Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing: NAICS 332

About the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing subsector

The fabricated metal product manufacturing subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

Industries in the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing subsector transform metal into intermediate or end products, other than machinery, computers and electronics, and metal furniture, or treat metals and metal formed products fabricated elsewhere. Important fabricated metal processes are forging, stamping, bending, forming, and machining, used to shape individual pieces of metal; and other processes, such as welding and assembling, used to join separate parts together. Establishments in this subsector may use one of these processes or a combination of these processes.

North American Industry Classification System

The fabricated metal product manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups:

Forging and Stamping: NAICS 3321
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing: NAICS 3322
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing: NAICS 3323
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing: NAICS 3324
Hardware Manufacturing: NAICS 3325
Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing: NAICS 3326
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing: NAICS 3327
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities: NAICS 3328
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing: NAICS 3329

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in fabricated metal product manufacturing. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs


Data series	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	1,349.6	1,359.4	(P) 1,367.9	(P) 1,378.8
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)	996.2	1,006.0	(P) 1,015.7	(P) 1,023.8
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	17	17	41
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	2,066	1,315	4,047
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events	16	15	(P) 8	(P) 16
Separations	1,864	2,025	(P) 1,341	(P) 1,737
Initial claimants	2,245	2,258	(P) 1,471	(P) 1,795
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2010
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	53,110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	55,370
Machinists	111,520
Team assemblers	68,440
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	78,690

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for fabricated metal 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 fabricated metal product manufacturing.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Average hourly earnings	$21.31	$21.35	(P) $21.49	(P) $21.37
Average weekly hours	40.8	40.7	(P) 40.8	(P) 41.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Average hourly earnings	$18.20	$18.19	(P) $18.32	(P) $18.15
Average weekly hours	42.0	42.1	(P) 42.2	(P) 42.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$14.38	$14.95	$29,910	$31,110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	$25.68	$27.26	$53,420	$56,690
Machinists	$17.89	$18.43	$37,210	$38,340
Team assemblers	$13.48	$14.13	$28,040	$29,390
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	$16.16	$16.70	$33,620	$34,740

(Source: Occupational Employment 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 fabricated metal 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	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	71	51	38	(P) 47
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	7.2	6.8	5.5	5.5
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	3.5	3.2	2.6	2.7
Cases involving days away from work	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(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	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index	(P) 184.5	(P) 184.6	(P) 184.5	(P) 184.8
Percent change from previous month	(P) 0.2%	(P) 0.1%	(P) -0.1%	(P) 0.2%
Import index	129.2	(R) 128.2	(R) 128.7	128.9
Percent change from previous month	1.2%	(R) -0.8%	(R) 0.4%	(R) 0.2%
Export index	127.6	128.2	128.8	128.9
Percent change from previous month	-0.2%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%
Footnotes (R) Revised (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in fabricated metal 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 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry	58,791	58,649	(P) 58,312	(P) 58,344
Local government
State government	1	1	(P) 1	(P) 1
Federal government	6	6	(P) 7	(P) 7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity


Data series	2006	2007	2008	2009
Labor productivity index, output per hour	106.177	108.601	110.471	101.260
Percent change from previous year	1.8	2.3	1.7	-8.3
Labor index, total labor hours	102.724	104.033	99.303	83.067
Percent change from previous year	3.4	1.3	-4.5	-16.3
Output index	109.069	112.981	109.701	84.114
Percent change from previous year	5.3	3.6	-2.9	-23.3
Unit labor costs index	102.414	109.264	113.209	123.322
Percent change from previous year	1.6	6.7	3.6	8.9

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

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Data extracted on: February 10, 2012

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