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NEWS from i U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary USDL - 8421 FO R R E L E A S E : 11:30 a .m . W ednesday, S e p te m b e r 6, 1967 Ui S. D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r B LS, 961 - 2634 THE E M PL O Y M E N T SITUATION: AUGUST 1967 E m p lo y m e n t show ed m o d e ra te g a in s in A ugust fo r the th ird c o n se c u tiv e m o n th , w hile th e u n em p lo y m en t ra te edg ed dow n to 3, 8 p e rc e n t, the sam e a s a y e a r ago, the U. S. D e p a rtm e n t of L abor* s B u re a u of L a b o r S ta tis tic s re p o rte d to d ay . P a y ro ll e m p lo y m e n t ro s e by 300, 000 (se a so n a lly a d ju ste d ) to a new high in A ug ust. A bout h a lf of the im p ro v e m e n t, h o w ev er, w as a ttrib u ta b le to the re tu r n of s tr ik e r s in the ru b b e r in d u stry and an e a r lie r th an u su a l m o d el c h a n g e o v e r in the auto in d u s try . C on tin u ed in c r e a s e s in g o v e rn m e n t, s e rv ic e s , and tra d e acco u n te d fo r th e r e s t of th e g ain . M an u fa c tu rin g co n tin u ed to re c o v e r its lo s s e s of e a rly sp rin g , alth ou g h both e m p lo y m e n t and h o u rs of w o rk a re s till sig n ific a n tly below le v e ls of the la s t q u a rte r of 1966 . T he n u m b er of u nem p loy ed p e rs o n s fe ll se a so n a lly b etw een Ju ly and A ugust to 2 .9 m illio n . S ince D e c e m b e r 1965, u n em p lo y m en t h a s flu c tu a te d b etw een 2 .7 and 3.1 m illio n (se a so n a lly a d ju ste d ) and the u n em p lo y m en t ra te b etw een 3. 5 and 4. 0 p e rc e n t. B eginning w ith th is r e le a s e , the p a y ro ll e m p lo y m e n t, h o u rs , and e a rn in g s fig u re s have b een a d ju ste d to M a rc h 1966 b en c h m a rk s (c o m p re h e n siv e 'c o u n ts- ^?*?!!!!!!!©^’ m e n t). A d e s c rip tio n of the e ffe c ts of the re v is io n w ill a p p e a r in the S e p te m b e r 1967 is s u e of E m p lo y m en t and E a rn in g s and M onthly R e p o rt on the L a b o r F o rc e . T he E m p lo y m e n t S itu atio n P ag e 2 S e p te m b e r 6, 1967 T he u n em p lo y m en t ra te fo r n o n w h ites (N eg ro es m ak e up 92 p e rc e n t of the to ta l) w as 6 .9 p e rc e n t in A ug ust. T hough dow n fro m th e M a y -Ju n e ra te of 7 .8 p e rc e n t, the ra te c o n tin u es tw ice a s h igh a s th a t fo r w h ite s. In d u stry E m p lo y m en t O v er th e p a s t y e a r, the m a jo r s o u rc e s of e m p lo y m en t stre n g th have b een g o v e rn m e n t, a t a ll le v e ls , and the se rv ic e -p ro d u c in g in d u s tr ie s . In c o n tra s t, e m p lo y m en t in the g o o d s-p ro d u c in g in d u s trie s is dow n o v e r the y e a r a fte r a la rg e in c re a s e in 19660 C hange fro m A ugust 1965 A ugust 1966 to to A ugust 1966 A ugust 1967 1, 866 T o ta l p a y ro ll em p lo y m e n t 3, 189 2, 421 1, 141 P riv a te - 117 G ood s - p ro d u cin g 1, 303 1, 258 1, 118 S e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g G o v e rn m en t 725 768 In A ug ust, p a y ro ll e m p lo y m en t ro s e 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 (se a so n a lly a d ju ste d ) to 66, 250, 000. S e rv ic e s and g o v e rn m e n t in c re a s e d 60, 000 and 40, 000, r e s p e c tiv e ly . An em p lo y m e n t in c re a s e of 35, 000 in c o n stru c tio n w as slig h tly below se a so n a l e x p e c ta tio n s fo r A ug ust. A lthough the h ousing in d u stry a p p e a rs to be re c o v e rin g , c o n stru c tio n em p lo y m e n t h a s co n tin u ed to lag b eh ind y e a re a r li e r le v e ls . G ain s in re s id e n tia l c o n stru c tio n a re being p a rtia lly o ffse t by re d u c e d a c tiv ity in c o m m e rc ia l and in d u s tria l c o n stru c tio n . M ainly b e c a u se of e a rly m o d el c h a n g e o v e rs in the au to in d u stry and th e s e ttle m e n t of s trik e s in the ru b b e r in d u s try , m a n u fa c tu rin g show ed a jo b g ain of 186, 000 (se a so n a lly a d ju ste d ) b etw een Ju ly and A u g u st. M an u factu rin g e m p lo y m en t h a s m o v ed up so m ew h at fro m the low M ay le v e l, b ut w as s till dow n 200, 000 fro m the J a n u a ry p eak of 1 9 .6 m illio n . E x c e ssiv e in v e n to rie s --th e p rin c ip a l d ra g on p ro d u c tio n , e m p lo y m e n t, and h o u rs in re c e n t m o n th s -- a r e now u n d e r b e tte r c o n tro l and b oth s a le s and new o r d e r s have im p ro v e d . R eflectin g th is , the a v e ra g e fa c to ry w o rk w eek edged up to 40. 6 h o u rs in A ug ust a fte r re tu rn in g in Ju n e to F e b ru a ry * s 3 -y e a r low of 40. 3 h o u rs . The Em ploym ent Situation Page 3 Septem ber 6, 1967 H ours and Earnings In August, the workweek for rank and file em ployees on private payrolls averaged 38,6 hours, down 0, 5 hour from the August 1966 level. Despite the drop in hours, weekly earn in g s--at $103, 05--w ere up $3,35 over the y ear. Both the weekly and hourly earnings of factory production w orkers w ere un changed from the June levels of $114,50 and $2,82, Over the y ear, factory w orkers1 weekly earnings w ere up $2,70, Unemployme nt The number of unemployed w orkers totaled 2, 950, 000 in August, up 120, 000 from August 1966, Among them w ere 1, 0 m illion adult m en, 1, 1 m illion adult women, and 900,000 teenagers (16 to 19 y ears of ag e). Unemployment among nonwhites num bered 630, 000 in August, one-fifth of the jobless total. Unemployment ra tes for adult m en w ere unchanged over the month at 2,4 percent. F o r m arried m en, the rate was 2,0 percent. F or women, the rate moved down to 3,9 percent, while the teenage rate rose to 13,7 percent. Insured unemployment under State program s declined to 1, 1 m illion in m id-A ugust. The insured unemployment ra te, at 2, 7 percent seasonally adjusted, was down slightly over the month. The job situation for w ell-trained and experienced w orkers rem ained relatively good in August, The unemployment rate was 2, 2 percent for w hite-collar w orkers and 2 ,4 percent for skilled craftsm en. W orkers with less skill and experience did not fare as w ell. The unemployment rate for sem iskilled blue-collar w orkers was 4,8 percent, while unskilled w orkers had a rate of 7, 8 percent. Table A-1: Employment status o! the noninstitutional population by a ge and sex (In thousands) Employment status, age, and sex Seasonally adjusted A«g. 1967 July 1967 Aug. 1966 Aug. 1967 July 1967 JttM 1967 May 1967 Apr. 1967 82,571 79,112 76,170 4,3 7 8 71,792 2,175 1,012 1,163 2,942 82,920 79,471 76,221 4,516 71,705 2,223 997 1,226 3,250 80,665 77,487 74,666 4,308 70,359 1,838 879 959 2,821 81,160 77,701 74,718 3,992 70,726 1,855 992 863 2,983 80,954 77,505 74,489 3,856 70,633 2,011 1,058 953 3,016 80,681 77,237 74,147 3,727 70,420 1,939 1,072 867 3,090 79,645 76,189 73,289 3,652 69,637 1,539 910 629 2,900 80,189 76,740 73,910 3,890 70,020 2,008 1,181 827 2,830 45,955 44,969 2,909 42,060 986 45,880 44,891 2,970 41,921 989 45,205 44,169 2,926 41,244 1,035 45,559 44,479 2,835 41,644 1,080 45,433 44,338 2,791 41,547 1,095 45,314 44,156 2,726 41,430 1,158 45,021 43,922 2,753 41,169 1,099 45,140 44,092 2,870 41,222 1,048 24,948 23,892 802 23,090 1,055 24,862 23,806 817 22,988 1,056 23,913 22,912 741 22,171 1,001 25,557 24,558 705 23,853 999 25,516 24,421 624 23,797 1,095 25,177 24,094 581 23,513 1,083 24,730 23,773 537 23,236 957 25,023 24,002 625 23,377 1,021 8,209 7,309 667 6,641 900 8,728 7,524 729 6,795 1,204 8,369 7,583 640 6,944 784 6,585 5,681 452 5,229 904 6,556 5,730 441 5,289 826 6,746 5,897 420 5,477 849 6,438 5 ,594 362 5,232 844 6,577 5,816 395 5,421 761 1,371 877 414 271 143 1?67 1,468 900 431 251 185 Total T ff_ Agriculture.............................................................. Nonagricultural industries . . . . ..................... Usually work full tim e .............................. Usually work part time .............................. Unem ployed................................................................ Men, 20 years and over Em ployed..................................................................... A griculture.............................................................. Nonagricultural in d u stries................................ Unemployed . . . » ....................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor fo rc e ..................................................... Em ployed..................................................................... Agriculture ............................................................ Nonagricultural industries................................ Unem ployed................................................................ Both sexes, 16-19 years Civilian labor force Em ployed..................................................................... A griculture.............................................................. Nonagricultural industries................................ Unem ployed..........1.................................................... Table A -2: Unem ployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Duration of unemployment L ess 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 over..................................................... Seasonally adjusted Aug. 1967 July 1967 Aug. 1966 lSIf 1,537 1,037 367 166 201 1,843 1,043 364 193 171 1,526 912 384 186 198 1,660 946 441 231 210 July 1967 1,805 876 435 265 170 Jua« 1967 1,649 919 444 298 146 Table A-3: M a jo r unomploymont indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Selected categories Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment A ug. 1967 A ug. 1966 A ug. 1967 J u ly 1967 June 1967 May 1967 A p r. 1967 A ug. 1966 Total (all civilian workers)..................................... 2 ,9 4 2 2 ,8 2 1 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 3 .8 3 .7 3 .8 Men, 20 years and over......................................... Women, 20 years and o v e r................................... Both sexes, 16-19 y e a r s ..................................... 986 1 ,0 5 5 900 1 ,0 3 5 1 ,0 0 1 784 2 .4 3 .9 1 3 .7 2 .4 4 .3 1 2 .6 2 .6 4 .3 1 2 .6 2 .4 3 .9 1 3 .1 2 .3 4 .1 1 1 .6 2 .5 3 .9 1 2 .5 W hite........................................................................... Non w hite.................................................................... 2 ,3 1 3 628 2 ,1 0 2 719 3 .5 6 .9 3 .5 7 .2 3 .5 7 .8 3 .3 7 .8 3 .3 7 .3 3 .3 8 .0 Married m e n .................................................................. Full-time w orkers...................................................... Unemployed 15 weeks and over.............................. State in su red * .............................................................. Labor force time lost ^ .............................................. 652 2 ,3 8 4 367 1 ,1 3 2 — 646 2 ,2 5 5 384 980 -- 2 .0 3 .6 .6 2 .7 4 .3 1 .8 3 .6 .6 2 .8 4 .3 2 .0 3 .9 .6 2 .6 4 .5 1 .9 3 .5 .5 2 .7 3 .8 1 .9 3 .3 .6 2 .7 4 .0 2 .0 3 .4 .6 2 .5 4 .2 823 244 440 139 1 ,1 3 0 182 695 253 411 722 259 356 107 1 ,1 2 7 211 660 256 487 2 .2 1 .1 3 .4 3 .2 4 .4 2 .4 4 .8 7 .8 4 .1 2 .2 1 .2 3 .2 3 .7 4 .7 2 .3 5 .4 8 .0 4 .5 2 .2 1 .2 3 .2 3 .8 4 .7 2 .8 5 .1 7 .8 4 .3 1 .9 1 .3 2 .5 2 .5 4 .6 2 .8 4 .9 8 .3 4 .1 1 .7 1 .1 2 .5 2 .3 4 .6 2 .9 5 .1 7 .5 4 .1 2 .0 1 .2 2 .8 2 .5 4 .4 2 .7 4 .7 7 .8 4 .8 2 ,0 7 7 161 786 452 334 106 497 507 229 84 1 ,9 8 6 187 656 362 29 4 81 528 524 290 90 3 .9 7 .1 3 .8 3 .4 4 .5 2 .6 4 .2 3 .5 1 .5 7 .1 4 .1 7 .6 4 .0 4 .1 4 .0 2 .4 4 .4 3 .5 1 .7 7 .2 4 .0 8 .6 3 .9 3 .6 4 .3 2 .9 4 .1 3 .3 2 .1 7 .8 3 .9 7 .8 3 .9 3 .8 4 .0 2 .7 3 .6 3 .5 1 .7 6 .3 3 .7 8 .1 3 .7 3 .4 4 .0 2 .0 3 .5 3 .2 1 .8 6 .4 3 .9 8 .1 3 .3 2 .9 4 .0 2 .0 4 .5 3 .6 2 .1 7 .1 Occupation White-collar w orkers.................................................. Professional and m anagerial.............................. Clerical w orkers..................................................... Sales w o rk e rs................ ........................................ Blue-collar w orkers.................................................... Craftsmen and foremen ......................................... O p erativ es................................................................ Nonfarm lab o rers.....................................-.............. Service w orkers............................................................ Industry Private wage and salary workers 3 ......................... C on structio n ............................................................. M anufacturing.......................................................... Durable g o o d s .................................................... Nondurable g o o d s .............................................. Transportation and public u t i l i t i e s ................ W holesale and retail tr a d e .................................. Finance and service in d u strie s......................... Government wage and salary w orkers................... Agricultural wage and salary workers................... ^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a ^Include s mining, not shown separately. Table A-4: Full-and part-time status off the civilian labor force August 1967 Full- and part-time employment status Total Men, 20 and over Women, 20 and over 7 1 ,1 3 4 4 4 ,3 6 8 2 0 ,4 6 8 6*298 6 6 ,2 6 4 2 ,4 8 6 2 ,3 8 4 3 .4 4 2 ,5 0 4 941 923 2 .1 1 8 ,7 8 3 832 852 4 .2 4 ,9 7 6 713 609 9 .7 7 ,9 7 8 7 ,4 2 1 557 7 .0 1 ,5 8 7 1 ,5 2 4 63 4 .0 4 ,4 8 0 4 ,2 7 7 203 4 .5 1 ,9 1 0 1 ,6 1 9 291 1 5 .3 Both sexes, 16-19 years Full Tima Civilian labor force................................................................................................................................................ Employed: Full-time sc h e d u le s..................................................................................................................................... Part time for economic re a s o n s .............................................................................................................. Unemployed, looking for full-time w o rk .................................................................................................. Unemployment r a te ........................................................................................... .................................................... Part Tima Civilian labor fo r c e ............................................................................................................................................. Employed (voluntary part tim e).......................................................... ....................................................... Unemployed, looking for part-time w o rk .................................................................................................. Unemployment r a te ................................................................................................................................................. Table A-5: Employed persons by age and sex (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Age and sex Ju ly June May A pril Total, 16 years and o v e r............................................ A u g u st 1967 7 6 ,1 7 0 J u ly 1967 7 6 ,2 2 1 A u g u st 1966 7 4 ,6 6 6 A u g u st 1967 7 4 ,7 1 8 1967 7 4 ,4 8 9 1967 7 4 ,1 4 7 1967 7 3 ,2 8 9 1967 7 3 ,9 1 0 16 to 19 y e a r s ............................................................ 16 and 17 y e a r s ..................................................... 18 and 19 y e a rs ..................................................... 20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................................... 25 years and o v e r ............................................ 25 to 54 y e a r s ....................................................... 55 years and o v e r .........................................— 7 ,3 0 9 3 ,2 1 4 4 ,0 9 5 8 ,9 6 7 5 9 ,8 9 4 4 6 ,3 8 5 1 3 ,5 0 9 7 ,5 2 4 3 ,3 4 5 4 ,1 7 9 8 ,9 8 0 5 9 ,7 1 7 4 6 ,1 5 5 1 3 ,5 6 4 7 ,5 8 3 3 ,1 7 2 4 ,4 1 1 8 ,2 7 4 5 8 ,8 0 7 4 5 ,5 3 7 1 3 ,2 7 1 5 ,6 8 1 2 ,3 4 1 3 ,3 3 1 8 ,6 1 2 6 0 ,3 9 3 4 6 ,7 0 9 1 3 ,6 3 2 5 ,7 3 0 2 ,3 2 2 3 ,4 0 2 8 ,6 0 4 6 0 ,1 2 8 4 6 ,4 7 1 1 3 ,5 6 3 5 ,8 9 7 2 ,3 6 3 3 ,4 9 1 8 ,5 7 1 5 9 ,6 7 8 4 6 ,0 6 2 1 3 ,6 2 7 5 ,5 9 4 2 ,2 0 1 3 ,3 5 8 8 ,4 2 0 5 9 ,3 0 0 4 6 ,0 4 4 1 3 ,2 4 4 5 ,8 1 6 2 ,3 4 6 3 ,4 7 0 8 ,4 1 8 5 9 ,6 5 0 4 6 ,2 9 5 1 3 ,3 6 0 M ales, 16 years and o v er............................................ 4 9 ,2 3 3 4 9 ,2 8 1 4 8 ,5 7 9 4 7 ,7 1 2 4 7 ,5 5 5 4 7 ,4 4 8 4 7 ,0 5 0 4 7 ,2 7 3 16 to 19 y e a r s ........................................................... 16 and 17 y e a rs ..................................................... 18 and 19 y e a rs ..................................................... 20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................................... 25 years and over....................................................... 25 to 54 y e a rs ....................................................... 55 years and o v e r ................................................ 4 ,2 6 4 1 ,9 8 9 2 ,2 7 5 5 ,2 3 8 3 9 ,7 3 1 3 0 ,8 1 1 8 ,9 2 0 4 ,3 9 0 2 ,0 7 2 2 ,3 1 9 5 ,2 5 2 3 9 ,6 3 9 3 0 ,6 9 5 8 ,9 4 5 4 ,4 1 0 1 ,9 4 6 2 ,4 6 4 4 ,9 1 8 3 9 ,2 5 1 3 0 ,4 8 3 8 ,7 6 8 3 ,2 3 3 1 ,4 3 6 1 ,7 8 6 4 ,8 9 1 3 9 ,5 6 6 3 0 ,6 3 8 8 ,8 8 9 3 ,2 1 7 1 ,3 9 9 1 ,8 1 0 4 ,8 5 6 3 9 ,4 6 8 3 0 ,5 8 4 8 ,8 6 0 3 ,2 9 2 1 ,4 0 3 1 ,8 5 6 4 ,8 8 1 3 9 ,2 6 6 3 0 ,4 2 4 8 ,8 7 0 3 ,1 2 8 1 ,3 2 4 1 ,7 6 6 4 ,7 5 0 3 9 ,1 7 7 3 0 ,4 0 2 8 ,7 3 8 3 ,1 8 1 1 ,3 5 1 1 ,8 2 5 4 ,7 7 1 3 9 ,3 0 6 3 0 ,5 5 8 8 ,7 1 7 Fem ales, 16 years and o v e r ..................................... 2 6 ,9 3 7 2 6 ,9 4 0 2 6 ,0 8 6 2 7 ,0 0 6 2 6 ,9 3 4 2 6 ,6 6 9 2 6 ,2 3 9 2 6 ,6 3 7 16 to 19 y e tk rs............................................................ 16 and 17 y e a rs ..................................................... 18 and 19 y e a rs ..................................................... 20 to 24 y e a r s ............................................................ 25 years and o v e r ..................................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ....................................................... 55 years and o v e r ................................................ 3 ,0 4 5 1 ,2 2 5 1 ,8 2 0 3 ,7 3 0 2 0 ,1 6 2 1 5 ,5 7 4 4 ,5 8 8 3 ,1 3 4 1 ,2 7 4 1 ,8 6 1 3 ,7 2 8 2 0 ,0 7 8 1 5 ,4 5 9 4 ,6 1 9 3 ,1 7 3 1 ,2 2 6 1 ,9 4 7 3 ,3 5 6 1 9 ,5 5 6 1 5 ,0 5 4 4 ,5 0 3 2 ,4 4 8 905 1 ,5 4 5 3 ,7 2 1 2 0 ,8 2 7 1 6 ,0 7 1 4 ,7 4 3 2 ,5 1 3 923 1 ,5 9 2 3 ,7 4 8 2 0 ,6 6 0 1 5 ,8 8 7 4 ,7 0 3 2 ,6 0 5 960 1 ,6 3 5 3 ,6 9 0 2 0 ,4 1 2 1 5 ,6 3 8 4 ,7 5 7 2 ,4 6 6 877 1 ,5 9 2 3 ,6 7 0 2 0 ,1 2 3 1 5 ,6 4 2 4 ,5 0 6 2 ,6 3 5 995 1 ,6 4 5 3 ,6 4 7 2 0 ,3 4 4 1 5 ,7 3 7 4 ,6 4 3 NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals. Table A-6: Unem ployed persons by age and sex Thousands Age and sex August 1967 2,942 Total, 16 years and over.......................................... 16 to 19 y e a rs ......................................................... 900 16 and 17 y e a rs .................................................. 408 18 and 19 y e a rs.................................................. 492 20 to 24 y e a rs ............................................................ 513 25 years and o v e r.................................................. 1,529 25 to 54 y e a rs .................................................. .. 1,199 55 years and o v e r.............................................. 330 M ales, 16 years and o v er......................................... 1,441 16 to 19 y e a r s ......................................................... 455 16 and 17 y e a rs.................................................. 243 18 and 19 y e a rs.................................................. 212 20 to 24 y e a r s ......................................................... 244 25 years and o v e r.................................................. 742 25 to 54 y e a rs ..................................................... 538 55 years and o v e r............................ .............. 204 Fem ales, 16 years and o v e r .................................. 1,501 16 to 19 y e a rs......................................................... 446 16 and 17 years .............................................. 166 18 and 19 years ................................................ 280 20 to 24 years ..................................................... 268 25 years and o v er................................................... 787 25 to 54 y e a rs ..................................................... 662 55 years and o v e r.............................................. 125 July 1967 3,250 1,204 624 580 569 1,476 1,187 291 1,609 620 365 255 248 741 554 188 1,641 584 259 325 321 735 633 102 Percent looking for full-time work August 196' 81.0 67.7 51.0 81.3 87.7 86.7 87.8 82.7 85.6 68.1 53.9 84.4 93.9 93.5 95.9 87.7 76.7 67.0 46.4 79.3 82.5 80.2 81.1 75.2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates August 1967 3.8 13.7 15.3 12.7 5.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 3.1 12.4 15.3 10.2 5.0 2 .0 2 .0 2 .4 5.1 15.4 15.4 15.4 6.1 3.5 3.7 2.7 Ju ly 1967 3 .9 12.6 14.4 11.4 6.2 2 .6 2.7 2.3 3.1 11.6 14.5 9.2 5 .0 2.1 2 .0 2.3 5.3 13.8 14.3 13.8 7.6 3 .7 4 .1 2.2 June 1967 4 .0 12.6 14.0 11.3 5.8 2 .8 2.9 2.3 3.3 12.3 14.2 10.3 5.1 2.2 2.1 2 .5 5.2 13.0 13.8 12.4 6 .8 3.9 4 .5 1.7 May 1967 3 .8 13.1 13.7 12.8 5.2 2 .6 2 .7 2 .7 3.2 12.9 14.5 11.8 4 .9 2.1 2 .0 2 .8 4 .8 13.4 12.4 13.8 5.5 3.4 4 .0 2.6 A pril 1967 3 .7 11.6 14.8 10.9 5.1 2.6 2 .7 2 .5 3 .0 11.3 16.8 10.8 4 .0 2.1 2 .0 2.6 4.9 11.3 12.0 11.0 6.6 3.6 3.9 2 .4 August 1966 3 .8 12.5 14.2 11.3 5.4 2 .7 2 .7 2.6 3.2 10.9 12.5 9.7 4 .7 2.3 2.2 2.7 5 .0 14.6 16.8 13.0 6.4 3.4 3.6 2 .4 T a b le B-1: Em p loyee s on n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls, by industry Industry Aug. June Seasonally adjusted 1967 Aug. 1966 July 1967 Aug. 1966 Aug. 1967 Change from II 1967 II (In thousands) June TOTAL.............................. 66,1*73 66,139 66,514 64,607 334 1,866 66,250 65,947 65,903 1967 303 MINING............................... 619 636 633 645 -17 -26 605 623 619 -18 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.----- 3,581 3,5<*7 3,407 3,653 34 -72 3,212 3,230 3,187 -18 19,480 14,288 19,161 13,996 19,382 14,249 19,499 14,490 3L9 292 -19 -202 19,358 14,215 19,172 14,055 19,285 14,170 186 160 11,268 8,177 294.8 615.0 458.4 646.1 1,278.4 1,352.8 1,972.6 1,898.8 1,858.3 459.9 432.4 11,219 8,142 289.8 612.6 444.4 644.5 1,299.5 1,3*10.4 1,972.8 1,872.2 1,867.4 454.3 421.0 11,383 11,318 8,332 8,349 288.7 259.5 638.8 613.5 472.4 451.6 664.8 641.9 1,319.9 1,371.7 1,358.1 1,988.1 1,936.4 1,868.1 1# 941.7 1,952.6 1,782.9 440.7 456.0 450.5 433.5 49 35 5.0 2.4 14.0 1.6 -21.1 12.4 -.2 26.6 -9.1 5.6 11.4 -50 11,352 -172 8,283 296 35.3 -23.8 588 -14.0 453 -18.7 625 -93.3 1,270 -5.3 1,353 36.2 1,979 -42.9 1,907 75.4 2,004 458 19.2 -18.1 419 11,224 8,170 291 588 448 626 1,283 1,349 1,969 1,889 1,897 454 430 11,285 8,240 290 590 452 626 1,295 1,357 1,972 1,872 1,947 454 430 128 113 5 0 5 -1 -13 4 10 18 107 4 -11 8,212 6,111 7,942 5,854 -30 3L 8,006 5,932 7,948 5,885 8,000 5,930 58 47 -14.1 6.7 -20.2 -21.3 18.3 39.3 23.2 4.4 9.3 -15.0 1,774 89 948 1,378 691 1,069 992 191 525 349 1,787 89 941 1,377 690 1,066 988 191 477 342 1,806 87 948 1,396 688 1,066 990 189 479 351 -13 0 7 1 1 3 4 0 48 7 MANUFACTURING............... Production workers ................ DURABLE GOODS............................... Production workers ................ Ordnance sod accessories................ Lumber and wood products............. Furniture sad fix tu re s ...................... Scone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal industries................... Fabricated metal products................ Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment......................... Transportation equipment................ Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS...................... Production workers ................ Food and kindred produ cts............. Tobacco manufactures...................... Textile mill products......................... Apparel and ocher textile products Paper and allied products................ Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . Rubber and plastics producers e c Leather and leadier products. . . . ....... 7,999 5,917 8,181 6 ,l4 l 1,905.4 1,827.6 1,792.9 1,919.5 95.2 76.2 88.5 77.1 957.0 977.1 934.9 956.9 1,340.0 1,395.4 1,424.5 1,403.2 690.0 680.4 693.6 698.7 1,070.0 1,066.4 1,067.3 1,030.7 980.8 1,004.0 993.6 998.3 196.1 194.5 192.3 191.7 470.4 516.6 525.9 478.7 356.3 342.3 351.7 371.3 270 257 77.8 18.1 22.0 63.2 8.7 3.6 5.7 1.6 55.5 14.0 1967 July TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.......................... 4,346 4,339 4,304 4,171 7 175 4,299 4,296 4,266 3 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 13,635 13,627 13,675 13,219 8 4l6 13,677 13,645 13,648 32 WHOLESALE TRADE ...................... RETAIL TRADE.................................. 3,597 10,038 3,583 10,044 3,562 10,113 3,498 9,721 14 -6 99 317 3,558 10,119 3,551 10,094 3,555 10,093 7 25 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL "ESTATE..................... 3,304 3,289 3,253 3,164 15 140 3,252 3,234 3,227 18 SE R V IC E S.......................... 10,263 10,260 10,196 9,736 3 527 10,131 10,069 10,035 62 GOVERNMENT ....................... 11,245 11,280 11,664 10,520 -35 725 11,716 11,678 ' 11,636 38 FEDERAL.............................................. STATE AND LOCAL ......................... 2,804 8,441 2,798 8,482 2,766 8,898 2,631 7,889 6 -4 l 173 552 2,765 8,951 2,747 8,889 6 32 NOTE: Darn (or the 2 none recent Months ore preliminary. 2,759 8,919 T ab le B-2: A v e r a g e w eekly hours of production or n on su p e rvisory w o rke rs1 on private n o n agric u ltu ral p ayrolls, by industry T O T A L P R I V A T E .................... MINING............................... CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.. . . . MANUFACTURING........ .......... DURABLE GOODS............................... O w rrtm * k o m t......................... ... . Ordnance and accessories................ Limber end wood products . . . . . Furniture end fix tu re *...................... Scone, cloy, nod glass products . . P risu y ae ta i industries................... Fsbricsced s e u l products.............. Machinery, excep t e le ctrica l. . . . Electrical equipownt......................... Transportation equipment................ Instruments nod related pwdncts . Miscellaneous Manufacturing. . . . HONOURABLE GOODS...................... Food and kindred produ cts............. Tobacco manufactures...................... Textile mill produces......................... Apparel and ocher textile products Paper and allied products................ Printing and publishing............. Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coni products . . . Rubber and plastics product*,n e c. Leather nod leather products. . . . WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE WHOLESALE TRADE ...................... RETAIL TRADE.................................. FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE..................... 38.6 >*3.5 38.8 40.6 3.3 4 l.l 3*5 42.0 to.5 to .9 42.0 to .9 41.7 42.1 to.o to.7 41.4 39-3 to.o 3.1 41.3 38.8 4l.O 36.2 43.1 38.5 41.4 42.5 41.3 39.0 37.5 to .5 36.5 37.2 June 1967 July 1967 38.4 43.4 38.7 t o .4 3.3 t o .8 3.4 41.7 40.2 to.o 41.7 to .9 41.2 4 l.8 to.o to .8 to.7 38.7 39.7 3.1 k l.3 38.0 t o .3 35.8 42.8 38.3 41.5 43.4 t o .l 39.0 37.^ to .6 36.4 37.1 38.3 42.8 38.2 t o .6 3.3 41.2 3.^ 41.2 to.7 t o .3 4l.8 41.0 41.5 42.3 40.1 41.4 41.2 39.4 39.7 3*1 41.1 39.5 40.8 35.9 42.8 38.3 41.5 42.9 41.3 38.3 36.8 t o .5 35.6 37.0 Aug. 1966 39.1 43.1 38.5 41.4 4.0 42.0 4.3 41.9 4l.O 42.2 42.3 42.1 42.5 43.5 4l.O 42.1 41.8 40.1 to .5 3.5 41.5 38.1 42.1 37.0 43.6 39.0 41.9 42.1 42.0 39.1 37.9 t o .8 36.9 37.3 Seasonally adjtsted Change from IS II Industry 0.2 .1 .1 .2 0 •3 .1 •3 •3 •9 •3 0 .5 .3 0 -.1 .7 .6 .3 0 0 .8 •7 .4 •3 .2 -.1 -.9 1.2 0 .1 -.1 .1 .1 Aug. 1966 -0.5 .4 .3 -.8 -7 -9 -.8 .1 -.5 -1.3 -.3 -1.2 -.8 -1.4 -1.0 -1.4 -.4 -.8 -.5 -.4 -.2 •7 -1.1 -.8 -5 -.5 -5 .4 -.7 -.1 -.4 -.3 -.4 Aug. 1967 - - 43.3 37*5 to .5 3* 41.0 3.6 42.0 43.1 37.5 40.6 3.2 41.3 3*5 42.2 to.o 40.3 41.5 41.1 41.6 42.4 to . 2 41.6 41.5 39*2 39*7 3.0 40.9 38.7 to.9 35*7 42.8 38.3 M .5 42.4 41.1 38.6 36.8 40.5 35*7 Change from June 1967 July 1967 to.o to .2 41.3 4i.o 41.4 42.0 to.4 41.3 to.9 39*1 39*6 3*0 to .6 38.3 t o .6 35.8 42.7 38.4 41.5 42.8 to .5 38.5 36.7 to .4 35.5 July - . 1 9 6 7 _____ - 42.2 37.4 t o .3 3*2 to.9 3.3 41.2 to.i t o .3 M .3 t o .6 41.2 42.0 to.o 41.2 41.0 39.4 39.5 3.0 4l.O 39*0 to.4 35.7 42.6 38.3 41.3 42.6 41.2 37*9 36.7 40.5 35.4 -.2 0 .1 -.2 .3 -.1 .2 0 .1 .2 .1 .2 .4 -.2 3 • •6 .1 .1 0 *3 .4 .3 -.1 .1 -.1 0 -.4 .6 .1 .1 .1 .2 -.1 *Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the to tal em ployment on private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total FVivate but are not shown separately in this table. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. T ab le B-3: A v e r a g e hourly a n d w eekly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs1* on private n o n a gric u ltu ra l p ayrolls, by industry Average hourly earnings Industry TOTAL P R IV A T E ............. m in in g ............................... CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION----MANUFACTURING............... .. DURABLE GOODS................................. Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s . . . . . . wood products . . . . . and fixtures. . . . . . . . . Scone, c lo y , and g la s s products . . Primary m etal industries.................... Fab ricated m etal products................. Machinery, E le c tr ic a l equipm ent........................... T ransportation equipment . . . . . . Lumber Furniture except electrical. . . . Instalm ents and related products . M iscellaneous m anufacturing. ... NONDURABLE GOODS....................... Food and kindred p r o d u c ts .............. T o b acco m an u factu res....................... T e x tile mill products........................... Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied p rod u cts................. Printing nod p u b lish in g .................... Ch em icals and allied prod u cts. . . Petroleum and co a l products . . . Rubber and p la s tic s product%n e c L eath er and leather p rod u cts. . . . WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE WHOLESALE TRADE ....................... RETA IL TR A D E.................................... FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE..................... July June 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. Change from Aug. July 1967 1967 1967 1966 _1J67 1966 1967 $2.67 $2.67 $2.66 $2.55 $0.00 $0.12 $103.06 0 .16 140.51 3.23 3.19 3.07 .020 .20 4.09 4.07 4.02 3.89 2.82 2.82 2.82 2.70 114.49 .12 158.69 n 1 O 3.00 2.88 3*00 2.99 u •1c 1 o o art 0 .04 136.08 3*24 3*24 3.21 3.20 0 2.41 2.41 2.39 2.29 .12 97.61 O 32 2.31 .01 94.89 .10 2.31 2.22 2.85 2.83 2.81 2.73 .02 .12 119.70 .01 3.28 137.02 .07 3.35 3.34 3.32 0 .11 .10 123.85 2.97 2.97 2.96 2.87 .01 133.88 3.18 3.17 3.17 3.07 0u .16 111.60 2.63 2.79 2.79 2.79 1O 139.60 3.43 3.41 3.31 • Xc .16 119.23 2.85 2.84 2.72 .03 i $ .01 92.36 .15 2.35 2.34 2.34 2.20 0 2.57 .12 102.80 2.56 2.45 2.57 £ 1 2.60 2.63 .11 107.38 2.64 2.49 -.03 86.14 2.22 2.39 2.39 2.17 -.17 .05 2.04 2.02 2.03 1.98 .06 .02 83.64 .01 2.03 2.02 2.02 1.90 .13 73A9 2.89 2.86 0 .12 124.56 2.77 2.89 0 .11 125.90 3*27 3.27 3.26 3.16 0 3.13 3.13 3.10 3.00 .13 129.58 3.56 3.60 3.56 3.39 -.04 .17 151.30 113.16 .12 2.7^ 2.62 2.64 2.66 2.08 2.05 21.07 1.94 .03 .08 .14 81.12 2.24 2.25 2.25 2.13 -.01 84.00 .11 2.89 2.88 2.73 -.01 2.88 116.64 .15 2.00 2.01 2.01 1.90 -.01 .10 73.00 2.61 2.62 2.60 2.47 -.01 .14 97.09 Aug. Aug. Aug. July 1967 $102.53 ito.18 157.51 113.93 122.40 135.11 96.88 92.40 118.01 136.61 122.36 132.51 111.60 139.9^ 116.00 90.56 < 102.03 108.62 90.82 81.41 72.32 123.6? 125.24 129.90 156.24 105.06 79.95 84.15 117.33 73.16 97.20 Average weekly earning? June 1967 $101.88 136.53 153.56 114.49 123.19 132.25 97.27 93.09 117.46 136.12 122.84 134.09 111.88 141.17 117.01 92.20 101.63 108.50 94.41 82.82 72.52 122.41 124.86 128.65 152.72 109.03 79.28 82.80 116.64 71.56 96.20 Change from A U g. July 1966 1967 1966 $99.71 $0.53 $3.35 .• 8.19 132.32 8.92 1^9.77 IH .78 .56 2.71 on 2.34 120.96 134.08 •97 2.00 93.89 .73 3.72 93.68 2.49 1.21 *115.48 1.69 .4.22 -1*07 .41 138.09 121.98 1.49 1.87 133.55 1.37 .33 0 107.83 3.77 139.35 H 3.70 3.23 5.53 88.22 1.80 4.14 3.57 99.23 . 77 103.34 -1.24 4.04 82.68 -4.68 3.46 .28 83.36 2.23 70.30 1.17 3.19 .87 3.79 120.77 123.24 .66 2.66 3.88 125.70 - 3 2 142.72 -4.94 8.58 H l.7 2 8.10 1.44 75.85 1.17 5.27 80.73 -.15 3.27 H l.3 8 -.69 5.26 70.11 -.16 2.89 92.13 -.11 4.96 Aug. J J 1 .1 8
