United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

4 1 2 Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings
N o . 6 8 6 . S t a t e a n d L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t s — F u l l - T i m e E m p l o y m e n t , O r g a n i z e d E m p l o y e e s , a n d
W o r k S t o p p a g e s , 1 9 7 5 t o 1 9 8 0 , a n d b y F u n c t i o n , i 9 8 0
[For October, except as noted]
Pub-
lie
welfare
1975. 1977, 1978, 1979,
total total total total
Education
Other
1980
Total1
Total
Instructional
Highways
Hospitals
Police
and
fire
protection
Full-time employees (1,000):
Total.................................... 9,387 9,861 9,948 10,193 10,314 4,844 3,129 1,715 526 1,007 793 361
State............................... . 2,540 2,677 2,736 2,839 2,868 890 296 594 253 523 72 169
Local................................. 6,657 7,185 7,212 7,364 7,446 3,953 2,833 1,121 273 484 721 193
Membership In employee
organizations (1,000):3
Total.................................... 4,702 4,711 4,788 4,881 5,031 2,686 2,031 654 236 403 457 151
Percent of full-time
employees..................... 49.9 47.8 48.1 47.9 48.8 55.4 64.9 38.2 45.0 40.0 57.7 41.8
State................................ 1,005 1,009 1,043 1,098 1,163 264 107 157 134 261 37 69
Local................................. 3,697 3,701 3,745 3,783 3,868 2,422 1,924 497 103 142 420 82
Work stoppages (number): * '
Total................................... 490 485 488 553 502 287 225 62 45 20 63 14
Stale........................ ....... 36 33 27 46 22 7 4 3 _ 4 1 1
Local................................ 454 452 461 507 480 280 221 59 45 16 62 13
Employees involved in
work stoppages (1,000):3
Total................................... 316 179 178 212 233 126 99 27 3 7 10 3
State................................ 71 35 10 30 16 4 2 2 _ 1 (Z) (z)
1final. ||1- J,„|..| .............. 245 144 169 182 217 122 97 25 3 6 10 3
Days of idleness (1,000):3
Total
State ................................
Local............................. .
2,421
290
2,130
1,458
104
1,274
3,642
151
3,391
2,135
128
2,007
2.407
90
2,317
1,534
37
1,496
1,235
18
1,218
- Represents zero. Z Less than 500. ‘includes other functions, not shown separately. ’ Full-time employees only,
’ Represents period from October 16 of previous year to October 15 of year stated. 'Contains duplication; each work stoppage
Is counted separately for each function affected, but only once in the total work stoppages.
Source1, U.S. Bureau of the Census, L a b o r-M a n a g e m e n t R e la tio n s In S ta te a n d L o c a l G o v e rn m e n ts: 1 9 7 5 , 1 9 7 8 , 1 9 7 9 , a n d 1 9 8 0 ,
series GSS Nos, 81, 95,100, and 102 and 1977G bpsus o f G o v e rnme n ts , vol. 3, No. 3.
N o . 6 8 7 . W o r k e r s K i l l e d o r D i s a b l e d o n t h e J o b , 1 9 4 5 t o 1 9 8 1 , a n d b y In d u s t r y G r o u p ,
1 9 8 1
[1981 data are preliminary estimates. Estimates baaed on data from U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, State departments
of health, and State Industrial commissions. Numbers of workers based on data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]
298
20
278
26
26
32
2
30
92
(z)
92
23
(Z)
23
YEAR
DEATHS
Number
Rate 1
(1,000)
Number
(1,030)
Number
Rate 1
Rate ‘
(1,000)
Disabling
Injuries’
(1.000)
YEAR AND INDUSTRY
GROUP
DEATHS
Total Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing
Number
(1,000)
Rate 1
Disabling
Injuries*
(1,000)
1945......... 16.5 33 2.7 18 13.8 39 2,000 12.3 12 2,100
15.5 27 2.6 17 12.9 31 1.950
1955......... 14.2 24 2.0 12 12.2 29 1.950
I960......... 13.8 21 tJ8 10 12.1 25
1065......... 14.1 20 1.8 10 12.3 24 2^100 Construction..........7.................... 2.2 40 210
1970......... 13.8 18 1.7 9 12.1 21 2,900
1972......... 14.0 17 1.7 9 12.3 20 2)400
Trade'*........................................ 1.2 5 360
1973......... 14.3 17 1.8 9 12.5 20 2j>00
1974......... 13.5 16 1,7 8 11.8 18 2,300 1.6 10 300
1975......... 13.0 15 1.6 9 11.4 17 2,200
1976......... 12.5 14 1.7 9 10.8 16 2,200
1977......... 12.9 14 1.8 9 11.1 16 2,300
1978......... 13.1 14 1.8 9 11.3 15 2,200
1979......... 13.3 14 1.8 9 11.5 15 2,300
1980........ 13.0 13 1.6 8 11.4 15 2,200
1981........ 12.3 12 1.4 7 10.9 14 2,100
‘ Per 100,000 workers. ’ Disabling injury defined as one which results in death, some degree of physical Impairment, or
renders the person unable to perform regular activities for a full day beyond the day of the injury. ’ Includes forestry and
fishing. 'Includes wholesale and retail trade. 'Includes finance, Insurance and real estate.
Source: National Safety Council, Chicago, 111., A c c id e n t F a c ts , annual. (Copyright.)