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from

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

F O R R E L E A SE :

12 N oon
F rid a y , M ay 6, 1966

U. S. D ep artm en t of L a b o r
B LS, 961 - 2634

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

A P R IL 1966

The N ation1 s jo b situation show ed continued stren gth betw een M a rch
and A p r il, the Uc S. D ep a rtm en t o f L abor* s B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics r e p o r te d
today.

T h ere w as fu rth e r im p ro v e m e n t in the un em ploym ent p ictu re fo r adult

m en in A p r il, w hile the ch a n ges fo r w om en and te e n a g e rs w e re m a in ly s e a s o n a l.
The u n em p loym en t rate w as 3. 7 p e rce n t in A p ril, continuing the g ra d u al but
p e r s is te n t d e clin e evid en t sin ce the 4. 8 p e rce n t le v e l o f A p r il 1965.
The nu m ber o f e m p lo y e e s on n on farm p a y r o lls in c r e a s e d by 650, 000 to
62. 5 m illio n in A p r il. A lthough the r is e in p a y ro ll em p lo y m e n t w as no g r e a te r
than s e a so n a l e x p e c ta tio n s, it fo llo w e d s ix m onths o f unusually ra p id e x p a n sion .
N on farm em p lo y m e n t w as up by 3 m illio n fr o m a y e a r a g o, with m anufacturin g
in d u strie s a ccou n tin g fo r o n e -th ir d o f the in c r e a s e .
U n em p loym en t
At 2. 8 m illio n in A p r il, u n em ploym ent w as down 200, 000 fr o m a m onth
e a r lie r and 750, 000 b elow the A p r il 1965 le v e l. About 2 .3 m illio n u n em p loyed
p e r s o n s w e r e seek ing fu ll-t im e w o rk in A p r il, while 500, 000 w e r e look in g fo r
p a r t-tim e jo b s .
The nu m ber o f u n em p loyed adult m en d rop p ed by 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 (1 0 0 ,0 0 0 m o r e
than s e a s o n a l) betw een M a rch and A p r il. The un em ploym ent rate fo r adult m en
d rop p ed to 2. 4 p e rce n t in A p r il, down fr o m the 2. 6 p e rce n t le v e l at w h ich it had
re m a in e d sin ce D e c e m b e r 1965. T h is w as the lo w e st jo b le s s rate fo r adult m en
in m o r e than 12 y e a r s . The rate fo r m a r r ie d m en w as 1 .8 p e rce n t in A p r il, the
fifth c o n s e cu tiv e m onth that th is im p orta n t rate has been b elow 2 p e rce n t.




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M ay 6, 1966
In su red u n em p loym en t under State p r o g r a m s w as down by 300, 000 o v e r
the m onth to about 10 1 m i l l i o n - - a som ew h at g r e a t e r -th a n -s e a s o n a l d ro p fo r
this tim e o f year© E x c e p t fo r D e la w a re , d e c lin e s o c c u r r e d in a ll States, in ­
cluding re d u ctio n s o f m o r e than 2 0 ,0 0 0 in C a lifo r n ia , New Y o rk , and Pennsylvania,,
The a dju sted rate o f in s u re d jo b le s s n e s s w as down to 20 2 p e rce n t in A p r il--t h e
lo w e s t fo r any m onth sin ce N o v e m b e r 19520
The jo b le s s rate f o r adult
low s r e c o r d e d during the 1955-57
betw een 11 and 12 p e rce n t during
the lo w e s t teenage rate sin ce late

w om en contin ued at 3 .6 p e rce n t, equ al to the
ex p a n sion . The teenage rate has re m a in e d
the f ir s t 4 m onths o f 19660 W hile this w as
1957, it w as s till trip le the total ra te .

L o n g -te r m u n em p loym en t o f 15 w e e k s o r m o r e - - a t 800, 000 o r 0 .8 p e r ­
cen t o f the la b o r f o r c e - - s h o w e d little change betw een M a rch and A p r il, but w as
down 250, 000 o v e r the y e a r .
U nem ploym ent am ong nonwhite w o r k e r s to ta le d 5 5 0 ,0 0 0 in A p r il, and
th eir jo b le s s rate w as 7 .0 p e rce n t, continuing at about tw ice the rate fo r white
w ork ers.
T ota l E m p loy m en t and L a b o r F o r c e
At 73. 1 m illio n , tota l e m p lo y m e n t w as up 1. 1 m illio n fr o m M a rch 0
T h ere w as a 400, 000 p icku p in a g r ic u ltu r a l e m p lo y m e n t, as the fa rm se a so n
got under w ay, and a 700, 000 advance in n o n a g ricu ltu ra l e m p lo y m e n t. B oth
in c r e a s e s e x c e e d e d s e a s o n a l e x p e c ta tio n s .
Included in A p r il1 s em p lo y m e n t tota l w e re 1. 5 m illio n n o n a g ricu ltu ra l
w o r k e r s on part tim e f o r e c o n o m ic r e a s o n s . The nu m ber o f th ese in volu n tary
p a r t-tim e w o r k e r s w as down 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 o v e r the y e a r and at its lo w e s t se a so n a lly
a dju sted le v e l sin ce the s e r ie s began in M ay 1955. At the sam e tim e , th ere has
been a substantial p icku p in v olu n ta ry p a r t-tim e e m p lo y m e n t, r e fle c tin g e m p lo y e r s 1
w illin g n e s s to h ire adult w om en and te e n a g e rs on a p a r t-tim e b a s is .
The total la b o r f o r c e , at 78. 9 m illio n in A p r il, w as up 1. 6 m illio n fr o m
a y e a r e a r lie r . The A rm e d F o r c e s have in c r e a s e d by about 300, 000 sin ce A p ril
1965, w h ile the c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e expanded by 1 .3 m illio n .
Industry E m p lo y m e n t T re n d s
N on farm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 6 5 0 ,0 0 0 (about the e x p e cte d se a so n a l
in c r e a s e ) to 62. 5 m illio n in A p r il. H o w e v e r, b etw een 50, 000 and 100, 000 p e r ­
sons w e r e o ff p a y r o lls in A p ril b e ca u se o f s tr ik e s in m ining and c o n s tr u ctio n .
Since A p r il 1965, the n u m ber o f e m p lo y e e s on n on fa rm p a y r o lls has expanded by
n ea rly 3 m illio n , contin uing the v e r y substantial y e a r - t o - y e a r gain s r e c o r d e d in
the f ir s t q u a rte r o f 1966.




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Page 3
M ay 6, 1966
A fte r se a so n a l a d ju stm en t, e m p lo y m e n t r o s e in m a n u fa ctu rin g and
g ov ern m e n t, d e clin e d in c o n s tr u c tio n , tra d e , and m in in g, and show ed little
change in %he oth er s e c t o r s . The s e a s o n a lly a dju sted r ;s e in m a n u factu rin g
em p loy m e n t (60, 000) w as co n c e n tra te d in d u ra b le g o o d s , p a r tic u la r ly e l e c ­
t r ic a l equipm ent and tra n sp o rta tio n eq u ip m en t. Although e m p lo y m e n t in
e le c t r ic a l equipm ent has b een m ovin g up stro n g ly in the past y e a r , the A p r il
in c r e a s e (35, 000 s e a s o n a lly a d ju sted ) w as unusually la rg e b e ca u se a p p r o x i­
m a tely 15, 000 w o r k e r s re tu rn e d to w o rk fr o m s trik e .
P ro d u ctio n w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t in m an u fa ctu rin g (s e a s o n a lly a d ju sted )
topped 14 m illio n in A p r il, but w a s still n e a rly 300, 000 b elow the peak r e c o r d e d
during the K orea n c o n flic t .
E m p loy m en t in c o n tr a c t c o n s tr u c tio n r o s e by a lm o s t 200, 000 to 3. 2
m illio n in A p r il. The in c r e a s e w as le s s than usual fo r this tim e o f y e a r b eca u se
o f s ca tte re d s trik e s and bad w e a th e r. O ver the y e a r , c o n s tr u c tio n e m p loy m en t
w as up by 200, 000. M ining e m p lo y m e n t w as a ls o held down in A p r il b e ca u se
o f a strik e w h ich a ffe c te d a p p ro x im a te ly 40, 000 bitum inous c o a l m in e r s .
One m illio n o f the o v e r - t h e - y e a r gain in p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t took p la ce
in m a n u fa ctu rin g. F o u r in d u s t r ie s — fa b r ic a te d m e ta ls , m a c h in e r y , e le c t r ic a l
equipm ent and tra n sp o rta tio n e q u ip m e n t--to g e th e r a cco u n te d f o r 625, 000 o f the
m a n u fa ctu rin g r is e .
Since A p ril 1965, g o v e rn m e n t e m p lo y m e n t has in c r e a s e d by 7 5 0 ,0 0 0 -fo u r -fift h s at the State and lo c a l le v e l. E m p loy m en t in tra d e and m is c e lla n e o u s
s e r v ic e s a dvan ced by 400, 000 and 450, 000, r e s p e c t iv e ly , in the p ast y e a 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 o rk w e e k f e ll s e a so n a lly by 0. 2 hour to 41. 2 h o u rs in
A p r il. A fte r se a so n a l a d ju stm en t, the fa c t o r y w o rk w e e k has re m a in e d high,
but r e la t iv e ly stable during 1966. O v e rtim e h o u rs , s e a s o n a lly a d ju sted ,
con tin u ed at 4. 2 h ou rs fo r the th ird co n s e cu tiv e m onth. H o u rs w e r e e s p e c ia lly
high in the d u rable g o o d s in d u s tr ie s , including o rd n a n ce , fa b r ic a te d m e ta ls ,
m a c h in e r y , tra n sp o rta tio n equ ip m en t, in s tru m e n ts, and ston e, c la y , and g la s s .




The E m p loy m en t Situation
P age 4
M ay 6, 1966

A verage hourly earnings o f fa cto ry w o rk e rs m oved up 1 cent to
$2. 6 9 --9 cents higher than a yea r ago and at a new a ll-tim e high. H ow ever
with the decline in the w orkw eek, average w eekly earnings amounted to
$1 1 0 .8 3 , down slightly fro m thfe M arch high of $ 1 1 0 .9 5 .




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T his r e le a s e p re se n ts and a n a ly zes s ta tis ­
t ic s fr o m tw o m a jo r s u r v e y s . Data on la b o r f o r c e ,
total em p lo y m e n t, and un em ploym ent a re d e riv e d
fr o m the sam ple su rv ey of h ou seh old s con d u cted
and tabulated by the B ureau of the C ensus fo r the
B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics. S ta tistics on in d u stry
em p lo y m e n t, h o u rs, and e a rn in gs a re c o lle c te d by
State a g e n c ie s fr o m p a y ro 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 of L a b or S ta tistics.
A d e s c r ip t io n of the two su rv e y s a p p ea rs in the
B L S p u b lica tion E m p loym en t and E a r n i n g s and
M onthly R e p o rt on the L a b or F*orce.

Tab le A - l :

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

Employment status, age, and sex

Total
Total labor force........................................
Civilian labor fo r c e .............................. .
Employed. . ..........................................
Agriculture ........................................
Nonagricultural industries. . . . . .
On part time for economic
reasons ....................... ' . .............
Usually work full time . . . . .
Usually work part time . . . . .
Unemployed . . . .................... . . . . .

A p r.
1966

Mar*
1966

A p r.
1965

77,307

78,034
75,0 60
72,023
3 ,7 8 0
68,900 6 3,2 4 4

7 4,621
7 1,069
4 ,47 3

1 ,5 6 9
826
743
3 ,0 3 7

1 ,783
862
921
3 ,5 5 2

78,914
75,9 06
7 3,105
4 ,2 0 4

1 ,5 0 7
796
711

2 ,8 0 2

6 6,596

Seasonally adjusted
Apr*
1966

Mar*
1966

Feb.
1966

79,674 7 9,3 15
76,666 76,341
7 3,799 73,4 35
4 ,36 3
4 ,4 6 2
6 9 ,3 1 7 6 9,0 7 2

79,279
76,355
73,521
4 ,4 4 2
69,0 79

1 ,6 2 2
820
802
2 ,906

1 ,6 8 1
899
782
2 ,834

1 ,5 7 1
776
795
2 ,8 6 7

Jan*
1966

Dec.
1965

7 9,644 79,408
7 6,754 76,567
73,715 73,441
4 ,4 2 9 4 ,4 8 6
6 9,286 68,9 55
1 ,8 1 9
902
917
3 ,0 3 9

1 ,745
766
979
3 ,12 6

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force ...................................
Employed............................... .................
A gricu ltu re....................... .................
Nonagricultural in d u s t r ie s ...........
Unemployed . . . . . . . * ....................

4 4 ,6 8 4 4 4,5 2 1 4 4 ,8 3 5
4 3 ,5 8 2 4 3 ,1 2 0 4 3 ,2 4 9
2 ,843 3 ,2 3 4
3 ,0 0 8
4 0 ,5 7 4 4 0 ,2 7 7 4 0,0 15
1 ,1 0 2
1 ,4 0 2 1 ,5 8 6

4 4 ,8 3 6 4 4 ,8 2 2 44,923
4 3 ,7 7 2 4 3 ,6 6 4 4 3 ,6 8 0
2 ,9 8 0 2 ,9 9 0
3 ,0 3 5
40,737 4 0 ,6 8 4 4 0 ,6 9 0
1 ,1 5 8 1,143
1 ,0 6 4

4 4 ,7 8 8 4 4,7 51
4 3 ,6 0 4 4 3,5 7 9
2 ,9 3 6 3 ,0 3 5
4 0 ,6 6 8 4 0 ,5 4 4
1 ,1 8 4 1 ,1 7 2

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor fo r c e ..................................
Employed .......................... .. ..................
A gricu ltu re..................................... ..
Nonagricultural industries . . . . .
U nem ployed...........................................

2 4,248 24,0 34 23,646
23,409 2 3,1 4 8 22*613
676
523
623
2 2,786 22,625 2 1,9 37
886 1,033
838

2 4,0 00 2 3,8 99 24,016
23,133 23,045 2 3,1 45
754
732
728
2 2,405 22,313 22,391
854
871
867

2 4,1 45 24,121
23,2 23 23,1 57
769
765
22,463 2 2,3 88
917
964

Both sexes, 14-19 years
Civilian labor force . . .............................
Employed .
. . .....................
Agriculture . ...................................
Nonagricultural industries..............
U nem ployed.............. .. .........................




6,974
6 ,11 3
574
5 ,5 4 1
861

6 ,5 0 4
5 ,7 5 5
414
5 ,34 1
749

6 ,1 4 0
5 ,2 0 7
563
4 ,6 4 4
933

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

7 ,5 1 6
6 ,6 9 6
699
5 ,9 9 8
820

7 ,82 1
6 ,88 3
728
6 ,1 5 5
938

7 ,69 5
6 ,705
682
6,023
990

Tab le A -2 : Major unemployment indicators

Selected categories

Thousands of per­
sons unemployed

Seasonally zidjusted rates of unemployment

Apr.

Apr.

Mar.
1966

1966

D ec.
1965

Apr.

1966

T eb.
1966

Jan*

1966
Total (all civilian workers). . .

2 ,8 0 2

3 .7

3 .8

3 .7

4 .0

4 .1

4 .8

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

1 ,1 0 2
207

2 .4
4.3

2 .6
4.4

895
838
861

3 .6
1 2 .0

2 .6
5.0
2 .3
3 .6
1 1 .7

2 .3
3 .6
1 0 .9

2 .6
4.2
2 .5
3 .8
1 2 .0

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

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

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

2 ,2 3 9
564

3 .4
7 .0

3 .4
7 .2

3 .3
7 .0

3 .5
7 .0

3 .7
7 .5

4 .4
8 .2

Married men . .......................... .. .
Full-time workers1. ................. ..
Blue-collar workers^ . . . . . . .
Unemployed 15 weeks and
ov er5 ................................ ..
State in su red '* ............................
Labor force time lo st5.................

709
2 ,2 8 8
1 ,1 6 1

1 .8
3 .4
4 .0

1 .9
3 .4
4 .2

1 .9
3 .3
4 .0

1 .9
3 .4
4 .2

1 .8
3 .5
4 .4

2 .5
4 .5
5 .7

779
1 ,0 6 7

2 .2

-- -

4 .1

.8
2 .4
4 .1

.8
2 .7
4 .0

.9
2 .8
4 .3

.9
2 .5
4 .4

1 .1
3 .2
5 .3

2 .1

.8

1965

1Adjusted 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.

Ta b le A -3 : Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
_________ _______________ (In thousands)___________________ _____
Seasonally adjusted
Duration of unemployment
L ess than 5 w e e k s .................... ..
5 to 14 weeks................................
15 weeks and o v e r ....................
15 to 26 weeks . . . ...............
27 weeks and o v e r .................




Apr.

Mar*

Apr*

1966

1966

1965

Apr*

Mar*

Dec*

1966

Feb .
1966

Jan*

1966

1966

1965

1,448
574
779

1 ,3 3 9
949
749
438
310

1 ,62 0
882
1 ,0 5 0
627
423

1 ,6 2 5

1,543
787
588
319
269

1 ,5 1 4
721
579
315
264

1 ,5 4 8
738
661
354
307

1 ,5 3 2
869
660
355
305

482
297

670
603
343
260

T a b le A -4 :

Unemployed persons by age and sex
Thousands of persons

Age and sex

Total

Total, '] 4 years and over..........................

2*802

14 to 17 y e a rs..................................... .

448
73
375

14 and 15 years . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 and 17 years . . . . . . . . . . . .

Looking Looking
for full­ for parttime work time work

2,288
236
(n

Seasonally adjusted unc mployment rates

Apr,
1966

Mar.
1966

Feb.
1966

Jan.
1966

Apr#
1965

513

3 .7

3 .8

3 .7

4 .0

4 .8

212

12.5
6 .4
15.6

13.1
6 .7
16.3

11.7
7 .8
13.5

12.7
8 .7
14.7

14.1
6 .4
17.6

3 .3
10.4
5 .2
2 .6
2 .6
2 .7

3 .3
10.3
5 .0
2 .6
2 .6
2 .8

3 .5
11.2
5 .4
2 .7
2 .7
2 .8

4 .4
15.7
7 .2
3.3
3 .3
3 .5

(n

212

163

2,353
413
411
1,529
1,178
351

2,052
322
359
1,371

302
91
53
158

1,075
296

103
55

3 .3
1 1 .8
5 .2
2 .5
2 .5
2 .5

1,303

1,184

118

2 .7

2 .9

2 .9

2.9

3 .8

55 ye^rs and over .............................

201
207
895
640
255

156
182
846
624
222

45
25
48
16
32

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

9 .9
5 .0
2.3
2 .1
2 .9

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

9 .7
4 .2
2 .5
2.3
3 .0

13.5
7.1
3 .0
2 .8 .
3 .5

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

1,050

868

184

4 .3

4 .1

4 .1

4 .4

5 .4

18 and 19 years. ...................................

212
204
634
538
96

166
177
525
451
74

46
28

13.5
6 .4
3 .2
3 .4

11.1
5 .5
3 .3
3 .5
2 .5

11.5
5 .9
3 .2
3 .4
2 .4

13.1
7 .1
3.3
3 .5
2 .4

18.3
7.5
4 .1
4 .2
3 .4

18 years and o v e r .................... ..
18 and 19 years . . ..........................
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 .......................

Males, 18 years and over . . . . . . . . .
18 and 19 y e a rs ....................... ..............
20 to 24 y ea rs..................................... .
25 years and over

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

25 to 54 vears ................................ ..

20 to 24 y e a rs . ................................ .. .
25 years and over

. .............................
25 to 54 years . . . . . ..............
55 years and over . ... ■................. .

*Virtually all are looking for part-time work.




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Tab le A -5 :

Em ployed persons by age and sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Age and sex

Total

Voluntary
part-time
employed1

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

73,105

10,004

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

2,976
1,028
1,950

2,603
990
1,613

3,489
1,258
2,231

3,382
1,223
2,159

3,397
1,142
2,255

70,126
3,135
7,837
59,154
30,332
28,824

7,401
1,027
860
5,514
2,254
3,260

70,323
3,418
7,979
58,926
30,211
28,715

70,101
3,392
7,850
58,859
30,244
28,615

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

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

45,312

2,297

45,646 45,538

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

1,730
4,503
39,079
20,528
18,552

617
436
1,244
223
1,021

1,874
1,874
4,595
4,623
39,149 39,069
20,578 20,576
18,571 18,493

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

24,814

5,104

24,677

24,563

45,530 45,501 45,418
i1
l f85C 1,897 . 1.839
4,549 4,553 4,543
39,131 39,051 39,036
j 20,633 20,530 20,546
18,498 18,521 18,490
i
1
24,642 24,755 24,688

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

1,405
3,334
20,075
9,804
10,272

410
424
4,270
2,031
2,239

1,518
1,544
3,255
3,356
19,777 19,790
9,668
9,633
1.0,144 10,122

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

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 years . . . . . . . . . . . H
45 years and o v e r .......................

Apr.
1966

Mar*
1966

73,799 73,435

Feb.
1966

Jan*
1966

Doc*
1965

73,521 73,715 73,441
3,546
1,221
2,325

3,406
1,155
2,251

70,256 170,106
3,424 3,370
7,759 7,739
59,073 |58,997
30,397 30,410
28,676 28,587

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

NOTE:

Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the se rie s, d etail w ill not
necessarily add to to ta ls*




Ta b le A-6 :

Unemployment rates by industry and occupation

Industry or occupation

Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

1966

1965

1964

3 .7

4 .8
4 .5
8 .5
4 .4
2 .7
10.1
4 .7
4 .0
5 .7
3 .1
5 .3
2 .5
3 .4
1 .6
.9

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

5 .3
2 .7
1 .6

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

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

•5
4 .5

.1
5 .2

Industry
T o t a l ......................................................................................
Experienced wage and salary w orkers.....................................
A g r ic u ltu re ................................................................................
Non agricultural industries......................................................
Mining, forestry, fish eries.................................................
C on stru ction ........................................................................
Manufacturing........................................................................
Durable g o o d s ...............................................................
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 w orkers...............................

3 .4
6 .7
'
!
j1

3 .3
2 .9
8 .1
3 .0

1

2 .2
4 .2
2 .2

!

4 .3
1 .8

ji

2 .7
1 .8
.8

2 .5
3 .9
2 .4
.9

i1
Occupation
T o t a l ......................................................................................
White-collar w orkers.....................................................................
Professional and t e c h n ic a l...................................................
Managers, officials, and proprietors ..................................
Clerical w orkers........................................................................
Sales workers.............................................................................
Blue-collar w o r k e r s .....................................................................
Craftsmen and forem en............................................................
O peratives.................... .. ................................................ ..
Nonfarm laborers.......................................................................
Service w ork ers.............................................................................
Private household w'orkers......................................................
Other service workers...............................................................
Farmers and farm m anagers....................................................
Farm laborers and foremen. ....................................................




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

1 .1
4 .0
4 .1
6 .6
4 .5
6 .9
1 0.3
5 .8
4 .4
6 .3
3 .2
.2
6 .7

Ta b le A -7 :

F u ll- and part-time status of the c iv ilia n labor force
(In thousands)

Full- and part-time
employment status

A or.
1966

Mar*
1966

Apr.
1965

j
|

Apr.
1964

j
Full Tim e
Civilian labor force.................... ............................
Employed:
Full-time sch edules1 ...................................
Part time for economic r e a s o n s ...............
Unemployed, looking for full-time work. . . .
Unemployment r a t e .................................................

65*395

64,878

65,017

i

64,047

61,423
1,684

60,618
1,818
2,442
3 .8

60,061
2,002
2,954
4 .5

;
i

58,414
2,330
3,303
5 .2

2 ,2 8 8
3 .5

i

Part Tim e
Civilian labor f o r c e . ..................................... ..
Employed (voluntary part tim e)1 . . . . . . . .
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . .
Unemployment r a t e .......................... ......................

10*511
9 ,9 9 8
513
4 .9

10,181
9 ,586
595
5 .8

9 ,6 0 4
9 ,0 0 7
597
6 .2

!

9,752
9 ,1 3 1
621
6 .4

^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:

E m p lo yees on n o n a g r ic u ltu r a l p a y r o lls , by industry
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Change from
Industry

A p r.
1966

M ar. '
1966

F eb.
1 9 66

A p r.
1965

M ar.
1966

A p r.
1965

A p r.
1966

Mar.
1966

F eb.
1966

Change
from
M ar.
1966

6 2 ,4 5 4

6 1 ,7 9 3

6 1 ,2 1 2

5 9 ,4 7 1

661

2 ,9 8 3

6 2 ,8 8 7

6 2 ,8 8 1

6 2 ,5 0 1

6

590

616

613

623

-2 6

-3 3

596

633

631

-3 7

C ONTR ACT C O N S TR U C TIO N ---------

3 ,1 9 8

3 ,0 1 5

2 ,8 5 1

2 ,9 7 8

183

220

3 ,3 7 7

3 ,4 6 2

3 ,3 7 4

-8 5

MANUFACTURING..............................

1 8 ,6 7 6
1 3 ,8 9 8

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

1 8 ,4 5 7

75

1 ,0 1 7
790

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

1 8 ,7 6 3
1 3 ,9 9 7

1 8 ,6 9 1
1 3 ,9 3 7

62

1 3 ,7 2 7

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

102

Production workers....................

D U R A B LE G O O D S ..............................
Production workers....................

1 1 ,0 1 3
8 ,1 8 4

1 0 ,9 0 2
8 ,0 9 4

1 0 ,8 1 2
8 ,0 2 4

1 0 ,2 1 8
7 ,5 7 0

ill
90

795
6 l4

1 1 ,0 4 0

1 0 ,9 8 7
8 ,1 7 2

1 0 ,9 1 9
8 ,1 2 2

53
35

259
636
45 0
643
1 ,2 9 4
1 ,3 3 5
1 ,7 9 9
1 ,8 3 9
1 ,8 8 0

255
630
448
61+0
1 ,2 8 8
1 ,3 2 7
1 ,7 9 8
1 ,8 2 6
1 ,8 6 0
410
437

4
-6
0
1
1
-1
6
34
14
2
-2

TO TAL............................................

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

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood produ cts...........
Furniture and fixtu re*....................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery . . . .................................
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment........... ..
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneoqs manufacturing. . . .

2 6 2 .2
6 1 4 .1

2 2 8 .6

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

1 ,2 9 5
1 ,3 3 4
1 ,8 0 5
1 ,8 7 3
1 ,8 9 4
415
437

222
176

7 ,7 8 5
5 ,8 2 7

7 ,7 7 6
5 ,8 2 5

7 ,7 7 2
5 ,8 1 5

9
2

1 ,7 3 0
8U
9U7

1 ,7 4 6
84
945
1 ,3 8 3
65 8
1 ,0 0 3
928

1 ,7 4 9
82

-1 6
0
2
4
-1
6
2
1
6

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

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

7 ,6 6 3
5 ,7 1 4

7 ,6 7 2
5 ,7 2 9

7 ,6 4 5
5 ,7 0 3

7 ,4 4 1
5 ,5 3 8

-9
-1 5

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

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

1 ,6 5 4 .8

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

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

TRANSPORTATION AND PUQLIC
U T IL IT IE S ..........................................

4 ,0 7 8

4 ,0 5 5

4 ,0 3 4

3 ,9 7 7

23

101

WHOLESALE AND R E TA IL TR A D E

1 2 ,8 3 4

1 2 ,6 9 2

1 2 ,6 1 7

1 2 ,4 1 8

142

W H O LE S A LE T R A D E .....................
R E T A IL T R A O E .................................

3 ,3 0 3
9 ,5 3 1

3 ,3 0 4
9 ,3 8 8

3 ,2 9 9
9 ,3 1 8

3 ,1 9 9
9 ,2 1 9

-1

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
R EAL E S T A T E .................................

3 ,0 9 1

3 ,0 7 4

3 ,0 5 4

SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS. .

9 ,2 4 2

9 ,1 0 3

GOVERNMENT ....................................

1 0 ,7 4 5

2 ,5 0 0
8 ,2 4 5

N O N D U R A B LE G O O D S ...................
Production w orkers...................

Food and kindred p rod u cts...........
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. . . .

F E D E R A L ..........................................
S T A T E ANO L O C A L .....................

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

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

413
43 9

363

943
1 ,3 8 3
658
1 ,0 0 4
92 7
176
487
363

•*,115

4 ,1 0 8

4 ,1 0 4

7

416

1 2 ,9 5 5

1 3 ,0 0 6

1 2 ,9 4 2

-5 1

143

10 4
312

3,3>*7
9 ,6 0 8

3 ,3 4 8
9 ,6 5 8

3 ,3 3 6
9 ,6 0 6

-1
-5 0

3 ,0 1 2

17

79

3 ,1 0 3

3 ,0 9 9

3 ,0 8 2

4

9 ,0 3 0

8 ,7 9 6

13 9

446

9 ,2 6 1

9 ,2 4 2

9 ,2 0 5

19

1 0 ,6 6 4

1 0 ,5 5 6

1 0 ,0 0 8

81

737

1 0 ,6 5 5

1 0 ,5 6 8

1 0 ,4 7 2

87

2 ,4 6 0
8 ,2 0 4

2 ,4 3 1
8 ,1 2 5

2 ,3 3 7
7 ,6 7 1

40
41

163
574

2 ,5 0 8
8,11*7

2 ,4 7 7
8 ,0 9 1

2 ,4 5 1
8 ,0 2 1

31
56

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




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

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

263
630
45 0
644

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

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

2 5 8 .5
6 0 4 .2
4 4 5 .6

8 ,2 0 7

37

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

1 ,3 8 7
657
1 ,0 0 9
930
176
1*97
368

175
491

5

T ab le B-2:

A v e r a g e w e e k ly hours of production workers on m a n u fa ctu rin g payrolls, by industry

Industry

A p r.

Mar.

1966

1966

4 1 .2

4 1 .4

Overtime bomrs..............................

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

3 -9
4 2 .2
4 .2
4 0 .2

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

3 .3

3 .3

4 2 .4

4 1 .9
4 1 .0

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

DURABLE GOODS...............................
Overtime hours...............................

NONDURABLE GOODS.......................
Overtime b om s...............................

196 5

4 0 .7

MANUFACTURING ...............................

Seasonally adjusted

Change from

A p r.

Feb.
1966

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

Change
from

Max.

A pr.

A p r.

Mar.

1966

1965

1966

1966

- 0 .2
- .1
0
.1

0 .5
•7
•5
.8
•5
•5

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

4 1 .6
4 .2
4 2 .4

-• 3
-.1

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

3 .5

3 .5

•5
•3
"• 5
.1
0
-.1

1 .4
.6

4 2 .6

4 2 .0
t o .5
4 2 .0
4 2 .8

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

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

4 1 .6
4 1 .4

0
-.6

4 2 .5
3 6 .6

- .3

Feb.
1966

Mar.
1966
0
0
0 .1
.2
0
0

4 .6
4 0 .6

Dmeble goods
Lumber and wood products...............
Furniture and fixtures.......................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries...........
Fabricated metal products. ............
Machinery..........................................
Electrical equipm ent.......................
Transportation equipm ent...............
Instruments and related products. .
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .

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

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

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

4 2 .9
4 2 .2
4 0 .2

- .3
-.3
.3
-.5
- .5

4 1 .5
4 1 .8
4 2 .2
4 1 .7
4 2 .4

•3
•9
-2 .0
•7
1 .4
.8
.8
1 .4
.6

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

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

4 2 .5
4 0 .2

•5
-• 5
-.1

Homdmreble goods
Food and kindred p r o d u c ts ............
Tobacco manufactures....................
Textile mill products.......................
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and allied products...............
Printing and p u b lish in g ..................
Chemicals and allied products . . .
Petroleum and related products. . .
Rubber and plastic products............
Leather and leather products . . . .

4 0 .4
3 7 -6
4 1 .6
3 6 .2
4 3 .2
3 8 .6
4 2 .1
4 2 .6
4 2 .0
...3 X -6 _____

4 0 .5
3 8 .2

4 0 .8
3 9 .6

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

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

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

3 9 . 2 ____

-.1
- .6
-.7
- 7

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

-.1
-.2
.1
•7
.1

3 7 .0

- ,9

.1
2 .0
.6

.6

1 .0

4 1 .1

4 1 .1

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

3 9 .3
4 2 .4

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

•3
- 3

.2
1.2
.6

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

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

4 3 .5
3 8 .7
4 2 .2
4 2 .8

__ 38»5____

4 2 .3
3 8 .9

.4

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

T a b le B-3:

A v e r a g e hourly a n d w ee kly e a r n in g s of p ro du ction w orkers
on m a n u fa ctu rin g p ay ro lls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

Change from

A p r.
1966

M ax.
1966

F eb.
1966

F eb.
1966

A p r.
1965

MANUFACTURING...............................

$ 2 .6 9

$ 2 .6 8

$ 2 .6 7

$ 2 .6 0

$ 0 .0 1

$ 0 .0 9

$ 1 1 0 .8 3

$ 1 1 0 .9 5

$ 1 1 0 .2 7

OURABLE GOODS............................

2 .8 7

2 .8 6

2 .8 6

2 .7 8

.0 1

.0 9

1 2 1 .1 1

1 2 0 .6 9

Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s ..............
Lumber and wood products..............
Furniture and fixtures............
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary amtal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery..........................................
Electrical equipow at.......................
Transportation equipm ent..............
lastnuaents and related products. .
‘Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .

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

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

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

.0 1
.0 3
.0 1

.0 8
.1 0
.0 8

1 3 3 .9 8
9 2 .1 0

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

3.28
2.22

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

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

NONDURABLE C 0 0 0 S ....................

2 .4 3

2 .4 1

2 .4 0

2 .3 4

Food and kindred products..............
Tobacco amnufactures....................
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 .6 7

2 .5 2
2 .2 6
1 .9 3

1.86

3.26

2 .5 1

2.21
1 .9 2
1.88

2.66

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

1 .9 4

1 .9 3

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

N O T E : Data for the 2 m ost recent months sre preliminary.




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

1.88
2 .6 9
3 .H
2 .9 4
3 .3 8
2 .6 4
1 .9 2

M a r.
1Q66

3.20

.0 3

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

0
0

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

3.02
2 .8 5
3.28
2 .5 6
1.88

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.01
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1966

I I

A p r.
1966

.1 3
.0 6

.11
.1 4
.0 7

.11
.08
.10
.0 9

.0 7
.0 7

.10
.0 7
.11
.0 9
.0 9
.1 3

.10

.0 6

8 8 .9 7
1 1 4 .7 8
1 3 7 .2 5
1 1 9 .5 6
1 3 3 .5 9
1 0 7 .8 3
1 4 1 .3 7
1 1 1 .3 4
88.^36

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

9 6 .9 6

9 6 .8 8

101.81 101.66
8 4 .9 8
8 0 .2 9
6 7 .3 3
1 1 7 .0 7
1 2 0 .0 5
1 2 3 .7 7
1 4 5 .2 7
I H .7 2
7 2 .9 4

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

A p r.

Change from
Ife r.
1966

A p r.
1965

$ 1 0 5 .8 2

$ -0 .1 2

$ 5 .0 1

1 2 0 .4 1

1 1 5 .9 3

.4 2

5 .1 8

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

1 2 6 .2 8
8 6 .6 9
8 5 .O 6

1 .9 9
1 .9 0 '
-.6 7
1 .5 3
0

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

136.08

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

1965

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

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

9 6 .4 8

9 2 .2 0

.0 8

1 0 1 .5 9
8 8 .3 1

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

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

81.22
68.81

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

110.88
7 5 .2 6

1 3 9 .0 7
104 45
6 9 .5 6

10.21
4 .9 2
7.28
6 .9 6
5.26

- .2 7
-1 .0 1
1 .1 3
3 .6 5

1.10

- 1 .3 7

4 .7 6
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3 .0 7

7.02
5 .2 6
3 .6 1
7 .3 5
4 .3 8
2 .9 3

6.20
7 .2 7
3 .3 8