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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
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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




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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

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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 .




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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 .




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a d ju s t e d ) .
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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

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