Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing: NAICS 335

About the Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing subsector

The electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

Industries in the Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing subsector manufacture products that generate, distribute and use electrical power. Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing establishments produce electric lamp bulbs, lighting fixtures, and parts. Household Appliance Manufacturing establishments make both small and major electrical appliances and parts. Electrical Equipment Manufacturing establishments make goods, such as electric motors, generators, transformers, and switchgear apparatus. Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing establishments make devices for storing electrical power (e.g., batteries), for transmitting electricity (e.g., insulated wire), and wiring devices (e.g., electrical outlets, fuse boxes, and light switches).

North American Industry Classification System

The electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing: NAICS 3351
  • Household Appliance Manufacturing: NAICS 3352
  • Electrical Equipment Manufacturing: NAICS 3353
  • Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing: NAICS 3359

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs

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2008

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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422.0 422.4 (P) 418.8 (P) 416.4

Employment, production workers (seasonally adjusted)

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304.0 304.5 (P) 301.9 (P) 300.3

Unemployment

 

Unemployment rate

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1.4% 3.9% 6.0% 10.0%

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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8 21 11  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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2,128 3,052 1,485  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2008

Extended mass layoff events

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5 16 (P) 11 (P) 9

Separations

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328 3,616 (P) 1,994 (P) 2,666

Initial claimants

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441 8,528 (P) 3,192 (P) 2,001

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers

10,940

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

10,750

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

42,190

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

14,450

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

13,130

Team assemblers

62,310

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for electrical equipment, appliance, and component 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 electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Average hourly earnings

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$15.75 $15.87 (P) $15.96 (P) $15.98

Average weekly hours

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41.0 40.9 (P) 40.9 (P) 41.1

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Coil winders, tapers, and finishers

$13.75 $13.92 $28,610 $28,950

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

$14.19 $14.29 $29,510 $29,730

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

$12.38 $13.25 $25,740 $27,560

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

$23.23 $24.43 $48,320 $50,800

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

$15.18 $15.67 $31,570 $32,600

Team assemblers

$13.30 $13.60 $27,660 $28,290

(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 electrical equipment, appliance, and component 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 2004 2005 2006 2007

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

6 5   (P) 6

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

 

Total recordable cases

5.5 5.2 5.1  

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

2.9 2.8 2.7  

Cases involving days away from work

1.2 1.1 1.0  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

1.7 1.7 1.6  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(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., while the export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.

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Producer price index

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(P) 128.1 (P) 128.4 (P) 129.0 (P) 129.9

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) 0.6% (P) 0.2% (P) 0.5% (P) 0.7%

Import index

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112.3 112.9 (R) 113.8 113.8

Percent change from previous month

 

0.4% 0.5% (R) 0.8% (R) 0.0%

Export index

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106.6 106.5 (R) 106.9 107.2

Percent change from previous month

 

-0.1% -0.1% (R) 0.4% (R) 0.3%

Footnotes
(R) Revised
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in electrical equipment, appliance, and component 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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2007

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 7,266 (P) 7,284 (P) 7,296 (P) 7,275

Local government

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(P) 1 (P) 1 (P) 1 (P) 1

State government

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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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117.165 123.342 129.969 129.359

Percent change from previous year

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3.4 5.3 5.4 -0.5

Labor index, total labor hours

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76.851 74.248 71.961 72.659

Percent change from previous year

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-5.3 -3.4 -3.1 1.0

Output index

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90.043 91.579 93.527 93.991

Percent change from previous year

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-2.1 1.7 2.1 0.5

Unit labor costs index

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101.049 101.763 100.568 102.062

Percent change from previous year

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-2.3 0.7 -1.2 1.5

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: October 08, 2008