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The overall labor force waa about unchanged in August at 110.6 million. Over the past year,
the labor
force has risen by 1.8 million, with both adult men and women contributing to the
increase. During the same period, the teenage labor force has declined by 410,000, due
largely
to the decreasing number of persons In this age group.
Industry

Payroll-Employment

Nonagricultural payroll employment declined by 210,000 in August to 89.5 million, its lowest
level
since April
1979.
Over-the-month
cutbacks were concentrated
In the durable goods
manufacturing industries, which lost 130,000 JobB, and in wholesale and retail trade, which was
down by 80,000. (See table B-l.)
Among the durable goods industries, transportation equipment, which had shown some stability
in recent months, declined
by 50,000 In August. Sizeable job losses also occurred in the
primary metals, fabricated metals, machinery, and
electrical equipment
industries.
Within
nondurable
goods, an increase in apparel employment offset a decline of the same magnitude In
July. Overall, manufacturing employment was down by 115,000, Its thirteenth consecutive monthly

Table A . Major Indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Monthly data

Quarterly averages
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

AUGUST 1982
July Aug.
change

Category
Unemployment held steady in August and the number of nonagricultural payroll Jobs declined,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The Nation's
Jobless rate was 9.8 percent, the same as in July but higher than the rate of 9.5 percent in May
and June.

II

1982

1982

1981

I

II

June

July

Aug.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—was about unchanged
in
August at 99.8 million.
Nonfarm payroll employment—as measured by the monthly survey of
establishments—dropped by 210,000, with continued reductions in manufacturing.
Since the
pre-recession peak of July 1981, the proportion of the population employed has fallen from 58.5
to 57.1 percent.

108,835 109,130
100,784 99,554
9,576
8,050
61,002 62,367
1,043
1,339

Thousands of persons
110,168 110,191 110,522 110,644
99,740 99,764 99,732 99,839
10,790 10,805
10,428 10,427
61,852 61,999 61,842 61,867
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
1,497

122
107
15
25
N.A.

Unemployment
Unemployment declined about in line with seasonal expectations in August, and, after
adjustment
for seasonal movements, the number of unemployed workers remained at 10.8 million.
The overall unemployment rate of 9.8 percent was also unchanged from the prior month at a level
substantially above last year's pre-recession low of 7.2 percent.
Most worker groups
experienced little or no change in unemployment over the month. Overall rates for white (8.6
percent), black (18.8 percent), and Hispanic (14.6 percent) workers were near their July levels.
Similarly, teenage unemployment was about unchanged at 24.0 percent, as were rates for adult men
(8.9 percent) and women (8.2 percent). (See tables A-l and A-2.)

Percent of labor force
Unemployment

rates:

The number of unemployed persons who lost their last job rose in August.
Job losers
accounted for 58 percent of the unemployed; they had comprised 50 percent in July 1981. (See
table A-7.)

7.4
6.1
6.7
19.2
6.5
15.1
9.8
7.1

8.8
7.7
7.6
21.9
7.7
17.4
12.4
8.6

91,172
25,577
65,595

90,408
24,588
65,819

35.3
40.1
3.0

34.8
38.7
2.3

9.5
8.4
8.2
22.8
8.4
18.5
13.3
9.3

9.8
8.8
8.4
24.1
8.7
18.5"
13.9
9.5

9.5
8.7
8.1
22.3
8.4
18.5
13.5
9.4

0
0.1

9.8
8.9
8.2
24.0
8.6
18.8
14.6
9.6

-0.2
-0.1
-0.1

0.3
0.7
0.1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
The average duration of unemployment rose in August to 16.2 weeks, while the median duration
was about unchanged at 8.2 weeks. Joblessness of 15 weeks or more continued to account for a
third of the Jobless total. (See table A-6.)

Thousands of jobs
90,029 89,839 89,662p 89,451p
24,179 23,994 23,880p 23,730p
65,850 65,845 65,782p 65,721p

-211p
-150p
-61p

Total Employment and the Labor Force
Total employment in August was 99.8 million, little changed from the prior month, after
adjustment for seasonality. Since the onset of the recession, total employment has dropped by 1
million. Adult men have accounted for the bulk of this decline, as employment of adult women
actually rose. (See table A-l.)
The number of persons employed as operatives (semi-skilled blue-collar workers) continued to
decline
in August; since July 1981, their total has dropped by 1.7 million. In contrast, there
was an over-the-month increase in the number of service workers, an occupational group that has
grown by 400,000 during the recession. (See table A-3.)




Hours of work
Average weekly hours:

p»preliminary.

34.9
39.1
2.4

34.9
39.2
2.4

34.9p
39.3p
2.4p

o

34.9p
39.Op
2.4p

N.A.-not availabJ

P
-0.3p

Op
e.

- 3 decline.
Elsewhere, in addition to the Job loss in trade, employment was down in both mining
and construction over the month, while rising slightly in finance, Insurance, and real estate.
Hours of Work
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls was 34.9 hours in August, seasonally adjusted, about the level that has generally
prevailed since last September. The factory workweek, however, declined 0.3 hour over the month
to 39.0 hours, erasing the small gains which had occurred over the April-July period. Factory
overtime was unchanged at 2.4 hours. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls declined 0.5 percent in August to 104.5 (1977-100). The manufacturing index
was down 1.4 percent over the month to 87.0 and has fallen by nearly 12 percent over the year.
(See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly and weekly earnings both rose 0.4 percent in August, after seasonal
adjustment.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings were up 2 cents to
$7.69, 39 cents above the year-earlier level. Average weekly earnings, at $271.46, were up
$1.48 over the month and $11.58 over the year. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 149.7 (1977-100) in August, seasonally adjusted, 0.6
percent higher than in July. For the 12 months ended in August, the increase (before seasonal
adjustment) was 6.5 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes unrelated to
underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturing and Interindustry
employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI increased 0.7 percent
during the 12-oonth period ended in July. (See table B-4.)




Explanatory Note
This news release presents statistics from two major
surveys, the Current Population Survey (household
survey) and the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(establishment survey). The household survey provides
the information on the labor force, total employment,
and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked
HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households that is conducted by the Bureau of
the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on
the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on
nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables,
marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information
is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation
with State agencies. The sample includes approximately
177,000 establishments employing about 36 million
people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually collected for and relate to a particular week. In
the household survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the
month, which is called the survey week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond
directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of
technical factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable
variance in results between a survey of a sample and a
census of the entire population. Each of these factors is
explained below.
Coverage, definitions and differences between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are
selected so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is classified as employed,
unemployed, or not in the labor force. Those who hold
more than one job are classified according to the job at
which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work
at all as paid civilians; worked in their own business or
profession or on their own farm; or worked IS hours or
more in an enterprise operated by a member of their
family, whether they were paid or not. People are also
counted* as employed if they were on unpaid leave
because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor
and management, or personal reasons.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of
their eligibility for unemployment benefits or public
assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria:
They had no employment during the survey week; they
were available for work at that time; and they made
specific efforts to find employment sometime during the
prior 4 weeks. Also included among the unemployed are
persons not looking for work because they were laid off

and waiting to be recalled and those expecting to report
to a job within 30 days.
The civilian labor force equals the sum of the number
employed and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed people in the
civilian labor force. Table A-4 presents a special grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force.
The definitions are provided in the table. The most
restrictive definition yields U-l, and the most comprehensive yields U-7. The official unemployment rate
isU-5.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment
survey only counts wage and salary employees whose
names appear on the payroll records of nonagricultural
firms. As a result, there are many differences between
the two surveys, among which are the following:
—The household survey, although based on a
smaller sample, reflects a larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture, the
self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private
household workers;
---The household survey includes people on unpaid
leave among the employed; the establishment survey
does not;
—The household survey is limited to those 16 years
of age and older; the establishment survey is not limited
by age;
—The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once;
in the establishir-nt survey, employees working at more
than one job or s * herwise appearing on more than one
payroll WOLH . ^ e counted separately for each
appearance.
Other differences between the two surveys are
described in "Comparing Employment Estimates from
Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon request.
Seasonal adjustment
Over a course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor
force and the levels of employment and unemployment
undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events
as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing
of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a
large number each Tune, when schools close and many
young people enter the job market. The effect of such
seasonal variation can be very large; over the course of a
year, for example, seasonality may account for as much
as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in
unemployment.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less
regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical
trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from
month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or

increases in the participation of women.in the labor
force, easier to spot. To return to the school's-out example, the large number of people entering the labor
force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to
determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined. However, because the effect of students
finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics
for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is
made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more
useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic
activity.
Measures of civilian labor force, employment, and
unemployment contain components such as age and sex.
Statistics for all employees, production workers,
average weekly hours, and average hourly earnings include components based on the employer's industry. All
these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the components
and combining them. The second procedure usually
yields more accurate information and is therefore
followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted
figure for the civilian labor force is the sum of eight
seasonally adjusted employment components and four
seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the
total for unemployment is the sum of the four
unemployment components; and the official unemployment rate is derived by dividing the resulting estimate of
total unemployment by the estimate of the civilian labor
force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household
survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June
period and again for the July-December period. The
January revision is applied to data that have been
published over the previous 5 years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal adjustment
are calculated only once a year, along with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed at the end
of the next section.
Sampling variability
Statistics based on the household and establishment
surveys are subject to sampling error, that is, the
estimate of the number of people employed and the
other estimates drawn from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the amount
of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard
errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends
upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey,
and other factors. However, the numerical value is
always such that the chances are 68 out of 100 that an
estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than
the standard error from the results of a complete census.
The chances are 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on
the sample will differ by no more than 1.6 times the




standard error from the results of a complete census. At
the 90-percent level of confidence-the confidence limits
used by BLS in its analyses-the error for the monthly
change in total employment is on the order of plus or
minus 279,000; for total unemployment it is 194,000;
and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19
percentage point. These figures do not mean that the
sample results are off by these magnitudes but, rather,
that the chances are 90 out of 100 that the "true" level
or rate would not be expected to differ from the
estimates by more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced
when the data are cumulated for several months, such
as quarterly or annually. Also, as a general rule,
the smaller the estimate, the larger the sampling
error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the estimate
of the size of the labor force is subject to less
error than is the estimate of the number unemployed.
And, among the unemployed, the sampling error for the
jobless rate of adult men, for example, is much smaller
than is the error for the jobless rate of teenagers.
Specifically, the error on monthly change in the jobless
rate for men is .24 percentage point; for teenagers, it is
1.06 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most
current months are based on incomplete returns; for this
reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the
tables. When all the returns in the sample have been
received, the estimates are revised. In other words, data
for the month of September are published in
preliminary form in October and November and in final
form in December. To remove errors that build up over
time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of
employment—against which month-to-month changes
can be measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries and allow for
the formation of new establishments.
Additional statistic! and other Information
In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's
employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide
variety of data in this news release. More comprehensive
statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS. It is available for $3.75
per issue or $31.00 per year from the U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20204. A check or
money order made out to the Superintendent of
Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of the standard errors for the household survey
data published in this release. For unemployment and
other labor force categories, the standard errors appear
in tables B through J of its "Explanatory Notes."
Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the
establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision
due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables
M, O, P, and Q of that publication.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabla A-1. Employment status of tha population by tax and tot

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-2. Employment status of the population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sax, age, and
Hispanic origin

\ug.
1981

July
1982

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1981

Apr.
1982

Hay
1982

Jane
1982

July
19 82

Aag.
1982

WHITE

ma, m*
96,187
64.9
90,279
5,908
6.1

149,569
97,973
65.5
89,595
8,378
8.6

149,536
97,361
65.1
89,189
8,172
8.4

148,144
95,163
64.2
89,221
5,942
6.2

149,249
96,015
64.3
87,988
8,026
8.4

149,250
96,641
64.8
88,450
8,191
8-5

149,429
96,223
64.4
88,173
8,050
8-4

149,569
96,493
64.5
88,137
8,356
8.7

149,536
96,414
64.5
88,133
8,281
8.6

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

51,122
80.0
48,625
2,496
4.9

51,720
79.9
47,870
3,851
7.4

51,566
79.6
47,768
3,799
7.4

50,701
79.4
48,050
2,651
5.2

51,124
79.2
47,393
3,731
7.3

51,394
79-6
47,535
3,859
7.5

51,252
79.3
47,300
3,952
7.7

51,292
79.2
47,256
4,037
7.9

51,269
79.2
47,202
4,067
7.9

Woman, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

36,024
50.9
33,863
2,161
6.0

37,148
51.8
34,331
2,816
7.6

37,241
51.9
34,367
2,874
7.7

36,554
51.6
34,534
2,020
5.5

37,179
52.0
34,489
2,690
7.2

37,428
52.3
34,682
2,746
7.3

37,619
52.5
34,944
2,675
7.1

37,845
52.7
35,067
2,777
7.3

37,716
52.6
35,033
2,683
7.1

9,041
67.2
7,791
1,251
13.8
13.4
14.4

9,105
69.7
7,394
1,711
18.8
19.3
18.3

8,553
65.7
7,054
1,499
17.5
18.0
17.0

7,908
58.7
6,637
1,271
16-1
16.7
15.4

7,712
58.6
6,106
1,606
20.8
22.3
19.2

7,819
59.6
6,233
1,586
20.3
21.2
19.2

7,352
56-1
5,929
1,423
19.4
21-1
17.5

7,356
£6.3
5,814
1,542
21.0
22.6
19.2

7,429
57.1
5,899
1,530
20.6
22.5
18.6

18,266
11,289
61.8
9,451
1,838
16.3

18,600
11,762
63.2
9,447
2,315
19.7

1B,626
11,639
62.5
9,441
2,197
18.9

18,266
11,069
60.6
9,267
1,802.
16.3

18,511
11,170
60.3
9,111
2,058
18.4

18,542
11,335
61.1
9,216
2,120
18.7

18,570
11,253
60.6
9,174
2,079
18.5

18,600
1 1,322
60-9
9,223
2,098
18.5

18,626
11,412
61.3
9,262
2,150
18.8

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,262
74.9
4,559
702
13.3

5,421
75.4
4,481
939
17.3

5,383
74.7
4,472
911
16.9

5,237
74.5
4,524
713
13.6

5,350
74-8
4,445
906
16.9

5,349
74.6
4,439
910
17.0

5,364
74.7
4,447
916
17.1

5,362
74.5
4,459
903
16.8

5,359
74.4
4,437
922
17-2

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
>
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,019
56.1
4,291
729
14.5

5,168
56.4
4,332
836
16.2

5,210
56.8
4,376
834
16.0

5,019
56-1
4,328
691
13.8

5,058
55-6
4,272
787
15.6

5,140
56-4
4,351
788
15.3

5,153
56.4
4,378
775
15.0

5,161
56.4
4,363
798
15.5

5,198
56-7
4,411
787
15.1

Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian tabor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

1,008
44.1
601
407
40.3
40.1
40.8

1,173
52.1
633
540
46.0
45.1
47.1

1,046
46.6
594
452
43.2
40.7
46.0

813
35.5
415
398
49.0
49.9
47.8

761
33.7
395
366
48.1
48.3
47.8

846
37.5
425
421
49.8
50.6
48-9

736
32.6
349
387
52.6
58.1
46.2

799
35.3
40 2
397
49.7
48.3
51.2

855
38.1
414
441
51.6
50.1
53.1

9,400
6,082
64.7
5,487
595
9.8

9,521
6,126
64.3
5,227
899
14.7

9,689
6,222
64.2
5,327
896
14.4

9,400
5,924
63.0
5,340
584
9.9

9,235
5,933
64.2
5,191
743
12-5

9,297
6,001
64.5
5,166
834
13.9

9,428
5,931
62.9
5,131
600
13.5

9,521
5,966
62.7
5,135
832
13.9

9,689
6,087
62.8
5,197
890
14.6

Civilian noninstltutional population'
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women
BLACK
Civilian nonlnstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
;
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian nonlnstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
^
Unemployed
."
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variations;
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




NOTE' Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanlcs are Included
In both the white and black population groups.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

TaMaA-O. Sabctad awploymanl

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-5. Major unamploymant tndlcatora, aaaaonally adjuatad

CHAftACTfRKTK

102,152
39,128
23,317
4.919

101,177
38,375
23,595

100,640
38,961
24,043
4,988

99,340
38,142
23,831
5,095

100,117
38,312
24,213
4,986

99,764
38,354
24,401
5.112

99,73i
38,213
24,223
5,2*7

99.839
38,184
24,300
5,216

CHARACTWirnC
Total, I t vaart and o»*r

52.798
16,020
11,702
6,486
18,990
32,738
13,064
10.896
3,540
5,238
13,475
3,1*1

53,418
16,410
11,857
6,677
18,474
30,541
12,651
9,470
3,284
5,136

53,141
16,621
11,4(0
6.490
18,570
31,611
12,724
10,658
3,530
4,699
13,282
2,753

53,177
16,844
11,501
6,603
16,229
29,924
12,492
9,688
3,401)
4,343
13,555
2,623

53,705
16,816
11,541
6,587
18,759
29,926
12,316
9,585
3,419
4,607
13,738
2,731

1.770
1,778
316

1,856
1,749
311

1,501
1,638

256

1,423
1,664
270

1,541
1/698

90,790
14,831
75.959
1,310
74,6*9
7,124
3 75

89,482
14,868
74,614
1,295
73,319
7,381
398

89,995
15,526
74,469
1,259
73.210
7,103
387

86,322
15,453
72,669
1,192
71,677
7,264
413

89,051
15,422
73,629
1,202
72,427

86,837
72.319
4,957
1,648
3,109
9,561

86,051
70,021
6,456

E u l u d a t p m o n *WI«t • Job but not M « * « " durtna, * • » r v * Y p * * *

91,569
74,467
4,350
1,729
2,621
12,752

90,596
72,335
5,634
2,223
3,611
12,427

53,586
17,053
11,504
6,547
18,482
29,716
12,207
'9,655
3,414
4,441
13,791

2,660

1,530

1,674
250

236

7,269
382

91,282
73,036
5,763
2,211
3,552
12,493

53,685
17,292
11,355
6,567
18f47'1
29,609
12,229
9,453
3,439
4,488
13,63 4
2,750

88,606
15,635
72,970
1.201
71,770
7,319
397

91,020

72,662
5,444
2,064
3,380
12.914

88,541
15,«*3
73,09 8
1,200
71.898

7,258
390

90,5J>1
72,430
5,49 2
2,00 1

53,750
17,023
11,613
6,6 77
18,437
29,165
12,142
9,257
3,268
4,593
13,926
2,711

Aornan r 20yaonjandowr. '.
S o t h a a a t , 14-14 y<

1,568
1,813
254
98,737
15,569
73,168
1,242
71,927
7,352
409

90,508
72,112
5,648
2,0 54
3,594
12,748

Tabla A-6. Duration of unamploymant
(Numbers In thousand*.)

U1

r V w r v unemployed I S w a a k t or lenfw M l p e w i t ef lh« oMII«n U b o r l o n *

3.1

lf-2

Job l o o n • > • p a r e s * a f f l M c M l t a labor form

3.7

4.5

4.9

U-3

U n * r * » o v » d p w K > n < « y « i n » i x l o v w t i t p « a m o f ^ d v i l t w U b « f fore* J S y w a i o d o w

5.2

6.1

6.5

IM

U m m p t o v « l f u B U m . lebasafcart • t poroant of Tha f t f W r i * labor tore*

7.1

8.1

8.6

9.6

U4

Total ummefeyo* M a paraant of «m atvMlan tabor for** (official imaaw*)

7.4

8.3

8.8

9.8

l>4

Total f u l H I m * iobaafcan ph» H parMlrna ,un»>li*ri P*u« H total on port tlm* for
raiipro *• a poroant of tft* civilian labor forca I t * M of tha pan-tima labor fore*

Total t » » W r M | o b a a a * a « r ^ K p a r t - t l c « i a J o b * a a k a n r t ^
oaaaaaroia raotoni ptm dlaaouraaad workart • * I poroant of * • oMUan labor forot pl«M
o * o » m * a * r l w o r f c « a i — ) * of » a parftirwt tabor foroa




7-3
6.0
6.6
19.0

9.4
6.2
6.3
23.0

1,620
1,366
562

2,728
1,856
685

4.0
5.5
10.1

6.0
7.8
11.5

6.9
9.6
7.9

9.2
10.9
10.4

3.9
2.5
2.7
4,7
5.7
9.5
7.0
11.1
6.0
13.2
8.9

3.3
5.6
7.2
13.7
9.6
16.9
10.7
19.2
11.1

6.5
7-9
4.,8
7.9
5.7
4.5
12.0

11.9
10.5
7.0
10.1
7.0
5.3
14.6

2,179
425
316
319
1,117
3,310
965
1,327
3 06
712
1,294
157

2,716
537
460
389
1,330
4,860
1 ,469
1,959
465
967
1,656
200

5,841
853
1,635
899
736
281
1,588
1,410
734
205

8,193
1,035
2,706
1,725
961
407
2,059
1,808
754
262

9.4
9-8
10.2

4.8
3.3
3.5
5.2
6.8
13.5
9.4
16.5
11.8
18.3
11.3
8,3

9.6
10.3
10.7

5.6
6.9
13.9
10.3
16..7
13.0
17-9
9.9
7.2

4.9
3.3
3.7
5.4
6.9
14.4
10.9
17.4
11.6
16.6
10.5
6,1

10.0
19..2
12.3
13.2
11.0
6.9
9.',
6.8
4.6
16. J

10.2
2 0.3
12.0
12.7
11.0
6.1
10.5
7.0
4.6
13.8

4.8
3.1
3.8
5.5
6.7
14.2
10.6
17.5
12.5
17.4
10.6
6.9

9.9
1S.8
11.6
12.2
10.7
6.5
10.6

h n r t n

(PfCOfit)

HA. • not ovaUaU*.

10,605
5,139
3,626
2,040

iNOurrnv*
Nonag/ieuftural prlvata wag* and lalary workart'
Comtructlon
,
Manufacturing
Durabl* goodt.
Nondurabl* aoodi

Tabla A-4. Ranga of unamploymant maaauraa baaad on varying definitions of unamploymant and tha labor forca,
aaaaonally adjuatad

U-7

7,978
3,459
2,825
1,694

^ ^

2.5
3,222
2,716
2,010
.845
1,166

3,778
3,624
3,308
1,445
1,863

3,326
2,469
2*217
1,078
1,139

3,958
3,304
3,015
1,508
1,507

3,874
3,020
3,266
1,634
1,652

3,543
3,458
3,673
1,826
1,847

3,580
1,792
1,788

3,923
3,304
3,631
1,810
1,821

100.0
33.2
32.4
34.4
17.1
17.3

100.0
37.2
29.5
33.4
16.7
16.7

31.4
16.7
16.8

14,6

Total unamplovad..

100.0
40.5
34.2
25.3
10.6
14.7

100.0
35.3
33.8
30.9
13.5
17.4

00.0
4US
30.8
27.7
13.5
14.2

100.0
38.5
32.1
29.3
14.7
14.7

100.0
37.0
31.7
31.4
15.6
15.8

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-9. Employment status of black end other workers

Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

(Numbwi in thousands)

(Number* In thousands)

M*4 seaaonaHy'adfjMaaX

t W M M « r MStNta4

Employment status

Civilian nonlnttitullonai population'
Civilian labor force
Participation rat*
Employed,
i
Unemployed
Unemployment rat*

NUMttn OF UNf MM.OYIO
lnrtl*it)ot>..
On layoff
Ottwlobkxm.
Uftlartjob.,,....
baking ftrtt fob

3.937
1,192
2*745
995
1,975
1,041

6,042
2,010
4,032
912
2,364
1,393

4,106
1,276
2,830
879
2,034
971

100.0
49.5
15.0
34.5

100.0
56.4
18.8
37.6
8.5
22.1
13.0

16.0
35.4
11.0
25.5
12.2

5,906
1,946
3,959
937
2,36*5
1,081

5,901
1,969
3,932

6.J02
2,071
4,231
813
2,372
1,088

4,098
813
2,528
1.249

6,347
2,160
4,167
8 06
2,440
1,328

100.0
57,4
18.9
38.5

100.0
56.9
19.0
37.9

100.0
59.6
19.6
40.0
7.7
22.4
10.3

100.0
57.4
19.3
36. 1
7. 5
23.5
T1.6

100.0
58.1
20.0
36.2
7.4
22.3
12.2

,

Kmq.
1981

Jaly
1982

Aug.
1982

log.
1981

apr.
1962

1982

Jon*
1982

Jaly
1982

lag.
1982

22,254
13,913
62.5
11,873
2,040
14.7

22,795'
14,553
63.8
11,895
2,658
18.3

22,975
14,526
*3.2
11,988
2,538
17.5

22,254
13,632
61.3
11,624
2,008
14.7

22,596
13,768
60.9
11,446
2,322
16.9

22,777
14.097
61.9
11,669
2,429
17.2

22,761
13,947
61.3
11,560
2,367
17.1

2 2,795
14,027
61.5
11,594
2,433
17.3

22,975
14,232
61.9
11,738
2,494
17.5

KRCIMT DttTRnWtrON
Tool unemployed
JetUmn.
On Iryetf
OVwrloblQtwi...
Job leaver*

•

Table A-10. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted

Civilian tabor force

UWIMPLOYID AS A KRCENT OF THE
CIVILIAM LABOR FOftCt

VETERANS
Total. 25 yeart and over
25 to 39 y eat*
25to29 year*
30 to 34 years
35 lo 39 years
40 years and over

Table A-8. Unemployment by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

,

8,561
7,316
1,459
3,266
2,573
1,263

2,682
3,050
1,595

3,201
2.498
1,105

8,209
6,824
1,117
2,757
2,950
1,385

16,378
7,474
5,259
3,645

17,384
7,759
5,720
3,905

7,767
6,699 I
1,260
3,047
2,392 I
1,068 I

7,587
6,263
968
2,536
2,757
1,324

414
377
117
154

15,807
6,924
5,287
3,596

924
504
311
109

NONVETERANS
Total. 25 to 39 years
21 to 29 year*
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 year*

Numb* at
SUM***
Aug.
1981

14 tot 7 yew*.
» uteri andI ever
HvmWtHi
16 to 34 van.
16 to 17 veer*.

ItnlOvun.

»»Mv«aV

.

:




1982

Aug.
1981

Apr.
1982

Ray
1982

Juae
1982

July
1982

7,978
3,643
1,694
746
931
1,949
4,328
3,819
526

10,605
4,494
2,040
834
1,184
2,454
6,288
5,543
770

7.3
14.5
19.0
20. B
17.6
12. 1
5,2
5.5
3,5

9.4
17.6
23.0
24.6
21.9
14.7
7.0
7.4
5.0

9.5
17.4
23.1
25.3
21.3
14.3
7.1
7.7
4.8

9-. 5
17.1
22.3
23.7
21.9
14.4
7.4
7.7
5.4

9. E
17.8
24. 1
26.1
22.8
14.5
7.57.9
5.2

4,385
2,046
926
411
.505
1,120
2,361
2,067
303

6.250
2.537
1,111
466
633
1,426
3,726
3,259
485

7. 1
15.3
19.8
21.5
18.3
12.9
4.9
5.2
3.4

9.4
18.9
24.4
24.7
24.3
16.0
6.9
7.2
5.1

9*6
18.5
24.0
26.3
21.9
1S.5
6.9
7.5
4.7

9.7
18. f
24.:
25.8
24.0
15.6
7.5
8.0
5.0

9.9
19.0
25. 1
29.1
23.4
15.9
7.5
6.1
4.8

3,593
1,597
768
335
426
829
1,967
1,752
223

4,555
1,957
929
368
551
1,028
2,562
2,284
285

7;7
13.7
18.2
20.0
16.9
11.1
5.6
6.0
3.7

9.4
16.1
21.3
24.5
19.4
13.3.
7.2
7.7
4.8

9.5
16.2
22,1
24.1
20.6
12*9
7.4
8.0
5.0

9.1
15.4
20.2
21.4
19*7
12.9
7.2
7.4
6.0

9.6
16.5
23. 1
24. 1
22.2
12.9
7.4
7.7
6.0

ftug.
1932
9.8
24.0
15.2

27.3
16.6
7.5
6.0
5.4
9.5
16.9
22.8
24.2
21.7
T3,7
7.0
7.5
4.6

17,331
7,899
5,561
3,871

NOTE: Vietnam-era veteran* are males who served In the Armed Forces between
August 5. t»64 and May 7,1975. Nonveterans are males who have never served In the

15,454
6,970
4,948
3,536

1,577
835
433
309

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
TaMo A-11.

Employmont status of tho nonlnatiurtional population for ton largo States

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employoss on nonagrlcultural payrolls by Industry
llatnoui.rxjs)

18,059
11,928
11,107

18,374
12,336
11,020
1,316
10.7

18,397
12,303
11,034
1,230
10.2

18,039
11,770
10,950
820
7.0

18,295
12,063
10,943
1,122

7,930
4,603
4,294

8,224
4,663
4,486
379

7,930
4,573
4,273

8,131
4,643
4,243

8,308
5,661
3,205

8,360
5,718
5,066

4,443
3,027
2,809

6,773
4,382
3,899

4,482
2,997
2,743

6,784
4,379
3,742

4,361
3,863
498
11.4

5,707
3,660
3,340
320
8.7
13,407
8,097
7,126

KJ

18,347
12,188
11,033
1,133
9.3

6,784
4,263
3,623
640
15.0
3,690
3,635
3,320
333

13,309
8,161
7,476
683

13,407
7,980
7,415
565

8,038
3,235
4,378
637

8,012
5,071
4,587

9,149
5,593
3,018
575
10.3

9,098
3,331
3,094
437

10,920
7,374
6,835
519
7.0

10,592
7,075
6,699

18,374
12,203
10,916

3,671
4,975
696
12.3

4,486
3,039
2,773
264
8.7

4,490
3,016
2,751

6,783
4,328
3,711
617
14.3

6,764
4,268
3,635

3,694
3,689
3,348

1982

18,397
12,135
10,882
1,253
10.3

91,087

1,200)

8,224
4,832
4,458
374
7.7

8,178
4,690
4,339

8,552
5,611
4,994
617
11.0

2,809
299
9.6
6,784
4,406
3,737
648
14.7

18,322
12,130
10,993
1,137
9.S

4,494
3,066
2,775

6,360
3,665
4,997

4,497
3,078
2,853

6,784
4,333
3,709
624
14.4

89,362

89,1951 9 1 , 3 2 2

90,083

90.166

89,839

89,451

23,637

24,289

24,255

23.994

23,730

1,124

1.099

3,940

3,902

1,145
4,149)

4,167

630.8
627.7
691.2
429.fl
439.2
470.6
389.1]
391.7)
636.3
909.1
1,132.6
935
1 , 3 9 9 . 9 1,458.21 1 , 4 2 6 . 9 1
2 , 5 0 7 . 1 2,328.8 2 , 2 6 2 . 3
2 , 1 0 2 . 3 2,031.6 2 , 0 0 4 . 7
1 , 8 3 0 . 8 1,749.9 1 , 7 3 8 . 6
708.3
714.6
735.8
378.4
390.4
417.0

594.
886.8!
1,423.6
2,224.7
1,996.3
1,670.3

Production worftert
lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures. -.
Stone, clay, and glass products...
Primary metal products
Fabricated matal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.
Miscellaneous manufacturing

705.7
390.8

475
643
1,134
1,610
2,332
2,116
1,901
734
412

1,481
2,389
2,034
1,748

617
443
566
945
1,472
2,377
2,034
1,755
713
390

13,509
8,046
7,362

1,759.6
73.8
829.7
1,260.3
695.5
1,265.*
1,112.0)
220.7)
749.2
239.1

1,627.0
62.0
744.3
1,181.2
663.9
1,269.8
1,083.4
207.9
707.7
216.8

1,672.9
60.8
727.0
1,095.9
659.4
1,262.4
1,075.0
209.3
669.
195.7]

1,733.7
69.2
735.1
1,167.9
660.0
1,261.7
1,075.4
210.8
695.7
212.6

8,036
3,261
4,616
644
12.2

UntmplDvtd ,
Un«mptoym«nt

9,098
3,583
5,150

10,592
7,092
6,684




10,893
7,394
6,851

8,034
3,136
4,498
638
12.4

8,036
3,108
4,312

3,485
4,896
389
10.7
10,817
7,302
6,831
471

10,844
7,315
6,846
469

8,036
3,201
4,363
638
12.3

8,038
3.137
4,484

9,144
5,396
4,870
326

9,149
3,542
4,959

10,869
7,338
6,824

10,693
7,313
6,803

618
442
380
913
1,447
2,276
2,021
1,763
708
389

1.637
67
741
1,161
658
1,269
1,073

1,129
659
1,266
1,069

1,432
2.247
2,008
1.715

63,3621

65.08&I

66,304

Transportation and public utilities .

' 3,18a

3,114

5,051

Wholesale and retail trade

20,664

10,673]

20,598

691
1,271
1,107
216
732
233

1,643
67
773
1,163
664
1,274
1,082
206
706
214

1,165
661
1,274
1,079
207
708
211

65,117

65,685

65,794

65,911

65,843

5,048

5,168

5,094

5,101

5,078

5,041

5,038

20,547 20,650

20,584

20,652

20,595

20,613

20,531

3,298
13,315

5,279
15,232

5,319

5,333

5,342

3.358

5,375

ONo
Ovitxn noo.oil.l itionil population'
Gv>l>m labor

615
442
560
926
1,432
2,322
2,026
1,743
708
367

Production workert
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products .
Peper and allied products
Printing and publishing
. Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

3,703
3,628
3,339
289
6.0

13,491
8,101
7,439

90,370

10,920
7,358
6,867
491

Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and real estate .

3,422

5,429

1,161
653
1,267
1,071

65,721

3.374

5,406

18,771

19,14o|

19,209

19,191 1 8 , 6 3 4

18,929

18,963

19,057

19,077

13,097

15,971

15,082

14,902 1 5 , 6 9 4

15,852

13,853

13.713

15,700

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupenrisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by Industry

Industry
1981
Total private.

Jane
1982

July ,
1982 P!

1982 PI

fcug.
1981

Ape.
1982

Hay
1982

Jane
1982

July
1982

n(
p

l

fcacj. _
1982 p

35.6

35.0

35.2

35.3

35.2

34.9

35.0

34.9

34.9

34.9

Mining

44.2

42.8

42-7

41.9

(2)

(21

(21

(2)

(2)

(2)

Construction

37-1

37.5

38.1

37.7

(2)

(21

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

39.9
3.0

39.3
2.4

39.0
2.3

39.0
2.5

39.9
3.0

39-0
2.4

39.1
2.3

39.2
2.4

39-3
2.4

39.0
2.4

40.2
2.9

39.8
2.3

39-2
2-1

39.3
2.3

40.4
3.0

39.5
2.2

39.6
2.2

39.7
2.3

39.7
2-2

39.5
2.3

39.0
38.6
41. 0
40.3
40.3
40.7
40.0
40.6
40.4
38.9

39.2
37.9
40.8
38.9
39.6
39.6
39.5
41.6
40.2
38.6

38.4
37-0
40.6
38.5
38.9
39^2
39.1
40.6
39.5
38.2

38.6
37.8
40.8
38.7
39.1
39.2
39.2
40.4
39.8
38.6

38.4
38.4
40.7
40.8
40.4
41.1
40.3
41.2
40.6
38.9

37-6
37-4
40.0
38-5
39.4
40.1
39.3
41.1
39.9
38.5

38.5
37.5
40.2
38.5
39.5
39.8
39.4
41.1
40.2
38.7

38.7
37.8
40.4
38.9
3 9.'4
39.6
39.5
41.6
40.2
38.6

38.4
37.8
40.6
38.9
39.5
39.9
39.8
41.0
40.1
38.7

38.0
37.6
40.5
39.2
39.2
39.6
39.4
40.9
40.0
38.6

39.4
3.0

3B.7
2.5

38.6
2.5

38.6
2.7

39.2
2.9

38.4
2.6

38.5
2.5

38.6
2.5

38.7
2.6

38.4
2.6

39.9
40.7
3 9.9
36.3
42.4
37.5
41.4
43.0
40.4
36.9

39.5
38.4
38.1
35.5
42.0
36.9
40.9
44.2
40.1
36.7

40.0
37.4
37.3
35.4
41.8
36.9
40.7
44.0
39.5
35.9

39-9
38.8
37.9
35.5
41.5
37.0
40.3
44.4
39.6
35.9

39.4
(2)
39.8
35.9
42.5
37.3
41.7
42.9*
40.5
36.7

39.4
(2)
37.7
34.7
42.1
37.1
40.7
44.0
39.8
35.6

39.4
(2)
37.9
34.8
41.8
36.8
41.0
44.1
39.9
35.6

39.5
(2)
37.8
35.1
42.0
37.1
41.0
44.1
40.1
35.7

39.9
(2)
37.8
35.2
42.1
37.0
40.9
43.3
40.1
35.9

39.4
(2)
37.8
35.1
41.6
36.7
40.5
44.3
39.6
35.7

Transportation and public utilities

39.5

39.2

39.4

39.4

(2)

(21

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Wholesale and retail trade

32.8

32.7

32.2

31.8

32.0

31.9

31.9

32.0

Wholesale trad*.
Retail trade

38.7
30.9

38.6
30.1

38.7
30.7

38.7
30.8

38.6
30.1

38.3
29.8

38.5
30.0

38.6
29.8

38.5
29.9

38.6
30.0

35.4

36. 1

36.3

36.4

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

32.9

32.8

33.1*

33.1

32.5

32.7

32.7

32-7

32.6

32-7

Durable goods . . .
Overtime hours
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products...
Primary metal products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods.
Overtime hours .
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
,
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products ..
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products ,
Leather and leather products
,

Finance, Insurance, and real estate
Services

,

1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in construction; and to nonsupervlsory workers In transportation and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, Insurance, and real estate; and services.
These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls.




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

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings off production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls by Industry
A n r i Q i weekly earnings

hearty*
Industry

Total private
Seasonally

adjusted

Aatj.
1981

Jane
1982

July
1982 P|

1982

$7.30
7.34

$ 7 . 64
7.67 j

$7.67
7-70

$7.69
7.73

Aug.
1981

Jane
1982

July
,
1982 PI

[$259.88 $267.40 $269.98 $ 2 7 1 . 4 6
258.37
267.68 268.73 2 6 9 . J 8

Mining

10.12

10.82

10-91

10.95

447.30

463.10

!onrtn

10.92

11.41

11.53

11.61

408.41

427.88

439-29

••Mil

8.03

8.50

8.55

8.51

320.40

334.05

333.45

8.59

9.06

9.11

9.09

345.32

360.59

357.11

7.13
5.99
8.41
10.99
8.26
8.84
7.73
10.37
7.55
5.96

7.59
6.30
8.86
11.31
8.83
9.27
8.09
11.21
8.23
6.41

7.63
6.33
8-93
11.38
8.85
9.31
8.18
11.26
8.30
6.40

7,61
6.36
8.92
11.45
8.88
9.34
8.25
11.21
8.35
6.37

278.07
231.21
344.81
442.90
332.88
359.79
309.20
421.02
305.02
231.84

297.53
238.77
361.49
439.96
349-67
367.09
319.56
466.34
330.85
247.43

292.99
234.21
362.56
438.13
344.27
364.95
319.84
457.16
327.85
244.48

7.23

7.70

7.77

7.73

284.86

297-99

299-92

7.48
8.70
5.65
4.96
8.67
8.25
9.19
11.32
7.23
4.97

7.90
10.35
5.79
5.18
9.28
6.66
9-95
12.53
7.64
5.36

7-87
10.32
5.81
5-18
9.40
8-72
10.01
12.40
7.67
5-31

7.84
9.42
5.82
5-19
9-40
8.76
10.01
12.39
7.63
5.38

298.45
354.09
225.44
180.05
367.61
309.38
380.47
486.76
292.09
183.39

312.05
397.44
220.60
183.89
389.76
319.55
406.96
553.83
306.36
196.71

314.80
385.97
216-71
183-37
392-92
321-77
407.41
545.60
302.97
190.63

Transportation and public utilities

9.37

10.20

10.26

10.41

389.87

399.84

404.24

Wholesale antf retail trade

5,94

6.20

6-20

194.83

199.02

202i12

7.65
5.25

8.01
5.47

8.06
5.47

8.09
5.47

296.06
162.23

309.19
164.65

311.92
167.93

6.38

6.71

6.77

6.84

232.23

242.23

245.75

6.41

6.84

6.86

6.90

210.89

224.35

227.07

Baav^4)AWfvwv4*

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products . . . .
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and real estate
Services
* See footnote 1, table B-2.




p = preliminary.

465.86

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

workers1 on private nonagrtcultural payrolls by industry

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or
Q977 »100)

» . . « « .

fleaionally sdhisted
POfCOMt

change
frees:

Industry
Aug.
| 1981

Aug.
1982 p

June
1982

! July
1982 p

147.6
92 4
159.6
139.1
152.4
147.3
144.9

148.5
92.3
161.6
140.7
153.3
147.7
145.2

149.1
N.A.
162.0
141.6
153.4
149.8
145.6

146.9
146.6

148.2
147.6

149.8
148.4

Aug.
1981

Apr.
1982

May
1982

June
1982

July
1982 p

Aug.
1982 p

6.5
(2)
8.3
6.0
7.3
5.8
4.7

140.5
92.5
(4)
132.8
143.5
141.6
139.7

146.3
93.7
(4)
138.7
150.8
146.9
143.7

147.7
93.7
(4)
139.9
151.8
148.2
145.1

148.1
93.1
(4)
139.7
152.5
149.1
145.2

148.8
92.9
(4)
140.5
153.3
148.3
145.4

149.7
N.A.
(4)
140.7
154.0
149.8
146.2

0.6
(3)
(A)
.1
.4
1.0
.5

7.3
7.5

140.1
139.2

144.9
145.1

148.0
146.5

147.2
147.3

148.5
148.5

150.3
149.7

1.2
.8

Aug.
1981Aug.
1982

Total private nonfarnc
140.0
91.9
149.5
133.6
142.9
Transportation and public iitMHIss . 1 4 1 . 6
139.1
Wliultult •mliiuil luda

Pomtsnt (ITT) don MI
Mining

Finance, Insurance, and
reeJeetate .1.

139.7
138.0

1
2
3
4

See footnote 1, table B-2.
Percent change was .7 from July 1981 to July 1982, the latest month available.
Percent change was -.2 from June 1982 to July 1982, the latest month available.
and/or
Mining is not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative to the trend-cycle
components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
N.A. - not available.
p • preliminary.

July
1982Aug.
1982

irregular

Table B-5. Indexes off aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagrtcultural
payrolls by Industry
(1977 »100)

1981

Jane
1982

July
1982

1982

1981

Apr.
1982

1982

Jane
1982

Jul?
1982

Aug.
1982

AU3-

110.4

106.4

106.4

106.4

108.5

105.2

105.7

104.9

105.0

104.5

103-7

93.6

91-9

92.3

102.0

93-0

93.3

91.9

91.8

90.5

Mining

145.6

130.9

128.1

125.0

142.9

138.4

133.6

128.2

126.8

122.8

Construction . . . .*

118.4

107.6

111.4

110.9

107.4

100.9

104-5

101.0

102.2

,100.9

98.9

89.2

86.4

87.2

99.0

89-3

89.2

88.4

88.2

87.0

98.0

87.5
82-7
88.1
83.3
70-9
84.8
94.7
98.0
82.9
108.3
84.3

84.3
81.6
83.9
82.5
67.8
81.3
89.8
94.8
80.2
104.8
80.6

83-5
82.5
88.3
84.1
66.3
81.5
87.6
94.9
75.0
104.9
85.4

99.6

111.9
107.6
91.6
114.7
91.4

87.8
77.6
87.8
80.2
73.6
85.8
99-2
97-8
81.4
107.4
84.2

87.8
79.5
88.1
81.1
71.0
85.5
98.0
98.0
82.3
108.5
84.4

86.7
79.8
88.5
80.4
70.1
84.0
94.4
97.7
82.6
107.2
•83.6

86.5
79.8
88.8
81.2
69.0
84.1
92.6
97.7
83.4
106.9
84.4

84.8
78-6
88.5
81.6
67.5
82.4
90.2
96.5
79-7
105.6
84.1

100.2
106,8
101.5
105.8
102.2
92.8

91.6
94.4
84.8
75.8
88.4
93.5
105.0
96.0
98.0
95.1
82.6

89.6
99.1
80.4
72.4
81.2
92.2
104.1
94.0
98.5
90.9
72.2

78.9

98.1
96.7
104.8
89.3
95.3
99.5
107-0
102.2
102.5
103.6
91.0

91.5
95.5
89.6
76.0
85.3
94.0
106.2
95.3
96.5
94.0
79.5

91.4
96.2
88.7
77.0
85.3
92.8
105.5
95.7
96.7
94.6
78.1

91.0
95.4
91.6
74.8
85.8
92.5|
105.9
94.9
95.9
94.9
78.4

90-7
97.4
91.2
74.9
83.3
92.9
105.3
94.2
94.2
94.7
75.7

90-3
95.1
94.4
74.3
85.8
91.6
104.2
94.0
97.9
93.2
77.0

114.4

114.3

112.1

111.9

112.5

112.1

112.2

112.2

Total private
Goods producing

Manufacturing
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal products . . . ?
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except.electrlcal
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products..
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing

91.7
98.2

94.5
91.8

96.7
108.7
105.5
85.8
114.0
92.8
100.3
105.9
109.5
89.7

96.9

92.6
104.2
98.5
74.6
87.3
92.0
104.4

93.9
100.7

92.2

87.3
98.7
91.8

93.4
97.8

114.1

113.4

Transportation and public utilities

105.9

103.6

102.6

102.6

105.2

102.8

102.6

102.2

101.9

101.8

Wholesale and retail trade

108.9

106.9

108.0

107.9

106.9

105.5

106.5

105.81

106.1

105.7

113*0
107.4

110.7
105.5

110.5
107.0

110.1
107.0

112.4

109.5
103.9

110.3
105.1

110.0
104.2

109.5
104.7

109.4
104.3

117.0

117.9

117.4

117.6

117.8

121-5

121.8

121.9

121.8

122.2

Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and real estate


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* See footnote 1, table B-2.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

—

104.8
119.6

118.5

119.3

119.6

121.7

123.2

124.9

124.6

117,9
119-3

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment 1 increased

Table B-6.

Over 1 -month span

Over 3-month span

Over 6-month span

Over 12-month span

1979
January
February
March

64.2
61.6
65.6

68.
68.
65.

72.3
71.0
68.8

73.
70.
69.

April
May
June

51.6
61.8
62.4

65.
62.
63.

63.7
59.4
53.5

65.
59,
57.

July
August
September

54.3
53.5
48.9

53.2
48.4
53.8

58.
49.
49.

57.
55,
52.

October
November
December*•••• • • •

61.8
50.3
51.1

51.6
54.0
51.1

51.
51.
47,

46.0
39.8
35.5

January
February
March

53.8
48.9
49.2

50.
47.
35,

39.8
34.1
29.3

30.9
32.3
32.8

April
May
June

29.0
32.8
29.6

28.
23.
28.

23.1
26.6
28.8

33.9
31.7
32.3

July
August.
September

35.2
64.0
61.0

34.1
51.6
69.1

35.8
44.1
59.1

31.7
33.9
33.9

October
November

62.6
59.4
54.6

67.2
64.2
58.9

71.2
64.0
61.0

39.5
50.8
62.6

January
February
March

56.7
48.7
51.1

53.5
52.2
60.2

64.8
65.9
67.2

73.9
71.0
70.4

April
May
June

68.3
65.3
54.0

70.
70,
65,

67.
67.
67.

62.1
50.0
43.3

July
August
September

59.9
50.3
50.3

59.
57,
40.

51,
39.
33.

35.
33,
31.

October.
November
December

34.7
28.2
31.2

30,
26.
23,

30.
27.
24.

27.
27.
25.

January
February
March

32.5
42.5
35.8

28,
31.
33.

21.
27,
27,

23.4p
24.5p

April
May
June

40.9
51.1
32.0

37.1
35.8
38.4p

3l.2p
32.8p

July
August
September

45.2p
44.6p

34.4p

1980

1981

1982

October
November
December
1
Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1,3, and 6 month spans, on
payrolls of 186 private nonagiicultural industries,
p = preliminary.




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

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