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EMPLOYMENT
and PAY ROLLS




DETAILED REPORT
MARCH
1947

United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

REVISED ESTIMATES OE EMPLOYMENT
Industries in the Acparel Group
In this detailed report the Bureau presents revisions of
the production worker estimates for the individual industries com
prising the apparel group.

The new estimates, based on 1945 da.ta

from the Social Security Administration, correct the downward M a s
which has accumulated since 1939 and are, therefore, more representative
of the true levels of employment.

In addition, the industries are now

consistent with the e s tim a te for the major group— apparel and finished
textile products— which had prpvicusly been adjusted*
The estimates for all industries in this group, with the
exception of the corset industry, have bepn revised.

Because of

the lapse of sev-ral years without any revisions, the magnitude of
each of the changes is very large.

The la.rg-°st of these was in the

women's clothing industry, where the employment in a considerable
number of new establishments had not been reflpcted in the Bureau's
series.

This is the most important s i n g l e cause of the downward bia.s.
The present report shows revised estimates and indexes only

for the current months and March of last year.

A set of summary sheets

presenting revised figures from January 1939 to d a t e , by month, will
be provided upon request.




LS 47-3491

May 13, 1947

Schloss - 351
S. Dopartmsnt of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and Occupational Outlook Branch
- Division of Employment Statistics

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EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS
Detailed Report
March 1947

•TABLE

1
2

.

C OHTENTS

PAGE

Estimated number of production workers in inanufacturing
Industries ........... ..... ...... .

2

. Indexes <of proauction-worker employment and pay rolls in
inanufacturing industries .......... ...... ........ .

8

3

Estimated number of employees in selected nonmanufacturing
.industries .......... .............. 14

4

Percentage -changes in employment and pay rolls in
selected nonmanufacturing industries ••••••«*••••••••••

14

Indexes of employment and pay rolls in selected nomnanufacturing industries
.... .

15

5

6-

Estimated number of employees in nonagricultural- estab
lishments, by industry division..... .

7 •

Estimated number of employees in manufacturing industries,
by major industry group
»••(>•<>••

■9
8
•••*
9

„ 16
' '

•*•

*T
Estimated number of employees in nonagricultural establishments, by State, February 1947
o»•••&••«•••••• o•

18

1 Employment and pay rolls in regular Federal services and
Government Corporations, in selected months

10

.•
17

Personnel and pay of the military branch of the Federal
Government, in selected periods •*»•••••••«•»»o.••>••••

20 •

21

«*

11

12

Total employment and pay rolls in United States Navy Yards
and Private Shipyards within Continental U. S., by ship-,
building region • *•••••«• a••••••••••••»•<>••••.•..... ,..•••••
Estimated employment and pay rolls on construction within
Continental United States ••




22
23

2.
Table 1. - Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries 1/
(In thousands)
Industry Group
and Industry

Mar.
1947

V
l/

ALL MAW 1FACTORING
DURABLE GOODS l/~
NONDURABLE GOODS

Durable Goods
IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR PRODUCTS l/
Blast furnaces, steel works, and
t rolling mills
Gray-iron and semi-steel 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, nuts* 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 l/
Electrical equipment *
Radios and phonographs
Communication equipment..




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Feb.
1947

Jan.
1947

12,617
6,535
6,082

12,599
6,505
6,094

2,511
6,429
6,082

10,819
5,118
5,701

1,567

1,562

1,552

1,313

482.3
• 87cl
25o 7
49,5
20e2
41,1
29*5
‘ 42.3
27.9

483.3
87.1
25.4
49 „8

479.7

86.2

Mar.
1946

453.8
76.5

20.1

41.3
.30.1
39,7
27.9

25.1
50.5
19.8
41.6
30.5
41.9
27.8

38.9
16.2
33.4
25.4
32.4
22.5

27,0
51*3
30f.5

26* 7
50.9
30*7

26.7
50.1
30.1

22.5
39.9
23.0

64.2

63.5

62*8

47.6

52*6

52*5

52*.6

36.6

85,9

85.8

84.9

66.1

59*0

58.0

57.5

45.6

10.1

10*1

21c5
27.5

21.7
27.3

10.2
21.6

7.2
19.3
25.2

20,1

26.9

»

13.6

10.8

14.3

29*4
• 6.2
14.1

26.1
4.7
11.4

601
318.1
92.5
92* 2

598
315.7
92,8
92.4

380
185 .6
68* 2
£8.3

13.3

13.8

29c4

29*5

6*1

6.0

14.2
599
316c 9
• 92*0
91.6

•

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Table 1.-Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries l/Cont’c
(in thousands)
_______ ______
0

Industry Group
and Industry

NONFEPR-US METALS AND THEIR PRODUCTS l/
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

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Feb.

Jan®

Mar.

1947

1947

} 1947

1946

CA o

1,181
385 o1
45,5
55.0

,173
381^9
45.4
5'i08

910
313.9
25.1
40,5

46c 9
58,0
49i0
37.5
59.8
23*3

46 8
59.0
50.-1
3701
59,4
23,0

46,1
59e8
51,3
36®4
58.8.
22,7

30.4
57,3
45o 9
27.2
48 .9
16.2

39,.8

38® 7

37*6

30*2

13» 7

13 o3

12.7

9.4

11.3

11,1

10 a9

8,7

70 o7

67,1

.68,2

43^8

472
26*0

473
26,9

474
26,6

476
5,0.

54 o5

53c6

51.2

41o9

141o0
23*0
140r 8
12c 8

141.9
28*6
14It 5
12.5“

143 ©9
29<-5
142 P4.

116.$,.
22,4
218,6
8®3

1,169
385*6
45*6

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL \/
Machinery and machine-'cuop 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 EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT
AUTOMOBILES l /
Locomotives
Cars, electric- and steamrailroad
Aircraft and parts,, excluding
aircraft engines
Aircraft engines
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts
■
AUTOMOBILES l /

Mar ,

■

798.
431

.•

1212

791

•, 755

464

433

428

324

•a. 3

41.4

40«. 2

28,9

62,7
28«3

63®8
28.5

63.0
28c3

43.8
25.2

17®7

17.8
.15.8

17c9

15,8

15.6

16 *6
13c2

33,0
50#6

33.0
50*8

32*3
51.1

19,0
41,9

26®4

26,5

26.4

21.9

4.
Table 1,-Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries i/Cont!c
__________________ ;________________ (In thou aands)_______________________________
Industry Group
and Industry
LUMBER AND TIMER BASIC PRODUCTS l/
Sawmills and logging camps
Planing end plywood mills

V

FURNITURE AND FINISHED LUMBER
PRODUCTS
Mattresses and bedsprings
Furniture
Wooden boxes, other than cigar
Caskets and other morticians* goods
Wood preserving
Wood j turned and shaped
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS l/
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
Nondurable Goods
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FIBER
MANUFACTURES
Cotton manufactures, except small
wares
Cotton small wares
Silk and rayon 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


l/



Mar,
1947

Feb,
„ 1?47_ J_

Mar.
Jan.
1947__ _ .1.946_

611
234©0
77«3

598
j
229„ 9
76,7 f
•

592
228c.5
76 *9

499
205 o5

441
23a8
175*4
26,9
15 ,1
1507
25 c 4

442
2315 j
176ft 8
26,4
15*0
13*5
2509

432
23 c-5
173,4
26,4
15 c0
13 r0
24 c6

376
17,8
154 c3
24 ©6
13 P3
11 7
22 o7

427
103 ©4

424
101*7

425
104,1

376
101.9

13*4
28* 8
63.7
50c3
5,9

13.1
28,9
63 a2
50,4

13*2
28e9
63.1
49.6

6,1

6.1

12.3
23c 7
54,-3
43 c 6
5.1

10*9
9,0

llel
9r 0

11,1

10e0

8,9

. 8*5

17,7
20 e1
21*3

17,4

16,9

20*1

20,2
21*6

15.2
17.7
15.1

1,242

21,4

1,247

.1,242

66*2

%

1,169

470,1
14 e2
95,2

471c5
14,4
95,4

442»4
r 470el
14*3
14*6
95.7 ■ 89,8

158*1

162 31
120,0

163,0
119 e0
1C«5
; 30 04
36,6

120*1
10*2
29*4
37,8

7a

66 »o
2 8
1109
3 e9
14, 7

10o4
30«1
3703

66 34
27v2
12,0
3,9
■15o0

15801
111,5
11 o2
30c6
34-e 9

6C.0 !
26.7

12 ,0

62*9
22e4
: ' 10e9

3,8

• 15,0

3 a9

i

14,4
I

Table 1.-Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries jyCont’d
(in thousands)
• Industry Group
* and Industry
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS l /
Men's clpthing. not elsewhere
classified %/
Shirts, collars, and nightwear
Underwear and neckwear, men’s 2/
7<ork shirts 2^/
WoTen’s clothing, not elsewhere
classified 2/
Corsets and allied garments 2/
Millinery 2/
Handkerchiefs 2/
Curtains, draperies, and bedspreads 2/
Housefurnishings, other than
curtains, etc. 2/
Textile bags 2/
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS l /
Leather
Boot and shoe cut stock and
findings
Boots and shoes
Leather gloves and mittens
Trunks and suitcases
FOOD l /
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




Mar.
1947

Feb.
1947

Jan.
1947

Mar.
1946

1,120

1,119

1,090

998

287.5
74.1
18.1
16.5

287.8
73.7
18.5
16.8

284.6
71.4
18.3
16.3

248.3
61.2
16.5
14.8

442.3
17.7
26.2
4.9
23.6

439.4
17.3
26,0
4.8
24.8

421.8
17.1
24.2
4.7
‘ 25.7

400.6
16.0
27.3
4.4
24.2

28.4
29.4

28.8
29.7

29.1
29.3

27.3
24.6

363
43,4

364
43.7

362
43.2

358
44.0

17.7
196.0
9.8
13.6

17.6
196.6
9.9
13,7

17.8
195.4 ’
10.1
13.9

18.1
191.6
11.8
14.0

1,055
1,062
143.5
148,9
22.8
22,4
13,6
13,4
17.1
16,4
30.7
30,7
22.5.
21,6
9.8
9.8
243,9
245.0
14.4
13,2
4.5
5,0
56.0
56,8
22.7
22.4.
52.8
52.4
76.7
81.7

1,098
154.4
22.1
13.1
16,1
30.5
21,9
10,2
249,0
14,6
9,2
56.9
22,5
52,7
94,6

1,050
147,0
22,4
13.1
•16,4
30.2
22,5
10.9
254,5
13.4
4,5
52,5
22,6
51,5
84,9

86
32.9
40,1

89
33.4
42.1

90
34.1
41.8

82
32,0
37,2

7.0

7,2

7.5

7,3
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6.
Table 1.-Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries l/Cont’d
(In thousands)
Industry Group
and Industry

1
jMar,
I 1947

Feb.
1947

Jan.
1947

Mar •
1946

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS l /
Paper and pulp .
Paper goods, other
Envelopes
Paper bags
Paper b.oxes

387
172.5
47.5
11.0
15.6
90.8

387
172.7
47.6
11.0
15.8
90.9

386
172.0
47.5
10.9
16.0
91.3

357
162.0
46.2
10.1
14.1
83,9

PRINTING,. PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES l /
,
Newspapers and periodicals
Printing, book and job
Lithographing
v Bookbinding

421
136,5
164.8
30.4
34.2

420
137.2
166.0
30.5
33.9

417
135.2
166.2
30.2
33.7

386
127.0
154.2
. 28.3
30.4

569
37.3

568
36. 8

564
36.3

540
34.8

54.3
10.3
15.4
58.4

54.0
10.7
15.1
59.1

54.2
10.9
14.5
58.9

50.8
12.1
14.2
59.7

124.6
13.9
5.9
6.7
2.6
15.0
28.8

124.2
13.7
6.0
6.6
2.7
16.5
27.9

124.3
13.4
5.9
6.6
3.0
17.3
25.6

115.4
14.55.4
8.3
2.5
13.9
31.4

PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL 1/
Petroleum refining
Coke and by-products
Paving materials
Roofing materials

155
98.7
25.8
1.7
12.1

155
98.5
26.1
1.6
12.3

154
98.3
25.6
1.6
12.4

149
96.9
24.9
1.8
10.5 ,

RUBBER PRODUCTS 1/
Rubber tires aricT inner tubes
Rubber boots and shoes
Rubber goods, other

238
107.8

240
108.9
20.3
76.4

240
110.1
19.9
76.6

216
103.7
17.3
68.1

443

439

396

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS l / •
Paints, varnishes, and colors
Drugs, medicines, and
insecticides
Perfumes and cosmetics
Soap
Rayon and allied products.
Chemicals, not elsewhere

i

classified
Explosives and safety fuses
Compressed and liquefied gases
Ammunition, sgial1-arms
Fireworks
Cottonseed oil
Fertilisers

MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES 1/
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


j

20.2

1 75.5
| 446
i
♦
! 20.0
j 25.4
21.3
! 10.8
23.1
' 9.4
2.2

20.1
25.3

20.1
25.3

22.6
23.5

21.6
10.6
21.9.
9.6
2.3

21.8
10.4
21.3
10.1
2.1

21.1
8.1
19.4
10.1
2.3

•

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Table 1. -Estimated Humber of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries l/Cont'd

J

1

2]

March 1947 estimates' are ‘based on reports from 33,500 cooperating establishments
covering 7,650,Q00 production workers. Estimates for the major industry groups
have "been adjusted to levels indicated by final 1945 data made available by the
Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal Security Agency and supersede data
shown in mimeographed releases dated prior to April 1947 and Monthly Labor
RevieVE dated prior to May 1947.■ Comparable,series from January 1945 available
upon request. The sum of the individual industry estimates, however, do not
agree with the totals shown for the major industry groups# The Bureau has not
prepared estimates for certain industrips andf with the exception of apparel,
estimates for individual industries have been adjusted only to levels indicated
by the 1939 Census of Manufactures but not to Federal Security Agency data,
(See apparel adjustment note.) . Data for the current and immediately preceding
months’ are subject to revisions
These estimates have been adjusted to levels indicated by final 1945 data made
available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal Security Agency. •.
They supersede data shewn in mimeographed releases dated prior to May 19^7 and
Monthly Labor Reviews dated prior to June 1947, Comparable series from January
1939 available upon request.




Table 2. - Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries 1/
(1939 Average - 100)

Industry Group •
and Industry
AL L MANUFACTURING l/
DURABLE C-OODS l/~
NONDURABLE G^ODS

l/

Durable Goods
IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR
PRODUCTS l/.
Blast furnaces, steel works,
and rolling mills
Gray-iron and semi-steel
castings
Malleable-iron castings
Steel castings
Cast-iron pipe and fittings
Tin cans and other tinware
Wire drawn from purchased
rods
W i rework
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, nuts, washers, and rivets
Forgings, iron and steel
Wrought pipe, welded and
heavy-riveted
Screw-machine products and
wood screws
Steel barrels, kegs, and drums
Firearms

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY l/
Electrical equipment
Radios and phonographs
equipment
Digitized forCommunication
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Employment Indexes
Jan.r M a r .
Mar • Feb.
1947
1947; 1946
1947

Pay-Roll Indexes
M a r . Feb.
Jan.-j Mar.
1947; 1946
1947
1947

154.0 153.8 152*7 jl32*l
181.0 180.1 1 7 8 . 0 j141.7
132«8 133.0 132.8 1124.4

313,9 310.7 307.3!238.3
350,3 344.7 340.01244.8
278.4 277.5 275.3!232.1

158.1 157.5 156.5 1132.4

294.2 287.9 2 8 7 . 9 i225.1

124.2 124.4 123.5 1116.8

212.9 209.3 208.9jl89.1

149.1
142.3
164.4
122.4
129,4

149.1 147.4 !131.0
141-1 139.2 !111.2
165*4 167.7 |129.4
121.8 120.0; 97.9
150.1 131,0 1105.2

320.0
310.0
304 06
287,5
243.3

317.1
307.5
293.0
282.1
238.7

317.1 :254.0
302.81212.6
302.8 1213.2
286.7 '192.3
242.8.1178.1

134.4 136.8 138.8 |ll5.7
139,3 130.6 137.7 :106.7
180.8 180.7 180.5 :146,0

235.6 239.6 247.7 j178«8
279.8 254.9 273.8 194.1
408.0 407.0 405.1 ;306.9

176*2 174.6 174.1 -147.2
144.0 142.9 140.4 1111.8
123.8 124.7 122*2; 9 3 cl

362.8 355.6 361.3 :278c7
300.9 297.5 289.0 209.2
234*7 229.6 237.6 j157.1

139*3 137.6 136.2 1103.2

281.8 274.0 277.9 j181.5

173.7 173.2 173.5 ;120.8

337.3 331,8 3 3 1 . 2 :217,5

154.7 154.5 152.9 !11S.0

325.4 317.6 318.3-218.7

166.2 163.4 162.0 128.5

307.4 293.8 287.9:211.4

129.9 131.0 131.3 : 93.0
150,6 151.5 150.7 ;135.2
178*8 177.8 175.0 :163.9

261.9 251*4 253.8 :157.9
284.5 287.2 277.4 1219.3
353.6 348.9 341.0;264.0

158.8 165.2 161.9 1129.3

289.9 293.6 292.9 !204.4

173.6 174.5 173.9 1154.0
101.2 99.5 1 0 2 , 9 j 77.3
283.7 286.6 282.8 1227.6

362.7 354.8 355.0 1281.7
239.9 236.3 232.4 1148.7
598,0 590.1 580.4 :420.4

231.3
175,3
211.5
285.2

232.0
176.0
212.7
287.0

230.8
:174.6
213.3
287.6

;146.6
1102.6
156.7
:214.6

431.2
324.1
419.7
524.3

422.9
315.2
415.7
528,1

425.6
317.2
423.2
530.3

1232.3
1154.6
1285.9
=353.9

9.
Table 2. - Indexes of Production-Viorker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries 1/ - Continued
. •
Industry Group
and Industry

I

Pay-Roll Indexes
Mar. Feb. Jan„ j Mar.
1947 1947 1947 j 1946

Employment Indexes
I Mar v i.Feb. : Jan. j Mar.
i 1947i 1947; 1947 ! 1946
i

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL l/
Machinery and machine-shop
products
Engines and turbines
Tractors
Agricultural machinery,
excluding tractors 2/
Machine tools
Machine-tool accessories
Textile machinery
Pumps and pumping equipment
Typewriters
Cash registersj adding and
calculating machines
Washing machines, wringers
and driers, domestic
Sewing machines, domestic
and industrial
Refrigerators and refrigeration
equipment
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT,
EXCEPT AUTOMOBILES l/
Locomotives
Cars, electric- and steamrailroad
Aircraft and parts, excluding
aircraft engines
Aircraft engines
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Motorcycles, bicycles, and
parts
AUTOMOBILES l/
NONFERROUS METALS AND THEIR
PRODUCTS 1/
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 else

where classified


225*1;223 ®5j222.0 ;172.3

416,6 409*6 40

190*6:190,3: 188,8 1155.1
244,4^243.8 ;243.5 il34 fc6
175c4|175.9: 175.2 :129<>4

354.9 352.0 350,3 ;258e0
494.1 493.1 491.7 ;230.8
278.9 273 ,6 273 .3 1199.1

168= 6 1168*4 ! 165.7 109*3
156.4; 161ci i163.2 !156o4
194o8: 199o2i 204»»0 |l82o3
171#4;169< 5 166.2 :124.2
246.6 i245.1 242.7 1202.0
144.0j142.0 139o8 j 99„7

312.5
275.6
326.7
351*7
489.6
287,7

202.4!196.8 191,2 ;153.6

401.1 388,5 355.7 ;270,4

184c2 1177.7 169.6 |l26o4

357,6 316.8 326.8 1194.9

6 . 6

306 .3
278,9
332o5
347.3
485.3
2 82 c6

294 *9
282.7
342.7
337.3
466.5
276*2

;287.3

:169e9
1256.8
1291.1
;232.5
:359.3
189.1

295.2 287 6 278.1 1205.1

144.11142.1 138*6 j l l l . 2

1
201.0;3 90.8 194el |124«5

359.4 325,0 345.7 ;200.2

297.2!298.3 298.4 :299.9
402o3 ;416o3 410,9! 77.1

555* 2 557o5 562.-6 :525.5
723.7 827.2 797.-2 ;154.5

222,3 1218.5 208.6 jl71.I

1 448.2

438*" 411,2 ;296.1

355,3|357 j6 362,8 :294.4 659.0 667.8 668.7 1524,0
314c 9 ; 321o 8 331.4 1252.2 479.9 506 »8 535,0 :384„4
203c4|204®4 205.7 | 3 1 5 . 7 j 3 8 4 ,3 377.1 395.8 |548<,5
183.4 j 179.4 175,1 j 119•0 | 353,8 327.6 318.5 1190.0

1

198.2 \196 06 187.7 [115.3 j 347.7 337.3 321.1 1173.0
i

188.0; 188.9 186.9 1141.4 i 360.2 361.0 354.8 1252.1
!
t

i

149,5:149*9 145e5 1104c7 1 285.2 282 c 4 269c7 1181.8

161o51164*4 162.2 :112o 9 1 300.6 307.6 301.4 1199.7
139.6j 140.7 139o3 1124.2 303.2 306 c 2 296o0 1248.2
j

122.8 j123a5 1 2 4 .0 j l l 5 e2 I 2 3 2 .8 2 3 3 .9 2 3 6 .8 1214.0
13 0o 5! 12908 128c5 ;1 09c0 ! 286.5 279,5 2 7 9 .2 |217.5
1 6 1 .3 i 16 1 .2 1 5 7 .9 ! 92*6 j 290*2 2 9 8 .8 285*7 1142.3
2 1 4 . 9 j 21 5.6 2 1 7 .2 j 1 7 7 .9 | 3 8 2 .9 3 7 5 .0 3 8 1 .8 |2 99cl
1 4 0 . 9 i 14 1 .2 140c 8 j 117e0 1 273.4 2 7 5 .3 2 7 7 .4 1210*2

lOe
Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries
- Continued

Industry Group
and Industry

"

.

LUT'TBER AND TIMBER BASIC
PRODUCTS l/
Sswiiills and logging camps
Planing and plywood mills
FURNITURE AVD FBI ISHED LUMBER
PRODUCTS 1/
Mattresses and bedsprings
Furniture
Wooden boxes, other than cigar
Caskets and other morticians'
goods'2/
Wood preserving
Wood 3 turned and shaped

i

!
i

~\J

Employment Indexes T5ar * ; PeSTj Jan.: Mar.
1947 i 1947 j 1947; 1945

Pay

Indexes

i?
r

Table 2 -

; Mar«: Feb. I Jan.j Mar »
j
! 1947| 1947; 1947! 1946
t
i
145.4! 142,3; 140.9j118.6 313.3! 311,4 j 292,4j 219.1
81a 3 79.8: 79*3 i 71.7 175.1j 175,6j 163:4! 131*9
106,3 105*6 | 105.9: 91.2 221*7: 220.0 j216.2j 164.9
(
134 03 134.6 131.8 :114c6
129.5 126.8! 128.2: 961,9
1 1 0 .2 : lll.i: 108.9: 97,0
106 cl 104 c 3 104.2i 97.0

292.3 292.4 !283.11 217«9
2 5 4 .8 258,0! 259,3! 169.6
242.4 243.0! 234.8| 184.3
238.2 236.4 :2 3 4 . 8 ; 199,8

121.3 120c2 ;120.2 :I06n3
l2 i06 120.5 116.0 103.7
115.4 117.7 112*0 :103.4

237.7 232,4 !231.4; 183.9
294.5 288.6 j271*1: 222.4
246.2 251.7! 238.3 200.9

STONE, CLAY, AMD GLASS PRODUCTS l/ 145.3 144.5 144.9 128,3 285.7 278.4 j 280.0! 223.1
Glass and glassware
148.2 145o7 119.1 : 146.0 283*7 270.7 !282.6 246,7
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
Nondurable Goods
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS AND OTHER
FIBER MANUFACTURES l/
Cotton manufactures, except
small wares
Cotton small wares
Silk and rayon goods
Yiioolen 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 rugsf wool
Hats, fur-felt
Jute goods, except felts

Cordage*
and twine


134.3 IvJO «o 132.0
1 2 0 * 8 1 2 1 .2 121.5
1 1 2 *2 111.3 111.2
152*1 152,2 149.9
118.8 122 *8 123j8

1123.3
; 99.3
95.6
:131.7
:104.0

279.3 279.2 268.7 220r.2
2 0 2 * 7 2 0 1 . 1 1197.9 154.8
231.6 226.5 226.6 169.1
286.6 278*8 270.0 217,3
2 3 5 . 4 238,9 243,8 178.5

133*. 9 136.4 136.2 1122*7
95.0 95e3 94e2'j 90.1

2 2 2 ,1 218.2 2 1 0 .0 190.0

95o4 94 o0 91.3 j 82.3
259,4 259.9 261.8 1228.9
134«2 134.8 136.1 : 95.2

164,4 158,1 152.9 130.1
461,3 :450*2 482.6 384.9
307.4 1307.1 305.3 185.6

108,6 109.1 108.6 1102 a2

265.0 262.0 254.3 211.4

118.7 119.1 118.7 1111.7
106 c4 108.4 110.01107.1
79.5 79.6 79,9 'j 75,0

322.0 !309.1 304.4 242.3
232.8 : 237*3 239.3 210.8
208.8 206 .9 20i«3 163,6

105c9 IO 856 109.2 ; 105.9

74,8: 70.1
95.7 1102.2

262,0 275*0 251o8 234.2
156,2 i 157*9 .156.1 129.0
202*8 207.1 198.5 208,5

104.4 1C7.0 108.0 108.8
98.2 96.7 94.9 j 90»5

231c 7 ;237. 8 !238.3 ! 226.9
230.9 2 2 3 .0 215.5 j 182.7

98.7 j 94,1
99c2 9 9 ,3
1 0 8 .8 106 e3 104,4 ! 87.7
8 1 .7
8 2 .2
82.5 | 74.6
1.08.0 1 0 7 .8 105.2 : 107 >9
121©6 123.7 124o0 !1 I8,8

2 2 2 ,4 :214*5
175.0 ;1 7 8 .0
2 5 5 .4 I2 5 5 .S
272.7 !273.6

75o5
93*8

75.5
95.3

300.6 312.0 290.8 232,4

218,3 ■217,2 ;2 1 5 .3 ! 180,7
1210,6 ! 153*2
1180.5 !1 6 6 .6
|240 cl !222.3
1271.8 !225.5

I
11.
Table 2, - Indexes of Product!on-Worker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries l / - Continued

Industry Group
and Industry •

•EmplQyment Indexes
Mar. ; P]eb = Jan. i Mar,
l'947j 1947 1947 i 1946

APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED
'’ j
TEXTILE PRODUCTS l/
141.91141.7
Men's clothing, not elsewhere
classified z j ■
*
125*21125*3
Shirts, collars, and nightwear Z/ 100,2] 99.6
Underwear and neckwear, men's 3/ 107*0 i108*8
V«ork shirts z /
■
116. 9 j118,7
Women 1s clothing, not elsewhere*
classified 3/
154 *5 j 153.. 5
Corsets and allied garments 3/
94.5\ 91,9
Millinery 3 /
102.6 1101,9
Handkerchiefs, 3/
9604 j 95*2
Curtains, draperies, and
bedspreads 3/
132.6|139,5
Housefurnishlngs, other than
curtains, etc* 3/
254*3:258.0
Textile bags 3/
233.4 !235.4

128,0j126,4

Pay-Roll Indexes .
Mar. Feb.i Jan.j Mar.
1947 1947! 1947! 1946

311.5 314.1! 300.6| 259,1

123»9 i108.1 281*3- 280,8!277.2! 211.7
96,5! 82c7 .233.7 234.0!225.91 170,2
107,9 I 97o3 275.6 274.1!270*8! 223. C
115.6 ; 104,9 274.3- 283.9:273.7: 208.5
344,8!322.3! 299.3
195,7 j 187,8 j 165.2
201.9:169,6: 206.6
22 1 ,4\201,4 ! 179,3

147.41139*9
91.1] 85,1
95,0 j 106.8
91*6 i 86,0

340.0
201.2
197.2
228.0

144,6 i 136.1

285.8 298,7j310.71 278.6

260,2 : 244.4
232.7 1195.1

511,7 518,2:522.0 477,3
459.5 467,81473.1 338,3

LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS l/
Leather
Boot and shoe c.ut stock and
findings
. .
Boots and shoes
Leather gloves: and mittens
Trunks and suitcases

104.5 : 104,9 104.4 1103.1
91.8 ] 92.4 91.5 j 93.2

222 c4 223,0! 220e8 203,6
184,8 185,5! 179c 3 163,9

94o0I 93.6 94,6
89.9i 90c2 89.6
97s6 \ 98,9 1 0 1.0
163.4j 164,4 166.4

176.7
1S8.3
181,5
320.0

FOOD 1/
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

123,51 -124.2
119.11123.5
127.2 1124.7
140.4 i 137.9
108.71104,4
124*01124.0
146 01 \140.4
131,91131.9
106.2:105,7
101.9 j 93.0
43.0! 48o2
112.6; 114.1
1*06.7 i 105c4
146.4j 145,2
57.1j 60,8

128,4 ;122«8
128.1i122.0
123 a 1124.7
134.6 1135.1
.102.3 j 104.4
123.21121.8
142.11146.2
137.0jl46.8
107,9 j 110.3
103.2 | 94.4
88.0! 43.1
.114.3 1105.6
106.0|106.3
145.91142.6'
70.31 63,2

239.3 243.0 j 256.4 i209,7
217.1 237.8! 268.0 •191,1
243*3 237,3! 233,7 |211.3
286.1 278.2|269.8 !236 ,7
188.9 182.8|181.6 1163.3
266.6 262,2:268.2 |214,1
306.4 27-8.2 1284.3 ; 258,5
258.7 253,9:260.5 !256.4
193,2 194.5:201.1 1182.8
184.8 161.2!i67.3 j 142,6
78.4 92s 8 1 158,6 ! 68,3
228,/ 230.1jJ?26,3 1185.7
163.41164,6 ! 148.1
165
239.7 233.6.! 235,7 1.200.2
131.2 t. 137.9|158,2 1132.1

TOBACCO MANUFACTURES l/ .
Cigarettes
Cigars • ,t
.
'*'
Tobacco.-(chewing and smoking) 4
and. snuff
*

92,2[ 95.4 96.lj 87.9
119.9:121.9 124,2j 116,6
f8.7j 92.8 ,.82.1 j 73.1

193.1 201.0; 209.4 1171-3
226. 233.61241.5 |201,7
175.7 185.2:19$,2 j156.4

82.lj 79.9

i‘129.0
144.4j 1444) j 155.8 <




76.5 j 78.4

i 96,2
! 87,9

|ll8 o0
1168.7

175.6:178.4
198.9!197.7
183.5!191,9
327.0|321.0

171,4
182,7
219,8
304,0

12.
Table 2. - Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries \ J - Continued

.

Employment Indexes
Mar * Feb . j Jan. | Mar.

Industry Group
and Industry

;

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS l/
Paper and pulp
' Paper goods, other
Envelopes
Paper bags
Paper boxes
•
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES 1/
‘
Newsp&pers and periodicals
‘Printing, book and job
"Lithographing
Bookbinding

.

1947

1947;

1 4 5 .9
12 5,5
1 2 6.2
126 1 5
140.8
1 3 1 .3

145c9 j
1-25.7
1 2 6 .5
126 r4
142,6
13-1,4

19471 1946

1947

1947

1 4 5 . 6 ■ 134.4 290a9
1 2 5 . 2 ; 1 1 7 .9 2 5 2 ,5
126 « 2 | 12 2 .7 2 5 0 .1
1 2 5 ,9 : 1 ] 6.6 2 3 8 .8
1 4 4 . 7 ; 12 7 .5 2 8 3 .8
132 s 0 ; 121c3 .2 6 1 .3

28 8.1
25 1.4
247r0
237*3
283 « 9
2 5 6 .8

•

.

[Pay-Roll Indexe s
Mar, : Feb. Jan.: Mar.

•

1 2 8.2 1 2 8 .1
1 1 6 .7 : 11 5.6
1 3 0 .4 1131*4
117e 1 |1 1 7 ,3
132.6 [131.6
• ‘ *
19 7 .5 il97vl
13 2 ,4 |130i6

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS l / .
Paints, varnishes, and colors
Drugs,' medicines, and
insecticides
Perfumes and cosmetics
Soap
Rayon and allied products
Chemicals, not elsewhere
classified
Explosives and safety fuses
Compressed and liquefied gases 2/
Ammunition, sma11 -arms
Fireworks
Cottonseed oil
Fertilizers

1 2 7 .2
1 1 4 ,0
1 3 1.5
116,2
130*9

j 1 1 7 .7
1 0 7 .0

22 7.7
196 k 9
2 3 8 ,9
20 5rl
28-5,1

122.1
1 0 8 .9
1 1 7 ,8

195 06 1 8 7 .3
1 2 9 .0 12' 3.6

221,8

2-19.6 ; 18 2.8
19 1,0 1 8 5 .2 ! 154,4
2 3 4.2 23 5.2 200 e2
199.1 2 0 1.1 167.5
2 7 5 .8 2 7 8 ,0 23 0,8

3 7 7 ,5 37 2.6 3 6 2 .9 317c0
23 0.6 222.0 2 1 6 .4 1 9 2 .3

•

185.5
1 1 6 .9
104 04
1 2 3 .7

3 6 2 .9
1 8 5 ,0
2 1 4 ,8
2 3 6 .4

3 6 2 .7
l§ 8 c 3
2 0 8 .3
236 o0

3 5 2 .8
1 90.3
199.2
21 9.7

3 0 1 .0
185,0
16 9.7
19 9 .6

: 17 8.6 178,6 1 6 5 .9

91*7
167.6

3 2 6 ,8
315c3
2 5 3 .9
333*2
6 2 8 .4
253«9
3 8 5 .0

32 3.5
3 0 7 .9
2 5 8 .4
334*1
6 2 3 .7
2 8 0 .7
360.6

3 2 1 ,0
3 2 0 .3
2 4 8 .1
3 3 2 .3
6 6 1 .1
2 9 5 ,0
32 7.6

2 7 6.3
3 0 9 .8
2 2 1 .3
376, E
.533 j, 1
;1 9 8 .4
1387.0

2.64.9
23 8.6
228*5
1 1 8 .0
3 1 2 .8

2 5 6 .8
2 2 8 .8
2 3 0 .5
114.5
3 1 4 ,0

2 5 3 ,9 :2 3 7 .2
2 2 7 ,5 1217.9
222.6 ; 2 I 0 .0
116.1 U 3 0 . 9
31 3.5 : 2 2 9 .1

1 9 8 .2 i 196 *> 9 1 9 7 .9
99*7 1103.3 105,6
1 1 3 .2 j l l i i g 107.1
121 o0 : 122 63 122.0

:188r3
1151.1
1155.4
1231.0
; 10 8.3
i148c 8

PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL l A / l
Petroleum refining
~
Coke and by-products
Paving materials
Roofing materials

1 4 5 .9
135.4
1 1 9 ,0
6 9 .9
1 5 0 .5

11 4 6 .0 1 4 5 ,4
:1 3 5 .2 1 3 5 .0
1120.2 1 1 7 .9
67c4
! 6 6 ,4
i 1 5 2 .9 15 4.4

14 0,4
133 d
114.7.
7 3 .5
1 3 0 .5

RUBBER PRODUCTS 1/ 4/ _
Rubber tires and~inner tubes
Rubber boots and shoes
Rubber goods, other

1 9 6 .5
199,11 3 6 .4
1 4 5 .9

;198o2 1 9 8 .8
201.2 203 * 5
■136« 8 1 3 3 .9
1 4 7 . 6 1 4 8 .0

j
17 8.7 | 3 7 4 .3 3 8 5 ,0
19 1,6 | 3 4 3 i 7 3 5 7 .7
1 1 6 .7 I 275*2 280,6
1 3 1 .5 1 29 8.6 302 08

—

1 1
CD

ro
.
j —1

179*1
1 9 1 .0
1 4 9 .7
1 5 6 .0
2 2 8 .5
9 9 .0
1 5 3 .4

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

2 8 5 . l| 2 3 5.4
2 4 6 .9 ; 2 0 8 ,1
2 4 6 .4 j 2 1 2 .4
234c9 j 1 9 7 .7
292*2 ; 2 2 9 .3
257o9 : 2 1 2 ,5
j

*

MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES 1 /
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
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/

1946

1947!

1 8 4 ,9
147 . 9
1 5 5 .9
2 5 8 .9
11 4 .1
1 3 6

199.6
1 3 6 .8
1 93.6

2 11.8

•180.9 17 9.3 1 6 1 .9

386.3
361 o2
276 *0
30 3 .4

1298.2

1281.1
;2 1 7 .S

:242.4

| 367*6 3 6 0 ,0 35 6 .7 ;2 9 5 .7

• 1 3 1 .0 -1 8 1 .8 1 8 2 ,0 2 0 4 .5 | 3 2 7 .6 3 2 6 .4 3 2 9 .5 1346.0
1 4 7 .2 1 4 6 c4 146 0 5 136 .2 j 271*6 2 4 9 ,5 2 5 4 .1 1215. 3

i-

■ > '

j .1 83.4
,1 4 2 .1
; 1 2 3 .8
[. 8 5 .8
!2 2 5 .0

•186 c 2
1139.2
1117.5
]• 8 7 .5
i22 7.3

1
t

1 8 7 .9
1 3 6 .5
11 4.2
9 1 .7
2 1 4 .7

1 8 1 .3 ; 334 .5
1 0 5 .8 ! 2 9 8 .6
1 0 4 .1 : 2 7 0 ,9
9 2 .1 ! 18 9 .2
2 2 8 .9 1 4 1 0 .0

3 3 4 .3
3 0 2 .6
2 4 6 .7
1 9 6 .9
4 0 9 .7

3 4 4 .8
2 9 7 .7
2 3 6 .4
2 0 3 .0
4 2 5 .9

|3 09 .4
1 7 9 .4
'2 0 5 .1
1190.1
1471.1

13.
Table 2. - Indexes of Production—Worker Employment and
Pay Rolls in Manufacturing Industries l / - Continued
These indexes are based on 33,500 cooperating establishments covering 7,650,000
full- and part-time production workers who worked or received pay during any
part of one pry period ending nearpst the 15th cf March 1947. Indexes for the
major industry groups have bepn adjusted to I pvp Is indicated by final 1945 data
.made available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Epderal Security
Agency and supersede data shown in mimeographed releases dated prior to April
1947 and Monthly Labor Reviews dated prior to May 1947e Comparable series
from January 1945 available upon request. Indexes for the individual industry
estimates, however, do not agree with the indpx^s shown for th^ major industry
groups-* With the exception of the industries in the apparel group, indexes for
individual industries have been adjusted to Ipv p I s indicated by the 1939 Census
of Manufactures, but not to Federal Spcurity Agency data*
Indexes for the current and immediately.preceding months are subject to revisior
Revisions have been made as follows in the indexes for earlier months?
Agricultural machinery, excluding tractors - July and August 1946 pay roll
to 247,5 and 252*9.
Caskets p.nd other morticians1 goods - November end December 1946 pay roll
to 209.8 and 229.3.
Compressed and liquefied gases - Dec^mb^r 1946 pay roll to 247.4.
These indexes have been adjusted to levels indicated by final 1945 data made
available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal Security Agency.
Th^-y supersede data shown in mimeographed releases dated prior to May 1947 and
Monthly Labor Reviews dated prior to June 19^-7.’ Comparable series from
January 1939 available upon request.
CORRECT ION - Supplement Table 15, Page 41, February 1947 Detailed Report:
PRODUCTS 0? PETROLEUM AHD COAL - December 1946 pay roll index should
have been 250*9.
RUBBER PRODUCTS - December 1946 employment index should have been 200*1;
pay roll 392,2*




14.
Table 3. - Estimated Number of Employees in
Selected Nonmanufaeturing Industries 1/ (in thousands)

Industry Group
and Industry

Mar. 1947

Mining•2/
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Metal
Iron
Copper
Lead and zinc
Gold and silver
Miscellaneous
Telephone
Telegraph 3/
Electric light and power
Street railways and busses
Hotels (year-round)
Power laundries
Cleaning and dyeing
Class I steam railroads r /
l/
H/
3/
4/

5/

67,7
332
78,2
27*3
24 c2
16.5
8*0
2*3
598
o7e9
254
254
378
4/'

V
1,326

teb. 1947

C8.7
335
77,3
26 c5
24 a2
. IS *6
?«.9
2-2
594
38t3
252
■ 254
380
4/
‘V
1,325

Jan, 1947

69.1
336
76 09
26.4
23 09
16 o5
7C7
2,2
588 •
39*4

250
254
378

V
V

1,332

Mar• 1946

67* 7
348
57*7
16,0
1703
14 o5
7.*2
2*3
504
46 04
236
244
385
4/

V1,368"

See footnote l / * table 5, page 15,
Data are for production workers only*
Excludes messengers,, and approximately 6,COO employees of general and divisional
headquarters^ and of cable companiesThe charge in definition from 'Vage earner” to ’'production-worker" in the power
laundries and cleaning and dyeing industries results in the omission of driversalesmen., .This causes a significant difference xr. the data-. Nev; series are
being prepared^
Sourcet Interstate Commerce Commission

Table 4 - Percentage Changes in Employment and Pay Rolls
in Selected Nonmanufac. bur ing Industries* March 1947
Industry Group
and Industry

Wholesale trade:
Food oroducts
Groceries and food specialties
Dry goods and apparel
Machinery, equipment and supplies
Farm products
Petroleum and petroleum products
(incl.bulk tank sxations)
Automotive
Security brokerage
Insurance




Employment
Percentage change from
Mar
Fs 'lk
1947
1946

Pay Roll
Percentage change ^rom
Feb
Uar o
1947
1943

- Oo2
+ 1.3
- .3
- 06
+ «5
-1 5 . 9

+ 7,x8

+>.0?6
+ ,7
- c6
- UO
+ 2V9

+1702

- 10.6

+1108
-1 7 .6
+2 4c,9

+1 0 . 2
+10 03
- 7c 0
+ 8 e7

+

c2

-rlS*6

+ c5
- 1.0

+15, 5
-12a 7
•t 8,.0

+

06
.1

-

.4

+

«3

+ 4. 8
+ I«6
- 1.1
4 2*7

-

«4

+14 .4
-10.*8
+ 6*0

.
Table 5. - Indexes of Employment'ajidJ2&y'''Kolis in
Selected Nonmanufacturing Industries ~lf
(1939 Average s 100)
Industry Group
and Industry
Mining:
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Metal:
Iron
Copper
'Bead and zinc
Gold and silver
Miscellaneous
Quarrying and nonmetallic
Crude petroleum production £/
Public utilities:
Telephone
Telegraph
Electric light and power
Street railways and busses
Wholesale trade
Retail trade:
Food
General merchandise
Apparel
Furniture and housefurnishings
Automotive
Lumber and building materials
Hotels (year-round) Z/
Power laundries
Cleaning and dyeing
Class I steam railroads 4^/
l/

Employment Indexas
Mar • Feb* Jan. Ma r .
194 7 1947 1947 1946

al.a
69.7

88,6
1o5 •5
10 1 o6
106.1
32.2
56*9
98.7
92 o0
188.1
100 07
104 c0
131.0
111*7
111.1

112 .8
122.5
113*6
84 04
97-8
115*4
117.3
108.7
118.8
134*3

82V9. 83.4
90.4 90.8
87,6 87.2
131.5 131*4
101*5 100*4
106*9 106*4
31.7 31.3
55*2 54.7
97 *1 96*9
91*7 92,1

81.7
93,9
65*5
79.3
74.9
93o3
29.1
57*3

186,9 185*2
1 0 1.8 104*6
103o2 102*5
131.1 130.9
111.9 112 .2
109*6 110,5
111*2 108*5
119*4 125*6
108,2 110 .0
84.3 84 *3
98.2 98,3
113*9 113o4
117.7 117.3
109,5 1 1 1 ,0
117.0 118,2
134*1 134,9

158,6
123*2
96 a4
126*1
106 06
106*0
106*9
118,6
109*7
74*2

88.8
90*8

88.2
104 ,7
119*3
109 06
124*3
138.5

____

13

Pay-Rcll Indexes
Mar 0 Feb, Jan* Mar 0
1947 1947 1947 1946

206*2.
245*6
162*6
246*7
196o8

222.2
50*7
92,0
213*7
154*5
270*4
182 *3
160.8
217*8
191*6
190*1
199,9
205o6
195*0
146 06
171*7
2CO «2
216,8
196*9
214*7
5/

164*7
248*7
162*0
240*3
198*0
226*2
51*0
85*3
205*6
152.9

202 oC
265©4
156 c8
229*4
193*6
221 o7
48o3
85*5
204*8
153*8

178*5
230*9
102 ol
111*5

269*4
185*4
163*7
218*7
190.4
187o4
197.1

26 7a5
189,1
159*5
216 ol
189,7
187*2
189*4
208,4
168*2
144 ol
170,4
193*4
215*1

237*0
177.1
140*4
187*2
167*5
160*9
163.9
173*3
170.2
115*1
142.6
165*5

120*6
131.1
39.8
87*8
172*6
144*4

201*0
184*3
143*8
172*7
1S6-8
216 *6
201*1
196,1 201,8 181*3
204.7 213,8 213*4

y

y y

These figures are based on reports from cooperating establishments covering both
full- and part-time employees who worked or received pay during any part of one
pay period ending nearest the 15th of March 1947, as follows:
Miningi 2,700 establishments - 354,000 production workers.
Public utilities; 6,800 establishments - 620,000 employees.
Wholesale trade: 11,400 establishments - 326,000 employees*
Retail trade: 39,900 establishments - 1,026,000 employees.
'
Hotels (year-round): 1,300 establishments - 137,000 employees*
‘Power laundries .and cleaning and dyeing: 1,800 establishments - 74,000
production workers.
Data for the current and immediately preceding months are subject to revision.
2/ Does hot include well drilling or rig building.
Z j Cash payments only; additional value of board, room, and tips* not included.
4/ Source* Interstate Commerce Commission*
5!
Wot available.




1
16.
Table 6. - Estimated Number of Employees l/ in Nonagricultural Establishments
by Industry Division
(in thousands)
Mar 0
1946

Mar »
1947

Feb.
1947

.J.an»
1947

Total

42,066

41,858

41,803-

: 39,184

Manufacturing

15,512

15,483

15,372

; 13,433

878

880

883

857

Contract construction

1,555

1:502

. 1,527

1,203

Transportation and public utilities

4,022

4,012

4,014

! 3.983

Trade

8,564

8,507

8,552

8,197

Service 2/

4,565

4,561

4,527

j 1,508

1,555

1,546

. 1,544

1 4,332'

5,415

5*367

5,384

Industry Division

..

.

Mining

Finance 2/

;j

-

Federal, State, and local government,
including Federal forco- account
construction

1/

5,671

Estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in
nonagricultUral establishments who worked or received pay during the pay
■v period ending nearest the 15th of the month* Frcprietors, self-employed
persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded,,
These estimates have been adjusted to levels indicated by final 1945 data
made available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal Security
Agency and supersede data shown in mimeographed releases dated prior to
April 1947 and Monthly Laoor Reviews dated prior to May 1947. Data from
January 1959 forward were affccted by this revision. The complete series
from 1939 are-available upon request.
.
•

2/

Finance and Service were formerly combined and published as "Finance, service,
and miscellaneous.” Comparable data from i939 are available.




17.
Table 7, - Estimated Number of Employees 1j in Manufacturing Industries by Major
Industry Grov.p
All Kinoloyees ?./
Feb.
1917
;
1947

Industry Group

All manufacturing

Msr.

Iron and steel and their products
Electrical machinery
Machinery, except electrical
Transportation equipment, except
automobiles
Automobiles '
Nonferrous metals and their products
Lumber and timber basic products
Furniture and finished lumber products
Stone, clay, and glass products
Textile-mill products and other
fiber manufactures
Apparel and other finished textile
products*
Leather and leather products
Food
Tobacco manufactures
Paper.and allied products
Printing,'publishing, and allied
industries
Chemicals and allied products
Products of petroleum and coal
Rubber products
Miscellaneous industries
y

j 15,483

; 15,372

7,897
7,615

!
j

7,860
7,623

j 7,781 ’
j 7,591

6,324
7,109

1*859
775
1,522

|

1,832
777
1.512

! 1,823
i

1,560
515
1,211

15,512

[durable goods
Nondurable goods

(In thousands)
! Jan*
Mhr v
1947
1946

599
972
498
675
522
A95

-

1*555
, 1,277
' 40'i
1,466
ICO
467
685
750
222
294
574

j

!

603
924
4.94
654
514
492

617
589
387
553
450
442

1,362

; 1,354

1,272

i 1,275
405
j 1,469
103
467

1,244
403
: 1,513
104
|
465

1,13-1
396
1,454
94
431

j

:
1
j

1
:

:

601
965
499
660
523
491

773
i 3 „504

13,433

1

j

1
!
i
I

687
747
222
295
571

j
I;

\
!

:
j

683
741
222
294
568

637
700
212
265
517

Estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in manufac
turing industries who worked or received pay during the pay period ending
nearest the 15th of the month# These estimates have been adjusted to levels
• indicated by final 1945 data mede available by the Bureau of Employment
Security of the Federal Security Agency and supersede d^ta shown in mimeographed
releases dated prior to April 1947,
Includes production and non-production workers•




13.
Tat3e 8, — Estimated Number of licployces in NonatTricultural Satablishacnts, by State
(in thousands)
Region and State

New En£3.£nd
Maine 2f
New Hampshire 2 j
Vermont 2/
Massachucetts
Rhode Is3and
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic
New York 2/
Few Jersey 3/
Pennsylvania 2/
East North Central
Ohio 4/
Indiana 2/
Illinois 2/

Michigan 2/*
Wisconsin 2/
West North Central
Minnesota 2/
Iowa
*
Missouri o j
North Dakota
■ dj> v u d
South Dakota

Nebraska
Kansas v *

All industry divisions
Feb.
Jan., ; Feb,
1547
I 1946
1947

2,914
22?

2,917

227

12,747
I 228

143
I 135
88.9 ! 84*0
88«'
3i j!1,448
251
267 i ' 4
267
i 601
712
714
144

8,860

8,504

8,433

2,306
903

17,578

4,405

2,317
968

2,743
639

454
905
7Scl
88,6
241
336

772
2'?52
647

ii,377

j 724

;2,643

i 614
458 I 434 902 i 871
74.4
79.8
83*5 ! 83.7
243 ! 238
339 ! 328

4,36) 4,374 |4,224
90*4
51.2
84,9
600 | 569
598
448 ! 551
448
639 ! 620
637
415
417 j 392
736
733 1 697
359
557 I 353
610 ; ' 584
609
<6e
479 ; 473

last South Central
Kentucky 4/*
Tenne-ssee 8/
Alabama 8/
Mississippi 8/

1,722

244

1,720
423
548
507
242

West Smith Central
Arkansas 2/
Louisiana 3/
Oklahoma 6/
Texas 2/

2,316

2,324

424
546

508
229

437
339
1,311

i 1,601
413

j

502
458
228

j 2,302
227 . i 228
439 j 432
339 j 333
1,319 I 1,309

1,371

113
82 *4
43*3
762
154
422

154
425

j2,705

771

1,577

765

3,095

5 $

1946

43.2

l'3£
768
1,411

12,025
: 850
!2,592

I 3.547

1,585
114
83.5

j8,152
!4,207
!1,240

1,547
3,074

Manufacturing i f
Jan,
; Feb

1947

8,898
4,449
1,354

4,439

South Atlantic.
Delaware 2/
Maryland 2/
District of ColumMa 7/
Virginia 2/
West Virginia 4/*
North Carolina 2/
South Carolina 8/
Gecr£ia 8/
Florida 3/




Feb.

4,095,

1,220
552
1,196
1,038

395
837
199

149
350

112
75 c8
39*8

679

139

325

i4,08-7
i1,900
i '770
!1,417

3,389
1,702

i 4,371

3,488
954

I1,211
: 546
I 1,190
I 1,028
! 396

665
1,022

391

1,018

76 r
361
760

;

832.

!

198
148

181
132

345

311

6.3

11.6
42*8

78.1
1,550 ;
44.6

237

16,9
210
132

0,4

11 o5
44 a
78,8

1,554
45.3

238

16 ,9
211
132

5.4
10.9
43.4

76.3
1,426
41,0

211
16 *3

193
111

375

373

256 i
88.1 :

253
90.6

244

697
129
250
225
92.7
580
67.4
133 ,
54*6
325

596

190

700 I
130 , j
251 1
225 •
93.5 |
580 . j
67.6 ;
132 j
54.6 j
326 i

189

352

175

83.0
113
221
180
81.8
542
6^.4
123
54.8
294

Table 8. - Estimated Number cf Bnplcyees i:i Ncnagricultural Establisfrnonts, by State Cent'd
(in thrusands)
All induetry divisions
Region and State

Mountain
Montana 3 /
Idaho °/
Wyoming 9/
Colorado
Nev.r Mexico
Arizona
Utah J/
Nevada 2/

Pacific
Washington 3/
Cregon 10/ *
Califcrnia 3/

~i|Te5«

T 7anl

I" ^ebT

1947

I 1947

I 1946

901

114
94*8
?2 o0
270
82 *3

i

3? cl

134
40 &
2 ;

300
360

i 87c
! 108
95*7 1 25.6

114

1 !38*7
j 27?

107

104
504

910

107
136

40*0

i 3,133
! *io
j 302
12,371

!
!

u203

232

1 G1.1
j 101
j 127
42*4

\3,009
I 512
I 291
!2,206

1Manufacturing jJ
' ebt
1947
I4?
xO A
17 &
5>e
53 c5

13 06
21,7
3,5
972
I&3
115
094

Jan.
1947

I' C

JfcT4o_

14Q

16 .,6
17 c9
5.-3
5o rO
10«0
13 c7
22.1
3*5

Tip
lc2
ll6
u 97

; ll6
i 12 o9
i 15 «4
5o2
: 43 o3

8,7
; 10 08
: 17 o3
| 2*8
;
: rf/r2O
; lea
! 100
! 603

l/

Estimates for mamifacturing have been revised to conform ■vrith the new series prepared by
cooperating state or Regional office* Because this series has been adjusted to recent data
made available under the Federal Social Security program, it is not comparable with data
previously shc?m nor with current estimates for "All Industry Divisions"« Comparable series
for n&nufacturing estimates^ January 1943 to date, available upon request to Regional
Director, V 9 S a Dopts of Labor or cooperating 3tat6 agencys

2/
2/

Address: Regional Director, U© S* Dept* of Labor, Boston 8 , Mass"chusetts*
Data secured in cooperation vrith:
Massachusetts - Dept* of Labor and Industries, State House, Boston 33&
Rhode Island - Deptc of Labor, Division of Census and Statistics, Providence 2Cornecticut - Employment Security Division, Hartford 15<,
New Jersey - Deptc of Labor, Trenton 8 *
New York - Division of Research, Statistics and Publications, Nevr York State Deptc of Labor
Albany 1 ,
Pernsylvania - Federal Reserve Eank of Philadelphia, 925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 1*
Indiana - Employment Security Division, Indianapolis 12 3
Illinois - Dept* of Labor, Division of Statistics-and Research, Chicago 6 .,
Michigan - Depto of Labor and industry, Lansirg 13Wisconsin - Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, Madison 3»
Minnesota - Division cf Employment and Security, St® Paul l->
Fansas - Kansas State Labor Department, Topeka
De lavrare - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 1, Pa <>
Maryland - Depto of Labor and Industry, Baltimore 26
Virginia - Division of Research and Statistics, State Dept• of Labor anjt Industry,
Richmond 21*
North Carolina - North Carolina Dept, of Labor, Raleigh*
Florida - Florida Industrial Corrraission, Tallahasseeo
Arkansas ~ Dept* of Labor, Little Rock0
Louisiana - Bureau of Business Research, College of Commerce, Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge- 3 o
Texas - Bureau of Business Research, University of Tex-s, Austin 12c
Montana - Unemployment Compensation Commission of Montana, Helena*
Arizona - Employment Security Comnission,, P 0 0 * Box 111, Phoenix^
Utah - Dept* of Employment Security, Salt Lake City 13 a
Nevada - Employment Security Department, Carson Citv»
Washington - Office of Unemployment Compensation and Placement, P c 0* Box
, Clyinpia.
California - Division of Labor Statistics and Research,, San Francisco
Address: Regional Director, U„ S 0 Dept 0 of Labor, Cleveland 14, Ohioc
Address: Regional Director, U 0 S® Dept* of Labor, Chicago 6, Illinois«
Address: Regional Director, U 0 S 0 Dept* of Labor, Dal?_a3 1, Texasp
Address: U 0 S* D e p t o of Labor, Washington 2p, D* C,>
Address! Regional Director, U w S r. Dept* of Labor, Atlanta 3, Georgia,
Address: Regional Director, U 0 S c Dept® of Labor, Denver 2, Colorado*
Address: Regional Director, U* S* Dept* of Labor, San Francisco
California,,

2C

I%

10/

Digitized Estimates
for FRASER for manufacturing are revised because
data made available under the Federal Security


36*

3,

of adjustment to more recent benchmark
Agency prugram;

Table 9o— Imployment and Pay Polls for Regular federal Services
and Government Corpora': ions', March 1947
(JjQ thousands)
Employment 1j
Branch

March
1947 I

February'
1947 47

Tota]....................... .

2, >47,3

Executive 5/...............
Washington, Dr Co,
metropolitan area 6/'...
War agencies /
Other agencies
Other areas ..............
War agencies 7/
Continental United
States .........
Outside continental
United States 8/...
Other agencies ..........
Continental United
States .............
Outside continental
United States 8/....
Legislative

....

Judicial
Government corporations 2/

Pay re 11s 2/
March
1946

March
3/

February

I 947

2,256B8

2,890,5

498^694

5O5.P30

520.936

29205al

2,214*6

2,855c2

489,503

496>0l7

512,706

219.4

220,2
75 3
144 >9

235,6
91-3
144.?3

57.920

58,531
20,223
36..303

50.977

1,985-7

1,994-4
1,028 8

2,619.6
1,71^0 5

43l>533
200,400

437,486

1 ,015,9

206,603

461. 729
2^5,632

769.5

779*5

1,252,3

172,244

177.,430

250,006

240,4

249,3

462.2

28,162

29 373

35,626

969 r8

965 £

905 cl

23ia77

230,683

176,097

882,2

224,618

224,324

171,329

22oS

6.559

6.o 59

4,768

2,397

2;3 08

1,738

1 185

1,090

930

5,809

5,865

5,512

75:3
144-1

941-.8

19,938
37-932

28 e0

28ol

7.0

7:1

6,5 1

3.1

3,1

O'-.

32a

32r.O

•*

33 o7

1947

?[

.

March
1946 3/

19,058
31,919

i
1J
2/
3/
4/
5/

6/
7/
8f
2/

anployment 5s as of the f-rrbt of tne nonthv
Pay r»ills fer February and March 1447 cover the entire calendar month; pay rolls for March
1946 cover all pay periods endirg within the month, or four weeks for most employees,
Subject to revision,
Revised,
Includes data for United States navy yards and force—account construction vi. ic^ are also in
cluded under construction and shipbuilding and repair projects (tables 11 :.nd 12)e Be
ginning July 1945;i data include clerks at third-class post offices, whc previously were work
ing on a contract basis, Substitute rural mr.il carriers are excluded from T-he omploymsnt.
Includes areas in Maryland and Virginia -which are within the metropolitan area, as defined by
‘the Bureau of Census*
Covers War ana Navy Departments, Maritime Commission, National A dvisory C^rrmittee for Aero
nautics The Panama Canal^.and the war emergency and reconversion agencies,*
Includes Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone,
Covers the Panama Railroad Company, the Federal Reserve banks, and banks of the F a m Credit
Admini strati on r Data for other Government corporations are included under the executive branch.-

Note?

Revisions which are made from time to time for months prior to thuse shcvm. in this table
are available in the Monthly Labor Review under ^Trends of employment^ and Labor Turnover*;*
Mimeographed tables showing Federal employmdnt monthly from 1939 "to date and Federal pay

rolls monthly from 1943 to dats are available upon request*


(21)

Table 10.— Personnel and Pay of the Milito.ry Branch of the
Federal Government in Selected Months
(in thousands)
Branch, sex, or
type of pay

March
1947

March
1946

March
1942

February
1947

January
1947

1,834

1,906

1,987

4,966

2,758

Armv
Navy 2/

1,199
635

1,254
652

1,319
668

2,786
2,180

2,144
614

Men ................
Women .................

1,809
25

1,881
25

1,961
26

4,849
117

2,749
9 ■

Pay, total ................

$655,525

$657,601

$694,873

$986,347

$201,508

Army.......... „ .....
Navy 2/..__ ____ ______

460,561
194,964

431,399
226v.202

423,994
270,879

600,303
386,044

13?,733
63,775

Pay rolls 0 /
Mustering-out pay 4/
Family allowances b j
Leave payments 6/
Cash ....
Bonds ..

287,905
18.956
26,467
322,197
22,911
299,286

303,468
18,311
28,424
307,398
21,638
285,760

319,499
27,736
29,298
318,340
22j958
295,382

598,296
303,148
84,903
—

201,508
—

Personnel, total l/........

____1
1/

Personnel is as of the first of the calendar month and includes those on
terminal leave, the missing, and those in the hands of the enemy.
2 j Data for the Navy cover the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Z j Pay rolls are computed from personnel records. The personnel used in the com
putations is the count as of the last day of the month for the Army and the
average for the month for the Navy, Pay rolls for the Navy (proper) includc
quarterly clothing allowances in January 1947 in the amount of $5,127,175.
1/ Although payments may extend over a period of three months, data for the Navy
(proper) include the total amount in the month of discharge.
5/ Represents Government1s contribution, The men!s share is included in the pay
roll,
Jo/ Leave payments were authorized by Public Law 704 of -the 79th Congress to former
enlisted personnel for accrued and unused leave and to present officers and
enlisted personnel for leave accrued in excess of GO days. Payment of present
personnel while on terminal leave is included in the pay roll. Value of the
bonds represents the face value; interest v/ill be paid in addition to the face
value at the time the bonds ar£ cashed.




Table 11.— Total Employment in United States ITaty Yards and
Private Shipyards Within Continental United States
by Shipbuilding Eegion, March 1S47 1]
Employment (in thousands)
.A
Shipbuilding region ,

All regions

March•
1947

February
1947

239.2

239.8

March
1946
440.9

#

U. S. navy yards 2/.....
Private shipyards.......

36.6
152*6

87.2
152.6

188.6
252.3

North Atlantic ............
South Atlantic
Gulf
.......
Pacific
....................................
Great Lakes
Inland ................. ..

104.2
30,7
31,0
64*3
60 3
2.7

105.6
30.5
29.0
65.6
6,3

203.6
50.4
. 36.1
138.7
7.1
5.0

'^

2 .8

l/

Preliminary

2]

Includes all navy yards constructing or repairing ships, in
cluding the Curtis Say, Maryland., Coa3t Guard yard*




(23)
Table 12«— Estimated Deployment *nd Pay Hells *n Construction in Continental United States,
Marr.h 1946, February 1S'^7, March 194’
)
Pay rolls (in thousands)

Deployment (in th«\isands)
Type of project
March
1947 1/
New construction, total

3/

At the construction site ....

6/

l,?58,5

1,464,7

1,386,1

1,358,7

1,274.7

55,5
42.4
13 a

6/

20*5

Hen-Federal projects
Buildings ..............
Residential ... ......
Nonresidential ........
F^.rm dwellings and service
buildings ........
Public utilities........
Streets and highways
State ...............
County and municipal
Miscellaneous

•5
65.5
52*9

6/

12,6 6/
6 r.8

42,2
13*°
29o2 V

2,6

106.0

2/$15,677
„ 380
6,380
2,239
2/ 5,472
388

106

13;497
y

11,366
2,131
1^015
2,925

199/210

515.7

ii

it

76,2

4/

v

905 ^5
417,9
487-0

68 05

396.6

173
663

25,4
62,6

110,9
27,8
8,6
13 .?
56*6

199 »8

190.0

4/

103,3

94,1
.- .... .

4/

140*3
39.7
14,3

i

7/$?8,463

4/
227,835
4/

1,139.8
912*3

Maintenance of State roads 10/1

4/

4,186
6,395

1,216.6

197*8

2/

lc,9
11 ,7
1.3

1,249,1
365,6
422 *9

16,0
26.9
75.0

1/

21 »4

2,0

96.3

10,918
8,699
2f219
909
2,799

d.
%
y,
y

March
1946 2/

4/

±(

6,4

4,4

I0I .3
42,9

"February
1947 ?/

11,9

30,6
1,0

446,7

March
194^ 1/

1/
a/,9 1 7 /$26,212
2.2
89

35»9
.9
4.C

j

.....

6/ 142a

1°1
12.7

Recxaraation ...........
River, harbor;. ?^nd flood
control ...........
Streets and highways
Water and sewer systems
Miscellaneous ..........

March

1946 2/

1,583.9

6/ 137.0
,4

Federal projects
Airnorts ..............
Buildings .........
Residential ........
Nonresident:al 8J

Other 9/

February
1947 2/

4,418
5,448
185

868

1/
4/

y,
y.
y,
4/
y
y
y

1,245
3,037
2,174
253
489
4/
210,741
4/

5/

y,
47
2/

y,
4/
4/
4/

l/
2/

Preliminary®
Revised#
\ l Data for all construction workers (contract and ■force^.ccount) engaged on new construction,
additions, altera Lions, and on repair work of the type usually covered by building permits,
(Force-acccunt employees are workers hired directly by the owner and utilized as a separate
■work force te perform construction -work of the type usually chargeable to capital account,)
The construction figure included in the Bureau's nonagricultural employment series covers
only employees of construction contractors and on Federal force-account and excludes forceaccount workers g £ State and local governments, public utilities, and private firms.
4/ Data not available.
Includes the following force-account employees, hired directly by the Federal Government
and their pay rolls; March 1946, l6,593, $3,024,907) February 1947, 20,777* $4,148,447}
March 19'-^, 20,480, $3,920,465o These employees are also included under the Federal execu
tive servioe (table 9;» all ether ■workers were employed by contractors and subcontractors,
6/ Includes employment on construction of plants to produce atomic bombs, which, for security
~
reasons, was not previously included in these estimates but was shown in the classification
•other®, as follows: March 194O, 2,6C0jj February 1947, 1,500; March 19**71 1,500,
7/ Excludes pay-roll data for construction of plants to produce atomic bombs,

8J

Employees and pay rolls for Defense Plant Corporation projects are included, but those for
projects financed fejn HFC loans are excluded. The latter are considered non—Federal pro
jects,
9/ Includes central office force of construction contractors, shop employees of special trades
contractors, such as bench shect-tnetal workers, etc,
10/ Data for *ther types <?f maintenance not available.