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Employment
a"d Earnings
JUNE
1954
CO N TENTS
Pag*
EMPLOYMENT DATA AT A GLANCE...........................
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS...................................
Table 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups....... ........
Table 2: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
in manufacturing major industry groups..............
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Net Spendable Earnings...
The Technical Note on the
Calculation
v
vi
CURRENT STATISTICS
Effective with next months
issue,
ii
iii
and Uses of the Net
Spendable Earnings Series has recent
ly been revised to take account of
changes in tax rates which became ef
fective on January 1, 1954. Data re
A.— Employment and Payrolls
Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division.....................
Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and group...........
Table A-3: All employees and production workers in mining
and manufacturing industries.......... .
Table A-4: Production workers and indexes of productionworker employment and weekly payroll in
manufacturing industries........ ........
Table A-5: Employees in the ship building and repairing
industry, by region....................
Table A-6: Federal civilian employment...............
Table A-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State...........
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division...
B.— Labor Turnover
Table B-ls Monthly labor turnover rates in manufacturing
industries, by class of turnover... ......
Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected
grouns and industries..................
C.— Hours and Earnings
Table C-ls 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-3i Average weekly earnings, gross and net spend
able, of production workers in manufacturing
industries, in current and 1947-49 dollars...
Table C-*4: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding
overtime, of production workers in manufac
turing industries......................
Table C-5: Indexes of production-worker aggregate
weekly man-hours........ ...... .
Table C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
in manufacturing industries **or selected
States and areas......................
1
2
4
9
10
11
12
15
23
2U
29
37
37
38
39
41
flecting these changes are shown in
NOTE: Data for April 1954 are preliminary
table C-3.
Copies of the note are
CH ART
available upon request.
Gross average hourly earnings in manufacturing industries.....
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E X P L A N A T O R Y N O TES
Introduction............ .......... ................
1-E
Section A - Employment... ............................ 1-E
B - Labor Turnover................. ...... .... 4-E
C - Hours and Earnings.................. ....... 4-E
D - Glossary....................... ......... 7-E
List of Cooperating State Agencies............ Inside back cover
Employment Data at a Glance
Labor Turnover Rates in Manufacturing Plants
APRIL O F EACH Y E A R , 1947 - 54
Rot* Par 1000 Employees
Rate Per 1000 Employees
LAYOFFS
R eflectin g in creased
layo ffs . .
A
J
1947 ’48 ’49 'SO '51 ’52 ’53 '54 ’47 '48 '49 '50 '51 '52 '53 '54
'47 '48 '49 '50 '51 ’52 '53 1954
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT Of LABOR
•UKAU OF LASOI STATISTICS
Current
Item
If
May 1954 change from:
Year ago
May
1954
April
1954
May
1953
April
1953
Previous
month
Year ago
47,932
48,056
49,531
49,413
-
124
- 1,599
743
2,613
15,803
750
2,536
15,996
842
2,607
17,283
845
2,509
17,309
+
-
7
77
193
99
+
6
- 1,480
4,020
10,411
2,084
5,555
6,703
4,006
10,485
2,078
5,507
6,698
4,233
10,405
2,014
5,534
6,613
4,197
10,370
2,009
5,483
6,691
+
+
♦
♦71.13
39.3
% 1.81
$70.20
39.0
$ 1.80
$71.63
40.7
$ 1.76
$71.40
40.8
$ 1.75
+ $0.93
+ .3
+ 10.01
3.9
1.1
2.4
0.4
2.4
4.4
2.7
1.0
0.7
4.1
4.3
2.7
0.9
0.7
4.3
EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL
ESTABLISHMENTS (in thousands):
Total..........................
Mining......................
Transportation and public
Wholesale and retail trade,.
Finance, Insurance, etc....
Service and miscellaneous...
♦
14
74
6
48
5
♦
+
+
♦
213
6
70
21
90
HOURS AND GROSS EARNINGS
IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES:
Average weekly hours..........
Average hourly earnings......
LABOR TURNOVER RATES
IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
(Per 100 employees):
Quit........................
Other.......................
£/
Preliminary.
....
....
•...
....
....
....
....
....
....
—
- $0.50
- 1.4
+ $0.05
Employment Trends
SM ALL DECLINE IN NONFARM EM PLOYM ENT
R EPO R TED IN M AY 1954
D e cre a s e s in fa c to r y em ploym ent betw een A p ril
and M ay e x ce e d ed gains in nonm anufacturing indus
t r ie s , resultin g in a sm a ll declin e in the total num
b e r o f nonfarm jo b s , the U .S . D epartm ent o f L a b or fs
B ureau of L a b or S tatistics rep orted today. H ow ever,
th ere was evid ence o f a p p recia b le slackenin g in the
downtrend in durable goods m anufacturing, fo llo w
ing a num ber o f months o f sharp em ploym ent red u c
tio n s. At the sam e tim e, em ploym ent in nondurable
goods m anufacturing continued to show a g en era lly
stable pattern.
The num ber of em p loyees in n onagricu ltural
establish m en ts totaled 47. 9 m illion in m id -M a y ,
124,000 le s s than a month e a r lie r . A t this lev el
nonfarm em ploym ent was 1. 6 m illion low er than last
M ay. N ea rly a ll the lo s s o c c u r r e d in m anufacturing
in d u stries; nonm anufacturing em ploym ent, as a
w h ole, was down on ly b y about 120,000 o v e r the
y e a r. A m ong the va riou s nonm anufacturing sectors^
the stro n g e st w ere con stru ction , s e r v ic e , fin a n ce,
and trad e, w here the em ploym ent le v e ls this M ay
w ere at o r above a ll-tim e peaks fo r the m onth. How
e v e r , in tran sportation and m ining, which a re c lo s e ly
linked to m anufacturing a ctiv ity , em ploym ent le v els
w ere down a p p recia b ly over the y e a r.
MANUFACTURING EM PLOYM ENT DECLINE
SLOWS DOWN
E m ploym ent in m anufacturing in du stries
dropped 193,000 between A p ril and M ay 1954, to
15 .8 m illio n . A fter allow a n ces fo r sea son a l fa c
to rs and the e ffe cts o f sca ttered w ork stop pages,
h o w ev er, the reduction app eared to be the s m a llest
e x p e rie n ce d sin ce the em ploym ent downturn began
in the F a ll o f la st y e a r.
In durable goods m anufacturing, em ploym ent
d e clin ed b y 123,000 betw een A p ril and M ay. How
e v e r , d eclin e s usually o c c u r at this tim e o f y e a r,
although they a re ty p ica lly som ew hat s m a lle r.
A s in previou s m onths, m ost o f the em p loy
m ent lo s s o c c u r r e d in the m etal and m etalproductsi
industry grou p s. The la rg e s t d e c lin e s — m ore than
2 0 ,0 0 0 — w ere rep orted in transportation equipment,
m a ch in ery, and e le c t r ic a l m a ch in ery.
In nondurable goods m anufacturing, the o v e r the-m onth em ploym ent lo s s was 7 0 ,0 0 0 . M ost o f
the nondurable goods in du stries show ed a p r im a rily
sea son a l pattern of em ploym ent change. H ow ever,
there w ere signs o f som e p ossib le em ploym ent
w eakness in a p p a rel. The num ber of w ork ers on
a pp a rel industry p a y rolls declin ed by 48, OOObetween
A p r il and M ay— som ewhat m o re than the usual
am ount. R ep orts fr o m the ch em ica ls industry
group indicated that a slight em ploym ent downtrend
has been under way sin ce the beginning o f the y ea r.
Between January and M ay, this industry rep orted a
lo s s o f 24,000 w o rk e rs — the la rg e s t fo r the p e rio d
sin ce 1949.
The m anufacturing em ploym ent total o f 1 5 .8
m illion in M ay was 1 .5 m illio n below M ay o f la st
y e a r, a lo s s o f a lm o s t 9 p ercen t. It w a s,h ow ev er,
only sligh tly b elow the May le v e ls o f 1951 and 1952.
With the excep tion o f the printing industry, which
rem ained at r e c o r d le v e ls fo r the sea son , e v e ry
m anufacturing industry group rep orted som e em
ploym ent lo s s ov er the y e a r. In the nondurables
groups these d e c re a s e s w ere g en era lly s m a ll. In
fo o d , to b a cco , p a p er, ch e m ica ls , and p etroleu m ,
the reductions w ere under 4 p ercen t. Am ong the
nondurables the sharpest d eclin e— 12 p ercen t— was
in te x tile s .
O v e r -th e -y e a r em ploym ent reductions in m ost
durable goods in du stry groups exceed ed 10 p ercen t.
The sharp est lo s s was in ord n an ce, w here an em
ploym ent d eclin e o f 30 p ercen t r e fle cte d d e c re a se s
in national defense expenditu res.
NONMANUFACTURING EM PLOYM ENT AT
N E AR-RECO RD LEVELS
T h ere was an ov er-th e-m on th in cre a s e o f about
75,000 betw een A p ril and M ay in nonm anufactaring
em ploym ent, although the nonfarm em ploym ent
total dropped. This gain resu lted a lm ost en tirely
fr o m a season al upswing in con stru ction and the
s e r v ic e in d u stries, which outweighed a p o s t-E a s te r
drop in trade em ploym ent.
C on stru ction em ploym ent r o s e by 77,000 o v e r
the m onth, brin ging the num ber o f w ork ers on con
tr a c to rs 1 p a y rolls to 2 .6 m illio n , about the sam e
as in the 1951 and 1953 peaks fo r M ay. Thus far
this yea r 265,000 em p loyees have been added to the
in du stry w o r k fo rce . This January to M ay in cre a s e
was the secon d la rg e s t on r e c o r d . The A p ril to
May gain of 77,000 was s m a lle r than usual, but
this la rg e ly re fle cte d w ork stoppages in the industry.
The num ber of w ork ers em ployed in w holesale
and reta il trade at 1 0 .4 m illion in M ay was equal
to the peak fo r the month rea ch ed la st y e a r. N ever
th eless, there have been signs o f som e slight em
ploym en t w eakness in this s e c to r sin ce the begin
ning o f 1954. T rad e em ploym ent rem ained v ir
tually unchanged between January and M ay 1954,
in con tra st to the in cre a s e s re co rd e d between these
months in n ea rly e v e ry postw ar y e a r.
T ran sportation em ploym ent ro s e sligh tly b e
tween A p ril and M ay, but the ris e was sm a ller
than usual for this time o f y ea r. The falling o ff in
m anufacturing a ctiv ity since la st F a ll was re fle cte d
in an o v e r -th e -y e a r em ploym ent lo s s in the tran s
portation industry amounting to m ore than 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
The total num ber o f governm ent w ork ers this
M ay was sligh tly above year-ago le v e ls . F ed era l
em p loym ent was a p p recia b ly lo w e r, but the num
b e r o f w o rk e rs on State and lo c a l governm ent pay
r o lls was up b y a lm o s t a quarter of a m illio n o v e r
the y e a r.
F A C T O R Y WORKWEEK LENGTHENED IN MAY
The fa c to r y w orkw eek ro s e b y a third o f an
hour betw een m id -A p r il and m id -M a y , to 3 9 .3
h o u rs. This was the fir s t in cre a s e in hours sin ce
F e b ru a ry and con tra sted with the declin es o f the
p reviou s two m onths. H ow ever, part o f the r is e
m ay r e fle c t r e c o v e r y fr o m the red u ced le v e l of
hours in m id -A p r il, when G ood F rid a y a b sen ces
o f w o rk e rs m ay have low ered the a v era g e.
In durable goods p la n ts , the w orkw eek in
cr e a s e d b y th ree-ten th s of an h our. The la rg e s t
ga in s, a fte r allow a n ce fo r sea son a l fa c to r s , o c
cu rre d in the p r im a ry and fa b rica ted m e ta ls , e le c
tr ica l m a ch in e ry , and m iscella n eou s m anufactur
ing g ro u p s . In nondurable g o o d s , the w orkw eek
ro s e b y tw o-fifth s o f an h ou r— about the sam e as
in oth er postw ar y e a r s — with m o s t industry groups
lengthening h ours of w ork b y about the exp ected
am ount.
H ow ever, the fa c to r y w orkw eek was 1.4', hours
sh o rte r than in M ay o f la st yea r and below the a v
e ra ge fo r the month in oth er postw ar y e a r s . A ll
m anufacturing in du stry groups ex cep t tob a cco and
p etroleu m show ed som e o v e r -th e -y e a r lo s s in
w eekly h o u rs . The reduction in the p a p er, prin t
in g, tran sportation equipm ent, food , ch e m ica l,
and ston e, cla y and glass indu stry groups was le s s
than one h our. On the other hand, o v e r -th e -y e a r
lo s s e s o f 2 o r m o r e hours w ere rep orted in the
lea th er, te x tile s , and m a ch in ery grou p s, with the
la r g e s t l o s s — m o re than 2 - 1 /2 h o u r s — in p r im a ry
m e ta ls.
The in cre a s e s in hours o f w ork did not quite
balance the declin e in fa c to ry em ploym ent rep orted
betw een A p ril and M ay. The index o f aggregate
w eekly m anhours o f fa c to ry production w ork ers
was red u ced fro m 99. 5 to 9 8 .8 (1947-49 m onthly
a vera ge = |100). At this lev el the m anhours index
was the low est fo r the month sin ce 1950.
FA C TO R Y W ORKERS' PA Y INCREASES IN M AY
F a c to r y w o r k e r s ' avera ge w eekly earnings in
cr e a s e d 93 cen ts betw een A p ril and M ay, to
$ 71. 13. This was the la rg e s t o v e r-th e -m o n th in
c r e a s e in w eekly earnings sin ce the F a ll o f 1952.
The gain cam e as a resu lt o f the lon ger w orkw eek
and a l«cent r is e in g ro s s h ou rly pa y. It brought
the avera ge w eekly pay o f fa c to ry produ ction w ork
e rs this M ay to within 50 cents o f la st y e a r ' s
postw ar peak fo r the month.
O ver-th e-m on th gains in w eekly pay w ere
rep orted by a ll industry groups in the nondurable
goods s e c to r with the la rg e s t in cre a s e s — $ 1. 81 and
$ 1. 35— in p etroleu m and to b a cco . Am ong the dur
a b le goods indu stry grou p s, in cre a s e s of m o r e than
$ 1 .00 w ere r e c o r d e d in p r im a ry and fa b rica ted m etal$
e le c t r ic a l m a ch in e ry and tran sportation equipm ent.
G ro ss h ourly pay o f fa c to r y w o rk e rs , including
ov ertim e and oth er p rem iu m pay, averagin g $ 1. 81
in M ay, was 1 cent h igh er than la st m on th 1s figure
and 5 cents above the M ay 1953 le v e l. A ll durable
goods in du stry groups show ed som e o v e r-th e -y e a r
gains in h ou rly pay, with the la rg e s t in c r e a s e s — 7
ce n ts — in e le c t r ic a l m a ch in ery and tran sportation
equipm ent. Am ong the nondurable goods groups the
g rea test in c r e a s e s — 8 ce n ts — w ere rep orted in fo o d .,
printing, ch e m ica ls , and p etroleu m .
HIRING R A T E DROPS IN A P R IL
The N a tio n 's m anufacturing plants red u ced their
h iring rates fr o m an a vera ge o f 28 p e r 1000 em p loy ees
in M arch to 24 in A p r il, the low est rate fo r the month in
recen t y e a r s .
L a y off ra tes in m anufacturing rem ained
v irtu a lly unchanged during the sam e p e rio d .
D urable goods m anufacturing was p r in cip a lly r e
spon sible fo r the drop in h irings betw een M a rch and
A p r il with nondurable goods as a whole showing no
change. The sh a rp est reduction in h irings o c c u r r e d
in the lu m b e r, tran sportation equipm ent, ord n a n ce,
and furniture in d u stries. F o o d and tob a cco in du stries
r e c o r d e d season al gains.
The m anufacturing la y off rate in April o f 24 per
1000 em p loyees was at about the M arch le v e l, making
it the highest A p r il rate fo r 5 y e a r s . The la y off rate
r o s e a p p recia b ly in som e in du stries and fe ll in o th ers.
Industries rep ortin g re la tiv e ly la rg e in cre a s e s in la y
o ffs betw een M a rch and A p ril w ere a p p a rel, to b a cco ,
e le c t r ic a l m a ch in ery, in stru m en ts, and m a ch in ery.
P r im a ry and fa b rica ted m eta ls, food , and tran s
p ortation equipm ent in du stries rep orted red u ction s in
their la y off ra tes.
F a cto ry w o rk e rs quit th eir job s at a rate o f 11 p e r
1000 em p loyees in A p r il— a p p roxim ately the sam e rate
as in the p reced in g 4 m onths. At this le v e l the quit
rate was w ell below the a vera ge o f re ce n t y ea rs and
r e fle cte d d e c re a se d h iring b y e m p lo y e rs and red uced
job opp ortu nities.
T otal separations fr o m fa c to r y p a y r o lls — in clud
ing quits, d is ch a rg e s , la y o ffs , m ilita r y , and other
s ep a ra tion s— w ere at a rate o f 39 p e r 1000 em p loyees
in A p r il. Although this was w ell below the A p ril sepa
ration rates o f the previou s three y e a r s , reflectin g
re ce n t d e c re a se s in quits, it e x ceed ed the hiring rate
by the la rg e s t m argin shown fo r the month sin ce 1949.
Table 1. Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups
(In thousands)
May 1954
1/
47,932
MINING..................................................................
743
98.6
216.5
102.2
April 1954
March 1954
750
98.7
220.9
100.4
47,848
772
101.6
237.2
99.0
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.......................................
2,613
2,536
2,415
MANUFACTURING.....................................................
15,803
15,996
16,234
DURABLE GOODS..............................
May 1953
1/
48,056
May 1954
net change from:
Year
ago
Current
49,531
842
105.4
285.2
106.0
2,607
17,283
- 124
_
_
■f
+
-1,599
7
.1
4.4 _
1.8 77
- 193
+
99
6.8
68.7
3.8
6
-1,480
9,128
174.5
9,251
187.9
9,389
202.1
10,269
248.7
731.2
332.5
509.7
1,170.2
711.2
337.5
510.3
1,186.3
710.0
344.4
511.2
1,206.9
791.9
376.3
545.7
1,348.3
+
•
1,032.1
1,568.2
1,085.1
1,761.7
308.5
454.6
1,046.7
1,591.7
1,108.4
1,791.9
314.8
464.1
1,060.1
1,608.0
1,126.6
1,823.7
321.2
475.1
1,157.5
1,738.7
1,238.8
1,990.9
333.8
498.5
_
-
6,675
1,453.7
89.4
1,063.6
6,745
1,434.0
90.0
1,074.7
6,845
1,431.1
92.1
1,083.7
7,014
1,478.5
91.7
1,203.6
+
-
14.6
23.5
23.3
30.2
6.3
9.5
70
19.7
.6
11.1
1,110.3
522.5
1,158.4
523.7
1,226.8
525.1
1,200.8
525.0
-
48.1 ,
1.2 -
90.5
2*5
803.5
774.5
252.0
253.5
352.2
803.3
790.7
252.0
253.5
364.4
804.5
796.1
251.6
256.3
377.5
784.9
804.7
260.1
283.8
380.8
►
18.6
30.2
8.1
30.3
28.6
123 -1,141
13.4 - 74.2
Lumber and wood products (except
Stone, clay, and glass products........
Year
ago
Previous
month
20.0
60.7
5.0
43.8
.6
36.0
16.1 _ 178.1
Fabricated metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and transportation
Instruments and related products.......
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...
-
Apparel and other finished textile
125.4
_ 170.5
153.7
_ 229-2
_ 25.3
43.9
339
24.8
2.3
- 140.0
-
Printing, publishing, and allied
■f
-
.2
16.2
0
0
12.2
14
9
2
3
TRANSPORTATION.............................
COMMUNICATION..............................
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES....................
4,020
2,693
744
583
4,006
2,684
742
580
3,992
2,670
742
580
4,233
2,911
749
573
+
+
•f
♦
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE..............................
10,411
10,485
10,305
10,405
-
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.............
Automotive and accessories dealers.......
2,756
7,655
1,355.3
1,419.5
809.5
632.2
3,438.2
2,762
7,723
1,402.1
1,418.1
807.7
661.6
3,433.3
2,780
7,525
1,318.8
1,398.5
811.8
574.1
3,421.8
2,747
7,658
1,390.1
1,384.2
805.4
603.9
3,474.1
+
74
6
68
46.8
1.4
1.8
29.4
4.9
6
-
—
-
+
♦
_
.
.
-
213
- 218
+
+
5
10
6
-
9
3
34.8
35.3
4.1
28.3
35.9
+
70
+
+
4-
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE.............
2,084
2,078
2,057
2,014
+
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS................................
5,555
5,507
5,406
5,534
+
48
21
6,703
2,162
4 ,5 a
6,698
2,167
4,531
6,667
2,173
4,494
6,613
2,304
4,309
+
+
5
5
10
90
- 142
+ 232
1/ Preliminary*
Table 2: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing major industry groups
Average weekly
earnings
Major industry group
1954
April
Hay
1/
1/
1953
May
#70.20 ♦71.63
Average weekly
hours
1954
April
Average hourly
earnings
1953
May
May
1/
39.3
39.0
40.7
♦1.81
♦1.80
♦1.76
May
1/
1954
April
1/
1/
1953
May
MANUFACTURING..............
♦71.13
DURABLE GOODS.............
76.40
75.43
77.19
40.0
39.7
41.5
1.91
1.90
1.86
78.00
78.41
78.25
40.0
39.8
41.4
1.95
1.97
1.89
67.26
61.54
66.00
61.15
66.50
62.73
39.8
39.2
40.0
39.2
40.8
41.0
1.69
1.57
1.65
1.56
1.63
1.53
70.93
80.11
70.35
78.49
70.45
83.43
40.3
38.7
40.2
38.1
41.2
41.3
1.76
2.07
1.75
2.06
1.71
2.02
76.73
80.80
71.68
86.28
75.39
81.00
70.56
85.24
77.04
83.07
70.99
84.67
40.6
40.4
39.6
40.7
40.1
40.5
39.2
40.4
42.1
42.6
40.8
41.3
1.89
2.00
1.81
2.12
1.88
2.00
1.80
2.11
1.83
1.95
1.74
2.05
72.25
72.25
73.63
39.7
39.7
41.6
1.82
1.82
1.77
63.68
62.72
64.21
39.8
39.2
40.9
1.60
1.60
1.57
NONDURABLE GOODS...........
63.74
62.70
63.20
38.4
38.0
39.5
1.66
1.65
1.60
Food and kindred products....
68.61
50.09
50.59
67.54
48.74
50.32
66.01
47.23
53.98
40.6
37.1
37.2
40.2
36.1
37.0
41.0
36.9
39.4
1.69
1.35
1.36
1.68
1.35
1.36
1.61
1.28
1.37
46.42
72.83
45.49
71.55
47.09
71.81
34.9
42.1
34.2
41.6
36.5
43.0
1.33
1.73
1.33
1.72
1.29
1.67
86.71
78.09
86.11
77.27
85.41
75.35
38.2
41.1
38.1
41.1
39.0
41.4
2.27
1.90
2.26
1.88
2.19
1.82
93.11
76.05
49.42
91.30
74.88
49.13
89.60
78.59
51.61
41.2
39*0
35.3
40.4
38.6
35.6
41.1
40.3
37.4
2.26
1.95
1.40
2.26
1.94
1.38
2.18
1.95
1.38
Ordnance and accessories.....
Lumber and wood products
(except furniture)...........
Stone, clay, said glass
Primary metal industries.....
Fabricated metal products
(except ordnance, machinery,
and transportation equipMachinery (except electrical).
Electrical machinery..........
Transportation equipment.....
Instruments and related
products.....................
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Textile-mill products........
Apparel and other finished
textile products.............
Paper and allied products....
Printing, publishing, and
Chemicals and allied products.
Products of petroleum and
coal..........................
Rubber products...............
Leather and leather products..
If
Preliminary.
Historical Data
Table A-1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division
(In thousands)
Year and month
Annual average:
1919 •
1920 .
1921 ..
1922 .
1923 .
192* .
1925 •
1926 .
1927 ..
1928 .
TOTAL
1,12*
1,021
1,230
21*,125
25,569
28,128
27,770
28,505
29,539
29,691
29,710
920
1,203
1,092
1,080
1,176
1,105
8*8
1,012
26,829
31,0*1
29,1*3
26,383
23,377
25,699
26,792
28,802
30,718
28,902
1939 .
19*0 ..
19*1 ..
19*2 ..
19*3 ..
19** ..
19*5 ..
19*6 ..
19*7 ..
19*8 ..
30,287
32,031
36,16*
39,697
*2,0*2
*1,*80
*0,069
*1,*12
*3,*38
**,382
19*9 -1950 ..
1951 ..
1952 ..
1953 .•
195*:
Contract
con
struction
27,088
1929 .
1930 .
1931 .
1932 .
1933 •
193* ..
1935 .
1936 .
1937 .
1938 .
23,*66
953
1,185
1,229
1,321
1,**6
1,555
1,608
1,0*1
1,606
1,078
1,000
86*
1,*97
1,372
1,21*
970
809
722
735
87*
888
937
1,006
882
8*5
916
862
912
1,1*5
1,112
1,055
10,53**
10,53*
8,132
8,986
10,155
9,523
9,786
9,997
9,839
9,786
10,53*
9,*01
8,021
6,797
7,258
8,3*6
8,907
9,653
10,606
9,253
10,078
10,780
12,97*
15,051
17,381
17,111
852
1,661
9*3
982
1,982
2,169
l*,*6l
15,290
15,321
*3,295
918
889
*7,289
*8,306
*9,660
916
2,165
2,333
2,603
2 ,63*
2,6**
9*7
983
917
883
826
885
8**
*9,236
*9, *13
*9,531
*9,90*
856
8*5
8*2
81*6
2,388
2,509
2,607
2,711
July......
August....
September...
October...
November....
December...
*9,716
*9,962
836
2,768
8**
839
2,825
2,866
826
2,889
*9,851
50,197
829
822
2,789
2,632
January...
February....
March.....
April.....
*8,1*7
*7,880
*7,81*8
*8,056
805
2,3*9
2,356
2,*15
2,536
Manufac
turing
1,150
1,29*
1,790
2,170
1,567
1,09*
1,132
**,696
Monthly data:
1953: March.....
<£pril.....
May.. ....
June......
Mining
50,200
50,180
790
772
750
15,302
Transpor Wholesale Finance, Service
tation and and retail insurance,
and
public
and real miscel
trade
utilities
estate laneous
3,Til
3,998
3>59
3,505
3,882
3,806
3,824
3,91*0
3,891
3,822
3,907
3,675
3,2^3
2,801*
2,659
2,736
2,771
2,956
3,11**
2,81*0
2,912
3,013
3,21*8
3,U33
3,619
3,798
3,872
1*,023
It,122
l*,ll*l
1*,178
1*, 967
16,10*
1*,166
16,33*
17,259
■*,185
l*,22l*
17,359
17,309
17,283
•*,197
•*,233
17,336
17,537
17,510
17,301
17,*16
3 ,91*9
3,977
**,192
4,260
**,283
4,274
**,265
2,671
2,603
2,531
2,542
2,611
2,723
*,6**
1,050
*,623
1,110
* 75*
5,08*
5,*9*
1,097
1,079
1,123
1,163
2,431
1,235
1,295
2,591
2,755
2,871
2,962
2,802
2,848
2,917
2,996
1,262
3,127
3,084
2,913
2,682
2,6l4
2,784
2,883
3,149
3,264
3,225
3,167
3,298
3,477
1,313
1,355
1,3*7
3,233
3,196
3,749
3,876
3,321
3,477
3,705
3,857
3,919
3,934
M55
4,621
4,807
4,925
3,987
4,192
4,622
5,431
6,049
5,837
5,992
6,348
6,609
6,645
5,626
5,810
6,033
6,165
1,166
6,137
1,360
6,*01
1,*31
1,398
1,333
1,270
1,225
1,2*7
6,06*
5,531
*,907
*,999
5,552
5,692
6,076
6,5*3
6,*53
6,612
6,9*0
7,*16
7,333
7,189
7,260
7,522
1,382
1,*19
1,*62
1,**0
1,*01
1,37*
1,39*
2,142
2,187
2,268
2,516
3,060
3,066
3,662
6,026
5,967
5,607
5,1*56
5,614
8,602
1,586
9,196
9,519
1,6*1
1,711
9,513
9,6*5
10,012
10,281
10,533
1,736
1,796
5,000
5,098
5,278
2,025
1,957
5,1*23
5,486
10,3*9
10,370
1,998
2,009
5,385
5,483
5,534
5,576
6,709
5,607
5,601
5,566
6,405
6,422
6,590
5,506
5,467
5,435
6,700
6,955
1,862
10,*05
10,*73
2,01*
2,037
10,1*1*
10,392
10,523
2,067
2,067
2,0*1
2,01*0
2,03*
2,01*0
16,988
16,765
*,257
4,216
4,187
10,669
10,828
16,*3*
4,069
10,1*21
15,996
4,039
3,992
4,006
10,*85
16,322
16,23*
2,054
Govern
ment
11,361
10,310
10,305
2,033
2,0**
2,057
2,078
5,377
5,380
5,406
5,507
6,691
6,613
6,585
6,692
6,659
6,639
6,667
6,698
Industry Employment
Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and group
(In t h o u s a n d s )
1954
April
MINING........ -....................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION...................
N 0NBUILDIN 6 CONSTRUCTION.........................
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION............................
General c o n t r a c t o r s ................................
Special-trade c o n t r a c t o r s........................
.
49,413
49,236
750
772
790
845
856
103.1
44.8
105.I
105.6
98.7
101.6
220.9
291.1
100.4
41.5
237.2
292.3
99-0
Ordnance and a c c e s s o r i e s ..........................
Lumber and wood p r oducts (except furniture)....
Fabricated metal products
Mac h i n e r y
2,388
*99
443
420
476
428
208.2
291.2
173.3
269.7
155.9
264.1
286.5
2,037
866.7
1,170.4
134.1
584.9
9,251
and allied i n d u s tries....
1,972
834.0
1,137.8
289.2
127.1
163.I
558.4
1,936
813.7
1 ,122.5
287.6
122.4
165.4
547.1
189.9
157.7
270.6
2,033
1,960
902.8
1 ,129.8
281.2
862.6
1 ,096.9
141.0
155.2
552.4
280.5
133.3
153.9
529.2
16,234
16,322
17,309
17,359
9,389
9,480
10,283
10,265
711.2
202.1
710.0
217.0
694.2
239.7
777.9
233.4
764.8
337.5
510.3
1 ,186.3
511.2
509.6
1,206.9
1,223.4
546.7
1 ,352.8
. 543.4
1,351.5
1 ,060.1
1 ,608.0
1 ,126.6
1 ,072.6
1,626.0
1 ,156.1
1,749.2
1,242.8
2,005.0
333.4
1,155.1
1,761 1
1,239.6
2,002.3
332.4
494.6
6,842
7,026
7,094
1,428.9
1,448.1
525.2
1,224.6
524.3
784.3
1,441.6
94.4
1,220.3
1 ,278.6
524.0
783.8
259.5
284.0
391.8
283.5
401.0
187.9
1,046.7
1,5917
1,108.4
1,791.9
314.8
464.1
90.0
1,074 7
publishing,
101.5
2,509
1,434.0
Printing,
57.4
302.3
289.2
2,356
6,745
Apparel and other finished textile products....
291.4
98.1
51.2
293.9
290.4
104.7
2,415
(except ordnance,
(except e l e c t r i c a l )....................
252.2
2,536
MANUFACTURING......................... 15,996
DURABLE GOODS....................................
March
47,880
161.7
Other special-trade c o n t r a c t o r s ........ .
April
47,848
289.7
Painting and d e c o r a t i n g ..........................
February
46,056
38.8
C r ude-petrole u m and n a t u ral-gas p r o d u c t i o n .....
No n m e tallic mini n g and q u a r r y i n g ................
March
1953
1,158.4
523.7
803.3
790.7
252.0
253.5
364.4
344.4
1,8237
321 2
475.1
6,845
1,431.1
92.1
1,083.7
1 ,226.8
525.1
804.5
796.1
251.6
256.3
377.5
346.1
1,138.4
1,846.8
325.0
480.4
98.2
1,090.2
1,213 8
802.2
793.6
252.2
259.4
378.4
382.8
496.6
92.1
1 ,205.8
811.9
386.8
808.8
258.1
Industr\ Employment
Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and group - Continued
(In thousands)
195*
1953
Industry division and group
April
March
February
April
March
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES...........
4,006
3,992
4,039
4,197
4,192
TRANSPORTATION....................................
2,68*
2,670
2,719
2,893
2,876
1,205.9
1,050.8
125.3
682.9
669.4
W.6
104.8
1,215.2
1,058.8
125.7
685.*
643-8
48.5
104.8
1,243.7
1,086.1
126.1
690.4
658.4
49.1
104.8
1,376.0
1,204.9
128.4
718.7
670.3
51.9
102.1
1,360.5
1,188.5
128.9
719.7
667.0
51.4
102.9
7*2
742
742
733
744
699 *
*1.5
700.0
40.9
700.5
40.9
688.1
44.0
699.3
437
580
580
578
571
572
555.3
24.6
555.2
24.3
553-9
23.8
547.1
23.8
548.1
23-7
COMMUNICATION..... ...............................
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES............................
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE..................
WHOLESALE TRADE...................................
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE.,..........
Insurance carriers and agents* ...... ........ .
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS...................
Personal services:
10,485
10,305
10,310
10,370
10,349
2,762
2,780
2,792
2,746
2,771
7,723
7,525
7,518
7,624
7,578
1,402.1
1,*18.1
807.7
661.6
3,*33.3
1,318.8
1,398.5
811.8
57*.1
3,*21.8
1,304.6
1,406.4
818.2
563.1
3,425.7
1,381.0
1,383.3
797.3
602.2
3,459.8
1,381.3
1,374.7
790.9
594.7
3,436.0
2,078
2,057
2,044
2,009
1,998
522.6
65.2
771.3
719.3
5,507
522.5
64.8
768.4
701.1
5,406
520.3
64.4
764.9
69*.3
5,380
*99.0
66.4
729.6
713.9
5,483
496.7
66.2
726.6
708.1
5,385
488.8
474.3
473.5
498.0
479.6
330.8
171.0
233.3
328.8
164.4
225.0
330.0
163.2
223.1
337.3
169.5
238.1
334.7
164.6
230.5
6,698
6,667
6,639
6,691
6,709
FEDERAL............................................
2,167
2,173
2,175
2,326
2,343
STATE AND LOCAL...................................
*,531
4,494
4,464
4,365
4,366
GOVERNMENT...............................
3
Industry Employment
Table A -3: All employees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries
(In thousands)
Productworkers
All employees
Industry group and industry
MINING. ................................................
Apr.
195*
Mar.
195*
Feb.
195*
Apr.
1953
Apr.
195*
Mar.
195*
Feb.
195*
750
772
790
8*5
-
-
-
103.1
105.I
8*.7
872
88.7
90.7
31.5
2*.8
13-0
32.5
2*.9
13.5
3*.*
2*.3
15.9
Apr.
1953
-
98.7
101.6
352
27.3
15.3
36.2
29.0
15.*
37.1
29.1
16.0
39.1
28.*
18.5
30.6
23.3
12.9
ANTHRACITE..................
38.8
IH.5
**.8
51.2
35.5
38.0
*1.5
*7.8
BITUMINOUS-COAL..............
220.9
237.2
252.2
293.9
201.5
217.8
232.7
272.2
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS
PRODUCTION.............. ...
291.1
292.3
291 *
290.*
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
129.1
128.*
128.9
130.*
86.1
8*. 5
83.8
90.3
METAL MINING.................
Petroleum and natural-gas
production (except contract
NONMETALLIC MINING AND QUARRYING..
100.*
99.0
98.1
10*.7
MANUFACTURING.......................................
15,996
16,23*
16,322
17,309
12,592
12,818
12,906
13,939
Durable Goods.....................................
Nondurable Goods................................
9,251
6,7*5
9,389
6,8*5
9,*80
6,8*2
10,283
7,026
7,303
5,289
7,*30
5,388
7,520
5,386
8,3*1
5,598
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES ......
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS......
202.1
217.0
239.7
137.1
150.*
16*.5
18*.1
1,*3*.0 1,*31.1
1,*28.9
1,**8.1
1,009.3
1,009.1
1,009.1
1,03*.7
187.9
311.5
118.5
162.6
111.2
282.8
28.*
316.7
115.3
153.6
116.2
281.9
27.3
319.3
111.6
152.9
117.*
282.5
28.7
308.7
116.7
17*.0
115.7
281.8
27.2
2*0.8
80.1
13*.7
80.1
173.7
23.0
2*6.0
76.6
125.9
8**7
17*.*
22.1
2*9.7
7*.l
125.3
85.8
17*.7
23.2
2*3.8
79-*
1*3.9
83.8
177.5
22.3
Beverages..................
76.6
205.1
137.3
79.3
202.3
138.5
81.2
198.0
137.3
79.1
208.7
136.2
61.9
117.5
97.5
65.5
115.1
98.8
67.0
111.9
97.*
65.5
122.2
96.3
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES....... ...
90.0
92.1
98.2
92.1
82.0
8*.0
89.8
83.3
Tobacco stemming and redrying....
31.6
39.3
8.0
11.1
31.8
39.8
7.9
12.6
31.9
*0.3
7.9
18.1
31.6
*0.2
8.0
12.3
28.6
37.*
6.9
9.1
28.7
37-9
6.7
10.7
28.8
38.5
6.1
15.8
28.5
38.0
6.8
10.0
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS..........
1,07*.7 1,083.7
1,090.2
1,205.8
981.8
989.0
99*.6
1,110.0
Scouring and combing plants.....
Yarn and thread mills............
5.*
12V.7
*85.5
29.*
212.7
86.7
5.1
125.3
*89.6
29.2
21*.1
87.8
5.0
125.8
*93.1
29.1
21*.5
88.5
6.6
1*7.1
5*0.0
31.1
2*0.9
9*.8
*.9
115.*
*57.3
25.7
191.8
76.3
*.6
115.7
*60.1
25.5
193.0
77.5
*.5
116.2
*63.2
25.3
193.5
77.8
6.1
137.3
509.5
27.5
220.5
83.7
53.*
53.3
5*.l
60.1
**.5
**.3
*5.0
51.3
15.*
63.9
15.6
6*.5
16.2
69.0
12.3
53.6
13.8
5*.5
1*.0
55-1
1*.6
59.5
Bakery products..................
Sugar.............................
Confectionery and related
Narrow fabrics and smallwares....
Knitting mills...................
Dyeing and finishing textiles....
Carpets, rugs, other floor
coverings..................
Hats (except cloth and
millinery)*................
*
13.9
63.0
IndtiMiA Employment
Table A-3: All employees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
(In thousands)
All employees
Industry group
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED
TEXTILE PRODUCTS...........
Me n ' s and boys' suits and c o a t s * •
M e n's and boys' furnishings and
Women's,
children's u n d e r
M i l l i n e r y ......... .................
M i scellaneous apparel and
accessories.......................
Other fabricated textile
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)................
Logging camps and contractors....
Sawmills and p l a n i n g m i l l s .......
Millwork, plywood, and pre f a b r i
cated structural wo o d products..
Wooden c o n taine r s ..................
Miscellaneous w ood p r o d u c t s ......
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES........
Household f u r ni t u r e ........... .
Office, public-building, and
professional fur n i t u r e . .........
Partitions, shelving, lockers,
Screens,
blinds,' and misceliane-
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS......
Pulp, paper, and p a p e r b o a r d
m i l l s ..............................
P aperboard cont a i n e r s and boxes..
O ther paper and allied products..
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES...............
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Apr.
195*
195*
195*
1953
195*
195*
195*
1953
1 ,158.1*
1 ,226.8
1,033.5
1,100.5
125.9
13*.*
135.0
133.6
112.2
120.8
121.5
120.1
291.7
353.1
297.7
389.*
293.1
38*.7
31*.0
269.I
31*.8
275.0
3*9.*
270.6
292.1
3**.*
313.*
111.1
20.3
69.3
8.9
111.6
111.3
2*.*
73.8
9.9
118.*
21.2
70.0
99.0
105.9
25.9
7*.*
9.5
57.1
59.3
58.*
121.0
12*.6
711.2
35*.2
98.8
18.1
99.2
1,087.6 1,096.5
62.9
8.7
62
22.2
67 .*
7-3
18.9
63.*
6.2
6*.8
50.3
52.8
51.9
57-5
123.2
139.7
101.1
10*.8
103.3
119.0
710.0
69*.2
777-9
6*2.1
6*2.6
627.3
707.1
90.7
380.9
96.7
375.9
85.7
372.1
97.7
*21.7
83.8
350.2
89.6
3*6.8
78.6
3*3-3
389.8
123.6
61.1
121.5
120.*
133-*
66.1
103.3
5**9
59.0
56.5
*8.3
101.*
56.*
*8 .*
100.5
56.7
*8.2
113.0
61.3
5**9
61.3
5*.7
337.5
3**.*
3*6.1
382.8
283.8
290.0
291.7
328.0
237.2
2*2.1
2*1.9
275.5
20*.9
209.3
209.1
2*2.3
*0.0
*0.7
*1 .*
*3.1
32.1
32.9
33.5
35.3
333
3**1
3*7
35.*
25.*
26.0
26.8
27.*
27.0
27.5
28.1
28.8
21 .*
21.8
22.3
23.0
523.7
525.1
525.2
52*.3
*33.8
*35.9
*36.5
*36.8
256.8
257.7
1*3.6
253.9
1*6.3
12*.1
217.8
117.0
218.6
118.0
99.3
218.3
119.1
99.1
216.1
1238
257.7
1**.*
123.1
803.3
80*.5
802.2
78*.3
517.1
516.8
513.6
508.0
292.2
292.3
290.7
287.2
61 .*
50.0
1*6.1
26.0
1*5-9
1**.2
26.6
166.1
1*2.7
12*.2
61.0
62.9
63.6
207.5
59-3
51.5
207.3
58.9
18.8
B o o kbinding and related
i n d ustries ........................
Mi s c e llaneous pu b l i s h i n g and
p rinting s ervi c e s ................
1 ,213.8 1 ,22*.6
23.6
68.0
6.9
51.2
P r o d u c t i o n workers
and industry
18.8
99.0
18.6
203.3
56.O
.18.1
168.3
*5.6
13.7
*5.2
13-7
1*3.3
26.0
30.3
168.6
*5.3
13.5
63.5
51.3
207.*
590
30.7
26.3
30.5
168.1
90.7
52.3
120.5
100.2
29.*
*3.3
13.*
**.2
**.3
**.3
**.2
3*.8
3*.7
3*.5
3*.8
67.2
67.8
67 .*
6*.l
51.9
52.*
52.1
50.2
5
Industry Employment
Table A-3: All employees and production w orkers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
(In thousands)
P r o d u c t i o n workers
All employees
•Industry group
and industry
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS...
Industrial ino rganic chemicals....
Drugs and m e d i c i n e s ................
Soap, cleaning and p o l ishing
p r e p a r a t i o n s . . . « ...................
Apr*
1954
Feb.
1951*
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
1953
1954
1954
Feb.
1954
Apr.
1951*
790.7
796.1
793.6
811.9
533.2
538.6
536.1
561.9
93.3
298.3
91.4
93.6
301.0
93.5
303.7
92.3
91.3
313.8
92.1
66.8
201.8
66.8
. 204.3
57.2
66.5
207.1
57.7
220.8
51.6
72.9
8.3
51.9
72.9
8.3
46.5
51.7
73.2
8.3
32.0
40.0
51.9
75.1*
8.3
1*8.1
32.2
45.9
7.1
38.1
32.2
45.8
7.1
31.7
33.1
47.9
7.1
39.8
39.6
88.5
1*1.4
42.6
1*0.6
88.3
90.4
56.6
57.0
30.0
31.1
56.9
29.7
60.7
46.8
V egetable and animal oils and
ats.................................
f
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL...
Mar.
92.2
88.3
56.3
1*5.9
7.0
3e.3
28.5
1953
65.3
57.5
252.0
251.6
252.2
259.5
176.1
176.5
177.6
187.1
202.9
202.lt
202.3
205.2
137.0
137.2
137.7
142.8
49.1
49.2
1(9.9
54.3
39.1
39.3
39.9
1*4.3
253.5
256.3
259.1*
284.0
197.0
199.4
202.9
226.3
112.3
24.5
116.7
112.1
112.3
25.9
122.6
84.7
95.6
106.9
364.4
43.3
Coke and other pet r o l e u m and
RUBBER PRODUCTS.............
121.2
132.0
84.9
19.2
92.9
19.6
95.1
85.3
20.5
97.1
377.5
378.U
391.8
324.7
337.7
338.6
353.1
44.3
1*4.7
1*7.2
38.8
39.8
40.2
42.5
4.8
lu8
4.8
5.8
3.6
3.7
3.7
4.9
15.7
250.2
17.1*
251*.2
225.8
17.lt
15.4
225.4
14.3
13.9
217.3
11.4
15.1
13.5
16.9
250.6
13.3
ll.l
12.2
15.6
230.6
30.1
32.9
33.3
31.8
26.7
29.6
30.0
28.4
15.2
14.7
13.9
18.0
13.0
12.6
11.7
15.8
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS.... 510.3
511.2
509.6
51*6.7
1*27.4
429.1
427.2
463.9
28.2
28.3
29.1*
31.6
25.0
25.3
26.2
28.2
91.4
91.5
90.9
99.2
78.1
78.2
77.6
86.3
15.8
16.4
1*1.1
76.1
54.5
16.1*
1*0.8
13.6
14.2
34.5
67.7
14.2
34.2
65.4
48.3
16.8
51*.6
19.2
41.2
79.0
51.6
98.2
79.6
16.1
74.2
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS....
Leather: tanned, curried, and
finished............................
Industrial lea t h e r belting and
p a c k i n g .............................
B oot and shoe cut stock and
findings. ...........................
241.8
L u g g a g e ..............................
Handbags and small leather
g oods ...............................
G loves and misc e l l a n e o u s leather
Glass and glassware, p r e s s e d or
bl o w n ...............................
G lass products ma d e o f p u r c h a s e d
g l ass................................
la.o
Pottery and rela t e d p r o d u c t s ......
Concrete, gypsum, and p l a ster
p ro d u c t s ............................
Cut-stone and stone p r o d u c t s ......
Miscellaneous nonme t a l l i c
6
77.1
53.5
24.9
119.3
17.2
29.1*
58.0
34.3
68.4
47.0
96.5
81.4
16.7
16.2
78.2
16.0
62.9
65.2
67.1
73.8
99.8
18.9
18.4
18.2
104.2
18.3
84.6
86.7
89.0
96.0
48.2
23.8
15.3
34.7
70.5
85.5
Industry Employment
Table A -3 : All em ployees and production w orkers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
(In thousands)
All employees
Industry group
and industry
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES.......
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
rolling m i l l s ......................
Iron and steel fou n d r i e s . ..........
P rimary smelting and refining o f
nonferrous m e t a l s ............ * ....
Secondary smelting and refining
of nonferrous m e t a l s ..............
Rolling, drawing, and alloying
Apr.
195U
1,186.3
han d tools,
Apr.
1953
1,206.9 1,223.1*
1 ,352.8
593.3
223.9
601.1*
225.5
656.6
57.6
58.0
58.7
12.8
12.1*
Apr.
1951*
Mar*
195U
Feb.
1951*
Apr.
1953
992.2 1 ,009.6
1,026.7
1,151.1
502.0
1*90.2
19l*.3
195.0
511.3
196.1*
562.1*
229.8
59.6
1*7.0
1*7.6
1*8.6
1*9.1
12.1*
13.8
9.5
9.1
9.0
10.3
80.9
81.1*
63.3
83.2
65.1
93.8
79.1
259.7
75.7
78.1
10U.5
80.3
115.0
136.2
138.5
11*0.6
151*.3
109.3
111.2
113.1
126.6
1 ,060.1 1 ,072.6
1 ,156.1
839.0
852.1
863.6
91*9.6
1*6.0
1*8.8
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY. AND TRANS
PORTATION EQUIPMENT).......... 1 ,01*6.7
Cutlery,
Feb.
1951*
578.8
223.1
102.1
Miscellaneous p rimary metal
industries..........................
Mar*
195U
Pro d u c t i o n w o rkers
102.7
93.8
61.0
51*.l
52.8
52.9
55.3
1*7.5
1*6.1
11*7.9
151.2
155.2
165.2
120.3
123.1*
127.1*
137.5
116.3
117.9
117.6
138.6
89.8
91.3
91.1
111 .1*
265.6
26U.7
26U.9
266.2
201.0
201.0
201.3
205.1*
233.5
ld*.5
5U.6
239.2
1*5.8
55.5
21*5.2
1*6.8
266.0
19U.5
35.5
1*5.0
200.2
36.6
1*5.8
205.3
37.6
1*6.1*
225.8
51.9
66.U
130.2
133.0
133.8
11*6.5
105.1*
107.7
108.5
121.7
1 ,608.0 1 ,626.0
1,71*9.2
1,187.3 1,201.9
5U.8
55.8
1,219.8
1,31*7.9
57.0
66.7
and hard-
Heating apparatus (except elec
tric) and plumbers' suppl i e s.....
Fabricated structural metal
p r o d u c t s ............................
Metal stamping, coating, and
Miscellaneous fabricated metal
p r o d u c t s ............................
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL).... 1,591.7
Agricultural machinery and
tractors.............. .............
Construction and mining machinery.
M e t alworking m a c h i n e r y .............
Special-industry machinery
(except metalworking machinery)..
General industrial machinery .....
Office and store machi n e s and
devices .............................
Service-industry and h o usehold
machines ... ........................
Miscellaneous machinery p a r t s .....
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY........ .
56.2
77.2
78.9
80.3
90.5
151.2
11*9.2
12)*.9
298.7
121*.2
UiS.l
182.1*
126.0
291.1*
303.9
135.0
309.7
111.6
1*2.7
56.3
91.3
109.7
90.7
105.1*
90.5
237.3
11*0.2
100.9
21*7.2
225.0
232.2
179.3
235.1
180.1
237.8
190.9
21*3.3
127.9
158.1*
162.2
129.7
130.7
16!*.S
11*1.1
172.7
10l*.6
105.7
107.9
109.8
82.8
83.6
86.0
89.1*
179.8
253.2
178.6
185.7
261.0
215.1
272.5
198.0
137.5
135.6
202.1*
11*2.9
205.5
170.1*
219.3
1 ,126.6 1,138.1*
1 ,21*2.8
810.5
827.1*
838.9
952.1
1*08.2
263.lt
53.2
23.2
58.3
21*.!*
35U.1
33.9
268.5
272.7
55.1*
23.1*
62.9
25.5
361*.l*
3l*.6
297.3
59.3
177.5
230.8
1,108.1*
257.6
Electrical generating, trans
mission, distribution, and
Electrical app liances..............
Insulated wire and ca b l e ..........
Electrical equipment for vehicles.
Electric lamps . . . . ..................
Miscellaneous electrical products.
373.9
6U.7
28.9
73.1
28.2
U9U.3
1(5.3
379.1*
66.2
28.9
75.1
28.7
503.2
1*5.1
38U.1*
67.2
28.9
77.5
29.1
505.2
1*6.1
70.9
3l*.3
85.0
27.9
567*5
1*9.0
51*.6
23.1*
60.5
25.0
361.9
33.5
28.6
71.1
2l*.l*
1*33-8
37.6
7
Industry Employment
Table A-3: All em ployees and production workers in mining and
manufacturing industries - Continued
(In thousands)
A H
I ndustry group and industry
employees
Production
Apr#
195b
Mar.
195U
1,791.9
1,823.7
768.5
816*6
b98.9
17lw2
13.8
785.3
823.1
U97.S
178.2
17.5
803.1
823.7
U96.9
178.8
17.8
975.0
776.6
b76.8
170.0
18.0
129.7
129.5
130.2
111.8
136.9
lUi.O
22.9
Other transpor t a t i o n equipment...
133.6
112.8
20*8
6U.5
8.7
3.5
139.5
117.b
22.1
72.1
8.b
158.7
135.0
23.7
83.b
11.3
INSTRUMENTS ANO RELATED PRODUCTS..
31U.6
321.2
325.0
52.1*
53.7
77.3
lb.1
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT.......
Aircraft engines and p a r t s . *....
Aircraft p r o p e l l e r s and parts...
O ther aircraft p a rts and
Feb.
195b
Apr.
1953
1,81*6.8 2,005.0
Apr.
195b
Mar.
195b
workers
Feb. •
195b
ADr.
1953
1,381.3 l,b08.6
l,b3b.6
1,600.5
623.5
586.b
356.2
122.0
9.2
637.0
591.9
355.5
125.5
12.6
655.0
596.0
356.2
127.3
12.9
815.8
568.9
3b9.1
.120.2
13.3
99.0
98.3
99.6
86.3
ll6.b
98.1
18.3
b8.0
7.0
119.5
99.1
20.b
53.b
6.8
121.8
102.1
19.7
55.2
6.6
lbo.b
119.1
21.3
65.8
9.6
333.b
22b.0
229.b
232.5
2bb.3
5b.7
5b.7
31.7
3?.6
33.6
3b.8
78.3
1U.3
79.1
lb.6
81.3
15.1
5b.3
n .c
55.b
11.1
56.0
ll.b
58.9
11.9
bo.l
26.2
67.2
37.5
uo.e
26.7
68.2
39.2
b0.9
27.2
68.b
bO.l
1*3.7
27.7
66.8
bb.l
28.2
20.8
b6.2
31.8
28.8
21.3
b7.0
33.2
28.7
21.8
b7.1
33.9
31.3
22.b
b6.8
38.2
l*6b.l
U75.1
b80.b
b96.6
378.7
389.0
393.2
1*12.6
52.9
15.9
79.2
5i*.2
16.3
80.1
55.6
16.5
81.1
52.6
17.3
92.9
b2.6
13.5
66.0
bb.O
13.8
66.8
1*5.3
lb.l
67.b
b2.8
15.0
80.5
29.3
60.5
71.5
l5b.8
29.8
62.6
73.6
158.5
29.6
65.1
73.8
158.5
29.3
65.b
76.8
162.3
22.0
b9.8
58.7
126.1
22.5
52.3
60.6
129.0
22*b
5b.5
60.9
128.6
22.2
5b.9
6b. 6
132.6
Ship and boat build i n g and
Ship building and r e p a i r i n g.....
Laboratory,
scientific,
and
Mechanical mea s u r i n g and
controlling i n s t r u m e n t s .........
Optical instruments and lenses...
Surgical, medical, and dental
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES..................
Jewelry,
silverware,
and plated
Musical instruments and parts....
Toys and sporting g o o d s ..........
Pens, pencils, and other office
Costume jewelry, buttons, notions
Fabricated plastic p r o d u c t s ......
Other manufact u r i n g industries...
6 9 .9
Payroll Indexes
Table A -4:
Production workers and indexes of production-worker
employment and w eek ly payroll in manufacturing industries
P roduct ! o n - w o r k e r employment
Period
Product i o n - w o r k e r
p ayroll index
(1947-49 aver
age
= 100)
Number
(in thousands)
Index
(1947-49 aver
age s 100)
8,192
8,811
10,877
12,85b
15,011*
Hi,607
12,661,
66.2
71.2
87.9
103*9
121.U
118.1
10U.0
3l».0
U9.3
72.2
99.0
102.8
87.8
12,105
12,795
12,715
11,597
12,317
13,155
13,UtU
13,850
97.9
103.U
102.8
93.8
99.6
106.h
106.3
112.0
81.2
97.7
105.1
97.2
111.7
129.8
136.6
151.6
H,,005
13,939
13,890
13,985
113.2
112.7
112.3
113.1
153.8
152.0
151.9
153.9
13,875
ll*,070
11,,061
13,852
13,531,
13,319
112.2
113.8
113.7
112.0
109.J4
107.7
151.1
15U.0
153.1*
152.6
11*8.0
11,7.2
13,002
12,906
12,818
12,592
105.1
lGii.3
103.6
101.8
11*0.8
11*0.5
138.1,
135.0
Annual
average:
.............
1910.............
191,7.............
19U8.............
191*9.............
1951.............
1952.............
1953.............
29.9
Monthly
data:
1953: March.......
April.......
April.......
9
Ship Building
Table A -5 :
Employees in the ship building and repairing industry,
by region
(In thousands)
195U
1953
Regi o n I f
April
March
ALL REGIONS...................
22lu8
227.0
231.3
263.9
265.3
PRIVATE YARDS......................
112.8
llluO
117.1*
135.0
13U.2
NAVY YARDS................... ......
112.0
113.0
U3.9
128.9
131.1
NORTH ATLANTIC.................
95.2
96.6
98.7
U 8.6
119.1*
60.3
60.0
UU.6
SOUTH ATLANTIC.................
February
April
March
50.6
li5.3
51.3
1*7.1
51.6
58.3
59.1*
39.7
39.9
1*0.7
1*1*.3
1.1*,5
18.9
19.1
19.5
20.1*
20.8
20.8
21.2
20.5
23.9
21*.C
2U.1*
23.1*
GULF:
21.5
PACIFIC......................
21.5
21.6
56.5
56.5
57.3
62.8
62.8
15.9
1*0.6
15.6
li0.9
16.2
1*1.1
16.1
1*6.7
15.1
1*7.7
7.2
7.8
8.2
8.6
10.1
U.7
lu7
U.8
5.2
5.1
GREAT LAKES:
INLAND:
I f The North Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, N e w Hampshire, N e w Jersey, N e w York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The South A tlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States:
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia*
The Gulf region includes all yards bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in the following States:
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
The Pacific region includes
all yards
in California,
Oregon,
Alabama,
and Washington.
The Great Lakes region includes all yards bordering on the Great Lakes in the following States:
Michigan, Minnesota, N e w York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The Inland r e gion Includes all other yards.
2/ Data Include Curtis B a y Coast Guard Yard.
10
Florida,
Illinoi.
Foi1or.il Government
Table A -6 : Federal civilian employment
(In thousands)
195U
1953
Branch and agency
April
TOTAL FEDERAL 1/ ...................
Ot her a g e n c i e s............................
Department o f D e f e n s e ....................
Post Office D e p a r t m e n t ...................
1/
March
February
April
March
2,16?
2,173
2,175
2,326
2,343
2,liil.6
2,147.2
2,149.0
2,299.5
2,317.1
1 ,036.0
502.6
603.0
1,01*1.4
1,048.4
1 ,160.6
1 ,181.0
598.4
507.5
631.4
505.8
630.3
21.8
21.8
3.9
3.9
21.9
3.9
22.5
3-9
22.5
3.8
227.8
228.0
228.1
247.1
250.6
207.0
207.2
207.2
225.8
229.2
87.1
9.2
110.7
87.3
9.1
110.8
91.6
9.3
124.9
92.8
110.8
87.4
9.0
9.3
127.1
20.0
0.8
20.0
0.8
20.1
0.8
20.6
20.7
0*7
500.8
605.0
502.2
0.7
Data refer to continental United States only.
2/
Includes all executive agencies (except the Central Intelligence Agency), and Government 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 A r e a (District o f Columbia
and adjacent M aryland and Virginia counties).
11
State Employment
Table A -7: Em ployees in nonagricultural establishm ents,
by industry division and State
(In thousands)
Total
State
195*
Apr.
Mar.
Alabama..............
Arizona..............
Arkansas..............
California............
Colorado..............
663.6
203.0
307.0
3,796.0
392.2
202.7
307.0
3,785.0
389.*
Connecticut...........
Delaware.......... .
District of Columbia 2J....
Florida..............
852.8
850.7
•
1+88.1+
879.9
m .6
Idaho................
Illinois..............
Indiana..............
Iowa.................
Kansas...............
Kentucky..............
Louisiana.............
Maine................
Maryland..............
Massachusetts.........
Michigan.............
Minnesota.............
Mississippi...........
Missouri..............
Montana..............
127.8
3,3C*.9
1,315.8
625.7
537.1+
-
690.8
256.2
783.8
1,7*9.6
Wisconsin...............
675.2
203.1
317.6
3,01+7.7
1+06.5
16.2
13.3
5.6
35.2
10.6
16.5
13.*
5.7
35.5
10.8
18.*
12.8
6.2
29.1
19.*
13.9
27.3
19.5
l*.l
12.0
23.9
225.7
22.1
31.1
17.9
19.*
25*.2
27.1
<!/>
(1/)
0/)
37.*
35.6
35.1
(2/>
7.*
*.5
*.6
32.3
10.*
3.2
18.2
(a/)
Cm
7.3
*.1
16.2
7*.5
*5.0
15.3
73.1
*3.7
17.*
72.3
*7.0
*.5
33.0
11.2
3.1
17.9
*.9
35.*
12.0
3.0
18.6
6.9
155.0
*9.8
32.6
3*.7
6.5
1*5.*
*6.9
28.3
30.9
8.*
160.*
58.3
29.0
35.0
(*/)
*3.0
*5.9
871.3
_
515.8
81+6.2
898.0
131.9
3,1+21.1+
1,1+32.5
631.7
5*+9>
_
-
686.3
685.8
255.9
779.9
1,7*3.0
265.5
800.3
1,813.3
32.0
.6
2.2
(1/)
1,2*3.6
1*9.2
1,237.8
1*6.9
-
3*6.3
73.7
169.2
-
3*2.5
72.0
169.2
1,775.7
17*.5
1,77*.0
173.2
5,820.2
5,81*.6
985.1
7.3
*.5
32.0
.6
2.2
<a/>
36.2
30.6
.5
2.2
(2/)
_
56.5
9.8
59.2
66.*
11.0
58.8
6*.l
-
-
36.0
-
36.9
-
53.2
8.2
50.6
7.3
56.*
8.5
19.6
16.7
8.*
5.5
91.8
6.1
•
-
8.*
11.*
8.9
11.9
8.9
11.3
3*3.*
70.2
172.1
1,810.1
176.*
1.6
*.6
.2
1.*
*.7
.1
1.7
*.8
21.3
9.2
*.*
13.5
*.3
13.*
.2
*.7
1*.9
6.*
96.7
13.0
11.5
-
11 .*
12.0
216.*
3.5
2.0
21.3
*5.7
3.5
1.9
21.3
*6.0
3.9
2.1
23.0
*6.5
*5.9
1.0
1.2
11*.7
119.9
1.1
1*0.9
(2/)
(1/)
(2/)
118.3
819.5
2,221.2
202.0
101.0
815.5
2,209.5
199.7
100.0
826.6
8.7
121.3
11 .*
858.8
853.0
731.3
*7*.l
1,0*2.1
720.*
*77.9
1 ,036.8
75.3
2,237.2
215.*
102.6
891.5
721.3
505.9
1,091.*
82.6
1.2
2 .*
56.8
60.2
-
*60.8
3,8*6.2
303.9
535.8
118.6
76.7
_
53.3
9.*
38.7
*36.6
3,637.1
283.7
519.2
115.9
522.0
_
5*.5
1,28*.5
1*9.8
-
•
-
2,933.6
529.*
282.3
.
18.2
-
106.6
**6.5
225.6
16.7
5,920.6
1,002.3
108.8
3,050.2
535.3
See footnotes at end of tabid.
Apr.
_
Wyoming..............
12
Mar.
16.6
South Dakota .............
Washington ............
West Virginia.........
532.5
Apr.
_
3,638.1
Utah.................
Vermont..............
Virginia..............
617.8
Apr.
827.0
Pennsylvania..........
T e x a s ................
125.3
3,289.0
1,318.2
Mar.
_
Ohio.2-................
Island..........
889.8
1953
195*
Apr.
822.0
98*.3
108.1
2,932.6
532.8
Rhode
*86.5
887.5
Contract construction
.... 1953
Apr.
.
Nebraska.............
N e w York..............
No r t h C a r o l i n a .............
N o r t h D a k o t a ...............
.
195*
822.0
Nevada....................
New Hampshire.............
New Mexico................
662.6
Mining
-1953
1.3
2.*
12.6
-
8.*
89.5
13.6
211.9
205.7
**.8
5.2
1*5.3
3*.3
50.5
6.5
133.5
3*.*
20.3
16*.9
13.9
*0.7
7.0
22.5
179.8
1*.8
50.9
8.3
5*.6
13.2
21.7
179.0
1*.7
*0.6
8.7
56.1
159.5
8.5
1.3
3.2
1.3
2.5
9.0
118.8
6.*
1*9.2
36.*
16.*
18.8
52.9
2.9
*8.1
50.3
172.9
11.5
3.5
56.7
2.5
2.3
86.2
**.*
18.*
3.9
7.5
**.2
17.8
*1.*
*5.5
3.8
3.0
101.5
*.0
*6.8
82.1
7.7
9.*
*.0
3.3
1.3
15.7
8.7
121.0
12.*
1.3
160.*
7.8
17.3
*9.1
5.*
State Employment
Table A-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State - Continued
(in thousands)
Manufacturing
State
195^
Transportation and
public utilities
195*
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Wholesale and
retail trade
1953
195*
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
1953
- APr-.
226.7
25.8
80.*
1,019.9
62.3
228.5
25.5
80.5
1,018.*
62.6
235.5
29.3
83.6
1,051.0
66.2
50.6
20.0
28.1
330.1
*2.1
50.9
20.0
28.5
330.3
*2.7
52.7
20.7
30.3
333.5
*5.5
136.5
50.9
73.8
868.0
103.9
135.5
50.3
73.1
862.9
102.7
136.*
51.3
7*.7
865.8
105.2
*2*.*
56.5
16.0
127.7
306.7
*30.3
57.5
16.8
128.0
307.8
*60.*
61.9
17.1
123.2
315.3
*1.8
*1.9
*2.0
150.2
1*6.2
1*2.5
29.8
76.5
70.1
29.7
77.2
70.2
19.9
1,220.7
583.*
161.2
131.5
18.8
1,235.0
595.1
161.8
131.7
21.3
1,3*0.9
688.9
175.2
1*2.0
16.1
293.0
99.2
56.*
6*.0
(*/)
15*.l
97.9
2*7.6
67*.0
151.1
15*.3
100.6
2*9.1
687.5
158.9
157.0
109.*
267.*
7*6.1
1,062.9
203.3
93.5
385.7
16.*
1,088.9
206.1
92.9
391.9
16.2
57.2
*.1
78.0
779.2
15.9
-
-
-
31.2
75.5
72.2
88.6
27*.0
206.7
87.5
279.2
203.0
93.8
261.0
199.1
15.9
293.8
99.7
56.0
6*.5
16.7
307.9
107.*
58.8
68.3
33.6
712.3
276.7
171.2
129.8
33.1
703.3
271.0
169.1
129.*
3*.8
70*.9
276.2
170.6
130.3
(*/)
81.*
19.*
75.6
116.5
58.3
81.9
19.5
75.2
117.2
59.7
82.5
19.8
79.1
118.2
(*/)
l6l.8
51.2
163.2
367.5
126.5
159.6
50.3
162.1
359.0
127.5
159.2
51.5
159.9
365.1
1,262.*
216.2
99.*
*18.1
17.2
8*.l
26.0
128.1
22.0
8*.*
25.*
128.3
21.5
88.2
25.7
133.6
22.8
20*.9
205.0
206.*
-
-
-
301.7
38.5
296.7
37.8
311.*
38.*
57.8
*.2
80.3
800.9
15.9
60.0
*.2
82.2
8*7.*
16.*
*0.7
8.6
10.6
1**.8
18.*
*1.1
8.7
10.6
1*1.2
18.7
*3.*
9.0
10.7
133.3
19.7
93.2
15.*
30.5
318.3
*1.6
91.*
1*.7
29.8
309.5
*0.5
9*.l
1*.0
30.7
31*.7
*0.9
1,879.3
*26.6
6.2
1,302.2
83.*
1,937.1
*31.0
6.1
1,323.5
8*.0
2,008.3
***.*
6.2
1,*35.0
8*.*
500.0
60.9
13.1
21*.6
*9.0
*88.3
61.0
13.0
215.2
*9.0
51*.6
63.2
13.9
232.5
50.7
1,276.9
198.*
37.3
568.*
127.*
1,253.0
195.9
36.9
557.2
125.9
1,268.3
196.9
37.2
563.6
131.1
Rhode Island.............
South Carolina...........
South Dakota... .........
130.0
1,*68.8
12*.7
217.8
11.*
126.*
1,*95.6
128.3
218.7
11.3
1*1.0
1,636.0
1*6.9
226.9
11.6
**.7
308.8
16.0
26.9
9.6
**.6
308.3
16.1
27.0
9.5
*7.9
332.5
16.*
27.6
10.0
105.1
683.2
53.*
103.5
37.2
101.8
671.6
52.*
100.8
36.7
109.2
686.0
52.9
99.9
38.2
Tennessee...............
Texas..................
Utah...................
Vermont.................
Virginia................
27*.2
*21.5
29.0
38.6
235.1
275.6
*23.3
28.8
38.6
237.*
291.6
*38.8
30.6
*0.8
256.*
60.3
222.0
21.6
8.3
80.9
60.*
22*.6
21.*
8.1
81.7
61.7
231.9
22.8
8.5
8*.l
183.2
599.0
*7.8
18.8
192.6
181.3
590.6
*6.3
18.*
190.6
181.7
589.5
*9.3
18.3
19*.7
West Virginia............
Wisconsin...............
Wyoming.................
193.0
12*.6
*26.*
6.1
191.0
126.7
*3*.2
6.0
185.3
137.0
*79.6
6.0
63.7
*9.3
7*.5
13.8
62.7
*9.*
73.6
l*.l
66.2
53.*
78.6
15.6
163.6
8*.l
225.3
17.7
161.1
83.2
220.0
17.*
161.8
85.O
223.*
17.9
Illinois................
Indiana.................
Maine..................
Maryland................
Massachusetts............
ffev Hampshire............
Nev Jersey...............
Worth Carolina...........
Worth Dakota.............
Ohio................ ...
Oklahoma................
Oregon.................
-
-
-
_
See footnotes at end of table.
-ii.
State Implovmcnt
Table A-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State - Continued
fin thousands)
State
Finance, insurance,
and real estate
195*
1953_
Aw.
Mar.
Aur.
Service and
miscellaneous
1953
193*
Mar.
Anr.
At>r.
Government
IS>5*
Apr.
Mar.
19*53
Apr.
Alabama.................
Arizona.................
Arkansas.................
California...............
Colorado.................
22.2
7.5
9.1
172.5
17.7
21.7
7.*
9.1
172.7
17.5
20.0
7.0
8.8
171.7
16.7
57.6
25.8
35.8
*96.8
50.8
56.7
26.6
36.1
*9*.6
50.6
57.1
25.3
36.1
*90.9
51.3
12*.7
*0.3
60.3
6*7.9
80.9
125.5
*0.0
59.9
6**.9
80.*
12*.0
38.8
58.5
6**.*
82.5
Connecticut..............
Delaware.......... y t y ***
District of Columbia.zJ. .§J.....
Florida.................
Georgia.................
*3.1
23.*
*2.5
33.3
*2.8
23.*
*2.8
33.*
*1.6
22.8
38.6
32.2
83.3
65.O
136.*
83.7
81.8
6*.2
139.5
83.5
81.*
65.6
132.1
8*.0
72.6
13.3
2*9.*
1*0.9
1**.6
72.1
13.1
2*9.6
1*0.*
1*3.7
68.3
12.6
267.9
136.2
l**.l
Idaho...................
Illinois........... .....
Indiana.................
Iowa....................
Kansas..................
*.3
166.8
*3.9
27.*
17.6
*.2
165.1
**.0
27.1
17.5
*.2
162.3
*1.5
26.5
17.3
15.5
379.3
100.7
70.1
5*.7
15.5
370.5
99.2
69.3
5*.0
15.7
373.2
101.7
70.5
5*.*
26.9
3*5.5
151.8
103.8
86.9
26.8
3*2.9
151.1
103.2
86.6
25.9
336.*
1*6.5
98.2
83.5
Kentucky.................
Louisiana................
Maine... ...... .........
Maryland
..............
Massachusetts.............
<*/)
24.1
7.2
36.5
8*.5
18.0
2*.l
7.1
36.2
83.9
17.6
22.5
7.0
3*.6
82.*
(*/)
73.1
26.6
83.*
212.9
59.0
72.0
26.*
81.3
207.1
6*.*
72.2
26.1
81.6
210.7
93.9
109.8
*2.3
116.5
230.1
93.5
109.1
*2.0
117.0
228.1
92.8
105.3
*1.*
116.3
22*.*
Michigan.................
_
38.6
9.1
61.2
5.0
38.5
9.1
61.0
5.0
38.1
8.9
59.8
*.8
_
102.*
152.5
18.7
101.9
1*8.9
18.3
99.6
1*8.3
19.0
2*2.*
133.5
69.9
152.8
29.0
2*0.8
132.6
69.5
151.5
28.9
231.8
12*.3
66.6
1*8.0
27.8
Nebraska.................
Nevada..................
New Hampshire.............
New Jersey...............
18.7
1.8
5.2
63.6
5.8
18.6
1.8
5.2
63.1
5.9
18.2
1.5
5.1
62.3
6.1
*5.8
17.7
17.1
175.7
23.3
*5.1
17.1
16.8
171.5
23.*
**.2
16.3
17.0
169.8
23.3
67.9
12.3
21.1
193.0
*3.0
67.*
12.*
20.9
191.7
*2.8
65.3
12.0
'20.1
188.*
*1.5
New York.................
North Carolina..........
North Dakota.............
Ohio....................
*16.2
27.*
*•5
91.7
19.*
*1*.*
27.3
*.5
91.0
19.6
*1*.0
26.7
*.*
89.0
19.0
788.6
89.5
13.3
262.3
58.9
779.0
89.*
13.3
259.7
58.3
782.3
90.*
13.3
259.9
57.7
731.3
132.1
25.*
322.7
112.6
725.7
132.2
25.6
320.3
112.3
709.1
126.3
25.2
313.7
111.5
Oregon..................
Pennsylvania.............
Rhode Island.............
South Carolina............
South Dakota.............
17.1
129.1
11.*
12.*
*.8
17.1
128.2
11.*
12.1
*.8
16.7
125.*
11.2
11.7
*.6
5*.2
368.7
28.1
*0.0
1*.*
53.*
36*.5
27.9
39.5
1*.2
53.0
365.6
28.6
*0.3
1*.8
72.5
385.9
3*.0
79.6
29.9
72.0
38*.2
33.7
79.1
30.0
69.*
380.0
33.1
77.2
28.7
Tennessee................
Texas...................
Utah....................
Vermont .fv.,..............
Virginia.§1..............
27.9
99.7
8.1
3.1
3*.0
27.6
98.8
7.9
3.0
33.2
27.0
96.3
7.6
3.0
33.7
85.9
270.3
22.*
11.*
83.2
85.1
26*.1
21.9
11.*
81.8
86.3
263.0
22.*
11.2
83.2
123.2
327.9
53.2
16.2
16*.*
122.2
326.7
53.2
16.1
163.8
119.0
326.0
58.0
16.1
163.9
Washington...............
West Virginia.............
Wisconsin................
Wyoming.................
28.9
11.0
37.6
2.0
28.3
11.0
37.1
2.1
28.3
11.0
35.6
2.0
83.7
*3.8
103.3
8.8
82.3
*3.0
100.3
8.1
81.9
*2.9
100.8
10.1
1*9.1
60.8
126.9
16.8
1*8.3
60.6
126.0
16.6
1*9.3
57.8
120.3
16.2
Mississippi..............
Missouri.................
* Finance and government do not conform with definitions used for national series as snown in dlossary. l/ Mining
combined vlth construction. 2/ Government and total revised; not strictly comparable with previously published
data. V Mining combined with service, k/ Hot available. 5/ Construction and total revised; not strictly com
parable with previously published data. ?[/ Federal employment In Maryland and Virginia portions of the Washington,
D. C., metropolitan area included in data for District of Columbia.
Ik
Area Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
lor selected areas, by industry division
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
Humber of employees
.Apr.t
Mart
1951-Aprt.
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Total............
Mining............
Contract construction,
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
190.2
11.7
9.8
62.7
17.0
1*3.2
10.2
19.0
16.7
190.7
12.0
9.4
64.2
17.0
42.5
10.1
18.9
16.7
192.3
13.5
9.6
64.3
17.7
42.9
9-7
18.8
15.9
Mobile
Manufacturing......
15.8
16.1
15.7
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Total........ ....
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
98.6
.2
9.6
15.5
9.0
28.0
5.1
12.9
18.3
99.0
.2
9.5
15.6
9.0
27.9
5.0
13.5
18.3
97.5
.2
9.4
16.1
9.1
28.5
4.7
12.4
17.1
Tucson
Total............
Mining........... .
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
41.4
1.7
3.9
4.4
4.9
10.2
1.3
7.0
8.0
41.4
1.7
3*9
4.5
4.9
10.0
1.3
7.2
7.9
44.9
1.6
4.8
6.9
5.3
10.3
1.3
7.0
7.7
ARKANSAS
Little RockN. Little Rock
Total............ <
Contract construction
Manufacturing..... .
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade............ .
Finance.......... .
Service 1/........ .
Government..........
68.3
*•7
13.1
7.*
17.6
4.1
9.5
11.9
68.7
4.7
13.1
7.9
17.5
4.1
9.6
11-9
69.2
4.3
13.2
8.4
17.8
4.0
9.7
11.9
CALIFORNIA
Fresno
Manufacturing.....
11.6
11.6
11.8
1,818.4
14.9
105.7
629.4
122.6
406.4
82.6
250.7
206.1
1,821.8
15.1
107.5
634.5
122.6
404.7
82.4
249.7
205.3
1,824.5
15.4
116.4
646.4
116.7
402.6
80.3
246.7
200.0
Los Angeles
Total............ .
Mining........... .
Contract construction,
Manufacturing..... .
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade............ ,
Finance....... ..
Service.......... .
Government........ .
Area and industry
division
1954
Apr.
Mar.
195^
At>r.
Sacramento
Manufacturing.
11.3
9.8
11.7
San BernardinoRiverslde-Ontario
Manufacturing...
26.1
26.7
25.0
San Diego
Total.............
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance *.........
Service...........
Government *.......
179.6
.2
10.4
47.7
10.5
40.2
6.0
24.2
40.4
179.9
.2
10.4
48.2
10.5
40.1
5.9
24.1
40.5
184.2
.2
13.4
48.1
10.3
40.7
5.9
24.2
41.4
San Francisco-Oakland
Total.............
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
853.8
1.3
50.4
177.5
97.2
197.6
55.2
108.0
166.6
852.1
1.3
50.4
177.6
97.6
196.2
54.7
107.4
166.9
884.7
1.4
56.6
184.2
103.6
200.7
55.3
107.7
175.2
San Jose
Manufacturing.
23.8
24.3
21.3
Stockton
Manufacturing.
10.8
10.1
12.8
!0LGRAD0
Denver
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
1.6
17.1
42.5
25.4
63.2
12.7
30.2
1.7
15.9
42.5
25.6
61.7
12.6
30.0
1.4
18.2
44.9
27.6
64.0
12.0
30.4
(2/)
(i/>
117.8
4.5
69.4
5.6
19.0
2.5
9.7
7.2
124.7
5.1
75.8
5.4
19.1
2.5
10.0
6.9
198.3
7.9
79.1
7.6
40.1
26.7
193.4
6.6
77.2
7.5
40.2
25.5
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Total..........
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
Hartford
Total..........
Contract construction 1/
Manufacturing.....
Trans, and pub. util
Trade...........
Finance.........
it)
(2/)
(S/)
(if)
(I/O
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2 )
(2/)
(i/)
(2/)
See footnotes at end of table.
J&.
Area Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
divis'ion
Number of employees
1954
1951
Anr.
Mar.
Anr.
CONNECTICUT - Continued
Hartford - Continued
Service.............
Government...........
New Britain
Total.......... .
Contract construction 1/
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..............
Finance.......... .
Service.............
Government..........
New Haven
Total..............
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..............
Finance...... .,.....
Service.............
Government..........
(2/)
(2/)
19.8
17.1
20.2
16.2
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
41.9
1.0
28.0
2.0
5.3
.7
2.7
2.2
42.8
1.0
29.0
1.9
5.4
.7
2.6
2.2
(2/)
117.3
5.1
47.0
11.5
22.1
5.6
17.4
8.5
119.3
5.1
49.8
11.5
22.2
5.6
17.4
7.9
48.1
2.9
21.8
2.7
9.0
1.5
6.9
3.3
50.0
3.2
23.1
2.7
9.1
1.5
7.2
3.3
(S/>
(2/)
(2/>
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
Stamford
Total..............
Contract construction l/
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..............
Finance.............
Service.............
Government...........
(2/>
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(I/)
(i/)
(2/)
Waterbury
Total...........
Contract construction 1/
Manufacturing.....
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade............
Finance..........
Service..........
Government........
(2 /)
(1/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
is/,)
(2/)
(2/)
Area and industry
division
A p r.
Jacksonville - Continued
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
72.5
1.8
48.4
2.7
9.4
1.3
4.3
4.6
DELAWARE
Wilmington
Manufacturing......
53.2
53.4
57.6
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington
Total3/..........
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade............
Finance..... .....
Service l/........
Government 3/......
600.6
32.6
25.6
41.7
122.3
31.5
82.2
264.7
595.7
29.7
26.4
41.7
120.4
31.5
81.1
264.9
630.1
35.8
26.8
43.4
128.9
30.9
82.5
281.8
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
Contract construction...
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
Sea footnotes at end of table.
16
114.9
9.8
111.2
8.3
18.3
14.5
35.5
7.9
13.4
15.7
18.2
15.3
34.2
6.5
13.0
15.8
208.6
17.1
24.6
27.2
68.6
11.2
41.1
19.0
211.0
16.5
24.8
27.6
69.3
11.3
42.7
19.0
197.3
16.2
23.1
26.0
63.8
10.7
39.4
18.3
126.5
11.6
23.5
10.5
42.9
6.2
17.2
14.7
127.7
11.5
23.7
10.5
*3.5
6.2
17.7
14.7
121.6
11.1
23.5
10.4
41.2
5.5
16.1
13.9
297.6
15.7
78.6
31.1
79.3
21.3
37.9
33.7
296.2
14.9
78.7
31.1
78.3
21.3
37.7
34.2
295.8
14.4
78.0
31.6
80.0
20.7
36.8
34.3
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Trans, and pub. util....
Savannah
Trans, and pub. util....
49.4
3.4
14.0
6.5
12.7
1.5
5.5
5.8
49.2
3.3
14.2
6.5
12.5
1.4
5.5
5.8
50.7
4.5
14.5
6.5
12.3
1.5
5.5
5.9
19.1
1.4
1.7
2.3
5.6
1.2
2.9
4.0
18.8
1.4
1.7
2.3
5.4
1.2
2.9
3.9
20.4
2.0
1.8
2.6
6.1
1.2
2.9
3.8
IDAHO
Boise
Contract construction...
Trans, and pub. util....
115.3
9.8 ,
18.3
14.5
35.9
7.9
13.3
15.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Contract construction...
FLORIDA
Jacksonville
Total............
Contract construction
A p r.
Miami
Contract construction...
68.0
1.7
44.2
2.7
9.2
1.3
4.3
4.7
Number of employees
1951
3.9'5iL
Area Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
for selected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Total.............
Mining............
Contract construction.,
Manufacturing...... .
Trans, and pub. util..,
Trade............. ,
Finance........... .
Service..........
Government......... ,
INDIANA
Evansville
Total..............
Manufacturing.......
Nonmanufacturing....
Fort Wayne
Total.............
Manufacturing.......
Nonmanufacturing.....
Indianapolis
Total.............
Contract construction..
Trade.............
Finance............
All others.........
South Bend
Total.......... ...
Manufacturing...... .
Trade............. .
Other nonmanufacturing,
IOWA
Des Moines 3/
Total............. .
Contract construction.,
Manufacturing...... .
Trans, and pub. util..,
Trade............. .
Finance........... .
Service 1.J.........
Government......... .
KANSAS
Topeka
Total.............
Mining....... .....,
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..,
Trade........ .....,
Finance........... ,
Service........... .
Government......... .
Wichita
Total.............
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing...... .
Number o f employees
ic
1953
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
anu lauUDur/
d iv is io n
Wichita - Continued
Trans, and pub. util....
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
66.9
32.2
3^.7
73.9
35.9
38.0
268.8
9.1
63.9
15.2
180.6
2,444.3
3.7
86.6
990.3
207.9
503.2
140.2
288.3
224.2
2,546.1
3.8
96.1
1,066.0
218.0
513.0
138.4
290.3
220.4
68.7
34.2
34.5
81.9
47.3
34.6
74.2
36.4
37.8
81.8
269.9
8.8
63.5
15.2
182.4
41.7
40.1
7.5
23.5
4.3
11.0
Government.............
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Manufacturing..........
9.2
7.5
23.2
4.3
10.9
9.2
7.6
24.1
4.0
11.0
8.8
18.6
18.6
19.2
11.9
2.1
11.6
2.0
11.7
1.9
(2/)
262.0
New Orleans
Contract construction...
Manufactur ing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(£/)
282.2
10.7
64.7
14.8
Number o f employees
1954
195^
A-or.
Mar.
Anr.
Government.............
(2/)
(2/>
(1/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
3.7
16.9
54.3
42.2
(I/)
65.2
(2/)
11.3
34.8
33.8
(2/)
(17)
192.0
MAINE
Lewiston
82.5
44*5
14.6
23 .*
89.7
4.0
21.7
7.6
24.2
9.6
11.6
11.2
83.8
96.8
46.1
14.8
22.9
57.1
15.7
24.0
88.8
3.7
21.6
7.5
24.1
9.6
11.3
11.1
43.6
.1
2.3
6.1
43.2
7.6
7.5
.1
2.0
6.1
8.8
8.8
2.3
5.0
11.5
2.3
5.1
11.5
115.5
1.4
6.1
52.6
114.2
1.4
5.7
52.3
27.1
Contract construction...
14.6
Trans, and pub. util....
1.1
Service 1/.............
5.0
.7
3.6
1.0
91.5
4.0
22.9
7.8
25.1
9.3
11.7
10.7
44.8
1.1
Portland
Total..................
27.4
1.1
15.2
1.1
4.9
.6
3.5
1.0
28.7
1.0
16.2
1.2
5.2
.6
3.5
1.0
51.0
3.5
12.9
6.2
50.2
13.9
3.1
13.7
3.1
7.9
3.3
14.2
550.0
.8
550.6
Contract construction...
37.0
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
189.1
36.9
190.7
558.2
.8
36.1
201.3
60.1
109.4
27.0
57.2
66.3
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Service l/.............
Government.............
.2
8.0
3.4
3.1
12.9
6.2
50.3
2.8
12.9
6.2
3.0
7.8
3.4
2.9
6.1
7.8
9.3
MARYLAND
Baltimore
2.1
5.0
11.7
119.8
1.3
6.3
56.9
Service................
Government............
.8
58.4
111.7
28.2
58.0
111.9
28.0
59.1
65.7
58.4
65.9
See footnotes at end of table.
J2 .
Area Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Total.................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service l/............
Government....... .....
Fall River
Total........
Manufacturing.
Trans. and pub
Trade
Government....
Other nonmanufacturing
Nev Bedford
Total...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing.....
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...............
Government...........
Other nonmanufacturing
Springfield-Holyoke
Total.................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service
............
Government............
l/
Worcester
Total.................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.................
Finance...............
Service l/............
Government............
Humber of eaployees
Apr.
Mar.
1221.
Apr.
1<>54
Anr.
Saginav
Manufacturing.
9*6.2
38.*
9*2.8
278.3
75.5
283.5
223.0
64. 5
128.6
137.9
36.3
75.8
219.7
64.6
126.0
136.9
977.5
43.2
304.7
77.0
227.2
62.7
127.5
135.2
2.3
8.5
8.2
50.1
30.3
2.5
k.k
4.7
4.4
4.5
4.6
48.5
49.7
48.2
28.1
2 .*
k. a
48.1
28.5
54.4
1.3
1.1
1 .1
26.1
27.9
32.2
2 .1
2.1
2. 1
8.5
*.9
5.8
8.3
4.8
5.5
8.5
4.6
5.7
156.6
k.k
69.7
8.7
31.5
157.4
3.9
71.8
8.6
30.9
164.0
4.1
76.9
8.9
31.4
6.2
6.2
6.0
15.*
20.7
15.4
20.6
15.4
102.2
107.2
3.*
3.2
48.2
5.3
3.7
11.0
5.2
4.2
9.7
9.6
10.8
10.3
601.1
611.0
753.0
Flint
Manufacturi ng
79.8
79.4
73.7
5*.6
53.8
32.3
32.7
34.6
Muskegon
Manufacturing
25 .*
25.9
32.3
Minneapolis
Total...............
Contract construction
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade............... .
Finance.........
Service l/.......... .
Government.......... .
28.4
39.3
1.5
9.7
6.4
10.4
38.7
41.2
1.5
1.6
9.5
6.0
10.4
1.6
1.6
5.8
3.8
5.8
3.8
258.4
12.9
74.1
259.2
10.9
7.3
10.5
1.4
5.7
3.9
263.8
12.8
24.5
144.4
6.4
41.4
144.5
145.3
20.1
20.3
20.6
34.4
9.0
34.4
9.0
16.6
16.4
16.6
16.5
34.6
8.9
15.9
16.3
9.0
8.9
9.8
73.8
17.5
29.5
24.8
St. Paul
Total............... .
Contract construction.
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade............... .
Finance..... ....... .
Service l/...........
Government...........
12.6
75-3
25.9
74.0
17.5
29.5
24.6
25.8
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Manufacturing.
6.1
41.7
79.1
26.1
75.0
17.4
29.0
6.1
42.8
MISSOURI
Kansas City
Total............... .
Mining...............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.... . ..,
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade................
Finance..............
Service..............
Government...........
365.9
.7
367.5
.7
376.1
20.5
.8
20.5
112.7
46.2
95.1
20.7
39.7
30.5
114.5
46.3
94.8
120.7
46.9
95.6
39-6
30.5
40.4
St. Louis
Manufactur ing........
270.9
277.5
302.7
2.7
2.5
5.7
2.7
2.4
5.7
3.3
2.8
2.6
5.7
3.3
20.3
MONTANA
Great Falls
Manufacturing.....
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...............
Service 4/.........
1
18
27.6
20.6
21.2
30.0
56.5
Lansing
Manufacturing
See footnotes at end of table.
27.2
54.0
20.4
4.0
20.8
Anr.
21.3
101.9
*7.7
5.2
20.9
4.1
9.6
MINNESOTA
Duluth
Total............... .
Contract construction,
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade............ .
Finance............. .
Service l/...........
Government...........
..1951
Mar.
8.2
MICHIGAN
Detroit
Manufacturi ng
Grand Rapids
Manufactur ing
Area and industry
division
3 A
Area Empk'\mcnt
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
for selected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
NEBRASKA
Omaha
Total............ .
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service 1/........
Government........ .
Wimiber of employees
Apr*
NEW JERSEY
Newark-Jersey City J
Manufacturing.....
.
j£Li.
139-5
7.5
140.1
7.7
22.7
23.2
3*.6
10.4
31.2
3*.7
10.4
18.1
15.1
NEVADA
Reno
Contract construction
Manufacturing l/....
Trans, and pub. util
Trade...........
Finance.........
Service.........
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
Total..............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance............
Service...........
Government........ .
Aj^ml and industry
1954
1.9
1.8
2.7
5.7
.8
5.0
31.6
17.8
15.0
1.7
1.7
5.4
4.8
4.9
.8
1 .1
18.9
19.6
4.2
2.7
35* *9
1.5
5.*
39.2
1.8
17.*
14.8
2.8
1 .2
7.3
35.8
10.2
1.8
2.8
38.8
2.6
138.8
*.9
31.2
2k.6
2.6
7.1
1.8
40.3
1.2
20.4
2.5
7.5
*.2
4.2
2.6
339.7
169.1
173.7
I83.O
Perth Amboy 5/
Manufacturing.
80.9
82.5
85.4
Trenton
Manufacturing.
39-0
39.2
45.3
NEW YORK
Albany-Schenectady-Tro,
Total
Contract construction
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade.............
Government........
Other nonmanufacturing
51.9
3.9
8.6
5.1
13.6
2.8
7.2
10.7
208.6
5.6
81.3
16.6
39.9
37.5
27.7
51.2
3.8
8.5
5*1
13.2
2.8
7.1
10.7
53.9
4.9
8.8
5.1
14.2
3.2
7.0
10.7
209.0
223.8
5.5
82.9
16.7
6.5
92.3
38.8
37.7
27.4
Buffalo
Total..... .........
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade..... ........
Finance............
Service 1/...... .
Government..........
Elmira
Total...........
Manufacturing.......
Trade..............
Other nonmanufacturing.
Huaiber of employees
195,L.
-ABC*
75.7
3.1
41.3
3.9
JSGJLm.
76.0
76.6
2.8
2.7
42.3
4.1
13.2
14.3
14.4
41.9
3.9
12.9
14.4
432.0
432.8
13.0
18.1
202.2
38.5
82.6
13.1
45.4
32.1
Azr,t
17.1
451.3
17.4
206.1
219.0
37.2
82.1
40.5
83.3
13.1
44.9
32.1
45.2
12.8
33.0
32.2
16.1
31.9
6.4
9.7
6.3
9.5
34.0
17.7
6.4
9.8
103.1
103.6
98.6
New York-Northeastern
New Jersey
Manufacturing........
1,695.7
1,758.6
1,825.9
New York City £/
Toted.............
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
3,523.7
1.9
109.5
930.6
334.5
819.4
3*3.9
557.5
426.4
3,541.2
3.585.3
1.9
212.3
8.5
111.9
212.0
Nassau and Suffolk
Counties 51
Manufacturing.......
16.2
1.8
Pater3on ^j
Manufacturing.
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Total.............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service l/.........
Goverranent.........
Binghamton
Total.............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Other nonmanufacturing
.8
2.7
364.6
division
17.6
39.7
39.8
27.9
Rochester
Total........... .
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Other nonmanufacturing
11.0
38.5
6.5
35.9
1.8
105.9
977.1
323.2
811.5
341.9
556.2
423-5
7.8
113.4
10.9
38.0
6.4
35.5
98.2
1.007.3
342.7
822.2
342.1
554.8
416.1
211.5
7.8
114.1
11.0
37.1
6.1
35.4
Syracuse
Total.............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade............. .
Other nonmanufacturing,
139.6
5.8
59.5
11.1
29.7
33.5
140.3
5.2
137.5
61.0
11.3
29.3
33.5
57.5
11.3
29.4
33.2
Utica-Rome
Total..............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing...... .
94.7
1.9
44.3
94.8
1.9
45.1
99.1
3.0
48.1
6.2
See footnotes at end of table.
JL2
Area Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
divis'ion
NEW YORK - Continued
Utica-Roane - Continued
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade. .......... .
Finance.......... .
Service 1/.........
Government........ ,
Westchester County j>/
Manufacturing......,
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Total............. .
Contract construction,
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade............. .
Finance. .......... .
Service l/...#..... .
Government........ .
Greensboro-High Point
Manufacturing.......
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...... ........
Finance............. ,
Service............. .
Government....... ...
OHIO
Cincinnati
Manufacturing....... ,
Cleveland
Manufacturing....... .
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
Total............... .
Mining.............. .
Contract construction.
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade............... .
Finance.......... .
Service..............
Government...........
Tulsa
Total................
Mining...............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.... ....
Trans, and pub. util.,
Trade................
Finance...... .......
Service...... .......
Government...........
See footnotes at end of table.
20
Humber of employees
1954
Apr.
6.1
15.1
3.0
7.*
16.8
*6.5
Mar.
6.0
1*.8
3.0
7.*
16.8
*6.5
Apr.
51.5
OREGON
Portland
Total.............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.........
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service l/.........
Government..........
82.7
5.3
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown-BethlehemEaston
Manufacturing.....
6.*
1*.9
2.9
7.*
16.*
83.2
82.9
5.9
21.5
9.7
2*. 7
5.2
10.0
5.7
21.6
9.6
2 1 .2
2*.*
2*.6
5.3
10.0
5.*
6.2
6.3
39.6
39.9
32.2
32.7
36.*
39.*
Lancaster
Manufacturing.
*2.7
*3.*
*3.7
Philadelphia
Manufacturing.
562.3
571.9
615.8
25.1
67.*
29.9
375.3
72.3
2.8
1.3
1.3
2.7
(2/)
(2/)
15.9
10.7
35.2
7.8
16.7
31.8
113.3
11.1
9.3
29.8
10.7
35.3
7.8
16.7
31.8
2.8
2.8
165.*
338.8
137.8
6.7
8.8
16.1
11.2
36.8
7.6
16.7
3*.0
113.7
11.3
9.0
113.8
30.2
30.3
12.3
Pittsburgh
Mining...........
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util.
Finance....... .
23.2
335.6
67.1
28.0
3*0.8
27.6
27.8
Reading
Manufacturing.
*8.6
*9.3
53.7
Scranton
Manufacturing.
30.5
30.8
31.6
Wilkes-Barre— Hazleton
Manufacturing......
35.7
36.7
37.0
York
Manufacturing.
*5.9
*6.3
*7.1
277.*
278.6
12.0
136.0
298.8
RHODE ISLAND
Providence j\J
Total.............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service l/.........
Government.........
13.0
132.*
1*.2
1*.3
13.1
15*.*
1*.6
50.9
50.0
29.7
25.8
29.2
26.*
28.9
50.6
51.7
3.5
9.8
*.5
11.2
26.0
11.3
50.*
11.0
11.1
8.*
12.3
12.2
27.0
26.9
5.0
27.2
13.6
13.8
5.6
5.9
5.1
13.*
5.6
12.2
32.5
31.*
Harrisburg
Manufacturing.
7.5
1.3
8.5
15.9
12.3
32.7
31.9
10.2
6.3
7.*
6.6
11.7
60.5
30.*
62.3
28.9
60.9
*8 .*
7.*
133.1
2*1.0
11.3
56.7
28.7
58.5
12.3
32.7
31.9
*2.0
2.0
6.6
8.6
232.1
11.8
57.8
*1.6
9.7
2.2
133.2
236.3
10*. 9
2.2
316.3
Apr.
95.7
2 .0
309.6
1953
Mar.
95.5
2 .1
162.6
195*
Apr.
Erie
Manufacturing.
2.2
161.0
Area and industry
division
*.8
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston
Total...........
Contract construction
Manufacturing.....
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...........
50.7
3.6
9.1
*.5
11.8
3.6
9.3
*.7
11.6
11.8
Area Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
(or selected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
Area and industry
division
SOUTH CAROLINA - Continued
Charleston - Continued
Finance.............
Service 1/...........
Government....... .
Greenville
Manufacturing........
Humber of employees
Apr.
1.6
Knoxville
Total..............
Mining.............
Contract construction...
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..... .........
Finance......... .
Service........ .
Government *..
Memphis
Total...............
Mining..............
Contract construction...
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade... ....... .
Finance.............
Service......... .
Government..........
Nashville
Total..............
Contract construction 1/
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade............ .
Finance.............
Service.............
Government.... ......
1953
Apr.
4.8
15.5
1.5
4.5
15.5
1.4
4.4
16.5
28.4
28.4
30.4
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls jJ
Manufacturing.....
Trans, and pub. util.
Trade...........
Finance............
Service 6/...........
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
Total................
Mining..............
Contract construction...
Manufacturing....... .
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade..............
Finance... .........
Service.............
Government *.........
Mar.
5.2
5.2
5.1
2.0
2.0
2 .0
7.1
6.9
7.5
1. 2
1.2
1.2
4.7
4.6
4.8
88.2
.1
3.2
42.1
5.2
17.2
3.8
8.9
7.8
88.3
92.6
3.1
42.4
5.2
17.2
3.8
4.4
45.2
5.3
17.5
3.6
9.0
7.7
.1
8.8
7.8
.1
116.5
116.1
114.2
2 .0
1.9
14.4
43.5
7.3
2 .1
10.1
14.4
43.3
7.2
22.6
21.8
45.1
7.6
21.7
2.2
2.2
11.2
2.2
11.1
14.0
14.6
11.3
13.8
18.6
165.5
.3
10.8
42.3
15.1
49.4
7.3
18.4
22.2
22.1
120.3
9.5
33.9
119.9
9.5
34.2
165.9
.3
10.7
42.4
14.9
49.7
7.4
171.5
.4
10.4
45.1
15.7
50.3
7.6
19.1
23.1
124.0
9.8
37.8
12.1
12.1
1 2.1
26.4
7.0
17.1
14.4
26.1
26.6
7.0
16.9
14.3
6.7
17.0
14.2
Ai;ea and industry
division
UTAH
Salt Lake City
Total.
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.............
Finance...........
Service............
Government.........
VERMONT
Burlington
Total.
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade..............
Service
Other nonmanufacturing.
Springfield
Total.
Manufacturing........
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade.... .........
Service................
Other nonmanufacturing.
VIRGINIA
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Manufacturing.
Richmond
Total.............
Mining............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade...»...... .
Finance...........
Service...........
Government.........
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Total..............
Contract construction..
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util...
Trade..............
Finance ..........
Service l/..........
Government .......
Spokane
Total.............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing......
Trans, and pub. util..
Trade.... .
Finance...........
Service 1/.........
Government.... .....
1954
1953
Ai>r.
Mar.
Aur.
102.4
5.5
5.2
15.7
101.3
6.4
5.0
105.2
12.2
30.1
15.6
12.1
29.1
6.2
6.5
6.5
16.2
12.3
30.7
5.8
12.7
14.5
6.3
12.7
14.7
12.5
14.4
16.9
5.5
16.5
5.4
17.2
1.2
1.2
4.6
4.4
2.5
3.0
4.4
12.9
8.5
.6
12.8
8.6
.6
12.9
8.9
1.5
.7
1.5
1.5
.7
1.4
1.4
.7
1.3
15.1
15.4
16.5
144.3
.4
9.2
35.2
14.9
37.0
143.7
.4
147.6
.3
10.5
37.5
15.3
36.4
11.6
16.4
11.5
16.4
19.6
19.6
277.8
274.3
11.7
78.5
25.5
69.O
15.7
34.6
39.3
269.5
12.5
64.4
3.4
69.3
4.2
14.5
8.7
2.6
3.0
12.1
79.4
25.8
69.7
15.9
35.4
39.5
66.1
4.0
8.8
35.9
15.0
36.1
13.2
8.1
12.8
8.0
17.7
3.3
17.4
3.2
10.4
9.2
10.6
9.2
6.3
1.2
2.2
3.2
.6
11.1
16.8
19.7
69.2
26.6
68.8
15.7
35.2
41.5
18.8
3.2
10.6
9-3
See footnotes at end of table.
21
Area Employment
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments
for selected areas, by industry division - Continued
(In thousands)
A re a and in d u s t r y
d iv is io n
Humber o f em ployees
195*
Apr.
1953
Mar.
Apr.
68.9
3.3
17.0
6.7
1*.8
2.5
7.2
17.*
68.5
3.1
16.8
6.7
1*.7
2*5
7.3
17 .*
71.5
*.2
17.8
6.8
Finance•••»•••••••••••••
Service.
Wheeling-Steubenville
Total
Mining
Contract construction...
*
l/
2/
3/
4/
5/
c/
2.5
7.*
17.8
1953
Mar.
Apr.
89.8
11.6
*.3
25.8
10.3
91.5
12.9
*.2
26.5
10.2
17.5
2.7
17.*
2.7
8.8
8.8
8.9
8.9
107.5
5.8
3.*
108.3
6.0
3.1
56.6
9.0
19.1
2.7
9.*
6.6
52.7
9.0
19.0
2.7
9.2
6.6
9.8
18.9
2.6
9.1
6.7
182.2
183.5
205.3
22.7
22.9
25.5
2.5
.9
1.9
2.4
2.7
.8
1.1
1.8
1.6
3.5
WISCONSIN
Milvaukee
95.9
16.8
3.3
27.7
10.3
17.6
2.7
8-71
u.
9.0
Racine
WYOMING
Casper
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
11*. 3
7.2
3.6
Does not conform vith definition used for national series as shovn in Glossary.
Includes mining.
Not available.
Revised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data.
Includes mining and finance.
Subarea of Nev York-Northeastern New Jersey,
Includes mining and government.
.22_
195*
Apr.
51.8
Trans, and pub. util....
15.0
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston
Mining.•••••••••••••••••
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Number o f employees
WheelingSteubenville - Continued
WASHINGTON - Continued
Tacoma
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade
Finance.................
A rea and in d u s t r y
d iv is io n
1.6
3.*
1.9
1.7
3.*
.*
.*
.*
1.9
1.7
1.8
Labor Turnover
Table B-l: M onthly labor turnover rates in m anufacturing industries,
by class of turnover
(Per 100 employees)
Year
Jan.
July
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
2.6
3.1
4.5
4.7
4.1
3-0
3-8
3.9
3.6
3.5
4.9
4.5
4.8
2.9
4.1
3.7
U.l
3.7
3.5
5.2
4.7
4.8
3-5
5.4
4.3
5.2
3-1
4.8
3-9
U.U
3.3
4.7
4.5
4.3
3-0
4.3
3.9
U.2
0.1
0.7
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
5.9
5-4
4.2
4.9
5.1
4.9
5.2
2.9
5.0
4.5
4.1
4.3
4.7
4.2
U.5
3.0
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.8
4.3
3.5
U.2
1.1
0.9
0.8
2.8
2.2
1.2
2.1
Dec.
Total seporation
I 939 ...........................
I 9U7 . . . . ....................
1948............................
1949...........................
I 95O .........................
1951...........................
I 952...........................
1 9 5 3 •••••••••••••••••
1954...........................
3-2
4.9
4.3
4.6
3-1
4.1
4.0
3.8
lu3
1939...........................
1947...........................
0.9
_
1948...........................
1949...........................
1950............... ...........
1951...........................
3.5
2.6
1.7
-
0.6
3-2
2.5
1.4
- -
2.8
4.6
4.1
U.3
3.9
_
0.8
0.8
3.5
3.7
3-0
1.7
1.3
2.7
2.8
1.6
1.2
2.2
2.7
2.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
.2
.2
.3
.2
.3
1.0
1.1
1939...........................
1947...........................
1948..............................
1949..........................
I 95O................. ..........
I 95I .................... .
1952...........................
I 7 JJ• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
0.1
0.1
.3
.h
.li
1939...........................
1947...........................
1948............... ...........
1949..........................
1950...........................
1951...........................
1952...........................
1953..........................
19514.... ........................
2.2
.9
1.2
1.9
2.2
.9
1.2
2.8
...........................
1953. .........................
195U...........................
2.5
2.0
2.5
3.1
2.8
1.6
1.6
2.8
2.2
1.0
2.1
1.9 1952
1.9
2.1
2.2
1.0
l.l
1.1
2.1
3-5
3.3
4.6
4.4
3.8
2.9
4.4
5.0
U.3
3-0
5.3
5.1
4.0
4.2
5.3
4.6
U.8
Qvlit
0.7
0.8
2.9
1.5
1.7
2.5
3.1
2.9
1.4
4.0
3.4
1.8
2.8
4.5
3-9
2.1
2.9
3-1
3-0
2.9
3.4
3.1
3.5
3.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
.3
. 1*
•3
•3
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2.2
2.6
1.8
2.4
2.2
2.5
3.6
1.5
2.7
2.5
2.8
2.1
2.7
1.9
2.1
3.5
3.7
4.3
3.2
3.6
3-5
3.4
U.o
0.7
2.3
1.7
.9
1.7
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
Discilarge
195U...........................
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
0.1
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
•3
.2
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.4
.4
•3
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.2
.4
.4
.3
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.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.3
.4
.4
.4
.3
.li
.4
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2.1
.8
1.2
1.8
.6
1.6
.9
1.0
1.8
.7
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.u
.4
.4
.4
.3
.4
La:roft
1947...........................
1948...........................
1949...........................
1950 ...........................
1951...........................
1952...........................
I953 .................
195U...........................
1939...........................
1947....... ...................
1948...........................
1949...........................
1950...........................
1951...........................
1952................
195 3
195 4
2.5
1.7
1.0
1.4
«9
.8
1.7
2.3
1.7
.8
1.3
1.4
.8
1.1
.8
2.6
1.0
1.2
2.8
1.2
1.0
1.3
2.8
2.2
2.3
2M
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.7
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.6
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.5
.3
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.5
•3
.4
•U
.3
.4
•li
.3
.3
.2
.2
4.1
3.1
6.0
5 .0
3-3
5.1
4.0
2.9
5.1
4.0
2.9
3.5
4.5
3-7
U.3
2 .U
3.2
3.6
5.2
4.4
U.U
2.8
3.9
2.9
3.2
4.5
3.9
li.2
2.5
2.5
1.1
1.1
1.1
3-3
2.5
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
.9
1.0
1.1
2.5
1.0
1.0
2.1
.6
1.3
2.2
1.1
1.4
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
•3
.3
0.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
•3
.3
0.1
.1
.1
.2
.4
•3
.3
3.0
3.6
4.6
3.9
U.U
2.8
4.9
4.2
4.9
4.7
3-5
4.7
4.2
4.4
5.1
U.l
3.9
5.5
5-7
4.4
4.8
4.9
1.4
1.1
1.7
1.3
1.5
.8
0.1
.1
.1
.3
0.1
.1
.1
.4
.4
.4
0.1
.1
.1
0.1
.1
.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
5.1
5.3
5.0
4.4
6.2
5.9
5.5
4.5
3.7
5.2
4.4
5.2
3.3
4.1
4.8
3-9
3.3
4.0
3-9
4.0
2.7
6.6
4.5
5.9
U.3
.7
2.3
.9
2.2
2.0
.7
1.8
1.3
Total 1access!'on
3-3
4.8
4.1
3.5
4.4
4.5
3-9
U.l
1.3
2.0
.8
2.7
1.4
2.5
1.8
.9
1.2
1.5
1.0
MilecellaniBOUSj ilacludinj militi rj
.2
4.6
2.7
1.4
5.9
5.1
4.1
5.7
4.3
5.6
h.O
.4
.4
.7
2.3
.4
.3
1.0
2.5
0.1
.1
.1
.3
.3
.3
.2
2.8
3.6
2.7
3-2
3.0
3.0
3-3
2.1
23
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: M onthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries
(Per 100 employees)
Separation
iox.ai
Total
Industry group and industry
Discharge
Quit
M i s c . ,incl.
milit a r y
L ayo f f
accession
Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar.
1954 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U
MANUFACTURING.............................................
3.9
3.7
1.1
1.0
0.2
0.2
2.U
2.3 0.2
0.2
2.U
2.8
Durable Goods......... *................................
Nondurable Goods..........................*..........
U.2
3.3
U.l
2.9
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.7
1.8
2.7
1.5
.2
.1
.2
.1
2.3
2.6
2.9
2.6
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES..........................
U.3
U.6
1.0
1.0
.2
.2
3.1
3.2
.2
.1
1.2
2.1
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS........................
3.7
5.8
1.9
3.3
U.2
5.7
3.5
3.2
1.0
.7
1.2
1.6
1.0
.7
1.0
1.3
.2
.1
.2
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
2.3
U.8
.3
1.2
2.9
U.6
1.9
1.5
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
U.o
3.7
3.U
3.5
3.U
3.8
1.7
2.8
1.0
1.U
.U
.1
.1
.3
.7
.2
.2
6.0
U.U
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.................................
2.7
1.5
U.O
1.2
1.9
1.2
2.6
.9
1.1
1.1
1.3
.6
1.1
.9
l.U
.4
.3
.2
.3
.2
.2
.1
•U
.2
1.3
.1
2.U
.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
1.8
l.U
2.5
.5
1.3
l.U
1.U
♦8
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS...............................
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
5.2
3.3
1.6
3.9
U.2
U.3
3.0
3.U
3.2
3.1
3.1
U.O
U.O
2.7
U.U
5.7
2.6
U.U
1.2
l.U
1.3
1.3
.7
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.5
.7
.6
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.2
.9
l.U
1.3
1.2
1.6
.8
.7
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.3
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.6
U.O
1.8
.2
2.5
2.5
3.1
1.9
1.9
1.6
1.5
l.U
2.7
2.U
1.2
2.8
3.9
1.5
3.2
.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.3
2.9
3.1
2.9
2.7
6.U
2.U
1.8
2.0
2.9
1.5
2.3
3.1
3.U
3.1
2.8
7.U
2.9
2.3
2.5
3.7
1.8
2.0
5.3
4.3
3.2
2.U
2.1
1.9
2.1
l.U
.2
.2
.1
.1
2.9
2.2
.9
.7
.1
.1
.1
.1
2.6
2.0
3.2
2.2
6.3
3.U
2.3
2.U
.2
.1
3.8
.8
.1
Q/> 2.7
3.6
U.3
5.U
3.6
U.O
6.U
3.5
1.7
3.1
1.6
1.6
2.3
1.5
.3
1.0
.2
.2
.3
.2
2.1
1.2
1.7
2.0
.2
3.U (i/)
1.6
.1
.3 U.2 5.7
.U 10.7 17.U
.3 3.6 3.5
3.8
2.6
1.0
1.1
.1
.1
2.6
1.1
.1
.2
2.0
3.0
U.9
5.2
U.l
U.6
U.8
U.l
1.3
1.5
1.0
1.3
1.5
.8
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.3
.3
.2
3.0
3.2
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.9
.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
2.1
2.2
2.0
3.0
3.U
2.0
2.2
1.3
2.8
2.2
1.3
2.9
1.0
.6
l.U
.9
.6
1.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.8
.3
.9
.9
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1.2
.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
2.2
1.3
2.6
2.3
1.2
2.5
Meat p r o ducts . • ..........................
Bakery products. •••••. *....... * ........
Beverages:
Yarn and thread m i 1 1 s. ......
Cotton,
silk,
synthetic fiber. . . . . . . .
Knitting m i l l s ...........................
Dyeing and finishing tex t i l e s.........
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings..
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS.....................................................
Men's and boys*
Sawmills and planing m i l l s .............
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated
structural wood produ c t s . . . . . . . . .....
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES.............................
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS........................
Pulp, paper, and paperb o a r d mills.....
Paperboard containers and b o x e s .......
See footnotes at end of table.
.U .1
.1
.1
.7 Q A
.2
.1
furnishings and
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)..................................................
24,
•U
.2
.u
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: M onthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries - Continued
(Per 100 employees)
Separation
Industry group and industry
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS......
Industrial inorganic chemicals........
Industrial organic chemicals.........
Drugs and medicines..................
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.....
Petroleum refining...................
RUBBER PRODUCTS... .............
Total
L ayo ff
Misc.,incl.
military
accession
Apr. Mar.
195U 195U
Apr.
195U
Mar.
195U
Apr.
195U
Mar.
195U
Apr.
195U
Mar.
195U
Apr.
195U
Mar,
i95a
1.7
0.6
.6
0.5
.7
.h
.h
.7
0.1
.1
.1
0.1
.2
.1
1.0
0.9
0.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
1.1
1.8
.8
.9
.9
1.5
.7
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0.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
1.5
1.6
1.2
1.1
1.9
2.6
1.6
2.8
1.0
2o0
1.6
1.5
2.1
1.6
l.U
.3
•U
.7
.5
2.9
2.6
2.2
1.6
2.8
•U
.2
06
.8
.6
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.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
1.1
.6
.7
.5
.8
.7
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
1.7
1.3
2.9
1.5
l.U
1.5
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
2.2
2.0
2.U
1.9
1.5
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.6
1.2
1.9
1.5
1.9
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
l.h
2.U
1.9
2.5
.5
1.3
.9
1.9
2.2
.2
1.8
.6
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
1.9
.3
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.5
l.ii
2.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
.2
2.9
3.1
.6
.6
.6
3.1
1.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
2.9
3.3
l.U
l.h
2.0
1.0
(1/)
1.5
3.U
2.7
3.5
l.U
(1/)
d/)
1.5
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS.......
1.2
.3
3.0
2.9
3.0
2.8
.1
.6
.2
.8
3.0
.1
.2
1.7
.9
2.3
.1
ok
.6
1.2
.8
U.l
Cement, hydraulic...................
Discharge
Apr0 Mar.
195U 195U
Other rubber products................
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS.....
Quit
.7
1.3
.6
.6
.5
(1 /)
.6
1.6
1.0
.3
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.6
1.6
2.8
2.2
1.6
1.9
2.5
l.U
.7
.6
.8
.6
U .2
.7
.6
.1
.1
2 .U
3.2
.2
.2
1.6
1.8
2.5
U .2
IwO
3o?
U.9
UoO
U.O
3.6
2.2
5.2
.6
.9
1 .0
1 .0
.6
.5
.8
.9
.9
.6
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
1 .6
3.0
2.5
2.3
3.9
3.2
2.8
2.3
.7
U.l
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
1 .6
1.9
2.2
2.0
l.h
1 .0
2.5
2.5
U.l
1.9
1.3
2.5
.5
.3
( 1 /)
(!/)
«6
1.9
.1
.2
.8
1.0
3.1
8.5
3.0
6.2
1 .0
.9
.7
.8
.1
.2
.1
.3
1.8
7.1
2.0
h.9
.1
.3
.2
.2
1.3
1.9
1.6
2.7
6.7
5.U
.5
.7
.2
.1
6 .0
U.5
.1
.2
1 .0
1 .0
U .6
3.6
3.2
3.0
3.9
U .8
U.l
2.2
2.U
5.7
1.0
.9
.9
.5
1 .0
.9
.6
.6
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
3.1
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1*
3.U
2.8
1.3
1.5
U.l
.2
.2
.1
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
2.8
l.U
1.7
1.0
1.0
3.6
1.8
1.7
1.3
2.0
1.2
Pottery and related products.........
2.6
2.1
1.6
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES..........
3.5
.5
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
Steel foundries.....................
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals:
Primary smelting and refining of
copper, lead, and zinc.............
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
nonferrous metals:
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
copper............................
.u
.2
Other primary metal industries:
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT)........
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware....
1.1
1.1
See footnotes at end of table.
25
Labor Turnover
Table B-2t M onthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries - Continued
(Per 100 e m p l o y e e s )
Separation
Total
Quit
Discharge
Industry group and industry
To t al
L ayo f f
M i s c . ,incl.
military
accession
Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar.
195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U 195U
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND
TRANSPORTAT1ON EQU1PMENT)-Continued
Heating apparatus (except electric)
and plumbers' suppl i e s ...............
Sanitary ware and plumbers'
s upplies. .................... ••••••••
Oilburners, n o n e lectric heating
and cooking apparatus, not else
where c lass i f i e d.....................
F abricated structural metal
U.O
U.o
1.8
1.3
o.U
0.3
1.6
2.3
0.1
0.1
3.6
U.6
2.9
2.7
1.0
.9
.3
.5
l.U
1.2
.1
.1
U.3
3.U
U.9
5.0
2.U
1.6
.5
.2
1.8
3.0
.2
.1
3.0
5.5
3.5
3.2
1.1
1.0
.3
.2
2.0
1.8
.1
.1
2.U
2.6
7.3
6.9
.7
.9
.2
.2
6.0
5.6
.5
.2
U.8
5.7
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)............... 3.9
U.8
.9
.9
(2/)
.9
.7
.5
.8
.6
.7
.8
.7
.6
.2
.2
(2/)
72
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
2.6
3.6
(2/)
177
3.6
U.7
2.0
.9
.9
1.9
3.5
U.O
.2
.1
(2/)
7i
.2
.3
.2
2.9
U.8
5.7
3.2
1.8
2.0
3.0
U.5
5.0
1.7
1.3
( !/)
2.U
.9
.5
1.9
1.5
U.3
2.2
1.1
.8
2.3
5.2
U.6
3.0
.9
.9
.8
.8
.U
.3
.2
.2
.9
3.8
3.U
1.9
.1
.1
.2
.2
i.l
1.7
1.2
1.9
3.U
2.9
2.7
3.0
.9
.8
1.0
.8
.3
.1
.2
.2
2.1
1.8
1.2
1.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.5
1.1
2.0
1.5
3.5
3.3
1.0
.9
*2
.2
2.2
2.1
.1
.1
2.3
1.9
6.1
3.0
U.2
2.U
l.U
.7
.9
.7
.3
.1
.2
.1
U.o
2.0
2.9
l.U
.3
.2
.3
.2
2.5
l.U
2.2
1.6
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY............................... lul
3.2
1.1
1.0
.2
.2
2.6
1.8
.2
.2
2.1
2.0
2.7
U.2
2.3
3.U
.9
1.3
.7
l.U
.1
.2
.1
.2
1.5
2.3
1.3
1.5
.u
.1
.2
.3
1.5
2.6
1.3
2.6
U.6
(2/)
3.7
2.1
1.3
(2/)
l.U
1.0
.2
(2/)
.2
.2
2.7
(2/)
1.8
.5
.5
(2/)
.2
.3
2.6
(2/)
3.U
1.1
6.2
U.9
1.1
.2
.2
U.7
3.5
.3
.2
2.1
1.8
5.1
6.0
2.5
2.2
3.1
2.6
3.1
1.0
.5
l.U
1.3
1.2
(2/)
iTU
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
(2/)
•U
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.2
3.9
1.3
.9
1.8
(2/)
3.0
3.5
U.6
.9
.6
1.8
1.5
1.7
•U
.6
.2
.1
.1
•U
3.0
2.8
1.9
2.0
1.0
U.o
U.6
2.3
2.7
l.U
.9
2.3
Metal stamping, coating, and
e ngraving ......... ....................
Agricultural m a c h i n e r y and tractors..
Construction and mining m a c h i n e r y . ...
Machine to o l s ....... ..................
Metalworking mac h i n e r y (except
M achine-tool a c c e ssories.............
Special-Indus t r y m a c h i n e r y (except
metalworking m a c h i n e r y ) ......
Office and store m a chines and
Service-industry and household
Miscellaneous mac h i n e r y p a r t s ........
Electrical generating, transmis
sion, distribution, and
industrial app a r a t u s.................
Communication e q u i p m e n t ...............
Radios, phonographs, television
Telephone, telegraph, and related equipment*
Electrical appliances, lamps, and
miscellaneou s p r o d u c t s ...............
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT........................ U.8
5.1
Aircraft and p a r t s . . ................... 3.0
2.5
3.U
Aircraft engines and p a r t s . . ........
Aircraft pro pellers and p a r t s .......
(2/)
Other aircraft parts and equipment.. U79
See footnotes at end o f table.
26
.9
1.1
.7
1.2
l.U
.9
.8
1.1
(i/)
.u
.2
.1
.1
.2
.1
a?
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: M onthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries - Continued
{Per 100 employees)
Separation
Total
Quit
Discharge
Industry group and industry
Total
Layoff
Mise.,incl.
military
accession
Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar.
195U 195U 1951* 1951* 195U 195U 195U 195U 1951* 195U 195U 1951*
Apr.
TRANSPORTAT1ON EQU1PMENT-Continued
Ship and boat building and
repairing......... ................
Railroad equipment...... .
Railroad and street cars..... .
Other transportation equipment......
13.U
9.1
(2/)
§ 2 S.9
8.9 3.2
(2/)
iTo
(2/)
1.3
.6
2.C
.9
(2/)
172
.9
(2/)
0.3
(2/)
.3
(1/)
.1
(2/) 10.6 (2/) 0.2
9.U 6.6 0.7 1.3
(2/) (2/) (2/) (2/)
.5
9.5 6.9
.5
.6
8.0 1.7
.2
.8
(2/)
(2/)
.7
.5
.9
.1
(2/)
(2/)
.1
1.9
(l/)
.1
1.3
.8
WX
(2/) 1.3
as
o.U
.3
(2/)
7k
(2/) 10.k
3mk
3.8
(2/) (2/)
U.3
1.0
U.5
3.8
1.3
(2/)
.1
.1
.2
w2/)
x
(
1.2
.8
1.1
(V )
2.2
1.5
2.5
Professional and scientific
instruments. .............. ........
2.0
2.1i
.7
.7
.1
.1
1.0
l.U
.1
.2
1.0
l.U
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES.....................
5.3
6.6 1.3
1.6
.2
.3
3.5
U.5
.2
.1
2.2
2.9
3.1
5.3 1.2
1.3
.1
.3
1.6
3.7
.1
.1
l.U
l.U
3.0
7.7 1.3
.2
3.U 10.1
1.6
9.U 1.1
2.3 1.3
1.7
1.9
.3
3.0
1.0
.3
.1
.1
.1
.U
(1/)
7U
.2
1.2
2.9
.1
.1
5.2
9.7
5.5
.8
.3
.2
.3
.2
.3 5.U
.1 10.2
.1* 1.7
2.0
.2
2.5
.5
2.9
1.6
(1/)
(2/)
5.6
(2/)
.1
(2/)
.7
(I/) U.3
u.e
.1
.2
.9
.7
.1
.3
(2/)
(2/)
.1
.3
(2/)
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS....
2.9
(2/)
Jewelry, silverware, and plated
.1
HONMAHUFACTURIHG:
METAL MINING....................
Copper mining................ ......
Lead and zinc mining............. .
ANTHRACITE MINING................
(2/)
6.3
(2/)
.6
(2/)
BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING............
5.1
5.U
.5
.U
.1
(2/)
(2/)
1.3
1.5
(2/)
(2/)
COMMUNICATION:
1.0
.9
<2/>
(2/)
.1
.1
WX
(2/)
1.2
1.5
1/ Less than 0*05•
Not available.
5/ Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those compensated entirely on a commission basis*
27.
Hours and Earnings
Table C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average hourly
earnings
Industry group and industry
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
$81.00
76.7^
81*.61*
7 4.66
$82.62
39.9
3.6.2
41.9
39.5
40.5
43.2
42.0
$2.03
$1.96
45.4
$2.04
2.14
41.2
39.3
2.12
2.02
42.1
1.89
2.02
1.86
1.95
73.10
$84.67
84.84
88.53
79.57
ANTHRACITE......................
61*.45
63.74
61.99
26.2
25.6
25.3
2.46
2.49
2.45
BITUMINOUS-COAL..................
7 i.ll*
73.06
79.61
28.8
29.7
32.1
2.47
2.46
2.48
Petroleum and natural-gas production
(except contract services)..........
90.23
90.45
88.13
40.1
40.2
40.8
2.25
2.25
2.16
NONMETALLIC MINING AND QUARRYING.....
74.56
74.22
74.37
43.1
42.9
44.8
1.73
1.73
1.66
92.87
93.24
89.15
37.0
37.0
37.3
2.51
2.52
2.39
89.38
82.71*
90.12
80.98
85.02
90.02
38.8
2.28
2.10
2.27
2.05
95.92
39.7
39.5
39.8
39.0
39.4
93.99
39.2
39.4
39.0
2.18
77.62
2.41
2.41
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION..............
93.81
94.28
90.04
36.5
36.4
36.9
2.57
2.59
2.44
GENERAL CONTRACTORS...............
SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS..........
88.9^
97.28
101.1*1
90.41
97.11
86.71
36.6
36.9
37.8
34.2
38.9
34.8
2.68
2.69
2.58
2.89
2.63
2.45
2.69
2.69
2.59
2.89
2.30
92.57
96.39
84.28
37.7
36.3
38.1
34.4
39.1
35.1
2.43
MINING:
METAL MINING.....................
Iron mining..........................
Lead and zinc mining.................
83.03
83.22
38.8
2.02
1.89
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS
PRODUCTION:
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.................
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION............
Highway and street...................
Other nonbuilding construction.......
36.1
91.87
109.09
88.10
36.3
37.7
34.6
38.4
35.5
70.20
70.71
71.40
39.0
39.5
40.8
DURABLE GOODS.....................
NONDURABLE GOODS..................
75.43
76.00
77.56
39.7
40.0
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES...........
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS..........
Painting and decorating..............
Electrical work......................
Other special-trade contractors......
MANUFACTURING.........................
Meat packing, wholesale.............
Sausages and casings................
Dairy products.......................
Condensed and evaporated milk.......
Canning and preserving...............
Sea food, canned and cured..........
Canned fruits, vegetables, and soups.
Grain-mill products..................
Plour and other grain-mill products..
89.27
IIO.98
93.37
101.68
88.58
112.42
1.79
1.75
38.O
38.8
41.7
39.5
I .90
1.65
1.90
1.65
1.59
78.41
79.19
76.52
39.8
40.2
40.7
1-97
1.97
1.88
67.54
67.87
73.05
75.81
72.44
69.12
70.04
70.72
53.95
64.48
40.2
40.4
39.7
39.9
39.8
43.2
44.9
42.6
36.7
40.3
39.9
39.9
40.6
1.68
1.68
1.60
1.84
1.90
1.84
I .90
72.68
74.67
73.93
69.28
70.96
70.64
52.93
42.26
55.54
71.94
74.26
41.27
57.13
71.38
73.36
70.62
73.02
71.05
66.10
69.77
65.41
51.61
46.04
53.86
69.39
39.5
39.3
40.4
43.3
45.2
42.3
36.5
27.8
38.3
43.6
44.2
44.6
40.9
41.2
39.7
39.2
39.3
37.0
38.7
26.8
38.6
91.37
51.46
49.66
73.49
57.40
85.46
40.5
41.5
40.2
43.0
42.9
44.2
40.8
40.9
40.3
42.9
43.9
39.0
39-1
38.9
40.1
41.0
39.9
73.73
71.24
39.3
38.6
70.28
66.50
Bread and other bakery products.....
68.39
61.14
67.49
Sugar................................
68.60
Beet sugar..........................
Confectionery and related products....
72.31
66.97
55.34
53.93
78.57
55.52
53.29
77.79
92.46
75-46
61.66
76.79
82.53
70.20
60.68
70.38
68.99
63.45
64.68
57.54
70.21
74.64
66.91
38.8
Distilled, rectified, and blended
1.80
62.81
70.91
67.08
footnotes at end of table.
2.64
2.55
2.53
2.45
2.79
2.51
64.02
62.70
61.01
See
1.97
2.32
43.2
45.9
42.2
36.6
29.7
38.2
43.1
42.4
44.8
41.2
41.2
41.1
41.3
41.7
38.9
38.4
38.2
40.6
41.9
40.5
38.3
1.83
1.60
1.57
1.67
1.45
1.52
1.45
1.65
1.68
1.59
1.64
1.66
1.54
1.75
1.84
1.82
1.60
1.56
1.66
1.47
1.54
1.48
1.66
1.71
1.59
1.63
1.65
1.53
1.79
1.81
1.88
1.80
1.43
1.39
1.94
1.47
1.42
1.37
1.94
1.48
2.30
1.92
1.86
1.77
1.83
1.75
1.53
1.52
1.55
1.41
1.55
1.41
1.61
1.66
1.54
1.54
1.57
1.40
1.70
1.79
1.72
1.34
1.30
1.81
1.37
2.29
2.11
1.91
1.86
Hours and Earnings
Table C-1: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
A verage w e ekly
hours
Average ho u r l y
earnings
Industry group and industry
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS-Continued
Miscellaneous food p r o d u c t s ..............
Corn sirup, sugar, oil, and s t a r c h .....
Apr.
195*
Mar.
Apr.
1953
Apr.
1951*
Mar.
1954
Apr.
1953
Apr.
1954
Mar.
195^
$65.00
$65.36
$61.39
1*1 .1*
41.9
42.2
45.6
41.2
42.4
44.9
$1.57
1.93
1.41
$1.56
1.92
1.41
$1.49
1.35
1.32
1.57
1.15
1.39
1.28
1.49
1.13
1.33
1.36
1.57
1.24
1.24
1.36
1.37
1.24
1.24
1.27
1.31
1.28
1.26
1.53
1.27
1.27
1.27
1.34
I .30
1.41
I .27
1.56
1.51
1.54
1.49
1.30
1.53
1.53
1-53
80.10
65.28
81.02
64.30
36.0
41.54
36.1
37.9
34.6
37.1
36.1
36.1
35.8
35.2
37.2
38.5
36.5
37.2
36.5
51.68
53.84
37.0
37.0
35.5
35.2
36.5
37.1
38.0
38.0
39.3
36.4
35.8
38.4
47.52
56.68
41.52
Tobacco stemming and r e d r y i n g ............
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS......... ...
50.32
Ci g a r e t t e s ..................................
C i g a r s ......................................
Scouring and combing p l a n t s ..............
Thread m i l l s ..............................
Broad-woven fabric m i l l s . ................
Cotton, silk, synthetic f i b e r..........
58.09
44.02
43.65
46.36
48.60
47.10
a/>
(i/j
Narrow fabrics and s m a l l w a r e s ............
Knitting m i l l s ........................ ....
59.91
53.96
1*6.99
55.95
(1/)
(1/)
37.97
(1/0
(1/)
50.26
Dyeing and finishing t e x t i l e s ............
Dyeing and finishing textiles (except
42.09
59.70
59.45
Carpets, rugs,
Wool carpets,
other floor coverings....
rugs, and carpet y a r n . ...
Miscellaneous textile g o o d s ..............
Pelt goods (except w o ven felts and
Paddings and u pholstery f i l l i n g ........
Processed waste and recovered fibers...
Artificial leather, oilcloth, and
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS......................
Men's and boys'
Men's and boys'
suits and c o a t s .........
furnishings and work
67.60
65.39
45.53
Children's o u t e r w e a r ......................
See footnotes at end of table.
30
50.16
48.76
54.43
47.50
59.21
54.65
48.71
57.83
58.83
57.07
39.87
43.32
39.52
50.46
43.44
62.17
61.30
48.77
48.51
50.29
53.20
51. W
56.12
50.17
62.56
55.08
48.49
56.46
56.61
56.30
39.63
45.16
38.15
50.44
45.72
62.10
(1/)
(1/)
38.9
39.1
35.6
37.3
(1/)
Q/)
37.8
38.6
37.7
38.7
39.6
36.9
38.3
38.2
38.2
39.6
39.7
39.6
39.8
39.5
40.1
40.5
37.3
36.9
37.0
36.8
(I/)
(l/>
1.54
1.38
1.32
1.50
(1/)
(1/)
(!/>
35*9
34.5
39.8
38.3
35.6
36.1
35.6
36.3
35.9
40.9
35.0
38.5
38.1
41.4
(1/)
1.40
33.9
(1/)
35.7
38.6
1.12
(1/)
1.18
1.58
1.32
1.29
1.41
1.26
1.38
I .32
1.12
1.20
1.11
1.39
1.35
1.16
1.58
1.36
1.11
1.17
1.09
1.31
1.21
1.20
1.50
1.52
1.50
1.22
61.54
71.45
70.53
51.80
62.88
39.9
39.3
37.8
31.4
39.4
41.1
40.3
38.9
35.4
40.2
41.3
41.3
40.3
35.0
41.1
1.49
1.72
1.73
1.45
1.54
1.51
1.73
1.74
1.50
1.54
1.49
1.73
1.75
1.48
1.53
39.5
40.1
37.4
41.0
41.4
41.8
39.3
41.5
42.6
1.71
1.70
1.62
I.65
1.22
1.62
I.65
1.22
1.71
1.59
1.57
42.5
37.9
42.7
39.3
45.2
1.81
1.81
1.81
39.4
1.37
1.37
1*35
34.2
36.2
37.0
37.6
1.33
.
1.60
1.37
1.29
1.51
37.8
1.13
1.14
1.14
1.14
39.1
1.20
1.22
.96
1.53
1.52
67.69
53.10
71.48
66.66
50.26
76.93
51.92
77.29
53.84
81.81
45.49
49.59
57.32
40.01
46.36
46.36
41.87
36.8
38.8
38.0
38.8
1.40
1.23
1.86
62.06
68.17
60.59
67.65
50.51
52.29
39.93
51.89
42.58
36.2
1.60
1.16
Apr.
1953
69.72
67.55
58.97
49.20
Women's, c h i l d r e n ’s under ga r m e n t s ......
Underwear and nightwear, except
co r s e t s ...................................
Corsets and allied g a r m e n t s.............
60.04
45.14
44.39
48.89
61.91
38.99
38.99
42.84
34.68
Household a ppa r e l........................
49.76
60.68
52.16
41.5
46.3
47.62
57.37
41.25
49.48
42.34
48.74
60.64
40.14
51.94
44.53
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES..............
78.86
60.62
1954
41.15
41.50
45.87
33.79
54.93
55.18
41.18
65.^7
44.65
41.95
48.64
67.20
46.63
62.49
65.16
51.97
53.19
47.73
36.4
40.4
41.2
56.78
32.6
41.58
34.5
34.2
35.7
36.5
33.7
34.4
36.3
41.42
^5.75
34.96
51.84
55.78
40.45
54.65
27.6
35.6
36.1
36.4
37.6
35.2
35.9
36.3
37.1
32.9
44.39
34.9
36.6
41.55
49.39
51.79
42.46
35.1
34.6
30.5
34.6
36.3
40.0
37.3
36.8
38.0
38.0
36.0
36.7
37.8
29.7
37.3
37.1
37.7
34.3
36.6
.95
1.46
1.52
1.10
1.88
1.22
1.14
1.3^
1.52
1.21
1.61
1.22
1.10
1.09
1.17
.9?
1.44
1.52
1.11
1.07
1.99
1 .2?
1.84
1.19
1.14
1.34
1.68
I.25
1.12
1.31
1.51
1.16
Hours and Earnings
Table C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average hourly
earnings
Industry group and industry
Apr.
195*
Mar.
Apr.
1953
Apr.
1954
Mar.
1954
Apr.
1953
Apr.
1954
Mar.
1954
1954
Apr.
1953
$40.92
*6.83
$43.80
47.60
$44.01
47.50
34.1
36.3
36.2
36.9
37.3
37.7
$1.20
1.29
$1.21
1.29
$1.18
1.26
41.64
48.91
51.19
42.69
49.50
50.76
42.80
47.88
50.70
35.9
36.5
38.2
36.8
37.5
37.6
36.9
37-7
39-0
1.16
1.34
1.34
1.16
1.32
1.35
1.16
1.27
1.30
66.00
81.70
65.61
66.18
(!/)
U/>
64.40
72.96
64.96
65.37
43.26
82.68
65.85
79.78
64.71
65.37
43.76
82.64
40.0
36.8
40.5
40.6
(1/)
(1/)
40.0
36.3
40.6
40.6
42.0
39.0
40.9
39.3
40.7
40.6
42.9
38.8
1.65
2.22
1.62
1.63
(1/)
(1/)
1.61
2.01
1.60
1.6l
1.03
2.12
1.61
2.03
1.59
1.61
1.02
2.13
68.38
67.73
71.38
49.72
49.45
54.67
68.54
68.47
71.31
49.08
49.20
54.54
69.63
68.79
73.25
52.25
53.38
55.15
40.7
40.8
41.5
40.1
40.2
40.8
40.8
41.0
41.7
39-9
40.0
40.7
42.2
42.2
43.6
41.8
42.7
42.1
1.68
1.66
1.72
1.24
1.23
1.34
1.68
1.67
1.71
1.23
1.23
1.34
1.65
1.63
1.68
1.25
1.25
1.31
61.15
58.20
62.56
59.85
63.19
61.09
39.2
38.8
40.1
39.9
41.3
41.0
1.56
I.50
1.56
1.50
1.53
1.49
52.92
62.10
64.30
54.54
63.57
65.97
55.76
66.26
66.33
39.2
38.1
38.5
40.4
39.0
39.5
41.3
40.9
40.2
1.35
1.63
1.67
1.35
1.63
1.67
1.35
1.62
1.65
68.80
56.10
75-79
70.93
59.10
77.71
71.32
61.95
76.59
40.0
37.4
40.1
41.0
39.4
40.9
42.2
41.3
41.4
1.72
1.50
1.89
1.73
1.50
1.90
1.69
1.50
1.85
72.83
73.05
73.51
39.8
39.7
41.3
1.83
1.84
1.78
62.58
62.58
63.34
40.9
40.9
42.8
1.53
1.53
1.48
71.55
77.65
66.33
65.93
71.60
65.37
72.83
78.99
66 75
66.34
71.69
66.01
71.81
77.62
67.10
66.68
71.57
65.31
41.6
42.9
40.2
40.2
40.0
40.6
42.1
43.4
40.7
40.7
40.5
41.0
43.0
44.1
42.2
42.2
42.1
41.6
1.72
1.81
1.65
1.64
1.79
1.61
1.73
1.82
1.64
1.63
1.77
1.61
1.67
1.76
1.59
1.58
1.70
1.57
86.11
92.52
86.46
73-73
84.71
84.50
53.30
66.91
86.85
90.68
88.58
75.84
85.57
87.05
53.20
67.82
85.19
91.36
83.92
74.03
84.02
85.06
48.63
65.74
38.1
36.0
39.3
38.4
39.4
39-3
37.8
38.9
38.6
35.7
39.9
39.5
39.8
40.3
38.0
39*2
38.9
36.4
39-4
39-8
40.2
40.7
37.7
39.6
2.26
2.57
2.25
2.54
1.92
2.15
2.15
1.41
1.72
1.92
2.15
2.16
1.40
1.73
2.19
2.51
2.13
2.09
2.09
1.29
102.71
106.79
102.56
37-9
39.7
39.6
2.71
2.69
2.59
77.27
84.66
83.22
82.82
82.35
90.5*
72.47
76.44
76.86
85.06
82.82
81.20
81.34
89.20
70.71
76.63
74.70
81.56
81.32
79.15
81.94
86.51
41.1
40.7
40.4
40.4
41.8
40.6
39-6
39.2
41.1 41.5
40.7 41.4
40.4 41.7
40.2 40.8
41.5 42.9
40.0 41.0
39.5 39-7
39.5 139.4
1.88
1.87
2.09
2.05
1.80
1.97
1.95
1.94
1.91
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS-Continued
Miscellaneous apparel and accessories...
Other fabricated textile products......
Curtains, draperies, and other
housefurnishings.....................
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)....................
Logging camps and contractors..........
Sawmills and planing mills.............
Sawmills and planing mills, general....
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated
structural wood products..............
Wooden containers......................
Wooden boxes, other than cigar........
Miscellaneous wood products............
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES........ ....
Wood household furniture, except
upholstered.........................
Wood household furniture, upholstered..
Mattresses and bedsprings.............
Office, public-building, and
Partitions, shelving, lockers, and
fixtures.............................
Screens, blinds, and miscellaneous
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS..........
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES....................
Bookbinding and related industries.....
Miscellaneous publishing and printing
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS........
Plastics, except synthetic rubber.....
See
footnotes
68.68
74.07
2.20
2.08
2.06
2.05
1.97
2.23
1.83
1.95
2.22
2.02
1.96
2.23
1.79
1.94
1.86
1.66
2.11
1.73
1.88
at end of table.
-SI
Hours and Earnings
Table C-1: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average hourly
earnings
Industry group and industry
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
195*
195*
1953
1954
195*
1953
195*
195*
1953
$70.4l
$72.*5
$68.23
40.7
41.4
41.1
$1.73 $1-75
$1.66
79-77
87.*8
77-OH
80.75
88.58
76.ll
77.68
85.28
76.02
40.7
40.5
41.2
41.2
41.2
40.7
41.1
41.0
42.0
I.96
2.16
1.87
1.96
2.15
1.87
1.89
2.08
1.81
7*.70
67.89
62.91
68.25
63.98
75.58
70.53
60.14
82.68
7*. 70
65.05
61.32
67.33
62.kk
75.75
71.10
60.*5
80.10
75-5*
61.65
60.69
63.35
58.21
73.02
69.12
56.83
79.38
40.6
42.7
44.3
45.2
45.7
44.2
40.3
38.8
42.4
40.6
41.7
43.8
45.8
46.6
44.3
40.4
38.5
41.5
42.2
41.1
44.3
44.3
44.1
44.8
40.9
38.4
42.0
1.84
1.59
1.42
1.51
1.40
1.71
1.75
1.55
1-95
1.84
1.56
1.40
1.47
1.34
1.71
1.76
1.57
1.93
1.79
1.50
1.37
1.43
1.32
1.63
1.69
1.48
1.89
91.30
9*.87
9k. k7
90.*5
88.29
91.88
40.4
40.2
40.2
40.2
40.5
40.3
2.26
2.36
2.25
2.35
2.18
2.28
77.71
75.98
76.45
40.9
40.2
41.1
1.90
I.89
1.86
RUBBER PRODUCTS..................
7*.88
83.69
63.58
68.95
7*.31
80.89
65.51
70.22
79.32
91.58
67.82
71.21
38.6
37.7
38.3
39.*
38.5
36.6
39.7
39.9
41.1
40.7
41.1
41.4
1.9*
2.22
1.66
1.75
1.93
2.21
1.65
I.76
1.93
2.25
1.65
1.72
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS........
*9.13
67.16
65.30
47.44
52.40
Leather: tanned, curried, and finished..
Industrial leather belting and packing..
Boot and shoe cut stock and findings....
67. 6k
6k. 57
Gloves and misc e llaneous leather g o o d s . .
5*.60
*5.38
*3.77
51.79
67.60
68.22
50.29
49.10
58.75
45.87
44.77
35.6
38.6
39-1
35-4
34.9
36.4
36.3
35.3
37.7
39.1
38.9
37.7
37.3
37-2
39-5
35.7
37*8
40.0
41.6
38.1
37.2
40.8
37.6
37.0
1.38
1.7*
1.67
1.34
1.33
1.50
1.25
1.24
1.39
1.73
1.66
1.34
1-3*
1.51
1.25
1.24
1.37
1.69
1.64
1.32
1.32
1.44
1.22
1.21
6k.OQ
62.31
67.5*
6^.96
65.16
62.66
72.38
70.79
64.12
69.87
97.63
67.89
70.58
64.68
59.57
71.23
63.09
60.92
66.40
64.08
64.26
62.87
72.16
71.16
62.88
40.2
40.0
38.6
39.4
37.5
39.0
41.6
40.8
43.2
39-9
40.3
35.9
36.9
43.8
44.1
41.2
40.4
40.0
39-6
4o.o
39.0
40.6
41.7
40.3
42.1
40.2
40.1
36.4
37.3
43.6
43.7
41.1
41.1
41.9
39-7
40.1
39.2
40.8
41.9
40.7
42.6
40.0
40.3
37.8
38.1
44.0
44.2
41.1
1.75
2.42
1.80
1.85
1.72
1.51
1.78
1.60
1.50
I.67
1.64
1.80
1.67
1.67
1 .6l
1.56
1.74
2.40
1.78
1.82
1.73
1.49
1-77
1.59
1.48
1.68
1.62
1.79
1.68
1.66
1.62
1.56
1.70
2.33
1.71
1.76
I.65
1.46
1.70
1.55
l.*3
1.66
1.59
I.70
1.65
1.64
1.61
1-53
7k. 69
7k. 37
61.23
72.50
75.*7
7*. 52
65.1*
74.57
81.51
76.72
72.36
38.6
38.3
40.2
31-4
39.*
38.7
40.5
32.9
41.2
41.8
43.1
37.3
1.84
1.95
1.85
1.95
1.84
1.95
1.84
1.98
1.81
1.95
1.78
1.94
78.k9
78.28
83.22
38.1
38.0
41.2
2.06
2.06
2.02
80.20
79.12
84.63
37.3
36.8
40.3
2.15
2.15
2.10
80.20
80.39
79.12
77.02
84.63
79-10
37.3
40.6
36.8
39-7
40.3
41.2
2.15
1.98
2.15
1.94
2.10
1.92
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-Continued
Soap,
cleaning
and p o lishing
Paints, varnishes, lacquers, and
e n a m e l s...................................
Vegetable o i l s ............................
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics....
Compressed and liquified ga s e s .........
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.......
Coke and other p e t roleum and coal
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS......
Flat glass ....... .
Glass and glassware,
pressed or blown...
Pressed and blown g l ass..................
Glass products made of purchased g l a s s . .
Cement, hyd r a u l i c ....... ...................
k6.k2
70.35
96.80
69.*8
72.89
64.50
58.89
7*.05
65.28
64.80
66.63
66.09
6k. 62
Pottery and related p r o d u c t s .............
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster p r o d u c t s . .
Miscellaneous n onmetallic mineral
pr o d u c t s ..................... .............
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES...........
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
rolling m i l l s .............................
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
rolling mills, except elect r o m e t a l
lurgical p r o d u c t s ............... .........
Electrometallurgical p r o d u c t s..........
See footnotes at end of table.
61.62
73.15
71.00
64.27
71.02
50.52
*9.98
56.17
*9.38
kk.27
70.30
96.00
70.*9
72.80
67.*7
60A 9
73.81
Hours and Earnings
Table C-1: Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average hourly
earnings
Industry group and industry
Apr.
Mar,
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
195*
195*
1953
195*
1954
1953
195*
1954
1953
$72.77
72.37
72.39
73 48
$72.77
71.42
74.68
76.43
$78.40
77-10
38.5
38.4
39.1
38.6
41.7
41.9
41.5
41.3
$1.90
1.87
1.91
1-97
$1.89
79.68
80.95
38.3
38.7
37-9
37-3
1.91
$1.88
1.84
1.92
78.41
78.20
79-46
39-8
39.9
41.6
1.97
1.96
1.91
1.87
1.98
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES-Continued
Iron and steel foundries...............
Gray-iron foundries...................
Malleable-iron foundries..............
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals.....................
Primary smelting and refining of
copper, lead, and zinc...............
Primary refining of aluminum..........
Secondary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals.....................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
nonferrous metals.....................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
copper...............................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
aluminum.............................
Nonferrous foundries.................. .
Miscellaneous primary metal industries..
Iron and steel forgings...............
Wire drawing..........................
Welded and heavy-riveted pipe.........
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION
EQUIPMENT)....................
Tin cans and other tinware.............
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware......
7*.28
84.45
74.66
83.84
Metal doors, sash, frames, molding,
and trim.............................
Sheet-metal work......................
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving..
Vitreous-enameled products............
Lighting fixtures......................
Fabricated wire products..............
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.
Metal shipping barrels, drums, kegs,
Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets......
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)........
Steam engines, turbines, and water
wheels...............................
Diesel and other internal-combustion
Agricultural machinery and tractors....
Tractors..............................
Agricultural machinery (except
tractors )............................
See footnotes at end of table.
1.98
1.96
78.35
80.59
39-3
40.6
40.5
1.89
40.7
2.08
1.89
2.07
40.8
40.7
42.3
1.79
1.79
1-75
39-5
41.9
73.03
72.85
74.03
78.21
77-82
83.18
39-5
39.5
43.1
I.98
1.97
1.93
76.42
76.43
87.32
38.4
38.6
44.1
1.99
1.98
1.98
79.58
77-99
79-00
77.42
40.6
39-2
82.29
I.96
1.99
2.11
1.94
2.00
2.11
2.20
82.97
82.16
88.41
92.65
86.11
85.91
39-7
41.4
41.1
42.3
42.5
41.8
41.5
1.87
81.45
83 .OO
40.2
39-5
39.0
38.9
39.1
39.5
2.09
2.08
2.08
75-39
79.32
75-95
79.32
72.04
77-*1
73 80
74.87
40.4
41.1
39.8
39.9
39.7
39.8
42.3
41.0
42.3
41.4
42.2
42.7
1.88
1-93
1.88
1.93
75.54
77.71
4o.i
4l.l
39-9
38.9
39.4
40.4
1.88
1.64
1.84
1.86
78.01
80.70
72.62
85.58
81.33
80.56
38.6
37.9
38.8
2.19
2.08
1.82
1.63
1.83
1.81
1.96
2.09
2.18
2.06
2.07
1.83
1.80
1.77
1.61
63.41
65.44
75.95
73-05
74.03
71.04
72.58
73-ip
76.04
74.48
77.38
38.4
37-8
39.3
39-4
40.7
40.3
1.85
I.92
1.86
1.93
1.83
I.92
70.25
78.91
71.92
73-21
80.04
38.6
41.1
39.3
41.2
40.9
42.8
1.82
78.69
1.92
1.83
1.79
79.61
79.99
79.55
41.9
42.1
43.0
76.22
76.21
78.58
60.83
39.7
41.0
40.3
40.2
38.5
40.4
39.4
39.7
39.6
39 9
41.3
40.2
40.4
38.5
40.5
39-4
40.2
40.4
41.8
80.35
80.33
79.29
57.08
80.78
84.00
40.1
38.3
39-2
39-6
41.1
39.3
39-6
41.0
42.3
43.0
43.9
45.9
72.10
Hardware..............................
Heating apparatus (except electric) and
plumbers supplies....................
Sanitary ware and plumbers' supplies...
Oil burners, nonelectric heating and
cooking apparatus, not elsewhere
classified...........................
Fabricated structural metal products...
Structural steel and ornamental metal
1.86
79.13
77.78
77.99
79.30
77.59
77-97
80.40
70.13
71.46
72.47
80.19
70.13
60.83
72.76
66.65
82.18
71.10
72.51
43.2
42.5
42.4
37.8
42.8
40.4
41.2
44.1
1*79
1.82
1.91
1.87
1.90
1.90
1.85
1.92
1-93
1.93
1.94
1.91
I.92
1.93
1-93
1.88
1.86
1.58
1.89
1.87
1.58
1.98
1.78
1.51
1.92
2.01
1.96
1.85
2.01
1.96
1.86
1.94
1.96
1.84
1.82
1.83
42.9
41.3
2.00
2.09
2.00
2.12
1.95
2.02
1.99
1.78
1.80
1.83
1.81
1.84
1.76
1.76
1.83
74.34
80.70
80.60
82.61
75.07
72.52
72.07
77.03
73-66
74.62
82.06
84.28
81.00
83.66
40.5
83.39
82.20
86.28
83.43
39-9
41.1
40.7
90.00
99.03
86.90
4o.o
42.5
40.8
2.25
2.33
2.13
81.00
81.20
82.39
79.18
40.0
40.1
39-9
41.4
40.4
39-9
2.03
I.98
2.04
2.03
1-97
2.04
1.99
1.96
2.01
40.3
40.9
1.92
1.92
1.91
80.17
79-00
81.40
80.20
39.9
39.6
39.3
76.61
77.38
78.12
39-9
78.41
1.82
Hours and Earnings
Table C-l:
Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average hourly
earnings
Industry group and industry
A p r.
M ar.
A p r.
A p r.
M ar.
A p r.
A p r.
M ar.
A p r.
195*
195*
1953
195*
195*
1953
195*
195*
1953
$78.9*
$79-93
$80.28
*0.9
*1.2
*2.7
$1.93
$1.9*
$1.88
77-57
82.12
92.23
89.63
78.7*
81.90
93.7*
93.21
80.51
79-79
97.60
96.08
*0.*
*1.9
*2.7
*3.3
*0.8
*2.0
*3-6
**.6
*2.6
*2.9
*6.7
*7-1
1.92
I.96
2.16
2.07
1.93
1.95
2.15
2.09
1.89
1.86
2.09
2 .0*
8*.*6
97.*1
86 10
97-66
91.76
101.27
*1.0
*3-1
*2.0
*3-6
*5-2
*7.1
2.06
2.26
2.05
2 .2*
2.03
2.15
79.13
81.16
70.05
82.03
80.67
83.95
71.33
8*.11
81.8*
79.61
72.38
8* 22
*1.0
*1.2
39.8
*3.*
*1.8
*2 .*
*0.3
** 5
*3.3
*1.9
*1.6
**.8
1.93
1.97
I.76
1.89
1-93
I.98
1.77
I.89
I.89
1.90
1.7*
1.88
87.7*
78.59
77.59
80.16
72.62
77-02
92.23
79-77
78.38
81.16
73.02
76.63
95.6*
83.33
82.70
85.22
76.01
8*.2*
*1.0
*0.3
*0.2
*0.9
39.9
39.7
*2.5
*0.7
*0 .*
*1.2
39.9
39-5
**.9
*3.*
*3.3
*37
*2.7
*3-2
2 .1*
1.95
1.93
I.96
1.82
1-9*
2.17
1.96
1.9*
1-97
1.83
1.9*
2.13
1.92
1.91
1.95
1.78
1.95
79-00
79.*0
86.2*
39.9
*0.1
**.0
I.98
1.98
1.96
80.19
77-82
83 7*
72.13
76.05
7*.82
81.77
77.62
8*.61
69.89
78.01
79-20
80.*6
76.95
82.82
69.*3
80.51
76.2*
*0.5
39-5
39-5
392
38.8
37.6
*1.3
39.6
*0.1
38.*
39-8
39.8
*2.8
*0.5
*0 .*
39.9
*1.5
39.5
1.98
1.97
2.12
1 .8*
I.96
1.99
1.98
1.96
2.11
1.82
1.96
1.99
1.88
I.90
2 05
1-7*
1.9*
1.93
75.85
78.80
75.11
79.60
75.72
78.01
*1.0
39-6
*0.6
*0.0
*2.3
39-8
I.85
1-99
1.85
1-99
1-79
1.96
76.**
76.62
77-*1
73.5*
77-95
78.61
78.18
79.18
75.08
79.71
82 12
79.15
77.83
79.38
80.78
38.8
39.7
39.9
38 3
*0.6
39.7
*0.3
*0.*
38.9
*1.3
*1.9
*2.1
*1 .*
*2.0
*3.2
1.97
1.93
1.9*
1.92
1.92
1.98
1.9*
I.96
1-93
1.93
1.96
1.88
1.88
1.89
1.87
70.56
71.28
71.86
39.2
39.6
*1.3
1.80
1.80
1.7*
75.*5
65.07
76.*0
67.*9
78.5*
68.72
39-5
38.5
*0.0
39.7
*2.0
*1.*
1.91
I.69
1.91
1.70
1.87
1.66
7*.82
7*.*3
78.58
39-8
39-8
*1.8
1.88
1.87
1.88
71.50
72.25
72.75
39*5
39.7
*1.1
1.81
1.82
1.77
80.59
76.83
82.01
78.20
85.OO
76.63
39.7
39.2
*0.2
*0.1
*2.5
*1.2
2.03
1.96
2 .0*
1-95
2.00
1.86
73.8*
83.73
7*.*9
67.20
71.63
6*.02
66.86
7*. 37
80.56
76.03
68.57
73.32
65.2*
67.55
75.90
86.28
77.83
73.53
78.96
66.*9
66.18
39.7
*2.5
39-0
393
38.1
38.8
39.1
*0.2
*1.1
39.6
*0.1
39.0
39.3
39-5
*2 .*
*2.5
*1 .*
*3.0
*2.0
*1.3
*0.6
1.86
1.97
1-91
1.71
1.88
1.65
1.71
1.85
I.96
1.92
1.71
1.88
1.66
1.71
1.79
2.03
1.88
1.71
1.88
1.61
1.63
65.91
62.17
66.59
61.39
6*.00
62.67
39.0
39.6
39.*
39.1
*0.0
*1.5
1.69
1-57
1.69
1-57
1.60
1.51
77.03
78.99
82.29
39.5
*0.3
*2.2
1-95
1.96
1.95
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTR1CAL)-Continued
Construction and mining machinery,
except for oil fields................
Machine tools.........................
Metalworking machinery (except
machine tools).......................
Special-industry machinery (except
Printing-trades machinery and
equipment............................
Blowers, exhaust and ventilating fans..
Industrial trucks, tractors, etc......
Mechanical power-transmission
equipment............................
Mechanical stokers and industrial
furnaces and ovens...................
Office and store machines and devices...
Gomputing machines and cash registers..
Service-industry and household machines.
Domestic laundry equipment............
Commercial laundry, dry-cleaning, and
Refrigerators and air-conditioning
units..... ..........................
Miscellaneous machinery parts..........
Fabricated pipe, fittings, and valves..
Ball and roller bearings..............
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.........................................
Electrical generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial apparatus..
Carbon and graphite products
(electrical).........................
Electrical indicating, measuring, and
Motors, generators, and motor-generator
sets.................................
Power and distribution transformers....
Switchge^r, switchboard, and industrial
controls.............................
Electrical welding apparatus..........
Electrical equipment for vehicles......
Electric lamps.........................
Radios, phonographs, television sets,
Telephone, telegraph, and related
See
footnotes at end of table.
Hours and Earnings
Table C-l:
Hours and gross earnings of production workers
or nonsupervisory employees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average hourly
earnings
Industry group and industry
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY-Continued
Storage batteries.....................
Primary batteries (dry and wet).......
X-ray and non-radio electronic tubes...
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT...............
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
$68.56
75.65
$69.13
74.69
60.74
$67.30
75.81
77.57
80.32
71.78
39.4
39.4
39.4
40.4
39.5
38.9
39.7
41.4
40.3
41.2
40.0
40.1
$1.74
1.92
1.53
1.92
$1.75
1.92
1.53
1.94
$1.67
1.84
1.47
1.79
85.24
88.10
84.21
84.93
85.70
40.4
40.6
40.1
39.5
41.6
41.9
2.11
2.17
2.10
2.06
2.12
89.13
74.96
85.IO
74.89
89.67
74.85
74.98
40.7
40.3
39.6
40.5
40.4
40.5
39.6
41.1
38.9
39.4
40.7
39.4
41.0
41.1
2.19
1.86
1.83
2.06
2.06
2.07
2.09
2.06
2.08
2.16
2.14
2.15
40.7
38.7
39.9
37.8
39.1
40.6
41.2
39.4
39.2
40.3
39.2
39.7
38.9
39.
41.9
40.9
41.2
42.0
41.5
42.7
41.3
43.2
39.7
39.4
41.3
40.1
40.9
39.5
40.8
41.2
1.82
1.81
1.76
2.06
2.05
60.28
Motor vehicles, bodies, parts, and
Trailers (truck and automobile).......
Aircraft and parts.....................
Aircraft propellers and parts.........
Other aircraft parts and equipment....
Ship and boat building and repairing....
Ship building and repairing...........
72.47
83.84
82.76
85.67
83.22
84.67
80.91
82.60
71.63
Railroad equipment.....................
80.50
82.19
Laboratory, scientific, and
engineering instruments...............
Mechanical measuring and controlling
instruments..........................
Optical instruments and lenses.........
Surgical, medical, and dental
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES...
Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware....
Jewelry and findings..................
Silverware and plated ware............
Musical instruments and parts..........
Games, toys, dolls, and children’s
vehicles.............................
Pens, pencils, and other office
suppl ies.............................
footnotes at end of table.
81.30
83.16
82.17
85.40
83.84
85.IO
80.59
81.95
71.86
81.40
85.07
38.6
40.5
1.76
2.08
2.06
2.10
1.82
2.15
1.84
2.14
I.83
1.82
1.85
2.06
2.06
2.08
2.11
2.00
2.03
2.04
1.97
2.08
1.76
2.09
2.09
2.09
1.81
1.98
1.98
2.03
2.08
1.74
2.03
2.08
1.98
71.16
71.31
72.25
72.76
72.51
39.7
1*0.2
81.56
83.43
80.57
39.4
40.5
39.3
2.07
73.60
72.65
74.12
73.20
74.05
81.47
4 o .o
39.7
40.5
40.0
41.6
43.8
1.84
1.83
1.83
1.83
1.78
1.86
66.47
58.20
80.59
62.65
67.23
58.71
79.98
64.62
66.98
58.18
39.8
40.5
39.4
40.6
39.4
41.6
40.4
1.67
1.66
1.61
1.50
42.0
1.64
1.49
1.97
1.64
1.44
1.87
1.59
62.72
65.69
63.34
70.27
64.00
67.24
64.12
73.03
69.13
59.98
68.59
40.3
1.60
1.63
1.56
1.56
1.56
1.61
72.28
61.20
40.6
39.7
38.8
38.0
41.3
42.6
42.1
43.5
41.3
40.8
1.60
64.41
76.13
40.0
41.0
41.1
40.8
39.5
39.2
1.77
1.75
1.52
1.79
1.75
1.53
56.47
61.15
58.65
61.56
60.83
38.0
39.2
39.1
40.5
1.54
1.49
1.56
1.50
1.52
1.48
61.46
55.77
60.79
57.82
59.02
61.01
40.7
38.2
40.8
1.51
1.46
1.49
1.46
1.45
1.47
65.74
66.40
68.79
64.62
39.4
39.6
40.0
40.7
41.5
42.2
40.9
1.65
1.66
1.66
1.66
1.63
1.58
67.90
57.76
58.52
65.01
See
84.05
81.95
84.28
70.93
81.93
82.97
88.83
78.21
72.22
79.38
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS....
72.89
84.46
84.67
84.24
83.43
58.80
67.40
76.48
66.78
64.43
38.8
40.7
38.2
39.2
37.9
39.6
1*0.6
40.9
41.1
1.98
1.64
1.77
1.53
1.75
1.75
1.50
Hours and Earnings
Table C-l:
Hours and gross earnings of production w orkers
or nonsupervisory employees - Continued
Average weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average hourly
earnings
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
1954
1954
1953
U/)
$ 78.66
77-33
$76.82
(1/)
43.1
41.4
43.2
41.3
45-7
(1/)
$1-79
$1.90
1.79
$ 1.86
$77•15
66.09
54.09
65.70
53-64
63.20
52.20
38.2
36.3
38.2
36.0
38.3
36.5
1.73
1.49
1.72
1.49
93.46
75-78
93.91
73-75
89.67
73.63
42.1
42.1
42.3
41.2
42.1
41.6
2.22
2.22
80.97
80.77
78.50
41.1
41.0
41.1
73.35
72.76
70.53
40.3
40.2
55.91
40.34
55.91
40.13
53.96
37.93
39*1
35.7
46.23
59-75
74.93
46.37
45.49
59-75
73.26
*3.79
45.80
74.09
*3-75
36.4
38.3
44.6
35.4
62.31
62.46
65.33
60.90
62.78
42.1
43.0
56.47
5*.*7
(l/)
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S :
TRANSPORTATION:
Class I railroads...................
Local railways and bus lines..........
COMMUNICATION:
Switchboard operating employees 2/...
Line construction, installation, and
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES:
Gas and electric utilities............
76.78
1.68
1.65
1.43
1.79
2.13
1.77
1.97
1.97
1.91
40.3
1.82
1.81
1.75
39.1
35.2
39-1
34.8
1.43
1.13
1.43
1.14
1.38
1.09
36.1
35.6
1.27
38.3
44.4
35.5
1.56
44.9
35-0
1.68
1.26
I .56
1-31
1.65
1.29
1.25
42.2
42.7
42.0
43.0
1.48
1.54
1.48
1.53
1.45
1.46
(1/)
(1/)
(i/)
(1/)
(i/)
(1/)
(1/)
(1/)
(1/)
(1/)
(1 /)
(1/)
(1/)
(1/)
U/>
.89
1.80
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE:
WHOLESALE TRADE.................
RETAIL TRADE (EXCEPT EATING AND
DRINKING PLACES)...............
General merchandise stores............
Department stores and general
Automotive and accessories dealers....
Apparel and accessories stores........
Other retail trade:
Furniture and appliance stores.......
Lumber and hardware supply stores....
FINANCE,
66.22
INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE:
56.34
Security dealers and exchanges........
57.81
90.68
69.05
69.06
86.78
66.55
39.67
39.81
37.83
42.2
* 1.9
42.5
•94
•95
39-60
89.53
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS:
Hotels and lodging places:
Personal services:
1.23
1.49
1.65
(1/)
(I/)
50.40
46.26
39-58
*5-36
40.5
42.0
39.6
39.2
40.8
40.5
1.00
1.20
1.18
1.12
92.92
92.55
89.26
(1/)
(A/)
(1/)
(1/)
(1/)
(1/)
40.50
Cleaning and dyeing plants...........
Motion pictures:
Motion-picture production and
38.8
1.00
•97
2/ Not available.
2/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service
assistants; operating room instructors; and poy-station attendants. During 1953 such employees made up 45 per
cent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and earnings
data*
2/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsmen; in
stallation and exchange repair craftsmen; line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers. During 1953 such
employees made up 24 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments report
ing hours and earnings data.
ijj 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.
36
Adjusted Earnings
Table C-2: Gross average weekly earnings of production workers
in selected industries, in current and 1947-49 dollars
Manufacturing
Bituminous-coal
mining
Laundries
M anufacturing
B i tuminous-coal
mining
Laundries
Period
Period
Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49
dollars d ollars dollars dollars dollars dol3ars
Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49
dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars
M onthly
data:
Annual
av e r a g e :
1953
1939••• $23.86 ♦40.17 $23.88 $40.20 $17-64 $29.70 Mar--- $71.93 $63.32 $81.76 *71.97 $39.38 *34.67
1940... 25-20 42.07 24.71 41.25 17.93 29.93 Apr.... 71.40 62.80 79-61 70.02 39.58 34.81
1941... 29.58 47.03 30.86 49.06 18.69 29.71 May--- 71.63 62.83 84.97 74.54 40.67 35.68
72.04 62.92 91.25 79.69 40.08 35.00
June...
1942... 36.65 52.58 35.02 50.24 20.34 29.18
31.19 July... 71.33 62.19 84.97 74.08 39.30 34.26
1943... 43.14 58.30 41.62 56.24 23.08
1944... 46.08 61.28 51.27 68.18 25.95 34.51 Aug--- 71.69 62.34 92.88 80.77 39.10 34.00
62.00 86.15
74.78 39.80 34.55
Sept... 71.42
1945... 44.39 57.72 52.25 67.95 27.73 36.06 Oct.... 72.14 62.51 89.78 77.80 39.70 34.40
62.26 81.17
34.78
70.58 40.00
1946... 43.82 52.54 58.03 69.58 30.20 36.21 Nov--- 71.60
1947... 49.97 52.32 66.59 69.73 32.71 34.25 Dec--- 72.36 62.98 82.25 71.58 40.60 35.34
1948...
1949.•.
1950...
54.14
54.92
59 33
52.67
53-95
57.71
72.12
63.28
70.35
70.16
62.16
68.43
34.23
34.98
35.47
33.30
34.36
34.50
1951...
1952...
-953...
64.71
67.97
71.69
58.30
59.89
62.67
77.79
78.09
85.31
70.08
68.80
37.81
38.63
39.69
34.06
34.04
34.69
Table C-3:
74.57
1954
Jan--Feb--Mar--Apr....
70.92
71.28
70.71
70.20
61.56
61.98
61.59
61.26
82.34
79-04
73.06
71.14
71.48
68.73
63.64
62.08
39.70
39.80
39.60
40.50
34.46
34.61
34.49
35.34
Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable, of production workers
in manufacturing industries, in current and 1947-49 dollars
Annual
a v e rage:
Net spendable
average weekly earnings
Worker with
Wo r k e r with 3
no dependents
dependents
(1947-49
Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49
= 100)
dollars dollars dollars dollars
Gross average
weekly earnings
Net spendable
average weekly earnings
Worker with 3
Worker with
dependents
no dependents
!1947-49
Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49
= 100)
dollars dollars dollars dollars
Gross average
weekly earnings
Amount
M onthly
1953
1939
$23.86
25.20
$23.58 $39.70 $23.62 $39.76
24.69 41.22 24.95 41.65
28.05 44.59 29.28 46.55
29.58
45.1
47.6
55-9
1942
1943
1944
36.65
43.14
46.08
69.2
81.5
87.0
31.77
36.01
38.29
45.58
48.66
50.92
36.28
41.39
44.06
52.05
55-93
58.*9
1945
1946
1947
44.39
43.82
49.97
83.8
82.8
94.4
36.97
37.72
42.76
48.08
45.23
44.77
42.74
43.20
48.24
55.58
51.80
50.51
1948
1949
1950
54.14 102.2
54.92 103.7
59.33 112.0
47.43
48.09
51.09
46.14
47.24
49.70
53.17
53.83
57.21
51.72
52.88
55.65*
1951
1952
1953
64.71 122.2
67.97 128.4
71.69 135.4
54.04
55.66
58.54
48.68
49.04
51.17
61.28
55.21
56.05
58.20
1940
1941
63.62
66.58
Mar--Apr....
May--June...
$71-93
71.40
71.63
72.04
135.8
134.8
135.3
136.1
July...
Aug--Sept...
Oct... .
Nov....
Dec .. .
71.33
71.69
71.42
72.14
71 60
72.36
134.7
135.4
134.9
136.2
135.2
136.7
58.26
58.54
58.33
58.89
58.47
59.06
50.79
50.90
50.63
51.03
50.84
70.92 133.9
134.6
70.71 133.5
70.20 132.6
58.80
59.09
58.63
58.22
$58.72 $51.69 $66.77 $58.78
58.31 51.28 66.34 58.35
58.49 51.31 66.53
58.36
58.81 51.36 66.86
58.39
51.40
66.29
66.58
66.36
66.94
66.50
67.ll
57.79
57.90
57.60
58 01
57.83
58.41
51.04
51.38
51.07
50.80
66.00
66.30
65.83
65.41
57.29
57.65
57.34
57.08
1954
Jan....
Feb--Mar....
Apr....
71.28
_3J
Adjusted Earnings
Table C-4: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime,
of production workers in manufacturing industries
Manufacturing
Gross
Amount
Durable goods
Excluding overtime
Amount
Index
(1947-49 * 100)
Nondurable goods
Gross
E xcluding
overtime
Gross
Excluding
overtime
Amount
Amount
Amount
Amount
$0,640
.723
$0,625
Annual
average:
19*1..........
1942..........
19^3..... ....
$0,729
.853
.961
$0,702
.805
.894
54.5
62.5
69.4
$ 0,808
.947
1.059
$0,770
.976
.803
1944..........
19^5..........
1946..........
1.019
1.023
.947
1/.963
1.051
73.5
1/74.8
1.117
1.029
1/1.042
.861
1.086
1947..........
1948..........
1949..........
1.237
1.350
1.401
1.198
1.310
93.0
101.7
1950..........
1951..........
1952..........
1953..........
1.465
1.59
1.415
1.53
1.67
1.61
1.77
1.71
1.367
81.6
106.1
109.9
1.111
1.156
1.292
l.4io
1.469
1.537
.881
.814
1/.858
1.122
1.015
1.250
1.366
1.171
1.278
1.434
1.325
1.292
1.480
1.378
1.48
1.54
1 .6l
1.337
1-43
1.59
1.59
1.54
1-55
1.55
118.8
125.0
132.8
1.67
1.87
1.80
130.4
1.85
1.86
1.86
1.87
1.77
1.78
1.79
1.88
1.88
1.90
1.90
1.89
1.90
1.82
1.81
1.77
.904
.698
.763
1.60
1.70
.981
1.133
1.241
1.49
1.56
Monthly
data:
1953:
1954:
Mar....
Apr....
May....
June....
1.75
1-75
July--Aug....
Sept--Oct....
Nov....
Dec....
1.77
1.77
1-79
1.79
1.79
Jan....
Peb....
Mar....
Apr....
1.80
1.80
1.76
1.77
1.80
1.79
1.80
1.68
1.69
I .70
I .70
1.71
1.71
1.73
1-73
1.74
1.74
131.2
132.0
132.0
132.8
132.8
134.3
134.3
135.1
135.1
1.76
136.6
1.75
1.75
1.76
135.9
135.9
136.6
1.91
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.80
8
1.56
1.83
1.83
1.61
1 .6l
1.63
1.62
1.63
1.84
1.64
1-59
1.59
1.86
1.85
1.85
1.85
1.65
1.65
1.65
1.65
1.61
1.61
1.61
1.61
1.84
1/ ll- B o n t h a r . r a g e ; August 19^5 exclud ed because o f V J-d a y h o lid a y p e rio d .
J _
1.60
1.60
1.56
1.56
1.58
1.58
Man-Hour Indexes
Table C-5: Indexes of production-worker aggregate weekly man-hours
in manufacturing industries
(1947-49 * 100)
Durable goods
Lumber and
wood
Furniture
and
products
(except
fixtures
furniture)
Stone,
clay, and
glass
p roducts
Period
Manufac
turing
Total:
Durable
goods
19*7....
19*8....
19*9....
1950....
104.8
103.2
92.0
101.1
106.1
104.1
89.7
102.7
103.1
102.1
94.7
99-2
101.2
107.6
91.1
107.4
107.0
102.7
90.3
99.6
103.3
104.6
92.1
111.5
102.8
103.9
93.3
102.9
105.4
106.6
88.0
104.1
1951....
1952....
1953....
108.4
108.4
113.7
115.7
116.6
125.5
99.7
98.6
99*7
290.4
625.0
826.7
102.7
96.9
9*.0
105.9
106.2
108.2
111.4
104.3
106.6
115.7
104.6
114.0
1953: Mar..
Apr..
May..
June.
116.7
115.2
114.5
115.4
130.0
129.4
128.4
128.5
100.7
98.2
97.9
99-7
800.3
810.9
855.7
866.7
93.0
94.8
96.2
100.3
114.6
112.1
109.1
107.6
107.8
108.0
107.7
108.6
118.2
116.7
116.7
117.4
July.
Aug..
Sept.
Oct..
Nov..
Dec..
113.4
115.4
113.7
113.0
109.6
108.4
124.7
125.6
123.4
123.6
119.6
118.4
99.9
103.3
102.2
100.5
97.6
96.4
885.9
860.5
862.1
85**3
809.2
812.7
96.7
97.6
94.7
95.2
91.2
86.1
103.7
106.8
IO5.8
IO6.3
103.8
101.4
105.8
108.3
106.9
108.3
105.4
103.2
115.2
114.9
111.7
110.4
IO6.7
105.4
195*:Jan..
Feb..
Mar..
Apr..
103.8
103.5
102.5
99.5
113.7
112.5
110.6
108.1
92.1
92.8
92.9
89.3
764.1
712.1
65*.3
590.6
79.6
82.3
84.1
84.2
96.1
96.7
96.2
92.0
96.2
97-8
98.2
97.2
101.4
97.5
94.4
93.1
Instruments
and related
products
Mi scella
neous
manufac
turing
industries
Food and
kindred
products
Total:
Nondurable
goods
Ordnance
and
accessories
Durable goods - C o n tinued
Period
Fabricated
metal
products
Machi n e r y
(except
electrical)
Electrical
machinery
Transporta
tion
equipment
P rimary
metal
industries
Nondurable goods
Tobacco
m a n ufac
tures
19*7....
19*8....
19*9....
1950....
106.7
103.8
89.4
106.5
108.3
106.6
85.1
94.0
111.1
102.9
86.0
107.6
102.9
100.9
96.3
106.1
107.5
103 0
89.5
97-*
104.6
104.2
91.2
101.3
103.9
100.0
96.1
95.2
105.9
101.0
93.1
8 92
1951....
1952....
1953....
115.8
112.1
123.7
116.9
118.4
118.9
123.7
131.2
148.0
124.5
138.0
158.7
117.5
122.7
129.1
103.1
100.5
109.8
95.9
94.7
93.5
91.2
92.2
90.1
1953:Mar..
Apr..
May..
June.
128.0
127.6
127.0
127.3
126.8
124.7
122.6
121.3
153.6
153.2
150.5
149.2
166.8
166.5
I63.I
161.7
131.8
129.6
130.5
131.3
110.7
110.6
109-9
110.4
84.2
83.5
87.O
92.2
80.3
77.0
76.3
76.4
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct..
Nov..
Dec..
122.7
123.9
121.5
121.4
117.8
115.4
116.5
114.5
113.5
113.8
111.4
112.3
143.6
148.0
148.4
146.9
1*3.3
138.3
158.9
159.2
153.1
153.9
146.3
151.1
126.3
126.8
128.6
128.7
129.1
128.1
104.4
111.0
111.9
115.3
112.1
107.5
100.3
106.6
111.2
101.6
95.1
89.4
77.6
101.6
108.9
106.8
96.1
101.7
195*:Jan..
Feb..
Mar..
Apr..
112.9
111.5
109.4
106.9
109.4
108.6
106.6
103.7
131.1
130.6
127.9
123.8
148.6
144.0
141.0
139.3
121.9
120.9
118.9
114.4
98.7
102.1
101.0
96.3
83.8
81.8
81.5
81.2
87.3
80.1
75.0
73.6
39
Man-Hour Indexes
Table C-5:
Indexes of production-worker aggregate weekly man-hours
in manufacturing industries - Continued
(1947-49 = 100)
N ondurable
Period
Textilemill
produ c t s
Apparel
and other
finished
textile
p rodu c t s
paper and
allied
products
goods - Continued
Printing,
publishing,
and allied
industries
C hemicals
and allied
products
Products of
pe t roleum
and coal
Rubber
p r oducts
Leather and
leather
products
19*7....
19*8....
19*9....
1950....
10*.5
105.7
89.9
100.1
99.6
101.6
98.8
103.0
102.6
102.3
95.1
105.*
101.4
100.5
98.0
99.5
103.3
102.6
9*.l
97.2
99.0
102.7
98.3
97.3
109.8
102.0
88.1
101.9
105.8
100.8
93.*
97.8
1951....
1952....
1953....
96.O
90.7
90.0
101.9
10*.5
106.8
109.9
105.9
111.*
101.6
102.7
105.5
105.5
104.7
107.8
102.1
98.2
100.9
108.5
108.4
111.7
92.1
96.9
96.4
1953:Mar..
Apr..
May..
June.
94.7
91.9
91.9
92.7
115.2
108.0
104.3
105.0
111.0
110.3
110.3
112.0
105.2
104.5
104.9
105.I
110.2
110.3
108.6
107.7
99.7
100.4
101.8
102.4
118.4
116.8
114.6
115.8
104.8
98.4
94.3
98.3
July.
Aug..
Sept.
Oct..
Nov..
Dec..
89.3
89.8
86.3
86.0
84.2
83.2
102.2
109.2
102.0
106.0
102.8
103.5
111.3
113.7
112.9
113.2
112.3
111.1
103.6
104.7
IO6.9
108.1
107.2
109.0
106.6
106.7
108.8
107.5
107.2
106.1
104.3
103.8
102.5
100.2
99.3
97.3
111.6
110.5
108.0
106.0
104.0
102.8
96.3
97.4
89.1
88.7
88.7
92.3
1954:Jan..
Feb..
Mar..
Apr..
78.5
79.5
79.2
76.5
98.2
104.3
106.1
94.0
107.6
107.5
107.8
106.1
104.3
103.7
105.4
104.2
105.0
104.4
104.9
103.7
95.3
94.9
94.0
94.1
100.1
99.1
96.4
95.5
91.9
94.9
93.8
85.2
4o
State and Area Hours and Earnings
Table C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for selected States and areas
Average weekly earnings
1
State and area
..Apr-
1953
Mar.
Apr.
Average weekly hours
IS>54
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Average hourly earnings
195^
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
ALABAMA..............
Birmingham
Mobile
$51*.2l*
69.03
6*.71
$5*.57
70.13
65.12
$55.61
68.28
62.02
38.2
39.0
39.7
38.7
39.*
1*0.2
*0.3
1*0.1*
39.5
$1.1*2
1.77
1.63
$1.*1
1.78
1.62
$1.38
1.69
1.57
ARIZONA..............
Phoenix
78.69
77.1*
79.0*
78.12
80.ll*
77.28
1*1.2
1*0.6
*1.6
*0.9
1*2.*
1*2.0
1.91
1.90
1.90
1.91
1.89
1.81*
ARKANSAS.............
Little RockNorth Little Rock
50.72
50.92
1*9.80
1*0.9
1*1.1*
*1.5
1.21*
1.23
1.20
1*9.20
*8.20
*6.75
1*1.0
*0.5
1*0.3
1.20
1.19
1.16
CALIFORNIA......... .
Fresno
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San BernardinoRiverside-Ontario
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Jose
Stockton
79.5*
70.82
79.25
72.01
79.68
69.50
79.68
75.85
78.*7
67.0*
79.31
65.69
39.*
37.9
39.8
36.3
39.5
37.8
*0.0
37.1
1*0.2
36.9
*1.1
3*.8
2.02
1.87
1.99
1.96
2.02
1.8*
1.99
2.05
1.95
1.82
1.93
1.89
76.00
79.99
81.20
75.30
75.35
76.13
78.82
81.80
76.24
75.1*
75.51
7*.30
79.70
73.96
73.88
39.3
39.*
38.1*
37.8
38.6
39.6
39.2
38.8
38.9
38.1
Uo.o
38.7
39.3
38.1
38.9
1.93
2.03
2.12
1.99
1.95
1.92
2.01
2.11
1.96
1.98
1.89
1.92
2.03
1.9*
1.90
COLORADO.............
Denver
71.82
72.90
72.32
72.72
71.28
71.38
39.9
*0.5
1*0.1*
1*0.1*
*1.2
*1.5
1.80
1.80
1.79
1.80
1.73
1.72
CONNECTICUT..........
Bridgeport
Hartford
New Britain
New Haven
Stamford
Waterbury
71.10
(1/)
7**55
76.1**
80.*l*
73.53
70.11*
79.76
76.6*
39.5
( l/)
< i/)
(1/)
(1/)
(i/>
71.96
75.52
76.07
71.69
67.*9
80.57
72.00
1*2.6
1*2.0
**.2
*2.5
1*2.0
1*2.2
*3.3
1.80
(1 0
(1/)
(y )
(1/)
(1/)
*0.2
1*0.6
*0.9
*0.5
39.7
*0.9
*0.0
(1/ )
1.79
1.86
1.86
1.77
1.70
1.97
1.80
1.75
1.82
1.82
1.73
1.67
1.89
1.77
DELAWARE.............
Wilmington
69.93
83.65
69.30
81.03
70.90
81*.08
39.0
1*0.1
39.*
39.8
*1.1
*2.0
1.79
2.09
1.76
2.01*
1.73
2.00
FLORIDA....a.............
Tampa-St. Petersburg
56.01
55.04
55.7*
53.60
55.03
53.75
1*1.8
1*1.7
*1.6
*0.3
1*2.2
1*2.0
1.3*
1.32
1.3*
1.33
1.30
1.28
GEORGIA..............
Atlanta
Savannah
48.01
61.70
64.37
*8.76
60.1*5
6*.61*
50.75
63.91
62.16
38.1
39.3
1*1.8
38.7
39.0
*1.7
1*0.6
*1.5
*2.0
1.26
1.57
1.5*
1.26
1.55
1.55
1.25
1.5*
l.*8
IDAHO...............
75.36
73.02
72.67
1*0.3
39.9
1*0.6
1.87
1.83
1.79
ILLINOIS.............
Chicago
74.61
(1/)
75.39
77.88
76.1*9
79.10
39.*
ia.i*
1.89
(l/>
39.8
39.7
*1.3
(i/)
1.89
1.96
1.85
1.92
77.*6
38.8
39.2
1*1.2
1.92
1.91
1.88
88
QJ)
(V)
INDIANA..............
74.43
75.02
IOWA................
Des Moines
69.08
75.18
69.21*
73.57
67.39
72.21*
39.7
39.8
39.9
39.*
*0.3
39.9
1.7*
1.89
1.73
1.87
1.68
1.81
KANSAS..... .........
Topeka
Wichita
76.30
66.86
81.22
76.17
66.65
8l.oi*
7*.91
67.18
78.35
*1.3
*0.3
*1.7
*1.2
*0.7
*1.5
1*1.8
*0.6
*2.0
1.85
1.66
1.95
1.85
1.6*
1.95
1.79
1.66
1.87
KENTUCKY.............
(I/)
66.60
67.69
(1/)
39*9
*2.*
(i/)
1.67
1.60
LOUISIANA............
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
63.92
92.32
63.30
65.35
91.65
65.20
6*.30
86.53
63.96
*0.2
*1.*
38.6
*1.1
*1.1
*0.0
*2.3
1*1.1*
1*1.0
1.59
2.23
1.6*
1.59
2.23
1.63
1.52
2.09
1.56
See footnotes at end of table.
State and Area Hours and Earnings
Table C-& Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for selected Slates and areas - Continued
State and area
Average weekly earnings
1 55k
1953
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Average weekly hours
1<?54
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Average hourly earninge
1954
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
$55.53
61.27
$57.02
60.65
$56.88
58.82
39.2
40.8
40.3
40.7
40.5
41.5
$1.42
1.50
$1.42
1.49
$1.40
1.42
67.33
70.99
68.18
71.66
67.k5
71.20
39.^
39.7
40.0
40.2
40.8
40.9
1.71
1.79
1.71
1.78
1.65
1.74
MASSACHUSETTS........ .
Boston
Fall River
New Bedford
Springfield-Holyoke
Worcester
6k.02
67.69
52.k7
51.55
69.52
69.38
65.90
68.90
51.79
53.68
71.40
69.87
66.3*1
67.5k
52-92
5k.65
71.0k
71.69
38.8
38.9
38.3
36.3
39.5
39.2
39.7
39.6
37.8
37.8
40.8
39.7
40.7
40.2
39.2
39.6
41.3
41.2
1.65
1.74
1.37
1.42
1.76
1.77
1.66
1.74
1.37
1.42
1.75
1.76
1.63
1.68
1.35
1.38
1.72
1.74
MICHIGAN.............
Detroit
Flint
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Muskegon
Saginaw
86.56
88.1»0
99-59
81.30
96.1(8
79.U6
8U.58
85.10
88.70
87.87
80.08
92.82
81.48
78.49
87.02
88.56
108.70
80.6k
9k.69
83.51
91.98
40.6
39.8
44.5
41.1
43.4
38.2
41.4
40.2
39.9
40.7
40.9
42.5
39.1
39.7
42.1
41.5
48.9
42.6
44.0
40.6
45.4
2.13
2.22
2.24
1.98
2.22
2.08
2.04
2.12
2.23
2.16
1.96
2.18
2.08
1.98
2.07
2.13
2.22
1.89
2.15
2.06
2.03
MINNESOTA............
Duluth
Minneapolis
St* Paul
72.9lt
71.38
72.k9
75.61
73.43
71.14
72.80
75.49
71.10
69.65
71.98
73.28
40.0
39.4
39.9
39.2
40.4
38.9
40.0
39.5
40.7
38.7
41.1
40.5
1.82
1.81
1.82
1.93
1.82
I.83
1.82
1.91
1.75
1.80
1.76
1.81
MISSISSIPPI..........
Jackson
k7.33
50.53
47.33
50.47
k7.73
50.1k
40.8
40.1
40.8
40.7
41.5
41.1
1.16
1.26
1.16
1.24
1.15
1.22
MISSOURI••••••••••••••••«
Kansas City 2/
St. Louis
67.03
7k.53
71.69
67.35
74.08
72.06
66.79
73.0k
72.00
38.6
39.4
38.8
39.1
39.7
39.3
40.1
40.4
40.5
1.73
1.89
1.85
1.72
1.87
1.83
1.67
1.81
1.78
MONTANA.............
77.89
76.77
79.03
39.5
39.0
41.0
1.97
1.97
1.93
NEBRASKA.............
66.32
65.84
63.31
41.4
40.7
41.1
1.60
1.62
1.5*
NEVADA...............
83.32
83.56
8k.22
39.3
39.6
41.9
2.12
2.11
2.01
NEW HAMPSHIRE.........
Manchester
55.w
50.98
57.34
55.34
56.96
5k.Ik
38.8
35.9
40.1
38.7
40.4
38.4
1.43
1.42
1.43
1.43
1.41
1.41
NEW JERSEY............
Newark-Jersey City
Paterson
Perth Amboy
Trenton
72.38
7k. 02
73.27
73.16
70.36
74.01
75.21
74.44
74.61
71.31
7k.28
75.61
7k.17
7k.6l
7k.81
39.0
39.1
39.8
39.0
39.2
39.9
39.9
40.5
39.9
39.4
41.2
41.5
41.0
41.2
41.4
1.86
1.89
1.84
1.88
1.80
1.85
1.88
1.84
1.87
1.81
1.80
1.82
1.81
1.81
1.81
NEW MEXICO...........
Albuquerque
76.36
72.**5
76.11
72.45
70.k9
68.97
40.4
40.7
40.7
40.7
39.6
40.1
1.89
1.78
1.87
1.78
1.78
1.72
NEW YORK.•»•»•••».*•••*••
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Binghamton
Buffalo
Elmira
Nassau and
Suffolk Counties
New York City
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica-Rome
Westchester County
69.57
7k.39
6k.50
79.k9
73.58
71.58
75.91
65.17
80.02
72.93
70.5k
77.8k
67.kl
83.00
71.98
38.1
38.9
37.1
39.4
40.6
39.0
39.4
37.7
39.7
40.5
39.9
40.8
39.7
42.0
40.5
1.83
1.91
1.74
2.02
1.81
1.84
1.93
1.73
2.01
1.80
1.77
1.91
1.70
1.97
1.78
80.67
66.61
7k.62
72.7k
67.6k
72.17
82.75
70.01
75.65
73.49
68.55
71.12
79.83
40.1
36.5
39.3
39.9
38.9
39.1
41.2
37.8
39.9
40.2
39.^
39.2
40.9
38.2
41.9
42.7
41.1
40.2
2.01
1.82
1.90
1.82
1.74
1.85
2.01
1.85
1.90
1.83
1.74
1.82
1.95
1.75
1.83
1.82
1.68
1.74
MAINE.............. .
Portland
Baltimore
See footnotes at end of table.
42
66. Bk
76.61
77.87
69.29
69.83
State and Area Hours and Earnings
Table C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for selected Slates and areas - Continued
1953
Average weekly hours
IS*5*.___
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
NORTH CAROLINA........
Charlotte
Greensboro-High Point
$*6.63
52.52
$*7.25
53.06
*5.**
$*8.22
51.**
(i/)
37.3
*0.*
37.8
*0*5
35.5
39.2
*0.5
(A/)
$1.25
1.30
$1.25
1.31
$1.23
1*27
NORTH DAKOTA..........
Fargo
63.15
<i/>
63.16
63. 6k
42.7
1**8
1**9
i/61.31*
Q/>
*2.*
38*7
*3.3
65.35
2A 1.2
(i/)
1.69
OHIO................
Cincinnati
Cleveland
76.63
73.30
80.07
76.66
79.76
84.38
38.9
*0.1
39.3
39.0
*0.*
39.2
*1 .*
* 1.9
*2.3
2.0*
2.0*
1.93
1*76
1.99
OKLAHOMA.............
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
69.66
71.55
69.01
69.63
65.91
75.26
*0.5
* 2.8
* 0.5
*1.6
*2.6
*0.9
* 1.2
*2.8
*0.9
1.72
1.61
1*72
1.69
68.91
77.36
1.91
1.93
1.5*
1.8*
OREGON..............
Portland
83.60
82*31
76*23
82.42
78.07
76.60
38.9
38.*
38.5
38.0
38*6
38.8
2.15
2.03
2.1*
2*01
2.13
1*98
PENNSYLVANIA..........
Allentown-BethlehemEaston
Erie
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre— Hazleton
York
68.17
70.02
70.1*8
37.6
38.7
*0*1
1.81
1.81
1*76
62.81
6**9*
75.99
59.97
65.7*»
36.2
39.*
35 .*
39.1
38.5
38.2
36.7
36.1
37.6
38.9
*3.1
39.7
*1.8
*0.7
39.9
*0.7
39.6
37.3
*2.2
1*7*
1.87
1.73
*0.*
37.6
*0.3
39.8
38.5
1*88
1.87
2.05
Averag e weekly earninRs
1 >5^
State and area
**.*2
73.52
56.60
6o.*i
73. *7
79.86
78.9*
62.51
72.07
7* .15
79.0*
61**7
51.98
*7.26
6**08
78.*6
Ti.Sk
80.68
62.85
63.03
73.06
79.60
67.03
55.64
34.7
38.6
hourly earnings
1953
1954
Average
____
1*28
1.97
1.83
1.28
1*96
1*82
1*62
(1/)
1**7
2/i.*9
1.60
1*60
1.69
1.87
1.58
1.55
1.55
1.51
1*86
1*80
2.00
2.05
1.65
1.68
1.**
1*66
1.**
l.*l
1.39
1.57
1*38
1.57
1 .3*
1.51
61.11
5**73
51.70
63.31
RHODE ISLAND..........
Providence
59.28
59.65
60.**
61*00
61.03
39.1
39.5
39.8
60.75
*0.*
*0.6
* 0.5
1.52
1.51
1.52
1.51
1.50
1.50
SOUTH CAROLINA........
Charleston
*8.00
*9.53
*9.50
50.31
49.97
52.48
38**
38*1
39.6
39.0
*0.3
* 1.0
1.25
1.30
1.25
I .29
1.28
SOUTH DAKOTA..........
Sioux Falls
61*37
60.78
65 .*7
*0.0
*0.2
*1.1
*2.2
1.52
1**8
66.88
*0*8
*0.3
1*50
65.26
1*62
1.63
1.58
38.3
l.*5
1**7
1.71
1*56
l.*8
1.**
1**0
1**2
1.55
1.59
1.53
l.*6
1.**
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville
55.39
55.86
6**98
65.83
59.50
50.09
63.51
60.84
3*.o
38.9
37.9
37.6
*0.*
55.15
56.15
65.52
56.98
57.51
66.30
38.2
38.0
38.0
*2.2
*0*2
39.0
*2.0
39.7
*0.7
* 0.5
* 1.7
*2.8
* 0.9
65.10
38.2
1**7
1*68
1.2*
57.96
65.48
58.90
TEXAS...............
71.3*
71.10
69.39
*1*0
*1.1
* 1.8
1.7*
1.73
1.66
UTAH* •••••••••••••••••••«
Salt Lake City
73.63
71.9*
71.71
73.26
74.10
39.8
39.*
39.1
39.*
*0.7
*2.1
1.85
72*10
1*8*
1*82
1.80
1.76
VERMONT..............
Burlington
Springfield
60.25
58.20
62.58
62.37
57.98
81.54
*0*7
39.1
*1.3
*1*7
39.1
*3.3
* 3.1
39.*
*5.3
1**8
1*50
1.52
1.**
59.*1
78.75
VIRGINIA.............
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Richmond
56.20
62.36
56**8
60.60
58.86
54.49
59.57
59.98
39.3
*1.3
39.0
39.5
*0.*
39.2
*0.8
*0.8
WASHINGTON...........
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
81*35
77.**
80*21
79.17
76.04
76.50
76.19
38.9
38.6
38.7
38.9
38.7
38.8
73.26
58.50
82.00
79.61
78*5*
77.70
78.17
38*1
* 0.9
39.1
39.5
38*5
39.3
38.*
1.83
1**9
1*78
1**7
1*82
1*80
1**3
1.51
1*50
1**3
1*50
1**9
1.39
l.*6
1**7
2*09
2*03
2*08
2.03
2 .0*
1.98
2.00
2.0*
2.00
2.02
1.95
1.98
See footnotes at end of table.
Jti
State and Area Hours and Earnings
Table C-& Hours and gross earnings of production workers in
manufacturing industries for selected States and areas - Continued
Average weekly earnings
State and area
1954
1951
Average veekly hours
1C>54
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
$69.69
88.09
$68.94
85.75
$70.05
85.05
38.5
39.5
38.3
39.7
WISCONSIN........... ,
Kenosha
La Crosse
Madison
Milwaukee
Racine
74.10
76.23
72.89
76.45
79.55
77.35
74.80
77.72
75.*9
77.06
80.49
77.88
76.22
80.30
71.53
73.1*
82.12
80.82
40.2
38.7
38.7
39.3
39.*
39.*
WYOMING.............
Casper
82.11
93.83
81.92
95.53
78.21
91.25
39.1
40.1
WEST VIRGINIA........
Charleston
44
1954
1953
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
39.8
40.5
$1.81
2.23
$1.80
2.16
$1.76
2.10
40.8
39.*
40.2
39.*
40.1
39.7
42.3
40.6
39.3
39.7
41.9
41.9
1.84
1.97
1.88
1.9*
2.02
1.97
1.84
1.97
1.88
1.95
2.01
1.96
1.80
1.98
1.82
1.84
1.96
1.93
39.2
41.0
39.5
40.2
2.10
2.34
2.09
2.33
1.98
2.27
1/ Not available.
2/ Revised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data,
2J Not comparable with current data shown.
Averapfi hourly earnings
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"Technical Note on Msasurement of Labor
Turnover”
technical Note on Hours and Earnings
in Nonagricultural Industries”
Section A - EM P LO YM EN T
Definition of Employment
BLS employment statistics represent the total
number of full- and part-time nonagricultural workers
on establishment payrolls during a specified period
each month.
Persons on an establishment payroll who are on
paid sick-leave, paid holiday, or paid vacation, or
who work during a part of the specified pay period and
are unemployed or on strike during the other part of
the period are counted as employed. Persons are not
considered employed who are laid off or are on leave
without pay, who are on strike for the entire period,
or who are hired but do not report to work during the
period. Proprietors, the self-employed, unpaid family
workers, farm workers, and domestic workers in house
holds are also excluded. Government employment covers
only civilian employees.
Employment data for nongovernmental establishments
refer to persons who worked during, or received pay
for, any part of the pay period ending nearest the
15th of the month. Current data for Federal Government
establishments generally refer to persons who worked
on, or received pay for, the last day of the month;
for State and local government, persons who received
pay for any part of the pay period ending on, or im
mediately prior to, the last day of the month.
Beginning with January 1952, the data for Federal
employment are not strictly comparable with those for
prior years, primarily as a result of changes in defi
nition. For the national series and except for a few
states and areas as noted the following changes were
made starting with that months (l) data refer to the
last day of the month rather than the first of the
month; (2) employment of the Federal Reserve Banks and
of the mixed ownership banks of the Farm Credit Admin
istration was transferred from the Federal total to
the "Banks and Trust Companies" group of the "Finance,
Insurance, and Real Estate" division; (3) fourth-class
postmasters, formerly included only in the table show
ing Federal civilian employment, are now included in
all tables showing government series.
Collection of Establishment Reports
The employment program is based on establishment
payroll reports. An establishment is defined as a
single physical location, such as a factory, mine, or
store where business is conducted. In the case of a
company with several plants or establishments, the
BLS endeavors to obtain separate reports from each
business unit which maintains separate payroll records,
since each may be classified in a different industry.
The BLS, with the cooperation of State agencies,
collects current employment, payroll, and man-hour in
formation by means of "shuttle" schedules (BLS 790
Forms) mailed monthly to individual establishments.
This shuttle schedule, which has been used by BLS for
more than 20 years, is designed to assist firms to
report consistently, accurately, and with a minimum of
cost. State agencies nail the forms to the establish
ments and examine the returns for consistency, accu
racy, and completeness. The states use the informa
tion to prepare State and area series and then send
the schedules to the BLS Division of Manpower and
Employment Statistics for use in preparing the
national series. Each questionnaire provides a line
for the State agency to enter data for December of the
previous year, as well as lines for the cooperating
establishments to report for each month of the cur
rent calendar year. The December data, copied from
the completed previous year*s form, give the reporter
a means for comparison when reporting for January as
an aid to collection of consistent data. The same
form is returned each month to the reporting establish
ment to be completed* Definitions of terms are de
scribed in detail in the instructions on each form.
Industrial Classification Code. (tJ. S, Social Security
Board) for reports from nonmanufacturing establish
ments.
Benchmark Data
Coverage of Establishment Reports
The Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains monthly
reports from approximately 155,000 establishments,
distributed by industry as shown by the following
table. The table also shows the approximate proportion
of total employment in each industry division covered
by the group of establishments furnishing monthly
employment data. The coverage for individual indus
tries within the divisions may vary from the propor
tions shown.
Approximate size and coverage of monthly sample
used in BLS employment and payroll statistics 1/
Number of
Employees
establish
ments in Number in Percent
sample „ sample of total
3,300
440,000
50
783,000
Contract construction..
19,700
28
68
44,100 11,207,000
Jfenufacturing.... .
Transportation and
public utilities:
Interstate rail
-1,357,000
roads (ICC)......,..
96
Other transportation
and public utilities
1 ,430,000
(BLS)..«.***.******* 13,600
51
Wholesale and retail
60,300
1 ,889,000
19
Finance, insurance,
10,600
486,000
25
Service and
miscellaneous:
Hotels and lodging
345,000
1,300
31
Personal services:
Laundries and
cleaning and
2,300
99,000
19
Government:
Federal (Civil Service
-Commission)..... .
2,368,000
100
State and local
2 ,760,000
(Bureau of the Census)
-67
Division
or
industry
Some firms do not report payroll and man-hour
information. Therefore, hours and earnings estimates
are based on a slightly smaller sample than employment
estimates.
Classification of Establishment Reports
To present meaningful tabulations of employment,
hours, earnings, and labor turnover data, establish
ments are classified into industries on the basis of
the principal product or activity determined from in
formation on annual sales volume. This information is
collected annually on a product supplement to the
monthly report. The supplement provides for reporting
the percentage of total sales represented by each pro
duct, In the case of an establishment making more
than one product, the entire employment of the plant
is included under the industry indicated by the most
important product. The titles and descriptions of
industries presented in the 1945 Standard Industrial
Classification Manual. Vol. I (U. S. Bureau of the
Budget, Washington, D. C.) are used for classifying
reports from manufacturing establishments 5 the 1942
Experience with employment statistics has shown
that without adjustment to new benchmarks, the employ
ment estimate tends toward understatement which
becomes larger as the distance from the earlier bench
mark increases. To adjust for this, the estimates
must be periodically compared with actual counts of
employment in the various nonagricultural industries,
and appropriate revisions made as indicated by the
total counts or benchmarks.
Basic sources of benchmark information are quar
terly tabulations of employment data, by industry,
compiled by State agencies from reports of establish
ments covered under State unemployment insurance laws.
Supplementary tabulations prepared by the U. S. Bureau
of Old Age and Survivors Insurance are used for the
group of establishments exempt from State unemployment
insurance laws because of their small size. For in
dustries not covered by either of the two programs,
benchmarks are compiled from special establishment
censuses: for example, for interstate railroads, from
establishment data reported to the ICC5 for State and
local government, from data reported to the Bureau of
the Census; for the Federal government, from agency
data compiled by the Civil Service Commission, Estab
lishments are classified into the same industrial
groupings for benchmark purposes as they are for
monthly reporting.
At the time new benchmark data become available,
the BLS estimates which had been prepared for the
benchmark quarter are compared with the levels of the
benchmarks, industry by industry. Where revisions are
necessary, the levels are adjusted between the new
benchmark and the last previous one. Following revi
sion for these intermediate periods, the industry data
from the most recent benchmark are projected to the
current month by application of the sample trends used
prior to the revision. The benchmark establishes the
level, while the sample determines the trend.
Estimating Msthod
The estimating procedure for industries for which
data on both "all employees” and "production and re
lated workers" are published (i.e., manufacturing and
selected mining industries) is outlined below; the
first step of this method is also used for industries
for which only figures on "all enployees” are pub
lished*
The first step is to compute total employment (all
employees) in the industry for the month following the
benchmark period. The all-employee total for the last
benchmark month (e.g., March) is multiplied by the per
cent change of total employment over the month for a
group of establishments reporting for both March and
April. Thus, if firms in the BLS sample for an in
dustry report 30,000 employees in March and 31,200 in
April, April employment is 104 percent (3.1,200 divided
by 30,000) of Jferch employment. If the all-employee
benchmark in March is 40,000, the all-employee total in
April would be 104 percent of 40,000 or 41,600.
The second step is to compute the production-worker
total for the industry* The all-enployee total for the
month is multiplied by the ratio of production workers
to all employees. This ratio is computed from those
establishment reports which show data for both items*
Thus, if these firms in April report 24,400 production
workers and a total of 30,500 employees, the ratio of
production workers to all employees would be .80
(24,400 divided by 30,500)* The production-worker
total In April would be 33,280 (41,600 multiplied by
.80).
Figures for subsequent months are computed by
carrying forward the totals for the previous month ac
cording to the method described above.
Comparability With Other Employment Estimates
Data published by other government and private
agencies differ from BLS employment statistics because
of differences in definition, sources of information,
methods of collection, classification, and estimation.
BLS monthly figures are not directly comparable, for
example, with the estimates of the Bureau of the Census
Mpnthly Report on the Labor Force (HOF). Census data
are obtained by personal interviews with individual
members of a small sample of households and are de
signed to provide information on the work status of the
whole population, classified by their demographic char
acteristics. The BLS, on the other hand, obtains data
by mall questionnaire which are based on the payroll
records of business units, and prepares detailed
statistics on the industrial and geographic distribu
tion of employment and on hours of work and earnings*
Since BLS employment figures are based on estab
lishment payroll records, persons who worked in more
than one establishment during the reporting period
will be counted more than once in the BLS series. By
definition, proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic
servants, and unpaid family workers are excluded from
the BLS but not the MRIF series. The two series also
differ in date of reference, BLS collecting data for
the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month
(except for government), while the MRLF relates to the
calendar week containing the 8th day of the month.
Employment estimates derived by the Bureau of the
Census from its censuses and/or annual sample surveys
of manufacturing establishments also differ from BLS
employment statistics. Among the important reasons for
lack of comparability are differences in industries
covered, in the business units considered parts of an
establishment, and in the industrial classification of
establishments.
Ernnlowi.ent Statistics for States and Areas
State and area employment statistics are collected
and prepared by State agencies in cooperation with the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. These statistics are
based on the same reports used for preparing national
estimates# State series are adjusted to benchmark data
from State unemployment insurance agencies and the
Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance. Because
some States have more recent benchmarks than others and
use slightly varying methods of computation, the.sum of
the State figures may differ slightly from the official
U. S. totals prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
State and area data in greater industry detail and for
earlier periods may be secured directly upon request to
the appropriate State agency or to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The names and addresses of these agencies
are listed on the inside back cover of this report.
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EM PLOYM ENT -
SU M M ARY O F M ETHODS OF C O M P U TA TIO N
Item
Individual manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing industries
Total nonagricultural, divisions,
major groups and groups
MONTHLY D A TA
All emnlovees
All-employee estimate for
previous month multiplied by
ratio of all employees in
current month to all employees
in previous month for sample
establishments which reported
for both months.
Sum of all-employee
estimates for component
industries.
Production workers
(for mining and manu
facturing )
All-employee estimate for cur
rent month multiplied by ratio
of production workers to all
employees in sample establish
ments for current month.
Sum of production-worker
estimates for component
industries.
A N N UAL DATA
All emolovees and
nroduction workers
Sum of monthly estimates
divided by 12.
Sum of monthly estimates
divided by 12.
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Section B - L A B O R TU RN O V ER
Definition of Labor Turnover
"Labor turnover,” as used in this series, refers
to the gross movement of wage and salary workers into
and out of employment status with respect to individ
ual firms* This movement is subdivided into two broad
types: accessions (new hires and rehires) and separa
tions (terminations of employment initiated by either
the employer or the employee). Each type of action is
cumulated for a calendar month and expressed as a rate
per 100 employees. Rates of accession and separation
are shown separately. All employees, including execu
tive, office, sales, and other salaried personnel as
well as production workers are covered by both the
turnover movements and the employment base used in
computing labor turnover rates. All groups of em
ployees - full- and part-time, permanent and tempo
rary - are included. Transfers from one establishment
to another within a company are not considered to be
turnover items.
The terms used in labor turnover statistics are
defined in the glossary under "Labor Turnover.11
For example, in an industry sample, the total
number of employees who worked during, or received pay
for, the week of January 12-18 was reported as 25,498.
During the period January 1-31 a total of 284 employees
in all reporting firms quit. The quit rate for the in
dustry, is:
284 x 100 = 1.1
25,498
To compute turnover rates for industry groups, the
rates for the component industries are weighted by the
estimated employment. Rates for the durable and non
durable goods subdivisions and manufacturing division
are computed by weighting the rates of major industry
groups by the estimated employment.
Classification of Establishment Reports
Beginning with data for January 1950, manufacturing
establishments reoorting labor turnover are classified
in accordance with the Standard Industrial Classifica
tion (1945) code structure. Definitions of nonmanu
facturing industries are based on the Social Security
Board Classification Code (1942).
For additional details, see Section A-Employment.
Source of Data and Sample Coverage
Comparability With Earlier Data
Labor turnover data are obtained each month from
a sample of establishments by means of a mail ques
tionnaire. Schedules are received from approximately
7,100 cooperating establishments in the manufacturing,
mining, and communication industries (see below). The
definition of manufacturing used in the turnover series
is more restricted than in the BLS series on employ
ment and hours and earnings because of the exclusion
of certain manufacturing industries from the labor
turnover sample. The major industries excluded are:
printing, publishing, and allied industries (since
April 194-3)? canning and preserving fruits, vegetables,
and sea foods; women*s and misses1 outerwear; and fer
tilizer.
Approximate coverage of BLS labor turnover sample
Group
and
industry
Number of
ments in
sample
6,600
4,000
2,600
Metal mining.............
130
Coal mining:
40
275
Communication:
(3/)
(1/)
Employees
Number in Percent
sample of total
4 ,800,000
34
3 ,400,000
38
27
1 ,400,000
63,000
60
30,000
120,000
45
33
582,000
28,000
89
60
l/ Data are not available.
Msthod of Computation
To compute turnover rates for individual industries,
the total number of each type of action (accessions,
quits, etc.) reported for a calendar month by the
sample establishments in each industry is first divided
by the total number of employees (both wage and salary
workers), reported by these establishments, who worked
during, or received pay for, any part of the pay period
ending nearest the 15th of that month. The result is
multiplied by 100 to obtain the turnover rate.
Labor turnover rates are available on a comparable
basis from January 1930 for manufacturing as a whole
and from 1943 for two coal mining and two communication
industries. Labor turnover rates for many individual
industries and industry groups for the period prior to
January 1950 are not comparable with the rates for the
subsequent period because of a revision which involved
(1) the adoption of the Standard Industrial Classifi
cation (1945) code structure for manufacturing indus
tries, and (2 ) the introduction of weighting in the
computation of industry-group rates*
Comparability With Employment Series
Msnth-to-month changes in total employment in manu
facturing industries reflected by labor turnover rates
are not comparable with the changes shown in the Bu
reau^ employment series for the following reasons:
(1) Accessions and separations are computed
for the entire calendar-month; the em
ployment reports, for the most part, refer
to a 1-week pay period ending nearest the
15th of the month.
(2) The turnover sample is not as large as the
employment sample and includes propor
tionately fewer small plants; certain in
dustries are not covered (see paragraph
on source of data and sample coverage).
(3) ELants are not included in the turnover com
putations in months when work stoppages are
in progress; the influence of such stoppages
is reflected, however, in the employment
figures.
Section C - H O U R S AN D EA R N IN G S
Production"and Nonsupervisorv-Worker Employment.
Payroll, and Man-Hours
The monthly employment and payroll schedule provides
the following information required to compute averages
of hours and earnings:
(1) The number nf full- And part-time produotionworkers or nonsupervisory employees who worked during,
or received pay for, any part of the pay period re
ported. Data cover production and related workers in
manufacturing, mining, laundries, and cleaning and
dyeing plants. Employees covered in the contract con
struction industries are those engaged in actual con
struction work. For the remaining industries, unless
otherwise noted, data refer to all nonsupervisory em
ployees and working supervisors. (See glossary.)
(2) Total gross payrolls for such workers before
deductions for old-age and unemployment insurance,
withholding tax, bonds, union dues, and special cloth
ing allowances. The payroll figures also include pay
for sick leave, holidays, and vacations taken. Ex
cluded are: cash payments for vacations not taken;
retroactive pay not earned during the period reported;
value of payments in kind; contributions to welfare
funds, and insurance or pension plans; and commissions
and bonuses, unless earned and paid regularly each pay
period.
(3) Total man-hours, whether worked or paid for,
of full- and part-time production or nonsupervisory
workers including hours oaid for holidays, sick leave,
and vacations taken. If employees elect to work
during a vacation period, only actual hours worked by
such employees are included.
The period reported generally represents the
weekly pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month.
Some establishments, however, use a 2-week or longer
pay period. Such schedules are edited to reduce the
payroll and man-hour aggregates to their proper equiva
lents for a weekly period.
Collection of Establishment Reports
earnings for those employees not covered under the
production-worker or nonsupervisory-employee defini
tions.
In addition to the factors mentioned, which exert
varying influences upon gross average hourly earnings,
gross average weekly earnings are affected by changes
in the length of the workweek, part-time work, stop
pages for varying causes, labor turnover, and absen
teeism. Gross weekly earnings are not the amount
actually available to workers for spending because no
deduction has been made for income and social security
taxes, group insurance, occupational supplies, and
union dues. For weekly earnings after deduction for
Federal taxes see table C-3* For approximations of
"real" gross weekly earnings, i.e., after adjustment
for price changes, see table C-2.
Average Weekly Hours
The workweek information relates to average hours
worked or paid for, and is somewhat different from
standard or scheduled hours. Normally, such factors as
absenteeism, labor turnover, part-time work, and stop
pages cause average weekly hours to be lower than the
hours of workers who are on the payroll during the
whole workweek* Group averages further reflect changes
in the workweek of component industries.
Gross Average Weekly Earnings in Current and
1947-49 Dollars
Table C-2 shows gross average weekly earnings in
both current and 1947-4-9 dollars for selected indus
tries. These series indicate changes in the level of
weekly earnings before and after adjustment for changes
in purchasing power as determined from the Bureau*s
Consumer Price Index. The 3-year average— 1947, 194-8,
and 194-9— was selected as the base in conformity with
the Bureau of the Budget recommendations that Federal
statistics have a common 194-7-4-9 base period.
See Section A-Employment.
Met Spendable Average Weekly Earnings
Coverage of Establishment Reports
See Section A-Employment.
Classification of Establishment Reports
See Section A-Employment.
Description of Gross Average Hourly and
Weekly Earnings Series
The average hourly earnings information for manu
facturing and nonmanufacturing industries are on a
"gross” basis; i.e., they reflect not only changes in
basic hourly and incentive wage rates, but also such
variable factors as premium pay for overtime and late
shift work, and changes in output of workers paid on
an incentive basis. Employment shifts between rela
tively high-paid and low-paid work and changes in
workers1 earnings in individual establishments also
affect the general earnings averages. Averages for
groups and divisions further reflect changes in average
hourly earnings for individual industries.
Averages of hourly earnings should not be confused
with wage rates. Earnings refer to the actual return
to the worker for a stated period of time; rates are
the amounts stipulated for a given unit of work or time.
However, the average earnings series should not be in
terpreted as representing total labor costs on the part
of the employer, since the following are excluded: ir
regular bonuses, retroactive items, payments of various
welfare benefits, payroll taxes paid by employers, and
Net spendable average weekly earnings are obtained
by deducting appropriate amounts for social security
and Federal income taxes from gross weekly earnings.
The amount of income tax liability depends on the
number of dependents supported by the worker, as well
as on the level of his gross income. To reflect these
variables, net spendable earnings have been computed
for two types of income-receivers:, (1) a worker with no
dependents; (2) a worker with three dependents.
The computations of net spendable earnings for both
the factory worker with no dependents and the factory
worker with three dependents are based upon the gross
average weekly earnings for all production workers in
manufacturing industries without regard to marital
status, family composition, and total family income.
The spendable series measures relative changes in the
average disposable earnings for two types of incomereceivers .
Net spendable weekly earnings in 1947-49 dollars
represent an approximate measure of changes in "real”
net spendable weekly earnings as indicated by the
changes in the Bureau's Consumer Price Index. ”Real"
net spendable weekly earnings are computed by applying
the current CPI to the spendable earnings average for
the current month. The resulting level of spendable
earnings expressed in 1947-49 dollars is thus adjusted
for changes in purchasing power since that base period.
A detailed technical note on net spendable weekly
earnings may be obtained upon request.
Average Hourly Earnings. Excluding Overtime, of
Production Workers in Marmfacturing Industries
The bureau publishes average hourly earnings exclu
sive of overtime premium payments for manufacturing as
a whole and the durable- and nondurable-goods sub
divisions. These data are based on the application of
adjustment factors to gross average hourly earnings (as
described in the Monthly Labor Review. May 1950, pp.537540; reprint available, Serial No. R. 2020). This
method eliminates only the additional earnings due to
overtime paid for at one and one-half time the straighttime rates after 40 hours a week. Thus, no adjustment
is made for other premium payment provisions— for
example, holiday work, late shift work, and penalty
rates other than time and one-half.
The set of adjustment factors can be used to eli
minate premium overtime payments from average hourly
earnings in any manufacturing industry where overtime
for individual workers consists typically of hours in
excess of 40 per week paid for at the rate of time and
one-half. As these factors yield results which are
only approximate, they may not be appropriate when exact
figures are required.
Indexes of Production-Corker Aggregate Weekly
Man-hours
1 week of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the
month, and may not be typical of the entire month. Ag
gregate man-hours differ from scheduled man-hours due
to such factors as absenteeism, labor turnover, parttime work, and stoppages.
Railroad Hours and Earnings
The figures for Class I railroads (excluding switch
ing and terminal companies) are based upon monthly data
summarized in the M-300 report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and relate to all employees who re
ceived pay during the month, except executives, offi
cials, and staff assistants (ICC Group I). Gross averqgB
hourly earnings are computed by dividing total compensa
tion by total hours paid for. Average weekly hours are
obtained by dividing the total number of hours paid for,
reduced to a weekly basis, by the number of employees,
as defined above. Gross average weekly earnings are
derived by multiplying average weekly hours by average
hourly earnings. Because hours and earnings data for
manufacturing and other nonmanufacturing industries are
based upon reports to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
which generally represent 1 weekly pay period endii^
nearest the 15th of the month, the data for railroad
employees are not strictly comparable with other in
dustry information shown in this publication.
Hours and Gross Earnings for Selected States and Areas
The indexes of production-worker aggregate weekly
man-hours are prepared by dividing the current month fs
aggregate by the monthly average for the 1947-^49 period.
These aggregates represent the product of average weekly
hours and production-worker employment.
The aggregate man-hours are defined as total manhours for which pay was received by full- and part-time
production workers, including hours paid for holidays,
sick leave, and vacations taken. The man-hours are for
- H O U R S AND EARNINGS Item
The State and area hours and earnings data for manu
facturing are prepared by cooperating State agencies.
These estimates are based on the same reports used in
preparing national estimates. Inasmuch as the estimates
presented in this report relate only to manufacturing as
a whole, variations in earnings among the States and
areas are, to a large degree, caused by differences in
industrial composition. For additional details on State
and area statistics see Section A-Employment.
SU M M A R Y O F M ETHODS OF CO M P U TA TIO N
Individual manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing industries
Manufacturing division, groups, sub
groups, and nonmanufacturing groups
MONTHLY DATA
Average weekly hours
Total production or nonsupervisory
man-hours divided by number of pro
duction or nonsupervisory workers.
Average, weighted by enployment, of
the average weekly hours for compo
nent industries.
Avergge.JiojK^.earQiDg8
(in
dollars)
Total production or nonsupervisory
worker payroll divided by total pro
duction or nonsupervisory worker
man-hours.
Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the average hourly earnings
for component industries.
Average wqefrly earniqg?
(in
dollars)
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
A N N UAL DATA
Average weekly hours
Annual total of aggregate man-hours
(employment multiplied by average
weekly hours) divided by annual sum
of employment.
Average, weighted by employment, of
the annual averages of weekly hours
for component industries.
Average hourly, earaings,
(in
dollars)
Annual total of aggregate payrolls
(weekly earnings multiplied by em
ployment) divided by annual aggregate
man-hours.
Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the annual averages of
hourly earnings for component in
dustries.
Average weefcLz earnings
(in
dollars)
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Product of average weekly hours and
average hourly earnings.
Section D -G L O S S A R Y
separations (including military), as defined below.
Quits are terminations of employment during the
calendar month initiated by employees for such
reasons as: acceptance of a job in another company,
dissatisfaction, return to school, marriage, mater
nity, ill health, or voluntary retirement where no
company pension is provided. Failure to report after
being hired and unauthorized absences of more than
seven consecutive calendar days are also classified
as quits. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous separations
were also included in this category.
ALL EMPLOYEES - Includes production and related workers
as defined below and workers engaged in the follow
ing activities: executive, purchasing, finance, ac
counting, legal, personnel (including cafeterias,
medical, etc.), professional and technical activities,
sales, sales-delivery, advertising, credit collection,
and installation and servicing of own products, rou
tine office functions, factory supervision (above the
working foreman level). Also includes employees on
the establishment payroll engaged in new construction
and major additions or alterations to the plant who
are utilized as a separate work force (force-account
construction workers). Proprietors, self-employed
persons, domestic servants, unpaid family workers,
and members of the Armed Forces are excluded.
Discharges are terminations of employment during
the calendar month initiated by the employer for such
reasons as employees1 incompetence, violation of rules,
dishonesty, insubordination, laziness, habitual ab
senteeism, or inability to meet physical standards.
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS - Includes working foremen,
journeymen, mechanics, apprentices, helpers, laborers,
and similar workers, engaged in new work, alterations,
demolition, and other actual construction work, at the
site of construction or working in shop or yard at
jobs (such as precutting and preassembling) ordinarily
performed by members of the construction trades; in
cludes all such workers, regardless of skill, engaged
in any way in contract construction activities.
Layoffs are terminations of employment during the
calendar month lasting or expected to last more than
seven consecutive calendar days without pay, initi
ated by the employer without prejudice to the worker,
for such reasons as lack of orders or materials, re
lease of temporary help, conversion of plant, intro
duction of labor-saving machinery or processes, or
suspensions of operations without pay during inven
tory periods.
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION - Covers only firms engaged in the
construction business on a contract basis for others.
Force-account construction workers, i.e., hired di
rectly by and on the payroll of Federal, State, and
local government, public utilities, and private estab
lishments, are excluded from contract construction
and included in the employment for such establishmenta_
Miscellaneous separations (including military) are
terminations of employment during the calendar month
because of permanent disability, death, retirement on
company pension, and entrance into the Armed Forces
expected to last more than thirty consecutive calendar
days. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous separations were
included with quits. Beginning September 1940, mili
tary separations were included here.
DURABLE GOODS - The durable goods subdivision includes
the following major industry groups: ordnance and
accessories; lumber and wood products; furniture and
fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary
metal industries; fabricated metal products; machinery;
electrical machinery; transportation equipment; in
struments and related products; and miscellaneous
manufacturing industries as defined. This definition
is consistent with that used by other Federal agencies,
e.g., Federal Reserve Board.
FINANCE, INSURANCE,AND REAL ESTATE - Covers establish
ments operating in the fields of finance, insurance,
and real estate, and beginning January 1952, also in
cludes the Federal Reserve Banks and the mixed-ownership banks of the Farm Credit Administration for
national and most State and area estimates. However*
in a few State and area estimates the latter two
agencies are included under Government until revisions
can be made by the cooperating State agencies con
cerned. These exceptions are appropriately noted.
GOVERNMENT - Covers Federal, State, and local government
establishments performing legislative, executive, and
judicial functions, including Government corporations,
Government force-account construction, and such units
as arsenals, navy yards, and hospitals. Fourth-class
postmasters are included in the national series and
most State and area series. Exceptions are noted.
State and local government employment includes
teachers, but excludes, as nominal employees, paid
volunteer firemen and elected officials of small local
units.
LABOR TURNOVER:
Separations are terminations of employment during
the calendar month and are classified according to
cause: quits, discharges, layoffs, and miscellaneous
Persons on leave of absence (paid or unpaid) with
the approval of the employer are not counted as sepa
rations until such time as it is definitely determined
that such persons will not return to work. At that
time, a separation is reported as one of the above
types, depending on the circumstances.
Accessions are the total number of permanent and
temporary additions to the employment roll during the
calendar month, including both new and rehired em
ployees. Persons returning to work after a layoff,
military separation, or other absences who have been
counted as separations are' considered accessions.
11ANUFACTURING - Covers only private establishments.
Government manufacturing operations such as arsenals
and navy yards are excluded from manufacturing and
included under Government.
MINING - Covers establishments engaged in the extraction
from the earth of organic and inorganic minerals which
occur in nature as solids, liquids, or gases; includes
various contract services required in mining opera
tions, such as removal of overburden, tunneling and
shafting, and the drilling or acidizing of oil wells;
also includes ore dressing, beneficiating, and con
centration.
NONDURABLE GOODS - The nondurable goods subdivision in
cludes the following major industry groups: food and
kindred products; tobacco manufactures; textile-mill
products; apparel and other finished textile products;
paper and allied products; printing, publishing, and
allied industries; chemicals and allied products;
products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and
leather and leather products. This definition is con
sistent with that used by other Federal agencies, e.g.,
Federal Reserve Board.
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NONSUFERVISORY EMPLOYEES - Includes employees (not
above the working supervisory level) such as office
and clerical workers, repairmen, salespersons, opera
tors, drivers, attendants, service employees, line
men, laborers, janitors, watchmen, and similar occu
pational levels, and other employees whose services
are closely associated with those of the employees
listed.
PAYROLL - Private payroll represents the weekly payroll
of both full- and part-time production and related
workers who worked during, or received pay for, any
part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the
month, before deduction for old-age and unemployment
insurance, group insurance, withholding tax, bonds,
and union dues; also includes pay for sick leave,
holidays, and vacations taken. Excludes cash pay
ments for vacations not taken, retroactive pay not
earned during period reported, value of payments in
kind, and bonuses, unless earned and paid regularly
each pay period.
PRODUCTION AND RELATED WORKERS - Includes working fore
men and all nonsunervisory 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*3 own use (e.g., power
plant), and record-keeping and other services closely
associated with the above production operations.
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, Jforyland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(In the case of sawmills and planing mills, general,
a third region is identified - the West - and in
cludes California, Oregon, and Washington.)
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS - Covers establishments pri
marily engaged in rendering services to individuals
and business firms, including automotive repair serv
ices. Excludes domestic service workers. Nongovern
ment schools, hospitals, museums, etc., are in
cluded under service and miscellaneous; similar
Government establishments are included under Govern
ment.
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES - Covers only pri
vate establishments engaged in providing all types
of transportation and related services; telephone,
telegraph, and other communication services; or pro
viding electricity, gas, steam, water, or sanitary
service. Similar Government establishments are in
cluded under Government.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE - Covers establishments
engaged in wholesale trade, i.e., selling merchan
dise to retailers, and in retail trade, i.e., selling
merchandise for personal or household consumption,
and rendering services incidental to the sales of
goods. Similar Government establishments are in
cluded under Government.
List of Cooperating State Agencies
ALABAMA
ARI ZONA
A RK ANS A S
C A L I F O R N 1A
COLORADO
CONNECTI CUT
DELAWARE
D I S T R I C T OF CO L U MB I A
FLORIDA
GEORG 1 A
1 DAHO
1L L I N O I S
I NDI AN A
IOWA
KANS AS
KENTUCKY
LOU 1S I ANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MI NNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MlSSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HA M P S H I R E
NEW J E R S E Y
NEW M E X I C O
NEW YORK
NORTH C A R O L I N A
NORTH OAKOTA
OHI O
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
P E N N S Y L V A N 1A
RHODE I S L A N D
SOUTH C A R O L I N A
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TE X A S
UTAH
VERMONT
V I R G I N 1A
WASHI NGTON
WEST V I R G I N I A
Wl SCONSI N
WYOM I NG
- Department of Industrial Relations, Montgomery 5.
- Unemployment Compensation Division, Employment Security Commission, Phoenix.
- Employment Security Division, Department of Labor, Little Rock.
~ Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Department of Industrial Relations,
San Francisco 1.
- U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Denver 2.
- Employment Security Division, Department of Labor, Hartford 15.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1, Pennsylvania.
- U. S. Employment Service for D. C., Washington 25.
- Industrial Commission, Tallahassee.
- Employment Security Agency, Department of Labor, Atlanta 3.
- Employment Security Agency, Boise.
“ State Employment Service and Division of Unemployment Compensation,
Department of Labor, Chicago 5*.
- Employment Security Division, Indianapolis 9.
- Employment Security Commission, Des Moines 8.
- Employment Security Division, Department of Labor, Topeka.
- Bureau of Employment Security, Department of Economic Security, Frankfort.
- Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Baton Rouge H.
- Employment Security Commission, Augusta.
- Department of Employment Security, Baltimore 1.
- Division of Statistics, Department of Labor and Industries, Boston 8.
- Employment Security Commission, Detroit 2.
- Department of Employment Security, St. Paul 1.
- Employment Security Commission, Jackson.
- Division of Employment Security, Jefferson City.
- Unemployment Compensation Commission, Helena.
- Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Lincoln 1.
- Employment Security Department, Carson City.
- Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Concord.
- Bureau of Statistics and Records, Department of Labor and Industry, Trenton 8.
- Employment Security Commission, Albuquerque.
• Bureau of Research and Statistics, Division of Employment,
State Department of Labor, 1**0 Broadway, Jfev York 18.
- Division of Statistics, Department of Labor, Raleigh.
- Unemployment Compensation Division, Workmen's Compensation Bureau, Bismarck.
- Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, Columbus 16.
- Employment Security Commission, Oklahoma City 2.
- Unemployment Compensation Commission, Salem.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1 (mfg.); Bureau of Research
and Information, Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg (nonmfg.).
- Division of Statistics and Census, Department of Labor,, Providence 3.
- Employment Security Commission, Columbia 1.
- Employment Security Department, Aberdeen.
- Department of Employment Security, JTashville 3»
- Employment Commission, Austin 19.
- Department of Employment Security, Industrial Commission, Salt Lake City 13.
- Unemployment Compensation Commission, Montpelier.
“ Division of Research and Statistics, Department of Labor and Industry,
Richmond 1*.
- Employment Security Department, Olympia.
- Department of Employment Security, Charleston 5.
- Statistical Department, Industrial Commission, Madison 3.
- Employment Security Commission, Casper.
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