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

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

Employment and Unemployment

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics survey are for the Miscellaneous Durable Goods Manufacturing industry (NAICS 339)

Data series	Back data	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		635.6	634.9	(p)633.6	(p)633.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)		412.2	411.0	(p)411.4	(p)410.5
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		3.9%	3.6%	2.9%	4.2%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation

(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 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

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics survey are for the Miscellaneous Durable Goods Manufacturing industry (NAICS 339)

Data series	Back data	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023
Average hourly earnings		$30.15	$29.42	(p)$29.77	(p)$30.36
Average weekly hours		39.0	38.9	(p)39.0	(p)38.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics survey are for the Miscellaneous Durable Goods Manufacturing industry (NAICS 339)

Data series	Back data	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023
Average hourly earnings		$23.51	$23.36	(p)$23.62	(p)$23.78
Average weekly hours		38.9	38.5	(p)38.6	(p)38.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

(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 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.

(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	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023
Producer price index		(p)143.404	(p)143.409	(p)143.881	(p)143.858
Percent change from previous month		(p)1.2%	(p)0.0%	(p)0.3%	(p)0.0%
Import index		126.7	127.3	(r)127.2	127.7
Percent change from previous month		0.2%	0.5%	(r)-0.1%	(r)0.4%
Export index		(r)134.9	(r)136.4	(r)137.5	137.5
Percent change from previous month		(r)0.6%	(r)1.1%	(r)0.8%	(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 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	4th quarter 2021	1st quarter 2022	2nd quarter 2022	3rd quarter 2022
Number of establishments
Private industry		34,578	(p)35,142	(p)35,502	(p)35,929
Local government
State government
Federal government		12	(p)13	(p)13	(p)14
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2019	2020	2021	2022
Labor productivity index, output per hour		89.725	90.580	96.074	95.701
Percent change from previous year		-6.0	1.0	6.1	-0.4
Labor index, total labor hours		106.876	96.655	101.194	105.011
Percent change from previous year		2.5	-9.6	4.7	3.8
Output index		95.894	87.550	97.221	100.497
Percent change from previous year		-3.6	-8.7	11.0	3.4
Unit labor costs index		114.497	121.171	119.077	128.115
Percent change from previous year		3.2	5.8	-1.7	7.6

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Data extracted on: May 25, 2023