TABLE 2.-Indexes of production-worker employment and pay rolls in manufacturing industries 1

TABLE 2.-Indexes of production-worker employment and pay rolls in manufacturing industries Continued 1939 average=100

TABLE 2.-Indexes of production-worker employment and pay rolls in manufacturing industries Continued

1 These indexes are based on reports from 32,900 cooperating establishments covering 7,473,000 full- and art-time production workers who worked or received pay during any part of one pay period ending nearest e 15th of February 1947. Indexes for the major industry groups have been adjusted to levels indicated final 1945 data made available by the Bureau of Employment Security of the Federal Security Agency d supersede data shown in mimeographed releases dated prior to April 1947 and Monthly Labor Reviews ated prior to May 1947. Comparable series from January 1945 are presented on p. 926. NOTE.-Annual averages for 1945 and 1946 are presented on p. 917 of this issue.

' Revisions have been made as follows in the indexes for earlier months: Sugar refining, cane.-November 46 pay roll to 150.4.

TABLE 3.-Estimated number of employees in selected nonmanufacturing industries

1 See footnote 1, table 4.
NOTE.-Annual averages for 1945 and 1946 are presented on p. 917 of this issue.

Data are for production workers only.

Excludes messengers, and approximately 6,000 employees of general and divisional headquarters, and of cable companies. The change in definition from "wage earner" to "production worker" in the power laundries and clearing and dyeing industries results in the omission of driver-salesmen. This causes a significant difference in the data. New series are being prepared. Source: Interstate Commerce Commission.

TABLE 4.-Indexes of employment and pay rolls in selected nonmanufacturing industries1 [1939 average=100]

1 These figures are based on reports from cooperating establishments covering both full- and part-time employees who worked or received pay during any part of one pay period ending nearest the 15th of February 1947, as follows:

Mining.-2,700 establishments, 354,000 production workers.
Public utilities.-7,000 establishments, 832,000 employees.
Wholesale trade.-11,100 establishments, 311,000 employees.
Retail trade.-36,200 establishments, 929,000 employees.

Hotels (year-round).-1,200 establishments, 133,000 employees.

Power laundries and cleaning and dyeing.-1,500 establishments, 69,000 production workers. NOTE.-Annual averages for 1945 and 1946 are presented in table 2 on p. 920 of this issue.

Does not include well drilling or rig building.

Cash payments only; additional value of board, room, and tips, not included.

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission.

Not available.