Wages, Salaries, and Hours of Labor Salary Rates of [City Government] Officials and Employees in 175 Oregon Cities. Eugene, University of Oregon, Bureau of Municipal Research and Service, 1953. 22 pp.; processed. (Information Bull. 89.) Office Workers Salaries, San Francisco Bay Area, MidYear 1953. San Francisco, Federated Employers of San Francisco, Department of Research and Analysis, 1953. 16 pp. Premium Pay for Weekend Work, 1952. By Joseph W. Bloch and William Paschell. Washington, U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1953. 7 pp. (Serial R. 2113; reprinted from Monthly Labor Review, September 1953.) Free. Earnings and Hours of Work in Manufacturing, [Canada], 1952. Ottawa, Department of Trade and Commerce, Bureau of Statistics, 1953. 38 pp., charts. 40 cents. Data by sex and industry for wage and salaried workers in October 1952; comparative figures for earlier periods. Statistics of Wages and Working Hours, [Egypt), July 1952. [Cairo], Ministry of Finance and Economy, Statistical Department, [1953]. 293 pp. (In Arabic and English.) Wage Policy in Japan. Tokyo, Ministry of Labor, 1953. 46 pp. Lönestatistisk Årsbok för Sverige, 1951 [and 1952]. Stockholm, Socialstyrelsen, 1953. 142 pp., charts, survey forms. 3 kr. Includes table of contents and summary in English. Miscellaneous The Effective Application of International Labor Standards. By E. A. Landy. (In International Labor Review, Geneva, October-November 1953, pp. 346-363, chart. 60 cents. Distributed in United States by Washington Branch of ILO.) Church and Society: Catholic Social and Political Thought and Movements, 1789-1950. Edited by Joseph N. Moody and others. New York, Arts, Inc., 1953. 914 pp., bibliographies. $12. The final paper (by Francis Downing) in this symposium reviews Catholic contributions to the American labor movement. The Growth of Major Steel Companies, 1900-1950. By Industrial Sociology-An Annotated Bibliography. Compiled by Virginia Prestridge and Donald Wray. Champaign, University of Illinois, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, 1953. 80 pp.; processed. (Bibliographic Contributions, 3.) Handbook of California Labor Statistics, 1951-1952. San Francisco, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, 1953. 131 pp. A continuation of the biennial reports originally entitled Labor in California. Plant Employees' Working Conditions in Canadian Manufacturing Industry. (In Labor Gazette, Department of Labor, Ottawa, October 1953, pp. 1529-1532. 25 cents.) Gives comparative data as of October 1 of 1949, 1950, and 1951, and April 1, 1953. The Great Seduction: Red China's Drive to Bring Free Japan Behind the Iron Curtain. By Richard L. G. Deverall. Tokyo, International Literature Printing Co., Ltd., 1953. 427 pp., maps, illus. Available from author, No. 2, 1-chome, Nishi Kanda, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo To, Japan. $4. The American Federation of Labor representative in Asia has written another informative book exposing the Communist and other left-wing anti-American activities in Japan. The design, the author states, is to turn Japan into an industrial colony of Communist China. He contends that the masses are not unfriendly to the United States but that well-organized propaganda directed by the Communists and left-wing elements tends to confuse the people. The Great Seduction is copiously documented. Current Labor Statistics A.-Employment and Payrolls 76 Table A-1: Estimated total labor force classified by employment status, hours worked, and sex 77 Table A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and group Table A-3: 84 Table A-4: 84 Table A-5: Table A-6: Table A-7: 85 Table A-8: B.-Labor Turnover Production workers in mining and manufacturing industries Federal civilian employment by branch and agency group Insured unemployment under State unemployment insurance pro- 86 Table B-1: Monthly labor turnover rates (per 100 employees) in manufacturing industries, by class of turnover 87 Table B-2: Monthly labor turnover rates (per 100 employees) in selected groups and industries C.-Earnings and Hours 89 Table C-1: Hours and gross earnings of production workers or nonsupervisory employees 105 Table C-2: Gross average weekly earnings of production workers in selected industries, in current and 1947-49 dollars 105 Table C-3: Gross and net spendable average weekly earnings of production workers in manufacturing industries, in current and 1947-49 dollars 106 Table C-4: Average hourly earnings, gross and excluding overtime, of production workers in manufacturing industries Table C-5: Hours and gross earnings of production workers in manufacturing industries for selected States and areas 1 1 This table is included in the March, June, September, and December issues of the Review. NOTE.-Beginning with the May 1953 issue, data shown in tables A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-4 have been revised because of adjustment to more recent benchmark levels. These data cannot be used with those appearing in previous issues of the Monthly Labor Review. Comparable data for earlier years are avail able upon request to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. D.-Prices and Cost of Living 107 Table D-1: 108 Table D-2: 111 Table D-6: 112 Table D-7: 113 Table D-8: 114 Table D-9: E.-Work Stoppages Consumer Price Index-United States average, all items and com- Consumer Price Index-United States average, food and its subgroups Consumer Price Index-Food and its subgroups, by city Indexes of wholesale prices, by group and subgroup of commodities 115 Table E-1: Work stoppages resulting from labor-management disputes F.-Building and Construction 116 Table F-1: 117 Table F-2: Expenditures for new construction Value of contracts awarded and force-account work started on federally financed new construction, by type of construction 118 Table F-3: Urban building authorized, by principal class of construction and by type of building 119 Table F-4: New nonresidential building authorized in all urban places, by general type and by geographic division 120 Table F-5: Number and construction cost of new permanent nonfarm dwelling units started, by urban or rural location, and by source of funds A: Employment and Payrolls TABLE A-1: Estimated total labor force classified by employment status, hours worked, and sex ! Estimates are subject to sampling variation which may be large in cases where the quantities shown are relatively small. Therefore, the smaller estimates should be used with caution. All data exclude persons in institutions. Because of rounding, the individual figures do not necessarily add to group totals. Beginning with January 1953, figures are not entirely comparable with those for previous months as a result of the introduction of materials from the 1950 Census into the estimating procedure used in deriving current labor force estimates. However, the differences are minor in most respects. In addition, revised estimating procedure, instituted in September 1953, resulted in some slight discontinuities in the series on agricultural and nonagricultural employment. For explanation, see Census Bureau's Current Population Reports, Series P-57, Nos. 129 and 135, Monthly Report on the Labor Force for March and September 1953. Also, the total labor force beginning January 1953 includes an additional 150,000 members of the Armed Forces the number overseas in 1940 who had been omitted from the 1940 Census and subsequent current estimates. Census survey week contained legal holiday. 4 Total labor force, which consists of the civilian labor force and the Armed Forces, is not shown for the most recent months because of security restrictions. Excludes persons engaged only in incidental unpaid family work (less than 15 hours); these persons are classified as not in the labor force. Includes persons who had a job or business, but who did not work during the census week because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor dispute, or because of temporary layoff with definite instructions to return to work within 30 days of layoff. Does not include unpaid family workers. Source: U. 8. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. TABLE A-2: Employees in nonagricultural establishments, by industry division and group 1 1 1, 201. 31, 185. 11, 168. 91, 163. 31, 152. 91, 121. 81, 098. 81, 068. 11, 063. 51, 076. 61, 148. 81, 183. 81, 151. 31, 147. 3 Plumbing and heating.. Special-trade contractors.. Painting and decorating.. Electrical work. Other special-trade contractors.. Manufacturing....... Durable goods Ordnance and accessories.. Food and kindred products. 306.8 298. 0 294. 6 278. 1 277.5 279.6 282.5 291.5 296. 8 286.3 286.9 Meat products... 313.3 306. 6 304. 1 302.7 299.7 295.5 294.6 299. 2 303.0 312.5 321.0 317.9 309.8 306. 1 Dairy products... 115.9 117.5 123.4 125.2 Grain-mill products... Bakery products... 287.2 Sugar... 39. 2 Confectionery and related products. Beverages.. 217.1 213.6 208.4 210.4 215.7 Miscellaneous food products. 1, 153. 3 1, 175. 61, 195. 61, 200. 31, 192. 11, 220. 11, 214. 41, 216. 71, 231. 81, 231. 31, 227. 91, 243. 01, 242. 8 1, 201. 71, 272. 7 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.8 144. 8 150. 5 153.2 150.9 154.9 153. 3 1, 205. 51, 215. 61, 216. 11, 235. 71, 178. 61, 200. 11, 187. 21, 212. 31, 266. 1 1, 264. 41, 234. 51, 239. 41, 232. 11, 190. 81, 187.1 141.3 142.7 142.5 131.0 140.7 138.6 137.8 139.8 137.8 132.6 134. 1 |