Automotive Industry: Employment, Earnings, and Hours

The automotive industry includes industries associated with the production, wholesaling, retailing, and maintenance of motor vehicles. This industry is not formally defined in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), but the Bureau of Labor Statistics is referring to a group of detailed industries as the "automotive industry" for purposes of analysis. This list is not exhaustive, but includes industries that can be directly impacted by changes in U.S. production and sales of motor vehicles. Below are definitions of these industries

Data series	Back data	One year ago: Dec. 2015	Oct. 2016	Nov. 2016	Dec. 2016	1-month change: Nov. 2016 - Dec. 2016	12-month change: Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2016
Employment (all employees, in thousands)
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing		918.1	928.8	(p)931.1	(p)934.0	(p)2.9	(p)15.9
Retail Trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers		1,973.9	2,010.1	(p)2,015.1	(p)2,017.8	(p)2.7	(p)43.9
Automobile dealers		1,271.2	1,299.6	(p)1,302.3	(p)1,303.6	(p)1.3	(p)32.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Data series	Back data	Annual average: 2015	Oct. 2016	Nov. 2016	Dec. 2016	12-month changes:
						Nov. 2015 - Nov. 2016	Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2016
Employment (all employees, in thousands)
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing		(p)927.8	926.2	(p)929.8	(p)934.2	(p)10.8	(p)14.6
Motor vehicles manufacturing			213.2	(p)215.4		(p)7.5
Motor vehicle bodies and trailers			147.8	(p)146.5		(p)-2.0
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			565.2	(p)567.9		(p)5.3
Wholesale Trade
Motor vehicle and parts wholesalers			336.6	(p)335.0		(p)1.4
Retail Trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers		(p)1,997.8	2,011.9	(p)2,015.4	(p)2,011.5	(p)51.2	(p)47.7
Automobile dealers		(p)1,289.2	1,302.0	(p)1,304.4	(p)1,302.6	(p)39.0	(p)33.9
Other motor vehicle dealers		(p)150.7	150.8	(p)148.6	(p)144.9	(p)3.4	(p)1.8
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores		(p)557.9	559.1	(p)562.4	(p)564.0	(p)8.8	(p)12.0
Other Services
Automotive repair and maintenance			907.2	(p)907.3		(p)5.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Data series	Back data	Annual average: 2015	Oct. 2016	Nov. 2016	Dec. 2016	12-month change: Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2016
Average hourly earnings (of production and nonsupervisory workers)
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing		(p)$21.59	$21.68	(p)$21.64	(p)$21.84	(p)$0.10
Motor vehicles manufacturing			29.07	(p)29.44
Motor vehicle bodies and trailers			17.49	(p)17.43
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			19.81	(p)19.63
Wholesale Trade
Motor vehicle and parts wholesalers			20.18	(p)20.11
Retail Trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers			18.92	(p)18.90
Automobile dealers			20.12	(p)20.09
Other motor vehicle dealers			18.04	(p)18.17
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores			16.20	(p)16.15
Other Services
Automotive repair and maintenance			17.87	(p)17.96
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Data series	Back data	One year ago: Dec. 2015	Oct. 2016	Nov. 2016	Dec. 2016	1-month change: Nov. 2016 - Dec. 2016
Average weekly hours (of production and nonsupervisory workers)
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing		43.7	44.6	(p)44.2	(p)44.2	(p)0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Data series	Back data	Annual average: 2015	Oct. 2016	Nov. 2016	Dec. 2016	12-month changes:
						Nov. 2015 - Nov. 2016	Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2016
Average weekly hours (of production and nonsupervisory workers)
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing		(p)44.5	44.5	(p)44.3	(p)45.0	(p)0.1	(p)0.3
Motor vehicles manufacturing			45.7	(p)45.0		(p)1.3
Motor vehicle bodies and trailers			40.8	(p)41.5		(p)-1.1
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			45.0	(p)44.8		(p)-0.1
Wholesale Trade
Motor vehicle and parts wholesalers			38.7	(p)38.3		(p)-0.5
Retail Trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers			37.4	(p)36.8		(p)-1.1
Automobile dealers			37.6	(p)36.9		(p)-1.4
Other motor vehicle dealers			35.7	(p)35.1		(p)0.4
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores			37.4	(p)36.9		(p)-0.9
Other Services
Automotive repair and maintenance			36.7	(p)36.4		(p)0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Data series	Back data	Annual average: 2015	Sep. 2016	Oct. 2016	Nov. 2016	12-month change: Nov. 2015 - Nov. 2016
Employment (all employees, in thousands)
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing
Motor vehicles manufacturing
Alabama		13.1	13.1	13.1	(p)13.2	(p)0.2
California		7.7	8.7	8.8	(p)8.9	(p)0.6
Indiana		16.0	16.6	16.6	(p)16.7	(p)0.5
Kentucky		18.3	20.0	19.9	(p)20.5	(p)1.2
Michigan		36.5	40.4	40.2	(p)43.5	(p)6.4
Missouri		12.3	13.7	13.6	(p)14.1	(p)0.7
Ohio		22.1	21.6	21.5	(p)21.7	(p)-0.4
Texas		11.6	10.9	10.9	(p)10.8	(p)-0.4
Motor vehicle bodies and trailers
Indiana		35.4	35.7	36.1	(p)36.3	(p)0.6
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
Alabama		25.5	26.2	26.2	(p)26.3	(p)0.5
California
Indiana		60.3	61.8	61.7	(p)62.1	(p)1.8
Kentucky		34.3	35.6	36.2	(p)36.3	(p)1.0
Michigan		122.4	124.3	123.9	(p)122.6	(p)-2.2
Mississippi		5.8	6.2	6.3	(p)6.4	(p)0.4
New York		11.4	10.9	10.8	(p)10.9	(p)-0.5
Ohio		73.0	73.3	73.8	(p)74.2	(p)0.7
Wisconsin
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings )

The automotive industry includes industries associated with the production, wholesaling, retailing, and maintenance of motor vehicles. This industry is not formally defined in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), but the Bureau of Labor Statistics is referring to a group of detailed industries as the "automotive industry" for purposes of analysis. This list is not exhaustive, but includes industries that can be directly impacted by changes in U.S. production and sales of motor vehicles. Below are definitions of these industries. Current and historical data back to 1990 are available for these industries. Data provided are for establishments that are located in the United States; the data do not distinguish between domestic and foreign ownership. Employment data are for all employees; average hourly earnings and average weekly hours are for production and nonsupervisory workers.

Manufacturing

• Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing (NAICS 3361,2,3)
• Motor vehicles manufacturing (NAICS 3361)
• Motor vehicle bodies and trailer (NAICS 3362)
• Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 3363)

Wholesale trade

• Motor vehicle and parts wholesalers (NAICS 4231)

Retail trade

• Motor vehicle and parts dealers (NAICS 441)
• Automobile dealers  (NAICS 4411)
• Other motor vehicle dealers  (NAICS 4412)
• Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores  (NAICS 4413)

Other services

• Automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111)

Data extracted on: January 18, 2017

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