Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing: NAICS 334

About the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector

The computer and electronic product manufacturing subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

The computer and electronic product manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing: NAICS 3341
• Communications Equipment Manufacturing: NAICS 3342
• Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing: NAICS 3343
• Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing: NAICS 3344
• Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing: NAICS 3345
• Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media: NAICS 3346

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in computer and electronic product 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

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		1,111.0	1,107.1	(P) 1,107.5	(P) 1,105.6
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)		633.3	630.8	(P) 631.5	(P) 630.0
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		7.9%	7.4%	8.1%	8.3%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		15	17	27
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		1,422	990	2,223
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, 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		15	13	(P) 17	(P) 11
Separations		2,029	1,966	(P) 2,135	(P) 2,034
Initial claimants		2,524	2,110	(P) 2,165	(P) 1,676
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Computer hardware engineers	24,300
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer software engineers, systems software
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	33,380
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	97,070
Semiconductor processors	20,050

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$33.86	$33.50	(P) $33.62	(P) $34.04
Average weekly hours		39.7	39.8	(P) 39.9	(P) 39.9
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		$23.36	$23.15	(P) $23.32	(P) $23.60
Average weekly hours		40.6	40.4	(P) 40.8	(P) 41.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Computer hardware engineers	$48.71	$49.59	$101,320	$103,140
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer software engineers, systems software
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	$24.34	$25.22	$50,630	$52,460
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	$13.90	$15.00	$28,910	$31,190
Semiconductor processors	$15.90	$16.59	$33,070	$34,500

(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 computer and electronic 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	7	14	8	(P) 11
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.0	1.8	1.6	1.5
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.8
Cases involving days away from work	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4
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.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 90.0	(P) 90.0	(P) 89.7	(P) 89.8
Percent change from previous month		(P) 0.0%	(P) 0.0%	(P) -0.3%	(P) 0.1%
Import index		83.1	82.6	82.5	82.9
Percent change from previous month		-0.1%	-0.6%	-0.1%	0.5%
Export index		89.5	89.6	89.5	89.5
Percent change from previous month		-0.1%	0.1%	-0.1%	0.0%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in computer and electronic 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		18,866	18,900	(P) 18,642	(P) 18,731
Local government		5	5	(P) 5	(P) 5
State government		1	1	(P) 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		145.014	156.941	161.162	157.738
Percent change from previous year		8.1	8.2	2.7	-2.1
Labor index, total labor hours		88.416	85.856	86.196	77.464
Percent change from previous year		-0.1	-2.9	0.4	-10.1
Output index		128.215	134.744	138.916	122.191
Percent change from previous year		8.0	5.1	3.1	-12.0
Unit labor costs index		78.160	80.676	75.916	79.633
Percent change from previous year		-1.8	3.2	-5.9	4.9

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See computer and electronic product manufacturing in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012