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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
O F F I C E OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 2 0 2 1 0

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M o n d a y , S e p t e m b e r 8,

THE E M P L O Y M E N T SIT U AT ION :

1969

AU GU ST 1969

E m p l o y m e n t r o s e m o d e s t l y in August, while the u n e m p l o y m e n t situation
r e m a i n e d about the s a m e ,

the U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r 1 s B u r e a u of L a b o r

S t a t is t ic s r e p o r t e d today.

N o n f a r m p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t r o s e by 165, 000

( s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d ) o v e r the month,

but t w o - t h i r d s of the gain was due to

the r e t u r n of w o r k e r s af t er an e a r l y m o d e l - c h a n g e o v e r in the a u t o m o b i l e
in d u s t r y .

The total u n e m p l o y m e n t rat e, at 3. 5 p e rce n t^ wa s e s s e n t i a l l y

unc hanged f r o m July.

J o b l e s s r a t e s r e m a i n e d the s a m e f o r m o s t m a j o r

g r o u p s in the l a b o r f o r c e .
Industry E m p l o y m e n t
F o l l o w i n g a s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d d e c l i n e of 30, 000 in July (as r e v i s e d ) ,
n o n f a r m p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t in A u gu s t c o nt inu ed to show signs of l e v e l i n g
off.

Althou gh up by 165, 000 o v e r the mon th to 70. 4 m i l l i o n ( s e a s o n a l l y

a d j u s t e d ) , about 100, 000 of the i n c r e a s e w a s at tr ibu tab le to the r e t u r n of
auto w o r k e r s f o l l o w i n g an e a r l i e r - t h a n - u s u a l m o d e l c h a n g e o v e r .
Sinc e M a r c h , g r o w t h in n o n f a r m p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t has s l o w e d down
s u bs ta n t ia ll y.

Monthly p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t i n c r e a s e s have a v e r a g e d 145, 000

in the M a r c h - A u g u s t p e r i o d , in c o n t r a s t with a 250, 000 a v e r a g e p ic kup in the
S e p tem b er-M a rch period.

M o s t m a j o r i n d u s t r i e s have e x p e r i e n c e d e m p l o y ­

m e n t s l o w d o w n s dur ing the past 5 m o n t h s .
O v e r the month,
turing,

s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d gain s w e r e r e p o r t e d in m a n u f a c ­

s e r v i c e s , t r a d e , f i n a n c e , and State and l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t ,

'With the

e x c e p t i o n of the t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t in d u s t ry , m o s t m a n u f a c t u r i n g
i n d u s t r i e s s h o w e d little o r no chan ge in August.

The only s i z a b l e ga ins

w e r e in p r i m a r y m e t a l s ( 1 5 , 0 0 0 ) and e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ( 1 0 , 0 0 0 ) .
E m p l o y m e n t f e l l by 1 0 , 0 0 0 in a p p a r e l .



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E m p l o y m e n t in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n was down by about 45, 000 ( s e a s o n ­
ally a d j u s t e d ) , its s e c o n d c o n s e c u t i v e m o n t h l y d e c l i n e .

Abo ut 2 5 , 0 0 0 o f the

August d r o p , h o w e v e r , was due to i n c r e a s e d s tr ik e a c t i v i t y .

Since June, the

c o n s t r u c t i o n j o b l e s s rate has r i s e n f r o m 5. 0 to 7. 4 p e r c e n t .

Both o f these

d e v e l o p m e n t s p r i m a r i l y r e f l e c t s i g n i f i c a n t d e c l i n e s in hous ing s t a r t s .

Since

las t August, c o n s t r u c t i o n e m p l o y m e n t has i n c r e a s e d by 105, 000.
In s e r v i c e s ,

the 55, 000 A ug us t gain ( s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d ) f o l l o w e d a

4 - m o n t h p e r i o d when the a v e r a g e m ont hly i n c r e a s e w as only 5, 000, c o m p a r e d
with a 65, 000 m o nt hl y i n c r e a s e f o r the S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 8 - M a r c h 1969 p e r i o d .
The i n c r e a s e in t r a d e , though s i z a b l e ( 3 0 , 0 0 0 ) ,

still r e m a i n e d b e l o w the

a v e r a g e m o n t h l y ga i n s r e c o r d e d during m o s t of 1969.

State and l o c a l g o v e r n ­

m en t e m p l o y m e n t r o s e 2 0 , 0 0 0 in Au gust.

Federal government

In c o n t r a s t ,

e m p l o y m e n t wa s do wn by 25, 000, the fifth m o n t h out of the past 6 that F e d ­
e r a l e m p l o y m e n t has d r o p p e d .
H o u r s and E a r n i n g s
A f t e r 5 c o n s e c u t i v e m o n t h s at 3 7 . 8 h o u r s ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) , a v e r a g e
w e e k l y h o u r s f o r r a n k - a n d - f i l e w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s
e d g e d up to 37. 9 h o u r s .

I n c r e a s e s in the Au gus t w o r k w e e k in c o n s t r u c t i o n ,

tr a d e , and f i na nc e o f f s e t d e c l i n e s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g and m in i n g .
The a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k in m a n u f a c t u r i n g w as do wn 0. 1 ho ur o v e r the
m on t h to 40. 6 h o u r s ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) in Aug us t.

The f a c t o r y w o r k w e e k

has e d g e d s l o w l y d o w n w a r d s i n c e M a r c h , when it s to o d at 40. 9 h o u r s .

The

g r a d u a l r e d u c t i o n in the m a n u f a c t u r i n g w o r k w e e k has be en w i d e s p r e a d a m o n g
both d u r a b l e and no nd ur ab le g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s , with m a n y down s u bs ta nt ia ll y
f r o m th e ir 1969 hig hs.
s o n a ll y a d ju s t e d ,

O v e r t i m e h o u r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g , at 3. 6 h o u r s s e a ­

r e m a i n e d unchan ged f o r the third c o n s e c u t i v e m o n t h .

A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r r a n k - a n d - f i l e w o r k e r s w e r e unc ha nge d
in Au gu st at $ 3 . 0 4 .

Due to a l o n g e r w o r k w e e k , a v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s

i n c r e a s e d by 61 c e n t s to

$116.43.

Sinc e las t Au gu st , a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n ­

ings have r i s e n by 19 c e n t s and w e e k l y e a r n i n g s by $7 . 27 (both i n c r e a s i n g
by 6. 7 p e r c e n t ) #
U n e m p l o y m e nt
The n u m b e r of u n e m p l o y e d p e r s o n s to ta le d 2 . 9 m i l l i o n in August,
325, 000 f e w e r than in Ju ly .

Th e d e c l i n e w a s in line with the usual J u l y - t o -

Au gust pattern, as t e e n a g e r s bega n their annual e x o d u s f r o m the s u m m e r t i m e



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labor fo rc e .

3-

A f t e r s e a s o n a l a d ju s t m e n t ,

u n e m p l o y m e n t r e m a i n e d the s a m e

o v e r the m on th f o r m o s t m a j o r w o r k e r g r o u p s .

H o w e v e r , u n e m p l o y m e n t w as

up by about 275, 000 s i n c e the 1 2 - y e a r lo w r e a c h e d e a r l y la s t w i n t e r .
The o v e r a l l u n e m p l o y m e n t rate in Au gu st w as 3. 5 p e r c e n t , about the
s a m e as the 3. 6 p e r c e n t in July.

Altho ug h the Aug us t rate r e m a i n e d within

the 3. 4 - 3 . 6 p e r c e n t r ang e of the past 6 m o n t h s , it w as up sl ig ht ly f r o m t h e
p o s t - K o r e a n lo w of 3 . 3 p e r c e n t r e c o r d e d in the D e c e m b e r - F e b r u a r y p e r i o d .
J o b l e s s r a t e s f o r aciuilt m e n (2. 1 p e r c e n t ) , m a r r i e d m e n (1. 5 p e r c e n t ) ,
women (3.8 p ercen t),
in Au gu st .

and t e e n a g e r s (12. 5 p e r c e n t ) w e r e v i r t u a l l y uncha nged

The rate f o r adult m e n , h o w e v e r , has r i s e n s o m e w h a t f r o m its

a l l t i m e r e c o r d e d lo w of 1 . 8 p e r c e n t in D e c e m b e r .

Rates for m o s t other

g r o u p s r e m a i n e d nea r the l o w s r e a c h e d e a r l i e r this y e a r .
The j o b l e s s rat e f o r all f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s r e m a i n e d at 3. 1 p e r c e n t f o r
the f o u r th str aig ht m on t h but was up f r o m the 2. 8 p e r c e n t r e a c h e d in D e c e m ­
b e r - - t h e low point f o r this s e r i e s , w h i c h began in 1963.

The rate f o r p a r t -

t im e w o r k e r s , at 6. 8 p e r c e n t , w as e s s e n t i a l l y unc hanged f r o m July and f r o m
a yea r ago.

(T hi s p r e s s r e l e a s e i n t r o d u c e s a new table, A - 2, p r e s e n t i n g

s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d data on f u l l - and p a r t - t i m e w o r k e r s by s e x and a g e . )
The u n e m p l o y m e n t rate f o r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d under State u n e m p l o y m e n t
i n s u r a n c e p r o g r a m s e d g e d down to 2.1 p e r c e n t in Aug us t.

T h i s rate has

r e m a i n e d in the n a r r o w range of 2 . 0 - 2 . 2 p e r c e n t f o r the past 12 m o n t h s .
J o b l e s s r a t e s f o r both white and N e g r o w o r k e r s w e r e unc ha nge d in
August; h o w e v e r ,

both have r i s e n s o m e w h a t s i n c e r e a c h i n g p o s t - K o r e a n

r e c o r d l o w s in F e b r u a r y .
percent,

The white u n e m p l o y m e n t rate in Au gus t w a s 3. 2

up f r o m 2 . 9 p e r c e n t in F e b r u a r y , wh il e the rate f o r N e g r o e s w a s

6. 5 p e r c e n t in August, c o m p a r e d with 5. 7 p e r c e n t in F e b r u a r y .
The i n c r e a s e in u n e m p l o y m e n t s i n c e the end of la s t y e a r w a s m a i n l y
of s h o r t - t e r m d ur at io n.

U n e m p l o y m e n t o f l e s s than 5 w e e k s , at 1. 6 m i l l i o n

in Au gu st ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) , w a s up by 275, 000 f r o m the l e v e l at the end
of la s t y e a r .

L o n g - t e r m u n e m p l o y m e n t (15 w e e k s o r m o r e ) has r i s e n only

sl igh tl y during the y e a r .




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L a b o r F o r c e ana E m p l o y m e n t
The c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e d e c l i n e d l e s s in Au gu st than it us ual ly d o e s at
this time o f y e a r .
million,

A l t e r s e a s o n a l ad ju s t m en t , the l a b o r f o r c e s to o d at 81. 1

3 0 0 , 0 0 0 a b o v e July.

A l l of the r i s e o c c u r r e d a m o n g adult w o r k e r s .

T o t a l e m p l o y m e n t w as 78. 2 m i l l i o n ( s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d ) in August;
this r e p r e s e n t e d a gain of 325, 000 f r o m July, all a m o n g adult w o r k e r s .
A f t e r showing little o r no change f r o m F e b r u a r y to June, e m p l o y m e n t has
a d v a n c e d s o m e w h a t in the past 2 m o n t h s .

D e s p i t e this i n c r e a s e , the Augu st

l e v e l w as up only 450, 000 f r o m F e b r u a r y .
The n u m b er of p e r s o n s who want f u l l - t i m e n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l j o b s but a r e
e m p l o y e d part tim e f o r e c o n o m i c r e a s o n s r o s e by 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 in Aug us t to 2 . 0
million (seasonally adjusted),

the hi g he st l e v e l s i n c e e a r l y 1967.

Econom ic

p a r t - t i m e e m p l o y m e n t has i n c r e a s e d 400, 000 s i n c e the beginning of the y e a r ;
p e r s o n s who us ually w o r k full ti m e a c c o u n t e d f o r t w o - t h i r d s o f the r i s e .




T h i s r e l e a s e p r e s e n t s and a n a l y z e s s t a t i s t i c s
f r o m two m a j o r s u r v e y s . Data on l a b o r f o r c e , total
e m p l o y m e n t , and unerriployment a r e d e r i v e d f r o m the
s a m p l e s u r v e y s of h o u s e h o l d s c o n d u c t e d and tabulated
by the B u r e a u of the C e n s u s f o r the B u re a u of L a b o r
S t a t i s t i c s . St a t i st i c s on ind us try e m p l o y m e n t , h o u r s ,
and e a r n i n g s a r e c o l l e c t e d by State a g e n c i e s f r o m p a y ­
r o l l r e c o r d s of e m p l o y e r s and ar e tabulated by the
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s . A d e s c r i p t i o n of the two
s u r v e y s a p p e a r s in the BL S p ub l i c a t i o n E m p l o y m e n t
and E a r n i n g s .

TabU A-1:

Employment status of the noninstitutional population by sox and ago
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Employment status, age, and sex

Aug.
1969

J u ly
1969

Aug.
1968

Aug.
1969

J u ly
1969

June
1969

May
1969

A p r.
1969

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

8 6 ,3 1 8
8 2 ,7 9 7
7 9 ,6 1 6
4 ,1 5 5
7 5 ,4 6 0
2 ,1 5 6
862
1 ,2 9 4
3 ,1 8 2

8 3 ,7 9 2
8 0 ,2 0 3
7 7 ,4 3 2
4 ,1 0 7
7 3 ,3 2 5
2 ,0 9 8
995
1 ,1 0 3
2 ,7 7 2

8 4 ,5 8 4
8 1 ,0 5 4
78,1 8 7
3 ,6 3 4
7 4 ,5 5 3
2 ,0 0 1
1 ,0 6 5
936
2 ,8 6 7

8 4 ,2 7 7
8 0 ,7 5 6
7 7 ,8 7 4
3 ,5 5 1
7 4 ,3 2 3
1 ,7 9 5
881
914
2 ,8 8 2

8 3 ,9 5 7
8 0 ,4 3 3
7 7 ,6 7 1
3 ,7 0 5
7 3 ,9 6 6
1 ,8 7 4
1 ,0 3 0
844
2 ,7 6 2

8 3 ,5 9 3
8 0 ,0 7 1
7 7 ,2 6 5
3 ,8 0 5
7 3 ,4 6 0
1 ,6 8 8
862
826
2 ,8 0 6

8 3 ,9 6 6
8 0 ,4 5 0
7 7 ,6 0 5
3 ,6 6 4
7 3 ,9 4 1
1 ,6 7 0
858
812
2 ,8 4 5

4 6 ,9 8 1
4 6 ,0 9 6
2 ,7 6 6
4 3 ,3 2 9
886

4 6 ,7 9 1
4 5 ,8 4 6
2 ,8 1 5
4 3 ,0 3 1
945

4 6 ,3 7 4
4 5 ,4 6 1
2 ,8 5 9
4 2 ,6 0 1
913

4 6 ,5 0 7
4 5 ,5 5 1
2 ,6 9 3
4 2 ,8 5 8
956

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

4 6 ,2 0 6
4 5 ,2 6 0
2 ,6 7 6
4 2 ,5 8 4
946

4 6 ,1 7 1
4 5 ,2 2 7
2 ,7 3 1
4 2 ,4 9 6
944

4 6 ,1 9 5
4 5 ,2 8 5
2 ,6 8 1
4 2 ,6 0 4
910

2 6 ,9 0 9
2 5 ,7 9 0
658
2 5 ,1 3 2
1 ,1 1 9

2 6 ,7 8 4
2 5 ,7 9 8
715
2 5 ,0 8 2
987

2 5 ,4 9 4
2 4 ,4 5 8
661
2 3 ,7 9 7
1 ,0 3 6

27 ,6 7 7
2 6 ,6 2 2
578
2 6 ,0 4 4
1 ,0 5 5

2 7 ,5 1 1
2 6 ,5 0 5
540
2 5 ,9 6 5
1 ,0 0 6

2 7 ,2 6 2
2 6 ,2 5 1
617
2 5 ,6 3 4
1 ,0 1 1

2 7 ,0 4 9
2 6 ,0 4 6
627
2 5 ,4 1 9
1 ,0 0 3

2 7 ,2 0 5
2 6 ,1 6 9
609
2 5 ,5 6 0
1 ,0 3 6

8 ,6 2 5
7 ,7 6 1
552
7 ,2 0 8
865

9 ,2 2 2
7 ,9 7 2
625
7 ,3 4 6
1 ,2 5 0

8 ,3 3 6
7 ,5 1 3
587
6 ,9 2 6
822

6 ,8 7 0
6 ,0 1 4
363
5 ,6 5 1
856

6 ,9 2 3
6 ,0 7 6
365
5 ,7 1 1
847

6 ,9 6 5
6 ,1 6 0
412
5 ,7 4 8
805

6 ,8 5 1
5 ,9 9 2
447
5 ,5 4 5
859

7 ,0 5 0
6 ,1 5 1
374
5 ,7 7 7
899

Total
Total labor f o r c e .......................................... .. . .
Civilian labor f o r c e ........................ ....................
Employed............................................................
Agriculture.......................................................
Nonagricultural industries.............................
On part time for economic reasons.............
Usually work foil tim e...............................
Usually work part t i m e .............................
Unemployed........................................................
Men, 20 years .and aver
Civilian labor force...............................................
Employed............................................................
Agriculture....................................... ...........
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed..........................................................
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor f o r c e ..................... . ....................
Employed .............................................................
Agriculture.......................................................
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed. ........................................................
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor force................................................
Employed.......................................................
Agriculture..................................................... i
Nooagricultural industriea.............................
Unemployed..........................................................

Tablo A-2:




Full- and part-timo status of tho civilian labor forco by sox and ago
(Numbers in thousands)

TabU A-3: Major unamploymant indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

Selected categories

A ug.
1969

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Aug.
1968

Aug.
1969

J u ly
1969

June
1969

May
1969

A p r.
1969

Aug.
1968

Total (all civilian w ork ers)................................

2 ,8 6 9

2 ,7 7 2

3 .5

3 .6

3 .4

3 .5

3 .5

3 .5

Men, 20 years and o v e r ..................................
Women, 20 years and over................ ...............
Both sexes, 16*19 years • .. '............... ..

886
1 ,1 1 9
865

913
1 ,0 3 6
822

2 .1
3 .8
1 2 .5

2 .2
3 .7
1 2 .2

2 .0
3 .7
1 1 .6

2 .0
3 .7
1 2 .5

2 .0
3 .8
1 2 .8

2 .1
3 .7
1 2 .3

White..................................................................
Negro and ocher r a c e s ..................................

2 ,2 5 7
613

2 ,1 9 6
575

3 .2
6 .5

3 .2
6 .4

3 .0
7 .0

3 .1
6 .5

3 .1
6 .9

3 .2
6 .4

Married men............................................................
Full-time workers..................................................
Part-time workers..................... ...........................
Unemployed 1$ weeks and over1 ............. .. . . .
State insured2 ......................................................
Labor force time lost^ ..........................................

535
2 ,2 5 1
618
313
964
—

568
2 ,2 2 4
547
328
994
—

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

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

1 .5
3 .1
5 .2
.5
2 .1
3 .9

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

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

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

873
274
475
123
1 ,0 2 2
176
610
236
443
60

769
257
398
114
1 ,0 8 4
198
634
252
399
78

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 ,0 0 6
180
633
333
299
88
551
538
284
74

1 ,9 5 0
163
699
418
281
94
482
494
246
86

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

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

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

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

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

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

Occupation4
White-collar workers.............................................
Professional and managerial...........................
Clerical workers .............................................
Sales w ork ers............................................... .
Blue-collar workers .............................................
Craftsmen and foremen.....................................
O peratives.......................................................
Nonfarm laborers............................. ..............
Service workers.................................................
Farm workers .................................................. ..
Industry4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary
workers 5 .............................................................
Construction.....................................................
Manufacturing..................................................
Durable goods ...............................................
Nondurable good s..................................... ... •
Transportation and public utilities................
Wholesale and retail trade ' . ...........................
Finance and service industries.....................
Government wage and salary workers . . . . . . .
Agricultural wage and salary workers . . . . . . .

-

1Unemployment rate calculated as a percent o f civilian labor force.

^Unemployment by occupation includes all esperienced unemployed persons, whereas

W e d unemployment under St.ce protrams-unemploymeat rate calculated a . a percent
o f average covered employment.

*h« **
coW ‘
^Includes mining, not shown separately.

“ n* " P ,0jr*d w‘ « « “ d

w o tk tt9 '

^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for econom ic rensons as a
percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours.

TabU A-4:

Unamployad parsons 16 yaars and ovar by duration of unomploymant

Seasonally adjusted
Duration of unemployment

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




Aug.
1QM

July
1969

Aug.

Aug.

1968

1 ,6 0 0
957
313
181
131

1 ,8 5 8
986
337
159
179

1 ,5 9 3
851
328
175
153

1969
1 ,6 3 6
861
382
244
138

'

J uly
1969

June

May
I960

A p r.

1969

1 ,6 7 7
830
419
244
175

1 ,5 9 1
813
383
258
125

1 ,7 7 7
629
409
278
131

1 ,7 2 4
737
393
254
139

I960

Table A - 5:

U n e m p lo yed persons by reason for unem ploym ent, sex, a g e , and color,
not se aso n ally ad ju ste d
Total
unemployed

Male, 20 years
and over

Female, 20 years
mid over

Both sexes,
16 to 19 years

Negro and
other races

White

Reason for unemployment
Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL

Total unemployed, in thousands................. .
Lost last j o b ................. ..................................
Left last j o b ....................................................
Reenteted labor f o r c e ...................................
Never worked before......................................

2 ,8 6 9
894
507
997
471

2 ,7 7 2
965
493
870
443

888
469
192
200
24

913
534
163
205
11

1 ,1 1 9
310
196
549
64

1 ,0 3 6
282
215
468
71

865
115
119
248
383

822
150
115
197
361

* 2 ,2 5 7
684
418
803
352

2 ,1 9 6
767
400
694
335

613
210
89
194
119

575
199
93
176
108

Total unemployed, percent distribution . .
L ost last f o b .................................................
Left last j o b ....................................................
Reentered labor force ...................................
Never worked before.......................

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

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

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

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

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

100.0
2 7 .2
2 0 .8
4 5 .1
6 .9

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

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

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

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

1 0 0 .0
34.3
1 4 .5
3 1 .6
1 9 .5

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

3.5
1.0
.6

3.5

1 .9

1.0

4 .2
1 .1

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

9 .9
1 .8
U4
2 .4
4 .3

3 .1
.9
-.6
1 .1
.5

6 .6
2 .3

6 .4
2 .2

.6

1 .0

1 .0

1 .1

4 .1
1; 1
.8
1*8
.3

1.0

1 .2

2 .0
1 .2
.4
.4

3 .1

1 .2

1.0

2 .1
1 .3

2 .0
1 .2

U N E M P L O Y M E N T RA T E
Total unemployment r a t e ................................
fob-loser rate1 ................................ ..
job-leaver rate1 ...........................................
Reentrant rate1 ..............................................
New entrant rate1............................................

.6

.6
.6

.4
.4
.1

.7
2 .0
.2

.5

1Unemployment rates mre cslcu lsted ns n percent o f die civilian labor force.

Table A -6 :

Thousands o f persons
Age and sex

June
1969
3 .4

May
1969
3 .5

A p r.
1969
3 .5

A ug.
1968
3 .5

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 2 .3
1 3 .8
1 1 .2
6 .0
2 .2
2 .3
2 .0

1 ,6 8 0

7 9 .7

2 .7

3 .0

2 .7

-2 .7

2 .7

2 .8

407
251
156
237
648
478
170

663
394
268
285
660
500
159

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

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

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

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

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

1 1 .4
1 2 .6
1 0 .4
4 .7
1 .6
1 .6
1 .7

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

1 ,5 7 7

1 ,5 7 4

7 7 .4

4 .9

4 .6

4 .7

4 .8

4 .9

4 .8

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

1 4 .1
1 6 .7
1 2 .3
6 .4
3 .3
3 .6
2 .1

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

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

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

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

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

Total, 16 years and o v e r ................................
16 to 19 y ea rs..................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s .........................................
18 and 19 y e a r s .........................................
20 to 24 y ea rs.................................................
25 years and o v e r .........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ............................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

865
455
410
566
1 ,4 3 9
1 ,1 6 0
279

1 ,2 5 0
704
546
594
1 ,3 3 8
1 ,0 6 7
270

Males, 16 years and o v e r ................................

1 ,2 9 3

16 to 19 y e a rs .................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s .........................................
18 and 19 y e a r s .........................................
20 to 24 y ea rs............................................. .
25 years and o v e r .........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ............................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................




Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

J u ly
1969
3 .6

J u ly
1969
3 ,1 8 2

16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ............ ............................
18 and 19 y e a r s .........................................
20 to 24 y ea rs.................................................
25 years and o v e r .........................................
25 to 54 years .............................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

A u g.
1969
3 .5

A ug.
1969
2 ,8 6 9

Females, 16 years and over . . . . . . . . . .

U n e m p lo yed persons by age and sex

458
204
254
328
791
682
109

587
310
277
309
678
566

“

Auk . 1969
7 8 .5

Tab le B-1:

Employees on n onagric ultural p ayro lls , by industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

irum
Industry

Aug.

July

June

Aug.

1969

1969

1969

1968

Change

July

Aug.

Aug.

July

June

.1969

1968

1969

1969

1969

1969

TOTAL.......................................... m cko

70,367

70,980

68,205

17c

2,337

70,436

70,269

70,300

167

M INING...................................................

61*

644

638

636

0

8

628

628

622

0

CON TRACT CO N STR U CTIO N ______

3,66k

3,660

3,601

3,557

4

107

3,371

3*14

3,466

-43

MANUFACTURING...............................
Production worker*..............

20*10
14,966

20,137
14,698

20,336
14,923

19,910
14,581

273
268

500
385

20,306
14,915

20,186
14,805

20,198
14,811

120
no

DURABLE GOODS................
Production worker*..............

11,540
8,'333

66
65

411
350

12,052
8,811

11 00k

8,683

W

128
124

-19.7
6.5
11.1
14.9
60.3
69.8
59.6
94.4
JLVAJy
7.0
6.3

330
605
487
659
1,368
1,463
12,015
2,077
2,136
469
443

332
603
489
655
1,355
1,456
2,012
2,067
2,04l
468
446

337
607
496
662
1,347
1,456
2,010
2,063
2,035
473
445

4
13
7
3
10
Q
A
7?
1
-3

89
35

8,254
6,104

8,262
6,118

8,267
6,124

-8
-14

JLL.OOP
8,618

r

_2
2

328.3
629.2
491.8
679.0
1,375-0
1.460.0
2.009.1
2,075-2
1,980.1
471.2
455.9

331.3
619.4
483.0
672.7
1,374.0
1,441.3
2.013.7
2.043.8
2,000.6
468.4
436.5

348.0
335.3
624.4
618.7
496.O
480.7
676.1 ' 664.1
1,375.6 1,314.7
1,469.1 1,390.2
2,025.6 1,949.5
2,058.7 1,980.8
2,053.7 1,879.2
464.2
474.1
449.6
447.6

-3.0
5.8
8.8
6.3
i n
X«v
18.7
-4.6
31.4
."A/
a n •cP
2.8
19.4

8,459
6,283

8,252
6,080

8,300
6,142

8,370
6,248

207
203

1,929.8
90.8
992.2
1,431.0
728.2
1,087.8
1,066.5
195.9
582.6
354.6

1,837.0
71.8
981.5
1,374.1
720.4
1,083.8
1,063.0
196.3
576.8
347.0

1,785.3
72.1
1,000.9
1,440.1
725.0
1,085.0
1,060.9
193.7
586.2
350.3

1,914.4
93.5
1,003.9
1,425.7
703.7
1,068.5
1,040.3
192.3
564.9
362.3

92.8
19.0
10.7
56.9
7.8
4.0
3.5
-.4
5.8
7.6

15.4
-2.7
-11.7
5.3
24.5
19.3
26.2
3.6
17.7
-7.7

1,795
84
983
1,411
720
1,086
1,054
190
582
349

1,796
81
988
1,421
716
1,083
1,052
191
586
348

1,789
81
990
1,429
717
1,083
1,055
191
584
348

-1
3
-5
-10
4
3
2
-1
-4
1

TRAN SPORTATION AND P U B LIC
U T IL IT IE S ............... .......................

4,531

4,534

4,512

*,375

-3

156

4,482

4,489

4,467

-7

W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TRAD E.

14,668

14,669

14,717

14,114

-1

554

14,710

14,679

14,665

31

WHOLESALE TRADE ....................
RETAIL TR AD E.............................

3,831

3,818
10,851

3,793
10,924

17

i n A7 7

10,437

-14

154
400

3,786
10,924

3,773
10,906

3,774
10,891

18

3,630

3,585

3,457

is

188

3,584

3,569

3,557

15

11,254

11,243

-11

490

11,110

-18.6
-2.2
216.8
38.0

702
1,028
2,877
1,094

11,055
706
1,032
2,858
1,093

11,066

-5.5
-13.5
7.0
-10.9

724
1,026
2,850
1,102

55
-4
-4
19
1

12,245

12,249

12,259

-4

Lumber and wood products...........
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .

Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

NONDURABLE GOODS
Production worker*

: .................
..............

Food and kindred produ cts...........
Tobacco manufactures w*.................
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 plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .

FIN A N CE, IN SURANCE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E ...................................

S E R V IC E S ...........................................
Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal s e n d e e s ............
Medical and other health se n d e e s .
Educational s e n d e e s .......................

11,243
823.2
1,024.6
2,893.9
951.0

828.7
1,038.1
2,886.9
961.9

3, O f f

10,753
841.8
1,026.8
2 ,6 6 6 .6
2,677.1
913.0
1,062.5

763.0
1,042.2

GOVERN M EN T......................................

11,737

11,839

12,348

11,403

-102

PCDERAL. .......................................
STATE AND LOCAL...........

2,805
8,932

2,841
8,998

2,832
9,516

2,795
8,608

-36
-66

NOTE: Data lor die 2 moor recent months are preliminary.




334

10
2,753
2,777
____ 9,492___ 9.472

_2

in

2,790
-24
9.*>69___ ___ 22___

Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1

M INING...................................................
CO N TRACT CO N STR U CTIO N -----M ANUFACTURING.............. ................
DURABLE ROODS...........................
Ordnance sad accessories..............
Luabtr and wood products . . . . .
Furniture aad fixtu res...................
Scone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary accal iaduatriea.................
Fabricated s e a l products............
Machinery, except electrical. . . .
Electrical equ ipacot................
laacraaaacs aad related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
HONOURABLE GOOOS...................
Food and kindred products...........
Tobncco manufactures...................
Textile a ill products......................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products..............
Printing and publishing.................
Cheaicals and allied products. . .
Petroleua and coal products . . .
Rubber and plastics products, n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .
W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TRADE.
WHOLESALE TRADE ...................
RETAIL TRAOE..............................
FIN A N CE, IN SURANCE, AND
R EA L E S T A T E ..................................

1969

38 .1
4 3 .4

38 .3
4 3 .0
39.2

35.3

3 8 .7
4 0 .5
3 .5
4 0 .9
3 .6
39 .9
3 9 .8
39 .7
4 2 .0
4 1 .6
4 1 .1
4 1 .8
39*8
4 1 .7
4 o .4
38.5
3 9 .8
3 .4
4 1 .2
3 7 .6
4 0 .8
36 .0
4 3 .0
38 .4
4 1 .6
4 3 .5
4 0 .7
37 .5
36 .5
4 0 .3
35*2

37.0

37 .0

4o .6
3 .6
4 i.l
3 .7
1+0.3
4 0 .2
4 0 .7
4 2 .3
4 1 .5
4 1 .5
4 1 .8
4 0 .2
4 1 .4
4 0 .6
39.2
39.9
3.4
4 1 .1
36.5
4 1 .0
36.4
4 3 .1
38 .6
4 1 .6
4 3 .1
4 1 .2
37.2
36 .6
4 0 .3

Ju ly
1969

Aug.
1968

Aug.
1969

July

0 .2
- .4
.5
.1
.1
.2
.1

0 .0
-.3

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

-.5

3 7 .9
4 2 .5
37 .9
4 0 .6
3 .6
4 1 .3
3 .7
4 0 .5
39 .8
4 0 .2
4 1 .8
4 1 .7
4 1 .4
4 2 .4
4 0 .3
4 2 .2
4 0 .8
39 .1
39 .6
3 .3
4 0 .7
36 .2
4 0 .9
36 .0
4 2 .9
38 .4
4 1 .8
43.O
4 1 .1
36 .9
35 .8
4 0 .1
3 4 .2

- .1

37.0

38 .0
4 2 .5
38.5

3 8 .3
^ 3 -3
3 8 .8

40.9

40.7

3 .7
4 1 .5
3 .9
4 0 .8
4 0 .7
4 0 .8
4 2 .4
4 2 .0
4 2 .0
4 2 .6
4 0 .7
4 1 .6
4 1 .0
39.2

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

39.9

k0.2

.1

3 .4
4 0 .9
39 .9
4 1 .4
36 .3
4 3 .0
38.it
4 1 .8
4 2 .5
4 1 .3
37 .8
35 .9
4 0 .1
34.5

3 -5
4 1 .5
39.0
4 1 .3
36.5
4 3 .2
38 .7
4 1 .6
4 2 .3
4 1 .6
3 8 .3
37.0
4 0 .4
3 5 .8

0

37-1

37 .1

.4

-.1
0
0

.4
.4
1 .0

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3
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•

1 .4

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0

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.4
-3

.2
- .2
- .3
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-.4

- .1
1.1

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- .1
- .1
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.1
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0

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-.4
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-.4
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- .4
.5
-.3

.1
0

.1

3

-.2
0

.2
.7

-

.1
1.2
1.0

*

0

1969

•

Change

i f

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

Aug.
1968

i t

Industry

Seasonally adjusted

Change bem

July

Aug.
1969

[

a

on private no n ag ricultural p a yro lls, by industry

J
37*8
4 2 .0

_

0 .1

-.4

4 1 .3
36.1
4 3 .0
38 .5
4 1 .8
4 2 .8
4 1 .1
37 .1
3 5 .7
4 0 .0
34 .2

3 7 .6
4 0 .7
3 .6
4 1 .3
3 .9
4 0 .9
4 0 .2
4 0 .7
4 1 .9
4 1 .7
4 1 .8
4 2 .5
4 0 .6
4 1 .6
4 0 .9
39 .2
3 9 .8
3 .4
4 0 .7
39.5
4 1 .2
36 .2
4 2 .9
38 .4
4 1 .8
4 2 .2
4 1 .3
37 .4
3 5 .7
4 0 .0
34 .2

36 .9

37 .2

38.1

£

.5
-.1
0
.1
-.1

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

.1

iData relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing* to construction workers in contiict constructions 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 total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

T a b le B -3:

A v e rag e hourly and w eekly e a rn in g s of production or n o n superviso ry w o rkers1*
on private n o n ag ricu ltu ra l p ayro lls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

Aug.

Ju l y

June

Aug.

1969

1969

1969

1968

TO TA L P R IV A T E ..........................

$ 3 .0 4

M INING...................................................
CO N TRACT CO N STR U CTIO N -----M AN UFACTURIN G.............................

3.5 7
4 .7 8
3 .1 8

DURABLE 6 0 0 0 S ...........................
Ordnance aad accessories..............
Lumber nod wood products...........
Furniture aad fix tu res...................
Suae, clay, aad glass products . .
Primary metal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery, except electrical. . . .
Electrical equipment......................
Transportsrioa equipment..............
Instruments aad related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

3.37
3.45
2 .7 4
2 .6 5
3 .1 8
3.7 8
3.34
3.5 6
3.09
3 .8 8
3.15
2 .6 4

NONDURABLE GOODS...................
Food aad kindred produ cts...........
Tobacco manufactures...................
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper nod allied products..............
Printing and publishing.................
Chemicals aad allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber aad plastics product* n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .
W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TR A D E
WHOLESALE T R A D E ...................
RETAIL TRADE..............................
FIN A N CE. INSURANCE, AND
R EA L E S T A T E ..................................

Aug.

Ju l y

June

Aug.

1969

1969

1969

1968

July

Aug.

1969

1968
$ 0 .19
.23
•38
.19

$116.43

$115.82

153.51
1 8 7.38

$115.14
15 0.88
18 1.34
12 9.65

Change from
Ju l y

Aug.

1969

1968

$109.1 6
1 4 4.62
1 7 0.72
12 1.69

$ 0 .61
-1 .8 6
3.94
- .0 9

$ 7 .27
8.8 9
1 6 .66
7 .4 2

$ 3 .0 3
3.55
4 .7 1

$ 2 .85
3.34
4 .4 0

3.1 9

3.17

2 .9 9

$ 0 .0 0
- .0 1
.0 4
- .0 1

i2 9 .ll

15 5.37
18 3.44
12 9.20

3.3 7
3.44
2 .7 3
2 .6 2
3 .1 8
3.7 9
3.3 3
3.5 6
3.09
3.89
3.14
2 .6 4

3.3 6
3.45
2 .7 1
2 .6 2
3 .1 7
3.76
3-33
3.5 6
3.0 8
3 .8 6
3.1 5
2 .6 5

3.17
3.2 3
2 .6 l
2 .4 8
3.0 2
3.55
3.1 6
3.35
2 .9 2
3.64
2 .9 9
2 .4 9

0
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.01
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0
- .0 1
.01
0
0
- .0 1
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0

.20
.22
.13
.17
.16
.23
.18
.21
.17
.24
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.15

138.51
139.04
110.15
10 7.86
134.51
156.87
138.61
148.81
124.22
1 6 0.63
12 7.89
10 3.49

1 3 7.83
13 7.26
10 8.65
10 4.01
13 3 .5 6
1 5 7 .6 6
13 6.86
1 4 8.81
1 2 2 .9 8
1 6 2.21
1 2 6 .8 6
101.64

139.44
1 4 0.76
110.30
10 6.90
1 3 4 .4 1
15 7.92
13 9.86
1 5 1.66
1 2 5 .3 6
1 6 0 .5 8
12 9.15
10 3 .8 8

1 3 0 .2 9
1 3 4.05
10 7 .5 3
1 0 2 .1 8
1 2 8 .0 5
1 4 2 .3 6
1 3 2.09
1 3 9 .0 3
1 1 7.97
15 0 .7 0
12 0.80
98 .1 1

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1 .7 8
I .5 0
3.85
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- .7 9
1 .7 5
0
1 .2 4
-1 .5 8
1 .0 3
1 .8 5

8 .2 2
4 .9 9
2 .6 2
5 .6 8
6 .4 6
14 .51
6 .5 2
9 .7 8
6.2 5
9 .9 3
7 .0 9
5 .3 8

2 .9 1
2 .9 3
2 .5 1
2 .3 8
2 .3 2
3.2 8
3.71
3.4 9
3.9 8
3.1 0
2 .3 4
2 .5 6
3.2 3
2 .3 0

2 .8 9
2 .9 2
2 .9 4
2 .9 6
2 .7 7
2 .7 9
2 .3 5
2 .3 1
2 .2 8
2 .3 0
3.2 6
3-22
3 .6 8
3.6 9
3.4 6
3.4 9
4 .0 3 • 4 .0 0
3 .0 8
3.05
2 .3 4
2 .3 5
2 .5 5
2 .5 5
3.2 4
3 .2 3
2 .3 0
2 .3 0

2 .7 5
2 .7 7
2 .4 5
2 .2 4
2 .2 3
3.0 7
3.50
3.2 9
3 .7 3
2 .9 4
2 .2 3
2 .4 0
3.0 4
2 .1 6

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

.16
.16
.06
.14
.09
.21
.21
.20
.25
.1 6
.11
.16
.19
.1 4

116.11
12 0.42
91 .6 2
97 .5 8
84 .45
14 1.37
14 3.21
14 5 .1 8
17 1.54
12 7 .7 2
87.05
9 3 .70
1 3 0.17
81 .19

11 6 .2 2
12 1.95
10 4.15
9 5 .8 8
8 2 .0 8
14 0 .1 8
14 1.70
1 4 5 .1 8
17 5.31
12 5 .3 6
8 7 .75
9 3 .0 8
13 0 .1 7
8 0 .9 6

1 1 5.31
12 0.25
H l.3 2
9 5 .6 3
83 .49
1 3 8 .4 6
1 4 1.31
1 4 4 .6 3
17 0.00
1 2 5 .9 7
8 8 .8 3
91 .5 5
1 2 9 .9 2
79 .3 5

- .1 1
1 1 0.55
1 1 4 .9 6 -1 .5 3
9 5 .5 5 - 2 2 . 53
1 .7 0
9 2 .5 1
a i .4 o
2 .3 7
1 3 2 .6 2
1 .1 9
1 3 5.45
1 .5 1
1 3 6 .8 6
0
1 5 7 .7 8 -3 .7 7
1 2 2.30
2 .3 6
8 5 .41
- .7 0
88 .8 0
.6 2
1 2 2 .8 2
0
7 7 .3 3
.2 3

5.5 6
5.4 6
-3 .9 3
5.0 7
3.05
8 .7 5
7 .7 6
8 .3 2
1 3 .7 6
5 .4 2
1 .6 4
4 .9 0
7 .3 5
3.86

2 .9 1

2 .9 0

2 .7 6

.0 1

.15

10 7.67

10 7 .3 0

IO 8.70

$ 3 .04
3.5 8
4 .7 4

2 .9 3

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
FRASER
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Digitized for


Change from

10 2 .4 0

.37

5 .2 7

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