Industries at a Glance

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.

Establishments in the Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing subsector transform hides into leather by tanning or curing and fabricating the leather into products for final consumption. It also includes the manufacture of similar products from other materials, including products (except apparel) made from "leather substitutes," such as rubber, plastics, or textiles. Rubber footwear, textile luggage, and plastics purses or wallets are examples of "leather substitute" products included in this group. The products made from leather substitutes are included in this subsector because they are made in similar ways leather products are made (e.g., luggage). They are made in the same establishments, so it is not practical to separate them.

North American Industry Classification System

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 presents an overview of the leather and allied product manufacturing industry, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2020
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	840
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	470
Sewing machine operators	2,480
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	3,060
Team assemblers	2,340

(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 leather and allied product manufacturing.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Wages

This section presents data on recent hourly and annual wages for occupations commonly found in beverage and tobbaco product manufacturing.

Wages by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2020
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	25.79	27.43	53,650	57,060
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	16.42	18.02	34,160	37,490
Sewing machine operators	13.62	13.88	28,330	28,870
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	14.82	15.20	30,820	31,610
Team assemblers	15.25	16.04	31,720	33,360

(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 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	2012	2013	2014	2015
Fatalities
Number of fatalities				1
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.


Data series	2019
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.2
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.8
Cases involving days away from work	1.6
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.2
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.


Data series	Mar. 2021	Apr. 2021	May 2021	Jun. 2021
Producer price index	(p)178.8	(p)182.3	(p)182.7	(p)183.4
Percent change from previous month	(p)0.6%	(p)2.0%	(p)0.2%	(p)0.4%
Import index	123.9	(r)124.1	(r)124.4	124.9
Percent change from previous month	0.2%	(r)0.2%	(r)0.2%	(r)0.4%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

(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	1st quarter 2020	2nd quarter 2020	3rd quarter 2020	4th quarter 2020
Number of establishments
Private industry	(p)1,359	(p)1,363	(p)1,379	(p)1,393
Local government
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity


Data series	2017	2018	2019	2020
Labor productivity index, output per hour	96.639	99.182	89.725	92.418
Percent change from previous year	1.7	2.6	-9.5	3.0
Labor index, total labor hours	81.616	78.615	83.331	81.150
Percent change from previous year	-1.7	-3.7	6.0	-2.6
Output index	78.873	77.973	74.768	74.997
Percent change from previous year	-0.1	-1.1	-4.1	0.3
Unit labor costs index	118.155	125.068	130.801	120.451
Percent change from previous year	3.9	5.9	4.6	-7.9

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Data extracted on: July 30, 2021