Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing: NAICS 316

About the Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing subsector

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

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

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		29.7	30.3	(P) 30.4	(P) 30.9
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)		23.4	23.6	(P) 23.7	(P) 23.8
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	-	5
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	-	433
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		(1) -	(1) -	(P) -	(P) -
Separations		(1) -	(1) -	(P) -	(P) -
Initial claimants		(1) -	(1) -	(P) -	(P) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,040
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	540
Sewing machine operators	4,190
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	2,790
Team assemblers	2,140

(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 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 All Employees

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$17.34	$17.57	(P) $17.95	(P) $17.89
Average weekly hours		38.2	38.4	(P) 38.6	(P) 38.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$13.75	$13.70	(P) $13.94	(P) $13.63
Average weekly hours		39.7	40.0	(P) 40.1	(P) 40.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	$21.06	$22.04	$43,810	$45,850
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	$12.77	$13.76	$26,560	$28,620
Sewing machine operators	$9.49	$10.36	$19,750	$21,550
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	$10.83	$11.90	$22,520	$24,750
Team assemblers	$11.10	$11.84	$23,080	$24,620

(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	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	5.4	5.8	6.2	5.0
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.9	3.2	3.4	2.6
Cases involving days away from work	1.4	1.4	0.9	0.9
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.5	1.8	2.5	1.7

(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.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 165.7	(P) 165.8	(P) 164.7	(P) 163.8
Percent change from previous month		(P) -0.4%	(P) 0.1%	(P) -0.7%	(P) -0.5%
Import index		114.5	(R) 115.5	(R) 116.5	116.8
Percent change from previous month		0.0%	(R) 0.9%	(R) 0.9%	(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 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

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		1,271	1,279	(P) 1,253	(P) 1,247
Local government		1	1	(P) 1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2006	2007	2008	2009
Labor productivity index, output per hour		133.663	125.343	129.210	114.470
Percent change from previous year		3.3	-6.2	3.1	-11.4
Labor index, total labor hours		73.927	66.502	60.550	52.993
Percent change from previous year		-6.1	-10.0	-9.0	-12.5
Output index		98.813	83.356	78.237	60.661
Percent change from previous year		-3.0	-15.6	-6.1	-22.5
Unit labor costs index		95.083	110.619	114.127	123.367
Percent change from previous year		-0.8	16.3	3.2	8.1

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012