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EMPLOYMENT
and Payrolls
Monthly
Statistical R e p o r t
MAY 1953
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‘L a b o r
Turnover
Rates
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U N I T E D STATES D E P A R T M E N T
Martin P. Durkin - Secretary
OF
LABOR
S t a t e a n d A r e a Statistics
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague ~ Commissioner
Publications on
E m p lo y m e n t D e v e lo p m e n t s
Available
from
the
The
of
employment
Bureau
trends
of Labor
Bureau
Statistics
includes
(1)
the
of
program
in
preparation
Labor
Statistics
the m e a s u r e m e n t
of
current
and
monthly
analysis
statistics
on employment* labor
turnover,
a n d h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s in m a j o r i n d u s t r i e s *
S t a t e s and areas; (2) the i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of these e m p l o y m e n t trends; (3) the
a n a l y s i s o f l o n g - t e r m t r e n d s in e m p l o y m e n t in m a j o r o c c u p a t i o n s a n d i n d u s t r i e s ;
an d (4) the p r e p a r a t i o n o f e s t i m a t e s o f m a n p o w e r r e q u i r e m e n t s for the d e f e n s e
mobilization program and estimates of prospective
s t a t i s t i c s a re p r e p a r e d in c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h S t a t e
labor supply.
agencies.
Employment
Listed belowandcontinuedon the(inside) back cover are themajor
reports available to thepublic
.
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the Bure a u of L a b o r Statistics,
EMPLOYMENT
Distribution
specifying exact
U . S. D e p a r t m e n t
AND PAYROLLS— Employment
individual industries,
for s e l e c t e d areas , in
analysis
of
latest
is
figures
free u n l e s s
otherwise
noted.
titles, should be a d d r e s s e d
o f L a b o r , W a s h i n g t o n 25, D.
presented
for
approximately
to
C.
200
for 48 S t a t e s an d the D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a and
varying industry detail.
Report also contains
monthly
employment
trends
and
current
and
antici
p a t e d d e v e l o p m e n t s in s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r i e s *
Turnover
d a t a on h i r i n g ,
quits,
layoffs,
and d i s c h a r g e s shown for 125 m a n u f a c t u r i n g and
selected n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g industries on a national basis only.
Sepa
r ate p r e s s r e l e a s e s on e m p l o y m e n t and l abor t u r n o v e r
giving analysis
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r a t e s for m e n a n d
women and e mployment of women are available quarterly.
HOURS
AND
E A R N I N G S — Average weekly earnings, average weekly hours, and average
h o u r l y e a r n i n g s for a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 0 0 i n d u s t r i e s , a n d for S t a t e s an d
s elected areas.
P r e s s r e l e a s e , g i v i n g a n a l y s i s o f c u r r e n t t r e n d s in
b r o a d i n d u s t r y gr o u p s b a s e d on p r e l i m i n a r y data, a v a i l a b l e a p p r o x i
mately
2 weeks
earlier.
Both
reports
published
monthly.
These publications prepared by
DIVISION OF MANPOWER AMD EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Seymour L. Wolfbe in, Chief
EM PLOYM ENT
and Payrolls
M A Y
M O N T H L Y STATISTICAL
HIPOUT
1953
CONTENTS
EMPLOYMENT DATA AT A G L ANCE... ....... ...
Manufacturing employment indexes....
Monthly employment indexes for
selected 4-digit manufacturing in
dustries are being introduced In
this issue of the R e p o r t . The data
are presented in table A-5» page 14.
These indexes have been p r e
pared in conjunction with the bench
mark revisions announced in
the
April 1953 Employment and Payrolls
R e p o r t , in response to numerous r e
quests for more detailed employment
data. Since the Indexes are p r e
pared from final tabulations, they
will not be as current as the latest
data shown in other tables.
Summary sheets showing histo
rical data from January 1951 are
available
for these
industries.
When requesting summaries, please
specify the industry in which you
are interested.
Turnover rates for men and women....
Table B-3
showing
turnover
rates for men and women in selec
ted manufacturing
groups,
which
is Included in this Report quar
terly, appears on page 36 of the
current issue.
EMPLOYMENT T R E N D S .............................. ............
Table 1: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by Industry division and selected g r oups..............
1
k
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL STATISTICS
A-ls Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry d i vision................ ..............
A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by Industry division and g r o u p ....................
A-3: All employees and production workers in mining
and manufacturing industries...................
A-*H Production workers and Indexes of productionworker employment and weekly payroll in manu
facturing industries................................
A-5 Indexes of all employees in selected
manufacturing industries...................... .
A-6 Employees in the ship building and repairing
industry, by reg i o n ...................... ..........
A-7 Federal civilian employment............. .......... .
A-8 Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry division and S t a t e ...................... .
A-9 Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by
industry division for selected a r e a s .............
B-l Monthly labor turnover rates in manufacturing
Industries, by class of turnover.................
B-2 Monthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries............................... ......
B-3 Monthly labor turnover rates of men and women in
selected manufacturing g r o u p s .......... ..........
5
6
8
13
14
18
19
20
23
31
32
36
(Employment data for the two most recent months and
turnover rates for the current month are subject
to revision.)
APPENDIX
EXPLANATORY NOTES:
Section A - Employment.....................................
Section B - Labor Turnover ......... .......................
G l o s sary. .....................................................
List of Cooperating State Agencies.......................
37
43
47
49
E m p lo y m e n t
D a ta
at
a
G la n c e
HOURS
44 r Overtime Work Widespread in the Nation’s Factories
In Most Industries, Production Workers* Weekly Hours
Averaged Well Above 40 in Mid-March 1953
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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C u r r e n t 1/
Item
April
1953
Ye a r ago
April 1953 change from*
March
1953
April
1952
March
1952
Previous
month
Y e a r ago
48,626
47,430
47,118
+ 139
+ 1,335
2,313
898
- 17
+ 118
- 86
61
21
+ 1,056
4,174
9,946
1,921
5,178
6,627
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
E M P L O Y E E S IN N O N A G R I C U L T U R A L
E S T A B L I S H M E N T S (in t h o u s a n d s ) :
48,765
829
M i n i n g ...........................
890
2,296
17,136
2,435
15,994
4,241
4,227
10,269
1,995
5,225
4,149
10,125
1,9U
17,050
T r an s p or t a ti o n and public
u t i l i t i e s .............. .......
W h o l e s a l e an d r e t a i l t r a d e . .
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , e t c .....
S e r v i c e a nd m i s c e l l a n e o u s . . .
846
2,au
10,290
2,015
5,311
6,615
16,061
5,266
6,632
6,630
$ 71.93
41.1
% 1.75
$ 65.67
39.8
$ 1.65
14
21
20
86
17
92
165
74
45
15
H O U R S AND G R O S S E A R N I N G S
IN M A N U F A C T U R I N G INDUSTRIES:
A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s ........
A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s ...........
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s ........
1 71.40
*
40.8
1.75
♦ 66.99
$
40.6
1.65
- $0.53
.3
0
+ $ 5.73
+
1.0
+ 1
.10
L A B O R T U R N O V E R RA T E S
IN M A N U F A C T U R I N G I N D U S T R I E S
( Per 100 e m p l o y e e s ) :
....
....
....
....
....
1/ F i g u r e s for th e l a t e s t m o n t h are p r e l i m i n a r y .
4.1
2.5
.8
.7
4.3
4.1
2.2
1.3
.6
3.7
3.7
2.0
1.1
.6
3.9
--....
....
....
....
--....
....
....
....
Jf / v
£
Y/
4 .7 ,
V / 47
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7 , 7
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Employment Trends
NONFARM EMPLOYMENT TREND LEVELS OFF
transportation equipment, electrical
machinery, and fabricated metal pro
ducts industry groups. Between March
and April, however, durable goods em
ployment remained virtually uncbangad.
The trend of n o n f a m employment
has shown signs of leveling off in
recent months. Between March and
April-— for the second consecutive
The work force in plants produc
month— nonfarm employment changes
ing nondurable goods this April was
were primarily seasonal. This con
trasted with the uptrend,after allow 200,000 higher tban a year earlier.
ance for seasonal factors, reported
Virtually all of this increase oc
each month since last July.
curred during 1952, however, as the
soft goods industries— textiles,
However, employment continued at
leather, and apparel— recovered from
an all-time high for the season. The
the setbacks they had experienced in
number of employees in nonfarm estab the previous year.
lishments, at 4 .8 , 8 million in midApril, was 1.3 million higher than a
Contract construction employment
year earlier.
rcee by over 100,000 between March
and April. With this increase, the
A moderate seasonal gain of
construction work force was about
100,000— reflecting mainly the spring equal to the April levels of 1951 anc
upturn in construction— was reported
1952— both record years for construe
between March and April. Employment
tion employment.
in manufacturing plants declined
slightly over the month as apparel
Federal employment continued to
and other soft goods industries made
decline over the month. The Marchpost-Easter reductions in their woxk
April reduction in the number of Fed
force.
eral workers was 19,000, bringing
the total cutback to 44,000 since
Over the year, manufacturing em
January. At 2.3 mil]ion, Federal em
ployment was up by about 1 million,
ployment this April was about 60,000
with all major industry groups, ex
lower than a year earlier. These re
cept lumber, reporting more workers
ductions reflected a decline in De
on their payroll. Most of this in
fense Department payrolls as well as
crease was in the durable goods in
separations of employees from the
dustries, where unfilled orders con
stabilization and other controls
tinued high despite record levels of
agencies.
production. Out of every 10 manufac
State and local Government em
turing employees added over the year,
3 were hired by durable goods plants, ployment— at 4.3 million in March and
and of these, 6 were employed in the | April— was about 50,000 higher than
I in April 1952.
1
La b o r t u r n o v e r d a t a i n d i c a t e
FAVORABLE JOB MARKET
Continuation of a highly favor
able employment situation for factory
workers was indicated by labor turn
over statistics for March. Layoffs
— at a rate of 8 per 1,000 employees— were equal to the previous post
alorId War II low for the month.
Workers were hired at a rate of 43
per 1,000 on the payroll this March,
10 percent higher than a year earlien
A generally favorable job maricet
was evidenced also by the rate at
which factory workers were quitting
their jobs. Changes in this rate
largely reflect the extent to which
workers have opportunities to change
jobs. March 1953 quits were 25 per
1,000 employees, one-fourth higher
than in March 1952, when most con
sumer goods industries were operat
ing on reduced production schedules.
This was equal to the rate for March
1951, when the rapid expansion of de
fense-connected industries provided
many job opportunities, and was dou
ble the pre-Korea March 1950 rate.
Relatively high rates of factory
hiring have been maintained since the
end of the steel strike last summer.
Most industry groups reported more
hiring this March than in March 1952.
Lumber and tobacco were the only in
dustry groups where the hiring rate
was down appreciably over the year.
Similarly, most industry groups
reported fewer layoffs this March
than a year earlier, with the sharp
est declines in the fabricated metaLs^
furniture, textile, and stone, clay,
and glass industries. However, there
were considerably more layoffs in the
lumber and ordnance industries.
Layoff and hiring rates for March
were virtually unchanged from Febru
2
ary levels. Quits rose slightly,
mainly because of the seasonal shift
of factory workers to agriculture,
construction, and other expanding
outdoor activities.
LONGER HOURS RAISE WEEKLY EARRINGS
OF FACTORY WORKERS
Average weekly earnings of pro
duction workers in manufacturing
plants rose by $.76 between mid-Februaxy and mid-March, to $71.93. The
increase resulted primarily from a
rise in the average workweek from
4.0.9 to £ U 1 hours.
Hourly earnings of factory pro
duction workers in mid-March aver
aged $1.75, including overtime and
other premium pay. This was 1 cent
higher than in the two preceding
months, including the period just
prior to the lifting of wage controls.
Between February and March, average
hourly earnings rose by 3 cents in
the tobacco industry, where wage in
creases that had been awaiting Wage
Stabilization Board approval were
put into effect.
Over the year, average hourly
earnings of factory workers were up
by 10 cents. This was the result of
cost-of-living and other wage rate
adjustments, increased overtime, and
a larger proportion of workers in the
higher-paid durable goods industries.
The average workweek in nondu
rable goods plants this March was
nearly an hour longer than in March
1952— evidence of the strong recovery
of consumer goods production from
last year's reduced levels. The du
rable goods workweek was also up over
the year, but by a smaller amouat.
The only major decrease was reported
in the ordnance group— where the de
cline was almost 3 hours. In manu-
factoring as a whole, the average
workweek this March was about a half
hour longer than a year earlier.
The 41-hour average workweek
in the Nation*8 factories points to
the widespread use of overtime work
to maintain the current peak rate of
production* The scheduling of over
time hours is even more extensive
and at a higher level, since there
is a difference of roughly 1-1/2
hours, on the average, between the
scheduled workweek and the workweek
reported on payroll records. This
difference reflects turnover within
the payroll period, absenteeism, and
other factors resulting in unpaid
losses of working time.
The mid-March workweek in all
the durable goods industry groups was
41 hours or above. Hours were long
est in machinery plants, where the
workweek was slightly above 43 hours.
This largely reflected the sustained
demand for industrial equipment as
sociated with a record rate of ex
penditures for new production facil
ities.
The mid-March workweek was be
low the 40-hour mark in only four
industry groups: leather, printing,
apparel, and tobacco. A standard
workweek of less than 40 hours in
many plants, as well as seasonal fac
tors, were responsible for the rela
tively short mid-March workweek in
these industries.
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3
T ab le
1. E m p l o y e e s
by
in d u stry
in
n o n ag ricu ltu ral
d iv isio n
and
estab lish m en ts,
se lected
groups
(In thousands)_____________
Year
ago
Current 1/
Industry division and group
TOTAL...................................
April 1953
net change fromt
April
1953
March
1953
February
1953
April
1952
Previous
month
Year
ago
*6.765
48.626
48,364
47,430
+ 139
+ 1,335
MINING..................................
Metal mining..........................
Bituminous-coal.......................
Nonmetallic mining and quarrying.......
829
99.0
304.1
102.8
846
99.0
319.4
100.3
856
100.6
325.2
98.5
890
102.7
350.9
101.6
61
-
17
+
15.3
2.5
0
—
+
3.7
46.8
1.2
2,414
2,296
2,283
2,435
+ 118
21
MANUFACTURING........................... .
17,050
17,136
17,019
15,994
- 86
+ 1,056
DURABLE GOODS..........................
Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products (except
furniture)...........................
Furniture and fixtures................
Stone, clay, and glass products........
Primary metal industries..............
Fabricated metal products (except
ordnance, machinery, and transportation
equipment)...........................
Machinery (except electrical)..........
Electrical machinery..................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products.......
Miscellaneous manufacturing industries..
10,098
187.1
10,103
187.0
9,993
9,254
-
5
844
25.1
750.2
385.3
543.2
1,343.9
757.0
388.5
540.0
1,342.4
747.7
385.7
533.5
1,338.1
772.1
351.1
525.0
1,296.5
+
+
6.8
21.9
34.2
18.2
47.4
1.160.4
1.717.4
1.207.0
1.977.7
331.5
493.8
>159.8
»725.6
1.202.5
1.974.5
331.4
494.3
1.149.0
1,711.6
1,190.3
1.938.5
327.1
487.5
1.040.3
1,676.5
1.037.3
1.645.0
307.0
441.3
6,952
1.443.3
94.1
1,220.9
7,033
1,439.
97«
7,026
1,231.8
6,740
1.438.2
93.0
1.175.3
11.6
45.6
1.203.8
1,264.2
1.262.9
522.7
1.154.1
494.8
60.4
1.4
49.7
33.4
772.9
761.2
259.4
276.7
770.6
751.9
754.8
743.2
255.6
259.0
372.1
.1
18.2
2.4
.9
.3
9.2
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION...................
NONDURABLE GOODS.......................
Food and kindred products..............
Tobacco manufactures..................
Textile-mill products.................
Apparel and other finished textile
products.............................
Paper and allied products..............
Printing, publishing, and allied
industries......................... .
Chemicals and allied products..........
Products of petroleum and coal.........
Rubber products................... .
Leather and leather products...........
528.2
773.0
758.8
260.3
276.4
393.6
1,232.
526.8
402.8
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES-----TRANSPORTATION.........................
COMMUNICATION*.........................
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES.................
4,241
2,943
735
563
4,227
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE..............
10,290
10,269
WHOLESALE TRADE........................
RETAIL TRADE...........................
General merchandise stores.............
Food and liquor stores................
Automotive and accessories dealers.....
Apparel and accessories stores.........
Other retail trade....................
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE......
2,922
741
564
2,704
7,586
1.405.5
1.391.3
816.4
593.9
3.379.1
2,726
2,015
1,995
7,543
1,398.3
1,387.6
810.3
582.9
3,363.9
183.8
1.445.6
103.6
258.6
275.1
403.1
4,206
2,907
737
562
10,202
162.0
.5
81
3.8
2.9
14
21
6
1
21
22
10,125
120.1
40.9
169.7
332.7
24.5
52.5
212
5.1
1.1
15.6
4.7
17.4
21.5
92
17
69
6
165
807.4
556.2
3.353.9
2,685
7,440
1,426.9
1.345.2
761.4
617.6
3,389.0
1,979
1,941
+
20
74
+ 86
45
-
15
64
49
2,739
7,463
1.364.0
1,381.2
5,225
5,194
GOVERNMENT................... ..........
FEDERAL........... ....................
STATE AND LOCAL........................
6,615
2,305
4,310
6,632
6,625
2,343
4,282
6,630
.1
557
5,311
4
4.5
3.2
2,926
666
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS................
1/ Figures for the latest month are preliminary.
.6
8.2
4,149
5,266
2,324
4,308
3.2
3.2
1.5
2,369
4,261
43
7.2
3.7
6.1
11.0
15.2
+
17
19
2
19
146
21.4
46.1
55.0
23.7
90.1
C u rre n t
I
M
E m p lo y m e n t
I I .Z Z z fP a y r o ll
and
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S t a t is t ic s
Table A -l : Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
b y industry division
(In t h o u s a n d s )
Y e a r and m o n t h
TOTAL
Mining
Contract
con
struction
8U5
1,150
Manufac
turing
Transpor
W h o l e s a l e Finance,
tation and a n d r e t a i l insurance,
public
and real
t r ade
utilities
estate
Service
and
miscel
l a n eous
Govern
ment
Annual
a v e rage:
1939..............
192*0...............
19hl...............
19U2...............
19l*3...............
1910*...............
191*5...............
191*6...............
191*7..............
191*9...............
1950....... .......
1951.... ..........
1952...............
30,287
32,031
36,161*
39,697
1*2,01*2
1*1 ,1*80
1*0,069
1*1,1*12
**3,1*38
1*1*, 382
1*3,295
1*1*,696
1*7,202
1*7,993
916
9h7
983
917
1,291*
1,790
2,170
883
826
1,567
1,091*
1,132
852
1,661
9k3
982
918
889
9X3
872
1,982
2,169
2,165
2,333
2,588
2,572
10,078
10,780
12,971*
6,612
6,91*0
15,051
17,381
17,H I
15,302
2,912
3,013
3, 21*8
3,1*33
3,619
3,798
3,872
ll*,)*6l
15,290
15,321
U *,178
11*,967
U,023
U , 122
i*,iui
3,91*9
3,977
8,602
16,082
16,209
1*,166
1*,220
7,1*16
7,333
7,189
7,260
7,522
9,196
9,519
9,513
9,61*5
10,013
10,251
1,382
1,1*19
1 ,1*62
1 ,1*1*0
1 ,1*01
1,371*
1,391*
1,586
1 ,61a
3,321
3 ,1*77
3,705
3,857
3,919
3,931*
1*,055
l*,6a
U,807
1*,925
1,711
1,736
1,796
5,000
1,957
5,280
1,861
5,098
5,207
3,987
4,19a
4,622
5,431
6,049
6,026
5,967
5,607
5,456
5,614
5,837
5,998
6,373
6,633
Monthly
data:
12^2
1*6,868
1*6,961*
1*7,118
1*7 ,1*30
1*7 ,1*39
1*7,1*18
July...............
December* •..........
19^
January*
Tebruary...... .
1*7,078
1*8,158
1*8,892
1*9,095
1*9,310
50,11*0
1*8,382
1*8,361*
1*8,626
902
89^
898
890
887
816
784
893
2,331
2,321*
2,313
2,435
2»5l*3
15,958
16,01*5
2,751
15,1*02
16,280
16,680
2,690
2,812
16,061
15,99k
15,855
15,621*
886
871
871
870
2,79**
2,61*8
2,1*97
16,952
866
856
2,303
16,881*
Qk6
2,728
2,283
2,296
16,778
16,871*
17,019
17,136
4,148
4,153
i*,17i*
l*,ll*9
1*,181*
4,225
9,985
9,917
9,946
10,125
10,068
10,144
10,108
10,110
4,198
1*,258
4,281
4,296
4,286
4,293
10,295
10,442
4,210
4,206
4,227
10,283
10,202
10,650
11,218
10,269
1,892
1,906
1,921
1,941
1,950
1,972
1,997
2,000
1,976
1,973
1,973
1,978
1,969
1,979
1,995
5,144
5,154
5,178
5,266
5,323
5,360
5,382
5,378
5,364
5,303
6,508
6,571
6,627
6,630
6,629
6,587
6,456
6,427
6,616
5,237
6,704
6,742
7,095
5,192
5,194
5,225
6,6 75
6,625
6,632
5,266
5
Industry
Data
T a b l e A - 2 : E m p l o y e e s in n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s /
b y in d u stry d ivisio n a n d g r o u p
(In thousands)
March
TOTAL........................................ .
MINING.......................................
M e t a l m i n i n g ...................................
A n t h r a c i t e .........................................
B i t u m i n o u s - c o a l ...................................
C r u d e - p e t r o l e u m and n a t u r a l - g a s p r o d u c t i o n . ,
N o n m e t a l l i c m i n i n g said q u a r r y i n g ..............
1952
1953
Industry division and group
February
January
March
February
*8,626
*8,36*
*8,382
*7,118
*6,96*
8*6
856
866
898
89*
99.0
100.6
319.*
59.7
325.2
101.7
60.5
102.1
66.9
102.*
62.2
360.3
271-9
97.5
56.8
270.9
100.3
272.2
98.5
330.7
275.0
97.6
357.5
273.6
98.3
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION........................
2,296
2,283
2,303
2,313
2,32**
NONBUILDI MG CONSTRUCTION....................
*1*
*08
*02
*06
402
156.*
258.0
151.1
1*7.*
1*5.2
260.3
145.3
256.7
H i g h w a y and s t r e e t ............................. .
O t h e r n o n b u i l d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n ...............
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION........................
G e n e r a l c o n t r a c t o r s ............................. .
S p e c i a l - t r a d e c o n t r a c t o r s .................... .
P l u m b i n g and h e a t i n g ............................
P a i n t i n g and d e c o r a t i n g ........................
E l e c t r i c a l w o r k ................................. .
O t h e r s p e c i a l - t r a d e c o n t r a c t o r s ..............
MANUFACTURING................................
DURABLE GOODS................................
O r d n a n c e an d a c c e s s o r i e s ....................... .
L u m b e r an d w o o d p r o d u c t s (exc e p t f u r n i t u r e )
F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s ...... ...................
Stone, clay, and gla s s p r o d u c t s .............. .
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ....................... .
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ( e x cept or d n a n c e ,
m a c h i n e r y , and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ) . .
M a c h i n e r y ( except e l e c t r i c a l ) ................ .
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y ............................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .......................
I n s t r u m e n t s a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s .............
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .....
NONDURABLE GOODS............................ .
F o o d an d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s .....................
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s .........................
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s ...........................
A p p a r e l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s
P a p e r an d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .....................
P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , an d a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s
C h e m i c a l s and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................
P r o d u c t s o f p e t r o l e u m a nd c o a l ...............
R u b b e r p r o d u c t s ..................................
L e a t h e r a n d l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s . ..... ...........
6
256.6
25*.6
1,882
1,875
1,901
1,907
81*. 7
1 ,067.6
811.1
1 ,063.9
82*. 1
1 ,076.6
282.5
128.7
150.3
515.1
839.6
1,067.3
275.0
13**7
1*5.3
512.3
277.9
135.2
1*6.3
508.2
279.8
129.*
1*8.1
506.6
1,922
845.3
1 ,076.5
277.9
133.2
145.8
519.6
17,136
17,019
16,88*
16,061
16,045
10,103
9,993
9,880
9,233
9,198
187.0
757.0
388.5
5* 0.0
1,3*2.*
1,159.8
1 ,725.6
1,202.5
183.8
7*7.7
385.7
533.5
1,338.1
1 ,1*9.0
1 ,711.6
181.0
7**. 3
382.6
531.3
1,335.8
158.2
763.5
355.8
521.7
1,310.2
1 ,0*0.6
1 .672.0
1 ,0*6.0
1.615.0
150.0
760.0
356.7
518.6
1,315.5
1,97**5
331.*
*9**3
1,190.3
1,938.5
327.1
*87.5
1,135*2
1,702.1
1.173.5
1.891.5
327.5
*7*.9
7,033
7,026
7 ,00*
6,828
6,847
1,*39«5
97.0
1 ,232.5
1,26*.2
1 ,**5.6
103.6
1 .231.8
1 .262.9
l,*55.7
1,*29.1
95.*
1 ,196.6
1,210.*
*97.9
755.*
750.2
1,434.1
526.8
772.9
761.2
259.*
276.7
*02.8
110.0
1,227.9
1,23*.5
522.1
522.7
770.6
751.9
772.5
7*9.0
275.1
*03.1
275.1
398.7
258.6
258.3
305.5
***.0
252.2
260.9
380.2
1,039.2
1 .670.9
1 ,047.6
1.592.9
303.8
442.7
100.8
1,206.4
1 ,208.6
500.7
755-9
748.4
251.8
260.8
379.0
Industry
Data
T a b l e A - 2 : E m p l o y e e s in n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ,
b y in d u stry d ivisio n a n d g r o u p - C o n tin u e d
(In t h o u s a n d s )
1952
1953
I n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n an d g r o u p
March
February
January
March
February
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES..............
*,227
4,206
4,210
*,17*
4,153
TRANSPORTATION...................................
2,922
2,907
2,91*
2,905
2,889
1,360.1
1,187.9
131.2
739. ^
1,356.4
1,184.2
131.4
735.7
1,367.5
1,195.5
1 ,395 .*
1 ,391.8
73**9
51.5
51.5
51.9
691.0
682.8
691.7
COMMUN ICATION..... ......................... .
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES....... .......... ............................
E l e c t r i c l i g h t and p o w e r u t i l i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E l e c t r i c l i g h t and gas u t i l i t i e s c o m b i n e d . . . • . .
L o c a l u t i l i t i e s , n o t e l s e w h e r e c l a s s ified.......'
683.8
125.6
686.0
1 ,221.1
135.7
50.5
137.1
69O .8
669.7
52.2
92.2
100.5
100.0
100.0
7*tl
737
73*
714
710
692.5
*7.9
688.4
48.3
684.9
*8.6
663.8
660.3
56*
562
562
555
55*
541.9
2**.0
540.7
243.3
125.5
171.9
21.7
5*0.5
533.7
240.6
12*. 1
533.0
2*0.3
125.6
172.3
22.0
2*3.2
125.6
171.7
21.7
92.6
1,218.0
49.2
169.0
21.1
*9.3
123.8
168.9
20.9
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE....... ................
10,269
10,202
10,283
9,946
9,917
WHOLESALE TRADE..................... ............
2,726
2,739
2,7*7
2,703
2,704
RETAIL TRADE.....................................
7,5*3
7,463
7,536
7,243
7,213
1,398.3
1,387.6
1,364.0
1 ,381.2
1 ,406.5
1,370.9
1,344.1
1,335*0
3,363.9
556.2
3,353.9
573.6
3,377.6
3 ,2*8.1
1,323.8
1,331.9
765.2
539.8
3,251.9
1,995
1,979
1,969
1,921
1,906
General mercnandise stores......................
A u t o m o t i v e and a c c e s s o r i e s d e a l e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE..............
S e c u r i t y d e a l e r s an d e x c h a n g e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I n s u r a n c e c a r r i e r s an d a g e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O t h e r f i n a n c e a g e n c i e s and r e a l e s t a t e . .. . . . . ...
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS.......... ..............
P ers on a l services:
C l e a n i n g an d d y e i n g p l a n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
810.3
582.9
*96.9
64.9
732.0
701.5
5,225
807.4
493.6
64.6
726.8
693.9
5,194
807.5
488.6
64.1
720.8
695.1
5,192
761.0
55**5
*71*3
64.3
698.7
687.0
5,178
469.2
64.1
689.2
683.5
5,15*
*57.0
451.1
442.7
453*5
*50.3
3*0.2
17*. 5
339.8
171.7
229.3
3*1.7
172.*
334.9
336.2
231.7
229.6
166.9
234.1
166.0
233.0
GOVERNMENT......... ...........................*...
6,632
6,625
6,675
6,627
6,571
FEDERAL..........................................
2,32*
2,343
2,350
2,361
2,350
STATE AND LOCAL........... ..................... .
*,308
4,282
*,325
4,266
*,221
7
Industry
Data
T a b l e A - 3 : All e m p l o y e e s a n d
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in m i n i n g a n d
m a n u f a c t u r in g industries
(In thousands)
All employees
Industry group
Production workers
and i n d u s t r y
MINING...........................
Mar.
Jab.
Jan.
M (ST.
19*53
19*51
1953
1952
8*6
856
866
896
101.7
102.1
85.9
87.6
88.8
89.8
38.*
37.0
26.2
22.0
33.0
23.5
15.7
33.3
23.5
16.*
3*.l
23.*
33.0
17.0
19.3
66.9
52.7
55.*
56.*
62.9
301.8
306.9
333.9
METAL MINING....................
99.0
100.6
Iron mining....................
Copper mining..................
37.*
27.*
37.7
27.3
_
Mar.
Tab.
Jan.
Mar.
1953
1953
1953
1952
—
18.3
19.0
27.2
19.6
56.8
59.7
60.5
BITUMINOUS-COAL.................
319.*
325.2
330.7
357.5
295.8
CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS
PRODUCTION.....................
270.9
272.2
275.0
273.6
—
—
—
—
Ms
_
__
—
125.7
125.6
126.*
126.1
85**
8*.0
83.6
85.I
ANTHRACITE......................
P e t r o l e u m and n a t u r a l - g a s
p r od u c t i o n (except contract
NONMETALLIC MINING AND QUARRYING..
100.3
98.5
97.6
98.3
22.8
MANUFACTURING....................
17,136
17,019
16,88*
16,061
13,8*3
13,7**
13,619
12,951
Durable Goods...................
Nondurable Goods.................
10,103
7,033
7,026
9,993
9,880
7 ,00*
9,233
8,220
8,123
5,621
8,020
7, *8*
5,*67
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES ........
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS........
187.0
Sugar..........................
C o n f e c t i o n e r y and r e l a t e d
5,623
139.0
119.*
1,027.8 1,035.5
1,0**.7
1,025.5
2*8.8
76.*
2*5.5
79.8
181.0
158.2
1,*39.5 1,**5.6
1^55.7
1,*29.1
30*.*
312.5
11*.*
159.8
125.5
308.5
121.9
30.3
27.*
79.9
123.*
89.9
179.0
23.1
150.7
122.9
284.6
28.2
115.8
157.1
123.8
283.7
28.*
282.5
116.8
1*6.2
282.3
5,599
1*1.0
183-8
300.1
118.1
G r a i n - m i l l p r o d u c t s ................
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s ......................
6,828
1*3.*
238.0
78.1
129.6
91.1
179.1
23.5
132.3
92.3
179.0
2*. 9
118.8
91.*
179.5
22.*
213.9
136.3
86.*
209.*
136.6
86.8
210.*
133.5
8*.6
207.8
126.2
97.9
123.1
97.5
123.5
9*. 9
123.0
97.0
103.6
110.0
95.*
88.1
95.1
IOO.5
86.8
30.9
*1.9
8.9
21.9
31.2
*1.9
9.0
27.9
*1.5
9.2
15.1
28.5
stemming and redrying....
31.5
*2.0
9.0
1^.5
39.8
7.7
12.1
28.*
39.6
7.7
19.*
39.7
7.7
2*.9
39.*
7.9
12.9
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS............
1,232.5
1,231.8
1,227.9
1,196.6
1,13*.*
1,13*.6
1,131.7
1,099.8
6.6
156.*
6.9
156.8
5.9
529.5
35.*
256.9
96.7
6.9
155.9
531.3
35.3
25* *5
97.6
6.1
1*6.3
6.*
1*5.6
501.9
6.*
1*6.5
502.3
1*1.8
58*7
58.5
19.2
19.0
72.8
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES............
Tobacco
S c o u r i n g a n d c o m b i n g p l a n t s ......
Y a r n and t h r e a d m i l l s ......... .
N a r r o w f a b r i c s a n d s m a l l w a r e s . ...
K n i t t i n g m i l l s ....................
D y e i n g and f i n i s h i n g t e x t i l e s . . . .
Carpets, rugs, o t h e r f l o o r
c o v e r i n g s . ........ ............ .
H a t s ( e x c e p t c l o t h and
m i l l i n e r y ) . .......... ...............
8*.7
73.1
133.6
29.6
152.8
526.8
32.6
236.8
70.*
2*1.7
71.8
72.6
28.2
69.7
95.*
26.6
5.*
95.*
*99.2
31.3
23*. 9
85.*
57.8
57.2
50.*
50.2
*9.*
*8.5
18.6
72.6
17.*
71.7
17.*
63.*
17.2
63.O
16.8
62.7
62.0
531.5
35.1
251.*
97.2
31.1
*97.*
29.1
232.7
86.*
230.2
86.3
31.2
215.6
8*.5
15.5
Industry
T a b l e A - 3 : All e m p l o y e e s a n d
Data
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in m i n i n g a n d
m a n u f a c tu r in g in d u stries - C o n tin u e d
(In thousands)
All employees
Production workers
Industry group and industry
APPARa AND OTHER FINISHED
TEXTILE PRODUCTS.............................
Men's and boys' suits and coats*•
Hen's and boys' furnishings and
work clothing................................
Mar.
1953
Feb.
1953
Jan.
1953
Mar.
1952
Mar.
1953
Feb.
1953
Jan.
1953
Mar.
1952
1,264.2
1,262.9
1,23*.5
1, 210.*
1,137.7
1,137.0
1,108.5
1 , 087.0
i4o.o
138.1
132,6
135.0
126.7
125.0
119.3
121.7
306.1
300.9
278.3
397.7
287.*
283.7
359.7
278.8
258.1
356.3
351.1
356.2
10*.7
28.*
66.5
99.9
25.2
61.7
6.*
98.2
9*.0
23.2
60.5
8.2
25.6
60.6
6.6
310.1
397.6
*00.7
112.7
111.6
8.3
27.9
67.7
8.7
25.8
66.7
10.7
9-1
101.0
2*.9
60.6
6.1
66.0
65.2
62.7
63.*
58.6
58.0
55.3
56.0
135.6
136.9
133.6
127-3
116.1
117.*
113.9
108.2
757.0
7*7.7
7**.3
763.5
687.O
678.9
676.*
69*. 5
87.*
**0.2
63.5
*08.9
58.8
58.0
405.9
*05.5
*06.1
Women's, children's under
27.6
66.3
Miscellaneous apparel and
accessories....................................
Other fabricated textile
LIMBER AND MOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE)........................................
Logging camps and contractors....
Sawmills and planing mills...........
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated structural wood products..
Wooden containers...........................
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES.................
391.8
109.7
70.0
65.1
63.6
4*2.7
*38.9
*38.1
121.5
61.8
61.0
121.3
61.4
61.0
121.3
61.1
60.2
112.2
62.1
61.6
103.1
103.0
57.2
5*.3
57.1
5^.1
102.7
56.6
53.6
9*.l
57.6
55.2
388*5
305.7
382.6
355.8
33*.9
332.2
329.2
30*.5
81.5
280.1
278.3
275.2
251.6
2*7.6
2*6.0
2*2.9
220.*
Office, public-building, and
professional furniture................
Partitions, shelving, lockers,
*0.3
*0.1
*0.1
*0 .*
33.*
33.3
33.3
33.*
36.8
36.6
36.6
33.7
29.0
28.6
28.7
26.2
Screens, blinds, and miscellane
ous furniture and fixtures.........
31.3
30.7
30.7
30.1
2*.9
2**3
2*.3
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS............
526.8
522.7
522.1
*97.9
*39.9
*35.5
*35.6
*16.*
Pulp, paper, and paperboard
mills...............................................
Paperboard containers and boxes..
Other paper and allied products..
261.3
1*1.0
12*.5
261.3
261.*
138.6
122.1
256.2
12*.5
117.2
222.6
116.9
100.*
222.1
139.0
122.*
115.1
98.3
222.9
11*.9
97.8
218.8
103.0
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES.................................
772.9
770.6
772.5
755.*
*98.5
*95.5
*97.8
*90.1
290.0
66.*
288.7
288.*
66.6
*6.5
283.*
63.1
*5.0
192.1
52.6
16.5
1*5.9
29.3
27.7
1**.*
29.0
1*3.9
161.1
*0.9
13.2
27.5
158.5
*0.6
13.2
1*2.6
29.*
27.2
13.2
12.2
3*.*
33.9
3*.6
33.3
*8.*
*8.0
47.9
Commercial printing........................
Bookbinding and related
industries.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous publishing and
*7.1
193.3
53.1
17.7
66.6
*6.8
193.6
52.6
17.8
195.8
52.8
17.7
*3.8
*3.3
**.0
*2.3
61.5
61.2
60.7
60.*
158.3
*1.1
*8.6
28.8
27.3
94.6
157.1
*0 .*
9
Industry
Data
T a b l e A - 3 : A ll e m p l o y e e s a n d
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in m i n i n g a n d
m an u factu rin g in d u stries
- C o n tin u ed
(In tho u s a n d s )
All e m p l o y e e s
Production workers
I n du s t ry group and industry
Mar.
Jan.
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
1953
1953
1952
1953
Feb.
1953
Jan.
1953
1953
1952
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS.....
761.2
751.9
749.0
750.2
527.0
519.6
516.1
528.9
I ndustrial i n o r g an i c chemicals....
I n d u s t r i a l o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s ......
D r u g s and m e d i c i n e s .......... .
Soap, c l e a n i n g and p o l i s h i n g
p r e p a r a t i o n s . . . ......................
P a i nts, p i g m e n t s , and f i l l e r s .....
82.8
270.8
82.2
267.7
81.7
82.3
258.0
190.6
60.3
59.*
58.9
I89.I
60.4
58.3
189.7
61.4
188.0
50.5
75.2
7.7
44.0
50.3
32.2
32.0
6.6
*7.3
6.5
31.3
31.3
46.9
6.5
27.1
46.7
7.2
35.2
F e r t i l i z e r s ............................
V e g e t a b l e and a n i m a l o i l s and
f a t s ....................................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s c h e m i c a l s .............
95.7
42.5
95.9
7*.3
7.6
38.8
267.6
98.2
49.4
73.7
7.6
34.8
99.1
50.7
73.2
8.3
42.8
*7.9
36.4
59.7
64.1
32.2
92.0
45.8
44.6
91.2
90.2
91.2
61.9
31.7
32.7
61,4
3*.5
60.4
62.5
259.*
258.6
258.3
252.2
186.1
I85.8
185.8
I83.I
206.4
206.1
206.6
199.8
143.4
1*3.5
144.0
140.3
53.0
52.5
51*7
52.4
42.7
42.3
41.8
42.8
RUBBER PRODUCTS..................
276.7
275.1
275.1
260.9
220.3
219.3
219.2
208.0
117.4
29.8
28.3
92.0
91.3
24.2
IO3.8
24.5
103.2
90.8
117.3
24.1
104.2
91.5
127.9
117.3
30.1
127.7
115.3
O t h e r r u b b e r p r o d u c t s ..............
118.1
29.8
128.8
LEATHER AMD LEATHER PRODUCTS......
402.8
403.1
398.7
380.2
363.3
363.0
359.0
341.0
47.2
47.6
48.3
45.4
42.5
43.0
43.6
40.8
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.1
4.9
4.7
4.7
*.3
17.2
17.3
235.7
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL....
P e t r o l e u m r e f i n i n g .............
C o k e a n d o t h e r p e t r o l e u m and
Le a t h e r : t a n ned, c u r ried, and
f i n i s h e d ...............................
I n d u s t r i a l l e a t h e r b e l t i n g and
p a c k i n g ................................
B o o t and sho e cut st o c k and
f i n d i n g s ........................... .
F o o t w e a r ( e x c e p t r u b b e r ) ...........
L u g g a g e .................................
H a n d b a g s a n d s mall l e a t h e r
g o o d s .................. ................
G l o v e s and m i s c e l l a n e o u s l e a t h e r
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS....
Glass and glassware, p r e s s e d or
b l o w n ..................................
Glass products made o f purchased
g l a s s . ..................................
18.7
261.4
10
19.1
19.2
17.8
16.7
18.7
261.6
18.7
259.9
18.1
246.4
17.4
237.6
16.3
237.1
I6.5
32.8
32.7
30.1
30.0
29.4
18.2
17.8
17.5
18.1
540.0
533.5
531.3
3 M
35.3
103.1
100.4
17.3
40.5
77.*
40.6
75.9
33-3
22.9
94.3
16.0
15.8
222.5
15.3
29.3
26.9
26.7
15.9
15.2
15.0
15.4
521.7
459.4
*52.3
450.9
442.8
35.7
30.7
31.1
31.5
31.9
27.1
99.9
93.9
89.7
86.9
86.5
80.9
16.9
17.2
40.6
75.6
40.2
79.0
15.0
50.9
14.9
34.2
67.5
50.7
14.0
34.2
70.9
56.5
58.2
69.1
56.8
14.5
34.4
67.7
50.7
101.7
18.3
100.0
18.2
99.2
17.9
96.5
18.0
83.2
16.2
81.3
16.0
80.7
78.5
90.2
89.4
88.7
89.0
69.9
69.3
68.7
69.4
56.8
Concrete, gypsum, a nd p l a s t e r
p r o ducts. ............. ................
C u t - s t o n e an d sto n e p r o d u c t s ......
Miscellaneous nonmetaliic
*3.9
16.2
3**3
15.8
52.0
15.8
Industry
T a b l e A - 3 : A ll e m p l o y e e s a n d
m an u fa ctu rin g
p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s in m i n i n g
Data
and
in d u stries - C o n tin u e d
(In thou s a n d s )
All e m p l o y e e s
Production workers
I n d u s t r y group and i n d u s t r y
Teh.
1953
Jan.
1953
1,342.4
1,338.1
1,335.8
1 ,310.2
656.0
253.6
653.9
254.5
653.0
255.3
647.0
50.8
50.7
49.8
12.8
Mar.
1953
Jan.
1953
1,145.1
1,141.8
1,139.0
1 ,122.2
564.3
224.6
562.6
225.O
561.8
225.7
561.8
226.2
50.8
42.0
41.8
40.9
42.3
12.7
12.6
12.8
9.5
9.6
9.4
9.8
121.3
98.1
119.1
98.0
118.5
97.8
110.6
88.0
98.7
97.3
96.5
82.2
89.7
73.1
11*9.8
149.2
148.8
144.9
123.3
122.7
122.5
H9.3
1,159.8
1,149.0
1,135.2
1,040.6
952.8
942.0
931.4
847.5
56.7
56.6
56.5
54.0
50.1
50.0
49.8
47.2
164.9
163.3
160.8
151.5
137.5
136.0
133.8
124.6
153.6
153.4
152.6
137.7
123.4
123.2
122.4
108.6
272.3
270.9
270.5
254.5
210.5
209.3
209.6
198.2
242.0
51.2
73.2
238.2
192.7
46.0
64.5
205.6
201.7
62.3
60.7
196.3
39.4
60.4
161.8
71.6
231.3
48.3
71.3
145.9
145.1
143.9
139.7
121.4
120.4
119.7
116.0
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL).....
1,725.6
1 ,711.6
1,702.1 1 ,672.0
1,334.5
1,321.5
1,312.9
1,295.0
E n g i n e s and t u r b i n e s ................
A g r i c u l t u r a l m a c h i n e r y and
t r a c t o r s ..............................
C o n s t r u c t i o n and m i n i n g mach i n e r y .
M e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y ..............
Special-industry machinery
(except metalw o r ki n g machinery)..
96.9
95.3
95.8
88.7
72.7
70.9
71.4
66.3
194.9
134.6
285.3
193.3
134.2
283.3
190.4
133.2
199.7
134.5
148.8
146.1
282.5
150.2
101.1
227.8
100.5
226.3
155.5
103.3
227.1
192.2
233.1
192.1
231.9
191.2
232.0
195.3
235.5
142.3
166.4
142.3
165.3
141.2
165.7
168.9
111.8
111.0
111.7
110.1
91.1
90.4
91.5
90.5
B l a s t furnaces, steel works, and
r o l l i n g m i l l s ........................
P r i m a r y s m e l t i n g and r e f i n i n g o f
n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s ............. .
S e c o n d a r y s m e l t i n g and r e f i n i n g
o f n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s ...............
R olling, drawing, and a l l o y i n g
o f n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s ...............
N o n f e r r o u s f o u n d r i e s ................
M i sc e llaneous prim a r y metal
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY. AND TRANS
PORTATION EQUIPMENT).............
T i n can s and o t h e r t i n w a r e .........
Cutlery, h a n d tools, and h a r d
w a r e ...................................
Heating apparatus (except elec
tric) and p l u m b e r s ' s u p p l i e s .....
Fabricated structural metal
p r o d u c t s ..............................
M e t a l stamping, coating, and
L i g h t i n g f i x t u r e s ....................
Miscel l a ne o u s fabricated metal
O f f i c e and s t ore m a c h i n e s and
d e v i c e s ................................
S e r v i c e - i n d u s t r y and h o u s e h o l d
m a c h i n e s ..............................
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a c h i n e r y p a r t s .....
49.9
283.9
256.1
Mar.
__ 1953.
Mar.
1952
Tab.
1953
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES..........
Mar.
1952
82.7
42.0
82.8
40.7
101.0
226.1
147.6
249.7
248.0
222.5
217.O
246.9
184.9
240.8
I8I .5
201.4
177.1
199.6
198.4
192.2
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY..............
1 ,202.5
1,190.3
1,173.5
1,046.0
924.2
916.2
898.6
790.5
E l e c t r i c a l ge n e r a t i n g , t r a n s
miss i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , and
i n d u s t r i a l a p p a r a t u s ...............
390.2
385.1
381.5
65.5
35.1
84.5
25.3
535.3
46.3
367.1
54.4
31.3
79.9
284.5
57.4
29.7
76.3
280.5
277.4
54.2
29.3
69.I
268.6
55.9
29.7
73.5
442.4
44.4
418.7
34.9
419.4
35.2
411.0
35.5
331.2
34.0
I n s u l a t e d w i r e and c a b l e ...........
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t for vehicles.
E l e c t r i c l a m p s ........................
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t .........
M i s c e l l a n e o u s e l e c t r i c a l p r o ducts.
227.1
68.7
35.6
90.9
25.8
5^5-3
46.0
67.2
35.6
88.3
25.4
542.7
46.0
26.5
22.7
22.0
171.8
37.3
53.8
22.1
143.6
44.1
25.9
64.0
22.7
Industry
Data
T a b l e A - 3 : All e m p l o y e e s a n d
m a n u fa ctu rin g
p rod u ctio n
w o r k e r s in m i n i n g a n d
industries - C o n tin u e d
(In thousands)
All e m p l o y e e s
Production workers
I n d u s t r y g r o u p and i n d u s t r y
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT.........
A i r c r a f t ................ ...........
A i r c r a f t e n g i n e s and parts . * . . . .
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s an d parts...
O t h e r a i r c r a f t p a r t s and
e q u i p m e n t ..........................
S h i p and b o a t b u i l d i n g and
r e p a i r i n g ............................
S h i p b u i l d i n g and r e p a i r i n g .....
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
Mar.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
Mar.
1953
1953
1953
1952
1953
1953
1953
1952
1,97*.5
1,938.5
1,891.5
1,615.0
1,58*. 8
1,553.1
1,508.6
1,276.3
963.*
730.8
**9.6
16*. 1
92*. 6
721.*
**7.8
807.1
158.1
16.3
13.0
330.0
119.9
12.3
769.3
530.7
326.9
16.5
777.9
6OO.7
396.3
12*. 2
832.8
5*1.6
12.3
115.0
12.1
635.7
*39.1
291.3
87.3
9.3
102.2
100.6
99.2
67.2
79.*
77.8
76.7
51.2
15*.2
129.1
155.8
131.2
2*. 6
13*. 1
158.1
1*5.2
128.3
16.9
135.8
113.3
22.5
137.6
115.5
128.2
113.0
12.0
139.0
117.5
21.5
58.*
22*.9
990.9
736.0
*50.8
166.5
16.5
R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t .................
Other t ransportation equipment...
25.1
79.9
13.5
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS..
L a b o r a t o r y , s c i e n t i f i c , and
e n g i n e e r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ..........
M e c h a n i c a l m e a s u r i n g and
c o n t r o l l i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ..........
O p t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s and lenses...
S u r g i c a l , m e d i c a l , and d e n t a l
Je w e l r y ,
silverware,
and p l a t e d
M u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s and p arts....
T o y s an d s p o r t i n g g o o d s ...........
Pens, p e n c i l s , and o t h e r o f f i c e
12
22.1
11.5
59.0
11.*
305.5
2*3.7
2*0.1
2*0.9
*7.2
3*.*
3*.2
3*.3
31.*
58.3
9.7
52.6
10.1
331.*
327.1
327.5
53.3
53.0
52.8
81.7
80.8
80.2
12.3
12.3
73.3
12.5
59.*
9.7
58.7
9.6
39.8
28.9
67.5
*0.8
39.*
28.1
12.3
*0.6
29.1
15.2
63.3
63.1
79.2
7**3
13.1
11.2
10.0
28.7
**.8
28.9
68.0
**.5
28.7
6*.6
39.8
28.9
23.5
*7.6
*0.2
23.3
*7.3
38.9
23.2
*7.8
38.3
23.3
*5.1
33.7
*9*. 3
*87.5
*7**9
***.0
*10.2
*0*.2
393.3
366.O
55.6
5*.l
52.8
17.8
50.1
15.7
*5.2
kk.O
15.8
15.6
*3.2
15.5
73.7
67.1
*0.5
13.1
57.3
23.3
56.7
23.7
50.7
5*.*
18.3
81.6
31.7
Costume jewelry, buttons, notions
F a b r i c a t e d p l a s t i c p r o d u c t s ......
Other ma n u fa c t ur i n g industries...
118.8
75.1
13.*
68.1
*6.3
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES......................
2*.0
538.0
329.1
68.3
7*.7
16^.1
18.1
78.0
31.1
69.0
7*.o
163.2
31.1
67.6
72.6
159.3
31.2
60.9
65.O
15*.0
70.1
23.8
57.2
62.8
135.3
66.7
23.3
58.0
62.1
13*. 5
29.3
62.6
61.2
130.8
126.3
E m p lo y m e n t an d P a y r o ll
T ab le
A -4:
P ro d u ctio n
em p lo y m en t
and
Period
w ork ers
w eek ly
and
p ay ro ll
in d e x e s
in
of
p ro d u ctio n -w o rk e r
m a n u fa ctu rin g
Production-worker employment
Index
Number
(1947-49 aver
(in thousands)
age = 100)
in d u stries
Production-worker
payroll index
(1947-49 aver
age = 100 )•
Annual
average:
1939..................
19U0..................
1910...................
19k2..................
19li3..................
19UU..................
19b$..................
8,192
8,831
10,877
12,85ii
l5,0Ui
1U,607
12,86b
19U6..................
19U7..................
19U8..................
191*9..................
1950..................
1951..................
1952..................
66.2
29.9
71.2
87.9
103.9
121.li
118.1
10U .0
3iu0
U9.3
72.2
99.0
102.8
87.8
12,105
12,795
12,715
11,597
12,317
13,135
13,0**
97.9
103.U
93.8
99.6
81.2
97.7
105.1
97.2
111.7
105.5
135.3
12,891
10*. 2
10*.7
10*.7
10*. 1
102.9
100.9
102.8
106.2
129.6
Monthly
data:
1222
12,9*9
12,951
June.....................
12,872
12,726
12,*76
September...............
12,229
13,069
13,*77
13,560
13,63*
13,699
19*53
January.......... .
March........... ......
13,619
13,7**
13,8*3
98.9
105.7
109.0
109.6
110.2
110.8
110.1
111.1
111.9
130.9
132.0
132.5
129.1
128.9
127.3
122.2
13*. 2
1*3.3
1*5.7
1*6.3
150.9
1*8 .*
1*9.*
152.1
13
Industry I n d e x e s
T a b l e A - 5 : I n d e x e s o f a l l e m p l o y e e s in s e l e c t e d
m an u factu rin g
in d u stries
(1951 average r 100.0)
Industry
1953
1958
January
December
103.0
106.8
90.6
90.5
80.9
63.1
101.1
105.0
101.3
95.8
105.1
106.9
November
January
Annual
Average
F000 AND KINDRED PRODUCTS:
92.8
91.2
66.8
101.1
106.6
67.3
98.6
101.0
96.5
80.2
97.7
87.2
103.1
97.1
97.*
114.7
105.5
102.4
97.8
89.3
99.5
87.7
96.7
97.3
ioo.4
Distilled, rectified, and blended liquors...
Corn sirup, sugar, oil, and starch..... .
90.1
103.0
107.1
9O .5
93.7
118.5
76.2
101.9
101.4
103.6
101.5
IOO .3
196.9
108.1
102.0
98.4
103.0
104.9
100.6
89.6
90.8
62.8
61.6
101.7
101.7
100.2
98.2
97.8
66.3
100.8
101.4
103.5
95.7
100.6
92.8
92.8
102.3
103.3
101.7
99.0
IOO .3
90.4
97.7
96.7
95.2
105.4
101.0
87.2
98.1
97.1
9*.7
94.6
88.7
93.*
99.5
93.2
82.0
96.2
86.8
97.5
88.9
9*.5
92.0
96.2
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS:
88.4
94.0
84.7
91.5
109.5
Dyeing and finishing textiles (except wool).
Wool carpets, rugs, and carpet yarn.•••••••.
Pelt goods (except woven felts and hats)....
Paddings and upholstery filling. ............
Artificial leather, oilcloth, and other
88.8
94.8
87.1
92.7
110.9
86.5
92.7
111.0
128.8
106.2
90.7
94.1
99.9
97.6
91.9
96.2
124.0
106.4
104.4
96.1
99.9
95.1
106.4
96.1
103.5
95-6
104.7
95>
104.6
94.4
99.3
97.1
104.5
105.5
107.7
IO7.9
104.8
94.1
108.9
10S.4
108.9
113.1
107.8
118.3
103.5
103.6
96.4
100.1
95.3
105.9
104.5
95.5
100.0
90.8
84.1
92.7
IO3.2
111.2
97.8
100.0
93.3
97.3
95.9
92.2
88.6
86.4
95.1*
93.5
93.1
89.7
101.2
92.1
101.5
96.1
101.2
APPAREL AKD OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS:
108.0
106.1
101.5
109.4
Women's suits, coats, and skirts.••••••••••.
Underwear and nightwear, except corsets.....
Curtains, draperies, and other house—
109.8
105.6
111.9
103.6
97.6
92.1
102.2
107.0
IO6.7
98.5
96.4
112.5
113.6
96.0
95.8
103.9
98.9
113.3
98.5
99.9
98.4
108.9
99.5
89.7
112.5
100.6
88.1
107.2
98.2
9*.7
97.6
95.1
99.3
97.6
96.9
95.*
97.9
91.2
91.2
88.2
98.7
101.4
102.8
100.2
104.8
98.0
103.3
107.1
101.9
97-4
96.0
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE):
91.5
96.6
96.6
98.4
14
97.*
96.0
92.4
92.4
96.’
Industry I n d e x e s
T ab le
A - 5 : I n d e x e s o f a l l e m p l o y e e s in s e l e c t e d
m an u factu rin g
in d u stries - C o n tin u e d
(19 5 1 a v e r a g e = 100.0)
Industry
19!>2
1953
January
Doc«nber
■ ombar
January
Annual
Average
IO6.3
108.7
102.4
84.1
115-3
IO6.3
109.8
105.9
109.4
98.1
97.9
97.9
96.9
104.4
103.2
98.2
88.2
110.0
94.1
95.6
98.3
97.7
101.7
98.3
101.7
88.4
145.8
95.6
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES:
Wood household furniture, except
102.4
85.O
115.4
102.8
84.9
115.2
98.7
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS:
102.6
101.8
107.3
106.9
IO3 .O
102.4
101.3
91.3
102.0
102.5
101.5
100.5
102.0
92.3
153.4
94.4
154.0
94.9
91.6
92.6
131.6
96.8
105.3
103.3
CHEMIGALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS:
158.1
Paints, varnishes, lacquers, and enaxels.«*•
94.5
100.9
102.3
90.0
102.1
98.8
100.8
100.8
109.3
90.5
107.3
98.3
99.8
99.4
103.5
98.9
99.0
111.5
93.6
97.9
104.3
99.1
89.7
101.1
114.4
88.5
110.3
100.0
95.9
91.5
105.1
102.8
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS:
97.2
107.0
82.7
88.2
96.7
96.*
97.6
96.0
95.3
96.5
96.7
IO8.9
90.4
108.1
89.2
100.2
88.0
102.3
100.8
102.1
93.1
96.2
88.1
98.2
98.2
98.2
93.1
94.2
95.7
94.8
97.3
103.3
91.0
96.9
95.3
101.7
90.8
100.8
97.8
99.8
94.4
96.0
93.2
101.0
100.7
91.1
90.3
110.5
100.3
100.4
90.9
100.7
104.2
95.3
88.5
101.6
96.7
105.0
103.4
111.6
107.9
101.2
108.9
97.4
104.6
101.4
110.7
104.8
95.7
95.3
95.9
94.6
96.9
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES:
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling
mills, except electrometallurgical
101.5
101.4
Primary smelting and refining of copper,
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of copper....
Rolling, drawing, and alloying of aluminum..
91.0
90.8
109.9
95.4
109.9
103.7
113.0
108.9
101.5
110.9
88.8
110.0
100.0
106.0
98.0
106.0
98.8
103.3
100.2
98.0
106.5
100.5
97.4
90.5
90.5
107.7
98.0
107.4
98.1
103.5
104.8
95.6
95.3
15
Industry I n d e x e s
T ab le
A -5:
I n d e x e s of all e m p lo y e e s
in s e l e c t e d
m a n u fa ctu rin g
in d u strie s-C o n tin u e d
(1951 average = 100.0)
Industry
1952
1953
Annual
Average
January
December
November
January
93.8
93-7
103.7
9*.0
92.8
101.0
93*1
91.*
97.3
91.7
92.9
98.7
93.9
89.5
90.1
90.7
93.5
102.2
96.7
103.*
10*. 2
100.*
108.6
103.2
86.6
9*.8
99.2
109.7
10*. 0
101,3
100.6
102.0
107.6
107.2
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDNANCE,
MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT):
Sanitary ware and plumbers' supplies.......
Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cook
ing apparatus, not elsewhere classified* .
Structural steel and ornamental metal work..
Metal doors, sash, frames, molding, and
Metal shipping barrels, drums, kegs, and
9*.*
89.2
113.7
11*. 7
112.8
113.2
113.7
110.2
113.2
109.2
109.I
113.8
110.*
98.1
111.1
107.7
111.3
112.0
101.9
113.8
110.0
99.3
101.5
112.7
100.0
111.1
112.*
112.9
112.2
10*. 0
107.*
119.5
99.2
92.9
118.8
98.8
91.8
117.0
8*.7
86.3
109.2
105.2
110.1
99.2
92.8
109.3
113.7
113.1
109.3
IO8.5
112.3
112.3
109.1
109.2
110.9
112.5
108.7
10*.9
102.5
83.9
108.0
10*.*
102.2
8*. 2
101.8
107.0
102.6
102.1
103.7
105.9
110.8
97.7
115.5
111.2
100.6
108.1
96.1
IO6.3
97.0
102.5
92.2
97.5
95.5
97.9
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL):
Steam engines, turbines, and water wheels...
Diesel and other internal-combustion
Agricultural machinery(except tractors)•••••
Construction and mining machinery, except
for oil fields...........................
Metalworking machinery (except machine
Printing—trades machinery and equipment.....
Industrial trucks, tractors, etc.........
Mechanical power—transmission equipment.....
Mechanical stokers and industrial furnaces
101.6
99.*
100.5
10*.6
112.*
101.3
99.8
10*.2
102.9
Commercial laundry, dry-cleaning, and
Refrigerators and air-conditioning units....
16
103.2
122.*
11*. 3
86.7
129.1
105.2
106.*
111.*
112.8
113.0
99.0
99.9
10*. 1
83.7
100.9
99.1
99.2
103.3
111.1
101.7
99.7
105.6
100.2
98.2
105.*
102.8
10*. 9
102.5
103.*
101.1
117.2
11*. 1
86.9
113.*
120.3
120.9
86.3
11*. 6
10*.*
110.9
109.0
10*. 6
105.8
98.9
108.8
110.9
93.8
10*.Q
10*.7
10*. 2
101.6
85.9
102.8
103.0
105.0
102.2
108.5
102.8
101.*
105.0
105.1
100.7
99.6
96.6
9*.3
99.8
IO6.5
103.6
101.1
100.5
108.0
90.2
96.9
103.3
106.0
105.6
97.5
10*. 7
102.8
98*9
106.1
110.8
86.6
103.6
102.*
102.0
106.5
Industry I n d e x e s
T a b l e A - 5 : I n d e x e s o f a l l e m p l o y e e s in s e l e c t e d
m a n u fa ctu rin g
in du stries - C o n tin u e d
( 1 9 5 1 a v e r a g e = 100.0)
1953
1952
Industry
January
_____
I r w — fcwr
January
Annual
A t «t m »
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY:
W i r i n g d e v i c e s and s u p p l i e s . .........
C a r b o n and g r a p h i t e p r o d u c t s ( e l e c t r i c a l ) . . .
E l e c t r i c a l in d i c a t i n g , m e a s u r i n g , and
M otors,
ge n e r a t o r s ,
an d m o t o r - g e n e r a t o r
P o w e r and d i s t r i b u t i o n t r a n s f o r m e r s ..........
S w i t c h g e a r , s w i t c h b o a r d , and i n d u s t r i a l
96.3
101.1
95.3
99.7
100.4
101.3
100.0
119.6
118.8
117.9
108.1
114.1
109.2
107.0
107.4
106.6
106.1
105.0
101.6
103.2
102.4
108.6
108.4
118.9
107.6
117.6
105.7
109.9
105.0
115.2
137.9
137.7
121.4
134.1
122.1
113.8
106.2
108.7
115.8
109.8
121.9
94.9
121.7
97.5
121.2
101.5
113.0
111.0
97.6
94.1
109.8
116.4
98.3
107.3
114.7
105.5
94.7
104.6
90.4
94.1
102.3
111.2
94.0
118.5
Radios, p h o n o g r a p h s ,
Telephone,
tele g r a p h ,
t e l e v i s i o n sets,
and
and r e l a t e d e q u l p -
P r i m a r y b a t t e r i e s (dry and w e t ) • • • « ....••••.
94.6
96.5
101.5
108.3
118.3
110.6
119.8
119.4
102.5
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT:
M o t o r v e h i c l e s,
bodies, parts,
and
110.1
9^.2
106.3
88.0
107.5
95.8
116.9
104.7
88.1
115.8
103.3
105.5
107.3
85.7
93.9
107.5
109.2
128.6
102.0
86.6
111.6
105.9
92.2
96.2
101.2
105.1
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES:
S i l v e r w a r e and p l a t e d w a r e . ................. .
Games, toys, dolls, and c h i l d r e n ’s
85.6
86.3
105.9
92.4
87.8
96.2
86.0
81.7
107.0
90.2
94.1
17
Ship B u ild in g
T ab le A - 6 :
E m p l o y e e s in t h e s h i p
b uild ing a n d
rep airin g
in d u stry,
b y region
(In thousands)
1953
Region 1/
1952
March
February
January
March
ALL REGIONS............................
260.2
263.5
266.8
260.6
256.9
PRIVATE YARDS....................
129.1
131.2
13^.1
128.3
125.2
NAVY YARDS........ ......... .....
131.1
132.3
132.7
132.3
131.7
HORTH ATLANTIC.........................
120.7
122.2
125.2
117.2
115.7
61.3
59.*
62.1
60.1
65.0
60.2
58.2
57.1
44.9
45.4
*5.9
44.8
44.4
20.9
24.0
21.2
24. 2
2k . 2
21.7
19.9
24.9
19.8
19.1
20.6
18.7
19.1
18.2
60.6
60.6
62.7
64.5
63.5
12.9
47.7
48.0
12.6
1U A
W.3
48.4
16.1
15.0
48.5
9.6
9.6
9.*
10.1
10.2
5.3
5*1
*•9
4.9
4.9
SOUTH ATLANTIC.........................
February
59.0
58.6
24.6
GULF:
PACIFIC................................
GREAT LAKES:
INLAW):
1/ The North Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The South Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States: Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
The Gulf region includes all yards bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in the following States:
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Alabama,
The Pacific region includes all yards in California, Oregon, and Washington.
The Great Lakes region includes all yards bordering on the Great Lakes in the following States:
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The Inland region Includes all other yards.
2/ Data include Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard.
18
Illinois,
F ed eral
T ab le A - 7 :
Fed eral
G overn m en t
civ ilian e m p lo y m e n t
[In thousands)
1952
1953
Branch and agency
March
February
January
March
February
2,324
2,343
2,350
2,361
2,350
Executive 2/...........................
2,297-3
2,316.4
2,323.6
2,334.2
2,3S3.b
Department of Defense.............. .
Post Office Department.?/............
Other agencies........................
1,181.0
486.0
630.3
1,197.7
486.0
632.7
1,204.8
486.0
1,182.5
484.6
632.8
667.1
1,179.**
W3.3
22.5
3.8
22.5
3.8
22.4
3.8
22.6
22.7
3.9
3-9
249.4
251.6
252.6
258.0
257.^
228.0
230.3
231.4
236.5
235-8
92.8
8.1
127.1
93.4
8.1
\28.8
93.5
8.1
129.8
91.8
8.1
136.6
91.6
8.0
136.2
20.7
20.6
20.5
20.8
20.9
TOTAL FEDERAL l / . ..........................
Judicial........... ...................
Department of Defense. .................
Post Office Department.£/. ...........
Other agencies............
Legislative...........................
V
.7
1 ..........
Data refer to continental United States only.
7
.7
........
.7
660.7
.7
11
...........
2/ Includes all executive agencies (except the Central Intelligence Agency), and Government corporations.
Civilian employment in navy yards, arsenals, hospitals, and on force-account construction is also included.
5 / Beginning with February 1953 data for the Post Office Department are not available.
used for subsequent months until the actual data are reported.
The figure for January 1953 will be
Hy Includes all Pederal civilian employment in Washington Standard Metropolitan Area (District of Columbia and adjacent
Maryland and Virginia counties).
19
State Data
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State
(In thousands)
T o ta l
Stmt*
Mar.
Alabama...............................
Arizona...............................
Arkansas.............................
C alifornia.........................
Colorado.............................
679.6
206.3
Kentucky.............................
Louisiana...........................
Maine....................................
Maryland.............................
Massachusetts...................
Michigan.............................
Minnesbta...........................
M ississippi.......................
Missouri.............................
Montana................................
JFmb.
677.8
206.6
Mining
JS52_
Mar.
666.6
32.2
17.4
18.7
225.1
26.2
203.8
25.9
37.1
14.3
839.7
<i/>
Ci/)
<a/>
37.3
37.0
38.1
520.9
851.0
873.8
520.6
857.1
527.9
819.7
863.7
V,
.8
<y->
7.1
4.6
17.3
75.2
40.li
16.6
77.4
40.6
19.1
69.3
43.3
129.6
(it/}
1,402.2
1P8.0
15'’
'
1,389.9
622.1
543.5
127.6
3.267.0
1.338.0
5.4
5.6
39.5
15.2
3.0
19.0
7.7
<i/>
53.5
7.0
<*/>
53.1
21.5
33.9
152.6
59.4
24.1
33.2
625.8
544.6
869.6
617.4
524.6
673.0
267.5
758.9
1,780.6
670.3
271.2
752.6
1,774.0
657.5
263.0
744.6
1,756.5
825.5
827.2
810.4
1.280.3
149.4
1.272.8
148.1
1,242.9
143.0
339.2
337.1
61.2
169.4
1,793.*
169.4
329.6
60.8
166.3
1,75^.6
5,874.7
989.3
5.779.5
965.4
519.0
512.6
Oregon..................................
Pennsylvania.....................
Bhode Island.....................
South Carolina.................
South Dakota.....................
438.5
3.715.3
431.2
3.693.9
304.7
•523.2
116.7
12.2
6.5
33.9
11.9
32.8
17.6
17.6
222.7
27.0
857.9
5.916.3
991.6
109.9
3.028.9
521.5
20
Mar.
863.0
New York.............................
North Carolina.................
North Dakota.....................
Ohio......................................
Oklahoma.............................
mA
19.1
12.7
6.3
34.6
Contract con stru ctio n
J251
.jgg-
309.0
3,712.7
409.9
311.0
62.1
168.7
1,803.0
170.6
Washington.........................
West V irginia...................
Wisconsin...........................
Wy<
19.0
12.8
6.1
Feb.
-135gMar.
21.0
12.8
3,732.8
410.9
Nebraska.............................
Nevada.................................
New Hampshire...................
New Jersey .........................
New Mexico.........................
Tennessee...........................
Texas....................................
Utah. 2j..............................
Vermont................................
V irginia.............................
Mar.
1953
192.3
311.5
3.536.0
396.7
Connecticut.......................
Delaware.............................
D istrict of Columbia.2/
Florid a................................
Georgia................................
Idaho....................................
I llin o is .............................
Indiana...............................
Iowa......................................
Kansas..................................
.mi.
308.0
117.0
818.0
2,251.8
209.8
100.8
524.4
109.6
3,006.0
813.8
2,241.1
209.5
100.1
874.6
870.8
717.8
507.2
1.088.9
81.7
707.5
503.0
t* l« .
1,082.6
*.7
163.5
106.8
2,922.1
438.3
34.4
11.9
4.3
4.3
<y>
13.6
2.7
18.3
(4/)
13.5
2.7
18.2
46.3
30.1
48.2
30.1
(3/)
3.0
3.0
(3/)
2
58.3
8.5
50.3
50.9
48.7
50.2
48.7
9.0
51.4
59.3
17.8
17.1
16.6
34.4
35.2
36.0
8.9
11.9
12.1
9.1
9.4
11.2
57.1
8.0
54.8
7.4
55.4
7.0
%
%*2
.1
<a3.9
/>
15.3
5.9
5.7
83.3
12.3
14.3
5.8
5.4
80.7
14.4
6.3
5.7
84.2
13.5
.1
4.4
15.1
.1
4.4
14.5
11.2
10.9
3.6
11.0
3.8
23.2
46.0
25.9
46.3
3.7
1.9
23.7
46.0
1.2
118.2
2.2
787.1
2,164.1
202.4
9.5
126.1
13.5
709.4
527.0
1,052.4
T*.7
.6
4.3
14.7
154.4
98.2
862.2
34.1
8.2
55.7
28.9
.5
3.0
( /)
.6
3.670.6
300.3
515.1
22.1
21.1
1.2
20.3
2.8
106.4
3.6
>.4
2.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
28.8
20.5
134.6
13.3
54.3
4.3
146.1
13.6
54.0
5.7
28.8
21.2
9.5
x0.9
120.9
13.8
46,
167.
107.6
3.5
f.7
10,
1.2
21.8
2,
48.
2.°
43.8
13.7
*5.1
5.1
121.8
3.7
M
189.8
55.8
4.1
135.0
30.9
137.9
13.9
53.6
4.1
125.8
13.7
1.2
20.6
2.8
11.6
191.2
56.6
5.1
126.5
171.9
(2/>
1.2
2.1
8.0
194.7
56.4
5.1
130.9
157.1
<2/>
1.3
2.2
57.3
21.6
46.8
167.3
9.8
2.7
48.0
42.6
165.6
8.4
40.0
45.4
15.1
42.3
4.5
12.8
43.9
5.1
2.6
51.7
State Data
Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State - Continued
(In thousands)
Manufacturing
State
1953
Mar.
Feb.
236.7
237.7
30.*
79.5
993.8
29.8
Arkansas.........................................
80.3
Colorado.........................................
1,002.6
66.5
Connecticut...................................
* 52.0
Georgia...........................................
66.8
**9.3
61.5
17.0
127.9
311.0
60.9
16.8
129.*
309.0
20.1
19.2
M)
Kanea 8.............................................
(4/>
67V. 9
17*.*
1* 3.0
Kentucky.........................................
155.8
Maine...............................................
112.5
266.7
7* 1.8
Idaho...............................................
Illin o is .........................................
Indiana...........................................
216.5
98.6
74.7
73.3
19.2
16.6
16.7
(V )
<y>
106.6
58.3
67.5
120.1
1,2*9.*
615.3
72.5
114.7
1,219.6
215.0
1,057.7
738.8
98.3
* 17.8
16.6
59.9
3.7
83.7
8*7.8
16.5
1,533.6
1*9.*
222.*
10.9
1,525.8
1*9.2
288.1
286.*
*37.2
29.9
*0.3
252.8
305.5
*1.7
32.1
7*.2
73.9
73.1
115.5
Pennsylvania.................................
Rhode Island.................................
South Carolina.............................
See footnotes a t end o f ta b le .
* 1.8
32.c
107.9
255.1
719.5
117.1
2,030.6
189.3
137.0
*82.2
5.7
**.6
26*. 3
Nev York.........................................
North Carolina.............................
North Dakota.................................
Ohio.................................................
Oklahoma.........................................
Washington.....................................
West Virginia...............................
Wisconsin.......................................
Wyoming......................................... ..
30.7
339.7
59.0
850.7
16.5
*0.6
252.9
3*1.*
**.9
22.1
58.9
81.5
New Jersey.....................................
New Mexico.....................................
Texas...............................................
Utah. &f..........................................
Vermont...........................................
Virginia.........................................
*3*. 5
56.1
17.3
31.0
5*.8
1*7.6
1* 2.0
158.8
152.0
82.2
131.2
65.2
5*.*
21.9
131.7
59.7
3.7
*38.1
6.5
l , * l 8.8
83.5
26.7
79.1
92*.1
107.0
60.5
67.8
*20.*
16.7
Nebraska.........................................
Nevada.............................................
228.8
169.2
175.2
1* 3.2
152.0
1,236.6
Minnesota.......................................
666.2
1952
Mar.
Transportation and
public u tilitie s
1952
3.953
Mar.
Feb.
Mar.
205.8
92.6
38*.8
221.8
11.0
*37.9
30.1
186.8
13*.7
1 * 78.8
1
5 -7
-
86.8
90.1
16.3
25.*
131.7
22.3
25.0
131.0
22.2
58.6
**.0
*3.6
80.6
819.2
1*.6
10.6
3.6
2,01*.9 I 1,9*7.3
* 38.6 i * 21.*
6.1
6.*
1,*09.6 l , 321.3
82.8
77.9
128.0
19.0
81.2
18.6
13*. 0
1,*7*.5
1**.5
215.7
10.9
266.*
* 20.*
29.3
9.0
50.9
7*.9
855.0
*3.1
103.2
* 1.8
31.7
7*.l
72.1
1*0.8
-
95.8
260.5
187.9
136.0
50.6
131.5
*7.3
75.0
851.0
103.0
816.0
139.1
95.*
137.2
.
73.8
262.1
186.8
94.7
255.5
186.8
3^-9
jy i
33.5
688.2
16.7
299.2
33.8
107.2
59.3
66.2
271.1
162.2
126.2
269.2
161.6
126.2
60.5
124.2
127.7
150.9
*9.*
1*6.3
36*.9
(V )
151.8
100.7
264.0
164.3
123.5
119.3
152.6
86.7
19.5
75.7
11*. 3
49.5
147.4
364.2
89.5
25.2
-
.
-
208.*
206.6
128.8
22.1
307.8
38.7
208.8
*2.2
8.5
9*.*
12.*5
9*.2
12.1
293.7
39.2
292.0
38.6
292.4
37.2
1,252.0
1,2*1.3
1,236.6
188.2
10.6
1* 7.6
18.1
29-0
-
307.8
38.7
28.7
49.3
146.2
365.6
.
316.3
36.3
91.4
11.6
28.9
19.2
153.3
19.5
512.0
6*.6
510.7
510.6
62.0
13.3
237.0
50.5
13.3
231.9
50.7
13.3
233.1
50.0
190.1
35.8
55*.3
128.*
* 8.1
3*9.9
16.3
*7.8
3*8.2
*7.6
353.1
16.7
27.9
9.8
675.0
5*.2
95.3
35.6
667.9
53.0
9*.l
35.3
179.2
597.1
*7.1
17.6
191.3
592.7
*6.5
17.*
564.2
45.4
17.4
187.2
i6o.l
i.59.7
85.5
216.2
27.8
10.1
61.2
235.6
22.6
85.8
183.1
6*.8
*58.3
5.6
322.2
138.1
1952
Mar.
15*. 3
38.8
2* 1.6
13*.8
8.8
10.6
53.9
20.5
29.5
Wholesale and
r e t a il trade
_______ 1953
Mar.
Feb.
8.3
52.*
78.0
15.*
6*.6
16.2
28.2
10.0
60.7
23*.*
22.3
8.3
85.6
60.3
235.3
21.5
8.5
88.7
6*.5
65.8
52.7
78.0
15.2
i
57.*
77.0
15.3
102.8
162.2
83.8
220.3
18.*
188.0
35.6
550.5
126.9
101.2
178.0
189.6
81.8
219.3
18.5
35.2
552.8
126.4
102.0
671.4
52.9
94.1
36.1
176.0
16.8
21
State Data
Table A-43: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division and State - Continued
fin thousand8)
State
Finance, Insurance,
and real estate
1952
1953
Mar.
Feb.
MW.
20.7
6.6
19.4
171.6
170.1
162.8
Connecticut.....................................
Delaware............................................
D istrict of Columbia. 2j. .£/ . . .
Flo rid a..............................................
Georgia..............................................
41.6
Idaho..................................................
I llin o is ............................................
Indiana..............................................
Iowa....................................................
Kansas................................................
Kentucky...........................................
Louisiana.........................................
Maine..................................................
Maryland. g / ....................................
Massachusetts.................................
Arizona.............................................
Arkansas...........................................
C alifornia.......................................
Colorado...........................................
15.6
36.3
471.9
58.9
53.6
27.1
35.5
466.1
58.9
55.2
25.4
36.5
455.5
5*.l
41.3
24.3
37.6
29.4
40.2
81.4
81.2
80.6
3.9
<*/)
* 1.2
25.7
18.3
3.9
(V )
40.8
3.7
154.2
39.0
24.7
17.7
16.5
20.7
6.9
33.8
86.3
16.4
20.7
6.9
33.4
16.1
20.7
85.8
83.7
21.1
6.8
8.0
16.5
-
24.4
37.9
29.6
8.7
16.4
25.6
18.3
37.9
6.0
8.4
-
23.1
35.6
28.6
6.7
32.0
Michigan...........................................
Minnesota.........................................
Mississippi.....................................
Missouri...........................................
Montana.............................................
56.1
4.8
55.9
4.8
55.1
4.4
Nebraska...........................................
17.7
16.8
1.2
-
38.0
8.1
8.1
New Hampshire.................................
New Jersey.......................................
New Mexico.......................................
59.3
17.7
1.4
4.8
59.1
North Carolina...............................
North Dakota...................................
Ohio....................................................
*04.9
24.7
3.9
86.9
403.5
24.6
3.9
86.7
Pennsylvania...................................
Rhode 1 8land...................................
South Carolina...............................
Tennessee.........................................
Texas..................................................
Utah. &j............................................
Vermont.............................................
V irginia. g / . ...................................
Washington.......................................
West Virginia.................................
Wisconsin.........................................
Wyoming..............................................
Service and
Miscellaneous
1952
1953
[Feb.
Mar.
Hurt
l.k
k.8
6.2
18.6
15.7
124.8
11.1
11.8
4.4
25.6
93.9
7.3
3.0
29.5
6.2
18.6
15.5
124.3
11.1
-
37.4
8.1
34.6
1.8
1.8
1?.9
92.2
83.2
15.7
(V )
92.2
74.1
53.6
73.8
53.3
71.0
25.8
60.3
60.0
71.0
25.6
190.8
76.3
189.9
76.9
-
99.1
151.1
18.5
99.5
-
150.0
18.0
63.6
130.3
82.8
14.8
347.6
93.3
71.0
52.3
60.4
71.7
25.9
75.1
9°.3
107.6
11.8
278.6
127.7
140.0
26.2
25.9
336.2
144.8
103.6
102.0
81.0
344.5
148.3
82.9
89.9
107.1
44.8
89.2
106.2
44.2
188.8
769.8
732.0
121.9
30.7
323.3
727.5
121.4
30.5
321.9
108.5
715.1
119.3
310.2
67.8
67.7
380.7
34.1
48.8
350.2
84.3
264.3
20.5
11.4
79.4
84.2
262.7
78.0
83.5
253.6
19.9
11.3
78.4
79.5
41.9
99.6
9.8
79.2
42.4
98.5
9.0
33.4
1.9
2t>.5
345.8
148.8
104.2
83.3
272.4
130.7
143.0
189.6
49.3
348.5
27.4
39.7
14.5
80.7
42.0
99.1
9.9
271.3
131.5
143.4
80.2
162.9
50.1
350.9
28.5
40.3
14.6
27.0
10.6
68.2
12.1
81.8
62.9
11.9
19.2
15.5
122.7
10.9
11.3
67.4
82.0
12.0
18.5
20.5
68.2
12.1
56.0
633.2
63.4
253.7
56.7
3.0
27.9
119.7
39.3
55.4
617.7
43.6
13.9
253.9
57.1
6.6
123.7
39.7
55.8
632.3
39.9
233.2
86.2
4.4
123.8
234.6
124.4
69.4
147.2
28.5
774.7
91.9
12.8
_ 1952
Mar.
97.7
144.2
17.7
778.8
92.1
12.8
Feb.
188.5
399.4
23.7
3.8
44.7
13.5
Mar.
44.7
107.7
231.1
22.9
24.5
84.9
27.3
10.7
34.6
136.9
83.3
63.1
138.4
-
17.0
167.8
25.5
27.6
10.8
63.0
-
4.7
59.6
5.1
11.1
7.3
3.0
29.3
-
44.5
13.4
16.9
167.3
22.5
11.7
4.3
92.8
53.7
26.6
Government
1953
16.6
22.2
91.2
12.9
249.1
56.1
27.6
39.1
14.5
19.3
39.6
108.6
68.2
108.1
229.7
106.1
225.6
234.3
123.6
69.1
146.4
28.3
39.4
388.9
34.6
71.9
35.4
387.6
34.5
72.1
35/2
123.2
122.7
16.0
59.5
15.9
166.9
329.6
58.7
1^7.3
146.6
61.1
125.9
16.0
328.2
120.8
67.8
148.9
28.0
62.5
11.8
19.1
184.3
38.3
318.8
106.5
72.0
34.7
122.9
319.2
57.5
15.7
164.9
146.3
59.4
125.1
122.9
15.9 | 15.8
146.5
60.8
XT'Mining combined vlth construction. 2/ Be vised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data.
Mffelng combined vlth service. 4/ Wot available. 2/ Federal employMnt in Maryland and Virginia portion* of
the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area Included In data for Dlstrlot of Columbia.
y
22
Area
Table A-9: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas
(In thousands)
Humber of employees
Number of employees
Mar.
ALABAMA
B in n Ingham
T o t a l .......................................
M in in g .....................................
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n ,
M a n u fa c tu rIn g ....................
T r a n s . and pub. u t i l , .
T ra d e .........................* ............
F in a n c e ..................................
S e r v i c e . ...............................
Governm ent.......... ..
M obile
M a n u fa ctu rin g .
ARIZONA
Phoenix
T o t a l . .....................................
M in in g ,..................................
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .
M a n u fa c tu rin g ....................
T r a n s , and pub. u t i l . .
T ra d e .......................................
F in a n c e ..................................
S e r v i c e ..................................
G overn m en t.. . ....................
Tucson
T o t a l .......................................
M in in g ...............................
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .
M anufactu r in g ....................
T r a n s , and pub. u t i l . .
T ra d e .......................................
F in a n c e .............................
Service.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Governm ent...........................
1951
192.2
13.6
.
Feb.
191.4
13.6
9.4
64.2
17.9
43.0
9 .3
9 .5
64.6
17.9
43.1
9 .4
18.9
15.4
18.8
15.3
14.4
16.7
96.8
.2
8.6
16.2
10.2
96.3
.2
8.1
16.4
10.4
27.2
27.5
4 .7
4 .5
13.1
16.4
13.0
16.4
1952
Mar.
190.3
15.2
11.0
61.5
18.2
42.1
9.3
18.7
14.5
17.1
90.3
.2
7 .6
14.1
9 .7
25.7
4 .1
12.4
16.5
46.8
47.4
43.3
5.4
7 .9
5.4
10.4
1.3
7 .2
7 .6
5 .5
3.9
7 .0
5.3
9.5
1.6
1.6
8.2
!
5 .6
10.3
1.3
7 .4
7 .5
1.8
1.2
7 .2
7.4
ARKANSAS
L i t t l e R o ckN. L i t t l e Rock
69.6
T otal.................................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing................
Trans, and pub, u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service l / .......................
Government.......................
4 .7
13.0
8.7
18.5
3.7
9 .5
11.7
CALIFORNIA
Fresno
Manufacturing.
Los Angeles
TotalT.............................
Mining.............................
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u til .
11.2
69.4
4 .8
12.9
8 .7
18.3
3.7
9.4
11.7
11.3
1 ,758.8
1,754.9
97.3
99.0
614.9
15.6
618.2
126.0
15.8
125.6
67.1
4 .6
12.2
8.5
18.0
3.6
9 .1
11.2
10.3
1,649.0
15.5
90.3
555.0
119.7
Area
Mar.
Lob Angeles - Continued
Trade*.................................
Finance...............................
S e r v i c e . . . . . . . .................
Government........................
Sacramento
Manufacturing.
San Diego
Total.................................
Mining
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trane, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service.............................
Government
San Franc1s co-Oakland
T otal.................................
Mining................. ..............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trane, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service.............................
Government.......................
1953
Feb.
1952
Mar.
385.1
79.2
237.6
199.8
385.6
366.6
235.8
199.6
76.1
228.5
197.3
9 .8
9 .6
8.5
184.5
183.7
174.2
13.7
48.0
14.0
4 7.8
40.8
5 .9
24.0
41.8
40.5
5 .9
23.4
41.7 |
78.6
.2
.2
10.1
10.2
882.8
876.7
46.9
9 .7
37.4
5>3
21.1
41.8
864.8
1.4
53.7
176.5
1.4
56.7
179.3
102.4
198,7
54.6
106.3
177.3
San Jose
Manufacturing...............
22.3
22.4
21.6
Stockton
Manufacturing...............
11.8 1
11.5
11.0
1.2
17.6
kk.k
26.6
61.8
1.2
17.1
44.5
26.5
61.7
11.4
COLORADO
Denver
Mining.............................
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u t i l .
Trade................. ..............
Finance...........................
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport 2 /
T otal.............................
Contract construction l /
Manufactu r ing...............
Trans, and pub. u t i l .
Trade...............................
Finance...........................
S erv ice..........................
Government.....................
Hartford 2 /
T otal.............................
Contract construction 1/
1.4
56.7
182.3
103.9
199.4
55.0
.2
11.8
107.6
i
i
i
11.5
178.6
98.8
195.0
53.7
107.1
176.5
1.2
17.5
44.0
25.6
59.6
11.1
123.1
4 .7
75.1
5.5
122.7
18.8
2.1
18.6
2.1
9 .9
6 .9
9 .9
7 .0
9 .8
6 .9
196.4
8 .9
194.6
197.6
4 .6
74.9
5 .5
8.8
117.0
4 .7
69.4
5.4
18.7
2.1
8.0
See footnotes at end of table.
23
Area Data
Area
Table A-9: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas - Continued
(In thousands)
Humber o f employees
Number o f employees
A rea
1<?53_
1952
1953
1952
_
Mar.
CONNECTICUT - Continued
Hartford - Continued
Manufacturing..
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . . .
Trade...................
Finance...............
Service. . . . . . . .
Government.........
Nev B ritain 2 /
T otal......................................
Contract construction 1 /
Manufacturing.....................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . . .
Trade........................... ..
Finance..................................
Service..................................
Government...........................
Nev Haven 2 /
T otal......................................
Contract construction l /
Manufactur ing.....................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . . .
Trade......................................
Finance................... ..............
Service..................................
Government...........................
Stamford 2]
T otal..................................
Contract construction \]
Manufacturing.....................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . . .
Trade......................................
Finance................................
Service..................................
Government...........................
Waterbury 2/
T otal......................................
Contract construction l /
Manufactur ing.....................
Trans. and pub. u t i l . . . .
T rade.....................................
Finance........................... .
Service......................... ..
Government...........
77.7
7 .7
39.3
Feb.
Mar.
83.1
26.0
76.7
7 .7
38.7
25.9
20.6
38.0
2*.9
20.0
16.2
16.2
16.1
* 1 .7
.9
*1 .5
.9
*1 .9
20.6
28.8
1.9
5 .0
.6
2.5
2.1
117.8
5 .1
*8.8
11.5
21.9
5.3
17.7
7 .6
28.6
1.9
4.9
.6
2.5
2.1
117.5
5 .2
*8.6
11.5
21.8
5 .3
17.7
7.5
7.5
1.0
28.8
1.9
5 .1
.6
2.5
2.2
11*. 9
5.6
* 5 .0
12.0
21.8
5.3
17.7
7 .5
*8.8
*8.8
3.2
23.3
3.2
23.3
8 .9
1.5
6.0
8 .9
1.5
6.0
*7.3
3 .0
22.4
2.5
8.7
1 .4
3.3
3.3
3 .2
2.6
70.7
1.9
*7 .3
2 .7
8 .9
1.1
*.2
*.6
2.6
6.1
70.6
2.0
68.1
1.8
*7 .1
2 .7
8 .9
4 4.9
2 .7
1.1
*.2
*.6
8.8
1.1
4 .2
4 .6
DELAWARE
W ilm ing ton
Manufacturing.
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
Washington 2/
Total......................... ..
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u t i l .
Trade................................
See footnotes a t end o f ta b le .
2U
57.3
627.7
35.6
27 .*
**.0
127.9
56.7
626.7
34.8
27.*
*3 .6
127.0
52.8
632.4
38.9
26.1
43.0
126.5
Mar.
Washington - Continued
Finance...........................
Service 1/.....................
Government.....................
FLORIDA
Jacksonville
T otal...............................
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u til .
Trade...............................
Finance...........................
Service l / .....................
Government................... ..
Miami
T o ta l.............................. ,
Contract construction,
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u ti l .,
Trade............................... .
Finance ..................... .....
Service l/ ..................... ,
Government. . . .
.........,
Tampa-St. Petersburg
T otal............................... ,
Contract construction,
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u t i l .,
Trade............................... ,
Finance.............................
Service l / ..................... .
Government..................... .
GEORGIA
Atlanta
T otal...............................
Contract construction
Manufacturing................
Trans, and pub. u til .,
Trade...............................
Finance........................... .
Service 1 / ..................... ,
Government.............. . . . ,
Savannah
T otal............................... .
Contract construction,
Manufactur ing................
Trans, and pub. u t i l .,
Trade............................... .
Finance
Service 3J ..................... .
Government..................... .
IDAHO
Boise
T otal...............................
Feb.
Mar.
32.2
30.6
281.0
79.6
282.1
79.0
288.3
109.9
8.4
18.5
15.2
33.1
109.3
8 .4
6.6
32.8
6.6
13.2
15.1
13.1
15.1
107.8
8.6
18.0
15.0
32.0
6.2
12.8
196.7
200.4
17.9
20.4
27.1
32.3
79.5
16.8
20.2
26.9
64.4
10.0
18.1
15.4
65.2
10.1
15.4
186.7
15.8
18.7
24.8
61.6
40.4
41.8
9.6
39.0
17.3
119.8
10.1
120.8
10.2
116.2
23.7
10.5
39.6
5 .1
24.9
10.5
39.6
5 .1
38.2
14.0
16.8
16.2
13.7
13.3
286.4
284.5
12.3
280.2
18.1
17.0
12.6
77.3
32.9
79.6
18.0
33.3
32.7
48.5
4 .9
13.9
6 .9
18.0
76.6
32.6
79.0
17.9
33.2
32.9
47.8
4.5
10.5
22.5
10.7
5 .0
14.5
72.4
32.2
76.1
17.6
33.7
33.7
1.4
5.3
5 .1
10.9
1.4
5.3
5.1
47.5
3.5
14.4
7.4
10.5
1.3
5.3
5 .1
19.3
19.0
19.2
11.0
13.8
6.8
Area
Table A-9f Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas - Continued
(In thousands)
Number of employees
Number o f employees
"T95T
Area
1952
1953
Mar.
IDAHO - Continued
Boise - Continued
Contract construction.
Manufactur ing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service.............................
Government.......................
ILLINOIS
Davenport-Bock IslandMoline
Manufacturing.
Peoria
Manufacturing.
Rockford
Manufactur ing.
INDIANA
Evansville
T otal.................................
Manufacturing.................
Nonmanufacturing...........
Fort Wayne
T otal.................................
Manufacturing.........
Nommanufacturing...........
1.6
1.6
1 .3
1 .5
2 .5
5 .8
1.2
2.6
5 .8
1.2
2 .9
3 .7
2 .9
3 .7
(if)
(3/)
(3 / )
7 9 .2
(3/)
(3 / )
(3 / )
Mar.
1 .5
1 .7
2.6
5 .9
1.2
2.8
3 .5
* 3 .5
* 8 .9
* 0 .9
*8.2
7 7 .9
* 7 .2
6 5 .*
3 1 .0
3 0 .7
3 0 .1
82.1
81.6
7 9 .8
*2.0
*0.1
Indianapolis
T otal.................................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Other nonmanujfactur ing
280.2
South Bend
T otal..................................
Manufacturing.................
Trade.................................
Other nonmanufacturing
96.0
5 6 .9
1?.*
IOWA
Des Moines
T otal.................................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.............
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service l / .............
Government.......................
Feb.
*1.6
*0.0
2 7 9 .6
9 .8
9 .5
113.2
113.2
28.0
6 3 .7
1*.6
5 0 .9
2 3 .7
89.2
* .3
2 2 .7
8.2
8.6
10.8
10.*
2*. 3
27.8
63.6
1*.6
5 1 .0
9 * .l
5 5 .3
1 5 .*
2 3 .*
89.0
* .3
22.6
8.1
2*.*
8.6
10.8
1 0 .3
3 5 .3
3 9 .1
* 0 .7
2 6 8 .9
9 .7
112.*
26.2
5 9 .0
i*.o
* 7 .6
9 0 .3
5 1 .2
1 5 .9
2 3 .2
87.0
3 .7
21.6
8.*
2*.6
8.*
1 0 .3
10.0
M ar.
KANSAS
Topeka
T otal.................................
Mining...............................
Contract construction.
Manufactur ing.................
Trans. and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service.............................
Government......................
Wichita
T otal................... ..............
Mining.. , .........................
Contract construction.
Manufactur ing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l ..
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service.............................
Government.......................
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Manufacturing.
Trade.................
Finance.............
Nev Orleans
Manufactur ing...................
Maine
Lewiston
T otal...................................
Contract construction..
Manufactur ing...................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . .
Trade...................................
Finance...............................
Service l / .........................
Government.........................
Portland
T o tal................................
Contract construction.
Manufactur ing.................
Trane, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade..................................
Finance.......................
Service 1 /. * . .................
Government.......................
MARYLAND
Baltimore
T o ta l.. . , .......................
Mining.............................
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans* and pub. u t i l .
**.1
.2
2.8
6.0
7 .7
9 .1
Feb.
Mar.
* * .*
* 3 .1
7 .8
2 .9
5 .7
7 .8
9 .1
8 .9
.2
2.8
6.1
2.2
2.2
5 .1
5 .1
.2
2.0
*.8
11.1
11.2
1 1 .0
1 1 7 .3
117.8
1 1 2 .9
1.0
.9
1.0
* .3
* .1
5 .6
7 .*
5 9 .1
7 .*
2 3 .7
5 3 .7
7 .*
58.1
2 3 .9
* .0
*.0
1 0 .9
7 .9
1 0 .9
7 .9
23.2
3 .9
1 0 .7
7 .6
19.0
19.0
18.0
1 1 .0
1 0 .9
1 0 .7
1.6
1.6
1.6
5 * .9
5 * .5
* 7 .*
28.6
1.0
16.6
1.1
28. *
.8
16.6
1.1
* .9
* .9
.6
3 .3
.6
3 .3
1.1
1.1
* 8.6
2 .*
* 8 .5
2.*
1 2 .5
1 2 .3
2 7 .1
.8
1 5 .5
1.1
*.8
.6
3 .3
1.0
* 8.0
2.8
6.1
1 1 .9
5 .9
2 .9
7 .7
1 3 .7
2 .9
7 .7
7 .6
3 .*
3 .*
3 .*
5 3 5 .5
530.7
.*
33.*
528.6
6 ,1
13.6
.*
3 *.*
2 0 1 .5
55.7
1 9 9 .6
5*. 8
13.6
2.8
.*
3 5 .5
1 9 6 .6
5 7 .1
See footnotes a t end o f ta b le .
25
A rea Data
Area
Table A-<9: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas - Continued
(In thousands)
Number o f employees
Number o f employees
Area
1?2L
■-1952
Ja r,
Feb.
Mar.
Feb.
Mar.
Mar.
4AFTIAND - Continued
Baltlaore - Continued
Trade................................
Finance...........................
Service...........................
Government.....................
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
T otal....................................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing...................
Trane, and pub. u t i l . . .
Trade....................................
Finance...............................
Service 1J .........................
Government.........................
103.6
26.1
55.6
58.2
103.3
25.8
55.2
58.2
102.4
24.9
5*. 3
5 7.*
947.0
39.6
297.8
71.1
968.4
37.0
307.6
75.8
224.6
965.4
36.7
307.4
75.8
224.6
63.0
223.2
61.1
125.5
13*.7
124.9
133.0
123.5
130.7
63.2
F a ll Blver
T o ta l............................
Manufacturing.............
Trans, and pub. u til
Trade.............................
Government...................
Other nonmanufacturing
49.9
30.3
2 .5
49.7
30.4
2 .5
47.5
8.0
28.1
2 .5
8.0
4 .5
4 .4
4 .4
4 .4
4 .4
4 .5
53.7
52.6
53.2
32.4
31.9
32.2
4 .6
7 .9
4 .6
5 .2
8.2
Nev Bedford
T otal...............................
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u til .
Trade...............................
Government.....................
Other nonmanufacturing
1.1
2.0
8.2
5.*
SpringfleId-Holyoke
T otal..................................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l ..
Trade.................................
Finance..............................
Service 1 / .......................
Government.......................
164.8
3.7
78.0
8.8
31.5
6.0
1.0
2.0
163.5
3.5
77.2
8.8
31.5
5 .9
15.0
1.2
1 .9
8.1
4 .5
5.3
162.1
4 .6
7 5.0
8 .9
31.0
5 .8
15.6
15.3
21.5
21.6
21.2
Worcester 2/
Manufacturing.
54.3
53.6
54.1
MICHIGAN
Detroit
Manufacturing.
735.5
726.2
613.1
MINNESOTA
Duluth
T otal...........................
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u t i l .
Trade...........................
Finance.......................
See footnotes a t end o f ta b le .
26
40.2
1.5
10.9
6 .4
10.5
1.4
40.5
39.2
1.4
9 .9
6.5
10.5
1.4
1.6
11.1
6 .4
10.6
1.6
Duluth - Continued
Service 1J ...............
Government...............
Minneapolis
Total.
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.. .............
Trans, and pub. u t i l ..
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service l/.......................
Government.......................
S t. Paul
T otal...................................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing...................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . .
Trade...................................
F in a n c e ................................ ....
Service l/ .........................
Government.........................
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Manufacturing.
5 .6
3-9
5 .*
3.9
263.2
79.2
12.3
78.8
26.2
254.8
12.3
73.4
75.4
17.4
24.1
75.4
17.3
29.1
24.0
74.3
17.1
28.9
23.3
145.7
145.4
141.1
42.9
34.8
9 .0
42.7
20.7
34.8
8 .9
16.1
16.2
40.0
20.7
34.2
8.7
15.3
16.3
9 .9
10.1
9.5
(2/)
(2/)
359.7
.9
18.5
112.5
43.4
96.4
19.5
351.8
5 .6
3.9
263.1
12.0
26.1
29.0
6.0
20.8
16.0
16.2
MISSOURI
Kansas City
T otal.................
Mining...............................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance..................... ..
Service.............................
Government.......................
(i/)
(3/)
(2/)
(2/)
S t. Louis
Manufacturing.................
(2/)
m
6.0
38.8
25.6
6.0
.8
16.9
105.6
43.2
96.7
19.7
38.9
29.7
30.0
(3 /)
<2 />
275.9
2 .7
2 .5
5.5
3.3
2 .7
2.5
5 .3
3.3
2.8
139.7
138.8
MONTANA
Great F alls
Manufactur ing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade..................................
Service 4 / .......................
NEBRASKA
Omaha
Total.................................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u til * .
Trade................................
Finance.........................
Service 1 / .......................
Government.......................
6.0
31.7
24.5
35.5
5 .6
31.7
24.3
35.2
14.8
17.3
14.6
10.2
17.2
10.2
2.5
5.3
3.1
137.7
6 .3
32.2
22.9
35.4
10.0
16.9
14.1
Table A-9: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas - Continued
(In thousands)
Humber of employees
Area
Mar.
NEVADA
Reno
Contract construction
Manufacturing 1 / . . . . .
Trans, and pub. u til .
Trade...............................
Finance...........................
Service...........................
NEW JERSEY
Nevark-Jersey City 2 / £ /
Manufacturing................... .
1 .7
1.8
1.8
5.3
.7
2 .9
5 .2
.7
* .5
1.8
2.8
k.6
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
Total.....................................
Contract construction..,
Manufacturing....................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . . ,
Trade.....................................
Finance....................... .
Service.................................
Government..........................
Feb.
1.1
20.6
2.*
*0.1
1.1
21.0
2.*
7 .3
1.7
7 .2
1.7
39.8
*.1
2.6
39*.*
*.1
2.6
392.1
1252Mar.
1.5
1.6
2.6
*.8
.7
*.2
39.7
1.1
2.*
20.7
7 .2
1.7
*.1
2.6
381.8
Paterson 2 / 5 /
Manufacturing.....................
187.3
187.3
175.*
Perth Amboy 2 / 5/
Manufacturing....................
8*.5
8*.0
*2.3
Trent can 2 /
Manufacturing.....................
* 5 .*
* 5 .1
5 * .l
5 .0
8 .5
5 .0
13.7
3.6
7 .1
53.3
* .5
8.5
5 .0
13.*
3.6
7 .0
11.3
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Total...............................
Contract construction.. .
Manufactur ing.....................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . . .
Trade.... ......... .
Finance....................... ..
Service l / . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government...........................
NEW YORK
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
T otal................... ............
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u t i l .
Trade................. .............
Government.....................
Other nonmanufact ur ing
11.2
222.6
6.6
91.6
17.6
39.6
*0.0
27.2
216.1
6.5
8*.6
17.8
39.*
*0.*
27.3
*1 .3
*8.0
* .3
7 .6
5 .1
12.*
2.7
6.5
9 .*
219.9
*.8
88.*
18.2
*0.1
*0.8
27.6
Area
Number of employees
1952
1953
Mar.
Binghamton
T o ta l.................... ............
Contract construction.
Manufacturing............
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade..................................
Other nonmanufacturing
75.*
2.2
*2 .0
3.8
13.2
1*.2
Feb.
Mar.
7*.9
2 .2
* 1 .*
3.8
13.3
1*.2
72.7
2.3
39.5
3.7
13.3
13.9
*28.8
15.7
Buffalo
T o ta l...................................
Contract construction..
Manufacturing...................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . . .
Trade....................................
Finance.......................
Service 1 / .........................
Government............... ........
**7.1
15.3
220*0,
39.5
81.9
12.8
* * .*
33.2
**2 .8
Ilmira
Total....................................
Manufactur ing...................
Trade........................... .
Other nonnanufacturing.
3*.0
18.2
6 .*
9 .*
33.8
18.1
6 .*
9.3
32.1
16.6
Nassau and
Suffolk Counties 5 /
Manufacturing...................
96.7
9 * .9
81.5
Nev York-Northeastern
Nev Jersey 2 /
Manufacturing...............
1,852.9
1 ,8 *6 .1
1,790.9
Nev York City 5/
T o ta l.. . . . . . . 7 ...............
Mining...............................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.......................... ..
Finance.............................
Service.....................
Government.......................
3,615.5
3,5 9 7 .*
1.8
1.8
9 *.8
91.6
1,026.2
1,027.3
3*2.5
3*1.7
816.O
822.9
335.2
336.3
558.8 ;
556.*
*31.1
* 28.5
3 ,5 7 *.0
1.8
9*.5
1,00 9.*
3*1.0
819.3
333.1
553.*
*21.7
Rochester
T o t a l . . . . .........................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing., .............
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade..................................
F in a n ce ...........................
Other nonmanufacturing
Syracuse
T o ta l.............................
Contract construction
Manufacturing..............
Trans, and pub. u til .
Trade......................... ..
Other nonmanufactoring
15.6
216.8
39.1
81.*
12.6
* * .1
33.2
210.1
209.0
7.3
7.3
113.3
11.3
36.*
113.8
11.*
36.8
6.2
6.2
3*.7
3*.5
1* * .*
*.8
65.1
11.8
1* * .*
29.*
33.3 ,
205.2
38.3
79.*
12.5
* * .6
33.1
6 .3
9 .2
200.3
7 .1
106.0
11.*
35.6
5 .9
3*.*
65.1
139.8
5 .*
60.5
11.7
2 9 .*
33.3
33.0
* .9
12.2
28.7
See footnotes at end of table.
27
Area Data
Area
Table A-9: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas - Continued
(In thousands)
Number o f employees
Humber o f employees
1953
-I.eb.t_
NEW YORK - Continued
Utica-Roans
T otal............................... .
Contract construction,
Manufacturing...............,
Trans, and pub. u t i l .,
Trade............................... .
Finance........................... .
Service l / .......................
Government.......................
Westchester County 5/
Manufacturing................
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u til .
Trade...............................
Finance............................
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo 2 /
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade.................................
Finance.............................
Service................... ..
Government.......................
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
T otal..................................
Mining...............................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade..................................
Finance..............................
Service.............................
Government.......................
Tulsa
T otal..................................
Mining...............................
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade..................................
Finance.............................
Service..............................
Government.......................
OREGON
Portland
Contract construction.
Manufacturing.................
Trans, and pub. u t i l . .
Trade..................................
See footnotes a t end o f ta b le .
28
96.8
1.5
47.0
1952
.Mar , .
Area
Mar.
1953
Feb.
1952
Mar.
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentovn-BethloheaBaston
Manufacturing...............
102.7
102.0
102.1
Erie
Manufacturing.. . . . . . .
47.5
47.3
47.2
6 .9
14.7
96.7
1.7
46.9
6 .9
14.7
94.1
2 .3
44.5
6 .9
14.7
7.3
16.5
7.3
16.4
7 .4
15.5
Harrisburg
Manufacturing...............
38.0
37.9
35.0
52.0
51.1
49.8
Lancaster
Manufacturing...............
45.1
44.8
42.6
Philadelphia
Manufacturing...............
622.5
618.9
582.2
2.8
5 .2
21.3
2.8
5.3
21.3
10.1
25.8
25.6
4 .6
4 .6
10.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
7 .3
1.3
7.3
1.3
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.8
136.5
7 .0
9 .1
136.4
7 .0
8 .9
36.2
10.9
36.3
7 .0
16.1
11.0
7 .0
16.8
33.3
111.7
11.3
7 .2
30.3
12.4
25.9
4 .9
13.8
5.9
16.1
6 .5
21.4
9 .9
25.1
4 .4
2.1
2.1
7 .1
1.2
2 .7
2.8
136.7
7 .0
10.5
33.5
111.1
104.4
16.8
11.3
7 .1
30.1
11.0
7 .0
25.3
12.4
11.8
25.6
4 .9
4 .7
13.3
5 .9
25.8
13.8
5 .9
12.0
59.5
58.7
30.1
58.9
Pittsburgh
Mining.........................
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u t i l .
Finance...........................
29.9
381.9
30.2
31.6
372.0
74.4
27.7
381.0
73.1
27.7
Reading
Manufacturing...............
54.2
53.9
52.2
Scranton
Manufacturing...............
30.7
30.4
28.6
Wilkas-Barre —-Hazleton
Manufacturing...............
40.0
40.3
38.8
York
Manufactur ing...............
47.7
47.3
45.3
72.6
27.8
15.6
11.0
35.9
7 .2
16.3
33.3
12.6
30.1
60.3
2.8
11.4
58.5
30.1
59.1
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
T otal............................... .
Contract construction,
Manufacturing................
Trans, and pub. u t i l .,
Trade............................... .
Finance........................... .
Service 1 / ..................... .
Government...................
300.2
296.1
293.0
13.1
153.7
14.9
12.5
153*6
14.7
50.7
11.3
152.1
14.9
49.6
23.0
11.0
22.1
30.3
29.7
SOOTH CAROLINA
Charleston
Contract construction.
Manufacturlag.................
Trans, aad pub. u t i l ..
Trade.................................
Fimance.............................
10.0
11.6
1.6
3 .8
9 .7
4 .2
11.5
1.5
3.5
9 .6
4 .4
8.1
7.9
Columbia
Manufactur ing.
52.0
11.3
24.8
30.4
3 .7
3 .8
13.6
11.0
1.5
8.0
Area Data
Table A-9; Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas - Continued
(In thousands)
Humber of employees
1933
1952
A rea
M ar.
SOUTH CAROLINA
G r e e n v ille
M an u factu r in g .
SOUTH DAKOTA
S io u x F a l l s 2/
M a n u fa c tu rin g .................
T r a n s , and pub. u t i l .
T ra d e .....................................
F in a n c e ................................
S e r v ic e 6 / .........................
29.8
Feb.
29.9
29.0
2.0
5.2
5-3
7.3
1.3
7.3
1.3
4.6
7.3
*.7
2.0
1.2
4.6
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga 2 /
Mining.............................
Manufactur ing...............
Trans, and pub. u til.
Trade...............................
Finance...........................
Service...........................
Government.....................
.1
*4.9
5.3
17.4
3.5
Knoxville
Mining.............................
Manufacturing...............
Trans, and pub. u til.
Trade...............................
Finance...........................
Service...........................
Government.....................
2.7
44.9
7.1
21.7
3.8
9.3
13.1
2.7
44.1
7.1
41.7
7.2
3.7
9.2
3.5
.3
44.6
.3
44.6
15.8
15.6
Memphis 2 /
Mining.............................
Manufacturing..............
Trans, and pub. u til,
Trade...............................
Finance..........................
Service...........................
Government.....................
Nashville
Manufacturing.............
Trans, and ^ub. u til
Trade.............................
Finance.........................
Service.........................
Government...................
UTAH
S a l t Lake C i t y 2 /
T o t a l .................... 7 ...........
M in in g ...................................
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n
M a n u fa c tu rin g ..................
8.7
7.7
50.5
7.5
.1
44.4
5.3
17.3
3.5
8.7
7.7
21.6
13.0
50.3
7 .;
19-2
23.2
19.1
23.2
3 7 .0
36.4
12.1
23.7
12.2
2 4 .0
6.8
1 4 .2
13.1
100.0
6.4
5.6
15.0
6.8
14.2
13.1
99.8
6.4
5.5
15.1
.1
41.3
5.4
16.6
3.5
8.6
7.8
Number of employees
...... '195'3---195^
Mar.
Mar.
2.0
5.1
Area
S a l t Lake C i t y - Con.
T r a n s . and pub. u t i l
T r a d e ..................................
F in a n c e ..............................
S e r v i c e ..............................
Government.......... ..
VERMONT
B u r lin g t o n
T o t a l .......................................
M anufactur in g ....................
T r a n s , and pub. u t i l . .
T ra d e .......................................
S e r v i c e ...................................
O ther nonm anufacturing
S p r in g f ie ld
T o t a l . .....................................
M a n u fa c tu rin g ...................
T r a n s , and pub. u t i l . .
T ra d e .......................................
S e r v i c e .................... ..............
O th er nonm anufacturing
12.3
29.1
5.4
12.3
13.9
16.8
6.3
1.1
4.3
Feb.
12.3
28.8
5.4
12.4
13.9
M ar.
11.5
27.7
5.0
11.7
13.2
16.6
6.3
1.1
15.5
5.*
4.3
1.1
4.2
2.9
2.9
2.0
2.0
2.8
10.6
8.1
.2
.8
10.5
10.6
8.1
.2
.8
1.0
1.0
.5
.9
38.1
38.1
36.3
268.0
11.1
266.1
265.5
2.1
.5
8.0
.2
.8
.5
2.6
20.6
VIRGIN IA
Richmond
Manufa c t u r in g .
9.6
12.9
.3
42.5
15.7
48.5
7.3
19.0
23.3
33.0
11.8
23.6
6.2
13/T
13.5
95.2
6.1
5.3
14*7
WASHINGTON
S e a t t le
T o t a l .......................................
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .
M a n u fa c tu rin g ..................
T r a n s , and pub. u t i l . .
T ra d e .......................................
F in a n c e ..................................
S e r v ic e l / ..........................
Government...........................
Spokane
T o t a l ......................................
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n .
M a n u fa c tu rin g ....................
T r a n s . and pub. u t i l . .
T ra d e .......................................
F in a n c e ..................................
S e r v ic e 1 / ...........................
Government...........................
Tacoma
T o t a l .....................................
C o n tra c t c o n s t r u c t io n
M a n u fac tu rin g ..................
T r a n s , and pub. u t i l .
74.2
27.2
68.8
14.9
34.2
37.6
10.5
73.7
26.9
68.5
14.8
33.9
37.8
11.6
71.7
27.3
68.0
14.8
33.6
38.5
68.4
4.3
14.1
10.3
18.9
3.0
9.5
8.3
67.5
4.0
13.7
10.4
18.8
18.1
69.5
4.2
69.6
69.2
17.2
6.5
3.0
9.3
8.3
3.8
17.3
6.4
67.0
4.5
13.5
10.7
3.0
9.5
7.7
3.8
17.0
6.5
See footnotes at end of table.
29
Area Data
Table A-9: Employees in nonagricultural establishments,
by industry division for selected areas - Continued
(In thousands)
Area
WASHINGTON - Continued
Tacoma - Continued
Trade...............................
Finance...........................
Service 1 / .....................
Government.....................
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston
T otal...............................
Mining............ ................
Contract construction
Manufacturing...............
Number of employees
1952
1953
Feb.
Mar.
Mar.
Area
Mar.
Charleston - Continued
Trans, and pub. u t i l . , . .
1^.3
2.5
6.5
18.3
lfc.3
2 .5
6.6
18,7
1^.5
2 . if
(3.0
(a /)
(3 /)
(3 /)
95.1
3.3
27.b
£ / Includes mining and finance.
5 / Subarea of Nev York-Northeastern New Jersey.
Includes government.
30
9 .1
,
206.0
204.7
195.1
25.1
2U.6
25.7
8
Racine
if Includes mining.
2/ Bevised serie s; not s tr ic tly comparable with previously published data.
3/ Not available.
Mar.
(3 /)
(a /)
(3 / )
(3 /)
( 1 /)
8
20.7
Feb.
(3 /)
W
6.6
18. k
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
(3 /)
(3 /)
(!/)
(3 /)
Number of employees
............'"195T--------" 1 9 5 2 "
16.0
2 .9
7 .0
8 .9
L a b or T u r n o v e r
Table B-l: Monthly labor turnover rates in manufacturing industries,
by class of turnover
( P e r 100 em ployees)
Year
May
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr-
June
July
1939 .................................
19^7..................................
19^8..................................
1949..................................
1950..................................
1951..................................
1952..................................
1953................. ................
3.2
4 .9
*•3
4 .6
3 .1
4 .1
4 .0
3 .8
2 .6
4 .5
4.7
4 .1
3 .0
3 .8
3 .9
3 .6
3 .1
4 .9
4 .5
4 .8
2 .9
4 .1
3.7
3.5
5 .2
4 .7
4 .8
2 .8
4 .6
4.1
Total seplaration
3.5
3.3
3.3
4 .6
4 .7
5 .*
4 .4
4 .3
4 .5
3 .8
5 .2
4 .3
3 .0
2.9
3 .1
4 .4
4 .8
4 .3
5 .0
3 .9
3 .9
1939..................................
1947..................................
1948............................
1949............. ....................
1950..................................
1951..................................
1952..................................
1953..................................
0 .9
3.5
2 .6
1.7
1 .1
2 .1
1-9
2.1
0 .6
3 .2
2.5
1.4
1 .0
2 .1
1 .9
2 .2
0 .8
3 .5
2 ,8
1 .6
1 .2
2.5
2 .0
2 .5
0 .8
3.7
3 .0
1.7
1.3
2 .7
2.2
0.7
3 .5
2.8
1.6
1 .6
2 .8
2.2
0 .7
3 .1
2 .9
1.5
1.7
2 .5
2 .2
1939..................................
19^7..................................
1948............. ..
1949..................................
1 9 5 0 ................................
1951..................................
1952..................................
1 9 53.................................
0 .1
.4
.4
.3
.2
•3
.3
.3
0 .1
.4
.4
•3
.2
•3
•3
0 .1
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
0.1
.4
.4
.2
.2
.4
.3
0 .1
.4
•3
.2
.3
.4
.3
1939...........*.....................
1947..................................
1948..................................
1 9 4 9 . . . . . ........................
1950..................................
1951..................................
1952..................................
1953........................
2 .2
.9
1 .2
2.5
1.7
1 .0
1 .4
•9
1 .9
.8
1.7
2.3
1.7
.8
1.3
.8
2 .2
.9
1 .2
2 .8
1 .4
.8
1.1
.8
2 .6
1 .0
1 .2
2 .8
1 .2
1 .0
1.3
2.7
1.4
1 .1
3.3
1.1
1 .2
1.1
1947..................................
1948................. ................
1949..................................
1950..................................
1951..................................
1952..................................
1 9 5 3 . . . ...........................
0 .1
.1
.1
.1
.7
.4
•i;
0 .1
.1
.1
.1
.6
.4
0 .1
.1
.1
.1
.k
.3
1939..................................
1947..................................
1948..................................
1 9 4 9 . . . . ..........................
1950............. .....................
1951..................................
1952.......................... ..
1953..................................
4 .1
6 .0
4 .6
3 .2
3 .6
5-2
4 .4
3 .1
5 .0
3 .9
2 .9
3 .2
*•5
3 .9
3.3
5 .1
4 .0
3 .0
3 .6
4 .6
3 .9
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
3.0
5 .3
5 .1
4 .0
4 .2
5.3
4 .6
2 .8
5 .9
5 .*
4 .2
4 .9
5 .1
4 .9
2 .9
5 .0
* .5
4 .1
*•3
4 .7
4 .2
3 .0
4 .0
4 .1
4 .0
3 .8
4 .3
3 .5
3 .5
3.7
4 .3
3 .2
3 .6
3 .5
3 .4
0.7
3*1
2.9
1.4
1 .8
2 .4
2 .2
0 .8
4 .0
3 .4
1 .8
2.9
3.1
3 .0
1.1
4 .5
3.9
2.1
3 .4
3 .1
3.5
0 .9
3 .6
2 .8
1.5
2.7
2 .5
2 .8
0 .8
2 .7
2 .2
1 .2
2 .1
1 .9
2 .1
0 .7
2.3
1.7
.9
1.7
1 .4
1.7
Discilarge
0 .1
0 .1
.4
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
•3
.3
.4
.3
•3
.3
0 .1
.4
.4
•3
.4
.4
•3
0 .1
.4
.4
.2
.4
.3
.4
0 .2
.4
.4
.2
.4
.4
.4
_
0 .2
.4
.4
.2
.3
.3
.4
0 .1
,4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
L * roff
2 .5
2.5
1 .1
1 .0
1 .0
1.1
2.1
2.5
.6
.9
1 .0
1 .3
1.1
2 .2
2 .1
.8
1 .2
1 .8
.6
1 .4
1 .0
1 .6
•9
1 .0
1 .8
.7
1 .3
.7
1 .8
.9
1 .2
2.3
.8
1 .4
.7
2 .0
.8
1 .4
2 .5
1 .1
1 .7
.7
2 .7
.9
2 .2
2 .0
1.3
1.5
1 .0
MilscellazKsous. i 1ticludlnj mlllt* arJ
0 .1
0 .1
0 .1
0 .1
0 .1
0 .1
.1
.1
.1
.1
cl
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.5
.3
•3
.3
.3
.3
•3
0 .1
.1
.1
.4
.4
.3
0 .1
.1
.1
•3
.4
.3
0 .1
.1
.1
•3
•3
.3
5 .9
5 .5
* .5
3.7
5 .2
4 .4
5 .2
4 .1
4 .8
3-9
3 .3
4 .0
3 .9
4 .0
2 .8
3 .6
2 .7
3 .2
3 .0
3 .0
3.3
k.l
Quit
k.k
.k
k.2
.k
.5
.3
k.3
2.9
5 .1
4 .0
2.9
3 .5
4 .5
3.7
.
3 .3
4 .8
4 .1
3.5
4 .4
4 .5
3 .9
Total 1access!* on
4 .2
3 .9
5 .5
4 .9
5 .7
4.7
4 .4
3.5
4 .8
4.7
4 .2
4 .9
4 .4
4 .9
5 .1
5-3
5 .0
4 .4
6 .6
* .5
5 .9
6 .2
5 .9
5 .1
4 .1
5 .7
* .3
5 .6
31
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries
(Per 100 employees)
Sep aration
Industry group and industry
Total
Discharge
Quit
Total
M isc., incl*
m ilitary
Layoff
accession
Mar, Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb.
1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953
MANUFACTURING........................
U.I
3.6
2.5
2.2
O.U
O.U
0.8
0.8
0.3
O.U
U.3
U.2
U.3
3.6
3.8
3.U
2.7
2.2
2.2
2.0
.U
.3
•U
.3
.8
.9
.7
.9
.U
.2
.U
.2
U.7
3.5
U.U
3.7
ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES.............
U.I
3.0
2.U
2.0
.9
.6
.6
.1
.3
.2
5.1
U.3
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS............
k.l
5.0
lull.
3.8
5.2
6.9
U.5
k.2
2.0
1.7
2.6
2.6
2.1
1.6
2.2
2*8
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.3
.6
.U
•U
•U
.U
.5
l.U
2.6
.9
.7
2.5
U.6
1.6
.8
.2
•U
.2
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.2
.3
.2
3.7
3.U
3.1
3.6
3.9
3.9
2.5
5.0
2.3
3.2
.9
.8
.3
.3
1.0
1.9
.2
.2
U.2
3.3
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.................
2.5
1*6
3.2
2.1;
2.6
1.6
3.5
1.6
1.8
1.1
2.3
1.U
1.8
1.0
2.6
1.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
.2
.1
.2
.3
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.1
.6
.6
.2
.2
0 /)
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
2.3
1.7
2.8
1.5
2.2
1.8
2.7
1.7
TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS................
U.I
3.8
U.3
3.5
12.6
3.8
2.8
U.5
3.6
3.3
U.O
3.2
3.3
3.1
2.9
5.U
3.3
2.5
3.3
3.5
2.5
2.6
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
1.9
2.3
2.0
2.7
2.2
1.2
l.U
1.9
1.7
1.9
1.9
l.U
2.U
1.9
2.U
2.9
1.1
1.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.6
.3
.2
.1
l.U
1.3
l.U
.6
9.9
1.0
.3
l.U
.9
1.6
1.6
3.5
.5
.3
.6
.2
.8
•9
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.6
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.1
.2
.2
.3
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.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.2
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.2
.6
<2/>
.8
1.3
.7
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3.U
U.5
3.3
3.3
3.5
3.7
2.2
3.U
5.3
1.9
2.9
3.U
3.8
3.3
3.3
3.6
3.8
2.1
3.U
5.7
2.2
3.3
U.i
2.8
U.3
3.3
3.5
2.2
3.5
2.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
•U
.3
.k
.9
.1
.2
.1
.1
U.8
3.U
6.6
8.U
k.6
U.5
U.o
U.o
.1
.2
.5
.3
.1
.1
U.9
5.8
5.U U.U
7.k 10.3
k.l 3.8
2.9
U.o
2.8
2.U
U.2
2.1
.3
.5
.3
.3
.6
.3
2.0
2.6
1.5
l.U
5.1
l.l
.2
.3
.2
5.U U.8
.3
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.3 5.1
3.9
U.I
3.8
2.3
2.2
.2
.3
l.U
.9
.2
.3
3.8
3.3
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES...............
5.1
5.7
3.7
k.k
U.6
3.9
3.5
3.9
2.5
3.2
3.5
2.6
.6
.7
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.5
.5
.3
.8
.8
.6
.U
.3
.8
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
5.2
5.5
U.2
U.9
5.U
3.5
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS............
2.8
3.0
1.9 2.0
U.O t 3.7
1.9
1.2
2.8
1.6
1.1
2.U
.U
.2
.7
.5
.2
*6
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.2
.3
•U
.3
•U
.3
.U
.1
.U
•U
.2
3.5
2.0
5.3
3.U
2.0
U.2
Heat products*•••••••••••••*••••••••••
Grain-mill products........................
Beverages:
Malt l i quors*
Yarn and thread mi 11s . • * .« • ....» .> ..* .*
Broad—woven fabric m ills*•••••••••••••
Cotton, silk , synthetic fib er**••••• *
Woolen and worsted*•••••••*.••••••••*
Knitting mills* a**********************
Seamless hosiery*••.•••••••••••••*.••
Knit underwear. * . •••*.*••••••••••••.•
Dyeing and finishing t e x t ile s .................
Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings,.
APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE
PRODUCTS...........................
Men's and boys' su its and coats*******
Men's and boys' furnishings and
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
FURNITURE).........................
Logging camps and co n tra cto rs.*••*••• *
Sawmills and planing m ills**•••••••••*
Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated
stru ctu ral wood products* *•••••••••••
Pulp, paper, and paperboard m ills**•**
S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f tabl e .
32
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.3
•u
.u
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries - Continued
(Per 100 employees)
Separation
I n d u s t r y g r o u p an d i n d u s t r y
Quit
Total
Discharge
Total
M i s c . , incl.
military
Layoff
accession
Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb.
1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS........
2.7
3.1
2.5
(2/)
1.2
2.5
1.6
2.1
1.6
1.6
1.1
1.9
1.3
2.2
.9
(2/)
.9
1.6
0.9
1.5
.8
.7
.7
1.2
O.U
.5
.2
(2/)
.1
.6
0.2
0.8
.1
.3
.1
.1
1.1
.6
.9
.7
.7
.3
.5
.3
.1
(!/)
(1/)
Q7)
3.6
2.2
U.7
2.2
1.3
U.o
2.7
1.7
.9
2.9
2.1
.3
.1
.2
.5
.2
.1
.2
a .6
2.8
1*5
3.9
3.7
(3/)
07)
.8
U.2
3.U
U.U
U.O
3.5
U.i
3.3
2.k
3.h
2.9
1.7
3.1
3.1
3.7
2.1
3.6
3.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
2.0
1.6
l.h
l.h
2.1
1.6
P o t t e r y and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s ............
2.9
3.0
2.1
3.6
2.6
1.9
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES.............
3.0
2.7
1.9
l.h
I n d u s t r i a l i n o r g a n i c c h e m i c a l s .........
Paints,
pigments,
and f i l l e r s ..........
PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL.......
P e t r o l e u m r e f i n i n g ........................
RUBBER PRODUCTS.....-................
T i r e s and i n n e r t u b e s .....................
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS.........
F o o t w e a r ( e x c e p t r u b b e r ) .................
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS......
B l a s t f u r n a c e s , s t e e l work s , and
r o l l i n g m i l l s .......... ...................
2.3
U.o
1.9
U.I
3.1
3.9
Cu t l e r y , h a n d t ools, and h a r d w a r e .....
C u t l e r y an d e d g e t o o l s ..................
0.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
2.5 1.9
2.8 2.3
2.3 1.9
1.6
m
1.6 l.U
2.6 2.3
.1
.1
.3
.2
.3
.3
2.0 1.0
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1.2
.5
.3
.1
.8
.3
.3
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.h
.2
.3
.3
.7
.2
3.3
2.3
3.6
U.I
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.3
.3
.3
.2
.3
.h
•h
.h
1.3
.5
.2
.2
.2
U.o U.3
3.7 3.9
U.O u.u
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.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.5
.8
(3/)
.9
.5
l.h
.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.14
.1
3.3
3.3
2.U
U.I
2.8
1.7
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.3
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.3
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.h
3.U 3.1
1.2
.1
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.2
.3
.3
.2
.3
.5
.5
.6
.3
.7
.7
.1
.8
.2
.8
1.1
.5
.6
.3
.3
.3
.2
2.6
U.7
5.8
U.3
3.U
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.6
1.0
1.7
.1
.9
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.3
.2
.3
.2
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♦u
3.U
1.9
U.o
U.5
2.9
3.5
1.8
3.3
2.2
3.6
U.i
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.U
2.2
2.3
2.6
1.9
1.3
1.0
.7
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.2
.3
.1
.3
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2.5 2.0
2.U
6.U
2.1
U.8
1.6
3.5
1.3
2.9
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1.0
.3
.8
.3
1.3
.3
.5
.2
.5
.2
.5
3.0 3.2
6.U 5.6
3.9
3.5
2,6
2.h
.5
.6
.2
.2
.5
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U.2 U.7
U.8
3.9
2.0
U.3
U.I
U.U
3.7
2.3
2.7
U.U
3.2
2.6
1.0
1.9
3.1
2.6
2.3
1.3
l.U
2.8
.5
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.3
.h
.h
.5
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.2
.2
.6
.7
.7
.6
1.8
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.9
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.7
.8
.7
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.3
.1
.2
.3
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.2
.2
.2
.3
5.7
U.o
1.5
2.1
5.2
h.2
Other primary metal industries:
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT)...........
0.2
.2
.2
(2/)
.2
.1
.2
.6
.7
.5
.5
h.2
M a l l e a b l e - i r o n f o u n d r i e s ................
S t e e l f o u n d r i e s ...........................
P r i m a r y s m e l t i n g an d r e f i n i n g o f
nonferrous metals:
P r i m a r y smelting and refining o f
c o p p e r , lead, an d z i n c .................
Rolling, drawing, and al l oying of
n onferrous metals:
R o l l i n g , d r a w i n g , an d a l l o y i n g o f
c o p p e r ........ ........................... .
0.2
.1
.3
.5
.1
.1
.1
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.2 1.0
.1 (2/)
2.h
.6
2.2
U.i
U.i
U.2
U.2
5.U
U.2
2.6
3.U
U.9
S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f table.
33
Labor Turnover
Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries - Continued
( P e r 100 e m p l o y e e s )
Separation
I n d u s t r y g r o u p and i n d u s t r y
Total
Qu i t
Di s c h a r g e
To t a l
M i s c . , incl.
military
L a yo f f
accession
Mar, Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. M a r . Feb. Mar. Feb.
1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT
ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND
TRANSPORTAT1ON EQU1PMENT)- C o n t i n u e d
Heating apparatus
(except electric)
S a n i t a r y w a r e an d p l u m b e r s '
5.1
5.0
3.U
3.U
0.6
o.5
0.9
0.9
0.2
0.3
6.1
6.0
U.6
a.8
2.8
3.0
.6
.5
1.0
1.1
.2
.2
U.5
3.U
5.6
5.2
3.9
3.8
.6
.5
.8
.6
.3
.3
7.6
8.1
U.7
U.9
3.0
2.2
.6
•5
.8
1.9
.3
.3
5.6
U.l
6.5
6.C
U.6
3.7
.7
.7
.5
#8
.7
.7
8.U
8.5
3.6
3.2
2.1
1.9
(2/)
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.7
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.7
2.7
2.5
2.9
3.1
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.5
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.2
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.3
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.3
.3
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(2/)
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.2
.3
.3
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.2
.2
3.7
U.7
(2/)
3.0
3.0
2.3
3.U
3.7
3.3
3.1
3.1
2.5
3.0
3.2
2.7
3.U
2.2
2.2
1.9
2.5
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.2
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.2
.2
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3.7
U.3
3.U
U.5
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
1.6
1*7
1.5
1.7
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.2
.2
.2
2.7
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.6
2.0
1.8
1.5
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.1
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.2
.2
3.6
2.8
5.3
3.3
3.7
3.1
3.3
2.2
2.1
1.8
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.6
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5.7
3.6
U.9
3.3
3.5
3.3
2.k
2.2
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3.6
3.9
2.0
U.l
1.9
3.8
l.ii
2.8
1.3
2.8
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.2
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.2
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2.6
3.7
2.5
U.5
U. 9
2.8
U.2
2.U
3.2
2.0
2.9
1.8
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.2
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U.6
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1.6
5.U
1.8
U.7
3.7
3.3
2.3
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6.0
5.5
5.7
6.8
3.7
3.6
U.3
2.8
3.6
U.8
5.2
3.2
3.3
3.1
2.9
3.2
3.U
2.7
3.2
2.2
2.3
2.0
2.3
2.0
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.2
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1.0
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1.1
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.2
.6
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.3
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.3
6.5
8.3
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.5
5.1
5.9
6.9
3.8
3.3
5.0
2.6
U.8
Oilburners, nonelectric heating
and cooking apparatus, not elsePabricated structural metal
Metal stamping,
coating,
and
MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL).......
A g r i c u l t u r a l m a c h i n e r y an d t r a c t o r s . .
C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m i n i n g m a c h i n e r y . .•.
M e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e r y (except
M a c h i n e - t o o l a c c e s s o r i e s . ...... .......
S p e c i a l - i n d u s t r y m a c h i n e r y (except
O f f i c e and s tore m a c h i n e s and
S e r v i c e - i n d u s t r y an d h o u s e h o l d
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a c h i n e r y p a r t s . . . .....
ELECTR1CAL MACH1NERY
Electrical generating, t r ansmis
sion, d i s t r i b u t i o n , a n d
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t . • • • • ...........
Radios, phonographs, television
Telephone, telegraph, and related e qu i p m e n t ^
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s , l a mps, an d
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT............
A i r c r a f t p r o p e l l e r s a n d p a r t s ..... .
Other aircraft parts and equipment..
S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f table.
34
h.2
2.5
2.6
2.3
2.U
2.3
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.3
1.0
.8
.5
•ii
.9
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-i
•x
L a b or T u r n o v e r
Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates in selected groups
and industries - Continued
(Pe r 10 0 e m p l o y e e s )
Separation
Industry group and industry
Total
Discharge
Quit
To t a l
M i s e . , incl.
military
Layoff
accession
Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb. Mar. Feb.
1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953
TRANSPORTAT1ON EQU(PMENT-Continued
Ship and boat building and
R a i l r o a d equipment*••••••••••••••••••
L o c o m o t i v e s and p a r t s . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
R a i l r o a d a n d s t r e e t c a r s ........
O t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t * • •••••
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS.....
P h o t o g r a p h i c a p p a r a t u s * •••*••••••••••
Watches and clocks*••••*•••••••••••••
Prof e s s i o n a l and scien t i f i c
i n s t r u m e n t s * ..•••••*••••*.«•«•••••••
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES........ ...............
Jewelry, silverware, and plated
ware.•••••••••••••••••*••••••••••.••
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NONMANUFACTURING:
METAL MINING.......... .
Iron mining.
Copper m i n i n g . ••••••••••••••••••••*••
Lead and zinc mining.••••••••••.*••••
lull
1.3
5.5
h.O
U.8
1.7
lt.7
7.6
3.3
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li.2
2.8
2.6
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3.9
2.3
ANTHRACITE MINING...................
5.9
3.8
1.3
1.2
BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING..............
3.1
2.6
COMMUNICATION:
Telephone* •.•»••••••••••••••••••••••••
Telegraph.
......................
(2/)
(2/)
1.7
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(2/) 1.U
(2/)J (2/)
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(2/)
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1/ Less than 0 .0 5 .
2/ Not available.
3 / Telephone, telegraph, and re la te d equipment - Total separation ra te fo r January 1953 corrected to 2*2#
Ij/
Data fo r January 1953 are:
2 .2 , 1.1*, 0 .1 , O.li, 0 .3 , and 2.1*.
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Labor Turnover
Table B-3: Monthly labor turnover rates of m en and w o m e n
in selected manufacturing groups
January 1953
H e n (pei* 10.0 men)
W o men (per 100 women)
Industry group
Sep aration
MANUFACTURING ....................................
Durable Goods .........................................
(Lumber said w o o d p r o d u c t s
(except
Total
Quit
Total
accession
Total
Quit
Total
accession
3.5
1.9
k.2
k.2
2.8
5.1
3.7
2.0
U.5
3.8
2.6
5.1
3.9
2.5
5.1*
3.0
2.2
U .i
5.6
U.8
3.5
2.3
U.7
5.8
3.0
3.U
5.7
3 .k
3.U
2.7
2.3
2.9
1.7
1.9
k.l
k.l
5.6
3.7
3.8
5.9
3.2
iuO
3.8
2.8
1.7
luU
3.0
2.5
1.7
1.6
Fabricated metal products (except
o r d n a n c e , m a c h i n e r y , an d
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y .......................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ..................
Separation
2.6
2.0
U.i;
1.6
2.3
1.0
2.0
k.l
k.O
2.5
3.3
5.7
3.6
2.6
2.5
2.3
3.0
2.3
1.9
Miscellaneous manufacturing
6.1
k.2
3.7
k.l
2.9
6.5
5.2
3.6
8.6
3.1
1.6
3.3
h .5
2.9
5.0
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s .................
k.2
1.7
T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s ......................
3.7
3.5
3.8
2.9
3.U
3.5
3.7
Nondurable Goods....................................
Apparel and other finished
h .5
2.6
P r o d u c t s o f p e t r o l e u m a n d c o a l ..........
R u b b e r p r o d u c t s ..............................
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1.7
.9
2.7
3.8
1.6
1.9
3.0
1.5
.9
.k
1.5
2.k
8.3
3.6
1.8
.9
2.7
k.2
6.1
2.5
2.3
6.0
2.1
3.6
3.7
5.0
5.3
3.2
1.9
k.2
k.l
2.6
2.1
l.U
2.1
6.k
k.k
2.k
2.k
U.U
3.3
5.2
6.7
A
Section
P
A
P
E
N
D
I
X
- E M P L O Y M E N T
Purpose and Scope o f th e BLS Employment S t a t i s t i c s Program
Employment statistics for nonfarm industries presented in this
monthly Report are part of the broad program of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics to provide timely, comprehensive, accurate, and detailed infor
mation for the use of businessmen, government officials, legislators, labor
unions, research workers, and the general public. Current employment statis
tics furnish a basic indicator of changes in economic activity in various
sectors of the economy and are widely used in following business develop
ments and in making decisions in fields of marketing, personnel, plant
location, and government policy. The BLS employment statistics program,
providing data used in making official indexes of production, productivity
and national income, forms an important part of the Federal statistical
system.
The BLS publishes monthly the national total of employees in
nonagricultural establishments, giving totals by eight major industry
divisions: manufacturing; mining; contract construction; transportation
and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and
real estate; service and miscellaneous; and government. Series on "all
employees" and "production and related workers" are presented for the
durable goods and nondurable goods subdivisions of manufacturing, 21 major
industry groups in manufacturing, 131 manufacturing sub-groups and also for
selected mining industries. "All employees" only are published for over 1*0
industry groups among the nomanufacturing divisions. Statistics on the
number and proportion of women employees in manufacturing industries are
published quarterly. In addition, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
monthl?/ employment data by industry division for State and local areas*
compiled by cooperating State agencies.
Current national, State, and area statistics are published
monthly in the Employment and Payrolls Report. Employment data for 13
months are presented in the Current Statistics Section of each issue of the
Monthly Labor Review. All series, from the earliest available period to
date, may be obtained by writing to the BLS Division of Manpower and Bnploy
ment Statistics. Similar information is available for States and areas,
ft detailed explanation of the technique of preparing employment statistics
will be sent upon request.
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Definition of Employment
BLS employment statistics represent the number of persons employed
in establishments in nonagricultural industries in the continental United
States during a specified payroll period. Employment data for nongovern
mental establishments refer to persons who worked during, or received pay
for, any part of the pay period ending nearest the lj>th of the month*
Current data for Federal Government establishments generally refer to per
sons who worked on, or received pay for, the last day of the monthj for
State and local government, persons who received pay for any part of the psy
period ending on, or immediately prior to, the last day of the month.
Bnployed persons include those who are working full- or part-time,
on a temporary or permanent basis. Persons on an establishment payroll who
are on paid sick-leave, paid holiday or paid vacation, or who work during a
part of a specified pay period and are unemployed or on strike during the
other part of the period are considered employed. Persons on the payroll of
more than one establishment during the pay period are counted each time
reported. On the other hand, persons who are laid off or are on leave with
out pay, who are on strike for the entire pay period, or who are hired but
do not report to work during the pay period are not considered employed.
Since proprietors, self-employed persons, and unpaid family workers do not
have the status of "employee," they are not covered by BLS reports. Persons
working as farm workers or as domestic workers in households are not within
the scope of data for nonagricultural establishments. Government employment
statistics refer to civilian employees only and hence exclude members of the
Arned Forces*
Beginning with January 1952, the data for Federal employment are
not strictly cots parable with those for prior years, primarily as a result
of changes in definition. The following changes were made starting with
that month: (1) data refer to the last day of the month rather than the
first of the monthj (2) employment of the Federal Reserve Banks and of the
mixed ownership banks of the Farm Credit Administration transferred from the
Federal total and the Executive Branch to the “Banks and Trust Companies"
group of the "Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate" division; (3) fourth-class
postmasters formerly included only in the table showing Federal civilian
employment, now included in all tables showing government series except for
States and areas; (it) employment in the General Accounting Office and
Government Printing Office excluded from the Executive Branch and included
in the Legislative Branchj (5) the "Defense agencies" category replaced by
one showing employment in the Department of Defense only.
Collection of Establishment Reports
The BLS, with the cooperation of State agencies, collects current
employment information for most industries by means of "shuttle" schedules
(BLS 790 Forms) mailed monthly to individual establishnents. State agencies
mail most of the forme and when returned, examine them for consistency,
accuracy, and completeness. States use the information to prepare State and
area series and send the schedules to the BLS Division of Manpower and
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Employment Statistics for use in preparing the national series. Each
questionnaire provides a line for the State agency to enter data for
December of the previous year, as well as lines for the cooperating
establishment to report for each month of the current calendar year.
The December data, copied from the completed previous year*s forn, give
the reporter a means for comparison when reporting for January as an aid
to collection of consistent data. The same form is returned each month
to the reporting establishment to be completed. Definitions of terms are
described in detail in the instructions on each form. This "shuttle"
schedule, which has been used by BLS for more than 20 years, is designed to
assist f i m s to report consistently, accurately, and with a minimum of cost.
An establishment is defined as a single physical location, such as
a factory, mine, or store where business is conducted. In the case of a
company with several plants or establishments, the BLS endeavors to obtain
separate feports from each business unit which maintains separate payroll
records, since each may be classified in a different industry.
Coverage of Establishment Reports
The Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains monthly reports fran
approximately 1 $ 5 , 0 0 0 establishments, distributed by industry as shown by
the following table. The table also shows the approximate proportion of
total employment in each industry division covered by the group of establish
ments furnishing monthly employment data. The coverage for individual
industries within the divisions may vary from the proportions shown.
Approximate size and coverage of monthly sample
used in BLS employment and payroll statistics
Division or industry
Transportation and public utilities:
Interstate railroads (ICC)...........
Other transportation and public
Wholesale and retail trade......... ....
Finance, insurance, and rdal estate....
Service and miscellaneous:
Hotels and lodging places........... .
Personal services:
Laundries and cleaning and cfyeing
Government:
Federal (Civil Service Commission)....
State and local (Bureau of the Census-
Number
of
establishments
3,300
19,700
liU,100
Bnployees
Number in
Percent
of total
sample
WiO,000
783,000
11 ,207,000
50
28
68
1,357,000
96
13,600
60,300
10,600
1 ,1*30,000
1 ,889,000
U86,000
51
19
1,300
iU5,ooo
31
2,300
99,000
19
2,368,000
100
2,760,000
67
—
25
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Classification of Establishment Reports
To present meaningful tabulations of employment data, establish
ments are classified into industries on the basis of the principal product
or activity determined from information on annual sales volune for a recent
year. In the case of an establishment making more than one product, the
entire employment of the plant is included under the industry indicated by
the most important product. The titles and descriptions of industries
presented in the 19U5 Standard Industrial Classification Manual* Vol. I
(U. S. Bureau of the Budget, Washington, D. C.) are used for classifying
reports frcm manufacturing establishments; the 19^2 Industrial Classifica
tion Code. (U. S. Social Security Board) for reports frcm nonmanufacturing
establishments*
Benchmark Data
Basic sources of benchmark information are periodic tabulations
of employment data, by industry, compiled by State agencies frcm reports of
establishments covered under State unemployment insurance laws. Supple
mentary tabulations prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Old Age and Survivors
Insurance are used for the group of establishments exempt from State
unemployment insurance laws because of their small size. For industries
not covered by either of the two programs, benchmarks are compiled from
special establishment censuses: for example, for interstate railroads, from
establishment data reported to the ICC; for State and local government,
from data reported to the Bureau of the Census; for the Federal government,
frcm agency data compiled by the Civil Service Commission. Establishments
are classified into the same industrial groupings for benchmaric purposes as
they are for monthly reporting.
Estimating Method
The estimating procedure for industries for which data on both
"all employees” and "production and related workers” are published (i.e.
manufacturing and selected mining industries) is outlined below; the first
step of this method is also used for industries for which only figures on
"all employees" are published.
The first step is to compute total employment (all employees) in
the industry for the month following the benchmark period. The all-employee
total for the benchmark period (March) is multiplied by the percent change
over the month of total employment in a group of establishments reporting
for both March and April* Thus, if firms in the BLS sample report 30,000
employees in March and 31*200 in April, the percentage increase would be
h percent (1,200 divided by 30,000). If the all-employee benchmark in
March is 1*0,000, the all-employee total in April would be 10U percent of
1*0,000 or 1*1 ,6 0 0 .
The second step is to compute the production-worker total for the
industry in the month following the benchmark period. The all-employee
total for the month is multiplied by the ratio of production workers to all
employees. This ratio is computed frcm those establishment reports which
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show data for both items. Thus, if these firms in April report 2U,U00
production workers and a total of 30,f>00 employees, the ratio of production
workers to all employees would be .80 (2U,h00 divided by 30,500). The
production-worker total in A.pril would be 33>280 (iil, 6 0 0 multiplied by .30).
Figures for subsequent months are computed try carrying forward the
totals for the previous month according to the method described above, VJhen
annual benchmark data become available, the BLS employment figures for the
benchmark period are compared with the total count. If differences are
found the ELS series are adjusted to agree with the benchmark count*
Comparability With Other Employment Estimates
Data published by other government and private agencies differ from
BLS employment statistics because of differences in definition, sources of
information, and methods of collection, classification, and estimation. BLS
monthly figures are not comparable, for example, with the estimates of the
Bureau of the Census Monthly Report on the Labor Force. Census data are
obtained by personal interviews with individual members of a sample of house
holds and are designed to provide information on the work status of the whole
population, classified into broad social and economic groups. The BLS, on
the other hand, obtains by nail questionnaire data on employees, based on
payroll records of business units, and prepares detailed statistics on the
industrial and geographic distribution of employment and on hours of work and
earnings.
Since BLS employment figures are based on establishment payroll
records, persons who worked in more than one establishment during the reporting
period will be counted more than once in the BLS series. By definition,
proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and unpaid family
workers are excluded from the BLS but not the MRLF series. The two series
also differ in date of reference, Bl S collecting data for the pay period
ending nearest the l£th of the month (except for government), while the MRLF
relates to the calendar week containing the 8th day of the month.
Employment estimates derived by the Bureau of the Census from its
quinquennial census and annual sample surveys of manufacturing establishments
also differ from BLS employment statistics* Among the important reasons for
disagreemerit are differences in industries covered, in the business units
considered parts of an establishment, and in the industrial classification
of establishments.
Bnployment Statistics for States and Areas
State and area employment statistics are collected and prepared
by State agencies in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
names and addresses of these agencies are listed on the last page of the
Report* State agencies use the same basic schedule as the Bureau of Labor
Statistics in collecting employment statistics. State series are adjusted
a
to benchmark data from State unemployment insurance agencies and the Bureau
of Old Af*e and Survivors Insurance. Because some States have more recent
benchmarks than others and use slightly varying methods of computation, the
sum of the State figures differs from the official U. ?>. totals prepared by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. State and area data in greater industry
detail and for earlier periods may be secured directly upon request to the
appropriate State agency or to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Section
B
- L A B O R
T U R N - O V E R
Definition of Labor Turnover
"Labor turnover," as used in this series, refers to the gross
movement of wage and salary workers into and out of employment status with
respect to individual firms. This movement is subdivided into two broad
types: accessions (new hires and rehires) and separations (terminations of
employment initiated by either the employer or the employee). Each type of
action is cumulated for a calendar month and expressed as a rate per 100 em
ployees. Bates of accession and separation are shown separately.
Both the types of movement and the employment used as the base for
computing labor turnover rates relate to all employees, including executive,
office, sales, and other salaried personnel as well as production workers.
All groups of employees -• full- and part-time, permanent and temporary - are
included. Transfers from one establishment to another within a company are
not considered to be turnover items.
A relatively large percent of all personnel turnover is often
confined to particular groups of employees, such as new workers, trainees,
extra, part-time, and temporary workers. Turnover rates (especially for
periods longer than a month) should not be interpreted as the exact propor
tion of the total number of persons employed at any point in time who change
job8 during a subsequent time interval. For example, a quit rate of 23 per
100 for an annual period (computed by adding the 12 monthly rates) does not
mean that 2 5 percent of all the persons employed at the beginning of a year
left their jobs by the end of the year.
The terms used in labor turnover statistics are defined below:
Separations are terminations of employment during the calendar
month and are classified according to cause: quits, discharges, layoffs,
and miscellaneous separations (including military), as defined below.
Quits are terminations of employment during the calendar month
initiated by employees for such reasons as: acceptance of a job in another
company, dissatisfaction, return to school, marriage, maternity, ill health,
or voluntary retirement where no company pension is provided. Failure to re
port after being hired and unauthorized absences of more than seven
consecutive calendar days are also classified as quits. Prior to 19^0, mis
cellaneous separations were also included in this category.
Discharges are terminations of employment during the calendar month
initiated by the employer for such reasons as employees' incompetence, viola
tion of rules, dishonesty, insubordination, laziness, habitual absenteeism,
or inability to meet physical standards.
Layoffs are terminations of employment during the calendar month
lasting or expected to last more than seven consecutive calendar days without
pay, initiated by the employer without prejudice to the worker, for such
43
reasons as lack of orders or materials, release of temporary help,
conversion of plant, introduction of labor-saving machinery or processes, or
suspensions of operations without pay during inventory periods.
Miscellaneous separations (including military) are terminations of
employment during the calendar month because of penaanent disability, death,
retirement on company pension, and entrance Into the Armed Forces expected
to last more than thirty consecutive calendar days. Prior to 19^0, miscel
laneous separations vere included vith quits. Beginning September 1 9 ^0 ,
military separations vere included here.
Persons on leave of absence (paid or unpaid) vith the approval of
the employer are not co\inted as separations until such time as it is defi
nitely determined that such persons vill not return to vork. At that time,
a separation is reported as one of the above types, depending on the circum
stances.
Accessions are the total number of permanent and temporary
additions to the employment roll during the calendar month, Including both
nev and rehired employees. Persons returning to vork after a layoff, mili
tary separation, or other absences vho have been counted as separations are
considered accessions.
Source of Data and Sample Coverage
Labor turnover data are obtained each month from a sample of
establishments by means of a mail questionnaire. Schedules are received
from approximately 7*100 cooperating establishments in the manufacturing,
mining, and communication industries (see belov). The definition of manu
facturing used in the turnover series is more restricted than in the BLS
series on employment, hours, and earnings because of the exclusion of cer
tain manufacturing industries from the labor turnover sample. The major
industries excluded are: printing, publishing, and allied industries (since
April. 19*1-3); canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foods;
vomen's and misses' outervear; and fertilizer.
Approximate coverage of BLS labor turnover sample
Group and industry
Durable goods ..................
Coal mining:
CommunicatIon:
Telephone ......................
l/ Data are not available.
Number
of
establishments
6,600
fc,000
2,600
130
fco
275
W
UJ)
Employees
Number in
Percent
sample
of total
k3,,^800,000
00,000
63,000
3*
38
27
60
30,000
120,000
^5
33
582,000
28,000
89
60
i ,*o o ,o o o
Method of Computation
To compute turnover rates for individual Industries, the total
number of each type of action (accessions, quits, etc.) reported for a calen
dar month by the sample establishments in each industry is divided by the
total number of employees (both wage and salary vorkers) reported by these
establishments who worked during, or received pay for, any part of the pay
period ending nearest the 15th of that month. To obtain the rate, the result
Is multiplied by 1 0 0 .
For example, in an Industry sample, the total number of employees
who worked during, or received pay for, the week of January 12-18 was re
ported as 2 5 ,^9 8 . During the period January 1-31 a total of 2&k employees in
all reporting firms quit. The quit rate for the industry is:
28^ x
25A98
100
-
1 .1
To compute turnover rates for industry groups, the rates for the
component industries are weighted by the estimated employment. Bates for the
durable and nondurable goods subdivisions and manufacturing division are com
puted by weighting the rates of major industry groups by the estimated
employment.
Industry Classification
Beginning with final data for December 19^9 > manufacturing
establishments reporting labor turnover are classified in accordance with
the Standard Industrial Classification (19^5) codt structure. Definitions of
nonmanufacturing industries are based on the Social Security Board
Classification Code (19^2).
The durable goods subdivision of manufacturing includes the
following major groups: ordnance and accessories; lumber and wood products
(except furniture); furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products;
primary metal industries; fabricated metal products (except ordnance, ma
chinery, and transportation equipment); machinery (except electrical);
electrical machinery; transportation equipment; instruments and related prod
ucts; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries. The nondurable goods
subdivision includes the following major groups: food and kindred products;
tobacco manufactures; textile-mill products; apparel and other finished tex
tile products; paper and allied products; chemicals and allied products;
products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and leather and leather
products.
Comparability With Earlier Data
Labor turnover rates are available on a comparable basis from
January 1930 for manufacturing as a whole and from 19^3 for two coal mining
and two communication industries. Because of a major revision, labor turn
over rates for many individual industries and industry groups for the period
prior to December 19^9 are not comparable with the rates for the subsequent
period.
4-5
The revision of the turnover series involved (l) the adoption of
the Stand&rd Industrial Classification (19^5) code structure for the manu
facturing industries, providing nev industry definitions and groupings (the
industry definitions of the Social Security Board Classification Code (19^2)
were used in the series beginning in 19^3 and of the Census of Manufactures
in series prior to 1 9 ^ 3 )* and (2 ) the introduction of weighting (according
to employment in the component industries) in the computation of industrygroup rates. In the Bureau's previous series, industry-group rates were
computed directly from the sample of reporting establishments without regard
to the relative weight of the component industries.
Comparability With Employment Series
Month-to-month changes in total employment in manufacturing
industries reflected by labor turnover rates are not comparable with the
changes shown in the Bureau's employment series for the following reasons:
(1) Accessions and separations are computed for the entire
calendar-month; the employment reports, for the most part, refer to a
pay period ending nearest the 1 5 th of the month.
1
-week
(2) The turnover sample is not as large as the employment sample
and includes proportionately fewer small plants; certain industries are not
covered (see paragraph on source of data and sample coverage).
(3) Plants are not included in the turnover computations in
months when work stoppages are in progress; the influence of such stoppages
is reflected, however, in the employment figures.
Publications
Additional information on concepts, methodology, special studies,
etc., is given in a "Technical Note on Labor Turnover," which is available
upon request. This note was summarized in the October 19^9 Monthly Labor
Review {pp. H17-H21) and in Bulletin No. 9 9 3 . "Techniques of Preparing
Major BLS Statistical Series." The revised sections on quit, layoff, mis
cellaneous separations (including military), and accessions, contained in
these notes, replace those in the above mentioned publications. Summary
tables showing monthly labor turnover rates in selected industry groups and
industries for earlier years are available upon request.
46
G L O S S A R Y
ALL EMPLOYEES - Includes production and related workers as defined below and
workers engaged in the following activities: executive, purchasing, finance,
accounting, legal, personnel (including cafeterias, medical, etc.), pro
fessional and technical activities, sales, sales-delivery, advertising,
credit collection, and in installation and servicing of own products,
routine office functions, factory supervision (above the working foreman
level). Also includes employees on the establishment payroll engaged in
new construction and major additions or alterations to the plant who are
utilized as a separate work force (force-account construction workers).
Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family
workers, and members of the Armed Forces are excluded.
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 payroll of Federal, State, and local govern
ment, public utilities, and private establishments, are excluded from con
tract construction and included in the employment for such establishments.
DURABLE GOODS - The durable goods subdivision includes the following major
industry groups: ordnance and accessories; lumber and wood products (except
furniture); furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; pri
mary metal industries; fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment); machinery (except electrical);
electrical machinery; transportation equipment; instruments and related
products; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries.
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE - Covers establishments operating in the
fields of finance, insurance, and real estate, and beginning January 1952,
also includes the Federal Reserve Banks and the mixed-ownership banks of
the Farm Credit Administration for national estimates. However, in State
and area estimates the latter two agencies will be included under Government
until revisions are made in series prepared by cooperating State agencies.
GOVERNMENT - Covers Federal, State, and local government establishments per
forming legislative, executive, and judicial functions, including Government
corporations, Government force-account construction, and such units as
arsenals, navy yards, and hospitals. Fourth-class postmasters are included
in the national series, but will be excluded from State and area estimates
pending revisions in series prepared by cooperating State agencies. State
and local government employment excludes, as nominal employees, paid volun
teer firemen and elected officials of small local units.
MANUFACTURING - Covers only private establishments. Government manufacturing
operations such as arsenals and navy yards are excluded from manufacturing
and included under Government.
MINING - Covers establishments engaged in the extraction from the earth of organic
and inorganic minerals which occur in nature as solids, liquids, or gases;
includes various* contract services required in mining operations, such as re
moval of overburden, tunneling and shafting, and the drilling or acidizing of
oil wells; also includes ore dressing, beneficiating, and concentration.
,,
GOODS - The nondurable goods subdivision includes the following
major industry groups: food and kindred products; tobacco manufactures;
textile-mill products; apparel and other finished textile products; paper
tuna allied products; printing, publishing, and allied industries; chemicals
and allied products; products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and
leather and leather products. Labor turnover data exclude printing,
publishing, and allied industries.
N ONDURABLE
PAYROLL - Private payroll represent weekly payroll of both full- and parttime production and related workers who worked during, or received pay for,
any part of the pay period ending nearest the 1 5 th of the month, before de
duction for old-age and unemployment insurance, group insurance, withholding
tax, bonds, and union dues; also, includes pay for sick leave, holidays, and
vacations taken. Excludes cash payments for vacations not taken, retroactive
pay not earned during period reported, value of payments In kind, and bonuses,
unless earned and paid regularly each pay period. The Index in table A-4
represents productlon-worker average weekly payroll expressed as a percentage
of average weekly payroll for the 19^7“
^9 period. Aggregate weekly payroll
for all manufacturing is derived by multiplying gross average weekly earn
ings by production-worker employment.
PRODUCTION AND REIATED 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 services,
products development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g., power
plant), and record-keeping and other services olosely associated with the
above production operations. The index in table A-k represents the number
of production and related workers In manufacturing expressed as a per
centage of average monthly production-worker employment in the I9 U7 -U9
period.
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS - Covers establishments primarily engaged in
rendering services to individuals and business firms, including automotive
repair services. Excludes domestic service workers. Nongovernment schools,
hospitals, museums, etc. are Included under service and miscellaneous;
similar Government establishments are included under Government.
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES - Covers only private establishments
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. Similar Government
establishments are included under Government.
WBOIJBSAIJS AND RETAIL 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. Similar Government establishments are
Included under Government.
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LIST O F
ALABAMA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
C A L IF O R N IA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
D IS T R IC T OF
COLUMBIA
FLO RID A
GEORGIA
IDAHO
IL L IN O IS
IN D IA N A
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
L O U IS IA N A
M AINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
M ICH IGAN
M INNESOTA
M IS S IS S IP P I
M ISS O U R I
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JER SEY
NEW M EXICO
NEW YORK
C O O P E R A T I N G
STATE
A G E N C I E S
Department o f I n d u s tr ia l R e la tio n s , Montgomery 5 .
Unemployment Compensation D iv is io n , Employment S e c u r ity Commission, P h o en ix.
Employment S e c u r ity D iv is io n , Department o f Labor, L i t t l e Rock.
D iv isio n o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s and R e se a rch , Department o f In d u s tr ia l R e la tio n s ,
San F r a n c is c o 1 .
- U. S. Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s , Denver 2 .
- Employment S e c u r ity D iv is io n , Department of Labor, H a rtfo rd 15.
F ed eral R eserve Bank o f P h ila d e lp h ia , P h ila d e lp h ia 1 , P e n n sy lv a n ia .
—
-
U. S. Employment S e r v ic e f o r D. C .. W ashington 25*
I n d u s tr ia l Commission, T a lla h a s s e e .
Employment S e c u r ity Agency, Department o f L abor, A tla n ta 3 .
Employment S e c u r ity Agency, B o ise .
I llin o is S ta te Employment S ervice and D iv is: cn of Unemployment Compensation, C hicago 5 4 ,
Employment S e c u r ity D iv is io n , In d ia n a p o lis 9 .
Employment S e c u r ity Commission, Des Moines 8 .
Employment S e c u r ity D iv is io n , S ta te Labor D epartm ent, Topeka.
Bureau o f Employment S e c u r ity , Department o f Economic S e c u r ity , F r a n k f o r t .
D iv isio n o f Employment S e c u r ity , Department o f Labor, Baton Rouge 4 .
Employment S e c u n t y Commission, Augusta.
Department o f Employment S e c u r ity , B a ltim o re 1 .
D iv isio n of S t a t i s t i c s , Department of Labor and i n d u s t r i e s , B oston 10 .
Employment S e c u r ity Commission, D e tro it 2 .
D iv isio n o f Employment and S e c u r ity , S t. Paul 1 .
Employment S e c u r ity Commission, Ja c k s o n .
- D iv is io n o f Employment S e c u r ity , J e f f e r s o n C ity .
- Unemployment Compensation Commission, H elena.
- D iv is io n o f Employment S e c u r ity , Department o f L ab or, L in co ln 1 .
- Employment S e c u r ity D epartm ent, C arson C ity .
- D iv isio n o f Employment S e c u r ity , Department o f L ab or, C oncord.
- Department o f Labor and In d u s try , T ren ton 8 .
- Employment S e c u r ity Commission, Albuquerque.
— Bureau o f R esearch and S t a t i s t i c s , D iv is io n o f Employment,
New York Department o f Labor, 1440 Broadway, New York 18.
NORTH CARO LINA - Department o f L ab o r, R a le ig h .
- Unemployment Com pensation D iv is io n , B ism arck.
NORTH DAKOTA
- Bureau o f Unemployment C om pensation, Columbus 16.
OHIO
- Employment S e c u r ity Commission, Oklahoma C ity 2 .
OKLAHOMA
- Unemployment Compensation Commission, Salem.
OREGON
F e d e ra l R eserv e Bank o f P h ila d e lp h ia , P h i la d e lp h ia 1 (m f g .) ; Bureau o f R esearch i
PENN SYLVAN IA
1n fo rm a tlo o , Department o f Labor and In d u s try , H a rrisb u rg (n o n m fg .).
- Department o f Labor, P ro v id e n ce 3 .
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CARO LINA - Employment S e c u r ity Commission, Columbia l .
- Employment S e c u r ity D epartm ent, Aberdeen.
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Department o f Employment S e c u r i t y , N a s h v ille 3 .
TENNESSEE
- Employment Commission, A u stin 19.
TEXAS
- Department o f Employment S e c u r ity , in d u s tr ia l Commission, S a lt Lake C ity 13 .
UTAH
- Unemployment Compensation Commission, M o n tp e lie r.
VERMONT
- D iv isio n o f R esearch and S t a t i s t i c s , Department o f Labor and In d u s try , Richmond :
V IR G IN IA
- Employment s e c u r i t y D epartm ent, Olympia.
WASHINGTON
WEST V IR G IN IA
- Department o f Employment S e c u r ity , C h a rle sto n 5 .
- I n d u s tr ia l Commission, Madison 3 .
W ISCO NSIN
- Employment S e c u r ity Commission, C asp er.
WYOMING
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