Full text of Employment and Payrolls : April - May 1942
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For immediate release Tuesday. June 30." 19/.2 (LS-A2-1719) DEP/HTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Total civil nonagrioultural employment increased by 327,000 from mid-April to mid-May? Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins reported today (Tuesday)* "The Hay total was 41*201*000, a new all-time high"? she said. "It exceeded the previous peak (4.1,073*000 in December 194-1) by 128,000 and the level of May 1941 by 2,299,000. "A substantial portion of the increase from April to May was in manufacturing industries where a contraseasonal gain of 76,000 workers reflected continued expan sion in the war production industries. Contract construction showed a gain of 92,000, the May level exceeding all previous months since the fall of 1929. Increased employment on government projects accounted for this substantial gain^ private construction showed a SB<all decrease over the month interval* Federal, State and local government employment increased by 86,000 and there were increases of 4.0,000 in the transportation and public utilities group, and 38,000 in the group of finance, service, and miscellaneous industries. Employment in the group of mining industries showed a small gain, while wholesale and retail trade estab lishments combined reported a slight loss. Government restricitons affecting the sale of such items as automobiles, tires, electrical appliances, gasoline, lumber and plumbing and heating equipment accounted for the decrease in various lines of trade. "The Principal factor in the expansion of nearly 2,300,000 in nonagrioultural employment over the year interval was the increase of 1,135*000 in manufacturing industries. Federal, State and local government services, contract construction, and transportation and public utilities also showed large gains, while a smaller increase was reported in the finance, service and miscellaneous group. In the remaining two major groups, trade and mining, there wore declines of 80,000 and 7,000 respectively. A number of lines of both wholesale and retail trade have been seriously affected by the war program, particularly automotive, while the sharp curtailment in oil well drilling accounts primarily for the decrease in the mining group over the year interval. "The rise of 0.7 percent in factory employment between April and May was in contrast to a seasonally expected decline of 0.5 while the corresponding increase in weekly pay rolls (3.2 percent or $11,300,000) compared with a typical rise of only 0.2 percent oy about $700,000 for this time of year. The durable goods group of manufacturing industries, in which war production is chiefly con centrated, reported an employment increase of 1.7 percent (102*100) while the nondurable goods group showed a decrease of 0.6 percent (27*300). percent, "Shortages of materials and lay-offs in plants converting their facilities to war production continued to cause employment reductions in many durable and nondurable industries. Among them were cast-iron pipe, cutlery, hardware, plumb ers' supplies, wirework, steam and hot-water heating apparatus and steam fittings, tin cans and other tinwear, radios, typewriters, jewelry, lighting equipment, car pets and rugs and rubber goods. Gains in industries geared to the war effort, however, more than offset these declines. For the first time since last November automobile plants reported an employment increase (5.6 perccnt or 18*900 workers) indicating a setpping-*up of war production in converted plants. Other strategic war industries continued to show sharp employment gains, notably shipbuilding, aircraft, engines* machine tools, machine-tool accessories, electrical machinery* foundries and machine shops, ammunition, and firearms. "Among the nondurable-goods industries, seasonal increases were shown by woolen and worsted goods mills? bakeries, neat packing plants, and plants manufacturing beverages? butter, ice cream, rjid beet sugar. The canning and preserv ing industry showed a contraseasonal gain of 2.1 percent. Seasonal declines were reported by establishments manufacturing fertilizers; cottonseed - oil, cake? and meal; confectionery; and millinery. "The May indexes of factory employment (137.0) and pay rolls (192.6), based on 1923*25 as 100, were at the highest levels on record, the gains since Hay of last year being 9*7 and 33.7 percent, respectively. The p a y r o l l increase in 'all manufacturing* over the year was nearly four times as large as the employment expansion due largely to increased world.ng hours, overtime premiums, and wage-rate increases. "Wage-rate increases averaging 7.9 percent and affecting 207,000 factory wage earners were reported by 691 plants out of a reporting sample of approximately 30,000 plants with about 6,000,000 workers. The largest number of workers affected were in the cotton goods, men's clothing, machine tools? aircraft, boot and shoe? and paper and pulp industries. Scattered wage-rate increases v<?ere reported among the nonmanufacturing industries surveyed, the public utilities group reporting the largest numbers of workers affected. "Employment in anthracite mining showed a contraseasonal increase of 1.0 per cent from April to May, while bituminous coal mines reported a less-than^seasonal decline of 0.3 percent. These changes were coupled with pay-roll increases of 14.5 and 3.4 percent respectively, reflecting increased production. Quarries and nonmetallic mines expanded their forces by 2.8 percent, about half the average May increase of the preceding 13 years. While the small employment increase of 0.1 percent in metal mines raised the index to 82.0 percent of the 1929 average, the highest May level since 1930? crude petroleum producing firms reported 0.4 percent fewer production employees than in the preceding month. "The continuihg demand for public transportation facilities was reflected by the increase of 1,6 percent in the number of workers employed by street railways and busses? this being the fourth consecutive monthly gain? and with but one excep tion the largest percentage increase in any month during the last 14 years. Elec tric light and power companies reported a contraseasonal employment drop of 1.0 percent while telephone and telegraph offices increased their forces slightly. Among the service industries ? increases of a seasonal character were shown by laundries (3.2 percent)? dyeing and cleaning establishments (5.4 percent)? hotels (0.4 percent). Brokerage and insurance firms reported decreases of 3.9 and 0.8 percent respectively. "The drop of 1.7 percent in wholesale trade employment was greater than usual for May due laygely to contraseasonal decreases in many lines as war conditions and resulting government restrictions affected the sale of such items as auto mobiles ? tires ? petroleum and gasoline ? electrical appliances ? radios ? plumbing and heating equipment? furniture and house furnishings? and paper products. These factors also affected similar lines of retail trade. Employment in retail food.? general merchandise? and fuel and ice establishments? however? increased over the month interval and the net change for retail trade as a whole Y?as a decrease of only 0.1 percent, Nonagricultural employment showed increases over the month in all but 4 States, Vermont? Arkansas? Florida? and South Dakota showing slight decreases. Sizable gains were pbomi over the year in all but 2 States (Michigan and Delaware). The largest percentage increases occurred in Oregon, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Alabama, Washington, and Utah, "All Federally**financed construction required 1,564,000 workers during the month ending May 1$, constituting mi increase over April of 193,000 or 14 percent. Pay rolls, amounting to $281,549,000, increased 13 percent. Construction workers hired directly by the Federal Government numbered 239,000 or 15 percent of the total. "War construction, not including housing, employed 196,000 additional workers during May, reaching a total of 1,416,000 persons and constituting 91 percent of the total number employed on Federally-financed construction. Expansion during May was concentrated mainly on the construction of ships, nonresidential buildings, and streets and roads. "Employment on public housing projects showed a decline during the'month ending May 15 of 8,900 and over the past year of 66,300. "Employment in the Federal executive service increased 78,700 persons during May: 7,400 inside the District of Columbia and 71,300 outside. Over the past year employment inside the District has increased .45 percent and outside the District 62 percent. During May total employment in the Federal executive service ?!?as 2,091,000 and pay rolls were $331,645^000. "Contraction of the work-relief programs continued during May. WPA personnel was cut 80,700 (9 percent), personnel on the NYA student work program was cut 21,400 and on the out-of"school work program 24,000 (10 percent for the 2 programs). The 12,300 personnel decline for the CCC was distributed among the various groups as follows: enrollees, 1 1 ,400? nurses, 132 educational advisors, 81^ and supervisory and technical, 834. All work-relief programs have dropped a total of 1,356,000 names from the rolls in the past year." ESTIMATES OF TOTAL. NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (In thousands) May 1942 (pre liminary) Total civil nonagricultural employ ..... ment ................. . 41,201 Employees in nonagricultural estab lishments........... '........ ..... . 35,058 Manufacturing..... . 13,021 Mining................. *...... 862 Contract Construction........ 2,020 Transportation & public utill tie:s 3)383 6,673 Finance, service & miscellaneous 4,304 Federal, State and local government.................... 4,795 Aoril 1942 Change April to May 1942 -May 1941 Change May 1941 to May 1942 40,874 +327 38,902 +2,299 34,731 12,945 861 1,928 3,343 6,679 4 ,266 +327 + 76 + 1 + 92 + 40 - 6 + 38 32,759 11,886 869 1.782 3,185 6,753 4,235 +2,299 +1,135 7 + 238 + 193 80 + 69 4,709 + 86 4,049 + 746 The estimates of "Total civil nonagricultural employment", given on the first line of the above table, represent the total number of persons engaged in gainful work in the United States in nonagricultural industries, excluding military and naval personnel, persons employed on t!. P. A. or N. Y. A. projects, and enrollees in C. C. C. camps. The series described as "Employees in nonagricultural establishments" excludes also proprietors and firm members, self-employed persons, casual workers and persons in domestic service. The estimates for "Employ ees in nonagricultural establishments" are shown separately for each of seven major industry groups. Data for the manufacturing and trade groups have been revised to include adjustments to preliminary 1939 Census data. The figures represent the number of persons working at any time during the week ending nearest the middle of each month. The totals for the United states have been adjusted to conform to the figures shown by the 1930 Census of Occupations or the number of nonagricultural "gainful workers" less the number shown to have been unemployed for one week cr more at the time of the Census. Separate estimates for "Employees in nonagricultural establishments" are shown in the following table for each of the 48 States and the District of Columbia for April and May, 1942 and May 1941. Tables showing the estimates for each State from July 1937 to date are available on request, because the t*tate figures do not include employees on merchant vessels, and.because of certain adjustments in the United States estimates which have not been made on a State basis, the total of the State estimates will not agree exactly with the figures for the United States as a whole. These estimates are based in large part on industrial censuses and on regular reports of employers to the United States bureau of Labor Statistics and to other Government agencies, such as the Interstate Commerce Commission. Data derived from employers*' quarterly reports in connection with "old age and survivors* insurance," and employers' monthly reports in connection with unemployment compen sation have been used extensively as a check on estimates derived from other sources, end in some industries they have provided the most reliable information available. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS, 3 Y STATES (In thousands) May 1942 April 1942 jew England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut 3,053 233 149 78 1,591 270 732 3,028 1,577 267 728 Middle Atlantic New. York New Jersey Pennsylvania 3,736 4,278 1,374 3,084 East North Central Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin est North Central Minnesota Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas" 229 147 80 Change April to May 1942 Percent Number + 25 + 4 + 0 - 2 + 14 + + + '+ }+ May 1941 .8 1.8 i .4 2.2 2,839 204 142 .9 77 1,478 1.1 .6 266 672 +113 + 4 + 60 7.5 + -14.0 + 4.8 + 1.9 + 7.7 + 1.4 + 8.9 .6 8, 24I 4,072 1,269 2,900 +495 +206 +105 +.L84 + + + + 6.05.1 8.2 6.3' +314 +135 + 26 +109 - 12 + 56 + + + + 4.1 6.8 2.9 +210 + 35 + 17 +101 + 2 + 3 + 18 + 34 8,685 4,256 1,337 3,072 51 22 17 12 7,881 2,110 929 2,561 1,532 749 7,801 2,091 920 2,552 1,499 739 j+ + + + + + 80 19 9 9 33 10 j + 1.0 ! + .9 + 1.0 2.2 + 1.4 7,567 1,975 903 2,452 1,544 693 2,707 589 438 934 79 86 225 356 2,658 581 '430 918 78 86 222 343 + + + + + 49 8 8 16 1 0 + 3 *1- 13 + 1.8 + 1.3 + 1.9 + 1.8 + 1.5 - 0.3 -t- 1.5 + 3.5 2,497 554 421 833 77 83 207 322 3 ' ! ' : t + + + + + + + + +214 + 29 + 7 + + + + j+ ' 4- 4 Change May 1941 to May 1942 Number ......Percent. .5 1.2 .4 .4 ! + 1 + + + + 4.4 0.8 8.1 8.4 6.3 4.0 + 12.2 + 3.1 + 3.1 + 8.8 + 10.5 6 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS, BY STATES May 1942 April 1942 --- u?* April *to May 1942 Number Percent May 1941 1.3 4.6 4* 1.4 + 0.8 + 0.3 + 1 .1 + 0.6 - 2.3 3,894 77 597 398 589 394 629 313 522 375 Chang e May 1941 to May 1942 Percent Number South Atlantic 4,274 Delaware 77 Maryland 671 District of Columbia 492 Virginia 654 Yiiost -Virginia 413 North Carolina. 662 South Carolina 342 Georgia 562 Florida 401 4,232 76 559 410 + 42 + 1 + 9 + 21 + 9 4* 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 - 9 East South Central Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi 1,685 420 539 517 209 1,655 415 534 501 205 + 30 5 5 + 16 + 4 1.7 + 1.1 + 1.0 4- 3.0 + 1.5 1,474 384 479 422 189 + 95 4* 20 West South Central Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas 2,211 237 440 34-2 1,192 2,183 239 431 335 1,173 4- — 1.1 1.3 1,966 184 390 299 1,093 4* 444* Mountain Montana Idaho Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada 899 117 89 57 256 87 117 137 39 876 115 88 55 251 83 114 132 38 Pacific Washington Oregon California 3,131 564 333 2 ^229 3,077 552 330 2,195 662 471 645 410 661 338 44- + + + + 1.0 1.0 + 9 + 7 + 14 + 2.2 + 2.2 + jL.^ 4 23 4- 4- 2.6 1 2. 5 4 j. 3 4- 5 + 1 + 1.5 + 1.3 + 4.4 4- 2.0 4- 4.3 4- 2,9 + 3.2 4* 3.1 + 54 4- 12 4* 8 + 34 4 1.8 + 2.1 4* .4 4- 1.6 + + + 804 114 87 54 231 74 95 114 35 2,642 462 263 1,917 +380 0 + + + + + + 4* 74 94 65 19 33 29 40 + 26 +.211 + 36 4* 60 + 9*8 - 0.6 +12.4 +23.7 +11.1 + 5.0 + 5.3 + 9-4 + 7.6 + 6.9 +14.2 + 9.3 +12.5 +22.3 +10.3 +245 +.12.5 + 28.5 +12.9 +14.5 + 9.0 + 95 3 3 + 25 4* 13 4- 22 4- 23 + 4 + 1 1 .9 + 2.2 + 2.5 + 6.1 +11.0 +18.0 +12.3 +20.3 + 9.9 +489 +1.02 + 75 +312 +18.5+22.1 +<^8.8 +16.3 53 50 43 99 4* 4- Indexes of employment and pay rolls for all manufacturing industries combined, Class I , steam railroads, and for those nonmanufacturing industries for which information is available, 93?# shown below for Miy 1942, with percentage changes from April 1942 and May 1941. The 3-year average 1923-25 is used as a base in computing the indexes for the manufacturing industries and the 5-year average 1935-39 as a base for Class I steam railroads. For the other nonmanufac turing industries information for years prior to 1929 is not available from the Bureau's records, and the 12-month average for 1929 is used as a base in computing the index numbers. These indexes are not adjusted for seasonal-variation. The data for manufacturing, mining, building construction, laundries, and dyeing and cleaning cover wage earners only; those for railroads covcr all employees while the data for water transportation cover employees on vessels of 1,000 gross tons or over in deep-sea trades only. The data for other industries exclude proprietors and firm members, corporation officers, executives, and others whose work is mainly supervisory. Industry I^HUFACTURING.............................. CIASS 1 STEAM RAILROADS 3 / ................ TRADE: Wholesale....... . Food products........................ .. Groceries and food specialties........ Dry goods and apparel................. Machinery, equipment and supplies..... Farm products....................... . Petroleupt & petroleum products (includes bulk tank stations).....,. Automotive....... ........... .......... Retail............. . General merchandising........ . Furniture.................. ...... . Automotive Lumber and building materials......... PUBLIC UTILITIES: Telsphea# and ^clag&eph. ................ Elcctr&c ligh% and power................ Street railways and busses 6/...... a.... MBIIHG: Ar-bhracite.................. . Bi tuminous-coal......... . Metalliferous............................. Quarrying and nomr^tallic............... Cr^de-petroleum product i o n ..... . SERVICES : Hotels (year-rou.id ............ Lanndries .................... Dye ing and c3 caning. . . . . . .......... Bro kerage.... ^ ........ . Insurance ............... . . . . . . . . . ...... BLIILDHJG CONSTRUCTION............ WATriR TRANSPORTATF*'N....................... Pay Roll Emploimient Index Index Percentage Percentage May Ivhy change froiB— * cban^e from— 1942 1942 ADr^ Msy May Apr. 1941 1941 1942 i/ 1942 i/ (1923-25=100) (1923-25-100) 2/ 192.6 + 0.7 + 9.7 + 3.2 +33.7 2/ 137.0 (1935-39=100) (1935-39=100) 124.5 + 2.4 +12.8 4/ d/ d/ (1929=100) (1929=100) 91.2 d/ 4/ 4/ 91.9 - .4 + 3.2 - 1.8 - 1.5 + .4 -18.6 + 8.6 +11.1 + 7.0 + 4.6 +15.7 + 5.6 4/ 4/ 5/ 94l2 114.8 5/ 110.1 93.2 66.4 57.5 72.7 ! - 1.7 - 1.2 + 1.4 + .8 j - 2.6 - 1.0 ! - 1.5 - 4.5 - .1 + 3.5 , -26.8 - 3.4 ! - 1.7 - 3.1 - 2.7 -10.8 ^ .1 - 2.0 + 1.1 + 6.8 + 1.4 + 7.4 - 1.7 + 3.0 - 3.2 -15.6 - 4.0 -37.7 - .1 - 5.6 d/ 4/ 5/ 93.9 115.9 5/ 109.1 92.3 69.8 60.7 81.0 + + + + .9 1.2 .3 2.4 1.0 1.9 2.0 2.9 2.4 + 5.7 - 4.6 + 2.6 +15.1 +13.6 ^+ 9.2 - 7.8 -39.2 + 5.9 5/ 91.2 5/. 88.0 5/' 73.2 j + .1 < - 1.0 } + 1.6 + 7.8 - 4.6 + 6.3 5/ 124.6 5/ 113.3 5,/ &6.8 + 2.0 - .2 + 2.a +12.8 + 3.4 +19.3 51.3 122.5 100.9 62.6 63.2 +14.5 + 3.4 + 1.8 + 7.8 + .1 +53.7 +18.5 +23.8 +17.8 + 7.8 48.4 93.3 82.0 51.7 58.5 95.6 113.8 127.8 d/ d/ + 1.0 - ! - .3 + ! + .1 + + 2.8 + - .4 - .4 6.1 6.3 1-5 2.9 ; + .4 - .8 + 3.2 + 5.2 j + 5.4 + 6,0 - 3.9 —12,8 - .8 + -V d/ 7/ 95.0 113.9 113.3 d/ 4/ + 1.6 + 8.1 + 4+9 +15.4 + 7.3 +18.0 - 3.5 - 8.9 - .6 + 4,5 + 4.8 + 5.7 - ,3 -L'1.6 9/74.1 + .6 " - 8 + 9.2 +37,3 ^0/ l/ Preliminary/ * 2/ Adjusted ti preliminary 1939 Census figures. 3/ Source: Literstate Conmerce Commission, 4 / Not available, r, R* tail-trade indexes adjusted to 1935 Census, public utility indexes to 1937 Census. 6/ Levels street r^iljrays and trolley and motor—bus operations of subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies Cann payments only; value of board, room, and tips cannot be computed. Lefp ihan one—tenth of one percent. Based on estumtcs prepared by the United States Ivjaritime Conxnission. 10/ Pa.y-3roii index on 1929 base not available. Includes war bonuses and value of subsistence and lodging. - 8 Index Numbers of Employment apd Pay Rolls of Wage Earners in MANUFACTURING INDUSTR^^ Adjusted to 1937 Census of Manufactures? Except as Indicated in Notes 2 and A ________________ _ _ _______ (3**Year Average 1923*25 = 100.0) Pay Rolls Eiaploymen' May MANUFACTURDJG INDUSTRIES April I/May 1/Hay Appil May 1942 1942 1941 1942 " 1942 1941 ALL INDUSTRIES 2/ Durable goods 2/ Nondurable goods 2/ Durable eoods Iron and steel and their products? net including machinery.. ...... Blast furnaces? steel works? and rolling mills.... ................ Bolts? nuts? washers? and rivets Cast-iron pipe..................... Cutlery (not including silver and plated cutlery)? and edge tools. Forgings? iron and steel......... Hardware. .......................... Plumbers' supplies...... _ ....... Stamped and enameled ware.. Steam and hot-water heating appa ratus and steam fittings....... Stoves. Structural and ornamental metal w o r k ....... ............. ........ Tin cans and other tinware....... Tools (not including edge tools? machine tools? files? and saws Wirework...... .................. :achinery? not including transporta tion equipment.......... ........ Agricultural implements (including tractors....................... Cash registers? adding machines? and calculating machines. ... ... Electrical machinery, apparatus? and supplier... ...... .......... Engines, turbines ? water wheels and windmills-. Foundry and machine-shop products Machine toolg......... Radios and phonographs.. Textile machinery and parts...... Typewriters and parts............. Transportation equipment.^/........ Aircraft..... ....... Automobiles__ .................. .. Cars? electric- and steam-railroad Locomotives.. Shipbuilding.. ............. See footnote at end of table. 137.0 126*1 124*3 192.6 186.6 144.1 152^4 122.3 149.8 123.0 131,3 118.8 233.5 146.8 223.9 144.9 163.1 122.9 134.7 135.3 132.9 187.4 181.3 160.9 151.5 172.7 97.0 150.9 171.3 93.0 140.6 161.1 94.4 203.5 289.8 282.8 192.9 131.2 129.7 172.7 233.7 110.3 127.4 128.6 88.9 77.8 205.2 131.6 128.0 92.3 80.9 206.4 118.5 102.7 116.7 102.1 218.0 177.2 239.0 133.7 90.6 308.9 179.2 134.3 153.2 141.5 104.9 119.6 86.4 121.6 90.4 112.1 175.2 U3.4 100.1 174.2 105.8 128.6 119.3 116.0 108*2 114.0 111.2 102.3 120.5 149.2 144.2 145.9 .145.4 113.8 146.4 154.1 153.0 154.6 155.3 135.4 213.3 239.4 242.6 200.2 197.7 162.5 166.8 167.4 180.7 238.2 136.1 92,5 305.0 236.6 265.0 234.6 172.1 2.76.5 327.7 315.3 217.2 170.7 257.8 250.1 229.0 174.9 151.3 284.9 262.4 196.0 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 162.6 2/ 191.6 109.2 121.0 251.7 2/ 88.8 2/ 160.3 2/ 208.9 110.8 125.7 236.5 2/ 84.1 2/ 2/ 134.9 2/ 173.7 101,.3 143.5 171.7 2/ 134.1 2/ 241.7 2/ 276.8 159.0 160.6 402.0 2/ 135.0 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 234.9 166.2 2/ 3/ 191.5 292.2 157.5 171.0 376.0 2/ 131.3 2/ 124.3 189.6 217.0 2/ 170.6 2/ -* C ) ** Index Numbers of Employment and Pay Rolls of Wage Earners in MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Adjusted to 1937 Census of Manufactures, Except as Indicated in Notes 2 and 4 ____________________________ (3-Year Average 1923*25= 100.0) Pay Roll Employment MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES May April 1/May April May 1/May " 1942 1942 1942 194-2 1941 1941 Durable goods— continued Nonferrous metals and their products 166.7 144.2 207.9 210.9 139.9 144.1 Aluminum manufactures 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ Brass, bronze, and copper products 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ Clocks and watches and time167.6 ...... .. recording devices .. 115*9 177.9 143.4 111.9 U4.4 Jewelry........ 110.1 97.7 104.4 97.7 108.9 99.4 110.4 Lighting e quipment -............... 106.2 111.6 86.7 91.9 99.4 90.8 Silverware and plated ware........ 81.2 66.0 79.8" 67.3 82.9 Smelting and refining— copper,lead, and zinc ........................ 126.7 111.7 101.7 102.5 KXU 5 129.5 78.0 87.8 Lumber and allied products,........ . 73.7 74.7 90.5 73.5 Furniture............... 96.0 116.1 102.7 97.2 100.1 113.9 Lumber Millwork 70.1 70.6 70.0 70.9 62.4 70.5 66.0 Sawmills 75.0 64.6 65.7 78.4 65.4 105.0 97.8 3tone, clay, and glass products 95.6 105.1 94.1 95.4 70.1 72.0 Brick, tile and terra cotta __ ___ 70.2 72.7 71.1 69.1 91.0 85.2 Cement............ 78.0 95.0 82.3 79.9 Glass 125.8 124.0 164.9 165.5 150.3 123.3 Marble, granite, slate, and other products.............. 39.8 38.7 46.6 33.7 28.9 32.9 Pottery... ... . _ 113.6 118.6 119.6 134.0 112.5 134.4 Nondurable goods Textiles and their products Fabrics............... Carpets and rugs Cotton goods Cotton small wares,............. Dyeing and finishing textiles Hats, fur-felt Hosiery Knitted outerwear Knitted underwear__ Knit cloth... . Silk and rayon goodg Woolen'and worsted goods... .... e aring appare 1 ... ............. ... Clothing, men's Clothing, women's Corsets and allied garments Men's furnishings Millinery Shirts and collars lee footnote at end of table 111.6 104.6 66.7 114.1 110.3 135.8 56.2 121.4 81.1 88.5 154.7 63.3 105.4 122.6 121.4 161.1 111.5 112.4 66.3 131.3 113.1 105.2 70.6 114.1 111.8 138.2 68.3 125.2 82.1 88.9 155.8 63.0 104.1 126.0 123.5 166.0 116.2 113.5 78.6 132.5 112.5 105.1 89.2 106.3 102.6 141.2 80.7 143.0 76.8 82.3 154.7 68.6 106.8 124.2 118.8 165.4 118.1 122.0 75.7 131.9 129.0 129.6 126.8 129.0 76.2 76.9 148.6 153.6 156.2 159.5 157.0 151.9 65.9 57.5 149.0 148.3 86.2 85.9 110.4 110.7 170.6 j 171.2 70.2 i 70.5 127.0 132.1 122.7 125.3 121.1 121.7 152.3 145.4 159.1 149.3 139.0 141.1 66.4 67.3 159.1 159.1 110.4 109.3 89.6 116.9 114.1 133.9 76.8 158.1 72.1 84.6 149.2 62.5 113.3 105.9 101.2 131.7 136.6 129.9 51.0 130.7 - 10 Index Numbers of Employment and Fay Rolls of Wage Earners in M A N U F A C T U R I N G INDUSTRIES Adjusted to 1937 Census of Manufactures, Except as.Indicated in Notes 2 and 4 . .................... ..... (3**Year Average 1923*25 = 100.0) MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Nondurable goods— continued Leather and its manufactures......... Boots and shoes............. ........ Leather................ Food and kindred products............. Baking........................... .... Beverages... ..................... .... Butter............................... Canning and preserving........... Conf ret ionery...................... . Flour................................ Ice C r e a m ............................ Slaughtering and meat packing...... Sugary beet....................... . Sugar refining, cane................. Tobacco manufactures................... Chewing and smoking tobacco & snuff Cigars and cigarettes............ . Paper and printing.................... Boxes, paper.............. -... :...... Paper and pulp................... ;... Printing and publishing: Book and job....................... Newspapers and periodicals....... Chemical, petroleum, and coal product^ Petroleum refining.................. Other than petroleum refining.... . Chemicals ^ ^ ................... Cottonseed— oil, cake, and meal... D*. uggists ' preparations.......... Explosives........................ Fertilizers........................ Paints.and varnishes ............. Rayon and allied products ....... S o a p ............................... Rubber products........ ............ .. Rubber boots and shoes.............. Rubber tires and inner tubes...... Rubber goods ^ other- - .... ....... Employment l/May April 1942 1942 May 1941 l/May 1942 112.7 107.1 98.7 95.8 93.5 135.6 151.1 318.0 117.5 105.8 82.5 77.3 86.4 138.5 50.4 92.5 63.7 51.5 65.2 119.2 126.6 128.3 100.5 97.4 95.7 132.8 149.5 298.8 111.2 103.6 87.9 77.7 77.6 134.0 46.0 94.3 64.4 52.1 65.9 121.1 131.3 129.8 95.5 93.0 89.6 12.7.4 149.0 293.0 109.6 99.9 81.0 76.5 86.9 116.8 47.4 102.5 64.9 52.8 66.4 120.8 129.7 122.7 97.6 114.1 156.6 131.4 162.7 192.1 67.4 156.8 3/ 123.8 135.8 312.4 87.3 94.7 73.2 75.0 155.3 99.6 H 4 .6 158.8 131.6 165.3 193.2 79.1 156.6 2/ 155.1 138.7 310.4 91.8 95.2 73.5 74.1 159.4 103.2 117.6 135.9 122.0 139.3 166.8 72.1 125.2 2/ 1:7.1 141.4 323.5 92.2 106.4 74.9 83.3 181.7 122.1 160.7 166.3 451.0 118.2 120.1 96.6 87.7 81.7 170.6 67.8 88.6 74.3 71.2 74.6 132.1 169.2 171.7 94.4 114.1 224.2 178.4 238.4 297.7 69.8 208.7 2/ 147.5 175.7 391.3 131.3 134.8 101.4 109.6 229.6 Pay Rolls April 1942 115.6 110.4 123.2 153.0 160.2 397.6 109.6 117.2 103.0 85.5 73.5 162.3 60.7 91.9 73.8 73.2 73.8 133.2 173.1 172.1 May 1941 91.0 86.7 97.6 134.7 148.4 362.4 97.4 91.1 83.7 75.3 75.1 133.1 53.8 90.0 67.1 66.9 67.0 124.9 159.2 145.6 96.3 114.0 223.0 179.0 236.5 293.2 95.7 114.0 165.5 146.3 171.5 85.2 203.2 2/ 66.3 142.8 179.8 177.1 387.9 136.9 130.3 92.5 106.3 224.8 221.8 2/ 127.4 170.4 356.2 125.7 128.7 88.3 111.1 207.2 1 / May 1942 indexes preliminary; subject to revision. 2/ Adjusted to preliminary 1939 Census figures. Included in total and group indexes, but not available for publication, separately. Adjusted on basis of a complete employment survey of the aircraft industry for August 1940. Not comparable to indexes appearing in press releases dated earlier than November 1940. Revised figures available in mimeograph form. -11- INDEXES OF EMPLOYMENT AND PM* ROLLS IN FIFTY-FI%T1 ADDITIONAL m N U F A C T U R I N G INDUSTRIES (Preliminary) (12--month average 1939 = 100.0)_____________________________ Industry May 1942 Empl oyment Apr. 1942 Pay May1941 May 1942 Iron and Steel Group Metal doors and shutters....... 140.7 225.3 128.8 133.2 Firearms....... . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/ 1/ 1/ l/ Screw-machine.products......... 288.5 297.0 184.7 483.5 138.7 136.9 189.7 Wrought pipe not made in roll ing milIs..................... 176.6 156.1 269.5 175.5 190.3 Steel barrels, kegs, and drums. 128.9 138.2 124.1 Machinery Group Machine tool accessories....... 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ Pumps.......................... 25?. 6 173.8 254.3 48*7.4 Refrigerators and refrigerating apparatus..................... 93.1 127.9 154.6 110.6 139.4 Sewing mac h i n e s ................ 138.9 125.0 237.3 Washing machines, wringers, and drier s .................... 104.4 108.3 137.5 153.4 Transportation Equipment Group Motorcycles, bicycles, & parts. 129.1 159.8 198.4 128.0 Nonferrous Metals Group Sheet -metal w o r k . ............... 150.8 152.1 220.8 141.3 Smelting and refining of scrap m e t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.3 241.0 167.5 138.1 Lumber Group Caskets and morticians goods... 96.1 99.4 101.6 121.7 116.6 117.1 176.7 122.7 Wood turned and shaped....... . 113.1 115.8 113.2 154.0 Wooden boxes, other than cigar. 125.3 124.0 121.6 186.9 Mattresses and bedsprings...... 112.6 119.1 139.6 122.1 Stone, Clay & Glass Products Group Abrasives ....... .......... 204.6 201.3 177.1 315.2 Asbestos products............... 136.8 134.7 127.2 201.6 117.8 118.6 125.6 170.5 109.6 110.6 117.3 147.7 Glass products made from purchased glass............... 121.0 125.5 144.6 148.8 Wallboard and plaster, except gypsum.......................... 127.3 125.3 127.9 - 163.9 Textiles Textile b a g s ................... 119.2. 123.6 110.4 142.5 Cordage and t w i n e .............. 1 ^9.4 128.7 142.4 211.1 Curtains, ^draperies & bedapreads 39.3 103.5 101.0 135.6 House furnishings, other....... 129.4 143.9 120.8 169.6 109.4 117.6 122.2 161.8 95.0 103.2 132.2 95.4 Leather Group Boot & shoe cut stock & findings 99.3 102.3 130.3 103.4 Leather gloves and m i t t e n s ..... 146.8 144.0 135.7 195.0 Trunks and suitcases........... 169.4 136.4 169.4 204.2 Rolls Apr. 1942 May 1941 185.7 142.7 1/ 249.5 168.7 273.7 207.8 204.8 159.6 1/ 471.5 1/ 243.0 151.8 239.0 191.7 178.6 153.3 173.0 185.4 185.7 220.6 170.9 230.2 161.7 123.2 169.1 151.5 178.7 169.6 110.3 150.2 136.3 149.5 135.7 290.1 189.3 164.8 134.3 221.4 158.9 157.7 135.2 150.0 160.9 153.5 148.9 145.4 201.2 144.4 152.4 152.8 126.3 120.4 160.3 115.9 160.1 153.9 120.0 133.2 189.1 199.7 114.5 172.1 140.0 195.6 i/ 470.1 -12INDEXES OF EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS IN FIFTY-FIVE ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIE* (Preliminary) (12-month average 1939 = 100.0) Industry Food Group Cereal preDarations Condensed and evaporated milk....... . Feeds, prepared........... ....... . Paper and Printing Group Paper bags................ .............. Envelougs............................ Paper goods, not elsewhere classified. Employment ;May May Apr. 1942 1942 1941 Pay Rolls May Apr. May 1941 1942 1942 111,3 146.0 115.4 114,2' 137.2 114.2 106.1 119.8 106.9 144.6 188.3 152.0 152.3 170.2 143.7 118.7 134.9 117.7 12'0.8 118.0 123.9 107.1 94.0 131.9 118.5 123.9 107.7 96.0 118.5 113.8 118.8 106.7 100.2 160.4 134.6 147.9 138.7 104.5 168.7 137.7 147.0 141.4 106.3 138.7 125.3 129.0 119.6 110.5 i/ 1/ Compressed and liquefied gases........ 156.6 155.7 Perfumes and cosmetics.... ........... 100.3 102.2 Coke-oven products.................... 1 3. ^ 77.1 - 88.3 Roofing materials ................ . 125.3 122.5 Mi sc e11ane ous Gr oup Chemical fire extinguishers........... l/ 1/ 124.4 122.0 Instruments, professional, scientific, i/ i/ 1/ 1/ Photographic apparatus.......... 1ST. 7 13U.9 Pianos, organs, and parts............. 96.5 100.4 Toys, games, and playground equipment. 120.5 121.7 t 1/ 138.1 95.8 120.8 117.9 124.7 1/ 213.1 117.8 162.7 107.3 172.4 1/ 208.8 117.4 157.9 116.1 157.0 1/ 180.1 99.2 141.5 130.7 149.3 1/ 177.5 173.4 V 1/ 138.2 V y l/ 177.9 123.6 157.9 i/ 135.3 131.2 127.0 Lithographing.................... . Chemical, Petroleum, & Coal Products l/ V 114.8 V l/ 11*?. 6 121.1 122.2 1/ 1/ 184.7 126.1 162.7 Not available for publication. (LS A2-1719) 13 EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (INCLUDING SHIP CONSTRUCTION) FINANCED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY FROM FEDERAL FUNDS AND ON STATE ROADS FINANCED WHOLLY FROM STATE OR LOCAL FINDS, MAY 194.1 AND APRIL AND MAY 194-2 (in thousands) Pay rolls Employment ' Program All Federal prop^aHS Financed by regular Federal appropriations 2/.......... War..... ............ ... . Other............... ...... Public housing 3/ Financed by P.H.A. 4^/ War Public Works Financed by R. F. C. War Other ... ' . State roads 6/ New roads Maintenance.. May April 1942 1/' 194-2 May 1941 May 1942 3/ April 1942 May 1941 1,564.0 1,371.2 779.4 $281,550 $239,133 ..411,667 1,4-64-* 5 1.278.2 1,354.5 1.174.3 110.0 103.9 661.3 516.6 144.7 265*850 247,500 18,350 224,080 208,015 16,065 97,583 80,554 17,029 33.8 42.7 100.1 5,321 5,883 11,602 .2 .4 10.2 29 61 1,22.0 4.4 61.1 59.5 1.6 3.5 463 370 4-6.444.9 1.5 7.8 5.6 2.2 9,887 9,529 358 8,739 8,419 320 5/ 1,262 98L 282 170.2 53.6 116.6 144.1 38.7 105.4 174.1 55.2 118.9 15,539 4,433 11,106 13,143 3,192 9,951 14,671 3,837 10,834 l/ Preliclnary. 2/ Employment data represent the weekly average; payroll data arc far the month endu ing the 15th except for Feredal-aid roads which are for the calendar month. Data for Federal-aid roads for May 194-2 are estimated. Includes all Federal housing projects including those formerly under the United States Housing Authority. ^/Employment data represent the weekly average; payroll data are for the ,month ending on the 15th. j)/ Program not in operation. 6/ Data are for the calendar month. Employment data represent the average number working during the month. Data for May 194-2 are estimated. n EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS IN REGULAR FEDERAL SERVICES MAY 1941 AND APRIL AND MAY 1942 (in thousands) Service ! Employment ! i May April May 1942 1941 j 1942 1/ Pay rolls April 1942 May 1942 l/ May 1941 !2,090.5 2,011.8 1,306.3 $331,645 $317,207 §198,382 30,268 Inside District of Columbia.. 43,839 ^ 42,582 256.4 249.0 177.3 Outside District of Columbia ji,934.1! 1,762.8 1,129.0 287,806 j 274,625 168,114 i . 1,380 Legislative 1,380 6.1 6.5 i 6.4 1,334 Executive 2/ Judicial ; '! ! 2.7 i ! 2.7 )j!! 2.5 639 ! 670 643 l/ Preliminary. 2/ Data for May include 239,086 force-account employees also included under con struction projects, and 14,199 supervisory and technical employees also in cluded under C. C. C. Employment data are for the last pay period of the month,payroll data for the calendar month. EMPLOYMENT.AND PAY ROLLS ON WORK-RELIEF PROGRAMS MAY 1941 AND APRlL AND MAY 1942 (In thousands) Pay roll.s Employment Program W.P.A. projects 2/. War Other ... .............. N.Y.A. projects ............ Student work program Out-of-school work program.. Civilian Conservation Corps May April 1942 I/ i 1942 786.0 294.1 491.9 401.0 217.0 I 84.0 83.6 866.7 305.6 561.1 446 .4 238.4 208.0 95.9 May 1941 May 1942 1/ 1,501.2 $51,400 436.8 19,450 1,064.4 31,950 864.I 6,409 464.0 1,566 400.1 4,843 261.4 i 4,689 April 1942 May 1941 $57,600 $89,239 20,100 2/ 37,500 3/ 6, CIO 11,623 1,648 i 3,400 5,162 j 8,223 4,893 ' 12 9243 Preliminary. 2/ Payroll data represent disbursements made during the calendar month, employment data represent the weekly average. 2/ Break-down not available. Employment data are for the last pay period of the month, pay-roll data for the calendar month. 5/ Employment represents for enrolled personnel, an average of counts taken at 10-day intervals, and for other groups, the number employed on the last day of the month. P a yr ol l data are for the calendar month.
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