The number of workers employed on the construction and maintenance of State roads was 186,000 in August compared with 187,000 in July. Eighty-six percent of the total number of workers were engaged in maintenance work. Compared with the 165,000 in July, however, the number of workers engaged on maintenance of State roads dropped 6,000. Employment on the construction of new roads was 27,000, an increase of 23 percent over the preceding month. Total pay-roll disbursements increased from $11,839,215 in July to $11,937,585 in August. A summary of Federal employment and pay-roll statistics for August is presented in table 2 (p. 997). Detailed Reports for July 1936 HIS article presents the detailed figures on volume of employment, as compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the month of July 1936. The tabular data are the same as those published in the Employment and Pay Rolls pamphlet for July, except for certain minor revisions and corrections. Industrial and Business Employment MONTHLY reports on employment and pay rolls in industrial and business industries are available for the following groups: 90 manufacturing industries; 16 nonmanufacturing industries, including building construction; and class I steam railroads. The reports for the first two of these groups-manufacturing and nonmanufacturing are based on sample surveys by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and in virtually all industries the samples are sufficiently large to be entirely representative. The figures on class I steam railroads are compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission and are presented in the foregoing summary. Employment, Pay Rolls, Hours, and Earnings in July 1936 THE indexes of employment and pay rolls, average hours worked per week, average hourly earnings, and average weekly earnings in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries in July 1936 are shown in table 1. Percentage changes from June 1936 and July 1935 are also given. Table 1.-Employment, Pay Rolls, Hours, and Earnings in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Industries, July 1936 Manufacturing (indexes are based on 3-year average 1923-25=100) |