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Show Women in the Labor Force Table 69.-AVERAGE 147 HOURLY EARNINGS IN POWER LAUNDRIES/ BY 24 SEx:, METROPOLITAN AREAS, JUNE 1963 Number oj women plant Metropolitan area Average hourly earnings l! workers Women Men 2,751 1,287 4,093 9,057 4,610 2,425 $1.37 $1. 80 1. 34 1. 79 1. 36 1.80 Percent oj women receimno-« Under $1.00 $1.50and over Northeast: Boston r Buffalo _ _ Newark and Jersey City New York City _ Philadelphia Pittsburgh _ _ _ South: Atlanta 2,288 2,366 1,485 1,920 _ Baltimore _ Memphis _ Miami _ New Orleans _ 1.38 1.70 1.33 1.73 1.20 1. 55 _ Cincinnati; _ Cleveland _ Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City _ - - _ _ Milwaukee _ Minneapolis-St. Paul _ St. Louis _ West: Denver! _ Los Angeles-Long Beach Portland _ _ San Francisco-Oakland _ 21. 0 17.7 22.1 21.1 .3 17.5 2.2 8.9 .84 1. 38 76.0 1.5 1.06 1.50 34. 0 6.4 .79 1. 13 90.0 .9 1.01 1.50 59.9 6.5 884 .85 1. 33 77.9 2.6 10,558 (3) 22.5 North Central: Chicago (3) (3) (3) (3) 1.33 1.92 1,271 2,684 5,008 1,572 1,476 1,883 1,812 2,837 1.37 1. 78 1.21 1.71 19.4 13.5 1.35 1. 70 5.4 27.6 1. 17 1. 53 23. 4 8.3 1.19 1.62 41. 6 13.6 22.4 3.4 1. 27 1.70. 5.1 15.3 1.51 2.01 38. 5 1. 18 1.47 (3) 1,360 7,483 1.24 1.71 11.0 1. 46 1. 94 32.1 855 1.55 2. 04 68.8 3,067 1.76 2. 62 99. 3 10.8 29.4 Includes linen supply and industrial launderers and dyeing and cleaning plants (except rug-cleaning). premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. a Under Boston Minneapolis-St. Paul (1.3); under $1.10; Portland (0.4); under 1 2 Excludes $1.05: (1.1), Chicago (2.0), $1,15: Buffalo (0.2), Newark-Jersey City (0.6), New York City (0.7), Los Angeles-Long Beach (1.4); and under $1.50: San Francisco-Oakland (0.7). Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Industry Wage Survey-Laundry Cleaning Services, June 1963." Bull. No. 1401. June 1964. and 71. Earnings in Nonprofessional Hospital Occupations A survey of earnings and employment conditions of selected hospi tal personnel was conducted in 15 1arge metropolitan areas in mid1963 the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The occupations for which by wage information was obtained included both professional and non- |
