.92
$44.41
46.86
44.81
54.26
55-02
42.78
41.92
53.18
APPAREL A M OTHER FMtSHEO TEXTtLE
PRODUCTS-Cont!nued
M i s c e l la n e o u s a p p a r e l and a c c e s s o r i e s . . .
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 in s , d r a p e r i e s , and o t h e r
T e x t i l e b a g s ................................................................
C anvas p r o d u c t s .........................................................
UMBER AHD HOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURHtTURE).......................
L o g g in g cam ps i*nd c o n t r a c t o ! * s .
S a w m ills and p la n in g M i l l s . * . . . . . . . * . . * .
S a w m ills and p la n in g m i l l s , g e n e r a l . . . .
66.97
66.20
69.38
69.80
45-47
W est.................................................................................
M illw o r k , p ly w o o d , and p r e f a b r i c a t e d
s t r u c t u r a l wood p r o d u c t^ *
*** * * _______
M i l l w o r k ..........................................................................
P ly w o o d
..... .. ... ...................
W ooden c o n t a i n e r s . . . . . .
..............
Wooden b o x e s
o t h e r th a n c i g a r . * * * * * *
M i s c e l la n e o u s w ood p r o d u c t s ..............................
FURWtTURE AWD F!XTURES..............
Wood h o u s e h o ld
fu r n itu r e ,
Wood h o u s e h o ld f u r n i t u r e ,
O ffic e ,
p u b lic -b u ild in g ,
P a r titio n s
s h e lv in g ,
except
u p h o ls t e r e d ..
lo c k e r s ,
F ib e r ca n s ,
and p a p e r b o a r d m i l l s . . . . . . .
tu b e s,
65.57
67.30
67.10
. 67.68
45.57
and drum s.........................
PR)HT!H6, PUBL)SH!H6, AHD ALUED
HtDUSTRtES.......................
P e r io d ic a ls
.. . . . . . . . . . .
B ook s
C om m ercia l p r i n t i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36.3
37-5
36.4
36.9
$1.22
1.29
$1.21
1.28
$1.22
1.27
38.3
39-9
39-3
37-2
39-1
39-0
37-1
49.78
49.27
38.0
37-9
1.17
1.36
i.4 o
1.15
1.36
1.34
1.13
1.31
1.30
66.97
40.1
41.5
38.9
42.2
42.3
43.4
4 o .i
4 o .l
39.6
40.4
40.4
42.8
38.7
1.67
1.87
1.68
1.69
1.05
2.22
I .58
1.73
1-59
I .67
2.07
1.05
2.23
1.72
1.70
I .69
I .69
81.97
67.06
67.87
44.08
CHEM!CA!.S AMD 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 .......................
35.4
41.3
41.3
43.3
39.1
86.80
89.42
85.14
71.90
71-99
72.84
66.47
67.23
67.60
49.52
49.00
41.8
42.8
39-7
39-2
42.6
43.1
42.4
39-5
39.3
55.35
40.5
40.7
39.8
40.5
4 o.o
39-3
39-2
4 l .o
62.78
40.8
59-90
40.7
4o.6
4o.4
40.2
72.76
75.08
50.82
50.18
55.89
64.46
61.86
68.69
48.98
47.95
54.13
63.74
61.00
42.9
55-08
54.81
54.41
67.24
70.14
65.27
69.38
65.36
66.90
4 i .o
41.5
60.68
71.97
72.91
61.69
72.58
61.05
41.6
4 l .o
77.76
77.39
79.15
77.39
75-05
65.16
64.84
40.5
1.60
1.62
1.58
1.52
1.57
1.51
1.49
40.3
1.36
1.63
40.5
4o.6
39.8
41.3
4 o .i
1.64
1.35
1.64
40.3
1.69
1.68
41.9
42.2
1.74
40.5
1.93
73.71
4 o .i
39-5
40.5
1.93
1.90
1.82
61.84
41.5
41.3
41.5
1-57
1.57
1.49
1.73
42.5
42.6
42.7
1.77
43.6
70.56
70.31
74.48
70.47
66.67
42.1
39-2
66.83
68.88
68.46
73.85
65.57
43.5
42.0
42.2
39.8
4 i .o
43-7
42.0
42.0
42.2
41.5
1.88
1.69
1.67
1.90
1.63
1.76
1.86
1.68
1.67
1.85
1.63
38.9
2.29
2.63
2.25
2.27
2.58
2.27
88.39
87.40
87.14
90.00
91.85
91.03
93-03
96.28
74.80
84.80
41.9
40.9
38.6
36.2
106.50
105.30
106.65
39-3
79-93
78.94
86.48
77.83
88.13
85.36
85.48
85.46
96.02
75-52
78.60
38.2
84.38
84.86
41.2
4o.8
39-7
33.43
84.02
91-39
83.64
40.9
72.07
78.21
86.11
84.80
90.50
75-20
77.76
42.1
42.3
40.6
39-9
1.58
1.72
1.39
1.40
1.72
39.0
39-5
2.71
2.70
2.70
40.9
41.4
41.2
4o.8
4o.8
42.4
40.4
4 o .o
1.94
2.16
2.15
2.09
2.03
2.27
1.86
1.93
2.13
2.12
2.09
2.08
40.5
1.97
38.9
38.3
39-3
67.60
1.63
1.75
39.1
35.6
4 o .i
40.7
66.91
1.85
1.64
2.24
2.57
2.32
I .87
2.12
2.12
1.29
1.68
38.5
40.0
4 o .l
39.4
40.9
86.71
47.21
65.69
89.54
53.62
1.66
1.72
1.53
1.88
1.49
73.87
85.89
89.98
1.35
1.73
1.48
1.92
80.85
78.98
85.10
1.55
39.9
42.1
74.98
77-39
1.35
41.4
4 o .l
81.10
95-21
1.67
1.66
1.69
1.26
1.25
1.24
1.22
1.33
75-23
73.63
1.66
1.68
1.03
2.20
1.28
1.28
1.38
81.78
70.81
53.10
B o o k b in d in g and r e l a t e d i n d u s t r i e s .............
M i s c e l la n e o u s p u b l i s h i n g and p r i n t i n g
36.8
37.8
and
PAPER AHD ALUED PRODUCTS............
paper
52.26
and
f u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s .........................................
P u lp
48.00
40.5
39.4
4o.6
39-8
40.5
41.8
40.8
39-6
39.7
36.2
41.5
4 o.o
4 o .o
40.9
36.6
1.93
1.95
2.18
2.20
2.16
2.20
2.06
2.01
2.24
1.82
1-97
1.88
2.05
2.00
2.24
1.88
1.92
See footnotes at end of table.
31
Hours and E jmt n gs
Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees - Continued
Average^eekly
industry group and industry
Average weekly
hours
Aug.
1954
Sept .
Sept .
Aug.
Sept .
Sept.
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
Aug.
1954
Sept .
1954
$ 72.16
$71.63
$70.04
4i.o
40.7
41.2
$1.76
$1.76
$1.70
83.42
92.18
82.81
90.86
78.88
79.68
37.35
76.41
41.5
41.2
41.3
41.3
41.5
41.4
41.3
2.01
2.20
1.91
2.01
2.20
1.91
1.92
2.11
I .85
76.86
68.80
61.30
73.98
4o.6
41.8
41.6
46.2
46.6
45.5
4 i .i
4 l.l
42.2
42.0
46.8
47.4
45.7
1.80
1.60
1.64
40.3
38.5
1.47
I .58
1.49
1.71
1.77
1.55
I .96
1.45
40.5
I .87
I .69
1.51
1.47
1.33
1.73
1.77
1.55
1.97
I .87
69.21
60.90
1.93
Sept.
1953
CHEMtCALS AMO ALLtED PROOUCTS-Continued
^preparalio^ ^
Soa p and glycerin
.
..
. .
78.12
............
^enamels^f"!^"!
Gum ard wo o d c h e m i c a l s
Fe rt i li ze r s .. .
V e g e t a b l e and anim al oils
Ve g e t a b l e oils
An i m al oils and fats
M i s c e l l a n e o u s ch e m i c a l s
Es s e n t i a l oils
perfum es,
Compressed
and l i q u i f i e d
and
f a t s ......
.
....
c o s m e t i c s . ...
g a s e s ..........
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AMD COAL.........
............
RUBBER PRODUCTS......................
.......................
R u b b e r fo otw ea r
O t h e r r ubb er p r o d u c t s ......................
LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS..........
Leather: tanned, curried, and finished..
In d u st r i a l le ath er be l ti ng and packing..
Boot and shoe cut s t oc k and findings....
F o o t w e a r (except rubber)
<
L u g g a g e ...............* ........ ..............
Ha n d b a g s and smal l lea t h er g o o d s ......
Gl o v e s and m i s c e l l a n e o u s l e a t h er goods..
STOWE, CLAY, AMO 6LASS PRODUCTS........
Fl at g l a s s ...................................
G l a ss and glassware, p re s s ed or b l o w n . ..
G l a ss c o n t a i n e r s . ..........................
Gl a s s p r o du ct s made of p u r c h a s e d g l a s s . .
Cement, hydraulic....................
S t r u c t u r a l cl ay p r o d u c t s ..................
Se w e r
pipe
......................
P o t t e r y and re l a te d p r o d u c t s .............
Concre te , gypsum, and p l a s t e r products..
Concrete
p r o d u c t s ..........................
75.92
70.64
62.82
67.91
61.98
78.72
71.69
60.61
82.54
Bl a s t
furnaces,
steel works,
p r o d u c t s ........................
58.26
39.1
83.57
41.9
42.2
40.9
39-1
43.3
1.26
1.67
1.73
1.49
94.35
97-68
41.2
4i.o
41.2
2.29
40.7
40.7
2.32
2.41
2.27
40.5
2.36
2.40
87.87
83.13
83.07
43.5
42.2
42.6
2.02
1.97
1.95
79.60
76.25
85. 6^
74.88
83.54
64.24
40.2
1.98
1.95
2.29
40.8
39-0
37.8
39.9
39.8
2.26
I .69
69.65
39.1
37.4
4o.o
40.2
48.99
67.86
67.90
47.22
45.41
58.65
44.65
42.94
36.3
38.5
37.4
39.2
4o .i
89.95
66.59
73.03
66.40
71.15
50.09
68.15
66.63
51.24
68.99
66. Q7
49.71
46.82
60.68
48.22
45.14
72.85
99.45
71.71
71.60
71.96
62.02
79.61
67.65
66.22
69.26
68.38
69.52
60.67
76.16
73.19
64.94
48.55
48.71
56.24
47.82
44.90
39.8
39.4
39.9
37.1
35.2
39.4
39.2
37.0
36.5
36.9
38.0
39.2
36.5
72.04
96.29
71.10
40.7
40.7
91.72
70.77
73.45
69.17
68.89
69.20
58.90
4o .i
39.4
39.3
39-1
39.7
66.85
61.76
76.36
67.23
66.4o
69.19
69.22
67.16
60.33
76.05
73.51
64.78
73.28
38.7
40.2
4o .8
77.75
65.37
41.9
62.60
68.28
43.0
40.5
4c . 7
36.4
64.94
69.17
60.59
4 l.o
74.21
35.9
44.8
71.81
63.71
44.9
4 l.l
38.2
40.9
41.5
41.5
43.4
40.7
41.7
36.9
35.7
1.66
1.92
2.21
1.61
1.79
1.77
1.75
35.5
39.0
41.4
35-5
34.4
39.1
36.3
35.2
1.38
1.77
I .67
1.34
1.33
1.54
1.23
1.37
1.38
1.76
1.67
1.74
1.64
1.33
40.4
38.7
39.3
1.79
2.48
38.7
1.85
1.79
1.52
1.90
I .65
1.54
1.71
4o.o
39.8
41.8
40.6
42.3
4o.4
1.22
1.82
39.6
1.68
37.8
1.91
1.76
2.37
1.75
1.51
1.84
1.62
1.48
1.55
1.85
1.97
65.93
36.4
82.01
Qo.64
85.63
38.5
38.4
40.2
84.52
82.43
90.80
37.4
37.3
84.52
82.43
79.00
90.80
85.70
37.4
40.7
37.3
39.5
1.69
1.70
1.66
1.82
1.69
1.69
1.63
1.58
1.97
1.89
1.98
1.73
1.48
1.53
1.86
38.6
42.3
1.76
1.78
1.86
1.61
1.87
39.4
37-3
41.4
33.3
76.04
1.77
41.1
43.4
1.32
1.50
1.23
1.22
2.45
1.81
1.85
43.0
45.0
39.7
37.5
42.3
34.6
74.74
1.22
1.23
45.1
4 i.o
77.41
73.16
78.25
1.32
1.48
1.69
1.70
1.63
1.58
36.5
40.4
73.48
1.33
1.64
1.83
1.66
1.71
1.67
1.97
1.89
1.98
1.83
2.01
2.13
2.10
2.13
4o.o
2.26
2.21
2.27
4o.o
4i.6
2.26
2.21
2.00
2.27
2.06
and
r o l li n g m i l l s ..............................
B l a s t furnaces, steel works, and.
ro l l in g mills, ex c ep t e l e c t r o m e t a l
lu r g ic a l
59.68
82.71
i.4o
96.05
PR!MARY METAL !M0USTR!ES..............
..........
71-33
43.2
46.0
93.07
A s b es t o s p r o d u c t s
.......
No n c l a y r e f r a c t o r i e s ......................
............
products
78.66
65.52
59.72
76.32
.70.76
43.0
41.7
44.3
95.58
97.61
74.24
73.88
79.95
68.51
A b ra si v e
69.99
64.37
41.9
40.9
83.44
2.C5
Hours and Earnings
Tab!# C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Industry group and industry
Aug.
1954
Sept.
Sept.
1954
1953
1954
$74.30
73.88
74.11
75.42
$74.10
73.49
75.07
75.62
$75.05
73.84
73.14
39.3
38.2
78.80
79-59
79.60
74.88
85.44
Aug.
1954
Sept.
Sept.
1954
Aug.
1954
Sept.
1953
39.0
39.3
39-1
38.0
$1.91
1.88
1.94
1.99
$ 1.90
I .87
1.92
1.99
$1.90
37.9
39.5
39.7
38.7
39.4
85.08
39.4
40.2
41.3
2.02
I .98
2.06
76.59
84.82
84.20
85.32
38.4
40.3
4 o .i
40.2
42.1
39-5
2.12
1.95
1.91
2.11
2.00
2.16
75.99
72.67
73.80
41.3
40.6
4 i .o
1.84
1.79.
1.80
83.43
80.60
83.22
4 l.l
4 o .l
41.2
2.03
2.01
2.02
84.25
8o.4o
83.64
41.3
4o.o
41.2
2.04
2.01
2.03
81.81
80.99
85.36
85.63
80.00
79.80
80.80
80.60
40.5
2.02
2.04
86.46
83.66
83.79
40.3
82.56
4o.4
39.6
39.9
39.5
2.15
2.23
2.13
2.14
2.00
2.01
2.14
2.23
2.12
2.10
2.01
40.5
84.53
4 o.o
39.7
39.5
40.2
39-7
39.7
38.4
40.6
40.3
75.70
40.6
66.17
78.02
72.27
68.89
4.13
40.5
73.26
78.31
73.26
77.93
73.62
39.6
72.76
4 i .o
4o.2
1.90
1.96
1.85
1.66
1.85
1.91
1.90
1.97
1.85
I .65
1.85
1.91
74.43
75.14
79.38
71.76
1.87
40.5
39.0
37.8
1.95
1.86
1.96
1.84
72.58
39.8
39.0
40.4
76.05
73.97
79.35
73.53
79.73
71.31
80.48
40.2
40.4
4 i.l
41.7
1.84
1.94
1.82
1.94
1.81
40.9
79.30
80.87
80.26
41.3
41.9
41.8
1.92
1.93
1.92
79.58
79.15
79-17
79.59
78.38
78.76
76.95
80.48
40.4
4o.6
1.96
82.71
76.78
40.5
41.7
1.94
1.94
1.95
1.93
82.42
71.96
72.76
75.30
79-37
78.40
59.73
4o.6
4o.8
4o.6
40.4
80.60
70.71
73.12
74.00
82.82
85.08
82.42
73.11
77.11
75.03
74.48
74.26
72.62
79.40
77.00
77.78
81.61
85.60
80.80
82.57
84.77
91.43
82.99
80.19
Sept.
PR!MARY METAL !MDUS7R!ES-Continued
Iron and steel foundries..... ..........
Gray— iron foundries......... .... .....
Malleable-iron foundries................
Steel foundries..........................
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals.......................
Primary smelting and refining of
copper, lead, and zinc.................
38.9
1953
1.86
1.89
2.00
..........
nonferrous metals........................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
nonferrous metals........................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
copper...................................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
aluminum.................................
Nonferrous foundries....................
Miscellaneous primary metal industries..
Iron and steel forgings................
Wire drawing .............................
Welded and heavy-riveted pipe..........
FABRtCATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDHARCE, MACHtttERY, AMD TRAKSPORTATHM
EQUtPMEMT)..........................
Tin cans and other tinware...............
Cutlery hand tools
and hardware.......
86.48
86.24
77.14
80.95
74.93
66.73
Hand tools .. .........................
Hardware..................................
Heating apparatus (except electric) and
plumbers
supplies......................
Fabricated structural metal products...
Structural steel and ornamental metal
Metal doors, sash, frames, molding,
and trim.................................
Sheet-metal work.........................
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving..
61.72
Lighting fixtures.........................
Fabricated wire products................
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.
Metal shipping barrels, drums, kegs,
and pails................................
Bolts,
nuts, washers,
and rivets.......
MACmMERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL)..........
Steam engines, turbines, and water
wheels...................................
Diesel and other internal-combustion
engines, not elsewhere classified....
Agricultural machinery and tractors....
Agricultural machinery (except
tractors .................................
See footnotes at end of table.
86.08
85.65
83.16
76.95
83.13
74.74
57.15
79.59
69.74
71.82
76.36
40.2
38.1
4o.6
40.2
40.2
40.7
38.6
40.5
42.2
40.4
4 o .i
39.6
4o.8
40.7
4 o.o
37.1
4 o .i
39.5
4o.4
4o.o
4o.4
40.7
42.4
40.6
41.5
40.9
39.4
42.2
40.2
36.4
40.4
39.4
39-9
41.5
1.94
1.95
1.97
1.62
2.03
1.79
1.96
1.61
2.01
1.79
1.99
2.14
2.20
2.10
2.09
1.86
1.84
1.78
1.66
1.80
1.81
1.92
1.93
1.90
1.96
1.91
1.57
1.97
1.77
1.81
1.85
1.81
1.85
1.80
42.5
2.05
1.96
1.89
1.83
2.07
1.96
1.88
1.82
2.02
1.98
1.86
1.83
2.03
40.8
4 o .l
41.4
1.84
40.4
37.3
40.8
4 l .o
41.1
85.89
40.2
4o.o
40.2
39.8
41.7
40.9
2.14
2.01
2.13
2.10
95.17
96.30
4 o .i
41.2
42.8
2.28
2.31
2.25
82.01
75.66
77.81
39.9
39-5
39.9
39.2
39.2
39.2
40.2
39-2
39.1
2.08
2.03
2.12
2.05
2.04
1.97
84.59
80.36
77.22
80.36
2.05
1.93
1.99
75.66
74.67
73.70
39-2
39.3
39-2
1.93
1.90
1.88
38.0
39.5
39.9
1.98
<31
Hours and Earntngs
Tabte C-l:
Hours and gross earnings o f production w orkers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees - Continued
A verage weekly
e a r n in g s
Sept.
1954
A ug.
1954
^ ' e a r n ^ s ^
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
1954
A ug.
1954
Sept.
1953
1953
1954
A ug.
1954
Sept.
1953
MACmttERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL)-Continued
$ 77.03
$78.59
$ 76.21
39.5
40.3
39.9
$1.95
$1.95
$1.91
76.43
78.41
91.30
87.34
76.82
82.96
76.59
74.86
96.30
95.68
39.6
39.4
41.5
41.2
39.6
41.9
42.3
40.1
39.4
1.93
1.99
45.0
1.94
1.98
2.19
1.91
1.90
2.14
2.08
2.08
40.2
42.4
43.3
^°°ceprfir"oii^f"iid"f.
O i l f i e l d m a c h in e ry and t o o l s . . . . . . . . . .
M e ta lw o rk in g m a c h i n e r y .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M achine t o o l s ..............................................................
M e ta lw o rk in g m a c h in e ry ( e x c e p t
m ach in e t o o l s ) .........................................................
M ach in e t o o l a c c e s s o r i e s ..................................
83.62
97.94
^til^orking^achineryl^
F ood p r o d u c t s m a c h in e ry
T e x t i l e m a c h in e ry
79.93
68.46
78.98
'
92.64
86.11
41.4
46.0
2.20
2.12
41.2
42.6
45.4
2.08
2.08
2.04
2.31
2.31
2.21
41.8
42.1
39.4
43.4
1.95
1.97
1.76
1.95
1.93
1.96
1.75
1.93
1.93
1.76
I .89
43.5
2.16
2.00
2.12
85.70
86.90
100.02
100.33
77.78
79.58
80.26
40.5
40.3
4o.6
38.9
42.8
4o.6
39.2
42.0
83.46
68.60
81.06
81.25
69.34
82.03
......................
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 .. . . . . . . . . . .
88.13
80.80
85.86
80.20
93.09
83.69
4o.8
4o.4
40.5
40.3
79-39
79.00
8o.4o
80.60
84.91
83.27
40.3
C o n v e y o r s and c o n v e y in g e q u i p m e n t .. . . . .
B lo w e r s
e x h a u s t and v e n t i l a t i n g f a n s . .
I n d u s t r i a l t r u c k s , t r a c t o r s , e t c ...............
75.22
77-42
74.77
77.38
4o.i
4o.i
40.2
77.82
83.07
39.8
39.8
39.1
"equip^nL
........
81.20
79.80
84.94
4o.4
"furnales'and°ovIns^
O f f i c e and s t o r e m a ch in es and d e v i c e s . . .
C om pu ting m a ch in es and ca s h r e g i s t e r s . .
82.42
80.20
86.18
79.00
80.93
40.8
4o.i
......................
75.70
S e r v i c e - i n d u s t r y and h o u s e h o ld m a ch in es.
78.80
85.90
79.40
86.40
73.23
76.44
81.20
77.78
81.99
39.9
72.54
40.7
76.82
39.8
77.42
41.7
39.9
39.6
73-42
75.17
75.03
79.20
77.82
77.20
77.81
76.83
74.10
75.66
77.03
76.44
75-46
79-59
ELECTR!CAL MACH!MERY..................
E l e c t r i c a l g e n e r a t in g , t r a n s m i s s i o n ,
d i s t r i b u t i o n , and i n d u s t r i a l a p p a r a t u s ..
W irin g d e v i c e s and s u p p l i e s ...........................
C arbon and g r a p h it e p r o d u c t s
..........
M i s c e l la n e o u s m a c h in e ry p a r t s . . . . . . . . . . .
F a b r i c a t e d p i p e , f i t t i n g s , and v a l v e s . .
B a l l and r o l l e r b e a r i n g s ..................................
M ach in e s h o p s ( j o b and r e p a i r ) ....................
^recorilng
".tors,
Instants
^
generators, and .otor-gen.rator
Pow er 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 . . . .
S w ib c h g e a r , s w i t c h b o a r d , and i n d u s t r i a l
78.01
79.20
1.97
1.95
4 o .i
42.9
2.01
1.99
1.98
41.5
39.8
40.3
39.6
39.3
2.02
2.00
2.16
1.86
1.98
2.06
4i.o
4o.o
39.7
39.7
4o.o
39.8
39.2
4o.4
40.2
39-5
38.6
40.3
1.99
1.95
1.93
2.00
2.16
2.06
1.80
1.84
2.01
1.94
1-97
1.84
1.87
1.83
2.00
1.97
1.93
1.95
1.98
1.96
1.95
1.97
1.95
1.97
1.93
1.93
1.92
38.8
39.1
4o.4
40.7
42.1
1.95
1.97
72.09
40.1
39.8
40.5
1.82
1.81
77.78
67.60
78.72
68.91
40.5
40.3
4l.o
1.92
39.3
40.3
1.93
1.73
1.93
39-9
1.72
1.71
72.04
78.17
69.03
39.3
39.6
39-5
1.98
1.93
1.92
1.91
1.78
74.80
74.80
79.27
4 o.o
4o.o
41.5
1.87
1.87
1.91
74.89
73.16
74.16
40.7
40.2
41.2
1.84
1.82
1.80
84.25
83.64
78.98
84.25
40.9
40.6
40.9
2.06
4o.4
40.5
4o.l
2.06
1.86
2.06
76.59
1.95
l.9l
75.98
86.48
75.46
77.28
1.89
2.03
1.92
1.84
2.04
71.51
74.28
63.69
69.03
66.58
67.06
39.1
40.2
38.6
69.95
39.9
42.0
42.2
4o.o
40.4
39.3
40.6
40.4
1.90
2.06
69.95
74.10
4o.4
42.2
39.6
41.5
40.2
86.09
76.80
75.14
74.11
64.91
38.4
42.6
39.3
40.2
39-0
1.93
1.75
1.93
1.92
1.74
1.77
1.89
1.66
1.90
1.65
1.74
1.73
1.66
1.71
68.57
67.66
64.71
Radio t u b e s ...................................................................
64.31
64.08
63.65
4o.i
39.7
39.8
39.8
39.7
40.8
1.62
1.70
1.61
............
82.20
80.60
83.42
4l.l
40.3
43.0
2.00
2.00
1.86
38.0
72.98
76.43
.........
2.02
I .89
I .98
2.01
1.86
39.5
41.6
42.6
4 o.o
78.55
72.63
Isnnps
1.97
2.14
1.96
1.97
1.95
1.99
1-97
39.4
41.3
41.2
40.4
79.30
79.52
77.57
80.4i
76.76
86.93
E le c t r ic
42.7
43.1
42.7
1.92
1.64
1.63
!
1.56
1.94
Hours and Earnings
Tabte C-T:
Hours and gross earnings of production w orkers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees - Continued
A vera ge w e e k ly
e a r n in g s
A v e ra g e w e e k ly
h ou rs
A v e ra g e h o u r l y
e a r n in g s
i n d u s t r y g rou p and i n d u s t r y
S ep t.
A u g.
S ep t.
S ep t.
A u g.
S ep t.
S ep t.
A u g.
S ep t.
1954
1954
1953
1954
19%
1953
1954
1954
1953
M i s c e l la n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s . . . . . . .
S to ra g e b a t t e r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P rim a ry b a t t e r i e s ( d r y and w e t ) .................
X -r a y and n o n - r a d i o e l e c t r o n i c t u b e s . . .
$67.82
75.27
58.95
$67.25
75.06
57.90
77-60
$68.23
79.32
39.2
38.8
39.1
39-3
$1.73
1.94
$1.72
1.91
39-3
4 o .i
1.50
$1.71
1-93
1.49
73.49
4o.o
39-9
41.1
39.5
40.6
1.96
1.94
1.8 1
TRANSPORTATION EQU!PMEMT................................
86.65
90.27
35.63
88.00
86.58
40.3
40.3
40.2
4o.o
40.3
2.15
2.24
2.13
2.20
2.09
2.17
91.30
88.58
78.09
87.38
74.88
4o.4
39.7
38.7
41.4
2.22
1.90
1.88
2.19
1.83
73-70
39.9
41.1
39.2
4o.8
2.26
76.22
40.9
40.7
4 i .o
39.3
4o.6
39.0
42.7
41.7
42.1
ELECTRtCAL MACHtMERY-Continued
A u t o m o b ile s .....................................................................
M otor v e h i c l e s , b o d i e s , p a r t s , and
a c c e s s o r i e s ................................................................
T ru ck and bus b o d ie s
T r a i l e r s ( t r u c k and a u t o m o b ile )
78.60
85.89
86.10
85.27
85.07
86.10
82.53
84.85
81.12
83.03
1.86
2.01
1.99
2.05
2.05
2.02
2.07
2.11
76.96
4 o.o
37.2
39.8
72.29
74.16
39-9
39.5
41.2
I .85
1.83
1.80
84.42
82.59
91.38
40.2
39.9
42.9
2.10
2.07
2.13
74.84
76.73
72.54
73-68
74.66
77.04
39.6
4o.6
39.0
39.4
4o.8
42.1
I .89
I .89
1.86
1.87
I .83
1.83
67.30
67.47
59.65
56.70
66.91
58.40
78.28
66.99
40.3
39.5
40.4
37.8
1.64
1.46
40.5
38.5
I .67
1-51
2.00
1.67
1.67
1.50
39.2
40.8
4o.o
41.2
4 i.i
1.97
1.66
1.90
1.63
4 o .i
42.0
4 l.l
43.5
39.8
39.7
1.61
1.60
1.62
1.58
74.43
[MSTRKfEMS AM RELATED PRODUCTS................
73-82
L a b o r a t o r y , s c i e n t i f i c , and
e n g i n e e r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s .....................................
i n s t r u m e n t s .................................................................
2.09
2.08
36.5
74.40
F a b r i c a t e d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s ...........................
O th e r m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s ......................
38.8
40.9
1.92
1.93
2.10
2.10
2.10
79.34
86.43
78.49
P e n s , p e n c i l s , and o t h e r o f f i c e
s u p p l i e s .........................................................................
83.21
80.99
39-9
40.9
82.56
77.02
J e w e lr y , s il v e r w a r e , and p l a t e d w a r e .. . .
J e w e lr y and f i n d i n g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S ilv e r w a r e and p l a t e d w a r e .. . . . . . . . . . . .
M u s ic a l in s tr u m e n ts and p a r t s . . . . . . . . . . .
T o y s and s p o r t i n g g o o d s ........................................
Games, t o y s , d o l l s , and c h i l d r e n 's
v e h i c l e s .......... ............................................................
74.85
71.98
39.9
1.50
37.7
39.0
39.5
38.7
41.6
81.12
86.72
78.83
80.09
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s and p a r t s ......................
O th er a i r c r a f t p a r t s and e q u ip m e n t ..........
S h ip and b o a t b u i l d i n g and r e p a i r i n g . . . .
S h ip b u i l d i n g and r e p a i r i n g ...........................
B oa t b u i l d i n g and r e p a i r i n g ...........................
R a i l r o a d e q u ip m e n t....................................................
L o c o m o t iv e s and p a r t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
R a i l r o a d and s t r e e t c a r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O th e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t.......................
MISCELLANEOUS MAMUFACTUR)M6 [WDUSTRtES...
84.23
38.6
4 i .o
40.4
39.0
4 i.i
37.9
37.6
39-3
37.6
39-3
84.84
S u r g i c a l , m e d ic a l, and d e n t a l
in s tr u m e n t s
....................................................
O p h th a lm ic g o o d s .........................................................
P h o t o g r a p h ic a p p a r a t u s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
W atch es and c l o c k s ....................................................
58.86
70.35
79.71
83.71
80.60
65.46
70.75
81.79
79-79
63.91
64.56
70.47
67.26
76.86
63.84
66.26
62.58
74.75
87.54
85.49
85.04
78.87
80.60
67.86
80.73
63.36
40.3
4 o .i
42.2
42.3
71.20
68.88
63.71
77-43
70.84
58.89
58.41
60.34
39.0
58.65
58.98
58.31
58.74
61.51
58.05
59.79
56.79
59.35
56.74
58.80
58.61
66.91
63.92
69.19
67.13
74.03
68.61
66.63
42.0
41.3
38.8
40.2
38.4
40.2
39.9
40.9
40.9
40.9
4 o.o
39.2
38.1
38.2
2.08
2.11
2.10
2.10
2.09
2.08
2.08
2.13
1.79
2.12
2.13
2.11
1.86
2.14
1.76
2.13
2.15
2.11
I .87
2.09
1.67
1.59
1.83
1.81
1.51
1.53
1.80
2.07
2.05
I .85
1.64
1.55
1.81
1.78
1.49
1.78
1.78
1.52
38.8
40.2
38.7
1.50
1.52
1.48
1.51
1.53
38.9
4o.4
4 o .i
39.4
4o.6
39-9
4o.o
39.6
40.8
39.7
1.48
1.46
1.48
1.44
1.70
1.67
1.69
1.67
1.47
1.48
1.64
39.1
38.9
40.7
4o.2
39.4
1.50
1.6 1
35
Hours and Earnings
Tabte C-l:
Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory em ptoyees - Continued
Avera^.eekly
^'ear^ings^
industry group and industry
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
/W N f ;/r/A /r/fs.TRAMSPORTATtOM:
$79.10
$78.87
78.26
$76.33
78.13
( 1/ )
43.1
41.2
43.0
44.9
$1.83
1.82
$ 1.88
1.74
71.78
59.06
67.69
68.16
4 o .i
Switchboard operating employees 2/...
56.47
59.75
38.1
38.9
37.4
39.4
38.3
1-79
1.55
1.74
1.51
1.56
100.28
77.93
95.18
77.33
93.94
77.46
43.6
41.9
42.3
41.8
42.7
42.1
2.30
1.86
2.25
1.85
2.20
Telegraph 4/ ............................
85.69
83.43
82.76
41.8
41.3
41.8
2.05
2.02
1.98
74.93
74.34
72.72
40.5
40.4
40.4
1.85
1.84
1.80
57.09
40.83
58.36
55.52
38.98
39.1
35.2
39.7
36.0
39.1
34.8
1.46
41.76
1.47
1.16
1.42
1.12
47.32
45.09
36.1
38.6
36.4
60.37
1.31
1.30
1.58
1.71
1.30
I .27
1.54
36.2
35.5
39.2
44.3
35.0
42.0
42.1
43.6
43.0
1.51
1.57
1.52
1.57
1.48
1.53
C0MMUM!CAT!0N:
OTHER PUBUC UT!L!T!ES:
hWPAfMAf / W
RfM/A
40.6
( 1/)
$1.92
1.73
1.84
77M0f;
WHOLESALE TRADE...............................................
RETAIL TRADE (EXCEPT EATtMG AMD
DR!MK!MG PLACES)...........................................
General merchandise stores.............
^at^rdertuses""*
Food and liQuor stores .. . .........
Automotive and accessories dealers
..
° F u r n i t u r e " n d l p p l i a n e e stores
Lumber and hardware supply stores....
1.16
1.30
46.93
61.37
74.87
46.37
75.75
47.06
73.10
45.15
44.3
35.4
64.02
68.14
6?.84
68.45
62.31
65.79
42.4
43.4
57.57
96.33
-
-
-
-
67.30
-
-
71.05
57.75
97.66
71.09
-
-
-
-
-
40.64
40.13
39.06
41.9
41.8
42.0
.97
.96
.93
4o.4o
39.80
46.40
4o.o
39.7
39.4
38.2
40.2
4o.o
1.01
1.00
1.19
1.19
1.16
85.85
-
-
-
-
-
-
62.09
39.3
44.3
1.59
1.69
1.65
I .29
/W&lMTf, MO #f,<M fS M rf;
Security dealers and exchanges.........
Insurance carriers......................
^Laundrier^'^
Cleaning and dyeing plants ............
47.24
39.40
45.46
.........
99.25
101.65
55.03
80.00
.99
Not available.
2/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service
assistants; operating room instructors; and pay-station attendants. During 1953 such employees made up 45 per
cent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and earnings
data.
2/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsman; in
stallation and exchange repair craftsmen; line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers. During 1953 such
employees made up % percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments report
ing hours and earnings data.
Data, relate to domestic employees except messengers and those compensated entirely on a conmiasicm basis.
2/ Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not included.
A d ) u s t e d Earnings
Tabte C-2: Gross a v e ra g e w eekty earnings of production workers
in setected industries, in current and 1947-49 dottars
M a n u fa c tu r in g
L a u n d r ie s
M a n u fa c tu r in g
L a u n d r ie s
C u rre n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9 C u r r e n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9 C u rre n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9
d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s
C u rre n t 1 9 4 7 -4 8 C u rre n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9 C u rren t 1 9 4 7 -4 9
d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s d o lla r s
M on th ly
d a ta :
Annual
average:
1939... $23-86 $40.17 $23.38 $40.20 $1764
42.07
1940... 23-20
41.25
24.71
1793
49.06
18.69
30.86
4703
1941... 29.58
1222
$29.70
29 93
29.71
A u g .. .
S ep t. .
O c t ...
D ec. . .
Nov...
1942...
1943...
1944...
36.65
43-14
46.06
52.58
38.30
61.28
33.02
41.62
3127
50.24
56.24
68.18
20.34
23.08
25 93
2918
31.19
34.51
1945.. .
1946...
1947...
44.39
43.82
49-97
57 72
32.34
32.32
32.23
38.03
66.39
67 95
69.58
69.73
27.73
30.20
32.71
36.06
36.21
34.23
1948...
1949.. .
1930.. .
54.14
54 92
59 33
52.67
33-93
37 71
72.12
63.28
70.35
70.16
62.16
68.43
34.2.
34.98
35.47
33 30
34.36
34.30
1931...
1952...
^933..
64-71
67.97
7169
38.30
39.89
62.67
77.79
78.09
83.31
70.08
68.80
74.37
37.81
38.63
3969
34.06
34.04
34.69
Tabte C-3:
1954
J a n .. .
F e b ...
M ar. . .
A p r. . .
M a y .. .
J u n e ..
J u ly ..
A u g .. .
S ep t..
$71.69
$62.34 $ 92.88
86.15
89.78
71.42
62.00
72.14
71.60
72.36
62.51
62.98
81.17
82.25
70.92
71.28
6I .56
61.98
82.34
79.04
70.71
70.20
71.13
61.59
61.26
62.26
61.85
73.06
71.67
76.32
71.68
62.28
83.OO
70.92
71.06
61.56
75-39
61.79
62.65
82.09
79.86
71.86
$80.77
74.78
77.80
70.58
71.58
$39-10
39.80
39-70
71.48
39-70
68.73
63.64
62.54
66.37
72.11
39.80
40.00
4o.6o
39.6o
4o.8o
40.30
40.30
$34.00
34.55
34.40
34.78
35.34
34.46
34.61
34.49
35.60
35.04
35.19
65.44
71.38
4o.oo
39.4o
34.72
34.26
69.63
4o.4o
35.22
A v e r a g e weekty earnings, gross and net spendabte, of production workers
in manufacturing industries, in current and 1947-49 dottars
{1 9 4 7 -4 9
= 100)
( 1 9 4 7 -4 9
C u rre n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9 C u r r e n t 1 94 7 -4 9
=
100)
C u rre n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9 C u rre n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9
d o lla r s d o lla r s
1953
1939... $23.86
194 0
25.20
194 1
29.38
45-1
47.6
33.9
194 2
1943....
1944---
36.63
43.14
46.08
69.2
81.3
87.O
1943....
1946__
1947....
44.39
43.82
4997
83.8
82.8
94.4
36.97
37 72
42.76
48.08
45 23
44.77
42.74
43.20
48.24
33.38
31.80
30.31
1948-1949.- -.
1930....
34.14
54.92
59.33
102.2
103.7
112.0
47.43
48.09
5109
46.14
47 24
49 70
33.17
53.83
37.21
31.72
32.88
33.6?
64.71
67.97
71.69
122.2
54.04
33.66
58.54
48.68
49.04
31.17
61.28
63.62
66.58
55.21
56.05
38.20
1951....
1952....
1933-...
128.4
135.4
$23.58 $39.70 $23.62
24.69
41.22
24.95
29.28
28.03
44.39
$39.76
41.65
46.33
36.28
41.39
44.06
32.03
55 93
38.39
31.77
36.01
38.29
45.38
48.66
30.92
A u g ..
S ep t.
O c t..
$71.69
71.42
72.14
Nov.. 71.60
D e c ..
72.36
135.4
134.9
136.2
135.2
136.7
$58.54
58.33
58.89
58.47
59.06
$50.90 $66.58
66.36
50.63
66.94
51.03
66.50
50.84
6 7 .11
51.40
$57.90
57.60
58.01
57.83
58.41
1954
J a n ..
F e b ..
M a r ..
A p r ..
M a y ..
June.
70.92
71.28
70.71
70.20
71.13
71.68
133-9
114.6
133-5
132.6
134.3
135.4
58.80
59.09
58.63
58.22
58.97
59-41
51.04
51.38
51.07
50.80
51.28
51.62
66.00
66.30
65.83
65.41
66.18
66.63
57.29
57.65
57.34
57.08
57.55
57.89
J u ly .
A u g ..
S ep t.
70.92
71.06
71.86
133.9
134.2
135.7
58.80
58.91
59.55
51.04
51.23
51.92
66.00
66.12
66.78
57.29
57.50
58.22
-31.
Adjusted Earnings
Tabte C-4: A verage hourty earnings, gross and exctuding overtim e,
o f production workers in manufacturing industries
Manufacturing
Period
Gross
Amount
Durable goods
Excluding overtime
Amount
Index
(1947-49 = 100)
Nondurable goods
Gross
Excluding
Gross
Excluding
Amount
Amount
Amount
Amount
Annual
average:
19^1 .........................
19^2.........
1943.........................
$0,729
.853
.961
$0,702
.805
.894
54.5
62.5
69.4
$0,808
.947
1.059
$0,770
.881
976
$0,640
723
.803
$0,625
.698
763
1944.........
1943.........................
1946.........
1.019
1.023
1.086
947
1/9 6 3
1.051
J3-5
1/74.8
81.6
1 .1 1 7
1 .1 1 1
1.15 6
1.029
iyi.042
1.12 2
.861
.904
1.0 15
.814
1/ 8 5 8
.981
1947.........
1948.........
1949.........
1.237
1.350
1.401
1.198
1.310
1.367
93.0
10 1.7
106.1
1.292
1.4 10
1.469
1.250
1.366
1.434
1 .1 7 1
1.278
13 2 5
1.133
1.241
1.292
1930.........................
1951.........
1952.........
1953.........
1.465
1.59
1.6 7
177
1.4 15
153
1.6 1
1.71
1099
118.8
125.0
132.8
1537
1.6 7
1-77
1.8 7
1.480
1.60
1.70
1.80
1.378
1.48
1.54
1 .6 1
1337
1.43
1.49
1.56
Dec...
1.77
1.79
1.79
1.79
1.80
1 .7 1
1.73
1-73
1.74
1.74
132.3
134.3
134.3
135.1
135-1
1.88
1.90
1.90
1.89
1.90
1.8 1
1.84
1.83
1.83
1.84
1 .6 1
1.63
1.62
1.63
1.64
1.56
1.58
1.58
1.59
1.59
J a n ..........
F e b ..........
M a r..........
A p r ..........
M ay..........
J u n e .. . .
1.80
1.80
1.79
1.80
1.8 1
1.8 1
1.76
1.75
1-75
1.75
1.76
1.76
136.6
135-9
135.9
135.9
136.6
136.6
1 .9 1
1.90
1.90
1.90
1 .9 1
1 .9 1
1.86
1.85
1.85
1.85
1.86
1.86
1.65
1.65
1.65
1.65
1.66
1.66
1 .6 1
1 .6 1
1 .6 1
1 .6 1
1.62
1.62
J u ly .. . .
A u g ..........
S ep t. . . .
1.80
1.79
1 .8 1
1.76
1.74
1.76
136.6
135.1
136.6
1 .9 1
1 .9 1
1.92
1.86
1.85
1.8 7
1.66
1.65
1.66
1.62
1.60
1 .6 1
Monthly
dat^:
1953: A u g..........
S e p t .. . .
Oct....
N ov..........
1954:
l / 11-xonth
38
Aa^put 19^5 Melmdad b<c<utae o f TJ-day holiday period.
Man-Hour tndexes
T ab!e C -5. in d e x e s o f a g g r e g a te w e e k !y m a n -h o u rs
in industria! and construction a c t i v i t y ^
(1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 )
Period
TOTAL 2/
Mining
construction
division
division
Manufac
turing
division
Total:
Durable
goods
Total:
Nondurable
goods
Manufacturing -- Durable goods
Lumber and
Ordnance and wood products
accessories
(except
furniture)
average:
1947..
1948..
1949.*.
1950...
1951...
195?...
1953...
103.6
.103.4
93.0
101.5
109.5
109.7
113.5
105.1
105.4
89.5
9 1.0
95.0
90.9
86.6
94.6
103.4
102.0
109.1
124.1
127.5
124.2
104.8
103.2
92.0
101.1
108.4
108.4
113.7
106.1
104.1
89.7
102.7
115.7
116 .6
125.5
103.1
102.1
94.7
99.2
997
98.6
997
101.2
107.6
91.1
107.4
290.4
625.0
826.7
107.0
102.7
90.3
996
10 2.7
96 9
94.0
Monthly' data:
1953: Aug.....
Sept....
Oct....
Nov.....
Dec....
116 .5
11 4 .5
114.8
110 .6
108.4
89.4
86.5
86.5
83.2
82.9
137.1
133.2
140.2
130.1
120.6
115.4
113.7
113.0
109.6
108.4
125.6
123.4
123.6
119.6
118.4
103.3
102.2
100.5
97.6
96.4
860.5
862.1
854.3
809.2
812.7
97.6
94.7
95.s
9 1.2
8 6 .1
Jan.....
Feb....
Mar.....
Apr....
May.....
June....
10 1.9
102.4
10 1.8
99.9
100.4
10 2 .1
80.3
78.0
73 .9
7 1 .5
72.3
75 .4
98.3
106.0
109.8
115.9
122.5
129.4
103.8
103.5
102.5
99.5
99.1
100.0
113.7
112.5
110.6
108.1
107.2
107.0
92.1
92.8
92.9
89.2
89-4
9 1.6
764.1
7 1 2 .1
654.3
587.8
542.0
522.1
79-6
82.3
84.1
85-3
88.5
93-8
July....
Aug....
Sept....
100.2
102.9
10 3.1
7 2 .5
74.8
7 1 .4
132.7
135.4
129.1
97.4
100.1
10 1.5
102.2
103.5
104.7
91.7
96.1
97.6
506.1
489.9
497.7
1954:
Period
Furniture
and fixtures
Manufacturing - Durable goods - Continued
Stone, clay,
Fabricated
Machinery
and glass
metal
(except
industries
products
products
electrical)
;
80.6
83-2
94.9
Electrical
machinery
Transporta
tion
equipment
1947..........
1948.
1949.
1950.
1951.
1932.
1953.
103.3
104.6
9 2 .1
1 1 1 .5
105.9
106.2
108.2
102.8
103.9
93.3 .
102.9
1 1 1 .4
104.3
106.6
105.4
106.6
88.0
104.1
115.7
104.6
114.0
106.7
103.8
89.4
106.5
115.8
112.1
123.7
108.3
106.6
85.1
94.0
116 .9
118.4
118 .9
111.1
102.9
86.0
107.6
123.7
13 1.2
148.0
102.9
100.9
96.3
10 6.1
124.5
138.0
158.7
1953:
Auc.....
Sept....
Oct.....
Nov....
Dec.....
106.8
105.8
106.3
103.8
10 1.4
108.3
106.9
108.3
105.4
103.2
114 .9
1 1 1 .7
110.4
106.7
105.4
123.9
121.5
121.4
117 .8
115.4
114.5
113.5
113-8
111.4
112 .3
148.0
148.4
146.9
143.3
138.3
159.2
153.1
153.9
146.3
1 5 1 .1
1954:
Jan.....
Feb....
Mar.....
Apr.....
May.....
June....
9 6.1
96.7
96.2
91.6
88.8
90.0
96.2
97.8
98.2
97.3
97.6
97.8
10 1.4
97.5
94.4
92.8
92.4
94.0
112.9
111.5
109.4
106.9
107.8
107.5
109.4
108.6
106.6
103.7
102.0
100.6
131.1
130.6
127.9
123.8
122.0
119 .8
148.6
144.0
141.0
138.6
136.0
131.9
July....
Aug.....
Sept....
88.9
96.6
100.1
96.7
99.9
100.8
91.5
9 1.6
91.4
102.8
105.5
105.4
95.9
94.9
95.1
11 7 .2
12 1.5
124.7
127.0
124.2
11 7 .8
39
See footnotes at end of table.
M.iti H o u t
tndc\es
Tab!e C-5. tn d ex es o f a g g r e g a t e w e e k !y 4nan-hour$
in industria) and construction a ctiv ity ^
C on tin u ed
(1947-49 = 100)
Manufacturing — Durable goods—Con.
Manufacturing - Nondurable goods
Period
Tobacco
manufactures
and^r^llted
Textile-mi11
finished textile
Annual average:
19*7..........
1948..........
1949..........
1950..........
1951..........
1952..........
1953..........
107.5
103.0
89.5
97.4
117-5
122.7
129.1
104.6
104.2
91.2
101.3
10 3.1
100.5
109.8
103.9
100.0
9 6 .1
95.2
95.9
94.7
93.5
105.9
10 1.0
9 3 .1
89.2
9 1.2
92.2
90.1
104.5
105.7
89.9
100.1
96.0
90.7
90.0
99-6
10 1.6
98.8
103.0
10 1.9
104.5
106.8
Monthly data:
1953: Aug....
Sept....
Oct.....
Nov.....
D M ...
126.8
128.6
128.7
12 9 .1
12 8 .1
11 1 .0
1 1 1 .9
115.3
1 1 2 .1
10 7.5
106.6
111.2
10 1.6
9 5 .1
89.4
10 1.6
108.9
106.8
9 6 .1
10 1.7
89.8
86.3
86.0
84.2
83.2
109.2
102.0
106.0
102.8
103.5
Jan...
Feb....
Mar....
Apr....
May....
June....
12 1 .9
120.9
118 .9
114.3
112 .0
110 .2
98.7
10 2.1
101.0
96.6
95.6
96.4
83.8
81.8
8 1 .5
81.3
84.2
89.4
87.3
8 0 .1
75.0
73.5
75.5
78.4
78 .5
79-5
79.2
76 .5
76.0
78.0
98.2
104.3
10 6.1
93.8
91.5
91.9
July....
Aug....
Sept....
106.8
106.6
109.8
7 8 .1
91.6
94.8
75.8
101.0
97.4
97.8
79 .6
10 1.4
80.2
106.9
103.1
Manufacturing - Nondurable goods - Continued
91.8
10 1.0
100.5
1954:
Period
Paper and
allied products
Printing, pub
lishing, and
allied industries
Chemicals
and allied
Products of
petroleum
Rubber
products
Jlher'pr^cts
1947..........
1948.
1949.
1950.
1931.
1952.
1953.
102.6
102.3
95.1
105.4
109.9
105.9
111.4
101.4
100.5
98.0
99.5
10 1.6
102.7
105.5
103.3
102.6
94 .1
97.2
105.5
104.7
107.8
99.0
102.7
98.3
97.3
102.1
98.2
100.9
109.8
102.0
88.1
10 1.9
108.5
108.4
1 1 1 .7
105.8
100.8
93.4
97-8
9 2 .1
96.9
96.4
1953:
A u g .....
S e p t....
O c t .....
113.7
11 2 .9
113 .2
112 .3
D e c .....
lll.l
104.7
106.9
108.1
107.2
109.0
106.7
108.8
W.5
107.2
10 6 .1
103.8
102.5
100.2
99.3
97.3
110 .5
108.0
106.0
104.0
102.8
97-4
8 9 .1
88.7
88.7
92.3
107.6
105.0
100.1
104.3
95.3
91-9
104.4
94.9
107.5
103.7
99-1
94.9
94.0
107.8
105.4
96.4
93-8
104.9
103.8
94.0
104.0
95.0
105.7
85.3
106.9
101.8
97.4
104.0
82.2
98.3
101.0
108.5
100.1
87.4
104.9
99-3
107.2
J u l y....
99-4
98.6
103.9
85.8
90.3
A u g .....
104.5
109.0
99.9
87.0
97.5
93.9
106.6
110.1
S e p t ....
102.9
88.4
96.6
. . . 102,1 . .
_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 vorkers. For
contract construction, the data relate to construction workers.
1954:
J a n .....
F e b .....
M a r .....
A p r .....
M a y .....
J u n e....
.40
Shite j n d
Ho uf s j f i d
Ejf'ntngs
Tabie C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for setected States and areas
Average veekly earnings
$4
State and area
Average veekly hours
1954
.1953
Average hourly earnings
1954
1953
195J
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aua.
Sept.
ALABAMA..................
Birmingham ............
(1/)
$73.47
67.72
$55.70
71.86
67.87
$55.13
70.09
66.90
(1/)
39.5
39.6
39.5
39.7
40.4
39.1
39.6
40.3
(1/)
$1.86
1.71
$1.41
1.8 1
1.68
$1.41
1.77
1.66
ARIZONA..................
84.6o
84.60
83.95
82.78
80.87
79.95
42.3
42.3
42.4
41.6
41.9
4i.o
2.00
2.00
1.98
1.99
1.93
1.95
ARKANSAS.................
Little Rock-
51.53
51.53
50.26
40.9
40.9
41.2
1.26
1.26
1.22
49.53
48.28
48.67
4o.6
39.9
40.9
1.22
1.2 1
1.19
81.55
68.47
8l.4i
85.23
81.24
73.76
81.19
69.^7
78.84
66.90
78.79
87.48
40.4
37.0
40.2
42.6
40.4
39.5
40.4
36.4
39.9
37.5
40.2
44.5
2.02
1.85
2.02
2.00
2.01
1.87
2.01
1.91
1.98
1.79
1.96
1.97
80.34
80.87
83.16
76.60
76.01
80.37
81.91
83.48
78.81
71.98
78.44
73.72
80.44
76.48
72.61
40.3
39.2
39.7
42.2
40.5
40.7
39.8
40.1
43.9
39.0
40.5
37.8
39.1
42.6
39.3
1.99
2.06
2.10
1.8 1
1.87
1.97
2.06
2.08
1.79
1.85
1.94
1.95
2.06
1.80
1.85
COLORADO.................
71.82
73.63
73.03
72.32
69.65
70.70
39.9
39.8
40.8
40.4
39.8
40.4
1.80
1.85
1.79
1.79
1.75
1.75
CONNECTICUT.............
Nev Britain ...........
73.12
75.58
77.64
68.71
69.60
81.16
74.03
72.36
74.03
76.67
70.13
69.49
80.78
72.36
74.23
74.89
81.47
72.92
70.04
82.88
75.76
40.4
40.2
41.3
38.6
40.0
41.2
40.9
40.2
39.8
4i.o
39.4
40.4
40.8
40.2
41.7
40.7
43.8
41.2
41.2
42.5
42.8
1.8 1
1.88
1.88
1.78
1.74
1.97
1.8 1
1.80
1.86
1.87
1.78
1.72
1.98
1.80
1.78
1.84
1.86
1.77
1.70
1.95
1.77
DELAWARE.................
Wilmington ............
69.27
83.25
68.29
83.25
68.64
79.55
39.9
39.7
40.7
40.1
41.4
40.3
1.74
2.10
1.68
2.08
1.66
1.97
FLORIDA..................
Tampa-St. Petersburg...
56.30
55.48
56.17
56.16
55.24
52.74
40.8
40.2
41.0
40.4
41.2
40.3
1.38
1.38
1.37
1.39
1.34
l.3l
GEORGIA..................
49.27
62.49
65.85
49.00
62.80
68.43
49.41
63.04
63.70
39.1
39-8
40.9
39.2
40.0
42.5
38.6
39.9
4i.i
1.26
1.57
1 .6 1
1.25
1.57
1.6 1
1.28
1.58
1.55
IDAHO....................
(i/)
76.76
76.03
(1/)
40.4
39.6
(1/)
1.90
1.92
77.37
(i/)
75-82
(I/)
76.59
80.81
40.4
(1/)
40.0
(I/)
40.9
4i.i
1.92
(1/)
1.90
(l/>
1.87
1.97
INDIANA..................
(1/)
75.67
76.24
(1/)
39.5
4o.i
(1/)
1.92
1.90
IOWA.....................
Des Moines ............
(1/)
78.19
69.94
76.58
69.24
76.39
(1/)
39.6
40.2
39.0
40.3
40.3
(1/)
1.97
1.74
1.96
1.72
1.90
KANSAS...................
Topeka .................
Wichita ...............
80.30
78.84
85.42
79.37
65.03
85.20
72.75
65.56
73.48
42.4
43.1
42.8
42.2
39.4
42.8
40.4
39.9
39.3
1.89
1.83
2.00
1.88
1.65
1.99
1.80
1.64
1.87
KENTUCKY................
68.62
68.18
70.14
40.7
40.9
41.8
1.69
1.67
1.68
LOUISIANA...............
65.73
93.36
66.26
64.87
91.58
67.06
64.53
93.66
63.12
41.6
40.6
4o.4
40.8
4o.7
40.4
41.1
42.0
39-7
1.58
2.30
1.64
1.59
2.25
1.66
1.57
2.23
1.59
CALIFQRNIA..............
Los Angeles ...........
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
San BernardinoSan Diego .............
San Francisco-Oakland ..
San Jose ..............
Stockton ..............
ILLINOIS................
C h i c a g o ...............
See footnotes at end of table.
41
State and Area
Houts and Laimngs
Tab!e C-& Hours and gross earnings of production wodters in
manufacturing industries for seiected States and areas - Continued
State and area
MAINE...................
MARYLAND................
MASSACHUSETTS...........
Average veekiy earnings
1954 _ _
1953
_
Average hourly earnings
1954
1953
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
r'55.29
$55.78
60.96
61.50
56.32
61.08
38.7
40.3
39.9
40.9
40.1
42.0
;i!l.43
1.51
-51.40
1.50
$1.41
1.45
67.96
73.29
67.92
73.16
66.45
71.66
39.7
40.2
4o.2
40.2
40.1
40.3
1.71
1.69
1.82
1.82
1.66
1.78
65.24
65.57
68.51
^7.79
54.57
70.98
71.10
66.07
39.3
39.9
37.1
40.0
39.9
39.0
39.5
39.6
35.4
38.7
40.1
39.5
39.8
39*7
1.66
1.75
1.36
1.46
1.77
1.66
1.73
1.35
l .4 i
1.77
1.72
1.80
1.80
1.77
85.81
89.80
85.40
4o.i
39.3
(1/)
2.14
92.52
79.39
89.03
98.79
79.98
87.45
(l/)
2.21
1.97
2.12
2.23
2.23
80.03
81.69
80.12
81.71
( 1 /)
( 1/)
a /)
( 1 /)
Q /)
69.82
Fall River .............
Nev Bedford........... .
Springfield-Holyoke ....
Worcester............ .
Average veekiy hours
195!* . _
1953
50.46
58.40
70.62
70.20
68.28
53.27
55.77
68.11
69.92
MICHIGAN................
Detroit ................
Flint ..................
Grand Rapids ...........
Lansing ................
Muskegon ...............
Saginav................
(l/)
(l/)
(l/)
MINNESOTA...............
74.19
75.59
75.93
77.97
71.48
78.76
73.71
74.16
72.65
49.56
52.78
67.61
88.59
41.9
38.6
39.0
39-6
39.5
40.3
39.8
44.4
41.4
40.3
Sept.
(I/)
A UK.
2.29
Sept.
1.66
1.72
1.38
1.43
( 1 /)
40.4
40.8
38.7
40.3
71.97
74.82
75.95
4o.7
39.3
4o.7
39.6
39.5
40.1
40.0
38.1
40.9
39.1
41.4
39.8
1.82
1.92
1.86
1.97
1.84
1.95
48.56
51.44
46.68
49.37
41.3
40.6
41.5
40.5
39.9
40.8
1.20
1.30
1.17
1.27
1.17
39.0
(1/)
39-2
39.4
39.9
39.3
39.3
40.1
39.7
1.73
( 1 /)
1.74
75.30
72.74
1.71
1.88
73.62
67.32
75.01
72.48
68.19
(1/)
1.88
1.85
1.88
1.83
MONTANA.................
81 . 8$
81.52
79.81
40.2
40.7
40.7
2.04
2.00
1.96
NEBRASKA................
( 1/)
66.70
67.21
(1/)
41.9
42.2
(1/)
1.59
1.59
NEVADA..................
90.80
85.10
86.69
40.9
39.4
40.7
2.22
2.16
2.13
NEW HAMPSHIRE...........
Manchester ............
56. 5$
58.18
40.4
38.5
39.5
37.3
1.44
1.4l
1.44
1.41
1.43
1.42
40.3
1.87
40.5
1.90
1.86
1.83
1.85
1.89
1.82
1.87
1.90
1.85
1.88
1.81
1.91
1.84
1.73
MISSISSIPPI.............
MISSOURI................
( i /)
( 1 /)
( 1 /)
( 1 /)
(1/)
51.04
56.49
52.97
39.3
54.29
74.65
73.83
75.09
73.81
75.70
39.9
39.8
76.25
7^.45
75.20
74.47
76.41
72.64
72.12
70.05
NEW MEXICO..............
Albuquerque ...........
81.32
79.46
75.71
76.36
NEW YORK................
A lb any -S che ne ctady -T roy.
Binghamton ............
Buffalo ...............
71.84
77.72
71.22
70.42
77.11
NEW JERSEY..............
Nevark-Jersey City.....
Perth Amboy............
Nassau and
Suffolk Counties .....
Nev York City .........
Rochester .............
Utica-Rome ............
Westchester County.....
75.74
75.91
75.85
64.58
82.77
81.49
74.36
72.76
84.32
83.20
69.31
77.05
75-14
68.53
76.55
74.23
69.67
68.27
71.70
71.78
See footnotes at end of 'bable.
42
75.91
65.56
69.20
65.81
81.04
71.35
84.28
65.91
77-51
76.75
69.74
69.59
36.2
38.8
4 l .l
(1/)
(1/)
(1/)
(l/)
1.93
2.18
2.07
2.03
2.17
2.07
1.81
1.96
1.78
1.81
1.99
1.84
1.91
1.21
4o.3
4o.o
39.9
39.6
40.3
4o.6
39.8
41.7
4i.o
41.6
41.6
41.5
^0.0
1.95
1.85
1.82
38.8
39.0
4o.o
1.84
l .9 l
1.74
1.80
4o.i
39.7
1.84
I .92
1.75
2.08
2.05
1.82
2.02
1.80
42.2
36.7
41.9
41.9
40.8
39.3
2.03
2.00
1.92
1.85
2.03
1.83
1.92
1.85
1.77
1.73
1.81
1.82
1.71
1.77
40.9
39.0
40.5
36.9
39.7
40.5
M .5
37.7
^0.2
40.5
39.4
39.6
39-7
37.7
39.7
4o.i
4i.o
37.4
39.8
4o.l
39.4
39.5
40.2
40.7
39.4
38.6
1.84
1.84
1.84
1.86
1.78
1.93
1.71
1.80
1.85
1.83
Shite
Jt n d
Houts jtid Lirmngs
Tabte C-& Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued
Average veekly earnings
State and area
54
Sept.
Aug.
348.63
52.92
$48.38
Greensboro-High Point..<
49.01
NORTH DAKOTA......................
Fargo.................................
67.64
OHIO.....................................
Cincinnati........................
78.95
75.64
79.79
NORTH CAROLINA..................
OKLAHOMA..............................
Oklahoma City...................
OREGON.................................
PENNSYLVANIA......................
Allentown-BethlehemErie...................................
Harrisburg........................
67.23
1953
Sept.
Average veekly hours
1954
1953
Aug.
Sept.
38.9
40.4
37.7
38.7
39.7
38.2
49.02
$46.99
49.79
( 1 /)
38.0
38.3
( 1/ )
70.30
71.98
65.74
64.01
44.5
45.5
42.4
78.62
79.89
74.70
84.95
39.6
40.7
38.9
39.1
4i.o
70.45
70.24
73.60
41.3
42.6
40.8
41.7
42.7
41.0
41.2
43.9
40.0
1.77
51.6 1
74.76
79.94
40.1
1.54
1.68
1.70
1.45
1.47
35.6
40.5
1.99
1.99
1.97
40.5
41.5
1.85
1.80
2.04
2.07
1.75
1.63
1.90
1.71
1.65
1.90
1.86
2.05
85.39
76.99
81.17
75-57
37.1
37.5
39.7
39.0
38.2
38.0
2.15
2.00
2.15
1.97
2.13
1.99
70.51
69.47
72.32
38.5
38.2
39.5
1.83
1.82
1.83
68.15
36.4
38.5
40.6
1.77
1.75
1.77
50.21
61.69
37.0
40.5
36.4
41.3
39.5
39.5
37.6
38.1
37.7
39.9
65.38
75.37
57.37
63.55
72.25
58.93
63.55
74.88
79.04
63.13
54.09
73.85
62.84
61.59
75.31
84.29
63.17
54.97
1.54
1.53
1.50
1.50
1.54
1.51
39.2
39.7
39.2
39.0
1.26
1.26
4o.i
1.35
1.34
1.26
1.36
64.04
71.35
(1/)
(1/)
43.2
44.1
44.0
(1/)
(1/)
1.52
1.46
1.63
1.56
40.2
39.5
40.0
40.4
39.3
39.2
40.3
40.2
39.3
40.4
42.6
38.9
1.56
1.50
41.5
41.5
49.39
53.04
39.8
(1/)
( 1 /)
65.56
58.44
58.46
67.51
57.20
56.98
66.64
65.68
61.26
58.18
58.16
67.06
66.03
59.70
59.09
57.57
42.1
39.8
72.51
72.21
70.96
41.2
69.95
73.38
72.68
70.11
74.80
75.89
40.2
40.1
59.23
58.93
57.96
63.11
58.82
68.47
66.60
81.80
57.23
56.94
60.95
61.86
82.98
78.62
See footnotes at end of table.
59.^0
55-41
61.3 1
60.24
81 . L7
77.74
76.11
81.79
73-66
80.96
1.41
38.8
49.39
53-20
77.05
81.74
2.12
1.66
1.63
1.53
1.86
2.10
1.66
39.7
40.2
50.15
54.14
79.10
78.58
1.91
1.57
1.89
2.09
1.6 7
1.82
1.52
39.9
40.6
61.10
6 1.3 1
38.1
1.86
1.58
1.36
1.51
59.72
59-80
71.95
40.2
40.4
40.1
1.86
1.58
1.60
1.43
1.33
60.30
59.60
37.3
40.4
39.6
37.8
37.8
37.8
38.6
1.84
1.44
1.35
1.53
61.26
62.12
50.69
38.8
1.60
38.9
37.0
40.8
RHODE ISLAND......................
1.52
79.80
75.15
62.42
WASHINGTON..........................
45.4
43.4
77.90
54.86
VIRGINIA..............................
Ipl.23
1.30
( 1 /)
77.52
50.90
60.93
VERMONT...............................
Burlington........................
$1.25
1.30
1.29
72.98
Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton..
York...................................
UTAH.....................................
$1.25
1.31
1.30
69.60
75-33
83.58
TEXAS...................................
1953
Sept.
70.29
62.23
SOUTH DAKOTA......................
19 54
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
73.10
66.08
SOUTH CAROLINA...................
Average hourly earnings
38.8
38.0
41.2
39.6
45.7
1.45
1.48
1.74
1.43
1.45
1.70
1.52
1.44
1.48
1.66
1.55
1.47
1.48
1.76
1.74
1.71
39.5
41.1
4i.o
1.74
1.84
41.7
1.83
1.82
1.71
1.82
40.5
39.1
39-8
40.6
39.7
38.9
43.2
*40.0
1.46
1.50
45.7
1.72
1.45
1.46
1.71
1.46
1.48
1.79
40.3
40.2
40.6
40.1
40.1
1.42
1.52
1.51
1.42
1.52
1.51
1.41
4o.6
39.3
40.7
40.7
38.2
38.6
39.3
38.1
2.07
2.04
39.9
39.7
39.6
40.6
2.08
2.07
2.02
2.07
2.04
37.9
37.9
37.9
1.98
1.99
38.2
1.52
1.48
2.01
2.16
1.94
Stjttr jn J
\t\,i
)!id
Lutiino
Tab!e C-& Hours and gross earnings of production w o& ers in
manufacturing industries for seiected States and areas - Continued
Average weeHy earnings
State and area
1954
Sept.
WEST VIRGINIA...........
$71.04
WISCONSIN...............
73.81
79.26
73.42
77.32
72.98
78.06
76.05
74.72
81.65
79.43
81.97
76.53
82.71
83.62
78.58
97.23
96.29
91.34
73.36
76.66
WYOMING.................
l/ Not available.
44
Sept.
$71.19
80.05
Madison................
Aug.
^70.05
86.72
89.10
76.05
81.59
79.15
Average veekly hours
19 54
... 1953
88.00
. 195A
Sept.
AUK,
..Sept..
38.4
39.6
38.7
39.6
38.9
40.0
40.5
39-9
40.1
39.3
40.0
40.1
40.7
39.7
40.1
40.1
40.0
40.4
41.4
4o.i
40.6
39.7
41.2
40.5
39.2
41.2
40.2
40.8
38.9
39.2
Average hourly earnings
.
19<=4
Sept.
.1913
Aux.
Sept.
$ 1.85
2.25
$ 1.81
2.19
$1.83
1.76
1.95
1.87
1.81
1.81
2.01
2.00
1.91
1.93
2.04
1.97
1.83
1.93
2.04
1.96
2.11
2.08
2.36
2.36
2.20
1.88
1.99
1.89
2.02
2.33
Exp!anatory Notes
!NTRODUCT)ON
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,
and are an integral part of the Federal statistical
system. Current statistics on employment, labor turn
over, hours, and earnings are basic indicators of
economic change. They are widely used in following
business developments and in making decisions in such
fields as marketing, personnel, plant location, and
government policy. The BLS employment statistics
program also provides data used in making official
indexes of production, productivity, and national
income.
The Bureau publishes monthly statistics on employ
ment, and hours and earnings for the Nation, for all
states,and for selected metropolitan areas. For
employment, the total of employees in nonagricultural
establishments is shown; for hours and earnings, data
are available for production workers in manufacturing
and selected groups in nonmanufacturing industries.
Within these broad activities data are published in
varying industry detail. Labor turnover rates are
presented for both total manufacturing and component
groups, as well as for selected mining and communica
tions industries.
Statistics on the number and proportion of women
employees in manufacturing industries and turnover
rates for men and women separately are published
quarterly. In addition, earnings adjusted for price
changes, Federal taxes, and overtime for selected in
dustries appear monthly, as well as indexes of pro
duction-worker aggregate weekly man-hours for major
manufacturing groups.
These data are reprinted regularly in the Manthlv
Labor Review. Each of the series, from the earliest
period to date, may be obtained by writing to the BLS
Division of Manpower and Employment Statistics. Such
requests should specify the industry series desired.
Mare detailed descriptions of these series are
available through reprints of Technical Notes which
may be obtained upon request:
"Technical Note on the Measurement of
Industrial Employment"
"Technical Note on Measurement of Labor
Turnover"
"Technical Note on Hours and Earnings
in Nonagricultural Industries"
Section A - EMPLOYMENT
Definition of Employment
BLS employment statistics represent the total
number of full- and part-time nonagricultural workers
on establishment payrolls during a specified period
each 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 unemployed or on strike during the other part of
the period are counted as employed. Persons are not
considered employed who are laid off or are on leave
without 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.
Employment data for nongovernmental establishments
refer to persons who worked during, or received pay
for, any part of the pay period ending nearest the
15th of the month. Current data for Federal Government
establishments generally refer to persons who worked
on, or received pay for, the last day of the month;
for State and local government, persons who received
pay for any part of the pay period ending on, or im
mediately prior to, the last day of the month.
Beginning with January 1952, the data for Federal
employment are not strictly comparable with those for
prior years, primarily as a result of changes in defi
nition. For the national series and except for a few
states and areas as noted the following changes were
made starting with that month: (1) data refer to the
last day of the month rather than the first of the
month; (2) employment of the Federal Reserve Banks and
of the mixed ownership banks of the Farm Credit Admin
istration was transferred from the Federal total to
the "Banks and Trust Companies" group of the "Finance,
Insurance, and Real Estate" division; (3) fourth-class
postmasters, formerly included only in the table show
ing Federal civilian employment, are now included in
all tables showing government series.
Collection of Establishment Reports
The employment program is based on establishment
payroll reports. An establishment is defined as a
single physical location, such as a factory, mine, or
store where business is conducted. In the case of a
company with several plants or establishments, the
BLS endeavors to obtain separate reports from each
business unit which maintains separate payroll records,
since each may be classified in a different industry.
The BLS, with the cooperation of State agencies,
collects current employment, payroll, and man-hour in
formation by means of "shuttle" schedules (BLS 790
Forms) mailed monthly to individual establishments.
This shuttle schedule, which has been used by BLS for
more than 20 years, is designed to assist firms to
report consistently, accurately, and with a minimum of
cost. State agencies mail the forms to the establish
ments and examine the returns for consistency, accu
racy, and completeness. The states use the informa
tion to prepare State and area series and then send
the schedules to the BLS Division of Manpower and
Employment Statistics for use in preparing the
national series. Each questionnaire provides a line
for the State agency to enter data for December of the
previous year, as well as lines for the cooperating
establishments to report for each month of the cur
rent calendar year. The December data, copied from
the completed previous year's form, give the reporter
a means for comparison when reporting for January as
an aid to collection of consistent data. The same
form is returned each month to the reporting establish
ment to be completed. Definitions of terms are de
scribed in detail in the instructions on each form.
Industrial Classification Code. (U. S. Social Security
Board) for reports Arom nonmanufacturing establish
ments.
Benchmark Data
Coverage of Establishment Reports
The Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains monthly
reports from approximately 155,000 establishments,
distributed by industry as shown by the following
table. 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 indus
tries within the divisions may vary from the propor
tions shown.
Approximate size and coverage of monthly sample
used in BLS employment and payroll statistics
Number of
Employees
establish
ments in Number in Percent
samnle
sample
of total
440,000
3,300
50
Mining..............
783,000
28
19,700
Contract construction..
44,100 11,207,000
68
Transportation and
public utilities:
Interstate rail
---1,357,000
roads (ICC).......
96
Other transportation
and public utilities
13,600
1,430,000
(BLS)....... .....
51
Wholesale and retail
60,300
1,889,000
19
Finance, insurance,
10,600
and real estate.....
486,000
25
Service and
miscellaneous:
Hotels and lodging
1,300
145,000
31
Personal services:
Laundries and
cleaning and
2,300
99,000
dyeing plants....
19
Government:
Federal (Civil Service
—
2,368,000
100
Commission) .......
State and local
—
(Bureau of the Census)
2,760,000
67
Division
or
industry
1/ Some firms do not report payroll and man-hour
information. Therefore, hours and earnings estimates
are based on a slightly smaller sample than employment
estimates.
Classification of Establishment Reports
To present meaningful tabulations of employment,
hours, earnings, and labor turnover data, establish
ments are classified into industries on the basis of
the principal product or activity determined from in
formation on annual sales volume. This information is
collected annually on a product supplement to the
monthly report. The supplement provides for reporting
the percentage of total sales represented by each pro
duct. In the case of an establishment making more
than one product, the entire employment of the plant
is included under the industry indicated by the most
important product. The titles and descriptions of
industries presented in the 1945 Standard Industrial
Classification Manual. Vol. I (U. S. Bureau of the
Budget, Washington, D. C.) are used for classifying
reports from manufacturing establishments; the 1942
Experience with employment statistics has shown
that without adjustment to new benchmarks, the employ
ment estimate tends toward understatement which
becomes larger as the distance from the earlier bench
mark increases. To adjust for this, the estimates
must be periodically compared with actual counts of
employment in the various nonagricultural industries,
and appropriate revisions made as indicated by the
total counts or benchmarks.
Basic sources of benchmark information are quar
terly 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 arc used for the
group of establishments exempt from State unemployment
insurance laws because of their small size. For in
dustries not covered by either of the two programs,
benchmarks are compiled from special establishment
censuses: for example, for interstate railroads, Arom
establishment data reported to the ICC; for State and
local government, Arom data reported to the Bureau of
the Census; for the Federal government, from agency
data compiled by the Civil Service Commission. Estab
lishments are classified into the same industrial
groupings for benchmark purposes as they are for
monthly reporting.
At the time new benchmark data become available,
the BLS estimates which had been prepared for the
benchmark quarter are compared with the levels of the
benchmarks, industry by industry. Where revisions are
necessary, the levels are adjusted between the new
benchmark and the last previous one. Following revi
sion for these intermediate periods, the industry data
from the most recent benchmark are projected to the
current month by application of the sample trends used
prior to the revision. The benchmark establishes the
level, while the sample determines the trend.
Estimating Method
The estimating procedure for industries for which
data on both "all employees" and "production and re
lated workers" are published (i.e., manufacturing and
selected mining industries) is outlined below; the
first step of this method is also used for industries
for which only figures on "all employees" are pub
lished.
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 per
cent change of total employment over the month for a
group of establishments reporting for both March and
April. Thus, if firms in the BLS sample for an in
dustry report 30,000 employees in March and 31,200 in
April, April employment is 104 percent (3.1,200 divided
by 30,000) of I&rch employment. If the all-employee
benchmark in March 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 production-worker
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 those
establishment reports which show data for both items.
Thus, if these firms in April report 24,400 production
vorkers and a total of 30,500 employees, the ratio of
production workers to all employees vould be .80
(24,400 divided by 30,500). The production-worker
total in April vould be 33,280 (41,600 multiplied by
. 80).
Figures for subsequent months are computed by
carrying fortjard the totals for the previous month ac
cording to the method described above.
Comparability With Other Employment Estimates
Data published by other government and private
agencies differ from BLS employment statistics because
of differences in definition, sources of information,
methods of collection, classification, and estimation.
BLS monthly figures are not directly comparable, for
example, vith the estimates of the Bureau of the Census
Mpnthlv Report on the Labor Force (MRIF). Census data
are obtained by personal interviews with individual
members of a small sample of households and are de
signed to provide information on the work status of the
whole population, classified by their demographic char
acteristics. The BLS, on the other hand, obtains data
by mail questionnaire vhich are based on the payroll
records of business units, and prepares detailed
statistics on the industrial and geographic distribu
tion of employment and on hours of work and earning s.
Since BLS employment figures are based on estab
lishment payroll records, persons vho vorked in more
than one establishment during the reporting period
vill be counted more than once in the BLS series. By
definition, proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic
servants, and unpaid family workers are excluded from
the BLS but not the MRLF series. The two series also
differ in date of reference, BLS collecting data for
the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month
(except for government), while the MRLF relates to the
calendar week containing the 8th day of the month.
Employment estimates derived by the Bureau of the
Census from 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 industries
covered, in the business units considered parts of an
establishment, and in the industrial classification of
establishments.
Employment Statistics for States and Areas
State and area employment statistics are collected
and prepared by State agencies in cooperation with the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. These statistics are
based on the same reports used for preparing national
estimates. State series are adjusted to benchmark data
from State unemployment insurance agencies and the
Bureau of Old 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 Bureau of Labor Statistics.
State and area data in greater industry detail and for
earlier periods may be secured directly upon request to
the appropriate State agency or to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The names and addresses of these agencies
are listed on the inside back cover of this report.
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EMPLOYMENT -
SUMMARY OF METHODS OF COMPUTAT!ON
Item
Individual manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing industries
Total nonagricultural, divisions,
major groups and groups
MONTHLY DATA
All employees
All-employee estimate for
previous month multiplied by
ratio of all employees in
current month to all employees
in previous month for sample
establishments which reported
for both months.
Sum of all-employee
estimates for component
industries.
Production workers
(for mining and manu
facturing )
All-employee estimate for cur
rent month multiplied by ratio
of production workers to all
employees in sample establish
ments for current month.
Sum of production-worker
estimates for component
industries.
ANNUAL DATA
All employees and
production workers
Sum of monthly estimates
divided by 12 .
Sum of monthly estimates
divided by 1 2 .
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Section B - LABOR TURNOVER
Definition of Labor Turnover
"Labor turnover," as used in this series, refers
to the gross movement of wage and salary workers into
and out of employment status vith respect to individ
ual firms. This movement is subdivided into two broad
types: accessions (new hires and rehires) and separa
tions (terminations of employment initiated by either
the employer or the employee). Each type of action is
cumulated for a calendar month and expressed as a rate
per 100 employees. Rates of accession and separation
are shown separately. All employees, including execu
tive, office, sales, and other salaried personnel as
well as production workers are covered by both the
turnover movements and the employment base used in
computing labor turnover rates. All groups of em
ployees - full- and part-time, permanent and tempo
rary - are included. Transfers from one establishment
to another within a company are not considered to be
turnover items.
The terms used in labor turnover statistics are
defined in the glossary under "Labor Turnover."
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 in
dustry is:
284 x 100 = 1.1
25,498
To compute turnover rates for industry groups, the
rates for the component industries are weighted by the
estimated employment. Rates for the durable and non
durable goods subdivisions and manufacturing division
are computed by weighting the rates of major industry
groups by the estimated employment.
Classification of EstabHg h W ^ RWUft*
Beginning with data for January 1950, manufacturing
establishments reporting labor turnover are classified
in accordance with the Standard Industrial Classifica
tion (1945) code structure. Definitions of nonmanu
facturing industries are based on the Social Security
Board Classification Code (1942).
For additional details, see Section A-Employment.
Source of Data and Sample Coverage
Comparability Vith Earlier Data
Labor turnover data are obtained each month from
a sample of establishments by means of a mail ques
tionnaire. Schedules are received from approximately
7,100 cooperating establishments in the manufacturing,
mining, and communication industries (see below). The
definition of manufacturing used in the turnover series
is more restricted than in the BLS series on employ
ment and hours and earnings because of the exclusion
of certain manufacturing industries from the labor
turnover sample. The major industries excluded are:
printing, publishing, and allied industries (since
April 1943)? canning and preserving fruits, vegetables,
and sea foods; women's and misses' outerwear; and fer
tilizer.
Approximate coverage of BLS labor turnover sample
Group
and
industry
Number of
Manufacturing..........
Nondurable goods.....
Employees
ments in Number in Percent
sample
samole
of total
gJSoo 4,800,000
34
4,000
3,400,000
38
2,600
1 ,400,000
27
130
63,000
60
Labor turnover rates are available on a comparable
basis from January 1930 for manufacturing as a whole
and from 1943 for two coal mining and two communication
industries. Labor turnover rates for many individual
industries and industry groups for the period prior to
January 1950 are not comparable with the rates for the
subsequent period because of a revision which involved
(1) the adoption of the Standard Industrial Classifi
cation (1945) code structure for manufacturing indus
tries, and (2) the introduction of weighting in the
computation of industry-group rates.
Comparability With Rmnlovment Series
Mmth-to-month changes in total employment in manu
facturing industries reflected by labor turnover rates
are not comparable with the changes shown in the Bu
reau'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.
Coal mining:
Bituminous...........
Communication:
40
275
(1/)
^7
30,000
120,000
45
33
582,000
28,000
89
60
Data are not available.
Mathod of Computation
To compute turnover rates for individual industries,
the total number of each type of action (accessions,
quits, etc.) reported for a calendar month by the
sample establishments in each industry is first divided
by the total number of employees (both wage and salary
workers), 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.
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(2) The turnover sample is not as large as the
employment sample and includes propor
tionately fewer small plants; certain in
dustries are not covered (see paragraph
on source of data and sample coverage).
(3) Hants are not included in the turnover com
putations in months when work stoppages are
in progress; the influence of such stoppages
is reflected, however, in the employment
figures.
Section C - HOURS AND EARNtNGS
Production-and Nonsunervisory-V^T*^-r Employment.
Payroll, and Man-Hours
The monthly employment and payroll schedule provides
the following information required to conpute averages
of hours and earnings:
(1) Tha mimhar of
And part-time productionworkers or nonsupervisory employees who worked during,
or received pay for, any part of the pay period re
ported. Data cover production and related workers in
manufacturing, mining, laundries, and cleaning and
dyeing plants. Employees covered in the contract con
struction industries are those engaged in actual con
struction work. For the remaining industries, unless
otherwise noted, data refer to all nonsupervisory em
ployees and working supervisors. (See glossary.)
(2) Total cross oavrolla for such workers before
deductions for old-age and unemployment insurance,
withholding tax, bonds, union dues, and special cloth
ing allowances. The payroll figures also include pay
for sick leave, holidays, and vacations taken. Ex
cluded are: cash payments for vacations not taken;
retroactive pay not earned during the period reported;
value of payments in kind; contributions to welfare
funds, and insurance or pension plans; and commissions
and bonuses, unless earned and paid regularly each pay
period.
(3) Total man-hours. whether worked or paid for,
of full- and part-time production or nonsupervisory
workers including hours naid for holidays, sick leave,
and vacations taken. If employees elect to work
during a vacation period, only actual hours worked by
such employees are included.
The period reported generally represents the
weekly pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month.
Some establishments, however, use a 2-week or longer
pay period. Such schedules are edited to reduce the
payroll and man-hour aggregates to their proper equiva
lents for a weekly period.
Collection of Establishment Reports
earnings for those employees not covered under the
production-worker or nonsupervisory-employee defini
tions.
In addition to the factors mentioned, which exert
varying influences upon gross average hourly earnings,
gross average weekly earnings are affected by changes
in the length of the workweek, part-time work, stop
pages for varying causes, labor turnover, and absen
teeism. Cross weekly earnings are not the amount
actually available to workers for spending because no
deduction has been made for income and social security
taxes, group insurance, occupational supplies, and
union dues. For weekly earnings after deduction for
Federal taxes see table C-3. For approximations of
"real" gross weekly earnings, i.e., after adjustment
for price changes, see table C-2.
Average Weekly Hours
The workweek information relates to average hours
worked or paid for, and is somewhat different from
standard or scheduled hours. Normally, such factors as
absenteeism, labor turnover, part-time work, and stop
pages cause average weekly hours to be lower than the
hours of workers who are on the payroll during the
whole workweek. Group averages further reflect changes
in the workweek of component industries.
Gross Average Weekly Earnings in Current and
1947-49 Dollars
Table C-2 shows gross average weekly earnings in
both current and 1947-49 dollars for selected indus
tries. These series indicate changes in the level of
weekly earnings before and after adjustment for changes
in purchasing power as determined from the Bureau's
Consumer Price Index. The 3-year average— 1947, 1948,
and 1949— was selected as the base in conformity with
the Bureau of the Budget recommendations that Federal
statistics have a common 1947-49 base period.
See Section A-Employment.
Spendable Average Weekly Earnings
Coverage of Establishment Reports
See Section A-Employment.
Classification of Establishment Reports
See Section A-Employment.
Description of Gross Average Hourly and
Weekly Earnings Series
The average hourly earnings information for manu
facturing and nonmanufacturing industries are on a
"gross" basis; i.e., they reflect not only changes in
basic hourly and incentive wage rates, but also such
variable factors as premium pay for overtime and late
shift work, and changes in output of workers paid on
an incentive basis. Employment shifts between rela
tively 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 should not be confused
with wage rates. Earnings refer to the actual return
to the worker for a stated period of time; rates are
the amounts stipulated for a given unit of work or time.
However, the average earnings series should not be in
terpreted as representing total labor costs on the part
of the employer, since the following are excluded: ir
regular bonuses, retroactive items, payments of various
welfare benefits, payroll taxes paid by employers, and
Net spendable average weekly earnings are obtained
by deducting appropriate amounts for social security
and Federal 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; (2) a worker with three dependents.
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.
The spendable series measures relative changes in the
average disposable earnings for two types of incomereceivers .
Net spendable weekly earnings in 1947^49 dollars
represent an approximate measure of changes in "real"
net spendable weekly earnings as indicated by the
changes in the Bureau's Consumer Price Index. "Real"
net spendable weekly earnings are computed by applying
the current CPI to the spendable earnings average for
the current month. The resulting level of spendable
earnings expressed in 1947-49 dollars is thus adjusted
for changes in purchasing power since that base period.
A detailed technical note on net spendable weekly
earnings may be obtained upon request.
Average Hourly Earnings. Excluding Overtime, of
Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries
The Bureau publishes average hourly earnings exclu
sive of overtime premium payments for manufacturing as
a whole and the durable- and nondurable-goods sub
divisions. These data are based on the application of
adjustment factors to gross average hourly earnings (as
described in the Monthly Labor Review. May 1950, pp. 537540; reprint available, Serial No. R. 2020). This
method eliminates only the additional earnings due to
overtime paid for at one and one-half time the straighttime rates after 40 hours a week. Thus, no adjustment
is made for other premium payment provisions— for
example, holiday work,-late shift work, and penalty
rates other than time and one-half.
The set of adjustment factors can be used to eli
minate premium overtime payments from average hourly
earnings in any manufacturing industry where overtime
for individual workers consists typically of hours in
excess of 40 per week paid for at the rate of time and
one-half. As these factors yield results which are
only approximate, they may not be appropriate when exact
figures are required.
Indexes of Production^Jorker Aggregate Meekly
Man-hours
1 week of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the
month, and may not be typical of the entire month. Ag
gregate man-hours differ from scheduled man-hours due
to such factors as absenteeism, labor turnover, parttime work, and stoppages.
Railroad Hours and Earnings
The figures for Class I railroads (excluding switch
ing and terminal companies) are based upon monthly data
summarized in the M-300 report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and relate to all enployees who re
ceived pay during the month, except executives, offi
cials, and staff assistants (ICC Group I). Gross averqge
hourly earnings are computed by dividing total compensartion 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 enployees,
as defined above. Gross average weekly earnings are
derived by multiplying average weekly hours by average
hourly earnings. Because hours and earnings data for
manufacturing and other nonmanufacturing industries are
based upon reports to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
which generally represent 1 weekly pay period ending
nearest the 15th of the month, the data for railroad
enployees are not strictly comparable with other in
dustry information shown in this publication.
Hours and Gross Earnings for Selected States and Areas
The indexes of production-worker aggregate weekly
man-hours are prepared by dividing the current month's
aggregate by the monthly average for the 1947-49 period.
These aggregates represent the product of average weekly
hours and production-worker employment.
The aggregate man-hours are defined as total manhours for which pay was received by full- and part-time
production workers, including hours paid for holidays,
sick leave, and vacations taken. The man-hours are for
- HOURS AND EARNtNGS Item
The State and area hours and earnings data for manu
facturing are prepared by cooperating State agencies.
These estimates are based on the same reports used in
preparing national estimates. Inasmuch as the estimates
presented in this report relate only to manufacturing as
a whole, variations in earnings among the States and
areas are, to a large degree, caused by differences in
industrial composition. For additional details on State
and area statistics see Section A-Employment.
SUMMARY OF METHODS OF COMPUTATION
nonmanufacturing industries
Manufacturing division, groups, subgroups, and nonmanufacturing groups
MONTHLY DATA
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 compo
nent industries.
Average hourly earninga
(in
d o i l a r s)
Total production or nonsupervisory
worker payroll divided by total pro
duction or nonsupervisory worker
man-hours.
Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the average hourly earnings
for component industries.
Average weekly earnings
(in
dollars)
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
ANNUAL DATA
Average weekly hours
Annual total of aggregate man-hours
(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 earnings
( in dol l a r s )
Annual total of aggregate payrolls
(weekly earnings multiplied by em
ployment) divided by annual aggregate
man-hours.
Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the annual averages of
hourly earnings for component in
dustries .
Average weekly aarrtlmys
(in
dollars)
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Section D -G L O S S A R Y
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 after
being hired and unauthorized absences of more than
seven consecutive calendar days are also classified
as quits. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous separations
were also included in this category.
AT.T. EMPLOYEES - Includes production and related workers
as defined belov and workers engaged in the follow
ing activities: executive, purchasing, finance, ac
counting, legal, personnel (including cafeterias,
medical, etc.), professional and technical activities,
sales, sales-delivery, advertising, credit collection,
and installation and servicing of own products, rou
tine office functions, fhctory supervision (above the
working foreman level). Also includes employees on
the establishment payroll engaged in new construction
and major additions or alterations to the plant who
are utilized as a separate work force (force-account
construction workers). Proprietors, self-employed
persons, domestic servants, unpaid family workers,
and members of the Armed Forces are excluded.
Discharges are terminations of employment during
the calendar month initiated by the employer for such
reasons as employees' incompetence, violation of rules,
dishonesty, insubordination, laziness, habitual ab
senteeism, or inability to meet physical standards.
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS - Includes working foremen,
journeymen, mechanics, apprentices, helpers, laborers,
and similar workers, engaged in new work, alterations,
demolition, and other actual construction work, at the
site of construction or working in shop or yard at
jobs (such as precutting and preassembling) ordinarily
performsd by members of the construction trades; in
cludes all such workers, regardless of skill, engaged
in any way in contract construction activities.
Layoffs are terminations of employment during the
calendar month lasting or expected to last more than
seven consecutive calendar days without pay, initi
ated by the employer without prejudice to the worker,
for such reasons as lack of orders or materials, re
lease of temporary help, conversion of plant, intro
duction of labor-saving machinery or processes, or
suspensions of operations without pay during inven
tory periods.
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION - Covers only firms engaged in the
construction business on a contract basis for others.
Force-account construction workers, i.e., hired di
rectly by and on the payroll of Federal, State, and
local government, public utilities, and private estab
lishments, are excluded from contract construction
and included in the employment for such establishments
Miscellaneous separations (including military) are
terminations of employment during the calendar month
because of permanent disability, death, retirement on
company pension, and entrance into the Aimed Forces
expected to last more than thirty consecutive calendar
days. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous separations were
included with quits. Beginning September 1940, mili
tary separations were included here.
DURABLE GOODS - The durable goods subdivision includes
the following major industry groups: ordnance and
accessories; lumber and wood products; furniture and
fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary
metal industries; fabricated metal products; machinery;
electrical machinery; transportation equipment; in
struments and related products; and miscellaneous
manufacturing industries as defined. This definition
is consistent with that used by other Federal agencies,
e.g., Federal Reserve Board.
FINANCE, INSURANCE,AND REAL ESTATE - Covers establish
ments operating in the fields of finance, insurance,
and real estate, and beginning January 1952, also in
cludes the Federal Reserve Banks and the mdxed-ownership banks of the Farm Credit Administration for
national and most State and area estimates. However,
in a few State and area estimates the latter two
agencies are included under Government until revisions
can be made by the cooperating State agencies con
cerned. These exceptions are appropriately noted.
GOVERNMENT - Covers Federal, State, and local government
establishments performing legislative, executive, and
judicial functions, including Government corporations,
Government force-account construction, and such units
as arsenals, navy yards, and hospitals. Fourth-class
postmasters are included in the national series and
most State and area series. Exceptions are noted.
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
Persons on leave of absence (paid or unpaid) with
the approval of the employer are not counted as sepa
rations until such time as it is definitely determined
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.
Accessions are the total number of permanent and
temporary additions to the employment roll during tht
calendar month, including both new and rehired em
ployees . Persons returning to work after a layoff,
military separation, or other absences who have been
counted as separations are considered accessions.
MANUFACTURING - Covers only private establishments.
Government manufacturing operations such as arsenals
and navy yards are excluded &*om manufacturing and
included under Government.
MINING - Covers establishments engaged in the extraction
from the earth of organic and inorganic minerals which
occur in nature as solids, liquids, or gases; includes
various contract services required in mining opera
tions, such as removal of overburden, tunneling and
shafting, and the drilling or acidizing of oil wells;
also includes ore dressing, beneficiating, and con
centration.
NONDURABLE GOODS - The nondurable goods subdivision in
cludes the following major industry groups: food and
kindred products; tobacco manufactures; textile-mill
products; apparel and other finished textile products;
paper and allied products; printing, publishing, and
allied industries; chemicals and allied products;
products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and
leather and leather products. This definition is con
sistent with that used by other Federal agencies, e.g.,
Federal Reserve Board.
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NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES - Includes employees (not
above the vorking supervisory level) such as office
and clerical vorkers, repairmen, salespersons, opera
tors, drivers, attendants, service employees, line
men, laborers, janitors, watchman, and similar occu
pational levels, and other employees vhose services
are closely associated vith those of the employees
listed.
PAYROLL - Private payroll represents the veekly payroll
of both full- and part-time production and related
vorkers vho vorked during, or received pay for, any
part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the
month, before deduction for old-age and unemployment
insurance, group insurance, withholding tax, bonds,
and union dues; also includes pay for sick leave,
holidays, and vacations taken. Excludes cash pay
ments for vacations not taken, retroactive pay not
earned during period reported, value of payments in
kind, and bonuses, unless earned and paid regularly
each pay period.
PRODUCTION AND RELATED WORKERS - Includes vorking fore
men and all nonsupervisory vorkers (including lead
men and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing,
assembling, inspection, receiviig, storage, handling,
packing, varehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair,
janitorial, watchman services, products development,
auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g., power
plant), and record-keeping and other services closely
associated vith the above production operations.
REGIONS:
South - Includes the following 17 States: Alabama,
Arkansas, Delavare, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(In the case of savmills and planing 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 serv
ices. Excludes domestic service vorkers. Nongovern
ment schools, hospitals, museums, etc., are in
cluded 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 TRADE - Covers establishments
engaged in wholesale trade, i.e., selling merchan
dise to retailers, and in retail trade, i.e., selling
merchandise for personal or household consumption,
and rendering services incidental to the sales of
goods. Similar Government establishments are in
cluded under Government.
North - Includes all States except the 17 listed as
South.
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