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1950 edition

Handbook of g Labor Statistics

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABORMaurice I. Tobin, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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Handbook of Labor Statistics 1950 Edition

Bulletin No. 1016UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

M a u r ic e J . T o b in , Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS E w a n Cl a g u e , Commissioner

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Letter of TransmittalUnited States D epartment of Labor,

Bureau of Labor Statistics, W a sh in g to n , D . C ., F e b ru a ry 15 , 1 9 5 1 .

T he Secretary of Labor:I have the honor to transmit the Handbook of Labor Statistics, 1950

Edition. The current Handbook is the seventh in a series which was started in 1926 to bring together in a single place the major statistical and related findings of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is the second volume of the revised form, initiated with the 1947 edition, which is exclusively intended as a statistical source book. Throughout, the tables are emphasized and the text is limited to an explanation of the figures, without attempt at analysis. The aim is to supply continuing measures of economic activity and changes in the position of laborincluding employment, production, productivity, wages, and hoursupon which those working with labor problems and policies may draw in making decisions.

Appreciation is hereby expressed to staff members of the various operating divisions and offices of the Bureau and of a number of other Federal agencies who contributed the basic materials that make up the Handbook of Labor Statistics. They also cooperated closely with the Bureaus Office of Publications at many points in the coordination and completion of this volume. The Handbook was prepared under the supervision of Margaret H. Schoenfeld of the Office of Publications.

Ewan Clague, C o m m iss io n er .Hon. M aurice J. T obin,

S e c re ta ry o f L a b o r .

ContentsPage

In troduction__________________________________________________________________ 1Section A: Employment, unemployment, and payrolls___________________________ 2Section B: Labor turn-over___________________________________________________ 38Section C: Earnings, hours, and wage ra tes_____________________________________ 52Section D: Prices and cost of living____________________________________________ 97Section E: Industrial relations_________________________________________________ 137Section F: Output per man-hour and unit man-hour requirem ents________________ 166Section G: Work injuries______________________________________________________ 175Section H: Building and construction__________________________________________ 181Section I: Housing and rents_________________________________________________ 209Section J : Social security and related programs________________________________ 222Section K: Consumers cooperatives____________________________________________ 225Section L: Production, income, and expenditures________________________________ 228

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List of Tables by Subject(iContinental United States covered unless otherwise stated]

PageSection A : Em ploym ent, unem ploym ent, and payrolls____________________________________________________________ 2N o n ag ricu ltu ral E m plo y m e n t___________________________________________________________________________________ 2

T able A - l : N um ber o f em ployees in nonagricultural establishments, b y industry division, 1919-50____ 5T able A -2 : N um ber o f em ployees in nonagricultural establishm ents, b y industry division and State,

1947-50________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6M anu facturing em ploym ent and payrolls____________________________________________________________________________ 8

T able A -3 : N um ber o f em ployees and production workers in m ajor m anufacturing industry groups,1939-50________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9

Table A -4 : N um ber o f em ployees and production workers in m anufacturing industries, b y industrygroup and industry, 1947-50___________________________________________________________________________________ 12

T able A -5 : N um ber o f wom en em ployed in m anufacturing industries, selected m onths, 1949 and 1950 20T able A -6 : N um ber o f production workers and indexes o f production -w orker em ploym ent and weekly

payrolls in m anufacturing industries, selected periods, 1909-50__________________________________________ 22N onm anufacturing em p loym en t______________________________________________________________________________________ 23

T able A -7 : N um ber o f em ployees and production workers in m ining industries, 1939-50_________________ 24T able A -8 : N um ber o f em ployees in selected nonm anufacturing industries, 1947-50_____________________ 25T able A -9 : Federal civilian em ploym ent and payrolls, b y branch and agency group, 1929-50__________ 27T able A -1 0 : Personnel and pay in the m ilitary branch o f the Federal G overnm ent, 1914-50___________ 29

H ire d F arm E m plo ym en t and P a y r o l l s___________________________________________________________ 30T able A - l l : Estim ated num ber o f hired farm workers, tota l and geographic divisions, 1940-50_________ 31T able A -1 2 : Estim ated tota l farm wages, 1910-49___________________________________________________________ 32

L ab o r F orce an d E m plo ym en t St a tu s__________________________________________________________________ 33T able A -1 3 : E stim ated tota l labor force classified b y em ploym ent status, 1929-50______________________ 35T able A -1 4 : Insured unem ploym ent under State unem ploym ent insurance program s and veterans

unem ploym ent allowance claims, 1945-50__________________________________________________________________ 36T able A -1 5 : N um ber o f nonagricultural placem ents b y Federal and State em ploym ent offices, 1936-50 . _ 37

Section B : Labor turn -over---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38T able B - l : M on th ly labor turn -over rates (per 100 em ployees) in m anufacturing industries, b y class

o f turn-over, 1930-50_________________________________________________________________________________________ 40T able B -2 : M on th ly labor turn -over rates (per 100 em ployees) in selected groups and industries, 1949

and 1950_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 41T able B -3 : M onth ly labor turn -over rates for men and wom en (per 100 em ployees) in selected m anufac

turing groups, selected periods, 1950------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51Section C : Earnings, hours, and wage rates------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52A v e r a g e E a rn in g s an d H o u r s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52Earnings and hours in nonagricultural p u rsu its-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52

T able C - l : H ours and gross earnings o f production workers or nonsupervisory em ployees, in m anufacturing and selected nonm anufacturing industries, 1947-50_______________________________________________ 56

T able C -2 : H ours and gross earnings o f production workers in m anufacturing industries, b y State,1947-50________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 78

T able C -3 : Average hourly earnings, gross and exclusive o f overtim e, o f production workers in m anufacturing industries, 1941-50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80

T able C -4 : Gross and net spendable average weekly earnings o f production workers in m anufacturingindustries, in current and 1939 dollars, 1939-50------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 81

T able C -5 : Percent o f change in urban wage rates (m anufacturing and selected nonm anufacturingindustries), b y industry group, selected periods, January 1941-O ctober 1948____________________________ 82

T able C -6 : Estim ated distribution o f production workers in m anufacturing industries, b y straight-tim ehourly earnings, selected periods, 1941-48----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82

T able C -7 : Straight-tim e average hourly earnings o f em ployees o f class I railroads, 1921-50____________ 83Cash fa rm wage rates---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84

T able C -8 : Cash wage rates o f hired farm workers, tota l and geographic divisions, 1910-50____________ 85

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Section C : Earnings, hours, and w age rates C ontinued PageE arn in g s by O ccu patio n__________________________________________________________________________________________ 86

T able 0 -9 : Indexes o f average salary rates for firemen and policem en in cities of 100,000 population ormore, selected periods, 1924-50----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88

T able C -1 0 : Indexes o f urban public school teachers' salaries, by size of city, 1925-49____________________ 88Table C - l l : Indexes o f union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in selected industries and trades,

1907-50_________________________________________________________________________________ 89T able C -12 : Union hourly wage rates in selected building construction trades in 37 cities, selected

years, 1910-50________________________________________________________________________________________________ 90T able C -13 : Straight-tim e average hourly earnings of plant workers in selected industries, occupations,

areas, and periods, 1945-50__________________________________________________________________________________ 92T able C -14 : Average weekly salaries in selected office occupations in 5 cities, 1948-50___________________ 96

Section D : Prices and cost o f living________________________________________________________________________________ 97C onsum ers P rice I n d e x __________________________________________________________________________________________ 97

Table D - l : Consum ers price index for m oderate-incom e families in large cities, b y group o f com m odities, 1913-50___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 100

Table D -2 : Consum ers price index for m oderate-incom e families in 39 U nited States cities, Alaska,Hawaii, Puerto R ico , and the Virgin Islands, 1913-50-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 101

R e tail P rices of F oods______________________________________________________________________________________________ 110Table D -3 : Indexes o f retail prices of foods in 22 cities, 1913-50___________________________________________ 111Table D -4 : Indexes of retail prices of foods, b y group, 1923-50 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 115

W h olesale P r ic e s____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 117Table D -5 : Indexes of wholesale prices b y group of com m odities, 1890-1950_____________________________ 118

C ity W o r k e r s F am ily B u d g et_____________________________________________________________________________________ 121Table D -6 : C ity w orkers budget for fam ily o f 4 persons and relative differences in costs in 34 large cities,

selected periods, 1947-50------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 122F a m ily E x pen d itu r e Su r veys_______________________________________________________________________________________ 123

Table D -7 : M ajor categories of consum ption, savings, and incom e in 12 cities, selected periods, 1945-48,average annual expenditures, fam ilies of 2 or m ore persons, b y net incom e class________________________ 124

Table D -8 : M ajor categories of consum ption, savings, and incom e in 12 cities, selected periods, 1945-48,average annual expenditures o f single persons, b y net incom e class______________________________________ 134

Section E : Industrial relations_______________________________________________________________________________________ 137M e m bersh ip of L a bo r U n io n s______________________________________________________________________________________ 137

Table E - l : M em bership o f labor unions, 1897-1950_____________________________________________________________ 139W o r k Sto ppa g e s______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 140

T able E -2 : E xtent o f w ork stoppages, 1881-1950_______________________________________________________________ 142T able E -3 : W ork stoppages in selected industry groups, 1937-50__________________________________________ 144Table E -4 : W ork stoppages b y m ajor issues involved, 1935-50____________________________________________ 146T able E -5 : W ork stoppages b y duration, 1935-50___________________________________________________________ 147T able E -6 : W ork stoppages b y State, 1938-50______________________________________________________________ 148T able E -7 : W ork stoppages in 30 cities, selected periods, 1939-50_________________________________________ 153Table E -8 : W ork stoppages b y m ajor union affiliation, 1935-50___________________________________________ 155Table E -9 : W ork stoppages involving 10,000 or m ore workers, 1935-50___________________________________ 156

F e d e r a l M ed iatio n and C o n ciliatio n Service C a se s_____________________________________________________________ 163Table E -1 0 : Cases closed b y the Federal M ediation and Conciliation Service, b y degree o f participation

and basis for closing, fiscal years 1947-48 through 1949-50_______________________________________________ 163C o n ciliatio n Se rvice C a se s______________________________________________________________________________________ 164

Table E - l l : Cases closed b y the U nited States Conciliation Service, fiscal years 1940-41 through 1946-47- 164N a tio n al L a bo r R e latio n s B oard C a se s______________________________________________________________________ 165

Table E - l 2: D isposition o f cases b y the National L abor R elations Board, fiscal years 1935-36 through1949-50_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 165

Section F : Output per m an-hour and unit m an-hour requirem ents_____________________________________________ 166Table F - l : Indexes of output per m an-hour (output per worker in agriculture) and unit man-hours,

in m anufacturing and selected nonm anufacturing industries and agriculture, selected years, 1 9 0 9 -5 0 .. 168Table F -2 : Indexes o f output per m an-hour and unit m an-hours in selected m anufacturing industries,

1919-50_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 169Table F -3 : Indexes o f output per m an-hour and unit m an-hours in selected m ining industries, 1935-50- 172Table F -4 : Indexes of output per worker in agriculture, tota l and 11 farm ing areas, 1935-50__________ 173Table F -5 : Indexes of output per m an-hour, total, direct, and indirect m an-hours per unit o f output

for 16 selected m anufacturing industries, 1939-50_______________________________ 174

L IS T OF TA B L E S V


PageSection G : W ork in ju ries___________________________________________________________________________________________ 175

T ab le G1: E stim ated num ber o f disabling w ork injuries and resulting tim e lost, 1937-50______________ 177T ab le G -2 : E stim ated num ber o f disabling w ork injuries (m ajor m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing

industry groups), b y extent o f disability, 1939-50_________________________________________________________ 178T able G3: W ork -in jury frequency rates and indexes o f w ork-in jury frequency rates (m anufacturing), b y

extent o f disability, 1926-49_________________________________________________________________________________ 179T able G -4 : W ork-in jury frequency rates for selected m anufacturing and nonm anufacturing industries,

1944r-49________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 180Section H : Building and construction______________________________________________________________________________ 181C o n stru ction E x p e n d it u r e s ______________________________________________________________________________________ 181

T able H - l : Expenditures for new construction, 1915-50______________________________________________ 183T able H -2 : Expenditures for new public construction, b y source o f funds, 1915-50_________________ 191

L a b o r R eq u ir e m e n ts fo r N e w C o n stru ctio n__________________________________________________________________ 192T able H -3 : E stim ated num ber o f workers required to put in place the current volum e o f new construc

tion, 1939-50__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 193V a l u e of F e d e r a l C o n str u c tio n _________________________________________________________________________________ 194

T able H -4 : Value o f Federal contract awards for new construction, b y type o f project, 1935-50_______ 195T able H 5: Value o f Federal contract awards for new construction, b y type o f project, and b y State,

1943-50_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 196U r b a n B u il d in g _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 200

T able H -6 : U rban building authorized, b y ownership and b y class o f construction, 194250_______ 201T able H -7 : U rban building authorized, b y ownership, b y class o f construction, and b y State, selected

years, 1942-50_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 202T able H -8 : N ew urban dwelling units authorized, b y private or public ownership, ty p e of structure,

and b y State, selected years, 1940-50_______________________________________________________________________ 206Section I : H ousing and ren ts_______________________________________________________________________________________ 209N a t io n a l H ou sin g V o lu m e_______________________________________________________________________________________ 209

T a b le I1: N um ber o f new perm anent nonfarm dwelling units started, 1920-50____________________ 211T a b le 1 -2 : N um ber o f new perm anent nonfarm dwelling units started, com pleted, and under construc

tion , 1946 and 1947___________________________________________________________________________________________ 213T a b le 1 -3 : N um ber o f new public tem porary and dem ountable dwelling units started, 1941-50________ 213

A r e a H o u sin g St a r t e d ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 214T a b le 1 -4 : N um ber o f new perm anent dwelling units started in 15 m etropolitan areas, 1946-50_______ 215T a b le 15: Characteristics o f new 1-fam ily houses started in 15 m etropolitan areas, J u ly -D ecem ber

1949____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 218D w e l l in g U n its b y T ype of O ccu pan cy_______________________________________________________________________ 219

T able 1 -6 : D istribution o f dwelling units b y type o f occu pan cy for 34 large cities, D ecem ber 1949-February 1950________________________________________________________________________________________________ 219

R en ta ls and F u el C osts_________________________________________________________________________________________ 220T a b le 1 -7 : Indexes o f rents and fuel costs, 1939-50_________________________________________________________ 220T ab le 1 -8 : A verage m onth ly con tract rent for tenant-occupied residential dwellings w ith kitchen facil

ities, in 34 large cities, D ecem ber 1949-February 1950___________________________________________________ 221Section J : Social security and related program s__________________________________________________________________ 222

T ab le J -l: Selected data on social security and related program s, 1937-49________________________________ 224Section K : C onsum ers cooperatives_______________________________________________________________________________ 225

T able K -l: Estim ates o f num ber o f cooperative associations, m em bership, and business, b y ty p e ofassociation, selected periods, 1929-50_______________________________________________________________________ 226

Section L: Production , in com e, and expenditures_________________________________________________________________ 228I n d u str ia l P ro d u c tio n ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 228

T a b le L - l : Index of industrial production , 1919-50_________________________________________________________ 229N a t io n a l I ncome and E x p e n d it u r e s___________________________________________________________________________ 230

T able L -2 : Gross national product or expenditure, 1929-50________________________________________________ 231T able L -3 : N ational incom e b y distributive shares, 1929-50_______________________________________________ 232T ab le L -4 : Personal incom e and disposition o f incom e, 1929-50___________________________________________ 233T able L -5 : Retail sales, 1929-50_____________________________________________________________________________ 234T able L -6 : Corporote income before and after Federal and State incom e and excess profits taxes, 1929-50 - 235T able L -7 : W ages and salaries, b y industry, 1929-50_______________________________________________________ 236

A v e r a g e I n com e-T a x P a ym en ts b y I n com e___________________________________________________________________ 237T able L -8 : Average Federal incom e-tax paym ents o f fam ilies consisting o f husband, wife, and 2 children,

by size o f incom e, 1939-50_________________________________________________________________- ________________ 237

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Section L: Production, income, and expendituresContinued PageD istr ib u tio n of U rb a n F am ilies b y I n com e______________________________________________________ 238

Table L-9: D istribution of urban families of two or more persons, by annual money income, selected periods, 1935-49------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 239

Sources of Supplementary Figures

The following listing by table gives the sources from which users can keep their Handbook statistics current. An addendum to the list indicates a number of special Bureau publications which incorporate full historical detail on current series beyond that shown in the present volume. This historical material includes a few early figures for series not fully covered in the 1950 Handbook (such as work stoppages in selected industry groups) and detail by individual industry, city, and commodity which are largely of interest to specialized groups and which could not be incorporated in a Handbook of manageable length.

Much of the current monthly and annual information on series covered by the Handbook appears first in press releases and processed reports, obtainable from the Bureau of Labor Statistics free, on request. It is printed later in the Monthly Labor Review and in Bureau bulletins that are sold by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Non-Bureau series here drawn upon can be obtained from the appropriate Federal agencies in much the same manner.

Handbooktable Source of later statistics


A -l

A-2.

A-3

A-4.

A-5

A-6.

A -7 '

A-8.

A-9

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Press releases; Employment and Payrolls, Detailed Report; and M onthly Labor Review, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Employment and Payrolls, Detailed Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Press releases; Employment and Payrolls, Detailed Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.


BLS: Employment and Payrolls, Detailed Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics (both quarterly).


BLS: Press releases; Employment and Payrolls, Detailed Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.



A-10.

A -ll .

A-12.

A-13.

A-14.

A-15.

B -l_.

R-2_.

B-3_.

C - l - .

C-2_.

Figures withdrawn beginning with July 1950, for security reasons.

Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S.D epartm ent of Agriculture.

Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S.D epartm ent of Agriculture.

Bureau of the Census, U. S. Departm ent of Commerce; MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: MLR, Current Labor Statistics; Bureau of Employment Security, U. S. D epartm ent of Labor.

Bureau of Employment Security, U. S.D epartm ent of Labor.

BLS: Press releases; Labor Turn-over Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Press releases; Labor Turn-over Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Labor Turn-over Report (quarterly);and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Press releases; Hours and Earnings Industry Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Hours and Earnings Industry Report.

SOURCES OF SUPPLEMENTARY FIGURES VII



C-3 BLS: Hours and Earnings Industry Report; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

C-40 -5C-60 -7 Interstate Commerce Commission.0 - 8. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S.

D epartm ent of Agriculture.C-9_. C-10. 0 - 11.

BLS: Press releases.BLS: Press releases.BLS: Periodic bulletins; and MLR ar

ticles.0 - 12. C-13. D1_

D2_

D-3_.

D-4_.

D-5_.

BLS: Bulletins.BLS: Bulletins.BLS: Press releases; and MLR, Current

Labor Statistics.BLS: Press releases; and MLR, Current




Labor Statistics.D-6.D-7.D-8.E - lE -2

E -3 E -4 E5 E -6 E -7 E8 E -9

BLS: Press releases; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Annual bulletins.BLS: Annual bulletins.BLS: Annual bulletins.BLS: Annual bulletins.BLS: Annual bulletins.BLS: Annual bulletins.BLS: Annual bulletins.

E10.

E11. E-12. F -l_ . F-2__ F-3_.

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

National Labor Relations Board. BLS: Releases.BLS: Releases.BLS: Releases.

HandbooktaLle Source of later statistics

F -4 ______ BLS: Releases.F -5 ______ BLS: Releases.G1______ BLS: Annual bulletins; and Press releases.

BLS: Annual bulletins; and Press releases.G -2_____G -3______ BLS: Annual bulletins.G -4_____ BLS: Annual bulletins.H - l______ BLS: Press releases; Construction; and

H -2 ______MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Construction.H -3 ______ BLS: Construction.H -4 ______ BLS: Construction; and MLR, Current

Labor Statistics.BLS: Construction.H -5 ______

H -6 ______ BLS: Press releases; Construction; and MLR, Current Labor Statistics.

BLS: Construction; and MLR, CurrentH -7 ______

H - 8 _____Labor Statistics.

BLS: Construction.1-1_______ BLS: Press releases; Construction; and

MLR, Current Labor Statistics.1 - 2 ____1-3_______ BLS: Construction.1-4 _ ___ BLS: Press releases; and Construction.1-5 BLS: Press releases; and Construction.1-6 _1 - 7 ______ BLS: Press releases.1 - 8 ______J - l ______ Federal Security Agency.

BLS: Annual bulletin; and M LR articles.

Board of Governors of the Federal Re

K - l______

L - l______

Lr-2______serve System.

Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, U. S. D epartm ent of Commerce.




Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, U. S. Departm ent of Commerce.


L -3______

L4______

L -5______

L -6_____

L -7______

L -8______L -9______ Bureau of the Census, U. S. D epartm ent

of Commerce. 1

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ADDENDUMEM PLO YM EN T

BLS: Summary sheets by industry (available on request).LABOR TURN-OVER

BLS: Summary sheets for anthracite and bituminous coal and telephone and telegraph industries (available on request).

EARN IN GS , HOURS, A N D WAGE RATESBLS: Summary sheets for selected industries and groups (available on

request).BLS: Bulletins and pamphlets, by industry, occupation, and community.

PRICES A N D COST OF LIV IN GBLS: Bull. No. 367, Wholesale Prices, 1890-1926 (out of print but

available in libraries) and later bulletins in the same field; Bull. No. 635, Retail Prices of Food, 1923-36 (out of print but available in libraries) and later bulletins in the same field; and Bull. No. 966, Consumers Prices in the United States, 1942-48.

IN D U STR IA L RELATIONSBLS: Bull. No. 651, Strikes in the United States, 1880-1936 (out of

print but available in libraries) and later bulletins in the same field.BU ILDIN G AN D CONSTRUCTION

BLS: Construction (processed pamphlet), forthcoming Supplement.

ADDENDUM IX


Handbook of Labor Statistics 1950 Edition

IntroductionThe increased use of the fact-finding method,

particularly in the expanding field of labor- management relations, makes a Handbook of Labor Statistics the most important over-all reference document for such a practice. The term labor statistics, though broadly conceived in this volume, is limited to Bureau of Labor Statistics series and to the relevant series of other Federal agencies.

This issue of the Handbook replaces the 1947 edition. Because of large-scale revision of several Bureau series between 1948 and 1950 the original plan' to issue insert sheets containing later data was abandoned. The loose leaf form used in the 1947 book is again employed, however, making possible the issuance of insert sheets for later data, new series, and, if occasion arises, corrections and revisions. To assist those users of the Handbook who wish to add later figures to the printed tables on a month-to-month or annual basis, a list of sources is supplied on pages v i i and v i i i .

In general the new Handbook follows the same numbering and section-titling system as the old one. A few series have been dropped,

chiefly those which have been discontinued. Several new series have been added, and in general the contents are more comprehensive in the new edition. Where practicable, each series is shown from the earliest date for which there is continuous comparability. In some instances early figures appear only in footnotes to a table. The source list on pages vn to ix, however, furnishes references from which data omitted because of lack of space, incompleteness, or inconsistency can be obtained.

Each section of the Handbook contains a description of the methods used in the compilation of each statistical series comprising the section. By design these descriptions are brief and generally nontechnical. Users who prefer more detailed technical explanations of the Bureau series in the Handbook are referred to Bulletin 993, Techniques of Preparing Major BLS Statistical Series, wherein brief histories of the different measures are given in addition to discussions of the scope, source, methods of collection and calculation, and limitations of the figures.

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Section A: Employment, Unemployment,and Payrolls

A large segment of the continuous statistical reporting carried on by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is devoted to the compilation of monthly measures of nonagricultural employment. The basic records from which the employment measures are derived also provide payroll information which is utilized in determining payroll trends; and, in conjunction with employment and hours information, in computing average weekly and hourly earnings.

The Bureau relies heavily on material collected by State and Federal agencies to develop the employment information which is reproduced in the current edition of the Handbook. This volume also contains several regularly issued employment and related series of other public agencies. Hired farm employment and payroll statistics are those of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United States Department of Agriculture. The labor force figures here presented, including employment and unemployment information, are the product of the Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Commerce. Series covering continued unemployment claims and nonagricultural placements are from the Bureau of Employment Security, United States Department of Labor.

Nonagricultural EmploymentBureau series on employment in nonagricul

tural establishments provide a detailed and comprehensive body of information on industrial activity for the country as a whole and, on a more limited basis, for States and important localities. They cover broad industry divi

sions as well as detailed manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Data are also compiled on the total number of women employees in manufacturing industries. Information is also given on the total number of production workers in manufacturing and mining industries. For manufacturing industries as a whole, indexes of the employment and payrolls of production workers are provided. Members of the Armed Forces are excluded from the nonagricultural employment totals. Until recently they were totaled in a separate series.1

Estimates of the number of employees in nonagricultural establishments are given in table A -l , by industry division for 1919-50.

For private nonagricultural industries, the employment information covers all full- and part-time employees who were on the payroll, i. e., who worked during, or received pay for, the pay period ending nearest the fifteenth of the month. For Federal establishments, the employment is that in the pay period ending prior to the first of the month; and for State and local government employments, the pay period on or just before the last of the month. Agricultural workers, proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family workers, casual workers, and personnel of the Armed Forces are excluded from the nonagricultural employment series.

Essentially, the Bureaus employment measure is a count of persons on the payrolls of nonfarm establishments during one pay period. For most establishment reports, the payroll

1 Beginning with July 1950, figures on the size of the Armed Forces became restricted information.

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period covers 1 week in each month, generally the week ending nearest the fifteenth of the month. Such a payroll count includes persons who worked during, or received pay for, any part of the reporting period. The employment series, therefore, reflect turn-over of personnel: The same person may appear on two separate establishment payrolls in the same period. Thus, the employment information is neither a measure of the number of full-time jobs that were available, nor an unduplicated count of paid workers. Owing to the nature of the reporting period, the data do not refer to employment throughout the month, nor to employment at any one point of time in the month.

Since the guiding principle of the Bureau's employment concept is that of work during, or receipt of payment for, a given period, special handling is required if persons have jobs but are not at work for various reasons. Thus, persons on paid vacations or paid sick leave are counted as employed, but those on leave without pay during the reporting period are excluded. Work stoppages in effect throughout the reporting period result in the exclusion from employment of those so engaged; however, the employment level is not affected if persons involved in work stoppages worked or received pay in any part of the pay period covered. Similarly, persons who are laid off or who leave temporarily are excluded from the employment count, if such personnel actions cover the entire reporting period and no payment is made.

In addition, the Bureau uses data collected on railroad employment by the Interstate Commerce Commission, on Federal civilian employment by the United States Civil Service Commission, and on State and local government employment by the Bureau of the Census.

Schedules in the sample are classified by industry, according to the major product or activity during the preceding calendar year as determined from sales volume. For each industry the employment reported by identical establishments in two consecutive months is totaled, and the percent of change is computed. The percent of change is then applied to the employment level for that industry in the earlier of the two consecutive months; the result is the employment level in the current month. Figures on employment so obtained

for each industry are added to obtain group and grand totals.

Thus, a complete count of employment is required at the start and at occasional intervals thereafter. When a new complete count becomes available, data prepared for the period since the previous complete count are revised, if necessary, to make a continuous series between the two points.

Beginning with 1939, the complete counts (usually referred to as bench marks) to which the monthly employment series are adjusted have been, for the most part, employer-contribution reports to the unemployment-insurance and old-age and survivors-insurance agencies. Before 1939, various censuses were used, such as the Census of Manufactures, Census of Business, and Census of Mineral Industries.

The definitions and groupings of industries used in presenting Bureau employment figures are from the Standard Industrial Classification (SICprepared in 1945 by the Bureau of the Budget) for manufacturing industries, and the Industrial Classification Code (prepared in 1942 by the Social Security Board) for nonmanufacturing industries.

The employment estimates are not directly comparable with those obtained from population or household surveys, such as the Bureau of the Census publishes in the Monthly Report on the Labor Force (MRLF). Reasons for the differences follow: (1) Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and unpaid family workers are excluded from the Bureau but not from the MRLF series; (2) the Bureau series covers all full- and part-time employees who worked during, or received pay for, the specified pay period of the month, whereas the MRLF series includes all persons with a job, whether or not they were at work and whether or not they were paid during the calendar week covered; (3) persons who worked in more than one establishment during the reporting period are counted more than once in the Bureau but not in the MRLF series; and (4) Bureau figures refer to the payroll period nearest the fifteenth of the month, whereas the Census data refer to the calendar week containing the eighth day of the month.

Bureau statistics are designed to show the distribution of employment in comprehensive

A : EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND PAYROLLS 3


industrial detail, whereas the MRLF series are designed to show over-all totals on employment, unemployment, and labor force status.

In cooperation with State agencies,2 the Bureau prepares employment data for total nonagricultural employment for States and selected areas. The information is tabulated by industry division and for individual manu-

2 State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the preparation of employment data (manufacturing or manufacturing and nonmanufacturing) shown in table A-2 are as follows:

AlabamaDepartment of Industrial Relations, Montgomery 5; ArizonaUnemployment Compensation Division, Employment Security Commission, Phoenix; ArkansasEmployment Security Division, Department of Labor, Little Rock; CaliforniaDivision of Labor Statistics and Research, Department of Industrial Relations, San Francisco 1; ColoradoDepartment of Employment Security, Denver 2; Connecticut, Employment Security Division, Department of Labor, Hartford 5; UnawareFederal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1, Pennsylvania; District of ColumbiaU. S. Employment Service for D . C., Washington 25; Florida Unemployment Compensation Division, Industrial Commission, Tallahassee; GeorgiaEmployment Security Agency, Department of Labor, Atlanta 3; IdahoEmployment Security Agency, Boise; IllinoisDivision of Placement and Unemployment Compensation, Department of Labor, Chicago 54; IndianaEmployment Security Division, Indianapolis 9; IowaEmployment Security Commission, Des Moines 8; KansasEmployment Security Division, State Labor Department, Topeka; KentuckyBureau of Employment Security, Department of Economic Security, Frankfort; Louisiana Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Baton Rouge 4; MaineEmployment Security Commission, Augusta; MarylandDepartment of Employment Security, Baltimore 1; MassachusettsDivision of Statistics, Department of Labor and Industries, Boston 10; Michigan Employment Security Commission, Detroit 2; MinnesotaDivision of Employment and Security, St. Paul 1; Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Jackson; MissouriDivision of

facturing and nonmanufacturing industries that are important in the economy of the State. In table A-2, employment in nonagricultural establishments is shown for those States for which totals are available by industry division for 1947-50. Greater industry detail is available upon request to the various cooperating State agencies.

Employment Security, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Jefferson City; MontanaUnemployment Compensation Commission, Helena; Nebraska Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Lincoln 1; NevadaEmployment Security Department, Carson City; New HampshireDivision of Employment Security, Department of Labor, Concord; New JerseyDepartment of Labor and Industry, Trenton 8; New Mexico Employment Security Commission, Albuquerque; New YorkBureau of Research and Statistics, Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance, New York Department of Labor, 1440 Broadway, New York 18; North CarolinaDepartment of Labor, Raleigh; North DakotaUnemployment Compensation D iv ision, Bismarck; OhioBureau of Unemployment Compensation, Columbus 16; OklahomaEmployment Security Commission, Oklahoma City 2; OregonUnemployment Compensation Commission, Salem; PennsylvaniaFederal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1 (mfg.); Bureau of Research and Information, Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg (nonmfg.); Rhode IslandDepartment of Labor, Providence 2; South CarolinaEmployment Security Commission, Columbia 1; South DakotaEmployment Security Department, Aberdeen; TennesseeDepartment of Employment Security, Nashville 3; TexasEmployment Commission, Austin 19; UtahDepartment of Employment Security, Industrial Commission, Salt Lake C ity 13; VermontUnemployment Compensation Commission, Montpelier; VirginiaDepartment of Labor and Industry, Richmond, 19; WashingtonEmployment Security Department, Olympia; West Virginia Department of Employment Security, Charleston 5; WisconsinIndustrial Commission, Madison 3; and WyomingEmployment Security Commission, Casper.

4 HANDBOOK OF LABOR STATISTICS: 1950


T a b l e A - l . Number of employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division, 1 9 1 9 -5 0 1

[In thousands]

Period Total MiningContract construc

tion 2Manufac

turingTransportation and

public utilities

Trade Finance Service Government

1919______ _______ ____ ......... 26,829 1,124 1,021 10,534 3,711 4,664 1,050 2,054 2,6711920............................. -.................... 27,088 1,230 848 10,534 3,998 4,623 1,110 2,142 2,6031921....................................... ........... 24,125 953 1,012 8,132 3,459 4, 754 1,097 2,187 2,5311922.............................................. 25, 569 920 1,185 8,986 3,505 5,084 1,079 2, 268 2,5421923___ _______ _____ ________ 28,128 1,203 1,229 10,155 3,882 5,494 1,123 2,431 2,6111924_________________________ 27, 770 1,092 1,321 9, 523 3,806 5,626 1,163 2,516 2,7231925___ ______________________ 28, 505 1,080 1,446 9,786 3, 824 5,810 1,166 2,591 2,8021926__________ ___ ___________ 29, 539 1,176 1, 555 9,997 3,940 6,033 1,235 2, 755 2,8481927_________________________ 29, 691 1,105 1,608 9,839 3,891 6,165 1, 295 2,871 2,9171928_________________________ 29, 710 1, 041 1,606 9, 786 3,822 6,137 1,360 2,962 2,9961929____________ ____________ 31,041 1,078 1,497 10, 534 3,907 6,401 1,431 3,127 3,0661930_________________________ 29,143 1,000 1,372 9,401 3, 675 6,064 1,398 3,084 3,1491931_______ __________________ 26, 383 864 1,214 8,021 3,243 5,531 1,333 2,913 3,2641932___ ____ ____ ____________ 23,377 722 970 6,797 2,804 4, 907 1,270 2,682 3,2251933_________________________ 23,466 735 809 7,258 2, 659 4,999 1,225 2, 614 3,1671934_________________________ 25, 699 874 862 8,346 2, 736 5, 552 1,247 2, 784 3,2981935 .............................. ................. 26, 792 888 912 8, 907 2, 771 5,692 1,262 2,883 3,4771936_______ ____ _____________ 28,802 987 1,145 9,653 2, 956 6,076 1,313 3,060 3,6621937_________________________ 30, 718 1,006 1,112 10,606 3,114 6, 543 1,355 3,233 3,7491938_________________ ____ _ 28,902 882 1,055 9,253 2,840 6,453 1,347 3,196 3,8761939.......... ................................. ........ 30,287 845 1,150 10,078 2,912 6,612 1,382 3,321 3,9871940_________________________ 32,031 916 1,294 10, 780 3,013 6,940 1,419 3,477 4,1921941_________________ _______ 36,164 947 1, 790 12, 974 3, 248 7,416 1,462 3,705 4,6221942___________ _____________ 39,697 983 2,170 15,051 3,433 7,333 1,440 3,857 5,4311943______________ ________ 42,042 917 1,567 17, 381 3, 619 7,189 1,401 3, 919 6,0491944_________ ____ ___________ 41, 480 883 1,094 17,111 3, 798 7,260 1,374 3,934 6,0261945------------ ---------- --------------- 40,069 826 1,132 15. 302 3,872 7,522 1,394 4,055 5, 9671946-------------------- ------------------ 41,412 852 1,661 14,461 4,023 8,602 1,586 4,621 5,6071947................ ................................... 43,371 943 1,982 15, 247 4,122 9,196 1,641 4,786 5,4541948------- ---------------- ---------- 44, 201 981 2,165 15,286 4,151 9,491 1,716 4, 799 5,6131949_______ ______ ----------------- 43,006 932 2,156 14,146 3, 977 9,438 1,763 4,782 5,8111950_________ ___ ___________ 44,124 904 2,318 14,884 4,010 9,524 1,812 4,761 5,9101948: January....... ............................ 43,639 974 1,929 15,406 4,094 9,325 1, 674 4,746 5,491

February........ ........................ 43,350 966 1,792 15,345 4,113 9,239 1,683 4,728 5,484March__________________ 43, 632 980 1,877 15,369 4,117 9,312 1,696 4,742 5,539April__________ ___ ____ 43,352 870 2,019 15,028 4,054 9,301 1,708 4, 789 5,583May.......... ......................... . 43, 704 989 2,153 14,947 4,127 9,340 1, 717 4,816 5,615June................................ ........ 44,119 1,005 2,289 15,107 4,181 9,389 1,736 4,848 5,564July........................................ 44,164 974 2,348 15,155 4, 212 9,363 1,742 4,866 5,504August__________________ 44,494 1,006 2,384 15,400 4, 213 9,366 1,742 4,850 5,533September................................ 44,946 1,007 2,369 15,617 4,189 9, 522 1,725 4,849 5,668October.................................... 44, 915 1,000 2,334 15,514 4,188 9,654 1,720 4,811 5,694November_______________ 44,815 999 2,287 15,368 4,166 9,807 1,721 4,782 5, 685December..... ......... ................. 45,282 1,002 2,200 15,174 4,158 10,273 1,724 4,757 5,994

1949: January....... ....... ................... 43,449 991 2,016 14, 782 4,054 9,388 1,731 4,723 5,764February........ ...... ........... ........ 43,061 986 1,926 14, 649 4,024 9,292 1, 735 4, 712 5,737March___________________ 42,918 981 1,947 14,475 3,975 9,310 1,749 4,720 5,761April____________________ 42,966 984 2,036 14,177 3,991 9,478 1, 757 4, 768 5,775May____________________ 42, 731 974 2,137 13,877 4,021 9, 342 1,763 4, 804 5,813June............... ............. ........... 42,835 968 2,205 13,884 4,031 9,336 1,774 4,834 5,803July____________________ 42,573 943 2,277 13, 757 4,007 9,220 1,780 4,851 5, 738August_______ ____ ______ 42,994 956 2,340 14,114 3,992 9,213 1, 780 4,836 5, 763September_______________ 43,466 948 2,341 14,312 3, 959 9,409 1, 771 4,833 5,893October_________________ 42,601 593 2,313 13,892 3,871 9, 505 1, 767 4, 794 5, 866November_______________ 42,784 917 2,244 13,807 3,892 9,607 1, 766 4, 768 5,783December................................ 43, 694 940 2,088 14,031 3,930 10,156 1, 770 4,738 6,041

1950: January....... ......... ............ ...... 42,125 861 1,919 13,980 3,869 9,246 1, 772 4,701 5, 777February.................................. 41,661 595 1,861 13,997 3,841 9,152 1,777 4, 696 5,742March........................... ......... 42,295 938 1,907 14,103 3,873 9,206 1,791 4,708 5,769April.................................. . 42,926 939 2,076 14,162 3, 928 9,346 1,803 4, 757 5,915May_____________ ______ _ 43,311 940 2,245 14,413 3,885 9,326 1,812 4,790 5,900June............ .................... ........ 43,945 946 2,414 14,666 4,023 9,411 1,827 4,826 5,832July___________ _____ ___ 44,096 922 2,532 14, 777 4,062 9,390 1,831 4,841 5,741August..................................... 45,080 950 2,629 15,450 4,120 9,474 1,837 4,827 5, 793September____ ___________ 45, 684 946 2,626 15, 685 4,139 9, 641 1,827 4,816 6,004October____________ ____ 45,898 939 2,631 15,827 4,132 9,752 1,821 4,757 6,039November_______________ 45,873 938 2,571 15, 765 4,123 9,896 1,820 4,723 6,037December___________ ____ 46,595 937 2,403 15, 789 4,125 10,443 1,828 4,694 6,376

i Data include all full- and part-time employees in nonagricultural establishments who worked during, or received pay for, the pay period ending nearest the fifteenth of the month. Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the Armed Forces are excluded. The employment series have been adjusted to bench-mark

levels indicated by social insurance agency data through 1947. From 1939, the automotive repair service industry has been included in the service division; prior to 1939, it is included in trade.

2 For differences between the contract construction employment series and the labor requirements series (table H-3), see pp. 192 and 193.



T a b l e A -2 : Num ber of employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division andState, 1947-50 1

[In thousands]

a 6 -ad aro to CDdf-iCO

a03 CO a bD a bo aB

Period

Tota

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Min

ing

Con

trac

t co

tio

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Man

ufac

turi

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[In thousands]

Table A-2: Number of employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division andState, 1947-50 1Continued

'd 6 dd d d

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Period

c5O

bCd3S

Manufacturing Employment and Payrolls

In tables A-3 and A-4, total employment and production-worker employment are shown on a comparable basis for major industry groups of the manufacturing division from 1939-50 (table A-3) and for individual manufacturing industries from 1947-50 (table A-4). The number of women employees in manufacturing groups and industries appears in table A-5 for 1949 and 1950.

Historical series of production-worker employment and weekly payrolls in all manufacturing industries combined for 1909-50 are given in the form of indexes (1939=100) in table A-6. The table also includes employment levels.

Production and related workers include all nonsupervisory workers through the working foreman level, engaged in production operations, such as fabricating, processing, assembling, inspecting, receiving, storing, handling, packing, shipping, and in related services, such as maintenance, repair, janitorial and watchman services, time- and other record-keeping. Total employment (also referred to as all employees or wage and salary workers ) includes, in addition to production and related workers, as defined above, workers engaged in such activities as executive, purchasing, advertising, selling, delivering, accounting, stenography, and scientific and economic research.



[In thousands]

Table A-3: Number of employees and production workers in major manufacturing industrygroups, 1939-501

PeriodManufactur

ingDurable goods 2

Nondurable goods3

Ordnance

and accessories

Foodand

kindredproducts

Tobaccomanu

facturesTextile-

millproducts

Appareland

otherfinished

textileproducts

Lumberand

woodproducts(except

furniture)

Furnitureand

fixtures

Paperand

alliedproducts

Printing, publishing, and

allied industries

All employees

10,078 4,683 5,394 11.0 1,192 106 1,232 897 4 824 320 56110, 780 5,337 5'443 22.0 1, 207 104 1,212 904 4 865 333 56212, 974 6'945 6' 028 71.0 1,293 106 1,372 1,024 4 1,013 372 57215' 051 8' 804 6, 247 329.0 1, 386 107 1, 375 1,063 4 1, 032 376 55717, 381 llj 077 6, 304 486.0 1, 418 103 1, 326 1,084 4 993 389 54917, 111 10' 858 6', 253 368.0 1,454 96 1, 225 1,058

[In thousands]

Table A-3: Number of employees and production workers in major manufacturing industrygroups, 1939-50 1Continued

PeriodChemicals and

allied products

Products of petro

leum and coal

Rubberproducts

Leatherand

leatherproducts

Stone,clay,andglass

products

Primarymetalindustries

Fabricated metal

products (except

ordnance, machinery and

transportation equipment)

Machinery

(exceptelectri

cal)

Electrical

machinery

Transportationequipment

Instrumentsand

relatedproducts

Miscellaneous

manufacturingindustries

All employees

1939: Average______ 406 151 147 383 349 * 1,394 658 393 645 6 4081940: Average............. 437 159 153 371 366 s 1,588 779 442 834 6 4 4 01941: Average............. 524 169 184 412 430 1,945 1,053 598 1,297 6 5 3 81942: Average............. 615 176 183 410 432 s 2,029 1,365 744 2, 259 6 6141943: Average______ 655 176 226 378 422 * 2,198 1,628 968 3, 666 6 7161944: Average............. 695 189 242 356 395 * 2,135 1,588 1,043 3,682 *6911945: Average........... . 711 201 237 355 389 41,971 1,423 927 2,548 6 6531946: Average............ 675 224 262 405 472 2,001 1,384 826 1,250 6 6961947: Average______ 692 239 270 409 501 1, 231 995 1,535 918 1,263 265 4611948: Average............. 699 250 259 410 514 1,247 976 1,533 869 1,263 260 4661949: Average______ 664 245 234 388 484 1,101 859 1,311 759 1,212 238 4261950: Average______ 686 245 252 394 512 1,220 933 1,352 836 1,273 250 4591949: January............. 700 247 251 396 504 1,257 932 1,481 834 1,267 251 439

February_____ 693 246 246 400 498 1, 245 917 1,458 818 1,245 246 434March............... 691 245 243 399 492 1,229 890 1,431 795 1,248 245 426April.................. 675 246 238 389 484 1,195 867 1,385 770 1,242 242 414May............... 654 246 233 373 482 1,158 843 1,327 746 1,183 238 404June_________ 642 246 230 380 478 1,135 836 1,285 725 1,224 236 403July................... 630 246 224 383 469 1,095 826 1,241 712 1,242 231 384August.............. 636 247 227 397 480 1,092 843 1,229 712 1,224 230 417September____ 654 247 209 395 482 1,097 863 1, 236 734 1,240 233 439October. ____ 665 241 234 390 478 703 829 1,223 753 1,208 235 457November____ 662 245 233 372 477 891 820 1,209 750 1,112 234 455December_____ 660 243 234 382 479 1,112 841 1,229 762 1,112 234 436

1950: January............. 658 242 234 388 469 1,121 846 1,238 762 1,197 233 420February........... 665 242 236 395 475 1,137 851 1,261 772 1,091 232 429March............... 671 241 237 396 478 1,144 863 1, 283 779 1,100 234 433April.................. 675 234 238 379 487 1,171 876 1,307 791 1,122 238 435May.................. 671 236 241 374 501 1,190 894 1,328 800 1, 269 238 434June_________ 670 239 247 382 511 1, 216 923 1,341 810 1,305 243 439July................... 669 241 249 390 512 1,222 929 1,343 817 1.297 242 430August............... 684 254 258 409 532 1,256 972 1,374 853 1,347 252 471September......... 701 251 265 411 532 1,276 996 1,368 872 1,365 265 493October. ............ 720 252 269 406 544 1,289 1,013 1,426 915 1,394 272 510November........ 720 254 272 399 550 1,301 1,017 1,459 929 1,380 277 508December.......... 724 254 272 398 548 1,318 1,018 1,492 936 1,404 280 500

See footnotes at end of table.



Table A-3: Number of employees and production workers in major manufacturing industrygroups, 1939-501Continued

[In thousands]

PeriodChemicals and

allied products

Products of petro

leum and coal

Rubberproducts

Leatherand

leatherproducts

Stone,clay,andglass

products

Primarymetalindustries

Fabricated metal

products (except

ordnance, machinery and

transportation equipment)

Machinery

(exceptelectri

cal)

Electrical

machinery

Transportationequipment

Instrumentsand

relatedproducts

Miscellaneous

manufacturingindustries

Production workers

1939: Average _____ 277 108 118 347 294 81,171 505 287 550 8 325302 114 124 335 309 81,345 613 330 724 a 352381 124 153 376 373 * 1,688 859 465 1,140 e 438

1942* A verage 471 137 152 377 380 8 1,770 1,137 591 1,969 8 5151943: Avergge______ 520 142 193 349 376 8 1, 943 1, 363, 790 3,138 6121944: Average _____ 551 154 204 326 346 8 1,873 1,321 828 3,065 5851945' A verage 555 160 195 323 336 81,694 1,138 699 2,097 6 5401946: Average______ 517 173 214 370 413 81,707 1,075 623 1,008 8 5731947: Average---------- 523 184 220 372 438 1,073 837 1,217 706 1,038 207 3941948: Average______ 520 192 209 368 448 1,083 812 1,203 656 1,031 200 3941949: Average______ 485 188 186 347 416 940 701 1,001 552 987 177 3541950: Average............. 496 185 203 355 441 1,053 776 1,040 636 1,044 186 3851949: January............ 519 187 201 354 436 1,090 767 1,155 623 1,038 190 366

February_____ 513 188 197 359 429 1,077 752 1,133 607 1,021 185 363March............... 511 187 194 358 423 1,062 729 1,108 585 1,017 183 354April............. . 495 188 190 348 416 1,028 706 1.066 560 1,012 181 343May.................. 476 188 185 332 414 991 683 1,014 538 955 177 333June_________ 464 189 181 339 409 971 679 977 518 995 176 333July............... 453 189 177 342 400 934 671 939 505 1,014 170 313August............ 458 190 180 356 412 932 688 927 507 998 169 347September........ 478 189 167 354 414 938 708 935 531 1,017 172 366October______ 488 185 187 349 411 559 677 922 548 986 174 383November......... 485 188 186 332 411 743 666 908 546 898 174 381December......... 484 185 187 343 412 955 688 929 559 896 173 361

1950: January............. 480 184 187 348 403 963 693 937 561 978 172 345February....... 485 183 188 357 408 978 698 960 573 872 171 356March............... 487 182 189 357 410 982 709 981 580 879 172 361April..... ............ 490 176 191 341 419 1,007 722 1,003 595 899 174 363May....... .......... 485 177 194 335 432 1,026 742 1,022 606 1,045 176 362June___ ___ 482 181 199 343 441 1,050 769 1,033 615 1,078 180 367July.................. 479 182 200 351 440 1,054 773 1,032 620 1,070 178 358August............... 491 193 208 370 459 1,086 814 1,060 655 1,118 187 399September......... 506 189 215 372 458 1,105 837 1,050 673 1,134 199 418October............ 523 190 219 367 471 1,117 850 1,104 710 1,157 205 436November......... 521 191 222 360 477 1,126 850 1,133 721 1,139 209 432December.......... 524 191 222 359 474 1,142 852 1,163 724 1,160 211 424

1 Data are based upon reports submitted by cooperating establishments and cover all full- and part-time employees who worked during, or received pay for, the pay period ending nearest the fifteenth of the month. These employment series have been adjusted to bench-mark levels indicated by social insurance agency data through 1947. Data for years prior to 1947 (which were previously based on the Social Security Board Industrial Classification code) have been revised and made consistent with data starting January 1947 which are based on the Standard Industrial Classification system.

2 Includes ordnance and accessories; lumber and wood products (except furniture); furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary metal industries; fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery,

and transportation equipment); machinery (except electrical); electrical machinery; transportation equipment; instruments and related products and miscellaneous manufacturing industries.

3 Includes 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; and leather and leather products.

4 Includes furniture and fixtures data through 1946.8 Includes fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and

transportation equipment) data through 1946. Includes instruments and related products data through 1946.



[In thousands]

Table A-4: Number of employees and production workers in manufacturing industries, by industry group and industry,11947-50

Period

Total:Ord

nanceand

accessories

Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures

Total:Foodandkindredproducts

Meatproducts

Dairyproducts

Canningandpreserving

Grain-mill

products

Bakery

products

Sugar

Con-fec-tion-eryand

relatedproducts

Beverages

Miscellaneousfoodproducts

Total:To

baccomanufactures

Cigarettes Cigars

Tobaccoandsnuff

Tobaccostemmingand

redrying

All employees

1947: Average.................. - 26.6 1,532 275.4 148.0 223.5 116.9 274.9 38.4 98.5 211.9 144.1 104 26.2 49.4 14.8 13.01948: Average___________ 28.1 1,536 271.2 147.7 220.0 117.7 282.9 34.5 100.2 218.6 141.3 100 26.6 48.3 13.7 11.21949: Average............ ......... 24.8 1, 523 288.6 146.2 207.1 120.6 281.7 32.7 96.9 211.4 137.6 94 26.6 44.5 13.0 10.11950: Average__________ 24.7 1,542 295.6 144.5 202.9 123.9 285.9 34.5 99.5 216.3 138.5 88 25.9 41.2 12.3 8.81949: January. __________ 28.2 1,439 298.8 134.0 143.7 118.8 279.8 28.8 100.5 200.8 133.9 96 26.2 45.3 13.7 11.2

February_________ 28.0 1,414 289.4 136.7 133.0 118.9 278.6 27.4 96.3 199.6 134.2 95 25.8 45.5 13.3 10.0March...__________ 27.9 1, 406 282.6 141.4 134.6 117.8 271.7 27.1 92.9 205.6 132.5 92 25.8 45.4 13.1 7.8April___ ________ 27.3 1,410 274.8 146.3 150.1 116.4 273.9 26.9 91.5 194.0 136.2 90 26.3 42.9 12.8 7.5May______ ___ ___ 26.1 1,436 277.5 153.9 156.4 118.7 276.1 26.7 87.1 204.4 135.5 90 26.8 43.3 12.6 6.9June_____________ 25.3 1,501 282.7 161.6 194.5 119.4 282.3 26.8 84.9 210.5 138.5 91 26.9 44.4 13.0 6.7July--------------------- 23.8 1,585 284.7 162.3 247.3 121.8 281.9 27.8 83.7 235.7 140.0 89 27.0 42.9 12.5 6.7August___________ 22.6 1,718 285.9 156.5 369.8 122.5 288.0 29.9 92.5 232.6 140.2 98 26.9 44.3 13.1 14.1September .......... - 22.7 1,703 287.7 149.9 351.0 123.6 289.7 30.7 105.6 222.4 142.5 101 27.0 45.2 13.1 16.0October.. ________ 22.6 1,631 292.8 142.2 258.2 125.4 292.4 48.0 113.6 215.0 142.9 99 26.9 45.7 13.1 12.9November____ ____ 21.8 1,539 298.3 136.3 185.2 122.9 286.0 49.3 109.4 211.3 139.9 96 26.9 45.5 12.9 10.2December________ 21.6 1,491 307.6 133.7 161.2 120.9 280.0 42.5 104.7 205.4 135.4 94 26.8 43.2 12.9 10.7

1950: January___________ 21.3 1,432 301.3 132.4 141.0 119.8 277.3 28.9 99.5 199.2 132.3 92 26.3 42.4 12.8 10.8February .......... . 21.8 1,409 288.7 134.1 133.6 119.3 277.9 26.9 96.7 198.2 133.2 88 25.5 42.3 12.7 7.4March____________ 22.4 1,420 285.3 136.6 133.9 120.1 282.4 27.1 94.5 205.1 135.3 85 25.4 40.9 12.6 5.9April.......................... 22.8 1,432 282.7 141.4 144.9 120.2 284.6 27.0 90.6 206.0 134.1 83 25.5 39.3 12.4 5.5M ay.......................... 23.2 1, 461 286.3 148.7 152.3 121.2 286.7 28.9 88.6 212.8 135.5 83 25.5 39.7 12.1 5.7June-------------------- 23.7 1,519 292.6 156.5 177.0 124.3 283.7 29.4 90.4 224.8 140.4 82 25.4 39.5 12.0 5.1July______________ 23.7 1,617 295.8 158.7 250.4 125.9 289.3 30.6 90.0 234.2 141.8 82 26.1 38.9 11.8 5.4August ....... ............ 25.0 1, 718 296.6 156.4 329.1 128.6 287.7 33.5 102.1 240.1 144.3 89 25.6 40.7 12.1 11.5September_______ _ 26.6 1, 739 295.7 149.6 353.1 129.4 290.4 34.5 110.5 230.0 145.4 96 27.1 41.7 12.5 15.2October______ _____ 27.7 1,643 300.8 142.8 253.2 128.4 292.2 50.7 114.2 217.7 142.7 96 26.2 43.0 12.4 14.0November.................. 29.0 1, 576 305.7 139.6 197.4 125.2 290.9 51.8 110.2 215.4 139.8 91 26.3 43.3 12.1 9.3December................... 29.7 1,534 315.2 137.1 168.5 124.6 288.1 44.8 106.1 212.1 137.7 90 26.1 42.3 12.0 9.4

Production workers

1947: Average.................... - 22.5 1,216 223.9 115.2 198.2 94.1 194.0 33.9 84.0 161.1 111.3 96 23.8 47.2 13.0 12.11948: Average.--------------- 23.9 1,197 215.8 111.0 195.3 93.6 195.5 30.0 85.9 161.4 108.1 93 24.3 46.2 12.2 10.21949: Average___________ 20.2 1,172 231.3 107.9 180.8 95.3 191.2 28.5 83.0 150.6 103.8 87 24.1 42.4 11.5 9.01950: Average. ............ ........ 19.8 1,168 235.9 104.4 176.9 94.2 191.5 29.9 83.1 149.1 102.6 81 23.3 39.1 10.8 7.81949: January................. . 23.6 1,097 239.7 98.6 118.2 93.9 190.0 24.8 86.4 145.6 99.8 90 23.9 43.2 12.2 10.2

February__________ 23.3 1,073 230.9 100.0 108.3 93.4 188.6 23.5 82.4 144.5 101.2 88 23.4 43.4 11.9 9.1March____________ 23.2 1,069 225.5 103.3 109.9 93.0 185.3 22.9 79.3 149.4 100.2 85 23.5 43.3 11.6 6.8April________ ____ 22.5 1,071 217.4 107.8 125.0 91.5 186.0 22.7 77.8 140.1 102.7 82 23.8 40.9 11.3 6.4May........................... 21.3 1,095 220.6 115.3 130.9 93.8 187.8 22.6 73.6 148.0 102.7 82 24.3 41.3 11.0 5.8June_____ _____ _ 20.7 1,153 225.6 122.1 169.0 94.3 191.7 22.8 71.1 152.4 104.0 84 24.3 42.4 11.4 5.6July_______ ____ _ 19.3 1,224 227.2 122.1 220.1 96.8 190.5 23.7 69.9 168.5 105.2 82 24.4 40.9 11.0 5.7August___________ 18.2 1,350 228.5 116.3 339.1 96.9 194.1 25.7 78.7 164.7 105.8 91 24.4 42.3 11.7 12.9September................. 18.2 1, 340 230.4 110.4 321.5 98.0 196.4 26.7 91.5 157.3 107.8 94 24.5 43.1 11.6 14.9October.................. . 18.1 1,273 236.0 104.0 232.2 100.3 199.4 43.5 99.2 149.2 108.9 92 24.4 43.6 11.7 11.9November..... ......... 17.3 1,185 242.2 98.9 159.8 96.9 194.7 44.7 95.3 146.2 106.1 89 24.4 43.6 11.4 9.2December................... 17.1 1,139 251.0 96.1 135.6 95.0 189.8 38.1 90.5 141.3 101.3 87 24.3 41.2 11.5 9.5

1950: January___________ 16.9 1,078 243.7 95.1 116.5 93.2 186.1 24.9 84.6 135.3 98.1 85 23.8 40.3 11.3 9.7February........... ........ 17.4 1,055 231.5 96.7 109.8 92.0 187.6 22.7 80.9 134.4 99.4 81 22.8 40.2 11.1 6.4March.............. ......... 17.9 1,060 228.3 99.1 109.3 92.1 190.0 22.9 78.4 139.4 100.7 78 22.7 38.7 11.0 5.1April_____ _____ _ 18.3 1,065 223.3 102.8 119.9 91.4 191.0 22.6 74.6 140.9 98.4 76 22.9 37.2 11.0 4.7May........................... 18.6 1,090 227.4 108.2 126.8 92.2 192.6 24.4 72.7 146.4 99.4 76 22.8 37.6 10.6 4.9June______ ______ 18.9 1,141 232.0 114.4 150.6 94.6 190.7 24.7 73.8 156.5 103.3 75 22.8 37.3 10.5 4.2July.......................... 19.0 1,231 234.8 116.1 222.8 95.9 193.9 26.0 73.6 163.5 104.1 75 23.4 36.8 10.4 4.5August................... . 20.1 1, 331 235. 8 113.7 302.1 97.7 192.2 28.8 85.4 169.3 106.1 82 23.1 38.6 10.7 10.4September_________ 20.6 1,350 235.7 107.4 324.2 98.1 194.3 29.5 93.2 159.4 108.5 89 24.5 39.5 11.1 14.2October..................... 22.3 1,260 240.0 101.9 226.3 96.8 196.3 45.8 97.2 149.4 106.6 89 23.7 41.0 11.0 13.0November_________ 23.3 1,196 244.3 100.4 171.4 93.2 193.4 46.5 93.5 148.8 104.4 84 23.7 41.2 10.5 8.3December_________ 23.6 1,155 253.7 96.9 142.7 93.1 190.4 39.9 89.4 146.1 102.6 83 23.5 40.2 10.5 8.3




[In thousands]

Table A-4: Number of employees and production workers in manufacturing industries, by mdustry group and industry,1 1947-50Continued

Textile-mill products Apparel and other finished textile products

PeriodTotal:Textile-millproducts

Yarnand

threadmills

Broad-wovenfabricmills

Knittingmills

Dyeingandfinishingtextile;!

Carpets,rugs,otherfloor

coverings

Othertextile-mill

products

Total:Appareland

otherfin

ishedtextile

products

Mensand

boyssuitsandcoats

Mensand

boysfurnishingsand

workclothing

Womens

outerwear

Womensandchil

drensundergar

ments

Millinery

Childrensouterwear

Furgoodsandmiscellaneous

apparel

Otherfabricatedtextile

products

All employees

1947: Average. .................... 1,325 179.5 618.3 242.4 80.8 57.3 140.9 1,130 151.2 269.8 336.4 90.8 23.9 53.1 83.5 121.61948: Average___________ 1,362 177.6 645.7 249.0 89.8 64.8 135.2 1,162 154.4 269.1 342.4 97.4 22.9 59.5 90.1 125.61949: Average...... ............ __ 1, 224 149.3 581.9 231.4 86.4 58.9 116.0 1,136 141.5 257.8 328.6 98.9 22.3 63.4 88.2 135.81950: Average. __________ 1,297 162.0 616.1 242.8 89.7 60.6 125.7 1,159 148.3 263.2 320.3 105.4 22.0 66.5 89.6 143.51949: January____ ______ 1,288 162.4 621.4 229.2 87.9 64.9 122.6 1,129 149.2 243.1 349.6 96.5 23.5 59.7 81.4 126.2February_________ 1,279 159.0 613.4 231.8 88.4 64.6 121.6 1,171 152.5 259.0 359.7 97.9 25.5 62.3 84.1 129.9March..................... . 1, 240 153.1 589.5 228.6 87.9 63.5 117.4 1,166 150.7 260.2 352.3 97.3 25.6 63.0 84.4 132.3A p r il .____ ______ 1,188 142.9 560.3 225.1 87.1 61.7 111.3 1,121 147.3 258.9 322.0 95.1 23.1 58.5 83.0 133.1May ____________ 1,175 141.4 557.1 220.1 85.4 58.5 112.1 1,070 131.8 257.4 290.7 94.1 20.3 57.3 83.4 135.1June.___ _________ 1,170 140.7 555.2 220.8 83.4 56.9 113.4 1, 073 134.7 253.8 292.1 92.5 17.3 62.3 86.4 133.7July______________ 1.145 135.3 548.1 218.1 81.3 50.9 111.1 1,055 128.8 239.3 296.5 90.8 20.4 63.4 84.7 131.0August___________ 1,179 141.4 559.8 228.7 82.6 55.3 111.0 1,155 143.5 253.1 341.1 98.2 23.1 67.3 91.1 137.9

September________ 1, 220 148. 5 577.0 237.0 85.4 55.9 115.8 1,198 146.5 264.5 353.1 104.0 24.0 67.9 95.5 142.2October.................... 1, 256 153.3 594.8 244.8 87.3 57.5 118.4 1,199 141.5 270.5 342.2 107.2 23.8 68.2 98.4 146.8November........ ......... 1,272 156.1 601.9 247.8 89. 5 58.1 118.6 1,144 130.6 269.6 313.7 108.5 18.5 65.8 95.9 141.7December_________ 1, 274 157.7 604.1 244.7 90,0 58.8 119.1 1,156 140.7 264.5 330.1 104.4 22.3 64.5 90.0 139.1

1950: January...................... 1, 265 157.8 597.8 241.7 89.3 59.3 119.3 1,146 143.5 258.5 334.9 102.3 24.2 65.6 80.0 137.3February_________ 1, 273 159.4 600.6 241.1 89.9 60.3 121.2 1,180 148.9 260.8 348.2 106.3 26.5 68.5 82.8 137.9March____________ 1,272 158.5 604.2 239.8 89.5 60.5 119.6 1,174 149.2 262.2 338.9 107.1 26.5 68.4 83.6 138.4April_____________ 1,261 154.7 602.8 236.1 88.3 60.9 117.8 1,119 146.0 258.6 305.2 105.5 20.7 63.6 82.6 136.9May ___________ 1, 252 153.3 602.9 231.6 86.4 59.8 117.9 1,091 143.2 256.0 285.2 101.3 18.9 62.6 85.4 137.9June_____________ 1, 264 156.4 610.4 230.9 86.4 59.8 119.8 1,093 148.5 255.1 281.3 98.9 17.8 65.3 88.6 137.8July__________ _ 1,250 156.7 601.5 228.4 84.9 58.1 120.3 1,097 140.6 249.3 299.1 95.8 20.2 67.2 86.6 137.9August...................... 1,316 164.4 625.9 246.9 89.2 60.5 129.2 1,208 152.4 270.4 340.3 105.9 23.7 68.5 96.2 150.1September_________ 1,347 169.5 637.4 253.0 92.6 61.3 133.2 1, 218 151.4 272.3 340.0 111.1 23.4 68.6 99.0 152.5October ............. 1,357 171.3 638.7 256.0 93.6 61.7 135.5 1. 221 152.4 273.3 331.9 113.2 22.8 68.9 101.2 157.2November_________ 1,355 171.5 637.5 253.9 93.3 62.4 136.7 1,175 151.2 271.8 308.4 110.9 18.4 65.2 97.4 151.7December............ ...... 1,352 170.7 633.9 254.0 93.3 62.4 137.3 1,184 151.9 269.5 329.9 106.6 21.4 65.6 92.2 146.5

Production workers

1947: Average....... ............ . 1,243 170.6 590.2 226.2 78.3 50.5 127.2 1, 028 138.4 252.3 305.4 83.3 21.1 49.1 73.0 105.51948: Average.................... 1,275 168.5 615.3 231.4 80.4 57.2 121.7 1,049 140.1 250.7 308.7 88.7 20.2 54.7 78.5 107.51949: Average...................... 1,136 140.3 551.4 213.4 76,9 51.2 102.8 1,022 128.1 239.8 294.3 89.4 19.5 58.0 76.5 115.81950: Average___________ 1,206 151.8 585.6 223. 6 80.1 53.3 111.9 1,042 134.3 245.3 286.8 95.2 19.4 60.7 78.4 121.71949: January............... ...... 1,200 153.1 590.4 211.5 78.0 57.3 109.6 1,015 135.4 225.4 314.3 87.6 20.6 54.5 70.5 106.8February_________ 1,190 149.9 582.1 213.9 78.9 56.9 108.5 1,055 138.7 240.6 324.1 89.0 22.6 57.0 72.5 110.7March____________ 1,150 143.6 558.3 210.5 78.3 55.8 103.9 1,051 137.3 242.0 317.7 87.7 22.8 57.7 72.8 112.7April_______ ____ _ 1,100 133.7 529.5 206.8 77.7 53.9 98.5 1,008 133.7 241.0 288.5 85.5 20.5 53.4 71.1 113.8May ___________ 1,087 132.6 526.4 202.3 76. 2 50.8 98.9 956 117.7 239.1 257.0 84.5 17.6 52.4 71.8 115.4June_______ ___ _ 1,083 131.9 524.7 202.9 74.0 49.2 100.5 959 121.5 236.3 257.6 83.5 14.7 57.3 74.5 113.9July______________ 1,058 126.6 518.0 199.7 71.9 43.5 97.9 942 115.9 221.4 263.3 81.7 17.7 58.4 72.9 110.8August. . . ______ _ 1,092 133.0 530.1 210.8 73. 2 47.5 97.7 1,040 130.6 235.4 306.3 88.6 20.3 61.9 79.3 117.8September_________ 1,132 139.5 547.0 219.2 76.0 48.1 102.6 1,082 133.4 246.2 318.5 94.1 21.2 62.3 83.8 12 2 .0October. ________ 1,168 144.4 564.5 226.7 78.0 49.7 105.1 1,083 128.6 252.4 308.3 97.5 20.9 62.8 86.4 126.1November_________ 1,184 147.0 571.8 229.7 80.0 50.4 105.2 1,028 117.6 251.3 279.5 98.2 15.6 60.1 84.2 121.6December_________ 1,187 148.5 573.9 226.6 80.5 51.3 105.7 1,040 127.3 246.8 296.1 94.5 19.4 58.7 78.7 118.31950: January___________ 1,177 148.5 567.9 222.8 79.9 51.8 105.8 1,032 130.3 240.9 302.4 92.5 21.4 59.7 69.1 115.9February_________ 1,183 149.4 570.5 222.5 80.3 52.8 107.8 1, 065 135.2 243.6 315.2 96.5 23.4 62.7 72.1 116.2March_____ ____ 1,183 148.7 574.0 221.4 80.0 53.0 106.3 1,058 135.5 244.9 305.4 97.0 23.8 62.6 72.6 116.6April__ __________ 1,172 144.5 572.7 217.9 78.8 53.7 104.5 1,003 131.7 241.3 271.6 95.4 18.0 58.0 71.8 115.4May _____ _______ 1,162 143.0 572.8 212.8 76.7 52.4 104.4 976 129.0 238.6 253.5 91.1 16.4 57.0 74.4 115.8June...................... . 1,174 146.4 579.9 211.7 76.7 52.7 106.5 976 134.6 237.8 247.9 88.6 15.3 59.2 77.2 115.8July___ __________ 1,160 146.5 570.8 209.4 75.4 51.0 106.6 981 126.9 231.9 265.6 85.8 17.6 61.3 75.9 116.0August___________ 1, 224 154.4 594.6 227.1 79.6 53.3 115.4 1,089 138.2 252.0 306.6 95.9 20.9 62.6 85.1 128.1

September_________ 1, 255 159.2 606.2 233.3 82.8 54.1 119.3 1, 099 137.4 253.8 305.3 100.4 20.7 62.5 87.5 131.1October. ________ 1, 264 160.7 607.4 236.3 83.7 54.5 121.3 1,100 138.2 254.2 297.0 102.5 20.1 63.1 89.0 135.5November_________ 1,262 160.9 606.3 233.9 83.4 55.0 122.3 1,056 137.0 253.3 274.8 100.5 15.9 59.6 85.3 130.0December................... 1,258 159.9 603.5 233.9 83.3 54.9 122.7 1,064 137.4 251.2 296.2 96.1 18.9 59.9 80.3 124.4




[In thousands]

Table A-4: Number of employees and production workers in manufacturing industries, by industry group and industry,1 1947-50Continued

Period

Lumber and wood products (except furniture)

Furniture and fixtures Paper and allied products

Printing, publishing, and allied industries

Total:Lumberand

woodproducts(except

furniture)

Logging

campsandcontractors

Sawmillsand

planing

mills

Mill-work,ply

woodandpre

fabricatedstructuralwoodproducts

Wooden

containers

Miscellaneouswoodproducts

Total:Fur

nitureandfix

tures

Householdfur

niture

Otherfur

nitureandfix

tures

Total:Paperand

alliedproducts

Pulp,paper,and

paper-boardmills

Paper-boardcon

tainersand

boxes

Otherpaperand

alliedproducts

Total:Printing,publishing,and

alliedindustries

Newspapers

Periodicals

All employees

1947: Average................. 838 81.1 488.3 113.2 87.3 68.4 340 243.9 96.1 465 234.0 122.1 108.7 709 248.5 56.51948: Average...................... 812 72.8 472.9 119.5 81.8 65.2 348 247.0 100.9 470 240.7 121.4 107.6 725 267.5 54.71949: Average.................... . 736 61.4 431.7 110.5 73.3 59.0 315 220.0 94.6 447 226.9 117.1 103.1 727 282.5 53.41950: Average...................... 792 67.9 461.6 124.3 77.7 60.8 357 255.5 101.5 472 235.8 128.5 107.7 743 293.3 52.11949: January..................... 726 58.9 416.9 112.0 76.4 62.1 325 226.9 98.4 463 237.4 119.4 106.3 729 274.7 54.8February.................. 714 58.8 408.5 109.7 74.5 62.2 320 223.3 97.0 456 233.9 116.6 105.9 726 275.0 54.9March...................... . 719 60.3 415.6 107.9 73.5 61.4 316 219.7 95.8 451 231.5 115.0 104.8 723 276.6 54.7April..... ..................... 719 58.1 418.8 108.1 73.4 60.3 311 215.9 94.6 442 226.2 113.0 102.6 722 277.9 54.1May........................... 733 63.3 430.4 106.2 73.7 59.2 301 207.9 93.2 437 223.3 111.5 101.9 722 280.8 53.4June_____________ 747 63.8 442.1 108.4 73.7 58.8 298 205.5 92.8 434 221.7 111.4 100.8 725 283.8 51.9July..................... ...... 736 62.7 436.8 106.6 71.7 58.0 295 204.0 90.9 429 217.8 110.6 100.9 716 283.5 52.2August.............. ........ 747 62.3 444.8 109.4 72.0 58.1 305 212.3 92.5 436 219.5 114.9 101.2 719 285.2 52.7September.......... ...... 743 59.5 445.4 110.1 71.7 56.7 319 223.9 95.1 448 225.6 119.4 102.9 728 286.4 53.3October____ _____ 750 64.0 444.0 113.4 72.2 56.7 327 231.2 95.7 456 228.1 124.2 103.8 735 288.2 53.2November................. 753 63.7 442.7 116.3 73.0 56.9 327 232.6 94.1 458 229.3 125.6 102.8 736 288.8 52.9December.................. 744 61.5 433.9 117.4 73.7 57.1 332 236.8 95.5 455 229.0 123.1 102.7 739 288.6 53.01960: January.................... 702 45.0 411.2 116.7 72.6 56.8 333 238.1 95.1 451 228.4 119.8 102.5 730 285.7 52.3February................... 713 49.2 416.1 116.8 73.0 57.7 341 244.9 96.1 453 229.3 120.0 103.7 732 289.5 52.1March.......... .......... . 738 59.3 429.8 117.2 73.2 58.8 344 247.3 97.1 455 230.2 120.5 104.7 734 291.6 52.0April.................. ........ 753 59.2 439.8 120.2 74.4 59.8 347 248.8 98.6 458 230.6 121.3 105.6 735 293.5 51.5May_____ ____ ___ 784 67.4 459.1 122.0 75.5 59.9 348 248.5 99.4 459 231.8 121.3 105.7 736 293.9 51.6June............................ 803 73.7 467.3 124.4 77.9 59.5 349 249.8 99.5 467 235.2 124.2 107.6 739 295.0 51.4July________ ____ _ 812 76.2 474.6 124.9 77.5 59.2 350 249.5 100.0 465 234.8 123.4 106.4 739 295.1 51.7August....... .............. . 845 78.8 494.5 129.5 79.7 62.0 367 262.1 104.9 479 238.6 131.7 109.1 741 292.7 51.8September. ................ 853 78.1 498.7 130.4 81.8 63.9 376 269.0 107.1 488 241.5 137.4 109.2 746 295.1 51.5October___________ 849 78.4 492.5 131.0 82.7 64.0 378 270.9 107.1 491 241.7 140.0 109.5 754 292.9 52.8November_________ 838 77.5 484.3 129.9 82.3 63.8 376 270.5 105.8 500 242.8 141.9 114.9 759 295.9 53.3December.................. 817 72.4 471.1 128.0 81.5 63.9 374 266.5 107.0 499 244.5 140.9 113.8 765 298.9 53.1

Production workers

1947: Average...................... 777 77.7 455.4 100.0 81.8 62.4 300 219.7 80.0 406 206.9 107.4 91.1 497 125.4 38.71948: Average................... . 752 69.5 442.0 105.0 76.0 59.2 306 221.6 84.1 405 210.8 104.6 89.4 501 133.5 37.31949: Average.................... . 676 57.6 401.3 95.7 67.9 53.1 272 194.8 77.6 382 197.6 99.6 85.2 495 141.2 36.01950: Average.................... . 730 63.5 431.1 108.5 72.2 54.8 311 227.9 82.6 404 205.1 109.8 88.8 503 148.6 34.71949: January..................... 667 55.5 386.9 97.5 70.9 56.1 284 202.1 81.5 398 207.7 102.0 88.2 500 136.0 37.2February................... 655 55.4 379.5 95.3 68.8 56.2 278 198.3 80.0 391 204.2 99.1 87.9 497 136.7 37.1March____________ 659 56.6 384.8 93.5 68.2 55.5 274 194.7 78.9 386 201.4 97.7 86.8 496 138.8 37.4April....... ................... 659 54.5 388.6 93.6 68.3 54.2 268 190.5 77.4 377 196.3 95.6 84.7 495 139.5 36.9May........................... 672 59.7 398.5 91.9 68.4 53.3 259 183.0 76.4 372 193.6 94.3 84.2 494 141.0 36.6June_____________ 686 60.1 410.3 93.7 68.5 53.0 257 181.1 75.9 369 191.7 94. 2 83.3 494 141.9 35.0July........................ . 676 58.7 407.1 91.9 66.3 51.9 253 179.3 74.1 365 m 2 93.3 83.1 485 14o! 9 35! 2August.................. 686 58.6 414.5 94.6 66.6 52.1 263 187.0 75.8 371 190.5 97.4 83.4 486 141.4 35.6September.............. 684 55.3 416.0 95.4 66.4 51.0 277 198.8 77.7 384 197.0 101.9 84.8 495 143.8 35.8October....... .............. 689 59.8 413.8 98.1 66.8 50.9 284 205.6 78.3 392 199.6 106.4 85.8 500 144.4 35.7November.............. 692 59.6 412.6 100.7 67.4 51.4 283 206.5 76.6 393 200.6 107.7 84.8 500 145.0 35.0December___ ___ 682 57.2 403.5 101.9 68.1 51.5 289 211.0 78.1 390 200.2 105.3 84.8 501 145.2 34.81950: January...^....... ........ 642 40.9 381.1 101.6 67.2 51.2 289 211.7 77.6 385 199.2 101.4 84.2 493 142.0 34.5February................ 652 45.0 385.7 101.2 67.6 52.4 297 218.2 78.7 386 199.5 101.4 85.4 i 495 145.3 35.1March_____ ______ 677 54.8 399.3 101.7 67.9 53.5 301 220.9 79.9 389 200.2 102.6 86.2 496 146.4 35.2April_____ _____ _ 692 54.7 409.9 104.4 69.1 54.0 303 222.0 80.7 391 200.7 103.4 86.6 497 147.7 35.0May_____________ 723 62.9 429.8 106.2 69.9 54.0 302 221.4 81.2 392 201.7 103.1 86.9 498 149.3 34.5June...... ............... . 741 69.4 436.8 108.5 72.4 53.5 303 222.3 80.4 399 204.8 105.7 88.9 500 150.1 33.7July...................... . 750 71.4 443.9 109.1 72.1 53.1 303 221.8 80.7 396 204.1 104.6 87.5 499 149.6 34.1August___________ 783 74.4 464.6 113.7 74.1 55.8 319 234.2 85.2 410 207.4 113.1 89.9 504 149.6 34.5September................ 790 73.6 467.8 114.4 76.1 57.6 327 240.2 86.9 418 209.9 118.2 90.2 510 151.1 35.2October..................... 785 73.8 461.5 114.8 77.1 57.7 329 241.9 86.9 421 210.3 120.4 90.5 514 149.7 35.1November..... ......... 773 73.0 452.3 113.8 76.5 57.4 327 241.5 85.7 427 210.7 122.0 94.3 515 150.3 35.0December_________ 754 67.9 440.0 112.4 75.8 57.4 326 238.4 87.1 428 212.3 121.3 94.5 518 152.4 35.0




[In thousands]

Table A-4: Number of employees and production workers in manufacturing industries, by industry group and industry,1 1947-50Continued

Period

Printing, publishing, and allied industriesCon. Chemicals and allied products

Products of petroleum and coal

BooksCommercial

printing

Lithograph

ing

Otherprintingandpub

lishing

Total:Chemicalsand

alliedproducts

Industrialinorganicchemicals

Industrial

organicchemicals

Drugsand

medicines

Paints,pig

ments,and

fillers

Fertilizers

Vegetableand

animaloilsandfats

Otherchemicalsand

alliedproducts

Total:Productsof

petroleumandcoal

Petroleumrefining

Cokeandby-

products

Otherpetroleumandcoal

products

All employees

1947: Average....... .............. 48.6 191.0 48.2 115.6 692 66.6 205.5 93.6 68.3 36.7 55.7 165.3 239 189.3 18.6 31.21948: Average..................... 46.6 197.5 45.1 113.3 699 70.9 210.3 89.5 70.7 35.9 56.2 165.0 250 199.1 20.0 30.81949: Average....... .............. 44.6 197.1 41.1 108.0 664 68.4 192.1 92.3 67.3 34.3 56.1 153.0 245 198.7 19.5 27.11950: Average...................... 46.7 200.8 40.7 108.9 686 71.5 200.1 95.8 71.4 34.0 54.5 158.3 245 194.6 20.8 29.51949: January___________ 45.6 201.5 41.6 111.1 700 72.6 212.4 91.8 69.6 35.5 60.4 158.1 247 200.4 20.4 25.8

February_____ ____ 45.4 198.8 41.0 110.5 693 71.1 211.4 91.8 68.7 38.8 58.2 152.7 246 199.6 20.5 25.7March____________ 45.1 196.0 41.3 109.1 691 70.9 205.7 91.7 68.1 43.2 57.0 154.1 245 198.5 20.4 25.6April_____________ 45.0 195.6 41.2 108

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