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NEWS
U S D L - 72-602
FOR RELEASE:
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF INFORMATION. WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20210
T ra n sm is sio n E m b argo
9:30 A M. (E D T )
F r id a y . S e p te m b e r 1. 1972
THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITU A TIO N :
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A U G U S T 1972
E m p lo y m e n t r o s e su bsta ntially in August w h ile u n em p lo ym e n t w as b a s ic a lly
unchanged, the U. S. D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r ' s Bureau of L a b o r S ta tis tic s r e p o r t e d
today.
The u n em plo ym en t r a te w as 5. 6 p e r c e n t in August,
c o m p a r e d w ith 5. 5 p e r c e n t
in both June and July and about 6 p e r c e n t a y e a r ago.
T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t expanded 290, 000 to 82. 0 m i l l i o n be tw ee n July and August,
continuing the strong g r o w th ev id e n t since m i d - 1971; o v e r the past y e a r ,
m ent has i n c r e a s e d by 2. 6 m illio n .
tota l e m p l o y
N o n f a r m p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t a ls o r o s e su bsta ntially
in August.
U n em p lo ym e n t
The number of u n em p lo yed p e rso n s tota led 4. 9 m i l l i o n in August,
f r o m July.
down 300, 000
T h is d e clin e w as about in line with the e x p e c te d se as on a l change; a ft e r
a dju stm ent fo r season a lity , the l e v e l of u n em p lo ym e n t w as e s s e n t i a l l y unchanged
f r o m July.
The u n em p lo ym e n t rate was 5. 6 p e r c e n t in August, about the sam e as in June and
July (5. 5 p e rcen t) but h a lf a p e r c e n ta g e point b e lo w a y e a r ago.
The u n em p lo ym e n t
r a t e s f o r m o st of the m a jo r a g e - s e x - c o l o r grou p s a ls o showed lit tle or no change f o r
the second co n se cu tiv e month.
The rate fo r adult m en (3. 9 p e r c e n t) , adult w o m e n
(5. 5 p e r c e n t) , w hites (5. 1 p e r c e n t) , and N e g r o e s (9. 7 p e r c e n t) have been e s s e n t ia lly
unchanged since June.
The u nem plo ym en t r a t e s f o r m a r r i e d m en (2. 6 p e r c e n t) and
household heads (3. 3 p e r c e n t) held steady o v e r the month but w e r e l o w e r than in June
and a y e a r ago.
In contrast, the jo b le s s rate f o r te e n a g e r s r o s e f r o m 14. 8 p e r c e n t in
July to 1 6. 9 p e r c e n t in A ugu st; m o s t o f the i n c r e a s e w as among 16 and 17 y e a r - o l d s .
C o m p a r e d with a y e a r ago, the jo b le s s rate w as down f o r a ll of the above groups w ith
the ex c e p tio n of N e g r o e s and te e n a g e r s , w hose r a t e s w e r e about unchanged.
The u n em p lo ym e n t r a t e s f o r w o r k e r s in m o s t occu pation al c a t e g o r i e s w e r e a ls o
unchanged o v e r the month; h o w e v e r ,
at a o n e - y e a r low in June and July,
m a jo r industry groups,
the jo b le s s rate f o r n o n fa rm la b o r e r s , which w as
r o s e to the M a y l e v e l o f 10. 9 p e rcen t.
A m o n g the
the unem ploym ent rate f o r w o r k e r s in the durable goods m an u
fa ctu rin g in d u s tries d rop ped f r o m 5. 7 p e r c e n t in July to 5. 0 p e r c e n t in August, its
lo w e s t point since M ay 1 970.
Fob les s ra te s fo r w o r k e r s in the other in d u s tr ie s w e r e
about u n c h a n g e d f r o m J u l y .
The rate f o r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State u nem ploym ent insurance p r o g r a m s m o v e d
down f r o m 3. 8 p e r c e n t in July (a s r e v is e d ) to 3. 4 p e r c e n t in August, rea ch in g its
lo w e s t level since the beginning o f the y e a r .
The a v e r a g e (m ea n ) duration o f unem ploym ent was 12. 1 w eek s in August,
little
d if fe r e n t f r o m the July l e v e l of 11.8 w eek s but w e ll below the unusually high June l e v e l
of 1 i. -3 w eeks.
Table A
The a v e r a g e duration was ncarh' half a w eek lo n g e r than last August.
Highlights ot the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data/
•
1972
Aug
Selected cat ecu-1 it»s
Ju lv
197?
_____
2nd
Qtr.
_______ ___ 1_ 19.72
Juno
[
1972
. 4 th
. 1st
Qtr.
! f)t r .
L_19Z?__ [ _ 1 9 7 1 _
3rd
Qtr.
1971
j 2nd
1 Qtr.
| 1971
84.2
79.2
45.9
27.1
6 2
5.0
83.7
78.7
45.7
26.9
6.1
5.0
5.9
4.3
5.7
16.9
5.4
10.1
3.6
3.2
5.6
4.2
6.0
4.4
5.7
16.8
5.5
10.1
3.7
3.2
5.5
4.2
6.0
4.4
5.8
16.9
5.5
9.9
3.7
3.2
5.5
4.1
11.9
11.7
11.7
71.0
22.4
48.6
70.6
22.4
48.3
70.7
22.5
48.1
37.1
40.1
3.0
36.8
39.8
2.9
37.0
39.9
2.9
132.2
107.7
130.7
107.2
128.8
106.7
(Millions of persons)
36.4
81.7
46.9
28.0
6.7
4.7
86.5
81.7
47.0
28.1
6.6
4.8
86.9
82.0
47.1
28.3
6 6
4.9
Civilian labor force ! ...............................
Total employment1..........................
Adult m e n ....................................
Adult w om en...............................
1 eonaqcrs......................................
Unemployment.................................
86.4
81.4
46.7
27.9
6.8
5.0
85.9
80.8
46.4
27.9
6.6
I
5.0
85.0
80.0
46.1
27.5
6.3
5.0
i
I
I
(Percent of labor force)
Unemployment iat'::;:
All workers ............................
Adult men...........................................
Adult women......................................
Teenagers ...........................................
While ..................................................
Neg»o and other races...................
Household heads...............................
Married m e n ......................................
Full -l:me w orkers.............................
i
i
r
5.6
3.9
5.5
16.9
5.1
9.7
3.3
2.6
5.1
3.4
,
j
5.5 I
5.5
3.9 •
4.0
5.7 !
5.5
14.8 | 14.5
5.0 i
5.0
9.9 j
9.4
3.3
3.6
2.7
2.9
5.0
5.1
3.6
3.8r
5.7
4.2
5.6
15.8
5.3
9.9
3.5
2.9
5.3
3.6
r
iI
!
5.8
i
4.1
!
5.3
! 18.2
5.3
10.6
3.4
2.9
5.4
3.5
(Weeks)
Average duration of
unemployment ....................................
i
1 2_*_1_
11.8
1
1
13- 5
JI
12.2
12.8
(Millions ol persons)
Nonfarm payroll employment............
Goods producing industries ..........
Service-producing industries..........
72.9?
22.8P
5 0 .1P
72.6?
22.7?
4 9 .9P
72.6 1 72.5
22.8
22.8
49.8 j| 49.7
71.8
22.6
49.2
(Hours of work)
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm ..................
Manufacturing...............................
Manufacturing overtim e.................
37.2P
4 0 .6P
3.4P
37.2
40.6
3.4
138.2P
137- 7p
NA
109.9'
136.9
109.7
37.2P
40.7?
3.4P
37.1
40.3
3.1
o
o
II
37.2
40.6
3.5
(1967
Hourly Earnings index, private
nonfat rn:
in current dollars .........................
In constant dollars........................
1 G allo n labor force and total employment figures for periods
prior to Je'uiarv 1972 should be raised by about 300.000 :o be comoarabic with subsequent data. See box above table A-1.
136.8
109.8
134.9
108.9
2 For calculation of this iate, see table A-3. footnote 2 .
p-preliminary.
r- revised,
SOURCfc Tables A-1, A-3, A-4, B -i. B-2. and B-4.
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C iv ilia n
L abor F o r c e and T o t a l E m p lo y m ent
A f t e r exhibiting little grow th f r o m M a r c h to July,
390, 000,
s e a s o n a lly adjusted,
in August
the c iv ilia n la b or f o r c e r o s e
to 86. 9 m illio n .
e q u a lly distrib u ted am ong adult w om en and t e e n a g e r s .
The in c r e a s e was about
The total num ber em p lo y ed
r o s e 290, 000 to 82. 0 m illio n ( s e a s o n a lly adjusted) between July and August,
no gain between June and July.
fo llo w in g
V ir t u a l l y the e n tir e in c r e a s e in e m p lo y m e n t o c c u r r e d
among adult w o m en w o rk in g part time.
C o m p a r e d with A ugu st a y e a r ago, total e m p lo y m e n t was up 2. 6 m illio n
(a f t e r
elim in a tin g the e f fe c t s o f the 1970 Census population co ntrol adjustment introduced
in January 1972) .
Adult m en have accounted fo r 1. 1 m illio n of this in c re a s e ,
w om en fo r 1.0 m illio n ,
and t e e n a g e r s f o r 500, 000.
in c r e a s e d by 2. 4 m i l l i o n (3. 3 p e rcen t) .
N e g r o e s r o s e 200, 000 (2. 3 p ercen t) .
adult
The number o f w hites with jobs
O v e r the sam e period,
e m p lo y m e n t among
About 85 p e r c e n t of the total o v e r - t h e - y e a r
gain was among f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s .
V i etnam E r a V e t e r a n s
The job situation fo r V ie tn a m E r a v e t e r a n s 20 to 2 9 y e a r s old was little changed
in August, with both the e m p lo y m e n t and u nem ploym ent l e v e l s r e m a in in g stable a ft e r
seasonal adjustment.
adjusted,
The August u nem ploym ent rate w as 7. 7 percent,
c o m p a r e d with 7. 3 p e r c e n t in July,
O v e r the y ea r,
e a r l y this y ea r,
sid era b ly ,
but down f r o m 9. 3 p e r c e n t a y e a r ago.
the v e te r a n labor fo r c e r o se by 440, 000,
in c r e a s e in th e ir population.
s e a s o n a lly
in line with the net
A ll of the gain was in the number e m p lo y ed .
Since
grow th in the 20-29 y e a r - o l d v e t e r a n population has slo w ed c o n
r e f le c t in g a d eclin e in the number of young m en being d is c h a r g e d fr o m
m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e and an in c r e a s e in the number of v e te r a n s reaching age 30.
The s e a s o n a lly adjusted unem ploym ent rate fo r nonveterans,
at 6. 2 p e r c e n t in
August, was a lso not m a t e r i a l l y d iffe r e n t f r o m July but, as with the rate fo r v e te ra n s ,
was b elow its y e a r - a g o rate ( o f 8. 0 pe rcen t) .
Jndustry P a y r o i l E m p lo ym e n t
N on a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o ll em p lo y m e n t r o s e substantially in August,
little change in the p r e v io u s 2 months.
A t 72. 9 m illion ,
a fter showing
s e a s o n a lly adjusted,
the
number of w o r k e r s on non fa rm p a y r o lls was up 280, 000 f r o m July.
The J u ly -t o -A u g u s t gain in p a y r o ll jobs was about eq u a lly d ivided between the
g o o d s -p r o d u c in g and the s e r v ic e - p r o d u c in g in d u s tries .
C o m p a r e d with August a y e a r
ago, non farm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t w as up 2. 3 m illion , with the g o o d s- and the s e r v i c e producing in d u s tries accounting fo r 500, 000 and 1. 8 m illio n of the gain,
r e s p e c t iv e ly .
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A m o n g the g o o d s -p r o d u c in g ind ustries, the August e m p lo y m e n t gain was p a r t ly
a r e f le c t io n of r ed u c ed strik e a c t iv it y and of a res u m p tion o f m o r e n o r m a l op eration s
in the a r e a s a ffe c t e d by t r o p ic a l s t o r m A gn es.
o f m anufacturing jobs in c r e a s e d by 85, 000,
Within the goods
se a s o n a lly adjusted.
se cto r,
the number
The in c r e a s e
returned m anufacturing e m p lo y m e n t to the June l e v e l of 19. 0 m il l i o n and was about
e v e n ly d ivided betw een the d u r a b le -g o o d s and the non du rab le-g ood s s e c t o r s .
la r g e s t gains o c c u r r e d in the m ac h in e ry ,
apparel,
The
and lea th er in d u s tries .
The number of w o r k e r s on co n tra ct construction p a y r o lls r o s e by 50, 000, s e a s o n
a lly adjusted, a ft e r posting a d eclin e of 70, 000 in July.
The August gain was a ttr ib u t
able to the return to p a y r o lls o f w o r k e r s who had been on s tr ik e in the p r e v io u s month.
In the s e r v ic e - p r o d u c in g se cto r,
e m p lo y m e n t continued to r is e , p r i m a r i l y
r e f le c t in g s iz e a b le e m p lo y m e n t gains in trade,
s e r v ic e s ,
and State and lo c a l g o v e r n
ment.
Hou rs of W o r k
The a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k o f prod u ctio n or n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s on p r iv a te nona g r ic u lt u r a l p a y r o lls re m a in e d at 37. 2 hours in August,
on a s e a s o n a lly adjusted basis.
A v e r a g e hours, w hich have held f a i r l y steady since late 1971, w e r e 0. 3 hour above
last August.
T h e r e w e r e a lso e s s e n t ia lly no changes in w e e k ly hours in the m a jo r
in d u s try d iv is io n s .
In manufacturing, the w o r k w e e k stood at 40. 7 hours,
d if fe r e n t f r o m the July l e v e l but 0. 9 hour above August 1971.
little
A v e r a g e o v e r t im e
in m anufacturing was 3. 4 hours in August, the sam e l e v e l as in the p r e v io u s 3 months.
Hour l y and W e e k ly E a r n i n g s
A v e r a g e h ou rly ea rn in g s o f r a n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s on p r iv a t e n on ag ricu ltu ral
p a y r o lls in c r e a s e d 2 cents to
$3. 64 in August.
On a s e a s o n a lly adjusted basis,
ea r n in g s w e r e up by 3 cents.
O v e r the y ea r, e a rn in g s have r is e n 19 cents or
5. 5 p e rcen t.
The 2 -c en t i n c r e a s e in hou rly ea rn in gs,
coupled w ith a s m a ll r i s e in w e e k ly
hours (unadjusted) , r a is e d a v e r a g e w e e k ly ea rn in g s to $137. 23.
T h is r e p r e s e n t e d
an in c r e a s e of $1. 12 f r o m July, both b e fo re and a fte r seasonal adjustment.
A v e r a g e w e e k ly ea rn in g s have r is e n $8. 20 or 6. 4 p e r c e n t since la s t August.
During the la te st 12-month p e r io d fo r which the C on s u m er P r i c e Index is a v a i l a b l e - July 1971 to July 19 7 2 - - co n su m er p r i c e s r o s e 3.0 pe rcen t.
The Bureau* s H o u r ly E a rn in g s Index,
in August,
s e a s o n a lly adjusted, was 138. 2 (1967= 100)
0. 4 p e r c e n t h ig h er than in July, a c c o rd in g to p r e l i m i n a r y fig u r e s .
The
index was 5. 6 p e r c e n t above August a y e a r ago, the s ta rt o f the s ta b iliz a tio n p r o g r a m .
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(See table B-4. )
August 1971.
T h is c o m p a r e s with an i n c r e a s e o f 6. 9 p e r c e n t f r o m August 1970 to
A l l in d u s tr ie s po sted o v e r - t h e - y e a r in c r e a s e s ,
ranging f r o m 3. 5 p e r c e n t
in s e r v i c e s to 10. 6 p e r c e n t in tra n s p o r ta tio n and public u tilitie s .
of the s ta b iliz a tio n p e rio d ,
Index in the construction,
During the f i r s t y e a r
th ere was a m a r k e d d e clin e in the rate of in c r e a s e in the
service,
and finance,
insurance and r e a l estate ind ustries.
Only in tra n s p o rta tio n and public u tilitie s w as th ere an a c c e le r a t io n in the rate of
in c r e a s e c o m p a r e d w ith the p r i o r 12-month p e rio d .
D espite the lo w e r rate o f in c r e a s e in the Index in c u r r e n t d o lla r s ,
in w a g e s su bstantially outw eighed the r i s e in c o n su m er p r i c e s .
the in c r e a s e s
During the 12-month
p e r io d ending in July, the H o u r ly E a rn in g s Index in d o lla r s of constant purchasin g
p o w e r r o s e 2. 8 p e rcen t,
c o m p a r e d with a 2. 5 p e r c e n t in c r e a s e f o r thp y e a r ending
J u l y 1971.
This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on
labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample sur
vey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings
are collected by State agencies from payroll records of employers and are tabulated
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the
BLS publication Employment and Earnings.
NO TE:
F ig u r e s fo r p e rio d s p r io r to January 1972 in the tab les and charts are. not s t r ic tly com parable
with cu rren t data because of the introdu ction of 1970 Census data into the es tim a tio n proced u res./ F o r exam ple,
the c iv ilia n la b or fo r c e and erro lo y rren t totals w e re ra is e d by m o re than 300, 000 as a re s u lt of the census adjust
m ent.
An explanation of the changes and an indication o f ’.he d iffe re n c e s appear in "R e v is io n s in the C urren t
Popu lation Su rvey" in the F e b ru a ry
972 issue of E m p lg yiTient and E a r nings.
T a b le A-l:
Employment status of the noninstitutional population by
sex and ag e
(In thousands)
S easonally adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex
Aug.
J u ly
Aug.
Aug.
J u ly
June
H ay
A p r.
1 9 72
1972
19 71
19 72
19 72
19 72
1972
1972
Totol
Total labor fo rce ..................................
Civilian labor force ....................................
Employed..................... ...........................
Agriculture.............................................
Nonagricultural industries.......................
On part time for economic reasons...........
Usually work full time.........................
Usually work part time .......................
Unemployed...............................................
9 0 ,7 5 8
9 1 ,0 0 5
8 8 ,4 5 3
8 9 ,2 5 6
8 8 ,8 5 5
8 8 ,7 8 8
8 8 ,3 6 2
8 8 ,6 1 7
8 3 ,4 4 3
8 5 ,6 7 8
8 6 ,8 6 0
8 8 ,9 0 5
8 6 ,4 8 6
8 8 ,7 4 7
8 6 ,2 8 4
8 1 ,9 7 3
8 6 ,4 6 7
8 1 ,6 8 2
8 6 ,3 9 5
8 0 ,6 1 8
8 1 ,6 6 7
8 1 ,3 9 4
8 1 ,2 0 5
8 3 ,5 0 5
4 ,0 3 1
4 ,0 6 1
3 ,7 6 4
3 ,6 2 5
3 ,4 4 5
3 ,3 3 7
3 ,3 5 3
3 ,3 2 4
7 9 ,4 7 5
7 9 ,3 8 3
7 6 ,8 5 3
7 8 ,3 4 8
7 8 ,2 3 7
7 8 ,3 3 0
7 8 ,0 4 1
7 7 ,8 8 1
3 ,1 1 /
2 ,4 8 8
2 ,4 2 1
2 ,5 5 8
3 ,1 7 4
3 ,0 1 4
2 ,5 0 9
2 ,5 2 1
1 ,1 9 0
1 ,0 3 4
1 ,2 6 2
1 ,0 8 2
1 ,0 8 5
1 ,0 2 2
1 ,1 0 2
1 ,1 3 1
1 ,9 2 7
2 ,1 4 0
1 ,7 5 2
1 ,4 0 6
1 ,4 2 4
1 ,4 9 9
1 ,3 1 9
1 ,4 2 7
4 ,8 5 7
5 ,1 7 3
5 ,0 6 1
4 ,8 8 7
4 ,7 8 5
4 ,7 2 8
5 ,0 9 2
5 ,0 7 9
Man, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force......................................
Employed.................................................
Agriculture.............................................
Nonagricultural industries.......................
Unemployed............. .................................
Civilian labor fo r c e ................. . ................
Employed .................................................
Agriculture.............................................
Nonagricultural industries...............
Unemployed...............................................
4 9 ,3 8 8
4 9 ,4 2 2
4 8 ,4 5 4
4 8 ,9 5 4
4 8 ,9 6 1
4 8 ,8 8 2
4 8 ,7 0 0
4 8 ,6 1 4
4 7 ,6 4 9
4 7 ,5 7 4
4 6 ,4 6 5
4 7 ,0 6 3
4 7 ,0 3 2
4 6 ,9 1 9
4 6 ,6 2 8
4 6 ,5 4 1
2 ,6 4 7
2 ,6 6 0
2 ,5 5 6
2 ,5 5 0
2 ,4 7 4
2 ,4 3 7
2 ,4 0 4
2 ,3 7 0
4 5 ,0 0 3
4 4 ,9 1 4
4 3 ,9 0 9
4 4 ,5 1 3
4 4 ,5 5 8
4 4 ,4 8 2
4 4 ,2 2 4
1 ,7 3 8
1 ,8 4 8
1 ,9 8 9
1 ,8 9 1
1 ,9 2 9
1 ,9 6 3
2 ,0 7 2
4 4 ,1 7 1
2 ,0 7 3
2 9 ,2 8 8
2 9 ,0 1 8
2 8 ,1 5 4
2 9 ,9 9 0
2 9 ,7 8 9
2 9 ,6 5 7
2 9 ,6 2 5
2 9 ,5 0 8
2 7 ,5 1 6
2 7 ,3 1 7
2 6 ,3 5 5
2 8 ,3 3 4
2 8 ,0 7 8
2 8 ,0 2 9
2 7 ,8 8 3
2 7 ,9 1 3
673
703
605
604
556
496
551
563
2 6 ,8 4 3
2 6 ,6 1 4
2 5 ,7 5 0
2 7 ,7 3 0
2 7 ,5 2 2
2 7 ,5 3 3
2 7 ,3 3 2
2 7 ,3 5 0
1 ,7 7 2
1 ,7 0 1
1 ,8 0 0
1 ,6 5 6
1 ,7 1 1
1 ,6 2 8
1 ,7 4 2
1 ,5 9 5
9 ,6 8 7
8 ,3 4 0
1 0 ,1 7 7
9 ,0 7 0
7 ,9 1 6
8 ,1 6 1
8 ,1 6 2
7 ,7 9 8
6 ,5 7 6
7 ,7 1 7
6 ,5 7 2
7 ,8 5 6
8 ,5 5 3
6 ,7 1 9
6 ,8 8 3
6 ,7 5 1
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor force......................................
Employed.................................................
Agriculture.............................................
Nonagricultural industries.......................
Unemployed...............................................
Table A-2:
711
698
60 4
471
415
404
398
7 ,6 2 9
7 ,8 5 5
7 ,1 9 4
6 ,1 0 5
6 ,1 5 7
6 ,3 1 5
6 ,4 8 5
391
6 ,3 6 0
1 ,3 4 7
1 ,6 2 4
1 ,2 7 2
1 ,3 4 0
1 ,1 4 5
1 ,1 3 7
1 ,2 7 8
1 ,4 1 1
Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Full- and part-time
employment status, sex,
and age
Aug.
Aug.
1 9 72
1 971
Aug.
1972
J u ly
1 9 72
June
1972
M ay
1 9 72
A p r.
1972
Aug.
1 971
Full time
Total, 16 years and over:
Civilian labor force....................................
Employed...............................................
Unemployed.............................................
Unemployment rate..................................
7 8 ,0 6 2
7 5 ,8 1 7
7 4 ,2 0 1
7 4 ,2 1 8
7 4 ,3 3 3
7 4 ,0 3 2
7 3 ,6 9 1
7 2 ,2 1 8
7 4 ,1 6 0
7 1 ,7 1 5
7 0 ,4 2 3
7 0 ,4 3 7
7 0 ,6 4 3
4 ,1 0 2
3 ,7 7 8
3 ,6 9 0
6 9 ,7 2 5
3 ,9 6 6
5 .0
5 .4
5 .1
3 ,7 8 1
5 .1
6 9 ,9 1 8
4 ,1 1 4
6 8 ,2 0 9
3 ,9 0 2
5 .0
5 .6
5 .4
5 .6
Men, 20 years and over:
Civilian labor force....................................
Employed...............................................
Unemployed...........................................
Unemployment rate..................................
4 7 ,3 0 6
4 6 ,4 1 6
4 6 ,5 0 4
4 6 ,3 3 0
4 6 ,1 9 9
4 5 ,6 9 3
4 4 ,5 4 2
4 6 ,5 3 9
4 4 ,8 0 1
4 6 ,5 8 8
4 5 ,6 9 7
4 4 ,8 2 1
4 4 ,7 4 5
4 4 ,4 4 1
4 4 ,3 3 0
4 3 ,6 6 9
1 ,6 0 9
1 ,8 7 4
1 ,7 3 8
1 ,7 6 7
1 ,7 5 9
1 ,8 8 9
1 ,8 6 9
2 ,0 2 4
3 .4
4 .0
3 .7
3 .8
3 .8
4 .1
4 .0
4 .4
Vomen, 20 years snd over:
Civilisn labor force....................................
Employed...............................................
Unemployed ..........................................
Unemployment rate . ................................
2 3 ,6 2 5
2 2 ,7 8 2
2 3 ,4 3 3
2 3 ,4 7 7
2 3 ,4 8 3
2 3 ,2 9 2
2 3 ,1 4 5
2 2 ,5 9 5
2 2 ,1 8 5
2 1 ,3 6 0
2 2 ,1 1 9
2 2 ,0 9 3
2 2 ,1 8 0
2 1 ,8 2 8
2 1 ,8 9 6
2 1 ,2 9 6
1 ,4 3 9
1 ,4 2 2
1 ,3 1 4
1 ,3 8 4
1 ,3 0 3
1 ,4 6 4
1 ,2 4 9
1 ,2 9 9
6 .1
6 .2
5 .6
5 .9
5 .5
6 .3
5 .4
5 .7
1 0 ,3 0 0
9 ,8 6 1
1 2 ,7 5 9
1 2 ,2 0 8
1 1 ,8 6 7
1 2 ,4 0 6
1 2 ,4 6 6
1 2 ,2 1 1
9 ,3 4 5
8 ,9 0 2
1 1 ,6 3 0
1 1 ,2 1 1
1 0 ,8 2 5
1 1 ,4 0 3
1 1 ,3 6 9
1 1 ,0 8 6
955
9 .3
95 9
9 .7
1 ,1 2 9
8 .8
997
8 .2
1 ,0 4 2
8 .8
1 ,0 0 3
8 .1
1 ,0 9 7
8 .8
1 ,1 2 5
9 .2
4 ,0 0 9
Part time
Total, 16 years and over:
Civilian labor force....................................
Employed...............................................
Unemploy .d .............................................
Unemployment rate..................................
NOTE: Persona on part-time schedules for economic reasons arc included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or
part-time work.
Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands o f persons
unemployed
Seasonally adjusted rates o f unemployment
Selected categories
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
July
June
May
A p r.
Aug.
1 9 72
1 9 71
1 972
1 9 72
1 972
1 972
1972
1 9 71
Total (all civilian w o rk e rs )...........................................
4 ,8 5 7
5 ,0 6 1
5 .6
5 .5
5 .5
5 .9
5 .9
6 .1
Men, 20 years and o v e r ...........................................
1 ,7 3 8
1 ,9 8 9
3 .9
3 .9
4 .0
4 .3
4 .3
4 .5
Women, 20 years and over.......................................
1 ,7 7 2
1 ,8 0 0
5 .5
5 .7
5 .5
5 .9
5 .4
5 .8
Both sexes, 16-19 years...........................................
1 ,3 4 7
1 ,2 7 2
1 6 .9
1 4 .8
1 4 .5
1 5 .7
1 7 .3
1 7 .1
White .......................................................................
3 ,8 9 4
4 ,1 0 4
5 .1
5 .0
5 .0
5 .3
5 .4
5 .6
Negro and other races.............................................
963
95 6
9 .7
9 .9
9 .4
1 0 .7
9 .6
9 .9
3 .8
3 .2
'
1 ,7 5 4
3 .3
3 .3
3 .6
3 .6
3 .4
Married men ................................................................
945
1 ,1 6 2
2 .6
2 .7
2 .9
2 .9
Full-time w o r k e r s ........................................................
3 ,9 0 2
4 ,1 0 2
5 .1
5 .1
5 .0
5 .6
2 .9
5 .4
Part-time workers..........................................................
955
959
8 .8
8 .2
8 .8
8 .1
8 .8
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1.................................
988
1 ,0 7 4
1 .4
1 .3
1 .3
1 .4
1 .3
1 .5
1 ,8 0 5
1 ,9 8 5
3 .4
3 .8 r
3 .6
3 .6
4 .2
--
--
6 .2
6 .0
5 .5
3 .7
6 .3
6 .3
6 .5
White-collar w o r k e r s ....................................................
1 ,5 0 7
1 ,4 8 7
3 .5
3 .4
3 .1
3 .6
3 .4
3 .5
Professional and technical.......................................
Managers and administrators, except f a r m ...........
362
2 .4
2 .5
2 .4
2 .3
1 .8
1 .9
1 .4
Household h e a d s ..........................................................
State insured2 ..........................................................
Labor force time lost3 ..................................................
1 ,5 6 7
5 .6
9 .2
Occupation4
3 .0
154
448
13 0
1 .8
1 .4
239
206
4 .8
1 .9
4 .3
1 .5
Sales workers............................................................
4 .0
4 .5
3 .7
4 .4
Clerical w o r k e r s ................................................. ....
Blue-collar w o r k e r s ......................................................
Craftsmen and kindred workers..............................
752
703
4 .9
4 .6
4 .8
5 .3
4 .9
4 .9
7 .5
1 ,9 9 0
6 .5
6 .4
6 .4
6 .8
6 .8
403
463
4 .4
4 .3
4 .5
4 .7
4 .4
O peratives................................................................
92 8
1 ,1 1 3
6 .7
6 .8
8 .3
456
414
1 0 .9
9 .5
7 .1
1 0 .9
7 .4
Nonfarm la b o re rs ....................................................
7 .1
9 .3
1 0 .7
1 0 .6
Service w o rk e rs ............................................................
746
755
6 .3
6 .6
6 .3
6 .5
86
87
2 .7
2 .2
5 .7
2 .6
6 .1
Farm w o r k e r s ..............................................................
3 .0
2 .2
2 .7
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers5 . . .
3 ,4 6 7
3 ,6 5 0
5 .8
5 .8
5 .5
6 .0
5 .9
Construction............................................................
37 1
30 1
1 1 .6
1 0 .9
9 .5
1 2 .5
1 0 .6
9 .9
1 ,7 8 6
5 .3
Industry4
6 .2
1 ,0 8 6
1 ,3 9 4
5 .4
5 .7
5 .6
6 .0
5 .8
6 .8
Durable goods......................................................
610
853
5 .0
6 .3
5 .8
6 .9
476
541
6 .0
5 .7
5 .6
5 .7
Nondurable g o o d s .............................................
5 .5
5 .7
5 .9
6 .8
Transportation and public u tilitie s ........................
138
884
3 .8
6 .6
3 .6
6 .5
3 .1
Wholesale and retail tr a d e .......................................
165
983
6 .5
3 .5
6 .3
3 .7
6 .2
3 .3
6 .3
Finance and service industries
4 .7
3 .0
4 .6
4 .2
5 .0
5 .1
5 .3
2 .8
2 .5
2 .9
2 .9
3 .1
6 .5
6 .0
7 .5
8 .8
6 .0
8 .8
Manufacturing..........................................................
..............................
844
907
Government w o rk e rs ...................................................
501
Agricultural wage and salary workers ........................
90
491
109
1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent o f civilian labor force.
2 Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent o f average covered employment. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data
relate to the week containing the T2th.
3 Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
4 Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
5 Includes mining, not shown separately.
r= revised.
Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Duration o f unemployment
Aug.
1 9 72
Aug.
1 9 71
Aug.
July
1 9 72
1972
June
19 72
May
2 ,2 2 3
1 972
Aug.
A p r.
1 972
1 9 71
2 ,3 2 0
1 ,5 5 3
2 ,2 2 9
1 ,6 4 0
2 ,2 9 4
1 ,6 9 3
2 ,2 5 4
2 ,1 4 9
2 ,1 7 5
1 ,5 0 5
1 ,4 7 8
1 ,4 3 7
1 ,5 1 4
2 ,1 6 9
1 ,5 2 1
988
453
1 ,0 7 4
1 ,1 8 8
1 ,1 5 5
1 ,1 4 8
1 ,1 8 0
1 ,1 3 7
527
644
658
594
735
535
547
544
497
554
587
593
482
27 weeks and o v e r ...................................................
65 5
556
Average (mean) duration, in w e e k s ............................
1 1 .6
1 1 .2
1 2 .1
1 1 .8
1 3 .5
1 2 .5
1 2 .4
1 1 .6
Less than 5 w e e k s .....................
..............................
5 to 14 w e e k s .................................. ...........................
15 weeks and o v e r ........................................................
15 to 26 w e e k s ........................................................
.
.
1 ,2 9 1
T a b le
A -5 :
U n e m p lo y e d
p e r s o n s b y re a s o n fo r u n e m p lo y m e n t
(Numbers in thousands)
S e a s o n a lly ad ju sted
Reason for unemployment
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
J u ly
June
M ay
A pr.
Aug.
19 72
1971
1972
1972
1 9 72
19 72
1 9 72
1 9 71
2 ,1 9 9
2 ,2 4 4
2 ,0 9 3
2 ,2 1 0
2 ,1 9 9
Number of unemployed
Lost last j o b ..........................................................
2 ,0 0 6
2 ,0 4 0
2 ,4 6 0
L eft last j o b ..........................................................
726
644
64 4
616
624
649
611
572
Reentered labor f o r c e ..........................................
1 ,3 9 6
1 ,4 7 5
1 ,4 5 5
1 ,2 3 8
1 ,4 6 0
1 ,5 5 7
1 ,5 0 9
Never worked b e f o r e .............................................
72 9
742
1 ,4 2 7
64 0
564
62 1
80 2
91 7
651
Total unem ployed..................................................
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0
L ost last j o b .....................................................
4 1 .3
4 5 .3
4 4 .3
1 4 .9
1 3 .0
1 3 .0
4 7 .1
1 3 .3
4 3 .0
L eft last j o b .....................................................
4 3 .5
1 2 .7
1 2 .7
3 9 .8
1 1 .9
4 7 .4
1 1 .0
Reentered labor fo rc e ........................................
2 8 .7
2 9 .2
2 8 .8
3 0 .8
2 6 .4
2 8 .6
3 0 .4
2 9 .1
Never worked before..........................................
1 5 .0
1 4 .7
1 2 .9
1 1 .9
1 3 .2
1 5 .7
1 7 .9
1 2 .5
2 .9
Percent distribution
Unemployed as a percent of the
civilian labor force
L o st last j o b ..........................................................
2 .3
2 .6
2 .6
2 .4
2 .6
2 .5
2 .4
Left last j o b ..........................................................
.8
.8
.7
.7
.7
.8
.7
.7
Reentered labor force..................... .......................
1 .6
1 .7
1 .6
1 .7
1 .4
1 .7
1 .8
1 .8
.8
.9
.7
.7
.7
.9
1 .1
.8
Never worked b e f o r e .............................................
Table A-6:
T h o u s a n d s o f p e rs o n s
U n e m p l o y e d p e r s o n s by a g e a n d s e x
P ercen t
S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d u n em p lo y m e n t r a te s
lo o k in g fo r
A g e and s e x
fu ll-tim e
A ug.
Aug.
19 7 2
19 7 1
w ork
Aug.
Aug.
July
June
May
A p r.
Aug.
1 972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1971
1 972
T o t a l , 16 y e a r s and o v e r ..................................
4 ,8 5 7
5 ,0 6 1
8 0 .3
5 .6
5 .5
5 .5
5 .9
5 .9
6 .1
16 to 19 y e a r s .....................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ...........................................
1 ,3 4 7
1 ,2 7 2
6 3 .3
1 6 .9
1 4 .8
1 4 .5
1 7 .3
1 7 .1
684
663
60 5
667
2 0 .5
1 4 .0
1 6 .5
1 3 .5
9 .8
1 6 .5
1 5 .7
1 6 .6
1 2 .9
8 .7
1 5 .8
1 9 .1
1 5 .5
1 9 .5
1 5 .0
9 .9
1 0 .0
20 to 24 y e a r s .....................................................
25 y e a r s and o v e r ...........................................
1 ,1 7 1
4 6 .8
8 0 .4
8 8 .0
2 ,3 8 9
2 ,6 1 8
8 6 .3
3 .6
3 .7
3 .9
3 .8
25 to 54 y e a r s ..............................................
1 ,9 1 5
8 8 .6
3 .7
3 .8
4 .0
3 .8
4 .2
55 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................
475
2 ,1 6 2
456
3 .9
4 .0
1 0 .0
4 .1
7 6 .8
3 .7
3 .4
3 .6
3 .6
3 .6
3 .5
M a le s , 16 y e a r s and o v e r ..................................
2 ,4 3 7
2 ,6 6 7
8 4 .2
4 .9
4 .7
4 .8
5 .3
5 .3
5 .5
1 7 .2
18 and 19 y e a r s ...........................................
1 ,1 2 1
9 .0
16 Co 19 y e a r s .....................................................
698
678
6 3 .6
1 6 .5
1 3 .6
1 3 .8
1 6 .6
16 and 17 y e a r s ...........................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ...........................................
376
33 8
1 4 .6
1 5 .4
1 8 .0
1 6 .7
1 9 .3
340
4 8 .9
8 0 .7
2 0 .0
322
1 3 .2
1 2 .8
1 2 .4
1 6 .2
1 4 .8
1 5 .0
20 to 24 y e a r s .....................................................
25 y e a r s and o v e r ...........................................
545
1 ,1 9 3
628
1 ,3 6 1
8 8 .8
9 4 .4
8 .5
3 .1
9 .6
8 .3
3 .0
3 .3
9 .4
3 .4
1 0 .7
3 .3
1 0 .5
3 .6
1 9 .4
25 to 54 y e a r s ...............................................
918
1 ,0 8 6
9 6 .7
3 .0
3 .0
3 .3
3 .4
3 .2
3 .6
55 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................
275
27 5
8 6 .2
3 .4
3 .1
3 .5
3 .5
3 .5
3 .3
F e m a le s , 16 y e a r s and o v e r ............................
2 ,4 2 0
2 ,3 9 4
7 6 .4
6 .8
6 .9
6 .5
6 .8
6 .8
7 .0
16 to 19 y e a r s .....................................................
648
59 4
6 3 .1
1 7 .5
1 6 .4
1 5 .4
1 4 .6
1 8 .0
1 6 .9
16 and 17 y e a r s ............................................
308
26 7
4 4 .2
2 1 .3
1 8 .9
1 8 .1
1 4 .8
1 9 .0
1 9 .5
18 and 19 y e a r s ............................ ... . . . .
20 to 24 y e a r s .....................................................
25 y e a r s and o v e r ...........................................
34 1
327
8 0 .1
1 4 .9
1 4 .4
1 3 .5
1 5 .3
i6 .4
1 5 .1
576
543
8 7 .3
9 .5
1 0 .1
9 .2
1 0 .6
9 .0
1 ,1 9 6
7 8 .3
4 .6
4 .8
4 .8
4 .8
4 .6
5 .0
25 to 54 y e a r s ...............................................
997
1 ,2 5 7
1 ,0 7 6
8 1 .1
4 .8
5 .1
5 .1
5 .0
4 .9
5 .4
55 y e a r s and o v e r ........................................
19 9
182
6 3 .8
4 .3
4 .0
3 .8
3 .8
3 .6
3 .8
9 .4
Table A-7: Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 29 years old
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employm ent status
Aug.
July
Aug.
Aug.
July
June
May
A p ril
Aug.
1972
1972
1971
1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1971
4 ,5 7 4
4 ,5 7 4
4 ,5 2 9
Veterans'
Total. 20 to 29 years old
4 ,1 4 2
....................
4 ,2 9 3
4 ,5 5 1
4 ,2 8 0
3 ,8 5 5
4 ,2 3 3
4 ,5 5 1
4 ,2 0 6
4 ,1 8 3
4 ,5 1 9
4 ,1 9 6
4 ,1 6 1
3 ,8 0 5
.............................................
Unemployed ........................................
3 ,9 9 3
3 ,9 7 9
3 ,5 3 3
3 ,8 9 8
3 ,8 8 1
3 ,8 5 8
3 ,8 0 4
3 ,4 5 2
300
301
322
3 ,9 0 5
32 8
308
302
33 8
Unemployment r a t e ..............................
7 .0
7 .0
8 .4
7 .7
7 .3
7 .2
8 .1
357
8 .6
9 .3
Civilian noninstitutional population?.............
Civilian labor force
..........
Employed
4 ,4 9 8
4 ,1 4 2
353
20 to 24 years
1 ,9 1 3
1 ,9 2 8
1 ,9 7 1
1 ,9 1 3
1 ,9 2 8
1 ,9 4 3
1 ,9 7 0
1 ,9 8 7
1 ,9 7 1
...................................
1 ,7 5 5
1 ,7 3 9
1 ,7 4 5
1 ,8 1 0
1 ,5 9 0
1 ,5 2 1
1 ,5 5 9
1 ,7 7 5
1 ,6 0 0
1 ,7 9 2
1 ,5 7 3
1 ,7 8 7
1 ,5 9 6
1 ,7 8 8
.............................................
1 ,6 0 8
1 ,5 8 1
1 ,7 7 5
1 ,5 3 8
Civilian noninstitutional population 2.............
Civilian labor force
Employed
........................................
182
191
198
218
18 6
17 5
184
22 9
237
Unem ployment r a te ..............................
1 0 .4
1 0 .7
1 1 .1
1 2 .5
1 0 .7
9 .9
1 0 .3
1 2 .7
1 3 .4
2 ,6 6 1
Unemployed
25 to 29 years
2 ,6 6 1
2 ,6 2 3
...................................
2 ,5 3 8
2 ,4 9 3
2 ,0 6 7
2 ,4 9 4
2 ,6 2 3
2 ,4 6 1
2 ,4 0 8
2 ,4 0 4
2 ,3 5 1
2 ,0 3 0
.............................................
Unemployed ........................................
2 ,4 2 0
2 ,3 3 9
2 ,2 8 1
2 ,2 5 0
11 0
4 .4
122
5 .0
127
5 .3
154
6 .4
2 ,2 2 3
128
5 .4
1 ,9 1 4
4 .6
1 ,9 4 3
12 4
6 .0
2 ,3 8 4
Unem ployment r a te ..............................
2 ,3 8 3
110
4 .4
1 0 ,0 8 5
9 ,2 3 6
9 ,4 5 8
1 0 ,1 2 1
9 ,9 1 4
9 ,8 4 0
8 ,7 2 9
1 0 ,0 8 5
8 ,7 1 5
1 0 ,0 3 6
8 ,5 6 9
8 ,5 2 7
9 ,4 5 8
8 ,1 7 4
8 ,1 8 7
54 2
8 ,1 4 9
8 ,6 7 7
8 ,1 1 0
8 ,5 5 5
7 ,9 7 1
598
7 ,9 4 9
7 ,8 7 5
7 ,5 2 4
566
567
606
652
650
6 .2
6 .5
6 .5
7 .1
7 .6
8 .0
6 ,1 1 3
6 ,0 8 6
4 ,9 2 3
4 ,5 2 4
4 ,9 0 9
5 ,5 8 5
4 ,4 9 4
Civilian noninstitutional population2 .............
Civilian labor force
Employed
118
2 ,1 7 1
2 ,5 8 6
2 ,5 4 9
2 ,5 1 1
2 ,1 7 1
116
5 .7
Nonveterans
Total, 20 to 29 years old
Civilian noninstitutional population 2.............
1 0 ,1 2 1
...................................
9 ,1 8 6
.............................................
8 ,6 8 8
........................................
498
8 ,6 3 5
60 1
Unemployment r a t e ..............................
5 .4
6 .5
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
7 . O'
20 to 24 years
6 ,1 1 3
6 ,0 8 6
...................................
5 ,3 6 6
5 ,4 2 0
5 ,5 8 5
4 ,8 7 8
Employed .............................................
Unemployed ........................................
5 ,0 0 3
4 ,9 6 0
4 ,4 4 9
363
6 .8
460
429
8 .5
8 .8
Civilian noninstitutional population 2.............
Civilian labor force
Unemployment r a te ..............................
399
8 .1
6 ,0 6 5
4 ,9 0 4
5 ,9 5 8
5 ,9 1 8
4 ,8 0 8
4 ,4 8 5
424
4 ,5 1 2
4 ,3 6 9
4 ,8 1 3
4 ,3 3 2
392
439
481
471
8 .6
8 .0
9 .1
1 0 .0
1 0 .5
3 ,9 5 6
3 ,9 2 2
3 ,7 1 4
3 ,8 7 3
3 ,6 8 0
3 ,5 4 3
3 ,5 0 1
171
4 .6
179
4 .9
4 ,0 2 3
25 to 29 years
4 ,0 0 8
3 ,9 9 9
3 ,8 2 0
3 ,8 1 6
3 ,8 7 3
3 ,6 9 1
4 ,0 0 8
...................................
3 ,8 0 6
3 ,9 9 9
3 ,8 0 6
3 ,9 7 1
3 ,7 7 3
E m p lo y e d ...................................... { . .
3 ,6 8 5
3 ,6 7 5
3 ,5 2 2
3 ,6 6 3
3 ,6 6 4
3 ,5 9 8
3 ,7 4 7
3 ,5 8 0
Unemployed ........................................
Unemployment r a te ..............................
13 5
3 .5
141
3 .7
169
4 .6
143
3 .8
142
3 .7
175
4 .6
167
4 .5
Civilian noninstitutional population 2.............
Civilian labor force
1Vietnam Era veterans are those who served after August 4, 1964; they are all classified as war veterans. 7 9 percent o f the Vietnam Era veterans o f all ages are 20 to 29 years old. Post-Koreanpeacetime veterans 20 to 29 years old are not included in this table.
2 Since seasonal va ria tio n s are not present .in the population fig u r e s , id e n tic a l numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally
adjusted columns.
T a b le B - l :
E m p lo y e e s on n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o lls , b y in d u stry,
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Change from
Industry
A ug.
J u ly
June
Aug.
1972p
1972p
1972
1971
Change from
J u ly
1972
Aug.
1971
AuSv
J u ly
June
J u ly
1972p
1972p
1972
1972
T O T A L .............................................................
7 2 ,8 3 1
72, 407
73, 345
7 0 ,5 4 2
424
2, 289
72 , 871
7 2 ,5 9 2
7 2 ,6 3 0
279
G O O D S - P R O D U C IN G ...........................
2 3 ,3 0 1
22, 787
23, 160
2 2 , 7 85-
514
516
22, 821
22, 689
22, 844
132
M IN IN G .....................................................'
610
613
612
625
-3
-1 5
595
597
598
-2
C O N T R A C T C O N STR U C T IO N ............
3, 5 1 7
3, 4 2 5
3, 4 0 6
3, 509
92
8
3, 227
3, 177
3, 247
50
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ................................
1 9 ,1 7 4
1 8 ,7 4 9
1 9 ,1 4 2
1 8 ,6 5 1
425
523
1 8 ,9 9 9
1 8 ,9 1 5
1 8 ,9 9 9
84
Production w orkers....................
14, 0 2 4
13, 616
14, 006
1 3 ,5 2 4
408
500
1 3 ,8 9 2
13, 818
1 3 ,8 8 6
74
DURABLE GOODS...............................
Production workers....................
1 0 ,8 6 7
1 0 ,7 0 4
1 0 ,9 6 5
10, 485
163
382
1 0 ,8 8 7
10, 84 9
1 0 ,8 6 6
38
7 ,8 8 8
7, 727
7, 988
7, 5 14
16 1
374
7 ,9 2 9
7 ,8 8 6
7 ,8 9 9
43
Ordnance and accessories..............
1 9 4 .5
1 8 9 .9
602. 3
3 .4
4 .6
195
192
190
3
6 3 5 .2
191. 1
6 2 9 .8
189. 5
Lumber and wood products.............
5 .4
3 2 .9
40. 5
615
612
608
3
Furniture and f i x t u r e s ...................
Stone, clay, and g la s s products . .
Primary metal in d u s t r i e s .............
6 2 8 .9
4 9 1 .8
459. 1
6 4 3 .8
1 3 .8
669. 5
4. 1
27. 0
1 ,2 3 1 .1
1 ,2 2 7 .7
1, 2 4 3 . 1
1, 1 6 4 . 1
3 .4
6 7 .0
1 6 .9
9 .2
4 9 9 .6
6 7 0 .8
4 8 5 .8
666. 7
Fabricated metal products.............
1 ,3 7 6 .5
1 ,3 5 9 .6
1 ,3 8 8 .0
1, 3 3 2 . 4
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
1 ,8 3 8 .7
1 ,8 2 9 . 5
1 ,8 4 8 .2
1 ,7 6 7 .6
E lectrical equipm ent.....................
1 ,8 4 4 . 1
1 ,8 2 7 .0
1 ,8 4 9 .4
1 ,7 7 7 . 2
17. 1
1 ,6 8 5 . 1
1 ,6 2 2 . 0
1, 7 7 4 . 5
1 ,6 9 4 .6
63. 1
4 5 2 .9
4 2 9 .6
432. 4
10. 3
4 2 1 .4
1 6 .4
Transportation equipment..............
496
495
1
653
652
491
656
1, 2 2 3
1, 2 1 4
1 ,2 2 0
44. 1
1, 3 7 5
1, 3 7 6
71. 1
1 ,8 4 6
1 ,8 2 8
1, 377
1 ,8 3 2
18
6 6 .9
-9 .5
1 ,8 3 9
1, 7 6 8
1 ,8 4 2
1 ,8 5 1
-3
1 ,7 6 4
1 ,7 6 2
4
29. 0
8 .8
459
418
452
452
422
427
7
-4
1
9
-1
Instruments and related products .
4 6 1 .4
451. 1
M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
430. 2
4 1 3 .8
NONDURABLE GOODS........................
8 , 307
8, 045
8, 177
8 , 166
262
141
8, 112
8, 066
8 ,1 3 3
46
6, 136
5 ,8 8 9
6, 018
6, 010
247
126
5, 9 6 3
5, 9 3 2
5, 987
31
Food and kindred products . . . * .
1 ,8 7 7 .0
1 ,7 8 8 .3
1 ,7 6 2 . 5
1 ,8 8 2 .8
8 8 .7
-5 .8
Tobacco m anufactures...................
7 8 .0
1 ,0 0 4 .6
6 4 .8
9 8 0 .6
Production w orkers.................
T extile mill products.....................
6 5 .2
1, 0 0 7 . 0
1, 3 7 5 . 3
77. 7
964. 7
1 ,3 6 6 .1
1, 7 4 3
1, 7 5 3
1 ,7 6 4
-1 0
. 3
70
73
999
1, 3 5 4
991
1, 3 4 0
-3
8
7 3 .8
3 9 .9
3. 2
74
994
1, 3 6 0
14
1 2 .0
25. 3
706
699
702
7
1 1 .9
. 2
-.6
1, 0 9 1
1, 0 0 5
1, 0 8 9
998
1, 0 9 6
1, 0 0 7
2
187
187
189
0
13. 2
24. 0
Apparel and other textile products
1 ,3 6 9 .3
1, 2 9 5 . 5
Paper and allied products.............
7 1 3 .4
7 0 1 .4
7 1 0 .0
Printing and p u b lis h in g ................
1, 0 9 2 . 5
1, 0 8 7 . 7
1 ,0 9 6 .8
1 ,0 8 0 .6
4 .8
C hem icals and allied products. . .
1, 0 0 8 . 1
192. 5
1 ,0 1 3 .7
1 ,0 1 5 .4
1 9 3 .2
7 .5
' Petroleum and coal products . . . .
1 ,0 1 5 .6
'
1 9 2 .6
Rubber and plastics products, nec
6 3 8 .7
620. 7
633. 1
5 8 4 .5
1 8 .0
5 4 .2
636
628
631
8
Leather and leather products . . . .
3 2 5 .5
305. 0
3 2 0 .6
3 1 3 .2
20. 5
12. 3
321
308
316
13
4 9 ,5 3 0
4 9 ,6 2 0
5 0 ,1 8 5
4 7 ,7 5 7
-9 0
1, 7 7 3
5 0 ,0 5 0
4 9 ,9 0 3
TR A N SPO R TA TIO N AND P U B L IC
U T I L I T I E S ............................................
4, 583
4, 579
4, 589
4, 486
4
97
4, 524
4, 520
4, 539
4
W H O LESA LE AND R E T A IL T R A D E .
1 5 , 701
15, 690
1 5 , 771
1 5 ,1 5 1
11
550
15, 775
1 5 ,7 1 6
15, 712
59
WHOLESALE T R A D E ..........................
4, 015
4, 0 13
3 ,9 9 7
3 ,8 8 6
2
3, 971
2
1 1 ,6 8 6
1 1 ,6 7 7
1 1 ,7 7 4
1 1 ,2 6 5
9
1 1 ,8 0 4
3 ,9 6 9
1 1 ,7 4 7
3, 97 3
RETAIL T R A D E .................................
129
421
1 1 ,7 3 9
57
FIN A N C E, IN SU RAN CE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E ...................................
4, 003
3 ,9 9 3
3 ,9 6 9
3 ,8 6 5
10
138
3 ,9 4 0
3, 9 3 0
3 ,9 3 8
10
S E R V I C E S ...............................................
12, 492
12, 528
1 2 ,5 4 0
1 1 ,9 9 4
-3 6
498
1 2 ,4 4 2
12, 4 0 4
1 2 ,3 7 9
38
G O VERN M EN T ......................................
36
S E R V I C E - P R O D U C I N G ........................
1 9 2 .9
688. 1
. 1
4 9 ,7 8 6
7
147
12, 751
1 2 ,8 3 0
13, 316
1 2 ,2 6 1
-7 9
490
1 3 ,3 6 9
1 3 ,3 3 3
13, 218
FEDERAL .........................................
2 ,6 4 5
2, 650
2, 659
2, 690
-5
-4 5
2, 6 0 6
2 ,6 0 6
2, 625
0
STATE AND L O C A L ...........................
1 0 ,1 0 6
1 0 ,1 8 0
10, 657
9 , 571
-7 4
535
10, 763
1 0 ,7 2 7
1 0 ,5 9 3
36
p = preliminary.
T a b le B -2:
A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u rs o f p ro d u c tio n o r n o n s u p e r v is o ry w o r k e r s
on p r iv a t e n o n a g r ic u lt u r a l p a y r o lls , b y in d u s tr y
Seasonally adjusted
Change from
Aug.
1972p
Industry
TOTAL PRIVATE...................
J «iy p
1972p
June
Aug.
1972
1971
J u ly
1972
Aug.
1971
A u g .p
1972 p
M 7 p
1972p
June
1972
Change from
J u ly
_____ 1 9 7 2 _
37. 7
3 7 .6
3 7 .4
3 7 .4
0. 1
0. 3
37. 2
37. 2
37. 2
M IN IN G .....................................................
4 2 .7
4 2 .6
43. 1
4 2 .3
. 1
. 4
42. 4
42. 2
4 2 .8
. 2
C O N TR A C T C O N STR U C T IO N ............
38. 3
38. 0
3 7 .6
38. 3
. 3
0
37. 1
37. 0
3 6 .8
. 1
M A N U FA CT U R IN G ................................
40. 7
3 .5
4 0 .4
4 0 .8
3 9 .8
. 3
4 0 .6
4 0 .6
. 1
3 .0
. 2
.9
. 5
40. 7
O vertim e h o u r s .............................
3 .4
3 .4
3 .4
0
DURABLE GOODS..............................
41. 2
4 0 .9
3 .4
4 1 .6
4 0 .0
. 3
4 1 .2
4 1 .2
41. 4
3 .6
2 .8
. 2
1. 2
.8
3 .6
3. 5
0
. 1
O v ertim e hours
..........................
3 .6
3 .3
3. 5
0 .0
3 .5
Ordnance and accessories.............
4 2 .7
4 1 .7
.8
1.0
4 2 .0
. 4
4 1 .8
.8
1 .3
41. 1
4 1 .3
Furniture and fi x t u r e s ...................
4 1 .0
4 0 .0
41. 1
40. 5
40. 4
4 2 .9
41. 5
42. 5
4 1 .8
4 1 .9
4 1 .0
4 2 .2
Lumber and wood products...........
.6
40. 5
40. 4
.4
. 1
Stone, clay, and g lass products . .
4 2 .6
42. 1
42. 3
42. 3
. 5
4 2 .1
Primary metal in d u s t r ie s .............
4 1 .3
4 1 .8
3 8 .8
.6
4 1 .5
4 0 .3
.5
1.0
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
4 1 .8
4 0 .8
41. 5
4 1 .9
4 1 .2
4 1 .9
41. 2
Fabricated metal products.............
4 1 .9
4 1 .3
. 3
3. 1
4 0 .9
42. 0
42. 1
40. 3
. 3
1 .5
42. 3
1.0
. 2
41. 5
.7
4 1 .2
41. 2
0
4 2 .0
42. 1
. 3
4 0 .6
3 9 .8
.8
.6
4 0 .6
40. 3
4 0 .6
4 1 .4
4 0 .7
42. 1
40. 0
Transportation equipment.............
3 9 .3
-.8
1 .3
41. 2
4 1 .5
40. 5
42. 0
-. 3
Instruments and related products .
4 0 .7
40. 2
40. 7
3 9 .6
.5
4 0 .6
.4
3 9 .0
3 8 .6
3 9 .6
3 9 .2
. 4
4 0 .9
3 9 .0
40. 5
M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
1 .1
-.2
3 9 .2
3 9 .5
-.2
NONDURABLE GOODS........................
3 9 .9
3 .3
3 9 .8
3 9 .9
3 .4
3 9 .5
#1
3. 2
*0
39. 7
3. 2
39. 7
3. 3
3 9 .8
3. 3
3. 4
-. 1
Food and kindred p ro d u c ts ...........
40. 7
3 5 .8
4 0 .9
34. 3
40. 7
Tobacco m anufactures...................
3 4 .8
4 0 .7
3 7 .4
-. 2
1 .5
Electrical equipm ent.....................
Textile mill products.....................
4 1 .3
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and p u b lis h in g ................
0
-1 .6 '
. 5
0
40. 1
40. 5
4 0 .6
-. 4
35. 6
3 4 .6
34. 3
4 1 .2
41. 1
41. 5
1.0
. 1
3 5 .9
4 2 .9
3 8 .0
3 5 .9
43. 0
0
. 1
3 7 .9
42. 0
. 1
4 0 .8
.4
3 6 .0
36. 0
4 3 .0
42. 5
. 3
. 2
. 2
.6
3 7 .9
42. 0
3 7 .7
41. 3
. 3
.6
3 5 .9
43. 0
38. 1
-. 2
-.5
. 3
4 1 .8
4 2 .6
-.9
42. 5
40. 3
.6
1. 1
4 1 .2
4 1 .9
4 1 .8
41. 0
3 7 .6
.3
1 .6
3 9 .2
3 8 .4
3 8 .6
. 2
.8
4 0 .8
40. 7
. 1
. 3
4 0 .8
40. 5
4 0 .7
.3
3 6 .0
3 5 .5
3 6 .0
. 1
. 1
3 5 .2
3 5 .2
3 5 .3
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
-. 1
0
3 9 .7
3 9 .7
34. 1
3 9 .9
3 4 .7
0
3 4 .8
. 1
3 3 .7
3 3 .8
3 9 .9
3 3 .8
4 0 .9
4 1 .7
3 6 .2
3 5 .9
43. 1
38. 3
4 2 .9
3 8 .0
Chem icals and allied products . . .
4 1 .6
4 1 .8
Petroleum and coal products . . . .
4 1 .7
4 1 .4
42. 2
4 2 .4
Rubber and plastics products, nec
4 0 .8
41. 5
Leather and leather products . . . .
3 9 .2
3 8 .9
3 9 .2
TRA N SPO RTA TIO N AND P U B L IC
U T I L I T I E S ............................................
4 1 .0
4 0 .9
W H O LESA LE AND R E T A IL T R A D E .
36. 1
RETAIL T R A D E .................................
3 9 .9
3 4 .8
FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E ...................................
. 3 7 .2
3 7 .4
3 7 .2
3 7 .3
-. 2
S E R V I C E S ...............................................
3 4 .7
3 4 .8
3 4 .2
3 4 .7
-. 1
WHOLESALE T R A D E ..........................
. 4
.3
-. 1
. 7
42. 1
41. 5
0
0
" - 1
0
3 7 .2
3 7 .4
3 7 .2
-.2
3 4 .3
3 4 .4
34. 1
-. 1
l Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private
nonagricultural payrolls,
p = preliminary.
T a b le B -3 :
A v e r a g e h o u rly a n d w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p ro d u c tio n o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s
on p r iv a te n o n a g r ic u lt u r a l p a y r o lls , b y in d u s tr y
Average hourly earnings
Average weekly earnings
Change from
Industry
Aug.
1972 P
1972p
June
A ug.
1972
1971
J u ly
1972
Aug.
1971
Aug
J u ly
June
Au g.
1972 p
1972 p
1972
1971
$ 1 3 6 .1 1
$ 1 2 9 .0 3
Change from
J u ly
Aug.
1972
1971
TOTAL PRIVATE.................
$ 3 . 64
$ 3 .6 2
M . 62
$ 3 .4 5
$ 0 . 02
$ 0 . 19
$ 1 3 7 . 23
Seasonally adjusted..............................
3 . 65
3 . 62
3 . 62
3 .4 6
. 03
.1 9
1 3 5 .7 8
1 3 4 .6 6
1 3 4 .6 6
1 2 7 .6 7
1 . 12
8 . 11
.....................
4 . 36
4 . 34
4 . 33
4 . 10
. 02
. 26
1 8 6 .1 7
1 8 4 .8 8
1 8 6 .6 2
1 7 3 .4 3
1 .2 9
12 . 74
C O N T R A C T C O N STR U C T IO N -------
6 . 06
5 .9 9
5 .9 7
5 .7 5
. 07
. 31
2 3 2 .1 0
2 2 7 .6 2
2 2 4 .4 7
2 2 0 .2 3
4 .4 8
1 1 . 87
M A N U FA CT U R IN G ..............................
3 .7 9
3 .7 9
3. 79
3. 56
0
.2 3
1 5 4 .2 5
1 5 3 .1 2
1 5 4 .6 3
1 4 1 .6 9
1 . 13
12 . 56
DURABLE GOODS............................
4 .0 5
4 .0 2
4 . 04
3 .7 9
. 03
. 26
1 6 6 .8 6
1 6 4 .4 2
1 6 8 .0 6
1 5 1 .6 0
2 .4 4
1 5 .2 6
Ordnance and accesso ries............
4 . 07
3. 88
-.0 3
. 02
1 7 1 .7 9
1 3 6 .1 2
2 . 00
3 .1 9
2 .9 4
1 7 3 .7 9
1 3 9 .6 1
1 6 1 . 80
3 . 32
. 19
. 15
1 7 2 .6 0
3 . 34
4 . 10
3 . 32
4 . 09
Lumber and wood products...........
1 3 .8 .7 8
1 2 5 .3 6
1 2 9 .2 0
3 .4 9
4 .6 8
1 1 .9 9
1 0 .4 1
M IN IN G ........................
$ 1 3 5 . 39
1 1 8 .7 8
$ 1 . 12
.0 4
. 14
1 2 6 .2 8
1 2 1 .6 0
Stone, clay, and g la s s products .
3 .9 5
3 .9 3
3 .9 1
3 .7 3
. 02
.2 2
1 6 8 .2 7
1 6 5 .4 5
4 . 63
4 . 29
.0 6
.4 2
1 9 7 .3 5
1 9 2 .0 5
1 6 5 .3 9
1 9 3 .5 3
1 5 7 .7 8
1 6 6 .4 5
2 . 82
4 .6 5
0
Furniture and f i x t u r e s ................
3. 08
3 .0 4
3 .0 5
5 . 30
$ 8 . 20
7 .5 0
1 0 .4 9
3Q. 9 0
Primary metal in d u s t r i e s ...........
4 . 71
3. 98
3 .9 8
3 .9 8
3 . 75
.2 3
1 6 4 .3 7
1 6 2 .3 8
1 6 5 .1 7
1 5 1 .1 3
Machinery, except electrical . . .
4 . 26
4 . 24
4 . 26
4 .0 2
.0 2
.2 4
1 7 8 .0 7
1 7 5 .9 6
1 7 9 .3 5
1 6 2 .0 1
1 .9 9
2 . 11
Electrical equipm ent...................
3. 70
3 .6 7
3 . 67
3 .5 0
.0 3
.2 0
1 5 0 .2 2
1 4 6 .0 7
1 4 9 .3 7
1 4 0 .0 0
4 . 15
1 0 .2 2
1 9 2 .9 2
1 9 9 .1 3
1 7 1 .7 4
-.8 8
2 0 . 30
1 1 .2 3
Transportation equipm ent...........
4 . 73
4 . 66
4 . 73
4 . 37
. 07
. 36
1 9 2 .0 4
13. 24
1 6 . 06
Instruments and related products
3 . 73
3 . 72
3 . 72
3. 55
. 01
1 5 1 .8 1
1 4 9 .5 4
1 5 1 .4 0
1 4 0 .5 8
M iscellaneous manufacturing . . .
3 . 11
3 .0 9
3 .0 9
2 .9 5
. 02
. 18
. 16
2 . 27
1 2 1 .2 9
1 1 9 .2 7
1 2 2 .3 6
1 1 5 .6 4
2 . 02
5 . 65
NONDURABLE GOODS.......................
3 .4 6
3 .4 8
3 .4 5
3 .2 7
- . 02
. 19
1 3 8 .0 5
1 3 8 .5 0
1 3 7 .6 6
1 2 9 .1 7
-.4 5
8. 88
3. 34
- . 06
. 18
1 4 3 .2 6
1 4 6 .4 2
1 4 5 .7 1
1 3 5 .9 4
- 3 . 16
7 . 32
3 . 19
2 . 57
-.2 2
. 15
1 1 9 .5 7
1 2 2 .1 1
1 2 2 .5 0
1 1 9 .3 1
-2 .6 9
. 26
.0 2
. 16
1 1 2 .7 5
1 1 0 .8 4
1 1 3 .4 2
1 0 4 .8 6
1 .9 1
7 . 89
Food and kindred products . . . .
3 .5 2
Tobacco m anufactures................
3 . 34
3 .5 8
3 .5 6
3 .5 8
3 .5 2
Textile mill products...................
2 . 73
2 .7 1
2 . 72
9 3 .6 0
9 0 .0 0
3 .9 8
3 . 93
3. 73
. 11
.2 5
9 2 .6 2
3. 98
. 03
0
9 4 .4 8
Paper and allied products...........
1 7 1 .5 4
1 7 0 .7 4
. 80
1 3 . 01
4 .4 9
4 . 21
4 .4 9
4 .2 2
4 .4 6
4 . 23
0
. 26
171.
9'
1 7 0 .6 2
1 6 8 .9 9
1 6 9 .0 3
1 5 8 .5 3
Printing and publishing . . . . . .
1 5 9 .4 7
1. 35
1 2 .5 0
4 . 20
4 .9 7
4 . 95
Rubber and plastics products, ncc
3 .6 3
3 .5 8
3 .9 9
4 . 59
3 .4 5
-.0 1
4 .9 9
3 . 63
Leather and leather products. . .
2 . 71
2. 68
2. 70
2 .5 9
Apparel and other textile products
Chem icals and allied products . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
2 . 61
2 .5 8
2 .6 0
2 .5 0
1 . 86
4 .4 8
.2 2
1 7 5 .1 4
1 7 6 .4 0
1 7 6 .4 0
1 6 4 .7 9
.0 2
.4 0
2 0 9 .8 8
1 9 5 .5 3
- 1 . 26
-1 .6 5
1 0 . 35
1 2 .5 5
.1 8
2 0 8 .0 8
1 5 0 .2 8
2 0 9 .7 3
0
1 4 8 .1 0
1 4 8 .5 7
1 3 9 .0 4
2 . 18
1 1 .2 4
. 03
. 12
1 0 6 .2 3
1 0 4 .2 5
1 0 5 .8 4
9 7 .3 8
1. 9 8
8 . 85
. 05
.4 5
1 9 2 .7 0
1 9 0 .1 9
1 8 7 .2 7
1 7 2 .9 8
TRA N SPO RTA TIO N AND P U B L IC
U T I L I T I E S .........................................
4 .7 0
4 .6 5
4 .5 9
4 .2 5
W H O LESA LE AND R E T A IL T R A D E
3 .0 1
3 .0 1
3 .0 1
2 . 88
0
. 13
1 0 8 .6 6
1 0 8 .3 6
1 0 6 .8 6
1 0 3 .6 8
. 30
2 .5 1
1 9 .7 2
4 . 98
WHOLESALE T R A D E ........................
3 . 88
3. 88
3 . 85
3 .7 0
0
.1 8
1 5 4 . 81
1 5 5 .2 0
1 5 4 .0 0
1 4 7 .6 3
-.3 9
7 .1 8
RETAIL T R A D E ...............................
2 .6 9
2 .6 9
2 .6 9
2 .5 7
0
. 12
9 3 .6 1
9 3 .6 1
9 1 .7 3
8 9 .1 8
0
4 .4 3
FIN A N C E. IN SU RAN CE. AND
R E A L E S T A T E ............ ...............
3 .4 3
3 .4 5
3 .4 3
3. 30
- .0 2
.1 3
1 2 7 .6 0
1 2 9 .0 3
1 2 7 .6 0
1 2 3 .0 9
-1 .4 3
4 .5 1
S E R V I C E S ............................................
3 . 10
3 . 12
3 . 11
2 .9 9
-.0 2
.1 1
1 0 7 .5 7
1 0 8 .5 8
1 0 6 .3 6
1 0 3 .7 5
-1 .0 1
3 . 82
see footnote 1, table B-2.
= preliminary.
t
Table B-4.
Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory w orkers in private nonfarm
industries, seasonally adjusted
(1967-100)
Percent change over month and year
Aug.
J u ly F
June
May
A pr.
Mar.
Aug.
1 9 72
1972
1972
1972
- 1972
1972
1971
Current d o lla r s .........................................
1 3 8 .2
1 3 7 .7
1 3 6 .9
1 3 6 .8
1 3 6 .6
1 3 5 .5
1 3 0 .9
.4
5 .6
Constant (1 967) dollars ..........................
N .A .
1 0 9 .9
1 0 9 .7
1 0 9 .7
1 0 9 .9
1 0 9 .2
1 0 7 .3
(1 )
(2 )
M in in g .............................................................
1 3 7 .5
1 3 6 .6
1 3 6 .0
1 3 5 .0
1 3 5 .5
1 3 4 .6
1 2 9 .2
.7
6 .4
Contract con stru ctio n ...................................
1 4 7 .8
1 4 6 .1
1 4 6 .2
1 4 6 .4
1 4 5 .9
1 4 5 .0
1 4 0 .1
1 .2
5 .5
M anufacturing................................................
1 3 6 .3
1 3 5 .6
1 3 5 .2
1 3 4 .8
1 3 4 .0
1 3 3 .4
1 2 8 .8
.5
5 .8
Transportation and public utilities...............
1 4 5 .0
1 4 3 .6
1 4 1 .7
1 4 2 .1
1 4 1 .8
1 4 0 .0
1 3 1 .1
1 .0
1 0 .6
Wholesale and retail t r a d e ............................
1 3 5 .7
1 3 5 .3
1 3 4 .5
1 3 3 .8
1 3 4 .1
1 3 3 .0
1 2 9 .7
.2
4 .6
Finance, insurance, and real estate...............
1 3 3 .4
1 ^ 3 .6
1 3 3 .1
1 3 2 .5
1 3 3 .5
1 3 1 .0
1 2 8 .4
-.2
3 .9
S e rvices..........................................................
1 3 5*7
1 3 5 .9
1 3 5 .8
1 3 6 .3
1 3 6 .7
1 3 5 .4
1 3 1 .0
-.2
3 .5
Industry
J u ly
1972-
Aug.
1971-
1972
Au k .
1972
Au r .
Total private nonfarm:
1/ P erc e n t change was 0.1 from June 1972 t o J u ly 1972, the l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
2/ P e rcen t change was 2.8 from J u ly 1971 to J u ly 1972, the l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
NA in d ica tes data are not a v a ila b le .
p*Prelim inary.
NOTE: A ll s e rie s are in current d o llars except where Indicated. The index excludes e ffe c t s o f two types o f changes that are
unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime premiums in manufacturing (the only sector fo r which
overtime data are a v a ila b le ) and the e ffe c t s o f changes in the proportion o f workers in high-wage and low-wage in d u stries. The
seasonal adjustment elim inates the e f fe c t o f changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude each year.
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
1 - LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
_______
..........
..........
2. TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
_______
______
..........
C I V I L I A N LABOR FORCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS
THOUSANDS
TMOUSANOS
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
1963 1964 l96b 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972
3. UNEMPLOYMENT
_______
..........
..........
ALL C I V I L I A N WORKERS
FULL-TIM E WORKERS
MARRIED MEN
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
4. UNEMPLOYMENT
ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS
THOUSANDS
2250
2000
1750
1500
1250
1000
750
500
1963 1964 196b 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972
1963 1964 196J 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
6. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
_______
______
..........
_______
______
.........
ALL C I V I L I A N WORKERS
STATE INSURED ■
MARRIED MEN
TEENAGERS
ADULT WOMEN
ADULT MEN
PERCENT
PERCENT
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1871 1972
1963 19C4 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972
8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PART-TIME WORKERS
FULL-TIM E WORKERS
NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
WHITE
12. 5
10- 0
10.0
7.5
7.5
5.0
5.0
2.5
2.5
1963 1964 l96b 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972
1963 1964 196b 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972
* State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th of the month and represents the insured unemployed under
State programs as a percent of average covered employment. The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance
systems.
0.0
UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
10- UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
BLUE COLLAR WORKERS
SERV IC E WORKERS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS
_______
______
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
PERCENT
9.0
17. 5
8.0
1 5. 0
7.0
1 2. 5
6. 0
10.0
5.0
7.5
4:0
5.0
3.0
2.5
2.0
1 .0
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1468 1969 1970 1971 1472
1 1 . AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT
12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON
_______
______
..........
_______
JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW ENTRANTS
JOB LEAVERS
THOUSANDS
1 7. 5
1 5. 0
12. 5
10.0
7.5
5.0
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
0.0
NONRGRI CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
13. EMPLOYMENT
_______
______
..........
_______
14- MAN-HOURS
TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL
SERVICE-PRODUCING
6Q0DS-PR0DUCING
MANUFACTURING
_______
TOTAL PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL
PRIVATE SERVICE-PROOUCING
GOODS-PROOUCING
MANUFACTURING
THOUSANDS
2000
1750
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
1963
1964
1965
1966
196*7
1966
1969
1910
1911
15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
_______
..........
1963
1919
MANUFACTURING
TOTAL PRIVATE
16
1964
1965
1966
1961
1968
1969
1910
1911
1919
AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING
HOURS
1963
1964
N O TE:
1965
1966
1961
1966
1969
1010
recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.
19H
1919
1963
1964
1965
1966
1961
1968
1969
Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers.
1910
1911
1919
Data for the 2 most
V E T E R A N S AND N O N V E T E R A N S , 2 0 -29 YEARS
H O U S E H O L D DATA - S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D
17 . C I V I L I A N
_______
______
18 . EMPLOYED
l ABOR FORCL
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS
THOUSANDS
10000
9000
8000
7500
7000
6000
5000
5000
4000
2500
3000
2000
1969
19.
UNEMPLOYED
20.
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS
1970
1971
1972
1000
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS
PERCENT
800
12. 5
700
600
10.0
500
400
7.5
300
200
5.0
100
1969
1970
1971
1972
0
1969
1970
1971
1972
2.5
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