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 Goods-Producing Industries On This Page About the Goods-Producing Industries supersector group
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  About the Goods-Producing Industries supersector group The goods-producing industries supersector group consists of these supersectors and sectors: Natural Resources and Mining
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (NAICS 11)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 21) Construction
Construction (NAICS 23) Manufacturing
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) (All other industries are part of the Service-Providing Industries supersector group.)  Workforce Statistics This section provides information relating to employment in goods-producing industries. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, and projections of occupational employment change. Employment Data series
	Backdata
	Jan.2024
	Feb.2024
	Mar.2024
	Apr.2024Employment (in thousands)Employment, all employees  (seasonally adjusted)
	
	21,753
	21,768
	(p)21,807
	(p)21,821Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees  (seasonally adjusted)
	
	15,540
	15,527
	(p)15,537
	(p)15,538Footnotes(p)Preliminary (Source: Current Employment Statistics) Union Membership and Representation Data series
	Backdata
	2020
	2021
	2022
	2023Union membership and representationMembers of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)
	
	1.7%
	2.9%
	3.9%
	2.2%Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)
	
	1.9%
	3.1%
	4.3%
	2.6% (Source: Current Population Survey) Dynamic Changes in Employment Data series
	Backdata
	4th quarter2022
	1st quarter2023
	2nd quarter2023
	3rd quarter2023Dynamic changes in employment  (in thousands)Gross job gains
	
	1,341
	1,343
	1,350
	1,214Gross job losses
	
	1,288
	1,211
	1,318
	1,312 (Source: Business Employment Dynamics) Projections For projected (future) employment estimates in goods-producing industries, see the Employment and projected employment by major industry sector table. (Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)  Earnings and Hours Earnings and Hours of All Employees Data series
	Backdata
	Jan.2024
	Feb.2024
	Mar.2024
	Apr.2024Average hourly earnings
	
	$35.09
	$35.16
	(p)$35.37
	(p)$35.43Average weekly hours
	
	39.5
	39.7
	(p)39.9
	(p)39.7Footnotes(p)Preliminary (Source: Current Employment Statistics) Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees Data series
	Backdata
	Jan.2024
	Feb.2024
	Mar.2024
	Apr.2024Average hourly earnings
	
	$30.57
	$30.67
	(p)$30.81
	(p)$30.87Average weekly hours
	
	39.9
	40.4
	(p)40.6
	(p)40.3Footnotes(p)Preliminary (Source: Current Employment Statistics) Employee Benefits This section presents data on the incidence (the percentage of workers with access to and participation in employer-provided benefit plans) and provisions of selected employee benefits from the National Compensation Survey. More Benefits estimates are also accessible from the Benefits database, the archived NCS publications page, and the complete Employee Benefits Excel dataset (XLSX). Data series
	Access
	ParticipationBackdata
	2023
	Backdata
	2023Private industryRetirement benefit plans
	
	78
	
	63Defined benefit plans
	
	18
	
	15Defined contribution plans
	
	75
	
	58 (Source: Employee Benefits in the United States) Data series
	After 1 year of service
	After 20 years of serviceBackdata
	2023
	Backdata
	2023Mean number of vacation days for private industry workers without consolidated leave plans
	
	7
	
	16 (Source: Employee Benefits in the United States) Data series
	Backdata
	2023Percent of private industry workers with access to employer-sponsored benefitsHealth care
	
	86Paid vacation
	
	90Paid sick leave
	
	75 (Source: Employee Benefits in the United States) Employer Compensation Costs Data series
	Backdata
	2nd quarter2023
	3rd quarter2023
	4th quarter2023
	1st quarter2024Private industry12-month percent changeTotal compensation
	
	4.0%
	3.8%
	3.8%
	3.8%Wages and salaries
	
	4.6%
	4.1%
	4.1%
	4.1%3-month percent changeTotal compensation
	
	1.0%
	0.6%
	0.8%
	1.3%Wages and salaries
	
	1.1%
	0.6%
	1.0%
	1.4% (Source: Compensation Cost Trends) Data series
	Private industryCompensation component($ per hour worked)
	Percent of total compensationBackdata
	4th quarter 2023
	Backdata
	4th quarter 2023Total compensation
	
	44.75
	
	100.0Wages and salaries
	
	30.31
	
	67.7Total benefits
	
	14.44
	
	32.3Insurance
	
	3.88
	
	8.7Retirement
	
	1.82
	
	4.1Paid leave
	
	2.82
	
	6.3 (Source: Compensation Cost Trends) Union Membership and Representation Data series
	Backdata
	Median weekly earnings2020
	2021
	2022
	2023Union membership and representationFull-time workers
	
	$640
	$675
	$709
	$770Members of unions
	
	-$
	-$
	-$
	-$Represented by unions
	
	-$
	-$
	-$
	-$Nonunion
	
	$638
	$673
	$710
	$772 (Source: Current Population Survey)  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 goods-producing industries. 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
	2015
	2016
	2017
	2018FatalitiesNumber of fatalities
	2,035
	2,038
	2,013
	2,085Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. Data series
	2022Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workersTotal recordable cases
	2.9Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer
	1.8Cases involving days away from work
	1.1Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction
	0.8Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. (Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)  Workplace Trends This section presents data on the number of establishments and the number of establishments experiencing job gains or job losses in goods-producing industries. Establishments Data series
	Backdata
	4th quarter2022
	1st quarter2023
	2nd quarter2023
	3rd quarter2023Number of establishmentsPrivate industry
	
	1,446,406
	(p)1,453,366
	(p)1,465,687
	(p)1,479,114Local government
	
	4,393
	(p)4,390
	(p)4,394
	(p)4,397State government
	
	1,942
	(p)1,968
	(p)1,974
	(p)1,999Federal government
	
	145
	(p)145
	(p)149
	(p)154Establishments with changes in employment  (in thousands)With job gains (seasonally adjusted)
	
	342
	345
	328
	309With job losses  (seasonally adjusted)
	
	327
	320
	342
	342Footnotes(p)Preliminary (Source: Business Employment Dynamics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)  **Data extracted on:**  May 17, 2024
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