Miscellaneous Manufacturing: NAICS 339

About the Miscellaneous Manufacturing subsector

The miscellaneous manufacturing subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

The miscellaneous manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing: NAICS 3391
• Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing: NAICS 3399

NOTE: There was a change in the definition of this subsector between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 2007. Some of the data below reflect the 2002 definition and some reflect the 2007 definition. See the BLS implementation schedule for NAICS 2007 to find out which BLS programs have already implemented NAICS 2007.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in miscellaneous 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)		572.4	571.0	(P) 573.3	(P) 578.6
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)		371.1	370.4	(P) 370.8	(P) 375.4
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		7.6%	7.2%	5.1%	7.5%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		10	7	9
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		700	654	761
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		10	9	(P) 9	(P) 6
Separations		1,272	1,183	(P) 842	(P) 593
Initial claimants		1,227	1,004	(P) 1,326	(P) 416
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	6,920
Dental laboratory technicians	31,630
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	19,580
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	14,830
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	14,080
Team assemblers	57,900

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$23.39	$23.16	(P) $23.28	(P) $23.52
Average weekly hours		38.9	38.6	(P) 38.7	(P) 38.9
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		$16.75	$16.74	(P) $16.92	(P) $16.93
Average weekly hours		39.1	39.0	(P) 39.0	(P) 39.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$13.26	$13.81	$27,590	$28,720
Dental laboratory technicians	$16.72	$18.16	$34,770	$37,770
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	$25.27	$26.77	$52,570	$55,680
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	$16.20	$16.84	$33,690	$35,040
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	$25.99	$30.20	$54,060	$62,820
Team assemblers	$12.53	$13.20	$26,050	$27,470

(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 miscellaneous 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	9	9	9	(P) 3
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.9	3.6	3.1	3.0
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.0	1.8	1.6	1.6
Cases involving days away from work	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.8
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) 116.5	(P) 116.5	(P) 116.6	(P) 116.6
Percent change from previous month		(P) 0.2%	(P) 0.0%	(P) 0.1%	(P) 0.0%
Import index		(R) 122.5	(R) 122.2	(R) 122.6	122.4
Percent change from previous month		(R) 0.3%	(R) -0.2%	(R) 0.3%	(R) -0.2%
Export index		124.6	(R) 124.6	(R) 124.4	124.5
Percent change from previous month		0.3%	(R) 0.0%	(R) -0.2%	(R) 0.1%
Footnotes (R) Revised (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in miscellaneous 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		31,368	31,305	(P) 31,021	(P) 31,109
Local government		2	2	(P) 1	(P) 1
State government
Federal government		2	2	(P) 2	(P) 2
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		118.335	117.821	119.737	120.083
Percent change from previous year		3.1	-0.4	1.6	0.3
Labor index, total labor hours		95.772	94.698	94.299	85.935
Percent change from previous year		0.1	-1.1	-0.4	-8.9
Output index		113.331	111.575	112.911	103.193
Percent change from previous year		3.3	-1.5	1.2	-8.6
Unit labor costs index		99.467	105.308	104.205	107.394
Percent change from previous year		3.7	5.9	-1.0	3.1

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012