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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, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment


Data series	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	413.8	411.4	(p)413.8	(p)411.7
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)	270.7	267.5	(p)268.9	(p)266.3
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.7%	3.5%	7.9%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2023
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	4,570
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	3,510
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	67,380
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	14,360
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	13,320
Team assemblers	51,450

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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 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 All Employees


Data series	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024
Average hourly earnings	$35.78	$35.99	(p)$36.19	(p)$36.06
Average weekly hours	40.4	40.1	(p)40.0	(p)39.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024
Average hourly earnings	$26.34	$25.78	(p)$25.63	(p)$25.49
Average weekly hours	40.1	40.0	(p)39.3	(p)39.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2023
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	21.30	21.31	44,300	44,330
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	19.46	20.55	40,470	42,730
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	19.43	20.66	40,410	42,970
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	30.86	33.09	64,180	68,820
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	22.83	23.87	47,480	49,650
Team assemblers	20.19	20.57	42,000	42,790

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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	2019	2020	2021	2022
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	9	6	9	11
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.


Data series	2022
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.2
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.3
Cases involving days away from work	0.8
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.6
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(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	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024
Producer price index	(p)198.312	(p)198.894	(p)199.043	(p)199.851
Percent change from previous month	(p)0.0%	(p)0.3%	(p)0.1%	(p)0.4%
Import index	126.0	127.0	(r)127.3	125.4
Percent change from previous month	-0.2%	0.8%	(r)0.2%	(r)-1.5%
Export index
Percent change from previous month
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

(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


Data series	4th quarter 2022	1st quarter 2023	2nd quarter 2023	3rd quarter 2023
Number of establishments
Private industry	9,573	(p)9,777	(p)9,980	(p)10,127
Local government	2	(p)2	(p)2	(p)2
State government
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity


Data series	2019	2020	2021	2022
Labor productivity index, output per hour	94.245	97.252	98.070	96.390
Percent change from previous year	0.2	3.2	0.8	-1.7
Labor index, total labor hours	106.156	98.576	102.806	104.950
Percent change from previous year	-0.9	-7.1	4.3	2.1
Output index	100.046	95.867	100.822	101.161
Percent change from previous year	-0.6	-4.2	5.2	0.3
Unit labor costs index	119.268	124.694	128.172	139.155
Percent change from previous year	3.0	4.5	2.8	8.6

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Data extracted on: April 17, 2024