Full text of Employment and Payrolls : August 1932
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W . N. DOAK, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
CHARLES E. BALDWIN, Acting Commissioner
TREND OF EMPLOYMENT
AUGUST, 1932
By Industries:
Page
S u m m a r y .................................... ....................................1
Manufacturing Industries . . . . . . .......................2
Nonmanufacturing Industries . .................................... 12
Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Mining . . . .
12
Metalliferous Mining • • • • • • • . . • •
12
Quarrying and Nonmetallic M i n i n g .......................12
Crude Petroleum Producing.................................... 12
Public Utilities:
Telephone and Telegraph . . . . . . . .
12
Power, Light, and Water .................................... 12
Electric R a ilr o a d s .................. ....
12
Wholesale and Retail Trade . . • .......................12
H o t e ls ........................... ............................................ 12
Canning and P r e s e r v in g .........................................12
Laundries ....................................................................12
Dyeing and Cleaning................................................. 12
Building Construction...................................................... 22
Class I Steam Railroads ..................................................24
By S ta te s ................................................................................. 15
By C it i e s ................................................................................. 22
Wage C hanges........................................................................ 25
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1932
TREND OF EMPLOYMENT
Summary for August, 1932
M PLO YM EN T increased 0.5 per cent in August, 1932, as
compared with July, 1932, and earnings decreased 1.0 per cent.
These figures are based on the pay rolls ending nearest the 15th
of the month.
The industrial groups surveyed, the number of establishments
reporting in each group, the number of employees covered, and the
earnings for one week, for both July and August, 1932, together
with the per cents of change in August are shown in the following
summary:
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SU M M A R Y OF E M P L O Y M E N T AN D EARNINGS, JULY AND AUGUST, 1032
Industrial group
Employment
Estab
lish
ments July, 1932 August,
1932
Earnings in 1 week
Per
cent of
change July, 1932
August,
1932
2,503,348 l + L 4 $42,904,628 $42,392,331
219,007
+3.9
3,038,722
3,443,715
67,212 +10.5
1,372,668
1,644,300
1,666,054
+1.3
151,795
1,799,415
18,310
-3 .1
337,367
328,982
Per
cent of
change
18,152
1,305
160
1,145
256
2,490,355
210,723
60,818
149,905
18,899
628
273
12,044
8,049
3,494
23,071
21,041
637,989
277,324
221,821
23,853
21,793
629,684
274,060
219,521
+3.4
+3.6
-1 .3
-1 .2
-1 .0
366,026
374,357
635,273
611,769
17,941,082 17,570,018
7,482,518
7,427,487
6,640,186 . 6,471,438
+ 2.3
-3 .7
- 2 .1
-.7
—2. 5
501
16,745
2,688
14,057
2,580
013
1,006
398
10,462
138,844
390,583
70,635
319,948
139,871
53,280
61,295
12,602
88,062
136,103
381,898
70,494
311,404
138,361
72,270
60,232
12,159
86,300
-2 .0
-2 .2
-.2
- 2 .7
-1 .1
+35.6
-1 .7
-3 .5
-2 .0
3,818,378
3,671,093
8,528,991
8,224,113
1,947,717
1,903,709
6,581,274
6,320,404
* 1,930,567 a 1,862,502
611,846
844,059
984,638
949,574
219,seo
233,761
2,264,242
2,181,839
- 3 .9
- 3 .6
-2 . a
- 4 .0
- 3 .5
+38.0
-3 .6
- 6 .2
- 3 .6
Total................................. 64,762
4,147,771
4,167,215
+ .5
Manufacturing.......................
Coal mining.............................
Anthracite............................
Bituminous........................
Metalliferous mining.............
Quarrying and nonmetallic
mining...................................
Crude petroleum producing.
Public utilities.........................
Telephone and telegraph__
Power and light...................
Electric-railroad and motorbus operation and main
tenance..............................
Trade..........................................
Wholesale.............................
Retail....................................
Hotels.......................................
Canning and preserving—
Laundries..................................
Dyeing and cleaning..............
Building construction...........
79,777,148
79,002,459
1 + 0 .£
+13.3
+19.8
+ 8 .0
-2 .5
-1 .0
* Weighted per cent of change for the combined 89 manufacturing industries, wherein the proper allow
ance is made for the relative importance of the several industries so that the figures represent all estab
lishments of the country in the 89 industries surveyed, repeated from Table 1, manufacturing industries;
the remaining per cents of change, including total, are unweighted.
* The amount of pay roll given represents cash payments only; the additional value of board, room, and
tips can not be computed.
Data are not yet available concerning railroad employment for
August, 1932. (See section “ Class I steam railroads” for latest
figures reported.)
Per capita weeldy earnings in August, 1932, for each of the 16
industrial groups included in the bureau’s monthly trend-of-employment survey, together with the per cents of change in August, 1932,
(1)
2
as compared with July, 1932, and August, 1931, are given in the
table following. These per capita weekly earnings must not be
confused with full-time weekly rates of wages; they are per capita
weekly earnings computed by dividing the total amount of pay roll
for the week by the total number of employees (part-time as well
as full-time workers).
PE R CAPITA W E E K L Y EARNINGS IN AUGUST, 1932, IN 16 IN DU STRIAL GROUPS A N D
COM PARISON W ITH JULY, 1932, A N D AUGUST, 1931
Industrial group
Per capita
weekly
earnings in
August,
1932
Per cent of change Au
gust., 1932, compared
with—
July,
1932
August,
1931
Manufacturing__________- ____ ___ „___________________________
Coal mining:
Anthracite____________________ - ___________________________
Bituminous_______________ ___ ___________________________
Metalliferous mining___________________________________________
Quarrying and nonmetallic mining______________________________
Crude petroleum producing____________________________________
Public utilities:
Telephone and telegraph__ _________________________________
Power and light____________________________________________
Electric-railroad and motor-bus operation and maintenance_______
Trade:
Wholesale______ - __________________________________________
Retail................................................................................................
Hotels (cash payments o n ly )1__________________________________
Canning and preserving________________________________________
Laundries_____________________________________________________
Dyeing and cleaning__________________________________________
Building construction__________________________________________
$16.93
—1.2
—22.7
24.46
11.85
17.97
15.69
28.07
+8.4
+6.7
+ .7
—1.1
—7.0
+ . 4r
—32.4
—19*9
-2 7.4
—17.2
27.10
29.48
26.97
+ .4
—1.5
—1.9
—5.8
—6.2
—12.2
27.01
20.30
13.46
11.68
15.77
18.03
—2.0
—1.3
—2.5
+1.7
—1.8
-2 .8
—12.9
—14.9
—15.0
—9.5
—13.6
—17.3
(2)
Total..............................................................................................
a 18.82
» -1 .4
3 -17.3
1 The additional value of board, room, and tips can not be computed.
Data not available.
* Does not include building construction.
2
Employment in Selected Manufacturing Industries in August,
1932
Comparison of Employment and Earnings in August, 1932, with July, 1932, and
August, 1931
M PLO YM EN T in manufacturing industries increased 1.4 per
cent in August, 1932, as compared with July, 1932, and earnings
increased 0.3 per cent over the month interval. Comparing August,
1932, with August, 1931, decreases of 21.3 per cent in employment
and 39.2 per cent in earnings are shown over the 12-month period.
The per cents of change in employment and earnings in August,
1932, as compared with July, 1932, are based on returns made by
18,152 establishments in 89 of the principal manufacturing industries
in the United States, having in August 2,503,348 employees whose
earnings in one week were $42,392,331.
The index of employment in August, 1932, was 56.0 as compared
with 55.2 in July, 1932, 57.5 in June, 1932, and 71.2 in August, 1931;
the pay-roll index in August, 1932, was 36.3 as compared with 36.2
in July, 1932, 39.3 in June, 1932, and 59.7 in August, 1931. The
12-month average for 1926 equals 100.
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3
In Table 1, which follows, are shown the number of identical
establishments reporting in both July and August, 1932, in the 89
manufacturing industries, together with the total number of employees
on the pay rolls of these establishments during the pay period ending
nearest August 15, and the amount of their weekly earnings in August,
the per cents of change over the month and year intervals, and the
index numbers of employment and earnings in August, 1932.
The monthly per cents of change for each of the 89 separate indus
tries are computed by direct comparison of the total number of
employees and of the amount of weekly earnings reported in identical
establishments for the two months considered. The per cent of
change over the month interval in the several groups and in the total
of the 89 manufacturing industries are computed from the index
numbers of these groups, which are obtained by weighting the index
numbers of the several industries in the groups by the number of
employees or wages paid in the industries. The per cents of change
over the year interval in the separate industries, in the groups, and
in the totals are computed from the index numbers of employment
and earnings.
T ab le 1.—COM PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T AND EARNINGS IN MANUFACTURING
ESTABLISHM ENTS IN JULY AN D AUGUST, 1932, AN D AUGUST, 1931
Earnings
Employment
Industry
Estab
lish
ments
report
ing in Num
both
ber on
July pay
roll
and August,
Au
1932
gust,
1932
Per cent of
change
Per cent of
change
July
to
Au
gust,
1932
Amount
Au of pay roll
gust, (1 week) July
to
1931, August,
1932
Au
to
gust,
Au
1932
gust,
1932
Food and kindred products. 3,078
Slaughtering and meat
packing............................
232
Confectionery.....................
326
Ice cream.............................
394
Flour...................................
440
Baking................................
952
Sugar refining, cane.......—
15
Beet sugar...........................
52
Beverages............................
340
Butter.................................
327
233,667
Textiles and their products. 3,029
Cotton goods......................
694
Hosiery and knit goods----447
Silk goods...........................
246
Woolen and worsted goods.
253
Carpets and rugs................
33
Dyeing and finishing tex
tiles..................................
147
Clothing, men’s.................
354
Shirts and collars................
107
Clothing, women’s.............
369
Millinery............................
123
Corsets and allied garments.
30
Cotton small wares............
112
37
Hats, fur-felt_ .....................
Men’s furnishings...............
77
539,902
193,956
92,973
39,691
54,416
12,364
+12.7
+10.2
+7.6
+29.7
+23.8
+6.1
-20.0
-18.4
-10.6
-1 7.8
-18.7
-3 8.5
6,810,425
1,911,919
1,110,136
539,821
863,952
166,446
+24.9
+16.9
+14.4
+42.7
+31.2
+3.8
29,609
54,488
12,317
20,309
7,636
5,119
7,324
5,476
4,224
+6.3
+10.4
-1 .3
+17.6
+32.5
+1.9
-1 .1
+14.5
-.7
-1 9.0
-2 0.8
-3 0.0
-33.3
-19.4
-8 .7
-2 2.5
-20.7
-30.1
523, 500
746,872
127,945
375,391
131,724
64,141
99,098
107,234
42,246
+25.4
+37.3
+4.3
+36.2
+51.4
-2 .5
-1 .1
+35.1
-8 .4
1No change.
+1.5
-8 .7 $4,944,062
82,857
-.3
-3 .6
30,706 +21.8 -3 .4
13,545 -2 .1 -12.4
16,061
- . 9 -8 .3
61,757 -1 .1 -11.9
8,117
+ . 8 -9 .4
4,138 +28.4
-.8
10,030 -6 .3 -20.8
6,456 -1 .1 -8 .9
Au
gust,
1931,
to
Au
gust,
1932
Index num
bers August,
1932 (average
1926=100)
Em
Pay
ploy roll
ment totals
-0 .9 -22.0
80.6
66.2
1,703,456 -3 .0 -21.6
431,408 +23.2 -2 0.6
366,829 -3 .8 -24.2
348,326 -1 .4 -21.4
1,377,391 -1 .8 -22.0
- . 7 -16.1
213,184
92,749 +23.8 -18.0
266,564 -8 .9 -31.1
144,155 -1 .9 -1 7.2
85.0
71.5
81.6
82.5
80.7
76.4
52.3
74.8
103.5
67.8
53.3
66.4
67.9
67.6
68.9
41.0
63.8
85.6
-40.1
-40.3
-31.2
-37.5
-38.1
-59.0
62.3
61.2
72.7
53.7
70.4
47.1
46.1
38.4
46.2
36.8
50.4
24.2
-38.9
-45.1
-46.2
-45.0
-35.3
-28.2
-41.6
-34.3
-56.2
68.1.
62.3
50.7
53.4
62.4
92.6
68.5
68.0
46.3
47.3
35.7
31.8
34.9
43.1
61.6
44.3
44.0
26.0
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1 -C O M P A R IS O N OF E M PL O Y M E N T AND EARNINGS IN M A N UFA C TU RIN G
ESTABLISHM ENTS IN JULY AN D AUGUST, 1932, A N D AUGUST, 1931—Continued
T a b le
Employment
Estab
lish
ments
report
ing in
Num
both
ber on
July
pay roll
and
Au August,
1932
gust,
1932
Industry
Iron and steel and their
products, not including
machinery............................ 1,401
Iron and steel.....................
212
-Oast-iron pipe.....................
39
Structural and ornamental
ironwork—.......................
187
115
Hardware............................
Steam fittings and steam
and hot-water heating
105
apparatus.........................
160
Stoves..................................
Bolts, nuts, washers, and
rivets................................
68
■Cutlery (not including
silver and plated cut
lery) and edge tools.........
127
Forgings, iron and steel—
62
Plumbers* supplies............
69
Tin cans and other tin
58
ware.................................
Tools (not including edge
tools, machine tools, files,
129
or saws)...........................
Wire work............................
70
Lumber and allied products. 1,598
Lumber—
Sawmills......... ............
631
Millwork......................
465
481
Furniture. ............ ............
21
Turpentine and rosin.........
Leather and its manufac
tures......................................
Leather...............................
Boots and shoes..................
379,381
162,725
5,652
Earnings
Per cent of
change
July
to
Au
gust,
1932
Per cent of
change
Amount
Au of pay roll
gust, (1 week) July
1931, August,
to
to
1932
Au
gust,
Au
gust,
1932
1932
Au
gust,
1931,
to
Au
gust,
1932
Index num
bers August,
1932 (average
1926*100)
Em
Pay
ploy roll
ment totals
-1 .6 -3 6.4 $3,716,783
-2 .5 -26.1 1,910,598
-4 .3 -45.7
70,935
0) -5 3.9
- . 9 -57.8
-7 .6 -6 4.3
50.8
50.4
30.7
33.1
19.5
15.8
15,401
20,116
-1 .3 -38.1
-2 .6 -25.2
266,850
142,439
- . 1 -56.7
-3 .3 -52.7
44.6
46.4
25.0
20.9
13,242
13,947
+1.9 -35.6
+7.3 -27.2
223,401
226,257
+1.2 -49.7
+9.6 -45.2
33.1
43.7
18.8
23.8
8,147
-3 .6 -21.9
108,713
-7 .8 -49.7
60.3
29.2
8,744
5,239
6,823
+1.3 -12.3
-3 .3 -22.7
-3 .8 -21.3
149,294 -2 .3 -29.2
75,375 -16.8 -50.3
115,139 +11.2 -45.3
63.0
53.0
59.0
39.5
25.1
34.4
8,618
+ .5 -13.8
+3.8 -21.5
75.5
45.2
5,671
5,056
-8 .1 -3 4.0
+3.3 -16.6
77,730 -8 .7 -54.1
82,625 +11.3 -37.9
54.4
90.2
26.6
59.5
167,426
114,467
0)
-39.6
+1.0 -53.6
36.4
19.3
56,990
16,980
39,497
1,000
-.7
-.7
+2.2
-7 .1
-28.6
-34.2
-31.2
-17.3
635,612 - 2 .4 -53.4
248,232 -4 .2 -54.3
527,396 +13.4 -52.2
14,198 -6 .2 -25.7
34.5
34.6
41.6
41.5
17.3
19.9
21.8
36.7
1,435,438
497
165
332
131,736
22,877
108,849
+6.3 -13.3
+2.1 -19.6
+7.2 -10.6
3,077,373 +11.4 -31.7
427,607 +5.0 -36.3
1,649,765 +13.5 -30.2
75.3
64.4
77.9
49.8
48.2
50.3
Paper and printing............... 1,971
419
Paper and pulp..................
315
Paper boxes........................
P rintingBook and job................
766
Newspapers and peri
471
odicals.......................
309,348
76,610
19,367
-1 .4 -13.3
+ 2 -11.1
+ .1 -17.9
5,141,947
1,333,944
327,095
77.3
72.2
66.6
63.7
46.7
52.8
47,648
-4 .0 -19.8
Chemicals and allied prod
ucts........................................ 1,038
Chemicals...........................
116
Fertilizers...........................
209
Petroleum refining.............
118
Cottonseed, oil, cake, and
53
meal.................................
Druggists ’ preparations___
41
22
Explosives...........................
Paints and varnishes.........
360
22
Rayon.................................
Soap.....................................
87
Stone, day, and glass prod
ucts........................................ 1,337
124
Cement...............................
667
Brick, tile, and terra cotta.
122
Pottery................................
Glass...................................
196
Marble, granite, slate, and
218
other stone products.......
* No change.
—3.3 -37.3
+1.8 -32.8
- . 1 -32.3
1,266,849
-5 .2 -33.2
70.9
56.8
-7 .3
2,214,059
-2 .5 -18.8
95.1
83.0
138,733
- . 6 -17.1
19,643 -1 .0 -1 1.7
4,908 +12.5 -22.6
47,656 -2 .1 -12.3
3,981,539
468,396
67,188
1,355,437
—.7
+ ( 2)
+5.1
-.9
-39.3
-25.4
-3 8.2
-20.3
67.6
81.3
34.2
62.8
56.1
58.6
25.2
56.2
65,623
-.9
1,605
7,149
2,678
14,969
18,014
12,100
-2 .3
+3.2
+3.9
-4 .3
-.1
+ .8
+24.4
-1 7.0
-28.7
-15.9
-41.5
-5 .3
20,510
141,799
49,516
306,850
294,656
277,177
-.6
+2.4
+1.8
-8 .1
+4.6
-1 .4
-4 .1
-25.8
-47.3
-34.5
-5 3.0
-2 0.9
27.5
68.2
69.2
66.0
92.8
93.9
28.1
65.7
43.6
48.7
74.5
81.5
81,783
12,968
19,857
12,854
30,387
+1.3
-6 .3
+1.9
+7.7
-3 .4
-3 3.3
-38.0
-38.7
-29.6
-25.7
1,334,153
237,632
244,364
176,290
538,468
+3.8
-3 .2
+4.4
+9.6
-2 .8
-4 9.9
-5 5.7
-5 7.8
-50.3
-4 1.0
43.3
38.0
29.9
52.0
52.7
35.5
23.4
13.7
26.7
36.5
127,399 +10.1 -49.1
52.2
35.6
5,716
+9.9 -3 5.2
* Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.
5
1.—COM PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T AND EARNINGS IN M A N U FACTU RIN G
ESTABLISHM ENTS IN JULY A N D AUGUST, 1932, A N D AUGUST, 1931—Continued
T a b le
Employment
Industry
N onferrous m etals and
their products.....................
Stamped and enameled
ware.................................
Brass, bronze, and copper
products......................... .
Aluminum manufacturing.
Clocks, time recording de
vices, and clock move
ments............................. .
Gas and electric fixtures,
lamps, lanterns, and re
flectors.............. ..............
Plated ware........................
Smelting and refiningcopper, lead, and zinc__
Jewelry____
Estab
lish
ments
report
ing in
Num
both
ber on
July
ana pay roll
Au August,
1932
gust,
1932
July
to
Au
gust,
1932
Amount
Au of pay roll
gust, (1 week)
1931, August,
1932
to
Au
gust,
July
to
Au-
-23.1 $1,160,119
Au
gust,
1931,
to
Au
gust,
1932
Em
Pay
ploy roll
ment totals
72,563
+2.7
+2.3
-42.5
50.2
30.6
91
12,397
+ .6
-18.8
192,698
+2.3
-39.0
57.0
34.6
206
27
26,197
4,752
- 1.0
+4.1
-23.2
-23.6
409,248
63,391
-2 .9
+7.9
-44.4
-49.7
49.3
46.3
27.8
23.5
3,383 +36.1
-28.2
43,447 +39.0 -4 6.8
41.6
26.4
54
54
4,316 +25.4 -31.5
6,969 + 8.0 -19.2
85,796 +20.9
122,288 +6.9
-44.1
-38.1
60.6
57.5
41.4
34.0
28
151
7,157 -7 .1 -20.7
7,392 +13.9 -28.6
115,019 - 10.0
128,232 + 12.1
-40.6
-44.7
53.9
35.4
33.1
21.9
-13.2
708,441
-3 .8 -2 5.2
70.3
52.5
+ 1.1 +6.5
-15.9
139,400
569,041
+ 2.8
-4 .9
-8 .5
-27.5
88.7
67.9
71.8
50.2
11.1 -22.7
12.2 -22.4
-5 .4 -27.9
4,564,670 -22.7
3,714,068 -2 4.9
138,669 + 1.0
-35.1
-35.1
-24.4
50.5
52.0
170.7
32.0
31.8
183.2
4,507
2,402
26,868
-5 .7 -31.1
-4 .2 -39.8
- 6.1 -19.6
79,500 -2 .5
52,098 -4 .5
580,335 -17.4
-37.3
-49.8
-35.4
18.6
15.9
71.5
52.6
152
67,550
- 2.1 - 11.6
—8.4 -3 2.8
61.1
40.1
41
7
44,361
5,566
-4 .3 -10.4
+6.4 -13.8
-32.8
-35.5
62.2
53.8
39.0
33.4
104
17,623
-l.C
-4 .7 -31.9
76.2
47.7
-50.3
-35.4
45.2
21.7
25.7
15.5
m
55,619
35
219
10,237
45,382
Transportation equ ipm ent.
Automobiles......................
Aircraft.
___
Cars, electric and steam
railroad............................
Locomotives.......................
Shipbuilding......................
419
247
29
242,720
204,683
4,260
35
97
R ubber prod ucts...................
Rubber tires and inner
tubes................................
Rubber boots and shoes...
Rubber goods, other than
boots, shoes, tires, and
inner tubes......................
11
M achinery, n o t Including
transportation e q u i p
m e n t ..................................... 1,833
Agricultural implements..
76
Electrical machinery, ap
paratus, and supplies___
291
Engines, turbines, trac
tors, and water wheels...
85
Cash registers, adding ma
chines, and calculating
machines.........................
45
Foundry and machineshop products................. 1,092
Machine tools....................
151
Textile machinery and
parts................................
35
Typewriters and supplies..
18
40
Railroad repair sh ops. .1 ___
m
Electric railroad.................
403
Steam railroad....................
529
0)
-
- 12.8
1,255,306
870,317 -1 3.7
87,606 +15.8
297,383
11.1
11.6
258,648
5,210
-4 .4 -31.7
+9.6 -30.7
4,340,768 - 6.2
80,697 +10.7
91,467
-3 .6 -30.6
1,553,235
-9 .6 -51.6
33.4
15,029
-5 .4 -35.1
281,360
-3 .7 -47.1
23.1
13,130 - 11.8 -23.2
306,555
-3 .9 -33.7
62.1
45.1
-5 .6 -3 0.0
-7 .0 -47.3
1,487,906
177,898
- 6.2
-5 .6
-49.4
-61.7
42.8
28.6
21.9
16.9
90,867 +34.0
88,175 -2 5.0
274,075 - 6.1
1,941,319 -3 .5
544,780 -4 .3
1,396,539 - 3 .2
-52.9
-60.2
-51.6
-40.2
- 22.0
-42.1
49.3
40.7
63.1
44.8
66.7
43.1
28.9
21.7
44.9
33.0
54.6
31.3
+ .3 -3 9.2
56.0
36.3
96,376
9,804
5,630 +18.9 -33.8
6,297 -28.8 -4 6.7
15,705
+ .9 -3 6.4
87,353 -4 .9 -2 4.3
21,141 - 2.1 - 11.1
66,212 -5 .3 -2 5.7
T otal, 89 industries___ 18,152 2,503,348
Per cent of
change
Per cent of
change
Index num
bers August,
1932 (average
1926=100)
633
T obacco m an u factu res____
Chewing and smoking to
bacco and snuff............. .
Cigars and cigarettes.........
*No change.
Earnings
+1.4 -2 1.3 42,392,331
6
Per Capita Earnings in Manufacturing Industries
P e r capita weekly earnings in August, 1932, for each of the 89 manu
facturing industries surveyed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
together with the per cent of change in August, 1932, as compared
with July, 1932, and August, 1931, are shown in Table 2.
These earnings must not be confused with full-time weekly rates of
wages. They are per capita weekly earnings, computed by dividing
the total amount of pay roll for the week by the total number of
employees (part-time as well as full-time workers).
T ab le 2 .—PER C A PITA W E E K L Y EARNINGS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN
AUGUST, 1932, AN D COM PARISON W ITH JULY, 1932, AN D AUGUST, 1931
Industry
Food and kindred products:
Slaughtering and mp^t: packing. _iir_
.
Confectionery______________________________________________
To.ft fiream . _ _ ___
_
Flour............................................................................. ................ .
Baking
.
Sugar refining, cane___________ ______ _____ _____ ________ ___
Beet sugar_________________________________________________
Beverages______________________________ _____ ___ _________
Butter____________________________________________________
Textiles and their products:
Cotton goods______________________________________________
Hoisery and knit goods_____________________________________
Silk goods___________________________________ ____ __ ______
Woolen and worsted goods__________________________________
Carpets and rugs___________________________________________
Dyeing and finishing textiles......................................................
Clothing, men’s____________________________________________
Shirts and collars______________________________ ____ _______
Clothing, women’s_________________________________________
Millinery________________________________ _________________
Corsets and allied garments_________________________________
Cotton small wares_________________________________________
Hats, fur-felt_______________________________________ _____ _
Men’s furnishings____________________________ _____________
Iron and steel and their products, not including machinery:
Iron and steel______________________________________________
Cast-iron pipe_____________________________________________
Structural and ornamental ironwork____________________ ____
Hardware_________________________________________________
Steam fittings and steam and hot-water heating apparatus_____
Stoves._____________________________ ____ _•________________
Units, nuts, washers, and rivets . . . . . . . .
Cutlery (not including silver and plated cutlery) and edge tools. _
Forgings, iron and steel_______________________________ _____
Plumbers’ supplies____ ____________________ ______________
Tin cans and other tinware_________________________________
Tools (not including edge tools, machine tools, files, or saws)___
Wirework_________ _______ ________________________________
Lumber and allied products:
Lumber—
Sawmills__ ______________ ________________ ____________
Mill work_______________________________________ _______
Furniture. ...................................... ................................ ..............
Turpentine and rosin......... ......... ..................... ........................ .
Leather and its manufactures:
Leather_________________________________________ __________
Boots and shoes____________________________ ____________ _ _
Paper and printing:
Paper and pulp............... ................................................................
Paper boxes____________________________ ___________________
PrintingBook and job___________________________________________
Newspapers and periodicals. ..................................................
1No change.
Per capita
weekly
earnings in
August,
1932
Per cent of change
compared with—
July, 1932 August, 1931
$20.56
14.05
27.08
21.69
22.30
26.26
22.41
26.58
22.33
—2.7
+1.2
—1.7
—.5
-.8
-1 .5
—3.6
—2.8
—.8
—18.6
—17.9
—13.4
—14.1
—11.4
—7.2
—17.5
—12.1
-9 .1
9.86
11.94
13.60
15.88
13.46
17.68
13.71
10.39
18.48
17.25
12.53
13.53
19.58
10.00
+6.1
+6.3
+10.0
+6.0
—2.2
+17.9
+24.4
+5.7
+15.8
+14.3
-4 .4
0)
+17.9
-7 .8
—26.7
—23.2
-2 4.4
-2 3.9
-3 3.6
-2 4.4
—30.4
—22.6
—17.6
-1 9.6
—21.5
—24.8
—17.0
-3 7.6
11.74
12.55
17.33
12.05
16.87
16.22
13.34
17.07
14.39
16.88
19.43
13.71
16.34
+1.6
-3 .5
+1.2
—.7
-.7
+2.1
-4 .3
-3 .6
-1 4 .0
+15.6
+3.3
-.7
+7.7
-4 3.0
—34.0
-3 0 .2
—36.9
-2 2 .2
—25.1
—35.6
-19.1
-3 5 .6
—30.6
-9 .0
-30.5
-25.7
11.15
14.62
13.35
14.20
-1 .8
-3 .4
+11.0
+1.1
-3 4.4
—30.3
-3 0 .3
-9 .9
18.69
15.16
+2.9
+5.9
—20.9
—21.8
17.41
16.89
+1.8
-.2
—24.2
—17.5
26.59
33. 74
-1 .2
-1 .6
—16.7
-1 2 .3
7
T a b le 2.—PE R C A PITA W E E K L Y EARNINGS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN
AUGUST, 1932, A N D COM PARISON W IT H JULY, 1932, AND AUGUST, 1931—Continued
Industry
Per capita
weekly
earnings in
August,
1932
Chemicals and allied products:
Chemicals_________________________________________________
Petroleum refining_________________________________________
nnt.tnnspftrl nil, CftlrA, ftnd mp.q.1 ,.
.. ..
Druggists’ preparations_____________________________________
Explosives_________________________________________________
Paints »n<i varnishes
......
Rayon_______________- ____ ___ - __________- ________________
Soap_____________ _________________________________________
Stone, clay, and glass products:
cement
Brick, tile, and terra cotta____- ...... ...... ..... ..................
Pottery___________________________________________________
Glass__________________________________________- __________
Marble, granite,
and other stone products n r
Nonferrous metals and their products:
Stamped and enameled ware____________. ___________________
Brass, bronze, and copper products_____________________ ____
Ainmimmi manufactures___________________________________
Clocks, time-recording devices, and clock movements_________
Gas and electric fixtures, lamps, lanterns, and reflectors_______
Plated ware_______________________________________________
Smelting and refining—copper, lead, and z in c ...._____________
Jewdry___________________________________________________
Tobacco manufactures:
Chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff_______ _____________
Cigars and cigarettes_________________________ _____________
Transportation equipment:
Automobiles____ __ ___________________________ . . . . ____ ___
Aircraft__ ______________________ __________________________
Cars,__________
electric and______
steam_________
railroad...
Locomotives__. ______________________________ _____________
Shipbuilding___ _____________ ______ __ ______________ _____
Rubber products:
Rubber tires and inner tu b e s..._____________________________
Rubber boots and shoes___________ ________________________
Rubber goods, other than boots, shoes, tires, and inner tubes...
Machinery, not including transportation equipment:
Agricultural implements___________ __________________ ______
Electrical machinery, apparatus, and supplies________________
Engines, turbines, tractors, and water wheels________ ___ . . . _
Cash registers, adding machines, and calculating machines____
Foundry and machine-shop products. _______________________
Machine tools______________________________________________
Typewriters and Supplies______________________ ____________
Radio.............. ................................................................................
Railroad repair shops:
Electric-railroad repair shops___________;_____________________
Steam-railroad repair shops_________________________________
Per cent of change
compared with—
July, 1932 August, 1931
$23.85
13.69
28.44
12.78
19.83
18.49
20.50
16.36
22.91
+1.1
—6.6
+ 1.2
+1.8
-.8
—2.0
—4.0
+4.7
- 2 .2
—15.3
—20.3
-9 .1
—22.6
-1 0.6
—26.2
—22.2
-1 9 .8
—16.6
18.32
12.31
13.71
17.72
22.29
+3.3
+2.6
+1.7
+ .6
+ .2
—28.4
—31.1
-2 9 .3
-2 0 .8
—21.7
15.54
15.62
13.34
12.84
19.88
17.55
16.07
17.35
+1.7
-1 .9
+ 3.7
+2.1
—3.5
—1.0
—3.1
—1.5
-2 4.9
-2 7 .6
—34.1
—25.9
—18.2
—23.4
—25.0
—22.4
13.62
12.54
+1.7
—4.6
—13.9
—13.8
18.15
32.55
17.64
21.69
21.60
—14.5
+6.7
+3.3
-.3
—12.0
—16.4
+4.9
—8.6
—17.0
—20.0
19.62
15.74
16.87
—9. i8
+8.9
-3 .2
—25.2
—25.4
-2 1 .7
15.49
16.98
18.72
23.35
15.44
18.15
16.14
14.00
17.45
+1.0
—6.2
+1.7
+ 9.0
—.6
+1.6
+12.7
+5.3
—6.9
—6.6
—29.8
—l
-1 3 .6
—27.6
—27.2
—28.9
—25.3
—24.0
25.77
21.09
—2.2
+2.2
—12.3
-2 2 .0
General Index Numbers of Employment and Earnings in Manufacturing
Industries
G e n e r a l index numbers of employment and earnings in manufac
turing industries by months, from January, 1926, to August, 1932,
together with average indexes for each of the years from 1926 to 1931,
and for the 8-month period, January to August, 1932, inclusive, are
shown in Table 3. In computing these general indexes, the index
numbers of each of the separate industries are weighted according to
their relative importance in the total. Preceding this table are two
charts prepared from these general indexes showing the course of
employment and earnings for each of the years 1926 to 1931, inclusive,
and for the months from January to August, 1932.
140491—32------ 2
8
9
MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES
MONTHLY INDEXES 1926-1932.
MONTHLY AVERAGE.
132,6* 100.
PAY-ROLL TOTALS.
105
105
1 00
100
I9Z
95
35
N/
90
90
95
65
60
60
75
75
031
70
70
65.
65
€0
60
55
V ..
50
1932
50
45
45
40
40
35
35
JAN
FEB.
MAR.
APR. MAY
JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT.
WOV. DEC.
10
T a b le 3 .— G E N ERAL IN D E X E S OF E M P L O Y M E N T AND EARNINGS IN MANUFAC
TURING INDUSTRIES, JAN U ARY, 1926, TO AUGUST, 1932
[12-month average, 1926=100]
Employment
Earnings
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1926
January...........................
February.........................
March.............................
A pril................................
M ay................................
June.................................
July.................................
August............................
September......................
October...........................
November______ ______
December.......................
100.4
101.5
102.0
101.0
99.8
99.3
97.7
98.7
100.3
100.7
99.5
98.9
97.3
99.0
99.5
98.6
97.6
97.0
95.0
95.1
95.8
95.3
93.5
92.6
91.6
93.0
93.7
93.3
93.0
93.1
92.2
93.6
95.0
95.9
95.4
95.5
95.2
97.4
98.6
99.1
99.2
98.8
98.2
98.6
99.3
98.4
95.0
92.3
90.7
90.9
90.5
89.9
88.6
86.5
82.7
81.0
80.9
79.9
77.9
76.6
74.6
75.3
75.9
75.7
75.2
73.4
71.7
71.2
70.9
68.9
67.1
66.7
1927 .1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
64.8 98.0 94.9 89.6 . 95.5 88.1 63.7 48.6
65.6 102.2 100.6 93.9 101.8 91.3 68.1 49.6
64.5 103.4 102:.© 95.2 103.9 91.6 69.6 48.2
62.2 101.5 100.8 93.8 104.6 90.7 68.5 44.7
59.7 99.8 99.8 94.1 104.8 88.6 67.7 42.5
57.5 99.7 97.4 94.2 102.8 85.2 63.8 39.3
55.2 95.2 93.0 91.2 98.2 77.0 60.3 36.2
56.0 98.7 95.0 94.2 102.1 75.0 59.7 36.3
99.3 94.1 95.4 102.6 75.4 56.7
102.9 95.2 99.0 102.4 74.0 55.3
99.6 91.6 96.1 95.4 69.6 52.5
99.8 93.2 97.7 92.4 68.8 52.2
Average................ 100.0 96.4 93.8 97.5 84.7 72.2 160.7 100.0
96.5 94.5 100.5 81.3 61.5 143. %
* Average for 8 months.
Time Worked in Manufacturing Industries in August, 1932
R e p o r t s as to working time in August were received from 13,255
establishments in 89 manufacturing industries. Four per cent of
these establishments were idle, 40 per cent operated on a full-time
basis, and 56 per cent worked on a part-time schedule.
An average of 83 per cent of full-time operation in August was
shown by reports received from all the operating establishments
included in Table 4. The establishments working part time in
August averaged 71 per cent of full-time operation.
T a b le 4.—PROPO RTION OF FU LL T IM E W O R K E D IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
B Y ESTABLISHM EN TS R E PO RTIN G IN AUGUST, 1932
Per cent of estab
lishments
in
which employ
ees worked—
Establishments
reporting
Average per cent of
full time reported
by—
Industry
Total
number
Food and kindred products__________
Slaughtering and meat packing______
Confectionery______________________
Ice cream_____________________ _____
Flour......................................................
■Rftlrfng
...... ___
Sugar refining, cane___________ _____
Beet sugar_________________________
Beverages__________________________
Butter_____________________________
2,375
167
239
319
390
633
13
49
292
273
Texilles and their products....................
Cotton goods_______________________
Hosiery and knit goods______________
Silk goods__________________________
Woolen and worsted goods__________
Carpets and rugs___________________
Dyeing and finishing textiles________
Clothing, men’s____________________
Shirts and collars___________________
Clothing, women’s__________________
Millinery__________________________
Corsets and allied garments_________
Cotton small wares_________________
Hats, fur-felt_______________________
M en’s furnishings..................................
2,363
633
361
196
220
26
134
214
68
135
77
19
102
25
53
All op
Estab
Per cent Full time Part time erating lishments
idle
establish operating
ments part time
1
1
3
1
23
9
9
6
12
10
15
2
14
15
19
6
2
11
73
72
30
80
69
85
31
90
74
84
26
27
68
20
30
15
46
10
26
16
94
96
81
97
92
97
90
99
95
97
78
87
73
84
74
78
83
88
79
85
47
39
55
64
64
15
42
44
37
53
56
47
25
48
28
44
52
40
24
26
69
56
42
49
27
38
53
74
52
60
88
84
90
93
92
73
86
89
90
92
93
87
82
85
8Q
74
71
76
74
74
67
75
77
82
77
83
74
75
70
n
11
T ab u s 4 — PR OPO RTION OF FU LL T IM E W O R K E D IN MANUFACTURING IN D U STRIE S
B Y ESTA B LISH M E N TS R E PO R T IN G IN AUGUST, 1932—Continued
Per cent of estab
lishments
in
which employ
ees worked—
Establishments
reporting
Average per cent o f
full time reported
by—
Industry
Total
number
Iron and steel and their products, not
■' including machinery....... .................. .
Iron and steel___________ ___________
Cast-iron pipe______________________
Structural and ornamental ironwork.._
Hardware_____________ . . . _________
Steam fittings and steam and hot-water heating apparatus_____________
Stoves.,. . ______________
......
Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets_____
Cutlery (not including silver and
plated cutlery) and edge tools______
Forgings, iron and steel.._____ ______
Plumbers’ supplies . . . „ , .......... .
Tin cans and other tinware........ .........
Tools (not including edge tools, ma
chine tools, files, or saws) .................
Wirework_______________________
All op
Estab
Per cent Full time Part time erating lishments
idle
establish operating
ments part time
1,030
158
35
130
55
5
11
11
4
2
12
8
9
8
88
4
85
114
60
6
5
2
11
7
99
34
54
49
2
6
4
83
80
80
95
67
57
54
73
64
62
53
49
70
62
92
84
93
58
69
65
'57
65
63
23
15
13
43
75
85
81
53
72
64
73
87
63
57
69
77
16
16
79
84
68
74
61
69
12
77
76
62
61
74
70
75
79
87
64
68
67
80
106
51
5
Lnmhftr, millwork.,____ __________
Furniture__________________________
Turpentine and rosin_______________
1,073
438
285
332
18
7
9
4
6
11
-Leather and its manufactures..............
Leather............ .....................................
Boots and shoes_______________ _____
376
127
249
2
32
2
1
39
29
66
59
69
84
85
83
76
76
f i f e r and printing......... ........................
Pamper and pulp____________________
Paper boxes________________________
Printing, book and job______________
Printing, newspapers and periodicals..
1,546
320
256
601
369
1
4
34
28
9
20
81
64
68
91
79
19
83
77
75
81
98
68
73
76
89
Chemicais and allied products..............
Chemicals__________ ______________
Fertilizers_________________________
Petroleum refining__________________
Cottonseed oil, cake, and meal_______
Druggists* preparations........................
Explosives______________ __________
Paints and varnishes__________ _____
R a y o n ..,____________ _____________
Soan
762
2
5
S3
148
63
42
27
11
307
12
73
5
5
9
1 ............. 45
17
58
56
44
29
34
16
55
63
91
55
25
44
90
95
93
98
80
91
83
87
90
93
85
81
88
63
85
83
77
67
85
767
71
291
93
131
14
10
22
6
12
53
11
59
78
22
79
97
72
67
93
73
63
61
72
70
Xumber and allied products........... .
Lumber, sawmills _ ............................ _
{
1
g
§
1
•d
1
«
i
Cement____________________________
Brick, tile, and terra cotta........ ...........
Pottery____________________________
Glass______________________________
Marble, granite, slate, and other stone
products_________________________
Nonferrous metals and their products.
Stamped and enameled ware________
Brass, bronze, and copper products___
Ahirfijnum manufactures____________
Clocks, time-recording devices, and
clock movements_________________
Gas and electric fixtures, lamps, lan
terns, and reflectors_______________
Plated w are________ ____ _______
Smelting and refining—copper, lead,
and zinc_________________________
Jewelry._________________________
Tobacco manufactures_______________
Chewing and smoking tobacco and
snuff____ ______________________. . .
Cigars and cigarettes.............................
i Less than one-half of 1 per cent.
79
(*)
(i)
22
14
20
32
28
66
61
79
45
37
34
79
19
15
66
66
76
75
79
66
181
7
26
67
79
477
80
135
14
2
17
11
16
7
81
89
81
93
73
68
75
73
67
72
68
64
3
19
5
16
79
64
56
43
46
2
16
13
81
87
76
72
71
68
19
121
16
2
32
24
53
74
82
73
72
64
199
5
21
74
79
73
31
168
3
5
26
20
71
74
81
79
74
73
12
T a b le
4.—P R OPO RTION OF FU LL T IM E W ORKED IN MANUFACTURING IN D U ST RIE S
B Y ESTABLISHM EN TS R E PO R T IN G IN AUGUST, 1932—Continued
Establishments
reporting
Industry
Total
number
Transportation equipment...........
Automobiles..................................
Aircraft..........................................
Cars, electric and steam railroad..
Locomotives..................................
Shipbuilding..................................
Rubber products..................................... .
Rubber tires and inner tubes________
Rubber boots and shoes...................... .
Rubber goods, other than boots,
shoes, tires, and inner tubes..............
Machinery, not including transpor
tation equipment.................................
Agricultural implements......................
Electrical machinery, apparatus, and
supplies— ..........................................
Engines, turbines, tractors, and water
wheels......... ......................................
Cash registers, adding machines, and
calculating machines..........................
Foundry and machine-shop products..
Machine tools........................................
Textile machinery and parts................
Typewriters and: supplies.....................
Radio......................................................
Railroad repair shops.................
Electric-railroad repair shops..
Steam-railroad repair shops....
Total, 89 industries...
Per cent of estab
lishments
in
which employ
ees worked—
Average per cent of
full time reported
by-
All op
Estab
Per cent Full time
erating lishments
Part time establish
idle
operating
ments part time
275
150
24
25
70
66
83
70
76
82
75
74
90
8
68
130
27
5
71
74
100
31
82
73
1, XS1
61
71
175
70
66
59
34
727
114
29
9
23
761
343
418
13,255
73
63
70
70
61
78
80
83
79
40
50
83
71
Employment in Nonmanufacturing Industries in August, 1932
In t h e following table are presented employment and pay-roll data
for 14 groups of nonmanufacturing industries, the totals of which also
appear in the summary table of employment and earnings.
T a b le 1.—COM PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T A N D EARNINGS IN NONMANUFACTUR
ING ESTABLISHM ENTS IN JULY A N D AUGUST, 1932, A N D AUGUST, 1931
Industrial group
Anthracite mining................... .
Bituminous coal mining......... .
Metalliferous mining................
Quarrying and nonmetallic
mining....................................
Crude petroleum producing—
Telephone and telegraph........
Power and light.......................
Electric-railroad and motorbus operation and mainte
nance.....................................
Wholesale trade.......................
Retail trade..............................
Hotels.......................................
Canning and preserving.........
Laundries.................................
Dyeing and cleaning...............
Employment
Pay roll totals
Estab-IJ
Index num
lish- '
ments
Per cent of bers (average
Per cent of
1929=100)
report ‘
change
change
ingin Number
Amount
both
on
Au of pay roll
Au
July payroll, July gust, (1 week) July gust,
and August, to Au 1931, August, to Au 1931, Em Pay
ploy roll
Au
1932
gust, to Au ment
1932
gust, to Au
totals
gust,
1932 gust,
1932 gust,
1932
1932
1932
160
1,145
256
67,212 +10.5 -2 6.9 $1,644,300 +19.8 -2 6 .6
151,795 +1.3 -2 2.9 1,799,415 + 8.0 -4 7.8
328,982 -2 .5 -5 9 .0
18,310 -3 .1 -4 8 .7
273
8,049
3,494
23,853
21,793
274,060
219,521
501
2,688
14,057
2,580
913
1,006
+3.4 -2 5.8
+3.6 -8 .0
-1 .2 -9 .1
- 1 .0 -1 5.0
136,103 - 2 .0 -1 2 .6
70,494 - 0 .2 -1 1 .7
311,404 - 2 .7 -1 1 .2
138,361 -1 .1 -1 6.4
72,270 +35.6 -3 0 .7
60,232 -1 .7 -1 2.5
12,159 -3 .5 -1 5 .0
49.2
59.4
28.6
41.4
26.4
16.5
-4 6.1
-2 3 .8
-1 4 .3
-2 0.3
51.1
57.4
78.1
81.5
29.7
42.9
79.1
76.7
3,671,093 - 3 .9 -2 3.3
1,903,709 -2 .3 -2 3 .0
6,320,404 -4 .0 -2 4.4
1,862,502 -3 .5 -2 8.9
844,059 +38.0 -3 7.3
949,574 -3 .6 -2 4.5
219,200 -6 .2 -2 9 .6
74.1
76.4
72.6
77.6
99.0
78.9
79.5
62.8
63.2
60.7
59.6
65.6
63.9
56.3
374,357
611,769
7,427,487
6,471,438
+2.3
- 3 .7
-0 .7
-2 .5
13
Indexes of Employment and Earnings for Nonmanufacturing Industries
I ndex numbers of employment and earnings for 14 nonmanufac
turing industries are presented in the following table. These index
numbers show the variation in employment and earnings in these
groups, by months, from January, 1929, to August, 1932, with the
exception of the laundries and the dyeing and cleaning groups, for
which information over the entire period is not available. The bureau
recently secured data concerning employment and earnings for the
index base year 1929 from establishments in the laundries and the
dyeing and cleaning groups, and has computed index numbers for
these two groups, which now appear in this tabulation. The monthly
collection of trend-of-employment statistics in these two groups did
not begin until the latter months of 1930 and, therefore, indexes for
each month of the entire period are not available.
T a b l e 2.—IN D E XE S OF E M PL O Y M E N T A N D EARNINGS FOR N ON MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES, JAN U ARY TO D E C E M B E R , 1929, 1930, AND 1931, AND JANUARY TO
AUGUST, 1932
[12-month average, 1929= 100]
Anthracite mining
Month
Earnings
Employment
Bituminous coal mining
Employment
Earnings
1929 1930 1931 1932 1929 1930 1931 1932 1929 1930 1931 1932 1929 1930 1931 1932
January...............
February............
March.................
April....................
M ay................... .
June................ .
July.................... .
August_________
September......... .
October..............
November...........
December..........
105.7 102.1
106.0 106.9
98.0 82.6
100.7 84.1
03.7 93.8
92.9 90.8
83.2 91.6
91.1 80.2
101.9 93.8
106.1 99.0
104.0 97.2
107.1 99.1
76.2
71.2
73.7
70.1
66.9
53.0 80.
44.5 64.
49.2 78.
103.
133.
86.8
83.5
100.
137.
79.8
90.6
89.5
82.0
85.2
80.3
76.1
65.1
67.3
80.0
105.8 89.3
121.5 101.9
78.5 71.3
75.0 75.2
98.8 76.1
94.3 66.7
84.0 53.7
78.8 56.4
91.6 64.9
117.2 91.1
98.0 79.51
100.0 78.4i
61.5 106.4 102.5
57.3 107.7 102.4
61.2 106.8 98.6
72.0 100.2 94.4
58.0 96.6 90.4
37.4 94.7 88.4
34.5 94.1 88.0
41.4 95.7 89.2
97.2 90.5
98.8 91.8
101.0 92.5
101.4 92.5
93.9 80.8 106.1 101.4
91.5 77.4 116.6 102.1
88.8 75.2 108.6 86.4
85.9 65.5 89.2 81.7
82.4 62.6 91.9 77.5
78.4 60.5 90.0 75.6
76.4 58.6 85.6 68.9
77.0 59.4 92.8 71.1
80.4
98.6 74.9
81.3
106.8 79.4
81.1
106.0 79.1
81.2
108.2 77.7
73.3
68.3
65.2
58.6
54.4
52.4
50.4
50.6
53.6
56.2
54.6
52.3
47.0
47.0
46.8
33.9
30.7
27.3
24.4
26.4
Average. __ 100.0 93.4 80.5 163.1100.0 95.3 75.4»52.9100.0 93.4 83.21 67.5100.0 81.3 57.5 135.4
Metalliferous mining
January............
February...........
March..............
April.................
M ay.................
June..................
July..................
August..............
September........
October............
November........
December.........
Average—
88.0
93.1 95.7
94.6 92.3 65.3 46.9 91.8
97.0 90.9 63.5 45.0 99.1
100.6 89.3 63.9 43.3 104.6
100.8 87.5 62.4 38.3 104.6
103.8 84.6 60.0 32.2 105.6
101.5 80,5 56.2 29.5 99.0
103.2 79.0 55.8 28.6 100.1
102.0
102.1 78.1 55.5
101.9 77.2 53.8
103.1
102.2
103.0 72.8 52.8
99.7
98.5 70.1 51.2
100.0
3.2
92.7
92.5
90.8
88.3
85.6
81.6
71.9
71.0
69.9
55.0
54.6
52.8
51.4
49.3
46.1
41.3
40.2
40.0
68.6 37.4
63.4 35.1
34.3
Average-
92.7 74.8 54.9 93.1
90.8 73.2 54.4 99.0
89.3 72.2 51.4 97.4
86.8 69.8 54.9 96.7
89.8 67.8 54.5 92.4
90.2 65.0 54.2 99.4
89.9 65.3 55.4 100.7
87.7 62.4 57.4 104.7
110.7
85.0 61.2
85.2 60.4
100.1
103.
101.1 83.6 57.6
102.1
97.0 77.4 58.2
90.0
90.4
89.6
97.6
93.9
104.1
106.0
113.2
108.9
107.9
100.0 87.4
i Average for 8 months.
29.7 91.6
27.8 91.9
26.5 96.0
25.0 99.6
23.8 104.1
20.1 106.6
16.9 104.7
16.5 106.7
106.6
103.6
98.6
90.1
79.6
79.8
83.0
87.4
90.
90.3
89.9
89.3
87.7
84.7
78.3
70.2
64.4 48.9 85.9
66.6 47.4 88.9
70.0 46.0 95.0
76.1 48.6 100.5
75.0 50.6 107.1
72.3 49.5 110.5
71.0 49.5 104.7
68.9 51.1 110.3
66.6
109.8
64.5
105.8
59.3
96.0
85.4
53.9
71.9
73.5
80.0
85.4
90.2
90.9
85.5
85.
82.5
79.3
50.4
54.4
58.2
62.6
62.3
60.1
57.3
55.1
51.2
48.7
66.8 43.3
36.9
30.2
29.6
28.7
30.0
32.3
30.0
29.1
29.7
139.1 100.0 78.0 44.8 123.3 100.0 84.3 67.4 149.0 100.0 79.3 53.4 130.0
Crude petroleum producing
January............
February..........
March..............
April.................
M ay.................
June..................
July__________
August..............
September........
October............
November........
December.........
Quarrying and nonmetallic mining
94.0 71.5
88.6 70.0
91.3 73.2
86.6 66.3
85.4 64.7
87.1 62.7
88.5 59.2
86.0 56.3
84.0 55.2
82.6 54.4
80.0 52.0
77.2 54.9
Telephone and telegraph
46.5 94.3 101.6
46.9 95.3 100.2
43.2 96.5 99.4
44.5 97.8 98.9
47.1 100.4 99.7
44.8 101.5 99.8
44. 102.6 100.0
42.9 103.7 98.8
102.5 96.8
101.9 94.5
101.9 93.0
101.8 91.6
90.5 83.0 94.
89.2 82.0 93.
88.6 81.7 98.
88.1 81.2 98.
87.4 80.6 99.
86.9 79.9 100.
86.6 79.1 104.
85.9 78.1 101.
85.0
100.
84.1
105.
83.5
101.
83.1
103.
105.1
101.9
105.8
103.4
103.2
103.4
106.6
102.5
102.2
100.9
97.9
101.3
96.3
94.8
97.9
95.0
94.1
95.0
93.3
92.3
92.1
91.6
89.7
92.7
89.1
89.6
88.2
83.4
82.8
82.1
79.6
79.1
>5.7 154.6 100.0 85.9 61.7 145.1 100.0 97.9 86.6 180.7 100.0 102.9 93.7 184.2
14
2.—IN D E XE S OF E M PL O Y M E N T AN D EARNINGS FOR HONM ANUFACTU RIN6
INDUSTRIES, JAN U ARY TO DE C E M B E R , 1929, 1930, AND 1931, A N D JAN U ARY TO
AUGUST, 1932—Continued
T a b le
Electric-railroad and motor-bus operation
and maintenance 2
Power and light
Month
Employment
Earnings
Employment
Earnings
1929 1930 1931 1932 1929 1930 1931 1932 1929 1930 1931 1932 1929 1930 1931 1932
January...............
February.............
March..................
April....................
M ay.....................
June.....................
July......................
August.................
September...........
October................
November......... .
December............
92. fl 99.6
92. € 98.8
92.8 99.7
95.9 100.7
98. * 103. ^
100.7 104.6
103. 105.9
105.4 106.4
105.5 105.2
105.7 104. i
104.7 103.4
102.5 103.2
99.2
97. i
96.7
97.]
97.6
97.2
96.7
95.9
94.7
92.7
91.2
90.3
89.3 91.7
87.2 91.8
85.5 94.5
84. * 95.5
84. ( 98.1
83.2 100.4
82. J 102.3
81.5 103.8
____ 106.6
106.0
____ 104.1
......... 105.8
99.7
100.4
102.1
102.6
104.5
107.8
106.7
106.6
106.1
105.6
103.7
106.3
98.6
99.7
102.4
97.6
98.7
98.3
97.4
96.2
94.3
93.2
93.3
91.2
88.4
86.0
85.4
82.4
84.2
80.5
78.7
76.7
99.7r
99.1
97. C
98.5
100.4
101.2
102.2
102.2
101.4
100.5
____ 99.4
98.3
97.1
95.1
94.4
95.2
95.2
94.8
95.3
92.9
91.8
91.0
89.3
88.8
86. £> 79. S 98.7
86. €i 78.9 97.6
86.4 77.6 98. C
86.8 78.0 99.5
85.8 76.9 101.0
85.3 76.5 101.7
85.6 75.6 101.9
84.8 74.1 102.0
84.0 ____ 101.5
82.7
100.0
81.5
98.4
79.9
99.8
97.8
95.7
95.4
97.1
96.0
97.0
95.6
92.1
90.5
88.9
87.7
88.6
85.6
87.1
88.1
86.6
85.1
84.8
83.3
81.9
81.2
79.0
79.7
77.8
74.3
73.6
72.4
70.7
71.2
69.2
65.3
62.8
99.7
96.0
95.5
97.5
97.3
96.8
91.7
87.6
92.4
95.1
96.8
107.7
89.4
£6.7
87.5
88.3
88.0
87.6
83.3
80.3
83.5
84.6
85.4
94.1
78.0
73.7
73 4
72.7
71.1
68.2
63.3
60.7
.......
Average___ 100.0 103.0 95.6 184.7 100.0 104.3 96.7 182.8 100.0 93.4 84.7 177.1 100.0 93.5 83.4 169.9
Wholesale trade
January...............
February. ..........
March.................
April....................
M ay.....................
June.....................
July......................
August.................
September...........
October................
November...........
December______
97.7
96.9
97.3
97.9
99.0
99.2
100.4
101.3
101.9
102.9
102.9
102.6
100.0
98.5
97.7
97.3
96.8
96.5
96.0
95.0
94.8
94.2
92.6
92.0
89.5
88.2
87.4
87.4
87.1
87.1
86.8
86.5
86.1
85.2
84.1
83.7
96.7
96.4
98.5
97.8
99.0
98.6
100.5
100.0
____ 103.3
____ 102.7
____ 101.9
104.7
81.8
80.9
79.8
78.9
77.9
77.0
76.6
76.4
100.0
98.3
99.7
97.9
97.4
98.6
96.0
93.6
93.6
92.9
91.0
91.3
Retail trade
87.5
88.4
89.1
85.2
84.7
84.1
83.3
82.1
81.4
79.9
79.7
77.8
74.1
72.5
71.3
68.9
69.7
66.2
64.7
63.2
99.2
94.6
96.2
95.5
.97.3
97.4
93.6
93.6
____ 97.6
____ 101.7
_____ 106.7
126.2
98.9
94.4
93.9
97.3
96.7
93.9
89.0
85.6
92.0
95.5
98.4
115.1
90.0
87.1
87.8
90.1
89.9
89.1
83.9
81.8
86.6
89.8
90.9
106.2
84.3 99.0
80.5 94.5
81.4 96.1
81. 6 96.0
80.9 97.1
79.4 92.6
74.6 95.9
72.6 95.2
_____ 99.2
_____ 102.6
_____ 105.2
......... 120.6
.........
Average— 100.0 96.0 86.6 178.7 100.0 95.9 83.6 168.8 100.0 95.9 89.4 179.4 100.0 96.2 86.6 1 70.1
Hotels
January...............
February-...........
M a rch ...............
April....................
M ay.....................
June.....................
July......................
August.................
September...........
October................
November______
December............
97.1
99.8
100.9
99.7
98.1
99.3
101.1
102.6
102.8
100.6
100.0
97.7
100.4
102.4
102.4
100.1
98.0
98.0
101.3
101.5
100.1
97.5
95.2
93.5
95.0
96.8
96.8
95.9
92.5
91.6
93.3
92.8
90.6
87.4
84.9
83.1
83.2
84.3
84.0
82.7
80.1
78.0
78.4
77.6
98.5
102.0
103.4
100.6
98.9
98.7
99.8
99.4
____ 100.2
____ 100.2
99.8
......... 98.9
Canning and preserving
100.3
103.8
104.4
100.3
98.4
98.1
99.8
98.6
97.1
95.5
93.6
91.5
91.0
93.7
93.4
89.9
87.7
85.4
85.2
83.8
81.9
79.7
77.1
75.4
73.9
73.9
72.4
69.6
67.0
63.8
61.8
59.6
50.8 46.1
48.9 45.7
49.4 49.7
90.6 74.8
62.0 65.7
76.6 83.0
126.8 126.3
184.8 185.7
____ 210.1 246.6
____ 143.3 164.7
95.1 96.7
......... 61.3 61.6
48.9
48.3
53.0
59.6
56.0
70.6
102.2
142.9
180.1
108.1
60.8
40.7
35.0
37.1
36.3
47.0
40.5
55.5
73.0
99.0
57.3 50.3
59.2 51.5
54.9 50.8
98.9 72.6
71.2 66.9
71.9 81.5
109.2 112.7
180.1 172.0
207.9 214.8
134.5 140.0
91.6 82.9
------- 63.4 57.4
46.1
48.6
50.3
57.1
56.0
58.6
74.2
104.7
129.4
77.6
48.1
36.9
31.8
32.7
31.9
37.9
36.0
40.5
47.5
65.6
____
.........
Average— 100.0 99.2 91.7 181.0 100.0 98.5 85.4 167.8 100.0 103.9 80.9 152.9 100.0 96.1 65.6 140.5
Laundries
January.
February. ___ _
March_________
April .
M ay___________
June___________
July___________
August_________
September_____
October________
November.__
December_ _ _
90.5
90.0
89.5
90.5
90.3
91.0
91.8
90.2
89.3
88.1
86.2
85.3
84.7
82.9
82.0
82.0
81.4
81.0
80.3
78.9
Dyeing and cleaning
86.6
85.6
85.6
86.8
86.5
87.1
87.4
84.6
84.1
81.8
78.9
77.4
76.4
73.3
71.6
71.4
70.6
68.6
66.3
63.9
88.9
87.4
88.0
95.7
96.7
99.0
98.6
93.5
95.3
94.2
90.1
84.9
82.1
80.5
80.6
83.3
84.5
85.1
82.4
79.5
77.7
75.1
75.6
86.3
86.6
89.1
86.2
80.0
82.6
81.4
74.7
67.9
65.8
62.2
61.7
65.9
67.3
65.8
60.0
56.3
Average___ 100.0 ....... 89.4 181.7 100.0 ....... 84.4 170.3 100.0 ....... 92.7 182.3 100.0 ....... 80.3 163.1
i Average for 8 months.
3 Not including electric-railroad car building and repairing; see transportation equipment and railroad
repair-shop groups, manufacturing industries, Table 1.
15
Trend of Employment in August, 1932, by States
I N THE following table are shown the fluctuations in employment
and earnings in August, as compared with July, 1932, in certain
industrial groups by States. These tabulations have been prepared
from data secured directly from reporting establishments and from
information supplied by cooperating State agencies. The combined
total of all groups does not include building construction data, infor
mation concerning which is published elsewhere in a separate tabula
tion by city and State totals. In addition to the combined total of all
groups, the trend of employment and earnings in the manufacturing,
public-utility, hotel, wholesale-trade, retail-trade, bituminous-coal
mining, crude petroleum producing, quarrying and nonmetallic min
ing, metalliferous mining, laundries, and dyeing and cleaning groups
are presented. In publishing data concerning public utilities, the
totals of the telephone and telegraph, power and light, and electricrailroad operation groups have been combined and are presented as
one group in this State compilation. Due to the extreme seasonal
fluctuations in the canning and preserving industry, and the fact that
during certain months the activity in this industry in a number of
States is negligible, data for this industry are not presented separately.
The number of employees and the amount of weekly earnings in July
and August as reported by identical establishments in this industry
are included, however, in the combined total of “All groups.”
The per cents of change shown in the accompanying tables, unless
otherwise noted, are unweighted per cents of change; that is, the
industries included in the groups and the groups comprising the total
of all groups have not been weighted according to their relative
importance in the combined totals.
As the anthracite-mining industry is confined entirely to the State
of Pennsylvania, the changes reported in this industry in the summary
table are the fluctuations in this industry by State total.
Where the identity of any reporting company would be disclosed by
the publication of a State total for any industrial group, figures for the
group do not appear in the separate industrial-group tabulation but
have been included in the State totals for “ All groups.” Data are
not presented for any industrial group where the representation in the
State covers less than three establishments.
16
COMPARISON OF E M P L O Y M E N T AND EARNINGS IN IDENTICAL E STABLISH M EN TS
IN JULY AN D AUGUST, 1932, B Y STATES
[Figures in italics are not compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but are taken from reports issued
by cooperating State organizations]
Total—all groups
State
Num Number
ber of
Per
estab ° ? o ? r cent of
lish
August, change
1932
ments
Manufacturing
Amount
of pay roll Per
(1 week), cent of
August, change
1932
Num Number
ber of
Per
estab ° ? o F cent of
lish August, change
1932
ments
Alabama............
Arkansas............
Arizona..............
California______
Colorado............
497 45,921
IS,620
m
362
7,805
1,S79 225,897
27,004
745
+1.1
+ .5
-3 .5
+9.6
- 5 .6
$472,154
199,859
157,153
6,268,550
545,266
+3.9
+ .S
-7 .9
+8.1
-5 .9
202
188
62
1,102
119
Connecticut.......
Delaware...........
District of Col
umbia.............
Florida...............
Georgia..............
1,080
129
116,729
8,067
- 2 .7
- 7 .0
2,072,350
158,166
-2 .4
-.9
665
51
97,531
5,508
585
511
638
28,061
20,877
63,210
- 2 .2
-.9
+4.1
682,300
340,351
770,797
-2 .9
- 5 .6
+3.1
55
132
305
Idaho.................
201
Illinois................ 11,500
Indiana..............
1,219
Iowa...................
1, 111
Kansas............... *271,213
7,870
262,912
104,202
41,715
40,521
+3.9
+1.8
+ .2
-.8
-.7
148,489
6,889,028
1,802,546
779,788
824,398
+4.0
+2.9
-.4
-1 .9
-2 .1
31,666
8,829
2,003
+2.3
+2.8
- 4 .8
144,022 +15.7
9,833 - 1 .8
Amount
of pay roll Per
(1 week), cent of
August, change
1932
$318,745
110,661
41,376
8,178,488
191,033
+6.1
+4-6
- 7 .0
+ 14.0
-7 .3
- 2 .6
-2 .4
1,576,626
106,980
-1 .3
+4.0
3,812
13,397
49,868
- 1 .2
-.4
+4.2
129,218
178,387
502,747
-3 .1
- 6 .3
+5.6
41
1,002
585
465
383
4,450
168,466
75,003
22,546
21,951
+6.9
+2.8
- 1 .9
+ .1
-1 .1
81,011
2,864,276
1,252,434
402,891
463,610
+9.0
+ 7.1
-.9
-2 .2
- 1 .4
19,854
-.9
17,496 -3 .4
28,209 +11.3
44,842 3 + .5
144,m +12.8
308,586
238,044
441,770
749,016
2,602,622
+ .4
+ .3
+13.9
(3, <)
+18.7
Kentucky..........
Louisiana______
Maine................
Maryland..........
Massachusetts..
818
56,116
+ .3
502 28,647 - 1 .3
569
36,581 +10.8
-.1
69,999
i 841
7,900 321,201 +8.6
830,277 +2.2
431,642
+. 1
609,307 +11.2
1,804,585 - 1.6
6,800,119 +1.9
218
222
188
448
1,078
Michigan...........
Minnesota.........
Mississippi........
Missouri_______
Montana............
1,551
975
398
1,123
297
261,877 -7 .4
60,191 -1 .4
+ .4
9,104
-.1
98,498
6,341 +11.9
5,123,431 -1 6.9
1,254.737 -2 .8
111,094 + 1.2
2,001,076 -1 .5
143,814 +3.9
408
288
78
524
51
198,294
29,098
5,153
55,585
1,937
-8 .7
- 4 .6
+2.1
+ .8
+4.4
8,791,959
580,087
50,254
1,027,227
42,211
-2 0 .6
- 4 .0
+5.8
+ .6
+ .6
Nebraska...........
Nevada..............
New Hampshire
New Jersey........
New Mexico___
670
136
457
1,469
177
20, 770
1,454
32,441
169,635
4,475
-1 .5
-6 .3
+8.2
-1 .5
+. 5
453,705 -2 .0
40,533 - 2 .8
523, 796 +10.0
3,646,607 - 2 .8
75,034 +2.9
131
23
186
«707
25
10,268
287
27,864
155,074
466
- 1 .4
(4)
+ 8.7
- 2.4
+ .4
217,848
8,477
425,540
8,222,666
6,314
- 2 .5
+2.1
+10.9
- . 4.1
-1 3.6
New York.........
North Carolina.
North Dakota__
Ohio...................
Oklahoma_____
3,455
854
262
4,718
700
448,606
97,674
3,672
335,816
24,541
+ . 6 10,510,540
- . 1 *1,628
+5.6 1,053,035 +13.1
532
-.1
59
82,086 - 2 .0
- 2 .6 6,017,891 -5 .6 1,967
+ .4
515,806 -1 .3
128
285,868
92,972
1,268
242,976
8,765
+8.4
+5.9
+5.1
-3 .4
+ .1
6,2M8,801
977,568
30,026
4,114,196
177,192
+4.0
+14.2
+ .5
-7 .4
-2 .2
Oregon...............
Pennsylvania. . .
Rhode Island...
South Carolina..
South Dakota__
580
4,104
916
322
156
25,748
548,488
47,040
39,096
5,379
-4 .7
+2.0
+9.4
+7.8
+1.6
498,725
9,383,940
838,105
364,128
123,961
- 2 .4
+4.0
+5.3
+8.7
+ .4
159
1,728
271
175
47
13,607
-.8
804,965 +1.7
35,664 +13.5
35,770 +9.3
2,006 +3.5
234,468
4,874,150
573,433
310,225
35,625
+1.1
+4.0
+9.6
+11.4
-2 .4
Tennessee..........
Texas.................
Utah...................
Vermont............
Virginia..............
727
758
+7.2
-.1
731,623
1,180,014
215,551
163,075
1,100,542
+8.9
- 1.1
-5 .0
273
848
40,040 +10.7
25,484
+. 1
+ .2
3,353
4,198
- .9
46,964 - 1 . 5
490,729
498,746
+15.0
-3 .1
1,237
55,894
51,461
12,008
8,590
67,857
78,200
695,212
+ .1
-.1
- .3
Washington.......
West Virginia...
Wisconsin..........
Wyoming..........
723
71,072
183
396,135
432,062
1,354,009
40, 736
-5 .0
+5.5
+4.9
331
361
1,178
71,223
-7 .7
- .2
+ .2
46,279
72,407
120,596
5,654
-1 .2
-1 .8
+2.7
- 1 .2
1 Includes building and contracting.
* State bureau figures not received.
3 Weighted per cent of change.
* No change.
s Includes laundries.
* Includes laundering and cleaning.
7 Does not include hotels.
86
117
-1 .5
+ .2
431
- .5
942,530
1,085,928 +1.0
1,953,089 +3.3
134,058 +11.9
260
189
3807
28
21,629
27,423
92,577
1,345
-1 .3
- 3 .4
-1 .5
+1.7
+ .3
17
C O M PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T AN D EARNINGS IN IDENTICAL ESTABLISHM ENTS
IN JULY A N D AUGUST, 1932, B Y STATES—Continued
State
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Num Number
Amount of
ber of on pay
Per
pay roll
Per
estab
roll
cent of (1 week) cent of
lish August, change August, change
1932
ments
1932
Num Number
Amount of
ber of
Per
Per
pay roll
estab onropu y cent of (1 week) cent of
lish August, change August, change
ments
1932
Alabama...............
Arkansas.............
Arizona.................
California..............
Colorado...............
15
17
21
68
28
547
m
165
4,528
715
Connecticut..........
Delaware..............
D i s t r i c t of Co
lumbia...............
Florida..................
Georgia.................
58
9
1,221
166
29
50
30
Idaho.....................
Illinois...................
Indiana.................
Iowa......................
Kansas...................
-2 .3
$14,073
18,148
4,447
184,788
20,864
-2 .6
-2 .2
-5 .1
-2 .1
-7 .8
64
189
172
A
- 1 .2
<*)
34,187
4,845
-2 .3
+2.5
396
742
372
+ .3
-.3
-3 .4
12,885
18,636
10,353
7
15
64
34
55
114
869
1,262
1,012
1,717
+2.7
+2.4
<*)
-1 .7
+5.1
Kentucky..............
Louisiana..............
Maine.................. .
Maryland.............
Massachusetts-----
21
23
17
85
674
476
578
490
791
u, m
Michigan..............
Minnesota.............
Mississippi............
Missouri................
Montana...............
70
64
5
57
12
Nebraska..............
Nevada.................
New Hampshire - .
New Jersey...........
New Mexico.........
1,594
1,689
1,352
22,997
3,949
-1 .6
-.9
-.4
+1.4
-2 .9
$24,321
27,679
23,469
462,485
84,730
-4 .6
-.9
-1 .0
+ .7
-6 .4
128
12
4,887 -1 0.0
159 - 7 .0
103,602
2,368
-7 .0
-1 5.5
-.6
-1 .4
-3 .3
405
81
33
9,590
901
1,905
- 2 .4
-2 .7
-4 .1
204,762
17,308
31,205
-4 .7
-7 .0
+ .3
3,348
21,129
32,134
26,437
32,701
- 1 .0
+ .7
-2 .8
-3 .5
-1 .8
66
69
188
125
214
644
16,004
5,587
3,045
3,991
-2 .1
-.8
-2 .2
+1.4
-1 .2
11,832
881,575
100,314
53,589
69,858
-.6
+1.1
-3 .9
-2 .6
-5 .8
-.6
-3 .8
-.2
- 1.7
-1 .2
9,675
12,673
11,404
17,648
882,066
-.3
-1 .2
+2.1
- 2 .5
-2 .4
30
53
69
85
4,082
1,403
2,803
1,079
4,665
54,862
-9 .2
+ .6
-1 .4
-2 .9
- 8 .8
21,715
40,869
20,000
78,841
1,182,241
-6 .8
-1 .6
-.1
-7 .8
- 8 .9
1,884
3,934
115
4,956
215
+ .4
-.7
-1 .7
-.5
-.5
54,287
109,424
2,339
123,436
6,303
-2 .1
-2 .0
-1 .6
-1 .4
-1 .6
245
284
60
134
56
10,043
6,487
427
5,343
760
-6 .2
-.2
-4 .9
-.1
-.5
212,398
119,971
4,975
110,755
16,613
-5 .6
-3 .1
-1 1.7
-2 .1
-1 .3
31
8
15
28
5
914
94
162
593
72
-1 .1
-6 .0
+ 1.4
&
25,162
3,575
4,344
18,502
2,411
-2 .3
-4 .4
-.2
-.1
-4 .9
162
31
60
429
48
1,559
257
584
6,984
277
-4 .1
- 2 .7
+2.1
-1 .2
-3 .1
29,869
7,086
10,281
152,312
5,804
-6 .9
-5 .5
-1 .9
-2 .6
-3 .2
New York.............
North Carolina
North Dakota___
Ohio...................
Oklahoma.............
182
18
16
230
49
5,464
257
221
4,849
739
+ .5
-.8
-.5
-1 .3
+2.4
174,638
6,258
6,444
126,954
19,611
-1 .5
+ .8
-4 .7
-3 .6
+ .3
515
175
40
1,530
108
41,216 -2 .4
555 +1.1
358 -1 1.4
28,306 -2 .8
1,512 -2 .1
917,696
10,921
5,719
541,349
27,702
-4 .0
+ .5
-1 6.4
-4 .9
-6 .1
Oregon...................
Pennsylvania........
Rhode Island........
South Carolina___
South Dakota__
54
134
41
18
10
1,280
3,502
982
268
129
-3 .0
-1 .1
-3 .0
+6.8
+ .8
35,775
95,069
24,611
6,004
3,798
-2 .5
-1 .7
-2 .6
-.6
-2 .1
92
340
514
15
14
1,694 -1 .0
22,825 -7 .5
4,769 -1 .6
372 -3 .9
223 -1 0.4
34,672
451,834
102,263
3,733
3,251
-6 .2
-7 .7
- 3 .7
-1 .5
-4 .4
Tennessee..............
Texas......... ...........
Utah......................
Vermont................
Virginia.................
34
137
16
5
43
592
-.7
8,706 -8 .5
494 -1 .6
122
+. 8
1,218 +49.3
12,221 -4 .3
74,720 —2.7
12,191 -1 .7
3,015 -1 .4
24,702 +15.4
55
85
81
45
474
2,971
6,888
528
471
4,370
-5 .2
-8 .7
-4 .2
-4 .5
-3 .1
49,687
11.6,519
13,314
8,571
79,406
-1 .4
-1 .1
+3.1
-2 .0
-9 .1
Washington_____
West Virginia-___
Wisconsin_______
Wyoming_______
95
35
Al
8
-1 .7
-7 .0
+7.7
-2 .1
465
48
51
42
5,884
884
6,824
224
-2 .7
-9 .7
-8 .8
-2 .6
114,047
15,971
109,890
5,819
-3 .6
-6 .1
-f7
-1 4
* No change.
2,196
550
1,725
57
-1 .1
-2 .8
-6 .2
-1 .1
-5 .8
+1.2
(<)
61,575
15,568
88,049
1,739
18
COM PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T AND EARNINGS IN ID E N TICA L ESTABLISHM EN TS
IN JULY AN D AUGUST, 1932, B Y STATES—Continued
State
Alabama________
Arkansas________
Arizona_________
California_______
Colorado________
Quarrying and nonmetallic mining
Metalliferous mining
Num Number
of Per
Per Amount
ber of on pay
roll (1 cent
of
estab roll Au cent of pay
week)
Au
lish
gust, change gust, 1932 change
ments
1932
Num Number
oi Per
ber of on pay
Per Amount
roll (1 cent
of
estab roll Au cent of pay
week)
Au
lish
gust* change gust, 1932 change
ments
1932
8
9
676 +27.1
124 +10.7
+ .2
29
622
10
215 +58.1
$5,528 +24.1
1,332 +6.0
12,215
- 9 .9
Connecticut..........
Delaware...............
District of Colum
bia......................
Florida..................
Georgiy .
6
19
567
1,096
- 2 .4
+7.5
6,180
10,993
Idaho___________
Tllinnis
Indian^ __
Iowa____________
Kansas. r
_
26
38
17
22
703
1,968
395
949
+1.3
-.3
+8.5
-1 .9
11,798 +1.3
34,314 -2 .0
6,339 +12.7
20,764 + 2.6
913 +20.9
495 +9.5
365 +111.0
327 + 7.9
6,991 +23.3
4,418 +8.9
7,808 +69.7
5,696
+ .9
Michigan________
Minnesota_______
Mississippi______
Missouri...............
Montana________
22
7
3
12
4
632 +2.4
206 +2.0
38 +111.1
280 +59.1
22 +15.8
8,747
4,264
169
3,319
308
Nebraska________
Nevada.................
New Hampshire - _
New Jersey______
New Mexico_____
3
91 -31.1.
1,358 -31.4
9
3
144 +22.0
23 -46.5
4,582 +50.0
574 -62.3
Tennessee_______
Texas___________
Utah......................
Vermont________
Virginia._________
Washington_____
West Virginia____
W isconsin______
Wyoming_______
+7.0
+11.7
+302.4
+16.0
+23.2
43
4
2,087
55
+3.3
-1 .8
44,092
856
+4.5
+5.4
66
4
2,018
59
+6.2
-3 .3
33,563
732
+6.8
-4 .9
55
8
5
+2.7
30,842 +10.2
139 -6 .1
40 +53.8
651 -13.1
828 +75.1
2,572
22
IS
1,080
574
+3.3
- 8.9
13,576
12,942
38
16
2,070
893
-1 .8
+ .9
41,014 -6 .4
9,735 +22.6
179 +1.7
409 +2.8
119 -3 7 .0
4,195 -2 .6
3,548 -1 1.4
1,605 -4 4.5
8
8
13
* No change.
$4,199
+29.6
2,401 -4 .9
1,368
+. 8
580 -18.1
44,503
36,205
15,136
-1 6.7
+3.3
-2 0 .4
11
1,586
33,959
+1.2
12
26
398
-1 .7
43
22
3,894
672
-8 .3
+8.4
41,786
8,863
+7.6
+1.6
12
16
1,022
115
+3.5
+9.5
18,915
2,352
+3.6
+18.0
155 -14.8
4,804
-3 .
680
- 2 .6
+ 9.4
27
4
7
16
Oregon__________
Pennsylvania____
Rhode Island____
South Carolina___
South Dakota____
8
3,073 +24.0
Kentucky_______
Louisiana_______
Maine___________
Maryland_______
Massachusetts
New York_______
North Carolina.
North Dakota___
Ohio____________
Oklahoma____ _
-0 .1
17
19
14
+8.9
+ 5.6
15
-.5
(4)
5
846
+ .6
16,195
+12.7
30
564
+3.9
8,411
+22.8
96 -15.8
2,134
-15.7
6
4
11
194 +10.9
2,018
-4 .5
2,372
-3 .4
31,555
-1 .9
19
COM PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T AN D EARNINGS IN IDENTICAL ESTABLISHM ENTS
IN JULY AN D AUGUST, 1932, B Y STATES—Continued
Crude petroleum producing
Bituminous coal mining
State
Alabama
Arkansas
. _ ...
Arizona__ - ______
California________
Num Number Per
ber of on pay cent
estab
roll
of
lish August, change
ments
1932
39
6
6,858 -2 .0
89 +32.8
38
3,048
-7 .6
21
36
22
13
1,557 +83.8
1,872TndifVPa
-1 6.5
1,953 -5 .3
473 +18.8
Number Per
Amount
Per Num
ber of on pay cent
of pay roll cent
estab
roll
(1 week)
of
of
lish August, change
August, change
ments
1932
1932
$45,737 +2.0
1,641 +141.5
41,446
+6.4
Amount
Per
of pay roll cent
(1 week)
of
August, change
1932
10
227
0)
$5,333
-4 .7
37
4,179
-3 .0
129,374
-7 .2
7
4
136
32
-1 .4
+6.7
3,067
511
+ .3
-1 .0
35
1,241
C!rmnp.r»tir^it, .....
Delaware________
District of Colum
bia................. .
Florida__________
Georgia ^
Idaho___________
Tllinnis __ ___ ...
I o w a __ - ________
r
.....
21,621 +18.7
47,501 +6.8
33,796 +9.1
6,968 +30.3
+ .2
29,510
-3 .8
6
10
183 -1 .1
188 +11.2
3,591
4,971
-1 .6
+10.1
16,173 -1 .9
4,259 +65.3
5
50 +22.0
1,236
+22.0
24,562
4
Kentucky..... ........
Louisiana..______
Maine___ _______
Maryland
Massachusetts___
141
22,989
+1.4
274,470
IS
um
+ .1
6,242
Michigan________
Minnesota_______
Mississippi______
Missouri________
Montana________
3
246 -56.3
2,652 -18.3
16
6
991 + 7.4
360 +462.5
Nebraska________
Nevada_________
New Hampshire
New Jersey______
New Mexico_____
12
New York_______
North Carolina
North Dakota___
Ohio......................
Oklahoma_______
Oregon__________
Pennsylvania____
Rhode Island____
South Carolina
South Dakota____
Tennessee.............
Texas___________
Utah......................
Vermont...............
Virginia.................
Washington..........
West Virginia. ..
Wisconsin_______
Wyoming_______
1,689
+ .5
+8.6
—2
+7.8
5
56
16
5,460 +19.8
400 +42.9
77,156 +37.9
4,843 +6.1
367
51,790
-.5
14
2,437
14
1,303
32
8,193
+7.6
104,234 +11.0
482 -15.9
34,718
+ .8
11
240
32
4 No change,
3,092
532,259
+2.1
-2 .7
17,366
-5 .3
-2 .5
22,996
-.9
+4.0
5
65
29 +52.6
865
-18.8
-7 .0
4,114
-4 .8
58 -13.4
4,528
+ .2
975
117,375
-1 0.6
-.6
9,040
-.2
249,181
+2.3
172
19
352
S
6,627
10,127 -12.7
424,836 +11.0
9
386
65,816 +23.2
5
-2 .8
-.5
9,123
-5 .4
68 +13.3
2,014
+4.5
20
COM PARISON OF E M P L O Y M E N T AND EARNINGS IN IDENTICAL ESTABLISHM ENTS
IN JULY A N D AUGUST, 1932, B Y STATES—Continued
Public utilities
State
Alabama................
Arkansas...............
Arizona.................
California..............
Colorado................
Num Number Per
ber of
estab 0nr < § r cent
of
lish August,
ments
1932 change
123
60
67
1,966
-.6
1,186 -1 5 .1
1,331
Amount
Per
of pay roll cent
(1 week)
of
August, change
1932
42,167
Num Number Per
ber of on pay cent
estab
roll
of
lish August,
ments
1932 change
-1 .4
27
1,179
29,148 -1 8 .4
17
822
Amount
Per
of pay roll cent
(1 week)
of
August, change
1932
13
264
33
308
11,354
1,301
-9 .9
+ .S
-1 .3
+ .5
+ .8
10,255
4,509
187,379
20,606
-8 .1
- 1.8
-7 .7
+2.1
+1.7
8,914
144,689
-1 .2
+ .3
-4 .5
Connecticut..........
Delaware..............
District of Colum
bia......................
Florida..................
Georgia.................
145
28
10,080
1,113
-1 .0
+1.5
309,813
29,804
-6 .0
+ .8
34
6
1,139
249
-.2
-4 .6
14,839
2,923
-2 .9
-3 .2
22
184
186
8,285
4,093
6,804
-1 .6
-.8
-2 .2
244,790
107,381
192,902
-.4
-4 .7
-2 .1
51
35
35
3,536
650
1,496
-3 .9
-5 .0
-6 .0
51,335
6,828
12,330
-6 .5
-1 0.6
-1 0.2
Idaho.....................
Illinois...................
Indiana.................
Iowa......................
Kansas..................
133
373
402
Kentucky..............
Louisiana..............
Maine...................
Maryland..............
Massachusetts___
42
196
57
-2 .6
Hotels
35,480
-.2
1,887,586
5,613
-1 .4
48,579
-.5
14,029
-5 .7
15
246
6,407
9,958
8,196
-2 .3
-1 .3
- 1 .3
-1 -4
1,844,397
170,342
227,552
180,511
- 2 .6
+ .4
-1 .7
-3 .2
«49
8,126
304
152
170
7,102
4,456
2,875
92
168,365
106,411
80,757
12,720
-1 .1
-.5
-4 .3
- 1.2
864,278
-2 .7
-1 .4
+1.0
-3 .3
-.3
68
728
67,448
-7 .9
3,399
- 8 .6
- 9 .6
125,589
- 9 .6
60
50
36
2,552
1,885
808
-2 .3
-.1
-2 .8
39
24
31
1,701 -1 .7
1,841 -4 .4
1,814 +18.4
18,051
19,822
24,043
-1 .8
24
1,159
-2 .5
14,896
-4 .9
-7 .7
+21.1
- 1.8
653,597 - 4 .4
352,183 -1 .1
42,772
-.6
600,247 -3 .7
55,646. - . 2
78
63
22
82
17
4,501
2,962
628
4,350
270
+2.2
-.8
-2 .9
-2 .9
+3.8
56,871
36,568
5,295
50,042
4,084
-3 .6
-4 .2
-2 .4
-13.4
-2 .7
1,475 +2.3
213 +3.9
1,218 +21.1
6,147 +9.5
319 -1 .2
15,585
4,083
13,985
81,217
3,355
-6 .3
+3.3
+40.3
+7.7
-4 .1
(»)
-1 .0
-2 .3
-2 .4
28,082
19,406
7,888
- 4 .8
-5 .1
- 5 .0
Michigan..............
Minnesota............
Mississippi............
Missouri................
Montana...............
407
200
213
222
111
23,047
13,106
2,224
22,242
1,904
Nebraska..............
Nevada.................
New Hampshire..
New Jersey...........
New Mexico.........
296
40
143
278
54
5,738 -2 .4
382 -14.5
2,131 -1 .3
22,488 -1 .8
521
-.2
152,291
10,949
59,679
664,108
11,485
+ .4
-6 .5
+ .6
-2 .3
+ .1
32
14
26
95
16
New Y ork.............
North Carolina.. .
North Dakota......
Ohio......................
Oklahoma.............
903
76
117
493
240
109,706
1,749
1,217
34,537
5,684
-1 .2
-1 .6
-1 .1
-2 .2
-2 .6
3,388,265
37,544
31,383
884,402
131,231
-2 .7
+1.1
+ .2
-.6
-1 .0
282
35
17
173
41
30,457
1,316
334
9,388
793
-1 .5
+1.5
-.6
-2 .7
-2 .5
473,620
11,724
3,721
119,112
7,516
-4 .6
-.9
-7 .2
-5 .0
-5 .8
Oregon............. . . .
Pennsylvania.......
Rhode Island........
South Carolina___
South Dakota.......
187
706
35
71
57
5,816
61,172
3,481
1,686
887
-.3
-1 .1
-2 .5
-3 .7
+1.6
150,704
1,701,602
103,863
36,538
23,845
-1 .1
-2 .8
-2 .6
-4 .2
+1.3
42
194
26
17
14
1,110
9,949
699
330
312
+2.2
- 4 .2
+2.6
-6 .2
+2.3
15,800
124,619
8,241
2,481
3,681
-1 .2
-6 .8
-4 .7
-1 1.4
-2 .7
Tennessee..............
Texas.....................
Utah......................
Vermont................
Virginia.................
254
5,021
1S1
6,818
-.8
+•4
-.1
+ .7
-(10)
-3 .3
Washington..........
West Virginia.......
Wisconsin.............
Wyoming..............
202
126
65
121
153
48
1,838
999
5,818
10,193
6,102
11,166
437
+1.2
-1 .3
- 1.1
-2 .2
8 Includes restaurants.
•Includes steam railroads.
Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.
11 Includes steam railways and express
12 Data not supplied.
113,725
190,948
38,738
23,860
145,841
279,593
160,584
-1 .3
42
-.1
2,256
44
2,969
-1 .3
+• 1
-1 .3
+ .3
-2 .9
809,078
-1 .9
11,077
-.7
14
26
39
58
41
2,074
1,114
*42
1,267
12
-.6
517 -5 .5
588 +10.7
2,014 -3 .8
200
-.6
-.9
—1.7
+4.2
20,273
86,968
7,307
6,518
23,003
-6 .3
-1 2.2
+8.1
-4 .6
25,689
-3 .1
12,640
-3 .5
(H)
3,026 ' ” —2.7
21
COM PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T AN D EARNINGS IN IDENTICAL ESTABLISHM ENTS
IN JULY A N D AUGUST, 1932, B Y STATES—Continued
Dyeing and cleaning
Laundries
State
Num Number
ber of on pay
Per
cent of
estab
roll
lish August, change
ments
1932
Amount
of payroll Per
(1 week) cent of
August, change
1932
Num Number
ber of
Amount
Per of pay roll Per
cent of (1 week) cent of
lish- August, change August, change
1932
1932
ments
V
-7 .3
+•6
-.8
$3,841
5,154
3,128
110,358
12,776
-3 .8
1,360
315
-3 .1
-.3
23,580
4,819
-3 .5
-3 .0
16
9
13
2,306
458
- 2 .4
-.7
+ .3
36,527
4,661
6,601
-4 .1
-3 .1
-5 .4
wj21
1,855
1,592
219
1,102
-- i. 5t
- 9 .0
-4 .4
- 3 .4
20,065
20,788
3,463
12,021
6.0
2.1
10,739
-5 .4
224
25
105
564
1,981
+2.0
+3.4
- 8.9
8,604
9
-M
8,901
29.807
61.808
-2 .8
122
Michigan .
Minnesota.
Mississippi...
Missouri___
Montana___
22
14
7
35
15
1,524
19,148
13,671
2,516
342
Nebraska.............
Nevada...............
New Hampshire..
New Jersey.........
New Mexico.......
7
4
16
26
5
New York...........
North Carolina..
North Dakota___
Ohio.....................
Oklahoma...........
70
Alabama—.
Arkansas...
Arizona___
California..
Colorado...
Connecticut.........
Delaware..............
District of Colum
bia.....................
Florida.................
Georgia................ .
Id aho...
Illinois..
Indiana.
Iowa___
Kentucky............
Louisiana............
Maine..................
Maryland............
Massachusetts...
4
19
417
505
227
5,776
858
- 5 .0
8
1375
11
28
4
20
3
18
12
11
81
7
Oregon.................
Pennsylvania___
Rhode Island----South Carolina...
South Dakota___
4
43
Tennessee..
Texas.........
Utah..........
Vermont—
Virginia___
13
25
7
5
14
Washington__
West Virginia..
Wisconsin____
Wyoming....... .
21
8
7
14
19
1*26
4
-
-1 -4
-
+4.8
- 11.1
$1,912
400
-8 .7
-9 .1
148
+ .7
2,874
-5 .2
284
40
-4 .7
-4 .8
6,352
648
-8.4
-4.6
130
-5 .1
2,683
-8 .5
131
—9.6"
1,515
-
160
-9 .6
2,580
‘ "13
- 7 .T
186
196
-4 .6
8.2
-.2
-
-
8.8
-
-
6.6
11.1
—12.3
- 2.2
2.6
820 -11.9
1,984 - 1.8
4,152
85,488
565
311
-11.7
-.3
9,563
5,752
- 2 4 .6
+ 1.6
425
-5 .8
7,143
-
-.8
3,109
- 1.1
-5 .5
9,751
+1.7
- 6 .5
-
14.6
- 8 .8
2.0
6,320
-8 .4
-4 .6
- 2.6
-5 .7
- 2.2
469
59
314
3,132
242
+2.9
+1.7
+1.0
+3.0
+ 5.7
7,006
1,365
4,983
64,974
3,764
- 3 .7
+7.5
- 2.2
+ 1.6
+5.7
129
6,761
737
252
4,518
570
-4 .3
119,211
7,908
4,372
70,044
7,105
- 5 .0
-1 .9
-2 .5
-5 .9
- 6 .4
569
- 6.1
11,976
1,664
162
-4 .8
- 1.2
27,001
2,273
50
1,250
(<)
-2 .5
+ 2.1
1,095
20,682
5,600
+ .3
-6 .7
+ 2.6
117
26
- 2.6
-2 .5
-3 .3
0)
-3 .6
573
6,431
2,094
490
+ 1.1
-2 .7
-3 .3
+4.0
-7 .2
226
161
+ 3.7
3,910
2,461
-7 .1
-3 .7
-4 .8
-
3,284
1,135
330
148
942
1,313
519
1.1
(<)
- 4 .0
-
-.8
-1 .9
- 3 .7
-
1.0
-.3
-3 .3
- 1.6
+4.8
-1 .3
5,019 -2 .5
50,355 - 6.8
19,741
-.6
3,265 +10.4
2,160 - 4 .0
- 3 .0
- 3 .2
- 3 .6
- 1.2
8,374
15,955
7,195
1,049
11,336
737 +13.4
660 -1 .9
948 -2 .7
111 +7.8
12,367
9,135
18,202
1,998
4 No change.
11Includes dyeing and cleaning.
-.2
- 4 .2
- .6
-3 .9
-5 .3
-4 .3
+4.0
- 1.8
-
-9 .4
-3 .8
10.2
+5.7
15
-
11.2
11.0
- 2.1
22
Employment and Earnings in August, 1932, in Cities of Over
500,000 Population
I N TH E following table are presented the fluctuations in employ
ment and earnings in August, 1932, as compared with July, 1932,
for 13 cities of the United States having a population of 500,000 or
over. These changes are computed from reports received from identi
cal establishments m each of the months considered.
In addition to including reports received from establishments in the
several industrial groups regularly covered in the bureau’s survey,
excluding building construction, reports have also been secured from
financial institutions, insurance offices, and other establishments in
these cities for inclusion in these totals. Information concerning
employment in building construction is not available for all cities at
this time and therefore has not been included.
FLUCTUATIONS IN E M PL O Y M E N T A N D EARNINGS IN AUGUST, 1932, AS COM PA R E D
W ITH JULY, 1932
1
Cities
New York City...... ...........
Chicago, 111.........................
Philadelphia, Pa................
Detroit, M ich.....................
Los Angeles, Calif.............
Cleveland, Ohio-................
St. Louis, M o.....................
Baltimore, M d ..................
Boston, Mass..... ................
Pittsburgh, Pa...... .............
San Francisco, Calif...........
Buffalo, N. Y .....................
Milwaukee, Wis.................
Number
of estab
lishments
reporting
in both
months
July, 1932
2,013
1,837
666
583
546
1,046
498
553
2,960
334
897
273
472
275,799
177,654
114,542
202,735
50,005
77,360
63,387
43,902
80,653
46,646
38,052
34,824
33,599
Number on pay roll
August,
1932
280,474
179,857
114,306
183,074
50,488
75,428
62,992
43,261
81,595
44,669
39,201
32,971
33,068
Per
cent of
change
+1.7
+1.2
-.2
- 9 .7
+ 1.0
-2 .5
-.6
-1 .5
+1.2
-4 .2
+3.0
-5 .3
-1 .6
Amount of pay roll
(1 week)
July, 1932
August,
1932
$7,739,380
4,080,599
2,440,244
4,965,891
1,193,014
1,547,787
1,338,686
866,133
2,010,297
928,556
931,485
773,899
628,933
$7,770,154
4,088,882
2,432,942
3,906,958
1,196,726
1,509,858
1,323,153
846,219
1,992,148
867,845
943,860
728,106
628,642
Per
cent of
change
+ 0.4
+ .2
-.3
-2 1 .3
+ .3
-2 .5
-1 .2
-2 .3
-.9
-6 .5
+1.3
-5 .9
0)
* Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.
Employment in Building Construction in August, 1932
M PLO YM EN T in the building construction industry de
creased 1.9 per cent in August as compared with July, and earn
ings decreased 3.6 per cent. These figures are based on pay-roll
reports received from 10,464 firms engaged on building operations in
34 States and the District of Columbia.
E
23
COM PARISON OF E M PL O Y M E N T AN D TO T AL PA Y ROLL IN THE BUILDING CON
STRUCTION IN D U STRY IN ID E N T IC A L FIRMS, JULY AND AUGUST, 1932
Locality
Alabama, Birmingham................... .
California:
Los Angeles i..............................
San Francisco-Oakland1.......... .
Other reporting localities1....... .
Colorado, Denver. ...........................
Connecticut:
Bridgeport..................................
Hartford......................................
New Haven................................
Delaware, Wilmington................... .
District of Columbia....................... .
Florida:
Jacksonville................................
Miami........................................
Georgia, Atlanta...............................
Illinois:
Chicago i....................................
Other reporting localities 1.......
Indiana:
Fort Wayne...............................
Indianapolis..............................
South Bend...............................
Iowa, Des Moines...........................
Kansas, Wichita..............................
Kentucky, Louisville......................
Louisiana, New Orleans.................
Maine, Portland..............................
Maryland, Baltimore 1__................
Massachusetts, all reporting locali
ties *..............................................
Michigan:
Detroit.......................................
Flint..........................................
Grand Rapids...........................
Minnesota:
Duluth.......................................
Minneapolis________ ________
St. Paul.....................................
Missouri:
Kansas City 2__........................
St. Louis....................................
Nebraska, Omaha...........................
New York:
New York C ity 1......................
Other reporting localities1........
North Carolina, Charlotte..............
Ohio:
Akron.........................................
Cincinnati3...............................
Cleveland..................................
Dayton......................................
Youngstown..............................
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma City.........................
Tulsa..........................................
Oregon, Portland.............................
Pennsylvania:
Erie *..........................................
Philadelphia1
Pittsburgh
Reading-Lebanon
Scranton *_
Other reporting localities1.
Rhode Island, Providence........
Tennessee:
Knoxville............................
Memphis.............................
Nashville.............................
Texas:
Dallas_________________ ...
Houston..............................
San Antonio........................
Num
ber
of firms
report
ing in
both
months
Number on pay
roll—
Amount of pay roll
(1 week)—
Per cent
of change
July
528
August
Per cent
of change
July
August
$7,234
$6,219
-1 4 .0
954
596
-4 .1
-4 .1
- 1.2
-1 .4
38,572
20,980
12,3 5
16,424
34,234
22,061
13.492
13,876
- 11.2
632
1,155
1,484
1,542
6,190
1,127
1,416
1,298
6,083
-1 6.3
- 2 .4
-4 .6
-1 5.8
- 1 .7
15,815
32,061
44,134
35,009
170,285
13,395
30,368
40,541
29,007
167, 731
- 1 7 .1
- 1 .5
48
75
127
341
534
1,239
325
577
1,442
-4 .7
+ 8.1
+16.4
5,083
9,826
15,480
5,355
10, 575
19, 594
+ 5 .4
+ 7 .6
+ 2 6 .6
138
85
1,237
890
1,181
918
-4 .5
+3.1
36,447
22,368
40.492
25,539
+11.1
110
659
1,070
288
373
-1 3.2
-.4
-3 2.3
+46.1
- 3 .3
-1 4.0
+18.3
-6 .7
+10.1
13,842
27,826
6,322
7,470
9,002
18,163
26,718
11, 609
23,867
12,102
25,643
- 12.6
- 7 .8
-3 8 .6
+ 3 1 .4
1,642
495
1,391
572
1,066
195
545
443
777
1,943
462
1, 531
26
30
25
188
1,708
995
603
709
127
230
199
116
547
162
46
100
62
129
129
103
119
440
-1 6.7
9,818
8,283
14,653
29,656
10,025
+ 5 .2
+ 8 .9
-1 5 .5
- 1 5 .3
- 5 .3
- 8.1
+ 1 4 .2
- 8.0
- 1 9 .3
+11.0
-1 3 .6
+ 1 2 .9
746
6,562
6,086
-7 .3
183,319
166,963
- 8 .9
450
36
113
2,672
124
2,751
142
616
+3.0
+14.5
- 2 .5
57,626
2,288
13,054
58,456
2.437
12,659
+ 1 .4
+ 6. 5
- 3 .0
51
230
142
148
1,681
1,347
1,628
1,208
+57.4
-3 .2
-1 0.3
2,803
41,606
34,231
4,328
36, 741
29,697
+ 5 4 .4
-1 1 .7
-1 3 .2
262
432
133
2,042
2,550
902
1,782
2,408
-1 2.7
-5 .6
-1 .4
58,*94
70,021
19,220
46,265
63,650
17, 813
-2 0 .9
- 9 .1
-7 .3
332
175
9,864
3,878
207
9,938
3,956
256
+ 2.0
+23.7
+ .8
402,100
116,075
2,934
396,673
116,915
3,111
65
3,191
2,374
429
312
320
2,941
2,254
399
349
-1 0.9
-7 .8
-5 .1
-7 .0
+11.9
7,350
89,906
59,985
9,154
6,047
6,543
78,810
61,622
8,635
7,615
-1 2 .3
+2. 7
- 5 .7
+ 2 5 .9
94
58
195
478
257
1,140
405
243
1,339
-1 5.3
-5 .4
+17.5
8,269
4,584
24,737
6,408
3,761
29,598
-2 2 .5
-1 8 .0
+ 1 9 .7
32
491
253
55
32
318
238
4,885
1,454
416
163
2,269
1,727
222
239
4,704
1,435
386
150
2,252
1,551
+7.7
- 3 .7
-1 .3
-7 .2
- 8.0
-.7
5,565
41, 553
8,271
3,977
46,254
44,030
5,598
109,668
37,636
7,034
3,787
45,410
37,788
-9 .4
-1 5 .0
-4 .8
42
95
75
464
515
518
467
639
+11.6
-9 .3
-7 .3
6,216
10,237
12,488
7.438
8,249
11,337
+ 1 9 .7
-1 9 .4
-9 . 2
897
148
675
116
616
681
745
98
1 Data supplied by cooperating State bureaus.
* Includes both Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kans.
3 Includes Covington and Newport, Ky.
-7 .1
- 8 .7
+9.4
14,969
12,087
10,415
14,156
10,644
12,119
-5 .4
-1 1 .9
+ 1 6 .4
87
490
475
122
- 10.2
110,020
-1 .3
+ .7
+6.0
- 11.0
+ .6
-.3
- 1.8
-1 4 .2
24
COMPARISON OF E M PLO Y M E N T AND T O T A L PA Y ROLL IN THE BUILDING CON
STRUCTION IN D U STRY IN ID E N T IC A L FIRMS, JULY AN D AUGUST, 1932—Con.
Num
ber
of firms
report
ing in
both
months
Locality
Utah, Salt Lake City_______ _____
Virginia:
Norfolk-Portsmouth__________
Richmond___________________
Washington:
Seattle________ ____ __________
Spokane_____________________
Tacoma______________________
West Virginia, Wheeling.... ...........
Wisconsin, all reporting localities l~
Total, all localities__________
Number on pay
roll—
Amount of pay roll
(1 week)—
Per cent
ofchangc
July
August
Per cent
of change
July
August
88
360
321
-1 0.8
$7,021
$6,006
—14.5
94
156
623
1,104
544
1,062
-1 2.7
—3.8
11,316
22,934
9,926
21,835
-12.3
—4.8
176
49
78
53
60
745
202
142
193
1,432
875
186
131
181
1,635
+17.4
-7 .9
-7 .7
-6 .2
+14.2
17,592
3,872
2,454
3, 761
29,473
17,934
4,443
2,106
3,710
34,298
+1.9
+14.7
-1 4.2
-1 .4
+16.4
10,464
88,073
86,370
-1 .9 2,265,230 2,183,314
- 3 .6
i Data supplied by cooperating State bureaus
Employment on Class I Steam Railroads in the United States
ATA are not yet available concerning railroad employment for
August, 1932. Reports of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion for Class I railroads show that the number of employees (exclu
sive of executives and officials) decreased from 1,033,887 on June 15,
1932, to 1,008,608 on July 15, 1932, or 2.4 per cent; the amount of
pay roll decreased from $119,608,254 in June to $114,801,532 in July,
or 4.0 per cent.
The monthly trend of employment from January, 1923, to July,
1932, on Class I railroads— that is, all roads having operating revenues
of $1,000,000 or over— is shown by the index numbers published in
the following table. These index numbers are constructed from
monthly reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission, using the
12-month average for 1926 as 100.
D
T ab le 1.—IN D E X OF E M PL O Y M E N T , ON CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE U NITED
STATES, JANUARY, 1923, TO JULY, 1932
[12-month average, 1926*1001
Month
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
January.....................................
February...................................
March.......................................
April..........................................
M ay..........................................
June..........................................
July...........................................
August......................................
September................................
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
98.3
98.6
100.5
102.0
105.0
107.1
108.2
109.4
107.8
107.3
105.2
99.4
96.9
97.0
97.4
98.9
99.2
98.0
98.1
99.0
99.7
100.8
99.0
96.0
95.6
95.4
95.2
96.6
97.8
98.6
99.4
99.7
99.9
100.7
99.1
97.1
95.8
96.0
96.7
98.9
100.2
101.6
102.9
102.7
102.8
103.4
101.2
98.2
95.5
95.3
95.8
97.4
99.4
100.9
101.0
99.5
99.1
98.9
95.7
91.9
89.3
89.0
89.9
91.7
94.5
95.9
95.6
95.7
95.3
95.3
92.9
89.7
88.2
88.9
90.1
92.2
94.9
96.1
96.6
97.4
96.8
96.9
93.0
88.8
86.3
85.4
85.5
87.0
88.6
86.5
84.7
83.7
82.2
80.4
77.0
74.9
73.7
72.7
72.9
73.5
73.9
72.8
72.4
71.2
69.3
67.7
64.5
62.6
61.2
60.3
60.5
60.0
59.7
57.8
56.4
Average........................... 104.1
98.3
97.9
100.0
97.5
92.9
93.3
83.5
70.6
159.4
Average for 7 months.
1932
25
Wage-Rate Changes in American Industries
Manufacturing Industries
ATA concerning wage-rate changes occurring between July 15
and August 15 in 89 manufacturing industries included in the
monthly trend of employment survey of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics are presented in the following table.
Of the 18,152 manufacturing establishments furnishing employ
ment data in August, 17,640 establishments, or 97.2 per cent of the
total, reported no change in wage rates during the month ending
August 15, 1932. The employees whose wage rates were reported
unchanged over the month interval totaled 2,414,199 comprising 96.4
per cent of the total number of employees included in this survey of
manufacturing industries.
Decreases in rates of wages were reported by 500 establishments,
or 2.8 per cent of the total number of establishments reporting.
These decreases, averaging 12.7 per cent, affected 88,865 employees,
or 3.5 per cent of all employees in the establishments reporting. *
Twelve establishments in four industries reported wage-rate in
creases averaging 12.1 per cent and affecting 284 employees.
D
T ab le 1.—WAGE CHANGES IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES DU RIN G
EN DIN G AUGUST 15, 1932
Industry
All manufacturing industries..
Per cent of total............ .
Estab
Total
lish
ments number
of
em
report ployees
ing
18,152 2,503,348
100.0
100.0
Slaughtering and meat packing.. .
Confectionery................................
Ice cream.......................................
Flour..............................................
Baking________________________
Sugar refining, cane......................
Beet sugar.....................................
Beverages.......................................
Butter............................................
Cotton goods.................................
Hosiery and knit goods.................
Silk goods......................................
Woolen and worsted goods...........
Carpets and rugs...........................
Dyeing and finishing textiles.......
Clothing, men’s................. ...........
Shirts and collars................ - ........
Clothing, women’s....... - ..............
Millinery.......................................
Corsets and allied garments.........
Cotton small wares.......................
Hats, fur-felt.
Men’s furnishings.........................
Iron and steel...............................
Cast-iron pipe...............................
Structural and ornamental iron
work...........................................
Hardware......................................
Steam fittings, and steam and
hot-water heating apparatus___
Stoves............................................
Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets...
Cutlery (not including silver and
plated cutlery) and edge tools.
Forgings, iron and steel...........
Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.
440
952
15
52
340
327
694
447
246
253
33
147
354
107
369
123
30
112
37
77
212
82,857
30,706
13,545
16,061
61,757
8,117
4,138
10,030
6,456
193,956
92,973
39,691
54,416
12,364
29,609
54,488
12,317
20,309
7,636
5,119
7,324
5,476
4,224
162,725
5,652
Number of establish
ments reporting
M ON TH
Number of employees
having—
No
Wage Wage No wage Wage Wage
de
in
wage
in
de
changes creases creases changes creases creases
17,640
97.2
322
385
432
938
15
52
333
312
637
430
241
239
31
136
350
104
364
120
29
111
36
77
203
31
12
(*)
500 2,414,199
96.4
2.8
78,059
30,409
13,326
15,884
61,417
8,117
4,138
9,849
6,320
173,115
88,937
39,166
49,103
12,182
26y 860
54,305
12,119
19,988
7,381
5,104
7,319
5,447
4,224
157,288
3,949
284
.1
3.5
4,798
297
219
177
340
232
181
97
20,841
4,036
293
5,313
182
2,749
175
198
321
255
15
5
29
5,437
1,703
15,392
18,712
9
1,404
103
156
13,046
13,687
8,147
196
260
126
8,734
4,991
248
187
115
15,401
20,116
185
105
160
13,242
13,947
8,147
127
62
8,744
5,239
110
10
26
T a b le 1.—W AGE CHANGES IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES DU RIN G M ON TH
EN DIN G AUGUST 15, 1932-Continued
Industry
Plumbers’ supplies......................
Tin cans and other tinware........
Tools (not including edge tools,
machine tools, files, or saws)___
Wirework.....................................
Lumber—
Sawmills.............................. .
Millwork...............................
Furniture................................... .
Turpentine and rosin............... .
Leather........................................
Boots and shoes...........................
Paper and pulp...........................
Paper boxes................................ .
Printing:
Book and job........................
Newspapers and periodicals.
Chemicals....................................
Fertilizers................................... .
Petroleum refining- .................. .
Cottonseed oil, cake, and meal—
Druggists’ preparations...............
Explosives.....................................
Paints and varnishes--................
Rayon.......................................... .
Soap...............................................
Cement........................................ .
Brick, tile, and terra cotta--------Pottery..........................................
Glass..............................................
Marble, granite, slate, and other
stone products--...................... .
Stamped and enameled ware___
Brass, bronze, and copper prod
ucts.............................................
Aluminum manufactures.............
Clocks, time recording devices,
and clock movements.............. .
Gas and electric fixtures, lamps,
lanterns, and reflectors............ .
Plated ware...................................
Smelting and refining—copper,
lead, and zinc........................... .
Jewelry..........................................
Chewing and smoking tobacco
and sn uff--................................
Cigars and cigarettes.................. .
Automobiles................................ .
Airci aft........................................ .
Cais, electric and steam railroad.
Locomotives................................ .
Shipbuilding................................ .
Rubber tires and inner tubes___
Rubbei boots and shoes.............. .
Rubber goods, other than boots,
shoes, tires, and inner tubes----Agricultural implements___ ____
Electrical machinery, apparatus,
and supplies-........................... .
Engines, turbines, tractors, and
water wheels..............................
Cash registers, adding machines,
and calculating machines..........
Foundry and machine-shop prod
ucts.............................................
Machine to o ls--...........................
Textile machinery and parts____
Typewriters and supplies........... .
Radio.............................................
Electric-railroad repair shops___
Steam-railroad repair shops—
Estab
Total
lish
ments number
of
em
report ployees
ing
Number of establish
ments reporting
No
wage
Number of employees
having—
Wage Wage No wage Wage Wage
in
in
de
de
creases creases changes creases creases
58
6,823
8,618
65
57
5,768
8,566
1,055
52
129
70
5,671
5,056
124
5,413
4.736
258
320
631
465
481
21
165
332
419
315
56,990
16,980
39,497
614
449
462
20
159
330
405
54,485
16,223
38,046
994
22,381
108,508
73,239
18,939
2,505
757
1,451
752
450
115
205
117
53
41
47,241
63,823
19,554
4,808
47,651
1,605
7,149
1.737
14,795
11,594
407
1,800
89
196
47,648
65.623
19,643
4,908
47,656
1,605
7,149
2,678
14,969
18,014
12,100
12,968
19,857
12,854
30,387
218
91
5,716
12,397
206
27
766
471
116
209
118
53
41
22
360
22
87
124
667
1,000
22,877
108,849
76,610
19,367
68
12
354
16
87
123
645
116
10
341
3,371
428
100
5
941
174
6,420
12,100
12,678
18,438
12,572
29,863
290
1,419
277
524
216
5,678
11,936
461
26,197
4,752
200
25,931
4,739
266
13
22
3,383
22
54
54
4,316
6,969
53
53
3,231
6,942
1,085
27
151
7,157
7,392
27
151
7,133
7,392
24
35
219
247
29
35
11
97
41
7
10,237
45,382
204,683
4,260
4,507
2,402
26,868
44,361
5,566
34
217
241
28
35
18
1,017
1,133
10
96
40
7
10,219
44,365
203,550
4,250
4,507
2,402
23,518
44,145
5.566
104
76
17.623
5,210
103
76
17,602
5,210
291
91,467
289
91,413
54
85
15,029
84
14,818
211
122
26
11
3,350
216
21
45
13,130
44
9.566
3,564
1,092
151
35
18
40
403
529
96,376
9,804
5,630
6,297
15,705
21,141
1,053
148
35
18
39
387
524
94,224
9,756
5,630
6,297
15,405
19,704
66,066
2,152
48
66,212
300
1,437
146
27
Nonmanufacturing Industries
following table are presented data concerning wage-rate
changes occurring between July 15 and August 15, 1932, reported by
firms in 14 nonmanufacturing groups included in the bureau’s monthly
employment survey.
No changes in wage-rates over the month interval were reported by
firms in the anthracite mining or crude petroleum producing groups.
In each of the remaining 12 groups a number of establishments
reported decreases in wage rates, the average per cent of decrease
ranging from 8.2 per cent in the electric railroad group to 15.6 per
cent in the dyeing and cleaning group. The wage rate decreases
reported in the telephone and telegraph group averaged 8.6 per cent
and those reported in the power and light group averaged 9.7 per cent.
With the exception of the bituminous coal mining group, in which the
average per cent of decrease in wage rates was 14.6 per cent, the remain
ing groups reported decreases in wage rates averaging from 10 to 12
per cent. No increases in wage-rates from July to August were reported
by establishments in these 14 nonmanufacturing groups.
In
the
T ab le 3.—WAGE CHANGES IN NONMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES DU RING M ON TH
EN DIN G AUGUST 15, 1932
Industrial group
Estab
Total
lish
ments number
of
em
report ployees
ing
Number of es
tablishments
reporting—
Number of em
ployees having—
No
Wage No wage Wage
wage
de
de
changes creases changes creases
Anthracite mining_________________ ____ _______
Per cent of total____________________________
160
100.0
67.212
100.0
160
100.0
Bituminous coal mining...........................................
Per cent of total..................................................
1,145
100.0
151,795
100.0
1,091
95.3
54
4.7
144,008
94.9
7,787
5.1
Metalliferous mining.................................................
Per cent of total....................................._...........
256
100.0
18,310
100.0
254
99.2
2
0.8
17,694
96.6
616
3.4
Quarrying and nonmetallic mining.........................
Per cent of total..................................................
628
100.0
23,853
100.0
616
98.1
12
1.9
23,494
98.5
359
1.5
Crude petroleum producing
Per cent of total......................... ........................
273
100.0
21,793
100.0
273
100.0
Telephone and telegraph..........................................
Per cent of total..................................................
8,049
100.0
274.060
100.0
8,009
99.5
40
0.5
273,700
99.9
360
0.1
Power and light.........................................................
Per cent of total..................................................
3,494
100.0
219,521
100.0
3,473
99.4
21
0.6
218.339
99.5
1,182
0.5
Electric-railroad and motor-bus operation and
maintenance...........................................................
Per cent of total..................................................
501
100.0
136,103
100.0
468
93.4
33
6.6
127,958
94.0
8,145
6.0
Wholesale trade.........................................................
Per cent of total..................................................
2,688
100.0
70,494
100.0
2,649
98.5
39
1.5
69,571
98.7
923
1.3
Retail trade................................................................ 14,057
Per cent of total..................................................
100.0
311,404
100.0
14,017
99.7
40
0.3
309,430
99.4
1,974
0.6
Hotels.........................................................................
Per cent of total..................................................
2,580
100.0
138,361
100.0
2,551
9& 9
29
1.1
136,950
99.0
1,411
1.0
Canning and preserving............................................
Per cent of total.................................................
913
100.0
72,270
100.0
909
99.6
4
0.4
72,120
99.8
150
0.2
Laundries............... ..................................................
Per cent of total..................................................
1,006
100.0
60,232
100.0
987
98.1
19
1.9
59,148
98.2
1,084
1.8
Dyeing and cleaning.................................................
Per cent of total..................................................
398
100.0
12,159
100.0
387
97.2
11
2.8
11,725
96.4
434
3.6
O
67,212
100.0
21,793
100.0
@FedFRASER