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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

AUGUST 1983

Employment continued to increase in August and unemployment was little changed, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor announced today. Both-the overall
unemployment rate, 9.4 percent, and the civilian worker rate, 9.5 percent, *ere about unchanged
from July levels but were down 1.3 percentage points from last December's highs.
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—advanced by nearly
300,000 in August, continuing a strong upward trend. Because of increased strike activity,
nonfarm payroll employment—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—dropped by
410,000. Workers on strike, who are not counted as employed in the establishment survey because
they are not on a payroll, increased by 7*0,000 over the month. (Persons on strike are counted
as employed—"with a job job but not at work"—in the household survey.) After allowance for
strike activity, payroll employment continued the sharp growth that has averaged about 335,000
per month since March.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons in August, at 10.7 million, seasonally adjusted, and the
civilian unemployment rate, 9.5 percent, were about unchanged over the month, following sharp
declines in July. The August unemployment level was 1.3 million below last December's high.
(See table A-2.)
There was little over-the-month change in unemployment rates among the major labor force
groups.
For example, the jobless rates for adult men (8*8 percent), adult women (8.0 percent),
teenagers (23.0 percent), whites (8.2 percent), blacks (20.0 percent), and Hispanics (12.9
percent) were either unchanged or little different from their July rates.
This pattern also
prevailed among married men, married women, and women maintaining families. The highest
incidence of unemployment continued to be among black teenagers, with a jobless rate of 53.0
percent. (See tables A-2, A-3, and A-6.)
Long-duration unemployment declined for the second straight month. Since June, the number
of very long-term unemployed, those jobless for 6 months or longer, has decreased by half a
million. The mean duration of unemployment topped sharply over the month, from 21.7 to 19.9
weeks, following a smaller decline the previous month. The median duration registered its third
consecutive monthly decline by falling one full week. (See table A-7.)
The distribution of the unemployed among job losers, job leavers, reentrants to the labor
force, and new entrants was little changed, with job losers accounting for 58 percent of all
unemployed persons.
Job losers on layoff accounted for about 15 percent of the .jobless in
August—considerably below the recession high of nearly 23 percent recorded last September.
(See table A-8.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force
Civilian employment (as measured by the household survey) edged upward by nearly 300,000
over the month to 101.6 million, with most of the Increase among adult women. Since December
1982, the number of employed persons has grown by 2.5 million, with adult men and women sharing
about equally in the increase. (See table A-2.)
At 112.3 million, the civilian labor force in August was about 400,000 above the previous
month's figure, after adjustment for seasonality. Adult women and teenagers accounted for the




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- 2 increase, as the adult male labor force was about unchanged. Over the past year, the labor
force increased by 1.7 million, with adult men up by 1 million and adult women by 900,000. The
teenage reduction stemmed from declines In their population.
Industry Payroll Employment

affected employment growth in three key
durable
goods
manufacturing
Industries
in
August—electrical
and
electronic
equipment,
machinery, and transportation equipment..
Employment in fabricated metals rose by 25,000. In nondurable goods industries, there was a
decrease of 25,000 in the food processing industry, while employment In the rubber and plastics
industry rose by 10,000.

The number of employees on nonagrlcultural payrolls fell by 410,000 In August to 89.8
million, seasonally adjusted.
However, the establishment survey data were significantly
affected by a nationwide strike of some 700,000 communications workers. The payroll survey
counts as employed only those persons who were paid wages or salaries during the pay period
including the survey reference week. After allowing for the strike-caused reduction in payroll
jobs, there was an increase of about 300,000 over the month and 1.8 million since last December.
(See table B-l.)

Strong employment increases continued in construction in August, which rose by 55,000.
There was also continued growth in the services industry—up 105,000; more than 600,000
employees have been added to service payrolls In the past 6 months. The other service-producing
industries—trade, government, and finance, insurance, and real estate—showed little growth
over the month.

The major effect of the strike was in transportation and public utilities (which Includes
the communications Industry), where employment declined by 655,000 over the month. Strikes also

The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was
unchanged in August at 35.0 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek edged up 0.1
hour, as overtime hours rose. The average workweek in both the transportation equipment and
primary metals Industries was up by 0.4 hour. (See table B-2.)

Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

The index of aggregate weekly hours declined by 0.8 percent to 105.2 (1977-100), reflecting
the employment loss due to increased strike activity. The manufacturing index was 90.3, up 0.2
percent in August and 8.7 percent since last December's low. (See table B-5.)

Monthly data

Quarterly averages

July August
dungs

Category
1982

1983

1983

J u l y 1 Augt

II
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Thou—ads o f
Labor f o r c e 1/
T o t a l employment 1/.
Civilian labor f o r c e . . .
C i v i l i a n employment.
Unemployment
Not i n l a b o r f o r c e
Discouraged w o r k e r s .

persons

111,754 1 1 2 , 1 9 3 TT2T52T 113,666 137519"
101,386 100,755 101,603 102,454 102,949
110,088 110,528 111,156 111,932 111,875
99,720 99,090 99,933 100,786 101,285
10,369 11,439 11,222 11,146 10,590
6 1 , 9 3 2 6 2 , 9 7 7 62,801 6 2 , 1 9 3 6 2 , 4 3 1
1,764
1,487
N.A.
N.A.
1,709

113,943

—56T-

103,245
112,261
101,563
10,699
62,179
N.A.

296
386
278
109
-252
N.A.

9.4
9.5
8.8
8.0
23.0
8.2
20.0
12.9

0.1
0
0
0.1
0.2
0
0.5
0.6

Thousands of jobs
89,452 89,844 90,202p 89,791p
23,341 23,518 23,728p 23,815p
66,110 J56,326 66,474p 65,976p

-411p
87p
-498p

Percent of labor force
Unemployment r a t e s :
A l l w o r k e r s 1/
All c i v i l i a n workers.
A d u l t men
A d u l t women
Teenagers
Whit
Black
Hispanic o r i g i n . . . .

9
9,
8.
8.
22
8
18.6

10.2
10.3
9.7
8.9
22.8
9.1
20.1
15.9

89,938
24,178
65,760

88,815
23,088
65,727

34.9
39.1
2.3

34.8
39.5
2.5

9.9
10.1
9.4
8.5
23.3
8.8
20.7
14.1

9.8
10.0
9.0
8.6
23.6
8.6
20.6
14.0

9.3
9.5
8.8
7.9
22.8
8.2
19.5
12.3

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Nonfarm p a y r o l l employment
Goods-producing i n d u s t r i e s . . .
Service-producing i n d u s t r i e s .

Hours of work
Average weekly h o u r s :
Total p r i v a t e nonfarm..
Manufacturing
Manufacturing o v e r t i m e .
1/
Includes the resident Armed Forces,
p- preliminary.




35.0
40.1
2.8

35.1
40.1
2.9

35.Op
40.2p
3.Op

Hours of Work

35.0p
40.3p
3.2p

Op
O.lp
0.2p

N.A.-not available.

Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly and weekly earnings both declined by 0.7 percent in August, seasonally
adjusted, as a result of the strike-induced employment reductions in transportation and public
utilities and several other high-wage industries.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average
hourly earnings were $7.94, down 5 cents over the month but up 24 cents over the year. Weekly
earnings, at $281.08, were down $1.77 from July but up $10.04 over the year. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 155.0 (1977-100) in August, seasonally adjusted, 0.1
percent lower than in July. For the 12 months ended In August, the Increase (before seasonal
adjustment) was 3.6 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 2.1 percept
during the 12-month 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 189,000 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 15 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. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
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 labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 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 overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
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:
— T h e 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, private household workers, and members of
the resident Armed Forces;
— T h e household survey includes people on unpaid leave
among the employed; the establishment survey does not;
— T h e household survey is limited to those 16 years of age
and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age;
— T h e household survey has no duplication of individuals,
because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or
otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
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 June,
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 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. Ail 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 labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted
civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed
Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally
adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and
the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of
the 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 335,000; for
total unemployment it is 240,000; and, for the overall
unemployment rate, it is 0.21 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" le/el or rate would not be expected to d-tfer from
the estimates bv 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 .29 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.28 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 statistics 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 $6.00 per issue or $39.00 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

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabia A-1. Employmant atatua off tha population, including Armad Forcoa In tha Unltad States, by sax
(Numbers in thousands)

July
1983

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1982

Auq.
1983

Apr.
1983

May
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

TOTAL
Nonlnstitutional population1
Labor force1
Participation rata*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armad Forcaa
Civilian amployad
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Induatrlaa —
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In labor force

4,200
3,57o
65-2
2,806
b9.1
1,b89
1,177
3,916
7,262
0,710
9.4
0 , o 2a

175,970
115,644
63.7
104,937
59.6
1,664
103,273
4,129
59,144
10,707
9.3
60,326

176,122
115,260
65.4
104,849
59.5
1,682
103,167
3,988
9 9 , 179
10,411
9.0
60,862

174,200
112,303
64.5
101,372
58.2
1,689
99,683
3,429
96,254
10,931
9.7
61,897

175,465
112,457
64.1
101,129
57.6
1,671
99,458
3,371
96,088
11,328
10. 1
63,008

175,622
112,418
64.0
101,226
57.6
1,669
99,557
3,367
96,190
1 1 , 192
10.0
63,204

175,793
113,600
64.6
102,454
5S.3
1,668
100,786
3,522
97,264
1 1 , 146
9.8
62,193

175,970
113,539
64.5
102,949
58.5
1,664
101,285
3,527
97,758
10,590
9.3
62,431

176,122
113,943
64.7
103,245
58.6
1,682
101,563
3,489
98,074
10,699
9.4
62,179

3 , 173
5,135
78.J
9 , 195
71.2
1,551
7,644
5,S41
9.1

84,099
66,568
79.2
60,471
71.9
1,521
58,950
6,097
9.2

84,173
6 5,973
78.4
60,183
71.5
1,538
58,645
5,790

83,173
64,055
77.0
57,710
69.4
1,551
56,159
6,345
9.9

83,856
64,207
76.6
57,47b
68.5
1,530
55,946
6,731
10.5

83,931
64,276
76.6
57,656
68.7
1,528
5 6 , 128
6 , 6 20
10.3

84,014
64,816
77. 1
f8,464
69.6
1,525
56,939
6,351
9.8

84,099
64,664
77. 1
58,625
69.7
1,521
57,104
6,238
9.6

8 4 , 173
64,814
77.0
58,570
69.6
1,538
57,032
6,24 4
9.6

51,027
48,440
53.2
43,671
48.0
138
43,533
4,769
9.8

91,871
49,076
53.4
44,466
48.4
143
44,323
4,610
9.4

91,94 9
49,287
53.6
C4,666
48.6
144
44,522
4,621
9.4

91,027
48,248
53.0
43,662
48.0
138
43,524
4,586
9.5

91,609
48,251
52.7
43,653
47.7
141
43,512
4,597
9.5

91,691
48,142
52.5
43,569
47.5
141
43,428
4,572
9.5

91,779
48,784
53.2
43,990
47.9
143
43,847
4,795
9.8

91,871
48,675
53.0
44,324
48.2
143
44,181
4,351
8.9

91,949
49,130
53.4
44,675
48.6
144
44,531
4,455
9. 1

Men, 16 year* and o *
Nonlnstitutional population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Women, 16 years and c
Nonlnstitutional population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*

' Labor force as a percent of the nonlnstitutional population.
4
Total employment as a percent of the nonlnstitutional population.
* Unemployment aa a percent of the labor force (including the resident Armed
Forces).

' The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
columns.
* Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-2. Employmant status of tha civilian population by sax snd aga
(Numhrs tn thousand*)

July
1983

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

May
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

TOTAL
Civilian nonlnstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

17*.,511
111,887
b4.S»
13 1 , 177
58.6
10,710
9.6

174,306
113,980
65.4
103,273
59.2
10,707
9.4

174,440
113,578
65. 1
103,167
59. 1
10,411
9.2

172,511
110,614
64. 1
99,683
57.8
10,931
9.9

173,794
110,786
6 3.7
99,458
57.2
11,328
10.2

173,953
110,749
63.7
99,557
57.2
11,192
10.1

174,125
111,932
64. 3
100,786
57.9
1 1 , 146
10.0

174,306
111,875
64.2
1 0 1 , 2e5
58.1
10,590
9.5

174,440
112 , 26 1
64.4
101,563
58. 2
10,699
9.5

73,774
58,394
79.2
i>3,516
72.5
2,611
50,*05
4,877
6.4

74,927
59,492
79.4
54,570
72.8
2,742
51,828
922
8.?

75,012
59,351
79.1
54,586
72.8
2,696
51,890
4,76 5
8.0

73,774
58,064
78.7
52,832
71.6
2,433
50,399
5,232
9.0

74,611
58,454
78.3
52,752
70.7
2,40 4
50,348
5,702
9.8

74,712
58,506
78.3
52,901
70.8
2,443
50,458
5,605
9.6

74,814
58,804
78.6
53,516
71.5
2,529
50,987
5,288
9.0

74,927
59,016
78.8
53,808
71.8
2,544
51,264
5,208

75,012
58,945
78.6
53,771
71.7
2,496
51,275
5,174

,035
,648
52.6
,831
48.0
b8d
.143
,818
8.7

84,122
4a,150
52.5
40,544
48.2
758
39,786
3,606
8.2

84,224
44,582
52.9
40,843
48.5
731
40,112
3,739
8.4

83,035
44,039
53.0
40,368
48.6
590
39,778
3,671
8.3

83,794
44,238
5 2.8
40,509
4 8.3
622
39,886
3,729
8.4

83,899
44,228
52.7
40,484
48.3
5 97
39,887
3,744
8.5

84,008
4U,648
53.1
40,789
48.6
636
40,153
3,859
8.6

84,122
44,685
53.1
41,164
48.9
607
40,557
3,521
7.9

84,224
45,003
53.4
41,394
49. 1
630
40,764
3,609
8.0

15,702
S,845
62.7
7,830
49,9
617
7,213
2,015
20.5

15,257
10,338
67.8
8,159
53.5
629
7,530
2 , 179
21.1

15,204
9,644
63.4
7,737
50.9
56 1
7,177
1,907
19.8

15,702
8,511
54.2
6,483
41.3
406
6,077
2,028
23.8

15,389
8,094
52.6
6,197
40.3
344
5,853
1,897
23.4

15,342
8,015
52.2
6,172
40.2
327
5,845
1,843
23.0

15,303
8,48C
55.4
6,461
42.4
357
6,124
1,999
23.6

15,257
8,173
53.6
6,313
41.4
376
5,937
1,660
22.8

15,204
8,313
54.7
6,397
42.1
36 2
6,035
1,916
23.0

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 10 years
Civilian nonlnstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




1

Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian nonlnstitutional population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabic A-3. Employment status of ths civilian population by race, sax, ago, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1
Aug.
1982

July
1983

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

May
1983

Apr.
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

WHITE
149,536
97,361
65.1
89,189
59.6
6,172
6.4

150,959
98,911
65.5
91,012
60.3
7,899

e.o

151,003
98,649
65.3
90,908
60.2
7,742
7.8

149,536
96,375
64.4
87,979
58.8
8,396
8.7

150,518
96,287
64.0
87,709
58.3
8,577
8.9

150,671
96,362
64.0
87,777
58.3
8,585
8.9

150,610
97,250
64.5
88,880
58.9
8,370
8.6

150,959
97,341
64.5
89,382
59.2
7,959
8.2

151,003
97,602
64.6
89,573
59. 3
8,02 9
8.2

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

51,566
79.6
47,768
7J.8
3,799
7.4

52,367
79.7
48,654
74. 1
3,713
7.1

52,248
79.5
48,610
74.0
3,637
7.0

51,260
79.1
47,142
72.8
4,118
8.0

51,459
78.7
47,049
71.9
4,409
8.6

51,589
78.7
47,150
72.0
4,440
8.6

51,771
78.9
47,710
72.7
4,060
7.8

51,919
79.0
47,935
73.0
3,984
7.7

51,888
79.0
47,892
72.9
3,997
7.7

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

37,241
51.9
34,367
47.9
2,874
7.7

37,646
51.8
35,026
48.2
2,620
7.0

38,022
52.3
35,305
48.5
2,717
7.1

37,658
52.5
34,929
48.7
2,729
7.2

37,683
52.1
34,972
48.3
2,711
7.2

37,703
52.0
34,961
48.3
2,742
7.3

38,124
52.6
35,287
48.6
2,837
7.4

38,242
52.6
35,668
49.1
2,574
6.7

38,433
52.8
35,843
49.3
2,590
6.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

8,553
65.7
7,054
54.2
1,499
17.5
16.0
17.0

8,898
70.7
7,332
58.3
1,566
17.6
17.5
17.7

8,379
66.8
6,992
55.7
1,387
16.6
16.7
16.4

7,457
57. 3
5,908
45.4
1,549
20.8
22.5
18.9

7,145
56.0
5,688
44.6
1,457
20.4
21.7
19.0

7,069
55.7
5,666
44.6
1,403
19.8
20.2
19.4

7,355
58.2
5,883
46.5
1,472
20.0
19.8
20.2

7,180
57.1
5,779
45.9
1,401
19.5
20.4
18.5

7,281
58.0
5,83 9
46.5
1,442
19.8
21.1
18.4

18,626
11,639
62.5
9,441
50.7
2,197
18.9

18,942
12,186
64.3
9,717
51.3
2,469
20.3

18,966
11,997
63.3
9*63 3
50.8
2,364
19.7

18,626
11,400
61.2
9,220
49.5
2,180
19. 1

18,851
11,631
6T.7
9,209
48.8
2 , 423
20.8

18,680
11,672
61.8
9,270
49.1
2,402
20.6

18,911
11,783
62.3
9,352
49.5
2,432
20.6

18,942
11,764
62.1
9,469
50-0
2,295
19.5

18,966
11,745
61.9
9,398
49.6
2,347
20.0

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio3
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,383
74.7
4*472
62.1
911
16.9

5,661
76.8
4,614
62.6
1,046
18.5

5,609
76.0
4,620
62.6
989
17.6

5,366
74.5
4,419
61.3
947
17.6

5,540
75.7
4,415
60.3
1,125
20.3

5,512
75.1
4,418
60.2
1,094
19.8

5,597
76. 1
4,522
61.5
1,075
19.2

5,611
76.1
4,564
61.9
1,047
18.7

5,584
75.6
4,556
61.7
1,028
18.4

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 7
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,210
56.6
4,376
47.7
834
16.0

5,331
57,0
4f450
47 6
881
16.5

5,347
57.1
4,443
47.4
905
16.9

5 , 183
56.5
4,386
47.8
797
15.4

5,265
56.6
4,372
47.0
89 3
17.0

5,348
57.4
4,431
47.6
917
17. 1

5,283
56.6
4,384
47.0
900
17.0

5,328
57.0
4,477
47.9
851
16.0

5,322
56.8
4,447
47.5
874
16.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

1,046
46.6
594
26.5
452
43.2
40.7
46.0

1,194
53.7
653
29.3
542
45.3
44.6
46.3

1,041
46.9
570
25.7
471
45.2
46.6
43.7

851
37.9
415
18.5
436
51.2
50.5
52.1

827
37.0
422
18.9
405
49.0
48.0
50.0

812
36.4
421
18.9
391
48.2
53.1
42.3

903
40.5
446
20.0
457
50.6
51.1
50.0

825
37.1
428
19.2
397
48.1
47.6
48.8

839
37.8
394
17.8
445
53.0
56.8
48.9

9,689
6,222
64.2
5,327
55.0
896
14.4

9,640
6,246
64.8
5,448
56.5
798
12.8

9,690
6,316
65.2
5,520
57.0
795
12.6

9,689
6,045
62.4
5,162
53.3
883
14.6

9,665
6,206
64.2
5,304
54.9
90 2
14.5

9,747
6 , 167
63.3
5,318
54.6
849
13.8

9,738
6,253
64.2
5,379
55.2
874
14.0

9,640
6,079
63.1
5,331
55.3
748
12.3

9,690
6,124
63.2
5,333
55.0
790
12.9

Civilian noninstitutional population..
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

BLACK
Civilian noninstitutional population . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed . . . '
Unemployment rate

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

I
1
The population figurea are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
* Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.




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 Hlspanlcs are included
in both the white and black population groups.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-4. Selected employment indicators
(Humbert In thousands)

Category
Aug.
1*82

July
1983

101,177
38,37 5

103,273

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

103,167
38,653
24,323
5,053

99,683
38,121
24,235
5,208

99,458
37,523

101,563
38,308

24,640

24,972

4,944

100,766
37,925
24,335
5,016

101,285
38,293

24,371

99,557
37,560
24,229
4,942

5,088

5,104

1,663
1,583

1,664
1,566
245

CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

5 , 143

38,484
23,925
5,012

1,856
1,749
31t

2,062
1,719
348

1,998
1,691

1,548
1,620
255

1,560
1,607
208

1,595
1,558
229

1,636
1,608

299

26 3

259

89,482
14,868
74,614
1,295
73,3^19
7,381
398

91,100
15,100
76,000
1,404
74,596
7,689
355

91,108
15,006
76,101
1,365
74,736
7,704
367

88,576
15,562
73,014
1,227
71,787
7,338
408

8 8 , 187
15,518
72,668
1,205
71,463
7,528
353

88,395
15,523
72,872
1,228
71,644
7,408
335

89,354
15,498
73,856
1,317
72,539

89,765
15,615
74,150
1,286
72,864

7,493
345

7,598
320

86,851
70,021
6,456
2,194
4,262
9,574

87,767
71,192
6,686
1,773
4,913
9,889

87,513
71,437
6,423
1,782
4,641
9,653

90,486
72,045

92,267

90,941

73,594

5,820
2,100
3,720
12,621

6,082
1,871
4,211
12,592

72,975
5,928

90,539
72,978
5,729

92,253
74,004
5,636

1,702
4,027
11,833

1,809

23,595

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers

Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers

89,995
15,697
74,299
1,290
73,009
7,658
376

PERSONS AT WORK'
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons

1,685
4,243

12,038

3,826
12,614

91,986

73,495
5,789
1,718
4,071
12,701

1
Excludes persons "with a Job but not at work" during the survey period for such
reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.

Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
(Percent)

1983

1982

II
U-1

III

IV

1983

II

June

July

Aug.

Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force

3.0

3.3

4.0

4.2

4.0

4. 1

3.9

3.6

5.5

6.0

6.6

6. 1

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

U-2

Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force

U-3

Unemployed-persons 25 years and over as a percent of the
civilian labor force
Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time
civilian labor force

7,1

7.6

8.3

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.3

9.3

9.8

10.6

10.3

9.9

9.7

9.4

9.4

U-6a

Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, Including the
resident Armed Forces

9.3

9.8

1&.5

10.2

9.9

9.8

9.3

9.4

U-5b

Total unemployed as a percent of the Chilian labor force

9.4

10.0

10.7

10.3

10.1

10.0

9.5

9.5

U-6

Total full-time jobseekers plus ft part-time jobseekers plus Vi total on pan time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less V* of the
part-time labor force

12.1

12.8

13.8

13.5

12.9

12.6

U-7

Total fuil-time jobseekers plus V* part-time jobseekers plus % total on part
time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the
civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less Vi of the
part-time labor force

13.4

14.2

15-3

15.0

U-4

N.A. - not available.




14.3

12.2

N.A,

M.A.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjusted

Number of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)
Category

Aug.
19d2

July
1983

10,931
6,345
5,232
4,566
3,671
2,028

10,590
6,238
5,208
4,351
3,521
1,860

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

10,699
6,24 4
5,174
4,455
3,609
1,916

9.9
10.2
9.0
9.5
8.3
23.8

10.2
10.7
9.8

10.1
10.6

to. o

9.6

9.6
9.5

8.4
23.4

8.5
23.0

9.5
9.8
8.8
9.0
7.9
22.8

9.5
9.9
8.8
9. 1
8.0
23.0

2,575
1,861

6.8
7.3
11.7

7. 1
7.3
13.2

7.0
7.5
12.9

7.8
12.8

6.1
7.0
11.6

6.3
6.9
11.6

9.7

10.2
10.6
11.4

9.9
11.0
11.5

9.7
12.1
10.8

9.4
10.2
10.4

9.4
10.1
10.6

10.5
20.3
20.3
12.4
13.5
10.8
7.7
10.4
7.3
6.1
17.2

10.5
22.7
20.4
12.3
13.5
10.5
7.0
10.1
7.5
5.8
17.0

10.0
18.2
18.1
11.5
12.2
10.4
7.8
10.2
7.2

9.6
16.6

9.8
14.8
18.1
11.2
11.6
10.6
8.0
9.8
7.2
5.0
14.6

CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16 years and over
Men, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 16 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16to 19years
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost*

2,765
1,898
692

2,504
1,846

667

670

9,209
1,680

8,949
1,663

9,022
1,633

6,314
160
1,045
2,773
1,775
998
409
2,082
1,825
773
256

7,869

10.4
10.9

10.0
9.0
9.9
8.6

23.6
6.6

INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utitities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers
1
1

181

8,070
16 2

939
2,276

990
2,412

1,414

1,471
94 1
448
2,098
1,961
830
284

862
395
2,032
1,996
903
275

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours- lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic

10.2
16.0
20
12
13
11
7
-K>
1
4
14

18.0
10.5
11.2

5.1

9.6
7.0
9.7
7.3
5.5

17.0

14.2

reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.

Table A-7. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)

W e e k s of u n e m p l o y m e n t

Aug.
1982

July
1983

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

Itay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

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

3,708
3,046
3,953
1,318
2,636

3,521
3,265
3,626
1,133
2,493

3,933
3,346
3,637
1,808
1,829

3,547
3,154
4,356
1,662
2,694

3,519
2,979
4,517
1,731
2,786

3,655
2,915
4,589
1,638
2,951

3,498
2,794
4,417
1,830
2,587

3,660
3,026
4,020
1,573
2,447

15.7
8.7

20.0
8.8

19.5
9.2

16.1
8.3

19.0
11.3

20.4
12.3

22.0
11.8

21.7

9.9

19.9
8.9

10,710
35.3
33.8
30.9
13.5
17.4

10,707
34.6
28.4
36.9
12.3
24.6

10,411
33.8
31.4
34.8
10.9
23.9

10,931
36.0
30.7
33.3
16.6
16.8

11,328
32.1
28.5
39.4
15,0
24.4

11,192
31.9
27.0
41.0
15.7
25.3

11,146
32.8
26.1
41.1
14.7
26.4

10,590
32.7
26.1
41.2
17.1
24.2

10,699
34.2
28.3
37.5
•14.7
22.9

DURATION
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks.
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration, in weeks
Median duration, in weeks
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers »n thou—ndt)

Aug.
1982

July
1983

Auq.
1963

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

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

5,890
1,609
4,281
767
2,492
1,559

5,793
1,492
4,301
863
2,431
1,323

6,446
2,218
4,228
814
2,440
1,304

6,750
1,948
4,803
815
2,488
1,245

6,766
1,943
4,823
801
2,365
1,251

6,513
1,822
4,691
782
2,425
1,440

6 , 193
1,71S
4,474
738
2,429
1,225

6,202
1,658
4,545
767
2,524
1,214

100.0
56.4
18.8
37.6
8.5
22.1
13.0

100.0
55.0
15.0
40.0
7.2
23.3
14.6

100.0
55.6
14.3
41.3
8.3
23.4
12.7

100.0
58.6
20.2
38.4
7.4
22.2
11.9

100.0
59.7
17.2
42.5
7.2
22.0
11.0

100.0
60.5
17.4
43.1
7.2
21. 1
11.2

100.0
58.4
16.3
42.0
7.0
21.7
12.9

100.
58.
16.
4 2.
7.
22.
1 1.

100.0
57.9
15.5
42.4
7.2
23.6
11.3

5.2
.7
2.2
1.4

5.1
.8
2.1
1.2

5.8
.7
2.2
1.2

6. 1
.7
2.2
1. 1

6. 1
.7
2.1
1. 1

5.8
.7
2.2
1.3

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job lOMft
Onlayoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

5.4V
.8
2. 1
1.2

5.5
.7
2.2
1.1

5.5
.7
2.2
1.1

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
mi
On

Sex and age

K ug.
1982

July
19 83

Auq.
1983

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

10,931
4,484
2,028
640
1, 173
2,456
6,413
5,673
781

10,590
4,087
1,860
768
1,088
2,227
6,4^9
5,688
803

10,699
4,260
1,916
770
1,13b
2,344
6,413
5,680
757

9.9
13.2
23.8
25.8
22.5
15.3
7.5
8.0
5.2

10.2
18. 1
23.4
26.3
21.8
15.4
8.0
8.5
5.6

10,
18.
23.
26.
21.
15.
7.

10.0
17.6
23.6
2 5.8
22.4
14.4
7.9
8.3
5.6

9.5
16.8
22.8
25.3
21.1
13.8
7.4
7.8
5.3

9.
17.
23.
24.
22.
14.
7.
7.8
5. 1

Men, 16 years and o v e r —
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18to 19years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25to54years
55 years and over —

6,345
2,544
1, 113
473
631
1,431
3,802
3,334
490

6,238
2,398
1,030
460
568
1,368
3,808
3,325
481

6,244
2,447
1,070
427
634
1,377
3,790
3,328
475

10.
19.
25.
27,
23.
16.
7.
8.
5.5

10.7
19.4
24.4
27.0
22.8
17.0
8.5
8.9
6.3

10.6
19.7
23.9
27.4
22.0
17.6
8.2
8.8
5.8

10.0
18.4
23.7
25.4
22.9
15.7
7.8
8.4
5.4

9.8
18.4
23.8
7.9
1.2
5.7
7.6
8.1
5.4

9.9
18.8
24,
26.
23
15,
7.
8.
5.

Women, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to 17years . . . .
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years ,
,
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over —

4,586
1,940
915
367
542
1,025
2, 611
2,339
29 1

4,351
1,689
830
308
520
850
2, 671
2,363
322

4,455
1,813
846
343
502
967
2,623
2,352
282

9.5
16.8
22.5
23.9
21.5
13.7
7.1
7.7
4. 8

9.6
16. 5
22,4
25.5
20.7
13.5

9.
16.
21.
24.
20.
13.
7.

5,
16
23.
26.
21
12.
7.
8
5.8

9.0
14.9
21-6
22.3
21.0
11,5
7.2
7.6
b. 3

9. 1
15.9
21-2
23. 1
20.3
13.0
7. 0
7<S
4< 7

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to17years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

Unemployment afc a percent of tne civilian'; kabor <cnvo




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers
(Numbers In thousands)
SoeoonoJty adjusted1

Not a m o r a l l y adjusted
Employment status

Civilian noninstltutlonal population..
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

Aug.
1982

July
1983

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

May
1963

June
1983

July
1983

Aug.
1983

22#975
14,526

23,347
15,069
64.5

23,437
14,929

22,975

23,276
14,487

23,347
14,573

62.8

12,259
52.3

23,282
14,460
62.1
1 1 , 7 75

23,316
14,652

12,261
52.5
2,808
18.6
8,277

14,197
61.8
11,685

23,437
14,608
62.3
11,964

50.6
2,685

50.9
2,77 3

62.4
11,966
51.3
2,607

18.6
8,822

18.9

63.2
11,988
52.2
2,538
17.5

6 , 4 49

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

63.7
2,669

50.9
2,512

17.9
8,509

17.7
8,778

2

62.2
11,759
50.5
2,728
18.8
8,789

11,879

51.0
2,644

17.9
8,774

8,664

18.1

8,829

Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.

Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
CrvHian employed
Occupation

Total, 16 years and over1

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1983

9.6

9-2

101,177

103,167

10,710

10,411

Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial
Professional specialty

22,680
10,765
11,915

23,044
10,814
12,230

888
402
486

819
319
500

3.4
2.9
3.9

Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, including clerical

31,199
3,140
11,513
16,546

31,840
3,091
12,140
16,608

2,004
119
712
1,174

2,169
171
859
1,140

6.4
5.2
6.6
6.4

Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective

13,858
1,071
1,635
11,152

14,510
1,015
1,827
11,667

1,682
71
93
1,518

1,660
1,458

Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair

12,131
3,981
4,153
3,997

12,794
4,230
4,602
3,963

1,289
314
597
379

1,305
330
554
421

Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Construction laborers
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

16,764
7,868
4,196
4,701
630
4,071

16,498
7,905
4,198
4,396
674
3,721

3,144
1,585
623
936
199
738

4,494

4,481

319

Farming, forestry, and fishing
'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last Job was in the Armed
Forces are included in the unemployed total.




6.6
10.
5.
12.

10.3
8.2
5.7
11.1

9.
7.

9.3
7.2

12.
8.

10.7

2,650
1,313
468
868
181
6 87

15.8
16.8
12.
16.
24.
15.3

13.8
14.2
10.0
16.5
21.2
15.6

408

6.6

8.3

91
111

6.

9.6

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbart In thousands)

Chilian labor forca

Total

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1963

Aug.
1932

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1983

8,704
7,109
1,177
2,882
3,050
1,595

7,850
5,814
652
2,099
3,063
2,036

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

7,353
5,565
618
2,007
2,940
1,788

7,587
6,263
968
2,538
2,757
1,324

6,799
5,118
546
1,813
2,759
1,681

622
561
149
219
193
61

18,337
8,204
6,031
4,102

20,133
8,729
6,854
4,550

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

18,984
8,198
6,494
4,292

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

17,416
7,421
6,011
3,984

1,577
835
433
309

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1982

Aug.
1983

554
447
72
194
181
107

7,6
8.2
13.3
7.9
6.5
4.4

7.
8,
11.
9.
6.

1,568
777
483
308

9.1
10.8
7.6
7.9

Aug.
1963

VETERANS
Total, 25 yaara and ovar
25 to 39 years
25 to 29 yaara
30 to 34 yaara
35 to 39 yaara
40 years and ovar

6.0

NONVETERANS
Total, 25 to 39 yaara
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 yaara

NOTE: Mala Vletnam-ers veterans ara man who served in the Armed Forces between
August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonvatarana ara man who have navar served in the Arm-




8.3
9.5
7.4
7.2

ad Poioaa; published data are Hmlted to those 25 to 39 years of age, the group that moat
cloeery corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for ten large States
(Numbers In thousands)
ally
State and amploymant status

1982

July
1983

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1982

Apr.
1983

May
1983

June
1983

July
1983

Aug,
1983

18,493
12,368
11,112
1,256
10.2

18,801
12,438
11,256
1,182
9.5

18,826
12,493
11,306
1, 188
9.5

18,493
12,213
10,951
1,262
10.3

18,713
12,153
10,962
1,191
9.8

18,741
12,301
11,007
1,294
10.5

18,770
12,459
11,173
1,286
10.3

18,801
12,294
11,147
1,147
9.3

18,826
12,331
11,128
1,203
9.8

8,146
4,819
4,444
375
7. 8

8,363
5,017
4,608
409
8.2

8, 382
5,097
4,677
419
8.2

8,146
4,781
4,404
377
7.9

8,302
4,748
4,338
410
8.6

8,322
4,742
4, 311
431
9.1

8,343
4,915
4,481
434
8.8

8, 363
4,926
4,511
415
8.4

8, 382
5,034
4,612
422
8.4

8,533
5,700
5,051
649
11.4

8,550
5,657
4,994
663
11.7

8,550
5,606
4, 973
633
11.3

8,533
5,634
4,970
664
11.8

8,544
5,580
4,898
682
12.2

8, 545
5,646
4,966
680
12.0

8,547
5,567
4,876
691
12.4

8,550
5,541
4,902
639
11.5

8,550
5,542
4,895
647
11.7

4,480
3,113
2,875
238
7.6

4,513
3,046
2,856
190
6.2

4,515
3,064
2,881
183
6.0

4,480
3,062
2,832
230
7.5

4,503
3,009
2,797
212
7.0

4,506
2,986
2,794
192
6.4

4,510
3,005
2,798
207
6.9

4,513
2,999
2,823
176
5.9

4,515
3,006
2,832
174
5.8

6,745
4,354
3,720
633
14.5

6,724
4,404
3,829
575
13.1

6,721
4,370
3,784
586
13.4

6,745
4,288
3,624
664
15.5

6,728
4,344
3,695
649
14.9

6,727
4,370
3,717
653
14.9

6,725
4,357
3,696
661
15.2

6,724
4,333
3,764
569
13.1

6,721
4,300
3,684
616
14.3

5,706
3,660
3,339
320
8.7

5,751
3,737
3,428
309
8.3

5,754
3,726
3,407
319
8.6

5,706
3,634
3,301
333
9.2

5,738
3,637
3,367
270
7.4

5,742
3,579
3,335
244
6.8

5,746
3,647
3,342
305
8.4

5,751
3,652
3,345
307
8.4

5,754
3,700
3,369
331
8.9

13,524
8,170
7,484
686
8.4

13,594
8,408
7,676
732
8.7

13,598
8,423
7,728
695
8.2

13,524
8,033
7,345
688
8.6

13,572
8,015
7,271
744
9.3

13,579
7,907
7,215
692
8.8

13,586
8,133
7,382
751
9.2

13,594
8,183
7,485
698
8.5

13,598
8,280
7,580
700
8.5

8,059
5,249
4,590
659
12.5

8,073
5,302
4,723
579
10.9

8,074
5,244
4,679
565
10.8

8,059
5,142
4,484
658
12.8

8,068
5,158
4,485
673
13.0

8,069
5,185
4,479
706
13.6

8,071
5,182
4,517
665
12.8

8,073
5,152
4,588
564
10.9

8,074
5,126
4,559
567
11.1

9,137
5,586
5,012
574
10.3

9,160
5,670
5,054
617
10.9

9,161
5,645
5,035
610
10.8

9,137
5,504
4,910
594
10.8

9,152
5,377
4,669
708
13.2

9,154
5,489
4,796
693
12.6

9,157
5,578
4,874
704
12.6

9,160
5,555
4,938
617
11.1

9,161
5,544
4,907
637
11.5

10,981
7,415
6,894
522
7.0

11,280
7,721
7,084
637
8.3

11,305
7,659
7,079
581
7.6

10,981
7,373
6,882
491
6.7

11,196
7,569
6,919
650
8.6

11,223
7,508
6,897
611
8.1

11,251
7,631
7,044
587
7.7

11,280
7,655
7,039
616
8.0

11,305
7,636
7,081
555
7.3

Aug.

California
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Michigan
CivilianiK>ninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey

Civilian noninstitutional population .
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian noninstitutional population.

Civilian labor forte
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Pennsylvania
Civilian noninstitutional population .
Civilian labor force
Employed

Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texaa
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
,,
Unemployment rate

1
Theee ara the official Bureau 6f Labor Statutes' aettmates uaad In the adminletratton of
Federal fund allocation programs.




•The population figure* are not adjueted for eeaeona! variation; therefore. Identical numbers
appear in the unedjuated and the seasonally adjusted columns.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry
(In thousands)

_ - _ _ _
Net seasonally adjusted
Industry

Auq.
1982

June
1983

July
1983

Auq.
1983

Total . . .

89,088

90,654

89,992

Goods-producing.

24,039

23,815

23,867

Auq.
1982

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

89,649 89.264

89.090

189,421

89,844

90,202

24,202 23,672

23,159

23,347

23,518

23,728

Mining

1,124

1,019

1,028

1,030

1,113

997

994

1,003

1,015

Construction . .

4,164

4#090

4,205

4,306

3.893

3,786

3,860

3,933

3,971

Manufacturing
Production workers .

18,751
12,693

18,706
12,720

18,654
12,652

18,866 18.666
12,864 12,634

18,376
12,435

18,493
12,531

18,582
12,615

18,742
12,765

Durable goods
Production workers .

10,925
7,184

10,936
7,253

10,921
7,222

10,968 10.961
7,268 7,234

10,689
7,035

10,788
7.115

10,844
7,169

10,962
7,277

601
433
573
890
1.416
2,213
2.008
1.733
712
33 2

651
440
565
820
1,369
2,031
1,999
1,743
690
381

662
446
570
828
1,379
2,064
2,010
1,757
689
383

679
450
573
830
1,384
2,066
2,030
1,762
687
383

633
458
576
840
1,393
2,093
2,051
1.793
637
363

7,898
5,596

7,705
5.400

7,687
5,400

7,705
5,416

7,738
5,446

7,780
5,488

1,712.0
64.3
756.0
1,185.2
664.9
1,282.9
1,065.3
199.3
743.7
224.5

1,636
67
736
1.151
657
1,267
1,074
200
698
219

1,633
66
733
1,149
654
1,274
1,058
199
707
214

1,632
66
736
1,153
656
1,276
1,058
198
716
214

1,643
65
745
1,159
657
1,281
1,056
198
721
213

1,641
65
747
1.181
659
1.285
1.059
197
732
214

65,447 65,592

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass p r o d u c t s . . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Production workers .
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

621.5
431.5
587.1
890.8
1,411.0
2,186.7
2,003.2
1,692.2
713.8
387.0
7,826
5,509

6 97.4
705.4
446.4
448.2
587.6
58c. 1
838.9
837.0
1,392.4 1,380.6
2,076.5 2,078.8
2.039.9 2,042.3
1,775.7 1,778.9
692.3
688.9
375.5
386.3
7,770
5,467

1,730.9 1,626.
70.5
61.
738.2
746.
1,158. 1 1,179.
660.3
661.
1,261.9 1,281.
1,079.8 1,065.
203.3
199.
699.5
728.
223.6
219.

7,733
5,430|
1,668.4
60.6
734.5
1,137.2
659.6
1,279.5
1,063.9
200.1
725.1
203.9

65,931

66,074

66,326

66,474

5,056

4,988

4,993

4,992

4.986

20,585

20,636 20,410

20,329

|20,356

[20,494

20,528

5,25?
15,326

5,263 5.265
15,373 15.145

5,180
15,149

5,197
15,159

5,222
15,272

5,233
15,295

5,344

5,423

5,435

5,451

5,463

65,049

66,839

66,105

5,070

5,032

5,001

Wholesale and retail trade

20,492

20,61?

Wholesale trade.
Retail trade

5,281
15,211

5,253
15,364

5,402

5,506

5,534

Transportation and public utilities

Finance, insurance, and real estate

722.3
457.7
596.6
840.3
1,412.0
2,075.0
2,027.6
1,752.8
693.1
390.7

4,344

5,540

Services

19,208

19,825

19,929

19.996 19.097

19,478

19,546

19,668

19,771

Government

14,877

15,859

15,056

14,931 15.685

15,713

J15.744

15,721

15,726

2,773
12,104

2,789
13,070

2,794
12,262

2.766 2.739
12,165 12.946

2,738
12,975

2,756
[12,988

2,742
12,979

2.737
12.939

Federal government
State and local government.
p = preliminary




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls by Industry
Not

Industry
Auq.
1982

June
1983

July
1983 P!

Auq.
1983 P|

Auq.
1982

Apr.
1983

Nay
1983

June
1983

1983

p

l

Auq.
1983 *

35. 2

35.2

35.4

35.4

34.8

34.9

42.4

42.5

42.0

42.2

(2)

(2)

Construction

37.6

37.9

38.2

37.9

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

39. 0
2.4

40.3
3.0

40.0
3.0

40.2
3.3

39.0
2.3

40.1
2.9

40.0
2.7

40.1
2.9

40.2
3.0

40.3
3.2

39.2
2.'/.

40.8
2.9

40.4
2.9

40.7
3.3

39.4
2.2

40.5
2.8

40.4
2.6

40.6
2.8

40.8
3.0

40.9
3.3

3b. 8
38.1
40.6
38- 3
39* 1
39.0
39.1
40.0
39. 9
38. 6

40.8
39.9
42.1
40.5
40.8
40.3
40.6
42.3
40.2
38.9

40.1
39.0
41.9
40.5
40.2
40.2
40.3
41.6
40.1
38.7

40.4
39.8
42.1
40.9
40.7
40.5
40.6
41.7
40.2
38.8

38.2
37.8
40.2
38.6
39.2
39.4
39.3
40.6
40.0
(2)

40.0
39.3
41.0
39.9
40.5
40.2
40.4
42.3
40.5
(2)

39.8
39.2
4 1 ,. 2
4 0 .. 3
4 0 ,. 4
40,. 0
4 0 .. 3
41 . 6
40,. 4
(2)

40.0
39.6
41.6
40.3
40.5
40 4
40 5
41 9
40 1
(2)

39.9
39.3
41.7
40.8
40.7
40.8
40.8
41.y
40.6
(2)

39.8
39. 4
41.7
41.2
40.8
41.0
40.8
42.3
40.3
(2)

38.7
2.7

39.7
3.0

39.4
3.0

39.6
3.3

38.5
2.5

39.5
3.0

39.4
2.9

39.6
3.0

39.5
3.0

39.4
3. 1

39.8
38.5
41.1
36.6
42.9
37.4
41.9
44.0
41.3
37.8

39,
36.

'

39.6
38. 1
38.3
35.3
41.6
37.1
40.7
44.0
39.7
36. 2

36.
42.
37.
41.
44.
40.
37.

39.8
37.4
40.7
36.4
42.5
37.7
41.4
43.5
41.1
37.9

39.2
(2)
38.1
35.0
41.7
36.9
40.9
44.0
(2)
36.0

39.6
(2)
40.6
36.2
42.4
37.7
41.5
43.5
(2)
37.0

39.4
(2)
40.4
36.1
42.7
37.4
41.6
43.6
(2)
36.8

39.8
(2»
40.7
36.1
42.8
37.6
41.9
43.8
(2)
36.8

39.4
(21
40.6
35.8
4 2.3
37.7
41.8
43.6
(2)
37.5

39.4
(2)
40.5
36.0
42.6
37.5
41.6
43.5
(2)
37.6

I

39.4

39.1

39.3

39.2

39.2

38.8

38.9

38.9

39.0

39.0

WHoteeale and retail trade

32.5

32.1

32.5

32.5

32.0

31.7

31.9

32.0

31.9

31.8

Wholesale t r a d *

38.6

38.7
30.1

38.8
30.6

38.7
30.6

38.5
29.9

38.7
29.9

38.6
29.3

38.5
29.8

30.7

38.5
29.6

38.6
29.9

Retail trade

36.1

36.2

Finance, insurance, and real estate

36.3

36.2

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

32.9

33.1

33.0

32.6

32.7

32.9

32.7

32.6

32.6

Total private
Mining

Durabtegoods
Overtime hours

I

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
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
Transportation and public utilities

Services

33.0

1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in 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 employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls.




40.1

35.1

35.1

35.3

35.0

(2)

(2)

12)

(2)

* 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 of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai
payrolls by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

Total privet*
Seasonally

adjusted

Mining
Construction

June
1983

July
Auq.
1983 pi 1983 P

$7.70
7.73

$7.97
8.00

$7.99
8.03

$7.94
7.97

$271.04
269.00

10.88

11.25

11.31

11.16

461.31

478.13

475.02

470.95

11.66

11 . 7 4

11.78

11.95

438.42

444.95

450.00

449.12

8.85

8.79

331.89

355.04

354.00

353.36

b.51

Manufacturing
Durable goods
Lurrtber and w o o d products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing

July
1983

1*82

Auq.
1982

Jun?
1983

Aaq..
1933

$280.54 $282.35 $281.08
280.80 281.05 278.95

9.09

9.37

9.40

9.34

356.33

382.30

379.76

380. 14

7.56
6.37
B. 92

7.85
6.60
9.28

7.94
6.68
9.31
11.29
9.11
9.59
8.59
11.60
8.54
6.81

293.33
242.70
362.15
439.68
346.04
364.26
324.53
446.80
325.98
247.04

320.28
263.34
390.69
454.82
371.69
388.09
350.38
491.95
340.90
264.91

313. 18
258.96
391.35
460.08
365.42
388.33
349.80
483.81
342.86
264.32

316.74
265.86
391.95
461.76
370.76
368.40
348.75
483.72
343.31
264.23

11.48
8.85
9.34
8.30
11.17
b.17
6.40

1 1.23
9 . 11
9.63
8.63
11.63
8.43
6.81

7.81
6.64
9.34
11.36
9.09
9.66
8.68
11.63
8.55
6.83

7.7a

8.04

8.11

8.06

299.54

319. 19

319.53

319. 18

7.86
9.51
5.83
5.20
9.45
8-81
10.01
12.42
7.66
5.33

8 . 17
10.91
6.16
5.36

13.17
7.96
5.49

8.17
10.82
6.16
5.35
10.06
9.10
10.56
13.20
6.05
5.51

8 . 14
10.12
6.19
5.38
10.01
9 . 16
10.59
13.20

7.99
5.52

311.26
362.33
223. 29
183.56
393.12
326.85
407.41
546.48
304. 10
192.95

325.17
420.04
253.18
196.18
425. 14
338.84
440.79
579.48
328.75
207.52

322.72
399.20
247.02
193.14
429.41
341.25
439.30
583.44
329.25
207.73

323.97
378.49
251.93
195.83
425.43
345.33
438.43
574.20
328.39
209.21

10.42

10.73

10.86

10.77

410.55

419.54

426.80

422. 18

210.28

209.95

8.07
5.46

8.35
5.71

8.41
5.72

8.43
5.70

311.50
167.62

326.31
175.03

326.24
174.42

6.86

7.26

7.30

7.25

249.02

262.09

264.26

262.45

6.90

7.20

7.18

7 . 17

227.70

236.88

237.66

236.61

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
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade

9.91
9.06
10.52

6.20

Wholesale trade

201.50
323.15
171.87

Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
1

See footnote 1, table B-2.

p ss preliminary.

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry
(1977:= 100)

Not seasonally adjusted
Percent
change
from:

Industry
Aug •

1982

Total private nonfarm:
Currant dollars
Constant (1977) dollars
Mining
Construction

149.2
92.6
161.0
142.1
153.6
• rsjiepoftetlon and puwlc uMNeee . 1 5 0 . 0
145.5
Finance, incufsjnoc, and
real estate
150.1
148.2

1
2
3
4

Seasonally adjusted

June
1983

July
1983

154.4
94.3
166.4
143.7
157.7
155.4
151.5

154.9
94.3
167.8
144.2
158.1
157.2
152.0

1 54. 6
N.A.
165.6
145.0
157.»3
157.2
151.8

158.2
154.5

159.0
154.5

158.5
154.6

p

Aug .
I983p

Percent
change
from:
Aug .
1982

Apr.
1983

May
1983

June
1983

July
1983

3.6
(2)
2.9
2.0
2.4
4.8
4.3

149.6
93.0
(4)
141.4
154.1
149.9
145.8

154.0
94.8
(4)
145.9
157.0
155.9
150.5

154.6
94.7
(4)
144.5
157.7
156.6
151.2

154.8
94.8
(4)
144.6
157.8
156.8
151.6

155.2
94.6
(4)
144.1
158.1
158.0
152.1

155.0
N.A.
(4)
144.3
157.8
157.0
152.1

-0.1

5.6
4.3

(4)
149.4

(4)
154.0

(4)
154.9

(4)
155.5

(4)
155.5

(4)
155.8

(4)

Aug .
1982Aug.
1983

p

Aug.
1983p

July
1983Aug.
1983

(3)
(4)
.2
-.2

-.6
(5)
.2

See footnote 1, table B-2.
Percent change was 2.1 percent from July 1982 to July 1983, the latest month available.
Percent change was -.1 percent from June 1983 to July 1983, the latest month available.
These series are not 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.
5
Percent change is less than .05 percent.
N.A. - not available.
p - preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
(1977=100)
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry
June
1983

July

1932
10a. 1

107. 3

92.0

Aucr.
1982

Apr.
1983

«ay
1983

Juna
1983

JULY

1983 P

107.9

107.4

104.2

104.0

105.0

105.7

106.1

103.?

93.8

93.5

95.6

90.2

89.6

90.5

91.8

93.0

93.4

Mining

123.2

114.2

114.2

*115.3

125.7

109.5

110.3

112.5

113.6

114.0

Construction

113.b

108.8

113.2

115.7

100.5

96.3

99.6

102.0

103.3

104.4

85.7

90.0

88.7

90.8

86.6

87.4

87.8

88.8

90.1

93.3

82.
80.
37.
82.
65.
80.

86.9
96.9

85
96
92
85
66
81
82.5
99.5
84.4
,100.5
80.6

86
99
97
87
67
85
83.
98.8
82.4
131.8
84.9

83.9
76.9
87.5
79.9
67.
81,
83.
95,
30,
107.
82.1

83.7
88.0
92.0
80.0
63.7
81.4
80.0
97.6
83.7
101.9
82.9

84.3
89.2
93.1
81.3
65.1
82.0
81.4
98.0
82.9
101.7
82.4

85.4
92.2
94.8
82.5
65.2
62.8
82.4
99.6
84.2
100.4
82.7

37.2
93.3
97.2
83.4
67.1
63.8
84.8
101.7
36.5
10U6
83.6

37.7
94.7
97.3
34.5
67.">
35.6
8b. 1
99.8
87.1
101.7
33.4

93.2
98.4
77.9
79.3
86.2
94.8
107.6
95.5
96.

96.5
102.9
85.5
83.1
91.0

94.
94.
79.

107.5
94.7
93.3
100.2
81.2

93.9
97.4
88.3
81.8
88.1
94.6
108.7
95.5
92.9
100.6
81.2

94.3
96.3
37.6
31.7
39.2
95.4
109.2
95.*
92.5

79.

92.8
96.0
89.1
80.1
87.6
93.1
108.1
94.7
94.6
98.5
81.7

92.9
95.6
88.6
60.1
87.7
94.4

104.0
88.5

90.5
94.7
94.3
75.4
34.5
91.8
105.1
95.0
93.1
94.0
82.2

102.9
33.3

92.
103.
35.8

111.9

111.9

113.0

113.3

113.4

111.7

Total private
Goods-producing

....

Manufacturing.
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . .

6J.

94.
73.
105.
83.

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
Rubberand misc. plastics products .
Leather and leather products

95. 1
35.8

66
83
82
100
86
101
83

92.7
03.6
98.6
75.6
8a. 1
92.2

94.6
95.7
81.9

JD.3

107.9
96.7
95.0

94.9
93.8
92. „
84.1

1983*1

82.8
91.0
95.7

101.8
86.0

100.

Aug.

95.5
109.0

95.9
94.4

1933

D

l

Auq.
19*3

82.
83.
95.
1J9.

9b.

I 113.9

114.7

115.9

113.9

Transportation and public utilities .

102.8

101.3

101.0

84.9

102.1

99.6

99.9

99.9

100.0

84.2

Wholesale and retail trade

107.2

106.4

107.7

107.8

105.2

103.6

104.7

105.4

105.3

105.3

109.4
103.4

108.8
105.5

109.2
107.2

109.1
107.3

108.8
103.8

106.6
102.4

107.3
103.7

108.1
104.4

108. 1
104.3

108.1
104.2

Finance, insurance, and real estate .

113.7

120.0

121.2

120.9

116.8

117.8

119.1

118.9

118.7

119.0

Services

124.6

127.9

129.5

129.5

122.1

124.7

126.1

126.1

125.3

127.0

Sept.

Oct.

Service-producing

Wholesale trade
Retail trade . . . .

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See footnote 1, table B-2.

P

p = preliminary.

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased
Time
span

Year

Feb.

Mar.

July

May

Aug.

Nov.

Over
1-month
span

1981.
1982.
1983.

57.8
28.5
56.5

52.4
45.4
45.7

52.2
36.0
62.4

65.6
39.0
69.1

60.2
47.6
71.0

58.9
32.8
64.5

62.6
38.4
70.7p

49.5
37.1
6 8 . 5p|

42.2
34.1

33.3
29.3

29.3
32.0

30.9
42. 2

Over

1981.
1982.
1983.

58.3
25.3
45.4

54.6
28.8
55.1

59.1
32.0
65.6

65.9
34.1
75.8

67.5
32.5

66.7
33.6
78.Op

60.5
27.2
74.2p

50.5
27.2

33.3
26.1

30.1
25.5

24.5
24.7

23.4
40.6

6-month
span

1981.
1982.
1983.

68.5
20.2
50.5

65.3
23.7
63.2

63.7
25.3
73.4

69.4
29.8
?r.4p

64.2
..6.1
80.lp

58.6
26.1

45.7
23.4

34.4
19.1

29.6
21.2

24.2
26,1

25.0
26.6

22.0
35.8

Over
12-month
span

1981.
1982.
1983.

74.5
22.0
50.Op

71.2
20.7
59.lp

70.4
18.0

58.1
19.4

47.6
18.3

41.4

34.9

20.7

20.7

29.8
22.8

27.4
24.2

23.7
31.5

25.3
37.6

23. 1
44.1

3-month
span

Over

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

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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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