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EMPLOYMENT
and PAY HOLLS
DETAILED REPORT
JULY
1948
United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prepared by
Division of Employment and Occupational Outlook
Branch of Employment Statistics
Samuel
Weiss,
Chief
ESTIMATES OP MANUFACTUKENG PRODUCTION WORKERS - NEW SERIES
Industries in Selected Major Industry Groups
In this detailed report the Bureau presents a new series-of-productionworker estimates for the individual industries comprising the major industry
groups listed below.
The new estimates have been adjusted to Federal Security
Agency data through 19^6 and have been carried forward from 19*+6 bench-mark
levela, thereby providing consistent series,
Only the Industriea indicated below, were affected,; acsmpexiaon of tho
remaining industries, in the groups specified, with 19^6 bench-mark levels
indicated that no adjustment was necessary.
Lumber and timber basic products:
Sawmills and logging camps
Planing end plywood mills
Leather and leather products:
Leather
Boots and shoes
Paper and allied products:
Paper and pulp
Paper goods, other
Printing, publishing, and allied industries:
Printing; book and job
Products of petroleum and coal:
Petroleum refining
Rubber products;
Rubber tires and inner tubes
This report shows the new production-worker employment estimates and
indexes of employment and weekly pay rolls for the months currently presented.
A set of summary sheets presenting comparable data from January 1939> to date,
for the industries in these groups will be provided upon request to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. Such requests should specify the series desired.
LS 49-905
September 29, 194-8
U, S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of.Labor Statistics
Soltar - 351
EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS
Detained Report
July 19^8
Explanatory notes outlining briefly the
concepts, methodology, and sources used
in preparing data fcr this report appear
in the appendix. See pages i - ix..
TABLE
1.
2.
3.
k.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
CONTENTS
PAGE
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Nonagricul
tural Establishments, by Industry Division............... 2
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Manufacturing
Industries, by Major Industry Group.........»..........
3
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Selected
, Nocmanufacturing Industries, by Major Industry Group..... 4
Federal Civilian Employment and Pay Bolls in All Areas and
in Continental United States, and Total Civilian Government
Employment and Pay Rolls in Washington, D. C...........
5
Personnel and Pay of the Military Branch of the Federal
Government. .......... ..... ........... ........... .
6
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Nonagricul
tural Establishments for Selected States, June I9W ...... 7
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Manufacturing
8
Industries, by State, June 19^8... ............... .
Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing
10
Industries........................ .......
Estimated Number of Employees in Selected Nonmanufacturing
Industries............................ ........ .
16
Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls
17
in Manufacturing Industries.............. ........
Indeices of Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls in Selected
Nonmanufacturing Industries................ ..... ..... 23
Explanatory Notes.................................... . 1
Glossary..... ........... .......... ................. vi
Data for the 2 most recent months
shovn are subject to revision
LS 49-905
2.
TABLE 1: Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Nonagricultural Establish
ments, by Industry Division
(In thousands.)
Industry division
1948
June
July
1947
May
June
July
45,074
45,008
44,6l6
43,686
43,816
16,155
16,113
15,892
15,580
15,672
922
950
935
890
919
Contract construction
2,217
2,173
2,052
2,043
1,957
Transportation and public
utilities
M35
4,105
^155
4,129
Trade
9,647
9,671
9,617
9,316
9,324
Finance
1,75^
1,726
1,716
1,675
1,650
Service
4,645
4,663
4,738
4,686
J+,711
Government
5,599
5,607
5,624
5,341
TOTAL
Manufacturing
Mining
1
•; 4,0422
5,^
j
See explanatory notes, sections A - H, and the glossary for definitions.
TABLE 2: Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers In Manufacturing Industries, by
Major Industry Group
(In thousands)
Major industry group
ALL MANUFACTURING
July
19**8
June
19l*7
May
16,155 16,113 15,892
July
____
June
15,580
15,672
8,121
8,111*
7,871*
8,050
Iron and steel and their products
1,901*
1,895
Electrical machinery
721*
713 !
Machinery, except electrical
1,561 1,579
Transportation equipment, except
automobiles
562
556
Automobiles
981* :
918
Nonferroua metals and their products
1*56
1*68
Lumber and timber basic products
912
881
Furniture and finished lumber products
550
5^2
Stone, clay, and glass products
526
535
1,891*
727
1 ,851*
7 U2
1,871
759
1,558
DURABLE GOODS
8,145
NONDURABLE GOODS
8,010
Textile-mili products and other fiber
manufactures
1 1,366
Apparel and other finished textile
products
1,235
Leather and leather products
1*22
Food
1,912
Tobacco manufactures
96
Paper and allied products
fr75
Printing, publishing, and allied
industries
716
Chemicals and allied products
7^-8
Products of petroleum and coal
21*5
Bubber products
238
Miscellaneous industries
557
1,568
565
961*
1,519
527
530
502
59k
939
1*75
798
51*1
515
7,992
7,778
7,706
7,622
1,1*18
1 ,1*16
1,305
1,325
1,263
1 ,21*7
1*19
1,789
98
1+77
i*oi*
1,11*1
1*17
1,785
97
1*62
1,11*1
1*11*
1,666
97
1*70
706
705
719
759
21*5
21*3
562
1*67
851
51*8
1,610
97
1*76
718
759
2l*2
21*3
566
91*1
1*62
793
531*
752
237
250
55k
j
See explanatory notes, sections, A-H, end the glossary for definitions.
71*8
235
257
561*
k.'
TABLE 3 s Estimated Number of Wage and Salary; .Workers in Selected Nonmanufacturing
Industries, by Matior Induatry Group
(In thousands)
---------------- ---------------------------- .----------- . . . . . . . . .
—
Ma^or industry group. .
MININS
Anthracite
i
Bituminous coal
Quarrying and nonmetallic
Crude potroleum and natural
gas production l/
July
!
.1949
Jvme
922
j
950
81
!
62
‘ .
935
July
-
j
890
June
919
81
79 1.
P°
>23.
379 |
409
1^2
101 j
103
97
95
98 |
98
24l
234
233 |
229
’ 4,105
i
* 2,860
4,042
I
f
;
k26
103
*
104
I
’
246
.1
i
395
97
194?
Kay
j
:
i
TBMSPOPTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
Transportation
:
4,135
2,872
2,809
. M35
| 4,129
; 2,943 J. 2,934
Cqmunicat ion
745
!
734
•731
721 1
712
Other public utilities
518
1
511
502
491 1
^Q3
GOVEBNMEET
5,599
! 5,607
1 5,624
5,341 j 5,454
Federal
1,633
• 1,804
j 1,788
1,828 1 1,886
State and local
3,766
j 3,803
| 3,836
\ 3,568
3,513 :
;
i
See explanatory notes, sections> A-S, and tho glossary for definitions.
1/ Includes voll drilling and rig building.
5.
TABLE 4j Federal Civilian Employment and Pay Rolls ip All Areas and In Continental United States,
,4pd Total Civilian Government Employment and Pay Rolls In Washington! D. C. 1/
(In thousands)
_
Areii arul branch
July
Employment
o? ¥oi&*dL___.
"1?V3' ’
(
,i- .. 1947
r June
July'
Pay rolls
I total '.to t .»MitB)
•
July
•
1948
June
.
Hay
......................
.
1947 ••
July
|
Total (including areas
outside- United .States)
[
2 ,038.9
|2.014.5 1,999.2
1 916.9
909.9
| 458,2
455.7
633.6
| 639.4
7.3
T.3
3.5
3.5
28.9
!
28.6
i
?
:
.Continental
;
United S'catea
{
:
1,858.2 j1,823.9 1,808.7
TOTAL FEDERAL
Executive
1*825.6 11.791.5 1,776a
Defense agencies
732.2 j 724.7
717.1
Post Office Dept,
454.1
469.7 1 '456.6.
604.9
Other agencies
623.7 | 630.2
Legislative
7.3
7.3 I
7.3
Judicial
3.4
3.4 1
3*^
Government corporations
21.9
21.7
21.9
5
2,084.3
TOTAL FEDERAL
Executive
2,044.?
Defense agencies
919.S
Post Office Dopt«
. 471.2
Other agencies
653.7
Legislative
7.3
Judicial
3.5!
Government corporations
28.8
12 ,053.9
Washington, D* C,
:
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
District of Columbia
government
Federal
Executive
Defense agencies
Post Office Dept#
Other.agencies
Legislative
Judicial
233.1 |
1
19.1
214.0 1
206.1 !
69.O S
7.5 1
129.6 I
7.3 !
.6
229.3
18.6
210.7
202.8
67.6
7.4
127.8
7.3
.6
2,103.2
2,062.2
936.5
439.6
686.1
7.3
3.1
SO.6
$ 520,818 $502,235 $474,725 $494,3^1
511,142 492*681 465,356 484,811
224,853 222-, 329 205,91S 213,772
118,605 102,653 100,925
96.591
167.684 167-. 699 • 158;5*9 •174.448
2,600
2.536 <2}469
2,483
1,301
1.329
1,207
1.279
5,728
5,693
5.775 r 5,739
.
1,848.5
1.815.2
718.5
438.1
. 658.6
7.3
3.0
23.0
i
479.95311 461,406 434,657 453,649
470,914J.452,529 426,011 444,743
192,514. .1Q9.S74 .,17.4,209 . .180,976
96,260
118,251. 1Q2.306 100,570
160,149. 160.,249 151;232 167,507
2,469
2,600
2,483
2,536
1,?42
1,174
1,263
1.293
5,176
5.130
5,003
5 .O99
65,748.
228.9
231.1
18.7 ,
210.2
202.3
67.2
7.4
127 i l
7.3
18.4
3,477 .
62,271
212.7
204.8
59,455
. 19,548 \
67.9
2,298
7.1
129.8 37,609 !
2,600
7.3
216
.6
66 .,658
63,492
4,561
,4*422
59,070
56,400
18,045.
2,234
36,121
2,469
201
62,097
59.350
19.250
2,300
37;800
2,536
211
64,577
3.381
61,196
58.503
18,536
2.297
37.670
2.483
210
See the glossary for definitions*
1/ Data for Central Intelligence Agency are excluded starting August 19*1-7 for employment and
July 1947 for pay rolls.
6.
TABLE
Personnel and Pay of the Military Branch of the Federal Government 1/
(In thousands)
Personnel and pay
July
PERSONNEL,'TOTALo ....... * . 1,463
Army arid Air Force...., 2/ 9*0
420
84
Coast Guard..,... .
20
Men........ .
Women..... ........ J
2/
1947
19*8
June
May
July
June
1,439
1,419
1,592
1,632.
916
403
80
20
990
490
93
19
1,021
496
94
21
930
407
82
20
2/
1,449
14
1,423
1,403
1,572
20
1,609
23
PAY, TOTAL';.:............. $227,084
$277/368
$278,967
#339,128
#335,391
200,676
203,764
109,047
16
16
By branch:
176,651
Army and Air Force..... 168,070
173,955
90,431 . 85^22 ; . 84,.136 .
Marine Corps.........
13,88413,551 ' 13,974..
Coast Guard........ ..
*,207..
4,699 |
4,339
.115,734
16,212
6,506
17,272
5,308
By type of pay:
246,422.
2,581
26,343
1,738
351
Bonas.................. % 1,387
Mustering-out pay....
Family allowances......
Leave payments.........
243>'239
5,756
26,475
1,898
495
1,403
. 2*2,292.
;-9,0 5 7 ..
259,172
12,670
25,036
25,736
1,882
42,25.0
486
3,718
1,396:. • 38,532
!
262,505
•
12,465.
24,459
35,962
3,697
32,265.
See the glossary for definitions.
1/ Because of rounding, the.individual figures do not necessarily-add to group,
totals.
2/ Air Force personnel, 375,000 in May,:38*,000 in June, and 388,000 in July, 1948.
7.
TABLE 6: Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Nonagricultural Establish
ments for Selected States
(In thousands)
1947
765
767'
OJ
t—
0-
i
June
1948
May
769
Illinois
?>,m
3,126
| 3,110
3,122
Indiana
1,209
1,197
i 1,179
Maine
270
259
j
253
257 ,r
252
Maryland
707
698
:
686
665 1
671
State
Connecticut
:
.,
r./-
.
... .j
.............
• .. ...•... 1Ianit 11 1 - rn - n ft ■
April
......... ....
June T ■ .May
r,
r
,-~— 1,ir""",n^
770
,
3,104
, 1,184
! 1,193 j
I
Massachusetts
1,730
I 1,720
;
Minnesota
803 ;1
782
Montana
138
136
Nevada l/
4y
;
I
|
1,696
i 1,701
1,691
,
767
770 |
760
■
<
135
135 j
133
|
48
48
49 | * 48
1,567 | 1,532
i1
New Jersey
1,593
1,576
I 1,568
New York
5.-416
5,385
5,380
5,381
5,387
j
Pennsylvania
Rhode Ialand
3 ,60b'
3,520
3,577
288 .
28?
!
• 3,530 j 3,520
285 |
288
284
>
Texas
1,720
Utah
' 1,693
1,685
174
166
94
172'
96 |I
■Vermont l/
169 1
171
9k
95 j
9k
664 i
i
966 j
1
657
Washington
655
641
6"59
Wisconsin
993
977
973
See explanatory notes, sections H and I.
1/ Does not include contract construction.
*
Revised.
1,643 j *1,613
1t
953
8*
TABLE 7 i Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Manufacturing Industries, by
State
(In thousands)
Begion and State
1948"
June
j
April
June
May
108.2
81.6
106.7
108.2
106.8
729.7
149.9
4o6.4
79.3
38.4
724.7
147.0
410.4
78.7
38.7
734.3
147.7
415.0
1,850.4
746.0
1 1,495.3
1,841.6
745.2
1,487.2
1 ,230.7
1,244.5
* 553.6
1 ,238.3
1,013.1
427.9
1 ,238.7
194.5
148.6
345.4
* 6.8
11.5
43.1
193.5
146.7
347.1
6.7
11.3
42.5
79.5
45.4
224.3
* 45,7
228.9
17.1
209.4
131.5
NEW ENGLAND;
Maine 1/
New Sampshiro
Vermont l/
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut 1/
82.7
57-8
725-5
146.5
396.5
MIDDLE ATLANTIC;
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
1,831.7
742.3
1,1*92.0
1 ,829.0
1 ,228.1
546.4
1 ,228.7
962.7
1,221.3
541.9
' 1,203.5
; 998.5
j 420.0
EAST NORTE CENTRAL:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin l/
WEST NORTH CENTRAL:
Minnesota 1/
Iowa 1/
Missouri 1 /
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
SOUTH ATLANTIC:
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida l/
115.2
429.7
37.8
j
401.1
740.7
1,487.1
190.9
135.1
203.3
46.5
229J1
17.1
211.9
133.9
381.7
200.5
252.7
90 #0
723.4
147.0
82.6
38.1
;
:
149.8
343.9
7.1
11.9
43.0
84.5
1947
May
1
!
339.3
6:*7
11.3
36.1
:
77.0
45.7
228.5
540.0
1 ,198.0
1,002.7
426.3
188.7
133.8
339.9
6.4
11.3
34.9
73.3
46.5
228.2
17.2
210.8
212.8
132.4
381.4
199-3
382.6
93.2
96.5
252.0
17.4
131.9
199.3
252.4
i
-1 ,858.0
727.0
*1,494.8
550.1
1 ,232.0
980.3
423.5
81.0
17.2
207.9
132.6
366.0
188.9
246.2
88.2
366.4
188.7
.
249.7
88.9
9*
TABLE 7: Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Manufacturing Industries, by
State - Continued
(In thousands)
Region and State
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama 1/
Mississippi
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL:
Arkansas 1/
Louisiana
Oklahoma l/
Texas
MOUNTAIN:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico 1/
Arizona 1/
Utah.
Nevada l/
PACIFIC:
Washington
Oregbn
California
June
127-0
250.7
228.3
89.5
76,6
139.6
68.9
35^.8
17,7
19.8
.6,8
5^.3
10,0
16,0.
25,8
3.fr
163".fr'
112..8
712.9
1948
1 May
I
! 125.9
1 250.8
! 228.9
| 88.1
j
i
i
1
I
:
:
I
!
I
!
\
i
i
i
|
227.3
88.6
i 152.fr
1 110v7
i .69’
6‘.3
175.3
110.2
695.8
17.1
18.7
6.5
53.3
123.6 1!
2fr5 .2 :
221.1
90,9.
128.2
251,5
9-3
15.7
2^.2
3.3
3^1.7
19fr7
1
:
|
May
.
i
! 7fr.8
1| 138,3
! 65.5
! 338.7
j
]
j
;
! 17.1
17.9
6.3
5fr.O
8.8
1 15.3
i 22.6
;
3.3
75.1
137.8
65.2
*P June
April
.
7fr.2
17.^8
20.1
6.3
■'
•
•
179*3
119.1
.689.3
2fr5.7
222.8
88.5
7fr.7
136.6,
61,fr;
3'2fr.S
138,6
,62,6
339.3
5fr.6
9.1
lfr.8
ch.9
3.3
123.9
.
.17 .1 .
19.2
6.i
53.8,
9.1
lfr.6
2fr.l
3.3
i7fr.9;
. 117.1
"
693.0
See explanatory notes, sections H an$ I.
1/ Series baaed on Standard Industrial Classification. Data for Iowa,. Minnesota,
Missouri, and .Oklahoma may.not be str,ictly comparable with those published prior
to the current report.
* Revised.
TABLE 8: Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries
(In thousands)
Industry group and industry
July
_
... 19*8 '
June
May
July
1947
June
ALL MANUFACTURING 12,973
12,954
12,738
12,562
12,672
6,667
6,306
6,658
6,296
6,642
6,452
6,096
6,110
6,639
6,033
1,601
1,610
1,600
1,569
1,588
DURABLE GOODS
NONDURABLE GOODS
Durable goods
IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR PRODUCTS
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
rolling mills
Gray-iron and semisteel castings
Malleable-iron castings
Steel castings
Cast-iron pipe and fittings
Tin cans and other tinware
Wire drawn from purchased rods
Wirework
Cutlery and edge tools
Tools (except edge tools, machine
tools, files, and saws)
Hardware
Plumbers * supplies
Stoves, oil burners, and heating
equipment, not elsewhere
classified
Steam and hot-water heating
apparatus and steam fittings
Stamped and enameled ware and
galvanizing
Fabricated structural and
ornamental metalwork
Metal doors, sash, frames,
molding, and trim
Bolts, nut8, washers, and rivets
Forgings, iron and steel
Wrought pipe, welded and heavyriveted
Screw-machine products and wood
screws
Steel barrels, kegs, and drums
Firearms
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Electrical equipment
Radios and phonographs
Communication equipment
526.5
523.0
108.8
37.9
69.6
28.9
44*7
503.0
113.0
33.7
64.0
27.1
44.3
40.2
22.1
39.0
21.5
27.4
42.7
31.0
39.9
23.5
24.6
49.3
38.8
25.1
49.8
40.3
25.2
51.9
39.3
23.9
49.1
38.3
25.4
49.9
39.0
78.7
78.7
79*5
82.7
84.3
57.0
60.5
60.8
60.3
64.0
110.1
111.0
110.9
109.2
110.9
59.3
59.6
60.0
59.1
59.2
10-.4
28.1
35.1
10.4
10.2
9.4
28.5
36.5
28.7
30.6
35.6
65.4
28.5
28.6
34.9
35.1
9.6
27.7
35.9
19.8
20.1
18,8
17.3
17.1
35.2
7.9
21.5
35.9
7.9
21.4
36.4
7.6
21.2
36.0
37.3
8.2
19.0
8.4
19.3
535
546
548
567
584
351.4
356.7
357.4
90.0
90,0
368.8
93.3
94.0
378.3
98.3
97.3
85.8
86.9
88.9
90.2
See explanatory notes, sections. C, D, and 0, and the glossary for definitions.
501.2
115.0
517.7
107.1
37.3
68.4
28.4
42.8
29.4
41.1
23.1
104.7
36.1
68.2
28.6
47.4
28.0
41.8
21.8
11,
TABLE 8: Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries - Cont'd
(In thousands)
Industry group and industry
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL
Machinery and machine-shop products
Engines and turbines
Tractoys
Agricultural machinery, excluding
tractors
Machine tools
Machine-tool accessories
Textile machinery
Pumps and pumping equipment
Typewriters
Cash registers; adding, and
calculating machines
Washing machines, wringers, and
‘driers, domestic
Sewing machines, domestic and
industrial
Refrigerators and refrigeration
equipment
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT
AUTOMOBILES
Locomotives
Cars, electric- and steam-railroad
Aircraft and parts, excluding
aircraft engines
Aircraft engines
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Motorcycles,, bicycles, and parts
July
,199
I
1948
June
j 1,217
487.5 1
52.3 1
60,0 |
74.8 1
46.8 1
I
May
July
w
!
June
i
11,207
493.2 1 489.6
52.1
53.5
60.4 !
56.3
1,171
] 1,208
490.8 |
1 501,3
53.1
53.1 !
56.8 j 57.0
23.7 j
69.3
23.8
45.2 1
^5.8
i
45.6
37.9
38,1
15.6 !
16,4 1
16,0
14,6
15.0
14.1
14.0 j
13.9
12.0
10.8
84.2 I
84,8
82.5
77.2
78,9
51.0
41.3
66.3
22.8 !
430
!
434
| 438
26.3
26.4
5^.5
26.4
53.9
55.0
130.3
25.6 !
103.7
10.8
75.2
47.5
55.^
41.6
127.6 1 125.1
25.9
25.1
108,9 i 116.1
12.4 i
12.9
I
67.5
64.4
50.6
55 A
36.4
74.1
14.5
76.3
47.0
55.^
42.0
67.7 !
I
!I
!
!
j.
403
53.9
59.1
39.0
77.0
18,3
472
23,8
55.1
24.3
,5^.9
129*3
■•133*0
26*9
140*4
13.3
26*8
87*7
13.0
AUTOMOBILES
784
| 737
j 767
753
758
NONFERROUS METALS AND THEIR PRODUCTS
388
j
| 398
393
408
Smelting and refining, primary, of
nonferrous metals
Alloying; and rolling and drawing
of nonferrous metals, except
aluminum
Clocks and watches
Jewelry (precious metais) and
jewelers' findings
Silverware and plated ware
Lighting equipment
Aluminum manufactures
Sheet-metal work, not elsewhere
classified
41.9
398
41.9
41.4
40,8
40.4
5^.3 :
24*8
57.6
27.5
24*7
23.7
36.4 !
40.0 |
25.3
24.3
37.0
43.6
37.6 |
j
38.6
51.8 1.,.r52.5
28.3
25.9 j
!
52.6
j
28.3
25.7 1
26.4
30.2
39.0
26.3
27.3
30.8
42.2
!
26.4
27.2
30.4
)
34.9
35.5
i
42.7
35.2
See^eocplanatory.jxotas, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
12*
TABLE 8 : Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries 7 Cont’d
(In thousands)
Industry group and industry
........ ’Tcfl#... . 1 “
■May
Julyi :June
LUMBER AND TIMBER BASIC PRODUCTS if
Sawmills and logging.' camps
Planing and plywood mills
FURNITURE •AND FINISHED LUMBER1
.PRODUCTS
Mattresses and bedsprings
Furniture‘
Wooden boxes, other.than cigar
Caskets and other morticians’ goods
Wood preserving
Wood, turned and shaped
STOKE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
.Glass and glassware
Glass products made from
purchased glass
C'eMSnt
Brick, tile, and terra cotta
Pottery and related products
Gypsum
Wallboard, plaster (except gypsum),
and mineral wool
Lime
Marble, granite, plate, and other
products
Abrasives
Asbestos products
828
1 799
July
1947 _____
June
772
721
727
680.0
147.7
653.1
145.8
627.7
144.0
589.9
130.9
593.3
133.;5
■*+52
459
458
445
452
31.2
31.0
228.1
231.7
33.2
33.2
17.6 1 18.1
16.1
15.7
31.6
33.1
31.2
233.3
32.5
18.6
15.4
32.1
28.5
223.9
35.2
19.1
18.8
30.2
450
454
430
442
120.3
| 458
111.0
116.5
117.5
113.1
12.lt
38.1
79.8
55.6
6.7
12.3
37.6
12.2
37.1
77.7
57.1
12.4
35.7
73.3
54.3
6.1
12.7
9.*
12.6
9*3
12.6
9.5
11.5
9.3
18.6
18.4
17.8 i
21.6
18.1
17.5
21.8
1 7 .O
19.5
80.1
57.6
6.6
6.5
29.9
227.0
36.2
19.2
18.6
30.2
12.6
35.3
.73.0
55.5
6.0
^,
11.2
9.3
.
18.3,
20.8
16.8
16.5
18.7
20.7
Nondurable floods
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS AMD OTHER FIBER
MANUFACTURES
L,243
Cotton manufactures, except smallware s
Cotton smallwares
Silk and rsyon goods
Woolen and worsted manufactures,
except dyeing and finishing
Hosiery
Knitted cloth
Knitted outerwear and knitted gloves
Knitted underwear
Dyeing and finishing textiles,
including woolen and worsted
Carpets and rugs, wool’
Hats, fur-felt
Jute goods, except felts
Cordage and twine
1,295
508.9
1,293
1,187
1,208
527.7
14.0
112.6
52^.7
14.4
111.8
492.6
13.1
99.9
501*7
;3.7
101*7
173.8
125.6
135.3
11.1 1 11.2
28.-1 i 30.8
46.6
48.1
173.2
136.6
11.5
31.4
48.6
158.1.
125.910.3
27.0
43.6
162,9
87.5
36.9
12.9
4.2
16.4
80.2;
31.9
12.8
4.1
14.8
13.4
108.2
167.2
84.5 1
37.1
12.3
4.3
15.8
86.5
37.2
13.4
4.3
16.2
12^.4
10,5
28,0 •
43*8
83.431.9
13.1
4.2
15.5
See explanatory' riotes,'sections C, D, and G, and the (glossary for definitions.
13.
TABLE 8: Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries - Cont*d
(In thousands)
Industry group and industiy
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS
Men's clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Shirts, collars, and nightwear
Underwear and neckwear, men'3
Work shirts
Women's clothing, not. elsewhere
classified
Corsets and allied garments
Millinery
Handkerchiefs
Curtains, draperies, and bedspreads
Housefumishings, other than
curtains, eta.
Textile bags
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS l/
Leather
Boot and shoe cut stock and findings
Boots and shoes
Leather gloves and mittens
Trunks and suitcases
FOOD
Slaughtering and meat packing
Butter
Condensed and evaporated milk
Ice cream
Flour
Feeds, prepared
Cereal preparations
Baking
Sugar refining, cane
Sugar, beet
Confectionery
Beverages, nonalcoholic
Malt liquoYs
Canning and preserving
TOBACCO -MANUFACTURES 1/
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco (chewing and smoking)
and snuff
July
1,070
296.5
75.8
1,095
16.7
18.5
*37.0
435.4
22.4
3.9
25.I
20.3
4.9
26.4
28.2
28.2
27.9
27.3
376
47.2
17.7
240.2
12.8
13.3
1,367
1,082
309.8
80.9
18.4
12.9
13.3
83
85
33.6
41.7
33.3
43.6
7.6
7.7
284.5
74.3
27.7.
16*9
1,091
37.3
27.9
12.8
219.7
22.5
26.6
26.9
28.6
1,311
23.5
33.4
39.4
29.6
13.1
216.6
20.8
8.1
57.9
1
35.5
! 66.3 i 74.0
| 137.8 1 246.2
17.7
6.3
56.C
38.5
I
389.1
17.7
23.2
116.2 j 182.3
39.2 i 38.8
29.2
14.4
20.2
373
21.6 j
16.7
20.5
4.2
48.4
47.5
18.8
17.3
225.5 : 237.8
12.4
11.9
13.2
11.7
17.8
236.6
188.9
190.3
40.5
39.3
23.0
22.4
32.6
31.6
38.6
39.8
29.I
28.7
13.8
13.0
224.6
226,3
18.3
21.3
7.2
7.0
56.4
57.3
44.6
41.0
79.3 ! 74.8
246.2
167.9
278.2
400.2
359
47.9
1,259
993
427.6
18.5
20.5
5.0
26.4
26.8
373
992
71.7
15.4
14.0
18.2
18.1
June
July
May
314.4
80.0
18.2
18.6
17.0
19*7
1948
June
4.6
27.1
370
48.5
18.0
235.1
12.1
12.2
1,192
176.4
38.4
23.5
33.1
37.9
29.O
12.2
213.2
20.4
7.1
60.2
32.2
70.6
155.3
84
84
84
33.1
43.7
32.9
43.0
33.3
43.1
7.6
7.8
7.7
See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
14.
T/JBL3 8: Estimtad Number of Production Workers In Ifemifacturirig Industries - Cont'd
(In thousands)
Industry group and Industry
—
- • - P/J'ER ,mD ALLIED PRODUCTS l/
Paper -:nd pulp
P&por gooda, other
SttVylcjpos
3te.par bags
Pfipor boxecPRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES 1 /
Newspapers-and periodicals
Printing; book and job
Lithographing
Bookbinding
CHEMICALS AKD'ALLIED PRODUCTS
I
1948
;~ j ^ l
j^oT
--- 1
j
i
i
i
1388
; 390
j
t.
1
206.0 1 204.2 '
60.5 i 61.7 i
12.3 1 12.5 1
17.4 1 17.5 ]
I
!
90.9 ; 92.8 ;
t
430
I 433
146.8 ! 146.9
183.0 m . 4
31.2
31.1
33.4
35.1
564
May
339
i
1947
j." J u S S
|
t
1
| 388
1!i 380
204.7? 1 197.3
61.5
60.2
11.6
17.8
92.6
12.7
17.6
91A
l
432
146.4
1 184.2
!
! 30.9
1
! 35.1
572
11.9
! 18.2
! 97.0
i
430
| 431
142.2
184.3
31.5
37.0
i 142,0
1 183.7
! 32.4
I 37.5
?
562
63.6
66.7
i 5&L
:
!
50.0
! 67.8
ll.o
j 21.7
j 63.4
•11.7
24.0
1
: 195.6
i 22.2
:
10.1 :! 10,0
7 .8. ! 7.8
2.6
2.5
12.6
13.6
24.0
29.4
197.7
19.6
9.8
572
51.2
63.5
10.9
Paints, v.dmishea, and colora
Drugs, medicines, and insecticides
Perflinea (and cosmetics
Soap
Rayon and allied products
Chemicals', not elsewhere
’classified
Explosives and safety fuses
Compressed and liquefied ga3es
Amunition, arcall-oxna
PirevcrlM
"Cottonseed oil
Fertilizers
192.8
23.7
10.0
7.7
2.2
12.5
23.2
198.2
PRODUCE OF P3TR0I£T!M AND COAL 1/
170
170
1 167
165 •
’.Petroleum refining
Coke and byproducta
Paving materials
Roofing materials
117.0
116.6
114.3
31.9
2.7
17
31.7
2.7
17.7
j
1 n^.7
: '31.1
1 2.4
17.3
51.1 !
62.9 !
10.9 !
22.3
64.2
1 197.9
! 61.7
22.0
64.2
50.7
23.1
48.6
61.0
6.9
2.4
11.6
23.8
29.0
2.8
18.2
12.0
j
I
24.3
52.5
[ 196.8
I 21.2
9 -9
: 7.1
!
2.9
1 11.9
j 25.0
j 163
i
1
i 112.4
28.8
2.6
1 17.7
\r
1
i
Sec explanatory hbtos, sections C, I), ond G, and tho glossary for definitions.
TABLE 8:
Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries - Cont'd
(in thousands)
Industry group and industry
RUBBER PRODUCTS 1/
Rubber tires and inner tubes
Rubber boots and shoes
Rubber goods, other
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES
Instruments (professional and
scientific), and fire-control
equipment
Photographic apparatus
Optical instruments and ophthalmic
goods
Pianos, organs, and parts
Games, toys, and dolls
Buttons
Fire extinguishers
July
1948
June
May
O'uly
190
195
195
200
207
102.9
105,8
90.9
20.7
78,9
425
27.8
91.9
21,8
81.7
429
91.4
21.7
81.7
.1947 •
June
20.1
76.8
426
432
38.8
27.5
38.1
27.5
37.8
27.5
38.3
23.8
12,7
41,7
12,5
2,8
25.5
13.5
40.9
12,9
2.7
26.7
27.9
14.9
13.7
40.2
12.8
2.7
21.4
79.5
436
36.1
10.7
2.9
28.1
37.4
28,9
15.2
34.8
11.8
2,9
See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
1/ Estimates for the individual industries comprising the major industry groups
have been adjusted to levels indicated by Federal Security Agency data through 1946
and have been carried forward from 1946 bench-mark levels, thereby providing
consistent series. Comparable data from January 1939 are available upon request to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Such requests should specify the series desired.
Data for the individual industries comprising the major industry groups listed
below supersede data shown in publications dated prior to:
Major industry group
Tobacco manufactures
Lumber and timber basic products
Leather and leather products
Paper and allied products
Printing, publishing, and allied
industries
Products of petroleum and coal
Rubber products
Mimeographed release
Monthly Labor Review
July 1948
September 1948
September 1948
September 1948
August 1948
October 1948
October 1948
October 1948
September 1948
September 1948
September 1948
October 1948
October 1948
October 1948
16.
TABLE 9: Estimated Number of Employees in Selected Nonmanufacturing Industries 1/
(in thousands.)
Industry group and industry
MIKING:
July
1948
June
19fr7
May
July
June
76.fr
fr05
91-.fr
32,7
20,5
l6.fr
rfr.2
363
25.7
16.3
75.7
392
91.9
.32.fr
25.7.
17.8
1.1
2/
Coal?
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Metal
Iron
Copper
Lead and zinc
Gold’and silver
Miscellaneous
Quarrying and nonmetallic
Crude’petroleum and natural gas
production 3/
76.1
’378
91.7
33.7
26.6
■15.1
8.3
.8.0
77.fr
fr07
92.8
33,7
26,7
16.3
8.3
7.9
8.1
90,6
32,6
8.1
!■
!
8.0
. 86.8
86,8
85»1
7.9
•88.6
88.3
136.9
133.5
.128.7
.130.8
128.5
1,321
7.9
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
Class I steam railroads k/
Street railways and busses 5/
Telephone
Telegraph 6/
Electric light and power
1,362
1,352
2fr6
2fr9
6k3
633
36.0
36.1
283
279
36.3
1,383
25fr
6lfr
38.2
27k
267
263
377
233
93.fr
382
200
97.7
2fr9
100.8
2fr9
630
1,375
253
605
58.5
SERVICE:
Hotels '(year-round)
Power laundries 2/
Cleaning and dyeing 2/
37fr
P-39
92.6
379
•
238
9fr.T
385
See explanatory notes, sections C. D,, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
l/ Unless otherwise noted, includes all nonsupervisory employees and working
supervisors.
2/ Includes production and related workers only.
3/ Does not include well drilling or rig building.
5/ Includes all employees at middle of month. Excludes employees of switching and
terminal companies. Class I steam railroads include those, with over $1,000,000
annual revenue. Source: Interstate Commerce Commission.
’2!
Includes private and municipal street-railway companies and affiliated,
subsidiary, or successor trolley-bus and motor-bue' companies.
6/ Includes all land-line employees except those compensated on a commission basis.
Excludes general and divisional headquarters personnel, trainees in school, and
messengers.
17*
TABLE 10: Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Rails in Manufac
turing Industries(1939 Average = 100)
Industry group and industry
ALL MANUFACTURING
DURABLE-GOODSNONDURABLE GOODS
Employment indexes
19*8
| 1947
July; June! May | July
Pay-roll indexes
1948
1947
July June] May July
158.4 ii58.ll 155.5 153.3 360,1 359.0! 346.7 -321.8
184.6ll84.4; 183.9 178.7 403.1 401.3!390.8
137.71137.4! 133.1 133.4 318.1 317.7!303.6
359.4
285.I
Durable goods
IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR PRODUCTS l6l.4|162.4}161.4
1
I
.Blast furnaces, steel works,
and rolling mills
135 .5 !134.6! 133.3
.Gray-iron and ,seraisteel castings 168.3; 174.8; 3.72.2
Malleable-iron castings
188.01197.0! 194.2
Steel castings
212.6;217.l! 213.6
Cast-iron pipe and fittings
162.6^164.5! l6l.6
Tin cans and other tinware
149.2 !140.8; 134.9
Wire drawn from purchased rode
127.5i130.71134.0
.W3.rework
137.6:132.41 135.2
Cutlery and edge tools
I4l.2|l43.6| 149.9
i
.Tools (.except .edge .topis, machine
tools, files, and saws)
l60.8 il63.9i164.7
Hardware
138.31139.7! 145.5
Plumbers* supplies
147.8j153.7; 149.8
Stoves-, oil burners, .and,
heating equipment, not
elsewhere classified
l 6o . 2 !l 6o . 2|161.7
Steam fend hot-water' Keating
apparatus^ and ;steam fittings
176.4;l87.4| 188.2
Stamped’and enameled ware
and galvanizing
i86A;187.6| 187.4
Fabricated structural.andornamental metalwork
l67.ljl67.9i169.0
Metal doors, sash, frames,
molding, and trim
134.2-133.7! 131.4
Bolts, nuts, washers, .and rivets 184.5!187.3 !187.8
Forgings; iron'and steel
214.5’i213.3] 214.2
Wrought pipe, welded and
heavy-riveted
222.1.1225.1],211.0
Screw-machine "products and
wood screws
195.3!l99.l! 202.1
Steel barrels, k^gs, and .drums
122.4!121.7 !117.7
Firearfcs,
403.0j402.6i 397.9
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Electrical’equipment
Radios and phonographs
Communication’equipment
158.2 336.9 340.5! 334.4
I29.5
181.7
175.5
199.8
154.0
139.4
139.1
128.4
139.8
307.2
269.9 268.41 265.4 237.6
377.8
448.8
440.5
411.6
353.8
242.8
315.1
335.7
400.1;374.3 396.3
468.1; 460,3 397.2
469.5 !454.2 398.7
422.0; 401.4 365.6
310.8! 286.1 297.6
243,3! 249.8 240.4
295.7! 298.2 264.0
343.6! 357.8 ,'314.2
156.0 358.7 370.8!366.6 318.1
137.6 303.8 318.6!325.8 300.2
146.0
316.7 329.0]324.0
291.4
168.2 359.1 359.9| 352.5 ;346 .6
186.8
397.2 409i5] 406.0 -373.8
184.6 428.9 439.3: 440.6
402.9
166.4
320.1
329.0 345.2] 345.7
123.8 292.9 309.1 !288.6 244.5
182.1 401.0 412.81 408.2
219.0 449.6 454.1 !443.7
355.1
193.8 473.0 467.3r443.1
387.8
427.2
199.6 426.8 436.9!445.4 414.5
129.1 301.4 313*31 302.6 317.2
362,2 952.7 945.9! 915*6 776.8
206.41210.8] 211.6 218.9
436.5 439.6] 431.6 430.0
I92.4ji95.3 i195.7 201.9 405.7 406.7 }398,1. 396.3
195*0!202.0!204.6 212.1 456.2 458.0!451.4 460.8
267.7 1277.8!277.3 289*5 517.8 534.1 !530.0 521.3
See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and the glossary for definitions,.
18.
TABLE 10: Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls in Manufac
turing Industries - Continued
Industry group..and., industry'
Pay-roll indexes
Employment indexes
1948
1°43
1947
1947'
July
July June MayJ July JulyI June ! May
.
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL
Machinery and machine-shop
products
Engines and turbines
Tractors
Agricultural machinery,
excluding tractors
Machine tools
Machine-tool accessories
Textile machinery
Pumps and pumping equipment
Typewriters
Cash registers;.,adding, and
calculating machines
Washing machines, wringers,
and driers, domestic .
Sewing;machines, domestic
and industrial
.
Refrigerators, and refrigeration
equipment
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMEEl’
EXCEPT AUTOMOBILES
Locomotives
Cars, electric-, and stem-:
railroad
Aircraft.and parts, excluding
aircraft'engine3
Aircraft engines
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts
226.9 230.4 228.5 £21.7 469.51480.7 |466.4 427.4
23k.8 237.5 235.8 236.4 489.3 500,7 491.0 !.456;2
280.6 279.5 286.7 284.6 584.5 601.4 617.6 578.6
191.8 193.0 100.1 181.7 366.4 355.5 285.4 314.2
262.2 267.4 263.7 225.7 573.3 595.4 571.2 462.8
127.7 128.4 129.7 138.2 238.7
200.4 214.5 214.4 214.4 361.1
188.6 191.6 189.8 166.3 437.9
266.5 272.3 278.7 298.0 585.2
140.8 145.9 147.0 .89.2 318.7
242.9
383.5
459.1
596.5
325.2
240.7 242.3
389.9 361.7
444.8 348.9
610.3 614.1
325.0 186.9
229.5 232.9 231.8 192.5 506.2 505.9 489,4
378.0
209.5 220.0 214.6 195.5 438.5 480.9 454,2
395.5
179.4 178.6 177.2 152.9 458.5 444.2 428.0
331.1
239.4 241.3 234.6 219.6 489.3 508.9
472,3 426.3
2?0.6 273.7 276.0 253.7 552.4 561.2
566,4 492.5
407.4 406.5 407.7 368.0 907.3 913.7
916.4 760.3
222.3 224.4 219.6 224.8 467*9 492.5
478.5 482.1
328.5 321.5 315.3 326.0 661.1 649.2 634.2 622.4
287.4 290.8 282.4 301.1 533.1 517.5 493.5
485.1
AUTOMOBILES
149.8 157.2 167.6 126.6 305.3 321.7 345.7 243.1
15J+.7 177.5 185.2 186.0 300.2 345.7 37O .5 379.4
195.0 183.2 190.5 1.87.3 423.3 380,9 362.6 .355.3
NONFERROUS *METALS AND THEIR
PRODUCTS,‘
169.1 173.8 173.7 171.4 361.2 36$.1
151.5 151.6 149.8 147.7 338.1 329.3' 321.6
299.4
133.5 135.3 135.6 140;0 283,9 277.9 268.9
127.6 139.3 139.2 122.4 304.1 331.7 327.4
262.7
178.1 181.8 182.6 171.0 345.2
217.9 225.2 224.2 195.5 481.1
147.4 150.6 148.4 177.7 317.8
165.8 179.3 181.5 170,0 ■315.1
f t
189.3 186.2
*
CX)
Smelting and,refining, primary,
of'nonferrous metals *
Alloying; and rolling and
drawing of nonferrous*.
metals, except’aluminum.
Clocks and watches
Jewelry (precious metals)
and jewelers’ findings
Silverware and plated ware
Lighting Equipment
Aluminum manufactures
Sheet-metal work, not elsewhere
classified
362.5 ’332.I
372.O
526.7
305.5
338.0
362.4 297.0
522.4 431.0
293.3 320,4
347.0 301.6
200*7 420.9 ,420.7 413.2 417.6
See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and thei glosssary for definitions,
264.3
19.
TABLE 10: Indexes of Production-Worker Employment, (and Weekly Pay Rolls in Manufac
turing Industries - Continued
.Employment indexes
1948
Ll2iLL
Tnl-.r
July |June jMay f.July
Industry group and industry
Pay-roll indexee
1948
1947
July! June May | July
LUMBER AND TIMBER BASIC PRODUCTS 1/ 196.9! 190.0 183.6 171.5;511.7 497.3 461.1 394.2
Sawmills and logging camps
216.8!208.2 200.1 188.I1575.6 555*6 508.4 I441.3
Planing and plywood mills
186.6;184.2 182.0 165.5 456.3 456.1 445cl ; 357.0
1
♦
j
FURNITURE AND FINISHED LUMBER
PRODUCTS
|137.8! 139.8 139.7 135.7 320.4 326.0 325.6 ! 293.6
[151.11152.3 152.0 139.2j330.5 324.9 318.0 | 287.3
1128. 2! 130.3 131.1 125 .91296.5 304.2 307.2 1 274.4
<117:.2i 11T.3 114.8 123.8 1297.3 304.3 281.4 1 301.8
{
•
•
;
1126.51130.5 133.5:137.41255.1 264.7 270.3 j 260.6
1123.5i124.8 122.613,49.4,348.6 334.5 328.6 392.7
1136. 61134.5 130 .51123.0 297.1 301.5 303.9 j268.5
1
1
Mattresses and bedsprings
Furniture
Wooden boxes, other than cigar
Caskets and other morticians’
goods
Wood preserving
Wood, turned and shaped
1153.2; 156,0 154.7 l46« 335-5 347.1 343.4 !298.8
155.6| 163.2 164.7 158.5 316.8 348.5 352.5 312.8
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
!
Glass and glassware
Glass products made from
purchased glass
Cement
■Brick, tile, and terra cotta
Pottery and related products
Gypsum
Wallboard, plaster (except
gypsum), and mineral wool
Lime
Marble, granite, slate, and
other products
Abrasives
Asbestos products
122.2 1123.51257.0 265.9 264.5
152.2 1146.51328.7 323.5 314.3
133.8 1126.3 335.1 329.9 320.8
163.9 jl6o.4 336.6 355.2 351.1
132.5 j124.2 307.5 306.1 303.7
247.2
283.5
1156.7 154.9 155.4 1141.3 426.5 412.9 403.8
! 99.4 98.3 ICO.8 ; 98.0 268.9 270.7 273.3
333.6
237.7
jl24.3' 123.2
156. 4 1154.5
137.% 133.0
3,64 . 41170.2
136.41134.0
|
276.4
308.6
260.2
100.7 99.2 97.6 90.5 184.1 185.O 183.2 156.7
237.2 230.4 226.0 220.0 488.4 502.4 490.6 386.0
130.9 136.0 137.1 122.7 327.2 334.3 329.9 293.2
Nondurable goods
TEXTILE-MILL PEODUCTS AND OTHER
FIBER MANUFACTURES
’108.7 ;113 .2 ’113 .0 1103.8 285.4 304.6 :303.8 I243.7
Cotton manufactures, except
emailwares
Cotton emallt7s.ros
Silk and rayon goods
Woolen and worsted manufactures,
except dyeing arid finishing
Hosiery
Knitted cloth
Knitted outerwear and knitted
. gloves
Knitted underwear
Dyeing and finishing textiles,
including woolen and worsted
Carpets and rugs, wool
Eats, fur-felt
■Jute goods, except felts
Cordage and twine
See explanatory notes,„ sections
jl21.6 126.1 125.4 117.7 341.3 365.9 369.7 302.6
; 95.1 99.4 102.3 93.3 |226,0 238.0 238.3 200.5
; 85.4 89.0 AA s 79.0j257.1 271.5 268.6 203.0
lioo.o 110.31109.9 100.31294.9 311.5 307.9 243.0
1 74.8 80.51 81.3 74.9iI7 I.I 185.6 183.6 148.5
96.5 96.81 99.4 80.6 223.9 223.2 223.1 192.8
Cf
94.6 103.6 5105.8 90.7 212.0 242.2 247.6 188.4
114.4 118,11119.3 107.0 283.4 301.8 303.4 250.2
119.6 122.5=123.91113.5
278.4 297.8 299.0 241.1
U
137.4 137.61136.4 1119.7 342.1 345.4 332.8 254.6
80.0 87 .0 ! 84.2 ! 83.3 174.3 197.4 184.6 171.8
112.3 114.2:112.0 1107.5 272.4 277.5 272.2 232.2
I116.0 287.6 306.5 303.4 252.7
123.7 127.01128.7 i
F, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
20.
TABLE 10: Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls In Manufac
turing Industries - Continued
Employment indexes
Industry group and industry
..... 1 9 W ........ 1947
July jJune |May
i
j
*
:
:
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED
i
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
135-6 I138.6j137.1
|
j
Men's clothing, not elsewhere
i
:
classified
129.1 ;3-36.9!134.9
102.5 I108.2! 109.4
Shirt?, collars, nightwear
!107.4| 108.3
Underwear and neckwear, men’s
98.5 1
Work shirts
130.9 1!131.4! 129.2
!
Women's clothing, not elsewhere
I!
J
152
.?
|152.1i
149.4
classified
90.8 ; 96.5 ; 98.8
Corsets and allied garments
87.8 iI 79.JH 80.4
Millinery
76
.8 1! 96.6 ] 99.2
Handkerchiefs
Curtains, draperies, and
j
141.2 1!148.9] 143.8
bedspreads
j
Housefumishings, other than
252.6 249.91 248.2
curtains, etc.
223.6 216.4j212.8
Textile bags
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS l/
Leather
Boot and shoe cut stock and
findings'
Boots and shoes
Leather gloves and mittens
Trunks and suitcases
FOOD
Slaughtering and meat packing
Butter
Condensed and evaporated milk
Ice cream
Flour
Feeds, prepared
Cereal preparations
Baking
Sugar refining, cane
Sugar, beet
Confectionery
Beverages, nonalcoholic
Malt liquors
Canning and preserving
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES l/
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco (chewing and smoking)
and snuff
July
Pay-roll indexes
1948
1947
July |June :May
July
|
j
260.0
219.3
230.8
247.2
139.8 326.6 310.7 I299.3
90.1 197.8 210.81 213.O
80.4 ;166.2 133.21 127.9
82.9 180.3 231.0;239.1
283.1
187.4
145.5
196.7
130.4 316.8 339.2j334.8 283.9
238.2
213.0
108.3 107.4|i10^,3 107.5
94.3 95.7 94.9 96.7
576.8 587.3! 544.2 496.7
493.2 470.8! 464.8 438.2
236.9 233.4j215.4 229.6
203.6 205.2!201.1 199.6
88.9 86.9 94.4 178.6
102.5 97.7 103.0 231.1
127.8 128.8 123-9 118.9 267.4
159.6 159.3 158.6 141.0 339.5
160.0 147.4 127.7 153.4 353.5
140.9 139.9 86.0 135.0 305.9
195.4 201.2 194.5 192.7 429.5
205.9 211.2 198.3 216.3 506.3
184.9 179-1 166.O 189.4 363.2
88.6
104.0
143.4 139.1 134.2 142.0 343.5
179.9!169.6
225.3? 202.8
273.6! 256.9
339.5; 339.8
182.4
224.6
227.2
274.3
330. lj 281.3 317.1
3l5.4i 211.3 280.9
429.8; 407.2 387.7
520.3! 477.9 470.6
341.5! 3H.3 343.7
317.3! 294.0 326.1
389.0!367.4 366.8
353.7! 333-6 329.9
245.4! 235.1 218.0
243.4!227.9 275.0
123.0!111.8 131.3
231.I! 210.4 211.4
304.2!277.0 257.4
351.0!299.9 3^9* ^
282.9;234.2 401.8
168,6 166.4 161.5 171.4 395.2
164.5 155.2 152.6 156.5 374.8
118,9 118.0 115.4 113.7 247.6
134.4 115.3 111.7 130.9 312.0
62.0 60.2 54.6 69.7 128.0
101.2 102.9 IOO.5 103.9 228.7
187.0 172.2 161.7 149.1 342.0
196.1 185.0 163.9 182.8 391.8
163.8 111.7 91.7 163.8 421.2
88.8 90.6 90,5
89.8 205.5 205.8!201.3 200.0
122.4 121.2 120.7 120.1 270.0 263.1 !253.1 253-7
78.1 78.3
77.0 171.1 175.8] m . z 169.6
74.7
75.6
•
76 .I 75.9
77.4 164.1
166.7 }161.8 171.0
See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
266.2
j;303.61 297.9
125.7 303.6 3
s
1
121.1 294.1 312.9!311*5
96.9 246.6 258.5 :266.8
91.0 269.6 289.ii 296.7
99.1 323.5 330.9)325.8
21.
TABLE 10: Indexes of Production.-Wcrker Siaployi&ent and Weekly Pay Rplls in Manufac
turing Industrie - Continued
a
. '
• 7 — ....;....
Industry group and industry
PAFBR AHD ALLIED PROI'ITCTG if
Paper find pulp
Paper "oodn, other
Envelopes
Paper bags
Paper boxes
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUGITJES 1/
Newspapers and periodicals
Printing; book and tiob
Lithographing
Bookbinding
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Paints, varnishes, and colore
Drugs, medicines, end
insecticides
Perfumes end cosmetics
Soap
Rayon and allied products
Chemicals, not elsewhere
classified
Explosives and safety fuses
Compressed and liquefied gases
Ammunition, small-arms
Fireworks
Cottonseed oil
Fertilizers
Pay-roll indexes
Employment" indexes
5.9*7
19*3
1948
[ 19*7
July
July; June !May !
r July1 July June May
i
1*6 .1.1 1*6.9!11*6.5 1*3.3 3*1.7 337.8 331*1: 3P.*v2<1
1*9.5 !Ifc8.2]1*6.5
160.2 ! 163.6!163.0
1*0.9 l**.oj m . B
is6.^ i157.0!;158.5
131.0 ; 133.91 131.8
1*3.2
159.5
132.7
160.5
133.6
i
131.1 j 132.3|I132.0 |131.2
1
1
123.7 i 1^3.5)1123.3 1 119.8
1*3 .* i liw.l>!l**.3 1**.*
116.9 ! 116.3 !117.6 119.8
129.5! .136.3 |136.2 1*3.6
195.7 |
358.9 3*7.7 3*3.2 31*. 5
35:3.5 358.* 355.0 317.2
272.9 c’8*.0 283.3 250.7
380,0 36*.* 355.* 338.6
29*.9 30*.8 290.* 27-3*6
260.1 26*.9 262.2 238.O
235.5
296.0
223.5
290.1
238.1 236,5 2C8.9
299.3 296.7 270.5
230.3 22*.1 207.*
310.0 302.9 299.2
198.* 195.0 *30.2 *32,6 *22.5 387.7
180.9 j 180.9 i 179.^ If1.9 357.3 3*9.7 3*3.9 308.2
!
228.6 | 230.6 !231.1
loll-.6 : 1.04.7!105.2
1*6 .* i l**.3 1*2.2
132.9 i 132.7 131.2
2*2.1 *75.7 *85.7 *81.5 **9.5
112.2 205.0 213.2 209.7 205.0
157.2 331.9 329.8 322.9 310.2
126.1 288.9 279.7 275.1 2*9.8
585.9 563,2 533.7
638.1* 592.0 * S M
50*.3 *91.7 *37.,*
*10.3 *0*.l 359.1
571.3 59*.9 53*. 3
227.8 2*5.9 193.8
361.0 377.3 *26.3 33*.5
I
f
PRODUCTS OF FETR0L5UM AED COAL 1/ 160.7 1 160.3 157.3 i 156.2 353.* 3*2.2 335.Sj 300.5
Petroleum refining
Coke and byproducts
Paving materials
Roofing materials
275.81 263.5 279.8 : 262.8
325.IH 316.5 3£>M i 269.1
I 2*6.8
251.5! 253.7 250.9 1
181.6!
181.1
! 160.-9
179.8]
189.31 211.8 219.7 ; 207.6
81.8! 82.8 89.1
76.0
123.k] 13*.* 156.1 126.2
159.8! 159.2 156.7
1*7.0 i 1*5.9j 1*3.2:
111.0 1 110.3! 97.1
215.5 i 218. £] 213.2
573.1
657.7
517.0
*19.8
505.7
229.6
1*56.1 3**.9 330.8 326.3 292.6
133.7 329.7 330.1 320.S 270.5
11*.0 261.2 2*9.2 222. q 236.6
225.3 531.9 523.3 508.5j *93.8
i
See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, emd-tbe,glossary for* definitional.
22.
TABLE 10: Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls in Manufac
turing Industries - Continued
Industry group and industry
RUBBER PRODUCTS 1/
Rubber tiros and inner tubes
Rubber boots and shoes
Rubber goods, other
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES
• Employment indexes
1948
| 1947
July! ‘June May" July
Pay-roll indexes
1948
1947
July
July June May
l6l, 1 I65.I 329.1 330.2 318.9
157.51161.6
33!. 2
167.6 ;169.4 168.5 139,6 329.8 322.0 305.7 350.0
139.41146.9 146.4 135.1 321.7 329.7 328.1 290.0
152.11157.5 157.5 148.0 330.1 343.7 337.7 304.9
173.6!175.4 i176.6 174.1
:
373.8 386.1
384.2 349.2
i
;
<
Instruments (professional and
scientific), and fire-control
246.11243.4 ! 24S. 8
equipment
219.7j
215.6 ] 214.1
Photographic apparatus
Optical instruments and
199.9:214.6 ; 224.1
ophthalmic goods
Pianos, organs, and parts
163.1 :172.9 175.2
218.1 ?213.8 210.3
Games, toys, and dolls
111.2! 114.8 114.2
Buttons
Fire extinguishers
270.31269.3 260.9
484*6 488.8 492.6 453.3
217.0 441.5 436,3 431.0 385.9
243.1
234.6 390.9 419.6 426.7
191.6 337.9 361.1 ■367.8
188.8 510.3 508.2 !496.7
95.4 253.7 271.6 269.4
284.9 570.0 592.8 i563.4
433.7
402.7
410.1
209.2
600.0
See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and. the glossary for definitions..
1/ See footnote 1, table 8.
23.
TABLE U : Indexes of Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls in Selected Nonmanufacturing
Industries
(1939 Average = 100)
Industry group end industry
MINING:
Pay-roll indexes
Employment Indesea
1948
j1947
19*%_______ 1947
J&ly |June May |July* J&iyJ June 'MfeSV \rJiily
j
!
i
i
91.1
101,7
99.1
159.6
92.6 91.4 88.7 192.7 246.0 246,2 200.3
109.6 108,9 97.5 293.8 344.2 344,3 iI229.7
100.2 98.7 97.8 202.2 208,2 206,1 186.1
159.6 155.0 154.3 333.1 345.0 336.3
307.5
106,6 106.9 106.• 102.9 242.4 232.9 232,6 !211.6
92.6 100.1 100.6 100.0 193.7 238.7 238.9 1210.1
32,0 31.9 31.3 31.3 55.2 54,2 54.6 ! 47,2
191.3 188.6 182.9 187.9 383.0 360.7 352.5 !327.6
126.7 126.8 124.2 129.4 322.3 321,7 312.5 |307.0
H
223.4 j
j204,9
\
•
119.7 116.7 112.5 114.3 241.1
ro
Coal:
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Metal
Iron
Copper
Lead and zinc
Gold and silver
Miscellaneous
Quarrying and nonmetallic
Crude petroleum and natural gas
production
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
Cla33 I steam railroads l/
Street railways and busses
Telephone*
Telegraph
Electric light and power
137.9 136.9
127.2 128.3
202.5 199.4
95.7 96.0
115.T 114.0
133.8
128,5
198.4
96.3
112,3
140.0
130.9
193.3
101,5
109.3
3/
3/
1/ 1 3/
232.2 231.2 228.1 !222.1
336.4 327.1 326.1 1302,2
233.2 228,5 231,1 ! 215.2
202.5 196.2 I92.I 178.4
TRADE: 3/
Wholesale
Retail
Food
General merchandise
Apparel
Furniture and housefumishings
Automotive
Lumber and building materials
116,2 115.3 114.5 111.1 215.3
111.9* 113.6 113.1 110,2 218.9
113.8!i115.5 116,3 113.0 232.9
121.3 i124.8 123,7 116.7 234.0
107.9:i115.4 115.2 106.8 202.3
90.6t 92.0 91.9 86.0 178.8
109.8^!108.5 107.0 104.2 213.4
128.2:[126.3 123.7 121,4 257.3
211,8 211,8 196.5.
218.3 213.8 198.5
231.9 227.0 213.8
236.5 2 9 * 2 -214ii
214.7 211.8 192.0
180.2 180.3 155.8
209.5 205.3 184.8
252.8 242,6 218.8
£
SERVICE:
Hotels (year-round) 4/
Power laundries
Cleaning and dyeing
116,0 117.6 117.0 118,3 234.7 236.5 234,6 222.0
122.1 121.5 119.0 127,8 240.6 238,3 232.3 238,5
159.2 162.9 160.6 167.9 308.0 324.8 312.4 310.5
See footnotes, table 9, and explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G,
1/ Source: Interstate Commerce Commission,
§/ Not available,
3/ Includes all nonsupervisory employees and working supervisors,
Xf Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not
included*
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Sec. A. Scope of Employment Revisions - The employment
estimates shown in this report for the industry divisions (e.g.,
manufacturing, mining, etc.) and industry groups (e.g., iron and
steel, electrical machinery, etc.) have "been adjusted to levels
indicated "by Federal Security Agency ftata through 19^6 and have
been carried forward from lpU6 bench-mark levels> thereby providing
consistent series.
Sec. B. Sources of Bench-Mark Data - The chief purpose
of revisions published in the April 19^8 DETAILED REPORT, was to
adjust the levels of employment estimates to bench-mark data through
19^6 . In preparing estimates for private employment prior to 1939,
the Various industrial censvtses taken by the Bureau of the Census
were used as sources of bench-mark data. Data obtained from the
Federal Security Agency are the main bases for 19^6 bench marks.
Bench marks for State and local government are based on data compiled
by the Bureau of the Census, while most of the data cn Federal.
Government employment is made available by the U. S. Civil Service
Commission. The Interstate Camorce Commission is the source for
railroads, and the U. 3, Maritime Commission for water transportation.
Sec. C. Revisions of Production-Worker Estimates - Data
for the manufacturing major iniuotry groups have been adjusted to
levels indicated by Federal Security Agency data through 19^6 and
have been carried forward from 19^6 bench-mark levels, thereby
providing consistent series. Estimates for the individual manufac
turing industries., formerly adjusted to data through 19^5 , are now
being adjusted to 19^6 bench-mark levels. As these revisions are
completed, they are published in this report and indicated by
appropriato footnotes. In the nonmanufacturing industries, the
entire series of mining industries have been adjusted to 19^6 bench
mark levels.
Since the data shown in this report cover only the current
months, a set of summary sheets for each industry presenting compa
rable figures from January 1939 to date, by months, will be provided
upon request to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Such requests
should specify the series desired.
Sec. D. How Employment Estimates Are Made - Estimates of
changes in the level of employment are based on reports from a
sample group of establishments, inasmuch as full coverage is prohi
bitively costly and time-consuming. In using a sample, it is es
sential that an accurate base be established from which estimates
may be carried forward. This base or "bench mark" is either a com
plete count or an estimate with a satisfactory degree of accuracy.
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When a now bench mark becomes available, estimates prepared sine©
tho last bench mark are reviewed to determine if any adjustment
of level is required. This is the basic principle of employment
estimating used by tho 3LS. It yields a satisfactory compromise
between a slow but highly accurate complete count on the one hand,
qnri a rapid but less accurate sample count on the other.
Briefly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics computes employ
ment estimates 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 by this reporting sample are
applied to the bench mark to determine the monthly estimates of
employment between bench-mark periods. For example, if the latest
complete data on employment for an industry were 4-0,200 in September
1945, and if the industry has a reporting sample of 13 establish
ments employing 23,200 workers in September and 23,800 in October,
the October estimate would be prepared as follows:
40,20° X
« 41,240
In general, data showing month-to-month changes in em
ployment reflect the fluctuations shown by establishments report
ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the usual esti
mating method is inadequate in the finance and service industries,
which, have a preponderance of small establishments. A special
sampling procedure has been Introduced, involving the scientific
selection of a sample of cities and of a represontativo list of
blocks in these cities. Data obtained from the establishments in
these blocks yield substantially better estimates of mcnth-tomonth changes in employment in the finance and service industries
than would bo obtained by tho use of the sampling procedure em
ployed for other industries. For railroads and tho Federal Govern
ment, complete reports of employment are available.
Why Revisions Are Necessary - Because reports are not
immediately available frai now firms, they are frequently intro
duced into the BLS sample after they have been in operation for
some time. This lapse of time produces a rather consistent under
statement which becomes larger-from year to year. It is important,
therefore, that estimates not bo allowed to go uncorrected for too
long a period. The most roccnt revisions correct for the downward
bias that had accumulated in tho nonmanufacturing series beginning
January 1945 and in the manufacturing series beginning January
1946. Revisions in some industry divisions were made in order to
incorporate greater refinements in methodology and new source
materials that have become available.
Sec. E. Comparability With Other Types of Employment
Data - The Bureau of Labor Statistics employment estimates aro
based upon reports submitted by cooperating establishments and
therefore differ from employment information obtained by house
hold interviews, such as the Monthly Report of the Labor Force.
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The BLS estimates of employment in nonagricultural establishments
differ from the Monthly Report of the Labor Forco total nonagri
cultural employment estimates in several important respects. For
example: (1) The BLS estimates cover all full- and part-time wage
and salary workers in private nonagricultural establishments who
worked or received pay during the pay period ending nearest the
15th of the month; in Federal establishments during the pay 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. Persons who worked in more than one establishment
during the reporting period would be counted more than once; (2)
Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and unpaid
family workers are excluded.
Sec. F. Pay-Roll Indexes - Cooperating establishments
are instructed to report pay rolls of production or nonsupervisory
workers prior to deduction for old age and unemployment Insurance,
withholding taxes, bonds, and union dues. Pay for sick leave, holi
days, and vacations taken is Included. Respondents are instructed
to exclude pay for vacations not taken as well as cash estimates of
any payments in kind. Bonsuses, unless earned and paid regularly
each pay period,, are al30 excluded.
The methodology for obtaining pay-roll estimates is simi
lar to that for employment estimates. Sample changes shewing
monthly movements are used in projecting established bench marks to
secure current pay-roll estimates. These .pay-roll estimates fire
converted into indexes, using the 1939 average as a base.
Sec. G. Source of Data - Employment and pay-roll estimates
are based on reports from cooperating establishments. Excluding
about 9,000 block-sample returns, the approximate number of es
tablishments, and workers covered, for each of the industry divisions
are shown bvjlow:
Approximate Coverage of BLS Employment
and Pay-Roll Sample
: Number
:Employees or production
Industry division :
of
:_______worker."___________
__________ establishments:. Number : Percent of total
Manufacturing
Mining
Contract construction
Public utilities
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Service:
Hotels (year-round)
Power laundries and
cleaning’and dyeing
3^,200
2,800
14,000
7,503,900
361,000
492,000
59
53
25
7,200
912,000
77
12,400
35,000
343,000
935,000
19
1,200
133,000
35
1,600
68,000
21
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Sec. H. Coverage of Employment Estimates - The employment
estimates ahown in tables 1, 2, 37 6"/ aI^- 7 cover all full- and parttime wago and salary workers who worked or received pay during the
pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. Proprietors, selfemployed persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the armed
forces are excluded. The estimates and indexes shown in tables 8
and 10 refer to production and related workers as defined in the
glossary, page viii.
Sec. I. State Estimates - State estimates are prepared in
cooperation with various State Agencies as indicated on page v. The
estimates for manufacturing have been adjusted to recent data made
available under the Federal Social Security program. Since some
states have adjusted to mere rocont bench-mark data than others, and
because varying methods of computation ore used, the total of the
state estimates differs from tha’natioaal total (see tables 1 and 2).
Because of these recent revisions tho state estimates for manu
facturing are not consistent with the unrevisod data shown prior to
June 19*7 for total employment in nonagricultural establishments,
by state. Comparable sorios of manufacturing estimates for each
state, January 19*3 to date, and also for nonagricultural employment
for selected states, through Decosfber 19*6, are available upon
request to tho cooperating State agency or the appropriate ELS
regional office. Estimates of nonagricultural employment, by state,
for those States which are now x^lishing such estimates are shown
in table 6. These totals ca*e consistent with the manufacturing
estimates in table J. As nonagricultural estimates for additional
States become available, they will be shown in table 6.
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COOPERATING STATE AGENCIES
Alabama - Dept, of Industrial Eolations, Montgomery 5.
Arizona - Unemployment Compensation Div,, Employment Security
Commission, Phoenix,
Arkansas - Employment Security Div,, Dept, of Labor, Little Rock.
California - Div. of Labor Statistics and Research, Dept, of Indus
trial Relations, San Francisco 3*
Connecticut - Employment Security Div,, Dept, of Labor and Factory
Inspection, Hartford 15.
Delaware - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1, Pa.
Florida - Unemployment Compensation Div., Industrial Commission,
Tallahassee.
Georgia - Employment Security Agency, Dept, of Labor, Atlanta 3,
Idaho - Employment Security Agency, Industrial Accident Board, Boise.
Illinois - Dept, of Labor, Chicago 1.
Indiana - Employment Security Div,, Indianapolis 4,
Iowa - Employment Security Commission, Des Moines 8,
Kansas - State Labor Dept,, Topeka,
Louisiana - Div. of Employment Security, Dept, of Labor, Baton Rouge
1*.
Maine - Unemployment Compensation Commission, Augusta.
Maryland - Dept, of Labor and Industry, Baltimore 2,
Massachusetts - Div, of Statistics, Dept, of Labor and Industries,
Boston 10.
Michigan - Dept, of Labor and Industry, Lansing 13.
Minnesota - Div. of Employment and Security, Dept, of Social
Security, St, Paul 1.
Missouri - Div. of Employment Security, Dept, of Labor and Indus
trial Relations, Jefferson City.
Montana - Unemployment Compensation Commission, Helena.
Nebraska - Div. of Placement and Unemployment Insurance, Dept, of
Labor, Lincoln 1,
Nevada - Employment Security Dept., Carson City.
New Jersey - Dept, of Labor, Trenton 8.
New Mexico - Employment Security Commission, Albuquerque.
Now York - Div. of Placemont and Unemployment Insurance, Dept, of
Labor, New York 17*
North Carolina - Dept, of Labor, Raleigh.
Oklahoma - Employment Security Commission, Oklahoma City 2.
Pennsylvania - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1
(Manufacturing); Bureau of Research and Information,
Dept, of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg (Nonmanu
facturing).
Rhode Island - Div. of Census and Information, Dept, of Labor,
Providence 2,
Tennessee - Dept, of Employment Security, Nashville 3.
Texas - Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas, Austin 12,
Utah - Dept, of Employment Security, Industrial Commission, Salt Lake
City 13.
Vermont - Unemployment Compensation Commission, Montpelier,
Virginia - Div. of Research and Statistics, Dept, of Labor and Industry,
Richmond 21,
Washington - Employment Security Dept,, Olympia,
Wisconsin - Statistical Dept,, Industrial Commission, Madison 3.
Wyoming - Employment Security Commission, Casper.
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BLS REGIONAL OFFICES
Kev England - Regional Director, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Old South Bldg., 294 Washington.St., Boston 8, Massachusetts
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts;. New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont).
North Atlantic - Regional Director, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
1000,Parcel Post Bldg., 341 Ninth Avenue, New York 1, New York
(Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York)t
North Central - Regional Director, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
312 National War Agencies Bldg., 226 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 6,
Illinois (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wisconsin).
Southern - Regional D3.rect.or, U,. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6th
Floor SiIvey Bldg., 114 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta 3, Georgia
(Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas).
Pacific-Rocky Mountain - Regional Director, U. -S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 5^6 Federal Office Bldg., San Francisco 2, California
(Arizona, California,.Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming).
Technical advice and assistance on employment statistics in
the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of
Columbia will be given by the Bureau’s Washington Office.
GLOSSARY
Continental United Staton. - 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.' Forde-account construction
workers, i.e., hired.directly by and on the pay rolls of Federal, .
State, and local government, public utilities> and-private establish
ments, are excluded.
Defense Agencies - Covers civilian employees of:the-National Military
Establishment, Maritime Commission, National Advisory Committee' for'
Aeronautics., .The Panama Canal, Philippine Alien Property'Adiaiais^mtion, pjdlippine War Damage Commission, Office of Selective
Service Records,.War Aesatjs •Administration; Officc of Defense
Transportation, Office..of Scientific Research and Development,
National Security Resources Board.
Family Allowances - Represents the Government's contribution; the
amount contributed by.,the personnel is included under pay rolls.
Federal..Government■-Ex3 outIva branch - Includes U. S. Navy Yards,
Federal arsenals, and force-account construction. Fourth-class
postmasters ere included under the executive branch in table 4,
but are excluded from the government data shown in tables 1 and
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3.
Employment shown here for tho executive branch differs from data
published by the U. S. Civil Service Commission in the following
respects: (1) Employmengtcollocted and published by the Civil
Service Commission as of the last day of the month, is here
presented as of the first day of the next month; (2) substitute
rural mail carriers are excluded; (3) employment in Deccribor of
each year includes the additional, postal employees necessitated
by the Christmas season, excluded from published Civil Service
Commission figures starting 1942; (4) seaman and trainees who
are hired and paid by private steamship companies having contracts
with the Maritime Commission are excluded; (5) ^he Panama Rail
road Company is shown here under Government corporations but is
included under tho executive branch by tho Civil Service Commission.
F inaneo - Covers establishments operating in tho fields of finance,
insurance, and real estate; excludes the Federal Reserve District
Banks and tho mixed ownership banks of the Farm Credit Adminis
tration.
Government - Covers Federal, State, and local governmental establish
ments porforming legislative, oxocutivo, and Judicial functions, as
well as all government-owned and operated establishments and
institutions (arsenals, navy yards, hospitals, etc.), government
corporations, and government force-account construction. The data
shown in table 1 exclude fourth-class postmasters because they
presumable have other majox- Jobs.
Government
Railroad
banks of
included
corporations - Covers only three corporations: The Panama
Company, the’Federal Reserve banks, and the mixed-ownership
the Farm Crodit Administration. All other corporations are
undor the executive branch.
Indexes of production-worker employment - Estimates of productionworker employment expressed as a percentage of tho average employment
in 1939.
Indexes of productlon-workor weekly pay rolls - Estimates of productionworker weekly pay rolls expressed as a percentage of the average
weekly pay roll fox* 193-9•
Leave payments - Payments wore authorized by Public Law 704 of the 79th
Congress end were continued by Public Law 2L
jk of tho 80th Congress to
enlisted personnel who were discharged prior to September 1, 19*1-6
for accrued and unused leave and to officers and enlisted personnel
then on active duty for leave accrued in excess of 60 days. Value of
bonds represents face value; interest is paid in addition when bonds
are cashod. Lump-sum payments for terminal leave, which wore
authorized by Public Law 35O of tho 80th Congress, and wore started
October 19^7, are excluded hero and included undor pay rolls.
Manufacturing - Covers only privately owned establishments; govern
mental manufacturing operations such as arsenals and navy yards are
excluded.
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Military personnel and pay rolls - Data arc for personnel on active
dutyI fejservopersomol are!' excluded.if on inactive duty or if on
active duty for a briof training or emergency purtod.. Personnel is
a3 of. the first of tho month and pay rolls are for tho entire month.
Through October 1, 19^7, discharged officer personnel wore included
until the end of their terminal-leave period; discharged enlisted
personnel were included from Octobor 1, 19^6 through Octobor 1,
19^7 only. After October 1, 19^7, lump-sum terminal-leave payments
at time of discharge (uutiiorized by Public Law 350 t'f the 80th
Congress) were made,
Coaat Guard pay rolls for all periods and Array pay rolls through
April 1947 represent actual expenditures. Other pay rolls represent
estimated obligations based on an average monthly personnel count.
Pay rolls for the Ktivy and Coast Guard include cash payments for
clothing-allowance balances1 in January, April, July, and October,
Mining - Covers establishments engaged in the extraction from the
earth of organic and inorganic minerals which occur in nature as
solids, liquids, or gases; includes various contract services
required in mining operations, such as removal of overburden,
tunnelling and shafting, -and the drilling or acidising of oil well?;
also includes ore dressing, beneficiating, and concentration,
ITonagricultural establisliments - Governmental or private business
establishments; (l) that are physically located within, continental
United States; and (2) whose principal activity can bo classified
under one of the following industry divisions - manufacturing,
mining, contract construction, transportation and public utilities,
trado, finance, service, or government.
ray rolls - Private pay rolls represent weol&y pay rolls of both
full- and pert-time production and related workers (or noneupervisory
employeec and working supervisors) who worked or received pay for
any part of the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month,
before deductions for old-age end unemployment insurance, group
insurancu, withholding tax, bonds, end union duoa, but after
deductions for damaged work. Includes pay for sick leave, holidays,
and vacations taken. Excludes cash pa*Taents for vacations not taken,
retroactive pay not earned during period x-oportud, value of payments
in kind, and bonuses, unless earned and paid regularly each pay
period. In mining-industries further deductions are made for
explosives or other supplies furnished by the company. In coal
mining portel-to-portal pry is included. Federal civilian pay rolls
ore for all employees before deductions for income tax, retirement,
and bonds.
Production and related vorkora - Includes working foremen and
nansupervisory workers (iucindinc; lead men and trainees) engaged in
fabricating, processing, assembling, inspection, receiving, storage,
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handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair,
Janitorial, watchman sarvices, products development, auxillicry
production for plant’s owu uao (e.g,, powor plant) end recordkooping and other sorviccs closely associated with the abovo
production operations. Excludes supervisory employees (above
the working foreman levol) and their clerical staffs, routemen,
salesmen, and other groups of nonproduction workers defined below
under wage and salary workers.
Service - Covers establishments primarily engaged in rendering
soi'vices, to individuals and business firms. Excludes automobile
repair services, govomiiient owned and operated hospitals, museums,
etc., and domestic sorvico.
Trade - Covers establishment* *ng&Q6& In wholesale trade, i.e.,
selling merchandise to retailors, and in retail trado i.e.,
soiling merchandise for personal or household consumption, and
rendering services incidental to the sale of goods. Dacludes auto
repair services.
Transportation and public utilities - Covers only privately owned
anlcfoperated ‘bntorprisoe engagodf in providing all typos of trans
portation and related sorvic©*’; telephone, tolegraph, and other
communication services; or providing electricity, gas, steam,
water, or sanitary norvico. Government owned and operated establish
ments aro include under government.
Wage arid salary workers - In addition to production and related
workers as defined rbovo, includos workers engaged in tho following
activities: executive, purchasing, finance, accounting, legal,
personnel (including cafeterias, medical, etc.), professional and
technical activities, sales, salee-delivery, advertising, credit,
collection, and in installation and servicing of own products,
routine office functions, factory supervision (above the working
foreman level) and other workers not included as production workers.
Also includes employees on tho establishment pay roll engaged in
new construction and major additions or alterations to the plant
who are utilized as a aoperate work farce (force-account construction
workers).
Wage earner - See production workers.
Washington, P. C. - Data for the executive branch of the Federal
Government also include areau in Maryland and Virginia which are
within the metropolitan area, as defined by the Bureau of the Census.
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