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Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing: NAICS 337

About the Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing subsector

The furniture and related product manufacturing subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

Industries in the Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing subsector make furniture and related articles, such as mattresses, window blinds, cabinets, and fixtures. The processes used in the manufacture of furniture include the cutting, bending, molding, laminating, and assembly of such materials as wood, metal, glass, plastics, and rattan. However, the production process for furniture is not solely bending metal, cutting and shaping wood, or extruding and molding plastics. Design and fashion trends play an important part in the production of furniture. The integrated design of the article for both esthetic and functional qualities is also a major part of the process of manufacturing furniture. Design services may be performed by the furniture establishment's work force or may be purchased from industrial designers.

North American Industry Classification System

The furniture and related product manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing: NAICS 3371
  • Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing: NAICS 3372
  • Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing: NAICS 3379

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in furniture and related 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, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment

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Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024

Employment (in thousands)

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

340.5 339.9 (p)339.6 (p)338.6

Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)

237.7 237.6 (p)237.7 (p)236.7

Unemployment

Unemployment rate

3.8% 3.2% 2.9% 2.9%

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2023

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

62,440

Carpenters

10,470

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

15,450

Furniture finishers

9,500

Team assemblers

45,830

Upholsterers

12,520

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

13,540

(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 furniture and related 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 furniture and related product manufacturing.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

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Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024

Average hourly earnings

$27.67 $27.92 (p)$28.11 (p)$28.21

Average weekly hours

38.5 38.2 (p)38.0 (p)38.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

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Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024

Average hourly earnings

$23.60 $23.60 (p)$24.03 (p)$23.93

Average weekly hours

39.6 39.5 (p)39.1 (p)39.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2023
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

20.80 21.36 43,260 44,420

Carpenters

23.96 26.18 49,850 54,460

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

29.08 30.26 60,480 62,940

Furniture finishers

18.56 19.85 38,600 41,280

Team assemblers

18.13 18.78 37,710 39,070

Upholsterers

20.97 21.28 43,610 44,250

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

18.48 19.51 38,440 40,580

(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 furniture and related 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 2019 2020 2021 2022

Fatalities

Number of fatalities

12 9 15 8

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Data series 2023

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

Total recordable cases

3.2

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

2.0

Cases involving days away from work

1.0

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

1.0

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.

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Aug.
2024
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024

Producer price index

(p)273.190 (p)274.420 (p)273.758 (p)273.953

Percent change from previous month

  (p)0.2% (p)0.5% (p)-0.2% (p)0.1%

Import index

128.1 (r)128.4 128.2  

Percent change from previous month

  0.1% (r)0.2% (r)-0.2%  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in furniture and related 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

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3rd quarter
2023
4th quarter
2023
1st quarter
2024
2nd quarter
2024

Number of establishments

Private industry

18,286 18,304 (p)18,368 (p)18,410

Local government

1 1 (p)1 (p)1

State government

18 18 (p)18 (p)18

Federal government

       

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked. Growth in unit labor costs represent the annual change in the labor cost of producing one unit of output.

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2020 2021 2022 2023

Labor productivity, output per hour

-0.7 -2.9 0.1 -6.1

Hours worked

-6.6 4.3 2.0 -6.5

Output

-7.2 1.3 2.2 -12.2

Unit labor costs

3.4 2.7 4.4 12.9

(Source: Productivity)

 

Data extracted on: December 12, 2024