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THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATION:

A P R I L 1968

Unemployment f e l l f o r the second month and nontarm p a y r o ll
emp loyment edged up in A p r i l , the U. S. Department of L a b o r 1 s Bureau
of La b or Statistics r e p or te d today.

At 3. 5 percent (seasonally adjusted)

the A p r i l unemployment rate co m pa r es with 3.6 percent in M a r c h and
equals the p o s t -K o r e a n low reached in January.
P a y r o l l emplo ym en t ro se 110,000 (seasonally adjusted) in A p r i l ,
to 67. 9 million. Much of the i n c r e a s e in employment was due to the
termination of strikes in the copper mining and glass container industries.
In the f i r s t p e r io di c r e l e a s e of what is to become a r eg u la r part of
its p ro g r a m , the Bureau of L a b or Statistics repo rt ed that the unemployment
rate in the poo re st one-fifth of the neighborhoods in the N at ion 1 s 100 l a r g e s t
citie s was 70 0 percent in the f i r s t quarter of 1968, double the 3. 4 percent
rate of the remaining neighborhoods. N e g r o unemployment rates w e r e
higher than white rates both in these poor neighborhoods (8. 7 as com pared
with 5. 7 p er ce nt ) and in the remaining neighborhoods (6. 5 as co m pa red
with 3. 1 p e r c e n t ) .
Unemployment

The number of unemployed persons fell 150,000 m o r e than seasonally
between M a r c h and A p r i l to 2. 5 million. O ve r half the A p r i l i m p r o v e m e n t
oc c u rr e d among te en age rs . Unemployment rates edged down to 2. 1 percent
for adult men and 110 9 percent for teena gers . The jo b l e s s rate for adult
women re mained unchanged at 3. 7 percent. F o r adult men, the j o b l e s s
rate and l e v e l w e r e at their lowest points since the Korean War.




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May 8, 1968
Jobless rates f o r both white and nonwhite w o r k e r s have edged down
in the past two months. H o w e v e r , the nonwhite rate in A p r i l (6. 7 pe r ce n t)
re ma in ed m o r e than double the white rate.
State insured unemployment declined m o r e than seasonally in A p r i l ,
the rate falling slightly to 20 2 percent.
O v e r the ye ar , total unemployment was down 175,000, with dec lines
of 100,000 for adult men and 70,000 f o r adult f e m a l e s . Teenag e unemployment
was not significantly changed f r o m a y e a r earlier,, The bulk of the o v e r - t h e ye ar decline f o r both adult women and men was among those last em pl oy ed
as b lu e - c o l la r w o r k e r s .
One of the m a j o r fa c to r s in the lo w e r unemployment l e v e l s this
A p r i l as c om pa re d with last A p r i l is an i m p r o v e d em ployment picture in
durable -g ood s manufacturing. In A p r i l 1967, the manufacturing inve nt or yto-shipments ratio was e x c e s s i v e , and the j o b le s s rate in du ra ble -g ood s
manufacturing was 3. 4 percent. In A p r i l 1968, with a m o r e fa v o r a b l e
invent ory -s hip me nts ratio, the rate f o r durable goods w o r k e r s had dropp ed
to 2. 7 percent. This reduction along with an i m p r o v ed job picture in co n ­
struction, contributed heavily to a lo w e r unemployment rate f o r b l u e - c o l la r
w o r k e r s (down 0o 7 percentage point to 3.9 per cent) and the o ve r - t h e - y e a r
decline in the l e v e l of unemployment.
Industry Emp loy me nt
About tw o-thirds of the seasonally adjusted 1 10,000 i n c r e a s e in
payroll employment in A p r i l oc cu r r ed in manufacturing. N e a r l y all of
the manufacturing i n c r e a s e (57,000) was in durable goods, accounted
for by p o s t- st r ik e production pickups in the stone, clay, and glas s and
p ri m ar y metals industries. The employment advance in nondurable
goods (16,000) was concentrated in the apparel industry.
Small seasonally adjusted job i n c r e a s e s w er e r e g i s t e r e d in finance,
me di ca l-h e al th s e r v i c e s , and State and local government,. Em plo ym ent gains
w e r e slightly s m a l l e r than usual, in ret ai l trade.
O v e r the year, payroll employment was up 2.3 m il li on to 67.6 m illion .
Government, trade, and s e r v i c e s accounted for 1.7 m il li on (nearly th re e fourths) of the employment i nc re a se. Co m pa re d to a y e a r e a r l i e r , manu­
facturing employment was up 250,000.




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May 8, 1968
Hours and Earnings
A v e r a g e we ek ly hours declined in m o st m a j o r industry groups in A p r il .
The decli ne was pa rtia lly attributable to re l i g i o u s o bs e r va n ce s and to c i v il
disturbances in a number of cit ies during the r e f e r e n c e week. The a ve r a ge
wo rk we ek fo r fa c t o r y production w o r k e r s f e l l 0.3 of an hour (seasonally
adjusted) to 40. 4 hours in A p r i l . O v e r t i m e hours in manufacturing dipped
0. 4 hour to 3. 0 hours.
A v e r a g e hourly earnings f o r rank and fil e w o r k e r s on private pa yr o lls
ros e 2 cents o v e r the month to $2.79. A s a result, their a v e r a g e week ly
earnings advanced to $104. 63, 20 cents o v e r the Ma rch l e v e l .
Wee kly earnings f o r f a ct or y production w o r k e r s w e r e up $6. 14 (5. 5
pe rce nt) o v e r the y e a r . T h e i r hourly earnings, at $2.96, w e r e up 16 cents
(5. 7 pe rcent) o v e r the yea r.
Total Emp loy me nt and Lab or F o r c e
Both the labor f o r c e and total em ployment declined o v e r the month on
a seasonally adjusted basis. The nonagricultural em ployment decline of
130, 000 was alm ost e nt i r e ly accounted for by women.
Ove r the year, the expansion of job opportunities (1. 7 m i l l i o n ) was
sufficiently la r g e to absorb i n c r e a s e s in the labor fo r c e (1. 5 m i l l i o n ) and
to bring unemployment down to 2. 5 m illion.




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May 8, 1968
P o v e r t y Neighborhoods

1/

The 6. 6 m il l io n w o r k e r s (16 y e a r s of age and o v e r ) living in b i g - c i t y
pov er ty neighborhoods had a j o b l e s s rate of 7.0 percent in the f i r s t quarter
of 1968. T h e i r rate was twice that of persons living in the other urban
neighborhoods (30 4 p er ce nt ) and was also much higher than for the Nation
as a whole (4. 0 p er ce nt ) during the quarter,, Significantly, the w id est gap
existed between the j o b l e s s rates for adult m a l e s - - u s u a l l y fa m i l y b r e a d w i n n e r s - in p ove rty (50 5 p e rc en t) and in the remaining neighborhoods (20 3 p e r c e n t ) .
T e e n a g e r s in p ove rt y ar e as also fa r e d poorly; one-fifth w e r e jo b l e s s in the
p ov er ty neighborhoods com par ed to one-ninth of the te ena ger s in the other a r e a s .
About 15 perc ent of the Nation* s unemployed w o r k e r s lived in po v e r ty
neighborhoods of la r g e citie s in the f i r s t 3 months of 1968. R ef le c t i n g the
disproportionate concentration of N e g r o e s in these neighborhoods, about half
of the unemployed w e r e nonwhite (237, 000 out of 457, 000).
N e g r o e s had higher jo b le s s rates than whites in both the po v e r t y and
the other urban neighborhoods. In poverty neighborhoods, the rate f o r N e g r o
men was 6. 3 percent comp ar ed to 5. 0 percent for white men (it was 4. 2 vs.
2. 2 percent in the other neighborhoods).

17 These sample survey data fo r poverty and other urban neighborhoods
r e f le c t the employment situation in the Nation* s 100 la r g e s t standard m e t r o ­
politan statistical ar eas taken as a whole. The poverty area c l a ss ifi c a t io n
system was developed by the Bureau of the Census for the Office of Ec on o m ic
Opportunity. P o v e r t y areas w e r e identified by ranking census tracts in
metro po lita n areas with a population of 250, 000 or m o r e on the basis of I960
data on income, education, skills, housing, and proportion of broken fa m i l i e s .
The tracts that ranked the lowest on these indexes of relative w e ll - b e i n g w e r e
initially designated as poverty tracts and grouped in poverty areas. The
boundaries of poverty areas we r e adjusted to allow for m a j o r urban re n ew a l
a c tiv iti e s since A p r i l I960 and to achieve contiguity. Finally, ar e a s including
4,660 tracts in 100 cities w e r e designated as po verty areas. Thes e a r e a s
probably include some m iddle- and upper-incorVie fa m i l i e s and of course exclude
some poor fa m i l i e s who live e ls e w h e r e . Thus, these data should be vie w ed as
min im al es timates of the ad ve rs e conditions in poor neighborhoods. F o r a
detailed description of the techniques employed, see C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of F a m i l i e s
Residing in P o v e r t y A r e a s : M ar c h 1966 (U. S. Bureau of the Census, S e r i e s
P- 23, No. 19). de finitio ns and additional data will also be presented in a
forthcoming Monthly Labor R e v i e w article.,




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Page 5
May 8, 1968
P o v e r t y neighborhood d w e l l e r s not only had a higher incidence of
j o b le s s n e s s but w e r e m o r e li ke ly to have menial, low-p ay ing jobs when
workingo O v e r half the em pl oye d p o ve r t y a r e a w o r k e r s w e r e in s em i s k il le d ,
unskilled and s e r v i c e jobs , com pa red with 3 5 percent in the Nation as a
whole. The concentration at the lo w est end of the occupation scale was
e s p e c i a l ly m a r k e d for N e g r o e s in p o v e r t y neighborhoods.
J obless ness in the cities and their po ve r ty neighborhoods was little
changed between e a r l y 1967 and 1968, although the data a r e not s t r i c t ly
co mparable . Unemployment rates f o r N e g r o men in p o ve r t y neighborhoods
w e r e down somewhat f r o m e a r l y 1967 to e a r l y 19680
Summary f i r s t quarter a v e r a g e s f o r 1967 and 1968 f o r persons livin g
in p overty and other urban neighborhoods are included in the back of this
r e l e a s e in T a b le s C - l and C -2 .




*

*

*

*

T his r e l e a s e p r e s e n t s and a n a l y z e s s t a t i s ­
t i c s f r o m tv. o m a j o r s u r v e y s . Data on l a b o r f o r c e ,
total e m p l o y m e n t , and u n e m p l o y m e n t a r e d e r i v e d
f r o m the s a m p l e s u r v e y of h o u se h o l d s c o n d u c t e d
and t abul a te d by the B u r e a u of the C e n s u s f or the
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s . S t a t i s t i c s on i n d u s t r y
e m p l o y m e n t , h o u r s , and e a r n i n g s a r e c o l l e c t e d by
State a g e n c i e s f r o m p a y r o l l r e c o r d s of e m p l o y e r s
and a r e t ab ul a te d by the B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s .
A d e s c r i p t i o n of the two s u r v e y s a p p e a r s in the
B L S publi cati on E m p l o y m e n t and E a r n i n g s and
Monthly R e p o r t on the L a b o r Force*!

Table A-l: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by age and sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex

A p ril

M a rc h

Fab.

Jan.

Dm .

1968

196 8

1968

1968

1967

8 2 ,1 5 0

8 2 ,1 3 8

8 1 ,3 8 6

8 1 ,9 4 2

7 8 ,6 5 8

7 8 ,6 7 2

7 7 ,9 2 3

7 8 ,4 7 3

7 5 ,7 3 1

7 5 ,1 6 7

7 5 ,5 7 7

A p ril

M a rc h

1968

1968

8 1 ,1 4 1

8 0 ,9 3 8

7 9 ,5 6 0

8 1 ,8 4 9

7 7 ,6 3 4

7 7 ,4 4 7

7 6 ,1 1 1

7 8 ,3 4 3

7 5 ,1 4 3

7 4 ,5 1 7

7 3 ,4 4 5

7 5 ,6 3 6

A p ril
1967

T o ta l

Civilian labor force......................... ......... .
Employed.............................................. ..
Nonagricultural industries.........................
On part time for economic reasons .’ ........
Usually work full tim e................. .
Usually work part time..................... .

3 ,8 5 1

3 ,5 3 7

3 ,7 2 1

3 ,9 8 0

7 5 ,8 0 2
4 ,0 1 4

4 ,1 2 7

4 ,0 0 3

4 ,2 1 6

7 1 *2 9 2

7 0 ,9 8 0

6 9 ,7 2 4

7 1 ,6 5 6

7 1 ,7 8 8

7 1 ,6 0 4

7 1 ,1 6 4

7 1 ,3 6 1

1 ,4 9 3

1 ,6 7 0

1 ,9 0 9

1 ,5 9 1

1 ,7 4 3

1 ,7 7 5

1 ,8 0 7

828

866

827
764

851
892

915
860

1 ,5 3 7
729
808

863

2 ,7 0 7

2 ,8 5 6

2 ,9 4 1

2 ,7 5 6

2 ,8 9 6

665

804

1 ,1 7 9
730

2 ,4 9 1

2 ,9 2 9

2 *6 6 6

944

M on, 20 y e a rs and o v e r

Civilian labor force ............................................
Employed........................................ .
* Agriculture............................ .....................
Nonagricultural industries...........................
Unemployed.....................................................

4 5 ,6 1 6

4 5 ,4 8 3

4 5 ,0 1 2

4 5 ,7 1 6

4 5 ,7 9 2

4 5 ,9 0 9

4 5 ,7 7 0

4 5 ,7 8 3

4 4 ,6 4 7
2 ,8 9 1

4 4 ,2 6 4

4 3 ,9 4 3

4 4 ,7 5 8

4 4 ,7 8 3

4 4 ,8 4 2

4 4 ,7 4 0

4 4 ,7 7 5

2 ,7 5 0

2 ,8 4 4

2 ,9 5 5

2 ,9 3 1

4 1 ,5 1 4

4 1 ,0 9 8

2 ,8 7 7
4 1 ,8 8 1

2 ,8 9 2

4 1 ,7 5 5
969

4 1 ,8 9 1

4 1 ,8 8 7

4 1 ,8 0 9

2 ,9 5 1
4 1 ,8 2 4

1 ,2 1 9

1 ,0 6 9

958

1 ,0 0 9

1 ,0 6 7

1 ,0 3 0

1 ,0 0 8

Women, 20 y e a r s and o v e r

Civilian labor force . . . . ...................................
Employed.............................. .........................
Agriculture ..................................... ..........
Nonagricultural industries...........................
Unemployed.................................. .......... .

2 6 ,1 1 8

2 6 ,1 4 1

2 5 ,2 7 0

2 5 ,9 1 8

2 6 ,0 9 4

2 6 ,0 7 0

2 5 ,8 1 0

2 6 ,3 4 8

2 5 ,2 1 5

2 5 ,1 5 3

2 4 ,2 9 8

2 4 ,9 6 9

2 5 ,1 2 8

2 5 ,0 3 6

2 4 ,8 0 2

2 5 ,2 7 3

567
2 4 ,6 4 8

486

547

690

683

2 3 ,7 5 1

637
2 4 ,3 3 2

681

2 4 ,6 6 7

2 4 ,4 4 7

2 4 ,3 4 6

2 4 ,1 1 9

825
2 4 ,4 4 8

903

988

972

949

966

1 ,0 3 4

1 ,0 0 8

1 ,0 7 5

5 ,9 0 1

5 ,8 2 3

5 ,8 2 8

6 ,7 0 9

6 ,7 7 2

6 ,6 9 3

6 ,3 4 3

6 ,3 4 2

5 ,2 8 1

5 ,1 0 0

5 ,8 9 1

393

5 ,2 0 5
33 1

5 ,9 0 9

301

466

5 ,6 2 5
389

5 ,5 2 9
440

4 ,8 8 9

4 ,7 9 9
722

4 ,8 7 4

5 ,4 4 3

441
5 ,4 5 0

5 ,8 5 3
482

5 ,2 3 6

5 ,0 8 9

623

800

881

5 ,3 7 1
840

718

813

Both s e x e s , 16-19 y e a r s

Employed.......................................................
Nonagricultural industries..................... ..

620

Table A -2: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In^housands)
Seasonally adjusted
■Duration of unemployment

A p ril
1968

M a rc h
1968

A p r il
1967

A p r il
1968

M a rc h
196 8

Fab.
1968

Jan.
1968

D ec.

Less than 5 weeks .................................. ..........
5 to 14 weeks . ...% ..........................................
15 weeks andover ..............................................
15 to 26 weeks ................. ...............................
27.weeks and over.............................

1 ,2 2 4

1 ,4 6 1
893

1 ,3 1 4

1 ,5 0 7
83 0

1 ,6 8 9

1 ,7 2 1

1 ,4 1 8

755

776

1 ,3 6 0
840

398
24 1

448
26 8

455
286

488
302

157

180

169

186




739
52 8
346
182

575
370

775
576
36 2

206

213

1967

968
445
25 9
186

Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Selected categories
A p r il
1968

A p r il
1967

A p r il
1968

March
1968

F eb.
1968

Jan .
1968

D ec.
1968

A p r il
1967

Total (all civilian workers)..............................

2 ,4 9 1

2 ,6 6 6

3 .5

3 .6

3 .7

3 .5

3 .7

3 .7

Men, 20 years and over..................................
Women, 20 years and o v e r ............................
Both sexes, 16-19 years ..............................

969
903
620

1,0 6 9
972
623

2 .1
3 .7
1 1 .9

2 .2
3 .7
1 3 .0

2 .3
4 .0
1 2 .6

2 .3
3 .9
1 1 .3

2 .2
4 .1
1 2 .8

2 .3
4 .1
1 2 .0

White..............................................................
Nonwhite.........................................................

1 ,9 7 4
518

2 ,1 1 9
547

3 .1
6 .7

3 .2
6 .9

3 .3
7 .2

3 .2
6 .4

3 .3
6 .9

3 .3
7 .2

Married m en.......................................................
Full-time workers.............................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over.........................
State insured*...................................................
Labor force time lost ^ ......................................

609
1 ,8 8 5
528
1 ,1 7 4

739
2 ,1 1 4
576
1,3 8 7

1 .5
3 .1
.5
2 .2
3 .7

1 .7
3 .2
.6
2 .3
4 .0

1 .7
3 .4
.6
2 .3
4 .2

1 .6
3 .3
.6
2 .4
4 .0

1 .7 .
3 .3
.6
2 .2
4 .1

1 .9
3 .4
.6
2 .7
4 .0

577
173
294

1 .9
.9
2 .9
3 .2
4 .4
2 .6
4 .7
7 .8
4 .0

2 .2
1 .1
3 .3
2 .9
4 .3
2 .5
4 .9
7 .2
4 .4

2 .0
1 .0
3 .0
2 .9
4 .3
2 .7
4 .6
7 .8
*•1

2 .1
1 .1
3 .2
2 .8
4 .3
2 .1
5 .0
7 .4
4 .8

1 .8
1 .1
2 .5
2 .7
4 .6
2 .8
5 .0
7 .6
4 .1

3 .6
8 .0
3 .5
3 .1
4 .0
1 .6
4 .0
3 .1
1 .8
6 .3

3 .8
7 .4
3 .6
3 .4
3 .9
2 .1
4 .3
3 .4
1 .8
4 .3

3 .6
8 .3
3 .3
2 .8
4 .0
1 .9
4 .1
3 .1
1 .9
4 .8

3 .8
6 .1
3 .5
3 .5
3 .6
2 .2
4 .2
3 .6
2 .0
5 .0

3 .7
8 .1
3 .6
3 .4
4 .0
2 .0
3 .5
3 .4
1 .8
6 .4

~

Occupation
White-collar workers.........................................
Professional and managerial.........................
Clerical workers...........................................
Sales w orkers...............................................
Blue-collar workers...........................................
Craftsmen and foremen ..................................
O peratives.....................................................
Nonfarm laborers................................ ..........
Service workers.................................................

613
141
345
126
1 ,1 2 5
254
649
223
399

- n o
1,3 1 1
311
731
269
379

1 .8
.8
2 .8
3 .0
3 .9
2 .2
4 .4
6 .5
4 .5

1 ,9 2 0
220
703
329
374
60
468
457
163
87

2 ,0 2 2
304
768
411
357
86
420
427
180
93

3 .4
5 .7
3 .3
2 .7
4 .1
1 .4
3 .8
3 .5
1 .6
6 .0

Industry
Private wage and salary workers ^.....................
Construction..................................................
Manufacturing ................................................
Durable g o o d s ...........................................
Nondurable g o o d s ......................................
Transportation and public utilities .............
Wholesale and retail tra d e ............................
Finance and service industries....................
Government wage and salary workers...............
Agricultural Wage and salary workers.. . . . . . .

^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent o f ave ra ge c ov e red employment.

p ercent o f p oten tially a v a ila b le labor force man-hours.

ZMan-hours lo s t by the unemployed and persons on part time for econ om ic reasons as a

In c lu d es mining, not shown s ep ara tely.

Table A-4: Full-and part-time status off tbe civilian labor fforce

Full- and part-time employment status

Full

Total

Men,
20 and
over

Women,
20 and
over

Both sexes,
16-19 years

T im a

Civilian labor force.......................................................................................................................
Employed:
Full-time schedules....................................................................................................... ..
Part time for economic rea son s..........................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w o r k .................................................................................
Unemployment r a te .............................................................. ........................................................

6 6 ,729

4 3 ,5 5 2

20,5 0 2

2 ,6 7 5

63,1 5 0
1 ,6 9 3
1 ,8 8 5
2 .8

4 1 ,8 8 0
799
873
2 .0

1 9 ,0 9 0
713
699
3 .4

2 ,1 8 0
182
313
1 1 .7

10,9 0 6
1 0 ,3 0 0
606
5 .6

2 ,0 6 3
1,9 6 8
95
4 .6

5 ,6 1 6
5,4 1 2
204
3 .6

3 ,2 2 6
2 ,9 2 0
307
9 .5

P o r t T im #

Civilian labor f o r c e .....................................................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part tim e)................................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for part-time w o r k .................................................................................
Unemployment r a te .......................................................................................................................




Table A-5: Employed persons by age and sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Age and sex

Total, 16 years and o v e r ....................................
16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................
16 and 17 y e a rs ...........................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ...........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .................................................
25 years and o v e r ...........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .............................................
55 years and o v e r ........................................

D ec.

A p r il

M a rc h

A p r il

A p r il

M a rc h

Feb.

Jan.

1968

1968

1967

1968

1968

1968

1968

1967

7 5 ,1 4 3

7 4 ,5 1 7

7 3 ,4 4 5

7 5 ,6 3 6

7 5 ,8 0 2

7 5 ,7 3 1

7 5 ,1 6 7

7 5 ,5 7 7

5 ,2 8 1

5 ,1 0 0

5 ,2 0 5

5 ,9 0 9

5 ,8 9 1

5 ,8 5 3

5 ,6 2 5

5 ,5 2 9

2 ,1 3 1

1 ,9 9 3

2 ,0 4 3

2 ,4 4 0

2 ,4 6 9

2 ,4 6 7

2 ,3 1 9

2 ,3 4 6

3 ,1 6 2

3 ,1 0 7

3 ,1 5 1

3 ,3 8 9

3 ,4 7 9

3 ,4 5 6

3 ,3 2 8

3 ,2 2 2

8 ,5 4 9

8 ,4 6 4

8 ,2 8 2

8 ,6 4 9

8 ,6 5 3

8 ,6 7 6

8 ,6 8 2

8 ,7 2 0

6 1 ,3 1 3

6 0 ,9 5 3

5 9 ,9 5 9

6 1 ,0 8 8

6 1 ,2 5 0

C l , 203

6 0 ,8 4 7

6 1 ,3 3 7

4 1 ,5 3 5

4 7 ,3 4 5

4 6 ,4 6 1

4 7 ,3 9 6

4 7 ,6 1 5

4 7 ,5 3 8

4 7 ,3 6 5

4 7 ,5 4 4

1 3 ,7 7 8

1 3 ,6 0 9

1 3 ,4 9 8

1 3 ,6 6 7

1 3 ,7 1 8

1 3 ,7 1 5

1 3 ,6 0 4

1 3 ,8 0 2

4 7 ,6 4 8

4 7 ,0 5 0

4 6 ,8 3 6

4 8 ,0 8 3

4 8 ,0 5 9

4 8 ,0 5 6

4 7 ,7 9 0

4 7 ,8 8 5

3 ,0 0 1

2 ,7 8 5

2 ,8 9 3

3 ,3 2 5

3 ,2 7 6

3 ,2 1 4

3 ,0 5 0

3 ,1 1 0

1 ,3 1 8

1 ,1 9 2

1 ,2 2 3

1 ,4 6 8

1 ,4 9 9

1 ,5 0 1

1 ,4 1 4

1 ,4 5 7

1 ,6 8 4

1 ,5 9 4

1 ,6 7 0

1 ,8 4 4

1 ,8 2 4

1 ,7 3 5

1 ,6 6 1

1 ,6 8 1

4 ,6 7 2

4 ,6 1 3

4 ,6 5 5

4 ,7 7 6

4 ,7 9 1

4 ,8 4 4

4 ,8 4 3

4 ,8 2 6

3 9 ,9 7 5

3 9 ,6 5 1

3 9 ,2 8 8

4 0 ,0 1 7

4 0 ,0 0 4

4 0 ,0 0 0

3 9 ,8 9 1

3 9 ,9 4 5

3 1 ,0 1 8

3 0 ,8 6 4

3 0 ,5 1 7

3 1 ,0 3 8

3 1 ,1 2 3

3 1 ,0 8 4

3 1 ,0 3 1

3 1 ,0 1 5

8 ,9 5 8

8 ,7 8 7

8 ,7 7 0

8 ,9 2 1

8 ,9 2 1

8 ,9 3 1

8 ,9 0 1

8 ,9 4 4

Females, 16 years and o v e r ..............................

2 7 ,4 9 5

2 7 ,4 6 8

2 6 ,6 1 0

2 7 ,5 5 3

2 7 ,7 4 3

2 7 ,6 7 5

2 7 ,3 7 7

2 7 ,6 9 2

16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................
16 and 17 y e a rs ...........................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .................................................
25 years and o v e r ...........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .............................................
55 years and o v e r ........................................

2 ,2 8 0

2 ,3 1 5

2 ,3 1 2

2 ,5 8 4

2 ,6 1 5

2 ,6 3 9

2 ,5 7 5

2 ,4 1 9

813

801

820

972

970

966

905

Males, 16 years and o ver....................................
16 to 19 y e a r s ............... .................................
16 and 17 y e a rs ...........................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ...........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .................................................
25 years and over.............................................
25 to 54 y e a rs .............................................
55 years and o v e r .......................................

889

1 ,4 6 7

1 ,5 1 4

1 ,4 9 2

1 ,6 1 2

1 ,6 5 5

1 ,6 5 4

1 ,6 6 7

1 ,5 4 1

3 ,8 7 7

3 ,8 5 1

3 ,6 2 7

3 ,8 7 3

3 ,8 6 2

3 ,8 3 2

3 ,8 3 9

3 ,8 9 4

2 1 ,3 3 8

2 1 ,3 0 2

2 0 ,6 7 1

2 1 ,0 7 1

2 1 ,2 4 6

2 1 ,2 0 3

2 0 ,9 5 6

2 1 ,3 9 2

1 6 ,5 1 8

1 6 ,4 8 1

1 5 ,9 4 4

1 6 ,3 5 8

1 6 ,4 9 2

1 6 ,4 5 4

1 6 ,3 3 4

1 6 ,5 2 9

4 ,8 2 0

4 ,8 2 2

4 ,7 2 8

4 ,7 4 6

4 ,7 9 7

4 ,7 8 4

4 ,7 0 3

4 ,8 5 8

NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals.

Table A-6: Unemployed persons by age and sex

Thousands
Age and sex
A p r il
1968

Total, 16 years and over..............- .............
16 to 19 y e a rs ...............................................
16 and 17 years.........................................
18 and 19 years ......................... .............
20 to 24 y e a rs .................................................
25 years and o v e r .........................................
25 to 54 y e a rs ...........................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

M a rc h
1968

Percent
looking
for
full-time
work
A p r il

1968

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

A p r il

M arch

Feb.

Jan.

D ec.

A p r il

1968

1968

1968

1968

1967

1967

3 .7

1

7

2 ,4 9 1

2 ,9 2 9

7 5 .7

3 .5

3 .6

3 .7

3 .5

620

722

5 0 .5

1 1 .9

1 3 .0

1 2 .6

1 1 .3

297

352

2 8 .6

1 3 .5

1 5 .2

1 5 .8

1 3 .4

1 4 .7

1 4 .0

323

370

7 0 .6

1 0 .8

1 1 .4

1 0 .9

9 .9

1 1 .3

1 0 .9

1 2 .8

1 2 .0

571

8 4 .4

5 .4

6 .0

6 .4

5 .6

5 .8

1 ,4 2 3

1 ,6 3 7

8 3 .8

2 .3

2 .3

2 .4

2 .5

2 .5

2 .6

1 ,1 3 8

1 ,2 7 8

8 6 .6

2 .4

2 .3

2 .4

2 .5

2 .5

2 .7

449

5 .3

285

357

7 2 .6

1 .9

2 .2

2 .3

2 .5

2 .5

2 .5

Males, 16 years and o ver..................................

1 ,2 8 9

1 ,6 1 9

7 8 .1

2 .7

2 .9

3 .0

0 Q

2 .9

3 .1

16 to 19 y e a r s ...............................................
16 and 17 years.........................................
18 and 19 years.........................................
20 to 24 y e a rs ...............................................
25 years and o v e r .........................................
25 to 54 y e a rs ...........................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

320

400

4 1 .9

1 0 .4

1 1 .8

1 2 .0

1 1 .7

196

222

1 3 .8

1 3 .3

1 3 .1

1 4 .2

1 5 .0

178

6 4 .0

1 3 .9
8 .0

1 3 .9

125

9 .8

1 0 .6

1 0 .3

1 0 .0

1 0 .3

231

305

8 7 .4

4 .9

.5 .5

4 .6

914

9 1 .2

1 .8

1 .9

1 .9

4 .8
1 Q

4 .1

737

5 .4
i1 . 0ft

555

683

9 6 .8

1 .7

1 .7

1 .8

1 .9

1 .7

2 .0

182

230

7 4 .2

1 .8

2 .1

2 .2

2 .5

2 .7

2 .6

Females, 16 years and o v e r ............................

1 ,2 0 2

1 ,3 1 0

7 3 .0

4 .7

4 .8

4 .9

4 .6

5 .0

4 .9

299

322

5 9 .9

1 3 .8

1 4 .5

1 3 .2

1 0 .9

1 3 .9

1 2 .1

101

130

3 1 .7

1 2 .9

1 7 .2

1 9 ,5

1 3 .8

1 5 .5

1 2 .5

198

191

7 4 .7

1 3 .9

1 3 .1

1 1 ,3

9 .4

1 2 .6

217

8 1 .6

5 .9

1 1 .5

266

686

723

7 5 .9

3 .3

583

595
127

7 7 .0

3 .6

6 9 .9

2 .1

16 to 19 years...............................................
16 and 17 years ......................................
18 and 19 years .......................................
20 to 24 years ............................................
25 years and o ver..........................................
25 to 54 y e a rs ...........................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................




103

1 2 .0

1 2 .0

2 .1

6 .7

7 «5

6 .9

6 .9

6 .7

3 .2

3 .3

3 .4

3 .5

3 .6

3 .4
2 .4

3 .5
2 .6

3 .6
2 .6

4 0
2 .2

3 .9
2 .4

Table B-1:

Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Change from

Industry

A p r.

Mar.

Feb.

A p r.

1968

1968

1968

1967

A p r.
Mar.

A p r.

1968

1967

1968

Mar.

Feb.

1968

1968

Change
from

Mar.

1968

67,563

6 6 ,7 8 7

66, 1179

65,215

776

2,3»*8

67,921

6 7 ,8 1 3

6 7 ,7 1 2

108

.................

615

586

586

6li*

29

1

621

603

6oi*

18

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N --------

3 ,2 ^ 7

3 ,0 3 3

2,956

3 ,1 0 6

2li*

lit i

3 ,4 2 5

3,1*39

3 ,i* 6 l

- 11*

M A N U F A C T U R IN G ..............................
P r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ..................

I9 ,*»3 h
l i t , 235

19 , 331*
i i *,163

19,3 1 !*
llt ,llt lt

1 9 ,1 8 1
ll* ,lp l*

253
131

1 9 ,5 8 5
l*t,3 6 lt

1 9 ,5 1 2
11*, 317

19,521*
l i t , 326

73
itT

DURABLE GOODS.........................
P r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ..................

11,1*39
8 ,3 3 2

n ,3 3 i

1 1 ,3 3 2
8 , 21*0

11,298

lit l

11,1*63
8 ,3 * 6

11 , 1*06

11 , 1*21*

T O T A L ...............................................

M I N I N G ...........................

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fix tu re *..................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries.......... .. .
Fabricated metal products.............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

3 0 5 .3
5 9 0 .0
( 65.6
6 3 9 *0
1 ,3 3 A .5
1>3 **0 .7
1 ,9 7 7 .6
1 ,9 0 5 .1
2 , 019.8

1 ^ .1
1*26.9

8 ,2 k k

30i*.5

30it .8
580.3
1*63.9

8 ,2 7 1

100
12

108
88

61

285.8

.8

5 7 9 -6
1*51.0

8 .7

62L 5

1 .7

5 8 3 *8

1 , 285.8

6* t . l

1 ,2 8 2 .5

2 8 .7

.it

1 ,3 5 3 .9
1 ,9 7 5 .1
1 ,9 0 3 .6

1 ,3 5 1 .5
1 ,9 6 5 . 2
1,9 2 1 .1 *
2, 007.8
1*55.1*

l,3 1 1 * .l
1 .3 * 6 -7
1 ,9 8 8 . 7
1 ,9 0 2 .9
1 ,9 2 7 . 6
1*53.2
1*21*.2

2 ,0 1 0 .5
**55.3
1* 22.6

1*15.5

-

13.2
2 .7
1 .5
9 0

- 1 .2
**•3

8 ,3 1 8

306
606

305

607

1

603
1*70

1*67

1*69

591*
1,267
1,368

-3
3
1*9

1 ,2 9 2

307

1 9 .5

10 .it
l i t .6
l i t .5

5 8 1 .3
1*63.9
57**.9

—6.0

- 10.9

2.2
92.2
.9

2 .7

57
39

8 ,3 0 7

61*3
1 ,3 0 5
1 ,3 £ T

1,968
1 ,9 1 9

1 ,9 6 5
1 ,9 1 7

610

18
-21

1,366
1 ,9 6 1

3

2

1 ,9 2 5

2,001

1>?98

1*57
1*36

i*57
1*38

i*56

0

i*35

-2

2,008

7

16
8

7,995
5,903

8,003
5,919

7,982
5,901*

7,883
5,833

-8
-16

112
TO

8,122
6,018

8,106
6,010

8,100
6,008

1 ,7 0 0 .2
7L.3
969.6
1 .3 9 0 .7
686.3
1 ,0 7 9 .1
1 ,0 1 0 .9
190.1
5^3*9
350.3

1 ,6 9 3 .7
79.7
967.9
l,i»0it.2
685.it
i,0 7 it.o
1 ,0 0 9 .0
190.3
5to .9
356.it

1 ,6 8 8 .6
83.O
966.5
1,399-7
685.3
1 ,0 6 8 .3
1 ,0 0 3 .0
189.5
51*1.1
357-3

1 ,7 1 3 .8
75-3
9 *l*.l
1 ,3 7 6 .2
675.6
1 ,0 6 0 .8
988.6
185.9
517.0
31*6.1

6 .5
-5 A
1 .7
-1 3 .5
•9
5 .1
1 .9
- .2
2 .0
- 6 .1

-13-6
-1 .0
25.5
lS .5
1 0 .7
1 8 .3
2 2.3
it. 2
26.9
it.2

1,786
81*
971
1,1*05
691
1,081
1,006
192
5»*7
359

1,783
88
972
1,391
692
1,078
1,010
193
5Wt
355

!,7 7 8
86
976
1,393
692
1,071
1,011
191*
. 5i*3
356

3
-1*
-1
lit
-1
3
•J*
-1
3
t

U T I L I T I E S .........................................

^,275

it,260

1*,2!*5

i*,17**

15

101

l*,31it

it, 316

1*,318

-2

W H O L E S A L E A N D R E T A IL TR A D E .

l it ,002

13,778

13,711*

13,1*12

22>t

590

lit, 080

lit, 112

li* ,01*9

-32

W H O L E S A L E T R A D E .....................

3,601
10,U01

3,59*t
10,l8lt

3,596
10,118

3,1*99
9,913

7
217

102
it88

3,61*8
10,1*32

3,61*5
10,1*67

3,6»*0
10,1*09

3
-35

3,330

3,307

3,288

3,181

23

l*t9

3 ,3**3

3,330

3,321

13

10, it52

10,313

10,21*0

9,963

139
23.5
5 .*

1*89

10,1*62

10,1*1*9

10,1*07

13

721
1 ,0 2 7

721
1,031

713
1,033

-i*

m

m

V M

H

NONDURABLE GOODS ; .............
P r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ..................

Food and kindred products..........
Tobacco manufactures..................
Textile mill products....................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products.......... ..
Printing and publishing...............
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products. . . .
Rubber and plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .

^

T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC

RETAIL TRADE...........................

F I N A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D
R E A L E S T A T E .................................

S E R V I C E S .........................................

Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal se rv ices.........................
Medical and other health services.
Educational services....................
G O V E R N M E N T ....................................

FEDERAL.....................................
STATE AND L O C A L ....................

691.3
1 ,0 2 5 .2

667.8
1 ,0 1 9 .8

657.7
1,019.0

671.9
1 ,0 2 0 .7

t m

fcft?

f jf f c *

m -. i

12,208

12,176

12,136

11,581*

32

2,713
9,^95

2,699
9,1*77

2,697
9,1*39

2,683
8,901

lit
18

NOTE: Data for die 2 most recent months are preliminary.




19.it
l*.5
21it.it
95.1

0

621*

12,091

12,052

12,028

39

30
59*t

2,718
9,373

2,715
9,337

2,719
9,309

3
36

Table B-2:

A verage weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1
on private n o n agric u ltu ral p ay ro lls, by industry
Change

Industry

TOTAL P R IV A T E .................
M IM IN G ................................................
C O N TR A C T CO N STRU CTION .------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ............ ...............
duragle

co o e s.................

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood pcodocta..........
Furniture and fixtu re*..................
Stone, cloy, and flnoo products . .
Priauuy metal industries...............
Fabricated metal products............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Cleccrical equipment...............
Transportation equipment.............
Inatruattiica and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

HONOUR ACL C GOODS................
Overtime Sours. ..........................
Food and kindred products . . . . .
Tobacco manufacturer..................
Textile mill products....................
Apparel and other textile products
Piper and allied products...........
Printing and publishing.......... .. .
Chemicals and allied products . . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber mod plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products. . . .
WHOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E
WHOLESALE TRADE ..................
RETAIL TRADE............................
FINANC E, INSURANCE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E ................... .........

37*7

37.5
4 2.1

1*0.6
3*3 .
4 1 .3
3*5
1*1.6
1*0.2
1*0,5
1*1.1
1*1.9
1*1.3
1*2.3
1*0.1
1*1.9
1*0.6
39*5
39*7
3*1
U0.1

2 .9
1*0.8
3 .2
4 l.l
1*0.7

36.8

37*7
1*1.6
36.2

1*1.7
36.1

37*3
1*0.1

39.9
4 1.5
1*1.8
1*0.8
1*1.8
39*6
1*0.9
1*0.3
39*2
39.0
2 .6
39*7
35*8
1*0.5
35.4
1*1.7
37*6
1*1.8
1*2.2
1(0.2
37*2
35.I*
39*8
34.0

Feb.
1968

Mar.
1968

A p r.
1968

37.1
1*1.5
36.5
1*2.1*
38.1
1*1.6
1*1.1*
1*1.1*
38.5
35*7
39*9
.

31**3
36.8

1*0.5
3*3
1*1.2
3.4
1*2.1
1*0.6
1*0.5
1*1.1
1*1.7
1*1.0
1*2.3
1*0.3
1*1.1*
1*0.7
39*7
39*7
3*1
1*0.1
37.9
1*1.5
36.5
1*2.1*
38.0

1967

Max.
1968

A p r.
1967

37*8

-0 .2

-0 * 3

1*2.3
36.9
1*0.2

.1*
1 .2

adjusted

3*1
1*0.8
3*2
1*1.1*
1*0.5
39*5
1*1.3
1*0.6
1*1.2
1*2.8
39.4
1*0.5
1*1.2
39.3
39*3
2 .9
1*0.1

-5
-.1*
-5
-3
-*5
*5
-.6
.1*
-.1
-*5
-*5
-* 5
-1 .0
-*3
-*3
-.7
-.5
-.4

Feb.
1968

Mar.
____1262—

37*7

37*9

38.0

-0 .2

1*2.5
37*8
1*0.1*
3.0
1*1.0

1*2.3
37.9
1*0.7
3.5
1*1.1*
3 -7

0 .2
1 .1

-.2
0
0

1*2.3
36.7
1*0.7
3-4
1*1.1*
3 .6
1*1.9
1*0.6
1*0.9
1*1.7
1*1.8
1*1.6
1*2.1
1*0.2
1*2.2

1*2.3
1*1.3
1*1.0
1*2.1
1*1.7
1*1.3
1*2.3
1*0.3
1*1.8
1*0.7
39.7
1*0.0

-*3
.2
.1*
.2
1 .2
-.1*
-1 .0
.2
.1*
-9
-.1
-*3
-.3
-J *
- 2 .9
.3
-.5
-.5
-.8
0

-1 * 3
-1 .0
-1 .1

1*1.7
1*1*5
1*1.2
39*0
35*8
39*9
34.5

31**9

-*3

-.7
-.5
.7
-.8
-*5
-*9

37*0

0

-.2

-*7
-*5
.2
.8
- 1 .2
-1 * 3
-*3
-.1

Mar.
1968

A p r.
1968

-.2
.1*
-.1

38.7
1*0.2
35*9
1*2.2
38.1*
1*1.8
1*2.9
1*0.7
36.5
36.2
1*0.3

36.9

Seasonally

from

A p r.

3 .3
1*1.3
1*0.8
1*0.7
4 1 .5
1*1.1*
1*1.1
1*1.8
39.8
4 1 .3
1*0.6
39.6
39.5
2 .7
1*0.1*
36.1*
1*1.1
35.7
1*2.0
37.8
* 1 .5
1*1.9
1*0.6
38.1*
35.6

1*0.7
39.3
39.8
3 .3
1*0.7
37.9
1*1.5
36.1
1*2.6
38.O
1*1.6
1*2.0
1*1.6
38.6
36.0
1*0.0

39*9
34.2
36.8

-3
-.1*
-.1*
-3
-.6
.2
-.2
-.2
-.1*
-5
-.3

-.4
-9
-.1

3**.6

34.9

•3
-3
-.6
-3
- 1 .5
-.1*
-A
-.6
-.2
-.1
-.1
-1 .0
-.2
-A
-.1
-A

36.7

36.8

.1

3 .3
1*0.8
1*0.2
1*1.6
36.1*
1*2.8
38.3
1*1.9
1*2.3
1*1.6
38,6
36.1
1*0.1

lDat* relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing? to construction worker* in coxXxact construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in wholesale and retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real esUte; transportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

T ab le B-3:

A v e r a g e hourly a n d w eekly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs1
on private n o n a gric u ltu ra l p ayrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
A p r.

M a r.

Feb.

A p r.

1968

1968

1968

1967

$2.79
3.3>
4 .2 6
2 .9 6

$2.77
3-30
4 .26
2.96

$2.76
3-30
1*.26
2.91*

DURACLE GOODS.........................
Ordnance and accessories. . . . . .
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fixture* ..................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Priauuy metal industries...............
Fabricated a e u l products...........
Machinery, except electrical. . . .
Electrical equipment....................
Transportscion equipment.............
Instruments and related products .

3.1k
3.30
2 .5 3
2A 3
2.94
3.52
3-09
3*31
2.88
3.60
2.9!*
2.1*8

3-14
3.30
2.50
2A 3
2.91
3A9
3.10
3.32
2.88
3.61
2.93
2A 9

NONDURABLE G OODS..................
Food and kindred products..........
Tobucco manufactures..................

2.70
2.78
2 .5 2
2.16
2.1 8
2.97
3A 2
3.21
3.72
2.85
2 .23
2 .37
3.02
2 .13

2 .6 9
2.76
2.1*6
2.17
2.19
2.97

2.75

Industry

TOTAL P R IV A T E ..................
MIMMC
C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ------M A N U F A C TU R IN G ...................... ....

Textile mill products....................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and publishing...............
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber sod plastics product* n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .
WHOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E
WHOLESALE TRADE ..................
RETAIL TRADE...........................
FINANC E, INSURANCE, AMO
R E A L E S T A T E ................................

M a r.

A p r.

Change from
A p r.

Mar.

Feb.

A p r.

1968

1968

1968

1967

1968

$99.41
134.51
147.23
112.56

$0.20
1 .3 2
5.11
-1 .4 8

1967
$5.22
4 .4 2
H .6 7
6.14

Mar.

A p r.

$2.63
3.18
3.99
2.80

1068
$0.02
0
0
0

$0.16
.12
•27
.16

3*13
3.32
2A 9
2A 2
2.91
3A 7
3.07
3-30
2.88
3.59
2 .92
2A 8

2 .97
3.20
2.31*
2.29
2.79
3.29
2.95
3.15
2.75
3.39
2.81
2.33

0
0
.03
0
.03
.03
-.0 1
-.0 1
0
-.0 1
.01
-.0 1

.17
.10
.19
.11*
.15
.23
.11*
.16
*13
.21
.13
.15

128.11
135.63
102.97
96.96
122.01
ll*7.1l*
126.07
138.36
n i* .0 5
11*7.21*
118.1*8
97.22

129.68
137.28
100.50
98.1*2
119.60
11*6.23
128.03
11*0.1*1*
115.1*9
151.26
118.96
98.36

128.96
139.77
101.09
98.01
319.60
144.70
125.87
139.59
116.06
148.63
118.84
98.46

121.18
132.48
94.77
90.46
115.23
133.57
121.54
134.82
108.35
137.30
115.77
91.57

-1 .5 7
- I .6 5
2 .4 7
-1 .4 6
2 .4 1
.91
-1 .9 6
-2 .0 8
-1 .4 4
-4 .0 2
- .4 8
-1.14

6 .9 3
3.15
8.20
6.5O
6.7 8
13.57
4 .5 3
3.54
5.70
9.94
2.71
5-65

3.19
3.70
2.86
2.22
2 .37
3.02
2.12

2.68
2.75
2.1*6
2.16
2.18
2.96
3.1*0
3.19
3.70
2.85
2.20
2.36
3.01
2.11

2.55
2.61*
2.36
2.02
2.01
2.82
3.23
3.05
3.57
2.71
2.06
2 .23
2.86
2.00

.01
.02
.06
-.0 1
-.0 1
0
0
.02
.02
-.0 1
.01
0
0
.01

•15
.11*
.16
.11*
.17
.15
.19
.16
.15
.11*
.17
.11*
.16
.13

105.30
110.37
90.22
87.1*8
77.17
123.85
128.59
13l*.l8
156.98
11»*.57
82.96
83.90
120.20
72.1*2

106.79
110.68
91.27
90.06
79.91*
125.93
130.30
132.70
153.18
118.U0
85.1*7
81*.6 l
120.50
72.72

106.1*0
110.28
93.23
89.64
79.57
125.50
129.20
133.02
153.55
117.42
85.80
84.49
120.10
72.80

100.22
105.86
91.33
81.20
72.16
1I9.OO
124.03
127.49
153.15
110.30
75.19
80.73
115.26
69.8O

-1 .4 9
- .3 1
-1 .0 5
-2 .5 8
-2 .7 7
-2 .0 8
-1 .7 1
1 .4 8
3.80
-3 .8 3
-2 .5 1
- .7 1
-.3 0
- .3 0

5.08
4.51
-1 .1 1
6 .28
5.01
4.8 5
4 .5 6
6 .6 9
3.83
4 .2 7
7.7 7
3.17
4 .9 4
2 .6 2

2 .73

2 .7 2

2.59

.02

.16

101.20 ' 100.1*6

100.3T.

95.83

.74

5.37

3A 2

* See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.




Change from

1967

$10l*.63 $10l*.l*3 $104.05
137.28
137.61
138.93
154.21
153.79
158.90
118.70
120.18
119.07

Table C-l. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population
16 years and over by urban poverty and other urban neighborhoods JL/ and color
(In thousands)

Employment status

TOTAL UNITED STATES
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

Total
1st
1st
Quarter Quarter
1967
1968

White
1st
1st
Quarter Quarter
1968
1967

Nonwhite
1st
1st
Quarter Quarter
1968
1967

131,267
77,065
3,097
4.0

129,043
75,508
3,099
4.1

117,274
68,556
2,463
3.6

115,402
67,158
2,448
3.6

13,993
8,509
634
7.5

13,642
8,350
651
7.8

URBAN POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

11,589
6,575
457
7.0

11,446
6,452
469
7.3

7,040
3,853
220
5.7

6,879
3,712
210
5.7

4,549
2,722
237
8.7

4,567
2,739
259
9.4

OTHER URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

61,783
36,877
1,253
3.4

60,722
36,354
1,341
3.7

57,488
33,991
1,064
3.1

56,775
33,702
1,174
3.5

4,296
2,886
189
6.5

3,947
2,652
167
6.3

1/ Pertains only to standard metro politan stlitistical ,
areas (SMSA's) with
populations of 250,000 or more.




NOTE; Caution snould be us*.d in analyzing estimates for the
first quarter of 1967, the initial period for which data are
available for this new series* These estimates may overstate
the level and rate of unemployment because the procedures
utilized in the CPS require several months of continuous data
before the necessary statistical techniques exert their full
effect.

Table C-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population
16 years and over for urban poverty and other urban neighborhoods JL/

by age, s e x, and color
(In thousands)

Employment status, age,
and sex

MALES, 20 YEARS AND OVER
Urban poverty neighborhoods
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

Total
' 1st
1st
Quarter Quarter
1968
1967

4,744

White
1st
1st
Quarter Quarter
1968
1967

Nonwhite
1st
1st
Quarter Quarter
1968
1967

4,718
3,652
206
5.6

2,978
2,271
114
5.0

2,926
2,207
97
4.4

1,767
1,396
88
6.3

1,792
1,445
109
7.5

2 .3

25,400
21,694
527
2.4

24,223
20,481
445
2.2

23,779
20,242
473
2.3

1,755
1,555
66
4.2

1,621
1,452
54
3.7

FEMALES, 20 YEARS AND OVER
Urban poverty neighborhoods
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

5,609
2,366
148
6.2

5,547
2,309
153
6.6

3,392
1,270
61
4.8

3,307
1,232
70
5.7

2,217
1,096
87
7.9

2,240
1,077
82
7.6

Other urban neighborhoods
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

29,756
12,272
448
3.7

29,177
11,923
476
4.0

27,697
11,122
373
3.4

27,315
10,892
■ 409
3.8

2,058
1,150
75
6.5

1,862
1,031
68
6.6

TEENAGERS, 16-19 YEARS
Urban poverty neighborhoods
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

1,235
542
108
19.9

1,180
491
111
22.6

670
312
45
14.4

645
273
43
15.7

565
230
63
27.3

535
218
68
31.2

482
180
47
26.1

464
169
44
26.3

Other urban neighborhoods
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Unemployment rate

3,668

201
5 .5

25,979
22,036
511

Other urban neighborhoods
Civilian noninstitutional
6,048
population
6,144
5,567
5,680
Civilian Labor Force
2,736
2,569
2,389
2,567
Unemployment
294
337
247
293
Unemployment rate
11.4
12.3
10.3
11.4
1 /
Ai A
i
MA
M
1 «
• ^
A
A V i
37
Pertains
only
to
SMSA's
with populations of 250,000 or more.