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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

APRIL 1984

Employment continued to increase in April and unemployment was unchanged, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The overall unemployment rate,
7.7 percent, and the rate for civilian workers, 7.8 percent, each remained at the levels which
prevailed in r bruary and March.
Civilian employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—rose by 260,000 in
April to 104.4 million, seasonally adjusted.
The number of employees on nonagricultural
payrolls—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—increased by 410,000 to 92.9
million, seasonally adjusted. The April job gain was led by strong advances in services,
manufacturing, and construction. The factory workweek rose six-tenths of an hour to 41.2 hours
in April, the highest level in nearly 2 decades.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate were both unchanged in April
after seasonal adjustment. A total of 8.8 million persons were unemployed; the civilian worker
jobless rate was 7.8 percent, about the same as in the 2 previous months but nearly 3 percentage
points below the late 1982 recession high.
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men, at 6.9 percent, was
about unchanged in April. The rate for adult women, also about unchanged from March, has been
almost the same as that for adult men over the February-April period. This is in contrast to
the pattern which prevailed from mid-1982 through January 1984, when the rate for adult men, who
were affected much more severely by the recession, exceeded that for adult women.
The teenage
unemployment rate (19.4 percent in April) has shown little change «ince last November, after
declining moderately from a recession high of over 24 percent. Jobless rates for whites (6.7
percent), blacks (16.8 percent), and Hispanics (11.5 percent) all held steady between March and
April. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
In terms of the duration of unemployment, there was little change in the individual duration
categories. Half of the unemployed were jobless for 8 weeks or less. (See table A-7.)
Job losers—persons on layoff who expect to return to their job, as well as those who have
permanently lost their job—accounted for 51 percent of total unemployment in April, compared
with 62 percent in November 1982. Unemployment among persons on layoff declined to 1.1 million
in April, substantially below the recession high of 2.5 million in September 1982. (See table
A-8.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Civilian employment continued to increase from March to April, with most of the gain taking
place among adult women.
At 104.4 million, seasonally adjusted, civilian employment has
advanced by 5.4 million from the 1982 recession low. During the 17-month recovery period,
strong employment gains were posted by adult men (2.9 million) and women (2.4 million). Teenage
employment held about steady, as declines in their population were offset by increases in the
proportion of teenagers with jobs.
The civilian labor force rose by about 330,000 to 113.2 million in April.
Over the year,
labor force growth totaled nearly 2.3 million—about 1.4 million adult women and 950,000 adult
men. (See table A-2.)




- 2 Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Nonagricultural payroll employment rose by 410,000 in April, following a smaller increase
in March. Gains were quite widespread as more than two-thirds of the 186 industries in the BLS
diffusion index posted over-the-month increases. At 92.9 million, payroll employment was up
more than 4.1 million since November 1982. (See tables B-l and B-6.)
Almost half of the April job gains were in the goods-producing sector.
Mining employment
was up by nearly 10,000 and construction by about 75,000; most of the construction gains
occurred among special trade contractors (contractors specializing in masonry, concrete,
electrical work, etc.). Factory employment continued to rise, posting a gain of 100,000.
Durable goods increases occurred largely in machinery and electrical and electronic equipment,
while in nondurable goods, food processing and printing and publishing posted the strongest job

growth.
Table A* Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Quarterly averages

Monthly data

Category
1983

1984

IV

Mar.Apr.
change

1984

I Feb.

Mar.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

Thousands of persona
Labo r force 1/
Total employment \J
Civilian labor force
Civilian employment
Unemployment
Not in labor force
Discouraged workers

•.

112,3651 113,702
100,8791 104,195
110,7001 112,012
99,214| 102,506
11,486| 9,507
62,805| 62,938
1,765| 1,457

114,292|114,377|114,598|114,938
105,426|105,576|105,826|106,095
112,607|112,693|112,912|113,245
103,740|103,892|104,140j104,402
8,866| 8,801| 8,772| 8,843
63,072 j 62,986| 62,912 J 62,724
1,339j
N.A.j
N.A.j
N.A.

340
269
333
262
71
-188
N.A.

Percent of labor force
Unemployment rates:
All workers l_/
All civilian workers
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black
Hispanic origin

10.
10.
. 9.
8.
23.
9.
20.
15.

7.8
7.2
20.
7.
17.
12.1

7. 81
7. 91
7. 01
7. 01
19. 61
6. 81
16. 51
10. 91

7 7|
7 8|
6 •8|
6 9|
19 9|
6 7|

7.
7.
7.
6.
19.
6.
16.
10.

16.6|
11.31

7.0
19.4
6.7
16.8
11.5

0
0
0.1
0.1
-0.5
0
0.2
0.2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Thousands of jobs
Nonfarm payroll employment
Goods-producing industries..
Service-producing industries

88,8151 91,346 92,264p| 92,357 J 92,506p|92,913p
23,088| 24,298 24,728p| 24,784|24,783p|24,966p
65,727| 67,048 67,536p| 67,573|67,723p|67,947p

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Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm
Manufacturing
ilanufacturing overtime
1/ Includes the resident Armed Forces.
p=preliminary.




I

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Hours of work
I
34.8|
39.5,
2.51

35.3
40.6
3.3

35.4p |
40.9p|
3.5p|

35.4|
41.0|
3.6|

407p
183p
224p

I

35.2p|
40.6p|
3.4p|

35.6p|
41.2p|
3-7p|

0.4p
0.6p
0.3p

N.A.=not available

- 3 Within the service-producing sector, a particularly sizable employment increase took place
in the services industry—175,000—with business services accounting for a large part of this
gain. Employment advances also took place in wholesale trade and finance, insurance, and real
estate.
Weekly Hours (Establishment .Survey Data)
Average weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory workers on nonagricultural payrolls
rose by 0.4 hour to 35.6 hours in April, after falling slightly in the prior 2 months. The
April level was the highest since early 1980. While all major industry groups posted increases
on a seasonally adjusted basis, the workweek in manufacturing registered the largest gain.
Total manufacturing hours and factory overtime were up 0.6 hour and 0.3 hour to the unusually
high levels of 41.2 and 3.7 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls rose 1.5 percent to 111.5 (1977*100) in April. The largest increase
was in construction (4.9 percent), which had fallen sharply in the previous month, due largely
to bad weather during the March survey week. A gain in the manufacturing index of 2.3 percent
reflected strong increases in both hours and employment; manufacturing was up 15.5 percent from
November 1982. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings rose 0.6 percent in April, seasonally adjusted.
Coupled with the
strong gain in the average workweek, there was a rise of almost 1.7 percent in average weekly
earnings. Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings rose 5 cents in April to
$8.29, and weekly earnings rose by $4.25 to $293.47. Over the year, hourly earnings were up 35
cents, and weekly earnings rose by $17.95. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 159.6 (1977=100) in April, seasonally adjusted, an
increase of 0*5 percent from March. For the 12 months ended in April, the increase (before
seasonal adjustment) was 3.6 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes
unrelated to underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturing and
interindustry employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI decreased 0.1
percent during the 12-month period ended in March. (See table B-4.)

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The establishment-based series on employment, hours, and earnings will *
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revised
next month to reflect the annual employment benchmark *
* adjustments and updated seasonal factors. The Employment Situation release *
* of May data, scheduled for June 1, will include the revisions.
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Explanatory Note
This news release presents statistics from two major surveys,
the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the
Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The household survey provides the information on the labor
force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in
the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample
survey of about 60,000 households that is conducted by the
Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected
from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.
The sample includes approximately 189,000 establishments employing about 36 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
Coverage, definitions and differences between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked IS hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Mc.bcrs
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public
assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had
no employment during the survey week; they were available
for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included
among the unemployed are persons not looking for work
because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those
expecting to report to a job within 30 days.
The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special




grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-l, and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
The household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture, the self-employed, unpaid
family workers, private household workers, and members of
the resident Armed Forces;
The household survey includes people on unpaid leave
among the employed; the establishment survey does not;
The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age
and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age;
The household survey has no duplication of individuals,
because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or
otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.
Other differences between the two surveys are described in
"Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.

Seasonal adjustment
Over a course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor force
and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo
sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in
weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major
holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June,
when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
school's-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined.
However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can
be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the
seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all

employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the
components and combining them. The second procedure
usually yields more accurate information and is therefore
followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure
for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted
civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed
Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally
adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and
the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of
the labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household
survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period
and again for the July-December period. The January revision
is applied to data th it have been published over the previous 5
years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for
seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along
with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed
at the end of the next section.
Sampling variability
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys
are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the
number of people employed and the other estimates drawn
from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would
be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the
amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends
upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other
factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the
chances are 68 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample
will differ by no more than the standard error from the results
of a complete census. The chances are 90 out of 100 that an
estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than 1.6
times the standard error from the results of a complete census.
At the 90-percent level of confidence-the confidence limits
used by BLS in its analyses-the error for the monthly change in
total employment is on the order of plus or minus 328,000; for
total unemployment it is 220,000; and, for the overall
unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage point. These figures
do not mean that the sample results are off by these




magnitudes but, rather, that the chances arc 90 out of 100 that
the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates bv more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .26 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.25 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are
revised. In other words, data for the month of September are
published in preliminary form in October and November and
in final form in December. To remove errors that build up
over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of
employment—against which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.

Additional statistics and other information
In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
BLS. It is available for $6.00 per issue or $39.00 per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of
the standard errors for the household survey data published in
this release. For unemployment and other labor force
categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of
its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the
data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment atatua of the population, Including Armed Forces In the United Statea, by aex
(Numbers In thouaanda)
S*)tMOfMelty ftdhMtotf1
Employment atatua and aax

Apr.
1983

Mar.
1984

Ape.
1984

Apr.
1983

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984

Apr.
1984

TOTAL
Nonlnetltutlonal population'
Labor force*
Participation rata*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio*
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagriculturei Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In labor force

175,465
111,546
63.6
100,511
57.3
1,671
98,840
3,185
9 5,655
1«,035
9.9
63,919

177,510
113,514
63.9
104,456
58.8
1,686
102,770
2,872
99,898
9,057
8.0
63,996

177,662
113,845
64.1
105,321
59.3
1,693
103,628
3,191
100,437
8,525
7.5
63,817

175,465
112,646
64.2
101,277
57.7
1,671
99,606
3,392
96,214
11,369
10.1
62,819

176,809
113,824
64.4
104,629
59.2
1,688
10 2, 941
3,356
99,585
9,19 5
8.1
62,985

177,219
113,901
64.3
104,876
59.2
1,686
103,190
3,271
99,918
9,026
7.9
63,318

177,363
114,377
64.5
105,576
59.5
1,684
103,892
3,395
100,496
8,80 4
7.7
62,986

177,510
114,598
64.6
105,826
59.6
1,686
9 04,140
3,281
100,859
8,772
7.7
62,912

177, 662
114, 938
6 4.7
106, 095
5 9.7
1, 69 3
104,402
3,393
101, 009
8,84 3
7.7
6 2 , 724

83,856
6 3,700
76.0
56,964
67.9
1,530
55,434
6,736
10.6

84,880
,64,468
76.0
59,164
69.7
1,542
57,622
5,304
8.2

84,953
64,575
76.0
59,665
70.2
1,548
58,117
4,909
7.6

83,856
64,311
76.7
57,589
68.7
1,530
56,059
6,722
10.5

84,506
64,838
76.7
59,580
70.5
1,537
58,043
5,258
8.1

84,745
64,930
76.6
59,781
70.5
1,542
58,239
5,149
7.9

84,811
65,093
76.8
60,147
70.9
1,540
58,607
4,946
7.6

84,880
65,156
76.8
60,290
71.0
1,542
58,748
4,867
7.5

84, 95 3
65, 212
76.8
60, 293
71.0
1, 54 8
58,745
4,919
7.5

91,609
47,846
52.2
43,547
47.5
141
4 3,406
4,299
9.0

92,630
49,045
52.9
4 5 , 2 92
48.9
144
45,148
3,753
7.7

92,709
4 9,271
53.1
45,655
49.2
145
45,510
3,615
7.3

91,609
48,335
52.8
43,688
47.7
141
43,547
4,647
9.6

92,302
48,986
53.1
45,049
48.8
151
44,898
3,937
8.0

92,474
48,971
53.0
45,094
48.8
144
44,950
3,876
7.9

92,552
49,283
53.2
4 5,429
49. 1
144
45,285
3,855
7.8

92,630
49, 442
53.4
45,536
49.2
144
45,392
3,905
7.9

92,70 9
49, 72 5
53.6
45, 802
4 9.4
14 5
45,657
3,924
7.9

Men. 16
Nonlnetltutlonal population*
Labor force*
—
Participation rata1
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forcaa
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Women, 16 years and ever
Nonlnetltutlonal population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*:
«
Total employed'
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*

,

* The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, Identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and aaaaonally adjuatad
columns.
' Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed In the United States.




' Labor force as a percent of the nonlnetltutlonal population.
Total employment aa a percent of the nonlnetltutlonal population.
* Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (Including the resident Armed
Forces).
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HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by aex and age
(Numbers In thousands)
Not
Employment status, sex, and age
A-pr.
1983

Mar.
1984

Ape.
1964

Apr.
19 83

Dec.
1983

Jan,
1984

Feb.
1984

Bar,
1984

TOTAL
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio1 . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

173,794
109,875
63.2
98,840
56.9
11,035
10.0

175,824
111,828
63.6
102,770
58.5
9,057
8.1

175,969
112,152
63.7
103,628
58.9
8,525
7.6

173,794
140,975
63.9
99,606
57.3
11,369
10.2

175,121
112,136
64.0
102,941
58.8
9,195
8.2

175,533
112,245
63.9
103,190
58.8
9,026
8.0

175,679
412,693
64.1
103,892
59.1
8,801
7.8

175,824
112,942
64.2
104,140
59.2
8,772
7.8

74,611
58,262
78.1
52,469
70.3
2,322
50,147
5,793
9.9

75,880
59,4 04
77.9
54,630
72.0
2,156
52,474
4,474
7.6

75,973
59,203
77.9
55,022
72.4
2,355
52,667
4,181
7.1

74,611
58,512
78.4
52,830
70.8
2,424
50,409
5,682
9.7

75,433
59, 050
78.3
54,658
72.5
2,37 4
52,284
4,392
7.4

75,692
59,299
78.3
54,999
72.7
2,356
52,643
4,300
7.3

75,786
59,394
78.4
55,266
72,9
2,409
52,857
4,128
7.0

75,880
59,388
78.3
55,368
73.0
2,364
53,004
4,020
6.8

83,794
44,142
52.7
40,618
48.5
572
40,046
3,524
8.0

85,064
45,454
53.4
42,363
49.8
496
41,866
3,091
6.8

85,468
45,562
53.5
42,594
50.0
570
42,024
2,969
6.5

83,794
44,314
52-9
40,531
48.4
621
39,910
3,780
8.5

84,666
45,024
53.2
41,843
49.4
653
41,190
3,131
7.1

84,860
44,984
53. f
41,798
49.3
625
41,174
3,182
7.1

84,962
45,258
51.3
42,138
49.6
640
44,498
3,120
6.9

85,064
45,459
53.4
42,315
49.7
574
41,741
3,144
6.9

15,389
7,471
48.5
5,753
37.4
291
5,462
1,718
23.0

14,880
7,270
48.9
5,778
38.8
220
5,558
1,492
20,5

14,828
7,387
49.8
6,012
40.5
266
5,745
4,375
18.6

15,389
8,152
53.0
6,245
40.6
350
5,895
1,907
23.4

15,022
8,062
53.7
6, 440
42.9
329
6, 14 1
1,622
20.1

14,981
7,935
53.0
6,392
42.7
290
6,102
4,543
19.4

14,934
8,041
53.9
6,488
43.5
346
6,142
1,553
19.3

14,880
8,065
54.2
6,457
43.4
343
6,114
1,608
19.9

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* ...
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

' The population figures ars not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




* Civilian employment as s percent of the civilian nonlnstltutlonal population,

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabla A-3. Employmant atatua of tha civilian population by raca, aax, aga, and Hispanic origin
(Numbara In thousands)
atatua, raea, sex, aga, and
Hispanic ortajNi

Not
lpr.
4 983

Har.
1984

lpr,
4 984

Apr.
19 83

Dec.
4983

Jan.
4 984

Feb,
4984

Har.
1984

Apr.
198 4

WHITE
450,518
95,631
63.5
87,216
57.9
8,415
8.8

152,285
97,514
64.0
90,649
59.5
6,895
7.1

152,478
97,625
64.2
91,244
60.0
6,381
6.5

150,548
96,450
64.1
87,854
58.4
8,596
8.9

151,484
97,724
64.5
90,779
59.9
6,945
7.1

151,939
97,813
64.4
91,044
59.9
6,768
6.9

152,079
98,167
64.6
91,544
60.2
6,623
6.7

152,285
98,424
64.6
91,845
60.3
6,580
6.7

452,478
98,495
64.7
91,933
60.4
6, 562
6.7

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
..
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

51,290
78.4
46,767
71.5
4,524
8.8

52,126
, 78,4
48,652
73.1
3,474
6.7

52,153
78.4
48,984
73.7
3,169
6.1

51,480
78.7
47,085
72.0
4,395
8.5

52,063
7 8.9
48,589
73.6
3,47 4
6.7

52,270
78.8
48,964
73.8
3,306
6.3

52,335
78.8
49,149
74.0
3,186
6.1

52,398
78.8
49,343
74.2
3,055
5.8

52,406
78.8
49,329
74.2
3,077
5.9

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rata

37,690
52.1
35,147
48.6
2,543
6.7

38,884
52.9
36,643
49.9
2,241
5.8

38,934
53.0
36,761
50.0
2,173
5.6

37,793
52.2
35,049
48.4
2,744
7.3

38,556
52.8
36,292
4 9.7
2,264
5.9

38,505
52.6
36,180
49.4
2,325
6.0

38,726
52.8
36,465
49.7
2,261
5.8

38,873
52.9
36,570
49.8
2,303
5.9

39,032
53.1
36,688
49.9
2, 34 4
6.0

6,651
52.2
5,303
44.6
1,349
20.3
21.4
19.0

6,503
53.0
5,324
43.4
1,179
18.1
19.3
16,9

6,538
53.5
5,499
45.0
1,039
15.9
16.4
15.4

7^177
56.3
5,720
44.9
1,457
20.3
21.4
49.1

7,105
57.2
5,898
47.5
1,207
17.0
17.5
16.5

7,038
56.9
5,900
47.7
1,138
16.2
17.8
14.5

7,406
57.7
5,930
48.1
1,176
16.5
16.4
16.7

7,153
58.3
5,932
48.3
1,224
17.1
17.3
16.8

7,057
57.7
5,916
48.4
4,441
46.2
16.6
15.7

18,854
11,412
60.5
9,108
48.3
2,304
20.2

19,248
11,692
60.7
9,744
50.6
1,951
16.7

19,274
11,694
60.7
9,778
50.7
1,916
46.4

48,851
11,651
61,8
9,245
49.0
2,406
20.7

19,086
11,650
61.0
9,582
50.2
2,068
17.8

19,196
11,660
60.7
9,707
50.6
1,953
16.7

49,222
|1,881
61.8
9,958
51.8
1,923
16.2

19,248
11,867
61.7
9,896
51.4
1,972
16.6

4 9,274
11,934
6 1.9
9,923
51.5
2,011
16.8

Men, 30 yeara and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rata

5,505
75.2
4,397
60.1
1,107
20. 1

5,649
74.5
4,722
62.6
897
16.0

5,582
73.9
4,684
62.0
898
16.1

5,530
75.6
4,425
60.5
1,105
20.0

5,565
74.7
4,722
63.4
84 3
15.1

5,621
74.8
4,789
63.7
833
14.8

5,677
75w4
4,87 7
64.8
800
44.1

5,660
75.0
4,789
63.5
871
4 5.4

5,607
74.2
4,712
62.4
894
16.0

Women* 20 yeara and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,217
56.1
4,350
46.8
867
16.6

5,413
56,8
4,657
48.9
756
14.0

5,396
56.5
4,685
49.1
711
43.2

5,288
56.9
4,396
47.3
892
46.9

5,303
56.2
4,461
47.3
842
15. 9

5,277
55.6
4,522
47.7
755
14.3

5,408
56.9
4,630
48.7
777
14.4

5,425
57.0
4,690
49.2
735
13.5

5, 469
57.3
4,737
49.6
731
13.4

Both sexea, 10 to 10 yeara
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

691
30.9
360
46.4
330
47.8
48.1
47.6

660
30.3
363
46.6
298
45.1
44.4
46.0

746
32.9
409
48.8
307
42.9
41.4
44.6

833
37.2
424
18.9
409
49.1
48.6
49.6

782
35.6
399
18. 2
383
4 9.0
46.4
51.9

762
34.7
397
18.4
365
47.9
47.1
48.8

796
36.4
450
20.6
346
43.5
46.7
39.9

783
35.9
417
49.1
366
46.7
44.4
49.6

859
39.5
474
21.8
385
44.8
42.8
47-1

9,665
6,128
6 3.4
5,262
54.4
865
4 4.1

10,080
6,392
63.4
5,636
55.9
756
44.8

10,072
6,352
63.1
5,649
56.1
703
11.4

9,665
6,161
63-7
5,259
54.4
902
14.6

9,735
6,267
64.4
5,540
56.9
727
11.6

9,778
6,336
64,8
5,627
57.6
708
11.2

9,906
6,292
63.5
5,652
57.1
639
10.2

10,080
6,484
64.3
5,751
57.1
733
11.3

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Civilian labor foroa
Participation rata
Employed
,
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Both sexes, I t to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

BLACK
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed ...'
Unemployment rate ..-

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures ara not adjuated for ssaaonal vsfletton; therefore, Identical
numbara appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjuated eotumne.
' Civilian employment aa a percent of the civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.




10,072
6,378
6 3.3;
5,643
5 6.0
735
11.5

NOTE: Detail for tha above race and Hlepanlc-ortgln groupa will not aum to totala
because data for tha "other races" group are not presented and HIapanIca are Included
In both the white and black population groupa.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-4. Salaetad amploymant Indicators
(Numbers In thousands)

Category
Apr.
4 983

Bar.
1984

Apr.
4 984

Dec.
4 98*3

Apr.
4983

Jan.
1984

H*r.
4984

Feb.
4984

Apr.
1984

CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

98,840
37,335
24,444
4,969

102,770
38,499
25,340
5,417

103,628
38,789
25,533
5,486

99,606
37,602
24,364
4,969

102,941
38,494
25,140
5,254

103,190
38,682
24,947
5,293

103,892
38,911
25,212
5,346

404,140
38,927
25,239
5,444

4 04,402
39,062
2 5 , 4 57
5 , 4 94

1,452
1,541
192

4,268
1,446
158

1,526
1,485
181

4,578
1,595
219

1,512
1,572
265

1,443
1,613
233

4,560
1,609
232

1,515
1,580
198

1 , 6 61
4,534
207

87,781
45,782
71,999
1,163
70,836
7,513
360

91,874
16,082
75,792
1,111
74,681
7,670
354

92,243
16,052
76,191
1,234
74,957
7,850
343

88,390
45,524
72, 866
1,221
71,645
7,504
354

91,422
45,481
75,941
1,241
74,700
7,734
450

91,641
15,535
76,406
1,»97
74,909
7,936
364

92,379
15,822
76,557
1,219
75,339
7,849
330

92,819
15,843
77,006
1,155
75,851
7,755
326

92,9 31
15,7 84
77,147
1,296
75,851
7,8 34
338

92,004
73,005
5,589
1,844
3,748
13,410

95,623
76,850
5,319
1,496
3,823
13,454

96,692
77,650
5,132
1,492
3,640
13,910

92,233
73,567
6,077
1,888
4,18 9
12,589

94,173
75,802
5,742
1,672
4,040
12,659

94,707
76,237
5,943
1,771
4,172
12,527

95,067
76,715
5,808
1,611
4,197
12,545

94,982
77,004
5,463
4,472
3,991
12,515

96,918
78,276
5,593
1,530
4,063
1 3 , 0 49

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural Industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
•rivals Industries
Private households
Other Industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
PERSONS AT WORK1
Nonagricultural Industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for eoonomlc reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomlc reasons

1
Excludes persons "with a Job but not at work" during the survey period for such
reasons as vacation, Illness, or Industrial- dispute.

Tabla A-5. Ranga of unamploymant measures baaad on varying daf inltlona of unamploymant and tha labor force,
seasonally adjuatad
(Percent)
Quarterly averagee
Measure

II
U-1

1984

198 3

III

4984

Feb,

IT

Bar.

Apr.

2.5

Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force

4.2

4.0

6.2

6.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

4.2

4.2

4.1

6.4

6.4

5.9

7.6

7.5

7.5

8.4

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

3.7

3.1

5.4

4.7

7.3

6.6

9.3

8.3

4,0

U-2

Jeb losers as a percent of the civilian labor force

U-3

Unemployed-persons 29 years and over a» a percent of the
civilian labor force
Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time
civilian labor force

8.1

7.9

10.3

10.0

Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, Including the
resident Armed Forces

40.2

10.0

40.4

40.1

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

12.9

12.2

11.2

10.5

10.4

10.3

10.4

14.4

13.5

12.4.

11.6

». A.

H.A.

U-4

U-5a

U-5b

Total unemployed as a percent of the Chilian labor force

U-6

Total full-time Jobseekers plus Vt part-time Jobseekers plus Vi total on pan time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less tt of the
part-time labor force

U-7

Total full-time jobseekers plus V4 part-time Jobseekers plus ft total on part
time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the
civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less V« of the
part-time labor force

N.A.-not naUttoh.




13.4

14.9

9.3

6.0

7.6

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabla A-6.Salactad unamptoymant Indlcatora, •••sonally adjuatad
NuifiMf of

On

CfttMOfy

Apr,
11983

Dec.
1983

Jan,
4984

Feb.
1984

Mac.
4984

Apr.
198 4

8,843
4,949
4,095
3,924
3,486
4,562

10.2
40.7
9.7
9.6
8.5
23.4

8.2
8.3
7.4
8.1
7.1
20.1

8.0
8.4
7.3
7.9
7.1
19.4

7.8.
7.8
7.0
7.8
6.9
49.3

7.8
7.7
6.8
7.9
6.9
49.9

7^8
7. 7
6. 9
7.9
7.0
19.4

1,940
1,560
673

1,923
1,566
645

7.4
7-4
13.0

5.2
6.1
10.9

5.0
6.0
10.7

4.9
5.9
11.0

4.7
5.8
11.0

4.7
5.8
10.5

9,727
4,634

7,301
4,465

7,398
4,443

40.2
40.5
11.5

8.0
9.8
9.4

7.8
9.2
9.2

7.5
9.3
8.9

7.5
9.2
8.8

7.6
9.1
8.9

8,576
224
1,071
2 , 7 34
1 ,776
958
435
2,163
1,952
948
319

6,349
442
776
1,651
1,008
643
297
1,768
1,745
736
260

6,442
100
795
1,697
977
749
320
1,857
1,674
721
231

10.5
20.3
20.0
12.5
13.7
40.8
7.7
10.4
7.3
5,8
16.8

8.3
12.4
46.3
8.3
8.3
8.2
6.5
8.8
6.6
5.0
15.6

7.9
10.9
15.0
8.4
8.0
8.9
5.1
8.4
6.3
5.0
15.5

7.8
12.2
45.4
7.5
7.3
7.8
5.9
8.3
6.3
4.5
14.0

7.6
41.2
13.3
7.5
7.8
7.2
5.0
8.3
6.4
4.4
14.6

7.7
10.3
4 4.3
7.7
7. 5
8.0
5.4
8.7
6.1
4.4
12. 2

Apr,
19'83

Bar.
1984

11,369
6,722
5,682
4,647
3,780
1 ,907

8,772
4,867
4,020
3,905
3,444
1,608

Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families —

2,877
1,933
744

Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost*

Apr.
1984

CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16 years and over
Man,l6yaaraandovar
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 16 years and over
Woman, 20 years and ovar
Beth sexes, 16 to 19 year*

INDUSTRY
Nonagrleultural private wage and salary workers
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service Industries
Government workers
v
Agricultural wage and salary workers
1
1

reasons ss a percent of potentially available labor force hours.

Unemployment as s percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours-lost by the unemployed and persons on pert time for economic

Tabla A-7. Duration of unamploymant
(Number* In thousands)
Net
Weeks of unemptoyment
Apr.
1983

Har.
1984

Apr.
1984

Apr.
19 83

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

Bar.
1984

Apr.
198 4

3,118
2,772
5,145
! 2,184
2,961

2,983
2,735
3,339
1,417
1,923,

2,981
2,206
3,337
1,431
1,906

3,595
3 , 439
4,396
1,691
2,705

3,382
2,504
3,369
1,284
2,085

3,233
•2, 556
3,201
1,166
2,035

3,359
2,484
2,984
1,173
1,840

3,386
2,539
2,873
1,114
1,759

3,4 38
2,4 93
2,855
1,111
1,744

24.3
13.3

20.2
10.3

20.5
10.0

19.2
10.8

19.6
9.0

20.5
9.2

48.8
.8.3

18.8
8.3

48.5
8.1

100.0
28.3
25.1
46.6
19.8
26.8

100. 0
32.9
30.2
36.9
15.6
21.2

100.0
35.0
25.9
39.2
16.8
22«.4

100.0
32*3
28.2
39.5
15.2
24.3

100.0
36.5
27.1
36.4
13.9
22.5

100.0
36.0
28.4
35.6
43.0
22.6

100.0
38.1
28.1
33.8
13.3
20.5

100.0
38.5
28.9
32.7
12.7
20.0

100.0
39.1
28.4
32.5
12.6
19.8

DURATION
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks,
ISweeks and over
13 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration, In weeks
Median duration, In weeks
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Lass than 8 weeks
8 to 14 weeks
18 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabla A-8. Raaaon for unamploymant
(Numbers In thousands)

Apr.
1983

Mar.
1984

Apr.
1984

Apr.
19 83

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

Bar.
1984

Apr.
198*

6,872
1,9 40
4,932
760
2,274
1,129

5,089
1,452
3,637
730
2,157
1,082

4,599
1,087
3,512
727
2,107
1,092

6,767
1,979
4,788
816
2,491
1,251

5,017
1,283
3,734
855
2,246
1,150

4,825
1,238
3,588
809
2,192
1,175

4,737
1,272
3,465
772
2,153
1,092

4,614
1,254
3,360
756
2,208
1,213

4,527
1,108
3,419
781
2,3 08
1,216

100.0
62.3
17-6
44.7
6.9
20.6
10.2

100.0
56.2
16.0
40.2
8.1
23.8
11.9

4 00.0
53.9
12.7
41.2
8.5
24.7
12.8

10 0.0
59.8
17.5
4 2.3
7.2
22.0
11.0

100.0
54.1
13.8
40.3
9.2
24.2
12.4

100.0
53.6
13.7
39.9
9.0
24.4
13.1

100.0
54.1
14.5
39.6
8.8
24.6
12.5

100.0
52.5
14.3
38.2
8.6
25.1
13.8

100.0
51.3
12.5
38.7

6.3
.7
2.1
1.0

4.6
.7
1.9
1.0

4.1
.6
1.9
1.0

6.1
.7
2.2
1.1

4.5
.8
2.0
1.0

4.3
.7
2.0
1.0

4.2
.7
1.9
1.0

4.1
.7
2.0
1.1

4.0
.7
2.0
1.1

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoff
Other Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

t

26.1
13.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OP THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

Tabla A-9. Unamployad parsons by sax and aga, seasonally adjuatad
Number of
unemployed persons
(ml

Sex and age
Apr.
4 983

Mar.
1984

Unemployment rates'

Apr.
1984

Apr.
1983

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984

Apr.
198 4

—

11,369
4,381
1,907
798
1 ,106
2,474
6,956
6,106
825

8,772
3,467
1,608
712
904
1,859
5,279
4,647
643

8,843
3,522
1,562
683
.876
1,960
5,301
4,663
621

10.2
48.1
23.4
25.8
24.9
15.4
8.0
8.5
5.5

8.2
14.9
20.1
22.9
18.8
12.2
6.4
6.8
4.9

8.0
14.8
19.4
21.9
17.6
12.5
6.2
6.5
4.7

7.8
44.2
49.3
22.1
47.5
44.6
,6.1
6.4
4.3

7.8
14.4
19.9
23.1
18.1
11.6
5.9
6.3
4.3

7.8
14.6
19.4
22.3
17.5
12.2
6.0
6.3
4.2

Men, 16 years and over...
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to 17years . . . .
18 to 19 years —
20 to 24 years.
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . . .

6,722
2,504
1,040
432
610
1,461
4,213
3,646
549

4,867
1,869
847
376
472
1,022
2,988
2,569
408

4,919
1,925
824
378
448
1,101
2,996
2,604
382

10.7
19.5
24.4
26.9
22.9
47.0
8.4
8.9
6.1

8.3
15.6
20.4
23.3
18.9
43.3
6.5
6.7
5.4

8.1
15.6
20.8
21.6
19.6
13.1
6.2
6.6
4.8

7.8
14.6
19.7
21.6
18.1
42.1
6.4
6.4
4.5

7.7
14.6
20.0
23.0
18.2
11.9
5.9
6.1
4.6

7.7
15.0
19.7
23.7
17.3
1217
5.9
6. 2
4.4

Women, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16to19years
16to17years . . . .
18 to 19 years —
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . . .

4,647
1,880
867
366
496
1,013
2,743
2,460
276

3,905
1,598
761
336
432
837
2,29*
2,078
235

3,924
1,597
738
305
428
859
2,305
2,059
239

9.6
16.6
22.3
24.7
20.7
13.6
7.5
8.0
4.6

8. 1
14.0
49.8
22.5
18.7
11.0
6.3
6.8
4.3

7.9
13.9
18.0
22.2
15.4
11.7
6.2
6.5
4.5

7.8
13.7
18.9
22.6
16.9
11.0
6.1
6.5
4.0

7.9
14.2
19.8
23.4
18.4
11.3
6.0
6.5
3.9

7.9
14. 1
19.0
20.8
17.8
11.6
6.0
6.4
3.9

Total, 16 years and ovr
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 10 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over'
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

1

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabic A-10. Employment atatua of black and other workcra
(Numbers In thousands)

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population..
Civilian labor force
Participation rat*
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unamployad ...'.
Unemployment rata
Not In labor fore*

Apr,
1983

Bar.
4984

Apr.
1984

Apr,
19 83

Dec.
1983

Jaa.
1984

Feb.
4 984

Bar,
1984

Apr.
1984

2 3 , 276
14,244
64.2
11,624
49.9
2,620
18,4
9,033

23,539
14,314
60.8
12,154
51.6
2,163
15.1
9,225

23,791
14,528
61.1
12,384
52,1
2,144
14.8
9,263

23,276
14,487
62.2
11,776
50,6
2,711
18.7
8,789

23,637
14,539
64.5
12,17 4
51.5
2 , ,36 8
V6.3
9,098

23,594
14,425
61.1
42,479
51.6
2,246
15.6
9,169

23,600
14,593
61.8
12,417
52.6
2,176
14.9
9,007

23,539
14,521
61.7
12,325
52.4
2,195
15.1
9,018

23,791
14,770
62. 1
42,541
52.7
2, 229
15. 1
9,02 4

1
The population figure* ar* not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

* Civilian employment a* a percent of the civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.

Tabic A-11. Occupational atatua of the employed and unemployed, not aaaaonally adjuatad
(Numbers In thousands)
U noitiploy mfNil tttc)
ADC
1983
Total, 16 years and over1

Apr.
1984

Apr.
1983

Apr.
1984

Apr.
1983

Apr.
1984

98,840

103,628

11,035

8,525

10.0

7. 6

Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial
Professional specialty

23,805
10,813
12,992

24,977
11,373
13,603

829
441
388

564
298
266

3.4
3.9
2.9

2.2
2. 6
1.9

Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, Including clerical

30,601
2,990
14,432
46,180

32,020
3,060
12,351
16,609

2,060
131
870
4,060

1,683
87
711
885

6,3
4.2
7.1
6.1

5.0
2.8
5. 4
5. 1

Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective

43,407
936
1,562
40,940

44,024
4,004
1,604
11,447

4,700
67
116
1,517

1,424
67
89
4,268

11.3
6.7
6.9
12.2

9.2
6.3
5.3
10.0

Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trade*
Other precision production, craft, and repair

11,881
4,021
'4,063
3,796

42,774
4,368
4,382
4,021

4,662
408
813
441

1,130
265
598
267

12.3
9.2
16.7
10.4

8.4
5.7
12. 0
6.2

Operators, fabricators, and laborer*
Machine operators, assemblers, and Inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Construction laborers
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

15,641
7,530
4,077
4,034
528
3,506

16,486
7,897
4,422
4,167
,591
3,576

3 , 1 94
1,536
657
4,004
263
7 38

2,237
949
455
833
203
630

17.0
16.9
13.9
19.9
33.2
17.4

41.9
10.7
9- 3
16.7
25.6
15. 0

3,503

3,349

317

10.1

8. 6

Farming, forestry, and fishing
'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last Job was In the Armed
Forces are Included In the unemployed total.




395

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-12. Employment status of mala Vlatnam-ara vatarana and nonvatarana by aga, not aaaaonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)

CNNtan tabor fovoo

nontnatrhrMonal
Vataran#tatua
Total
PSfOoM Sf

Apr.
1983

Apr.
1984

Apr,
1983

Apt1984

Apr.
19 83

Apr,
1964

Apr.
1983

Apr.
1984

VETERANS
Total, 25 yaara and ovar
25to39yaara
25 to 29 yaara
30 to 34 yaara
35 to 39 yaara
40 yaara and ovar

Apr.
1983

Apr.
198 4

9.2
9.8
15.3
10.5
8.1
7.1

6.0
6.8
14. 5
6.2
5.8
4. 1

10.2
42.7
8.4
8.3

7.0
7.7
6. 5
6.7

I

I
7,837
5,944
718
2,244
2,982
1,893

7,918
5,583
524
1,819
3,240
2,335

7,292
5,639
662
2,405
2,872
1,653

7,402
5,332
496
1,705
3,131
2,070

6,620
5,085
561
(1,885
2,639
1,535

6,957
4,972
424
4., 6 00
2,948
1,985

672
554
101
220
233
118

49,808
8,647
6,664
4,497

20,872
8,902
7,269
4,701

18,726
8,124
6,318
4,284

4 9,662
8,307
6,884
4,471

46,843
7,094
5,7§9
3,930

48,278
7,667
6,439
4,172

4,913
1,030
529
354

445!
360
72
105'
183 !
85

NONVETERAN8
Total, 25 to 39 yaara
25 to 29 yaara
30 to 34 yaara
35 to 39 yaara

NOTE: Mala Vlatnam-ara vatarana ara man who aarvad In tha Armad Foroaa batwaan
Auguat 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonvatarana ara man who hava navar aarvad In tha Arm-




4,384
640
445
299

ad foroaa; puellahad data ara llrmtad to thoaa 25 to 39 yaara of aga, tha group that moat
1
oorraaponda to tha bulk of tha Vlatnam-ara vatarai population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A*13. Employmant atatua of tha civilian population for tan large Stataa
(Numbari In thouaanda)

Apr.
1983

Mar.
1984

Apr.
1984

Apr.
1983

Dae.
1983

Jan.
1984

Fab.
1984

Mar.
1984

Apr.
1984

18,729
12,111
10,910
1,201
9.9

19,035
12,366
11,302
1,065
8.6

19,061
12,373
11,421
95 2
7.7

18,729
12,192
10,992
1,200
9.8

18,954
12,389
11,388
1,001
8.1

18,983
12,395
11,350
1,045

19,009
12,363
11,380
983
8.0

19,035
12,451
11,425
1,026
8.2

19,061
12,458
11,504
954
7.7

8,299

8 , 5 09
4,933
4,649

8,299
4,791

4,331
395
8.4

8,491
4,980
4,713
26 7
5.4

8,435
5 ,097
4,717

8,455
5 ,067
4,713
35 4
7.0

8,473.
5,065
4,760
305
6.0

8,491
5,105
4,826

8,5 09
5 ,004
4,694
310

8,571
5 ,555
4,894
661
11.9

8,5 91
5 ,569
4,976
592
10.6

5,533
5 ,005
527

8,588
5,553
5,005

8,591
5,625
5 ,036
10.5

5,579
5,021
558
10.0

4,479
2,929
2,733
196
6.7

4,5 03
3,026
2,865
161
5.3

4,5 05
3,099
2,932
167
5.4

Chilian nonlnatltutlonaJ population,
Chilian labor foroa
Employad
Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

4,385

6,729
4,377

Clttllan nonlnatltutlonal population.
Chilian labor foroa
Employad
Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

Civilian nonlnalltutlonal population.

Chilian labor foroa
Employed
Unamployad

Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population,
Chilian labor foroa
Employad
Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Chilian labor foroa
Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Chilian labor foroa
Employad
Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

4,726

283
5.7

4,368
423
8.8

38 Q

7.5

8.4

279

5.5

6.2

8,586
5,540
5 ,008
532

9.5

8,571
5 ,6 02
4,910
692
12.4

9.6

9.9

8,590
5,599
5 ,067
532
9.5

4,503
3,002
2,826
175
5.8

4,5 05
3,036
2,883
153
5.0

4,479
2,989
2,779
210
7.0

4,497
3,017

4,499
3,028

4,501
3,033

2,823

2,860

194
6.4

2,831
197
6.5

6,748
4,301
3,633
668
15.5

6,731
4,296
3,757
5 39
12.5

6,729
4,331
3,852

6 , 7 48
4,350
3 , 6 95
655
15.1

6 ,737
4,241
3,748
493
11.6

6,736
4,207
3,722
485
11.5

6,733
4,305
3,815
490
11.4

6 ,731
3,891
494
11.3

3,911
466
10.6

5 ,739
3,6 05
3,337
26 8
7.4

5,783

5 ,786
3,892
3,636
256
6.6

5 ,739

5 ,772
3,76 2
3,503
259
6.9

5,776
3,774
3,503
271
7.2

5 ,779
3,811
3,575
2 36
6.2

5,783
3,822
3,565
257
6.7

5,786
3,928
3,661
267
6.8

13,545

13,613
8,076

13,618
7,936
7,420
516
6.5

13,545

13,599
8,056
7,455

13,605
7,939
7,353
586
7.4

13,609

13,613
8,061
7,501

5 92
7.4

560

13,618
7,994
7,461
533
6.7

8,05 0
5 ,095
4,619
476
9.3

8.05 0
5,082
4 . 6 07
475
9.3

8,05 0
5,025
4,513
512
10.2

9,200

9,202
5,365

3,800

3,518
282
7.4

8 , 5 92

479

11.0

3,644

3,3*65
279
7.7

548

173
5.7

589

8 , 5 92

NawYark
Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
CWIIIarl labor foroa

Employad

,.

Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

7,953
7,240

7,458

713
9.0

618
7.7

8,049
5 ,076
4,425
651
12.8

8405 0

9,177
5,341

9,202
5 ,278
4,772

8,008
7,278
730

9.1

6*04

7.5

8,024
7,432

6.9

OMa
Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Chilian labor foroa

Employad
Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

4,940
4,415
525
10.6

8,049
4,996
4,5 06
489
9.8

8,049
5 ,134
4,463
671
13.1

9,203
5 ,317

9,196
5 ,519

9.2

9,177
5,415
4,715
7 00
12.9

11,5 06
7,821
7 ,317
504
6.4

1 1 , 2 03
7,5 7 0
6 ,932
638
8.4

11,402
7,743
7,146
5 97
7.7

8,05 0

5 ,097
4,561
5 36
10.5

8,049

5 ,05 0
4,543
5 07
10.0

PaftinaytvaMa
Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Chilian labor foroa

Employad

4,649

Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

693
13.0

5 06

11,203
7,534
6,927
6 08
8.1

11,480
7,790
7 ,281
5 09
6.5

9.6

4,829
488

4,943

576
10.4

8.3

533
9.8

4,887
478
8.9

9 , 2 03
5 ,394
4,900
494
9.2

11,429
7,648
7,118
530
6.9

11,455
7,632
7,199
433
5.7

11,480
-7,817
7,307
510
6.5

11,5 06
7,854
7,322
532
6.8

9,198
5,451
4,997
45 4

5 ,421
4,888

Taxaa
Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Chilian labor foroa

Employad
Unamployad
Unamptoymant rata

• Thaaa ara tha official Buraau of Labor tattlatloo' aattmataa uaad In tha admlnlatratlon of
Fadaral fond allocation program*.




•Tha populationftguraaara not adjuatad for aaaaonal variation; tharafora, Idantlcal numbara
appaar In tha unadluatad and tha aaaaonally ad|uatad column*.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally ad|ust*d

Not seasonally ad|u«ted
Industry

Apr.
1983

Feb.
1984

1984

Apr. pi Apr.
1984 n 1983

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

1984

89,005

91,140

91,803

92,808 89,090

91,599

91,930

92,357

92,506

72,98*

75,121

75,720

76,742 73,377

75,829

76,188

76,584

76,750

22,936

24,123

24,329

24,725 23,159

24,415

24,617

24,784

24,783

Mining
Oil and gas extraction

991
617.9

1,039
657.0

1,044
653.6

1,055
656.5

997
625

1,047
663

1,051
662

1,052
661

1,053
662

Construction
General building contractors

4,091
3,828
3,772
3,650
926.9 1 , 0 0 6 . 9 1 , 0 2 9 . 0 1,073.7

3,786
968

4,088
1,075

4,177
1,108

4,233
1,115

4,170
1,112

Total
Total private
Goods-producing

Production workers

18,295
12,369

19,312
13,241

19,457
13,366

19,579 18,376
13,480 12,435

19,280
13,230

19,389
13,322

19,499
13,402

19,560
13,451

Durable goods
Production workers

10,687
7,038

11,473
7,716

11,591
7,819

11,680 10,689
7,899 7,035

11,406
7,665

11,477
7,725

11,572
7,801

11,621
7,838

640
440
559
828
336
,367
,043
,994
,746
741
688.8
377.9

694.

718
485
597
890
344
,472
,250
,216
,944
878.8
708.1
396.7

651
440
565
82 0
333
1,369
2,031
1,999
1,743
743
690
381

715
473
589
881
343
1,449
2,172
2,146
1,887
846
701
393

717
477
593
872
336
1,458
2,187
2,165
1,909
871
706
393

719
483
602
878
337
1,464
2,203
2,191
1,928
879
707
397

726
486
603
876
337
1,471
2,216
2,211
1,925
875
710
397

7,899
5,581

7,687
5,400

7,874
5,565

7,912
5,597

7,927
5,601

7,939
5,613

1,587
59
764
1,221
671
1,328
1,066
189.8
796.1
213.7

1,633
66
733
1,149
654
1,274
1,058
199
707
214

1,632
62
759
1,206
670
1,303
1,064
192
769
217

1,642
61
766
1,210
671
1,310
1,065
192
777
218

1,639
61
764
1,213
674
1,313
1,065
192
788
218

1,637
62
766
1,217
673
1,317
1,065
191
795
216

68,083 65,931

67,184

67,313

67,573

67,723

Manufacturing

*

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products . .
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Production workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing
Transportation and public utilities

Transportation
Communication and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service s t a t i o n s . . . .
Eating and drinking places
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance

Insurance
Real estate
Services
Business services
Health services
Government
Federal

State
Local
p = preliminary.




7,608
5,331
1,565.6
61.4
733.0
1,148.5
651.8
1,274.3
1,055
196
707
213

705.
484,
584.
882,
340.
1,467
2,231,
2,202,
1,933,
863.
874
706,
703.
392
387.8
482.

574.
875.
338.
,456.
,207.
,179,
,910.

7,839
5,525
1,582.
60.
760.
1,209,
668.
1,314.
1,060.
187,
782.
214.

7,866
5,547

1,580.
59.
762.
1,216.
670.
1,321.
1,064.
187.
790.
212,

66,069

67,017

67,474

4,953
2,698
2,256

4,992
2,746
2,246

5,017
2,769
2,248

5,049
2,797
2,252

4,988
2,721
2,267

5,015
2,747
2,269

5,057
2,7 92
2,266

5,063
2,801
2,262

5,073
2,809
2,264

5,164
3,023
2,141

5,315
3,147
2,168

5,350
3,169
2,181

5,379
3,187
2,192

5,180
3,022
2,158

5,313
3,132
2,182

5,343
3,150
2,194

5,363
3,166
2,197

5,382
3,179
2,202

15,013
2,108.5
2,452.9
1,595.2
4,872.8

15,119
2,200.2
2,505.2
1,642.1
4,675.8

15,219
2,204.0
2,501.5
1,652.2
4,764.2

1 5 , 4 5 5 15,149
2,185
2,226.7
2,475
2,515.0
1 , 6 6 9 . 3 1,598
4,863
4,918.0

15,468
2,228
2,509
1,639
4,910

15,517
2,265
2,528
1,649
4,92 5

15,555
2,264
2,536
1,665
4,906

15,593
2,291
2,537
1,669
4,917

5,401
2,688
1,713
1,000

5,525
2,777
1,728
1,020

5,547
2,787
1,732
1,029

5,423
2,695
1,715
1,012

5,525
2,767
1,718
1,040

5,553
2,772
1,727
1,053

5,570
2,783
1,732
1,054

5,580
2,789
1,732
1,059

2 0 , 2 5 8 20,557 19,478
20,047
19,517
3 , 4 6 3 . 4 3 , 8 4 0 . 7 3 , 9 0 5 . 6 3,986.8 3,491
5 , 9 0 4 . 9 5 , 9 9 3 . 3 6 , 0 0 6 . 9 6,032.0 5,929

20,093
3,808
5,994

20,101
3,833
5,994

20,249
3,895
6,011

20,339
3,941
6,019

1 6 , 0 6 6 15,713
2,738
2,762
3 , 7 5 6 3,633
9,342
9,547

15,770
2,768
3,646
9,356

15,742
2,762
3,643
9,337

15,773
2,760
3,668
9,346

15,756
2,761
3,665
9,330

16,021
2,735
3,722
9,564

16,019
2,746
3,748
9,524

16,083
2,750
3,763
9,570

5,577
2,791
1,734
1,053

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Apr.
1983
Total private

Mining

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984 p

Apr.
1984 P

Apr.
1983

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984 P

Apr.
1984 P

34.7

35.1

35.1

35.4

34.9

35.3

35.5

35.4

35.2

35.6

41.6

43.0

42.8

42.8

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Construction

36.7

37.0

36.7

37.7

(2)

(2)

(2>

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

39.8
2.7

40.7
3.4

40.7
3.4

40.9
3.4

40.1
2.9

40.5
3.4

41.0
3.5

41.0
3.6

40.6
3.4

41.2
3.7

Durable goods
Overtime hours

40.3
2.6

41.4
3.6

41.4
3.6

41.7
3.6

40.5
2.8

41.1
3.5

41.8
3.7

41.7
3.7

41.2
3.6

41.9
3.9

39.8
39.0
40,
40
39,
40
40,
40
42,
43
40,
39

39.
39.
41.
42.
41.
41.
41.
41.
42.
43.
41.
39.

39.8
39. 4
41. 5
42. 0
41. 1
41. 3
41. 9
41. 0
43. 0
44. 5
41. 2
39. 5

40.
39
42,
42
41.
41
42.
41
43.
44,
41,
39,

40.
39.
41.
39.
37.
40.
40.
40.
42.
43.
40,

39.
40.
41.
41.8
41.3
41.
41.
40.
41.
42.
40.

40.
39.
42.
42.
41.
41,
41.
41.
43.
44.
41.

39,
39,
41,
41,
40.8
41.1
41.
40,
42.
44.
41.

40.
40.
42.
42.
39.
41,
42.
41.
43.
44.
42.

(2)

(2)

40.8
40.2
42.3
41.9
40.8
41.8
41.8
41.4
43.4
45.4
41.4
(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

39.1
2.7

39.6
3.1

39.6
3.1

39.9
3.1

39.5
3.0

39.7
3.2

40.0
3.2

40.0
3.3

39.7
3.2

40.2
3.4

38,
37
40,
35
42,
37

39,
37
40,
36
42,

39
38
40
36
43

38

38

41.8
43.5
41.7
36.2

41
43.1
42.2
37.1

39.6
(2)
40.6
36.2
42.4
37.7
41.5
43.5
(2)
37.0

39.4
(2)
40.7
36.5
43.0
37.6
41.9
44.7
(2)
37.0

39.6
(2)
41.1
37.3
43.2
37.9
42.2
45.1
(2)
37.3

39.8
(2)
40.9
37.1
43.3
37.9
42.2
44.6
(2)
37.1

39.7
(2)
40.
36,
42.8
37.8
41.8
44.3
(2)
36.5

40.2
(2)
41.3
37.
43.
38.
41.

41.1
36.5

39.
36
40.
36
42,
37
42.
43,
42.
36.8

Transportation and public utilities

38.6

39.0

39.0

39.1

38.8

39.4

39.5

39.2

39.1

39.3

Wholesale trade

38.3

38.4

38.5

38.8

38.5

38.7

38.8

38.7

38.6

39.0

Retail trade

"9.4

29.4

29.5

29.9

29.6

30.4

30.1

30.0

29.9

30.1

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products .

Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment '.
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products

Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Overtime hours
Food and kindred products

Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products

41,
43.8

42.8
(2)

37.6

Finance, Insurance, and real estate

36.1

36.3

36.3

36.6

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

<2>

(2)

Services

32.6

32.6

32.6

32.8

32.7

32.6

32.8

32.7

32.7

32.9

1
Data relate to production workers In mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in 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 four-fifths of the total employees on private
nonagrlcultural payrolls.




' This series Is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is
small relative to the trend-cycle and/or Irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p • preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
Average hourly taming*

Average weakly aamlngs

Industry

Apr.
1983

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984 P

Apr.
1984 P

$7.94
7.95

$8.24
8.23

$8.24
8.25

$8.29
8.30

Mining

11.28

11.51

11.63

11.63

469.25

494.93

497.76

497.76

Construction

11.90

11.98

11.97

11.92

436.73

443.26

439.30

449.38

8.77

9.08

9.11

9.13

349.05

369.56

370.78

373.42

399.92
313.23
263.53
389.69
482.58
540.96
387.61
416.49
364.56
515.66
545.68
359.26
276.80

400.75
312.83
266.34
390.52
480.06
533.89
385.74
416.91
364.90
522.02
562.93
360.91
276.11

404.49
319.58
268.37
403.65
484.88
540.54
389.38
419.74
365.31
524.80
561.59
366.91
278.50

Total private
Seasonally adjusted

Manufacturing
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products...
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

9.31
7.74
6.51
9.16
11.25
12.77
9.07
9.48
8.60
11.53
11.99
8.46
6.76

Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products

Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Transportation and public utilities

Apr.
1983

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984

Apr .
PI 1984

$275.52 $289.22 $289.22 $293.47
277.46 291.34 290.40 295.48

11.49
13.13

11.43
12.99

11.49
13.12

8.87
12.02
12.43
8.72
6.99

8.90
12.14
12.65
8.76

8.91
12.12
12.62
8.82
6.98

375.19
308.05
253.89
374.64
451.13
500.58
364.61
379.20
344.86
484.26
519.17
339.25
263.64

8.03
8.20
10.61
6.14
5.35
9.72
9.03
10.43
13.27
7.95
5.52

8.24
8.34
11.09
6.41
5.46
10.21
9.32
10.89
13.43
8.20
5.66

8.26
8.37
11.21
6.43
5.47
10.25
9.31
10.92
13.44
8.22
5.67

8.28
8.41
11.39
6.44
5.48
10.30
9.30
10.98
13.35
8.27
5.68

313.97
318.98
39 5.7 5
246.83
192.07
410.18
337.72
432.85
581.23
326.75
201.48

326.30
326.93
402.57
260.25
200.38
438.01
350.43
457.38
584.21
344.40
208.29

327.10
328.94
414.77
261.06
200.75
437.68
353.78
456.46
584.64
342.77
205.25

330.37
332.20
433.96
263.40
202.21
442.90
354.33
460.06
575.39
348.99
210.73

10.72

10.99

10.99

11.01

413.79

428.61

428.61

430.49

Wholesale trade

8.34

8.66

8.6 7

8.78

319.42

332.54

333.80

340.66

Retail trade

5.69

5.89

5.89

5.90

167.29

173.17

173.76

176.41

Finance, insurance, and real estate

7.23

7.54

7.54

7.54

261.00

273.70

273.70

275.96

7.20

7.51

7.50

7.56

234.72

244.83

244.50

247.97

Services
1

See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(1977=100)
Not seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private nonfarm:
Current dollars
Constant (1977) dollars

Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and.
real estate

Services
1
2
3
4
N.A.
p -

Apr .
1983

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984p

Apr.
1984p

154.
94.
165.
144.
157.
155.
150,

158.
94.
171,
145.
161.
160.
155.

158.
94.
172.
145.
161.
159.
155.

159.5
N.A.
172.7
145.0
162.0
160.2
157.0

Seasonally adjusted

Percent
change
from:
Apr.
1983Apr.
1984
3.6
(2)
4.2
.5
3.2
3.1
4.1

Percent
change
from:
Apr.
1983

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

Mar.
1984p

Apr.
1984p

154.0
94.7
(4)
145.9
157.0
155.9
150.5

157.6
94.7
(4)
145.2
160.1
158.9
154.8

158.3
94.7
(4)
146.2
160.7
160.0
155.2

158.2
94.6
(4)
146.1
161.1
159.3
155.2

158.8
94.9
(4)
146.5
161.7
160.8
155.5

159.6
N.A.
(4)
146.7
162.0
160.7
156.6

(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
164.9
4.8
(4)
164.3
164.3
157.4
(4)
159.2
159.5
161.7
154.0
159.2
159.8
5.0
160.4
160.2
161.8
154.2
See f o o t n o t e 1 , t a b l e B - 2 .
P e r c e n t c h a n g e I s - . 1 p e r c e n t from March 1983 t o March 1 9 8 4 , t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
P e r c e n t c h a n g e I s 0 . 3 p e r c e n t from F e b r u a r y 1984 t o March 1984, t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
T h e s e s e r i e s a r e n o t s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d s i n c e t h e s e a s o n a l component I s s m a l l r e l a t i v e t o t h e t r e n d - c y c l e
I r r e g u l a r c o m p o n e n t s and c o n s e q u e n t l y c a n n o t be s e p a r a t e d w i t h s u f f i c i e n t p r e c i s i o n .
" not a v a i l a b l e ,
preliminary.




Mar.
1984Apr .
1984
0.5
(3)
(4)
.1
.2
-.1
.7
(4)
1.4

and/or

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DA'
1

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
(1977 = 100)
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Total
Goods-producing

Apr.
1983

Feb.
1984

Mar.

Apr.

1984 P

1984 P

Apr.
1983

Dec.
1983

Jan.
1984

Feb.
1984

Apr.
Mar
1984 P 1984

102.8

106.9

107.9

110.2

104.0

108.9

110.1

110.4

109.9

111.5

87.9

95.6

.96.4

99.3

89.6

96.8

99.5

100.1

98.5

101.1

107.7

118.3

118.5

119.8

109.5

118.9

122.2

120.9

120.1

122. C

Construction

91.5

95.7

96.3

107.5

96.3

105.6

112.6

114.3

107.6

112.9

Manufacturing

86.3

94.5

95.3

96.7

87.4

94.0

95.9

96.4

95.7

97.9

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products . .
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

83.3
86.0
91.1
78.9
64.8
56.3
80
80
96
83
74
LOO
81

93.9
93.8
101.

95
95
102
84
74
61
90
96
112
97
93.8
106.8
86.6

96
98
103
88
75
62
91
97
113
99
94
107.8
88.8

83.
88.
92.
80.
63.
53.
81.
80.
97.
83.
75.
101.
82.

92
97
101
85
73
61
89
91
108
92
86
104.8
87.2

94
100
103
87
72
60
91
92
110
97.4
95.3
107.1
87.3

95
99
103
89
73
60
91
94
111.8
98.0
93.6
107.2
88.8

94.8
99.3
102.3
87.8
73.1
60
90
94
111
96
94
106
87

97.
101,
104.
89,
74.
60.
92.
97.
114.
99.
95.
109.
90.

Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products

90.8
89.2

95.3
91.1

80

76.3

79
86
92
107
94
93
98
80

83.6
93.8
-96.9
111.7
96.9
84.0
111.8
81.6

95.7
91.2
76.0
83.8
94.3
96
113
96
84
112
80

96.9
92.3
77.9
84.7
95.2
97.8
114.7
97.3
86.8
114.8
82.7

92.8
96.0
89
80.
87
93.
108
94
94
98
81

96.
95.
82.8
83.7
92.9
97.4
110.9
96.8
90.8
109.6
83.5

97,
97.
83
85.
95,
98.
112.
97.
90,
111.
84,

97
97
79
84
95
98
112
97.8
89.8
113.0

96.9
96.8
82.
84.
93.
97.
112.
96.
88.
112.
81.

98.
99.
87.
85.
96.
98.
115.
97.
87.
115.
83,

111.1

113.2

114.3

116.3

111". 9

115.6

116.0

116.2

117.3

98.5

99.8

100.3

101.6

99.6

101.7

101.8

102.8

Wholesale trade

105.5

109.0

110.0

111.6

106.6

109.9

111.0

111.0

112.7

Retail trade

100.8

101.0

102.2

105.0

102.4

107.3

106.5

106.3

106.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate

117.1

120.4

120.7

122.7

117.8

120.5

121.9

121.5

123.3

Services

124.7

127.9

129.3

131.1

124.7

128.3

129.1

130.2

131.2

Mining

Service-producing
Transportation and public utilities

1

82.
73.

61.
90.
94.
110.
96.
91.
106.
85.

See footnote 1, table E-2.

83.7
102.7

116.1
101.9
110.9
106.4
121.5
129.7

p = preliminary.

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased
Time
span

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dm

Over
1-month
span

19 8 2 .
1983.
1984.

28.5
56.5
66.9

45.4
45.7
72.0

36.0
62.4
66.9p

39.0
69.1
68.5p

47.6
71.0

32.8
64.5

38.4
68.5

37.1
68.0

34.1
60.8

29.3
70.7

32.0
64.5

42
64

Over
3-month
span

1982.
1983.
1984.

25.3
45.4
79.3

28.8
55.1
80.Ip

32.0
65.6
79.Op

34.1
75.8

32.5
76.1

33.6
77.2

27.2
73.9

27.2
79.6

26.1
79.6

25.5
74.2

24.7
72.0

40
75

Over
6-month
span

1982.
1983.
1984.

20.2
50.5
8 1 . 5p

23.7
63.2

25.3
73.4

29.8
76.3

26.1
79.3

26.1
83.6

23.4
82.5

19.1
80.4

21.2
82.0

26.1
84.1

26.6
83.1

35
80

Over
12-month
span

1982.
1983.
1984.

22.0
48.9

20.7
58.3

18.0
62.6

19.4
73.4

18.3
76.1

20.7
81.2

20.7
84.4

22.8
88.4

24.2
85.8p

31.5
87.4p

37.6

' Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls
of 186 private nonagricultural industries.
p = preliminary.




NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. (Half of tl
changed components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans

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