TABLE 10.-Contributions: Size-of-firm distribution of rated accounts and assigned contribution rates, 48 States,1 rate years beginning in 1953 1 Excludes data for Alaska, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island since these States did not assign any reduced rates for 1953 rate year. Also excludes data for Oklahoma since data based on contribution rates effective July 1, 1953, are not available. 2 Percent of taxable payroll. Standard rate for all States is 2.7 percent. In Michigan seasonal employers (28 in 1953) are not rated but assigned a flat 3 percent. 48088-54 TABLE 11.-Minimum effective period of coverage required under State experience rating laws and regulations for rate variation of employer contributions 1 1 As of October 1953. The requirements shown represent the composite effect of the combined Federal and State statutory provisions pertaining to coverage and other pertinent provisions of State law and regulations, notably those establishing a time lag between the computation date and the effective date and another time lag between the date of coverage and that of chargeability and the lag between base period and benefit year which determines how soon any employee of the new employer can claim benefits. 2 Where not otherwise specified the plus sign indicates 1 day in excess of the number of months shown. Other conditions specified are additional to the number of months required. Payroll variation State. The employing unit need not have been covered to establish eligibility as long as records of payrolls for the entire period are produced at time of coverage. 4 Payroll variation State. The first quarter need not be a complete one. TABLE 12.-Selected data on unrated employers for tax-rate years beginning 1953 1 Percentages are estimates derived from data reported by State employment security agencies on form ES-204 for rate years beginning at sometime during 1953. Granting of reduced rates temporarily suspended. TABLE 13.-Paid civilian employment in the executive branch of the Federal Government, June 1941 to December 1953 Table 14.—All separations from Federal employment by type of action, full-time employees, January-December 1949 and 1953 1 Includes extended leave without pay, transfer, discharge, military and other (retirement, death, etc.). Source: Civil Service Commission, Federal Employment Statistics Bulletin, 1949 and 1953. TABLE 15.-Average monthly separation rates of full-time civilian employees and wage board employees, by selected Federal agencies, January to December 1949 and 1953 (number of separations per 100 employees) Source: Civil Service Commission and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |