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TH E E M P L O Y M E N T SITU A TIO N : A P R IL 1973
The N ation' s e m p lo y m e n t s itu a tio n in A p ril w as little chan ged fro m th e p re v io u s
m onth, the U. S. D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r' s B u reau of L a b o r S ta tis tic s re p o rte d to d ay . T he
u n e m p lo y m e n t r a te w as 5. 0 p e rc e n t, the sam e a s in M a rc h ; it h a s b een a t ab o u t th is
le v e l sin c e la te la s t fa ll, s u b s ta n tia lly below the 5. 8 -p e rc e n t r a te of A p ril a y e a r ago.
T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t (a s m e a s u re d th ro u g h th e h o u seh o ld su rv ey ) w as u n ch an g ed
in A p ril a t 83. 9 m illio n on a s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d b a sis, follow ing la rg e g a in s in the
p re v io u s 2 m o n th s. O v er the p a s t y e a r, em p lo y m e n t h a s in c re a s e d by 2. 6 m illio n p e r ­
so n s.
N o n fa rm p a y ro ll e m p lo y m e n t (m e a s u re d th ro u g h the e s ta b lis h m e n t su rv ey ) w as
little chan ged in A p ril a t 75. 0 m illio n , a s a stro n g p icku p in d u ra b le goods m a n u fa c ­
tu rin g and m o re m o d e ra te in c r e a s e s in m o st of the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g in d u s trie s w e re
p a r tly o ffse t by d e c lin e s in c o n tra c t c o n s tru c tio n and r e ta il tra d e . T he a v e ra g e w o rk ­
w eek ro s e to the h ig h e s t le v e l sin c e e a r ly 1970.
T o ta l u n e m p lo y m e n t d e c lin e d abo ut in lin e w ith u su a l M a rc h - to -A p r il m o v e m e n ts
and, a f te r s e a s o n a l a d ju stm e n t, re m a in e d a t 4. 4 m illio n , ro u g h ly the sa m e a s the
le v e ls th a t hav e p re v a ile d sin c e la s t N o v em b er. O v er the p a s t y e a r, u n em p lo y m en t
h a s d e c r e a s e d by 520, 000.
T he o v e ra ll u n e m p lo y m e n t r a te in A p ril w as u n ch an g ed a t 5. 0 p e rc e n t, and
th e re w as a ls o v irtu a lly no chan ge fo r a d u lt m en and w om en, w h ose jo b le s s r a te s w e re
3. 4 and 4. 7 p e rc e n t, re s p e c tiv e ly . T he ra te fo r te e n a g e rs m o v ed up fro m 14. 2 to 15. 4
p e r c e n t in A p ril; it h a s b e e n flu c tu a tin g aro u n d th is g e n e ra l ra n g e fo r s e v e ra l m o n th s
b u t h a s re m a in e d below the a v e ra g e le v e ls of the la s t 2 y e a r s . J o b le s s r a te s in A p ril
a ls o show ed little o r no chan ge fo r m o s t of the o th e r m a jo r la b o r fo rc e g ro u p s. (See
ta b le A - 3. ) A n e x c e p tio n to th is w as a d eclin e in u n em p lo y m en t am ong w o rk e rs in
d u ra b le goods m a n u fa c tu rin g , w h ose ra te w as 3. 8 p e r c e n t in A p ril, dow n fro m 4. 5 p e r ­
c e n t in M a rc h and fro m an a v e ra g e of 7. 0 p e rc e n t in 1971.



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F o r w o rk e rs c o v e re d by S tate u n e m p lo y m e n t in s u ra n c e p ro g ra m s , th e jo b le ss
r a te d ro p p e d fro m 2. 9 to 2. 7 p e r c e n t in A p ril, s u b s ta n tia lly b elo w th e y e a r - a g o r a te of
3. 6 p e r c e n t an d th e lo w e st sin c e e a r ly 1970.
T he a v e ra g e (m ean ) d u ra tio n of u n e m p lo y m e n t co n tin u ed the d o w n w ard tre n d
e v id e n t sin c e la s t fa ll, d ro p p in g to 9. 9 w ee k s in A p ril. T h is w as th e lo w e st th a t it h a s
b e e n sin c e 1970. T he n u m b e r of p e rs o n s u n em p lo y ed 15 w e e k s o r lo n g e r (the lo n g -te r m
u n em p lo y ed ) ed g ed dow n fo r th e eig h th c o n se c u tiv e m on th.
Table A .

Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)

Selected categories

Apr.
1973

Mar.
1973

Feb.
1973

IST7
Q tr.
1973

3rd
Q tr.
1972

2nd
Q tr.
1972

1st
Q tr.
1972

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 1 ,6

1 2 .0

12 .3

1 2 .3

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

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

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

4 th
Q tr.
1972

(M illions of persons)
Civilian labor fo rce 1.......................
Total em p loym ent 1....................
A d u lt m e n ...........................
A d u lt w o m e n .......................
T e e n age rs............................
U n e m p lo y m e n t.........................

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

8 8 .3
8 3 .9
4 7 .7
2 8 .8
7 .3
4 .4

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

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

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

(Percent of labor force)
U nem ploym ent rates:
A ll w o r k e r s ..............................
A d u lt m e n ................................
A d u lt vfomen............................
T e e n a g e rs................................
W h i t e .....................................
Negro and other ra c e s................
Household h e a d s.......................
Married m e n ............................
Full-time w o r k e r s .....................
State in s u r e d ?...........................

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

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

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

5 .0
3 .4
5 .0
1 4 .8
4 .5
9 .0
2 .9
2 .4
4 .6
2 .9
(Weeks)

Average duration of
unem ploym ent ...........................

9 .9

1 0 .5

1 0 .5

7 5 .0p
2 3 .9p
51. Ip

7 4 .9p
2 3 .8p
51. Ip

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

1 0 .6

(M illions of persons)
Nonfarm payroll e m p lo y m e n t.........
G oods-producing industries .......
Service-producing in d u strie s.......

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

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

(H ours of w ork)
Average weekly hours:
Total private n o n fa rm ................
M a nufacturing...........................
Manufacturing o v e r t im e .............

H ourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
In current dollars .....................
In constant d ollars.....................
1

Civilian

3 7 .2
4 0 .9
3 .9

37. Ip 3 7 .2
4 0 .7p 4 0 .7
3 .7
3 ,8 p
(1967= 100)

3 7 .2
4 0 .7
3 .5

3 7 .1
4 0 .7
3 .4

3 7 .1
4 0 .3
3 .1

1 4 4 .Ip 1 4 3 .2p 14 2.5
1 1 0 .3p 11 0 .6
NA

142,7p 14 1 .1
1 1 0 .7p 11 1.2

13 8.5
11 0.2

136.8
10 9.8

13 5 .0
10 9 .0

3 7 .4p
4 1 . Ip
4 .1 p

3 7 .2p
4 0 .9p
3 .9 p

labor force and total em ploym ent figures for periods

prior to January 1972 should be raised by about 300.000 to be comparable with subsequent data.




2

For calculation of this rate, see table A-3. footnote 2 .

p r e lim in a r y .
SOURCE:

Tables A-1. A-3. A-4. B-1. B-2. and B-4.

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■Civilian Labor Forge-and-Total Employment

C iv ilia n la b o r fo rc e and to ta l e m p lo y m e n t re m a in e d a t ab o u t the sa m e s e a s o n a lly
a d ju s te d le v e ls a s in M a r c h - - 88. 4 and 83. 9 m illio n , re s p e c tiv e ly --fo llo w in g la rg e
a d v a n c e s in th e p re v io u s 2 m o n th s. A g ain in a d u lt fe m a le e m p lo y m e n t w as o ffse t by a
d e c lin e fo r te e n a g e r s . O v er th e p a s t y e a r, to ta l e m p lo y m e n t h a s r is e n by 2. 6 m illio n ;
a d u lt m e n and w o m en a c c o u n te d fo r the b u lk of th is ad v an ce, o v e r a m illio n each .
Vietnam Era Veterans

T he jo b le s s r a te fo r V ie tn a m E ra v e te ra n s 20 to 29 y e a r s old w as ab o u t u n ch an g ed
in A p ril a t 6. 2 p e rc e n t. T h is m a rk e d th e eig h th s tr a ig h t m o n th th a t th e ir r a te h a s not
b e e n m a te r ia lly d iffe re n t fro m th e r a te fo r n o n v e te ra n s. Y o un ger v e te ra n s (2 0 -2 4
y e a r-o ld s ) c o n tin u ed to be the on ly g ro u p e x p e rie n c in g g r e a te r d iffic u ltie s in job find ing
th a n th e ir n o n v e te ra n p e e r s . (See ta b le A - 7 .)
In d u s try P a y r o ll E m p lo y m e n t
N o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro ll e m p lo y m e n t w as little ch an g ed in A p ril, follow ing a
210, 000 p ick u p in M a rc h and a g a in of 480, 000 in F e b ru a ry . S in ce A p ril 1972, th e n u m ­
b e r of p a y ro ll jo b s h a s g ro w n by 2. 8 m illio n ; the g o o d s-p ro d u c in g in d u s trie s , w h ich h ad
e x p e rie n c e d m a jo r d e c lin e s b e tw e en 1969 and 1971, a c c o u n te d fo r 1.0 m illio n of th is
in c re a s e .
In the goods in d u s trie s , fa c to ry e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 115, 000 in A p ril to 19. 7 m il­
lion . V irtu a lly th e e n tir e in c re a s e took p la c e in d u ra b le goods, a s f a b ric a te d m e ta ls ,
m a c h in e ry , e le c tr ic a l eq u ip m en t, and tra n s p o r ta tio n e q u ip m e n t p o ste d siz e a b le g ain s.
A lth oug h fa c to ry e m p lo y m e n t h a s re c o v e re d s u b s ta n tia lly sin c e th e r e c e n t re c e s s io n , it
w as s till 530, 000 below its p e a k le v e l of m id-1969. E m p lo y m e n t in c o n tr a c t c o n s tru c tio n
d e c lin e d by 60, 000. T h is c u tb a c k w as la rg e ly tra c e a b le to in c le m e n t w e a th e r in the M id ­
w e s t d u rin g the s u rv e y w ee k p lu s in c re a s e d s trik e a c tiv ity .
In th e s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g s e c to r, th e n u m b e r of jo b s r o s e 65, 000 in A p ril, a s
in c r e a s e s in s e rv ic e s , g o v e rn m e n t, w h o le sa le tra d e , and fin an ce, in s u ra n c e , an d r e a l
e s ta te w e re p a r tly o ffs e t by a d e c lin e of 40, 000 in r e ta il tra d e . T he d ro p in r e ta il^ tra d e
e m p lo y m e n t follow ed an 85, 000 in c re a s e in M a rc h and m ay r e f le c t th e d iffic u lty in m a k ­
ing an ad e q u a te s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n t fo r th e ch an g es in r e ta il s a le s p a tte r n s a s s o c ia te d
w ith th e tim in g of E a s te r .
H o u rs of W o rk
T he a v e ra g e w o rk w e e k fo r a ll ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs on p riv a te n o n a g ric u ltu ra l
p a y ro lls in c re a s e d 0. 2 h o u r in A p ril (a fte r s e a s o n a l a d ju stm e n t) to 37. 4 h o u rs, its
h ig h e s t le v e l sin c e J a n u a ry 1970. In m a n u fa c tu rin g , th e w o rk w eek a ls o in c re a s e d by




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0. 2 h o u r, p a c e d by a s tro n g p ick u p in th e tr a n s p o r ta tio n e q u ip m e n t in d u s try . T he
e n tir e m a n u fa c tu rin g u p sw in g ste m m e d fro m a b o o st in o v e rtim e h o u rs , w hich, a t 4. 1
h o u rs , e q u a le d th e ir h ig h e s t le v e l on r e c o r d (sin c e the s e r ie s b e g a n in 1956) .

Itourly.and-Wje.gkly Ear.mng.aA v e ra g e h o u rly e a rn in g s of p ro d u c tio n o r n o n s u p e rv is o ry w o rk e rs on p riv a te
n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls in c re a s e d 2 c e n ts in A p ril to $3. 82. A fte r s e a s o n a l a d j u s t­
m en t, h o u rly e a rn in g s w e re a ls o up 2 c e n ts. H o u rly e a rn in g s hav e r is e n 21 c e n ts o r
5. 8 p e r c e n t sin c e A p ril 1972.
T he g a in in h o u rly e a rn in g s w as la rg e ly re s p o n s ib le fo r an in c re a s e of $1. 12 in
a v e ra g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s to $141. 72. A fte r s e a s o n a l a d ju stm e n t, w ee k ly e a rn in g s
in c r e a s e d $1. 51. C o m p a re d w ith A p ril 1972, a v e ra g e w ee k ly e a rn in g s hav e a d v an c ed
$ 8 . 15 o r 6.1 p e rc e n t. D u rin g th e la te s t 12-m onth p e rio d fo r w h ich th e C o n su m e r P r ic e
In d ex is a v a ila b le - -M a r c h 1972 to M a rc h 19 73 --c o n s u m e r p r ic e s in c re a s e d 4. 7 p e rc e n t.
H o u rly E a r n in g? In d ex
T he B u re a u ' s H o u rly E a rn in g s Index, s e a s o n a lly a d ju ste d , w as 144. 1 (1967 = 100)
in A p ril, 0. 6 p e r c e n t h ig h e r th a n in M arch , a c c o rd in g to p r e lim in a r y fig u re s . T he
in d e x w a s 5. 4 p e r c e n t above A p ril a y e a r ago. A ll in d u s trie s r e c o r d e d g a in s o v e r a
y e a r *ago, ra n g in g fro m 3. 8 p e r c e n t in fin an ce, in s u ra n c e , an d r e a l e s ta te to 8. 3 p e r ­
c e n t in tr a n s p o r ta tio n and p u b lic u tilitie s . D u rin g th e 12-m onth p e rio d end in g in
M a rc h , the H o u rly E a rn in g s Index in d o lla rs of c o n sta n t p u rc h a s in g p o w er r o s e 1. 0 p e r ­
cen t.




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.

TabU A-l:

Employment status o! tkt noninstitutional population by sox and ago

(In thousands)

A pr.
1973

Employment scants, ape, sad sex

Mar.
1973

Apr.
1972

A pr.
1973

Mar.
1973

Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
Jan .
1973
1973

Dec.
1972

Total
Torsi labor force.......................................... . .
Civilian labor fo rc e ............................................
Employed . . ......................................................
Agriculture......................................................
Noaagricultural industries............................
On part time for economic reasons.............
Usually work full time...............................
Usually work part t i n e .............................
Unemployed........................................................

89,823
87,473
83,299
3,295
80,004
1,928
966
962
4,174

89,686
87,325
82,814
3,131
79,683
2,063
967
1,096
4,512

87,787
85,324
80,627
3,287
77,339
2,251
1,081
1,170
4,697

90,700
88,350
83,917
3,311
80,606
2,136
987
1,149
4,433

90,629
88,268
83,889
3,480
80,409
2,198
940
1,258
4,379

89,961
87,569
83,127
3,424
79,703
2,274
1,020
1,254
4,442

89,325
86,921
82,555
3,501
79,054
2,023
893
1,130
4,366

89,707
87,267
82,780
3,650
79,130
2,181
968
1,213
4,487

Man, 20 years end ever
Civilian labor force..............................................
Employed...........................................................
Agriculture.....................................................
Noaagricultural industries . .........................
Unemployed........................................................

49,186
47,487
2,488
44,999
1,699

49,197
47,267
2,388
44,879
1,931

48,465
46,412
2,417
43,994
2,054

49,303
47,622
2,442
45,180
1,681

49,389
47,711
2,516
45,195
1,678

49,095
47,448
2,475
44,973
1,647

49,001
47,361
2“,557
44,804
1,640

49,152
47,475
2,66444,811
1,677

Women, 20 years and oust
Civilian labor f o rc e ...........................................
Employed...........................................................
Agriculture......................................................
Nooagriculcural industries..................
Unemployed........................................................

30,513
29,146
502
28,644
1,367

30,482
29,005
457
28,547
1,477

28,029
515
27,514
1,509

29,539

30,513
29,073
543
28,530
1,440

30,339
28,849
585
28,264
1,490

30,141
28,662
559
28,103
1,479

29,870
28,296
526
27,770
1,574

29,869
28,357
566
27,791
1,512

Bath sexes, 10-19 years
Civilian labor force..............................................
Employed...........................................................
Agriculture............................ J ......................
Nooagriculcural indsscriea............................
Unemployed............................ ...........................

7,774
6,666
305
6,361
1,108

7,646
6,542
286
6,256
1,104

7,320
6,186
355
5,831
1,134

8,534
7,222
326
6,896
1,312

8,540
7,329
379
6,950
1,211

8,333
7,017
390
6,627
1,316

8,050
6,898
418
6,480
1,152

8,246
6,948
420
6,528
1,298

Tablo A-2:

Full- and parMimo status off tbo civilian labor fforco by f ix and ago

(Numbers In thousands)
Full- and part-daw
employment status, sex,
and age
Fall tins
Total, Id years and aver:
Civilian labor force............................................
Employed........................................................
Unemployed............................ .........................
Unemployment ra te .........................................
Men, 20 years and overs
Civilian labor force............................................
Employed........................................................
Unemployed...................................................
Unemployment cate.........................................
Vomea, 20 years and overs
Civilian labor force............................................
Employed........................................................
Unemployed...................................................

Seasonally adjusted
Apr.
1973

A pr.
1972

Apr.
1973

73,719
70,532
3,187
4 .3

71,996
68,304
3,692
5 .1

75,604
72,213
3,391
4 .5

46,581
45,040
1,540
3.3

45,906
44,020
1,886
4 .1

23,692
22,570
1,122
4 .7

22,964
21,765
1,200
5 .2

Feb.
1973

Jan .
1973

Dec.
1972

Apr.
1972

75,557
72,136
3,421
4 .5

75,244
71,755
3,489
4 .6

74,935
71,491
3,444
4 .6

74,715
71,224
3,491
4 .7

73,689
69,7.72
3,917
5.3

46,905
45,403
1,502
3.2

46,957
45,400
1,557
3 .3

46,767
45,220
1,547
3.3

46,648
45,139
1,509
3 .2

46,630
45,095
1,535
3 .3

46,189
44,351
1,838
4 .0

23,926
22,752
1,174
4 .9

23,741
22,590
1,151
4 .8

23,693
22,503
1,190
5 .0

23,549
22,330
1,219
5.2

23,390
22,268
1,122
4 .8

23,178
21,924
1,254
5 .4

Mar. 1973

Pert New
Total, 16 years and overs
13,754
12,873
13,328
12,708
12,220
12,470
12,589
12,705
Civilian labor force...........................................
12,323
11,792
11,754
11,600
11,640
11,249
11,368
Employed............................................................. 12,767
Unemployed......................................................
987
1,005
954
1,081
1,102
971
1,065
989
7.2
7 .5
8 .4
7 .5
8 .4
8 .8
Unemployment ra te .........................................
7.9
7 .9
NOTEs Persons on paic-cine schedules tor economic reasons ere included in the fall-cine employed cnrccorjr; unemployed pernons are allocated by whether seeking fall- or
p ta tia t uodt.




Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators

(Persons 16 years and over)

Selected categories
Total (all civilian workers).......................................
Men, 20 years and over.......................................
Women, 20 years and over...................................
Both sexes, 16-19 years.......................................
White................................................................
Negro and other races.........................................
Household heads.....................................................
Married m en...........................................................
Full-time workers...................................................
Part-time workers.....................................................
Unemployed IS weeks and over1.............................
State insured3 .....................................................
Labor force time lost3 .............................................
Occupation4
White-collar workers...............................................
Professional and technical...................................
Managers and administrators, except farm ........
Sales workers.......................................................
Clerical workers.................................................
Blue-collar workers.............................................
Craftsmen and kindred workers...........................
Operatives..........................................................
Nonfarm laborers...............................................
Service workers.......................................................
Farm workers.........................................................
Industry4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers5 ...
Construction.......................................................
Manufacturing.....................................................
Durable goods.............................................
Nondurable goods.........................................
Transportation and public utilities......................
Wholesale and retail trade...................................
Finance and service industries ...........................
Government workers...............................................
Agricultural wage and salary workers ......................

Thousands of persons
unemployed
Apr.
Apr.
1972
1973

Apr.
1973

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment
Jan .
Dec.
Feb.
Mar.
1973
1972
1973
1973

4,174
1,699
1,367
1,108
3,316
858
1,550
989
966
962
1,022
1,695
—

4,697
2,054
1,509
1,134
3,859
838
1,744
1,171
3,692
1,005
1,532
2,048
—

5.0
3 .4
4.7
15.4
4 .5
9.1
3.0
2.4
4.5
8 .4
.9
2.7
5.3

5 .0
3 .4
4 .9
14.2
4 .4
9 .0
3 .0
2 .5
4 .5
7.5
1.0
2 .9
5.2

5.1
3.4
4 .9
15.8
4 .6
9.0
3 .0
2.4
4 .6
7.9
1.0
2.8
5.4

5 .0
3.3
5.3
14.3
4 .6
8 .9
2.9
2.4
4 .6
7.9
1.1
2 .9
5.3

5.1
3.4
5.1
15.7
4 .6
9.6
2.9
2.4
4.7
8.4
1.1
3.1
5.3

5.8
4 .2
5.4
16.7
5.3
9.3
3.4
2.9
5.3
8.8
1.3
3.6
6.1

1,162
206
118
225
613
1,689
468
840
381
685
80

1,220
208
129
212
671
2,042
523
1,057
463
692
63

3.1
2.2
1.5
3.9
4 .4
5.4
3.7
5.6
8.7
6.0
3.0

2.9
2.3
1.2
3 .5
4 .2
5 .4
3.8
5.8
8.2
6 .2
2.2

3 .0
2.0
1.7
3.5
4 .3
5.7
3.8
6.2
8.9
6.1
2.5

3.2
2 .4
1.6
3 .9
4 .5
5.6
3.7
6.3
8 .4
5.5
2.4

3.3
2.6
1.7
4 .3
4 .4
5.6
3.9
5.8
8.8
6.2
2.3

3.3
2.2
1.8
3.7
4 .9
6.8
4 .3
7 .4
10.8
6.2
2.5

3,108
450
916
459
457
128
857
742
364
88

3,567
497
1,189
670
519
179
932
757
307
72

4 .9
9.4
4 .3
3.8
5.1
2.5
5.7
4 .5
3.3
8 .1

4 .9
8 .5
4 .6
4 .5
4 .9
3 .0
5.3
4 .7
2 .6
6.5

5.1
8.7
4 .5
4 .3
4 .9
3.2
5.9
4.7
2 .6
7.3

5.1
9 .0
5.0
4 .6
5.5
2 .9
5 .6
4 .4
2 .3
6.4

5.2
9.8
4 .4
3.9
5.2
2.7
6.1
4 .9
3 .0
6.4

5.8
10.7
5.8
5.B
5.9
3.5
6.2
4 .9
2.8
6.8

Apr.
1972

1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
2 Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data
relate to the week containing the 12th.
3 Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
4 Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
5 Includes mining, not shown separately.

Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)

Duration of unemployment
Less than S weeks...................................................
5 to 14 weeks.........................................................
15 weeks and over...................................................
15 to 26 weeks...................................................
27 weeks end over...............................................
Average (mean) duration, in weeks..........................




Apr.
1973
1,878
1,274
1,022
649
373
11.4

Apr.
1972
1,876
1,290
1,532
776
756
14.3

A pr.
1973
2,184
1,485
763
460
303
9.9

Mar.
1973
2,138
1,330
859
479
380
10.5

Seasonally adjusted
Jan .
Feb.
1973
1973
2,060
2,324
1,375
1,265
895
919
530
515
404
365
10.5
10.9

Dec.
1972
2,026
1,444
1,001
530
471
11.4

Apr.
1972
2,179
1,503
1,143
530
613
12.4

Table A-5:

Unem ployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)
Reason for unemployment

Mar.
1973

Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
1973
1973

Dec.
1972

1?72

1,652
653
1,484
704

1,677
745
1,296
714

1,724
671
1,377
684

1,758
550
1,409
679

1,846
672
1,322
629

2,045
599
1,531
854

100.0
45.6
12.0
28.0
14.4

100.0
36.8
14.5
33.0
15.7

100.0
37.8
16.8
29,2
16.1

100.0
38.7
15.1
30.9
15.4

100.0
40.0
12.5
32.1
15.4

100.0
41.3
15.0
29.6
14.1

100.0
40.7
11.9
30.4
17.0

2.5
.7
1.5
.8

1.9
.7
1.7
.8

1.9
.8
1.5
.8

2 .0
.8
1.6
.8

2 .0
.6
1.6
.8

2.1
.8
1.5
.7

2.4
.7
1.8
1.0

Apr.
1973

Apr.
1972

1,728
615
1,275
556

2,140
565
1,316
676

100.0
41.4
14.7
30.5
13.3

2.0
.7
1.5
.6

1?73

Number of unemployed
Lost last job ................. ............................................
Left last jo b ..............................................................
Reentered labor fo r c e ..............................................
Never worked before................................................

Percent distribution
Total unemployed................................................
Lost last jo b .............................................
Left last j o b .........................................................
Reentered labor force....................... ...................
Never worked before.............. ..............................

Unemployed os e percent of the
civilian labor force
Lost last job...............................................................
Left last job .........................................................
Reentered labor force...............................................

Never worked before............................................

Table A-6:

Thousands of persons
Age and sex
Total, 16 years and over ...............................
16 to 19 years................................................
16 and 17 y e a rs .......................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ........................................
20 to 24 years................................................
25 years and o v e r ........................................
25 to 54 y e a rs ..........................................
55 years and over.....................................
Males, 16 years and o v e r...............................
16 to 19 years................................................
16 and 17 y e a rs .......................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ........................................
20 to 24 years................................................
25 years and o v e r ........................................
25 to 54 y e a rs ..........................................
55 years and over.....................................
Females, 16 years and o v e r ..........................
16 to 19 years................................................
16 and 17 y e a rs ........................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ............................ . . . .
20 to 24 years................................................
25 years and over . . . ...............................
25 to 54 y e a rs ..........................................
55 years and o ver.....................................




Apr.
1973
4,174
1,108
606
501
938
2,128
1,753
376
2,286
587
359
228
528
1,171
941
230
1,888
521
248
273
410
957
811
146

Apr.
1972
4,697
1,134
549
585
1,059
2,504
1,959
545
2,668
614
315
299
644
1,410
1,064
346

Unemployed persons by age and sex

Percent
looking for
full-time
work
Apr. 1973
76.4

2,030

47.4
27.4
71.7
87.6
86.5
88.9
75.3
78.7
44.0
23.4
76.3
86.6
92.5
95.7
79.1
73.6

520
234
286
415
1,094
895
199

51.2
33.1
67.8
89.0
79.2
81.0
68.5

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates
Feb.
1973
5 .1
15.8
18.8
13.5
7 .9
3 .3
3 .4
2.7
4 .3
14.4
18.0
11.3
7 .5
2.7
2 .8
2.3

6 .0

Mar.
1973
5 .0
14.2
17.2
12.2
7 .9
3 .2
3 .4
2.6
4 .3
13.4
17.1
10.6
7 .5
2.7
2.8
2.2
6.1

6.3

14.3
17.3
12.2
8 .2
3 .3
3 .4
2 .9
4 .2
13.4
17.1
11.0
7 .7
2.6
2.7
2.5
6 .4

16.2
18.7
14.8
8.3
3 .9
4 .3
2 .6

15.2
17.4
14.0
8 .4
4.1
4 .3
3 .4

17.5
20.0
16.1
8 .3
4 .3
4 .5
3 .5

15.4
17.7
13.7
8 .9
4 .4
4 .7
3 .7

Apr.
1973
5 .0
15.4
19.4
12.6
8.1
3 .1
3 .3
2.5
4 .4
14.7
20.0
10.7
7 .9
2.7
2.8
2 .4

Jan .
1973
5 .0

Dec.
1972
5.1
15.7
17.5
14.4
8.7
3 .2
3 .4
3 .0
4 .4

Apr.
1972
5 .8

15.4
17.4
13.7
8 .2
2.7
2.6
3 .0

16.3
19.1
14.5
10.3
3.2
3 .2
3 .4

6.3

6.7

16.2
17.6
15.4
9.2
4 .2
4 .6
3 .0

17.2
19.3
16.0
8.9
4 .6
4.9
3.5

16.7
19.2
15.2
9.7
3 .7
3 .8
3.5
5 .2

Table A-7. Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 34 years of age
(Numbers in thousands)
Employment status

Apr.
1973

1973

Apr.
1972

4,675
4,340
4,069
271
6.2'

4,665
4,286
3,992
294
6.9

1,741
1,584
1,437
147
9.3

Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
Jan.
1973
1973

Apr.
1973

Mar.
1973

4,498
4,127
3,783
344
8.3

4,675
4,370
4,101
269
6.2

4,665
4,333
4,079
254
5.9

4,656
4,322
4,075
247
5.7

1,766
1,595
1,419
176
11.0

1,987
1,788
1,573
215
12.0

1,741
1,598
1,453
145
9.1

1,766
1,613
1,464
149
9.2

2,934
2,756
2,632
124
4.5

2,899
2,691
2,573
118
4.4

2,511
2,339
2,210
129
5.5

2,934
2,772
2,648
124
4.5

946
913
886
27
3.0

917
891
851
40
4.5

634
614
594
20
3.3

10,604
9,156
8,624
532
5.8

10,555
9,116
8,515
601
6.6

6,499
5,276
4,895
381
7.2

Dec.
1972

Apr.
1972

4,666
4,334
4,080
254
5.9

4,648
4,338
4,087
251
5.8

4,498
4,154
3,813
341
8.2

1,791
1,620
1,452
168
10.4

1,818
1,649
1,508
141
8.6

1,837
1,673
1,524
149
8.9

1,987
1,802
1,590
212
11.8

2,899
2,720
2,615
105
3.9

2,865
2,702
2,623
79
2.9

2,848
2,685
2,572
113
4.2

2,811
2,665
2,563
102
3.8

2,511
2,352
2,223
129
5.5

946
919
893
26
2.8

917
901
865
36
4.0

888
856
829
27
3.2

849
826
807
19
2.3

825
781
749
32
4.1

634
619
599
20
3.2

9,840
8,361
7,758
603
7.2

10,604
9,348
8,781
567
6.1

10,555
9,329
8,749
580
6.2

10,464
9,216
8,695
521
5.7

10,390
9,104
8,558
546
6.0

10,327
9,009
8,439
570
6.3

9,840
8,534
7,892
642
7.5

6,455
5,245
4,860
385
7.3

5,918
. 4,640
4,211
429
9.2

6,499
5,461
5,041
420
7.7

6,455
5,449
5,068
381
7.0

6,384
5,349
4,994
355
6.6

6,337
5,266
4,874
392
7.4

6,289
5,231
4,808
423
8.1

5,918
4,807
4,335
472
9.8

4,105
3,880
3,729
151
3.9

4,100
3,871
3,655
216
5.6

3,922
3,721
3,547
174
4.7

4,105
3,887
3,740
147
3.8

4,100
3,880
3,681
199
5.1

4,080
3,867
3,701
166
4.3

4,053
3,838
3,684
154
4.0

4,038
3,778
3,631
147
3.9

3,922
3,727
3,557
170
4.6

3,565
3,426
3,342
84
2.5

3,546
3,418
3,307
111
3.2

3,395
3,269
3,177
92
2.8

3,565
3,428
3,335
93
2.7

3,546
3,413
3,310
103
3.0

3,519
3,366
3,251
115
3.4

3,495
3,344
3,261
84
2.5

3,477
3,345
3,254
91
2.7

3,395
3,273
3,172
101
3.1

VETERANS1
Total, 20 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2.........
Civilian labor force........................
Employed.................................
Unemployed...............................
Unemployment rate.........................
20 to 24 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2.........
Civilian labor force........................
Employed.................................
Unemployed...............................
Unemployment rate.........................
25 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2........
Civilian labor force........................
Employed.................................
Unemployed...............................
Unemployment rate...................... .
Total, 30 to 34 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2.........
Civilian labor force....................... .
Employed................................ .
Unemployed...............................
Unemployment rate................... .....
NONVETERANS
Total, 20 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2..........
Civilian labor force........................
Employed.................................
Unemployed...............................
Unemployment rate.........................

’

20 to 24 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2...........
Civilian labor force........................
Employed................ .'................
Unemployed...............................
Unemployment rate.........................
25 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2..........
Civilian labor force........................
Employed.................................
Unemployed........................ .......
Unemployment rate.........................
Total, 30 to 34 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2..........
Civilian labor force........................
Employed..................................
Unemployed...............................
Unemployment rate.........................

1Vietnam Era veterans are those who served after August 4, 1964. Of the Vietnam Era veterans of all ages, 76 percent were 20 to 29 years old and
15 percent were 30 to 34 years old in April 1973. Post-Korean-peacetime veterans are not included in this table. _
2Since seasonal variations are not present in the population figures, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




Table B>1: Employees on nonagricuiturai payrolls, by industry,

(In thousands)
Industry

A Pr V
1973p

TOTAL..................................................... 74, 826
GOODS-PRODUCING.......................

2 3 ,6 1 7

M a r.
1973p

Feb.
1973

A p r.
1972

Seasonally adjusted

Change from

M a r.
1973

A p r.
1972

A p r.
1973p

M a r.
1973p

F eb.
1973

Change from

M a r.
1973

74, 255 7 3 ,7 2 4

7 1 ,9 7 9

571

2 ,8 4 7

7 5 ,0 4 2

7 4 ,9 3 3

7 4 ,7 2 5

109

23, 417 2 3 ,2 0 2

2 2 ,6 1 3

200

1 ,0 0 4

2 3 ,8 9 3

2 3,8 47

2 3 ,7 8 5

46

0

-2

603

611

613

-8

598

598

598

600

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION...........

3, 429

3, 299

3 ,1 8 4

3, 374

130

55

3 ,5 5 0

3, 609

3 ,5 9 4

-59

MANUFACTURING............................
Production workers..................

19,5 90
14, 408
1 1,508
8 ,4 6 9
1 9 6 .0
6 2 0 .6
5 1 5 .2
6 8 1 .6
1 ,2 9 6 .0
1 ,4 3 9 .5
2 ,0 1 4 .7
1 ,9 6 1 .3
1 ,8 6 9 .4
4 8 2 .9
4 3 0 .8

1 9,5 20
14, 347
11,429
8, 398
1 95.9
6 1 6 .8
5 1 3 .0
6 7 1 .9
1 ,2 8 9 .5
1 ,4 3 0 .1
2 ,0 0 1 .7
1 ,9 4 7 .5
1 ,8 5 3 .5
4 8 2 .3
4 2 7 .2

1 9,4 20
14, 258
1 1,3 59
8 ,3 3 4
1 9 7 .0
6 1 1 .9
5 1 1 .4
6 6 1 .9
1 ,2 8 3 .6
1 ,4 2 3 .1
1 ,9 8 5 .0
1 ,9 3 9 .2
1 ,8 4 4 .8
4 7 8 .8
4 2 2 .6

18,6 39
1 3,5 78
1 0,7 17
7 ,7 7 4
1 82 .7
5 9 6 .9
4 8 1 .5
6 4 6 .7
1 ,2 2 6 .0
1 ,3 5 0 .0
1 ,8 3 5 .3
1 ,7 9 2 .6
1, 7 43 .1
4 45 .8
4 16.1

70
61
79
71
.1
3 .8
2 .2
9 .7
6 .5
9 .4
1 3 .0
1 3.8
1 5 .9
.6
3 .6

951
830
791
695
1 3 .3
2 3 .7
3 3 .7
3 4 .9
7 0 .0
8 9 .5
1 7 9 .4
1 6 8 .7
1 2 6 .3
3 7 .1
1 4 .7

1 9 ,7 4 0
14, 545
1 1 ,5 4 7
8 ,5 0 3
198
634
520
686
1 ,2 8 4
1 ,4 5 0
2 ,0 0 3
1 ,9 7 5
1 ,8 7 3
484
440

1 9,6 27
14, 441
1 1,4 48
8; 414
196
630
516
686
1, 281
1 ,4 3 4
1 ,9 8 6
1 ,9 5 5
1 ,8 4 2
483
439

19,5 78
14, 396
11, 413
8 ,3 7 9
198
628
513
682
1, 284
1 ,4 3 2
1 ,9 7 3
1 ,9 4 3
1,841
481
438

113
104
99
89
2
4
4
0
3
16
17
20
31
1
1

NONDURABLE GOODS...........................

8, 082
5 ,9 3 9

8 ,0 9 1
5 ,9 4 9

8 ,0 6 1
5 ,9 2 4

7 ,9 2 2
5, 804

-9
-10

160
135

8 ,1 9 3
6 ,0 4 2

8, 179
6 ,0 2 7

8, 165
6, 017

14
15

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 coat products . . . .
Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products. . . .

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

1 ,6 7 2 .1
6 9 .5
1 ,0 2 2 .3
1 ,3 5 9 .2
7 0 9 .4
1 ,0 9 4 .2
1 ,0 1 7 .2
1 81 .7
6 7 1 .9
2 9 3 .2

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

1 ,6 7 5 .6
6 7 .9
9 8 0 .9
1 ,3 3 6 .8
6 87 .1
1 ,0 7 5 .1
9 9 6 .5
1 88 .6
6 1 1 .6
3 02 .0

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

- 8 .7
.9
4 0 .4
1 9 .4
1 8.1
19. 8
2 1 .8
- 6 .4
6 4 .0
- 9 .3

1 ,7 4 7
78
1 ,0 2 4
1, 363
709
1 ,0 9 6
1 ,0 1 7
184
' 679
296

1,751
76
1 ,0 2 3
1, 350
714
1 ,0 9 3
1 ,0 1 9
185
673
295

1 ,7 5 2
73
1 ,0 2 4
1, 349
710
1 ,0 9 2
1 ,0 1 3
185
672
295

-4
2
1
13
-5
3
-2
-1
6
1

SERVICE-PRODUCING..................... 51, 209

5 0,8 38

5 0 ,5 2 2

49, 366

371

1 ,8 4 3

5 1 ,1 4 9

5 1 ,0 8 6

50, 940

63

4, 543

4, 507

4 ,4 4 5

11

109

4, 591

4, 589

4, 580

2

15, 895 1 5 ,7 7 6
3 ,9 8 7 3 ,9 7 4
1 1 ,9 0 8 1 1 ,8 0 2

15, 436
3,851
1 1 ,5 8 5

213
8
205

672
144
528

1 6,1 88
4, 039
1 2,1 49

1 6,2 15
4, 027
12,188

16,1 27
4, 022
12, 105

-27
12
-39

MINING..............................................1

DURABLE GOODS..................................

Production workers..................

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

Production workers...............

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

4, 554

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

16,1 08
^ 3 ,9 9 5
RETAIL TRADE.................................... 12, 113

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

FINANCE, INSURANCE, ~ND
REAL ESTATE...............................

4 ,0 1 9

4 ,0 0 0

3 ,9 7 8

3 ,8 8 0

19

139

4 ,0 3 1

4, 024

4 ,0 1 4

7

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

1 2,7 39

1 2,6 19

1 2 ,5 3 0

1 2,218

120

521

1 2,7 26

12, 695

12, 682

31

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

13, 789
2 ,6 2 6
1 1 ,1 6 3

13,781
2 ,6 2 3
11,1 58

1 3,7 31
2 ,6 1 9
1 1 ,1 1 2

13, 387
2, 664
10, 723

8
3
5

402
-38
440

13,6 13
2 ,6 2 6
1 0,9 87

13, 563
2 ,6 3 4
10,9 29

13,5 37
2 ,6 3 2
1 0 ,9 0 5

50
-8
58

FEDERAL ............................................
STATE AND LOCAL............................
p = preliminary.




Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production ;or nonsupervisory workers
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from
M at.
1 9 7 3P

F eb.
1973

37. 1

37. 0

36* 8

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

4 2 .3

41. 5

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION...........

3 7 .0

Industry

A p r.
1973p

A p r.
1972

A P r *p
1973p

M ar.
1973p

F eb.
1973

Change from

M a r.
1973

A p r.
1972

3 7 .0

0. 1

0. 1

3 7 .4

3 7 .2

37. 2

.2

4 1 .4

4 2 .4

.8

-. 1

4 2 .3

42. 0

42. 0

. 3

3 6 .6

3 4 .9

3 6 .6

.4

.4

37. 1

3 7 .0

36. 1

. 1

4 0 .8
3 .8

4 0 .8
3 .7

4 0 .6
3 .7

4 0 .5
3 .3

. 1

. 3
.5

41. 1
4, 1

4 0 .9
3 .9

4 0 .9
3 .9

.2
.2

DURA B L E G O O D S ...............
O vertim e h o u r s ..............................

4 1 .7
4. 1

4 1 .6
3 .9

41; 6
4. 1

4 1 .2
3 .4

. 1
.2

.5
. 7

42. 0
4 .4

4 1 .6
4. 0

4 2 .0
4 .4

.4
.4

Ordnance and a cces sories...............
Lumber and wood products. . . . .
Furniture and fixtures . .................
Stone, clay , and g la ss products . .
Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ...............
Fabricated metal products...............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
E lectrical equipm ent........................
Transportation equipment . . . . . .
Instruments and related products .
M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

4 1 .8
4 1 .3
40. 1
4 2 .4
4 2 .7
4 1 .6
4 2 .6
40. 5

4 2 .5
4 0 .9
40. 3
42. 0
4 2 .4
4 1 .5
43. 0
4 0 .6

4 2 .7
40. 1
3 9 .8
4 1 .4
4 2 .4
4 1 .4
4 2 .8
4 0 .6

42. 1
41. 1
40. 1

4
4
4
4
4
4
4

4 2 .3
41. 0
4 0 .6
4 2 .2
4 2 .2
4 1 .7
4 2 .7
4 0 .6

4 2 .7
4 0 .6
4 0 .6
4 2 .2
4 2 .4
4 1 .9
4 2 .8
41. 1

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

TOTAL PRIVATE.....................

MANUFACTURING............................

O vertim e h o u r s .................................

0

4 1 .9
4 1 .6
41. 0
4 1 .8
4 0 .4

-. 7
.4
-.2
.4
. 3
. 1
-.4
-. 1
0
-. 3

4 2 .4

4 2 .0

4 2 .7

40. 7

4 0 .7

40. 5'

39. 0

39. 3

39. 1

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

O vertim e h o u r s .................................

3 9 .6
3. 3

3 9 .6
3 .3

3 9 .3
3 .2

3 9 .5
3 .2

0
0

F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............
T oba cco m anufactures.....................
T extile mill products........................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products...............
Printing and p u b lish in g ..................
Chem icals and allied produces. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . . .
Rubber and pla stics products, nec
Leather and leather products. . . .

3 9 .6
3 5 .4
41. 5
3 6 .2
4 2 .7
3 7 .8
4 1 .9
42. 3
4 1 .2
37. 7

3 9 .6
3 4 .8
4 1 .2
3 6 .3
4 2 .7
38. 0
42. 0
4 1 .4
41. 3
3 7 .6

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

4 0 .0
33. 1
41. 3
3 6 .0
4 2 .6
3 7 .8

0

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

.6
.3
-. 1
0
-.2
-. 1
.9
-. 1
. 1

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

4 0 .4

40. 3

4 0 .3

3 9 .9

. 1

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

3 4 .5

3 4 .5

3 4 .5

3 4 .8

3 9 .5
33. 1

3 9 .6
33. 0

3 9 .5
3 2 .9

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

3 7 .2

3 7 .0

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

34. 1

3 3 .9

HONOURABLE GOODS........... ...............

WHOLESALE TRADE............................
RETAIL TRADE....................................

.4

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

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

4 0 .9
4 3 .5

M a r.
1973

42. 1

43. 3

1 .4

4 0 .9
39. 1

4 0 .7
3 9 .2

4 0 .8
3 9 .3

.2
-. 1

. 1
. 1

3 9 .9
3 .6

3 9 .8
3 .5

3 9 .7
3 .4

. 1
. 1

-.4
2. 3
.2

4 0 .2
3 6 .4

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

4 1 .9
3 6 .4
4 3 .0
38. 0
4 1 .7
4 2 .2
4 1 .5
3 8 .8

4 0 .2
36. 0
41. 3
36. 1
4 3 .0
38. 0
4 2 .0
4 2 .0
4 1 .6
3 7 .9

4 0 .2
3 5 .6
41. 1
3 6 .0
4 3 .0
3 8 .0
4 2 .0
4 1 .9
4 1 .5
37. 7

0
0
-. 3
.2
-. 1
.9

.5

40. 9

40. 5

4 0 .4

.4

0

-. 3

3 4 .9

3 4 .8

35. 0

. 1

3 9 .7
3 3 .3

-. 1
. 1

-.2
-.2

39. 7
3 3 .5

3 9 .7
3 3 .4

39. 7
3 3 .5

37. 1

3 7 .3

.2

-. 1

3 7 .2

3 7 .0

37. 1

.2

3 3 .9

3 4 .0

.2

* . 1

3 4 .2

3 4 .0

34. 1

.2

.2
-.5

0
.4
.6
. 3

0
. 1

■ *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 fotr-fiUtht o f the total employment on private
nonagricultural payrolls,
p = preliminary.




Table B-3:

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory w orkers1
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings'
Industry

A p r . M ar .
1973p 1973p

$ 3 . 82 $ 3 . 80
3 .8 3 3. 81
MINING............................................ 4. 58 4. 54

TOTAL PRIVATE....................

Seasonally a d ju ste d ................................

F eb .
1973

A p r.
1972

$ 3 . 78 $ 3 .6 1
.3. 78 3. 62
4. 55 4 . 36

Change from

M ar .
1973

A pr.
1972

A pr.
1973p

M ar .
1973p

F eb.
1973

A pr.
1972

Change from

M ar .
1973

$ 0 . 02 $ 0 .2 1 $ 1 4 1 .7 2 $ 140. 60 $ 13 9 . 10 $ 1 3 3 .5 7 $ 1 . 12
.0 2
.2 1 1 43 .24 1 41 .73 140. 62 1 35 .03 1.51
.0 4
.2 2 193.73 188.41 188. 37 184 .86 5 .3 2

A p r.
1972

$ 8 . 15
8 .2 1
8 .8 7

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------

6. 30

6. 28

6 .3 1

5 .9 6

.0 2

.3 4

233. 10 2 2 9 .8 5

2 2 0 .2 2

2 1 8 .1 4

3. 25

1 4.9 6

MANUFACTURING..........................

4 .0 1

3. 98

3. 97

3. 76

.0 3

.2 5

163.61

162. 38

161. 18 1 52 .28

1 .2 3

1 1.3 3

DURABLE GOOOS...........................

4 . 26

4. 23

4. 23

4 .0 1

.0 3

.2 5

177. 64

175 .97

175 .97

1 .6 7

1 2.4 3

4 .2 1
3. 53
3 .2 1
4. 10
4. 89
4. 19
4. 50
3 .8 1
5 .0 1

4. 15
3. 47
3. 18
4. 06
4 . 88
4. 15
4 .4 6
3. 79
4 .9 6

4. 15
3. 47
3. 17
4 .0 4
4 . 86
4. 15
4. 45
3. 78
5. 00

4. 06
3 .2 6
3. 03
3. 85
4. 60
3 .9 4
4 .2 2
3. 62
4 . 69

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

. 15
.2 7
. 18
.2 5
.2 9
.2 5
.2 8
. 19
.3 2

1 75 .98 176. 38. 177.21 1 70.93 - .4 0
145.79 1 41 .92 139 .15 1 33 .99 3. 87
1 28.72 1 28.15 126.17 1 21 .50 .5 7
173. 84 170 .52 1 67 .26 161 .32 3. 32
2 0 8 .8 0 2 06 .91 206. 06 191. 36 1.8 9
174, 30 1 72 .23 171.81 1 61 .54 2 .0 7
191.70 191. 78 1 90 .46 1 76 .40 • .0 8
154.31 1 53 .87 153. 47 146. 25 .4 4
2 1 2 .4 2 2 0 8 .3 2 2 1 3 .5 0 196.51 4 . 10

5 .0 5
1 1.8 0
7 .2 2
1 2 .5 2
17. 44
12. 76
15. 30
8 .0 6

3 .8 5
3 . 20

3 .8 3
3 . 23

3 .8 2
3 . 22

3 .7 0
3 .0 9

.0 2
- .0 3

. 15
. 11

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

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

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

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

- 2 . 14

1 5 .9 1
6 .8 5
2 . 74

3 . 62

3 .6 1

3 .5 9

3 .4 3

.0 1

. 19

1 4 3 .3 5

1 4 2 .9 6

1 4 1 .0 9

1 3 5 .4 9

.3 9

7 .8 6

3 . 77
3 .8 1

3 . 77
3 . 70

3 . 75
3 . 65

3. 59
3. 46

. 11

. 18
.3 5

1 4 9 .2 9
13 4 . 87

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

14 8 . 5 0
1 2 6 .2 9

14 3 . 60
1 1 4 .5 3

0
6 . 11

5 . 69
2 0 . 34

2 . 90
2 . 74
4 . 11

2 . 89
2 . 73
4 . 07

2 . 88
2 .7 2
4 . 07

2 .7 1
2 . 58
3. 86

.0 1
.0 1
.0 4

. 19
. 16
.2 5

1 2 0 .3 5
9 9 . 19
1 7 5 .5 0

1 1 9 .0 7
9 9 . 10
1 7 3 .7 9

1 1 7 .7 9
9 7 . 38
1 7 3 .3 8

1 1 1 .9 2
9 2 . 88
1 6 4 .4 4

1 .2 8
.0 9
1 .7 1

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

4 . 63
4 . 38
5 . 22
3 .7 3
2 . 79

4 .6 1
4 . 36
5 . 14
3 .7 2
2 . 80

4 . 58
4 . 35
5 . 09
3 .7 3
2 . 78

4 .4 4
4 . 12
4 .9 3
3 . 55
2 . 70

.0 2
.0 2
.0 8
.0 1
- .0 1

. 19
.2 6

1 7 5 .1 8
1 8 3 . 12
2 1 2 .8 0
1 5 3 .6 4
1 0 5 .2 8

1 7 2 .2 1
1 8 1 .8 3
2 0 9 .7 1
1 5 3 . 68
1 0 4 .8 1

1 6 7 .8 3
1 7 2 . 63
2 0 9 .5 3
1 4 5 .5 5
1 0 2 .6 0

- . 17

.2 9
. 18
.0 9

1 7 5 .0 1
1 8 3 .5 2
2 2 0 .8 1
153. 68
1 0 5 .1 8

.4 0
8 .0 1
.0 4
- . 10

7 . 18
1 0 . 89
1 1 .2 8
8 . 13
2. 58

4 . 94

4 .9 1

4 . 90

4 . 55

.0 3

.3 9

1 9 9 .5 8

1 9 7 .8 7

1 9 7 .4 7

1 8 1 .5 5

1 .7 1

18 . 03

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3 . 15

3 . 14

3 . 13

3 . 00

.0 1

. 15

1 0 8 . 68

1 0 8 .3 3

1 0 7 .9 9

104. 40

.3 5

4 . 28

WHOLESALE TRADE..........................
RETAIL TRAOE..................................

4 . 06
2 . 82

4 . 03
2 .8 1

4 . 02
2 . 80

3. 86
2 . 68

.0 3
.0 1

.2 0
. 14

1 6 0 .3 7
9 3 . 34

1 5 9 .5 9
9 2 . 73

1 5 8 .7 9
9 2 . 12

1 5 3 .2 4
8 9 .2 4

.7 8
.6 1

7 . 13
4 . 10

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

3 .5 7

3 . 55

3 . 56

3 .4 5

.0 2

. 12

1 3 2 .8 0

1 3 1 .3 5

1 3 2 .0 8

1 2 8 . 69

1 .4 5

4 . 11

3 . 30

3 . 30

3 . 28

3 . 16

. 14

1 1 2 .5 3

1 1 1 .8 7

1 1 1 . 19

1 0 7 .4 4

.6 6

5 . 09

Ordnance and a cces sories............
Lumber and wood products............
Furniture and fixtures . . ............
Stone, clay , and g la ss products .
Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ............
Fabricated metal products. . . . .
Machinery, except electrical . . .
E lectrical equipment . . . . . . . .
Transportation equipm ent............
Instruments and related products
M iscellaneous manufacturing. . .

NONDURABLE GOODS.......................
Food and kindred products . . . .
T oba cco m anufactures..................
T extile mill products.....................
Apparel and other textile products
paper and allied products............
Printing and p u b lish in g ...............
Chem icals and allied products. .
Petroleum and coa l products . . .
Rubber and pla stics products, nec
Leather and leather products . . .

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

SERVICES.......................................
*See footnote 1, table B-2.
p = preliminary.




0

0

165.21

.8 2

Table B-4.

Hourly Earnings index for production or nonsupervisory w orkers in private nonfarm

industries, seasonally adjusted
U96Z=..IQPJ_____________________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _______________________________

Industry

Apr.
1973

p

„
P
Mar.
1973

D ec.

Nov.

1972

1972

Apr.
1972

142.5

142.0

140.7

136.7

110.6

111.4

111.6

110.9

110.0

Feb.
1973

Jan.
1973

143.2

142.5

110.3

Percent change over month and year

Mar. 1973Apr. 1973

Apr. 1972Apr. 1973

.6

5.4

Total private nonfarm:
Current dollars.........................................
Constant (1967) dollars..........................

144.1

NA

1/

2/

Mining............................................................

143.2

142.2

141.5

142.4

141.3

138.1

135.7

.7

5.6

Contract construction...................................

153.3

152.4

151.8

154.0

151.8

149.6

145.3

.6

5.5

Manufacturing................................................

141.0

140.3

139.7

139.5

138.9

137.9

133.9

.5

5.4

Transportation and public utilities...............

153.5

152.9

151.5

150.5

150.4

148.9

141.7

.4

8.3

Wholesale and retail trade............................

141.0

139.9

139.2

138.7

138.7

137.3

134.0

.7

5.2

Finance, insurance, and real estate...............

138.5

136.7

137.0

136.8

136.6

135.1

133.4

1.3

3.8

Services..........................................................

144.1 '

143.6

142.3

142.3

142.1

141.0

137.9

.3

4.5

1

/ Percent change was -0.3 from February 1973 to March 1973, the latest month available.
2/ Percent change was 1.0 from March 1972 to March 1973, the latest month available.
NA indicates data are not available.
p*Preliminary.

NOTE: All series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes 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 changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries. The
seasonal adjustment eliminates the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude each year.




LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
i . LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
c iv il ia n

labo r

2 . TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
_____
..........
..........

force

TO TA L EM PLOYM ENT
N O N A G RI C U L T U R A L E M P L O Y M E N T
T H O U SA N D S

90000

A D U L T MEN
A D U L T WOMEN
TEENAGERS

THOUSANDS

50000

85000

40000

80000
30000
75000
20000

70000
10000

65000
60000

3. UNEMPLOYMENT
_____
..........
..........

A L L C I V I L I A N W ORKERS
F U L L - T I M E W ORKERS
M A R R IE D MEN

1964 1965 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

4. UNEMPLOYMENT
A D U L T MEN
A D U L T WOMEN
TEEN A GERS

THOUSANDS

2250
2000

1750
1500
1250
1000

750

1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973




1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

500

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
_____
..........
..........

6. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
_____
..........
..........

A L L C I V I L I A N W ORKERS
S T A T E IN SU R EO *
flA R R I E O MEN

TEEN A GERS
A O U L T WOMEN
A O U L T MEN

PERCENT

PERCEN T

1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1976 1979

7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
N EGRO
W H ITE

AND

O TH ER

1964 1965 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
P A R T -T IM E
F U L L -T IM E

RACES

PERCENT

W ORKERS
W ORKERS

PERCENT

10.0

7 .5

5 .0

2 .5

1964 1965 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1979

1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

0.0

* State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th o f the month and represents the insured unemployed under
State .programs as a percent o f average covered employment.
systems.




The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance

UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD. DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

10. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

B L U E C O L L A R W ORKER S
S E R V I C E W O RKERS
W H ITE C O L L A R W ORKER S
PERCENT

_____
..........

6.0

CO N STR U CTIO N
M A N U FA C T U R IN G

PERCENT

1 5 .0

7 .0

1 2 .5

6.0

10.0

5 .0
7 .5
4 .0

5.0

3 .0

2 .5

2.0

1964 1965 1966 1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

1 1 . AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT

l .0

0.0

1964 1965 1966 1967 i960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON
_____
..........
..........
_____

JO B LO SER S
REEN TRANTS
NEW E N T R A N T S
JO B LE A V ER S

W EEK S

3000
2500

2000

1500

1000

500

1964 1965 1966 1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973




1967

1960

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

0

NONflGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
13. EMPLOYMENT
_____
..........
...........
_____

14. MAN-HOURS

TO TA L NONAGRI C U L T U R A L
S E R V IC E -P R O D U C IN G
G O O D S -P R O D U C I N G
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

_____
M ILLIO N S

TH O U S A N D S

OF

T O T A L P R I V A T E N O N A G RI C U L T U R A L
P R IV A T E S E R V IC E -P R O O U C IN G
G O O D S -P R O O U C I N G
M A N U FA C TU R IN G

M A N -H O U R S

---- 2000

1750
1500
1250
1000

750

-

500
250

1964 1965 1966 196*1 1966 1969 19*10 19*11 1976 1979

15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
_____
..........

16. AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING

M A N U FA C T U R IN G
TOTAL P R IV A T E
H O URS

H OURS

4 .2 5
4 .00
3 .7 5
3 .5 0
3 .2 5
3 .0 0
2 .7 5

1964 1965 1966 1967 i960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1979
NOTE:

Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers.

recent months are preliminary in charts 13*16.




1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1979

2 .5 0

Data for the 2 most

VETERANS ANO NONVETERANS, 20-29 YEARS
HOUSEHOLD OATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

18. EMPLOYEO

17. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
_____
____

_____
..

VIETNAM EAA VETERANS
NONVETERANS

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS

THOUSf NOS

THOUSANOS

IM S

1970

to n

1970

1979

20. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

19. UNEMPLOYED
_____
____

_____
„___

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS

THOUSANOS

12.5

10.0

7.5

5.0

1969




1979

1971

1970

1979

1909

1970

1971

1970

1979

2 .5