"Table 6.8A. Persons Engaged in Production by Industry"
"[Thousands]"
"Bureau of Economic Analysis"
"Downloaded on 1/11/02 At 6:29:20 PM From Data Last Published onJuly 28,
2000
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Line ," ", 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1932 , 1933 , 1934 , 1935 , 1936 , 1937
, 1938 , 1939 , 1940 , 1941 , 1942 , 1943 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 ,
1948
1 ,"
Persons engaged in production\1\\", 45606 , 43507 , 40485 ,
37043 , 37534 , 40881 , 42389 , 45446 , 46633 , 44780 , 46123 , 48015 ,
52606 , 57418 , 63059 , 64197 , 62573 , 56920 , 57255 , 58240 \
2 ,"Domestic industries", 45606 , 43507 , 40484 , 37042 , 37533 , 40880
, 42388 , 45445 , 46632 , 44779 , 46122 , 48013 , 52603 , 57421 , 63080 ,
64252 , 62639 , 56967 , 57260 , 58233
3 ," Private industries", 42454 , 40220 , 37115 , 33711 , 33692 ,
36180 , 37387 , 39325 , 41129 , 38652 , 40008 , 41762 , 45321 , 47707 ,
48270 , 47173 , 45685 , 48269 , 50563 , 51489
4 ,"
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries", 8627 , 8441 , 8471 ,
8370 , 8438 , 8523 , 8651 , 8544 , 8367 , 8066 , 7810 , 7589 , 7486 ,
7341 , 7154 , 6931 , 6766 , 6713 , 6657 , 6610
5 ,"
Farms", 8391 , 8214 , 8239 , 8162 , 8235 , 8330 , 8440 , 8346
, 8118 , 7841 , 7595 , 7377 , 7279 , 7124 , 6950 , 6705 , 6539 , 6466 ,
6400 , 6350
6 ,"
Agricultural services, forestry, and fisheries", 236 , 227 ,
232 , 208 , 203 , 193 , 211 , 198 , 249 , 225 , 215 , 212 , 207 , 217 ,
204 , 226 , 227 , 247 , 257 , 260
7 ,"
Mining", 1017 , 956 , 839 , 701 , 724 , 857 , 876 , 934 , 993 ,
897 , 870 , 965 , 1015 , 1021 , 949 , 905 , 855 , 901 , 968 , 1019
8 ,"
Metal mining", 130 , 113 , 86 , 59 , 60 , 72 , 84 , 105 , 132
, 108 , 116 , 131 , 144 , 141 , 138 , 111 , 93 , 93 , 103 , 106
9 ,"
Anthracite mining", 151 , 144 , 128 , 105 , 94 , 108 , 101 ,
100 , 100 , 91 , 90 , 93 , 94 , 91 , 85 , 81 , 74 , 83 , 82 , 546
10 ,"
Bituminous and other soft coal mining", 476 , 457 , 424 ,
364 , 379 , 438 , 450 , 464 , 478 , 424 , 389 , 447 , 461 , 487 , 439 ,
419 , 392 , 397 , 437 , (3)
11 ,"
Crude petroleum and natural gas", 168 , 157 , 127 , 114 ,
133 , 173 , 175 , 190 , 202 , 202 , 197 , 206 , 216 , 197 , 193 , 213 ,
220 , 235 , 246 , 265
12 ,"
Nonmetallic mining and quarrying", 92 , 85 , 74 , 59 , 58 ,
66 , 66 , 75 , 81 , 72 , 78 , 88 , 100 , 105 , 94 , 81 , 76 , 93 , 100 ,
102
13 ,"
Contract construction", 2306 , 2183 , 1983 , 1644 , 1383 ,
1460 , 1514 , 1763 , 1738 , 1686 , 1864 , 1941 , 2449 , 2859 , 2172 ,
1646 , 1700 , 2551 , 3007 , 3262
14 ,"
Manufacturing", 10556 , 9418 , 7983 , 6746 , 7273 , 8441 ,
8983 , 9732 , 10686 , 9229 , 10086 , 11009 , 13274 , 15430 , 17556 ,
17218 , 15360 , 14681 , 15396 , 15459
15 ,"
Durable goods", 5282 , 4491 , 3521 , 2742 , 2912 , 3610 ,
3967 , 4488 , 5158 , 4113 , 4648 , 5412 , 7051 , 8902 , 10984 , 10787 ,
9008 , 7826 , 8422 , 8397
16 ,"
Lumber and basic timber products", 620 , 480 , 309 , 229 ,
274 , 326 , 367 , 423 , 467 , 406 , 441 , 511 , 620 , 644 , 597 , 571 ,
537 , 596 , 684 , 1263
17 ,"
Furniture and finished lumber products", 442 , 375 , 324 ,
264 , 282 , 292 , 333 , 368 , 402 , 346 , 389 , 412 , 468 , 451 , 429 ,
415 , 411 , 496 , 562 , (4)
18 ,"
Stone, clay, and glass products", 402 , 349 , 280 , 206 ,
214 , 264 , 283 , 320 , 359 , 313 , 347 , 373 , 437 , 441 , 418 , 391 ,
387 , 483 , 513 , 533
19 ,"
Iron and steel and their products, including ordnance",
1219 , 1094 , 859 , 687 , 750 , 919 , 998 , 1149 , 1319 , 1028 , 1159 ,
1335 , 1646 , 1965 , 2465 , 2430 , 2079 , 1678 , 1870 , 3372
20 ,"
Nonferrous metals and their products", 330 , 273 , 225 ,
178 , 184 , 223 , 252 , 280 , 316 , 259 , 288 , 333 , 415 , 467 , 515 ,
500 , 466 , 507 , 491 , (5)
21 ,"
Machinery, except electrical", 769 , 676 , 513 , 376 , 396
, 509 , 581 , 668 , 795 , 630 , 666 , 798 , 1096 , 1375 , 1469 , 1418 ,
1346 , 1407 , 1562 , 1573
22 ,"
Electric and electronic equipment", 519 , 430 , 332 , 242
, 251 , 319 , 338 , 385 , 461 , 353 , 399 , 456 , 608 , 758 , 961 , 1038
, 927 , 849 , 930 , 889
23 ,"
Motor vehicles and equipment", 541 , 403 , 352 , 299 , 300
, 433 , 464 , 492 , 580 , 363 , 468 , 544 , 656 , 576 , 326 , 342 , 309 ,
668 , 750 , 767
24 ,"
Other transportation equipment", 150 , 147 , 105 , 80 , 71
, 101 , 105 , 137 , 171 , 141 , 186 , 302 , 676 , 1750 , 3273 , 3177 ,
2046 , 595 , 513 , (5)
25 ,"
Miscellaneous manufacturing, including instruments and
miscellaneous plastic products", 290 , 264 , 222 , 181 , 190 , 224 , 246
, 266 , 288 , 274 , 305 , 348 , 429 , 475 , 531 , 505 , 500 , 547 , 547 ,
(5)
26 ,"
Nondurable goods", 5274 , 4927 , 4462 , 4004 , 4361 , 4831 ,
5016 , 5244 , 5528 , 5116 , 5438 , 5597 , 6223 , 6528 , 6572 , 6431 ,
6352 , 6855 , 6974 , 7062
27 ,"
Food and kindred products", 1078 , 1053 , 941 , 863 , 961
, 1108 , 1127 , 1182 , 1254 , 1198 , 1211 , 1258 , 1341 , 1424 , 1442 ,
1479 , 1458 , 1534 , 1561 , 1558
28 ,"
Tobacco manufactures", 147 , 134 , 121 , 109 , 103 , 113 ,
109 , 110 , 112 , 109 , 108 , 105 , 103 , 97 , 103 , 101 , 103 , 105 ,
101 , 100
29 ,"
Textile mill products", 1264 , 1097 , 1027 , 908 , 1083 ,
1141 , 1198 , 1220 , 1265 , 1094 , 1217 , 1226 , 1386 , 1392 , 1325 ,
1222 , 1169 , 1318 , 1331 , 1370
30 ,"
Apparel and other textile products", 793 , 740 , 687 , 604
, 642 , 710 , 779 , 841 , 855 , 820 , 920 , 936 , 1062 , 1099 , 1097 ,
1078 , 1054 , 1149 , 1157 , 1203
31 ,"
Paper and allied products", 285 , 278 , 251 , 227 , 245 ,
281 , 290 , 301 , 326 , 302 , 315 , 337 , 379 , 381 , 395 , 392 , 396 ,
450 , 465 , 471
32 ,"
Printing and publishing", 630 , 632 , 561 , 492 , 460 ,
504 , 523 , 568 , 619 , 594 , 595 , 586 , 599 , 573 , 567 , 568 , 588 ,
689 , 728 , 743
33 ,"
Chemicals and allied products", 401 , 380 , 332 , 293 ,
323 , 372 , 382 , 396 , 434 , 386 , 417 , 473 , 584 , 785 , 854 , 795 ,
781 , 710 , 726 , 727
34 ,"
Petroleum and coal products", 128 , 125 , 105 , 97 , 99 ,
115 , 121 , 124 , 132 , 131 , 135 , 151 , 168 , 183 , 186 , 197 , 207 ,
219 , 224 , 230
35 ,"
Rubber products", 176 , 142 , 120 , 110 , 124 , 141 , 134
, 142 , 154 , 127 , 146 , 156 , 189 , 189 , 225 , 241 , 236 , 266 , 271 ,
254
36 ,"
Leather and leather products", 372 , 346 , 317 , 301 , 321
, 346 , 353 , 360 , 377 , 355 , 374 , 369 , 412 , 405 , 378 , 358 , 360 ,
415 , 410 , 406
37 ,"
Transportation and public utilities", 4068 , 3829 , 3377 ,
2931 , 2795 , 2879 , 2908 , 3071 , 3234 , 2938 , 3040 , 3157 , 3404 ,
3537 , 3706 , 3856 , 3939 , 4150 , 4231 , 4318
38 ,"
Transportation", 3034 , 2795 , 2444 , 2100 , 2008 , 2077 ,
2102 , 2218 , 2333 , 2073 , 2169 , 2256 , 2447 , 2586 , 2789 , 2960 ,
3018 , 3039 , 3043 , 3039
39 ,"
Railroad transportation", 1845 , 1659 , 1405 , 1155 , 1084
, 1122 , 1113 , 1194 , 1251 , 1061 , 1114 , 1160 , 1285 , 1429 , 1534 ,
1616 , 1628 , 1564 , 1543 , 1503
40 ,"
Local and interurban passenger transit", 438 , 414 , 382 ,
348 , 326 , 316 , 315 , 319 , 322 , 300 , 296 , 293 , 293 , 314 , 355 ,
372 , 381 , 435 , 442 , 421
41 ,"
Trucking and warehousing", 381 , 381 , 369 , 355 , 354 ,
373 , 397 , 414 , 437 , 421 , 444 , 477 , 539 , 549 , 525 , 498 , 487 ,
552 , 592 , 655
42 ,"
Water transportation", 168 , 160 , 145 , 131 , 136 , 146 ,
150 , 144 , 153 , 136 , 142 , 144 , 146 , 109 , 141 , 208 , 250 , 203 ,
165 , 152
43 ,"
Transportation by air", 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 6 , 6 , 8 , 10 ,
12 , 13 , 15 , 19 , 24 , 34 , 46 , 47 , 53 , 82 , 82 , 79
44 ,"
Pipelines, except natural gas", 25 , 24 , 21 , 17 , 20 ,
22 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 23 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 25 , 26 , 25 , 27 , 28 , 30
45 ,"
Transportation services", 175 , 153 , 117 , 88 , 82 , 92 ,
96 , 112 , 132 , 119 , 136 , 140 , 136 , 126 , 163 , 193 , 194 , 176 ,
191 , 199
46 ,"
Communication", 539 , 531 , 468 , 422 , 392 , 391 , 390 ,
409 , 441 , 419 , 424 , 434 , 478 , 504 , 521 , 519 , 536 , 652 , 687 ,
742
47 ,"
Telephone and telegraph", 535 , 525 , 460 , 413 , 384 ,
380 , 377 , 394 , 423 , 401 , 403 , 411 , 451 , 476 , 492 , 488 , 502 ,
616 , 645 , 694
48 ,"
Radio and television broadcasting", 4 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 8 , 11
, 13 , 15 , 18 , 18 , 21 , 23 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 34 , 36 , 42 , 48
49 ,"
Electric, gas, and sanitary services", 495 , 503 , 465 , 409
, 395 , 411 , 416 , 444 , 460 , 446 , 447 , 467 , 479 , 447 , 396 , 377 ,
385 , 459 , 501 , 537
50 ,"
Utilities: electric and gas", 465 , 473 , 437 , 384 , 371
, 386 , 392 , 418 , 437 , 423 , 423 , 443 , 454 , 422 , 373 , 353 , 359 ,
429 , 469 , --51 ,"
Local utilities and public services, n.e.c.", 30 , 30 , 28
, 25 , 24 , 25 , 24 , 26 , 23 , 23 , 24 , 24 , 25 , 25 , 23 , 24 , 26 ,
30 , 32 , --52 ,"
Wholesale trade", 1744 , 1685 , 1533 , 1395 , 1393 , 1530 ,
1572 , 1690 , 1857 , 1857 , 1942 , 2015 , 2136 , 2041 , 1912 , 1936 ,
2052 , 2419 , 2620 , 2642
53 ,"
Retail trade and automobile services", 6077 , 5839 , 5507 ,
5058 , 5038 , 5431 , 5608 , 5949 , 6305 , 6218 , 6440 , 6768 , 7126 ,
6916 , 6648 , 6598 , 6862 , 7973 , 8376 , 8639
54 ,"
Finance, insurance, and real estate", 1575 , 1551 , 1488 ,
1423 , 1373 , 1401 , 1425 , 1475 , 1520 , 1520 , 1560 , 1611 , 1647 ,
1636 , 1575 , 1561 , 1602 , 1813 , 1864 , 1890
55 ,"
Banking", 386 , 376 , 346 , 312 , 282 , 285 , 278 , 277 ,
286 , 287 , 289 , 297 , 310 , 320 , 329 , 337 , 344 , 375 , 393 , 407
56 ,"
Security and commodity brokers, and services", 143 , 118 ,
103 , 95 , 104 , 98 , 89 , 100 , 98 , 83 , 77 , 73 , 64 , 54 , 50 , 50 ,
52 , 66 , 61 , 63
57 ,"
Credit agencies (other than banks) and holding and other
investment companies", 137 , 135 , 127 , 121 , 115 , 113 , 115 , 121 ,
123 , 109 , 105 , 113 , 122 , 114 , 93 , 85 , 88 , 102 , 111 , 125
58 ,"
Insurance carriers", 358 , 368 , 361 , 355 , 341 , 348 , 364
, 368 , 383 , 396 , 414 , 425 , 435 , 428 , 406 , 392 , 404 , 475 , 513 ,
495
59 ,"
Insurance agents, brokers, and service", 183 , 186 , 182 ,
179 , 171 , 172 , 171 , 174 , 175 , 179 , 181 , 180 , 182 , 181 , 172 ,
166 , 171 , 204 , 210 , 234
60 ,"
Real estate", 368 , 368 , 369 , 361 , 360 , 385 , 408 , 435
, 455 , 466 , 494 , 523 , 534 , 539 , 525 , 531 , 543 , 591 , 576 , 566
61 ,"
Services", 6484 , 6318 , 5934 , 5443 , 5275 , 5658 , 5850 ,
6167 , 6429 , 6241 , 6396 , 6707 , 6784 , 6926 , 6598 , 6522 , 6549 ,
7068 , 7444 , 7650
62 ,"
Hotels and other lodging places", 518 , 504 , 465 , 417 ,
403 , 453 , 469 , 494 , 520 , 522 , 526 , 538 , 557 , 561 , 573 , 584 ,
584 , 632 , 636 , 636
63 ,"
Personal services", 1008 , 996 , 941 , 886 , 860 , 910 , 950
, 994 , 1034 , 1008 , 996 , 1050 , 1095 , 1115 , 1090 , 1053 , 1073 ,
1210 , 1243 , 1240
64 ,"
Commercial and trade schools and employment agencies", 24 ,
22 , 20 , 15 , 14 , 15 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 21 , 20 , 19 , 29 , 47 , 58 , 41
, 26 , 30 , 36 , (6)
65 ,"
Business services", 209 , 207 , 192 , 198 , 204 , 231 , 233
, 265 , 269 , 276 , 290 , 296 , 314 , 310 , 305 , 320 , 343 , 418 , 455 ,
480
66 ,"
Miscellaneous repair services", 264 , 281 , 299 , 315 , 312
, 309 , 311 , 311 , 311 , 314 , 300 , 293 , 320 , 328 , 378 , 394 , 399 ,
504 , 535 , 525
67 ,"
Motion pictures", 153 , 153 , 147 , 128 , 124 , 141 , 155 ,
171 , 184 , 178 , 179 , 181 , 191 , 200 , 211 , 221 , 222 , 236 , 237 ,
231
68 ,"
Amusement and recreation services", 295 , 277 , 248 , 200 ,
180 , 193 , 197 , 212 , 230 , 212 , 223 , 240 , 256 , 255 , 234 , 232 ,
232 , 275 , 284 , 291
69 ,"
Health services", 750 , 749 , 725 , 691 , 679 , 695 , 711 ,
750 , 785 , 807 , 813 , 841 , 861 , 878 , 894 , 895 , 892 , 983 , 1071 ,
1141
70 ,"
Legal services", 194 , 202 , 212 , 214 , 217 , 216 , 223 ,
225 , 230 , 236 , 242 , 244 , 245 , 228 , 211 , 200 , 195 , 210 , 212 ,
210
71 ,"
Educational services, n.e.c.", 287 , 291 , 292 , 289 , 286 ,
287 , 293 , 297 , 304 , 312 , 318 , 321 , 326 , 333 , 340 , 344 , 346 ,
364 , 387 , 492
72 ,"
Membership organizations", 351 , 358 , 354 , 341 , 335 , 339
, 338 , 342 , 332 , 331 , 328 , 390 , 427 , 448 , 455 , 479 , 493 , 572 ,
599 , 647
73 ,"
Miscellaneous professional services", 83 , 85 , 77 , 69 , 69
, 72 , 74 , 78 , 80 , 82 , 86 , 94 , 106 , 131 , 110 , 104 , 112 , 131 ,
144 , 183
74 ,"
Private households", 2348 , 2193 , 1962 , 1680 , 1592 , 1797
, 1878 , 2008 , 2128 , 1942 , 2075 , 2200 , 2057 , 2092 , 1739 , 1655 ,
1632 , 1503 , 1605 , 1574
75 ," Government", 3152 , 3287 , 3369 , 3331 , 3841 , 4700 , 5001 ,
6120 , 5503 , 6127 , 6114 , 6251 , 7282 , 9714 , 14810 , 17079 , 16954 ,
8698 , 6697 , 6744
76 ,"
Federal", 847 , 893 , 874 , 861 , 1237 , 1738 , 1799 , 3514 ,
2834 , 3360 , 3312 , 3412 , 4419 , 6906 , 12078 , 14366 , 14217 , 5770 ,
3528 , 3460
77 ,"
General government", 548 , 593 , 576 , 564 , 937 , 1415 ,
1463 , 3171 , 2485 , 2994 , 2937 , 3023 , 3988 , 6457 , 11573 , 13885 ,
13722 , 5195 , 3018 , 2922
78 ,"
Civilian, except work relief", 267 , 310 , 296 , 290 , 294
, 357 , 449 , 521 , 517 , 507 , 560 , 642 , 944 , 1702 , 2497 , 2520 ,
2420 , 1758 , 1386 , 1378
79 ,"
Military\2\\", 281 , 283 , 280 , 274 , 270 , 271 , 286 ,
316 , 341 , 357 , 381 , 592 , 1680 , 4154 , 9029 , 11365 , 11302 , 3437 ,
1632 , 1544 \
80 ,"
Work relief", --- , --- , --- , --- , 373 , 787 , 728 ,
2334 , 1627 , 2130 , 1996 , 1789 , 1364 , 601 , 47 , --- , --- , --- , -- , --81 ,"
Government enterprises", 299 , 300 , 298 , 297 , 300 , 323 ,
336 , 343 , 349 , 366 , 375 , 389 , 431 , 449 , 505 , 481 , 495 , 575 ,
510 , 538
82 ,"
State and local", 2305 , 2394 , 2495 , 2470 , 2604 , 2962 ,
3202 , 2606 , 2669 , 2767 , 2802 , 2839 , 2863 , 2808 , 2732 , 2713 ,
2737 , 2928 , 3169 , 3284
83 ,"
General government", 2195 , 2278 , 2378 , 2366 , 2505 , 2857
, 3092 , 2487 , 2544 , 2641 , 2674 , 2693 , 2705 , 2655 , 2577 , 2564 ,
2589 , 2771 , 2992 , 3073
84 ,"
Public education", 1030 , 1057 , 1067 , 1056 , 1032 , 1031
, 1059 , 1080 , 1110 , 1139 , 1166 , 1176 , 1190 , 1186 , 1169 , 1158 ,
1166 , 1215 , 1299 , 1350
85 ,"
Nonschool, except work relief", 1165 , 1217 , 1267 , 1223
, 1174 , 1223 , 1268 , 1352 , 1401 , 1496 , 1497 , 1506 , 1509 , 1467 ,
1408 , 1406 , 1423 , 1556 , 1693 , 1723
86 ,"
Work relief", --- , 4 , 44 , 87 , 299 , 603 , 765 , 55 ,
33 , 6 , 11 , 11 , 6 , 2 , --- , --- , --- , --- , --- , --87 ,"
Government enterprises", 110 , 116 , 117 , 104 , 99 , 105 ,
110 , 119 , 125 , 126 , 128 , 146 , 158 , 153 , 155 , 149 , 148 , 157 ,
177 , 211
88 ,"Rest of the world", 0 , 0 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 2
, 3 , 5 , -21 , -55 , -66 , -47 , -5 , 7
" n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified."
" 1. Equals the number of full-time equivalent employees plus the number
of "
"
self-employed persons. Unpaid family workers are not included."
" 2. Includes Coast Guard."
" 3. Included in anthracite mining (line 9)."
" 4. Included in lumber and basic timber products (line 16)."
" 5. Included with iron and steel and their products, including ordnance
(line "
"
19)."
" 6. Included with educational services, n.e.c. (line 71)."
" Note. Estimates in this table are based on the 1942 Standard
Industrial "
"
Classification (SIC)."