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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: AUGUST 1984
Unemployment was unchanged i n A u g u s t , and t h e r e were
contrasting
movements i n t h e
two m a j o r
employment
series,
t h e Bureau of
Labor
S t a t i s t i c s of t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t of Labor r e p o r t e d
today.
The
overall
jobless
r a t e , which i n c l u d e s t h e r e s i d e n t Armed F o r c e s i n t h e l a b o r f o r c e
b a s e , was 7 . 4 p e r c e n t , and t h e r a t e f o r c i v i l i a n workers was 7 . 5
percent.
These r a t e s were t h e same a s i n May and J u l y .
The number of e m p l o y e e s on n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s — a s m e a s u r e d by t h e
m o n t h l y s u r v e y of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — e d g e d up by 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 i n A u g u s t .
On t h e
o t h e r h a n d , t h e h o u s e h o l d s u r v e y r e c o r d e d a d r o p of
425,000 in
total
c i v i l i a n employment.
Both s u r v e y s show r o u g h l y t h e same g a i n i n employment
s i n c e t h e November 1982 r e c e s s i o n t r o u g h — 5 . 8 m i l l i o n f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t
s u r v e y and 5 . 9 m i l l i o n f o r t h e h o u s e h o l d s u r v e y .
Unemployment ( H o u s e h o l d Survey D a t a )
The number of unemployed p e r s o n s and t h e c i v i l i a n w o r k e r
unemployment
r a t e b o t h w e r e unchanged i n A u g u s t . A t o t a l of 8 . 5 m i l l i o n p e r s o n s w e r e
unemployed; t h e unemployment
r a t e was 7 . 5 p e r c e n t ,
t h e same a s had
prevailed
i n 2 of t h e 3 p r i o r m o n t h s . J o b l e s s r a t e s f o r m o s t m a j o r worker
g r o u p s , i n c l u d i n g t h o s e f o r a d u l t men ( 6 . 4 p e r c e n t ) , a d u l t
women ( 7 . 1
p e r c e n t ) , and t e e n a g e r s ( 1 8 . 4 p e r c e n t ) , were e s s e n t i a l l y u n c h a n g e d o v e r t h e
m o n t h . J o b l e s s r a t e s f o r w h i t e s ( 6 . 4 p e r c e n t ) and H i s p a n i c s ( 1 0 . 7 p e r c e n t )
a l s o h e l d s t e a d y from J u l y t o A u g u s t .
Unemployment among b l a c k s , h o w e v e r ,
edged down t o 1 6 . 0 p e r c e n t , a s t h e r a t e f o r b l a c k a d u l t men f e l l , r e t u r n i n g
t o t h e May l e v e l .
( S e e t a b l e s A-2 and A - 3 . )
The number of unemployed j o b l o s e r s d e c l i n e d by n e a r l y 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h e r e a s
t h e number of r e e n t r a n t s to t h e l a b o r f o r c e r o s e by 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 . J o b l o s e r s
a c c o u n t e d f o r 4 9 . 8 p e r c e n t of t h e t o t a l unemployed i n A u g u s t , w e l l
below
t h e r e c e s s i o n a r y h i g h of 6 3 . 0 p e r c e n t .
The mean d u r a t i o n of unemployment
f e l l from 1 8 . 1 weeks i n J u l y t o 1 7 . 3 weeks i n A u g u s t : t h e m e d i a n
duration
was a b o u t unchanged a t 7 . 5 w e e k s .
( S e e t a b l e s A-7 and A - 8 . )
C i v i l i a n Employment and t h e Labor F o r c e ( H o u s e h o l d Survey D a t a )
C i v i l i a n employment f e l l more t h a n u s u a l from J u l y t o August and
after
seasonal adjustment,
was down by 4 2 5 , 0 0 0 t o 1 0 5 . 0 m i l l i o n .
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decline, however, occurred among youth under the age of 25.
This
disproportionately large drop may be bhe result of a later than usual
survey reference week (August 12-18) during which many young people already
may have left summer jobs in anticipation of returning to school for the
fall term.
The civilian labor force declined by 445,000 over the month to 113.5
million after seasonal adjustment.
Youth under 25 accounted for this
decline.
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
The number of employees on nonagricultural payrolls, at 94.5 million,
was up 160,000 in August, seasonally adjusted. The increases in both July
and August were less than in the first half of the year. About 57 percent
of the industries in the BLS diffusion index registered over-the-month
employment increases, also a somewhat smaller fraction than in earlier
months this year. (See tables B-l and B-6.)
In manufacturing, employment increased
in
some
durable
goods
industries, particularly in machinery, electrical and electronic equipment,
and motor vehicles and equipment. In autos, the more scattered timing in
the production of 1985 model cars reduced the extent of usual August plant
shutdowns for retooling, resulting in a seasonally adjusted employment
increase.
There was little change in most other manufacturing industries.
Employment in construction was about unchanged in both July and August,
following large increases in the spring. Employment in mining continued to
edge upward.
Within the service-producing
wholesale trade and business
reflected a since-settled strike
50,000 persons from the payrolls

sector, employment rose substantially in
services.
A decline in health services
of hospital workers, which removed about
during the survey reference week.

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural
payrolls
in
August
was
35.2
hours,
seasonally
adjusted—unchanged from the revised figure for July. Weekly and overtime
hours in manufacturing both edged down 0.1 hour, despite a full hour
increase in the average workweek in motor vehicles and equipment.
(See
table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of private
nonagricultural
production or nonsupervisory workers was 112.7 (1977=100) in August, about
the same as in both June and July. The manufacturing index has been at
about the same level for 4 months. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Seasonally adjusted average hourly and weekly earnings both were
unchanged in August. Prior to seasonal adjustment, average hourly earnings
declined 2 cents to $8.30, and weekly earnings declined $1.54 to $294.65.
Over the past year, hourly earnings have risen 35 cents and weekly earnings
$14.01. (See table B-3.)




Table A. Major Indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Quarterly averages

Monthly data
JulyAug.
change

Category
1984

1983

II

I

112,946
101,706
111,277
100,037
11,240
62,680
1,726

114,292
105,426
112,607
103,740
8,866
63,072
1,339

1984

II

June

July

Aug.

persons
115,636
107,093
113,938
105,395
8,543
62,503
N.A.

115,206
106,681
113,494
104,969
8,526
63,089
N.A.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Thousands of
115,333 115,567
106,837 107,438
113,642 113,877
105,146 105,748
8,496 8,130
62,484 62,407
1,295
N.A.

-430 "
-412
-444
-426

-17
586
N.A.

Percent of labor force
Unemployment rates:
10.0
10.1
9.4
8.5
23.3
8.8
20.4
14.2

Black

7.8
7.9
7.0
7.0
19.6
6.8
16.5
10.9

7.4
7.5
6.6
6.7
18.7
6.4
15.9
10.7

7.0
7.1
6.3
6.4
17.6
6.1
15.0
10.0

7.4
7.5
6.5
6.9
18.3
6.4
16.9
10.6

7.4
7.5
6.4
7.1
18.4
6.4
16.0
10.7

0
0
-0.1

0.2
0.1
0
-0.9

0.1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Thousands of jobs
89,588 92,765 93,784 94,135 94,351p 94,510p
23,092 24,518 24,862 24,974 25,068p 25,112p
66,496 68,247 68,922 69,161 69,283p 69,398p

159p
44p
115p

Hour8 of work
Average weekly hours:
34.9
40.0
2.8
1/ Includes the resident Armed Fore*is.
p=preliminary.




35.3
40.8
3.5

35.3
40.8
3.4

35.3
40.6
3.3

35.2p
40.5p
3.3p

35.2p
40.4p
3.2p

Op
-O.lp
-O.lp

1>I.A.*not available.

The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 160.6 (1977=100) in August,
seasonally adjusted, a decrease of 0.2 percent from July. For the 12
months ended in August, the increase (before seasonal adjustment) was 3.3
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 0.2 percent 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 195,000 establishments
employing over 35 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.

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:

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

— The 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.




— 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, private household workers, and
members of the resident Armed Forces;
— 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;

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 the 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. 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 BI S. 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 si/e of the sample, the results of the survey, and other
factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the
chances are approximately 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 approximately 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 approximately 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 328,000; for total
unemployment it is 220,000; 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 approximately 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 .26 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.25 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, BI s regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
Bt s. 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

Tabla A-1. Employmant atatua of tha population, Including Armad Forcaa In tha Unltad Stataa, by aax
(Humbert In thousands)

Employment status and aax
Aug.
1983

July
1964

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

1984

June
1984

July
1984

Aug.
1984

TOTAL
Nonlnatltutlonal population*
Labor force1
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Force*
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In labor force

176,122
115,260
65.4
104,849
59.5
1,682
103,167
3,988
99,179
10,411
9.0
60,862

178,138
117,896
66.2
109,182
61.3
1,6 98
107,484
3,948
103,536
8,714
7.4
60,242

178,295
116,788
65.5
108,406
60.8
1,712
106,694
3,713
102,982
8,382
7.2
61,507

176,122
113,799
64.6
103,166
58.6
1,682
101,484
3,449
98,035
10,633
9.3
62,323

177,662
114,938
64.7
106,095
59.7
1,693
104,402
3,393
101,009
8,843
7.7
62,724

177,813
115,493
65.0
106,978
60.2
1,690
105,288
3,389
101,899
e,514
7.4
62,320

177,974
115,567
64.9
107,438
60.4
1,690
105,748
3,403
102,344
8,130
7.0
62,407

178,138
115,636
64.9
107,093
60.1
1,698
105,395
3,345
102,050
8,543
7.4
62,503

178,295
115,206
64.6
106,681
59.8
1,712
104,969
3,224
101, 744
8,526
7.4
63,089

84,173
65,973
78.4
60,183
71.5
1,538
58,645
5,790
8.8

85,179
67,206
78.9
62,533
73.4
1,551
60,982
4,674
7.0

85,257
66,508
78.0
62,236
73.0
1,563
60,673
4,273
6.4

84,173
6A,807
77.0
58,607
69.6
1,538
57,069
6,200
9.6

84,953
65,212
76.8
60,293
71.0
1,546
58,745
4,919
7.5

85,024
65,307
76.8
60,629
71.3
1,545
59,084
4,678
7.2

85,101
65,452
76.9
60,923
71.6
1,545
59,378
4,529
6.9

85, 179
65, 362
76.7
60,607
71.2
1,551
59,056
4,756
7.3

85,257
6 5 , 244
76.5
60,661
71.2
1,563
59,098
4,583
7.0

91,949
49,287
53.6
44,666
48.6
144
44,522
4,621
9.4

92,958
50,689
54.5
46,649
50.2
147
46,502
4,040
8.0

93,039
50,280
54.0
46,170
49.6
149
46,021
4,110
8.2

91 , 9 4 9
48,992
53.3
44,559
48.5
144
44,415
4,433
9.0

92,709
49,725
53.6
45,802
49.4
145
45,657
3,924
7.9

92,789
50,186
54.1
46,350
50.0
145
46,205
3,836
7.6

92,873
50,115
54.0
46,515
50. 1
145
46,370
3,600
7.2

92,958
50,273
54.1
46, 486
50.0
147
46,339
3,787
7.5

93,039
49,963
53.7
46, 020
49.5
149
45,871
3,943
7.9

Men, 18 years and over
Nonlnatltutlonal population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Women, IS years and over
Nonlnatltutlonal population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*:
•
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4 , . .
Resident Armed Forcaa
Civilian employed
Unemployed
, —
Unemployment rate*

1
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 Statee.




• Labor force aa a percent of the nonlnatltutlonal population.
4
Total employment aa a percent of the nonlnatltutlonal population.
* Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (Including the resident Armed
c
orces).

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbf* In thou—ndt)

Empioyinant status, sax, and aga
Aug.
1983

July
1984

lug.
1S84

Aug.
19 83

Apr.
1984

Hay
1984

June
1984

July
1984

Aug.
1984

TOTAL
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio1 . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

174,440
113,578
65.1
1 0 3 , 167
59.1
10,411
9.2

176,440
116,198
65.9
1 0 7 , 484
60.9
8,714
7.5

176,583
115,076
65.2
106,694
60.4
8,382
7.3

174,440
112,117
64. 3
101,484
58. 2
10,633
9.5

175,969
113,245
64.4
104,402
59.3
8,843
7.8

176,123
113,803
64.6
105,288
59.8
8,514
7.5

176,284
113,877
64.6
105,748
60.0
8,130
7.1

176,440
113,938
64.6
105,395
59.7
8,543
7.5

1 7 6 , 583
113,494
64.3
1 0 4 , 969
59.4
8,526
7.5

75,012
59,351
79.1
54,586
72.8
2,696
51,890
4,765
8.0

76,269
60,341
79.1
56,662
74.3
2,688
53,974
3,679
6. 1

76,350
60,270
78.9
56,710
74.3
2,614
54,096
3,560
5.9

75,012
58,954
78. 6
53,804
71.7
2,475
51,329
5,150
8.7

75,973
59,480
78.3
55,385
72.9
2,453
52,932
4,095
6.9

76,073
59,546
78.3
55,685
73.2
2,451
53,234
3,861
6.5

76,176
59,726
78.4
55,970
73.5
2,469
53,501
3,755
6.3

76,269
59,694
78.3
55,789
7 3.1
2,455
53,334
3,906
6.5

7 6 , 350
59,752
78.3
5 5 , 899
7 3.2
2,392
53,507
3,853
6.4

84,224
44,582
52.9
40,843
48-5
731
40,112
3,739
8.4

85,488
45,746
53.5
42,499
49.7
707
41,792
3,246
7.1

85,581
45,783
53.5
42,405
49.5
657
41,748
3,378
7.4

84,224
44,896
53.3
41,298
49.0
62 7
40,671
3,598
8.0

8 5 , 168
45,703
53.7
42,517
49.9
619
41,898
3 , 186
7.0

85,272
46,222
54.2
43,098
50.5
610
42,487
3,124
6.8

85,380
46,101
54.0
43,146
50.5
623
42,523
2,955
6.4

85,488
46,261
54.1
43,088
50.4
573
42,515
3,173
6.9

65,581
46,082
5 3.8
42,819
50.0
56 3
42,255
3,264
7. 1

15,204
9,644
63.4
7,737
50.9
561
7,177
1,907
19.8

14,683
10,111
68.9
8,323
56.7
553
7,770
1,788
17.7

14,653
9,024
61.6
7,579
51.7
442
7,137
1,445
16.0

15,204
8,267
54.4
6,382
42.0
347
6,035
1,885
22.8

14,328
8,06 2
54.4
6,500
43.8
321
6,179
1,562
19. 4

14,778
8,034
54.4
6,505
44.0
327
6,178
1,529
19.0

14,728
8,050
54.7
6,631
45.0
311
6,320
1,419
17.6

14,683
7,982
54.4
6,518
44.4
317
6,201
1,464
18.3

14,653
7,660
52.3
6,251
42.7
269
5,982
1»409
18.4

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

1
The population figures are not adjuatad for
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally




CMMen employment aa a percent of the i

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabls A-3. Employmsnt statua of ths civilian population by racs, ssx, ags, and Hispanic origin
(Numban In thousands)
status, raos, sax, age, and
Htopanle origin
Aug.
1963

July
1984

log.
1964

Aug.
1983

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

152,286
100,488
66.0
94,257
61.9
6,231
6.2

152,402
99,416
65.2
93,299
61.2
6,117
6.2

151,003
97,498
64.6
89,503
59.3
7,995
8.2

152,178
98,495
64.7
91,933
60.4
6,562
6.7

152,229
98,853
64.9
92,505
60.8
6,348
6.4

152,295
98,770
64.9
92,697
60.9
6,072
6.1

152,286
98,710
64.8
92,430
60.7
6,280
6.4

152,402
98,156
64.4
91,850
60.3
6,306
6.4

Man, 20 yaars and ovar
Civilian labor fore*
Participation rata
Employad
Employment-population ratio1
Unamployad*
Unamploymant rata

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

52,967
79.5
50,311
75.5
2,656
5.Q

52,849
79.3
50,213
75.3
2,636
5.0

51 ,878
78. 9
47,886
72.9
3,992
7.7

52,406
78.8
49,329
74.2
3,077
5.9

52,357
78.7
49,440
74.3
2,917
5.6

52,548
78.9
49,744
74.7
2,804
5.3

5 2 , 366
78.6
49,470
74.3
2,896
5.5

52,371
78.6
49,471
7 4.2
2,900
5.5

Woman, 20 yaars snd on
Civilian labor tore*
Participation rata
Empioyad
Emp^oymsvM'PQpiitatton ratio* * . . .
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

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

38,865
52.8
36,518
49.6
2,347
6.0

38,794
52.7
36,343
49.3
2,451
6.3

38,356
52.7
35,767
49. 2
2,589
6.7

39,032
53.1
36,688
49.9
2,344
6.0

39,439
53.7
37,150
50.5
2,289
5.8

39,226
53.3
37,042
50.4
2,184
5.6

39,396
53.5
37,074
50.4
2,321
5.9

39,137
53.1
36,784
49.9
2,352
6.0

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

8,655
71.6
7,428
61.4
1,228
14.2
15.4
12.9

7,773
64.4
6,743
55.9
1,030
13.2
12.6
13.9

7,264
57.9
5,850
46.6
1,414
19.5
20.7
18.2

7,057
57.7
5,916
48.4
1,141
16.2
16.6
15.7

7,057
58.0
5,915
48.6
1,142
16.2
16.8
15.5

6,996
57.7
5,911
48.7
1,085
15.5
16.5
14.5

6,948
57.5
5,886
48.7
1,062
15.3
17.8
12.6

6,64 9
55.1
5,595
46.4
1,054
15.9
16.2
15.5

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population...,
Civilian labor forca
Participation rata
Employad
Employment-population ratio* .
Unamployad ...'
Unamploymant rata ..-

18,966
11,997
63.3
9,633
50.8
2,364
19.7

19,360
12,536
64.8
10,334
53.4
2,202
17.6

19,386
12,465
64.3
10,456
53.9
2,009
16.1

18,966
11,724
61.8
9,408
49.6
2,316
19.8

19,274
11,934
61.9
9,923
51.5
2,011
16.8

19,302
12,008
62.2
10,105
52.4
1,903
15.8

19,330
11,962
61.9
10,168
52.6
1,795
15.0

19,360
12,076
62.4
10,041
51.9
2,035
16.9

19, 386
12,176
62.8
10,226
52.8
1,950
16.0

Man, 20 years and a
Civilian labor forca
Participation rata
Employad
Employmant-populatlon ratio* .
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

5,609
76.0
4,620
62.6
989
17.6

5,769
75.8
4,860
63.9
909
15.8

5,769
75.7
4,976
65.3
793
13.7

J,578
75.6
4,563
61.8
1,015
18.2

5,607
74.2
4,712
62.4
894
16.0

5,673
74.9
4,872
64.3
801
14.1

5,646
74.4
4,811
63.4
835
14.8

5,700
74.9
4,802
63.1
897
15.7

5,735
75.3
4,922
64.6
813
14.2

Woman, 20 yaars and
Civilian labor forca
Participation rata
Employad
Employmant-populatlon ratio* .
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

5,347
57. 1
4,443
47.4
905
16.9

5,539
57.7
4,751
49.5
78B
14.2

5,643
58.7
4,826
50.2
817
14.5

5,312
56.7
4,440
47.4
872
16.4

5,469
57.3
4,737
49.6
731
13.4

5,547
58.0
4,793
50.1
754
13.6

5,496
57.4
4,818
50.3
679
12.4

5,522
57.5
4,746
49.5
776
14.0

5,604
58.3
4,816
50.1
788
14. 1

Both sax**, 16 to 10
Civilian labor forca
Participation rata
Employad
Employmant-populatlon ratio* .,
Unamployad
Unemployment rata
,
Man
Woman

1,041
46.9
570
25.7
471
45.2
46.6
43.7

1,228
57.0
723
33.5
505
41.1
40.3
42.0

1,053
49.0
655
30.5
398
37.8
36.2
39.5

83 4
37.6
40 5
18.3
,429
,51.ti
53.7
48.8

859
39.5
474
21.8
385
44.8
42.8
47.1

787
36.3
440
20.3
347
44. 1
40.9
48.2

82 0
37.9
53 9
24.9
281
34.3
35.3
33.1

854
39.6
492
22.8
362
42.4
42.6
42.1

837
38.9
488
22.7
349
4 1.7
40.6
42.9

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

9,738
6,432
66.1
5,733
58.9
700
10.9

9,785
6,448
65.9
5,779
59.1
669
10.4

9,690
6,145
,63.4
5,350
55.2
795
12.9

10,072
6,378
63.3
5,6*43
56.0
735
11.5

10,026
6,332
63.2
5,666
56.5
666
10.5

9,824
6,298
64.1
5,669
57.7
62 9
10.0

9,738
6,293
64.6
5,626
57.8
667
10.6

9,785
6,271
6 4.1
5,600
57.2
672
10.7

Apr.
1984

iay
1984

Juoe
1984

July
1984

Aug.
1984

WHITE
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Civilian labor forea
Participation rata
Employad
,
Employment-population ratio1
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

Both aaxaa, 10 la I I
Civilian labor fore*
Participation rata
Employad
Employmant-populatlon ratio"
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata
Man
Woman

—

BLACK

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Chilian labor forca
Participation rats
Employad
Employmant-populatlon ratio* .,
Unamployad
Unemployment rate

* The population figures ara not adkieted for aaaaoneJ laHaMon; therefore, Identical
number* appear In the unad)u*t*d and seasonally aaTjuaasd oohmna.
* Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian nonhtatllutlonaJ papulation.




NOTE: Detail for the abova race and Hlapanto-ortgln groups will not sum to
bocaus* data for the "other race*" group are not [^eaented and Hispanic* ara I
in both the white and black population groupa.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-4. Selected employment indicators
(Numbers In thousands)
Net
Category
Aug.
1983

July
1984

Aug.
196H

Apr.
1984

Aug.
1983

Hay
19814

June
1984

July
1984

Aug.
198 4

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

103,167
38 , 6 5 3
24,323
5,053

101,484
38,281
24,905

104,402
'39,062
25,457

105,288
39,159
25,722

5,628

106,694
39,419
25,197
5,474

5,096

5,491

1,6.28
1, 564
240

1,661
< 1,534
207

107,484

39,395
25,022

105,395
39,121
25,716

5,668

105,748
39,072
25,786
5,688

5,662

104,969
39,029
25,764
5 , 5 07

1,610
1,537

1,604
1,570

246

212

1,513
1,559
230

1.4 25
1.5 68
2 08

92,931
15,784
77,147
1,296
75,851
7,834
338

93,928
15,761
78,167
1,347
76,820
7,707
311

94,040
15,685
78,355
1,329
77,026
7,828
348

93,841
15,604
78,236
1,239
76,997
7,717
3 06

93,554
1 5 , 7 82
7 7 , 7 72
1,181
76,591
7 , 8 29
3 24

96,918

96,523

96,500

78,276
5,593

78,280
5,353

78,496
5,491
1,654
3,837
12,514

96,848
78,659
5,300
1,589
3,711
12,889

96,921
78,799
5 , 3 24
1,749

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagrlcultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers

1,998
1 ,691
2 99
91 , 1 0 8
15,006
76,101
1 ,365
74,736

7,704
367

1,924

1,759

1,704
320

1,692
262

95,389
15,105
80,284
1,367
78,917
7,810
337

94,773
15,119
79,654
1,274
78,380
7,892
317

90,032
15,671
74,361

92,251

93,20,8
76,593
5,774
1,780
3,994
9,841

91,953
73, 499
5,866

1 , 270
73,091
7,641
375

PERSONS AT WORK1
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons

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

75,906
6,201
1,581

4,620
10,144

1,742
4 , 124
12, 588

1 ,530

1,549

4,063

3,804
12,889

13,049

3,576
12,797

' 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)

1984

1983

II
U-1

III

IV

1984

June

July

Aug.

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

3.8

3.7

4.0

3.7

5.8

5.6

5.9

5.8

7.2

6.7

7.2

7.2

II

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

4.0

3.7

3. 1

6.0

5.4

4.7

2.7
4.2

'J-2

Jeb 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

7.9

7.3

6.6

10.0

9.3

8.3

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

10.0

9.3

8.4

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

U-5b

Total unemployed as a percent of the Chilian labor force

10.1

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.5

7. 1

7.5

7.5

U-6

Total full-time jobseekers plus Vt part-time Jobseekers plus Vi total on pan time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less V4 of the
part-time labor force

12.9

12.2

11.2

10.5

9.9

9.5

9.9

9.9

U-7

Total full-time jobseekers plus Vi pan-time jobseekers plus Vi total on pan
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

14.4

13.5

12.4

11.6

11.0

U-4

U-5a

N.A.- not avail*!*.




6. 1

7.6

N. A.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
T«bl« A-6. S«l«ct«d unomptoymont Indicator*, ••••onally adjusted

-~=T

Category
Aug.
1983

July
1984

unampioyiiiafH rataa

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

Bay
1984

June
1984

July
1984

Aug.
1984

7.5
7.2
6.4
7.9
7.1

CHARACTERISTIC
10 , 6 3 3
6,200
5,150
4 ,433
3,598
1,885

8,543
4,756
3,906
3,787
3,173
1,464

8,526
4,583
3,853
3,943
3,264
1,409

9.5
9.8
8.7
9.1
8.0
22.8

7.8
7.7
6.9
7.9
7.0
19.4

7.5
7.3
6.5
7.7
6.8
19.0

7.1
7.1
6.3
7.2
6.4
17.6

7.5
7.5
6.5
7.6
6.9
18.3

18.4

2,561
1 ,853
683

1,867
1,615
6 02

1,810
1,637

6.3
6.9
11.8

4.7
5.8
10.5

4.5
5.8
9.8

4.5
5.6
9.6

4.6
5.9
9.6

6.0
10.5

8,964
1,631

7,061
1,550

6,980
1,545

9.3
10.2
10.7

7.6
9.1
8.9

7.2
9.3

e.5

6.7
10.3
8.3

7.2
9.6
8.7

6,306
114
798
1,652
920
733
375
1,669
1,699
711
209

9.8
14.9
17.9
11.2
11.7
10..5
7.7
9.8
7.2
5.1
15.1

7.7
10.3
14.3
7.7
7.5
8.0
5.4
8.7
6.1
4.4
12.2

7.2
8.9
14.8
7.1
7.0
7.1
5.5
7.9
5.5
4.7
13.9

7.0
7.1
14.8
7.2
7.2
7.3
5.2
7.2
5.4
4.1
11.8

7.4
7.5
14.7
7.5
6.7
8.6
6.1
7.8
5.9
4.5
14.6

644

4.4

7.2
9.6
8.5

INDUSTRY
Nonagrlcultural prtvata waga and aalary workara . . .

Tranaportatton and public utltltlaa
Wholaaala and ratail trada

8,055
164
981
2,437
1,499
938
438
2,084
1,951
840
290

6,289
77
839
1,650
883
767
361
1,693
1,669
732
259

Unamptoymant aa a parcant of tha civilian liabor foroa.
1

7.5
10.3
14.0
7.5
6.9
8. 3
6.2
7.8

6. 1
4.3

12.8

ihoura.

l*4»*aW» MOt Dy ! • • • MfWvnP*^PjPa^a> aWH

TaMo A-7. Duration of
jNUIIjbjjgBjjfl thOUSaaftda^

T983

July
1984

lug.
1984

tag.
1983

Apr.
1984

3,521
3,2*5
3,626
1,133
2,493

3,642
2,649
2,423
815
1,608

3,466
2,599
2,317
834
1,483

3,633
2,951
4,078
1,597
2,481

3,438
2,493
2,855
1,111
1,744

19.5
9.2

17.0
6.5

16.9
7.2

19.9
9.4

100.0
33.8
31.4
34.8
10.9
23.9

100.0
41.8
30.4
27.8
9.4
18.5

1C0.0
41.4
31.0
27.6
9.9
17.7

100.0
34.1
27.7
36.2
1S.0
23.3

Juno
1984

July
1984

Aug.
1984

3,238
2,433
2,851
1,186
1,664

3, 174
2,294
2,619
1,008
1,611

3,462
2,490
2,689
1,100
1,589

3,555
2,333
2,606
1,113
1,493

18.5
8.1

18.4
8.7

18.6
7.2

18.1
7.6

17.3
7.5

100.0
39.1
26.4
32.5
12.6
19.8

100.0
38.0
28.6
33.5
13.9
19.5

100.0
39.2
28.4
32.4
12.5
19.9

100.0
40.1
28.8
31.1
12.7
18.4

••I
1984

DURATION
IjMNtMM SWNRI

5 to 14
15
19to20 weeks
27 W M R I end over

»..

AVaWBQa% (MGaWl) OUWDOHf Hi WflMal

MoolaVt oumllofif In

n
TotoJ wfMfflployM..
LaaathanSwaaka
5 to 14
18

is to as
IT




100,
41,
27,
30,
13.
17.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reaaon for unemployment
(Numbers In thousand*)

— •

••

•

" "

•..•••

Reason
Aug.
1983

July
1984

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

Hay
1984

June
1984

July
1984

Aug .
198 4

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

4,258
1,091
3,167
880
2,154
1,421

3,986
1,047
2,939
901
2,283
1,211

6 , 133
1,660
4,473
799
2,479
1,214

4,527
1 ,108
3,419
781
2,308
1 ,216

4,327
1,192
3,134
804
2,178
1,186

4,220
1,166
3,055
800
1 , 968
1 , 136

4,511
1,164
3,346
865
2,091
1,092

4 , 2 18
1,152
3,066
8 35
2,322
1,093

100.0
55.6
14.3
41.3
8.3
23.4
12.7

100.0
48.8
12.5
36.3
10. 1
24.7
16.3

100.0
47.6
12.5
35.1
10.7
27.2
14.5

100.0
57.7
15.6
4 2. 1
7.5
23.3
11.4

100.0
51.3
12.5
38.7
8.8
26.1
13.8

100.0
50.9
14.0
36.9
9.5
25.6
14.0

100.0
51.9
14.4
37.6
9.8
24.2
14.0

100.0
52.7
13.6
39.1
10.1
24.4
12.8

100.0
49.8
13.6
36.2
9.9
27.4
12.9

5.1
.8
2.1
1.2

3.6
.8
1.S
1.2

3.5
.8
2.0
1.1

5.5
.7
2.2
1. 1

4.0
.7
2.0
1.1

3.8
.7
1.9
1.0

3.7
.7
1.7
1.0

4.0
.8
1.8
1.0

3.7
.7
2.0
1 .0

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

PERCENT DMTMBUTtON

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Table A-9. Unemployed persona by aex and age, eeaeojially adjuated

Sox Md 090
July
1984

Aug.
1S84

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

Hay
1984

June
1984

July
1984

Aug.
198 4

10,633
4,197
1,885
767
1,107
2,312
6,424
5,668
765

8,543
3,276
1,464
626
817
1,812
5,257
4,619
660

8,526
3,287
1,409
631
775
1,878
5,237
4,566
677

9.5
17.2
22.8
24.8
21.6
14.4
7.3
7.8
5.1

7.8
14.6
19.4
22.3
17.5
12.2
6.0
6.3
4.2

7.5
14.0
19.0
20.
18.
11,
5.
6.
4.

7
13.
17
19,
16.
10,
5.
5.
4.

7.5
13.6
18.3
20.5
16.7
11.3
5.9
6.2
4.4

7.5
14.0
18. 4
21. U
16.7
11.8
5.8
6. 1
4.6

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

6,200
2,408
1,050
423
619
1,358
3,791
3,311
482

4,756
1,846
850
358
478
996
2,896
2,496
401

4,583
1,772
730
330
396
1,042
2,813
2,411
408

9,
18,
24,
26.
23,
15,
7.
8.
5,

7.7
15.0
19.7
23.7
17.3
12.7
5.9
6.2
4.4

7,
14.
19.
21.
18.
11.
5.
5.
4.

7.
13.
18.
22.
16.
11.
5.
5.
4.

7.5
14.6
20.
23.
18.8
11.7

7.2
14.3
18.6
22. 1
16.5
12/3
5.5
5.7
4.6

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

4,433
1 ,789
835
344
488
954
2,633
2,357
283

3,787
1,430
614
268
339
816
2,361
2,123
259

3,943
1,514
679
301
379
835
2,424
2,156
269

9.1
15.7
21.1
23.4
19.9
12.8
7.0
7.5
4.7

7.9
14.1
19.0
20.8
17.8
11.6
6.0
6.4
3.9

7.7
14.0
16.6
19.0
16.1
11.6
5.8
6.1
4.3

7.2
12.2
16.7
16.4
16.5
9.9
5.8
5.8
5.0

7.6
12.5
15.9
17.9
14.4
10.8
6. 1
6.5
4.2

7.
13.
18.
20.
16.
1T.
6.3
6.6
4.4

Aug.
1943
Total, 16 years and ovor
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

1

Unemployment as a percent of the ctvMan tMwr




HOUSEHOLD D A I ,

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabkt A-10. Emptoymant atatua of black and othar workara
(Numbers hi ihousemW

adjusted1

Employment

CIvHian nonlnstltutlonal population..
Civilian labor force
Participation rata
Employed
Employment population ratio*
Unamployad
Unemployment rata

Aug.
1983

July
1984

Aug.
1S84

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

Hay
1984

June
1984

July
1984

Aug.
1984

23,437
14,929
63.7

24,154
15,710

24,181

23,437
14,603
62.3

23,791
14,770
62. 1
12,541
52.7
2,229
15. 1
9,021

23,8°4
14,976
62.7

23,989

24, 154

15,039

15,196

62.7

62.9

12,852
53.8
2, 125
14.2
8,918

13,020
54.3
2,020
13.4

12,907
53.4

2 4 , 181
15,291
63.2
13, 09 2
54. 1

2,290

2,199

15.1
8,958

8, 890

12,259
52.3

2,669
17.9
8,509

Not In labor force
1
The population figures are not adjuatad for i
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally i

65.0
13,227
54.8
2,483
15.8
8,444

I variation; therefore, Identical

15,660
64.8
13,395
55.4
2,265
14.5
6,521

11 , 9 8 9

51.2
2,614
17.9
8,834

8,950

14.4

» Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.

Tabla A-11. Occupational atatua of tha amployad and unamployad, not aaaaonally adjuatad
(Numbers In thousands)

Oooupatfon

lag.
1983

Aug.
1984

103,167

106,694

10,411

8,382

9.2

7.3

Managerial and pfoaseeAonal eejaoieJty
Executive, adwlnletitlve, and managerial
Professional specialty

23,044
10,814
12,230

24,460
11,789
12,671

819
319
500

792
312
480

3.4
2.9
3. 9

3. 1
2.6
3.7

Technical, sales, and admlnlatratlve support
Technicians and related support
Salea occupations
Admlnlatratlve support, Including clerical

31,840
3,091
12,140
16,606

32,924

2,169
171
859
1,140

1,716

6.4
5.2
6.6
6.4

5.
5.

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

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

14,291
1,000
1,757
11,535

1,660
91

1,457

111
1,458

130
1,235

10.3
8.2
5.7
11. 1

9.
8.
6.
9.

Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction tradaa
Other preclalon production, craft, and repair

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

13,641
4,477
5,023
4,141

1,305
33C
554
421

870
188
453
228

9. 3
7.2
10.7

9.6

6.
4.
8.
5.

Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, and Inspectors —
Traneportatton and material moving occupation* . . .
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Construction laborers
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helper*, and I

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

17,193
8 , 105
4,480
4,608

32
3 , 8I 7 5

2,650
1,313
468
868
181
687

2,025
907
404
714
157
557

13.8
14.2
10.0
16.5
21.2
15.6

10.
10.
8.
13.4
17. 7
12.6

4 , 185

408

260

8.3

5.8

Total, 16 years and over'

Farming, foreetry, and fishing
'Persons with no previous work experience and those whoa* last Job waa In the Armed
Forces are included In the unemployed total.




4,481

3,175
12,891
16,858

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1984

83
704

929
92

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1984

5.0
2.6

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-12. Employmant status of mala Vlatnam-ara vatarans and nonvatarans by aga, not aaaaonally adjuatad
(Numbars In thousands)

CMHan

Vataran statu*

CMHan
nonlnatnuttonal
population

Unamptoyad
Emptoyad

Total

f^WOPsW 4V

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1984

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

7,921
5,448
451
1,675
3,322
2,473

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

7,459
5,259
421
1,622
3,216
2,200

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

7,042
4,941
380
1., 519
3,042
2,101

554
447
72
194
181
107

417
318
41
103
174

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

21,237
8,990
7,468
4,779

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

20,154
8,488
7,145
4,521

17,416
7 , 421
6,011
3,9d4

19,024
7,959
6,789
4,276

1,568
777
483
308

1 , 130
52 9
356
245

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Aug.
1984

VETERANS
Total, 25 yaara and ovar
25to39yaars
25 to 29 yaara
30to 34 yaara
35 to 39 yaara
40yaars and ovar

99

7.
8.
11.
9.
6.
6.

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

NOTE: Mala Vlatnam-ara vatarana ara man who aarvad In tha Armad Forcaa batwaan
August 5,1904 and May 7,1975. Nonvatarana ara itmn who hava nwr aarvad In tha Arm-




8.3
9.5
7.4
7.2

5. 6
6.2
5.0
5. 4

adFoK»aa;pubttartaddataaf«l«fnttadtothoaa2Sto39yaaraof aga, tha group that moat
cloaaly corraaponda to tha bulk of tha Vlatnam-ara vataran population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-13. Employment status of tha civilian population for tan largt States
(Number* In thou—rtda)

Aug.
1983

July
1984

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

May
1984

Juna
1984

July
1984

Aug.
1984

18,849
12,508
11,319
1 ,189
9. 5

19,143
12,800
11,728
1,072
8.4

19,169
12,820
11,854
966
7.5

18,849
12,379
11,191
1,188
9.6

19,061
12,458
11,504
954
7.7

19,088
12,490
11,524
966
7.7

19,116
12,683
11,726
957
7.5

19,143
12,646
11,610
1,036
8.2

19,169
12,665
11,697
968
7.6

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rale _
<

8,362
5,084
4,666
418
8.2

8,566
5,162
4,811
351
6.8

8,584
5,166
4,846
320
6.2

8,362
5,009
4,588
421
8.4

8,509
5,004
4,694
310
6.2

8,528'
5,058
4,735
323
6.4

8,547
5,020
4,682
338
6.7

8,566
5,080
4,723
357
7.0

8,584
5,084
4,765
319
6.3

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.

8,581
5,626
4,991
6 35
11.3

8,597
5,666
5,176
489
8.6

8,598
5,558
5,081
477
8.6

8,581
5,579
4,933
646
11.6

8,592
5,579
5,021
558
10.0

8,594
5,617
5,108
509
9.1

8,596
5,658
5,192
466
8.2

8,597
5,538
5,080
458
8.3

8,598
5,497
5,018
479
8.7

4,490
3,047
2,865
182
6.0

4,511
3,094
2,959
134
4.3

4,513
3,098
2,951
147
4.7

4,490
2,995
2,807
188
6.3

'.,505
3,099
2,932
167
5.4

4,507
3,057
2,933
124
4.1

4,509
3,061
2,943
118
3.9

4,511
3,041
2,912
129
4.2

4,513
3,038
2,883
155
5.1

6,745
4,386
3,798
588
13.4

6,724
4,480
3,975
506
11.3

6,722
4,418
3,962
.456
10.3

6,745
4,305
3,698
607
14.1

6,729
4,377
3,911
466
10.6

6,727
4,356
3,845
511
11.7

6,726
4,365
3,860
505
11.6

6,724
4,358
3,856
502
11.5

6,722
4,334
3,8.62
472
10.9

5,758
3,729
3,409
320
8.6

5,798
3,880
3,635
245
6.3

5,801
3,829
3,596
233
6.1

5,758
3,701
3,378
323
8.7

5,786
3,928
3,661
267
6.8

5,790
3,861
3,6 39
222
5.7

5,794
3,777
3,585
192
5.1

5,798
3,812
3,564
248
6.5

5,801
3,807
3,573
234
6.1

13,582
8,413
7,719
694
8.2

13,633
8,341
7,661
680
8.2

13,637
8,237
7,619
618
7.5

13,582
8,244
7,542
702
8.5

13,618
7,994
7,461
513
6.7

13,622
8,074
7,532
542
6.7

13,628
7,972
7,403
569
7.1

13,633
8,107
7,460
647
8.0

13,637
8,062
7,438
624
7.7

8,051
5,229
4,666
563
10.8

8..050
5,292
4,845
447
8.4

8,050
5,215
4,733
482
9.2

8,051
5,113
4,536
577
11.3

8,049
5,050
4,543
507
10.0

8,050
5,081
4,562
519
10.2

8,050
5,072
4,616
456
9.0

8,050
5,141
4,695
446
8.7

8,050
5,100
4,598
502
9.8

9,189
5,662
5,051
612
10.8

9,210
5,678
5,138
540
9.5

9,212
5,583
5,045
538
9.6

9,189
5,557
4,915
642
11.6

9,203
5,394
4,900
494
9.2

9,205
5,497
4,995
502
9.1

9,208
5,581
5,102
479
8.6

9,210
5,542
4,995
547
9.9

9,212
5,451
4,885
566
10.4

11,300
7,656
7,075
580
7.6

11,585
8,186
7,670
516
6.3

11,610
8,072
7,622
450
5.6

11,300
7,652
7,074
578
7.6

11,506
7,854
7,322
532
6.8

11,532
7,988
7,531
457
5.7

11,559
8,011
7,629
382
4.8

11,585
8,097
7,602
495
6.1

11,610
8,036
7,581
455
5.7

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal
Civilian labor force . .
Employed
Unamployad
Unemployment rate
Florida

Civilian labor forca
Employed
Unemployed

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
MioMojeA
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population,

Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Ohio
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Perineytvanla
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population,
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texaa
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
1
Theee art tha official Bureau of I
Federal fond allocation program*.




> eaad HI tha adfianlatrBtton of

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Tabla B-1. Employs** on nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry

Industry

June
1984

July
1984 P

Aug .
1984 P

89,842

95,003

94,236

94,486 89,918

74,878

78,973

79,018

23,944

25,298

25,294

Au|.
1983

Total
Total private
Goods-produolng
Mining
OH and gaa axtractlon
Conatructlon
Oonoral building contractors

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

May
1984

June
1984

July
1984 P

93,449

93,786c 94,135

94,351

79,407 74,110

77,546

77,864

78,241

78,411

25,559 23,532

24,760

24,831

24,974

25,068

1,026
634.9

950
590

984
612

995
619

1,002
623

1,007
629

4,517
4,269
4,671
4,615
1 , 1 1 2 . 1 1 , 1 8 2 . 9 1 , 2 0 8 . 8 1,216.1

3,985
1,037

4,246
1,110

4,286
1,126

4,343
1,135

4,350
1,130

960
595.6

1,013
627.21

1,021
634.4

Manufacturing
Production workers

18,715
12,762

19,768
13,610

19,658
13,475

19,862 18,597
13,657 12,679

19,530
13,443

19,570
13,465

19,629
13,492

19,711
13,555

Production workers

10,842
7,197

11,749
7,948

11,693
7,874

11,763 10,846
7,932 7,224

11,551
7,799

11,598
7,826

11,652
7,860

11,709
7,910

733.4
484.1
619.5
894.1
351.1
1,487.8
2,232.4
2,250.0
1,932.3
870.6
727.5

730.3
475.0
619.2

388.2

861.8
726.1
380.1

735.8
488.5
622
881
339
1,494
2,236
2,265
1,917.8
857.2
729.9
390.8

675
453
578
840
344
1,384
2,051
2,022
1,776
779
694
373

714
482
604
879
345
1,459
2, 189
2,212
1,905
857
719
388

711
482
605
887
347
1,469
2,203
2,228
1,906
848
722
385

712
485
605
884
345
1,479
2,226
2,237
1,917
855
723
384

708
487
605
882
341
1,490
2,244
2,253
1,928
860
726
386

8,019
5,662

7,965
5,601

8,099
5,725

7,751
5,455

7,97 9
5,644

7,972
5,639

7,977
5,632

8,002
5,645

1,732.4
64.9
753.8
1,222.3
690.2
1,366.6
1,070.2
190.5
805.0
203.1

1,621
66
751
1,170
663
1,302
1,046
194
730
208

1,648
67
766
1,226
680
1,348
1,057
189
790
208

1,643
67
762
1,217
681
1,356
1,057
188
795
206

1,644
67
759
1,209
685
1,362
1,062
188
797
204

1,654
66
755
1,212
687
1,369
1,064
187
803
205

6 8 , 9 2 7 66,386

68,689

68.935C 69,161

69,283

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products ..
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and 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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products

Service-producing

702.
452,
594.
841,
346.
,383,
,034.
,021.
,738.
750,
695.
377,
7,873
5,565
1,712.
69,
7 54'.
1,177,
666.
1,297,
1,050.
197,
734.
213.

1,637.
62,
762.
1,226
690.
1,362,
1,070.
190,
806.
209.0.

879.8
344.9

1,476.8
2,232.9
2,248.6
i.924.6

1,687.
62,
741.
1,171,
687.
1,363.
1,070.
190,
796.
194,

65,898

69,705

68,942

Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communication and public utilities

4,382
2,751
1,631

5,212
2,918
2,294

5,193
2,896
2,297

5,200
2,902
2,298

4,369
2,751
1,618

5,129
2,862
2,267

5,144
2,871
,2,273

5,163
2,883
2,280

5,173
2,896
2,277

Wholaaate trade

5,303
3,084
2,219

5,537
3,268
2,269

5,558
3,282
2,276

5,586
3,304
2,282

5,277
3,072
2,205

5,473
3,215
2,258

5,492
3,235
2,257

5,502
3,249
2,253

5,527
3,269
2,258

15,732
2,127.6
2,365.9
1,698.5
5,200.1

16,359
2,235.1
2,645.9
1,770.4
5,381.1

16,343
2,242.6
2,658.6
1,782.7
5,350.9

1 6 , 4 1 2 15,626
2,169
2,236.6
2,563
2,667.5
1,679
1,781.8
5,043
5,392.6

16,095
2,251
2,635
1,743
5,154

16,166
2,273
2,630
1,751
5,183

16,245
2,295
2,641
1,751
5,199

16,278
2,291
2,653
1,763
5,210

5,574
2,778
1,730
1,067

5,721
2,864
1,757
1,100

5,758
2,879
1,769
1,110

5,498
2,749
1,724
1,025

5,640
2,851
1,742
1,047

5,662
2,863
1,746
1,053

5,676
2,858
1,752
1,066

5,679
2,8*56
1,760
1,063

20,877 19,808
20,872
19,943 2 0 , 8 4 6
3,629.2 4 , 0 2 6 . 2 4 , 0 5 1 . 3 4,094.9 3,599
6,014.4 6 , 0 8 8 . 0 6 , 1 0 8 . 8 6,069.2 5,988
1 4 , 9 6 4 1 6 , 0 3 0 15,218 15,079 15,808
2,813 2,747
2,832
2,821
2,779
3,527 3,668
3,322
3,603
3,470
8,739 9,393
8,864
9,606
8,714

20,449
3,912
6,062
15,903
2,771
3,693
9,439

20,549
3,979
6,'073

20,681
4,014
6,064
15,922C 15,894
2,7850 2,777
3,699
3,699
9,438
9,418

20,686
4,031
6,078
15,940
2,779
3,711
9,450

Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations....
Eating and drinking places
Finance, Insurance, and real estate
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Services
Business services
Health services

Government
Federal
State
Local

c * corrected.




5,773
2,888
1,771
1,114

p = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Tabla B-2. Avaraga waakly houra of production or nonauparvlaory workara1 on privata nonagrleultural payrollt by Induatry
liy equated

Not seasonally
Industry

Aug.
1983

June
1984

July
1984 P

1984 PI

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

May
1984

June
1984

July
1984 P

Aug.
1984 P

35.3

33.5

33.6

35.5

35.0

35.4

35.3

35.3

35.2

35.2

Mining

42.6

43.7

43.2

43.7

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2>

(2)

COftOtfUSnOfl

38.0

38.6

38.6

38.5

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

40.2
3.2

40.8
3.4

40.3
3.3

40.3
3.4

40.3
3.0

41.1
3.7

40.6
3.3

40.6
3.3

40.5
3.3

40.4
3.2

Durable goods
Overtime hours

40.6
3.1

41.5
3.6

40.9
3.4

40.9
3.5

40.8
3.0

41.8
4.0

41.3
"3.5

41.2
3.5

41.2
3.5

41.1
3.4

40.8

40,
42.
40.
39.
40,
40.
40,
41.
42,
40.
3*9.

40.
39,
42.
41,
41.
41,
42.
41,
42.
44,
41.
39,

39.
39,
42.

39,
39

41,
40.
40,
41.
40,
41.

39.
39.
42.
42,
41.
41,
41,
41,
42.
42.
40.

39.
39.
41.
41,
41.
41.
42.
40.
42.
43.
41.

39.
38.
41.
41.
40,
41,
41,
40.
42.
43.
40.

(2)

40.
39,
42.
42
41,
41.8
42.3
41.3
43.5
44.8
41.4
(2)

39.
39.
41.
41,
40,
41,
41.8

42.8
40.
38.

41.8
41.2
40,
41
41,
40,
41,
42,
40.
39,

40.
39
41,
40,
40,
40,
40.
40,
41.
43,
40.

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

39.7
3.3

39.8
3.2

39.4
3.1

39.5
3.2

39.6
3.1

40.2
3.4

39.6
3.1

39.6
3.2

39.5
3.1

39.4
3.0

40.0
37.6
41.1
36.6
42.8
37.7
41.4
43.5
41.2
37.3

40.0
40.5
40.4
36.8
43.1
37.6
42.0
43.5
41.9
37.7

39.
37,
39.
36,
43.
37,
41.
43,
41.
37,

40.
39,
39.
36,
43.
37,
41.
•43
41,
36

39.6
(2)
40.9
36.3
42.9
37.6
41.7
43.5
(2)
37.1

40.1
(2)
41.2
37.4
43:2
38.2
42.0
43.7

39.7
(2)
40.0
36.5
43.1
38.0
41.8
43.5
(2)
36.5

39.6
(2)
39.8
35.9
43.3
37.7
41.9
42.9
(2)
37.1

39.6
(2)
39.2

(2)
37.5

39.8
(2)
40.0
36.4
42.9
37.7
41.9
43.1
(2)
36.7

39.3

39.8

39.9

39.9

39.2

39.5

39.4

39.6

39.7

39.6

38.5

38.7

38.6

38.6

38.6

38.6

29.8

30.0

30.1

30.2

29.9

29.9

Total private

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal Industries
Blast furnaces and baalc steel products ..
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Tranaportatlon equipment
Motor vehicle* and equipment
Instruments and related producte
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable ajooav

Overtime hour*
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied producta
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal producta
Rubber and mleoellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather producte
Transportation and puMleutllniee
Whoteesle trade

38.6

38.7

38.8

38.7

Retail trade

30.5

30.4

30.7

30.6

finance, Inauranee, and real estate

(2)
36.5

36.1

36.3

36.7

36.4

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

<2>

33.0

32.9

33.1

33.0

32.6

32.8

32.7

32.7

32.7

32.6

' Data relate to production workers In mining and manufacturing; to conatruetlon
workers In construction; and to nonaupervleory workers In tranaportatlon and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, Inauranee, and real aetata; and services.
Theee groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employeee on private
nonagrleultural payrolls.




35,
43,
37,
42.
43,

1
Thte series le not pvttlehod seasonally adjusted alnce the seasonal component IsenwH relative to the treneVcycte and/or Irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p • preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

TaMs B-3. Avsrags hourly and woskly samlngs of production or nonsupsrvisory works**' on prlvats nonagrlcultural
payrolls by Industry
swaMy earnings

Total private
Seasonally adjusted

Aug .
1983

June
1984

July
1984 P

Aug .
1984

$7.95
8.00

$8.29
8.33

$8.32
8.35

$.8.30
8.35

11.57

11.57

Construction
Manufacturing

July
1984

p

Aug.
1984

$280.64 $294.30 $296.19 $294.65
280.00 294.05 293.92 2 9 3 . 9 2
479.25

505.61

499.82

503.86

11.94

450.68

460.88

461.27

462.39

9.14

352.96

372.91

369.55

368.34

378.39
319.06
267.47
391.53
458.37
507.05
369.96
383.51
349.11
474.62
503.02
340.54
264.81

402.14
324.01
270.86
407.15
480.17
536.42
388.13
417.06
365.31
519.59
557.48
362.61
273.62

397.14
315.59
269.01
406.81
474.44
528.12
381.19
410.94
360.69
509.09
540.99
359.38
273.08

395.91
321.59
271.17
403.79
471.33
520.40
382.23
411.10
364.10
504.99
536.76
356.00
275.18

331.53
337.60
482.76
259.77
202.40
449.10
349.68
463.26
579.86
344.84
213.76

330.57
333.88
430.44
252.70
198.91
455.33
351.56
462.87
576.35
342.38
213.93

330.22
334.40
433.87
255.17
199.99
453.60
355.32
462.87
577.68
339.49
209.22

8.78

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products.
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

11.29
12.74

6.84
9.58
11.46
13.02

8.62
11.52
11.92
8.45
6.79

8.91
12.14
12.67
8.78
6.98

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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products

8.06
8.15
10.26
6.19
5.35
10.03
9.12
i0.62
13.17
8.00
5.52

8.33
8.44
11.92

Transportation and public utilities.

June
1984

Aug .
1983

9.71
8.01

9.68
8.06

11.46
13.04
9.32
9.95
8.95
12.15
12.64
8.83
7.02

11.44
13.01
,30
,93
8.99
12.11
12.60
8.79
7.02
8.36
8.36
11.04

10.42
9.30
11.03
13.33
8.23
5.67

8.39
8.41
11.54
6.43
5.51
10.54
9.35
11.10
13.28
8.29
5.72

10.50
9.40
11.10
13.28
8.22
5.67

319.98
326.00
385.78
254.41
195.81
429.28
343.82
439.67
572.90
329.60
207.00

11.18

11.21

422.26

440.59

446.08

447.28

10.69

11.07

Wholesale trade

8.54

8.90

8.97

8.95

329.64

344.43

348.04

346.37

Retail trade

5.73

5.88

5.87

5.84

174.77

178.75

180.21

178.70

Finance, Insurance, and real aetata.

7.24

7.58

7.63

7.59

261.36

275.15

280.02

276.28

Services

7.24

7.53

7.56

7.52

238.92

247.74

250.24

248.16

1

See footnote 1, table B-2.

Tabls B-4. Hourly Earnings Indsx for production or nonsuporvlsory workors1 on prhrat* nonagrlcuHural payrolls by Industry
(1977=100)

Aug .
1983Aug.
1984

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

Nay
1984

Jane
19S4

Jely
1984p

Aug.
19&4p

July
1984Aug.
1984

160.1
N.A.
172.7
146.9
162.5
162.3
165.5
153.1

3.3
(2)
3.5

155.4
94.4
(4)
144.8
158.0
155.6
(4)
150.9

159.9
95.4
(4)
146.1.
161.0
16' . )
(4)
153.7

159.6
94.9
(4)
147.0
162.0
160.9
(4)
153.4

160.3
95.2
(4)
147.1
142.3
162.1
(4)
153.8

140.8
95.2
(4)
144.4
162.8
162.7
(4)
154.0

160.6
H.A.
'4>
146.6
163.2
162.4
(4)
153.6

-0.2
(3)
(4)
.1
.3
-.2
(4)
-.3

165.3
161.4

4.6
3.9

(4)
156.6

(4)
142.3

(4)
141.4

(4)
142.5

(4)
163.6

(4)
162.5

(4)
-.6

Aug.
1983

June
1984

July
1984p

Aug.
1984p

154.
93.
16*.
145.
157.
155.
1SS.
150.

159
94,
173,
146.
162
160.
164,
154.

160.
94.
174,
146.
162.
161.
165,
153.

15$.0
155.3

164.9
161.6

166.1 J
162.4

Total private
CUvTBHt VQHsW

Constant (1*77)

1
See
footnote 1,
table B-2.
aee rootnota
i, table
3-i.
2
Percent change la .2 percent from Jsly lttJ te July 1984, the lataet month available.
3
Percent change la less than .03 percent (re* Jsae 1984 te July 1984, tha lateat month available
4
There aarlea are net aeeaeaelly. sdJested alaca* Thro '•eaeoaal ceaponent la email relative te the trend-cycle and/or
lrragul ar coaponente and eoas«a,«eetly caaaet he eaparated with sufficient precision.
H.A.
• Data
Data not
not available
Millikli.
P - preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers' on private nonaprtcw»»iral
payrolls by industry
(1977=100)

Industry
Aug .
1983

June
1984

July
Aug
1984 "I 1984

107.6

114.6

114.7

94.6

102.4

Mining

108.1

Construction

Total

..

Goods-producing

Manufacturing

Aug.
1983

Apr.
1984

May
1984

June
1984

July
1984

115.1

105.3

112.0

112.0

112.7

112.6

112.7

101.0

102.4

92.4

100.1

99.5

99.9

99.9

100.0

118.3

117.6

120.1

106.7

114.7

115.5

117.1

116.6

118.7

115.1

124.2

127.3

128.3

103.7

112 '

113.7

116.4

115.2

115.6

90.1

97.4

95.2

96.6

89.5

97.0

96.0

p

Aug.
1984

96.0

96.2

96.1

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

85.
98.
96.8
87.
67.
59.
83.
81.
99.
81.
73.
102.
82.

96
101
102.
92
75.
63
93.
96.
114.
96
91.
110,
85.

94.5
98.9
99.1
91.7
72.8
61
90
95
112
93
87
107
82

95.3
100.8
102.8
91
72.
59
92
95
113
92
85.9
108.1
86.4

86.5
92.4
96.2
83.8
67.6
59.5
83.6
83.5
100.2
85.7
78.9
103.0
80.8

95.8
98.6
103
89
74
62
91
95
113
96.8
91.8
109.3
86.5

95.0
96.1
102.5
89.0
74.8
63.7
91
95
113
94
86
107
85

95.1
95.8
101.5
88.6
73.9
62.7
91.8
96.5
112.8
94.4
87.4
109.6
84.8

95.6
94.8
103.3
88.8
73.4
60
92
97
113,
95
87
109
85

96.0
94.8
101
87
73
59
92
98
114
97
92
108
85

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 miscellaneous plastics products .
Leather and leather products

96.2
103.7
92.7
83.9
90.7
95.8
109.6
93.6
93.2
102.9
83.2

98
97
86
83
95
101
115.8
97.4
86.9
115.3
81.7

96.2
100.8
73
78
88
100,
115
95
87
111.8
75.2

98
105
79
80
92
100
116
96
86.8
113.3

94
95
86
83
89
95
110
94.1
50.'
102.4
80.1

98.8
98.7
93.4
85.7
96./
99.t
116.6
96.2
86.5
'13.8
81.4

97
97
92
82
93
99
116
95.6
86.1
113.1

97.
97.
92.
82.
92.
99.
116.
96.1
84.
113.
77.8

97.1
98.2
84.8
81.
91.
100.
117.
96.
84.
114.
79.

96.
97.
74.
79.
91.
100.
116.8
96.7
84.5
112.8
74.7

114.7

121.4

122.3

112.4

116.6

119.7

119.6

119.6

105.2

105.8

105.9

113.7

114.3

114.9

111.9

111.0

110.9

124.0

124.8

124.6

132.4

132.3

132.3

77.8
Service-producing.

78.3

122.1
Transportation and public utilities -

86.1

106.9

106.8

Wholesale trade

109.4

114.8

115.6

Retail trade

109.7

113.5

114.5

Finance, insurance, and real estate

121.5

125.3

127.4

Services

129.2

134.4

135.3

119.0
85.3

It
104.3

107.1
108.6

113.3

106.4

110.3

119.2

123.1

126.6

131.4

115.9
114.3
126.9
1

P

134.8
p = preliminary.

See footnote 1, table B-2.

113.5
111.1
123.1
131.7

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

Sept

Oct

Nov.

Dae.

32.4
68.8
57.3p

37.3
69.5

28.9
75.4

32.4
69.7

45.7
73.8

23.5
74.1
65. lp

24.1
81.6

26.5
80.8

25.9
78.9

27.8
79.5

41.6
77.6

21.4
82.4

21.4
84.1

18.6
82.4

23.2
84.6

27.3
85.9

29.5
86.8

35.4
83.8

18.1
79.5

21.1
83.8

21.1
88.1

2i.l
86.8

31.6
87.3

34.1
85.4

40.3
87.3

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Over
1-month
span

27.6
54.3
71.1

47.6
46.5
73.2

35.7
60.8
67.0

31.1
68.9
63.8

41.1
69.5
64.1

33.5
64.6
63.0

34.6
74.3
6 0 . 8p

Over
3-month
span

25.1
46.8
82.2

27.8
57.3
80.5

27.8
64.1
76.5

27.3
75.1
71.1

27.6
75.7
68.4

28.6
77.8
6 9 . 5p

Over
6-month
span

19.2
50.8
81.9

22.2
63.0
82.7

21.9
69.2
79.7

24.6
75.1
7 5.4p

20.3
80.0
70.5p

Over
12-month
span

21.6
49.5
86.2p

21.4
54.3
82.7p

17.6
61.9

18.1
71.1

16.2
77.3

Year

< Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1,3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls
of 185 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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