SIC 2329 Men's and Boys' Clothing, Not Elsewhere Classified

Contenidos

• NAICS CODE(S).
• INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT.
• ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE.
• BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT.
• CURRENT CONDITIONS.
• INDUSTRY LEADERS.
• WORKFORCE.
• AMERICA AND THE WORLD.
• RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.
• FURTHER READING.

SIC 2329

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boys' clothing, not elsewhere classified, from purchased or woven fabrics. These items include, but are not limited to, athletic clothing, bathing suits, down-filled clothing, shorts, nontailored sports clothing, sweaters, athletic uniforms, and windbreakers. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing leather and sheep-lined garments are classified in SIC 2386: Leather and Sheep-Lined Clothing. Knitting mills primarily engaged in manufacturing outerwear are classified under SIC 2253: Knit Outwear Mills.

NAICS CODE(S)

315211

Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors

315228

Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Other Outerwear Manufacturing

315299

All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing

INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that roughly 60 establishments manufacture clothing in this classification. They shipped $869.9 million worth of goods in 2001, and they spent $405 million on materials. Of the 13,061 employees operating in this industry, 10,599 were production workers earning an average wage of $11.08 per hour. Total payroll costs were $266 million.

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE

While many manufacturers in this sector of the apparel industry were small, family-owned businesses, several large and growing establishments dominated the category, which was comprised of manufacturers, contractors, and jobbers. Contractors were independent manufacturers hired by various and often competing manufacturers. Contractors specialized in sewing the garment from pieces provided them. They were hired by producers that did not have their own sewing facilities or whose own capacity had been exceeded.

Jobbers were design and marketing businesses that were hired to perform specific functions, including purchasing materials, designing patterns, creating samples, cutting material, and hiring contractors to manufacture the product. After purchasing materials needed to produce the pieces, jobbers then sent the cut material to contractors for assembly.

In creating apparel from the purchased materials, manufacturers produced designs or bought them from freelancers, and they purchased the fabric and trimmings. Garments were usually cut and sewed in the manufacturer's factories, but outside contractors were hired when demand for an item exceeded the manufacturer's capacity or shipping deadlines could not be met. For the purposes of this entry, the term "manufacturers" will refer cumulatively to contractors, jobbers, and manufacturers.

BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT

During the 1980s interest in men's fashions increased, augmented by the introduction of several new men's fashion magazines. Office wear became more comfortable and less formal, and sweaters and sports coats became acceptable in some work environments. As the men's apparel industry grew...