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'For release Friday,
January 11, 1945
P. M. Papers

U, S9 Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and Occupational Outlook Branch
Division of. Employment, Statistics

Schloss - 351
EI^LOYIEIT JffiD PAY ROLLS
Detailed Report
Novo mbs r 1945

Table

CONKKTG

Pa £6

1

Estimated numbe.r of production workers in manufacturing
i ndustri es•
2

2

Indexes of production worker employment and pay rolls in
manufac turing, Industrie s, • . • . • ............... . . . . . ............ .

8

Indexes of employment and pay rolls in selected norunanufacturing industries•

14

Estimated number of production workers in selected
noniranufacturing industries♦. » • • • * « • • ................... • * • • • « •

15

3

4

Percentage changes in employment and pay rolls in
selected nor^onufacturipg industries.........
6

7

8

9

10

11

LS 46-1678




Estimated nuirper pf employees in nonagricultural
establishments by industry div isio n .• • • # . . • • • • • • • • • • ♦ • ♦

16

Estimated number of employees in nonagricultural
establishments, by State', October 1945* * . « • » . • • • • . • • » • •

17

Employment in regular Federal services and Government
Corporations, in selected m
o
n
t
h
s
.

•

IS

Pay rolls of regular Federal services and Government
Corporations, in selected m
o
n
t
h
s
.

•

20

Total employment ar.d pay rolls in united States Kavy
Yards and Private Shipyards -within Continental U* 3 .,
by shipbuilding r e g i o n . • ...........

21

Estimated employment and pay rolls on construction
w_"dn n C ontmenxal unite a otate s
*

22

.

Table 1* - :isti:r:ated 1’Tumber of Production Workers in : ^.nufacturing Industries V
(In thousands)
Industry Group
or Industry
ALL I'i&KUFACTURING
!•'IsZtABiali {jVJOD£)
KCSTDUTcABLE GOODS
Durable Goods
IRCSI ArTD'ST£3L AH) TiiEIR PRODUCTS
13last furnaces, steel works, and
rolling mills
Gray-iron and semi-steel castings
Malleable-iron castings
Steel castings
Cast-iron pipe and fittings
Tin cans ar.d other tinv/aro
Wire, druv/n from purchased rods*
Wire work
Cutlery and edge tools
Tools (except edge tools, macnine
tools, files, and savr$)
Hardware
Plumbers1 supplies
Stoves, oil burners, and -heating
equipment.not elsewhere classified
Steam and hot-v/nte r heating
apparatus and steam fitti>i:**s
Stamped and enameled vvare and
galvanizing
Fab r i ca te d sv rue t\ira 1 andornamenta 1 meta lyrork
Metal doors, sash,' frame's, rr.cl::in?,
and trim
Bolts, nuts, ’vashers, and rivets
Forging, JLsgu ,G,nd steel
Wrought pipe, voided and Iieary
riveted
Screw-maohine pro'durts* ond woodsere vrs
Steel bax*rels, kegs, and drums
Firearms
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
Electrical equipment
Radios and phonographs
C oianuni cati on equipme nt




I'lov.
1940
, 958
,93*
,020

,205
428.1
69.7
23.1
51.0
14.4
SB .2
27.9
2D.9
22.3
2 2.3
37.0
19.0
•>8.6

Oct.
1045

i
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U ,917
i» ,013

1 i ,191
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422.9
68.0
21.9
53.2
13.8
35.8
27.8
28.3
21.6
■21.9
34,8
18.1
46,7

42.2

40,3

63.5

60,5

42 .4
7.3
20.2

V

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84.2
13.7

:
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194-'

13,350
7,915
5,435

j 1 ,194

! 1,6 63
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66,1 i
22.0 i
.53,4 i
13,2 i
37.6 j
27.5 ]
26.0 i
21.0 ;
22.7
33.9
17.5

;!
!
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43,8

26.9
4 5 .9
21.8
62.5

. 40 <4 !
i

473.8
73.2
25.1
71.7
15.4
38. S
34.3
34,7
23.7

54.8

59.8

;

86.2

4 1 .3

*.
:

41.0

|

72.5

7.2
19.6

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25,1 i
;

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24.6
35.0

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24.4

13.8
25.0
5.3
11.2

:

S3 pt,
1G45

! 10 ,027
: 5 ,003
5 ,024

2.5.7

25.5
5 .9
l i .8
461
299.0
57.3
S6.7

;

449
i 291.8
56.0
\
65 f4

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6 .0
10.6

!
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7.7
38.0

429
271,0
57,4
6 5.7

[
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719
433.0

121.4
107.2

3*

Table 1. -Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries 1/bcnt1d
(In thousands)

____

Industry Group,
or Industry

__

^

MACKIITSBY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL
Xlachinery and machine-shop products
Engines and turbines
Tractors
Agricultural machinery, excluding
. tractors
Machine tools
Machino-tool accessories
Textile Machinery
Pump3 and .pumping equipment
Typev/rit^rs
Cash registers, adding and
calculating machines
Washing machines, w ingers and
driers, domestic
Sev/ing machines, dofnestic and
industrial
Refrigerators and refrigeratibn
equipment z /
TRAIySPORTATION EQUIP/SST, EXCEPT
AUTOMOBILES
Locomotives
Cars, electric- and steamrailroad
.Aircraft and partd., excluding
aircraft pngines
Aircraft"ehgine s
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Victorcvcles, bicycles, and Darts

j: ov.
1945
877
525.0
42.6
50.5

Oct.
13<L-5

.

::

Sept,
1S4C

876
330 ..1
42,9
49.5

880
332.9
!’
44.7
48.8

35.9
58.7
4 5.9
25.5
51.6
12.6

36.0
60.3
47.4
24.9
52.5
11.5

1,169445.5
67.5
56.6

:
37.6
52.9
45.6
26.3
52.2
I S .6

•
!

25.7
8.7

i:

7.6

25.2

31.1

7.4

6.5

11.4

7.4

10.5

7 .5
!
!

34.8.

554
3l;2

.

643
29.9

».

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41.7

j

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;
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156,5
33.1
: 445.4
6.2

494

: 440

411

HGBF3ER0U8 I.-2JTAL5 AIID TI2IR PRODUCT3
Smelting and refining, primary, -of
nonferrous metals •
Alloying and rolling and d roaring
of nonferrous metals except
a lumiiriiun
Clocks and YTitches
Jewelry (precious-metals) and*
jewelers*' findings
Silvenvars and plated ware
Lighting equipment
Aluminum ■
nan*afacture s
Shoet-r.'^tal v:6rk, not elsev/ngre
classified

310

j

291

35.4

53.3
21.9
14.9
10.8
21.7
39.1

!

j

14.2
10*1
19.7
36.7

21.2

I

21.3

632.7
:
219.5
: 1 ,0 4 5 .7
9.2
i
680
402
4 0.4

36.8
:

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50,1
20,8

56.5
:

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35.5

40.5

:
:

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51.8

’!;
::

760
29,7

: 126,1
I 29.4
! 368.2
!
6.5

35.6

4 4.0
74,0
64.5
27.3
73*6
12.3

j
i

24.4

39.2

45.1

«"

121.8
26.7
286.1
8.7




i'ov*
1S44

51. ti
19-. 6

69.0
25.9

13.5
9.7
»
■ 16.8
:
35.9

13.4
11.1
26.3
64.2

:
j
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21.1

:
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32.7

Table 1#-Estimated Humber of Production Workers in ^lanufac turd nr: Industries
(in thousands)
Industry Group___ or I ndustry _

_

_ __

'yiMBEE AHD TILiB'iiP. BASIC PRODUCTS
Sciv-anills and losing; oamps
Planing and plyv/ood mills

K ov, !
iSi-6 ;-----407
192.5
81.0

PUPIIITUPi; M D FUJI SH&D LUI0BH
produ cts

Ltattr?ssos and bed springs
Furniture
Wooden boxes* other than cigar
Caskets and other morticians V goods
Wood proser ving
Wood, turned and shaped
S T ® 3, CLAY, AKD GIAFS ‘P^.ODwCTS
Glass, and glassv/r.reGlass products made from
purbhaced glass.
Cement
Brick, tile , and tcnvi cotta
Pottery and related products
Gypsum
Y/alihcaro, plaster (except gypsun),
and mineral ivool
Lime
Marble, granite,* slate, and other
products
Abrasives
Asbestos products
Kendurable Goods
TmiL2-jauTTsCI)V*GTS
DIES* FIBER
KAWUFAC TtTRt?
Cotton manufactures, except small
-vare s
Cotton small v^ires
S il k ’and rayon goods
YJbolcn and vrorsted manufactures,
cxccpt dyein- and finishing
Hosiery
Knitted cloth
Knitted outerwear and f i t t e d ploves
Knitte d uri-.lcnvoar
Dyeing and finishing textiles,
including voolen and vrorsted
Carpets and rues, vrool
Hat s, fur -I’e It
Jute ^oods, except felts
Cor^ars and tvdne




307
15.4
155.9
25.7
12.0
10.7
zi .o

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:
76. B ;

405
191.5
60.6

295
14.5
130.5
23.3
11.8
10.1
19.9
322
86.6

;
;
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:

10.3
20.3
44.6
38,8
4.2'

9.5
7,7

;
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9.2
7.5

15.2
15.0
16.7

j
i
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16.6
17.5

398.9
15.1
84.5

1,037

;
!
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404,3
12,6
85.2

143,0
101.7
10.4
28,3
33.6

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139,5
98.3
10,2
27.3
33.3

5 4 .6
18.4

‘j
;
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54.1
17.9
9,6
3.5
14.0

9,8
3 .6
14.2

:

435.
207.7
63.1

I
;:

10.7
SO. 2
46.3
3S.7
4 .6

,042

Sept.
1945

Oct.
1945

291
14.7'
. 128,4-■
23,2
11,3
10.3
19.5

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■313
84.5
9.6
19.4
4 2.7
37.4
4,1
2.0
7.4
11.9
17.1
17.5

:
:
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II ov#
19-14

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475
229.1
.69.4

338
18,0
152.7
27.2
12.0
9.7
21.4

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!

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327
87.2

I

1 0 .P
17,1
41.4
39.9
4 .0

:1
■

•' 13.9
21.1
'
19.9

i
11,096

407.0
12.4
84.9

!

13C.3
96.2
9.6
26,3
32.5

|
:
!

65.9
17.R
9.3
3 .4
13.8

9.6
7.7

•

1
;

:
;

428.8
13.5
69,2
1 4 6 .8

102.0
10.2
29.2
34.4
59.3
20.3
9.4
3 ,3
15.1

5.
Table l a-Estimated !*:urabor of Production Yforkers in Mar.ufact.ur ing Industries.]/ Cont'd
(In thousands)

w
x_lL
. r.

.

Industry Group
or ,Industry
r-r, r
_t .
..

■
.u~ - Tr t

r

APPABEL AMD OTHER FiriSHf-D TEXTILE
PRODUCTS
Men*s clothing, not olsev/here
classified
'Shirts j c M lars, and nightevear
Unds rwear *and neckwear, men*s
Work shirts
Won.on! g clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Ocrsets and .allied garraqnts
Millinery
Eandke rohiefs
Curtains, draperies, and bedspreads
House furifishin^, otlier than
curtains, etc#
Textile bags
LEATESB MiD.. IEA7HEH PRODUCTS
Leather
Boot and .slice cut s+ock and
findings.
Boots and shoes
Leather gloyes and r&ttsns
Trunks and Suitcases

|i H o t ,
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Sept.
1945 :

Hov
194'

:
795

798

788

868

177,1
50.5
11.7
13.1

j

179.7
49.4
10.9
13.2

lfaO.S* :
48.5 :
11.3
13.1

205.7
51.1
12.2
14.5

203.9
14.9
18 .0
2 .6
11.2

;
:
.

205.9
14.5
18.3
2.6
11.0

202.1
14.1
18.1
2.6
9.3

217.5
15,0
1R.4
? *8
13. o

9 .1
l£,0

:
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14,8

8,1
14,4

11.»
13.9

307
39.8

300.
38.8

314
39.2

15,9
169.5
■
11.1
:
11.4

16.3
164,6
10.9
10.9

16.2
172.3
12.8
13.0

1,140
126.5
23.7
14.9
16.6
30.8
23.0
9.5
251.0
13.1
'7.6
5 0.7
?5.7
55.2

1,086
149.1
21.1
13.0
13.9
23.9
20.4
.
8.4
264.8
14.5
21.8
60,7
'26,5
51.3

166.8

23,7.1

134. S

86
35.9
35.9

83
34.9
3.4.3

84
35.8
34.6

8.8

8.7

8.4

214
40 .7
16.3
17c*. 6
10.9
11.8

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FOOD
Slaughtering and meat packing
Butter
Condensed and evaporated milk
Ice cream
Flour
Feeds, prepared
Cereal preparations
Baking
Sugar refining, cane
Sugar, beet
C onfec tione ry
Beverages, nonalcoholic
Salt liquors
Canning and preserving

ji 1,042
i! 132.5
!
22.7
]|
13.3
j
15.6
31.1
23,5
9.1
.3
12.3
2S.0
55.3
23.6
54.2
jI
j

123.6

TOBACCO I-iAftUFACTUIlri8
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco (chevdng and smoking)
and snuff

j
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34.9
34.5




Ccc.
IS45

8 .7

!1,074.
: 12 6.-9
22.8
.
14.0
16.0
31.3
23 . Cj
8.1
252.8
12.2
19.1
53.6
2^,1
5* .4

j

Table 1,-Estims.ted Number of Production Workers in Llanufac tur in/* Industries J./ Cont'd
(lr» thousands)
ITov,
1944

I': ov.
1345

Oct,
1S45

Sept,
1945

PAPER A1-7D ALLIED PRODUCTS
Pape r and pulp
Paper goods, other
Enve lope.a
Paper baps
Paper boxes

317
148.3
4?,2
9,6
13.2
60.5

312
145,5
4 3 .1
9.7
12.6
79.2

304
142,0
41,9
9,5
12.2
76.8

313
145 ♦?
44.8
9.7
13.2
• 78.6

PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED
IKDT:GTP.I?«S
Hev/spr.pe.rs and periodicals
Printing, boolc and ,-Job
Lit hog raphir.g
Bookbinding

347
119.8
142.6
2 6.0
2 8.4

S'S8
1 1 5 .S
158.9
25.1
27,8

324
112.5
133,1
24.2
26*3

526
110.7
134 .5
24.4
2 7 .5

51.7

442
31.0

452
29.7

608
29.-8

4-8.0
I S ,4
13.6
5 6.1

47.6
12.6
13,4
54,7

46.9
12.4
13,2
53.4

49.6
■ 12.8
: 13.5
'j 53.7

1
i> 110,6
■ 25.7
5 ,5
1 11.3
3.1
20.6
20..8

I
! 109.2
30.2
5 ,6
:
10.4
3.2
18.0
20.4

111.7
39.2
1
5 ,6
13.5
3,3
14,7
20,9

115,2
; 90.3
!
5 ,«
:■ 50.4
26.6
\ 21.1
20.0

produ cts of pktp .o is o :;

A2TD CCAL
Petroleum refining
Coke and by-products
Paving Date rials
Roofing materials

j 138
95.4
22.1
1..8
!l
9*3

129
88.5
21.4
1.8
9,4

130
87,7
22.1
1.7
9.8

132
! 90. ?•
1 22.2
1.6
9.6

RUBBER PRODUCTS
Rji’ober tires and inner tubes
Rubber boots and shoes z /
Rubber goods, other*
~

! 179
j!
91.4
|
14.2
i
61.5

173
88.2
13.9
59.4

155
71.8
14.7
57.7

! 196
: 92,8
18.3
70.3

£16

; 412
!

Industry Group
or Industry

CH3MICALS AKD ALLI3D- JrliOritTCTo
Paints, -varni3has, -and colors
Drugs, medicines, and
ins?-otic ides
Ferf^Ques and cosnetics
Soap
Rayon and allied products
Chemicals’, not elsewhere
classified
Explosives and safety fuses
Compressed and liquefied gases
Amunition, •small-a revs
Firev/orlcs’
Cottonseed oil
Fertilizers

m SC£LLA1-:EOUS IITDUSTHI.; S
Instruments (professional and
scientific), "ind fire contrql
equipment
Phot og raphic ftpparatus
Optical instruments and
opht'<:r*.lr:;ic goods
Fianos, organs, and parts
Games, toys, and dolls
X Buttons
s extinguishers



I!
!

326

22.3
21.5
19.4
5..5
15.7
P .2
2 .3

j 319

j
:

23.9
20.6

26.2
20.9

59.2
27.9

19.1
5.3
14. .4
9*0
2.5

18,.8
5.2

23.4
7.1
16..9

12.8
8.8
2.5

1

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7.
Table 1 ,-Estimated dumber of Prodi'otion Workers in i-knufacturi»£.Industries Z / Cont’ d

2 /

Estimates for the- major industry groups have been adjusted-to levels indicated
by the final 1945 data made available by the Bureau of li.'mployir.ent Security
of the Federal Security Aponcy and should not be- compared with the rsar.fac«
turing ocployraent estimate a of production woriera plus salaried employees
appearing in Table 6 . Estimates for individual industries have been adjusted
to levels indicated -by the 1959 Census cf I.'cinufacturos, out not to Federal
Security Agency data# For this reason, .together v;ith the fact that this Bureau
has-not prepared estimates for certain industries, the si’m of the individual
industry estimates vdll not agree with totals shown for tJie major industry
groups,

2/

Revisions have been rxide as follows in the data for earlier fiionthsi
Refrigerators and refrigeration equipment » Jvily 1S45 -pr.oduatioii
workers to -i-5,3,
'
Rubber hoota aftd shoes - August 1945 production vrorkers to 1 6 ,4 ,




8.

Table 2, - Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay R0I I 3
in &anuf-icturing Industries
(1939 Average = 100 )

I7,ov, -Oct* .Sept, ' ov*
1945. - *.1945
.1945 .• 1S44
■
i
121*6: 121,21122.4 153.0
156..61136.2! 138,5- 219.2
109.8; 1 0 9 ,4 ;1 0 9 ,7 ;1 1 3 ,6

•__ Pay-Rol l Indexes_____
I'!ov, Oct, Sept; Nov*
Jj . .............................................
1945; 1945 ,1945 .:. . 1944
s i .
j 212*5; 213*0! 214,21 331,8
=232.4! 234, §: 236,41457,2
j193,6 191,9;192.61209.2

1 2 1 ,5 :1 2 0 .1 j1 2 0 ,5 .1 6 7 .7

2 0 3 ,7 ;2 0 1 ,9 1200,2 =315.2

* 1 1 0 .2 :1 0 8 .0 !1 0 8 ,8 .1 2 2 ,0
i
:
;

:1 7 C ,0 ;1 7 2 .7 :1 7 5 ,3 r221.9

....

Industry Group
or Industry
ALL MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
UCSDURABL3 GOODS
Durable Goods
I H ® AKD 3I£BL AFD THEIR PRODUCES
Blast furnaces, steel works,
ard rolling sills
Gray-iron and seini-stcel
castings
Malleable^iron castings
Steel castings
Cast-iron pipe and fittings
Tin cans and other tir'.varo
Wire drawn from purchased rods
Wirework
Cutlery and edge tools 3 /
Tools (except edge .tools,
machine tools, file s, and
saws)
Hardware
Plumbers* supplies
Gtoves, oil burners, and
heating equipment not
elsewhere classified
Steam and hot-wester heating
apparatus &r.d steam fir.tinjrs
Stomped and enameled ware
and galvanizing
Fabricated structural and
ornamental metalwork
Metal doors, sash, frames,
molding, and trim
Bolts, nuts washers, and rivets
Forgings, iron and steel
Wrought pipe, welded and
heairy riveted
Screw-machine products and
wood screws
Steel barrels, kegs, and drums
Firearms

.:

119,3 ^116,51113.2 125,3128,1: 1 2 1.f> 121.6 jl30*9
169.5 1.176.9:177,6; 238,1
87,2 ’•* 33,5 ! • 80,0 ; 93.2
1 1 0 .S :1 1 2 .7 !113.4;122*4
127.1 1 2 6 .8 |1 2 5 .1 i145.9
D>',,4. 9? ,0 •, 85 , 7 i11 1-, 5
144.5 U 4 C *5 i13 6.5 :153. 3

Z/

ELECTRICAL MACHIFEPY
Electrical equipment
Radios and phonographs
C oaaaunication equipment 3 /




l/

; 2 2 1,li2 2 2 ,3 ;2 1 4 ,8 :2 5 1 ,7
1242,6•23 8 .4 :2 2 8 .4 12 9 1 .9
■
2 0 3.p •2 9 1 ,8 •2 G 0 .9 1448.G
■176.7=164,5:151,2-187,9
!lo5,5 :1 3 6 .2 =200.7;20 5 .4
;191*3:189,21179.41251.2
!17S,2 :1 7 1 .1 ilG3,9 :229.7
2 8 3 ,5 :2 7 2 .5 : 2 6 5 ,0 j330.4

l 4 5 ,3 : 142*3:148,3 175,4 s253,91254,1 ='256.7.332*0
103.7; 97.7: 95,0 128 . 9 11 9 0 .7 I183 , 9 ’ 173 , 9 ;236 .4
77.15 75.31 73.2 85*4 126*41118,0 j114 .2 !161.7

: 105.3|101,4; 9 5 .1 :1 3 5 ,5
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j1 8 2 .1 ;1 7 9 ,T 1 6 0 .5 }260*9
*

:

! 139*3‘ 133* 11133*41180*0 j2 5 6,l ‘ 2 3 0 .2 12 5 4 .0 ;3£1.0

1
! 1 1 4 .3 :1 0 9 .0 107.7 155,2 !206*5f195*6 :1 9 0 ,1 :3 1 3.4
!

11 £),£■ 116,3 115.5 204.2 ! 137*71186*7:179*0 397.4
94.2! 92*4| SO.1|140,0 ! 104.7-159*5!152*0 256.71 4 1 .5 :13S .7 -136.1' 17.1,6 ! 259,4! 248,Oi 217*1 335.1
1S7*7; 167*2:163.5■227.7 I 265.3 J2 8 8,6!258,5 459.2
163*6j164*3;147,1; 293*4 j2 5 5 ,l j 2 4 7 .5 |253*21568*4
*
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97.0: P7.5 j 9 6 .5 :1 2 6 .4 j1 7 8*0:154.C !1 6 4 .5 ;2 47 .8
235*4)223*0; 215.01 760*2 1426.8!399.0!330.0 l753.-:;
:
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177*8; 175*4; 165.3 !277*6
165*8j161*i 11 4 5,9;259.5
1 3 1 .3 ;12G.6j131,8-276,9
2 0 7 .6 ;2 0 3 .7 = 2 0 4 .6 S333,7

1290*3 ; 278*3 !25S.Q .:507,2
I2S5.S :25 4.71 2 2 9*7 :4 4 3 .8
1237,51218,2)227,6 i541.7
1 3 2 8 ,7 .3 2 3 ,3 '3 1 3 ,9 ‘548.5

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Table 2, - Indexes of. Production Worker £mployr..ent o»d Pay Rolls
in ihasufactwring Industries ] / - Continued
Industry Group
or Industry

L ^foployssr-t Indexe s

r'ay-P.oll Indexes
; Jvov. -dot*. :S&pte -Kov* i S otto O c t .: Sept, Kov*
!1945 -1945 :1945 11944 ! 194£ 1945; 194JT 1944
----- 1

V~

MACHINERY, EXCEPT iiliiCTKICAL
I-laohinery mid rsaehine-shop
.products
Engines and turbines
Tractors
Agricultural machinery, excluding
tractors
Liachine tools
Machine-tool accessories 3 /
Texti Is aa'ohino ry
Pumps and pvsiping equipment
Typsv/rite rs
Cash registers, adding and
calculating machines
Washing machines,. wringers and
driers, domestic
Se-vving machines, dorn.estic and
industrial
Refrigerators, and refrigeration
equipment 3 /
TRAITSPCKTAIION £QUI?J.EHX, EXCEPT
AUTOMOBILES
Loc omotiye s
Cars, electric- and steamrailroad
Aircraft and parts, excluding
aircraft enc.ir.os
Aircraft engines
Shipbuilding and boatbuilding
Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts
AUTOMOBILESKG1TFSERGU3 JiETALS •MF- E K iR
PRODUCTS
Smelting and refining., primary,
of nonferrous metals
Alloying and rolling and
drawing- of nonferrous metals
except aluminum
Clocks and vetches
JevreIry (precioys met;;Is) and
je-vse-lers* findings
Silverware and plated '.varo
Lighting equipment
Aluminum nr.nufac.tu re s
Sheot-Estal. work-, not ^lsowhero
classified



[ 165, 9! 165.7! 166.6!
:
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160. 7: 1 6 3 .2; 164.6;
228. 6j 2 5 0 , 0 ! 239,6!
161,3! 158.1: 155.9
:

221.2 1274..7:: 275.7- 275. 5; 416, 1
4 0 3 . ,4
220.2 26 6,,8! 271,8: OfT*
362.1 366.,7! 379.5: 368. € 7 6 6 . 4
180.92 228,8! 220.0! 237,5: 289.7
|
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155.3! 129,0; 129.3: 138.1 2 3 0 ,9 '229.6| 2 4 6 ,8; 311.2
144.4: 160,5! 164.8:-202.2! 238,8 ; 260,71 286,1: 363.2
j 131,2! 182.3': 188.2: 2 5 6.5 1263,9! 270 . 7; 2 7 9 .6 :4 4 1 .3
120.2:116.5: 113.6: 1 2 4,4'2 18 ,9 ;2 1 5 ,2 : 209.3; 233.3
i 215.3: 213,0-; 216.6! 303.8 384.8:386.0; 369.9; 626.5
j eS.6l 77.7= 71.2: 75.8 153.8;144♦61 133.1?154.7
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97.0! 95.9: 9 4 ,6 !'134.Oi138,41121,Oi192,81 282.3
111.5: 9Q.il
5

01.2 147.5 -176.6115S.6 146,7! 265,6
i

349,2- 405.1:479,0; 1349.4j5 6 5 .7 !3 9 7 ,5 1814.4j2943,7
4 8 2 .8 1461.5! 458,4"’ 5 4 C .0 11011,1:921,4= 8 94,1;1256,4
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183.9!17 0 . 0 ; 1 6 5.1:23 0 .2 305.2 !292,5! 271.7: 407. 7
;
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207,1! 317.8! 594.5:lf 94.8 510.3 :534.s! 624.5I51S5J5
300.5 j3 3 1 .1 j372.2 j246S, 1 592.8 1444,5! 43£. 7;4 278,4
4 1 3 ,2 ;5 3 1 ,8 ; 643.3 j1510,2 641, 5 ;.£23 .4 ill15,9:349 7,8
124,9: 93.6: 8 8 ,6 ;1 3 1 ,7 209,4 =151.6; 132,7! 241,7
I 122,8! 1 0 9 .5 11 0 2 ,Is IS 9,1
154.5 '1164.4 1 4 5 .8 !312.8
135.3: 1 2 9 ,0 :1 2 7 .1 1175,21235.9 1223,1 216.21332.8
128.8 !1 2 6 ,l!1 33.0:145.3 226.8 !226,8 239,4 i'266,8
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137.4 i'129,2 \133.o| 177,3 238.7 1223.4j222. 6 j333.7
1 0 6 .l! 102,7! 96.61127.8 198.6 I188. 5 !1 6 8 .5 5272.0
!174.3 1 6 5 .9 :1 5 9 .5
1150.5! 144.2'! 164.6
Il55,4il29..7.| 229.4
l237.2|21S.S;497.0
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1 1 2 ,9 ;1 1 3 .8 1112.4=174,2 200,0 1200.3; 200,li337.fi
102.9'j 98.1; 93.7! 92.8
88.6! 8 3 .0 j 8 0 .lj 91.4
105,8 1 9 6 .2 : •82*2:128.3
165.2 !1 5 5.9!15 2 .5 !2 7 2.5

184.4
172.9
175.3
256.7

10

Table 2. - Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Llaiiufaotuiin<; Industries l / - Continued
Industry Group
or Industry
LTBSBBR AND JIKBSR -HA3IC PRODUCTS
Savrnills and logging camps
Planing and plywood mills
FumriiuRc aiid f i n i s h e d lumber
PROTECTS
Mattresses and bedsprings
Furniture?
Vfoodon bosos, other than cigar
Castets and other morticians1
goods
Y/ooa preserving
Wood, turned and shaped
STOITE, CLAY, jffiD GLASS PRODUCTS
Glass and„glas sv.are
Glass products made• frcrn
purchased glass
Cement
Brick, tij.e., and terra cotta
Pottory and related products
Gypsum
Wallbcai’d, plaster (except
gypsum), and mineral v/ool
Lime
Marble, granite, slate, and
other products z /
Abrasives
Asbestos products
J!endurable Goods
TEXTILE-JCL'fTPRODUCTS AiiD 0TH2R
FIBER MALTUFACTURES
Cotton manufactures, except
small m res
Cotton small v/ares
Silk and rayon goods
YJoolen and v/orsted manufactures,
except dyeing and finishing
Hosiery
Knitted cloth
Knitted outerwear and knitted
gloves
Knitted underv/ear
Dyeing and finishing textiles,
including v/oolen and worsted
Carpets and rugs, wool
Hat s, f ur-*fe It
Jute goods, except felts
Cordage and tv/ine



Pay-P.oll ln.de>>? s_
• Znp 1 oynsnt I ndo::e s __..
Oct.
:
Sspt*;liOV*
jRoy.
iOoto :Sept«:IvCV*
jftov,
1045
;
1945
;19-*4.
;
19-15
'19-io
:1S45 ’ 1944
’ 1945
9 6.8 l 33.3: 105,4:11 2 .9
66.3; G6.5I 72.1-; 78,5
S 3 .9; 83.4: 8 6 .Cl 95.5

1G4.3; lGD.i: 184.21 205.3
113. G; 117.4.' 130.3! 143.6
157.3! 140.4:145.2; 1GG.0

I
8 8 .8 ;1 0 5 ,1 j 106.5; 161.9; 157.5; 390.8
80.3 S8.0 | 143.1 ; 133,8; 137.9! 174,0
8 0 .GI 95.9 i 15 1,l! 147.1; 140.8: 177.2
9 1 .3:107.3 | 101.1:177.4-176.6! 215.0
i
:
S6.6! 95.0! 90.6 9G.0 , 1 5 3 .0 ;1 5 6 ,9 1 49,6; 1G3.1
95.6-i 8 9 .S| 91.2; Rt-.. o j 2 07.3;20 1 ,3 '2 0 3 ,4 ! 185.7
9 5 .3 | 90.3; 88.5! 97.5 i 168.1:161.11159.0; 176.4

93.6i
84.0;
85.3;
93.6!

8 9 .0i
78.3:
8 2 .0:
91.7:

107.4 :• 109.8! 106 . 7 j111. 5
1 1 0.l j 1 2 4 ,0 ;1 2 1 ,0 j124.9
*;
t

177,4;184.9!177.4! 18S.7
3 70,9 !1 96 ,1 '18 8 .9 : 200.8

133-.2! 183. 0 ; 172.2! 17S.G
107,2;102.91 9 8 .1 ;1 06 .3
84.8; 85,1: 8 1 . 3 ! 71.7 135.4:139.4!131,0! 116.?
32.6: 7B.5i 75.2! 72.9 139.1:133,4 1125.5; 119.;
1 1 9 .9 :1 1 7 ,1 !1 1 3 .0 : 120.5 !1 8 8 .l ! 186.7!172, 7! 3 90.9
92.4! 84.3! 82.9! 80.6 1 5 5.1 :1 4 8 .0 :1 4 4 ,8 i 14 3.C
117,7! 113,4; 1 1 0 .9 ;il 8 .5 j 2 2 0 .6 ;22C.5 211.2! 217.2
81.8: 78.8! 77.9! 81.4 I 167.8^166.8 1 5 8 .3 ;1 5 7 .7
71,3: 69,5! 64.3: 75.1 j 1 0 5 .3 !l0 7 .2 il0 2 .0 i113.9
210.7; 2 1 4 ,5 12 2 0 .6 j272.5 13 2 8 .8 !3 2 7 .1 ;339,6! 473.6
2 0 6 ,7 !2 1 5 ,8 :2I6.9! 255,0
105,2! 1 1 0 .5 :1 1 0 .4 :1 2 5 .6
I
91,1

SO.6!; 90.2
:!
:
100.7 102.1!!102.8
• 98.5, 94.5!! 92,9
70.5
71.1: j 70.9
:
:
!:
05 « 8 j: 93. 5 i! 91.3
64,0 ij 61.8!! 60.5
94.9;I 93.1 88.3
::
:
100.5: ; 97.0 : 93.6
87.1 ; 86.3 i 84.3
::
!
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81.6 i: 80.8 : 33.6
72 . 0 :; 69.8 ! 69.4
67.4 :! 65.7 i 63.8
100,0:; 93,0 : 95,3
1 1 7 .2 j1115,7!|114.2

I: S5.8

171.3 ■168,1 166,7! 174.6

1108.3
; 101.4
j 74.4

199.9 :198,6 !201.0; 206.8
17SC2 j167,4 !166.0! 180.0
142.0 !143.0:138,2! 139.4
!
;
184.0 1178.3 !175.4: 189.4
10S.0 !105.3 !101 . 1 : 104.7
180.11176,6!168.1! 163.8
:
•

! 90,4
; 6 4 ,i
•: 93.5
•
;103,7
| SS.3

192.5 !187.6 :172.1: 193.2
161.5 j161*1 f1 5 7 .2 1165.5
:
;
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j 88.7 140.4 !135.0 !i4i.9; 150.6
! 75,4 124.6 1114. 9 1113.7! 136,6
! 64.5 140.6 1135,8 124.8!:124.9
•
. \C 198.8 !193.1 1190.3 1182.C
!124.9 220.4 !217,9 [218.0 j235.2

11*

Table 2m - Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries l / - Continued
Industry Group
or Industry
APPAR3L AMD OTHER FINISHED
TSXTIL£ PRODUC T S
Men1s clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Shirts, collars, and nightwear
Underwear and neckwear, npn, s
Work shirts
Womenxs clothing, not elsewhere
classified
Corsets and allied garments
Millinery
Ilandke rchie f s
C urta ins, drape ri c s , and
bedspreads
House .furnishings, other than
curtains, etc*
Textile bags
LEATHER AED LEATHER PRODUCTS
Leather
3 oat and shoe cut stock and.
findings
Boots and shoes
Leather gloves and mittens
Trunks and suitcases
FOOD
Slaughtering and .meat packing
Butter
Condensed and evaporated milk
Ice cream
FI pur
Feeds, prepared
Cereal preparations
Baking
Sugar refining, cane
Sugar,, beet.
Confectionery
Beverages, nonalcoholic
Halt liquors
Canning and preserving
TOBACCO ; A1TUFAC'rDR.SS'
Cigarettes
Cigars
Tobacco (chewing- and smoking)
and snuff




Employment I nflexes_____|_____ Pav-Ro11.1ndexe s
Nov* :Oct. ' Sept, U OV. |IN ov. :'0ot-« ! Sept. ;I‘Tov.
1945 j1 9 4 6 J 1945 1944 1
'•1945 !1945 !1945 !1944
;
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!
1
:
.:
:
1
:
:
!
:
loo.ej loi.o! 99.8 110,0 177,7 :183.6! 180,3!195,5
:
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61.0; 82,2! 82,5 94.1 ii 137.5! 141.5! 141.4! 169.2
72,5 132.1 131.4! 126.1! 128.7
71.6j 70.1! 68,8
72.5) 67.5! 70,3
75.6 ! 147.7 141,7! 141,8! 152,4
57,5 j 98.5 i 97.1 107.8 j1 138.7 201.1 188.3!210.5
:
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76-1! 75,8; 74.4! 80,1 I! 133.2 141*6! 138.4! 141.1
79.21 77.51 74.9! 8 o . i :j 142.7 IIS 9,0* 132.2.! 141.4
7-4,Ol 75.4! 74.5! 75.5 ‘1 110,2 !134.8: 131.1:10 4 ,6
52.81: 54,6;: 53.9| 58.2 ; 98,3 ; 102.1! 98,1; 110,6
;
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66. 2 j 66.i| 57.6 76,7 :! 129,6 (127.7! 111.0! 154.3
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85.2! 81.3: 76.4 111,2 149.9 •142•2: 131,0-212.8
125.2! 123.2! 120.5 116,1 ;i 20-8.4 !207.9; 207.5! 198,9
90.6? 88.5! 8 5 .3 ; 90.5 161,9 \l61.7l 157,2! 159,5
,J 86.2! 84.2: 82.1; 83.9 .i 146,4 :151 ,1 146.3:143.3
;
1
!
1
■ 86.4! 84. 3! 86,5! .85,7 138.0 ; 138.1! 143.4! 141.6
! 79.6; 77.7! 75.5: 79,0 145.7 !144.2; 140.3! 141.9
11 09.51.111. Ol 109.4! 127.7 ' 188.9 1197.6! 195.3!222.6
j141*8?■136,6| 130.8! 15 6,1 ! 256.7 !243.6; 212.8! 249,7
•
:
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9
!
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121.9- 125.7! 133 .4 127.1 ; 206,4 207.7! 218,5; 206,0
Ilio.oi 105.5! 105.0 123.7 i 185.2 i173.1 177.6!211.4
!126,5s127.0! 132.1 117.6 ;‘ 203.5 !204.1! 2 1 6 .2| 180.1
;!137,51 144.0: 153.9 134.3 223.5 :235.7! 261.0! 211,4
99.4-; 101.9! 105.9 8 3 .S 151.6 : 153.0; 1 61,8:126,5
!125.4: 126.3! 124.3 115,8 1 212,8 ; 224.61 2 1 8 .2 ;1 2 5 ,1
;[152.61 151,5! 149.2 lo2.o i 267,9.!262,3; 267.2! 219.3
122.0! 108.6! 126.9 113,3 ’ 211.9 1194.9: 243.9| 197.3
1 1 0 .2 |109,6! 108.8 114,8 |I 181.4 ;176.8! 173.6 =174.5
86,3: 85.9! 92.3 102,G :i 124,5 ;127.2! 145.3!162.2
220,9! 163. 7! 72.5 209.3 ! 361,9 !256.7| 108.91298.6
111,3! 107.8! 102.0 122.0 i! 197.6 : 188.0! 175,4 =205.1
111,2! U 3 .1 ! 120.7 124,7 150.8 !153.4: 1 6 8.4:16 6 .2
150,2: 150.8! 153.0 1 4 2 ,2 ;; 225.2 !226.21 2 4 2 .6 :2 0 4 .1
191,9! 124.0! 176.3 \ 99,9 ! 178.9 !251.7‘ 351.6 1188.7
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8 9 .2 1 92.2! 89.1 90.1 , 171.8 !1S1.4! 1 7 5 .3 :1 7 2 .7
127,1; 1 3 1 .0 |127.2 130.6 207.8 •217.9! 214.1!215.6
i 67,7! 70.5| 67,5
68.0 1 4 8 .7 !1 5 8 .7i148.4!144.0
1
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!
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| 94.7! 96.3! 95.2: 91,9 153,9 jieo.sl 164.6 !155.9

12.
Table 2# - Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay Rolls
in Manufacturing Industries 1 / - Continued

Industry Group
?^Ldustrv _

_

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Paper and pulp
Paper goods, other
Envelope s
Paper bags
Paper, boxes
PRINTING, PUBLISHING, M D ALLIED
INDUSTRIES
iur/j-spapers and periodicals
Printing, book and job
Li t KograpKing
B ookbinding
CHEMICALS AHD ALLE3D PRODUCTS
Paints, varnishes, and colors
Drugs, medicines,, and
insecticides
Perfumes and cosmetics
Soap 3 /
Rayoh and allied products
Chemicals, not elsev/here
classified
Explosives and safety fuses
Compressed' and liquefied gases
Ammunition, srnaIl-arms
Fireworks
Cottonseed oil 3 /
Fertilisers
~

Employment In dexes
Hov# ; -Oct* Sept, lllov.
1945 !1 M 5 1945 11944

Pay-Roll Indexes
1 ov. ; Oct© : Sept»! IIov.
1945 11S45 ; 1945 | 19-44

1 19.3(117.5::114.4 1118.1 204. & ; 201.2:19 5 .5 : 197.5
107.8!105.8!:103.2 1105.5 1190.0 a85.7J180.fi: 182. C
114.7)114.5*111.3 :1I9.0 ■186.5 1184.8 1 8 2 . 6 1 195.1
1 1 0 .5 !1 1 1 .6 j 1 0 9 .6 1111.4 J176.8 H76..2;:174.fi: 171.9
U 8 . 8 ; 114. or109.8 1119.1 215.2 1206.1; 196.4] 205.3
1 1 6 .3 ;1 1 4 .S ! 111.11113. S 1S7.0 !192.6! 185.5: 185.3

139.3
120.8
156.8
136 * 5
182.3

105.9|102.5; 98.8 : 99.3
101.0; 97.2| 94.8! 93.3
112.91llO .O i105.4!106.4
100,1! 96.5| 93.2 ; 93.7
1 1 0.li 107.9; 102.0 il07.7
!
154.3; 153.21 156.91210.9
112.6i llO.i: 105.6 j106.0
:

1 53.51150.7:147.7
138.3 !132.9: l o 0 . O :
!178.1 ^isa.6! ISS.&j
‘ 157.1 1 1 4 8 . 2 1 141.0!
200.6 !191.4: 184.7;

175.1.} 173.6: 1 7 1 .2 ;1 8 1 .0
119.5' 121.41 120.1 123.2
100.1; 98.6: 97.6
99.4
1 1 6 .2 ;1 1 3 .4 ;1 1 0 .6 •1 1 1 .3
!
159.0! 157.0? 1 60.5:105.5
354.8 =416.6' 540.81344.3
138.9! 142.6! 140.6;142.6
263.9: 242.8; 316.2 1182.6
263.9; 279.6! 281.8 I22&4.0
135.71 118.5! 97.01139.1
110.7 108.4; 1 1 1.2:10 6 .5
j

j 268.7! 2 6 8.8 i 265.0! 269.7
181. 0 ! 185.1: 1 7 8.9|182.6
161.9-165.1! 170.2: 168.2
i lC 6 .8 jl8 4 .l|177.2: 179.0

• 256.6;258.6!266.4! 3CS.5
1 17^.7! 171.9: 167.0! 167.0

2 7o . 6: 289.2
738.9! 1365.1
230.0; 254.2
561.8! 2370.7
755.3; 6231.8
204. e; 300.5
261. 0! 233.6
I
196.0 : 210 8 219-.C
188.91 203.5! 214. L
163.5! 181.6! 179.0
140.7- 142.0! 125.6
211.9; 2 0 8 .7j 217.S

260.8!261.3?
535.1!622.6!
225.3|222.5:
4 8 7.7:472.0;
j 660.51-698.1;
j 305.8!265.0;
! 240.2!249.8*

.!

PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AL1D COAL
Petroleum refining
Coke and b'y-procTucts
Paving materials
Roofing materials

129.9! 122.3! 12 2 .6 ;1 2 5 .0
131.0! I 2I . 5 ! 1 2 0.4:12 4 .0
101.9: S3.8: 10 1.9!102.1
72.4- 72.0! 7 1 . 4 6 5 .6
114.9! 116.8; 122.0!119.7

221.9!
217.2!
185.0!
134.3!
205.2!

RUBBER PRODUCTS
Rubber tires and inner tubes
Rubber boots and shoes 3 /
Rubber goods, other

148.2! 143.2! 127.9!13 1 .7
168.9: 163.0: 132.7;17 1 .4
95.9! 93.01 S S .4: 1
!123.3
1 1 8 .8 !1 1 4 .8 :1 1 1 .5 • 135.9

238.0! 236.3! 216.7! 293.6
240.2-! 233.8: 211.4!298.2
177.6! 170.5! 185.6!219.6
207.0! 2C2.4! 193.2!250.6
;
I
2 3 4.6:229.1!226.4!
326.2

KUSCEl LAIIEOIj S INDUSTRIES
Instruments (professional and
scientific), and fire control
equipment'
Photographic apparatus
Optical instruments and
ophthalmic goods
Pianos, organs, and parts
Games, toys, raid dolls
x Buttons
^ i r e extinguishers




!

1 3 3.1;13 0 .3 !1 2 9 .2 11 6 8 .4

201.5 216.0 236.8 535.1 | 3 2 1 .9 :3 4 5 .5 :3 7 2 .7!1013.9
124.6 119.5 120.9 j161.5 i 1 9 3 .0 !1 8 9 .3 !1 9 0 .6 !2 7 1 .2
i
i
!
!
:
____ .1 6 4 .0 :1 6 2 .1 ! 1201.1 I 2 6 1 .2 :2 7 3 .4 ;2 6 5 .6 5 3 4 6 .d
! 167.0
73.8! 69.1! 6 7 .8 : 95.1 I 1 1 7.9!1 0 9 .7 ;1 1 0 .9 !1 7 7 .4
84.0! 77.3: 6 8 .7 ' 90.6 '1 4 7 .1 :1 3 9 .8 ! 1 2 4 .3 :1P6.7
84.31 82.1; 80.5! 85.5 16 7.5 :1 6 3 .5 j16 7 . 7 ! 166.6
229_.8i232.7L252A3j518i 3- 459.. 5J.4-61.3 j_463 .4 jlC4_7.1

1
T'-.blc 2. - Indexes o£ Production Tibriver Ennlovjftsnt ana Pay ?.olls
—
/
*
v
*
in fclarufr.cturis'iJT Industries 1/ - Continued

Indexes for the junior industry groups have he on adjusted to levels indicated
by the final 1943 data made avpj.ls.ble by oil* Pur.c-.av of j.mpH oymcnt Security
of the Federal Security Agency.
September ,19*15 pay-roil indexes v«oro *nhcvns incorrectly ii* tho October 194.rV
Employment and Pay Hells Detailed Hoport.
Bo visions have been made as follows in oho indexes for earlier months:
Cutlery and odgo tools - August 19^r pay-roll index to 266*0*
Communication equipment - August 191-f. *oay-rolI index to 4.73 tfe.
Machine-tool acocssories - August 1S45 pay-roll index to o5G#6.
Refrigerators and ro frige rati on equipment - July 1945 employment
index to 126*8; •7iu^usV"~15i5 pay-roll index to 177#6*
Cottonseed oil - Jury;, July a?*d August 1945 pay-roll indexes
to. 1 6 8*0 / 154*0- and 14?, .5 .
Rubber Voots and shoos - August 1946 cnploynent index to 110.0;
pi—
y—roe.1
to
6cap




July 1945 pay-roll index to lc£.G.

14.
Table 3, - In d ie s of Employment and Pay Uo 11s in
Se 1ec t'-:.d }Jorcnrinufaoturing Industries
Average - 100)

Industry (Jrcup
or Industry
Mining;
Anthraoito
Bituminous coal
Motc.ls
Iron
Copj/.j r
Load and zinc
G.old and silver
Mi cool le.no ous
Quasr.yir.g and nonmctallic
Crude petroleum.
product! cn l /
Public utilities:
Tclophone
Telegraph
Electric light and pov/er
Street rn.ilwn.ys and busses
V/hblesalo trade
Retail trade*
Food
Gone ral r.iorchandise
Appara1
Furniture and house furnishings
Automotive
Lvnabc-r and building r?x;tc rials
IloteIs (year-round.) 2 /
Power laundries
C lo aning c.nd dye ir.g
Class I steam. railroads 3 /
Yfater transportation b / ~

liulplcyjAoi"b Indore s_
ITov. IC'at, ! Sept.! 25ov*
1945 ; 1945 ; 1945 ! 1044
:--- .
:
78,2
97.5
73,7
117,7
61.0
87.9
24.3
58.9
85.0

|
1
I 78.1: 77.6: 79.9
. 70,91 87.6;: 91.8
! 72.5: 72 . 2 ;: 79.2
•117,5 :118,11I1S8.2
; 7 9 .6 i 78.8:: 92.9
85.2; 64,6 ;: 94.1
23,1: 22-3 •: 22.0
\ 61*6; 63.6 ; 72.5
‘ 83.9! 82,5 :1 82.1

86.7 I 04.9!; 84,0 | 82.1
•i
!
139.1 !185.6: 133.5 :127.1
0,*t_• fO, .12.1,2 ;12 1,7
Jj.C
124.3 it
m. i : 8 5 .7 : 84,5 1 82.1
121.7 • 119.2! 118.0 '117*7
H2.4;: 97,0 : 96,8
101; a
106.1 : 101.1 97.6 1103,2
106,5 ‘ 104,6! 102.0 ■109.0
127.4 •115,9! !110,4 ; 127,4
117.1 : 112. 5 \1106,4 :-116,4
69.3
65.5:; 63.2 ! 64.4
80.0 ! 75*7!j 72,3 67,2
101,0 : 99.0;; s e a : 91.2
116,5 i115.0; 112,2 1110.3
106,7 ;107.4! 106,6 :107.6
120,6 : 124.7:!122,3 ; 117.1
142.4 :1 4 1 .4 |j143.1 :142.5
316.1 1311.01i720.5::267.7

Fav-rcll I:;dox<;s____
j
* i-cv. : Got, ■Sept.: K OT.
. 19*5 j 1845 ; 1945 : 1S£4
!
!
i
1 4 4 .5 1170.8: 149.8; 137.7
. 2 1 0 .7 : 122.8! 199.7! 197.7
| 119.1- 119.3: 116.4; 125.0
1195.si 204,5= 197.5; 192 .5
1132.9! 132.0 127.51 152.7
| 167.6: 1 6 1 .4 j159.4: 174.3
i 31.5J 29.4! 26.4! 28.0
| 89.4: 93.9: 104.6j 119.?
j 165.2! 16 4.s; 159,2! 152.8
‘
!
!
;! 141.4; 133.6! 138.4; 130.9
J
,
il
;
i|200.3!;189.0; 181.71 156,9
j 177.9: 177.6. 177.2; 172.1
i 125.7 ,1 2 0 .9 s120 . 8 ; 114.2
| 179.1; 178.1! 177.1! 170.1
,; 155.2!; 150.7 145.6; 140.0
J 152.0:: 144.2 138.7! 134.2
! 154,9; 149.7 145.7: 141.9
1 7 2 .5 :1157.7 150,0! 155.9
I 75 . 7 ; 167.4 155.0- 159.5
103.8 ; 97.2 92.1: 90.1
126.4:|117.3!:113.5 : 99.3
i 150.7 ;150.9:;146.7-j130.5
j 190,6::161,6! 177.2 : 164.6
1
j 1 6 8,9 ;! 169,1:i138.1: 160.7
| 193.5 :207.6 199,2!1181.9
!1
il : y
i/;
y
ij 582,1 : 566.8 669,6 .651.9
•

l/

Does not include v/ell drilling or ri£ building.

2/

Cash payments only; additional v-.\luo of hoard, rocc:, and tips, not included*

5/

Source:

4/

K ot avai lablc *

5/

Based on estimates prepared by the U* S# karitimo Comission covering
employment on active deep-set:. Amcricr.n-flag stoar, and motor i'iorchant vessels
of 1,000 gross tons and ov;rf Excludes vessels under bareboat charter to, or
croned by the Army or Kavyf

Interstate Comriioroo Cornnission#




Table 4# - Estimated IIumber of Production Workers in
Selected Honmanufacturing Industries - (in thousands)
Industry
Minings
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Metal:
Iron
C oppc r
Load and zinc
Gold and silver
Mi see llane ous
Telephone \ /
Telegraph j[/
Electric light and power l /
Street railways and busses’
Hotels (year-round) l /
Power laundries
Cleaning and dyeing
Class I steam railroads 4 /
Yfcitcr transportation 5 /

l/
z/
3/

4^/
5/

Nov. 1945 !

64.8
324
65.0
23.7
19.3
i3 .7
6 .0
2 .3
442
4 7 .0
215
236
376
y,
2/
1*406
165

1

:
;
!
}
•
;
1
!
*
!

Oct, 1945

64.7
262
64.0
23.7
19.0
13.2
5 .7
2 .4
431
4 6,4
209
231
371
3/
1/
1,397
163

Sept. 1945

64.3
325
63.7
23.7
18.8
13.2
5.5
2.5
424
4 5.6
206
229
362

2/

1,414
168

Nov. 1944

66.1
340
69.9
24.7
22.2
14.6
5 .5
2 .9
404
4 5 .8
201
228
356
V
1/
1,408
140

Data include salaried personnel*
Excludes messengers, and approximately 6#000 employees of general and divisional
headquarters, and of cable companies# Data include salaried personnel#
The change,in definition from "wage earner11 to “production worker” in the power
laundries and cleaning and dyeing industrioa res\ilts in the omission of
drix'cr-salcsmen# This causes a significant difference in the data* Hew series
are being prepared*
Sources Interstate Commerce Cornrrdssicn# Data include salaried personnel#
Based on estimates prepared by the U# S# Maritime Commission covering employment
on active deep-sea American-flae; steam and motor merchant vessels of l f000
gross tons and over# Excludes vessels undor bareboat charter to# or ownod by
the Army or Havy#

Table 5* - Percentage Changes in Employment and Pay Rolls
in Selected Nonmanufacturing Industries# Jtov* 1945

Industry

Wholesale trade:
Pood products
Groceries and food specialties
Dry goods and apparel
Machinery, equipment and supplic
P a m products
Petroleum and potroloum products
(inci# bulk tank stations)
Automotive

Brokerage
Insurance




Employment
e rc c-ntage chan.ge fr om

Pay Roll
Percentage change from
Oct*
1945

16.
Table 6. - Estimated Humber of Employee3 in Honagricultural Establishments
by Industry Division
(in thousands)
Nov*
1945

Oct,
1945

Sect*
1945

Kov*
1944

35,651

35,216

35,321

38,347

11,947

11,941

12,082

15,607

732

718

784

812

Contract Construction and Federal fore© j
1
account construction
<
J

1,050

1,006

945

629

Transportation and public utilities

3,869

3,824

3,831

3,771

Trade

T,573

7,328

7,143

7,299

Finance# service, and miscellaneous

4,845

4,698

4,603

4,315

5,575

5,701

5,933

5,914

Industry
Division
Total

\f

Manufacturing

Z/

Mining

i
i

Federal, State and local governrient,
excluding Federal force account
construction

l/ Estimates
~'

|
j
|

include all full- r.nd part-time wago and salary workers in
nonagrioulturc.l establishments
are employed tVurinj;, the pay period
ending nearest tho 10th of the month. Proprietors, self-employed
persons, domestic servants, and.personnel of the armed forces are.
excluded*

z/ Estimates

vri.o

for manufacturing have been adjusted to levels indicated by final
1942 data made available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal
Security Agency, Since the estimated number of production workers in
manufacturing industries have been further adjusted to final 1943 data,
■subsequent to Becombcr 1942# the two sets of estir^.tcs aro not comparable.




17.
Table 7. - Estimated Nuribcr of Employees in Nonagricultural £.stab li sliments*, by otato
(in thousands)
A H industry flivi ?i ons
Oot §
Sgpt 1
Oct.
1945
s 1345
1944

He prion and State

New England j / s /
Maine
New Hampshire
Yc nnont
Mas sachusc t t G
Rhcdo Island JL/§/
Connecticut

______ Manufacturing
Oct*
Oct.
Sept.
1944
1945
i 1045

Middle Atlantic
How York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

33
4,172
1,277
2,884

. 8,444
: 4,212
: 1,301
!2,331

9,154
4,539
1,488
3,127

: i,ie 4
;
08.3
!
62.2
|
29.4
i 569
i 125
i S10
I
! 3,227
I 1,397
630
,1 ,2 0 0

East North Central l / 3 /
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois 1 /3 /
Michigan
Wisconsin l / s /

7,551
2,070
896
£,555
1,35^
72;:

; 7, 595
2, 059
693

8,538
2,325
1, C51
2,727
1,722
773

.3 ,3 5 2
944
i 406
I 589
663
350

West North Central 2 / ^ /
Minnesota. 1 / 3 /
I ov/a l / 3 /
~
Kissouri
Eorth Dakota 1,/s/
South Dakota *l/5’/
Nebraska JL/s/ " ~
Kansas

2,617
: 2,638
604
611
424
428
865
863
73.
73.7
81.
8 1.C
240
21-5
329
336

2,816
621
437
947
70.2
80.1
260
j
403
|

| 4,215
:4 ,2 6 9
i
82.6
85.
!
601
606
452
45 S
1
636
644
378
396
604
Ci:3
559
36^5
596
601,
426
41*9

i
L,556
97 .0 {
670
464
6 84
416
711

South Atlantic
De lavra.ro
'Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
North C-r.rolina
South Carolina
Go orgitx
Florida




' 2,704
222
131
G1.9
1,433
244
:
592

|
j
j
I
!
:
|

; 2,718
!
231
:
134
>
81.1
:1 ,4 3 7
247
586

> 2,550
I 1,370
i 718

. 2,997
:
251
|
129
•
80.1
I 1,567
j 276
i 694

i

665
467

663
177
119.3
253
5.9
9.2
43.6
57.3
266
36.2
208
13.9
166
109.4
320
158
106
5C.8

!1,192
!1,502
;
^2.8!
11*. C*
•31.0;
63.3
;
2 9 .0 j
31.7
I 578
i 722
I 124
= 156
307
421
3,277
1,416
647
1,214
3,332
925
411

1,001
636
359
694
189
125.3
255
5.9
9.1
47.2

4,075
1,801

868
1,406

~J

C to

1,213
571i
1,252

1,001
437
S15

210
154.7
339

6 .0
9.8
62.8
132.9

1,287
1,593
09 . 0
52.1
293
210
14.2
13.7
199
169
110.2
129.7
325
354
157
163
200
276
62.3
112.3

18*

Table 7* - Estimated Humber of Employees in Honagricultural Establishments, by State
Contfd
(in thousands)

Rogie® and State

East South Central
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Wost South Central
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas

1 All industry divisions
Sc]pu.
Oct.
Oct,
1944
; 1945
! 1045
1 1,597
!
3S3
494
,
476
‘
229
j
I
i 2,320
i
255
j
152
i
3X3
{ 1,302

Mountain
Montana
SSaho
Wyoming
C olorado
New Mexico
Ari z ona
Uto.h
Nevada

j
i
i

Pacific
Washington
Oregon
California

: 3,054
I
526
|
2G7
i 2,231
i

i
!
|
|

:1,614
1-05
: 499
460
230

1,769
431
: 541
545
252

'2 ,3 4 5

2,534
243
497
374
1,420

f> /• ”
W V

447
336
I 1,319

8SS .
108 .
9i.C!
6 5 . 7;
260 02.4:
97.8;
133
42.9;

89 7
111
96,0
64.7
260
82.9
99.2
139
4 3.8

!3,182
; 577
: 320
|2,235

904
110
97.8
61.9
267
79.1
105.0
144
33.9
!3,339
j 645
j 365
|2,579

:
Ivlr.nufaotur ins
: Oct*
Oct.
Sept.
1 1945
1944
1945
___
.
!
j
|
!
!

683
122.6
215
262
83.6

532
525
100.8 , 1 0 2 .S:
169
1G5
194
191
66.5
G8.0

475
477
50.1
50.6
127.7
122.1 :
.1 1 -i
4 2.9
j 254
! 260
| 109
10.7
|
15.1
4 .7
4 3 .9
!
5,3
j
•
7.5
19.9
;
1.5

5
:
;
•

693
63.7
169.9
c3.0
376

109
136
14.0
11.6
16.7
15.6.
4 .2 ;
5.C
41.3 .
49.4
5.1
5 .1 1
8 .9 ;
17.2
20.7 !
26.1
2 .o
1.5 :

: 772
i 334
j 147
186
S 8S.0 j 109.7
j 539
1 583

:1,350
; 266
• 165.6
! 918

JL/

Estimates for manufacturing :inve been revised -bo conform vrith the now aeries
prepared by 'cooperati7ig si: ato cr Regione; 1 officc* Because this series has
been adjusted to recent data aaade available under the Federal Social Security
program, it is not comparable with data previously shown nor with current
estimates for ,!A11 Industry Division.!f Comparable series, January 1943 to
date, available upon roquest to Regional director,
G* Department of Labor#

ll

Address:

Regional Director, U* S. Department of Labor, Boston 8, Massachusetts!

3/

Address:

Regional Director, U# S# Dopartnont of Labor, Chicago 6, Illinois#




19

Tabic dm— L'raployinent in Regular Federal Services and in Goverrroent Corporations,
Ncveinber 1945 and Selected Other Months
( In thousands)
Smploynvcnt 1 /
Brasch

November

19*5

October
1945

September
1945
3/

August
1945

^

July
194?

ivovember
1944

2/

u

y

Total.................. ...........................

3 ,339.3

5 ,455.5

3 ,7 2 7 .5

3 #*?-*! .f>

3 ,8 2 5 .?

3 ,4
/ 0 0 .3

Executive A j ............. ...............

3 ,2 9 5 .5

3,45 1 .9

3 ,6 8 3 .7

3 ,7 7 7 .6

3 ,7 8 3 .0

3 ,3 5 6 .3

232*0

2-0.0

2 5 1 .1

255.6

257.S

25 3 .1

97 .e

Washington, D. C.
metropolitan area.....
T,7ar agencies 5 / ...............
Other agencies.......... -.....

134.4

IX .1
130.9

121.0
130.1

124.7
130.?

127.8
130.0

120.2
ize .?

Other arsas............ ............. ...

3 063#5

3 ,2 1 1 .9

3,432*6

3 ,5 2 2 .0

3 ,5 2 5 .2

3 ,0 9 3 .1

War agencies 5 / —.............? 2,231*3

2 ,3 6 5 .7

2 ,0 2 3 .3

2 ,7 2 7 .8

2 ,7 2 0 .6

2 ,3 7 6 .*

1 ,4 4 0 .7

1,533*2

1 ,7 ?8.4

. 1 ,6 8 9 .6

1 ,6 9 2 .4

1 ,9 1 6 .5

790.0

845.5

B35-*

838.2

828.2

46 2 .1

832.2

326.2

8C4.3

794.2

604.6

719.5

606.0

802.1

779.9

7 /D . 2

736.0

703.6

24.2

24 ,1

2 4 .4

1 9 .0

18.*:

15.9

Legislative ........................ .......

6 .4

6 .4

6 .4

6 .4

6 .4

6 .2

Judicial...... ................... -.... ....

2 .8

2 .9

2.9

2-9

2 .7

2 .6

Government corporations l j - .

34 .6

34.3

34.5

3* .6

34 .6

Continental United
States................. -...
Outside continental
United States 6/....
Ot he r a^ encie s.. ............
Continental United
States..............• ••......
Outside continental
United States of- ...

. -J

3 5 .2
I__

„

Prepared by Division of Construction and Public £mrl*ynient.
1 / Employment is as of thu first cf the month#
2 / Preliminary.
3 / Revised,
A j Includes employees in United States navy yards and on force-account construction v;ho are
also included under construction and shipbuilding and repair projects ( ’tables 10 and 1 1 ).
Beginning July 19^5, data include* approximately £2,00C clerks at third cXass post offices
vrho previously -worked on a contrao* baSis. Lata exclude substitute rural mail carriers#
5 / Covers War arid Xavy Dt.partment.s, Ivlaritixc Corrals sicn, National Advisory Orrndttec for
Aeronautics, The Panama Canal, and the c».acrgcncy vrar regencies*
6 / Includes Alaska and tlx Fanaioa. Canal S«ne*
T j Data ^re for er.iplryeas of the Panama Rail'rrad Co * , the Federal neserve banks, and banks cf
the farm Credit Administration vrhc arc paid put of. operating revenues and nov out- ci
Federal appropriations. Bsta for other CJovcrxtaunt corporations are included under the
ex ecut x ve s.erv i ce *




20

Table 9#~ Pay Rolls of Regular Federal Services and of Government Corporations,
November 1945 and Selected Other Months
(In thousands ox dollars)
Pay rolls 1 /
Branch

November
1945
2/

October
1945
2/

September
1945
2/

July
1945
3/

August
1945
2/

November
1944

Total ...............................................

541,009

557,109

593,506

698,445

728,436

675,357

Executive 4 / ..... .........................

532,920

549,035

585,403

690,240

720,324

667,712

43,094
16,080
27,014

4 5 ,817
19 , 1§5
26,712

47,979
21,807
26,172

57,695
26,783
30,912

59,183
28,498
30,685

54,200
26,017
28,183

Other areas.............................

489,826

503,218

53 7,42 4

632,545

661,141

613,512

Yfar agencies 5/............... ...

319,624

329,382

3 6 3,34 *

469,012

502,342

473,610

260,897

269,2*90

299,832

403,065

436,138

423,090

58,727

<60,092

64,012

65/947

66,204

50,520

170,202

173,836

173,580

163,533

158,799

139,902

164,879

168,480

168,252

159,374

154,719

.136,464

5,323

5,356

5,326

4,159

4 ,0 6 0

3,438

1,7 5 8

1,762

1,749

1,779

1,771

1,525

Judicial....... ....................... ........

854

857

865

857

841

781

Government corporations 7/.......

5,477

5 ,4 5 5

5,489

5,569

5,500

5,339

Washington, D* C*
metropolitan area.......
Yfar agencies 5 / .................
Other agencies....................

Continental United
Outside continental
United States 6
Other agencies....................
Continental united
States.....................
Outside continental
United States 6 /...
Legislative...-.............................

i
Prepared by Division of Construction and Public Employment

1/ Data are for all pay periods ending during the calendar month.
2 / Preliminary#
3 / Revised#
4 / Includes data for United States navy yards and ft roe-*account construction which are also in­
cluded under construction and shipbuilding and repair projects ( tables,10 and 11)*
Beginning July 1945, data include pay ro?J.s fcr approximately 22,000 clerks at third-class
post offices who formerly ?rorked on a contract basis#
5 / Covers Yfar and Navy Departments, Maritime Cnirmission, National Advisory Committee ftr Aeron­
aut ie s, The Panama Canal, and the emergency war agencies#
6 / Includes Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone#
U Data are for employees of the Panama Railroad C o ., the Federal Reserve banks, ^nd banks of
the Farm Credit Administration who are paid out of operating revenues and not tut tf
Federal appropriations# Data fnr other Government corporations are included under the
executive scrvice*




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Table 1 0 .— Total Employment and pay Rolls in United States Navy Yards
and Private Shipyards TTithin Continental United States
by Shipbuilding Begion, November 1945

i
Shipbuilding
region

Employment (in thousands)

Pay rolls (in thousands)
November

November ! October] xCovembor

1945 1/ [
|

1

U.. S, navy yards 2j[.. I
j
Private shipyards..... . s

561.3 j

f

228.3 1
332.5 j

?•*............p

North Atlantic.............. •
Couth Atlantic ............... 5
Gulf ................... ..........
i
Pacific .......................... j:
Great Lakes ................. 5?
Inland............................. . . j

255.1
63.5
54.3
177.4
7-3
5-7

;
i
!
i
!
|

1945

}

1344

[ October j. November

1945 1/ |

1945

j

1344

..T«
f
655.4 1? 1 , 468.9 :i $128,720 j $158,2681 $414,933
3
2
ii
2
t
236.2 \ 321.6 Si.
92.670
55.654!
53.4551
?
£
322,263
417.2 3s 1.147.3 ■••a......
102
,
6141
3
75.265! ,,
.'r«v,v,miV.*.■1....
»
i

27&.1 i
*
70.7 \
s
I
67.5 s
222.2 !1
10.0 J
6 .9

i

518.6 i
129.8 j
1.96.8 i
s
5I 3.5
53-9
56.3

\
!
i

58 , 44 1 !
13.3011
12 , 75 6 )
41 ,^ 081
1 , 70 0 i
1 .114!

72,759!
14.798!
1 5 . 871!
50.5701
2.749!
1 , 521;

154.212
34.815
54.238
142,166
15,002
1 4 , 5 0 0

1J Preliminary.

2j Includes all navy yards constructing or repairing ships, including the Curtis
Bay, (Maryland) Coast Guard yard. Data are also included in the Federal
executive service (Tables 8 and 9)♦




22
Table 1 1 .—-Estimated Employment and Pay tall# on Construction Within
Continental United States 9 November 1944 and October and November 1945
(In thousands)
Pay rolls

Employment
November
1945 1 /

^ype of project
New construction total 2 /
At the construction s i t e ......

4/.

October
2945

November
1944

1 ,2 2 9 .3

1 ,1 7 5 .0

735*3

1 ,0 7 2 ,6

1,036*5

657*5

Federal projects
........
Airports ............ ................
Buildings
...
........
Residential....................
Non-residential 6 /
Electrification
........
Highways, streets and
roads ... *........ ........
Reclamation
.. . .
River, harbor and flood
control.............. .
Vfoter and ^ewer systems.....
Miscellaneous ....................

116.8
5 .0
67 ,5
5,3
62.2 y
.7

Non-Pederal projects
Buildings .......................... .
Residential..................
Nonresidentiai
Farm dwelling and service
buildings.............
Public utilities ..............
Streets and highways
State ...............................
Cpunty and niunicipal
Miscellaneous.....................

137*6
6 .0
34*7
7*1
77*6 7/
.8 ~

November
1945 1 /

2/
1/

October
1945
3/
3/

November
1944

y
y

$21,799 5 / $25,017 5/ $ 4 1 ,7 2 6
247*6
1,079
2,162
1,103
1 1 .1
26,763
14,320
171*4
11,90-4
1,373
2,995
1,172
13*7
23,768
157*7 7 / 10,732 5 / 12 ,9*' 7 5/
66
139
*4
151

10.8
6 .0

11.4
6 .1

12.5
9*8

2,010
1,223

2,255
1,342

2,327
2,210

18,4
2.3
6*1

18 .0
2*7
7.9

20*9
6*0
15.5

3,822
392
1,218

3,792
442
1,525

4 ,0 5 7
084
3,117

$55.6
£>86*5
233*4
4 3 3.1

898*9
583*6
214.5
36S.1

409.9
202*3
89.9
112.4

3/
157,835
3/

3/
137,730
3/

*r/ .338

80*6
116.4
33*8
lfJ*0
15*8
38.3

120.2
121*9
4 0 .0
10 .9
21*1
33.2

c*8. 3
9 6 .8
26*8
12.6
14 .2
1 5 .7

.....

156.7

138*5

77 .8

Maintenance of State roads 9 /.

87*5

90*0

86.2

Other 8 /

............... . .

w

1/
3/
y
,,
3/
y
y
y
.
3/
V
y.
3/
1/
it
1/
y
3/
____ l
L___

5/

5/

2/

y
y,
y
y,
y
y,
y.
y
y

_ j /

.

1 / Preliminary*
2 / Data are for all construction workers (contract and force-account) en£r>&'ed on new cons tract ion,
additions, and alterations, and on repair-work of the type usually covered by building* permits.
( Forco-account employees are workers hired c’irectly by the owner <~nd utilised as a separate
work force to perform construction work of the type nsually chargeable to capital account.)
The corstruction figure included in the Bureau's nonagricultural employment series covers only
employees cf construction contractors and on Federal forct—ficconnt and t;xcludcs force-acc*unt
workers of State and locr*l ^ovt-rnmentc, public u t ilit ie s , and private firms*
3 / Data not available,
4 / Includes the following forco account employees, hired directly by the Federal fjoverrment, and
their pay rolls j November 1944, 23, 17; $ 4 ,6 53,0 00; October 1945, 1 7 / * 9 ,
3 ,3 2 6 .0 0 0 ;
November 1945, 1 7 ,178 , < 3,165,000.
5 / Excludes pay-roll data for construction o-’ plants to produce: a tonic bombs *
6/ Employees ancl pay rol3s for Defense Plant Corporation projects are included, but those for
projects financed from RFC lor.ns .are excluded* The latter are considered non—Federal ..roiects.
1/ Includes employment on projects which for security reasons were pivrio ;sly included in these
estimates but were shown.in the classification "Other,11 as follows; November 19**4, 4 9 ,0 0 0 ;
October 1945, 15,000; November 1945, 10, 000* Comparable pay-roll data are not available.
8 / Includes central office force of construction contractors, shop employees of special trades
contractors, such as bench sheet-*'etal workers, etc,
9 / Data for other types of maintenance not available.