Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing: NAICS 316

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About the Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing subsector

The leather and allied product manufacturing subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

Establishments in the Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing subsector transform hides into leather by tanning or curing and fabricating the leather into products for final consumption. It also includes the manufacture of similar products from other materials, including products (except apparel) made from "leather substitutes," such as rubber, plastics, or textiles. Rubber footwear, textile luggage, and plastics purses or wallets are examples of "leather substitute" products included in this group. The products made from leather substitutes are included in this subsector because they are made in similar ways leather products are made (e.g., luggage). They are made in the same establishments, so it is not practical to separate them.

North American Industry Classification System

The leather and allied product manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing: NAICS 3161
  • Footwear Manufacturing: NAICS 3162
  • Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing: NAICS 3169

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in leather and allied product manufacturing. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

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2008

Employment (in thousands)

  

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)
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 34.6 33.9 (P) 35.2 (P) 35.1

Employment, production workers (seasonally adjusted)
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 29.0 28.4 (P) 29.8 (P) 29.7

Layoffs

  

Mass layoff events

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 3 3 (1) -  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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 862 184 (1) -  

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2007		 4th quarter
2007		 1st quarter
2008		 2nd quarter
2008

Extended mass layoff events
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 - (1) - (P) (1) - (P) (1) -

Separations
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 - (1) - (P) (1) - (P) (1) -

Initial claimants
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 - (1) - (P) (1) - (P) (1) -

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

 1,250

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

 700

Sewing machine operators

 4,750

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

 4,480

Team assemblers

 2,720

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for leather and allied product manufacturing.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in leather and allied product manufacturing.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2008

Average hourly earnings
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 $12.88 $12.85 (P) $12.94 (P) $12.80

Average weekly hours
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 38.5 38.4 (P) 37.7 (P) 37.9

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

 $19.99 $21.38 $41,570 $44,460

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

 $11.59 $12.85 $24,120 $26,720

Sewing machine operators

 $9.52 $10.01 $19,790 $20,820

Shoe and leather workers and repairers

 $10.14 $10.87 $21,100 $22,610

Team assemblers

 $10.68 $11.30 $22,220 $23,500

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in leather and allied product manufacturing. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2003 2004 2005 2006

Fatalities

  

Number of fatalities

   3    

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

  

Total recordable cases

 7.8 6.9 6.6 5.9

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

 4.8 4.4 3.8 3.1

Cases involving days away from work

 2.1 1.5 1.7 1.2

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

 2.7 2.9 2.2 1.9

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction. The import price index reflects the percentage change in prices paid to foreign producers for their goods and services within the U.S.

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2008

Producer price index
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 (P) 152.7 (P) 153.9 (P) 154.4 (P) 154.8

Percent change from previous month

  

(P) 0.0% (P) 0.8% (P) 0.3% (P) 0.3%

Import index
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 105.0 105.1 (R) 105.9 106.0

Percent change from previous month

  

0.2% 0.1% (R) 0.8% (R) 0.1%

Footnotes
(R) Revised
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in leather and allied product manufacturing. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

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Number of establishments

  

Private industry
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 (P) 1,401 (P) 1,407 (P) 1,407 (P) 1,407

Local government
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 (P) 1 (P) 1 (P) 1 (P) 1

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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Labor productivity index, output per hour
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 99.808 109.522 123.630 132.466

Percent change from previous year
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 2.2 9.7 12.9 7.1

Labor index, total labor hours
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 51.115 46.655 44.296 40.263

Percent change from previous year
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 -4.9 -8.7 -5.1 -9.1

Output index
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 51.017 51.098 54.763 53.335

Percent change from previous year
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 -2.9 0.2 7.2 -2.6

Unit labor costs index
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 120.498 117.236 113.639 114.743

Percent change from previous year
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 -0.8 -2.7 -3.1 1.0

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: October 08, 2008