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NEWS U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR §§ OFFICE IF IIFIINRTIH, WASMIHGTOH. I. C. 21210 USDL - 72-274 Bureau of Labor Statistics Telephone a: (202) 961-2530, 961-2633, or 961-2531 Transmission Embargo 9:30 A .M . (EDT) Friday, May 5, 1972 THE EM PLOYM ENT SITUATION: A P R IL 1972 The Nation1s employment situation was essentially unchanged in April, the U. S. Department of Labor1s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The overall unem ployment rate was 5. 9 percent, the same as in March and about the same as a year ago. Total employment also was unchanged in April, following a substantial increase between February and March. The number of jobholders has risen 2. 2 million over the past year, with most of this increase occurring since last summer. Nonagricultural payroll employment rose by 180,000 in April. The largest over- the-month pickups occurred in trade and manufacturing; the latter industry also regis tered a sizeable increase in the average workweek. Unemployment The number of unemployed persons totaled 4. 7 million in April, down 500, 000 from the previous month, in line with the seasonally expected change. After seasonal adjustment, the level of unemployment was the same as it was in March (5. 1 m illion). Jobless rates for the major age-sex groups--adult men (4.3 percent), adult women (5. 4 percent), and teenagers (17. 3 percent)- - showed little or no change in April. However, the teenage unemployment rate was down from the 18.8-percent rate reached in February. Jobless rates for heads of households (3. 4 percent) and m arried men (2.9 percent) remained at about their March levels, but both have declined since last fall. The unemployment rate for white workers was about unchanged in April at 5. 4 percent, but the rate for Negro workers moved down from 10. 5 to 9. 6 percent. The decline in Negro unemployment occurred largely among adult females, as jobless rates for Negro adult males and teenagers were about unchanged in April. The jobless rate for workers covered by State unemployment insurance programs (3.6 percent) was essentially unchanged in April. Similarly, jobless rates for the major industry and occupational groups showed little movement over the month. How ever, the rate for manufacturing workers edged down in April (to 5.8 percent) and has declined substantially over the past year, particularly among durable goods workers. The number of workers unemployed less than 5 weeks dropped 140,. 000, seasonally adjusted, in April, and those unemployed 15 weeks or more also declined over the month. In contrast, the number of jobless in the middle duration category (5 to 14 weeks) in creased between March and April. As a result of these offsetting movements, the average (mean) duration of joblessness held constant at 12.4 weeks. - 2 - Out of a total of 5. 1 million jobless in April (seasonally adjusted), 2. 0 million were persons who had lost their last job, 600, 000 had voluntarily left their last job to seek another, 1.6 million were re-entrants to the labor force, and 900,000 were seek ing their first job. Since the end of 1971, the number of job losers has declined sub stantially, while the number of new jobseekers and re-entrants has increased. Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data) Selected categories Apr. 1972 1972 Feb. 1972 4th 1st Qtr. Qtr. __1972_ __1971 86.3 81.2 46.6 28.0 6.7 5.1 85.5 80.6 46.3 27.9 6.5 4.9 85.9 . 80.8 46.4 27.9 6.'6 5.0 M ar. 3rd Qtr. 1971 2nd Qtr. 1971 1st Qtr. 1971 (Millions of persons) Civilian labor force1......................... Total employment1...................... Adult m e n ............................. Adult women.......................... Teenagers............................... Unemployment........................... 86.3 81.2 46.5 27.9 .6.8 5.1 85.0 80.0 46.1 27.5 6.3 5.0 84.2 79.2 45.9 27-. 1 6.2. 5.0 83.7 78.7 45.7 26.9 6.1 5.0 83.5 78*5 45.4 27.0 6.2 5.0 6.0 4.4 5.7 16.8 5.5 10.1 3.7 3.2 5.5 4.2 6.0 - 4.4 5.8 16.9 5.5 ' 9.9 3.7 3.2 5.5 4.1 6.0 4.3 5.7 17.3 5.5 9.5 3.6 3.2 5.5 3.8 11.7 11.7 10.5 70.6 22.4 48.3 70.7 22.5 48.1 70.4 22.5 47.9 (Percent of labor force) Unemployment rates: All workers................................. Adult men................................... Adult women............................... Teenagers.................................... White ......................................... Negro and other races.................. Household heads......................... Married m en............................... Full-time workers........................ State insured*............................. 5.9 4.3 5.4 17.3 5.4 9.6 3.4 2.9 5.4 3.6 5.9 4.1 5.4 17.9 5.3 10.5 3.4 2.8 5.4 3.5 5.7 4.0 5.0 18.8 5.1 10.5 3.3 2.8 5.3 3.5 5.8 4.1 5.3 18.2 5.3 10.6 3.4 2.9 5.4 3.5 5.9 4.3 5.7 16.9 5.4 10.1 3.6 3.2 5.6 4.2 (Weeks) Average duration of unemployment ............................. 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.2 11.9 (Millions of persons) Nonfarm payroll employment.......... Goods-producing industries........ Service-producing industries........ 72.2P 22.7P 49.5P 72.OP 22.7P 49.3P 71.7 22.5 49.2 71.8P 22.6P 49.2P 71.0 22.4 48.6 (Hours of work) Average weekly hours: Total private nonfarm.................. Manufacturing............................. Manufacturing overtime.............. 37.3P 40.8P 3.4P 37jlP 40.4P 3.3P 37.2 40.5 3.2 37.1 37. IP .40.3P 40.1 3. IP 3.0 (1967=10Q) 36.8 29.8 2.9 37.0 k 39.9 2.9 37.0 39.8 2.8 Hourly Earnings Index, private nonfarm: In current dollars ........................ In constant dollars....................... 136.4P NA 135.5P 109.3P 134.7 108.6 134.9P" 132.2 109.OP 107.8 130.7 107.2 128.8 106.6 126.7. 105.9 1 Civilian labor force and total employment figures for periods prior to January 1972 should- be raised by about 300,000 to be comparable with subsequent data. See box above table A-1. 2 For calculation of this rate, see table A - l footnote 2 . ps preliminary. SOURCE: Tables A-1, A-3. A-4, B-1. B-2; and B-4. - 3 - Civilian Labor Force and Total Employment The civilian labor force, at 86.3 million, seasonally adjusted, was essentially unchanged in April, as was total employment at 81. 2 million. Since April 1971, how ever, both the labor force and total employment have expanded by nearly 2.2 million (after eliminating the effects of the 1970 Census population control adjustment intro duced into the household survey in January 1972). Adult men accounted for 820, 000 of this over-the-year increase in employment, adult women for 880, 000, and teenagers for 470, 000. Vietnam Era Veterans The job situation for Vietnam Era veterans 20 to 29 years of age was essentially unchanged in April. About 4. 1 million veterans were in the labor force, 3. 8 million employed and 340, 000 unemployed. Their unemployment rate in April, at 8.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, was the same as in March and not significantly different from a year earlier. Neither the 20-24 year-old nor 25-29 year-old veteran age categories recorded a significant change in their jobless rates of 12.7 and 5. 4 percent, respec tively. For nonveterans 20 to 29 years old, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7. 6 percent in April also was not m aterially different from either a month or a year ago. (See table A - 7 .) Industry Payroll Employment The number of persons on nonfarm payroll jobs rose by 180, 000 to 72. 2 million, seasonally adjusted, in April. Payroll employment has been rising steadily since last August, posting a gain of 1.6 million over the period. Manufacturing accounted for 80,000 of the seasonally adjusted advance in employ ment between March and April. from its August 1971 low. At 18. 9 million, factory employment was up 400, 000 Three-fifths of the April increase occurred in the durable goods sector, with gains concentrated in the major metals and metal-using industries. The number of workers on contract construction payrolls was little changed in April. Employment in this industry has been in the 3*. 2 to 3. 3 m illion area for nearly 2 years. In the service-producing sector, the biggest M arch-April gains were posted in wholesale and retail trade (95, 000) and State and local government (30, 000). The unusually large increase in trade employment followed almost no change in March; the increase between February and April better represents recent developments in this industry. Hours of Work The average workweek for all rank-and-file workers on private nonagricultural payrolls rose 0. 2 hour to 37. 3 hours, seasonally adjusted, the highest level since March 1970. By far the largest increase in average hours occurred in manufacturing-- 0. 4 hour, seasonally adjusted--as the workweek reached 40. 8 hours, the highest point in 3 years. Increases were widespread among the 21 manufacturing industries, with - 4 - the largest gains taking place in durable goods, where the workweek rose 0. 5 hour to 41. 5 hours, seasonally adjusted, its highest level since March 1969. Overtime hours in manufacturing inched up 0. 1 hour in April to 3. 4 hours, seasonally adjusted. This represented the highest level for factory overtime since December 1969. Hourly and Weekly Earnings Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls rose by 2 cents in April to $3. 59. increased by 2 cents on a seasonally adjusted basis. Hourly earnings also Compared with April a year ago, hourly earnings have risen 21 cents, or 6. 2 percent. The April gain in hourly earnings, coupled with a small rise in weekly hours, resulted in an advance of $1. 10 in average weekly earnings to $132. 83. After seasonal adjustment, average weekly earnings were up by $1. 46. Since April 1971, average weekly earnings have risen $8.78 or 7. 1 percent. During the latest 12-month period for which the Consumer Price Index is available-March 1971 to March 1972--consumer prices rose by 3. 5 percent. Hourly Earnings Index In April, the Bureau1s Hourly Earnings Index, seasonally adjusted, was 136. 4 (1967 = 100), 0. 6 percent higher than in March, according to preliminary figures. index was 6. 5 percent higher than April a year ago. (See table B -4. ) Between April 1971 and April 1972, all industries posted increases, ranging from 4.8 percent in finance, insurance and real estate to 10. 3 percent in transportation and public utilities. During the 12-month period ending in March, the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars of constant purchasing power rose 2. 9 percent. The This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample sur vey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from payroll 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. NOTE: Figures fo r periods p rio r to .January 1972 in the tables and charts are not s t r i c t l y comparable with current data because o f the introdu ction o f 1970 Census data in to the estim ation procedures. For example, the c iv ilia n labor force and employment to ta ls were raised by more than 300,000 as a res u lt o f the census adjustment. An explanation o f the changes and an in d ica tion o f the d iffe re n c e s appears in "Revisions in the Current Population Survey" in the February 1972 issue o f Employment and Earnings. T a b U A-1: Employment status of the n on in stitu tion a l population by sox a n d a g o (In thousands) Season ally adjusted Employment status, age, and sex A p r. M ar. A p r. A p r. M ar. F eb . Jan. D ec. 19 72 1972 19 71 1972 1972 1972 1972 1 9 71 8 7 ,7 8 7 8 5 ,3 2 4 8 7 ,9 1 4 8 5 ,7 8 0 8 5 ,4 1 0 8 2 ,8 9 8 7 3 ,2 0 4 Total T o ta l labor f o r c e ...................................................... 8 8 ,7 4 7 8 6 ,2 8 4 8 8 ,8 1 7 8 6 ,3 1 3 8 8 ,0 7 5 8 5 ,5 3 5 8 5 ,7 0 7 8 5 ,2 2 5 8 1 ,2 4 1 8 0 ,6 2 3 8 0 ,6 3 6 8 0 ,0 9 8 3 ,5 0 5 8 1 ,2 0 5 3 ,3 2 4 3 ,4 8 2 3 ,3 5 7 3 ,3 9 3 3 ,4 0 0 7 7 ,1 0 1 7 4 ,6 9 9 7 7 ,8 8 1 7 7 ,7 5 9 7 7 ,2 6 6 7 7 ,2 4 3 7 6 ,6 9 8 2 ,2 5 1 2 ,3 1 2 2 ,2 3 0 2 ,5 5 8 2 ,4 1 6 2 ,3 0 3 2 ,4 2 9 2 ,3 8 8 1 ,0 8 1 1 ,1 7 2 1 ,2 4 2 1 ,1 3 1 1 ,1 5 3 1 ,1 2 7 1 ,1 4 6 1 ,0 8 4 1 ,1 7 0 1 ,1 4 0 1 ,4 2 7 1 ,2 6 1 1 ,1 7 6 1 ,2 8 3 1 ,3 0 4 4 ,6 9 7 5 ,2 1 5 988 4 ,6 9 4 5 ,0 7 9 5 ,0 7 2 4 ,9 1 2 5 ,0 7 1 5 ,1 2 7 C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ................................................... 4 8 ,4 6 5 4 8 ,4 7 9 4 8 ,5 8 2 4 8 ,1 8 1 4 8 ,2 5 9 4 8 ,1 6 9 4 6 ,4 1 2 4 6 ,1 4 7 4 7 ,5 6 5 4 5 ,4 9 4 4 8 ,6 1 4 E m p lo y e d ................................................................. 4 6 ,5 4 1 4 6 ,5 6 9 4 6 ,0 8 0 2 ,2 8 7 2 ,5 1 8 2 ,3 7 0 2 ,4 0 0 2 ,4 4 2 Nonagricultural i n d u s t r ie s ............................... 2 ,4 1 7 4 3 ,9 9 4 4 6 ,2 5 5 2 ,3 9 4 4 6 ,2 4 7 A g r ic u lt u r e ............................................................ 4 3 ,8 6 0 4 2 ,9 7 6 4 4 ,1 7 1 4 4 ,1 6 9 4 3 ,8 6 1 4 3 ,8 0 5 2 ,4 3 9 4 3 ,6 4 1 U n em p loyed .............................................................. 2 ,0 5 4 2 ,3 3 3 2 ,0 7 0 2 ,0 7 3 2 ,0 1 3 1 ,9 2 6 2 ,0 1 2 2 ,0 8 9 ................................................ 2 8 ,5 3 9 2 9 ,7 0 9 2 8 ,5 7 2 2 9 ,5 0 8 2 9 ,5 7 4 2 9 ,3 5 8 2 9 ,4 2 4 2 9 ,2 8 4 E m p lo y e d ................................................................. 2 8 ,0 2 9 2 8 ,1 0 5 2 6 ,9 7 8 2 7 ,9 1 3 2 7 ,7 9 4 2 7 ,5 9 2 563 2 7 ,9 7 2 620 2 7 ,8 7 8 535 2 6 ,4 4 4 575 564 547 2 7 ,3 5 0 2 7 ,3 5 2 2 7 ,3 0 3 2 7 ,2 3 0 1 ,5 9 3 1 ,5 9 5 1 ,6 0 2 1 ,4 8 0 1 ,6 3 0 2 7 ,0 4 5 1 ,6 9 2 C iv ilia n labor forc e ................................................ E m p lo y e d ................................................................. 8 0 ,6 2 7 A g r ic u lt u r e ........................................................... N onagricultural i n d u s t r ie s ............................... 3 ,2 8 7 8 0 ,1 9 5 3 ,0 9 4 7 7 ,3 3 9 On part tim e for econom ic r e a s o n s .............. U su ally work fu ll t i m e .................................. U su ally work part tim e ............................... U n em p loyed .............................................................. 8 8 ,3 0 1 8 7 ,8 8 3 Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over C iv ilia n labor forc e A g r ic u lt u r e ........................................................... N onagricultural in d u s t r ie s ............................... 515 479 2 7 ,5 1 4 U n em p loyed .............................................................. 1 ,5 0 9 2 7 ,6 2 6 1 ,6 0 4 C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ................................................... 7 ,3 2 0 7 ,2 2 2 6 ,7 6 1 8 ,1 6 2 8 ,1 5 7 7 ,9 9 6 8 ,0 2 4 7 ,7 7 2 E m p lo y e d ................................................................. 6 ,1 8 6 5 ,9 4 3 5 ,7 3 1 6 ,7 5 1 6 ,7 0 0 6 ,4 9 0 6 ,5 9 5 6 ,4 2 6 452 391 462 388 Both sexes, 16-19 years A g r ic u lt u r e ........................................................... 35 5 328 387 414 Nonagricultural in d u s t r ie s ............................... 5 ,8 3 1 5 ,6 1 5 5 ,2 7 9 6 ,3 6 0 6 ,2 3 8 6 ,1 0 2 6 ,2 0 8 6 ,0 1 2 U n em p loyed .............................................................. 1 ,1 3 4 1 ,2 7 8 1 ,0 3 0 1 ,4 1 1 1 ,4 5 7 1 ,5 0 6 1 ,4 2 9 1 ,3 4 6 T a b le A -2 : Full- and part-tim e status of the c iv ilia n la b o r force by sex a n d a g e (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Full- and part-time employment status, sex, and age A p r. A p r. A p r. Mar. Feb. Jan. D ec. A p r. 1972 1971 1972 1972 1972 1972 1971 19 71 7 1 ,9 9 6 6 8 ,3 0 4 7 0 ,2 1 1 7 3 ,6 9 1 7 3 ,7 1 4 7 2 ,9 9 7 7 3 ,2 6 1 7 3 ,1 7 0 7 1 ,8 0 3 6 6 ,5 1 2 6 9 ,7 2 5 3 ,9 6 6 5 .4 6 9 ,7 3 4 6 9 ,1 2 3 3 ,8 7 4 6 9 ,2 7 9 3 ,9 8 2 6 9 ,0 2 3 67,868 3 ,6 9 9 5 .3 4 ,1 4 7 3 ,9 3 5 5 .3 5 .4 5 .7 5 .5 4 5 ,0 5 1 4 3 ,1 3 0 4 6 ,1 9 9 4 6 ,1 2 3 4 5 ,8 0 5 4 5 ,3 3 9 4 4 ,3 3 0 4 4 ,0 6 1 1 ,9 2 2 1 ,8 6 9 1 ,7 7 3 1 ,8 3 1 4 3 ,8 8 1 1 ,9 2 4 4 3 ,4 3 4 1 ,8 8 6 4 4 ,2 8 2 1 ,8 4 1 4 5 ,8 * 7 4 4 ,0 7 4 4 5 ,8 9 2 4 4 ,0 2 0 4 .1 4 .3 4 .0 4 .0 3 .9 4 .0 4 .2 4 .2 2 2 ,9 6 4 2 2 ,2 7 6 2 3 ,1 4 5 2 3 ,2 0 8 2 2 ,9 2 1 2 3 ,0 0 9 2 2 ,9 9 2 2 2 ,4 5 5 2 1 ,7 6 5 2 1 ,0 0 3 2 1 ,8 9 6 2 1 ,9 0 4 2 1 ,6 9 1 2 1 ,7 0 4 2 1 ,6 8 0 2 1 ,1 3 0 1 ,2 0 0 1 ,2 7 3 1 ,3 0 4 1 ,2 3 0 1 ,3 0 5 1 ,3 1 2 1 ,3 2 5 5 .2 5 .7 1 ,2 4 9 5 .4 5 .6 5 .4 5 .7 5 .7 5 .9 Full time Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force................................. Employed........................................... Unemployed......................................... Unemployment cate................................ Men, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force................................. Employed........................................... Unemployed....................................... Unemployment rate............................... Women, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force................................. Employed........................................... Unemployed....................................... Unemployment rate................................ 3 ,6 9 2 5 .1 4 5 ,9 0 6 3 ,9 8 0 5 .4 1 ,9 0 5 Pert time Total, 16 years sad over: Civilian labor force................................. Employed........................................... Unemployed......................................... Unemployment rate................................ 1 3 ,3 2 8 1 2 ,6 8 7 1 2 ,4 6 6 1 2 ,5 9 6 1 2 ,5 4 0 1 2 ,5 9 5 1 2 ,0 8 3 1 1 ,8 8 1 1 2 ,3 2 3 1 1 ,6 9 2 1 1 ,3 6 9 1 1 ,4 9 7 1 1 ,4 8 2 1 1 ,4 7 6 1 1 ,0 7 2 1 0 ,7 9 4 1 ,0 0 5 995 1 ,0 9 7 7 .5 7 .8 8 .8 1 ,0 9 9 8 .7 1 ,0 5 8 8 .4 1 ,1 1 9 8 .9 1 ,0 1 1 8 .4 1 ,0 8 7 9 .1 NOTE: Persons on pait-cime schedules far economic reasons are included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or * pen-time work. Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands o f persons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates o f unemployment Selected categories Feb. Dec. A p r. 1972 A p r. 1971 A p r. 1972 M a r. 1972 6 ,6 9 7 2 ,0 5 4 4 ,6 9 4 5 .7 5 .9 6 .0 6 .0 4 .0 4 .2 4 .3 4 .4 1 ,5 9 3 5 .9 4 .3 5 .4 5 .9 4 .1 5 .4 5 .0 5 .5 Both sexes, 16-19 y ea rs .......................................... 1 ,5 0 9 1 ,1 3 4 1 ,0 3 0 1 7 .3 1 7 .9 1 8 .8 1 7 .8 5 .8 1 7 .3 5 .9 1 7 .0 White ...................................................................... 3 ,8 5 9 3 ,8 4 4 5 .4 5 .3 5 .1 5 .3 5 .4 5 .6 Negro and other races............................................. 838 849 9 .6 1 0 .5 1 0 .5 1 0 .6 1 0 .4 9 .8 Household h ead s......................................................... Married m e n ................................................................ 1 ,7 4 4 1 ,7 9 0 3 .4 3 .4 3 .3 1 ,1 7 1 1 ,2 5 9 3 ,6 9 9 2 .8 5 .3 3 .5 3 .0 5 .4 3 .2 3 ,6 9 2 2 .8 5 .4 3 .8 3 .2 Full-time w o r k e r s ....................................................... 2 .9 5 .4 Part-time workers.......................................................... 1 ,0 0 5 1 ,5 3 2 8 .8 1 .3 8 .7 1 .4 8 .4 5 .7 8 .4 9 .1 3 .6 Total (all civilian w ork ers)........................................... Men, 20 years and o v e r ........................................... Women. 20 years and over...................................... 2 ,0 7 0 995 1972 Jan. 1972 8 .9 1 .4 1971 A p r. 1971 3 .6 5 .5 Unemployed 15 weeks and over1 ................................ State insured2 .............................................................. 2 ,0 4 9 1 ,4 6 6 2 ,3 2 3 Labor force time lost2 ................................................. -- -- 6 .3 3 .5 6 .3 White-collar w o rk e rs ................................................... Professional and technical....................................... Managers and administrators, except f a r m ........... 1 ,2 2 0 1 ,2 9 5 284 3 .4 20 8 2 .3 129 133 1 .8 Sales workers............................................................ 212 23 9 3 .7 1 .9 4 .1 Clerical w o r k e r s ..................................................... Blue-collar w o rk e rs ..................................................... Craftsmen and kindred workers.............................. 67 1 639 4 .9 4 .9 4 .7 4 .7 2 ,0 4 2 2 ,1 7 6 6 .9 4 .0 7 .0 4 .4 7 .5 7 .5 519 6 .8 4 .4 7 .1 523 4 .3 4 .8 4 .6 1 ,0 5 7 463 1 ,2 2 0 7 .4 7 .7 7 .5 8 .2 Nonfarm la b o re rs ................................................... 436 667 6 .6 1 1 .8 5 .9 8 .7 1 0 .4 692 1 0 .7 6 .3 1 1 .7 Service w o rk e rs ........................................................... 63 58 2 .2 1 .9 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers2 . . . 3 ,5 6 7 3 ,7 3 7 5 .9 6 .1 Constructipn............................................................ Manufacturing......................................................... 497 428 1 ,4 2 9 1 0 .6 . 1 .5 3 .5 1 .5 4 .1 6 .4 1 .3 4 .0 3 .6 3 .6 3 .7 3 .1 2 .9 3 .2 1 .9 4 .4 1 .8 1 .6 4 .4 3 .4 6 .1 6 .4 3 .5 3 .3 2 .5 2 .5 1 .7 6 .5 Occupation4 Operatives................................................................ F a rm w o rk e rs .............................................................. 4 .0 7 .9 1 1 .6 4 .0 4 .9 5 .0 6 .1 1 1 .9 6 .4 2 .7 2 .8 2 .7 5 .9 1 0 .3 6 .1 6 .3 6 .3 9 .8 9 .8 6 .4 1 1 .2 1 0 .0 6 .9 6 .7 7 .0 7 .5 6 .4 6 .3 1 .9 Industry4 Durable goods..................................................... 1 ,1 8 9 670 869 560 5 .8 5 .8 6 .2 6 .3 6 .0 6 .1 5 .9 3 .7 6 .1 4 .0 6 .0 3 .9 6 .7 6 .0 4 .1 925 764 6 .2 6 .7 6 .2 6 .3 6 .5 757 5 .1 5 .3 5 .3 4 .9 5 .2 Government w o rk ers................................................... 307 292 2 .9 3 .0 3 .2 Agricultural wage and salary workers ........................ 72 83 6 .0 2 .8 6 .0 4 .9 2 .8 8 .3 8 .6 7 .5 2 .9 6 .4 Nondurable g o o d s ............................................. Transportation and public u tilitie s ........................ Wholesale and retail tr a d e ...................................... Finance and service industries .............................. 519 179 932 181 7 .1 4 .1 3 .8 6 .5 1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent o f civilian labor force. 2 Insured unemployment under State prograrra-unemployment rate calculated as a percent o f average covered employment. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data relate to the week containing the 12th. 2 Man-hours lost b y the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours. 4 Unemployment b y occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers. s Includes mining, not shown separately. Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) SeesoneUy adjusted Duration o f unemployment Less 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 w e e k s ....................................................... 27 weeks and o v e r ................................................... Average (mean) duration, in w e e k s ........................ A p r. 1972 A p r. 1971 A p r. 1972 M ar. 1972 F eb . 1972 Jan. 1972 D ec. 1971 2 ,3 1 1 1 ,4 1 2 1 ,2 2 4 2 ,1 4 2 1 ,4 5 4 1 ,2 9 4 2 ,3 5 8 1 ,5 0 2 2 ,4 1 0 1 ,5 0 9 1 ,2 7 3 724 2 ,1 7 6 1 ,5 8 7 1 ,8 7 6 1 ,2 9 0 1 ,8 8 2 1 ,3 4 6 2 ,1 6 9 1 ,5 2 1 1 ,5 3 2 1 ,4 6 6 1 ,1 3 7 A p r. 1971 776 94 8 482 591 634 1 ,1 9 8 63 6 756 ' 518 655 633 660 562 54 9 448 1 4 .3 1 2 .6 1 2 .4 1 2 .4 1 2 .5 1 1 .8 1 1 .4 1 1 .0 1 ,0 8 8 640 T a b le A-5: U ne m p lo ye d p ersons by reason for u n e m p lo y m e n t (Numbers in thousands) S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d Reason for unemployment A p r. 19 72 A p r. 1971 Jan. 1972 D ec. 1971 A p r. 1971 2 ,1 6 9 564 2 ,3 6 5 2 ,3 0 0 603 666 602 1 ,5 0 3 1 ,6 5 2 1 ,4 3 2 713 742 73 6 1 ,4 5 9 666 1 0 0 .0 4 2 .4 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 4 2 .3 4 5 .5 1 2 .8 4 5 .8 1 2 .0 Feb. 1972 A p r. 1972 M ar. 1972 2 ,0 4 0 2 ,1 1 8 674 2 ,0 7 7 Number o f unemployed L os t last j o b .............................................................. 2 ,4 1 3 2 ,1 4 0 L e ft last j o b .............................................................. 565 557 611 Reentered labor f o r c e ............................................. 1 ,3 1 6 1 ,2 3 2 1 ,5 5 7 N ever worked b e f o r e ................................................ 67 6 491 917 1 ,5 4 2 737 T o ta l u n em p loy ed ..................................................... 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 L o s t last j o b ........................................................ 4 5 .6 5 1 .5 3 9 .8 L e ft last j o b ........................................................ 1 2 .0 1 1 .9 2 6 .3 1 1 .9 3 0 .4 4 1 .8 1 3 .3 3 0 .4 1 0 .5 1 7 .9 P ercent distribution R eentered labor f o r c e .......................................... N ever worked b e & re ............................................. 2 8 .0 1 4 .4 1 2 .3 1 1 .0 3 0 .7 3 2 .2 1 4 .5 1 4 .6 1 4 .5 l" .2 1 3 .2 2 9 .0 Unemployed os a percent o f the c iv ilia n labor force Lose last j o b .............................................................. 2 .5 2 .9 2 .4 2 .5 2 .4 2 .5 2 .8 2 .7 L e ft last j o b .............................................................. .7 .7 .7 .8 .7 .7 .8 Reentered labor fo rc e ................................................ 1 .5 .8 1 .5 1 .8 1 .8 1 .8 1 .9 1 .7 .7 1 .7 1 .1 .9 .8 .9 .9 .8 N ever worked b e f o r e ................................................ .6 Table A -6: T h o u s a n d s o f p e rs o n s A g e and s e x A p r. 1972 A p r. 1971 U n e m p l o y e d p e r s o n s b y a g e a n d sex P e rc e n t lo o k in g for fu ll-tim e S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d u n em p loym en t ra te s M ar. 1972 Feb. Jan. D ec. 1972 1972 1972 1971 7 8 .6 5 .9 5 .9 5 .7 5 .9 6 .0 6 .0 1 7 .3 1 7 .0 1 8 .2 work A p r. 1972 A p r. A p r. 1971 T o t a l, 16 y e a r s and o v e r .................................. 4 ,6 9 7 4 ,6 9 4 16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ........................................... 1 ,1 3 4 1 ,0 3 0 5 3 .4 1 7 .3 549 3 2 .1 1 9 .1 1 7 .9 2 0 .7 1 8 .8 2 2 .0 7 3 .5 8 5 .4 1 5 .5 1 5 .8 1 6 .7 1 7 .8 1 9 .1 1 6 .8 1 0 .0 1 0 .1 1 0 .1 1 0 .2 3 .8 9 .9 3 .7 8 .8 8 7 .2 3 .7 4 .1 4 .0 3 .8 3 .6 3 .9 3 .3 3 .6 3 .7 3 .1 3 .9 3 .1 4 .3 4 .2 3 .4 3 .5 1 8 .8 1 6 .3 585 489 541 1 ,0 5 9 2 ,5 0 4 1 ,0 2 0 2 ,6 4 4 25 to 54 y e a r s .............................................. 55 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................ 1 ,9 5 9 8 9 .6 545 2 ,1 0 3 541 M a le s , 16 y e a r s and o v e r .................................. 2 ,6 6 8 2 ,6 4 2 8 2 .5 5 .3 5 .3 5 .3 5 .3 5 .4 5 .4 16 ( o 19 y e a r s .................................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ........................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ........................................... 61 4 5 1 .3 3 0 .8 1 6 .7 1 9 -3 1 7 .8 2 1 .4 1 9 .6 1 7 .3 315 572 296 29 9 644 275 574 7 2 .9 8 9 .3 1 4 .8 1 0 .7 1 5 .1 1 0 .4 2 1 .8 1 7 .6 9 .2 1 8 .7 1 6 .1 1 0 .4 1 7 .3 1 9 .0 1 6 .0 1 6 .5 1 8 .7 1 4 .8 1 0 .3 1 ,4 9 7 9 3 .0 3 .3 3 .5 9 7 .5 3 .2 3 .3 346 1 ,1 3 8 359 3 .2 3 .2 55 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................ 7 9 .8 3 .5 3 .2 3 .1 3 .4 3 .2 25 to 54 y e a r s .............................................. 1 ,4 1 0 1 ,0 6 4 3 .2 3 .0 3 .6 3 .0 F e m a le s , 16 y e a r s and o v e r ............................ 2 ,0 3 0 2 ,0 5 2 7 3 .4 6 .8 6 .8 6 .4 6 .9 7 .0 7 .1 16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................... 459 193 5 5 .8 1 8 .0 1 7 .9 1 7 .3 3 3 .8 1 9 .0 1 9 .8 1 7 .9 2 2 .3 1 8 .4 16 and 17 y e a r s ........................................... 520 234 1 9 .6 1 8 .5 1 7 .7 1 7 .7 18 and 19 y e a r s ............................... . . . . 20 to 24 y e a r s .................................................... 25 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................... 286 266 7 4 .1 1 6 .4 1 6 .7 7 9 .5 9 .0 1 5 .6 8 .4 1 6 .7 447 1 6 .8 9 .2 1 7 .7 415 1 ,0 9 4 9 .6 9 .6 1 0 .1 1 ,1 4 7 7 9 .5 4 .6 4 .7 4 .3 4 .6 5 .0 5 .0 895 965 8 0 .3 4 .9 5 .1 4 .7 4 .9 5 .4 5 .5 199 182 7 5 .9 3 .6 3 .1 2 .9 3 .3 3 .9 3 .3 18 and 19 y e a r s ........................................... 20 to 24 y e a r s .................................................... 25 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................... 20 to 24 y e a r s .................................................... 25 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s .............................................. 55 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................ 7 8 .3 1 0 .5 1 5 .7 3 .5 3 .4 3 .6 Table A-7: Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 29 years old (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status A p r. M ar. A p r. A p r. M ar. F eb . Jan. D ec. A p r. 1972 1972 1971 1972 1 9 72 1972 1972 19 71 19 71 4 ,4 9 8 4 ,4 7 0 4 ,1 1 2 3 ,7 1 0 3 ,9 2 9 3 ,5 6 3 3 ,2 4 8 (2 ) 4 ,1 6 1 3 ,8 0 4 (2 ) 3 ,9 9 0 (2 ) (2 ) 3 ,5 9 4 Veterans' Total, 20 to 29 years old Civilian noninstitutional population............... Civilian labor force Employed (2 ) 4 ,1 0 0 30 2 3 ,6 4 9 341 7 .4 8 .5 402 315 357 8 .3 9 .8 8 .8 8 .6 8 .6 1 ,9 8 7 1 ,7 8 8 2 ,0 0 0 1 ,9 4 0 1 ,8 0 3 1 ,6 9 5 1 ,4 8 2 (2 ) 1 ,8 1 0 4 ,1 2 7 ............................................ 3 ,7 8 3 344 Unemployed ........................................ Unemployment r a t e .............................. (2 ) 4 ,1 3 7 3 ,7 8 3 354 ................................... 3 ,7 9 8 3 ,9 8 5 3 ,6 5 0 335 8 .4 3 ,2 6 6 32 8 9 .1 20 to 24 years Civilian noninstitutional p o p u la t io n ............. Civilian labor force ................................... E m p lo y e d ............................................. Unemployed ........................................ Unemployment r a t e .............................. 1 ,5 8 1 229 (2 ) 1 ,8 1 7 1 ,5 9 4 22 3 1 2 .3 9 .7 1 ,5 7 3 215 1 2 .0 1 ,5 4 5 258 2 ,5 1 1 2 ,3 3 9 2 ,2 1 0 2 ,4 7 0 2 ,3 0 9 1 ,9 8 9 1 ,8 6 8 2 ,3 5 1 (2 ) 2 ,3 2 0 2 ,1 6 5 144 1 ,7 6 6 2 ,2 2 3 2 ,1 8 9 10 2 128 5 .4 131 5 .6 1 4 .3 213 1 2 .6 1 2 .7 (2 ) 1 ,8 4 2 1 ,6 6 3 179 (2 ) (2 ) 1 ,7 4 5 1 ,5 3 0 1 ,7 7 3 1 ,5 5 0 215 223 1 2 .6 1 2 .3 (2 ) 1 ,7 1 6 1 ,4 8 9 227 1 3 .2 25 to 29 vears Civilian noninstitutional p o p u la t io n ............ Civilian labor force ................................... E m p lo y e d ............................................. Unemployed ........................................ Unemployment r a te .............................. 129 5 .5 6 .2 5 .5 ............................................ 9 ,8 4 0 8 ,3 6 1 7 ,7 5 8 9 ,7 7 9 6 ,3 2 7 7 ,6 7 9 Unemployed ........................................ Unemployment r a te .............................. 603 7 .2 648 (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) 2 ,2 5 8 2 ,2 4 5 2 ,2 1 2 2 ,1 3 5 123 5 .4 2 ,1 1 9 2 ,1 0 0 126 112 5 .6 5 .1 (2 ) 1 ,8 7 8 1 ,7 7 7 101 5 .4 Nonveterans Total, 20 to 29 years old Civilian noninstitutional p o p u la tio n ............ Civilian labor force ................................... Employed 7 .8 9 ,2 8 0 (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) 7 ,9 0 5 8 ,5 2 7 8 ,5 1 3 8 ,3 6 8 7 ,3 8 3 7 ,8 7 5 652 7 ,8 7 3 640 7 ,7 8 3 8 ,4 2 5 7 ,7 9 3 632 8 ,4 8 3 7 ,8 3 4 7 .5 7 .7 522 6 .6 7 .6 7 .5 58 5 7 .0 649 (2 ) 8 ,0 5 4 7 ,4 9 1 563 7 .0 20 to 24 years Civilian noninstitutional p o p u la tio n ............. Civilian labor force ................................... Employed ............................................ Unemployed ........................................ Unemployment r a te .............................. 5 ,8 8 4 5 ,9 1 8 4 ,6 4 0 4 ,6 4 2 5 ,4 0 6 4 ,2 4 9 4 ,2 1 1 4 ,1 6 5 3 ,8 8 9 (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) 4 ,8 1 3 4 ,3 3 2 4 ,8 4 3 4 ,3 5 2 4 ,6 6 5 4 ,2 4 4 4 ,7 5 1 4 ,2 8 4 4 ,7 0 6 491 1 0 .1 421 467 9 .8 45 1 4 ,4 0 5 4 ,0 0 1 404 9 .6 9 .2 (2 ) (2 ) 3 ,6 4 9 429 477 360 481 9 .2 1 0 .3 8 .5 1 0 .0 (2 ) 3 ,7 1 4 (2 ) 3 ,6 7 0 3 ,5 4 3 3 ,5 2 1 171 4 .6 149 4 .1 9 .0 4 ,2 5 5 25 to 29 years 3 ,9 2 2 3 ,8 9 5 3 ,8 7 4 ................................... 3 ,7 2 1 E m p lo y e d ............................................ 3 ,5 4 7 174 3 ,6 8 5 3 ,5 1 4 3 ,6 5 6 3 ,4 9 4 171 4 .6 162 4 .4 Civilian noninstitutional population ............ Civilian labor force Unemployed ....................................... Unemployment r a te .............................. 4 .7 (2 ) (2 ) 3 ,6 7 4 3 ,5 3 9 164 3 ,5 0 9 3 ,7 7 7 3 ,5 7 9 165 19 8 4 .4 4 .5 5 .2 3 ,7 0 3 3 ,4 9 0 159 4 .4 1Vietnam Era veterans are those w ho served after August 4 .1964; they are all dassified as war veterans. 8 1 percent o f the Vietnam Era veterans o f all ages are 20 to 29 years old. Post-Koreanpeacetime veterans 20 to 29 years old are not included in this table. 3N ot applicable. Ta b le B-1: Employees on non agric ultura l pay rolls, b y industry, (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted A p r. Industry 1972 p M ar. 1972 p Feb. A p r. 1971 1972 Change from M ar. 1972 A p r. A p r. 1972 p Change from M ar. 1972 Feb. M ar. 1972 p 1972 1971 TOTAL........................................... 7 1 ,8 3 4 7 1 ,3 3 9 7 0 ,7 7 6 7 0 ,3 0 9 4?5 1 ,5 2 5 7 2 ,1 7 2 7 1 .9 9 0 7 1 ,7 2 9 182 GOODSPRODUCING.................. 2 2 ,4 1 3 2 2 ,2 1 8 2 2 ,0 1 3 2 2 ,2 6 3 195 150 2 2 ,6 9 3 2 2 ,6 5 0 2 2 ,5 3 8 43 MINING • .................................. 597 597 596 617 0 -2 0 603 611 612 -8 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION........ 3 , 119 2 ,9 6 5 2 ,8 8 0 3 , 164 154 -4 5 3 ,2 3 5 3 ,2 6 2 3 ,2 3 6 -2 7 MANUFACTURING..................... Production workers.............. 1 8 ,6 9 7 1 8 .6 5 6 1 3, 577 1 8 ,5 3 7 1 8 ,4 8 2 41 1 8 ,7 7 7 1 3 ,4 6 5 1 3, 357 38 215 258 1 8 ,8 5 5 1 3 ,6 1 5 1 3 ,7 5 8 1 3 ,6 8 3 1 8 ,6 9 0 1 3 ,5 9 7 75 DURABLE GOO DS................................. 1 0 ,7 0 4 1 0 ,6 7 3 1 0 ,5 9 0 1 0 ,5 6 2 31 142 1 0 ,7 4 3 48 7 ,7 5 8 7 ,7 2 7 7 ,6 4 8 7, 578 31 180 7 ,7 9 1 1 0 ,6 9 5 7 ,7 4 4 1 0 ,6 3 7 Production workers.............. 7 ,6 8 5 47 1 8 3 .9 5 8 2 .0 478. 8 183. 0 192. 8 5 5 6 .4 448. 1 . 7 591. 5 481. 1 -9 . 5 -2 . 3 -8 .9 2 5 .6 3 0 .7 593 483 13. 5 9 .4 Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s .............. Lumber and wood p rod ucts.............. Furniture and f ix t u r e s .................... Stone, c la y , and g la s s products . . Primary metal in d u s t r ie s .............. 644. 5 5 1 ,2 1 1 1, 187 7 1, 3 5 7 1, 345 7 1 ,7 9 6 .7 1 ,7 9 8 11 1 ,7 7 2 .8 5 .7 4 0 .7 1 ,8 3 0 1 ,8 1 3 1 ,8 0 3 17 1, 7 4 4 1 ,7 3 6 9 2 1 ,8 0 0 . 8 439. 0 414. 7 641 645 1 ,2 1 8 1 ,8 0 7 .8 4 3 7 .9 412. 5 2 -1 1 - 1 1 ,3 6 4 1 ,3 5 0 . 5 1 ,8 0 8 .6 1 ,7 5 6 .4 182 603 481 3 0 .7 1 ,8 1 3 . 5 1 ,7 5 6 . 3 650 183 604 484 - 5 1 .4 1 ,8 1 5 . 3 E le ctric a l e qu ip m en t....................... 2 1 .7 185 3. 5 6 .7 1 ,2 7 3 .3 1 ,3 2 3 . 3 M achinery, excep t e le c tric a l . . . . M iscellan eou s m anufacturing. . . . 6 2 2 .8 1 ,1 8 6 .7 1, 3 3 8 .7 1 ,8 0 6 .6 1 ,2 2 1 .9 1 ,3 5 4 .0 Transportation equ ip m en t.............. 6 3 1 .0 587. 3 479. 3 621. 7 1 ,2 1 2 . 5 Fabricated metal products.............. Instruments and related products . 183. 2 78 1 8 .6 1 ,8 0 3 1 ,7 9 2 1 ,7 4 1 . 5 1 ,7 4 8 .7 -. 1 7 .6 1 ,7 5 3 4 3 6 .8 4 2 5 .4 1 3 .6 440 438 438 407. 3 401. 7 1. 1 2 .2 1 3 .0 424 424 423 0 7 ,9 2 0 10 73 8 , 112 8 ,0 8 2 8 ,0 5 3 30 NONDURABLE GOQ DS......................... 7 ,9 9 3 7 ,9 8 3 7 ,9 4 7 Production workers.............. 5 ,8 5 7 5 ,8 5 0 5 ,8 1 7 5 ,7 7 9 7 78 5 ,9 6 7 5 ,9 3 9 5 ,9 1 2 28 2. 4 7. 3 1 ,7 6 1 1 ,7 6 0 1 ,7 4 9 1 74 73 71 981 1, 365 Food and kindred p r o d u c ts ............ 1 ,6 8 1 .6 1 ,6 7 9 .2 1 ,6 6 8 .9 1 ,6 7 4 .3 T o b a c c o m anufactu res.................... 6 5 .2 6 7 .2 6 8 .4 6 9 .2 -2 . 0 - 4 .0 T e x tile m ill products....................... 986. 8 9 7 6 .6 9 5 4 .9 1, 3 6 2 .5 6 8 3 .4 1 .9 -8 .8 3 1 .9 1. 1 Paper and a llie d p rod u cts.............. 689. 5 9 8 4 .9 1 ,3 7 2 . 4 6 8 7 .4 Prin ting and p u b lis h in g ................. 1 ,0 9 3 .9 1, 0 0 2 . 0 1 ,0 9 0 .5 9 9 8 .4 Petroleum and coal products . . . . 186. 7 187. 0 1 8 6 .8 188. 0 Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec 6 1 4 .9 308. 4 6 0 8 .6 603. 0 307. 8 309. 5 5 7 2 .9 306. 5 4 9 ,4 2 1 4 9 , 121 4 8 ,7 6 3 4 8 ,0 4 6 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES............................. 4 , 500 4 ,4 8 6 4 ,4 0 7 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 1 5 ,4 1 9 1 5 ,2 6 9 WHOLESALE T R A D E ............................ 3 ,8 9 8 RETAIL T R A D E .................................... 1 1 ,5 2 1 3 ,8 8 9 1 1 ,3 8 0 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE....................... 3, 8 9 0 SERVICES............................... Apparel and other te x tile products C h em icals and a llie d p rod u cts. . • 1, 3 6 3 . 6 1. 3 6 5 . 9 6 8 3 .9 1 ,0 8 7 .6 9 9 6 .6 1 ,0 8 7 . 0 2. 1 3 .4 1 ,0 2 1 .6 3 .6 -. 3 6. 3 6. 1 6 .9 - 1 9 .6 -1 . 3 42. 0 990 988 1, 375 696 1, 3 6 6 692 1, 0 9 5 1. 0 0 1 1 ,0 9 1 1 ,0 0 0 189 19 1 612 ! 689 1 ,0 9 0 1 2 9 4 4 1 1. 0 0 3 192 -2 604 7 309 309 3 1 .9 619 312 300 1 ,3 7 5 4 9 ,4 7 9 4 ? ,3 4 0 4 9 ,1 9 1 139 4 ,4 6 9 14 31 4 ,5 3 6 4 , 540 4 ,4 7 9 -4 1 5 ,1 4 7 1 4 ,9 7 4 150 445 1 5 ,6 0 6 1 5 ,5 1 3 1 5 ,4 9 5 93 3 ,8 6 6 3 ,8 0 8 90 3 ,9 4 5 3 ,9 3 6 3 ,9 1 3 1 1 ,2 8 1 1 1 ,1 6 6 9 141 355 1 1 ,6 6 1 1 1 ,5 7 7 1 1 ,5 8 2 9 84 3 ,8 6 6 3 ,8 4 4 3 ,7 5 8 24 132 3 ,9 0 2 3 ,8 8 9 3 ,8 7 9 13 1 2 ,2 3 5 12, 120 1 2 ,0 3 1 1 1 ,8 6 7 115 368 1 2 ,2 1 1 1 2 ,2 0 5 1 2 ,1 7 7 6 1 3 ,3 7 7 2 ,6 6 4 13, 380 13, 334 399 2 1 3 ,1 6 1 31 2 ,6 5 6 - 3 8 1 3 ,1 9 3 2 ,6 5 6 1 2 ,9 7 8 2 ,6 6 2 1 3 ,2 2 4 FE D E R A L ........................................... 2 ,6 6 9 2 ,6 6 9 2 ,6 7 2 0 STA TE ANO L O C A L ............................ 1 0 ,7 1 3 1 0 ,7 2 4 1 0 ,6 7 8 1 0 ,3 1 6 397 1 0 ,5 5 5 1 0 ,5 2 4 1 0 ,4 8 9 31 L eath er and leather products . . . . SERVICE-PRODUCING................ GOVERNMENT ........ p = preliminary. .............. .6 -1 1 T a b l e B-2: A v e r a g e w e e k ly hou rs o f p r o d u c t io n or n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s , b y in d us t ry Seasonally adjusted Change from Industry t o t a l p r i v a t e ............................... m in in g .................................................. A p r. 1972 p M ar. 1972 p O vertim e hours A p r. 1971 M ar. . 1 0. 3 37. 3 37. 1 37. 2 . 1 . 1 42. 3 43. 0 42. 5 - . 7 - . 2 3 6 .9 37. 5 37. 3 £ 40. 4 0 .4 40. 5 36. 7 4 2 .4 42. 3 42. 0 42. 3 36. 0 37. 0 40. 1 39. 5 2. 7 . 4 0 .0 . . 40. 3 3. 2 3. 1 3 .0 41. 2 41. 0 40. 7 3. 3 3. 2 3. 0 2 . 0 Q 2 . 6 1 1 2 1 1 . . 0 5 . 2 . 7 41. 1 41. 0 41. 4 40. 7 . 5 4 0 .9 4 2 .7 4 0 .9 4 1 .4 40. 3 42. 0 . 7 .4 40. 1 40. 3 4 1 .9 40. 8 . 3 9 .6 39. 3 39. 1 . 3 3 9 .9 3. 3 3 9 .6 3 9 .6 . 3 .4 3. 3 3. 2 . 4 0 .2 40. 0 40. 0 . 34. 1 34. 5 3 3 .6 -. 4 4 1 .8 4 1 .4 39. 8 41. 2 38. 9 41. 1 - . 1 1.2 - . 1 . 4 1 .2 41. 0 41. 1 - 41. 1 42. 0 40. 7 4 0 .4 4 1 .4 39. 8 40. 0 41. 7 . 3 40. 3 40. 2 3 9 .4 . 2 4 1 .6 4 1 .2 . 2 Instruments and related products . 3 9 .9 3 9 .5 40. 3 4 0 .4 39. 8 3 9 .5 39. 3 3 9 .2 38. 5 . 2 39. 5 3. 1 3 9 .4 3 9 .2 38. 9 . l 3. 1 3. 0 2. 7 3 9 .9 33. 4 39. 8 33. 4 3 9 .6 33. 1 39. 8 3 6 .7 M iscellan eou s manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS......................... Cirrrfim r b o v r j F ood and kindred products . . . . . a m anufArniff c . . . . . . . . 41. 4 41. 3 41. 0 40. 0 Apparel and other te x tile products 36. 0 36. 0 4 2 .4 3 5 .9 4 2 .2 4 1 .9 T e x tile m ill products ....................... . 6 1 42. 0 40. 7 . 42. 0 -. 5 2 2 . 6 . - . 6 2 0 2 41. 2 .4 . 0 36. 1 3 5 .8 3 6 .2 . 8 43. 1 42. 7 4 2 .6 . 3 . 4 . 5 3 8 .0 41. 7 37. 7 37. 5 41. 7 41. . 1 1 .4 0 1 37. 7 3 7 .2 37. 3 . 1 4 1 .6 . 2 Petroleum and coal products . . . . 42. 4 1 .6 4 1 .4 4 1 .9 42. 3 . 2 41. 0 37. 8 40. 8 40. 7 2 3 7 .9 38. 5 3 9 .9 3 7 .2 . -. 1 40. 2 40. 3 40. 2 40. 2 - . 34. 34. 3 4 .6 34. 1 0 4 1 .0 4 1 .4 1 . 3 35. 0 41. 7 Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec 1 0 -3 . 3 41. 9 Leather and leather produers . . . . . 1 0 Paper and a llie d products . . . . . . Printing an/! publishing . . . . . . . 8 1. 3 . 0 2 0 C hem icals and a llie d produers . . . 8 0 -.4 . 40. 7 4 1 .7 6 1. 1 42. 7 37. . 8 1. 3 2 . 3 41. 2 40. 2 4 1 .8 8 3. 2 . 41. 1 40. 5 3. 3 . 5 40. 1 4 1 .7 41. 6 . 5 4 2 .4 Stone, c la y , and g la s s products . . E le ctric a l equ ip m en t....................... 3. 1 41. 1 40. 9 40. 1 Transportation equipment • • • ■ a • 4 1 .0 . 4 . 2 4 0 .9 40. 5 4 2 .2 41. 3 4 0 .4 . 1 . 4 41. 5 3. 2 42. 2 42. 2 40. 9 0 3. 3 . 0 42. 3 42. 1 4 1 .4 . 5 8 3. 4 1972 4 1 .4 42. 1 Lumber and wood p rod u cts........... Machinery, excep t e le ctric a l . . . . Change from M ar. 1972 Feb. 1972 p 36. 40. 5 M ar. 1972 p A p r. 1971 3 6 .9 8 A p r. 1972 37. 0 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N ............. M A N U F A C T U R I N G ........... ................... Feb. 1972 0 . 3 8 0 . 5 42. 2 41. 7 42. 0 . 5 . 4 1 .4 41. 2 41. 0 6 3 8 .9 33. 2 38. 5 . 2 . 7 1 0 4 0 .6 4 0 .7 40. 4 -. 0 0 3 5 .2 35. 1 35. 1 . 40. 1 3 9 .9 3 3 .6 40. 0 . 3 3 .6 3 3 .5 0 A u 1 . 1 TR A N SP O R TA TIO N AN D P U B LIC U T I L I T I E S ............................................... W HO LESALE AND R ETA IL TR A D E . 8 8 8 3 9 .9 33. 2 39. 8 3 3 .2 39. 7 3 3 .0 39. 4 33. 3 ...................................... 37. 1 37. 1 37. 1 3 6 .9 S E R V I C E S ............................................. 34. 0 3 3 .9 34. 0 34. 0 WHOLESALE TRADE ............................... RE TA IL T R A D E ................................... . 1 0 . 5 -. 1 1 1 2 F IN A N C E . IN S U R A N C E , AN D p e a l e s t a t e . n u y m£ 37. 1 37. 1 37. 1 i o 34. 1 3 3 .9 3 4 .2 * Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade, finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately foie-fifths o f the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls, p p re lim in a ry . 2 T a b l e B-3: A v e r a g e h ou rly a n d w e e k ly e a r n in g s of p rod uct ion or n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w or ke rs on p riv a te n o n a g r ic u l t u r a l p a yr o lls , by ind ustry Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings Industry Change from A p r. M ar. Feb. 1972p 1972P 1972 1971 M ar. A p r. 1972 1971 A p r. p M a r. Feb. A p r. 1972 P 1972p 1972 1971 A p r. 1972 13.71____ $ 1 . 10 1 .4 6 $ 8 . 78 T O T A L P R IV A T E .......................... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. .. $ 3 .5 9 3. 60 $ 3 .5 7 $ 3 .5 5 3 .5 5 $ 3 . 38 $ 0 .0 2 $ 0 . 21 $ 1 3 2 .8 3 3 .5 8 3 .3 9 .0 2 . 21 1 3 4 .2 8 MINING................................. 4 . 34 4 . 31 4 . 31 4 .0 4 .0 3 . 30 1 8 4 .0 2 1 8 2 . 31 1 8 1 .0 2 1 7 0 .8 9 1 .7 1 1 3 . 13 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------- 5 .9 9 5 .9 7 5 .9 8 5 . 55 .0 2 .4 4 2 2 0 .4 3 2 1 9 . 70 2 1 5 .2 8 2 0 5 . 35 . 73 1 5 .0 8 MANUFACTURING................... 3. 77 3. 75 3 .7 2 3 .5 4 .0 2 . 23 1 5 2. 69 1 5 1 . 13 1 4 9 .1 7 1 3 9 .8 3 1 .5 6 12. 86 DURABLE GOODS.............................. 4 . 01 3 .9 9 3 .9 6 3. 76 .0 2 . 25 1 6 5 . 21 1 6 3 .5 9 1 6 1 .1 7 1 5 0 .4 0 1 .6 2 1 4 . 81 Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s ............ 4 .0 3 4 .0 1 3 .2 3 3 .8 0 3 .0 7 1 6 9 .6 6 1 3 3 .7 2 168. 82 1 3 2 .1 1 1 7 0 .4 9 1 2 9 .6 8 1 5 6 .9 4 3 .2 3 4 .0 4 3 .2 1 . 23 Lumber and wood p rod u cts........... 1 2 3 .1 1 . 84 1 .6 1 1 0 . 61 . 10 .0 2 0 . 16 $ 1 3 1 . 73 $ 1 3 0 . 64 $ 1 2 4 . 0 5 1 3 2 .8 2 1 3 2 .0 6 1 2 5 .4 3 Change from M ar. 8. 85 12. 72 3 .0 2 3 .8 5 3 .0 1 3 .8 2 2. 99 3 .7 8 2. 86 .0 1 .1 6 1 2 1 .1 0 1 2 1 .0 0 1 1 9 .0 0 1 1 1 .2 5 Stone, c la y , and g la s s products . . 26 1 6 0 .5 5 1 5 9 .6 8 1 5 5 .7 4 1 4 7 .5 5 .8 7 9 .8 5 1 3 .0 0 4 .6 1 4 .5 8 4 .5 5 3 .5 9 4 . 17 .0 3 Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ........... .0 3 .4 4 1 8 9 .4 7 1 8 8 . 70 1 8 6 .5 5 1 7 1 .3 9 . 77 1 8 .0 8 Fabricated metal products........... 3 .9 5 3 .9 2 3 .8 9 3 .7 0 .0 3 . 25 1 6 2 . 35 1 5 9 .5 4 1 5 7 . 16 147. 26 2 .8 1 15. 09 Machinery, excep t e le ctric a l . . . 4 . 23 4 . 21 3 .9 5 .0 2 .2 8 177. 66 1 7 5 .5 6 1 7 3 .4 7 1 5 8 .0 0 2 . 10 19. 66 1 1 . 11 Furniture and f i x t u r e s ................. E le ctric a l e qu ip m en t.................... 3. 65 3 .6 3 4 . 19 3 .6 2 3 .4 7 .0 2 . 18 147. 83 1 4 6 .2 9 1 4 5 .5 2 1 3 6 .7 2 1 .5 4 Transportation equ ip m en t............ 4 .7 1 4. 68 4 . 65 4 .4 0 .0 3 . 31 1 9 6 .8 8 1 9 4 .6 9 1 9 1 .5 8 1 7 5 . 12 3 . 71 3. 70 3 .6 9 3. 49 .0 1 .22 1 4 8 .0 3 1 4 9 .1 1 1 4 9 .0 8 137. 86 2 .1 9 -1 .0 8 2 1 .7 6 Instruments and related products M iscellan eous manufacturing. . . 3 .0 7 3 .0 6 3 .0 6 2. 94 .0 1 . 13 1 2 1 .2 7 1 2 0 .2 6 1 1 9 .9 5 1 1 3 .1 9 1 .0 1 8 .0 8 NONDURABLE GO O DS....................... 3 .4 2 3 .4 1 3 .4 0 3 . 23 .0 1 . 19 1 3 5 .0 9 1 3 4 .3 5 1 3 3 .2 8 1 2 5 .6 5 . 74 9 .4 4 3 .5 3 3. 37 .0 1 10. 17 . 21 1 4 2. 84 1 4 2 .0 9 1 3 9 .7 9 1 3 4 .1 3 .7 5 8 . 71 T ob acco m an u factu res................. 3 .4 2 3 .4 0 3 .3 7 3 .2 4 .0 2 . 18 1 1 4 .2 3 1 1 3 .5 6 1 1 1 .5 5 - 4 . 68 2 .7 2 2 .7 1 2 .7 1 2. 55 .0 1 .1 7 1 1 2 . 61 1 1 1 .9 2 111.11 1 1 8 .9 1 102. 00 . 67 T e x tile m ill p rod u cts.................... Apparel and other te x tile products 2. 58 3 .8 6 2 .5 7 3 .8 5 2 .5 8 3 .8 3 2 .4 7 3 . 61 .0 1 .0 1 .11 9 2 . 88 9 2 . 52 9 2 .6 2 . 25 1 6 4 .8 2 1 6 3 . 24 1 6 1 .6 3 86. 45 1 5 1 .2 6 .6 9 . 36 1 .5 8 1 0 .6 1 1 3 .5 6 4 . 14 .0 4 . 30 1 67. 83 1 6 5 .8 8 F ood and kindred products . . . . Paper and a llie d p rod u cts........... 3. 58 3 .5 7 6. 43 Printing and p u b lis h in g .............. 4 .4 4 4 .4 0 4. 36 1 6 2 . 19 1 5 4 .4 2 1 .9 5 1 3 .4 1 C hem icals and a llie d producrs . . 4 . 13 4 . 11 4 . 12 3. 88 .0 2 . 25 1 7 3 .0 5 1 7 1 .3 9 1 7 1 .3 9 1 6 2 .5 7 1 .6 6 1 0 .4 8 Petroleum and coal producrs . . . 4 .9 0 4 .8 8 4 .8 8 4 . 58 .0 2 . 32 2 0 9 . 72 2 0 3 .0 1 2 0 2 .0 3 1 9 3 .7 3 6 .7 1 15. 99 Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec 3 . 51 3 .5 4 3. 54 3 .3 6 -.0 3 .1 5 2. 70 2. 58 -.0 1 .11 1 4 4 .0 8 1 0 3 .9 5 9 .8 5 2 .7 0 1 4 4 .4 3 1 0 2 .3 3 -.5 2 . 2 .6 9 1 4 3 .9 1 1 0 1 .6 8 1 3 4 .0 6 Leather and leather p rod ucts. . . 9 5 .9 8 -.6 5 5. 70 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES........................... 4 . 53 4 .5 1 4 .4 8 4 . 10 .0 2 43 1 8 2 .1 1 1 8 1 .7 5 1 8 0 .1 0 1 6 4 .8 2 . 36 17. 29 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE 2 .9 9 2 .9 9 2 .9 8 2. 85 . 14 1 0 4 .0 5 1 0 4 .0 5 1 0 3 .1 1 9 9 . 18 WHOLESALE T R A D E ......................... 3. 83 3 .8 2 3 .8 2 3. 62 .0 1 . 21 152. 82 1 5 2 .0 4 1 5 1 .6 5 1 4 2 .6 3 .7 8 RETAIL T R A D E ................................. 2. 68 2. 67 2. 66 2. 56 .0 1 . 12 88. 98 8 8 . 64 8 7. 78 8 5 . 25 . 34 1 0 . 19 3. 73 FINANCE. INSURANCE. AND REAL ESTATE..................... 3 .4 1 3 .4 0 3 .4 0 3. 26 .0 1 .1 5 1 2 6 . 51 1 2 6 . 14 1 2 6 .1 4 1 2 0 .2 9 . 37 6. 22 SERVICES............................. 3 . 12 3 . 11 3 . 11 2. 96 .0 1 .1 6 106. 08 1 0 5 .4 3 1 0 5 .7 4 1 0 0. 64 .6 5 5 .4 4 *See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. 0 . 0 4 .8 7 Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers in private nonfarm industries, seasonally adjusted (1967-100)_________________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ ________________________________________________ Percent change over month grid year Industry Apr.P 1972 Mar.P 1972 Feb. 1972 Jan. 1972 Dec. 1971 Nov. 1971 Apr. 1971 136. A 135.5 134.7 134.5 133.5 131.6 NA 109.3 108.6 109.0 108.5 Mar. 1972Apr. 1972 Apr. 1971Anr; 1972 128.1 .6 6.5 107.3 106.6 (1) (2) Total private nonfarm: Current d o lla r s ........................................ Constant (1967) d o lla r s .......................... M in in g............................................................ 135.5 134.6 134.0 134.1 132.8 126.2 125.5 .7 8.0 Contract con struction.................................. 146.0 145.0 144.2 144.1 142.7 142.1 135.9 .6 7.4 Manufacturing............................................... 134.0 133.5 132.8 132.3 131.6 129.0 126.2 .4 6.2 Transportation and public utilities............... 140.5 140.2 138.1 137.6 136.2 133.4 127.4 .2 10.3 Wholesale and retail t r a d e ............................ 133.6 132.9 132.3 132.6 131.8 130.1 126.9 .5 5.2 Finance, insurance, and real estate............... 131.8 130.6 130.0 130.8 129.4 127.9 125.8 .9 4.8 Services......................................................... 137.2 135.4 134.8 134.8 133.1 131.9 129.3 1.3 6.1 1./ Percent change was 0.6 from Feb. 1972 to Mar. 1972, the latest month available. 2/ Percent change was 2.9 from Mar. 1971 to Mar. 1972, the latest month available. NA indicates data are not available. p-Prellminary. NOTE: A ll series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index is adjusted to exclude effects of two types of changes that are unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime premiums in manufacturing (the only sector for which overtime data are available) and the effects of sh ifts of workers between high-wage and low-wage industries. LABOR FORCE * EMPLOYMENT * UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1 . LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT ____ ........ ......... 2 . TOTAL EMPLOYMENT ____ ........ ........ CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AOULT MEN AOULT WOMEN TEENAGERS THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1963 1964 196S 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 4. UNEMPLOYMENT 3. UNEMPLOYMENT ____ ........ ........ ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS FULL-TIME WORKERS MARRIED MEN AOULT MEN AOULT WOMEN TEENAGERS THOUSANDS 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 0 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLD ORTA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ____ ........ ........ 6. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ____ ........ ........ ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS STATE INSUREO MARRIEQ HEN TEENAGERS AOULT WOMEN AOULT MEN PERCENT PERCENT 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ____ ........ 1963 1964 1965 1986 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ____ ........ NEGRO AND OTHER RACES WHITE PERCENT 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 PART-TIME WORKERS FULL-TIME WORKERS PERCENT 1983 1964 1965 1968 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 • State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th of the month and represents the insured unemployed under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. systems. The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 10. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ____ ........ ......... BLUE COLLAR WORKERS SERVICE WORKERS WHITE COLLAR WORKERS ____ ........ CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING PERCENT PERCENT 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON 11 . AVERAGE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ____ ........ ........ ____ 17.5 JOB LOSERS REENTRANTS NEW ENTRANTS JOB LEAVERS THOUSANDS 15.0 12.5 10.0 7 .5 5 .0 1963 1964 196S 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 NONflGRI CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 14. MAN-HOURS 13. EMPLOYMENT ____ ........ ........ ____ ____ TOTAL PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL ........ PRIVATE SERVICE-PROOUCING ........ GOOOS-PROOUCING ____ MANUFACTURING MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS TOTAL NONAGRI CULTURAL SERVICE-PROOUCING GOOOS-PROOUCING MANUFACTURING THOUSANDS 1969 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1969 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS ____ ........ MANUFACTURING TOTAL PRIVATE 16 AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS IN MANUFACTURING HOURS 1969 1964 1965 1986 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 N O TE : 1969 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. •recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16. Data for the 2 most EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS AND NONVETERANS 20-29 YEARS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---.... VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NONVETERANS 17. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE THOUSRNOS 18. EMPLOYEO THOUSRNOS 1969 1970 1971 1979 19. UNEMPLOYED PERCENT 1970 ( 971 1970 1971 1979 20. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THOUSRNOS 1999 1969 1979
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