U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Industries at a Glance

Textile Mills: NAICS 313

About the Textile Mills subsector

The textile mills subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

Industries in the Textile Mills subsector group establishments that transform a basic fiber (natural or synthetic) into a product, such as yarn or fabric that is further manufactured into usable items, such as apparel, sheets, towels, and textile bags for individual or industrial consumption. The further manufacturing may be performed in the same establishment and classified in this subsector, or it may be performed at a separate establishment and be classified elsewhere in manufacturing.

North American Industry Classification System

The textile mills subsector consists of these industry groups:

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills: NAICS 3131
Fabric Mills: NAICS 3132
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills: NAICS 3133

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in textile mills. 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	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013	May 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	115.1	114.6	(P) 114.3	(P) 113.8
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)	91.5	90.6	(P) 90.1	(P) 89.6
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	7	4	8
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	499	572	760
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events	(1) -	(1) -	(P) 3	(1) (P) -
Separations	(1) -	(1) -	(P) 592	(1) (P) -
Initial claimants	(1) -	(1) -	(P) 708	(1) (P) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2012
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	5,140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	5,410
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	8,750
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	13,970
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	19,570

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for textile mills.

(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 textile mills.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013	May 2013
Average hourly earnings	$17.26	$17.31	(P) $17.23	(P) $17.12
Average weekly hours	40.8	41.0	(P) 40.6	(P) 40.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013	May 2013
Average hourly earnings	$13.83	$13.82	(P) $13.88	(P) $13.81
Average weekly hours	42.0	41.9	(P) 41.1	(P) 41.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	$22.45	$23.78	$46,700	$49,460
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	$12.95	$13.88	$26,940	$28,860
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	$11.37	$12.05	$23,650	$25,060
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	$12.94	$13.12	$26,910	$27,290
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	$12.27	$12.27	$25,520	$25,520

(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 textile mills. 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	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities			5
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.6	2.9	3.3	3.5
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.0	1.6	1.7	2.0
Cases involving days away from work	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.9
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(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.


Data series	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013	May 2013
Producer price index	(P) 128.8	(P) 129.2	(P) 128.9	(P) 128.2
Percent change from previous month	(P) 0.4%	(P) 0.3%	(P) -0.2%	(P) -0.5%
Import index	102.0	101.9	101.9	101.8
Percent change from previous month	0.1%	-0.1%	0.0%	-0.1%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in textile mills. 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	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry	3,123	(P) 3,046	(P) 3,033	(P) 3,029
Local government	1	(P) 1	(P) 1	(P) 1
State government
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity


Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Labor productivity index, output per hour	124.940	124.486	134.668	132.047
Percent change from previous year	-0.7	-0.4	8.2	-1.9
Labor index, total labor hours	50.414	41.350	42.753	42.701
Percent change from previous year	-14.3	-18.0	3.4	-0.1
Output index	62.988	51.474	57.575	56.386
Percent change from previous year	-14.9	-18.3	11.9	-2.1
Unit labor costs index	103.293	102.746	89.731	92.159
Percent change from previous year	2.9	-0.5	-12.7	2.7