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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
USDL - 8260
FOR RELEASE:
11:30 -A.M. Tuesday
May 9, 1967
U.S. Department of Labor
BLS, 961 - 2634
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:
APRIL 1967
Employment gains in retail trade, services, and government more than offset
a decline in manufacturing employment and the slow pace of construction activity
during April, the U. S. Department of Labor*s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
'day.
As a result, employment totals expanded slightly and the unemployment
rate, at 3.7 percent, held at the low level of recent months.
The number of workers on manufacturing payrolls declined by 115,000 (season
ally adjusted) in April, with nearly all of the reduction occurring in the durable
goods industries. Manufacturing employment was down about 225,000 from the
January peak but still was up 300,000 over the year. The manufacturing unemploy
ment rate and the closely related State insured rate continued to increase in
April.
Manufacturing employment, which increased very sharply throughout 1965 and
most of 1966, began to slow down last December. Simultaneously, the number of
workers on involuntary part time started to increase, and weekly hours fell. In
February, manufacturing employment began to decline, hours dropped sharply, and
involuntary part-time employment continued to rise. In March and April, factory
hours and economic part-time employment were no longer absorbing the slack. As a
result, the number of employees on manufacturing payrolls fell off sharply.
The reduction in manufacturing activity is connected with the working off
of excessive inventory accumulation. While the inventory reduction continued,
there was a steady rise in the demand for personal services and in government
employment--especially at the State and local level. In addition, retail trade
employment has expanded moderately since mid-winter.
The Employment Situation
Page 2
May 9 , 1967
Industry Employment
Employment gains in the expanding sectors of the economy outweighed the
decline in manufacturing and construction in April. As a result, total nonfarm
payroll employment rose by 100,000 (seasonally adjusted) to a record 65.6
million.
Contract construction employment rose 210,000 in April, 40,000 less than
seasonally expected. The spring employment pickup in construction has been
sluggish, resulting in a seasonally adjusted decline of 70,000 since February.
Between December 1966 and February 1967, construction employment had started to
recover from its declines of the previous spring and summer. However, the
weather in March was bad throughout much of the country, and there was rainy
weather on the West Coast in April.
The April reduction in manufacturing employment (seasonally adjusted)
occurred largely in the durable goods sector. Electrical equipment, primary
metals, and transportation equipment were each down by about 20,000.
Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased by 2.1 million, with
gains in all industry divisions except contract construction. Manufacturing
employment rose by 300,000, with two-thirds of the increase occurring in the
durable goods industries. Less than 30 percent of the increase took place
among production workers. In contrast, a year earlier (April 1965 to April
1966) production workers had accounted for four-fifths of the gain. The
service-producing sector continued to account for the major portion of the
over-the-year employment rise. Government employment increased by 750,000,
miscellaneous services by 500,000, and trade by 350,000.
Hours and Earnings
HOURS AND EARNINGS FOR PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
This release introduces estimates of average weekly
hours, average hourly earnings, and average weekly earn
ings for 44 million workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls (tables B-2 and B-3). The new estimates provide
a much more inclusive measure of the hours and earnings of
American workers than has been available previously. In
cluded are production workers in mining and manufacturing;
construction workers in contract construction; and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities;
wholesale and retail trade, finance, insurance, and real
estate, and services. A description of the new series
along with available historical data will appear in the
May issue of Employment and Earnings and Monthly Report
on the Labor Force.
The Employment Situation
Page 3
May 9 , 1967
In April, the workweek for employees on private nonagricultural payrolls
averaged 37.9 hours, down 0.6 hour from the April 1966 level. Despite the
drop in hours, weekly earnings--at $99.68--were up $2.27 over the year.
The manufacturing workweek--the indicator previously cited for hours-averaged 40.5 hours (seasonally adjusted) in April, up slightly from February
and March. The April 1967 workweek, however, was well below the 41.0 - 41.5
hours range which prevailed from December 1964 through November 1966.
In the past year, weekly earnings have increased more in the nonmanufac
turing sector than in manufacturing. At $112.56 in April, weekly earnings
for manufacturing production workers were up $1.32 from a year earlier. The
relatively small over-the-year increase in factory earnings is explained by
the drop of one full hour in the workweek. The year-to-year declines were
especially large--1.7 to 1.9 hours-Tin furniture, transportation equipment,
primary metals, and electrical equipment.
Unemployment
Unemployment declined by 300,000--about the expected seasonal decline-to 2.7 million in April. About 40 percent of the unemployed were adult men,
35 percent were adult women, and 25 percent were teenagers. Almost all of
the adult men and four-fifths of the adult women were seeking full-time
jobs, while half of the unemployed teenagers wanted part-time work.
The unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in April, virtually unchanged
from the level of the last 4 months and the same as a year earlier. Simi
larly, the unemployment rates for white and for Negro workers were substan
tially unchanged over the year, with the Negro rate continuing to be more
than double the white.
State insured unemployment declined 140,000 from mid-March to mid-April,
a less than seasonal improvement. Consequently, the seasonally adjusted rate
moved up from 2.5 percent to 2.7 percent. The State insured rate has been
moving up for 5 months and is above the year-earlier level, while the total
rate has been steady and is unchanged from a year ago. A number of factors
account for these differences:
(1)
The insured unemployment total is composed entirely of people who
have been laid off or have permanently lost their jobs, whereas total unemploy
ment includes new entrants without benefit rights and intermittent workers
who have not earned such rights, as well as workers in jobs not covered by
unemployment insurance. Entrants and casual workers tend to remain out of
the labor force when employment demand is decreasing and, therefore, dampen
changes in the over-all unemployment series.
The Employment Situation
Page 4
May 9 , 1967
(2)
Manufacturing workers constitute a larger share of the insured total
than they do of the over-all total. Thus, a decline in manufacturing employ
ment produces a greater proportionate effect on insured than on total unemploy
ment.
(3)
The insured total does not include the very long-term unemployed,
since benefit rights are limited to a specified period. New layoffs and
job losses, therefore, produce a larger proportionate change in insured
than in total unemployment.
Total Employment and Labor Force
The employment of persons 16 years of age and over averaged 72.7 million
in the first 4 months of 1967, an increase of 1.6 million over the year. The
employment of adult men was up 500,000, with gains of 900,000 for adult women
and 200,000 for teenagers.
Despite the decline in civilian labor force since January, the average
in the first 4 months was 1.6 million higher than the same period of 1966.
This year-to-year increase exceeded the projected long-term growth rate by
about 200,000.
Table A-1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population
by a ge and sex
( In t h o u s a n d s )
-asonalh adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex
A p r.
Mar.
A pr.
19b 7
1967
1966
A p r.
Mar.
Feb.
dan.
D ec.
1967
1967
1967
1967
1966
To to l
On part time for economic reasons...........
I'suallv work part time.............................
7 9 ,5 6 0
7 8 ,9 4 9
7 7 ,8 1 2
8 0 ,1 8 9
8 0 ,4 7 3
8 0 ,1 5 4
7 5 ,5 1 3
7 4 ,8 0 4
7 6 ,7 4 0
7 9 ,9 5 9
7 6 ,5 2 3
8 0 ,4 4 3
7 6 ,1 1 1
7 7 ,0 2 5
7 7 ,0 8 7
7 6 ,7 6 4
7 3 ,4 4 5
7 2 ,5 6 0
7 2 ,0 7 7
7 3 ,9 1 0
7 3 ,7 4 7
7 4 ,1 3 7
7 4 ,2 5 5
7 3 ,8 9 3
3 ,7 2 1
3 ,4 1 0
4 ,0 2 0
3 ,8 9 0
3 ,8 5 5
3 ,8 9 0
4 ,0 1 5
4 ,0 1 1
7 0 ,2 4 7
7 0 ,2 4 0
6 9 ,8 8 2
1 ,7 9 7
6 9 ,7 2 4
6 9 ,1 4 9
6 8 ,0 5 5
7 0 ,0 2 0
6 9 ,8 9 2
1 ,9 0 9
1 ,9 7 8
1 ,5 0 7
2 ,0 0 8
2 ,0 7 2
2 ,0 7 7
1 ,9 0 7
1 ,1 7 9
1 ,2 1 3
796
1 ,1 8 1
1 ,1 7 8
1 ,0 3 5
730
765
711
827
1 ,2 2 9
843
899
872
816
2 ,8 8 8
2 ,8 3 2
2 ,8 7 1
981
2 ,6 6 6
2 ,9 5 4
2 ,7 2 9
2 ,8 3 0
2 ,7 7 6
4 5 ,0 1 2
4 4 ,7 7 8
4 3 ,5 1 6
4 4 ,6 8 4
4 5 ,1 4 0
4 4 ,0 9 2
4 5 ,0 4 7
4 5 ,2 2 2
4 5 ,2 3 9
4 4 ,9 8 7
4 3 ,9 4 3
4 4 ,0 1 0
4 4 ,2 3 6
2 ,8 4 4
2 ,6 7 2
2 ,8 7 0
2 ,7 9 5
2 ,8 7 5
4 3 ,8 9 8
2 ,8 8 4
4 1 ,0 9 8
4 0 ,8 4 4
3 ,0 0 8
4 0 ,5 7 4
4 4 ,2 2 7
2 ,8 6 1
4 1 ,2 2 2
4 1 ,2 1 5
4 1 ,3 6 1
4 1 ,3 6 6
4 1 ,0 1 4
1 ,0 6 9
1 ,2 6 2
1 ,1 0 2
1 ,0 4 8
1 ,0 3 7
986
1 ,0 1 2
1 ,0 8 9
2 5 ,2 7 0
2 4 ,9 9 9
2 5 ,0 7 1
2 4 ,0 5 7
2 5 ,1 3 9
2 4 ,0 0 2
2 4 ,8 6 2
2 3 ,8 3 4
2 5 ,2 2 1
2 3 ,9 5 5
2 4 ,1 2 8
2 4 ,1 6 7
5 47
447
2 4 ,2 4 8
2 3 ,4 0 9
623
2 5 ,0 2 3
2 4 ,2 9 8
625
628
636
702
729
2 3 ,7 5 1
972
2 3 ,5 0 8
2 2 ,7 8 6
2 3 ,3 7 7
2 3 ,2 0 6
2 3 ,4 2 1
2 3 ,4 2 6
1 ,0 4 4
838
1 ,0 2 1
1 ,0 2 8
1 ,0 1 4
1 ,0 9 3
2 3 ,4 3 8
972
Men, 20 ye ars and over
( ivilian labor fo r c e ...................................................
Employed..................................................................
Agriculture...........................................................
Nonagricultural industries...............................
I'nemployed..............................................................
4 3 ,5 8 2
Women, 20 ye ars and aver
Employed..................................................................
Agriculture .........................................................
Nonagricultural industries'..............................
Unemployed..............................................................
Both se x e s, 16*19 ye ars
('ivilian labor fo r c e ................................. .................
Employed..................................................................
Agriculture...........................................................
Nonagricultural industries...............................
Unemployed........... .................................................
5 ,8 2 8
5 ,7 3 7
5 ,8 7 2
6 ,5 7 7
6 ,6 1 4
6 ,7 3 2
6 ,6 2 7
6 ,6 3 8
5 ,2 0 5
331
5 ,0 8 8
5 ,8 1 6
5 ,9 0 3
5 ,8 4 4
5 ,9 0 0
5 ,8 2 8
291
5 ,0 8 5
390
395
432
379
452
398
4 ,8 7 4
4 ,7 9 8
4 ,6 9 6
5 ,4 2 1
5 ,4 7 1
5 ,4 6 5
5 ,4 4 8
5 ,4 3 0
623
648
788
761
711
888
727
810
Table A -2: Unem ployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks.....................................................
5 to 14 w ee k s.............................................................
15 weeks and o v e r .....................................................
15 to 26 w e e k s.......................................................
27 weeks and over...................................................
A p r.
Mar.
A p r.
1967
1967
1966
Seasonally adjusted
A p r.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
1967
1967
1967
1967
1966
1 ,6 3 3
1 ,6 7 8
1 ,5 4 2
1 ,5 6 2
771
787
760
439
485
496
249
190
282
203
269
227
1 ,3 1 4
1 ,4 0 8
775
576
567
1 ,4 6 8
900
560
766
436
827
436
354
474
251
259
206
292
185
177
362
213
986
1 ,3 9 7
Dec.
T obU A -3: M a jo r unemployment indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed
Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment
Selected categories
Total (all civilian workers)................................
Apr.
1967
Mar.
1967
F eb.
1967
Jan .
1967
D ec.
1966
A p r.
1966
2 ,7 2 9
3 .7
3 .6
3 .7
3 .7
3 .7
3 .7
2 .3
4 .1
1 0 .7
2 .2
4 .0
1 3 .2
2 .2
4 .3
1 1 .0
2 .4
3 .9
1 2 .2
2 .4
3 .7
1 2 .9
A p r.
1967
Apr.
1966
2 ,6 6 6
Men, 20 years and over...................................
Women, 20 years and o v e r..............................
Both sexes, 16-19 y e a r s ................................
1 ,0 6 9
972
623
1 ,1 0 2
838
788
2 .3
4 .1
1 1 .6
White.................................................................
Nonwhite.......................... .................................
2 ,1 1 9
547
2 ,1 8 0
548
3 .3
7 .3
3 .1
7 .4
3 .3
7 .1
3 .3
6 .6
3 .3
7 .6
3 .3
7 .1
Married m en..............................................r .........
Full-time workers...............................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over..........................
State insured*.....................................................
Labor force time lost ^........................................
739
2 ,1 1 4
576
1 ,3 8 7
—
709
2 ,2 6 6
766
1 ,0 6 7
—
1 .9
3 .3
.6
2 .7
4 .0
1 .7
3 .1
.6
2 .5
4 .1
1 .6
3 .0
*6
2 .4
4 .0
1 .7
3 .1
.6
2 .4
4 .1
1 .7
3 .3
.6
2 .3
4 .1
1 .8
3 .3
.8
2 .2
4 .1
577
173
294
110
1 ,3 1 1
311
731
269
379
612
170
299
143
1 ,1 6 0
273
618
269
416
1 .7
1 .1
2 .5
2 .4
4 .6
2 .9
5 .1
7 .4
4 .1
2 .1
1 .2
2 .9
3 .6
4 .2
2 .3
4 .7
7 .3
4 .2
2 .0
1 .1
2 .9
2 .8
4 .1
2 .3
4 .7
6 .5
4 .6
2 .1
1 .1
3 .0
3 .4
4 .2
2 .3
4 .7
7 .3
4 .6
1 .9
1 .0
3 .0
2 .0
4 .3
2 .6
4 .5
7 .8
5 .3
1 .9
1 .0
2 .6
2 .9
4 .1
2 .6
4 .2
7 .5
4 .7
2 ,0 2 2
304
768
411
357
86
420
427
180
93
1 ,9 5 4
320
616
260
355
91
507
406
161
82
3 .7
8 .1
3 .7
3 .4
4 .0
2 .0
3 .5
3 .2
1 .8
6 .4
3 .7
7 .1
3 .6
3 .0
4 .5
1 .9
3 .9
3 .4
1 .8
5 .1
3 .7
7 .3
3 .3
2 .8
4 .0
2 .1
4 .0
3 .6
1 .6
6 .4
3 .8
7 .5
3 .3
3 .0
3 .8
2 .5
4 .1
3 .9
1 .6
5 .0
3 .7
8 .9
3 .0
2 .7
3 .5
1 .8
4 .1
3 .8
1 .9
6 .2
3 .6
8 .1
3 .0
2 .3
4 .0
2 .2
4 .3
3 .3
1 .8
6 .1
Occupation
White-collar workers............................................
Professional and managerial..........................
Clerical workers.............................................
Sales workers..................................................
Blue-collar workers..............................................
Craftsmen and foremen....................................
Operatives.......................................................
Nonfarm laborers..............................................
Service workers....................................................
Industry
Private wage and salary workers 3......................
Construction.....................................................
Manufacturing..................................................
Durable g o o d s .............................................
Nondurable g o o d s ........................................
Transportation and public utilities ..............
Wholesale and retail trade.............................
Finance and service industries......................
Government wage and salary workers................
Agricultural wage and salary workers................
^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for econom ic reasons as a
percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours.
’ include s mining, not shown separately.
T ab U A-4: Full-and part-tima status of tho civilian labor forco
April 1967
Full- and part-time employment status
Total
Men,
20 and
over
Women,
20 and
over
Both sexes,
16-19 years
Full Tima
Civilian labor force............................................................................. ...............................................
Employed:
Full-time schedules . .................................................................................................................
Part time for economic reason s...............................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w o rk .....................................................................................
Unemployment rate.............................................................................................................................
6 5 ,6 4 0
4 3 ,0 9 3
1 9 ,9 6 0
2 ,5 8 6
6 1 ,4 4 7
2 ,0 7 9
2 ,1 1 4
3 .2
4 1 ,0 8 4
1 ,0 1 1
998
2 .3
1 8 ,2 7 6
890
794
4 .0
2 ,0 8 6
178
322
1 2 .5
1 0 ,4 7 1
9 ,9 2 0
551
5 .3
1 ,919
1 ,8 4 8
71
3 .7
5 ,3 1 0
5 ,1 3 3
177
3 .3
3 ,2 4 2
2 ,9 3 9
303
9 .3
Port Tima
Civilian labor f o r c e ..........................................................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part time).....................................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for part-time w o rk .....................................................................................
Unemployment ra te .............................................................................................................................
Table A-5: Employed persons by a ge and sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Age and sex
Apr .
M a r.
A p r.
A p r.
1966
1967
1967
Jan.
1967
D ec.
1967
Mar.
1967
F eb.
1967
73,445
72,560
72,077
73,910
73,747
74,137
74,255
73,893
25 to 54 years ........... .........................................
55 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,205
2,043
3,162
8,282
59,959
46,461
13,498
5,088
1,991
3,097
8,156
59,315
46,135
13,182
5,085
1,950
3,135
7,837
59,154
45,873
13,283
5,816
2,346
3,470
8,418
59,650
46,295
13,360
5,903
2,478
3,465
8,348
59,516
46,391
13,224
5,844
2,399
3,495
8,355
60,000
46,616
13,450
5,900
2,389
3,516
8,228
60,125
46,742
13,468
5,828
2,427
3,487
8,126
59,886
46,541
13,405
U al»« {5 years and o v e r..........................................
46,836
46,333
46,569
47,273
47,358
47,475
47,533
47,116
fn 10 y<>ars............. ..
aifH 17 y e a r s ........................ ..........................
18 apd 19 y e a r s ...................................................
fn
y f a r ic ..................................... . * ...............
y fflff
nv#f............................ ........................
fn 54 y e a r s ....................
2,893
1,223
1,670
4,655
39,288
30,517
8,770
2,817
1,202
1,615
4,575
38,941
30,369
8,573
2,987
1,257
1,730
4,503
39,079
30,387
8,693
3,181
1,351
1,825
4,771
39,306
30,558
8,717
3,348
1,512
1,854
4,762
39,276
30,645
8,670
3,239
1,444
1,852
4,812
39,474
30,697
8,777
3,306
1,453
1,867
4,721
39,493
30,776
8,758
3,218
1,463
1,802
4,588
39,259
30,519
8,767
26,610
26,226
25,508
26,637
26,389
26,662
26,722
26,777
2,312
820
1,492
3,627
20,671
15,944
4,728
2,271
789
1,482
3,581
20,374
15,766
4,609
2,098
693
1,405
3,334
20,075
15,486
4,590
2,635
995
1,645
3,647
20,344
15,737
4,643
2,555
966
1,611
3,586
20,240
15,746
4,554
2,605
955
1,643
3,543
20,526
15,919
4,673
2,594
936
1,649
3,507
20,632
15,966
4,710
2,610
964
1,685
3,538
20,627
16,022
4,638
?5
55 years and over ................................. ..
FcioftlcSf
16 years and over ................. .. *...........
1^ to 19 yn*rv
............... ............................
1 ppd 17 yeflf.e............................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ...................................................
20 to 24 years ............................... .................
75 yearv and A T ^ r............... ...................................
25 to 54 year* - -- -- -- - - ___ . . . . . . . . . . . .
year? *nd Avt r ............... .......... . . . . . . . . .
1966
NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals.
Table A -6: Unem ployed persons by a ge and sex
Thousands
Age and sex
Percent
looking
for
full-time
work
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates
Apr.
1967
3.7
Mar.
1967
3.6
Feb.
1967
3.7
Jan.
1967
3.7
Dec.
1966
3.7
Nov.
1966
3.5
51.7
29.6
71.8
92.9
86.6
88.8
78.7
11.6
14.8
10.9
5.1
2 .6
2.7
2.5
10.7
12.0
9.8
5 .4
2.6
2.6
2.5
13.2
16.4
11.0
5.2
2 .5
2.6
2 .2
11.0
13.1
9.5
5 .6
2 .6
2 .6
2 .9
12.2
13.8
10.8
5 .6
2 .6
2 .5
2 .5
11.4
12.9
10.6
5 .0
2.5
2.5
2 .4
1,634
81.1
3 .0
2.9
3.0
2 .9
3.2
3 .0
363
199
164
191
878
634
245
372
195
177
241
1,021
765
256
45.2
29.6
64.0
95.3
93.1
97.5
81.2
11.8
16.8
10.8
4 .0
2.1
2 .0
2 .6
10.1
11.3
9 .0
4 .2
2 .1
2 .0
2 .4
12.6
14.8
10.3
3.6
2 .0
1.9
2 .2
11.1
13.9
8 .8
4 .2
2 .0
1.8
2 .8
12.2
13.8
10.8
5 .3
2.1
2 .0
2 .3
10.5
11.5
9.7
4 .9
2.2
2 .1
2 .4
Females, 16 years and o v e r ..............................
1,233
1,319
77.2
4 .9
4 .9
5 .1
5 .0
4 .7
4 .4
16 to 19 years.................................................
16 and 17 years ........................................
18 and 19 years ..........................................
20 to 24 years ..............................................
25 years and over............................................
25 to 54 years..............................................
55 years and o v e r........................................
260
98
162
233
739
622
117
276
113
163
257
787
655
134
60.8
(1)
79.6
91.0
78.9
79.9
73.5
11.3
12.0
11.0
6.6
3 .6
3.9
2 .4
11.6
13.1
10.7
6 .9
3.6
3.9
2 .8
13.9
18.7
11.7
7 .3
3.5
3.7
2.1
10.8
11.9
10.2
7 .4
3 .8
4 .0
3.3
12.2
13.7
10.7
6 .1
3.5
3.6
3.0
12.6
14.9
11.5
5.2
3.1
3.4
2 .3
Apr .
1967
2,666
Mar.
1967
2,954
623
297
326
424
1,617
1,256
362
648
308
340
498
1,808
1,420
390
Males, 16 years and over....................................
1,433
16 to 19 y e a rs.................................................
16 and 17 years............................................
18 and 19 years............................................
20 to 24 y ears..................................................
25 years and o v e r ............................................
25 to 54 y ears..............................................
55 years and o v e r .............. .........................
Total, 16 years and over....................................
16 to 19 y ears..................................................
16 and 17 years............................................
18 and 19 years............................................
20 to 24 years...................................................
25 years and o v e r............................................
25 to 54 y ears.............................................
55 years and o v e r........................................
\f
Percent not shown where base is less than 100,000.
Apr. 1967
79.3
T a b le B-1:
Em ployees on n o n a gric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls , by industry
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Change from
lfe r .
FA.
1967
1967
Apr.
1966
TOTAL ...................................... 65,028
64,604
64,286
MINING......................................................
620
609
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION!_____
3,105
Industry
Apr*
1967
Change
1967
Apr.
1966
Apr.
1967
1967
FA.
1967
62,928
424
2,100
65,611
65,513
65,497
609
590
11
30
626
626
626
2,895
2,84l
3,156
210
-51
3,279
3,320
3,350
-4 l
19,159
1*,13*
19,196
14,180
18,774
13,969
-71
-76
314
89
19,234
14,189
!?,351
14,304
19,402
14,370
-117
-115
11,320
11,039
H,291
8,207
8,333
8,299
247.8
281.4
283.0
285.2
617.6
585.2
587.5
591**
450.8
447.2
*53.8
446.6
613.4
641.7
608.5
621.0
1,308.8 1,317-5 1,321.7
1,298.0
1,355-1 1,362.0 1*337.0
1,352.6
1,941.8
1,9*3-9 1,939-0 1,841.7
1,9*5.7 1,960.9 1,842.8
1,921.5
1,930-2 1,9*2.7 1,894.7
1,912.2
416.0
**6.1
**7.2
**6.*
*25.0
*22.8
430.9
*32.9
-41
-41
211
51
11,275
8,275
11,376
8,375
11,408
8,417
283
GL9
455
636
1,305
1,373
1,932
281
6l4
*59
638
7,838
5,800
7,868
5,835
7,876
5,8*7
7,735
5,762
1,690.*
75.3
933-0
1,367.6
680.*
1,063.0
983.7
181.1
522-9
3*0.*
1,692.$
77 4
935.8
1,393.0
680.7
l,0 6 * .l
976.7
179.2
523.8
3*5.0
1,689-5
831.4
933.7
1,405.8
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
U T IL IT IE S..............................................
*,153
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.
WHOLESALE TRADE ...................
RETAIL TRADE..............................
MANUFACTURING.................................
Production workers..................
19,088
Ilf,058
DURABLE GOODS...........................
11,250
8,258
Production workers.....................
t fa r .
2.2
3.9
-4 .2
7.6
37-*
-26.2
-.6
-20.7
-23.7
15.6
100.1
78.7
17.5
30.4
2.0
606
451
626
1,284
1,361
1,927
1,939
1 ,9 ft
448
443
-30
-35
103
38
1,057.0
973.0
178.8
527.2
351.2
1,676.0
75.6
947.6
1,380.4
659.4
1,014.6
944.0
180.6
502.0
354.9
-2.2
—
1.8
-2.8
-25.4
-.3
-1.1
7.0
1.9
-9
-4.6
*,166
4,153
4,077
13,382
13,308
13,205
3,503
9,879
3,502
9,806
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL E S T A T E .....................................
3,162
SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS. .
Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products...........
Furniture and fixtu re*...................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery.........................................
Electrical equipment................... .
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
-1
0 .8
-2.5
-2.1
-24.2
-18.0
2 6 6
1 > 9 6 0
1
* ^
1,374
1,935
1
,%
9
449
440
448
442
7,959
5,914
7,975
5,929
7,994
5,953
14.4
-.3
-14.6
-12.8
2L.0
48.4
39.7
.5
20.9
-14.5
1,771
86
935
1,383
685
1,065
977
182
527
348
1,786
85
941
-13
76
13,015
74
3,496
9,709
3,386
9,629
1
3,136
3,114
9,97*
9,837
GOVERNMENT ........................................
U ,5**
FEDERAL.........................................
STATE AND LOCAL......................
2,701
8,8*3
NONDURABLE GOODS...................
Production workers ...................
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. . . .
NOTE:
- .8
7.9
1f e .
1967
98
0
-1 0 1
-1 0 0
3
-13
-4
-3 0
-2 1
-1 2
-5
-2 1
-2 0
-1
3
-1 6
-15
-15
5?7
3**
1#7S*
84
942
1*399
666
1,060
98!
182
530
3*9
4,191
*,221
4,225
-30
367
13,665
13,*77
13,524
188
73
117
250
3,553
io ,u a
3,552
9,925
3,535
9,989
187
3,056
26
106
3,175
3,158
3,1*2
17
9,750
9,465
137
509
9
,99*
9,977
9,919
17
11,*9*
n,4i8
10,795
50
7*9
11,**7
11,383
11,309
64
2,669
8,825
2,652
8,766
2,493
8,302
32
18
208
5*1
2,709
8,738
2,688
8,695
f’SH
8,636
21
43
D a ta f o r th e 2 m o s t r e c e n t m o n th s a r e p r e lim in a r y .
6 7 8 .3
1 ,3 7 8
688
1,067
978
181
1
-6
5
-3
-2
-1
1
0
4
1
T ab le B-2:
A v e r a g e w eekly hours of production or n on su pe rvisory w o rke rs1
on private n on agricu ltu ral p ayrolls, by industry
S ea son a lly Y a d ju s te d
C h a n g e fr o m
A
In d u stry
p
M ar.
r .
1967
19 6 7
F eb .
A p r.
1967
1966
C hange
M ar.
A p r.
A
19 6 7
196 6
19 6 7
-0.1
.7
.2
-.1
- .2
- .2
-.2
-.1
.2
-.6
.1
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.6
.6
-.1
- .2
0
-.1
-.2
.6
0
0
-.1
-.1
.2
.6
0
-0 ;6
1 .0
.1
-1 .0
-.9
-1 .4
-1 .2
- .6
- .6
-1 .7
-1 .0
-1 .8
-1 .2
-1 .2
-1 .7
-1 .9
- .8
-.5
-.5
-.4
-.1
-.1
-1 .2
- .2
-.8
-.1
-.5
•5
-1 .1
-1 .6
-.6
-.1
-.8
p
r .
M ur.
F eb .
1967
1967
fr o m
M ar.
67
iq
P R I V A T E .....................................!
3 7 .9
38.0
M I N I N G ............................................................... •
4 2 .4
-4 1 .7
C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N .----------
3 7 .0
M A N U F A C T U R I N G .........................................
to . 2
TO TA L
D U R A B L E G O O D S .....................................
3 6 .8
t o . 3
3 .°
3 .2
.8
4 1 .0
t o
3 .1
O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ...................
k
3*3
4 1 .6
l . 5
t o .5
t o
.3
F u r n it u r e a n d f i x t u r e * ..........................
3 9 .2
3 9 .8
S to n e , c la y , a n d g la s s p rod u cts . .
4 1 .1
4 1 .0
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .......................
t o
.5
.9
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ...................
t o
M a c h i n e r y ........................................................
4 2 .6
t o
.9
4 1 .3
4 3 .0
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ......................
3 9 .4
t o .o
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ...................
k
l . l
t o
In stru m e n ts a n d r e la te d p ro d u c ts
k
l . l
4 1 .2
.
M i s c e ll a n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g . . . .
3 9 .2
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ..........................
3 9 .4
O v e r t i m
e
b o m
s
..........................................
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ...............
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ..........................
T e x tile
m i l l p r o d u c t s ..............................
A p p a r e l an d r e la te d p r o d u c t s . . . .
P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ...................
P r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g .......................
C h e m ic a ls an d a llie d p r o d u c ts . . .
P e tr o le u m a n d r e la t e d p r o d u c t s
R u bb er and p la s tic p rod u cts
. .
. . . .
W H O L E SA LE A N D R E T A IL T R A D E .
W H OLESALE TR A D E
..........................
R E T A I L T R A D E .........................................
.5
3 9 .4
3 9 .4
3 .0
t o .5
2 .9
.3
38.0
to . 2
t o
3 7 .4
to . 2
3 5 .9
3 5 .9
k
4 2 .5
2
37.8
41.6
35.8
t o .i
3.2
40.7
3.4
41.5
39.5
39.7
t o .5
to .9
41.1
43.0
39.8
t o .3
to .8
38.7
39.2
2.9
t o .3
36.0
to .i
35.7
42.3
38.3
41.2
41.8
t o .5
37.5
36.3
t o .3
34.9
. k
3 8 .5
38 .6
k
4 1 .7
l . 9
4 3 .1
4 2 .5
t o .8
4 0 .8
3 6 .2
3 6 .3
t o .5
4 0 .4
3 4 .9
3 5 .0
3 7 .0
3 6 .4
F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D
R E A L E S T A T E ............................................
. . 3 1 * 1 ______ .
3 7 ..J .
38.5
41.4
36.9
41.2
3.9
42.2
4 .3
42.1
41.1
to .9
42.1
42.3
42.1
43.8
41.1
43.0
41.9
39.7
39.9
3.3
40.4
38.1
41.4
36.1
43.2
38.6
42.4
42.6
41.9
37.8
36.9
to .6
35.7
- .8
-.1
.1
-.1
42.7
37.3
to .5
3*1
to .9
3.2
41.6
to .7
39.9
41.1
to .o
41.1
42.5
39.7
41.5
41.2
39.5
39.8
3.0
41.0
39.1
to .6
36.2
42.9
38.8
41.8
43.1
41.3
37.4
36.5
t o .6
35.1
42.2
37.6
to .4
3.4
41.1
3.5
41.7
40.8
to .2
41.7
to .7
41.5
42.9
40.1
to .7
41.4
39.3
39.6
3.1
41.1
38.5
40.3
35.5
42.7
38.5
41.7
43.2
41.0
37.0
36.6
to .5
35.3
42.1
37.5
t o .3
3.5
to .9
3.7
41.5
t o .3
t o .i
41.5
40.8
41.4
42.9
39.9
to .7
to .9
38.7
39.5
3.1
41.0
37.5
t o .i
35.6
42.7
38.5
41.4
42.8
to .7
37.1
36.6
to .5
35.2
0.5
-.3
.1
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.6
-.7
-.4
-.4
-.4
.8
- .2
.2
.2
-.1
-.1
.6
•3
.7
.2
•3
.1
-.1
•3
.4
-.1
.1
-.2
___ . -37.1____ -3L*3__ ____ Q___ ___-.2
'OATA RELATE TO PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MINING AND MANUFACTURING! TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION! AND TO NONSUPERVISORY WORKERS IN WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL TRADE; FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE; TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T ILITIE S) ANO SERVICES.
THESE GROUPS ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR-FIFTHS O f THE TOTAL
EMPLOYMENT ON PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL PAYROLLS.
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S , ANO SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN TOTAL PRIVATE BUT ARE NOT SHOWN SEPARATELY IN
THIS TABLE.
NOTE!
DATA FOR THE 2 MOST RECENT MONTHS ARE PRELIMINARY.
T ab le B-3:
A v e ra g e hourly an d w eekly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs1
on private n o n a gric u ltu ra l p ayrolls, by industry
A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n in g s
A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Apr.
1967
1967
1967
1966
$2.63
3.18
3.98
2.80
$2.61
3.16
3.98
2.79
$2.61
3.15
3.99
2.78
2.97
3.22
2.35
2.28
2.80
3.3L
2.94
3.15
2.72
3.39
2.76
2.33
2.96
3.22
2.32
2.27
2.78
3.31
2.93
3.16
2.71
3.37
2.76
2.34
WHOLESALE TRADE ...................
RETAIL TRADE..............................
2.55
2.65
2.34
2.02
2.00
2.82
3.22
3.05
3.57
2.71
2.06
2.23
2.86
1.99
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE.............................
2.58
Industry
T O T A L P R I V A T E ..........................
MINING.................... ....................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION!-------MANUFACTURING...........................
DURABLE GOODS...........................
O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ...................
F u r n it u r e a n d f i x t u r e * .
...................
S to n e , c la y , and g la s s p rod u cts . .
P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s .......................
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ...................
M a c h i n e r y .............................. .........................
E le c t r ic a l e q u ip m e n t
: ..........................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ...................
In stru m en ts an d r e la te d p ro d u c ts
.
M is c e ll a n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g . . . .
NONDURABLE GOODS...................
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ...............
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ..........................
T e x tile
m il l p r o d u c t s ..............................
A p p a r e l an d r e la te d p r o d u c t s . . . .
P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ...................
P r in t in g a n d p u b l i s h i n g .......................
C h e m ic a ls an d a l lie d p r o d u c t s . . .
P e tr o le u m a n d r e la t e d p r o d u c t s
R u bb er and p la s tic p ro d u cts
. .
. . . .
L e a th e r an d le a th e r p r o d u c t s . . . .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
Apr.
M u r.
Feb.
Apr.
1967
1967
1967
1966
Melt.
1967
Apr.
$2.53
2.94
3.81
2.70
$0.02
.02
0
.01
$0.10
.24
.17
.10
$99.68
134.83
147.26
112.56
$99.18
131.77
146.46
112.44
$98.66
131.04
142.84
111.48
2.96
3.23
2.32
2.26
2.77
3.30
2.93
3.16
2.71
3.38
2.77
2.33
2.88
3.17
2.25
2.17
2.71
3.28
2.85
3.06
2.62
3.29
2.69
2.21
.01
0
.03
.01
.02
0
.01
-.0 1
.01
.02
0
-.0 1
.09
.05
.10
.11
.09
.03
.09
.09
.10
.10
.07
.12
121.18
133.63
95.18
89.38
U 5.08
134.06
120.25
134.19
107.17
139.33
113.44
91.34
121.36
133.95
93.50
90.35
113.98
135.38
121.01
135.88
108.40
136.49
113.71
92.20
2.54
2.63
2.35
2.01
2.00
2.81
3.23
3.05
3.56
2.70
2.05
2.22
2.84
1.98
2.53
2.61
2.28
2.01
1.99
2.80
3.22
3.04
3.54
2.69
2.03
2.22
2.83
1.98
2.43
2.53
2.27
1.93
1.87
2.72
3.13
2.9^
3.42
2.64
1.94
2.12
2.72
1.89
.01
.02
-.0 1
.01
0
.01
-.0 1
0
,01
.01
.01
.01
.02
.01
.12
.12
.07
.09
.13
.10
.09
•11
.15
.07
.12
.11
.14
.10
100.47
106.80
88.92
81.20
71.80
119.57
123.97
127.80
153.87
110.57
7to57
80.95
115.83
69.^5
2.57
2.56
2.48
.01
.10
95.72
* SEE FOOTNOTE 1 , -TABLE B - 2 .
NOTE!
DATA FOR THE 2 rt)ST RECENT MONTHS ARE PRELIMINARY.
C h a n g e fr o m
1966
C h a n g e fro m
Mar.
Apr.
1967
1966
$97.41
121.72
lto .5 9
111.24
$0.50
3.06
.80
.12
$ 2 .2 7
I3 .H
6.67
1.32
120.47
134.05
91.64
89.72
112.19
134.97
120.42
135.88
107.86
136.21
113.02
90.17
121.54
133.46
92.48
88.75
114.09
138.74
119.99
134.03
107.68
141.47
112.71
87.74
-.1 8
-.3 2
1.68
-9 7
1.10
-1.32
-.7 6
-1.69
-1.2 3
2.84
-.2 7
-.8 6
-.3 6
.17
2.70
.63
•99
±k.68
.26
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