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TEXAS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 255
W ages Paid in Texas, by Industrial Groups
Figures below are for production workers only in manufacturing an mining industries
and nonsupervisory workers in all other groups.
Source: Texas Employment Commission min co-operation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Avg. Weekly Avg. Weekly Avg. Hourly
,----Earnings----- -Hours- -Earnings-,
*June, June, *June, June, *June, June,
Industry- 1951. 1950. 1951. 1950. 1951. 1950.
Manufacturing-Total .............. ...$61.42 $56.13 41.5 42.2 $1.48 $1.33
Durable goods ........................ 61.49 55.81 43.3 43.6 1.42 1.28
Nondurable goods .................... 61.45 56.31 39.9 41.1 1.54 1.37
Primary metals . .................64.12 59.79 39.1 40.4 1.64 1.48
Machinery, except electrical .... ..... 68.39 66.50 45.9 46.5 1.49 1.43
Oil-field machinery . ..........71.56 74.56 43.9 46.6 1.63 1.60
Transportation equipment . . . . . 70.19 65.21 42.8 42.9 1.64 1.52
Fabricated metal products .... . 62.74 52.38 44.5 41.9 1.41 1.25
Lumber and wood products. ..... .. 46.01 43.32 43.0 44.2 1.07 0.98
Furniture and fixtures.................. . . 43.99 46.43 41.5 42.6 1.06 1.09
Stone, clay and glass..... . ... ... .. 55.88 50.85 44.0 45.0 1.27 1.13
Textile mill products. .. .. ....... . 44.18 43.46 39.8 41.0 1.11 1 06
Broad woven goods. ...........43.42 41.36 40.2 42.2 1.08 0.98
Apparel and fabric products.. ...... . 33.57 34.09 36.1 38.3 0.93 0.89
Food ........................51.99 49.37 40.3 42.2 1.29 1.17
Meat packing . ... ........ 60 49 57.80 40.6 42.5 1.49 1.36
Paper and allied products. ............. 64.18 61.44 42.5 44.2 1.51 1.39
Printing ......... .... ..... 81.00 77.33 40.1 40.7 2.02 1.90
Chemicals and allied products.... 74.62 67.12 42.4 43.3 1.76 1.55
Vegetable oil mills . ............43.05 44.82 45.8 49.8 0.94 0.90
Petroleum and coal products ........ 83.79 73.51 39.9 39.1 2.10 1.88
Leather ..... ............... 35 53 32.47 37.4 36.9 0.95 0.88
Nonmanufacturinmg:
Mining....................... . . \ 83.66 71.21 44.5 42.9 1.88 1.66
Crude petroleum production ..... 85.11 71.99 44.1 42.6 1.93 1.69
Sulphur ................... ..... 68.82 68.38 39.1 40.7 1.76 1.68
Public utilities ... ................57.13 52.13 41 1 40.1 1.39 1.30
Retail trade ................ ........ 45.42 42.02 44.1 44.7 1.03 0.94
Wholesale trade .................... .. 62.78 58.42 43.6 43.6 1.44 1.34*Preliminary. Subject to revision upon receipt of additional reports.
Nonagricultural Employment in Texas
Table below shows number of persons engaged in the nonagricultural industries of Texas,
as of June, 1951, compared with June, 1950, according to the Texas Employment Commission
in co-operation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.*June, June,
Industry- 1951. 1950.
tTotal ..................2,531,600 2,369,300
Manufacturing .. ......... 449,800 391,600
Nonmanufacturing .......2,081,800 1,977,700
Private household ......... 196,800 198,500
Proprietors, self - employed,
unpaid family workers, etc. 319,400 286,300
Wage and salary workers...2,015,400 1,884,500
Wage and salary workers-2015400 1,884.500
Total ... ... .2,015,400 1,884,500
Manufacturing . . . 390,700 344,000
Durable goods.......... 176,100 143,200
Primary metals...... 17,500 15,300
Machinery (except elec.) 28,800 24,600
Transportation equipment 52,000 31,600
Fabricated metal prod 17,500 15,300
Lumber and wood prod. 31,700 31,700
Furniture and fixtures. 9,300 8,300
Stone, clay and glass... 15,200 13,800
Other durable goods.... 4,100 2,600
Nondurable goods......... 214,600 200,800
Textile mill products ... 9,900 9,000
Apparel ............. 28,500 26,900
Food ................ 61,300 61,300
Paper and allied prod. 6,100 5,800
Printing and publishing. 21,400 21,700
Chemicals, allied prod. 34,000 30,500
Petroleum, coal prod.... 44,100 37,700
Leather ... .......... 2,600 2,400
Other nondurable goods. 6,700 5,500
Nonmanufacturing ........1,624,700 1,540,500
Mining .................. 115,300 105,300
Petroleum, natural gas. 108,400 - 99,000
Metal, coal, other mining 6,900 6,300
Construction ............. 162,700 139,000*June, June,
Industry- 1951. 1950.
Transportation and utilities 218,100 216,400
Interstate railroads..... 64,600 62,000
Telephone and telegraph 35,500 34,600
Other transp., utilities.. 118,000 119,800
Trade ................. 515,800 501,000
Wholesale trade ..... 133,600 126,500
Retail trade........... 382,200 374,500
General merchandise . 68,800 69,200
Food, liquor stores... 62,500 62,200
Automotive .......... 53,700 49,900
Apparel ....... 23,400 22,400
Other retail trade.. 173,800 170,800
Finance, ins. and real
estate .............. 77,900 74,000
Banks, trust companies. 20,300 18,500
Insurance ........... 29,600 ' 27,900
Real estate and other
finance . .. ......... 28,000 27,600
Service and miscellaneous. 239,100 238,000
Hotels, lodging places.. 25,300 25,100
Laundries and cleaners. 28,800 29,900
Other business services. 185,000 183,000
Government ............. 295,800 266,800
*Preliminary. Subject to revision upon receipt of
additional reports.
tEstimates of TEC only, and include all persons
engaged in the activity indicated.
Estimates prepared by TEC in co-operation
with U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, and exclude proprietors, firm members,
other principal executives, self-employed, inde-
pendent contract workers and unpaid family
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