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EMPLOYMENT
and PAY BOLLS
DETAILED REPORT
MARCH
1949

Unite] States Department of Labor
*. Bureau of Labor Statistics




Prepared
Division

of

by

Employment

Samuel

Weiss,

Chief

Statistics

May 25, 1949

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Ursell - Ext. 351

EMPLOYMENT AMD PAY ROLLS
Detailed Report
March 19^9
TABLE
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CONTENTS

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Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Nonagricultural Establishments, by Industry Division................
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Manufacturing
Industries, by Major Industry Group................ .
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Selected
Nonmanufacturing Industries, by Major Industry Group......
Federal Civilian Employment and Pay Rolls in All Areas and
in Continental United States, and Total Civilian Government
Employment and Pay Rolls in Washington, D. C .............
Personnel and Pay of the Military Branch of the Federal
Government................... ..... ............ ........
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Nonagricultural Establishments for Selected States, February I9U9 ....
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Manufacturing
Industries, by State, February 19^9...... ............ .
Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing
Industries........ ............... ....... .
Estimated Number of Employees in Selected Nonmanufacturing
Industries..................... ....................
Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries.................. ....... ••.
Indexes of Employment and Weekly Pay Rolls in Selected
Nonmanufacturing Industries............................. .
Explanatory Notes.... ............ *............ . •*.......
Glossary...............................................




Data for the 2 most recent months
shown are subject to revision
SXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXt t *

Explanatory notes outlining briefly the
concepts, methodology, and sources used
in preparing data for this report appear
in the appendix. See pages i - i x . ..

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2.
TABLE 1:

Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Nonagrlcultural
Establishments, by Industry Division

(In thousands)
industry division
TOTAL
Manufacturing

19*9March
February
-r " 1 :
44,016
*3,871

19W

January

March

44,350

44,600

44,279

February-

15,597

15,774

15,890

16,269

16,163

914

922

925

924

91*

1,838

1,820

1,906

1,805

1,731

Transportation and public
utilities
3,920

3,956

3,978

4,032 1

4,019

Trade

9,531

9,513

9,625

9,520

Finance

1,718

1,712

1,716

9,598;
[
1,697

Service

4,591

4,560

4,549

4,729

4,730

Government

5,762

5,759

5,761

5,5*6

5,492

Mining
Contract construction

1,690

See explanatory notes, sections A - H, and the glossary for definitions.




TABLE! 2:

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Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Manufacturing
Industries, by Major Industry Group

(In thousands)
Major industry group
ALL MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS

March

19**6
.19M __
February January March February

L5,597

15,77*

7,762

7,895

8,005

8,258

8,167

1,865
699
1,515

1,892
715
1,536

1,929
756
1,587

1,920
763
1,591

577
952

580
972

589
985

589
91*

**9

*55

*82

*78

793

800

827

813

527

529

576

581

518

526

527

518

7,879

7,885

8,011

8,016

1,313

1,323

1,*35

1,*28

1,366
Ul2
1,69*
96
*76

1,310
U10
1 1,723
96
*81

1,33*
*42
1,655
100
*80

1,333
**8
1,658
101
*79

727

729

722

72*

777

78*

773

773

237
235
5*6

238
238
2*0 ! 253
551 \ 579
j-------

Iron and steel and their
products
1,835
Electrical machinery
680
Machinery, except electrical 1,*89
Transportation equipment,
except automobiles
57*
Automobiles
951
Nonferrous metals and their
products
*37
Lumber and timber basic
products
787
Furniture and finished
lumber products
519
Stone, clay, and glass
510
products
NONDURABLE GOODS

7,815

Textile-mill products and
other fiber manufactures
1,271
Apparel and other finished
textile products
1,36*
Leather and leather products *12
Food
1,696
Tobacco manufactures
95
Paper and allied products
*71
Printing, publishing, and
allied industries
72*
Chemicals and allied
products
77*
Products of petroleum and
coal
237
Rubber products
' 232
Miscellaneous industries
S 539
I...

15,890 16,269

16,103

237
257
578

See explanatory notes, sections A - H, and the glossary for definitions.




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TABLE) 3;

Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers in Selected Nonmanu­
facturing Industries, by Major Industry Group

(In thousands)
Major industry group
MINING

1948
19*9
March February iJanuary March February
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91*

922

924

914

80

81

82

81

Bituminous coal

409

417

419

419

415

Metal

105

104

100

102.

101

Quarrying and nonmetallic

87

85

87

90

87

Crude petroleum and
natural gas production 1/

233

235

237

231

230

3,920

3,956

3,978

4,032

*,019

2,671

2,703

2,729

2,808

2,802

C ommunicatior

732

736

73*

728

723

Other public utilities

517

517

515

496

494

GOVERNMENT

5,762

5,759

5,761

5,546 |1 5,492

Federal

1,877

1,877

1,876

1,758

1,746

State and local

3,885

3,882

3,885

3,788

s 3,746

Anthracite

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
Transportation

|

925

:t

8 2

1

See explanatory notes, sections A - H, and the glossary for definitions.
if Includes well drilling and rig building.




5.
TABLE kt

Federal Civilian Employment and Pay Rolls in All Areas and in Continental United States*
and Total Civilian Government Employment and Pay Bolls in Washington, D* C. 1/
(In thousands)

Area and branch

Employment
•
(as of first of month)
1948
1949 . .
March February January March

All Areas
TOTAL FEDERAL
Executive
Defense agencies
Post Office Department
Other agencies
Legislative
Judicial
Government corporations

2 ,089.8 2 ,089.0
2 .050.6 2 ,049.8
934.4
935.2
475.0
475.0
641,2
639.6
7.4
7.5
3.6
3.6
28.1
28.2

Pay rolls
{total for month)
1949 .....
March i February January
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2 ,089,5 1 .996.3 $ 578,2961$ 518,356
2 .050.4 1 ,956.5 568,0351 508,534
933.7
897.9 253,767! 220,851
475.8
431.7 120,2121 119.978
640.9
626.9 194,0461 167.705
'7.4
2,650
7.2
2,7631
3.5
3.5
1.455I 1,306
28,2
5,866
6,053;
29.1

1948
Hareh

$537,916 $498,325
527,868 488,676
230,653 218,706
121.598 102,124
175,617 167,846
2.657
2,499
1.352
1.343
5.807
6,039

Continental
United States
TOTAL FEDERAL
11.897.2 1 .897.6
Executive
1,864.7 1.865.2
Defense agencies
780.8
782.0
Post Office Department
473.2
473.3
Other agencies
609.9
610.7
Legislative
7.4
7.5
Judicial
3.5
3.5
Government corporations
21.5
21.5

1,896.0 1 .770.6
1 ,863.6 1 ,738.0
708.9
777.7
474.1
430.1
611.8
599.0
7.4
7.2
3.4
3.5
22.0
21.5

535,848;
526,3151
221,398!
119.766!

481,266
472,094
192.503
119.540
I .I I 160,051
2 .763 ! 2.650
1,268
1,414!
5.3561
5,254

85 51

498,625

456.878

489.363
200,204
121,154
168,005
2.657
1,314
5.291

447.901
185.284
101,765

71.434
4,647
66,787
63.904
20,687
2.132
41,085
2.657
226

65.336
4*518

160,852
2,499
1.305
5.173

Washington. D, C.
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
D. C. government
Federal
Executive
Defense agencies
Post Office Department
Other agencies
Legislative
Judicial

239.9
19.1
220,8
212,7

72.0
7.6
133.1
7.5
.6

238.9
19.1

219.8
211.8
71.7
7.6
132.5
7.4
.6

237.5
18.9
218.6
210,6
71.2
7.6

131.8
7.4
.6 ;

226.3
18.7
207.6
199.8
66.1
7.4
126.3
7.2

See the glossary for definitions*
1/

Data for Central Intelligence Agency are excluded.




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78,37l!
4,790!
73.58 i !
70,574!
23 .112 )
2,100)
45.362!
2.763!
244j

68,631
4,418
64,213
61.345
20,046
2,070
39.229

2,650
218

1

60,818
58,104
17,900
2,340
37,864
2,499
215

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TABLE 5 : Personnel and Pay of the Military Branch of the Federal Government 1/

(In thousands)

Designation
PERSONNEL (as of
first of month)
Total

March

PAY (for entire
month)
Total

1948
February

1,687

1,644

1,1£3

1,419

703
417
451
87
22

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712
416
450
87
22

677
412
447
86
22

544
365
413
80
20

552
353
414
80
20

1,664 |
16 j
?
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1,671
16

1,629
15

1,406
17

1,402
17

|$290,041 $299,593 $ 285,011
j
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1 187,813 195,048 175,697
! 84,201
85,638 90,459
14,123 14,233
I 13,591
4,622
4,785
| 4,437

$281,423

255,340
257,503 265,618 242,969
4,292
5,023 13,050
4,511
28,163
29,108
28,709 24,997
243
84 |
3,995
85
123
905
34 i
30;
120
3,090
50 !
55
!
i—--- ---

240,493
11,838
23,566
5,526
1,182
4,344

$289,043

By branch:
Army and Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard

March

1

By sex:
Men
Women

January

1,681

By branch:
Array
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard

19^9
iFebruary

188,587
81,204
14,504
4,747

170,209
91,172
15,582
4,460

By type of pay:
Pay roll3
Mustering-out pay
Family allowance
Leave payments
Cash
Bonds

See the glossary for definitions.
1/ Because of rounding, the individual figures may not add to group totals*




TABLE 6:

7.
Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers In Honagrlcultural
Establishments for Selected States, February 19*9

(In thousands)
_

is m

"—

; ---------------------- T O T ” ”

State

February January December! February January

Arizona
Arkansas
California *
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
.Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada 1/
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont 1 /
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

155
289
2,970
739
727
118
3,112
1,163
*29
2*8
690
1,662
767
1,099
135
*6
1,523
127
5,*5*
*59
3,5*9
273
71*
1,7*7
169
91
6*1
961
73

155
295
2,992
751
730
123
3,157
1,176
*3*
251
699
1,680
775
1,112
137
*6
1,538
127
5,*81
*62
3,501
276
720
1,752
160
92
6*6
971
7*

159
311
3,117
770
753
131
3,256
1,225
*5*
262
723
11,755
009
1,150
1*2
*0
1,506
130
: 5>699
*86
3,701
200
7*9
1,000
10*
95
600
1,006
70

155
276
3 ,02*
770
731
115
3,151
1,100
*11
259
676
*1,715
* 76*
1 ,11*
* 133
*7
1,553
120
5,500
*32
3,5*6
* 290
721
1 ,66*
171
9*
6*2
972
69

155
202
3,037
771
737
117
3,172
1,186
*19
* 262
682
1,720
773
I 1,125
1 13*
*0
1,561
121
5,517
*39
3,566
* 290
720
1,677
173
. 9*
6*7
971
70

See explanatory notes, sections H and I.




1/ Does not include contract construction,
*

Revised.

Data for other months revised as follows:
California - August through November 19*8 to 3,1*7,
3 ,162, 3,123 and 3 ,086.
Maine - March through September 19*8 to 256, 251, 256,
268, 277, 281, and 278.
Massachusetts - March 19*8 to 1,720; April 19*8 to 1,712
October 19*8 to 1,733; and November 19*8
to 1 ,728.
M’
trmannta. - March 19*8 to 762 *
Montana - April 19*8 to 136; Juno 19*8 to 139*
Rhode Island - March through November I9U8 to 292, 290,
288, 289, 287, 206, 290, 289, and 289.

8.

TABLE! 7:

Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers In Manufacturing Industries,
by State, February 1949

(In thousands)
Region and State
NEW ENGLAND:
Maine 1/
New Hampshire
Vermont 1/
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut if
MIDDLE ATLANTIC:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

19*8
19*9
.. ..
February I January December] February; January
:
i
106.3
77.9
3*. 5
690.8
13* *3
379.0

1 ,809.0
702 .*
1,446.9

*116.0
85.8
39,1
7*7.3
153.5
*17.*

1,807.8 1,853.1 *1 ,912.1
707.2 i1 724.7
757.8
1,461.8 |1,*98.9 1,513.1
|

1 ,902.0
757.3
1,515.6

1 ,190.6
533.5
1,211.5
972.9
415.5

j

EAST NORTH CENTRAL:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin if

1 ,180.5
528.0
1,191.7
9*7.*
*11.4

WEST NORTH CENTRAL:
Minnesota if
Iowa 1/ ”
Missouri 1/
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas 1/

189.7
152.3
339.3
6.4
11.6
*1.6
86.0

SOOTH ATLANTIC:
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia 1J
Florida if

44.8
218.0
16.8
205.9
128.4
358.5
190.9
265.7
99.5




11*. 3
109.3
85.6
79.2
36.2 | 38.8
715.5. i 7*6.0
139.5
15*. 5
418.8
395.1

1 107.8
77.7
35.*
696.7
136.1
387.6

i1,210.4
! 5*2.9
11,23*. 5
!1 988.5
:j *26.5
i

1,243.9
553.*
1,267.0
970.7
*3*. 2

11,246.0
i 556.3
11,271.0
11,019.6
i| *33-9

191.7 1 197.5
;I *53.9 S 155.9
! 3*2.0 ! 3*5.5
’
6.6
6.6
12.0
!1 11.7
I1 *2.4
*2.9
j 86.6
87.8
:
1!
44.8
I W*.5
! 219.1
227.7
16.7
17.1
206.3
211.3
129.6
132.3
360.1
367.2
188.8
193.0
266.6
271.7
99.7
99.3

199.0
15*. 7
3*9.2
6.4
11.1
*3.0
79.8

1 200.0
! 155.5
I 350.3
1
6.6
11.2
! *3.8
81.6
i\

*5-9
228.5
16.8
213.5
130.3
380.*
196.9
280.1
98.9

I
1
I
1
I
1
!
1
|

*5.7
226.9
17.3
213.6
132 .*
382.7
198.3
281.3
100.3

TABLE 7:

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Estimated Number of Wage and Salary Workers In Manufacturing Industries,
by State, February 1949 - Continued

(In thousands)
Region and State
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL:
Kentucky
Tennessee 1/
Alabama lf~
Mississippi
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL:
Arkansas l/
Louisiana 1/
Oklahoma l/
Texas
MOUNTAIN:
Montana
Idaho 1/
Wyoming 1/
Colorado
New Mexico 1/
Arizona l/
Utah 1/
Nevada 1/
PACIFIC:
Washington 1/
Oregon
California

1948
_____ 1949
_..j
February 1January. 1December February January
i
j
129.4
122.4
122.7 !1 126.8
129.5
256.I
236.4
235*7
255. ^
245.3
230.2
220.8
224.8
232.7
223.3
86.6
81.3
95*5
90.5
83.5
70.9
147.4
63.5
337.1

74.7
148.6
64.3
3^3.1

77.1
150.9
66.7
353.3

69.8
142.6
62.6
*340.1

71.9
150.4
64.0
342.7

16.9
17.5
6.0
52.7
9-5
14.8
25.5
.3.1

16.9
19.0
6.1
53.5
9*5
14.6
25.5
3.2

18.1
20.9
6.4
55.9
9.9
15.2
27.7
3*3

17.3
17.6
5*7
55*1
8.2
14.6
24.1
* 3.4

17.7
18.2
6.0
57.2
8.3
14.7
25.I
3*3

174.5
109.9
727.1

167.2
109.2
703.5

169.4
109.8
705.0

11
163.4 1 163.5
102.9
102.1
703.6
693.7

See explanatory notes, sections H and I.
1/ Series based on Standard Industrial Classification.
*

Revised. Data for other months revised as follows:
Maine - March through September 1948 to 111.2; 103.6; 105.9; 111.8;
117 .1 ; 121.5; and 120.4.
New York - March through October 1948 to 1,904.0; 1,849.9; 1,829*5#
1,842.7; 1,818.4; 1,878.4, 1 ,900.0 ; and 1 ,896.9 .
Texas - March 1948 to 337*0.




TABLE 8: Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries

(In thousands)

DURABLE GOODS
NONDURABLE GOODS

1948
February

19^9
February January

March

12,560

12,673

13,131

13,066

6,314
6,079

6,420
6,140

6,525
6,3.48

6,791
6,340

6,711
6,355

1,545

1,574

1,597

1,634

1,628

Industry group
1 March
........,
....... and industry
..... ..
ALL MANUFACTURING
12,393

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 Uot-water heating
apparatus and steam fittings
Stamped and enameled ware a M
galvanizing
Fabricated structural and
ornamental metalwork
Metal doors, aash, 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

547.3
101.6
33.5
70.5
28.8
42.7
27.0
39.9
21.9

547.6
105.8
34.8
72.3
28.7
43.1
27.8
41.1
22.7

543.0
109.0
36.6
73.8
29.8
44.8
28.5
41.6
23.2

516.1
119.9
37.9
73.0
28.3
44.5
30.6
43.4
24.0

508.5
120.5
37.8
72.3
28.0
45.7
30.9
42.5
24.6

23.2
49.3
37.4

23.3
50.8
39.6

24.0
52.1
41.4

25.7
57.2
to.2

25.8
56.9
40.0

60.0

61.8

64.0

87.5

91.0

60.0
i
99.9 j 105.7

63.3

66.0

66.5

106.4

120.1

121.2

62.9

64.1

65.0

63.9

63.4

9.6
27.4
37.0

9.9
28.2
37.6

10.3
28.4
38.1

10.5
28.9
37.5

10.2
28.7
37.6

19.3

19.6

19.6

19.2

19.1

32.9
6.9
22.9

33.8
7.3
22.4

35.1
7.6
22.6

36.8
7.9
20.8

36.6
8.1
20.4

57.4

505

521
347.4
88.6
85.3

536

577

584

382.9
387.7
354.5
99.2
93.6 1
97.6
97.2
88.4 i1
96.5
1
i
See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
Electrical equipment
Radios and phonographs
Communication equipment




339.8
83.8
81.3

11.
TABLE 8: Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industrles-Coat'd
(In thousands)
Industry group and Industry

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 EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT
AUTOMOBILES

March
....„■
— ..-yjFebruary January March
,133

|1,158

1,179

1948
iFebruary

1,232

]:1,237

476.6
50.6
60.7

489.9
51.5
61.4

499.1
52.3
61.8

518.6
54.7
62.2

521.3
54.4
61.9

76.2
42.5
50.9
40.2
66.4
15.1

76.0
43.3
52.0
41.0
67.7
16.1

76.5
44.1
53.5
41.2
68.6
16.8

75.9
49.2
55.9
41.1
73.7
24.9

74.6
50.4
56.3
40.8
75.4
25.1

40.8

41.5

42.4

46.1

45.9

8.6

9.6

10.2

16.3

16.5

15.2

15.0

15.1

13.7

13.5

72.9

73.8

76.3

81.0

81.6

439

442

444

465

464

25.9
55.4

25.9
56.7

25.7
56.2

26.6
54.4

26.5
54.0

151.9
28.7
83.8
8.9

150.9
28.5
85.9
8.9

151.8
28.7
87.8
9.5

136.1
24.6
125.8
14.8

135.3
24.9
127.7
14.6

AUTOMOBILES

759

760

776

784

720

NONFERROUS METALS AND THEIR
PRODUCTS

368

378

385

413

409

Locomotives
Cars, electric- and steam-railroad
Aircraft and parts, excluding
. aircraft engines
Aircraft engines
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Motorcycles, 'bicycles, and parts

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
See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and




41.1

40.6

40.7

40.8

40.2

48.9
22.8

52.6
23.1

54.4
24.2

54.6
28.8

53.1
28.6

25.5
26.0
29.1
38.7

26.0
26.7
30.4
38.7

26.0
27.0
29.9
39.7

27.6
27.5
33.1
45.2

27.5
27.1
33.9
45.2

38.4
38.3
34.3
32.9
0, and the glossary for definitions.

32.1

12.
d
TABLE 8: Estimated Humber of Production Workers In Manufacturing Industries -Cont’
(In thousands)
Industry group and Industry

T

March

3§SE

IFebruary iJanuary

19*6
March February"

LUMBER AND TIMBER BASIC PRODUCTS

703

710

720

Sawmills and logging camps
Planing and plywood mills
FURNITURE AND FINISHED LUMBER
PRODUCTS

566.0
137.3

569.*
1*0.5

57*.*
1*5.*

7*9 I1 736
606,9 59*.1
1*2,3 1*1,1

*29

*37

**0

*85

*90

Mattresses and bedsprings
Furniture
Wooden boxes, other than cigar
Caskets and other morticians* goods
Wood preserving
Wood, turned and shaped
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS

32.0
23* .8
30.6
17.5
16.8
32.1
*33

31.8
2*0.5
30.8
18.0
16.5
32.1
WO

31.*
2*2,1
31.8
18.7
16.6
32*5
*1*8

37.0
263.7 S
37.0
20.9
16.7
35.7
1*52

38,6
266,2
37.6
20.7
16.7
35.1
**?

Glass and glassware
Glass products made from
purchased glass
Cement
Brick, tile, and terra cotta
Pottery and related products
Gypsum
Wallboa.’
d, plaster (except gyp8um),
and mineral wool
Lime
Marble, granite, slate, land other
products
Abrasives
Asbestos products

109.*

111.2

113.6

121,7

118.8

13.2
36*2
77.3
59.7
7**

1*.0
36.*
78.5
60.*
7.3

11*.*
36.5
79.9
60.2
7.*

1*.*
35.3
77.3
58.9
7.6

1*.3
35.2
75.3
57.8
7.6

12.6
10.3

13.2
10.1*

l*,3
10.1*

1*,3
10.9

ll*.i*
10.7

19.7
22.*

18.9
20.1
23.2

18.*
20.6
21*.1

18.1*
20.1
25.3

17.9
19.7
65.1

Nondurable goods
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS AND OTHER
FIBER MANUFACTURES
1,200
1,312 1,306
1,1*9 |1,190
Cotton manufactures, except
529.* 525.3
*9*.9
*79.3 | *90.6
smallwares
Cotton smallwares
12,8
1*.9
11*.9
12.7 1 12.6
Silk and rayon goods
118,0
120.0 119.2
108.5 | 11**9
Woolen and worsted manufactures,
except dyeing and finishing
178.3 179.5
128.3 i lit*,2
1*9.1
Hosiery
137.7
136.9 i 139.0
151.9 150.8
Knitted cloth
11.7
10.9
11.7
10.9
10,9
Knitted outerwear and knitted gloves
3*.0
32.0
33.9
31.*
31.3
Knitted underwear
5*.l
*0.*
*0.*
53.5
*0.7
Dyeing and finishing textiles,
including woolen and worsted
90,2
95.5
91.1
95.1
90.3
Carpets and rugs, wool
*0.0
39.0
38.8
39.*
39.7
Hats, fur-felt
11.6
13.7
11.1
13.7
11,7
Jute goods, except felts
*.2
*.2 !
*,1
*.2
*.3
Cordage and twine
1*.6
17.2
l*,7
17.1
1*.3
See explanatory notes, 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 industry

APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS
Men's clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Shirts, collars, and nightwear
Underwear and neckwear, men's
Work shirts
Women's clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Corsets and allied garments
Millinery
Handkerch iefs
Curtains, draperies, and bedspreads
Housefurnishings, other than
curtains, etc.
Textile bags
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS
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
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco (chewing and smoking)
and snuff

March

HIE
February jJanuary

March

february

1,178

1,180

1,165

1,166

1,129

289.5
68.6
19.0
16.0

290.7
67.1*
18.8
16.1

279.8
63.5
17.1*
ll*.0

291.3
7l*.l*

19.0
15.4

288.2
71*.1
18.7
11*.8

1*98.5
18.1*
21*.9
5.1*
20.1

502.9
18.1*

21*.3

5.2
20.1

1*81*.1
18.8
22.1
5*1*
17.6

1*81.7
19.9
24.2
5.1
23.2

1*85.3
20.1
24.5
5-0
2:„6

26.7
23.6
368
1*5.2
17.3
239.5
10.0
12.0

24.8
24.0

2l*.0
23.8

368
1*6.0
17.4
239.3
9.7
11.8

365
1*6.5
17.1
237.2
9.1*
11.0
1,182

.155

1,153

199.9
33.8
20.0
25.5
39.7
28.9
13.4
244.8
25.2
4.3
68.7
38.8
77.7
121.8

205.1
33.1
19.2
24.4
40.6
28.9
13.1
243.7
24.7
4.8
71.1
37.8
73.3
120.4

213.1
33.3
19.0
23.5
41.4
28.7
12.8
244.4
24.6
5.3
74.1
38.7
74.7
131*5

82

83

83

33.0
42.2

32.8
42.3

33.5
42.1

7.3

7.5

7.8 |

21*.0
23.1
22.0
21.7
402
396
1*9.2
50.3
18.9
19.5
254.1 257*8
12.5
12.5
14.0
13.9
1,149 1,159
193.6 199.9
32.0
34.3
18.8
19.3
23.6
24.4
40.7
40.3
27.4
26.3
12.4
12.1
238.7
241.7
24.2
23.5
6.8
5.9
72.5 I 77.3
38.4
36.1
74.8
74.1
135.5 j 136.8
87 ! 88
33.2 i
46.2

33.5
46.2

7.8

7.9

See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.




14.
TABLE 8: Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries -Cont'd

(In thousands)
Industry group and industry
PAPER AMD ALLIED PRODUCTS
Paper and pulp
Paper goods, other
Envelopes
Paper bags
Paper boxes
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES
Newspapers and periodicals
Printing; book ana Job
Lithographing
Bookbinding
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
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
Ammunition, small-arms
Fireworks
Cottonseed oil
Fertilizers
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL
Petroleum refining
Coke and byproducts
Paving materials
Roofing materials

March

19^9
February January

1948
March ;February

381

386

391

393

200.3
61.0
12.6
16.1
90.2

202.4
61.5
12.7
16.4
91.9

204.5
62.2
12.8
16.5
94.5

203.8
62.0
12.7
18.2
95.2

203.0
61.9
12.5
18.0
96.5

432

433

436

435

438

152.2
181,0
29.5
33.4

150.4
184*2
29.5
33.4

149.7
186.5
30.1
33.9

144.8
185.4
31.4
37.2

144.1
187.7
31.8
37.4

586

588

594

587

588

' 392

45.3
65.8
10.8
26.4
63.6

46.0
66,5
11.0
26.3
65.2

47.1
66.4
11.2
26.4
65.1

48.6
65.2
11.6
24.9
63.7

49.3
65.6
12.1
25,4
63.7

202.7
26.5
9.1
6.8
2.5
20.6
38.8

204.7
26.7
9.1
7.0
2.6
21.4
34.1

209.4
27.I
9.3
7.1
2.6
23.8
30.6

205.4
25.8
9.9
7.8
2.4
17.6
38.1

205.5
25.5
9.8
7.8
2.6
19.5
35.4

162

162

162

165

163

112.8
31.9
2.3
13.5

113.1
32.0
2.2
13.5

112.9
32.3
2.2
13.4

113.5
30.7
1.8
17.4

112.1
30.3
1.8
17.6

See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.




15*

TABLE! 8: Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries -Cont'd

(In thousands)
Industry group and Industry
RUBBER PRODUCTS
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

March

183

85.8
19.9
76.9
403

1949

February i|January
j
186

86.5
20.6
79.6
411

31.1
37.2

30.8
37.6

26.1
11.5
33.6
12.4
; 2.1

26.3
12.2
33.8
12,6
2.1

i 88.4

| 22.4
80.1
!|
j415
|
s
! 30.6
i 38.4
I
1 26.1
! 12.6
! 32.3
1 12.5
1 2.5

1948
March February
204
96.4
22.6
85.7
447

208
98.9
22.8
86.5
445

27.7
38.8

27.7
39.0

27.2
14.8
38.5
13.8
! 2.6

27.'*
15.Y
36.3
13.4
2.5

See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.




16.
TABLE 9: Estimated. Number of Employees in Selected Nonmanufacturing Industries 1/
(In thousands)
Industry group and industry

I\

MINING: 2/
Coal
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Metal
Iron
Copper
Lead and zinc
Gold and silver
Miscellaneous
Quarrying and nonmetallic
Crude petroleum and natural gas
production jJ

19*9
February January

March

19*8
March i February
1j
]

75.3
392
9*.l
32.1
27.8
17.1
9.2
7.9
78.2

j

76.2
399
92.8
32.0
26.7
17.0
9.1
8*0
76.6

j
!
1
1
!
j|
j
129.2 !| 129.6

77.2
401
89.8
32.0
24.2
16.9
8.9
7.9
77.8

j
1 129.5

77.4 1 76.6
401
397
90.2
91.4
31.0
31.5
26.9 1 27.0
16.3
16.3
8,7
8.7
7.8
7.9 :
76,8
80.0
127.1

127.1

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES:
Class I railroads 4/
Street railways and busses *>/
Telephone
Telegraph 6/
Electric light and power

1,231
1,195
242
242
640
637
32.8
32.4
282
283

1,316
1,311
1,255
249
249
243
638
623
627
36.8
36.9
33.3
269
281
271

SERVICE:
Hotels (year-round)
Power laundries 2/
Cleaning and dyeing 2/

361
216
84.1

364
217
83.3

365
221
84.5

375
231
90.0

377
230
86.8

See explanatory notes, sections C, D, and G, and the glossary for definitions.
1/ Unless otherwise noted, data Include all employees.
2/ Includes production and related workers only.
3/ Does not include well drilling or rig building.
4/ Includes all employees at middle of month. Excludes employees of switching and
terminal companies. Class I railroads include those with over $1,000,000 annual
revenue. Source: Interstate Commerce Commission.
Includes private and municipal street-railway companies and affiliated,
subsidiary, or successor trolley-bus and motor-bus 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.




TABLES 10:

Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Bolls in
Manufacturing Industries
(1939 Average * 100)

17.

Employment indexes
Pay-roll indexes
1948
1949
1 1948
1949
Mar.i Feb.! Jan. Mar. Mar. Feb.! Jan.! Mar.
!' I
ALL MANUFACTURING 15l»3 jl53»3|l54.7 160.3 349.3 357.8; 363.1 358.4

Industry group and industry

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, nuts, washers, and rivets
Forgings, iron and steel
Wr6ught pipe, welded and
heavy-riveted
Screw-machine products and
wood screws
Steel barrels, kegs, and drums
Firearms
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Electrical equipment
Radios and phonographs
Communication equipment

174.9 Il77.8|l80.7 188.1 390.1 402.7! 412.7 402.0
132.7 |134.0 <134.2 138.4 309.5 314.01 314.7 315.7
j
!

155.9 j158.8 jl6l.l 164.8 336.7 348.4; 356.7 340.8

1U0.9 |llH.ojl39.8
163.3 i170.0!175.1
171*.4 1180.9 1190.3
220.1 |225,6 i230.3
|163.5 1163.11169.3

1134.4 |135.81140.9
1123.1 !l26.7 ll29.6
1131.2 H35.3I136.9
1142.3 1147-5 150.3

132.9
192.7
197.0
227.7
160.8
140.0
139.4
142.9
155.9

299.8 303.7 !304.6 260.9
345.1 376.2! 395.8 444.0
382.6 424.9;468.6 469.7
470.61 496.7^ 506.0 )481.0
424.4 460.6! 475.5 397.5
306.1 306.5!317.7 289.8
241.0 257.9! 268.3 269.1
312.1 323.0!332.0 316.4
338.8 353.8! 371.2 370.6

151.6 I152.5 157.1 167.9 341.6 348.5!361.3 378.4
138.31142.4 146.1 160.5 324.0 335.oj347.0 373-9
142.61151.0 157.9 153.2 306.3 321.8!343.3 329.O
122.2:125.7 130.3 178.1 260.8 26l.7| 277.2 388.2
177.91185.8 196.1 204.5 379.5 400.6| 418.1 438.5

168.9 ;178.7 179.8 203.0 403.5 429.3! ^°.0 470.6
177.2 j180.6 182.9 179.9 385.2 394.8! 398.5 361.5
124.5 1128.4 133.0 135.4 281.2!297.4; 311.7 292.2
180.2I185.0 186.6 190.0 402.8i 413.8!429.9 422.4
225.91229.4 232.6 228.8 490.2 529.4;540.5 487.5

216.6 [219.9 219.3 215.5 476.2 501.4;499.1 455.3
182.6!187.6 194.5 ,203.9 398.0!421.31441.3
107.0 ill3.2 118*lj121.9 269.5!301.9;321.0
429.01421.3 424.9j390.0 1016.ljioil. 10007.6
194.9 j201.2 !206.9|222.9 424.1;442.2! 454.3
a86.0|i90.2ii94.i|209.6 403.3 420.3!427.0
p.90.4 1201.3 {212.81221.9 454.ci 478.3!507.3
£ 50.5 !262.81272.41297.4 506.4: 524.1! 547.2
i
i
:

See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and the glossary for definitions.




456.5
302.0
911.3

459.1
432.2
488.4
578.6

18.

TABLE 10:

Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Bolls in
Manufacturing Industries - Continued

Industry group and Industry

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 EQUIPMENT,
EXCEPT AUTOMOBILES
Locomotives
Cars, electric- and steam-*
railroad
Aircraft and parts, excluding
aircraft engines
Aircraft engines
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts
AUTOMOBILES
NQNFERROUS METALS AND THEIR
PRODUCTS

Effiployme.nt Indexes
TOT
Mar.j Feb. Jan. Mar,

Pay-roll indexes

W 8

3M.

Mar.l Feb. Jan. Mar.

214.4|219.1 223.I 233.I 448.5|463.01473.7 475.2

229.5 1236.O 240.4 249.8 j484.7!501.9l517.7 514.7
271.41275*9?28o.4 293.3 579.2 !601.91609.9 632.3
194.0il96.3ll97.8 198.8 358.0 |366.8 j374.6 353.8
:

267.01266.5 1268.3
116.1 1118.2 1120.5
197.31201.2 1207.3
183.51187.01188.2
266.81272.3 !275.9
93.3 I 99.61103.4

266.1
134.5
216.6
187.6
296.2
153.5

601.21607.6!599.O
211.8 !218.61224.2
359.7i367.4!384.0
423.7 !429.2!437.8
594.01619.91609.7
201.6 j220.4 ]229.5

576.8
249.2
388.9
443.2
638.0
347.5

207.31210.91215.5 234.2 456.3 1461.8!474.2 499.9
114.8 (128.5 j136.4 218.4 236.4)259.4!27^.5 454.0
j
193.4jl91.8il92.1 174.8 479.4 U 8l.5 !490.1 414.5
;

207.4j210.0 j216.9 230.4 430.1 !449.8:460.8 454.7
jI
•
276.6 j278.3 (280.0 292.7 599.4j607.5!610.3 600.4
400.1|399.8;397.3 411.3 930.5!891.4!934.4 908.6
•

225.8 ]231.2!229.3 221.8 533.9!563»4|557.1 490.3
382.8 (380.3 (382^5 342.9
322.4I321.1 323.2276.9
121.0 !124.0 126.8"181.6
128.21128.3 136.4 211.7

819.2!829.81814.6
587.0 !604.9!617.2
259.5!261.7 !272.3
264.lj26o.7|274.4

675.9
473.9
383.7
426.6

188.7 1188.8 193.0 195.0 415.7 (441.5 !455.3 396.5
160.7 !|164.9 ;!168.0 180.0 345.3 !363.6 !372.2 377.1
.
I
i
148.8(l47.ljI47i3 147.8 343.8|339.2i344.2 307.2

Smelting and refining, primary,
of nonferrous metals
Alloying; and rolling a$d
drawing of nonferrous
126.0 !135.6; 140.1 1U0.6 242.3! 276.5 !296.9 283.5
metals, except aluminum
112.4!113.9!119.3 141.9 279.4! 282.8j295.9 339.1
Clocks and watches
!
j
:
Jewelry (precious metals)
176.91I8O.3!180.: 191.0 368.2i375.71370.5: 391.8
and jewelers' findings
Silverware and plated ware
214.5!219.81223.C 226.5 459.01506.4;512.7' 543.3
I42.2il48.6!l46.] 161.7 317.3i347.2!319.8; 328.4
Lighting equipment
Aluminum manufactures
192.1 332.6 !341.0 ;349.8 !362.0
Sheet-raetal work, not elsewhere
classified
I 171.0!175.4i182.71204.4
---- 387.6:397.9j422.8i 450.6
for definitions.
'
See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and the glossary




2

•

TABLE 10:

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

Industry group and industry

.UMBER AND TIMBER BASIC PRODUCTS
Sawmills and logging camps
Planing and plywood mills
TJRNITURE AND FINISHED LUMBER
PRODUCTS




Employment indexes
19^9
1948
Mar.j Feb.S Jan. Mar.

Pay-roll Indexes
..m z z r m :
Mar.! Feb.> Jan. Mar.
167.3) 168.9 171.2 jl78.3 403.51395.7;4l8.2 427.6
I8O.5 jl8l.5 183.1 1x93.5 437.3 1423.11450.7 466.4
173.5 U77.7 183.8 1179.9 414.41425.61439-9 424.7
130.8[133.2 134.1 11*7.8 310.7 S315.7|317.9
;
156.0 {155.0 152.9 180.3 346.8!343.5 !326,8
132.01135.2 136.l'll*8.2 313.81320.51323.0
108.11108.8 I12.2 H 30.5 258.9j263.7|274.0
|
125.61129.2 131*.l*(150.2 256.5 \ 269.61282.6
133.7 i131.0 131.8 132.7 366.71350.6 :362.1
130.61130.7 132.3(1^5.5 313.81315.2;317.3
11*7.61150.0 152.51153.9 335*9j344.51349.5

349.2
387.9
353.4
320.5
315.7
331.6
339.0
336.6

153.M155.8 159.2jl70.6 352.2 !366.8 ?371.9 370.0

118.61195

131 .8 |l4o.o 11*3.6 lll*3.5
* i * . 11*9.8!11*1*.8
133.21135.2 137.7!133.1
176.5 I178.5 177.9 j17^.2
148.9(148.8 150.1*!151*.5

289.21313.91322.9
306.51303.6!308.I
322.61329.0 ;330.8
384.61392.1 !386.8
328.5 1342.31343.9

307.8
278.5
304.1
361.2
328.3

155.l*!l62.3 176,3 !176.2 3 8 5 .21 38 0 .6!4 5 4 .9 448.7
109.0 5110.2 110.3 '115.0 303-5i296 .8 :3 0 4 .3 301.5

103.0 5102.2 99.6 99-3 198.9 ;197.1 !190.6i179.3
255.1 1260.2 265.7 260.5 543.2i562.7!574.9I560.2
11*0.8111*6.1 151.8 159.0 334.4 1351.91362.2j376.2
i
j
;
J
100.4

O•
HO

Mattresses and bedsprings
Furniture
Wooden boxes, other than cigar
Caskets and other morticians*
goods
Wood preserving
Wood, turned and shaped
STOWE, CIAY, 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
Nondurable goods
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS AND OTHER
FIBER MANUFACTURES
Cotton manufactures, except
smallwares
Cotton smallwares
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 r?ogs, wool
Hats, fur-felt
Jute goods, except felts
Cordage and twine
See explanatory, notes, sections C,

19.

104.9 114.7 260.3 |274.8 l276.7 315.6

114.6 1117.3 118.3 126.6 319.6;332.9 331-9 385.1
90.2 i 89.9 90.7j 105.8 211.8;2l4.4i213.8 249.1
85.7 ; 90.8 93.2 j 94.8 239-5!267.31276.2 288.0
81.4 ! 91.5 94.6 113.1 208.7!245.6l258.5 322.1
81.5 ! 82.8 1 82.0 90.4 190.5 1'193.6 :192.2 212.6
94.2 | 94.9 1 94.8 101.4 229.11225.41226.3 j243.3
!

105.2 1107.7 1105.7 114.4 256.81260.7 !258.1 268.8
99.1 j 99.9 | 99.3 132.8 240.2I235.91231.0 348.1
j

:

127.8 1I29.O 1127.7 134.7 1320.1 (321.31309.0 332.1
143.6 146.8 1148.0
; 76.0
262.•9
9 :269.5i27l.li2L..
•269.5! 271.li 2o4.<r
lll.illE. 1112.2
.1 276.1!;
276.1
276.1!278.9 !330.
112.3 llS.** ;115.1il3]
F, ana G and the glossary for definitions.

20.

TABLE 10:

Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Fay Bolls in
Manufacturing Industries - Continued

Industry group and industry
\PPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Men’
s clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Shirts, collars, and nightwear
Underwear and neckwear, men’
s
Work shirts
Women’
s clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Corsets and allied garments
Millinery
Handkerchiefs
Curtains, draperies, and
bedspreads
Housefurnishings, other than
curtains, etc.
Textile bags
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS
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
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco (chewing and smoking)
and snuff

Employment indexes

1948

1949

Pay-roll indexes
1949

Mar.• Feb. Jan. Mar.

149.2 149.5 143.0 147.5

344.7:348.2 328.6 343.2

|

126.1 126.6 121.8 126.8 288.7 286.0
92.7 91.2 85.9 100.6 230.5 :218.7
111.8 ;111.0 102.6 112.0 322.5 312.8
113.1 114.2 99.4 109.0 290.3 289.7

197.5 252.9
281.0 313.7
241.7 269.1

174.2 175.7 169.1
98.0 98.0 100.4
97-4 95.3 86.5
IO5.5 103.0 106.0

378.7 376.4
223.8 241.6
1-68.2 185.9
279.7 259.4

168.3

380.0 394.4
226.1 224.4
94.8 226.3 1213.4
99.6 28O .9 286.0

106.1

269.6 300.8

113.2 112.9 99.2 130.4 294.3 :289.3 :24o.4
i
I 239.0 222.3 214.5 215.0 567.4 529.I :483-9
1 187.4 190.5 :188.5 171.7 414.81432.7 1438.9
j
j 106.0 i106.0 ;105.0 114.1 239.61240.1 235.0
j 90.3 j 91.9 ! 92.9 ! 98.4

180.6 184.4 177.4
240.8 :239.6 234.4
203.61201.1 1194.2
313 .0 :301.2 ;256.3
| 135.2 134.9 U 38.3 134.5 302.7 302.9 312.1
148.0!151.9 157.8 143.3 297.9 307.8 343.8
168.1; 164.5 165.4 j170.5 377.8 367.6 369.3

1 86.8 i 87.1 ! 85.9 ! 94.7
103.7 1103.6 1102.7 !110.1
! 100.3 * 97.0 : 93.6 i125.4
I 143.5 ;141.9 *132.3 166.4

183.5i176.7
144.9;138.4
142.91146.3
167.4; 167.4
159.71 156.8

174.9i177.2

133 .4 i138.5
149.2 !145.2
166.11132.0
152.81144.7

128.6 128.0 128.3 '126.9
159.1 155.7 154.7 148.1
37.2 41.7 45.2 50.6
127.6 133 .0 |130.2
m
158.5 162.2!161.2
192.1 181.3 184.7 '184.9
81.0 80.1 87.5i 90.1
88.4; 88.6; 69.3 ; 93.4

303.8
481.6
355.7

251.7
195.3 202.2 i204.6 206.4
187.9
249.7

252.8

364.1

285.8

295.8
348.2
446.5 428.0 416.1 403.0
292.1 280.0 265.7 261.3
309.1 330.8 363.3 292.2
408.5 385.0; 391.9 329.6
367.6 356.0: 338.1 297.8
269.7 271.7 :265.6 249.8
341.8 348.1; 343.0 298.5
85.7 98.5; 110.6 103.2
285.7 290.9 304.6 283.4
283.9 277-0 276.1 270.7
363.1 333.8: 333.3 324.4
213.3 215.6 226.7 227.0
198.8 193.5 200.5 204.6

, 120.2 119.8 122.0!121.1s 257.7 239.8; 249.9 246.5
j 75.6 75*8 75.5i 82.71 167.7:169.2:174.8 186.6
I 72 .6 ; 74.7

77.1

77.3! 159.8 161.4 166.3 159.6

See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and the glossary for definitions.




1<?4B

Mar. 1 Feb.! Jan. .Mar.

TABLE 10;

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

Industry group and industry

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Paper and pulp
Paper goods, other
Envelopes
Paper bags
Paper boxes
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES
Newspapers and periodicals
Printing; book and job
Lithographing
Bookbinding
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
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
Ammunition, small-arms
Fireworks
Cottonseed oil
Fertilizers
PRODUCTS 0J PETROLEUM AND COAL
Petroleum refining
Coke and byproducts
Paving materials
Roofing materials

Employment indexes
19^9
I 1948
Mar.! Feb. jJan. Mar.

Pay-roll indexes
19^9
| 1946
Mar.! Fell.' Jan. Mar.

143.6 145.4 1147.5 148.0 327.61335*3 341.9 330.8
145.4 146.9 1148.4
161.6 163.0 [164.9
144.1 145.9 ‘
147.2
144.9 147.5 1148.5
130.1 132.5 136.3

147.9
164.2
145.7
164.1
137.3

332.2
368.1
292.4
358.1
292.5

341.0 348.6 335*6
380.5 381.2 354.2
297.8 302.8 283.7
358.7 355.4 373.7
296.5 305.6 305.4

131.6s-132.1 1132.9 132.8 273.9 269.7 268.8 258.5
128.3
141.8
112.4
129.7

126.8
144.3
112.3
129.5

126.1 122,0 255.3 247.8
146.2 145.3 307.5 307.0
114.5 119.5 218.9 216.3
131.5 144.5 302.0 296.4

242.7 229.2
309.4 292.5
218.6 227.2
305.4 313.4

203.3 203.9 206,1 203.6 449.0 454.2 459.1 425.1

160.2 162.7 166.7 171.9 311.4 315*5 317.2 319.1
238.9
104.1
173.0
131.6

241.6
105.5
172.3
134.9

241.2
107.1
173.3
134.6

535.7
223.2
385.5
304.0

534.5 487.6
230.3 222.0
385.0 359.0
304.5 271.9

290.0
363.6
228.4
159.2
212.4
135
206.0

292.
366.
229.
164,
227.
i4o,
180,

299.5 293.8 609.3 621.6
371.7 354.1 714.4 729.7
232.8 250'.1 491.3 493.1
165.7 182.8 346.9 385.3
227.2 203.9 537.9 559.9
155.6 115.0 401.7 409.9
162.2 202.3 591.0 506.8

639. 584.3
707. 675.2
487. 473.6
380. 396.8
587. 625.8
470. 316.4
453. 51*0.2

236.9 529.9
111.2 221.4
163.1 384.5
131.8 294.7

152.6 152.8 153.0 155.4 339.4 339.2 349.6 320.0
154.1
146.9
92.
167.3

154.4
147.4
87.8
167.2

154.2
148.9
91.4
165.8

155.0
141.4
75.3
215.3

334.7
346.6
207.6
379.7

334.2
351.0
191.3
373.1

346.4 306.6
358.4 314.6
185.8 173.1
368.51 502.7

See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G, and the glossary for definitions.




21.

22.

TABLE 10:

Indexes of Production-Worker Employment and Weekly Pay Bolls in
Manufacturing Industries - Continued

Industry group and Industry
RUBBER PRODUCTS
Rubber tires and inner tubes
Rubber boots and shoes
Rubber goods, other
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES
Instruments (professional and
scientific), and fire-control
equipment
Photographic apparatus l/
Optical instruments and
ophthalmic goods
Pianos, organs, and parts
Games, toys, and dolls
Buttons
Fire extinguishers

Employment indexes
Pay-roll indexes
1?*8 ______ 19*9
1948
19*9
Mar. 1 Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar. i Feb. Jan. Mar.
j
151.0 !l5*.l 157.8 168.9 297.8 1309.8 320.6 320.6

158.2 1159.5 I63.O 177.7 287.6 1288.8
133.9 !138.8 151.1 152.* 250.2 1301.5
1*8.3 jl53.* 15*.* 165.3 328.6 i!3*6.8
161*.8 I167.9 I69.I* 182.6 378.2 1381.*
f
j
(
i
27*.6 272.2 270.* 2**. 6 598.1i 596.3
210.* 212.8 217.1 219.8 *26.6;*32.1
219.6
1*7.7
175.9
110.0
202.7

221.5 219.6
156.3, 161.8
177.1 168.8
112.0 111.1
20*.5 2*6.0

229.1
189.7
201.2
122.6
258.6

**7.2
3H.7
*3* *3
258.*
512.6

*52.5
329.1
*29.*
263.0
515.5

29*. 5 292.1*
351.1 3*7.0
353.9 356.2
381**2 39*.0

588.1 *89.3
1*1*0.7 *22.3
*52.9
3*1.3
1*10.2
267.*
601.7

1*1*1*.8
396.0
*63.7
28*.3
5*1.0

See explanatory notes, sections C, F, and 0, and the glossary for definitions.
1/ I9I+8 annual average pay roll shown in table 12 of the February issue of this
report as *37-5 should have read *35.7.




TABLE 11:

23.
Indexes of Employment and Weekly Pay Bolls in Selected Nonmanufacturing
Industries
(1939 Average = 100)

Industry croup and industry

MINING:
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:
Class I railroads 1/
Street railways and busses
Telephone
Telegraph
Electric light and power
TRADE: 2/
Wholesale
Retail
Food
General merchandise
Apparel
Furniture and housefurnishings
Automotive
Lumber and tmilding materials

Employment indexes
Pay-roll Indexes
I9W
3952_
U S
z m .
Mar. j Feb.! Jan. Mar. Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar.
1i
i
1

•:
::
90.1 i 91.1 92.3
105.4 1107.3 107.9
101.6 1100.2 97.0
152.1 !151.7 151.4
111.4 1106.8 96.7
104.8 1104.3 104.1
35.3 ! 35.1 34.3
188.5 1191.7 188.0
114.2 j111.9 113.6

92.6
108.0
98.7
149.4
107.9
100.2
33.3
189.1
116.8

160.1
311.7
237.4
368.2
277.3
285.7
64.3
396.0
286.8

168.3
343.9
228.6
364.7
252.9
276.1
66.2
396.2
281.2

238.6
355.3
225.1
363.1
241.2
280.3
61.9
410.3
290.2

255.9
342.0
201.3
313.8
234.8
232.8
56.7
349.2
272.7

112.9 ;113.2 113.2 lll.l 233.1 236.7 245.1 208.3

;
i
121.0 i124.6 127.1
124.9 1125.1 125.4
200.5 1201.6 200.8
86.0 ! 87.1 88.6
115.7 !ll5.6 115.1
i
5

133.3
128.7
197.4
98.2
110.9

1/
228.7
344.9
206.8
206.0

1/
230.6
346.2
208.6
206.2

1/
231.3
337.2
210.9
206.7

1/
232.6
314.7
213.0
184.4

114.5 I114.9
109.3 1109.1
112.7 *111.8
119.0 118.7
108.8 106.3
89.8 90.1
107.1 107.3
114.0 115.0

115.3
113.8
116.7
124.5
116.8
91.9
105.8
119.4

217.4 219.3
214.5 214.4
233.3 1232.4
227.5 [225.O
200.0 198.7
177.1 180.3
212.7 210.4
232.1 234.4

222.7
222.6
231.9
248.3
211.9
186.8
216.5
239.8

210.8
210.4
226.1
225.5
208.8
173.7
197.5
228.6

115.9
111.7
111.6
126.0
110.9
91.1
108.9
117.6

SERVICE:
Hotels (year-round) 3/
Power laundries
Cleaning and dyeing

111.9 112.8 113.3 116.4 233.0 236.2 236.5 229.0
110.1 110.8 113.1 117.7 219.1 219.8 228.5 227.5
291.2
144.5 143.3 145.3 154.8 278.9 271.1 1284.3
i
i

See footnotes, table 9, and explanatory notes, sections C, F, and G.
1/ Source: Interstate Commerce Commission. Pay-roll data are not available.
2/ Data include all nonsupervisory employees and working supervisors.
2/ Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not
included.




EXPLANATORY NOTES

Sec. A, Scope of Employment Adjustments - The employ­
ment 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 data through
19*6 and have been carried forward from 19*6 bench-mark levels,
thereby providing consistent series.
Sec. B. Sources of Bench-Mark Data - In preparing
estimates for private employment prior to 1939> tl s various
industrial censuses 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 on Federal
Government employment is made available by the U. S. Civil
Service Commission. The Interstate Commerce Commission is the
source for Class I railroads, and the U. S. Maritime Commission
for water transportation.
Sec. C. Adjustments of Production-Worker Estimates Data for the manufacturing major industry groups have been ad­
justed 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 manufacturing industries, with the exception of the
industries in the transportation equipment except automobiles
group, have been adjusted to 19*6 bench-mark levels. In the
nonmanufacturing industries, the entire series of mining indus­
tries 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 present­
ing comparable 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
prohibitively costly and time-consuming. In using a sample, it
is essential that an accurate base be established from which
estimates may be carried forward. This base or "bench mark" is
either a complete count or an estimate with a satisfactory degree
of accuracy. When a new bench mark becomes available, estimates




- i -

prepared since the last bench mark are reviewed to determine
if any adjustment of level is required. This is the basic
principle of employment estimating used by the BLS. It yields
a satisfactory compromise between a slow but highly accurate
complete count on the one hand, and a rapid but less accurate
sample count on the other.
Briefly, BLS computes employment 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 be­
tween bench-mark periods. For example, if the latest complete
data on employment for an industry were 40,200 in September, and
if the industry has a reporting sample of 13 establishments em­
ploying 23,200 workers in September and 23,800 in October, the
October estimates would be prepared as follows:
4 0 ,2 0 0 X 23*800 _ in 240

23,200

'

In general, then, the month-to-month changes in employ­
ment reflect the fluctuations shown by establishments reporting
to BLS.
Why Adjustments Are Necessary - Because reports are
not immediately available from new firms, they are frequently
introduced into the BLS sample after they have been in operation
for some time. This lapse of time produces a rather consistent
understatement which becomes larger from year to year. It is
important, therefore, that estimates not be allowed to go un­
corrected for too long a period. The most recent adjustments
correct for the downward bias that had accumulated in the non­
manufacturing series beginning January 1945 and in the manu­
facturing series beginning January 1946. Adjustments 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 are
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,
The BLS estimates of employment in nonagricultural establish­
ments differ from the Monthly Report of the Labor Force total
nonagricultural employment estimates in several important
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For example: (l) The BLS estimates cover all full- and parttime wage and salary workers in private nonagrlcultural estab­
lishments who worked or received pay during the pay period
ending nearest the 15th of the month; in Federal establish­
ments 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, selfemployed 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, holidays, and vacations taken is included. Respon­
dents are instructed to exclude pay for vacations not taken as
well as cash estimates of any payments in kind. Bonuses, unless
earned and paid regularly each pay period, are also excluded.
The methodology for obtaining pay-roll estimates is
similar to that for employment estimates. Sample changes showing
monthly movements are used in projecting established bench marks
to secure current pay-roll estimates. These pay-roll estimates
are 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.
The approximate number of establishments, and workers covered,
for each industry division is as follows:
Approximate Coverage of BLS Employment and Pay-Roll Sample

Industry division
__ __

: Number : Employees or production
:of estab-:________ workers___________
tiishments: Number : Percent of total

Manufacturing
Mining
Contract construction
Public utilities
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Service:
Hotels (year-round)
Power laundries and
cleaning and dyeing

3*,300
2,700
12,500
7,500

7,5*2,000
*07,000
*80,000
933,000

56
52
22
78

12,800
37,900

360,000
1,097,000

20
25

1,200

131,000

35

1,600

67,000

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Sec. H. Coverage of Employment Estimates - The employ­
ment estimates shown in tables 1 , 2, 3 > 6, and 7 cover all fulland part-time wage and salary workers who worked or received pay
during the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month.
Proprietors, self-employed 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 ix.
Sec. I. State Estimates - State estimates are prepared
in cooperation with various State Agencies as indicated below.
The estimates for manufacturing have been adjusted to recent
data made available under the Federal Social Security program.
Since some States have adjusted to more recent bench-mark data
than others, and because varying methods of computation are used,
the total of the State estimates differs from the national total
(see tables 1 and 2). Because of these recent revisions the
State estimates for manufacturing are not consistent with the un­
revised data shown prior to June 194-7 for total employment in nonagricultural establishments, by State. A number of States also
make available more detailed industry data and information for
earlier periods which may be secured directly upon request to
the appropriate State Agency. Estimates of nonagricultural
employment, by State, for those States which are now publish­
ing such estimates are shown in table 6 and are consistent with
the manufacturing estimates in table J, As nonagricultural
estimates for additional States become available, they will be
shown in table 6 .
The following publications are available upon request
from the BLS Regional Offices or the Bureau’
s Washington Office:
Nonagricultural Employment, by State, 1943-1947•
Employment in Manufacturing Industries, by State,
1943-1946.
Estimates of Total Employment in Manufacturing
Industries by. State, 1947.

COOPERATING STATE AGENCIES
Alabama - Dept, of Industrial Relations, Montgomery 5*
Arizona - Unemployment Compensation Div., Employment Security
Commission, Phoenix*
Arkansas - Employment Security Div., Dept, of Labor, Little Rock.




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California - Div. of Labor Statistics and Research, Dept, of
Industrial 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 U.
Iowa - Employment Security Commission, Des Moines 9.
Kansas - Employment Security Div., State Labor Dept., Topeka.
Kentucky - Dept, of Economic Security, Frankfort.
Louisiana - Div. of Employment Security, Dept, of Labor, Baton Rouge 4.
Maine - Unemployment Compensation Commission, Augusta.
Maryland - Dept, of Employment Security, 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
Seourity, 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 Employment Security, Dept, of Labor, Lincoln 1.
Nevada - Employment Security Dept., Carson City.
New Hampshire - Unemployment Compensation Div., Bureau of Labor, Concord.
New Jersey - Dept, of Labor and Industry, Trenton 8.
New Mexico - Employment Security C o m m is s io n , Albuquerque.
New York - Div. of Placement and Unemployment Insurance, Dept, of
Labor, New York 17.
North Carolina - Dept, of Labor, Raleigh.
North Dakota - Unemployment Compensation Div., and Employment Service,
Bismarck.
Oklahoma - Employment Security Commission, Oklahoma City 2.
Pennsylvania - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1
(mfg.); Bureau of Research and Information, Dept, of
Labor and Industry, Harrisburg (nonmfg.).
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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BIS REGIONAL OFFICES

Kev England: Regional Director, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Old
South Bldg., 294 Washington St., Boston 33, Massachusetts (Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont).
North Atlantic: Regional Director, U, S, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Room 1000, 341 Ninth Avenue, New York 1, New York (Delaware, District
of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).
Southern: Regional Director, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1020
Grant Bldg., Forsyth and Walton Streets, Atlanta 3, Georgia (Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia).
North Central: Regional Director, U, S, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Room 312, 226 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 6, Illinois (Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin).
Pacific-Rocky Mountain: Regional Director, U. S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 55O Federal Office Bldg., Fulton and Leavenworth
Streets, San Francisco 2, California (Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming).
GLOSSARY
Continental United States - Covers only the 48 States and the District
of Columbia.
Contract Construction - Covers only firms engaged in the construction
business on a contract basis for others* Force-account construction
workers, i.e., hired directly by and on the pay rolls of Federal,
State, and local government, public utilities, and private 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 Adminis­
tration, Philippine War Damage Commission, Selective Service System,
War Assets Administration, Office of Defense Transportation,
National Security Resources Board, National Security Council.
Family Allowances - Represents the Government's contribution; the
amount contributed by the personnel is included under pay rolls.
Federal Government-Executive Branch - Includes U, S. Navy Yards,
Federal arsenals, and force-account construction. Fourth-class
postmasters are included under the executive branch In table 4,
but are excluded from the government data shown in tables 1 and 3 .




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Employment shown hare for the executive branch differs from
data published by the U. S. Civil Service Commission in the
following respects: (l) Employment collected 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 ) employ­
ment in December of each year includes the additional postal
employees necessitated by the Christmas season, excluded from
published Civil Service Commission figures starting 19*2; (*)
seamen and trainees who are hired and paid by private steam­
ship companies having contracts with the Maritime Commission
are excluded; (5 ) the Panama Railroad Company is shown here
under Government corporations but is Included under the
executive branch by the Civil Service Commission*
Finance - Covers establishments operating in the fields of
finance, insurance, and real estate; excludes the Federal
Reserve District Banks and the mixed-ownership banks of the
Farm Credit Administration.
Government - Covers Federal, State, and local governmental
establishments performing legislative, executive, and judicial
functions, as well as all government-owned and operated estab­
lishments and institutions (arsenals, navy yards, hospitals,
etc,), government corporations, and government force-account
construction. The data shown in tables 1 and 3 exclude fourthclass postmasters because they presumably have other major Jobe.
Government corporations - Covers only three corporations: The
Panama Railroad Company, the Federal Reserve Banks, and the
mixed-ownership banks of the Farm Credit Administration. All
other corporations are included under the executive branch.
Indexes of Broduct,ion-¥ orker Employment - Estimates of production-worker employment expressed as a percentage of the
average employment in 1939c
Indexes of Rroduotlon-Wsrker Weekly Pay Rolls - Estimates of
product!on-worker weekly pay rolls expressed as a percentage
of the average weekly pay roll for 1939*
Leave Payments - Payments were authorized by Public Law 70* of
the 79th Congress and were continued by Public Law 25* of the
80th Congress to enlisted personnel who were discharged prior
to September 1, 19*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 cashed. Lump-sum
payments for terminal leave, which were authorized by Public
Law 350 of the 80th Congress, and were started October 19*7,
are excluded here and included under pay rolls.




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Manufacturing - Covers only privately owned establishments;
governmental manufacturing operations such as arsenals and
navy yards are excluded*
Military Personnel - Represents persona on active duty as of the
first of the month. Reserve personnel are excluded if on in*
active duty or if on active duty for a brief training or
emergency period«
Military Pay Bolls - Represent estimated pay roll obligations
based on an average monthly personnel count, plus lump-sum
payments for terminal leave. Pay rolls for the Navy and
Coast Guard include cash payments for clothing-allowance
balances 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 con­
tract services required in mining operations, such as removal
of overburden, tunnelling and shafting, and the drilling or
acidizing of oil wells; also Includes ore dressing, beneficlatlng, and concentration.
Konagricultural Establishments - Governmental or private business
establishments; (l) that are physically located within con­
tinental United States; and (2) whose principal activity can
be classified under one of the following industry divisions manufacturing, mining, contract construction, transportation
and public utilities, trade, finance, service, or government*
Pay Rolls - Private pay rolls represent weekly pay rolls of
both full- and part-time production and related v?rkera (or
nonsupervisory employees and working supervisors) who worked
or received pay for any part of the pay period ending nearest
the l^th of the month, before deductions for old-age and un­
employment insurance.- group insurance, withholding tax, bonds,
and union dues, but after deductions for damaged work. In­
cludes pay for sick leave, holidays, and vacations taken.
Excludes cash payments for vacations not taken, retroactive
not earned during period reported, value of payments In
kiw'% and bonuses, unless earned and paid regularly each pay
period. In coal mining portal-to-portal pay is Included.
Federal civilian pay rolls are for all employees before de­
ductions for income tax, retirement, and bonds, and cover the
working days in the calendar year*




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Production and related workers - Includes working foremen and
all nonsupervisory workers (Including lead men and trainees)
engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspection,
receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping,
maintenance, repair, Janitorial, watchman servioes, products
development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g.,
power plant), and record-keeping and other services closely
associated with the above production operations* Excludes
supervisory employees (above the working foreman level) 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
services to individuals and business firms. Excludes auto­
mobile repair services, government-owned and operated
hospitals, museums, etc., and domestic service.
Trade - Covers establishments engaged In wholesale trade, i.e.,
selling merchandise to retailers, and in retail trade, i.e.,
selling merchandise for personal or household consumption,
and rendering services incidental to the sales of goods. In­
cludes auto repair services.
Transportation and public utilities - Covers only privately
owned and operated enterprises engaged in providing all
types of transportation and related services; telephone,
telegraph, and other communication services; or providing
electricity, gas, steam, water, or sanitary service. Govern­
ment-owned and operated establishments are included under
government.
Wage and salary workers - In addition to production and related
workers as defined above, Includes workers engaged in the
following activities: executive, purchasing, finance*
accounting, legal, personnel (Including cafeterias, medical,
etc.), professional and technical activities, sales, salesdelivery, 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 in­
cludes employees on the establishment pay roll engaged in
new construction and major additions or alterations to the
plant who are utilized as a separate work force (forceaccount construction workers).
Wage earner - See production workers.
Washington, D. C. - Data for the executive branch of the Federal
Government also include areas in Maryland and Virginia which
are within the metropolitan area, as defined by the Bureau of
the Census.




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