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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

USDL - 7386

F O R R E L E A SE :

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U. S. D epartm ent of L a b o r
BLS, 961 - 2634
THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATION:

AUGUST 1966

The m onthly su rvey of em p loy m en t and un em ploym ent show ed a m ixtu re
of continued strength fo r q u a lified and e x p e r ie n ce d w o r k e r s tog eth er with w ea k ­
ness fo r N e g ro e s and fo r le s s sk ille d w orkers,,
1. T otal em ploym en t continued to r is e a fter sea son a l adjustment,, The
adjusted in c r e a s e fr o m July to August w as about 250, 000o The la b o r fo r c e
in c r e a s e d by a p p rox im a tely the sam e amount,. T his p a r a lle l advance in e m p lo y ­
m ent and the la b o r f o r c e has been going on sin ce the beginning of 1966, so that
the unem ploym ent rate has rem a in ed about le v e l.
2. J o b le s s n e s s am ong N eg ro w o r k e r s (who m ake up 92 p e rce n t of non­
w h ites) has been w orsen in g in re ce n t m onths. The unem ploym ent rate fo r w h ites
in August w as the sam e as in A p ril, 3e 4 p e rce n t. The rate fo r nonw hites
gradu ally in c re a s e d fr o m 7. 0 to 8. 2 p e rce n t during the sam e p e rio d .
3.
The jo b situation fo r w o r k e r s with good p r o fe s s io n a l o r m anual s k ills ,
and with good training and e x p e r ie n ce , continues to be v e ry stron g . In August
the un em ploym ent rate w as only 2. 1 p e rce n t fo r w h ite -c o lla r w o r k e r s , 2. 0
p ercen t fo r sk illed c ra ftsm e n , and 1Q7 p e rce n t fo r m a r r ie d m en.
40 The jo b situation is co n s id e r a b ly w eak er fo r w o r k e r s with le s s sk ill
and e x p e r ie n c e . The se a so n a lly adjusted unem ploym ent rate fo r s e m is k ille d
b lu e -c o lla r w o r k e rs w as 4e 8 p e rce n t in August, up fr o m 4. 2 p e rce n t in A p ril.
U nskilled w o r k e r s had a rate of 8. 0 p e rce n t, co m p a re d with 6. 9 p e rce n t in A p ril.




Beginning with this r e le a s e , the p a y ro ll
em p loym en t, h ou rs, and ea rn in gs fig u re s
have been adjusted to M a rch 196^ b e n c h ­
m a rk s (co m p re h e n siv e counts of e m p lo y ­
m e n t).
A d e s crip tio n of the e ffe c ts of
the r e v is io n w ill appear in the Septem ber
196j8?issue of E m ploym ent and E arnings
and M onthly R ep ort on the L a b or F o r c e .

The Employment Situation
Page 2
September 2, 1966
5. A special review of summer employment (June through August) for
16-19 year-olds shows 1,000,000 more jobs, on the average, titan in the summer
of 1965, The sharp improvement in the teenage job picture was heavily con­
centrated among white youth, however. Their unemployment rate was 12 percent,
as compared to 14 percent in the summer of 1965, while that for Negroes was
27 percent, about the same as’ last summer. Taking all 16-19 year-olds (both
those in the labor force and those not looking for w ork), about 55 percent of the
whites were employed during these 3 months, as compared with about 40 percent
of the Negroes.
Further details on these developments are as follows:
Payroll Employment, Hours, and Earnings
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls continued to move up
strongly, rising by about 300,000 to 64.6 million in August. After seasonal
adjustment, the gain totaled 200,000 and was concentrated in manufacturing and
government. Since August 1965, payroll employment has risen by 3 -1 /4 million.
Manufacturing employment rose by 275,000 (150,000 more than seasonal)
between July and August. Almost all of the seasonally adjusted increase took
place in the 5 major metals and metal-using industries, with transportation
equipment showing the largest single rise. However, the seasonally adjusted
increase in transportation equipment was related to the early model changeover,
which reduced employment sharply in July. The number of production workers
in manufacturing reached 14, 350,000 (seasonally adjusted) in August, the highest
level since World War H.
Employment in contract construction increased by 20,000 in August, about
40,000 less than the usual pickup at this time of year. Construction employment
(seasonally adjusted) has declined from the high first quarter 1966 level. Strikes
and bad weather held down employment growth in April and May. In addition, the
slackness in private residential construction has adversely affected construction
employment. Employment in transportation and public utilities also showed a
further small decline in August due to the airline strike which was still in effect
during the survey week.
The factory workweek, at 41.3 hours in August, was up 0. 2 hour from
July and from the August 1965 level. After seasonal adjustment, the workweek
was also 41. 3 hours, equal to the June level but down from the high of 41. 5 hours
recorded from February through May. Average hourly earnings of factory
production workers declined seasonally to $2.69 in August. Weekly earnings,
at $111.10, also decreased slightly over the month, but were up $4.65 from the
August 1965 level.




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Page 3
S ep tem ber 2, 1966
16-19 Y e a r - o ld Youth
A p p rox im a tely 7. 3 m illio n 16-19 y e a r -o ld s w e re e m p lo y e d in the su m m er
m onths o f 1966. T his fig u re w as 1. 0 m illio n o r 16 p e rce n t h igh er than the JuneAugust 1965 a v e ra g e . A s the fo llo w in g table show s, the y e a r - t o - y e a r grow th in
teenage em ploym en t this su m m er w as substantially la r g e r than the in c r e a s e in
p rev iou s y e a r s .

Employment Situation of 16-19 Tear-old Youth,
June-August Averages, 1962-66
(In thousands)
1966

1965

1964

1963

1962

TOTAL. BOTH RACES
Civilian labor force.................
Employed: number...................
Percent of population....
Unemployed.................................
Unemployment rate...................

8,465
7,287
53.3
1,179
13.9

7,458
6,286
48.5
1,172
15.7

6,822
5,643
46.5
1,179
17.3

6,497
5,293
46.3
1,204
18.5

6,225
5,288
50.0
938
15.1

WHITES
Civilian labor force.................
Employed: n u m b er..............
Percent of p opulation....
Unemployed.................................
Unemployment r a t e ..................

7,491
6,580
55.1
910
12.1

6,609
5,665
49.9
944
14.3

6,054
5,123
48.1
931
15.4

5,764
4,804
47.9
960
16.7

5,534
4,759
51.3
775
14.0

NONWHITES
Civilian labor force.................
Employed: number...................
Percent of population.. . .
Unemployed.................................
Unemployment rate.

975
707
40.6
268
27.5

849
620
38.4
229
27.0

768
520
34.7
246
32.0

733
489
34.9
243
33.2

692
528
40.7
163
23.6

The sharp im p ro v e m e n t in the teenage jo b p ictu re this su m m er w as heavily
con cen tra ted am ong w h ites. T h e ir em p loym en t r o s e by 900, 000 o v e r la st su m ­
m er, in c re a sin g the p ro p o rtio n o f the population em p loy ed fr o m 50 to 55 p ercen t.
In con tra st, nonwhite teenage em ploym en t r o s e by le s s than 100, 000, and the
p ro p o rtio n of the population e m p loy ed in c r e a s e d only s lig h t ly --t o 4 0 - 1 /2 p ercen t.
A ll of the d ro p in the teenage unem ploym ent rate o v e r the y e a r took p la ce am ong
white 16-19 y e a r -o ld s . The white rate d e clin e d fr o m about 14 to 12 p e rce n t,
w hile the nonwhite rate rem a in ed unchanged at a p p rox im a tely 27 p e rce n t.




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Page 4
Septem ber 2, 1966
U nem ploym ent
The num ber o f u n em ployed p e rs o n s f e ll se a so n a lly betw een July and
A u g u s t--to 2 .9 m illio n . On a se a so n a lly adjusted b a s is , un em ploym ent has
rem a in ed c lo s e to 3. 0 m illio n , and the jo b le s s rate has continued at about 4
p e rce n t sin ce the beginning of the y e a r and w as 3. 9 p e rce n t in A ugust.
Since August 1965, unem ploym ent has d ropp ed 300, 000. The im p rov em en t
o v e r the la st y e a r has benefited n ea rly a ll w o rk e r g ro u p s, but the la r g e s t gains
took p la ce am ong adult m en and highly sk illed w o r k e r s . M o r e o v e r , as the table
below illu s tr a te s , unem ploym ent ra tes have continued at low le v e ls (betw een 2
and 3 p e rce n t) throughout 1966 fo r m en 20 y e a r s of age and o v e r , m a r r ie d m en,
w h ite -c o lla r w o r k e rs and sk illed b lu e -c o lla r w o r k e r s . In co n tra st, fo r non­
w h ites, te e n a g e rs, and s e m isk ille d and unskilled b lu e -c o lla r w o r k e r s , jo b le s s
ra tes r o s e betw een the f ir s t 4 m onths of 1966 and the M a y -A u gu st p e rio d .

Average Unemployment Rates for Selected Groups,
Seasonally Adjusted

1966

1965

May-August

January-April

Total (a ll civilian w ork ers)....

4 .0

3.8

4.6

Men, 20 years and over...............
Married men, 14 years and
over..............................................
Women, 20 years and over...........
Both sexes, 14-19 years.............

2.5

2.6

3.2

1.9
3.9
12.4

1.9
3.7
11.7

2.4
4.5
13.6

White.................................................
Nonwhite................................... .

3.5
7.9

3.4
7.1

4.1
8.2

White-collar workers...................
Craftsmen and foremen
(sk ille d ).....................................
Operatives (sem iskilled)...........
Nonfarm laborers (u nsk illed)..

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.8
4.7
7.6

2.9
4.2
6.7

3.8
5.7
7.8




May-August

Table A-l: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by age and sex
(In thousands)
Employment status, age, and sex

Total
Total labor force.............................
Civilian labor force........................
Employed.....................................
Agriculture.............................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
On part time for economic
r e a s o n s .....................
Usually work full time . .
Usually work part time . .
Unemployed................................

Aug.

July

Aug.

1966

1966

1965

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

8 2 ,7 7 1
7 9 ,6 3 6
7 6,411
5 ,0 1 0
7 1 ,4 0 2

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

2 ,0 0 6
881
1 ,12 5
2 ,9 2 1

2 ,1 8 9

2 ,3 1 7
959
1 ,3 5 8
3 ,2 5 8

886
1 ,3 0 3
3 ,2 2 5

Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

July

June

May

1966

1966

1966

1966

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

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

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

7 9 ,6 7 4
7 6,666
7 3 ,7 9 9
4 ,4 8 2
6 9 ,3 1 7

1,716 1 ,9 7 7
975
856
860 1 ,0 0 2
3 ,0 3 3 3 ,0 2 6

2 ,0 0 4
1 ,0 4 0
964
3 ,0 8 9

1 ,6 0 7
839
768
3 ,0 3 7

1 ,5 7 1
776
795
2 ,8 6 7

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force........................ 4 5 ,2 0 5 4 5 ,1 6 0 4 5 ,2 1 5 4 4 ,8 3 3
Employed..................................... 4 4 ,1 6 9 4 4 ,1 2 6 4 3 ,9 3 4 4 3 ,6 9 1
Agriculture.............................
3 ,2 5 0 2 ,8 5 5
2 ,9 2 6 3 ,0 2 8
Nonagricultural industries. . . 4 1 ,2 4 4 4 1 ,0 9 8 4 0 ,6 8 5 4 0 ,8 3 6
Unemployed................................
1 ,2 7 9 1 ,14 2
1 ,035 1 ,0 3 5

A p r.
1966

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

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor fo rce ........................
Employed.....................................
Agriculture.............................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
Unemployed................................

2 3 ,9 1 3 2 3 ,7 2 6 2 3 ,2 6 0 2 4 ,4 8 1 2 4 ,3 1 3 2 4 ,2 2 6 2 4 ,0 8 2 2 4 ,0 0 0
2 2 ,9 1 2 2 2 ,8 5 9 2 2 ,1 5 5 2 3 ,5 2 7 2 3 ,4 2 5 2 3 ,2 8 6 2 3 ,1 2 1 2 3 ,1 3 3
741
895
862
647
687
682
632
728
2 2 ,1 7 1 2 1 ,9 6 5 2 1 ,2 9 3 2 2 ,8 8 0 2 2 ,7 3 8 2 2 ,6 0 4 2 2 ,4 8 9 2 2 ,4 0 5
1 ,0 0 1
867
954
1 ,1 0 5
888
961
867
940

Both sexes, 14-19 years
Civilian labor force........................
Employed.....................................
Agriculture.............................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
Unemployed................................

1 0 ,1 7 3
9 ,2 8 7
1 ,0 4 0
8 ,2 4 7
885




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

8 ,9 9 5
8 ,1 2 4
1 ,0 2 3
7 ,1 0 0
872

8 ,0 5 7 8 ,0 4 1
7 ,1 2 0 7 ,0 6 2
656
603
6 ,4 6 4 6 ,4 5 9
937
979

8 ,0 8 0
7 ,0 9 0
696
6 ,3 9 4
990

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

7 ,8 3 0
6 ,8 9 4
719
6 ,1 7 5
936

Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators

Selected categories

Thousands of per­
sons unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Aug.

A ug.

1966

1966

July
1966

June
1966

Hay
1966

Apr.
1966

Aug.
1965

Total (all civilian workers). . .

2,921

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.5

Men, 20 years and over. . . .
20-24 y e a rs........................
25 years and o v e r .............
Women, 20 years and over . . .
Both sexes, 14-19 years . . .

1,035
217
818
1,001
885

2.5
4.8
2.3
3.9
11.6

2.6
3.6
2.5
3.7
12.2

2.6
5.0
2.3
3.9
12.3

2.4
4.9
2.1
4.0
13.4

2.4
4 .3
2.1
3.6
12.0

3.1
5.8
2.8
4.4
12.9

White.....................................
Nonwhite................................

2,175
746

3.4
8.2

3.4
7.9

3.5
7.9

3.5
7.6

3.4
7.0

4.1
7.7

Married men...............................
Full-time workers1.....................
Blue-collar workers^................
Unemployed 15 weeks and
over^ .....................................
State insured'*..........................
Labor force time lost-*................

646
2,291
1,144

2.0
3.5
4.5

2.0
3.7
4.6

1.9
3.8
4 .4

1.8
3.7
4 .2 .

1.8
3.4
4.0

2.6
4.2
5 .0

385
980

.6
2.5
4.3

.6
2.4
4.6

.6
2.1
4.8

.7
2.1
4 .4

.8
2.2
4.1

.9
3.0
5.1

—

^Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors.
^Craftsmen, operatives, and nonfarm laborers.
^Rates based on civilian labor force.
^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
^Labor force time lost is a percentage representing the man-hours lost by the unemployed and those on
part time for economic reasons.

Table A-3: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Duration of unemployment

Aug.
1966

Less than 5 w e e k s .....................
5 to 14 weeks.............................
15 weeks and o v e r ...................
15 to 26 w e e k s .....................
27 weeks and o v e r ................

1,559
977
385
187
199




July
1966

Aug.
1965

1,802 1,612
1,049 1,033
373
612
153
296
220
316

Seasonally adjusted

Aug.
1966

July
1966

June
1966

May
1966

Apr.
1966

1,666 1,710
912
927
435
451
220
249
202
215

1,816
815
476
251
225

1,789
856
536
261
275

1,625
670
603
343
260

Toble A-4: Unemployed persons by oge ond sex
Thousands of persons
Age and sex

Total

Looking Looking
for hill­ for parttime work time work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

July
1966

June
1966

May
1966

Aug.

1966

Aug.

1965

2,921 2,291

632

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.5

210
36
174

235
64
171

11.9
7.3
14.1

12.6
7.8
14.9

12.6
7.8
15.0

14.7
9.5
17.2

13.2
7.5
15.8

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

2,476 2,081
440
353
422
469
1,567 1,306
1,231 1,058
248
336

397
88
47
261
173
88

3.5
11.1
5.5
2.7
2.8
2.6

3.5
12.1
4.6
2.8
2.7
2.8

3.5
12.3
5.8
2.6
2.7
2.4

3.4
11.9
5.5
2.6
2.6
2.8

4.0
12.4
6.5
3.2
3.2
3.3

Males, 18 years and o v e r .....................

1,237 1,089

148

2.9

3.0

2.8

3.6

Total, 14 years and over........................
14 to 17 years.....................................
14 and 15 y e a r s .............................
16 and 17 y e a r s .....................

444
100
344

3.0,

18 and i9 years...................................
20 to 24 years.....................................
25 years and o v e r .............................
25 to 54 y e a r s ................................
55 years and o v e r ...........................

202
217
818
587
231

154
194
741
562
179

48
23
77
25
52

9.5
4.8
2.3
2.2
2.8

10.9
3.6
2.5
2.3
3.1

11.5
5.0
2.3
2.2
2.6

10.8
4.9
2.1
1.9
3.0

12.4
5.8
2.8
2.6
3.6

Females, 18 years and over...................

1,239

992

248

4.6

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.9

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

238
252
749
644
105

199
228
565
496
69

40
24
184
148
36

12.8
6.5
3.5
3.9
2.3

13.5
5.9
3.3
3.5
2.3

13.1
6.8
3.3
3.6
2.1

13.3
6.4
3.5
3.9
2.6

12.5
7.5
3.9
4.4
2.8




T a b U A-5: Employed persons by age and sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Age and sex

Total

Voluntary
part-time
employed 1

Aug.
1966

July
1966

June
1966

May
1966

Apr.
1966

Total, 14 years and over. . . .

76,369

8,115

74,338

74,072

73,997

73,231

73,799

14 to 17 years......................
14 and 15 y e a r s ..............
16 and 17 y e a r s ..............

A ,875
1,703
3,172

2,073
1,032
1,041

3,539
1,214
2,325

3,412
1,139
2,273

3,438
1,198
2,240

3,231
1,107
2,124

3,489
1,258
2,231

18 years and over................ 71,492
18 and 19 y e a r s ..............
4,411
20 to 24 y e a r s ................
8,274
25 years and o v e r ........... 58,807
25 to 44 years............. 30,009
45 years and over. . . . 28,799

6,042
509
583
4,950
1,914
3,036

70,741
3,595
7,948
59,198
30,139
29,059

70,616
3,586
7,989
59,041
30,028
28,904

70,440
3,542
8,010
58,888
30,086
28,798

70,057
3,294
7,997
58,766
30,175
28,588

70,304
3,418
7,979
58,907
30,211
28,715

Males, 18 years and over . . . 46,633

1,724

45,586

45,572

45,548

45,397

45,634

2,464
4,918
39,251
20,535
18,716

271
166
1,287
226
1,061

1,942
4,615
39,029
20,382
18,647

1,946
4,624
39,002
20,363
18,576

1,897
4,605
39,046
20,444
18,583

1,783
4,594
39,020
20,565
18,439

1,874
4,623
39,137
20,578
18,571

Females, 18 years and over. . 24,859

4,318

25,155

25,044

24,892

24,660

24,670

238
417
3,663
1,688
1,975

1,653
3,333
20,169
9,757
10,412

1,640
3,365
20,039
9,665
10,328

1,645
3,405
19,842
9,642
10,215

1,511
3,403
19,746
9,610
10,149

1,544
3,356
19,770
9,633
10,144

18 and 19 years...................
20 to 24 years......................
25 years and o v e r ..............
25 to 44 y e a r s ................
45 years and o v e r ...........

18 and 19 years...................
20 to 24 years.....................
25 years and over................
25 to 44 y e a r s ................
45 years and o v e r ...........

1,947
3,356
19,556
9,474
10,083

^Includes a proportionate number of persons with a job but not at work.
NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily
add to totals.




Table A-6: Unemployment rates by industry and occupation

Industry or occupation

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

1966

1965

1964

Industry
T o t a l ........................................................................................................

3 .7

4 .2

4 .8

Experienced wage and salary w o rk ers..............................................

3 .5

3 .9

4 .5

A g r i c u l t u r e .................................................................................................

5 .0

4 .8

6 .5

Non agricultural in d u s tr ie s ..................................................................

3 .4

3 .8

4 .5
6 .2

Mining, forestry, fis h e r ie s ...........................................................

1 .9

5 .7

C o n str u c tio n ......................................................... ...............................

4 .3

5 .4

6 .7

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

3 .1

3 .6

4 .4

3 .0

3 .5

4 .7

3 .3

3 .7

4 .1

1 .9

2 .0

3 .6

4 .3

4 .7

4 .9

Durable g o o d s ...............................................................
Nondurable g o o d s ...........................................................
Transportation and public u tilitie s .......................................
W holesale and retail trade...........................................................
F inance, insurance, and real e sta te ...................................

2 .4

2 .3

2 .9

Service in d u str ie s.......................................... .................................

4 .0

4 .3

4 .7

Public adm inistration......................................................................

1 .6

1 .9

1 .9

S elf-em p loyed and unpaid fam ily w o rk ers......................................

.4

1 .0

.6

T o t a l ................................................................................... ....................

3 .7

4 .2

4 .8

W h ite-collar w o r k e r s ....................................................................................

2 .1

2 .5

2 .6

P ro fessio n a l and t e c h n i c a l ...............................................................

2 .1

2 .0

2 .5

.........................................

.9

1 .5

1 .5

3 .3

3 .2

Occupation

M anagers, o ffic ia ls , and proprietors

C le ric a l w o r k e r s .......................................................................................

2 .8

S a le s workers ..............................................................................................

2 .2

B lu e-c olla r w o r k e r s ....................................................................................
Craftsm en and fo r e m e n .........................................................................
O p e r a tiv e s .......................................................................................
Non farm la b o r e r s.......................................................................................
Service w o r k e r s ..............................................................................................
Private household w orkers..................................................................
Other service workers. .....................
Farm workers........................................................... ... . ................................
Farmers and farm managers ...............................................................
Farm laborers and forem en.............. ... ................................................




3.8
2.0
4 .5
5.8
4.7
5.0
4.6
1#7
m2
m
•

3 .0

3 .0

3 .2

4 .3
2.6
5.1
5.2
5.2
4.8
5.4
1.8
.3
3.2

5.3
3.1
5.8
8.4
5.7
5.4
5.8
2.5
.4
4.3

Table A-7:

Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force
(In thousands)

Full- and part-time
employment status

Aug.
1966

Aug.
1965

Aug.
1964

7 0 ,5 4 2

6 9 ,3 7 1

6 7 ,8 4 5

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

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

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

8 ,7 4 9
8 ,1 1 7
632
7 .2

8 ,0 9 9
7 ,5 6 0
539
6 .7

7 ,9 1 4
7 ,2 9 6
618
7 .8

Full Time
Civilian labor force.............................................
Employed:
Full-time schedules1 ................................
Part time for economic re a so n s..............
Unemployed, looking for full-time work. . . .
Unemployment ra te.............................................
Part Time
Civilian labor force. . ........................... ..
Employed (voluntary part time)1 ...................
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . .
Unemployment ra te .............................................

Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the full- and part-time
employed categories.




T a b le B-1:

E m p lo y e e * on n o n a g r ic u ltu r a l p a y r o lls , by in d u stry
(In thousands)
S easonally adjusted
Change from

Industry

Aug.

J u ly

1966

1966

Ju n e

Aug.

1966

1965

J u ly

1966

Aug.

Aug.

J u ly

Ju n e

1965

1966

1966

1966

6 4 ,0 8 9

T O T A L ....................................................

6 4 ,5 8 0

6 4 ,2 9 3

6 4 ,5 6 3

61,324

287

3 ,2 5 6

6 4 ,2 9 9

M IN IN G ..................................................

6 46

643

645

644

3

2

633

C ON TR AC T CON STR U CTIO N .____

3,635

3,615

3 ,5 2 1

3 ,5 4 1

20

94

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

1 9 ,4 1 5

18,263

1 4 ,4 3 3

19,136
14,183

19,258

P r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s .....................

1 4 ,3 5 1

1 3 ,5 7 8

279
250

D U R A B LE G O O D S ..............................
P r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s .....................

11,267

11,206
8,278

H ,3 1 9
8 ,4 1 9

1 0 ,4 l8

61

7 ,6 9 2

41

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood p rod u cts...........
Furniture and fix tu res ...................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery.........................................
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

N O N D U R A B LE G O O D S .....................
P r o d u c tio n w o r k e r s .....................

Food and kindred p rod u cts...........
Tobacco manufactures...................
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and allied products . . . . . .
Printing and p ublishing.................
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and plastic products . . . .
Leather and leather products . . . .

8 ,3 1 9
2 5 9 .1

656.4

2 5 7 .2

650.1
453.5
662.4
1 , 353.4

2 5 4 .9
6 5 3 .5

226.8

1 ,3 3 9 * 0
1 , 885.8
1 ,8 9 3 .1
1 ,8 4 9 .3
4 2 8 .4
4 3 3 -6

1 ,3 5 5 .7
1 ,3 6 0 .8
1 ,8 8 2 .0
1 , 898.4
1 ,9 2 1 .1
4 2 8 .8
4 4 7 .2

6 3 7 .8
4 3 2 .8
6 4 8 .7
1 ,3 2 0 .7
1 ,2 7 4 .9
1 ,7 3 2 .6
1 ,6 6 4 .1
1 , 650.6
3 9 1 -8
4 3 7 .0

8 ,1 4 8
6 ,1 1 4

7 ,9 3 0
5 ,9 0 5

7 ,9 3 9
5 ,9 3 2

7 ,8 4 5
5 ,8 8 6

1 , 891.4

1 ,8 1 3 .1
7 4 .3
9 5 1 .0
1 ,3 5 9 -7

1 ,7 5 1 .4
7 4 .8

1 ,8 7 1 .1

9 6 4 .9
1 ,4 1 4 .4
6 7 9 .0
1 , 026.8

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

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

4 6 6 .1

663.5
1 ,3 5 8 .0
1 ,3 5 5 .5
1 , 887.1
1 , 933.6
1 , 803.4

430.3
454.4

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

683.6

678.2

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

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

3 6 5 .9

458.4
6 5 8 .4

92.6

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

16.5
1 .3

1*0.5
-4 5 .9
1 .9
2 0 .8

209

218

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

2 10

634

632

-1

3 ,2 4 6

3 ,2 8 9

3 ,3 0 0

-4 3

1 ,1 5 2
855

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

1 9 ,1 3 8
1 4 ,2 2 6

1 9 ,1 6 7
1 4 ,2 8 1

149
124

849
627

1 1 ,3 4 2
8 ,4 l4

1 1 ,2 0 1
8 ,2 9 6

1 1 ,2 2 0
8 ,3 2 8

l4 l

2 60

258
623
458
643
1 ,3 3 8
1 ,3 4 6
1 ,8 8 6
1 ,9 0 8

257

2
4

458
641

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

303

228
20.3

9 2 2 .3

5 -4
4 .2
4 .2

3 5 7 .5

.3
1 2 .1
1 3 .5

3 .9
4 7 .1
8 .4

186.7
474.7

J u ly
1966

6 3 ,9 8 3

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

70.8

Change
from

627
461
640
1 ,3 5 7
1 ,3 5 5

628

118

1 ,8 7 1
429
441

1 ,9 0 4
1 ,9 1 5
428
443

3
-3
19
9
10
34
66
-2
-1

7 ,9 4 5
5 ,9 3 6

7 ,9 3 7
5 ,9 3 0

7 ,9 4 7
5 ,9 5 3

8
6

1 ,7 5 9
83
955
1 ,4 0 4

1 ,7 6 9
85
958
1 ,3 9 5
679

1,760

-1 0
-2

1,896
1 ,9 4 2
1 ,9 3 7
427
440

677
1 ,0 3 4
967

187
521
358-

1,030
965
186
518
352

1 ,3 3 3
1 ,3 4 8

1,865

86
957
1 ,4 2 4

674
1,026
961
183
515
361

-3
9
-2
4
2
1
3
6

T R A N S P O R T A T IO N AN D P U B LIC

U T IL IT IE S .........................................

4 ,1 5 6

4,170

4 ,1 8 0

4 ,0 9 9

-1 4

57

4 ,1 0 7

4 ,1 2 1

4 ,1 4 3

-1 4

WHOLESALE AND R E TA IL TR A D E

1 3 ,2 1 4

13,221

1 3 ,2 3 9

12,679

-7

535

1 3 ,2 5 4

1 3 ,2 5 2

1 3 ,2 1 7

2

W H O LES A LE T R A D E ......................
R E T A IL T R A D E .................................

3 ,5 1 5
9 ,6 9 9

3 ,5 0 5
9 ,7 1 6

3 ,4 7 3
9 ,7 6 6

3 ,3 7 2
9 ,3 0 7

10
-1 7

143
3 92

3 ,4 7 7
9 ,7 7 7

3 ,4 7 7
9 ,7 7 5

3 ,4 7 0
9 ,7 4 7

0
2

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
R EAL E S T A T E .................................

3 ,1 4 7

3 ,1 4 7

3 ,1 1 2

3 ,0 7 5

0

72

3 ,1 0 0

3 ,0 9 4

3 ,0 9 0

6

SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS. .

9 ,7 5 8

9 ,7 7 7

9 ,7 0 2

9 ,2 7 1

-1 9

487

9 ,6 3 3

9 ,6 0 4

9 ,5 4 9

29

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

1 0 ,6 0 9

1 0 ,5 8 4

10,906

9 ,7 5 2

25

857

11,039

1 0 ,9 5 7

1 0 ,8 8 5

82

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

2 ,6 6 6

2 ,6 3 7
7 ,9 4 7

2 ,5 9 2
8 ,3 1 4

2 ,4 0 8
7 ,3 4 4

29
-4

258
599

2 ,6 3 4
8 ,4 0 5

2,601
8,356

2 ,5 7 1
8 ,3 3 -4

33
49

7 ,9 4 3

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




...

Table B-2:

A verage weekly hours of production workers^ on payrolls of selected industries
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Aug.
1966

In d u stry

M IN IN G ..............................................
C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N .------M A N U F A C T U R IN G .............................
O v e r t im e

boms...................... ..

D U R A B L E G O O D S ...............................
O v e r t im e

boms.........................

O r d n a n c e an d a c c e s s o r i e s .................
L u m b e r and w o o d p r o d u c t s ..............
F u rn itu re an d f i x t u r e * ........................
S to n e , c la y , and g la s s prod u cts

..

P rim a ry m e ta l in d u s t r ie s .....................
F a b r i c a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c t s ............
M a c h i n e r y ....................................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ................. ..
T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t ..................
In stru m e n ts a n d r e la t e d p r o d u c t s

.

M i s c e ll a n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g .

...
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S .................
O v e r t im e boms...................... * •
F o o d a n d k in d re d p r o d u c t s ..............
T o b a c c o m a n u fa ctu re s . . . . . . . .
T e x t i l e m ill p r o d u c t s ............................
A p p a r e l and r e la t e d p r o d u c ts . . . .

June
1966

July
1966

Aug.
1965

1*3 .2
3 8 .5
1*1.3

1*3.2
39.0

1*3 . 1*
38-3

1*3.1
38.9

1*1.1

3.8

t o .6
i*.o
1*2.3
l*.l*
1*2.2

1*1.1

3 .8
1*1 .9
l*.l
1*2.6
1*1.1*
1*1 .9
1*2.6
1*1 .9
1*2.1*
1*3.1*
1*0.8
1*1.1*
1*2.0
1*0.1
1*0.1*
3 . 1*
1*1.5
38 .6
1*2.0
3 6 .8
1*3.6

1*1.6
l*.l
1*2.2
1*0 .9
1*0.6
1*2.1
1*1 .7
1*1.9
1*3.2
1*0 .5
1*1.9
1*1.5

41.2
1*1.8
1*2.5
1*2.1*
1*2.7
l*l*.l
1*1 .3
1*2.5
1*2.2
1*0.1
1*0.5

39.2
1*0 .3
3.5
1*1.9
37. 1*

3.5

1*1.2

1*1.6
36. 1*
1*3.5

3.5
1*1 .7
3.8
1*2.0
1*1.1*
1*2.0
1*2.5
1*1.8
1*2.1
1*2.5
1*0 .7
1*1.1*
1*1.1*
1*0.1

July
1966

Aug.
1965

0
- 0.5
.2
0

0 .1
- .1 *
.2

.3

.2

0
.1*

.3

38.0

1*2.6

1*1 .9
36.8
1*3.3

.2
.2

.1
-.1

1*1.7
1*2.7
1*2.1
38.1*

-.1*
1 .2
.1+
.1*

1*1.8

38.7

P e t r o le u m and r e la t e d p r o d u c t s . .
R u b b e r an d p l a s t i c p r o d u c t s . . . .

1*1 .9
1*1.7

1*1.9
1*3.1
1*1.1*

1*2.2
1*2.8
1*2.0

L e a t h e r and le a th e r p r o d u c t s . . . .

38 .8

39.0

37.9
1*0 .9
36.9

38.0
1*1.1

39.2
37.3
1*0 .7

36.9

3 6.2

1*0.9
37. 1*

- .2
- .1
- .2
0

37 . 1*

37. 1*

37.2

37.2

0

W H O L E S A L E AND R E T A I L TR A D E.
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ......................
R E T A I L T R A D E ..................................
F IN A N C E , IN SU R A N C E, AN D
R E A L E S T A T E ...............................

39.1

.1
0
.6
0
.1
.2
0
.6

.3
- .5
.5
.9

C h e m i c a ls and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . .

P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .................

.3
.9

.5

36.7
1*3-7
38.9

P r in t in g and p u b l i s h i n g .....................

.6
0
- .1
.1
.1

.5
1.3
•5

1*0 .3
3.2
1*1.5

38.5

.3

38.7

.1
0

June
1966

1*2.6

1*3*3
37*8

1*2.9
37. 1*
1*1 .3
3.9

36.9
1*1.3
3.8
1*2.0
l* .l
1*2.7
1*0 .7
1*1.3
1*2.0
1*2.2
1*2.2

43-7
1*0 .9
1*2.5
1*2.0
1*0.0
1*0.1

3.3
1*1.1

38.3
1*1 .9
3 6 .2
1*3*3

.3

.1*

.1*
.1
- .8
-.1*
.1*
-.1*
0

39*0
1+1 .9
1*1.7

- .5

-.1
.3

38.3

July
1966

.1

- 1 .2

Change
from

Aug.
1966

1*1.1

3*8
1*1.8

1**3
1*2.8
1+0.6
1*0 .9
1*1.6
1*1.7
1*2.1
1*3 . 1*
1*0.9
1*2.2
1*1.6

39.7
1*0.1

*5
.1
•3
0

.3
.1*

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

1*0 .3
, 3-4

■

1*1.0
38.0
1*2.2

1*1 .3
37.7
1*1.8

36.5
1*3 .!*
39.0

36*3
1*3 . 1*
38.9
1*1.9
1*2.5

38.3
37*3

38.3
37.3

1*0.9

36.1

1*0.9
3 6 .1

-

-

-

.2

.2
0
.2
- .2
- .1
•1
.1*
.1*

1*2.0
1*.2
1*2.1
1*0 .5
1*1.8
1*1 .9
1*2.0
1*2 .3
1*3.8
1*1.2
1*2.3
1*2.0
1*0.1

1*2.0
1*2.5
1*1.7
38 .7
3 7 .2
1*0.6
36.0

1*1.6

July

1966__
- 0 .7
-9

1*1.6

-

1 For m ining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are prelim inary.

Table B-3:

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production workers* on payrolls of selected industries
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

Change from

A ug.

J u ly

June

Aug.

1966

1966

1966

-.0 2

$0.11*
.1 8
.1 0

$132.19
11*9.00
1 1 1 .1 0

- .0 1
.02
.0 1
.02
.0 1
- .0 1
.0 1
0
0
-.0 2
0
- .0 1

.1 0
.06
.08
.08
.1 1
.1 2
.1 2
.1 2
.06
.1 2
.08
.08

120 .25

1 1 9 .8 1

1 2 1 .8 2

136.32
94.81

134.20
93.25

92.60
116 .3 0

8 8 .91

134.20
93.94
91.96

i l l* . 51

11 5 .6 0

m .3 5

137.85

137.61

1 2 1 .2 6
132.80
10 7.30

119.1*2

132.19

139.50
121.70
135.83

10 6 .5 2

10 8 .62

132.51
n 5 .3 5
124.95
104.60

.08
.08

A ug.

J u ly

June

A ug.

1966

1966

1966

1965

MINING..............................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.-------MANUFACTURING............................

$3.06

$3.06

$2.92

$0.02

3.87

$ 3 . 01*
3 . 81+

2 .6 9

2.71

3.83
2.71

3.69
2.59

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

2.87
3.20
2 .2 9
2 .2 1

2.88
3 .1 8
2 .28

2.88

O r d n a n c e an d a c c e s s o r i e s .................

2.77
3 . 11*

L u m b e r an d w o o d p r o d u c t s ..............
F u rn itu re an d f i x t u r e * ........................
S to n e , c la y , and g la s s p ro d u cts . .
P rim a ry m e ta l in d u s t r ie s .....................
F a b r i c a t e d me t e l p r o d u c t s .................
M a c h i n e r y ...................................................

2.73
3.29
2.86
3.06

E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ............................

2.63

T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t ..................

3 .2 8
2 .6 9
2.20

In stru m e n ts a n d r e la t e d p r o d u c t s .
M i s c e ll a n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g . . . .

2.19
2 .7 2

3.30
2.85
3.06
2 .6 3

2.28
2.20

2 .2 1

2.72
3.29

2 .6 2

2.85
3.08

2.63
3.30
2.70

2.13
3.17
2.7I*

2.94
2.57

2 .2 1

2 . 1*5
2.53

2 .3 6
2.1*0

- .0 1
- .1 8
.0 1
.02
0
0

2.1*1*

2.1*8

2 . 1*5
2.51

2 .1 2

2.30

2.30

2.05

T e x t i l e m ill p r o d u c t s ............................

1.98

1.97

1.98

1 .8 9

A p p a r e l an d r e la t e d p r o d u c ts . . . .

1 .8 9

I .8 7

I .8 7

1.83
2 .6 6

P r in t in g a n d p u b l i s h i n g .....................
C h e m i c a ls and a ll ie d p r o d u c t s . . .
P e t r o le u m and r e la t e d p r o d u c t s . .
R u b b e r an d p l a s t i c p r o d u c t s . . . .
L e a t h e r an d le a th e r p r o d u c t s . . . .

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.
W HOLESALE T R A D E ....................
R E T A IL T R A D E ...............................

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL E S T A TE ...............................

1.90

2.73
1.91

2.75
3 -3.5
2.90
3 . 1*1
2.65
1.94
2.13
2.72
1.91

2 . 1*7

2.1*8

2 . 1*7

2.77
3.15
3.00
3.38
2.67

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

.03

2 .6 9
2 .2 1

F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ..............

P a p e r an d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s .................

1966

3 .1 6
2 .6 1
2 .1 2

3.30

NONDURABLE G O O D S ....................
T o b a c c o m a n u fa ctu re s . . . . . . . .

3.18

J u ly

2.77
3.15
3.00
3 . 1*2
2 .6 6
I .9 2
2.11+

3.07

2.90

3.25

-.0 3

0

2.60
1 .8 2

-.01*
.0 1
.02
-.0 2
- .0 1
- .0 1

2.39

- .0 1

2 .6 2
1 .8 8

2.03

.07
.09
.06
.1 1
.08
.1 0

.13
.05
.06

135.79
112 .9 8
88.22
98.58
10 2 .9 2
8 1.8 3
8 3 .1 6
69 .55
12 0 .7 7
1 2 3 .1 7
125.1*0
11*1.62
111. 31*

138.27
111 . 61*
86.63
98.71*
1 0 5 .1 7
86.02

81.95

1965

$0.86

$6.34

143.54
106.45

-.7 6
-.2 8

5.46
4.65

140.25
H 3 .9 4
88.62

99.23
104.24
88.55
84.35
68.63
1 2 0 .18

121.91
125.70
11*7 . 1*0
74.88

.1 2
.08

8 1 .3 2
112 .2 0
70 . 1*8

.08

92.38

92.75

.09

146.69
1 1 2 .74

122.54
125.76
145-95
IH .3 0
76.05
79.45
n o . 70

1 1 0 .1 2

A ug.

$132.80 $125.85

68.07
120.50

75.27
80.35
111.25
70.11

1965

Change from
J u ly

1966

1965
$131.33
11*9.76
1 1 1 .3 8

Aug.

n 5 . 5i

1 3 1 .8 8
9 1.4 9

89.46

.44
2 .1 2

1.56
3.69
1.79
.24
1.84
.6 1

.78

4.74
4.44
3.32
3 , ->4
4.95
5.34
5.91
7.85
2.70
4.97
4.93

130 .8 2
108.05
8 5.0 1

- 2.48

1.34
1.59

3 .2 1

95 . n
99 . 6o
77.90
79.19
67.34
n 5 .i8
n 8 .8 i

-.1 6
-2 .2 5
- 4.19
1 .2 1

3.47
3.32
3.93
3.97

12 0 .9 3
13 8 .78

n o . 30

1.48
.27
1 .2 6

- .3 0
- 5.78
1 .2 2

6 9 .14

10 6.34
68.07

.39
-.9 7
-9 5
-.3 7

9 1.8 8

8 8 .9 1

-.3 7

7 2 .1 9

77-75

2 .2 1

5.59
4.36
4.47
2.84
1.04
3 .0 8
2.60
4 .9 1

2.04
3 .V ?

ror m ining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are prelim inary.