Annual EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS-UNITED STATES Year Average January February March April May 1951 1.449.3 1.429.1 1,428.9 1,451.2 1.462.6 1,463.2 1,468.4 1,467.6 1,468.3 1.457.5 1,440.1 1,427.9 1,426.2 1952 1,399.8 1,395.4 1.391.8 1.395.4 1,404.3 1,415.9 1,396.0 1,352.5 1,394.1 1.410.9 1,423.2 1,412.5 1,406.0 1953 1,376.9 1,367.5 1,356.4 1.360.5 1.376.0 1,387.0 1,399.9 1,409.5 1,407.2 1.393.5 1.382.6 1.353.9 1,328.6 1954 1,215.4 1,262.6 1,237.1 1,211.0 1,202.0 1,211.6 1.224.5 1,227.8 1,220.2 1.212.0 1.202.9 1,185.7 1,186.8 1955 1.205.4 1.152.8 1,151.1 1,156.5 1,157.8 1,199.3 1,228.7 1.240.6 1.246.1 1.241.7 1,234.6 1.226.3 1.228.9 1956 1,190.4 1,192.6 1,189.6 1,189.7 1,197.2 1,210.5 1,225.2 1,171.8 1,184.4 1.188.9 1,188.1 1,174.1 1,172.5 1,121.4 1.137.4 1.129.5 1,130.2 1,133.6 1.134.2 1.140.4 1,136.5 1.144.0 1.131.3 1.108.8 1.072.7 1.058.1 957.4 1.007.4 1957 1958 981.6 958.6 943.0 950.7 951.7 939.1 958.6 954.1 923.5 906.4 899.2 952.9 954.8 944.2 945.7 897.7 887.0 892.4 913.8 869.1 863.7 845.1 843.7 August September October November December SIC 4011, IN PART 1/ 1949 1.192 1.255 1950 1,221 1,151 1951 1,275.9 1,254.1 1,253.1 1,274.2 1,286.8 1,290.0 1,295.6 1,295.9 1,297.1 1,286.7 1,271.2 1,258.2 1,247.3 1952 1.226.2 1.223.1 1,218.0 1,221.1 1,230.0 1,242.9 1,225.1 1,183.5 1,221.5 1,237.8 1,249.9 1,238.8 1,222.7 1953 1.206.5 1,195.5 1.184.8 1.188.5 1.204.9 1.217.5 1.229.2 1.238.8 1,236.7 1,224.3 1,214.6 1.188.0 1,155.1 1954 1,064.6 1,108.0 1,084.1 1,059.6 1,052.4 1,062.4 1,074.7 1,078.2 1,070.7 1,064.0 1,055.1 1,036.7 1,029.2 1955 1,057.2 1.009.4 1,005.8 1,010.6 1.011.8 1.052.9 1,080.1 1.091.4 1.096.7 1,092.4 1,086.9 1,078.0 1,070.8 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1,042.6 1,045.8 1,041.5 1,041.2 1,049.0 1,063.4 1,076.1 1,031.7 1.036.9 1,040.8 1,041.1 1,027.7 1,016.0 984.8 995.3 987.1 987.8 991.4 1.003.4 1,010.1 1,007.9 1,006.5 994.8 974.5 939.6 840.8 884.1 860.1 839.3 827.7 825.4 835.9 838.1 844.2 839.2 815.2 810.8 812.4 817.3 825.6 840.6 850.9 845.1 819.7 795.1 780.5 785.7 785.3 789.3 797.1 802.4 808.8 800.4 710.3 708.5 706.0 708.1 713.0 725.5 918.9 841.6 785.8 793.5 766.4 759.8 830.5 823.1 784.2 795.4 742.6 734.6 34.03 33.30 34.59 33.76 33.31 33.24 33.60 33.25 33.32 33.60 34.34 33.55 38.33 39.34 39.11 40.33 39.10 39.23 38.03 38.94 38.48 38.79 39.52 40.14 39.56 40.17 41.77 41.17 41.01 40.45 41.19 41.17 41.57 42.29 42.15 42.98 42.38 47.96 46.87 45.74 45.78 46.24 45.50 46.71 46.75 46.93 46.94 46.42 46.32 47.62 48.51 47.26 47.04 46.69 47.11 46.46 45.88 44.93 45.21 45.07 44.53 86.51 85.67 88.83 89.98 92.82 94.55 95.42 95.60 96.24 98.95 100.12 103.28 100.94 101.84 105.66 109.39 105.00 106.09 104.90 108.28 107.35 103.38 1960 108.84 106.60 111.45 109.82 107.33 107.59 110.42 107.42 110.33 107.18 108.39 106.92 111.04 1961 108.92 115.02 106.86 110.00 DATA ARE BASED UPON REPORTS SUMMARIZED IN THE M-300 REPORT BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION AND RELATE TO EMPLOYMENT AT THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH; AVERAGES ARE BASED UPON MONTHLY DATA (EXCLUSIVE OF SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES) AND RELATE TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED PAY DURING THE MONTH, EXCEPT EXECUTIVES, OFFICIALS, AND STAFF ASSISTANTS (ICC GROUP 1). BEGINNING JANUARY 1956, DATA INCLUDE ONLY RAILROADS HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES OF $3,000,000 OR MORE. THIS CLASS FORMERLY INCLUDED 87.78 93.07 101.19 87.10 89.46 93.71 94.95 103.39 103.52 106.17 105.25 92.20 98.16 104.19 90.61 97.92 107.35 |