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1 EMPLOYMENT and EARNINGS AUGUST Vol. 5 No. 2 DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Seymour L. Wolfbein, Chief DID YOU KNOW THAT 1 OUT OF 10 OF THE NATION'S NONFARM EMPLOYEES WORKS IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA? Article CONTENTS Em ploym ent Patterns and Trends in the New Y o rk - Northeastern New Jerse y M etropolitan A re a... Page i i i The concentration of employment in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey standard metropolitan area and recent changes in employment trends in its E m p l o y m e n t Highlights-July A - E m p l o y m e n t S T A T I S T I C A L T A B L E S x central cities and suburbs are discussed in an article beginning on page iii. NEW AREA SERIES..«Beginning with this issue, manufacturing employment, hours, and earnings for the Shreveport, La., metropolitan area are shown in tables A-12 and C 8. A - 1 : E m p lo y e e s i n n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s, b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ( J u l y ) A - 2 s E m p lo y e e s i n n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s, b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n a n d s e l e c t e d g r o u p s ( J u l y ) A - 3 s P r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s i n m a n u f a c t u r in g, b y m a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p ( J u l y ) A - In d e x o f e m p lo y e e s i n n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s, b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ( J u l y ). «... 4 A - 5 : I n d e x o f p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s i n m a n u f a c t u r in g, b y m a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p ( J u l y )... 4 A - 6 s E m p lo y e e s i n n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s, b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n, s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ( J u l y ) A - 7 s P r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s i n m a n u f a c t u r in g, b y m a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p, s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ( J u l y )... 5 A - 8 s E m p lo y e e s i n n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s, b y i n d u s t r y ( J u n e )... 6 A - 9 s E m p lo y e e s i n p r i v a t e a n d G o v e rn m e n t s h i p y a r d s, b y r e g i o n ( J u n e ) A : F e d e r a l m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l ( J u n e ). 1 2 A - l l s E m p lo y e e s i n n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s, b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n a n d S t a t e ( J u n e ) A : E m p lo y e e s i n n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s, f o r s e l e c t e d a r e a s, b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ( J u n e ) A : Women e m p lo y e e s i n m a n u f a c t u r in g, b y i n d u s t r y ( A p r i l ) B - L a b o r T u r n o v e r For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Subscription price: $3*50 a year; $1 additional for foreign mailing. Single copies vary in price. This issue is 40 cents. B- 1 : L a b o r t u r n o v e r r a t e s i n m a n u f a c t u r in g ( J u n e ) B- 2 : L a b o r t u r n o v e r r a t e s, b y i n d u s t r y ( J u n e ) B- 3 s L a b o r t u r n o v e r r a t e s i n m a n u f a c t u r in g f o r s e l e c t e d S t a t e s a n d a r e a s (M ay ) B- U* L a b o r t u r n o v e r r a t e s o f men a n d women i n m a n u f a c t u r in g, b y m a jo r i n d u s t r y g r o u p ( A p r i l ) Continued next page

2 EMPLOYMENT and EARNINGS The national employment figures shown in this report have been adjusted to first quarter benchmark levels. E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S A brief outline of the concepts* mathodology, and sources used in preparing data shown in this publication appears In the Annual Supplement Issue. Single copies of the Explanatory Votes may be obtained fro* the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau, of Labor Statistics» Division of Manpower and Employment C - H o u r s a n d E a r n i n g s CONTENTS - Continued C-1j Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group (July )... C-2 : Grose average weekly hours and average overtime hours of production workers in manufacturing, by major industry group (July ) C-3: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours in industrial and construction activities (July ).... C-4* Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls in industrial and construction activities (July )... C-5* Hour s and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees, by industry ( ).... C-6 x Average weekly earnings, gross and net spendable, of production or construction workers in selected Industry divisions, in current and dollars ( )... C-7: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime, of production workers in manufacturing, by ma jar industry group ( ).e..e.e«..e.e... C-8: Hour s and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by State and selected areas ( ) Errata Page 40 a Statistics, Washington 25, D. C. See page 59* List of U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR*S BIS REGIONAL OFFICES Page 60 COOPERATING STATE AGENCIES Inside back cover Prepared under the supervision of Jeanette G. Siegel

3 Employment Patterns and Trends in the New York- Northeastern New Jersey Metropolitan Area Samuel Ehrenhalt* The N a t i o n ' s l e a d i n g i n d u s t r i a l c e n t e r the N e w Y o r k - N o r t h e a s t e r n N e w J e r s e y M e t r o p o l i t a n A r e a p r o v i d e s o v e r 5 % m i l l i o n non- farm jobs, more than C h i c a g o and Los Angeles, the second and third r a n k i n g areas, combined. In total n o n f a r m e m p l o y m e n t, it s u r p a s s e s every State except New Y o r k State as a whole. Although only 8 p e r cent of the country's p o p u lation l i v e s w i t h i n its c o n f i n e s, c l o s e to 11 p e r c e n t of the N a t i o n ' s w o r k e r s a r e e m ployed in this 17-county a r e a. 1 The a r e a is t h e N a t i o n ' s r a n k i n g m a n u facturing center despite the fact that nearly two in three of its w o r k e r s a r e e m p l o y e d in n o n f a c t o r y lines. P a r t i c u l a r l y o u t s t a n d i n g is the c o n c e n t r a t i o n of garment m a n u f a c t u r i n g and p r i n t i n g activities, r e f l e c t i n g New Y o r k ' s t r a d i t i o n a l r o l e as A m e r i c a ' s f a s h i o n a n d p u b l i s h i n g center. A p p a r e l ' s 3 7 0, workers a ccount for more than 3 0 percent of nationwide e m p l o y m e n t in this industry, a n d the 1 6 0, engaged in p r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g r e p r e s e n t a l m o s t o n e-fifth of the n a t i o n a l total. c h a r t. ) (See In a c t i v i t i e s o t h e r t h a n m a n u f a c t u r i n g, the area's firms employ 1 of every 5 wage and salary w o r k e r s in f i n a n c e, i n s u r a n c e, a n d real e s tate in the U n i t e d States; 1 out of 8 in the s e r v i c e i n d u s t r i e s ; a n d m o r e t h a n 1 out of 10 in t r a n s p o r t a t i o n - p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s and w h o l e s a l e - r e t a i l trade. G e o g r a p h i c a l D i s t r i b u t i o n E m p l o y m e n t is c o n c e n t r a t e d in the New Y o r k C i t y and the Newark- W i t h i n A r e a J e r s e y C i t y s u b a r e a s. T o gether, they a c c o u n t for nearly 80 p e r c e n t of the a r e a ' s e m p l o y m e n t. T h e r a p i d l y g r o w i n g s u b u r b a n a r e a s of N a s s a u - Suffolk, W e s t c h e s t e r - R o c k l a n d, Paterson, and Perth Amboy are s u b u r b a n only by c o m p a r i s o n they are a c t u a l l y h i g h l y i n d u s t r i a l i z e d a n d a c c o u n t for 1 in e v e r y 4 f a c t o r y jobs in the area. T h e c e n t r a l c i t i e s N e w Y o r k C i t y a n d N e w a r k - J e r s e y C i t y are d e c i d e d l y p r e e m i n e n t in m ost n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g industries, e m p l o y i n g on the average over four-fifths of the area's w ork force in these industry divisions. More than 90 p e r c e n t o f f i n a n c e, i n s u r a n c e, a n d real estate employment is c o n c e n t r a t e d in the two cities. They a lso a c c o u n t for 86 p ercent of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s w o r k ers, r e f l e c t i n g the locale of major railroad, bus, and d o c k f a c i l i t i e s ; a n d 84 p e r c e n t of service employment, owing to heavy c o n c e n t r a tions of business services such as a d v e r t i s i n g and the a m u s e m e n t i n d u s t r i e s. In c o n t r a c t construction, on the other hand, the central- c i t i e s p r o p o r t i o n is l e s s t h a n t w o - t h i r d s, s h o w i n g the r a p i d pace of r e s i d e n t i a l, c o m mercial, and public c o n s t r u c t i o n in the s u b urbs. R e c e n t T r e n d s T h r o u g h c o o p e r a t i v e a r r a n g e - in E m p l o y m e n t ments a m ong the N e w Jersey D e partment of Labor and Industry, t h e N e w Y o r k D e p a r t m e n t of Labor, and the B u r e a u of L a b o r S tatistics, the B u r e a u ' s R e g i o n a l O f f i c e in N e w Y o r k h a s d e v e l o p e d s t a t i s t i c s on e m p l o y m e n t, hours, and e a r n i n g s for the a rea as a whole. The series begin w ith January 1952, and c u r r e n t d a t a are issued monthly. * Of t h e B u r e a u s N e w Y o r k R e g i o n a l O f f i c e. *Th e N e w Y o r k - N o r t h e a s t e r n N e w J e r s e y S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n A r e a c o n s i s t s of t h e 5 b o r o u g h s of N e w Y o r k City, N a s s a u, S u f f o l k, W e s t c h e s t e r, an d R o c k l a n d c o u n t i e s in N e w York, and Bergen, P a s s a i c, E s s e x, H u d s o n, U n i o n, M i d d l e s e x, Mo r r i s, and S o m e r s e t c o u n t i e s in N e w J e r s e y. i i i

4 E M P L O Y M E N T I N T H E N E W Y O R K - N O R T H E A S T E R N N E W J E R S E Y M E T R O P O L I T A N A R E A A S P E R C E N T O F N A T I O N A L I N D U S T R Y E M P L O Y M E N T Selected Industry Divisions a n d Groups, INDUSTRY PERCENT PERCENT i i i i Apparel and other finished textile p ro d u c ts Finance, in su rance, and real estate Printing,publishing, and allied ind ustries 1 N o n d u ra b le -g o o d s m a n u fa c tu rin g ~ Service and m iscellaneous industries j T ran sp o rtatio n and public utilities ; i.::i W holesale and retail trade A L L NONFARM IN D U S T R IE S Governm ent i C o n t r a c t c o n s tru c tio n ~. i D u ra b le -g o o d s m anufacturing i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS B e t w e e n 1952 and, the n u m b e r of wage and salary w o r k e r s in the c o u n t y a r e a inc r e a s e d by 2 5 0, 0 0 0, r i s i n g to 5. 6 m i l l i o n. A l t h o u g h this 5 - p e r c e n t increase was well b e low the 8 - p e r c e n t g a i n for the U n i t e d S t a t e s as a w h o l e, e m p l o y m e n t g r o w t h in the f a stg r o w i n g s u b u r b a n p o r t i o n s o f t h e a r e a h a s more than kept pace with the national average. Overall, the s u b u r b a n s e g m e n t r e g i s t e r e d an e m p l o y m e n t r i s e o f b e t t e r t h a n 2 0 p e r c e n t during this period. The gains w e r e p a r t i c u larly marked in the 4 New York suburban c o u n t i e s Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and R o c k la n d where e m p l o y m e n t rose by 136,000 or m ore than 30 percent, to a record 5 8 2, in. F o r the a r e a a s a w h o l e, its s h a r e of n a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t w a s less in t h a n it had b e e n in 1952 for every industry d i v i s i o n e x c e p t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n - p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s a n d c o n t r a c t c o n s t r uction. In manufacturing, all but two of t h e m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s in the area e x p e r i e n c e d l e s s f a v o r a b l e e m p l o y m e n t trends d u r i n g this p e r i o d than in the N a t i o n as a whole. T h i s is hardly s u r p r i s i n g in v i e w of the i n c r e a s i n g i n d u s t r i a l i z a t i o n and general iv

5 Table 1. D is t r ib u tio n of N o n a g ricu ltu ra l Employment in the New York-N ortheastern New Je rse y M etropolitan Ares., by In d u stry D iv is io n and Geographical D is t r ib u t io n, Industry division Total area Central cities Employment Percent (In t h o u s a n d s ) of Total Suburban Employment (In thousands) Percent of total T o t a l... 5, , , M i n i n g Contract c o n s t r u c t i o n M a n u f a c t u r i n g... 1, , Transportation and public u t i l i t i e s W holesale and retail t r a d e... 1, , Finance, insurance, and real e s t a t e Service and miscellaneous G o v e r n m e n t e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t spurred by rapid p o p u l a tion g r o w t h in o t h e r a r e a s of the c o u n t r y. B e t w e e n and, the N a t i o n ' s p o p u l a tion increased by almost 13 percent, s i g n i f i cantly a b o v e the 9 - p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e for the New Y o r k - N o r t h e a s t e r n N e w Jersey area. C h a n g e s in T h e r e h a s b e e n a g r a d u a l but Industrial c o n t i n u i n g shift in t h e e co- S t r u c t u r e nomic center of gravity of the area. The prime c h a r a c t e r i s tic of this shift is the d e - e m p h a s i s of m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d t h e i n c r e a s i n g i m p o r t a n c e of the s e r v i c e i n d u s t r i e s, c o n s t r u c t i o n, a n d other n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g activities. The area*s 1, 7 5 0, f a c t o r y j o b s in w e r e 4 8, below the 1952 figure, l o w e r i n g the p e r c e n t age of all n o n f a r m w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f r o m 34 p e r c e n t in 1952 to 31 p e r cent in. This change r e f l e c t s long-term e c o n o m i c trends that are a l s o evident in stao tistics for the U n ited S t a t e s as a whole. Th e s t a t i s t i c a l r e c o r d s o f the p a s t 5 years, s u m m a r i z e d in t a b l e 3, p o i n t up the v a r i a t i o n s in e m p l o y m e n t d e v e l o p m e n t s w i t h i n m a n u f a c t u r i n g. O v e r a l l, the d u r a b l e - goods industries have shown a s l i g h t increase d u r i n g this period, with a gain of workers in i n s t r u ments a n d n o n e l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y l a r g e l y offset by e m p l o y m e n t c u t b a c k s in e l e c t r i c a l m achinery and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment. In the n o n d u r a b l e - g o o d s industries, h o w ever, employment was r e d u c e d between 1952 and, w i t h a p p a r e l a n d t e x t i l e s l e a d i n g the ^See America's Changing Job Sources (in Employment and Earnings, November ). v

6 decline w i t h w o r k force r e d u c t i o n s of 4 4, and 18,500, r e s p e c t i v e l y. O n l y 3 of the 10 components of n o n d u r a b l e - g o o d s production e m ployed more workers in than 5 y e a r s e a r lier; the i m p o r t a n t p r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g industries a d d e d 14,000, and s m a l l e r increases occurred in c h e m i c a l p l a n t s and in the m a n u facture of paper and a l lied products. In n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g a c t i v i t i e s, e m p l o y ment a v e r a g e d 3.9 m i l l i o n in, r e g i s t e r i n g a gain of 3 0 0, o ver This 8 - p e r c e n t rise was led by 102,000 new jobs in the s e r v ice i n d u s t r i e s a n d 9 8, in w h o l e s a l e a n d retail trade, f o l l o w e d by s m a l l e r but n e v e r theless s u b s tantial gains in finance-insurance- real estate a n d c o n t r a c t construction. D u r i n g, each of t h ese m a jor divisions r e p r e s e n t e d a larger s h a r e of t o t a l n o n f a r m jobs in the area than in G eographical Employment A l o n g w i t h the s h i f t s in in- d u s t r i a l s t r u c t u r e, t h e r e is Shifts e v i d e n c e of a s i g n i f i c a n t g e o g r a p h i c a l r e d i s t r i b u t i o n of e m p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h i n the area. Nearly 200, 000 of the 2 5 0, nonfarm job increase b e t w e e n 1952 and o c c u r r e d in the s u b u r b a n c o u n t i e s of the area. C o n v e r s e l y, a l t h o u g h 4 out of 5 w o r k e r s a r e e m p l o y e d in the central cities, they a c c o u n t e d for only 1 in every 5 new jobs d u r i n g the period (table 2). This broad shift in the geographical conc e n t r a t i o n of e m p l o y m e n t w i t h i n the a r e a is largely the p r o d u c t of p o p u l a t i o n c h a n g e s ch a r a c t e r i z e d by s h a r p i n c r e a s e s in the s u b u rban c o u n t i e s a n d s t a b i l i t y or s l i g h t d e clines in the central cities. Thus, the population of the a r e a as a w h o l e rose by 1.2 m i l lion between 1950 and, a c c o r d i n g to U. S. B u r e a u of the Census estimates, but more than 75 percent of this gain was c e n t e r e d in the 4 s u b u r b a n c o u n t i e s in the New Y o r k State p o r tion. These 4 c o u n t i e s n o w c o n t a i n 18 p e r cent of the area* s p o p u l a t i o n c o m p a r e d w i t h 13 percent in New Y o r k City's p o p u l a tion, in contrast, declined 96,000 o ver the 7 years. In e very d i v i s i o n, the s u b u r b a n s e g m e n t showed s u b s t a n t i a l l y more favorable employment Table 2. Nonagricultural Employment in the New York- Northeastern New Jersey Metropolitan Area, by Subarea, 1952 and Sub ar e a 1952 (In t h o usands) Percent change Total... 5, , , , New Y o r k... 3, , Newark-Jersey C i t y Suburban... 1, Nassau-Suffolk Westchester-Rockland P aterson Perth Amboy vi

7 Table 3. Manufacturing Employment in the New Y o r k - N o r t h e a s t ern New Jersey M e t r o p o l i t a n Area, by Major Industry Group, 1952 and Major industry group 1952 tin thousands) Net change M a n u f a c t u r i n g... 1, , Fabricated metal products including o r d n a n c e Machinery (except electrical) Electrical m a c h i n e r y Instrum ents and related p r o d u c t s Other durable goods Nondurable g o o d s , Food and k indred p r o d u c t s T e xtile-mill p r o d u c t s Apparel and other finished textile p r o d u c t s Paper and allied p r o d u c t s Printing, publishing, and allied i n d u s t r i e s Chemicals and allied products CD C Jl trends than the n a t i o n a l changes. In the i m p o r t a n t m a n u f a c t u r i n g sector, the s u b urbs r e g i s t e r e d a 9 - p e r c e n t g a i n c o m p a r e d with 3 p e r c e n t f o r t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s as a whole. The largest g a i n *63, 000 o c c u r r e d in w h o l e s a l e and r e t a i l trade, w i t h s u b s t a n t i a l increases in all o ther d i v i s i o n s except miningquarrying. Hours and G r o s s w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of the Earnings a r e a ' s m o r e t h a n 1% m i l l i o n factory p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s a v e r a g e d $81.09 in, 18 p e r cent higher t h a n in 1952, but s o m e w h a t less than the c o u n t r y w i d e a v e r a g e increase. The rise in weekly e a r n i n g s r e s u l t e d from h i g h e r h ourly rates r a t h e r t h a n a n i n c r e a s e d w o r k week, since the w o r k w e e k d r o p p e d an a v e r a g e of e i g h t - t e n t h s of an h o u r b e t w e e n 1952 and. D u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d, g r o s s a v e r a g e hourly e a r n i n g s in the a r e a r o s e f r o m $ to $2.09. Hours of w o r k in the area have consistently averaged 1 to Vh hours b elow the n a tional a v er a g e d u r i n g t h e p a s t 5 years, a l t h o u g h g e n erally following broad national trends in the length of the a v e r a g e workweek. The s h o r t e r v ii

8 Table 4. Nonagricultural Employment in the New Y o r k - N ortheastern N e w Jersey M e t r opolitan Area, by Industry Division, 1952 and Industry division 1952 (In thousands ) Change Number Percent T o t a l... 5, , M i n i n g Contract c o n s t r u c t i o n M a n u f a c t u r i n g... 1, , CD h* -2.7 Transportation and public u t i l i t i e s Wholesale and retail t r a d e... 1, , Finance, insurance, and real e s t a t e Service and miscellaneous G o v e r n m e n t Table 5. Hours and Gross Earnings of Production Workers in Manufacturing, United States and New York- Northeastern New Jersey, Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings Year United States N e w York- N o r t h e a s t e r n New Jersey United States New York- Northeastern New Jersey United States New York- N o r theastern New Jersey 1952 $67.97 $ $1.67 $ v i i i

9 hours worked in the area are traceable largely to a s p ects of its i n d u s t r i a l structure, p a r ticularly the high relative importance of the a p p a r e l a n d p r i n t i n g i n d u s t r i e s. S h o r t e r than a v e r a g e b a s i c w o r k w e e k s c h e d u l e s are p r e v a l e n t a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t hese industry groups. E a r n i n g s of m a n u f a c t u r i n g p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s v a r y f r o m o n e p a r t of the a r e a to another, o f t e n r e f l e c t i n g s u b s t a n t i a l d i f f e r e n c e s in i n d u s t r y c o m p o s i t i o n. For e x ample, the hourly earnings in the Nassau- S u f f o l k s u b a r e a e x c e e d e d the n a t i o n a l a v e r age by 14 c e n t s, w h e r e a s N e w Y o r k C i t y ' s factory w o r k e r s e a r n e d 3 c e n t s less per hour than the national average. The concentration of the h i g h -wage a i r c r a f t ^ i n d u s t r y in Nassau- S u f f o l k a n d the r e l a t i v e l y lower paid softgoods i n d u s t r i e s in N e w Y o r k C i t y l a r g e l y a c c o u n t f o r s u c h d i f f e r e n c e s in e a r n i n g s levels ix

10 \ Employment Highlights J U L Y H o n ia r a em p lo ym e n t s h o v e d a som ew hat s m a l l e r t h a n u s u a l m idsum m er d e c l i n e, d r o p p in g b y 2 0 0,0 0 0 o v e r t h e m onth t o m i l l i o n I n J u l y D u r a b le - g o o d s m anuf a c t u r i n g, w h ic h h a s b e e n a f f e c t e d m o st b y t h e b u s i n e s s d o w n t u rn, s h o v e d some im p ro v e m e n t f o r t h e s e c o n d m onth I n a ro w, a f t e r a llo w a n c e f o r n o rm a l s e a s o n a l c h a n g e s. E m p lo ym e nt d e v e lo p m e n t s I n o t h e r I n d u s t r i e s v e r e i n g e n e r a l s e a s o n a l. T h e f a c t o r y w o rk w e e k r e m a in e d u n c h a n g e d a t 3 9 * 2 h o u r s I n J u l y, a lt h o u g h t h e r e I s n o r m a lly a s m a ll d e c l i n e a s s o c i a t e d v l t h v a c a t i o n s. A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s r o s e b y 1 c e n t t o $2. 13, r e s u l t i n g i n a n I n c r e a s e o f UO c e n t s i n w e e k ly p a y t o $ N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g E m p lo ym e n t C h a n g e s S e a s o n a l E m p lo ym e n t i n t h e n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g I n d u s t r i e s show ed t h e u s u a l l a r g e c h a n g e s i n J u l y. T h e summer r e c e s s I n t h e s c h o o l s y s t e m w as r e f l e c t e d i n a d e c l i n e o f o v e r 2 0 0,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s on S t a t e a n d l o c a l g o v e rn m e n t p a y r o l l s. E m p loym e nt I n c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n r o s e s e a s o n a l l y, w h i l e e m p lo ym e n t I n t r a d e d ro p p e d b y a b o u t t h e u s u a l a m o u n t. F a c t o r y J o b D ro p I s S m a ll E m p lo ym e n t I n m a n u f a c t u r in g f e l l b y l e s s t h a n t h e u s u a l am o unt i n J u l y, e d g in g down b y 2 3, t o 1 5 * 2 m i l l i o n * T h i s w as t h e s e c o n d s u c c e s s i v e m o n th, a f t e r a y e a r a n d a h a l f o f s t e a d y d e c l i n e, I n w h ic h e m p lo ym e n t d e v e lo p m e n t s w e re b e t t e r t h a n s e a s o n a l. I n t h e d u r a b le - g o o d s s e c t o r, t h e f a b r i c a t e d m e t a ls, m a c h in e r y, e l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y, f u r n i t u r e, a n d s t o n e - c l a y - g l a s s I n d u s t r i e s, r e p o r t e d e i t h e r l e s s t h a n u s u a l d e c l i n e s o r i n c r e a s e s w h e re d e c l i n e s a r e n o rm a l a t t h i s t im e o f y e a r * T h e r e w e re i n d i c a t i o n s o f b e t t e r t h a n u s u a l e m p lo ym e n t c h a n g e s among p r o d u c e r s o f c o n s t r u c t i o n m a t e r i a l s ( s t r u c t u r a l s t e e l a n d p lu m b in g a n d h e a t i n g e q u ip m e n t, f o r e x a m p le ), a n d among p r o d u c e r s o f a u t o m o b ile c o m p o n e n ts ( m e t a l s t a g i n g s a n d e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t f o r v e h i c l e s ) ; t h e l a t t e r im p ro v e m e n t w as a p p a r e n t l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a n e a r l y a u t o m o b ile m o d e l c h a n g e o v e r. The a u t o m o b ile I n d u s t r y c o n t in u e d t o r e p o r t s m a l l em p lo ym e nt d e c l i n e s. E m p lo ym e n t c h a n g e s I n t h e n o n d u r a b le - g o o d s s e c t o r w e re m a in ly s e a s o n a l, I n c l u d i n g a r i s e o f 6 5,0 0 0 i n fo o d p r o c e s s i n g. W orkw eek S t e a d y a t H o u rs T h e f a c t o r y w o rk w e e k r e m a in e d u n c h a n g e d a t 3 9 * 2 h o u r s b e tw e e n J u n e a n d J u l y, I n c o n t r a s t t o a u s u a l s m a l l d e c l i n e. W e e k ly h o u r s o f w o rk d ro p p e d b y 0. 2 i n t h e d u r a b le - g o o d s s e c t o r l e s s t h a n t h e a v e r a g e d r o p a n d r o s e s e a s o n a l l y b y 0. 1 i n t h e n o n d u r a b le - g o o d s s e c t o r. H o u r s r o s e I n s t e a d o f f a l l i n g I n t h e p r im a r y m e t a ls, e l e c t r i c a l m a c h in e r y, a n d f u r n i t u r e I n d u s t r i e s. W e e k ly o v e r t im e h o u r s r o s e fr o m 1. 9 i n J u n e t o 2. 0 h o u r s i n J u l y. F a c t o r y E a r n i n g s R i s e A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s I n c r e a s e d b y 1 c e n t t o $ i n J u l y, p r i m a r i l y a s a r e s u l t o f w age I n c r e a s e s i n t h e s t e e l, a i r c r a f t, s h i p b u i l d i n g, p a p e r, a n d c h e m i c a l s i n d u s t r i e s. W e e k ly e a r n i n g s r o s e b y ^ 0 c e n t s t o $83*50 a s a r e s u l t o f t h e r i s e i n h o u r l y e a r n i n g s. E m p lo ym e n t Down 2 M i l l i o n O v e r Y e a r D e s p i t e some Im p ro v e m e n t i n t h e j o b s i t u a t i o n d u r i n g t h e p a s t 3 m o n th s, t o t a l n o n fa rm e m p lo y m e n t w as 2 m i l l i o n b e lo w t h e l e v e l o f a y e a r a g o. M a n u f a c t u r in g f i r m s a c c o u n t e d f o r 1-1 / 2 m i l l i o n o f t h i s jo b l o s s, w i t h m o s t o f i t c o n c e n t r a t e d I n h a r d - g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s. O v e r - t h e - y e a r l o s s e s o f a q u a r t e r - m i l l i o n jo b s o r m ore o c c u r r e d i n t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t, m a c h in e r y, a n d p r im a r y m e t a ls i n d u s t r i e s. I n t h e n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g s e c t o r, t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d t r a d e sh o w ed l a r g e jo b l o s s e s o v e r t h e y e a r, b u t S t a t e a n d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n ts r e p o r t e d l a r g e i n c r e a s e s. W e e k ly h o u r s o f w o rk i n m anuf a c t u r i n g V e r e 0. 6 b e lo w J u l y , w h i l e w e e k ly o v e r t im e w o r k, a t 2. 0 h o u r s, w a s O.k h o u r s b e lo w a y e a r a g o. A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s w e re m ore t h a n a d o l l a r a b o v e l a s t J u l y b e c a u s e o f h i g h e r h o u r l y e a r n i n g s $ co m p a re d w i t h $ * x

11 1 Table A-l: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division Historical Employment Data Year and month Annual average: TOTAL 26,829 27,088 24, ,128 27,770 28,505 29, ,710 Mining 1, , ,203 1,092 1,080 1,176 1,105 1, , ,012 1,185 1,229 1,321 1,446 1,555 1,608 1,606 (In thousands) Contract construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Service and miscellaneous Government 10,534 3,711 4,664 1,050 2,054 2,671 10,534 3,998 4,623 1,110 2,142 2,603 8,132 3,459 4,754 1,097 2,187 2,531 8,986 3,505 5,084 1,079 2,268 2,542 10,155 3,882 5,494 1,123 2,431 2,611 9,523 3,806 5,626 1,163 2,516 2,723 9,786 3,824 5,810 1,166 2,591 2,802 9,997 3,940 6,033 1,235 2,755 2,848 9,839 3,891 6,165 1,295 2,871 2,917 9,786 3,822 6,137 1,360 2,962 2, , ,H*3 26,383 23,377 23,466 25,699 26,792 28,802 30,718 28,902 1,078 1, , ,497 1,372 1, ,145 1,112 1,055 10,534 3,907 6,401 1,431 3,127 3,066 9,401 3,675 6,064 1,398 3,084 3,149 8,021 3,243 5,531 1,333 2,913 3,264 6,797 2,804 4,907 1,270 2,682 3,225 7,258 2,659 4,999 1,225 2,614 3,167 8,346 2,736 5,552 1,247 2,784 3,298 8,907 2,771 5,692 1,262 2,883 3,477 9,653 2,956 6,076 1,313 3,060 3,662 10,606 3,114 6,543 1,355 3,233 3,749 9,253 2,840 6,453 1,347 3,196 3, M ^ ,311 32,058 36,220 39,779 42,106 41,534 40,037 41,287 43,462 44, ,150 1,294 1,790 2,170 1,567 1,094 1,132 1,661 1,982 2,169 10,078 2,912 6,612 1,399 3,321 3,995 10,780 3,013 6,940 1,436 3,477 4,202 12,974 3,248 7,4l6 1,480 3,705 4,660 15,051 3,433 7,333 1,469 3,857 5,483 17,381 3,619 7,189 1,435 3,919 6,080 17,111 3,798 7,260 J.,409 3,934 6,043 15,302 3,872 7,522 1,428 4,011 5,944 14,461 4,023 8,602 1,619 4,474 5,595 15,290 4,122 9,196 1,672 4,783 5,474 15,321 4,141 9,519 1,741 4,925 5, ,738 47,347 48,303 49,681 48,431 50,056 51,766 52, ,165 2,333 2,603 2,634 2,622 2,593 2,759 2,929 2,808 14,178 3,949 9,513 1,765 4,972 5,856 14,967 3,977 9,645 1,824 5,077 6,026 16,104 4,166 10,012 1,892 5,264 6,389 16,334 4,185 10,281 1,967 5,411 6,609 17,238 4,221 10,527 2,038 5,538 6,645 15,995 4,009 10,520 2,122 5,664 6,751 16,563 4,062 10,846 2,219 5,916 6,914 16,903 4,161 11,221 2,308 6,160 T,277 16,782 4,151 11,302 2,348 6,336 7,626 i July... August... September October.. November. December. 52, , ,046 3,057 3,018 2,956 2,805 2,612 16,702 4,194 11,229 2,396 6,427 7,411 16,949 4,210 11,236 2,394 6,404 7,399 16,903 4,201 11,349 2,366 6,412 7,625 16,783 4,152 11,387 2,361 6,406 7,723 16,561 4,114 11,557 2,360 6,367 7,759 16,302 4,094 12,076 2,353 6,318 8,067 : January.. February. March. April... M a y ,777 49,690 49,726 49,949 50, ,387 2,173 2,316 2,493 2,685 2,824 15,865 3,985 11,140 2,344 6,241 7,749 15,593 3,944 10,948 2,343 6,240 7,789 15,355 3,910 10,939 2,348 6,267 7,822 15,104 3,883 10,940 2,356 6,384 7,850 15,023 3,874 10,961 2,370 6,455 7,870 15,188 3,905 11,031 2,387 6,482 7,864 July... 50, ,908 15,165 3,908 10,983 2,405 6,464 7,660 NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

12 Current Employment Data 2 Table A-2; Employees in nonagr cultural establishments, by industry division and selected groups Industry division and group (In thousands) J u l y J u l y J u l y net cha: née from: J u n e J u l y 1937 T O T A L... 50,199 50,396 52, ,030 M IN IN G Nonmetallic mining and quarrying CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.... 2,908 2,824 3, * MANUFACTURING... 15,165 15,188 16, ,537 DURABLE GOODS... NONDURABLE GOODS... 8,491 6,674 8,54«6,640 9,775 6, , D u ra b le Goods Lumber and wood products (except furniture).. Furniture and fixtures... Stone, clay, and glass products... Primary metal industries... Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment)... Electrical machinery... Transportation equipment... Instruments and related products... Miscellaneous manufacturing industries , , , , , , , , & N o n d u ra b le Goods Food and kindred products... Tobacco manufactures... Textile-mill products... Apparel and other finished textile products.. Paper and allied products... Printing, publishing, and allied industries.. Chemicals and allied products... Products of petroleum and coal... Rubber products... 1, T , , , , , I TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ,908 3,905 4, TRANSPORTATION... COMMUNICATION... OTHER PUBLIC U TILITIES... 2, , , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE... 10,983 11,031 11, WHOLESALE TRADE... RETAIL TRADE... General merchandise stores... Food and liquor stores... Automotive and accessories dealers.... Other retail trade... 2,997 7,986 1, , , ,978 8,053 1, , , ,074 8, , NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

13 3 Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and selected groups-continued Current Employment Data Industry division and group (In thousands) J u l y J une J u l y J u l y 1 net chañé 958 e from: J u l y FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE... 2,405 2,387 2, SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS... 6,464 6,482 6, GOVERNMENT... 7,660 7,864 7, FEDERAL... 2,192 2,184 2, STATE AND LOCAL... 5,468 5,680 5, NQTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. T a b l e A - 3 : Production w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g, b y m a j o r industry g r o u p Major industry group (In thousands) J u ly J u l y J u l y net change from: J u ly MANUFACTURING 11,375 11, , ,409 DURABLE GOODS... 6,283 6,338 7, ,162 NONDURABLE GOODS... 5, ,068 5, Durable goods Lumber and wood products (except furniture) Furniture and fixtures Primary metal industries , Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment) , , Electrical machinery , , , I5.O Miscellaneous manufacturing industries I Nondurable Goods 1, , , I9.O Apparel and other finished textile products , Paper and allied products Printing, publishing, and allied industries Chemicals and allied products I 59.I NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

14 Employment Indexes 4 Table A -4: Index of employees in nonagriculfural establishments, by industry division ( «100) I n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n J u l y J u l y T O T A L M in in g..., H NOTE: D a ta f o r th e 2 m ost r e c e n t m onths a re p r e lim in a r y. T a b l e A -5: I n d e x of production w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g, b y m a j o r industry g r o u p ( = 100) M a jor in d u s t r y group J u l y J u ly MANUFACTURING DURABLE GOODS D u ra b le Goods Lumber and w ood p r o d u c t s { e x c e p t f u r n i t u r e ) l / F u r n itu r e and f i x t u r e s l / F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ( e x c e p t o r d n a n c e, N o n d u ra b le Goods >t.1 95 A IO P r i n t i n g, p u b l i s h i n g, and a l l i e d i n d u s t r i e s R u b ber p r o d u c t s I l/ See Errata, p. 58. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

15 5 Seasonally Adjusted Employment Data Table A-6: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division, seasonally adjusted Industry division July Index ( =100) July July- Number (in thousands) July TOTAL , I 50,147 52, S i i n Q ,718 2/715 2, 698 2, I 15,202 16, ,591 8,542 8, , 722 < ,704 6, *8 71 4,163 l l ,120 11,101 i l, , ,012 3, 008 3, H I ,108 8,093 8,082 8, 279 Finance, insurance, and real estate I , I I 6,432 6,386 6,360 6, I.899 I , 203 2, 195 2,173 2, , 696 5, 680 5»662 5,408 NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. Major industry group T a b l e A -7; Production w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g, b y m a j o r industry group, seasonally adjusted Index( =100) July July Number (in thousands) July MANUFACTURING ,531 11,416 H,415 12,967 July DURABLE GOODS... NONDURABLE GOODS ,385 5,146 6,332 5, 144 6,285 5, D u ra b le Goods Lumber and wood products (except furniture)!/.. Furniture and fixtures XJ... Primary metal industries... Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment)... Machinery (except electrical)... Transportation equipment Q Q QOO I I I I I89 1, , ,002 I23 1, , , SI 1, , , N o n d u ra b le Goods Apparel and other finished textile products... Paper and allied products... Printing, publishing, and allied industries IO l , , , , I 1, I , , J See Errata, p. 58. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

16 Industry Employment Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry Industry juna (In thousands) All employees M a y Production or construction workers Ü toar T O T A L...?G/. 3?6. 49,949 52,517 MINING METAL MINING * ANTHRACITE MINING BITUMI NOUS-COAL MINING I I7I CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION... Petroleum and natural-gas production (except contract services) I90.I NONMETALL 1C MINING AND QUARRYING IO9.5 II5.2 9* CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION... 2,824 2,685 3,015 2,449 2,318 2,643 NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION u I I BUILDING CONSTRUCTION... 2,169 2,07V 2,346 1,869 1,780 2,044 GENERAL CONTRACTORS O.I SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS... Electrical work... Other special-trade contractors... 1, O , , , , I55.I , MANUFACTURING... 15,188 15,023 16,839 ll,4o6 11,245 12,946 DURABLE GOODS... NONDURABLE GOODS... 8,5*8 6,640 8,480 6,5*3 9,930 6,909 6,338 5,068 6,269 4,976 7,615 5,331 D u ra b le Goods ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE)... Sawmills and planing mills... Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated structural wood products... Wooden containers I * * * I7.O See footnote at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

17 7 Industry Employment Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry-continued Industry 19^8 (In thousands) All employees 19*58. Jvot *58 Production workers U fax Durable G o o ds Continued FURNITURE AND FIXTURES... 3*7.3 3*3.0 37** *7.9 2** Office, public-building, and professional furniture... *2.1 *1.9 * Partitions, shelving, lockers, and 3* Screens, blinds, and miscellaneous STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS * *0 Flat glass Glass and glassware, pressed or blown Glass products made of purchased glass.. 15.* Cement, hydraulic... *3.2 *2.7 * Structural clay products Pottery and related products... *1.9 *1.9 * * 42.9 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES... 1, , , ,095.2 Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling m i lls Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals... 5* Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous m etals Rolling, drawing, and alloying of Nonferrous foundries... 5* *3.9 * Miscellaneous primary metal industries.. 13*.6 13*.* FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORD NANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT)..: , , * * * Heating apparatus (except electric) and Fabricated structural metal products I Metal stamping, coating, and engraving * Lighting fixtures *2.* *1.* * Fabricated wire products *9.* Miscellaneous fabricated metal products. II6A MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL)... 1, , , , , ,274.3 Engines and turbines Agricultural machinery and tractors Q5.7 Construction and mining machinery Metalworking machinery * Special-industry machinery (except General industrial machinery Office and store machines and devices... 12* Service-industry and household machines *5.2 2** See footnote at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary '

18 Industry Employment 8 Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry-continued Industry ( I n t h o u s a n d s ) All e m p l o y e e s P r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s 1/ D u ra b le Goods C o n t i n u e d ELECTRICAL MACHINERY... 1, , , E l e c t r i c a l generating, transmission, d istribution, and industrial apparatus E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s Electric l a m p s TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT... 1, , , , , , Aircraft propellers and p a r t s Other aircraft parts and e q u i p m e n t Ship and boat building and repairing G oat b u i l d i n g and r e p a i r i n g R a i l r o a d e q u i p m e n t Other t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS Laboratory, scientific, and e n g i n e e r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s M e c h a n i c a l m e a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g i n s t r u m e n t s Optical instruments and l e n s e s Surgical, medical, and dental MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Jewelry, silverware, and p l a t e d ware Musical instruments and p a r t s Toys and sporting g o o d s Pens, pencils, other office supplies I Costume jewelry, buttons, n o t i o n s F a b r i c a t e d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s O ther m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s N o n d u ra b le Goods FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS... 1, , , , ,052.5 M e at p r o d u c t s D a iry p r o d u c t s T C anning and p r e s e r v i n g G r a i n - m i l l p r o d u c t s Bakery p r o d u c t s S u g a r C o n f e c t i o n e r y and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s B e v e r a g e s M i s c e l l a n e o u s food p r o d u c t s See footnote at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

19 9 Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry-continued Industry Employment Industry N o n d u ra b le Goods Continued JUBft (In thousands) All employees Production workers ±J * 7 Jun«19?7 TOBACCO MANUFACTURES * Ô.Ô > TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS , U *27.* Knitting mills Dyeing and finishing textiles Ô Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings... * * Hats (except cloth and millinery) APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS *... 1, , U , ,042.3 Hen's and b oys suits and coats Men's and b o y s1 'furnishings and work clothing I W o m e n s, children's under garments... U 0. 1 U O. O Millinery Fur goods... U. O Miscellaneous apparel and accessories Other fabricated textile products U PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS * Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES * * J Miscellaneous publishing and printing services CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS I Soap, cleaning and polishing preparations...' * Fertili zers See footnote at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

20 Industry Employment Industry N o n d u ra b le Goods Continued 10 Table A-8: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by ndustry-contmued (In thousands) All employees Production or nonsupervisory workers 1/ PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL Petroleum refining Coke, other petroleum and coal RUBBER PRODUCTS Rubber footwear Other rubber products LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS Leather: tanned, curried, and finished Industrial leather belting and packing Boot and shoe cut stock and findings , 16.8 Footwear (except rubber) Luggage Handbags and small leather goods Gloves and miscellaneous leather goods ' 14.7 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S... 3,905 3,874 4, TRANSPORTATION... 2,527 2,499 2,759 _ , , Other transportation and services Bus lines, except local Air transportation (common carrier).., Pipe-line transportation (except COMMUNICATION _ ? OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES Gas* and electric utilities T Electric light and power utilities I Electric light and gas utilities Local utilities, not elsewhere WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE... 11,031 10,961 11, WHOLESALE TRADE... Wholesalers, full-service and limited- 2,978 2,960 3,052 2,586 2,571 2,685 function... 1, , , , , ,561.4 Automotive * Groceries, food specialties, beer, wines, and liquors... Electrical goods, machinery, hardware, Other full-service and limited , , , , , ,124.0 See footnote at end of table, NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

21 11 Table A-8: Employees in nonagriculfural establishments, by mdustry-continued industry Employment Industry WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE continued (In thousands) All employees Honsupervisory workers 2./ nay m y 1Q58 19*57 RETAIL TRADE... 8,053 8,001 8,203 1,35*-. 9 1, , , , ,297.9 Department stores and general mailorder houses Other general merchandise stores... m , , , , , ,461.9 Grocery, meat, and vegetable markets. 1, , , , , ,028.6 Dairy-product stores and.dealers Other food and liquor stores , Automotive and accessories dealers * o3 Other retail trade... 3, ,705.^ 3, _ Other retail trade (except eating and. 2, , , ^ FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 2,387 2,370 2,365 Banks and trust companies Security dealers said exchanges Insurance carriers and agents _ Other finance agencies and real estate * ~ SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS... 6,482 6,455 6,442 Hotels and lodging places Personal services: Cleaning and dyeing plants Motion pictures " GOVERNMENT ,864 7,870 7, FEDERAL^ ,184 2,151 2,211 _ Executive , , , Department of Defense , Other agencies Legislative Judici al * STATE AND LOCAL... 5,680 5,719 5, State «... 1, , , , , ,99^ , , , , , ,064.1 ~ ' 1/ F o r m i n i n g and m a n u f a c t u r i n g, d a t a r e f e r to p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d workers; for c o n tract construction, to co n s t ruction workers; and for all other industries, to n on supervisory workers. 2/ Data are p r epared by the U. S. Civil Service Commission and relate to civilian employment only. * See Errata, p. 58. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

22 Shipyard Employment M ilita ry Personnel WR 12 A-9: Employees in private and Government shipyards, by region R e g io n (In thousands) J u n e J u n e ALL REGIONS PRIVATE YARDS NAVY YARDS * NORTH ATLANTIC *2.8 k z. j 1*4.2 SOUTH ATLANTIC GULF: PACIFIC ^ 35.2 GREAT LAKES: INLAND: lf k k.q l i The North Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Ṫhe South Atlantic region includes all yards bordering on the Atlantic in the following States: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The Gulf region includes all yards bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in the following States: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. tfhe Pacific region includes all yards in California, Oregon, and Washington. The Great Lakes region includes all yards bordering on the Great Lakes in the following States: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Inland region includes all other yards. Data include Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. Ta b l e A-10: Federal military personnel Branch (In thousands) J u n e _i25 _ M ay J u n e.1257 TOTAL y 2.6^0 Army... Air Force... Navy... Marine Corps Coast Guard ) Data refer to forces both in continental United States and abroad. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

23 13 State Employment Table A-ll: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and State (In thousands State TOTAL M in in g C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n CD J u n e (1) i.o ( 1 ) (1 ) , , , l4.l (2 ( 2) (2) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) I7.I 1, , , II II , , , , , , i * a 70.I 1, , ,860.8 (3) (3) (3) , , ,365.6 l4.i I , , , *7 2.1* , , , I I , , , , , , (1 ) (l) , , , l4l *4.8 1* , , , I I I (3) (3) (3) 19.O 17.9 I , , , / Utah I , , , See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. Digitized for FRASER

24 State Employment u Table A-11: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and State-Continued State J u n e Manufacturing M ay (In thousands) Transportation and public utilities Tune J u n e 1258 J u n e S L... Wholesale and retail trade J u n e J u n e.. (1 ) (1) , , , , ^ See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary , , , ^ , , , , , , , (1 ) (1 ) (1 ) , , , * , , , ^ ,

25 15 Table A-11: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and State-Continued State Employment State (In thousands) Finance, insurance, and real estate Service and miscellaneous Government (1) I 68.5 (1 ) ( O.5 1* District of Columbia 6/» O I I I * I ? 373.4«' O O *0.6 1*0.1 1* O * l4l.l , * *66.4 1*65.9 1* l4o (1) (1) I (l) O l!* o I II * l4l O / Not available. 2/ Mining combined with construction. / Mining combined with service, b / Mining, construction, and. total revised; not strictly comparable with previously published data. Revised series; not strictly comparable with previously published data. 6/ Federal employment in Maryland and Virginia portions of Washington, D. C., metropolitan area included in data for District of Columbia. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. SOURCE: Cooperating State agencies listed an inside back cover

26 A rea Employment Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division 16 Area and industry division ALABAMA Birmingham Total.... Mining.... Contract construction, Manufacturing.... Trane, and pub. util.. Trade.... Finance..., Service..., Government.... Mobile Total.... Contract construction, Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util., Trade.... Finance.... Service 2/... Government... Area and industry division Los Angeles-Lons Beach 2, , ,190.6 (l) l m Contract construction (1) ili Trans, and pub. util (1) 1* (!) (l) *10.4 (i; Sacramento ll* m (1 ) I Contract construction (!) (1) Trans, and pub. util V1 ) (i (1) ARIZONA Phoenix Total.... Mining... Contract construction, Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util., Trade.... Finance.... Service.... Government... Tucson Total.... Mining.... Contract construction. Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade.... Finance.... Service.... Government.... ARKANSAS Little Rock- N. Little Rock Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade.... Finance.... Service 2/.... Government... CALIFORNIA Fresno Manufacturing..., See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. San Beraardino Rivers ide -Ontario San Diego Contract construction Trans, and pub. util * * San Francisco-Oakland Contract construction I Trans, and pub. util San Jose Contract construction * Trans, and pub. util

27 17 A rea Employment Area and industry division CALIFORNIA Cont inued Stockton Manufacturing... COLORADO Denver Total... Mining... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government... CONNECTICUT Bridgeport Total... Contract construction 2 j Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government... Hartford Total... Contract construction 2/ Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government... Nev Britain Total... Contract construction %J Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government... Nev Haven Total.... Contract construction 2J Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government... Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry d vision-continued See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. In thugandg) Area and industry division Stamford Contract construction 2/ Manufact uring Trans, and pub. util I Waterbury Contract construction 2 j Manufacturing Uo.l Trans, and pub. util U M DELAWARE n ) Wilmington I1 } I1 ) Contract construction (l) Manufacturing \l) Trans, and pub. util (l) i4.o DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington Total Contract construction Manufacturing Trans, and pub. util FLORIDA 5.8 5*8 6.0 Jacksonville Contract construction Trans, and pub. util Ì ko.6 to Miami Contract construction Trans, and pub. util

28 A rea Employment 18 Area and industry division FLORIDA Continued Miami Cont inued Trade.... Finance^ Servicei 2 /... Government... Tampa-St. Petersburg Total... Contract construction.. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service 2/... Government... GEORGIA Atlanta Total... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service 2 /... Government... Savannah Total Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance.... Service 2 /... Government... IDAHO Boise Total... Contract construction... Manufact uring... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service 2/ Government... ILLINOIS Chicago Total... Mining... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division-continued See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. Liu th Area and industry division Peoria (1) 87.O I Contract construction I6.O 15.6 (l) * Trans, and pub. util... m m (1 ) V1> I (1) I O I3.I 12.7 Rockford Contract construction 2/ I Trans, and pub. util * INDIANA Evansville O * *6.9 Contract construction * Trans, and pub. util Fort Wayne Total Contract construction Trans, and pub. util O Indianapolis Contract construction IO Trans, and pub. util , , , South Bend ,016.2 Contract construction Trans, and pub. util * *

29 19 A re a Employment Table A-12: Empbyees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division-continued Area and industry division IOWA Dee Moines Total... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance.... Service 2/... Government i - I n - t h usands ) Area and industry division Nev Orleans Total.... Mining.... Contract construction, Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util., Trade.... Finance... Service... Government * KANSAS Topeka Total... Mining... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government Shreveport Manufacturing... MAINE Leviston Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Finance... Service 2/... Government Wichita Total... Mining... Contract construction... Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government Portland Total.... Contract construction, Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Finance... Service 2 /... Government KENTUCKY Louisville Total... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade..... Finance.... Service 2 /... Government " MARYLAND Baltimore Total... Mining.... Contract construction Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util. Trade... Finance.... Service.... Government LOUISIANA Baton Rouge Total... Mining... Contract construction... Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service Government MASSACHUSETTS Boston Total.... Contract construction, Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util., Trade.... Finance... Service 2 /.... Government ,031.1 * * G See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

30 A rea Employment Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division -Continued 20 Area and industry division J u n e _ M ay _ J u n e Area and industry division J u n e M ay MASSACHUSETTS Cont inued Fall River Total... Manufacturing. Trans, and pub Trade Government. Other nonmanufacturlng G ra n d R a p id s *2.7 * I a n s I n « M uskegon ^ 3 25* Nev Bedford Total... Contract construction Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util. Trade... Government.... Other nonmanufacturing Sprlngfield-Holvoke Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Finance... Service g j... Government... Worcester Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Finance... Service 2/.... Government... MICHIGAN Detroit Total... Mining... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government... Flint Manufacturing... See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. S a g ln a v M a n u f a c t u r in g MINNESOTA D u lu t h , C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n * T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l S e r v i c e g/ M i n n e a p o l i s - S t. P a u l C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l *2* M IS S IS S IP P I J a c k s o n C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l U. l 1, , , * M ISSOURI K an sa s C it y C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n U T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l *0 1*

31 21 A rea Employment Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry d vision-continued Area and industry division MISSOURI Cont inued St. Louis Tot&l... Mining... Contract construction.. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government L. 696A Area and industry division NEW JERSET Newark-Jersey City 6/ * *0.8 Contract construction *.6 2* Manufacturing * Trans, and pub. util *.* 1* *6.* 153.* Finance * * * * Government *.2 MONTANA Great Falls Total... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Service... Government Paterson 6/ * * Mining Contract construction * l Trans, and pub. util * * * 4.2 *.0 Service *3.8 * * Government... *2.5 *2.1 *0.6 NEBRASKA Omaha Total... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service 2 /... Government... 1 ) 1 ).1) (1) (1) 1 ) 1 ) 1 ) Perth Amboy 6/ 1*9.6 1* * Mining Contract construction * Manufacturing * Trans, and pub. util * * 22.1 NEVADA Reno Total... Contract construction Manufacturing 2J... Trans, and pub. util. Trade... Finance... Service... Government Trenton Contract construction * **5 * * Trans, and pub. util Finance * Service * * NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester Total... Contract construction Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util. Trade Finance... Service... Government See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. NEW MEXICO Albuaueraue 39*3 * Contract construction Manufacturing Trans, and pub. util *.2 * * 1*.6

32 A rea Employment 22 Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments (or selected areas, by industry d vision-continued Area and industry division NEW YORK Albany-Schenectady-Troy Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util*. Trade... Finance... Service... Government... Binghamton Total... Contract construction.. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service 2/... Government... Buffalo Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing.... Trans, and pub. util*. Trade.... Finance... Service /... Government... E l m i r a Total... Manufacturing... Trade.... Other nonmanufacturing M ay Area and industry division New York-Northeastern New Jersey , , , * New York City 6/ 3, , , Contract construction Trans, and pub. util X Rochester Contract construction Trans, and pub. util * *9.3 Syracuse Contract construction Trans, and pub. util... U. O Nassau and Suffolk Counties 6/ Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Finance.... Service g /... Government... New York-Northeastern New Jersey Total... Mining... Contract construction Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util , , * , , Utica-Rome Contract construction Manufacturing Trans, and pub. util Westchester County 6/ Contract construction ,641.0 Trans, and pub. util , See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

33 23 A rea Employment Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division-continued Area and industry division NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Total... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance Service g /... Government... Greensboro-High Point Manufacturing... Winston-Salem Manufacturing... NORTH DAKOTA Fargo Total... Contract construction Manufactur ing... Trans, and pub. util. Trade... Finance... Service 2/... Government... OHIO Akron Manufacturing. Canton Manufacturing, Cincinnati Manufacturing«Cleveland Manufacturing. Columbus Manufacturing. Dayton Manufacturing, Toledo Manufacturing Youngstown Manufacturing In thousands)... Area and industry division _ OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City *2.9 1*1.7 1* A * * Contract construction *.8 1* Trans, and pub. util U. 3 U * U. l 8.* *2.1 *2.5 Tulsa * Contract construction *.* 3*.7 Manufacturing Trans, and pub. util (1) (1) (1) (1) OREGON (1) Portland (1) *8.2 2* (X) Contract construction... 1* (1) Manufactur ing Trans, and pub. util Service 2 j * * 91.* Government PENNSYLVANIA Allentovn-Bethlehem * Easton Mining Contract construction *2.* 163.* Manufacturing Trans, and pub. util... 11*5 U *.1 * * U. l U. l 10.8 Erie *.l 3*.* *.6 Harrisburg Mining....* 5.4 Contract construction * Trans, and pub. util * * l*.7 1*.* See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary Ô

34 Area Employment 24 Table A -12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division-continued Area and industry division M ay la thfiuawda) J u n e Area and industry division J u n e M ay J u n e PENNSYLVANIA C o n t in u e d L a n c a s t e r M a n u f a c t u r in g... * G r e e n v i l l e * P h i l a d e l p h i a T o t a l... M in in g... C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n... M a n u f a c t u r in g... T r a n s. a n d p u b. u t i l.. T r a d e... F in a n c e... S e r v i c e... G o v e rn m e n t... 1,1* ,443.7 Ì ' SOUTH DAKOTA S io u x F a l l s 1, C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l P i t t s b u r g h T o t a l... M in in g... C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n... M a n u f a c t u r in g... T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l.... T r a d e... F in a n c e... S e r v i c e... G o v e rn m e n t TENNESSEE C h a t t a n o o g a Ok C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n M a n u f a c t u r in g T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l R e a d in g M a n u f a c t u r in g... S c r a n t o n M a n u f a c t u r in g... W i l k e s - B a r r e H a z le t o n M a n u f a c t u r in g... Y o r k M a n u f a c t u r in g K n o x v i l l e C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l RHODE ISLA N D P r o v id e n c e T o t a l... C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n.. M a n u f a c t u r in g... T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l.... T r a d e... F i n a n c e... S e r v i c e... G o v e rn m e n t M em phis C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l * SOUTH CAROLINA C h a r le s t o n T o t a l C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n... M a n u f a c t u r in g... T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l.... T r a d e... F i n a n c e... S e r v i c e... G o v e rn m e n t N a s h v i l l e C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n M a n u f a c t u r in g T r a n s, a n d p u b. u t i l *0 2.1 F i n a n c e G o v e rn m e n t See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

35 25 A rea Employment Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division-continued Area and industry division TEXAS Dallas Manufacturing Fort Worth Manufacturing Houston Manufacturing San Antonio Manufacturing O In th usands) Area and industry division Richmond Total... Mining... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government... I O I * UTAH Salt Lake City Total... Mining... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Finance... Service... Government I3.I I I I 19*0 I I6.O I8.5 WASHINGTON Seattle Total... Contract construction Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util. Trade... Finance... Service... Government I I6.7 IO O * I7.O IO I VERMONT Burlington Total... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Service... Other nonmanufacturing Springfield Total... Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade Service... Other nonmanufacturing I I Spokane Total.... Contract construction, Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util., Trade... Finance... Service % J.... Government... Tacoma Total... Contract construction Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util. Trade... Finance... Service 2J... Government U U I I O I8.6 VIRGINIA Norfolk-Port smouth Total... Mining... Contract construction... Manufacturing... Trans. and pub. util... Trade... Finance... Service... Government * O.2 I WEST VIRGINIA Charleston Total... Mining... Contract construction Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util. Trade... Finance... Service... Government See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

36 A re a Employment 26 Table A-12: Employees in nonagricultural establishments for selected areas, by industry division-continued Area and industry division WEST VIRGINIA Continued Hunt ington-aahland Total... Mining... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. T rade... Finance... Service... Government... Wheellng-Steubenville Total.... Mining... Contract construction. Manufacturing... Trans, and pub. util.. Trade... Finance... Service... Government... WISCONSIN Milwaukee Total... Contract construction. Manufacturing... (la th U S ^ g l Area and industry division Ma y M ilwaukee Cont inued Trans, and pub. util Finance l Racine * Contract construction Trans, and pub. util * Government WYOMING Casper Contract construction Trans, and pub. util / Mot available. 2/ Include«alning. 3/ Includes government. 4/ Includes mining and government. 5/ Includes mining and finance. 6I Subarea of Hew Tork-Northeastern New Jersey. VOTBt Bata for the current month, are preliminary. SOURCEx Cooperating State agencies listed on inside back cover.

37 27 W om en in Industry Table A-13: Women employees in manufacturing, by industry Industry April Januar:r April Percent Number Percent Number of total (in thousands of total (in thou employment ) employment sands ) Number (in thousands) Percent of total employment MANUFACTURING... 3, , , DURABLE GOODS... 1, , , NONDURABLE QOODS... 2, Durable Goods ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE) Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated FURNITURE AND FIXTURES Office, public-building, and professional Partitions, shelving, lockers, and fixtures Screens, blinds, and miscellaneous furniture STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS Cement, hydraulic Cut-stone and stone products Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous Rolling, drawing, and alloying of nonferrous FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT) Heating apparatus (except electric) and plumbers' supplies Metal stamping, coating, and engraving Lighting fixtures

38 W om en in Industry 28 Table A-13: Women employees in manufacturing, by industry-continued Industry April January April Percent Number Percent Number of total (in thousands of total (in thou employment ) employment sands ) Number (in thousands) Percent of total employment D u r a b l e Goods Continued MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) Agricultural machinery and tractors Construction and mining machinery U Metalworking machinery Special-industry machinery (except metalworking machinery) U Office and store machines and devices Service-industry and household machines * ELECTRICAL MACHINERY Electrical generating, transmission, distribu Electric lamps TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Motor vehicles and equipment Aircraft and parts Ship and boat building and repairing Railroad equipment Other transportation equipment INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS *2 34 Laboratory, scientific, and engineering Mechanical measuring and controlling instruments Optical instruments and lenses Surgical, medical, and dental instruments * « U. l MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Pens, pencils, other office supplies N o n d u r a b l e Goods FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS I Sugar Beverages

39 29 W o m en in Industry Table A-13: Women employees in manufacturing, by industry-continued Industry Number (in thousands ) Percent of total employment Number (in thousands ) Percent of total employment Number (in thousands ) AoriJ Percent of total employment N o n d u r a b le Goods Continued TOBACCO MANUFACTURES *6o k TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS * * * Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings l 4.3 4l 4.5 4l APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS Hen's and boys' suits and coats... 6*o Men's and boys' furnishings and work clothing Women's outerwear Women's, children's under garments ll.l Pur goods Miscellaneous apparel and accessories... 4l PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES * * * fbookbinding and related industries i Miscellaneous publishing and printing services CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS... 1* * * *6.1 l4 Drugs and medicines Soap, cleaning and polishing preparations Vegetable and animal oils and fats PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL

40 W omen in Industry 30 Table A-13: Women employees in manufacturing, by industry-continued Industry April 195» January April Percent Number Percent Number of total (in thousands of total (in thousands) employment ) employment Number (in thousands ) Percent of total employment Nondurab le Goods Continued RUBBER PRODUCTS LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS Industrial leather belting and packing l Luggage * Gloves and miscellaneous leather goods

41 Table B-1: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing (Per 100 employees) Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total accessions Annual average , I k ^ * I « Ö Total separations k * * O Quits k a.4 I Discharges Layo ffs q I Miscellaneous, including military NOTE: Data for the c u rrent m o n t h are p r e liminary.

42 32 Table B-2: Labor turnover rates, by industry (Per 100 employees) Total Separation rates accession Total ûuits Discharges Layoffs Misc., incl. Industry rates military Juna J U M Ma y J U M M a y M a y M a y JlBA Ma y MANUFACTURING * DURABLE GOODS NONDURABLE GOODSJL/ «2 Durable Goods ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE) Logging camps and contractors Sawmills and planing mills Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated structural wood products FURNITURE AND FIXTURES * Other furniture and fixtures STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS Glass and glass products O Structural clay products Pottery and related products PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES... Blast furnaces, steel works, and (2) (2) Iron and steel foundries Gray-iron foundries Malleable-iron foundries Steel foundries Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals: Primary smelting and refining of copper, lead, and zinc... Rolling, drawing, and alloying of nonferrous metals: Rolling, drawing, and alloying of copper (2) (2) Nonferrous foundries Other primary metal industries: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORD NANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT) Cutlery, hand tools, and hardware * Hardware Heating apparatus (except electric) and plumbers' supplies Sanitary ware and plumbers' supplies Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cooking apparatus, not elsewhere Fabricated structural metal products Metal stamping, coating, and engraving See footnotes at end o f table. NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h are preliminary.

43 3?3 Tabi* B-2: Labor turnover rates, by industry-continued Labor T urn o ve r Industry (Per 100 employees) Total Separation rates accession rates Total Quits Discharges Layoffs 1# 8 I??8 I958 I958 li M i s c., incl, military Durable Goods-Continued MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) Engines and turbines Agricultural machinery and tractors Construction and mining machinery Metalworking machinery Machine tools Metalworking machinery (except machine Special-industry machinery (except metalworking machinery) Office and store machines and devices Service-industry and household machines Miscellaneous machinery parts ELECTRICAL MACHINERY Electrical generating, transmission, distribution, and industrial apparatus Communication equipment i Radios, phonographs, television sets, and equipment Telephone, telegraph, and related equipment Electrical appliances, lamps, and TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (3) 3.7 a 4.3 (3).5 (3).1 (3) 3.2 (3) Aircraft Aircraft engines and parts Aircraft propellers and parts... (3).6 (3) 3.2 (3).8 (3).2 (3) 2.1 (3).1 Other aircraft parts and equipment (2).1 Ship and boat building and repairing... (3) 9.6 (3) (3).4 (3) 8.4 (3).3 Railroad equipment (ï.4.1 (2) Locomotives and parts.... (3) 2.2 (3) 3.5 (3 ).7 (3) (2) 2.1 (3).6 Railroad and street cars (2) Other transportation equipment (2) INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (3).6 (3) 1.4 (3).5 (3).1 (3).7 (3).2 Watches and clocks Professional and scientific instruments MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware Nondurable Goods FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS ol Grain-mill products Beverages: Malt liquors See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current m onth are preliminary.

44 Labor T u rn o ver 34 Table B-2: Labor turnover rates, by ndustry-contmued Industry Total accession rates 1Q«S8 (Per 100 employees) J u n e Separation rates Total Quits Discharges Layoffs. I958 Misc., incl. military Nondur a b le Goods Continued TOBACCO MANUFACTURES O Cigars (2) (2) (2) (2 ) (2).1.3 TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS ol l.l Cotton, silk, synthetic fiber l.l Woolen and worsted (2).1 Pull-fashioned hosiery (2) o (2) (2) Dyeing and finishing textiles Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings... (3) 2.0 (3) 5.5 (3).4 (3).1 (3) 4.6 (3).4 APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS ol Men's and boys' suits and coats Men's and boys' furnishings and work (2).1 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Industrial inorganic chemicals Industrial organic chemicals (2) (2) (2) (2) Paints, pigments, and fillers PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL (2) (2) RUBBER PRODUCTS Tires and inner tubes LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS Leather: tanned, curried, and finished See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

45 35 Table B-2: Labor turnover rates, by mdustry-continued Labor T urno ver Industry NONMAHUFACTURIHG (Per 100 employees) Total accession rates * y o fi Separation rates Total Quits Discharges Layoffs Jane 195a J w e by Misc., incl. military **0 toy- METAL MINING... Iron mining # (3) (3) (2 ) (2 ) (3) 1.7 (3). k (3) K.5 (3) ANTHRACITE MINING (2 ) (2 ) BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING (2 ) (2 ) COMMUNICATION: Tel ephone... (3).5 (3) 1.3 (3).9 (3).1 (3).2 (3).1 T e l e g r a p h ^ (3) 9 (3) 1.4 (3).6 (3) (2 ) (3).4 (3).3 XI Data for the printing, publishing, arid allied industries group are excluded. 2/ Lese thaa / Mot available. 4/ Data relate to doaeetic employees except messengers.

46 State and A re a Labor Turnover 36 State and area Table B-3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected States and areas (Per 100 employees) Total accession rates M a y Apr. M a y Apr. * e y o Apr. Separations rates Misc., incl. military M a y Apr. 19?8 I??8 Apr. Apr. W 8 Total Quits Di scharges Layoffs ALABAMA 1 / AEIZ01A ARKANSAS: Little Rock-Iorth Little Bock I C A L H O R K A j Los Angeles-Long Beach l/ San Francisco-Oakland 1/ C O OECT ICUT (2) 1.6 (2) 4.5 (2).7 (2).2 (2) 3.4 (2).2 (2) 1.8 (2) 2.0 (2).6 (2).1 (2) 1.1 (2).2 Hev Britain... (2) 1.8 (2) 4.9 (2) 5 (2).1 (2) 4.1 (2).2 (2) 1.5 (2) 3.6 (2).8 (2).2 (2) 2.4 (2).2 (2) 2.1 (2) 3.2 (2).5 (2).1 (2) 2.4 (2).2 DELAWARE DISTRICT 07 COLOMBIA t FLORIDA GEORGIA: IDAHO 3 / IXDIAXA 1 / O XAKBAS 5 / MAIME See last page for footnotes. NOTE: D a t a for the current m onth are preliminary.

47 State and area 37 State and A re a Labor Turnover Table B-3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected States and areas-continued (Per 100 employees) Total Separation rates accession Misc., incl. rates Total Quits Discharges Layoffs military Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Ma y Apr. * 7 Apr. I958 M A K T L A M D MINNESOTA: Ni&BMpolis St P w l» «* MISSOURI NEVADA SKIT HAMPSHIRE NSW MEXICO I /... V (2 ) (2) (2) (2 ) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) M W Y O R K (8) Binghamton Has m u and Suffolk Counties NORTH CAROLINA (8).1 NORTH DAKOTA (8) OKLAHOMA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA / SOUTH D A K O T A S e e last p a g e for footnotes. NOTE: D a t a for the current m o n t h are preliminary.

48 State and A re a Labor Turnover 38 State and area Table B-3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected States and areas-continued (Per 100 employees) Total Separation rates accession rates Total Quits Discharges Layoffs 1??8 Apr. 195? Apr. M a y Apr. Apr. Ma y Apr. M«y Misc., incl. military Apr. VERMONT MAHHIHGTOI 1 /... h. i MEET VXHGIHIA k (8) (8) (8) l/ Excludes canning and preserving. 2/ Not available. 3/ Excludes canning and preserving, and sugar. 5/ Excludes canning and preserving, and newspapers. 5/ Excludes instruments and related products. 0/ Excludes paper and allied products, products of petroleum and coal, and instruments and related products. 7/ Excludes furniture and fixtures. 0/ Less than / Excludes tobacco stemming and redrying. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. SOURCE: Cooperating State agencies listed an inside back cover.

49 39 Table B-4: Labor turnover rates of men and women in manufacturing, by major industry group J / Labor T u rn o ve r Major industry group Men. (rates per 100 men) Women (rates per 100 women) Total Separations Total Separations accessions Total Quits accessions Total Quits MANUFACTURING DURABLE GOODS NONDURABLE GOODS Durable Goods Ordnance and accessories Lumber and wood products (except furniture) Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal.products (except ordnance, Instruments and related products Nondurable Goods Textile-mill products Apparel and other finished textile products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products X I These figures are based on a slightly smaller sample than those in tables B-l and B-2, inasmuch as some firms do not report separate data for women. Data for the printing, publishing, and allied industries group are excluded.

50 C urrent Hours and Earnings 40 Ta b le C - l: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in m anufacturing, by major industry group Major industry group Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings July July- July July July July *58 MANUFACTURING... $83.50 $83.10 $ DURABLE GOODS NONDURABLE GOODS Durable Goods Ordnance and accessories Lumber and wood products (except furniture) * Furniture and fixtures Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment) Machinery (except electrical) Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing industries Nondurable Goods Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures l Apparel and other finished textile products Paper and allied products Printing, publishing, and allied industries Chemicals and allied products Products of petroleum and coal Rubber products Leather and leather products NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. $2.13 $2.12 $2.07

51 kl O v e rtim e H ours Tabla C-2: Gross average w eekly hours and average overtime hours of production w orkers in m anufacturing, by major industry group Major industry group July 19S8 Mav i qss July Orose Overtime Gross Overtime Glross Overtime Gross Overtime MANUFACTURING DURABLE GOODS * * NONDURABLE GOODS Durable Good* _ 1* * ) Furniture and fixtures * Primary metal industries Fabricated me&al products (except ordnance, * ^ * ** 1.5 1* * Nondurable Goodm NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary * * lt ln l.O 3.4 1* l **

52 Indexes of M an -H o u rs and Payrolls 42 Activity Table C -3 : Indexes of a ggre ga te w ee kly m an-hours in industrial and construction activities*]/ ( = 1 0 0) TOTAL M IN IN G CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING July DURABLE GOODS H O.9 NONDURABLE GOODS O Durable Goods July Fabricated metal products (except ordnance, Nondurable Goods Food and kindred products Paper and allied products io4.o J For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers. relate to construction workers. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. For contract construction, data Activity Table C-4: Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls in industrial and construction activities!/ ( =100) M IN IN G CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING July July 1/ See foot no te 1, table C-3. NO T E : D a t a f o r t h e 2 m o s t r e c e n t m o n t h s a r e p r e l i m i n a r y.

53 Industry H ours and Earnings Table C -5 : Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers, by industry Industry Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings MINING... $ $96.01 $ $2.55 $2.52 $2.55 METAL MINING Copper mining ANTHRACITE MINING BITUMINOUS-COAL MINING... CRUDE-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION: Petroleum and natural-gas production (except contract services) NONMETALL1C MINING AND QUARRYING CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION Highway and street construction * BUILDING CONSTRUCTION GENERAL CONTRACTORS* IOO SPECIAL-TRADE CONTRACTORS Painting and decorating MANUFACTURING IO DURABLE GOOD* NONDURABLE GOODS Durable Goods ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE) I Sawmills and planing m i lls Sawmills and planing mills, general West Millwork, plywood, and prefabricated structural wood products o *90 M i llwork NOTE: Data for the current month are p reliminar y

54 Industry H ours and Earnings 44 Ta b le C -5 : Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory w orkers, by ndustry-contmued Industry Durable Goods Continued Average weekly earnings Ayerage weekly hours Average hourly <earnings Nay 1956 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES... $69.2% OO $1.78 I.69 $ U Wood household furniture, except I.50 l.* Wood household furniture, upholstered Office, public-building, and profes I.60 I.60 I Partitions, shelving, lockers, and fixtures Screens, blinds, and miscellaneous furniture and fixtures I.70 STONE, CLAY AND GLASS PRODUCTS Plat glass Glass and glassware, pressed or blown Glass containers Pressed or blown glass Glass products made of purchased glass O I U I I I I I Pottery and related products Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products I I Concrete products I.94 I Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products O ko.k I PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling m i l l s Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling mills, except electrometallurgical products OO I I 39.I Steel foundries I Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals Primary smelting and refining of Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals N O T E : D a t a f o r t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h are p r e l i m i n a r y.

55 45 Industry H ours and Earnings Table C -5 : Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers, by industry-continued Industry D u r a b l e Goods Continued Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earn ings - Ma y PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES Continued Rolling, drawing, and alloying of $ $96.43 $ $2.48 $2.46 $2.35 Rolling, drawing, and alloying of Rolling, drawing, and alloying of aluminum... IO Miscellaneous primary metal industries Iron and steel forgings O Wire drawing Welded and heavy-riveted p i pe FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT ORDNANCE, MACHINERY, AND TRANSPORTA TION EQUIPMENT) Tin cans and other tinware Cu1 3.ery, hand tools, and hardware I I 39.I I I Hardware Heating apparatus (except electric) and plumbers' supplies I Sanitary ware and plumbers' supplies I Oil burners, nonelectric heating and cooking apparatus, not elsewhere O7 Fabricated structural metal products O 2.22 Structural steel and ornamental metal work I 2.23 Metal doors, sash, frames, molding, and trim Boiler-shop products Sheet-metal work Metal stamping, coating, and engraving Vitreous-enameled products OO I Stamped and pressed metal products Miscellaneous fabricated metal products Metal shipping barrels, drums, kegs, IO5.OO O Bolts, nuts, washers, and rivets MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) Engines and turbines O 2.44 Steam engines, turbines, and water Diesel and other internal-combustion engines, not elsewhere classified S Agricultural machinery and tractors O Agricultural machinery (except Construction and mining machinery Construction and mining machinery, Oil-field machinery and tools NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

56 Industry H ours Man d Earnings V M K ü k6 Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers, by industry-continued Industry D u r a b le G ood s Continued Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings Nay Juno Jo b. MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) Continued Metalworking machinery... $ $ $ * $2.59 $2.61 $2.51 Machine tools Metalworking machinery (except machine tools) Machine-tool accessories Special industry machinery (except metalworking machinery) Food-products machinery O Ô I I.9I Printing-trades machinery and equipment General industrial machinery Pumps, air and gas compressors Conveyors and conveying equipment Blowers, exhaust and ventilating fans Industrial trucks, tractors, etc Mechanical power-transmission equipment Mechanical stokers and industrial Office and store machines and devices Computing machines and cash registers Service-industry and household machines Domestic laundry equipment * Commercial laundry, dry-cleaning, and Refrigerators and air-conditioning units I Miscellaneous machinery parts Fabricated pipe, fittings, and valves Ball and roller bearings O Machine shops (job and repair) ELECTRICAL MACHINERY Electrical generating, transmission, distribution, and industrial apparatus Wiring devices and supplies O I.94 Carbon and graphite products (electrical) I O9 Electrical indicating, measuring, and recording instruments I Motors, generators, and motor I Power and distribution transformers Switchgear, switchboard, and Electrical welding apparatus Electrical appliances Electrical equipment for vehicles > I.92 Communication equipment I.97 Radios, phonographs, television sets, and equipment Ô I.9I Radio tubes I Telephone, telegraph, and related e quipment N O T E : D a t a f o r t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h are p r e l i m i n a r y.

57 47 Industry H ours and Earnings Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers, by industry-continued Industry D u ra b le G ood s Continued Aver ag e weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings. I958 ELECTRICAL MACHINERY Continued Miscellaneous electrical products... $83.20 $82.56 $ $2.08 $2.09 $ I 2.3I 2.23 Primary batteries (dry and wet)... T O I.77 I.78 I.69 X-ray and non-radio electronic tubes I 2.3I 2.21 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT I I 2.5I 2.46 Motor vehicles, bodies, parts, and Aircraft Aircraft propellers and parts Other aircraft parts and equipment Ship and boat building and repairing I.96 I.96 I O Other transportation equipment INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS... Laboratory, scientific, and engineer Mechanical measuring and controlling I Surgical, medical, and dental I.92 I I O I MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES I Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware Jewelry and findings I O I.71 I.70 I.67 Games, toys, dolls, and children's vehicles Sporting and athletic goods I.79 I.76 Pens, pencils, other office supplies I.67 Costume jewelry, buttons, notions I * I.9I O N ondurable Goods FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS I Dairy products a I Condensed and evaporated milk I I.96 N O T E : D a t a f o r t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h a r e p r e l i m i n a r y

58 Industry H ours and Earnings 48 Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers, by industry-continued Industry N ondurable Goods Continued Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly ewarnings - Ju n e I958 I958 Ju n e Ju n e J u n e FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS Continued Canning and preserving... $63.34 $65.62 $6l.l O $1.68 $1.70 $1.61 Sea food, canned and cured O.4 32.O I Canned fruits, vegetables, and soups I Grain-mill products O Flour and other grain-mill products Ö O I.87 I I.97 I Bread and other bakery products Biscuit, crackers, and pretzels I.72 Sugar I O 2.26 Beet sugar I Malt liquors Distilled, rectified, and blended liquors Miscellaneous food products I.93 I Corn sirup, sugar, oil, and starch I.7I 1.63 TOBACCO MANUFACTURES TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS I.51 I Scouring and combing plants I I Cotton, silk, synthetic fiber O I.53 I l.4l I O Knitting mills Full-fashioned hosiery O I O I Knit underwear Dyeing and finishing textiles Dyeing and finishing textiles (except Carpets, rugs, other floor coverings Wool carpets, rugs, and carpet yarn Hats (except cloth and millinery) N O T E : D a t a f o r t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h a r e p r e l i m i n a r y.

59 49 Industry H ours an d Earnings Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings ol production or non&upervisory workers, by ndustry-contmued Industry Nondurable Gooda Continued Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings M ay I958 J une TEXTILE-MILL PRODUCTS Continued Miscellaneous textile goods... Pelt goods (except woven felts and $70.22 $66.43 $ $1.76 $1.73 $1.73 h a t s ) I.87 Lace goods Paddings and upholstery filling Processed waste and recovered fibers I Artificial leather, oilcloth, and other coated fabrics I I.5I APPAREL AND OTHER FINISHED TEXTILE PRODUCTS O I.50 I Men's and boys' suits and coats I.78 I Men's and boys' furnishings and work I I II I.30 I.30 I O I I I.65 I I I O I.30 Women's suits, coats, and skirts I I Women's, children's under garments I.34 Underwear and nightwear, except I.29 I.3I I 35-9 I.51 I Millinery I Miscellaneous apparel and accessories Other fabricated textile products I.52 I.5I 1.51 Curtains, draperies, and other house I I.54 I.53 I I.54 I PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Pulp, paper, and paperboard m i lls Paperboard boxes I Fiber cans, tubes, and drums I6 2.I Ì I PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES O * I Bookbinding and related industries I Miscellaneous publishing and printing n o. 84 IIO NOTE: D a t a for the c u rrent m onth are preliminary.

60 Industry h o u rs and Earnings Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers, by industry-continued 50 Industry Nondurable Goods Continued Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly eiarnings - I958 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS... $94.94 $93.43 $ $2.31 $2.29 $ IO Alkalies and chlorine I Industrial organic chemicals Plastics, except synthetic rubber... IO3.O Synthetic rubber Soap, cleaning and polishing Soap and glycerin Paints, varnishes, lacquers, and enamels I.9I 1.85 Fertilizers I I.70 Vegetable and animal oils and fats I Vegetable oils I O Miscellaneous chemicals I Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics I Compressed and liquefied gases PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL Petroleum refining Coke, other petroleum and coal RUBBER PRODUCTS Tires and inner tubes Other rubber products LEATHER AND J.EATHER PRODUCTS I.54 Leather: tanned, curried, and finished I Industrial leather belting and packing Boot and shoe cut stock and findings I.5I O I.5I Luggage I Handbags and small leather goods Gloves and miscellaneous leather goods O TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES: TRANSPORTATION: Interstate railroads: (1) (1) (1) Local railways and bus lines O.3O O COMMUNICATION: Telephone Switchboard operating employees 2J OI I.69 Line construction employees 3J O Telegraph j I N O T E : D a t a f o r t h e c u r r e n t m o n t h ar e p r e l i m i n a r y.

61 51 Industry H ours and Earnings Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers, by industry-contmued Industry TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S Con. Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings - J u n e OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES: Gas and electric utilities... $ $98.42 $ $2.46 $2.43 $2.33 Electric light and power utilities* o o.l Electric light and gas utilities i.o WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE: WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE (EXCEPT EATING AND DRINKING PLACES) I General merchandise stores ^5.75 3^ Department stores and general mail Automotive and accessories dealers Apparel and accessories stores *t Other retail trade: Furniture and appliance stores I Lumber and hardware supply stores FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE: SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS: Hotels and lodging places: Personal services: Motion pictures: Motion-picture production and ko.o ko bo.k o.o , NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary. XI Not available. 2J Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as switchboard operators; service assistants; operating room instructors; and pay-station attendants. In 1 957, such employees made u p 39 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in establishments reporting hours and earnings data. Data relate to employees in such occupations in the telephone industry as central office craftsmen; installation and exchange repair craftsmen; line, cable, and conduit craftsmen; and laborers. In, such employees made up 29 percent of the total number of nonsupervisory employees in establishments reporting hours and earnings data. 4 / Data relate to domestic nonsupervisory employees except messengers. Money payments only; additional value of board, room, uniforms, and tips, not included.

62 Adjusted Earnings 52 Table C - 6 : A verage w eekly earnings, gross and net spend able, of production or construction w orkers in selected industry divisions, in current and dollars Division, m o n t h and y e a r Gross average w e e k l y e a r nings Net s p e n d a b l e a verage w e e k l y earnings Current Work er with no dependents Worker with 3 dependents dollars dollars C u r r e n t > Current dollars dollars dollars d ollars M IN IN G : $ $87.20 $ $ $ $ M a y O O CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION: J u n e M a y I J u n e MANUFACTURING: J u n e M a y J une IO NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

63 53 Adjusted E arnings Table C -7: A ve rage hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime, of production workers in m anufacturing, by major industry group A v e r a g e h o u r l y earnings, Gross average h o u r l y e a rnings e x c l u d i n g o v e r t i m e 1/ M a j o r i n d u s t r y group M a y M a y... MANUFACTURING... $2.12 $2.12 $2.07 $2.07 $2.07 $2.01 DURABLE GOODS NONDURABLE GOODS Durable Goods Z.k k ^ P r i m a r y m etal i n d u s t r i e s T F a b r i c a t e d metal p r oducts (except ordnance, k M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s Nondurable Goods iv A I l.w Printing, publishing, and a llied i ndustries Z l U D e r i v e d by assuming that the overtime hours shown in table C-2 are p a i d at the rate o f time and one-half. 2 J A v e r a g e h o u r l y earnings, e x c l u d i n g overtime, are not available s e p a r a t e l y for the printing, p u blishing, and allied industries group, as g r a d u a t e d overtime rates are found to an e x tent l i k e l y to make a v erage o v e r t i m e pay s i g n i f i c a n t l y above time and one-half. I n c l u s i o n of data for the group in the n o n d u r a b l e - g o o d s total has little effect. NOTE: Data for the current m o n t h are preliminary.

64 State and A re a Hours and Earnings 54 Table C -8: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by State and selected areas State and area Average w e e k l y 'earnings A v e r a g e w e e k l y hours Average h o u r l y 1earnings I958 I958 A L A B A M A... (1) $67.66 $68.85 (1) (1) 1.79 $1.77 Birmingham... (1) (1) (1) M o b i l e... (1) (1) (1) A R I Z O N A... $ $ Phoenix A R K A N S A S Little Rock-N. Little Rock... 59*5** CALIFORNIA Ö Los Angeles-Long Beach I San Bernardino-Riverside-Ontario San Diego San Francisco-Oakland O Stockton O COLORADO C O N N E C T I C U T Ô.Ô Bridgeport... (1) (1) (1) Hartford ** Stamford Waterbury I DELAWARE O O5 Wilmington DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Washington FLORIDA I. 7I 1.68 I.6I Jacksonville O 41.0 I Miami I Tampa-St. Petersburg I.67 I.61 GEORGIA I.50 I.52 Atlanta I.87 Savannah I IDAHO ILLINOIS I9 Chicago... (1) (1) (1) O (1) CD I9 INDIANA O Des Moines O O 2.23 See footnotes at end of table. NOTE: Data for the current m o n t h are preliminary.

65 55 State and A re a H ours and Earnings Tab le C -8 : Hours and gross earnings of production workers in m anufacturing, by State and selected areas-continued State and area Average weekly earnings Average weekl y hours Average hourly earnings M ay J u n e dune KANSAS $89*03 $88.56 $ ,2 $2.15 $2.16 $ W i c h i t a KENTUCKY I LOUISIANA MAINE * P o r t l a n d MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS * F a l l River MICHIGAN F l i n t > OI MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI (1) (1) (1) MONTANA ll NEBRASKA... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) NEVADA M NEW HAMPSHIRE I See footnotes at end o f table. NOTE: Data for the current month are preliminary.

66 56 State and A re a H ours and Earnings Table C -8 : Hours and gross earnings of production w orkers in manufacturing, by State and selected areas-continued State and area Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings _ I 958 _ NEW JERSEY $85.75 $85.15 $ * *0.1 $2.19 $2.19 $2.14 Newark-Jersey City?/ I O ol A 4o.o 2.I NEW MEXICO klol OI o NEW YORK « O8 Albany-Schenectady-Troy T o99 I.99 I o o ol Nassau and Suffolk Counties 2/ o.6 4o.l New York-Northeastern New Jersey #15 2.O ^ I ^ I o.l Westchester County?/ NORTH CAROLINA , o.4 4o.l I Greensboro-High Point NORTH DAKOTA... i 1) (l) (1) CL) (l) 2.06 I o o.l o o9 39.O O o ^ ^ o.o loo.to OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City l.l 4l.l 42.7 I o OREGON O b o PENNSYLVANIA Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Erie l.l I.92 I. 9I ^ 4o o.o o.l > ik) See f o o t n o t e s at end of table. NOTE: Data for the c u rrent m o n t h are p r e l i m i n a r y.

67 57 State and A re a H ours and Earnings Table C -8 : Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing, by State and selected areas-continued State and area Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings J u n e J u n e J u n e J u n e <D IS RHODE ISLAND... $ $68.33 $ *0.0 $1.76 $ $ *0. 1* SOUTH CAROLINA ^ * *5 1* * M 62. 1* * SOUTH DAKOTA ^ 80A I+3.5 kh >H *3 1* * * o * k 6 U * ^ o l* l + o. l * * * * * U *. 75 1* ) ^ * UTAH ^ * *. 65 1* * VIRGINIA * * l W * I ^ * * WASHINGTON b IK ) * U * WEST VIRGINIA * l* * l * ll* %h WISCONSIN * l + l. l * * *1* * * * * ^ *2 9Û. 2l* * l* U * * * WYOMING * *6 2. 1* lfc *2 1*1.0 1* o l/ Mot available. 2 / Subarea of Hev York-northeastern Mev Jersey. MOBS: Data for the current month are preliminary. SOOBCSt Cooperating State Agencies listed on Inside back cover.