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EMPLOYMENT
and EARNINGS
O C T O B E R 1957
V o l.4 N o ,4
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Seymour L. Wolfbein, Chief
CONTENTS
NEWFORMAT FOR
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS. . .
A major revision has been made in the
arrangement of this publication.
All
tables are now in 1 of 3 major sec
tions, A—employment,
over,
Holidays and Vacations Observed by Manufacturing
Firms in BLS Employment Sample...................
Chart
The Contract Construction Industry, Annual Averages, 194-7-56;
Monthly Data 1957..............................................................................
vi
B—labor turn
and C—hours and earnings.
sideration was given to improving the
sequence and grouping of data, and we
the reader will find the new
EMFLOYI'ENT AND EARNINuS a much more
convenient reference source.
NEW AREA SERIES. . .
Beginning with this issue,
STATISTICAL TABLES
In
planning the new format, primary con
believe
Page
Article
manufac
turing hours and earnings data for
the Wheeling-Steubenville metropoli
tan area will be shown in table C-8.
A-Employment
A- 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry division (September 1957)......................................
A- 2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry
division and selected groups (September 1957)........... .
A- 3• Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group (September 1957)............................................................
A- 4 s Index of employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division (September 1957).................................
A- 5: Index of production workers in manufacturing, by major
industry group (September 1957)............................................
A- 6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry
division, seasonally adjusted (September 1957)................
A- 7: Production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group, seasonally adjusted (September 1957)......................
A- 3 s All employees and production workers in nonagricultural
establishrasnts, by industry (August 1957)..........................
A- 9: Employees in private and Government shipyards, by
region (August 1957)................................................................
A-10: Federal military personnel (August 1957).............................
A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by State,
selected areas, and industry division (August 1957)........
1
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
12
12
13
B-Labor Turnover
B- Is Labor turnover rates in manufacturing (August 1957).........
B- 2 s Labor turnover rates, by industry (August 1957).................
B- 3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected
States and areas (July 1957).................................................
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EMPLOYMENT
and EARNINGS
The national employment figures
shown in this report have been
adjusted to
first quarter 1956
benchmark levels.
E X P LA N A T O R Y NOTES
A brief outline of the concepts, meth
odology, and sources used in preparing
data shown in this publication appears
in the Annual Supplement Issue« Single
copies of the Explanatory Notes may be
obtained from the
Labor,
Bureau
Division
of
U, S. Department of
of Labor
Manpower
Statistics,
and Employment
Statistics, Washington 25, D. C.
List o f —
U. S DEBkRTMENT OF LABOR'S
BLS REGIONAL OFFICES
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COOHSRATING STATE AGENCIES
Inside back cover
CO NTENTS - Continued
Page
C-Hours, Earnings, and Payrolls
C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manu
facturing, by major industry group (September 1957).........
C-2: Gross average weekly hours and average overtime hours of
production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group (September 1957)..............................................................
G-3: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours in industrial and
construction activities (September 1957).............................
C-4: Index of production-worker weekly payrolls in manu
facturing (September 1957 )................................................. . ••
C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or
nonsupervisory employees, by industry (August 1957 ) . . . . . .
G-6: Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable, of
production workers in manufacturing, in current and
1947-49 dollars (August 1957).................................................
C-7: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime, of
production workers in manufacturing, by major industry
group (August 1957)...................................................................
G-£s Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manu
facturing, by State and selected areas (August 1957).......
35
36
37
37
38
47
47
48
Holidays and Vacations Observed by Manufacturing Firms
in BLS Employment Sample
Sidney Goldstein
L a st y e a r th e TJ. S . D epartm ent o f
L a b o r's B ureau o f Labor S t a t is t ic s
in te rv ie w e d re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f 44-0
firm s s e le c te d from th e sam ple o f
n e a rly 4 4 ,0 0 0
m an u factu rin g firm s
w h ich each month su p p ly in fo rm a tio n
used to co m pile em ploym ent, h o u rs,
and e a rn in g s d a ta .
R a rt o f th e in
fo rm a tio n sought from em ployers in
la s t y e a r’ s stu d y re la te d to h o lid a y s
and v a c a tio n s in o rd e r to fin d o ut
how em ploym ent, p a y r o ll, and h o u rs
d a ta w ere re p o rte d to BLS when days
p a id fo r b u t n o t w orked o ccu rre d d u r
in g th e pay p e rio d s re p o rte d . T ab u la
tio n s from t h is su rv e y (BLS Response
A n a ly s is S u rve y announced in th e Sep
tem ber 1956 Employment and E a rn in g s )
have p ro vid e d some c o lla t e r a l in f o r
m ation co n ce rn in g th e p re v a le n ce o f
h o lid a y s and v a c a tio n s fo r t h is group
o f 44 0 e sta b lish m e n ts, w h ich a re re p
re s e n ta tiv e o f th e m onthly sam ple
co v e rin g 69 p e rce n t o f m an ufacturin g
em ploym ent.
Most M an u factu re rs in Sam ple
Ray fo r Some H o lid a y s
Each company re p re s e n ta tiv e in
te rvie w e d was asked , "W hat p a id h o li
days does yo u r e sta b lish m e n t h ave?”
The fo llo w in g c h o ice s w ere lis t e d :
New Y e a r's Day, W a sh in g to n 's B irt h
d a y, D e co ra tio n ( M sm o rial) D ay, In d e
pendence D ay, Labor Day, V ete ran s
D ay, T h a n ksg ivin g D ay, C h ristm as Day,
o th e r (s p e c if ie d ), and none.
The su rv e y showed th a t some p a id
h o lid a y s w ere o b served b y 86 p e rce n t
o f th e e sta b lish m e n ts in th e sam ple,
Number of Paid Holidays Observed by Manufacturing Firms in Sample
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
iii
f ir s t 6 h o lid a y s lis t e d in th e ta b le .
O n e -fifth o f th e e sta b lish m e n ts ob
se rv e W a sh in g to n 's B irth d a y , th e h o l
id a y n e x t m ost fre q u e n tly ob served
and o n ly 14- p e rce n t o b se rve V e te ran s
D ay.
Some resp o n d en ts p ro v id e a d d i
t io n a l h o lid a y s fo r such re a so n s as
th e a n n iv e rs a ry d ate o f th e b u s in e s s ,
em p lo yee's o r e m p lo y e r's b irth d a y ,
r e lig io u s o b se rva n ce s, e t c .
In some
c a s e s , th e p a r t ic u la r h o lid a y s ob
se rv e d a re a r e f le c t io n o f lo c a l cu s
toms and p ra c t ic e s .
em ploying 94 p e rce n t o f th e pro d uc
tio n w o rk e rs.
The 14 p e rce n t o f th e
re p o rtin g e sta b lish m e n ts
p ro v id in g
fo r no p a id h o lid a y s acco un ted fo r
o n ly 6 p e rce n t o f th e sam ple pro d uc
tio n w o rk e rs.
Of the firm s g ra n tin g
p a id h o lid a y s , m ost p a id fo r e it h e r 6
o r 7 days n o t w orked. O nly 13 p e rce n t
o f th e firm s w ith p a id h o lid a y s ob
se rv e d le s s th an 6 , w hereas 18 p e r
ce n t ob served 8 o r m ore.
More Than 20 H o lid a y s R ecognized
The fre q u e n cy w ith w h ich each
h o lid a y was ob served in term s o f th e
p e rce n t o f e sta b lish m e n ts and p ro d uc
tio n w o rkers in th e sam ple is shown
in th e ta b le b elo w .
Mare th an 20
d iffe r e n t h o lid a y s w ere re c o g n iz e d .
N in e -te n th s
o f th e
m an u fa ctu rers
g ra n tin g p a id h o lid a y s o b serve th e
V a c a tio n P ra c tic e s
On th e b a s is o f th e sam ple, i t
may be co nclud ed th a t more th an 90
p e rce n t o f the m an u factu rin g p la n ts
r e g u la rly re p o rtin g t h e ir em ploym ent,
h o u rs, and p a y ro ll to BLS fu rn ish e d
p a id v a c a tio n s to t h e ir p ro d u ctio n
S p e c ific h o lid a y s o b served b y e sta b lish m e n ts
w ith p a id h o lid a y p ro v is io n s
H o lid a y
C h ristm a s Day.............................................
Labor Day.....................................................
T h a n ksg ivin g Day......................................
New Y e a r's Day..........................................
Independence Day......................................
D e co ra tio n (M a n o ria l) Day...................
W ash in g to n 's B irth d a y ............................
V e te ran s Day...............................................
E le c tio n Day*.............................................
Good F rid a y * ................................ ..............
Colum bus Day...............................................
L in c o ln 's B irth d a y ..................................
E a ste r Monday.............................................
O ther*...........................................................
B srce n t o f
e sta b lish m e n ts
P e rce n t o f
p ro d u ctio n w o rkers
98
97
97
97
90
89
21
97
99
98
98
92
95
U
11
9
U
3
1
16
* In son» in s ta n c e s , th e se a re n o t f u ll- d a y h o lid a y s .
iv
U
12
10
10
2
1
1
29
c a s e s , the v a c a tio n paym ents w ere n o t
made d ir e c t ly by th e company b u t w ere
made fro n s p e c ia l fun d s to w hich th e
company c o n trib u te d .
w o rk e rs.
Those p la n ts w ith no p a id
v a c a tio n p ro v is io n s , 7 p e rc e n t, w ere
s m a lle r th an a ve ra g e , re p re se n tin g
o n ly 1 p e rce n t o f th e p ro d u c tio n and
re la te d w o rk e rs. In th o se e s t a b lis h
m ents g ra n tin g v a c a tio n s , how ever,
n o t a l l p ro d u c tio n w o rkers w ere e n t i
t le d to b e n e fits because o f v a rio u s
e lig ib ilit y re q u ire m e n ts.
V a c a tio n Shutdowns
In re c e n t y e a rs , th e p ra c tic e o f
p la n ts s h u ttin g down d u rin g the v a ca
tio n p e rio d has become more and more
w id e sp re a d .
A t th e tim e th e in t e r
vie w s w ere co n d ucted , alm o st h a lf th e
p la n t s , 45 p e rc e n t, exp ected to sh u t
down co m p le te ly fo r v a c a tio n s .
When
a p la n t c lo s e s fo r v a c a tio n s , n o t a ll
p ro d u c tio n w o rkers a re n e c e s s a rily
p a id fo r th e e n t ire p e rio d , s in c e
some o f them may n o t y e t have become
e lig ib le fo r v a c a tio n p ay fo r the en
t ir e d u ra tio n o f th e shutdow n.
More th an h a lf o f th e p la n ts w ith
v a c a tio n p ro v is io n s made i t a p ra c
t ic e to pay t h e ir em ployees in the
p e rio d p r io r to th e v a c a tio n . A pprox
im a te ly o n e -fo u rth p a id t h e ir em ploy
ee s d u rin g the v a c a tio n p e rio d , e i
th e r by m a il o r b y m aking the vaca
t io n pay a v a ila b le fo r p e rso n a l p ic k
u p ; th e r e s t had no s p e c if ic tim e
p e rio d fo r m aking paym ents. In a few
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THE CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Building and Nonbuilding
ANNUAL AVERAGES 1947-56; MONTHLY DATA 1957
INDEX (1947-49=100)
INDEX <1947-49 = 100)
DOLLARS
HOURS
BUILDING CONSTRUCT I O N - General and SDecial-trade contractors
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Contractors engaged in heavy
engineering construction
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Latest data August 1957: preliminary
H IS TO R IC A L E M P LO Y M E N T D A T A
Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division
Year and month
TOTAL
Mining
1919..
1920..
1921..
1922..
1923..
1924..
1925..
1926..
1927..
1928..
26,829
27,088
1,124
1,230
953
1929..
1930..
1931..
1932..
1933..
1934..
1935..
1936..
1937..
1938..
31,041
29,1^3
26,383
23,377
23,466
25,699
26,792
28,802
30,718
28,902
1,006
882
1939..
19^0 ..
1941..
1942..
19^3..
1944. .
19^51^ 6 ..
1947..
1948..
30,311
845
Contract
con
struction
(In thousands)
Transpor
Finance, Service
Whole sale
and
Manufac tation and and retail insurance,
public
and real
miscel
turing
trade
utilitie s
estate
laneous
Govern
ment
Annual average:
24,125
25,569
28,128
27,770
28,505
29,539
29,691
29,710
32,058
36,220
39,779
42,106
41,534
40,037
41,287
43,462
44,448
19^91950..
1951..
1952..
1953..
1954..
1955..
1956..
1956:
1957:
43,315
44,738
47,347
48,303
49,681
48,431
50,056
51,878
S e p te m b e r.
O c t o b e r.. .
N o v e m b e r. .
D e c e m b e r. .
52,663
52,952
53,007
53,639
J a n u a ry ...
F e b r u a r y ..
M a r c h ..........
A p r i l ..........
M a y ...............
J u n e .............
51,716
51,704
51,919
52,270
52,482
52,881
J u l y .............
A u g u st. . . .
S e p te m b e r.
52,605
52,920
53,169
920
1,021
848
1,012
1,203
1,092
1,185
1,229
1,321
1,176
1,105
1,041
1,608
1,606
1,080
1,078
1,000
864
722
735
874
888
937
916
9^7
983
917
883
826
852
9^3
1,446
1,555
1,497
1,372
1,214
970
809
862
912
1,145
1,112
1,055
1,150
1,294
1,790
2,170
1,567
1,094
1,132
l,66l
1,982
982
2,169
918
889
916
885
2,165
2,333
852
777
777
816
842
836
837
837
832
833
831
833
835
858
857
863
858
2,603
2,634
2,622
2,593
2,759
2,993
10,534
10,534
8,132
8,986
10,155
9,523
9,786
9,997
9,839
9,786
3,711
3,998
3,459
3,505
3,882
10,534
3,907
3,675
3,243
2,804
2,659
2,736
2,771
2,956
3,114
2,840
9,401
8,021
6,797
7,258
8,346
8,907
9,653
10,606
9,253
10,078
10,780
12,974
15,051
17,381
17,111
15,302
14,461
15,290
15,321
2,912
3,013
3,248
3,433
3,619
3,798
14,178
14,967
16,io4
16,334
17,238
15,995
3,949
3,977
4,166
*,185
4,221
4,009
4,062
4,157
16,563
16,905
3,342
3,296
3,174
2,997
17,119
17,238
17,180
2,667
2,673
2,756
2,906
3,082
3,232
16,959
16,945
16,933
3,275
3,296
3,248
17,159
16,822
16,762
16,852
16,710
16,968
16,917
NOTE: Data fo r the 2 most re ce n t months are p relim in a ry .
3,806
3,824
3,940
3,891
3,822
3,872
4,023
4,122
4,l4l
4,664
4,623
4,754
5,084
5,494
5,626
5,810
6,033
6,165
6,137
6,401
6 , 06k
5,531
4,907
^,999
5,552
5,692
1,431
1,398
1,333
1,270
1,225
2,054
2,142
2,187
2,268
2,431
2,516
2,591
2,755
2,871
2,962
3,127
3,084
2,913
2,682
2,671
2,603
2,531
2,542
2,611
2,723
2,802
2,848
2,917
2,996
3,066
3,149
3,264
3,225
3,167
3,298
3> 7 7
6,076
1,313
1,355
1,347
2,614
2,784
2,883
3,060
3,233
3,196
6,612
1,399
1,436
1,480
l,V69
1,435
1,409
1,428
1,619
1,672
1,741
3,321
3,V77
3,705
3,857
3,919
3,934
4,011
4,474
4,783
4,925
3,995
4,202
4,660
5,483
1,765
1,824
1,892
1,967
2,038
2,122
2,219
2,306
4,972
5,077
5,264
5,411
5,538
5,664
5,916
5,856
6,026
6,389
6,609
2,325
2,315
2,314
2,308
6,322
6,343
6,327
2,293
2,301
2,310
6,239
6,273
6,543
6,453
6,940
7,^16
7,333
7,189
7,260
7,522
8,602
9,196
9,519
9,513
9,645
10,012
10,281
10,527
10,520
10,846
11,292
4,191
4,189
4,184
4,194
11,319
11,445
11,657
4,126
4,120
4,147
4,153
11,298
11,225
12,260
4,181
11,265
11,428
11,411
11,505
4,199
4,218
4,224
11,493
11,495
11,608
4,156
1,050
1,110
1,097
1,079
1,123
1,163
1,166
1,235
1,295
1,360
1,247
1,262
2,320
6,231
6,295
6,317
6,432
2,329
2,359
6,520
2,390
2,389
2,358
6,524
6,526
6,549
6,551
3,662
3,749
3,876
6,080
6,043
5,944
5,595
5,474
5,650
6,645
6,751
6,914
7,178
7,203
7,290
7,334
7,589
7,302
7,334
7,360
7,376
7,387
7,343
7,157
7,165
7,407
2
CURRENT E M P LO Y M E N T D A T A
Table A-2: Employees ¡n^fionagncultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups
(In
In d u s try d iv is io n
and g ro u p
th o u sa n d s)
September
1957
August
1957
September
1956
Septemt>er 1957
n e t cha] ié e
August
1957
fro m :
September
1956
TOTAL.......................................................................
53,169
52,920
52,663
+249
+506
M IN IN G ......................................................................
858
863
842
-5
+16
109.7
237.1
121.4
111.8
113.8
239.4
120.6
-2.1
-1.6
0
B it u m i n o u s - c o a l m in in g .......................................................
238.7
121.4
-4.1
-2.3
+ .8
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION ..................................... ......
3,248
3,296
3,342
-48
-94
MANUFACTURING ..........................................................
16,917
16,968
17,119
-51
-202
DURABLE GOODS...............................
NONDURABLE GOODS ............................
9,718
7,199
9,811
7,157
9,826
7,293
-93
+42
-108
-94
127.4
720.3
379.2
553.2
131.6
770.9
384.8
563.5
1,345.0
-5.1
-14 ;4
+1.2
+2.0
-8.6
-9.3
-65.O
-4.4
-8.3
-49.5
1.124.6
1 ,650.3
1.242.7
1,800.2
339.1
502.1
1,120.4
1 ,656.3
1,230.7
1.884.2
340.7
1,114.3
1,711.6
1,228.8
1 ,718.9
340.8
515.9
+4.2
-6.0
+12.0
-84.0
-1.6
+7.2
+10.3
-61.3
+13.9
+81.3
-1.7
-13.8
1 .675.6
107.8
1.659.0
103.3
1.002.1
1 ,218.7
1,738.1
114.7
1.046.8
1.217.9
578.3
+16.6
+4.5
-3.2
-1.1
+ 5.6
+12.4
+7.5
-.7
+3.2
-3.4
-62.5
-6.9
-47.9
-.3
+6.3
+8.6
+4.8
+1.1
-.3
+2.5
Durable Goods
O rd n a n ce and a c c e s s o r i e s . ................................................
Lu m b e r and wood p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) . .
F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s .......................................................
S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s .................................
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ..................................................
F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts (e x c e p t o rd n a n ce ,
m a c h in e r y , and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ) . . . .
M is c e lla n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s ...............
122.3
705.9
380.4
555.2
1.295.5
1.304.1
494.9
Nondurable Goods
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s ..........................................................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s . .
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................................................
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s . .
L e a t h e r and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ........................................
998.9
1 .217.6
584.6
867.4
838.8
260.2
268.1
379-5
579.0
855.0
831.3
260.9
264.9
382.9
858.8
834.0
259.1
268.4
377.0
TRANSPORTATION AND P U B LIC U T IL IT IE S ....................
4,224
4,218
4,191
+6
+33
TRANSPORTATION...............................
COMMUNICATION................................
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES.......................
2,797
818
2,779
824
2,783
806
609
615
602
+18
-6
-6
+14
+12
+7
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE....................................
11,608
11,495
11,319
+113
+289
-4
+117
+54.5
+13.2
-2.0
+41.1
+10.2
+184
-23.9
+65.6
+ 6.3
+3.7
+132.5
WHOLESALE TRADE..............................
RETAIL TRADE.................................
3,173
8,435
1,397.6
1 ,615.0
803.4
614.2
4,004.5
NOTE: Data f o r the 2 most recen t months are p re lim in a ry .
3,177
8,318
1,343.1
1 ,601.8
805.4
573.1
3,994.3
3,068
8,251
1,421.5
1,549.4
797.1
610.5
3 ,872.0
+105
3
CURRENT E M P L O Y M E N T D A T A
Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and selected groups-Continued
(In thousands)
Industry division and group
September
1957
August
1957
September
September 1957
net change from:
1956
August
1057
September
IQ 56
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE...........
2,358
2,389
2,325
-31
+33
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS.....................
6,51*9
6,526
6,322
+23
+227
GOVERNMENT....................................
7,407
7,165
7,203
+242
+204
FEDERAL......................................
STATE AND LOCAL..............................
2,204
5,203
2,212
2,196
5,007
-8
+8
+250
+196
*,953
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
Table A-3: Production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group
(In thousands)
Major industry group
September
1957
August
1957
September
1956
September 1957
net change from:
August
1957
September
1956
-303
MANUFACTURING.................................
13,042
1,3050
13,345
-8
DURABLE GOODS ............................
NONDURABLE GOODS..........................
7,427
5,615
7,490
5,560
7,616
5,729
+55
81.6
699.7
323.6
469.4
1 ,128.0
-2.7
-16.1
+1,4
+1.3
-4.9
-9.4
-64.6
-4.5
-10.3
-57.2
885.1
1,254.4
886.3
1 ,236.2
232.6
+5.7
+3.9
+17.0
-78.4
+1.5
+7.9
+1.5
-72.2
-9.7
+57.4
-3.4
-16.6
1,198.0
1,281.6
912.0
1 ,083.8
1 ,085.2
+25.5
+4.6
-2.9
+.8
+6.6
+11.3
+8.1
-.2
+4.6
-3.4
-58.I
-7.5
-46.4
-.6
+3.3
+5*3
-8.2
-1.5
-1.4
+1.5
D urable
-63
-189
-114
goods
Ordnance and accessories.......................
Lumber and wood products (except furniture)....
Furniture and fixtures.........................
Stone, clay, and glass products................
Primary metal industries.......................
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
machinery, and transportation equipment).....
Machinery (except electrical)..................
Instruments and related products..... .........
72.2
635.1
319.1
*59.1
1,070.8
886.6
1 ,182.2
876.6
1,293.6
229.2
402.2
7*.9
651.2
317.7
457.8
1,075-7
880.9
1,178.3
859.6
1,372.0
227.7
39^.3
418.8
Norxdur a b l e G o od s
Apparel and other finished textile products....
Paper and allied products...-..................
Printing, publishing, and allied industries....
Products of petroleum and coal.................
1 ,223.5
98.7
909.1
1,084.6
475.1
562.2
539.9
175.7
208.5
338.0
NOTE: Data f o r the 2 most re ce n t months are p re lim in a ry .
444431 0 - 5 7 - 2
94.1
468.5
550.9
531.8
175.9
203.9
341.4
106.2
955-5
471.8
556.9
548.1
177.2
209.9
336.5
4
E M P L O Y M E N T IND EXES
Table A-4: Index of employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division
( 1947 - 49 = 1 0 0 )
Industry d i vision
TOTAL............................................................................
Contract c o n s t r u c t i o n ............. ....................
S e p te m b e r
A ug ust
J u ly
S e p te m b e r
1957
1957
1957
1956
121.6
121.0
120.3
120.4
90.5
15^.3
113.3
120.7
104.7
91.0
156.6
113.7
121.8
90.4
155.6
111.9
88.8
158.8
103.8
123. *
127.1
122.0
136.6
133.8
130.9
104.1
103.6
122.2
127.3
120.3
138.4
133-4
116.7
126.6
117.2
137-9
131.3
121.2
101.1
103.1
114.7
122.0
106.0
102.9
122.1
126.8
120.3
120.5
138.5
133.3
126.4
117.5
130.9
119.4
134.7
122.9
129.2
127.3
116.3
132.7
NOTE: D a t a for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
Table A -5: Index of production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group
( 1947 - 49 = 1 0 0 )
Major industry group
MANUFACTURING..................................
September
August
1957
July
1957
September
1957
105.if
105.5
103.4
107.9
111.3
98.6
112.2
97.6
111.4
94.0
114.1
100.6
317.6
86.0
108.0
105.5
330.9
88.2
107.7
105.3
104.5
326.5
87.4
361.8
113.9
113.1
103.6
134.3
134.2
117.5
103.7
1956
Durable Goods
Furniture and fixtures.............................
104.0
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
io4.o
137.0
126.5
118.0
105.8
104.6
101.8
104.4
111.6
106.2
132.4
134.3
113.9
97.1
94.9
109.7
107.8
109.6
113.6
110.3
138.4
120.9
120.1
110.3
Nondur able Goods
103.4
93.7
74.4
104.2
118.6
Printing, publishing, and allied industries......
Rubber products....................................
116.9
105.8
94.6
102.6
93.5
NOTE: Data f o r the 2 most r e c e n t months are p re lim in a ry .
101.2
89.O
74.6
104.1
117.1
114.6
104.2
94.6
100.2
94.3
94.6
67.2
73.2
98.3
114.6
114.8
103.7
94.1
98.2
91.8
108.3
100.3
78.2
104.2
117.8
115-9
107.4
95.2
103.1
93.2
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYMENT DATA
5
Table A-6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division, seasonally adjusted
In d e x
In d u s try d iv is io n
Se p t.
1957
T O T A L .......................................
D u r a b le g o o d s .............................................................................
N o n d u r a b le g o o d s ...................................■............................
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 ...........................
F in a n c e ,
N OTE:
in s u r a n c e ,
and r e a l e s t a t e ............................
(1 9 4 7 -4 9 = 1 0 0 )
A u g.
1957
Se p t.
1956
Number ( i n
th o u sa n d s)
S e p t.
1 95 7
A u g.
1957
J u ly
1 95 7
120.4 120. 9 120. 7 n g .2
52,682
52 ,870
52,815
52,148
go. 1
142.2
111. 8
120.6
101.6
103. 0
123.4
127.1
122. 0
136. 6
133-2
131-9
118.5
138.6
854
2,994
16, 6g2
9,707
6, 985
4,193
11,608
3,173
8,435
2,358
6,516
7,467
2,238
'5,22 9
854
3,024
16,844
9,850
6,994
4,187
11, 665
3,177
8,488
2,354
6,494
7,448
2,234
5,214
861
3,061
16,880
9,869
7, 011
4,168
11, 636
3,182
8,454
2,343
6,492
838
3 , °8o
16, 874
9,816
7,058
4,160
n,3i9
3 , 068
8,251
2,325
6, 291
7 , 261
2,229
5,032
go. 1
143-7
112. 8
122.3
101.7
102.8
124. 0
127.3
122.8
136.4
132.7
131.6
118.3
138. 2
J u ly
19 5 7
go. 8
145-4
113.1
122. 6
101. 9
102.4
123.7
127.5
122.3
135• 7
132. 7
130.3
118.1
136.4
88.4
146.3
113. 0
121.9
102.6
102.2
120.3
122. 9
119.4
134-7
128. 6
128.3
118.1
13 3 - 4
7,374
2,230
5,144
S e p t.
1956
D a ta f o r th e 2 m o st r e c e n t m o n th s a re p r e l i m i n a r y .
g ro u p
MANUFACTURING................................
DURABLE GOODS..............................
NONDURABLE GOODS...........................
0
0
I n d e x ( 1947
A ug.
Ju ly
S e p t.
19 5 7
1957
195 7
n
M a jo r i n d u s t r y
i-1
1
Table A -7: Production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group, seasonally adjusted
Se p t.
1956
Num ber ( i n
A u g.
S e p t.
1957
1957
th o u sa n d s)
J u ly
19 5 7
S e p t.
195 6
103.7 104 .6 104.9 106. 0
12,825
12,943
12,969
13,106
111.1 112. 9 113.1 113-9
95-0 95-0 95-2 96. 6
7,417
5,4o8
7,533
5,4io
7,548
5,421
7,605
5,501
Durable Goods
Lu m b e r and wood p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) . . . .
F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s ............................................................
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .............................................
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t o r d n a n c e ,
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y .................................................................
317-6
83.2
107.3
103.9
104.0
33°- 9
84.8
109.4
104 .1
105.0
326.5
85.6
log. 0
102.8
105.5
361.8
91. 6
10g. 0
106.2
10g. 6
72
614
317
452
1 , 071
75
626
323
453
1, 081
74
632
322
447
1, 086
82
676
322
462
1,128
113-9
i$6.6
137-0
126.5
118.0
103.2
114 .2
106.2
137-1
134-2
119.1
104 .2
115.0
107.7
137-3
134-3
116.5
102 .1
113-6
113.1
138.4
120. g
120.1
107.6
887
1,212
877
392
890
1,208
878
i,372
231
396
896
1,225
879
i,373
226
388
885
1 ,286
886
1,236
233
409
89.6
77-6
74-8
102.2
116.8
116. 9
105.2
93-5
102.1
93-5
89-9
80.4
75-4
102.1
116.6
115-9
105. 8
93-°
101.1
92.3
90-3
77-6
75-5
102. 9
115.8
116.1
105. 8
92.5
101.1
92. 6
92. 9
83-3
78.6
102.2
116.1
US-9
106. 8
94-1
102.6
93-2
l , 061
82
914
1, 064
468
562
537
174
208
338
1, 064
85
921
1,063
467
557
54 0
173
206
334
1, 069
82
923
1,072
464
558
54 0
172
206
335
1,100
88
961
1, 064
465
557
545
175
209
337
1 ,294
229
*
Nondurable Goods
Fo o d and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s .....................................................
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s .................................................................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s . . . .
P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .....................................................
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s . . . .
NOTE: Data f o r the 2 most re ce n t months are p re lim in a ry .
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
6
Table A-8: All employees and production workers in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry
(In
In d u s try
August
1957
th o u s a n d s )
A l l e m p lo y e e s
July
1957
P r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s
August
1956
T O T A L .................................
52,920
52,605
MINING...............................
863
857
839
111.8
113.1*
39-3
33.*
110.2
36.5
METAL MINING.........................
39.8
33-3
August
1957
70 k
94.3
34.6
July
1957
August
1956
-
-
699
699
95.8
9*.0
31.8
C o p p e r m in in g .........................................................
L e a d and z i n c m in in g ........................................
16.8
27.8
15.3
17.3
12.7
3*-3
27.7
11*.2
ANTHRACITE MINING....................
27.2
31.0
30.0
25.2
28.9
27.*
BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING...............
238.7
231.3
235.3
215.6
208.6
216.0
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS
PRODUCTION..........................
363.6
362.0
3*2.9
264.7
261*.0
258.0
P e t r o le u m and n a t u r a l - g a s p r o d u c t io n
( e x c e p t c o n t r a c t s e r v i c e s ) .......................
218.2
217.6
205.6
I37.7
137.9
136.1
NONMETALL 1C MINING AND QUARRYING.....
121.1*
119.2
120.9
IO3.7
101.5
103.8
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.................
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION..............
3,296
7tó
3*0.5
1*01.7
3,275
728
331.0
397.*
33-6
3,361
722
329.1
392.9
28.5
ll*.8
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,55*
2,5*7
2,639
-
-
-
GENERAL CONTRACTORS..................
1 ,025.1*
1,039.8
1 ,130.0
-
-
*"
SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS............
1,528.6
3**.0
1,507.1
332.6
1,509.3
351.8
-
-
-
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.................
226.5
E l e c t r i c a l w o rk .....................................................
O th e r s p e c i a l - t r a d e c o n t r a c t o r s .............
MANUFACTURING........................
DURABLE GOODS.........................
NONDURABLE GOODS...... *..............
21*1*.0
Til*.1
16,968
9,811
7,157
226.5
21*1.2
706.8
16,710
9,756’
6,95*
217.8
213.8
725.9
17,035
13,050
12,788
13,256
9,780
7,255
7,490
5,560
7, *32
5,356
7,572
5,681*
Durable Goods
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES...............
127.1*
126.2
129.3
74.9
7*.0
79.6
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)............................
720.3
713.7
101.6
373.0
789.2
128.1*
1*05.1*
651.2
6*5.3
9*.8
3*2.6
718 .I
132.7
50.I
11*1.8
5**5
59.1
112.1
1*5.8
120.3
50.1
52.7
100.8
377.9
M illw o r k ,
p ly w o o d ,
and p r e f a b r i c a t e d
Wooden c o n t a i n e r s .....................................................
135.2
50.2
56.2
NOTE: Data f o r the cu rren t month are p r e lim in a ry .
56.3
93.7
347.8
114.3
45.6
49.8
50.0
120.6
37*.*
î
IN D U STR Y EM P LO Y M E N T
Table A-8: All employees and production workers in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry-Continued
Industry
(In thousands)
All employees
August
July
1957
1957
August
1956
August
1957
Production workers
July
August
19*57
l<«6
Durable Goods — Continued
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES..................
Office, public-building, and profes
sional furniture.......................
Partitions, shelving, lockers, and
Screens, blinds, and miscellaneous
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS.........
Plat glass................................
Glass and glassware, pressed or blown...
Glass products made of purchased glass. .
Cement, hydraulic.........................
Structural clay products.................
Pottery and related products............
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products..
Cut-stone and stone products............
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES................
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
rolling mills............................
Iron and steel foundries.................
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals.......................
Secondary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals.......................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
nonferrous metals.......................
Miscellaneous primary metal industries..
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORD
NANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION
EQUIPMENT).............................
Tin cans and other tinware......... .
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware.......
Heating apparatus (except electric) and
Fabricated structural metal products....
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving..
Lighting fixtures.........................
Fabricated wire products.................
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)...........
Engines and turbines.....................
Agricultural machinery and tractors....
Construction and mining machinery.......
Metalworking machinery...................
Special-industry machinery (except
Office and store machines and devices...
Service-industry and household machines.
Miscellaneous machinery parts...........
379.2
369.6
266.9
259.I
379.6
261*. 2
230.4
308.6
318.2
222.9
227.9
47.9
47.0
1*9.6
38 .O
37.4
1*0.1
39.1
38.8
39.3
29.6
29.I
29.8
25.3
24.7
26.5
I 9.7
I 9.2
20 .1*
553.2
457.8
27.3
442.6
1*?1*.6
30.5
80 .1*
11*.2
50.6
120.8
I 9.2
538.2
3O .9
94.3
16.3
29.7
83.5
49.7
I 21.5
I 9.2
122.3
19.3
93-4
93.1
1,304.1
31.3
96.5
16.5
41.0
83.9
3*.2
91*.9
16.8
1*1*.1*
88.8
82.5
I 3.9
27.2
79-9
13.7
23 .O
34.3
73.7
43.8
98.4
73.4
42.8
99.0
16.7
16.6
100.2
I 6.8
92.2
67.2
67.0
68.1
1,302.7
1,307.6
1,075.7
1,075.3
1 ,091.0
649.5
224.2
648.9
224.3
61*7-9
237.8
542.3
I 93 .O
542.5
193.1
206.7
67 .O
67.1
6k. 8
52.6
52.6
51.5
14.0
14.1
11*.1
10.4
10.5
10.5
IO 9.9
75.3
110.3
155.5
85.1
61.5
130 .O
85.5
163.1
85.2
62.5
129.7
1,120.4
6O .8
138.7
1 ,108.2
1,09*.7
88O .9
868.6
52.5
107.2
863.7
112.9
335.5
222.3
IO 9.7
332.4
87.1
249.6
I 8I .7
40.9
47.5
I I I .5
83.7
247.7
181 .O
39.8
48.1
92.1*
232.2
178.6
38.7
108.6
107.7
1,178.3
57.6
99.6
IO 6.7
1 ,206.6
56.9
101.4
IO 7.7
1,21*9-9
59.2
99.8
112.3
213.9
215.2
124.3
133 .O
109.8
7 6 .6.
I 63 .O
51.8
58.7
59.9
136.6
222.6
50.8
59.4
I 39.7
I 36.8
1,656.3
83 .O
143.0
I 5O.O
277 .I
1,686.4
175.8
179.9
267.7
131.3
26I .8
128.7
164.6
272.3
NOTE: Data fo r the cu rren t month are p re lim in a ry .
567 A
317.7
81.6
143.2
151.2
283.5
174.1
273.9
5**.5
77.2
61 .6
11*0.2
119.6
312.5
218.9
1*8.7
59.2
131*. 0
1 ,707.6
81.2
11*2.1
15*. 2
28I .3
188.2 '
261*. 5
125.6
I 98.6
27I .9
53.2
109.4
207.8
120.6
168.2
9O .3
II 9.5
208.0
172.6
92.9
127.4
209.5
37-5
78.8
W.l
51*9-7
63.2
123.9
5l*.2
111.6
1*8.3
175.6
9k. 5
150.7
209.6
8
IN D U STR Y E M P LO Y M E N T
Table A-8: All e m p l o y e e s a n d production workers in nonagricultural establishments,
b y industry-Contmued
All e m p l o y e e s
Industry
August
1957
July
1957
Production workers
August
August
1956
1957
July
1957
August
1956
Durable Goods— -C o n t i n u e d
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.....................
Electrical generating, transmission,
d i s t r i b u t i o n , and i n d u s t r i a l a p p a r a t u s .
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s .......................
I n s u l a t e d w i r e a n d c a b l e ....................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t for v e h i c l e s ........
E l e c t r i c l a m p s ................................
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .....................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s ........
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT.................
A u t o m o b i l e s ....................................
A i r c r a f t and p a r t s ...........................
A i r c r a f t .......................................
A i r c r a f t e n g i n e s a n d p a r t s ................
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s and p a r t s ............
O t h e r a i r c r a f t p a r t s a n d e q u i p m e n t .....
S h i p a n d b o a t b u i l d i n g an d r e p a i r i n g . . . .
S h i p b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g ..............
B o a t b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g ..............
R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t ...........................
O t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ............
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS........
Laboratory, scientific, and e n g i n e e r i n g
i n s t r u m e n t s ...................................
Mechanical measuring and controlling
i n s t r u m e n t s ........ ...........................
O p t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s an d l e n s e s ............
Surgical, medical, and dental
i n s t r u m e n t s ...................................
O p h t h a l m i c g o o d s ..............................
1,230.7
1,219.7
1 ,215.1
859.6
847.5
872.8
408.0
47 .O
413-7
47.9
425.5
53.8
25.8
67.6
28.0
563.8
50.6
276.0
35.2
19.9
57.0
280.9
302.5
26.1
73.1
28.2
26.2
72.6
28.4
597.1
51.2
580.9
1,884.2
774.5
884.7
542.4
172 .I
20.4
1,888.3
762.9
902.0
553-9
176.9
21.0
I 5 O .2
146.6
149.8
148.0
132.0
16.0
50.0
129.8
16.8
509.3
166.O
17 .I
135.1
126.2
110.5
15.7
409.8
37.3
19.9
56.5
24.5
393.7
36.1
42.6
20.4
53.1
24.7
392.3
37.2
1 ,265.8
562.0
1 ,372.0
611.3
574.6
353.1
103.9
13.8
103.8
126.4
113.1
13.3
51.3
1,373.0
125.5
8.4
111.4
14.1
52.0
7.9
96.2
107 .I
602.6
5Ö5.0
357.8
109.0
14.4
103.8
543.1
333.0
102.6
11.3
94.0
13 .I
44.5
9.1
10.1
66.9
67.2
9.6
340.7
335.2
338-6
227.7
220.6
230.7
74.8
75-6
68.9
42.2
42.0
39.5
84.6
13.5
84.6
13.8
85.3
13.6
57.9
10.0
57.7
10.2
59.3
10.4
41.2
24.0
41.5
23-5
70.0
41.1
25-6
70.2
33-9
28.0
28.4
18.3
43.5
20.5
28.6
18.7
44.1
70.5
32.1
26.2
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES...
494.9
Jewelry, silverware, and p l a t e d ware....
M u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s a n d p a r t s .......... ...
T o y s a n d s p o r t i n g g o o d s .....................
Pens, p e n c i l s , o t h e r o f f i c e s u p p l i e s . . . .
C o s t u m e j e w e l r y , b u t t o n s , n o t i o n s ........
F a b r i c a t e d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s . . . . .........
O t h e r m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s ............
48.7
17 .O
94.4
32.8
468.0
45-9
W a t c h e s a n d c l o c k s ...........................
1,746.0
722.0
827.5
24.4
35.9
61.9
88.5
151.6
16.5
83.8
31.4
57.4
86.0
147.0
59-5
10.8
26.8
20.1
45.2
27-6
505.0
50.1
18.2
100.0
32.6
65 .I
84.7
394.3
38.1
14.2
79.7
2 5 .O
49.9
68.1
369.4
35.7
I3.7
69.7
23.5
45.7
407.9
39.7
I 5.5
84.7
24.3
52.7
154.3
119.3
II 5.3
123.6
1,707.1
340.9
1 ,198.0
1,120.2
26I.I
77.1
220.8
79.2
173.1
22.7
57.4
I3O.O
1,246.4
272.2
78.8
325 .O
86.4
174.0
21.8
63.7
65.8
67.4
Nondurable Goods
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS................
M e a t p r o d u c t s .......... *......................
F a i r y p r o d u c t s .................................
C a n n i n g a n d p r e s e r v i n g . ............ ........
G r a i n — m i l l p r o d u c t s ..........................
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s .................... ...........
S u g a r ............................................
C o n f e c t i o n e r y a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ......
B e v e r a g e s .......................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s f o o d p r o d u c t s ................
1,6».0
326.3
328.9
109.0
331.5
111.1
253.9
28.8
292.2
27.9
118.7
292.4
79.0
229.9
143.4
NOTE: Dat a for the current month are preliminary.
1,578.9
117.2
358.9
115.1
121.9
292 .O
27 .I
71.3
77.9
227.6
143.6
234.4
144.1
259-3
75-3
295.4
83.5
171.9
23.6
64.5
125.9
98.6
98.8
126.9
97.6
IN D U STR Y EM PLO YM EN T
Table A-8: All e m p l o y e e s a n d production workers in nonagricultural establishments,
b y industry-Continued
( In t h o u s a n d s )
All e m p l o y e e s
Industry
Nondurable Goods —
August
July
1957
1957
Production workers
August
1956
August
July
August
1957
1957
1956
Continued
106.1
34.5
33.5
6.9
31.2
94.1
31.3
30.5
5.5
26.8
70.8
29.6
r e d r y i n g .............
32.2
6.5
28.7
80.I
34.2
30 .I
6.3
9.5
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS...................
.1 ,002.1
986.2
426.1
6.4
114.9
423.1
912.0
6.0
IO9.7
895.4
5.8
IO6 .O
396.O
24.8
9.8
57.9
28.5
211.2
86.1
49.0
10.2
56.8
1 ,047.8
7.0
120.7
454.4
29.3
223.7
89.6
51.6
11.7
59.8
1 ,218.7
122.1
1 ,156.8
II7.3
3II .5
358.9
328.4
303.9
115.8
I6 .I
121.4
20.4
8O.O
78.9
74.9
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES......... ..........
103.3
35.9
Ci g a r s .............................................
Tobacco
stemming
and
S c o u r i n g a n d c o m b i n g p l a n t s ...............
Y a r n a n d t h r e a d m i l l s ........................
B r o a d - w o v e n f a b r i c m i l l s ....................
N a r r o w f a b r i c s a n d s m a l l w a r e s .............
K n i t t i n g m i l l s ..................................
D y e i n g a n d f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s .............
C a r p e t s , r u g s , o t h e r f l o o r c o v e r i n g s . ..
Miscellaneous
textile
g o o d s ................
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS................................
M e n ' s and b o y s 1 f u r n i s h i n g s and wor k
c l o t h i n g .................................. .......
6.6
118.6
29.1
216.7
87.3
50.0
121.6
M i l l i n e r y .........................................
C h i l d r e n ' s o u t e r w e a r .........................
F u r g o o d s .........................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s a p p a r e l said a c c e s s o r i e s . .
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS...............
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES..............................
11.6
63 .I
129.5
12.0
6O .9
I23.5
579.O
281.5
I 59.2
138.3
276.O
156.6
I37 .I
86O .3
320.0
59 .I
855 .O
313.4
58.9
53.6
569.7
53.6
229.2
62.2
17.4
228.0
62.1
I7.2
B o o k b i n d i n g a n 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
s e r v i c e s .........................................
45.2
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS...........
Drugs
Soap,
a n d m e d i c i n e s ...........................
c l e a n i n g and p o l i s h i n g p r e p a r a
t i o n s .............................................
5.9
28.8
956.2
6.5
111.8
427.1
191.2
25.8
203.6
76.3
41.4
8.7
48.3
75.2
40.3
78.4
42.8
1 ,220.5
125.7
1 ,083.8
IO9.2
1 ,023.8
318.9
359.1
277.5
25.2
196.9
12.1
285.4
318.1
IO8.7
17.8
71.2
8.8
65.3
124.3
56.9
IO7.7
283.6
577.4
468.5
232.5
157.9
135.9
127.9
108.1
852.2
314.5
550.9
153.3
53-3
222.7
185.7
18.8
62.6
62.8
24.8
33.9
9.0
47.1
104.7
289.1
102.6
13.8
70.2
9.2
54.7
102.0
10.2
5O.O
1,089.0
II3.5
293.O
318.6
IO8.6
16.6
67 .I
9.3
59 .O
IO3.3
459.O
226.6
125.6
IO6.8
470.4
552.2
I57 .I
24.1
33.7
184.4
550.2
I55.4
47.5
14.2
234.2
I29 .I
IO7 .I
26.9
33 .I
I8O .6
12.6
45.4
47.0
12.3
35.9
36.3
37.4
75 .I
74.9
70.6
57.5
57.3
55.1
831.3
829.4
IO7.7
531.8
316,0
832.8
109.2
320.0
104.4
528.8
72.0
203.3
99-9
545.1
74.6
215.3
58.5
50.6
79 .O
8.8
30.5
51.5
77.4
8.4
30.1
37.9
98.4
107.4
314.0
IO5.7
5I.I
8.8
31 .I
36.6
97.9
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
31.8
19.3
46.4
78.7
F e r t i l i z e r s ......................................
399.5
28.4
5-3
7-5
97.7
3I .2
35.5
96.9
47.2
71.8
203.4
60.5
31.5
48.0
7.5
59-9
31.0
48.5
7.4
22.2
21.6
24.9
23.7
62.0
61.4
31.1
48.0
7.1
21.6
25.8
63 .I
10
INDUSTRY E M P LO Y M E N T
Table A-8: All e m p l o y e e s a n d production workers in nonagricultural establishments,
b y industry-Continued
(In t h o u s a n d s )
.All e m p l o y e e s
Industry
Nondurable Goods —
other petroleum
and
coal
RUBBER PRODUCTS... ...................
Other
r u b b e r p r o d u c t s ......................
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS..........
L e a t h e r : tanned, curried, and finished.
Industrial lea the r be lting and packing.
Boot and shoe cut stock and findings..
F o o t w e a r ( e x c e p t r u b b e r ) ..................
L u g g a g e ..........................................
H a n d b a g s a n d s m a l l l e a t h e r g o o d s .......
G l o v e s and m i s c e l l a n e o u s l e a t h e r g o o d s .
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.....
TRANSPORT AT 1OH..........................
Interstate
r a i l r o a d s ...........................
19*57
1957
1956
July
1957
1957
1956
260.9
207.9
259.9
207.2
261.2
207.9
175.9
134.1
174.8
133.0
178.8
135.8
53.0
52.7
53.3
41.8
41.8
43.0
264.9
111.7
22.0
I 3I .2
259.7
U0.6
21.6
127.5
264.8
111.4
24.0
129.4
203.9
199.8
83.9
205.5
99.1
101.8
382.9
41.0
5.1
20.0
246.6
17.5
34.9
17.8
372.5
40.3
5.0
20.0
243.2
I7 .O
29.9
17.1
385.4
42.5
5.1
341.4
36.7
3.9
17.8
222.1
14.8
30.4
331.6
344.6
38.3
3.8
19.9
247.0
17.2
35.7
I8 .O
36.0
3.8
17.8
84.4
19.3
17.7
218.9
14.2
25.7
222.3
14.9
31.7
15.2
15.9
4,190
-
2,779
1 ,151.8
1,007.2
10T.7
2,760
1,139.8
1,007.7
107.7
833.4
2,769
1,184.4
1,036.9
110.1
_
_
-
678.8
664.5
43.6
134.4
-
-
-
809.9
C O M M U N 1C A T 1O N .............. .......................
824
781.3
41.8
824
781.6
41.9
615
615
608
256.9
147.7
589.6
256.6
147.7
583.5
253.6
148.0
185.6
185.3
181.9
24.9
24.9
24.7
E l e c t r i c l i g h t a n d p o w e r u t i l i t i e s ......
G a s u t i l i t i e s ...................................
El e c t r i c l ight and gas u t i l i t i e s
c o m b i n e d .........................................
Local utilities, not elsewhere
15.7
16.8
4,199
46.2
147.7
U T I L I T I E S .........................
84.8
17.2
101.9
4,218
B u s l i n e s , e x c e p t l o c a l . ....................
Air t r a n sportation (common carrier)....
PUBLIC
AUgUet
August
838.1
681.0
OTHER
workers
August
Continued
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL........
Coke,
Production
July
ÂUgUSt
590.2
45.7
147.0
-
-
-
-
813
-
-
-
160.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42.8
-
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE............ .........
11,495
11.493
11,198
-
-
-
WHOLESALE TRADE ........ ..........................
3,177
3,166
3,064
-
-
-
1,830.9
125.8
1,825.3
125 .I
1,780.2
121.5
-
-
-
“
-
-
320.9
321.2
310.7
-
-
-
466.8
466.3
463.4
-
-
-
917.4
912.7
1,340.3
884.6
1,283.6
_
-
-
-
~
~
Wholesalers,
full-service
and l i mited-
Groceries, food s p e c i alties, beer,
w i n e s , a n d l i q u o r s ...........................
E l e c t r i c a l goods, m a c h i n e r y , hardw a r e ,
a n d p l u m b i n g e q u i p m e n t .....................
O t h e r f u l l - s e r v i c e and l i m i t e d Wholesale
distributors,
o t h e r . . ...........
1,346.3
NOTE: Dat a for the current month are preliminary.
11
IN D U STR Y E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A-8: All e m p l o y e e s a n d production w o rkers in nonagricultural establishments,
b y industry-Continued
( In t h o u s a n d s )
Industry
AUgUflT
1957
All employees
jiuy
1957
6,318
1,3*3.1
8,327
1,3*6.9
8,134
1,344.4
871.6
*71.5
1 ,601.8
1 ,122.6
2**.7
23*.5
805.4
573.1
3,99**3
393.2
37*.3
871.1
*75.8
1 ,605.8
1 ,126.5
2*5.*
233.9
876.5
467.9
1,541.5
1 ,070.1
241.8
2,389
2,390
August
1956
August
1957
Production workers
July
AUgUSt
1057
1956
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE— Continued
RETAIL TRADE...........................
Department stores and general mail
order houses........................
pood and liquor stores................
Grocery, meat, and vegetable markets.
Dairy-product stores and dealers....
Other food and liquor stores........
Automotive and accessories dealers....
Other retail trade....................
Furniture and appliance stores......
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
Banks and trust companies............ '
Security‘
dealers and exchanges.......
Insurance carriers and agents........
Other finance agencies and real estate..
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS ...............
Hotels and lodging places.............
Personal services:
Cleaning and dyeing plants..........
Motion pictures.......................
GOVERNMENT...............................
F ED ER AL ^...............................
Executive.............................
Department of Defense................
Post Office Department...............
630.0
85.5
869.0
804.9
806.5
580.7
3,987.4
392.6
376.5
626.0
85.3
865.0
8l*.0
6,52*
6,526
597.6
598.0
332.8
155.8
230.5
337.9
162.7
229.3
7,165
2,212
229.6
804.6
563.2
3 ,880.1
391.9
345.2
2,361
596.0
84.4
836.4
609.0
160.7
234.5
444431 0 - 5 7 - 3
Civil
Service
"
"
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
—
—
~
-
_
2,219
2,208
2 ,181.1
_
_
_
_
-
_
_
-
_
_
-
_
_
-
_
_
_
-
-
2 ,956.0
1,982.3
Commission
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
-
-
_
1,992.8
2 ,960.3
S.
-
_
Education. .............................
t h e U.
-
-
6,981
4,773
1 ,252.1
3,521.0
current month
-
-
7,157
4,938
1,298.5
3,639.8
the
-
_
336.6
*,953
x, 290.9
3 ,662.2
for
_
6,293
STATE AND LOCAL........................
are p r e p a r e d b y
_
_
_
844.1
1,046.5
509.8
624.8
Data
-
-
1,023.*
521 .*
647.2
22.3
4.6
Data
-
-
2 ,192.0
NOTE:
-
-
2,184.7
1 ,018.1
521.9
644.7
22.3
4.6
Legislative......... .................
-
22.1
4.3
1,878.5
2 ,894.6
and relate
to
civilian
-
_
_
_
-
_
employment
only.
-
SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT/ MILITARY PERSONNEL
12
Table A-9: Employees in private and Government shipyards,
by region
(In t h o u s a n d s )
August
1957
July
1957
August
1956
ALL REGIONS.......... ...........................................................
230.8
228.7
211.4
PRIVATE YARDS............................................
NAVY YARDS...............................................
132.0
98.8
129.8
110.5
100.9
NORTH ATLANTIC...............................................
96.1
95.3
R e gion
—'f
SOUTH ATLANTIC...............................................
98.9
88.1
43.9
44.2
51.4
44.7
50.6
36.5
17.6
36.9
17.9
19.0
36.1
16.4
19.7
36.5
33.9
25.6
49.1
13.9
35.2
50.4
15.2
35.2
52.3
15.3
37.0
6.1
5.8
4.2
6.5
6.4
5.1
44.7
18.9
GULF:
PACIFIC.......................................................
GREAT LAKES:
INLAND:
y The Nor t h A tlantic r e g i o n includes
Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
a l l y a r d s b o r d e r i n g o n t h e A t l a n t i c in the f o l l o w i n g S t a t e s : C o n n e c t i c u t ,
N e w H a m p s h i r e , New. J e r s e y , N e w Y o r k , P e n n s y l v a n i a , R h o d e I s l a n d , a n d
Vermont.
The S o u t h A t l a n t i c
all yards
region
includes
bordering
on the
Atlantic
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
The G u l f r e g i o n i ncludes all yard s b o r d er in g on the G u l f of M e x i c o
in the
in the
following
Florida, L ouisiana, M i s s i s s i p p i , and Texas.
The P a c i f i c r e g i o n i n c l u d e s all y a r d s in C a l i f o r n i a , O regon, and W a s h i n g t o n .
T he G r e a t L a k e s r e g i o n i n c l u d e s all y a r d s b o r d e r i n g on the G r e a t Lak e s in the
Michigan, Minnesota, N e w York, Ohio, P e n n s ylvania, and W i sconsin.
The I n l a n d r e g i o n incl u d e s all o ther yards.
2/ D a t a i n c l u d e C u r t i s B a y C o a s t G u a r d Y ar d.
NOTE:
Data
for the
current month
following
States:
States:
following
Florida,
Alabama,
States:
Illinois,
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
Table A-10: Federal military personnel
(I n t h o u s a n d s )
August
1957
Branch
TOTAL V ..........................................................................
2,820
992.4
922.2
675.8
199.5
30.5
y D a t a r e f e r to f o r c e s b o t h in c o n t i n e n t a l U n i t e d
NOTE: D a t a for the c u r r e n t m o n t h are p r e l i m i n a r y .
States
and
abroad.
July1957
August
2,839
2,827
1 , 001.3
920.8
685.5
200.7
30.5
1 ,013.5
909.0
675.1
200.9
28.7
1956
13
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A-ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division
(In
thousands)
Alabama
Industry
State
division
TOTAL. ....................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
Birmingham
Aug.
Aug.
July-
1957
1957
1956
734.8
720 .7
740.0
15.4
42.4
248.3.
50.6
153.5
28.6
67.7
133.7
15.5
42.5
243.7
50 .7
152.9
28.8
67.6
I33 .I
Mobile
Aug.
July
Aug.
Aug.
July
Aug.
1957
1957
195 6
1957
1957
1956
10.8
15.1
71.3
212.0
10.7
I 5.I
70 .5
47.1
12.2
22.4
I 7.7
46.8
12.3
22.4
17.6
213.I
14.5
41.6
241.4
49.6
150.7
16.8
27.7
65.8
129.4
198.8
9.8
16.8
91.9
1 3.3
62.5
1 6.4
46.4
12.0
22.2
10.8
18.2
{ï l
21.8
16.7
1 /9*8
22.0
91.1
G/>
5.1
21.2
11.1
18.1
3.9
I/9.8
22.1
88.7
(i/)
5.1
20.1
10.0
I8.5
,3 * 7
1/9 A
22.0
Arizona
Phoenix
State
TOTAL....................
M i n i n g ........................
Contract construction. ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .......
Trans, and pub. u t i l....
T r a d e .........................
254.9
21.5
255.5
16.6
20.1
40.3
21.8
30.9
10.2
31.1
16.7
20.8
39-6
62.4
10.3
52.7
62.6
52.8
125.5
239.1
16.0
.2
9.9
22.9
10.0
35.9
7.0
20.4
34.2
21.1
59.1
9.5
29.6
15.7
49.2
23.9
126.O
.2
9.9
23.5
10.1
35.8
7.0
Tucson
115.2
.2
10.3
18.3
9.9
33.5
6.6
14.4
15.7
23.8
22.0
54.6
2.3
4.4
9.6
5.0
12.5
1.9
8.6
10.3
Arkansas
TOTAL....................
M i n i n g ........................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
333.8
6.5
21.5
88.5
28.5
80.2
10.4
38.7
59.5
332.2
6.4
20.8
326.8
6.3
72.3
87.7
28.7
79.4
10.5
38.5
60.2
88.6
12.4
7.6
18.0
28.9
80.1
10.3
37.3
57.3
9.8
5.1
12.5
1.9
8.5
10.2
52.1
2.2
5.1
9.2
4.9
12.1
1.6
7.5
9.5
California
Little RockN. Little Rock
State
54.4
2.3
4.1
17.9
*.8
1/10.3
13.2
State
71.4
%
12.1
7.7
I7.7
4.9
I A 0 .3
72.5
%
12.3
8.0
18.6
4.8
l/lO.l
I 3 .I
12.9
*, 5* 3.1
37.9
261.8
1 ,303.8
372.7
1 ,018.0
221.1
602.9
72*. 9
4,494.7
38.2
266.4
1,259.4
37O .7
1,013.0
222.2
6OI .2
723.6
4,446.5
39.1 •
299.9
1 ,271.8
360.6
988.1
222.3
572.5
692.2
California— Continued
Fresno
Los Angeles-Long Beach
TOTAL....................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e ........................ .
2,166.6
15.7
15.3
S e e ' f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e .
NOTE: D a t a for the curr e n t mon t h
13.9
17.4
are preliminary.
104.6
* 766.1
144.0
480.1
112.1
311.2
232.8
2,l66.6
I 5.7
IO 7.9
763.8
144.2
478.1
113.6
310.9
232.4
2,120.3
15.9
135.5
749.1
134.9
463.7
Sacramento
l4l.9
.6
10.4
21.3
12.7
27.2
109.3
293.4
5.5
12.3
218.5
51.9
136.9
.6
10.0
16.7
12.6
27.5
5.5
12.3
51.7
136.4
.6
10.4
19.7
12.9
26.5
5.6
11.6
49.1
14
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In thousands)
California— Continued
San BernardinoRi verside-Qntario
Industry division
Aug.
1957
TOTAL....................
Mining....... ..........
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade...................
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............
32.6
July1957
32.I
San Francisco-Oakland
San Diego
Aug.
1956
30.3
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
226.5
226.0
.2
12.9
72.6
213.1
.2
959.2
2.0
950.7
953.4
.2
12.5
72.0
60.8
56.6
58.1
204.7
112.8
216.4
10.0
10.0
26.8
12.4
47.1
12.4
46.7
27.7
44.6
44.4
i4.4
11.8
45.1
10.0
27.9
42.9
66.9
122.6
177.2
California— Continued
San Jose
TOTAL......... .......... 151.1
.1
Mining..................
Contract construction... 11.0
59.5
Manufacturing.......
Trans, and pub. util....
9A
28.2
Finance.................
5.9
I 7.9
19.1
141.9
.1
10.5
51.2
9.1
28.1
5.9
18.0
19.0
16.8
12.6
5.9
16.5
18.0
2.8
21.2
51 .5
30.2
79.5
16.2
37.7
42.7
34.6
76.3
45.9
130.0
21.6
67.0
90.6
State
276-9
3.0
23.O
49.6
29.3
77.3
15.7
36.5
42.5
478.9
16.3
470.9
16.2
128.8
21.6
126.9
33.2
75.9
46.0
66.6
90.5
36.5
73.7
45.7
21.3
64.7
85.9
Connecticut
Denver
281.8
17.6
25.6
Colorado— Continued
TOTAL.................... 284.4
• Mining..... ............
2.7
Contract construction... 22.2
Manufacturing...........
52.1
30.1
Trans, and pub. util....
8O .3
16.2
Finance.................
Service................ . 38.2
42.6
121.9
176.9
212.2
67.0
11 8.4
173.2
State
482.8
17.2
197.4
112.3
215.I
67.O
1.9
65.0
206.7
109.0
Colorado
Stockton
I 37.7
.1
11.8
51.2
8.6
2.0
913.3
0
/ ^
2/55.1
918.5
,(§/)
2/53.1
*13.7
46.0
419.5
160.8
52.2
102.0
83.6
46.0
162.2
51.7
102.3
83.8
Bridgeport
903.7
125.4
126.6
2/53.8
,(£/)
2/ 7.2
(2/)
2/7.2
“7I .5
5.9
20 .6
428.8
44.4
151.8
48.3
95.9
80.8
70.5
6.0
20.4
3.1
10.2
8.0
3.1
10.2
8.0
125.0
M
72.5
5.9
19.8
2.8
9.6
7.8
Connecticut— Continued
Hartford
206.8
TOTAL................. .
Mining.................. ,(g/)
Contract construction... 2/12.7
72.5
Trans, and pub. util....
8.5
42.1
30.1
22.1
18.8
217.0
205.6
.(£/)
,(§/)
2/11.7
83.4
8.6
43.0
29.4
22.3
18.6
2/11.5
77.6
8.3
40.0
29.0
20.9
18.4
See'footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
New Haven
New Britain
42.7
43.0
(i/)
2 /1.7
m
2/1.6
”27.4
27.1
2.2
5.7
.8
2.8
2.5
2.1
5.8
.8
2.8
2.4
43.5
m
2/1.6
“28.1
2.2
5.8
.8
2.7
2.4
128.9
kì
12.8
24.4
7.3
18.9
9.5
128.7
(2/)
2/9.2
46.8
12.8
24.4
7.3
18.8
9.4
126.5
m
47.2
13.1
23.8
6.8
18.3
9.1
15
STATE A N D A R E A E M P LO Y M E N T
Table A-ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In thousands )
Connecticut— Continued
Stamford
Industry division
Aug.
1957
TOTAL....................
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service.................
56.3
m
2/ 5.1
21.6
3.2
11.4
2.0
9.2
3.8
July1957
56.2
e/>
2/5.1
21.5
3.2
11.5
1.9
9.1
3.8
Delaware
Waterbury
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
52.9
(|/)
2/ Î .7
20.8
3.1
66.6
(2/)
2/2.6
39.6
2.7
10.4
10.6
1.7
8.5
3.6
1.5
4.7
5.0
Finance..... ...........
Service........ ........
Government..............
a &
59.6
9.6
23.1
5.1
1/11.8
10.6
129.4
(1/)
10.1
58.7
9.7
23.1
5.1
1/12.0
~ 10.7
68.0
65.5
M
l
42.6
2.7
9.9
1.5
4.3
38.7
2.7
10.4
1.5
4.7
5.0
4.9
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
I 53.3
C1/)
I 5I .2
a/)
II .9
61.5
10.8
29.O
158.4
12.5
63.1
10.7
29.0
5.5
1/16.0
16.5
State
134.8
Ci/)
17.6
57.8
9.6
22.6
1/12.2
10.1
I/16.O
16.5
(I/)
20.1
62.0
10.7
28.9
, 5*3
1/15.6
15.8
District of Columbia
Wilmington
130.3
Aug.
1956
July1957
Delaware— Continued
TOTAL....................
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manuf acturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
State *«
511.4
£ 2
I 6.6
29.2
89.9
25.3
i/71 *7
260.5
510.3
15^0
16.6
29.2
89.8
25.2
1/71.9
259.6
Washington
502.0
662.2
m
16.1
29.0
89.5
25.0
1/69.4
254.8
m
28.2
43.8
134.9
36.2
1/99.7
278.6
66I.O
,(i/)
4l.l
28.0
43.8
134.6
36.0
I/99.8
277.7
649.7
a s
27.5
43.3
131.8
35.8
1/95.3
271.7
Florida
State
TOTAL....................
Contract construction. ..
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............
1,084.8
7-5
117.9
155.6
93.8
1 ,081.6 1 ,006.1
7.6
7.6
114.1
115.9
154.8
i4i.o
319.8
93.0
320.5
163.7
168.2
168.8
58.3
Jacksonville
58.1
164.7
88.6
291.6
55.2
146.8
159.4
133.1
%
20.7
14.7
40.4
11.2
I/16.9
1 9.7
131.9
127.5
%
20.3
14.6
40.2
11.2
I/16.8
(i/)
10.0
I8.8
14.7
38.4
10.5
1/16.4
19.6
Florida— Continued
156.7
156.2
(!/)
m
27.5
12.5
50.5
8.2
I/2I .5
18.9
17.8
27.5
12.4
50.5
8.2
1/21.4
18.5
146.6
S 3
24.8
12.1
47.2
7.8
1/ 20.3
17.7
See footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
18.8
273.2
(i/)
272.5
33.2
35-9
33.2
35.6
1/55.1
27.1
1 /55.6
27.0
25.8
80.2
16 .0
m
l6Ìo
252.9
m
30.6
33.1
74.2
14.8
iA8.5
25.O
Georgia
Tampa-St. Petersburg
TOTAL................. .
Mining.... .............
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade...................
Finance...... .
Service.... ............
Government..............
Miami
State
977.9
5.0
60 .6
328.9
73.9
219.5
40.6
96.3
153.1
970.1
4.9
59.1
326.3
73.2
216.8
40.6
96.6
152.6
Atlanta
976.7
H.7
57.5
336.O
74.5
221.2
39.7
95.6
147.5
344.9
M l
87.6
34.6
9O .2
24.8
1/43.6
42.1
343.2
(1 /)
21.0
87.2
34.4
89.9
24.9
1A 3.9
41.9
341.1
(1/)
20.0
88.5
34.4
90.6
24.2
1/ 42.7
40.7
16
STATE A N D A R E A E M P LO Y M E N T
Table A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In thousands)
Georgia— Continued
Industry division
55-9
%
I 5.8
6.4
13.0
2.1
1/ 7.6
Government..............
6.8
Boise
State
Savannah
/Aug.
1957
TOTAL....................
Mining.......... .......
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade...................
Idaho
Aug.
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
55.1
55.3
147.2
147.5
4.6
{¥.l
v i
15 .1
6.7
1 3 .1
2.1
I / 7.5
I 5I .2
5 .O
12.0
30.6
15.9
37.7
4.8
18.9
26.3
July
1957
15.3
6.2
12.9
2.1
1/ 7.6
6.8
6.7
4.6
9.6
28.5
10.7
28.6
15.8
15.7
36.9
4.9
37.5
4.9
18.9
27.4
18.7
27.4
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
23 .O
22.8
23 .I
1.9
2.1
2.8
7.0
1.4
3.3
4.5
1.9
2.0
2.7
6.9
1.4
3.3
4.6
2.3
2.1
2.7
6.9
1.4
3.4
4.3
Illinois
State
TOTAL......... .......... 3,514.5
3O .5
Contract construction...
220 .5
Manufacturing.......
1,263.4
Trans, and pub. util....
311.2
730.5
182.5
Finance.............
423.3
352.6
3,487.7
29.7
218.8
1,245-5
307.7
731.1
182.4
420.2
352.4
Peoria
Chicago
3,501.5
31.1
206.1
1 ,288.7
310.9
727.9
178.2
411.9
346.6
2 ,630.5
3.7
143.1
1 ,016.3
227.0
539.5
148.5
326.3
226.0
2,617.2
3.7
141.4
1,007.3
223.4
540.0
148.8
327.5
225.1
2,628.2
3.8
142.9
1,027.9
227.I
538.3
146.3
321.7
220.3
State
Rockford
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade.... ..............
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
75.6
(2/)
2 /4. 6
42.2
2.8
12.8
2.7
7.0
3.8
76.1
43.1
2.8
12.5
2,6
7.0
3.6
100.7
(1/)
5.2
45.3
6.8
22.1
3.7
1/ 9.8
7.9
102.2
(1/)
5..3
47.1
6.8
22.0
3.6
1/ 9.8
7.5
Indiana
Illinois— Continued
TOTAL....................
IOI .7
(I/)
5.0
46.3
6.9
22.1
3.6
1/ 9.8
8.0
1,410.6
10.7
75.4
602.4
102.1
303.1
53-3
109.6
I53.9
1,406.3
10.4
73.9
598.7
102.1
302.6
53.1
IO 9.9
155.6
Evansville
1,407.7
11.5
82.7
606.8
101.3
298.2
51.1
107.1
149.1
71.3
1.7
4.3
30.9
4.8
14.8
2.2
h/12.6
(4/)
70.8
1.7
67.8
31.0
26.9
4.2
4.8
14.6
2.2
U/ 12.3
" (V)
1.6
4.7
4.9
14.8
2.2
V12.7
(4/)
Indiana— Cant inued
Fort Wayne
TOTAL................. .
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
79.0
(5/>
3.3
34.5
7.6
17.5
3.9
79.5
<2 />
3.4
34.8
7.6
17.6
5/12.2
,3.9
5A2.2
"(5/)
“ (5/)
81.7
(5 /)
3.9
36.5
7.5
18.3
/ 3*7
5A l . 8
~ (2/)
See'footnotes at end of table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
South Bend
Indianapolis
292.9
14.5
108.0
22.8
65.9
18.4
U/ 63.3
"(it/)
292.O
14.4
IO7.2
22.9
65.9
18.3
U/63.3
“ (4/)
290.I
82.9
(5/)
80.3
(1/)
14.8
10 9.9
21.9
3-3
42.0
4.7
a .3
15.4
15.5
5/13.9
,'5/13.9
/ 3 -6
17.4
u/61.8
“
*(4/)
3.6
" (5/)
3.3
39.3
4.7
~ (2 /)
80.2
(5/)
3.7
39.2
4.8
15.4
.3.6
5/ 13.5
(2 /)
17
STATE A N D A R E A E M P LO Y M E N T
Table A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In thousands)
Iowa
Industry
State
division
Aug.
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
T r a d e ........ ................
F i n a n c e .......................
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
Dès Moines
July
1957
Aug.
657.2
3.5
42.0
I67.6
54.1
179.2
31.8
655.7
3.4
42.8
165.7
54.2
I 77.9
6 6 1 .2
76.0
103.2
75.6
104.4
1957
TOTAL....................
Kansas
31.8
1956
Aug.
1957
102.1
.
July
1957
102.2
State
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
100.4
3 .4
*5.6
1 7 1 .9
%
24.6
56.5
7 .8
1 7 8 .6
2 7 .1
3 0 .2
10.8
7*. 5
i/1 3 .1
1 0 0 .8
1 2 .9
< ¥ .l
24.5
7.8
27.I
IO .9
1 /1 3 .2
I 3 .O
23.9
7.8
26.4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
10.6
1/ 13.0
12.7
*
*
Kansas— Continued
TOTAL......... ..........
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
T rans, and pub. u til....
F i n a n c e .......................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
49.6
.2
5.3
6.0
7.2
10.0
2.6
5.9
12.5
49.2
.2
4.3
6.4
7.6
9.8
2.4
6.0
12.6
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
I35.2
I .9
8.1
62.7
7.3
26.3
5.0
12.8
11.3
Kentucky— Continued
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g . .............
Trans, and pub. util....
S e r v i c e ..................... .
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
255.4
(i/>
(1/)
16.8
15.9
95.3
23.6
55.7
10.3
1/ 25.7
23.5
99.5
23.2
56.7
10.3
1/ 25.7
23.3
124.2
1.9
8.5
783.0
tó.6
72.6
1*9.1
8*. 8
185.3
28.*
90.5
123.7
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, a n d pub. util....
F i n a n c e .............. .......
283.7
7.3
20.1
5O .9
45.7
72.2
i4.i
40.3
33.1
7.5
25.9
4.8
12.4
11.2
283.2
7.0
20.1
50.3
47.O
72.2
14.2
39.6
33.1
39.O
39.I
165.0
56.O
I69.I
56.O
I33.5
20.4
70.0
-
138.1
20.7
71.3
100.0
-
96.9
Baton Rouge
77808
43.1
72.0
147.8
84.5
183.6
28.3
90.0
124.5
67.5
.5
9.I
I8.2
4.1
15.I
2.6
6.5
11.4
765.5
46.1
62.4
150.5
87.4
185.4
27.8
87.1
118.8
State
See'footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
-
*
*
*
*
#
*
69.4
.5
8.9
20.4
4.1
15.1
2.6
6.5
11.5
64.3
.5
6.5
19.6
4.0
14.5
6.4
10.4
Maine
New Orleans
284.5
7-fc
20.2
5I .5
4£.0
72.3
14.0
40.3
33.0
*
52.2
Loui siana— Continued
TOTAL................. .
58.2
9O .7
State
State
250.0
549.9
I 9.I
41.9
1 23.9
63.0
133.0
20.1
Louisiana
Louisville
TOTAL....................
*
*
Aug.
I 956
Kentucky
Wichita
Topeka
July
1957
.6
14.7
288.6
.6
15.0
110.9
109.8
289.2
21.8
57.6
8.9
30.2
kk.5
21.8
57.8
8.9
30.3
44.4
Lewiston
295.1
.6
15.9
116.3
21.9
58.0
8.7
30.0
43.7
29.0
28.5
29.6
(i/)
1.1
I 5.4
1.0
(1/)
(1/)
1.5
5.6
.8
1/ 3.8
1.3
1.1
14.9
1.0
5.6
.8
1/ 3.8
1.3
15.8
1.0
5.5
.8
1/ 3.7
1.3
STATE A N D A R E A E M P LO Y M E N T
Table A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In thousands)
Maine— Continued
Portland
Industry division
Aug.
1957
TOTAL...................................
M i n i n g . .......................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e .......... ...............
F i n a n c e .......................
S e r v i c e .......................
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
•
3.7
12.9
6.5
14.9
. 3.6
1/ 8.3
3.8
State ¿/
Aug.
1956
July
1957
53 .7
<i/)
Maryland
54.5
55.3
3.8
13.4
6.6
15.0
3.6
1 /8 .3
3.8
4.6
1 3 .7
6.6
14.9
3.6
1 /8 .3
3 .6
Baltimore
Aug.
1957
July
1957
AUg.
878.9
2.6
72 .2
274.9
78.0
185.5
878.2
2.6
72.5
272.1
78.5
186.6
875.0
2.6
7 7 .7
40.5
103.1
122.1
40.5
103.2
122.2
1956
280.9
7 5.7
180.5
39.7
99.9
llS.O
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
603.8
605.2
.9
44.3
207.4
59.0
120.4
31.1
69.3
72.8
595.1
.9
•9
44.2
207.7
58.5
119.7
3 1 .1
69.0
7 2 .7
1956 _
48.1
208.4
56.9
115.8
30.3
66.0
68.7
Massachusetts
State
TOTAL................................... 1,8 52.1
M i n i n g ........................
(i/)
1,842.9
685.0
120.7
385.8
, 98.3
1/241.1
230.2
676.1
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .......
Trans, and pub. u til....
T r a d e .........................
S e r v i c e .......................
91.0
W )
89.9
121.1
386.3
, 97.8
1/241.9
229.8
Fall Blrer 6/
Boston
1,8 6 7.7
(1 /)
92.2
711.8
120.6
386.2
93.3
1 /2 3 6 .9
226.7
1,014.9
a /;
1,0 1 7 .2
< ± /i
243.7
72.8
1 /1 5 5 .8
1 30 .7
74.9
244.4
72.6
1/155.8
130.6
52.4
285.2
74.3
1, 015.0
(i/)
52.8
286.1
52.8
295.4
76.4
238.3
68.9
1/ 150.6
132.6
44.9
-
43.2
-
47.4
-
26.6
24.4
2 .7
7.9
22.9
2 .6
7.8
-
-
3 .1
3 .1
3 .1
•
-
2 .7
8 .1
-
Massachusetts--Continued
TOTAL...................................
M i n i n g ....... ................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g . . ............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e .........................
F i n a n c e .......................
S e r v i c e ..................... .
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
50 .1
1 .5
28.0
2 .5
8.0
3 .6
49.4
50. 1 y
27.2
1.6
28.2
8.2
8.1
1 .5
2 .4
Worcester
Springfield-Holyok®
Nev Bedford 6/
2 .3
3.6
3.6
164.8
(i/)
7 .8
72.0
8.6
33.*
7 *5
1/, 17.9
17.6
163.0
166.9
107.4
<i/>
7 .9
70.1
8.6
33 .7
7.4
1 /1 7 .9
17.4
(b {s
74.3
8.8
33.2
7 .3
1 /1 7 .5
17.0
48.7
6.0
19.8
5 .2
1 /1 1 .5
11.5
v,
105.0
43
46.5
5.9
19.9
,5*2
l/U.6
11.4
Michigan
TOTAL...............................
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
*
17 .5
U 7 .0
992.9
152.5
475.3
77.2
248.7
*
2 ,3 3 7 .5
16.8
U 5.2
988.3
152.5
472.1
7 7 .1
250.4
265.1
2,359 .5
17.9
133.4
1,0 0 3.5
154.4
475.2
7 5 .5
244.9
254.7
See'footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
Flint
Detroit #**
State
1, 258.2 1, 266.0
.8
.8
66.3
65.2
545.4
79 .7
256.3
48.6
139.7
121.4
554.7
79.5
254.8
48.6
140.4
122.0
1,257.6
.8
73.6
541.6
80.8
255.4
48.3
146.7
110.4
-
70 .7
-
-
59.9
-
-
73.4
-
-
-
•
-
-
“
-
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
19
Table A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
( In
thousands)
Michigan- -Continued
Industry
Grand
division
Aug.
1957
_
Rapids
July
1957
Lansing
AUg.
I9 5 6
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Muskegon
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
AUg.
1956
TOTAL....................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
-
46.7
-
-
46.0
-
-
-
-
51.6
-
-
23.4
-
23.9
Contract construction. ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g . .............
Trans, and pub. util....
S e r v i c e .......................
24.2
•
-
-
_
-
23.9
.
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2 3 3 .5
933.9
21.9
67 .I
232.4
9 3 .5
2 3 0 .8
230.3
9 3 9 .4
2 2 .1
6 9 .2
4 5 .7
91.8
4 5 .7
F i n a n c e .......................
509.3
505.2
(Ì/)
30.6
149.8
(i/)
(i/)
148.9
51.4
1 2 6 .9
33.2
,33.1
1 / 6 2 .0
1 / 6 2 .1
56.4
56.9
20.7
6 9 .9
2 3 0 .7
8 9 .3
2 3 1 .7
44.1
1 1 3 .0
1 3 0 .I
1 3 0 .4
1 2 6 .2
*5.9
(1 /)
3.8
9.6
7.9
11.5
2.0
1/6.7
- *.3
45.4
(±/)
3.7
9.9
7.5
U.4
1.9
1/6.7
4.3
43.8
(1 /)
3 .3
10.2
5.8
11.6
1.9
1/ 6.9
4.2
Mississippi
5 1 0 .8
5 2 .0
1 2 6 .8
9 2 5 .6
114.3
30.8
149.0
51.5
126.7
/ 32.1
1/ 60.7
54.4
Jackson
State
Minneapolis -St • Paul
2 9 .9
Duluth
114.5
Minnesota — Continued
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
25.8
-
State
24.4
24.4
-
Minnesota
-
TOTAL ...........................
24.4
.
-
Saginaw
-
25.0
-
.
.
-
Michigan — Continued
TOTAL....................
-
362.3
3.9
17.5
IO8 .O
25.4
3 6 1 .0
88.5
8 8 .5
11.3
39.5
68.2
3.9
1 6 .5
107.6
25.6
11.3
39-5
68.1
365.5
3.8
56.7
18.2
4.3
10.5
4.6
15.3
3.6
7.5
10.2
1 0 8 .6
2 6 .9
89.4
11.1
38.9
68.6
.8
56.6
.8
55.8
.8
4.3
10.4
4.6
4.2
10.4
4.6
15.2
15.3
3.6
7.5
10.3
3.6
7.3
9.8
Missouri
State
TOTAL....................
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
1 ,2 8 7 .9
8 .7
7 4 .0
393.9
124.8
3 0 7 .0
64.7
1 5 8 .1
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
1 5 6 .7
1,287.5
8.6
72.2
394.3
1 2 5 .O
307.6
64.7
1 5 7 .9
1 5 7 .2
1 ,291*1
8.7
77*6
388.8
128.7
316.2
64.4
153.6
153 .I
See ' f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h a r e p r e l i m i n a r y .
444431 0 - 5 7 - 4
St. Louis
Kansas City
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
#
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
347.5
.8
20.3
95.6
720.5
44.1
6 6 .7
93.4
2.6
42.7
275.0
21.1
1 4 9 .7
3 6 .6
40.6
8 2 .9
3 1 .6
64.3
722.7
719.9
276 .O
67.0
273.0
2.2
42.4
150.8
36.5
83.3
64.5
2.6
44.2
69.2
153.1
36.5
81.3
60.0
20
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A-U: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In thousands)
Nebraska
Montana
State
Industry division
TOTAL....................
Mining.......... .......
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Trade...... ............
Finance.................
Service.................
Government..............
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
195 6
177.0
15.1
22.3
22.3
176.9
11.4
15.1
22.3
22.3
6.0
23.7
32.4
43.7
5.9
23.6
32.6
177.5
12.5
15.1
22.6
23.2
43.8
5.8
23.3
31.2
11.0
hb.2
State
Great Falls
Aug.
1957
21.0
Aug.
195 6
July
1957
20.2
(7/)
2.1
3.0
2.5
6.1
20.9
(&
3.0
2.5
6.6
(7/)
7/ 4.1
2.4
3.1
2.5
6.5
7m
2.5
Nebraska— Continued
Contract construction. . .
Manuf acturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
Service.................
151.1
%
32.7
23.0
37.9
13.1
1/20.4
15.2
152.0
(!/)
(1/)
9.0
32.6
23.0
38.1
13.1
i / 20.5
15.4
10.1
32.5
23.3
38.1
12.5
1/20.4
15.2
92.0
4.0
8.1
5.4
9-3
19.8
2.6
26.5
16.3
92.0
90.4
5.1
7.9
4.2
8.2
5.6
9.3
19.1
2.6
26.5
16.5
28.6
(§/)
State -inf
Finance.................
Service.................
191.3
.3
10.5
83.7
10.5
35.4
6.3
24.3
20.2
188.8
.3
10.5
82.1
10.5
35.1
6.3
23.6
20.4
40.7
98.9
20.8
45.9
66.6
2.4
sa
28.2
f.l
0/ 1.8
9.4
19.5
2.5
24.5
15.5
3.*
7.2
3.*
7.1
8/1.9
“ 3.6
7.1
8.5
4.0
8.3
3.8
1.2
8.6
4.0
1.1
1.1
New Jersey
State
191.1
.3
41.7
83.7
10.9
35.2
6.1
23.9
20.0
18.6
2.8
8.1
2.1
18.2
2.8
8.1
2.2
19.1
*.7
3.1
4.6
3.1
h.5
2.3
28.3
8/ 1.8
Manchester *><.
11.0
356.9
2.5
23.8
57.8
6.0
New Hampshire
TOTAL....................
Mining..................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing...........
Trans, and pub. util....
69.0
1956
Reno
State
151.4
355.8
2.2
22.2
57.1
40.1
97.7
21.1
46.3
Aug.
Nevada
Omftlia.
TOTAL....................
355.6
2.2
21.8
57.7
40.0
98.1
21.2
46.2
68.3
M
2.4
July
1957
Aug.
1957
41.3
2.3
141 .9
2.1i
2.8
8.1
2.0
2.9
1,935.9
4.8
112.5
804.6
152.435*. 3
85.1
219.6
202.6
1 ,928.8
4.8
112.6
79**6
153.5
355.*
8*. 5
221.1
202.3
1,9*0.5
*.*
115.3
822.3
155.0
351.7
83.0
208.6
200.2
New Jersey— Continued
Newark-Jersey City 9/
TOTAL....................
Contract construction...
Manufacturing..........
Trans, and pub. util....
840.2
.2
35.*
355.5
84.0
150.6
50.1
91.5
72.9
839.3
.2
35.1
352.4
85.3
151.8
49.3
92.4
72.8
Perth Amboy 2 /
846.6
411.8
410.4
.2
1.8
28.1
1.8
28.2
191.1
24.0
188.4
24.0
191.7
23.3
40.2
40.8
40.4
39.5
364.3
85.7
149.9
49.1
87.8
70.1
See'footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
Paterson g/
70.6
12.6
*3.3
4o.3
71.6
12.6
43.6
410.9
1.5
28.7
71.8
12.7
161.9
.7
8.3
84.2
9.2
23.4
2.6
11.6
21.9
161.6
.8
8.5
83.1
9.1
23.9
2.6
11.7
21.9
l 66.*
.8
10.1
86.8
9.*
23.5
2.6
10.9
22.3
21
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry divis:cn-Continued
( In t h o u s a n d s )
New Jersey— Continued
Industry
Trenton
division
Aug.
1957
TOTAL....................
M i n i n g .............. .........
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util. . . .
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
New Mexico
101,9
.1
3.9
*0.0
6.8
17.0
3.5
13.1
17.5
July
1957
102.0
.1
*.1
39.7
6.7
I 7 .I
3.5
I 3.3
I 7.5
State
Aug.
1956
101.1
.1
*.2
39.6
7.0
17.6
3.*
12.0
I7.2
Aug.
1957
207.2
17.6
15.6
21.5
20 .5
*6.1
7.*
26.3
52.2
July1957
Albuquerque
Aug.
1956
205.8
17.6
1 6.0
195.*
16.*
15.5
20.1
20.2
20.4
20.3
U 5.7
7.3
26.1
52.4
*3.8
6.7
23.*
*9-3
Aug.
.1957
July
1957
67.3
65.9
S3
( I/ )
11.7
5.7
I7.9
3.*
1 / 8.7
1*.6
5.3
IO .5
5.8
I7.7
3.3
1/ 8.7
1*.6
Aug.
1956
61.3
sa
10.3
5.6
15.9
3.*
1/ 7.9
13.4
New York
State
TOTAL.................... 6 ,069.9
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
11 .*
277.4
1 ,899.7
505.7
1 ,298.5
459.8
863.1
754.3
Albany- Schenec tady-Troy
6,032.6 6 ,101 .*
11.2
11.3
276.I
277.7
1 ,8* 7.8 1,9*1.*
50*.*
505.I
1,306.7 1 ,319.4
*60.0
452.3
868.5
857.5
736.6
757.9
207.6
(£ l
72.8
17.0
40.0
7.2
1 / 22.4
39.6
212.3
208.4
V,
%
73.5
16.7
39.9
7.2
1/ 22 .*
39.7
77.8
17.0
Binghamton
78.8
78.9
79.4
S3
ss
41.8
(i/)
3.5
*1.6
*1.7
*o0
4.0
13.9
2.1
40.1
7.2
1/22.4
1*.0
2.1
1/ 6.1
1/ 6.1
39.6
7.7
7.7
*.0
1*.2
2.1
1/ 6.3
7.7
New York— Continued
Buffalo
TOTAL....................
M i n i n g ........................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
*5*. 9
(1/)
27.2
202.5
37.5
87.I
1*.8
S e r v i c e .......................
1/ *5.6
*0.1
**9.8
(1/)
25.3
199.7
37.1
86.9
14.7
1/46.0
40.1
Nassau and Suffolk
Counties 9/
Elmira 6/
454.8
34.5
35.1
34.3
347.0
205.7
38.0
18 .O
18.*
17.1
IO 2.5
87.5
21.8
6.4
21.8
22.0
6.5
77.3
11.5
l/* 8.2
77.8
74.7
11.5
1/42.0
53.5
sa
1*.*
6 .*
l/*6.5
37.9
sa
58.4
347.2
104.1
11.5
1/46.5
58.1
339-0
(1/)
32.9
102.4
New York— Continued
New York-Northeastern
New Jersey
TOTAL.................... 5,510.1
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e ..........................
S e r v i c e .......................
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
6.2
236.5
1,728.5
*86.0
1 ,168.2
*58.3
806.8
619.6
5 ,401.5
6.3
235.7
1 ,676.5
486.0
1 ,181.5
457.3
811.4
626.8
5,5*40.2
5.9
25I .5
1,772.7
*86.1
1,177.1
*51.5
787.8
607.6
See’
footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
New York City 9/
3 ,516.4
1.8
118.0
930.6
329.8
796.9
370.0
574.7
394.6
3 ,*89.2
1.8
116.*
88*.4
328.7
806.1
370.1
579.2
*02.5
Rochester
3,547.2
1.8
116.7
965.7
329.O
809.1
364.0
570.4
390.4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
22*. 3
(1/)
11 .*
112.0
IO .3
224.3
(1/)
11.5
113.4
10.2
39-^
7.3
39.5
7.7
1/23.6
I / 23.2
19.8
19.3
22
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A -ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In thousands)
New York— Continued
Industry
division
TOTAL....................
M i n i n g ........................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
Syracuse
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
l^ô
147-7
147.8
149.2
'ïl
%
59.6
11.3
31.3
7.0
1 / 16.6
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
Utica-Rome
1 k.6
(1/)
7.2
59.5
11.3
6O .8
11.2
3I .2
6.7
31.7
7.1
1 / 16 .*
1k.6
I/ 16.8
1*.6
Aug.
. 1957
Westchester County 9/
July
1957
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
IO8.6
106.4
203.8
199.9
(i/)
IO 3 .I
Cl/)
3.5
202.7
(Ì/)
5.5
*6.6
5.5
s a
15.2
21.1
50.7
5.5
a a
53.*
I 5 .I
*6.0
3.*
1/ 9.0
I / 35.5
17.2
3.6
1/ 9.3
21.0
5.0
*5.2
5.5
**.8
16.6
16.9
3.6
1/ 9.3
21.0
20.2
53.7
*5.2
10.5
25.2
1956
(i/)
14.9
44.2
10.3
10.7
I / 35.9
I / 33.9
24.4
25.0
North Carolina
State
TOTAL................... 1,093.1
*.0
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
55.3
476.1
62.8
225.9
36.9
97.1
135.0
1,07*.9
*.0
56.1
Charlotte
1 ,091.8
*.2
60.*
*57.7
62.*
22*. 9
37.0
97.5
I35.3
*77.5
62.7
22*. 2
35.0
97.0
I3O .8
96.*
(1/)
9.1
23 .I
10.3
29.3
6.9
1/ 10.8
6.9
96.8
(i/)
9.3
23.2
29.2
10.1
29.I
6.9
1/10.9
7.0
6.5
l/l l. l
6.5
_
_
-
-
36.8
-
33.7
-
-
**.0
.
122.9
36.2
-
—
*3.3
-
»
_
-
-
-
State
-
.
-
**.1
_
•
_
-
North Dakota
Winston-Salem
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g . .............
Trans, and pub. util....
95.7
(1/)
9.1
23.3
10.3
North Carolina— Continued
TOTAL...................
Greensboro-High Point
1.7
l*.l
6.5
14.0
39.2
5.2
16.0
26.2
122 .*
1.6
I3.7
6.7
I 3.9
39.1
5.1
I 6.2
26.2
Fargo
121 .*
1.8
13.0
6.8
1*.0
23.6
(1 /)
3.3
38.5
5.0
2.2
2 .*
8.0
1.6
15.7
26.6
1/3.1
3.0
23.3
(1 /)
3.1
22.9
7.9
(1/)
2.7
2.3
2.3
7.9
1/3.1
3.0
1/3.0
3.1
2.2
2 .*
1.6
1.6
Ohio
State
TOTAL.................... 3 ,139.8
22.8
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
194.4
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .......... 1 ,311.9
Trans,
and pub.
util....
224.3
F i n a n c e .......................
626.3
107.0
305.0
348.1
3 ,134.6
22.8
187.9
1 ,309.9
224.1
629.3
107.8
305.8
346.9
Akron
3,156.5
22.9
176.8
1,350.2
223.5
624.2
105.4
314.4
339 .I
See'footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
93.0
-
Canton
-
«
_
_
92.O
92.8
59.6
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
59.5
63 .*
_
-
-
-
-
23
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A-11: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
( In t h o u s a n d s )
Ohio-- Continued
Industry
Cincinnati
division
Aug.
1957
TOTAL....................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
July
1957
Cleveland
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
_
_
_
l6l.l
-
-
-
-
-
161.2
164.4
302.7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
'
"
"
July
1957
Columbus
Aug.
1956
July
1957
Aug.
1957
.
.
-
-
-
-
-
304.0
-
310.5
-
73.4
-
73.1
-
Aug.
1956
77.1
-
Ohio--'Continued
Dayton
TOTAL....................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e ..........................
F i n a n c e .......................
Toledo
Youngstovn
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
91.9
-
-
-
-
92.7
-
-
98.5
-
-
-
59.9
-
60.7
-
-
-
~
-
-
-
_
.
-
-
-
111.6
111.3
108.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
59-7
-
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
State
TOTAL....................
M i n i n g ................. .
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
S e r v i c e .......................
G o v e r n m e n t ...................
574.9
51.9
39.7
87 .I
48.9
137.6
23.7
65.0
121.0
572.8
51.7
38.9
86.9
48.7
138.2
23.6
65.3
119.5
145.0
573.7
52.7
8.1
36.6
10.3
15.8
11.0
38.1
8.2
17.8
35.7
90.7
50.0
140.6
22.8
63.9
116.4
Tulsa
145.3
145.9
10.4
16 .O
10.7
16.7
8.1
11.0
38.0
8.2
17.9
35.8
8.1
129.2
13.8
8.8
31.3
14.2
11.1
38.2
8.2
17.8
30.1
6.5
16.2
35.3
8.4
Oregon
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e ..........................
S e r v i c e .......................
511.0
1.2
28.0
505.8
1.2
27.2
153.0
48.5
118.7
18.7
149.6
48.8
117.9
63.2
18.7
62.8
79.7
79.6
Portland
521.0
1.5
28.7
166.5
49.9
117.7
19.3
60.9
76.5
See'footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
31.2
14.2
30.4
6.5
16.5
8.4
133.2
13.2
10.3
34.5
14.0
30.8
6.4
16.2
7.8
Pennsylvania
State
TOTAL....................
129.5
13.7
8.7
259.8
(1/)
15.2
63 .I
258.3
(1/)
68.7
15.0
62.5
30.6
67.8
13.4
1/35.2
33.9
13.5
1/34.9
34.0
30.3
State
261.0
(1/)
15-7
66.4
30.8
67.9
13.4
1/34.4
32.4
3 ,804.3
87.2
188.0
1 ,513.1
314.6
726.8
144.6
431.7
398.3
3,792.5
87.6
184.2
1,501.7
312.2
730.6
144.5
433.3
398.4
3,796.2
93-7
203.9
1 ,516.2
314.2
716.9
141.9
417.1
392.3
2*
STATE A N D A R E A E M P LO Y M E N T
T a b l e A-ll: E m p l o y e e s
in n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ,
b y State, s e l e c t e d a r e a s , a n d
industry division-Continuec!
(In thousands)
Pennyslvania— Continued
Industry
division
T O T A L ...........................
M i n i n g .............. . . . . . . .
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util. . . .
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Harrisburg
Erie
Aug.
July
Aug.
Aug.
July
Aug.
Aug.
July
Aug.
1957
1957
1956
'1957
1957
1956
1957
1957
1956
99.3
-
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
94.7
-
-
*■
101.0
**
*2.6
-
-
_
*0.*
-
4 4 .7
-
-
-
-
8 .8
8 .1
l4l.4
.4
8.6
36.2
1*.8
2 5 .O
35.*
I 5 .O
2 5 .O
35.3
14.8
24.4
5.7
1*.3
38.6
5.7
1*.*
38.6
5.6
13.6
1 *3 .8
1 *2 .6
.*
.*
38.7
Pennsylvania— Continued
Lancaster ##
F i n a n c e .......................
S e r v i c e .......................
Pittsburgh
.
_
TOTAL...................
M i n i n g ........................
Contract construction. ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util. . . .
Philadelphia
8 * 5 .6
8 3 6 .I
1 6 .7
821.5
1 9 .I
5 6 .8
5 *. 2
3 3 9 .O
3 3 7 .1
49.7
336.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 7 .9
U5 .7
-
*4.9
-
*6.3
-
5 4 7 .9
-
550.1
-
5 4 5 .9
**
“
•*
-
“
-
71.1
I 6 0 .*
28.7
98.1
73.6
7 0 .5
7 0 .6
1 5 8 .9
2 8 .7
9 8 .1
1 5 6 .8
7 1 .9
69.5
28.2
9 1 .O
Pennsylvania — Continued
Reading
TOTAL...........................
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ...............
Trans, and pub. u til....
S e r v i c e ..................... .
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
Scranton
_
*9.6
-
.
-
k9 .6
~
5I . 7
-
-
_
32.0
-
_
3 1 .5
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util. . . .
T r a d e ........................ .
S e r v i c e .......................
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
-
See'footnotes
.
-
-
U3 .1
-
*1.9
-
*5.7
-
-
_
38.9
«
_
-
-
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
•
-
“
Providence
283.*
295.2
2 7 8 .7
277.2
(1/)
I 9 .3
(1/)
20.0
£/)
(i/)
(i/)
(Û )
1 9 .0
1 2 7 .4
1 7 .1
1 7 .7
1 6 .9
1 2 7 .3
1 3 .8
124.3
1 3 6 .*
1 1 7 .8
15.*
5 2 .O
13.1
-
1 / 2 9 .8
36.0
at e n d o f t a b l e .
38.2
_
283.*
-
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
3 8 .9
State
-
“
32.5
_
Rhode Island
York
_
_
_
Pennsylvania — Continued
TOTAL...................
Wilkes--Barre — Hazleton
II5 .9
15.*
52.213.0
1/30.7
36.2
1 6 .2
5 4 .0
12.6
1 /2 9 .8 '
3 6 .2
4 9 .5
1 2 .8
1 /2 7 .6
30.6
1 3 .7
4 9 .6
,1 2 . 7
1 /2 8 . 4
30.8
289.6
1*.*,
5 1 .3
12.3
■i/2 7 . 5
3 0 .8
25
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Tabie A-11: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
(In
thousands)
South Carolina
Industry
State
division
TOTAL...................
Contract construction...
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
Charleston
Aug.
1957
July1957
Aug.
I 956
531.5
1.3
527.9
1.3
28.9
224.4
25.3
IO7.3
533.1
1.3
30.3
28.9
227.8
25.4
107.9
15.8
*2.9
81.5
15.7
*3.2
81.8
Aug.
1957
_
Greenville
July
1957
Aug.
Aug.
1957
1956
53.8
54.1
52.6
S3
(¥.l
»
231.8
25.6
106.5
15.6
9.2
9.3
4.8
13.5
2.2
*3.0
79.0
1/ 5.1
1 5.9
13.5
2.2
¿ / 5 .I
I 5.9
k.6
30.4
9.6
3.9
13 .I
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
128.5
*
17.7
30.8
*
2.7
II .7
11.9'
15.5
10.1
38.3
5.*
Sioux Falls
130 .*
2.7
12.9
12.0
10.2
40.4
5.*
I7.5
29.5
30.9
Tennessee
State
M i n i n g ........................
Contract construction. ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g .......... . . .
Trans, and pub. u til....
T r a d e ..........................
30.2
Aug.
1956
i 2-1
1/ *.9
South Dakota
TOTAL....................
July
1957
#
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
24.4
(1/),
State
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
24.9
(1/)
1.8
2.0
5.3
5.*
2.2
8.0
1.6
2.2
8.4
1.5
1/ 3.*
1/ 3.5
2.0
2.0
849.7
8.4
*3.5
290.I
58.3
197.9
31.8
93.6
126.1
862.9
9.6
4-7.5
301.9
59-4
196.4
31.1
93.8
123.2
1
Tennessee— Continued
Chattanooga
TOTAL....................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. u til....
T r a d e ....... ..................
F i n a n c e .......................
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
92.4
.1
3.7
*3.0
5.6
17.7
*.5
9.5
8.4
Knoxville
91.8
.1
93.3
3.7
*2.6
3.8
*3.9
5.5
5.6
17.6
*.5
9.5
8 .*
.1
18.2
*.3
9.5
8.1
Memphis
II6.6
188.9
2.2
188.2
189.2
6.k
2.1
6.4
*1.9
7.6
25.7
2.7
41.9
7.3
43.8
7.6
.4
9.5
45.7
I6.5
55.9
8.4
24.6
.3
9.5
.4
9-6
46.0
55.2
8.3
24.6
28.0
55.9
8.3
24.9
28.0
27.4
II3.9
2.1
11.6
16.I
II3.7
7.6
25.4
2.7
25.8
2.7
11.5
11.6
16.2
15.8
Tenne ssee— Continued
45.8
16.6
16.8
Texas
Nashville
State
Dallas
1
TOTAL....................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util. . . .
137 .O
136.8
13*. 2
2,*89.3
2,486.8
.3
7.1
38.5
.3
.3
137.3
175.7
137.7
6.8
38.6
12.5
31.2
31.2
9.2
9.2
20.5
17.8
12.5
20.6
17.8
7.2
37.2
12.5
30 .*
8.9
20.3
17.6
See'footnotes at end of table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
488.7
231.9
680.5
115.5
303.3
356.4
17*. 5
488.8
229.6
679.1
115.3
302.9
358.9
2,426.9^
136.3
I69.5
477.O
231.8
657.2
111.5
295.O
348.6
-
89.9
«
90.0
«
_
82.8
«
-
_
-
-
_
«
-
_
-
-
-
26
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A-ll: E m p l o y e e s in nonagricultural establishments,
b y State, selected areas, a n d industry division-Continued
(In
thousands)
Texas— Continued
Industry
Port Worth
division
Houston
July
1957
Aug.
1957
San Antonio
Aug.
Aug*
July
Aug.
Aug.
July
Aug.
1956
1957
1957
1956
1957
1957
I 956
TOTAL.................
M i n i n g .............. .
Contract construction
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ........
Trans, and pub. util.
T r a d e . ....................
F i n a n c e ..................
S e r v i c e ..................
G o v e r n m e n t ..............
56.3
-
-
••
58.4
**
58.9
“
*'
93-9
•
93.2
*
91.5
-
_
-
«
-
-
21.4
-
244.8
244.8
15.8
19.9
15.7
19.2
-
-
37.4
22.6
57.5
9.6
28.2
53.8
Salt Lake City
239.8
15.8
19.4
36.8
23.2
56.3
9.6
26.3
52.4
38.3
22.5
57.2
9.6
28.3
54.0
124.8
7.5
9.6
I 9.I
13.6
123.9
7.6
9.3
19.0
35.9
7.6
13.*
35.5
7.6
16.7
16.8
14.8
Burlington 6/
17.8
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
*.7
1.4
*.7
F i n a n c e .......................
-
3.5
17.6
14.7
122.2
7.7
IO .5
I8.8
I 3.3
3*. 7
7.*
15.5
14.3
IO 9.I
1.4
5.7
36.9
8.4
20.5
3.5
17 .*
IO 8 .I
1.4
5.6
15.5
17.4
-
4.4
1.4
4.7
3.5
4.2
1.5
4.6
-
3.4
12.4
-
7.3
.6
1.6
1.3
12.4
13.6
-
-
7.4
.6
1.6
8.7
.6
1.6
-
-
1.2
*■
1,013.5
19.2
84.3
261.9
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ...............
Trans, and pub. util....
T r a d e ..........................
F i n a n c e ......................
S e r v i c e . ......................
G o v e r n m e n t ..................
I61.8
.2
15.3
I 5.5
17.4
4^.6
6.2
18.9
44.7
161.5
.2
15.4
I 5.3
I 7.5
43.3
6.2
I8.8
44.8
167.7
.3
13.5
17.5
4l.4
5.8
16.1
17.7
45.5
See'footnotes at end of table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
4l.o
42.5
13.6
19.5
21.2
20.4
15.5
3.5
17.1
15 .*
8.4
3.5
17.*
8.2
1,009.7
976.6
84.2
74.5
18.6
18.5
231.5
1.2
44.0
112.7
261.0
90.8
219.3
105.4
**
167.5
112.7
169.2
44.1
42.9
164.2
Washington
Richmond
156.5
.2
13.0
15.4
20.5
256.8
92.0
232 .I
92.4
Virginia— Continued
Norfolk-Portsmouth
36.2
110.7
1.4
5.8
39.2
State 3/
'
TOTAL.....................
-
-
Virginia
Springfield 6/
-
-
State
Vermont— Continued
TOTAL ...........................
-
Vermont
State
M i n i n g ....................
Contract construction
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
Trans, and pub. util.
T r a d e .....................
F i n a n c e ........... .
S e r v i c e ..................
G o v e r n m e n t ..............
20.9
_
Utah
TOTAL..................
21.3
-
I 67 .O
•3
13.5
39-8
State
I 62 .O
.3
821.3
1.9
48.4
40.7
237.9
68.8
12.6
16.2
16.1
19.6
21.2
18.4
42.7
13.7
4o .3
13.1
20.5
184.7
34.7
96.7
148.2
822.0
2.0
46.8
240.0
68.7
184.6
34.7
96.0
149.2
792 .O
2.2
49.0
218.9
67.9
183.5
34.3
91.6
144.6
27
STATE A N D A R E A E M P LO Y M E N T
Table A-11 E m p l o y e e s in nonagricultural establishments,
b y State, selected areas, a n d industry division-Continued
(In t h o u sands)
Washington— Continued
Industry
Seattle
division
Aug.
1957
TOTAL.................
M i n i n g .............. .
Contract construction
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..........
T rans, and pub. util.,
T r a d e ........ ............
F i n a n c e ..................
S e r v i c e ..................
G o v e r n m e n t .............. .
337.7
a s
111.7
29.2
July
-1951337.2
<i/>
17.8
112.5
29.3
18.9
76.2
18.8
1/ 39-5
43.3
1/ 39.0
*3.6
77.1
Spokane
Aug.
1956
Aug.
-1957-
312.9
a s
90.2
28.6
76.5
18.8
1/ 39.3
42.8
76.7
ss
1U .9
9.0
21.5
4.1
1/ 11.5
10.8
Tacoma
Aug.
1956
Aug.
.1957
July
1957
76.8
77.8
%
%
15 .O
78.7
(i/)
5.9
15.6
16.6
17.3
i / 11.5
9.3
21.3
4.1
1/ 12 .O
17 .*
July
-1957
76.7
%
9.2
21.*
*.0
10.7
10.5
7.2
, 3.1
1 / 9.1
18.7
7.3
I 7.3
3.1
1/ 9.1
~ I8.8
Aug.
1956
77.7
%
18.8
7.1
I 7 .O
3.0
1/ 8.9
18.6
West Virginia
State
TOTAL....................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util....
F i n a n c e .......................
S e r v i c e .......................
G o v e r n m e n t ................. .
4 9 9 .1
8 0 .0
4 9 2 .2
28.9
131.4
52.5
79.9
27.9
126.7
52.6
9 0 .6
9 0 .0
12.5
4 5 .1
58.1
12.5
45.1
57.5
Charleston
4 9 6 .8
8 2 .0
26.8
130.8
51.4
87.7
12.6
45.7
59.8
93.*
9.*
5.5
26.7
10.3
19.*
3.2
9.5
9.7
Wheeling-Steubenville
93.2
93.1
9.5
5.3
26.3
10.3
10.3
19.5
19.0
10.5
*.9
26.O
3.2
9.*
9.7
3.3
9.6
9.7
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
«
II 3.2
5.6
6.9
* 9.8
II 7.3
5.6
5.5
54.6
9.0
20.7
9.0
21.6
3.1
3.0
11.0
11.0
7.3
7.2
Wisconsin
State
TOTAL.................... 1 ,161.9
M i n i n g ............. .
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g . .............
Trans, and pub. u til....
S e r v i c e .......................
4.1
65.5
465.6
77.6
246.8
43.0
124.4
134.8
1,161.4
*.2
6*. 2
*67.0
77.8
2*7.7
*3.0
123.3
13*. 2
Milwaukee 1°/
1,158.3
*.5
67 .*
*7*.*
78.3
2*3.9
* 1.0
119.6
129.2
*58.0
(1/)
25.9
198.5
30.1
91.6
21.1
1/51.1
39.8
*59.0
v(l/)
25 .*
Racine
458.2
a s
199.6
30.3
92.2
21.2
202.1
30.1
9I .2
20.8
1/51.*
39.0
l/*9-9
38.0
41.2
*0.8
*1.6
20.5
21.3
(i/)
2 .*
20.7
m
1.8
1.7
7.5
, .9
1/ *.*
3.5
1.7
7.*
, .9
1/*.*
3.5
1/ *.3
3.6
___
-----------------
__
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
___
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7.*
.8
Wyoming
State -Hst
TOTAL......... ..........
M i n i n g ........................
C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n . ..
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ..............
Trans, and pub. util. . . .
95.6
9.0
8.7
7.1
13.4
21.5
2.4
1 *.*
19.1
95.0
9.O
8.7
7.0
13.*
21.2
2 .*
1*.*
I8.9
Casper
95.*
9.3
9.2
7 .*
13.6
20.6
2.2
1*.8
18.3
See'footnotes at end o f table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
3.5
1.9
1.8
2.0
*.5
.5
2.3
-
3.5
1.7
1.8
2.0
*.*
.5
2.3
-
3.7
1.8
1.9
1.8
*.*
.6
2.0
-
28
STATE A N D A R E A E M P L O Y M E N T
Table A-ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by State, selected areas, and industry division-Continued
l/ Mining and service combined.
2/ Mining and contract construction combined.
3 / Federal employment in Maryland and Virginia portions of Washington, D. C., metropolitan area included in
data for the District of Columbia.
k j Service and government combined.
5/ Mining, service, and government combined.
0/
2/
8/
2/
Total includes data for industry divisions not shown separately.
Mining, finance, and service combined.
Mining and manufacturing combined.
Subarea of New York-Northeastern New Jersey.
10/ In addition to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, area definition now includes Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
not comparable prior to January 1956.
* Not available.
** Revised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data.
*** June 1956 revised: manufacturing employment 57**0.
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
Data
29
LABOR TU R N O V ER
Table B-1: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing
___________________ ( P e r
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
4.5
3.9
4.2
2.5
3.2
3.1
2.8
4.6
3.9
4.4
Apr.
May
1 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ) __________________
June
Total
1951.....
1952.....
1953.....
195*.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957.....
5.2
4.4
4.4
2,8
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.1
2.8
4.5
3.7
*.3
2.4
3.5
3.3
2.8
*.5
3.9
4.1
2.7
3.8
3A
3.0
4.1
4.0
3.8
*.3
2.9
3.6
3.3
4.1
3.7
4.1
3.7
3.0
3.5
3.3
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.5
2.5
3.6
3.0
4.6
4.1
4.3
3.8
3.1
3.*
3.3
*.9
*.9
5.1
3.5
*.3
4.2
3.9
4.8
3.9
4.4
3.3
3.2
3.7
3.*
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
*•5
5.9
*.3
3.3
*•5
3.8
3.1
4.3
5.6
4.0
3A
4.4
4a
4.4
5.2
3.3
3.0
3.3
4.1
4.2
3.9
4.0
2.7
3.3
3.3
3.0
5.1
4.9
5.2
3.9
4.4
4.4
4.7
4.2
4.5
3.3
3.5
3*5
k .3
3.1
3.5
1.9
2.1
1.5
1.0
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.8
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.8
2.1
1.2
1.8
1.7
Annual
average
accessions
Total
1951.....
1952.....
1953.....
195*.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957.....
July
4.2
4.4
4.1
2.9
3A
3.3
3.2
3.6
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.2
4.4
4.4
3.9
3.0
3.7
3.*
separations
*.3
3.9
4.2
3.1
3.2
3.*
3.0
4.4
5.0
*.3
3.1
3.*
3.2
3.1
4.6
4.8
3.5
4.0
3.9
3.9
3*5
4.2
3.0
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.*
4.0
3.0
3.0
2.8
4.4
4.1
4.3
3.5
3.3
3.5
Quits
1951.....
1952.....
1953.....
195*.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957.....
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.1
1.0
1.4
1.3
2.1
1.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.2
2.5
2.0
2.5
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.3
2.7
2.2
2.7
1.1
1.5
1.5
1-3
2.8
2.2
2.7
1.0
1.5
1.6
1.4
1951.....
1952.....
1953.....
195*.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957.....
0.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
0.3
.3
.4
.2
.2
.3
.2
0.3
.3
.4
.2
.2
.3
.2
0.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
0.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
•3
2.5
2.2
2.6
1.1
1.5
1.6
1.3
2.4
2.2
2.5
1.1
1.6
1#?
1.4
3.1
3.0
2.9
1.4
2.2
2.2
1.8
3.1
l.l
.9
l.l
1.0
2.4
2.3
2.3
1.1
1.6
1.6
Discharges
0.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
0.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
.3
0.3
.4
.4
.2
.3
.3
0.4
.4
.4
.2
.3
.3
0.3
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
0.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
1.3
2.2
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.7
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.3
.7
1.5
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.4
.7
1.8
1.6
1.2
1.3
1.7
.7
2.3
1.6
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.0
2.5
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.9
1.2
1.5
0.4
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
0.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.5
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
Layoffs
1951 -....
1952......
1953.....
195*.....
1955.....
1956.....
1957.... .
1.0
1*4
•9
2.8
1.5
1.7
1.5
0.6
0.7
.4
.4
.3
.3
.2
0.6
.4
.4
.2
.2
.2
.3
»2
1-3
.8
2.2
1.1
1.8
1.4
0.8
1.1
.8
2.3
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.0
1.3
•9
2.4
1.2
1.4
1.5
0.5
.3
•3
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.5
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.9
1.1
1.6
1.5
1.0
1.1
•9
1.7
1.2
1.3
1.1
Miscellaneous,
1951...*..
1952.....
1953.....
1954.....
1955......
1956.....
1957.....
0.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
i
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
including military
0.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
0.4
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
30
LABOR TU R N O V E R
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates,
by industry
(Per
Total
accession
rates
Industry
MANUFACTURING.........................
DURABLE GOODS.....................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS..............................................
Durable
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)..............................
L o g g i n g c a m p s a n d c o n t r a c t o r s ..............
S a w m i l l s a n d p l a n i n g m i l l s . ..... ............
Millwork, plywood, and p r e f a b r i c a t e d
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES..................
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS.........
and
glass
Separation
Total
Quits
July
1957
3.2
Aug.
1957
3.9
July
1957
3.1
Aug.
1957
3.0
3.2
3.1
3.*
*.0
3.3
2.9
1.7
3.7
2.1
1.3
1.5
1.7
2.7
2.8
2.3
1.1
*.0
*.0
6.4
12.3
5.4
*.9
9.7
3.9
4.4
7.0
*.3
*.2
3.2
*.2
p r o d u c t s .....................
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1957
July
1957
0.3
0.2
1.6
1.3
0.2
0.2
.3
.2
.2
1.8
1.2
1.4
.2
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.9
.1
.1
1.5
1.1
.1
.2
2.9
4.6
2.6
.3
.3
1.8
*.2
2.8
2.4
.3
.4
3.0
7.3
2.1
*.5
1.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
*.3
2.9
2.3
2.0
.3
.2
1.6
.6
.1
.1
b.l
*•3
3.Ö
4.4
3.6
*.3
2.3
2.5
2.0
1.8
2.0
.5
.5
.5
.3
.4
.3
1.3
.9
2.3
.9
5.2
3.2
3.*
2.9
.8
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.1
4.8
2.3
3.1
3.7
2.5
2.9
2.9
3.2
3.1
3.7
1.4
1.4
1.0
l.b
2.0
1.8
1.1
.2
.2
.2
.7
1.5
.3
1.9
1.3
*.0
.4
.3
1.0
.7
.2
.2
1.3
1.0
.8
.6
1.3
1.3
1.4
.1
.9
1.0
.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
.1
1.8
2.2
.7
1.5
3.3
3.6
4.1
3.2
1.9
1.7
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES................
1.8
1.7
2.7
2.1
1.2
2.2
2.1
2.6
2.1
1 .*
2.0
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.0
1.7
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.5
2.9
1.0
1.7
2.2
1.6
1.1
1.6
2.7
1.8
3.3
3.2
3.8
and
P r i m a r y smelting and refining o f
nonferrous metals:
P r i m a r y smelting and refining o f
c o p p e r , l e a d , a n d z i n c .....................
Rolling, drawing, and allo y i n g of
nonferrous metals:
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
c o p p e r ............................................
Other primary metal industries:
I r o n a n d s t e e l f o r g i n g s .....................
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORD
NANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION
EQUIPMENT)..............................
.3
.1
.1
.5
.3
.b
.5
1.6
2.4
1.9
.9
.9
3.6
2.5
3.6
2.9
*•3
1.7
1.3
1.4
3.*
1.9
2.9
4.0
3.2
2.5
3.5
3.1
3.9
3.0
3.6
2.7
*.0
4.2
3.7
.4
.7
.6
l.b
.3
.2
.9
.3
.3
1.7
.1
.2
.5
1.9
.7
3.0
.7
.5
1.6
2.0
2.2
1.1
1.0
2.9
1.9
1.7
4.4
1.9
1.7
1.3
1.8
1.0
.h
.
3.1
.3
.3
l.k
4.4
3.*
5.0
5.7
2.7
4.8
1.9
.5
.4
.3
.h
.5
1.8
1.2
.7
3.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
1.9
1.6
.3
.3
1.6
1.6
1.1
2.2
.3
.2
1.1
1.4
.3
.3
.6
1.8
.3
.8
1.7
4.1
.2
.3
.8
1.5
3.1
*.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
5.5
4.5
.3
.3
.1
1.0
2.6
.2
1.6
1.0
2.2
.2
.2
1.8
2.3
3.6
2.2
.3
1.1
2.0
l.k
.b
.3
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NOTE: Dat a for the current month are preliminary.
*.0
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.8
1.1
1.0
.8
2.8
H a r d w a r e .............................. ............
Heating apparatus (except electric)
a n d p l u m b e r s ' s u p p l i e s ........ .............
S a n i t a r y ware and plumbers* supplies...
Oil burners, n o n e l e c t r i c h e a t i n g and
cooking apparatus, not elsewhere
c l a s s i f i e d . ...................... ...............
Fabricated structural metal products....
M e t a l stamping, coating, and engraving..
3.6
1.4
.k
.2
1.5
2.8
works,
k.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.3
steel
Misc., i n c l .
military
July
1957
1.8
July
1957
1.4
Layoffs
Aug.
1957
2.2
furnaces,
Di s c h a r g e s
Aug.
1957
3.1
S t r u c t u r a l c l a y p r o d u c t s .....................
P o t t e r y a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ...............
Blast
rates
Goods
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES................
Glass
100 e m p l o y e e s )
.3
k
.2
1.0
.9
2.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.6
.3
.2
1.6
1.0
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.b
.5
2.7
.7
2.9
.3
•2
.2
.b
31
LABOR TU R N O VER
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates,
by industry-Continued
(Per 100 e m p l o y e e s )
Total
3s i o n
bes
Industry
July
1957
Durable
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Quits
Aug.
Discharges
July
Aug.
July
1957
1957
1957
1957
1.2
0.9
.9
0.2
.1
.1
Layoffs
Aug.
July
M i s c . , incl,
military
Aug.
July
1957
1957
0.2
.1
.2
.3
1.7
3.4
.7
.3
.2
.2
2.0
1.8
1.2
.7
.2
.1
1.5
.1
.1
2.0
.3
.3
2.3
1.6
.2
1.4
1.3
3.0
.7
.7
.7
3.0
1.6
.3
.9
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.6
.2
.4
.3
1Q57
1957
1.2
0.2
2.3
1.5
.3
.3
0.3
.4
.4
1.3
1.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
1.4
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
Goods-Continued
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)...........
E n g i n e s a n d t u r b i n e s ...........................
A g r i c u l t u r a l m a c h i n e r y a n d t r a c t o r s ......
C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y ........
M e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y ........................
M a c h i n e t o o l s ...................................
Metalworking machinery (except machine
t o o l s )............................................
M a c h i n e - t o o l a c c e s s o r i e s ...................
Speci a l - i n d u s t r y m a c h i n e r y (except
m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y ) .....................
G e n e r a l i n d u s t r i a l m a c h i n e r y ...............
O f fice and store ma c h i n e s and devices...
S e r v i c e - i n d u s t r y and h o u s ehold machines,
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a c h i n e r y p a r t s ..............
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY....................
Electrical generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial apparatus.
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t . .................... .
Ra d i o s , p h o n o g r a p h s , t e l e v i s i o n sets,
a n d e q u i p m e n t ..................................
Telephone, telegraph, and r e l a t e d
e q u i p m e n t ........................... .......... .
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s , lamps, and
m i s c e l l a n e o u s p r o d u c t s ..................... .
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT...............
A u t o m o b i l e s ......................................
A i r c r a f t a n d p a r t s ............................
A i r c r a f t .........................................
A i r c r a f t e n g i n e s a n d p a r t s ...............
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s a n d p a r t s ...........
Other aircraft parts and equipment....
Shi p and boat bu ild i n g and repairing...
2.0
1 .7
2.1
1 .7
1.2
.9
2.0
2.5
2.5
2.0
1.2
3.4
5.0
2.0
1.2
1.6
1.1
2.0
3.6
4.0
2.5
3.1
1.4
1.2
.8
1.0
1 .7
1.9
2.7
3.4
2.2
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.1
1.5
1.4
1.5
.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
.8
1.9
3.4
3.2
3.0
4.4
3.1
3.*
3.2
2.0
4.0
6.0
2.4
1.8
2.8
1.1
.2
.2
3.4
2.6
2.0
1.4
.3
.2
.8
.8
.3
.2
2.3
3.7
2.6
3.8
2.4
2.5
1.3
2.5
1.2
1.6
.1
.4
.2
.2
.9
.8
.2
.6
.5
.3
12
.2
5.3
4.7
2.8
3.1
1.8
.4
.3
.9
.6
.4
.1
1 .5
.9
2.6
1.9
1.8
•9
.3
.1
.1
.6
.4
.2
k.o
3.5
4.1
4.1
1.6
1.2
.3
.3
1.8
2.2
.3
.4
3.*
3 .9
1.9
2.0
1.0
3.9
3.7
2.9
3.0
2.4
5.5
5.2
4.5
4.3
3.7
4.0
2.7
1.7
1.4
1.1
.8
1.6
1.8
1.1
1.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.3
3.4
2.5
2.7
1.7
.3
.4
.4
.7
y i
b .9
4.9
5.3
2.2
a n
3.6
LI.3
5.7
8.5
9A
4.7
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS.......
3.2
2.0
3.4
plated ware...
4.3
.3
.2
1.1
2.8
and
2.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
.8
2.0
1.3
3.4
6.5
silverware,
.8
.9
3.9
3.2
5.3
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES..
1.3
•9
1.5
2.8
2.6
R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t ............................
L o c o m o t i v e s a n d p a r t s .......................
R a i l r o a d a n d s t r e e t c a r s ..................
O t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ...........
P h o t o g r a p h i c a p p a r a t u s . . .............. .
W a t c h e s a n d c l o c k s ............. ...............
Professional and scientific instruments
2.6
.3.6
3.0
3.9
3.5
3.1
(i/i
9.1
Jewelry,
S e p aratlon r a t e s
Total
1.6
5.0
L0.1
5.8
5.3
6.0
1.9
2.0
1.4
(Ì/)
2.1
(I/)
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.9
3.0
1.0
.6
1.1
2.5
3.4
1.7
2.0
1.2
2.0
.9
.7
.9
.2
.2
.1
.1
(i / )
.6
.5
<1/)
.8
.2
.3
.9
(2/)
.3
.5
.4
<!/>
.2
.1
.2
.1
2.6
2.5
3.5
(i/)
2.9
(1/)
7.3
6.7
7.5
.2
1.8
1.2
(1/)
2.5
6.1
4.2
3.9
4.3
(2/)
.2
.1
.3
d/)
.1
(i/)
.5
.7
.4
.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.5
.8
.3
.3
.8
.2
.1
.6
.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
4.7
1.9
1.9
1.0
.2
.2
.9
(i/)
.7
.7
3.3
1.7
2.2
.4
.1
1.3
1.5
1.8
1.0
.4
2.0
.1
.2
.9
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
4.3
3.3
4.0
4.0
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.1
3.7
3.2
3.2
3.2
.3
2.4
3.1
1.9
2.1
1.7
•3
.5
.4
4.4
Cl/)
4.3
¥.1
2.1
2.4
3.3
1.7
4.5
4.0
4.7
4.1
2.0
3.6
3.2
2.8
3.4
V i
3.0
.4
3.2
Nondurable Goods
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS..............
M e a t p r o d u c t s ...................................
G r a i n - m i l l p r o d u c t s ...........................
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s .................................
Beverages:
M a l t l i q u o r s ...................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h are preliminary.
2.0
1.1
2.0
1.4
.3
.2
2.5
.8
1.2
2.1
.3
.4
.4
(Ì/)
.7
1(1/)
.2
.2
.2
.9
.6
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
(1/)
3.3
(1/)
.1
2.0
LABOR T U R N O V E R
32
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates,
by industry-Continued
(Per
Total
accession
rates
Industry
100 e m p l o y e e s )
Separation
Total
Quits
rates
Discharges
Layoffs
M i s c . , incl.
military
Aug.
July-
Aug.
July-
Aug.
July-
Aug.
July-
Aug.
July
Aug.
July
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
3.3
3.5
3.5
1.4
4.1
4.5
4.2
1.1
2.9
2.6
3.2
3.2
2.8
1.7
4.3
1.6
1.1
2.3
1.2
1.5
1.1
2.2
•9
.3
.5
.1
.2
0.2
.2
.2
.2
0.9
.8
.8
1.4
0.8
.1
1.8
(2/)
0.1
.2
(2/)
.3
0.2
.3
.1
.5
3.3
4.2
3.7
3.6
4.0
2.9
2.0
3.2
2.4
2.1
4.0
2.2
2.3
2.1
2.2
1.9
2.6
1.9
2.7
2.2
1.6
.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
(i/>
1.2
•9
1.1
.8
3.1
1.4
2.6
.9
.6
1.3
1.5
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
(¿/)
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
1.4
.9
1.4
.9
4.3
1.5
2.0
.8
1.6
1.4
(¿/)
3.2
3.8
3.2
3.0
4.4
3.8
1.7
4.4
3.3
2.0
2.3
(1/)
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.3
4.7
3.5
Nondurabl e Goods— C o n t i n u e d
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES....................
C i g a r e t t e s ........... .
............ .............
1.6
3.3
3.2
(i/)
3.0
5.0
3.8
5.1
2.8
2.5
2.7
2.9
(i/)
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.4
2.0
2.0
1.7
1.7
1.1
1.0
4.0
2.4
4.1
2.9
3.6
2.2
3.2
2.1
2.5
1.7
.2
.2
.2
(2/)
.6
.5
.8
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
4.8
4.4
4.4
3.9
3.4
2.8
.3
.2
.7
.7
.1
.1
2.6
1.5
3.8
3.0
2.1
3.1
3.1
2.2
1.6
2.7
2.3
1.9
1.2
2.9
1.3
.7
1.7
.3
.2
.5
.2
.1
.3
.7
.6
.4
.6
.5
.4
.2
,2
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.6
2.5
1.4
2.3
f i l l e r s ..............
2.0
2.4
1.6
1.8
2.2
1.4
2.1
2.1
1.7
2.5
2.1
1.7
2.4
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.3
1.2
.8
.4
1.5
1.6
.8
.7
.4
.3
.9
.7
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.8
.4
1.0
1.2
.6
.2
.7
1.3
.8
.8
.1
.5
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL..........
1.1
1.5
.9
2.0
1.8
.8
.6
1.2
1.0
.3
.2
.1
(2 / )
.1
(2/)
.6
.5
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.9
1.7
2.2
4.0
2.0
1.4
2.2
2.5
1.2
.7
1.6
1.6
1.1
.7
1.6
1.4
.2
.1
.1
.3
.2
.1
.2
.3
1.2
.6
.3
1.8
.5
.4
.1
.6
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
4.5
4.2
4.6
3.9
2.6
4.2
2.7
1.0
3.0
2.4
1.2
2.6
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
.3
1.1
2.5
.9
.7
.9
.7
.4
.4
.4
.5
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS...................
Cotton,
silk,
synthetic
Dye i n g and finishing
C a r p e t s , rugs, o t h e r
f i b e r ............
t e x t i l e s ..............
floor coverings....
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS..... ..........................
Men's
Men's
and boys*
and boys'
s u i t s a n d c o a t s ...........
furnishings and work
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS...............
P u l p , p a p e r , a n d p a p e r b o a r d m i l l s ........
P a p e r b o a r d c o n t a i n e r s a n d b o x e s ......
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS...........
Industrial
Industrial
Paints,
i n o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s .............
o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s ...............
pigments,
and
.5
r u b b e r p r o d u c t s .........................
3.8
2.6
2.2
3.0
3.0
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS............
3.8
2.6
4.0
5.0
2.5
5.4
RUBBER PRODUCTS..........................
2.7
1.6
2.1
Other
Leather:
tanned,
curried,
and
finished..
S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e .
NOTE: D a t a for the c u r r e n t m o n t h
are pre l i m i n a r y .
3.7
3.9
3.5
6.6
4.4
4.2
3.7
4.1
3.4
3.9
3.3
.2
0
.6
33
LABOR TU R N O VER
Table B-2: Labor turnover rates,
by ¡ndustry-Contmued
( P e r 100 e m p l o y e e s )
Industry
Total
accession
rates
Separation
Total
Quits
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1957
July
2.0
.7
1.6
3.2
.7
3.9
8.5
4.2
.7
5.9
7.2
1.6
.4
2.1
.6
2.7
.7
2.7
ANTHRACITE MINING........................
1.4
2.0
1.5
1.5
BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING...................
1.2
1.1
1.7
2.2
(1/)
v—/•Î*
G
2.1
(X/)
G/
1.8
1.9
rates
Discharges
Aug.
July
1957 I957
1957
M i s c . , incl.
military
Layoffs
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1957
July
1957
2.0
.2
2.7
0.3
(g/)
1.3
6.3
1.5
(2/)
2.5
4.7
0.1
.2
.3
1.1
(2/)
2.1
0.3
(2/)
.2
.2
.3
0.4
.4
.5
.9
1.1
(2/)
(§/)
.k
.1
.2
.2
.5
•5
(2/)
(2/)
1.0
1.4
.2
.2
1.5
(1/)
G/
.1
.1
(1/)
(IV)
'-J 1
.2
HOHMAHUFACTURING
METAL MINING.............................
Iron mining.
COMMUNICATION:
T e l e p h o n e • « . . « • ....... .
T e l e g r a p h 3/« • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ....... .
l/ Not available.
2/ Less than 0.05*
3/ Data relate to domestic employees except messengers.
1.7
2.1
1.8
w >
1.1
.3
.2
.1
(1/)
(»y
— f)•
.2
.1
.2
STATE A N D AREA LABO R TU R N O V E R
Table B-3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected States and areas
( P e r 100 e m p l o y e e s )
State
and area
Total
accession
rates
Separations
Total
Discharges
Quits
1*5
1.4
1.7
1.9
0.3
0.2
.3
.2
p
A
.3
.8
.1
.1
1.4
1.5
.3
.3
1.1
•9
.2
•3
.4
1.2
1.4
1.4
3.5
3-9
1.9
2.3
3.0
3.7
5.4
July
1957
June
1957
CONNECTICUT ..............................
Bridgeport .............................
Hartford ................................
New Haven ...............................
Waterbury ...............................
2.8
2.1
2.6
3.3
2.9
2.8
2.2
3.3
3.5
3.0
2.8
2.8
3.0
3.1
2.7
5.1
2.0
1.8
1.0
DELAWARE
3.8
2.4
4.3
3.6
2.7
2.3
3.5
3.0
1.0
.9
1.2
.2
.2
INDIANA 1/................................
3-3
4.0
3.2
3.1
1.2
1.2
.2
KANSAS 2/.................................
Wichita 3 / ...............................
4.7
5.6
4.9
6.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
3.4
2.0
1.8
2.5
2.4
KENTUCKY .................................
4.0
4.0
2.8
3.2
1.3
MARYLAND .................................
Baltimore ...............................
3.8
3.2
4.3
3.8
3.2
2.9
3.6
3.3
MISSOURI .................................
4.4
4.7
3.7
NEW YORK .................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ................
Binghamton .............................
Buffalo .................................
Nassau and Suffolk Counties ...........
New York City ..........................
Rochester ...............................
Syracuse ................................
4.8
1.7
3.2
4.6
2.3
3-6
3.6
3.5
5.6
3.2
3.3
4.7
OKLAHOMA .................................
Oklahoma City ....................... .
2.8
3.2
6.3
3.0
2.3
4.5
4.6
7.0
3.5
5.4
8.0
4.1
July June
195I_ 1957
June
1957
June
1957
............................................
L a y o f fs
July June July
1957 19*37 1957
July
1957
3-k
rates
3.4
2.5
1.8
2.6
5.4
1.9
3.0
3.7
4.3
6.1
3.0
1.5
1.2
1.5
.2
0.8
1.8
.5
1.1
1*3
.4
2.6
•7
Misc., incl.
mi litary
July
1957
June
1957
0.2
.2
.2
0.
^p
.3
.3
.4
1*5
1.3
.2
.2
•4
1.5
1.4
*3
.4
1.4
1.5
0.4
1.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
1 .1
1.6
.2
.2
1.5
1.5
•3
•3
•3
•3
1.3
1.1
1 *3
1.8
1.7
•3
•3
1.3
1.2
4.1
1.4
1.4
.8
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.8
•3
1*9
.8
.2
.9
•3
•5
•3
.1
•3
12
.3
•5
2.
2.0
1.8
1.3
.2
.2
.2
1.4
2.0
2.6
1.6
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.4
.1
.2
.1
.2
3.1
1.3
1.5
•3
.3
4.2
2.4
2.6
1.8
2.0
•3
.5
.4
•3
6.3
2.7
2.4
1*9
.2
•3
.6
1 .0
3 •0
.4
1 .5
1.9
1 .5
2. 9
1.6
l ’.k
1 . *+
3*3
.1
.3
t.?•
#3
„"3
.2
.. 1
.7
.2
.7
.7
1.1
.C.
l.tf
3.6
' .k
.?
.c0
.2
.3
.1
l/ Excludes canning and preserving.
2/ Excludes instruments and related products.
3 / Excludes paper and allied products, products of petroleum and coal, and Instruments and related products.
NOTE: Data for current month are preliminary.
.2
.2
35
C U R R EN T H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group
Major industry group
MANUFACTURING.....................................
DURABLE GOODS.....................
NONDURABLE GOODS..... ............
Average weekly earnings
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
1956
1957
1957
$83.20
89.06
Average weekly hours
Sept. Aug.
Sept.
1956
1957
1957
Average hourly earnings
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
. 1956
1957
.1957
$82.80
$ 81.81
40.0
40.0
40.7
$ 2.08
$2.07
$ 2.01
88.66
2.21
74.66
74.26
88.38
72.44
40.3
39-5
40.3
39.5
41.3
39.8
2.20
1.88
2.14
1.89
93.06
93.83
93.88
39.6
40.1
42.1
2.35
2.34
2.23
74.19
74.03
40.8
40.8
40.9
39.4
40.9
41.3
41.0
41.2
1.84
1.75
1.81
81.18
100.12
40.1
41.0
40.7
39-6
1.85
84.25
100.58
75.07
71.40
84.25
99.68
90.64
94.25
89.79
93.15
87.78
95-18
41.2
40.8
40.1
40.0
39-7
40.3
41.0
40.5
40.0
40.1
40.0
40.1
41.2
39.0
38.9
40.8
36.6
1.82
Durable Gooda
Ordnance and accessories.............. .
Lumber and wood products (except
furniture)............................ .
Furniture and fixtures.
..... .
Stone, clay, and ¿lass products.......
Primary metal industries...... ........
Fabricated metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and transporta
tion equipment)...................... Machinery (except electrical).........
Electrical machinery.................. ,
Transportation equipment.... .
Instruments and related products..... .
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
72.16
82.61
S7.60
84.16
72.94
82.00
97.04
84.00
72.18
71.04
82.61
97.47
84.26
70.93
1.76
2.07
2.54
2.06
41.6
42.3
41.1
41.3
41.1
40.3
2.20
2.31
2.06
2.19
2.30
39.1
42.0
40.8
39.3
42.8
36.9
42.4
43.0
2.08
38.7
41.1
41.5
40.9
36.9
41.0
40.9
40.7
39.0
41.4
41.7
40.5
36.9
2.24
2.73
2.29
1.55
2.53
1.72
1.98
2.43
2.11
2.25
2.01
2.36
2.44
2.05
2.42
2.12
1.81
2.10
1.80
2.05
1.76
1.92
1.48
1.50
1.91
1.49
1.81
Nondurable Gooda
Food and kindred products.............
Tobacco manufactures..................
Textile-mill products.................
Apparel and other finished textile
products................. ............
Paper and allied products.............
Printing, publishing, and allied
industries............................
Chemicals and allied products.........
Products of petroleum and coal.......
Rubber products............. ..........
Leather and leather products..........
79.10
57.72
58.35
77-93
57-51
58.65
56.30
56.99
54.90
89.02
55-35
87.34
53.28
84.71
97 -52
92.06
113.30
96.89
92.25
109.61
93.66
57.20
91.98
58.67
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
76.02
95.94
88.60
108.00
89.IO
55.72
38.6
38.6
38.1
36.0
1.50
2.52
1.50
1.38
1.45
1.50
2.06
1.48
1.97
2.51
2.46
2.14
2.59
2.25
2.68
2.26
1.54
2.20
1.51
36
OVERTIME HOURS
Table C-2: Gross average weekly hours and average overtime hours of production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group
Major industry group
MANUFACTURING.....................................
DURABLE GOODS.................. ...................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS...............................................................
September 195Î
Over
Grose
time
August 1957
Over
Grose
time
40 0
2.4
40.0
2.4
40.3
39.5
._ £ A .
2.3
40.3
SQ.5
_
-
-
-
-
1.7
3.3
2.7
3.4
-
-
40.1
40.8
40.8
40.9
39.4
~
“
41.0
40.5
40.0
40.1
40.0
40.1
2.8
2.0
1.8
1.7
2.5
_
40.8
-
38.6
3.2
2.3
Ju3jr 1957
Over
Gross
time
39.7
2.4
40.7
3.1
40.0
2.3
41.3
39.8
3.3
2.8
1.6
2.9
3*5
3.6
3.2
3.6
3.1
3.5
3.8
2.9
3.4
2.5
39.4
...
September 1956
Over
Gross
time
Durable Goods
Ordnance and accessories.................. .......
Lumber and wood products (except furniture)......
Furniture and fixtures............ ...............
Stone, clay, and glass products..................
Primary metal industries..^......................
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
machinery, and transportation equipment).... .
Electrical machinery. *.................... .......
Transportation equipment...... ...................
Instruments and related products.................
-
1.8
2.4
40.0
40.4
39.T
2.1
42.1
40.9
41.3
41.0
41.2
40.7
40.7
39-7
39-5
40.1
39-5
2.9
2.5
1.7
1.9
1.8
2.1
41.6
42.3
41.1
41.3
41.1
40.3
41.5
39-6
38.6
3.4
1.9
2.1
1.1
4.6
42.0
40.8
39.3
39.4
39.3
2.2
3.3
2.8
Nondurable Goods
Tobacco manufactures............. ................
Textile-mill products...... * . . ..................
Apparel and other finished textile products.....
Printing, publishing, and allied industries.....
Chemicals and allied products....................
_
-
-
-
“
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
39.1
36.9
42.4
38.6
41.0
40.9
40.7
38.1
1.2
2.2
1.4
4.5
3.0
2.2
1.9
2.9
1.4
36.1
42.3
38.3
41.0
41.5
41.3
38.1
2.8
2.3
2.2
3.8
1.3
36.0
43.0
39.0
41.4
41.7
40.5
36.9
3.9
1.3
2.4
1.1
4.8
3-7
2.5
2.3
3.0
1.1
INDEXES OF MAN-HOURS AND PAYROLLS
Table C-3: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours in industrial and construction activities 2J
( 1947 - 49 = 1 0 0 )
September
August
July
September
1957
1957
1957
1956
TOTAL 2 / .........................................................
110.2
110.7
108.1
114.7
M IN IN G ..............................................................................
87.4
86.5
86.8
88.3
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION ...................................................
152.9
157.8
154.1
160.7
MANUFACTURING .................................................................
105.6
105.6
102.9
109.9
DURABLE GOODS........................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS.................................................................
111.5
112.4
97.5
110.6
117.3
325.0
320.3
Activity
Durable
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ..................................
I n s t r u m e n t s a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .......................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s ..............
Nondurable
101.1
309.4
83.5
108.4
105.8
104.3
116.0
104.2
137.0
129.2
117.1
105.1
87.0
83.3
107.3
105.9
104. *5
100.5
114.8
102.9
134.2
137.5
117.4
102.5
112.5
101.2
105.2
106.0
131.1
135.6
113.8
371.8
93.7
110.6
108.9
114.5
117.1
114.4
142.0
127.6
123.0
94.4
109.5
93-1
69.5
107.8
107.6
Goods
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ........................................
A p p a r e l a n d o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s .......
P a p e r a n d 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 , a n d a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s .......
and
93.8
Goods
O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ..................................
L u m b e r a n d w o o d p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) .......
F u r n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s ........ ............................
S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s ........................
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s . . . . ............................
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
m a c h i n e r y , a n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ) ..........
Leather
98.5
l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s .............................
100.9
95-7
74.4
105.5
119.3
114.9
105.0
96.6
107.1
91.9
97.7
90.1
75.0
106.3
116.7
112.5
103.4
95.3
104.2
95-9
72.8
98.4
114.0
111.7
102.7
96.O
103.8
93-1
79.1
103.9
119.0
114.7
107.5
97.8
IO6.9
91.4
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 15 t h o f t h e m o n t h a n d d o n o t r e p r e s e n t
totals for the month.
F o r m i n i n g a n d m a n u f a c t u r i n g , d a t a r e f e r to p r o d u c t i o n a n d r e l a t e d w o r k e r s .
For contract
c o n s t r u c t i o n , d a t a r e l a t e to c o n s t r u c t i o n workers.
2J I n c l u d e s o n l y t h e d i v i s i o n s s h o w n .
NOTE: D a t a for the 2 m o s t re c e n t m o n t h s are preli min ary .
Table C-4: Index of production-worker weekly payrolls in manufacturing
( 1947 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 )
Manufacturing
Production-worker
w e e k l y p a y r o l l s ......................
September
1957
165-7
NOTE-: D a t a for the 2 most recent m o n t h s are preliminary.
August
1957
July
1957
I65 .O
160.5
September
1956
166.7
IND USTRY H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry
Average weekly
earnings
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
METAL MINING...........................
$100.12
108.94
$ 100.28
IO9 .6I
$92.40
I r o n m i n i n g ....................................
C o p p e r m i n i n g ........... ....................
L e a d a n d z i n c m i n i n g .......................
Industry
Average
weekly hours
Average hourly
earnings
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
40.6
40.9
40.0
40.3
40.0
33.9
43 .0
42.3
$2.46
2.67
2.44
$2.47
2.68
2.45
$2.31
2.43
2.34
91.37
40.7
40.8
39*7
40.6
2.18
2.18
2.16
1956
M INING :
96.87
82.38
100.62
88.51
98.00
87.85
ANTHRACITE MINING.....................
91.08
Q/)
87.25
31.3
(1/)
33.3
2 .9I
Ü/>
2.62
BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING... ............
110.05
112.17
102.49
36.2
36.3
37 .O
3.04
3 .O9
2.77
Petro l e u m and natur a l - g a s pr o d u c t i o n
( e x c e p t c o n t r a c t s e r v i c e s ) .............
106.78
110.00
100.28
40.6
41.2
40.6
2.63
2.67
2.47
NONMETALLIC MINING AND QUARRYING.....
92.37
90.70
87.69
45.5
44.9
45.2
2.03
2.02
I .94
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION ..................
111.27
109.15
104.94
38.5
37-9
38.3
2.89
2.88
2.74
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION..............................
106.42
42.2
44.1
40.6
41.8
43.5
40.3
42.4
44.0
41.0
2.67
2.48
2.86
2.65
2.46
2 .5I
2.83
2.39
2.63
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS
PRODUCTION:
H i g h w a y a n d s t r e e t c o n s t r u c t i o n ......
O t h e r n o n b u i l d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n .......
112.67
IO9.37
116.12
110.77
107.01
114.05
105.16
107.83
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.....................................
110.70
108.93
104.53
37.4
36.8
37.2
2.96
2.96
2.81
GENERAL CONTRACTORS..................
103.69
102.03
98.05
37.3
36.7
37 .O
2.78
2.78
2.65
SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS............
115.88
37.8
35-2
39-3
36.2
37.4
38.5
35.8
39*9
36.7
3.09
3.11
3.00
3.38
3.02
3.08
3.09
2.94
2.97
2.88
3.20
105.33
37.5
38.4
35.7
39.2
37.2
36.8
119.42
107.10
132 .5O
112.34
113.34
116.80
105.95
132.83
108.60
109.96
P l u m b i n g a n d h e a t i n g .....................
P a i n t i n g a n d d e c o r a t i n g .................
E l e c t r i c a l w o r k .............................
O t h e r s p e c i a l t r a d e c o n t r a c t o r s ......
MANUFACTURING ...........................
82.80
82.18
79-79
40.0
39-7
40.3
2.07
2.07
1.98
DURABLE GOODS.................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS..........................................
88.66
74.26
88.00
74.47
85.68
40.3
39.5
40.0
39-4
40.8
39.6
2.20
1.88
2.20
I .89
2.10
71.68
93.83
93.60
90.64
40.1
40.0
41.2
2.34
2.34
2.20
75.12
39-4
41.5
41.1
41.2
42.1
40.3
1.84
1.83
1.82
1.81
1.82
I .85
40.9
I .90
1.88
I .92
1.44
1.45
1.53
Durable
3.01
3.38
3.00
2.87
1.81
Goods
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES...............
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)..................... .......
S a w m i l l s a n d p l a n i n g m i l l s ................
Sa w m i l l s and p l a n i n g mills, general...
W e s t ............................................
Millwork, plywood, and p r e f a b r i c a t e d
s t r u c t u r a l w o o d p r o d u c t s .................
49.13
85.74
50.52
95.51
40.8
40.3
40.3
41.3
39-8
77-52
77.64
77.57
57.46
57.86
75.98
77.64
72.95
62.12
61.91
75.26
74.44
75.99
57.92
57.11
60.27
40.8
41.3
40.4
39.9
39.9
40.6
75.07
73-75
74.56
49.97
94.33
NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h are preliminary.
114.35
103.10
127.68
71.71
70.23
70.82
57.60
58.58
74.80 1
76.22
38.8
38.7
40.6
36.8
40.2
41.3
38.6
40.0
40.4
40.2
40.9
41.3
40.5
40.5
41.0
1.85
1.21
2.37
1.81
1.83
1.21
2.33
1 .89
1.88
1.89
1.44
1.45
1.54
1.20
2.37
1.84
1.82
1.84
1.43
1.41
1.47
39
IN D U S TR Y H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5* Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry-Continued
Averag<5 w e e k l y e a r n i n g s
Aug.
Industry
July
1957
Durable Goods —
_ 1957
Aug.
Average
weekly
hours
Aug.
July
Aug.
Aug.
1956
1957
1956
1957
1957
Average
hourly
earnings.
July
Aug.
1957
1956
Continued
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES.................
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i t u r e ..........................
Wood household furniture, except
u p h o l s t e r e d ..................................
Wood h o u sehold furniture, upholstered.
M a t t r e s s e s a n d b e d s p r i n g s ................
Office, public-building, and p r o f e s
s i o n a l f u r n i t u r e .............................
W o o d o f f i c e f u r n i t u r e ......................
M e t a l o f f i c e f u r n i t u r e . ...................
Partitions, shelving, lockers, and
f i x t u r e s ........................... ............
Screens, blinds, and m i s c e l l a n e o u s
f u r n i t u r e a n d f i x t u r e s ....................
STONE, CLAY AND GLASS PRODUCTS.........
F l a t g l a s s .......................................
Glass and glassware, p r e s s e d or blown.
G l a s s c o n t a i n e r s ................ ............
P r e s s e d o r b l o w n g l a s s ....................
G l a s s p r o d u c t s m a d e o f p u r c h a s e d glass.
C e m e n t , h y d r a u l i c .............................
S t r u c t u r a l c l a y p r o d u c t s ...................
B r i c k a n d h o l l o w t i l e ......................
S e w e r p i p e .....................................
C l a y r e f r a c t o r i e s . ..........................
P o t t e r y a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .............
Concrete, gypsum, a n d p l a s t e r products.
C o n c r e t e p r o d u c t s ...........................
C u t - s t o n e a n d s t o n e p r o d u c t s .............
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral
$71.40
68.14
$ 68.38
64.68
$ 69.87
66.10
40.8
4o.8
39.3
39.2
41.1
40.8
$1.75
1.67
$1.74
I .65
61.69
58.21
1.49
1.47
1.82
1.80
$1.70
1.62
72.80
76.59
68.22
76.95
59.06
71.06
76.13
41.4
40.0
40.1
39.6
37.9
40.5
41.3
39-7
41.6
81.34
65.99
89.32
77.61
63.18
80.41
70.79
86.33
85.28
41.5
41.5
40.6
39-8
40.5
39-6
42.1
42.9
41.0
1.59
2.20
2.18
1.65
2.08
86.43
84.96
88.62
40.2
39.7
42.2
2.15
2.14
2.10
69.72
68.63
66.18
40.3
39-9
40.6
1.73
1.72
1.63
84.25
112.44
83.37
82.82
112.28
81.36
40.9
40.3
39-7
40.0
39.0
39-7
40.9
40.8
41.9
40.5
40.3
39.2
37.6
44.3
44.8
40.6
40.4
40.1
40.2
40.4
39-8
39-3
37.8
40.6
41.6
40.0
40.6
39.0
36.3
43.5
41.3
40.9
39.2
39.1
39-4
40.3
2.06
2.05
1.97
2.80
2.69
40.2
4l.l
42.5
40.3
40.7
38.7
38.0
45.4
45.9
40.9
2.79
2.10
2.13
2.04
1.77
2.24
1.88
1.72
1.93
40.0
37-5
42.1
40.4
38.8
42.2
38.0
2.27
2.19
2.42
2.15
2.27
2.17
2.37
2.05
2.21
38.7
39-9
39-2
41.4
36.2
84.82
86.46
81.59
85.20
79.56
70.27
68.78
83.16
76.33
91.62
76.70
72.07
78.17
74.56
86.24
74.07
86.39
83.33
73.08
71.55
76.80
76.33
85.02
71.87
84.39
81.47
71.56
110.02
79.18
80.94
76.04
68.51
86.74
74.39
71.40
75.36
75.30
78.56
72.58
84,44
81.70
70.35
43.8
41.5
1.91
1.96
1.85
2.20
1.97
1.95
1.86
1.80
2.16
1.90
1.95
1.56
2.11
2.14
2.05
1.75
2.20
1.88
1.72
1.92
1.88
2.18
1.98
1.94
1.86
1.78
1.43
1.79'
1.83
1.91
2.02
2.07
1.93
1.70
2.09
1.81
1.68
1.87
1.85
2.03
1.91
1.86
1.78
1.72
p r o d u c t s ...........................
86.40
85.13
r e f r a c t o r i e s .......................
93.65
89.84
85.79
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES...............
99-68
100.44
93.69
39.4
39-7
39-7
2.53
2.53
2.36
106.08
107.17
97.52
39.0
39-4
38.7
2.72
2.72
2.52
106.47
94.47
107.56
97.91
92.28
39.0
38.7
40.0
87.58
39-4
39.1
39-5
39.1
39-0
40.7
2.73
2.35
2.24
2.53
2.22
2.11
40.7
40.0
41.7
2.18
2.17
2.38
2.73
2-36
2.23
2.19
2.15
2.34
Abrasive
85.79
88.98
92.20
Nonclay
Bla s t furnaces, steel works, and
r o l l i n g m i l l s .................................
Bl a s t furnaces, steel works, and
rolling mills, except e l e c t r o m e t a l
l u r g i c a l p r o d u c t s ..........................
E l e c t r o m e t a l l u r g i c a l p r o d u c t s ..........
I r o n a n d s t e e l f o u n d r i e s ...................
G r a y - i r o n f o u n d r i e s .........................
M a l l e a b l e i r o n f o u n d r i e s .................
S t e e l f o u n d r i e s ..............................
P r i m a r y s melting and refi n i n g o f
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s . . . ► ......................
P r i m a r y smelting and refining of
c o p p e r , l e a d , a n d z i n c ...................
P r i m a r y r e f i n i n g o f a l u m i n u m ............
Seco n d a r y smelting and refining of
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s ...........................
NOTE:
Data
for
the
current month
82.82
85.75
87.78
83.98
2.08
2.21
88.09
88.80
86.30
84.37
83.33
95.91
85.63
83.85
83.84
82.80
92.99
40.2
39.1
38.7
38.4
40.3
96.88
95.18
91.17
40.2
40.5
40.7
2.41
2.35
2.24
90.40
91.13
101.66
90.47
93.17
40.0
40.2
40.5
40.5
41.5
38.5
2.26
2.66
2.25
2.51
2.42
85.44
86.52
41.4
40.3 I 42.0
2.15
2.12
2.06
95-24
106.93
89 .0 1 ,
are p r e l i m i n a r
y-
40.9
2.06
2.07
2.23
2.18
1*0
IN D U STR Y HO URS A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5. Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry-Continued
Average weekly
Industry
Durable Goods —
Average
hourly
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
$ 95.60
$94.24
$ 89.55
40.0
40.1
39-6
$2.39
$2.35
$2.25
93.67
95-18
90.58
40.2
40.5
40.8
2.33
2.35
2.22
97.81
91.83
101.66
104.38
97.92
102.16
93.69
91-77
IOI .34
87.86
89.57
96.29
101.02
94.39
93.32
39.6
40.1
40.5
40.3
40.8
40.7
39.7
39.9
40.7
40.9
39.9
41.7
38.2
40.9
40.8
40.9
41.4
40.4
2.47
2.29
2 .5I
2.59
2.40
2 .5I
2.36
2.30
2.49
2 .3O
2 .I9
84.25
94.17
41.0
42.3
40.4
40.0
39.8
40.7
40.7
43.3
39.9
39.9
38.5
40.4
40.7
2 .I9
earnings
Average
weekly
hours
earnings
Continued
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES—
Continued
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s ............................
Rolling, drawing, and alloy i n g of
c o p p e r ..........................................
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
a l u m i n u m ........................................
N o n f e r r o u s f o u n d r i e s ..........................
Miscellaneous primary metal industries.
I r o n a n d s t e e l f o r g i n g s ....................
Welded
a n d h e a v y - r i v e t e d p i p e ...........
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTA
TION EQUIPMENT).........................
Cutlery
and
edge
t o o l s .....................
Heating apparatus (except electric)
a n d p l u m b e r s ’ s u p p l i e s .....................
S a n itary ware and p l u m b e r s ’ supplies..
Oil burners, n o n e l e c t r i c h e a t i n g and
cooking apparatus, not elsewhere
c l a s s i f i e d .....................................
Fabricated structural metal products...
Str u c t u r a l steel and o r n amental metal
w o r k ..............................................
M e tal doors, sash, frames, molding,
B o i l e r - s h o p p r o d u c t s ........................
S h e e t - m e t a l w o r k ..............................
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving.
V i t r e o u s - e n a m e l e d p r o d u c t s . . . ...........
Stamped and p r essed metal products....
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
M e t a l shipping barrels, drums, kegs,
a n d p a i l s .......................................
B o l t s , n u t s , w a s h e r s , a n d r i v e t s .......
S c r e w - m a c h i n e p r o d u c t s .....................
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)...........
E n g i n e s a n d t u r b i n e s .......................
S t e a m engines, turbines, and w aier
Diesel and other internal-combustion
engines, not elsewhere classified....
Agricultural m a c h i n e r y and tractors....
A gricultural m a c h i n e r y (except
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 .......
Construction and mining machinery,
e x c e p t f o r o i l f i e l d s ................. .
O i l - f i e l d m a c h i n e r y a n d t o o l s ...........
89.79
99.41
85.24
74.00
83.98
88.73
94.56
104.67
89.13
IOI .76
84.19
73.42
80.47
88.48
80.40
70.80
82.62
82.21
43 .O
40.4
40.0
40.9
40.3
2.35
2.11
I .85
2.11
2.18
2.58
2.36
2.47
2.37
2.51
2.28
2 .3I
2.19
2.35
2.11
1.84
2 .I9
I .99
2.07
2.09
2.19
1.77
2.02
2.04
84.35
87.30
81.90
80.60
82.32
39.6
39.5
39 .O
85-53
38.7
39.9
39.2
2.13
2.21
2.10
2.21
2.02
2.10
82.76
80.55
93-63
79-60
86.05
39.6
42.0
39.1
41.8
40.2
40.4
2 .O9
2.06
95.34
2.27
2.24
I .98
2.13
97-55
95-37
84.35
42.6
42.2
39.6
2.29
2.26
2 .I3
93.18
92-93
90.67
92.35
94.85
82.58
41.6
41.3
41.8
40.5
41.3
40.6
40.0
39.9
41.2
41.4
41.6
41.6
40.0
41.4
40.2
39.7
39.6
41.3
39.7
40.9
42.2
40.6
39.6
41.0
40.1
40.7
41.3
2.24
2.25
2.27
2.21
I .80
2 .3O
2.00
2.07
2.19
2.22
2.08
2.28
2.16
2.05
2.16
2.16
42.8
40.3
41.3
41.2
42.1
40.0
41.0
41.7
2.43
2.36
2.21
2.11
2.42
2.35
2.19
2.10
2.00
94.89
89.51
74.34
93.38
88.80
72.86
92.86
82.59
80.19
81.18
88.99
89.21
104.25
97.00
89.73
103.58
80.00
87.53
91.15
85.67
66.92
89.79
75-79
79.37
84.25
2.22
1.76
2.31
2.02
2.14
2.11
I .69
2 .I9
I .89
I .95
2.04
86.72
86.52
83.40
42.9
41.1
40.6
41.1
93.15
99.54
93.61
92.16
92.29
40.5
40.3
40.7
40.6
41.7
40.3
2 .3O
100.28
2.47
2.30
2.47
2.21
2.29
111.83
114.70
96.88
42.2
42.8
40.2
2.65
2.68
2.41
94.01
87.55
93.85
91.08
2.37
39.8
2.28
86.21
39.6
39.8
39.3
2.38
85.57
39.5
38.4
37.0
40.3
90.74
91.57
39-5
2.33
2.33
2.26
2 .I5
88.98
92.16
89.47
91.94
83.62
39.9
40.6
40.3
40.5
40.2
41.7
2.23
2.27
2.22
2.27
2.08
2.16
90.80
95.30
91.25
40.0
41.8
40.2
41.3
41.2
42.9
2.27
2.27
2 .I5
2 .I9
NOTE: D a t a for the current month are preliminary.
105.52
94.71
90.45
93.34
95-57
86.40
85.28
86.90
90.07
88.58
93-95
2.28
2.28
2.26
2.27
2.16
2.08
2.20
IN D U STR Y H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry-Contmued
Average
Industry
Durable Goods —
AUg.
1957
M a c h i n e t o o l s ..................................
Metalworking machinery (except
m a c h i n e t o o l s ) ...............................
M a c h i n e - t o o l a c c e s s o r i e s .............. .
Special-industry machinery (except
AUg.
1957
1956
weekly hours
Average
Aug.
I 956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
hourly
<e a r n i n g s
1957
July
1957
Aug.
I 956
$2.50
2.37
$2.43
2.32
2.25
2.57
103.70
41.7
41.0
42.4
41.0
44.5
44.7
$2.48
2.37
99.46
108.54
100.26
113.10
94.05
U 6.94
41.1
42.4
41.6
43.5
41.8
45.5
2.42
2.41
2.56
2.60
89.82
89.82
91.43
77.55
92.88
98.23
92.21
89.54
97.70
89.25
89.45
76.63
41.2
40.7
40.3
41.2
41.0
40.6
42.5
41.8
41.2
2.18
2.24
I.9I
98.12
101.24
42.6
41.4
43.4
41.1
2.23
I.9I
46.5
42.9
92.42
40.8
40.7
41.4
40.2
40.2
42.2
41.6
42.9
41.2
40.8
91.17
76.97
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
G e n e r a l i n d u s t r i a l m a c h i n e r y ..............
P u m p s , a i r a n d g a s c o m p r e s s o r s ..........
C o n v e y o r s a n d c o n v e y i n g e q u i p m e n t ......
B l o w e r s , e x h a u s t a n d v e n t i l a t i n g fans.
I n d u s t r i a l t r u c k s , t r a c t o r s , e t c .......
Mechanical power-transmission
e q u i p m e n t .......................... .............
M e c h a n i c a l stokers and industrial
91-59
Of f i c e and s t o r e m a c h i n e s and d e v i c e s . .
C o m p u t i n g m a c h i n e s and cash registers.
T y p e w r i t e r s .......... ..........................
S e r v i c e - i n d u s t r y and h o u s e h o l d m a c h i n e s
D o m e s t i c l a u n d r y e q u i p m e n t ................
C o m m e r c i a l laundry, d r y - c l e a n i n g , and
R e f r i g e r a t o r s and a i r - c o n d i t i o n i n g
u n i t s ............................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a c h i n e r y p a r t s .............
F a b r i c a t e d pipe, fittings, and valves.
B a l l a n d r o l l e r b e a r i n g s ...................
M a c h i n e s h o p s ( j o b a n d r e p a i r ) . .........-
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY..................
Electrical generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial apparatus
W i r i n g d e v i c e s a n d s u p p l i e s ..............
C a r b o n and gra phi te p r o d u c t s
( e l e c t r i c a l ) ..................................
E l e c t r i c a l indicating, measuring, and
r e c o r d i n g i n s t r u m e n t s .............. .......
Mo tor s, generators, and m o t o r g e n e r a t o r s e t s ................................
P o w e r and d i s t r i b u t i o n t r a n s f o r m e r s . . .
S w i t c h g e a r , s w i t c h b o a r d , and
i n d u s t r i a l c o n t r o l s ........................
a p p l i a n c e s ........................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t f o r v e h i c l e s .......
E l e c t r i c l a m p s ...................................
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t . . . .................
R a d i o s , p h o n o g r a p h s , t e l e v i s i o n sets,
R a d i o t u b e s .....................................
Te l e p h o n e , t e l e g r a p h , and r e l a t e d
$106.00 $108.14
96.05
2.16
2.10
2.14
1.86
2.20
2.36
2.19
2.26
2.11
2.36
2.19
2.13
2.28
2.08
2.26
2.26
2.17
2.15
2.32
2.26
2 .I9
2.14
2.39
88.04
90.85
88.54
40.9
40.7
41.0
40.4
40.5
93.43
92.92
95.44
40.8
40.4
42.8
2.29
2.30
2.23
95.30
89.33
97.77
75.47
86.24
90.74
91.78
41.8
39.7
40.4
38.9
39.2
39.8
39.9
40.8
38.5
39.5
42.1
41.2
41.6
40.9
39.6
2.28
2.28
2.25
39.1
2.25
2.18
2 .I9
2.32
1.99
2.15
40.0
2.25
2.43
1.93
2 .I9
2.22
2.24
2.23
2.25
2.24
2.24
92.43
89.13
98.81
86.05
91.53
89.78
99.14
74.31
86.51
88.61
97.81
85.70
90.23
96.51
81.39
85.14
86.85
89.60
86.41
38.6
86.31
87.25
86.52
90.27
80.56
87.16
41.9
39.3
42.0
40.3
41.1
39.8
87.42
86.24
91.13
85.54
89.88
39.2
4Ó.4
40.3
39.6
40.8
39.2
40.5
40.0
39.8
41.0
39.6
41.1
40.2
40.0
42.0
90.90
89.20
87.95
87.64
84.40
2.41
2.13
2.42
I .94
2.20
2.24
2.21
2.06
I .96
2 .I9
2.16
2.26
2.20
2.25
2.23
2.25
2.27
2.14
2.18
2.11
2.14
2.06
90.27
88.70
92.21
89.55
93.07
82.00
81.39
80.19
40.0
39.7
40.5
2.05
2.05
I .98
88.48
75.85
88.91
86.92
77-03
74.24
40.4
39.3
40.6
39.3
41.0
39.7
2.19
1.93
2 .I9
I .96
2.12
1.87
84.59
84.77
83.84
39.9
39.8
40.5
2.12
2 .1 3
2.07
82.01
81.81
79.76
40.2
40.3
40.9
2.04
2.03
1.95
93.56
94.12
94.48
94.07
90.13
94.98
40.5
41.1
40.9
40.9
40.6
42.4
2.31
2.29
2.31
2.30
2.22
2.24
92.89
94.87
82.64
92.70
41.1
40.2
2.16
2.32
2.13
2.08
2.19
I .92
1.95
2.05
75.84
77.81
41.3
39.2
39.5
39.9
41.7
43.0
40.0
42.4
39.7
40.2
40.3
2.25
2.31
2.11
84.67
85.58
74.48
75.85
41.2
39.7
38.9
41.3
38.9
39.2
39.1
2.26
2.36
85.90
85.85
90.07
99.76
81.20
84.38
83.37
72.76
75.76
2.20
I .90
1.94
1.99
2.10
I .81
1.88
75.81
72.80
75.24
67.86
73.75
67.12
39.9
40.0
39.6
37.7
40.3
38.8
I .90
1.82
I .90
I .80
1.83
1.73
90.63
85.91
92.60
40.1
38.7
41.9
2.26
2.22
2.21
NOTE: D a t a for the c urrent m o nth are preliminary.
Aug*
97.17
$103.42
97-17
m a c h i n e r y ....................
Electrical
Average
July
Continued
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)— Continued
Food-products
weekly earnings
91.71
82.08
38.8
2.03
42
IND USTRY H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry-Confinued
Average
Industry
Durable Goods —
weekly
earnings
Average weekly
hours
Average
Aug.
1957
July
Aug.
1957
July
I957
Aug.
1957
Aug.
I956
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
$8l.8l
$80.60
$77.14
40.5
41.0
39-8
39-8
40.3
39-4
39-4
41.1
40.6
$ 2.02
2.2k
$ 2.00
2.23
I .69
2.25
$1.90
39-6
41.0
2.26
I .70
40.1
39.5
38.5
39-5
40.8
39-7
2.42
2.47
2.41
2.46
2 .3 I
2.34
38.4
40.0
39.6
40.9
40.2
42.3
42.0
42.6
42.7
42.7
39.8
39-8
40.1
2 .5I
2 .I7
2.06
2.50
2.12
2.37
2.04
2.05
2 .3O
earnings
Continued
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY—
Continued
M i s c e l l a n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o d u c t s .......
S t o r a g e b a t t e r i e s .............................
P r i m a r y b a t t e r i e s ( d r y a n d w e t ) .........
X - r a y and n o n - r a d i o e l e c t r o n i c tubes..
92.66
67.66
89.15
87.86
66.59
86.71
63.36
92.48
88.56
94.25
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT................
97.0k
95.20
A u t o m o b i l e s .......................................
M o t o r v e h i c l e s , b o d i e s , part s , and
a c c e s s o r i e s ....................................
T r u c k a n d b u s b o d i e s ........................
T r a i l e r s ( t r u c k a n d a u t o m o b i l e ) ........
97-57
94.71
92.90
98.89
89.19
83.22
96.70
95.51
96.00
93.85
83.44
82.41
97.29
A i r c r a f t ..........................................
A i r c r a f t e n g i n e s a n d p a r t s ................
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s a n d p a r t s ...........
O ther aircraft parts and equipment....
Ship and boat b u i l d i n g and repairing...
S h i p b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g ..............
B o a t b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g ..............
L o c o m o t i v e s a n d p a r t s .......................
R a i l r o a d a n d s t r e e t c a r s ...................
O t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ...........
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS.......
Laboratory,
hourly
scientific,
and
96.59
97-64
99-30
96.80
84.80
80.32
94.94
93.13
96.29
95.88
96.60
97-55
99.30
96.50
98.21
97.20
99.23
79-59
90-35
92-73
75.79
39.4
41.1
40.4
40.8
4o.3
4l.l
41.2
38.8
4o.4
39-8
40.8
40.8
40.9
2.37
2.37
2.35
2.37
2.37
2.42
2.47
I .96
2.54
2.57
2.53
2.07
2.35
2.34
2.36
2.35
2.37
2.40
2.45
1.97
2.12
I .60
2.16
2.30
2.29
2.26
2 .3O
41.9
41.9
40.5
40.5
4Ö.4
40.0
40.7
39-8
39.1
40.9
36.7
40.0
2.05
2.03
2.27
2.33
I .89
2.33
2.32
2.34
I .94
82.62
79-37
85.88
77.60
40.0
40.1
39.5
40.0
41.0
39-6
40.3
84.00
84.61
82.21
40.0
40.1
40.7
2.10
2.11
2.02
91.65
95.04
96.02
39 .O
40.1
42.3
2.35
2.37
2.27
86.27
86.48
85.01
85.84
82.01
40.5
40.6
40.1
40.3
40.2
40.8
2.13
2.13
2.12
2 .I3
2.04
74.21
67.77
92-97
73.08
74.00
71.51
63.28
39-9
40.1
40.6
39-5
40.0
39-9
40.7
38.7
40.4
39-8
41.2
39-7
1.86
1.69
2.29
1.85
I .85
I .70
2 .3I
I .80
1.77
1.59
2.24
40.1
41.2
40.9
41.7
40.1
39-4
39-5
39.9
39-7
40.4
36.4
38.3
40.2
41.1
40.8
41.8
40.9
39.3
I .80
1.85
1.81
1.81
1.70
2.01
2.02
1.66
1.74
1.77
I .65
39-5
39-3
40.7
39.1
41.3
39.8
38.2
38.6
39-2
39 .O
41.5
39.5
39-4
39-2
41.0
38.3
41.3
40.3
40.8
40.0
40.4
40.5
42.3
42.8
41.9
41.5
40.8
41.1
41.6
43-7
43.6
41.2
40.7
41.0
41.7
42.8
44.0
42.0
99.05
77.42
101.60
105.37
100.19
100.80
102.56
IOO .30
88.54
94.89
38.0
2.52
2.52
2.52
engineer-
M e c h a n i c a l m e a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g
i n s t r u m e n t s .....................................
O p t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s a n d l e n s e s ...........
Surgical, medical, and dental
i n s t r u m e n t s .....................................
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES..
72.18
Jewelry, silverware, and pl a t e d ware...
J e w e l r y a n d f i n d i n g s ........................
S i l v e r w a r e a n d p l a t e d w a r e ................
M u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s a n d p a r t s .........
T o y s a n d s p o r t i n g g o o d s .....................
G a m e s , t o y s , d o l l s , a n d c h i l d r e n ’s
v e h i c l e s ............. ...........................
S p o r t i n g a n d a t h l e t i c g o o d s ..............
Pens, pencils, oth er of f i c e supplies...
C o s t u m e j e w e l r y , b u t t o n s , n o t i o n s .......
F a b r i c a t e d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s ..............
O t h e r m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s ...........
76.22
71.17
86.32
67.83
84.05
94.02
69.66
92.29
72.25
71.50
72.22
67.49
81.20
69.95
72.75
67.32
84.02
73-53
63.58
80.16
62.49
64.78
61.50
69.17
67.94
61.86
63.90
81.80
66.19
66.75
64.12
78.47
74.82
65.86
77-93
79-27
87.31
95.76
64.35
80.10
75.05
66.01
59-75
75.58
74.56
1.74
2.07
2.04
1.68
1.64
1.76
1.64
1.64
1.90
I .61
1.76
1.68
1.65
1.88
1.93
I .90
I .91
1.91
2.33
2.18
1.84
1.84
I .95
2.19
1.85
1.85
I .97
2.06
1.82
2.01
I .96
1.59
1.57
I .63
I. 6I
I .56
1.83
I .85
Nondurable Goods
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS...............
M e a t p r o d u c t s ....................................
M e a t p a c k i n g , w h o l e s a l e ....................
S a u s a g e s a n d c a s i n g s ........................
D a i r y p r o d u c t s ...................................
C o n d e n s e d a n d e v a p o r a t e d m i l k ...........
85.20
94.13
88.29
77.83
78.75
81.71
NOTE: D a t a for the c u r r e n t m o nth are preliminary
91.10
80.85
80.66
86.29
74.16
80.59
87.74
85.07
74.47
76.56
76.86
43.8
2.13
2.14
2.33
I .80
I .98
2.14
2.04
I .74
1.74
1.83
43
INDUSTRY H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry-Continued
Average
Industry
Nondurable Goods—
weekly earnings
Aug.
1957
July1957
Aug.
$66.33
50.96
$64.17
54.77
67.32
$ 65.05
49.75
68.57
81.59
86.04
75.86
1956
Average
Aug.
1957
weekly
July1957
hours
Average
hourly
earnings
Aug.
I 956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
41.7
$ 1.65
30.9
1.71
1.68
1.99
$1.55
1.63
I .53
1.94
2.02
I.8I
1.89
1.93
1.73
$1.56
I. 6I
I .58
1.88
Continued
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS—
Continued
a n d p r e s e r v i n g .......................
Canning
Canned
Flour
fruits,
and
vegetables,
other
grain-mill
and
soups..
p r o d u c t s . .*
69.22
87.76
88.33
81.90
76.70
S u g a r ...............................................
78.34
70.41
79.72
88.51
B e e t s u g a r ..................................... .
C o n f e c t i o n e r y a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ......
70.75
65.29
63.36
89.73
68.36
M a l t l i q u o r s ....................................
D i s t i l l e d , r e c t i f i e d , and b l e n d e d
l i q u o r s .........................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s f o o d p r o d u c t s ................
C o r n s i r u p , s u g a r , oil, an d s t a r c h . . . .
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES....................
110.00
86.36
78.06
96.02
73.37
57.51
71.92
50.67
62.27
46.73
TEXT 1LE-M1LL PRODUCTS...................
Qotton
silk
synthetic
f i b e r . . •••••••
58.65
62.81
53-24
53.24
55*95
56.99
55.77
60.59
54.85
65.67
Narrow
fabrics
Knitting
and
smallwares. .........
m i l l s ..................................
äi.lO
54.81
55-75
59.21
54.52
49.50
52.26
49.24
59.52
51.38
D y e i n g a n d f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s .............
Dyeing and finishing textiles (except
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings...
W o o l c arpets, rugs, and ca r p e t yarn...
H a t s ( e x c e p t c l o t h a n d m i l l i n e r y ) .......
41.4
29.8
33.6
41.2
44.1
43.3
45 .O
40.8
40.8
40.7
38.7
40.6
35.2
40.3
40.1
40.6
42.2
40.0
44.0
41.4
43.7
40.7
43.4
43.4
43.9
43.6
40.5
40.6
40.1
40.8
42.6
37.6
39.7
39.5
40.7
42.3
40.5
73.80
77.79
95.37 ' 90.09
74.49
69.64
38.9
41.3
42.3
44.2
39.1
41.6
42.2
45.7
41.0
41.9
43.8
2.27
2.26
1.66
I .63
2.08
1.80
2.15
1.59
63.76
81.16
47.78
62.16
55.15
55.52
72.34
47.87
57-44
38.6
39.3
38.1
38.2
38.3
39.6
43.4
39.1
41.1
37.4
37.3
39.3
I .49
1.83
1.33
I .63
1.22
I. 6I
I .87
I .32
1.64
1.44
1.42
I .76
1.28
I .54
1.17
57.90
69.47
53.10
53.10
54.85
56.26
54.77
59.98
53.86
66.56
61.51
53.94
54.10
58.37
52.08
47.95
52.11
47.19
56.45
68.48
51.86
39.2
42.8
38.7
38.7
39.6
39.3
39.0
38.5
39.1
41.0
39.4
38.1
37.6
38.6
37.1
36.5
38.6
I .50
1.59
1.39
1.39
1.42
I .45
1.43
1.53
1.41
1.59
I .52
1.45
I .54
I .55
I .54
I .32
1.34
I .32
1.53
1.37
1.64
I .50
1.44
I .60
I .34
1.34
1.37
1.38
1.35
1.49
I .32
1.57
1.48
1.42
1.53
I .52
I .54
I .29
I .29
I .29
1.48
I .29
86.72
89.49
81.99
77.49
78.94
71.97
87.78
96.78
73.71
75.52
66.57
79.56
87.76
79.79
64.22
fri .62
72.57
92.74
72.54
112.74
87.51
66.83
107.33
86.02
79.46
59-14
61.54
59.65
45.98
51.86
54.25
54.23
52.65
57-37
51.61
64.37
58.31
54.10
57-53
58.67
57.13
47.09
49.79
46.57
58.31
39 .I
39.5
38.3
38.3
39.4
39.3
39.0
39.6
38.9
41.3
40.2
37.8
36.2
38.2
39.4
39.0
36.2
37-9
38.3
38.6
42.1
38.2
38.2
38.9
38.8
38.3
39.2
38.2
41.6
40.2
37.2
34.9
37.9
33-6
39.8
39.6
66.58
65.85
73.02
64.87
72.07
64.37
74.46
73.44
40.4
39.9
59.01
60.09
37.6
68.76
41.0
40.9
41.6
42.0
43.4
40.3
36.3
38.4
37.4
40.0
49.28
64.78
70.62
60.54
44.7
44.3
45.3
35.4
37.5
39.0
37.3
38.9
37.5
40.6
50.86
65.60
NOTE: D a t a for the current mo n t h are preliminary.
40.2
38.8
36.6
38.6
38.2
36.2
38.2
36.1
39.4
38.2
41.0
41.0
41.6
40.8
36.2
2.04
I .82
1.88
1.92
1.73
2.06
2.18
2.01
1.62
I .58
2.21
2.09
2.23
I .98
I .63
I .58
2.75
2.24
1.66
2.77
2.22
I .89
2.20
1.87
1.62
1.65
1.39
1.39
1.41
1.45
1.43
1.53
1.41
I .60
1.53
1.45
1.55
I .54
1.55
I .31
1.35
I .30
I .54
1.36
1.96
1.74
1.82
1.86
1.66
1.95
2.06
1.93
1.55
1.51
2.15
1.58
2.65
1.64
1.58
1.63
1.63
1.83
1.82
1.82
1.80
1.61
1.63
1.57
1.79
1 .80
1.66
44
IND USTRY HO URS A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by Industry-Continued
Average
Industry
Nondurable
weekly
earnings
Average; weekly hours
Average
hourly
earnings
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
40.2
40.0
$1.74
$1.74
$1.66
39.6
37.3
39.8
41.6
39.2
37.9
40.5
41.7
39.7
40.1
40.1
1.89
I .80
I .78
1.40
I .85
I .83
1.76
1.41
1.76
1.71
1.32
87.96
55-83
44.4
38.7
44.7
38.3
44.2
38.5
2.16
I .52
2.17
I .51
1.99
1.45
54.15
63.90
54.17
65.33
36.9
36.3
36.1
36.1
36.6
1.50
I .80
I .50
1.77
1.48
36.7
46.48
46.48
47.34
46.00
46.13
46.34
40.32
59.26
57.16
45 .ll
73.19
37-7
37.7
37.1
36.6
36.6
1.26
1.27
1.27
I .29
1.25
1.24
I .28
1.12
1.66
Aug.
1957
July
1957
$ 69.25
74.84
Aug.
I956
Aug.
1957
$ 69.95
$66.40
39.8
70.84
58.24
72.52
69.36
71.28
58.80
70.27
67.23
68.57
52.93
95.90
58.82
97.00
57.83
55-35
65.34
47.50
47.88
July
1957
Goods — Continued
TEXTILE-MI LL PRODUCTS—
Continued
M i s c e l l a n e o u s t e x t i l e g o o d s ..............
Felt goods (except w o v e n felts and
h at s ) ...........................................
L a c e g o o d s .....................................
P a d d i n g s a n d u p h o l s t e r y f i l l i n g .......
P r o c e s s e d was t e and r e c o v e r e d fibers.
Artificial leather, oilcloth, and
o t h e r c o a t e d f a b r i c s ............. - .......
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS...............................
M e n ' s a n d b o y s ’ s u i t s a n d c o a t s .........
Me n ' s and boys' f u r n i s h i n g s and wor k
c l o t h i n g ........................................
S h i r t s , c o l l a r s , a n d n i g h t w e a r .........
S e p a r a t e t r o u s e r s ................. - ........
W o r k s h i r t s ....................................
67.14
48.23
43.93
43.50
58.98
60.12
H o u s e h o l d a p p a r e l ...........................
W o m e n ' s s u i t s , c o a t s , a n d s k i r t s ......
Women's, children's under garments....
U n d e r w e a r and nightwear, except
c o r s ... .........................................
M i l l i n e r y ....... ................................
C h i l d r e n ' s o u t e r w e a r . .......................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s apparel and accessories.
O t h e r f a b r i c a t e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s ......
Curtains, draperies, and other housef u r n i s h i n g s ..................................
54.42
57.83
45.44
74.52
45.06
74.91
49.61
48.26
53.00
64.64
P u l p , p a p e r , a n d p a p e r b o a r d m i l l s ......
P a p e r b o a r d c o n t a i n e r s a n d b o x e s .........
P a p e r b o a r d b o x e s . ...........................
F i b e r c a n s , t u b e s , a n d d r u m s ............
O t h e r p a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o ' d u c t s .........
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES.............................
B o o k b i n d i n g and r e l a t e d industries....
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
NOT E :
D a t a for t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h
35.7
35.5
36.0
36.7
37.5
34.9
33.8
35.2
35.5
48.01
47.68
37.3
36.1
46.46
46.12
51.62
51.62
36.3
35*6
34.7
53.16
37.7
36.3
37.8
37.5
34.8
38.4
38.6
36.8
37.2
36.2
36.0
35*7
35.5
35*8
35.7
36.4
1.27
I .30
1.15
1.67
1.61
1.26
2.07
1.33
2.11
1.33
2.05
1.31
1.28
1.28
37.8
36.9
37.4
37.7
1.46
I .71
I .36
1.38
I .51
1.45
I .69
I .38
1.40
1,50
1.43
1.67
1.34
1.36
1.41
1.29
1.48
1.43
36.6
36.1
50.18
48.34
48.38
60.50
58.90
39.6
38.7
39-8
39-9
36.9
37.5
39.8
39*4
I .30
1.49
1.57
I .31
I .52
1.49
42.3
43.4
41.4
41.6
40.1
41.0
42.6
43*9
41.5
41.6
40.6
41.1
2.06
2.06
73.16
42.4
43.2
42.0
42.2
1)9.6
41.2
38.3
35-4
40.2
39-6
39-8
39-4
38.8
38.8
38.8
35.9
41.3
40.9
39.9
40.4
38.2
40.0
38.3
39.2
49.45
50.86
60.76
59.45
56.34
87.34
95.04
81.48
81.45
87.14
95.48
80.73
83.50
92.19
80.70
83 .OI
83.23
77-46
96.89
100.67
105.37
86.80
76.67
76.78
76.54
77.95
94.28
38.6
100.54
99.08
100.90
100.77
85.48
92.57
35.7
41.0
40.0
39.9
40.1
38.3
39.8
38.7
96.13
95.36
83.95
95.12
99.45
63.96
98.50
63.63
76.02
72.94
96.56
60.36
73.60
111.84
110.30
110.94
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
38.2
36.0
37.4
1.78
1.62
1.28
48.02
57.98
63.13
1.77
1.16
1.69
I .61
1.28
58.64
52.72
50.40
56 .IO
51.00
59.00
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS..............
38.2
36.0
38.2
2.20
I .94
1.93
2.05
1.88
1.26
1.96
2.20
1.95
I .94
2.07
1.87
2.10
I .85
1.84
2.51
2.82
2 .5I
2.84
2.57
2.17
2.39
2.48
1.67
2.51
2.43
2.76
2.44
1.92
1.78
2.32
2.39
1.91
2.12
2.39
2 .5O
1.64
1.88
2.89
2.88
2.83
2.09
1.58
1.84
IN D U STR Y H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
45
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry-Continued
Average weekly earnings
July
Aug.
Aug.
1956
1957
I957
Industry
Nondurable
Goods—
Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings
July
July
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
I956
1956
I957
I957
1957
1957
Continued
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS...............
Industrial inorganic chemicals......
Alkalies and chlorine...............
Industrial organic chemicals.........
Plastics, except synthetic rubber...
98.66
$92.25
100.53
99.3I
83.22
108.77
03.42
82.01
82.42
97.06
107.68
91.08
103.73
90.67
$92.25
100.94
98.40
102.43
IO9.75
98.16
IOI.I6
95-40
Soap, cleaning and polishing
Paints, pigments, and fillers.......
Paints, varnishes, lacquers, and
Gum and wood chemicals...............
Fertilizers.... ......................
Vegetable and animal oils and fats...
Vegetable oils.......................
Miscellaneous chemicals..............
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics.
Compressed and liquefied gases.....
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.............
Coke, other petroleum and coal
$87.74
95.94
95 .3O
93.02
95 .6O
IO8 .O3
77.22
41.0
40.7
40.6
41.0
42.5
40.8
40.4
41.3
40.6
41.0
40.7
40.7
40.9
41.8
41.2
40.3
41.6
40.6
41.3
41.9
41.4
2.43
2.40
2.41
41.0
41.0
41.4
41.4
41.2
2.35
2.57
41.9
2.20
41.5
43.5
41.5
44.1
43.2
45.2
40.2
41.5
42.6
39.9
43.5
42.3
41.9
40.6
39-2
41.8
2.15
I .85
1.73
1.84
1.73
1.97
65.86
89.45
41.4
42.6
41.7
43.9
43.3
44.5
40.2
39 .O
41.6
86.62
78.20
95-53
91.08
98.88
87.57
84.66
89.01
78.81
72.14
80.78
74.91
87.67
83.62
69.42
94.85
88.81
80.91
71.80
109.61
112.31
111.64
115.92
103.89
107.73
40.9
40.4
41.5
41.4
101.15
98.41
92.42
42.5
41.7
91.98
87.23
101.20
7O .35
7Ô .76
83.21
67.94
96.79
40.9
$2.25
2.48
40.8
42.3
42.2
39-4
40.1
40.1
95.68
82.47
76.46
89-95
41.0
41.0
76.68
65.04
75.69
68.10
85.05
79.58
45 0
2.69
2.06
2.31
2.02
$2.25
2.47
2.44
2.40
2.42
2.64
2.07
2.30
2.03
2.33
2.53
2.19
2.14
1.86
1.73
1.87
1.77
$2.14
2.34
2.33
2.28
2.26
2.56
I .96
2.16
1.95
2.20
2.40
2 .O9
2.04
I .80
I .63
1.74
I.6I
I .89
I .96
2.08
1.78
2.28
1.99
2.07
1.76
2.31
40.9
40.5
2.68
2.78
2.69
2.80
2.54
42.2
2.38
2.36
2.19
40.7
40.1
39.7
41.3
40.2
41.3
42.5 . 40.0
39.2
39.3
40.6
40.7
2.2 6
2.61
2.28
1.84
2.04
2.64
1.84
2.17
2.53
1.79
2.03
1.94
38.6
1.68
2.14
2.66
Other rubber products................
84.25
94.16
112.20
72.13
82.62
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS.................
Leather: tanned, curried, and
finished.............................
Industrial leather belting and
58.67
58.29
56.40
38.1
38.1
37.6
I .54
1.53
1.50
77.22
76.83
74.26
39.4
39-4
39.5
1.96
1.95
1.88
78.91
56.15
77.36
56.74
71.64
53.77
54.17
62.64
41.1
39.8
37 .6
1.92
1.47
1.49
I .91
1.47
1.48
1.80
1.61
1.61
51.68
37.8
39 .I
38.4
40.5
38.6
37.9
40.0
37.3
RUBBER PRODUCTS.........................................
104.66
73.05
Boot and shoe cut stock and findings.
Footwear (except rubber).............
Gloves and miscellaneous leather
38.2
56.09
50.46
49.32
49.74
37.1
36.0
37.4
1.36
1.37
1.33
(±/>
88.83
85.30
(1/)
43.3
(i/)
43.7
42.5
43.3
(1/)
2.05
(1/)
2.06
2.09
38.9
39.5
37.9
39.4
37.6
43.4
42.5
1.94
1.68
1.94
1.69
1.85
1.60
2.31
2.03
64.40
53.34
37.1
39.9
1.43
1.46
I .57
56.32
62.95
53.76
38.0
1.40
1.43
1.36
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IIIT IE S :
TRANSPORTATION:
Interstate railroads:
Class I railroads..^...............
Local railways and bus lines..........
(l/)
88.77
90.02
COMMUNICATION:
75.47
Switchboard operating employees 2 J •
Line construction employees 3J ....
Telegraph & J ..........................
NOTE:
76.63
64.05
62.50
102.24
87.99
103.63
88.62
D a t a for the current m o n t h ’are preliminary.
72.89
60.16
100.25
86.28
37.2
42.6
41.9
43.0
42.2
2.40
2.41
2.10
2.10
1.97
46
INDUSTRY H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees,
by industry-Continued
Average weekly earnings
Industry
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES—
Average
weekly hours
Average
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
Aug.
1957
July
1957
Aug.
1956
Aug.
1957
$ 95.94
98.12
89.65
$96.41
98.41
90.72
$ 91.88
94.24
86.28
41.0
41.4
40.2
41.2
41.7
40.5
41.2
41.7
40.7
98.23
97.58
92.62
41.1
41.0
85.24
85.65
81.61
40.4
64.08
45.33
64.46
45.67
44.50
61.78
38.6
34.6
34.6
1956
hourly earnings
July
1957
Aug.
1956
$2.34
2.37
2.23
$2.34
2.36
2.24
$2.23
40.8
2.39
2.38
2.27
40.4
40.4
2.11
2.12
2.02
38.6
39.1
35.6
1.66
1.31
1.67
1.32
1.25
1.46
1.78
1.93
1.41
1.47
1.78
1.93
1.43
1.69
1.72
1.77
1.71
1.78
1.66
1.73
con.
OTHER PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S :
G a s arid e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s .................
Electric light and power utilities....
Electric
light
and
gas
2.26
2.12
utilities
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE:
WHOLESALE TRADE.......................................................
RETAIL TRADE (EXCEPT EATING AND
DRINKING P L A C E S ) ..................................................
G e n e r a l m e r c h a n d i s e s t o r e s .................
Department stores and general mail
o r d e r h o u s e s . .................................
Automotive
and
accessories
O t h e r retail trade:
Furniture and appliance
d e a l e r s ......
s t o r e s ..........
51.01
49.90
64.90
82.16
34.5
37.8
44.0
35.4
34.7
37.9
43.9
35.5
35.9
38.4
43.7
35*5
74.56
69.55
42.0
42.7
41.6
42.7
41.9
43.1
61.79
_
__
__
_
_
—
_
77.77
_
-
_
-
_
—
_
-
_
—
43.93
42.43
40.3
40.3
40.8
1.10
1.09
1.04
43.38
49.91
41.90
48.39
39.5
37.7
39*8
49.01
39.9
38.1
1.09
1.30
1.09
1.31
1.05
1.27
100.73
100.30
92.06
___
_
__
__
50.37
67.28
84.92
49.91
67.46
84.73
50.77
72.24
75.58
76.01
96.23
81.32
64.52
101.44
81.33
44.33
43.06
71.14
48.28
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE:
Banks
and
Insurance
trust
c o m p a n i e s ...................
c a r r i e r s ...................
1.58
64.24
97.68
1.39
1.88
1.36
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS:
Hotels
and
lodging
places:
Personal services:
L a u n d r i e s ........... ............................
C l e a n i n g a n d d y e i n g p l a n t s . . . . ..........
Motion pictures:
M o t i o n - p i c t u r e p r o d u c t i o n and
d i s t r i b u t i o n .............. ...................
38.1
__
—
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
U Not available.
2J Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service
assistants; operating room instructors; and pay-station attendants. In 1956, such employees made up 40 percent
of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in establishments reporting hours and earnings data.
3/ Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsmen; in
stallation and exchange repair craftsmen; line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers. In 1956 , such em
ployees made up 27 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in establishments reporting hours and
earnings data.
4/ Data relate to domestic nonsupervisory employees except messengers.
bj Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not included.
* Class I Railroads - June 1957 data: $93.07, 41.0 and $2.27 respectively.
ADJUSTED EARNINGS
47
Table C-6: A v e r a g e w e e k l y earnings, gross a n d net spendable, of production w o r k e r s in manufacturing,
in current a n d 1947-49 dollars
Item
August
1957
July
1957
August
Average,
1956
19 4 7 -4 9
$ 82.80
68.43
$ 82.18
68.03
$ 79.79
$ 52.95
67-90
56.12
67.40
55-79
65.71
56.26
46.03
46.03
75.31
74.80
73.06
62.55
51.68
51.68
«
GROSS AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS:
1947 49 d o l l a r s ........................................
68.31
52.95
NET SPENDABLE AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS:
Worker with no
dependents:
1 9 4 7 -4 9 d o l l a r s .....................................
Worker with 3 dependents:
Current
d o l l a r s .....................................
62.24
1 9 4 7 -4 9 d o l l a r s .....................................
NOTE:
Data
for
the
current
month
61.92
are p r e l i m i n a r y .
Table C-7: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime, of production workers in manufacturing,
by major industry group
Gross
Major
industry
average
group
August
_ 1957
MANUFACTURING..........................................
$2.07
DURABLE GOODS.................................................................................
NONDURABLE GOODS..........................................................................
Durable
clay,
and
Fabricated metal
Machinery
(except
Transportation
g l a s s p r o d u c t s ..............................
products
(except
e q u i p m e n t ........................................
Nondurable
i n d u s t r i e s ....................
P a p e r a n d 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 , a n d a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s 2d ........
Leather
and
and
August
1957
$2.01
July
1957
$2.01
August
2.14
1.84
2.03
1.75
2.29
I .76
2.13
1.73
2.20
1.88
2.20
I .89
2.10
I.8I
2.14
2.34
1.84
1.75
2.34
2.20
I.8I
I .70
I .97
2.36
2.29
1.77
1.70
1.97
2.48
2.12
2.23
2.00
2.23
2.37
2.06
2.06
1.75
1.84
1.46
1.46
I .47
1.82
1956
$ 1.91
2.06
1.82
I .74
2.05
2.53
2.53
2.19
2.30
2.05
2 .I9
2 .3O
2.05
1.69
2.42
2.10
I .80
2.41
2.11
I.8I
2.07
2.21
I .98
2.31
2.02
1.74
I.9I
1.49
I .50
I .50
I.9I
I.6I
I .50
I .50
I .80
1.42
1.44
1.48
2.25
2.69
2.43
2.14
2.54
1.64
I .97
2.46
1.89
2.30
2.11
1.77
2.00
2.12
1.93
2.24
I .97
I .69
1.83
I .57
1.46
1.48
1.95
1.73
1.41
1.40
1.40
1.86
2.01
2.35
Goods
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s . .....................................
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ...........
...............................
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s . ...........................................
of petroleum
August
1956
$1.98
ordnance,
e l e c t r i c a l ) ..............................
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Products
July
1957
$2.07
Average hourly earnings,
e x c l u d i n g o v e r t i m e 1/
Goods
O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ........................................
L u m b e r a n d w o o d p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) .............
Stone,
hourly earnings
c o a l ...............................
l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ..................................
2J
2J
2.06
2 .5I
2.06
2 .5I
2.26
2.28
2.25
2.68
1.54
1.53
1.96
2.17
I .50
1.96
—
2.19
2.62
2.18
1.51
—
2.19
2.62
2.18
1.51
—
2.08
2.48
2.10
1.48
D e r i v e d b y a s s u m i n g t h a t t he o v e r t i m e h o u r s s h o w n in t a b l e C -2 are p a i d at t h e r a t e o f t i m e a n d o n e - h a l f .
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c l u d i n g o v e r t i m e , are n o t a v a i l a b l e s e p a r a t e l y fo r the p r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , a n d
a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s group, as g r a d u a t e d o v e r t i m e r a t e s are f o u n d to an e x t e n t l i k e l y to m a k e a v e r a g e o v e r t i m e p a y
significantly above time and one-half.
I n c l u s i o n of data for the group in the n o n d u r a b l e - g o o d s to t a l has little
effect.
NOTE: D ata for the current m o nth are preliminary.
STATE A N D A R E A H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers m manufacturing
by State and selected areas
A v e r a g e w e e k l y ie a r n i n g s
State
and
area
ALABAMA.................................
Birmingham............................ *
Mobile.................................
ARIZONA.................................
Phoenix................................
August
1957
$ 70.88
91.53
91.65
July
1957
$69.45
92.06
79-42
Average
August
1956
$ 62.88
75.25
weekly hours
Average
hourly
earnings
July
1957
$1.79
2.29
2.09
August
1956
$ 1.60
1.97
1.95
2.22
2.23
2.19
2.15
40.1
1.45
1.44
1.37
1.45
!.37
38.8
August
1956
39-3
August
1957
$1.79
38.0
40.4
2.23
40.6
39.9
40.9
40.2
41.3
40.8
2.25
40.1
40.3
July
1957
78.78
August
1957
39-6
40.5
41.1
40.2
38.2
2.26
88.58
88.04
91.21
88.80
86.09
ARKANSAS................................
Little RockN. Little Rock........................
58.15
58.03
54.94
58.58
58.87
54.94
40.4
40.6
40.1
1.45
CALIFORNIA..............................
Fresno.................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach.................
Sacramento.............................
San BernardinoRivers ide-Ontario.....................
San Diego......... ....................
San Francisco-Oakland.... .............
San Jose...............................
Stockton....... ........................
92.89
81.82
92.38
77.6493.32
95.26
90.96
40.3
39.8
37.1
40.4
38.7
41.2
40.4
41.1
41.6
2.07
2.31
93.10
93.96
95.50
91.71
88.35
92.38
96.01
88.22
40.2
40.4
39.1
40.5
COLORADO................................
87.91
88.80
88.56
85.46
83.84
87.26
84.45
91.35
92.96
90.75
90.06
CONNECTICUT.............................
Bridgeport.... .........................
Hartford...............................
93.30
87.44
87.89
80.44
1
90.86
39.4
40.2
90.09
39.4
86.62
92.88
40.0
40.7
39.5
43.5
42.7
40.5
39.9
41.3
40.3
44.3
41.9
83.64
40.7
41.5
41.3
41.0
42.1
41.2
81.18
85.28
40.5
78.94
85.41
80.39
39.9
40.1
41.8
40.9
40.6
40.5
41.2
40.2
40.1
40.4
40.6
41.0
41.4
41.2
40.3
40.9
40.1
40.6
92.15
89.41
84.65
84.46
78.59
40.4
84.23
87.76
81.00
80.60
92.80
.85.48
82.01
80.60
87.67
QU.U5
82.14
93.30
97.64
85.27
76.78
87.86
39.3
39.7
40.8
41.2
85.24
85.02
81.90
39.1
FLORIDA.................................
Jacksonville...........................
Miami..................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg...................
65.44
71.89
64.55
71.42
65.67
63.80
63.18
63.02
66.30
GEORGIA.................................
59.89
74.24
58.82
Stamford...............................
Waterbury..............................
DELAWARE................................
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
Washington.............................
64.96
63.52
60.28
2.32
2.21
2.09
2.31
2.46
2.21
2.32
2.29
2.46
2.17
2.25
2.29
2.11
2.07
2.18
2.16
2.02
2.02
2.16
2.15
2.03
2.03
2.08
2.17
2.13
1.98
2.06
2.30
2.30
2.33
2.31
2.42
2.17
2.07
2.16
2.09
2.16
1.99
2.17
2.17
2.05
1.95
1.93
2.13
2.09
2.08
1.98
40.2
39.4
2.09
2.35
2.09
2.37
1.91
2.23
39.0
39.0
2.18
2.18
2.10
39.9
39.5
39.8
40.1
39.6
39-9
38.9
39.0
40.4
39.7
40.2
39.4
1.64
1.65
1.63
1.79
1.64
1.62
1.62
1.56
1.67
1.58
1.53
1.86
1.44
1.75
2.03
2.01
2.22
1.82
2.04
2.01
70.70
78.08
39.4
39.7
41.5
38.7
39.0
41.0
39.6
40.4
42.9
1.52
I .87
82.17
72.54
79.54
1.98
1.94
IDAHO...................................
86.03
86.71
89.04
40.2
40.9
42.0
2.14
2.12
2.12
ILLINOIS................................
88.21
88.03
84.77
40.2
40.2
40.6
40.4
40.1
42.6
2.19
2.32
(1/)
2.20
2.09
2.19
(I/)
(I/)
40.1
40.0
39-8
41.4
U/)
2.19
2.16
2.06
(1/)
91.43
89.97
84.99
40.2
39.9
40.0
2.27
2.25
2.12
81.74
81.41
86.07
76.38
84.43
40.0
39.8
39.7
40.2
39.9
2.05
2.27
2.05
2.23
1.90
2.12
90.26
1.82
88.53
86.66
87.67
(A/)
See footnotes at end of table.
1.52
92.2490.39
90.58
93.13
INDIANA.................................
57.02
40.3
2.11
38.6
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
2.31
2.27
49
STATE A N D A R E A H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by State and selected areas-Continued
Average weekly earnings
S t at e and are a
August
1957
July
1957
August
KANSAS...................................
Topeka..................................
Wichita.................................
$90.15
$ 87.10
92.58
$ 83.47
94.41
86.65
90.60
78.07
87.32
KENTUCKY.................................
(!/)
(1/)
89.85
LOUISIANA................................
Baton Rouge.............................
New Orleans.............................
MAINE....................................
Lewiston................................
Portland................................
MARYLAND.................................
Baltimore...............................
MASSACHUSETTS............................
Boston................................. .
Fall River..............................
New Bedford.............................
Springfield-Holyoke....................
Worcester...............................
MICHIGAN.................................
Detroit.................................
Flint...................................
Grand Rapids............................
Lansing.................................
Muskegon................................
Saginaw.............................
79.97
79.46
80.16
105.06
8I.8O
103.74
66.34
65.74
56.24
81.18
July
.1957
$ 2.10
August
1956
August
1956.
41.9
42.3
42.1
41.2
40.2
40.9
$2.15
2.19
2.24
75.67
84.90
(1/)
U/)
40.3
41.0
40.6
40.8
(1/)
Ci/)
2.19
75.11
103.83
74.37
40.8
41.2
40.9
40.9
39.0
41.0
40.6
40.4
40.2
1.96
2.55
2.00
2.66
1.98
2.57
41.2
38.7
41.6
41.0
38.5
40.9
42.2
1 .6l
1.60
1.55
1.46
41.2
1.70
78.08
39.5
39.9
39.4
39.6
40.8
40.8
2.06
39.6
39.5
39.5
1956
70.54
69.70
81.41
86.69
80.90
85.48
¿3.64
74.45
79.00
59.90
74.26
79.00
54.83
60.60
81.00
82.82
60.92
81.20
97.07
101.27
96.97
100.33
101.46
88.45
81.41
Average hourly earnings
August
1957
July
1957
41.4
41.4
!41.5
65.17
55.56
67.87
56.98
Averageï w e e k l y hours
72.00
75.58
53.94
57.61
78.72
81.20
August
1957
38.1
40.3
40.4
40.4
40.3
40.0
40.2
37.2
37.9
41.0
40.4
39-5
38.5
39.6
39.7
39.0
39.3
39-7
39.7
38.4
38.6
36.8
38.8
1.47
2.17
1.88
1.99
1.56
1.57
2.01
2.09
2.19
1.97
1.96
1.46
1.71
$2.03
1.94
2.13
1.86
2.08
1.85
1.85
1.65
2.06
2.16
1.92
2.05
1.88
2.00
1.80
1.88
1.49
1.57
2.05
2.01
2.02
40.6
40.9
40.3
40.7
40.1
39.7
39.6
2.44
2.59
2.55
2 .6l
2.56
2.46
1.45
1.52
1.92
2.01
92.74
86.41
39.8
39.1
40.3
40.2
40.2
39.5
39-8
83.31
88.44
79.06
40.2
86.21
82.18
83.60
35.5
40.1
41.0
38.3
39-9
40.2
38.7
40.6
2.06
2.32
2.16
2.03
2.31
57.08
64.48
56.52
62.93
54.14
59-04
40.2
41.6
39-8
41.4
40.4
41.0
1.42
1.55
1.42
1.52
1.34
1.44
MISSOURI.................................
Kansas City.............................
St. Louis...............................
78.10
(1/)
86.10
77.43
84.30
75.05
86.17
82.77
39.5
U/)
39.7
39.3
39.2
39-7
39.4
39.6
39.9
1.98
(1/)
2.17
1.97
2.15
2.17
2.03
2.07
MONTANA..................................
81.82
82.51
94.32
36.9
37.3
42.1
2.22
2.23
2.24
81.04
78.12
78.17
83.19
78.86
74.75
42.1
40.6
42.0
41.4
41.9
41.8
1.86
2.00
1.86
2.01
1.78
1.89
NEVADA...................................
100.60
95.76
95-75
39.3
37.7
38.3
2.56
2.54
2.50
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 / ........................
Manchester 2/7.........................
64.32
58.75
63.92
59.52
63-55
40.2
40.2
38.4
41.0
38.7
I .60
1.53
1.59
1.53
1.55
38.9
MINNESOTA................................
Duluth..................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul...................
M I S S I S S I P P I .....................................
N E B R A S K A .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
102.56
89.04
101.30
91.96
92.82
82.74
82.23
86.49
98.98
90.90
94.35
101.84
96.28
87.34
94.92
87.26
80.63
58.05
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
2.22
2.52
2.33
2.33
2.23
2.54
2.31
2.34
2.16
2.32
2.49
2.39
2.15
2.37
2.20
2.18
1.97
2.12
2.06
1.90
1.50
50
STATE A N D AREA H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by State and selected areas-Continued
Average weekly
Augu 8t
1957
earnings
Average
hourly
earnings
AUgUSt
1956
AUgU 8t
1957
July
1957
August
1956
39.7
39.8
40.3
39.9
38.7
40.0
40.4
40.7
40.1
39-6
$2.13
2.17
$2.14
2.17
$ 2.06
2.09
2.11
2.10
2.11
2.21
2.02
2.12
2.13
1.99
41.0
: 40.9
40.3
42.3
40.9
40.8
2.19
2.17
2.14
2.03
2.04
39.0
40.0
39.1
40.3
40.2
39-6
39.4
39*9
41.2
39-8
2.09
2.26
2.10
2.26
1.90
2.17
I .89
Average
weekly hours
July
1957
ÀUgU 8t
1956
AUgUSt July
1957 1957
$ 85.08
86.57
85.15
$ 82.20
84.36
82.17
84.89
83.53
82.43
78.76
40.0
40.3
40.4
39.5
39.7
NEW MEXICO................................
Albuquerque..............................
89.79
87.45
90.52
83.03
NEW YORK..................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy.................
Binghamton...............................
Buffalo..................................
Elmira...................................
Nassau and Suffolk*
82.33
91.34
75.38
98.77
79.43
State
and
area
NEW JERSEY................................ $ 85.12
Newark-Jersey City
................... 87.49
Perth Amboy 3 / ..........................
Trenton..................................
New York-Northeastern
New Jersey..............................
New York City
........................
Rochester................................
Syracuse.................................
Utica-Rome...............................
Westchester County j J ...................
85.16
86.70
91.21
88.22
81.81
83.23
85.42
81.16
90.38
74.07
97.51
8O .81
75.33
94.42
77.07
39.3
40.4
39.2
40.6
40.2
87.68
87.14
89.61
39.6
39.5
81.90
81.45
77.52
87.34
84.5 8
79.58
75-66
86.33
39.0
38.6
38.0
(1/)
82.77
80.69
55.34
78.34
(1/)
86.23
79.91
82.93
81.83
2.11
2.07
2.03
1.99
2.13
39.5
40.9
41.2
40.6
39.4
4l.l
40.9
42.5
40.4
42.0
40.3
40.8
41.9
40.6
2.19
2.18
2.09
93.98
100.44
90.35
84.70
97-57
90.49
101.47
95.13
89.47
87.06
90.34
85.01
94.73
86.39
97.34
91.30
95.78
45.6
38.1
40.6
41.2
40.9
40.9
2.06
2.18
2.12
2.01
2.08
2.01
I .89
38.0
1.43
1.53
1.45
1.43
1.53
1.44
1.36
1.44
1.39
44.5
44.3
1.84
1.95
I .83
1.92
1.72
40.5
37.1
40.6
41.6
41.6
40.8
41.3
39-9
2.33
2.49
2.41
2.14
2.34
2.48
2.37
2.14
2.39
2.21
3 9 .I
2.13
I .98
2.38
2.20
2.48
2.43
2.67
2.20
2.50
1.97
1.86
2.35
2.23
2.04
2.28
2.12
2.36
2.41
2.64
2.29
1-99
I .87
1.92
1.78
2.45
81.39
78.54
78.34
87.85
84.85
88.40
90.56
87.85
87.02
88.44
92.26
39.1
38.4
37.8
37.9
39.7
39.5
2.32
2.30
2.32
2.30
2.24
83.58
83.98
79-20
39.8
39.8
39-6
2.10
2.11
2.00
83.35
78.07
86.80
78.97
39.5
41.0
40.1
40.1
39.6
40.2
39.4
38.9
37.9
40.0
39.9
40.0
38.9
2.11
2.06
2.17
2.03
2.05
1.83
1.71
88.97
78.20
70.98
77.81
71.20
85.93
Pittsburgh.............................. 101.71
Reading.................................. 73.82
102.11
61.85
61.50
2.10
2.06
( 1/)
38.0
40.2
40.5
92.97
97.03
94.65
See footnotes at end of table.
39.2
39.9
39.0
39.3
39.9
40.4
40.6
40.6
39-8
38.9
OHIO......................................
Wilkes-Barre— -Hazleton..................
York.....................................
2.18
44.8
82.22
PENNSYLVANIA.............................
Allentown-BethlehemEaston..................................
Erie.....................................
Harrisburg..............................
2.21
42.8
42.6
82.16
87.42
OREGON ...................................
Portland.................................
2.22
1.94
76.37
78.68
82.94
81.39
79.48
88.48
41.1
2.29
39.6
40.-1
NORTH DAKOTA.................. ...........
Fargo....................................
OKLAHOMA..................................
Oklahoma City...........................
Tulsa....................................
2.01
38.7
39.8
37.2
52.82
108.62
2.42
2.02
39.3
39-7
38.9
53-57
Columbus.................................
Dayton................................... 100.59
Toledo................................... 96.64
Youngstown............................... 103.89
1.92
2.43
53.86
57.7h
77.51
60.89
85.50
96.33
89.17
2.01
40.5
40.4
40.3
82.65
60.74
56.41
Canton ..................................
2.23
37.5
40.2
40.0
40.6
39.9
NORTH CAROLINA............................
Charlotte................................
Greensboro-High Point...................
56.20
2.19
59.82
69.43
85.97
72.89
59.09
68.57
74.58
86.51
72.10
69.08
83.60
90.09
73.20
60.84
55.58
68.38
38.1
40.6
40.9
39.8
40.2
39.4
38.2
37.4
40.1
NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.
42.2
39-4
40.4
40.6
38.5
4o.o
39.0
37.3
40.6
1.99
I .87
2.17
1.95
1.77
2.17
2.53
1.95
I .78
2.16
1.86
2.54
1.85
1.59
1.57
1.71
1-71
1.61
1.58
2.32
2.06
2.34
1.83
1.56
1.49
1.68
51
STATE A N D A R E A H O U R S A N D E A R N IN G S
Table C-8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing,
by State and selected areas-Continued
weekly earnings
Average
weekly hours
Average
August
1957
Average
July
1957
August
August
1957
July
1957
August
19*57
RHODE ISLAND...........................
Providence.............................
$66.11
67.64
$ 67.51
$ 65.02
67.55
64.85
38.4
39.1
39.2
39.5
38.7
39.3
SOUTH CAROLINA..........................
Charleston.............................
64.80
56.20
56.16
66.91
54.80
62.00
39.3
40.0
39 .O
40.8
40.0
4o.o
1.62
SOUTH DAKOTA............................
Sioux Falls...........................
(I/)
(1/)
80.08
86.72
71.71
75.37
(1/)
(1/)
45.2
45.8
43.0
43.0
(1/)
(1/)
TENNESSEE...............................
66.50
68.51
78 .-8o
71.96
66.33
68.23
77.42
73.57
67.54
62.57
65.04
69.19
40.3
40.3
39.4
40.2
40.2
40.2
39.9
39 .I
40.2
40.2
39.6
39.9
37.4
I .65
I .70
85.91
76.86
94.69
86.11
76.89
92.51
98.36
62.36
41.5
41.1
41.9
41.3
41.6
41.4
State
and
area
Knoxville..............................
Memphis................................
Nashville..............................
67.94
TEXAS ..................................
Dallas.................................
Fort Worth.............................
Houston................................
San Antonio...........................
62.82
UTAH....................................
Salt Lake City........................
89.32
84.02
VERMONT.................................
Burlington.............................
Springfield...........................
67.83
78.28
64.64
VIRGINIA................................
Norfolk-Portsmouth....................
WASHINGTON..............................
97.47
67.95
70.58
72.16
1956
71.14
66.26
80.75
77-56
92.67
91.32
58.18
$1.72
1.73
$1.72
I. 7 I
$ 1.68
1.43
1.44
1.64
1.37
1.55
1.77
1.67
1.75
1.65
1.58
1.63
1.85
1.71
2.00
1.79
I .69
41.3
41.5
41.3
41.2
41.7
43.1
41.7
40.4
2 .O7
I .87
2.26
2.36
I. 5I
2 .O9
40.9
39.7
40.2
41.6
40.0
37.2
40.9
64.49
76.28
67.53
66.88
62.67
83.29
40.6
40.4
38.4
40.5
39.9
41.9
41.8
43.3
2.04
65.61
68.85
61.35
65.57
40.4
40.1
41.0
40.5
40.1
39.5
40.7
I .76
I .76
74.40
89.39
75-14
67.56
89.58
88.49
39.1
38.5
Tacoma.................................
88.32
94.73
86.89
90.97
81.32
38.5
WEST VIRGINIA..........................
Charleston.............................
Wheeling-Steubenville.................
84.46
104.19
9 U.Í 2
84.71
102.34
91.14
78.98
98.01
WISCONSIN...............................
84.64
90.04
LaCrosse...............................
Madison................................
85.49
86.25
89.20
92.00
Racine.................................
88.09
85.37
92.35
94.95
87.14
83.47
WYOMING.................................
91.71
111.91
92.10
119.56
104.15
l/
2/
August
19*56
83.03
88.13
95.32
41.6
40.4
85-79
82.08
83.97
78.92
88.62
92.17
87.67
38.6
38.6
39.8
41.8
38.4
38.0
39.4
37.8
40.7
37.8
39.4
41.1
36.9
40.8
39.3
40.4
39.8
40.7
39.7
42.1
38 .I
39.3
40.9
40.8
39.3
39.7
40.4
39.7
42.7
39.1
hourly earnings
July
1957
84.40
89.44
89.36
95.62
91.39
August
1956
2.25
I .67
1.68
1.60
2.34
1.89
I .71
1.98
1.83
1.68
1.64
2.08
1.88
1.96
1.86
2.24
2.37
I.5 I
2.15
2 .I5
2.11
2.02
2.03
1.67
1.62
I .97
I .60
I .50
I .92
1.62
I .53
1.73
1.78
Date for the current month are preliminary.
2.19
1.44
1.66
1.66
2.32
2.32
2.29
2.30
2.28
2.25
2.30
2.19
38.3
2.16
2.56
2 .I19
2.15
2.49
2.47
2.42
2.24
41.4
2.08
39.1
2.29
2.03
2.26
2.18
2.26
I .98
2 .I5
I .97
2.20
39-3
39.3
39.6
37.1
39.1
40.5
4o.o
40.3
2.48
2.21
2 .3I
2.33
2.40
2.02
41.2
39.9
2.34
2.33
2.24
2.22
2.22
2.09
40.4
39.6
2.31
2.32
2 .8O
2.17
2.77
Not available.
Revised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data.
3] Subarea of Nev York - Northeastern New Jersey.
4/ In addition to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, area definition now includes Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Data not comparable prior to January 1956.
NOTE:
1.65
2.63
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