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Emptoyment and Earnings J U L Y 1 9 5 5 _________________________________________Vot. 2 N o . 1 CONTENTS Pag# E m p l o y m e n t Trend* ESEBATEg .g WOMEN EMPLOYMENT Women employment estimates which would ordinarily appear in this month's Employment and Earnings will, instead, appear in next month's issue. The his Summary.............................................. iii Table 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and selected groups............ v Table 2: Production workers in manufacturing, by major vi industry group................................ Table 3: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group........... vii Table A: 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 torical and current estimates will then NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data appear in italics. appear in the same issues of Employment and Earnings as the labor turnover rates for men and women (February, May, August, and November) and will refer to the same months (January, April, July, and October). THE JrEyriLE-MILL IRODUCTS INDUSTRY SINCE 1950 The third of the series of charts DETAILED STAT!ST!M A-Emp!oym*nt and PayreH* Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division............................ Table A-2: All employees and production workers in nonagri cultural establishments, by industry........... Table A-3: Production workers and indexes of production-worker employment and weekly payrolls in manufacturing... Table A-4: Employees in Government and private shipyards, by region..................................... Table A-5: Federal personnel, civilian and military......... Table A-6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and State................... Table A-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division........... 1 2 7 8 9 10 13 depicting changes in employment, hours, earnings, and labor facturing industries turnover in manu since 1950 shewn on page x. are e-Labor T u r n o v e r Table B-l: Monthly labor turnover rates in manufacturing, by class of turnover.... ....................... Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected indus tries...................................... 23 24 C - H e e r * a n d Earning* For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25 D. C. Subscription Brice: $3 a year; $1 additional for for eign mailing. Single copies vary in price. This issue is 30 cents. 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, in current and 1947^49 dollars.......................... 28 37 37 Emptoyment and Earnings C O NTEN TS - C o n t i n u e d Pag# C -H o u r * a n d E a r n i n g s -C o n # i n v # d Table C-4.: Average hourly eamings, gross and excluding over time, of production workers in manufacturing.... Table C-5: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours in industrial and construction activity..................... Table C-6: Hours and gross eamings of production workers in manufacturing for selected States and areas..... 38 39 41 NOTE: Data for May 1955 are preliminary. CHARTS The Textile-MUl Products Industry Since 1950.............. Enployees in Nonagricultural Establishments, by Major Industry Division............................................. x 22 EXP LA N A TO R Y NOTES INTRODUCTION............................................. ESTABLISHMENT REPORTS: Collection............................................ Industrial Classification............................... Coverage.............................................. DEFINITIONS AND ESTIMATING METHODS: Employment............................................ Labor Turnover......................................... Hours and Eamings...................................... STATISTICS FOR STATES AND AREAS............................. SUMMARY OF METHODS FOR COMPUTING NATIONAL STATISTICS.......... GLOSSARY................................................. 1-E 1-E 1-E 1-E 2-E 3-E 4-E 5-E 6-E 7-E REGIONAL OFFICES AND COOPERATING STATE AGENCIES.... Inside back cover ********** Empioyment Trends N O N F A R M JOB U P S W I N G C O N T I N U E S INTO JUNE NONMANUFACTURING LEVELS R E M A I N HIGH The 1955 employment upswing continued into June as the nonfarm job total rose by 400, 000 to 49. 3 million. The rise was one of the sharpest May-June increases recorded in the postwar period despite scattered work stoppages in metal and metal products m a n u facturing. The steady but moderate upward pace which has characterized employment in most nonmanufacturing activities continued into June. Trade, finance, and service reported somewhat larger-than-seasonal additions to their wo r k forces. The factory workweek, also affected by the same work stoppages, declined slightly but, at 40.7 hours in June, was still equal to the !9 53 alltime peak for the month. Since January, 1. 6 million workers have been added to nonfarm payrolls--the sharpest first half rise since 1950. Of this increase, nearly 500, 000 occurred in durable-goods manufacturing, 37 0, 000 in construction, and 250, 000 in service. The current level of non farm employment, 49. 3 million, is 1. 1 million above the June 1954 figure, although still 616, 000 below the 1953 record for the month. F A C T O R Y JOB T O T A L U P N E A R L Y 150. 000 IN J U N E Manufacturing employment rose by 148, 000 between M a y and June 1955, to 16. 5 million-a substantially sharper-than-usual pickup. As in the past few months, the sharpest gains, after allowances for seasonal factors, were in the durable goods sector. Primary metals e m ployment rose 21, 000 to 1. 3 million--virtually equal to the June 1953 alltime peak for this industry and 137, 000 above last June. Fabricated metals, machinery, and elec trical machinery, also reported better than usual over-the-month gains but increases in these industries were cut down by short strikes in automobile supplier plants. Strikes in automobile plants during contract negotiations also accounted for the slight decline in trans portation equipment. Better-than-average gains were also re ported in lumber, stone-clay-glass, paper, furniture, and rubber continuing the uptrends in these industries, while elsewhere over-themonth changes were in line with seasonal ex pectations. Mining and transportation both reported sizable employment gains between M a y and June. All mining activities, including metal mines, coal mines, nonmetallic mines and pe troleum producers added workers to their pay rolls. The increase of 80, 000 in the transpor tation and public utilities group to s om e extent reflected the ending of a large strike in the telephone industry, but payrolls were increased substantially in railroad, trucking, and other public utilities. After several months of substantial e m ployment gains, the construction job upswing slowed somewhat with a M a y to June gain of 81, 000--slightly less than usual. At 2. 6 mil lion, construction employment in June was virtually equal to the year-ago level but 140, 000 below the 1952 peak for the month. State and local government employment declined by 54, 000--the usual drop associated with the ending of the school year. Neverthe less, State and local government employment continued at record levels. F A C T O R Y W O R K W E E K CONTINUES AT PEAK At 40. 7 hours, the June factory workweek was equal to the record for the month; hours of wor k were above year-ago levels in virtually all of the 21 manufacturing industry groups. Over the month, however, hours of work dipped slightly, in contrast to the usual May-June rise of about one-third of an hour. The dip was al most entirely the result of wor k stoppages as sociated with automobile contract negotiations and was reflected in the metal and metal prod ucts industries. In most other industries, overthe-month changes in the workweek were in line with seasonal expectations, except in fur niture, instruments, and rubber, where largerthan-usual increases in hours of w o rk were re ported. iii- Gross average hourly earnings (including overtime and other p r e m i u m pay) were un changed from the M a y level for all manufac turing. A gain of four cents in hourly pay was reported by the rubber industry; a three-cent rise in instruments; and two-cent rise in c h e m icals and stone, clay, and glass. Elsewhere average hourly earnings were virtually un changed. A s a consequence of the slight decline in the workweek, the average weekly pay of fac tory production workers declined to $76. 11-19 cents under the M a y level, but nevertheless a record for June. However, only those in dustries affected by the automobile situation-primary metals, fabricated metals, electrical machinery, and transportation equipment-actually reported declines. Average weekly earnings in the remaining industries rose slightly as a result of small increases in weekly hours of work. Tab)* 1. Emptoyoos in nonagrituttura) *stab!ishm*nts, by industry division a "d s*)*tt*d groups (In thousands) June 1955 Year i*gO Current I n d u s t r y d i v i & L o n and g r o u p June 1955 1/ 49,336 N o n m e t a l l i c m in ing and q u a r r y i n g .................... 757 100.3 210.1 109.7 May 1955 1/ 48,922 741 96.9 207.8 105.7 April 1955 June 1954 48,643 48,200 739 96.5 204.8 105.1 771 100.4 222.4 106.6 Year a go P revious month +1,136 +414 + 16 + 3.4 + 2.3 + 4.0 .1 12.3 3.1 14 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTtOM.................. 2,610 2,529 2,399 2,629 + 81 - 19 MANUFACTURE......................... 16,481 16,333 16,255 15,835 +148 + 646 + 502 19.4 DURABLE GOODS........................ 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 ) .......................................................................... P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ......................................... F a b r ic a te d m etal 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 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 ce lla n e o u s m an ufacturing i n d u s t r i e s . . . 9,568 132.3 9,500 133.1 9,418 134.5 9,066 151.7 + 68 777.8 354.9 549.2 1,316.0 749.8 353.1 543.4 1,294.7 718.2 353.4 535.7 1,273.6 741.1 331.9 509.9 1,178.8 + + + 1,088.8 1,583.5 1,108.8 1,878.6 313.4 1,088.1 1,578.9 1,108.0 1,883.0 304.8 462.8 1,077.5 1,568.0 1,101.8 1,883.7 310.4 461.2 1,038.1 1,557.1 1,055.0 1,737.7 310.9 453.7 + 50.7 .7 + + 4.6 + 26.4 + 53.8 .8 + 4.4 + 140.9 + 8.6 + 2.5 + 1.5 + 10.6 1,065.0 6,833 1,464.0 87.9 1,062.1 6,837 1,440.4 87.7 1,075.1 6,769 1,519.4 90.4 1,066.0 + 80 + + 43.6 + 1.0 + 2.9 - 144 11.8 1.5 1.0 1,173.2 547.6 1,168.9 539.9 1,185.9 536.7 1,114.4 529.3 + 4.3 + + 7.7 + 58.8 18.3 805.4 809.7 254.4 277.9 382.9 803.1 811.4 251.3 273.5 371.0 803.3 811.9 249.8 268.5 377.4 797.6 780.8 255.4 251.6 364.0 + 464.3 6,913 1,507.6 88.9 Apparel and o t h e r P rin tin g , fin ish ed p u blish in g , - .8 - 28.0 + 36.7 23.0 1.8 + 5.8 + 39.3 + 21.3 + 137.2 te x tile and a l l i e d + + 2.3 1.7 + 3.1 + 4.4 + 11.9 + + 7.8 28.9 1.0 26.3 18.9 61 49 5 7 - - TRANSPORTATtON AND PU8UC UT!L!T!ES...... TRAMSP0RTAT!0H....................... C0MMUW!CAT!0H........................ OTHER PUBL!C UT!L!T!ES................. 4,078 2,743 746 589 3,997 2,701 716 580 3,939 2,653 709 577 4,017 2,694 741 582 + 81 + 42 + 30 + 9 + + + + WHOLESALE AND RETAtL TRADE.............. 10,598 10,534 10,549 10,389 + 64 + 209 2,817 7,781 1,355.8 1,492.1 775.1 589.0 3,569.3 2,801 7,733 1,350.3 1,486.8 766.9 592.4 3,536.3 2,804 7,745 1,371.7 1,478.2 762.5 612.3 3,520.7 2,761 7,628 1,316.3 1,449.0 764.8 583.5 3,514.4 + 16 + 48 + 5.5 + 5.3 + 8.2 3.4 + 33.0 + 56 + 153 + 39.5 + 43.1 + 10.3 + 5.5 + 54.9 FINANCE, !NSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE...... 2,202 2,171 2,161 2,128 + 31 + 74 SERVtCE AND MtSCELLANEOUS............... 5,778 5,736 5,674 5,715 + 42 i- 63 GOVERNMENT............. .............. 6,832 2,164 4,668 6,881 2,159 4,722 6,927 2,153 4,774 6,716 2,164 4,552 49 + 5 - 54 i- 116 0 + 116 WHOLESALE TRADE......................... F o o d and l i q u o r s t o r e s .............................................. STATE AHD LOCAL.......................... Tabte 2. P rodu ction w ork ers in m a n u fa ctu rin g , b y m ajor industry g r o u p (In thousands) June 1955 Year ago Current Major industry group June 1955 1/ May 1955 l/ April 1955 June 1954 Previous month Year ago MANUFACTURE......................... 13,016 12,891 12,816 12,437 +125 +579 DURABLE GOODS............................ 7,595 7,535 7,457 7,130 + 60 +465 Lumber and wood products 0 - 16.8 90.6 90.6 91.2 107.4 709.3 298.7 462.2 1,117.1 681.8 297.2 456.8 1,097.4 650.9 297.2 450.0 1,075.6 674.0 277.2 427.0 982.1 + 27.5 + 1.5 + 5.4 + 19.7 + 35.3 + 21.5 + 35.2 +135.0 876.7 1,174.6 809.1 1,457.7 219.3 379.3 877.0 1,173.0 809.4 1,462.0 211.2 378.2 868.1 1,164.0 804.2 1,462.0 217.8 376.3 830.7 1,154.0 760.9 1,327.8 218.7 370.6 .3 + 1.6 .3 - 4.3 + 8.1 + 1.1 + 46.0 + 20.6 + 48.2 +129.9 + .6 + 8.7 5,421 5,356 5,359 5,307 + 65 +114 1,067.9 81.0 973.5 1,029.4 79.9 970.7 1,011.0 79.6 982.6 1,085.6 82.4 973.3 + 38.5 + 1.1 + 2.8 - 17.7 - 1.4 + .2 1,043.8 451.4 1,041.0 444.7 1,056.8 441.2 990.2 438.6 + 2.8 + 6.7 + 53.6 + 12.8 517.1 545.9 177.2 220.0 343.6 516.6 550.5 174.5 216.5 331.9 516.2 551.1 172.6 210.9 337.1 514.4 521.2 181.1 195.6 324.3 + + + + + + + + (except Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation Instruments and related p r o d u c t s ......... Miscellaneous manufacturing industries... MOMDURABLE GOODS......................... Apparel and other finished textile Printing, publishing, and allied Leather and leather p r o d u c t s .............. _l/ Preliminary. JtL .5 4.6 2.7 3.5 11.7 2.7 24.7 3.9 24.4 19.3 Tabte 3. Hours and gross e a r n in g s o f p rod u ction w orkers in m a n u fa ctu rin g , b y m ajor industry g r o u p A v e r s e l y M a jor industry group 195 June 1954 1/ 195A 1955 June June Average hourly earnings 1/ 195A 195 5 June June June 1/ $76.11 (76.30 $71.50 40.7 40.8 39.5 $1.87 $1.87 $1.81 DURABLE GOODS............... 82.19 82.78 76.40 41.3 41.6 40.0 1.99 1.99 1.91 O rdnance and a c cessories ...... L umber and wood products (except furniture) ............ F urniture and f i xtures........ Stone, clay, and glass p r o d u c t s ....................... P rimary metal industries ...... 84.05 82.82 79.40 41.2 40.8 40.1 2.04 2.03 1.98 (2/) 65.92 67.89 64.71 68.30 62.17 (2/) 4 1.2 40.9 40.7 40.9 39.6 (2/) 1.60 1.66 1.59 1.67 1.57 77.38 90.67 76.91 90.91 70.88 80.70 4 1.6 41.8 41.7 40.5 38.8 1.86 2.19 1.84 41.4 2.18 1.75 2.08 80.54 87.36 75.33 89.79 81.54 87.15 76.30 94.79 76.92 81.00 72.07 84.59 41.3 42.0 40.5 41.0 41.6 42.1 40.8 42.7 40.7 40.5 39.6 39.9 1.95 2.08 1.86 2.19 1.96 2.07 1.87 2.22 1.89 2.00 1.82 2.12 78.47 75.92 72.83 41.3 40.6 39.8 1.90 1.87 1.83 66.99 66.83 63.36 40.6 40.5 39.6 1.65 1.65 1.60 67.83 67.32 64.57 39.9 39.6 38.9 1.70 1.70 1.66 71.62 56.37 55.06 71.51 54.71 54.65 69.14 51.71 51.41 41.4 39.7 39.9 41.1 38.8 39.6 41.4 38.3 37.8 1.73 1.42 1.38 1.74 1.41 1.38 1.67 1.35 1.36 48.68 48.05 77.47 46.55 74.20 36.6 43.0 36.4 78.26 42.8 35.0 42.4 1.33 1.82 1.32 1.81 1.33 1.75 91.18 82.39 90.79 81.36 87.32 79.10 38.8 41.4 38.8 41.3 38.3 41.2 2.35 1.99 2.34 1.97 2.28 1.92 97.47 90.74 Leather and leather products.. 53.44 97.29 86.94 51.75 93.98 79.60 51.01 41.3 42.8 37.9 41.4 41.8 36.7 41.4 40.2 36.7 2.36 2.12 1.41 2.35 2.08 1.41 2.27 1.98 1.39 MANUFACTURE............... M achinery (except electrical). Electrical m a c h i n e r y .......... T ransportation e q u i p m e n t ...... Instruments and related p r o d u c t s ....................... NONDURABLE GOODS............ F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ..... Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s .......... T extile-mill p r o d u c t s ......... Apparel and other finished Paper and allied p r o d u c t s ..... Printing, publishing, and allied industries............. Chemicals and allied products. .... R ubber p r o d u c t s ................ 2/ Not available. Tabte 4. tndex of emptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments, by industry division (18 4 7-4 9 = 10 0 ) Year ago Current Industry d iv is io n TOTAL............................. June 1955 May 1955 it l! April 1955 June 1954 112.8 111.8 111.2 110.2 79.9 124.0 110.4 78.2 120.1 109.4 78.0 114.0 108.9 81.3 124.9 106.1 100.2 112.6 127.6 118.1 120.7 98.2 112.0 125.8 117.2 121.6 96.8 112.1 125.2 116.0 122.4 98.7 110.4 123.3 116.8 118.7 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b l i c 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! P r e l i m i n a r y . Tabte 5. t n d e x of p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s by major in m a n u f a c t u r i n g , industry group, ( 1 9 4 7 -4 9 -1 0 0 ) Year ago Current M ajor i n d u s t r y group June 1955 l' May 1955 l' April 1955 June 1954 MAMUFACTUR!MG....................... 105.2 104.2 103.6 100.5 DURABLE GOODS......................... 113.8 112.9 111.7 106.8 401.5 401.5 401.5 472.1 96.1 101.2 106.2 108.5 92.4 100.6 105.1 106.6 88.2 100.6 103.4 104.5 91.3 93.8 98.2 95.4 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 iscella n eou s m anufacturing in d u s t r i e s . 112.6 103.3 126.3 142.6 112.9 99.7 112.6 103.2 126.3 143.0 108.8 99.5 111.4 102.4 125.6 143.0 112.4 98.9 106.7 101.5 118.8 129.9 112.9 97.6 MOMDURABLE GOODS...................... 95.2 94.0 94.1 93.2 90.2 76.7 79.7 87.0 75.7 79.5 85.4 75.7 80.4 91.7 77.6 79.6 100.3 112.6 100.0 Ul.l 101.5 110.1 95.1 109.6 107.6 107.0 95.2 108.0 95.1 107.6 108.0 94.1 106.5 91.8 107.4 108.0 93.0 103.6 93.2 106.9 102.1 97.3 96.2 89.6 Lumber and wood p r o d u c t s ( except F a b r ic a te d m etal p ro 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 - 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 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 L e a t h e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ........................ l/Preliminary. Tiii S e a s o n a H y Tabie 6. E m p t o y e e s A d j u s t e d D a t a in nonagricuttura! e s t a b ! i s h m e n t s , b y industry division, s e a s o n a t t y adj ust ed Number (19 4 7-4 9 -1 00 ) in d u stry M ay TOTAL.............................. 1/ 11 2 .8 and p u b lic in s u ra n c e , and u t i l it i e s . . re a l e sta te .. G o v e r n m e n t ............................................................................ l / 1955 A p ril 1/ 1955 1 1 2 .5 11 1.7 M ay 1955 1954 1/ 1955 4 9,214 49 ,330 11 0.1 1/ 1955 1954 48,8 81 48,170 78 .9 78. V 8 0 .9 753 748 743 11 9 .2 120 . 1 118. 7 120. 1 2,510 2 ,529 2,499 2,528 111.1 15,942 79. V F in a n c e , thou sands) d iv is io n 1955 T ra n sp o rta tio n (In 767 U O .8 1 0 9 .7 10 6 .8 16 ,58 8 16 ,54 0 16,38 0 99. 8 9 8 .3 9 6 .9 98. 3 i/ , 0 6 1 4 ,0 0 0 3 ,9 46 4 ,00 1 113. V 11 3 .2 1 1 2 .7 111.1 10,666 10,6 55 10,6 00 10,455 126. 3 125.8 125.2 122. 1 2,18 0 2,171 2,16 1 2,10 7 11 6 .4 116. 1 11 6 .0 115 .1 5,6 9 3 5,6 79 5,6 74 5 , 631 121 .5 12 1 .8 12 1 .5 1 1 9 .1 6 , 8 79 6,89 2 6,878 6, 739 P re lim in a ry . T ab !e 7. P r o d u c t i o n by maior workers in m a n u f a c t u r i n g , industry g r o u p , s e a s o n a H y In d e x adjusted 1 (In (19 4 7-4 9 = 10 0 ) M a jo r in d u stry May 1955 MANUFACTURE...................... D URABLE O rdn an ce Lum ber and and m etal Paper and and 1955 1/ 1955 A p ril 1/ 1955 1954 13,09 1 12,934 12,54 6 G O O D S ..................................................... 1 1 3 .9 1 1 3 .2 11 1.5 10 6 .9 7,59 9 7,554 7,443 7,136 a c c e s s o r i e s ...................................... 4 0 1 .5 4 0 1 .5 4 0 1 .5 4 72. 1 91 91 91 107 658 p rod u cts (excep t i n d u s t r i e s ...................................... p rod u cts and 9 2 .0 8 9 .2 8 9 .2 692 6 79 658 104. 3 10 3 .3 100. 9 9 6 .8 308 305 298 28 6 10 5 .7 105. 1 1 0 3 .0 9 7 .7 460 457 448 425 1 0 8 .5 10 7 .2 1 0 4 .5 95. 4 1,117 1,1 03 1,076 982 11 3 .7 1 1 3 .1 110.9 10 7 .7 886 881 864 839 102. 3 102. 1 10 0.9 10 0.5 1 ,16 3 1,16 1 1,147 1,143 9 3 .8 (excep t tra n sp o r- 127. 6 1 2 7 .6 125.6 120. 1 817 817 804 769 142. 6 14 3 .0 1 4 3 .0 129.9 1,458 1 ,46 2 1 ,46 2 1 ,328 1 1 3 .4 1 0 9 .3 111.9 1 1 3 .4 220 212 217 220 10 1.8 101.6 99. 5 9 9 .7 38 7 386 3 78 3 79 9 7 .2 96. 4 95. 0 5,528 5,537 5,49 1 5,41 0 1,114 m a n u fa c tu rin g G O O D S ............................................ other a llie d fin is h e d p u b lis h in g , C h e m ic a ls and a llie d and 97. 1 92. 6 93. 8 9 4 .0 9 4 .1 1,0 9 6 1,110 1,113 8 8 .0 86. 1 8 5.2 8 9 .0 93 91 90 94 8 0 .1 79 .9 8 0 .4 8 0.0 9 79 976 983 978 t e x t ile p r o d u c t s ................................... P rin tin g , 10 5.0 10 5 .2 10 3 .0 9 9 .6 1 ,093 1 ,096 1 ,073 1 ,037 11 3 .1 111.6 110.1 110.1 453 447 441 441 107. 6 10 8 .2 1 0 8 .0 10 6 .9 517 520 519 514 108. 6 109. 1 1 0 7 .0 10 3 .7 554 557 546 529 9 4 .6 94 .1 9 6 .8 176 1 76 175 180 10 7.0 104 . 1 96. 7 221 218 212 197 9 5 .7 9 3 .7 9 0 .1 346 346 339 326 a llie d p r o d u c t s ........................ 94. 6 Rubber 1954 13,127 M 0MDURABLE A pparel May 1955 10 1.4 m a ch in e ry , M is c e lla n e o u s A pri 1 1/ 10 4 .6 m etal ordnance, 1955 10 5.8 f u r n i t u r e ) ............................................................................ P rim a ry 1/ 106. 1 wood F a b ric a te d thou sands) grou p p r o d u c t s ................................................................. 10 8 .5 95. 7 351434 0 - 55 - 2 THE T E X H L E -M IL L P R O D U C T S IN D U S T R Y SIN CE 1 9 5 0 Annua! Average !ndex (1947-49=100) 1950-54; M o n t h ! y 1 9 5 5 Thousands Hours DoNars DoNars Rate (P^r 100 Emptoyees) Setected Labor Turnover Rates* 1950 '5 1 '5 2 '5 3 '5 4 1955 May !955 data ore prehminary UN!TED STATES D E P A R T M E N T OF LA B O R BUREAU Of LABOR STATMTKS Chart 3. Copies of this page avai!ab!e upon request. Tabte A-l? Em ptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments, b y industry division Year 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 1954 TOTAL Mining Contract con struction Manufac turing 26,829 1,124 1.0 2 1 io,53" 27,088 1,2 30 848 24,125 953 25,569 28,128 27,770 28,505 29,539 29,691 29 ,710 920 1,203 1,092 1,080 1 ,1 7 6 1 ,1 0 5 1 ,0 12 1,1 8 5 1 ,2 2 9 1 ,3 2 1 10,334 8 ,132 8,986 3 ,7 1 1 3,998 3,459 3,505 10 ,15 5 3,882 9,523 9,786 9,997 9,839 9,786 3,806 31,041 29,143 26,383 1,078 1,000 864 23,377 722 23,^66 735 874 888 937 1,041 1,446 1,555 1,608 1,606 1,497 1,372 1,214 970 10,534 9,401 8,021 6,797 7,258 8,346 8,907 9,653 28,802 30,718 1,006 809 862 912 1 ,1 4 5 1 ,1 1 2 28,902 382 1,055 9,253 30,311 845 1,150 32.058 36.220 916 1,2 94 10,078 10,780 947 983 917 1,790 12,974 2 ,17 0 1 ,5 6 7 15 ,0 5 1 25,699 26,792 39,779 42,106 41,534 40,037 41,28 7 883 826 852 10,606 1 ,1 3 2 1 ,6 6 1 17,381 17,111 15,302 l4,46i 1,094 43,462 44,448 943 1,982 15,290 982 2 ,1 6 9 15,321 . . . 43,315 44,738 47,347 2 ,16 5 14,178 2,333 48,303 49,681 48,285 2,603 2,634 2,622 14,967 16,10 4 . 918 889 916 885 852 770 . . Transpor Wholesale Finance, Service tation and and retail insurance, and public and real miscel trade utilities estate laneous 4,664 1,050 1 ,1 1 0 4,623 2,054 2,142 2,187 Govern ment 2 ,6 7 1 2,603 2 ,5 3 1 2,542 2 ,6 1 1 2,723 2,802 4 754 5,084 5,494 5,626 5,810 1,097 1,079 6,033 6,165 1,235 1,295 3,822 6,137 1,360 2 ,8 7 1 2,962 3,907 3,675 3,243 2,804 6,401 6,o64 5,531 4,907 4,999 5,552 1,431 1,398 1,333 3,127 3,084 2,913 3,066 1,2 7 0 1,2 2 5 1 ,2 4 7 1,2 6 2 2,682 3,225 2,6l4 2,784 3,167 3,298 3,477 3,824 3,940 3,891 2,659 2,736 2,771 2,956 3,114 2,840 2,912 3,013 3,248 3,433 3,619 3,798 3,872 4,023 4,122 4,141 1 ,1 2 3 1 ,1 6 3 1 ,1 6 6 5,692 6,076 6,543 6,453 6,612 6,940 7,416 7,333 7,189 7,260 7,522 8,602 9,196 9,519 9,513 16,334 3,949 3,977 4,166 4,185 10,281 17,2 3 8 4 ,2 2 1 2,527 15,989 15,948 15,781 15,835 1,313 1,355 1,347 ; ! } 1t 1,399 1,436 1,480 1,469 1,435 1,409 1,4 28 1 ,6 1 9 1 ,6 7 2 1,741 2,268 2,431 2,5 16 2,591 2,755 2,883 3,060 3,233 3,196 3,321 3,477 3,705 3,857 3,919 3,934 4 ,o u 4,474 4,783 4,925 2,848 2,917 2,996 3,149 3,264 3,662 3,749 3,876 3,995 4,202 4,660 5,483 6,080 6,043 5,944 5,595 5,474 5,650 5,856 6,026 10 ,527 1,8 9 2 1,9 6 7 2,038 4,S72 5,077 5,264 5,411 5,538 4,008 10,498 2,114 5,629 3,991 3,993 10,474 10,351 10,389 2,096 2,103 2 ,12 8 5 ,6 1 1 5,6 72 10 ,3 5 1 10 ,3 2 1 2 ,15 0 2 ,1 5 1 2,141 5,755 5,750 5,719 6,746 2 ,1 3 6 2 ,1 3 4 2 ,1 3 6 5,660 5,622 6,917 5,588 7 ,1 6 6 5,533 5,536 5,571 5,674 5,736 6,835 6,873 6,922 9,645 10,012 1 ,7 6 5 1,824 6,389 6,609 6,645 6,751 Monthly data: 1954: April...... September... October.... November.... December.... 1955: February.... April...... 48,069 772 2,452 47,939 48,200 761 2,542 2,629 47,866 760 763 771 48,123 48,490 48,580 48,808 49,463 744 743 749 747 47,741 47,753 48,212 48,643 48,$22 741 737 739 739 741 2,686 2,735 2,698 2,652 2,598 2,426 2 ,2 37 2 ,16 9 2 ,2 55 4 ,0 17 4,029 15,584 15,822 15,972 4,023 16,007 16,0 57 16,050 4,005 3,986 3,996 10,447 10,548 10,745 11,354 15,925 3,927 3,937 10 ,4 19 10,309 2,124 2,132 3,966 10,408 10,509 10,534 2 ,15 0 2,399 16,060 16 ,2 0 1 16 ,25 5 2 ,5 2 9 16,333 4,018 3,939 3,997 2,l6l 2 ,1 7 1 5/715 6,725 6,736 6 ,7 1 6 6,551 6,563 6,829 6,927 6,881 1 in d u s try Em p )o \ nR 'nt T a b te A - 2 : At! e m p t o y e e s a n d p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s in n o n a g r ic u ttu r a t estabtishm ents, b y in d u stry ^ In thousands) A ll In d u stry e m p lo ye es 1955 TOTAL................................. ................................................................................................... April P ro d u c tio n w orkers 1954 1954 Ma.y May - - - - - - May 48,922 48,643 47,939 741 739 761 1955 April M ay m i n i n g .................................................. %.9 33.4 27.6 16.3 96.5 32.0 28.8 16.4 99.6 36.4 27.5 16.4 82.7 28.9 23.3 13.9 82.3 27.5 24.5 14.0 85.4 31.8 23.4 13.8 AMTHRACtTE.......................... 33.6 37.4 36.5 30.4 33.8 32.5 B)TUM)M0US-C0AL..................... 207.8 204.8 221.4 190.6 187.4 202.4 CRUOE-PETROLEUM AMO MATURAL-GAS PR00UCH0M......................... 2S7.1 295.3 297.5 124.0 122.4 129.0 91.3 90.6 90.8 METAL M!N!M6......... .............. Iro n m i n i n g ............................................................................ Copper Lead m i n i n g ...................................................................... and z in c P e tro le u m ( except and n a tu ra l-g a s co n tract p ro d u c tio n s e r v i c e s ) . . . . .................. MOMMETALL!C M!M!MG AMD QUARRY!MG..... CMMMCr ........................................................ MOMBU!LD)MG COMSTRUCHOM...... H ig h w a y O ther and ....................... s t r e e t ........................................................ n o n b u ild in g c o n s t r u c t i o n ..................... BU!LD!MQ COMSTRUCTtOM..................................................... 105.7 2,529 516 234.5 281.7 2,013 105.1 2,399 464 196.4 267.3 1,935 105.7 2,542 530 230.8 299.3 2,012 6EMERAL COMTRACTORS........................................................ 794.8 759.8 854.2 SPECIAL-TRADE COMTRACTORS...................................... 1 ,218.5 279-2 147.5 145-7 646.1 1,174.8 272.5 140.2 143.8 618.3 1 ,158.0 276.7 138.9 154.5 587.9 P lu m b in g and h e a t i n g .................................................. P a in t in g and d e c o r a t i n g ......................................... w o r k ................................................................ E le c t r ic a l O ther s p e c ia l-tra d e c o n t r a c t o r s .................. - - - - - - - - - - r- - - - ............................................................................... 16,333 16,255 15,781 12,891 DURABLE GOODS.......................... MOMDURABLE GOODS....................... 9,500 6,833 9,418 6,837 9,095 6,686 7,335 5,356 1 12,816 12,394 7,457 5,359 7,163 5,231 ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSOR!ES............. 133.1 134.5 156.8 90.6 91.2 111.8 FOOD AMD K!MDRED PRODUCTS............ 1,464.0 320.6 122.8 174.4 118.2 284.0 26.5 73.5 207.1 136.9 1,440.4 316.0 117.8 171.7 117.1 280.5 27.8 74.5 200.3 134.7 1,464.9 310.0 122.9 179.1 121.6 280.2 29.1 74.5 209.6 137.9 1 ,029.4 251.1 82.0 144.1 85.4 171.0 21.1 59.6 118.5 96.6 1 ,011.0 246.3 78.1 141.8 84.2 169.1 22.7 60.3 113.7 94.8 1 ,036.8 238.6 83.1 149.4 89.3 171.9 23.8 60.3 121.8 98.6 87.9 32.3 37.9 7.5 10.2 87.7 32.0 37.9 7.4 10.4 89.8 31.4 39.5 7.9 11.0 79.9 29.2 36.1 6.4 8.2 79.6 28.9 36.1 6.3 8.3 81.5 28.3 37.5 6.7 9.0 M eat p r o d u c t s ...................................................................... D a iry p r o d u c t s ................................................................... C a n n in g and G ra in -m ill B akery p r e s e r v i n g ............................................ p r o d u c t s ..................................................... p r o d u c t s ................................................................. S u g a r .............................................................................................. C o n fe c tio n e ry and re la te d p ro d u c ts.... B e v e r a g e s .................................................................................. M is c e lla n e o u s foo d p r o d u c t s .............................. TOBACCO MANUFACTURES..................................................... C i g a r e t t e s ............................................................................... C i g a r s ........................................................................................... Tobacco and Tobacco ste m m in g s n u f f ........................................................... 2 and r e d r y i n g ........................ tn d u ^ i\ i m p k \t!K Tabte A - 2 : A !! e m p t o y e e s an d p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s in n o n a g r ic u ttu r a ) e sta b tis h m e n ts, b y in d u stry - C on tin u ed (In thou sands) A ll In d u stry M P5 H-y P ro d u c tio n e m p lo y e e s Amrll 1954 "V w orkers isus 1954 M*y April 1,062.1 6.3 130.9 462.9 31.4 217.1 87.7 49.2 12.1 64.4 1,073.1 6.4 131.3 473.1 31.7 217.1 88.3 30.4 12.1 64.3 1,053.0 6.7 123 4 469.3 *9.9 213.2 86.3 50.1 12.2 61.7 970.7 3.9 12 1.1 436.7 27.4 196.4 76.2 41.3 10.7 35.0 982.6 3.8 121.6 443.3 *7.7 196.1 77.4 42.6 10.7 33.2 960.8 6.1 115.7 440.4 26.1 192.2 76.0 4l.o 10.9 5*.4 1,168.9 116.6 1,1839 116.6 1,111.2 114.7 l,o4l.o 104.8 1,036.8 104.3 988.3 101.9 314.2 333.5 116.3 16.1 68.7 10.6 60.9 129.8 311.8 334.6 118.2 19.7 66.9 7.4 61.2 129.3 287.9 324.1 111.5 15-9 66.2 M.9 57.2 122.8 289.6 293.1 104.0 13.9 62.0 8.1 34.3 109.0 287.2 314.0 105.5 17.2 60.2 5.1 54.6 108.7 263.4 286.8 98.7 13.8 60.0 8.2 30.6 ice.9 749.8 100.2 400.3 718.2 82.3 389.3 720.5 98.0 383.7 681.8 93.7 371.4 630.9 76.0 360.0 633.7 91.3 335.0 137.3 33.1 38.3 133.2 32.8 38.6 125.9 37.1 33.8 U3.7 49.2 31.8 114.3 48.6 32.0 105.5 52.6 49.1 333.1 248.9 333.4 231.0 333.4 233.6 297.2 213.8 297.2 217.5 279.0 201.0 42.0 41.8 39-7 33.9 33.7 31.9 34.9 34.6 33.2 26.6 26.4 23.1 f i x t u r e s .................................................. 27.3 26.0 26.9 20.9 19.6 21.0 PAPER AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS............... 339.9 266.2 146.8 126.9 536.7 263.4 145-5 125.8 326.0 260.2 142.1 123.7 444.7 223.9 119.6 101.2 441.2 222.9 118.7 99.6 433.2 220.6 U 6.3 98.3 803.1 293.3 6l.l 47.9 210.8 39.3 18.0 43.0 803.3 293.1 61.6 48.1 210.8 39.7 17.6 42.8 793.3 291.3 61.9 48.7 206.1 39.9 18.1 42.8 516.6 147.7 23.8 29.0 170.5 44.7 13.2 34.3 516.2 146.9 26.1 29.1 170.7 45.2 12.8 34.0 310.7 145.5 25.6 29.2 166.5 46.1 13.2 33.6 67.3 67.6 66.3 31.4 51.4 51.0 TEXT!LE-M!LL PRODUCTS.................. S c o u rin g and c o m b in g N arrow fa b ric s D y e in g and C arp ets, H ats and s m a l l w a r e s ................................ fin is h in g rug s, (excep t other c lo th M is c e lla n e o u s p l a n t s ...................................... t e x t i l e s ................................ flo o r and t e x t ile c o v e r i n g s ............ m i l l i n e r y ........................ g o o d s ...................................... APPAREL AND OTHER F!M!SHED TEXTtLE PRODUCTS.............................. M e n 's and boys' s u its and c o a t s ........................... M e n 's and boys' fu rn is h in g s and w ork c l o t h i n g .......................................................................................... C h ild re n 's o u t e r w e a r .......................................................... M is c e lla n e o u s O ther apparel fa b ric a te d and te x tile a c c e s s o rie s .... p r o d u c t s ..................... LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURMtTURE)............................ S a w m ills and p la n in g " ^ u c t u ^ w W ooden m ills .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . o ^ co n ta in e rs M is c e lla n e o u s . wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p r o d u c t s ...................................... FURM!TURE AMD FtXTURES.................. H o u se h o ld O ffic e , f u r n i t u r e ............................................................. p u b lic -b u ild in g , P a rtitio n s , sh e lv in g , and p ro fe s sio n a l lo ck e rs, and f i x t u r e s .....................' .................................................................... Screen s, b lin d s , fu rn itu re and and m is c e lla n e o u s PRtMUMG, PUBL!SH!H6, AMD ALLtED !MDUSTR!ES............................ B o o k b in d in g and M is c e lla n e o u s re la te d p u b lis h in g i n d u s t r i e s .................. and p rin tin g 3 industry Emptoymenl T ab te A - 2 : AH e m p t o y e e s a n d p r o d u c t io n w o rk e rs in n o n a g r it u t t u r a ! e sta b tish m e n ts, b y in d u stry - C o n tin u e d (In thou sands) A ll In d u stry CHEMtCALS AND ALL!ED PRODUCTS........... In d u s t ria l in o rg a n ic In d u s t ria l o rg a n ic c h e m i c a l s ............................. c h e m i c a l s ................................... ................................... P a in t s , p ig m e n ts, Gum wood and and f i l l e r s ................................ c h e m i c a l s .................................................... F e r t i l i z e r s .................................................................................... V e g e ta b le and a n im a l M is c e lla n e o u s o ils and f a t s .................. c h e m i c a l s .................................................. PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AMD COAL.......... P e tro le u m Coke, r e f i n i n g ................................................................ other p e tro le u m and coal p ro d u cts.. RUBBER PRODUCTS........................ O ther ru b b er p r o d u c t s ....................................................... LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS............ Leath er: tanned, In d u s t ria l Boot and le a th e r shoe Footw ear c u rrie d , cut (excep t and b e ltin g stock fin is h e d ... and and p a c k in g ... f i n d i n g s ............ r u b b e r ) ............................................... L u g g a g e ................................................................................................ Handbags G lo v e s and and s m a ll le a th e r m isc e lla n e o u s g o o d s ........................ le a th e r g o o d s... STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS......... G la ss and G la s s prod ucts g la ssw a re , S tru ctu ra l P ottery made c la y and or b lo w n .... purchased g la s s ... p r o d u c t s ............................................... re la te d Concrete, gypsum , C u t-sto n e and M is c e lla n e o u s p ressed o f p r o d u c t s ................................... and stone p la s te r p ro d u cts... p r o d u c t s ................................... n o n m e ta llic fu rn ace s, ste e l w orks, and and ste e l f o u n d r i e s ............................................... ^nonferrous"etLs^ ^ o n f l r r o u s l ^ ^ ^ f in in g o f "n^fer^ous^t^s*"'' M is c e lla n e o u s p rim a ry 4 w orkers 1954 1953 M ay April M ay 786.8 99.6 297.0 90.8 330.3 76.3 213.1 36.3 331.1 73-3 213.8 36.7 529.1 71.3 201.0 56.2 30.2 70.9 7.8 47.8 38.9 93.3 50.4 70.3 7.7 40.4 39.1 91.3 30.2 43.3 6.7 33.6 26.0 60.6 30.3 44.7 6.6 38.9 26.6 60.0 31.0 44.2 6.6 31.8 27.6 39.4 231.3 200.8 30.3 249.8 200.2 49.6 232.6 202.9 49.7 174.3 133.7 40.8 172.6 132.3 40.3 178.6 138.4 40.2 273.3 U 7. 1 26.6 129.8 268.3 113.8 26.3 126.2 230.1 107.9 23.O 117.2 216.3 90.1 21.4 103.0 210.9 88.6 21.3 101.0 194.2 81.1 19.8 93.3 371.0 43.3 4.7 16.1 242.4 18.3 28.7 17.3 377.4 43.4 4.8 16.7 246.2 17.7 31.3 17.1 334.0 43.1 4.7 14.9 234.4 13-5 23.8 13.6 331.9 39.1 3.7 14.3 218.9 13.8 23.1 13.0 337.1 39.0 3.7 14.9 221.6 13.1 28.1 14.7 313.3 38.6 3.6 13.2 210.8 13.1 22.7 13.3 343.4 31.8 92.7 17.1 43.1 79.8 33.9 113.0 19.6 333.7 31.9 91.0 17.2 42.7 78.3 34.2 109.3 20.0 309.6 27.7 91.0 13.3 40.3 76.3 31.4 103.3 19.7 436.8 28.6 78.9 14.7 36.1 71.3 47.7 92.3 17.1 430.0 28.7 77.4 14.8 33.8 69.8 48.1 89.3 17.6 426.6 24.7 77.9 13.3 33.7 67.8 43.3 84.7 17.2 92.4 91.1 84.0 69.7 68.3 62.0 1,294.7 1,273.6 1,171.3 1,097.4 1,073.6 974.4 633.2 238.8 620.8 233.8 373.9 212.8 344.7 210.1 331.0 203.3 483.3 184.9 66.2 63.9 62.3 33.8 33.8 30.9 12.3 12.6 12.6 9.3 9.4 9.3 111.8 85.2 14?.0 110.0 83.7 144.8 100.3 74.6 134.8 89.6 71.2 118.7 88.2 71.4 U 6.5 79.4 59.3 107.3 M ay April 8u.it 107.9 307.1 92.4 811.9 104.5 303.9 92.4 49.9 71.3 7.9 42.3 38.2 94.2 M ay r o llin g m i l l s ................................................................................................... Iro n 19*54 m in e ra l PR!MARY METAL !HDUSTR!ES................ B la st P ro d u c tio n em p lo y e e s M m etal in d u s t rie s ... Itidt h \ ! f t T a b !e A - 2 : A !! e m p ! o y e e $ a n d p r o d u ctio n w ork ers in n o n a g r ic u it u r a ! estabtishm ents, b y in d u stry - C o n tin u e d Production workers All employees Industry M ay FABRtCATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDMAMCE, MACHtMERY, AMD TRAMSPORTATtOM EQUtPMEMT)............................ 1955 1954 1955 April May M ay April 1954 M ay and h a r d w a r e ........ 1,088.1 58.6 150.5 1,077.5 56.8 150.3 1,039.5 59.1 143.7 877.0 51.3 123.9 868.1 49.6 123.3 832.3 52.2 116.7 "plulbfrs^su^llei^^^ ^ F ab ri cat ed structural metal products..... Metal stamping, coating, and engraving... Li ghting f i x t u r e s . ....................... Fa b ric ate d wire p r o d u c t s . ................ M is ce lla neo us fabricated metal products.. 131.9 274.7 222.9 48.1 64.3 137-1 130.7 268.8 222.3 48.2 64.4 136.0 120.4 274.1 213.8 42.6 57.6 128.2 103.7 205.9 187.5 38.7 54.1 111.9 102.9 200.8 187.2 39.0 34.2 no . 9 93.2 208.7 177.3 33.7 47.4 MB.l MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTR)CAL)........... 1,578.9 80.3 164.4 126.9 256.4 1,568.0 78.7 164.4 125.I 253.8 1,574.7 76.8 151.7 125.1 275.2 1,173.0 57.6 123.2 91.9 196.4 1,164.0 36.1 123.3 90.1 193.9 1,169.7 54.4 111.6 90.8 212.2 179.4 230.3 105.3 186.2 249.7 178.4 229.I 105.8 185.1 247.6 180.1 233.1 103.3 188.4 241.0 127.5 155.8 82.4 143.3 194.9 127.3 135.1 02.8 142.3 192.9 129.3 159.3 81.3 143.3 187.5 ELECTRtCAL MACHtHERY................... 1,108.0 1,101.8 1,067.6 809.4 804.2 776.3 ^ s t r ! b u t i ^ a n r i n d u s " Electrical a p pl i a n c e s ...................... 374.3 65.4 26.1 78.8 25.9 491.4 46.1 370.0 64.5 25.8 78.9 25.7 491.3 45.6 369.0 63.0 23.4 70.9 25.3 470.5 45.5 265.5 52.6 20.9 64.6 22.6 348.8 34.4 261.1 31.3 20.7 64.5 22.3 350.2 33.9 259.2 50.7 18.8 56.8 22.1 334.7 34.0 1,883.0 949.1 741.9 475.5 144.0 13.4 109.0 126.2 101.3 24.9 56.6 9.2 1,883.7 946.8 749.1 478.0 146.6 13.6 110.9 123.6 99.1 24.5 55.6 8.6 1,751.8 781.2 769.0 472.9 161.5 12.5 122.1 134.4 111.1 23.3 58.2 9.0 1,462.0 791.6 511.8 328.6 93.6 9.1 80.5 109.I 87.2 21.9 42.2 7.3 1,462.0 709.1 517.5 329.8 96.5 9.3 81.9 107.2 85.7 21.5 41.3 6.9 1,346.0 630.3 548.1 336.7 110.8 8.7 91.9 117.4 96.8 20.6 43.0 7.2 304.8 310.4 316.3 211.2 217.8 223.5 41.7 49.8 53.0 21.5 30.1 31.5 86.3 12.7 85.5 12.7 81.2 13.7 61.6 9.8 61.2 9.7 57.0 10.7 40.1 24.0 66.2 33.8 38.3 23.7 66.4 34.0 39.7 24.3 66.1 38.3 27.6 19.1 43.9 27.7 26.4 18.6 44.0 27.8 27.7 19.3 45.2 32.1 Cutlery, hand tools, Engines and t u r b i n e s . ................. Agric ult ura l mac hinery and t r a c t o r s ...... Co n st ru cti on and mining m a c h i n e r y ........ ^ e t ilw o r k ^ r ia c M n e r y l^ ' General industrial m a c h i n e r y .............. Office and store machines and devices.... Se rv i ce - in d us t ry and household machines.. M is c ell ane ous m ac h ine ry p a r t s ............. El ectrical equipment for v e h i c l e s ........ Electric l a m p s .............................. Com m un i ca t io n e qu i p m e n t .................... Misc ell ane ous electrical p r o d u c t s ........ TRAMSPORTATtOM EQUtPMEMT................ A u t o m o b i l e s .................................. Aircraft and p a r t s ......................... Aircr aft engines and p a r t s ............... Aircraft pro pellers and p a r t s ............ Other aircraft parts and eq u ip m e n t ...... Ship and boat building and re p a i r i n g ..... Shipb uilding and r e p a i r i n g ............... Bo atb ui l di n g and r e p a i r i n g ............... Rai l ro a d e q u i p m e n t ......................... Other tr an spo rt a ti o n e q u i p m e n t ............ tMSTRUMEMTS AMD RELATED PRODUCTS........ ^ r u l e n t s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' "Instrume^r^""^ ^ controlling Optical instruments and l e n se s ............ Surgical, medical, and dental i n s t r u m e n t s ................................. Ophthal mic g o o d s ............................ Ph otographic ap pa r a t u s ..................... Watches and c l o c k s .......................... 3 trtdusny [^m ploym ent T a b !# A - 3 : AH e m p t o y e e s a n d p r o d u ctio n w o r k e rs in n o n a g ricutturat esta b tish m e n ts, b y in d u s tr y - C o n tin u e d (In thousands) All employees Industry _May M )SCELLAMEOUS MAMUFACTUR!MG !WDUSTR!ES... Jewelry, silverware, and pl ated ware.... Toys and sporting g o o d s ................... Pens, pencils, other office supplies.... Fab ric ate d plastics products Other manufa ct uri ng industries ...... TRAHSPORTAHOH......................... Tr ucking and war ehousing Other tr a ns po rta tio n and services Bus lines except local Air tr ans po r ta t io n (common c a r r i e r ) ..... COMMUM!CAT!0M.......................... Tele graph OTHER PUBUC UT!L)HES.................. Electric light and power utilities Gas utilities Electric light and gas utilities Local utilities, not elsewhere c l a s s i f i e d .................................. 462.8 51.1 1 7.6 87.5 29.8 61.8 75.9 139.1 P r o du c ti o n workers 1954 1955 April 461.2 51 .4 1 7 .5 84.0 29.5 6 2.0 75.3 14 1 .5 May- ^3.3 51.9 16 .2 8 2 .1 29 .3 59.6 69.9 144.3 3,997 3,939 3,993 2 ,7 0 1 1 ,196.2 1 ,049.8 119 .6 7 % .8 629.9 43.0 111.6 2,653 1 ,158.6 1 ,012 .4 U9.7 747.9 627.0 43.4 1 1 0 .1 2,676 1 ,2 11.6 1 ,062.4 128.0 703.8 632.4 46.1 105.4 716 673.7 41.5 709 666.9 41.6 741 698.6 41.4 580 557.2 249.0 140.3 577 554.3 248.3 138 .4 576 553.4 2 47.9 138.5 167.9 167.6 167.0 2 3 .1 2 2 .8 2 2 .1 /?fM/A f/M#f................ 10,534 10,549 10,351 WHOLESALE TRADE........................ 2,801 2,804 2 ,750 RETA!L TRADE........................... 7,733 1,350.3 1,486.8 766.9 592.4 3,536.3 7,745 1,371.7 1 ,478 .2 76 2 .5 612.3 3,520.7 7,6 0 1 1,330.9 1 ,442.5 76 3 .2 588.3 3,476.5 2 ,1 7 1 540.7 7 6 .9 7 8 1 .1 772.4 2,1 6 1 539.9 -76.5 7 8 2 .5 76 2 .2 2,103 525.0 65.8 765.8 746.8 5,736 490.7 5,674 479.7 333.6 160.4 238 .7 32 8 .5 157.1 236 .5 Food and liquor s t o r e s ..................... Apparel and accessories stores Other retail trade ...... Sec ur i ty dealers and exchanges Insurance carriers and agents Other finance agencies and real estate... MW/Cf M P ................ May 378.2 40 .7 1 5 .0 74.0 22.3 51.4 61.7 113.1 - 1955 1954 ApriJL May 376.3 41.0 14.9 7 0 .2 2 2 .0 51.5 61.6 115.1 369.7 41.8 13.7 68.7 2 2 .1 49.1 57.2 117.1 - - _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ - - 5,672 496.7 _ 1 333.6 166.3 237.6 _ - Person al services: Cleaning and dyeing plants Motion pictures ................................ 6,881 6,927 6,736 FEDERAL.................................. STATE AMV LOCAL.......................... 2,159 4,722 2,153 4,774 2,160 4,576 - _ Payro)) indexes Tabte A -3 : Production w ork ers an d in dexes o f p rod u ction -w ork er em ptoym ent an d w e e k ty payrott in m anufacturing industries P r o d u c t io n - w o r k e r em ploym ent P e r io d Number ( in th o u s a n d s) In d e x (1947-49 a v e r a g e = 100) P r o d u c t io n - w o r k e r p a y r o l l in d e x (1947-49 a v e r age = 100) A nnual average: 1939............................... 19bO............................... 8,192 66.2 71.2 29.9 8,811 10,877 12,85b 15,01b lb ,607 12,86b 87.9 103.9 121.b 118.1 10b.0 3b.0 b9.3 72.2 99.0 102.8 87.8 19b6............................... 19b7............................... 19b8............................... I9b9............................... 1950............................... 1951............................... 1952............................... 12,105 12,795 12,715 11,597 12,317 97.9 103.b 102.8 93.8 99.6 81.2 97.7 105.1 97.Z 111.7 13,155 1953................. 1954................. 13,833 12,588 106.4 106.3 111.8 101.8 129.8 136.6 151.4 137.7 19b2............................... 19h3............................... I9bb............................... 19b5............................... 13,144 M onth ly d a ta : 1954: April......... June.......... 1955: January....... 351434 0 - 5 5 - 3 12,548 12,394 12,437 12,179 12,418 12,577 12,612 12,657 12,645 101.4 100 .2 100 .5 134.5 134.6 135.8 98.5 100.4 101.7 102.0 102.3 102 .2 131.9 134.8 138.0 139.1 142.2 143.1 12,523 12,649 12,778 12,816 12,891 101.2 10 2 .3 103.3 103.6 104.2 141.5 144.4 146.6 146.7 150.2 -L Shipyards Tabte A - 5 : E m p toy ees in G overn m en t a n d p r iv a te sh ip y ard s, b y reg ion ( I n th o u s a n d s ) 1955 1954 Region 1/ May April March May ALL REG!0MS......................... 208.2 206.0 207.6 221.4 226.0 PRtVATE YARDS................... 101.3 99.1 100.3 111.1 114.0 106.9 106.9 107.1 110 .1 1 12 .0 8 7 .5 86.9 8 7 .2 93.2 95.0 40.3 47.2 39.8 4 7 .1 40.0 47.2 43.9 49.3 44.4 50 .6 36.3 35.8 36.8 38.9 39 .7 16 .1 2 0 .2 15.7 2 0 .1 16.5 2 0 .3 18 .2 20.7 18 .9 20.8 20.4 2 0 .5 2 0 .2 22.7 22 .4 55.3 53.7 54.6 55.8 56.8 15 .8 39.5 14.0 39.7 14.8 39.8 15.5 40.3 16 .2 4o.6 3.6 4.0 4.1 6.4 7.4 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.7 WORTH ATLAMTtC...................... SOUTH ATLAMTtC...................... April GULF: PAC!F!C............................. GREAT LAKES: !MLAMD: 1 / The N o rth A t l a n t i c r e g io n i n c lu d e s a l l y a r d s b o r d e r in g on t h e A t l a n t i c i n t h e f o l lo w i n g S t a t e s : C o n n e c t i c u t , D e la w a r e , M ain e, M a ry la n d , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , New H am p sh ire, New J e r s e y , New Y o rk , P e n n s y lv a n ia , Rhode I s l a n d , and V erm on t. The S o u th A t l a n t i c r e g io n i n c l u d e s a l l y a r d s b o r d e r in g on t h e A t l a n t i c in t h e f o l lo w i n g S t a t e s : G e o r g ia , N o rth C a r o l i n a , S o u th C a r o l i n a , and V i r g i n i a . The G u lf r e g i o n in c l u d e s a l l y a r d s b o r d e r in g on t h e G u l f o f M ex ico i n t h e f o l lo w i n g S t a t e s : F l o r i d a , L o u i s i a n a , M i s s i s s i p p i , and T e x a s . The P a c i f i c r e g io n i n c lu d e s a l l y a r d s in C a l i f o r n i a , O rego n , A labam a, and W ash in gto n . The G r e a t L a k e s r e g io n i n c lu d e s a l l y a r d s b o r d e r in g on th e G r e a t L a k e s in t h e f o l lo w i n g S t a t e s : M ic h ig a n , M in n e s o ta , New Y o rk , O h io , P e n n s y lv a n ia , and W is c o n s in . The I n la n d r e g io n i n c lu d e s a l l o t h e r y a r d s . 2/ D a ta in c lu d e C u r t i s B a y C o a s t G uard Y a r d . -8 F lo r id a , I llin o is , T ab!e A -5 : F edera! p erson n e!, civ itia n a n d m ititary (In thousands) 1955 Branch and agency May TOTAL FEDERAL c m H A M EMPLOYMENT ^ ........... Department of Defense ..................... March Mav Acril 2,159 2,153 2,148 2,160 2 ,16 7 2,132.9 2,127.4 2 ,1 2 2 .1 2 ,134.0 2,141.4 1,023.7 503.8 1,020.9 1,019.9 504.6 602.0 5 0 2.1 600.1 1 ,029.0 502.4 602.6 1 ,036.0 502.6 602.8 2 1 .7 4.0 2 1.8 4.0 2 1 .8 3 .9 2 1 .8 4.0 228.2 22 7.9 228.2 226.4 227.5 20 7.7 207.3 207.5 205.7 206.7 88.3 88.0 1 10 .6 88.0 8.7 110.9 86.4 9.0 1 10 .3 8 7 .1 8.7 110.7 9.2 110.5 19.8 .7 19.9 .7 20.0 .7 20.0 .7 20.0 .7 605.4 2 1 .6 TOTAL MtHTARY PERSONHEL^................... April 1954 8.7 3.9 2,996 3,064 3,133 3,341 3,356 1,143.5 958.6 1 ,20 1.8 1 ,263.0 959.6 666.0 205.7 667.0 207.8 28.0 957.0 674.9 210.4 27.9 1,416.8 939.8 736.4 1 ,4 2 5 .1 936.8 74 4 .9 2 19 .2 29 .9 Coast G u a r d .................................... 28.1 2 18 .5 29.5 1/ Data refer to Continental United States only. 2/ Includes all executive agencies (except the Central Intelligence Agency), and Gov e r n m e n t corporations. Civilian employment in navy yards, arsenals, hospitals, and on force-account construction is also included. 3/ Includes all Federal civilian employment in Washington Standard Metropolitan Area (District of Columbia and adjacent Maryland and Virginia co nties). 4/ Data refer to Continental United States and elsewhere. Sta te Em p lo ym e nt Tabte A -6: Emptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments, by industry division and State (In thousands) May Arr. 1954 May 6 72.0 2 11.9 313 .6 3 ,970.6 409 .0 854.3 - 665.2 2 11.8 3 1 1 .1 3 ,944.6 404.7 848.0 - Iova.................... 492.5 8 72.0 916.0 132 .9 3 ,305.5 1 ,360.3 628.5 Kansas.... ^............. Alabama................. Delaware................ District of Columbia..... Georgia................. Maine................... Maryland................ Michigan................ Missouri................ Nev Hampshire........... Nev Jersey.............. Nev Mexico.............. Nev York................ North Carolina.......... Ohio.................... Pennsylvania.3/......... Utah.................... Vest Virginia........... 1955 May Arr. _ 1954 May 15 .8 13.8 6.4 36 .0 1 1 .0 (1/) 33.2 16.3 18.7 268.3 25.4 45.5 - 31.7 16 .0 18 .0 262.5 24.1 41.4 - 32.5 17.6 1 4 .7 246.5 2 5 .0 37.9 - (2/) 7.1 4.6 4.6 29.7 10.5 2.9 (2 /) 7.3 4.6 4.4 31.7 10.5 2 .8 18.5 79.7 54.4 9.1 167.7 66.5 33.3 18 .2 79.2 52 .6 7.9 154.7 6 3 .2 2 9 .6 1 7 .1 79.4 47.3 8.7 162.3 56.9 2 9.8 18.4 2 7 .6 37.2 .5 2 .2 (2 /) 15.9 18 .5 39.5 35.2 .5 2 .2 (2/) 17.3 39.5 39.1 38 .0 - - 45 .8 14.6 6 2.2 79.4 105.5 45.5 11.4 59.5 73.9 100 .1 53.1 13.7 60.5 71.9 110.9 May Anr. 1954 May 661.3 201.4 304.9 3 ,820.1 394.7 843.6 - 1 5 .6 1 3 .8 6 .7 36 .6 13.3 (1/) 14.6 1 3 .8 6.7 36.5 13.4 (1/) 491.0 900.6 908.2 129.5 3 ,282.6 1,354.6 6 24.2 489.1 851.3 884.7 1 3 0 .3 3 ,269.9 1,307.1 6 15.2 (2/) 7.1 4.7 4.6 30.3 9.4 3.1 54 7.2 548.6 541.3 - - - 55 1955 6 7 7 .7 264.8 8 0 2.7 1,773.8 2,394.7 677.6 259-1 798.1 1 ,76 7.2 2 ,386.1 689.3 264.8 784.2 1 ,7 7 2 .2 2 ,2 8 7 .7 18 .3 35.8 37.3 .5 2 .2 (2/) 14.9 848.8 343.5 1 ,256 .0 153-5 348.0 78 .6 175.7 827.9 341.3 1 ,2 52 .9 148.3 342.6 76 .6 173.9 841.8 332.0 1 ,2 5 1 .1 155.1 344.8 72.9 1 70 .0 16 .5 3 .3 8 .8 1 1 .1 1.7 5.1 .3 1 4 .0 3-3 8 .7 1 1 .4 1.7 5.1 .2 18 .1 2 .6 8.8 11.4 2 .0 4.7 .2 58.6 19.1 6 8.3 9.9 2 2 .8 9-8 8.9 49 .2 1 7 .2 6 7.6 7.5 19.7 9.4 8 .2 50 .0 15 .6 6 6.1 1 0 .1 2 1 .7 8.4 7.1 1,772.1 18 3.0 5 ,8 02.0 996.8 1 1 5 .6 3 ,006.5 544.7 1,754.9 180.6 5,789.8 996.5 1 1 2 .0 2,979.8 540.8 1,767.7 1 72 .8 5,815-7 975-0 114.8 2,946.5 535-0 4.4 14.7 1 0 .7 4.0 1.9 2 1 .7 48.7 4.5 14.5 1 0 .3 4.0 2 .0 21.5 48.2 4.5 13.2 11.4 3.9 2 .0 2 1 .1 49.9 101.6 15.5 232.9 47.4 1 1 .0 147.4 30.9 94.0 14.8 217.7 44.8 8 .2 136.9 31.2 99.9 14.0 235.6 47.5 11.4 151.0 31.1 459.9 3,645.4 292.3 515.5 124.1 824.8 2 ,2 38.3 448.4 3 ,616.0 294.8 515.9 121.4 815.5 2,230.4 451.7 3 ,6 05.2 2 8 2.0 506.0 119-9 8 1 1.7 2,173-4 1.4 94.5 (2/) 1 .0 2.5 9.5 122.6 1.4 97-9 (2/) 1 .1 2.4 9.0 1 2 2 .0 1.4 105.4 (2/) 1 .1 2.5 8.7 120.9 2 3 .8 188.8 1 7 .2 36.4 10.9 56 .0 164.1 2 0 .6 175.1 1 7 .0 35.6 9.1 53.1 1 6 2 .7 2 2 .2 169.9 15.2 39.4 9-9 5 1 .8 146.0 216 .5 100.0 890.4 734.4 465.4 1 ,0 7 7 .1 8 2.5 2 1 3 .2 98.6 889.8 724.0 461.2 1,064.7 8 0 .0 2 0 5 .2 100 .2 874.1 72 8 .7 462.3 1,046.9 8 3 .2 14.1 1.4 1 5 .2 2 .2 73.4 4.0 8 .2 14.0 1.4 15.1 2 .2 71.9 3.9 8.4 11.3 1.3 14.8 2.4 74.5 4.0 9.0 1 2 .7 4.5 59.9 46.1 1 7 .0 56 .2 5.0 11.8 3.6 59.3 4 4 .7 16 .2 50 .8 4.6 10.4 4.3 56.6 49 .0 19.6 49.2 6.3 See footnotes at end of table. 10 Contract construction Mining TOTAL State Stjt< trnpjo\n!t-n! Tabte A-6: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura! estabtishments, by industry division and State - Continued (In thousands) Manufacturing State District of Columbia........ Florida..................... Illinois.................... K a n s a s . ^ ................. Louisiana................... Maine...................... Maryland.................... Massachusetts............... Michigan.................... Minnesota................... Missouri.................... Montana..................... Nebraska.................... Nev Hampshire............... Nev Jersey.................. Nev Mexico.................. Nev York.................... North Dakota................ Ohio........................ Oklahoma.................... Oregon...................... Pennsylvania.3/............. South Dakota................ Tennessee................... Utah....................... Virginia.................... West Virginia............... Wisconsin................... Wyoming..................... Transportation and public utilities 1954 1955 May Apr. May Wholesale and retail trade 1954 1955 May Apr. May Apr. 1954 May 231.9 31.1 83.5 1 ,077.8 63.5 4 11 .7 59.4 230.9 30.6 82.2 1,075.6 6 2.1 412.9 56.3 223.3 2 6 .2 80.5 1 ,030.2 6 1 .1 416.2 57.3 43.4 20.4 28.6 330.3 41.7 41.9 - 4o.i 2 0 .3 28 .5 328.5 4 3 .2 41.8 * 49.5 19.8 29 .0 325.9 41.9 41.7 - 137.7 52.3 73.1 890.0 110.0 145.9 - 138.0 52.3 72.8 681.5 108.1 145.9 - 134.8 50.8 73.1 863.6 104.8 145.6 - 16 .1 1 31 .2 321.6 2 3.6 1 ,2 36.3 6 10.1 164.6 15 .8 134.7 320.1 2 1 .7 1 ,2 3 2 .7 606.6 164.9 16 .2 128.1 305.3 22.9 1 ,203.6 571.2 158.4 2 9 .2 73.7 64.1 1 5 .1 294.7 96.6 57.2 2 9 .0 73.5 6 1.6 1 5 -0 291.0 98.0 56.4 29.7 75.4 68.1 1 5 .0 295.8 98.0 57.3 90.3 263.8 200.4 33-9 688.6 278.1 169.8 90.3 275.1 199.8 33.8 692.6 277.0 170.3 90.2 256.4 2 00.1 3 4 .0 699.0 274.5 169.8 1 2 7.1 159.2 145.8 101.4 254.3 668.1 1,154.9 130.1 158 .7 144.2 100.5 252.6 674.0 1,152.4 131 .2 146.6 148.3 103.3 2 4 7.0 673.9 1 ,0 5 1.2 63.9 5 2 .3 72 .2 19.8 73.2 117 .2 146.7 63.4 44.9 71.3 19.5 73.5 116 .1 144.5 6 3.9 57.5 81.6 19.6 74.3 117.3 145.2 130.5 126.0 162.6 5 2 .2 166.9 372.5 450.5 129-5 125.2 165.0 51.7 167.5 369.5 448.0 128.1 126.2 162.8 5 2 .2 162.2 377 .4 448.2 2 00.7 98.5 384.9 18.2 57.3 4.9 79.0 2 00.0 98.6 383.9 17.4 55.9 4.8 79.6 2 0 5 .1 94.3 380.4 18.0 58 .2 4 .0 77.1 86.1 2 3 .8 124.9 21.3 41.8 9 .0 10.6 81.8 23.3 124.5 2 1 .0 4l.O 9*0 10.4 89.6 26 .0 125.5 22.4 40.9 8.6 10 .8 217.3 8 3.0 306.4 39.6 93.5 15.7 31.7 215.6 82.3 305.1 38.5 93.3 15.5 31.4 215.7 81.5 312.1 39.0 93-7 15.3 30.8 766.6 17.4 1 ,829.8 436.3 6 .7 1,331.4 89.0 76 1.2 17.1 1,846.2 436.4 6.5 1 ,320.1 87.6 767.5 15.9 1 ,870.2 419.1 6 .2 1 ,282.3 82.5 141.9 18 .1 460.7 57.2 13.9 2 17.6 5 0 .1 142.1 18 .0 476.8 57.2 13.3 217.5 49.2 145.7 18 .1 483.4 59.9 14.0 2 1 7 .2 49 .0 314.8 42.2 1 ,276 .6 198.2 36.7 574.9 131.7 312.7 41.8 1 ,272.9 199.4 36.7 573.7 131.5 313.9 39.8 1,2 7 2 .1 196.9 36.7 578.0 1 3 2 .0 139.2 1 ,450.0 129.6 2 2 3 .3 11.5 279.1 431.7 131 .0 1 ,438 .1 1 3 2 .0 22 3.8 11 .2 277.3 425.3 136.8 1,439.9 1 2 5.0 216 .2 11.5 2 7 2 .1 422.2 45.8 310.4 15.4 24.6 9.8 52.7 2 20.5 45.3 305.6 15.3 24.3 9.6 47.3 219.2 4 5 .0 307 .2 1 5 .8 2 5 .0 9.7 58.5 219.6 105.8 686.9 54.2 98.6 39.5 183.2 598.2 106.2 666.3 54.3 99.1 38.9 183.9 599.1 105.3 686.6 53-1 96.4 37-7 18 2.1 581.4 31 .2 35.5 241.4 197.2 129.9 443.6 6.3 30.6 35.5 241.6 191.3 128.0 439.2 6 .2 29.8 36.5 237.1 193.3 124.0 425.4 6 .2 2 1 .8 8 .1 82.0 6 2.3 49.2 75.9 1 5 .0 21.7 8 .0 8 1 .3 60.9 48.7 74.6 14.6 21.4 8.5 8 0.0 64.3 48.8 75.9 14.4 50.5 19 .2 196.9 163.0 80.6 2 25.8 1 7.6 49.9 19 .0 198.2 162.1 80.9 223.3 16.9 48.5 19.1 195-3 16 1.3 8 2 .3 227.5 17.7 1955 May See footnotes at end of table. 11 Stjte [m p lo ym c n t Tab!# A -6: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura! estabtishments, by industry division and State - Continued State (In thousands) Finance, insurance, Service and and real estate miscellaneous 1954 1955 1934 1955 May Apr. May May May Apr. Government May . Apr. 1954 May 1955 2 3 .2 8.3 9-1 I8 3.I 18.$ 4 5 .8 - 23.3 8.3 9-0 182.4 16 .3 4 5 .7 - 2 1 .8 7.5 8.9 174.2 1 7 .2 44.1 - 59.6 2 6 .2 35.2 516.6 53.6 86 .0 - 59.6 2 7 .3 3 5 .4 5 1 2 .0 52 .2 8 3 .0 - 6 0 .3 25.1 35.8 492.4 53.0 84.9 - 127.4 43.5 57.7 667.9 8 3 .0 7 7 .6 14.1 127-0 43.2 58.5 665.6 83.3 77.3 14.2 123.3 40.6 56.5 651.3 8 0 .7 73.1 13.4 2 2 .7 44.4 33.3 4.3 169.3 4 5 .0 2 6 .7 2 2 .6 44.3 33.1 4.2 168.2 45.1 2 6.6 2 3 .0 42.1 31.9 4.1 168.9 43.9 26.7 66.3 128 .1 88 .1 16 .5 375.6 99.6 7 1 .8 6 5.6 141.7 87.7 16 .3 371.2 99.2 70.5 6 5 .7 123.5 86.9 1 6 .0 3 74 .0 100.8 7 2 .1 249.4 144.0 149.2 2 5 .8 343.1 152.9 1 0 2 .0 249.5 145.0 148.7 2 6 .0 342.5 155.0 103.2 247.2 139.1 140.5 2 5 .2 334.7 151.2 98.4 19.1 18.4 24.9 7.5 36 .6 8 7 .2 68.5 19.1 18.5 24.9 7.4 36.4 86.8 6 7.9 18.4 18.7 23.5 7.5 36.5 85.4 67.3 57.9 6 3.1 77.8 2 7 .2 8 7 .0 221.6 206 .7 57.3 6 2 .1 77.3 2 6 .2 86.1 217.7 207.8 56 .4 6 3.4 7 5 .6 2 7 .2 84.8 2 2 0 .4 208.8 90.9 94.1 111.3 41.6 12 0 .3 2 2 7.8 2 4 7 .0 91.7 94.6 112 .2 41.9 120.3 229.2 249.6 86 .7 9 1.2 109.2 40.8 116.7 225.9 238.9 40.7 9.4 6 1 .1 5.4 19 .2 2 .1 5-5 4o.6 9-3 6 1.3 5-4 19.1 2 .1 5-4 39.4 9.2 6 0.5 5.0 18.6 1 .8 5.3 104.8 36.4 150.3 19 .8 44.8 18 .8 19.1 104.5 36 .3 149.9 19.3 44.6 17.4 17.9 100 .8 35.2 151.6 19 .8 44.8 1 7 .2 18 .9 124.1 7 0 .0 151.3 2 8 .2 66.9 13.2 2 0 .6 122.3 7 1 .0 151.9 2 7 .8 67-3 13.3 20.7 12 3.2 67.6 146.1 29.4 64.9 12 .9 19 .8 63.1 6.4 425.3 3 0 .0 5.0 97.2 2 0 .6 6 3 .2 6 .1 425.8 29.8 5.0 96.6 20.6 63.6 5.6 420.3 28.8 4.6 93.8 2 0 .0 18 3.0 2 3 .2 805.4 91.9 14.6 279 .0 56 .2 178.6 2 2 .7 796.6 9 1.6 14.7 274.0 55.2 179.4 2 2 .8 797.1 9 1.2 14.2 275.1 58.7 19 6.7 4 5 .5 740.5 13 1 .8 2 5 .9 337.3 117.5 198.6 45.6 743.4 133.3 25.7 339.5 117.3 193.2 43.4 725.7 127.7 25.9 328.0 111.8 Oregon...... y.............. 17.3 1 3 1 .0 12.4 13.1 4.8 2 9 .0 100.3 17.4 130.8 12 .2 13 .0 4.9 29 .0 100.1 17.3 129.3 11.7 1 2 .7 4.9 2 8 .5 97.9 52 .2 394.4 2 8 .7 39.9 15.7 8 9 .0 266.3 51.5 390.3 2 9 .2 39.9 15.7 88.4 264.9 51.7 385.3 27.4 40.0 1 5 -2 87.4 262.6 74.4 389.5 34 .8 78 .6 296 12 6 .3 334.6 75-0 391.9 34.8 79.1 29 .8 127.5 337.1 7 2 .0 381.7 33.8 75.2 2 8 .7 122.6 322.8 Utah....................... 8.9 3-2 37.1 31.1 1 1 .3 38 .4 2 .1 8.8 3.1 36.5 30.6 11.4 38.2 2 .1 8 .1 3.1 34.6 29.9 11.5 37.1 2 .1 24.2 1 2 .1 9 1.2 83.5 43.2 107 .2 10.7 23.4 1 2 .0 89.9 8 1.9 42.5 107.6 10 .2 22.7 1 1 .6 9 1.8 8 2 .5 4 3 .2 10 6 .1 1 1 .2 53.1 16 .0 16 6.7 149 .0 6 0 .8 12 6 .1 16 .8 53.0 15.9 167.9 150.3 6 1.6 127.1 1 7 .0 53.0 15.9 163.9 146.0 58.4 12 1.8 16 .3 Colorado.................... Delavare.................... District of Columbia.^...... Georgia..................... Idaho...................... Illinois.................... Iowa....................... Kansas....y................. Louisiana................... Michigan.................... Nebraska.................... Nev Hampshire............... Nev Mexico.................. Nev York.................... Oklahoma.................... Wyoming..................... l/ Mining combined with construction. 2/ Mining combined vith service. 3 / Revised series; not strictly comparable vith previously published data. 4/ Federal employment in Maryland and Virginia portions of the Washington, D. C., metropolitan are* included in data for District of Columbia. 12 c j t* m p ! u y m ^ n t Tab!* A-7: Empiovee! !n nonagricuttura) estabtishments for setected areas, by industry division Area and industry division (In thousands) Number of employees Area and industry 1954 1955 division May Anr. May Los Angeles ALABAMA B irm in gh am T o t a l ....................................... M in in g ..................................... C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 o v ern m en t........................... 191.a 10.8 12 .6 62.7 14.8 43.9 11.3 18.9 16 .8 187.8 10.0 11.8 61.7 13.5 44.0 11.3 19 .0 16.7 187.7 11.5 10.4 60.6 16 .6 42.9 10.4 18 .9 16.4 M o b ile T o t a l ....................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e .................................. S e r v i c e l / ........................... G o v ern m en t........................... 78 .6 4.4 16.4 9-9 16 .8 2.6 8.4 2 0 .3 78.2 4.4 16.5 9-3 17.1 2.6 8.3 20.1 77.8 4.2 1 5 .8 11.2 17.0 2.5 8 .1 19.1 103.5 .3 8.6 1 8 .1 9.2 29 .6 5.6 13.1 19 .0 105.0 .3 8.7 1 8 .1 9-3 29.9 5.6 14.0 19.1 98.3 .2 9.3 1 5 .8 8.7 28.4 5.0 12.6 18.3 T u c so n T o t a l ....................................... M in in g ..................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e .................................. S e r v i c e .................................. G o v ern m en t........................... 43.7 1.8 3.2 6.5 5.0 10.4 1.5 6.7 8.6 43.3 1.8 3-1 6.2 4.9 10.4 1.5 6.9 8.5 40.3 1.8 3.2 4.4 5.0 10.0 1.4 6.6 7.9 CALIFORNIA F resn o M a n u fa c t u r i n g .................. 1,932.2 14.6 126.2 677.2 123.5 422.9 89.3 263.2 215.3 1,924.5 14.5 125.4 676.3 123.6 420.0 88.7 261.4 214.6 1 ,834.6 14.9 115.8 632.2 123.0 407.4 85.3 247.1 208.9 12.8 12.5 11.3 26 .8 26.6 25.7 181.2 .2 12.9 44.9 10.5 40.5 7.0 23.1 42.1 180.5 .2 12.8 44.7 10.5 4 0 .7 7.0 2 2 .8 41.8 180.2 .2 12.4 47.5 10.6 4o.o 6.6 2 2 .9 40.0 877.0 1.4 57.8 182.8 98.9 197.7 55.5 111.3 171.6 872.0 1.4 55.8 180.9 98.4 198.1 55.4 110.7 171.3 867.O 1.3 54.2 18 2.1 99.3 195.1 55-1 108.1 171.8 San Jose Manufacturing......... 27.6 28 .3 24.1 Stockton Manufacturi ng......... 11.9 12.1 11.7 234.3 1.5 15.3 41.7 2 5 .6 66.4 13.1 31.9 38 .8 231.9 1.5 14.4 4 0.9 2 6 .7 65.3 1 3 .0 3 1 .2 38.9 230.2 1.5 16 .2 40.7 25.7 6 3 .6 12.3 31.9 38.3 Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Finance............... Sacramento Manufacturing......... San BemardinoRiverside-Ontario San Diego 2/ Mining................ Contract construction... ARIZONA P h o e n ix T o t a l ....................................... M in in g ..................................... C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n . M a n u f a c t u r i n g ,................. T r a n s , an d 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 o v e rn m e n t........................... ARKANSAS L i t t l e R ockN . L i t t l e R o ck T o t a l ..................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e l / ......................... G o v e rn m e n t......................... Number of employees 1954 1955 May May Apr. 69.5 6.7 1 2 .0 7.8 17.3 4.3 9.3 1 2 .1 6 8 .7 6 .2 1 2 .0 7.8 1 7 .1 4 .2 9.4 1 2 .1 67.5 4.7 12.4 7.9 17.4 4.1 9.4 11.8 Trans, and pub. util.... Finance............... San Francisco-Oakland Mining................ Contract construction... Trans, and pub. util.... Finance............... COLORADO Denver Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Finance............... 12 .8 1 2 .7 11.9 Government............ See footnotes at end of table. i2- Area Emptoyment Tab!* A -7 : E m ptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments fo r setected areas, b y industry division - Continued Area and industry division CONNECTICUT Bridgeport Total................. Contract construction l/ Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............. . Service............... Government............ Hartford Total................. Contract construction l/ Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ Nev Britain Total................. Contract construction l/ Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ Nev Haven Total................. Contract construction l/ Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ Stamford Total................. Contract construction Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ Waterbury Total................. Contract construction l/ Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ See footnotes at end of table. 14 (in thousands) Number of employees May "I93T 1955- 117.7 5.2 68.1 5.6 19.0 2.6 9 .7 7 .5 196.1 9 .3 74.9 7-5 39.6 27.1 20.3 17.4 40.4 1 .3 2 5 .6 2.0 5 .7 .7 2.8 2 .3 118.3 5 .7 45-9 11.6 22.8 6.2 17.1 8.9 46.9 3.4 19.0 2.6 9 .5 1.7 7.3 3.4 66.7 1.9 42.1 2.6 9-7 1.3 4 .3 4 .7 Apr. 116.6 5.0 67.4 5.6 19.0 2.6 9.6 7.4 May 115.9 3.9 67.9 5.7 19.0 2.6 9.6 7-3 196.9 6.9 75.5 7.4 40.1 196.3 27.1 27.1 20.2 17.2 20.5 17.4 40.0 1.2 25.1 2.0 8.8 76.0 42.4 1.3 27.8 2.0 5.6 .7 2.9 2.3 2.3 117.9 5.6 46.1 11.6 22.9 6.1 17.0 11.6 22.6 8.9 8.5 66.4 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA W a sh in g to n T o t a l .................................... C o n tr a c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e l / ........................ G o v ern m en t........................ May A p r. _ May 56.5 54.4 52.8 616.4 39.9 614.6 39.0 25.8 41.7 125.6 30.3 610.4 37.6 25.8 42.2 125.5 30.9 85.9 262.5 26.1 41.9 125.7 30.5 87.6 264.7 87.4 264.8 FLORIDA J a c k s o n v ille T o t a l .................................... C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 l / ........................ G o v e rn m e n t........................ 115.4 8.7 115.4 8.8 18.9 18.8 14.0 34.3 9.2 13.7 14.2 34.3 9.2 13.5 16.8 16.8 221.8 22.9 29.0 230.5 23.6 113.0 9.5 17.8 14.4 33.4 8.3 13.6 16.1 2.8 H7.9 5.4 46.1 1.7 7.2 3-4 DELAWARE W ilm in g to n M a n u fa c t u r in g . Number of employees 1954 1955 7.5 39.6 5.7 .7 47.2 3.3 19.5 2.6 9.6 A r e a an d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n 5.9 M iam i T o t a l .................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e l / ........................ G o v ern m en t........................ 26.1 70.6 11.9 41.7 19.8 29.2 26.2 206.6 19.5 24.9 26.8 73.2 12.2 46.2 20.0 63.7 11.9 41.5 18.4 130.9 12.7 24.1 11.3 123.8 17.6 48.2 3.2 21.0 2.5 9.4 1.6 T a m p a -S t. P e t e r s b u r g T o t a l .................................... C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 l / ........................ G o v e rn m e n t........................ 128.0 12.7 24.2 11.2 42.8 6.1 43.8 12.0 23.8 10.8 40.8 5.9 16.0 6.1 17.8 15.2 15.2 14.4 309.7 19.5 86.4 30.4 297.9 80.6 20.5 38.2 306.1 18.3 86.1 28.7 80.4 20.4 38.2 34.1 34.0 33-2 16.2 7.3 3.3 1.8 66.3 2.0 41.8 42.3 2.6 2.6 9.7 1.3 4.4 4.7 9.5 1.3 3-9 4.7 GEORGIA A tla n ta T o t a l .................................... C o n tr a c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e l / ........................ G o v ern m en t........................ 16.0 78.9 31.3 80.6 19.8 38.1 Tab!# A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments, for setected area:, by industry division - Continued (In thouaanda) Number o f e m p lo y e e s Area and industry division 1954 1955 May A pr. May GEORGIA - C o n tin u e d S ava n n a h T o t a l .................................... C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n M a n u fa c t u r in g ................. T r a n a . an d 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 l / ........................ G o v ern m en t........................ 50.7 51.0 3-5 1 4 .2 6 .4 1 2 .7 1 .6 6 .1 6 .2 3-5 14 .4 6 .5 1 2 .7 6 .2 6 .1 6 .1 IDAHO B o is e T o t a l .................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e ................................ G o v ern m en t.......................... 2 0 .3 1 .5 1 .8 2 .2 6 .2 1 .3 3 .1 4 .2 1 9 .9 1 .5 19.8 1 .6 1.8 2.2 6 .1 1 .2 1 .7 2 .3 ILLIN O IS C h ic a g o T o t a l .................................... M in in g .................................. C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e ................................ G overn m en t........................ 1 .6 6 .1 3 .0 4 .1 4 9 .8 3 .0 13 .8 6 .6 C o n tra c t 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 . . . . 1 2 .7 1 .5 6 .1 1 .2 2 .9 4.0 F in a n c e ....................................... S e r v i c e l / ............................... G o v ern m en t............................... 1954 1955 Mav A n r. May 2 ,4 6 0 .9 3 .6 In d ia n a p o lis T o t a l ....................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e .................................. O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu rin 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 rin g See footnotes at end of table. 110 .9 9 0 5 .6 216.6 507 .1 1 41.1 291.2 225.0 2 ,4 6 9 .7 3-5 1 0 4 .8 9 8 5 .6 2 1 4 .0 510.1 140.4 287.1 224 .3 69.8 69.0 3 4 .7 3 5 .1 34.5 34.5 2 , 457.3 C o n tra c t 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 . . . . 513 .8 140.7 286.1 219.0 6 6 .4 3 1 .7 3 4 .7 9 4 .4 5 .5 2 2 .9 7.5 25.4 1 0 .0 1 1 .9 1 1 .4 4 .4 2 1 .7 7 .5 2 4 .9 9 .6 12.5 4 5 .3 .1 3 .1 6 .3 7 .2 9 .2 2 .3 5 .4 1 1 .9 4 4 .9 .1 3 .0 4 4 .6 .2 2 .3 6 .1 6.0 7 .1 9 .2 2 .3 5.3 1 1 .9 7 .7 9 .2 2 .3 5 .3 1 1 7 .8 1 .3 7 .1 118.3 5 1 .8 52.8 51.0 7 .6 2 4 .8 4 .6 7 .5 2 4 .6 4 .6 1 1 .6 1 1 .6 9 .2 9 .0 7 .6 2 4 .1 4 .4 11.2 9 .1 C o n tra c t c o n a 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 . . . . F i n a n c e ....................................... S e r v i c e ....................................... G o v e rn m e n t................................ LOUISIANA B a to n Rouge C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... 5 .6 1 9 .3 1 2 .1 2 .1 7 4 .6 3 6 .9 3 7 .7 7 4 .6 36 .5 7 3 .4 35 -1 38 .1 38.3 2 7 4 .0 9 .4 272.3 267.6 8 .8 9 .5 107.2 106.6 2 1.0 100.2 2 0 .1 6 2 .4 15 .5 6 3 .3 1 5 .3 5 9 .2 2 1 .0 6 2 .5 1 5 .5 5 8 .3 8 5 .3 4 5 .0 15 .2 2 5 .1 58.0 85.0 45.0 1 5 .1 24.9 7 4 .1 3 6 .5 1 4 .6 23.0 10.8 1 1 .8 W ic h it a 3.5 106.9 972.0 2 15.3 91.2 9 5 .1 6 .0 2 2 .7 7 .6 2 5 .4 1 0 .0 1 2 .1 1 1 .2 KANSAS T o p eka G o v ern m en t................................ 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 rin g ............ Number o f e m p lo y e e s IOWA Des M oin es 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 rin g ............ 351434 0 - 55 - 4 A r e a an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n 1 .3 7 .1 115-5 1 .3 6 .9 5 .4 5 .5 19 .2 12 .2 2 .1 19.0 1 1 .6 262.4 270.8 5 .2 2 0 .1 5 0 .4 3 8 .4 6 7 .2 1 2 .9 3 6 .4 4 .9 2 1 .5 5 3 -0 4 4 .0 6 7 .5 1 2 .7 35-5 32.0 32.0 2 7 .1 1 .0 1 4 .8 26.8 1 .9 Nev O r le a n s 2 6 3 .4 5 .2 C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... T r a n a . and p u b . u t i l . . . . 20.3 5 1 .1 3 8 .9 6 6 .8 12 .8 3 6 .1 32.4 MAINE L e v ia to n C o n tra c t c o n a tr u c tio n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ........................ 27.0 1 .1 1 4 .2 1 .0 1 4 .1 Area bmptoyment Tab!# A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments for setected areas, by industry division - Continued (In thousands) A r e a an d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n Number o f e m p lo y e e s 1954 1955 May A pr. May MAINE - C o n tin u e d L e v i s t o n - C o n tin u e d T r a n s . an d p u b . u t i l . . T r a d e ............. F in a n c e .. . . S e r v ic e l / . G o v e rn m e n t. 1.1 5.2 .7 3.7 1.0 1.1 5.1 .6 3.5 1 .0 1.1 5.2 .7 3.7 1.0 P o r tla n d T o t a l ....................................... C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 o vern m en t........................... 50 .9 3.3 12.6 6.2 14.4 3.2 7.8 3.4 5 0 .3 3.1 1 2 .3 6 .1 14.4 3.2 7.8 3.4 52.3 3.1 14.4 6.1 14.3 3.1 7.9 3.4 MARYLAND B a lt im o r e T o t a l ....................................... M in in g ..................................... C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 o v ern m en t........................... 556.9 .8 37.9 192.0 56 .2 112.4 28.0 61.7 67.9 553.7 .8 36.3 190.4 56.9 112.8 27.9 60.6 68.0 548.6 .8 38 .0 188.0 57.0 110.4 28 .2 6 0.5 65.7 MASSACHUSETTS B o s to n T o t a l ....................................... C o n tr a c t 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 , an d 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 l / ........................... G o vern m en t........................... 949.5 44.9 275.2 77.9 220.7 64.4 132 .2 134.2 942.8 41.5 274.5 77.4 219 .8 64.4 130 .1 135.1 946.5 39.4 278 .1 78 .6 22 3.9 6 2 .7 13 1 .0 132 .8 F a l l R iv e r T o t a l ....................................... M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... T r a n s , an d p u b . u t i l . . T r a d e ....................................... G o vern m en t........................... O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g 45.4 2 5 .6 2.5 7.6 4.9 4.6 48.0 27.9 2.6 7-9 5-0 4.6 47.4 27.3 2.4 8.3 4.8 4.6 Nev B e d f o r d T o t a l ................................ C o n tra c t 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 , an d p u b . u t i l . T r a d e ..................................... G o vern m en t......................... O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g 46.8 1.4 23.9 2.2 8.5 5.1 5.7 49 .4 1.3 2 6 .7 2 .2 8.4 5.1 5.7 48.8 See footnotes at end of table. id l.l 2 6 .3 2.2 8.4 4.9 5.9 A re a and in d u s tr y d iv is io n Number of employees 1954 1955 May A p r. May S p r i n g f i e ld - H o ly o h e T o t a l .................................... C o n tr a c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e l / ......................... G o v e rn m e n t........................ 152.5 4.9 67.4 8.4 30.3 6.4 15.5 19.6 152.8 4.8 67.5 8.4 30.5 6.3 15.3 20.0 155.6 4.7 68.1 8 .7 31.5 6 .2 1 5 .6 2 0 .8 W o rce ste r T o t a l .................................... C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n M a n u fa c t u r in g ................. T ran s, a n d 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 l / ........................ G o v e rn m e n t........................ 101.8 3 .0 48.7 5-1 2 0 .0 4 .0 9.7 1 1 .3 100.6 2.9 48.0 4.7 20.0 3.9 9.7 11.4 102.6 3.5 48.5 5.2 20.4 4.2 9.7 11.1 MICHIGAN D e tro it T o t a l ............................................ M in in g ......................................... C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... T ran s, a n d 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 o vern m en t................................ 1 ,32 3.2 .9 6 2 .1 6 57.2 78 .6 239.8 44.1 12 7.8 11 2 .7 1,317.8 .9 60.0 6 56.1 77.2 239.4 43.8 126.5 113.9 1,248.8 .9 6 9 .O 58 1.0 77.1 240.7 44.0 127.1 109.0 F lin t M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... 89.6 89.I 8 0 .7 G rand R a p id s M anuf a c t u r i n g ......................... 55.3 55.1 53-5 L a n s in g M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... 32 .8 32 .8 3 2 .2 M uskegon M a n u fa c t u r in g ........................ 2 7 .6 27.4 2 5 .2 S a g in a v M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... 2 8 .5 28.4 27.1 MINNESOTA D u lu th T o t a l ............................................ C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ....................................... S e r v i c e T / ................................ G o v e rn m e n t................................ 42.1 2.5 9.8 7.2 10 .6 1.9 6 .1 4 .1 41.0 2.2 9-6 6.6 10.4 1.8 6.2 4.1 42.4 2.0 9.8 7.6 10.9 1 .8 6 .2 4.1 Tab!* A-7: Emptoyees !n nonaaricutturat estabtishments, for setected areas, by industry division - Continued (In thouaanda) A r e a and i n d u s t r y d iv ia io n Number o f e m p lo y e e a 1<955 May 1954 Apr. MINNESOTA - C o n tin u e d M in n e a p o lia - S t . P a u l T o t a l ............................................ C o n 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 ....................................... 461.7 35-2 134.1 50.7 475.5 118.9 32.0 G o v e rn m e n t................................ 55.6 55.2 118.4 31.9 55.4 54.1 M IS S IS S IP P I Jackson M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... MISSOURI K a n sa s C i t y 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 t u r in g ......................... T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . . . 9.4 349.2 .9 G o v ern m en t................................ MONTANA G reat F a lls T o t a l ............................................ C o n 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 . an d p u b . u t i l . . . . S e r v ic e ................................ G o v e rn m e n t................................ 135.6 50.0 9.6 18 .7 352.9 .8 19.4 99.7 102.8 45.2 45.1 94.0 20.6 39.9 S t . L o u is T o t a l ............................................ M in in g ......................................... C o n tra c t 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 ............................................ 30.1 93.8 20.8 39.8 30.2 30.4 695.9 693.7 3.0 37.4 3.0 37.1 266.3 66.5 147.4 34.1 60.0 61.5 265.7 66.2 147.0 33.9 79.2 61.3 May 472.8 28.6 137.2 51.5 116.7 30.9 54.2 53-7 8.7 365.1 .7 20.8 112.1 45.9 94.4 20.8 39.9 30.5 697.5 2.7 41.0 264.4 66.4 149.9 33.4 79.8 59.9 18.2 17.8 18.0 1.5 2.9 2.4 5.7 3.5 2.2 1.3 2.9 2.4 5.6 3-4 2.2 1.4 2.7 2.6 5.6 3.4 2.3 NEBRASKA T o t a l ............................................ C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 l / ................................ G o vern m en t................................ 144.2 8.3 142.1 7.3 31.0 30.8 22.6 36.7 11.2 19.8 14.8 22.2 36.6 1 1 .1 19.6 14.7 142.9 8.9 30.9 21.9 36.6 10.9 19.3 14.6 Area and industry diviaion NEVADA Reno Total................ Contract conatruction.. Manufacturing l/..... Trana. and pub. util... Trade................ Finance.............. Service.............. Government........... NEV HAMPSHIRE Manchester Total................ Contract conatruction.. Manufacturing........ Trana. and pub. util... Trade................ Finance.............. Service.............. Government........... 1954 1955 May A pr. May 24.0 2.2 2.0 3.4 5.8 .9 6.0 3.7 23.3 2.1 2.0 3.4 5.6 .9 5.8 3.5 22.4 2.1 1.8 3.2 56 .8 5.4 3.5 39.6 40.0 1.7 39.0 1.2 19.2 19.0 2.4 2.5 7.5 1.9 4.2 2.8 1.8 18.8 2.6 7.6 1.9 4.3 2.8 2.8 NEW JERSEY Newark-Jersey City 4/ Total................ Mining............... Contract construction.. Manufacturing........ Trans, and pub. util... Trade................ Finance.............. Service.............. Government........... 793.9 .2 32.6 346.5 77.4 138.9 44.8 78.4 75.1 788.1 .2 28.7 344.2 76.9 140.4 44.9 77.1 75-7 797.6 .2 29.6 349.4 Paterson 4/ Manufacturing........ 164.3 161.9 167.7 Perth Amboy 4/ Manufacturing........ 80.4 80.4 79.5 Trenton Manufacturing....... 39.2 39.3 38.6 58.6 57.4 5.1 9.8 5.0 53.4 4.6 8.8 4.9 13.9 3.1 7.4 NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Total............... . Contract construction., Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.., Trade............... Finance.............. Service 3^........... Government........... NEW YORK Albany-Schene ctady-Troy Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans. and pub. util.. 7.7 1.9 4.3 5.7 9.8 5.0 15.2 3.8 7.7 11.4 15.0 201.1 6.3 75.0 16.1 199.6 5.4 74.6 15.9 3.7 7.6 11.2 80.2 141.6 46.1 75.3 75.2 10.7 207.6 7.0 79.3 16.5 S ee fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta l) le . H. Area Lmpioymcnt Tab!# A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments for setected areas, by industry division - Continued (in thousands) Number of employees A re a and in d u s t r y 1222d iv is io n A p r. "BE, A r e a and i n d u s t r y d iv is io n NEV YORK - C o n tin u e d A lb a n y -S ch en e c t a d y T r o y - C o n tin u e d T r a d e ......................................... G o v ern m en t............................. O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g . R o c h e s t e r - C o n t in u e d T ra n s , and pub. u t i l . . . . 38.6 3 7 .0 28.1 3 8 .9 3 6 .9 2 7 .9 3 9 .3 3 7 .3 O t h e r n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g . . 1955 May 9 .6 3 7 .6 6 .3 38.8 A p r. 9 -5 3 7 .4 6 .3 38.6 1954 May 1 0 .1 38.2 6 .2 37.8 28.3 S y ra cu se B in gh am ton T o t a l ....................................... C o n tra c t 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 ....................................... O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g 7 5 .4 3 .1 4 0 .1 3 .9 1 3 .9 1 4 .4 7 5 .2 2.8 7 5 .8 2 .9 4 0 .4 40.9 3 .9 C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. . M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T r a n s , and pub . u t i l . . . . 4 .1 13.8 13.6 1 4 .3 1 4 .3 O t h e r n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g . . 139.7 1 3 9 .4 6 .7 5 7 .0 1 0 .0 3 0 .9 3 4 .7 1 3 7 .5 6.0 56.6 9.9 30.3 34.7 58.4 10.6 29.6 9 3 .5 1 .9 4 1 .3 5 -5 1 5 .4 3 .1 8 .5 1 7 .8 92.7 1.7 9 5 .2 3 .3 4 1 .3 5 .3 1 5 .3 3 .1 8 .3 1 7 .7 16.9 1 7 3 .5 1 5 .7 4 5 -9 170.0 15.0 45.8 1 7 3 .5 1 5 .7 4 6 .8 6 .6 3 4 .5 U t ic a -R o s e B u ffa lo T o t a l ......................................... C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 l / ............................. G ov ern m en t............................. 436.0 432.8 4 3 3 .4 1 7 .5 2 0 2 .5 4 o .l 1 5 .7 203.2 38.8 17.8 201.7 38.8 83.2 83.7 8 3 .3 1 3 .3 4 5 .9 3 3 .1 13.2 1 3 .2 4 5 .5 3 3 -1 45.8 C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. . M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T ra n s, and pub. u t i l . . . . S e r v i c e l / ................................. G o v e rn m e n t................................. 43.2 5 .4 1 5 .4 3 .0 7-9 3 2 .9 V e s t c h e s t e r C o u n ty 4 / E lm ir a 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 . 3 2 .4 3 2 .1 16.8 16.6 6.2 6 .3 9 .4 9 .3 3 2 .3 1 6 .4 6 .3 9 .6 N assa u and S u f f o lk C o u n t ie s 4 / C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. M a n u f& c tu ri n g ...................... T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . . T r a d e ......................................... S e r v ic e ............................. G ov ern m en t............................. Nev Y o r k - N o r t h e a s t e r n Nev J e r s e y M a n u fa c t u r in g ...................... Nev Y o rk C i t y 4 / T o t a l ......................................... M in in g ....................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ..................................... S e r v i c e ..................................... G o v e rn m e n t............................ 2 8 8 .4 2 9 .4 8 8 .8 28.2 20.0 62.5 4 3 .3 20.0 61.0 40.3 42.3 4 2 .1 9 6 .8 2 9 5 .9 2 9 .9 105.2 20.1 5 7 .1 4 2 .6 4 i.o ,6 5 0 .7 1 ,6 6 1 .4 1 , 694.4 ,4 6 6 .7 1 .7 3 ,4 6 7 .9 1 .6 3 ,4 7 7 .3 R o c h e ste r T o t a l ......................................... C o n tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n .. M a n u fa c t u r in g ...................... See footnotes at end of table. 286.2 107.0 101.9 9 1 4 .0 3 1 8 .9 9 2 1 .3 3 1 7 .2 8 0 7 .4 3 4 9 .2 807.0 3 4 8 .9 561.6 407.7 5 5 9 -9 409.2 212.1 210.7 8 .9 8 .8 111.0 110.1 1.8 108.5 C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. . T ra n s , and pub . u t i l . . . . 11.8 1 1 .5 12.1 40.7 8.0 49.0 3 9 .0 S e r v i c e 2 / ................................. 4 2 .0 8 .2 4 9 .9 8.1 49.8 83.7 83.6 83.8 5 .5 2 1 .8 5 .3 6 .4 2 1 .3 9 .4 NORTH CAROLINA C h a r lo t t e 2 / C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. . M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T r a n s . and p u b . u t i l . . . . G r e e n s b o ro -H ig h P o in t M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... 8 .8 2 5 .3 5 .3 10.5 10.3 6 .7 6 .7 10.3 6.2 4 0 .6 4 0 .6 3 9 .0 18.6 18.7 18.3 3 1 .9 3 1 .5 3 0 .7 2 .3 2 .3 7 .4 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.3 7 .3 7 .4 8.7 25.1 5 .1 V in s t o n - S a le m 3 4 5 .2 5 5 7 .1 4 0 2 .9 2 1 0 .5 7 .8 1 1 0 .4 2 5 .1 5 .4 R a le ig h - D u r ham 9 3 3 .0 320.2 808.6 21.9 NORTH DAKOTA F a rg o M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T ra n s , and p ub. u t i l . . . . Tab!# A-7: Emptoyees !n nonagricutturat estabtishments. for setected areas, by industry division - Continued (In thousands) A r e a and i n d u a t r y d iv ia io n NORTH DAKOTA - C o n tin u e d F a r g o - C o n tin u e d F in a n c e ....................................... Number o f e m p lo y e e s 1955 May 1.4 2 .8 2.9 1354 A p r. 1.4 2.9 2.9 May 1.3 2 .8 2.9 Area and industry division Number of employees 1954 _ 1955 May Harrisburg - Continued Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service............. Government.......... 14.4 22.6 5-0 11.5 39-0 A p r. May 5.1 11.4 14.0 21.8 5.0 11.5 38.9 38 .1 14.1 23 .O OHIO C in c in n a ti M a n u fa c t u r in g ........................ 158.2 15 6 .2 154.2 Lancaster Manufacturing....... 44.2 44.2 43.4 C le v e la n d M a n u fa c t u r in g ........................ 305.4 303.5 301.8 Philadelphia Manufacturing....... 546.5 545.5 550.6 798.4 789 1 17.5 40.8 775.0 320.6 3 2 1 .1 66.5 151.3 88.0 69.5 154.7 27.3 87.7 70.5 71.0 86.7 68.6 Reading Manufacturing...... 49.6 49.9 48.8 Scranton 2/ Manufacturing...... 30.6 30.5 30.7 W iIke s-Barre— Hazleton Manufacturing...... 37.8 37.5 35.8 York Manufacturing...... . 44.3 43.7 45.2 285.2 286.8 15.3 137.2 13.7 51.5 15.0 139.0 12 .2 26.5 28.8 12.0 26.9 28.7 274.5 13.5 131.4 14.0 50.4 11.5 25.3 28.4 49.6 4.0 50.0 OKLAHOMA Oklahom a C i t y M in in g ......................................... C o n tra ct c o n s tr u c tio n .. . 135.5 7.3 135.3 7.3 8 .8 1 5 .2 8 .6 15 .0 10 .9 T r a n s . an d p u b . u t i l . . . . 11.0 F in a n c e ....................................... S e r v i c e ....................................... G o v ern m en t................................ 37.0 7 .4 16 .4 32.6 T u ls a T o t a l ............................................ M in in g ......................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ....................................... S e r v i c e ....................................... G o v e rn m e n t................................ OREGON P o r tla n d T o t a l ............................................ C o n tra c t 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 , an d 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 l / ................................ PENNSYLVANIA A lle n t o v n - B e t h le h e m E a s to n M a n u fa c t u r in g ........................ E r ie M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... H a r r is b u r g T o t a l ............................................ M in in g ......................................... C o n tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ........................ 121.4 12.0 7.9 32.3 13.3 3 0 .1 5-7 13.9 6.4 134.8 7.4 8.9 15.2 10 .8 37.2 7.4 16.4 1 6 .7 32.6 32.1 120.5 12 .0 8.2 1 16 .0 1 2 .1 31.7 2 9 .2 1 2 .7 2 9 .1 1 3 .2 29.8 36.5 7.4 7.4 1 3 .8 5.4 13.9 6.3 6 .2 5.7 234.0 234.6 1 2 .0 58.6 29.0 60.5 1 2 .7 3 1.0 1 2 .2 5 6 .1 28.8 6 1 .1 1 2 .7 30.8 32.1 32.3 237.6 13.7 9 6 .1 4o.7 131.3 .6 6.9 31.3 95.5 40.0 1 3 1 .0 .6 6.8 3 1 .1 57.4 29.0 60.9 1 2 .6 31.1 3 1 .6 94.5 40.9 127.3 .5 5.9 30.6 Pittsburgh Total.............. . Mining.............. Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans. and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service............. Government.......... RHODE ISLAND Providence Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ . Service l/......... Government......... SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service l/......... Government......... Greenville Manufacturing...... 1 7 .6 42.9 326.0 70.5 155.7 27.3 1 3 .6 5 1 .6 1 5 .8 4.0 9.7 4.1 11.0 1.4 4.4 15.7 29.4 29.4 9.3 4.0 1 0 .9 1.4 4.4 18 .8 34.5 2 7 .6 48.0 3.7 8.6 3-7 11.3 1.4 4.5 1 5 .0 28 .9 See footnotea at end of table. 12. Area Lmptoyment Tab)# A-7: Emptoyees in nonagficutturat estabtishments for setected areas, by industry division - Continued Area and industry division (In thousands) Number of employees A re a a n d in d u s t r y 1951. J32L May SOUTH DAKOTA S io u x F a l l s M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... .............. 5.3 T ra n s, a n d p u b . u t i l . . . . 2 .0 T r a d e ........................................................... 8 . 1 F i n a n c e ...................................................... 1 . 4 S e r v i c e l / ............................................... 3 . 1 G o v e rn m e n t............................................... 2 . 0 TENNESSEE C h a t ta n o o g a T o t a l ............................................. M in in g .......................................... C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n ... M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T ra n s, a n d 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 o v e rn m e n t................................. K n o x v ille T o t a l ............................................. M in in g ........................................... C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n ... M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T ra n s, a n d p u b . u t i l . . . . T r a d e ............................................. F i n a n c e ........................................ 8 e r v i c e ........................................ G o v e rn m e n t................................. M em phis T o t a l ............................................. M in in g ........................................... C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n ... M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T ra n s, a n d p u b . u t i l . . . . T r a d e ............................................. F in a n c e ........................................ 8 e r v i c e ........................................ G o v e rn m e n t................................. N a s h v ille T o t a l ............................................. C o n t ra c t c o n s t r u c t io n l / M a n u f a c t u r in g ......................... T ra n s, a n d 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 e rn m e n t................................. UTAH S a lt Lake C it y T o t a l ............................................. M in in g ........................................... Sea footnotes at end of table. 20 9 2 .3 .1 4 .4 43.3 4 .8 1 7 .7 4 .1 9 .6 8 .4 1 1 6 .8 1 .9 1 0 .4 4 5 .2 6 .6 2 4 .9 2 .5 1 1 .4 1 4 .0 A pr. 5 .2 1 .9 8.0 1 .4 3 .0 1 .9 d iv is io n May 5 .2 1 .9 7 .9 1 .3 3 .0 2.0 91.6 .1 9 0 .9 4 .3 4 3 .1 4 .6 1 7 .7 4 .1 9 .6 8 .3 3 .9 4 2 .3 5 .4 116.1 1 .9 1 0 .4 4 4 .9 6.1 25.1 2.5 1 1 .4 1 4 .0 1 6 7 .2 3 1 0 .7 165.4 43.9 13.3 4 3 .4 1 3 .0 4 7 -7 47.8 7.7 7 .7 .3 10.1 .1 17.6 3 .8 9 .5 8 .5 116.0 1.8 12.2 42.5 7 .6 2 3 .9 2 .4 1 1 .3 1 4 .4 1 6 9 .6 .3 9 .6 4 3 .9 1 5 .7 4 9 .3 7 .4 2 1 .8 2 1 .9 21.6 21.6 22.1 21.6 1 2 6 .0 7*5 3 7 .0 1 1 .4 2 8 .7 7*7 1 9 .2 1 4 .6 122.2 122.0 6 .9 36 .6 9 -2 2 8 .3 7 .7 1 9 .1 1 4 .3 7 .1 3 4 .5 1 1 1 .5 7 .2 110.2 7 .2 12.1 28.0 7 .5 18.6 1 4 .3 1 0 4 .0 5 .6 S a lt Lake C it y - co n . C o n t ra c t c o n s t r u c t io n . M a n u f a c t u r in g .................... T ra n s , and pub. u t i l . . T r a d e ........................................ F i n a n c e ................................... S e r v i c e ................................... G o v e rn m e n t............................ VERMONT B u r lin g t o n T o t a l .......................................... M a n u f a c t u r i n g ...................... T r a n s , and p ub . u t i l . . . T r a d e .......................................... S e r v i c e ..................................... O t h e r n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g . S p r in g f ie ld T o t a l ........................................ M a n u f a c t u r in g .................... T ra n s, and pub. u t i l . . T r a d e ........................................ S e r v i c e ................................... O t h e r n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g VIRGINIA N o r fo lk - P o r ts m o u th T o t a l .................................... M in in g .................................. C o n tr a c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e ................................ G o v ern m en t........................ Richm ond 2 / T o t a l .................................... M in in g .................................. C o n tr a c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e ................................ G o v ern m en t........................ WASHINGTON S e a ttle T o t a l .................................... C o n tra c t 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 in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e l / ......................... G o v ern m en t........................ Number of employees 192.4. 1223- -May. Bax 7 .7 1 6 .5 1 2 .4 3 1 .4 7 .0 1 4 .3 15.0 15.6 3 .4 1 .4 4 .5 2 .9 3 .5 7 .6 1 6 .4 1 2 .3 31.0 6.8 1 3 .7 1 5 .2 1 5 .3 3 .4 1 .3 4 .4 2.8 3 -3 12.0 11.8 7 .4 7 .3 .6 1 .5 .9 1.6 145.8 .1 1 1 .3 1 5 .5 1 3 .4 3 5 .6 5 .2 .6 5 .7 16.0 12.2 3 0 .7 6.2 12.9 1 4 .7 16.0 4 .6 1 .3 4 .3 2 .7 3 .1 12.6 8.0 .6 1 .5 .9 1 .5 1 .5 .9 1 4 5 .5 1 4 5 .5 .1 11.5 .2 11.2 1 5 .9 1 4 .6 1 4 .8 3 6 .7 5 .1 15.1 3 5 .5 5 .1 1.6 15.6 15.6 4 6 .6 4 6 .7 4 7 .3 1 4 7 .5 .3 9 -9 3 6 .7 1 5 .1 3 7 .1 147.2 1 4 5 .5 .3 9 .5 16.1 12.0 16.5 1 9 .9 286.6 15.0 80.8 26.5 69.1 16.9 36.2 4 2 .1 .3 9 .8 3 6 .5 1 5 .2 3 7 .1 12.0 36.2 14.9 3 6 .9 1 6 .4 1 9 .9 11.6 16.5 19.6 283.3 278.9 1 4 .4 7 9 .4 1 2 .5 7 9 .3 2 6 .4 6 7 .9 26.3 68.6 16.9 3 5 .4 4 2 .3 16.5 3 5 .6 40.7 Tab!# A-7: Emptoyees !n nonagricuttura! estabiishments, for setected area!, by industry division - Continued Area and industry division WASHINGTON - Continued Sjpokane Total................ Contract construction... Trans, and pub. util.... Finance Service l/ Government Tacoma Total................. Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, andpub. util.... Service l/............ WEST VIRGINIA Charleston Total................. Mining................ Contract construction... Trans, andpub. util.... Trade................. S c r v ic e Government l/ 2/ 3/ 4/ jt/ (In thousands) Number of employees Area and industry 1954 1955 division May Apr. May Number of employees 1354 1955 May May Apr. Wheeling-Steubenville 69.8 3.9 14.1 8.0 19 .4 3-7 68.4 3.9 13 .8 7.7 19 .0 1 1.2 3*5 11.0 9-5 9 .5 71.3 4 .2 1 7 .2 70.4 3.8 1 7 .1 6 .3 69.6 4.9 13.4 Contract construction... 8.2 1 8 .9 3 .7 Trans, and pub. util.... n*3 9-2 69.6 3.6 1 7 .0 7-7 7.6 6.6 l4.$ 2.5 7.6 18 .2 18 .2 1 7 .8 6.6 14.8 14.8 2 .6 2 .6 55.4 F iim n c c S e r v ic e Gove rnmcnt WISCONSIN Milvaukee Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans. and pub. util.... 8 7 .1 1 1 .1 89.4 3-9 24.5 10.2 17.4 2.7 8.5 9-1 4.1 25.8 1 1 .6 2 .8 9.5 6 .8 20.9 1 8 5 .1 27.4 111.0 5*5 3.7 54.4 9.3 109.5 19 .2 2.8 9.5 19 .0 6 .7 6 .6 19.6 182.6 27.3 80.6 18 .9 5 .8 4.0 53.0 9.0 2.7 9.6 17.7 180.9 28.0 80.4 18 .5 Racine Contract construction... 1.9 1 .8 1.7 23.5 Trans. and pub. util.... 23.2 1 .6 2 2 .1 1 .6 6.6 .8 6.7 .8 6.8 .8 2 .5 1 .0 2.5 2.9 .9 1 .1 1.9 1.9 1 .6 WYOMING Casper Contract construction... ?jLn&nce .5 1 .8 1 .6 3 .6 .5 S e r v ic e 1*9 1.9 10 .3 17.4 2.7 8.8 8.9 9.4 19.4 80.9 18 .9 Finance............... 87.9 11-3 4.1 24.8 10.2 17.4 2.6 8.6 9-1 112.5 5 .5 3.9 Trans, andpub. util.... 1 .6 3*7 1 .6 3.6 .4 1.8 Includes mining. Revised series; not strictly comparable vith previously published data. Includes mining and finance. Subarea of Nev York-Northeastern Nev Jersey, Includes mining and government. 21 Labor Turnover Tabte B -l: M onthty tabor turnover rates in m anu facturing, b y dass o f turnover (Par 100 employees ^ Mqr June Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 1949. 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 4.6 3-2 3-6 5.2 4.4 4.4 2.8 3.3 3.9 2.9 3.2 4.5 3.9 4.2 2.5 3.2 4.0 3.0 3.6 4.6 3.9 4.4 2.8 3.6 4.0 2.9 3-5 4.5 3.7 4.3 2.4 3.5 4.1 3.5 4.4 4.5 3.9 4.1 2.7 3.8 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 1955, 4.3 4.6 3.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.3 2.9 4.7 4.1 3.0 3.8 3-9 3.6 3.5 2.5 4.5 4.8 2.9 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.0 4.7 4.8 2.8 4.6 4.1 4.3 3.8 3.1 4.3 5.2 3.1 4.8 3.9 4.4 3.3 3.2 4.5 4.3 3.0 4.3 3-9 4.2 3.1 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 2.6 1.7 1.1 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.1 1.0 2.5 1.4 1.0 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.8 1.6 1.2 2.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.3 3.0 1.7 1.3 2.7 2.2 2.7 1.1 1.5 2.8 1.6 1.6 2.8 2.2 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.9 1.5 1.7 2.5 2.2 2.6 1.1 1948 1949 1950, 19511952, 1953 1954 1955, 0.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 0.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 0.4 .2 .2 .4 .3 .4 .2 .3 0.3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 .3 1948 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 1955, 1.2 2.5 1.7 1.0 1.4 .9 2.8 1.5 1.7 2.3 1.7 .8 1.3 .8 2.2 1.1 1.2 2.8 1.4 .8 1.1 .8 2.3 1.3 1.2 2.8 1.2 1.0 1.3 .9 2.4 1.2 l.i 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 0.1 .1 .1 .7 .4 .4 .3 .3 0.1 .1 .1 .6 .4 .4 .2 .2 0.1 .1 .1 .5 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.1 .1 .1 .5 .3 .3 .2 .2 July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Animal aver age Tott& accession 1948, 5.7 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.1 3.5 Year ' 5.0 4.4 6.6 4.5 5.9 4.3 3.3 5-1 4.1 5.7 4.3 5.6 4.0 3-4 4.5 3.7 5.2 4.4 5.2 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.3 4.0 3-9 4.0 2.7 3-3 2.7 3.2 3.0 3-0 3.3 2.1 2.5 4.4 3.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 3-9 3.0 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 4.4 3.8 2.9 4.4 5-0 4.3 3.1 5.1 4.0 4.2 5-3 4.6 4.8 3.5 5-4 4.2 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.2 3.9 4.5 4.1 4-3 4.7 4.2 4.5 3-3 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.3 3.5 if.2 3.0 4.3 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 4.0 3-0 4.6 4.3 3.5 4.4 4.1 4.3 3.5 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 2.9 1.4 1.8 2.4 2.2 2.5 1.1 3.4 1.8 2.9 3.1 3-0 2.9 1.4 3.9 2.1 3.4 3.1 3-5 3.1 1.8 2.8 1.5 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.1 1.2 2.2 1.2 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.5 1.0 1.7 .9 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.1 .9 2.8 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.1 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 0.4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 0.4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .2 0.4 .2 .4 .3 .4 .4 .2 0.4 .2 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2 0.4 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 0.3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1.0 2.1 .6 1.3 2.2 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.8 .6 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.0 1.8 .7 1.3 .7 1.5 1.7 1.2 2.3 .8 1.4 .7 1.8 1.6 1.4 2.5 1.1 1.7 .7 2.3 1.6 2.2 2.0 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.7 1.3 2.4 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.9 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 0.1 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 0.1 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 0.1 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 0.1 .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.1 .1 .2 .5 .3 .3 .2 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 4.7 3-5 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.1 2.9 Tot:!l SODai*ation Quit Dischai*ge 0.4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 Layofj 3.3 l.i 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.9 1.2 1.1 2.5 .9 1.0 1 .1 .9 1.7 MLscellaneoiis. inc]Ludins oilitari 0.1 .1 .1 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.1 .1 .1 .4 .3 .3 .2 0.1 .1 .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 0.1 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 23 T a b !* B -2: M onthty tab Industry .......................... ! !n (Per 100 employees) Total accession Total rate May Apr. 193? 1955 3.8 3.5 May 1955 3.2 Apr. 1955 !ndu$tr!*s Separation rate Discharge Layoff Quit Apr. 1955 3.1 May 1955 1.5 Apr. 1955 1.5 May 195? 0 .3 0.3 Misc., in cl. military May Apr. 1955 1955 1.2 1.2 May 1955 0.2 Apr. 1955 0.2 DURABLE GOODS......................... MOMOURABLE 300DS...................... 4.0 3.4 3.8 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 .3 .2 .3 .2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 .2 .1 .2 .1 ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORtES.............. 3.8 2.9 3.9 4.1 1.2 1.2 .4 .3 2.2 2.5 .1 .1 1.2 .8 1.2 1.6 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 1.9 2.3 1.5 .5 2.1 2.9 1.4 1.0 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 FOOD AND K!NDRED PRODUCTS............. Meat products................................................ Grain-mill products.................................... Bakery products............................................ Beverages: TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.................. TEXT!LE-M!LL PRODUCTS................. Yarn and thread m ills................................. Full fashioned hosiery............................. Dyeing and finishing t e x tile s ................. Carpets, rugs, other flo o r coverings... APPAREL AND OTHER F!M!SHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS............................ Men's and boys' suits and coats............. Men's and boys' furnishings and work LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURN!TURE).......................... 4.9 5.7 3.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 2.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.8 3.6 4.1 2.8 3.1 1.2 .9 1.3 1.8 5.0 6.2 3.5 2.8 .6 .6 .3 .2 2.6 1.9 .1 .1 2.4 2.2 2.8 1.4 1.8 1.1 2.5 1.5 2.2 1.4 3.0 1.3 2.1 1.4 2.8 1.4 1.2 .7 1.8 l.l 1.4 .9 1.9 l.l .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .6 .5 .1 ^1 (1/) .2 .1 (1/) .4 .2 .7 .1 (1?) .2 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.4 2.7 5.4 4.8 3.5 2.7 1.4 1.4 3.1 2.1 5.1 3.9 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.2 3.4 3.9 3.2 3.0 4.0 3.4 2.7 3.5 3.8 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.0 2.8 3.7 4.0 2.8 5.6 3.4 4.2 3.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.0 .8 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.3 1.0 .9 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 .2 -'.3 ' .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .6 .2 1.3 1.7 1.0 .8 1.8 1.4 .8 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.6 .9 .7 1.6 2.0 1.0 3.4 2.0 2.3 1.7 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .1 .1 .3 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 (1/) .2 .2 4.2 4.7 3.5 3.2 4.8 3.3 4.7 4.6 2.6 1.8 2.6 1.8 .2 .2 .3 .1 1.8 1.2 1.7 2.5 .1 .1 .1 .1 4.1 3.6 4.7 4.6 2.8 2.8 .2 .3 1.5 1.4 .1 .1 6.2 5.8 5.0 6.9 4.6 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.1 3.8 4.2 2.4 3.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 .5 .2 .5 .4 .2 .4 .7 .4 .5 1.3 1.3 1.5 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.5 2.3 2.0 .3 .4 l.l 1.0 .2 .1 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.7 4.1 2.7 4.1 4.3 3.6 1.9 2.0 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.6 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 1.2 1.5 .5 1.6 1.7 1.5 .2 .1 .3 .1 .1 .2 2.7 1.8 4.2 2.4 1.4 3.5 2.1 1.4 3.0 2.0 1.3 2.7 1.2 .7 2.0 1.2 .7 1.7 .3 .1 .4 .2 .1 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.4 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.5 l.l 1.5 1.3 1.5 .9 .8 1.6 1.2 .8 .9 .5 .2 .7 1.0 .7 .8 .4 .3 .8 .8 .2 .1 .1 (l/) .1 .3 .1 .1 .1 (1/) .1 .2 .4 (l/) .7 l.l .2 .1 .4 .5 .2 .3 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 Logging camps and contractors................. 10.8 Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated FURN!TURE AND FtXTURES................ Other furniture and fix tu res................... PAPER AND ALL!ED PRODUCTS............. Pulp, paper, and paperboard m ills.......... Paperboard containers and b o x e s .. .i .. .. CHEM!CALS AND ALL!ED PRODUCTS......... Industrial inorganic chemicals............... Industrial organic chemicals................... See footnotes at end of table. abcr tum over Tabte B-21 M on th ty ta b or turnover rates in s e te cte d industries-C ontinued ^ Industry PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AMD COAL......... (Per 100 employees) Total Separation rate accession Misc., incl. Total Oilit Discharge Layoff rate military Apr. May Apr. Apr. May Apr. May Apr. May Apr. May May 1955 19?? 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.3 .2 .6 .2 .2 .2 .8 .2 .1 .9 .7 (1 /) (1 /) RUBBER PRODUCTS....................... 3.0 2.2 3.2 3.7 2.8 2.1 2.4 3.6 2.0 1.2 2.2 2.7 2.3 1.4 2.6 3.1 1.3 1.3 .9 .7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.7 .2 .1 .2 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .1 .2 .5 .7 .4 .7 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .3 .2 .2 .1 .2 LEATHER AWD LEATHER PRODUCTS........... Leather: tanned, curried, and finished.. 3.6 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.2 4.0 4.1 4.0 2 .1 1.0 2.3 2.0 l.l 2 .1 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .6 .7 .6 1.6 2.6 1.5 .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 STOME, CLAY, AMD GLASS PRODUCTS........ Glass and glass products.............. 3.5 3.9 2.9 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.9 1.6 3.7 3.1 2 .1 2.3 1.3 2.0 2.6 2.3 2.6 1.7 2.0 2.7 1 .1 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .7 l.l 1.2 1.4 1.4 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .6 l.l .1 .4 .9 .9 1.4 .6 .3 .9 .2 .2 .4 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 3.8 3.6 2.2 2.2 1.3 l.l .3 .3 .4 .6 .2 .2 3.5 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.7 3.2 5.1 4.9 5.8 5.0 1.5 3.7 4.1 3.6 3.1 1.5 3.4 3.7 4.1 2.6 .9 2.3 2.8 2.4 1.6 .7 2 .1 2.5 2.7 1.3 .2 .6 .6 .7 .6 .1 .6 .6 1.0 .4 .2 .6 .6 .2 .7 .4 .5 .5 .2 .8 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 (2/) 2.5 (2/) 2.4 (2/) 1.2 (2/) .2 (2/) .7 (2/) .2 2.2 3.5 1.9 4.3 1.3 3.8 1.2 4.0 .7 1.9 .6 2.0 .3 .5 .1 .5 .1 1.2 .1 1.4 .2 .2 .3 .1 3.5 2.6 3.4 3.2 1.5 1.4 .3 .3 1.2 1.4 .4 .2 4.3 3.2 1.8 3.7 3.4 4.3 3.6 2.5 3.2 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 2 .1 4.2 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.2 3.5 1.6 1.7 l.l 1.2 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.4 2 .1 .4 .4 .2 .2 .5 .4 .3 .2 .2 .4 1.5 1 .1 1.4 .3 1.4 1.2 .7 .9 .4 .8 .3 .2 (1/) .2 .2 .2 .1 (1/) .2 .1 4.2 2.9 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.3 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 .5 .6 .5 .7 1.0 .9 l.l .5 .3 .2 .1 .1 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.5 3.1 5.6 3.9 3.4 4.2 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.8 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 1.0 .9 2.9 1.4 1.4 1.5 .3 .1 .5 .1 .2 .4 Pottery and related products.......... PR!MARY METAL !MDUSTR!ES............... Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills............................... Iron and steel foundries.............. Steel foundries..................... Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals: Primary smelting and refining of copper, Rolling, drawing, and alloying of nonferrous metals: Rolling, drawing, and alloying of copper............... - ............ Other primary metal industries: Iron and steel forgings.............. FABR!CATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDMAMCE, MACH!MERY, AMD TRAHSPORTAHOM E0U!PMEHT)........................... Cutlery and edge tools............... Hardware.............. .............. Heating apparatus (except electric) and Sanitary ware and plumbers' supplies... Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cooking apparatus, not elsewhere Fabricated structural metal products.... Metal stamping, coating, and engraving.. ^ 4.6 S e e footnotes at end of table. 25 T a b !e B-21 M o n t h iy ! a b o r tu rn ov er (Per Industry 100 Total acce: ra te May 1955 Apr. 3.3 5.3 3.4 3.7 3.0 2.6 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.5 4.0 ra te s in s e ie c t e d in d u s tr ie s -C o n tin u e d employees) S e p aration rate Total Quit Discharge May 1955. i??5 1.2 0.3 .4 1.4 1.8 .2 .3 1.3 1.0 .3 .2 .9 Apr. .9 1.3 .3 .4 1.0 1.2 1 .1 1.6 1 .1 1.2 l.l l.l 1.3 1.0 2.9 1.5 (2/) 2.1 3.1 3.1 3.9 (2/) 2.8 laneous p r o d u c t s ........................... 3.8 4.1 TRAMSPORTATtOM EQUtPMEMT................ 4.2 4.3 2.4 2.6 ^3 (2/) 3.8 13.6 6.5 MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL)........... Engines and t u r b i n e s ....................... Agricultural m a chinery and t r a c t o r s ...... Construction and mining m a c h i n e r y ........ Metalworking m a c h i n e r y . .................... Machine t o o l s .............................. Metalworking machinery (except machine Machine-tool a c c e s s o r i e s ................. S p e ci a l - i n d u s t r y machinery (except metal working m a c h i n e r y ) ........................ Office and store machines and devices.... S e r vice-industry and household machines.. M i s c e llaneous machinery p a r t s ............. ELECTRtCAL MACHtMERY................... E l e ctrical generating, transmission, distribution, and industrial apparatus.. C o m m unication e q u i p m e n t .................... Radios, phonographs, television sets, and e q u i p m e n t ............................. e quip m e n t .................................. Automob i l e s .................................. Aircraft and parts . . . . Aircraft.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft engines and parts A i rcraft propellers and p a r t s ........... Other aircraft parts and equi p m e n t . ..... S hip and boat building and rep a i r i n g .... Rai lroad e q u i p m e n t . ................. ... L o comotives and p a r t s ..................... R a i lroad and street c a r s ................. Other transportation e q u i p m e n t ............ tMSTRUMEMTS AMD RELATED PRODUCTS........ Photographic a p p a r a t u s ..................... Watches and c l o c k s . ......................... P r o fessional and scientific instruments.. MtSCELLAMEOUS MAMUFACTURtMQ tMDUSTRtES.... Jewelry, silverware, and plated w a r e ..... See footnotes at end of table. 26 Apr. 2.4 2.2 3.1 2.0 1.7 1.5 1955 2.4 3.0 3.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 May 1955 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.2 1.0 .9 2.1 4.3 1.5 2.2 1.6 2.5 .8 1.3 2.3 3.2 3.0 4.4 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.3 4.1 3.0 1.7 2 .1 2.9 3.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.1 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.6 (2/) 2.3 3.1 3.8 4.0 Layoff "mA'i'tat^* May 1955 May Apr. 1955 1955 0.2 0.2 .1 .1 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 May 1955 Apr. 0.7 .3 .7 .3 .4 .3 0.7 1.3 .7 .4 .6 .7 .2 .4 .3 .4 .3 .7 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .4 1.5 1.5 l.l .7 .7 .8 .6 .6 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 1.4 .3 .2 1.0 l.l .1 .2 1 .1 (2/) l.l 1.5 .2 (2/) .2 .2 (2/) .7 l.l .2 (2/) .2 .2 3.8 1.8 1.6 .3 .3 1.6 1.6 .1 .2 (2/) 1.3 (2/) 1.0 (2/) .1 (2/) .1 (2/) .1 2.5 2.8 1.3 1.4 .3 .2 .8 l.l .1 .2 4.2 4.8 4.3 5.3 2.2 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.2 4.0 1.0 (2/) 5.0 3.5 14.6 11.2 7.3 10.7 5.6 (2/) 8.2 13.1 2 .1 3.6 4.0 3.6 2.8 2.3 3.9 3.0 4.5 13.2 7.3 2.2 9.7 2.3 1.6 2.0 l.l l.l l.l (2/) 1.7 2.5 .8 (2/) .9 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.0 .9 1.4 1.9 .8 .3 1.0 1.7 .3 .4 .2 .1 .2 (2/) .3 .5 .1 (2/) .1 .2 2.4 .3 2 .1 .3 .1 1.3 .6 .1 2.6 .2 .1 (2/) .2 3.0 .8 8.0 .2 9.2 .1 (2/) .2 U . 5 .2 .1 1.8 1.0 1.2 .7 2.6 2.0 2.7 10.3 5.7 1.0 8.1 .2 .5 .8 .1 .1 .1 (2/) .1 .1 .6 (2/) .5 .1 .3 .5 .1 0 /) .1 (1/) .1 .1 .6 .9 .5 .1 Apr. 1??? 0.2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 1955 2.6 (2/) 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.2 2.6 2.4 2.0 (2/) 3.2 1.5 1.9 1.0 2.5 2.1 1 .1 (2/) 1.0 1.0 1.0 .6 1.2 1.2 .3 (2/) .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .4 (2/) 1.8 .2 .6 .2 1.0 .6 .1 (2/) .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 3.8 2.1 4.4 2.0 3.7 2 .1 4.7 2.7 1.8 1 .1 1.9 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .2 1.4 .6 2 .1 .9 .2 (1/) .1 .1 Labor Tum o\t?r T abte B -2: M onthty tabor turnover rates in setected in d u stries-C on tin ved (Per Industry M E TA L Mt M tM .......................... L e ad and zinc m i n i n g ...................... AMTHRAUTE M!M!MG..................... B!TUM!M0US-C0AL M!M!MG................. 100 Total accession rate May Apr. 1 ??? ip?? employees) Se paration rate Total May Apr. Ip?? Quit Disch a r g e Lay o f f May IP?? Apr. 1955 May IP?? Apr. May 1955 19?? 6.9 6.3 6.7 8.3 5.3 4.1 1.9 2.5 5.7 1 .1 6.0 2.1 3.8 1.0 4.0 2.4 5.0 .4 5.4 1.7 3.0 .2 3.1 2.0 0.2 (1/) .3 .1 0.3 0 /) .2 .1 .7 .6 1.5 3.2 .5 .7 (1/) 2.9 1.6 1.2 2.6 .4 .5 (2/) (2/) 1.8 1.6 (2/) 1.4 1.4 (S/) (g/) 1.1 .9 Apr. 195? Misc., incl. military May 19?? Apr. 195? 0.2 .3 (1/) .2 0.3 .4 .3 .1 0.3 .4 .3 .2 0.2 .4 .4 .1 0/) .8 2.3 .1 .2 .1 0/) .5 1.5 .2 .5 (R/) (2/) .1 (1/) .1 -3 (2/) (2/) .1 .2 C0MMUW!CAT!0W: 1^ Less them 0.05. 2/ Not available. compensated entirely an a commission basis. (2/) (2/) Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those 27 H ou rs jttid Entmngs Tab!e C -l: Hours and gross earn in gs of prod u ction w orkers or nonsupervisory e m p toy ees Avera^wcekly ^earn ing s"" May Apr. May 1954 1955 1955 industry May 1955 Apr. 1955 41.1 75.76 42.4 39-9 45.3 41.9 May 1954 ""earni^s^ May May Apr. 1954 1955 1955 %/Af/M?.' METAL M!H!HG......................... $89.89 $8 6.31 I r o n m i n i n g .................................. 87.78 $8 1 .4o 77.80 $2.12 2.20 2.13 1.97 $2.10 44.4 41.8 39.9 36.7 41.5 40.3 1.95 $2.04 2.12 2.03 1.88 36.8 2 .1 9 2.08 m i n i n g ....................... 82.54 80.59 92.35 8 1 .5 1 ANTHRACITE........................... 7 7.6 2 74.88 62.74 30.8 28.8 25.4 2.52 2.60 2.47 B!TUM)H0US-C0AL...................... 94.13 93.00 76.32 37.5 37.2 30.9 2.51 2.50 2.47 96.82 93.67 94.58 41.2 40.2 41.3 2.35 2.33 2.29 HOHMETALUC M!H!HG AHD QUARRY!HG...... 8 1.4 5 78.58 77.88 45.0 4 3 .9 44.5 1.81 1.79 1.75 ......................... 95.74 92.52 94.50 37.4 36.0 37.5 2.56 2.57 2.52 94.54 89.39 8 1.92 95.37 94.19 88.S? 97.93 40.4 41.3 39.6 38.2 3 8 .1 38.3 40.6 41.0 40.3 2.34 2.18 2.48 2.34 2 .1 5 2.32 2 .1 7 2.49 2.43 36.7 35.4 36.7 2.63 2.63 2.58 Copper Lead m i n i n g ............................... and zinc 96.49 84.25 CRUDE-PETROLEUM AMD HATURAL-GAS PRODUCT!OH: H0MBU!LD!M6 COWSTRUCHOW............... Other nonbuilding c o n s t r u c t i o n .......... 90.03 98.21 BU)t.0tM6 C0)tSTRUCH0)t................. 96.52 93.10 94.69 GENERAL COMTRACTORS.................. 90.02 87.40 89.67 36.3 3 5 .1 36.6 2.48 2.49 2.45 100.74 98.36 101.95 3 5 .7 3 7.4 33.8 38.5 34.8 2.73 37.9 34.8 38.9 2 .76 2.68 2 .72 2 .76 113.59 94.68 36.9 38.0 35.5 38.7 36.4 36 .7 2.95 2.67 2.93 97.19 ST.10 103.22 90.25 1 1 2 .8 1 92.92 36.0 2.67 2 .67 2 .68 2.69 2.58 2.92 2.63 M M / f / C H / R / M ? .......................... 76.30 74.96 71.13 40.8 40.3 39.3 1.8 7 1.8 6 1 .8 1 DURABLE GOODS............ ............ NONDURABLE GOODS...................... 82.78 67.32 8 1.58 65.91 7 6 .2 1 41.6 39.6 41.2 39.0 39.9 1.99 38.5 1 .7 0 1.9 8 1.6 9 1 .9 1 63.91 ORDHANCE AHD ACCESSORIES.............. 82.82 82.42 78.80 40.8 40.6 4o.o 2.03 2.03 1-97 FOOD AHD K!HDRED PRODUCTS............. 71.51 79-30 7 0 .12 76.00 40.8 40.4 1.74 4o.o 78.99 40.3 40.3 7 6 .19 4o.l 4 1 .5 43.0 43.4 45.7 42.2 1 .7 4 1.9 0 1.9 6 1.9 0 1.6 5 1.6 3 1.68 1.8 5 79.27 73.04 54.86 41.1 41.3 41.6 41.5 44.0 45.4 43.2 38.4 40.3 82.37 68.54 74.74 76.97 46.63 30.2 57.31 73.37 76.39 70.53 40.1 43.7 42.8 44.9 41.2 41.4 40.2 SPECtAL-TRADE COMTRACTORS............. Plumbing an d heating Painting and decorating ** .. E l e c t r i c a l w o r k ............................. O t h e r s p e c i a l - t r a d e c o n t r a c t o r s ......... Meat products Meat packing Sausages and wholesale casings Dairy products 104.88 95.14 1 1 4 .1 7 Condensed and evaporated milk 74.00 Ice and ices 74.74 cream Canning 57.22 and p r e s e r v i n g S e a jfood, c a n n e d and c u r e d .............. C a n n e d fru it s, v e g e t a b l e s , and soups.. G ra i n mill products F l o u r and o t h e r g r a i n - m i l l p r o d u c t s . .. P r e p a r e d f e ed s Bakery products Bread and other bakery products .... 49.23 60.15 76.04 77.47 74.09 70.04 7 1.6 2 6 3 .1 1 70.95 73.68 71.99 57.68 54.94 59.60 7 6 .2 1 78.12 74.87 68.11 70.00 60.37 89.78 76 .36 69.01 71.75 69.63 67.65 69.14 60.68 45 .2 42.1 37.7 33.5 38.7 43.8 43.4 4 5 .1 40.3 40.7 38.7 3 8 .1 29.7 39.8 44.2 43.9 45.5 4i.o 41.4 39.4 1.9 2 1.9 8 1.91 1.66 1.6 3 1.73 1.4 9 1.6 3 1.5 0 1.74 1 .8 1 1 .6 5 1.7 0 1.73 1.57 1.66 1.91 1.84 1.59 1.57 1.71 1.53 1.64 1.54 1.74 1.6 5 1.8 0 1.6 6 1 .6 9 1 .7 2 1 .5 6 1.74 1-55 1.44 1.57 1.44 1.6 6 1.6 5 1 .6 7 1.54 Hours jn d E^rmngs T a b !e C - l : H ours a n d gross ea rn in g s o f p r o d u c t io n w o rk e rs o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y e m p io y e e s - C on tin u ed Average weekly earnings Av erage we ekl y hours May Apr. 1955 May 1954 $1.82 1.93 1.84 1.46 1.41 2.01 1.48 2.40 $1.77 2 .0 1 2.03 1.59 1.59 1.93 1.43 1.90 1.57 1.94 l.4l Apr. 1955 May May 1954 1955 39.8 38.6 4l.o 41.2 41.8 40.1 38.7 38.5 $1.8 8 40.3 2.02 1 .4 9 May 1955 Apr. 1955 $76.8 9 82.12 72.77 56.26 54.18 82.42 $72.44 74.50 75.44 55-77 54.00 81.41 63.03 98.09 6 1.72 78.18 60.42 97.20 92.92 42.3 40 .7 77.79 77.55 65.19 79.71 64.64 73.53 65.78 82.84 65.71 38.7 41.7 41.7 46.5 50.60 63.08 49.98 61.60 42.09 38.8 41.3 37.1 38.3 35.4 35.5 3 8 .1 36.0 37.6 36.4 39.6 38 .7 37.3 1 .3 8 1.37 1.37 40.5 38.8 39.7 38.5 38.6 39.4 39.1 38.8 38.5 38.9 40.9 39.7 36.3 36.9 37.5 38.8 36.0 1.53 1 .5 2 1 .2 6 1 .2 6 1 .2 9 1 .5 8 1 .2 5 1 .2 5 1 .2 7 1.3 2 1 .2 9 1954 May 1955 Average hourly earnings FOOD AMD K!MDRED PRODUCTS - Continued Ca ne- sug ar r e f i n i n g ....................... Beet s u g a r .................................. Con fec t i on e ry and related p r o d u c t s ....... C o n f e c t i o n e r y .............................. B e v e r a g e s .................................... Malt li q u o r s ............................... Distilled, rectified, and blended Misce lla neo us food p r o d u c t s . ............. Corn sirup sugar oil and starch . Ma nu fa c tu r ed i c e ........................... 66.30 81.73 66.03 TOBACCO MANUFACTURES................... 54.71 C i g a r s ....................................... 69.38 43.78 56.30 T ob acc o stemming and re d r y i n g ............. TEXT!LE-M!LL PRODUCTS.................. Yarn and thread mills Br oa d -w o ve n fabric m i l l s .................. Cotton, silk, synthetic f ib e r ............ N o r t h ...................................... 48.01 54.65 61.97 48.89 49.14 50.70 53.33 53.02 60.34 48.51 48.64 5 1 .6 1 56.80 50.44 54.29 49.79 50.82 Wo o le n and worsted Narro w fabrics and smallwares Knitting m i l l s ................ ............. North South Seaml ess ho siery N o r t h ...................................... Knit o u t e r w e a r ............................. Knit u n d e r w e a r ............................. Dyeing and finishing t e x t i l e s ............. Dyeing and finishing textiles (except w o o l )...................... ................ Felt goods 50.83 52.00 77.3 3 7 1.3 8 55.34 5 3 .13 53.02 45.14 5 1.10 61.30 45.00 44.50 47.37 48.97 47.34 53.72 45.86 63.72 6 1.76 62.16 55.06 49.37 55.20 53.22 54.79 54.65 56.02 47.92 47.65 54.24 54.75 53.80 38.53 45.96 55.12 54.87 55.20 39.31 39.79 43.32 39.22 54.46 47.95 46.34 63.23 6 1 .3 1 62.82 61.05 7 2 .10 68.78 72.28 Wool carpets, rugs, and carpet y a r n .... Hats (except cloth and mi l l i n e r y ) ........ 41.42 51.48 45.36 $72.92 69.25 42.72 37.51 38.85 50.23 51.32 43.66 59.55 59.30 68.38 57.90 65.76 51.19 65.19 52.39 65.03 61.23 72.45 63.34 73.02 52.33 72.80 62.54 73.70 85.95 54.63 83.47 54.35 40.9 4 1 .9 38.3 38.8 38 .7 40.8 39.0 39.3 40.1 39.7 40.0 39.7 42.2 39.9 37.4 37.3 36.7 37.6 34.6 36.4 34.4 38.9 39.3 41.6 38.2 38.3 40.5 4 1 .7 40.5 38.2 4l.l 40.4 1 .9 6 1.9 0 1 .4 5 i.4o 2.41 41.0 38.7 41.9 4 1 .3 4 5 .2 42 .7 1 .9 6 46.6 1.42 36.4 38.0 36.6 33.5 38.3 32.9 36.4 38.3 4o.6 37.3 38.5 36.6 35.6 37.3 37.1 36.7 1 .2 6 1 .2 6 1 .2 9 1.39 1.66 1.17 1.45 1 .2 6 1.34 1.6 0 1.15 l.4i 1.24 1.33 1.30 1.42 1.28 1*51 1.38 1.32 1.48 1.45 1 .4 9 1 .4 7 1.15 1.19 1.14 i.4o 1.13 1.20 1.14 1.3 8 l.il 1.41 1 .2 2 1 .5 2 1.21 1.51 1 .2 1 1.5 0 39.8 39.3 37.9 35.4 39.5 1.51 1.75 1.74 1.54 1.50 1.73 1.75 1.51 1.59 38.4 1 .7 8 1.6 8 1 .7 1 3 8 .1 36.4 4o.l 39.6 3 6 .1 36.5 3 6 .1 36.8 35.1 36.2 35.0 36.4 3 6 .1 39.7 41.6 41.3 39.8 37.6 41.1 40.7 41.2 39.3 33.9 40.7 37.7 42.2 40.9 37.9 43.1 40.8 41.4 42.4 45.0 39.3 44.4 39.1 42.4 38.1 40.9 l.4i 1 .6 8 1 .1 8 1 .4 7 1 .2 6 1 .8 5 1.78 1.43 1.38 1.94 1.47 2.30 1.6 0 1.33 1.3 0 1.41 1.28 1.31 1 .3 8 1.41 1 .2 6 1.53 1.32 1 .3 8 1 .3 2 1 .4 7 1.51 1.46 1 .5 2 1.5 0 1 .1 2 1 .1 8 1 .4 9 1.74 1 .7 2 1.48 1.33 (except woven felts and Lace g o o d s ................................. Paddings and upho lst ery fi l li ng ......... Proce sse d waste and recovered fibers.... Artific ial leather, oilcloth, and other coated f a b r i c s ..................... 50.18 66.05 57.% 69.14 51.73 77.59 52.20 4 2 .7 36.0 1.24 1 .9 1 1.39 1 .7 8 1 .6 5 1.71 1.23 1 .7 2 1 .6 1 1 .6 7 1 .2 2 1.88 1.39 1.37 1.8 3 22 Hours and Ejtrntn^s Tabie C -l: Hours and gross earn in gs o f prod u ction wwrhers o r n onsupervisory em p toy ees - Continued APPAREL AMD OTHER F!M!SHED TEXTtLE PRODUCTS.............................. Men's and beys' C h i l d r e n ^ outerwear Miscellaneous apparel draperies, and accessories.... LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE)............................ Sawmills^ancTplaning mills Sawmills and planing mills, g e neral .... W e s t ....................................... Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated Mi 11work ^ Plvw od Wooden containers Wooden boxes other than cigar Miscellaneous*wood products FURMtTURE AND FtXTURES................. Wood household furniture, except Wood household upholstered... furniture, Office, public-building, and professional f urni t u r e ................................... Metal^office furniture Partitions, shelving, lockers, blinds, .32 May 1954 May 1955 Apr. Apr. May 1955 may 1954 May 1953 1955 1955 1954 $48.05 58.71 $46.99 55.40 $46.07 52.yr 36.4 35.s 35.6 34.2 34.9 32.9 $1.32 1.64 $1.32 1.62 $1.32 1 .6l 41.36 41.95 42.71 34.18 51.77 55.12 41.78 52.51 44.28 41.17 48.64 45.90 44.64 44.17 49.37 40.23 4l.06 42.72 34.58 50.62 54.81 40.48 52.69 43.20 40.81 47.22 49.95 41.65 43.20 50.14 39.67 39.67 4i.4l 34.20 49.76 53.45 39.79 51.44 43.67 4o.i4 48.78 44.68 44.29 43.19 47.47 36.6 36.8 36.5 35.6 36.2 36.5 37.3 29.5 36.0 35.8 36.3 30.6 37.2 36.5 37.4 35.6 35-7 36.2 36.4 35-4 36.3 36.8 29.6 35.7 35.8 35.5 33.3 35.6 35.7 37.7 34.8 34.8 34.8 36.0 34.8 35.4 36.5 28.9 35.5 34.9 36.4 29.2 36.6 35.4 36.8 1.13 1.14 1.17 .96 1.43 1.51 1.12 1.78 1.23 1.15 1.34 1.50 1.20 1.21 1.32 1.13 1.15 1.18 .95 1.43 1.51 1.10 1.78 1.21 1.14 1.33 1.50 1.17 1.21 1.33 1.14 1.14 1.19 .95 1.43 1.51 1.09 1.78 1.23 1.15 1.34 1.53 1.21 1.22 1.29 43.32 52.16 54.25 44.29 51.79 53.60 41.40 49.71 53.33 36.1 37.8 4i.l 36.6 37.8 40.0 36.0 37.1 39.5 1.20 1.38 1.32 1.21 1.37 1.34 1.15 1.34 1.35 67.89 71.08 69.22 69.64 48.02 86.91 67.06 73.23 67.40 67.80 44.63 86.80 66.63 76.80 67.23 67.64 43.26 84.85 40.9 35.9 41.7 41.7 45.3 38.8 40.4 36.8 40.6 4o.6 42.5 39.1 39.9 36.4 40.3 40.5 41.6 39.1 1.66 1.98 1.66 1.67 1.06 2.24 1.66 1.99 1.66 1.67 1.05 2.22 1.67 2.11 1.66 1.67 1.04 2.17 73.92 72.49 76.97 52.71 53.98 57.41 72.80 71.21 77.76 52.07 52.54 56.72 69.77 69.55 71.10 49.97 49.85 34.68 42.0 41.9 43.0 41.3 42.3 41.6 41.6 41.4 43.2 41.0 41.7 41.4 40.8 41.4 40.4 40.3 40.2 40.5 1.76 1.73 1.79 1.27 1.27 1.38 1.75 1.72 1.80 1.27 1.26 1.37 1.71 1.68 1.76 1.24 1.24 1.35 64.71 61.71 64.48 61.10 60.53 57.30 40.7 4o.6 40.3 40.2 38.8 38.2 1.59 1.52 1.60 1.52 1.56 I .50 56.30 65.69 68.23 55.35 66.70 68.06 52.52 58.48 63.74 41.7 39.1 39.9 40.7 39.7 39.8 38.9 36.1 38.4 1.35 1.68 1.71 1.36 1.68 1.71 1.35 1.62 1.66 72.92 60.04 80.73 72.92 60.40 80.90 69.32 57.75 75.60 41.2 39.3 41.4 4i.2 40.0 41.7 40.3 38.5 40.0 1.77 1.52 1.95 1.77 1.51 1.94 1.72 1.50 1.89 76.81 77.03 73.84 39.8 39.5 39-7 1.93 1.95 1.86 65.47 66.56 64.48 41.7 4i.6 41.6 1.57 1.60 1.55 and other house- Textilebags Canvas products Screens, Apr. furnishings and work Shirts collars and nightwear Separate trousers Work shirts Women's outerwear Women's dresses Household apparel Women's suits, coats, and s k i r t s ........ Women's, children's under g a r m e n t s ....... Underwear and nightwear, except corsets. Curtains, May 1953 and and miscellaneous furni- H o u r s and Earnings T abie C -l: Hours a n d gross earnings o f production w ork ers or n on su p ervisory em ptoyees - C ontinued Average weekly ^'earnings^ May May 1954 1955 ] hours ^earnings"" May 1955 Apr. 1955 May 1954 1955 May 1954 PAPER AND ALL)ED PRODUCTS............... $77-47 83.60 72.49 72.24 76.07 68.97 $76.93 83.47 72.04 71.80 76.52 68.47 $72.83 78.19 67.89 67.65 71.82 66.42 42.8 44.0 41.9 42.0 40.9 41.3 42.5 43.7 41.4 41.5 40.7 4l.o 42.1 43.2 40.9 41.0 39-9 41.0 $1.81 1.90 1.73 1.72 1.86 1.67 $1.81 1.91 1.74 1.73 1.88 1.67 $1.73 1.81 1.66 1.65 1.80 1.62 90.79 97.72 89.38 8i.4l 88.93 90.40 57.69 69.34 89.71 95.67 89.54 79.80 88.13 87.19 57.75 69.56 86.71 93.86 86.14 75.27 84.46 85.97 54.05 67.64 38.8 36.6 39.2 40.3 39.7 40.0 38.2 39.4 38.5 36.1 39.1 39.9 39.7 39.1 38.5 39.3 38.2 36.1 38.8 38.8 39.1 39.8 37.8 391 2.34 2.67 2.28 2.02 2.24 2.26 1.51 1.76 2.33 2.65 2.29 2.00 2.22 2.23 1.30 1.77 2.27 2.60 2.22 1.94 2.16 2.16 1.43 1.73 107.59 106.11 104.13 39.7 39.6 39.0 2.71 2.73 2.67 81.36 88.54 86.65 86.51 87.14 94.99 74.93 80.40 72.22 81.36 89.54 85.60 87.12 86.92 99.53 77.11 78.80 73.12 77.71 85.06 82.21 82.62 82.76 89.20 72.98 77-81 71.46 41.3 40.8 40.3 4l.o 42.3 41.3 40.5 39.8 39.9 41.3 40.7 4o.o 40.9 42.4 42.9 40.8 39.4 40.4 40.9 40.7 40.1 40.5 41.8 4o.o 4o.l 39.7 40.6 1.97 2.17 2.15 2. U 2.06 2.30 I.85 2.02 1.81 1.97 2.20 2.14 2.13 2.05 2.32 I.89 2.00 1.81 1.90 2.09 2.05 2.04 1.98 2.23 1.82 1.96 1.76 84.25 91.71 85.37 86. U 94.81 83.13 80.97 88.56 77.87 40.7 40.4 42.9 41.4 41.4 42.2 4l.l 4l.o 41.2 2,07 2.27 1.99 2.08 2.29 1.97 1.97 2.16 1.89 83.66 72.54 66.4s 69.92 64.0? 78.47 73.49 62.08 85.24 81.25 70.95 63.80 69.96 63.95 78.67 72.94 62.63 85.45 76.45 66.17 62.33 68.53 63.35 75.99 70.93 39.90 81.29 42.9 43.7 43.7 43.7 42.7 45.1 40.6 38.8 42.2 42.1 43.0 43.4 44.0 43.5 44.7 40.3 38.9 42.3 4i.i 4l.l 42.4 44.5 44.3 44.7 40.3 38.4 41.9 1.95 1.66 1.32 1.60 1.50 1.74 1.81 I.60 2.02 1.93 I.65 1.47 1.39 1.47 1.76 1.81 1.61 2.02 1.86 1.61 1.47 1.54 1.43 I.70 1.76 1.56 1.94 97.29 100.86 85.63 95.94 99.72 83.18 93 52 97.17 80.06 41.4 4l.o 42.6 41.0 40.7 41.8 41.2 41.0 41.7 2.33 2.46 2.01 2.34 2.43 1.99 2.27 2.37 1.92 RUBBER PRODUCTS........................ 86.94 100.91 70.64 78.31 86.53 102.18 70.82 76.54 77.81 88.65 65.46 70.98 41.8 41.7 4o.6 42.1 41.8 42.4 40.7 41.6 39-7 39.4 39.2 40.1 2.08 2.42 1.74 1.86 2.07 2.41 1.74 1.84 1.96 2.25 1.67 1.77 LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS............ 51.73 72.94 74.69 50.14 48.24 51.24 72.18 72.92 49.64 48.24 49.21 68.25 61.94 48.96 45.89 36.7 40.3 42.2 36.6 36.0 36.6 40.1 41.2 35.4 39.0 38.0 36.0 34.5 1.41 1.81 1.77 1.37 1.34 l.4o 1.80 1.77 1.36 1.34 1.39 1.75 1.63 1.36 1.33 F iber cans Other paper tubes an d drum s. a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ........... an d PRttmMG, PUBUSHtMG, AMD ALLiEO <N0USTR)ES............................ Bookbinding and related i n d u s t r i e s ........ Miscellaneous publishing and CHEM!CALS AMD ALUED PRODUCTS........... Plastics, Soa p, inorganic except cleaning c h e m i c a l s ............. synthetic r u b b e r ........ and p o l i s h i n g P a i n t s , p i g m e n t s , and f i l l e r s .............. P a i nt s , v a r n i s h e s , l a c q u e r s , an d F e r t i l i z e r s ..................................... Vegetable o i l s ................................ Essential oils, perfumes, c o s m e t i c s ..... PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.......... C ok e, other petroleum and coal products.. L e a t h e r : t a n n e d , c ur r i e d , an d 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 i n g . . . Boot an d shoe Apr. printing services Industrial May 1955 §5 Industry c ut stock an d f i n d i n g s ..... 36.5 36.0 H o u r s j n d Eamttigs Tabte C -l: Hours r i d gross earnings o f prod u ction w orkers or nonsupervisory em p toy ees - C ontinued I n d u s t r y May ^ e ^ n in y May A p r. ^ TRy A p r. a 1955 May 1954 May 1955 r n i n g s ^ 1953 May 1954 $1.49 1.26 1.24 $1.32 1.26 1.23 $1.50 1.20 1.24 1.04 2.61 1.06 1.91 1.79 1.57 1.09 1.60 1.59 1.70 1.70 1.82 2.56 1.07 1.92 1.54 1.05 1.66 1.56 1.69 1.70 1 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 1.75 1.74 1.68 I.60 1.74 I.72 1.65 l.6l I.76 2.46 1.79 1.03 1.74 1.50 l.Oo 1.62 1.52 1.71 1.66 l.Oo 1.60 1.67 1.62 1.57 39.2 30.9 41.3 31.3 1.92 2.00 1.96 2.03 1.93 2.07 1.96 2.03 1.05 1.95 1.07 1.95 41.2 30.4 2.10 2.17 2.07 4l.o 40.5 37-6 2.20 2.20 2.16 81.22 78.41 72.77 72.56 72.01 73.48 4l.o 41.2 42.8 43.2 43.4 41.3 40.5 41.0 42.0 42.2 42.3 41.1 37-6 39-0 30.3 30.0 37-7 37.3 2.20 2.00 2.01 1.99 2.03 2.00 2.20 2.07 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.07 2.16 1.97 I.90 1.07 1.91 1.97 8i.6l 78.40 40.8 40.6 4o.o 2.02 2.01 1.96 79-95 87.26 78.76 86.43 74.66 84.45 4l.o 40.4 40.6 40.2 39.5 4o.6 1.95 2.16 1.94 2.15 1.09 2.o0 78.40 81.51 73.80 41.7 42.9 4i.o 1.08 1.90 l.Oo 89.67 87.15 80.40 42.7 41.9 40.4 2.10 2.00 1.99 93.93 90.94 79.80 44.1 43.1 39.9 2.13 2.11 2.00 84.67 85.90 96.75 100.49 96.58 91.34 82.82 83.84 95.85 101.20 93.94 90.27 79.58 79.00 83.53 84.04 84.21 84.85 4l.i 4i.l 43.0 42.4 43.7 41.9 40.6 40.5 42.6 42.7 42.7 41.6 40.6 39.5 39.4 30.2 4o.l 40.6 2.06 2.09 2.23 2.37 2.21 2.18 2.04 2.07 2.23 2.37 2.20 2.17 1.96 2.00 2.12 2.20 2.10 2.09 1955 1955 1954 #58.71 44.48 44.89 #60.50 42.68 $57.60 45.18 44.oe 39.4 35.3 36.2 39.e 33.0 34.7 30.4 35-3 35.5 76.91 115.88 73.38 76.59 68.93 64.53 78.06 69.72 69.01 66.81 68.51 74.07 64.58 79.34 77.45 68.80 75.17 110.08 74.05 76.61 70.38 62.22 76.78 67.89 66.30 64.73 68.17 73.32 64.03 76.54 73.76 66.17 71.10 99.38 69.81 73.38 65.25 59.10 73.98 66.74 65.82 68.40 68.06 66.06 60.82 73.48 71.44 65.16 41.8 44.4 39.4 40.1 38.5 41.1 41.3 41.5 43.4 39.3 40.3 39.4 36.9 45.6 46.1 43.0 41.3 43.0 39.6 39-9 39.1 4o.4 41.5 40.9 42.5 30.3 4o.l 39.0 36.8 44.5 44.7 4i.l 40.4 40.4 39-0 4o.i 37.5 39-4 41.1 41.2 43.3 4o.o 4i.o 36.7 36.2 44.0 44.1 41.5 r e f r a c t o r i e s .............................................................. 80.64 86.94 86.24 75.92 80.87 86.53 85.65 76.33 72.52 75.86 77.23 6l.o4 42.0 41.8 44.0 37.4 41.9 41.0 43.7 37.6 PR)MARY METAL tWDUSTRtES................ 90.91 89.40 79.49 41.7 93.48 92.34 81.22 93-48 85.70 86.03 85.97 88.10 85.90 92.34 86.53 84.00 83.56 84.60 85.08 82 .4a 1955 A p r. LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS - Continued L u g g a g e ........................................................................................................... Handbags G lo v e s and and s m a ll le a t h e r m is c e lla n e o u s g o o d s .......................... l e a t h e r g o o d s ... STOME, CLAY, AMD GLASS PRODUCTS.*/...... F l a t g l a s s ................................................................................................. G la s s and G la s s g la s s w a re , P re sse d G la s s and or b lo w n .. .. g l a s s .................................................... made o f p u rc h a se d g l a s s . .. h y d r a u l i c .......................................................................... S t r u c t u r a l B r ic k c la y and p r o d u c t s .................................................... h o llo w t i l e .......................................................... r e f r a c t o r i e s ....................................................................... C o n c re te , gypsum, C o n c re te and p l a s t e r p r o d u c t s . . . p r o d u c t s ....................................................................... C u t -s t o n e and A b r a s iv e sto n e p r o d u c t s ....................................... p r o d u c t s ....................................................................... N o n cla y B l a s t blow n p ro d u c ts Cement C la y p re s s e d c o n t a i n e r s .......................................................................... f u rn a c e s , s t e e l w orks, and 44.10 1 .0 0 r o l l i n g ^ l I ! L ^ e x c e p t 'e I e c I r o I e ^ l l u r g i c a ^ ^ ^ E l e c t r o m e t a l l u r g i c a l Iro n G ray and s t e e l ir o n ir o n n o n fe r ro u s f o u n d r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m e t a l s ............................. ......................................... sm e ltin g co p p e r lead S e co n d a ry and and s m e ltin g n o n fe rro u s R o l l in g , f o u n d r i e s ................................................... f o u n d r i e s ................................................................. M a lle a b le P rim a ry p r o d u c t s ................................ o f z i n c ................................................. and r e f i n i n g o f m e t a l s ....................................................................... d raw ing n o n fe r ro u s r e f i n i n g and a l l o y in g o f m e t a l s ....................................................................... R o l l in g , d raw in g , and a l l o y in g o f R o l l in g , d ra w in g , and a l l o y in g o f a l u m i n u m ................................................................................................. M is c e lla n e o u s W elded and p rim a ry m etal h e a v y - r iv e t e d 32 i n d u s t r i e s . . . p i p e ................................. H o u r s and Enrtntigs Tabte C -l: Hours an d gross earnings o^ p rod u ction w ork ers o r non su pervisory em ptoyees - Continued ^'earnin^s"" Industry May 1935 FABRtCATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDMAMCE, MACHtMERY, AMO TRAMSPORTAT)OM EQUtPMEMT). T i n cans and other t i n w a r e ................ Cutlery, hand tools, and h a r d w a r e ........ H a r d w a r e .................................... Heating apparatus (except electric) and S a nitary ware and plumbers' supplies.... Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cooking apparatus, not elsewhere F a b ricated structural metal p r o d u c t s ..... S t ructural steel and ornamental metal Metal doors, sash, frames, molding, MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTR!CAL)........... turbines, ^'elrnings^ May 1954 May 1955 Apr. 1955 May 1954 *81.54 $60.34 82.01 84.23 78.69 75.95 68.71 66.90 75.20 76.53 78.36 81.95 $76.92 82.74 74.34 66.00 72.31 78.50 41.6 41.7 41.2 40.9 40.5 41.6 41.2 40.8 40.4 40.3 4o.o 4o.6 40.7 42.0 40.4 40.0 39.3 41.1 77.16 81.60 76.40 80.60 73.28 75.66 40.4 40.8 4o.o 40.3 73.17 81.36 74.43 79.97 72.29 79.30 40.2 41.4 80.38 79.13 80.41 83.00 80.97 83.18 86.29 60.10 90.09 75.76 78.06 83 .4s 82.20 79.98 80.18 84.44 61.18 87.78 75.79 78.81 83.42 90.74 90.93 86.13 82.08 May 1955 Apr. 1Q 55 May 1054 $1.96 2.02 1.91 1.68 1.89 1.97 $1.95 2.01 1.88 1.66 1.88 1.93 $1.89 1.97 1.84 1.65 1.84 1.91 39.4 39.2 1.91 2.00 1.91 2.00 1.86 1.93 39.8 4o.8 39-5 41.3 1.87 1.97 1.87 I.96 1.83 1.92 41.4 40.8 42.1 1.94 1.94 1.91 76.99 78.74 79-73 80.36 61.06 83.01 71.82 72.58 73.78 41.5 41.1 41.8 42.3 37.8 42.9 40.3 41.5 43.0 4l.l 40.6 40.7 41.8 38.0 42.2 40.1 41.7 43.0 4o.i 40.8 41.1 4l.o 38.4 41.3 39.9 4o.l 4o.i 2.00 1.97 1.99 2.04 1.59 2.10 1.88 1.88 1.94 2.00 1.97 1.97 2.02 1.61 2.08 1.89 1.89 1.94 1.92 1.93 1.94 1.96 1.59 2.01 1.80 1.81 1.84 91.39 90.31 87.12 81.31 85.68 75.04 72.91 74.12 42.8 42.9 43.5 43.2 43.0 42.4 44.0 42.9 42.0 37-9 39.2 40.5 2.12 2.12 1.98 1.90 2.13 2.13 1.98 1.90 2.04 1.98 1.86 1.83 87.15 91.54 85.70 87.29 81.61 86.07 42.1 41.8 41.6 40.6 40.6 4o.6 2.07 2.19 2.06 2.15 2.01 2.12 90.79 87.32 94.76 38.8 37.8 41.2 2.34 2.31 2.30 92.02 84.03 87.54 87.13 83.44 86.31 82.82 78.80 80.77 42.8 40.8 41.1 41.5 40.7 4l.o 40.4 39.8 39.4 2.15 2.06 2.13 2.10 2.05 2.11 2.05 1.98 2.05 80.40 86.86 80.60 83.43 76.99 79.76 40.4 43.0 40.5 42.3 4o.l 40.9 1.99 2.02 1.99 2.02 1.92 1.95 87.09 86.63 98.36 93.04 85.63 84.42 95.23 91.80 78.57 82.54 92.87 88.61 42.9 43.1 44.0 44.0 42.4 42.0 43.1 43.1 40.5 41.9 42.6 42.6 2.03 2.01 2.24 2.16 2.02 2.01 2.21 2.13 1.94 1.97 2.18 2.08 88.20 87.99 104.62 100.74 84.46 99.62 41.8 44.9 41.7 43.8 40.8 43.5 2.11 2.33 2. U 2.30 2.07 2.29 79.15 80.97 69.52 82.94 91.56 41.9 41.5 41.4 44.4 41.8 41.6 41.4 41.6 43.9 41.7 40.8 41.1 39.5 43.2 42.0 1.97 2.02 1.78 1.98 2.19 1.96 2.02 1.77 1.99 2.19 1.94 1.97 1.76 1.92 2.18 and S heet-metal w o r k .......................... Metal stamping, coating, and engraving... V i t reous-enameled p r o d u c t s ............... S t amped and pressed metal p r o d u c t s ...... Lighting f i x t u r e s ........................... F a b ricated wire p r o d u c t s ................... M i s cellaneous fabricated metal products.. Metal shipping barrels, drums, kegs, S team engines, Apr. 1955 and water Diesel and other internal-combustiOn A g ricultural machinery and t r a c t o r s ...... A gricultural machinery (except t r a c t o r s ).................................. C o nstruction and mining m a c h i n e r y ........ C o nstruction and mining machinery, except for oil f i e l d s .................... Oil-field machinery and t o o l s ............ Machine t o o l s .............................. Machine-tool acces s b r i e s ................. S p e c i al-industry machinery (except metal- P a p e r — industries m a c h i n e r y ............... P rinting-trades machinery and equipment. 82.34 83.83 73.69 87.91 91.34 81.34 83.63 73.63 87.36 91.32 31 H o u r s and E j m t n g s Tab!e C -l: Hours and gross earnings o f p rod u ction w ork ers or nonsupervisory em p toy ees - Continued Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings industry May 1935 Apr. $85.90 $84.25 85.26 83.01 82.80 77.33 1955 May 1954 May 1955. Apr. 1955 May 1954 May 1955 Apr. $79.39 76.63 41.9 42.0 40.9 40.6 42.0 41.3 41.3 40.0 40.7 41.4 42.1 40.3 39.5 41.0 4o.i $2.05 2.03 2.07 1.90 2.03 2.09 $2.04 2.04 2.02 2.04 2.01 1955 May 1954 MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL) - Continued Pumps, air and gas c o m p r e s s o r s .......... Conveyors and conveying e q u i p m e n t ....... Blowers, exhaust and ve nti lating fans... Industrial trucks, tractors, e t c . ....... Mechanical p o we r -t r ans mis sio n equipment. "furnales^n^^ ....... Office and store machines and devices.... Computing machi nes and cash registers... T y p e w r i t e r s ................................ Se rvi ce - in d us t ry and household machines.. Domestic laundry e q u i p m e n t ............... ^presliig\ichines' """ Sewing m a c h i n e s ............................ "ufit!!'^°^ ^ air-conditi oni ng Miscellan eou s m ac hin ery p a r t s ............. Fabrica ted pipe, fittings, and valves... Ball and roller b e a r i n g s ................. Machi ne shops [job and r e p a i r ) .......... ELECTRtCAL MACHtMERY................... ^dlstributifr^nrindus^rill'Ipparatus.. Wiring devices and s u p p l i e s .............. ^e ^ e ctricatr^"' Weirding instruments "sets"' ^ "nd motor-generatoi 84.66 77.14 82.00 8 7 .15 73.38 77.42 79.79 42.9 81.41 83.23 80.00 85.72 74.82 82.62 82.62 79.60 77-42 83.10 72.13 77.22 74.88 40.9 39.6 39.6 39-6 41.7 40.5 78.58 81.80 7 7 .2 7 80.78 75.85 79.60 8 7.56 85.04 8 1 .6 1 84.05 84.02 82.96 80.80 89.18 83.78 78.01 77.60 78.40 74.50 79.52 76.30 75.52 85.26 89.66 83.44 79.99 86.33 74.05 85.07 91.70 84.04 2 .1 7 40 .7 1.88 2.02 2.03 41.8 39.9 41.1 39.6 41.0 39.8 1.88 1.88 2.04 1.8 5 2.05 42.3 42.1 40.6 44.3 39.2 40.0 40.0 38.8 2.07 2.02 2.01 2.07 4 1 .9 41.2 41.8 40.4 43.5 42.1 41.2 1.9 8 2.04 2.01 2.00 2.05 1.99 1.99 1.94 1.96 1.92 1.93 71.50 40.8 40.6 39.5 1.87 1.86 1 .8 1 76.22 $6.08 41.3 4o.i 40.9 39.9 39.7 39.1 I .96 1 .7 6 1.95 1.75 1.9 2 1 .6 9 77.71 77.52 74.82 40.9 40.8 39.8 1.90 1.90 1.88 75.07 73.42 72.44 40.8 39.9 39.8 1.84 1.84 1.82 85.70 41.6 42.2 41.2 39.6 40.2 2.06 42.2 2.00 2.05 2.00 1 .9 7 77.97 74.99 81.99 78 .76 75.24 86.25 69.66 79.54 74.64 71.38 82.78 69.60 70.98 69.25 64.29 65.04 88.83 2.00 69.83 89.22 34 1 .9 7 1.9 4 79.76 79-35 93.90 Primary batteries (dry and wet X- ray and non-r ad io el ectronic t u b e s --- 1.98 1.97 2.12 1.84 80.95 ^controlf' ....... 40.8 39.8 39.5 39.8 40.9 70.58 80.78 Miscella neo us electrical products 1.83 1.95 1.98 2 .18 84.46 84.40 Radio t u b e s ................................ Telephone, telegraph, and related 2.00 1.87 2.04 2.01 84.40 ^ 40.3 2.07 1.90 2.03 2.07 $1.97 1.94 40.2 39.3 39.2 39.2 39.2 38.6 Power and di stribution t r a n s fo rm er s.... Electrical weldjng apparatus . . Electrical appliances . .. Insulated wire and cable Electrical equipment for vehicles Electric l a m p s .............................. C omm uni cat ion e q u i p m e n t .................... 3 9 .7 2 .0 1 68.68 73.31 87.15 73.12 83.83 61.60 80.80 62.22 78.41 79.40 79.19 4 0 .1 69.14 78.17 4 2 .7 64.85 67.42 40.5 40.1 40.4 43.1 41.0 41.7 41.6 40.7 4o.i 66.08 62.65 39.8 39.2 39-7 39.9 39.1 39.4 1.74 1.64 1.73 78.41 67.51 75.66 57.91 77.59 42 .5 41.9 40.4 40.4 40.4 39.9 39.8 2.09 1.81 2.02 1.54 1.97 2.08 1 .8 1 2.00 76.22 40.9 44.5 40.6 41.8 40.5 4 1 .5 40.0 39.8 41.2 39.7 40.2 40.5 39-3 39-2 38.8 39.2 3 8 .1 40.2 1.94 2.11 1.94 1.80 2.02 1.72 1 .7 1 1 .7 8 1.77 1.93 2.07 1.94 1.79 1.99 1 .6 3 1.54 1.99 2.04 1 .8 7 1.9 9 1.9 2 1 .7 2 1 .9 3 1 .6 5 1 .7 2 1 .6 9 1 .5 9 1 .9 7 1 .7 4 1.9 3 1 .5 2 1 .9 3 Hours and Earnings Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued Average weekly Average hourly earnings earnings industry TRANSPORTATION EQUtPMEMT................ A u t o m o b i l e s ..................................... a c c e s s o r i e s .................................. Trailers Aircraft (truck Other Ship and a u t o m o b i l e ) .......... an d p a r t s ............................ Aircraft engines aircraft and boat and p a r t s ................ parts an d e q u i p m e n t ...... building and r e p a i r i n g ..... Shipbuilding an d r e p a i r i n g ................ Boatbuilding an d r e p a i r i n g ................ Other t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ............. INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS........ Laboratory, scientific, " I n s t r u m e n t r ^ ^ Optical instruments Surgical, me d i c a l , Ophthalmic ^ and Games, l e n s e s ............. ana d e n t a l Pens, pencils, other Other manufacturing an d Apr. 1955 May 1954 May 1955 Apr. 1955 #94.79 101.23 $92.62 97.88 *85.67 88.34 42.7 44.4 42.1 43.5 40.6 40.9 $2.22 2.28 $2.20 2.25 $2.11 2.16 101.$1 85-77 84.60 87.74 88.37 86.27 84.38 88.60 83.79 86.90 71.62 88.18 96.30 83.66 74.34 98.31 85.70 83.50 87.10 87.72 85.65 84.99 85.86 83.16 86.24 70.86 88.00 90.20 86.68 72.98 89.16 77-08 76.17 83.84 83.84 83.42 79.87 85.08 80.94 82.82 72.34 80.85 82.78 79.13 73.35 44.3 43.1 42.3 4i.o 41.1 40.3 39-8 41.4 39-9 39.5 41.4 39.9 42.8 38.2 40.4 43.5 43.5 42.6 40.7 40.8 40.4 39.9 40.5 39.6 39.2 41.2 4o.o 4i.o 39.4 4o.i 40.9 41.0 40.3 40.7 40.7 40.3 38.4 41.3 39.1 38.7 4l.l 38.5 39.8 37.5 40.3 2.29 1.99 2.00 2.14 2.15 2.13 2.12 2.14 2.10 2.20 1.73 2.21 2.23 2.19 1.84 2.26 1.97 1.96 2.14 2.15 2.12 2.13 2.12 2.10 2.20 1.72 2.20 2.20 2.20 1.82 2.18 1.88 I.89 2.06 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.06 2.07 2.14 1.76 2.10 2.08 2.11 1.82 75.93 75.76 72.07 40.6 40.3 39.6 1.87 1.88 1.82 90.73 87.94 81.56 42.0 40.9 39.4 2.16 2.15 2.07 76.95 77.38 76.38 76.59 73.60 74.52 40.3 40.3 40.2 4o.i 4o.o 40.5 I.90 1.92 1.90 1.91 1.84 1.84 69.53 61.10 83.03 66.98 67.94 60.65 83.23 67.37 65.97 58.20 79-79 62.98 40.9 40.2 40.9 39.4 40.2 39.9 4l.o 39.4 39.5 40.3 38.4 1.70 1.32 2.03 I.70 1.69 1.52 2.03 1.71 1.67 I.30 1.98 1.64 66.83 69.63 66.01 76.18 73.89 59.43 65.76 69.22 65.76 75.58 73.53 59.91 63.43 66.00 62.80 71.60 67.06 59.04 40.3 41.2 4i.o 41.4 40.6 39*1 40.1 41.2 41.1 41.3 40.4 38.9 39.4 4o.o 4o.o 4o.o 38.1 39.1 1.65 1.69 l.6l 1.84 1.82 1.32 1.64 1.68 1.60 1.83 1.82 1.54 1.61 1.65 1.57 1.79 1.76 1.51 59.43 59.98 60.90 60.75 72.38 70.24 59.91 59.67 62.78 59.30 71.51 67.73 59.13 56.71 61.31 56.45 66.86 66.13 39.1 39-2 40.6 40.3 41.6 40.6 38.9 39.0 41.3 39.8 41.1 39.6 38.9 39-4 40.6 38.4 39.8 39.6 1.32 1.33 1.30 1.30 1.74 1.73 1.54 1.53 1.32 1.49 1.74 1.71 1.32 1.49 1.31 1.47 1.68 1.67 May 1954 instru- a nd p l a t e d w a r e ................ dol l s , May 1935 controlling g o o d s .............................. toys, May 1954 a nd e n g i n e e r i n g M!SCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURE !NDUSTR)ES.... Silverware Apr. 1955 May 1953 38.8 Children's office s u p p l i e s ..... i n d u s t r i e s ............. -32- Hours jn d f jm uM Tab!# C -t Hours and gross #arn!ngs of production workers or nonsup#rvisory #mp)oy##s - Conttnu#d Average weekly earnings May M ay Apr. 1955 1955 1954 Industry Average^weekly May 10*55 Apr. 195^5 May 10^4 Average hourly earnings Apf. May May 1054 M D /V/RA/C #77A/r/f&TRAHSPORTATtOH: $79.93 79.98 $76.03 77.94 (1/) 43.4 41.2 43.0 39.2 43.3 (1/) $1.86 $1.94 $80.72 1.86 $1.94 1.80 72.83 Switchboard operating employees^/... 61.12 Line construction, installation, and maintenance employees Q/.......... 101.38 79.52 Telegraph ........................ 71.71 59.03 6 7 .3 8 56.98 39.8 38.2 39.4 37.6 38.5 37-0 1.83 1.60 1.82 1-57 1.75 1.54 100.46 93-88 75.78 43.7 43.3 42.3 42.0 42.1 42.1 2.32 78.54 1.88 2.32 1.87 2.23 1.80 84.66 8 1 -5 9 41.0 4l.l 40.3 40.9 2.07 2.11 Local railways and bus lines.......... COMmttHCATtOX: OTHER P U BU C U H L t T t E S : 40.7 2.07 2.11 2.00 1.99 1.99 2.03 1.93 41.2 41.1 2.08 2.08 2.01 40.7 40.3 40.4 1.90 1.89 1.83 56.41 40.25 38.9 34.9 38.6 34.7 38.9 34.7 1.50 1.18 1.49 1.17 1.45 1.16 35.7 37-7 44.1 34.9 35.3 37.6 44.2 34.4 35.6 38.0 44.3 34.9 1.63 1.83 46.42 80.00 46.10 45.82 59.66 75.75 45.37 65.83 69.28 64.53 68.64 62.73 67.39 42.2 43.3 41.9 42.9 42.1 43.2 1.56 1.60 f / M W f , /AMMMMY, M O fSMff; Banks and trust companies............. 58.56 Security dealers and exchanges.......... 100.02 73.05 Insurance carriers................... 59.00 106.08 72.36 57.19 91.53 - - - - - 69.72 - - - - - - - Gas and electric utilities............ Electric light and power utilities... 84.87 86.72 80.60 86.51 8o.4o 83.23 78.55 Electric light and gas utilities com bined.............................. 86.11 85.70 82.61 41.4 WHOLESALE TRADE.............................................................. 77.33 76.17 73.93 58.35 41.18 57.51 4o.6o 47.12 61.45 80.70 46.60 60.54 R ETA tL TRADE (EX CEPT FATtMG AMD DRtMtUMG P L A C E S )............................................................................... Department stores and general mail order houses....................... Food and liquor stores................ Automotive and accessories dealers.... Other retail trade! Furniture and appliance stores....... Lumber and hardware supply stores.... MWM/Cf /)W M f M m M K M / S ; Hotels and lodging places: Hotels, year-round J5/.............. . Personal Cleaning dyeing p l a n t s ............... M o t i o n pictures: Motion-picture production 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.61 1.28 l.8l 1.34 1.57 1.71 1.30 1.54 1.49 1.60 1.56 40.35 40.13 41.4 41.6 41.8 .98 .97 .96 41.62 40.70 47.24 40.30 40.8 40.9 40.3 40.1 1.01 47.32 40.3 39.7 1.02 49.49 1 .2 1 1 .1 9 1.00 1.18 94.12 92.66 88.57 - - - - - an d d i s t r i b u t i o n ............................. 41.0 41.0 40.57 services: and 4l.o 40.4 - l/ Not available. 2/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service as sistants: operating room instructors: and pay-station attendants. During 1954 such employees made up 43 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and earnings data. 3/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsmen; instal lation and exchange repair craftsmen; line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers. During 1954 such employees made up 25 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and earnings data. 4/ Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those compensated entirely on a commission basis. 5/ Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not included. March 1955 average veekly hours corrected to 41.3. A d [ u s t e d Ea r ni n gs Tabte C-2: Gross average weekty earnings of production workers in setected industries, in current and 1947-49 dottars Manufacturing Bituminous-coal mining Laundries Manufacturing B ituminous-coal mining La undries Period Period Current dollars 1947-49 Current dollars 1947-49 Current dollars Current 1947-49 C urrent 1947-49 Current dollars d ollars dollars dollars dollars 1947-49 1947-49 Monthly Annual 1954 1939... #23.96 $40.17 *23-89 1940.. . 23.20 42.07 24.71 30.96 47-03 1941... 29 39 #40.20 41.25 49.06 *17-64 1793 18.69 *29 70 29 93 29 71 1942... 1943... 1944... 36.63 43.14 46.09 32.39 39.30 61.28 35 02 41.62 5127 50.24 56.24 68.18 20.34 23.08 25 95 29-18 31.19 34.51 1943.. . 1946... 1947... 44.39 43-92 4997 37 72 32.34 32 32 52.25 59.03 66.59 67 95 69 58 69.73 27 73 30.20 32 71 36.06 36.21 34.25 1948... 1949.- 1930... 34.14 34.92 39 33 32.67 33 95 37 71 72.12 63.29 70 35 70.16 62.16 68.43 34.23 34.98 35-47 33 30 34 36 34.50 1931... '932... 1.933. -1954... 64.71 67 97 7 16 9 71.96 58.30 39-89 62.67 62.60 77 79 78.09 95 31 90.85 70.08 68.80 74.57 70.43 37-81 38.63 39.69 4o.io 34.06 34.04 34.69 34.93 T abte C-3: May **** June... July... Aug.... Sept... Oct.... Nov.... Dec.... *70.20 71.13 71.50 A v e r a g e w e e k t y earnings, gross a n d P eriod Index Amount = 100 ) Net spendable average weekly earnings Worker with 3 dependents nTdepLdints Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 dollars dollars dollars dollars *4o.8o $35.60 35.04 40.30 40.50 35.19 61.36 61.79 62.63 63.07 64.20 64.95 75.39 82.09 81.17 97.54 99.29 92.01 63.44 71.39 70.77 76.45 77.04 80.50 40.00 39.40 40.50 40.50 40.40 40.70 34.72 34.26 35.31 35.37 35.25 35.61 73.97 64.72 92.01 65.39 94.50 65.71 91.98 65.64 93.00 66.81 94.13 90.50 92.69 80.38 81.44 82.43 40.40 40.20 4o.6o 40.70 41.62 35.35 35.17 35.52 35.64 36.44 74.74 73.11 74.96 76.30 net s p e n d a b t e , of p r o d uc tio n w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g industries, in current a n d Gross average weekly earnings *62.34 66.37 72.11 70.92 71.06 71.86 72.22 73.57 74.12 1222 Jan.... Feb.... Mar.... Apr.... May.... *61.26 *71.67 61.83 76.32 62.12 93.00 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 dottars Gross average weekly earnings Period Index Amount (1947-49 = 100) Net spendable average weekly earnings W o rker with W orker with 3 no dependents dependents Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 dollars dollars dollars dollars Monthly data: Annual 1954 1939.-.- *23-86 194 0 25.20 194 1 29 38 45.1 476 55.9 *23.58 24.69 28.05 *3970 41.22 44-59 *23.62 24.95 29.28 *3976 41.65 46.55 Apr.... 1942— 19 4 3 ... 1944___ 36.65 43-14 46.08 69.2 015 07.0 3177 36.01 39.29 45 58 48.66 50.92 36.28 41.39 44.06 52.05 55 93 39-39 1945.... 1946— 1947... 44.39 43.82 49 97 03.8 82.8 94.4 36.97 3772 42.76 48.08 45 23 44.77 42.74 43.20 48.24 55 58 31.80 50.51 1948.... 54.14 1949.- -- 54.92 1950.... 59 33 102.2 103.7 112.0 47.43 48.09 5109 46.14 47-24 49 70 53-17 53-83 57 21 51.72 32.88 55.65 64.71 67 97 71.69 71.86 122.2 128.4 135.4 135.7 54.04 55-66 58.54 59.55 48.68 4904 51.17 51.87 61.28 63.62 66.58 66.78 55 21 56.05 38.20 58.17 June... $70.20 71.13 71.50 132.6 134.3 135.0 *59.22 59.97 59.26 *50.90 51.29 51.49 *63.41 66.18 66.48 *37.08 37.33 37.76 July... Aug.. . . Sept... Oct.... Nev.... Dec.... 70.92 71.06 71.86 72.22 73.57 74.12 133.9 134.2 135.7 136.4 138.9 l4o.o 58.90 39.91 59.55 59.94 60.92 61.36 51.04 51.23 51.92 52.26 53.16 53.68 66.00 66.12 66.78 67.07 68.18 68.63 57.29 57.50 59.22 58.59 59.49 60.04 73.97 74.74 75.U 74.96 76.30 139.7 141.2 141.9 141.6 144.1 61.15 61.76 62.05 61.93 62.99 53.50 54.03 54.29 54.23 53.13 68.41 69.02 69.32 69.20 70.27 59.85 60.38 60.65 60.60 61.53 1955 1 9 5 1 ... 1952.... 1953... 1954.... Mar.... Apr.... JL Adjusted Eartungs T ob !e C -4: A v erage hourty earnings, gross a n d exctu din g overtim e, o f prod u ction w orkers in m anufacturing industries Manufacturing Period G r oss Amount Durable goods Gross Gross Amount Amount Amount Amount 54-5 to . 808 .947 1.059 # 0.770 .881 #o . 64o 62.5 *0.625 .698 Excluding overtime Amount Nondurable goods Excluding overtime (1947- 4 9 = 100) Annual average: 1941............ 1942............ 1943............ * 0-729 1944............ 1943............ 1946............ 1.019 1.023 1.086 .947 1/963 1.051 ,73-5 1/ 74.8 81.6 1.156 1947............ 1948............ 1949............ 1237 1-350 1.198 1.310 1.401 1.367 930 101.7 106.1 1.292 i. 4io 1.469 1930............ 1931............ 1952............ 1933............ 1954............ .353 .961 *0.702 .805 .894 69.4 976 .723 .803 1.117 1.029 .861 .814 1.111 1/ 1.042 1.122 .904 1/.858 .981 1.250 1.015 1.366 1.171 1.278 1.434 1.325 763 113 3 1.241 1.292 1.465 1.415 1 09 9 1.337 1.480 159 153 1.67 1.60 1.77 1.70 1.378 1.48 1.34 1.87 1.92 1.80 1.86 1.61 1.66 1.90 1.91 1.91 1.85 1.86 1.86 1.65 1.66 1.66 1.91 1.91 1.86 1.86 1.66 1.65 1.60 1.87 1.87 1.88 1.66 1 .6l 1.6 6 1.67 1.67 1.62 1.67 1.61 1-77 1.71 1.81 1.76 118.8 125.0 132.8 136.6 A p r ..... M a y ..... June.... 1.80 1.81 1.81 1.75 135-9 1.76 1.76 136.6 136.6 J u l y . ... 1.80 1.76 136.6 1.79 1.74 135.1 1.81 1. 81 1.83 1.83 1.76 1.76 136.6 136.6 1.77 1.77 137.4 137.4 1.93 1.93 1.94 1.95 1.85 1.78 1.78 138.2 138.2 1.96 1.96 1.85 1.79 1.80 1.80 139.0 139.8 139.8 1.97 1.86 1-337 1.43 1.49 1.56 I.61 data: 1954 : O c t ..... D e c ..... 1955: J a n ..... F e b ..... M a r ..... M a y ..... 1.84 1.87 1.98 1.99 1.88 1.89 1.89 1. 89 1.90 1.90 l/ 11-nomth av.rag.; August 1943 #xoladed baeanee of VJ-day holiday period. 38 1.68 1.68 1.68 1. 6 9 1.70 1.6 1 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.63 1.63 1.65 1.65 Man Hour indexes Tab!# C-5. tndexes of aggregate weetdy m an-hour! in industria! and construction a c tiv ity ^ (1947-49 = 100) Period Annual average: 1947 .. 1948.. 1949.. 1950.. 1951.. 1952.. 1953.. 1954.. Monthly data: 1954: ADr..... TOTAL 2/ Contract Mining construction division division 103.6 ,103.4 93.0 1 0 1.5 109.5 10 9 .7 Period 996 1 0 2 .7 96 9 93.0 85.0 107.4 89.3 524.6 82.6 106.6 106.3 89.4 91.7 484.0 466.1 85.5 97.1 99.9 101.2 101.9 101.6 103.9 103.9 103.2 109.4 451.3 437.4 441.8 437.9 431.7 78 .0 1 1 8 .2 108.9 103.8 110 .5 91.8 96.3 97.9 96.3 95-8 95.8 429.0 88.4 96.0 102.0 103.6 109.4 105.2 1 11 .5 1 13 .6 93.2 94.2 95.2 104.5 IO6.5 114.3 92.8 1 16 .9 94.1 415.6 411.6 410.8 400.8 4oo.o 84.2 85.5 84.6 86.2 91.4 74.8 77-3 73-5 75.8 127.5 129.8 123.8 7 6 .5 7 7 .4 Furniture and fixtures 115-7 98.8 112.1 118.2 124.6 123.5 7 6 .8 76 .4 76.0 7 5 .7 78 .0 101.1 108.4 108.4 107.0 10 1.2 10 7.6 9 1 .1 10 7.4 290.4 625.0 798 .5 502.2 99.1 73.5 74.5 78.1 100.8 103.0 10 3 .1 106.2 103.1 104.1 89-7 10 7.5 99.3 99.7 10 2.9 10 6.1 101.1 7 6 .6 103.5 104.8 103.2 92.0 Manufacturing -- Durable goods Lumber and Ordnance and wood products accessories (except furniture) 1 16 .6 1 2 5 .2 1 0 1 .5 10 2.2 102.3 103.0 Total: Nondurable goods 1 13 .6 102.0 113.3 99.9 Feb..... Mar..... 9 1.0 Total: Durable goods 10 2 .1 9 4 .7 99.2 997 98.6 997 93.5 109.1 124.1 127.5 123.1 115.9 99.5 1955: 94.6 103.4 95.0 90.9 87.5 1 0 1.4 Oct...... Nov..... Dec...... 105.1 105.4 89.5 Manufac turing division 92.4 100.6 10 6 .1 H7.3 99.6 102.7 106.6 Manufacturing - Durable goods - Continued Stone, clay, Fabricated Machinery Primary metal and glass metal (except industries products products electrical) 102.7 90.3 90.3 80.4 89.2 94.0 92.2 Electrical machinery Transporta tion equipment 111.1 102.9 102.9 100.9 96.3 10 6 .1 12 4 .5 138 .0 158.6 139.0 136.4 Annual average: 1947 .......... 1948. 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. ..... Monthly data: 103.3 104.6 9 2 .1 1 1 1 .5 105.9 106.2 108.5 Jan..... Feb...... 103.8 104.1 1 1 5 .7 104.6 113.9 94.5 108.3 106.6 8 5 .1 94.0 1 1 6 .9 112.1 123.4 108.3 118.4 119.0 100.6 86.0 10 7.6 1 2 3 .7 1 3 1 .2 1 4 7 .1 12 3 .4 106.7 107.7 107.5 102.9 105.7 104.0 102.4 100.9 1 2 1 .6 1 1 9 .7 1 1 7 .5 9 6 .1 1 1 4 .9 1 19 .0 1 2 2 .9 1 2 5 .9 1 2 8 .7 1 2 7 .7 89.4 106.5 1 15 .8 92.4 97.3 S7.6 97.8 92.6 97.4 96.7 99.9 100.7 102.6 100.7 10 2.2 91.4 91.6 91.5 102.0 101.7 102.1 101.6 98.7 107.9 110.6 111.5 98.0 98.9 99.8 103.3 100.7 103.2 106.5 110 .6 1 1 3 .2 10 2.2 1 0 5 .1 108.0 109.0 1 1 3 .6 1 1 6 .1 106.4 90.9 1955: 106.7 99.0 89.6 Nov..... Dec..... 104.3 106.6 105.4 106.6 88.0 96.5 89.6 Aug..... 102.8 103.9 933 102.9 111.4 101.3 102.0 99.2 100.0 92.3 93.9 92.8 96.2 112.8 106.2 109.1 95.0 95-4 94.8 95.1 57.5 97.6 99.6 104.4 1 2 5 .7 12 6 .6 12 7 .0 1 2 7 .3 12 8 .7 135.0 13 2 .2 1 2 7 .2 124.4 118.1 1 2 5 .9 139.2 146.0 147.1 150.9 154.4 153.7 15 6 .0 See footnotes at end of table. -3 2 - \1jn Hour hidcxcs Tabte C -5. tn d ex es o f a g g r e g a t e w e e k ty ^nan-hours in industriat and construction a ctiv ity (1947-49 = Period Manufacturing - Durable goods-Con. Miscellaneous Instruments and related manufacturing products industries C on tin u ed 100 ) Man u f a c t u r i n g - Nondurable Food and kindred products To bacco manufactures goods Textile-mill finished textile products Annual average: 1947.......... 1948. 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. w+v + w * * *** * 1954: Apr..... June.... Sept.... Oct..... N o v ...... Dec..... 1955: Feb..... Apr..... 107.5 103.0 89.5 97.4 117.5 122.7 129.9 104.5 10 5 .7 89.9 10 0 .1 96.0 90.7 104.6 104.2 103.9 100.0 105.9 101.0 9 1.2 9 6 .1 95.2 95.9 9 4 .7 9 3 .7 93 .1 89.2 9 1 .2 92.2 90 .1 89.8 10 1.6 98.8 103.0 1 0 1.9 104.5 106.9 90.3 87.8 78.7 99.0 8 1 .7 84.6 89.9 7 3 .5 7 5 .5 78 .4 75.9 75.4 77.4 91.8 92.2 101.3 10 3.1 1 1 4 .9 100.5 109.5 98.0 1 1 6 .4 1 14 .0 1 1 2 .2 95.5 94.5 95.3 108.8 108 .7 1 1 1 .9 1 1 2 .3 1 1 2 .9 1 1 3 .7 90.5 96.7 100.3 103.2 102.4 98.3 1 1 2 .2 1 1 2 .9 1 1 4 .2 1 1 3 .1 1 10 .5 93.9 97.4 99.3 97.7 99.4 95.6 7 8 .1 75.2 1 0 2 .1 10 5.2 97.4 107.9 7 8 .9 96.7 91.7 1 1 1 .0 80.9 94.0 95.4 82.4 88.0 82.3 79.8 8o.4 85.4 81.4 77.2 8 1 .6 72.0 84.7 77.0 79.5 83.2 81.4 83.0 83.0 80.2 80.9 99.6 94.2 9 2 .1 10 1.4 1 0 1 .1 100.3 10 1.8 103.6 102.4 10 7.6 109.5 10 0 .1 100.7 Manufacturing - Nondurable goods - C o ntinued Period Paper and allied products Printing, pub lishing, and allied industries Chemicals and allied products Products of petroleum and coal Rubber products Leather and leather products 105.8 100.8 93.4 9 7.8 9 2 .1 96.9 96.5 Annual a v e r a g e : 1947.. 1948.., 1949.. 1950... 1931.. 1952.. 1953.. 1954:. .......... 102.6 102.3 9 3 .1 105.4 109.9 10 3.9 1 11 .6 109.2 99.0 102.7 90.3 97-3 10 1.6 10 2.7 105.4 103.3 102.6 9 4 .1 9 7.2 10 5.5 10 4 .7 1 0 8 .1 1 0 2 .1 98.2 100.9 109.8 102.0 8 8 .1 1 0 1.9 108.5 108.4 1 1 1 .6 104.4 103.5 95.7 97.0 89.9 103.2 103.2 104.1 10 4.5 10 2.6 10 1.8 94.0 97.4 99.3 9 3.7 96.9 98.7 8 5.4 82.3 8 7 .7 103.0 103.5 105.6 100.2 100.7 103.3 98.6 97.5 96.7 84.7 86.0 96.9 90.6 9 3 .1 88.3 105.4 105.4 1 0 4 .1 104.3 1 0 4 .7 94.0 93.8 102.3 86.8 104.3 90.6 92.2 10 8 .5 93.3 103.3 10 3.9 9 1.2 108.3 94.0 104.0 10 5 .7 1 0 5 .1 105.9 104.4 108.6 98.6 10 7.4 1 0 7 .7 1 0 9 .1 1 1 0 .9 98.4 113.7 . - $9*8. 101.4 100.5 98.0 99-3 M onthly data: 1954: A p r ...... J u n e ..... 106.3 10 7 .6 109.3 108.0 109.9 1 1 1 .1 1 1 1 .4 1 1 1 .7 1 1 0 .7 1955: F e b ...... M a y ...... 10 8 .7 109.3 1 1 0 .5 1 1 0 .1 1 1 1 .9 107.0 90.3 92.7 93.7 .. 10L 6 , _ j .95..7, period ending nearest the 15th 1/ Aggregate man-hours are for the weekly pay totals for the month. F o r mining and manufacturing industries, contract construction, the data relate to construction workers. 2/ Includes only the divisions shown. 40 90.9 o f the month and do n ot r epresent data refer to p r o d u c t i o n and r e lated workers. For S t3 tc 3nd A re ^ H o u r s and L u m n g s Tabte C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas Average weekly carnirms 1955 . ... 1?54. May Acr. -.-MM. ... State and area ALABAMA................. Birmingham Mobile *59.94 77.0 8 69.83 *59-05 74.96 70.41 *54.67 70.09 67.32 Average veeklir hours 1954 1955 May .H*y _ Apr. 40.5 Average hourly earnings 1<355 1954 May May Apr. 4i.o 4o.6 39.9 40.3 38.9 38.5 39.6 41.3 $1.46 1.86 $1.48 1.86 $1.42 1.77 1 .7 2 1 .8 1 1 .6 3 41.3 40.3 1.9 6 1.9 2 1.95 1.91 1.93 1.91 ARIZONA................. Phoenix 7 9 .7 7 76.99 79-17 76.78 79-71 76.97 40.7 4o.i 40.6 40.2 ARKANSAS................ Little RockN. Little Rock 53.89 52.48 50.22 42.1 41.0 40.5 1 .2 8 1.2 8 1.24 52.07 51.31 49.37 4i.o 40.4 40.8 1 .2 7 1.27 1.21 CALIFORNIA.............. Fresno Los Angeles Sacramento San BernardinoRiverside-Ontario San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Jose Stockton 84.70 84.47 70.50 84.79 77-53 80.85 40.3 37-5 40.4 39.8 38.2 2.10 1.93 2.03 36.6 40.9 38.8 72.19 84.96 76.19 72.11 80.26 78.03 40.9 36.4 2.08 1.99 40.0 40.4 39-1 41.9 37.8 39-8 40.1 39.2 2.01 2.12 2.19 2.09 1.98 2.01 2.12 2.19 2.06 1.97 2.12 1.99 1.94 1.88 1.87 I .87 1 .8 1 1.8 2 85.98 80.31 8 5.6 7 77.51 81.35 86.68 85.44 83.18 86.85 87.06 76.97 74.57 77-35 75-66 40.6 39.6 41.5 38.9 COLORADO................ Denver 76.89 75-92 75-17 72.76 72.80 40.9 40.9 4o.6 40.2 40.2 40.0 CONNECTICUT............. Bridgeport Hartford Nev Britain New Haven Stamford Waterbury 76.82 8 1.70 80.29 76.04 41.3 41.1 41.3 77.46 71.82 74.80 75.30 70.27 68.28 78.99 70.88 39.9 40.0 40.7 39.7 39*7 40.3 39-6 DELAWARE................ Wilmington 79.23 91.48 76.96 71.0 2 90.39 FLORIDA................. Tsmpa-St. Petersburg 57.82 57-51 56.86 GEORGIA................. Atlanta Savannah 52.4o 67-56 52.40 67.56 69.01 IDAHO................... 81.42 77.30 80.12 80.06 4 1 .9 41.6 41.3 39-8 4 1 .7 38.8 39.0 1 .8 9 1.8 9 2.00 1.95 1.95 2.03 1.95 1.93 1.84 I .85 1.94 1.92 1.84 1 .7 8 2.02 1 .8 9 1 .7 6 2.00 1.8 6 1.87 1.85 1.77 1.72 1.96 1.79 1.8 6 1.8 0 42.0 41.3 39.8 39.5 41.2 42.3 42.0 40.7 41.2 39-9 84.23 40.3 1 .8 7 2 .1 8 1.8 9 2 .1 9 1.78 2.09 55-07 54.93 41.6 40.5 41.5 4l.0 4l.l 41.3 1.39 1.42 1.37 1.39 1.34 1.33 40.0 40.7 42.6 39-7 38.0 1.31 1.32 40.7 42.3 39.5 41.4 1 .6 6 1.6 2 1.6 6 1.6 2 1.2 6 1 .5 8 68.53 47.88 62.41 64.17 80.59 78.36 78.34 40.7 40.6 40.8 1.9 8 1.93 1.92 ILLINOIS................ Chicago 8 1 .1 7 80.48 83.26 75.32 78.04 4l.O 40.9 40.9 40.7 39-6 39.4 1.9 8 2.05 1.97 84.01 2.05 1.90 1.9 8 INDIANA................. 82.87 81.55 75-77 4 1.3 40.8 39.5 2.0 1 2.00 1.9 2 ICWA................... Des Moines 74.48 73.24 78.49 70.57 77.73 41.0 40.4 40.6 39.5 40.1 40.1 1.8 2 2 .0 1 1.8 0 1 .7 6 1.99 1.94 KANSAS.................. Topeka Wichita 80.37 80.56 80.61 78 .15 69.24 42.0 41.0 41.7 1.92 1.84 8 1.70 42.1 43.4 41.8 1.84 83.24 42.3 43.7 42.0 1.9 0 80.08 82.79 1 .9 8 1 .9 8 1.8 6 1.6 9 1.9 6 KENTUCKY................ 70.06 69.64 64.95 40.6 40.4 39-5 1.73 1 .7 2 1.64 75-99 70.84 78.38 79.38 81.02 75-99 40.5 40.1 39-9 2.09 1.93 2.07 2.00 70.05 79.00 56.99 38.8 1.55 See footnotes at end of table. 41 S t j t e and A r e j H o u r s ^nt. tim ing s Tabte C-& Hours and gross earning! of production workers in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s 1 ?52. . 1954 May May _____ AML:___ S t a t e and a r e a A v e r a g e w e e k lir h o u rs 1954 1955 May A p r. May 4l.l 40.6 40.2 4 1.5 41.2 41.4 LOUISIANA....................................... B a to n Rouge New O r le a n s $68.23 92.97 68.34 $69.72 95.35 67.94 $65.92 92.74 MAINE................................................ P o r tla n d 58.09 6 1 .9 7 57.39 54.74 59.67 40.3 40.9 39.8 39.7 38.9 61.05 MARYLAND......................................... B a lt im o r e 73.89 77.60 72.63 76.13 68.20 7 2 .16 40.9 40.3 4i.l 40.4 MASSACHUSETTS............................. B o s to n F a l l R iv e r Nev B e d fo r d S p r in g fie ld -H o ly o k e W o rce ste r 68.74 7 1 .3 8 67.43 64.57 70.09 54.74 68.78 57.48 74.07 76.30 53.86 70.80 40.2 40.1 39.3 39.4 41.1 40.8 39.9 39.6 39.1 39.1 MICHIGAN......................................... D e tro it F lin t G ran d R a p id s L a n s in g M uskegon S a g in a w 97.14 98.41 114.10 94.63 97.29 86.31 55.41 58.71 75.21 76.70 66.83 50.46 69.42 43.5 42.6 48.2 4l.l 40.2 40 .7 40.8 42.8 42.3 A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1 C>55 1954 May May A pr. $1.6 6 $1.68 2.2 9 1 .7 0 2.32 1.69 $1.6 0 2.24 1.65 40.5 1.44 1.52 1.44 1.54 1.41 1.47 39.7 4o*o 1 .8 1 1.8 9 1.8 0 1.8 8 1.72 38.9 1 .7 1 1 .7 8 1 .6 9 1.6 6 39.3 1.77 1.40 1.47 1.82 1.75 1.39 1.44 1.77 1 .8 7 1 .7 8 2 .1 3 2.23 2.23 1 .9 6 2.22 2.0 7 2.03 40.5 36.3 1.41 37.4 4o.o 39.0 1 .4 9 1.8 3 1.8 8 40.5 2.23 2 .3 1 2.21 4o.i 2.30 1.80 88.41 105.66 87.82 89.34 97.59 79.93 96.70 79-73 100.54 95.04 82.05 46.6 4i.l 45.7 76.49 76.51 76.66 76.22 78.30 73.46 73.73 74.99 40.8 39.2 40.5 46.10 48.26 41.5 39.4 40.9 39.4 38.3 1.2 0 1.2 3 1.17 38.2 1.31 1.31 1.2 6 85.06 108.72 103.01 84.93 4 1 .9 45.0 4 1 .9 45.8 43.8 2.37 40.8 2.03 43.6 2.33 41.0 43.9 38.5 40.4 2 .1 5 2.20 2.29 2.03 2.31 2.14 2.17 40.7 39.2 40.6 40.2 39.7 39.8 1.8 8 1 .9 6 1.8 8 1.9 4 1.94 1.93 1.8 3 1.8 6 1.8 8 MINNESOTA....................................... D u lu th M i n n e a p o lis - S t . P a u l 78.35 M IS S IS S IP P I.................................. Jackson 49.80 5 1 .6 1 50.31 MISSOURI......................................... K a n sa s C i t y S t . L o u is 70.53 69.81 39-5 38.8 1 .7 8 1.77 1.74 40.9 40.5 39.9 39.7 39.7 39.0 1.97 1.94 1 .9 6 77.18 79.18 76.15 67.51 75.46 72.54 39.6 80.38 1.92 1.9 0 1.8 6 MONTANA............................................ 81.93 80.78 78.25 40.3 39.9 40.2 2.03 2.02 1.95 NEBRASKA......................................... Omaha (1/) 68.12 67.43 (1 /) 40.9 42.1 (1/) 71.43 70.07 ( 1/ ) 41.5 4 1 .7 (1 /) (l/) 1 .6 7 1 .7 2 1.6 0 1.6 8 NEVADA.............................................. 87.36 84.31 86.00 39.0 38.5 40.0 2.24 2 .1 9 2 .1 5 NEV HAMPSHIRE............................. M a n c h e s te r 59.28 55.15 58.40 53.71 55.58 40.6 38.3 40.0 37.3 38.6 1.46 1.44 1.46 1.44 1.44 1.42 NEV JERSEY.................................... N e w a r k -J e r s e y C i t y P a te rso n P e r t h Amboy T re n to n 78.62 79.30 78.14 80.24 79.17 77.10 78.15 75.71 79.74 74.05 74.08 75.55 74.29 75.54 40.8 1.92 1.95 70.50 39.9 39.7 39.7 40.2 40.2 39.3 1.93 41.3 4i.o 41.8 40.2 40.1 40.4 NEV MEXICO.................................... A lb u q u e r q u e 80.80 8 1.6 1 71.74 71.94 77.30 73.92 40.2 39.2 40.4 39-1 41.6 42.0 NEV YORK......................................... A lb a n y -S ch en e c t a d y - T r o y B in gh am to n B u ffa lo E lm ir a 74.13 80.21 73.08 78.31 68.34 86.88 73.79 70.60 39.3 40.2 38.8 38.6 39-6 38.4 40.8 4o.o 39.1 See footnotes at end of table. 42 68.63 88.61 74.16 50.04 50.98 74.14 63.86 82.70 73.03 40.5 38.6 41.4 40.0 40.5 35.9 1.9 6 1 .8 9 1 .9 6 1 .8 9 1.8 6 1.79 2.01 1.83 2.02 1.8 6 1 .7 6 I .89 1.99 1.8 8 1.9 8 1 .7 8 36.8 1 .7 8 40.5 2.14 1.85 40.5 1 .8 7 1.97 1.87 1.9 0 1.8 5 1.8 8 1.84 2.13 1.8 5 1.8 3 1.9 0 1.74 2.04 1.80 S h ite and A re a H o u r s and fa rm n g s Tabte C-& Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued Average veekly earnings 1955 1954 May May Anr. State and area NEW YORK - Continued Nassau and Suffolk Counties Nev York City Rochester Syracuse Utica-Rome Westchester County $82.46 70.48 79.67 79.07 70.61 75-53 $82.69 50.94 55-74 48.38 NORTH CAROLINA.......... Charlotte Greensboro-High Point 69.29 79.03 78.35 70.44 73.5 9 #82.52 67.36 75.45 73 20 68.62 71.58 . Average weeklsr hours IM S 1954 May Apr. Mav 4o.7 37-8 40.5 4l.l 39.9 40.4 40.1 37-2 40.3 41.0 39.9 39.9 37.2 39.6 39-9 39-5 39-0 39.8 41.6 37.8 40.5 34.3 Average hourly earnings 1954 1955 Anr. Mav $2.03 1.87 1.97 1.92 1.77 1.87 $2.06 1.86 1.96 1.91 1.76 1.84 $2.03 37.1 39-9 35.1 1 .2 8 1 .2 8 1 .2 6 1.34 1.31 1.34 1.30 1 .3 1 1 .2 8 43.9 44.8 44.1 40.8 1.54 1 .5 6 1 .6 2 1.51 1.63 40.7 40.9 4l.o 39.3 40.1 39.4 2.08 1.94 2.13 2.06 1.98 1.84 2.04 41.2 42.4 40.9 1.77 1.64 1.95 1 .7 6 1 .6 3 1.74 1.95 1.92 40 .7 1 .8 1 1.91 1.83 1.74 1.83 49 .78 54.27 44.93 46.75 51.87 44.93 38.0 NORTH DAKOTA............ Fargo 69.76 68.63 66.42 45.4 72.46 72.32 66.51 44.9 OHIO.................... Cincinnati Cleveland 85.83 83.98 78.60 86.36 77-70 73.69 4 1.3 4 1 .3 80.56 42.2 OKLAHOMA................ Oklahoma City Tulsa 73.99 69.54 73-04 71.69 6 8 .13 68.69 41.5 41.8 8 1.3 2 80.54 78.53 41.8 42.4 41.7 OREGON.................. Portland 88.81 86.65 80.52 84.89 77.80 38.9 39-3 38.7 8 2.5 7 38.6 38.8 3 8 .1 2.2 8 2 .1 0 2.24 2.09 2.19 2.04 PENNSYLVANIA............ Allentovn-BethlehemEaston Erie Harrisburg Lancaster Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre— Hazleton York 75.54 73.43 69.32 39.9 39-0 3 8 .1 1 .9 0 1.88 1.8 2 72.06 8 1.6 2 66.56 66.70 69.36 62.08 39.1 78.94 73-50 58.55 4 1 .9 38.6 40.9 35-7 39.6 1.84 1.95 1.80 1.93 40.0 36.8 64.96 75-42 86.04 63.03 4 1.3 1 .6 6 1 .6 2 73-59 78.42 63.47 5 2 .1 1 6 5 .2 7 66.07 5 2 .13 49.10 6 3 .9 1 54.40 50.53 60.84 40.2 40.9 39.9 37.6 37-9 41.0 1 .6 6 1 .6 1 1.9 2 2 .1 5 1.6 9 1.74 1.86 1.59 1.56 RHODE ISLAND............ Providence 62.22 63.09 61.33 62.22 59-89 6o.4o SOUTH CAROLINA.......... Charleston 5 2 .12 56.57 52.39 55.07 SOUTH DAKOTA............ Sioux Falls 68 .31 66.23 73-42 69.91 79 92 90.09 77-79 8 8.47 6 8 .3 1 54.14 6 3 .7 1 4 1.3 38.4 40.4 39.2 40.0 39-0 36.1 35.5 40.3 39-0 1 .6 1 1.94 38.2 2 .1 6 37-8 38.2 1.71 1.44 37.1 1 .3 8 40.5 38.8 40.4 40.7 40.1 40.4 48.13 52.27 40.4 40.7 63.95 70.77 1.92 2 .1 1 1 .6 2 1 .8 9 2.05 1.6 8 1.44 1.42 1 .3 6 1.59 1 .3 8 1 .5 8 39.4 40.0 1.54 1.55 1.53 1.54 1.52 1.51 40.3 40.2 38.2 1 .2 9 1.3 0 1.2 6 39.6 1.39 1.37 1.32 44.2 45.3 42.5 43.1 42.3 1.55 1 .6 2 1 .5 6 1 .6 2 1.51 43.8 40.3 39.9 39.4 42.9 40.3 39-5 1.46 1.48 1.44 38.8 38.6 4 1 .9 1 .5 0 1 .5 1 1.75 39.9 1 .6 3 1 .5 2 1.74 1.64 1 .4 7 1.6 9 64.94 59-45 40.8 40.2 39.8 42.6 40.8 1.5 0 1.4 9 1.57 1 .6 2 59 57 59-64 56.88 60.30 69.65 57-04 62.02 60.25 68.56 70.36 60.45 TEXAS................... 75-12 73.87 71.69 42.2 41.5 41.2 1 .7 8 1 .7 8 1.74 UTAH.................... Salt Lake City 76.63 77 .0 2 39.5 40.7 39.7 40.4 39.4 40.5 1.94 75.95 73-28 75-33 1.94 77-33 1 .9 0 1.8 8 1.8 6 1.8 6 Chattanooga Knoxville Memphis Nashville 69.44 65.23 1.55 See footnotes at end of talale. 43 S t j t c and A r ^ j Houn jru t tritnitto s Tabte C-& Hours and gross earnings of production wo&ers in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued A v e ra g e w e e k ly €arninga S t a t e and a r e a 1 ?55 May ADr. VERMONT............................................ B u r li n g t o n S p r in g fie ld $62.59 $62.13 58.33 73.74 VIRGIN IA......................................... N o r fo lk - P o r t s m o u t h Richm ond 58.87 WASHINGTON.................................... S e a ttle S pokan e Tacom a 84.47 83.57 WEST V IR G IN IA ............................. C h a r le s t o n 73.87 WISCONSIN....................................... K en osh a La C rosse M ad iso n M ilw au k ee R a c in e 80.64 81.35 77.67 WYOMING............................................ C asp er l / N ot a v a i l a b l e . 44 A v e r a g e w e e k ly r h o u rs 1954 A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1954 1955 1^55 1954 Mav Anr. Mav May A pr. May $59-53 59.05 69.85 41.9 39.2 42.1 4 1 .7 40.5 39.5 40.1 $1.49 1.48 1.78 $1.49 1.49 1.77 $1.47 39.1 41.8 58.25 67.42 64.62 55.81 61.20 59.34 40.6 41.8 39.9 42.4 1.45 1-59 1.46 1.59 40.9 40.9 39-3 4o.o 39-3 1 .5 8 1 .5 8 1.42 1.53 1.51 8 3 .71 80.07 39-1 38.8 38.0 40.9 38.6 38.9 2 .1 6 2 .1 2 2 .1 6 2.08 81.00 80.94 77-84 83-17 79.98 2.11 2.11 2.10 2.03 2.02 2.05 73-12 92.46 70.64 91.54 39.5 39.1 40.2 38.6 1.87 39.8 2.28 1.87 2.30 1.83 2 .3O 1.92 1.91 2.08 84.93 84.74 76.83 41.5 38.3 39-8 4o.o 39.9 39.2 2.06 84.92 42.0 39-5 39-6 40.0 41.3 41.5 41.6 40.1 39-6 38.9 87.35 75-28 75.82 75.02 77.35 81.09 40 .7 80.58 79.34 83 55 77.85 77-48 1.96 2.01 2.11 2.05 1.96 1.99 2.09 2.04 1.85 1.98 1.89 1.94 2.03 1.96 84.87 83.64 85.44 100.45 93-09 41.4 40.1 41.2 41.0 40.3 40.3 2.05 98.65 2.03 2.45 2.12 2.31 57.85 75.09 66.46 64.62 81.09 85.96 92.34 86.59 May 38.3 40.5 39.2 40.5 4 0 .7 38.3 4l.i 38.9 2.12 2.13 2.46 1 .5 0 1.74 Expianatory Notes ! N T R O D U C T ) O N The statistics for nonfarm industries presented in this monthly report are part of the broad program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide timely, com?prehensive, accurate, and detailed information for the use of businessmen, government officials, legislators, labor unions, research workers, and the general public. The statistics are an integral part of the Federal statistical system, and are considered basic indica tors of the state of the Nation's econony. They are widely used in following and interpreting business developments and in making decisions in such fields as labcr-management negotiations, marketing, personnel, plant location, and government policy. In addition, Government agencies use the data in this report to com pile official indexes of production, labor productivity, and national income. E S T A B U S H M E N T a. REPORTS: duct. Information for nonmanufacturing establish ments is collected on the 790 form itself. In the case of an establishment making more than one product or engaging in more than one activity, the entire employment of the unit is included under the industry indicated by the most Important product or activity. The titles and descriptions of industries presented in the - (U. S. Bureau of the Budget, Washington, D. C.) are used for classifying reports A?om manufacturing and government establishments; the 1942 industrial ClnH^fioation Code. (U. S. Social Security Board) for reports from all other establishments. c. Coverage Monthly reports on employment and, for most indus tries, payroll and man-hours are obtained from approx imately 155,000 establishments. (See table below.) The table also shows the approximate proportion of total employment in each industry division covered by the group of establishments furnishing monthly employment data. The coverage for individual industries within the division may vary fl*om the proportions shown. Collection Approximate sine and coverage of BLS The employment statistics program, which is based on establishment payroll reports, provides current data for both full- and part-time workers on payrolls of nonagricultural establishments (see glossary for defi nition, p. 7-E) during a specified period each month.The ELS uses two "shuttle" schedules for this program, the BLS Form 790 (for employment, payroll, and man-hours data) and the BLS Farm 1219 (for labor turnover data). The shuttle schedule, used by BLS for more than 25 years, is designed to assist firms to report consist ently, accurately, and with a minimum of cost. The questionnaire provides space for the establishment to report for each month of the current calendar year; in this way, the employer uses the same schedule for the entire year. Under a cooperative arrangement with the BLS, State agencies mail the BLS 790 Forms to the establishments and examine the returns for consistency, accuracy, and completeness. The States use the information to prepare State and area series and then send the data to the BLS Division of Manpower and Employment Statistics for use in preparing the national series. The BLS 1219 schedules are mailed by BLS to the es tablishments which return them directly to the BLS Wash ington office for use in preparing turnover rates on a national basis. b. Industrial Classification Establishments are classified into industries on the basis of their principal product or activity determined from information on annual sales volume. This informa tion is collected each year. For manufacturing estab lishments, a product supplement to the monthly 790 report is used. The supplement provides for reporting the percentage of total sales represented by each proL employment and payroUs aampie 1/ Division or industry Number of Employees ments in sample Number in Percent sample of total Mining.............. Contract construction.. 3,300 19,700 44,100 400,000 783,000 10,602,000 50 28 65 1,037,000 95 13,600 1 ,430,000 51 60,300 1,760,000 17 10,600 517,000 25 1,300 145,000 31 2,300 99,000 23 4,100 2,139,000 3,223,000 100 69 Transportation and public utilities: Interstate railroads. Other transportation and public utilities. Wholesale and retail Finance, insurance, and real estate......... Service and miscellaneous: Hotels and lodging Personal services: Laundries and clean ing and dyeing Government: Federal (Civil Service l/ Some firms do not report payroll and man-hour information. Therefore, hours and earnings estimates may be based on a slightly smaller sample than employ ment estimates. 1-E Labor turnover reports are received from approx imately 10,000 cooperating establishments in the manu facturing, mining, and communication industries (see table belov). The definition of manufacturing used in the turnover series is not as extensive as in the BLS series on employment and hours and earnings because of the exclusion of the following major industries from the labor turnover sample: printing, publishing, and allied industries (since April 1943); canning and pre serving Rruits, vegetables, and sea foods; women's and misses' outerwear; and fertilizer. Approximate size and coverage of BLS !abor turnover samp!e Number of Group and industry ments in sample Manufacturing......... Durable goods...... Nondurable goods.... Coal mining: Anthracite........ Bituminous........ Communication: Telephone......... Telegraph......... l/ Does not apply. DEF!N!T!ONS A M D Employees Number in Percent sample of total 9,800 6,200 3,600 130 5,400,000 3,800,000 1 ,600,000 44,000 38 42 32 47 25 200 9,000 75,000 21 36 600,000 28,000 87 68 E S H M A H N G M E T H O D S : A. EMPLOYMNT Definition Employment data for all except Federal Government establishments refer to persons who worked during, or received pay for, any part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. For Federal Government establishments current data generally refer to persons who worked on, or received pay for, the last day of the month. Persons on an establishment payroll who are on paid sick leave, paid holiday, or paid vacation, or who work during a part of the specified pay period and are un employed or on strike during the other part of the period are counted as employed. Persons are not con sidered employed who are laid off or are on leave with out pay, who are on strike for the entire period, or who are hired but do not report to work during the period. Proprietors, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, farm workers, and domestic workers in house holds are also excluded. Government employment covers only civilian employees; Federal military personnel are shown separately, but their number is excluded from total nonagricultural employment. With respect to employment in educational institu tions (private and governmental), BLS considers regular full-time teachers to be employed during the summer vacation period whether or not they are specifically paid in those months. Employment estimates are periodically compared with complete counts of employment in the various nonagri 2-E cultural industries, and appropriate adjustments made as indicated by the total counts or benchmarks. The comparison made for the first 3 months of 1 9 % re sulted in changes amounting to less than 0.2 percent of all nonagricultural employment. Among the indus try divisions changes ranged from 0.2 percent for finance, insurance,and real estate to 3.1 percent in contract construction. Manufacturing industries as a whole were changed by 0.3 percent. Within manufac turing, 57 of the 132 individual industries required no adjustment because the estimate and benchmark dif fered by less than 1.0 percent or less than 500 and 59 were adjusted by 1.0 - 5.0 percent. The most sig nificant cause of differences between the benchmark and estimate for these individual industries was the change in industrial classification of individual firms which cannot be reflected in BLS estimates until they are adjusted to new benchmarks. During 1953 more than 250,000 employees were in establishments whose industry classification changed. Other causes of dif ferences were sampling and response errors. The basic sources of benchmark information are the quarterly tabulations of employment data, by industry, compiled by State agencies from reports of establish ments covered under State unemployment insurance laws. Supplementary tabulations prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance are used for the group of establishments exempt Rrom State unem ployment insurance laws because of their small size. Benchmarks for industries wholly or partly excluded from the unemployment insurance laws are derived from a variety of other sources. The BLS estimates which are prepared for the benchmark quarter are compared with the new benchmark levels, industry by industry. Where revisions are necessary, the monthly estimates are adjusted between the new benchmark and the preceding one. Following revision for these intermediate periods, the industry data from the most recent benchmark are projected to the current month by use of the sample trends. Under this procedure, the benchmark is used to establish the level of employment while the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level. Estimating Mathod The estimating procedure for industries for which data on both "all employees" and "production and re lated workers" are published (manufacturing and selected mining industries) is outlined below; the first step under this method is also used for indus tries for which only figures on "all employees" are published. The first step is to compute total employment (all employees) in the industry for the month following the benchmark period. The all-employee total for the last benchmark month (e.g., March) is multiplied by the percent change of total employment over the month for the group of establishments reporting for both March and April. Thus, if firms in the BLS sample for an industry report 30,000 employees in I^rch and 31,200 in April, April employment is 104 percent (31,200 divided by 30,000) of March employment. If the allemployee benchmark in Hurch is 40,000, the all-employee total in April would be 104 percent of 40,000 or 41,600. The second step is to compute the productionworker total for the industry. The all-employee total for the month is multiplied by the ratio of production vorkers to all employees. This ratio is computed fl*om establishment reports in the monthly sample. Thus, if these firms in April report 24,960 production vorkers and a total of 31,200 employees, the ratio of produc tion vorkers to all employees vould be .80 (24,960 divided by 31,200). The production-vorker total in April vould be 33,280 (41,600 multiplied by .80). Figures for subsequent months are computed by carrying forward the totals for the previous month ac cording to the method described above. The number of women employees in manufacturing, published quarterly, is computed by multiplying the all-employee estimate for the industry by the ratio of women to all employees as reported in the industry sample. Employment Adjusted for Seasonal Variation Employment series for many industries reflect a regularly recurring seasonal movement vhich can be measured on the basis of past experience. By elimi nating that part of the change in employment vhich can be ascribed to usual seasonal variation, it is pos sible to clarify the cyclical and other nonseasonal movements in the series. Adjusted employment aggre gates are shown and also indexes (1947-49 =* 100) de rived from these aggregates. The indexes have the additional advantage of comparing the current sea sonally adjusted employment level vith average employ ment in the base period. B. LABOR TURNOVER Definition "Labor turnover," as used in the BLS program, re fers to the gross movement of wage and salary vorkers into and out of employment status vith respect to in dividual firms during a calendar month. This movement is subdivided into two broad types: accessions (nev hires and rehires) and separations (terminations of employment initiated by either employer or employee). Each type of action is cumulated for a calendar month and expressed as a rate per 100 employees. All em ployees, including executive, office, sales, other salaried personnel, and production vorkers are cov ered by both the turnover movements and the employment base used in computing labor turnover rates. All groups of employees— full- and part-time, permanent, and temporary— are included. Transfers from one es tablishment to another within a company are not con sidered to be turnover items. Method of Computation To compute turnover rates for individual indus tries, the total miB&er of each type of action (ac cessions, quits, etc.) reported for a calendar month by the sample establishments in each industry is first divided by the total number of employees reported by these establishments, vho vorked 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. Comparability vith Other Employment Employment data published by other government and private agencies may differ Rrom BLS employment sta tistics because of differences in definition, sources of information, methods of collection, classification, and estimation. BLS monthly figures are not directly comparable, for example, vith the estimates of the Census Mmthlv Report on the Labor Force (M!LP). Census data are obtained by personal interviews vith individual members of a small sample of households and are designed to provide information on the vork status of the vhole population, classified by their demographic characteristics. 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 distribution of employment and on hours of vork and earnings. Since BLS employment figures are based on estab lishment payroll records, persons vho vorked in more than one establishment during the reporting period will be counted more than once in the BLS series. By definition, proprietors, self-employed persons, domes tic servants, and unpaid family vorkers are excluded from the BLS but not the M!LF series. Employment estimates derived by the Bureau of the Census from its censuses and/or annual sample surveys of manufacturing establishments also differ Arom BLS employment statistics. Among the important reasons for lack of comparability are differences in indus tries covered, in the business units considered parts of an establishment, and in the industrial classifi cation of establishments. Similar differences exist betveen the BLS data and those in Countv Business Patterns published jointly by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. For example, in an industry sample, the total number of employees vho vorked during, or received pay for, the veek of January 12-18 was reported as 25,498. During the period January 1-31 a total of 284 employees in all reporting firms quit. The quit rate for the industry is: 284 x 100 = 1.1 25,498 To compute turnover rates for broader industrial categories, the rates for the component industries are weighted by the estimated employment. Separate turnover rates for men and women are pub lished quarterly for 1 month in each quarter, drily accessions, quits, and total separations are publish ed. These rates are computed in the same manner as the all-employee rates; for example, the quit rate for women is obtained from an industry sample by dividing the number of women vho quit during the month by the number of women employees reported. Average monthly turnover rates for the year for all employees are computed by dividing the sum of the monthly rates by 12 . Comparability vith. Earlier Data Labor turnover rates are available on a compara ble basis from January 1930 for manufacturing as a vhole and Orom 1943 for tvo coal mining and tvo com munication industries. Rates for many individual in dustries and industry groups for the period prior to January 1950 are not comparable vith those for the subsequent period because of a revision vhich in volved (1) the adoption of the Standard Industrial Classification (1945) code structure for manufactur ing industries, and (2) the introduction of weighting 3-B in the computation of industry-group rates. Comparability with Employment Series Month-to-month changes in total employment in man ufacturing industries reflected by labor turnover rates are not comparable with the changes shown in the Bureau's employment series for the following reasons: (1) Accessions and separations are computed for the entire calendar-month; the em ployment reports, for the most part, refer to a 1 -week pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. as absenteeism, labor turnover, part-time work, and stoppages cause average weekly hours to be lower than scheduled hours of work for an establishments. Group averages further reflect changes in the workweek of component industries. Gross Averaca Meekly Eamincs in Current and M47-i49 BaUata These series indicate changes in the level of weekly earnings before and after adjustment for changes in purchasing pcMer as determined from the BLS Consumer Price Index. Net Spendable Average Meekly Eai-nincs (2) The turnover sample excludes certain in dustries (see under coverage, p. 2-E). (3) Plants on strike are not included in the turnover computations beginning with the month the strike starts through the month the workers return; the influence of such stoppages is reflected, however, in the employment figures. C. HOURS AND EARNINGS Definitions of production workers, nonsupervisory employees, payrolls, and man-hours from which hours and earnings data are derived are included in the glossary, page 7-E. Methods used to compute hours and earnings averages are described in summary of methods for computing national statistics, page 6-E. Net spendable average weekly earnings in current dollars are obtained by deducting Federal social se curity and income taxes from gross weekly earnings. The amount of income tax liability depends on the number of dependents supported by the worker, as well as on the level of his gross income. To reflect these variables, net spendable earnings have been computed for two types of income receivers: (l) a worker with no dependents; and (2) a worker with three depend ents. The computations of net spendable earnings for both the factory worker with no dependents and the factory worker with three dependents are based upon the gross average weekly earnings for all production workers in manufacturing industries without regard to marital status, family composition, and total family income. Gross Average Hourly and Meekly Earnings Average hourly earnings for manufacturing and non manufacturing industries are on a "gross" basis, i.e., they reflect not only changes in basic hourly and in centive wage rates, but also such variable factors as premium pay for overtime and late-shift work, and changes in output of workers paid on an incentive basis. Employment shifts between relatively high-paid and low-paid work and changes in workers' earnings in individual establishments also affect the general earnings averages. Averages for groups and divisions further reflect changes in average hourly earnings for individual industries. Averages of hourly earnings differ from wage rates. Earnings refer to the actual return to the worker for a stated period of time; rates are the amounts stipu lated for a given unit of work or time. However, the average earnings series does not measure the level of total labor costs on the part of the employer, since the following are excluded: irregular bonuses, ret roactive items, payments of various welfare benefits, payroll taxes paid by employers, and earnings for those employees not covered under the productionworker or nonsupervisory-employee definitions. Gross average weekly earnings are affected not only by changes in gross average hourly earnings, but also by changes in the length of the workweek, parttime work, stoppages for varying causes, labor turn over, and absenteeism. Average Meekly Hours The workweek information relates to average hours worked or paid for, and is somewhat different from standard or scheduled hours. Normally, such factors 4-E Net spendable weekly earnings in 1947-49 dollars represent an approximate measure of changes in "real" net spendable weekly earnings. "Real" earnings are computed by dividing the current Consumer Price Index into the spendable earnings average for the current month. The resulting level of spendable earnings ex pressed in 1947-49 dollars is thus adjusted for changes in purchasing power since that base period. Average Hourly Eamimrs. Excluding Overtime, of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries These data are based on the application of adjust ment factors to gross average hourly earnings (as de scribed in the Monthly Labor Review. Mhy 1950, pp. 537540; reprint available, Serial No. R. 2020). This method eliminates only the earnings due to overtime paid for at one and one-half times the straight-time rates after 40 hours a week. Thus, no adjustment is made for other premium-payment provisions— for example, holiday work, late-shift work, and overtime rates other than time and one-half. Indexes of Aggregate Weekly Man-Hours The indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours are pre pared by dividing the current month's aggregate by the monthly average for the 1947-49 period. These aggre gates represent the product of average weekly hours and employment. The aggregate man-hours are defined as total manhours for which way was received by full- and parttime production or construction workers, including hours paid for holidays, sick leave, and vacations taken. The man-hours are for 1 week of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month, and may not be ending nearest the 15th of the month, the data for railroad employees are not strictly comparable vith other industry information shown in this publication. typical of the entire month. Railroad Hours and Earnings The figures for Class I railroads (excluding switching and terminal companies) are based upon month ly data summarized in the M-300 report of the Inter state Commerce Commission and relate to all employees vho received pay during the month, except executives, officials, and staff assistants (ICC Croup I). Gross average hourly earnings are computed by dividing total compensation by total hours paid for. Average veekly hours are obtained by dividing the total number of hours paid for, reduced to a veekly basis, by the number of employees, as defined above. Gross average veekly earnings are derived by multiplying average veekly hours by average hourly earning s. Because hours and earnings data for manufacturing and other nonmanufacturing industries are based upon reports to the BLS vhich generally represent 1 veekly pay period Note: S T A H S T K S F O R STATES A N D A R E A S State and area employment, hours, and earnings statistics are collected and prepared by State agencies in cooperation with the BLS. These statistics are based on the same establishment reports used by the BLS for preparing national estimates. State employment series are adjusted to benchmark data from State un employment 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 Arom the official U. S. totals prepared by the BLS. Additional information concerning the prep aration of the employment, hours, and earnings, and la bor turnover series— concepts and scope, survey methods, and reliability and limitations— is contained in tech nical notes for each of these series. (See page 10-E.) For all of this information as well as similar material for other BLS statistics, see Techniques of Preparing Major BLS Statistical series, BLS Bull. 1168, December 1954. S U M M A R Y O F M E T H O D S F O R E M P L O Y M E N T , Item C O M P U U N G H O U R S , A N D N A T t O N A L S T A H S T K S E A R N ! N G S Total nonagricultural divisions, major groups, and groups Individual manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries M O N T H L Y D A T A All emolovees All-employee estimate for previous month multiplied by ratio of all employees in current month to all employees in previous month for sample establishments which re ported for both months. Sum of all-employee estimates for component industries. Production workers All-employee estimate for current month multiplied by ratio of pro duction workers to all employees in sample establishments for cur rent month. Sum of production-worker estimates for component industries. Average weekly hours Total production or nonsupervisory man-hours divided by number of pro duction or nonsupervisory workers. Average, weighted by employment, of the average weekly hours for com ponent industries. Average hourly earnings Total production or nonsupervisory worker payroll divided by total production or nonsupervisory worker man-hours. Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the average hourly earn ings for component industries. Average weekly earnings Product of average weekly hours and average hourly earnings. Product of average weekly hours and average hourly earnings. A N N U A L A V E R A G E D A T A All emolovees and txroduction workers Sum of monthly estimates divided by 12. Sum of monthly estimates divided by 12. Average weekly hours Annual total of aggregate manhours (employment multiplied by average weekly hours) divided by annual sum of employment. Average, weighted by employment, of the annual averages of weekly hours for component industries. Average hourly earnings Annual total of aggregate pay rolls (weekly earnings multiplied by employment) divided by annual aggregate man-hours. Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the annual averages of hourly earning s for component in dustries. Average weekly earning s Product of average weekly hours and average hourly earnings. Product of average weekly hours and average hourly earnings. G L O S S A R Y ALL EMPLOYEES - The total number of persons on estab lishment payrolls vho vorked full- or part-time or received pay for any part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. Includes salaried officers of corporations as veil as employees on the establishment payroll engaged in new construc tion and major additions or alterations to the plant vho are utilized as a separate vork force (forceaccount construction vorkers). Proprietors, selfemployed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family vorkers, and members of the Armed Forces are ex cluded. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS - Includes vorking foremen, journeymen, mechanics, apprentices, helpers, labor ers, and similar vorkers engaged in nev vork, al terations, demolition, and other actual construc tion vork, at the site of construction or vorking in shop or yard at jobs (such as precutting and pre assembling) ordinarily performed by members of the construction trades; includes all such vorkers re gardless of skill, engaged in any way in contract construction activities. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION - Covers only firms engaged in the construction business on a contract basis for others. Force-account construction vorkers, i.e., hired directly by and on the payroll of Federal, State, and local government, public utilities, and private establishments, are excluded from contract construction and included in the employment for such establishments. DURABLE GOODS - The durable-goods subdivision includes the following major manufacturing industry groups: ordnance and accessories; lumber and vood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass pro ducts; primary metal industries; fabricated metal products; machinery; electrical machinery; trans portation equipment; instruments and related pro ducts; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries as defined. This definition is consistent vith that used by other Federal agencies, e.g., Federal Re serve Board. speculative builders, subdividers, and developers; and agents and brokers). GOVERNMENT - Covers Federal, State, and local govern ment establishments performing legislative, execu tive, and judicial functions, including Government corporations, Government force-account construction, and such units as arsenals, navy yards, and hospi tals. Federal government employment excludes em ployees of the Central Intelligence Agency. State and local government employment includes teachers, but excludes, as nominal employees, paid volunteer firemen and elected officials of small local units. LABOR TURNOVER: ^ Separations are terminations of employment during the calendar month and are classified according to cause: quits, discharges, layoffs, and miscellaneous separations (including military), as defined belov. 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 w h e r e no company pension is provided. Failure to report aft er being hired and unauthorized absences of more than 7 consecutive calendar days are also clas sified as quits. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous separations vere also included in this category. Discharges are terminations of employment during the calendar month inititated by the employer for such reasons as employees' incompetence, violation of rules, dishonesty, insubordination, laziness, habitual absenteeism, or inability to meet physical standards. T-Avnffs are terminations of employment during the calendar month lasting or expected to last more than 7 consecutive calendar days without pay, initi ated by the employer vithout prejudice to the vork er, for such reasons as lack of orders or materials, release of temporary help, conversion of plant, in troduction of labor-saving machinery or processes, or suspensions of operations vithout pay during inventory periods. ESTABLISHMENT - "A single physical location vhere busi ness is conducted or vhere services or industrial operations are performed; for example, a factory, mill, store, mine, or farm. Where a single physical location comprises two or more units vhich maintain separate payroll and inventory records and vhich are engaged in distinct or separate activities for which different industry classifications are provided in the Standard Industrial Classification, each unit shall be treated as a separate establishment. An establishment is not necessarily identical vith the business concern or firm vhich may consist of one or more establishments. It is also to be distin guished A*om organizational subunits, departments, or divisions vithin an establishment." (Standard Industrial Classification Mhnual, U. S. Bureau of the Budget, Vol. I, Part I, p. 1, November 1945.) Persons on leave of absence (paid or unpaid) vith the approval of the employer are not counted as separations until such time as it is definitely de termined that such persons vill not return to vork. At that time, a separation is reported as one of the above types, depending on the circumstances. FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE - Covers private establishments operating in the fields of finance (banks, security dealers, loan agencies, holding com panies, and other finance agencies); insurance (in surance carriers and independent agents and bro kers); and real estate (real estate owners, including Accessions are the total number of permanent and temporary additions to the employment roll during the calendar month, including both nev and rehired employees. Persons returning to vork after a layoff, military separations, or other absences who have been counted as separations are considered accessions. Miscellaneous separations (including military) are terminations of employment during the calendar month because of permanent disability, death, re tirement on company pension, and entrance into the Armed Forces expected to last more than 30 consecu tive calendar days. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous separations vere included vith quits. Beginning September 1940, military separations vere included here. 7-E MAN-HOURS - Covers man-hours worked or paid for of specified groups of vorkers, during the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. The specified group of workers in manufacturing and mining indus tries, laundries, and cleaning and dyeing plants is production and related workers; in the contract con struction industry, it is construction workers; and in the other industries, it is nonsupervisory em ployees. The man-hours include hours paid for holi days, sick leave, and vacations taken; if the em ployee elects to work during a vacation period, the vacation pay and the hours it represents are omitted. MANUFACTURING - Covers private establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of in organic or organic substances into new products and usually described as plants, factories, or mills, which characteristically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment. Establishments engaged in assembling component parts of manufac tured products are also considered manufacturing if the new product is neither a structure nor other fixed improvement. Government manufacturing opera tions such as arsenals and navy yards are excluded from manufacturing and are included under Government. MINING - Covers establishments engaged in the extrac tion from the earth of organic and inorganic miner als which occur in nature as solids, liquids, or gases; includes various contract services required in mining operations, such as removal of overburden, tunneling and shafting, and the drilling or acidiz ing of oil wells; also includes ore dressing, beneficiating, and concentration. NONDURABLE GOODS - The nondurable-goods subdivision includes the following major manufacturing industry groups: food and kindred products; tobacco manu factures; textile-mill products; apparel and other finished textile products; paper and allied products; printing, publishing, and allied industries; chemi cals and allied products; products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and leather and leather pro ducts. This definition is consistent with that used by other Federal agencies, e.g., Federal Re serve Board. NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES - Includes employees (not above the working supervisory level) such as office and clerical workers, repairmen, salespersons, operators, drivers, attendants, service enployees, linemen, laborers, janitors, watchmen, and similar occupational levels, and other enployees whose services are closely associated with those of the employees listed. PAYROLL - The weekly payroll (except for State and local governments) for the specified groups of fulland part-time employees who worked during, or re ceived pay for, any part of the Day period ending nearest the 15th of the month. The specified group of employees in the manufacturing and mining indus tries, laundries, and cleaning and dyeing plants is production and related workers; in the contract con struction industry, it is construction workers; and in the other industries, it is nonsupervisory enploy ees. The payroll is reported before deductions for old-age and unemployment insurance, group insurance, withholding tax, bonds, and union dues; also in cludes pay for sick leave, holidays, and vacations taken. Excludes cash payments for vacations not taken, retroactive pay not earned during period re ported, value of payments in kind, and bonuses, un less earned and paid regularly each pay period. The same definition applies to payrolls for State and local governments except that in this case the payrolls are for the entire month and cover all employees, including nominals who are excluded from employment. Furthermore, these payrolls do not re flect the adjustment BLS makes in the State and local government employment estimate for the summer months to include the number of regular full-time teachers on vacation but who are not specifically paid in those months. PRODUCTION AND RELATED WORKERS - Includes working fore men and all nonsupervisory workers (including lead men and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspection, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair, janitorial, watchman services, products development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g., power plant), and recordkeeping and other services closely associated with the above production opera tions. REGIONS: North - Includes all States except the 17 listed as South. South - Includes the following 17 States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (In the case of sawmills and planning mills, general, a third region is identified - the West - and in cludes California, Oregon, and Washington.) SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS - Covers establishments pri marily engaged in rendering services to individuals and business firms, including automotive repair services. Excludes domestic service workers. Non government schools, hospitals, museums, etc., are included under service and miscellaneous; similar Government establishments are included under Govern ment. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES - Covers only pri vate establishments engaged in providing all types of transportation and related services; telephone, telegraph, and other connunication 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 en gaged in wholesale trade, i.e., selling merchandise to retailers, and in retail trade, i.e., selling merchandise for personal or household consumption, and rendering service incidental to the sales of goods. Similar Government establishments are in cluded under Government. E M P L O Y M E N T A N D E A R N t N G S D A T A Avai!ab!e # from B L S free of charge H!ST OR! 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