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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABORL. B. Schwellenbach, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

Handbook of Labor Statistics 1947 Edition

Bulletin No. 916

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Letter of Transmittal

United States Department op Labor, Bureau op Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C., February 18,1948.

The Secretary op Labor:I have the honor to transmit the Handbook of Labor Statistics, 1947

Edition. This is the sixth in the handbook series to be published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The previous volumes were the editions for 1926, 1929, 1931, 1936, and 1941.

In the fullest sense, the preparation of the present volume was a cooperative enterprise, to which the various branches, divisions, and staffs of the Bureau of Labor Statistics contributed. Several other public agencies made data available, as noted in the text and tables. The planning of the coverage and the organization of the facts were directed by Aryness Joy Wickens, Assistant Commissioner for Program Operations, and the volume was coordinated and edited by the Publications Staff, under the supervision of Margaret H. Schoenfeld.

E w an Clague, Commissioner.

H on . L . B . SCHWELLENBACH,Secretary of Labor.

ContentsPage

Explanatory note........................................................................................................................ 1Section A: Employment, pay rolls, and unemployment........................................................ 2Section B: Labor turn-over...................................................................................................... 41Section C: Earnings, hours, and wage rates............................................................................. 51Section D: Prices and cost of living........................................................................................... 104Section E: Industrial relations.................... 129Section F: Productivity and unit labor c o s t ............................................................................ 154Section G: Work injuries............................................................................................................ 161Section H: Building and construction........................................................................................ 167Section I: Housing and rents.................................................................................................... 189Section J: Social security and related programs...................................................................... 201Section K: Consumers7 cooperatives......................................................................................... 204Section L: Production, income, and expenditures.................................................................... 207

CONTENTS


List of Tables by Subject

Section A : Employm ent, pay rolls, and unem ploym ent.......................................................................................... Page 2Nonagricultural Employment..................................................................................................................................................... 2

Table A -l: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments, by industrydivision, 1929-47....................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Table A-2: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in manufacturing industries and on contract construction, by State, 1943-47................................................................................................................................................... 6

Manufacturing employment and pay rolls..........................................................................................................................................14Table A-3: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in major manufacturing groups, 1939-47....................... 15Table A-4: Estimated number of production workers in major manufacturing industry groups, by sex,

selected periods 1939-47........................................................................................................................................................... 17Table A-5: Indexes of production-worker weekly pay rolls in major manufacturing industry groups, 1939-47.......... 21

Nonmanufacturing employment and pay rolls................................................................................................................................... 23Table A-6: Estimated number of employees and indexes of weekly pay rolls in selected nonmanufacturing

industries, 1939-47....................................................................................................................................................................24Federal personnel........................... 26

Table A-7: Average number of employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government, inside and outside Washington, D.C. (continental United States and elsewhere), 1914-47.................................................................27

Table A-8: Number of Federal employees, by branch and agency group (continental United States andelsewhere), 1939-47.................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Table A-9: Personnel and pay in the military branch of the Federal Government (continental United Statesand elsewhere), 1914-47...................................... 30

H ired Farm Employment and Pay R olls............ ...................................................................................................................... 31Table A-10: Estimated number of hired farm workers, total and geographic divisions, 1934-47............................. .33Table A -ll : Estimated total farm wages, 1910-47................................................................................................................ 34

Labor Force and Employment Status......................................................................................................................................... 35Table A-12: Estimated total labor force classified by employment status, 1929-47....................................................... 36

Unemployment claims............................................................................................................................................................................37Table A-13: Number of continued claims for State unemployment compensation and veterans' unemployment

allowances, 1940-47.................................................................................................................................................................. 38Nonagricultural placements.................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Table A-14: Number of nonagricultural placements by Federal and State employment offices, 1936-47...................40

Section B : Labor tu rn -over......................................................................................................................................................... 41Table B -l: Monthly labor turn-over rates (per 100 employees) in manufacturing industries, by class of turn

over, 1930-47..............................................................................................................................................................................42Table B-2: Monthly labor turn-over rates (per 100 employees) in selected groups and industries, 1940-47.............. 43

Section C : Earnings, hours, and wage rates......................................................................................................................... 51Earnings and Hours in Manufacturing and N onmanufacturing....................................................................................... 51Average earnings and hours..................................................................................................................................................................51

Table C -l: Average earnings and hours in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, 1932-47.......................54Adjusted hourly earnings......................................................................................................................................................................87

Table C-2: Estimated average hourly earnings, gross and exclusive of overtime, of production workers inmanufacturing industries, 1941-47......................................................................................................................................... 89

Table C-3: Estimated distribution of production workers in manufacturing industries, by straight-time hourlyearnings, selected periods 1941-47.................. 90

Table C-4: Straight-time average hourly earnings of employees of class I steam railroads, 1921-47.........................91W age Rates................................................................ 92Urban wage rates........................................................ 92

Table C-5: Percent of change in urban wage rates (manufacturing and selected nonmanufacturing industries),by industry group, selected periods January 1941-October 1947..................................................................................... 94

Table C-6: Percent of change in urban wage rates (manufacturing and selected nonmanufacturing industries), by industry group and area, selected periods April 1943-April 1947.............................................................................. 95

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Section C : Earnings, hours, and wage rates ContinuedPage

Farm wage rates................................................................................................................................................................................... 96Table C-7: Wage rates of hired farm workers, total and geographic divisions, 1910-47........................................... 98

Union scales of wages and hours..................................................................................................................................................... 99Table C-8: Indexes of union hourly wage rates and weekly hours in selected industries and trades, 1907-47.......... 100Table C-9: Union hourly wage rates in selected building construction trades in 37 cities, selected years 1910-47... 101

N et Spendable W eekly Earnings........................................................................................................................................... 102Table C-10: Gross and net spendable average weekly earnings of production workers in manufacturing in

dustries in current and 1939 dollars, 1939-47................................................................................................................. 103

Section D : Prices and cost o f living................................................................................................................................... 104Consumers Price Index for M oderate-Income Families in Large Cities................................................................. 104

Table D -l: Consumers price index for moderate-income families in large cities, by group of commodities,1913-47................................................................................................................................................................................... 107

Table D-2: Consumers price index for moderate-income families in 39 United States cities and 4 Territoriesand Possessions, 1923-47..................................................................................................................................................... 108

R etail Prices of Foods.................................................................................................................................... 116Table D-3: Indexes of retail prices of foods in 22 cities, 1923-47................................................................................... 117Table D-4: Indexes of retail prices of foods, by group, 1923-47..................................................................................... 121

City W orker s Family Budget........ . ...................................................................................................................................... 123Table D-5: City workers budget for family of 4 persons and relative differences in costs in 34 large cities,

March 1946 and June 1947................................................................................................................................................ 124W holesale Prices......................................................................................................................................................................... 125

Table D-6: Indexes of wholesale prices, by group of commodities, 1890-1947............................................................ 126

Section E : Industrial re la t io n s ............................................................................................................................................. 129M embership of Labor U nions................................................................. 129

Table E -l: Membership of labor unions, 1897-1947.......................................................................................................... 130Extent of Collective Bargaining........................................................................................................................................... 131

Table E-2: Changes in union recognition, 1942-46............................................................................................................ 133W ork Stoppages............................................................................................................................................................................. 134

Table E-3: Extent of work stoppages, 1916-47................................................................................................................. 136Table E-4: Work stoppages in selected industry groups, 1935-47................................................................................. 137Table E-5: Work stoppages, by major issues involved and duration, 1935-47........................................................... 138Table E-6: Work stoppages, by State, 1935-47................................................................................................................. 140Table E-7: Work stoppages in 30 cities, selected periods 1939-47................................................................................. 144Table E-8: Work stoppages, by major union affiliation, 1935-47.................................................................................. 145Table E-9: Work stoppages involving 10,000 or more workers, 1935-47..................................................................... 146

Conciliation Service Cases................................................ 150Table E-10: Cases closed by the United States Conciliation Service, fiscal years 1940-41 through 1946-47.......... 151

National Labor R elations Board Cases.............................................................................................................................. 152Table E - l l : Disposition of cases by the National Labor Relations Board, fiscal years 1935-36 through 1946-47.... 153

Section F : Productivity and unit labor c o s t .................................................................................................................... 154Table F -l: Indexes of output per man-hour (output per worker in agriculture) and unit labor cost for selected

industries, selected years 1909-47..................................................................................................................................... 155Table F-2: Indexes of output per man-hour and unit labor cost in selected manufacturing industries, 1919-47__ 156Table F-3: Indexes of output per man-hour and unit labor cost in selected mining industries, 1935-47.............. 159Table F-4: Indexes of output per worker in agriculture, total and 11 farming areas, 1935-47............................... 160

Section G: W ork in ju ries ......................................................................................................................................................... 161Table G -l: Estimated number of work injuries and resulting time lost, 1940-47....................................................... 163Table G-2: Estimated number of work injuries (major manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industry groups),

by extent of disability, 1936-47......................................................................................................................................... 164Table G-3: Work-injury frequency rates and indexes of work-injury frequency rates (manufacturing), by

extent of disability, 1926-47.............................................................................................................................................. 165Table G-4: Work-injury frequency rates for selected manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, 1941-47.. 166

LIST OF TABLES V


PageSection H : Building and construction .............. .................................................................................................................. 167

Construction Expenditures...................................................................................................................................................... 167Table H -l: Estimated expenditures for new construction by type of construction: years 1915-47 and months

1939-47.................................................................................................................................................................................... 170Value of Federal Construction............................. 177

Table H-2: Value of contracts awarded and force account work started on federally financed construction bytype of project, 1935-47..................................................................................................................................................... 178

Table H-3: Value of contracts awarded and force-account work started on federally financed construction, byState, 1943-47....................................................................................................................................................................... 179

Value of Urban Building......................................................................................................................... 181Table H-4: Estimated permit valuation of urban building construction authorized, by source of funds and by

class of construction, 1942-47......................... 182Table H-5: Estimated permit valuation of urban building construction authorized, by source of funds, by

class of construction, and by State, 1942-47.................................................................................................................. 183

Section I : H ousing and r e n t s ................................................................................................................................................ 189N onfarm D welling Units........................................................................................................................................................... 189

Table 1-1: Estimated number of new permanent nonfarm family dwelling units started, completed, andunder construction, 1946-47............................................................................................................................................... 191

Table 1-2: Estimated number of new nonfarm family dwelling units started, by source of funds and perm -..anency of publicly financed units, privately and publicly financed 1935-47 ......................................................... 192

Table 1-3: Estimated number of new permanent family dwelling units started in nonfarm areas, by sourceof funds and by type of structure, 1920-47..................................................................................................................... 193

D welling Units by T ype of Occupancy................................................................................................................................. 195Table 1-4: Distribution of family dwelling units by type of occupancy for 157 areas, selected periods 1944-46 . 196

R entals, Maintenance, and R epairs...................................................................................................................................... 198Table 1-5: Indexes of rents and fuel costs, 1939-47.......................................................................................................... 199Table 1-6: Contract monthly rent for tenant-occupied privately financed residential dwellings in 57 cities

surveyed in 1945.................................................................................................................................................................. 200

Section J : Social security and related program s........................................................................................................... 201Table J -l: Selected data on social security and related programs, 1937-47.................................................................. 203

Section K : Consum ers cooperatives.............. ................................................................................................................... 204Table K - l : Estimates of number of cooperative associations, membership, and business, by type of association,

selected periods 1929-46..................................................................................................................................................... 205

Section L : Production, incom e, and expen ditu res........................................................................................................... 207Industrial Production................................................................................................................................................................. 207

Table L -l: Index of industrial production, 1919-47.......................................................................................................... 208Labor Costs..................................................................................................................................................................................... 209

Table L-2: Operating cost ratios, including direct and other labor cost ratios, of 2,688 corporations in 86 in-dustires, 1940 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 210

N ational Income and Expenditures.................... 212Table L-3: Gross national product or expenditure, 1929-47............................................................................................ 213Table L-4: National income by distributive shares, 1929-47.......................................................................................... 214Table L-5: Personal income distribution, by States1........................................................................................................ 214Table L-6: Personal income and disposition of income, 1929-47.................................................................................... 215Table L-7: Retail sales, 1929-47....................... 216Table L-8: Corporate profits before and after Federal and State income and excess profits taxes, 1929-47.......... 217

Average Income-T ax Payments by Income........................................................................................................................... 218Table L-9: Average income-tax payments of families, by size of income, 1939-47..................................................... 219

D istribution of Urban Families by Income......................................................................................................................... 220Table L-10: Distribution of urban families of two or more persons, by annual money income, selected periods

1935-44................................................................................................................................................................................... 221

1 Table was in process of revision when Handbook was sent to press and will be supplied later.

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Handbook of Labor Statistics 1947 Edition

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In this edition of the Handbook of Labor Statistics the sixth in a series that started in 1926 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has introduced a number of changes for the purpose of increasing the usefulness of the volume. All of the major statistical series compiled by the Bureau are included. In general, annual data are given for the period beginning before World W ar I (or from such later time as the series started) through 1947. Monthly figures are also shown for recent periods, including 1947 insofar as available. Results were included for a few nonrecurring Bureau studies that are particularly pertinent to an analysis of labor matters.

To insure the fullest usefulness of the Handbook, selected labor and related economic series have been reproduced that were compiled by other executive departments, boards, and commissions of the Federal Government and by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

National averages are supplemented by regional series, such as those by States, groups of States, and by cities, to a wide extent in the tables that make up this Handbook. Unless otherwise stated the general series apply to continental United States only.

Text material consists of definitions of the series and explanations of the coverage of the statistics and the general methods of computation. The descriptions of method are nontech

nical in character. Technical descriptions of formulas, weighting, and other methodology used in compiling the Bureau of Labor Statistics series which are included in the Handbook will be furnished, if requested. No analysis of the data was prepared, the purpose of the Handbook of Labor Statistics being to present in one convenient volume a broad selection of economic statistics useful to the individuals and groups studying labor subjects. It is hoped that all groups working in the labor field will find in the Handbook the figures they need when dealing with specific matters.

Provision has been made for continuing usefulness of the volume by the adoption of the loose leaf form. Upon request, insert sheets will be supplied from time to time covering new material and bringing regular series to date. Availability of such inserts will be announced in the monthly list of Publications of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the Monthly Labor Review, and in the Monthly Catalog of United States Publications of the Superintendent of Documents. Many of the series are also available currently in the Monthly Labor Review.

The present volume contains an unbound full cover. The full cover may be utilized as a permanent jacket by inserting rings through the punched holes, or it may be severed at the perforation and the printed portion pasted on the outside of a standard 8 V2 x H inch loose leaf binder as an identifying label.

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Section A: Employment, Pay Rolls, andUnemployment

A continuing and important function of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor is the compilation of estimates showing the volume of nonagricultural employment. Employer reports and the records of various governmental agencies are the basis of such estimates. The main employment series issued are those for total number of employees in nonagricultural establishments; for manufacturing as a whole and for different industries ; and for selected nonmanufacturing industries. Indexes of pay rolls are prepared for manufacturing industries as a whole, for different groups, and for selected nonmanufacturing industries. Employment data by State are compiled for manufacturing industries and for contract construction.

From the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the United States Department of Agriculture, data are obtained which show the volume of hired farm employment and estimated pay rolls as well as the total number of persons engaged in agriculture. A broader series of statisticsthat is, for the labor force, including both agricultural and nonagricultural workers both employed and unemployedis issued by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce and reproduced here.

Nonagricultural EmploymentAll persons working for wages or salaries

during a specified pay-roll period of each month are covered by the nonagricultural employment estimates compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The pay-roll period is usually 1 week ending nearest the 15th of the month, because this is the period in the month least affected by such factors as holidays. All persons on the pay roll are included whether or not actually employed in the designated week. Excluded groups are agricultural workers, proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family workers, casual workers, and personnel of the armed forces.

Workers who hold two or more jobs at the same time or who change jobs are counted as

often in the estimates as they were employed by different employers during the reporting week. Therefore, estimates of the Bureau of Labor Statistics somewhat overstate the volume of employment at any one time. However, persons temporarily absent from their jobs without pay (for example, on strike or on unpaid vacation) are not counted in the estimates.

The employment figures of the Bureau of Labor Statistics provide detailed information on trends and levels of industrial activity. The figures are particularly useful in measuring the trend of activity within a particular industry or group of industries and also give an indication of the magnitude of interindustrial shifts. The estimate for any given industry in terms of numbers of persons actually at work is also useful in connection with series on hours, earnings, and turn-over rates.

The estimates for most industries are based on samples consisting of monthly pay-roll reports voluntarily provided by employers to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reports are obtained from all of the larger employers in most industries and from a representative sample of smaller establishments. About 33,500 manufacturing establishments (one-fifth of the total), employing about 8 million workers (60 percent of the total), report employment, pay rolls, and man-hours. For nonmanufacturing industries, in which the average establishment is smaller, considerably less coverage yields statistically adequate estimates.

Less than half of the employers send their reports directly to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the others report to cooperating State agencies which transmit the statistics to the Bureau.

Each month a tabulation is made comparing the employment in an establishment with that for the previous month. From this comparison, percentage changes in employment over the month are computed. These changes are then linked to form an index. This method is used because firms in the sample may change from month to month, or their reports may be late.

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To provide a measure of the number of persons employed at any given time, the index of employment is related to a comprehensive base figure (or bench mark) such as is obtained from censuses of manufactures and business or from the reports of the Federal Security Agency. These data are also used to give each industry its proper weight. Periodic adjustments are needed to take into account new firms. Consequently, when a new base figure becomes available, data for the intervening period are revised to make a continuous series between the two points.

The estimates of employment for certain industries are obtained from sources other than those described above. The most important of these are the United States Interstate Commerce Commission (railroad employees); United States Maritime Commission (water transport personnel); United States Civil Service Commission (Federal employees); and Bureau of the Census (State and local government employees).

Estimates of the number of wage and salaried employees in nonagricultural establishments are shown in table A -l , by industry division. As previously stated, the estimates exclude agricultural workers, proprietors, self- employed persons, domestic servants, unpaid family workers, casual workers, and personnel of the armed forces. All types of establishments are included which hire wage or salaried workers, except those engaged in agriculture or in private households. The classification of any particular establishment into one of eight industrial divisions appearing in table A - l is determined on the basis of the major product or activity of that establishment in 1939. An establishment that was not in operation in 1939 is classified according to its initial product or activity. The individual establishments of firms engaged in more than one type of activity are classified according to the principal activity of each such establishment. (For example, a concern manufacturing and distributing its own product may have establishments classified in both manufacturing and trade if these activities are carried on in different establishments.)

Employees of firms whose major activity is the performance of construction work on contract are included in the contract construction averages. The contract construction estimates

cover all persons employed on and off the construction site. Excluded are employees of nonconstruction organizations (including force- account workers of public bodies and private firms) actively engaged in construction.

Force-account employees are workers hired, not through a contractor, but directly by a business or government agency, and utilized as a separate work force to perform nonmaintenance construction work on the agencys own properties.

The major industry division of trade includes wholesale and retail trade, eating and drinking places, filling stations and automotive repair services, and garages.

The transportation and public utilities group includes interstate railroads, communications, and transportation and utilities of all types except those operated by the Federal Government or by a municipality.

The government estimates include Federal Government employment including manufacturing operations carried on in arsenals and navy yards, and also the employment of State and local agencies. Public education is included in the government estimates; private education is included in the service category. The major industry division service includes all types of service establishments and all other nonagricultural establishments not included in the other seven categories. For all segments except the government segment, the employment estimates are adjusted to levels indicated by the Federal Security Agency reports, for years from 1939 through 1946.

Estimates for years prior to 1939 are derived from various Bureau of the Census statistics adjusted insofar as possible for comparability with the estimates from 1939 to date. These estimates are not directly comparable with those obtained from population or household reports because (1) they do not include persons with jobs but not at work unless they are receiving pay; (2) they include persons more than once if such persons had more than one employer during the specified pay-roll period; and (3) they are classified according to the employers statement of his product or activity which may differ from the classification reported by the respondent in a household survey.

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Estimates of the number of employees in manufacturing industries and on contract con- construction are given by State in table A -2 for 1943-47. The estimates for manufacturing industries cover all wage and salaried workers, but do not add to the national totals as shown in table A -l because of varying bench mark periods and somewhat different methods of computation used by or for the States. Those for construction include both on- and off-site wage earners and salaried employees of construction contractors.

Work on the development of estimates of employment by State was initiated in January 1945, in response to the need for evaluating the extent and effect of war-induced expansion in manufacturing industries. Varying economic interests in the many sections of the country needed a more detailed knowledge of local change than could be obtained from the national estimates. States were grouped together and regional offices were established to administer this program. The regional offices of the Bureau of Labor Statistics or State cooperating agencies1 prepared the estimates of employment by State.

Estimates of manufacturing employment by State and by month, made available for the

xState agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics are as follows:

Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Montgomery 5.Arizona Unemployment Compensation Division, Employment

Security Commission, Phoenix.Arkansas Employment Security Division, Department of Labor,

Little Rock.California Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Depart

ment of Industrial Relations, San Francisco 3.Cbnnecticut Employment Security Division, Department of La

bor and Factory Inspection, Hartford 15.Delaware Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1,

Pa.Florida Unemployment Compensation Division, Industrial Com

mission, Tallahassee.Georgia Employment Security Agency, Department of Labor,, Atlanta 3.Idaho Employment Security Agency, Industrial Accident Board,

Boise.Illinois Department of Labor, Chicago 1.Indiana Employment Security Division, Indianapolis 4.Iowa Employment Security Commission, Des Moines 8.Kansas State Labor Department, Topeka.Louisiana Division of Employment Security, Department of La

bor, Baton Rouge 4.Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission, Augusta.Maryland Department of Labor and Industry, Baltimore 2.Massachusetts Division of Statistics, Department of Labor and

Industries, Boston 10.Michigan Department of Labor and Industry, Lansing 13.Minnesota Division of Employment and Security, Department

of Social Security, St. Paul 1.

years 1943 to 1947, are shown in table A -2 . In addition, the regional offices2 have released data for other industry divisions as well as more detailed information about manufacturing industries that are important in the respective States.

Estimates of employment on contract construction for 46 States and the District of Columbia have been compiled thus far, as a part of the State employment statistics program, and cover the same period as the manufacturing estimates (see table A -2 ) . Employment information from a representative sample of contractors is related to the data for all contractors in a base month.

The base month data for manufacturing and contract construction were obtained chiefly from records of the unemployment compensation agencies of the respective States, supplemented by records obtained from the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance of the Federal Security Agency.

Missouri Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Jefferson City.

Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission, Helena.Nebraska Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance,

Department of Labor, Lincoln 1.Nevada Employment Security Department, Carson City.New Jersey Department of Labor, Trenton 8.New Mexico Employment Security Commission, Albuquerque.New York Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance,

Department of Labor, New York 17.North Carolina Department of Labor, Raleigh.Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Oklahoma City 2.Pennsylvania Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadel

phia 1 (M anufacturing) ; Bureau of Research and Information, Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg (Nonmanufacturing) .

Rhode Island Division of Census and Information, Department of Labor, Providence 2.

Tennessee Department of Employment Security, Nashville 3.Texas Bureau of Business Resarch, University of Texas, Austin

12.Utah Department of Employment Security, Industrial Commis

sion, Salt Lake City 13.Vermont Unemployment Compensation Commission, Montpe

lier.Virginia Division of Research and Statistics, Department of

Labor and Industry, Richmond 21.Washington Employment Security Department, Olympia.Wisconsin Statistical Department, Industrial Commission, Mad

ison 3.Wyoming Employment Security Commission, Casper.

2Regional offices of the Bureau of Labor Statistics were reduced to five, effective on July 25, 1947, with headquarters as follows:

Region I Boston 8, Mass.Region II New York 1, N. Y .Region III Atlanta 3, Ga.Region IV Chicago 6, 111.Region V San Francisco 2, Calif.

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T a b l e A -l: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments, by-industry division, 1929-471[In thousands]

Period Total Manufacturing Mining

Contractconstruction1 2 *

Transportationandpublicutilities

Trade8 Finance Service4Government5

1929 Av................. 31,041 10,534 1,078 1,497 3,907 6,401 1,431 3,127 3,0661930 Av................. 29,143 9,401 1,000 1,372 3,675 6,064 1,398 3,084 3,1491931 Av................. 26,383 8,021 864 1,214 3,243 5,531 1,333 2,913 3,2641932 Av............ 23,377 6,797 722 970 2,804 4,907 1,270 2,682 3,2251933 Av................ 23,466 7,258 735 809 2,659 4,999 1,225 2,614 3,1671934 Av................ 25,699 8,346 874 862 2,736 5,552 1,247 2,784 3,2981935 Av................. 26,792 8,907 888 912 2,771 5,692 1,262 2,883 3,4771936 Av................ 28,802 9,653 937 1,145 2,956 6,076 1,313 3,060 3,6621937 Av................ 30,718 10,606 1,006 1,112 3,114 6,543 1,355 3,233 3,7491938 Av................ 28,902 9,253 882 1,055 2,840 6,453 1,347 3,196 3,8761939 Av................. 30,287 10,078 845 1,150 2,912 6,705 1,382 3,228 3,9871940 Av................. 32,031 10,780 916 1,294 3,013 7,055 1,419 3,362 4,1921941 Av................. 36,164 12,974 947 1,790 3,248 7,567 1,462 3,554 4,6221942 Av................. 39,697 15,051 983 2,170 3,433 7,481 1,440 3,708 5,4311943 Av................. 42,042 17,381 917 1,567 3,619 7,322 1,401 3,786 6,0491944 Av................. 41,480 17,111 883 1,094 3,798 7,399 1,374 3,795 6,0261945 Av................. 40,069 15,302 826 1,132 3,872 7,685 1,394 3,891 5,9671946 Av................ 41,494 14,515 852 1,661 4,023 8,820 1,586 4,430 5,6071947 Av................. 43,970 15,901 911 1,921 4,060 9,450 1,656 4,622 5,4491945: Jan.............. 40,878 16,753 848 950 3,780 7,450 1,357 3,725 6,015Feb.............. 40,943 16,801 845 959 3,811 7,423 1,356 3,725 6,023Mar............ 41,111 16,728 844 1,002 3,839 7,520 1,361 3,750 6,067Apr.............. 40,853 16,528 806 1,053 3,843 7,425 1,368 3,768 6,062May............ 40,719 16,292 769 1,093 3,858 7,470 1,374 3,797 6,066June............ 40,707 16,061 843 1,147 3,906 7,475 1,391 3,870 6,014

July............ 40,401 15,693 832 1,187 3,927 7,473 1,404 3,883 6,002Aug............. 40,127 15,343 832 1,232 3,922 7,482 1,410 3,898 6,008Sept............ 38,407 13,414 833 1,232 3,876 7,710 1,404 3,916 6,022Oct.............. 38,369 13,307 762 1,252 3,861 7,940 1,416 4,041 5,790Nov............. 38,833 13,367 843 1,266 3,912 8,219 1,432 4,126 5,668Dec.............. 39,481 13,331 855 1,215 3,932 8,634 1,456 4,196 5,862

Period Total Manufacturing Mining

Contractconstruction2

Transportationandpublicutilities

Trade8 Finance Serv-ice4Government6

1946: Jan.............. 39,112 13,524 861 1,220 3,932 8,230 1,490 4,242 5,613Feb.............. 38,576 12,798 857 1,251 3,943 8,301 1,513 4,284 5,629Mar............. 39,737 13,510 859 1,375 3,983 8,466 1,542 4,332 5,670Apr.............. 40,548 14,147 547 1,528 3,991 8,633 1,567 4,474 5,661May............ 40,909 14,235 765 1,617 3,946 8,618 1,586 4,448 5,694June............ 41,406 14,493 884 1,701 3,996 8,681 1,607 4,430 5,614July............. 41,676 14,681 901 1,802 4,051 8,708 1,615 4,426 5,492Aug............. 42,337 15,062 915 1,887 4,103 8,810 1,624 4,430 5,506Sept............. 42,769 15,245 912 1,923 4,064 8,957 1,611 4,456 5,601Oct.............. 43,048 15,303 911 1,910 4,093 9,139 1,621 4,514 5,557Nov............. 43,574 15,541 912 1,887 4,101 9,437 1,625 4,555 5,516Dec.............. 44,234 15,642 901 1,826 4,071 9,865 1,628 4,573 5,728

1947: Jan.............. 43,063 15,677 910 1,690 4,018 9,160 1,626 4,527 5,455Feb.............. 43,169 15,783 907 1,668 4,016 9,143 1,628 4,561 5,463Mar............. 43,410 15,826 906 1,709 4,027 9,236 1,638 4,565 5,503Apr.............. 43,221 15,750 881 1,798 3,845 9,255 1,636 4,552 5,504May............ 43,345 15,569 910 1,865 3,981 9,277 1,643 4,590 5,510June............ 43,816 15,672 919 1,957 4,129 9,324 1,650 4,711 5,454July............. 43,686 15,580 890 2,043 4,155 9,316 1,675 4,686 5,341Aug............. 44,125 15,962 923 2,096 4,163 9,356 1,688 4,619 5,318Sept............. 44,513 16,175 921 2,107 4,134 9,471 1,668 4,634 5,403Oct.............. 44,758 16,209 922 2,099 4,097 9,684 1,671 4,662 5,414Nov............. 44,918 16,256 923 2,046 4,077 9,886 1,673 4,670 5,387Dec............. 45,618 16,354 925 1,978 4,071 10,288 1,676 4,688 5,638

1Estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who worked or received pay during the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. These estimates have been adjusted to levels indicated by Federal Security Agency data through 1946.2Covers all employees of firms whose major activity is construction. The estimates arebased on employment reports of these firms and include all off-site employees (regardlessof whether or not they are engaged in work relevant to construction activities) as well asemployees at the site of construction projects. They do not cover self-employed persons,

working proprietors, and employees of nonconstruction organizations (including force account workers of public bodies and private firms) actively engaged in construction activities.includes wholesale and retail trade, eating and drinking places, filling stations, automotive repair services, and garages.includes all types of service except automotive repair services and all types of nonagricultural establishments not included in any of the other major industry divisions.includes Federal, State, and local government including public education and Federal force-account construction.



T a b l e A-2: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in manufacturing industries1 and oncontract construction,2 by State, 1943-47[In thousands]

MANUFACTURINGrenoa

Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorad o Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois

1947Dec. 1947Sept. 1947March 19443d Quarter 1945Sept. 1947June 1945Sept. 1944Sept. 19471st Quarter 19443d Quarter 1945Sept. 19453d Quarter

258.5 19.4 76.7 1,165.5 67.5 504.2 55.2 15.6 136.0 302.9 15.9 1,263.7251.7 23.1 77.0 1,109.6 55.5 464.5 53.9 15.3 135.3 307.4 17.9 1,286.8223.4 20.0 71.4 857.2 54.9 395.4 46.6 14.7 103.2 270.6 17.3 1,171.1205.9 11.9 67.1 677.1 51.8 382.0 44.6 16.4 80.5 250.5 19.7 1,160.81,248.0225.3 14.0 75.3 711.8 56.5 415.6 45.8 17.3 93.2 252.0 19.3252.5 24.6 74.3 1,024.3 53.1 440.3 51.4 15.2 129.9 302.2 16.6 1,253.5250.9 25.5 74.6 1,020.2 55.0 441.9 51.1 15.1 125.4 297.2 16.4 1,258.3242.7 25.3 73.4 996.1 56.7 442.1 50.8 15.2 120.7 290.6 16.5 1,251.7237.6 25.2 71.7 975.1 57.0 437.1 50.3 14.9 116.7 283.1 17.1 1,237.3234.2 24.7 70.8 932.1 58.3 431.6 48.5 14.4 111.7 277.7 18.2 1,222.5231.8 22.8 67.6 889.2 58.8 421.4 47.8 14.3 108.2 279.4 18.3 1,214.1July......................................... 227.9 22.2 73.0 887.9 58.7 405.7 46.3 14.0 103.4 281.0 17.6 1,183.3August.................................... 221.3 20.7 74.3 889.1 56.6 375.6 47.3 14.1 100.0 272.8 17.9 1,162.8September.............................. 199.0 13.2 69.4 742.7 48.7 336.1 42.8 14.4 82.8 241.6 18.5 1,058.7October................................... 194.4 12.0 70.6 689.0 52.1 335.1 40.9 14.5 78.3 243.0 17.8 1,045.2November.............................. 193.5 12.0 71.6 622.1 52.9 337.5 40.4 14.7 80.6 241.0 17.2 1,072.4December............................... 194.9 11.2 65.2 618.9 51.4 340.7 41.5 15.2 80.4 237.5 16.2 1,093.6

1946: January.................................. 196.0 11.0 61.9 622.3 47.6 337.1 42.2 15.8 83.0 239.2 15.9 1,119.0February................................ 179.9 10.9 64.4 602.5 43.3 324.6 41.0 16.3 83.0 240.3 15.4 1,063.4March..................................... 199.3 10.8 68.5 611.5 48.4 341.0 43.5 16.2 81.2 241.0 15.7 1,111.2April........................................ 201.1 11.0 66.2 651.5 48.6 369.3 43.9 16.3 79.0 242.0 17.2 1,129.0May......................................... 201.3 11.0 66.0 655.4 49.2 379.0 43.3 16.2 77.9 243.5 19.5 1,130.6June......................................... 202.4 11.1 65.5 665.1 50.0 392.0 44.7 16.1 76.8 244.9 20.8 1,159.8July......................................... 208.3 12.1 65.6 700.8 52.6 390.9 45.4 16.1 73.9 251.6 22.2 1,165.8August.................................... 210.3 11.9 67.8 740.8 54.5 396.5 47.9 16.4 74.3 257.1 23.0 1,186.0September......... * .................. 212.0 12.2 69.1 738.8 55.5 406.7 48.0 16.7 77.1 260.8 23.2 1,195.7October................................... 215.2 12.7 69.6 725.5 56.9 410.9 45.1 16.7 79.6 261.5 21.7 1,203.4November.............................. 221.6 13.5 70.1 705.4 58.7 416.1 45.0 17.0 89.4 263.6 21.9 1,229.6December............................... 222.9 13.9 70.0 705.9 56.2 420.6 45.2 17.3 90.4 260.0 20.1 1,236.01947: January.................................. 4222.9 414.0 470.2 697.1 56.0 4424.4 45.3 16.9 4103.1 257.9 17.9 1,244.4February................................ 225.1 13.6 71.6 693.6 53.5 426.5 44.6 16.9 100.5 255.9 17.7 1,251.1March..................................... 226.3 14.1 71.5 692.6 53.6 424.0 45.0 17.1 99.5 254.0 18.4 1,249.4April........................................ 225.2 14.5 74.1 699.6 54.1 419.9 44.9 17.2 94.9 253.9 18.4 1,248.2May......................................... 222.8 14.2 74.7 693.0 53.8 415.0 45.4 17.1 88.9 249.7 19.2 1,232.0June........................................ 221.1 14.4 74.2 689.1 54.6 410.4 45.4 17.2 88.2 246.2 20.1 1,238.3July......................................... 219.6 13.8 75.1 703.8 55.9 403.3 45.2 17.4 85.7 238.2 20.8 1,228.6August.................................... 221.4 13.2 80.5 760.1 56.6 406.0 48.4 17.3 86.8 248.5 19.5 1,237.8September.............................. 226.5 13.6 81.2 744.6 57.9 409.2 48.2 17.5 88.6 251.9 19.3 1,249.0October................................... 228.9 14.0 77.1 736.3 60.6 414.8 45.8 17.5 90.4 253.9 20.4 1,257.0November.............................. 231.8 14.5 77.1 717.4 60.3 415.7 45.8 17.4 95.0 256.7 20.1 1,266.3December.............................. 231.9 14.6 76.1 714.8 61.0 417.8 46.1 17.5 97.8 257.4 19.2 1,273.6

See footnotes at end of table.



T a b l e A-2: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in manufacturing industries1 and on contractconstruction,2 by State, 1943-47Continued[In thousands]

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

Period

Bench mark period*,

1943 average___1944 average___1945 average___1946 average.. . .1947 average.. . .1945: January... February..March___April.........May..........June..........July...........August___September.October__November.December.,1946: January... February..March___April.........May..........June..........July..........August. . . September. October... November. December.1947: January... February..March___April.........M ay..........June..........July..........August. . . September, October... November. December.

\Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois

1946 1947Sept. 1946 (5) 1946 1946 1946 1946 1946 1947Sept. 1946 1945Sept.

25.4 14.0 18.9 10.8 17.6 5.5 17.1 42.5 34.0 6.0 81.212.0 5.3 7.0 6.9 14.1 3.2 12.3 23.9 17.6 3.8 59.513.9 6.0 19.0 8.7 15.2 3.4 12.6 26.2 16.6 3.4 63.319.7 8.911.1 13.2 12.8 25.929.712.0

6.2 16.7 43.0 28.436.012.1

5.4 88.1111.747.911.5 4.9 14.3 6.8 2.5 10.5 20.1 3.012.5 5.3 21.8 6.4 11.5 2.4 10.8 19.7 12.2 2.8 49.814.9 5.6 26.0 7.3 12.2 3.0 11.4 19.2 13.7 3.1 55.115.6 6.0 26.1 8.4 13 .2 ; 2.7 12.4 21.2 14.0 3.0 57.615.0 6.0 22.8 9.5 13.7 2.8 12.7 23.6 15.4 3.3 59.715.0 6.2 20.7 10.4 14.3,5 3.3 13.0 25.8 16.6 3.6 62.814.4 6.1 24.1 10.7 15.2 3.2 12.8 26.7 17.5 3.3 66.814.4 6.1 26.7 10.2 15.9 3.5 13.1 28.3 19.3 3.5 69.814.4 6.3 15.1 9.1 17.2 4.0 13.5 29.8 19.4 3.7 71.813.0 6.5 11.9 8.6 18.3^ 4.6. 13.9 31.0 19.3 3.9 74.313.4 6.4 9.3 8.7 19.2 4.6 13.7 34.1 20.3 4.1 74.612.9 6.8 8.7 8.6 19.2, 4.4 13.2 35.4 19.3 3.7 68.9

13.0 7.0 8.8 8.7 18.7 4.2 12.9 36.5 19.5 3.1 62.914.1 7.5 9.6 9.1 18.9 4.2 13.4 37.7 21.1 3.1 69.715.4 8.0 10.6 10.2 21.2 4.8 15.3 38.7 22.6 3.9 76.617.2 8.1 11.7 11.3 24.5 6.2 16.6 39.6 23.9 4.1 84.219.8 8.3 12.6 12.6 25.8 6.7 16.9 40.7 25.8 4.7 86.421.7 8.8 14.1 13.4 26.8 6.9 17.2 41.6 28.2 5.7 88.922.0 9.4 14.8 13.8 28.1 7.0 17.2 43.4 30.6 6.5 92.023.5 10.1 16.4 15.1 28.9 7.0 18.4 46.3 33.6 6.9 96.123.7 10.2 16.5 15.2 29.4 7.2 18.9 47.1 35.0 6.7 98.822.6 10.0 14.8 15.3 29.6 7.1 18.0 47.4 33.6 7.4 102.422.1 9.7 14.1 14.3 29.7 6.9 18.0 48.4 34.8 6.9 100.820.8 9.6 14.1 14.5 29.0 6.6 17.2 48.0 32.5 6.0 97.918.819.820.220.622.224.0

(6)(6)

9.910.010.310.4 11.011.4 11.0 11.2

12.912.912.9 13.213.513.6 (6)(6)

14.714.014.0 14.215.516.5 (6)(6)

26.025.125.527.2 29.431.232.632.7

5.75.55.7 6.46.6 6.6(6)(6)

15.8 16.316.9 17.819.120.1 (6)(6)

46.644.143.2 44.545.245.7

(6)(6)

32.332.633.233.736.038.139.339.3

4.95.05.76.47.57.7(6)(6)

92.996.1100.4107.8114.1115.6120.6122.2(6) 11.6 (6) (6) 32.3 (6) (6) (6) 38.6 (6) 121.7(6) 11.9 (6) (6) 32.4 (6) (6) (6) 37.2 (6) 121.6(6) 11.8 (6) (6) 31.8 (6) (6) (6) 37.1 (6) 116.9(6) 12.1 (6) (6) 30.4 (6) (6) (6) 35.0 (6) 110.9


A: EMPLOYMENT, P A Y ROLLS, AND UNEMPLOYMENT 7


Table A -2 : Estimated number of wage and salary workers in manufacturing industries1 and on contractconstruction,2 by State, 1943-47 Continued

[In thousands]MANUFACTURINGContinued

Period Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine MarylandMassachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missour

Bench mark period8.......................1945 19471st Quarter 1944Sept. 19453d Quarter 1944Sept.

19473d Quarter 19453d Quarter 1943Sept. 19453d Quarter 19453d Quarter 19443d Quarter1945Sept.

1943 average.................................... 633.1 161.7 144.2 131.7 166.1 144.4 348.8 835.6 1,181.8 215.1 95.1 412.91944 average..................................... 619.1 158.0 147.4 137.6 177.1 133.7 322.0 798.8 1,171.5 216.2 95.6 395.91945 average..................................... 535.5 143.8 113.2 128.7 153.9 112.7 268.2 734.6 960.6 205.8 85.1 364.81946 average..................................... 498.5 137.2 76.6 122.4 130.7 114.1 231.5 730.9 938.9 191.1 84.9 332.81947 average..................................... 556,7 153.3 79.7 127.8 138.5 114.5 230.3 742.6 1,019.3 199.6 92.9 358.11945: January.................................. 597.9 157.2 140.2 135.4 175.8 125.2 303.7 776.1 1,120.3 220.1 93.1 403.1February................................ 597.5 157.7 139.4 135.6 170.2 123.5 303.4 774.5 1,121.9 223.8 91.9 405.4March..................................... 593.8 156.8 136.3 135.0 167.8 120.3 303.3 774.2 1,111.9 223.7 89.8 405.9April....................................... 588.7 153.1 133.4 136.2 162.6 114.0 298.7 768.8 1,086.6 219.0 86.4 403.4May......................................... 584.1 151.6 132.6 136.2 156.3 113.3 292.9 760.0 1,046.5 214.5 85.0 402.0June........................................ 570.3 153.0 125.6 134.4 154.1 114.5 284.9 749.8 1,012.0 213.3 83.5 394.2July......................................... 547.1 148.2 120.4 133.9 160.0 113.7 275.4 732.9 972.0 217.0 82.8 376.9August.................................... 532.6 138.9 119.7 130.9 153.5 111.6 275.3 724.4 921.3 206.3 83.0 358.2September.............................. 467.5 129.8 81.0 118.1 143.2 108.3 230.7 679.1 759.1 189.0 79.9 306.9October................................... 453.7 122.8 77.2 116.8 136.6 103.8 220.7 679.2 787.6 182.2 79.7 306.7November.............................. 447.7 125.9 75.4 114.4 133.1 96.9 212.5 687.7 831.9 179.2 82.0 309.2December............................... 445.6 130.6 77.0 117.5 133.5 107.3 217.0 708.1 756.2 181.8 83.7 305.31946: January.................................. 448.7 132.6 77.8 118.6 128.3 109.9 214.5 685.3 782.5 185.4 82.6 309.9February................................ 392.8 132.9 76.3 113.3 128.7 111.4 211.2 678.6 764.4 181.9 81.8 314.7March..................................... 440.1 135.8 77.1 116.8 131.3 110.1 217.5 695.0 783.4 186.7 81.0 316.6April....................................... 486.0 134.8 75.7 119.4 132.5 108.3 222.7 730.5 913.0 185.8 81.7 322.5M ay........................................ 495.2 135.4 76.2 121.0 132.9 110.7 224.2 738.3 939.2 184.7 81.4 326.4June......................................... 511.7 136.3 74.8 123.1 132.9 113.7 234.5 740.6 942.9 183.3 83.4 330.4July......................................... 511.3 136.1 76.1 124.8 132.4 115.6 238.2 727.9 982.3 193.6 83.7 333.9August.................................... 530.7 143.3 78.1 126.7 128.0 118.7 249.0 741.2 1,010.4 195.1 87.1 41.4September.............................. 545.1 136.4 73.8 126.2 127.0 117.6 245.5 750.0 1,040.6 200.0 87.2 340.2October................................... 538.3 132.0 74.1 122.2 128.7 117.7 238.6 754.1 1,033.3 196.0 87.3 343.7November.............................. 538.4 144.0 79.5 127.4 132.5 117.1 240.7 762.1 1,041.6 200.2 90.5 356.0December............................... 544.2 146.9 79.6 129.1 133.5 117.8 241.3 766.9 1,032.8 200.1 91.5 357.91947: January.................................. 549.6


CONTRACT CONSTRUCTIONContinuedPeriod

Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Bench mark period8....................... 1947Sept. 1946 1946 1946 1945Sept. 1947Sept. 1946 1945Oct. 1945Sept. 1945Sept. 1946 1946

1943 average.................................... 36.6 13.7 34.8 19.0 49.4 10.1 44.0 36.3 47.4 18.1 15 7 28.41944 average.................................... 24.4 12.0 12.1 11.4 27.4 5.0 24.6 31.7 32.5 15.7 9.0 19.61945 average..................................... 30.0 13.8 13.0 11.6 18.7 5.0 24.0 36.6 36.4 19.0 8.6 26!81946 average.....................................1947 average..................................... 39.447.4 24.0 18.1 17.4 25.6 9.011.3 36.2 54.7 58.1 29.429.8 12.7 39.81945: January.................................. 23.3 10.7 11.5 9.8 17.9 3.8 19.5 29.8 26.0 16.3 7.8 20.5February................................ 22.7 10.4 11.8 9.7 18.2 3.6 19.6 30.7 25.6 17.6 7.7 22.1March..................................... 26.2 10.9 13.0 9.9 17.5 3.8 20.7 31.3 26.3 17.9 7.9 2 4 .1April....................................... 29.5 12.6 13.2 9.8 17.8 4.0 22.5 33.1 29.7 18.8 7.8 23.1May........................................ 32.4 12.3 13.6 10.1 17.8 4.3 23.1 34,1 31.3 16.8 7.8 24.0June......................................... 33.4 13.2 13.3 10.5 19.1 4.7 24.1 35.7 35.4 17.8 8.3 26.0July......................................... 35.6 14.0 13.6 11.7 17.7 5.3 24.6 37.2 39.4 18.5 8.9 28.5August.................................... 33.9 14.7 13.4 12.9 20.1 5.8 26.0 38.7 41.2 19.8 9.4 30.3September.............................. 31.2 15.6 13.2 13.8 20.8 6.2 26.9 40.2 46.3 20.5 10.0 30.9October................................... 30.7 17.4 13.2 14.3 19.5 6.3 27.9 42.2 46.4 22.1 8.8 30.9November.............................. 30.7 17.2 13.5 13.6 18.9 6.5 27.2 43.7 46.8 22.0 9.5 32.0December............................... 30.0 16.0 12.9 12.7 18.6 6.1 26.4 42.8 43.1 20.0 9.0 29.Z1946: January.................................. 30.5 15.4 13.2 12.3 19.6 5.8 26.7 41.2 42.6 20.5 8.8 28.6February................................ 30.4 15.9 15.0 12.5 20.5 6.0 27.1 39.6 40.7 20.4 9.1 30.6March..................................... 33.9 17.3 15.4 13.8 21.2 6.7 30.7 43.8 46.1 22.9 9.6 33.7April........................................ 36.5 20.6 16.2 15.6 22.7 8.2 34.0 50.1 54.4 27.3 10.0 36.2M ay........................................ 37.4 22.3 17.8 16.2 23.5 8.9 36.3 52.4 58.9 29.9 10.5 38.2June......................................... 39.1 24.3 18.6 16.9 25.4 9.4 37.8 54.3 61.5 32.8 11.8 40.2July......................................... 41.2 26.6 19.1 19.1 29.7 10.4 39.6 61.2 63.5 34.3 13.8 43.4August.................................... 43.5 29.0 20.6 20.0 31.7 10.8 40.1 64.4 67.1 34.6 15.2 44.7September.............................. 46.0 29.5 20.8 21.1 32.1 10.9 41.4 65.4 68.7 33.7 15.9 46*2October................................... 46.2 30.1 20.7 20.9 28.3 10.9 40.0 64.3 67.6 33.6 16.4 46.1November.............................. 45.2 29.5 20.1 20.5 26.8 10.6 40.9 62.1 64.0 32.3 16.5 45.4December............ .................. 43.3 27.9 19.5 19.7 26.3 9.7 40.2 58.0 62.6 30.4 15.3 44.51947: January.................................. 39.5 24.0 17.6 17.0 24.4 8.5 36.6 52.2 59.7 29.3 12.5 40.5February................................ 41.1 23.3 18.3 16.3 23.4 8.0 36.8 50.8 54.6 24.6 12.7 40.5March..................................... 42.7 23.8 18.6 16.9 24.9 8.3 38.8 52.5 57.2 25.4 13.2 41.7April....................................... 45.2 25.1 19.9 18.5 24.7 9.8 43.1 54.0 58.2 26.6 13.7 39.8May......................................... 46.6 27.5 21.6 19.5 25.9 11.1 46.3 59.4 48.6 29.0 15.1 38.6June........................................July.........................................August....................................September..............................October...................................November..............................December...............................

49.2 29.2 23.1 20.5 26.9 12.5 48.7 64.5 55.6 31.0 15.6 43.450.2 50.9 51.852.2 50.6 48.5

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

13.013.3 13.513.4 12.811.4

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

32.3 33.134.5 34.030.627.3

(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)

(8)(6)(6)(6)(6)(8)See footnotes at end of table.



T a b l e A-2: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in manufacturing industries1 and on contractconstruction,2 by State, 1943-47Continued[In thousands

MANUFACTURINGContinued

Period Montana Nebraska NevadaNew _ Hampshire NewJersey NewMexico New York

NorthCarolina NorthDakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon

1945 1945 1947 1943 1945 1947 1945 1944 1945 1945 1944 1945Bench mark period3 ....................... 3d Quarter 3d Quarter 1st Quarter Sept. Sept. 1st Quarter Sept. 3d Quarter 3d Quarter 3d Quarter Sept. 3d Quarter

15.7 60.8 7.9 77.0 951.1 7.9 2,115.7 399.9 5 .6 1,363.3 99.7 192.115.6 61.3 5.8 75.4 923.9 8.2 2,070.7 383.2 6.0 1,332.8 101.9 186.1945 average..................................... 14.5 56.7 3 .0 72.8 805.3 8.6 1,908.1 353.0 5.5 1,193.2 86.7 151.315.7 42.5 3.1 78.7 725.4 9.8 1,865.2 359.4 5.9 1,159.4 53.8 116.21947 average..................................... 17.7 43.7 3.4 81.7 749.6 9.3 1,894.0 372.0 6.7 1,245.3 54.8 116.6

14.6 65.6 3.6 75.0 883.9 8.1 2,025.0 369.3 5.7 1,286.6 105.4 179.814.4 65.6 3.5 74.8 886.7 8.4 2,030.3 367.7 5.6 1,299.4 107.2 172.914.4 64.8 3.5 75.0 882.5 8.7 2,036.4 364.6 5.5 1,295.0 107.1 166.314.4 63.3 3.4 73.7 872.8 8.5 2,026.9 358.9 5.4 1,281.2 105.7 165.514.9 62.5 2.6 73.5 859.3 8.7 2,009.7 355.3 5.2 1,272.1 103.6 165.9.Tune ......................................... 14.8 62.6 2.7 73.3 848.9 8.9 1,971.0 358.3 5.4 1,269.6 94.1 167.5July ................................ 14.6 59.5 2.7 71.7 821.3 8.9 1,908.4 354.6 5.4 1,237.4 90.2 163.7August ................................ 14.7 57.4 2.8 72.0 810.0 9.1 1,886.0 350.9 5.4 1,204.1 86.2 163.3Septem ber................................. 14.6 46.3 2.7 69.7 706.9 8.6 1,749.4 340.7 5.5 1,017.5 62.0 139.6Oetoher .............................. 14.2 43.1 2.7 71.4 692.2 8.4 1,738.5 331.7 5.3 1,037.3 60.6 116.5November.............................. 14.0 44.4 2.7 68.5 698.1 8.5 1,752.0 339.0 5.8 1,045.7 59.6 107.0December............................... 13.8 44.9 2.7 75.4 700.7 8.5 1,764.1 344.7 5.7 1,072.0 58.5 107.8

1946: J a n u a r y .................................... 12.9 43.3 2.8 76.1 675.1 8.4 1,783.4 345.3 5.5 1,099.7 56.4 108.0February ................................ 12.9 43.4 2.8 75.8 665.3 8.7 1,740.2 351.1 5.4 977.2 54.5 106.0March ............ 13.5 43.0 2.9 77.0 680.2 9.0 1,794.7 358.2 5.5 1,087.6 54.1 106.9April . . . . 14.0 42.8 2.9 77.5 716.9 9.5 1,851.0 357.4 5.8 1,138.9 52.7 109.415.4 42.4 3.0 78.9 727.8 9.9 1,857.6 356.4 6.1 1,147.5 51.8 111.8TnnP 15.7 42.1 3.0 79.3 735.8 10.1 1,864.2 359.9 5.8 1,161.2 52.8 118.2Tilly 16.5 41.5 3.2 77.2 733.2 10.5 1,855.3 359.6 5.9 1,171.5 52.5 121.2AllgURt 16.7 43.3 3.4 79.2 742.8 10.6 1,910.8 361.2 6.2 1,205.1 54.7 126.5September 16.9 40.3 3.4 79.6 748.9 10.5 1,926.8 361.9 5.9 1,223.5 52.2 127.4October 18.0 39.6 3.4 79.0 753.2 10.3 1,928.9 363.7 6.0 1,230.5 52.6 122.2N ovember .............................. 18.1 44.0 3.5 81.6 757.7 10.2 1,939.6 367.0 6.5 1,238.3 55.6 118.4December............................... 17.9 44.5 3.5 83.0 768.0 10.2 1,930.3 371.5 6.6 1,231.1 55.4 118.0

1947* .Ta.nun.ry 16.6 44.1


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3.3 14.7 7.5 3.03.1 7.5 2.6 2.43.7 7.7 3.4 3.11946 average..................................... 5.86.9

11.6 5.5 6.4

2.8 7.0 1.8 2.22.8 5.8 1.9 2.02.7 5.4 2.4 2.13.2 6.4 3.0 2.5M a y ....................................... 3.5 7.3 3.3 2.7J u n e ....................................... 3.9 7.6 4.2 3.0July r..................................... 4.1 8.2 4.7 3.2August.................................... 4.2 8.4 4.6 3.3September.............................. 4.3 8.9 3.5 3.8October................................... 4.6 9.3 4.0 4.1November.............................. 4.4 9.3 3.7 4.3December ........................... 4.2 8.5 3.7 4.2

1946: January.................................. 3.7 8.0 3.5 4.0February................................ 3.7 8.1 3.9 4.0March..................................... 4.0 9.4 4.4 4.5April ..................................... 5.2 10.8 5.3 5.8M ay........................................ 5.9 12.3 5.9 6.3J u n e ....................................... 6.7 13.3 6.1 6.9July ..................................... 7.1 13.5 6.3 7.4August.................................... 7.5 14.5 6.5 7.9September.............................. 7.3 13.7 6.5 7.5October................................... 6.7 12.5 6.0 7.8November.............................. 6.7 11.8 5.8 7.6December............................... 5.6 11.3 5.7 7.2

1947' January.................................. 5.1 9.7 5.4 5.8February................................ 5.2 9.7 5.0 5.3March..................................... 5.1 10.1 4.8 5.3April....................................... 6.2 12.8 4.9 6.3M a y ...................................... 7.1 15.1 4.7 6.8June........................................ 7.5 15.8 4.9 7.2July......................................... 8.5 (6) (6) (6)August.................................... 8.4 (6) (6) (6)September.............................. 8.3 (6) (6) (6)October................................. 7.4 (6) (6) (6)November.............................. 7.1 (6) (6) (6)December............................... 6.6 (6) (6) (6)

NewJersey NewMexico New YorkNorthCarolina NorthDakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon

1946(5)

1946 1946 1946 1946 1946 1946

47.5 123.8 35.8 1.4 70.3 30.4 17.938.5 100.7 1 17.0 1.5 52.2 10.6 14.438.9 107.8 /, 17.0 17 55.0 10.1 13.060.264.233.4

171.7196.1j 34.2 3.6 92.4 18.0 20.4

93.9 12.6 1.0 39.6 8.2 11.331.6 91.8 13.0 1.0 40.0 8.4 10.932.1 92.8 14.0 1.0 43.8 8.3 11.133.9 100.0 14.2 1.4 48.9 8.4 11.734.8 102.7 15.0 1.6 50.7 8.9 12.135.9 107.0 16.3 2.2 54.5 9.5 12.938.2 112.7 16.9 2.1 58.1 10.2 13.840.0 116.2 18.2 2.4 61.3 11.4 14.743.5 117.5 19.2 2.3 63.2 12.1 14.148.5 118.3 20.6 2.1 68.0 12.1 15.348.1 122.3 22.2 2.0 68.0 12.2 14.546.5 118.6 21.6 1.8 63.8 11.7 13.744.9 119.3 23.4 1.9 65.3 12.0 14.145.0 119.0 25.1 1.8 67.6 12.5 15.050.6 132.2 27.7 1.9 78.0 13.5 16.458.5 152.5 30.9 2.7 85.7 15.0 18.361.6 162.1 33.1 3.5 90.4 16.2 20.662.8 168.9 35.4 4.2 93.9 18.3 21.264.4 185.9 36.9 4.5 102.2 20.4 22.965.6 195.1 39.5 4.8 107.2 22.2 24.566.0 200.4 39.3 4.8 107.1 22.6 24.267.8 209.9 39.9 4.5 107.5 21.8 24.168.1 211.0 40.2 4.7 103.9 21.4 22.866.7 203.8 39.5 3.9 99.5 20.5 21.261.4 179.2 38.5 3.3 90.7 21.0 19.957.5 173.4 38.4 3.2 86.2 21.4 20.058.2 173.1 38.4 3.2 89.7 21.6 20.862.3 186.5 39.1 3.7 97.0 21.0 21.461.6 197.4 40.7 4.8 101.4 21.7 22.765.3 203.8 41.9 5.3 105.3 22.9 23.868.9 209.5 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)70.5 213.2 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)69.1 212.5 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)67.0 208.8 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)65.2 203.7 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)63.7 192.0 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)


A: EMPLOYMENT, P A Y ROLLS, AND UNEMPLOYMENT 11



MANUFACTURING ContinuedPeriod Pennsylvania RhodeIsland SouthCarolina SouthDakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington WestVirginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Bench mark period3. . 19453d Quarter 1945Sept. 19443d Quarter 19453d Quarter 19443d Quarter 19433d Quarter 19463d Quarter 19473d Quarter 19443d Quarter 19462d Quarter 19453d Quarter 1946June 1945Sept.

1943 average................ 1,579.3 169.4 191.8 10.3 255.9 424.8 33.5 41.3 231.9 285.6 132.2 442.8 5.11944 average................ 1,578.5 159.2 180.0 10.1 271.1 425.0 24.9 42.2 220.2 279.6 131.9 452.2 5.21945 average................ 1,461.5 141.0 170.5 10.0 255.5 364.5 23.6 40.1 202.0 232.3 132.9 425.3 5 .41946 average................ 1,398.5 144.9 180.2 10.1 236.6 308.8 22.1 40.8 201.6 168.0 127.0 (7) 5.91947 average................ 1,505.7 150.1 191.9 11.4 249.9 334.5 25.9 95.3 211.8 176.0 132.3 434.3 6.41945: January.............. 1,563.1 156.2 177.2 10.4 272.2 407.4 23.1 42.1 212.8 271.2 134.5 450.7 5.1February............ 1,567.2 155.4 175.6 10.1 274.5 402.8 22.9 42.2 215.1 271.2 136.1 456.4 5.0March................. 1,563.6 154.8 174.1 10.1 273.9 402.2 22.6 41.9 214.1 267.7 136.8 457.9 5 .0April................... 1,545.8 151.4 170.4 9.7 272.4 397.8 22.8 41.6 212.3 263.3 138.3 449.1 4.9May.................... 1,529.1 148.8 168.7 9.8 270.8 391.9 22.7 41.1 210.2 260.0 138.7 443.7 5.0June.................... 1,523.3 145.8 170.5 9.9 268.9 378.6 23.0 41.3 208.1 257.4 141.7 440.5 5.2July..................... 1,492.7 136.4 170.3 10.0 258.3 378.1 26.6 40.6 203.2 254.6 139.3 452.8 5.5August................ 1,468.2 129.7 169.4 10.0 252.0 368.1 25.9 40.3 200.4 242.2 138.8 433.8 5.5September......... 1,300.6 125.5 165.4 9.8 233.9 320.0 25.8 37.7 187.6 197.2 123.5 378.6 5.5October.............. 1,309.5 126.6 166.6 9.9 231.8 312.0 24.3 37.2 186.5 174.1 122.8 370.4 6.1November.......... 1,322.6 127.3 168.5 10.3 228.7 312.1 22.6 37.0 186.8 166.6 121.7 379.4 6.4December........... 1,351.8 133.7 169.6 10.3 228.4 303.0 20.9 38.6 187.1 162.5 122.9 389.7 5.71946: January.............. 1,379.3 135.8 171.8 10.5 226.3 302.0 19.3 38.8 191.7 160.8 124.6 385.9 5.2February............ 1,093.8 138.9 175.1 10.8 220.8 294.0 17.0 39.8 192.6 156.9 110.9 384.5 5.2March................ 1,294.1 141.3 175.8 10.6 226.0 295.6 17.4 40.2 194.8 157.6 116.8 388.9 5.3April................... 1,365.8 142.6 176.6 10.3 229.7 297.9 17.7 40.1 195.1 162.9 124.9 395.1 5.2May.................... 1,345.9 143.6 178.4 10.2 232.1 299.8 18.3 40.1 193.5 163.3 128.7 381.1 5.3June.................... 1,423.9 144.6 179.8 10.3 235.0 305.1 19.9 40.5 197.3 170.8 128.4


CONTRACT CONSTRUCTIONContinuedPeriod Pennsylvania RhodeIsland SouthCarolina

SouthDakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont VirginiaWashington WestVirginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Bench mark period8 19461946 1946 1946 1946 1946 1946 1947Mar. 1946 1946

1946 1945Sept. 1946

1943 average................ 95.8 16.2 16.5 2.8 52.6 122.6 22.2 1.3 54.7 45.0 14.7 21.4 3.969.8 8.6 9.6 1.6 55.4 71.9 9.2 1.1 27.7 55.2 7.9 21.2 3.41945 average................ 76.5 8.3 8.8 2.0 45.2 63.1 5.4 1.5 25.5 26.7 9.3 25.8 2 .41946 average................ 118.8 136 2

8.8 9 5 16.5 3.730.4 92.3119.2 7.7 3.6

35.4 35.0 13.2 35.037.4 4.1

1945: January.............. 63.0 7.5 7.4 1.3 48.0 53.3 5.7 0.9 21.9 35.2 8.4 24.6 2 .0February............ 61.5 7.2 7.5 1.3 52.7 54.6 5.3 0.9 22.5 27.7 8.6 25.3 1.765.7 7.5 7.8 1.3 53.3 58.7 4.8 1.0 23.8 24.4 8.8 25.6 1.870.1 8.0 7.9 1.6 52.1 60.4 4.7 1.2 25.2 23.8 9.1 25.7 2 .073.4 8.2 8.1 1.9 53.1 61.7 5.1 1.2 26.7 24.9 9.0 25.9 2.4.Time.................... 78.0! 8.4 8.1 2.0 49.5 65.8 5.3 1.3 27.1 26.6 9.5 26.2 2.7July..................... 78.7 i 9.1 8.9 2.3 46.3 66.9 5.4 1.4 27.6 26.6 9.2 25.4 2.6August............... 81.3 9.3 9.8 2.3 47.0 67.1 5.5 1.6 25.5 28.6 9.6 25.7 2.8September......... 83.9 8.9 10.1 2.4 41.6 65.9 5.5 1.9 25.1 27.5 9.7 25.6 3 .0October.............. 87.9 8.5 10.0 2.6 37.0 65.9 5.9 2.1 27.0 26.9 10.1 26.3 2.8November.......... 89.9 8.7 10.3 2.5 33.4 69.2 5.8 2.3 27.3 24.6 10.0 26.7 2.8December........... 84.1 8.2 10.2 2.3 28.6 67.8 5.5 2.3 26.2 23.4 9.5 26.4 2 .41946: January.............. 86.2 7.1 10.9 2.3 25.6 68.9 4.6 2.1 26.5 24.3 9.3 25.8 1.9February............ 85.1 6.7 11.51 2.3 25.8 75.0 4.7 2.2 27.1 25.9 9.1 26.0 1.8March................. 94.8 7.4 12.9 2.5 26.4 81.9 5.7 2.5 29.2 29.3 10.5 26.9 2.3April................... 108.5 8.6 14.1 3.0 29.0 88.2 6.7 3.1 31.2 32.1 11.4 30.2 3.2May.................... 115.7 9.3 15.6 3.4 30.8 90.6 7.7 3.5 33.1 35.6 12.0 33.9 4 .0June.................... 123.4 9.5 16.9 3.9 31.8 95.1 8.3 3.7 35.7 37.4 13.1 36.1 4.3July..................... 131.0 9.5 18.5 4.3 33.1 97.8 8.8 4.2 38.7 39.9 14.1 38.7 5.0August............... 135.6 9.5 19.5 4.5 33.8 101.4 9.3 4.5 41.1 41.9 15.0 39.6 5.8September......... 140.2 9.6 19.9 4.7 33.7 105.2 9.6 4.4 42.2 41.5 15.6 41.2 5.7October.............. 138.2 9.8 19.6 4.6 32.8 101.8 9.1 4.1 40.6 40.1 16.5 40.7 5.2November.......... 136.2 9.6 20.2 4.6 31.7 101.0 8.9 4.3 40.7 37.7 16.6 40.8 5.2December.......... 130.2 9.4 18.9 4.6 30.4 100.8 8.5 4.1 38.9 34.0 15.5 39.6 4.71947: January.............. 114.4 8.0 18.3 4.0 29.1 99.0 6.7 3.5 37.0 29.6 14.0 37.5 3.6February............ 110.3 7.8 18.5 3.8 29.1 107.3 6.8 3.3 37.1 32.2 13.8 33.0 3.6March................. 112.5 8.3 19.0 4.1 31.5 111.5 7.8 3.3 38.5 35.2 14.5 33.4 3.9April................... 127.0 9.1 19.6 4.4 32.2 116.7 8.7 3.7 40.9 37.5 16.0 34.0 5.2May.................... 130.1 9.7 20.9 5.5 34.0 118.4 9.3 4.2 43.3 39.8 16.9 36.5 5.8June.................... 139.1 10.0 22.8 5.8 36.0 122.8 9.7 4.6 44.4 40.8 18.3 38.9 6.4July..................... 146.5 10.2 (6) (6) (6) 126.5 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 39.3 (6)August............... 151.3 10.3 (6) (6) (6) 128.5 ( 6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 41.0 (6)September......... 153.0 10.4 (6) (6) (6) 128.4 ( 6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 40.5 (6)October.............. 154.4 10.2 () (6) (6) 125.6 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 40.3 (6)November.......... 152.3 10.0 (6) (6) (*> 123.5 ( 6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 38.0 (6)December.......... 143.4 9.6 (6) (6) (6) 122.6 ( 6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 36.3 (6)

iEstimates include all full-and part-time wage and salary workers in manufacturing Industries who worked or received pay during the pay period ending nearest the 15th of the month. Proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. # . . .2Covers all employees of firms whose major activity is construction. The estimates are based on employment reports of these firms and include all off-site employees (regardless of whether or not they are engaged in work relevant to construction activities) as well as employees at the site of construction projects. They do not cover self-employed persons, working proprietors, and employees of nooconstruction organizations (including

force-account workers of public bodies and private firms) actively engaged in construction activities.Estimates have been adjusted to levels indicated by Federal Security Agency data. Because of varying bench mark periods the State estimates do not necessarily add to the National total. New series based on 1945 Standard Industrial Classification.8 At the date of publication, estimates for this State had not been completed.6The preparation of separate estimates for this State was discontinued after Junel947.

7Not available.



Manufacturing Employment and Pay Rolls

Estimates of employment in major manufacturing groups, made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, are presented in table A-B. In addition to production and related workers (shown in table A -4 ) the estimates in table A -3 include workers engaged in the following activities: Executive, purchasing, finance, accounting, legal, personnel (includes cafeterias, medical, etc.), professional and technical activities, sales, sales-delivery, advertising, credit, collection, and in installation and servicing of own products, routine office functions, factory supervision (above the working foreman level). They also include employees engaged in new construction and major additions or alterations to the plant who are utilized as a separate work force to perform nonmaintenance construction (force-account construction workers). They exclude proprietors and firm members and the self-employed. As in the table by major industry division (table A - l ) , the classification is that of 1939 and the changes in employment shown do not reflect for the most part the shift of establishments from one major activity to another during the World W ar II period. Government-operated establishments manufacturing products for war such as Government navy yards, arsenals, and ordnance factories are excluded. The estimates have been adjusted to Federal Security Agency data for all years through 1946.

For a description of the method by which the estimates are made, see page 3.

The estimated number of production workers only for each major industry group in the manufacturing division together with separate totals for male and female workers are shown in table A -4 . Table A -5 supplements these Bureau of Labor Statistics employment figures by indexes of production worker weekly pay rolls by major manufacturing groups. Both the current employment and pay-roll esti

mates are obtained from the same employer reports.

Production workers include working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspection, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair, janitorial, watchman services, product development, auxiliary production for plants own use (e. g., power plant), and record-keeping and other services closely associated with the above production operations. Excluded are supervisory employees (above the working foreman level) and their clerical staffs, routemen, salesmen, and certain other groups of employees. Prior to 1945, production workers were identified as wage earners.

The pay-roll figures are restricted to production workers in manufacturing industries and to nonsupervisory employees in nonmanufacturing industries. If employers report the wages and salaries of the selected group of employees for a pay-roll period that exceeds 1 week, the data are reduced or converted to a 1-week basis. The statistics include pay for sick leave, holidays, and vacations taken during the pay period reported, and also overtime pay and shift differentials. Bonuses are excluded unless earned and paid regularly in the pay period, as is also retroactive pay not earned during the pay period reported. Deductions are not made for pay-roll taxes.

As the sample reports collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics cover only one pay period of each month and the Federal Security Agency reports cover all of the wages and salaries paid to all employees during the quarter, the former series cannot be adjusted directly to the latter. Instead, the pay-roll adjustment is made by applying the same ratios to the pay-roll series as are applied to the employment series (described on page 3).



T able A-3: Estimated number of wage and salary workers in major manufacturing groups, 1939-471[In thousands]

Period AllmanufacturingDurablegoodstotal

Iron and steel and their productsElectricalmachinery Machineryexceptelectrical

Transportation equipment, except automobiles AutomobilesNonferrous metals and, their products

^Lumber and timber basic products

Furniture and finished lumber products

Stone, clay and glass products

1939 average................................... 10,078 4,357 1,171 355 690 193 466 283 465 385 3491940 average.................................. 10,780 4,975 1,331 410 802 321 532 324 488 402 3661941 average.................................. 12,974 6,485 1,647 568 1,065 675 654 407 586 454 4301942 average.................................. 15,051 8,179 1,837 703 1,335 1,753 604 458 615 443 4321943 average.................................. 17,381 10,297 2,034 914 1,585 2,951 84& 525 589 429 4221944 average.................................. 17,111 10,200 2,015 967 1,553 2,899 877 513 569 413 3951945 average.................................. 15,302 8,477 1,833 837 1,422 1,841 744 462 539 410 3891946 average.................................. 14 ,515 7,180 1,670 678 1,372 628 797 445 633 484 4741947 average.................................. 15,901 8,055 1,880 762 1,555 580 942 483 783 552 5171945: January................................ 16,753 9,842 2,013 936 1,533 2,651 856 492 559 413 389February.............................. 16,801 9,869 2,037 941 1,545 2,620 859 501 560 418 388March................................... 16,728 9,806 2,041 945 1,542 2,549 856 508 557 418 390April..................................... 16,528 9,652 2,025 936 1,527 2,455 852 509 547 414 387May...................................... 16,292 9,453 2,012 930 1,511 2,309 825 510 553 415 388June...................................... 16,061 9,189 1,964 920 1,502 2,139 800 499 553 419 393July....................................... 15,693 8,883 1,896 892 1,475 2,023 769 476 549 414 389August.................................. 15,343 8,548 1,819 870 1,439 1,886 718 468 547 411 390September............................ 13,414 6,729 1,527 642 1,251 1,052 532 385 527 381 382October................................. 13,307 6,617 1,529 673 1,241 894 618 386 498 386 392November............................ 13,367 6,641 1,544 683 1,248 783 691 401 505 403 383December............................. 13,331 6,492 1,584 678 1,254 732 507 406 517 422 3921946: January................................ 13.524 6,615 1,608 665 1,291 706 548 412 538 437 410February.............................. 12,798 5,758 1,140 482 1,165 635 552 355 547 448 434March................................... 13,510 6,370 1,567 518 1,217 620 592 389 564 456 447April..................................... 14 ,147 6,962 1,659 616 1,296 656 809 414 591 465 456May...................................... 14 ,235 7,057 1,648 672 1,341 642 789 424 613 466 462June...................................... 14 ,493 7,230 1,678 694 1,375 629 822 443 636 480 473July....................................... 14 ,681 7,383 1,722 703 1,399 624 863 462 648 485 477August.................................. 15 ,062 7,580 1,772 722 1,428 613 894 477 677 500 497September........................... 15,245 7,698 1,800 743 1,453 598 939 482 679 503 501October................................. 15 ,303 7,751 1,788 762 1,479 597 925 489 693 511 507November............................ 15,541 7,865 1,832 775 1,504 602 920 495 707 522 508December............................. 15,642 7,887 1,820 785 1,516 611 905 500 705 533 5121947: January................................ 15 ,677 7,949 1,856 785 1,532 614 899 502 707 542 512February.............................. 15 ,783 8,030 1,865 791 1,540 611 938 506 715 552 512March................................... 15,826 8,071 1,875 789 1,552 608 942 504 731 554 516April..................................... 15,750 8,068 1,875 745 1,565 612 957 498 750 546 520M ay...................................... 15,56) 7,1)62 1*861 731 1,561 5)8 899 486 780 537 509Ju n e ..................................... 15,672 8,050 1,871 759 1,558 594 939 475 798 541 515July....................................... 15 ,580 7,874 1,854 742 1,519 527 941 462 793 534 502August.................................. 15 ,9621 7,987 1,884 745 1,552 530 926 463 821 549 517September........................... 16,175 8,070 1,892 752 1,560 540 960 468 821 557 520October................................. 16,209 8,126 1,896 763 1,565 552 964 472 827 565 522November............................ 16 ,256 8,194 1,908 772 1,569 578 961 479 828 573 526December....................

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