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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


Data series	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


Data series	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


Data series	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.


Data series	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	128.4	(r)128.7	128.7
Percent change from previous month	0.1%	0.2%	(r)0.2%	(r)0.0%
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


Data series	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.


Data series	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 13, 2024