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E m p io y m e n t and Earnings JUNE 1 9 5 5 _____________________________________ V o). 1 N o. 12 CONTENTS Pag# E m p t o y m e n t Trend* THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY SINCE 1950 Continuing the series started last month, charts portraying changes in em ployment, hours, earnings, turnover in the Tobacco and labor Summary................................................... iii Table 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and selected groups............. v Table 2: Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group... ............................... vi Table 3: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in vii manufacturing, by major industry group............ Table 4: Index of employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division............................. viii Table 5: Index of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group............................. viii Table 6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by ix industry division, seasonally adjusted............ Table 7: Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group, seasonally adjusted............... ix Industry since 1950 are shewn on page x. NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data appear in italics. D E T A ! L E D STAT!ST<€S A - E m p ! o y m * n t a n d PayroH* CORRECTION The employment Food Industry chart, scale shewn on the which appeared on page xx of the May 1955 Earnings. should be Employment and corrected to read 1,600? 1,550; 1,500; 1,450; and 1,400. Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division.............................. Table A-2: All employees and production workers in nonagri cultural establishments, by industry............ Table A-3: Production workers and indexes of production-worker employment and weekly payrolls in manufacturing... Table A-4: Employees in Government and private shipyards, by region...................................... Table A-5: Federal personnel, civilian and military......... Table A-6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and State..................... Table A-7: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division............ 1 2 7 8 9 10 13 B-Labor Turnover Table B-l: Monthly labor turnover rates in manufacturing, by class of turnover.............................. Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected indus tries..... ................................... 23 % C - H o u r * a n d Earning* For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25 D. C. Subscription Price: $3 a year; $1 additional for for eign mailing. Single copies vary in price. This issue is 30 cents. Table C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees....................... Table C-2: Gross average weekly earnings of production workers in selected industries, in current and 1947-49 dollars....................................... Table C-3: Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable, of production workers in manufacturing, in current and 1947-49 dollars............................ 28 37 37 E m p io y m e n t and Earnings CO N TEN TS - C o n t i n u e d Pag# C - H o v n and E a y n !n g a -C o n tm v # d Table C-4: Average hourly eamings, gross and excluding over time, of production workers in manufacturing..... Table C-5: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours in industrial and construction activity....................... Table C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing for selected States and areas...... 38 39 41 NOTE: Data for April 1955 are preliminary. CHARTS The Tobacco Industry Since 1950... ............................ Monthly Labor Turnover Rates - Manufacturing Industries, 1939-55.. x 22 EX PLANATORY NOTES INTRODUCTION..................................................1-E ESTABLISHMENT REPORTS: Collection................................................. 1-E Industrial Classification..................... ........... 1-E Coverage................................................... 1-E DEFINITIONS AND ESTIMATING MNHODS: Employment.................................................2-E Labor Turnover............................................. 3-E Hours and Earnings ........ ............................... A-E STATISTICS FOR STATES AND AREAS................................ 5-E SUMMARY CF MTHCBS FOR COMPUTING NATIONAL STATISTICS............ 6-E GLOSSARY..................................................... 7-E REGIONAL OFFICES AND COOPERATING STATE AGENCIES.......... In s id e back co ver E m p to y m e n t T re n d s M A Y 1955 E M P L O Y M E N T A D D S 250,000 N O N F A R M J O BS Employment maintained a record pace into M a y as the nonfarm job total rose by 250,000 to 48.9 million. Manufacturing and construction led the uptrend, each with near record gains for the month. Stepped-up manufacturing activity was also re flected in a record over-the-month rise in factory hours, which brought the workweek to the record level of M a y 1953. Factory employment was up 540, 000 over last May. Four hundred thousand of this gain was in durable goods plants (where the 1953-54 decline was sharpest), with transportation equipment and primary metals alone accounting for 260,000 jobs. Large increases were also reported in apparel, fabricated metals, electrical machinery, and stone, clay and glass products. On the other hand, machin ery, food, tobacco and petroleum showed little or no change since last May, while ordnance and in struments were down over the year. N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G L E V E L S R E M A I N HIGH Since January, 1, 148,000 workers have been added to nonfarm payrolls, three-quarters of a million m o r e than the average January-to-May in crease for the last 10 years. F A C T O R Y JOB U P T R E N D C O N T I N U E S Manufacturing employment rose 60, 000between April and M a y 1955 to 16. 3 million--the second time in the postwar period that the factory job total has risen between these months (the gain in 1950 was due primarily to the settlement of an automo bile strike). Since January, 400,000 workers have been added to the factory workforce--a postwar record spring upturn except for 1950. A n uptrend was reported in most manufacturing industries. As in the past few months, the sharp est gains, after allowance for seasonal factors, were in the metal and metal products industries. Primary metals added 21, 000 workers and fabri cated metal plants 8,000— record April-to-May rises for both industries. Machinery added 8,000 workers, marking the fourth consecutive month of significant gains. Construction employment rose by 141,000, an unusually large April-to-May gain. At 2. 5 million, employment in the construction industry was about the sam e as last year, and only 85,000 under the 1951 record for the month. A fairly sharp increase in railroad employment, due to both a seasonal upswing and the end of a strike in the South, boosted the job total in trans portation to 4. 0 million, the s ame as a year earlier. In trade, the post-Easter job cutback was smaller than usual, reflecting both the relatively small April employment rise and the continued high level of consumer expenditures. The number of employees on trade payrolls in M a y was 10. 5 mil lion, nearly 120, 000 higher than the previous peak for the month reached in 1953. The end of the school year in so m e localities resulted in a decline of 46, 000 in government e m ployment, but State and local government employ ment of 4. 7 million was a peak for May. W O R K W E E K E Q U A L S 1953 P E A K Transportation equipment employment was un changed as continued gains in auto plants were off set by declines in aircraft and shipbuilding. The employment situation in the nondurable goods sector also showed improvement, with smaller-than-usual cutbacks in apparel, leather, and chemicals and rising employment in rubber and paper factories, where the workforce is normally stable at this time of year. In rubber, however, the: gain partially reflected the end of a wo r k stoppage. In the food, tobacco, printing and petroleum industries, over-the-month employment changes were in line with seasonal expectations. Textile employment dropped m o r e than usual, largely because of strikes in N e w England mills. A record April-to-May rise of one-half hour in the factory workweek brought hours up to the 1953 M a y peak of 40. 7 hours. The longest M a y w o r k weeks in 10 years were reported in transportation equipment (42. 7 hours), in fabricated metals (41.7 hours), and in primary metals (41.6 hours). As a result of the general uptrend in factory hours since last fall, the M a y 1955 workweek was 1. 4 hours longer than a year earlier, and higher in every industry group except petroleum. Over the month, sharp rises were reported by 13 of the 21 industry groups, and in six of these-lumber, machinery, electrical machinery, textiles, furniture and transportation equipment--the pick-up was the sharpest since the end of World W a r II. Although the stepped-up workweek was most strik ing in durable goods plants, a number of non durable goods industries also m a d e greater-thanseasonal gains. In addition to textiles these in cluded paper, printing and leather. Rubber was the only nondurable goods industry reporting a sharp cutback. The stepped-up w orkweek and some increases in hourly pay boosted average weekly earnings of factory production workers to $76. 11, an alltime peak for M a y and up $1. 34 over the month. L u m ber, transportation equipment, primary metals, and stone, clay, and glass products recorded gains of $ 1. 50 or more. On the other hand, in ordnance, instruments, petroleum, chemicals and paper, over-the-month changes in average weekly pay were small, and in rubber and leather shorter workweeks resulted in lower weekly pay. The average worker in petroleum, transpor tation equipment, printing and primary metals earned m o r e than $90 a week (including overtime and other p r e m i u m pay). In apparel, tobacco, textiles, and leather (where hours of work were under 40) average weekly earnings were under $55. Over the year, all 21 groups reported gains in weekly pay. For manufacturing as a whole the increase was about $5. Sixteen of the 21 major manufacturing groups reported increases of m o r e than $3 a week with primary metals ($11.20), transportation equipment ($9. 12), and rubber ($6.45), leading the list. The increases in l u m ber, apparel, and leather were less than $2. T a b !. 1. Emp!oy**s in nonagricuttura! wstab!ishm*nts, by industry division o " d swiwcted groups (In thousands) Year Current May 1955 1/ 48,889 N o n m e t a l l i c m ining and q u a r r y i n g ..................... CONTRACT CONSTRUCT!ON................... MANUFACTUR!N6........................... DURABLE GOODS.......................... Lumber and wood p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) .......................................................................... P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ......................................... F a b r ic a te d m etal p r o d u c ts ( e x c e p t o r d n a n c e , m a c h i n e r y , and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ..................... M is ce lla n e o u s m an ufacturing i n d u s t r i e s . . . Apparel and o t h e r P rin tin g , fin ish ed p u blish in g , 740 95.9 204.7 104.4 April 1955 l/ 48,641 739 95.3 205.5 105.2 May 1955 iigO March 1955 May 1954 48,212 47,939 739 94.8 208.4 102.3 761 99.6 221.4 105.7 P rev iou s month +248 + + - Year ago +950 1 .6 .8 .8 - 21 - 3.7 - 16.7 - 1.3 2,537 2,396 2,255 2,542 +141 - 16 ,3 2 1 16,260 16,201 15,781 + 61 +540 5 9,495 132.2 9,421 134.9 9,323 137.0 9,095 156.8 + 74 - 2.7 +400 - 24.6 745.2 351.8 545.5 1,295.1 716.5 353.1 536.1 1,273.9 700.9 354.5 527.2 1 ,2 51.6 720.5 333.4 509.6 1,171.5 + 28.7 - 1.3 + 9.4 + 2 1 .2 + 24.7 + 18.4 + 35.9 +123.6 1,087.5 1,575.7 1,107.6 1,886.9 306.7 1,067.5 1,544.7 1,098.3 1,868.5 311.0 1,039.5 1,574.7 1 ,067.6 1,751.8 316.3 453.3 + + + + + 8 .1 461.0 1,079.4 1 ,568.1 1 ,100.8 1,886.4 310.9 460.4 + 48.0 + 1 .0 + 40.0 +135.1 - 9.6 + 7.7 6,826 1,464.5 86.7 1,058.9 6,839 1,440.7 87.6 1,074.5 6,878 1,418.5 6,686 - 13 + 23.8 .9 - 15 .6 +140 1,174.8 538.2 1,187.4 536.7 1,240.3 534.6 1 ,1 1 1 .2 526.0 - 12 .6 + 1.5 + 63.6 + 12.2 800.9 807.9 251.1 272.5 370.9 803.0 813.7 249.9 268.5 376.8 802.0 808.4 248.9 269.3 386.7 795.3 786.8 252.6 250.1 354.0 + + - + 5.6 + 21.1 - 1.5 + 22.4 + 16.9 462.0 9 1.0 1,078.3 1,464.9 89.8 1 ,055.0 7.6 6 .8 .5 4.2 .6 + .4 3.1 3.9 te x tile and a l l i e d 2.1 5.8 1.2 4.0 5.9 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLiC UT!L!T!ES...... TRAMSPORTATtOH......................... C0MMUM!CAT!0M.......................... OTHER PUBL!C UT!L!T!ES.................. 3,987 2,701 707 579 3,941 2,655 709 577 3,966 2,648 741 577 3,993 2,676 741 576 + 46 + 46 - 2 + 2 - 6 + 25 - 34 + 3 WHOLESALE AND RETA!L TRADE............... 10,519 10,543 10,408 10,351 - 24 +168 + 56 +112 + .3 + 40.5 - 2.6 + 11.4 + 61.7 2,806 7,713 1,331.2 1,483.0 760.6 599.7 3,538.2 2,803 7,740 1,363.4 1,479.1 762.0 612.8 3,522.8 2,813 7,595 1,304.8 1,471.4 755.4 578.3 3,485.2 2,750 7,601 1,330.9 1,442.5 763.2 588.3 3,476.5 + + + F!NANCE, !NSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE...... 2,172 2,161 2,150 2,103 + 11 + 69 SERV!CE AND MtSCELLANEOUS................ 5,732 5,674 5,571 5,672 + 58 + 60 6,881 2,158 4,723 6,927 2,153 4,774 6,922 2,148 4,774 6,736 2,160 4,576 - 46 + 5 - 51 +145 - 2 +147 WHOLESALE TRADE....................... F o o d and l i q u o r s t o r e s .............................................. A p p a r e l and a c c e s s o r i e s s t o r e s .......................... 3 27 32.2 3.9 1.4 13.1 15.4 Tabte 2. Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry grou p (In thousands) Year ago Current Major industry group May 1955 1/ April 1955 l/ March 1954 May 1954 May 1955 net change Previous m o nth from: Year ago MANUFACTURE........................... 12,879 12,828 12,778 12,394 + 51 +485 DURABLE GOODS.......................... 7,537 7,467 7,375 7,163 + 70 +374 Lumber and wood products 39.5 91.0 93.5 111.8 - 1.5 - 22.3 677.2 295.4 458.9 1,098.8 649.0 296.7 450.2 1,079.5 633.8 298.4 442.2 1,056.6 653.7 279.0 426.6 974.4 + 28.2 1.3 + 8.7 + 19.3 + 23.5 + 16.4 + 32.3 +124.4 875.9 1,170.9 811.5 1,466.3 216.2 376.2 870.5 1,164.8 806.1 1,465.9 218.2 375.5 860.1 1,144.2 803.2 1,446.8 218.9 377.1 832.3 1,169.7 776.3 1,346.0 223.5 369.7 + + + + + 43.6 + 1.2 + 35.2 +120.3 - 7.3 + 6.5 5,342 5,361 5,403 5,231 - 19 +111 1,029.8 78.6 966.3 1,011.0 79.4 982.1 991.1 82.8 985.4 1,036.8 81.5 960.8 - + 18.8 .8 - 15.8 + 1,044.1 441.6 1,057.7 440.4 1,110.2 439.4 988.3 435.2 - 13.6 + 1.2 + 55.8 + 6.4 515.5 547.1 173.5 214.4 331.4 516.7 553.0 172.6 210.7 337.5 515.6 548.2 171.7 211.6 346.7 510.7 529.1 178.6 194.2 315.5 — 1.2 5.9 .9 3.7 6.1 + 4.8 + 18.0 - 5.1 + 20.2 + 15.9 (except - Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation Machinery (except e l e c t r i c a l ) ............. Instruments and related p r o d u c t s ......... M iscellaneous manufacturing industries... MOMDURABLE GOODS....................... - + 5.4 6.1 5.4 .4 2.0 .7 7.0 2.9 5.5 Apparel and other finished textile Printing, publishing, Preliminary. id and allied + + - Tabte 3. Hours an d g ross e a r n in g s o f p ro d u ctio n w ork ers in m a n u fa ctu rin g , b y m a jor industry g r o u p — Average weekly earnings M a j o r industry group 1955 May April 1/ 1/ ^weekly ^e ar n in g s' ^ 1954 May 1<3(55 May April 1/ 1/ 1954 May May 1/ 1C)55 April 1/ 105^ May MANUFACTURE................. $76.11 $74.77 $71.13 40.7 40.2 39.3 $1.87 $1.86 $1.81 DURABLE GOODS................ 82.98 80.97 76.21 41.7 41.1 39.9 1.99 1.97 1.91 82.62 82.22 78.80 40.7 40.5 40.0 2.03 2.03 1.97 68.31 65.35 66.66 64.48 66.63 60.53 41.4 41.1 40.4 40.3 39.9 38.8 1.65 1.59 1.65 1.60 1.67 1.56 76.36 90.69 74.80 89.19 71.10 79.49 41.5 41.6 41.1 41.1 40.4 38.4 1.84 2.18 1.82 2.17 1.76 2.07 81.73 86.94 76.4% 94.79 80.34 85.49 75.33 91.96 76.92 81.61 71.50 85.67 41.7 42.0 40.9 42.7 41.2 41.5 40.5 41.8 40.7 40.6 39.5 40.6 1.96 2.07 1.87 2.22 1.95 2.06 1.86 2.20 1.89 2.01 1.81 2.11 76.14 75.76 72.07 40.5 40.3 39.6 1.88 1.88 1.82 66.99 65.93 63.43 40.6 40.2 39.4 1.65 1.64 1.61 66.98 65.91 63.91 39.4 39.0 38.5 1.70 1.69 1.66 71.34 52.78 54.23 70.12 51.57 53.16 68.54 49.98 51.10 41.0 37.7 39.3 40.3 37.1 38.8 40.8 37.3 37.3 1.74 1.40 1.38 1.74 1.39 1.37 1.68 1.34 1.37 47.92 76.86 46.64 76.74 46.07 72.83 36.3 42.7 35.6 42.4 34.9 42.1 1.32 1.80 1.31 1.81 1.32 1.73 91.42 81.79 90.32 81.58 86.71 77.71 38.9 41.1 38.6 41.2 38.2 40.9 2.35 1.99 2.34 1.98 2.27 1.90 95.76 84.26 50.96 95.47 86.11 51.24 93.52 77.81 49.21 41.1 41.1 36.4 40.8 41.8 36.6 41.2 39.7 35.4 2.33 2.05 1.40 2.34 2.06 1.40 2.27 1.96 1.39 Lum b e r and wood products (except furniture)............ Stone, clay, and glass F a bricated metal products Machinery (except electrical). T r ansportation e q u i p m e n t ...... Instruments and related Miscellaneous manufacturing NONDURABLE GOODS..... ....... Food and kindred products Te xtile-mill p r o d u c t s ......... A p parel and other finished Pa per and allied p r o d u c t s ..... Printing, publishing, and Chemicals and allied products. .... R ubber p r o d u c t s ................ L eather and leather products.. 1/ Preliminary. xii Tab!* 4. index of empioye$$ in nonagricvitufa! e$tab!i$hment$^ by industry division (19 4 7 -4 9 = 10 0 ) Year ago Current Industry d iv is io n TOTAL................................ T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ...................................................................... W h o l e s a l e a nd r e t a i l t r a d e ............................. F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e . . . May 1955 it April 1955 it March 1955 May 1954 111.8 111.2 110.2 109.6 78.1 120.5 109.3 78.0 113.8 108.9 78.0 107.1 108.5 80.3 120.8 105.7 97.9 111.8 125.8 117.1 121.6 96.8 112.1 125.2 116.0 122.4 97.4 110.6 124.6 113.9 122.3 98.1 110.0 121.8 115.9 119.0 l! P r e l i m i n a r y . T ab te 5. tn d e x o f p ro d u ction w o r k e r s in m an u factu rin g, b y m a jo r in d u stry g ro u p , (1 9 4 7 -4 9 -1 0 0 ) Year ago C urrent M ajor i n d u s t r y group May 1955 i' MAMUFACTUR!MG........................ 104.1 April 1955 i' 103.7 March 1955 May 1954 103.3 100.2 ! DURABLE GOODS....................... 112.9 111.9 110.5 107.3 397.1 401.5 414.7 494.1 91.7 99.9 105.5 106.8 87.9 100.6 103.4 104.9 85.9 100.9 101.6 102.7 88.6 94.5 98.2 94.6 I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ............. M isce lla n e o u s m an u fa ctu rin g i n d u s t r i e s . 112.5 103.0 126.8 143.4 111.3 98.9 111.8 102.5 125.9 143.4 112.4 98.9 110.4 100.6 125.4 141.5 112.9 99.2 106.8 102.9 121.2 131.6 115.5 97.4 MOMDURABLE GOODS..................... 93.8 94.1 94.9 91.9 87.0 74.8 79.1 85.4 74.8 80.4 83.7 78.5 80.6 87.6 77.6 78.6 100.3 110.3 101.6 109.8 106.6 109.6 94.9 108.6 107.4 107.2 93.5 105.1 91.5 107.6 108.4 93.0 103.6 93.5 107.4 107.4 92.5 104.1 95.9 106.3 103.7 96.2 95.3 87.4 Lumber and wo od p r o d u c t s S ton e, cla y, ( except and g l a s s p r o d u c t s ................ F a b r ic a te d m etal p r o d u c ts (e x c e p t o r d n a n c e , m a c h i n e r y , and t r a n s - A p p a r e l and o t h e r fin ish ed te x tile P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ............................... P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d l/Preliminary. viii Seasonatty Adjusted Data T a b !e 6. E m p to y e e s in non agricu ttu ra! e sta b tis h m e n ts, b y industry d iv is io n , s e a s o n a tty a d ju sted (1947-49-100) (In Number thousands) Industry d iv is io n May 19 5 5 1 / TOTAL.............................. T ra n sp ortation F in an ce, and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s . . in su ra n ce, and r e a l e s ta te .. 1955 1/ 1 95 5 May 1 95 4 May 19 5 5 1 / 1955 1/ May 1 95 4 19 5 5 1 1 2 . i/ ii 7. 7 111 . 5 110.2 </9, 18U i/8 , 8 7 8 i/8,766 i/8 ,1 8 3 7 6.3 120.3 110.7 95. 0 113.1 123 .8 116.0 121 . 8 78. V 118.6 109. 7 9 7.0 1 12.6 123.2 116.0 121 . 3 78 . 0 117. 7 108. 7 97. 9 113. 0 123. 2 113. 6 121 . 6 81. 1 1 20.8 107. 1 9 8.2 111.3 121 . 8 1 H /.8 118.1/ 7U 7 2 ,3 3 7 I d , 331 3,990 1 0 ,6U0 2 ,172 3 , 6 73 6 ,892 7U3 2,V 96 16,381/ 3,9 i/8 10 ,39i/ 2 ,161 3 ,67i/ 6 ,878 739 2,i/78 16,229 3 ,9 8 6 10,633 2,161 3 ,636 6,881/ 769 2,3 i/2 13,983 3 ,996 1 0, 1 /7 0 2 , 103 3 ,616 6 , 70 2 l / P relim in ary. Tabte 7. P r o d u c t io n w o r k e rs in m a n u fa ctu rin g , b y m a jo r in du stry g ro u p , s e a s o n a tty a d ju s te d [[ Index (1947-4 9= 1 0 0) M ajor Number thousands) in d u s t r y group MANUFACTURE...................... DURABLE GOODS............................................... Lumbe r and w o o d p r o d u c t s I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ............. M is c e lla n e o u s m an ufacturing M0MDURABLE GOODS....................................... and o t h e r fin ish ed R u b b e r p r o d u c t s ......................................................... 347378 0 - 5 5 - 2 A p ril 1 95 5 1 / Ma rc h 1 95 5 May 1 95 4 May 1 955 1 / 103 .7 1C</. 7 103.3 101.8 13,078 12,9 1/8 12,798 12,390 113.2 111.7 110.1 107.6 7,337 7 , i /3 3 7,330 7,182 397. 1 V01.3 i/li/. 7 i /9 i/. 1 90 91 9U 112 9 1.3 102. 6 103. 3 107.1/ 88.9 100.9 103.0 101/.9 88. 6 99. 9 101. 6 102.2 8 8.2 96.8 9 8.2 93. 1 67i/ 303 1/39 1 ,103 636 298 1/1/8 1 ,080 631/ 293 i/i/2 1 ,032 631 286 i/27 9 79 113.0 101.9 128. 1 ii/3.i/ 111.9 111.3 101.0 123.9 H/3.1/ 111.9 109. 2 99. 1 1 2 i/.2 ii/1 .3 112.1/ 107.3 101.8 1 2 2 . i/ 131. 6 116.0 880 1 ,139 8 20 1 ,i /6 6 21 7 867 1 , i i/a 806 1 ,1/66 217 831 1 ,127 793 1 ,i/i/7 218 8 36 1 ,138 78V 1 ,3 i /6 223 101 . 1 99.3 98 . 7 99. 3 38i/ 3 78 3 73 3 78 96.9 96.3 93. 7 93.0 3 ,3 2 1 3,i/93 3 , 1/ 1/8 3,V 08 93.8 83.2 79 .3 9 i/.0 8 U .2 8 0. V 92. 2 87.1 79.8 9 i/. 3 8 9.0 79.1 1 ,110 90 971 1 ,113 89 9 82 1 ,0 9 1 92 975 1 ,119 9i/ 966 103.3 110.8 103. 1 109.8 102.9 109. 1 99.9 109.1 1 ,099 Vi/1/ 1 ,07i/ i/i/O 1 ,072 i/37 1 ,0V0 i/37 108.0 108.1/ 9U . 1 103.6 93. V 108.2 107.1/ 9i/. 1 10i /. 1 9 i/.0 107.1/ 103.8 93. 3 101/. 1 93. 7 106.9 1 0 i/.6 9 6.8 93. 7 91 . 0 319 333 173 213 3i/3 320 3i/8 1 73 212 3i/0 316 3i/0 1 7i/ 212 339 31i/ 33i/ 180 193 329 19 5 5 1 / March 1 95 5 May 19 5 4 te x tile P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ............................... P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d 1 / P re lim in a ry. May 1955 1 / (except P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .................................. F a b r ic a te d m etal p ro d u c ts (e x c e p t o r d n a n c e , m a c h i n e r y , and t r a n s p o r - Apparel (In THE TOBACCO !NDUSTRY S!NCE 1950 Annua! Average t ndex (1947-49=100) 1950-54? M o n t h i y 1955 Thousands D oHars U N tT E D S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T OF L A B O R HMHAU Of LAMU STATMTK* Chart 2. - C o p i e s o f t h is page av ai tab ie upon r eq ues t Htstoncj) L\iLi Tabte A-l: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura! estabiishments^ by industry division Year and month TOTAL Mining Contract con struction Manufac turing Transpor Wholesale Finance, Service tation and and retail insurance, and public and real miscel trade utilities estate laneous Govern ment A n n u a l average: 4 ,6 6 4 4,623 4 ,7 5 4 5,0 84 5 ,4 9 4 5 ,6 2 6 5 ,8 10 6,033 6,165 6 ,1 3 7 1,050 1 ,110 1,097 1,079 1,12 3 1,163 1,166 1,235 1,295 1,360 2,054 2 ,14 2 2 ,1 8 7 2,268 2 ,4 3 1 2 ,5 16 2 ,5 9 1 2 ,7 5 5 2,871 2,962 2,671 2,603 2,531 2,542 2,611 2,723 2,802 2,848 2 ,9 1 7 2,996 10,534 9 ,4 0 1 8,021 6 ,7 9 7 7,258 8 ,34 6 8,907 9,653 10,606 9,253 3,90 7 3 ,6 7 5 3,243 2,804 2,659 2 ,7 3 6 2 ,7 7 1 2,9 5 6 3 ,1 1 4 2,840 6 ,4 0 1 6,0 64 5 ,5 3 1 4,90 7 4 ,9 9 9 5 ,5 5 2 5,692 6,076 6,543 6,453 1,4 3 1 1,398 1,333 1,270 1,225 1,247 1,262 1,313 3 ,1 2 7 3,084 2 ,9 13 2,682 2 ,6 1 4 2,78 4 2,883 3,060 3,233 3 ,19 6 3,066 3 ,1 4 9 3,2 6 4 3,225 3 ,1 6 7 3,298 3 ,4 7 7 3,662 3 ,7 4 9 3,876 2 ,9 1 2 3 ,0 13 3,248 3,433 3 ,6 1 9 3 ,79 8 3,8 7 2 4,0 23 4 ,1 2 2 4 ,1 4 1 6,612 6,940 7 ,4 1 6 7 ,3 3 3 7 ,1 8 9 7,260 7 ,5 2 2 8,602 9 ,19 6 9 ,5 1 9 1,3 9 9 1,436 l, 4 8 o 1 ,4 6 9 1 ,4 3 5 1,4 0 9 1 ,4 2 8 1,619 1,672 l,7 4 l 3 ,3 2 1 3 ,4 7 7 3,70 5 3,8 57 3 ,9 19 3,934 4 ,0 1 1 4 ,4 7 4 4 ,78 3 4 ,9 2 5 3 ,9 9 5 4,202 4,660 5 ,4 8 3 6,080 6,043 5 ,9 4 4 5 ,5 9 5 5 ,4 7 4 5,650 3 1,0 4 1 29 ,14 3 26,383 2 3 ,3 7 7 23,466 25,699 26,792 28,802 30 ,718 28,902 1,078 1,000 864 722 735 874 888 937 1,006 882 30,311 32,058 36,220 3 9 ,7 7 9 42 ,10 6 4 1,5 3 4 4 0 ,037 41,287 43,462 44,448 845 916 947 983 917 883 826 852 943 982 1,150 1,294 1,790 2,170 1,567 1,094 1,132 1,661 1,982 2,169 10,078 10,780 12 ,9 7 4 1 5 ,0 5 1 1 7 ,3 8 1 1 7 ,1 1 1 15 ,3 0 2 1 4 ,4 6 1 15 ,2 9 0 1 5 ,3 2 1 4 3 ,3 15 4 4 ,73 8 4 7 ,3 4 7 48,303 49,681 48,285 918 889 916 885 852 770 2,165 2,333 2,603 2,634 2,622 2,527 1 4 ,1 7 8 14 ,9 6 7 16 ,10 4 16 ,3 3 4 17 ,2 3 8 15 ,9 8 9 3,9 4 9 3 ,9 7 7 4 ,l6 6 4 ,1 8 5 4 ,2 2 1 4,008 9 ,5 1 3 9,645 10 ,0 12 10,281 10,527 10,498 1 ,7 6 5 1,824 1,892 1 ,9 6 7 2,038 2 ,1 1 4 4 ,9 7 2 5 ,0 7 7 5 ,2 6 4 5 ,4 il 5 ,5 3 8 5,629 5,856 6,026 6,389 6,609 6 ,6 4 5 6 ,7 5 1 47,864 48,069 4 7,9 3 9 48,200 794 772 76 1 771 2,340 2,452 2 ,5 4 2 2,629 16,170 15 ,9 4 8 1 5 ,7 8 1 15 ,8 3 5 3,966 3 ,9 9 1 3 ,993 4 ,0 1 7 10,289 10 ,4 7 4 1 0 ,3 5 1 10,389 2,077 2,096 2,103 2,128 5 ,5 0 7 5 ,6 11 5,672 5 ,7 1 5 6 ,7 2 1 6,725 6 ,7 3 6 6 ,7 1 6 August..... September... October .... November.... December.... 47,866 4 8 ,12 3 48,490 48,580 48,808 49,463 760 763 744 743 749 747 2,686 2 ,7 3 5 2,698 2,652 2 ,5 9 8 2 ,4 2 6 15 ,5 8 4 15,8 2 2 15 ,9 7 2 16,007 16,057 16,050 4,0 2 9 4 ,0 18 4,023 4,005 3 ,98 6 3,996 1 0 ,3 5 1 10,321 1 0 ,4 4 7 10 ,5 4 8 10 ,7 4 5 1 1 ,3 5 4 2 ,1 5 0 2 ,1 5 1 2 ,1 4 1 2,136 2 ,1 3 4 2,136 5 ,7 5 5 5 ,7 5 0 5 ,7 1 9 5,660 5,622 5,588 6 ,5 5 1 6,563 6 ,7 4 6 6,829 6 ,9 1 7 7 ,1 6 6 January.... February.... March...... April...... 4 7 ,7 4 1 4 7 ,7 5 3 4 8 ,2 12 4 8 ,6 4 1 741 73 7 739 739 2 ,2 3 7 2,169 2,255 2 ,3 9 6 15 ,9 2 5 16,060 16,201 16,260 3 ,9 2 7 3 ,9 3 7 3,966 3 ,9 4 1 1 0 ,4 1 9 10 ,3 0 9 io ,4 o 8 10 ,5 4 3 2 ,1 2 4 2,132 2,150 2 ,1 6 1 5 ,5 3 3 5 ,5 3 6 5 ,5 7 1 5 ,6 7 4 6,835 6,873 6,922 6 ,9 2 7 24,125 1923 . 1924 . 1925 * 1926 . 1927 . 1928 . . . . . * . 1935 . 1936 . 1937 . 1938 . 1939 * 1940 . 19^1 . 19^2 . 19^3 . 1944 . 1945 . 1946 . 1947 . 1948 . 1949 . 1950 . 1951 . 1952 . 1953 . 195 4 8,132 8,986 10,155 9,523 9,786 9,997 9,839 9,786 3,998 3,459 3,505 3,882 3,806 3,824 3,940 3 ,8 9 1 3,822 25,569 28,128 27,770 28,505 29,539 29,691 29,710 26,829 27,088 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1.021 1 ,1 2 4 1,2 3 0 953 920 1,203 1,092 1,080 1,17 6 1,105 i,o 4 i 1 9 1 9 ................ 1920 . 1921 . 1922 . . '848 1,012 1,185 1,229 1,321 1,446 1,555 1,608 1,606 1,497 1,372 1,214 970 809 862 912 1,145 1 ,11 2 1,055 10 ,53 . '; 10,534 3 ,7 1 1 1,3 55 1,347 M o n t h l y data: 1954: 1955: March...... April...... May....... 1 industry Empto^mcnt Tabte A -2: At! em ptoyees and production workers in nonagricutturat estabtishments, by industry ^In thousands) In d u s try TOTAL................................................................................... A r r il 4 3 ,6 4 1 ................................ 739 A l l employees; 1<?55 1954 March A p r il 4 8 ,2 12 4 8 ,069 739 772 P ro d u c tio n w orkers IS'55 A p r il March - - 1954 A p r il - Copper m in in g....................................................... Lead and z in c m in in g....................................... 95 .3 30.8 28 .8 1 6 .4 94.8 3 0 .5 28.7 16.3 99.2 36.0 2 7 .4 16.3 8 1 .4 26.6 2 4 .5 1 4 .0 8 1 .1 26.2 2 4 .6 1 3 .9 8 4 .8 3 1 .3 23.2 1 3 .9 ANTHRACtTE................................................................. 3 7 .4 38 .3 4 4 .6 3 4 .1 3 4 .8 4 0 .7 .B!TUM!N0US-C0AL..................................................... 203.5 208.4 228.1 187.8 1 9 1 .1 208.5 CRUDE-PETROLEUM AWD NATURAL-6AS PRODUCT!ON.............................................................. Petroleum and n a t u r a l- g a s p ro d u ctio n (e x c e p t c o n tr a c t s e r v i c e s ) ....................... 295-7 2 9 5 .6 296.4 NONMETALUC M!N!NG AND QUARRYING.............. 105.2 METAL M!M!N6............................................................ .......................................................................... M0MBU)LD!M6 COMSTRUCHOM................................... BU)LD!MG COMSTRUCHOM................. 6EMERAL CONTRACTORS.................. SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS............ Plumbing and heating................ Electrical work..................... Other special-trade contractors...... ......................... DURABLE GOODS........................ MOMDURABLE GOODS..................................................... - 2,396 463 1 9 5 .3 267.4 1,9 3 3 7 5 9 .4 1 ,1 7 3 .7 272.0 14 0 .5 1 4 3 .4 617.8 102.3 2,255 411 16 1.9 249.0 1 ,8 4 4 7 2 3 .9 1 ,1 1 9 .9 266.3 129.2 143.6 580.8 - - 12 3 .3 123.2 128.7 90.3 87.2 88.7 - - - _ - _ - . - - - - - - - - _ - 1 0 3 .3 2,452 48 1 198.0 282.7 1 ,9 7 1 832.4 1 , 1 3 8 .4 276.1 1 3 4 .4 1 5 3 .1 5 7 4 .8 - - _ - - - - - - 16,260 16,201 15 ,9 4 8 12,8 28 1 2 ,7 7 8 12,548 9 ,4 2 1 6,839 9 ,323 6,878 9,20 7 6 ,7 4 1 7 ,4 6 7 5 .3 6 1 7 ,3 7 3 5,403 7,266 5,282 ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSOR!ES................................ 1 3 4 .9 1 3 7 .0 168.2 9 1 .0 9 3 .5 12 2 .1 FOOD AMD KtNDRED PRODUCTS.............................. 1 ,4 4 0 .7 3 16 .1 117.8 172.0 1 1 7 .1 280.5 2 7 .9 7 4 .6 200.3 1 3 4 .4 1 , 418.5 3 1 7 .8 1 1 3 .8 1 5 7 .7 117 .8 2 7 9 .7 2 7.1 7 7 .7 1 9 4 .1 132.8 1 ,4 4 1 .2 310.6 H 7 .3 169 .1 1 1 4 .3 282.7 28.3 76.6 205.1 1 3 7 .2 1 , 0 1 1 .0 245.9 7 8 .1 1 4 2 .1 84.0 169.6 22.6 6 o .4 113.6 9 4 .7 9 9 1 .1 2 4 8 .1 7 4 .2 128.0 8 4 .5 168.9 2 1.9 63.6 108.6 9 3 .3 1 , 016.2 2 4 1 .1 7 9 .2 140.0 81.9 1 7 4 .2 23.0 62.0 1 1 7 .1 9 7 .7 87.6 3 2 .1 3 7 -9 7 .4 10.2 91.0 3 2 .3 3 8 .7 7 .5 12 .5 8 9 .9 3 1 .6 3 9 .2 8 .0 ll.l 7 9 .4 29.0 36.1 6.3 8.0 82.8 29.2 3 6 .9 6 .4 10.3 8 1.7 28.6 3 7 .2 6 .8 9 .1 Meat products...................... Dairy products..................... Canning and preserving.............. Sugar.............................. Confectionery and related products.... Miscellaneous food products......... TOBACCO MANUFACTURES................ Cigarettes......................... Tobacco and snuff................... Tobacco stemming and redrying....... 2 tndi.tst)\ [H ip lc y m c t it Tabie A -2: At! em ptoyees and production workers in nonagricutturai estabiishments, by industry - Continued (In t h o u s a n d s ) All Industry L Auril 1,074.5 6.4 131.4 473-1 31-7 216.5 86.2 50.3 12.2 64.7 TEXTtLE-MtLL PRODUCTS................. Scouring Broad woven Knitting Dyeing and fabric p l a n t s ................. m i l l s .................... m i l l s ................................. and Carpets, combing finishing rugs, other t e x t i l e s .............. c o v e r i n g s ..... floor APPAREL AND OTHER F!M!SHED TEXHLE PRODUCTS............................ Men's a nd b oy s' suits Men's an d b o y s ' and c o a t s ............ furnishings 42.4 10.8 53.3 42.6 10.8 53-5 43.8 64.7 52.9 12.6 63 .O 1 ,16 7.4 11 6 .9 1 ,240.3 1 ,158.6 119-7 1,057.7 104.6 1,110.2 110.2 1,033.0 122.4 3 12 .1 314.3 289.8 2 7 1.4 385.2 118 .3 2 7.4 294.1 353-2 U2.9 21.1 66.2 8.9 58.3 124;2 287.6 355.7 314.1 343.2 IO3.5 24.7 131.4 473-1 31.7 2 1 8 .1 89.6 50.3 12 .3 73-0 p r o d u c t s ......... 6 1.0 129.5 LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURMtTURE).......................... 716.5 700.9 fabricated textile accessories.... 80.6 S a w m i l l s an d p l a n i n g m i l l s .................. M i l l w o r k , p l y w o o d , and p r e f a b r i c a t e d Miscellaneous 1954 Amril 8 7.5 1 ,078.3 6 .9 8.2 6 2 .1 12 9 .4 Other 982.1 1955 March 1 2 1 .6 443.6 2 7.6 193.4 77 .6 66.4 7.5 a nd Auril 983.4 6.3 12 1.8 4 4 5 .1 2 7 .7 197.0 78.6 118 .5 19 .8 apparel 1954 Anril 1 ,066.6 6 .3 12 7 .6 473.6 30.3 212.6 5.8 972.3 3-9 118 .0 444.6 26.3 19 1 .6 77.1 11.1 53-7 106.6 an d w o r k c l o t h i n g ........................................ Miscellaneous Production workers employees 1955 March w o o d p r o d u c t s ................. 389.4 73-2 384.4 135.2 132 .I 52.6 58 .7 53-5 57.7 105.8 17.3 59.6 314.2 100.2 18 .9 60.2 5 .2 66.5 6 .1 34.6 35-5 6.3 51.4 108.9 10 8.7 103.8 693.3 81.7 373-7 649.0 633.8 66.6 355-3 627.3 76.0 123.4 57.6 57.1 114.5 48.5 52.1 1 1 1 .5 74.3 359-6 49.3 51.1 344.7 103.3 53.1 50.2 FURMtTURE AMD FtXTURES................. 353.1 354.5 H o u s e h o l d f u r n i t u r e ........................... Of f i c e , p u b l i c - b u i l d i n g , a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l 250.9 252.5 34o.i 239.7 296.7 2 1 7 .1 298.4 218 .9 285.4 206.8 41.7 41.6 4o.l 33-6 33.6 32.2 34.6 34.4 33.4 26.4 26.2 25.3 25.9 26.0 26.9 19 .6 19.7 2 1 .1 ........ ^furnitur"ind^fixture^^^^^^°"^ 536.7 534.6 265.4 264.5 52 5.7 259.5 an d b o x e s ........... 145.5 144.7 p r o d u c t s ........... 125.8 12 5.4 142.0 124.2 PAPER AMO ALUED PRODUCTS.............. pu lp, pa pe r, Paperboard Other paper and paperboards containers and allied m i l l s ........ PRtNTtNG, PUBL!SH!NG, AMD ALL!ED !MDUSTR!ES.......................... N e w s p a p e r s . .. * ......................... Periodicals Books Commercial * printing * ................. ........................ 435.2 219.8 116 .3 99.2 99-3 99.1 515.6 145.8 3 12 .6 14 4 .7 26.0 29.0 168.0 803.0 802.0 797-5 290.5 316.7 293.4 6 1 .1 62.0 62.9 25.9 48.1 48.8 207.2 60.2 1 7 .9 43.0 29.2 170.2 42.9 48.1 211.0 59.4 17-5 42.4 67.9 68.2 67.0 210.6 17 .8 439.4 2 2 1.9 118 .2 295.0 59.6 B o o k b i n d i n g an d r e l a t e d i n d u s t r i e s ........ M i s c e l l a n e o u s p u b l i s h i n g and p r i n t i n g 440.4 222.7 118 .5 14 7.2 13 .0 26.2 28.9 1 7 1 .2 45.2 1 2 .7 34.1 33-5 46.3 13.1 33.8 31.7 52.1 51.7 45.4 J- industry Emplc\tn^nt Tab!e A -2: At! emptoyees and production workers in nonagricuitura! estabiishments, by industry - Continued .............................................. n (In thousands) All employees Industry 1Cp 5 April Production workers 19^t5 1954 March April April 1954 March April 8 1 3 .7 ' 10 6 .4 305.8 92.6 808.4 10 3 .9 30 3.7 9 2 .9 796.3 99.2 298.5 91.5 553.0 7 4 .9 2 13 .8 5 6 .9 548 .2 7 2 .7 2 1 1 .9 5 7 .6 5 0 .3 7 1.0 7 .8 4 7 .7 38.6 9 3 .3 50 .3 7 0 .2 7 -8 46.7 40.9 92.0 50.6 70.6 7 .7 46.9 40 .8 9 0 .5 3 0 .5 4 4 .6 6 .6 38.8 26.5 6 o .4 3 0 .4 4 4 .1 6 .6 3 7 .6 28.3 5 9 .0 6 .6 3 8 .4 29.3 58.2 249.9 200.2 4 9 .7 2 46 .9 200.2 4 8 .7 251.8 202.9 4 8 .9 172.6 13 2 .4 40 .2 1 7 1 .7 132.5 3 9 .2 176.2 1 3 7 .0 3 9 .2 RUBBER PRODUCTS............................................................ 268.5 1 1 5 .7 26.6 126.2 269.3 1 1 4 .7 26.8 127.8 249.1 1 0 7 .5 24.5 1 1 7 .1 210.7 8 8 .4 21.2 1 0 1 .1 2 11.6 8 7 .4 21.5 102.7 192.4 8 0 .4 19.2 92.8 LEATHER AWD LEATHER PRODUCTS.............................. 376.8 4 3 .5 4 .8 16.7 2 4 5 .9 1 7 .3 3 1 .5 1 7 .1 386.7 4 3 .4 4 .8 17.6 251.7 17.2 3 4 .9 1 7 .1 3 6 4 .5 4 3 .3 4 .8 15.8 241.7 1 4 .9 28.8 1 5 .2 3 3 7 .5 39.0 3 .7 14.9 222.3 1 4 .8 2 8 .1 1 4 .7 3 4 6 .7 3 8 .9 3 .7 15.8 227.3 1 4 .7 3 1 .5 1 4 .8 325.ic 38 .8 3 .6 1 4 .0 217.8 12.6 25.6 13.0 5 3 6 .1 31.8 91.0 1 7 -3 42.7 78.6 5 4 .2 109.0 20.0 5 2 7 .2 32.0 90.0 1 7 .O 4 2 .4 7 6 .6 5 4 .2 105.4 19.8 511.0 2 8 .2 91.6 15.8 4 0 .9 7 5 .7 52.2 101.7 20.0 450.2 28.6 7 7 .4 14.7 3 5 .7 70 .0 4 8 .2 88.9 1 7 .5 4 4 2.2 28 .8 7 6 .4 1 4 .6 3 5 .5 68.3 4 8 .2 85.8 1 7 .3 4 2 7 .9 25.0 7 8 .4 1 3 .7 3 4 .2 6 7.1 4 6 .0 82.7 17-7 9 1 .5 89.8 8 4 .9 69.2 6 7 .3 63.1 1 , 273.9 1 , 251.6 1 , 185.4 1 ,0 7 9 .5 1 , 056.6 621.4 233.6 608.4 229.1 580.1 216.6 5 3 4 .6 205.4 520.3 200.7 490.8 188.5 65.9 65.4 62.3 5 3 .7 5 3 .4 5 0 .9 12.6 1 2 .6 12.7 9-5 9 .4 9 .3 110.0 8 5 .7 1 4 4 .7 109.2 8 4 .2 142.7 100.3 7 7 .2 136.2 88.2 7 1 .3 116.8 87.6 7 0 .4 1 1 4 .8 7 9 .5 61.7 108.8 CHEM!CALS AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS............................ Industrial inorganic chemicals......... Industrial organic chemicals........... Soap, cleaning and polishing preparations......................... Paints, pigments, and fillers.......... Fertilizers.................... . Vegetable and animal oils and fats...... PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AWD COAL......................... Coke, other petroleum and coal products.. Leather: tanned, curried, and finished... Industrial leather belting and packing... Boot and shoe cut stock and findings.... Handbags and small leather goods....... Gloves and miscellaneous leather goods... STOWE, CLAY, AWD GLASS PRODUCTS....................... Glass and glassware, pressed or blown.... Glass products made of purchased glass... Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products... 537.4 70.8 201.7 56.6 31.3 44.5 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral PR!MARY METAL !WDUSTR!ES....................................... 989.5 Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling Primary smelting and refining of Secondary smelting and refining of Rolling, drawing, and alloying of Nonferrous foundries............ ...... Miscellaneous primary metal industries... 4 Tabte A-2: AH em ptoyees and production workers in nonagricuttura! estabtishments, by industry - Continued (In t h o u s a n d s ) All Production workers em pl o y e e: 1954 1<3*55 Industry 1954 1955 A p r il March April 1 ,0 7 9 .4 % -7 151.4 1 , 067.5 5 4 .3 15 0 .2 1 ,0 4 6 .1 5 8 .0 1 4 4 .9 8 7 0 .5 4 9 .6 12 4 .5 860.1 4 7 .2 1 2 3 .4 8 3 7 .7 50.8 1 1 7 .8 1 3 1 .7 268.8 222.1 4 8 .1 64.5 136 .1 13 0 .2 264 .3 220.7 4 8 .4 6 4 .1 1 3 5 .3 1 2 0 .2 272.8 2 18 .0 4 3 .9 5 8 .3 13 0 .0 103.6 2 0 1.6 I 87.O 39.1 54.1 111.0 10 2 .6 1 S 7 .6 1 8 6 .1 3 9 .3 5 3 .8 110 .1 9 2 .5 207.0 1 8 1 .6 3 4 .9 4 8 .1 105.0 1 , 568.1 7 9 .6 1 6 4 .1 125.0 254.4 1 ,5 4 4 .7 76.7 161.8 123.0 2 5 1 .5 1 ,5 9 8 .9 7 7 .5 1 5 3 .1 126.2 281.5 1 ,1 6 4 .8 57.2 12 3 .1 90 .3 1 9 4 .2 1 ,1 4 4 .2 5 4 .5 1 2 1 .4 88.5 192.0 1 , 19 1.5 54.7 112 .9 91.6 217.9 178 .1 228.9 105.6 1 8 4 .7 247.7 176.3 2 2 4 .7 106.0 180.2 2 4 4 .5 1 8 1 .8 236.3 10 4 .8 1 9 3 .5 2 4 4 .2 126.9 1 5 4 .6 82.7 1 4 2 .6 1 9 3 .2 12 5 .1 1 5 0 .7 8 3 .3 138.6 190.1 130.8 162.0 8 2 .8 1 4 7 .8 191.0 1 ,1 0 0 .8 1 ,0 9 8 .3 1 ,089.0 806.1 803.2 7 9 6 .1 369.8 6 4 .1 25.8 7 9 .2 2 5 .7 490 .5 4 5 .7 3 6 7 .8 6 4 .7 2 5 .5 78.8 2 5 .5 4 9 1.1 4 4 .9 3 7 3 .5 65.2 2 3 .5 72.4 2 5 .7 4 8 3.4 4 5 .3 261.5 5 1 .3 20.6 6 4 .5 2 2 .4 3 5 1 .7 3 4 .1 2 59 .0 5 1 .7 20 .4 6 4 .5 2 2.1 3 5 2 .3 3 3 .2 263.3 5 3 .1 19.0 58.0 22.4 346 .4 3 3 .9 e q u i p m e n t ............. 1 , 886.4 948.0 7 5 0 .1 4 78 .3 14 7 .1 13.6 1 1 1 .1 1 2 3 .4 9 9 .1 24.3 5 5-6 9-3 1 , 868.5 929.4 75 2 .0 4 7 7 .1 14 8 .8 1 3 .9 112 .2 124.3 100.3 24.0 5 4 .0 8 .8 1 ,7 9 3 .6 8 0 7.4 7 7 9 .3 476.1 166.5 13.2 123.5 1 3 5 .3 1 1 4 .0 21.3 62.9 8 .7 1 , 465.9 79 0 .8 5 1 8 .9 330.0 9 7-4 9 .3 82.2 107.3 86.0 21.3 4 1 .3 7 .6 1 ,4 4 6 .8 7 7 2 .7 5 1 9 .7 328.2 99.0 9 .7 82.8 107.6 86.5 2 1 .1 3 9 -7 7 .1 1 ,3 8 4 .1 654.5 5 5 7 .7 3 39 .9 1 15 .7 8 .9 93.2 117.8 9 9 .1 18.7 4 7 .1 7 .0 [NSTRUWENTS ANO RELATED PRODUCTS........ 3 10 .9 311.0 321.3 2 18 .2 218.9 228.1 4 9 .9 4 9 .7 5 4 .2 3 0 .1 30.1 32.7 85.5 12.7 8 4 .9 12 .7 8 1 .6 1 4 .1 61.0 9 .8 60.5 9 .8 5 7 .4 38 .4 23.8 6 6 .6 34.0 3 9 .4 23.6 66.5 34 .2 4o.o 2 6 .4 18 .8 4 4 .3 27.8 27.2 18.7 4 4 .4 28.2 28 .0 1 9 .7 45.8 3 3 .5 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORD NANCE, MACHtNERY, AND TRANSPORTAHON EQUtPMENT).......................... Tin cans and other tinware .. ..... " p lu lb e r s ^ s u ^ lie i^ ^ ^ Fabricated Metal structural stamping, Lighting ^ metal co a t i n g , products..... an d e n g r a v i n g . . . f i x t u r e s ............................. Fabricated wire Miscellaneous p r o d u c t s .................... fabricated metal products.. MACHtMERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL).......... E n g i n e s an d t u r b i n e s ......................... A g r i c u l t u r a l m a c h i n e r y an d t r a c t o r s ...... C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y ......... Special-industry machinery metalworking General m a c h i n e r y ............... O f f i c e and s t o r e m a c h i n e s an d d e v i c e s . ... S e r v i c e — i n d u s t r y and h o u s e h o l d m a c h i n e s . . Miscellaneous m a c h i n e r y p a r t s .............. ELECTRtCAL MACHtMERY.................. Electrical generating, transmission, d i s t r ibution, and i n d ustrial apparatus.. Electrical a p p l i a n c e s ........................ Electrical equipment Communication Miscellaneous for v e h i c l e s ......... e q u i p m e n t ...................... e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s ......... TRANSPORTAT tON EQU tPMENT............... Aircraft Aircraft Other Ship e n g i n e s and p a r t s ................ p r o p e l l e r s and p a r t s ............. aircraft and boat Shipbuilding Other parts an d and e q u i p m e n t ...... r e p a i r i n g ..... r e p a i r i n g ................ transportation Laboratory, and building scientific, medical, Ophthalmic Watches and ll.o and d e n t a l g o o d s .............................. c l o c k s ............................ April an d e n g i n e e r i n g " I n s t r u m e n t s '* * " ^ Surgical, March ( ex ce p t m a c h i n e r y ) .................... industrial April 24.7 66.9 39.8 5 tn d u stry Em ptoym cnt Tab!# A -2: A!! em ptoyees and production workers in nonagricuttura! estabtishments, by industry - Continued All employees Industry April M !SCELLAMEOUS MAWUPACTUR!MG !MDUSTR!ES... Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware.... Toys and sporting goods............... Pens, pencils, other office supplies.... Costume jewelry, buttons, notions...... Other manufacturing industries........ /MM /(? t/f/A/77fS........ TRAHSPORTAHOM......................... Trucking and warehousing.......... . Other transportation and services...... Air transportation (common carrier).... C0MMUM!CAT!0!!.......................... OTHER PUBLtC UT)L!T)ES.................. Electric light and power utilities..... 460.4 5 1 .3 1 7 .5 8 4 .1 2 9 .3 6 1.1 7 5 .6 1 4 1 .5 Production workers 1954 1955 March 462.0 5 3 .2 1 7 .6 7 9 .4 29.0 6 5 .3 7 5 .1 14 2 .4 April 459.7 32.9 16 .5 80.9 29.4 60.7 7 1 .4 147.9 1954 1955 April March 3 7 5 -5 4 0 .9 1 4 .9 7 0 .1 22.0 5 1 .1 62.0 1 1 4 .5 3 7 7 .1 42.5 15.0 65.7 2 1.5 55.0 61.6 115 .8 April 3 76.0 4 2 .6 1 4 .0 6 7 .7 2 2 .1 5 0 .5 5 6 .7 1 2 0 .4 3 ,9 4 1 3,9 6 6 3,991 - - - 2,655 1 ,1 5 8 .7 1 , 012.4 119.8 7^ 8 .9 628.0 4 3 ,4 11 0 .0 2,648 1 , 156.8 1 , 010.6 120.5 7 4 3 .9 626.3 43.2 108.4 2,674 1 , 202.0 1 , 032.4 130.1 706.2 636.0 4 6 .0 1 0 5 .5 - - - 709 666.2 4 i.6 741 69 9 .7 40 .8 742 699 .6 4 1 .5 - _ - - 577 5 5 4 .1 248 .4 13 8 .0 577 5 5 4 .4 248 .3 138.6 575 5 5 2 .3 247.9 1 3 7 .8 - - - 167.7 167.5 166.8 - - - 22.7 22.5 22.3 - Electric light and gas utilities Local utilities, not elsewhere - M M M f M A f M P RfM/i MM P f ............... 10 ,5 4 3 10,408 10 ,4 7 4 - - - WHOLESALE TRADE........................ 2,803 2,813 2,768 - - - RETAtL TRADE........................... General merchandise stores............. Food and liquor stores................. 7 ,7 4 0 1 , 363.4 1 , 4 7 9 .1 762.0 612.8 3 ,5 2 2 .8 7 ,5 9 5 1 , 304.8 1 ,4 7 1 .4 73 5 -4 5 78 .3 3 ,4 8 5 .2 7 ,7 0 6 1 , 400.0 1 , 444.9 763.6 646.9 3 ,4 5 0 .8 - - - /AfMAMCf, /MM) M / M fSM f f ...... Banks and trust companies.............. Security dealers and exchanges......... Insurance carriers and agents.......... Other finance agencies and real estate... 2 ,16 1 5 3 9 .2 76.5 783.0 761.9 2,150 5 3 8 .2 75 -5 7 8 1 .5 7 5 4 .7 2,096 526.3 63.4 766.3 7 3 7 .9 - - - SfRM/Cf M P M f M a i M K M / S ................ 5 ,6 7 4 479.8 5 ,3 7 1 462.9 5 ,6 11 4 8 2.6 - - - - - - - - Apparel and accessories stores......... Personal services: Cleaning and dyeing plants............ 328.4 1 5 7 .1 236.5 .............................. FEDERAL.................................. STATE AHv LOCAL.......................... 6 6,927 2 ,1 5 3 4 ,7 7 4 323.4 1 5 4 .1 228.9 6,922 2 ,14 8 4 ,7 7 4 330 .8 166.2 233.5 6,725 2,167 4,558 - _ - - - T a b !. A -3 : Production w ork ers a n d in d ex es o f p rod u ctio n -w o rk e r em ptoym en t a n d w e e k ty p a y ro!) in m anufacturing industries Period Production-worker employment Index Number (1947-49 aver (in thousands) age = 100 ) Production-worker payroll index (1947-49 aver age = 100 ) Annual average: 6,192 a ,811 10,877 12,85^ lg,01h l!*,607 12,86h 12,10$ 12,7?$ 12,71$ 11,$97 12,317 13,155 13,1** 13,833 66.2 71.2 87.9 103*9 1 2 1 .!i 1 1 8 .1 lOlt.O 97.9 103.it 102.8 93.8 99.6 106.4 12,588 106.3 1 1 1 .8 1 0 1.8 29.9 3h.O i*9.3 72.2 99.0 102.8 87.8 81.2 97.7 105.1 97.2 111.7 129.8 13 6 .6 151.4 137-7 Monthly data: 1954: Mar........... Apr........... May........... June........... 12 ,76 6 103.2 12,548 12,394 12,437 101.4 July.......... Aug........... Sept.......... 12,179 12,418 12,577 12 ,6 12 12 ,6 3 7 1955: 347378 0-55-3 Dec........... 12,645 Jan............ Feb........... Mar........... Apr........... 12,523 12,649 12,773 12,828 100.2 100.5 98.5 100.4 1 0 1 .7 102.0 102.3 102.2 10 1.2 102.3 103.3 10 3 .7 137.9 134.3 134.6 135-8 131.9 134.8 138 .0 139.1 142.2 143.1 141.5 144.4 146.6 1 4 6 .5 -X- Shipyards Tabte A - 4 : E m p to y e e s in G ov ern m en t a n d p r iv a te sh ip y a rd s, b y reg ion (In thousands) 1954 1955 Region 1/ April March 206.0 207.6 99.1 MAVY YARDS..................................... ............ WORTH ATLAMTtC..................... ALL REGtOMS........................ SOUTH ATLAMTtC..................... April March 206.5 226.0 229.3 100.3 98.8 114.0 116.3 106.9 107.J3 107.7 1 12 .0 113.0 87.3 8 7.2 8 7.2 95.0 96.6 40.2 47.1 4o.o 39.9 47.3 44.4 4 7.2 50.6 45.3 51.3 35.8 36.8 36.6 39.7 39.9 19.1 20.8 February 15.7 20.1 16 .5 20.3 16.3 20.3 1 8 .9 20.8 20.2 20.2 19.5 22.4 22.2 53-7 54.6 55.1 56.8 57.6 14.0 39.7 14.8 39.8 1 5 .0 16 .2 40.1 4o.6 16.7 40.9 4.0 4.1 3.7 7.4 8.3 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.7 GULF: PACtFtC........................... GREAT LAKES: !MLAM0: 1/ The North Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The South Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The Gulf region includes all yards bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in the following States: Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Alabama, The Pacific region includes all yards in California, Oregon, and Washington. The Great Lakes region includes all yards bordering on the Great Lakes in the following States: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Inland region includes all other yards. 2/ Data include Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard. Illinois, Federat Government Tabte A -5 : F edera! p e rs o n n e !, civ iiia n a n d mititary (In thousands) 1954 1955 Branch and agency April TOTAL FEDERAL CtVtHAW EMPLOYMEMT ^ .......... ""S' 1/ Data refer 2/ Includes Civilian 3/ an d ....................................... 4/ all employment Includes adjacent Data to C o n t i n e n t a l executive all F e d e r a l refer agencies in n a v y y a rd s , Maryland and United April March 2,148 2,142 2,167 2,173 2,127-4 2 ,1 2 2 .1 2,116.4 2,141.4 2,147.0 1 ,020.9 1.019.9 1 ,016.8 5 0 2 .1 600.1 503.7 595.8 1 ,036.0 502.6 602.8 1,041.4 504.6 603.0 2 1 .7 4 .0 2 1 .8 2 1 .8 4.0 2 1 .8 3 .9 2 1 .8 4.0 22 7.9 228.2 227.6 227.5 227.3 207.3 207.5 207.0 206.7 206.6 88.0 8 .7 1 10 .6 88.0 8 .7 110 .9 8 7 .7 8.8 110 .5 8 7 .1 9.2 110 .5 87.3 9.1 110 .2 1 9 .9 20.0 20.0 .7 19.9 .7 20.0 .7 -7 .7 500.8 604.8 3-9 3,063 3.134 3,188 3.356 3.372 1 ,202.0 958.6 667.0 207.8 28.0 1 ,263.0 1 .300.3 955.9 1.425.1 936.8 744.9 1 ,438.6 957.0 675.4 210.5 27.9 219 .2 2 2 1 .1 29.9 30.4 and G o v e r n m e n t corporations. 689.4 214.2 27.7 932.3 749.8 S t a t e s only. (except a r s e na ls , civilian February 2,153 p/ TOTAL MtHTARY PERSONNEL^................. March th e C e n t r a l hospitals, employment Intelligence an d o n in W a s h i n g t o n A g e n c y) , force-account construction Standard Metropolitan Area is also inc lu d ed . (District of Columbia V i r g i n i a co "ti es ). to C o n t i n e n t a l United States and e l s e w h e r e . 9 State Emptoyment Tabte A - 6 : E m ptoyees in n on agricu ttu ra! estabtishm ents, b y industry division a n d State (In thousands) TOTAL State 1955 ADr. California.!/........... Connecticut............. Delaware................ 664.6 212.3 311.1 3,945.6 404.1 848.0 - District of Columbia..... Georgia................. Idaho................... Illinois................ Indiana................. Iova.................... Kansas.................. Maryland. Minnesota............... Mississippi............. Missouri................ Nev Hampshire........... Nev Jersey.............. Nev Mexico.............. Nev York................ North Carolina.......... North Dakota............ Oklahoma................ Mar. 670.1 2 10 .8 310.0 3 ,895.5 398.9 847.1 - 907.5 1,353.6 914.7 125.7 3 ,252.6 1,335-7 623.8 6 1 7 .1 490.5 888.2 887.9 12 5 .6 3 ,272.4 1 ,320.0 613 .2 548.4 677.7 259-1 797.7 1,767.2 2,386.4 541.4 - 538.8 - 68 1.3 258.2 789.0 692.6 1 2 9 .1 3 ,283.5 1,754.3 2,353.4 255.1 784.7 1,773-4 2,307.6 Apr. Mar. 1954 ADr. ADr. Mar. 14.6 14.9 1 6 .1 31.7 13 .8 1 3 .8 13.7 31.1 15.9 6.7 36.5 13.3 (2/) - 6.7 36.5 13.3 (2/) 6 .3 1 6 .2 18.0 (3/) a/) 7 .1 7 .1 4 .6 4.6 30.2 10 .4 2.8 4.6 4.6 29.7 10 .5 2 .9 18.4 27.6 37.2 .5 18 .4 36.4 3 7.2 2 .2 2 .2 Q /) .6 (3/) 1 6 .1 1 5 .6 1 3 .2 35.9 10.9 (2/) - 1955 263.8 23.8 41.4 18 .5 39.1 45.5 11.4 59.5 73.9 99.3 35.8 45.3 9.7 55.9 66.4 95.1 1 1 .6 58.8 69.0 10 7 .7 49.2 17.0 42.9 16 .8 43.3 15.5 65.7 6.5 63.0 8.7 11.5 1.5 5.1 1 .8 4.6 7.0 19.7 9.5 169.6 .2 .2 .2 8 .2 1,755.0 1,746.8 1,774.9 4.4 1 7 8 .1 1 7 1.2 4.5 14.5 4 .2 180.6 13 .0 5,789.8 996.3 112.0 2,979.3 540.8 5,784.0 998.3 5,841.3 983.7 14.5 10.0 4.0 2.0 21.0 48.2 93.3 14.8 217.7 South Carolina.......... 516.0 1 2 1 .2 515.4 a /) 294.7 1 1 8 .2 8 19.2 2 ,229.8 2,212.1 2 12 .5 98.5 889.6 208.6 97-7 883 .I 710.2 454.9 1,049.2 79.2 Utah.................... Vermont................. 724.0 460.7 1,064.5 80.5 See footnotes at end of table. 444.3 3,637.2 284.8 5 12 .6 119 .0 814.4 2,168.4 203.7 10 1.3 872.7 717.9 466.6 1 ,043.1 79-7 1.4 1.2 9 1.6 92.8 (3/) 1.1 2.4 (3/) 121.9 a /) 1.0 2.4 9.5 121.6 13-9 1.4 15.1 2.2 71.9 3-9 8.4 13.9 1.4 14.9 2.2 71.2 3.7 8.3 16.9 18.5 40.2 34.6 .4 2.2 (3/) 16.8 8 .9 1 1 .4 535-3 - 6 3 .1 29.6 16 .2 2 .8 1 10 .6 2 ,962.5 23.8 38.0 10.4 2.9 3.3 108.3 17.9 14.2 237.0 32.0 14.0 3.3 8.7 H.3 1.7 5.1 4.0 2.0 21.6 48.2 255.4 22.1 37.6 - 30.2 17-1 78.4 52.3 5.7 145-5 57.9 25.9 334.7 1 ,258.0 150.7 340.4 71.4 10 .3 1 7 .6 1954 ADr. 79.1 52.4 7.6 154.7 (3/) 7.3 4.6 4.3 814.2 341.3 1,246.9 144.2 337-5 73-9 171.7 2,941.7 534.3 829.8 1955 Contract construction 341.4 1,252.9 147.3 342.7 76.5 173.7 827.9 441.1 3,560.4 - 489.3 908.6 448.9 3,604.1 294.8 10 665.4 202.5 306.0 3 ,789.4 3 9 1.5 8 5 2 .1 492.8 900.9 Oregon.................. Pennsylvania.!/......... Vest Virginia........... Mining 1954 Arr. 11.0 4.0 1.9 21.1 51.1 1.3 112.5 (3/) 1.1 2.4 8.9 120.9 11.7 1.3 15 .0 2.3 76.0 3.8 8.6 6 7.6 1 6 .9 225.3 4 7 .1 6.0 35.6 9.0 162.6 5 1 .6 162.4 4 4 .7 1 6 .2 50.8 4.7 8.3 19.5 20 3.1 19.4 179.5 15.7 34.2 7.3 11.4 3.6 59.1 53.3 97.6 13.2 127.4 29.5 17 .0 36.2 86.6 13.9 137.8 20.6 28.0 8.2 44.4 199.9 47.0 7.1 154.8 54.2 8.5 6.7 44.5 8.2 3 1 .2 80.5 10.0 3.0 57.1 41.1 15.2 47.3 4.4 7.0 8.5 145.7 29.9 20.5 178 .8 14.7 39.6 8.4 50.9 140.2 9.4 3.7 54.2 46.3 18 .5 45.0 5.0 Slate [rmployment Tabte A -6 : Em ptoyees in nonagricuttura! estabtishments, b y industry division an d State - Continued (in thousands) Manufacturing State 1955 Apr. Alabama..................... 230.8 30.5 82.2 1,075.6 62.0 412.9 5 6 .1 District of Columbia........ 1 5 .8 1 3 4 .7 319 .6 2 1 .5 1 ,23 2.7 606.8 164.9 Kansas...................... Kentucky.................... Louisiana................... Maine....................... Maryland......y............. 252.2 Michigan.................... 674.0 1,155.5 Mississippi.......... ...... 200.0 98.8 Montana..................... 383.9 17.7 129.9 154.8 144.2 100.5 5 6 .1 Mar. 1954 Apr. 226.2 2 6 .1 8 1 .1 Transportation and public utilities 1954 ?55 Apr. Mar. Apr. Wholesale and retail trade 1954 1955 Apr. Mar. Apr. 138.0 52.8 72.8 39.6 47.3 2 0 .1 20.2 28.5 328.5 42.9 41.8 - 28.5 325.8 42.4 42.0 - 1 6 .1 132.0 29.0 29.0 29.8 90.6 89.5 9 1.2 73.4 77.8 6 1 .7 1 5 .2 29 1.0 6 8 .7 15 .0 275.1 199.9 33.8 693.5 277.0 170.3 2 76 .1 201.9 271.3 307.7 76.7 68.4 230.5 29.9 81.5 1,053.6 61.9 416.0 54.6 1,028.4 60.9 424.8 56.7 16 .0 136.6 319.5 20.7 1 ,225.6 600.4 164.8 20.6 1 ,2 15 .8 583.1 159.0 97.0 130.6 1 3 1 .5 63.4 155.2 144.2 44.9 249.3 677.0 1,139.7 147.7 149.4 97.8 247.6 683.4 1,073.4 144.5 198.8 206.4 8 1.8 97.9 383.5 23.4 124.5 1 7 .2 9 6 .1 388.6 1 7 .2 55.6 4.7 56.9 4.1 80.5 78 .2 41.0 8.9 10.4 768.9 102.3 56.0 71.3 19.5 73.6 1 1 6 .1 20.6 49.9 19.7 29.1 323.5 41.3 41.6 - 1 4 .9 16 7 .6 163.3 144.2 369.5 447.4 364.3 439.9 452.0 86.4 2 15 .6 26.0 1 2 6 .1 2 1 .6 82.3 305.1 38.4 93.2 15.5 31.4 212.3 8 1.2 2 15 .3 82.5 303.7 37.4 9 2 .1 314.0 38.4 93.7 78.2 82.8 19 .2 7 6 .1 1 18 .3 40.7 8.5 10 .8 14 1 .3 1 7 .8 1 4 5 .1 1 7 .8 476.8 57.2 13.3 475.3 485.4 60.2 12 .9 60.2 213.9 48.7 2 17 .8 44.9 302.3 761.9 17.1 1,846.2 1,884.0 436.2 438.6 779.1 15.7 1,905.7 424.8 6.5 6.4 6.0 1 ,320.6 8 7.6 1 ,3 10 .1 86.6 1,297.8 82.9 216 .2 49.2 1 2 9 .1 1 3 1 .6 45.2 1,433.2 133.8 224.6 11.4 276.1 423.4 1,471.7 272.8 304.3 15.3 24.5 9.6 (3/) 421.5 2 1 9 .1 220.6 45.4 307.8 15.7 25.7 9-6 59.2 219.9 30.1 35.4 241.1 18 7 .O 127.1 434.4 29.4 2 2 .1 8.0 2 1 .9 2 1 .2 7.9 8.4 81.3 60.9 48.2 74.6 14.5 8 1.0 60.0 47.8 80.0 62 .6 4 9 .1 73-5 14.6 74.1 14.3 Oregon.......y.............. Pennsylvania.!^............. 131.7 1,439.4 South Carolina.............. 132.0 223.8 1 1 .2 Tennessee................... Utah........................ (5/) 425.2 30.3 35.5 241.6 191.3 128.0 Wisconsin................... 438.7 6.3 6 .2 1 2 7 .2 218 .5 11.3 38.2 23 6.7 189.2 124.2 427.5 6 .1 15.4 25.6 9.4 57.5 201.0 128.0 126.9 63.7 57.6 Nev Jersey............. .... Nev Mexico.................. Nev York.................... Ohio........................ Oklahoma.................... 146.7 - 126.9 1 2 1 .1 163.5 50.8 167.2 62.7 54.5 Nev Hampshire............... 18.0 105.2 33-6 8.8 10 .5 142.0 73.9 857.0 70 2.7 2 76 .7 170 .8 4.7 79.5 1 7 .2 5 1 .2 72.4 870.3 106.4 144.9 - 686.6 2 72 .7 168.6 294.5 99.2 56.7 79.7 25.9 123.5 20.5 41.0 137.8 52.2 33.5 289.7 97.0 55.6 19.4 73.3 117.5 142.5 881.5 107-9 145.9 137.1 13.4 48.7 129.5 1 2 2 .1 165.0 51.7 312.9 41.8 1 ,272.9 199.6 36.7 572.7 131.5 10 6 .1 6 71.8 54.3 99.1 38.7 (2 /) 599.0 49.8 19 .0 198.3 1 6 2 .1 80.9 223.4 1 7 .2 164.7 51.7 376.5 14.9 1 4 .7 30.1 30.4 310.8 316.4 40.0 1 ,285.2 199.6 40.8 1 ,260.8 197.9 35.9 563.2 129.6 36.8 585.8 131.9 103.2 105.7 661.4 53.8 98.4 38.3 683.5 18 1.3 588.3 184.5 583.5 48.7 48.4 54.0 99.2 3 8 .1 18.8 18 .9 196.9 159.2 78.6 197.2 220.1 16.5 227.5 160.8 85.7 17.1 See footnotes at end of table. 11 State Emptoyment Tab!# A - $ : E m ptoyees in nonagrituitura) estabtishm ents, b y industry division and State - C ontinued State Alabama..................... California.!/............... Colorado.................... District of Columbia.^/...... Florida..................... Idaho....................... Illinois.................... Indiana..................... Kansas...................... (In thousands) Finance, insurance, Service and and real estate miscellaneous 1954 1954 1955 1955 Apr. Apr. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. 23 .2 23.2 2 1 .8 8.4 9.0 8.3 8.9 181.4 7.6 8.9 174.0 18 .2 1 7 .0 45.4 - 44.2 - 22.7 44.4 32.9 4.2 23.0 65.8 65.0 65.4 44.3 33.1 4.2 43.3 142.2 143.4 138.4 32.0 8 7.6 16 .2 86.6 168 .2 16 7 .3 168.3 86.2 1 6 .1 3 6 5 .1 45.1 44.8 43.9 26 .6 26.5 26.6 19.1 19.1 18.4 24.8 7.4 18 .2 57.3 18.7 23.4 7.2 36.5 6 2 .1 1 8 2 .1 18.3 45.7 22 .6 18 .5 Maine.....^................. Nev Mexico.................. Nev York.................... 24.9 7.4 36.3 86.8 68.0 67.5 40.6 9-3 40.5 9.3 6 1 .3 6 1.0 5.4 19.1 5-2 19.1 39.4 9.2 60.4 5.0 18.5 2 .1 2 .1 1 .8 5.4 5.4 5.3 63.2 6 .1 425.8 29.8 62.2 6.0 63.6 5.0 96.6 20.6 17.4 129-9 Rhode Island................ Utah....................... 1 2 .2 1 3 .0 4 .9 422.8 29.3 5.0 94.5 - 371.2 99.1 70.5 77.3 26.2 8 6 .1 36.0 508.0 50.7 83.9 - 97.6 69.8 56.3 6 1 .1 7 6 .1 26.0 59.8 25.9 35.6 487.5 5 1 .8 84.3 - Mar. 127.1 43.2 58.5 126.9 43.0 58.4 664.5 83.9 77.2 14.1 665.6 83.7 77.3 14.2 250.5 145.0 148.6 10 0 .7 70.8 342.5 155.0 103.2 103.3 55.8 62.4 75.2 91.7 94.6 112.3 9 1 .6 4 1 .9 120.2 229.2 15.7 370.3 26.0 217.7 84.9 213.5 206.0 203.7 26.3 83.4 2 1 5 .6 2 0 7 .1 104.5 104.0 100.6 122.3 36.3 36.0 34.9 7 1 .0 149.9 148.8 1 5 1 .1 151.9 27.5 67.3 13.3 20.7 19.4 44.6 17.4 17.9 5.5 420.3 178.6 22.7 796.6 28.6 9 1 .6 4.6 93.9 18 .9 19.4 44.1 44.5 1 6 .6 18 .0 16 .5 1 7 .6 174.1 22.4 786.3 90.9 14.4 787.5 91.3 14.0 272.2 272 .2 54.4 58.3 175.7 22 .6 249.6 198 .6 45.6 743.4 133.3 25.7 339.5 117.3 20.0 17.3 1 6 .9 1 2 9 .1 51.5 371.4 51.1 365.3 11.5 12.7 4.9 28.4 97-7 29.2 2 9 .1 5 1 .0 368.0 28.0 39.8 15.7 d/) 39.6 15.4 40.3 15.1 8 7.2 264.8 259.5 8 7 .1 260.9 23.3 12 .0 89.8 8 1.9 2 2 .7 1 2 .1 22.4 11.9 88.7 80.6 90.8 8 1.0 53.0 15.9 167.9 150.3 42.0 105.7 42.9 IO6 .5 10.0 10 .2 130.0 1 2 .1 13 .0 4.8 10 0 .1 99.5 8 .7 8.4 3-1 35.9 8.0 11.4 37.7 3.1 34.5 29.7 11.4 36.9 2.2 2 .1 30.0 42.5 107.8 10 .3 250.0 144.8 148.6 25.9 342.6 155.0 20.5 28.8 30.6 1 1 .4 38.2 2 .1 85.6 6 7 .2 5 12 .0 52.2 83 .O 59.1 27.5 Apr. 14.7 274.3 55.2 (3/) 3.1 36.5 Washington.................. West Virginia............... Wisconsin................... Wyoming..................... 36.0 86.5 4.2 59-6 27.3 35.4 Government 1955 94.5 1 12 .0 42.0 120.2 229.1 249.4 122.7 70.9 151.8 27.1 67.2 1954 Apr. 12 3 .6 40.4 56.9 646.1 80.6 72 .6 13.3 248.2 138.7 140.6 25 .2 333.9 1 5 1 .8 98.6 86.9 91.5 109.2 40.9 1 16 .8 225.0 2 3 9 .1 1 2 2 .1 67.7 146.1 29.3 64.9 13.3 20.7 1 2 .9 198.7 45.5 741.7 133.0 25.7 339.4 193.0 43.4 19.7 720 .9 1 2 8 .1 25.4 116 .8 328.2 1 1 2 .5 29.8 74.9 395.9 34.8 79.0 29.4 71.9 385.7 33.7 75.5 29.3 127.5 337.1 1 2 7 .2 12 2 .6 336.8 323.8 52.9 15.9 167.5 53.2 15.7 164.3 146.0 75.0 395-8 34.8 79.1 6 1 .6 1 2 7 .1 1 7 .0 1 5 0 .1 6 1 .6 127.0 1 7 .0 58.8 1 2 1 .7 16 .3 l/ Revised series; not strictly comparable vith previously published data. 2/ Mining combined vith construction, j}/ Mining combined vith service. 4/ Manufacturing and total revised; not strictly comparable vith previously published data, j?/ Not available. 6/ Federal employment in Maryland and Virginia portions of the Washington,D.C., metropolitan area included in data for District of Columbia. 12 Area Employment Tabte A -7 : Em ptoyees in nonaoricuttvrat estab)ishm ents fo r setected areas, b y industry division (In thouaanda) Area and industry division Number of employees 1954 1955 Apr. Mar. Apr. 189.8 10 .5 Trans, and pub. util.... i/) (i/) (I/) 11.3 61.4 (1/) (I/) 1 8 .8 7 8 .1 4.4 79-4 4.6 1 6 .5 1 6 .6 9-3 17.1 2.5 6.3 10.4 17.3 1 6 .1 43.8 11-3 16.7 190.6 1 1 .8 1 0 .1 62.7 16.7 43.8 10.5 18.9 16.4 Mobile Contract construction... Trans, and pub. util.... 2 0 .1 ARIZONA Phoenix Total................. 105.2 .3 Contract construction... Trans, and pub. util....* 8 .8 18 .0 9-2 3 0 .1 Government............ 5-7 14.0 19.1 2 .6 8 .2 20.0 77.4 4.1 15.5 10.9 1 7 .2 43.4 1.8 3.1 8 .1 99.6 8 .6 9.5 Trans, and pub. util.... Sacramento Manufactur ing......... 12.1 9.6 11.3 San BernardinoRiverside-Ontario Manufacturing......... 26.6 26.4 2 6 .1 177.1 .2 10.4 45.0 10.2 40.1 6.2 23.1 174.7 179.6 .2 10.4 47.7 10.5 40.2 4 1 .9 41.3 872.0 864.0 1.3 53.4 177.3 98.3 196.7 55.4 126.5 14.8 114.0 635.2 122.0 406.0 85.3 244.7 209.0 San Diego 17.5 9.3 29.9 5.6 14.3 1 5 .8 8.8 28 .6 19 .0 18 .3 Contract construction... Manufactur ing......... Trans, and pub. util.... .2 5.1 13.3 1 .8 40.9 1 .8 4.9 2.8 6.2 4.9 3.5 4.4 4.9 10 .4 10 .5 10 .2 1.5 6.9 8.6 1.5 7.0 8.6 1.4 6.8 7.9 6 .2 Service............... Government............ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... 19.3 104.5 .3 43.3 1 ,831.0 676.3 ' 12 3 .6 420.0 88.7 261.4 214.6 1,910.7 14.6 123.3 671.5 122.4 416.1 88.5 259.5 214.8 1,925.6 14.5 2.5 Tucson Mining................ Contract construction... Number of employees 1954 _ 1955 Apr. Mar. Apr. Los Angeles 3/ ALABAMA Birmingham Contract construction... Area and industry division .2 10.0 44.5 10.0 39-6 6 .2 22.9 6.0 24.2 40.4 San Francisco-Oakland Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... 110 .6 1 7 1 .0 863.1 1.2 51.7 181.0 98.9 195.0 55.2 107.8 172.3 28.3 26.6 23.8 12.1 9.8 10 .8 232.6 1.5 14.3 4i.l 229.5 228.0 1.5 13.4 1.5 15.4 40.9 26.3 25.3 1.4 55-8 180.9 98.4 1 9 8 .1 Finance............... Service............... Government............ 55.4 110.7 171.3 San Jose Manufacturing......... Stockton ARKANSAS Little RockN. Little Rock Total................. Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... 6 8 .7 6 .2 1 2 .0 7.8 17.1 4 .2 9.4 1 2 .1 CALIFORNIA Fresno Manufacturing......... 1 2 .7 67.9 5-9 11.9 7-7 68.0 1 7 .0 17.4 4.1 9-3 4.2 9-3 12.2 12.9 4.5 1 2 .9 8.0 1 1 .8 1 1 .6 COLORADO Denver Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Government............ 2 6 .7 65 .2 13 .0 31.2 39.6 64.2 40.5 1 2 .9 30.6 6 3 .7 1 2 .2 3 1 .1 39.7 38.3 See footnotes at end of tal3le. .ii Ar e a Emptoyment Tabte A -7 : E m ptoyees in nonagricuttura) estabtishments fo r setected areas, b y industry division - C ontinued Area and industry division CONNECTICUT Bridgeport Total............... Contract construction 2/ Manufacturi ng........ Trans, and pub. util.. Trade................ Finance............. Service............. Government.......... Hartford Total............... Contract construction 2/ Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service............. Government.......... Nev Britain Total............... Contract construction 2/ Manufacturing......... Trans, andpub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ Nev Haven Total............... Contract construction 2/ Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service............. Government.......... Stamford Total............... Contract construction 2/ Manufacturing....... Trans, andpub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service............... Government.......... Vaterbury Total............... Contract construction 2/ Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade.....*......... Finance............. Service............. Government.......... See footnotes at end of table. 14 (In thousands) Number of employees 1355, Mar. A pr. TEE A p r. 1 16 .6 1 1 5 .2 1 18 .0 5.0 67.4 5.6 4.5 66.6 5.7 4.8 68.9 19 .0 18 .9 2 .6 1 9 .2 2.6 9.6 7.4 9.6 7.3 2.6 9.6 7.4 196.9 8.9 75.5 7.4 40.1 27.1 20.5 17.4 40.0 1.2 25.1 2.0 5-7 .7 2.9 2.3 195.7 8.1 75.4 7.5 40.2 27.0 20.2 17-3 41.4 1.1 27.0 2.0 5.5 .7 2.8 2.3 5.6 198 .2 8.4 77-5 7.5 40.2 27.3 20.1 17.2 43.0 1.2 28.6 2.0 5.6 .7 2.8 2.3 117.9 5.4 46.1 117.3 5.0 46.4 1 18 .1 1 1 .6 22 .9 6 .1 1 7 .0 1 1 .6 22 .6 6.0 1 6 .9 1 1 .6 2 2 .6 8.9 8.9 4 7 .2 3.3 19.5 2 .6 9.6 1.7 7.2 3.4 66.4 47.4 3.0 20.4 2.6 9-5 5-4 46.6 5-9 17.4 8.6 48.5 3-1 21.4 2.5 9-4 1 .6 1 .6 6.9 3.4 7.1 3.3 6 6 .7 1 .8 2 .6 6 6 .1 1 .6 4 1 .9 2 .6 9-7 1.3 4.4 4.7 9.6 1.3 4.3 4.7 9.5 1.3 4.0 4.7 1 .8 41.8 42.8 2 .6 A r e a an d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n DELAWARE Wilmington Manufacturing...... DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, andpub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... FLORIDA Jacksonville Total.............. . Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2 /......... Government......... Miami Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... Tampa-St. Petersburg Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/ ......... Government......... GEORGIA Atlanta Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturi ng...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... Number of employees 1954 1955 A pr. Mar. A p r. 54.2 53.1 53.1 616.3 39-2 25-7 41.9 610.3 36.2 30.3 87.3 610.7 37-0 25.7 41.4 124.7 30.4 86.2 265.8 265.3 115.4 8.8 115.9 9.0 1 1 3 .8 18 .8 1 8 .5 18 .2 14.2 34.3 9.2 13.5 15.2 34.1 9.1 13.5 16.7 14.5 33.9 8.3 13.5 230.4 23 .6 29 .2 26.3 234.9 2 13 .2 23 .6 20.3 25.2 27.5 73.0 73.7 12.2 47.6 20.0 66.0 1 1 .9 127.7 H.9 24.0 10.8 42.6 1 2 6 .1 1 6 .8 1 2 .2 46.2 20.0 130.8 1 2 .7 29.4 28.6 2 5 .6 42.2 126.5 30.8 85.5 263.5 9.5 1 6 .1 44.0 18.4 6.1 132.7 12.6 24.6 11.3 44.5 6.2 1 7 .8 1 5 .2 18 .5 1 5 .2 14.3 304.8 306.5 298.0 18 .3 86.2 2 7 .2 18 .0 15.3 79.3 31.5 24.0 11.3 43.8 8o.4 20.5 38.2 34.0 84.6 31.5 6.0 18 .2 80.3 20.2 80.5 37.9 34.0 3 8 .1 19.9 33-4 Arej fmpk'ymenl Tab)# A-7: Emptoyees in nonaaritdtura) estabtishments, for setected area:, by industry division - Continued (In thousands) Number of employees 1 955 1954 Area and industry division A pr. GEORGIA - Continued Savannah Total.............. , Contract construction, Manufacturing...... . Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. Finance............ . Service 2/.......... Government.......... 50.8 3.5 14.4 6.4 S o u th Bend T o t a l ....................................... M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... T r a d e ....................................... O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g See footnotes at end of table. 3.1 14.4 1 9 .6 2 .2 6 .1 1 .2 19 .2 1 .2 1 .6 2 .2 6.0 1 .2 3.0 4.1 2.9 4.1 2,470.1 3.5 104.8 985.5 214.0 I n d ia n a p o lis T o t a l ....................................... C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n . M a n u fa c tu r i n g .................... T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . T r a d e ....................................... F in a n c e .................................. O th e r n o n m a n u fa c tu rin g 50.8 6 .6 13 .0 19.7 1.4 1.7 F o r t Wayne T o t a l ....................................... . M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ............. 51.5 3.3 14.8 6.8 12 .8 1 .6 6.0 6.2 1 2 .6 1 .6 6 .1 6 .2 INDIANA E v a n s v ille T o t a l ....................................... M a n u fa c t u r in g .................... N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g ............. 347378 0 - 55 -4 A pr. Number of employees l!?55 1354 A p r. M ar. A pr. IOWA Des M oin es IDAHO Boise Total.............. Contract construction, Manufacturing...... . Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. . Finance............ . Service............ . Government......... . ILLINOIS Chicago Total.............. Mining............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service............ Government......... M ar. Area and industry divlaion 2,447.2 3.5 99.6 103.2 517.3 140.1 284.0 2 8 7 .1 282.2 223.8 34.5 34.5 2,465.8 3.6 984.5 506.2 69 .O 2 .3 6.0 1 .2 2 .9 4.0 214 .5 139.6 68.4 33-5 34.9 S e r v i c e 2/ ............ C o n tra ct c o n s t r u c t io n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . . . F in a n c e ....................................... 10.7 44.9 44.2 44.6 .1 .1 .2 3.0 2.5 2.3 6 .1 6.0 6 .1 7.1 9.2 2.3 5.3 11.9 7.1 9.1 1 1 .9 7.6 9.2 2.3 5.3 11.9 118 .0 1 1 7 .8 1.3 7.1 52.7 7.5 24.5 4.6 11.5 9.0 1.3 M in in g .......................................... C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n ... M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . . . S e r v i c e ....................................... 66.9 32.2 LOUISIANA B a to n Rouge C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... 72.9 35.2 37.7 73-8 35.4 38.4 272.2 8.8 2 70 .1 268.8 8.6 9.1 106.5 2 1 .0 62.4 105.0 20.7 6 2 .1 100.7 2 1.0 15.5 15.4 58.0 58.3 1 5 .2 58.8 85.0 45.0 84.9 45.3 15.3 24.3 81.4 43.4 14.6 23.4 15.1 24.9 9.7 12 .0 2.3 5.3 6 .7 53.3 7.5 24.1 4.6 11.4 9.0 115.9 1.3 6.3 52.0 7.7 24.1 4.4 11.1 9.2 5.4 5.4 5-4 19 .2 19.0 12 .0 19 .2 1 1 .8 2.1 1.9 264.9 5.2 273-3 4.9 2 0 .1 50.4 40.9 2 1.8 44.9 67.4 67.9 12.2 2.1 74.4 36.5 37.9 25.0 W ic h it a 218 .5 34.7 11.9 11.4 4.8 21.4 7.6 KANSAS T o p ek a 1.5 1.7 211.9 510.8 224.0 6 .1 6 .1 9 1.0 93.6 5.1 23.2 7.4 25.1 9.9 11.7 11.4 94.3 5.4 22.9 7.5 25.4 10 .0 1.5 980.4 140.4 C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . . . N ev O r le a n s 262.2 C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. . M a n u fa c t u r in g ......................... T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . . . . 63.9 5.2 20.1 50.2 38.4 67.2 12.9 36.4 12 .9 36.2 32.0 32.1 27.1 1.0 14.8 2 7 .1 54.0 12 .6 35-4 32.1 MAINE L e v is to n C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .. . .9 26 .7 1.0 15 .2 14.4 Area Emptoyment Tab!# A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricutturat estab!ishments for setected areas, by industry division - Continued Area and industry division MAINE - Continued Lewiston - Continued Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... Portland Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... MARYLAND Baltimore Total............... Mining.............. Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service............. Government.......... MASSACHUSETTS Boston Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturi ng........ Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service 2/.......... Government.......... Fall River Total............... Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Government.......... Other nonmanufacturing Nev Bedford Total................ Contract construction.. Manufacturing........ Trans, and pub. util... Trade................ Government........... Other nonmanufacturing. See footnotes at end of table. 16 (In thousands) Number of employees 1951. Apr. Mar. 1.1 5-1 .6 3.5 1.0 l.l 4.9 .6 3.4 1 .0 Apr. 1.0 5.1 .7 3.5 1.0 50.3 3.1 12.3 6.1 14.4 3.2 7.8 3.4 49.9 3.0 14.2 3.2 7-7 3.4 14.3 3.1 7.9 3-4 553.2 .8 36.2 551.2 .8 37.7 19 0 .1 548.6 .8 34.4 188.1 56.9 5 6.6 1 1 2 .8 112.8 27.9 2 7 .8 60.0 6 8 .1 60.6 67.9 942.8 41.5 274.5 77.4 1 2 .3 6 .1 6 .1 18 9.2 58.8 1 1 1 .7 28.2 59.1 65.7 936.9 36.7 946.9 37.7 276.4 7 8 .1 280.8 64.4 218.4 64.2 13 0 .1 12 8 .1 135.1 135.0 219.8 51.1 2.9 13.4 79.1 224.6 63.4 129.0 132.3 48.0 27.9 2.6 7.9 5.0 4.6 47.7 48.2 28.0 2 8 .1 2.4 7.9 5.0 4.4 2.4 8.5 4.8 4.4 49.4 1.3 48.7 l.l 48.5 l.l 2 6 .7 2.2 2 6 .7 2 6 .1 2.2 8.3 5.1 5.3 2.1 8.5 4.9 5.8 8.4 5.1 5.7 Area and industry division Number of employees IEEE 1251. Apr. Mar. Apr. Springfield-Holyoke Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. Finance............ , Service 2/ ......... Government......... , 152.8 4.8 67.5 8.4 30.5 6.3 15.3 20.0 1 5 2 .1 156.6 4.3 1 5 .2 2 0 .1 4.4 69.7 8.7 31.5 6.2 15.4 20.7 Worcester Total.............. . Contract construction. Manufacturing...... . Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. . Finance............ . Service 2/.......... Government......... . 100.4 2.9 48.0 4.7 20.0 3-9 9-5 11.4 10 0 .1 103.6 2.7 47.4 5.1 3.4 49.4 5.2 20.9 4.1 9.6 11.0 1,321.4 .9 59.0 659.8 77.3 241.0 43.9 1 ,300.2 MICHIGAN Detroit Total.............. Mining............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ . Service............ Government......... 68.2 8.4 29.6 6.3 2 0 .1 4.0 9.4 11.4 .9 56.9 647.6 76.3 235.7 1,264.1 .9 63.6 600.8 76.0 243.6 44.0 113.9 43.6 125 .4 1 13 .8 Flint Manufactur ing...... 8 9 .1 88.3 79.8 Grand Rapids Manufacturing...... 54.6 54.8 54.6 Lansing Manufacturing........ 33.1 32.6 32.4 Muskegon Manufacturing...... . 27.4 27.5 25.4 Saginav Manufacturing........ 28.5 28.2 27.2 41.0 2.2 9.6 6.6 39.4 4l.l 1.8 9.7 6.7 10 .4 1 .8 6 .2 4 .1 10 .3 1 .8 6 .1 4 .1 MINNESOTA Duluth Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. . Finance............ . Service 2/......... Government......... 12 5 .6 2.0 9.3 5.8 126.0 109.1 10 .9 1 .8 6 .1 4.1 A tw i fm p lo y m c n t Tab!# A-7: Emptovees in nonagricuttura! estab!ishments. for setected areas, by industry division - Continued Area and industry division MINNESOTA - Continued Minneapolis-St. Paul Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... (In thousand*) Number of employees Apr. 475.5 30.1 135.6 Mar. 469.4 25.2 134.6 50.0 50.0 118.4 31.9 55.4 54.1 117.9 31.9 54.9 54.9 MISSISSIPPI Jackson Manufacturing...... 9.6 MISSOURI Kansas City Total.............. Mining............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ , Service............ Government......... . St. Louis Manufacturing...... ingr 1951. 0/) 8.9 352.9 .8 365.8 .7 20.3 112.6 46.2 95.1 20.7 39.7 30.5 19.0 103.8 4 4 .9 93.6 39.6 30.6 MONTANA Great Falls Total.............. Contract construction Manufactur ing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Service 4/......... Government......... 17.7 1.3 2.9 2.4 5.6 3.4 2.1 472.0 25.4 139.7 51.4 117.2 30.7 54.3 53.3 9.7 20.6 266.6 Apr. 266.3 17.2 1 .2 2.8 2.3 5-5 3.3 2 .1 270.9 NEVADA Reno Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing 2/.... Trans, and pub. util. 142.0 7.3 30.8 22.2 36.6 n.i 19.6 14.7 1.2 2.7 2.5 5.6 3.3 2.3 141.1 6.9 30.7 22.3 36.5 11.1 142.0 8.2 30.3 21.9 37.0 11.0 1 9 .2 1 4 .7 14.6 23.2 22.7 2.2 2.0 3.3 2.0 2.0 3.2 Reno - C o n tin u e d T r a d e ..................................... F in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e ................................ G o v e rn m e n t......................... NEV HAMPSHIRE M a n c h e s te r T o t a l ..................................... C o n tr a c t c o n s tr u c tio n , M a n u fa c t u r in g ................. . T r a n s . and p u b . u t i l ., T r a d e ..................................... F i n a n c e ................................ . S e r v i c e ................................ G o v e rn m e n t.......................... NEW JERSEY N e w a r k -J e r s e y C i t y j?/ T o t a l ..................................... M in in g .................................. C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n M a n u fa c t u r in g .................. T r a n s , and p u b . u t i l . T r a d e ..................................... F in a n c e ................................ S e r v i c e ................................ G o vern m en t.......................... Number of employees 1232. Mar. Apr. 5.7 .9 5.7 3.4 5.5 .9 5.6 3.5 5.5 .9 5.1 3.5 39.9 1.7 19.1 2.4 7.7 1.9 4.3 2.8 39.9 1.4 19.7 2.5 7.4 1.9 4.2 2.8 39.3 1.4 788.3 .2 28.5 344.7 76.4 140.8 787.2 4 4 .9 77.1 75.7 .2 26.4 345.7 76.1 141.3 44.9 76.4 19.0 2.5 7.5 1.9 4.2 2.8 803.7 .2 30.3 355.2 80.1 76.2 142.8 46.2 74.1 74.8 P a te rso n M a n u fa c t u r in g ................. 161.7 167.0 169.0 P e r t h Amboy j?/ M a n u fa c t u r i n g ................. 8 1.1 80.7 81.3 T r e n to n M a n u fa c tu r i n g ................. 39.3 39.2 38.5 57.4 5.1 9-8 5.0 56.4 4.8 9.8 4.9 14.6 3.6 7-5 53.3 4.4 8.7 4.9 14.1 3.1 7.4 17.6 NEBRASKA Omaha Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... Area and industry division 19.2 21.8 2.0 1.8 3 .1 NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service 2/.......... Government.......... 3.7 7.6 11.2 11.2 10.7 NEW YORK Albany-Schenectady-Troy Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Government......... Other nonmanufacturing 199.6 5.4 74.6 15.9 38.9 36.9 27.9 197.3 4.8 73.6 15.9 38.4 36.9 27.7 209.8 15.0 6.8 81.3 16.4 39.7 37.5 28.1 See footnotes at end of table. -II A r e a Emptoyment Tabte A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricuttura) estab!ishments for setected areas, by industry division - Continued (In thousands) Number of employees Apr. NEV YORK - Continued Binghamton Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, andpub. util.. Trade............... Other nonmanufacturing 75.2 2.8 40.4 3.9 1 3 .8 14.3 Buffalo Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service 2/.......... Government.......... 432.8 15.7 203.2 38.8 83.3 1 3 .2 45.5 33.1 Elmira Total............... Manufactur ing....... Trade............... Other nonmanufacturing 32.1 1 6 .6 6 .2 Nassau and Suffolk Counties 5/ Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Service 4/.......... Government.......... Nev York-Northeastern Nev Jersey Manufacturing....... Nev York City Total............... Mining.............. Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service............. Government.......... 2 .5 40.4 3.9 13-5 14.4 427.7 13.6 202.2 38.2 82.3 13.1 45.2 33.0 433.5 1 7 .2 202.2 38.3 84.3 13.1 45.5 32.9 6 .1 6.3 9.4 288.4 284.4 28.2 96.8 20.0 6 1 .0 2 6 .1 40.3 42.1 38.6 97.8 2 0 .1 59.9 42.0 1,713.6 3 ,500.0 1 .6 1 0 1 .9 1.6 99.3 964.9 316.9 349.2 75.7 2.6 41.3 4.0 13.5 14.3 3 1 .8 1 6 .1 9.1 921.3 317.2 807.4 Apr. 31.7 16.4 3.467.9 See footnotes at end of table. 74.7 9.3 1,662.4 Rochester Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Other nonmanufacturing 18 Mar. 804.7 293.2 29.9 105.7 20.0 56.2 40.6 40.8 1,727.8 3,511 1 956 324 9.5 37.4 6.3 209.7 8.0 110.1 9.4 37.3 6.3 212.9 8.2 112.3 10.2 38.4 6.2 38 .6 38.6 3 7.6 2 1 0 .7 8.8 1 1 0 .1 Utica-Rome Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... . Trans, andpub. util.. Trade............... . Finance............. . Service 2/.......... . Government.......... . Westchester County Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, andpub. util.. Trade............... Finance............. Service 6/.......... NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade................ Finance............. Service 2/.......... Government.......... 1955 Apr. Mar. Apr. 137.5 136.0 5.4 56.2 9.8 29.9 34.7 140.3 6.3 59.5 10.4 29.7 34.4 6.0 56.6 9.9 30.3 34.7 92.7 1.7 41.3 5.3 15.3 3.1 8.3 17.7 9 2 .1 1 .6 94.7 2.6 41.2 5.2 15.2 3.0 8.2 17.6 43.4 170.0 1 5 .0 45.8 I65 .I 13.4 46.3 11.5 40.7 1 1 .6 38.8 8.0 49.0 7.9 8.0 4 7 .1 48.9 82.9 83.0 83.3 5-2 5.0 2 1 .8 2 1 .7 6.0 2 1 .5 8.8 24.7 5.6 24 .5 9.6 5.5 1 5 .5 3.0 7.8 1 6 .9 1 7 1 .1 14 .9 48.8 11.8 38.7 1 0 .1 5.5 10.0 9.7 24.6 5.2 10.1 6.7 6 .7 6.2 Greensboro-High Point Manufacturing...... 4o.6 41.3 39-3 Raleigh-Durham Manufacturing. 1 8 .7 18 .6 18 .3 Vinston-Salem Manufacturing. 31.9 31.9 30.9 2 .2 2 .2 2 .1 2 .2 2.8 2.9 157.8 818 345 556.8 400.9 409.2 Syracuse Total............... Contract construction. Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade............... Other nonmanufacturing Number of employees 106 346.8 557.8 408.2 559.9 Area and industry division -=t O' r—t Area and industry division NORTH DAKOTA Fargo Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util Trade............. Finance........... Service........... Government........ 7.3 1.4 2.9 2.9 2.2 2.2 7.3 1.4 2.8 2.9 OHIO Cincinnati Manufacturing...... 156.2 156.2 7.4 1.3 A rea Em p lo ym e nt Tab)# A-7: Empioyees in nonaaricuttura! estabtishments, for setected areas, by industry division - Continued Area and industry division OHIO - Continued 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............ OREGON Portland Total................. Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service 2/............ Government............ (In thousand*) Number of employees 1555 Apr. 1953" Mar. Acr. Philadelphia Manufacturing...... 303 -6 302.3 134.8 7*3 134.5 7.3 8.3 8.0 15 .0 10 .8 15.0 10.8 37-1 7-4 16.4 32.5 37.1 7.4 16.4 32.6 134.9 7.4 8.8 15 .0 10.8 36.5 7.4 119 .2 1 2 .1 5.7 5.4 13 .8 1 3 .8 6.3 1 3 .8 6 .1 6.3 233.8 12.2 5 6 .1 28.8 6l.0 12.7 30.8 32.2 3 1 .2 13 .0 29.6 231.3 1 1 .7 56.0 28.8 59.5 1 2 .7 30.7 31.9 115.7 12.1 7.2 29.7 12.6 234.7 1 1 .6 57*5 29.2 6 1 .6 12.4 30.9 31.5 94.6 95-7 Erie Manufacturing......... 39-9 39.2 41.4 131.1 .6 7.1 31.1 14.2 22.9 5.1 11.4 129.2 1 2 9 .1 .5 38.8 38.8 .6 5.4 32.1 14.2 22.4 5.0 11.5 37-9 Lancaster Manufacturing......... 44.2 14.0 22.5 5-0 11.4 44.2 1954 ADr. 546.3 547.3 565.4 Pittsburgh Total.............. Mining............. . Contract construction, Manufacturing...... . Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. . Finance............ . Service............ . Government......... . 78 7.8 773.5 17.4 35.9 786.3 19.5 32.4 316.0 328.2 68.8 69.7 154.5 27.6 17.5 40.0 320.5 69.5 154.5 27.3 87.7 71.0 150.3 2 7.2 86.8 7 1 .0 8 6 .1 68.5 Reading Manufacturing...... 49.9 50.0 49.3 Scranton Manufacturing....... 30.8 30.8 3 1 .1 Wilkes-Barre— Hazleton Manufacturing...... 37.1 37.5 37.3 York Manufacturing....... 43.7 44.0 45.8 286.8 15 .0 287.5 278.3 13 .0 28.8 95*5 6 .1 30.9 . Mar. 16 .8 32.2 120.5 12.1 8.1 31*8 13.0 29.8 5*7 7.7 1< ADr. 305.1 PENNSYLVANIA Allentovn-BethlehemEaston Manufacturing......... Harrisburg Total................. Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance...... ........ Service............... Government............ Area and industry d iv isio n 43.9 RHODE ISLAND Providence Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... 139.0 13 .6 5 1 .6 12.0 26.9 28.7 13.9 141.3 13.7 51.1 11.9 26.9 28 .7 SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... 4.0 9.7 4.2 10.9 1.4 4.4 15.7 10 .9 Greenville Manufacturi ng...... SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/......... Government......... 50.2 50.4 4.1 9-9 4.3 134.4 14.0 51.3 1 1 .4 25.8 28.4 50.0 1.4 4.3 3-7 9.4 4.2 11.6 1.4 4.6 1 5 .6 1 5 .2 29.4 29.4 29.3 5-1 1.9 5.2 1.9 7.7 1.3 2.9 1.9 5.2 1.9 7.7 1.3 3.0 1.9 8.0 1.4 3.0 1.9 See footnotes at end of table. i2. Area Emptoyment Tabte A-7: Emptoyees in nonagricutturat estabtishments for setected areas, by industry division - Continued (In thousands) Number of employees Area and industry division *i95ir 192L _Agr. Mar. TENNESSEE Chattanooga Total................. Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ 91.4 .1 4.3 43.0 4.6 17.7 4.0 9.6 8.4 92.2 .1 4.6 42.6 5.3 Knoxville Total................. Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Governme nt............ 116.3 1.9 10.4 44.9 6.1 25.1 2.5 11.4 14.2 117.8 1.9 11.0 45.3 7.3 24.4 2.5 11.4 14.2 Memphis Total................. Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ Nashville Total................. Contract construction 2/ Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ UTAH Salt Lake City Total................. Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Government............ VERMONT Burlington Total................. Manufacturing......... See footnotes at end of table. 20 165.3 .3 10.1 43.4 12.9 47.8 7*7 21.6 21.6 122.2 6 .9 36.6 1 7 .6 4.0 9-5 8.5 165.5 .3 9.9 42.9 14.9 47.3 7.7 21.0 21.5 124.5 6.6 28.3 36.6 1 2 .2 28.0 7.7 19.1 14.5 7.7 19.1 14.4 9-2 110.2 7.1 7.6 16.4 12.4 31.1 6.7 13.7 15.2 15.3 3.4 107.6 7.0 7-0 16.4 12.2 30.5 6.5 13.2 14.8 15.1 3-5 Apr. 91.5 .1 3.9 42.8 5.4 17.5 3.8 9.4 8.6 Area and industry division Burlington - Continued Trans, and pub. util... Trade................ Service.............. Other nonmanufacturing. Springfield Total............... Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade................ Service............. Other nonmanufacturing 1955 Apr. Mar. 195^ Apr. 1.3 4.4 1.3 4.4 1.3 4.3 2.8 2 .8 2 .6 3.3 3.2 3-2 1 1 .8 11.7 7.3 12.9 8.4 7.3 .6 .6 .6 1.5 .9 1.5 1.5 .9 1.5 1.5 .9 1.5 145-7 144.2 146.2 .2 .2 1 1 .2 1 5 .8 .2 10 .6 1 4 .9 1 5 .6 1 1 6 .2 2.0 1 2 .2 42.2 7.6 24.5 2.4 11.1 14.2 169.9 .3 9.6 44.2 15.8 49.5 7.4 21.9 21.4 122.0 7.1 34.6 12.1 VIRGINIA Norfolk-Portsmouth Total.............. Mining............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service............ Government......... Richmond Total.............. Mining............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service............ Government......... 11.5 15.9 1 5 .0 1 5 .6 14.8 35.3 5.0 14.9 37.3 5.1 15.1 46.9 4 7.0 4 7.4 146.9 .4 11.8 35.6 15.1 35-7 146.2 .4 11.1 36.0 144.2 .4 9.2 35.2 14.8 37.0 35-5 5.1 15 .0 35.5 12.0 12 .0 16 .3 20.0 16 .2 16.4 20.0 1 9 .6 283.3 279.9 277.1 14.4 79.4 1 3 .6 1 1.6 78.9 35.4 42.3 78.5 26.1 67.8 16.8 34.7 42.4 68.4 3-9 66.8 3.1 13 .8 1 3 .6 1 1 .6 2 8 .1 7.5 18.5 14.3 103.9 5.6 5.6 15.9 12.1 30.8 6.3 12.8 14.8 1 7 .0 5.5 WASHINGTON Seattle Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing....... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service 2/ ......... Government......... Spokane Total.............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............. Service 2/......... Government......... 26.3 68.6 16 .9 26.0 68.3 16.4 35.2 40.7 68.3 4.4 13.2 8.0 1 8 .8 7.7 7.6 19 .0 1 8 .7 3.5 ll.o 9.5 3.5 3.6 10 .9 1 1 .1 9.4 9.2 A r e j Em p lo y m e nt Tab)* A-7: Emptoyees in nonaaricutturat estabtishments. for seiected area:, by industry division - Continued Area and industry division WASHINGTON - Continued Tacoma Total.............. . Contract construction, Manufacturing...... . Trana. and pub. util., Trade.............. . Finance............ . Service 2/......... . Government......... . WEST VIRGINIA Charleston Total.............. Mining............. Contract construction Manufacturing...... Trans, and pub. util. Trade.............. Finance............ Service............ Government......... . Wheeling-Steubenville Total.............. . Mining............. . Contract construction, Manufacturing...... . Trans, and pub. util., Trade.............. . l/ J?/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 3/ (In thousands) Number of employees Area and industry "I95T 1921. d iv isio n Apr. Mar. Apr. 70.4 3-8 17.1 6.3 14.8 2.6 7.6 69.6 18 .2 1 8 .1 87.5 ll.l 3-9 24.5 10.5 17.4 2.7 8.5 9.1 3.6 68.8 3.4 16 .8 1 6 .9 6.5 14.5 6.5 14.4 2.5 7.5 17.6 2 .6 7.5 8 6 .7 10 .9 89.8 1 1 .6 3.6 4.3 24.5 25.8 10 .3 10.4 17.1 2.7 8.6 9.1 111.0 5.5 3.7 54.4 9.3 109.5 5.5 3.3 53.9 8.9 19 .2 19 .0 17.5 2.7 8.8 8.9 1 0 7 .7 5.8 3.5 5 1 .8 9.0 19.1 WheelingSteubenville - Continued Finance............... Service............... Government............ WISCONSIN Milwaukee Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Racine Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... WYOMING Casper Mining................ Contract construction... Manufacturing......... Trans, and pub. util.... Trade................. Finance............... Service............... Number of employees *T55T A pr. Mar. _Agr. 2.8 9.5 6.7 1 9 .6 18 2 .1 27.3 80.6 18 .9 1 .8 2.8 9.5 6.7 2.7 9.3 6.6 18 .2 1 7 .0 18 1.8 180.4 27.1 79.6 18 .8 27.7 80.8 18 .5 1 .6 1 .6 1 .6 22.6 1 .6 6.7 .8 6.6 .7 6.8 .7 2.6 .8 1.8 1.4 3.6 .4 1.9 2 .6 2.8 1 .1 23.5 1.7 23.5 .8 1 .8 1 .6 1.9 3.5 .4 3.5 .4 1.8 1 .8 1 .6 Not available. Includes mining. Revised series; not strictly comparable vith previously published data. Includes mining and finance. Subarea of Nev York-Northeastern Nev Jersey. Includes mining and government. 21 M ONTHLY L A B O R TU RN O VER RATES M A NUFACTURE MDUSTMES <939 )9 5 5 Rate Per 100 Rate Per 100 Emptoyees to [- TOTAL A C C E S S M M S <9 39 <945 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 10 < 9 50 <955 <939 <945 <950 <955 Labor Turnover Tabte B-lt M onthty tabor turnover rates in m an u factu rin g, b y dass o f turnover (Par 100 employees ^ May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 1955- 4.6 3.2 3-6 5.2 4.4 4.4 2.8 3.3 3.9 2.9 3-2 4.5 3.9 4.2 2.5 3.2 4.0 3.0 3.6 4.6 3-9 4.4 2.8 3.6 4.0 2.9 3.5 4.5 3.7 4.3 2.4 3.4 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 1952, 1953 1954 1955 4.3 4.6 3.1 4.1 4.0 3.6 4.3 2.9 4.7 4.1 3.0 3.6 3-9 3.6 3.5 2.5 4.5 4.8 2.9 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.0 4.7 4.8 2.8 4.6 4.1 4.3 3-8 3.2 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 2.6 1.7 1.1 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.1 1.0 2.5 1.4 1.0 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.8 1.6 1.2 2.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.3 3-0 1.7 1.3 2.7 2.2 2.7 1.1 1.4 2.8 1.6 1.6 2.8 2.2 2.7 1.0 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952, 1953 1954, 1955 0.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 0.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 0.4 .2 .2 .4 .3 .4 .2 .3 0.3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 1948 1949 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 1955, 1.2 2.5 1.7 1.0 1.4 .9 2.8 1.5 1.7 2.3 1.7 .8 1.3 .8 2.2 1.1 1.2 2.8 1.4 .8 1.1 .8 2.3 1.3 1.2 2.8 1.2 1.0 1.3 .9 2.4 1.3 1.1 3.3 l.l 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.9 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 0.1 .1 .1 .7 .4 .4 .3 .3 0.1 .1 .1 .6 .4 .4 .2 .2 0.1 .1 .1 .5 .3 .3 .2 .2 1948, June July Aug. accession 5.7 4.7 4.4 3-5 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.9 4.4 4.9 4.1 5.1 3-5 2.9 5.0 4.4 6.6 4.5 5.9 4.3 3.3 Totnal sepai*ation 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.8 5.2 4.3 3.0 2.9 3.1 4.4 4.8 4.3 5.0 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 Quit 2.9 1.5 1.7 2.5 2.2 2.6 1.1 Annual aver Year age ' 4.4 1948 3-5 1949 4.4 1950 4.4 1951 4.4 1952 3-9 1953 3.0 1954 1955 Oct. Nov. Dec. 5.1 4.1 5.7 4.3 5.6 4.0 3.4 4.5 3.7 5.2 4.4 5.2 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.3 4.0 3.9 4.0 2.7 3.3 2.7 3-2 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.1 2.5 5.1 4.0 4.2 5-3 4.6 4.8 3.5 5-4 4.2 4.9 5-1 4.9 5.2 3.9 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.5 3-3 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.3 3.5 4.2 3.0 4.3 3-2 3.6 3.5 3-4 4.0 3-0 4.6 1948 4.3 1949 1950 3.5 4.4 1951 4.1 1952 1953 4.3 1954 3.5 1955 2.9 1.4 1.8 2.4 2.2 2.5 1.1 3.4 1.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 1.4 3.9 2.1 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.1 1.8 2.8 1.5 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.1 1.2 2.2 1.2 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.5 1.0 1.7 .9 1.7 1.4 1.7 l.l .9 2.8 1948 1.5 1949 1950 1.9 2.4 1951 1952 2.3 2.3 1953 1.1 1954 1955 Dischai*20 0.4 0.4 .2 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 0.4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .2 0.4 .2 .4 .3 .4 .4 .2 0.4 .2 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2 0.4 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 0.3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1.2 1.8 .6 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.0 1.8 .7 1.3 .7 1.5 1.7 1.2 2.3 .8 1.4 .7 1.8 1.6 1.4 2.5 1.1 1.7 .7 2.3 1.6 2.2 2.0 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.7 1.3 2.4 l.l 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.9 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Misctsllaneoiis. inc]Ludins :oilitari 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .4 .1 .2 .1 .1 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 -3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 0.1 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 0.1 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 0.1 .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 0.1 .1 .2 .5 .3 .3 .2 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Tot*al 4.1 3.5 4.4 4.5 3-9 4.1 2.7 Layofj l.l 2.5 .9 1.0 1.1 .9 1.7 1.0 2.1 .6 1.3 2.2 1.1 1.6 Sept. 21 tj K T ab)* B-2: Monthty tabor turnover rates !n setected industries (Per 100 employees) Industry Total a ccession rate Se p a r a t i o n r a t e Total Q u it D isch arg e L ayoff M isc., i n c l . m ilita ry A pr. M ar. A p r. M ar. A p r. M ar. A pr. M ar. A p r. M ar. A p r. 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 ......................................................................... 3-4 3 .6 3 .2 3 .0 1 .4 1 .3 0 .3 0 .2 1 .3 1 .3 0 .2 0 .2 KOKDUKASLE 4 0 0 0 S .............................................................. 3 .8 2 .8 3 .9 3 .0 3 .3 3 .0 3 .1 2 .8 1 .5 1 .4 1 .3 1 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 1 .3 1 .2 1 .4 l.l .2 .1 .2 .1 ORDMAMCE AMD ACCESSORtES.................................. (l/) 3 .1 (1/) 3 .0 (l/) 1 .1 (1/) .2 (l/) 1 .6 (1/) .1 FOOD AMD KtMDRED PRODUCTS................................ 4 .1 4 .2 2 .7 3 .5 3 .6 3 .8 1 .9 2 .4 3 .0 3 .8 2 .8 2 .3 3 .8 4 .5 3 .0 2 .4 1 .0 .8 l.l 1 .4 1 .1 .8 1 .2 1 .6 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 1 .7 2 .7 1 .4 .5 2 .4 3 .3 1 .5 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 5 -7 5 .8 1 .7 3 .5 .3 .4 .1 .2 1 .2 2 .8 .1 .2 1 .7 1 .3 2 .2 1 .5 1 .6 1 .8 1 .7 .7 2 .2 1 .6 3 .0 1 .4 2 .7 1 .4 3-9 1 .7 1 .4 1 .0 1 .8 l.l 1 .3 l.l 1 .7 .6 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .6 .2 .9 .1 1 .1 .1 2 .0 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 (2 /) (2 /) .2 .3 2 .7 3 .6 2 .7 2 .4 4 .5 2 .7 1 .4 2 .1 4 .4 1 .8 1 .9 3 .1 3 .5 3 .1 2 .9 4 .7 3 .7 2 .1 4 .0 4 .1 2 .0 2 .0 3 .4 3 .5 2 .9 2 .8 3 .3 4 .2 2 .6 5 .8 4 .9 3 .9 3 .4 3 .2 3 .6 3 .1 2 .9 4 .2 3 .6 2 .0 5 .8 2 .3 2 .7 2 .2 1 .6 1 .7 1 .6 1 .6 1 .5 1 .7 1 .4 1 .9 1 .3 1 .0 1 .0 1 .5 1 .8 1 .6 1 .7 1 .3 1 .6 1 .6 1 .6 1 .6 .9 -9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .7 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 1 .5 1 .5 .8 .7 1 .3 2 .3 l.l 3 .6 3 .4 2 .1 2 .0 1 .3 1 .3 1 .0 .8 2 .6 1 .7 .2 3 .8 .6 1 .4 .9 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 (2 / ) .2 (2 / ) .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 (2 / ) .2 .2 3 .2 2 .4 4 .1 3 .1 4 .7 4 .1 3 .5 2 .7 2 .5 1 .4 2 .3 1 .5 .2 .2 .2 .2 1 .9 2 .3 .9 1 .0 .1 .1 .1 .1 3 .4 4 .4 4 .8 3 .4 2 .8 2 .6 .3 .2 1 .6 .4 .1 .1 (1/) 4 .5 5 .0 LO.l 3 .6 (l/) 3-3 4 .7 L0.3 3 .8 (1/) (1/) 1 .9 1 .8 1 .8 1 .8 (1/) (1/) .5 .3 .1 .3 (1/) (1/) .7 2 .5 8 .3 1 .5 (1/) (1/) .2 .1 .1 .2 4 .3 4 .3 3 .3 3 .0 2 .1 1 .6 .4 .3 .6 1 .0 .1 .1 FURMiTURE AND FtXTURES....................................... 3 .5 3 .7 3 .1 3 .8 3 .8 3 .6 4 .0 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 4 .3 3 .7 1 .9 1 .9 1 .8 1 .7 1 .9 1 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 1 .6 1 .5 1 .7 1 .9 1 .9 1 .7 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 PAPER AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS................................ 2 .4 1 .2 3 .4 2 .4 1 .4 3 .2 2 .0 1 .3 2 .8 2 .0 1 .2 2 .6 1 .2 .6 1 .8 1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 .1 .3 .5 .3 .6 .5 .4 .6 .1 .2 (2 / ) .1 .2 .2 CHEM!CALS AMD ALL!ED PRODUCTS....................... 1 .8 1 .6 1 .4 1 .6 1 .0 2 .2 1 .8 1 .4 1 .6 1 .5 .9 1 .6 1 .6 1 .4 l.l 1 .0 1 .3 1 .7 1 .3 1 .2 1 .1 .8 .9 .5 .3 .8 1 .3 1 .1 .2 .1 .1 (2 / ) .1 .3 .1 .2 .1 (2 / ) .1 .2 .5 .3 .4 .4 .4 .1 .4 .2 .4 .4 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 (2 / ) .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 M ar. Beverages: TOBACCO MANUFACTURES............................................ Tobacco and s n u f f ...................................................... TEXTtLE-MtLL PRODUCTS......................................... B road-w oven fa b ric m i l l s .................................... K n i t t i n g m i l l s .............................................................. F u l l f a s h i o n e d h o s i e r y ....................................... D y e i n g and f i n i s h i n g C arpets, rugs, oth er t e x t i l e s ....................... flo o r co v e rin g s ... APPAREL AMD OTHER F!M!SHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS..................................................................... M e n ' s and b o y s ' M e n ' s and b o y s ' s u i t s and c o a t s .................. f u r n i s h i n g s and wo rk LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURMiTURE)................................................................ M i l l w o r k , p l y w o o d , and p r e f a b r i c a t e d s t r u c t u r a l wo od p r o d u c t s ................................. See footnotes at end of table. 1 .1 1 .0 .6 1 .6 .6 .7 .4 .4 .6 .7 T a b !. B-21 M onthty !a b o r turnover rates in setected industries-Continued ( P e r 100 e m p l o y e e s ) T otal accession rate PRODUCTS OP PETROLEUM AWD COAL....................... RUBBER PRODUCTS.......................................................... LEATHER AWD LEATHER PRODUCTS............................ L eath er: Footw ear tanned, (excep t c u r r i e d , and f i n i s h e d . . r u b b e r ) ....................................... STOWE, CLAY, AWD GLASS PRODUCTS..................... PRtMARY METAL !WDUSTR!ES..................................... B l a s t f u r n a c e s , s t e e l w o r k s , and r o l l i n g m i l l s ..................................................................................... I r o n and s t e e l f o u n d r i e s ....................................... G r a y - i r o n f o u n d r i e s ................................................. S t e e l f o u n d r i e s ............................................................ P r i m a r y s m e l t i n g and r e f i n i n g o f n o n fe rro u s m etals: P r i m a r y s m e l t i n g and r e f i n i n g o f c o p p e r , R o l l i n g , d r a w i n g , and a l l o y i n g o f n on ferrous m etals: R o l l i n g , d r a w i n g , and a l l o y i n g o f c o p p e r ................................................................................ O ther prim ary m etal Separation rate Total Qutit D isch arg e L ayoff M isc., in c l. m ilita ry A pr. Ma r. Apr. Mar. A pr. M ar. A pr. Mar. A pr. Mar. Apr. M ar. 1??? 1 .2 .7 1??? 1 .3 .6 ip ? 2 0 .8 .6 1??? 0 .8 .6 1?55 0 .4 .2 1955 0 .3 .2 1955 0 .1 (2 /) 1955 0 .1 (2 / ) 1955 0 .1 .1 1955 0 .2 .1 1955 0 .1 .2 1955 0 .2 .2 2 .4 1 .0 1 .5 3 -1 2 .5 1 .8 2 .0 3.3 2.3 1 .5 2 .3 3 .1 2 .1 1 .4 2 .5 2 .8 1 .2 .6 1 .2 1 .6 l.l .8 1 .5 1 .4 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .8 .6 .9 1 .0 .7 .3 .8 1 .0 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 2 .6 1 .9 2 .7 3 .2 2 .8 3.3 4 .2 3 .6 4 .3 3 .3 3 .3 3 .3 2 .1 .9 2 .3 1 .8 .6 2 .0 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 1 .7 2 .4 1 .6 l.l 2 .3 .9 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 2 .6 2 .5 1 .4 3 .4 2 .4 3 .1 2 .6 2?.l 4 .5 3 .1 2 .3 2 .5 1 .6 1 .8 2 .4 2 .1 2 .1 1 .7 1 .9 2 .5 .9 .7 .5 l.l 1 .2 .9 .6 .8 1 .0 1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .6 .3 .2 l.l 1 .5 .7 .3 .9 .8 (2 /) .4 1 .0 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 3 .7 3 .8 2 .3 1 .9 1 .2 .9 .3 .2 .6 .5 .2 .2 3 .6 5 .4 5 .1 5 .6 5 .8 3 .4 5 .4 5 .0 7 .5 4 .9 1 .6 3 .7 4 .2 3.8 2 .8 1 .2 3 .0 3 .1 3 .7 2 .6 .8 2 .3 2 .9 2 .4 1 .5 .7 1 .7 2 .0 2 .6 .9 .2 .6 .6 .8 .4 .1 .5 .6 .9 .3 .4 .6 .6 .3 .9 .2 .6 .4 .1 1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 3 .5 2 .3 2 .0 1 .4 1 .3 .9 .4 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 1 .7 4 .0 1 .7 5 .0 1 .3 3 .9 1 .0 3 .1 .7 1 .8 .5 1 .6 .2 .4 .2 .3 .1 1 .5 .2 1 .0 .3 .1 .2 .2 2 .3 3.3 3 .8 2 .8 1 .1 1 .0 .2 .2 2 .2 1 .3 .3 .2 4 .1 3 .4 2 .8 3 .2 3 .8 4 .3 3 .4 4 .0 3 .4 3.3 3 .2 2 .9 2 .2 2 .2 3 .7 3 .1 3 .0 2 .5 2 .0 3 .6 1 .6 1 .9 l.l 1 .4 2 .7 1 .3 1 .4 1 .0 1 .0 1 .8 .4 .3 .1 .2 .5 .3 .3 .1 .2 .4 1 .0 .5 .9 .4 .5 1 .2 .9 1 .2 .6 1 .0 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 4 .2 4 .3 4 .7 4 .4 3 .4 3 .4 2 .9 3 .3 1 .9 2 .1 1 .4 1 .7 .5 .8 .5 .6 .8 .5 .8 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 4 .1 4 .1 4 .4 4 .8 3 .6 5 .6 3 .3 3 .3 3 .6 2 .6 2 .9 3 .7 1 .7 1 .4 1 .8 1 .3 1 .0 1 .5 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 l.o 1 .4 1 .2 .9 1 .4 1 .4 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .4 1 .1 in d u stries: FABR!CATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDWAWCE, MACH!HERY, AWD TRAWSPORTATtOW EQU!PMEWT)................................................................... C u t l e r y , han d t o o l s , and h a r d w a r e ................ C u t l e r y and e d g e t o o l s .......................................... H a r d w a r e ....................................... ...................................... H e a t i n g a p p a r a t u s ( e x c e p t e l e c t r i c ) and S a n i t a r y w a r e and p l u m b e r s ' s u p p l i e s . . . O i l b u r n e r s , n o n e l e c t r i c h e a t i n g and cook ing apparatus, not elsew here F a b r i c a t e d s t r u c t u r a l m etal p r o d u c t s . . . . M e t a l s t a m p i n g , c o a t i n g , and e n g r a v i n g . . S e e footnotes at end of table. 25 Lih u : Tu rno ve r T a b te B -2 : M o n t h t y t a b o r t u r n o v e r r a te s !n s e t e c t e d i n d u s 'r i e s - C o n t i n u e d (Per 100 employees) Total accession rate Industry It Apr. Mar. Sepa r a t i o n rate Total Apr. Mar. Discharge Quit Apr. Mar. Apr. L a yoff ^mA'itaj"' Apr. TTar. Mar. Apr. Man 1955 1955 1955 1955 0 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 3 .2 4 .7 3 -7 3-5 2 .7 2 .1 3 .4 3 .6 4 .5 4 .0 2 .9 2 .4 2 .4 3 .9 2 .8 2 .4 2 .1 1 .9 2 .1 2 .2 2 .2 1 .8 2 .0 1 .9 1 .2 1 .5 1 .8 1 .5 1 .0 .9 1 .0 1 .0 1 .4 1 .0 .9 .8 0 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 0.2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .1 0 .7 2 .0 .6 .4 .7 .7 0 .7 1 .0 .3 .3 .7 .7 0 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 2 .0 4 .4 2 .1 4 .5 1 .6 2 .7 1 .4 2 .6 .9 1 .4 .6 1 .3 .1 .4 .2 .3 .4 .8 .4 .9 .1 .2 .2 .1 G e n eral industrial m a c h i n e r y .............. Office and st^i . machines and devices.... S e r v i c e -industry and household machines.. M i s c e l l a n e o u s machinery p a r t s ............. 2 .4 2 .8 2 .5 4 .7 2 .7 3 .0 3 .2 2 .4 5 .1 2 .9 1 .9 2 .2 2 .6 2.9 2 .2 2 .0 2 .4 2 .0 2 .6 2 .0 1 .0 1 .0 1 .2 1 .6 1 .0 .9 1 .0 1 .0 l.l .8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .5 .7 1 .0 .9 .7 .7 .8 .7 .9 .8 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 ELECTRiCAL MACmMERY................................................ 3 -1 3 .3 3 .5 3 .1 1 .5 1 .3 .3 .2 1 .6 1 .3 .2 .2 (l/ ) 2 .6 3 .6 2 .3 (1/) 2 .3 3 .4 l.l (1/) 1 .0 1 .5 .2 (1/) .2 .2 .8 ( l/ ) .9 1 .4 .2 (1/) .2 .2 3.3 3 .6 4 .4 4 .0 1 .7 1 .5 .4 .3 2 .2 1 .9 .2 .3 3 .1 (l/ ) 1 .4 (1/) 1 .0 (1/) .1 (1/) 3 .6 3 .2 3 .1 1 .2 1 .3 .2 .2 1 .6 1 .5 .i .2 4 .5 4 .9 2 .4 2 .5 1 .7 .8 3 .7 L3.4 7-9 8 .2 7-7 5 .1 4 .8 4 .4 3 .4 2 .5 4 .0 3 .5 2 .5 2 .2 2 .8 4 .0 3 .8 34.6 7-9 2 .7 9 .9 2 .4 1 .7 2 .1 1 .1 1 .1 (1/) (1/) 1 .6 1 .9 .8 .4 1 .0 1 .8 1 .5 1 .7 1 .2 1 .2 .9 .7 1 .4 2 .3 .6 .3 .7 1 .4 .3 .4 .1 .3 .4 .2 .1 1 .8 .9 1 .0 .4 .7 .1 .3 .5 .1 .7 .1 .1 (1/) ( l/ ) .3 .8 .2 .2 .2 .2 1 .6 2 .8 2 .0 LI. 5 6 .4 1 .3 8 .4 .7 (1/) .1 .3 .7 .2 .1 .2 .2 2 .4 1 .2 2 .1 1 .2 (1/) (1/) 4 .1 1 1 .6 6 .4 .7 8 .3 .2 (2 / ) .1 .6 1 .1 .5 .1 .1 .7 1 .0 .6 .9 .6 .7 .8 .2 (1/) .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .5 ( l/ ) .6 .5 .7 .2 .5 .9 .1 (1/) .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .4 .1 .4 .2 1 .7 .5 .1 .2 .2 .1 MACH!MERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL)........................... Engines and t u r b i n e s ....................... A g r icultural machi n e r y and t r a c t o r s ...... C on struction and mining m a c h i n e r y ........ Me talworking m a c hinery (except machine Machine-tool a c c e s s o r i e s ................. S p e c i a l - i n d u s t r y mac h i n e r y (except metal- Electr i c a l generating, transmission, d istribution, and industrial app a r a t u s . . 2 .7 Radios, phonographs, Telephone, telegraph, television sets, and related ( l/ ) E l e ctrical appliances, lamps, and miscellaneous p r o d u c t s ........................... 3 . 1 TRAMSPORTATtOM EQUtPMEMT....................................... 4 .7 4 .9 2 .3 ? .2 A i rcraft engines and p a r t s ............... A i r c r a f t propellers and p a r t s ........... (1/) Other aircraft parts and e q u i p m e n t ...... 3 .4 S h i p and boat building and r e p a i r i n g .... L6.6 8 .0 R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t . 2 / . . . . ................. 6.5 L o comotives and p a r t s . z / ................. 8 .5 R a i l r o a d and street c a r s ................. 3 .6 14.5 8 .1 2 .4 10.0 2 .3 tHSTRUMEMTS AMO RELATED PRODUCTS..................... 2 .5 P h otographic a p p a r a t u s ..................... ( l / ) Watches and c l o c k s ......... ................ 2 .5 Professional and scientific instruments.. 2 .5 2 .0 1 .2 2 .6 2 .1 (1/) 1 .9 2 .0 1 .8 1 .0 1 .6 2 .1 1 .2 (1/) 1 .0 1 .1 MtSCELLAMEOUS MANUFACTURE tMDUSTRtES.... 3 .9 Jewelry, silverware, and p l ated w a r e ..... 1 .6 4 .7 3 .0 4 .1 2 .2 5 .3 2 .2 1 .8 1 .4 2 .0 2 .0 1 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 2 .6 .5 .2 .4 .1 .1 Labor Turnover Tabte B-2: Monthty tabor turnover rates in setected industries-Continued ( P e r 100 e m p l o y e e s ) Industry METAL m m n o , .............................................................. Total a ccession rate Mar. Apr. 1955 .1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1955 8 .6 4.2 1.4 3.9 2.9 4.1 1.3 4.1 4.8 2.9 0 .2 1-5 5-0 2.4 .2 .2 .1 4.1 .4 2 .1 3.3 1.4 .3 2 .2 .1 .2 .8 1 .8 3.3 8.3 .7 .7 (2 /) 1-9 1.5 2 .3 1.7 .6 .4 (1/) 1.7 1.7 (1/) 1 .2 ( 1 / ) .1.3 4.5 .......................................... rate D isch arg e Mar. Apr. 1955 1955 2 .1 B!TUM!M0US-C0AL Q u it Apr. 1955 10 .8 ANTHRACtTE M!N!NG..................................................... Seip a r a t i o n Total 6 .0 L ayoff M isc., i n c l . m ilita ry Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1955 Mar 1955. 0.4 0 .8 0.5 1 .0 -3 .8 .2 .2 .5 0 .2 .2 .2 .1 0 .2 (2 /) (2 /) 2.3 7.5 .3 .1 (2 /) .1 1 .6 1 .1 .1 .1 ( i/ ) ( 1/ ) .1 (2 /) ( 1/) (i/ ) (1/) (1/) .1 .2 Mar. 1955 .3 .3 .1 COMMUMtCAHOM: ( 1/ ) ( 1/ ) 1 .0 .9 .1 .2 l/ Not available. 2/ Less than 0.05. February 1955 rates revised as follows: Total separation 3*0; Quit 0.7; and Layoff 2.0. 4/ February 1955 rates are: 5*7* 2.1, 0.2, 0.1, 1.0, and 0.0, respectively. Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those compensated entirely on a commission basis. Hours j t iJ Lin n n g s Tabie C -l: Hours and gross earn in gs o f p rod u ction w orkers or nonsupervisory e m p to y e e s Average weekly hours Average weekly earnings industry Apr. 1955 '"'earnings^ Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 Apr. 1955 41.6 39-7 38.0 36.2 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 Apr. 1955 METAL WtMtMG.............................................................. $8 7.14 $8 7.78 8 2.21 $80.99 76.74 84.25 75.24 41.3 37-2 44.3 41.8 44.2 41.9 41.5 39-6 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 $2.11 $2.11 $2.04 2 .2 1 2.08 2.20 2 .1 2 1.94 2.09 1.94 2.03 1.90 z i n c m i n i n g ....................... 81.09 83.60 92.38 8 1.29 AMTHRACtTE.................................................................. 7 4 .9 1 80.07 64.45 2 8 .7 31.9 26.2 2 .6 1 2.51 2.46 BtTUMtMOUS-COAL....................................................... 93.25 91.88 71.67 37-3 36.9 28.9 2.50 2.49 2.48 94.07 91.43 90.45 40.2 4o.l 40.2 2.34 2.28 2.25 79.12 77-17 75.08 44.2 43.6 43.4 1.79 1.77 1.73 92.26 94.06 93-24 35-9 36.6 37.0 2.57 2.57 2 .5 2 89.15 81.53 95.25 91.48 89.60 82.53 38.1 38.1 39.6 40.2 2.34 2.14 97.22 94.71 3 8 .1 39.2 39.3 39.3 39.3 2.50 2.31 2.07 2.48 2.28 8 3.21 BU)LD)M6 COXSTHUCTIOM.................. 93.10 94.42 93-91 35-4 35.9 36.4 2.63 2.63 2.58 GEMERAL COMTRACTORS.............................................. 87.15 89.14 89.55 35.0 35.8 3 6 .7 2.49 2.49 2.44 97-10 97.92 103.40 97.28 1 0 1 .4 1 89.27 110 .9 8 36.0 3 7.6 34.6 38.6 3 5 .1 36.3 3 7 .7 34.6 38.4 35.4 2.72 2.72 2.68 2.75 2.75 93-10 35.7 37.4 33-9 38.5 34.8 Iron mining m i n i n g . .................. ............ Copper Lead an d 92.14 CRUDE-PETROLEUM AMD MATURAL-6AS PRODUCT)0W: MOMMETALLtC MtMtMG AMD QUARRYtMG................ c o M r w c r / w .................. NOHBUtLHWa COHSTRUCHOt)............... Highway Other and s t r e e t ......................... nonbuilding c o n s t r u c t i o n .......... SPECtAL-TRADE COMTRACTORS................................ Plumbing and h e a t i n g . ......... . 102.85 Painting an d d e c o r a t i n g . ............... 90.51 112.81 92.38 2.10 2.4l 2 .6 7 2 .6 7 2.93 2.93 2 .6 7 2.66 2.69 2.58 2.89 2.63 c o n t r a c t o r s ......... 92.92 113.10 93-37 .......................... 74.77 75-11 70.20 40.2 40.6 39.0 1.86 1.8 5 1.8 0 DURABLE GOODS............ ............ NONDURABLE GOODS...................... 80.97 8 1.56 66.70 75.43 41.4 39-7 3 9 .7 3 8 .1 1 .6 9 1.97 1.68 1.90 62.8 7 4l.l 39.0 1.97 65.91 ORDNANCE AND ACCESSOR!ES.......... ....................... 82.22 82.42 7 8 .2 1 40.5 4o.6 3 9 .7 2.03 2.03 1-97 FOOD AND K!NDRED PRODUCTS................................ 70 .12 70.07 77.76 81.16 75-41 67.54 40.3 1.74 1.91 1.73 4o.i 40.5 40.5 40.2 72.68 1 .9 2 1.68 1.84 74.86 73.93 4o.o 7 1.2 8 68.85 7 0 .5 1 70.38 Electrical Other Meat Meat w o r k . ....................... special-trade w h o l e s a l e .................. 76.59 79.38 c a s i n g s . ................. 76.40 p r o d u c t s . ........ . packing, Sausages and Condensed and e v a p o r a t e d m i l k .......... 71.21 73.68 Ice and ices.................... 72.24 an d p r e s e r v i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.38 55.44 59-75 75.6o Dairy products. cream Canning Sea jfood, Canned canned fr ui t s , Grain-mill F l o u r an d Prepared B r e a d and Biscuits, an d c u r e d .............. vegetables, an d soup s.. p r o d u c t s ........................ o t h e r g r a i n - m i l l p r o d u c t s . .. feeds ............... o t h e r b a k e r y p r o d u c t s ........ c r a c k e r s , an d p r e t z e l s ...... .RS 72.13 7l.4o 56.24 49.38 7 8 .12 59.40 73.79 77.69 74.70 68.11 72.00 68.28 70.00 60.22 70.00 6 1.54 53.00 42.63 35.63 71.9 4 74 .70 70 .4 7 67.08 68.39 60.83 40.5 42.9 45-2 42.0 37-5 33.6 38.8 43.7 43.4 45.0 40.3 40 .7 38.6 41.2 39-9 43.2 44.8 42.0 38.0 32.7 39.6 42.9 43.4 43.9 4o.4 40 .7 39-2 39.5 39.4 1.9 6 1.97 40.4 43.3 1.91 1.66 45.2 1 .6 3 1 .7 2 1.8 9 1.6 5 1 .6 1 1 .7 0 42.4 36.3 27.5 38.1 43.6 44.2 44.6 40.9 41.2 39.5 1.53 1 .6 5 1.54 1.73 I .80 1.66 1.48 1.51 1.5 0 1 .7 2 1.79 1.64 1 .6 5 1.9 0 1.8 3 1.59 1 .5 6 1.66 1.46 1.55 1.46 1 .6 5 1 . 69 1 .5 8 1 .6 9 1 .7 2 1.64 I .72 1 .5 6 1.57 1.54 1 .6 9 1.6 6 Hours nnd E^rnmgs T a b !e C -l? H ours a n d gross e a rn in g s o f p r o d u c t io n w o r k e rs o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y e m p to y e e s - C on tin u ed Average weekly earnings industry Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 ^'earnin^" Apr. Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 1954 1955 40.2 40.5 39.3 40.5 38.5 39.5 39.4 39.2 $1.82 39.3 1.93 37.0 1.84 1.45 38.7 38.8 1.40 2.01 40.5 1.48 41.7 2.40 40.2 Apr. Apr. 1954 $68.99 72.31 66.97 55-34 53-93 78.57 38.2 38.4 40.3 61.30 41.4 92.46 40.3 Mar. 1955 Apr. $1.8 2 1.92 1.86 1.44 1.39 1.99 1.47 $1.76 1.84 1.81 1.43 1.39 1.94 1.47 2.36 2.30 1954 FOOD AMD KtMORED PRODUCTS - Continued Beet s u g a r .................................. C onfectionery and related p r o d u c t s ....... Distilled, rectified, $73-16 75-85 75.44 55-39 53.76 $73-71 77.76 71.61 81.00 6 1.2 7 96.72 80.00 77.55 65.19 79.71 64.49 77-37 75.26 38.2 6 5.19 65.16 80.48 79.49 4i.o 41.3 64.92 65.42 4 5 .1 45.4 51.57 51.51 64.52 65.76 41.42 54.23 46.74 42.12 53.80 44.04 49.01 60.96 40.25 51.80 37-1 39.1 35.4 37.4 44.53 36.8 53.16 54.80 50.46 38.8 60.34 61.35 49.77 58.09 43.90 39-7 4 o.o 40.1 49.25 52.65 43.65 45.47 48.73 47.36 53.44 46.00 38.7 39.4 39.1 37.1 37.0 35.4 35.2 35.8 37.2 37.0 37.9 TOBACCO MAMUFACTURES.................. C i g a r e t t e s . . . . . . . . * ........................ Cigars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toba c co and s n u f f ........................... T o b a c co stemming and re d r y i n g ............. TEXT!LE-M!LL PRODUCTS................. Scouring and combing p l a n t s ............... Yarn and thread mills ...... 48.64 48.76 50.83 52.00 silk, synthetic f i ber............ Narrow fabrics and snallwares* 6 1.9 1 62.21 56.03 50.69 54.92 40.2 41.6 4o.o other floor c o v e r i n g s ..... rugs, and carpet y a r n ..... Miscellaneous textile g o o d s ............... T3 O O d Paddings and upholstery fil l i n g ......... Processed waste and recovered fibers.... Artificial leather, oilcloth, and 57.23 50.55 58.46 60.06 53.96 46.73 54.53 52.35 38.6 39.2 41.5 41.4 46.4 2.03 1.59 1.93 1.43 2.02 1.59 1.93 1.43 1.92 1.57 1.92 l.4l 37-6 4 o .l 36.3 1.37 1.64 1.35 36.0 37.1 34.7 37.0 36.4 36.2 1.39 I.65 1.17 1.45 1.27 1*37 1.52 1.37 1.53 1.2 6 1.2 6 1.29 1.33 1.30 l.4l 1.2 6 1.2 5 1.30 1.3 2 1.3 0 1.2 8 1.42 1.41 36.8 1.2 8 1 .2 7 1.2 5 39.0 39.1 35-4 1.51 1.51 1.54 1.3 8 1.3 8 1.32 1.47 1.46 1.47 1.15 1.32 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.15 1.21 1.14 1.3 8 1.3 2 1.4 9 1.50 1.4 9 38.3 4l.o 4 1 .7 39.3 39.4 40.3 38.8 4o.i 39-9 38.5 40.3 38.9 39.8 41.2 40.6 38.4 39.5 37.9 41.0 39-8 36.4 36.9 54.24 54.75 53.80 59.64 56.02 36.6 38.76 42.09 33-7 40.3 36.6 45.96 37-73 38.3 37-0 33.1 36.5 6 1.3 1 44.77 4l.6i 52.16 48.19 63.72 37.97 39.63 37.74 49.90 41.97 59.85 36.4 38.3 37.8 39.5 42.2 61.05 63.60 71.93 54.93 73.23 71.40 55.72 46.il 64.87 66.30 60.68 72.98 62.54 68.46 73.87 50.22 72.92 63.36 73.70 53.07 83.47 86.45 54.49 55.20 46.34 Dyeing and finishing te x t i l e s ............. Dyeing and finishing textiles (except 52.93 51.8 7 50.23 61.15 94.40 50.44 54.29 49-79 48.05 (larpets, rugs, Wool carpets, 54.77 4i.o and blended Man u factured i c e ........................... Cotton, 56.88 68.78 56.09 59.60 67.94 66.26 37.5 4o.6 40.7 4l.l 39.3 35.9 40.8 42.4 42.1 40.8 3 8 .1 36.6 34.9 37.6 33-9 33-3 34.0 35-9 34.4 39.9 4o.o 39-5 36.9 38.3 3 1.8 41.7 39-4 4i.o 37.9 41.2 38.4 39.8 4 3 .1 50.02 43.2 40.5 42.8 40.4 4i.o 76.93 51.41 44.4 39.2 45.5 4 o.o 58.81 66.66 36.3 42.5 37.8 1.2 0 1.14 1.38 1.21 1.51 1 .1 7 1.4 5 1 .2 1 1.3 8 1.60 1 .1 6 1.40 1.23 1.3 6 1.57 1.24 1.24 1 .2 7 1.31 1.12 1.19 1 .1 1 1.22 1.51 1.39 1.22 1.50 1.50 1.75 1.75 1.53 1.59 1.50 1.74 1.75 1.51 1.59 1.49 1.72 1.73 1.45 1.54 I.78 I.65 1.71 1.24 1.77 I.65 1.71 1.24 1.72 I .65 1.22 1.88 1.39 1.90 1.38 1.36 1.6 2 1 .8 1 22. Hours 3!id Ejm tnos Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earn in gs of production w ork ers or n onsupervisory em p toy ees - C ontinued industry Apr. 1955 APPAREL AWD OTHER F!N!SHED TEXTiLE PRODUCTS............................ Men's and boys' suits and c o a t s .......... Men's and beys' furnishings and work c l o t h i n g .................................... Shirts collars, and n i g h t w e a r .......... Separate t r o u s e r s ......................... Work s h i r t s ................................. Women's o u t e r w e a r ........................... Women's d r e s s e s ............................ Household a p p a r e l ......................... Women's suits, coats, and s k i r t s ........ Women's, chi ldren's under g a r m e n t s ....... Underwear and nightwear, except corsets. Corsets and allied g a r m e n t s .............. Mi 1 1 in e r y .................................... Children's o u t e r w e a r ....................... Mi scellaneous apparel and accessories.... Other fabricated textile p r o d u c t s ........ Curtains, draperies, and other house— Apr. 1954 Apr. Mar. 1955 195^ 1955 $46.64 55-57 $49.71 60.64 $45.62 52.64 35.6 34.3 40.23 42.29 41.17 42.18 44.63 35.52 53.72 54.39 39.10 39.22 35.6 35.8 36.3 36.3 35.3 36.0 42.83 34.49 50.13 54.00 40.59 51.28 43.20 40.57 46.95 50.17 41.89 43.55 50.14 44.17 52.16 53.87 LUMBER AMD WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURM!TURE).......................... Logging camps and c o n t r a c t o r s . ............ Sawmills and planing mills . . Sawmills and planing mills, g e n e r a l ..... 66.66 72.60 67.16 67.56 44.73 85.97 Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated structural wood products ......... Millwork Plywood ........... Woo den containers .. . ..... Wooden boxes other than cigar Mis cel laneous wood p r o d u c t s ............... FURN!TURE AND F!XTURES................ Wood household furniture, except uph olstered Wood household furniture, up ho l s t e r e d . .. Mattresses and b e d s p r i n g s ................ Office, p ub l ic — building, and professional f u r n 'tur*'................................... Wood ^f^'ice furniture .......... Partitions, shelving, 30 lockers, 72.38 70.97 77.58 52.22 52 .71 57-41 Mar. 40.92 42.72 34.69 49.01 52.25 $1.33 1.14 1.14 1.19 1.13 1.14 34.6 34.4 35.6 36.9 33.8 34.6 36.4 27.5 34.9 34.9 34.8 1.13 1.15 1.18 .95 1.42 1.60 1.2 0 .96 .94 1.48 1.4 5 1 .5 1 l.io 1.7 5 1.9 2 30.6 1.21 1.13 1.33 1.48 1.22 1.14 1.34 1.57 1.8 7 1.22 34.8 34.1 1 .1 8 1.2 2 1 .2 1 1 .2 1 36.2 1.33 1.30 35-9 36.4 38.4 1 .2 1 1.3 8 51.84 36.5 37.7 37.8 38.3 40.2 39-7 65.53 40.4 36.3 40.7 40.7 4o.8 35.8 41.1 41.1 43.7 40.2 80.30 65.77 66.34 43.68 44.53 40.92 46.70 41.64 48.78 84.10 72.98 68.78 71.48 79.28 52.04 67.73 52.79 58.10 $1.34 I.63 Apr. 1954 1.4 9 39.79 46.63 45.90 42.11 45.89 84.75 34.3 $1.31 1.6 2 32.9 1955 1.10 42.58 66.10 65.87 66.99 67.40 Mar. 1.50 42.98 49.04 64.06 45.62 44.49 52.47 53.60 37.1 37.0 37-5 37.0 36.3 36.5 36.9 37.2 29.3 33.2 35.7 37.3 35.9 37.7 35.3 36.6 33-9 40.8 35.5 37.7 35.7 36.8 37.7 38.2 Apr. 1955 1.10 40.04 51.43 63.74 45.51 49.66 37.1 37.2 Apr. 1954 3 7.7 40.6 40.7 42.6 38.9 38.7 42.0 39.3 41.6 4 1 .7 41.5 41.8 1.34 1.6 5 2.00 1.6 5 1.6 6 '1.05 2 .2 1 71.62 49.20 49.45 4 3 .1 43.8 4o.8 41.3 4 1.5 4 1.9 40.7 40.8 4l.4 40.0 40.2 54.54 41.6 42.1 40.7 1.80 1.2 8 1 .2 7 1.3 8 1.53 1.74 1.71 1.14 1.34 1.50 1 .2 1 1.20 1.2 9 1 .1 8 1 .1 6 1.37 1.35 1.34 1.35 1.6 2 1.64 1.63 2.13 1.6 2 1.63 1.0 5 2 .1 9 1.04 2.14 1.75 1.71 I .8 1 1.6 9 1.6 6 1.2 6 1.2 6 1.3 8 1.2 3 1.2 3 1.59 1.52 1.5 6 1.50 1.3 6 1.6 8 1 .7 1 1.35 1.64 1.84 1.63 1.73 1.34 6 1.5 1 65.67 62.78 61.00 58.20 40.3 40.2 41.3 41.3 39.1 38.8 55.49 56.98 52.92 62.16 68.40 63.88 63.23 64.30 40.8 4 1.9 39.6 4i.o 4o.o 39.9 39-2 37.9 38.5 1.3 6 66.53 72.92 60.55 80.90 73.92 68.97 56.17 75.98 41.2 42.0 4 o .i 40.8 4 1 .7 42.4 4o.i 37-2 40.2 1.77 1.51 1.94 1.7 6 1.5 0 1.7 2 61.20 81.83 1.93 1.89 77.42 78.57 72.68 39.5 40.5 39.5 1.9 6 1.94 1.84 66.24 66.82 62.42 41.4 41.5 40.8 1.60 1 .6 1 1.53 64.48 1.60 1.68 1.71 1.6 7 1.51 and H o u r s and E j m i n g s Tabte C -l: Hours a n d gross earnings o f produ ction w ork ers or n on su p ervisory em ptoyees - C ontinued Industry PAPER AMD ALUED PRODUCTS.............. Pulp, paper, and p a p e r b o a r d m i l l s .................. PRtNTiNG, PUBL!SH!NG, AMD ALUED iNDUSTRtES.......................... Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1934 $76.74 83.47 71.45 71.21 76.33 $77-04 $7 1.9 7 68.30 69.14 90.32 96.03 90.85 80.20 94.15 91-77 .................. B o o k b i n d i n g and r e l a t e d i n d u s t r i e s ................ M i s c e l l a n e o u s p u b l i s h i n g and p r i n t i n g s e r v i c e s ................................................................................ CHEMICALS AND ALUED PRODUCTS.......... In d u strial in org a n ic c h e m i c a l s .......................... Soap, except clea n in g P aints, sy n th etic r u b b e r ................ lacquers, Apr. 1954 1955 $1.81 1-91 1-73 1.72 1.88 Mar. Apr. 1954 1955 $1.80 $1.73 I.89 1 .8 1 I.65 1.72 1.64 1-71 I.85 1 .7 8 1 .6 1 1.67 77 .4 7 66.33 65.93 71.20 65.37 4 3 .7 40.9 41.4 41.6 42.8 40.2 40.2 4o.o 4o.6 8 6 .11 92.26 86.63 73.92 84.50 84.32 38.6 3 6 .1 38.8 3 8 .1 2.34 39-5 39-9 39-8 39.3 35-8 39-9 39.8 40.2 39-9 35-9 39.2 53.16 38.2 38.0 39-3 39-4 37-7 2.66 2.30 2 .0 1 2.22 66.91 39-4 39-6 38.9 1.77 2.00 2.23 2.24 1-53 I.76 2.73 2.78 2 .7 1 1.88 2.08 2.06 2.05 41.3 41.4 40.6 4 1.9 40.3 1 .6 7 2.34 2.63 2.26 2.30 2 .2 1 1.9 2 2 .1 5 2.57 108.38 1 1 1 .7 6 102.98 39-7 40.2 38.0 81.58 89.69 80.32 77.27 84.66 41.2 40.4 41.4 4l.l 1.9 8 1.94 88.34 40.9 40.3 40.7 2.22 2.21 2.13 2.05 2.32 I .89 2.00 2 .16 1 .8 1 1.80 1.95 1.74 2.07 2.29 1.98 2.02 2.22 1-95 1.9 6 2 .15 1.8 7 1.91 1.84 1.59 1.42 1.51 1.39 1.71 1.75 87.12 86.72 IOO.69 85.44 85.69 86.92 77-11 94.12 74.89 78.80 79.20 72.94 73.62 84.46 92.75 76.76 78.59 83.22 82.62 82.15 89.69 72.47 38.8 40.9 42.3 4o.4 40.3 4 1 .7 40.3 39-6 40.9 4o.4 39.6 39.2 4o.6 79-77 40.8 38.0 40.7 87.29 35.4 77.04 40.5 42.3 40.6 41.2 76.44 70.64 43.4 40.8 39-4 4 i.o 42.4 4 i.i 38.5 4 0 .7 2.24 1.5 0 2.12 2.09 2.05 2.29 1.84 2.00 2.14 l.4l 1.7 2 1.97 2.22 1.83 oils, perfum es, 83.75 8 1 .7 1 8 1.25 70.95 79-84 74.70 42.1 69.01 43.0 c o s m e t i c s ........... PRODUCTS OP PETROLEUM AND COAL......... 64.23 64.78 69.96 63.65 69.60 63.62 67.89 62.76 68.25 63.66 79.38 73-53 79.55 74.48 75.58 70.53 62.79 63.50 85.45 85.43 60.22 82.06 95.47 99.23 93.61 91.08 96.96 83.38 94.87 76.95 p ro d u cts.. 83.38 RUBBER PRODUCTS....................... 8 6 .11 10 1.28 70.99 83.64 95-51 74.88 84.14 69.72 63.58 76.13 76.49 69.30 51.2 4 72 .18 72.92 49.64 53-52 49.48 67.34 o th e r petroleum and c o a l LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS........... L e a t h e r : t a n n e d , c u r r i e d , and f i n i s h e d . . . I n d u s t r i a l l e a t h e r b e l t i n g and p a c k i n g . . . B o o t and s h o e c u t s t o c k and f i n d i n g s ........... F o o t w e a r ( e x c e p t r u b b e r ) ......................................... 4 1.9 and F e r t i l i z e r s .......................................................................... V e g e t a b l e and a n i m a l o i l s and f a t s ................ V e g e t a b l e o i l s ................................................................ A n im a l o i l s and f a t s ................................................. Coke, Apr. and p o l i s h i n g v a rn ish es, E ssen tial 90.79 Mar. 1955 42.8 44.0 41.8 69.74 88.03 57-30 85.75 P la stics, 74.56 1955 42.4 79.60 89.65 89.38 58.14 69.70 88.36 L ithographin g 83.16 71.90 71.6 5 Apr. 48.24 71.60 68.80 51.44 51.05 43.4 44.0 43.3 45.1 40.4 39.0 42.3 4o.8 40.5 4 1.9 41.8 42.2 40.8 4 i.6 36.6 40.6 41.8 42.6 45.3 44.9 44.8 45.2 45.8 45.2 40.7 39.2 42.5 40.3 38.6 42.3 4 2 .7 44.2 44.2 1.93 I.65 1.48 1.59 1.47 1.43 1.55 1.42 1.7 6 1.82 1 .6 1 1.7 6 1.83 1.6 2 2.02 2.01 1.94 2.30 2.40 1-99 2.26 2 .36 1.9 0 40.7 40.3 4o.4 41.9 40.2 40.5 2.34 2.45 1.99 41.0 38.8 2.06 40.3 37.9 38.3 39.6 2.40 1.74 I.83 40.3 41.8 64.91 4 o .l 41.2 38.5 4o.o 4o.o 48.06 46.42 36.5 36.0 3 8 .1 3 8 .1 35-6 38.7 39.1 35.6 34.9 1.40 1.80 1.77 1.36 1.34 1.6 2 2.04 2.37 1.73 I.83 1.39 1.79 1.72 1.35 1.34 1.5 6 1.93 2.22 1.66 1.75 1.39 1.74 1.66 1.35 1.33 31 Hours jn d E.mnngs Tabte C-l: Hours f i d gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued ^'larnings^ '"larningf Industry Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 L u g g a g e ...................................... Handbags and small leather g o o d s ......... Gloves and mi s ce lla neo us leather goods... $61.10 44.23 42.% $61.60 $54.60 45.00 43.77 40.2 35-1 34.6 40.0 39-9 36.4 36.0 35.3 $1.52 1.23 $1.54 1.25 1.25 $1.50 1.25 1.24 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS......... 74.80 109.14 74.75 111.0 2 74 .2 1 76.40 70.35 41.1 42.8 41.2 40.2 40.0 38.3 39.2 1.82 2.55 1.87 1.92 1.81 2.57 1.86 1.91 1-75 2.42 1.80 3 7 .1 39.2 1.80 1.80 1.54 1.85 1.54 1.83 1.66 LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS - Continued Glass and glassware, pressed or blown.... Glass c o n t a i n e r s ........................... Pressed and blow n g l a s s ................... Glass products made of purchased glass... Cement, h y d r a u l i c ........................... Structur al clay p r o d u c t s ................... Bric k and hollow t i l e ..................... 73.68 76.22 70.20 6 1.9 1 76.78 67.89 66.30 64.01 Sewer p i p e .................................. Clay r e f r a c t o r i e s .......................... Pottery and related p r o d u c t s .............. Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products... Concrete p r o d u c t s .......................... Cut-stone and stone p r o d u c t s .............. 49.88 45.63 96.80 72.52 63.81 39.4 39.7 39.0 59.19 74.05 65.85 40.2 41.5 40.9 67.55 65.53 67.03 42.5 3 8 .1 70.56 64.27 40.4 39-1 36.4 44.4 44.5 40.7 71.0 2 42.0 4 1.9 71.46 62.06 75.95 68.39 66.77 68.94 69.08 68.54 66.26 73.51 63.34 76.37 73.43 65.93 73.32 64.70 75.41 72.49 64.44 65.67 61.32 73.04 p r o d u c t s .................................... Abrasive p r o d u c t s .......................... Asbestos p r o d u c t s .......................... Noncl ay r e f r a c t o r i e s ................ . 81.06 86.73 77.87 84.45 85.46 76.33 82.32 74.69 74.37 77.77 6 1.74 PR)MARY METAL tNDUSTRtES............... 89.19 88.34 91.71 91.71 Blast furnaces, steel works, 43.2 39.9 40.0 39-7 40.3 41.5 41.2 42.8 39.5 40.8 39.0 37.4 44.1 44.2 41.3 41.6 40.9 43.4 39.9 40.4 36.0 36.5 44.0 44.1 41.2 1.6 6 1.5 6 1.68 1.71 1.88 1.74 1 .7 2 1.6 5 1.6 2 1.5 6 1.71 1.68 1.88 1.73 1.71 1.64 1-59 1.8 5 1.72 1-51 1.78 1.6l 1.51 1.68 1.64 1 .7 9 1.6 8 1.6 6 1.60 1.5 6 38.6 38.3 40.2 31.5 1.93 2.07 1.9 6 2.03 1.8 9 2.03 1 .9 1 2.02 1.84 1.95 43.6 37.6 41.2 41.6 43.1 38.5 77.90 4i.i 40.9 38.0 2 .1 7 2 .16 2.05 91.25 79-39 40.4 40.2 37.1 2.27 2.27 2.14 91.25 84.87 79.18 80.18 40.2 41.4 37.0 82.17 40.7 2.27 2.07 2.14 1.97 72.96 72.56 1.97 1.8 5 1.9 6 and rolling ^ilL^except'ele^ products E le c tr ome tal lur gic al products . Iron and steel foundries G r a y — iron foundries . Malleable iron foundries Steel fo u n d r i e s ......... .................. Primary smelting and refining of non ferrous m e t a l s .......................... Primary smelting and refining of copper lead and zinc Primary refining of a l u m i n u m ............. Secon da ry smelting and refining of nonferrous m e t a l s .......................... Rolling, drawing and alloying of nonferrous m e t a l s .......................... Rolling, drawing, and alloying of coppe r ..................................... Rolling, drawing, and alloying of aluminum Nonferrous foundries Miscella neo us pri mar y metal i n du s tr i es . .. Tron and steel forgings Wire drawing Welde d and he a vy- riv ete d p i p e ............ -2 2 36.5 1.2 6 4 1 .5 38.4 41.6 38.8 1.99 1.97 4 1 .9 4l.o 37.8 37.4 2.00 2.07 2.27 2.05 1.98 1.9 6 1.98 2.06 40.6 40.5 39.8 2 .0 1 2 .0 1 1.9 6 74.28 84.45 40.7 40.5 40.3 39.3 4o.6 1.94 40.2 2 .15 1.94 2.14 1.8 9 2.08 79-95 72.85 42.9 42.3 4o-7 1.90 1.8 9 1.79 87.15 87.98 78.41 4 1.9 42.3 39-6 2.08 2.08 1.9 8 90.94 91-79 76.23 43.1 43.5 38.5 2 .1 1 2 .1 1 1.98 82.82 83.64 40.6 39.2 2.04 1.9 6 2.08 94.11 81.66 83.22 4i.o 4i.o 42.2 42.0 2.04 85.28 79.58 78.01 4o.6 84.24 95-20 99.83 94.16 38.7 38.0 2.24 2.08 2.23 2.36 42.6 2.35 39.1 39.7 83.58 83.13 84.60 82.96 85.08 84.46 72.58 73.68 40.4 41.8 42.0 42.2 42.3 41.1 8 1.6 1 8l.4l 78.01 78.96 86.43 78.57 86.24 8 1.5 1 86.53 90.27 81.54 98.70 93.29 86.48 81.33 82.97 40.5 42.5 42.3 42.8 41.6 40.6 2.20 2 .19 2 .1 7 2.13 1.90 1.8 7 1.9 2 1.99 2 .1 1 2 .1 9 2.08 2.09 H o u r s and E . m im gs Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued Average weekly earnings industry FABR t CATED M E T A L P R O D U C T S (EXCEPT ORDMAMCE, MACmttERY, AMD TRAWSPORTATtOM EQUtPMEMT). T i n cans and other t i n w a r e ................ Cutlery, hand tools, and h a r d w a r e ........ C u t lery and edge t o o l s .................... H a r d w a r e .................................... Heating apparatus (except electric) and S a nitary ware and plumbers* supplies.... Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cooking apparatus, not elsewhere Fa b ricated structural metal p r o d u c t s ..... S tructural steel and ornamental metal Metal doors, sash, frames, molding, and t r i m ....................................... B o iler-shop p r o d u c t s ..................... Sheet-metal w o r k .......................... Metal stamping, coating, and engraving... V i t r e o u s-enameled p r o d u c t s ............... Stamped and pressed metal p r o d u c t s ...... M ar. A p r. A p r. M ar. A p r. A pr. M ar. A p r. 1955 1955 1954 1955 1955 1954 1955 1955 1954 $80.34 $80.73 8l.8o 80.60 76.14 79.46 working m a c h i n e r y ) ....................... Food-products m a c h i n e r y ................... Textile m a c h i n e r y .......................... P a p e r - i n d u s t r i e s m a c h i n e r y .................................. P r i n t i n g - t r a d e s m a c h i n e r y and e q u i p m e n t . 4o.i $1-95 $1.95 $1.88 40.9 2.00 1.93 39-9 38.9 39-4 40.4 2.0 0 1.88 1.91 1.71 I .69 1.82 1.63 1.83 1.88 68.28 63.41 75.76 75.95 83.95 72.10 78.36 75-95 4o.6 76.40 80.60 76.78 80.80 70.66 72.58 4o.o 40.3 40.2 40.2 74.43 79.77 74.77 79.17 69.87 73.31 39-8 40.7 40.2 4o. 6 78.96 77-97 79.42 40.7 82.00 81.38 78.20 80.97 86.07 76.42 4i.o 4o.6 4o.i 40.7 41.9 42.4 37-9 40.3 40.3 38.5 42.3 42.8 4o.5 4o.i 40.5 41.7 43.0 42.8 39.3 39.7 39-6 43.2 42.4 43-9 41. 7 42.2 38.3 42.9 43.0 79.98 80.18 84.64 61.02 87.98 78.81 83.42 64.88 89.45 76.95 77.61 82.60 72.62 78.94 77.18 78.18 60.83 80.60 70.35 71.46 72.47 92.02 86.74 80.60 90.31 89.04 86.33 81.27 75.07 85.49 a c c e s s a r i e s ................. 41.4 40.3 68.91 M A C H tNERY (EXCEPT E L E C T R i C A L ) .............. Engines and t u r b i n e s ....................... St eam engines, turbines, and water M a chine-tool 41.2 4 1.6 40 . 4 4 o.4 42.4 86.92 81.51 Machine t o o l s .............................. M e talworking m a chinery (except machine $75.39 78.94 40.9 40.5 40.3 40.3 Bolts, nuts, washers, and r i v e t s ........ Screw-machine p r o d u c t s .................... D iesel and other internal-combustion engines, not elsewhere c l a s s i f i e d ...... Ag r icultural machinery and t r a c t o r s ...... T r a c t o r s .................................... Ag ricultural m a chinery (except t r a c t o r s ).................................. Construction and mining m a c h i n e r y ........ C o n s t ruction and mining machinery, except for oil f i e l d s .................... ^larnings^ A pr. 75-79 F a b ricated wire p r o d u c t s ................... Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.. Metal shipping barrels, drums, kegs, Average w eekly hours 72.52 72.25 1.88 1.88 1.93 1.98 38.4 1.91 2.00 1.91 2.01 1.84 37.8 38.6 1.8 7 1.96 1.86 1.8 1 4i.o 1.95 1 .91 40.4 41.8 1.9 4 1.93 1.90 41. 1 39.8 40.9 40.2 2.00 1.98 1.92 1-9 7 1.95 1.97 1.92 41.1 41.5 43.6 4o.l 39-2 39-7 1.92 1.93 1.9 7 2.02 1 .6 1 2.08 1.89 1.89 2.03 1 .6 1 2.09 1.90 1.87 1.94 1.93 1.80 1.83 2.13 2.13 1.98 1.90 2.08 2 .1 1 1.98 1.89 2.01 1.96 1.85 1.82 1.94 1.58 1.99 1.79 84.87 88.13 80.60 41.5 83.39 40.4 41.4 40.8 40.5 87.26 39-9 2.06 2.16 2.05 2.16 2.09 83.79 89.55 89.60 37-3 38.6 4o.o 2.30 2.32 2 .24 87.57 41.5 40.8 4l.l 41.6 4i.o 2 .1 1 41.3 39-9 39.6 39.3 2.12 2.10 2.05 2 .1 1 2.03 I .98 2. 0 4 4 1.7 87.36 81.00 84.05 87.13 84.05 87.14 78.41 80.60 81.19 83.82 76.61 78.74 40.5 42.3 85.65 84.02 84.42 95-47 92.45 83.00 77.57 81.93 42.4 42.0 92.64 90.31 92.45 89.42 43.2 43.2 85.45 80.17 87.99 100.74 86.32 84.46 97-16 98.08 81.54 82.35 83.22 79.13 39-9 4o.8 1.99 1.99 1.92 2.02 2.01 1.93 41.5 42.3 4o.4 41.8 42.8 2.02 2.01 2.21 1.92 1.96 42.4 43.2 2.14 2.01 2.00 2 .19 2.13 2.07 41.7 43.8 41.3 4 2.8 4i.o 43.4 2.30 2.09 2.27 2.06 2.26 41.8 41.2 41.8 4l.o 41.3 39.8 1.96 1.9 7 2.02 43.6 43.2 1 .77 1.99 2.02 1.78 41.8 4l.o 2.18 1.93 1.97 1 .76 1 .90 2 .14 74.40 70.05 87.56 85.89 82.08 41.6 41.3 41.6 44.0 91.34 91.% 87.74 41.9 83.43 73.63 81.36 40.8 2.06 1.99 41.8 2.11 1.97 2.20 2.16 33 H o u r s and E a m m g s Tabte C -l: Hours and gross earn in gs o f p rod u ction w ork ers or nonsupervisory em p to y e e s - C ontinued ^ I t rn i ng s "" Apr. Mar. Apr. 1954 1953 1955 Industry ^'earnings^ Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 41.2 41.1 40.2 40.8 41.4 42.0 41.0 40.9 4o.l 4o.o 41.4 41.6 40.3 40.3 40.5 40.0 $2.03 2.01 $2.02 I .96 $1 .9 6 2.06 2.06 1.90 2.03 2.07 1.89 2.04 2.05 1 .9 7 1 .8 1 1.9 4 1.9 8 40.8 39.9 41.2 40. 39.9 39.9 40.8 41.4 40.5 2.04 2.01 2.17 1.88 2.02 2.02 2.04 2.02 MACH!NERY (EXCEPT ELECTRtCAL) - Continued Pumps mir and gas com pressors Conveyors and conveying e q u i p m e n t ....... Blowers, exhaust and ve ntilating fans... Industrial trucks, tractors, e t c . . ...... Mechanical pow e r- t ra n sm i ss io n equipment. "fur!aies\ld°ovIns^ $83.64 82.61 82.81 77.52 84.04 $82.82 $78.99 80.16 8 2.61 78 .18 86.94 85.28 83.23 84.05 80.80 86.58 72.40 77.02 79-20 80.19 39.7 4o.o 1.9 4 1.9 8 1 .9 7 2 .1 2 1.8 3 75.01 77.82 83.74 71-74 82.42 76.05 40.8 84.87 74.25 40 .7 77.49 80.78 77.19 75.62 4 i.o 78.80 39-6 41.5 39.8 4 1 .1 80.79 83.64 83.62 80.60 76.44 4 i.o 40.8 38.8 76 .8 1 42.0 4 1 .7 40.5 42.5 4 2.5 39.8 40.0 38.4 (job and r e p a i r ) .......... 77.60 73.73 77.74 41.6 40.3 88.% 83.58 83.23 83.82 81.00 86.70 84.15 40.7 ELECTRtCAL MACHtMERY.................. 75.33 75.33 70.56 40.5 40.5 79.37 79.56 69.95 75.45 40 .7 69.83 65.23 39.9 ^(electrica!)^"^ Products 77 .5 2 77.30 74.61 ^re cording instruments Motors, generators, and m o t o r - g e n e r a l 73.26 74.00 83.85 83.80 84.67 8 2 .17 77.97 89.42 79.17 74.64 77.38 86.72 40.4 40.3 39.6 1.93 43.2 2.07 84.80 7 2 .1 9 42.3 40.8 41.1 42.4 42.5 73.57 73.66 83.73 75.26 67.77 69.60 70.80 64.19 40.0 39.2 39.4 38.4 38.9 39.0 1.95 1.79 1.99 1.71 1.77 68.68 64.55 65.35 39.9 39.6 39.7 39.6 38.9 39-5 1.73 I .63 1 .7 3 1.6 3 1.6 8 87.57 86.53 42.1 40.4 62.22 60.28 60.28 79-40 77.81 77.57 40.4 39.9 41.8 39.7 39.6 39.4 39.7 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.4 40.4 1.80 2.00 1.54 1.99 2.07 1 .7 9 1 .9 9 1 .5 3 1 .9 6 1.95 1.74 81.00 71.06 78.80 77.03 68.73 75.84 2.08 7 2 .72 Office and store machines and devices.... Computing ma chines and cash registers... T y p e w r i t e r s ................................. S e r v i c e — industry and household machines.. Domestic laundry e q u i p m e n t ............... ^presslng^chines' and Sewing m a c h i n e s ............................ ^ 39.6 39.8 39.5 39.5 39.2 38.8 37.5 2 .1 7 1.88 2.02 2.05 1.96 1.98 1.84 1.99 1.89 2.04 1.8 6 2.04 2.01 2.00 1.97 1.93 1.94 1.99 2.04 2.01 2.00 2.04 1.98 39.2 1 .8 6 1.8 6 1.80 40.8 40.2 39.5 38.6 1 .9 5 1 .7 5 1 .9 5 1 .7 4 1 .6 9 4o.8 40.9 39.9 1.9 0 1.8 9 1 .8 7 71.50 39.6 4o.o 39-5 1 .8 5 1.8 5 1 .8 1 80.59 40.9 39.7 39.2 2.05 1.9 8 2.03 4 1 .9 41.3 41.5 2.05 76.44 1 .9 2 2.05 1.9 4 1 .7 9 1.8 6 1.9 2 1 .7 2 2.00 1.88 1 .7 1 1 .6 5 1 .7 0 39.6 2.03 air-co ndi tio nin g Miscellan eou s ma c hi ner y p a r t s ............. Fabricated pipe, fittings, and valves... Machine shops 80.20 85.93 74.82 82.42 82.62 75.60 84.46 79-79 ^dlltribuM^nr^du^rnripparatus.. Wiring devices and s u p p l i e s .............. Power and dis tri b ut i on t r a n s f o r m e r s.... ^ontr!ls^ ^ industrial E lectrical welding a p p a r a t u s ............. Electrical a p p l i a n c e s ...................... Insulated wire and c a b l e ................... Electrical eq uipment for v e h i c l e s . ....... Electric l a m p s .......... ................... 8 2.19 69.26 71.15 69.03 "and°equipmenf 64.55 ^uipmenL ..... Pr imary batter ies (dry and w e t ) ......... X-r ay and non -ra dio elec tro nic t u b e s --- 79.15 66.30 62.02 43.2 4o.6 41.7 41.3 40.5 40.2 40.5 40.7 2.05 2.00 1777 1.9 2 1.91 1.91 1.95 1.97 1.57 1.9 2 1.53 1 .9 2 H o u r s j n d Earnings Tabte C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued TRAMSPORTAT!ON EQU!PMENT............... Automob iles........................... accessories......................... Truck and bus bodies.................. Trailers (truck and automobile)....... Aircraft and parts.................... Aircraft............................. Aircraft engines and parts............ Aircraft propellers and parts......... Other aircraft parts and equipment.... Ship and boat building and repairing.... Shipbuilding and repairing............ Boatbuilding and repairing............ Railroad equipment.................... Average weekly earnings Apr. Mar. Apr. 1954 1Q55 1955 $91.96 $84.82 $ 94.37 100.56 96. % 87.26 97.41 85.89 85.06 86.88 87.51 85.65 101.23 91.43 84.15 88.38 89.23 88.07 74.96 72.68 83.43 Average^weekly ^'earnings^ Apr. 1955 41.8 43.1 Mar. 1955 42.7 44.3 Apr. 43.1 43.6 43.4 40.6 44.4 44.6 40.4 40.3 39.5 1954 40.2 40.4 Apr. 1955 $2.20 2.24 Mar. 1955 $2.21 2.27 Apr. 1954 $2.11 2.18 1.86 2.26 2.28 40.8 38.4 40.9 38.5 39.6 37.7 39.1 1.97 I .96 2.14 2.15 2.12 2.13 2.12 2.11 2.21 1.72 2.20 2.20 2.20 I .85 2.05 1.98 2.14 2.15 2.14 2.13 2.12 2.09 2.19 1.72 2.13 2.12 2.14 1.87 42.5 41.3 41.5 4l.o 39-8 40.9 39.6 39.1 40.5 2.16 1.84 2.06 2.06 2.07 2.09 2.05 2.08 83.22 40.7 87.74 83.84 84.77 86.71 82.76 85.63 82.76 83.85 80.70 82.18 71.58 Railroad and street cars.............. Other transportation equipment......... 88.00 90.42 86.68 74.00 71.38 84.14 86.71 83.03 76.30 81.97 78.79 71.16 40.4 39-9 40.6 39.4 39.1 40.7 40.0 41.1 39.4 40.0 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS........ 75.76 76.14 72.07 40.3 40.5 39.6 1.88 1.88 1.82 instruments.......................... Mechanical measuring and controlling instruments.......................... 87.94 88.17 82.18 40.9 41.2 39.7 2.15 2.14 2.07 76.38 76.40 77.55 73.60 40.2 4o.o 40.6 4o.o 4o.o 1.90 1.91 1.91 1.91 1.84 39.7 40.2 39.9 4i.o 39.4 40.5 39-7 38.8 40.4 38.3 I .69 1.52 2.02 1.71 I .69 1.50 1.67 1.50 1.98 1.63 40.2 41.3 41.3 41.3 40.6 41.6 41.5 40.8 39-3 O p tica l instrum ents and l e n s e s .......................... ments................................ Ophthalmic goods...................... Photographic apparatus................. Watches and clocks.................... 84.99 86.07 83.13 86.41 70.00 80.08 76.40 72.65 66.30 58.20 67.94 68.45 60.65 82.82 59.70 82.62 79.99 67.37 67.15 62.43 62.72 65.69 MtSCELLAMEOUS MAMUFACIURtMG tt)DUSTR)ES.... 65.93 66.58 Jewelry and findings.................. 68.97 65.67 69.47 65.99 77.10 74.66 &3.9S 70.27 67.90 57.76 40.5 60.92 60.52 58.52 63.54 59.28 71.45 55.63 39.0 39.0 41.4 40.0 41.2 39.7 S ilv erw a re and p l a t e d w a r e .................................. Musical instruments and parts.......... Toys and sporting goods................ Games, toys, dolls, and children's vehicles............................ Sporting and athletic goods........... Pens, pencils, other office supplies.... Costume jewelry, buttons, notions...... Fabricated plastics products........... Other manufacturing industries......... 75-58 73.71 60.06 60.45 59.67 62.51 59.60 71.69 67.89 68.51 63.34 56.77 61.61 65.40 65.18 39.0 41.5 39-5 40.9 38.8 39.8 40.9 39-5 41.9 39.3 39.3 41.8 4o.6 41.3 40.3 40.4 40.5 39.6 40.9 38.8 39.2 40.3 40.6 39.7 38.8 38.0 2.02 1.70 1.64 1.64 1.67 1.67 1.59 1-59 1.84 1.83 1.82 1.83 1.54 1.55 38.0 38.1 1.55 1.53 40.8 38.1 1.51 1.49 39.4 39.5 1.74 1.71 1.55 1.54 1.52 1.46 1.73 1.70 2.14 1.75 2.08 2.07 2.09 1.82 1.83 1.60 1.63 1.56 1.77 1.75 1.52 1.54 1.49 1.51 1.46 1.66 1.65 Hours jt iJ EjrmrMs Tab)* C-^ Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory emptoyees - Continued Average weekly earnings Industry Apr. ^Itrnings^ Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 Apr. 1954 (1/) 43.6 42.0 42.8 41.1 43.1 (1/) $1.86 $1.92 I .85 $1*91 77.58 70.20 56.98 66.09 54.09 39*4 37.6 39*0 37*0 38.2 1 .8 2 1.8 0 36.3 1*57 1*54 1*73 1.49 100.69 78.54 99.56 77.19 93.46 75.78 43*4 42.0 43*1 41.5 42.1 42.1 2.32 1 .8 7 2.31 2.22 1.8 6 1.8 0 Gas and electric u t i l i t i e s ............... Electric light and power u t i l i t i e s .... Gas u t i l i t i e s ............................. Electric light and gas utilities com b i n e d ..................................... 84.25 85.89 84.05 8 0 .77 40 .7 41.0 4i.o 79-99 80.39 82.41 77-33 40.9 40.9 40.8 85.47 4o.4 4o.6 40 .7 2.06 2 .1 0 1 .9 8 2.06 2 .1 0 1.9 8 1*97 2.01 1.90 86.11 85.28 82.60 41.4 41.2 41*3 2.08 2 .0 7 2.00 WHOLESALE TRADE............................................................. 76.36 75.76 73.16 40.4 40.3 40.2 1 .8 9 1.88 1.8 2 57-51 40.60 57-42 41.18 55.91 40.12 38.6 38.8 34.7 35*2 3 9 .1 3 5.5 1.49 1.17 1.48 1.17 1.43 1.13 46.99 60.70 80.18 45.49 46-77 45.74 59-75 74.76 46.37 35*6 37*7 44.3 34.2 35.7 37*6 44.2 35.0 36.3 38.3 1*31 1 .2 6 35.4 1.33 1 .6 1 1 .7 8 1.3 0 1.56 44.5 1 .3 2 1 .6 1 1 .8 1 4 1 .9 4 2.9 42.2 42.8 42.1 1*53 1*52 43.0 1 .6 0 1 .5 8 /MM Apr. 1955 Mar. 1955 $8o.64 79-18 $78.50 $8 1.10 59.03 1954 l/f/A/r/fS; TRAWSPORTATtOW: Class 1 r a i l r o a d s .............. Local railways and bus l i n e s ............. 1.8 0 COMMUXtCATtOX: Te l e p h o n e ........ ......................... Switchboard operating e m p l o y e e s ^ / . . . Line construction, installation, and maintenance employees 3/ ............. Telegraph .............................. 7 1 .7 1 OTHER PUBL!C U T tH H E S : RETAtL TRADE (EXCEPT FAHHG AMD DRtMtUMG PLACES)............................................................................. General merchandise s t o r e s ............... Department stores and general mail order h o u s e s ............................. F ood and liquor s t o r e s . ................... A utomotive and accessories d e a l e r s ...... Apparel and accessories s t o r e s .......... Other retail trade: Furniture and appliance s t o r e s ......... Lumber and hardware supply s t o r e s ...... 60.54 78.68 45.50 1 .6 8 1.31 64.il 68.64 64.14 67.62 6 2 .3 1 66.22 59-03 59.08 107-97 71.90 56.76 92.09 68.99 - - - - - 102.73 7 2 .6 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 40.55 40.45 39.62 41.8 4 1 .7 4 1 .7 .97 *97 .95 4o.8o 4o.6o 4o.8o Cleaning and dyeing p l a n t s .............. Motion pictures: 47.32 47.04 50.40 40.4 4o.i 40.2 39.2 40.4 42.0 1 .0 1 1 .1 8 1 .0 1 1.2 0 1 .0 1 1.2 0 b u t i o n .................................... 92.69 93.36 84.36 - - - WMMWf, 1.48 1.54 fSMTf; Banks and trust c o m p a n i e s ................ S ecur i t y dealers and e x c h a n g e s .......... Insurance c a r r i e r s ........................ - Sf/MWf /!M M f M m M K M / a Hotels and lodging places: Hotels, year-round ................. . - - - l/ Not available. 2/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service as sistants: operating room instructors: and pay-station attendants. During 1954 such employees made up 43 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and earnings data. 3/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsmen; instal lation and exchange repair craftsmen: line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers. During 1954 such employees made up 25 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in telephone establishments reporting hours and earnings data. 4/ Data relate to domestic employees except messengers and those compensated entirely on a commission basis. 3/ Money payments only* additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not included. i/ Data for February 1955 are $83.36, 42.1 hours, and $1.98. 36 A d [us ted E a r ni n g s Tabte C-2: Gross average weekty earnings of production workers in setected industries, in current and 1947-49 dottars Manufacturing Bituminous-coal mining Laundries Period Manufacturing Bituminous-coal mining Laundries Period 1947-49 Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 dollars dollars d""Irs Annual average: Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 Current 1947-49 dollars dollars dollars dollars Monthly data: 1939 -- *23.96 $40.17 *23-99 $40.20 *17-64 *29 70 1254 S3-20 42.07 24.71 41.25 1793 29 93 Mar.... *70.71 *61.59 30.86 49.06 18.69 29 71 Apr.... 70.20 61.26 29 38 47-03 6I .85 May.... 71.13 1942... 36.63 52.38 33.02 30.24 20.34 29.18 June... 71.50 62.12 38.30 41.62 56.24 23.08 31.19 1943-.. 43-14 61.28 3127 68.18 23 93 34.51 July... 70.92 61.56 1944... 46.08 71.06 61.79 Aug.... 71.86 62.63 37 72 32.23 67 93 27 73 36.06 Sept... 1945... 44.39 72.22 63.07 38.03 69 58 30.20 36.21 Oct.... 1946... 43.82 32 34 32.32 66.39 34.23 Nov.... 32.71 73.57 64.20 69.73 1 9 4 7 . .. 4 9 9 7 Dec.... 74.12 64.85 1948... 34.14 32.67 72.12 70.16 34.23 33 30 63.28 62.16 34.98 34.36 1222 33 93 1949... 34.92 1950... 59 33 73.97 64.72 37 71 70.33 68.43 33 47 34.30 Jan.... Feb.... 74.74 65.39 38.30 77.79 70.08 37-81 34.06 Mar.... 75.11 65.71 1951... 64.71 3989 78.09 68.80 38.63 34.04 Apr.... ?932... 67.97 74.77 63.47 ^933... 71.69 62.67 83.31 74.37 39.69 34.69 1954... . 71.86 62.60 ,8Q.§5 70,43 ..4P.ilQ.., 34.93 T ab t e C-3: A v e r a g e w e e k t y earnings, gross a n d net s p e n d a b t e , 1940... 1941... in m a n u f a c t u r i n g industries, in current a n d Gross a verage weekly e a rn in g s Index P eriod Amount = 100) Net s p e n d a b l e a verage weekly e a rn in g s Worker w ith no d e p e n d e n t s C u r r e n t 1947-49 C u r r e n t 1947-49 d o lla r s d olla rs d o lla rs A n nu al average: 71.67 76.32 83.00 *63.64 *39.60 *34.49 62.54 40.80 35.60 66.37 40.30 35.04 72.11 40.50 35.19 40.00 39.40 40.50 40.50 75.39 82.09 81.17 87.34 88.29 92.01 65.44 71.38 70.77 76.45 77.04 4o.4o 80.50 40.70 92.01 94.50 91.88 93.23 80.50 82.68 80.38 81.65 4o.4o 40.20 4o.6o 40.80 34.72 34.26 35.31 35.37 33.25 35.61 35.35 35.17 35.32 35-73 of p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 dottars Gross average weekly e a r n in g s Index P eriod *73.06 Ne t s p e n d a b l e avera ge w eekly e a rn in g s Worker w ith 3 W orker w ith no d e p e n d e n t s dependents C u r r e n t 1947-49 C u r r e n t 1947-49 d o lla rs d o lla rs d o lla rs d o lla rs Amount (1947-49 = 100) Mar.... Apr.... May.... June... $ 7 0 .7 1 70.20 7 1 .1 3 7 1 .5 0 1335 132.6 134.3 135.0 * 58.63 July... Aug.... Sept... Oct.... 70 .9 2 71.06 71.86 72.22 7 3 .5 7 7 4 .1 2 133.9 134.2 135.7 136.4 138.9 58.80 58.91 59.55 1955 Jan.... Feb.... Mar.... 73.97 74.74 139-7 141.2 7 5 .1 1 141.9 A p r . ... 74.77 141.2 M on th ly data: 1939.- -- *23.86 23.20 1940— 1941— 29.58 4 3 .1 4 7 .6 3 3 .9 1942— 1943 ... 1944— 46.08 692 8 1 .3 87.0 3177 36.01 38.29 45.38 48.66 30-92 1943..- - 44.39 1946— 43.82 1947.... 49.97 83.8 82.8 9 4 .4 36.97 3772 42.76 48.08 43 23 44.77 36.63 43.14 *23.58 *39 70 24.69 41.22 28.03 44.59 *23.62 *39.76 41.63 24.93 29.28 46.33 36.28 52.03 41.39 44.06 35 93 38.P9 42.74 33.38 43.20 31.80 30.31 48.24 1954 N o v . . .. Dec.... 1948— 34.14 10 2 .2 1949.... 54.92 10 3 .7 1930.... 39 33 1 1 2 .0 47.43 1931 ... 64.71 1952.... 67 97 1933... 71.69 1954.... 71.86 122.2 128.4 13 5 .4 1 3 5 .7 46.14 48.09 47.24 3109 49 70 34.04 35-66 58.54 59-55 48.68 4904 31.17 51.87 33.17 33.83 37.21 61.28 63.62 66.58 66.78 i4o.o 58.22 58.97 59.26 * 51.07 50.80 51.28 51.49 51.04 51.23 51.92 59-84 32.26 60.92 61.36 53.16 53-68 61.15 61.76 62.05 61.78 53.50 54.03 54.29 54.10 *65.83 *57.34 66.48 57.08 57.55 57.76 66.00 66.12 66.78 67.07 68.18 68.63 37.29 57.50 58.22 58.58 59.49 60.04 68.41 69.32 59.85 60.38 60.65 69.05 60.46 65.41 66.18 31-72 32.88 3563 53-21 36.05 58.20 38.17 69.02 2Z Adjusted E jm m g s Tabte C -4: A v e ra g e hourty earnings, gross a n d ex ctu d in g overtim e, o f p rod u ction w orkers in m anufacturing industries Manufacturing Period Gros s Amount Excluding Amount Durable overtime Gross go o d s Excluding Nondurable Gross go o d s Excluding In d e x Amount Amount Amount Amount 54.5 62.3 69.4 $0,808 .947 1059 $0,770 $0,640 $0,625 .881 .698 .976 .723 .803 J3-3 1/74.8 1.117 1.111 1.156 1.029 1/1.042 1.122 .861 .904 1 .0 1 5 1.292 1.410 1.250 1.434 1 .1 7 1 1 .2 78 1.3 2 5 1133 1.241 1.4 6 9 1.378 1.48 1.54 1337 143 1.49 1 .6 1 1.6 6 1 .5 6 1 .6 1 1.6 5 1.6 5 1.6 6 1 .6 1 1 .6 1 1 .6 2 1.6 2 ( 1 94 7- 4 9 = 100) Annual aver ag e: 19 4 1 ......... 194a......... 1943............. $0,729 353 .961 $0,702 1944............. 1943......... 1946......... 1.019 1.023 .947 1/.9 6 3 1 .0 5 1 1947......... 1948......... 1949......... 123 7 1.350 1.086 1.4 0 1 .805 .894 1 .1 9 8 1 .3 10 1.3 6 7 8 1.6 93.0 1 0 1 .7 10 6.1 1.3 66 1930......... 1.4 6 5 1 .4 1 5 1099 1.537 i.48o 1 9 5 1 ............. 1.59 1-53 1 .6 7 1952......... 1953......... 1954......... 1 .6 7 1 .6 1 177 1.71 1.6 0 1 .7 0 1.8 0 1 .8 1 1 .7 6 118 .8 125.0 132.8 136.6 1.79 I .90 I .90 1.91 1.91 1.8 5 1.8 5 1.91 1.91 1.93 1.93 1.86 1.86 1 .8 7 1 .8 7 1.66 1.9 4 1.88 1.88 1 .6 7 1 .6 7 1.77 1 .8 7 1 .9 2 1.86 .763 .814 1/.8 5 8 .981 1.2 92 Monthly d at a: 1934: Mar___ Apr.... May--June... July... Aug.... Sept... Oct.... Nov.... Dec.... 1955: Jan___ Feb___ Mar___ Apr.... 1.8 0 1 .8 1 1 .8 1 1.75 1.75 135.9 135.9 1 .7 6 1 .7 6 136.6 136.6 1.8 0 1 .7 6 136.6 1.79 1.74 135.1 1 .8 1 1 .8 1 1.8 3 1.8 3 1 .7 6 1 .7 6 136.6 136.6 1.77 1.77 137.4 137.4 1.95 1 .7 8 1 .7 8 138.2 138.2 1.9 6 1.9 6 1.79 139.0 139.8 1.97 1.97 1.84 1 .8 5 1 .8 5 1.8 6 1.8 0 1.86 1.86 1.8 9 1.8 9 1.8 9 1.9 0 l / 11-month average; Aagutt 194? Mcluded b M .u .e o f YJ-4ay holiday period. ^3 1.66 1.66 1.6 5 1.6 6 1.68 1.6 8 1.68 1.6 9 1.6 2 1.6 0 1 .6 1 1 .6 1 1.6 2 1.6 2 I .63 1.6 3 1.6 3 1.6 5 M jtn H o u r [ndextrs Tabte C-5. tndexes of aggregate weekty man-hour! in industriat and construction activity^ [19 4 7 -4 9 * 100) P e r io d TOTAL 2/ M in in g C o n tra c t c o n s tr u c tio n d iv is io n M anufac t u r in g d iv is io n Annual a v e r a g e : 1947.. 19 ^8 .. 1949.. 1950.. 1951.. 1952.. 1953.. 1954.. 103.6 105.1 ,103.4 93.0 101.5 109.5 109.7 113.3 101.5 105.4 89.5 91.0 10 1.2 99.3 99-7 101.4 99.5 94.6 103.4 104.8 103.2 92.0 1 0 1 .1 T o t a l: D u ra b le goods 106.1 104.1 89.7 102.7 T o ta l: N o n d u ra b le good s M a n u fa c tu r in g -- D u ra b le good s Lumber and O rd nan ce and wood p r o d u c t s a c c e s s o r ie s (except fu r n itu r e ) 103.1 10 1.2 107.0 10 2 .1 107.6 94.7 99.2 997 91-1 109.1 124.1 127.5 123.1 115.9 116.6 125.2 107.5 98.6 625.0 1 1 3 .6 1 0 1 .1 997 93.5 798.5 102.7 90.3 996 102.7 96.9 93.0 502.2 85.0 76.0 106.4 10 2 .1 109.8 73.5 74.5 1 1 2 .1 1 18 .2 99.1 107.4 78.1 124.6 99.6 92.9 89.3 89.4 91.7 583.9 524.6 484.0 466.1 81.5 82.6 85.5 90.3 74.8 77-3 73-5 75-8 76.5 77-4 127.5 129.8 97.1 99.9 9 1.8 451.3 437.4 441.8 437.9 431.7 78.0 80.4 89.2 94.0 92.2 93.2 94.2 95.2 102.0 95-0 90.9 87.5 76.6 108.4 108.4 115-7 107.4 290.4 M o n th ly d a t a : 1954: M ar............. A p r ............. M ay............. J u n e .......... J u l y .......... A u g ............. S e p t .......... O c t ............. N ov............. D e c ............. 102.2 102.3 103.0 103.5 102.9 99.9 100.8 1955: F e b ............. M ar............. A p r ............. P e r io d 103.0 103.1 F u r n it u r e and f i x t u r e s 76.8 76.4 76.0 76.0 98.8 106.6 106.3 123.8 10 1.2 123.5 101.9 118 .2 IO8 .9 103.2 103.8 101.6 102.9 103.9 106.6 109.4 110.5 96.0 102.0 109.4 92.4 100.6 103.6 105.2 105.9 104.5 111.5 113.6 114.3 96.3 97-9 96.3 95-8 95.8 92.8 M a n u fa c tu r in g - D u ra b le goods - C o n tin u e d S to n e , c l a y , F a b ric a te d M ach in ery P rim a ry m eta l and g l a s s m e ta l (e x c e p t in d u s tr ie s p r o d u c ts p r o d u c ts e le c tr ic a l) 429.0 88.4 415.6 84.2 411.6 410.8 398.9 83.5 E le c tr ic a l m a ch in ery 84.6 86.0 T r a n s p o r ta tio n eq u ip m en t A n n u al a v e r a g e : 1947.......... 1948. 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. 103.3 104.6 92.1 111.5 105.9 106.2 108.5 102.8 103.9 93.3 102.9 111.4 104.3 106.6 96.5 99.0 Mar..... 97.0 98.2 A p r ............. M ay............. J u n e .......... 92.4 89.6 97.3 97.6 97.3 105.4 106.6 106.7 103.8 88.0 104.1 1157 104.6 113.9 94.5 89.4 106.5 112.1 123.4 108.3 94.3 109.1 115.8 108.3 106.6 85.1 94.0 116.9 118.4 119.0 100.6 111.1 102.9 86.0 107.6 123.7 131.2 147.1 123.4 102.9 100.9 107.0 104.0 102.4 100.9 125.6 140.6 121.6 119.7 117.5 139.0 136.4 132.2 96.1 114.9 96.3 106.1 124.5 138.0 158.6 135.0 M o n th ly d a t a : 1954: J u l y .......... A u g ............. S e p t .......... N o v ............. 1955: J a n ............. F e b ............. M ar............. 90.9 89.6 97.4 100.7 102.6 102.0 101.7 98.O 101.3 102.0 99,0 96.7 99.9 100.7 102.2 102.1 101.6 92.6 106.7 92.3 93-9 107.7 107.5 91.4 102.9 105.7 91.6 91.5 92.8 96.2 98.7 103.3 100.7 103.2 106.5 104.8 109.1 , 98.9 99.8 106.2 95-0 95-4 107.9 110.6 111.5 94.8 95-1 97.5 109.I 110.6 113.2 114.0 97-6 127.2 119.0 124.4 122.9 125.9 128.7 127.7 118.1 125.9 139.2 146.0 99.6 102.2 126.6 127.0 125.7 147.1 104.3 127.4 130.9 154.4 133.2 ... See footnotes at end of table. -32- Mjt! Hout Tabte C-5. tn d ex es o f a g g r e g a t e w e e k ty 4nan-hours in industriat an d construction a ctiv ity ^ C on tin u ed (1 9 4 7 -4 9 = 100) M anufacturing - Durable goods-C on. M a n u fa c tu rin g — N ondurable P eriod and r e l a t e d products goods A p p a r e l and o t h e r fin ish ed t e x t ile T extile-m ill m anufacturing in d u stries m a ^ f ^ e s A nnual a v e r a g e : 107-5 103.0 89.5 97.4 117.5 122.7 129.9 114.9 104.6 104.2 M a r ............. A p r ............. M a y ............. J u n e ........... 121.0 116.4 114.0 112.2 100.0 81.8 95.5 94.5 95-3 8 1 .7 84.6 89.9 75 .0 73 .5 75 .5 78 .4 J u l y ........... A u g ............. S e p t ........... O c t ............. N o v ............. D e c ............. 108.8 10 8 .7 90.5 9 6.7 100.3 103.2 102.4 95.6 10 2 .1 105.2 96.7 91.7 93.3 93-9 97.4 99-3 97.8 1947.......... 1948. 1949. 1950., 1951. 1952., 1953. 1954. ......... 9 1.2 10 1.3 10 3.1 100.5 109.5 98.0 104.5 105.7 89.9 100.1 105.9 101.0 103.9 100.0 9 6 .1 9 3 .1 89.2 9 1 .2 92.2 90 .1 87.8 95.2 95.9 94.7 93-7 90.3 99.6 89.8 10 1.6 98.8 103.0 1 0 1.9 104.5 106.9 78.7 99.0 96.0 90.7 M on th ly d a t a : 1954: 1955: J a n ............. F e b ............. M a r ............. 111.9 112.3 112.9 113.7 112.2 112.9 114.2 111.1 P eriod P r i n t i n g , pub l i s h i n g , and a llie d in d u stries 106.4 94.2 7 8 .1 9 7.4 10 7.9 75.2 111.0 80.9 88.0 94.0 95.4 83.2 9 2 .1 10 1.4 1 0 1 .1 100.3 10 1.8 103.6 82.3 85.4 81.4 79.8 80.4 81.4 77.2 73.0 83.0 83.0 80.2 8 1.5 M anu factu ring P a p e r and a l l i e d products 78.6 75.9 75.4 77.4 N ondurable Chem icals and a l l i e d products goods - 78.9 79.5 82.4 9 1.8 92.2 102.4 10 7.6 109.5 10 0 .1 C on tin u ed P rodu cts o f p etroleum and c o a l Rubber products H a t h e r 'p r ^ c t s Annual a v e r a g e : 1947.......... 1948.......... 1949.......... 1950.......... 1951.......... 1952.......... 1933.......... 1954.......... 102.6 102.3 9 5 .1 10 5 .4 10 9.9 10 5.9 1 1 1 .6 109.2 99.0 102.7 98.3 97.3 102.1 109.8 102.0 88.1 101.9 105.8 108.5 98.2 100.9 95.7 108.4 111.6 97.0 9 2 .1 96.9 96.5 89.9 94.0 94.0 97.4 99.3 95.1 93.7 96.9 98.7 93-8 104.5 102.6 101.8 101.4 100.5 103.3 102.6 98.0 9 4 .1 9 7.2 10 5.5 10 4 .7 10 8 .1 99.5 10 1.6 10 2.7 105.4 104.4 103.5 100.8 93.4 97.8 M on th ly d a t a : 1954: 1955: 105.6 M a r ............. A p r ............. M a y ............. J u n e ........... 108.4 106.3 1 0 7.6 109.3 10 4 .7 103.2 103.2 J u l y ........... A u g ............. S e p t ........... O c t ............. N o v ............. D e c ............. 108.0 109.9 1 1 1 .1 103.0 103.5 105.6 100.2 98.6 84.7 <30.6 100.7 103.3 86.0 9 3 .1 88.3 111.4 111.7 105.4 105.4 104.1 1 1 0 .7 107.0 104.3 10 4 .7 97.5 96.7 94.0 93.8 92.2 J a n ............. F e b ............. M a r ............. A p r ............. 10 8 .7 109.3 1 10 .5 109.8 103.3 io4.o 103.9 9 1.2 104.4 107.4 90.3 92.7 93.3 104.1 10 5 .7 105.5 10 7.8 96.9 8 5.4 83.3 8 7 .7 102.3 86.8 104.3 90.6 108.5 93-3 108.3 108.6 1 0 9 .1 1 10 .6 94.0 98.6 98.4 9 1.0 1 / A g g r e g a t e m a n - h o u r s a r e f o r t h e w e e k l y p a y p e r i o d e n d i n g n e a r e s t t h e 1 5 t h o f t h e m onth and d o n o t r e p r e s e n t t o t a l s f o r th e month. F o r m i n i n g and m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , d a t a r e f e r t o p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d v o r k e r s . F o r c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n , th e data r e l a t e to c o n s t r u c t io n w orkers. 2 / I n c l u d e s o n l y t h e d i v i s i o n s shown . 40 State and Area Hours and [amings Tabte C-6: Hours and gross earnings of production w o & e rs in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas Average veekly earnings Average veekly hours 1 ?55 _____ State and area A pr. 1954.. .. .M a r:.. . — Apr.. _ ALABAMA................ Birmingham Mobile $58.65 $58.98 $54.24 (1/) 68.85 69.92 74.96 69.26 ARIZONA................ Phoenix 79.56 77.78 ARKANSAS............... Little RockN. Little Rock CALIFORNIA............. Fresno Los Angeles Sacramento San BernardinoRiverside-Ontario San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Jose Stockton COLORADO............... Denver CONNECTICUT............ Bridgeport Hartford Nev Britain Nev Haven Stamford Vaterbury DELAWARE............... Wilmington FLORIDA................ Tampa-St. Petersburg Average hourly earnings 1954 1955 1954 1955 -Aprt_ .. M ar. . .Apr. Apr. M ar. Apr. 40.4 40.3 40.5 38.2 64.87 39-9 (1 /) 39.5 38.9 39.8 $1.47 (1/) 1.77 $1.46 1.86 1-71 $1.42 1.77 1.63 80.12 78.14 79.10 77.55 4o.8 40.3 41.3 40.7 41.2 40.6 1.95 1.93 1.94 1.92 1.92 1.91 52.48 52.86 50.84 4i.o 41.3 4l.O 1.28 1.28 1.24 51.31 51.38 49.08 40.4 41.1 40.9 1.27 1.25 1.20 84.47 70.50 84.79 77.54 84.38 69.44 84.78 79.97 79.54 40.4 70.82 36.6 40.5 40.9 30.3 38.1 2.09 1.93 2.07 2.03 2.09 1.90 79.25 72.01 39.4 37.9 39.8 36.3 2.10 2.02 1.87 1.99 1.98 80.37 81.08 85.43 85.44 87.52 85.27 40.1 40.4 39-1 4 1.9 37.8 40.5 41.2 39.2 39-9 39.2 39.3 39.4 38.4 37.8 2.00 2.11 2.19 38.6 1.97 2.00 2.12 2.17 2.05 2.00 1.93 2.03 2.12 1.99 1-95 40.6 40.4 40.4 40.4 40.1 40.8 1.89 1.87 1.88 1.86 1.79 1.80 71.10 4l.l 39.5 39.5 40.8 39-9 1.86 41.3 4 1 .7 41.3 39.8 39.5 41.2 41.4 41.4 4 1.9 40.7 40.3 40.1 1.85 73.47 75-48 70.62 66.35 79-59 1.94 1.92 1.84 1.94 87.06 81.71 74.57 78.53 76.00 79.99 81.20 75.30 75.35 76.73 75.95 75.55 75-14 71.78 73-44 76.04 77.00 80.32 80.45 80.12 80.06 75-99 70.05 79.00 77.64 76.90 90.71 56.86 56.99 74.48 70.93 81.4o 78.77 69.27 78.09 90.91 69.53 57.39 55.89 55.06 83.82 56.01 36.6 4l.l 2.08 2.06 1.92 1.83 1.76 2.03 1.88 1.80 1.86 1.85 1.77 38.8 1.76 41.9 40.4 38.7 2.00 1.88 4o.6 4i.l 4l.l 38.8 1.89 40.2 2.21 1.90 2.18 1.79 41.7 41.5 4l.O 42.2 40.5 41.8 41.4 1.37 1.39 1.36 1.38 1.34 1.33 40.1 38.2 1.33 1.64 42.7 39.4 41.8 1.66 1.62 1.31 1.26 40.5 1.60 1.57 1.54 1.71 1.97 1.79 2.09 52.53 66.42 48.13 68.32 64.37 39.8 41.1 42.1 77.76 77.ll 75.36 40.5 40.8 40.3 1.92 1.89 1.87 80.47 (l/) 80.36 83.17 74.63 76.63 40.8 (1/) 40.9 40.8 39.4 39.1 1.97 (1 /) 1.97 2.04 1.89 1.96 INDIANA................ 81.80 81.85 74.14 40.9 4i.o 38.7 2.00 2.00 1.92 IOWA.................. Des Moines 73.13 74.88 69.10 39.7 39.8 1.74 74.23 41.1 39.9 1.82 80.90 40.6 39.6 1.80 78.61 1.99 2.03 1.87 KANSAS................. Topeka Wichita 80.71 80.33 81.63 79.38 76.45 67.02 85.68 81.22 42.5 42.3 43.1 41.3 40.4 41.7 1.92 1.85 1.98 1.92 1.88 1.99 1.85 1.66 82.93 42.1 43.5 41.9 KENTUCKY............... 68.79 69.07 64.58 40.2 40.6 38.9 1.71 1.70 1.66 GEORGIA................ Atlanta Savannah 52.93 IDAHO................. ILLINOIS............... C h ic a g o 68.23 68.20 61.86 1.95 See footnotes at end of table. 41 S ta te and A re a H o uts and Ld tm n g s Tab!# C-& Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued Average veekly earnings 1 >55 State and area Apr. Mar. Apr. LOUISIANA.............. Baton Rouge New Orleans $69.89 $68.72 $64.64 95.82 68.00 93.66 67.56 92.32 63.80 MAINE................. Portland 57.39 61.05 58.52 61.34 55.55 MARYLAND............... Baltimore 72.68 76.19 72.49 75.99 67.30 MASSACHUSETTS.......... Boston Fall River Nev Bedford Springfield-Holyoke Worcester 67.43 70.09 54.74 67.87 70.22 53.65 57.28 74.70 74.74 64.02 MICHIGAN............... Detroit Flint Grand Rapids Lansing Muskegon Saginav 94.06 57.48 74.07 76.30 96.98 102.96 84.89 106.17 87.82 95.04 Apr. Mar. Apr. Average hourly earnings 1954 - 1955 Apr. Apr. Mar. 41.6 41.3 4 o.o 41.9 40.9 40.4 41.4 38.9 $1.68 2.32 1.70 $1.64 2.29 1.66 $ 1.60 2.23 1.64 39.8 39.7 40.7 4 o .l 39-2 40.8 1.44 1.54 1.44 1.53 1.42 1.51 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.7 39.3 39-7 1.80 1.89 1.79 1.71 1.79 39.9 39-6 39.1 39.1 40.7 40.8 40.4 39.9 38.8 1.69 38.9 38.3 36.3 39.5 39.2 1.77 1.40 1.47 1.68 1.76 2.21 2.30 2.29 2.03 2.30 2.32 41.1 42.0 40.4 39.6 44.5 41.2 43.3 38.3 41.3 2.14 2.17 2.12 2.13 Average veekly hours 1954 _ 61.45 70.97 67.69 52.47 51.55 69.52 69.38 95.60 97.89 108.29 86.37 106.07 87.26 89.38 85.97 87.87 99.59 81.45 96.26 79.66 76.24 75-07 72.98 84.33 1955 _ . 42.6 42.2 45.0 41.9 46.2 41.0 43.9 40.7 38.6 39-5 41.5 40.4 43.1 42.6 46.1 42.4 45.8 1954 1.82 1.87 1.87 1.39 1.45 1.80 1.85 2.22 2.30 2.35 2.04 1.65 1.74 1.37 1.42 1.76 1.77 2.13 2.20 2.24 1.98 2.22 2.08 2.04 40.7 39.2 40.6 40.6 38.7 4o.4 4 o .o 39.4 39.8 1.88 1.94 1.93 1.88 1.94 1.93 I .83 71.38 75-02 49.68 52.12 47.04 40.5 1.22 1.30 1.20 1.29 1.15 38.5 41.4 4o.4 40.9 50.65 69.53 70.09 66.92 38.6 79.53 76.54 74.53 71.51 39.4 ( 1/ ) ( 1/ ) 39.9 (l/) ( 1/ ) 40.9 1.76 (1 /) (1 /) 1.76 1.95 1.91 1.74 1.89 40.2 39.4 38.7 MONTANA................ 83.25 82.50 77.54 4o.8 4o.7 39.3 2.04 2.03 1.97 NEBRASKA............... Omaha (l/) 67.52 66.21 (I /) ( 1/ ) 40.6 4 i .o 41.3 4 i .o ( 1 /) 1.66 1.72 1.60 70.53 68.34 (1/) (I /) NEVADA................. 85.41 85.28 83.50 39.0 39.3 39.2 2.19 2 .17 2.13 NEW HAMPSHIRE.......... Manchester 58.25 53-71 60.56 55-48 41.2 39-8 1.46 1.44 1.47 50.62 39.9 37.3 38.8 57-31 1.44 1.43 1.41 NEW JERSEY............. Nevark-Jersey City Paterson Perth Amboy Trenton 77.18 77-11 77-27 77.63 72.38 40.5 4 o .l 41.4 40.7 40.9 39.0 39.1 39.7 38.9 38.9 1.92 I .90 1.93 1.89 72.82 69.67 40.2 40.1 40.4 40.6 39.9 76.36 72.45 40.4 39.1 69.57 74.39 64.50 79.49 73.58 38.8 MINNESOTA.............. Duluth Minneapolis-St. Paul 76.51 76.22 78.30 78.03 MISSISSIPPI............ Jackson 49.41 50.05 MISSOURI............... Kansas City St. Louis NEW MEXICO............. Albuquerque NEW YORK............... Albany-Schenectady-Troy Binghamton Buffalo Elmira See footnotes at end of table. 42. 78.11 75.71 79.94 74.05 78.88 76.56 81.61 71.94 80.20 73-08 74.26 78.31 78.75 69.93 68.34 86.88 73-79 73.82 86.65 74.52 73-94 73.01 39.6 38.4 40.8 40.0 40.2 35.9 1-95 1.8 1 1.88 1.26 1.85 1.67 1.86 1.87 1.87 1.84 1.97 1.94 1.86 1.87 1.87 1.79 4 o .l 39-9 40.4 40.7 2.02 2.00 I .85 1.89 1.78 39.4 40.3 39.4 4 i .o 40.2 38.1 38.9 37.1 39.4 40.6 1.88 1.88 1.96 1.78 2 .11 1.85 1.91 1.74 1.84 1.98 1.78 2.13 1.85 1.83 2.02 1.8 1 State and A r e a Hours and Earntngs Tabte C -6: Hours an d gross earnings of production w orkers in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas A v e r a g e v e e k l y e a r n in g s 1955 A pr. ......Mar. S t a t e and a r e a NEW YORK - C o n tin u e d N a ss a u and S u f f o l k C o u n t ie s Nev Y o r k C i t y R o ch e ste r S yra cu se U tica -R o m e W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n ty $82.69 69.29 79.03 78.35 70.44 73.59 48.51 $4.14 A verag e v e e k li 1954 . A pr. 1955 1<555 1954 A pr. M ar. A p r. 40.1 37.2 40.3 41.0 39-9 39.9 41.3 38.1 40.4 41.0 40.2 40.0 40.1 36.5 39.3 39.9 38.9 39.1 $2.06 1.86 1.96 1.91 1.76 1.84 $2.06 1.88 1.96 1.91 1.77 1.84 $2.01 40.2 41.3 38.7 37.1 40.3 34.6 1.28 1.27 1.34 1.31 1.33 1.25 1.30 1.30 1.28 1.54 1.64 1.53 1.62 1.47 1.57 2.06 1.92 2.10 1.97 1.83 2.04 46.38 52.39 44.29 37.9 40.4 34.4 72.17 A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1954 A pr. $80.67 67.64 h o u rs . M ar. ___A p r , $84.88 71.74 79-03 78.31 71.01 73-39 66.61 74.62 72.74 ^ 1.82 1.90 1.82 1.74 I .85 NORTH CAROLINA........................... C h a r lo tte G r e e n s b o r o - H ig h P o in t 45.06 51.05 54.93 50.31 NORTH DAKOTA................................ Fargo 68.80 72.36 67.07 69.95 63.25 62.23 44.5 44.2 43.8 43.3 42.9 OHIO................................................... C in c in n a ti C l e v e la n d 83.85 84.34 79-14 87.05 76.93 73.09 40.7 41.2 40.8 41.0 41.2 41.4 39.1 40.0 39-5 2.06 OKLAHOMA.......................................... Oklahom a C i t y T u ls a 73.04 4 l.l 42.9 1.76 1.63 1.92 1.74 1.72 41.7 1.62 1.92 1.62 79-15 85.72 80.58 39.6 1.92 2.10 69.50 77.36 41.5 41.8 41.4 41.3 79.49 71.86 67.55 79.49 41.4 40.5 OREGON.............................................. P o r tla n d 87.17 86.12 83.77 38.9 79.81 78.31 38.6 38.9 38.5 38.8 80.67 38.5 2.24 2.09 2.21 2.07 2.16 2.03 PENNSYLVANIA................................ A l l e n to v n -B e th le h e m E a s to n E r ie H a r r is b u r g L a n c a ste r P h ila d e lp h ia P itts b u r g h R e a d in g S c r a n to n W i lk e s - B a r r e — H a z le to n Y ork 73.48 73.65 68.00 39.0 39.5 37.5 1.89 1.87 1.81 69.07 67.99 62.94 38.5 40.9 38.3 40.4 39.2 40.0 39.1 38.5 41.5 1.79 1.93 41.0 39.9 40.0 39.4 36.3 39.4 35.4 39.1 38.4 37.8 1.77 1.94 1.64 1.59 1.91 1.73 1.87 1.60 1.54 2.14 36.0 38.1 36.8 36.1 2.15 1.70 36.5 38.2 34.2 68.13 78.94 63.69 64.96 75.34 80.30 63.19 65.07 76.01 70.69 73-48 56.60 38.6 85.68 85.84 66.12 66.82 52.09 50.11 54.48 52.07 60.37 71.58 77.34 61.35 51.73 47.16 63.95 63.68 60.60 40.5 40.9 38.6 RHODE ISLAND................................ P r o v id e n c e 61.33 62.22 61.30 6 1.71 59.28 59.65 40.1 40.4 4o.6 4o.6 SOUTH CAROLINA........................... C h a r le s t o n 52.52 52.86 48.26 54.94 54.81 49.27 40.4 40.1 SOUTH DAKOTA................................ S io u x F a l l s 66.24 67.42 72.10 60.94 65.26 42.4 70.01 0 /) 59.64 6 o.4 o 56.88 40.3 40.0 39.9 43.0 40.7 42.0 40.4 43.2 1.66 1.6 1 1.92 1.69 1.86 2.05 1.67 1.43 1.43 1.38 1.58 1.36 1.56 39.0 39.5 1.53 1.54 1.5 1 1.52 1.52 41.3 40.3 38.3 37.9 1.30 1.28 1.36 1.26 1.30 42.9 40.7 40.3 1.56 1.62 1.57 1.50 1.62 39.5 ( 1/) 1.5 1 1.44 1.51 1.48 1.51 1.73 l.6 l 1.51 44.2 1.45 1.37 1.91 1.37 1.63 1.57 1.51 69.17 6 o.4 o 61.46 59.79 (1 /) 40.2 40.0 42.7 40.0 TEXAS................................................. 73.87 74.10 70.76 41.5 42.1 40.9 1.78 1.76 1.73 UTAH................................................... S a l t Lake C i t y 76.81 76.78 40.5 40.2 40.3 39-0 39.6 1.93 1.91 74.96 72.54 73.26 39.8 76.54 1.86 1.85 C h a tta n o o g a K n o x v ille Memphis N a s h v ille See footnotes at end of table. 60.70 69.20 69.03 69.23 55.86 64.98 65.10 38.0 38.0 1.73 1.62 1.89 1.86 1.47 1.71 1.55 1.48 Mjh' jf'J A f r j Hour jnJ Tabte C-& Hour! and gross earning' of production waAers in manufacturing industries for setected States and areas - Continued S t a t e and a r e a A v e r a g e v e e k l y e a r n in g s 1 ?55 1954 ADr. A v e r a g e w e e k li r h o u rs A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s 1955 Mar, ADr. 1954 ADr. ADr. 1535 . Mar. 1954 Apr. 41.7 39.2 41.8 41.8 39.7 41.7 40.8 39-1 41.3 $1.49 1.49 1.77 $1.49 1.48 1.76 $1.48 1.49 4o.o 42.2 40.9 40.9 39.3 4i.i 39.0 1.46 1.59 1.44 1.59 1.55 38.8 38.0 38.9 3 8 .1 2.14 77.51 1.86 ________ -- Apr.. VERMONT................. Burlington Springfield $62 .13 $62.20 $60.35 58.40 7 3 .74 58.80 73.28 58.18 VIRGINIA................ Norfolk-Portsmouth Richmond 58.40 6 7 .10 58.90 68.53 63.40 56.20 61.65 WASHINGTON.............. Seattle Spokane Tacoma 8 3 .7 1 80.03 86.63 81.38 8 1.9 1 41.0 38.6 38.6 40.9 80.84 82.52 80.66 8 5.19 81.93 79.94 38.6 39.0 40.9 39.1 2 .1 6 2 .1 1 2 .1 1 2 .1 0 WEST VIRGINIA........... Charleston 73-12 92.46 72.54 91.20 69.69 88.09 39-1 40.2 39.0 4o.o 38.5 39-5 1 .8 7 2.30 WISCONSIN............... Kenosha La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Racine 79.43 83.55 77.85 77.48 79.65 96.58 76.98 74.10 76.23 72.89 76.45 79-55 77.35 41.6 40.1 39.6 38.9 40.8 41.5 41.8 40.2 1.91 1.91 44.3 38 .7 38 .7 2.08 1.9 6 2 .1 8 1.84 1.97 1.95 1.8 8 1.99 2.09 2.04 1.9 8 2.08 2.05 2.02 4 1 .7 39-3 39.4 39-4 8 2 .1 1 40.6 41.0 40.4 40.2 39.1 4o.i 2.03 2.45 2.03 2.45 2 .1 0 2 .3 1 WYOMING................. Casper l/ Not available. 44 64.62 8 5 .18 76.47 84.84 84.74 8 5.4 1 82.42 82.01 98.49 100.45 73.26 58.50 92.63 43.1 40.9 39.5 38.7 40.8 1.5 8 2.09 2.08 2.10 2.28 1 .7 8 1.43 1.5 0 1 .5 0 2.09 2.03 2.00 2.05 1.81 2.23 1.94 1.97 Exp!anatory Notes ) N T R O D U C T ! O N The statistics for nonfarm industries presented in this monthly report are part of the broad program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide timely, com prehensive, accurate, and detailed information for the use of businessmen, government officials, legislators, labor unions, research vorkers, and the general public. The statistics are an integral part of the Federal statistical system, and are considered basic indica tors of the state of the Nation's economy. They are widely used in following and interpreting business developments and in making decisions in such fields as labor-management negotiations, marketing, personnel, plant location, and government policy. In addition, Government agencies use the data in this report to com pile official indexes of production, labor productivity, and national income. E S T A B U S H M E N T a. REPORTS: duct. Information for nonmanufacturing establish ments is collected on the 790 form itself. In the case of an establishment making more than one product or engaging in more than one activity, the entire employment of the unit is included under the industry indicated by the most important product or activity. The titles and descriptions of industries presented in the Standard Industrial ClasMfical hhmml. (U. S. Bureau of the Budget, Washington, D. C.) are used for classifying reports from manufacturing and government establishments; the 1942 Industrial Classification Code. (U. S. Social Security Board) for reports from all other establishments. c. Coverage Monthly reports on employment and, for most indus tries, payroll and man-hours are obtained from approx imately 155,000 establishments. (See table below.) The table also shows the approximate proportion of total employment in each industry division covered by the group of establishments furnishing monthly employment data. The coverage for individual industries within the division may vary Rrom the proportions shown. Collection A p p r o x im a te s i z e an d c o v e r a g e o f BLS The employment statistics program, which is based e m p l o y m e n t an d p a y r o H s sa m p !e 1/ on establishment payroll reports, provides current data for both full- and part-time workers on payrolls of Number of nonagricultural establishments (see glossary for defi Employees Division nition, p. 7-E) during a specified period each month.The or ments in BLS uses two "shuttle" schedules for this program, the Number in Percent industry sample of total BLS Form 790 (for employment, payroll, and man-hours samole data) and the BLS Form 1219 (for labor turnover data). 50 3,300 400,000 The shuttle schedule, used by BLS for more than 25 28 19,700 783,000 years, is designed to assist firms to report consist Contract construction.. 44,100 10,602,000 65 ently, accurately, and with a minimum of cost. The questionnaire provides space for the establishment to Transportation and report for each month of the current calendar year; in public utilities: this way, the employer uses the same schedule for the Interstate railroads. 1,037,000 95 entire year. Other transportation 1 ,430,000 13,600 51 and public utilities. Under a cooperative arrangement with the BLS, State Wholesale and retail agencies mail the BLS 790 Forms to the establishments 1,760,000 60,300 17 and examine the returns for consistency, accuracy, and Finance, insurance, and completeness. The States use the information to prepare 517,000 10,600 25 State and area series and then send the data to the BLS Service and Division of Manpower and Employment Statistics for use miscellaneous: in preparing the national series. Hotels and lodging 145,000 1,300 31 The BLS 1219 schedules are mailed by BLS to the es Personal services: tablishments which return them directly to the BLS Wash Laundries and clean ington office for use in preparing turnover rates on a ing and dyeing national basis. 99,000 2,300 23 Government: b. Industrial Classification Federal (Civil Service — 2,139,000 100 Establishments are classified into industries on the 4,100 3,223,000 69 State and local..... basis of their principal product or activity determined from information on annual sales volume. This informa Some firms do not report payroll and man-hour tion is collected each year. For manufacturing estab information. Therefore, hours and earnings estimates lishments, a product supplement to the monthly 790 may be based on a slightly smaller sample than employ report is used. The supplement orovides for reporting ment estimates. the percentage of total sales represented by each pro 1-E Labor turnover reports are received from approx imately 10,000 cooperating establishments in the manu facturing, mining, and communication industries (see table below). The definition of manufacturing used in the turnover series is not as extensive as in the BLS series on employment and hours and eamings because of the exclusion of the following major industries from the labor turnover sample: printing, publishing, and allied industries (since April 1943) ; canning and pre serving flruits, vegetables, and sea foods; women's and misses' outerwear; and fertilizer. A p p r o x im a te size and c o v e r a g e o f B L S !a bor t u r n o v er sampte Number of Group and industry ments in sample Manufacturing....... Durable goods..... Nondurable goods.... Matal mining........ Coal mining: Anthracite........ Bituminous........ Communication: Telephone......... Telegraph......... l/ Does not apply. DEF!N)HONS A N D Employees Number in Percent sample of total 9,800 6,200 3,600 5 ,400,000 3,800,000 1 ,600,000 130 44,000 34 42 23 47 25 9,000 21 200 75,000 36 600,000 87 28,000 68 (1/) E S H M A H N G METHODS: A. EMPLOYMNT Definition Employment data for all except Federal Government establishments refer to persons who worked during, or received pay for, any part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. For Federal Government establishments current data generally refer to persons who worked on, or received pay for, the last day of the month. Persons on an establishment payroll who are on paid sick leave, paid holiday, or paid vacation, or who work during a part of the specified pay period and are un employed or on strike during the other part of the period are counted as employed. Persons are not con sidered employed who are laid off or are on leave with out pay, who are on strike for the entire period, or who are hired but do not report to work during the period. Proprietors, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, farm workers, and domestic workers in house holds are also excluded. Government employment covers only civilian employees; Federal military personnel are shown separately, but their number is excluded from total nonagricultural employment. With respect to employment in educational institu tions (private and governmental), BLS considers regular full-time teachers to be employed during the summer vacation period whether or not they are specifically paid in those months. cultural industries, and appropriate adjustments made as indicated by the total counts or benchmarks. The comparison made for the first 3 months of 19 ^ re sulted in changes amounting to less than 0.2 percent of all nonagricultural employment. Among the indus try divisions changes ranged from 0.2 percent for finance, insurance,and real estate to 3 .1 percent in contract construction. Manufacturing industries as a whole were changed by 0.3 percent. Within manufac turing, 57 of the 132 individual industries required no adjustment because the estimate and benchmark dif fered by less than 1 .0 percent or less than 500 and 59 were adjusted by 1.0 - 5.0 percent. The most sig nificant cause of differences between the benchmark and estimate for these individual industries was the change in industrial classification of individual firms which cannot be reflected in BLS estimates until they are adjusted to new benchmarks. During 1953 more than 250,000 employees were in establishments whose industry classification chained. Other causes of dif ferences were sampling and response errors. The basic sources of benchmark information are the quarterly tabulations of employment data, by industry, compiled by State agencies from reports of establish ments covered under State unemployment insurance laws. Supplementary tabulations prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance are used for the group of establishments exempt from State unem ployment insurance laws because of their small size. Benchmarks for industries wholly or partly excluded from the unemployment insurance laws are derived from a variety of other sources. The BLS estimates which are prepared for the benchmark quarter are compared with the new benchmark levels, industry by industry. Where revisions are necessary, the monthly estimates are adjusted between the new benchmark and the preceding one. Following revision for these intermediate periods, the industry data from the most recent benchmark are projected to the current month by use of the sample trends. Under this procedure, the benchmark is used to establish the level of employment while the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level. Estimating Msthod The estimating procedure for industries for which data on both "all employees" and "production and re lated workers" are published (manufacturing and selected mining industries) is outlined below; the first step under this method is also used for indus tries for which only figures on "all employees" are published. The first step is to compute total employment (all employees) in the industry for the month following the benchmark period. The all-employee total for the last benchmark month (e.g., March) is multiplied by the percent change of total employment over the month for the group of establishments reporting for both March and April. Thus, if firms in the BLS sample for an industry report 30,000 enployees in March and 31.200 in April, April employment is 104 percent (31,200 divided by 30,000) of March employment. If the all employee benchmark in March is 40,000, the all-employee total in April would be 104 percent of 40,000 or 41.600. Benchmark Data Employment estimates are periodically compared with complete counts of employment in the various nonagri 2-E The second step is to compute the productionworker total for the industry. The all-employee total for the month is multiplied by the ratio of production workers to all employees. This ratio is computed from establishment reports in the monthly sample. Thus, if these firms in April report 24,960 production workers and a total of 31,200 employees, the ratio of produc tion workers to all employees would be .80 (24,960 divided by 31,200). The production-worker total in April would be 33,280 (41,600 multiplied by .80). Figures for subsequent months are computed by carrying forward the totals for the previous month ac cording to the method described above. The number of women employees in manufacturing, published quarterly, is computed by multiplying the all-employee estimate for the industry by the ratio of women to all employees as reported in the industry Employment Adjusted for Seasonal Variation Employment series for many industries reflect a regularly recurring seasonal movement which can be measured on the basis of past experience. By elimi nating that part of the change in employment which can be ascribed to usual seasonal variation, it is pos sible to clarify the cyclical and other nonseasonal movements in the series. Adjusted employment aggre gates are shown and also indexes (1947-49 = 100) de rived from these aggregates. The indexes have the additional advantage of comparing the current sea sonally adjusted employment level with average employ ment in the base period. B. LABOR TURNOVER Definition "Labor turnover," as used in the BLS program, re fers to the gross movement of wage and salary workers into and out of employment status with respect to in dividual firms during a calendar month. This movement is subdivided into two broad types: accessions (new hires and rehires) and separations (terminations of employment initiated by either employer or employee). Each type of action is cumulated for a calendar month and expressed as a rate per 100 employees. All em ployees, including executive, office, sales, other salaried personnel, and production workers are cov ered by both the turnover movements and the employment base used in computing labor turnover rates. All groups of employees— full- and part-time, permanent, and temporary— are included. Transfers from one es tablishment to another within a company are not con sidered to be turnover items. Method of Computation To compute turnover rates for individual indus tries, the total number of each type of action (ac cessions, quits, etc.) reported for a calendar month by the sample establishments in each industry is first divided by the total number of employees reported by these establishments, who worked during, or received pay for, any part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of that month. The result is multiplied by 100 to obtain the turnover rate. Comparability with Other Employment Estimates Employment data published by other government and private agencies may differ &rom BLS employment sta tistics because of differences in definition, sources of information, methods of collection, classification, and estimation. BLS monthly figures are not directly comparable, for example, with the estimates of the Census Monthly Report on the Labor Force (MtLF). Census data are obtained by personal interviews with individual members of a small sample of households and are designed to provide information on the work status of the whole population, classified by their demographic characteristics. The BLS, on the other hand, obtains data by mail questionnaire which are based on the payroll records of business units, and prepares detailed statistics on the industrial and geographic distribution of employment and on hours of work and earnings. Since BLS employment figures are based on estab lishment payroll records, persons who worked in more than one establishment during the reporting period will be counted more than once in the BLS series. By definition, proprietors, self-employed persons, domes tic servants, and unpaid family workers are excluded from the BLS but not the M1LF series. 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 indus tries covered, in the business units considered parts of an establishment, and in the industrial classifi cation of establishments. Similar differences exist between the BLS data and those in County Business Patterns published jointly by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. For example, in an industry sample, the total number of employees who worked during, or received pay for, the week of January 12-18 was reported as 25,498. During the period January 1-31 a total of 284 employees in all reporting firms quit. The quit rate for the industry is: 284 x 100 = 1.1 25,498 To compute turnover rates for broader industrial categories, the rates for the component industries are weighted by the estimated employment. Separate turnover rates for men and women are pub lished quarterly for 1 month in each quarter. Only accessions, quits, and total separations are publish ed. These rates are computed in the same manner as the all-employee rates; for example, the quit rate for women is obtained from an industry sample by dividing the number of women who quit during the month by the number of women employees reported. Average monthly turnover rates for the year for all employees are computed by dividing the sum of the monthly rates by 12. Comparability with Earlier Data Labor turnover rates are available on a compara ble basis from January 1930 for manufacturing as a whole and from 1943 for two coal mining and two com munication industries. Rates for many individual in dustries and industry groups for the period prior to January 1950 are not comparable with those for the subsequent period because of a revision which in volved (1) the adoption of the Standard Industrial Classification (1945) code structure for manufactur ing industries, and (2) the introduction of weighting 3-E in the computation of industry-group rates. Comparability vith Employment Series Month-to-month changes in total employment in man ufacturing industries reflected by labor turnover rates are not comparable vith the changes shovn in the Bureau's employment series for the following reasons: (1) Accessions and separations are computed for the entire calendar-month; the em ployment reports, for the most part, refer to a 1-veek pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. as absenteeism, labor turnover, part-time vork, and stoppages cause average veekly hours to be lover than scheduled hours of vork for an establishments. Group averages further reflect changes in the workweek of component industries. Gross Average Weakly Eaminca in Current and 1947.n4? M L la rs These series indicate changes in the level of veekly earnings before and after adjustment for changes in purchasing power as determined from the BLS Consumer Price Index. Net Spendable Average Weekly Eamlnes (2) The turnover sample excludes certain in dustries (see under coverage, p. 2-E). (3) Plants on strike are not included in the turnover computations beginning vith the month the strike starts through the month the vorkers return; the influence of such stoppages is reflected, however, in the employment figures. C. HOURS AND EARNINGS Definitions of production vorkers, nonsupervisory employees, payrolls, and man-hours from vhich hours and earnings data are derived are included in the glossary, page 7-E. Methods used to compute hours and earnings averages are described in summary of methods for computing national statistics, page 6-E. Net spendable average veekly earnings in current dollars are obtained by deducting Federal social se curity and income taxes from gross weekly earnings. The amount of income tax liability depends on the number of dependents supported by the vorker, as well as on the level of his gross income. To reflect these variables, net spendable earnings have been computed for two types of income receivers: (1) a worker with no dependents; and (2) a worker with three depend ents. The computations of net spendable earnings for both the factory vorker vith no dependents and the factory vorker vith three dependents are based upon the gross average veekly earnings for all production vorkers in manufacturing industries vithout regard to marital status, family composition, and total family income. Gross Average Hourly and Weekly Earnings Average hourly earnings for Manufacturing and non manufacturing industries are on a "gross" basis, i.e., they reflect not only changes in basic hourly and in centive wage rates, but also such variable factors as premium pay for overtime and late-shift vork, and changes in output of vorkers paid on an incentive basis. Employment shifts between relatively high-paid and low-paid vork and changes in vorkers* earnings in individual establishments also affect the general earnings averages. Averages for groups and divisions further reflect changes in average hourly earnings for individual industries. Averages of hourly earnings differ from vage rates. Earnings refer to the actual return to the vorker for a stated period of timB; rates are the amounts stimu lated for a given unit of vork or time. Hovever, the average earnings series does not measure the level of total labor costs on the part of the employer, since the folloving are excluded: irregular bonuses, ret roactive items, payments of various velfare benefits, payroll taxes paid by employers, and earnings for those employees not covered under the productionvorker or nonsupervisory-employee definitions. Gross average veekly earnings are affected not only by changes in ^ross average hourly earnings, but also by changes in the length of the vorkveek, parttime vork, stoppages for varying causes, labor turn over, and absenteeism. Average Weekly Hours The vorkveek information relates to average hours vorked or paid for, and is somevhat different from standard or scheduled hour3. Normally, such factors 4-E Net spendable weekly earnings in 1947-49 dollars represent an approximate measure of changes in "real" net spendable veekly earnings. "Real" earnings are computed by dividing the current Consumer Price Index into the spendable earnings average for the current month. The resulting level of spendable earnings ex pressed in 1947-49 dollars is thus adjusted for changes in purchasing power since that base period. Average Hourly Earnings. Excluding Overtime, of Production Workers in Ihnufacturing Industries These data are based on the application of adjust ment factors to gross average hourly earnings (as de scribed in the Monthly Labor Review. May 1950, pp. 537540; reprint available, Serial No. R. 2020). This method eliminates only the earnings due to overtime paid for at one and one-half times the straight-time rates after 40 hours a week. Thus, no adjustment is made for other premium-payment provisions— for example, holiday work, late-shift work, and overtime rates other than time and one-half. Indexes of Aggregate Weekly Man-Hours The indexes of aggregate veekly man-hours are pre pared by dividing the current month's aggregate by the monthly average for the 1947-49 period. These aggre gates represent the product of average veekly hours and employment. The aggregate man-hours are defined as total manhours for which way was received by full- and parttime production or construction vorkers, including hours paid for holidays, sick leave, and vacations taken. The man-hours are for 1 veek of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month, and may not be ending nearest the 15th of the month, the data for railroad employees are not strictly comparable with other industry information shown in this publication. typical of the entire month. Railroad Hours and Earnings The figures for Class I railroads (excluding switching and terminal companies) are based upon month ly data summarized in the M-300 report of the Inter state Commerce Commission and relate to all employees who received pay during the month, except executives, officials, and staff assistants (ICC Croup I). Gross average hourly earnings are computed by dividing total compensation by total hours paid for. Average 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 BLS which generally represent 1 weekly pay period Note: STATtSTKS F O R STATES A N D AREAS State and area employment, hours, and earnings statistics are collected and prepared by State agencies in cooperation with the BLS. These statistics are based on the sane establishment reports used by the BLS for preparing national estimates. State employment series are adjusted to benchmark data from State un employment insurance agencies and the Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance. Because some States have more recent benchmarks than others and use slightly varying methods of computation, the sun of the State figures may differ slightly from the official U. S. totals prepared by the BLS. Additional information concerning the prep aration of the employment, hours, and earnings, and la bor turnover series— concepts and scope, survey methods, and reliability and limitations— is contained in tech nical notes for each of these series. (See page 10-E.) For all of this information as well as similar material for other BLS statistics, see Techniques of Preparing Hajor BLS Statistical series, BLS Bull. 1368, December 1954. S U M M A R Y OF M E T H O D S FOR E M P L O Y M E N T , Item C O M P U U N G HOURS, A N D N A T t O N A L STATtSTKS E A R N ! N G S Total nonagricultural divisions, major groups, and groups Individual manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries M O N T H L Y D A T A All emolovees All-employee estimate for previous month multiplied by ratio of all employees in current month to all employees in previous month for sample establishments which re ported for both months. Sum of all-employee estimates for component industries. Production vorkers All-employee estimate for current month multiplied by ratio of pro duction workers to all employees in sample establishments for cur rent month. Sum of production-worker estimates for component industries. Average veekly hours Total production or nonsupervisory man-hours divided by number of pro duction or nonsupervisory workers. Average, weighted by employment, of the average weekly hours for com ponent industries. Average hourly earnings Total production or nonsupervisory worker payroll divided by total production or nonsupervisory worker man-hours. Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the average hourly earn ings for component industries. Average weekly earnings Product of average weekly hours and average hourly earnings. Product of average veekly hours and average hourly earnings. A N N U A L A V E R A G E D A T A All e m D l o v e e s and pro duction vorkers Sum of monthly estimates divided by 12. Sum of monthly estimates divided by 12. Average weekly hours Annual total of aggregate manhours (employment multiplied by average weekly hours) divided by annual sum of employment. Average, weighted by employment, of the annual averages of weekly hours for component industries. Average hourly earnings Annual total of aggregate pay rolls (weekly earnings multiplied by employment) divided by annual aggregate man-hours. Average, weighted by aggregate manhours, of the annual averages of hourly earnings for component in dustries. Average weekly earnings Product of average weekly hours and average hourly earnings. Product of average weekly hours and average hourly earnings. G L O S S A R Y ALL EMPLOYEES - The total number of persons on estab lishment payrolls who worked full- or part-time or received pay for any part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. Includes salaried officers of corporations as veil as employees on the establishment payroll engaged in nev construc tion and major additions or alterations to the plant who are utilized as a separate vork force (forceaccount construction vorkers). Proprietors, selfemployed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family vorkers, and members of the Armed Forces are ex cluded. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS - Includes vorking foremen, journeymen, mechanics, apprentices, helpers, labor ers, and similar vorkers engaged in nev vork, al terations, demolition, and other actual construc tion vork, at the site of construction or vorking in shop or yard at jobs (such as precutting and pre assembling) ordinarily performed by members of the construction trades; includes all such vorkers re gardless of skill, engaged in any vay in contract construction activities. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION - Covers only firms engaged in the construction business on a contract basis for others. Force-account construction vorkers, i.e., hired directly by and on the payroll of Federal, State, and local government, public utilities, and private establishments, are excluded from contract construction and included in the employment for such establishments. DURABLE GOODS - The durable-goods subdivision includes the following major manufacturing industry groups: ordnance and accessories; lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass pro ducts; primary metal industries; fabricated metal products; machinery; electrical machinery; trans portation equipment; instruments and related pro ducts; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries as defined. This definition is consistent with that used by other Federal agencies, e.g., Federal Re serve Board. speculative builders, subdividers, and developers; and agents and brokers). GOVERNMENT - Covers Federal, State, and local govern ment establishments performing legislative, execu tive, and judicial functions, including Government corporations, Government force-account construction, and such units as arsenals, navy yards, and hospi tals. Federal government employment excludes em ployees of the Central Intelligence Agency. State and local government employment includes teachers, but excludes, as nominal employees, paid volunteer firemen and elected officials of small local units. LABOR TURNOVER: Separations are terminations of employment during the calendar month and are classified according to cause: quits, discharges, layoffs, and miscellaneous separations (including military), as defined below. Quits are terminations of employment during the calendar month initiated by employees for such reasons as: acceptance of a job in another company, dissatisfaction, return to school, marriage, mater nity, ill health, or voluntary retirement where no company pension is provided. Failure to report aft er lieing hired and unauthorized absences of more than 7 consecutive calendar days are also clas sified as quits. Prior to 1940, miscellaneous separations were also included in this category. TH sfshaT-pes are terminations of employment during the calendar month inititated by the employer for such reasons as employees' incompetence, violation of rules, dishonesty, insubordination, laziness, habitual absenteeism, or inability to meet physical standards. layoffs are terminations of employment during the calendar month lasting or expected to last more than 7 consecutive calendar days without pay, initi ated by the employer without prejudice to the worker, for such reasons as lack of orders or materials, release of temporary help, conversion of plant, in troduction of labor-saving machinery or processes, or suspensions of operations vithout pay during inventory periods. ESTABLISHMENT - "A single physical location where busi ness is conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed; for example, a factory, mill, store, mine, or farm. Where a single physical location comprises two or more units vhich maintain separate nayroll and inventory records and which are engaged in distinct or separate activities for which different industry classifications are provided in the Standard Industrial Classification, each unit shall be treated as a separate establishment# An establishment is not necessarily identical with the business concern or firm which may consist of one or more establishments. It is also to be distin guished from organizational subunits, departments, or divisions within an establishment." (Standard Industrial Classification Manual, U. S. Bureau of the Budget, Vol. I, Part I, p. 1, November 1945.) Persons on leave of absence (paid or unpaid) with the approval of the employer are not counted as separations until such time as it is definitely de termined that such persons will not return to work. At that tirae, a separation is reported as one of the above types, depending on the circumstances. FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE - Covers private establishments operating in the fields of finance (banks, security dealers, loan agencies, holding com panies, and other finance agencies); insurance (in surance carriers and independent agents and bro kers); and real estate (real estate owners, including Accessions are the total number of permanent and temporary additions to the employment roll during the calendar month, including both new and rehired employees. Persons returning to work after a layoff, military separations,or other absences who have been counted as separations are considered accessions. Miscellaneous separations (including military) are terminations of employment during the calendar month because of permanent disability, death, re tirement on conpany pension, and entrance into the Armed Forces expected to last more than 30 consecu tive calendar days. Prior to 19^0, miscellaneous separations were included with quits. Beginning September 1940, military separations were included here. 7-E MAN-HOURS - Covers man-hours worked or paid for of specified groups of workers, during the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. The specified group of workers in manufacturing and mining indus tries, laundries, and cleaning and dyeing plants is production and related workers; in the contract con struction industry, it is construction workers; and in the other industries, it is nonsupervisory em ployees. The man-hours include hours paid for holi days, sick leave, and vacations taken; if the em ployee elects to work during a vacation period, the vacation pay and the hours it represents are omitted. 'ANUFACTURIHG - Covers private establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of in organic or organic substances into new nroducts and usually described as plants, factories, or mills, which characteristically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment. Establishments engaged in assembling component parts of manufac tured products are also considered manufacturing if the new product is neither a structure nor other fixed improvement. Government manufacturing opera tions such as arsenals and navy yards are excluded from manufacturing and are included under Government. HIHING - Covers establishments engaged in the extrac tion ^rom the earth of organic and inorganic miner als which occur in nature as solids, liquids, or gases; includes various contract services required in mining operations, such as removal of overburden, tunneling and shafting, and the drilling or acidiz ing of oil wells; also includes ore dressing, beneficiating, and concentration. NONDURABLE GOODS - The nondurable-goods subdivision includes the following major manufacturing industry rroups: food and kindred products; tobacco manu factures; textile-mill nroducts; apparel and other finished textile products; paper and allied products; printing, publishing, and allied industries; chemi cals and allied products; products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and leather and leather pro ducts. This definition is consistent with that used by other Federal agencies, e.g., Federal Re serve Board. NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES - Includes employees (not above the working supervisory level) such as office and clerical workers, repairmen, salespersons, operators, drivers, attendants, service employees, linemen, laborers, janitors, watch:nen, and similar occupational levels, and other employees whose services are closely associated with those of the employees listed. PAYROLL - The weekly payroll (except for State and local governments) for the specified groups of fulland part-time employees who worked during, or re ceived nay ^or, any part o^ the nay period ending nearest the 15th of the rnonth. The specified group of employees in the manufacturing and mining indus tries, laundries, and cleaning and dyeing plants is production and related workers; in the contract con struction industry, it is construction workers; and in the other industries, it is nonsupervisory employ ees. The payroll is reported before deductions for old-age and unemployment insurance, group insurance, 8-E withholding tax, bonds, and union dues; also in cludes pay for sick leave, holidays, and vacations taken. Excludes cash payments for vacations not taken, retroactive pay not earned during period re ported, value of payments in kind, and bonuses, un less earned and paid regularly each pay period. The sane definition applies to payrolls for State and local governments except that in this case the payrolls are for the entire month and cover all employees, including nominals who are excluded from employment. Further.tore, these payrolls do not re flect the adjustment BLS makes in the State and local government employment estimate for the summer months to include the mmbcr of regular fuU-time teachers on vacation but who are not specifically paid in those months. PRODUCTION AND RELATED JORKERS - Includes working fore men and all nonsupervisory workers (including lead men and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspection, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair, janitorial, watchman services, products development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g., power nlant), and recordkeeping and other services clcsely associated with the above production opera tions . R3GICHS: North - Includes all States except the 17 listed as South. South - Includes the following 17 States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Colunhia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (In the case of sawmills and planning mills, general, a third region is identified - the West - and in cludes California, Oregon, and hashington.) SERVICE AND I-2SCELLANE0US - Covers establishments pri marily engaged in rendering services to individuals and business firms, including automotive repair services. Excludes domestic service workers. Non government schools, hospitals, museums, etc., are included under service and miscellaneous; similar Government establishments are included under Govern ment. 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