Goods-Producing Industries

About the Goods-Producing Industries supersector group

The goods-producing industries supersector group consists of these supersectors and sectors:

• Natural Resources and Mining
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (NAICS 11)
• Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 21)

• Construction
  • Construction (NAICS 23)

• Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

(All other industries are part of the Service-Providing Industries supersector group.)

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in goods-producing industries. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		18,307	18,316	(P) 18,339	(P) 18,323
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)		13,204	13,192	(P) 13,213	(P) 13,199
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		2.8%	1.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		3.4%	1.4%	2.0%	1.8%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Dynamic Changes in Employment

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
Dynamic changes in employment (in thousands)
Gross job gains		1,296	1,396	1,437	1,348
Gross job losses		1,268	1,264	1,259	1,352

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates in goods-producing industries, see the Employment and projected employment by major industry sector table.

(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, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$24.65	$24.73	(P) $24.76	(P) $24.74
Average weekly hours		40.1	40.1	(P) 40.2	(P) 40.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$20.89	$20.93	(P) $20.98	(P) $20.96
Average weekly hours		41.0	41.1	(P) 41.0	(P) 40.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$444	$462	$465	$483
Members of unions		$447	$597	$545	$580
Represented by unions		$411	$602	$543	$572
Nonunion		$446	$457	$463	$481

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Employer Compensation Costs

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012
12-month percent change
Total compensation		2.2%	2.4%	1.9%	1.3%
Wages and salaries		1.5%	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2012
		Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		33.88	100.0
Wages and salaries		22.60	66.7
Total benefits		11.28	33.3
Insurance		3.21	9.5
Retirement		1.54	4.5

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

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 goods-producing industries. 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	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	2,287	1,878	1,931	(P) 1,798
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.9	4.3	4.2
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.6	2.3	2.3
Cases involving days away from work	1.4	1.2	1.2
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.2	1.1	1.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments and the number of establishments experiencing job gains or job losses in goods-producing industries.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry		1,229,508	1,230,052	1,225,358	(P) 1,218,296
Local government		4,713	4,714	4,710	(P) 4,696
State government		1,818	1,838	1,842	(P) 1,837
Federal government		123	123	123	(P) 121
Establishments with changes in employment (in thousands)
With job gains (seasonally adjusted)		311	316	308
With job losses (seasonally adjusted)		298	297	306
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

The Editor's Desk

See industry studies in the subject matter index of The Editor's Desk (Current Edition).

Monthly Labor Review

See industry studies in the Index of the Monthly Labor Review Online (Current Issue).

Occupational Outlook Quarterly

See occupations and industries in the Index of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: September 27, 2012