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For release Friday November 9, 1945 1 U* S# Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and Occupational Outlook Branch Division of Employment Statistics EMPLOYMENT AMD PAY ROLLS Detailed P.eport September 1945 CCRTEI'ITS Table Page Estimated number of production workers in manufacturing Industrie s . ......... .......................... ............................... 2 Indexe.s of production worker employment ar.d pay rolls in manufacturing Industrie............................... ............................ 8 Indexes of employment and pay rolls in selected nonmanu facturing Industrie s . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • . . * ..........14 - 10 Estimated number of production workers in selected nonmanufacturing in d u s t r ie s ....* ............... . 15 Percentage changes in employment and pay rolls in selected nonmanufacturing industries. . * • • • • . . . . . . * • • • . • • • 15 Estimated number of employees in nonagricultural establishments, .by industry division*** . . . . . 16 • Estimated numb2r. of employees in nonagricultural establishments, by State, August 1945..........• • • « . . . . . . • » • « 17 Employment and Pay Rolls in regular Federal services and Government Corporations, in selected m o n t h s ...............« • 19 Total employment and pay rolls in United States Navy . Yards and Prj.vn.te Shipyards within Continental U. S*, by shipbuilding region..................................... ............. 20 Estimated employment and pay rolls on construction within C ontinental Unite d State s . . * * ........ .........21 2. . Table . . ... 1 . - Estimated Number of Production Workers, in Manufacturing Industries \J (in thousands) Industry Group or Industry j Sept. 1945 : Aug. ! 1945 July 1945 Sept. 1944 1 • ALL MANUFACTURING l / durable goods ir NONDURABLE GOODS l / Durable Goods IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR PRODUCTS l / Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills Gray-iron and semi-steel castings Malleable-iron castings Steel castings Cast-iron pipe and fittings Tin cans and other tinware Wire drawn from purchased rods Wirework . Cutlery and edge tools Tools (except edge tools, machine tools, files, and saws) Hardware Plumbers* supplies Stoves, oil burners, and heating equipment not elsewhere classified Steam and hot-water heating apparatus and steam fittings Stamped and enameled ware and galvanizing Fabricated structural and ornamental metalwork Metal doors, sash, frames, molding, and trim Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets Forgings, iron and steel Wrought pipe, welded and heavy r iveted. . Screw-machine products and wood screws Steel barrels, kegs, and drums Firearms ELECTRICAL MACHINERY l / Electrical equipment Radios and phonographs Communication equipment 10,093 5,059 5,034 11,670 6,540 5,130 11,927 6,781 5,146 13,602 8,100 5,502 1,194 1,444 1,503 1,686 422.4 6.6.1 22.4 53.4 13.2 37.6 27*5 26.0 21.1 456.7 68.7 22.0 58.0 14.7 40.5 29.5 29.8 22.1 461.6 70.0 22.3 60.6 15.1 42.4 29.3 30.1 21.7 476.7 72.5 25.0 72.3 15.3 41.9 32.6 35.5 23.0 22.6 33.9 17.7 24.5 41.3 20.9 ' 25.3 42.2 21.8 27.0 45.6 22.7 44.4 55.8 57.0 63.3 40.1 44.3 47.2 55.1 59.8 75.9 80.4 88.3 41.0 50.1 55.1 73.9 7.0 19.5 26.2 7.7 21.7 30.0 8.7 22.3 30.5 12.4 25.7 35.5 12.3 21.9 21.6 25.3 25.8 6 .0 10.2 35.8 8.3 16.5 37.5 8.2 19.2 43.5 7.3 45.6 454 293*0 60.3 6415 617 375.8 98.8 93.0 636 385.3 105.4 95.2 739 444.4 124.9 110.2 Table 1. - Estimated Kuriber of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industrie s_l/-C ont& (in thousands) ‘ . In d u stry Group or In d u stry M A .C H IIIE R Y , E X C E P T E L E C T R I C A L l / M ac h in ery and m achine- shop products Engines ana turbines • Tractors ' . •A g ric u ltu ra l m achinery, excluding tractors M achine tools M achine- tool accessories •T e x tile m ach in ery •P u m p s a n d p u m p i n g e q .u ip m e n t Typew riters Cash registers, adding and ■ calculating m achines' 'W a s h i n g m a c h i n e s , w r i n g e r s a n d d r ie r s , dome stic Sow in g m a c h in es, dom estic and • industrial Refrigerators and refrigeratio n "• e q u i p m e n t * Sept, Sept • Aug. : 1945 880 332* 9 45. 1 48. 1 :1 ,1 8 9 1 ,0 6 9 1 1 ,0 3 9 453, 9 4 1 0 * 1. 3 9 8 .9 69. 3 59, 7 | 5 7 .6 57, 5 5 3 , 3 5 . 1 . 4 • : 35. 60. 47. 24. 52. 11. 3 9 .5 6 6 .6 5 7 .8 2 4 .5 6 2 .5 1 2 .8 ■ 3 3 2 9 5 5 | 1944 44. 75. 65, 27. 75. 2 6 5 0 2 11. 7 40. 8 68, 8 58, 6 24, 9 64. 3 . 1 2 ,,8 j . 26. 8 2 6 .9 25. 2 31, 9 : 6. 5 7.A ! 33.4 T R A N 3 P C R T A T I C N E Q U IP !,- E N T , E X C E P T AU TOM OBILE S a / •L o c o m o t i ir e s' C ars, electric- and steam railroad * A ircra ft and parts, excluding a irc ra ft engines A i r c r a f t o n ’g i n o s Shipbuilding and boatbuilding M o t o r c y c l e s ' , b i c y c l e s , ’ o .n d p a r t s 1 6 4 .7 3 1 .5 4 5 0 .3 7 ,4 AU TOM OB ILES 423 l/ July 1945 1945 773 2 9 .0 • 4 0 .3 : 11* 1 9 .6 10. 0 4 3 .8 4 5 . »8 52, 0 1 ,4 3 9 3 0 .5 1 ,5 2 6 o 0 « .9 2 ,2 1 6 3 5 .3 - '5 4 4 : ‘ . 5 7 .9 5 5 .4 4 4 4 .7 1 4 9 .9 6 5 6 .3 8 .4 j | . 12, 9 1 0 .9 ; 4 7 2 .8 1 6 6 .2 i • 6 9 1 .0 9 .2 i • 581 • 9, 8 5 7 .2 I 6 6 0 .0 : 2 3 3 .5 !1 ,0 7 4 .2 8 .9 :i 703 : B C N F E R R O T I S M E T A L S ' A N D T H E I R P R O D U C T S l /' S m e lt in g a n d r e f i n i n g , p r im a r y , of. . •n o n f e r r o u s 'm e t a ls A llo y in g and ro llin g and draw ing •o f n o n fc r r 6 u s m e ta ls e x c e p t alum inum O lo c k s a n d ■ watches Jew elry (precio us m e ta ls) and 'j e w e l e r s * f i n d i n g s S i l v o r w a r o a 'n d p l a t e d via r e L ig h tin g equipm ent Alum inum m an u factu res S h e et- m e ta l \vork, n o t e ls e w h e r e ^classified ’ 296 3 6 .8 j. 3 6 .0 ? :• 412 371 4 4 .1 3 8 .2 ! •6 2 .8 2 2 .8 6 3 .1 2 2 .6 .5 .3 .1 . i . 8 • j. 1 3 .0 1 0 .5 2 1 .6 5 9 .2 1 2 .9 1 0 .5 2 3 .1 6 1 .2 : h , j | 2 9 .9 1 .3 2 .9 55*4 1 9 .6 13 9 17 35 367 . 2 1 .2 ,j 5 0 .8 j 6 9 .2 2 6 .0 I 1 3 .5 1 0 .9 2 6 .9 6 6 .4 Table 1 .-Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries l/-Cont’d (in thousands) Industry Group or Industry Sept. 1945 LUMBER AFD TIMBER BASIC PRODUCTS l / Sawmills and logging*camps Planing and plywood mills f 435 207.6 62.1 452 215.1 65.9 1• . FURNITURE M B FINISHED‘LUMBER PRODUCTS 1 /• Mattresses ’and bedsprings Furniture • Wooden boxes, other than cigar ' Caskets and other morticians1 goods Wood preserving Wood, turned and shaped 291 14.7 128.4 23.4 11.3 10.3 19.5 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS l / Glass and glassware Glass products made from purchased glass Cement Brick, tile, and terra cotta Pottery and related products Gypsum Wallboard, plaster (except gypsum), and-mineral wool Lime Marble, granite, slate, and other products * ■ ’ Abrasives Asbestos products. Nondurable Goods TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FIBER MANUFACTURES l / Cotton manufactures, except small wares Cotton small wares * Silk and rayon goods Woolen and worsted manufactures, except dyeing and finishing Hosiery • * * Knitted cloth Knitted outerwear and -knitted gloves Knitted underwear Dyeing and finishing t-extiles, including woolen and worsted Carpets and rugs, wool Hats, fur-felt • ' Jute goodst except felts Cordage and twine * July 1945 Aug. 1945 Sept. 1944 . 453 215.1 ■ 67.1 487 233.5 69.7 317 17.1 141.1 24.9 11.6 10.0 21.1 321, 16.9 143.9 25.7 11.8 10.0 20.9 339 17.6 153.4 27.3 12.3 9.9 .21,-2 313 84.5 321 87.0 321 86.1 329 88.3 9.S 19.4 42.7 37.4 4.1 10.0 18.2 41.6 37.7 4 .1 10.7 17.5 41.7 37.5 4.0 10.2 17.3 41.9 40.4 4 .0 9.0 7.4 11.9 16.5 17.5 1,032 9.1 7.5 o. « ?.» 7.5 9.5 8.0 13.1 . 19.8 18.8 13.1 20-.5 19.1 13.2 20.9 19.9 ' 1,031 407.0 12,4 84.9 407.3 ‘ 13.0 85.0 136.3 96.2 S .6 26.3 32.5 55.9 17.8 9.3 3.4 13.8 . 1,034 1,091 408.9 , 13.0 84.5 427.5 13.1 88.3 134.3 95 .5 9.7 25.9 32.7 135.1 94.8 >. . -9.9 26.1 33.2 145.8 102.9 10.1 2.8.4 34.3 55.8 ie.8 9.0 3.2 14.3 56.5 19.0 8.6 3.2 14.2 59.4 • 20.1 9.2 3.3 15.1 Table 1 , -Estimated Number of Production Workers in Manufacturing Industries l/*Cont’d (In thousands) • ............... -■■--- - ■—-■ ■ ■ — — -...... ■-■ ■' --f Sept. Industry Group Aug. Sept July or Industry 1945 1945 1945 1944 APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS 1 / Men’ s clbthing,.not-elsewhere classified Shirts, collars, and nightwear Underwear and neckwear, men’ s Work shirts Women’ clothing, not elsewhere classified Corsets and allied garments ' ‘ Millinery Handkerchiefs Curtains,' draperies, and bedspreads House furnishing, other than curtains, etc. Textile bags LEATHER AND' LEATHER PRODUCTS 1 / Leather Boots and shoe cut stock and findings Boots and shoes ' Leather gloves and mittens ‘ Trunks and suitcases FOOD 1 / Slaughtering and meat packing Butter * Condensed and evaporated milk Ice cream Flour Feeds, prepared Cereal preparations * Baking Sugar refining, cane Sugar, beet Confectionery Beverages', nonalcoholic Malt liquors * Canning and preserving TOBACCO MANUFACTURES l / Cigarettes Cigars ' Tobacco (chewing and smoking) and snuff * * 788 781 761 871 180.5 48.5 11.3 13.1 185,9 47.5 11.3 14.0 188.0 48.0 11.6 14.2 208.1 51.7 12.1 14.7 202.1 14.1 16.1 2.6 9.8 190.4 13.4 17.5 2.5 10,2 175.4 13.3 16.3 2.5 10.2 216.4 14.5 19.3 2.8 13.1 8.0 14.4 10.6 14.4 10.8 14,6 11.0 13,7 300 38.8 308 58.2 ' 307 38.4 313 39,4 16.3 164.6 11.0 10.9 16.3 169.1 11.3 13.1 16.1 169*3 11.3 12.8 15,5 172,0 12,5 12.6 1,140 126.5 23.7 14,9 16.6 30.8 2 3.0 9.7 250.9 13.1 7.6 50.8 25.7 55.2 237.9 1,065 124.3 24.6 15.8 17.3 30.6 22.2 9.5 248.9 13.0 5.0 50.2 26.2 53.8 179,5 83 34.9 34.4 . 78 33.7 31.4 78 33.9 • 30.5 82 34.6 34*4 S. 7 8.4 8.4 8 ,0 1,054 127.4" 25,4 16,2 17,7 30.1 22.1 ' 9,3 250,1 13,2 4 .4 49.0 26.5 52.9 166.5 1,184 150.6 22.3 14.2 15.4 28.1 19.8 8.5 255 ,6 1 4 ,9 6,8 66,5 29,8 52,9 244.4 . •6 . . Tabl« 1 .-Estimated -Number cf Production Workers- in Manufacturing Industries. 1 / Cant’d ~ (in thousands) Industry >-rroup. or Industry PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1 / Paper and pulp Paper goods, other . Envelope's . ; Paper bags . Paper boxes ' Sept. _1945______ . . PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AMD ALLIED .INDUSTRIES 1 / .v • Newspapers and periodicals • Printing, book and job • Lithographing Bookbinding CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS l / Paints, varnishes, and colors _ Drugs, medicines, and insecticides Perfumes and cosmetics Soap . Rayon and allied products Chemicals, not els©where classified • Explosives and safety fuses Compressed and liquefied gases Ammunition, small-arms • Fireworks » * Cottonseed oil * Fertilizers . . ♦ * • . PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM ,AND COAL l / • Petroleum refining . -.Coke and .by-products • ♦ Paving materials ■ • • Roofing materials • / * RUBBER PRODUCTS 1 / Rubber tires and inner tubes - Rubber boots and shoes • Rubber goods, other* MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES l / • Instruments (professional and « scientific), and fire control. equipment * Photographic apparatus Optical instruments and ophthalmic goods Pianos, organs, and parts Games, toys, and dolls Buttons Fire extinguishers , Sept. 1944 ■ July 1945 Aug 1945 302 142.1 41.9 9.2 12.3 75.3 310 145.3 42.5 9.5 13.1 77.7 304 142.0 42.3 9.5 12.5 76.8 303 143.1 42.1 9.2 11.7 75.8 324 112.2 133.1 24.1 26.3 321 110,0 133.2 24.1 27.0 317 107. 4 131.1 24.2 ■27.1 319. 109.3 130.3 24.0 27.1 449 29.8 548 2.9.0 587 28*9 593 29.5 46.9 12.4 13.2 53.4 49.6 12.6 13.0 53.1 '50.0 12.4 13.0 53.7 49.0 12.0 13.5 52.7 111.9 36.7 5.5 12.6 3.5 14.5 20.8 112.2 80.2 5.9 37.9 14.3 11.5 19.9 113.0 87.6 5.9 57.4 17.5 11.6 19.6 117.0 83.5 5.9 49.8 27.6 16.3 19.1 130 87.0 22.8 1.7 9.8 135 92.9 22.0 1.7 9.3 135 93.0 . 21.9 1.8 9.4 133 90.7 22.9 ' 1.6 9.5 168 84.8 14.8 57.0 179 86.3 16.7 64.4 183 87.7 16.8 66.2 194 92.3 18.5 70.4 316 381 388 412 . . ' ' ' 49.7 26.7 52.3 26.8 61.5 27.9 21.2 19.4 7.4 5.1 13.9 12.7 8.9 8.8 ____£*2____ ____— 20.8 7.7 14.4 9.0 _£«2_ 23.4 6.8 16.9 9.0 — 5 26.0 20.9 ... 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Z 142*5 145.6 166 «Q ■140*1;131.1 187.8 224.3 1 0 9 .9 |112.0 112*3 120.1 Durable Goods IRON AND STEEL M l) TKEIR PRODUCTS \/ 1 2 0 .5 |145.$ Blast furnaces, steel works, 108. e ; 117.6 send rolling mills Gray-iron and semi-steel 113.1:117.5 castings 1 2 4 .1 j121.9 life.lie able-iron castings 177*6 1192*7 Steel castings 80*0; 89*1 Cast-iron pipe and fittings Tin cans and other tinware ,118*4; 127*4 125.1;134.4 Wire drawn from purchased rods 85.7; 93.0 Wire-work 1 3 7 .0 ;143.5 Cutlery and edge tools Tools (except edge tools, i machine tools, files, and 147.81160.3 saws) 95.01116*0 Hardware 72.0! 84.7 Plumbers’ supplies Stoves, oil burners, and heating equipment not 96*3[121*1 elsewhere classified Steam and hot-water heating 132.2 i146.2 apparatus and' steam fittings : Stamped and enameled ware 107.71136.7 and galvanizing j Fabricated structural and 1 1 5 .5 j141.1 ornamental metalwork ■ ; Metal doorft, sash, frames, 9 0 .1 1 99.8 molding, and trim Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets 136.X?151.5 170.51195.5 Forgings, iron and steel * Wrought pipe, welded and 147.1:261.4 heavy riveted I Scre-w-machine products and wood screws 152.61211.7 Steel barrels, kegs, and drums 99.3 |136.9 203*5:330.9 Firearms ELECTRICAL MACHINERY j / Electrical equipment Radios and phonograph# Communication equipment Pay-Roll Indexes Sept. ug. July Sept. 945 1945 1944 1945 215.7 57.1 286.7 333 .8 238.7 24*7 373*1 460.6 91*0 202*2 209.8 193.2 151.6 170.0 200*9 247*0 280.1 319*3 118*8. 122,7 175.3 199.2 217.3 226*7 119*8 123*4 201.3 91.4 133.3 133.2 99.1 140.8 124*2 216*1 16*9 239*9 252.0 L33.8 j230*6 08.2 243.4 292*5 240*3 280*9 11.4 349.3 452.0 92.6 151.2 160*2 183.6 181.6 131.8 200.7 09*0 233*9 224.8 148.4 179.4 208.4 217*4 247*5 116.9 153*9 176*1 196*0 237*5 149.2 260*7 4160*7 291.5 310*0 165.2 176.3 118.5 128.0 88.4 92.1 255*0 282*0 311f 9 328*6 173.9 209*2 238*4 261.1 122.2 136.2 159*7 167.4 123.6 137.3 155.8 181.9 167.2 202*4 231.9 261.0 1. 231.4 253*6 289*4 341.3 144.8 159.0 . 1 190.1 242*9 282.3 326.6 15ST.0 208.0 179.0 239*7 278.8 406.6 113.0 159.7 186.2 179.4 198.5 230.7 152.0 169.6 217.0 306.2 217.1 287.9 293.8 347fS 2C8.4 309.8 374.9 465.3 25S.€ 302.5 233.2 551.0 565.5 584i 3 . : 221.8 257*0 ‘ 264*9 375*4 427.3 504.1 135*2 119*7 157*8 237.3 268.0 232*3 383.2 871.5 355.7 653*5 843*•* 2002.6 175*3 -1238.2 245.6 162.11207*9 213.2 138.6=227.1 242.2 200.91289.7 ,296.4 ■ 285*1 245.9 237.0 343.2 273*4 246.0 239.1 314*4 365*3 330.2 3C9.3 478.8 445^0 387.0 463.4 508.2 520.7 457*7 547.0 561.8 9. Table 2. -* Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay Rolls ill Manufacturing Industries l / - Continued Industry Group or Industry Sept. Aug. July Sept. 1945 1945 1945 1S44 r...... 1 6 6 .6 j196.7 202.2 225.0 274.6 327.7 371*6 421.4 Sept. Aug. 1945 1945 A.CHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL l / Machinery and machine-shop . products 164.6 ^197.1 242.0;308.5 Engines and turbines 153.9;164.4 Tractors ! • Agricultural machinery, excluding 126.9:142.1 tractors 164.81181.8 Jfiachine tools Machine-tool accessories 187.6:229.6 Textile machinery 113.6:111.7 216.6i257.9 Pumps and pumping equipment 71.2! 78.8 Typewriters Cash registers, adding and 1 2 8 .1 j136.4 calculating machines Washing machines, wringers and • 87.4;146.6 driers, domestic Sewing machines, domestic and industrial . 1 94.6 i122.3 Refrigerators and refrigeration• equipment ■ • 9 5 .0 :1 24 .4 AUTOMOBILE S l / Locomotives • Cars, electric- and steamrai lroad Aircraft and parts, excluding , a r o ; ft en gine s A i :■ ■ •■ ?r?;i'-; engines Shioouiiding and boatbuilding Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts AUTOHOBI IE S l/NONFERROUS METALS AMD THEIR PRODUCTS 1 / SmeIting a n d ■ refining, primary, of nonferrous metals Alloying and.rolling and drawing of nonferrous metals except aluminum Clocks and "watches Jewelry (precious metals) and .jewele rs1 findings Silverware and plated v/are Lighting equipment Aluminum manufactures Sheet-metal ivork, not elsewhere .classified . July 1945 Sept. 1944 202.7 224.3 319.8 571.3 170.6 183.8 146.9 187.7 233.1 113.8 265.1 78.7 159.0 206.5 260.4 123.3 310.2 72.3 266.4 323.6 365.9 410.3 365.6 510.8 640.6 772.6 236.6 249,9 271.9 291.0 236.3 26 6.1 277.0 209.8 389.9 128.9 259.4 303.9 336.4 191.3 512.3 132.1 297.5 328.8 388.3 210.9 542.8 159.4 332.7 366.8 449.6 226.3 665.6 144.4 136.0 162.2 210.4 231.1 266.4 317.0 148.7 172.3 143.2 242.9 259.6 306.1 127.0 125.5 192.8 235.4 262,6 261.8 130.3 147.9 155.9 168.8 228.7 262.9 j486.9• 906.6 961.1 1396.1 i 818.4 1713.8 1999.9 2SS1.8 i449.01471.6 477.7 546.0 ! 753.9 856.3 1017.1 1222.9 : 164.4;226.0 236.1 233.4 i * j j415.. 1 ‘1120.9 ! 354.0 :-3685.6 ’6 5 0 .2 :9 4 7 .9 I 106.4:120.2 i : 2 77; 3 396.1 450.9 450.2 1191.7 1663.4 643.4 1917.2 1869.5 2526.4 448,3 235& 5 S97.9 1551.4 1125.3 : 902,4 131.8 127.9 160.6 216.6 231U4 3C4£5 2193.4 251.3 3175.4 4628.3 3399.3 244.7 i 105-. 2 ! 13 5 . 2 144.4 174.7 150.5 178.8 244.7 311.1 \ i : . .**' j 129^21160.1 162.0 179.5 220.2 282.7 302.7 336.9 ! 133.0; 137.5 138.3 159.5 239.4 258.6 267.5 297.8 1 * : J142.7j161.6 162.6 178.4 l 9 6 .6:112.2 111.5 128.4 238.5 292.3 293.8 330.1 168.5 212.5 234.2 268.5 i m • ! 93* 7 : 90.2 89.6 93*4 I 76.5- 86.8 86.7 ■-89.6 8 3 .5 |106.2 112.7 131.3 ! 1 5 2 .1 i251.3 260.0 282.1 •: ! 1 1 3 .0 ; 164*2 159.4 175.5 1 ; 165.9 138.9 130.4 220.3 147.0 149.5 155.2 151.4 152.9 161.8 139.0 204.0 222.7 416.8 9. 9' 506.3 199.7 284.4 3 0 6 .7 |335.3 10 Table 2. - Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay Rolls ini.Manufacturing Industries l/v-i Continued Industry Group or Industry * y 1 Sept, Aug. j 1945 LUT.SER AMD TIMBER BASIC PRODUCTS l / •Saved 1 * 1 s and logging camps Planing, and plywood mills FURNITURE AND FINISHED LUMBER PRODUCTS l / * STOKE, C m ’, AND GLASS PRODUCTS Glass and glassw are G la s s p ro d u c t s made* fro m purchased glass Cement ’ B rick, tile , and terra cotta P o t t e r y ’a n d r e la t e d p ro du cts Gypsum W a llb o a r d , p la ste r (except ■ gyp 3um ), a n d m i n e r a l w o o l Lim e M arble, granite, slate, and other products Abrasives Asbestos products N ondurable Goods "EXTILE-KELL PRODUCTS A I'D OTHER FI3ER MANUFACTURES l / l/ Sept. Sept. Aug. 1944 1945 | 1 0 3 .4 1 0 ,7 .5 1 0 7 .9 1 1 5 .8 7 2 .1 7 4 .7 7 4 .7 8 1 .1 ; s e .8 9 0 .7 9 2 .4 9 5 .9 8 3 .8 : 0 0 .2 i 0 0 .6 t 9 ? .3 i ; o o .6 ! 9 1 .2 8 8 .5 M attresses and bedsprings Furniture W ooden b o x es, other than cigar Caskets and other m orticians1 goods Wood preserving W o o d , t u r n e d 'a n d s h a p e d J uly 1945 j1945 9 6 .6 9 3 .3 8 8 .6 9 8 .1 •1 9 8 .0 1 0 3 .4 9 2 .2 9 5 .9 9 0 .4 9 0 .3 0 1 .3 1 0 7 .7 9 3 .5 8 8 .8 9 5 .8 Dt.5 Jute goods, except felts July Sept. 1945 1944 4 .8 1 8 9 .0 1 9 2 .9 2 1 5 .9 0 .9 1 3 5 ,8 1 3 3 ,9 1 5 4 .3 5 .2 1 4 7 .3 1 5 9 .0 1 3 4 . 8 I* 1 5 7 . 5i 1 3 7 .6 1 4 0 .8 1 7 8 .3 1 6 5 .0 1 4 9 .2 1 5 0 .4 1 8 6 .7 1 3 1 .3 1 6 3 .9 1 6 5 .7 2 0 5 .5 18 16 17 21 9 .3 7 .5 5 .0 5 .2 9 9 .2 8 7 .7 9 6 .3 1 4 9 .6 1 3 6 .2 1 6 5 .2 1 7 2 .4 2 0 6 .1 1 8 7 .5 1 9 4 .2 1 8 8 .0 1 5 9 .0 1 6 6 .4 1 7 4 .9 1 7 4 .7 1 0 6 .5 1 0 9 .3 1 0 9 .3 1 1 2 .1 ; 1 2 1 .. 0 1 2 4 .. 5 1 2 3 . 3 1 2 6 . 5 1 7 6 .8 1 8 1 .7 1 8 7 .7 1 8 8 .2 1 8 8 .9 1 9 2 .7 1 9 4 .2 2 0 0 .7 98 81 75 113 i 8; •2 1 110 77 1 1 1 1 1 .1 9 9 .3 7 6 ,2 7 3 .0 1 1 3 .9 8 2 8 8 .5 9 4 .9 .8 1 0 6 .6 1 0 2 ,0 .5 7 3 .4 7 2 .6 .2 7 3 .4 7 3 .9 .9 1 1 3 .2 1 2 1 .9 .1 8 0 .9 8 0 .6 7 2 .2 3 1 .0 2 5 .6 7 2 .7 4 4 .8 1 6 6 .6 1 2 5 .0 1 1 8 .2 1 7 3 .3 1 3 9 ,6 1 8 0 .9 1 2 7 .5 1 2 6 .7 1 7 6 ,3 1 4 1 ,2 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 8 3 3 .1 5 .8 9 .3 8 .9 7 .3 ,7 1 1 2 .3 1 1 4 .6 1 1 8 .2 .9 7 9 .0 7 8 .9 8 4 .4 2 1 3 .6 2 0 0 ,1 2 2 1 ,3 2 2 4 .9 1 5 8 .3 1 5 8 ,7 1 6 3 ,0 1 6 4 .8 6 4 .3 7 0 .6 7 0 .7 7 1 .5 2 1 3 , 1 p c ;c o 2 6 5 . 4 2 7 0 . 6 1 1 0 ,4 1 1 8 .4 1 2 0 .0 1 2 5 .2 * 1 0 2 .0 1 0 2 ,4 1 1 4 ,1 1 0 5 .6 3 2 0 .2 4 4 3 ,6 4 5 8 ,1 4 6 4 .8 2 1 6 .9 2 4 2 .5 2 5 2 ,8 2 5 2 .5 9 0 .2 9 0 *2 9 0 .4 9 5 .4 C o t t o n m a n u f a c t u r e s ,’ e x c e p t sm all w ares 1 0 2 .8 1 0 2 .9 1 0 5 .3 1 0 8 .0 9 2 .p 9 7 .p 9 7 .8 9 8 .7 Cotton sm all w ares Silk a n d - r a y o n g o o d s ' 70 . 9 7 0 .9 7 0 .5 . 7 3 .7 ' W oolen and w orsted m anufactures, 3 1 .3 9 0 .0 9 0 .5 9 7 .7 e x c e p t d y e i n g ‘a n d f i n i s h i n g Hosiery 6 0 .5 6 0 ,0 5 9 .6 6 4 .7 8 8 .3 8 9 .Q 9 0 .4 9 2 .7 Knitted cloth K n i t t e d cniterw dar a n d k n i t t e d • gloves 9 3 ,6 9 2 .0 9 2 .7 1 0 1 .0 Knitted underwear - . 8 4 . 3 , 8 5 . (i 8 6 . 0 8 9 . 0 Dyeing and fin ish in g t e x tile s, including w oolen and w orsted . j 83.6 83.5. 84.4 88.8 -■69.4. 73.6. 74.1 78.6 Carpets and rugs, w o o l ’ / H a t s , fur-felt 6 3.9 61.9 5 9 . 2 63.4 Digitized Cordage for FRASER and twine 18 13 14 tv ' * 1945 1 6 6 .7 1 5 9 ,4 1 6 9 .9 1 7 1 .3 2 0 1 .0 1 9 2 .9 2 0 9 ,8 2 0 4 .4 1 6 6 .0 1 0 2 .3 1 8 7 .2 1 7 5 .3 1 3 8 . 2 1 S 3.- 9 1 3 8 , 4 1 3 2 . 8 1 7 5 .4 1 6 7 ,2 1 7 7 .2 1 8 5 .1 1 0 1 .1 8 9 .0 9 3 .7 1 0 3 .6 1 6 7 .5 1 5 5 .0 1 6 3 ,6 1 6 4 .5 1 7 2 .1 1 6 0 .3 1 7 2 .3 1 8 4 .5 1 5 7 . 2 1 5 3 . 1 1 6 2 . 0 162.5 141.9 113.7 121.0 95.3, qe.i. 88.9 92.2 190.3 114.2 118.5 117.5 124.7 ; 218.0 139,6 111.6 113.6 174.4 217.2 145.0 131.1 109.6 fm * 5 227.5 148.3 135.4 118.5 179.7 232.7 Table 2. - Indexes of Prodiiction Worker Employment; and Pay Rolls in Manufacturing Industries l / - Continued Industry Group or Industry APPAREL AND O^HER FJ1IISEED, TEXTILE FR0D1JCTS l / tMen ’ s c lothing, not e lsewhe re . classified, . ^Sfcirtg., collars, and nightwearUnderwear and neckwear, men*s Work shirts Women1s clothing, not elsewhere classified. Corsets and allied garments , Millinery 2 / . . , Handkerchiefs Curtains, draperies, and bedspreads House furnishings, other .than curtains, etc. . ; Textile bags ; Sept* :Aug. 1945 ;1945 July 1945 •99.8 j' 98,9 96.4 , £2.5 85.0 86.0 68.8 6 7.5 6 8.1 70,3 70.1 71.6 97.1 103.9 105.4 iSept. jSept, 11944 11945 ! 1 i :110.3 J180.3 1 i ! 95,2 |142.2 : 73.4 !126.1 ! 74.8 !141.8 ;109,3 |183.3 Aug. 1945 July 1945 Sept. 1944 157.3 167.5 199.1 135.0 110.9 124.1 186.5 151,5 123.9 145.5 196.4 166.3 125.4 146.6 210.0 i. 74.4 1 74.9 74.5 54.1 70,1. 64.6 I 79.6 i133.4 108.4 109.2 143.4 71.6 71.0 | 77.1 ■132.2 119.1 122.6 132.6 72.1 C7.0 79.4 i131.1 112,7 108.4 137.1 51.2: 50.7 ; 53.0 | 93.2 94,3 93,2 105.1 60.6 ! 77.5 i■110.4 116.8 121. G 149.9 I 75.5 100. 1; 101.3 1103.8 ;130.4 171.4 182.3 191.15 120.5 120. i; 122.0 !114.1 ;207.5 193.2 208.3 195.0 I 57.8 60.4 86.3 82.1 so. 9 ; 81.2 88.6! 38.5 i 90.1 : 157.2 157.0 165.0 160.6 33 . 5 ‘ 14o. o 141.2 146.6 146.2 LEATHER AND LEATHER HIODUCTS j / Leather Boot and shoe cut stock and findings Boots and shoes Leather gloves andtmittens Trunks and suitcases 86.5 86.31 8o*5 ZG.5 7-7.61 77.7 10.9.7 113.3! 113.3 150.8 156.8: lo<i>. 3 ! 82.4 : 143.4 141.8 147.7 ! 78.9 140.3 141.2 149,0 !124.9 196.2 181.9 201.8 1350.7 212.8 243.9 245.5 s 141.6 143.1 224.5 236.1 ?00D 1 / ‘ Slaughtering and meat packing Butter* Condensed and evaporated milk Ice cream ^ Flour Feeds, "prepared Cerea.1 preparations Haking Sugar refining, cane Sugar, beet Confectionery . Heverages, nonalcoholic Malt liquors Canning’ and p're serving 133.4 126.6: 123.3 105.0 103,2 j105.7 13?.1 137.1; 141.4 153.9 162.6 =16 6.7 105.9 100,91 112.9 12<L.4 12v.7: 121.4 14^.1!143.9; 143.5 129.7 125.8; 124.4 I0?.8 1 0 7 .9 i108.4 92.3 92.1! 93.3 72.5 42.2-: 4 1 .9 102.1 101.0! 98.6 12Q.7 123.0; 124.8 155.0 149.1: 146.7 176.9 133.5; 123.8 !138.5 !125.0 124.4 146.6 93.2 113.3 123.3 114.6 110.8 105.5 65.6 113.5 140.1 146.5 181.8 205.8 175.0 236.4 296.5 159,0 213,3 258. 9 225.9 174.6 145,1 65.8 164.2 177.7 230.7 250.2 215.5 200.3 191.6 240.4 139.3 196.8 225.9 201.4 163.7 171.7 87.1 191,6 183.3 216.1 336.4 213.5 177.6 216.2 261.0 161.3 217.1 265.8 251.3 174.3 145.3 108.9 176.4 168.4 242.6 349.5 193.6 153.2 226.3 280.5 161.5 210.1 244.2 225.6 170.9 140.0 72,8 165.7 165.6 224.-2 249.4 . ?OBACCO MANUFACTURES l / ? Cigarettes Cigars Tobacco (chewing and smoking) and snuff 89.1 84.0! 8o . 2 88.0 127*1 122.. 9 i123.5 126.1 67*6 61*6 : 59.9 67.6 95v2 91-.6! 91.6 87.4 174.8 148^8 151.4 163.0 211.1 193.9 200.5 202 .3 149.6 114,6 114.6 137.6 148.3 143.8 164.6 148.8 \ 12. Table 2. - Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay Rolls in Manufacturing Industries 1/ - Continued Employment Indexes Sept. Aug. July Sept. 1945 1945 1945 1944 Industry Group or Industry 114.7 103.3 112.4 109.6 112.6 111.1 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS l / „Paper and pulp Paper goods, other Envelopes , « Paper.bags . . Paper boxes PRINTING, PUBLI SHING, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES Newspapers and periodicals Printing, book and job Lithographing Bookbinding V CHEIvIICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS l / .Paints, varnishes, and colors Drugs, medicines, and insecticides Perfumps and cosmetics Soap . Rayon and allied products Chemicals, not elsev;here classified Explosives and safety fuses Compressed and liquefied gases Ammunition, small-arms Fireworks Cottonseed oil Fertilisers 114.2 104.1 111.9 105.4 ie5.2 109.6 113.7 103.4 111.4 105.8 110.7 108.9 116.7 105.7 112.8 109.1 118.5 112.4 Pay-Roll Indexes Sept Aug. J uly jSept. 1945 1945 : 1945 ;1944 195. 180. 184. 174. 205. 185. 184.6 ; 193,5 1 7 1.1 180,7 179.7: 181,8 160.4 :165,5 180.2 I 198,5 171.3j 180,6 : 193.1 i180.0 182.0 !166.4 :201.6 ; 180.0 140. C; 137.8 128.3J 119.7 151.£r; 155.1 130.6 134.6 176.1 181.3 !136.0 1119.6 1151.5 : 132.8 !177.1 98. 98.0 96.8 97.1 147. 94. 92.7 90.5 92.1 129. 105.4 105.4 103.8 103.2 166. 92. 92.8 93.2 92.2 140. 102.0 104.7 105.0 105.3 ! 184. 1 205.7 267.6 190.0 203.7 155.6 105. 103.0 102.9 104.9 168.1 325.'/r 363.0 1361.0 163. C:168.8 ; 16 6 . 0 171.2 181.1 132.5 178.8 119. 121.2 119.8 115.5 97.6 95.6 95.5 99.1 110.6 110.0 111.2 109.2 265.0 179.1 170.2 177.2 270.7 272.6 165.5 !176.9 160.3 1,157.8 181.6 ;184.3 160.8 505.9 140.1 296.6 303.5 95.4 111.0 t ■265.0 i167.3 : 171.3 176.1 161.2 11C6.4 148.2 889.1 1237.0 75.6 106.2 162.4 1207.2 148.4 1345.7 1510.1 76.2 104.4 168.1 1151. 9 148.5 1168.8 2382.8 107.5 101.7 274.8 759.3 230.8 569.5 818.5 199.7 262.X 288.2 ! 291.8 i292.8 160^4 18 79.8 1781.6 266.6 I 270.2 ;262.9 1469.S :2636.2 2332.2 3258. 4070.7 6368.2 144. 150.8 220.9 241. 247.4 232.3 . PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM M\) COAL j / Petroleum refining Coke and by-p„roducts 2 / Paving materials Roofing materials 122.6 119.4 104.9 71.4 122.0 127.3 127.5 101.5 70.4 116.0 127.4 127.6 101.1 72.5 117.2 126.0 124.6 105.5 66.8 117.9 209.4 200.6 185.7 142.0 208.7 228. 224. 189. 135. 205. 233.4 227.7 194.5 148.6 216.9 220.7 213.3 189.9 137.9 219.0 RUBBER PRODUCTS l / * Rubber tires and inner tubes Rubber boots and shoes Rubber goods, other 13 8'. 9 156.7 99w 8 110*. 1 148.4 15 9'. 3 113.0 124.4 151.1 162.1 113.1 127.8 160.7 170.6 125.0 136.0 232.4 238.8 182.7 192.4 249. 249. 211. 212. 281.3 286 .8 2l4.9 237.5 294.5 300.8 226.6 2^fc8.3 MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES l / ' Instruments (professional and scientific), and fire control equipment Photographic apparatus Optical instruments and ophthalmic goods Pianos, organs, and parts Games, toys, and dolls Buttons Fire extinguishers 129.2 155.8 158.5 168.5 227.7 279. 300.9 324.0 23 5.-3 449.4 473.3 556.6 120.9 154 .-6 154.9 161.6 370.6 757. 190.6 250. 835.0 103 8£ 259.6 268.4 167.2 182.1 178*8 201.7 6 6.S 96.7 101.7 89.1 63.2 74.7 77.2 90.3 79.9 80.9 62.4 3^.2 322.2 411.3 420.7 549.1 272.3 109.4 123.2 164.8 767.9 294.0 197.9 151.2 166.0 910.5 283.0 164. 116.5 148. 786. 344.0 180.4 181.8 167.0 1126.3 ' Table 2, - Indexes of Production Worker Employment and Pay Rolls in Manufacturing Industries '\ f - Continued Indexes for the major industry groups havo been adjusted to levels indicated by the fina 1 1943 data made available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal Security Agcncy, Indexes for 15 major groups arc not comparable witA those published i n “mimeographed releases dated prior to Soptomber 1945 or •fche October 1945 iss&e of the Monthly Labor Review, Comparable indexes' from January 1939 availdtjle upon request,0 Five major groups. Furniture and finished lumber’ products, Stofce, clay and‘glass products, Tobacco manufacturer, Chemicals‘ and allied products, and Products of petroleum and coal, needed no further adjustment and are therefor^ comparable with the data previously published^ * '* Revisions have b&on made'as follows in the*-indexes for earlier months: ' .- Millinery* - Jun& 1945 pay-roll index to 92,7, C oke and ^y-proclucts - Maroh and Juho 1945 pay-roll indexes to 184,0 and 181,7 respectively. 14# Table 3, - Indexes of Employment and Fay Rolls in Selected Wonmanufacturing Industries (1939 Average = 100) or Industry Mining : Anthracite Bituminous coal Metal: Iron . Copper Lead and zinc Gold and silver Miscellaneous Quarrying and nonmetallie Crude petroleum production l / Public utilities: Te lephone 2 / . Telegraph. •, Electric light ar.d power Street railways and busses Wholesale trade Retail trado Food General merchandise Apparel Furniture and house furnishings Automotive Lumber and building materials Hotels (year-round) 3 / Power laundries Cleaning and dyeing Class I steam railroads 4 / Water transportation 0 / ~ Employment I ndexes Sept*! Aug* : July : Sept* 1945 1 1945 1 1945 r 1944 77*6 j 77*4 87*6 j 87.1 7 2 .2 i 73*1 118*1|119*4 78*8 j 81*3 - 84*6 j 85*0 22*3: 21*2 63*5: 65.8 82.5 j 81*7 83*6 | 84*2 Pay-roll Indexes Sept* Aug. July Sept* 1945_ 1945 1945 1944 14-8*0 188.0 114*2 200*8 120*8 157*2 26*1 ■105.8 155*9 142.7 190.7 121.1 201,6 141.7 161,1 26*0 113.8 161.9 150.1 207*8 130*8 212*0 153*3 176*7 28*7 136*7 158*9 ; : 81.5 93*9 ! 82.4 ; 131.3 : 94*2 j 96.3 j 22.7 68.1 ! 81.1 81.3 ; 84.4 149*8 199*7 116.4 197.5 12 7f 5 159*4 28*4 105*4 159*2 j 83*8 137*5 137*8 135.7 135*4 77.6 1 87.1 j 7t*6 1119.6 : 84*9 i 87*2 : 21.0 ! 133*3 1133*1 :131*9 121*2; 119*4 =119*3 84 * 5 ; 84 * 1 ; 83*6 118.01117.3 116*8 97*0 j 95*8 9 4 . 9 9 7 .6 ; 93.8 C Ji.’j.:9 Q J 102.G : 99*9 100.0 110*4 ;104*7 107*9 1 0 6*4 i 96*7 39.9 63.11 6 1.7 61.8 72.3 ! 69.6 69.4 9 6 .1 ; 91.8 92.2 112.2 1109*9 109.4 106*5 j106*1 108.3 122*3 1117*3 121.2 143*11146*7 146.9 320.5 1313.4 310.0 ! ' : 03.0 ■128.2 185*4 177*2 1122.2 120.6 i 8 2 .G 177*1 |118.6 95.0 145.6 138*7 96.6 106.3 145*8 109.2 150*0 108.2 154.7 62.5 91.4 65*7 113.5 146*7 90.0 109.0 177*2 168*3 106. 8 199*2 118*4 lv-4* 3 250*7 1 66976 P 195*7 200*4 120*7 178*7 141*3 132.1 144*8 141*2 139.6 88*7 104*6 133*4 172*0 160.5 179*9 y 664*0 177.7 175*0 119.6 177.1 144.7 136.4 14 0*5 148.0 150*0 91*1 108*3 138*7 171*2 169*7 197*7 5/ 755.5 159*4 177*9 115*6 168*9 136*4 128*0 139*2 138*9 146*6 86*9 96 * 8 > 131*3 159*0 159*5 185*5 5/ 60276 l/ Does not include well drilling or rig building 2/ Data not previously published April, May, and June 1945, employment indexes; 127*3, 127,8, 129*5; pay-roll indexes: 163*2, 166*1, 172*6* 3/ Cash payments only; additional value of board, room, and tips, not included* Source: bf 2/ Interstate Commerce Commission* Not available* Based on estimates prepared by the 13* S. Maritime Commission covering employment on active deep-sea Arnerican-f lag steam and motor mereliant s vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over. Excludes vessels under bareboat charter to, or owned by the’ Army or Navy* 15. Table •!, - Estimated IIumber of Production Workers in Selected Nonmanufacturing Inc1astries - (In thousands) Industry Mining: Anthracite Bituminous coal Metal Iron C opper Lead and zinc Gold and silver Mi seellane ous Telephone l / 2/ Telegraph 3 / Electric light and power l / Street railways and busses’ l / Hotels (year-round) l / Power laundries Cleaning and dyeing Class I steam railroads 5 / Water transportation 6 / 2/ 2/ 5/ ' jc/ 5/ 6/ Sept, 1945 64.3 325 63.7 23.7 18.8 13,2 5 .5 2.5 425 45.6 206 229 362 y V Aug. 1945 July 1945 64.1 323 64.5 2‘x. 1 19.4 13.2 5.2 2,6 423 4 5.0 . 205 v 227 354 i / 168 Sept. 1944 67.5 3^6 . 72,7 26.4 . 22,5 . 15.0 * 5.6 3.2 407 46.0 ' 202 230 362 1 / 4/ 1,451 163 4/ 1,449 164 1 , 4X 4 64.3 323 65.8 24.1 20.2 13.6 5.2 2.7 419 44.9 204 226 353 - *** • 'i : 1,426 136 Data include salaried personnel, Data for 1945 not previously published: April 404, May 4 0 6,„and June 411. Excludes messengers, and approximately 6,000 employees of general and divisional headquarters, and of cable companies. Data include salaried personnel. The change in definition from "wage earner” to "production worker” in the power laundries and cleaning and dyeing industries results iji the omission of driver-salesmen. This causes a significant difference in the data, New series are being prepared. •' ; Source: Interstate Commerce Commission. Data include salaried personnel. Based on estimates prepared by the U. S . 'Maritime Commission cov::ring employment on active deep-sea Araerican-flag steam and motor merchant \^ssels of 1,000 gross tons and over. Excludes vessels under bareboat charter, to, or owned by the Army or Navy. Table 5. - Percentage Changes in Employment and Fay Rolls in Selected Konmar.ufacturing Industries, Sept, 1945 Industry Wholesale trade Food products Groceries and food specialties Dry goods and apparel Machinery, equipment and supplies Farm products Petroleum and petroleum products (incl. bulk tank stations) Automotive brokerage Insurance Employment percentage change from Sopt % Aug. 1915 13&4 Pay Percentage Aug. 1945 + 1.3 + .3 + .2 + .5 0 +18.2 + 2.1 + .5 + #8 - 4 .8 + 4 .0 +23.4 + 3 .0 + 3.3 + 2.2 + 1.2 + 1.2 +18.9 + 1.0 + 3.2 - .5 - 1.9 + 4 .8 +11.4 + 7.8 — .1 + + + - 3 .5 4 .0 2.4 1.2 Roll change from ; Ser)t. 1 1S44 + 6 .7 + 8.1 + 6 .2 > 5.6 + 8.0 +24.4 j +U *0 +J.4.4 +18.6 + 5.2 16* Table 6 . - Estimated Humber of Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments by Industry Division (in thousands) Sept. 1945 Industry Divisi on July 1945 3 7,273 Sept. 1944 38,571 35,344 37,015 Manufacturing 2 / * Mining 12,132 13,862 15, 843 784 784 784 826 948 927 911 671 Transportation and public utilities 3,831 3,860 0 , 858 3,791 Trade 7,136 6,979 6,975 6,994 Finance, service and miscellaneous A r. rrp 4,666 4,672 4,488 5,937 5,943 _ 5,958 -- r»~ — ■■ Contract Construction and Federal force account construction '4 Federal* State and local government, excluding*Federal force account construction l/ * rH Total _]/ O to rH ' vj* Aug. 1945 • ' ' 5,935 Estimates include all full- and part-time ■vmge and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments v/ho are employed during the pay, period ending nearest the 15th of the month. Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. 2/ Estimates for manufacturing have been adjusted to levels indicated by final ' 1942 data made available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal Security Agency. Since the estimated number of production workers in manufacturing industries have been further adjusted to final 1943 data, subsequent to December 1942, the two sets of estimates are not comparable. . „ 17* Table 7* — Estimated Humber of Employees in Nonagricultura 1 Establishments ,by State (In thousands) ! Aug. 1945 Region and State ~ July JL945 Auc. 1944 Kevr England l / 2 / / liaino Nev/ Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhodv; I sland l/2 / Connecticut’ 3,021 ! 2,837 2,865 236 261 237 133 JUC/KJ 133 80.2 ; 80.4 1 81.5 1,574 1,503 j 1,491 274 256 | 249 699 645 <354 j Iliddle Atlantic New -or:; Kerr Jersey' Ponn syIvania j 8,766 ! 4,349 ! 1,408 ! 3 , 00c $ * 8,825 4,372 1,122 3,031 East North Central Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin y y ! 8,069 j 2,228 967 2,624 ' 1,195 755 1 i f ?,735 614 42 e 913 !. 71.4 80.4 255 ! 373 8,225 2,256 991 2,656 1,543 774 : Weet ITorth Central l / u / Minne sota 1JzJ I awa 1/ z j Missouri 1Corth ’ Dak ota 1f t ] South Dakota 1 / 3 / Nebraska l / 5 / Kansas South Atlartie Dolaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Go or^ia Florida 4,413 89, 6 6 3 •161 663 411 692 566 638 4?.Q 9,194 4,544.1,512 3,138 8,643 2,347 1,053 2,727 '■*: 1,735 781 |1,324 1 98,1 61.3 30.0 637 i 127 I 371 •; 4,588 i 96.4 i 701 ;, 474 ! 680 | 419 714 666 ; 377 363 : 668 637 430 * ‘ !" 457 4,388 88.9 661 46i 665 412 1,351 97.6 60.6 30,3 647 136 379 Au^. 1S44 1,524 120.3 63.4 32.0 728 151 429 |3,646 '1,580 761 J1,305 • 3,688 ; 1,593 V7I ;1,324 1,114 1,810 873 1,431 i3,882 1,105 475 1,110 781 411 ;4,020 ’ 1,131 ; 493. [1,158 ? 828 ; 430 4,300 1,237 5:88 1,293 1,027 455 2,824 62 i '! 436 ' 952 68.7 71.1 ; 79.9 80.4 : 257 256 406 379 *2,771 623 ‘ 433 928 July 1945___ ! Aus* 1 1945 1— ~~ 814 19i 131.7 310 5 ,4 9.3 58,2 : 102,7 1* 858 207 144.0 326 5,6 9,3 59.5 105.9 1,460 11,449 43.6 43,9 260 ! 268 13,8 *13.S 185 | 1.82 . 131.1 S 129*3 337 • 334 161 160 246 238 82.0 79.7 931 213 158.2 347 5,9 9.9 60.8 13 6.6 18. Table 7. - E s tim a te d liumber o f E m ployees in . IT o n a g ricu ltu ra 1 E s t a b l i s h n e n t s , by State C ont1d (in thousands) Region and State Aug. 1945 ■ ‘E ast South Co n tral Kentucky T e r .n o s s e e Alabam a I- JiGsissippi 1 ,6 6 6 41\ .. 509 512 234 V ITeat S o u t h C o n t r a l Arkansas ‘ Louisiana Oklahom a rviT e x a s 2 ,4 3 1 250 468 352 ■ 1 ,3 7 1 • M ountain M ontana Id ah o 'W y o m in g C olorado Ilevr l i o x i c o Arizona Utah ITevada * w ;v; Pacific Washington Ore-* o n C alifornia . n 907 110 9 2 .9 . 6 4 .7 263 8 3 .1 1 0 6 .2 144 4 3 .3 3 ,3 7 4 612 343 2 ,4 1 9 _ Aug. July . 1945_ . ^ 1 ,6 6 7 415 518 • 520 234 1 ,7 8 7 435 * 547 554 251 2 ,4 5 8 254 459 364 1 ,3 8 1 2 ,5 6 3 248 493 376 1 , - i46 4907 109 9 3 .6 6 3 .9 263 8 2 .9 1 0 7 .4 li<r 4 2 .7 3 ,3 7 3 . €16„ 343 2 ,4 1 4 907 110 9 4 .1 ; 6 2 .9 264 7 9 .7 1 0 5 .7 149 4 1 .5 3 ,6 2 8 643 368 2 ,6 1 7 > j Aug. _L _ 1 9 4 5 Llanu f a c t u r i n g Aug# July 1944 1945 j 596 1 1 3 .8 186 226 7 0 .5 618 1 1 5 .6 196 235 7 1 .2 709 1 2 6 .8 222 272 8 8 .5 ! 575 5 9 .0 1 3 5 .6 6 0 .9 319 598 6 0 .5 1 3 7 .7 7 4 ,5 325 72 8 7 4 .2 1 6 9 .1 8 6 .0 399 127 1 2 .4 1 4 .2 4 .4 4 8 .0 5 .2 1 6 .1 " 2 4 .9 1 .5 129 1 1 .9 1 5 .4 ’4 .4 ;4 8 ,4 4 .9 1 7 .0 1. 2 5 , 1 133 1 3 .2 If .3 1 .7 4 7 .7 5 .1 *1 6 .7 2 7 .9 3 .0 | 1 j S j S i 1 t fl ,0 7 9 j 224 ; 1 3 5 .1 720 ’ 1 *5 1 ,3 9 5 1 ,0 9 0 264 233 167*3 ■ 1 3 7 ,9 ' 964 719 m' ; l / E s t i m a t e s for manufacturing hu^e baen revised to conform with t h e n a i v series prepared by cooperating state or R egional o ffic e . Because this series has been ad ju sted to recent data m ade a v a ila b le under the Federal So cial. S ec u rity p r o g r a m , i t is n o t c o m p a r a b le vrith d a t a p r e v i o u s l y sh ov m n o r w i t h c u r r e n t e s t i m a t e s f o r "L i t I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n s . ' 1 C o m p a r a b l e s e r i e s , J a n u a r y 1 9 4 ? t o d a te , a v ailab le upon request to Regional D ire cto r, U . S . Departm ent o f Labor. Zj Address: Regional D irecto r, U. S . Departm ent o f Labor, Boston 8, M assachusetts. Zj Address: R e g io n al D ire c to r, U« S . Departm ent o f Labor, C hicago 6 , Illin o is . * 19 Table _ • — -Deployment- ana ?oy fo ils in Regular-Federal Services and in Government Corporations, in Selected Months ( i n thousands) Emplcyrne nt 1/ Pay rolls 2 / i Augus t 19-',5 : September September 1 1944 1 1945 ....... ......................... ...J ... _ y 1/ j T o t a l ........................ ....................... j 3 ,7 1 3 .5 ,8 3 0 .7 | 3 ,3 7 5 .3 5 $5 4 7 ,0 8 6 3 ,7 6 7 .0 | 3 ,3 3 1 .2 2 5 1 .1 121*0 1 3 0 .1 2 5 5 .6 1 2 4 .7 i30*9 1 Other are as......... ................. ... j 3 ,4 1 8 .9 War agencies 5 /.................. i 2 ,6 4 0 .5 1 September i : i 1945 Branch Executive 4 / ---- ---...-.........: 3 ,6 7 0 .0 ’ Washington metropolitan a r e a ................ ....... | War agencies 5 / ............... .J Other agencies.™.......... .........i 1 Continental United j States ....... ..............| 1 ,7 8 8 .3 Outside eontinental United States 852*2 1 Other agencies...... .............. . 778*4 | .iiUgUSt 1945 ! 2/ _ _ ... ; 3/ September 19 4; ' .,670,813 683 , 744 5 3 8 ,9 8 2 6 6 2 ,6 3 7 675,875 264*6 13 5.5 2 & .0 4 5 ,0 9 7 1 8 ,6 8 1 2 6 ,4 1 6 5 3 ,3 ^ 9 23 ,0 7 7 29 ,47 2 5 4 ,9 2 1 2 6 ,(5 4 2 6 ,2 6 7 3 ,5 3 1 .4 3 ,0 6 6 .6 4 9 3 ,3 8 5 6 0 9 ,2 6 8 6 2 0 ,9 5 4 2 ,7 5 8 .0 2 ,3 4 8 .3 36 3 ,5 7 0 ■'+64,630 4 7 8 ,4 9 9 • • • 1,941**4 297,816 397,844 429,2 46 , 8 6 8 .4 40 £ .9 65,75- 66 ,78 6 49 ,2 5 3 7 7 3 .4 7 1 8 .3 13 0,3 15 14 4 ,6 5 8 1 ,889*. 6 142,^55 ] Continental United • S t a t e s ________ r....... 1 Outside continental I United States o /„ J 758*9 7 5 4 .4 70 2 .5 12 5,6 98 140,119 139,049 1 5 .8 4 ,4 1 7 4 ,5 3 9 3 ,4 0 6 2.6 865 857 755 1 9 .5 19 *0 ^ J u d i c i a l ......................... .............. ] 2 .9 2*9 \ 6*4 C .4 j 6 .3 ; 1 ,7 8 8 3 4 .4 j 3 5 .2 I 5 ,4 5 3 Le g is la t ive .. ............ ................ Government corporations Prepared ly ij- ....j 34*2 1,7 7 9 | ,1,522 \ 5 ,5 9 2 5 ,5 4 5 : the D ivision of Construction and Public Deployment* 1/ Employment is as o f the fir st o f the month* 2 / Pay rolls are for a l l pay periods ending during the calendar month, Figures are from the revised s e r ie s . Data for the period January lv43 to date are available upo n request, 3 / Prelim inary. 4 / Includes data f*r United States navy yards and force—account construction which are also included under shipbuilding and. under construction projects (tables 9 and 1 0 ). 5 / Covers War and Navy' Departments, Maritime Conznission, National Advisory Coamittee for Aeronautics, The Panarca Canal, and the emergency v/ar agencies, 6/ Includes Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone. Covers the P.-narr. Railroad Company, the Federal Reserve backs, and banks of the Farm Credit Administration whose employees are paid out of operating revenues and not cut of Federal appropriations. Data for ether Government corporations are included under the executive service* ij Table 9 . — Total Employment and Pay Rolls in United States Navy Yards and Private Shipyards Within Continental United States by Shipbuilding Region, September 1945 Shipbuilding region Employment (in thousands) Pay rolls (In thousands) : .'September \ August iSeptember September August September j 19U5 1 / | 191*5 1944 1944 191+5 1 / 191+5 —*•.. ..............r-**'**’*.. ..... ••*** 1 l All regions___________ _ J ; 762.3 11,021.6 | I 261.2 | j U. S. navy yards 2 / Private sMpyards*T„... J North Atlantic ____ :.. _4 South Atlantic.......... .....j Gulf_ ........................ ..... ... j Pacific _______ _______ ...! Great Lakes.............. .. i Inland ...»________________ H 501.1 29Q.5 722.3 316 . 2- j 391.8 80.2 1 97.2 83.7 262.2 11.8 8.2 ! ; ! j 123.3 376.0 19.0 14.3 198,1+61+ 290,925 440,090 321.8 76,316 .1 ,1 7 7 .5 .. ..122,11+8 87,208 203,617 346,890... 1,499.3 539.9 132.0 198.2 513.2 56 .i1 5 9.6 89,765 19,659 19,681+ 61+,293 3,238 1,825 114,037 28,272 32,211 107,662 5,288 3,355 93,200 ; 158,796 37,851 60,762 151,034 16,360 15,287 l/ Preliminary. 2/ Includes all navy yards constructing or repairing ships, including the Curtis Bay (Maryland) Coast Guard yard. %Data are also included in the Federal Executive service (tables 2 and 3)» Table 10 .— Estimated Employment and Pay Rolls on Construction Within Continental United States, September 1945 (in thousands) i Employment Type of project September 1945 1 / ... 1100*8 At the construction site...... 953.1 Federal projects 4/....... Airports.................. ............. Buildings.. ....... ................. Residential.................... Non re sidenti a l 5/- ...... E lectrifica tio n ............ Reclamat io n .. ..... ................ River, harbor and flood co n trol...... ................. Streets and highways... Water and sewer systems.. Mis cel lane ous...„............. .... 137.8 6*9 80*0 9*6 76*4 *7 6 .i New construction total 2 August 1945 ! i 1 ; September ! September 1945 1 / i 1944 August 1945 September 1944 1064.9 840*4 3/ 3/ 3/ 923.3 694.7 3/ 3/ 3/ 186.6 216.2 30,011 $ 41,788 1,995. $ 43,569 2,989 27,244 3,673 23,571 10.6 128*0 9 .2 118.8 *9 6*5 16.5 10,9 Pay rolls 15 .0 133*8 17.7 ll 6.1 •6 12.6 $ 1,374 19,850 2,130 17,720 126 1,350 30,456 2,129 28,327 96 148 1,471 2,848 3,698 3,307 927 2,460 11.5 19.4 16.3 3,313 2,139 8*2 10.8 12.9 2,945 2,255 553 1,437 1,965 Non-Federal projects............ Buildings............ ........ .. ... Residential......... ........ Fonr es ide nt ia 1 ...... ...... Farm dwellings and service buildings...... Public utilities..... ........ . Streets and highways..... . State-.... —....................... County and municipal... Miscellaneous......... ......... 815..3 496*2 183*1 313*1 730.7 478.5 3/ 112,141 3/ 1/ 3/ 100,408 3 tj 3/ 3/ 3/ V 2/ % 1/ % % 3/ 3/ 1/ 1/ n 2/ 3/ 2/ l! 1 5 .1 3 .2 2*5 135.5 121.1 34 .5 166.5 J 5 .6 199.7 98*1 246*7 101.6 142*0 124*3 3 4 .7 134.7 9Q .6 17-2 36.1 17*6 28.0 17.5 22.5 17.4 Other 6/.................. .... ....... ....... 147.7 1 4 1,6 145.7 Maintenance of state roads 7/- 93-0 92.8 92*0 17.0 17 .5 18*5 423 3/ 46,730 iJ, 2/ I Prepared by Division of Construction and public Employment* 1 / Preliminary* 2f Data are for all construction workers (contract and force-account) engaged on new construction, additions, and alterations, and on repair work of the type usually covered by building permits* (Force—account employees are workers hired directly by the owner and utilized as a separate work force to perform construction work of the ‘tr/pe usually chargeable to capital account*) The construction figure included in the Bureau’ s nonagricultural employment series covers only employees of construction contractors and on Federal force—account and excludes force—account workers of State and lecal governments, public utilities, and private firms* Data not available. 4 / Includes the following force-account employees, hired directly by the Federal Government, and their pay rolls: September 1944, 28,377, $ 5 ,6 2 6 ,0 0 0 ; August 1945, 17,927, $ 3,3 45,0 00; September 1945, 1 7 ,807 , $ 3 ,3 4 4 ,0 0 0 . These employees are also included under the Federal executive service (table 8 ) ; all other workers were employed by contractors and sub contractors. 5 / Bnployees and pay rolls for Defense plant Corporation projects are included, but those for projects financed from RFC loans are excluded. The latter are considered non-Federal projects. 6 / Includes central office force of construction contractors, shop employees of special trades contractors, such as bench sheet-metal workers, etc*, ana site employees engaged on projects which, for security reasons, cannot be shown above. 2/ Data for other types of maintenance not available.
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