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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
U S D L - 7085

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IM M E D IA T E
T u esd a y, M a rc h 8, 1966

U. S. D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R
B L S , 961 - 2634

T H E E M P L O Y M E N T S IT U A T IO N :

F E B R U A R Y 1966

The num ber of u n em ployed persons, w h ich u su ally r is e s in F e b ru a ry , d eclin ed
by o v e r 100, 000, arid the u nem ploym ent ra te d rop p ed fr o m 4. 0 to 3C7 p ercen t, the
U. S. D ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r* s B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s r e p o r te d today.
T h is w as the f i r s t tim e in n e a rly 9 y e a r s that the u n em ploym en t ra te had
dropped b elow 4. 0 p e rc e n t and w as the lo w e s t fig u r e since the 3. 5 p e rc e n t rate in
N o v e m b e r 1953. E m p lo ym en t in c r e a s e d betw een January and F e b ru a ry , and the
0ain am ong nonfarm w age and s a la r y w o r k e r s w as la r g e r than ex p e c te d fo r these
m onths. The w o rk w e e k fo r m an u factu rin g p rodu ction w o r k e r s re a c h e d the h igh est
s e a s o n a lly adjusted le v e l sin ce W o rld W a r II.
T o ta l E m p lo y m en t
Employment^ at 71. 6 m illio n in F e b ru a ry , w as up by 300, 000 fr o m January.
Althou gh this w as s lig h tly le s s than the ex p e c te d gain, it fo llo w e d s e v e r a l months
o f e x c e p tio n a lly ra p id "grow th. The se a s o n a lly adju sted em p lo y m en t d e c lin e in
F eb ru a ry, as r e fle c t e d in the household s u rvey , w as am ong s e lf-e m p lo y e d p erson s
and d o m e s tic s , grou ps w h ose e m p lo ym en t is d iffic u lt to m e a s u re on a m o n th -to m onth b asis* D ata fr o m the esta b lish m en t p a y r o ll s u rv e y (d is c u s s e d b elow under
In d u stry D e v e lo p m e n ts ) showed continued stron g gains in nonfarm p a y r o ll e m p lo y ­
m ent.
T o ta l em p lo ym en t r o s e by n e a rly 2. 1 m illio n fr o m F e b r u a r y 1965. E m p lo y ­
m en t gain s fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r am ounted to 900, 000 fo r te e n a g e rs , 850, 000 fo r
adult w om en , and 300, 000 f o r adult men* M o r e than o n e -th ird o f the o v e r - t h e - y e a r
in c r e a s e in em p lo ym en t took p lace am ong vo lu n ta ry p a r t-tim e w o r k e r s , who r e p ­
re s e n t on ly o n e -s e v e n th o f the c iv ilia n la b o r fo r c e .
Included am ong the e m p lo y e d in F e b r u a r y w e r e 1*6 m illio n n o n a g ricu ltu ra l
w o r k e r s on p a rt tim e fo r ec o n o m ic re a s o n s . The num ber o f th ese in vo lu n ta ry p a rttim e w o r k e r s d rop p ed by 300, 000 fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r . On a s e a s o n a lly adju sted
b a s is , such p a r t-tim e em p lo y m en t equ aled the lo w e s t fig u r e r e c o r d e d since th is
>eries f i r s t b eca m e a v a ila b le in M a y 1955.




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In du stry D evelo p m en ts
N o n fa rm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 80, 000 to 6 10 1 m illio n in F e b ru a ry ,
although a d eclin e is usual fo r this tim e of y e a r . A ft e r a llo w a n ce fo r sea son a l
fa c to r s , p a y r o ll em p lo y m en t advanced by 250,000, w ith the la r g e s t gain (1 2 5 ,0 0 0 )
taking p la ce in m an u factu rin g. T r a d e , s e r v ic e s , and State and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t
each showed s e a s o n a lly adju sted in c r e a s e s of about 50, 000, w h ile c o n tra c t c o n ­
stru ctio n em p lo ym en t d e c lin e d by 30,000. (T h e s e data exclu de the s e lf-e m p lo y e d ,
unpaid fa m ily w o r k e r s , and p riv a te household w o r k e r s , who a re inclu ded in the
to ta l em p lo y m en t fig u r e s . )
The num ber o f e m p lo y e e s on n on farm p a y r o lls w as up by 2. 8 m illio n fr o m
a y e a r a go. A ll m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n s e x c e p t m in in g con trib u ted to the o v e r th e -y e a r gain. Since the r e c e s s io n trou gh in F e b r u a r y 1961, p a y r o ll em p loym en t
has in c r e a s e d by n e a rly 9 m illio n ; m o re than h a lf of this r is e has taken p la ce in
the la s t 2 y e a r s .
M an u factu rin g em p lo ym en t, w hich u su ally shows lit t le change betw een
January and F e b ru a ry , ro s e by 140,000 to 18. 4 m illio n . The la r g e s t in c r e a s e
(65, 000) took p lace in a p p a re l, as em p lo y m en t rebounded fr o m the sea son a l dow n­
turn and the N ew Y o r k C ity tra n s it s trik e . Job stren gth w as a ls o evid en t in m ost,
o f the d u rable goods in d u s trie s . S ea so n a lly adjusted em p lo y m en t in c r e a s e s of
about 30, 000 each o c c u r r e d in e le c t r ic a l equipm ent and tra n s p o rta tio n equipm ent,
w h ile fa b r ic a te d m e ta ls and m a c h in e ry each advan ced by 10, 000o
Since F e b r u a r y 1965, m an u factu rin g em p lo ym en t has r is e n by 950, 000;
this w as the la r g e s t F e b r u a r y - t o - F e b r u a r y gain since 1952-53. The in c r e a s e
w as co n cen tra ted in the du rable goods s e c t o r - - e s p e c ia lly m a c h in e ry , e le c t r ic a l
equipm ent, and tra n s p o rta tio n equipm ent, w h ere the com bin ed r is e to ta le d 500, 000.
F o u r - fifth s of the e m p lo ym en t in c r e a s e o v e r the y e a r o c c u r r e d am ong produ ction
w ork ers.
C o n tra c t co n stru ctio n e m p lo ym en t d e c lin e d m o r e than usual in F e b ru a ry ,
as bad w e a th e r c u rta ile d outdoor w o r k c A t 2. 8 m illio n , c o n s tru c tio n em p loym en t
w as up by 120, 000 fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r .
D e s p ite substantial gains in m an u factu rin g and co n stru ctio n em p lo ym en t,
the m a jo r it y o f the new jo b s c re a te d since F e b r u a r y 1965 w e r e in the s e r v ic e produ cin g in d u s trie s . State and lo c a l g o vern m en t and tra d e (up 500, 000 ea ch )
and m is c e lla n e o u s s e r v ic e s (up 400,0 0 0 ) p ro v id e d the bulk o f the in c r e a s e .
F a c to r y H ou rs and E a rn in gs
The w o rk w e e k r o s e 0. 1 hour to 41. 3 hours in F e b ru a ry . On a s e a s o n a lly
adju sted b a s is , it w as at its h igh est le v e l sin ce W o r ld W a r II. H ou rs continued to
be r e la t iv e ly high in m o s t in d u s trie s , e s p e c ia lly in ordn an ce, fa b r ic a te d m e ta ls ,




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tra n s p o rta tio n equ ipm ent, and m a c h in e ry . The w o rk w e e k inclu ded an a v e ra g e of
3. 7 hours o f o v e r tim e at p rem iu m pay, unchanged fr o m January, but the h igh est
F e b r u a r y le v e l sin ce this s e r ie s o rig in a te d in 1956.
B etw een January and F e b ru a ry , a v e ra g e w e e k ly ea rn in gs ed ged up by 27
cents to $110. 27 becau se o f the in c r e a s e in hours. H o w e v e r, h o u rly ea rn in g s,
at $ 2 .6 7 , w e r e unchanged fr o m the January a lltim e high.
U n em p loym en t
U n em p loym en t f e l l to 3, 150, 000 in F e b ru a ry , a d e c lin e of m o r e than 100, 000
fr o m January, although a s m a ll in c r e a s e is usual fo r this tim e o f y e a r . In F e b ru a ry
th ere w e r e 1. 5 m illio n adult m en, 950, 000 adult w om en, and 700, 000 te e n a g e rs
u n em ployed. N e a r ly h a lf of the unem ployed te e n a g e rs and o n e -fifth of the w om en
w e r e seekin g p a r t-tim e jo b s c H o w e v e r, only 100,000, or 7 p e rc e n t, o f the adult
m en w e r e look in g fo r p a r t-tim e w o r k 0 A lto g e th e r , 600,000, o r about 20 p e rc e n t,
o f the u n em ployed w e r e seekin g p a r t-tim e jo b s .
Th e u n em ploym en t ra te fo r adult m en continued at the lo w le v e l of 2. 6 p e r ­
cent fo r the th ird co n secu tive m onth. The ra te s fo r m en 20-24 y e a r s o f age (4. 4
p e r c e n t) and 25 y e a r s and o v e r (2C3 p e rc e n t) rem a in ed at th e ir lo w e s t le v e ls sin ce
1953. A m on g adult w om en , the ra te continued to edge dow nw ard, re a c h in g 3. 6
p e rc e n t in F e b r u a r y and equ alin g the lo w e s t ra te re c o r d e d du rin g the 1955-57
expansion,,
The teen age ra te , w hich has d e clin ed unevenly since m id - 1965, rea ch ed 11
p e rc e n t in F e b ru a ry . T e e n a g e r s accounted fo r about h a lf of the d e c lin e in unem ­
p lo ym en t o v e r the m onth, as m any yo u n gsters in sch ool ga ve up the s e a rc h fo r
p a r t-tim e jo b s c N o r m a lly betw een January and F e b r u a r y , the num ber o f te e n a g e rs
in sch o o l d e c lin e s , w h ile the num ber in the la b o r fo r c e r is e s . H o w e v e r, the p attern
w as r e v e r s e d this y e a r .
The jo b le s s ra te fo r te e n a g e rs was down fr o m 14. 5 p e rc e n t a y e a r ago and
back to the 11 p e rc e n t le v e l of la te 1957 fo r the f i r s t tim e .
T h e u nem ploym ent ra te fo r nonwhite w o r k e r s re m a in e d unchanged fr o m its
Janu ary le v e l of 7. 0 p e rc e n t, w h ile the w h ite ra te m o ved down fr o m 3. 5 to 3. 3
p e rc e n t. Th e nonwhite ra te w as down s ig n ific a n tly fr o m 9* 2 p e rc e n t a y e a r ago.
B oth the w h ite and nonwhite ra te s w e re at th e ir lo w e s t le v e ls sin ce th ese data
b eca m e a v a ila b le in January 1954.
The num ber o f p erso n s u n em ployed fo r 15 w eek s or lo n g e r w as unchanged
o v e r the m onth but down 400, 000 fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r . On a s e a s o n a lly adju sted
b a sis, lo n g - te r m u n em ploym en t w a s at its lo w e s t point sin ce S ep tem b er 1957.




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M a rc h 8, 1966

State in su red u n em ploym en t, w hich u su ally shows little change at this tim e
of y e a r , d e c lin e d s lig h tly betw een m id -J a n u a ry and m id - F e b r u a r y to about l c 6
m illio n . The la r g e s t red u ctio n (7 0 ,0 0 0 ) took p lace in N ew Y o r k fo llo w in g s e t t le ­
m ent of the tra n s it s tr ik e . On a s e a s o n a lly adjusted b a sis, the ra te o f in su red
jo b le s s n e s s edged down fr o m 2 .8 to 2. 7 p e rc e n t o v e r the m onth.
*

$

$

$

$

$

$

M o re d e ta ile d a n a lyses and s ta tis tic s w ill be p resen ted in E m p lo y m en t and
E a rn in g s and M on th ly R e p o rt on the L a b o r F o r c e , w hich w ill b e co m e a v a ila b le on
M a r c h i 6, 1966.




T h is r e le a s e p re s e n ts and a n a ly ze s s ta tis ­
tic s fr o m two m a jo r s u rv e y s . Data on la b o r fo r c e ,
to ta l em p lo ym en t, and u nem ploym ent a re d e r iv e d
fr o m the sam ple s u rv e y of households conducted
and tabu lated by the B u reau of the Census fo r the
B u reau o f L a b o r Statistics,, S ta tis tic s on in d u stry
em p lo y m en t, h ou rs, and ea rn in g s a re c o lle c te d by
State a g e n c ie s fr o m p a y r o ll r e c o r d s of e m p lo y e r s
and a re tabulated by the B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s .
A d e s c r ip tio n of the tw o s u rv e y s a p p ears in the
B L S p u b lication E m p lo y m en t and E a r n i n g s and
M on th ly R e p o rt orT“the L a b o r F o r c e .

Table A-1:

Employment status of the non institutional population, by age and sex
(In thousands)

Employment status, age, and sex

Tab.

J an .

1966

1966

Tab.
1965

Seasonally adjusted
Fab.

Jan.

Dao.

1966

1966

1965

Not *
1965

O ct.
1965

Total

Total labor force...................................
Civilian labor fo rce..............................
Employed..........................................
A gricu ltu re...................................
Nonagricultural industries...........
On part time for economic
reasons ...................................
Usually work full tim e ..........
Usually work part tim e..........
Unem ployed.....................................

77,632 77,409
74,708 74,519
71,551 71,229
3,612
3,577
67,939 67,652
1,603
871
732
3,158

1,766
972
794
3,290

76,418 79,279 79,644
73,714 76,355 76,754
69,496 73,521 73,715
4,429
3,803 4,442
65,694 69,079 69,286
1,909
927
982
4,218

1,681

1,819

899
782
2,834

902
917
3,039

79,408 78*906
76,567 76*111

78*606
75*846

73,441 72*914
4,486 4*273
68,955 68*641

72*561
4*551
68*010

1*819

1*821
848

1,745
766
979
3,126

817
1*002
3*197

973
3*285

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor fo rce..............................
Employed................................... ..
Agriculture...................................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s ..........
Unemployed . . . . .........................

44,390 44,264
42,880 42,739
2,760 2,722
40,120 40,017
1,511

1,525

44,677 44,823 44,788
42,568 43,680 43,604
2,990 2,990 2,936
39,579 40,690 40,668
2,108

1,143

1,184

44,751 44*565
43,579 43*330

44*539
43*234

3,035 2*933
40,544 40*397

40*103

1,172

1*235

3,131
1*305

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor fo rce..............................
Employed..........................................
Agriculture...................................
Nonagricultural industries . . . . .
Unem ployed..............................

23,954 23,784
22,997 22,783
472
476
22,525 22,306
958 1,001

23,463 24,016 24,145
22,157 23,145 23,228
754
475
765
21,682 22,391 22,463
871
1,306
917

24,121 23,967

23*779

23,151 22*937
769
684

22*790
749

22,388 22*253
964 1*030

22*041
989

Both sexes, 14*19 years

Civilian labor fo rc e............... ..............
Employed........................................ ..
................................
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries............
Unem ployed.....................................




6,364
5,674
380
5,293
689

6,471
5,708
379
5,329
763

5,574
4,771
338
4,433
803

7,516
6,696
698
5,998
820

7,821
6,883
728

7,695
6,705
682

7*579
6*647
656

7*528
6*537
671

6,155
938

6,023
990

5*991
932

5*866
991

Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators

Selected categories

Thousands of per­
sons unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Feb.
1966

Feb.
1966

Jan.
1966

Dec,
1965

No t ,

1965

Oct.
1965

Feb,
1965

Total (all civilian workers). . .

3,156

3.7

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

5.0

Men, 20 years and over . . . .
20-24 y e a r s ......................
25 years and o v e r ............
Women, 20 years and over. . .
Both sexes, 14-19 years • • .

1,511
262
1,249
958
689

2.6
4.4
2.3
3.6
10.9

2.6
4.2
2.5
3.8
12.0

2.6
5.1
2.3
4.0
12.9

2.8
5.7
2.5
4.3
12.3

2.9
5.5
2.6
4.2
13.2

3.5
7.0
3.2
5.1
14.5

W hite..................................
Nonwhite..............................

2,521
637

3.3
7.0

3.5
7.0

3.7
7.5

3.7
8.1

3.9
7.9

4.5
9.2

Married men.............................
Full-time workers1. ..................
Blue-collar workers2 ...............
Unemployed 15 weeks and
over^ ..................................
State in su red ^.........................
Labor force time lost^...............

1,003
2,565
1,500

1.9
3.3
4.0

1.9
3.5
4.2

1.8
3.7
4.4

2.0
3.8
4.6

2.1
3.8
4.8

2.6
4.6
5.6

685
1,640

.8
2.7
4.0

.9
2.8
4.3

.9
2.5
4.4

.8
2.6
4.5

.9
2.8
4.6

1.2
3.3
5.4

*Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors.
2Crafts men, operatives, and nonfarm laborers.
-^Rates based on civilian labor force.
^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
^Labor force time lost is a percentage representing the man-hours lost by the unemployed and those on
part time for econom ic reasons.

Table A-3: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(In thousands)

1966

Jan,
1966

1,425
1,047
685
404
281

1,701
911
678
383
296

reb.

Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 w e e k s ....................
5 to 14 weeks...........................
15 weeks and o v e r ..................
15 to 26 w e e k s ....................
27 weeks and o v e r ...............




Feb,
1965
1,671
1,496
1,050
616
434

Seasonally adjusted

1966

Jan.
1966

1965

Nor.
1965

1,514
721
579
315
264

1,548
738
661
354
307

1,532
869
660
355
305

1,618
903
644
334
310

reb .

D ec.

O ct.

1965
1,562
992
697
350
347

Table A-4: Unemployed persons by age and sex
Thousands of persons
Age and sex

Total

Looking Looking
for full­ for parttime work time work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates
F eb.
1966

Jen.
1966

Dec.

Ho t .
1965

Feb*

1965

1965

Total, 14 years and over......................

3*158

2,565

592

3 .7

4 .0

4 .1

4 .2

5 .0

14 to 17 y ea rs...................................
14 and 15 y e a r s ...........................
16 and 17 y e a r s .......... .................

319
56
263

99

220

12.7

14.7
12.4

13.2
9 .0

14.4

15.8

15.4

17.9

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

94

168

11.7
7.8
13.5

2*840

2,470

371
469
2*000

275
418
1,777

373
96

3.3
10.3

3 .5
11.2

3 .5
11.6

3 .7
11.3

4 .5
14.5

51
226

5 .0
2.6

5 .4
2 .7

5.6
2 .7

6 .6
2 .9

7 .4
3 .6

1*532
468

1,399
378

135
91

2.6
2 .8

2 .7
2.8

2.8
2 .8

2.9
3 .0

3 .5

Males, 18 years and o v e r ....................

1*701

1,535

168

2.9

2 .9

3 .0

3 .0

3 .9

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

190
262
1*249

68
24
76
22

9 .7
4 .2
2.5
2.3
3 .0

8 .7
5 .7

12.1
7 .0

54

9 .3
4 .4
2.3
2 .2
3 .0

9 .9
5.1

913
336

122
238
1,175
893
282

2.3
2 .2
2 .7

2.5
2.3
3.1

3 .2
3.1
3 .4

1*139

935

205

4 .1

4 .4

4 .7

5 .0

5 .8

181
207

153
180
602
506
96

28
27

11.5
5 .9

13.1
7.1

13.6
6 .3

14.3
7.7

17.7
8 .2

150
113

3 .2
3 .4
2.4

3.3
3 .5
2.4

3 .6
3 .9
2 .9

3 ,7
4 .1
2.9

4 .5
4 .8
3 .6

Females, 18 years and over.................
18 and 19 y ea rs................................
20 to 24 yea rs...................................
25 years and o v e r ............................
25 to 54 y e a r s ..............................
55 years and o v e r .................... .. .

* Virtually all are looking for part-time work.




751
619
132

(1 )

(1 )

37

8.7
14.7

7 .0

3 .7

Table A-5:

Employed persons by age and sex
(In thousands)

Age and sex

Total

Voluntary
part-time
employed1

Seasonally adjusted

Feb*
1966

Jan*
1966

Dec*
1965

No t .

1965

73,521 73,715 73,441 72,914

Total, 14 years and o v e r ............... .. .

71,551

9 #323

14 to 17 y ea rs................. .................
14 and 15 y e a r s ................. ..
16 and 17 y e a r s ....................*. . .

2#678
876
1,803

2*332
634
1#498

3,397
1,142
2,255

18 years and o v e r ...........................
18 and 19 y e a r s ...........................
20 to 24 y e a r s ..............................
25 years and o v e r .........................
25 to 44 yea rs.......... .................
45 years and o v e r ....................

68,873
2,996
7,620
58,257
29,925
28,334

6,992
942
825
5#225
2#204
3#021

70,172
3,347
7,792
59,033
30,392
28,641

Males, 18 years and o v e r ....................

44,493

18 and 19 yea rs...................... ..
20 to 24 yea rs................................ .
25 years and o v e r ...............
25 to 44 y e a r s ..............................
45 years and o v e r .........................

3#546 3,406
1#221 1,155
2,325 2,251

Oct.
1965
72,561

3,401
1,198
2,203

3,392
1,167
2,225

69,493
3,226
7,738
58,529
30,118
28,411

69,144
3,120
7,684
58,340
29,971
28,369

2#159

45,530 45,501 45,418 45,110

44,923

1,613
4,386
38,494
20,273
18,223

571
407
1#181
269
912

1,850 1,897 1,839 1,780
4,549 4#553 4,543 4,569
39,131 39,051 39,036 38,761
20,633 20,530 20,546 20,445
18,498 18,521 18,490 18,316

1,689
4,469
38,765
20,408
18,357

Females, 18 years and over.................

24,380

4#833

24,642 24,755 24,688 24,383

24,221

18 and 19 yea rs................................
20 to 24 yea rs...................................
25 years and o v e r ...........................
25 to 44 y e a r s ..............................
45 years and o v e r .........................

1,383
3,234
19,763
9,652
10,111

371
418
4#044
1#935
2,109

1,497 1,527 1,531 1,446
3,243 3,206 3,196 3,169
19,902 20,022 19,961 19,768
9,759 9,867 9,864 9,673
10,143 10,155 10,097 10,095

1,431
3,215
19,575
9,563
10,012

70,256
3,424
7,759
59,073
30,397
28,676

70,106
3,370
7,739
58,997
30,410
28,587

1 Includes a proportionate number of persons with a job but not at work.

NOTEs

Doe to the independent season*! adjustment of seTeral of the series# detail w ill not
necessarily add to totals*




Table A-6: Unemployment rates by industry and occupation

Industry or occupation

Feb.
1966

Feb.
1965

Feb*
1964

5 .7
5 .7
13.0

6 .2
6 .4
14.9

5 .6

6 .2

Industry

T o t a l...................... ...................................................
Experienced wage and salary workers.......... .....................
A gric u ltu re............................................... .. ..................
Nonagricultural industries ...............................................
Mining, forestry, fisheries.............................. ..
Construction ................................... ..
Manufacturing.............................. ...............................
Durable goods . . . - . . . ......................................
Nondurable g o o d s ..................................................
Transportation and public u t ilit ie s ...................... .. .
Wholesale and retail trade. ......................... ..............
Finance, insurance, and real e s t a t e .........................
Service industries.............................. .......................
Public administration.......... ......................................
Self-employed and unpaid family workers.......... ................

4 .2
4 .1
11.6
4 .0
5 .8
11.4
3 .8
3 .4

7.4

8 .4

16.7
5.1
4 .6

1 7 .0
6 .0
5 .8

5 .8
4 .2
6 .5

6.3
4 .9
7 .2

2 .2
4 .5

3 .6
4 .4

2.2
1.3

1 .8

4 .2
2 .2
1 .0

5 .7
2.8

6 .2
3 .0

1.6

1 .7

1 .5
3 .0

1 .2
4 .0

3 .4
5 .4

4 .5
7.5
5 .8

1 .7
4 .5
3 .9
8 .9

4 .3
2.3
5 .1
1 .7
3 .0
1.3
1 .4

2 .9

Occupation

Total ........................................ . . . .........................
White-collar w orkers...........................................................
Professional and te c h n ic a l.............................................
Managers, officials, and proprietors ........................
Clerical workers .............................. ...............................
Sales workers................................... ...............................
Blue-collar w o r k e r s ............................................................
Craftsmen and foremen . ..................................................
Nonfarm laborers..............................................................
Service w orkers................................................................ •
Private household workers. .............................................
Other service workers.................................................... ..
Farmers and farm managers.............................................
Farm laborers and foremen...............................................




6 .5

4 .6
4 .8
10.2
4 .7
3 .5
5 .0
3 .4

6.8

8.5

14.2
6 .8
5 .6
7.2
4 .4

15.9
6 .8
4 .9
7 .4
4 .8

•3
8 .1

1 .0
9.3

.6
10.4

Table A-7:

Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force

(In thousands)

Full- and part-time
employment status

Feb*
1966

Jen.
1966

Feb.
1965

Feb*
1964

64,796

64,808

64,485

63,264

60,388
1,843
2,565
4.0

60,082
2,094
2,632
4.1

58,698
2,231
3,556
5.5

56,948
2,475
3,841
6.1

9,912
9,320
592
6.0

9,711
9,053
658
6.8

9,229
8,567
662
7.2

9,262
8,574
688
7.4

Full Time

Civilian labor force.........................
Employed:
Full-time schedules1 ..............................
Part time for economic re a s o n s .............
Unemployed, looking for full-time work. . . .
Unemployment rate . . . . .................................
Part Time

Civilian labor force. ........................................
Employed (voluntary part tim e)1 ..................
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . .
^ ./employment rate ...........................................

* Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the fu ll- and part-time
employed categories.




T able B-l:

Em ployees on n on agricultu ral p ayro lls, by industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Change from
Industry

Feb.

Jan.

D ec.

Feb.

1966

19 6 6

19 6 5

19 6 5

Jan.

Fab.

Feb.

Jan.

D ee.

1966

1965

1966

19 6 6

19 6 5

TOTAL................................

6 1 ,1 2 0

a , 0 37

6 2 ,6 6 0

58,31*1

83

2 ,7 7 9

M IN IN G ..................................................

6 15

617

628

6 16

-2

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N !_____

2 ,8 3 3

2 ,9 7 0

3 ,2 0 3

2 ,7 1 3

- 11*0

M A N U F AC TU R IN G ..............................

1 8 , 1*18
1 3 ,7 0 6

1 8 ,2 7 6

18 , M 5

1 3 ,5 8 1

1 3 ,7 2 ^

17,1*73
1 2 ,9 5 6

1 0 ,7 7 7
8 ,0 0 3

1 0 ,6 9 7
7 ,9 3 5

1 0 ,7 1 8
7 ,9 6 8

Production w orkers.................

D U R A B L E G O O D S ................................

Production w orkers.................
Ordnance and accessories............
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fix tu r e *.................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries...............
Fabricated metal products.............
Machinery............... ..
Electrical equipment. . . . . . . . .
Transportation equipment.............
Instruments andf related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ......................

Production w orkers.................

Food and kindred products . . . . .
Tobacco manufactures.................
Textile mill products....................
Apparel and related products. . . .
Paper and allied products............
Printing and publishing . . . . . . .
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and plastic products . . . .
Leather and leather products. . . .

2 5 5 .7

2 5 1 .0

5 9 6 .8

5 9 9 .2
1*1*2 .2

l*l*3.1

6 0 5 .6
1 ,2 8 2 .7
1 , 306 A
1 ,7 9 2 .0
1 , 8 1 2 .8

6 1 1 .1
l , 27 l* .2

6 2 , 1*01*

a , 88 i*

-1

633

632

630

117

3 , 3**9

3 ,3 7 9

3 ,3 8 6

-3 0

11*2

91*5

1 8 ,6 5 2

1 8 ,5 2 5

125

750

1 3 ,9 1 7

1 3 ,8 1 2

1 8 , 1*29
1 3 ,7 3 1

1 27
105

1 0 , 0L 8

80

729

10,881*

1 0 , 801*

1 0 ,7 0 7

80

7,1*23

68

580

8 ,1 0 2

8 ,0 3 3

7 ,9 5 5

69

256
630
1*1*8

250

21*3

6

635
1*1*7
61*3
1 , 281*

6 23
1*1*2
636

-5

1,271*

0

1 ,3 2 3
1 ,7 9 2

1,311*

1 ,3 0 0

1 ,7 8 2

1,8 2 0
1 ,8 5 0

1 ,7 9 3

10
27

1*7
36

2 3 0 .5
5 7 2 .0

i* .7
- 2 .lf

1*1*3.2

1*17.5
5 9 0 .0

-5 .5

1 , 2 8 2 .0

8 .5

1 ,2 2 6 .5
1 , 6 6 9 .0
1 , 6 0 2 .6
1 , 6 8 9 .2
37**.0
3 9 5 .0

5 .1
1 3 .9

1 ,8 5 8 .9
1*05.2
1*1 8 .0

1 , 3 0 1 .3
1 ,7 7 8 .1
1 ,7 9 5 .0
1 , 8 3 6 .0
1*02.7
1*0 6 . 1*

7,61*1
5 ,7 0 3

7 ,5 7 9
5,61*6

7 ,6 9 7
5 ,7 5 6

7,1*25
5 ,5 3 3

1 ,6 5 **.5
7 9 .1
9 2 9 .8
1 , 3 9 6 .3

1 ,6 7 2 .5

1 , 7 2 1 .9
8 8 .1

1 , 651**8
8 2 .9

6 5 0 .0
9 9 7 .3
9 i 6 .lt
1 7 3 .2
1*82.7
3 6 1 .5

8 2 .1
9 2 6 .6

1 ,7 6 6 .3
1 , 7 8 6 .6
1 ,8 3 9 .0
IfOO.O
* 3 8 .9

1 7 2 .7
1*8 1*.7

9 3 3 -5
1 ,3 7 1 - 1
6 5 1 .3
9 9 9 .1
9 1 2 .3
17*1.7
W I 5 .0

3 5 7 .1

36 0 .0

1 ,3 2 9 .2
61*7-9
9 9 3 .6

9 1 2 .8

Jan.

1966

6 2 , 11*6

21*1*.8
6 0 8 .5
6 2 2 .6
1 , 2 6 3 .7
1 ,3 0 ^ * 3

Change
from

899.9
1 , 3 3 8 .8
6 2 3 .9

•9

1 7 .8

2 5 .2
2»*.8
2 5 .6
1 5 .6
•7
7 9 .9

1 2 3 .0
2 1 0 .2

2 2 .9
2 .5

1 6 9 .7

1 1 .6

2 3 .0

62

3 1 .2

2 16
17 0

57
- 1 8 .0
-3 .0
3 .2

6 7 .1
2 .1

-.3
- 3 .8
2 9 .9
5 7 .5

2 6 .1

636
1 , 281*

1 -

1
-7

9

1*07
1*38

1*05
1*33

1 ,7 7 1
1 ,7 6 9
1 ,8 0 5
398
1*1*6

7 ,7 6 8
5 ,8 1 5

7 ,7 2 1
5 ,7 7 9

7 ,7 2 2
5 ,7 7 6

1,71*9

1,71*5

939
1 ,3 9 0
659

1,71*6
83
939
1 ,3 5 5
651*

999

92**
176

922

9 18

1 77

178

1*86
360

1*83

361

358

2
-1
0
1

82

9 6 2 .0
8 8 2 .0

3 .7
3 .6

1 7 5 .8
1*50.6

.5

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

1 ,0 0 2

- 2 .0
l*.l*

3 2 .1
7 .1

1*86

35l*.l*

258

1 ,8 1 8

81*

9 37
1 ,3 7 7
650
992

32

2
5

3

-1
0
35
5
3

T R A N S P O R T A T IO N AND P U B L IC
U T IL IT IE S ..........................................

l* , 02 l*

M 31

^ ,0 8 7

3 ,9 1 7

W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TRADE.

1 2 ,6 3 1

1 2 ,7 1 3

1 3 ,6 3 8

1 2 ,1 1 2

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

3 , 291*
9 ,3 3 7

3 ,2 9 7
9,1*16

3 ,3 ^ 5
1 0 ,2 9 3

3 ,1 8 2

-3

8 ,9 3 0

-7 9

R E A L E S T A T E .................................

3 ,0 6 1

3,01*9

3, 0 6 L

2 ,9 8 6

S ERVIC E A N D M IS C E L L A N E O U S . .

9,001*

8,9**9

$ ,< A 6

8 , 601*

G O VERNM ENT ................................

1 0 ,5 3 7

1 0 , 1*32

1 0 ,5 7 9

9 ,9 2 0

F E D E R A L ................................................

2 , 1*16
8 ,1 2 1

2 , 1*66
8 ,0 2 6

2 ,5 ^ 3

2 ,3 1 9

10

8 ,0 3 6

7 ,6 0 1

95

R E T A I L T R A D E ...................................

-7

107

l*,09l*

l*,0 9 7

l*,0 7 9

-3

-82

519

1 2 ,9 5 7

1 2 ,9 0 6

1 2 ,8 2 2

51

112
1*07

3 ,3 3 1

3,33-7
9 ,5 8 9

3 ,3 0 9
9 ,5 1 3

ll*

9 ,6 2 6

75

3 ,0 8 9

3,0 8 0

3 ,0 8 2

9

55

1*00

9 ,1 7 8

9 ,1 3 2

9 ,1 2 8

1*6

105

6 17

1 0 , 1*52

1 0 ,3 9 5

10 ,3 2 8

97

2,1*35

520

8 ,0 1 7

2,1*25
7 ,9 7 0

2 ,3 9 5
7 ,9 3 3

37

FIN A N C E , IN SU RAN CE, AND

S T A T E A N D L O C A L ..........................

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




12

57

10
1*7

:

Table B-2:

A v e r a g e w eekly hours of production w orkers on m anufacturing payrolls, by industry

Seasonally adjusted

Change from
Industry

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

Feb.

Jan.

D ec.

Feb.

19 6 6

1966

19 6 5

19 8 5

4 1 .2

N O N D UR ABLE GOODS.......................

4 1 .3
3 *7
4 2 .2
4 .1
4 0 .1

Overtime homes...........................

3 .2

3 .1

4 2 .7
1*0.7
4 1 .2
4 1 .6
4 2 .0

4 2 .7
1*0.8
4 1 .0
4 1 .6

m a n u f a c t u r in g

Overtime hours...........................
D U RAB LE G O O D S .............................

Overtime horns...........................

3 .7
1*2.1
4 .1

3 9 .8

4 1 .7
4 .0
4 2 .6
4 .4
1*0.4
3 .4

1*0.9
3 *3
4 1 .8

4 2 .9
4 1 .2
4 2 .6
4 2 .2
4 1 .4
4 2 .6
4 4 .2
4 2 .0
4 4 .1
4 2 .0

4 1 .1

3 .7
3 9 .8
2 .9

Change
from

Jan.

Fob.

Feb.

Jan.

D ec.

19 6 6

1965

1966

19 6 6

19 6 5

0 .1
0
.1
0

0 .4
.4
.4
.4

4 1 .6
4 .1

.3
•3

4 1 .4
3 .8
4 2 .2
4 .1
4 0 .2
3 .4

0 .1
.1

.3

4 1 .5
4 .0
4 2 .4
4 .4
1*0.2
3 .4

4 2 .4
4 1 .4

4 2 .4
4 1 .8
4 1 .8
4 3 .0
4 1 .2

.4
0
0
- .1
.1
.1
0

.1

4 2 .5
4 .5
1*0.5
3 .4

Jan.

1966

.1
•3
0

Dmrmhle goods
Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood products. . . . . .
Furniture and fixtures....................
Stooe, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries................
Fabricated metal products.............
Machinery.....................................
Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment.............
Instruments and related products. .
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .

1*2.3
1*4.0
4 1 .5
4 3 .0
4 2 .1
4 0 .2

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

0
-.1
.2
0
.1

3 9 .7
4 1 .4
4 1 .1
4 2 .3
4 1 .9
1*0.9
4 2 .8
4 1 .1

1*0.5

3 9 .7

4 1 .4
3 9 .0
4 2 .3

4 0 .4

3 6 .2
4 3 .8

3 6 .6

1 .0
- .2
.5
-•3
.4

•3
.2

4 3 .1

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

1 .6

4 2 .7
4 4 .0

.9
.6
.2

.1
.6

1 .0

' 4 1 .7
4 3 .5
4 2 .4

.5

4 0 .3

0
.8

.2
2 .0

4 1 .4
4 1 .0
4 2 .4

•3
-.4

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

4 2 .3
4 3 .9
4 1 .5
4 2 .9
4 1 .7
4 0 .2

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

•3

- .1
.2
•3

Nomdmrmhie goods
Food an& kindred p rodu cts...........
Tobacco aumufactures..................
Textile null products.....................
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and pu b lish in g................
Chemicals and allied products . . .
Petroleum and related products. . .
Rubber and plastic products...........
Leather and leather products . . . .

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

4 0 .6
3 8 .4
4 1 .9
3 5 -6
4 2 .9
3 8 .1
4 1 .7
4 1 .9
4 2 .1
3 8 .8

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

3 7 .2
4 1 .7
4 2 .7
3 8 .4
4 1 .6
4 0 .8
■41.9
____ 38 £

•3

.5

1 .1
0

.1
.2
0

3 6 .7
4 3 .3

.2
.2
- .2

•3
1 .3

.4

.7

4 2 .2
4 3 .2
4 2 .2
3 8 .9

•3

..

3 8 .6

0

4 1 .1
3 9 .4

4 1 .2

4 2 .5

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

•3

3 7 .7
4 2 .0

1 .6
- .1

3 6 .5
4 3 .6

•5

0
.1
.2
1 .1
- .2

3 8 .7
4 2 .0
4 2 .0
4 2 .3

„38AJ ______ i 2 ____

NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months nee preliminary.

Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings o f production workers
on manufacturing payrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

M A N U F A C TU R IN G ...............................

D U R A B L E G O O D S .......................

Feb.

Jan.

D ec.

Feb.

19 6 6

19 6 6

19 6 5

19 6 5

$ 2 .6 7

$ 2 .6 7

$ 2 .6 6

$ 2 .5 9

2 .8 5

2 .8 5

2 .8 4

2 .7 7

3 .1 6

3 .1 6
2 .1 6

3 .1 9
2 .1 7

3 .0 9

Ordnance and accessories............
Lumber and wood products.............
Furniture aad fixtu res...................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary amral industries...............
Fabricated amtal products.............
Machinery.....................................
Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment.............
Instruments and related products. .
'Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .

2 .8 2

2 .8 1

3 .0 3

3 .0 3

2 .6 2
3*28
2 .6 6
2 .2 0

2 .6 1
2 .6 6
2 .2 0

2 .1 6

2 .1 3

N O N D U R A B L E G O O O S .......................

2 .4 0

2 .4 0

2 .4 0

2 .3 3

Food and kindred products.............
Textile arill products..........
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and publishing..............
Petroleum and related products. . .
Rubber and plastic products..........
Leather and leather products . . . .

2 .1 7

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

2 .1 5
2 .6 7
3 .2 3

3 .2 9

2 .1 6
2 .6 6
3 .2 0
2 . 8l
3*02
2 .6 2

2 .5 5

3 .3 0
2 .6 5

3 .1 8
2 .6 0

2 .7 3
2 .9 2

2 .4 8

2 .4 8

2 .4 6

2 .4 3

2 .1 7
1 .9 2

2 .1 5
1 .9 1
1 .8 5

2 .1 3
1 .9 1

2 .0 8

1 .8 8
2 .7 0
3 .1 0

2 .7 0

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

1 .8 4

1 .8 2
2 . 6l
3 .0 2

2 .9 3
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