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U. S. D ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r
B L S, 961 - 2634

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

JULY 1966

N on farm p a y r o ll em p lo y m e n t contin ued on a stron g uptrend in July,
the U. So D ep a rtm en t o f L abor* s B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistics r e p o r te d today.
At the sam e tim e , the u n em ploym ent rate fo r a ll civ ilia n w o r k e r s , at 3. 9
p e rce n t in Ju ly, w as down sh a rp ly fr o m a y e a r ago but not s ig n ifica n tly
changed fr o m the M ay and June ra te s o f 4. 0 p e rce n t.
Industry E m p loy m en t T re n d s
At 63. 8 m illio n in J u ly, total n on fa rm p a y ro ll em p lo y m e n t w a s up
3.1 m illio n fr o m a y e a r a go. P a y r o ll em p loy m en t, w h ich u su a lly d e c lin e s
in Ju ly, w as dow n 250, 000 fr o m June; h o w e v e r, the re d u ctio n w a s 150, 000
le s s than se a so n a lly e x p e cte d fo r this p e rio d . The net im p r o v e m e n t w as
co n ce n tra te d in m is c e lla n e o u s s e r v ic e s and g ov e rn m e n t. W ork stop p a g es
in c o n s tr u ctio n and in tra n sp o rta tio n and p u b lic u tilitie s w e r e p r im a r ily
re s p o n s ib le f o r m o d e r a te d e c lin e s (se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) in th o se in d u s trie s .
On a s e a so n a lly adju sted b a s is , m anufacturin g e m p lo y m e n t w a s p r a c ­
tic a lly unchanged; J u n e -to -J u ly gains in m a ch in e ry , p r im a r y m e ta ls , fa b ­
r ic a te d m e ta ls , and e le c t r ic a l equipm ent w e r e o ffs e t by a d e clin e in
tra n sp o rta tio n equ ip m en t. The d e clin e in tra n sp o rta tio n equ ip m en t (70, 000
s e a so n a lly a d ju sted ) is attribu table to e a r ly m o d e l ch a n g e o v e rs in the
a u tom ob ile in d u stry .
W hile m a n u factu rin g em p loy m en t m ade the la r g e s t co n trib u tio n
(1, 050, 000) to the o v e r - t h e - y e a r gain in total p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t, the
s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g in d u strie s continued to expand ra p id ly . E m p loy m en t
in c r e a s e s o f n e a rly 500, 000 ea ch w e r e r e c o r d e d in trade and m is c e lla n e o u s
s e r v ic e s , w h ile State and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n ts added 5 7 5 ,0 0 0 jo b s .




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The E m p loy m en t Situation
P age 2
A ugust 8, 1966
A n im p o rta n t fe a tu re o f the y e a r - t o - y e a r in c r e a s e in m an u factu rin g
e m p loy m e n t w a s the co n ce n tra tio n o f gains am ong p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s . At
a le v e l o f 14.1 m illio n in Ju ly, p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r em p lo y m e n t w as up n ea rly
800, 000 fr o m a y e a r e a rlie r,.
F a c t o r y H ou rs and E a rn in g s
The fa c t o r y w ork w eek m o v e d down by 0. 4 hour to 410 2 h o u rs in Ju ly.
A fter se a so n a l adju stm en t, the a v e ra g e w ork w eek in m a n u factu rin g w as down
sligh tly fo r the th ird co n s e cu tiv e m onth but w as s till at a co m p a r a tiv e ly high
levelo Included in the a v e ra g e w ork w eek w e r e 3. 7 h ou rs o f o v e r t im e , the
h igh est o v e rtim e fig u re fo r July sin ce the s e r ie s began in 1956. In c o m p a r is o n
with July 1965, the w ork w eek w as up 0. 2 h o u r.
F a c t o r y w o rk e rs* a v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s ed ged down 1 cen t to $2. 70
in July, la r g e ly as a re s u lt o f the em p lo y m e n t d e clin e in the auto in d u stry .
W ith the d e c r e a s e s in both the w ork w eek and a v e ra g e h o u rly e a rn in g s , w eek ly
ea rn in gs d rop p ed $1. 50 to $111. 25. O v e r the y e a r , w eek ly e a rn in g s w e r e up
$ 4 .2 5 . H igher h o u rly e a rn in gs (up 9 cen ts to $ 2 . 70) a cco u n te d fo r rou g h ly
$3. 75 o f the gain , w hile a lo n g e r w ork w eek a ccou n ted f o r the r e m a in d e r .
U nem ploym ent
T o ta l un em ploym en t d e clin e d se a so n a lly by 650, 000 to 3. 2 m illio n .
O ver the y e a r , un em p loym en t w as down 400, 000, with the e n tire net d e clin e
am ong p e r s o n s seeking fu ll-t im e jo b s . T h e re w e r e a p p ro x im a te ly 1.0
m illio n un em p loyed adult m en in J u ly --t h e v a st m a jo r ity seek ing fu ll-t im e
w o r k . A p p ro x im a te ly o n e -s ix th o f the 8 7 0 ,0 0 0 un em p loyed adult w om en
w e r e seek in g p a r t-tim e jo b s , w hile 30 p e rce n t o f the 1.3 m illio n u n em p loyed
te e n a g e rs w e re doing so .
U n em p loym en t am ong nonw hites tota led 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , o r o n e -fo u r th o f the
u n em p loy ed . T h e ir jo b le s s rate o f 7 .9 p e rce n t w as not s ig n ifica n tly changed
fr o m M ay and June but w a s down a fu ll p e rce n ta g e point fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r .
The u n em p loym en t rate f o r te e n a g e rs , at 12. 2 p e r c e n t, w a s unchanged
o v e r the m onth. F o r adult w om en , the u n em ploym ent rate w as 3, 7 p e rce n t
in Ju ly, down m a rg in a lly fr o m M ay and June but about the sam e as in M a rch
and A p r il.
U n em p loym en t ra te s f o r m en aged 25 y e a r s and o v e r and f o r m a r r ie d
m en ed.ged up in July f o r the se co n d s u c c e s s iv e m onth. T h e se ch a n ges w e re
a cco m p a n ie d by the th ird co n s e cu tiv e r is e in the rate fo r b lu e - c o lla r w o r k e r s .
P re s u m a b ly , th ese d e v e lo p m e n ts a re tied c lo s e ly to the slow dow n in auto
p rod u ctio n and the e a r ly m o d e l ch a n g e o v e r.




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Page 3
A ugust 8, 1966
State in su re d un em ploym ent m o v e d up m o r e than se a so n a lly betw een
June and Ju ly, advancing by 177, 000 to 963, 000o As a re s u lt, the adjusted
rate of in su re d jo b le s s n e s s m o v e d up fr o m 2.1 to 20 4 p ercento In addition
to the usu al un em ploym en t am ong w o r k e r s not e lig ib le fo r pay w hile th eir
plants a re c lo s e d fo r v a ca tio n s , e a r lie r -t h a n -u s u a l la y o ffs in a u tom obile
plants f o r m o d e l chan ges con trib u ted to the r i s e Q
V irtu a lly a ll m e a s u r e s o f un em ploym ent continued to show sig n ifica n t
im p ro v e m e n t fr o m a y e a r e a r l i e r 0 The un em ploym ent rate was down fr o m
4. 5 to 3. 9 percento T ota l un em ploym ent w as down by 400, 000 fr o m July
1965, with the en tire net d e clin e am ong p e r s o n s seeking fu ll-t im e w o r k 0
M ore than h alf o f the re d u ctio n o c c u r r e d am ong those out o f w o rk 15 w eek s
or longer* L o n g -te r m u n em p loym en t, at 0o 6 p e rce n t o f the la b o r f o r c e in
June and July, w as at its lo w e s t le v e l sin ce January 1954* J o b le s s ra te s
w ere down fr o m July 1965 fo r the m a jo r a g e -s e x g rou p s and fo r w o r k e r s
in m o s t n on fa rm o ccu p a tio n and in d u stry groups*
T ota l E m p loy m en t and L a b o r F o r c e
At
4 m illio n , total em p loy m en t w as up 1* 6 m illio n fr o m July 1965
and at
high. O ver the y e a r th ere w as t 2 ,2 m illio n picku p in
nonagriao^t&r&l em p lo y m e n t, as fa r m em p loy m en t continued its lo n g -t e r m
dow ntrend, T een age em p loy m en t w as up $$0, 000 fr o m a y e a r ago.
Included in the em p loy m en t total w e re 2« 2 m illio n n o n a g ricu ltu ra l
w o r k e r s on part tim e fo r e c o n o m ic rea son s* The num ber of th ese
in volu n tary p a r t-tim e w o r k e r s w as down 150, 000 o v e r the y e a r and at
its lo w e s t July le v e l sin ce 1956,
The total la b o r f o r c e , at 82. 8 m illio n in July, w as up 1* 6 m illio n
fr o m a y e a r e a rlie r* The A rm e d F o r c e s have in c r e a s e d by about 4 0 0 ,0 0 0
sin ce July 1965, w hile the civ ilia n la b o r fo r c e expanded by 1, 2 m illio n .




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T his r e le a s e p re se n ts and a n a lyzes s ta tis ­
t ic s fro m two m a jo r su r v e y s . Data on la b or f o r c e ,
total e m p loy m en t, and unem ploym ent are d e riv e d
fro m the sam ple su rvey of h ou seh old s con du cted
and tabulated by the B ureau of the C ensus fo r the
B ureau o f L a b or S ta tistics. S ta tistics on industry
em p loy m en t, h o u rs, and ea rn in gs are c o lle c te d by
State a g e n cie s fro m p a y ro ll r e c o r d s of e m p lo y e r s
and are tabulated by the B ureau of L a bor S ta tistics.
A d e s c r ip tio n of the two su rv ey s ap p ea rs in the
B L S pu blication E m ploym ent and E a r n i n g s and
M onthly R e p o rt on the L a b or F o r c e .

Table A -l:

Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by age and sex

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex

July

June

July

July

June May

1966

1966

1965

1966

1966

82,77 1
79,63 6
76,411
5 ,0 1 0
71,402

82,70 0
79,601
75,731
5 ,1 8 7
70,543

8 1 ,1 5 0
78,457
74,854
5 ,6 2 6
6 9 ,2 2 8

80,233
77,09 8
74,072
4 ,1 4 4
6 9,92 8

2 ,1 8 9
886
1 ,303
3,2 2 5

2 ,2 3 9
1,036
1,203
3,870

2 ,3 4 0
874
1,466
3,602

1,977
975
1,002
3,0 2 6

1966

A p r.
1966

Mar.

79,67 4
76,666
73,799
4 ,4 8 2
69,3 1 7

79,315
76,341
73,435
4 ,3 6 3
69,072

1,571
776
795
2 ,8 6 7

1,6 2 2
820
802
2 ,9 0 6

1966

Total

Total labor force..............................
Civilian labor fo rce .........................
Employed......................................
A griculture..............................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
On part time for economic
reasons ..............................
Usually work full time . .
Usually work part time . .
Unemployed.................................

80,18 5 7 9 ,3 1 3
77,08 6 7 6 ,2 6 8
73,99 7 7 3 ,2 3 1
4 ,2 3 8 4 ,0 7 6
69,759 6 9,15 5
2 ,0 0 4
1 ,040
964
3 ,089

1,607
839
768
3 ,0 3 7

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor fo rce ......................... 45,16 0 4 5 ,2 3 0 4 5,32 1 44,7 4 4 44,78 0 44,66 1 44,836 4 4 ,8 2 2
Employed...................................... 44,126 44,1 8 2 4 4 ,0 5 0 43,58 5 43,621 4 3 ,5 9 7 4 3 ,7 7 2 4 3 ,6 6 4
A griculture..............................
2 ,8 6 0 2 ,8 6 1 3,0 3 5
2 ,9 8 0
3 ,0 2 8
3,094
3,385 2 ,8 5 4
Nonagricultural industries. . . 41,098 41,08 7 4 0,66 5 4 0,73 1 40,761 40,736 4 0 ,7 3 7 4 0 ,6 8 4
Unemployed.................................
1,159 1,064 1 ,0 6 4
1 ,158
1,035
1,271 1 ,159
1,049
Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor fo r c e ......................... 23,726 24,18 7 23,31 1 2 4,31 3 24,226 24,082 2 4 ,0 0 0 2 3,89 9
Employed.............................. ..
22,859 23,249 22,297 23,42 5 23,28 6 23,121 2 3 ,1 3 3 23,04 5
A griculture..............................
682
632
687
732
728
895
974
915
Nonagricultural industries. . . 21,965 2 2,33 3 21,32 4 22,73 8 22,60 4 22,489 22,40 5 2 2 ,3 1 3
Unem ployed........... .....................
888
940
961
854
867
867
939
1,013
Both sexes, 14-19 years

Civilian labor fo rce ......................... 10,750 10,183
Employed................................... .. 9,4 2 6
8 ,3 0 0
A griculture..............................
1,087
1,178
Nonagricultural industries. . . 8 ,3 3 9
7 ,1 2 3
Unemployed .................................
1,883
1,323




9,826
8 ,5 0 6
1,266
7,2 4 0
1,318

8,041
7,062
603
6,459
979

8,080
7,09C
696
6,394
990

7,521
6 ,5 i:
583
5,930
1,012

7,8 3 0
6,8 9 4
719
6,1 7 5
936

7 ,6 2 0
6 ,7 2 6
651
6 ,0 7 5
894

Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators

Selected categories

Thousands of per­
sons unemployed

Seasonally aidjusted rates of unemployment

July
1966

July
1966

June
1966

May
1966

Apr.
1966

Mar.
1966

July
1965

Total (all civilian workers). . .

3,225

3.9

4 .0

4 .0

3.7

3.8

4 .5

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 . . .

1,035
172
863
867
1,323

2 .6
3.6
2 .5
3.7
12.2

2 .6
5 .0
2 .3
3 .9
12.3

2 .4
4 .9
2 .1
4 .0
13.4

2 .4
4 .3
2 .1
3 .6
12.0

2 .6
5 .0
2 .3
3.6
11.7

3.2
5 .9
2 .8
4 .4
13.4

White.....................................
Non white...............................

2,420
804

3 .4
7 .9

3.5
7 .9

3.5
7.6

3 .4
7 .0

3 .4
7 .2

4 .0
8 .9

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

659
2,627
1,195

2 .0
3 .7
4 .6

1 .9
3 .8
4 .4

1.8
3.7
4 .2

1.8
3 .4
4 .0

1.9
3 .4
4 .2

2 .3
4 .3
5 .5

373
963

.6
2 .4
4 .6

.6
2 .1
4 .8

.7
2 .1
4 .4

.8
2 .2
4 .1

.8
2 .4
4 .1

.9
3 .0
5 .2

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^Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors.
^Craftsmen, 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 economic reasons.

Table A-3: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(In thousands)
Duration of unemployment

July
1966

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

1,802
1,049
373
153
220




June
1966

July
1965

2,738 1,888
666 1,127
466
587
231
250
236
337

Seasonally adjusted

July
1966
1,710
912
435
220
215

June
1966
1,816
815
476
251
225

May
1966

Apr.
1966

1,789
856
536
261
275

1,625
670
603
343
260

Mar.
1966_
1,543
787
588
319
269

Table A-4: Unemployed persons by age and sex
Thousands o f person s
A ge and sex

T otal, 14 yea rs and o v e r............................

14 to 17 y e a r s ...........................................
14 and 15 y e a r s ....................... . . .
16 and 17 y e a r s ..................................
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 e a r s ..................................
55 years and o v e r .........................
M ales, 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 yea rs . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and o v e r ...............................
F em ales, 18 y ea rs 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 e a r s .....................................
55 years and o v e r ...............................




Looking Looking
for hill- for parttime work time work

S ea son a lly adjusted unemployment rates

July
1966

June
1966

May
1966

Apr.
1966

July
1965

598

3 .9

4 .0

4 .0

3.7

4 .5

431
72
359

314
104
210

12.6
7 .8
14.9

12.6
7 .8
15.0

14.7
9 .5
17.2

12.5
6 .4
15.6

13.6
7 .6
16.6

2,481 2,199
496
579
353
397
1,505 1,350
1,166 1,086
264
340

285
83
43
159
80
79

3.5
12.1
4 .6
2 .8
2 .7
2 .8

3.5
12.3
5 .8
2 .6
2 .7
2 .4

3 .4
11.9
5 .5
2 .6
2 .6
2 .8

3 .3
11.8
5 .2
2 .5
2 .5
2 .5

4 .1
13.4
6 .5
3 .2
3 .2
3 .2

1,313 1,213

101

3 .0

3 .0

2 .8

2.7

3.6

Total

3,225 2,627
746
177
569

278
172
863
626
237

237
164
812
621
191

41
7
53
5
48

10.9
3 .6
2 .5
2 .3
3.1

11.5
5 .0
2 .3
2 .2
2 .6

10.8
4 .9
2 .1
1 .9
3 .0

10.3
4 .3
2 .1
2 .0
2 .7

13.5
5 .9
2 .8
2 .6
3 .4

1,168

986

184

4 .4

4 .5

4 .6

4 .3

4 .9

301
225
642
540
103

259
189
538
465
73

42
36
106
75
31

13.5
5 .9
3 .3
3.5
2 .3

13.1
6 .8
3 .3
3.6
2 .1

13.3
6 .4
3 .5
3 .9
2 .6

13.5
6 .4
3.2
3 .4
2 .0

13.3
7 .4
3 .9
4 .2
2 .8

Table A-5: Employed persons by age and sex

(In thousands)

Age and sex

Total

Total, 14 years and over. . . . 7 6 ,4 1 1

Seasonally adjusted

Voluntary
part-time
employed I

July

June

May

April

March

1966

1966

1966

1966

1966

8 ,2 8 5

7 4 ,0 7 2

7 3 ,9 9 7

7 3 ,2 3 1

7 3 ,7 9 9

7 3 ,4 3 5

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

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

2 ,1 0 1
1 ,0 3 4
1 ,0 6 7

3 ,4 1 2
1 ,1 3 9
2 ,2 7 3

3 ,4 3 8
1 ,1 9 8
2 ,2 4 0

3 ,2 3 1
1 ,1 0 7
2 ,1 2 4

3 ,4 8 9
1 ,2 5 8
2 ,2 3 1

3 ,3 8 2
1 ,2 2 3
2 ,1 5 9

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

7 1 ,3 7 2
4 ,3 8 7
8 ,3 0 1
5 8 ,6 8 4
2 9 ,9 2 7
2 8 ,7 5 7

6 ,1 8 4
509
57 7
5 ,0 9 8
2 ,0 6 8
3 ,0 3 0

7 0 ,6 1 6
3 ,5 8 6
7 ,9 8 9
5 9 ,0 4 1
3 0 ,0 2 8
2 8 ,9 0 4

7 0 ,4 4 0
3 ,5 4 2
8 ,0 1 0
5 8 ,8 8 8
3 0 ,0 8 6
2 8 ,7 9 8

7 0 ,0 5 7
3 ,2 9 4
7 ,9 9 7
5 8 ,7 6 6
3 0 ,1 7 5
2 8 ,5 8 8

7 0 ,3 0 4
3 ,4 1 8
7 ,9 7 9
5 8 ,9 0 7
3 0 ,2 1 1
2 8 ,7 1 5

7 0 ,0 1 7
3 ,3 9 2
7 ,8 5 0
5 8 ,7 7 5
3 0 ,2 4 4
2 8 ,6 1 5

Males, 18 years and over . . . 4 6 ,5 9 8

1 ,7 9 8

4 5 ,5 7 2

4 5 ,5 4 8

4 5 ,3 9 7

4 5 ,6 3 4

4 5 ,4 6 7

18 and 19 years...................
2 ,4 7 2
20 to 24 years......................
4 ,9 5 2
25 years and over . . . . . . 3 9 ,1 7 4
25 to 44 y e a r s ................. 2 0 ,4 9 4
45 years and o v e r ........... 1 8 ,6 8 1

276
184
1 ,3 3 8
273
1 ,0 6 5

1 ,9 4 6
4 ,6 2 4
3 9 ,0 0 2
2 0 ,3 6 3
1 8 ,5 7 6

1 ,8 9 7
4 ,6 0 5
3 9 ,0 4 6
2 0 ,4 4 4
1 8 ,5 8 3

1 ,7 8 3
4 ,5 9 4
3 9 ,0 2 0
2 0 ,5 6 5
1 8 ,4 3 9

1 ,8 7 4
4 ,6 2 3
3 9 ,1 3 7
2 0 ,5 7 8
1 8 ,5 7 1

1 ,8 7 4
4 ,5 9 5
3 8 ,9 9 8
2 0 ,5 7 6
1 8 ,4 9 3

Females, 18 years and over. . 2 4 ,7 7 4

4 ,3 8 6

2 5 ,0 4 4

2 4 ,8 9 2

2 4 ,6 6 0

2 4 ,6 7 0

2 4 ,5 5 0

2 33
393
3 ,7 6 0
1 ,7 9 5
1 ,9 6 5

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

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

1 ,5 1 1
3 ,4 0 3
1 9 ,7 4 6
9 ,6 1 0
1 0 ,1 4 9

1 ,5 4 4
3 ,3 5 6
1 9 ,7 7 0
9 ,6 3 3
1 0 ,1 4 4

1 ,5 1 8
3 ,2 5 5
1 9 ,7 7 7
9 ,6 6 8
1 0 ,1 2 2

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

1 ,9 1 5
3 ,3 4 9
1 9 ,5 1 0
9 ,4 3 3
1 0 ,0 7 6

^Includes a proportionate number of persons with a job but not at work.
NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily
add to totals.




Table A-6: Unemployment rates by industry and occupation

Industry or occupation

July
1966

July
1965

July
1964

4 .0
3 .4
3 .4
3 .4
3 .3
4 .6
3.2
2 .9
3 .6
2 .4
4 .5
2 .1
3 .3
1.5
.6

4 .6
3.9
5 .0
.3 .8
4 .5
7 .1
3.8
3.2
4 .6
2 .5
4 .7
2 .2
3.6
1 .5
.8

5*0
4*5
6*5
4 .4
6 .9
6 .6
4 .8
4 .6
5 .0
2 .6
4 .9
2 .6
4 .4
1.8
.6

4 .0
1.9
1.4
.7
2 .8
2 .4
4 .0
2 .2
4 .6
6 .1
4 .5
3 .9
4 .7
l.l
.2
1 .8

4 .6
2 .0
1 .3
.9
2.7

5 .0
2 .3
1 .8
1.2

Industry

Total .................................................................................
Experienced wage and salary workers ...................................
A gricu ltu re................ ..........................................................
Nonagri cultural industries. ................... .. ..........................
Mining, forestry, fisheries. ...........................................
Construction...................................................................
Manufacturing................ .. ..................... ....................... .
Durable g o o d s ................................ .........................
Nondurable g o o d s ......................................................
Transportation and public utilities ..............................
Wholesale and retail trade..............................................
Finance, insurance, and real e s t a t e ...........................
Service industries...................... .....................................
Public administration........... .. .......................................
Self-employed and unpaid family workers ..............................
Occupation

T o ta l.................................................................................
White-collar workers .................................................................
Professional and technical*. ..............................................
Managers, officials, and proprietors ................................
Clerical workers ...................................................................
Sales workers.........................................................................
Blue-collar w o rk e rs................................................................
Craftsmen and foremen........................... .............................
Operatives ..............................................................................
Non fa mi laborers................... ................................................
Service workers................... ....................................................
Private household workers...................................................
Other service workers...........................................................
Farmers and farm managers .................................................
Farm laborers and foremen...................................................




3 .1

4 .8
3.0
5 .5
6 .5
5 .2
5 .0
5 .3
1 .9
.1
3 .3

3 .3

2 .5
5 .5
3 .0
6 .3
8 .3
5 .8
5 .2
6 .0
2 .2
.2
3.7

Table A-7:

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

(In thousands)

Full- and part-time
employment status

July
1966

July
1965

July
1964

70,769

69,493

67,616

65,576
2,566
2,627
3 .7

63,740
2,753
3,000
4 .3

61,625
2,818
3,173
4 .7

8,867
8,269
598
6 .7

8,965
8,362
603
6 .7

8,602
7,963
639
7 .4

Full Time

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

Civilian labor force. ...........................................
Employed (voluntary part time)1 ...................
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . .
Unemployment r a te ........... .. .................. .. • • • •

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




T a b le B-1:

Em p loyee s on n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o lls , by industry
(In thousands)
S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d

Change from
1 :1

1965

63,830

6 k , 078

6 3 ,0 2 3

60, 691*

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

6* 2

61*0

625

61*1

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N .______

3 ,6 1 *5

3 ,5 5 0

3 ,3 1 0

3 ,1 *7 6

M A N U F A C T U R IN G ....................................
Production 1corkers . .

DURABLE GOODS...............................
Production w o rk ers ......................

19,066
1 * ,1 * 7

1 9 ,1 7 1
1 * * ,2 9 5

11,200
8;286

1 1 ,2 9 5
8, 1*06

Ordnance and a cce s s o rie s . . . . . .
Lumber and wood p r o d u c t s .............
Furniture and fi x t u r e s ......................
Stone, c la y , and g la ss products . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated metal products................
M a chinery..............................................
E lectrica l equipm ent.........................
Transportation equipm ent................
Instruments and related products .
M iscellaneous aumufacturing. . . .

2 6 7 -9
6 1*5 -1

2 7 1 .9

6* 6.3

1*57.5
650.9

1 *5 3 .8

656.6
1 ,3 5 5 .2

1 , 31*1*. 5
1 , 868.6
1 ,9 2 3 .2
1 , 816.6
1*26.2
1 * 3 6 .7

7,866
5,861

NONDURABLE G O O D S......................
Production w o rk e rs .....................

F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s .............
T o b a cc o manufactures . . . . . . . .

71.6
9W .3
1 , 368.0
670.6

T ex tile m ill products. ......................
Apparel and related products. . . .
Paper and a llie d p rodu cts................
Printing and p u b lis h in g ............
Chem icals and a llied produ cts. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and p la stic products . . . .
Leather and leather produ cts. . . .

l G , 0l

I k , 020

1 3 ,3 6 1

11,118
8,260

10, 1*16

1 ,9 1 2 .3
1*26.5
1 * 5 0 .8

6

7 ,7 0 1

26*.6
620.1
1*50.1
639.9

-

628.6
636.0
1 , 261.2

-

1

63*

95

169

3 ,3 0 8

105

1, 0
rt9
786

8

7 .*

-

9 5 .7
.3

3 8 7 .1

1*12.8

-

l * .l

-

10
28

5 ,8 8 9

7,721
5,760

7,600
5,660

1 , 725.8

1 ,661*.1*

1 ,7 7 6 .5

5 1 .2

7 1 .5
9 * 9 -7
1 ,3 9 3 .6

73*9
911*. k

•9

7 2 .5

961.9
1 ,1 * 1 3 - 5

1 ,0 2 5 .3

672.9
1 , 022. 1*

9 6 0 .7

9 5 6 .8

182.0

180.6

9 0 0 .5
3 6 1 .3

5 0 3 -3

1 , 311.6

656.6

6 1 * 0 .6
9 7 8 .8

1 ,0 1 0 .3
9 * 1 -7
1 7 7 -5

366.2

* 9 5 -*
3 6 0 -3

262.6

-

13.6

-

* *5 .5
2 .3
3 .*
3 .9
1 . 1*

9 5 .5
3 9 .1
2 3 .9

266
201
.5
2 .3

-

33.9
5 6.1 *

30.0

1 8 ,9 3 0
l* ,0 9 5

5
«18

11,103
6, 2*0

12
- 1

266
610

3
2
0
5
•18

1 ,3 5 2
1 ,3 5 3

1,869
1,9 * 2
!,8 3 7

* 3 .7

* .9

10.1

-

*57

633
1 ,3 3 *
l,3 * o

63*
1 ,3 0 9
1 ,3 3 0

1 ,8 * 5
1 ,9 2 7
1 ,9 0 *

1 ,8 9 5
1 ,9 0 1

67
2

-

3

5 ,8 5 5

-

7
17

1,728
8*

-

*1*6

T ,8 7 6

7 ,8 8 3

7 ,8 2 7

5,888

5 ,9 0 5

1 ,7 3 1
955

1 ,|W 0
671
955

05
953
1 ,* 2 5

668
1,022

15
-

1*1*3

8>»

13
2*

1,826

*26

179
509
361

2.8

•

617
*50

1*28

. 1*

-

270

273

619
*58
638

1,028

3 5 1 .2

-1 6

1*,220

1 *7 .0
1*6.8

9 1 3 .9
182. 1*
1*56.8

y

1 9 ,0 0 3

8 ,3 1 5

3 .8

8

19,088

11,200

6.6

623

1066

l k , 202

8 ,3 1 *

3 5 .1 *
8 3 .3
1 * 1 .1

6 3 ,0 5 0

150

3 ,2 7 *

11 , 212’

28.2
20.6

June

3 ,3 2 *

585
3 6 .5

1966

626

781*

k .7

-

6 3 ,* 9 6

95

1 7 .7

from

May

120

5 -7

1 ,7 2 7 .5

63, 61*6

2

3 .7

1 , 660.6
1 ,7 2 1 .1

1966

1*.0
1.2

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

19^5

3 ,1 3 6

Ik

-

J u ly

2*8

1 ,3 1 9 - 8

1 ,3 3 0 - 3
1 , 837. 1*
1 , 878.3
1 ,9 1 1 - 1 *
U19.2
1*1*1.0

1 , 919. 1*

7 ,8 7 6

1 ,7 7 7 .0

18,839

1 ,3 2 5 .2

1 ,3 5 0 - 5
1 ,3 5 1 -9
1 , 862.0

-

J u ly

11

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

Change

II

In d u s t r y

J u ly

May
1966

June
1966

*22
**5

3
1
2

950

1,*10
661
1 , 01*

953

-

1

/

V

25
3

6
2
1

937
178

178
56*

*98

36*

367

-

5
3

* ,1 3 8

* ,1 2 5

-

*2

13,006

13,021

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N A N D P U B L IC
U T IL IT IE S . . .

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

l* ,l* * 9

M 7 5

26

66

* ,0 9 6

-

29

1*90

1 3 ,1 1 1

32

3 ,* 0 3
9 ,7 0 8

3 ,3 9 *
9 ,6 9 2

9

6l

122
368

3 ,3 6 *

-

9 ,6 5 7

16

-

l* ,0 8 3

* ,H 3

\ /

a

25

W H O LESALE AN D R E T A IL T R A D E .

1 3 ,0 7 3

1 3 ,1 0 2

1 2 ,9 2 3

WNOLESALE TRADE ......................
RETAIL TRAD E..................................

3 ,1 *2 3
9 ,6 5 0

3 ,3 9 1
9 ,7 1 1

3 ,3 2 1*

3 ,3 0 1

9 ,5 9 9

9,282

3 ,1 7 8

3,11*1*

3 ,1 0 3

3 ,0 9 8

31*

80

3,126

3,122

3 ,1 0 6

6

9 ,5 5 > *

9 ,1 * 7 1

9 ,3 * 8

9,081

83

1*73

9 ,3 9 *

9 ,3 1 3

9 ,2 8 3

81

1 0 ,5 2 3

10,825

10,762

9 ,7 1 6

-

302

80?

10,887

10, 80*

10,688

83

2 ,5 9 2
8 ,2 3 3

2 ,5 1 3
8 ,2 1 *9

2 ,1 * 0 7

1*6

2 ,5 7 1

2 ,5 2 1

3W

231
576

2, 60*

-

8 ,2 8 3

8 ,2 3 3

8 ,1 6 7

33
50

1 2 ,5 8 3

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

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

S E R V IC E A N D M IS C E L L A N E O U S . .

G O V E R N M E N T ...........................................

FED E R A L ..............................................

2,638

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

7 ,8 8 5

7 ,3 0 9

N O TE : D ata fo r the 2 m ost recen t m onths a te prelim inary.

Rt%**As**>

______ S
n __________ »f
3/

$

¥?£

- *+£/

^
O U ,

j\jC%xx*s)r^' ■+

i^Jct 7UM ■




7 ,3 * 0

• /Q&^iu

3-eS — 9<ooe?

3 / SCO

?LLuJ

- > 4 . &0 C
-/• ^

Ae&x>*v\ - C O t s i J ^ .

p. 10. <xB^n^ *

► i^ /v j

’

S t / & b * ^ c « - / y f CC
fttrUA^Jl

+ 4 -COCs

T able B-2:

A ve rag e w eekly hours o f production workers* on p ay ro lls of se le cted industries
Seasonally adjtsted

Change from
In d u stry

J u ly

June

May

J u ly

1966

196 6

1966

1965

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

43.4

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

3 9 -0

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

4 1 .2

O ie r t fo r b o m s ................................
DURABLE C O O O S...............................
Overtime b o m s ...............................

3 .7
4 1 .8

Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ................
Lumber and w ood p r o d u c t s ............
Furniture and fix tu r e a ......................
Stone, c la y , and g la ss products . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated metal products................
M a chinery..............................................
E lectrica l equipm ent.........................
Instruments and related products .
M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
NONDURABLE O O O D S......................
Overtime b o m s ..................................
F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s .............
T o b a cc o m anufactures......................
T ex tile m ill products.........................
Apparel and related produ cts. . . .
Paper and a llied p rod u cts................
Printing and p u b lis h in g ...................
Cheaucals and a llied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and p la stic products . . . .
Leather and leather produ cts. . . .
W H O LESALE AN D R E T A IL TR A D E .

WHOLESALE TRADE ......................
RETAIL T RAD E..................................

3 .9
4 1 .8
4 l.O
4 1 .2
4 2 .1
4 2 .0
4 1 .9
4 3 .4
4 0 .9
4 1 .9

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

4 2 .9

4 2 .4

3 7 .1

38.6

4 2 .3

4 2 .3

3 .4
4 1 .6

4 .3
4 2 .2

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

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

4 2 .5
4 2 .5
4 2 .6
4 4 .0

4 2 .3
4 2 .4

4 2 .3
4 2 .4

4 2 .6
4 4 .1

4 1 .7
4 2 .8

4 1 .3
4 2 .5
4 2 .1
4 0 .1

4 1 .3
4 2 .4

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

4 1 .5
4 .0

4 1 .3
4 1 .8

196 6

1966

1966

43.6
37.8

4 2 .8

4 2 .6
3 6 .2

4 1 .2

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

-0 .1
•7
-.4
-.3
-.5
-.4
-.4
-.3

-.6
-.4
- 5
-.7

4 1 .0

36.2

35.6

3 7 .5

<7

3 8 .3
4 2 .2

4 2 .7
4 1 .6

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

3 3 .9

3 9 .1

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

3 3 .7
4 2 .2

1965

4 0 .7

3 .1
4 1 .9

43.6

1966

3 7 .3
4 0 .8

3 .4
4 0 .9

3 6 .3

May

38.6

3 .5
4 1 .3

4 1 .5
3 3 .4
4.1.9

June

38.6
36.8

4 0 .5

3 .4

J u ly

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

3 9 .3
4 0 .2

3 9 .3
4 0 .3

3 6 .5
4 3 .6

38.8
4 2 .2
4 2 .7
4 2 .1

from

J u ly

4 1 .0

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

4 1 .6

Change

June

3 7 .6
4 1 .3
3 6 .5

43.1
3 8 .4
4 1 .6
4 2 .8
4 1 .7
3 8 .4

F IN A N C E . IN S U R A N C E , AN D

.1

1.0
.4

.2
•3
.2
.2
-.4
.2
.2
-.2
-.4
.2
,6
.6
-.2
.4 \
0
.1

3 7 .4

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

4 2 .1

•3
-.4

.8
•6
-.2
.5
.3

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

4 1 .7
3 9 .7
4 0 .1

4 0 .0
4 0 .2

4 2 .3
4 0 .2
4 0 .2

3 .3
4 l.O

3 .4
4 1 .1

3 .4
4 0 .9

3 8 .9
4 2 .0

3 8 .1
4 2 .0

3 8 .5
4 2 .1

3 6 .1
4 3 .4

4 3 .4

3 6 .5
4 3 .7

36.6

38.8

4 1 .7

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

•3

3 8 .3

3 8 .5

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

3 7 .3
4 0 .7

3 7 -1
4 0 .7

4 0 .7

36.2

3 5 .9

3 5 .9

0

-.6
-.1

-

0
-.2
-.1
0
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
.8
0
- 5
0
0
.2
-.2
.1
-.2
.2
0

4 1 .4
4 2 .2

•6
-.1
-.1
- 5

- 3
- 3

43.8

4 2 .3
4 1 .9

3 8 .9
4 2 .2
4 2 .0

.4

-.1
-.1
0
-.1
.1
.2

4 1 .4
4 .1

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

4 3 .5
4 1 .2

June

1966
0.8

4 2 .0

3 7 -0

•3

-

-

-

3 7 .2
T 7 .1
3 7 . ^ ____
___ 3Z±3____
1 For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other indintries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
R E A L E S T A T E ........................................

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production workers* on payrolls of selected industries
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
In d u s try

J u ly

1966
M I N IN G ..................................................

$ 3.06

June

1966
$ 3 .0 5

May

1966
$ 3 .0 5

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

3 .8 4

3.82

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

2 .7 0

2 .7 1

2 .7 0

DURABLE GOODS...............................

2.00

2 .8 9

2.88

Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ................
Lumber and w ood products . . . . .
Furniture and fix t u r e a ......................
Stone, cla y , and g la ss products . .
Primacy metal in dustries...................
F abricated metal products................
M a ch in ery ..............................................
E le ctrica l equipment . . ................
Transportation equipm ent................
Inacnuneota and related products .
M iscellan eou s manufacturing. . . .

3 .1 5

3.16

NONDURABLE G O O D S ......................
F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s .............
T o b a cc o m a nufa ctures......................
T extile mill products. ......................
Apparel and related prod q cts. . . .
Paper and a llied p rodu cts................
Printing and p u b lis h in g ...................
Chem icals and a llied p rodu cts. . .
Petroleum and related products .
Rubber and p la stic products . . . .

2.28
2 .1 9
2 .7 1
3 .2 3
2 .5 5
3 .0 7
2 .6 4
3 .3 0

2.69

2.20

WHOLESALE TRADE ......................
RETAIL TR A D E ..................................

3.82

2.28

3.16
2.26

2 .1 9

2 .1 9

2.72

2.72

3 .2 9
2 .8 5

3.28
2.86

J u ly
1965
$ 2.90
3 .6 4

2.61
2 .7 9
3 .1 2

2.18
2.11
2.62
3.20

2 .6 4

2 .6 3

2 .7 5
2 .9 4
2 .5 8

3 .3 0
2 .7 0

3.28
2.69

2.61

3.08

2.20

3.08

2.21

3 .1 7

2 .1 3

2 .4 5

2 .4 4

2 .4 3

2.36

2 .5 3

2 .5 3

2 .5 3

2 .4 1

2.30

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

3.00
3 -4 1

2.67
1 .9 3

W H O LESALE AN D R E T A IL TR A D E .

2 .1 3

2.30

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

2.66

1 .9 3
2 .1 3

2.28

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

1 .9 1

1 .9 1

2 .1 3
2 .7 3
1 .9 0

2 .4 7

2 .4 7

2 .4 9

2 .7 3

2.72

2.20
1.88
1 .3 2
2.66
3 .0 5

2.O 9
3 .2 5

2.62
1 .3 6
2 .0 3

2.60

1.82
2.33

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

1For mining

Change from

Change from
J u ly

June

May

J u ly

1966

1966

1966

1965

II

Table B-3:

June

J u ly

$ 0 .0 1

1965
$ 0.16

$ 1 3 2 .3 0

$ 1 3 2 .6 8
1 4 6 .3 1

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

$ 122.96

.0 9

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

1 1 2 .7 4

1 1 2 .0 5

107.01

-

120.38

1 2 2 .2 5

121.82

.10

1 3 1 .6 7
93*48

1 3 3 .3 5
9 4 .1 6

1 3 3 .6 7
9 4 .2 4

116.06
131.66

-1 .8 7
-1 .6 8

.0 3

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

1966
.02
-.01
-.01
-.01
0
0
-.01
-.01
0
-.01
0
0
-.01
0
.01
0
0
-.01
-.01
.0 3
0
.01
0
.01
0
0
.01
0
0

.20

.0 9
.0 3

.08
.09

.10

i1

.13
.06
•13
.08
.07
.09

.12
.10
.0 9
.0 4

.11
.0 9
.11

1 0 7 .9 8
1 3 8 .2 7
I H .90
8 6 .4 6
9 8 .7 4

105.00
3 3 .3 2
8 2 .5 4
6 7 .5 2
1 2 0 .7 7

121.52
126.60

.16

1 4 5 .6 1

.0 5

111.07

•oy

7 5 .0 8

.10

8 0 .7 3

*13

.09
.09

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

9 1 .5 4

9 0 .6 7

115.06

1 3 9 .8 3
1 2 1 .4 1

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

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

1 3 5 .5 2

1 3 5 .8 3

1 2 5 .8 3

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

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

1 0 4 .4 9

9 7 .6 9
1 0 3 .4 8

88.22
98.82
89.01
8 4 .1 5

68.63

88.62
8 7 .3 2
8 1 .4 5

68.26

1 1 9 .7 4
1 2 2 .1 5
1 2 6 .4 8
1 4 5 .6 1

1 1 9 .0 3

I H .4 5
7 5 .4 6

1 1 1 .5 7
7 4 .8 8

122.22

1 2 4 .4 9
1 4 5 .1 8

7 3 .3 0

$ 9 .8 4

3 .4 5

9.26

1.50

4 .2 3

-.68

8 8 .9 4

115.60

108.62

$ 0 .1 2

1 4 0 .5 0

J u ly
1965 _

-1 .3 L
-1 .5 1
- 2.07

4 .3 2

.01

4 .5 4
3 .7 2

3.26

2.08

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

-1 .0 5
- 1.98

4 .7 4
7 .4 1
4 .0 1
4 .8 1

1 0 7 .5 3
8 3 .7 1

-1 .7 7
-1 .7 6

4 .3 7
2 .7 5

-1 .9 9
- 2.28

-.08

9 4 .8 7
IO O .98
8 2 .7 2
7 7 .6 4

.5 1

3 .8 7
4 .0 2

-.69
- 1.61

4 .9 0

5.60

6 6 .4 3
1 1 4 .6 5

-1 .1 1
1 .0 3

6.12

117.12

-.63

4 .1 *0

.12
0

120.22
1 3 9 .1 0

1 .0 9

6.38
6 .5 1

71.80

-3 8
-3 8

1.82
3.28

7 7 .9 5

1.28

2 .7 8

•9 5

5 .3 3
2 .2 3

1 0 9 .2 5

7 9 .4 5
H O .98

111.11

106.60

6 9 .1 4

6 7 .6 4

6 8 .2 5

91.88

92.88

89.01

1 .3 ^
,

L_

*25

3 .1 2

and m a n u fa ctu re , data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.