Chart 4. CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTIONS OF

PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING

By Hourly Earnings, April 1954

MEDIAN HOURLY EARNINGS AND MIDDLE RANGES WITHIN WHICH ONE-HALF OF THE WORKERS FELL

TABLE 1.--Estimated distribution of production workers in Manufacturing Industries by straight-time
average hourly earnings.' United States and Regions, April 1954

of

workers

number of of
workers workers

United States

(in thousands) Northeast

South

Middle West

Far West

Average hourly earnings Number Cumulative Number Cumulative Number Cumulative Number Cumulative Number Cumulative (in cents) number of of number of of workers workers workers

number of
· of
workers workers

workers

number of workers

Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 2 The regions used in this study include: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont;

Northeast.

South

Middle West

Far West

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia;
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,
and Wisconsin;

Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 3 Less than 500 workers.

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