Month Thousands Of Production Workers 1939-01-01 111.000 1939-02-01 112.000 1939-03-01 114.000 1939-04-01 113.000 1939-05-01 113.000 1939-06-01 111.000 1939-07-01 110.000 1939-08-01 116.000 1939-09-01 122.000 1939-10-01 131.000 1939-11-01 133.000 1939-12-01 130.000 1940-01-01 126.000 1940-02-01 123.000 1940-03-01 122.000 1940-04-01 118.000 1940-05-01 117.000 1940-06-01 116.000 1940-07-01 117.000 1940-08-01 120.000 1940-09-01 125.000 1940-10-01 130.000 1940-11-01 132.000 1940-12-01 136.000 1941-01-01 139.000 1941-02-01 142.000 1941-03-01 145.000 1941-04-01 148.000 1941-05-01 151.000 1941-06-01 157.000 1941-07-01 158.000 1941-08-01 158.000 1941-09-01 158.000 1941-10-01 158.000 1941-11-01 159.000 1941-12-01 157.000 1942-01-01 143.000 1942-02-01 143.000 1942-03-01 143.000 1942-04-01 138.000 1942-05-01 138.000 1942-06-01 142.000 1942-07-01 149.000 1942-08-01 154.000 1942-09-01 161.000 1942-10-01 167.000 1942-11-01 171.000 1942-12-01 179.000 1943-01-01 183.000 1943-02-01 185.000 1943-03-01 187.000 1943-04-01 187.000 1943-05-01 187.000 1943-06-01 190.000 1943-07-01 195.000 1943-08-01 196.000 1943-09-01 197.000 1943-10-01 198.000 1943-11-01 202.000 1943-12-01 204.000 1944-01-01 207.000 1944-02-01 207.000 1944-03-01 209.000 1944-04-01 203.000 1944-05-01 201.000 1944-06-01 200.000 1944-07-01 201.000 1944-08-01 202.000 1944-09-01 201.000 1944-10-01 201.000 1944-11-01 204.000 1944-12-01 206.000 1945-01-01 209.000 1945-02-01 209.000 1945-03-01 208.000 1945-04-01 203.000 1945-05-01 199.000 1945-06-01 197.000 1945-07-01 192.000 1945-08-01 189.000 1945-09-01 161.000 1945-10-01 182.000 1945-11-01 189.000 1945-12-01 200.000 1946-01-01 203.000 1946-02-01 203.000 1946-03-01 210.000 1946-04-01 210.000 1946-05-01 210.000 1946-06-01 212.000 1946-07-01 204.000 1946-08-01 212.000 1946-09-01 217.000 1946-10-01 225.000 1946-11-01 229.000 1946-12-01 235.000 1947-01-01 231.000 1947-02-01 232.000 1947-03-01 230.000 1947-04-01 228.000 1947-05-01 218.000 1947-06-01 214.000 1947-07-01 208.000 1947-08-01 210.000 1947-09-01 211.000 1947-10-01 216.000 1947-11-01 218.000 1947-12-01 220.000 1948-01-01 220.000 1948-02-01 219.000 1948-03-01 214.000 1948-04-01 208.000 1948-05-01 202.000 1948-06-01 205.000 1948-07-01 200.000 1948-08-01 204.000 1948-09-01 206.000 1948-10-01 206.000 1948-11-01 207.000 1948-12-01 204.000 1949-01-01 199.000 1949-02-01 195.000 1949-03-01 191.000 1949-04-01 187.000 1949-05-01 183.000 1949-06-01 179.000 1949-07-01 174.000 1949-08-01 177.000 1949-09-01 164.000 1949-10-01 184.000 1949-11-01 183.000 1949-12-01 184.000 1950-01-01 184.000 1950-02-01 185.000 1950-03-01 185.000 1950-04-01 187.000 1950-05-01 189.000 1950-06-01 195.000 1950-07-01 196.000 1950-08-01 203.000 1950-09-01 209.000 1950-10-01 213.000 1950-11-01 216.000 1950-12-01 216.000 1951-01-01 216.000 1951-02-01 216.000 1951-03-01 213.000 1951-04-01 212.000 1951-05-01 213.000 1951-06-01 214.000 1951-07-01 211.000 1951-08-01 212.000 1951-09-01 212.000 1951-10-01 209.000 1951-11-01 213.000 1951-12-01 214.000 1952-01-01 213.000 1952-02-01 211.000 1952-03-01 211.000 1952-04-01 209.000 1952-05-01 209.000 1952-06-01 210.000 1952-07-01 198.000 1952-08-01 207.000 1952-09-01 212.000 1952-10-01 217.000 1952-11-01 221.000 1952-12-01 224.000 1953-01-01 224.000 1953-02-01 225.000 1953-03-01 226.000 1953-04-01 226.000 1953-05-01 226.000 1953-06-01 226.000 1953-07-01 219.000 1953-08-01 221.000 1953-09-01 221.000 1953-10-01 215.000 1953-11-01 209.000 1953-12-01 207.000 1954-01-01 204.000 1954-02-01 200.000 1954-03-01 197.000 1954-04-01 191.000 1954-05-01 193.000 1954-06-01 194.000 1954-07-01 169.000 1954-08-01 173.000 1954-09-01 194.000 1954-10-01 200.000 1954-11-01 200.000 1954-12-01 205.000 1955-01-01 207.000 1955-02-01 208.000 1955-03-01 210.000 1955-04-01 209.000 1955-05-01 214.000 1955-06-01 217.000 1955-07-01 214.000 1955-08-01 215.000 1955-09-01 221.000 1955-10-01 224.000 1955-11-01 228.000 1955-12-01 231.000 1956-01-01 230.000 1956-02-01 224.000 1956-03-01 221.000 1956-04-01 219.000 1956-05-01 216.000 1956-06-01 208.000 1956-07-01 208.000 1956-08-01 211.000 1956-09-01 215.000 1956-10-01 220.000 1956-11-01 199.000 1956-12-01 216.000 1957-01-01 217.000