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NEWS

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
O F F I C E OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 20210

USDL - 11-215
B ureau of L a b o r S ta tistics
(202) 961-2531 o r 961-2542
E M B A R G O E D F O R R E L E A SE
11:30 A , M . (E ST )
F rid a y , M ay 8, 1970

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

A P R IL

1970

U nem ploym en t in c r e a s e d fo r the fou rth co n s e cu tiv e m onth in A p r il,
the U. S. D epartm en t o f L a b o r 1 s B u rea u o f L a b o r S ta tistics announced t o ­
day.

The o v e r a ll ra te r o s e sh a rp ly fr o m 4 .4 to 4. 8 p e rce n t, the h ig h est

point sin ce A p r il 1965.

N e a rly a ll o f the in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d am ong m a le

fu ll-t im e w o r k e r s .
N on farm p a y ro ll em p loy m en t, a fte r se a so n a l adjustm en t, d e clin e d by
90, 000 in A p r il, as a r e s u lt o f in c r e a s e d strik e a ctiv ity .

In m a n u factu rin g,

a la rg e d e clin e in e m p loy m en t w as a cco m p a n ie d by a d e c r e a s e in the fa c t o r y
w ork w eek .
U nem ploym en t
The num ber of un em p loyed p e r s o n s , w h ich usu ally fa lls sig n ifica n tly
in A p r il, d e clin e d m uch le s s than usual this A p r il.

A s a re s u lt, a fte r

se a so n a l adjustm en t, u n em ploym ent w as up by 300, 000 to 3. 9 m illio n .
S in ce D e c e m b e r , un em ploym ent has r is e n by 1.1 m illio n .

A bout

450, 000 o f the in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d am ong p e r s o n s who had lo s t th eir la st
jo b s ,

3 0 0 ,0 0 0 am ong reen tra n ts to the la b o r f o r c e , 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 am ong p e r ­

son s who had n ev er w o rk e d b e fo r e , and 125, 000 am ong jo b le a v e r s .

(See

the new table A - 5 containing s e a so n a lly adju sted data on r e a s o n s fo r u n em ­
p loy m en t. )
Thus fa r this y e a r , the un em ploym en t rate has r is e n fr o m 3. 5 p e rce n t
in D e c e m b e r to 4 .8 p e rce n t in A p r il.

Although both fu ll-t im e and p a r t-tim e

jo b le s s ra te s have r is e n sin ce D e c e m b e r , the un em ploym ent in c r e a s e has
been su bstan tially g r e a te r am ong fu ll-t im e w o r k e r s .

In A p r il, n e a rly a ll of

the in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d am ong fu ll-t im e w o r k e r s , w h ose rate r o s e fr o m 4 .0
to 4. 4 p e rce n t.




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The u n em p loym en t ra te fo r adult m en r o s e fr o m 2. 9 to 3. 2 p e rce n t
betw een M a rch and A p r il, w hile that f o r m a r r ie d m en in c r e a s e d fr o m 2. 2 to
2. 4 p e r c e n t.

B oth ra te s have r is e n ste a d ily sin ce D e c e m b e r and a re b a ck

to the le v e ls of m i d - 1965.

The jo b le s s ra te f o r adult w om en w as v irtu a lly

unchanged in A p r il at 4. 4 p e r c e n t; h o w e v e r , it w as up n e a rly a fu ll p e r ­
cen ta ge point sin ce D e c e m b e r .

The in c r e a s e in jo b le s s n e s s h as not been

a s g r e a t f o r adult w om en a s f o r m en o v e r this p e r io d .
The teen age u n em p loym en t ra te m o v e d up sh a rp ly in A p r il, a fte r
changing v e r y little in r e c e n t m on th s.

T h e ir ra te r o s e fr o m 13. 9 to 15. 7

p e r c e n t, a ls o the h ig h e st point in 5 y e a r s .
The jo b le s s ra te f o r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State u n em p loym en t in s u ra n ce
p r o g r a m s r o s e fr o m 2. 7 to 3 .1 p e rce n t in A p r il, the h ig h e st ra te s in ce M ay
1965.

T h is ra te has b een r is in g sin ce la s t S e p te m b e r.

A y e a r a g o, the rate

w as 2.1 p e rce n t.
The un em ploym en t ra te f o r N e g ro w o r k e r s r o s e m uch m o r e m a rk e d ly
than f o r w h ites in A p r il, clim b in g fr o m 7 .1 to 8. 7 p e r c e n t.
in c r e a s e d fr o m 4 .1 to 4. 3 p e r c e n t.

The w hite rate

A fte r rem a in in g l e s s than double the

w hite ra te sin ce la s t fa ll, the ra tio o f

N e g r o -to -w h ite jo b le s s ra te s r e ­

turned to the 2 - t o - l re la tio n s h ip that has p re v a ile d fo r m any y e a r s .

The

la r g e r o v e r -t h e -m o n t h in c r e a s e fo r N e g r o e s o c c u r r e d not on ly am ong adult
m en and te e n a g e rs but a ls o am ong adult w om en .
A m on g o ccu p a tio n g ro u p s, un em ploym en t ra te s r o s e o v e r the m onth
fo r c l e r i c a l and s a le s w o r k e r s and f o r c r a fts m e n and n on farm la b o r e r s .
A lthough jo b le s s ra te s f o r p r o fe s s io n a l and te ch n ica l w o r k e r s , o p e r a tiv e s ,
and s e r v ic e w o r k e r s w e r e about unchanged fr o m M a rch , they have a ll m o v e d
up c o n s id e r a b ly in r e c e n t m on th s.

Although the only significant industry jobless rate increases over the
month occurred among workers last employed in trade and transportation
and public utilities, rates in the other industries remained well above levels
of the fall of 1969.

Until April, these two industries had experienced only

moderate unemployment increases.

However, the increases in both trade

and transportation in April were partly due to the secondary effects of the
strike in the trucking industry.

Jobless rates in manufacturing (4.8 per­

cent) and construction (8.1 percent) were unchanged for the second




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c o n s e cu tiv e m onth, a fte r risin g in F e b ru a ry .
S h o r t-te r m un em ploym en t of le s s than 5 w eek s d u ration r o s e by 300, 000
in A p r il to 2. 3 m illio n , the h ig h est le v e l sin ce this s e r ie s began in 1948.
U nem ploym en t of 15 w eek s o r o v e r w as about unchanged in A p r il at 57 5, 000.
A s a re s u lt, lo n g -t e r m u n em ploym ent as a p ro p o r tio n of the la b o r f o r c e
rem a in ed at its M a rch le v e l o f 0. 7 p e rce n t.
A long with the r is e in u n em ploym ent in A p r il, th ere w as a ls o an
in c r e a s e of 425, 000 in the num ber of p e r s o n s who w e re w orking part tim e
fo r e c o n o m ic r e a s o n s , such as sla ck w ork , m a te r ia l sh o r ta g e s, co u ld find
only p a r t-tim e w ork , o r sta rted o r stopped a jo b during the w eek .

As a

r e s u lt o f th ese d e v e lo p m e n ts, the p e rce n t of la b o r f o r c e tim e lo s t by the
u n em ployed and by p e r s o n s in v o lu n ta rily w ork in g part tim e in c r e a s e d fr o m
4. 8 p e rce n t in M a rch to 5.1 p e rce n t in A p r il.

(L a b or f o r c e tim e lo s t is a

m e a su re of m a n -h o u rs lo s t as a p e rce n t o f p oten tia lly a v a ila b le la b o r f o r c e
m a n -h o u r s . )

A s with the o v e r a ll un em ploym en t ra te , the h o u r s - lo s t rate

w as at its highest point sin ce the sp rin g of 1965.
C iv ilia n L a b o r F o r c e and T ota l E m p loy m en t
The civ ilia n la b o r f o r c e in c r e a s e d in lin e with se a so n a l e x p e cta tio n s in
A p r il.

A fte r se a so n a l a dju stm en t, the la b o r f o r c e was v irtu a lly unchanged

fro m the M a rch le v e l of 86. 1 m illio n .

Although the adult m ale la b o r fo r c e r o s e

slig h tly , the adult w om en and teenage la b o r

f o r c e s w e re unchanged, a fter

in c re a s in g sharply in re ce n t m on th s.
T ota l em p loy m en t a ls o in c r e a s e d in A p r il, m o s tly due to the n o rm a l
upsu rge in a g r ic u ltu r e .

N o n a g ricu ltu ra l e m p lo y m e n t did not show its usual

M a r c h -t o -A p r il gain and, as a re s u lt, em p loy m en t fe ll by 225, 000 a fte r
se a so n a l adjustm en t.
Since D e c e m b e r , the la b o r f o r c e has in c r e a s e d by 1. 3 m illio n p e r s o n s
(se a so n a lly a d ju s t e d )- - 6 2 5 , 000 adult m en, 400, 000 adult w om en , and 275, 000
te e n a g e r s .

E m p loy m en t grow th , h o w e v e r, has re a ch e d a v irtu a l sta n d still.

Industry P a y r o ll E m p loy m en t
E m p loy m en t on n o n a g ricu ltu ra l p a y r o lls in c r e a s e d slig h tly le s s than
usual in A p r il and, a fte r se a so n a l a dju stm en t, w as down by 90, 000.

H ow ­

e v e r , the d e clin e w as due e n tire ly to new strik e a ctiv ity in c o n s tr u ctio n ,




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tra n sp orta tio n and pu blic u tilitie s , and g o v e rn m e n t.

(W o rk e rs on strik e

a re not counted as e m p lo y e d in the p a y r o ll e m p loy m en t s e r ie s , w h e re a s
they a re c la s s ifie d as ,fe m p lo y e d --w it h a jo b but not at w o r k 11 in the h o u se ­
hold s e r ie s . )
A s has been true sin ce e a r ly fa ll, o v e r -t h e -m o n t h in c r e a s e s in
s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g in d u strie s w e r e about c o u n te r -b a la n c e d by d e c lin e s in
m a n u factu rin g.

E m p loy m en t in m a n u factu rin g d e clin e d by 145, 000 (s e a ­

son a lly a d ju sted ) betw een M a rch and A p r il, with v irtu a lly a ll o f the cutbacks
o c c u r r in g within the d u ra b le g o o d s s e c t o r .

The la r g e s t d e c r e a s e o c c u r r e d

in tra n sp orta tio n equipm ent (4 0 ,0 0 0 ), p r im a r ily due to continued la y o ffs
in the a u tom obile and a ir c r a ft in d u s tr ie s .

L a rg e d e c lin e s a ls o o c c u r r e d in

the fa b r ic a te d m e ta l p ro d u cts, p rim a r y m e ta l, e le c t r ic a l equipm ent, and
food in d u s trie s .

T h e re w e r e s m a lle r but w id e sp re a d d e c lin e s in m any oth er

m anufacturin g in d u s trie s .

Since the e a r ly fa ll o f 1969, e m p lo y m e n t in

m anufacturin g has d rop p ed by 600, 000.
C on tra ct co n s tr u ctio n em p lo y m e n t d e clin e d by 65, 000 in A p r il, a fter
se a so n a l adjustm ent, with o v e r tw o -th ird s of the d ro p due to in c r e a s e d strik e
a ctiv ity .

The le v e l o f em p lo y m e n t in c o n s tr u ctio n w as about the sam e as a

y ea r a g o.
P a y r o ll em p loy m en t a d v a n ces w e r e p osted in g ov e rn m e n t (90, 0 0 0 ),
trade (35, 0 0 0 ), and in s e r v ic e s and fin a n ce , in s u ra n ce , and re a l e sta te .
The la rg e gain in g o v e rn m e n t r e fle c t e d m a in ly the a dd ition al h irin g of
te m p o ra ry C en su s w o r k e r s .

Since F e b ru a ry , about 175, 000 C en su s w o r k e r s

have been h ire d by the F e d e r a l g ov ern m en t.
H ours o f W ork
The w ork w eek in m an u factu rin g d e clin e d by 0. 2 hour in A p r il to 40. 0
h o u rs, se a so n a lly a d ju sted , retu rn in g to about the F e b ru a ry le v e l.

Since

D e c e m b e r , the a v e ra g e w ork w eek fo r fa c t o r y w o r k e r s has fa lle n by n ea rly
th r e e -fo u r th s o f an h o u r.

The o v e r -t h e -m o n t h d e clin e was g e n e ra lly w id e ­

sp rea d , with the la r g e s t d ro p s o c c u r r in g in p r im a r y m e ta ls , m a ch in e ry ,
c h e m ic a ls , and p e tro le u m .
F a c t o r y o v e rtim e contin ued its dow nw ard tren d o f re ce n t m onths,
fa llin g by 0.1 hour in A p r il to 3. 0 h o u rs .

Since the 1969 high re a ch e d in

January, fa c to r y o v e rtim e has d rop p ed by 0. 8 h ou r, to its lo w e s t point in
6 years.




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F o r a ll r a n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s on p riv a te n on fa rm p a y r o lls , a v e ra g e
w eek ly h ou rs in A p r il w e r e unchanged fo r the th ird co n s e cu tiv e m onth at
37. 4 h ou rs (se a so n a lly a d ju s te d ).
by 0. 4 h ou r.

S in ce e a r ly fa ll, the w o rk w e e k w as o ff

A m ong the m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n s , an o v e r -t h e -m o n t h

in c r e a s e in the co n s tr u ctio n w ork w eek w as o ffs e t by re d u ctio n s in m anu­
fa ctu rin g , m in in g, and fin a n c e .
E a rn in g s
A v e r a g e h o u rly e a rn in g s f o r p ro d u ctio n and n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s
on p riv a te p a y r o lls e d ged up by 1 cen t in A p r il to $ 3 .1 8 .

C o m p a re d w ith a

y e a r a g o, h o u rly e a rn in g s w e r e up 20 ce n ts o r 6 .7 p e rce n t.
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s w e r e v irtu a lly unchanged o v e r the m onth.
A m on g the m a jo r in d u s tr ie s , in c r e a s e s in w eek ly e a rn in g s in c o n s tr u c tio n
and tra d e w e r e co u n te r e d by d e c lin e s in m a n u fa ctu rin g, m in in g , and fin a n ce ,
in s u ra n ce , and r e a l e s ta te .
O v er the y e a r ending in M a rch 1970, a v e ra g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s r o s e by
5. 6 p e rce n t; a fte r a d ju stm en t f o r co n s u m e r p r ic e ch a n g e s, h o w e v e r , ea rn in g s
w e r e dow n by 0. 4 p e r c e n t.

This release presents and anal yzes 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
ana Earnings.




T a b U A-1:

Employment status of ths noninstitutional population by sox and ago
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Employment status, age, and sex

A p r.
1970

M ar.
1970

A p r.
19 6 9

A p r.
1970

M ar.
1970

F eb.
19 7 0

Jan.
1970

D ec.
1969

8 5 ,2 3 1
8 1 ,9 6 0
7 8 ,4 0 8
3 ,5 3 1
7 4 ,8 7 7
2 ,1 0 7
1 ,3 0 8
7 99
3 ,5 5 2

8 5 ,0 0 8
8 1 ,6 9 0
7 7 ,9 5 7
3 ,1 7 1
7 4 ,7 8 6
1 ,8 8 8
1 ,1 2 0
768
3 ,7 3 3

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 6 ,1 4 3
8 2 ,8 7 2
7 8 ,9 2 4
3 ,5 8 6
7 5 ,3 3 8
2 ,3 6 0
1 ,4 0 0
960
3 ,9 4 8

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

8 5 ,5 9 0
8 2 ,2 4 9
7 8 ,8 2 2
3 ,4 9 9
7 5 ,3 2 3
1 ,8 2 1
1 ,0 4 4
777
3 ,4 2 7

8 5 ,5 9 9
8 2 ,2 1 3
7 9 ,0 4 1
3 ,4 2 6
7 5 ,6 1 5
1 ,9 1 5
1 ,0 3 6
879
3 ,1 7 2

8 5 ,0 2 3
8 1 ,5 8 3
7 8 ,7 3 7
3 ,4 3 5
7 5 ,3 0 2
1 ,8 3 8
1 ,0 4 6
812
2 ,8 4 6

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

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

4 6 ,0 8 4
4 5 ,1 4 7
2 ,7 1 3
4 2 ,4 3 4
9 01

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

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

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

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

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

2 8 ,3 8 2
2 7 ,2 1 0
521
2 6 ,6 8 9
1 ,1 7 1

2 8 ,3 4 8
2 7 ,0 8 4
440
2 6 ,6 4 4
1 ,2 6 4

2 7 ,3 3 7
2 6 ,3 7 1
554
2 5 ,8 1 6
96 7

2 8 ,2 7 4
2 7 ,0 2 2
571
2 6 ,4 5 1
1 ,2 5 2

2 8 ,2 9 5
2 7 ,0 1 6
583
2 6 ,4 3 3
1 ,2 7 9

2 8 ,0 6 6
2 6 ,9 2 5
630
2 6 ,2 9 5
1 ,1 4 1

2 8 ,0 7 3
2 7 ,0 6 0
586
2 6 ,4 7 4
1 ,0 1 3

2 7 ,8 7 5
2 6 ,8 9 7
585
2 6 ,3 1 2
978

6 ,5 5 1
5 ,6 6 9
374
5 ,2 9 4
883

6 ,4 8 6
5 ,6 2 3
308
5 ,3 1 6
8 63

6 ,2 3 5
5 ,5 6 1
340
5 ,2 2 1
674

7 ,3 9 9
6 ,2 3 5
413
5 ,8 2 2
1 ,1 6 4

7 ,4 1 4
6 ,3 8 7
430
5 ,9 5 7
1 ,0 2 7

7 ,3 4 7
8 ,3 6 3
390
5 ,9 7 3
9 84

7 ,3 1 4
6 ,3 0 7
3 67
5 ,9 4 0
1 ,0 0 7

7 ,1 3 0
6 ,2 8 7
351
5 ,9 3 6
843

Total
Total labor f o r c e ........................................................
Civilian labor force ..................................................
Employed....................................................................
Agriculture..............................................................
Nonagricultural industries.................................
On part time for economic reason s...............
Usually work full tim e....................................
Usually work part time .................................
Unemployed.................................................................
Men, 20 yours and over
Civilian labor force.....................................................
Employed....................................................................
Agriculture..............................................................
Nonagricultural industries.................................
Unemployed.................................................................
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force ..................................................
Employed....................................................................
Agriculture..............................................................
Nonagricultural industries.................................
Unemployed.................................................................
Both soxos, 1 6 -1 9 years
Civilian labor force.....................................................
Employed....................................................................
Agriculture..............................................................
Nonagricultural in du stries.................................
Unemployed.................................................................

Table A-2:

Full- and part-time status off the civilian labor force by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Full- and part-time
employment status, sex,
and age

F eb.
19 7 0

Jan.
19 7 0

N ov.
196 9

A p r.
19 7 0

A p r.
1969

A p r.
19 7 0

M ar.
197 0

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

6 7 ,9 2 3

7 0 ,8 1 0
6 7 ,7 2 0
3 , o'9 o
4 .4

7 0 ,5 5 7

7 0 ,4 0 7

7 0 ,6 2 3

7 0 ,2 6 9

7 0 ,1 8 4

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

6 7 ,7 0 7
2 ,8 5 0
4 .0

6 7 ,7 8 1
2 ,6 2 6
3 .7

6 8 ,2 3 5
2 ,3 8 8
3 .4

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

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

4 3 ,1 8 3
1 ,3 8 1
3 .1

4 3 ,8 1 4
4 2 ,9 7 5
83 9
1 .9

4 4 ,8 9 8
4 3 ,4 8 7
1 ,4 1 1
3 .1

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

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

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

4 4 ,4 8 6
4 3 ,5 0 6
980
2 .2

4 4 ,4 2 0
4 3 ,5 1 5
9 05
2 .0

2 1 ,9 0 8
2 0 ,9 5 8
951
4 .3

2 1 ,4 5 8
2 0 ,6 6 6
792
3 .7

2 2 ,0 5 4
2 1 ,0 4 2
1 ,0 1 2
4 .6

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

2 1 ,9 6 5
2 1 ,0 8 7
87 8
4 .0

2 2 ,1 4 6
2 1 ,3 3 2
814
3 .7

2 1 ,8 1 3
2 1 ,0 8 9
724
3 .3

2 1 ,8 5 2
2 1 ,0 9 6
756
3 .5

1 2 ,7 0 6
1 1 ,9 4 0

1 1 ,7 0 0
1 1 ,1 3 1

1 1 ,9 4 9
1 1 ,0 6 4

76 5
6 .0

569
4 .9

885
7 .4

1 1 ,9 5 8
1 1 ,1 0 9
849
7 .1

1 1 ,6 3 4
1 0 ,8 2 8
806
6 .9

1 1 ,8 0 3
1 0 ,9 4 6
857
7 .3

1 1 ,3 6 0
1 0 ,6 7 7
68 3
6 .0

1 1 ,2 6 1
1 0 ,5 8 0
681
6 .0

D ec.
1 96 9

Full time
Total, 16 years and over:
Civilian labor force..................................................
Employed.................................................................
Unemployed..............................................................
Unemployment r a t e ...............................................
lien, 20 years and over:
Civilian labor force..................................................
Employed.................................................................
Unemployed ...........................................................
Unemployment r a t e ...............................................
Women, 20 years and over:
Civilian labor force..................................................
Employed.................................................................
Unemployed ...........................................................
Unemployment r a t e ................................................

4 4 ,5 6 5

Port time
Total, 16 years and over:
Civilian labor force..................................................
Employed.................................................................
Unemployed..............................................................
Unemployment r a t e ...............................................

NOTE: Persons on part-time schedules for economic reasons are included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or
part-time work.




Table B-2: Average weekly hours off production or nonsupervisory workers1
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Seasonally adjtntcd

Industry

TO TA L P R IV A T E .................................

MINING.........................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION .........
MANUFACTURING.................................
DURABLE

GOOOS..................................

Overtime hours ..............................
Ordnance and accessories................
Lumber and wood products................
Furniture and fix t u r e s ......................
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Fabricated metal products................
Machinery, except ele ctr ic a l...........
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment................
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing...........
NONDURABLE GOO DS..............................

O vertime h o u rs.................................
Food and kindred p r o d u c ts ..............
Tobacco manufactures......................
Textile mill products.........................
Apparel and other textile products. .
Paper and allied products.................
Printing and publishing......................
Petroleum and coal produ cts...........
Rubber and plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products...........

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ...........................
R E T A IL T R A D E ....................................

FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND REAL
ESTATE.....................................

Mar.

Feb.

Apr.

1970

1970

1970

1969

37 .1
4 2 .6
37-9
39-7
2 .8
4 0 .3
2 .7
U0.5
39.5
3 8 .6
4 1 .6
1*0.1+
1*0.7
Ul.l*
39 .7
3 9 .7
1*0.5
3 8 .8
39-0
2 .8
3 9 .8
36 .6
1*0.0
3 5 .6
U l.6
3 7 -7
U 1.7
U 2.2
U 0.3
3 6 .9
35 .0
3 9 .9
3 3 .3

3 7 .2
U2.5
3 7 .3
1*0.0
3 .0
U0.6
3 .0
1+0.8
3 9 .6
39*0
U l.3
U0.8
u i.o

U2.1
1*0.1
U o.o
1+0.7
39 .0
39 .2
3 .0

.

37 .1
U2.6
3 6 .8
3 9 .8
3 .0
1*0.3
3 .0
U0.8
39.5
38 .7
1+0.9
U0.8
U0.7
U l.9
39 .7
39 .6
U0.2
38 .8

37 .5
U3.6
3 7 .6
1+0.5
3 .5
U l.2
3 -6
U0.5
1+0.2
1*0.1
U l.9
U2.1
Ul.U
U2.6
1*0.3
Ul.O
1+0.5
39 .1
3 9 .1*
3 .2

Mar.

Apr.

1970

1969

- 0 .1
.1
.6
-.3
-.2

-o.U
-1 .0
•3
-.8
-7
-.9
-.9
0
-.7
- 1 .5
-.3
- 1 .7
-.7
-1 .2
-.6
-1 .3
0
-3

-.3
-.3
-.3
-.1
-.U
•3
-.U
-.3
-.7
-.u

-.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.2

36 .9
35 .0
U o .o

u o .o

U o .o

33.^

3 3 .3

3 3 .8

•3
-.1
0
0
-.1
-.1

36 .9

37.0

3 7 .1

-.1

36.U
U0 . 2

3 5 .8
U2.1
38 .0
U1.9
U1.9
u o .u

3 6 .8

u o .i

-.3

3 5 .8

.2
-.2
-.2

u o .u

3 5 .9
U2.9
3 8 .1
U1.9
U3.2
Ul.O
36 .5
3 5 .3

37.U
U2.8
3 8 .3
UO.O
3 .0
U0.5
2 .8
U0.9
39 .5
39 -3
U l.7
U0.2
U l.l
Ul.U
U0.3
U0.2
U 0.8
3 9 .2
3 9 .U
3 .0
U0.6
3 7 .2
U0.7
3 5 .7
U2.1
3 7 .9
Ul.U
U1.9
U0.7
38 .1
3 5 .3

-.U
-.1+

39-1
3 .0
U o.o
37 .0
U o.o
35.5
U1.9
3 7 .8
U l.6
U l.8
U0.6
37.^
35 .0

U o .l

If

Change from
Apr.

-.3
•8
-.U
-.3
-1 .3

-.5
-.3

-.U
-.2

-.2

-1 .0
-.7
.U
-.3
-.1
-.5

Feb.
1970

37.U

3 7 .*
U3.U
3 8 .3
39 .9
3 .2

* 3 .1
38 .0
U0.2
3 .1
U0.7
3 .1

u o .u

3 .2

u i.o

u i.o

3 9 .8
3 9 .3
U1.9
1+0.7
U l.3
U l.8
1+0.2

1*0.3
3 9 .1
U l.8
U0.9
U l.l
U l.8
39 .7
U0.2
1*0.2
3 8 .7
3 9 .3
3 .2
U0.7
3 7 .*

u o .u

1*0.7
3 8 .9
39.U
3 .2
1*0.7
3 7 .3
U0.2
35 .5
U2.3
38 .0

U o .o

Change

ite r .
1970
0
- 0 .3
•3
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.3
-.1
-• 3
0
-.2

-.5
-.2

-.U
.1
-.2

.1
•3
0
-.2

-.1
-.1
.5
.2
-.2

3 3 .6

4 2 .4
U0.7
37 -2
3 5 .3
U o .l
3 3 .8

35 .5
U 2.3
3 8 .0
U l.8
U 2.7
Ul.O
37 .0
35.U
1+0.2
33 .7

3 6 .8

36 .9

37 .0

-.1

U o .l

-.3

Mar.

1970

U i .9

-.1
-•5
-.5
0
•9
0
0
-.2

iData relate to production worker* in mining and manufacturing: to construction worker* in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in wholesale and retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and services. These group* 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 off production or nonsupervisory workers*1
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hotaly earnings

Industry

Apr.

Mar.

Feb.

Apr.

1970

1970

1970

1969

TO TA L P R I V A T E ............................

$ 3 .1 8

$ 2 .9 8

MINING.......................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION___
MANUFACTURING........................

3 .7 7
5 .0 8

$3 .1 5
3.7 5
5.0 5
3.2 9

Changei from
Mar.

Apr.

1970

1969
$ 0 .2 0
.2 2
.1*1*

Apr.

Mar.

Feb.

Apr.

1970

1970

1970

1969

$1 17.9 2
1 6 0.65
I 8 9 .ll
132.1*0

$ 1 1 6 .8 7

Change from
Mar.

1970
$ 0 .0 6

15 9.75
1 8 5.84
1 3 0 .9 k

$111.75
1 5 4 .7 8
1 7 4.46
1 2 7 .5 8

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

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

3 .3 2

$ 3 .1 7
3 .7 8
5 .0 7
3.3 1

3.15

$ 0 .0 1
- .0 1
.01
.01

.1 7

$ 1 17.9 8
1 6 0.60
1 9 2 .5 3
131-80

DURABLE GO O DS......................................

3.51

3.5 0

3 .* 8

3 .3 3

.0 1

.1 8

lU l.i*5

1 4 2.10

1 4 0.24

1 3 7.20

- .6 5

4 .2 5

Ordnance and accessories................
Lumber and wood products................

3 .6 3
2 .8 6
2 .7 3
3.3 5
3.8 6
3 .* 9
3.75
3.21*
4 .0 2
3.30
2 .8 0

3.6 0
2.81*
2 .7 1
3 .3 2
3.8 5
3.1*6
3 .7 *
3 .2 3
1+.01
3.2 9
2 .8 0

3 .5 6
2 .8 3
2 .7 0
3-28
3.8 5
3 .* 5
3 .7 2
3.2 0
3 .9 8
3 .2 8
2 .8 0

3 .* 1
2.61*
2.5O
3 .1 1*
3.71*
3.2 9
3.5i*
3.05
3.81+
3 .1 !
2 .6 2

.0 3
.0 2
.0 2
.0 3
.01
.0 3
.01
.01
.01
.01
0

.2 2
.2 2
.15
.21
.1 2
.20
.2 1
.1 9
.1 8
.1 9
.1 8

11*7-02
1 1 2.97
1 0 5 .3 8
1 3 9 .3 6
1 5 5 -91*
11*2.04
15 5.25
1 2 8 .6 3
1 5 9.59
13 3 .6 5
108.64

1 4 6 .8 8
1 1 2.46
1 0 5.69
1 3 7 .1 2
1 5 7 .0 8
1 4 1.86
15 7. **5
1 2 9 .5 2
160.40
133-90
10 9.20

14 5.25
1 1 1.79
1 0 4.49
13**.15
1 5 7 .0 8
14 0 .4 2
1 5 5.87
12 7.04
1 5 7.61
1 3 1 .8 6
10 8.64

i3 8 .ll
1 0 6 .1 3
1 0 3 .4 6
13 1-57
15 7-45
1 3 6 .2 1
1 5 0.80
1 2 2 .9 2
1 5 7 .4 4
1.25.96
1 0 2.44

.1 4
.51
- .3 1
2 .2 4
-1 .1 4
.1 8
-2 .2 0
-8 9
- .8 1
- .2 5
- .5 6

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

3.0 2
3.1 0
2 .9 0
2.1*3
2 .3 8
3.3 5
3.85
3.5 9
1+.22
3.15
2.1*7
2 .6 8

3.0 1
3.0 7
2 .9 0
2.1*2
2 .3 6
3 .3 *
3 .8 1
3 .5 9
1+.23
3 .1 *
2.1*7
2 .6 8

2 .8 7
2 .9 1*
2 .6 8
2 .3 0
2 .2 8
3.1 7
3.61*
3.1*0
1+.03
3.0 2
2 .3 5
2 .5 2

.01
.0 2
.1 1
0
- .0 2
.0 2
.01
.01
.01
.01
.01
.01

1 1 7.69
1 2 2.80
10 7.30
96 .8 0
8 3 .7 8
13 9.95
1 4 4.02
149.34
1 7 6.81
1 2 7 .4 8
9 2 .3 8
93*80

1 1 3-08
1 1 7.89
9 5 .91*
9 2 .9 2
8 1 .85
13 5.99
1 3 8 .6 8
1 4 2.46
17 4.10
12 3.82
8 5 .7 8
8 8 .9 6

- .2 1
-.1 3
4 .6 1
-.**9
- 1 .1 8
- .8 5
-.7 8
- .3 0
1 .6 9
.0 9
•37
.3 5

3.3 9
2.1*1

3.1*0
2.1*0

3 .3 9
2.1*0

3 .1 8
2 .2 7

- .0 1
.01

.1'+

1 5 0 .1 2
1 7 8.51
12 7.35
9 1 .5 1
9**.15
1 3 5 .2 6
80 .2 5

H 8 .3 8
12 4 .3 1
1 0 5.56
9 7 .6 9
8 5 .20
14 1.04
1 4 6.30
15 0 .4 2
1 7 6 .8 2
1 2 7 .2 6
9 1 .1 4
93 -80

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

.1 6
.1 8
•33
.1 3
.0 8
.20
.2 2
.20
.20
.11*
.1 3
.17
.2 1

1 1 8.17
1 2 4 .1 6
H O .1 7
97 -20
81*. 02
14 0 .1 9

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3 .0 3
3.1 2
3.01
2.1*3
2 .3 6
3.3 7
-3 .86
3.6 0
1+.23
3.1 6
2.U8
2 .6 9

1 3 6.00
8 0 .1 6

13 5.60
7 9 .9 2

12 7.20
7 6 .7 3

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL
ESTATE ..................................

-• 71*
.0 9

5 .0 9
6 .2 9
1 4 .2 3
4 .2 8
2 .1 7
4 .2 0
6 .8 4
7 .6 6
4 .4 1
3 .5 3
5 .7 3
5 .1 9
8 .0 6
3.52

3.0 3

3.0i*

3.01*

2 .8 8

- .0 1

.15

1 1 1.50

1 1 2 .1 8

11 2 .4 8

106.85

- .6 8

4 .6 5

Furniture

and f i x t u r e s ........................

Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated metal products................
Machinery, except e le ctr ic a l...........
Flectrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment................
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing...........
NONDURABLE G O O DS.............................

Food and kindred p r o d u c ts ..............
Tobacco manufactures......................
Textile mill products........................
Apparel and other textile products. .
Paper and allied products................
Printing and publishing......................
Chemicals and allied products . . . .
Petroleum and coal produ cts...........
Rubber and plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products...........

* See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent




are preliminary.

3-55
1+.64

1 U 5.52

T a b le B -l :

Employees on non agric u lt u ral payrolls , by industry
(In thousands)
S e a s o n a l l y arJju sL eri

In d u s try

i f

Change* from

Mar.

1970

Feb.
1970

C han g e

Apr.

1969

Mar.

A pr.

A pr.

Mar.

1970

1969

1970

1970

Feb.
1970

7 0 ,9 7 2

7 1 ,060

71 ,0 0 4

-8 8

from

Mar.

1970
TOTAL ....................................................

7 0 ,5 8 2

7 0 ,2 9 7

6 9 ,8 9 3

6 9 ,4 6 2

285

1 ,1 2 0

MINING.......................................

623

617

616

619

6

4

628

633

634

-5

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION___

3,270

3,11*0

3,01*5

3,255

130

15

3 ,3 7 8

3 ,**3

3 ,* 1 8

-6 5

1 9 ,564
1 4 ,1 9 6

1 9 ,7 2 2
ll*,3>*l

1 9 ,7 1 2
ii*, 312

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

-1 5 8
-145

-3 88
-4 0 8

1 9 ,7 2 1
1*1,332

1 ? ,8 6 5
1 4 ,4 6 8

1 9 ,8 8 6
1 * ,4 6 7

-144
-1 36

1 1 ,4 6 4
8 ,2 6 1

H ,5 7 9
8 ,3 6 1

1 1 ,5 5 3
8 ,3 1 7

1 1 ,8 3 5
8 ,6 1 2

-115
-100

-3 7 1
-3 5 1

1 1 ,494
8 ,2 8 4

1 1 ,6 1 8
8 ,3 9 1

1 1 ,6 0 8
8 ,3 6 *

-1 24
-1 0 7

271
576
479
652
1 ,3 1 3
1 ,4 2 2
2 ,0 0 9
2 ,0 0 6
1 ,8 6 7
463
436

280
58O
481
656
1 ,3 2 9
1 ,4 4 0
2 ,0 1 8
2 ,0 2 2
i,? 0 7
465
440

286
584
482
664
1 ,3 * 3
1 ,4 4 *
2 ,0 2 4
2 ,0 2 0
1 ,? 5 3
1*65
1*1*3

-9
-4
-2
-4
-1 6
-1 8
-9
-1 6
-4 0
-2
-4

MANUFACTURING........................
Production w o r k e r s .................
D U R A B L E G O O D S ..............................

Production w o r k e r s .................

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fixturea..................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries...............
Fabricated metal products.............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment.............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

2 6 9 .3
5 6 6 .3
**73-**
6 4 8 .7
1 ,3 2 3 .8
1,1*13.7
2 ,0 1 7 .4
1 ,9 8 8 .2
1 ,8 7 4 .8
4 6 0 .8
4 2 7 .1

2 7 9 .2
5 6 7 .2
4 7 8 .0
6 3 9 .3
1 ,3 3 0 .7
1,1*30.2
2 ,0 3 0 .6
2 ,0 1 1 .6
1 ,9 2 2 .5
4 6 3 .8
*2 5 -9

2 8 6 .7
56 8.1
1*79.3
637.1*
1 ,3 3 8 .5
1,1*35.6
2 ,0 2 9 .9
2 ,0 2 0 .4
1 ,8 6 9 .4
4 6 3 .8
4 2 4 .2

341.2
59 3 -*
4 9 0 .7
6 5 4 .8
1 ,3 3 6 .8
1 ,4 4 1 .6
2 ,0 0 7 .0
2 ,0 2 7 .7
2 ,0 3 7 .3
4 6 9 .6
* 0 5 .3

- 9 .9
-.9
-4 .6
9 »*
- 6 .9
-1 6 .5
-1 3 .2
-2 3 .4
-4 7 .7
-3 .0
1 .2

8,1 0 0
5,935

8 ,1 4 3
5,9 80

8 ,1 5 9
5,995

8 ,1 1 7
5 ,9 9 2

-* 3
-4 5

-1 7
-5 7

8 ,2 2 7
6 ,0 4 8

8 ,2 4 7
6 ,0 7 7

8 ,2 7 8
6 ,1 0 3

-2 0
-2 9

1 ,7 1 8 .7
7 1 .3
9 6 5 .3
1 ,3 8 3 .*
7 1 7 .1
1 ,1 0 2 .8
1 ,0 4 8 .1
1 9 0 .5
57 0 .2
332.2

1 ,7 3 1 .0
7 3 .7
9 6 3 .5
1 ,4 0 6 .9
7 1 7 .9
1 ,1 0 2 .9
1 ,0 4 9 .4
1 9 0 .4
5 7 *.8
332.5

1 ,7 3 8 .4
7 6 .5
9 6 6 .2
1 ,4 0 8 .8
7 1 8 .3
1 ,1 0 2 .6
1 ,0 4 8 .7
1 8 9 .3
57 5.6
33 4.6

1 ,7 1 0 .8
7 1 .6
9 8 8 .4
1 ,4 1 1 .2
70 3 .5
1 ,0 7 7 .3
1 ,0 4 6 .9
1 8 7 .8
5 7 5.7
34 3.8

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

7 .9
-.3
-2 3 .I
-2 7 .8
1 3 .6
2 5 .5
1 .2
2 .7
- 5 .5
- 1 1 .6

1 ,8 0 3
81
968
1 ,3 9 7
724
1 ,1 0 4
1 ,0 4 5
193
574
338

1 ,8 1 8
80
966
1 ,3 9 7
724
1 ,1 0 4
1 ,0 5 2
194
578
33*

1 ,8 3 0
79
971*
1,1*03
726
1 ,1 0 6
1 ,0 5 6
191*
577
333

-1 5
1
2
0
0
0
-7
-1
-4
4

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES................................

4 ,4 4 1

M 57

4 ,4 3 9

4 ,4 0 3

-1 6

30

4 ,4 7 7

* ,5 H

**,511

-3 *

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

1 4 ,7 7 8

1 4 ,6 9 8

1 4 ,6 0 8

1 4 ,3 9 8

80

380

1 4 ,9 8 3

1 * ,9 * 7

11*,991

36

W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ......................
R E T A I L T R A D E .................................

3,832
1 0 ,9 4 6

3,8 32
1 0 ,8 6 6

3,826
1 0 ,7 8 2

3,6 88
1 0 ,710

0
80

144 .
236

3,8 82
1 1 ,1 0 1

3 ,8 8 2
1 1 ,0 6 5

3,8 7 6
1 1 ,1 1 5

0
36

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE..........................

3,6 67

3 ,6 39

3,617

3,5 17

28

150

3 ,6 82

3,6 65

3,65**

17

SERVICES................................

1 1 ,* 3 9 ,

1 1 ,2 9 6

1 1 ,232

1 1 ,044

143

395

1 1 ,4 3 9

1 1 , *22

11,1*15

17

751
1 ,0 0 3
3,0 26
1 ,1 4 2

755
1 ,0 1 6
3 ,0 1 3
1 ,1 3 8

751
1 ,0 1 7
2 ,9 9 2
1 ,1 < 0

-4
-1 3
13
4

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S : ..................

Production w o r k e r s .................

Food and kindred products..........
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 . . . .

Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal services.........................
Medical and other health services
Educational services....................

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

70 1 .0
1 ,0 0 6 .5
3 ,0 0 6 .7
£ 1 8 7 .1

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 2 ,800

1 2 ,7 2 8

1 2 ,6 2 4

12 ,274

72

526

1 2 ,6 6 4

1 2 ,5 7 *

12,1*95

90

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

2 ,8 45
9 ,9 5 5

2 ,7 5 8
9 ,9 7 0

2,6 94
9 ,9 3 0

2 ,7 * 7
9 ,5 2 7

87
-1 5

98
428

2 ,8 5 6
9 ,8 0 8

2,7 8 0
9 ,7 9 *

2 ,7 2 1
9,77**

76
14

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




Ta b U A -3 :

M ajor o

monl indicators

(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

Selected categories

A p r.
1970

A p r.
1969

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment
A p r.
1970

Mar.
1970

Feb.
1970

Jan .
1970

D ec.
1969

A pr.
1969

Total (all civilian workers) ................................

3 ,5 5 2

2 ,5 4 2

4 .8

4 .4

4 .2

3 .9

3 .5

3 .5

Men, 20 years and o v e r ...................................
Women, 20 years and over................................
Both sexes, 16-19 years...................................

1 ,4 9 8
1 ,1 7 1
883

901
967
674

3 .2
4 .4
1 5 .7

2 .9
4 .5
1 3 .9

2 .8
4 .1
1 3 .4

2 .5
3 .6
1 3 .8

2 .2
3 .5
1 1 .8

2 .0
3 .8
1 2.7

White...................................................................
Negro and other r a c e s .....................................

2 ,8 6 1
691

2 ,0 0 7
535

4 .3
8 .7

4 .1
7 .1

3 .8
7 .0

3 .6
6 .3

3 .2
5 .7

3 .1
7 .0

Married men.............................................................
Full-time workers...................................................
Part-time workers..................................................
Unemployed 1$ weeks and over1 ........................
State insured2 ........................................................
Labor force time lost^ ...........................................

941
2 ,7 8 7
765
772
1 ,7 6 7
--

576
1 ,973
569
516
1,1 4 6
--

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

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

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

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

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

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

967
275
499
193
1 ,6 7 2
397
940
335
471
66

598
164
296
138
1 ,1 7 0
237
678
255
421
63

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 ,8 1 3
365
1 ,0 1 8
602
415
165
696
545
219
76

1 ,994
254
675
359
316
94
508
450
159
71

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

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

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

3 .9
7 .1
3 .8
3 .8
3 .8
2 .9
4 .3
3.1
2 .2
6 .2

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

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

,

Occupation4
White-collar w orkers.............................................
Professional and managerial...........................
Clerical workers .............................................
Sales w ork ers...................................................
Blue-collar workers .............................................
Craftsmen and foremen.....................................
O peratives........................................................
Nonfarm laborers.............................................
Service w orkers.....................................................
Farm workers ........................................................
Industry4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary
workers 5 .............................................................
Construction.....................................................
Manufacturing..................................................
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 industries.....................
Government wage and salary w ork ers................
Agricultural wage and salary workers................

^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.

^Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas

in su re d unemployment under State program.s-unemploymen. rate calculated as a percent
of average covered employment.

that b* indus,ry c o w s onlV unemployed wage and salary workers,
^Includes mining, not shown separately.

^Man-iiours lost by rhe unemployed and persons on pan time for economic reasons as a
percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.

Table A-4:

Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 w e e k s ................................................
5. to 14 w e e k s ........................................................
15 weeks and over ................................................
15 to 26 weeks...................................................
27 weeks and over ...........................................




Apr.
1970

Apr.
1969

A pr.
1970

Mar.
1970

Feb.
1970

Jan.
1970

Dec.
1969

Nov.
1969

1 ,8 3 6
944
772
537
235

1 ,3 6 9
657
516
355
161

2 ,2 9 5
1 ,0 7 5
569
372
197

1 ,9 9 5
1,154
545
363
182

1 ,9 7 3
1,016
465
306
159

1,756
914
409
276
133

1 ,515
893
392
272
120

1,558
912
389
249
140

Table A - 5 :

U n e m p lo y e d persons by reason for u n e m plo ym ent

(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Reason for unemployment

Apr.
1970

Apr.
1970

A pr.
1969

Mar.
1970

Feb.
1970

Jan.
1970

D ec.
1969

Nov.
1969

N u m b e r o f u n e m p lo y e d

Lost last j o b ...........................................................
Left last j o b ...........................................................
Reentered labor f o r c e ...........................................
Never worked b e fo r e .............................................

1 ,6 6 9
507
1 ,0 0 1
375

1 ,0 8 8
394
770
290

1 ,6 1 3
573
1 ,2 0 7
550

1 ,5 0 3
466
1 ,2 2 5
479

1 ,3 9 0
473
1 ,0 8 9
477

1,2 0 2
460
1,1 0 6
509

1 ,1 7 0
455
916
358

1 ,0 3 3
426
999
358

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

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

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

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

1 0 0 .0
4 0 .5
1 3 .8
3 1 .8
13.9

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

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

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

2 .1
.6
1 .2
.5

1 .4
.5

1 .9
.7
1 .5
.7

1 .8
.6
1 .5
.6

1 .7
.6
1 .3
.6

1 .5
.6
1 .3
.6

1 .4
.6
1 .1
.5

1 .3
.5
1 .2
.4

P e rc e n t d is trib u tio n

Total unemployed...................................................
Lost last j o b .....................................................
Left last j o b .....................................................
Reentered labor force........................................
Never worked before...........................................
U n e m p lo y e d a s a p e r c e n t o f th e
c i v i l i a n la b o r f o rc e

Lost last j o b ...........................................................
Left last j o b ...........................................................
Reentered labor force.............................................
Never worked b e fo r e ..............................................

1.0
.4

Table A-6:

T h ou sa n d s o f p erson s
»

A g e and s e x

Unemployed persons by age and sex

P ercen t
lo o k in g for
full-tim e
work

S ea son a lly a d ju sted unem ploym ent rates

A p r.
19 7 0

M ar.
1970

T o ta l, 16 y ea rs and o v e r ....................................

3 ,5 5 2

3 ,7 3 3

7 8 .5

16 to 19 y e a r s .......................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ..............................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ..............................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .......................................................
25 y ea rs and o v e r ..............................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .................................................
55 y ea rs and o v e r ..........................................

883
449
434
70 5
1 ,9 6 5
1 ,5 5 0
414

863
431
432
728
2 ,1 4 2
1 ,6 9 4
448

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

M ales, 16 y ea rs and o v e r ....................................

1 ,9 8 1

2 ,0 8 2

8 1 .6

4 .2

*3.6

3 .6

3 .3

2 .9

2 .7

16 (o 19 y e a r s .......................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s .............................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ..............................................

483
255
228
389

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

M ar.
1970

Feb.
1 97 0

Jan.
1970

D ec.
1969

A p r.
19 6 9

4 .8

4 .4

4 .2

3 .9

3 .5

3 .5

1 5 .7
1 8 .7
1 3 .8
7 .7
3 .1
3 .2
2 .8

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

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

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

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

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

A p r.
1970

20 to 24 y e a r s .......................................................
25 y ea rs and o v e r ..............................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .................................................
55 y ea rs and o v e r ..........................................

1 ,1 0 9
837
27 2

475
253
223
39 7
1 ,2 0 9
902
307

F em a les, 16 y e a rs and o v e r ..............................

1 ,5 7 1

1 ,6 5 1

7 4 .5

5 .7

5 .7

5 .1

4 .8

4 .5

4 .9

16 to 19 y e a r s .......................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ..............................................

400
194
206
316
856
714
142

387
178
209
330
933
792
141

5 4 .8
3 7 .6

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 and 19 y e a r s ............................. ... . . . .
20 to 24 y e a r s .......................................................
25 y ea rs and o v e r ..............................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .................................................
55 y e a rs and o v e r ...........................................




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

T a b le B-l :

Employees on non agric u ltu ra l payrolls , by industry

Industry

i f

(In thousands)

Melt.
1970

Feb.
1970

Apr.
1969

Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Mar.

Apr.

Apr.

Mar.

1970

1969

1970

1970

Feb.
1970

Change
from

Mar.
. . 1970-. .

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

7 0 ,5 8 2

7 0 ,2 9 7

6 9 ,8 9 3

6 9 ,4 6 2

285

1 ,1 2 0

7 0 ,9 7 2

7 1 ,0 6 0

7 1 ,0 0 4

-8 8

MINING.......................................

623

617

616

619

6

4

628

633

634

-5

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTIOH___

3,270

3,11)0

3,045

3,2 55

130

15

3 ,3 7 8

3 ,4 4 3

3 ,* 1 8

-6 5

1 9 ,564
1 4 ,1 9 6

1 9 ,7 2 2
l* ),^

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

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

-1 5 8
-1 45

-3 8 8
-4 0 8

19 ,7 2 1
1 4 ,3 3 2

1 9 ,8 6 5
1 4 ,4 6 8

1 9 ,8 8 6
1 4 ,4 6 7

-144
-1 36

1 1 ,4 6 4
8 ,2 6 1

H ,5 7 9
8 j 361

1 1 ,5 5 3
8 ,3 1 7

H ,§ 3 5
8 ,6 1 2

-1 15
-100

-3 7 1
-3 5 1

11 ,494
8,2 8 4

1 1 ,6 1 8
8 ,3 9 1

1 1 ,6 0 8
8 ,3 6 4

-1 24
-1 0 7

271
576
479
652
1 ,3 1 3
1 ,4 2 2
2 ,0 0 9
2 ,0 0 6
1 ,8 6 7
463
436

280
580
481
656
1 ,3 2 9
1 ,4 4 0
2 ,0 1 8
2 ,0 2 2
1 ,9 0 7
465
440

286
584
482
664
1 ,3 * 3
1 ,4 4 4
2 ,0 2 4
2 ,0 2 0
i,8 5 3
465
443

-9
-4
-2
-4
-1 6
-1 8
-9
-1 6
-4 0
-2
-4

MANUFACTURING........................
' Production w o r k e r s ..................
D U R A B L E G O O D S ..............................

Production w o r k e r s ..................

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fixture & .................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries...............
Fabricated metal products.............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment . . . . . .
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

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

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

2 8 6 .7
56 8.1
1)79*3
637**)
1 ,3 3 8 .5
1,1)35.6
2 ,0 2 9 .9
2 ,0 2 0 .4
1 ,8 6 9 .4
4 6 3 .8
4 2 4 .2

3 4 1.2
59 3 .4
4 9 0 .7
6 5 4 .8
1 ,3 3 6 .8
1 ,4 4 1 .6
2 ,0 0 7 .0
2 ,0 2 7 .7
2 ,0 3 7 .3
4 6 9 .6
4 3 5 .3

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

8 ,1 0 0
5,9 35

8 ,1 4 3
5 ,9 80

8 ,1 5 9
5,995

8 ,1 1 7
5,9 9 2

-4 3
-4 5

-1 7
-5 7

8 ,2 2 7
6 ,0 4 8

8 ,2 4 7
6 ,0 7 7

8 ,2 7 8
6 ,1 0 3

-2 0
-2 9

1 ,7 1 8 .7
7 1 .3
9 6 5 .3
1 ,3 8 3 .4
7 1 7 .1
1 ,1 0 2 .8
1 ,0 4 8 .1
1 9 0 .5
57 0 .2
33 2.2

1 ,7 3 1 .0
7 3 .7
9 6 3 .5
1,1*06.9
7 1 7 .9
1 ,1 0 2 .9
1 ,0 4 9 .4
1 9 0 .4
57 4 .8
332.5

1 ,7 3 8 .4
7 6 .5
9 6 6 .2
1 ,4 0 8 .8
7 1 8 .3
1 ,1 0 2 .6
1 ,0 4 8 .7
1 8 9 .3
575.6
334.6

1 ,7 1 0 .8
7 1 .6
9 8 8 .4
1 ,4 1 1 .2
70 3 .5
1 ,0 7 7 .3
1 ,0 4 6 .9
1 8 7 .8
57 5.7
3 4 3.8

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

7 .9
-.3
-2 3 .I
- 2 7 .8
1 3 .6
2 5 .5
1 .2
2 .7
- 5 .5
- 1 1 .6

1 ,8 0 3
81
968
1 ,3 9 7
724
1 ,1 0 4
1 ,0 4 5
193
574
338

1 ,8 1 8
80
966
1 ,3 9 7
724
1 ,1 0 4
1 ,0 5 2
194
578
334

1 ,8 3 0
79
974
1 ,4 0 3
726
1 ,1 0 6
1 ,0 5 6
194
577
333

-1 5
1
2
0
0
0
-7

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES................................

4 ,4 4 1

4 ,4 5 7

4 ,4 3 9

4 ,4 0 3

-1 6

38

4 ,4 7 7

4 ,5 1 1

4 ,5 1 1

-3 4

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

1 4 ,7 7 8

1 4 ,6 9 8

1 4 ,6 0 8

1 4 ,3 9 8

80

380

1 4 ,9 8 3

1 4 ,9 4 7

1 4 ,9 9 1

36

W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ......................
R E T A I L T R A D E ..................................

3 ,8 32
1 0 ,9 4 6

3,8 3 2
1 0 ,8 6 6

3,826
1 0 ,7 8 2

3 ,6 88
1 0 ,7 1 0

0
80

144
236

3 ,8 82
11 ,1 0 1

3 ,8 8 2
1 1 ,0 6 5

3 ,8 76
1 1 ,1 1 5

0
36

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE..........................

3 ,6 6 7

3,6 3 9

3,617

3,5 17

28

150

3 ,6 82

3,6 65

3,6 54

17

SERVICES................................

1 1 ,4 3 9 ,

1 1 ,2 9 6

1 1 ,232

1 1 ,044

143

395

1 1 ,4 3 9

1 1 ,4 2 2

1 1 ,4 1 5

17

751
1 ,0 0 3
3,026
1 ,1 4 2

755
1 ,0 1 6

751
1 ,0 1 7

-4
-1 3

£ 3 3

£ 8 5

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ; ..................

Production w o r k e r s .................

Food and kindred products..........
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. . . .

Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal services.........................
Medical and other health services
Educational services....................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-1
-4
4

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

1 2 ,300

1 2 ,7 2 8

1 2 ,624

12 ,274

72

526

1 2 ,6 6 4

12,57*)

12,*)95

90

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

2 ,8 45
9 ,9 5 5

2 ,7 5 8
9 ,9 7 0

2,6 94
9 ,9 3 0

2 ,7 4 7
9 ,5 2 7

87
-1 5

98
428

2 ,8 5 6
9 ,8 0 8

2 ,7 8 0
9,79*)

2 ,7 2 1
9,77*)

76
14

NO TE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.




Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory worker*1
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Seasonally adjmtcd

Change from
Industry

TOTAL P R IV A T E .................................

MINING.........................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION .........
MANUFACTURING..........................
DURABLE GO O DS......................................

Overtime hours ............................
Ordnance and accessories................
Lumber and wood products.................
Furniture and fix t u r e s ......................
Scone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated metal products................
Machinery, except e le ctr ic a l...........
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment................
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing..........
NONDURABLE GOO DS..............................

Food and kindred p r o d u c ts ..............
Tobacco manufactures......................
Textile mill products.........................
Apparel and other textile products. .
Paper and allied products................
Chemicals and allied products . . . .
Petroleum and coal produ cts...........
Rubber and plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products...........

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ...........................
R E T A I L T R A D E ....................................

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL
ESTATE.....................................

A pr.

Mar.

1970

1970

37-1
1*2.6
37-9
39 .7
2 .8
t o .3
2 .7
1*0.5
39.5
3 8 .6
1*1.6
1*0.1*
1*0.7
1*1.1*
39-7
39-7
1*0.5
3 8 .8
39 .0
2 .8
39 -8
3 6 .6
1*0.0
3 5 .6
1*1.6
3 7 .7
1*1.7
1*2.2
1*0.3
36 .9
35 .0
3 9 .9
3 3 .3

3 7 .2
1*2.5
3 7 .3

3 6 .8

36 .9

liO.O

3 .0
1*0.6
3 .0
1*0.8
3 9 .6
39 .0
1*1.3
1*0.8
1*1.0
1*2.1
1*0.1
1*0.0
1*0.7
39 .0
39 .2
3 .0
1*0.1
36.1*
1*0.2
3 5 .8
1*2.1
38 .0
1*1.9
1*1.9
1*0.1*
3 6 .9
35-0
1*0.0
33-1*

Feb.
1970

Apr.
Mar.

Apr.

Apr.

Mar.

1970

1969

1970

1970

Feb.
1970

- 0 .1
.1
.6
-.3
-.2

-0.1*
-1 .0
.3
-.8
-.7
-.9
-.9
0
-.7
- 1 .5
-.3
- 1 .7
-.7
-1 .2
-.6
-1 .3
0
-.3
-.1*
-.1*
-.3
.8
-.1*
-.3
-1 .3
-.1*
-.2
-.7
.1*
-.3
-.1
-.5

37.1*
1*2.8
3 8 .3
1*0.0
3 .0
1*0.5
2 .8
1*0.9
39.5
3 9 .3
1*1.7
1*0.2
1*1.1
1*1.1*
1*0.3
1*0.2
1*0.8
3 9 .2
39-1*
3 .0
1*0.6
37 .2
1*0.7
3 5 .7
1*2.1
37-9
Ul.U
1*1.9
1*0.7
38 .1
3 5 .3
1*0.1
3 3 .6

37.1*
1*3.1
38 .0
1*0.2
3 .1
1*0.7
3 .1
1*1.0
3 9 .8
3 9 .3
1*1.9
1*0.7
1*1.3
1*1.8
1*0.2
1*0.1*
1*0.7
3 8 .9
39.1*
3 .2
1*0.7
3 7 .3
1*0.2
35 .5
1*2.3
38 .0
|H.9
1*2.1*
1*0.7
3 7 .2
3 5 .3
1*0.1
3 3 .8

37.1*
1*3.1*
3 8 .3
39 .9
3 .2
1*0.1*
3 .2
1*1.0
1*0.3
3 9 .1
1*1.8
1*0.9
1*1.1
1*1.8
39 .7
1*0.2
1*0.2
3 8 .7
3 9 .3
3 .2
1*0.7
37-1*
1*0.0
35 .5
1*2.3
38 .0
1*1.8
1*2.7
1*1.0
3 7 .0
35.1*
1*0.2
3 3 .7

0
- 0 .3
•3
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.3
0
-.2
-.5
-.2
-.1*
.1
-.2
.1
•3
0
-.2
-.1
-.1
.5
.2
-.2
-.1
-•5
-.5

3 3 .3

37 .5
1*3.6
37 .6
1*0.5
3 .5
1*1.2
3 -6
1*0.5
1*0.2
1*0.1
1*1.9
1*2.1
1*1.1*
1*2.6
1*0.3
1*1.0
1*0.5
39 .1
39.1+
3 .2
1*0.1
3 5 .8
1*0.1*
3 5 .9
1*2.9
3 8 .1
1*1.9
1*3.2
1+1.0
36 .5
3 5 .3
1*0.0
3 3 .8

37.0

37 .1

-.1

-.3

3 6 .8

3 6 .9

37 .0

-.1

3 7 .1
1*2.6
3 6 .8
3 9 .8
3 .0
1*0.3
3 .0
1*0.8
39-5
3 8 .7
1*0.9
1*0.8
1*0.7
1*1.9
39 .7
39 .6
1*0.2
38 .8
39 .1
3 .0
1*0.0
37.0
1+0.0
35.5
1*1.9
3 7 .8
1*1.6
1*1.8
1*0.6
37.1*
35.0
1+0.0

1969

-.3
-.3
-.3
-.1
-.1*
•3
-.1*
-.3
-.7
-.1+
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.3
.2
-.2
-.2
-.5
-.3
-.2
•3
-.1
0
0
-.1
-.1

-1.0

ite r.

1970

0

•9
0
0

-.2

iData relate to production workers in mining ami manufacturing: to coDetraction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in wholesale and retail
trade; finance, imurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and services. These group: account for approximately four-fifths o f the total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in T otal 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^
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings

Industry

A pr.

Mar.

F eb.

Apr.

1970

1970

1970

1969

TO TA L P R I V A T E ............................

$ 3 .1 8

MINING.......................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION ___
MANUFACTURING........................

3 .7 7
5 .0 8

Change from

Mar.

F eb.

1970

1970

1970

$1 17.9 8
16 0.60
1 9 2 .5 3
1 3 1.80

$ 1 17.9 2
16 0 .6 5
l8 9 .ll
132.1*0

$ 1 1 6 .8 7

Apr.

Mar.

Apr.

1970

1969
$ 0 .2 0
.2 2
.1*1*

A pr.

1969

Change from
Msr.

Ap r .

1970

1969

15 9.75
185.81*
130.91*

$111.7 5
15l*. 78
I7I+.I+6
1 2 7 .5 8

$ 0 .0 6
- .0 5
3-1*2
- .6 0

$ 6 .2 3
5 .8 2
1 8 .0 7
U.22

$ 3 .1 5
3-75
5.0 5
3.2 9

$ 2 .9 8

3.3 2

$ 3 .1 7
3 .7 8
5 .0 7
3.3 1

3.15

$ 0 .0 1
- .0 1
.01
.01

3.5 1

3.5 0

3.1*8

3 .3 3

.01

.1 8

11*1.1+5

ll*2.'l0

11*0.21*

1 3 7 .2 0

- .6 5

1+.25

Ordnance and accessories................
Lumber and wood products................
Furniture and fix t u r e s ......................
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated metal products................
Machinery, except e le ctr ic a l...........
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment................
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing...........

3 .6 3
2 .8 6
? .7 3
3.3 5
3 .8 6
3.1*9
3.75
3.21*
1+.02
3.30
2 .0 0

3.60
2.81*
2 .7 1
3-32
3.8 5
3.1*6
3.71+
3 .2 3
1+.01
3.2 9
2 .8 0

3 .5 6
2 .8 3
2 .7 0
3-28
3.8 5
3.1*5
3.7 2
3.20
3 .9 8
3 .2 8
2 .8 0

3.1*1
2.61*
2 .5 8
3.11*
3 .7l*
3.2 9
3.51*
3.05
3.81*
3.1 1
2 .6 2

.0 3
.0 2

.2 2
.2 2
.15
.21
.1 2
.20
.2 1
-19
.1 8
.1 9
.1 8

lli7 .0 2
11 2 .9 7
1 0 5 .3 8
1 3 9 .3 6
155.9'*
ll*2.0l*
1 5 5.25
1 2 8 .6 3
15 9.59
2.33.65
108.61*

1U6.88
112.1*6
1 0 5.69
1 3 7 .1 2
1 5 7 .0 8
11*1.86
157.1*5
1 2 9 .5 2
160.1*0
13 3.90
10 9.20

11*5.25
1 1 1 .7 9
lOU.1+9
131*.15
1 5 7 .0 8
11*0.1*2
1 5 5 .8 7
127.01*
1 5 7.61
1 3 1 .8 6
108.61*

i3 8 .ll
1 0 6 .1 3
103.1*6
13 1 .5 7
157.1*5
1 3 6 .2 1
1 5 0 .8 0
1 2 2 .9 2
157.1*1*
3.25.96
102.1*1+

.11*
.51
- .3 1
2.21*
.1 8
-2 .2 0
- .8 9
- .8 1
- .2 5
- .5 6

8 .9 1
6.81*
1 .9 2
7 .7 9
-1 .5 1
5 .8 3
1+.I+5
5 .7 1
2 .1 5
7 .6 9
6 .2 0

NONDURABLE GOO DS..............................

3 .0 3
3 .1 2
3.0 1
2.1*3
2 .3 6
3 .3 7
■3.86
3.6 0
U .23
3.1 6
2.1*8
2 .6 9

3.0 2
3.10
2 .9 0
2.1+3
2 .3 8
3.3 5
3-85
3.5 9
1+.22
3.15
2.1*7
2 .6 8

3.01
3.0 7
2 .9 0
2.1*2
2 .3 6
3.31*
3.8 1
3.5 9
1*.23
3.1*+
2.1*7
2 .6 8

2 .8 7
2.91+
2 .6 8
2 .3 0
2 .2 8
3.1 7
3.61*
3.1*0
I+.03
3.0 2
2 .3 5
2 .5 2

.01
.0 2
.11
0
- .0 2
.02
.01
.01
.01
.01
.01
.01

11*6.30
150.1*2
17 6 .8 2
12 7 .2 6
9 i.ll*
93 .8 0

1 1 7.69
12 2 .8 0
10 7.30
9 6 .8 0
8 3 .7 8
13 9.95
11*1*. 02
11*9.31*
17 6 .8 1
127.1*8
9 2 .3 8
9 3 .8 0

1 1 3 .0 8
1 1 7.89
95.91*
9 2 .9 2
81 .8 5
13 5.99
1 3 8 .6 8
11*2.1*6
I7I+.IO
12 3 .8 2
8 5 .7 8
8 8 .9 6

- .2 1
- .1 3
1+.61
-.1*9
-1 .1 8
- .8 5
- .7 8
- .3 0
1 .6 9
.0 9
•37
.35

3.1+0
2.1*0

3.3 9
2.1*0

3 .1 8
2 .2 7

-.0 1
.01

1 1 8.17
12U.1S
H O .1 7
9 7 .2 0
81*.02
11*0.19
1U5.52
1 5 0 .1 2
1 7 8 .5 1
127.35
9 1 .5 1
9'+.15
13 5 .2 6
80 .2 5

H 8 .3 8
12l*.31
10 5 .5 6
9 7 .6 9
85 .2 0

ts

.1 6
.1 8
.3 3
.1 3
.0 8
.20
.2 2
.20
.20
.11*
.1 3
.17
.2 1
.11

136.00
8 0 .1 6

13 5.60
7 9 .9 2

1 2 7.20
7 6 .7 3

-• 71*
.0 9

5 .0 9
6 .2 9
11+.23
1*.28
2 .1 7
1+.20
6.81*
7 .6 6
i+.Ul
3 .5 3
5 .7 3
5 .1 9
8 .0 6
3.52

3 .0 3

3.01*

3.01*

2 .8 8

- .0 1

.15

11 1.50

11 2 .1 8

112.1*8

10 6.85

- .6 8

it .65

DURABLE GO O D S ......................................

Food and kindred p r o d u c ts ..............
Tobacco manufactures......................
Textile mill products.........................
Apparel and other textile products. .
Paper and allied products................
Printing and publishing......................
Chemicals and allied products . . . .
Petroleum and coal produ cts...........
Rubber and plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products...........

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ........................
R E T A IL

T R A D E .................................

FINANCE, INSURANCE. AND REAL
ESTATE ..................................
1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent




are preliminary.

3-55
1*. 61+

.02

.0 3
.01
.0 3
.01
.01
.01
.01
0

.1 7

ll+l.O l*

-1.11*