PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST TO USERS OF EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS AND MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE issued each month, providing... current industry data for keeping each series listed in this volume up to date . . . . timely analysis of current developments in employment, unemployment, hours and earnings for the Nation current statistics for States and more than 170 metropolitan areas on employment in nonagricultural establishments by major industry division, earnings and hours of factory workers, and labor turnover rates in manufacturing detailed statistics on the labor force. . . .characteristics of the employed and unemployed, such as age, marital status, color, industry, and occupational attachment Annual subscription: $7 ($1.25 additional for foreign mailing) Single copy 65 cents EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR STATES AND AREAS, 1939-64 . . .1965 edition. . .contains all industry detail currently published by each State agency cooperating with the BLS. . .annual averages shown from earliest date available through 1964 for over 6,500 employment series and more than 3,000 hours and earnings series. . .represents the leading industries in 50 States and 159 major areas. . .bulletin periodically revised Price per copy $4.00 HOW TO ORDER: The monthly report Employment and Earnings and Monthly Report on the Labor Force and the historical volume Employment and Earnings Statistics for States and Areas, 1939-64 (BLS Bulletin 1370-2), may be ordered through the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 20402, or any of the BLS regional For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402 R Price $4.25 The 1965 edition in this series marks the fourth comprehensive data book on national statistics to be released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics since 1961 and replaces Employment and Earnings Statistics for the United States, 1909 -64 (BLS Bulletin 1312-2, issued in 1964). Bulletin 1312-3, as did its three predecessor volumes, presents detailed industry statistics on the Nation's nonfarm work force. Included are monthly and annual averages on employment covering all employees, women, production workers in manufacturing and mining, construction workers in contract construction, and nonsupervisory workers in most of the remaining nonmanufacturing industries. Also shown are average weekly and hourly earnings, average weekly and overtime hours, and labor turnover rates. Seasonally adjusted data are presented for a number of these series as well as indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls. Tables on spendable average weekly earnings and average hourly earnings, excluding overtime, are also featured. The current volume introduces historical data for nearly 200 series which had not been included on a monthly basis in previous editions. Beginning with January 1964, hours and earnings of nonsupervisory workers for the trade division and its subdivision, retail trade, have been expanded to include data on eating and drinking places. Hours and earnings are also shown, for the first time, at the division level, for finance, insurance, and real estate. A group of summary and analytical items are featured in a special section preceding the detailed industry data. The major technical characteristics of the payroll employment statistics program, such as scope, concepts, survey methods, estimating techniques, and limitations highlighted in the next few paragraphs, are described fully in the technical note following the main body of statistical tables. Benchmark Adjustments Periodically, the BLS adjusts its industry employment series to more recent benchmarks (comprehensive counts of employment) in order to correct for sampling variability and for changes in industrial activity of establishments. In this volume, data adjusted to March 1964 levels are shown for the first time. Consequently, many series, commencing with April 1963, have been revised and supersede those previously published in Employment and Earnings, the Monthly Labor Review, and in BLS Bulletin 1312-2. In a few cases, data prior to March 1963 have been revised due to the recent availability of improved benchmark information for earlier periods. A special article, "BLS Establishment Employment Estimates Revised to March 1964 Benchmark Levels," featured in the December 1965 issue of Employment and Earnings, discusses in detail the effect of the latest benchmark adjustments. Reprints of the article are available upon request (as long as the supply lasts) to the BLS in Washington or to any of its regional offices, which are listed on the inside back cover of this bulletin. Levels of employment for March 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964, for industry categories not regularly published in the monthly report Employment and Earnings, are shown in table 6. The data represent the actual count (benchmark) for these industries. For comparative purposes the published industry division totals are also provided in the same table. Collection of Data Each month a representative panel of industrial, commercial, and government establishments, employing collectively about 25 million workers, voluntarily submits information from payroll records to the State agencies participating in the Current Employment Statistics Program. hours, and earnings, these agencies forward the reports to the BLS (Washington Office) for use in the development of national estimates. This program is conducted jointly by State employment security agencies, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Bureau of Employment Security (BES) in 44 States and the District of Columbia; in the remaining States, the program is a cooperative endeavor by State Departments of Labor and the BLS. Labor turnover statistics, showing the rate of accessions and separations, by industry, are also based on data voluntarily supplied by employers. The State agencies in the Labor Turnover Statistics Program have the same responsibilities as in the Current Employment Statistics Program. In all States and the District of Columbia, the program is operated by the State employment security agencies in cooperation with BLS and BES. Standard Industrial Classification Each industry title in the bulletin is also identified by the appropriate SIC code. The industry conforms to the definition for that code which is described in the 1957 Standard Industrial Classification Manual as amended by the 1963 Supplement and published by the Office of Statistical Standards of the Bureau of the Budget. Related State and Area Statistics Although only national data are presented in this volume, a companion bulletin, Employment and Earnings Statistics for States and Areas, 1939-64 (BLS Bulletin 1370-2, issued in 1965), provides similar information for all States, the District of Columbia, and 159 areas. That bulletin contains annual averages for total employment, and weekly earnings, weekly hours, and hourly earnings on the same basis as the National data from the beginning date of each series through 1964. Data for all the industry detail currently published by each cooperating State agency are presented in the bulletin. Publication of Current Data Current statistics continuous with the August 1965 figures shown in this book are provided each month in Employment and Earnings, beginning with the December 1965 issue. (For details on ordering see the inside front cover of this bulletin.) This bulletin was prepared by the Division of Industry Employment Statistics, Robert O. Dorman, Chief, and the Data Systems Research and Development Staff, Rudolph C. Mendelssohn, Chief, under the general direction of Harold Goldstein, Assistant Commissioner for Manpower and Employment Statistics, and Dudley E. Young, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Manpower and Employment Statistics. CAUTION Periodically, the Bureau adjusts the industry employment series to a recent benchmark to improve its accuracy. These adjustments may also affect the hours and earnings and labor turnover series because employment levels are used as weights. All the industry statistics in this book for periods after March 1964, the present benchmark date, are therefore subject to revision. Future editions of the present volume are planned for issue when the series are adjusted to new benchmark levels. |