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EMPLOYMENT
and pay rolls
DETAILED REPORT
AUGUST
(950
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Maurice J. Tobin - Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague - Com m issioner
October 18, 1950
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington 25, D, C.
Executive 2l|20
Ext. 351
EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS
Detailed Report
August 1950
CONTENTS
Charts
PAGE
Employment in Manufacturing* Durable and
Nondurable Goods Industries, 1939 to date.......
1
Employment Trends in Selected Industries
Building Materials....................................
2
.jQuninum,................................ .......... .
j.l
Statistical Data.............Ail
Explanatory Note?' ......................................
i
Glossary.............................. .
v
Prepared by
Division of Employment Statistics
Samuel Weiss, Chief
EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ALL EMPLOYEES
MILLIONS
MILLIONS
20
15
10
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU Of LABOR STATISTICS
2.
During August, industries manufacturing building naterials j/
continued the expansion which has characterized thoir oporatiqn since
.the beginning of the year. Total production worker enployncnt in
the industries surveyed roso 19 percont fron 764*000 in January
1950 to 908,000 in August (soo table I). Between January tyid July
physical production of nost naterials has risen substantially tsoro
than onploynent (see table II), primarily as a result of a longer
workweek.
Despite the sharp rise in production, which in sone eases
was at or above record levels, stringencies in delivery were reported
for many itens. Short/ages in August wore nost stringent for gypsun
board and lath, eonont, rxLllwork, and brick, in that order* Avail
able supplios of ccnent have boon particularly affcctcd by several
work stoppages.
Structural Clay Products
The structural clay products manufacturing industry has
oxpandod its workforce very quickly in ordor to rioot the present
huge denand for brick, sewer pipe, and tile. Reversing the orploynent downtrend which persisted fron Novo-ribor 1948 to February 3-950,
the industry between February and August of this year added 10,600
workers. This raised its production worker total to 78,900 for a
gain of 16 percent. The Augtiat onploynent level, howovor, is still
slightly below the November 1948 postwar peak of 79,200.
iJ This study includes the following Manufacturing industries which
nost dircctly reflect construction activity: sawr.dlls and plan
ning rails j nillwork, plywood, and prefabricated structural wood
products; structural clay products; hydraulic eonont; concrete,
gypsun, and plaster products; and heating apparatus and plunbing supplios.
Table I
Production Worker Enplcynent in Soloctcd Industries Manufacturing
Building Materials, 1947 - 1950
_______________________ (in thousands)_____________
••
•
Heating
•
:
: Millwork, :
: Concrete, : Apparatus
: Sawnills and: Plywood and :Structural Clay
Hydraulic Cenont: Gypsun
:
Year and Month :Planing Mills:Prefabricated:
Products
and
:and Plaster: Plunbing
:
: Structural :
s
:Wood Products:
: Products : Supplies __
Monthly Average
1947
70.2
146.0
33.0
100.0
71.-5
455.4
442.0
105.0
137.1
35.5
1948
76.5
76.4
36.0
106.0
72.4
401.3
95.7
72.5
1949
386.9
379.5
384.8
388.6
398.5
410.3
97.5
95.3
93.5
93.6
91.9
93.7
75.8
74.5
73.4
72.9
72.8
72.8
35.9
35.8
35.7
36.0
36.2
36 ..6
72.9
71.1
70.7
70.3
71.2
71.2
117.2
112.3
107.8
103.0
97.2
93.6
407.1
414.5
416.0
413.8
412.1
403.5
91*9
94.6
95.7
98.1
100.7
101.9
72.1
72.1
72.1
71.0
69.7
70.5
36.9
36.7
36.5
34.8
34.8
36.4
71.5
73.5
74.9
74.6
73.9
73.1
91.8
99.7
109.6
116.2
113.0
111.1
1950 January
February
March
April
May
Juno ”
381.1
385.7
399.3
409.9
429.8
440.9
101.6
101.2
101.7
104.4
108.4
68.6
68.3
68.5
68.6
72.8
75.5
35.8
35.0
34.5
35.4
36.0
36.5
69.5
71.3
71.3
73.5
76.4
80.0
107.4
112.3
114.0
117.7
118.6
121.7
July «
August *
"■Preliminary
444.1
459.6
108.8
115.4
76.4
78.9
36.0
_____4
81.4
84.9
120.0
131.8
1949 January
February
ferch
April
May
Juno
July
August
Septenber
October
Novenber
Docenbor
106.2
The relative gains in production between February and
July of this year have been even larger than tho 16 percent
registered by onploynont. Following a seasonal contraction
between October 194-9 and February 1950, production was swiftly
accelerated with tho onset of tho building boon in 1950 (see table II).
In five nonths, fron February to July 1950, output increased, as
follows:
Unglazed brick
Vitrified sewer pipe
Unglazed tile
62 percent
29 percent
30 porcont
These gains wero nado possiblo by rising onploynont and expansion
of tho workweek fron 38.6 to 40.8 hours.
Despite the particularly largo increase in brick product
ion, shipments for the first half of tho year slightly oxcoedod
output. In fact, sono local shortages of brick have been roported.
Prices for brick and tile, liko other building materials,
after ronaining rolativoly stable during 1949» roso by noro than
2 percent in tho first seven nonths of this year to a now postwar
peak (see table III).
Plunbing and Heating Materials
The plunbing; and heating supplies’industry, like other
building material suppliers, has staged a remarkable comeback
from its 1949 recession. The severity of its onploynont declino—
fron a postwar peak of 146,000 in 1947 to 106,000 in 1949— was
without parallel anong any of tho other building materials, re
flecting, in part, the substantial inventories accunulatod in 1947.
Tho declino is noteworthy in another respect. Whereas onploynont
in nost other building natorials did not roach a peak until 1948,
plunbing and heating onploynont achieved its highest level ono
year earlier. During the first eight nonths of 1950 onploynont
increased 23 porcent. The number of production workers totaled
132»000 in August (see table I).
The prices of plunbing and hoating apparatus hnvc not
fluctuated very widely over the past year and a half, A gradual
price declino amounting to 5 percent began early in 1949 and
tominatod in February 1950, Prices again started upward in
March and by the end of August wero 4 percent above the 1948 peak
month.
Table II
Indoxos of Production for Selected Building Materials, 1947-1950
(1947 Monthly Average = 100}
Year and Jfcnth
:
: Lunber
Structural Clay Products
:
: Brick : Sewer Pipe : Tile
•
•
•
: Portland Ccnent : Gypsun Board and Lath
Monthly Average
1947
1948
1949
100.0
101. 9
90.6
100.0
116.2
107.6
100.0
107.9
109.6
100.0
98.7
103.9
100.0
110.0
112.5
1949 January
February
March
April
May
June
75.7
69.8
90.2
88.7
92.7
94.3
93.0
82.5
95.4
105.1
103.4
113.0
113.3
114.7
113.2
93.0
94.8
110.7
107.8
105.1
104.6
98.4
88.8
99.3
113.9
119.7
117.7
95.7
114.2
lli;4
110.5
114.2
107.8
113.4
113.6
*03.2
104.3
100.7
94.7
121.6
120.4
123.5
122.9
116.1
108.9
1950
100.4
109.7
116.7
107*2
121.0
July
August
Soptenber
October
Novenber
Decenber
82.5
99*7
97.5
94.7
100.0
100.3
117.4
122.2
117.3
108*5
January
February
March
April
Jfey
June
81.0
83.6
104.9
109.5
121.3
121.4
90.2
82,5
95.0
107.1
131.4
137.0
98.6
95.1
110.5
79.4 1/
115.0
129.5
91.4
85.5
94.8
92.9
109.8
111.9
97.7
84.1
91.6
116.4
128.3
123.7 1/
July
113.3
133.9
123.1
110.8
133.2 1/
100.0
134.5
118.8
—
—
120.5
—
101.2
119.7
134.2
——
139.6
« ...
144*4
—
1/ Rofleets work stoppage.
Sources Bureau 'of the Census; Bureau of Mines ; National Lunber Manuf$cti£*ers Association
Hydraulic Conont
The huge volunc of dcnand for conont over tho past throe
years lias enabled tho hydraulic conont nanufacturing industry to
increase its workforce. Expansion of highway and dan construction
has croatod a greater need for conont at the sano tino that re
quirements for other building naterials, noro closoly tied to the
honebuilding program, havo fluctuated over a broad range. Tho
nunbor of production workors in the ccnont industry, as a result,
has risen fron an average of 33>000 in 1947 to 36,000 in 1949.
In tho first quarter of 1950 onploynent registered a seasonal
contraction, but has since noved upward, and reached a postwar
peak of 37,400 in August,
Production 2/, in tho first seven nonths of 1950 increased
about 21 percent over the conparablo period in 1947, nuch nore
than can bo explained by the rise of 12 porcent in enploynent.
Tho disparity is oven greater in terns of mn-hours since tho
longth of the workweek has dcclinod slightly. A special study by
the Buroau of Labor Statistics* Division of Manpower and Produc
tivity rovoals that the increase in production between 1947 and
1949 is to sonc extent a reflection of increased productivity.
Specifically, nanhours required for each unit of output in tho
conont industry fell by 6 porccnt between 1947 and 1949.
Thus far in 1950 conont production, according to tho
Buroau of Minos, is running slightly above last year's peak rate.
July output was, in fact, the highost on record. Nevertheless,
stocks have been drawn on to keep pace with donand. This year's
seasonal reduction in inventories has been particularly heavy
with May to July withdrawals exceeding any in a conparablo post
war period. As a consoquenco, local shortages have appeared in
several sections of tire country. Additional factors responsible
for tho shortages are the lack of freight cars and work stoppages
in conont plants during June and July.
Prices for ccnont have not risen appreciably in 1950
though tho August level is tho highost in tho postwar period.
Further increases, norcovor, have been announced, effective
October 1,
2/ Portland conont, comprising noro than 90 porccnt of the industry's
total production, is used hero to indicate the industry's
production trend.
Table III
Indexes of Wholesale Prices for Selected Building Materials, 1/
1947-1950
(1947 = 100)
Month and Year: Lumber : Brick and Tile s Cenent s Pluiibinc? arid Heating
Monthly Average
1947
1948
1949
1949 January
February
March
April
bhy
June
July
August
Septonber
October
November
Deceriber
1950 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
100.0
112.7
103.0
100.0
111.4
115.7
100.0
112.7
115.6
100.0
117.9
123.4
108.0
107.0
106.2
115.7
115.7
115.7
115.6
115.6
115.6
125.1
124.5
104.8
102.7
101.2
116.1
116.0
116.0
114.9
114.9
114.9
123.8
99.8
99.8
100.9
101.6
102.2
102.7
U5.4
115.4
115.6
115.6
115.6
115.6
115.0
115.0
115.0
116.2
116.2
116.2
123.4
123.4
123.3
123.3
123.3
123.3
103.7
105.2
106.6
107.7
112.0
116.3
116.8
116.6
116.6
116.7
117.0
117.4
116.5
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
121.0
118.6
121.1
123.4
124.7
124.6
121.7
128.5
119.6
119.9
116.9
117.1
124.6
123.5
123.4
123,4
130.5
1/ These are the indexes of wholesale prices of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics recomputed with the average for 1947 as tho base.
Luribor
Lunber manufacturing, liko tho structural clay products
industry, has had to expand its workforco quickly to noot tho un
expectedly largo donand for its products, Tho sawmills and planing
nills segnont of tho lunbor industry which according to tho National
Lunbor I-femufacturors Association provides about 70 porcont of its
products to tho construction industry, incroasod tho nunbor of its
production workers by 21 porcont botwoon January and August of this
yoar. Enployncnt was 459>600 in August, 1950; this is sonowhat
lower than tho postwar peak of 469,700 roachod in August 1948, Tho
r&llwork, plywood, and pro.fabricated structural wood products sog
nont, which is norc closely allied to residential construction,
increased its workforco by 14 percent over tho first eight nonths
of 1950, The August 1950 enployncnt lovol of 115,400 was a postwar
high,
MLllwork production, which provides doors, francs, sash,
etc,, for buildings, reported increases of fron 10 to 50 porcont
for individual itons in tho first seven nonths of 1950 as conparod
to tho like period of 1949, according to tho Bureau of tho Census,
Total production of lunbor for all usos roachBcl arecord lovol in the socond quarter of 1950— tho highest in 35 years,
A fall in output during July reflected a holiday and tho traditional
vacation period of the industry,
Tho lunber stringency is ono of the nost serious anong
tho building materials, Though, in part, duo to a lack of freight
cars, particularly in tho Oregon area, tho tightness is primarily
duo to tho unexpected voluno of donand, Tho shortago is nost
sovoro in hardwood flooring and nillwork. In the first sovon nonths
of 1950 unfillod orders for naplo, booch,and birch flooring doublod,
while thoso for oak roso by 45 porcont, Howovor, undor current
ocononic conditions, sono part of those orders nay bo duplications,
Tho scarcity of luribor as well as its charactoristic
prico volatility has engenderad a price upswing nuch greater than
for any other building natorial. Between January and August of this
yoar, tho prices for luribor incroasod by 24 percent, Tho August
level is at an all tine peak— 12 porcont above tho previous peak of
August 1948,
Concroto.. Gypsun* and Piaster Products
To noot tho heavy demand for its products as a result
of the building boon, the concrete, gypsun, and plaster products
industry raised enploynent sharply in tho first eight nonths of
1950* In August 1950, tho nutibor of production workers totaled
84,900— a 22 percont rise fron tho January lovol.
There is no available noasuro of tho production of
concrete products
which aro by far tho rajor part of tho above
industry. Its needs arc rcflectod, however, in tho present hugo
donands on tho conont nanufacturing industry,
Gypsun board and lath, production of which provides
about 10 porcont of tho industry*s enploynent, is tho nost seriously
short of all building materials, despite an all tine record output
in tho first half of 1950, Shortages aro nost acute in tho South
and the Far Wost. Tho prosent hoavy donand roflocts not only tho
curront building boon but also tho noro widespread use of gypsun
products,
Enploynent^ Hours and Earnings
Tho recovery in enploynent and hours and earnings during
tho first oight nonths of 1950 in the building materials nanufacturing
industries is shown in table IV, With the oxcoption of hydraulic
conont, which was already at a very high lovol, tho upswing in onployipent was substantial,
Tho length of tho workweek also reflected tho brisk
donand for the industries* output. Average weekly hours during
August, in no case loss than 4-0,8, indicato that all industries
wore scheduling a nininun of about 2 hours of ovortine; tho concroto,
gypsun and plaster products group aftor adding tine lost due to
abscntcoisn, turnover, etc., appears to be working close to a
scheduled 4.8-hour wook.
Hourly oarnings in tho building materials industries are
lower as a whole than the average of $1,54- for all hard goods indus
tries, With tho exception of cencnt and plunbing and heating, hourly
oarnings of tho industries covored in tho survey were at least 10
cents loss than tho avorago for all durablo goods.
2/ Tho major concroto products aro ready nix conont, concroto blocks,
and concroto pipes.
10.
Tablo IV
Hours, Earnings and Production Worker Enployncnt in Selected Industries
Manufacturing Building Materials
January and August 1950
Industry
: Production :Avorage {Average {Average
{Weekly {Weekly {Hourly
: Workers
{Earnings
:(in thousands {Earnings:Hours
Sawnill3 and Planing Mills
1950$ January
August *
381.1
t 459.6
#47.38
57.88
38.3
42.0
$1,237
1.378
101.6
115.4
56.14
61.52
42.4
43.6
1.324
1.411
68.6
78.9
49.52
54.47
38.6
40.8
1.283
1.335
35.8
37*4
57.55
61.76
40.9
42.3
1.407
1.460
69.5
84.9
58.16
66.39
43.6
46.3
1.334
1.434
107.4
131.8
59.23
65.06
42.0
39.7
1.492
1.549
Millworkj Plywood and Pre
fabricated Structural Wood
Products
1950: January
August *
Structural Clay Products
1950: January
August *
Hydraulic Cenent
1950: January
August #•
Concrete, Gypsun, and
Plaster Products
1950: January
August #
Heating Apparatus and
Plunbing Supplies
1950: January
August *
Prelininary
labor *• D» C«
11,
The use of aluminum* the most important light commercial
metal, vastly expanded after World War II. Yearly consumption
since the war ended has been more than triple the 1939 level (see
table I), As a result, the primary refining segment of the
aluminum industry l/f which produces the major share of raw alum
inum, has had to operate near capacity since 191+6.
During most of the first 8 months of 1950, both
employment and production in the primary industry were at peace
time highs as the building, and transportation equipment, power
transmission, and household appliances manufacturing industries
consumed increased amounts of aluminum. Thus, even before the
Korean crisis, civilian needs were absorbing the entire output
of the industry while it operated at capacity. Though some
expansion ef capacity by plant additions is currently underway
or in the planning stage, the increase will be circumscribed,
according to the Bureau of Mines of the U, S. Department of
Interior, owing to the limited supplies of surplus electric
power that are available. Electric power is a basic raw material
which is needed in huge volumes for aluminum production— approx
imately 1© KWH of energy are needed t® produce each pound of
aluminum*
Employment at High
.Reflecting the record aluminum output, employment in
August 1950 continued at the peacetime high of 9#300 production
workers. Though this total was more than triple the 1939 average
employment of 2,800, it was substantial ly below the World War II
level* Employment in January 19kk is estimated te have reached
15, 500*
1/
This study is limited to the primary aluminum industry
which produces aluminum from alumina* The secondary
aluminum industry which produces aluminum from new and
old scrap is excluded.
12.
Table I
Consumption of Aluminum
(in short tons)
1
5 Consumption of ‘:
* Consumption of jSecondary Aluminum*
Total
Period jprimary Aluminum*Recovered from Old:
Consumption
*
*
Scrap________ *______________
1939
191*6
19li7
19146
19149
Source*
167,600
575,700
571,800
68U,600
636,000
37,800
90,500
163,800
95,600
liU,6oo
205,1400
666,200
735,600
780,200
680,600
Bureau of Mines, U. S# Department of Interior,
Since 19U7 the trend in employment has generally been
upward (see table II), Shortage of electric power rather than
insufficient demand has been the major limitation on production
and, thus, on employment. Only in the latter part of 19i£ did
any softness in demand develop, but even then insufficient power
and work stoppages were of relatively greater significance in
reducing the level of operations.
Working conditions in this industry severely restrict
the employment of women. The reduction of alumina to aluminum,
the refining process, requires high temperatures and generates
unpleasant fumes. As a result, even during wartime, employment
expansions could not depend on the recruitment of women# In
areas of labor shortages, like the States of Washington and
Oregon, it was difficult to maintain the workforce at the
requisite levels, A somewhat comparable situation has arisen
currently. The Point Comfort, Texas plant of the Aluminum Company
of America, reopening on September 25, 1950, after the settlement
of a month long strike, found its workforce depleted. Alternative
opportunities of employment in the stringent industrial labor
market areas of Texas had attracted many of its employees.
13.
Table II
Production Worker Employment in
the Primary Aluminum Industry,
by month, 19147-1950
Period
j
191+7
191+8
I
191+9
J
1950
(in thousands)
Average
7.3
7.9
7.9
January
February
March
April
May
June
9.7
8.8
8.3
7.8
f.2
7.0
7.0
7.2
7.8
8.0
8.1+
8.3
8.1
8,1
8.3
8.1+
8.6
8.6
8.3
8,8
8,9
9.0
9.2
9.2
July
August
September
October
November
December
7.1
6.9
6.6
6.1+
6.1+
6.8
8,1
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.8
8.0
8.5
7.7
7.6
8.3
5.0
7.0
9.3
9.3
Production Also at High
The 63,500 tons of primary aluminum produced in July
set a peacetime monthly record. In fact, production for the first
7 months of 1950 was also a record for any comparable peacetime
period (see table III). The strength of demand for aluminum is
further emphasized by a sharp reducticn in manufacturers» stocks
and by a sharp rise in imports. According to the Bureau of
Mines, stocks were reduced by 50 percent between January and
July of this year and imports in the first 6 months of 1950 were
greater than the total for either the year 191+8 or 191+9 •
I k *
Table III
Production of Primary Aluminum
(in short tons)
Period
1939
19i|6
1947
1949
Janilary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Sources
j Production
165,500
409,600
571,800
•
J
Period
1948
1949
| Production
623,500
603,900
53,400
49,700
54,900
54,100
56,900
54,200
1950
January
February
March
April
May
June
52,000
50,400
58,700
58,000
61,900
60,400
55,800
July
63,500
52,000
49,700
45,800
35,900
41,200
Bureau of Mines, U. S. Department of Interior.
The major cause of this upsurge in demand for aluminum
is the widespread business recovery, particularly in building and
durable goods manufacturing. Also significant is the increased
rate of military plane production thus far in 1950 as compared
with the same period a year ago. Another factor increasing the
pressure of demand for primary aluminum is the reduced output of
secondary aluminum derived from old scrap (see table I) which can
be substituted for primary aluminum in some uses. The reduction
in secondary output largely reflects the reduced supplies of
military scrap available since 1947* But, in addition t<* these,
aluminum is being substituted for other metals.
15.
Increasing use of aluminum over the past 10 years may
be illustrated by comparing the trends in aluminum production
and industrial production as a whole since 1939* The greater
expansion in aluminum production is obvious:
Indexes of Production
(1939 - 100)
Period
| Total Industrial l/
Aluminum 1/
|
100
156
172
176
161
100
250
350
380
369
1939
191*6
19U7
19i»8
1949
l/ Derived from aluminum production figures of the Bureau
ef Mines and the industrial production index figures
of the Federal Reserve Board*
The relatively greater expansion in aluminum production
at the expense of other metals, principally steel and copper, stems
beth from its lower cost and advantages in certain uses* The price
of aluminum declined 15 percent between 1939 and 1949; the price
of other metals increased substantially, as follows*
Prices of Selected Metals
Metal
|
1939
J
191+9
t Percent ef
*
Change
(cents per lb)
Aluminum
Copper
lead
Nickel
Tin
Zinc
.200
.112
•051
.350
#5014.
.055
.170
.195
.153
.1 4 0 0
.992
.128
- 15
♦ 74
♦ 200
♦ lh
* 97
♦ 133
(indexest 1926 - 100)
Hot Rolled Steel
Gold Rolled Steel
98.1
72.8
157.1
94*3
♦ 60
♦ 30
16.
Many advantages are widening the use of aluminum. Its
lightness has been particularly advantageous in transportation
equipment in which its use means increased pay loads, and in
many types of building products. Its resistance to corrosion
has made it popular in tank-car construction and in chemicalequipment uses. A high level of conductivity is making
aluminum a strong competitor of oopper in the power transmission
field, A ranking of its most important uses by industry for
19h9t by the Aluminum Company of America based on that firm's
own shipments, follows j
Industry
j
Percent of Total Shipments
Building products
Transportation
Power transmission
Household appliances
Cooking utensils
Machinery (general and electrical)
Shipments to fabricators f w
further processing
All other uses
18
18
8
7
6
h
25
Ik
Plants Near Hydroelectric Sites
The need for sustained volumes of electric power in
producing aluminum has determined the location of the primary
branch of the industry* Plants have been built near hydro
electric power sites in Washington, Tennessee, New York, Oregon,
Alabama, North Carolina, and Arkansas* However, a plant
recently put into operation at Point Comfort, Texas by-, the
Aluminum Company of America broke with the traditional use of
hydroelectric powerj electricity is obtained from internal
combustion engines specially designed to make use of natural gas
as a fuel.
The expansion of the industry in the past 10 years has
been marked by the development of the Far '.test (Washington and
Oregon^ as the major aluminum production area. Today, there are
five aluminum plants operating in that area? in 1939 there were
none*
Stable Hours and Earnings in Aluminum
Hours of production workers in the primary aluminum
industry have been more stable than those shown by comparable
'series for durable-gocds industries as a whole. Weekly hours in
primary aluminum in the past
years have closely approximated
the average ef 1(1,0 (see table IV') • On the other hand, the
weekly hours for durable goods industries has been more volatile
with 19^7 averaging 1*0,6, 19U9 averaging 39«5> and the current
level abeve l4l* 0 .
Hourly earnings in the primary aluminum industry averaged
$1»5U0 in August about the same as the average for all durable
goods industries# Average weekly earnings of $62*99 were somewhat
lower than the durable goods average of §6i+*09 due primarily tc
a slightly longer workweek in the latter. For most of the period
since 191*7» however, weekly earnings in the aluminum industry
have been consistently higher than the average for durable goods
owing to the ®perati«n ef the industry on an overtime basis
throughout the period*
Table IV
H*urs and Earnings in the Primary Aluminum Industry
Period
*
i
'Weekly
Earnings
:
:
Weekly
Hours
i
t
Hourly
Earnings
$53.1*6
58.95
61.95
1+0.9
1+1.1*
1+1.3
$1,307
1.1421*
1.500
January
February
March
April
May
June
61.16
61.66
62.25
62.03
62.73
62.14*
1*0.8
i+i.o
1*0.9
i+0.7
1+1.0
ljl.0
1.1+99
1*50U
1*522
1*521*
1.530
1.523
July
August
63.06
62.99
1+1.0
1*0.9
1.538
1.51*0
191+7
19UB
19149
1950
Source* U. S. Department of Labcr
Bureau of L a b w Statistics
Washington, D. C*
October, 1950
Labor - D. C*
EMPLOYMENT AND PAY RQ&LS
Detailed.. Report
August 1950
TAB lfe
CONTENTS
PAGE
1
Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments, by Industry Division
........... ............. .
and G
r
o
u
p
A{2
2
All Employees ajad production Workers in fining and Manufacturing
Industries., ....... .
3
Indexes of Prcduction~Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Kolls in
Manufacturing Industries.
A;9
k
ifemployees in Private and U. S. Navy Shipyards, by R e g i o n . f.f*..
At 10
5
Federal Civilian Employment and Pay Rolls in All Areas and in
Continental United States, and fetal Civilian Government Employment
and Pay Holls in Washington, D. C
.
.
As 11
Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments, by Industry Division,
by State*...... ....................................... .....................
Arl2
Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments by Industry Division, in
Selected A r e a s . .
A: 16
8
Production Workers in Selected Manufacturing Industries..».»•••••«••.«
Atl?
9
Employment of Wom e n in Manufacturing Industries-March and June 1950...
A: 22
6
7
Data for the 2 most recent months
shown are subject to revision
# * * « # * # « # * . *
Explanatory notes outlining briefly the
concepts, methodology, and sources used
In preparing data jsa^sented in this re
port appear in the appendix* See pages
1 ~ v i i . ______________________________________________________ ___________________
A: 2
TABLE 1|
Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments, by Industry
Division and Group
(In thousands)
Industry division and group
1950
July
June
*>5.031
44,05S
43.945
42,994
42,573
953
921
946
956
943
103.1
103.2
75.5
409.0
73.7
101.8
75.3
410.4
100.2
75.7
418.3
258.9
100.0
262.9
100.9
75.5
403.7
263,5
99 .I
August
TOTAL
MINING
Metal mining
Anthracite
Bituminous-coal
Crude petroleum and natural gas production
Nonmetallic.mining"and quarrying
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products (except furniture)
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products (except ordnance,
machinery, and transportation equipment)
Machinery (except electrical)
Electrical machinery
T ran sp c r ta t i on e q aipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile-mill products
Apparel and other finished textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing, publishing, and allied industries
Chemicals and allied products
Products of petroleum and coal
Rubfcei* products
Leather and leather products
261.0
380.7
261.6
103.7
101.5
99,1
July
2 ,61*
2,521
2,414
2,340
2,277
15,444
14,771
14,666
14,114
13,757
8,292
7.976
7.964
7,302
7,255
24.6
23.4
030
365
532
1,257.
22.6
803
349
349
511
747
305
480
1,216
1,092
512
1,221
928
973
1.366
857
1.354
23.7
809,
1,338
923
1,341
23.8
736
295
4 69
1,095
843
826
1,229
712
1,241
820
810
1,305
243
439
1,224
469
1,304
243
429
417
1,242
231
384
7,152
6,795
6,702
6,812
6,502
1,71<5
09
1.31S
1,203
481
742
1,614
1,519
1,718
1,585
256
683
254
258
410
82
82
98
89
1,264
: 1,093
467
739
1,179
1,155
436
1,145
1,055
670
239
636
247
227
246
224
382
397
383
1,096
;
230
712
1,249
466
740
660
240
249
391
See explanatory notes, sections A-G, and the glossary for definitions.
....... 1949
August
719
247
429
716
630
TABLE 1:
Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments, by Industry
Division and Group (Continued)
(In thousands)
..... _____19.50 ... .._
_ _
August 1 July
j June
... 194S
August
July
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
4,116
4,060
4,023
3.992
4,007
Transportation
Interstate railroads
Class I railroads
Local railways and bus lines
Trucking and warehousing
Other transportation and services
2,889
2,013
1,407
690
689
1,240
147
577
682
2,760
1,375
1,202
157
539
609
2.771
1.381
146
613
! 2,039
1,414
j 1,246
147
589
1
671
623.0
667
662
619.5
46.7
C14.6
46.7
554
548
522.3
Industry division and group
Communication
Telephone
Telegraph
Other public utilities
Gas and electric utilities
Local utilities
1,440
1,272
47.2
556
530.0 •
26,0
520.1
25.8
25.6
1,208
158
537
695
685
632.9
51.6
691
638.2
547
521.4
25.3
545
520.0
25.0
52.3
2,443
9.370
9.411
9.213
9,220
Wholesale trade
2,574
2,524
2.502
2,515
2,472
Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Pood and liquor stores
Automotive and accessories dealers
Apparel and accessories stores
Other retail trade
6,869
6,846
6,909
6,698
1,377
1,200
747
488
3,057
1,365
1.203
1,337
499
3.033
1,411
1,205
733
536
3,024
3,006
6,748
1,356
1,201
679
507
3,005
1,838
1,832
I .827
1,780
1,780
433
427
61.3
652
646
636
694
4.828
4,842
4,826
4,036
4,851
512
515
482
504
511
350.8
147,1
363.8
151.5
362.1
350.0
144.2
364.0
155.9
245
245
249
238
239
5,790
5,741
5 .O32
5,763
5,730
1,841
1,820
3,957
3.921
1.051
; 3,901
1,900
3 . 063
1,905
3,033
TRADE
FINANCE
Banks and trust companies
Security dealers and exchanges
Insurance carriers and agents
Other finance agencies and real estate
SERVICE
Hotels and lodging places
Laundries
Cleaning and dyeing plants
Motion pictures
GOVERNMENT
Federal
State and local
435
61,3
65C
684
746
1,181
608
406
422
55.4
628
675
60.0
j_
See explanatory notes, sections A-G, and the glossary for definitions.
422
55.7
624
67O
150.6
M 4
TABLE 2t
All Employees and I n d u c t i o n Workers in Kini^ £ and Manufacturing Industries
(In' thousands)
f
Industry group and Industry
AH
employees
1S.50 _
August ! July
, Jun
,
921
94
103.1
10?.2j
:
10 1.8
37*0
26.6
3<v: |
Z li 4 |
2 C .5 j
I
i-6.1
<})
•~iOv •■
75*5 *
BITUMINOUS-CQAL
CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
PRODUCTION
im im
11ETAL M I » P G
.Iron mining
Copper pJLni^B
Lead, apd z|nc mining
ANTHRACITE
• -9'53:
MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
NONDURABLE GOODS
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
Meat products
Dairy products
Canning and preserving
Grain-mill products
Bakery products
Sugar
Confectionery and related products
Beverages
Miscellaneous food products
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco and snuff
Tobacco stemming and redrying
—
90.0
33»0
2 4 t9
10.0
33.3
25.1
17.4
18.1
32^4
24.7
17.4
7 3 .7 1
75.3
71.0
69.2
70.8
409.0 ;
380 .7 ;
*.10.4
383.6
355.9
*■
,f <• r ■
Cm 'O
X •O
261.6
• 58.9
—
—
—
...
--
129.8
129*3
127.7
103..5
100.0
90.9
88.9
37,6
19-9
105.7
91*3
I
1!
335-0
15,444
14,773
14,666
12,789
12,148
12,066
8,292
7,576
6,795
: 7,964
6,892
6,597
5,551
5,470
7.152
24.6
6,702
23.4
1,519
296.0
292.6
235.8
156.7
328.4
126.5
286.7
33‘
.9
102,2 i
236.0 1
145,3 I
:
159.2
156.5
177.0
124.3
283.7
113.6
89
j
25.3 j
W.7
12.3 j
10. 0
250.7
125.8
289.0
30.8
89.9
231.3
|
!
!
\
141,6 |
i
82
1
}
26.0
38.9
11.9 1
5.4
234.4
116.2
222,4
95.7
194.2
300.5
97.6
29.4
192.1
29.0
90,4
224,8
140.4
85.4
167.5
106.7
82
82
25.4
39.5
12.0
5.1
I 8.9
1,228
1,328
298.5
6,596
13.8
19.6
23.7
1,614
1.716
5.897
.See explanatory notes, sections A-G, and the glossary for definitions.
—
t
91.5
Petroleura ar*d natural gas production
NONMETALLJQ MINING AND QUARRYING
Ircdu>stlon workers
1950
______
July
August
June
26.0
73.5
162.2
’ 103.5
1,141
232.0
114.4
150.6
,
;
:
|
!
j
94.6
190.7
24.7
73.8
156.5
103.3
75
j
75
22.9
23.3
38.6
36.8
10.5
i
j
j
22.8
37.3
10.5
4.2
10.9
9.7
J
1
4.5
TABLE 2:
All Employees and Production Workers In Mining and Manufacturing Industries (Continued)
(In thousands)
All employees
Industry group and industry
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS
Yarn and thread mills
Broad woven fabric mills
Knitting mills
Dyeing and finishing textiles
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings
Other textile-mill products
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS
Men’
s and t o y s ’suits and ccats
Men’
s and ‘
b o y s ’furnishings and work
clothing
Women’
s outerwear
Women’
s, children’
s under garments
Millinery
Children's outerwear
Pur goods and miscellaneous apparel
Other fabricated textile products
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)
Logging camps and contractors
Sawmills and planing mills
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated
structural wood products
Wooden containers
f
Miscellaneous wood products
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES
Household furniture
Other furniture and fixtures
______
August
.1 9 3 0 _ ____ _______
June
J'jiy
1,316
1,249
164,7
625.7
246,5
89.O
60.8
12 C. 0
1,205
1,264
156.4
610.4
230.9
86.4
59.8
119.8
156.6
600.6
228.3
84.9
58.4
120.3
11,096
1,093
1,22 6
: 1 ,160
154.5 !
595.1
2 2 7 .3
79.5 j
53.8 j
115.6
1,084
1,174
146.5
570.5
209.4
75.3
51.3
106.8
14 S. 4
572.9
211.7
76.7
52.7
106.5
979
976
140.4
148.5
138.2 ;
126.8
134.6
268.4
247.9
301.3
341.3
102.0 j! 95.2
23.3 I|
20.2
66,9
68.3
?6.0
86.3
137.6
149.7
255.1
201.3
98 . 9
17.8
137.8
2 5 1 .2 I
30 6 .1 ;
92.7 i
21.0 •
62.0
84.3 i
128.3 i
230.8
266.7
85.4
17.6
60,7
75.4
116.0
237.8
247.9
88,6
15.3
59.2
77.2
115.8
838
809
803
772
745
741
76,5
471.2
73.7
467.3
73.6 |
456.1
71.6
69.4
488.3
439.7
436.8
129.6
79.2
61.7
1 25.2
77.1
58.9
124.4
77.9
59.5
113.4 1
108.8
108.5
7 3 .7 1
55.5
71.7
52.9
72.4
365
349
349
318
302
303
261.5
103.7
249.5
249.8
99*5
233.9 !
84.3 1
222.0
222,3
80.4
152.6
78.8
99.2
65.3
88.6
1
See explanatory notes, sections A*G, and the glossary for definitions,
Product ion workers
- .......1 9 5 0 ...............
J une
August i . July .....
|
80.3
53.5
*:6
TABLE 2:
All Employees and Production Workers in Mining and Manufacturing Industries (Continued)
(In thousands)
Industry group and industry
Production worke;rs
All esnpl-yees
_
______ 1C15P . ___
____ ._ __ ____ ___195C..
August
i July____ June
August ] July
June
ATER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
431
466
Xulp, paper, and paperboard mills
paperboard containers and boxes
Other paper and allied products
239.1 •
131*8 :
no.i i
234.8 : 235.2
123.5 i 124.2
107.3 : 107.6
207 .5
113 .1
90 .8
740
739
295.0
jKINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES
newspapers
Periodicals
Books
Commercial printing
Lithographing
Other printing and publishing
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
•Industrial inorganic chemicals
Industrial organic chemicals
Drugs and medicines
Paints, pigments, and fillers
Fertilisers
Vegetable and animal oils and fats
Other chemicals and allied products
PRODUCTS OF FETR01EUM AND COAL
Petroleum refininc
Coke and byproducts
Other petroleum and coal products
RUBBER PRODUCTS
Tires and inner tubes
Jlubber footwear
Other rubber products
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS
Leather
Footwear (except rubber)
Other leather products
742
!
j
{
295.4 ;
2j)2 ,u
51.8 ]
*>1.9 :
46.1 I
47. 7
193.3 s 198.0 ]!
40.,! !i
taa i
ID?.5 1 103.0 j
a
1;
685 •
\
cm
467
537
399
2C4.0
104.7
80.1
204.8
105.7
88.0
504
500
500
149 .3
3 4 .8
36 .4
106.8
164. 8
32. 1
86. 6
149.7
34.4
34.6
164.4
31.3
85.3
150.1
33.7
35.3
165.7
31.2
34.1
670
491
479
482
51.4
46.3
199.6
4c.o
155.6 ;j 154.9
49. 0
153. 4
63. 6
■
48..6
23. 4
.38. 3
114. 3
25>i.
240
239
200.6 1
21.5 !
32.3 ^
If 8 .5
21.2
30.4
1 C.7 .S
249
247
112.9 j
25-8 |
II 9 0 j
110.8
24.1
113.9
110. &
24.2
112.4
410
391
382
370
49.6
247.2
84.9
237 ..1
ST-3
202.5
t f.l
73.9
29.6
48.?
164.5
258
1
1
1
:
69.7 j 72.9
200.1 ; 198,4
95.1 : 94.2
72.6 ! 71.5
28.4 |! 30,2
4--.8
1
j
40.6
51.3 |
' 260.S 1
252.8
97.9 '
&C-.2
'48.2
21.1
30.1
See explanatory notes, sections A~G, and the glossary for definitions.
411
,
.
]!
50.9
151.0
62.5
47.5
22.2
36.2
54.1
150,0
61.8
46.9
23.9
37.6'
108.3
108.1
192
182
181
147.,2
18. 7
26.,4
138.3
18.6
24.8
137.3
200
199
'
209
89.,6
20,.7
98<,2
87.7
19.2
92.7
351
44.9
4£.,6
i-5<.9
;
229.8
76.7
18.5
24..5
30.0
19.3
92.0
343
45.0
224.3
73.7
A:7
TABLE 2i
All Employees and Production Workers in Mining: and Manufacturing Industries (Continued)
(In thousands)
Industry group and industry
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCESGlass and glass products
Cement, hydraulic
Structural clay products
Pottery and related products
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster
products
‘
Other stone, clay, and glas.s products
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
rolling mills
Iron and steel foundries
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals
Rolling, drawing and alloying of
nonferrous metals
Nonferrous foundries
Other primary metal industries
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY,* AND
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT)
Tin cans and other tinware
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware
Heating apparatus (except electric)
' and plumbers * supplies
Fabricated structural metal.products
Metal stamping, coating, and
engraving
Other fabricated metal products
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)
Engines and turbines'
Agricultural machinery and tractors
Construction and mining machinery
Metalworking machinery
Special-Industry machinery (except
metalworking machinery)
General industrial machinery
Office and store machines and devices
Service-Industry and household
machines
Miscellaneous machinery parts
Production workers
All employees>
i s 50
| June
August
j J u ly
s
}
1 511
53 2
? 512
430.6 |
42.0 |
8 5 .I
4 3 .5
6 6 .?
56.6
54.8
95.6 j
*103.5 1
99.8
107.5
1,257
1,221
241.5
441
134.4
121.8
114.4
42.6
37.4
118,3
36.5
63.0
56.0
7 8 .4
35.9
76.8
51.5
49.4
93.9
101.4
84.8
84.9
55.2
45.8
45,1
46.0
96,2
91.4
83.4
81.5
111.5
79.4
78.2
8o.l
77 .4
106.7
108.0
£13
772
769
48. C
156.2
50.3
131.7
45.7
126.6
43.1
132.6
132.2
165.4
120,2
121,9
154,3
155.6
178.2
149.2
m
•52 0
■ 923
56 .c
156.4
152.7
159.5
210.7
147.5
201.7
143.1
179.2
211.4
171.7
•202.7
170.7
129.2
198.0
201.2
1,341
54.6
140.9
169.2
1,033
71.6
161,1
165.4
182 .C
8».3
127.3
135.ft
124,1
130,1
74,5
124.6
130.1
74.2
180.8
158.5
144. G
145.6
128,1
147.9
126.5
:
See explanatory notes, sections A-G, and the glossary for definitions
1,031
148.1
1
73.7
168.4 i 1 6 4 . 7
18«.5 ! 182.7
177.9 i
160,5 j
56.7
140,7
170.0
169.8
73.5
180.5
9G.1
212.3
176.5 i
165.7 I
1,057
158.2
55.5
141.2
70.4
162.6
74.6
72.5
180.2
180.2
101.2
' 59.1
220.8 : 210.3
89.6
1 ,05 C
1,053
53S.1
£00 •2
126.1
j
80.0
542.0
202.0
96.1
90.4
8C.2
81.7
Gl.4
213.0
100.5
95.8
135.4
1,338
50.6
549.1
54.2
1,366
l,o84
,
7 5* 5
616.4
227.7
55.1
51.5
June
4 4 fi
i
]
i
1
j:
i:
9 2 .3
, 125 P_._._
J u ly
459
j 1,216
620.3 i
220.8 j
630.5
August
75.5
133.1
A: 8
TABLE 2*
All Employees and Production Workers in Mipl&g and Manufacturing Industries (Continued)
(In thousands)
Industry group and Industry
All employees
, 1950
Aug'usfc j July
1 June
I---- '
!
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Electrical generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial
apparatus
Electrical equipment for vehicles
Communication equipment
Electrical appliances, lamps, an4
miscellaneous products
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Automobiles
Aircraft and parts
Aircraft
Aircraft engines and parts
Aircraft propellers and parts
Other aircraft parts and equipment
Ship and boat building and repairing
Ship building and repairing
Boat building and repairing
Railroad equipment
Other transportation equipment
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Ophthalmic goods
Photographic apparatus
Watches and clocks
Professional and scientific
instruments
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
820
i 610
658
625
6lp
237.7
57.0
249.7
226.9
229.3
221.9
55.1
227.1
113.4
11C. 2
110.7
1
3?5.2
70.7
3*1.4
! 314.3 ! 30 fe.2
{ 7 0 .1 I ' X . J
I 298,9 j 296,1
j
;
13*. 9 I 136 .(?
I
i
1,35**
|l,304
Jl .305
*13.6 j 890 .I j
274.8 j 2K>.2 ;
1&5.7
54.1
7.5
27.5
91.1
77.7
13.4
| 173.6 |
i 53.C i
j
7.7 1
|
25 .<; |
j
80.6 i
1
66.8 ;
!
13.G
62,2 i 61.7
12,6 i
11.4
:
256
{ 243
136,4
893.4
256.4
170.5
52.1
7.8
26.0
80.9
66,4
14.5
I
;
63.5
!
11.1
;
‘ 243
1,122
56.2
1,078
1.075
761.8
784.5
200,7
136.3
38.9
4.9
20,6
78.4
66.9
764.7
1 0 6 .0
188.4
126.2
37.8
5.1
19.3
67.5
55,7
11.8.
47.8
11.5 .
48.2
10.8
125.1
37.0
■5.2
19.3
68.3
55.6
12.7
48.8
9.4
9.7
180
180
191
24.7 I
51.0 j
27.8 I
24.8
50.1
28.1
38.4
25.3
19.9
37.0
23,5
20,0
36.5
23.7
147.9 | 139.5 j
:
:
139.8
107.2
99.3
100.2
46 9
439
398
25.1 |
52.7 1
2 3,9 !
f 429
!
52.8
Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware
51.4 |
55.7 i
Toys and sporting goods
72 .0 (
72.6
7.9.9 ;
Costume jewelry, buttons, notions
52.4
59.0
51.8 j
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
industries
274.6 JL
261.3
See explanatory notes, sections A-G, and the glossary f^r definitions.
Production workers
3-930
June
July
August
20.2
357
45.3
70.9
50.9
231.0
367
42.5
63.1
43.8
j
!
j
44.1
208.7
I
217,1
41.4
|}•
|
63,6
TABLE 3;
Indexes of Product!on-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls in
Manufacturing1 Industries
(1939 Average « 100)
Period
s
:
Production-worker
employment index
:
••
Production worker
pay-rwll index
Annual average:
1939
100.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
100.0
107.5
132.8
156.9
183.3
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
173.3
157.0
147.8
156.2
155.2
343.7
293.5
271.7
326.9
1949
141.6
325.3
1949
June
138.4
315-7
July
August
September
October
November
December
113.6
164.9
241.5
331.1
351.4
136.9
312.8
141.1
143-7
323,0
138.8
320.9
137.8
140,4
329.3
335-1
313.9
January
February
March
April
May
June
139.8
139.9
141.0
141.6
144.5
147.3
329.2
330.0
July
August
140.3
156.1
367.4
394.0
See explanatory notes, section D, and the glossary for definitions.
333.5
337.2
340.0
362.7
A:10
TABLE 4:
Employees in Private and U. S* Navy Shipyards, by Region 1/
(In thousands)
August
1*50 ....
• July
Juno
ALL REGIONS
152.5
130.8
135.0
166.7
173.2
PRIVATE
77.7
66.8
66.4
83.3
08,8
NAVY
74,6
70 .1
68.4
83.4
84.4
71.8
60.4
6S .1
84.0
85.2
5S.9
32.9
i 36.6
I; 31,8
j
37.0
31.0
47.1
36.9
47.7
37.5
25.2
1i 22.8
22.8
27.7
28.4
9.5
15.7
7.8
15.0
7.9
14.9
11.6
16.1
12.2
13.7
9.6
9.3
11,8
14.3
35.3
29.8
20.5
38,1
38.7
9.3
26.0
6.5
23.3
6.0
22.5
7.7
30.4
30.7
Region
NORTH ATLANTIC
Private
Navy
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Private
Navy
L
____ 1949 ___________
August
July
16.2
GULF:
Private
PACIFIC
Private
Navy
8.0
j
GREAT LAKES:
Private
I
2.1
.2.0
2.1
2,4
2.2
4.2
4.3
4.1
2.7
4.4
INLAND:
private
1/ The North Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic
in the following states* Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.,
The South Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic
in the following states: Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina,
The Gulf region Includes all yards bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in the
following states: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and T e x a s ♦
The Pacific region includes all yards in California, Oregon, and Washington#
The Great Lakes region includes all yards bordering on the Great Lakes
in the following states: Illinois, Michigan, Mlnne-sota, New York. Ohio.
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The Inland region includes all other yards.
A: 11
TABLE 5:
Federal Civilian Employment a n d 4Pay Bolls in All Areas and in Continental United States,
and Total Civilian G o v e r n m e n t ’
Employment’
and Pay R o l l s ’
in Washington, D. C. 1/
(In thousands)
Area and branch
Pay rolls
Employment
(total for mo:n-th)
(as; cf first of ]m onth)
■
■
...---- -— i — ... - ■------- lf'r)0
. 1950
..
■.
August 1 July
•June
July
.June
Augu,s t
All Areas
TOTAL FEDERAL.
Executive
Defense -agencies
Post Office Department
Other agencies
Legislative,
Judicial
2,005.4
1,993'.4
806.0
467^1
700.3
8.2
3'.8
Continental
United States
TOTAL FEDERAL
Executive
Defense agencies
Post Office Department
Other agencies
Legislative‘
Judicial
$612,882 $ 551,510
607,971 545,806
1 ,986.7
r. 974.9
77 8 .8
491.8
70 4 .3
8.0
3 .8
2,022.2
2:010.3
730.6
>97.4.732.3
8.1
3.8
1 ,839,4
1 , 827.7
677.2
489.9
• 660 .-6
8.0
1 ,8 71.2
1 i859 .it
574.358
5.69,493
.674.6
•495-5
•689.3
8.1
3.7
231,334
1-28,809
209,350
255,812
129,296
2.22,863
$573,659
568,889
221,123
212,778
129 , 803
204,225
3,206
1,498
3,277
1,634
131,202
216,564
3,214
1,556
j►
1,861.0
1,349.1
707.1
485.2
656 ; 8
8.2
3.7
516,924
512,261
191,109
129,316
191,836
3,206
1,457
3,277
1,588
536,052
531,325
196,921
130,704
203,700
3,214
1,513
f
Washington, I)'. C,
138.2
O*0
0,2
239.1
00
240.6
15.7
220.9
212.0
66.1
7.7
\o
•
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
D # C, government
Federal
Executive
Defense agencies
Post Office Department
Other agencies
Legislative
Judicial
•219.3
210.6
65.2
7.7
.137.7
•7
8.0
.7
239.1
20.4
.218.7
20 Q .9
64.8
7.7
137.4
8.1
.7
85.653
4,513
•81,140
77,554
24,465
' 2,865
50,224
3 ,27 ?
309
j1
See the glossary for definitions*
i/
Data for Central Intelligence Agency are excluded.
7 7 ,7 1 3
4,192
73 .5 2 1
70,043
21,399
2,755
45,889
3,206
82,734
5,591
77,143
73,656
272
273
22,186
2,867
43,603
3,214
A:12
TABL-u 6;
Employees
S ta te
_
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
C a lifo r n ia 1/
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware*
D ist* of Col*
Florid a
Georgia
2sf
Idaho
Illinois*
Indi ana
Iowa
Kan s as
Kent ucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland*
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
M ississippi l/
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio l/
Oklahoma
Oregon Jl/
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
V irgin ia
Washington
West V irginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
,4u%
in N o n a g r i c u l t u r a l E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
by State
(in thousands)
.. TQto.l _
.. " 1949
J-11.':"*
July
.
Miii ing _
-1950
1949
1950
146,5
152.2
153*5
286.7
281,8
291.1
3 , 317.3 3 ,2 0 8 .5 3,1^3*9
35Jf.7 3^3*9 ,345.2
742,8 3 / 7 0 9 - 5
758.0
797. ^
773.9
749.7
132.2
13^.0
N•A •
N.A. 3,051.5
1 .260,0 1,227.7 1,166,4
586,2
6o4.4
597
464,7
459.9
435.4
135.8
r1
262,0
262.0
686,7
717-9 . 701.0
1 ,669.7 •1 ,6 31.5 1 ,622.1
7 9 M
22,9
12,8
9*7
9.0
671
4,2
34 fl
1/
5.5
N.A.
14.1
2,7
1 7 .1
65.8
26.9
.7
1.9
35*5
2/
10,2
2/
236.7
26,7
39.2
&4.1
67o
63.4
5.4
N ..a .
13.9
2.5
17,0
64.6
26.3
4.4
5*1
46.7
14.7
2.6
17.2
58.1
26.9
.6
680.6
699.4
529.5
515.7
1 ,030 .4 1 1 , 026.1
91.7
93.5
48.5
226.3 202,9
22,0
23,1
33 >3 .3/35*7
50,2
14,7
9
60.2
3$.o
48.6
13.0
N•A
N ,....
33.4
32.6
57.0
36.5
10.4
37.1
10.8
124.5
57.6
33.9
33.1
*+3.7
38.8
53.7
14.7
48.1
H.7
21,3
4.4
8.3
112.3
1*8
y
9 .4
11.1
9 .3
1 1 .1
9.2
5^.6
1.0
2.0
.3
4.4
y
18,8
3 .1
.3
3.§
y
y
9.1
ll.b
10.0
83,3
17.8
11.2
10,9
11.4
3.8
.9
3.7
.9
2.0
.3
y
1.2
2 .7
y
1.0
11.8 11.4 12.2
104.9 104.5 102.9
187.7 1 2.4 12.5 12.4
1.0
1.0
1 .1
95.6
25.2 25.0 23.0
3f0
3.3
675.7
3.1
133.8
3.5
11.1
9.8
515^3 129.6 125.5
980.8
3.7
3.7
12 .4
18.8
ii
8 1 .1
17.7
7 4 .4
16.1
246.8
241.2
226.0
10,6
10.6
10.1
30.0
32.7
178.9
13.9.
28,4
30.1
171.0
1 3 .7
28,2
28,6
155.1
11.4
42,4
41,6
40,7'
15,0
5.0
15.0
12.9
£.9
5.1
53.1
5.1.2
21, Q
k
H
18.8
2,6
699.4
8 6 .4
5.2
.3
3.9
11.3
2.6
190.4
95.7
60.5
10,1
46.1
y
1.2
190.3
98.0
18,0
786,8 18.0 17.8 1 7 .3
y
.7
467.6
460,2 44.1 43.8 44,6
463.7
1,6
440.5
460.2
1.4
441.5
1.5
3,614.8 3 , 520,2 3,441.6 191.0 179.6 196.4
267,4
289.2
279.5
711*3
10.7
18,7
y
5, 653.0 5,5^2.8 5 ,4 9 0 .0
725.8
H .5
1 9 .3
1949
Aug.
9.9
^9.9
57.0
S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d of t a b l e a n d e x p l a n a t o r y
5*3
33.8
27 .4
12.6
6 .7
h- J^.iy
60.3
64,1
172.8
l69t5 159. b
1 ,625 .4 1 ,586.8 1,561.7
148.4
142,2
150.2
113.9
23.9
13.1
6,2
1950
A u k . ._AugT<t_
10,5
61.2
65.5
l,l 4 o ,3 1 ,128.0 1 , 118.9
159.6
157.2
151.5
311,6
312.4
310.0
56,0
56.2
§3.2
114,9
,.4-,ug,n July
Contract Construction
2.7
270.2
810.9
by I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n ^
21.8
47.1
12.6
n o t e s , s e c t i o n s G a n d Hi*
4<=;,4
12.7
^3.7
9 .0
T A B L E 6:
State
Employees
A:13
in N o n a g r i c u l t u r a l E s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n ,
by State
(In t h o u s a n d s )
Manufacturing
1952.
3 2 E
July
Alaba'ma
Arizcma
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Dist ^ of Col*,
Florida
Geor gia
218.5
2 1 2. 0
73.8
8>+3 . 4
15.9
7 1 .5
763.9
50.6
16.6
• 86.3
361.1
4 7 .0
15.7
83 .2
270.3
lo.2
2B7-.5
56.9
23.8
Idaho
Illinois
N.A.
N .a .
Indiana
Iowa
589.4
151.6
565.7
149.8
1Can 3a s
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mas sac huse 11 s
Michigan
Minnesota
Miss iss ip p i
Missouri
Montana.
Nebra s k a
Nevada
New.Hampshire
New Jersey
N e w Mexico
New Xork
North Carolina
No rth Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregqn
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
oouth Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
V irginia
Washington
West V irginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
23.9
93.0
j£&s
203.0
53 .'4
20.7
68.9 32.7
748 .1 308.3
. 55 .4 4 3 .0
4 1 .4
14.1
16.1
81.1
258.1
24.1
1 , 116.2
519.0
90.8
143.6
•88.8
132.6
127.9
137.1
142.1
138.1
117.2
136.8
578.0
645.0
634.2
1 ,1 3 4,7 1 , 116.3
206.9
198.3
88.1+
8 4 .4
3- 2,0
343.2
19.6
19.8
49.6
*50,2
3. 4
3*3
78.8
76.1
7 04.4
740.5
002.2
225.8
12.1
110.3
212.2
12.1
T r a n s ♦ & p u b # ut,
iq4q
M S
Aug.
.Aagg i a l l
108.7
215.0
•51.2
50.6
20,9 2 0 . 1
32.3 30.6
305.6 301.9
•42,2 42.1
•41, 0^/41 .8
37.2
118.2
37.6
115.4
803.1
793.2
764.9
12 0 .5
d,h
•94 ,0
123.5
92.0
88.0
68.7 ♦67 :2 64.9
171.2
167.9
•33.0
32.2
N.A.
234.9
233.1
154.5
119.3
63.1
17 .4 17.0 16,0
N.A. •N.A. 2 9 2 .
111.2 109.4 101,
63.5 62.1 60,7
63.7 •62.9 61.9
57.9 •57.6 56.6
78.0 •77.5 77 .3
19.0 19.5
•74.2 72 .5
137’. 4 136.4 136.9
194.4 92.0
72.5
337.0 123.3
19*1 23.5
48.5 4 2 ,4
3.1
8’
2
75.1 10.6
688,6 133.6
11.3 15.6
• N.A.
165.5
119.6
110 .9
137.7
.5 1 .0
122.2
307.6
35.9
67.1
92.2
123.9 J2/122.2
88.5
29.2
'6 6 .
109,8
136.6
50.7
89.5
168.0
33.7
632.2
225.8
165.0
117.3
106.0
137.6
121.8
306.0
118.6
315.3
88.9
208,3
207.4
208.1
122,5 123.0
23.0 23.0
285.1
287.8
38.1
287.9
.9
s.l
11.9
38.3
89 .5
1 1 .4
8 7 .5
.41.8
. 8.6
40.0
-7.9
. 10.5 10.6
132.3 1^6.4
1 5 .3 14.9
.88.9
12.0
.29.0
272.6
3 4 .4
357.9
2 9 .4
3*5.8
247.3
340.0
30.1
33.9
184.3
135.2
445.7
5.1
175.3
131.7
446.1
215.2
6.1
235.9 56.2 .55.7 5 5 . 0
*331.5 229.5 22b. 7 219.2
2 9.4 21..9 2 1 . 6 21.2
33.6
9 .3 . 9 .3 ,9 .3
213.5
175.5 66.5 54.8 64 .7
1 2 5 .2
52 ..6 5 1 . 6 51.6
^10.5 77.9 '76.9 f7 .2
7 .0 15.4 .15.2 i 4 , 6
121.3
102.3
661.1
. 50.2
. 36,8
m
44.2
. 18.3
1 5 8 .6
•85.8
2 0 6 .5
•18.5
See footnotes at end of table and explanatory notes, sections G and H.
68.6
30.4
29 .4
6 6 .3
388.5
382.6 51 .8 •51.5 -51.4
6.0
5.1
6.0 1 4 . 3 14.0 14.4
1 , 212.9 1 , 178.2 1 , 098.5
■*)6.8
66.3
(>3.5 49.0 .48.1 4 8 . 6
l 4 l . 0 48.7 .47.6 45.9
. 151.. *5 140.1
1 ,4 3 1 .0 1 , 3 6 4 . 4 1 , 318.8 344.3 339.7 3 2 9 .8
: 1 4 3 .4
135.0
123.9 16.4 . 16,3 15.4
207.2
201.2
199.? 2 5 .7 25.7 25.6
11.6
11.6
11.4 11.9 .11.9 1 1 . 6
226.8
..M jl
1949
Aug-,
8:
29.0
273.8
34.0
28.9
269.2
32.2
505.5 r>04.5 5Q3.3 1 ,2 05 .7 1 , 209.8 1 /196.8
158 .0
156.4
156.1
.37.1
36.7
36.7
1 >8 6 3.3
416.9
257.7
Trade
~ 1950
121.8
100.1
■y-8.8
100.7
639.3
36.8
37.7
49.6
152.4
H 7 .9
49.0
1 5 4 .9
511.3
44 ,5
492.4
18.2
43 .4
18.4
157.4
84 .9
156.8
83.1
207.2
18.1
204.3
18,3
A:
T A B L E 6:
Employees
in N o n a g r i c u l t u r a l E s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n ,
by S t a t e
(in thousands)
Finance
State
. •
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Californ ia
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Dis t* of Col#
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
IlMnois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Ken-tucky
L o u isiana
Maine
Maryland
Maseachus etts
M ichigan
Min n e s o t a
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
N e w Hampshire
N ew Jersey
N e w Mexico
New* York
N o rt h C aro 11 na
N o rth Dakotu
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
P e nnsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Sou'th Dakota,
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wes't Virginia
Wisconsin
W y o ming
See f o otnotes
1950
19^9
r Aug# _ ..July
I6.8' ■. 52.5 • 52.5
18.1 . 17.0
. 4 .4
- 7 .3 • 35.2 . 35.2
L 4l . 4 436.8 .. 43 6.3
12.8* . 4 5 .1 „ 45.6
15.0
36.8 2j< 36.9 - 77.5 * 7 7.5
17 .7
4.5
. 7 .6
144.8
1 4 .9
•3 7.2
1-7 .6
4.6
7 .5
143.6
2 3 .3
33.1
•2->4 .6
21.7
21.5
•29.0
33.1
2 4 .4
2 4 .0
16.2
-3.6
N-.a .
3*+. 5
2-3.3
16.2
.3.5
loO . 4
■
34.0
23.5
14,9
17.6
14.7
17.5
3.7
N-.A.
34.7
23.3
6.8
3i.*+
15.9
l4 . 2
•1 7.3
6.0
31.3
6.6
3°. 3
7 9 .6
79 .5
7 7 .8
•3 6 .4
36.2
•35.5
51.6
5-1 .5
3 .9
51.9
3.9
3.9
4 .5
58.5
3.9
4 .5
•57.4
3-7
386.3
385.7
38^.1
16 .if
1,2
• 4 .5
•58.2
.*19.9
• *+.1
17.2
l4 .<S
II7.8
10.8
• 4 .0
22.7
1.1
19.8
19.9
3 .6
4 .0
17.0
17.0
1 4 .3
13*9
'524
6 8 .4
45 .% •
■55 .b
.1949..
, Aug.
- 53.0
9 5 .3
32.2
- 17.8
. 3 4.3
47 .9
. 429.6 . 5 10*i
4 8 .4
61.8
.2/ 7 8 .0
6 4 .7
9 3.9
31.9
47 .6
94.5
£•5
48 .q
239-1
244.7
1 4.5
N-.A.
68,0 •
46.0 •
55.1
7 9.5
113.7
112.7
112.5
H 3 .7
16.1
" 355.6
89,8
22.9
• M •A ,
22.7
N.A.
125.4
9 1 .4
6 7 .3
4 6 .4
75.8
55 *4 - 7 6 .7
124.1
90 .7
75 .1
77.1
323.7
123.6
37.6
39.1
9 1 .4
«
96,6 • 9 5.9 • 107.3
•
124.3 • 125.0
127.0 136.0
• 20,6 • 20.2
20.0
27.0
38.2 • 38.5
• 37.8
57.9
12.5
12 .4
10.5
12.3
22,8
1 9 .4
• 21.9 • 21.7
167.6 ' 167,6 • 168.1
•165.2
23.5
23.0
31.6
* 23.3
1 3.4 •
' 2.0
2.0
of tafcle a n d
25.2
. 9 -3
31.1
1.7
' 79.3
' 39.9
' 95.5
' 12.3
'
'
'
'
•7 9.2 '
4 o.i '
95.0
12.3
135.0
134.8
26.8
57.1
10.4
19.2
165.2
30.7
26.6
■18.1
i o .4
19.3
163.7
30.5
89.0
60.4
61.2
332.2
88,8
60,8
328.7
22 ‘ S
58.8
30.3
29.5
7 7 .3
237.5
19.2
9 .5
31.7
108.0
8 9 .7
78.0
26,0
106.6
51.4
22.2
6 5.7
' 5 -g
2.8
11.1 '
202.3
4 8 .4
355.1
2 2 .4
19.1 ’ 19.2
204.0
27.9
13.9
' ll.l
91.1
28.1
14.0
233.6
74.8
75*9
12.8
4 .0
77.8
90.2
89.7
645.5
100.3
4 .1
236.5
88.7
24.3
6 4 9.3
9 9.3
9 .9
*
‘14.0 '
111.8
654,2
100.3
28,4
770.9
115.0
26.1
‘9 .6
112.7
95.9
13.5 •
*
■49.5
519.6
61.1
6 4,2 2 /63.4
240.6
63.8
• 63.6
89.2
65.5
25.9 ■ 37.9
• 26.6 • 26.5
108.8
109.2 • 106,3
91.8
198.5 206.0
195.6
196.5
780 . 0 • 785.8
505.8
61.2
58.7
117.6
it).7
2 .9
1950
July
- 57.5 ■ 58.2 ,
- 7 7 .3 - 78.5 •
i4 . 7
N.A. ••
Government
Aug.
4 9.5
47.1
47.8
360.4
'35* *5
• 24.6 ' 24.8
70,0
6.1
a’
t end
3.7
15.7
16,2
1.2
70*0
6.1
2.9
31.7
■ > Service
...... 1950
'
1949
•Aug. . July , Aug.
2b.9
11.1
103.5
263,8
42.2
14.7
7 9 .4 128,5
55.0
3^.9
9 2 .3 ’121.2
12.0
explanatory notes, sections
331.3
50.2
29.8
60.8
30.1
29.5
102.5
101,2
263.1.
261.4
4 1 .4
14,5
12 3.8
54,4
123.4
54.6
14.2
13.9
120.3
14.2
G and H #
43.5
14.2
118.3
TASI# 6 s
Employees
A : 15
i n N o n a g r i c u l t u r a l E s t a b l i s hme-nts, b y I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n ,
■by S t a t e
3 e$ explanatory notes, sections G and H#
* Th& manufacturing series for these States are based on the 19^-2 Social
S e c u r i t y Board Classification (others are on the 19^5 Standard Industrial
Classification)#
l / Revised s^riesj not strictly comparable with previous ly published data#
2/ M i n i n g combined vd th contract construction#
Not comparable with current data#
M i n i n g combined w i t h service#
N.A* - Not available#
A:16
TABL2 7: Employees in Nonagr icultural Establishnents by Industry Division, Selected Areas
(In thousands)
________
Number of Employees
1949
1350
Aug*
July
Au k *
lfokaber of Employees
1949
1330
Aug,
July
Au^»
•1
9,5
6#8
19# 4
3,0
8,8
a
9# 3
7*0
19# 8
3*1
•8#4'
H*A*#
N*A.
N.A#
N*A,
N,A*
N.A.
COKNECTICOT(Coat*d.)
Ifextford
Cont* Const* 2j
Manufacturing
Trans# & Pub* Ut#
Trade
finance
Service
M
1#8
1#6
7*9
#9
4# 4
If 5
1#7
1#7
8#1
#9
4# 2
N.A.
H.A.
N*A#
N.A.
N.A.
H.A.
New Britain
Cont# Const* 2j
Manufacturing
Trans* & Pub# Ut*
Trade
Finance
Service
AEI2DHA
Phoenix
Alining
M-uaufbcturing
Tians# & Pub* Ut# 1 /
Trade
fiamce
Service
Tucson
2^iniru>
l&mufacturing
Trans# & Pub* U\>* 1j
Trade
Finance
Service
AH&HSJS
L ittle Boclc
Total
Cont, Const^
Mmuf;,cturing
Trans# & Pub# Ut,
Trade
Finance
Service 2]
Government
C&LITOftA
Los Angeles
l&uiufacturing
San Di j^o
Manufacturing
San Franci sco ^Oakland
Manufacturing
San Jose
Manufacturing
64,4
5,9
5.8
11#2
6.8
17,7
3,3
0,4
10*6
61,1
5.4
10.2
6.7
16,7
3.3
e.i
10,9
**31« 2 - 408# 4
380.3
Ut7
B#2
17# 7
3.3
3.4
10.6
26.6
182# 1
46# 7
63# a
23# 5
167#1
35.1
4*2
58.3
5*1
16# 7
2.1
5*6
4#1
55# 3
4#9
16,9
2,1
5# 6
8*0
61*7
6*9
35*8
23*8
10*0
N.A.
N.A*
N.A*
li#A#
N,A*
H.A.
1.0
26*0
1*2
4*2
#6
1.1
1#0
25# 5
1*3
4*2
#5
1*1
N*A.
H.A*
N#A.
H,A#
F,A.
N.A*
New Haven
Cont# Const* 2}
M \nuf^cturing
Trans, & Pub, Ut*
Trr.de
Finance
Service
6*0
42*3
13*1
20*3
4*7
8*6
5*9
40*8
12*9
20,4
4*7
8*7
N*A.
ft.A#
1T*A.
N*A*
N.A*
H*A.
Wqtorbury
Cont* Const* 2]
} £mufac turing
Trans. & Pub. Ut*
Trade
Pimnce
Service
2*0
40*8
2*5
8*3
1*0
2*4
2*0
39,0
2,5
8*3
1*0
2*5
H.A,
1T,A.
H.A.
H.A.
Atlanta
Ivteufacturing
*1#7
59*7
56.3
Sa^nrtah
Mmufacfcuriag
13,5
12*6
U*9
im U M
Indianapolis
256*4
Total
Cont, Const*
14.3
99*2
Manufacturing
24*9
Trans* & Pub* Ut*
Trado
' 58*9
Finance
13*5
45*5
Other Nonmnufacturing Zj
250*9
14*0
95# 3
24*6
58*3
13.4
45*4
233.1
12,4
83,9
22*0
56*9
12,8
45,3
165# 3
4*1#7
N.A.
1T.A.
H fA.
N.A,
H,A.
H.A#
See footnotes at end of table and explanatory notes, sections G*, H, and I#
H.A.
23#0
(EM CTIO JT
4rid*:ei>ort
Cont, Const# 2j
Mmufacturing
Trans, & Pub# Ut#
Trade
Finance
Service
8*1
61,5
5*9
35*0
23# 5
10*1
Asl?
TABLE) 7* Employees in Onagri cultural Establishjasats by Industry Division* Selected Aroas
_____
..
(la thousands)
_________
._______ __
Hunger of Employees
todber of Employees
190
1950
194a
1950
July
Aug.
Aua.
Au«.
July
IOTA
. imiHssom (Cbntrd)
Des Moines
Minneapolis (Contfd)
28*3
28.2
28.2
!4uaufacturir.g
19*6
Service 2f
18,5
19*2
20.7
21*4
21.6
Government
M IS
Tcrpeka
St. Paul
141*5 135.8
?otal
143.6
38.9
38*3
38.2
Total
7.2
Mining
7.7
Cont. Const.
8 .0
.1
•1
.1
Cont* Const*
39,5
42*7
41*3
Manufacturing
U8
1.8
2, 2
19.8
19.6
Trans, & Pub. Ut.
19.8
Manufacturing
6.1
6 .4
6.2
34.7
Tians. & Pub# Ut*
34.4
33.2
Trade
7.0
7.0
6.9
8.5
8 .5
^mde
8.6
Finance
8 .3
3.5
8 .3
14.1
13.7
Finance
13.9
Service 2j
2*0
2 .0
1.9
15.1
15.7
Service
Government
15.8
4*4
4.4
4 .4
Government
8.6
8.7
8*7/.
MISSOUBI
Wichita
Kansas City (including
iansas. City, Kansas)
Total
81.4
79.5
75,4
Mining
317*6
322*7
312.0
1 .4
1 .3
Tbtal
1 .3
Cont. Const*
.8
.8
.6
5*2
5.3
4*9 .
’lining
26.7
25.2
17.2
^%nuih,cturing
23.7
Coat. Const*
16.3
17.3
Trans. & Pub# Ut.
91.5
Manufacturing
93*3
86.4
7*0
6.9
7.0
Trade
39*9
39.7
Trans. 8c Pub. Ut.
39.8
21.7
21.9
21.0
Finance
3.7
89.7
Trade
91.3
89.0
3*7
3,5
Service
18*5
finance
8 .7
8.5
8.8
. 18.4
13.0
Government
39*9
Service
40.7
7.0
5.6
41.0
6*9
Government
20.7
20.7
20f 3
LOUISIANA.
Hew Orleans
St. Louis
Manufacturing
50.0
48.2
204*3 199.1
194 3
49.4
I^umfacturing
42.9
2.6
1 1 .5 .
7.3
10.8
1 .4
5.2
4.1
42.4
2 .3
11.4
7.2
10.8
1 .4
5.3
4f0
40.0
1.0
9 .7
7 .2 .
10.7
1.4
5.2
‘X.0
HEWAm
Bpno
'..lining
Cont* Const.
Maimfacturing
Trans. & Pub# Ut. JLJ
Trade
finance
Service
♦4
2.1
1 .5
1.1
5.5
*8
5.5
1.1
5.5
.3
5.5
.2
1 .5
1.3
1 .2
5.3
.8
5*4
Nomrk
!%nufacturing
346.4
332.3
317.9
Trenton
Mxnufacturing
45*2
r4
*3*
MINNESOTA.
Duluth
Total
Cont. Const.
Manufacturing
Txans. & Pub. Ut.
Trade
Finance
Service 2f
Government
£ .1
.4
2.0
m r jerssy
Minneapolis
Total
Cont. Const.
lfenufacturir>g
Tzans. & Pub. Ut..
Trade
finance
252.6
15.8
68.9
25.6
75*9,
IS. 4
247*3
14.7
66*7
24.6
75.2
16.4
2-12*3
13.1
62.8
25*8
75*7
16.0
See footnotes at end of table and explanatory notes, sections G t H, and X*
All 8
IBBLB 7 s
Employees i n H o m g ric u ltu m l Establishaents by In d u stry D iv is io n , Selected Areas
(in thousands)
Nutriber of Ebployeos
1949
1950
Aug.
July
Aug* •
Number of Bgploarees
1249
i960
July
A ^ „ . ...
m 1EXICD
Albuquerque
Conte Const*
Manufacturing
Trans, & Pub, Ut, i f
Trade
Finance
Service 2j
6,7*
5,0
3,9
11,0
2.4
6,3
• - M
5,0
2,8
11,1
2,4
6,3
5,7
4,1
2,5
10,0
1,9
6,2
0 H A J B & (Cont»d)
Tulsa
Ifenufacturirsg
18,3
17*7
N.A,
151,2
142,9
131,6
C&rrl^eton
^nu^cturi^
8,3
8,2
8,3
Coluribia
M^afkcturiz^
7,5
7,3
6,8
,2
40,9
5,2
14,2
2,3
9,5
7*3,
,1
35,5
5,0
mXEISUJJD
Providence.
Jfenuf^ctuking
south
NEW IDBK
AlbancywSchenuctady^-Trcpr
tifraiufo.cturing
Biu^santonFSndicottw
Johnson City
cturing
78,6
35, S
77,1
35,6
76,5
35,4
Buffhlo
M=mu£actur ing
187,1
183,3
153,6
El a i m
^imfacturing
15,1
14,7
13,6
Kingstoo^e vburgb*
Poughkeepsie
Mmifhcturing
35,1
34,3
33,7
1026,2
807,8
937,1
811,3
969,8
80%, 9
Bochcster
Lfrm f a cturing
.101,5
98,9
96,6
Syracuse
Mramfacturing
53,0
50,6
47,4
NORTH CkBOLIEL
Charlotte
Iviinufacturing
OKUlEDi^
Oklahora Ci-tar
!Cnnufhcturing
m
;s s e e
Chattanooga
Mining
>&^ufacturing
T a m s , & iub, Ut,
Tmdp
, 15,0
2,4
9,5
7,8
*
15,2
•42,6
'10,2
21,1
20,3
19,1
14,5
14,3
N,A,
13,1
2,4
9*8
. 5.7
Knoxville
Mining
cturing
Trains, & Pub, Ut,
Tznde
Finance
Service
Government!
2,3
39,6
7,0
17,8
3,5
8.3
12,1
2,2
37*5
7,0
17.4
3,4
8,6
12,4
2.5
35,2
6,4
18,0
3,5
8*9
12,2
Iferaphi*
Mining
Ikneufacturing
Trans, 5? Pub, Ut,
Txti.de
Finance
Service
Govemotint
,5
; 40,5
: 17,1
i 39,8 .
5,7
22,0
15,0
,4
39,5
17,1
39#Q
5,7
22,2
13,4
,4
33,3
16,5
,40,4
5,3
22,3
12,8
34,2
33,1
31,1
5,5
5,1
.4,6
Ik^iville
Sfexhifficturiag
VSE&SHP
Burlington
Ivb.nufacturing
See footnotes at end of table and explnmtory notes# sections Gv H, .and It
,2
: 42,3
5,2
Service
Govtaxrviont
New York City
Manufacturing
Trade
Ut icn«-Bome*H3 rkinjer**
Little m i l s
M^mihcturing
®
*
-
U19
TABLE 7: Employees in Noragricultural Establishments by Industry Division, Selected Areas
(In thousands)
Nuniber of Snoloyees
1949
1950
Au#.
July
Aug#
l&xriber of Employees
)50
1949
l\
•.Aus*l_ ^ M y
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Total
Cont, Coast,
Manufacturing
Txans. & Pub# Ut#
Trade
Finance
Service 2 j
Government
Spokane
Total
Cont, Const#
l&mfacturiag
f mas, & Pub* Ut#
N.A#
245. 3
14,8
N.A.
N.A.*
59# 0
H.A.
26.7
u .a . ’‘64*9
N.A.
13.8
N.A.
34.0
N.A.
32.0
£$»A.
N.A.
N*A*
j &A.
64.8
4.5
12.8
10.5
249.0
13.8
64# 3
26.1
64#0
13.0
33.6
33.4
mSHI1J3TOS (Cant'd)
Spokane (Caat*i)
Trade
Finance
Service 2f
Government
N.A.
H#A#
N.A.
N.A#
17#9
2.9
9.4
S#8
17.6
2.8
3.3
7# 4
Tacora.
Total
Cont# Const#
Iknufacturixjg
Irons# & Pub# XJt.
Trade
Finance
Service 2 f
Government
N.A.
r#A.
N.A,
N.A,
H.A.
IT*A.
N.A.
I7.A#
63.5
4.5
1S.6
6# 6
14.1
2# 3
7# 2
14# 2
65.4
4.6
18# 3
6.2
13.9
2#2
7.1
13.1
63.9
4.8
11#4
10.7
1j
Excludes interstate railroads#
&l
Includes mining and quarrying#
3/
Includes saining a 23d duarxying, service, and ^overorent#
N.A* •* Hot available#
TABtE B:
\bjTk&vt~ZriSelecterd Manufacturing Industries
(In t ^ u s a n d a )
Industry
FOOD.AND KINDRED PRODUCTSt
We^t packing, wholesale
Flour and meal
Confectionery products
Malt liquors
Distilled liquors, except brandy
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS;
Yarn mills, wool (except carpet}* cotton
and silk systems
Cotton and rayon broad-woven fabrics
Woolen and worsted fabrics
Full-fashioned hosiery mills
Seamless hosiery mills
Knit underwear mills
Wool carpets, rugs, and carpet yarn
Fur-felt hats and hat bodies
August
195.0
July
164.-2
27 *2
64<9
<57 i3
27.2
163.7
27.2
110.5
415.3
110.8
104.8
392.1
106.4
67.2
63.9
49.2
.....
June
161 .6. 26„.7
56.3
65.6
20.2
56.2
68.4
20.6
104.6
. 404.0
108.8
.
6.4.7
50.3
31.3
38.3
8.8
55.5
34,3
38,5
9.6
31.3
' 36.3
9.0
84.6
12.2
76.3
11.6
78.8
124.2
119.8
1; 120.0
29.9
27.2
26.9
21.0
20.7
20.5
6.0
54.6
19.8
5.8
54.1
18.4
5.5
54.1
18.3
40.3
39.8
39.4
32.5
29.9
27.9
29.7
32.6
144.3
24.5
46.3
25.7
9.3
138.0
137.8
23.0
I 42.1
26.4
9.2
28.5
39.6
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS;
Men’
s dress shirts and nightwear
Wo r k shirts
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES:
Wood household furniture, except
upholstered
Mattresses and bedsprings
11.7
'
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS;
Plastics materials
Synthetic rubber
Synthetic fibers
Soap and glycerin
•
STONE, CLAY, AND *LASS PRODUCTS:
Class containers
Pressed and blown glass, net
elsewhere classified
Brick and hollow tile
29.3
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES:
Cray-iron foundries
Malleable-iron foundries
Steel foundries
Primary copper, lead, and zinc
Primary aluminum 1/
Iron and steel forgings
Wire drawing
29.I
41.4
See note at end of table, and explanatory no t e s , .section A.
23.6
42.7
26.5
9.3
27.9
39.4
A: 21
TABLE
8;
Production Workers in Selected Manufacturing Industries (Continued)
(In thousands)
Industry
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDNANCE,
MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT):
Cutlery and edge tools
Hand tools, net elsewhere classified, files,
hand saws, and saw blades
Hardware, not elsewhere classified
Metal plumbing fixtures and fittings
O il burners, heating and evoking apparatus,
not elsewhere classified
Structural and ornamental products
Boiler shop products
Metal stampings
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL):
Tractors
Farm machinery, except tractors
Machine tools
Metalworking machinery, not elsewfr&£$
classified
Cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, etc.
Computing and related machines
Typewriters
Refrigeration machinery
Machine shops
August
.. 1950....
July
|
June
23.1
21.2
22.8
32.1
72.4
2 ?. 9
31.5
32.0
71.8
73.6
28.5
28.7
84.1
73.5
58.9
47.5
115.3
60.7
49.8
119.1
66 .G
72.1
41.3
y c .i
6 4 .7
34.1
18 .C
108.7
37.2
65.6
73.7
38.5
•
35.9
61.3
34.3
75,9
57.6
46.6
113.8
65.9
73.4
38.7
35.9
63.0
18.0
34.1
17.9
; 108 .4
35.5
111.1
34 .e
171.7
153.3
151.6
34.4
34.8
34.€
TRAN SPORTATION EQUIFMENT:
Locomotives and parts
Railroad and streetcars
20.7
20 .C
20.4
29 .O
20.4
30.3
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES:
Silverware and plated ware
17.9
16.7
17.0
ELECTRIQAL MACHINERY:
Radios and related products
Telephone and telegraph equipment and
communication equipment, not elsewhere
classified
See explanatory notes, section A.
1/ Previously published production-worker data have been revised as follows; O c t o b e r 8.3, November
5 f0 , D e c e m b e r
7,0, and 1949 average 7*9* January through May I 950 8 .3 , C.8, 8 .9 , 9 .0 , and 9.2, respectively.
At 22
TABLE
9:
Employment of W o men in Manufacturing Indus tries-March and June I 95O
Industry group and industry
MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
NONDURABLE GOODS
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES
POOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
Meat produets
Dairy products
Canning and preserving
Grain-mill products
Bakery products
Sugar
Confectionery and related products
Beverages
Miscellaneous food products
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco and snuff
Tobacco stemming and redrying
TEXTILE- M I L L PRODUCTS
Yarn and thread mills
Broad*voven fabric mills
Knitting mills
Dyeing and finishing textiles
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings
Other textile-mill products
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PROPUCTS
Men's and b o y s 1 suits and coats
Men s and b o y s ’furnishings and work
clothing
Women !s outerwear
W o m e n 1s, children's under garments
Millinery
Children's outerwear
Fur goods and miscellaneous apparel
Other fabricated textile products
March 1950
June I9 t>0
Percent
Percent
Number
Number
of total
of total
(in thousands)
(in thousands)
3,710.5
25
3,701.2
26
1 ,280.3
1,216.4
2,484.8
16
2,430.2
16
36
37
4.2
18
3.8
17
557.2
24
329.1
23
60.0
21
21
38
17
24
11
51
10
55.6
19
20
47.0
20.7
67.5,
3.1
50.3
20.1
26
37.2
53
10
27
48.4
59
50.2
59
u.o
30.2
u.o
5.5
1.7
43
77
46
34
3 1 .4
5.7
2.1
43
77
46
36
536.5
42
548.9
43
7 3.7
239.3
148.9
IS.5
14.9
40.0
47
39
65
23
25
33
75.6
240.5
155.9
20.8
15.2
40.9
48
40
65
23
25
34
817.5
75
884.8
75
90.9
61
90.6
61
213.3
213.5
85.9
11.4
55.0
61.4
86.1
84
76
220.0
255.6
93.7
18.5
58.3
75
88
70
32.4
67.8
21.2
68.4
3.1
46.5
21.4
36.5
87
64
84
69
63
27.6
60.8
87.3
35
17
24
12
84
85
73
63
A: 23
TABLE
3:
Employment of W o m e n In Manufacturing Industries-March and June I 950 (Continued)
Industry group and industry
LUMBER m > WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)
Logging camps and contractors
Sawmills and planing mills
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated
structural wood products
Wooden containers
Miscellaneous wood products
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES
Household furniture
Other furniture and fixtures
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Pulp, paper, and pax>erb<.ard mills
Paperboard containers and boxes
Other paper and allied products
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES
Newspapers
Periodicals
Books
Commercial printing
Lithographing
Other printing and publishing
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Industrial inorganic chemicals
Industrial organic chemicals
Drugs and medicines
Paints, pigments, and fillers
Fertilizers
Vegetable and animal oils and fats
Other chemicals and allied products
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL
Petroleum refining
Coke and byproducts
Other .petroleum ar$ coal products
March 19b 0
June 195 0
Percent
Percent
Number
Number
cf tvtal
of total
(in thousands)
’
in thousands)
52.4
7
5 2 .2*
1.7
17.0
3
4
1.5
16.1
3
4
8*8
12.2
11.9
7
16
20
s.?
12.1
11.8
7
17
20
55*1
1£
5 M
16
37.2
15
18
57.3
r M
15
17. ?
107.3
23
105.9
23
2>*6
>3.8
25.3
38.1
43,4
11
31
40
42.5
11
32
41
194.4
2-
192.6
26
51.0
17.2
1 9 .8
17
. 33
43
27
18
40
51.9
17.7
19.8
50
11.1
41.5
3U
44
25
28
39
119.2
18
117.7
18
3«2
7
15
3&
14
5
5
4.8
29.434.2
10.0
7
15
38
14
4
52.9
U.o
42.5
29.6
55.7
10,1
1*4
2.3
34.9
28
.6
23
1.5
2.6
35.2
11.6
5
11.1
9.0
.4
2,2
5
2
7
8.8,
.3
2.0
t
7
18
5
23
5
5
2
8
As 24
TABLE
9:
Employment of Women in Manufacturing Industries-March and June 1950 (Continued)
Industry group and industry
June 1950
March 1950
Percent
Percent
Number
Number
of total
of total
(in
thousands)
(in thousands)
Tires and inner tubes
Rubber footwear
Other rubber products
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS
Leather
Footwear (except rubber)
Other leather products
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
26
19.4
10.9
33.6
18
45
3°
IS .7
11.2
31.6
16
46
30
173.8
46
183.0
46
5.7
127.3
5-9
133.3
43.8
12
52
1*0,8
12
52
40
84.4
17
79.4
17
34.1
1.0
a .5
30.3
1.0
8.2
20.8
4.0
15.1
24
3
11
36
5
15.3
25
2
10
36
5
15
63-5
5
60.8
5
20.3
3
4
19.8
9.4
3
c>
1.5
3
1.5
3
10.8
11.1
10.5
10.5
11
13
9-5
11
12
8
9.1
8
170.8
19
159.6
19
13.0
27
28
11.4
42.2
26
13
6
19.0
12.4
32.4
42.2
14
7
21:
0
0
Blast furnaces., steel works, and
rolling mills
Iron and steel foundries
Primary smelting and refining of
nonferrous metals
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of
nonferrous metals
Nonferrous foundries
Other primary metal industries
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT)
61.5
4.5
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES
Tin cans and other tinware
Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware
Heating apparatus (except electric)
and p l u m b e r s 1 supplies
Fabricated structural metal products
Metal stamping, coating, and engraving
Other fabricated metal products
26
ro
Glass and glass products
Cement, hydraulic
Structural clay products
Pottery and related products
Concrete, gypsum, a n d ‘
piaster products
Other stone, clay, glass products
63.9
O•
O
r-i
RUBBER PRODUCTS
43.3
18.e
12.7
35.5
1
46.5
21
23
50
16 •
28
23
A: 25
TABLE 9;
Employment of Women in Manufacturing Industries-March and June 1950 (Continued)
Industry group and industry
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)
Engines and turbines
Agricultural machinery and tractors
Construction and mining machinery
Metalworking machinery
Special-industry machinery (except
metalworking machinery)
General industrial machinery
Office and store machines and devices
Service-industry and household
machines
Miscellaneous machinery parts
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Electrical generating, transmission,
distribution, and industrial
apparatus
Electrical equipment for vehicles
Communication equipment
Electrical appliances, lamps, and
miscellaneous products
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Automobiles
Aircraft and parts
Ship and boat building and repairing
Railroad equipment
Other transportation equipment
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Ophthalmic goods
Photographic apparatus
Watches and clocks
Professional and scientific
instruments
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware
Toys and sporting goods
Costume Jewelry, buttons, notions
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
industries
June 1950
j
March 1950
Percent
Percent
Number
Number
of total
of total
(in thousands)
(in thousands)
176.5
13
168.8
13
8.8
15.9
8.4
24.0
12
8.0
16 .0
12
11
17.0
10
24.7
23.1
14
8.2
9
9
23*0
11
10
26
16.5
24.1
22.3
26
25.9
28.5
14
24.0
14
18
26.7
18
301.8
37
284.4
37
87.8
20.9
28
145.7
49
83.7
19.6
135.7
28
30
47.4
35
45.4
35
124.4
10
107,8
10
85.8
30.8
2.5
3.6
1.7
10
12
3
6
15
30.3
2.5
3.7
1.4
12
3
6
15
80.9
33
76.8
33
9.8
13.4
14.7
39
9.7
12.6
39
27
52
15.1
52
43.0
31
39.4
30
166.5
38
168,1
39
19.6
37
31.9
28.0
44
54
19.4
29.8
31.2
37
44
55
87.0
33
87.7
34
9
O
I1
69.9
14
30
48
10
26
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Section A. Scope of the BLS Employment Series - The Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes each month the number of employees in all nonagricultural establishments and in
the 8 major Industry divisions: mining, contract construction, manufacturing, transporta
tion and public utilities, trade, finance, service, and government* Bot h all-employee and
production-worker employment series are also presented for 21 major manufacturing groups,
over 100 separate manufacturing industries, and the durable and nondurable goods sub
divisions. Within nonmanufact u ring, total employment information is published for nearly
50 series.- Production-worker employment is also presented for most of the Industry compo
nents of the mining division*
Beginning with the March 1950 issue of this R e p o r t , ^able 8 shows productionworker data for over 50 new industries* These series are based on tho levels of employment
indicated by the 1947 Census of Manufactures and have been carried forward b y use of the
employment changes reported b y the BLS monthly sample of cooperating establishments.
These series are not comparable with the data shown in table 2 since'the latter are ad
justed to 1947 levels indicated by data frsm the social Insurance programs*
Hours and earnings information for manufacturing and selected nonmanufacturing
industries is published monthly in the Hours and Earnings Industry Report and in the
Monthly Labor Review.
Section B, Definition of Employment - For privately operated establishments
in the nonagricultural industries the BLS employment information covers all full- and
part-time employees who were on the pay roll, i.e., whc worked during, o r received pay
for, the pay period ending nearest the 15 th of the month. For Federal establishments the
employment period relates to the pay period ending prior\to.the first of the month; in
State and local governments, during the ray period ending on or Just before the last of
the month. Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family workers,
and members of the armed forces are excluded from the employment information.
Section C. Comparability W ith Other Employment Data - The Bureau of Labor
Statistics employment series differ from the Monthly Report on the Labor Force in the
following respects: ( 1 ) The BLS series are based on reports from cooperating establish
ments, while the MRLF is based on employment Information obtained fron household inter
views; ( 2 ) persons who worked in more than one establishment during the reporting period
would be counted more than once in the BLS series, but not in the MRLF; (3 ) the BLS infor
mation covers all full- and part-time W3go and salary workers in private nonagricultural
establishments whc worked during, or received pay for, the pay period ending nearest the
15 th of the month; in Federal establishments during the i>ay period ending just before the
first of the month; and in State and local government during the pay period ending on or
Just before the last of the month, while the MRLF series relates to the calendar week which
contains the 8th day of the month; (4 ) proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic
servants, and unpaid family workers are excluded from the BLS but not the MRLF series.
Section D. MithodoloCT - Changes in the level of employment are based on
reports from a sample group of establishments, inasmuch as full coverage is prohibitively
costly and time-consuming. In using a sample, it is essential that a complete c o unt’
or
"bench m a r k ”be established from which the series may be carried forward* Briefly, the
BLS computes employment data as follows: first, a bench mark or level of employment is
determined; second, a sample of establishments is selected; and third, changes in
employment indicated b y this reporting sample are applied to tho bench mark to determine
the monthly employment between bench-mark periods. A n illustration of the estimation
procedure used in those industries for which both all-employee and production-worker
employment information is published follows: The latest production-worker employment
- 1 -
b en c h mark for a given industry was 50,000 in January. According to the BLS reporting sample,
60 establishments in that industry employed 25,000 workers in January and 26,000 in February,
an increase of 4 percent. The February figure of 52,000 would be derived by applying the
change for identical establishments reported in the January-February sample to the bench marks
50,000 x 2JLooo.
25,000
x;tai) * 52,600
The estima^fd all-employee level q£ 65 ,00c for February is then determined by using that
month's sample ratio.-(,800 ) of production workers Jo total .employment,
(or multi* lied b y 1 ,2 5 ) 4 65,000).
W h e n a new bench m a r k becomes available, employment data prepared since the last
bench ma r k are reviewed to determine if any adjustment of level is required. In general,
the month-to-month changes in employment reflect the fluctuations shown by establishments
reporting to the BLS, while the level of employment Is determined by the bench mark.
The pay-roll index Is obtained by dividing the tctal weekly pay roll for a given
month by the* average weekly pay roll in 1959# Aggregate weekly pay rolls for all m a n u
facturing industries combined are derived by multiplying $ross average weekly earnings by
production-worker employment.
Section E, Sources of Samplp Data
Approximately 120,000 cooperating estaiblishments furnish monthly employment and psiy-rcll schedules, by mail, to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. In addition, the Bureau m&kes use cf data collected by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the Civil Service Commission and the Bure.iu cf the Census.
APPROXIMATE COVERAGE OF MONTHLY SAMPLE USED IN
BLS EMPLOYMENT AND PAY-ROLL STATISTICS
:
Division or
industry
Mining
Contract construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utilities;
Interstate railroads (ICC)
Rest cf division (BLS)
Trade
Finance
Service;
Hotels
Laundries and cleaning and dyeing plants
Government;
Federal (Civil Service Commission)
State and local (Bureau of Census-quarterly)
Employees
t Percent
t cf total
Number of
•
* Number in
#♦ establishments ..
sample
2,700
15,00c
55,200
460,000
450,000
8f845,000
-»
10,500
4 l\30C
J.355,coo
1,056,000
1 ,379,000
41
15
6,000
281,000
16
1.200
115,000
86,000
17
1,835,000
100
2,400,000
62
1,700
-
ii
-
47
23
02
98
25
Section F. Sources of B e n c h m a r k Bata - B&ports from Unemployment Insurance
Agencies presenting (1} employment in firms liable for contributions to State unemploy
ment compensation funds, and (2) tabulations from the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors
insurance on employment in firms exempt from State unemployment insurance laws because
of their small size comprise the basic sources of fcench-mark data for nonfarm employment*
Most of the employment data in this report have been adjusted to levels indicated by
the^e sources for 1947 . Special bench marks are used for industries not covered by the
& 0 Q|al Security program* Bench marks for State and local government are based on data
eompi^e.d by the Bureau of the Census, while information en“ieder&l Government cr^ploynent
is #rade available by the U. g. Civil Service Commission. The Interstate Commerce
Gojnjnission is. the source for railroads«
Bench marks for production-worker employment are not available on a regular
l?a$is* The production-worker series are, therefore, derived by applying to all employee
b$|ieh marks the ratio of production-worker employment to total employment, as determined
from the B u r e a u ’
s industry samples*
Section G. Industrial Classification - In the BLS employment and hours and
earnings series, reporting establishments are classified into significant economic
groups on the basis of major postwar product or activity as determined from annual
sajes data, The fallowing references present the industry classification structure
currently used in the employment statistics program.
(1)
For manufacturing industries - Standard Indu s t r i a l .
Classification Man u a l , Vol. I, Manufacturing
Industries, Bureau of the Budget, November 1945;
(2\
For nonmanufacturing industries - Industrial
Classification Code, Federal Security Agency
Social Security Board, 19*12,
Section H, State Employment - State data are collected and prepared in
cooperation with various State Agencies as indicated below. The series have been
adjusted to recent data made available by Stats Unemployment Insurance Agencies and
the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Since some States have adjusted to
more recent bench marks than others, and because varying methods of computation are
used* the total of the fctate series differs from the national total. A number of
States also make available more detailed industry data and information for earlier
periods which m ay be secured directly upon request to the appropriate State Agency.
The following publications are available upon request from the BLS Jlerional
Offices or the B u r e a u ’
s Washington Office;
Honagricultural Employment, by State, 1947-48-4^j
Employment in Manufacturing Industries, by State,
1947-48-49 (in process).
- iii -
CO OPERATING STATE ACfEKjfflSS
Alabama - Department of Industrial Relations, Montgomery 5.
Arizona - Unemployment Compensation- Division, Employment Security Commission, Phoenix.
Arkansas - Employment Security Division, Department of Labor, Little Hock.
California
Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Department of Industrial Relations,
San Francisco 1.
Colorado - Department of Employment Security, Denver.2.
Connecticut - Employment Security Division, Department of Labor and Factory Inspection,
Hartford 5.
Delaware - Federal Reserve B ank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia l r Pennsylvania.
District of Columbia - U. S. Employment Service for D, C., Washington 23 .
Florida - Unemployment Compensation Division, Industrial Commission, Tallahassee.
Georgia.- Employment Security.Agency, Department of Labor, Atlanta 3*
Idaho - Employment Security Agency, Boise*
Illinois - Division of Placement and Unemployment Compensation, Department of Labor,
Chicago 54 .
Indiana - Employment Security Division, Indianapolis 2.
Iowa - Employment Security Commission, Des Moines 5 .
Kansas - Employment Security Division, State Labor Department, Topeka.
Kentucky - Bureau of Employment Security, Department of Economic Security, Frankfort.
Louisiana - Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Baton. Rouge ty.
Maine - Employment Security Commission, Augusta.
Maryland
Employment Security Board, Department of Employment Security, Baltimore !•
Massachusetts - Division of Statistics, Department of Labor and Industries, Boston 10.
Michigan - Unemployment Compensation Commission, Detroit 2.
Minnesota - Division of Employment and Security, St. Paul 1.
Mississippi - Employment Security Commission, Jackson.
Missouri - Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations,
Jefferson City.
Montana - Unemployment Compensation Commission, Helena.
Nebraska - Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Lincoln 1.
Nevada
Employment Security Department, Carson City,
New Hampshire - Employment Service and Unemployment Compensation Division, Bureau of
La b o r , C oneord.
N e w Jersey - Department of Labor and Industry, Trenton 8.
N e w Mexico - Employment Security Commission, Albuquerque.
N e w York - Bureau of Research and Statistics, Division of Placement and Unemployment
Insurance, H e w York Department of Labor, 3**2 Madison Avenue, New York 17.
North Carolina - Department of Labor, Raleigh,
Nor t h Dakota - Unemployment Compensation Division, Bismarck.
Ohie
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, Columbus 1 6 .
Oklahoma - Employment Security Commission, Oklahoma City 2.
O r e g o n - Unemployment.Compensation Commission, Salem.
Pennsylvania - Federal Reserve Bank
Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1 (mfg.)j Bureau of
Research and Information, Department of Labor and. Industry, Harrlsbur/:
(ncnmfg.)f
Rhode Island - Department of Labor, Providence 2.
South Carolina - Employment Security Commission, Columbia 10 f
South Dakota - Employment Security Department, Aberdeen.
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Tennessee - Department of Employment Security, Nashville 3.
Texas - Employment Commission, Austin lg.
Utah - Department of Employment Security, Industrial Commission, Salt Lake City 13 .
Vermont - Unemployment Compensation Commission, Montpelier,
Virginia - Division of Research and Statistics, Department of Labor and Industry, Richmond,
Washington - Employment Security Department, Olympia.
West Virginia - Department of Employment Security, Charleston.
Wisconsin -'industrial Commission, Madison 3 .
Wyoming - Employment Security Commission, Casper,
Section I. Area Employment - Figures on area employment are prepared by
cooperating State agencies. The methods of adjusting to bench marks and of making
computations used to prepare State employment are also applied in preparing area infor
mation* Hence, the appropriate qualifications should also be observed. For a number of
areas, data in greater industry detail and for earlier periods can be obtained by
writing directly.to the appropriate Stat$ a^oney.
GLOSSARY
All Employees or Wage and Salary Workers - In addition to production and related workers
as defined elsewhere, includes workers engaged in the following activities: executive,
purchasing, finance, accounting, legal, personnel (Including cafeterias, medical, etc.),
professional and technical activities, sales, sales-delivery, advertising, credit collection,
and in installation and servicing of own products,, routine office functions, factory
supervision (above the working foremen level)* Also includes employees on the establish
ment pay roll engaged in new construction and major additions or alterations to the
plant who are utilized as a separate work force (force-account construction workers).
Continental United States - Covers only the 48 States and the District of Columbia.
Contract Construction - Covers only firms engaged in the construction business on a
contract basis for others. Force-account construction workers, i.e., hired directly
by and on the pay rolls of Federal, State, and local government, public utilities, and
private establishments, are excluded from contract construction and included in the
employment for such establishments.
Defense Agencies - Covers civilian employees of the Department of Defense (Secretary of
Defense: Army, Air Force, and Navy), Maritime Commission, Rational Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics, The Panama Canal, Philippine Allen Property Administration, Philippine
War Damage Commission, Selective Service System, National Security Resources Board,
National Security Council.
Durable Goods - The durable goods subdivision includes the following major groups:
ordnance and accessories; lumber and wood products (except furniture); furniture and
fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary metal industries; fabricated metal
products (except ordnance machinery, and transportation equipment); machinery (excep 4
electrical); clectrical machinery; transportation equipment; instruments and related
products; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries.
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Federal Government - Executive Branch - Includes Gpv eminent corporations (including
Federal Reserve Banks and nixed-ownership banks of the Farm Credit Administration) and
other activities performed by Government personnel in establishments such as navy yards,
arsenals, hospitals, and on force-account construction. Data, which are based mainly
on reports to the Civil Service Commission, are adjusted to maintain continuity of
coverage a**d definition with information for former periods.
Finance - Covers establishments operating in the fields of finance, insurance, and real
estate; excludes the Federal Reserve Banks and the mixed-ownership ba$ks of the Farm
Credit Administration which are included under Oovernment*
Government - Covers Federal, State, and local governmental establishments performing
legislative, executive, and Judicial functions, as well as all government-operated
establishments and institutions (arsenals, navy yards, hospitals, e t c %)# government
corporations, and government force-account construction* Fourth-elass postmasters
are excluded from table 1, because they presumably have other major jobs; they are
included, however, in table 5.
Indexes of Manufacturing Produtttlon-Worker Employment - Number of production workers
expressed as a percentage of the average employment in 1939#
Indexes of Manufacturing Production-Worker Ueekly Pay Rolls - Production-worker weekly
pay rolls expressed as a percentage of the average weekly pay roll for 1939 *
Manufacturing - Covers only privately-operated establishments; governmental manufacturing
operations such as arsenals and navy yards are *x«luded from jaanufa enuring and included
with government*
Mining - Covers establishments engaged in the extraction from the earth of organic and
ihorganlc minerals which occur in nature as solids, liquids, or g a s e s ; includes various
contract services required in mining operations, such as removal of overburden,
tunnelling and shafting, and the drilling or acidizing of oil wells; also includes ore
dressing, beneficiating, and concentration.
Nondurable goods - The nondurable goods subdivision Includes the following major groups*
food and kindred products; tobacco manufactures; textile-mill products; apparel and
other finished textile products; paper and allied products; printing, publishing, and
allied industries; chemicals and allied products; products of petroleum and coal;
rubber products; and leather and leather products.
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Pay Rolls - Private pay rolls represent weekly pay rolls of both full- and part-time
production and related workers who worked during, or received pay for, any part of the
pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month, before deductions for old-age and
unemployment insurance, group insurance, withholding tax, bonds, and union dues; also,
includes pay for sick leave, holidays, and vacations taken. Excludes cash payments
for vacations not taken, retroactive pay not earned during period reported, value of
payments in kind, and bonuses, unless earned and paid regularly each pay period. Federal
civilian pay rolls cover the working days in the calendar month.
Production and Related Workers - Includes working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers
(including lead m en and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspec
tion, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair,
janitorial, watchman services, product development, auxiliary production for p l a n t s own
use (e.g., power plant), and record-keeping and other services closely associated with
the abovr production operations.
Service - Covers establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to individuals
and business firms, including automobile repair services. Excludes all governmentoperated services such as hospitals, museums, etc., and all domestic service employees.
Trade - Covers establishments engaged in wholesale trade, i#e,, selling merchandise to
retailers, and in retail trade, i.e., selling merchandise for personal or household
consumption, and rendering services incidental to the sales of goods.
Transportation and Public Utilities - Covers only privately-owned and operated enter
prises engaged in providing all typos of transportation and related services; telephone,
telegraph, and other communication services; or providing electricity, gas, steam, water,
or sanitary service. Government operated establishments are ineluded under government.
Washington, D. C . - Data for the executive branch of the Federal Government also include
areas in Maryland and Virginia which are within the metropolitan area, as defined by the
Bureau of the Census.
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Labor - D. C.
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