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Serial No. R. 664
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Frances Perkins, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Isador Lubin, Commissioner
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EMPLOYMENT
AND PAY ROLLS
Prepared by
DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
Lewis E. Talbert, Chief
and
DIVISION OF CONSTRUCTION AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Herman B. Byer, Chief
OCTOBER 1937
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE • WASHINGTON
1937
CONTENTS
Page
Summary of employment reports for October 1937:
Industrial and business employment
Public employment
Detailed reports for October 1937:
Industrial and business employment
Public employment
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Tables
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1.—All manufacturing industries combined and nonmanufacturing
industries—employment, pay rolls, and weekly earnings,
October 1937
2.—Federal employment and pay rolls—summary, October
1937
3.—Manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries—employment, pay rolls, hours, and earnings, October 1937
4.—Manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries—employment, pay rolls, hours, and earnings, August through October 1937
5.—All manufacturing industries combined and the durable- and
nondurable-goods groups—indexes of employment and pay
rolls, January 1936 to October 1937
6.—Selected nonmanufacturing industries—indexes of employment and pay rolls, January 1936 to October 1937
7.—Geographic divisions and States—comparison of employment
and pay rolls in identical establishments in September and
October 1937
8.—Principal cities—comparison of employment and pay rolls in
identical establishments in September and October 1937
9.—Executive service of the Federal Government—employment
and pay rolls in September and October 1937
10.—Executive service of the Federal Government—monthly record
of employment from October 1936 to October 1937, inclusive
11.—Construction projects financed by Public Works Administration funds—emplo37ment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked,
October 1937, by type of project
12.—Construction projects financed by Public Works Administration funds—summary of employment, pay rolls, and manhours worked, from July 1933 to October 1937, inclusive. _
13.—Projects financed by The Works Program—employment, pay
rolls, and man-hours worked, October 1937, by type of
project
(in)
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16
18
20
21
23
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26
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Pag.
14.—National Youth Administration work projects and Student
Aid financed by The Works Program—employment, pay
rolls, and man-hours worked, October 1937
TABLE 15.—Projects financed by The Works Program—employment, pay
rolls, and man-hours worked from the beginning of the
program in July 1935 to October 1937, inclusive
TABLE 16.—National Youth Administration work projects and Student
Aid financed by The Works Program—employment, pay
rolls, and man-hours worked from the beginning of the
projects to October 1937, inclusive
TABLE 17.—Civilian Conservation Corps—employment and pay rolls,
September and October 1937
TABLE 18.—Civilian Conservation Corps—employment and pay rolls, from
October 1936 to October 1937, inclusive
TABLE 19.—Construction projects financed by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation—employment, pay rolls, and man-hours
worked, October 1937, by type of project
TABLE 20.—Construction projects financed by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation—summary of employment, pay rolls and manhours worked, from October 1936 to October 1937, inclusive.
TABLE 21.—Construction projects financed from regular Federal appropriations—employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked,
October 1937, by type of project
TABLE 22.—Construction projects financed from regular Federal appropriations—employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked,
from October 1936 to October 1937, inclusive
TABLE 23.—Construction and maintenance of State roads—employment
and pay roll disbursements, from October 1936 to October
1937, inclusive
TABLE
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Employment and Pay Rolls
SUMMARY OF REPORTS FOR OCTOBER 1937
EMPLOYMENT in manufacturing and in the 16 nonmanufacturing
industries surveyed monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was
lower by 78,000 in October than in September, but weekly pay rolls
were larger by $3,700,000. The gain in pay rolls was partially due to
the fact that they had been reduced in September because of shutdowns for Labor Day and other holidays. More than 40 percent of
the pay-roll increase was in the anthracite and bituminous-coal
mining industries.
The employment level for these industries in October 1937 was
637,000 higher than in the same month of 1936, while the weekly
pay-roll level was $42,800,000 higher.
Employment on class I railroads fell over the month interval
according to a preliminary tabulation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The October tabulation showed 1,103,576 employees,
exclusive of executives, officials, and staff assistants, a decrease of
17,084 since September.
Employment in the judicial and legislative services of the Federal
Government was greater in October than in September. There were
small decreases in employment, on the other hand, in the executive
and military services. Employment reports on construction programs
financed in whole or in part from Federal funds showed increases on
projects financed from regular Federal appropriations and by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation; there were fewer employees on
construction projects financed by the Public Works Administration
and Federal projects under The Works Program. The number of
workers employed on projects operated by the Works Progress Administration and on work projects under the National Youth Administration decreased. A marked increase in employment on Student Aid
resulted from the beginning of a new school year. Employment in the
Civilian Conservation Corps increased, due to the beginning of a new
enlistment period.
(l)
Industrial and Business Employment
Employment gains from September to October in coal mining and
wholesale and retail trade, coupled with an employment increase in
year-round hotels, were not of sufficient size to offset the declines in the
manufacturing industries and the remaining 11 nonmanufacturing
industries surveyed.
The manufacturing industries reduced the number of wage earners
on their pay rolls by 1.6 percent or 137,000. Weekly wage disbursements increased less than 0.1 percent or $100,000 largely because of
more nearly normal operations in October following shut-downs in
September for Labor Day and other holidays. During the 18-year
period, 1919 to 1936, inclusive, for which data are available, gains in
factory employment have been shown in October in 9 years and for
factory pay rolls in 11 years.
The factory employment index for October stood at 100.5 compared
with 100 in the base period 1923-25, and 96.7 in October 1936, while
the factory pay-roll index stood at 100.1 compared with 100 in the
base period and 89.0 in October of last year. These indexes represent
a gain of 317,000 workers in manufacturing since October 1936 and an
increase of $22,600,000 in weekly wages.
Of the 89 manufacturing industries surveyed, 31 showed gains in
employment over the month interval and 42 showed increases in pay
rolls. The employment increases were, in most instances, of a seasonal character. Beet-sugar firms reported an employment increase
of 176.3 percent due to peak-season activity, and the automobile industry showed gains of 19.0 percent in employment and 31.0 percent
in pay rolls due to a resumption of operations incident to the production of new models. Among other industries reporting large employment increases which reflected seasonal activity were confectionery;
wirework; men's furnishings; cottonseed—oil, cake, and meal; jewelry; and slaughtering and meat packing. Smaller gains of a seasonal
nature were shown in lighting equipment, cane-sugar refining, pottery, hardware, rubber goods, paper boxes, and newspapers. Contraseasonal increases of 2.3 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively, were
shown in agricultural implements and baking.
Employment decreases of 20.1 percent in aluminum manufactures
and 10.8 percent in carpet and rug mills were due largely to labor
troubles.
Among the industries in which seasonal factors contributed to
declines in employment were canning and preserving; ice cream; tin
cans and tinware; beverages; millinery; butter; silk and rayon goods;
men's clothing; brick, tile, and terra cotta; boots and shoes; millwork; and petroleum refining. Among industries showing contraseasonal declines were steam and hot-water heating apparatus, cotton
goods, stoves, radios and phonographs, leather, furniture, foundries
and machine shops, and women's clothing. Other industries which
had fewer employees in October than in September were blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills; woolen and worsted goods; steamrailroad repair shops; electrical machinery, apparatus and supplies;
paper and pulp; cement; and fertilizers.
Substantial gains in employment in department, variety, and general merchandising stores and mail-order houses, combined with
seasonal expansion in apparel, furniture, wood, coal, and ice, and a
number of other lines of retail trade resulted in an estimated increase
of 54,000 retail trade workers over the month interval. This increase
was smaller than the average increase in retail trade employment in
October over the preceding 5-year period (76,000). Likewise, the
increase in wholesale trade of approximately 16,000 workers and the
gain of 4,000 workers in anthracite mining were below the average
gains (18,600 and 7,100, respectively) for October during the preceding
5 years. The increase of 11,000 workers in bituminous-coal mining
in October, on the other hand, was well above the average October
gain in the 5 preceding years (1,800), and the increase of 3,200 in
employment in year-round hotels also compared favorably with the
preceding 5-year average.
Among the nonmanufacturing industries reporting declines were
private building construction (3.3 percent) and laundries (4.0 percent).
The decrease in the private building construction industry was contraseasonal, gains having been shown from September to October in 4 of
the 5 preceding years for which data are available. The employment
decline in laundries was seasonal as were the declines of 1.6 percent
in dyeing and cleaning and 2.6 percent in quarrying and nonmetallic
mining. The decline of 1.4 percent in metalliferous mining marked
the first recession in this industry since November 1936. The decrease of 0.9 percent in crude-petroleum producing followed a series
of gains which had begun in January of this year, and the decrease
of 0.2 percent in the telephone and telegraph industry marked the
first decline in 10 months.
According to a preliminary tabulation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, class I railroads employed 1,103,576 workers, exclusive
of executives, officials, and staff assistants, in October. This total was
1.5 percent or 17,084 lower than the number employed in September.
Pay-roll figures for October were not available when this report was
prepared. For September, the wage disbursements were $163,645,431,
and for August they amounted to $169,379,107, a decrease of 3.4
percent over the month interval.
Hours and earnings.—The average number of hours worked per
week in October by factory wage earners was 37.6 according to reports
covering full- and part-time workers combined. This average was
0.6 percent above the September average. Average hourly earnings
climbed 1.2 percent to 66.6 cents and average weekly earnings
advanced 1.5 percent to $25.39.
Nine of the fourteen nonmanufacturing industries for which manhour data are available, showed more hours worked per week in
October than in September and 9 reported higher hourly rates. Of
the 16 nonmanufacturing industries covered, 13 showed increases
in average weekly earnings.
A summary of employment and pay-roll indexes and average weekly
earnings in October 1937 for all manufacturing industries combined,
for selected nonmanufacturing industries, and for class I railroads,
with percentage changes over the month and year intervals except in
the few industries for which data are not available, is presented in
table 1.
TABLE 1.—Employment,
Pay Rolls, and Earnings in All Manufacturing Industrie*
Combined and in Nonmanufacturing Industries, October 1937
[Preliminary figures]
Employment
Percentage
change from—
Industry
Percentage
change from—
AverIndex
Index
age in
October SepOctober SepOctober Sep1937
tem- October 1937
tem- October 1937
tem- October
ber
ber
ber
1936
1936
1936
1937
1937
1937
(192S-
All manufacturing
industries 25=100)
combined 1
100.5 - 1 . 6
Class I steam railroads s__
Average weekly earnings
Pay rolls
(192325=100)
100.1
+3.9
62.5
(1929=
100)
51.0 +5.7
82.9 +3.0
82.9 - 1 . 4
+2.2
+2.3
+29. 2
-2.6
-2.4
Coal mining:
Anthracite...
_
Bituminous
Metalliferous mining
Quarrying and nonmetallic
53.3
mining
_
Crude-petroleum producing
77.5
Public utilities:
Telephone and telegraph...
79.9
Electric light and power
98.5
and manufactured gas
Electric-railroad and motorbus operation and
73.4
maintenance
Trade:
94.0
Wholesale. _
Retail..
92.1
General merchandising. 108.1
Other than general
87.9
merchandising
89.2
Hotels (year-round) 3.._
89.9
Laundries
_
_.
85.3
Dyeing and cleaning
Brokerage
Insurance
Building construction
Percentage
change from—
+.6
+8. a
+5.2
+8.6
+52.1
29.14 +53.4
26. 25 +7.5
31.26
+.7
+2.9
+6.2
+17.7
-1.6
-1.8
+6.8
+17.4
23.70
33.64
+1.0
+9.4
+11. 6
94.3
+2.2
+13.5
31.44
+1.2
+13.5
34.23
+2.3
+1.4
+4.8
105.3
+.1
+.4
+.5
+5.0
+.7
+.8
+7.3
+7.0
+5.4
+8.7
+3.2
+3.6
+13.7
()
(1929=
100) +62.3
51.0 +10.7
86.0
81.7
49.3
+5.2
-.2
-. 1
+8.2
+4.8
$25. 39
+1.6
+12.5
-.4
+.4
71.4
-.3
+5.4
31.93
+1.0
+1.5
+4.2
+5.6
+3.8
+4.0
79.3
75.9
96.2
+1.4
+2.0
+4.1
+11.0
+11.]
+10.3
30.45
21.96
18.55
+.7
+1.2
-4.0
-1.6
-2.9
-.1
-3.3
+3.8
+4.4
+2.7
-1.4
-4.0
71.7
77.7
81.5
71.4
+ 1.4
+2.1
-3.5
-2.0
-3.2
+11.4
+11.7
+8.2
+7.1
-1.0
+5.2
+ 13.9
24.89
15.11
16. 96
20.78
38.52
38.45
31. 22
+1.6
+.4
+.3
-3.0
-.2
-.4
+.4
+.4
1
Revised indexes—Adjusted to 1933 Census of Manufactures.
2 Less than Ho of 1 percent.
34 Preliminary Source: Interstate Commerce Commission.
Not available.
* Cash payments only; the additional value of board, room, and tips cannot be computed.
+8.3
+5.0
+7.0
+6.0
Public Employment
Employment on construction projects financed from Public Works
Administration funds has been decreasing since May 1937. The
October figure of 150,000 marked the low point of any of the preceding
months of 1937. This was a decrease of 17,000 compared with
September. Decreases occurred in the number of workers employed
on Federal and non-Federal projects financed from funds provided by
the National Industrial Recovery Act and on projects financed from
funds provided by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Acts of 1935
and 1936. Pay-roll disbursements totaling $12,903,000 were $1,406,000 less than in September.
The level of employment on construction projects financed from
regular Federal appropriations was higher than in any of the preceding
12 months. Employment during October reached a peak of 218,000.
Compared with September, this was an increase of 12,000. Gains in
employment were reported for the following types of projects: Building construction, electrification, forestry, naval vessels, reclamation,
river, harbor, and flood control, and streets and roads. The number of
workers employed on heavy engineering, public roads, water and
sewerage, and miscellaneous projects was somewhat lower in October
than in the preceding month. Although there was an increase in the
total number of workers employed on all types of projects, fewer hours
were worked. Pay-roll disbursements totaling $20,911,000 were
$756,000 less than in September.
There was a moderate increase in employment on projects financed
by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Approximately 4,000
workers were employed on the program. Increases in employment
occurred on building construction and water and sewerage projects.
Employment on miscellaneous projects decreased. Pay rolls for the
month totaled $558,000.
The number of wage earners on projects financed by The Works
Program during October was 2,063,000, an increase of 176,000 compared with September. The marked increase in employment on
Student Aid at the beginning of the school year more than offset the
decreases in employment on other projects of The Works Program.
Of the total number employed in October, 193,000 were working on
Federal projects under The Works Program, 1,527,000 on projects
operated by the Works Progress Administration, and 343,000 on work
projects of the National Youth Administration and Student Aid.
Pay-roll disbursements for all projects totaled $96,483,000.
In the regular services of the Federal Government increases were
reported in the judicial and legislative services. Decreases occurred in
the executive and military services. Of the 828,000 employees in the
32201—37
2
executive service in October, 111,000 were working in the District of
Columbia and 717,000 outside the District. Approximately 91.8 percent of the total number of employees in the executive service were
paid from regular appropriations and 8.2 percent from emergency
funds. Among the departments reporting decreases were the War
Department and the Works Progress Administration.
October marked the beginning of a new enlistment period for the
Civilian Conservation Corps. During this month 363,000 workers
were employed, an increase of 74,000 compared with the preceding
month. Sharp increases in the number of enrolled personnel and
supervisory and technical employees more than offset small decreases
in the number of reserve officers, nurses, and educational advisers.
Pay-roll disbursements for all workers totaling $15,623,000 were
$672,000 greater than in September.
More than 187,000 employees were working on road projects financed
wholly from State funds. This was a decrease of 6,000 compared with
September. A decrease in employment was shown for maintenance
work, while a small increase occurred on new construction. Of the
total number employed, 85.4 percent were engaged in maintenance
work and 14.6 percent on new road construction. For both types of
work pay-roll disbursements amounted to $12,135,000.
A summary of Federal employment and pay-roll statistics for
September and October is given in table 2.
TABLE 2.—Summary of Federal Employment and Pay Rolls, October 1937
1
[Preliminary figures]
Employment
Class
October
September
Percentage
change
Pay rolls
October
September
Percentage
change
Federal services:
827,701 3 836,593 - 1 . 1 $122,944, 783 3$125,926,964
Executive 2
-2.4
1,908
1,975
+3.5
501,589
504, 220
Judicial
_.
-.5
5,347
5,273
+1.4
1, 229, 405
Legislative
1,215,658
322, 763 323,292
-.2
Military
25,207,388
25, 284,004
Construction projects:
149, 564
166,958 -10.4
12,903,311
14,309, 249
Financed by P. W. A.*
-9.8
3 4,056 +5.1
558,419
3 541, 264
Financed by R. F . CA__
_..
4,261
+3.2
Financed by regular Federal appro+5.7
218, 347
206, 663
propriations___
20,911, 266
21,667, 700
-3.5
Federal projects under The Works
192, 631 193,114
-.3
Program
_
11,452,256
11,500,978
-.4
1,527,604 1, 536,029
Projects operated by W. P. A._._
81,486,784
81, 250,907
—.5
+.3
National Youth Administration:
121,599 3 127,219
-4.4
2,117,482
Work projects
_
3 2,192,605
-3.4
221,507
Student Aid
3 30,879 +617. 3
1,426. 782
3 139,188 +925.1
363, 256
289,167 +25.6
15,622,911 3 14,950,554
Civilian Conservation Corps—
+4.5
1
Includes data on projects financed wholly or partially from Federal funds.
2 Includes 114,937 employees and pay-roll disbursements of $14,015,938 for October; 109,618 employees and
pay-roll disbursements of $13,709,037 for September; covering force-account and supervisory and technical
employees shown under other classifications.
3 Revised.
* Data covering P. W. A. projects financed from E. R. A. A. 1935 and 1936 funds are included. These
data are not shown under The Works Program. Includes 101,864 wage earners and $8,252,933 pay-roll for
October; 114,803 wage earners and $9,309,180 pay-roll for September; covering P . W. A. projects financed
from
E. R. A. A. 1935 and 1936 funds.
5
Includes 78 employees and pay-roll disbursements of $6,206 for October and 133 employees and pay-roll
disbursements of $13,553 for September on projects financed by the RFC Mortgage Co.
DETAILED REPORTS FOR OCTOBER 1937
Industrial and Business Employment
MONTHLY REPORTS on employment and pay rolls in industrial
and business industries are available for the following groups: 89
manufacturing industries; 16 nonmanufacturing industries, including
private building construction; and class I steam railroads. The
reports for the first two of these groups—manufacturing and nonmanufacturing—are based on sample surveys by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, and in virtually all industries the samples are large enough
to be entirely representative. The figures on class I steam railroads
are compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission and are presented in the foregoing summary.
EMPLOYMENT, PAY ROLLS, HOURS, AND EARNINGS
The indexes of employment and pay rolls, average hours worked
per week, average hourly earnings, and average weekly earnings in
manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries in October 1937 are
shown in table 3. Percentage changes from September 1937 and
October 1936 are also given.
Indexes of employment and pay rolls as well as average hours
worked per week, average hourly earnings, and average weekly
earnings for August, September, and October 1937 are presented in
table 4. The August and September figures may differ in some
instances from those previously published because of revisions
necessitated by the inclusion of late reports and other causes.
Average weekly earnings shown in tables 3 and 4 are computed
by dividing the total weekly pay rolls in the reporting establishments
by the total number of full- and part-time employees reported. As
all reporting establishments do not supply man-hour data, average
hours worked per week and average hourly earnings are necessarily
based on data supplied by a smaller number of reporting firms. The
size and composition of the reporting sample varies slightly from
month to month and therefore the average hours per week, average
hourly earnings, and average weekly earnings shown in the two
following tables are not strictly comparable from month to month.
The sample, however, is believed to be sufficiently adequate in virtually all instances to indicate the general movements of earnings
and hours over the period shown.
TABLE 3.—Employment, Pay Rolls, Hours, and Earnings in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Industries, October 1937
MANUFACTURING
[Indexes are based on 3-year average 1923-25=100 and are adjusted to 1933 Census of Manufactures]
Industry
All manufacturing industries..
Durable goods
Nondurable goods._
Index
October
1937
Average weekly
earnings *
Tay rolls
Employment
Percentage
change from—
Percentage
change from—
October
September
1937
September
1937
October
193G
100.5
-1.6
+3.9
100.1
+ (2)
97.5
103.6
+.2
101.7
98.2
+2.3
-3.4
+9.3
-1.1
105.8
117. 5
84.8
02. 1
-2.8
-3.2
-3.0
-4.3
+7.0
+8. 9
+8.1
-5.4
-8.3
-G.3
106.8
118.9
9G. 9
4G. 3
—it. 1
)
-1.8
+8.2
+ 18.0
+11.4
+9. 4
85. 9
07. G
114.5
7G.2
-1.0
-2.8
+ 12.9
+4.8
+.G
-7.5
+5.7
-1.8
00. 0
94. 2
Hl.fi
107. 8
100. 7
202. 3
1937
-2.7
October
Average hours worked
per week i
Percentage
change from—
October
1937
Percentage
change from—
October
September
1937
October
1930
+12. 5 $25.39
+1.6
+19.2
+4.8
28.83
21.37
+2.1
+.9
+8.3
+9.1
+5.9
+14.6
28.50
29. 9G
25. W4
1930
Average hourly
earnings i
1937
September
1937
October
1936
Percentage
change from—
October
1937
September
1937
Cents
66.6
+1.2
-.4
-8.1
-6.7
73.0
59.6
+.9
+1.0
+.9
+1.7
37.6
+0.6
39.1
35.9
+1.3
October
1930
+16.2
+18.3
+12.8
Durable goods
Iron and steel and their products, not including
machinery
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills,.
Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets
Cast-iron pipe
Cutlery (not including silver and plated
cutlery) and edge tools
..Forgings, iron and steel
Hardware
Plumbers' supplies
Steam and hot-water heating apparatus and
steam fittings
Stoves
Structural and ornamental metalwork
Tin cans and other tinware
Tools (not including edge tools, machine
tools, files, and saws)
Wirework
Machinery, not including transportation equipment.._
_
Agricultural implements
Cash registers, adding machines, and calculating machines.--
89.8
71.0
94.4
93. G
73. 5
108. 3
79.1
100. 8
+2.0
-1.0
r
o
-4^5
-3.8
-1J.5
97.0
187.2
+9.9
+8.2
+ 14.1
128.9
150.5
-1.4
+2.3
+17.6
+54.4
134.2
203.5
13G.3
-.2
+14.7
148.4
-1.4
+ 1G.8
411.9
—o. o
-12.3
+9.7
+30. li
+23. 2
+15. G
+1.8
-13.4
+19. 1
+11.0
20.
25.
29.
23.
-2.8
+21.3
+7.0
+33. 5
24. 20
20. 79
-.1
+30.7
+92.1
30.14
+27.4
33. Gl
-3.7
+7.G
+1.3
24
5H
04
85
+23.2
+26. 3
+17.6
+16.2
4
+13.4
+14.3
+25. 2
+14.5
+7.1
+7.3
+3. 5
37.0
35.7
38.2
34.4
-2.1
-4.8
+2.1
-2.4
-13.8
-15.9
-12.0
-14.7
76.8
83.7
08. 0
57.7
+ 10.7
+5.9
+ 1.4
+ 10.8
+ 10. G
+5.0
40.4
39. 5
39. 3
39. 0
-.8
-.3
-11.2
-2.8
-11.6
-7.4
00. 0
73.3
G9.3
60. 4
+3.3
+ 1.1
-0. 4
+ 12.8
+ 12.9
-1.1
+ 17.1
+11.1
+24. 4
37.7
39. 3
40.9
38. 0
— •> 0
+1.0
+1.0
-3.1
-14. G
-14.1
-4.8
-1.9
09.4
05.4
71.2
62.0
+0)
+.3
39. 0
37.9
-1.9
+8.G
-15.3
-11.1
61.9
70.8
+1.7
+.4
+1.0
+.7
+4.9
-5.6
40.0
72.0
74.5
+.5
+.4
+17.3
+23.9
+11.0
41.1
+.6
-4.5
82.5
+.9
+15.8
-5. 3
hi. <J&
24. 00
28. 80
27. 20
25.83
-. 1
-.0
+3.1
+ 1.1
-.9
-1.4
+10.4
+1.3
+5.2
+1.5
+7.3
+5. 5
+.7
-!G
+.5
-. 1
+ 18.0
+8.0
+ 18.8
+15.4
+16.5
+31. 5
GO
Electrical machinery, apparatus, and supplies. 119.3
+19.8
Kngines, turbines, tractors, and water wheels. 152.5
+34.9
Foundry and machine-shop products
._ 110.4
+15.4
157.7
Machine tools
+25. 0
-8.1
Radios and phonographs
_. 200.5
82.8
Textile machinery and parts
+ 12.9
147.9
Typewriters and parts
+ 11.1
122.7
Transportation equipment
+20.2
784. 0
Aircraft
+20. 7
A u 1 omohiles
_ _.! 133.9
+21.7
Tars, electric- and steam-rail road
j f>7.9
+ 15.7
Locomot i ves
i 01.1
+02. 2
+.5 +4.0
Shipbuilding
j 10f>. 8
-2.3
59.0
Railroad repair shops
-2.3
-.1
63. 3
— (2)
Electric railroad
-2.5
58.7
-2.5
S t e a m railroad
-1.2
112.7
Nonferrous metals a n d their products.
+4.1
-20.
1
104.7
Aluminum manufactures
-10.7
-1.5
113.1
Urass, bronze, and copper products
+ 1.0
+.4
Clocks and watches and time-recording do vices. 127.5
+8.3
106. 4 +5. H +4.4
Jewelry
Lighting equipment,
_ 100. 1 +2. 9 +10.1
80.8
+J.7 + 12.5
Silverware and plated ware
92.1
-1.0 +10.4
Smelting and refining—copper, lead, and zinc.
154. 0
+.5
-.2
Stamped and enameled ware
69.4
-3.2
l u m b e r and allied products
+.3
S6.S
-2.(5
-.1
Furni ture
Lumber:
54. 3 -2.4
+1.0
Mill work
52. 6 - 3 . 7
Sawmills
+.4
-1.8
71.4
Stone, clay, a n d glass products
+3.3
-4. 5
50.0
Tirick, tile, and terra cotta
+.7
61). 2 -1.0
Cement
+5. 0
-1.0
+0.1
Glass
_. 109.9
-3.4
43.4
-2.0
Marble, granite, slate, and other products
78. G +2.1 +2.0
Pottery.
Nondurable
Textiles and their products
+.6
+.4
-.0
+2.7
-4.8
-5.1
-10. 1
+34. 6
+59. 7
+25.9
+39.1
-7.0
+22. 1
-.4
+24.4 +35.6
+7.8 +37. 0
+31.0 +30. 2
+3. 5 +38. 3
+ 1.9 + 107.2
+4. 5 +20. 5
+2.9
+1.6
+.5
+7.1
+3.2
+1.5
-.2
109.9
+10.2
115.9 - 1 4 . 0
+4.9
100. 7 - 5 . 7
+3.7
+3.0 +14.2
132.7
+9.5
89.4
+0.4
+5.9 +20.0
104.4
-.9
80.7
+18.0
+2.7 +34. 2
90.9
150. 4 +4.8
+1.3
-4.3
65.3
+2.8
-.1
-1.8
76.8
723. 0
138.3
82. 5
50.0
124.4
64.9
68.0
64. 9
51.7
49.4
69.6
44.2
72.2
119. 2
37.8
72.9
-2.7
-6.0
-.4
-4.7
-.8
+.4
-4.9
+9.3
+3.9
+5.0
+11.4
+7.0
+10.3
+15. 7
-.8
+10.3
28.65
32. 36
28.69
33. 31
21.07
20. 20
23. 17
33.37
28. 17
34.07
29.13
34. 08
31. 54
31.58
30. 40
31.76
26.18
27.63
20.70
23. 62
25.80
20.18
27.10
29.10
23. 70
21.23
21.11
21.90
21.13
24.74
21.19
26.34
20.10
25. 37
24. 29
+2.2 +12.5
+ 1.1 +18.4
+.8
+9.1
+2.8 + 11.2
-1.1
+1.3
-3.7
+8.2
- 8 . 1 -10.4
+8.5 +12.9
+5. 5
+8.2
+10.0 + 11.9
+4.5 + 19. 5
+2.4 +27.8
+4.0 +15.8
+5.3
+4.0
+.7
+7.2
+5.8
+4.0
+1.0
+5.9
+6.9 +17.4
-4.3
+2.0
+3.2
+5.4
+3.9
+ 1,9
+2.9 + 14.5
-2.5
+4.7
+3.7 +15.2
+4.4
+1. 5
-1.1
+2.5
+1.9
+.4
+.4
+2.0
+.8
+.1
39.0
39.4
40. 6
45.1
35. 0
39. 3
37. 0
37.7
40.0
37. 3
38.9
44.0
37. 3
43.2
43.7
43.2
39.7
40.4
36.7
41.1
43.2
39.9
42.4
41.7
39.1
40.3
40.4
-.3
-2.4
+2.3
+4.5
+7.9
+6. 2
+10.1
+8.9
+1.2
+8.1
40.2
40.2
38.7
39.6
39.1
37. 5
38.7
39.8
-1.1
-.2
-.7
-.7
+1.5
—.2
+.2
+ 1.4
-1.6
+7.1
-4.7
-.8
+7.6
+5. 3
+9.1
+4.3
+.7
+3.8
+5.5
-0.8
-1.8
-8. 5
-4.2
-18.5
-5.6
-2.8
-7.7
+ 1.0
+7.0
+3.7
-1.6
+.2
+.5
-2.4
-4.8
-0. 3
73.6
82.5
70.6
73.9
01. 1
07. 2
02. 0
-12.2
-9.1
-12.5
88.6
(59. 5
91.4
74.8
77.4
83.0
73.4
68.0
73.8
65.8
68.4
73.0
57.5
59.2
05.7
64.3
69.8
60. 6
53.3
52.4
+1.3
-12.8
-0. 5
-6.2
-10.6
-4.4
-2.9
-5. 3
-6.6
54.5
53.6
63.9
53.3
07.3
70.0
66.2
62.1
-.7
32.8
33. 6
-2.0
26.4 -14.4
33.7
-3.1
37.1
+.2
35. 3 . - 2 . 5
20.7 -13.0
35.6
+3.8
34.2
-1.6
30.3
-5.5
-10.6
-11.5
-37.1
-11.2
-8.0
-12.2
-6.9
-6.7
-9.9
-15.7
52.1
49.4
64.6
42.4
50.3
57.5
72.4
52.3
46.9
+6.0
+1.4
+2.7
-3.8
+2.5
+0.0
+1.9
-2. 5
+3.7
+4. 5
-.3
-.1
+.8
+1.5
-.2
-1.7
-9.5
-3.2
-10.2
-8.4
-5.5
-7.6
-4.9
-.9
+.5
+.4
+.3
+.8
+.8
+1.5
-1.9
+1.3
+.3
+1.0
+.2
+ 1.7
+.1
+(+2.)3
+(- 2. )1
+4.1
-.6
+.7
+.9
-1.1
-.6
0
-.3
-.8
+.9
+.8
—2.0
+.1
+.3
-.6
+.1
-1.3
+.8
+17.2
+19.1
+17. 3
+13.1
+ 12.1
+13. 0
+ 10.7
+19.7
+12.2
+21.0
+10. 5
+18. 7
+7.7
+5.9
+6.9
+5.8
+17.7
+21.7
+21.7
+16. 5
+8.5
+23.8
+8.9
+16.3
+15.3
+12.6
+13.8
+16.7
+11.4
+14.4
+19.8
+15.2
+12.6
+7.0
+14.4
goods
Fabrics
Carpets and rugs
Cotton goods... 1
Cotton small wares
Dyeing and finishing textiles
Hats, fur-felt
Knit goods
Silk and rayon good.'-:
Woolen and worsted goods
See footnotes at end of table.
124.8
159.4
113. 5
170.3
105. 5
80.9
128.4
129.9
100.1
91.9
88.7
93.8
98.4
112.2
83.0
110.3
75.4
68.4
-1.5
-3.2
-10.8
-4.0
+.0
+ 1.0
-3.0
-.1
-5.7
-2.9
-4.0
-5.4
-5.1
-3.9
-3.1
-2.3
-.4
-4.1
-7.5
-12.9
85.5
81.0
64.2
85.1
90.8
94.0
02.0
122.8
62.4
52. 8
-1.8
-5.0
-24.1
-7.9
+.9
-.4
-10.3
+5.0
-8.4
-8.4
-3.4
-4.8
-28. 5
-1.7
-2.9
-3.2
+1.9
-1.2
-6.8
-12.6
16.87
16. 45
17.07
14. 30
18. 35
20.49
20.20
18.33
16.02
17.73
-.4
-2.0
-14.9
-3.5
+.3
-1.9
-7.6
+5.2
-2.9
-5.7
+.6
+.6
-24.7
+2.3
+.2
-1.0
+2.4
+3.1
+.8
+.2
58.6
+.4
+.2
-.6
2
-!i
+.5
+2.2
+1.0
_(2)
-.6
+11.9
+14.0
+17.8
+15.7
+11.1
+13. 4
+4.8
+10.8
+12. 5
+18.6
TABLE 3.—Employment, Pay Rolls, Hours, and Earnings in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Industries, October 1937—Continued
MANUFACTURING—Continued
Pay rolls
Employment
Industry
Percentage
Index change from—
OctoSepOctober
ber
1937 tember
1936
1937
Index
Percentage
change from—
September
1937
October
1936
+4.6
-2.6
-6.9
-9.4
-2.9
-.8
-3.2
+3.8
-.6
+6.0
87.0
0
80.2
-4.4
110.1
+3.5
87.3
+3.7
111.8 +17.3
35.5 -27.4
+9.3
112.5
66.3
-7.4
58. 7 - 9 . 0
95.0
-3.7
-6.2
125.0
137.3
+.9
222.4 - 1 2 . 1
70.3
-4.8
187.7 - 3 8 . 9
98.4 +10.6
80.9
+.2
(53.9 -13.7
100.1
+2.1
224.3 +J22.7
64.2
+6.8
+2.5
57.9
68. 2 - 2 . 6
56. 6 +3.1
105.1
+1.4
108.9
+5.5
-.8
116.7
-4.9
-2.3
-7.6
-3.5
-4.9
-7. 1
-2.9
-10.4
-12.8
—4.1
+12.1
+15.4
+11.8
+8.0
+4.8
+ 14.1
+11.0
+10.5
+ 12.8
+11.1
+4.6
+5.9
+11.9
+5.0
+8.9
ber
1937
Average weekly
earnings
Average hours worked
per week
Percentage
change from—
October
SepOcto1937 tember
ber
Percentage
change from—
October
SepOcto1937 tember
ber
1936
1937
1937
1936
Average hourly
earnings
October
1937
Percentage
change from—
September
1937
October
1936
Nondurable goods— Continued
Textiles and their products—Continued.
Wearing apparel
_
dnthinp 1 mp.n's
Clothing, women's
___
Corsets and allied garments
Men's furnishings
_MillineryShirts and collars
Leather and its manufactures. __ _
Boots and shoes
Leather
Food and kindred products
Baking
Beverages
Butter
Canning and preserving
Confectionery
Flour
Icecream
__
_
Slaughtering and meat packing
Sugar, beet
._
Sugar reiining, cane
Tobacco manufactures
Chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff
Cigars and cigarettes
Paper and printing
_
„
_ _ _
Boxes, paper
Paper and pulp _
> _
Printing and publishing:
Book and job
Newspapers and periodicals
Chemicals and allied products, and petroleum
refining
__
Othftr than pfifcrnlfiiim rp.fining
Chemicals
112.1
103.5
150.4
89.7
135.9
52.0
120.7
S9.5
90.7
89. G
125.0
138.4
202.7
8G. 4
185. 9
95. 5
76.9
08. 8
89.4
253.0
68.8
62.6
56.2
63.3
107.9
104.8
117.3
-2.0
-4.8
-1.2
+.9
+6.4
-8.4
+1.3
-3.5
-3.5
-3.2
-9.3
+1.2
-9.3
—5.7
-40.3
+11.9
+.2
-16.4
+3.0
+176.3
+2.4
+.8
+.7
+.7
+.2
+1.9
-1.5
-5.2
-4.2
-7.9
+.1
-1.8
-8.2
-2.2
-3.6
-2.3
-7.8
+.6
+4.4
+6.3
+4.4
+5.0
+.1
+14. 5
$17.99
18.14
20.29
16.17
14.79
20.30
13.97
17.14
15.50
23.60
23.77
25.84
32.36
22.71
16.24
18. 62
27.30
28.54
28.01
20.97
25.97
17.03
18.20
16. 80
28.26
21.35
24. 90
+.9
98.8
107.5
+1.6
+4.8
+2.6
92.6
107.3
+3.3
+9.2
+6.7
29.71
37.59
126.5
126.7
135.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
+5.2
+5.4
+4.1
137.5
136.1
150.6
-1.1
-1.2
+20.2
+19.5
+20.8
28.32
25.99
30.84
-.1
-.2
-.2
+2.1
+.4
+4.7
+2.8
+J0. 2
-20.7
+7.9
-4.0
-5.7
-.6
+3.4
-.4
-3.1
+1.0
+2.5
-1.1
0
+3.3
-.8
-19.4
+4.3
+ 1.6
-3.2
+2.4
+1.1
+3. 5
+.7
-.1
+1.7
+.6
+.6
+1.4
+.4
+1.9
+.3
-3.5
-3.0
+1.0
-.7
-7.0
-10.7
+4.0
+11.4
+10.5
+5.2
+3.4
+11.1
+8.6
+11.0
+5.7
+15.8
+19.3
+15. 5
+9.1
+12.8
+8. 7
+5.0
+1.5
+8.1
31.3
29.5
31.2
33.3
35.6
+2.1
-1.1
+4.4
+2.5
+12.7
34.7
31.8
30.4
37.5
40.9
43.0
39.2
+6.1
-3.3
-4.2
36.3
41.3
45. 6
46.1
40.8
41.6
38.5
37.6
35. 8
37.9
38.7
40.8
39.5
-1.9
+1.0
+4.2
+3.9
38.3
37.1
+14.3
+13. 3
+16.0
39.2
40.3
39.6
-.6
+.9
+.6
-2.8
-9.0
-11.9
-6.6
-9.1
-11.0
Cents
57. 4
62.1
61.7
47.8
37.6
--10.8
-13.8
-15. 7
-6.1
-1.4
+2.9
-2.2
40.8
54.2
51.9
63.3
58.8
60.6
83.5
-7.9
46.5
45. 5
59.0
60.1
68.8
52. 4
66.8
45.1
51.3
44.4
75.6
52.7
63.1
-12.2
-2.9
-2.0
+.6
78. 5
97.4
+ 1.0
-1.5
-2.0
-2.8
73.4
65.4
77.9
+ (2)
+( )
-5.5
+.4
- 1 2. 0
-6.9
+6.0
+ 1.9
-3.7
+2.6
+5.6
+1.3
-.2
-.6
+.6
+3.7
+.6
-.7
+.6
+.6
+.5
+1.8
-.5
-1.5
-.5
-4.1
-9.3
-7.6
+.7
+ 8.5
+13 8
+6.7
-1-6.4
+1.1
+.8
+9.9
+7.8
+6.9
+11 0
+14.5
+7.6
+7.6
+1.5
+1.6
+.6
-1.6
-1.3
-1.9
+.3
+3.0
-.g
+ (2)
+4.7
-2.3
-.8
+2.5
+.1
i
+.6
-.2
+.7
-.3
+.2
+.8
-.3
—.3
-.4
+21.7
+10.1
+10.2
+4.9
-1-23.4
+17.0
+10. 5
+ 10.8
+14. 9
+10.2
+8.4
+11.4
+16.8
+4.1
+5.9
+16.8
+16. 2
+19.4
Cottonseed—oil. cake, and meal
Druggists' preparations
_
Explosives
Fertilizers
Paints and varnishes
Kayon and allied products
Soap
_-_
Petroleum refining
Rnbber products..
Rubber boots and shoes.__
__
Hubbcr goods, other than boots, shoes, tires,
and inner tubes
llubber tires and inner tubes—
127.1
114.8
97.3
80.5
131.6
387.5
102. 8
125.7
97.7
77.5
45.3
+.7
137.3
87.0
+1.9
+3.3
-1.6
-2.3
-.4
-4.8
-.6
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-.3
-1.5
+22.7
+ 10.0
+4.4
+4.7
+2.3
+7.2
-4.0
+4.2
-.2
-1.1
118.9
128.9
110. 5
83.2
134.1
374.9
121.1
142.3
94.3
70.4
139. f)
84.3
+S.7
+ 1.3
+3.8
-14.4
+2.0
+40.7
+14.5
+14.8
+19.5
+12.2
-4.8
+21.9
-.8
+15.0
-.6
+22.8
-3.2
-2.6
-7.2
+8.6
+5.3 +8.9
-(5.7
-10.1
13.14
24.47
32.18
17.16
28.17
23.89
28.55
34.43
25.83
22.83
23.61
28.24
-2.1
-6.3
-10.5
-4.9
24.5
58.4
79.5
44.2
69. 7
63.8
71.9
96. 9
79.0
60.9
38.8
29.3
+3.1
-4.5
-17.3
61.4
96.6
+53. 4 +2.9
+7.5 +6.2
+.7 +17.7
+9.4
+1.0
-.9
+11. 6
+2.3 +4.8
+1.4 +8.3
31.4
29.6
44.2
42.6
39.9
+51. 2
+7.3
+1.4
+.4
39.9
+5.0
+5.0
+7.0
+G.0
+7.3
+7.0
+5.4
+8.7
+3.2
+3. 6
+13.7
+.5
+.6
+.G
+ 14.5
+4.0
+14.1
+9.6
+13.6
+19. 9
+17.8
+3.2
+9.8
+5.3
-5.2
-8.1
+4.2 +10.0
-10.1
+2.6
+-(')
.5
-2.9
-5.8
-2.4
54.1
39.6
40.5
38.8
40.5
37.4
40.0
35. 9
33.8
37.5
+.9
-2.9
+4.1
-5.7
+2.5
-1.1
+.4
+.9
-5.0
+3.5
-1.5
-3.4
-1.6
-3.5
-3.9
-1.1
+.2
—.«
+.8
+.1
-4.7
+.2
+1.2
-.8
—. 5
-.5
+.5
+.4
-.6
+10. 8
+5. 7
+14.0
+16. 9
+13.4
+18.6
+ 21.7
+18.5
+11.4
+16. 6
+13. 2
+10.5
NONMANUFACTUUING
[Indexes are based on 12-month average 1929=100]
Coal mining:
Anthracite..
Bituminous
__
_..
Metalliferous mining
Quarrying and noiimetnllic mining
_.
Crude-petroleum producing
Public utilities:
Telephone and telegraph
Electric light and power and manufactured
gas
Electric-railroad and motorbus operation and
maintenance
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
General merchandising
Other t h a n general merchandising
Hotels (year-round) 3
Laundries
Dyeing and cleaning
_
Brokerage
Insurance
Building construct ion
_
51.0
82.9
82.9
53.3
77.5
+5.7
+3.0
79.9
-.2
98.5
-.1
-1.4
-2.6
-.9
73.4
-.4
94.0
92.1
108.1
87.9
89.2
89.9
85.3
(4)
(4)
(«)
+1.0
+1.5
+4.2
+.7
+1.2
-4.0
— 1.6
-2.9
-.1
-3.3
+2.2
+2.3
+29.2
-2.4
+5. 2
+8.2
+4.8
+.4
+5.6
+3.8
+4.0
+3.8
+4.4
+2.7
-1.4
-4.0
+1.6
+.4
51.0
86.0
81.7
49.3
69.9
+62. 3
+J0. 7
94.3
+2.2
105.3
71.4
79.3
75.9
96.2
71.7
77.7
81. 5
71.4
0)
(44)
()
i Average weekly earnings are computed from figures furnished by all reporting establishments. Average hours and average hourly earnings are computed from data supplied
by a smaller number of establishments as all reporting firms do not furnish man-hours.
Percentage changes over year are computed from indexes. Percentage changes over
month in average weekly earnings for the manufacturing groups, for all manufacturing
industries combined, and for retail trade are also computed from indexes.
29.14
26. 25
31. 26
23.70
33.64
+1.2
+5.2
+8.6
+52.1
+6.8
+17.4
+13.5
+13.5
-.3
+5.4
31.93
+1.4 +11.0
+2.0 +11.1
+4.1 +10.3
+1.4 +11.4
+2.1 +11.7
-3.5
+8.2
30.45
21.96
18. 55
24.89
15.11
16. 96
20. 78
38.52
38. 45
31.22
-.7
-1.6
-1.8
-2.0
-3.2
+7.1
—1.0
+.3
+5.2
+14.0
-3.0
2
3
31.44
34.23
+.1
+.4
+.5
-.2
+.7
+.8
+.6
-.3
-.4
+.4
+.4
91.2
88.7
70.8
55. 4
83.3
+.4
+3.4
-3.4
+2.1
+2.0
+1.4
-1.0
83.5
+.5
-.1
85.1
-.2
45.9
-.3
-.4
68.7
+.1
42.9
43.0
39. 4
44.2
47.1
42.1
42.6
(4)
(4)
34.3
+.5
+.7
+.1.1
+.7
-.5
-2.0
-3.8
— 1.4
-1.6
-1.6
-.9
(4)
70.6
56.5
51.5
58.1
31.7
40.3
49.9
-.3
(2)
—.6
40.4
-.2
-1.0
—. 7
-1.7
(4)
(4)
+.1
-5.6
-7.3
0)
_
i
(0
(4)
90.8
-.2
-.7
+.4
—. 7
+.3
+.3
+1.3
+2.3
4
(4)
()
+.3
+8.2
+13.0
+13.7
+13. 1
+8.7
+6.7
+9.8
+6.0
+5. 9
+9.3
+11.8
+8.7
+6.5
+7.3
+8.5
0)
(4)
Less than Mo of 1 percent.
Cash payments only; the additional value of board, room, and tips cannot be computed.
« Not available.
TABLE 4.—Employment, Pay Rolls, Hours, and Earnings in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing
Industries, October, September, and August 1937
MANUFACTURING
[Indexes are based on 3-year average 1923-25= 100 and are adjusted to 1933 Census of Manufactures]
Pay-roll index
p]mployment index
Average weekly
earnings 1
Average hours worked
per week i
Average hourly
earningsi
Industry
All manufacturing industries. _
Durable goods
Nondurable goods.
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
100.1
100.1
103.8
$25. 39
$24. 92
$25. 87
37.6
37.4
38.7
98.1
106.9
101.7
99.4
100.9
104.0
103.5
28.83
21.37
28.18
21.30
29.31
22.03
39.1
35.9
38.6
36.1
40.1
37.2
73.0
59.6
72.4
59.0
108.7
121.4
86.7
67.6
106.8
118.9
96. 9
46.3
120.4
142.3
100.7
53. 5
28.50
29. 96
25. 94
19.98
29.37
31.65
25. 21
20.15
31.52
34. 74
26.48
21.28
37.0
35.7
38.2
34.4
37.8
37.5
37. 6
35.1
40 0
40.5
39.6
37.2
76.8
83.7
68.0
57.7
76.8
84.2
67.3
56.7
77.5
85.7
67.3
56.9
89.1
71.8
89.8
93.6
85. 9
67.6
114.5
76.2
112.9
129. 7
96. 9
48.9
86.7
69. 6
101.4
72.7
85.1
67.1
103.8
76.6
24. 06
28. 86
27. 26
25. 83
24.32
29. 23
24.58
24. 57
24.09
28.61
26. 02
25. 84
40.4
39. 5
39.3
39.0
40.9
39.8
38.6
39.7
60.6
73.3
69.3
66.4
61. 0
73.9
67.2
65.9
60.1
72.2
67.5
65.1
71.7
96.9
84.7
128.8
26. 24
25. 59
29. 04
23. 85
26. 97
25.37
28. 69
23.97
27.11
25. 28
29.20
24.30
37.7
39.3
40. 9
38.6
40.7
39.7
36. 5
37. 2
38.7
38. 9
40.7
39. 7
39.1
39.3
41.5
41. 1
69.4
65. 4
71.2
62. 0
69.7
65.3
70.6
60.8
69. 0
64.7
70.5
59. 2
61. 6
68.3
71.0
73.1
80.2
72.7
81.5
69.4
72.7
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
100.5
102.1
102.3
97.5
103.6
97.3
107.3
105.8
117.5
84.8
62. 1
108.8
121.4
87.5
64.9
Aug.
1937
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
Cents Cents
65.8
Durable goods
Iron and steel and their products, not including
machinery
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills--.
Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets
Cast-iron pipe
Cutlery (not including silver and plated
cutlery) and edge tools
Forgings, iron and steel
Hardware
Plumbers' supplies
Steam and hot-water heating apparatus and
steam fittings
.
Stoves
Structural and ornamental metal work
Tin cans and other tinware
Tools (not including edge tools, machine tools,
files, and saws) __„.-Wirework
Machinery, not including transportation equipment
Agricultural implements
Cash registers, adding machines, and calculating machi nes
Electrical machinery, apparatus, and suppliesEngines, turbines, tractors, and water wheels..
Foundry and machine-shop products
Machine tools
89.8
71.0
94.4
93. 6
89.9
73. 0
92. 6
91. 5
79. I
100. 8
77.4
113.4
82.3
114.0
76.4
112.6
81.4
117.9
i
66.6 ! 72.2
97. 8
94.2
83.9
81.6
122.9
107.8
97.0
187.2
98.4
170.3
100. 4
171.3
100.7
202.3
103. 6
166.8
106.7
160.7
24.20
26.79
24. 54
24.47
24. 81
23.46
39.0
37.9
39.7
35.6
40.2
34.4
61.9
70.8
128.9
150.5
130.7
147.2
130.2
141.0
134.2
203.5
134.3
189. 2
137.1
184.2
30.14
28.47
28.78
28.97
29.06
39.7
38.8
40.8
40.1
72.0
74.5
136.3
119.3
152.5
110.4
157.7
136. 5
121.3
153. 6
111.9
157.6
135. 0
121. 0
151.1
112.5
154.6
148.4
124.8
159.4
113.5
170.3
146. 5
124.1
158.8
114.2
165.5
140.0
126.8
155.5
118.9
160.2
33.61
28.65
32.36
28. 69
33.31
33.20
28.05
32.00
28.42
32.36
32.06
28.72
32.07
29.19
31.94
39.9
40.6
41.1
39.0
39.4
40.6
45.1
61, 6
68.7
71.6
74.4
40.9
38.4
39.2
40.4
44.2
40.3
39.5
39.4
42.0
44.0
82.5
73.6
82.5
70.6
73.9
81.9
73.1
82.2
70.3
73.3
73. 5
.108.3
Radios and phonographs
___
Textile machinery and parts
Typewriters and parts
Transportation equipment
co
Aircraft
io
Automobiles.
_
2
Cars, electric- and steam-railroad
I
Locomotives
^
Shipbuilding
Railroad repair shops
Electric railroad
Steam railroad
w Nonferrous metals and th^ir products
Aluminum manufactures
Brass, bronze, and copper products
..
Clocks and watches and time-recording devices
Jewelry
_
Lighting equipment
Sil verware and plated ware
Smelting and refining—copper, lead, and zinc
Stamped and enameled ware
Lumber and allied products
_
Furniture
Lumber:
Millwork
Sawmills
Stone clay, and plass products
Brick, tile, and terra cotta
_
Cement
Glass
Marble, granite, slate, and other products
Pottery.
_
Nondurable
208.3
84.0
151.2
107.0
760. 8
112.5
68. 5
64.4
106.2
60.4
63.4
60.2
114.1
131.0
114.8
203. 5
85.8
152.0
111.8
812. 1
118.7
72.7
63.3
102.4
62.1
63.0
62.0
112.8
132. 6
116.9
129.9
723. 0
138.3
82.5
50. 0
124.4
64.9
68.0
04.9
109.9
115.9
106.7
127. 5
106.4
100.1
80.8
92.1
154.0
69.4
86.8
127.0
101.1
97.3
79.5
93.0
153.2
71.7
89.1
123.7
95.9
90.8
76.3
92.1
153. 4
73.0
89.2
54.3
52. 6
71.4
50.0
69.2
109.9
43.4
78.6
55. 6
54. 6
72.7
52.3
69.9
111.1
44.9
77.0
57.1
55. 9
100.1
91.9
88.7
93. 8
98.4
112.2
83.0
110.3
75.4
68.4
101.6
165.5 I!
80.9
128.4
119. 0
63.1
67.7
02.9
110.1
135.7
113.2
175.8
88.2
113. 8
112.8
750. 8
11"). 3
87. 4
52.6
118.8
67.3
68.7
07.4
109.9
141.2
116.6
21.07
26. 20
23. 17
33.37
28.17
34. 07
29.13
34.08
31. 54
31.58
30. 40
31.70
26.18
27. 03
26.76
21. 94
27. 18
25. 20
30.57
26.71
30. 93
27. 89
33. 28
30. 34
30. 05
30.24
30.02
25.95
26.05
27.94
22.78
27. 57
25. 25
31.71
20. 28
32. 08
28.84
32. 25
31.44
31.13
30.81
31.17
26.22
20.82
28.21
35.6
39.3
37.0
37.7
40.6
37.3
38.9
44.0
37.3
43.2
43.7
43.2
39.7
40.4
30.7
36.9
41.3
39.5
35.0
38.5
34.2
37.4
43.7
35. 8
41.0
43. 6
40.8
39.1
39. 5
38.1
38.1
41.6
39.7
36.0
41.5
34. 9
39.4
43.6
38.2
44.3
44.7
44.3
39.6
41.1
38.7
61.1
67.2
02. 0
88.6
(59. 5
91.4
71. S
77.4
83. 0
73.4
08.0
73.8
65.8
08.4
73.0
60.0
65. 9
63. 8
87.4
09. 3
90.4
74.7
76.1
83.2
73.4
07. 9
73.8
66.0
00. 0
73.4
05. 3
73.0
132.7
89.4
104.4
80.7
90.9
156. 4
65.3
76.8
128.0
81.7
98.6
81.4
88.6
149. 2
68.2
78.2
121.9
74.1
86.8
72.5
92.4
157. 0
71.4
79.2
23. 62
25.80
20.18
27.10
29.10
23. 70
21.23
21.11
22.91
24.73
25. 50
27.81
28.01
22. 09
21.41
20.85
22.40
23. 28
24.15
26. 00
29. f»b"
23. 83
22.08
21.04
41.1
43.2
39.9
42.4
41.7
39.1
40.3
40.4
40.1
40.7
39.1
43.5
40.2
37.3
40.3
40.5
39.8
39.8
37. 3
40. 5
42.3
39.1
42.0
41.2
57.5
59.2
65.7
04. 3
69. 8
00. 0
53 3
52.4
57. 2
00. 0
65. 4
04. 7
09. 7
00. 9
53.8
51.0
50. 3
57. 8
04. 9
04. 7
09. 8
01. 1
53.2
51.3
53.2
52.6
69.9
46.4
72.8
118.7
39.8
66.8
56.1
56.2
70.5
46.2
77.1
120.3
39.7
64.7
21.90
21. 13
24.74
21.1.9
20. 34
20.10
25. 37
24. 29
22.09
21.05
24.38
21. 64
20. 20
25. 08
25. 71
22.71
22.74
22. 70
24.84
21.75
27. 03
20. 35
20. 04
22.47
40.2
40.2
38.7
39. 6
39.1
37.5
38.7
39. 8
40.8
40.0
38.3
39.4
38.5
36.8
38.7
39.4
42,3
42.4
39.7
40.9
41.2
38.7
39.6
39.2
•")4. 5
52.0
69.9
109.6
44.5
75.8
51.7
49.4
69.6
44.2
72.2
119.2
37.8
72.9
53. 0
63.9
53. 3
07. 3
70.0
00. 2
02.1
54.3
55. 0
64.3
54. 9
08. 0
70.0
00. 9
01. 0
53. 9
54. 2
63.0
53.1
07.1
08. 5
05. 7
01. 4
102.8
97.3
100.8
100.8
96.4
109. 4
88.7
116.3
80.2
78.3
85.5
81.0
04. 2
85.1
90. 8
94. 0
f.2. 0
122. 8
02. 4
52,8
87.1
85. 3
K4.5
92.4
95.9
94.9
69.2
110.9
08. 2
57.6
92.1
90.0
97.6
97.0
90.8
93.8
87.0
119.4
65.7
68.5
16.87
10. 4")
17.07
14. 30
18.35
16.99
10.79
20. 05
14.84
18. 02
20.80
21.92
17.43
16.55
18.82
17.77
17.41
22. 80
15.20
17.50
20.83
20.7S
17>5
15. K9
20.18
32.8
33. 0
20. 4
33.7
37.1
35. 3
20. 7
35. 6
34. 2
30.3
33.2
34.4
30.8
34.9
37.0
36.3
30. 8
34.3
35.1
32.1
35. 3
35.4
35.7
35.8
30. 4
36.4
35.4
34.1
34.4
52.1
49. 4
04. 0
42.4
50. 3
57. 5
72.4
52.3
40.9
58.0
51. S
49. 2
0"). 0
42.4
49. 0
57. 1
70.9
52. 0
40. 9
58.9
51.5
49. 1
04, 5
12. 5
49.7
71.9
173. 9
142^8
104.4
070. 4
105. 6
79.7
61.0
06. 5
03. 6
88.5
70. 6
92. 0
73. 3
74.0
81.7
70. 5
07. 5
70.7
65.6
goods
Textiles and their products
Fabrics
Carpets and rugs
Cotton goods
Cotton small wares
Dyeing and finishing textiles
JIats, fur-felt
.'
Knit goods
Silk and rayon goods
Woolen and worsted goods
See footnotes at end of table.
200.5
82.8
147.9
122.7
7H4. 0
133. 9
07.9
64.1
106. 8
59.0
63.3
58.7
112.7
104.7
113.1
94.9
99.4
98.3
97.8
110.5
85.5
110.5
79.9
70.4
20.49
20.20
18.33
10.02
17.73
I
!
j
I
!
j
i
I
!
l
34.4
r>o. 8
70. 3
51.3
40. 0
se. 9
CO
TABLE 4.—Employment, Pay Bolls, Hours, and Earnings in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Industries, October, September, and August 1937—
Continued
MANUFACTURING -Continued
Employment index
Average weekly
earnings»
Pay-roll index
Average hours worked
per week >
Average
earnings 1
Industry
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
112.1
103.5
150.4
89.7
135. 9
52.0
120. 7
89.5
90.7
89.6
125.0
138.4
202.7
86.4
185.9
95.5
76.9
68.8
89.4
253.0
68.8
62.6
56.2
63.3
107.9
104.8
117.3
114.4
108.7
152.2
88.9
127.7
56.7
119.2
S2.7
94.0
92.5
137.8
136.7
223.3
91.6
311.5
85.4
76.8
82.2
86.8
91.6
67.2
62.1
55.8
62.8
107.7
102.8
119.1
113.0
111.0
146.2
88.1
127.6
52.9
116.0
96.6
98.6
93.9
132. &
135. 3
230.7
94.3
278.0
73.3
77.5
89.8
86.8
71.3
76.9
61.8
55.7
62.5
106.3
102. 6
119.1
87.0
80.2
110.1
87.3
111.8
35.5
112.5
66.3
58.7
95.0
125.0
137.3
222.4
70.3
187.7
98.4
80.9
63.9
100.1
224.3
64.2
57.9
68.2
56.6
105.1
108.9
116.7
87.0
83.9
106.3
84.2
95.4
49.0
103.0
71.8
64.5
98.6
133.2
136.1
253. 0
73.8
307.1
89.0
80.7
74.0
98.0
100.7
60.1
56.5
70.0
54.9
103.7
103.3
117.6
92.4
91.8
114.7
81.7
102.4
40.3
102.8
83.7
78.7
103.8
131.2
132.4
273.4
77.8
293.9
75.2
80.2
84.2
96.6
74.6
81.2
57.2
66.3
56.1
102.6
102.8
123.8
$17.99
18.14
20.29
16.17
14.79
20.30
13.97
17.14
15.50
23.60
23.77
25.84
32.36
22. 71
16.24
18.62
27.30
28.54
28.01
20.97
25.97
17.03
18.20
16.80
28.26
21.35
24.90
$17. 53
18.12
18.94
15.62
13.43
25.05
12.88
17.94
16.49
23.70
23.03
25.90
33.27
22.35
15.75
18.79
27.15
27.83
28.35
26.01
24.96
17.12
18.81
16.79
27.89
20. S3
24.71
$18.81
19.45
21.47
15. 27
14.03
22.12
12.77
20.29
19. 24
24.64
23.80
25.37
34.95
22.99
16.90
18.55
26.63
28.71
27.99
23.89
29.36
17.39
17.85
17.30
28.03
20. 57
26.01
98.8
107.5
98.9
105. 9
96.9
102.9
92.6
107. 3
92.8
103.8
89.6
99.1
29.71
37.59
29.69
37.03
126.5
126.7
135.2
128.6
128.9
137.4
124.9
124.1
137.2
137.5
136.1
150.6
139.0
137.7
150.9
140.7
137.7
156.1
28.32
25.99
30.84
28.19
25.92
30.47
Oct.
1937
Oct.
1937
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
32.3
31.6
32.3
32.2
33.0
Cents
57.4
62.1
61.7
47.8
37.6
Cents
56.3
61.7
58.4
47.5
38.1
Cents
56.3
01.1
60.1
47.5
37.8
32.8
32.9
31.7
37.7
40.5
42.8
40.2
33.8
37.8
37.6
38.9
41.0
42.3
42.1
40.8
54.2
51.9
63.3
58.8
60.6
83.5
40.4
55.0
53.0
63.0
57.0
60.8
83.2
38.9
54.1
51.9
62.8
58.0
60.4
83.4
36.3
41.3
46.6
46.1
40.8
41.6
38.5
37.6
35.8
37.9
38.7
40.8
39.5
36.9
40.8
45.3
46.3
41.1
44.7
36.2
37.0
37.2
37.0
38.4
39.2
39.2
38.5
38.6
45.0
49.7
40.2
38.1
42.9
37.8
35.5
38.1
39.1
39.3
41.5
46.5
45.5
59.0
60.1
68.8
52.4
66.8
45.1
51.3
44.4
75.6
52.7
63.1
44.3
46.5
59.2
59.7
69.1
59.6
69.0
46.0
51.0
45.5
75.1
52.8
63.0
45.5
48.3
58.2
57. 6
69.6
63.5
67.1
46.0
50.7
45.5
74.1
52.8
02.8
29.30
36.16
38.3
37.1
38.6
36.9
38.5
36.6
78.5
97.4
77.9
96.5
77.0
94.9
29.33
26.72
31.56
39.2
40.3
39.6
39.0
40.2
38.9
39.4
40.1
40.6
73.4
65.4
77.il
74.0
60.1
78.4
75.1
67.2
77.8
Sept.
1937
Aug.
1937
31.3
29.5
31.2
33.3
35.6
30.8
29.8
30.1
32.6
31.6
34.7
31.8
30.4
37.5
40.9
43.0
39.2
Nondurable goods—Continued
Textiles a n d their products—Continued.
Wearing apparel
Clothing, men's
_
Clothing, women's._
Corsets a n d allied garments
M e n ' s furnishings
_
_
Millinery
Shirts and collars
___
Leather a n d its manufactures
_
Boots a n d shoes
Leather
Food and kindred products
Baking
_
_
__
Beverages..
Butter
_
Canning a n d preserving
Confectionery
_
Flour
Icecream
_
Slaughtering and meat packing
Sugar, beet
Sugar refining, cane
Tobacco manufactures.
Chewing and smoking tobacco a n d snulf
Cigars and c i g a r e t t e s . . .
Paper and printing
Boxes, paper
Paper a n d p u l p
_
Printing and publishing:
Book and job
Newspapers and periodicals
Chemicals a n d allied products, a n d petroleum
refining
Other Ihan petroleum refining
__..
Chemicals
.._
Cottonseed—oil, cake, and meal
Druggists' preparations
_
Explosives
Fertilizers
_
Paints and varnishes
Rayon and allied p r o d u c t s . .
Soap
Petroleum refining
_
Rubber products
Rubber boots and shoes
_
Rubber goods, other than boots, shoes, tires,
and inner tubes
Rubber tires and inner tubes
127.1
114.8
97.3
80.5
131. 6
387. 5
102.8
125. 7
97.7
77.5
120.7
114.1
97.6
84.6
132.4
407.1
103.1
127. 2
98.0
78.7
54.3
111.8
95.8
73.2
132.8
403.4
101.9
128.2
97.9
77.1
118.9
128.9
110.5
83.2
134.1
374.9
121." 1
142.3
94.3
70.4
112.4
127.3
100. 4
97.2
131.6
393. 6
122.1
143.1
97.4
75.9
47.9
123.0
107.1
79.0
135.4
400.7
117.7
150.5
97.0
73.2
13.14
24.47
32.18
17.16
28. 17
23. 89
28. 55
34.43
25.83
22.83
13.14
21. 29
30.89
19.16
27.53
23. 88
28.68
34.16
26.64
24.24
12.14
24.12
32.10
17.91
28.06
24. 53
27.98
35. 66
26.53
23.85
54.1
39.6
40.5
38.8
40.5
37.4
40.0
35.9
33.8
37.5
53.2
40.8
38.9
41.1
39.6
38.4
39.9
35.5
34.5
40.0
48.0
39.8
40.1
39.2
40.7
38.8
39.3
37.2
34.7
39.7
24.5
58. 4
79.5
44.2
69. 7
63.8
71.9
96.9
79.0
60.9
24.9
57.8
79.5
46.7
69. 6
64.6
72.7
97.4
79.1
60.6
25.4
57. 6
80.1
45.9
69.0
63.1
71.6
97.1
78.6
60.1
137.3
87.0
134.7
88.3
135.1
88.4
139.5
84.3
132.6
90.4
134.1
89.8
23.61
28.24
22.60
29. 76
22.89
29.55
38.8
29.3
37.5
30.8
38.2
30.9
61.4
96.6
60.6
97.0
60.3
96.3
19.25
23.58
31.62
24.06
33.50
31.4
29.6
44.2
42.6
39.9
20.8
27.5
43.6
42.1
40.0
21.7
26.6
44.5
44.3
39.5
91.2
88.7
70.8
55.4
83.3
90.8
89.0
71.6
53.9
83.9
92.1
89.4
71.1
51.1
83.9
NONMANUFACTURING
[Indexes are based on 12-month average 1929=100]
Coal mining:
Anthracite
_
BituminousMetalliferous mining
Quarrying and nonmctallic mining
Crude-petroleum producing.
Public utilities:
Telephone and telegraph
Electric light and power and manufactured
gas
Electric-railroad and motorbus operation and
maintenance
_
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
General merchandising
Other than general merchandising
:
Hotels (year-round) 2
_
Laundries
Dyeing and cleaning
Brokerage 3
Insurance 3
Building construction 3
_
51.0
82.9
82.9
53.3
77.5
48.2
80.5
84.1
54.7
78.2
51.0
86.0
81.7
49.3
69.9
31.5
77.7
82.2
50.1
71.2
27.2
73.8
83.0
53.2
70.8
29.14
26.25
31.26
23.70
33. 64
18.99
24.37
31. 22
22.86
33.93
79.9
80.1
79.8
94.3
92.3
92.1
31.44
31.58
30.94
39.9
39.1
39.0
83.5
83.9
82.4
98.5
98.6
98. 3
105.3
104.0
102.6
34.23
33.96
33.64
40.4
40.2
39.3
85.1
85.2
86.2
73.4
73.7
73.4
71.4
71.6
73.1
31.93
31.71
32.71
45.9
46.0
47.1
68.7
68.1
68.5
94.0
92.1
108.1
87.9
89.2
89.9
85.3
-2.9
-.1
-3.3
93.0
90.7
103.7
87.3
88.1
93.7
86.7
-1.9
-.2
-.7
91.8
86.2
93.8
84.2
86.8
94.2
84.9
-1.3
79.3
75.9
96.2
71.7
77.7
81.5
71.4
-3.2
79.0
72.3
85.7
69.5
74.4
86.0
69.0
-1.6
-1.6
30. 60
21.87
18.62
24.64
15.00
16.84
20.61
38.77
38. 59
31.76
31.31
22.58
19.21
25.18
14.86
17.17
20.23
38. 85
38.93
32.28
42.6
42.7
39.1
43.9
47.4
42.5
43.9
70.6
56.5
51.5
58.1
31.7
40.3
49.9
71.7
56.2
51.6
57.6
31.6
39.7
47.4
(4)
-3.0
30.45
21.96
18.55
24.89
15.11
16.96
20.78
38.52
38.45
31.22
42.9
43.0
39.4
44.2
47.1
42.1
42.6
+.3
+2.4
78.3
74.4
92.4
70.7
76.1
84.4
72.8
-2.5
-2.4
-2.2
72.3
56.6
52. 8
57.8
31.1
39.6
47.3
0)
(4)
93.0
i Average weekly earnings are computed from figures
lishments. Average hours and average hourly earnings
by a smaller number of establishments as all reporting
The figures are not strictly comparable from month to
size, and composition of the reporting sample.
41.2
78.8
83.4
54.9
79.3
+.3
furnished by all reporting estabare computed from data supplied
firms do not furnish man-hours.
month because of changes in the
+5.2
0)
(
43.4
43.5
39.0
44.8
47.3
43.5
43.2
(4)
34.3
34.1
34.7
?
0)
(*)
90.8
92.8
3
Cash payments only; the additional value of board, room, and tips cannot be computed.
3 Indexes of employment and pay rolls not available; percentage changes from preceding month substituted.
* Not available.
16
INDEXES OF EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS, JANUARY 1936 TO
OCTOBER 1937
Indexes of employment and pay rolls are given in tables 5 and 6 for
all manufacturing industries combined, for the durable- and nondurable-goods groups of manufacturing industries, and for 13 nonmanufacturing industries, including 2 subgroups under retail trade, by
months, from January '1936 to October 1937, inclusive. The accompanying chart indicates the trend of factory employment and pay rolls
from January 1919 to October 1937.
The indexes of factory employment and pay rolls are computed
from returns supplied by representative establishments in 89 manufacturing industries and cover wage earners only. The base used in
computing these indexes is the 3-year average, 1923-25, as 100. In
October 1937 reports were received from 25,571 manufacturing establishments employing 4,969,493 workers, whose weekly earnings were
$126,168,101. The employment reports received from these establishments cover more than 55 percent of the total wage earners in all
manufacturing industries of the country and more than 65 percent of
the wage earners in the 89 industries included in the monthly survey
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
TABLE 5.—Indexes of Employment and Pay Rolls in All Manufacturing Industries
Combined and in the Durable- and Nondurable-Goods Groups l
[Adjusted to 1933 Census of Manufactures—3-year average 1923-25=100]
Manufacturing
Durable goods i
Total
Month
January _..__
February
March
April
May
June
__ _
July
August
_ _.
September
October
November
December _
Average
Employment
Pay rolls
Employment
Nondurable goods 3
Pay rolls
Employment
Pay rolls
1936
1937
1936
1937
1936
1937
1936
1937
1936
1937
1936
1937
86.8
86.9
87.9
89.1
89.8
90.1
96.5
99.0
101.1
102.1
102.3
101.1
73.8
73.7
77.6
79.3
80.8
81.1
90.7
95.8
101.1
104.9
105.2
102.9
78.7
78.6
80.2
82.3
84.0
84.7
90.4
93.2
96.4
98.6
99.9
98.8
66.9
66.6
71.8
76.0
78.5
79.0
86.6
92.5
100.0
106.4
107.5
104. 6
95.4
95.8
96.1
90.3
96.0
95.9
103.0
105. 2
106.1
105. 9
104.8
103.5
82.5
82.7
84.9
83.5
83.8
83.9
96.0
99.9
102.6
102.9
102.3
100.8
91.2
93.5
95.5
96.7
96.9
98.1
101.4
102.3
102.1
100.8
80 2
83.5
83.6
89.0
90.7
95.2
100 4
103.8
100.1
100 3
84.6
84.7
85.7
89.2
91.0
92.7
98.9
98.1
97.3
97.5
75.9
77.0
77.2
85.3
88.9
93.4
100.7
104.0
99.4
101.7
98.2
102.8
105.9
104.7
103. 3
104.0
104.1
106. 9
107. 3
104. 2
85.6
91.8
91.6
93.7
92.9
97.5
100.0
103.5
100.9
98.6
91 9
82 4
84 7
78 0
99.5
87 9
1 Comparable indexes for earlier years will be found in the February 1937 issue of this report, or in the
April
1937 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.
2
Includes the following groups of manufacturing industries: Iron and steel; machinery; transportation
equipment; railroad repair shops; nonferrous metals; lumber and allied products; and stone, clay, and glass
products.
3
Includes the following groups of manufacturing industries: Textiles and their products, leather and
its manufactures, food and kindred products, tobacco manufactures, paper and printing, chemicals and
allied products, products of petroleum and coal, rubber products, and a number of miscellaneous industries
not included in other groups.
§
EMPLOYMENT & P \ Y BOLLS
^ZZ MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
If*
CD
I/H/er Numbers
1
Index Numbers
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1
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CD
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120
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40
—
20
3
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JD p
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X
Ak
r
'Employfmenf
f.v
vl/
£*.
2- 3
V
\
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1
/I
100
80
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2
40
20
/)
co 3
tO C3
CD B
60
19/9 1920 1921 /922 1923 J924 1925 1926 192/ /928 /929 /930 193/ 1932 1933 /934 1935 1936 1937 1938 u
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18
insurance relate to all employees, including executives. For crudepetroleum producing they cover wage earners and clerical field force.
Data for both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries are
based on reports of the number of employees and amount of pay rolls
for the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month.
TABLE 6.—Indexes of Employment and Pay Rolls in Selected Nonmanufacturing
Industries, January 1936 to October 1937 1
[12-month average 1929=100]
Anthracite mining
Month
Bituminous coal
and nonMetalliferous mining Quarrying
metallic mining
Employ- Pay rolls Employ- Pay rolls Employ- Pay rolls Employ- Pay rolls
ment
ment
ment
ment
1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937
January
February
March
April
May
June
Julv..
Aueust
September
October .
November
December
Average..
59.1
61.2
52.5
49.8
54.9
51.2
54.1
52.7
48.9
54.0
51.0
51.1
54.4
76.7
42.6
28.6
56.3
42.0
42.7
41.0
37.8
63.9
44.4
50.9
79.8
80.2
80.4
77.5
76.2
75.7
84.6
84.8
85.9
72.6
77.8
77.9
70.6
78.4
70.2
62.6
62.2
61.5
79.9
82.4
88.4
54.4
67.8
71.2
54.2
55.5
55.9
57.5
60.8
61.9
66.8
69.6
73.1
76.2
78.5
79.5
41.7
42.8
45.1
45.5
47.7
48.2
58.4
63.4
70.6
76.9
79.8
77.7
39.4
36.9
42.2
48.4
52.0
53.5
45.7
46.7
49.1
53.1
54.9
55.4
25.5
23.9
30.9
36.1
42.1
44.0
34.6
37.8
41.3
48.1
51.4
52.6
48.4
41.1
47.6
49.9
51. 5
54.8
45.0
41.2
48.2
51.0
37.2
31.4
34.9
48.5
40.3
55.4
35.2
27.2
31.5
51.0
75.5
76.9
78.2
81.1
82.3
83.9
75.8
78.8
80.5
82.9
62.6
65.4
71.0
79.2
80.7
85.0
66.4
73.8
77.7
86.0
61.3
61.6
63.1
64.2
62.9
64.4
82.0
83.4
84.1
82.9
46.1
48.2
50.0
53.7
54.6
57.7
77.8
83.0
82.2
81.7
54.4
55.3
54.9
54.6
52.6
49.4
55.5
54.9
54.7
53.3
43.9
46.2
44.8
46.2
43.5
39.4
50 8
53.2
50.1
49.3
45.7
51.8
Crude-petroleum
producing
Month
70.8
79.0
60.3
Telephone and telegraph
49.5
48.4
Electric light and
power, and inanu-
38.9
Electric-rail road and!
motorbus operation and maintenance 3
Employ- Pay rolls Employ- Pay rolls Employ- Pay rolls Employ- Pay rolls
ment
ment
ment
ment
1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1.936 1937
January.
February
March .
April—
May
June__ _
71.1
70.8
70.9
71.3
72.7
73.7
72.7
73.5
74.2
75.8
76.7
78.5
55.7
55.7
56.0
57.1
58.0
58.9
61.2
64.1
63.9
67.7
68. 2
70.4
70.1
69.9
70.2
70.8
71.6
72.1
74.4
74.8
75.4
76.6
77.7
78.5
75.0
76.2
77.2
76.0
78.5
77.4
83. 6
82.2
87.2
86.3
89. 5
88.6
86.1
86.1
86 8
88.0
89.0
90 4
92.1
92.2
92.4
93.1
94.6
96 3
84.8
84.7
85.9
86.2
87.0
88 1
92.3
93.6
94 8
95.5
97.9
100.4
70.7
71.7
71.2
71.3
71.5
71.7
72.5
72.5
72.6
72.9
73.3
73.3
65.0
68.3
67.8
65.9
66.1
66.8
68.0
68.7
69.2
69.4
70.1
71.1
July___.
August..
September
October
November ._
December
Average..
75.4
75.0
74.5
73.6
73.2
72.4
78.5
79.3
278.2
77.5
60.4
59.7
60.4
51). 6
fit). I
61.3
70.5
70.8
71.2
69.9
73.1
73.5
73.7
73.8
73 7
73.6
79.7
79.8
80.1
79.9
79.9
81.2
78.8
83.1
81 6
82.4
92.1
92.1
292.3
94.3
91.7
93.1
93.5
94.0
93 5
93.2
97.5
98.3
2 98.6
98.5
89.8
80.8
91.4
92.7
91 8
93 8
102.2
102.6
2 104.0
105.3
72.4
72.4
72.8
73.1
73.0
72.5
73.4
73.4
73.7
73.4
66.5
66. 5
60.4
67.7
69.7
69.3
70.8
73.1
71.6
71.4
72.9
58.6
72.2
78.9
90 5
88 8
72 0
67.2
1 Comparable indexes for earlier years for all of these industries, except year-round hotels, will be found
in the November 1931 and subse juent issues of this pamphlet, or the February 1935 and subsequent issues
of the Monthly Labor Review. Comparable indexes for year-round hotels will bo found in the June l*J35
issue of this pamphlet, or the September 1935 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.
2 Revised.
3 Not including electric-railroad car building and repairing; see transportation equipment and railroad
repair-shop groups, manufacturing industries, table 3.
19
TABLE 6.—Indexes of Employment and Pay Rolls in Selected Nonmanufacturing
Industries, January 1936 to October 1937—Continued
Wholesale trade
Month
Employment
Pay rolls
Total retail trade
Employment
P a y rolls
Retail trade—general merchandising
Retail trade—other
than general merchandising.
Employment
Employment
P a y rolls
P a y rolls
1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1930 1937 1930 1937
72 6
74 1
75.0
75 4
76.1
70.3
January
February
March
April
May
June
85.6
85.0
85.6
85.7
84.6
84.6
90.7
92.0
92.1
91.9
90 8
90.3
66.6
66. 6
69.0
67.9
68.2
68 4
July
August _.
September
October
November
December
85.4
86.3
88.0
89.0
89.7
91.0
90.6
91.8
93.0
94.0
69.0 76.9
69 7 79 0
70.5 78.3
71.5 79.3
73.1
72.8
09.4 — -
Average— 86.7
80 4
79.7
81.9
85 ?
85.0
85.5
85 4
85 2
88. 5
88,8
89.9
90.5
62 1
61.6
63. 5
65 3
65.8
66.4
68 0
67 9
70 5
71 9
73. 5
74.4
88 2 95.1
85. 1 93 9
90.9 100.3
97.4! 99.6
95. 5 102. 1
96.4 102.9
83 8
82.9
87.0
89.1
91 5
92.5
83 ?, 87 6
82 4 86 2
86.6 2 90.7
88 7 92 1
90.1
99.6
65.1 72 8 90 7 95.9 77 3 87.3
64 4 72 3 89.4 2 93 8 76.4 85 7
06.6 2 74.4 98. 5 103.7 82.8 2 92.4
68 3 75 9 103 9 108.1 87.2 90.2
70.1
109.3
91.4
143.4
75.9
116. 2
85.7
66.3
Employment
Pay rolls
82 9
82 9
85.4
86 0
86. 7
87 ?
59 1
59. 1
60 7
62.1
62.7
63 3
64 7
64 8
67 0
68 3
69 8
70 6
81.2 85 4
80. 5 8t. 2
83.5 287.3
84.7 87.9
85.1
88.1
62 6
61.9
63.3
64 4
65.7
67.6
69 8
69 5
70.7
71 7
78.4
78.3
79. 5
82.0
82.3
82.0
99.1 . . . . . 83.5 . . . . . 82.2
Year-round hotels
Month
76.4
73.9
77.3
81 0
80.8
81 3
Laundries
Employment
62.7
Dyeing a n d cleaning
Pay rolls
Employment
P a y rolls
1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937
January
_.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Average. _
2
81.9
82.8
82.8
83. 2
84.1
83.9
83.3
83.2
84.2
85.4
. . . . . 84.6
81.0
83.6
85.5
86.4
86.9
88.4
87.7
86.9
86.1
86 8
88.1
80.2
64.9 70.4
66.5 72 5
66.0
60. 3 74. 5
07.0 73.6
00.6 74.0
66.0 73.3
00.1 74.4
07. 5 76.1
(59. 0 77. 7
00. 0
09. 8
67.2 . . . . .
81.5
81.2
82.1
83.2
85. 5
87.2
90.5
89. (')
89. 0
87.6
87.0
87.0
80.1
88.5
88.6
88.7
88. 5
90.3
93.5
95.2
94.2
93.7
89.9
'68.3
07.8
09. 9
70. 9
75.0
75.8
79.0
70 7
70. 0
75. 3
74.5
70. 1
73.9
76.4
76. 3
77 5
78. 5
81.4
85.5
86.9
86. 0
84.4
81. 5
71.5 76.8
70.3 70.2
74 7 81 1
81.8 S4.9
87.3 88.6
87.5 92.1
85.5 86.0
83.5 84.9
80.7 80.7
86 5 85 3
81.3
77.7
81.2 —
51.6 55.6
49.0 54 6
56 4 01 7
64.1 08.8
72.2 73.9
69.2 79.2
64 8 08 0
63. 2 69 0
00.1 72.8
66 7 71 4
00.2
57 3
01.7 . . . . .
Revised.
TREND OF INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT, BY STATES
A comparison of employment and pay rolls, by States and geographic divisions, in September and October 1937, is shown in table 7
for all groups combined, and for all manufacturing industries combined,
based on data supplied by reporting establishments. The percentage
changes shown, unless otherwise noted, are unweighted—that is, the
industries included in the manufacturing group and in the grand total
have not been weighted according to their relative importance.
The totals for all manufacturing industries combined include
figures for miscellaneous manufacturing industries in addition to the
89 manufacturing industries presented in table 3. The totals for all
groups combined include all manufacturing industries, each of the
nonmanufacturing industries presented in table 3 except building
construction, and seasonal hotels.
20
TABLE 7.—Comparison of Employment
and Pay Rolls in Identical Establishments
in
September and October 1937, by Geographic Divisions and by States
[Figures in italics a r c n o t compiled b y Hie B u r e a u of L a b o r Statistics, b u t are t a k e n from reports issued b y
cooperating State organizations]
T o t a l - -All groups
Geoeriphic division and State
PerPerPer- !
c
centcentage Num- Number age i
Num- j Number ™t- ! Amount
ber of I on p:iy
change ber of on pay 1change;!
10ll(l
from
estab- | roll
roll*
from estabfrom
week)
lisli- October Seplish- October SepSepments
teni- October
1937
temments
1937
tem1937
)>er
ber
ber
1937
1937
1937
chiSge £/ffi
Dollar*
13,390; 913.2331 -1.8:21,071,759
New England
798 i 53.810! - 4 . 4 ! 1,121,213
Maine
009
37,753; —4. 8i
730, 3S2
Xew Hampshire.
457
17.(>901
-.0
401,539:
Vermont
l
8,342
498,
6;19\
—1.8
11,603,7361
Massachusetts...
1, 247
90,819; - 2 . 0 2,010.558!
Rhode Island
1,937 214,492
- . 3 5, 292, 331 j
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic
Xew York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Manufacturing
32,670|2,324,414
20, .500 1,017.084
4, 337 304, 845
7,833 941,885
4 62,927.908'
0 28.045,844;
— 1.0" H9.579,881!
3 24, "02,183
+.3
-3.8
-4.7
-8.9
+.2
-4.6
-2.4
-1.
Percentage
of p a y
roll (1 change
from
week)
SepOciober
tem1937
ber
1937
Amount
Dollar*
3, 575 j 631. 513!
2. 8 13, 917. 079 - 6 . 0
294;
42, 599 i
5. 51
845,012 - 6 . 2
2051 30, 3761 - 5 . 8
502, 305 -11.3
l.'O
10,994!
-.3
+.7
247, 697
1, 760 295,644\ -2.7
6,376, 532 -8.0
420
71, 200i —4.0 1,498,557 - 4 . 2
740 180,6341
4, 380. 970 - 3 . 1
+ 1.0
5.418 1,333.845!
- . 3 2 2.237 472.578\
3 841 275,016\
2,340
586,251 \*
+. 1
+2.9
+4.8
+.3
- . 9 34,973,447 - 1 . 0
-1.7 12,873,285]
-2.4
+1.4 7,165,9221
+3.8
-1.3 14,934, 240 * -2. 2
East North Central.. 24. 792 2, 520, 949 + 1 . 2 71, 563, 350
8,374 1,923,919 + 1 . 1 5 5 , 7 4 8 , 8 2 7 +5.1
8. 242 074, 000
- . 2 | 18.489. 380
2, 579! 501. 090:
- . 8! 14, 049, 929
Ohio
—.5
2, 607 306,018 -1.71 8.199,972
-.1
Indiana
0,5/' 250,799] -2.6\ 6,899,137
-.6
s 6,343 665, 212 -1.8 18,114,508 -.7
Illinois
2,446\ 465,179\ -3.0[ 12,694,141 -1.1
3,900 000,157 +10. 2 19,071,594 + 19.7
Michigan
, +20.1
950
516,
733\
+11.
4
16,995,
S76
268,956 -2.6 7,087,890 +2.0 71,448
Wisconsin
190,118 *-3.8 5.110,244\* +1.1
West North Central. 11,830
2. 206
Minnesota
1,720
Iowa
3,120
M issouri
531
North Dakota...
469
South Dakota
Nebraska
_. 9 1.521
2, 263
Kansas
South Atlantic
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina..
South Carolina...
Georgia
Florida
11,086
218
/, 588
East South Central.
4,315
1, 367
1,455
927
566
4,733
11
61O\
1,013
1,405
12
1 , 705
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central.
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain
Montana
Idaho.__
Wyoming.
Colorado..
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah...
Nevada
452, 239
94.035
08, 321
181,020
5. 252
f>. 355
35,005
61,651
11,137,027
2,439
417
423
884
58
37
154
U 475,
229,060
+.1 5, 582. 4431 + 1.7
44. 809 — 1.7 1, 190.500 +2.7
40. 279 - 2 . 7
996.884! - 2 . 3
100,964
+.9 2,288,8871 +2.7
087 - 2 . 7
19,453 - 1 . 8
58,345 +10.5
2. 343 + 1 3 . 1 ;
12.850J + 1 3 . 6! 315,129 +10. 6
27,128'
-1.8
-1.2
713,245
- . 8 17,r, 757,227
-5.8
422,274
3,314,84%
-3. 5
-1.4
+.1
2,772
85
575
+2.7 1.094.275
+3.6
-2.8
-1.2
-.0
+8.1
2,405.052
4. 274,214 +3.0
2,441.507 -3.9
o
1. 082,832
1,903.017
818,614 +14
35j
473
250!
57l!
212
372
199
3.165!
82.442
60.729
143.765
64, 202
88,871
20,888
313,414!
91,134!
110,293:
93. 283
18. 704
-1.4
-2.1
-1.3
-.8
-1.6
6,033, 840 - . 3
2.052, 050 + .5
2,018, 503 - 1 . 1
1,659.080 - 1 . 2
303,607 +5.3
1,019
299
383
241
90
196,795j
38,145|
81. 388
65. 249
12. 013
216,079
28, 686
51, 5321
47, 3111
88,550\
+.1
+3.6
1,130
239
233
1361
522
108,037
20,162,
27,161
12,646!
48,068\
562
82
52!
38!
187
32
39
107
25!
51, 5641
6,182'
4,822
2,431
22, 278
857 i
3,397
10, 621
976!
871,403
17. 307
136,330
!
1.108
42.3391
2, 159 121.4271
1
1,249 101.553 ,
1.4461 159.0341
777
72.875
1.493 116.100!
1,048
44, 348 j
4,322
-.9
+.3
5,009,771
526,885
o 1,018,027 +2.5
1, 202.488 + 1.3
2,262,371
158,865! +2.9 4,261,330
25,149| +3.2
773. 837
450
12.910 +12.2
341,890
329
10, 5591 +4.9
313, 354
53,3091! +3.6; 1,337.181.!:
1, 248
312!
7, 207 - 1 . 1
165,896
478'.
19,589 - 2 . 2
560.537!
601 i 20, 523 +2. 51 659,850!
207;
3,559 -5.4; 108,785!
See footnotes at end of table.
+1.4
-1.7 2.518.877 + 1.0
- 1 . 2 I.fi54. 121 - . 3
+.7 4. 372. 838 +2.4
-.2
133.911 +1.0
+4.5
149.705 +4.6
+5.1
832. 232 +4.2
+0)
+4.0
+3.8
+6. 5
+7.7
+5.7
+2.6
-.2
+3.2
-3.0
574,256! - 2 . 4 10,I, 696,976 - 2 . 3
12,820: - 8 . 3
303,345 - 5 . 5
97,374\ 4 -4.4 2,359,678 • -1.9
-2.5
-1.8
-2.6
-1.4
-.9
+2.1
108,789
1, 576.775
1,600,107
2,171. 278
917. 903
1, 295, 437
354,664.
-1.1
-.4
-.2
-4.3
-3.2
-1.6
-5.0
-2.2
-1.8
-1.4
3, 534,461
794, 749
1,444, 277
1,111.872
183. 563
-3.2
-6.0
-2.7
-3.5
+7.0
2,342,432
344. 698
478, 437
311.568
/, 207, 729
+1.7
-2.2
+2.1
-.5
+.1
+3.8
-2.1
+.4
+10.3 1,268,235 +8.1
+11.5
182, 320 + 15.3
120, 217 +18.4
+35. 8
+27.4
74,384 +25. 2
+11.3
526,446 +7.5
-3.4
15,300! -4.5
-5.4
87.906j - 2 . 1
+3. 6
232,458 +1.5
-2.2
29, 204 -1.2
21
TABLE 7.—Comparison of Employment
and Pay Rolls in Identical Establishments
in
September and October 1937, by Geographic Divisions and by States—Continued
Total—All groups
Geographic division and State
PerPercent- Amount centNum- Number age
age Num- Number
of
pay
ber of on pay change roll (1 change ber of on pay
estabroll
roll
from
from estabweek)
lish- October Sep- October Seplish- October
1937
ments
1937
temtem- ments
1937
ber
ber
1937
1937
9,931 491,093
3,023 114.237
1.330
59, (501
13 5, 578 317,255
Pacific... .
Washington
Oregon
California
Manufacturing
-4.8
-2.0
-6. 9
-5.3
Dollars
13,776,022
2,987,511
1,591,960
9,196,5^5
-1.4
-1.7
-3.7
-.9
2,504
559
307
1,688
PerPercent- Amount centage
age
pay
change of
roll (1 change
from
from
week)
SepSeptem- October
tem1937
ber
ber
1937
1937
Dollars
- 7 . 5 7, 809,353
- 3 . 5 1,644,113
-9.8
946, 275
-8.5 5,218,965
287,181
67,518
36.868
182, 795
-3.8
-5.1
-6.8
-2.8
1 Includes banks and trust companies, construction, municipal, agricultural, and office employment,
amusement
and recreation, professional services, and trucking and handling.
2
Includes laundering and cleaning, and water, light, and power.
3
Includes laundries.
4
Weighted percentage change.
* Includes automobile and miscellaneous services, restaurants, and building and contracting.
6
Includes
construction but not public works.
7
Does not include logging.
*9 Less than Mo of 1 percent.
Includes financial institutions, miscellaneous services, and restaurants.
10 Weighted percentage change including hired farm labor.
» Includes automobile dealers and garages, and sand, gravel and building stone.
12
Includes business and personal service.
13 Includes banks, insurance, and office employment.
INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT IN PRINCIPAL CITIES
A comparison of employment and pay rolls in September and
October 1937 is made in table 8 for 13 cities which had a population
of 500,000 or over in 1930. Thefiguresrepresent reports from cooperating establishments and cover both full- and part-time workers in
miscellaneous manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries as
well as in the manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries presented in table 3 except building construction.
TABLE 8.—Comparison of Employment
and Pay Bolls in Identical Establishments
in
September and October 1937, by Principal Cities
City
Amount of Percentage
Number Percentage
change
change
Number of on
pay roll
pay roll (1
from
establishfrom
week) Octo- September
October
ments
September
1937
ber 1937
1937
1937
New York, N . Y__.
Chicago, 111.
Philadelphia, P a . . .
Detroit, Mich
Los Angeles, Calif..
15,281
4, 475
2, 375
1,678
2,928
674,029
511,032
225,267
396, 597
164, 090
+0.8
-J.0
-f.9
+ 13.7
$18, 212, 687
14,643, 324
6,124, 490
13,634, 875
4,664,887
Cleveland, Ohio.._
Sf. Louis, M o
Baltimore, M d
Boston, Mass
Pittsburgh, P a
1, 780
1,589
1,231
3, 756
1, 240
150,350
142.326
108, 621
192,643
236, 998
+1.1
-. 1
-.3
4. 255. 351
3, 550, 693
2. 742,639
4, ($74. 398
6, 583, 220
San Francisco, Calif..
Buffalo, N . V
_.
Milwaukee, Wis
1,614
88,840
71.095
112,480
-2.6
-2.0
-2.3
2, 705, 294
2,048, 338
3,199, 22.1
than Mo of 1 percent.
919
1, 064
+1.9
-.3
+2.2
+23. 3
+2.4
+3.0
+.4
+.1
-2.8
-J.8
()
-2.6
+2.7
22
Public Employment
Employment created by the Federal Government includes employment in the regular agencies of the Government, employment on
the various construction programs wholly or partially financed by
Federal funds, and employment on relief-work projects.
Construction projects financed by the Public Works Administration
are those projects authorized by title II of the National Industrial
Recovery Act of June 16, 1933. This program of public works was
extended to June 30, 1937, by the Emergency Relief Appropriation
Act of 1935 and title II of the First Deficiency Appropriation Act of
1936. The first Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1936, cited as the
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936, reappropriated unobligated funds originally made available under the Emergency Relief
Appropriation Act of 1935 and authorized the use of $300,000,000
from funds on hand or received from the sale of securities. The
Public Works Administration was continued until July 1, 1939, by the
Public Works Extension Act of 1937.
By authority of Public Resolution No. 11, Seventy-fourth Congress, approved April 8, 1935, the President, in a series of Executive
orders, inaugurated a broad program of works to be carried out by
61 units of the Federal Government. The Works Program was continued by title II of the First Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1936,
cited as the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936, and was
further continued by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937.
Employment created by this program includes employment on
Federal projects and employment on projects operated by the Works
Progress Administration. Federal projects are those conducted by
Federal agencies which have received allotments from The Works
Program fund. Projects operated by the Works Progress Administration are those projects conducted under the supervision of the
Works Progress Administration with the cooperation of States, cities,
or counties.
The Civilian Conservation Corps, created in April 1933, was further
extended under the authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation
Act of 1935. During the fiscal year 1937 the Civilian Conservation
Corps was continued from appropriations authorized by the first Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1936. Beginning with July 1, 1937, the
Civilian Conservation Corps was continued for 3 years by an act of
Congress.
EXECUTIVE SERVICE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Statistics of employment and pay rolls for the executive service
of the Federal Government in September and October 1937 are given
in table 9.
23
T A B L E 9.—Employment and Pay Rolls for the Executive Service of the U. S. Government,
September and October 1937 x
[Subject to revision]
Pay rolls
Employment
Item
October
Entire service:
Total
Regular appropriation
Emergency appropriation
Force-account
Inside the District of Columbia:
Total
Regular appropriation
Emergency appropriation
Force-account
_
Outside the District of Columbia:
Total
Regular appropriation
Emergency appropriation
Force-account _
Percentage
Septem- change
ber 2
October
September *
Percentage
change
827,701
S36,593
-LOG
$122,944,783
$125,926, 964
-2.37
689,955
67,568
70,178
699,220
71,599
65, 774
-1.33
-5.63
+6. 70
105,071,652
9,361,004
8,512,127
108,148,410
9, 6S4, 461
8,094,063
+5.17
110,812
111,428
-.55
19,409,266
19,601,853
-.98
91,657
13,443
5,712
91, 652
14,107
5, 669
+.01
-4.71
+.76
16.402,089
2,164.278
842,899
16,514,730
2, 248,824
838, 299
-.68
- 3 . 76
716,889
725,165
-1.14
103, 535, 517
106,325,111
-2.62
598,298
54,125
64,466
607,568
57,492
60,105
-1.53
-5.86
88, 669,563
7,196, 726
7, 669, 228
91,633,710
7,435, 637
7, 255, 764
+5.70
+7.26
-2.84
-3.34
+.55
-3.23
- 3 . 21
1 Data include number of employees receiving pay during the last pay period of the month.
> Revised.
The monthly record of employment in the executive service of the
United States Government from October 1936 to October 1937,
inclusive, is shown in table 10.
TABLE 10.—Employment in the Executive Service of the U. S. Government, by Months,
October 1936 Through October 1937 1
[Subject to revision]
Month
District Outside
of Colum- ofDistrict
Columbia
bia
Total
1936
October
November. _
December...
114,783
115.174
116,345
724,361
722,098
712,962
839,144
837,272
829,307
116,259
116,259
116, 535
713,924
710,462
713,047
830,183
826, 721
829,582
1937
January
February ...
March
Month
1937— Continued
April
May
June
July
_
August
September 2
October
District Outside
of Colum- ofDistrict
Colum- Total
bia
bia
116,755
116,274
112,118
111,288
111,591
111,428
110,812
718,884
724,247
758,144
737,925
731,491
725,165
716, £89
835,639
840, 521
870,262
849, 213
843,082
836, 593
827,701
1 From June 1937, data include number of employees receiving pay during the last pay period of the month.
a Revised.
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FINANCED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS
ADMINISTRATION
Details concerning emplo3rment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked
during October on construction projects financed by Public Works
Administration funds are given in table 11, by type of project.
24
TABLE 11.—Employment and Pay Rolls on Projects Financed From Public Works
Administration Funds, October 1937 *
[Subject to revision]
Wage earners
Typo of project
Maximum
number
employed 2
Weekly
average
Monthly
pay-roll
disbursements
Number of Average
man-hours earnworked ings per
during
hour
month
Value of
material
orders
placed
during
month
Federal projects financed from N. I. R. A. funds
All projects
Building construction
Naval vessels4
Public roads
Reclamation
--River, harbor, and flood control-_
Streets and roads
Water and sewerage_
Miscellaneous
-
3 25, 526 I
23, 778
$2,681,646
3,388,698
$0. 791
$2,069,182
4,154
6,164
(5)
2,657
5,024
99
0
338
3,556
5,929
7,090
2,417
4,420
74
0
292
448,732
877,038
421,061
319,810
537,391
7,292
0
30,322
437,555
1,038,156
783, 560
391,533
694,126
8,624
1.117
.845
. 537
.817
.774
.846
621,691
208,201
460,000
473, 761
274,400
18,971
0
12,158
35,144o
.863
Non-Federal projects financed from N . I . R. A. funds
22,174
All projects
Building construction.
Railroad construction.
Streets and roads
Water and sewerage. _
Miscellaneous
8, 852
82
2,588
8,680
1,972
18,843
7,405
74
2,153
7,508
1,703
$1,968,732
810,150
361
144,544
885,618
128,059
2,062,100
$0,955 I $3,173,850
734,852
078
192,034
906,458
228,078
Projects financed from E. R. A. A. 1935 and 1936 funds «
All projects
7
Building construction 7
Electrification
Heavy engineering..
Reclamat ion
_
River, harbor, and flood control.-.
Streets and roads.
Water and sewerage _
Miscellaneous
101,864
85, 630
$8, 252, 933
50, 777
594
7,232
1,100
177
22,181
18,540
1,251
42, 254
444
0,468
1,000
147
18,095
15,680
936
4,410,546
39,805
693,232
110,508
10, 597
1,321,155
1, 545, 502
109,588
1
10,100, 289 $0. 817 $15,681,287
4, 620, 343
.955
7, 383,034
160,501
.785
50,720
1,171,713
.775
894,020
747, 257
.813
143,341
2, 723
.440
23, 737
2,306, 975
. 583
2,267,413
3,237,074
. 785
1,907, 754
672,010
.863
120,949
1 Data are for the month ending on the 15th.
2 Maximum number employed during any 1 week of the month by each contractor and Government
agency
doing force-account work.
3
Includes weekly average for public roads.
4
Tnder the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Public Roads.
5
Not available; weekly average included in total for all projects.
6
These data are also included in separate tables covering projects financed by The Works Program.
7
Includes a maximum of 12,095 and an average of 10,184 employees working on low-cost housing projects
financed from E. R. A. A. 1935 funds who were paid $1,344,196 for 1,291,421 man-hours of labor. Material
orders in the amount of $1,320,439 were placed for these projects. These data are also included in separate
tables covering projects financed from The Works Program.
Federal construction projects for which data are included in tables
11 and 12 are financed by allotments made by the Public Works
Administration to the various agencies and departments of the Federal
Government from funds provided under the National Industrial
Recovery Act. The major portion of the low-cost housing program
now under way, however, is financed by funds provided under the
25
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The work is performed
either by commercial firms which have been awarded contracts, or
by day labor hired directly by the Federal agencies.
Non-Federal projects are financed by allotments made by the
Public Works Administration from funds available under either the
National Industrial Recovery Act, the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, or the First Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1936.
Most of the allotments have been made to the States and their
political subdivisions, but occasionally allotments have been made
to commercial firms. In financing projects for the States or their
political subdivisions from funds appropriated under the National
Industrial Recovery Act, the Public Works Administration makes a
direct grant of not more than 30 percent of the total labor and material
cost. When funds provided under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 or the First Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1936
are used to finance a non-Federal project, as much as 45 percent of
the total cost may be furnished in the form of a grant. The remaining
55 percent or more of the cost is financed by the recipient. When
circumstances justify such action, the Public Works Administration
may provide the grantee with the additional funds by means of a loan.
Allotments to commercial enterprises are made only as loans. All
loans made by the Public Works Administration cany interest charges
and have a definite date of maturity. Collateral posted with the
Public Works Administration to secure loans may be offered for sale
to the public. In this way a revolving fund is provided which enlarges
the scope of the activities of the Public Works Administration.
Commercial loans have been made, for the most part, to railroads.
Railroad work financed by loans made by the Public Works Administration falls under three headings: First, construction work in the
form of electrification, the laying of rails and ties, repairs to buildings,
bridges, etc.; second, the building and repairing of locomotives and
passenger and freight cars in shops operated by the railroads; and
third, locomotive and passenger- and freight-car building in commercial
shops.
MONTHLY TREND
A summary of employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked on
projects financed from Public Works Administration funds from
July 1933 to October 1937, inclusive, is given in table 12.
26
TABLE 12.—Employment and Pay Rolls, July 1933 to October 1937, Inclusive, on Projects
Financed From Public IForhs Administration Funds 1
[Subject to revision]
Year and month
July 1933 to October 1937 3 <___
July to December 1933 <
January to December 1934 <_._
January to December 1935 a 4_
January to December 1936 3 *.
1937 3 ,
Januqry
February...
March
April*
May*
June
July
August
SeptemberOctober
Maximum
number of
wage
earners 2
Number of
man-hours
worked
Pay-roll disbursements
Average
earnings
per hour
$1,032,522,234 1,514,440,8
33, 244,066
62,209,479
308,393, 662
523,484,012
270, 548,829
392,127,344
271,331,937
353, 259,435
202,175
174,990
173, 574
192, 201
206,019
204,098
198,483
187,822
166,958
149, 564
15.439,981
13,796, 390
13,353,904
15, 242,390
15,850, 554
16,430,649
16, 250,846
15,426, 466
14, 309, 249
12.903,311
$0. 682
18, 768, 676
16, 580,393
16,341, 250
19,068,352
19,984, 975
20,510, 465
20,057,290
19,115,326
17, 382,805
15,551,087
Value of material orders
placed
$1,803,796,811
.534
.589
.690
.768
75. 587, 773
« 610,009, 718
«439,244, 485
» 432,513,423
.823
.832
.817
.799
.793
26,922,308
19, 390, 733
20, 652,435
26,135,173
32,077. 717
26,151,770
24,945,172
25, 714,152
23, 527,633
20,924,319
.801
.810
.807
.823
.830
1
Data are for the month ending on the loth.
2 Maximum number employed during any 1 week of the month by each contractor and Government
agency doing force-account work. Includes weekly average for public-roads projects.
3 Includes employees working on non-Federal projects financed from E. II. A. A. 1935 and 1936 funds and
low-cost housing projects financed from E. R. A. A. 1935 funds. These data are also included in separate
tables covering projectsfinancedby The "Works Program.
*5 Revised.
Includes orders placed by railroads for new equipment.
THE WORKS PROGRAM
A detailed record of employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked
on projects financed by The Works Program in October is shown in
table 13, by type of project.
TABLE 13.—Employment and Pay Rolls on Projects Financed by The Works Program,.
October 1937
1
[Subject to revision]
Wage earners
Type of project
Maximum
Weekly
number average
employed
Monthly
pay-roll
disbursements
Number of
man-hours Average
worked earnings
per hour
during
month
Value of
material
orders
placed
during
month
Federal projects
2192,631
All projects
Building construction
50, 876
Electrification
1,028
Forestry
_
13,455
Grade-crossing elimination 3
15, 254
Hydroelectric power plants
3,185
Plant, crop, and livestock conserva15,056
tion
Professional, technical, and clerical6,799
Public roads
_
19,144
Reclamation...
45,042
River, harbor, andfloodcontrol
15, 545
Streets and roads
4, 776
Water and sewerage
695
Miscellaneous
1,776
See footnotes at end of table.
176,133 $11,452, 256 20,335,431
47,375 3,290,490 5,121,578
64,902
852
117, 544
577,385
11,916
1,305, 633
989, 297 1,513, 619
12,663
67, 774
2,702
273,889
14,113
6,765
15, 654
43,135
14,335
4,363
592
1,668
667,137
519, 674
1,048, 794
3,030. 018
844, 692
235,447
25, 592
91, 054
1,822,397
851,331
1,832,122
5, 484,630
1, 250, 632
512,212
74.515
175,329
$0.563
.642
.552
.442
.654
.247
$6,219,830
777, 781
361,346
89,875
1, 606,876
24,429
.366
.610
.572
.552
.675
.460
.343
.519
97,131
42,160
1,734,687
1,064, 698
330, 693
57,878
19,149
13,127
27
TABLE 13.—Employment and Pay Rolls on Projects Financed by The TForks Program,
October 1937— Continued
[Subject to revision]
Wage earners
Type of project
Maximum
Weekly
number average
employed
Number of
man-hours Average
earnings
worked
per hour
during
month
Monthly
pay-roll
disbursements
Value of
material
orders
placed
during
month
P. W. A. projects financed from E. R. A. A. 1935 and 1936 funds«
All projects.
Building construction
Electrification
H e a v y engineering
Reclamation
River, harbor, and flood control
Streets and roads
_
Water and sewerage
Miscellaneous
_
2 101,864
85, 030
$8, 252, 933
10,100,289
$0.817
50, 777
594
7, 232
1,100
177
22,181
18, 540
1,251
42, 254
444
6, 408
1,000
147
18, G95
15, 680
930
4, 416, 540
39,805
693, 232
110, 508
10, 597
1, 321,155
1, 545,502
109, 588
4, 626,343
50, 720
894,026
143,341
23, 737
2, 207,413
1,967, 754
120,949
.955
.785
.775
.813
.440
.583
. 785
.803
7,383,034
100, 501
1,171, 713
747, 257
2, 723
2, 306, 975
3, 237,074
672,010
'rojects operated by Works Progress Administration *
All projects....
Conservation
_._
Highway, road and street
Housing
Professional, technical, and clerical.
Public buildings...
Publicly owned or operated utilities.
Recreational facilities"...
Sanitation and health...
_
Sewing, canning, gardening, etc
Transportation
Not elsewhere classified
t
1
_J$81,480,784 ;153,731,040 |
2,853, 502
20, 507, 208
120, 057
13,310,956
9, 248, 276
7,501,336
7, 082, 742
2, 021,893
7,848, 475
1, 000, 813
2, 785, 520
59, 218
558,323
2,175
180, 761
154, 803
140,319
131,840
45,795
173,981
27,863
52, 520
5, 580, 507
55, 277, 042
184, 982
19, 820, 944
13, 753, 556
13, 775,422
12, 750, 640
4,528,081
19,414,613
2, 700,414
5,921,409
$0.530
(6)
.511
.480
.081
.671
.672
.545
.602
.447
.404
.591
.470
1
Unless otherwise noted data are for the month ending the 15th.
2 Maximum number employed during any 1 week of the month by each contractor and Government
agency
doing force-account work.
3
These data are for projects under construction in Puerto Rico.
4
Includes data for 89,769 employees working on non-Federal projects and 12,095 employees working on
low-cost housing projects. These data are included in separate tabies covering projects under the jurisdiction
of P. W. A.
5
Data are for the calendar month. 6 Data on a monthly basis are not available. 7 Exclusive of buildings.
57Statistics on employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked on
National Youth Administration work projects and Student Aid in
October are shown in table 14, by type of project.
TABLE 14.—Employment and Pay Rolls on National Youth Administration
Financed by The Works Program, October 1937 l
Projects
[Subject to revision]
Type of program
Number of
persons
employed
Monthly
pay-roll
disbursements
Number of
man-hours
worked
during
month
343.100
121,599
221, 507
$3.544,204
2,117,482
1.420,782
10,033,151
5,020,513
5.000,038
Total
Work projects
Student Aid
1 These data are for the calendar month.
Data not available on a monthly basis.
3
Average
earrings
per hour
$0.333
.376
.285
Value of
material
orders
placed during m o n t h
(2)
(3)
No expenditures for materials on this type of project.
2
MONTHLY TREND
Employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked on projects financed
by The Works Program from the beginning of the program in July
1935 to October 1937, inclusive, are given in table 15.
28
TABLE ]5.—Employment and Pay Rolls, July 1935 to October 1937, Inclusive, on Projects
Financed by The Works Program x
[Subject to revision]
Month and year
Maximum
number 2
employed
Pay-roll disbursements
Number of
man-hours
worked
Average Value of maearnings terial orders
per hour
placed
Federal projects
July 1935 to October 1937.
$400,201,091
847, 802, 772
$0.472
$252, 760, 231
34,813, 554
234,065, 335
77, 55S, 083
515, 733, 359
.449
.454
34,358,011
147,745, 408
July to December 1935
January to December 1936 3
1937
January
--February
March
April.
_
May
_
June
328,8fi7
207, 525
249, 690
254, 524
200, 68G
284.893
15, 052,904
13.024,133
12, 504, 895
13, 432, 725
14.154.850
14, 794,040
32,064, 351
27,200, 313
25, 000, 281
20,080. 307
27,170. 573
28, 754. 978
.488
.478
.487
. 503
. 521
.515
7, 595, 246
6, 874, 851
7. 356, 372
6,901, 508
7. 563, 201
8, 008, 759
July
August
September.
October
202, 487
207, 331
193,114
192, C31
12,799,774
12,004,981
11.500,978
11,452,256
24, 371, 372
21, 023, 020
20, 583. 49S
20,335,431
. 525
7, 041, 736
6. 929, 085
5, 506. 224
6, 219,830
. Hr>fr
. 559
. 503
P. W. A. projects financed from E. R. A. A. 1935 and 1936 funds *
July 1935 to October 1937-
$220.034, 389
2S3. 545, 231
$0. 770
$404, 568, 959
1,132,784
123, 396, 077
1.718.758
103, 682. 866
. 059
.754
2,095, 506
229,999,173
131,153
115,214
113,930
129,887
139, 501
141, 708
9, 340, 603
8, 428, 000
8, 254, 306
9, 618, 255
10.339,137
10, 960, 950
Il,390,8S3
10,212,726
10,147,405
12,027, 623
13,049,326
13, 655, 399
.821
.825
.813
.800
.792
.803
16, 301, 208
13, 543,480
14, 48(5, 389
18, 563, 580
20.996,436
18, 813, 454
139, 701
131, 547
114, 803
101,864
10,811,528
10,183, 970
9,309,1808, 252, 933
13, 339, 272
12, 808, 735
11,4.11,949
10,100, 289
.811
. 795
.816
.817
18, 542, 402
19, 420,304
16,065,074
15, 681, 287
3
July to December 1935
January to December 1936 3 .
January...
February..
March
April
May
June
1937
July
August
September.
October
Projects operated b y Works Progress Administration
July 1935 to October 1937.
July to December 1935
January to December 1936..
January...
February..
March
April
May
June
_.
$2, 851,337, 635 5,979,161,346
$0. 477
238,018,075
570,184, 607
1, 592,942,964 3,432.621, 686
.417
.464
6
s
$873,032,808
1937
JulyAugust
SeptemberOctober
2, 243,545
2,255,067
2,216,499
2,201,404
2,133,472
2,020,218
115,065,444
116, 256, 506
117,124,860
114,004,768
112,382,869
106,975,172
223, 245, 896
230, 853, 339
230,166,494
225, 291,403
217,780,857
205, 215, 318
.515
.504
.509
.506
. 516
.521
1,802,659
1,601,054
1, 536, 029
1, 527, 604
92,967, 642
82,861,644
81, 250, 907
81,486, 784
177,161,345
159,050, 326
153,858, 375
153,731, 640
.525
.521
.528
.530
1
Unless otherwise noted data are for the month ending on the loth.
2 Maximum number employed during any 1 week of the month on Federal and P. W. A. projects by each
contractor and Government agency doing force-account work.
s Revised.
4
These data are included in tables covering projects under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Administration. The data for October include 89,769 employees working on non-Federal projects and 12,095
employees
working on low-cost housing projects.
6
These data are for a calendar month and exclude both work projects and Student Aid of the National
Youth
Administration
which appear in a separate table.
6
Data on a monthly basis are not available. Includes rentals and services and some sponsors' contributions.
29
Table 16 shows the employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked
on work projects of the National Youth Administration from January
1936 to October 1937, inclusive. Similar data for Student Aid are
shown from September 1935 to October 1937.
TABLE 16.—Employment and Pay Rolls From Beginning of Program Through October
1937 on National Youth Administration Projects Financed by The Works Program l
[Subject to revision]
Number of
persons
employed
Month and year
Value of
material
orders
placed
Number of Average
man-hours earnings
per hour
worked
Pay-roll
disbursements
Work projects
January 1936 to October 1937, inclusive.
January to December 19363
$56,807,196 150,493,302
_
28,883,589
75,827,799
$0,377
2
$4,428,737
.381
1937
January 3 . . .
February 3_
March 3
April 3
May 3
June3
184,807
189, 298
191, 583
192,132
184, 556
172,816
3,087,288
3,244,612
3, 225,694
3,190,767
3,106,114
2, 920,141
8,220,880
8, 745,281
8,727, 263
8,679,905
8,361, 816
7,794,377
.376
.371
.370
.368
.371
.375
July 3
149,836
133,111
127, 219
121, 599
2,491, 265
2, 347,639
2,192, 605
2,117,482
6, 567, 200
6,109,319
5,832, 949
5,626. 513
.379
.384
.376
.376
August 3 3
September .
October
Student Aid
September 1935 to October 1937, inclusive, .
September to December 1935January to December 1936 3 ...
January 3_.3
February
March 3__.
April33
May
June 3
1937
July 3 3
August 3
September
October
$52,301,665 173,872,919
$0.301
6,363, 503 19,612,976
25,888, 559 85, 424, 616
.324
.303
417,004
427, 390
440,382
440,823
424,117
249,175
2,9G7,461
3, 227, 243
3,315, 595
3,339,376
3,641,529
1, 992,288
10,214,889
11,136,339
11,452,356
11,574,122
12,453, 598
6,441,372
.291
.290
.290
.289
.292
35
30, 879
221, 507
141
139,188
1,426,782
730
555, 283
5,006,638
.193
.251
.285
0)
1 These data are for a calendar month.
2 These data are not available on a monthly basis. Includes rentals and services and some sponsors'
contributions.
3
Revised.
* No expenditures for materials on this type of project.
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS
Statistics concerning employment and pay rolls in the Civilian
Conservation Corps in September and October 1937 are presented
in table 17. The Civilian Conservation Corps is usually regarded as
a part of The Works Program, although it is now financed by a
separate appropriation.
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TABLE 17.—Employment and Pay Rolls in the Civilian Conservation Corps, September
and October 1937 l
[Subject to revision
Number of employees
Amount of pay rolls
Group
October
September
October
September
All groups
363,256
289,167
$15,622,911
2 $14,950,550
Enrolled personnel 8 .
Reserve officers
Nurses *
Educational advisers 4
Supervisory and technical *
312,273
6,224
257
1,723
42,779
238,627
6, 696
259
1,857
41, 728
8,510.543
1,608, 557
27, 319
285, 765
5,190, 727
7, 559,583
1, 775, 997
27,444
310,468
» 5,277,062
_
__
1 Data on number of employees refer to employment on last day of month. Amounts of pay rolls are
for2 the entire month.
Revised.
3 October data includes 3,199 enrollees and pay roll of $70,609; September, 3,095 enrollees and pay roll of
$64,670
outside continental United States.
4
Included in executive service, tables 9 and 10.
Employment and pay-roll data for the Civilian Conservation Corps
are collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the "War Department, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce,
and the Department of the Interior. The montly pay of the enrolled
personnel is $30 per month. However, assistant leaders, not to exceed
10 percent of the total number of enrollees, may receive up to $36
per month, and leaders, not to exceed 6 percent, may receive up to
$45 per month.
Monthly statistics of employment and pay rolls in the Civilian
Conservation Corps from October 1936 to October 1937, inclusive,
are given in table 18.
TABLE 18.—Employment and Pay Rolls in the Civilian Conservation Corps, by Months,
October 1936 Through October 1937 *
[Subject to revision]
Month
Number of
employees
M o n t h l y payroll disbursements
402.669
389,122
374,744
$17, 292,812
18, 232, 391
17, 738,965
January
February
March
407,723
394, 521
307,337
18,650.537
18,314, 594
15, 770,090
payNumber of Monthly
disburseemployees rollments
1937— Continued
1936
October.
November
December._.
Month
1937
April
May
June.
369,309
348,905
323,626
$17,502,905
16,719,019
16,085,832
Julv.
August
September
October
348,779
327,361
289,167
363, 256
16,851,511
16,380,024
a 14,950,554
15,622,911
1 Data on number of employees refer to employment on last day of month. Amounts of pay rolls are for
entire
month.
2
Revised.
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FINANCED BY RECONSTRUCTION
FINANCE CORPORATION
Statistics of employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked
on construction projects financed by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation in October are presented in table 19, by type of project.
T A B L E 19.—Employment
and Pay
Rolls on Projects Financed by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, by Type of Project, October 1937 l
[Subject to revision]
Number
of manhours
worked
during
month
Value of
material
orders
placed
during
month
Number
of wage
earners 2
Monthly
pay-roll
disbursements
All projects
4,261
$558,419
656,890
$0,850
$910,473
Building construction 3.
Water and sewerage
Miscellaneous
437
3,704
120
32, 590
517,115
8,714
40,128
604,108
12, 654
.812
.856
49,036
859,993
1,444
Type of project
Average
earnings
per hour
i Data are for the month ending on the 15th.
» Maximum number employed durinsr any 1 week of the month by each contractor.
3 Includes 78 employees; pay-roll disbursements of $6,206; 5,689 man-hours worked; and material orders
placed during the month amounting to $4,802 on projects financed by the KFC Mortgage Co.
A monthly summary of employment, pay rolls, and man-hours
worked on construction projects financed by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation from October 1936 to October 1937, inclusive,
is given in table 20.
TABLE 20.—Employment
and Pay
Rolls on Projects Financed by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, October 1936 Through October 1937 1
[Subject to revision]
Month
October
November
December
Number of
wage
earners 2
1936
_
_.
Monthly
pay-roll
disbursements
_
July..
August
September
October
Average
earnings
per hour
Value of
material
orders
placed during month
11,143
11,0(32
10,355
$1,220,852
1,271,583
1,237,007
670, 773
730, 251
697,935
$0. 736
. 732
.729
$2,125,902
3,218,674
1, 488,306
9,934
9,194
8,873
8,671
7,346
5,596
1,117,933
1,071,267
1,000,411
1,106,357
950,924
766, 705
521,162
441,322
371,906
385. 854
174, 266
. 735
.743
.773
. 798
.810
.854
2, 538, 060
1,238, 932
1,268,724
1,071,983
942,096
927, 929
4,880
4,789
4,056
4,261
654,167
660, 987
541,264
558,419
759,161
7(59, 236
034,777
656,890
.802
.859
. 853
.850
626,968
1, 673, 752
789, 251
910,473
1937
January
February
March.._
April
May_
June
Number of
man-hours
worked
during
month
1 Includes projects financed by the RFC Mortgage Co. Data are for month ending on the 15th. Data
for October 1936 through September 1937 revised.
2 Maximum number employed during any 1 week of the month.
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CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS FINANCED FROM REGULAR
APPROPRIATIONS
FEDERAL
Whenever a construction contract is awarded or force-account
work is started by a department or agency of the Federal Government,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics is immediately notified, on forms supplied by the Bureau, of the name and address of the contractor, the
amount of the contract, and the type of work to be performed. Blanks
are then mailed by the Bureau to the contractor or Government
agency doing the work. These reports are returned to the Bureau
and show the number of men on pay rolls, and amounts disbursed
for pay, the number of man-hours worked on the project, and the
value of the different types of materials for which orders were placed
during the month.
The following tables present data concerning construction projects
for which contracts have been awarded since July 1, 1934. The
Bureau does not have statistics covering projects financed from regular
Federal appropriations for which contracts were awarded previous
to that date.
Data concerning employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked on
construction projects financed from regular Federal appropriations
during October are given in table 21, by type of project.
TABLE 21.—Employment on Construction Projects Financed From Regular
Appropriations, by Type of Project, October 1937 l
Federal
[Subject to revision]
Number of wage
earners
Type of project
All projects
Building construction:
Nonresidential
Residential
_.
Electrification:
Rural Electrification
Administration projects 4
Other than R. E. A. projects.
Forestry
Heavy engineeringNaval vessels5
_
Public roads
Reclamation
River, harbor, and flood control:
Dredging, dikes, revetments,
etc
_
Locks and dams
Streets and roads
Water and sewerage
Miscellaneous
Maximum
number
employed 2
3 218,347
Weekly
average
Monthly
pay-roll
disbursements
Number of
Value of
material
man-hours Average
orders
earnings
worked
per hour placed durduring
ing month
month
207, 986 $20,911,266
29, 940, 767
$0,698
$24,400,381
20,804
87
17,184
1,852, 662
5,910
2,022, 920
7,101
.916
.832
3,246,915
14, 315
3,815
70
239
32
42,116
(6)
13, 314
3,314
55
234
24
41,371
92, 381
13, 111
435,456
5, 299
2, 907
32, 095
13, 348
3,110
2,719
6, 600, 528
5,777,511
7, 310, 762 12, 386, 940
1,606, 708
2,153, 943
.556
.549
.416
.874
.875
.590
.746
1, 521, 441
9,557
3,735
1,682
4,905,069
8, 911, 036
1,188,381
29,000
10, 227
3.844
249
2,169
25, 227
9,378
3, 499
207
1,932
2, 571, 667
1,105,031
248, 677
21, 266
149, 974
4,117,084
1, 497,170
455,911
29, 265
193, 945
.625
.738
.545
.727
.773
2, 241,766
1, 922,146
251, 674
50,609
132, 055
242,124
1
Data are for the month ending on the 15th.
2 Maximum number employed during any 1 week of the month by each contractor and Government
agency doing force-account work.
3 Includes weekly average for public roads.
*5 Financed by Rural Electrification Administration loans.
Under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Public Roads.
6
Not available; weekly average included in total for all projects.
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Employment, pay rolls, and man-hours worked on construction
projects financed from regular Federal appropriations from October
1936 to October 1937, inclusive, are shown by months in table 22.
TABLE 22.—Employment on Construction Projects Financed From Regular
Appropriations, October 1936 Through October 1937 1
Federal
[Subject to revision]
Number Monthly pay- Number of
man-hours
of wage roll disburse- worked
durments
earners 2
ing month
Month
Value of
material
orders placed
per hour during month
Average
earnings
1936
October 3_._
November3
December 3
_
_
177, 657
171, 555
152,499
$17,090,931
15,529,018
14, 290, 708
25, 798, 245
22, 889,149
20, 311,195
$0. 662
.678
.704
$19, 555, 738
19. 764, 581
14, 321,802
119,853
112,770
120,175
132, 639
160, 346
177,265
11,857,007
10,904, 648
11,847,783
13,855, 633
15, 278, 529
16.9S0,060
16, 506, 278
14, 735,028
16, 280,905
19, 545, 518
21,858,124
24, 532, 459
.718
.740
.728
.709
. 609
.692
11,729,532
13, 613. 251
12, 820, 438
15,572,168
18, 508, 278
19, 574, 535
193,695
204,174
206, 663
218,347
19, 599, 384
19,571,849
21, 667, 700
20,911,266
29, 236,412
28,396,014
31,476,920
29,940, 767
.670
.689
. 688
.698
24, 485, 499
29, 665, 521
31,993,137
24, 400, 381
1937
January
February
March
April..
May
June
__
___
July
August
September
October
_
.._
1 Data are for the month ending on the 15th.
2 Maximum number employed during any 1 week of the month by each contractor and Government
agency
doing force-account work.
3
Revised.
STATE-ROADS PROJECTS
A record of employment and pay-roll disbursements in the construction and maintenance of State roads from October 1936 to
October 1937, inclusive, is presented in table 23.
TABLE 23.—Employment on Construction and Maintenance of State Roads, October 1936
Through October 1937 l
[Subject to revision]
Number of employees working on 2
Month
New roads
October
November
December
January.
February
March
April
May
June
Maintenance
Total
Total pay
roll
1936
_
34,136
27,988
21, 394
149,717
153, 688
138, 540
183,853
181, 676
159.934
$11, 566,892
11,330, 509
10,000, 371
15, 622
11, 706
11,802
13,164
17,241
19, 382
117,576
120, 786
119, 046
124, 761
159,167
148,392
133,198
132, 492
130,848
137,925
176, 408
167, 774
8, 387,864
8, 560, 561
8, 333, 600
9,108,030
10,850, 394
11,069,510
25,140
28, 379
26, 632
27, 280
149,907
160,143
167,028
160,045
175,047
188, 522
193, 660
187,325
11,998,370
12, 815, 790
12, 843, 370
12,134,860
1937
July
August
September
October
1 Excluding employment furnished by projects financed from Public Works Administration and Works
Progress Administration funds. Data are for the month ending on the 15th.
2 Monthly average.
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