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X OI.F F ICS.E OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 20210 IS L ^ USDL - 10-427 B u rea u of L a b o r S ta tis tic s (202) 961-2634 FOR RELEASE: 11:00 A. M. M onday, May 5, 1969 THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATIO N: A P R I L 1969 U n e m p lo y m e n t d e c lin e d l e s s than usual in A p r il, and the la r g e e m p l o y m ent g a in s of the p ast few m on th s ta p e r e d off, the UQS0 D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r ' s B u rea u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s r e p o r t e d today. The u n e m p lo y m e n t rate w as 3. 5 p e r c e n t in A p r i l , c o m p a r e d with 3. 4 p e r c e n t in M a r c h and 3. 3 p e r c e n t in F e b r u a r y . U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s f o r adult w o m e n , nonw hites, f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , and State in s u r e d w o r k e r s all r o s e slightly in A p r i l . J o b l e s s r a t e s fo r adult m en and m a r r i e d m e n , h o w e v e r , r e m a in e d near r e c o r d lo w s . N o n fa r m p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by only 3 5 ,0 0 0 (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) in A p r i l , fo llo w in g a m o d e r a t e a d va n ce in M a r c h and 5 m on th s of substa ntial gains o v e r the S e p t e m b e r - F e b r u a r y p e r io d . U n e m p lo y m e n t The n um ber of u n e m p lo y e d p e r s o n s w as 2. 5 m illio n in A p r i l , dow n 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 f r o m M a r c h . The d e c lin e w a s 115,000 l e s s than usual f o r the m onth. Since F e b r u a r y , total u n e m p lo y m e n t (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) has i n c r e a s e d by 225, 000, and the o v e r a l l u n e m p lo y m e n t rate has r is e n f r o m 3. 3 to 3. 5 p e r c e n t. A lthough the A p r il j o b l e s s rate was ab ov e the p o s t - K o r e a n low of 3. 3 p e r c e n t of the D e c e m b e r - F e b r u a r y p e r io d , it still r e m a in e d b e lo w the 1968 annual a v e r a g e of 30 6 p e r c e n t and equ a led the A p r il 1968 ra te. The u n e m p lo y m e n t rate f o r w om en r o s e f r o m 3. 5 p e r c e n t in M a r c h to 3. 8 p e r c e n t in A p r il. P r i o r to A p r il, th eir rate had h eld steady at 3. 5 p e r cent f o r 5 c o n s e c u t iv e m on th s . J o b l e s s r a te s a ls o moved up f o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s ( 2 .9 to 3. 2 p e r c e n t ) and w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State u n em p loy m en t in s u r a n c e p r o g r a m s (2.1 to 2 .3 p e r c e n t ) . R a te s f o r th ese two g r o u p s o f w o r k e r s w e r e at p o s t - K o r e a n lo w s in the D e c e m b e r - F e b r u a r y p e r io d , and - 2- the r e c e n t r is e r e t u r n e d the ra te s to th ose w h ich p r e v a i l e d during m o s t of 1968. U n em p loy m en t r a te s f o r adult m e n (2. 0 p e r c e n t ) and m a r r i e d m e n (1. 5 p e r c e n t ) continued near r e c o r d lo w s in A p r il. The u n e m p lo y m e n t rate f o r t e e n a g e r s (12.8 p e r c e n t ) s h ow ed little change o v e r the m onth, a ft e r r is in g s h a r p ly in M a r c h . The teen ag e rate had been at an unusually low l e v e l in Ja n u a ry and F e b r u a r y . The nonwhite u n e m p lo y m e n t rate A p r i l to 6 0 9 p e r c e n t . M o s t o f this r i s e am ong nonwhite w om en , w h o se j o b l e s s its h ig h e st point sin c e N o v e m b e r 1967. w o r k e r s w as unchanged at 3. 1 p e r c e n t . r o s e by 0. 9 p e r c e n t a g e point in r e f l e c t e d i n c r e a s e d u n e m p lo y m e n t rate m o v e d f r o m 6. 0 to 7, 2 p e r c e n t - The u n e m p lo y m e n t rate f o r white The u n e m p lo y m e n t rate f o r b l u e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s r o s e f r o m 3 . 7 to 4.1 p e r c e n t in A p r il, due to i n c r e a s e d u n e m p lo y m e n t a m on g o p e r a t i v e s . The j o b l e s s rate f o r n on farm l a b o r e r s , w h ich had r is e n s h a r p ly in M a r c h , w as unchanged o v e r the m onth. The n u m b er of p e r s o n s u n e m p lo y e d 15 w e e k s o r m o r e t o ta le d n e a r ly 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 w o r k e r s in A p r il ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) . AJter fa llin g s te a d ily in the la s t half o f 1968, l o n g - t e r m u n e m p lo y m e n t has r i s e n by about 75, 000 s in c e Jan u ary. In du stry E m p lo y m e n t E m p lo y m e n t on n o n a g r ic u lt u r a l p a y r o l l s w a s 6 9 . 8 m i l l i o n in A p r i l , up 600, 000 f r o m M a r c h . The o v e r - t h e - m o n t h i n c r e a s e w a s about in lin e with the s e a s o n a l pattern f o r the m onth, and, a fter s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n t, p a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t w as up by only 3 5 ,0 0 0 . The 3 5, 000 gain in p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t w as the s m a l l e s t s in c e Jan uary 1968 and f o llo w e d a r e l a t i v e l y m o d e r a t e a d v a n ce of 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 in M a r c h . T h is c o m p a r e s with an a v e r a g e m on th ly gain during the S e p t e m b e r - F e b r u a r y p e r io d of 3 2 5 ,0 0 0 . The o v e r - t h e - m o n t h s low in g down in p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t g r o w th o c c u r r e d in both the g o o d s and s e r v i c e s e c t o r s . 1 / E m p lo y m e n t in the g o o d s p r o d u c i n g in d u s t r ie s d r o p p e d s lig h tly in A p r i l , a ft e r show ing no change in M a r c h . E m p lo y m e n t in the s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g in d u s t r i e s , which had i n c r e a s e d su bsta n tially in M a r c h , r o s e by only 5 5 ,0 0 0 in A p r il, w e ll b e lo w the a v e r a g e T7 G o o d s - p r o d u c i n g in d u s t r ie s in c lu d e m in in g , c o n s t r u c t io n , and m a n u f a c tu rin g, and s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g in d u s t r ie s in c lu d e t r a n s p o r t a t io n and p u blic u t ilit ie s ; trad e; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; m i s c e l l a n e o u s s e r v i c e s ; and g o v e r n m e n t . - 3- g a in s o f the p r e v i o u s 6 m o n th s . B e tw e e n S e p t e m b e r and F e b r u a r y , m o n th ly e m p lo y m e n t g r o w t h had a v e r a g e d 210, 000 in the s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g i n d u s t r i e s and 115, 000 in the g o o d s - p r o d u c i n g i n d u s t r i e s . E m p lo y m e n t in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) d e c lin e d by 25, 000 in A p r i l , p a r t ia lly r e f l e c t i n g str ik e a c t iv it y in the in d u s t r y . C o m p a r e d to a y e a r e a r l i e r , e m p lo y m e n t in the c o n s t r u c t i o n in d u s t r y has i n c r e a s e d by 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . M an u fa ctu rin g e m p lo y m e n t , on a s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d b a s i s , w a s unchanged in A p r i l . S m a ll e m p lo y m e n t ga in s in d u r a b le g o o d s (14, 0 0 0 ) , p r i m a r i l y in the m a c h i n e r y and e l e c t r i c a l eq u ip m e n t in d u s t r ie s , w e r e o f f set by d e c l i n e s in n on d u ra b le g o o d s (11, 0 0 0 ) . A p r i l w a s the f i r s t m on th s in c e S e p t e m b e r 1968 in w h ich m a n u fa c tu r in g e m p lo y m e n t f a i l e d to i n c r e a s e significantly.. State and l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t and f in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te r e c o r d e d the on ly s ig n ific a n t e m p lo y m e n t i n c r e a s e s in A p r i l (30, 000 and 16, 000, r e s p e c t i v e l y ) . M o s t of a 25, 000 e m p lo y m e n t gain in t r a n s p o r t a t io n and p u b lic u t ilit ie s w a s the r e s u lt of the r e tu r n to p a y r o l l s o f str ik in g w o r k e r s . E m p lo y m e n t in the m i s c e l l a n e o u s s e r v i c e in d u s t r ie s d e c lin e d s l ig h t ly in A p r i l - - t h e f i r s t d r o p s in c e S e p t e m b e r o f la s t y e a r . T r a d e e m p l o y m e n t w as unchanged o v e r the m onth. C o m p a r e d to A p r i l 1968, n o n a g r ic u lt u r a l p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t w a s up by 2. 4 m i l l i o n . The s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g in d u s t r ie s a c c o u n t e d f o r t h r e e out o f e v e r y f o u r new j o b s during this p e r io d . H o u r s and E a r n in g s F a c t o r y o v e r t i m e f e l l by 0. 3 hour to 3. 4 h o u r s in A p r i l ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) , a l m o s t e n t ir e ly due to a d e c lin e in o v e r t im e in the d u r a b le g o o d s s e c t o r . A v e r a g e o v e r t i m e in d u ra b le g o o d s has d e c lin e d 0. 5 h ou r s in c e the 1968 high r e a c h e d in N o v e m b e r . The o v e r - t h e - m o n t h r e d u c t io n b rou g h t f a c t o r y o v e r t i m e h o u r s to th e ir l o w e s t l e v e l in about a y e a r . The a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k in m a n u fa c tu r in g w as down o n e -te n th of an hour to 40. 7 h o u r s in A p r il ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) . The A p r il w o r k w e e k w a s 0. 4 hour b e lo w the 1968 high r e g i s t e r e d in S e p t e m b e r . With the e x c e p t io n of F e b r u a r y , when h o u r s w e r e a f fe c t e d by a d v e r s e w e a t h e r , the a v e r a g e w o r k w eek in m a n u fa ctu rin g has r e m a in e d r e l a t i v e l y stable sin ce O c t o b e r 1968, fluctu ating w ithin the n a r r o w range of 40. 6 and 40. 8 h o u r s . A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s f o r a ll rank and f ile w o r k e r s on p r iv a t e c u lt u r a l p a y r o l l s w e r e unchanged in A p r i l at 37. 8 h o u r s ( s e a s o n a lly I n c r e a s e s in w e e k ly h o u r s in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n and m in in g w e r e by slight d e c l i n e s in m a n u fa c tu r in g , tra d e, and fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , r e a l es ta te . n on a gri a d ju s t e d ) . o f fs e t and - 4- A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r rank and file e m p l o y e e s on p r iv a te p a y r o l l s r o s e 1 cen t in A p r i l to $2„9 9o O v e r the y e a r , h o u r ly e a r n in g s w e r e up 19 c e n t s (6. 8 p e r ce n t),, A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s i n c r e a s e d 8 ce n ts o v e r the m onth to $112.13. T h is i n c r e a s e w a s due s o l e l y to the s m a ll gain in h o u r ly e a r n in g s . C o m p a r e d to A p r i l 1968, a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s a d v a n c e d by $7. 69 (7. 4 p e r c e n t ) . T o ta l E m p lo y m e n t and L a b o r F o r c e T o t a l e m p lo y m e n t in A p r i l s to o d at 77. 1 m illion,, E m p lo y m e n t i n c r e a s e s in both M a r c h and A p r i l w e r e about in lin e with s e a s o n a l c h a n g e s . A f t e r s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n t, total e m p lo y m e n t in the p a s t tw o m o n t h s has show n little ch an g e, in c o n t r a s t to an i n c r e a s e o f 1. 3 m i l l i o n b e tw e e n N o v e m b e r and F e b r u a r y . L a b o r f o r c e g r o w t h a l s o d im in is h e d during M a r c h and A p r i l . In A p r i l , t h e la b o r f o r c e w as 79. 6 m illio n , 2. 0 m i l l i o n m o r e than a y e a r e a r l i e r . Adult w o m e n a c c o u n t e d f o r 1. 2 m i l l i o n o f the i n c r e a s e , adult m e n 500,000, and t e e n a g e r s 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 . This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample surveys of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on industry employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from pay roll records of employers and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication Employment and Earnings and Monthly Report on the Labor Force. TabU A-1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by age and sex (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status, age, and sex F eb. 1 96 9 Jan. 1969 D ec. 196 8 8 3 ,9 9 9 8 0 ,4 9 5 7 7 ,7 6 7 3 ,7 3 2 7 4 ,0 3 5 1 ,8 0 1 979 8 22 2 ,7 2 8 8 3 ,8 3 1 8 0 ,3 5 6 7 7 ,7 2 9 3 ,8 8 1 7 3 ,8 4 8 1 ,6 3 8 870 768 2 ,6 2 7 8 3 ,3 5 1 7 9 ,8 7 4 7 7 ,2 2 9 3 ,7 5 2 7 3 ,4 7 7 1 ,6 0 5 805 800 2 ,6 4 5 8 2 ,8 6 8 7 9 ,3 6 8 7 6 ,7 6 5 3 ,8 4 2 7 2 ,9 2 3 1 ,6 7 3 872 801 2 ,6 0 3 4 6 ,1 9 5 4 5 ,2 8 5 2 ,6 8 1 4 2 ,6 0 4 910 4 6 ,2 9 7 4 5 ,4 2 2 2 ,7 0 6 4 2 ,7 1 6 875 4 6 ,2 8 0 4 5 ,4 2 2 2 ,7 3 2 4 2 ,6 9 0 8 58 4 6 ,1 3 1 4 5 ,2 3 1 2 ,6 8 0 4 2 ,5 5 1 900 4 6 ,0 9 3 4 5 ,2 5 4 2 7 ,2 0 5 2 6 ,1 6 9 609 2 5 ,5 6 0 1 ,0 3 6 2 7 ,1 8 9 2 6 ,2 2 8 638 2 5 ,5 9 0 961 2 7 ,2 3 0 2 6 ,2 6 4 731 2 5 ,5 3 3 ' 966 2 6 ,9 5 0 2 5 ,9 9 9 691 2 5 ,3 0 8 951 . 2 6 ,7 3 7 2 5 ,8 0 2 7 22 2 5 ,0 8 0 935 7 ,0 5 0 6 ,1 5 1 374 5 ,7 7 7 899 7 ,0 0 9 6 ,1 1 7 3 88 5 ,7 2 9 8 92 6 ,8 4 6 6 ,0 4 3 418 5 ,6 2 5 803 Apr. Mar. Apr. Apr. Mar. 1 96 9 1 96 9 1968 1 96 9 1969, 8 3 ,1 3 7 7 9 ,6 2 1 7 7 ,0 7 9 3 ,6 0 7 7 3 ,4 7 1 1 ,5 1 3 823 690 2 ,5 4 2 8 2 ,7 7 0 7 9 ,2 6 6 7 6 ,5 2 0 3 ,3 2 7 7 3 ,1 9 3 1 ,7 3 1 977 754 2 ,7 4 6 8 1 ,1 4 1 7 7 ,6 3 4 7 5 ,1 4 3 3 ,8 5 1 7 1 ,2 9 2 1 ,4 9 3 828 665 2 ,4 9 1 8 3 ,9 6 6 8 0 ,4 5 0 7 7 ,6 0 5 3 ,6 6 4 7 3 ,9 4 1 1 ,6 7 0 858 812 2 ,8 4 5 - 4 6 ,0 8 4 Civilian labor f o r c e ............................................ .. 4 5 ,1 4 7 E m ployed.................................................................. 2 ,7 1 3 Agriculture........................................................... 4 2 ,4 3 4 Nonagricultural industries............................... 901 Unem ployed...................... ....................................... 4 5 ,9 5 9 4 4 ,9 1 1 2 ,5 7 9 4 2 ,3 3 2 1 ,0 4 8 4 5 ,6 1 6 4 4 ,6 4 7 2 ,8 9 1 4 1 ,7 5 5 9 69 2 7 ,2 3 2 2 6 ,2 6 8 473 Totol Civilian labor force......... ..................... .................... On patt time for econom ic reasons............ Usually work full time ............................. Usually work part tim e............................. Unem ployed.............................................................. Men, 20 years and over 2 ,7 6 3 4 2 ,4 9 1 8 39 Women, 20 years and over Employed . . . ......... . . . , . .......... .. Agriculture ...................... .. Nonagricultural industries............................... 2 7 ,3 3 7 2 6 ,3 7 1 554 2 5 ,8 1 6 967 2 5 ,7 9 5 964 2 6 ,1 1 8 2 5 ,2 1 5 567 2 4 ,6 4 8 903 6 ,2 3 5 5 ,5 6 1 340 5 ,2 2 1 674 6 ,0 7 5 5 ,3 4 0 275 5 ,0 6 6 734 5 ,9 0 1 5 ,2 8 1 393 4 ,8 8 9 620 Both sexes, 16-19 years Civilian labor f o r c e .................................................. E m ployed.................................................................. Agriculture............................................................ Nonagricultural industries............................... Unem ployed............................................................. 6 ,7 9 3 5 ,9 9 9 381 5 ,6 1 8 794 6 ,5 3 8 5 ,7 0 9 357 5 ,3 5 2 829 Table A-2: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Duration o f unemployment L ess than 5 w e e k s ..................................................... 5 to 14 w e e k s ................................. ............................ 15 weeks and o v e r ............................................ - . . . . 15 to 26 weeks ....................................................... 27 weeks and over................................................... Apr. 1969 Mar. 1969 Apr. 1968 1,369 657 516 355 161 1,412 880 455 318 137 1,224 739 528 346 182 Apr. 1969 1,724 737 393 254 139 Mar. 1969 F eb. Jan. 1969 D ec. 1969 1,646 757 355 237 118 1,436 829 346 237 109 1,476 741 316 193 123 1,363 825 322 177 145 1968 TabU A-3: Major unomploymont indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates o f unemployment Selected categories T otal (a ll civilian w orkers)........................ Men, 20 years and over............................ Whir* Nonwhite....................................................... Full-time w ork ers.................................................... f l«i*ntnlnue/l 1^ e/eetre end ........... ............ State insured^................................................ Labor force time lost 3 ................................. A p r. 1969 M ar. 1 96 9 Feb. 1 96 9 J an . 196 9 D ec. 1 968 A p r. 1968 2 ,4 9 1 3 .5 3 .4 3 .3 3 .3 3 .3 3 .5 969 903 620 2 .0 3 .8 1 2 .8 1 .9 3 .5 1 2 .7 1 .9 3 .5 1 1 .7 2 .0 3 .5 1 1 .7 1 .8 3 .5 1 2 .7 2 .1 3 .7 1 2 .4 2 ,0 0 7 535 1 ,9 7 4 5 18 3 .1 6 .9 3 .1 6 .0 2 .9 5 .7 3 .0 6 .0 3 .0 6 .0 3 .1 6 .8 5 76 1 ,9 7 3 516 1 ,1 4 6 609 1 ,8 8 5 5 28 1 ,1 7 4 1 .5 3 .2 .5 2 .3 3 .7 1 .4 2 .9 .4 2 .1 3 .7 1 .4 2 .8 .4 2 .2 3 .6 1 .4 2 .9 .4 2 .1 3 .6 1 .4 2 .7 .4 2 .0 3 .6 1 .6 3 .1 .5 2 .2 3 .8 598 164 2 96 138 1 ,1 7 0 2 37 678 2 55 421 613 141 3 45 126 1 ,1 2 5 254 649 223 399 1 .8 1 .0 2 .4 3 .3 4 .1 2 .2 4 .6 6 .8 4 .5 2 .0 1 .0 3 .1 2 .9 3 .7 2 .2 3 .9 7 .0 3 .8 1 .9 1 .0 2 .7 3 .3 3 .6 2 .1 4 .2 5 .5 3 .8 1 .9 1 .0 3 .0 2 .6 3 .8 2 .1 4 .2 6 .6 4 .2 1 .9 1 .0 2 .7 2 .9 3 .6 1 .9 4 .2 6 .1 4 .2 1 .9 .9 2 .9 2 .9 4 .0 2 .3 4 .5 6 .5 4 .5 1 ,9 9 4 2 54 675 3 59 316 94 508 450 159 71 1 ,9 2 0 220 703 329 374 60 468 457 163 87 3 .6 6 .2 3 .2 3 .0 3 .4 2 .3 4 .2 3 .3 1 .6 5 .7 3 .4 6 .2 3 .1 2 .7 3 .7 2 .4 3 .8 2 .9 1 .6 5 .9 3 .3 5 .5 2 .9 2 .4 3 .6 1 .8 3 .9 3 .1 1 .7 4 .1 3 .4 5 .5 3 .2 2 .7 3 .9 1 .8 3 .8 3 .1 1 .8 5 .8 3 .3 5 .4 2 .8 2 .6 3 .3 1 .6 4 .1 3 .2 1 .7 5 .7 3 .5 5 .6 3 .3 2 .9 4 .0 1 .5 4 .0 3 .5 1 .7 6 .2 A p r. 1 96 9 A p r. 1968 2 ,5 4 2 901 967 6 74 Occupation White-collar workers..................................... Professional and m anagerial................. Clerical w orkers....................................... Sales w ork e r s............................................ Blue-collar workers....................................... Craftsmen and foremen............................. O p era tives..................................... ............. Nonfarm laborers....................................... Service workers.............................................. Industry NonagricuItural private wage and salary workers4 ................................ C onstru ction ............................................... M anufacturing............................................ Durable g o o d s ..................................... Nondurable g o o d s ................................ Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail t r a d e ..................... Finance and service in du stries............ Government wage and salary workers . . . Agricultural wage and salary workers. . . Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force. ^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. ^Includes mining, not shown separately. NOTE: Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry refers only to experienced wage and salary workers. Table A-4: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force Full- and part-time employment status Total A p r. 1QAQ A p t. IQfiR 6 7 ,9 2 1 Men, 20 and over A p t. Apr • IQfiR 1QRQ Women, 20 and over A p t. A p t. IQfiQ IQfiR Both sexes, 16*19 years A p r. A p r. lq fiq Full Time Civilian labor fo r ce ......................................... ............................................................................................ Employed: Full-time s c h e d u le s ....................................... . . . ................................................................. Part time for econom ic r e a s o n s ......................................................................................................... Unemployed, looking for full-time work . . . ..................................................................................... Unemployment r a t e .................... ................. ., ............... 6 6 ,7 2 9 4 3 ,8 1 4 4 3 ,5 5 2 Z l ,4 5 8 2 0 ,5 0 2 2 ,6 5 0 2 ,6 7 5 6 4 ,2 4 4 1 ,7 0 4 1 ,9 7 3 2 .9 6 3 ,1 5 0 1 ,6 9 3 1 ,8 8 5 2 .8 4 2 ,1 9 7 778 839 1 .9 4 1 ,8 8 0 7 99 873 2 .0 1 9 ,9 0 3 763 792 3 .7 1 9 ,0 9 0 713 699 3 .4 2 ,1 4 5 163 343 1 2 .9 2 ,1 8 0 182 313 1 1 .7 1 1 ,6 9 9 1 1 ,1 3 0 5 69 4 .9 1 0 ,9 0 6 1 0 ,3 0 0 606 5 .6 2 ,2 3 5 2 ,1 7 2 63 2 .8 2 ,0 6 3 1 ,9 6 8 95 4 .6 5 ,8 7 9 5 ,7 0 5 175 3 .0 5 ,6 1 6 5 ,4 1 2 204 3 .6 3 ,5 8 5 3 ,2 5 4 3 31 9 .2 3 ,2 2 6 2 ,9 2 0 307 9 .5 Port Time Civilian labor force .................................................................................................... .................................. Employed (voluntary part tim e)..................................................... ........................ Unemployed, looking for part-time work . ......................................................................................... Unemployment r a t e ......................................................................................................................................... Table A-5: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and color, not seasonally adjusted Male, 20 years and over Total unemployed Reason for unemployment Female, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Nonwhite White Apr. 1968 Apr. 1969 Apr. 1968 Apr. 1969 Apr. 1968 Apr. 1969 Apr. 1968 Apr. Apr. 1969 1968 Apr. 1969 Apr. 1968 Total unemployed, in thousands.................. Lost last j o b ............................................... Left last jo b ............................................... Reentered labor fo rce ............................... Never worked before.................................. 2,542 2,491 1,090 1,088 394 378 752 770 • 290 271 901 575 145 164 17 969 599 151 194 25 967 374 159 399 35 903 385 149 327 42 674 139 90 207 238 620 107 78 232 203 2 ,0 0 7 8 38 316 611 242 1 ,9 7 4 869 300 596 210 535 250 77 159 48 518 222 78 156 61 Total unemployed, percent distribution . . . Lost last J o b ............................................ Left last jo b ............................................... Reentered labor fo rce ............................... Never worked before.................................. 100.0 4 2.8 15.5 30.3 11.4 100.0 4 3.8 . 15.2 30.2 10.9 100.0 63.8 16.1 18.2 1.9 100.0 61.8 15.6 20.0 2 .6 100.0 38.6 16.4 41.2 3.7 100.0 42.7 16.5 36.2 4 .7 100.0 20.6 13.4 30.7 35.3 100.0 17.2 12.6 37.4 32.8 1 0 0 .0 4 1 .7 1 5 .8 3 0 .4 1 2 .1 1 0 0 .0 4 4 .0 1 5 .2 3 0 .2 1 0 .6 3.2 1.4 .5 1.0 .4 3.2 1.4 .5 1 .0 .3 2 .0 1.2 .3 .4 2 .1 1.3 .3 .4 .1 3 .5 1.4 .6 1.5 .1 3.5 1.5 .6 1.3 .2 10.8 2.2 1.4 3.3 3.8 10,5 1.8 1.3 3.9 3 .4 2 .8 1 .2 .4 .9 .3 2 .9 1 .3 .4 Apr. 1969 UNEM PLOYM ENT L E V E L 4 6.8 14.5 29.7 9 .0 100.0 4 2.9 15.1 30.2 11.8 6 .1 2 .9 .9 1.8 .6 6 .0 2 .6 .9 1.8 .7 1 0 0 .0 , UNEM PLOYM ENT R A TE Total unemployment r a t e ............................. Job-loser rate1 .................. • ..................... Job-leaver r a t e * ....................................... Reentrant rate1 .......................................... New entrant rate1....................................... ‘ .9 .3 ’ Unemployment rates are calculated as a percent of the civilian labor force. Table A-6: Thousands of persons Age and sex Unemployed persons by age and sex Percent looking for full-time work Seasonally adjusted unemployment raffs Apr. 1969 3.5 Mar* 1969 3 .4 Feb. 1969 3.3 Jan . 1969 3 .3 Dec. 1968 3 .3 Apr. 1968 3 .5 50.9 27.9 73.3 89.6 86.4 88.7 78.6 12.8 14.5 11.5 5.7 2.2 2 .3 2 .0 12.7 14.0 11.6 5 .3 2 .1 2.2 1.9 11.7 13.1 11.1 5 .5 2.1 2 .0 2.0 11.7 13.5 10.5 5.2 2 .1 2.2 1.9 12.7 15.0 10.9 5 .3 2 .0 2 .0 2.1 12.4 13.8 11.2 5.5 2.3 2.4 1.9 1,461 80.9 2.7 2 .6 2 .6 2.7 2 .6 2.8 352 187 165 223 678 510 168 41T 219 193 266 782 586 195 49.7 27.8 74.5 90.6 93.8 96.9 84.5 11.4 12.6 10.4 4 .7 1.6 1.6 1.7 11.5 12.9 10.2 4 .5 1 .6 1.5 1 .8 11.0 12.5 9.5 4 .9 1.5 1.4 1.7 11.8 13.2 10.6 5 .0 1 .6 1.5 1.9 11.6 14.2 9 .5 4 .2 1.5 1.4 1.9 11.0 13.9 8 .5 5.1 1.8 1.7 1.9 Females, 16 years and o v e r ........................ 1,288 1,285 74.5 4 .9 4 .6 4 .5 4*3. 4 .5 4 .8 16 to 19 years............................................ 16 and 17 y e a r s ..................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ..................................... 20 to 24 years............................................ 25 years and o v e r ..................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ....................................... 55 years and o v e r .................................. 322 147 175 266 701 575 126 322 135 187 277 687 577 110 51.9 27.9 72.0 88.7 79.5 81.2 70.6 14.5 16.9 12.7 6 .8 3.2 3.6 2 .4 14.3 15.6 13.3 6.3 3.0 3.3 1.9 12.7 13.9 13.0 6.1 3.1 3.2 2.5 11.6 14.0 10.4 5.5 3.2 3 .4 1.9 14.1 16.2 12.6 6 .5 2 .9 3 .1 2 .4 14.1 13.7 14.0 6 .1 3.3 3.7 2.1 Total, 16 years and over ............................. Apr. 1969 2,542 Mar* 1969 2,746 16 to 19 years............................................ 16 and 17 y e a rs ..................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ..................................... 20 to 24 years............................................ 25 years and o v e r ..................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ....................................... 55 years and ov er.................................. 674 333 341 489 1,379 1,084 294 734 354 380 543 1,469 1,163 306 Males, 16 years and o v e r ............................. 1,254 16 to 19 years............................................ 16 and 17 y e a r s ..................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ..................................... 20 to 24 years............................................ 25 years and o v e r ..................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ....................................... 55 years and o v e r.................................. Apr. 1969 77.6 Table B-1: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry (In thousands) Apr. Industry 1 96 9 F eb. 196 9 Mar. 1969 Apr. 1968 Seasonally adjusted Change from Mar. 1 96 9 Apr. 1968 Apr. 1969 Mar. 1969 F eb. 1969 Change from Mar. ____1969 TOTAL .................................... 69,828 69,21+6 6 8 ,7 3 5 6 7 ,4 2 2 582 2 ,4 o6 7 0 ,2 1 4 70 ,18 0 6 9 ,9 8 3 34 M I N I N G ........... ........................................... 61+0 629 628 626 11 14 64 6 645 646 1 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N ! --------- 3 ,2 5 5 3,065 2 ,9 9 0 3 ,1 5 7 190 98 3 ,4 1 6 3 ,4 4 0 3 ,5 0 1 -2 4 M A N U F A C T U R IN G .................................. 1 9 ,9 7 5 1 4 ,6 4 1 1 9 ,9 6 1 1 9 ,8 7 4 46 8 2 0 ,1 3 1 2 0 ,12 8 20 ,0 6 7 3 1 4 ,5 7 3 1 9 ,5 0 7 1 4 ,3 0 3 14 ll+,61+5 -4 338 1 4 ,7 7 9 1 4 ,7 8 9 1 4 ,7 4 0 -10 U ,8 U 7 8,61+7 1 1 ,8 0 1 8 ,6 1 2 1 1 ,7 4 3 8 ,5 5 8 1 1 ,5 0 7 46 35 340 25 9 1 1 ,8 7 6 8 ,6 6 7 1 1 ,8 6 2 8 ,6 6 1 1 1 ,8 2 3 14 8,620 6 349 615 495 346 346 620 623 3 -5 Production w orkers................... D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................. Production w orkers................... Ordnance and accessories.............. Lumber and wood products........... Furniture and fixtu re*................... Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal industries................. Fabricated metal products.............. Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment...................... Transportation equipment............... Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 3V 7.8 6 0 3 .2 1+9 0.0 6 5 6 .9 1 , 328 .9 1 ,4 4 3 - 1 2 , 0 1 9 .1 2 , 0 1 l+.6 2 , 01+5 .6 1+6 0 .2 4 3 7 -6 N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S : ..................... 8 ,12 8 Production w orkers................... 5 ,9 9 4 Food and kindred produ cts........... Tobacco manufactures................... Textile mill products...................... Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products. . . . . . Printing and publishing................. Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . Rubber and plastics products,n e c Leather and leather products. . . . 2 ,0 5 3 - 3 3 4 7 .8 5 9 4 .8 1*90.6 6I+O.3 1 ,3 1 2 .1 1 ,1 * 3 1 .8 2 , 00 2.8 2 ,0 0 6 .5 2 , 0 3 4 .7 4 5 9 .6 4 5 7 .3 1+32.1 1*23.9 3^ 5 .9 59 9 .6 1+9 0 .7 61+7.1+ 1 , 3 18 .6 1 ^ 37.0 2 , 0 0 7 .7 2 , 0 0 9 .1 8 ,16 0 6 ,0 3 3 8 ,1 3 1 6 ,0 15 1,702.1+ 7 6 .3 98I+.I+ 1 , 1+1 6 .9 7 1 0 . 1+ 1 , 0 77-2 1 , 051+.6 18 I+.9 5 7 8 -9 3 4 1 .6 1 ,7 0 8 .3 7 6 .7 M 39 **,391 4,31*0 1 4 ,3 9 1 ll+ ,2 2 5 l l +,126 3 ,7 3 6 1 0 ,6 5 5 3 ,7 2 9 R E T A I L T R A D E ...................................... 1 0 , 1+96 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 ,4 8 7 3 ,4 6 1 10 ,90 2 10 ,78 0 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N A N D P U 8 L IC U T I L I T I E S ..................................... W H O LES A LE AN D R E T A IL TR A D E . W HOLESALE TRADE ......................... S E R V I C E S .............................................. Hotels and other lodging places . . Personal s e r v ic e s ............................ Medical and other health services Educational s e r v ic e s ...................... 7 0 2 .3 1 ,0 1 2 .5 2 , 8 20 .6 1 , 1 2 1 .0 G O V E R N M E N T ........................................ 1 2 ,7 3 9 F E D E R A L .................................................... 2 ,7 4 1 9 ,9 9 8 S T A T E A N D L O C A L ............................ 9 8 6 .2 M 36<5 7 1 3 -4 1 ,0 7 7 .3 1 , 01+9 .8 1 8 3 .5 5 7 9 .1 3 ^ 9 .0 6 8 9 .1 1 , 0 0 5 .1 2 , 8 06.2 1 , 1 2 7 .6 80.8 9 8 5 .3 1 ,1 * 2 5 .5 1 1 .6 6 36 .9 1 .9 3 .6 -.7 9 .5 1 ,3 2 6 .5 1 , 3 6 6 .1 1 0 .3 6 .1 2 .4 7 7 .0 1 ,9 5 8 .3 1 ,9 3 9 .2 2 , 0 26 .6 1 1 .4 6 0 .8 5 .5 - 7 .7 1 9 .0 2,009 2 ,0 3 1 2 ,0 3 3 .6 1 4 .5 463 5 .5 1 8 .1 447 3 3 6 .2 588.0 4 6 3 .5 4 4 5 .7 4 1 9 .5 8,000 5 ,9 1 5 1 , 6 9 9 .4 7 1 .7 9 7 6 .5 1 , 4 0 1.9 -3 2 -3 9 1 5 .2 2 6 .5 20.0 7 5 .4 8 ,2 5 5 79 6 ,1 1 2 -5 .9 -.4 - 1 .8 3 .0 4 .6 - 1 9 .6 -3 .0 1 5 .0 - .1 20.0 3 0 .9 1 .3 7 .9 6 8 6 .4 1 ,0 5 7 .2 1 ,0 2 3 .7 1 8 3 .6 4 .8 1 .4 5 7 7 .7 3 5 2 .9 5 4 6 .2 3 5 3 .0 - .2 3 2 .7 - 7 .4 -1 1 .4 4 ,2 9 6 48 143 1 3 ,9 1 0 166 3 ,7 1 8 3 ,5 9 4 1 0 , 1+08 1 0 ,3 1 6 3 ,4 3 9 10 ,6 6 8 1 ,0 0 1 .5 2 ,7 8 9 .4 1 ,1 2 0 .9 1 ,4 5 0 128 7 1 2 .0 1 , 071*. 3 l , 0 l+l+.2 16 6 .0 6 8 1 .1 662 1 ,3 2 2 2 4 .0 1 ,7 8 6 87 987 1 ,4 3 3 716 1 ,0 7 8 495 1 666 668 -4 1 ,3 1 9 1 ,4 4 9 1 ,9 9 8 2 ,0 2 3 2 ,0 3 9 46 1 447 1 ,3 1 6 1 ,4 4 2 494 8 ,26 6 6 ,1 2 8 1 ,7 9 6 84 990 1 ,4 2 7 720 1 ,9 9 9 2 ,0 1 1 2 ,0 2 1 459 443 3 1 11 8 -6 2 0 8 ,2 4 4 -11 6 ,12 0 -l6 1,8 0 0 -10 84 3 -3 993 1 ,4 1 7 719 6 -4 1 ,0 7 9 1 ,0 5 2 1 ,0 7 8 186 582 169 580 350 351 -1 -2 1 1 -2 4 ,4 7 5 4 ,4 4 9 4 ,4 2 0 26 481 1 4 ,5 3 7 1 4 ,5 3 6 1 4 ,4 7 5 1 7 159 142 339 3 ,7 8 5 1 0 ,7 5 2 3 ,7 8 2 1 0 ,7 5 4 3 ,7 6 7 3 10 ,7 0 8 -2 3 ,3 1 0 26 177 3 ,5 0 1 3 ,4 8 5 3 ,4 7 4 16 1 0 ,4 0 2 122 500 10 ,9 0 2 1 0 ,9 1 1 1 0 ,8 5 2 -9 728 1 ,0 1 1 2^826 743 1 ,0 1 5 73 6 1 ,0 1 7 2 ,7 9 5 -1 5 -4 17 6 9 0 .3 1 , 0 20 .2 2 ,5 9 7 .7 1 , 0 8 1 .1 1 3 .2 1 2 .0 7 .4 1 4 .4 - 6 .6 - 7 .7 2 2 2 .9 3 9 .9 1,0 5 0 187 583 348 1 ,0 8 4 1 ,0 5 3 2,80 9 1 ,0 8 5 1,0 8 0 12,73** 12 ,6 7 0 1 2 ,2 1 4 5 525 12 ,6 0 6 1 2 ,5 8 6 1 2 ,5 4 8 2 ,7 3 7 9 ,9 9 7 2 ,7 3 9 9 ,9 3 1 2 ,7 1 2 9 ,5 0 2 4 29 496 2 ,7 4 6 1 9,860 2 ,7 5 6 9 .8 3 0 2 ,7 6 4 9 ,7 8 4 NOTE: Data for die 2 moat recent months are preliminary. 1 ,7 1 1 .9 . 8,38 8 -1 20 -10 ■JQ___ Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers* on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Apr. 1969 In dustry T O T A L P R IV A T E .......................... ftUMMC.............................................. CONTR ACT C O N STR UCTIO N -------M ANUFACTURING........................... Overtime S o a r s ............................ S U R A II.I GOODS............................. Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s ............. Lumber and wood p rod u cts............ Furniture and fix tu te a .................... Stone, cla y, sod flo s s prodocts . . Primary amtal industries................. Fabricated metal products............. Machinery, except e le c tr ic a l. . . . E lectrical equipment................. Transportation equipment............... Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS.................... Food and kindred products . . . . . Tobacco manufactures.................... T eatile mill products....................... Apparel and ocher textile products Paper and allied products............... Printing and p u b lish in g .................. Chem icals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and p la stics products, n e c . Leather sod leather products. . . . WHOLESALE AND R ETA IL TRADE. WNOLESALE TRADE .................... RETAIL TRADE............................... FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E S TA TE ............................... 37.5 *j-2.8 37.7 40.4 3.3 4 l.l 3.5 39.9 4 i.o 40.3 Ui. 8 *4-2.0 *a.2 42.6 *40.2 *+0.9 *1-0.5 39.1 39.** 3.1 •*4-0.1 35.0 4o. 4 35.8 *4-3.0 38.0 *4-2.0 h2.9 h l.l 36.5 35.** 39.8 33.9 37.0 Apr. 1968 Feb. 1969 Mar. 1969 37.6 h2 . 3 37.2 *4-0.7 3.5 4 l.4 3.7 *4-0.3 40.7 h o.6 *4-1.8 *H.9 41.6 43.0 40.6 41.2 40.8 39.3 39.7 3.2 40.3 35.5 40.9 36.3 43.0 38.3 41.9 42.2 41.2 37.2 35.5 40.0 34.0 ' 37.2 37.2 42.6 36.6 40.0 3.3 40.8 3.6 40.1 40.0 39.7 41.2 41.5 40.8 42.4 39.8 41.0 39.7 37.7 38.9 3.0 40.0 36.2 40.0 35.2 42.1 37.7 *+1.5 41.7 40.3 35.7 35-3 39.9 33.8 37.3 42.5 37-3 39.8 2.9 40.5 3.0 40.6 40.2 39.2 41.7 42.4 40.2 41.0 39.1 40.6 39.4 38.2 38.8 2.7 39.6 34.1 40.1 3**. 9 41.6 37.6 41.8 43.0 39.9 36.9 35.8 39.7 3**.5 Mar. 1969 Apr. 1968 Apr. 1969 Mar. 1969 Feb. 1969 -0.1 • •5 •5 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.4 .3 -.3 0 .1 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.1 *■.2 -.5 -.5 -.5 0 -.3 .1 •7 -.1 -7 -.1 -.2 -.1 0.2 .3 .4 .6 .4 .6 .5 -.7 .8 1.1 .1 -.4 1.0 1.6 1.1 .3 1.1 .9 .6 .4 .5 .9 .3 •9 1.4 .4 .2 -.1 1.2 -.4 -.4 .1 - .6 37.8 43.1 38.2 40.7 3-** 41.3 3.6 40.2 40.9 41.1 41.8 41.9 *a.5 42.6 40.6 41.4 40.7 39.^ 39.8 3.3 40.9 35.0 40.9 35.9 43.4 38.2 41.6 42.6 41.5 37.7 35.7 40.0 34.2 37.8 42.8 37.8 40.8 3.7 **1.5 3.9 40.5 41.0 41.0 42.4 41.8 41.8 42.8 40.7 41.6 40.9 39.2 39.8 3-** 40.9 36.3 41.1 35.9 **3-3 38.3 41.9 42.6 41.5 37.5 35.8 40.1 3**«3 37.5 4^3 38.3 40.2 3.5 41.0 3.9 40.3 40.8 40.2 42.1 41.6 41.2 42.3 39.8 41.5. 39.7 37.7 39.2 3.2 40.7 38.3 40.1 35.2 42.5 37.9 41.7 42.5 40.7 35.5 35.6 40.1 3**. 2 37.0 37.2 37-1 -.2 36.9 37.1 Seasonally adjusted Change from .1 from 0.0 .3 .4 -.1 - .3 - .2 - .3 - .3 - .1 •1 -.6 .1 - .3 - .2 - .1 - .2 - .2 .2 0 -.1 0 -1.3 -.2 0 .1 -.1 - .3 0 0 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 lD»ta 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, rad real estate; transportation public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers*1 on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings In dustry Apr. Mar. 1969 1969 Feb. 1969 Apr. Change from 1968 Mar. A pr. 1969 1968 $0.01 .04 .02 .01 $0.19 .25 • 3** .17 Apr. Mar, 1969 1969 135.05 135.5** 104.00 100.84 126.48 153.55 133.82 149.25 121.39 157.03 123.07 98.40 127.58 130.33 100.90 95.26 123.85 150.52 124.62 135.71 112.61 146.16 115.44 95.12 -.59 -1.35 .80 -.76 .83 .79 -1.31 -.99 -.81 -1.14 -.52 -.52 9.28 3-73 8.16 7.51 6.98 5.72 10.93 15.09 10.00 10.08 10.52 6.93 113.08 118.30 94.15 92.92 81.62 135.83 138.32 141.96 172.03 124.53 85.41 89.21 126.96 76.95 113.15 118.08 9**.**3 93.66 83.13 135.**5 139. to 141.62 164.58 123.60 87.05 89.46 127.20 76.84 110.48 116.40 95.21 90.80 79.90 132.62 136.10 139.86 161.38 121.30 83.18 88.96 126.48 76.39 104.76 HO.09 87.30 86.22 76.08 123.97 128.22 134.60 162.5** 113.32 81.92 84.85 119.89 73«*t9 -.07 .22 -.28 -.7** -1.51 .**3 -I.0 9 .3** 7.**5 •93 -1.64 -.25 -.24 .11 8.32 8.21 6.85 6.70 5.5** 11.91 10.10 7.36, 9.**9 11.21 3.**9 4.36 7.07 3.**6 106.93 108.25 107.96 100.00 - I .3 2 6.93. DURABLE GOODS............................. Ordnance and accessories............... Lumber and wood p ro d u cts............ Furniture and fissure S i.................... Scooc, cla y, and gloss products . . Priamcy metal in du stries.. . . . . . Fabricated metal products............ Machinery, except e le c tric a l. . . . E lectrical equipment....................... Transportation equipmrnt............... lustrancnca and related products . M iscellaneous amoufactaring. . . . 3.33 3.36 2.66 2.55 3.13 3.72 3.29 3-5** 3.05 3.82 3 .H 2.61 3.32 3.36 2.66 2.55 3.11 3.71 3.29 3.53 3.04 3.82 3.10 2.61 3.3L 3.38 2.60 2.54 3.07 3.70 3.28 3.52 3.05 3.83 3.10 2.61 3.15 3.21 2.51 2.43 2.97 3.55 3.10 3.31 2.88 3.60 2.93 2.49 .01 0 0 0 .02 .01 0 .01 .01 0 .01 0 .18 .15 .15 .12 .16 .17 .19 .23 .17 .22 .18 .12 136.86 134.06 109.06 102.77 130.83 156.24 135.55 150.80 122.61 156.24 125.96 102.05 NONDURABLE GOODS.................... Food oad kindred p ro d o c ts............ Tobacco manufacturea .................... T extile mill products....................... Apparel and other .textile products Paper and allied products............... Printing sad p u b lish in g .................. Chem icals and allied products . . . Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and p la stics product4 n e c Leather and leather products. . . . 2.87 2.95 2.69 2.30 2.28 3.16 3.64 3.38 4.01 3.03 2.3** 2.52 3.19 2.27 2.85 2.93 2.66 2.29 2.29 3.15 3.64 3.38 3.90 3.00 2.3** 2.52 3.18 2.26 2.84 2.91 2.63 2.27 2.27 3.15 3.61 3.37 3.87 3.01 2.33 2.52 3.17 2.26 2.70 2.78 2.56 2.15 2.18 2.98 3. to 3.22 3.78 2.84 2.22 2.37 3.02 2.13 .02 .02 .03 .01 -.01 .01 0 0 .11 .03 0 0 .01 .01 .17 .17 .13 .15 .10 .18 .23 .16 .23 .19 .12 .15 .17 .14 2.89 2.91 2.91 2.71 -.02 .18 * See footnote 1, table B-2. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. 1968 137, **5 135. to 108.26 103.53 130.00 155-**5 136.86 151.79 123.42 157.38 126.48 102.57 M INING............................................... CO NTR ACT CO N STR U CTIO N -------M ANUFACTURING........................... WHOLESALE TRADE .................... RETAIL TRADE............................... A pr. 1969 $7.69 11.69 1**.53 8.65 $2.80 3.30 4.27 2.97 FINANCE, INSURANCE. AND REAL E S TA TE ............................... Change from Mar. $0.08 3.**7 3.05 -.5 3 $2.97 3.51 4.5** 3.12 WNOLESALE AND R ETAIL TRADE. 1968 $104.44 140.25 159.27 118.21 $2.98 3.51 **.59 3.13 i Ap r . $110.48 l**9-53 166.16 124.80 $112.13 $112.05 151-9** 148.47 173.80 170,75 126.86 127,39 $2.99 3.55 4.61 3.14 T O T A L P R I V A T E ............................... ' Feb. 1969 ’