TABLE 2.--Estimated percentage distribution of production workers in Manufacturing Industries by straight-time average hourly earnings, United States and Regions, April 1954

South

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.

See table for listing of States included in regions.

Less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items do not necessarily equal 100.

4,498,000
$1.67

2, 564,000

4,378,000

1, 150, 000

$1.36

$1.80

$1.94

TABLE 3. --Estimated distribution of production workers in Durable and Nondurable Goods' Manufacturing Industries by straight-time average hourly earnings, United States and Regions, April 1954

(in cents)

Under 75

(*)

Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable

goods goods goods goods goods goods goods goods goods

(")

goods

15

46

16

280 and under 290

38

40

14

290 and under 300

24

26

7

29

18

28

25

30

45

31

37

30

36

40

36

41

37

43

63

58

64

54

49

46

40

35

38

32

35

23

22

19

1 Durable goods include: Ordnance and accessories; lumber and wood products (except furniture); furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary metal industries; fabricated metal products (except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment); machinery (except electrical); electrical machinery; transportation equipment; instruments and related products; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries as defined. Nondurable goods include: Food and kindred products; tobacco manufactures; textile-mill products; apparel and other finished textile products; paper and allied products; printing, publishing. and allied industries; chemicals and allied products; products of petroleum and coal; rubber products; and leather and leather products. Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. See table 1 for listing of States included in regions.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items do not necessarily equal totals.

TABLE 4. --Estimated percentage distribution of production workers in Durable-and Nondurable-Goods' Manufacturing Industries by straight-time average hourly earnings, United States and Regions,' April 1954

United States

Northeast

South

Middle West

Far West

Average hourly earning●* (in cents)

goods goods goods goods goods

Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable goods goods

goods goods goods

See table 3 for listing of durable and nondurable-goods manufacturing industries.
Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
See table 1 for listing of States included in regions.

Less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items do not necessarily equal 100.

T

of workers

percent of of
workers workers

TABLE 5.--Estimated percentage distribution of men production workers in Manufacturing Industries by straight-time average hourly earnings, United States and Regions, April 1954

South

Far West

Average hourly earnings Percent Cumulative Percent Cumulative Percent Cumulative Percent Cumulative Percent Cumulative (in cents)

Middle Weat

percent of of
workers workers

percent of of
workers worker

percent of of
workers workers

percent of workers

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 2 See table 1 for listing of States included in regions. Less than 0.05 percent.

3

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items do not necessarily equal 100.

TABLE 6.-Estimated percentage distribution of women production workers in Manufacturing Industries by straight-time average hourly earnings, United States and Regions, April 1954

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
See table 1 for listing of States included in regions.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items do not necessarily equal 100.