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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

USDL - 8063

FOR RELEASE:

2:30 P. M. Monday
January 9, 1967

U« S. Department of Labor
BLS, 961 - 2634
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

DECEMBER 1966

Employment and unemployment in December continued to reflect the
patterns evident during most of 1966, the U. S. Department of Labor* s
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The following developments

highlighted the over-the-month picture:
1. Nonfarm payroll employment rose 250, 000 more than seasonally,
with all major sectors contributing to the gain. In contract construction,
where employment had weakened since the spring, there was a pickup of
70, 000, seasonally adjusted. Increases of between 35,000 and 6 0,00 0 each
took place in manufacturing, State and local government, and services.
2. At the same time, two leading indicators turned down. The manu­
facturing workweek (seasonally adjusted) declined 0 .3 hour to 4 1 .0 hours,
as compared with highs of 41. 5 hours recorded earlier in 1966. In addition,
the number of workers employed part time for economic reasons rose by
300,000 (seasonally adjusted).
3. Unemployment, at 2. 7 million in December, showed little change,
as was expected for this time of year. The total unemployment rate, 3 .8
percent, remained within the 3, 7 -4 . 0 percent range evident throughout 1966.
The rates for adult men, women, teenagers, married men, and other groupings
within the labdr force have shown no significant changes over the last several
months.




The Employment Situation
Page 2
January 9, 1967
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
The employment picture remained strong during 1966, although the rate
of improvement slowed after the first quarter of the year0 The total unem­
ployment rate, which had fallen steadily from 5 - 1 /2 percent in early 1964 to
slightly below 4 percent in early 1966, remained virtually unchanged through­
out the year. Total employment advanced strongly throughout 1966 but, after
the first quarter, employment gains just about matched labor force growth.
Teenagers and adult women accounted for m ost of the 1966 employment
growth. Although the increased demands of the Arm ed F orces combined with
previous decreases in unemployment had sharply reduced the supply of adult
men available by 1966, their employment grew by 300, 000 over the year and
their jobless rate fell to its lowest level since 1953.
The employment gains for women and teenagers were also reflected in
a substantial rise in voluntary part-time employment. Their rates of unem­
ployment were the lowest since 1957.
Farm employment showed a large decline, averaging nearly 400, 000
below the 1965 level.
Throughout the earlier postwar period, the annual
decline had averaged about 200, 000.
Unemployment
On an annual basis, unemployment averaged 3. 0 million in 1966, down
about 500,000 from the 1965 level. The D ecem ber-to-D ecem ber reduction,
however, amounted to only 150,000, reflecting the fact that unemployment
improved rapidly during 1965 but leveled off after early 1966. The jobless
rate averaged 3. 9 percent in 1966, down from 4. 6 percent a year earlier and
below 4 .0 percent for the first time since 1953. The D ecem ber-to-D ecem ber
improvement, 4. 1 to 3. 8 percent, was less than the change in the annual
average.
Jobless rates for men, women, and teenagers all declined during 1966,
but the relationship between the total rate and the three group rates held
steady. The adult male rate was 2. 4 percent in December 1966, about twothirds as high as the o v er-a ll rate. The 3 .8 percent rate for adult women
was the same as the total rate, while the teenage rate, at 1 1 .4 percent, was
still 3 times as high as the total rate.
Long-term unemployment (15 weeks or m ore) dropped from 6 00,000 in
December 1965 to 450,000 last month. Since December 1964, the number of
persons jobless 15 weeks or longer has been cut nearly in half. Similar
improvements occurred in very long-term job lessn ess, bringing the number
unemployed 27 weeks or more down to 200, 000 in December 1966.




T h e E m p lo y m e n t S ituation
Page 3
J a n u a ry 9, 1967

At 1, 129, 000 in December 1966, State insured unemployment was down
60, 000 from the year earlier levelQ The seasonally adjusted rate of insured
joblessness declined from 2® 5 percent to 2C3 percent in the same period®
Negroes and unskilled workers continued to have serious unemployment
problems in late 1966® The unemployment rate for Negroes, 7® 6 percent,
was unchanged from that of a, year earlier, while that for white workers
declined from 3® 7 percent to 3 .3 percent® Moreover, the December 1966
rate for nonfarm laborers was above the level of a year earlier®
Payroll Employment and Hours
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls advanced by 5® 8 million
from December 1964 to December 1966, with the increase in the past year
amounting to 2. 9 million® Moreover, employment in nonfarm industries was
still rising rapidly as 1966 drew to a close®
Manufacturing employment rose by 2® 0 million from the December 1964
level, with about half of this gain occurring in the past year* Three durablegoods industries--m achinery, electrical equipment, and transportation
equipment--together accounted for about 500, 000 of the 1965-66 pickup*
Employment in contract construction reflected the slowdown in residential
building and, by late 1966, construction employment was below its 1965 level®
The service-producing sector continued to show large employment
increases in 1966® Government employment rose by about 800,000 over the
year, while trade and miscellaneous services each added about 500,000 jobs®
The workweek for manufacturing production workers (seasonally
adjusted) rose from 40® 5 hours in the spring of 1964 to a postwar high of
41* 5 hours in the first several months of 1966® Hours edged downward
irregularly after May, however, and were down to 41® 0 hours (seasonally
adjusted) in December of 1966®
Labor Force
The total labor force averaged 80® 2 million during 1966, up 1® 8 million
from the 1965 level, the largest year-to-year increase since World War II®
(All data in this section are based on annual averages for consistency with
long range projections® ) The Armed Forces, which had remained constant
from 1963 through 1965, rose by an average of 400, 000 in 1966 and were
550, 000 higher at year* s end than in December 1965® Rising demand pushed
employment sharply higher and unemployment lower during 1966® These
developments encouraged additional workers to enter the labor market,
resulting in a labor force increase which was about 500, 000 greater than the
projected expansion based on population growth and long-term trends in
participation rates®




The E m p lo y m e n t S itu ation
Page 4
J a n u a ry 9, 1967

A total labor force expansion of approximately 10 4 million is projected
for 19670 The age-sex composition of next year1 s increase, however, is
expected to differ sharply from that in 1966, Women and teenagers accounted
for all of the 1966 civilian labor force growth--each group moving up about
7 50,000, while the adult male workforce declined slightly* In contrast, the
entire 1967 expansion is expected to take place among adults, with men
showing a slightly larger increase than women, The big population group
born after World War II will reach their early twenties in 1967 and, therefore,
the 20-24 year age group will account for just over half of the 1*4 million
projected growth in the total workforce.
Assuming a labor force increase of about the projected size, plus
continued declines in farm employment, the economy will need to add more
than I, 7 million nonagricultural jobs in 1967 to further reduce unemployment.
While a nonagricultural employment increase of this size would be less than
that in 1965 or 1966, it would be larger than any year-to-year increase in the
1956-64 period*




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*

This release presents and analyzes statis­
tics from two major surveys. Data on labor force,
total employment, and unemployment are derived
from the sample survey of households conducted
and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on industry
employment, hours, and earnings are collected by
State agencies from payroll records of employers
and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A description of the two surveys appears in the
BLS publication Employment and E a r n i n g s and
Monthly Report on the Labor E^orce.

Table A -l: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by age and sex
(In thousands)
Employment status, age, and sex

D e c.
1966

N ov.
1966

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

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

1 ,6 8 3
952
731
2 ,7 3 2

1 ,4 3 4
773
661
2 ,6 4 0

D e c.
1965

Seasonally adjusted

D e c.
1966

N ov.
1966

O c t.
1166

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

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

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

8 0 ,4 1 4 8 0 ,3 4 2
77,135 7 7 ,1 1 3
74,1 63 7 4 ,1 6 5
3 ,971 4 ,0 4 9
7 0 ,1 9 2 7 0 ,1 1 6

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

1 ,6 2 7
761
866
2 ,8 8 8

1 ,7 8 4
958
826
2 ,9 6 3

1 ,4 8 4
761
723
2 ,8 5 1

1 ,559 1 ,6 3 6
832
829
730
804
2 ,9 7 2 2 ,9 4 8

1 ,7 1 6
856
860
3 ,0 3 3

S ep t.
1966

Aug.
1966

Total
Total labor force................................
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Em ployed........................................
A gricu ltu re................................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
On part time for economic
reasons ................................
Usually work full time . .
Usually work part tim e. .
U nem ployed...................................

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Em ployed........................................
A gricu ltu re................................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
U nem ployed...................................

4 4 ,7 1 6 4 4 ,8 1 0 4 4 ,4 9 3 4 4 ,9 7 0 4 4 ,7 5 3 4 4 ,6 1 0 4 4 ,6 6 6 4 4 ,8 3 3
4 3 ,5 6 7 4 3 ,8 4 1 4 3 ,2 4 3 4 3 ,8 9 2 4 3 ,6 7 1 4 3 ,5 4 0 4 3 ,5 8 3 4 3 ,6 9 1
2 ,8 0 8 2 ,8 8 4 2 ,8 5 5
2 ,6 3 6 2 ,8 1 3 2 ,7 8 0 2 ,8 7 8 2 ,8 0 7
4 0 ,9 3 2 4 1 ,0 2 7 4 0 ,4 6 3 4 1 ,0 1 4 4 0 ,8 6 4 4 0 ,7 3 2 4 0 ,6 9 9 4 0 ,8 3 6
971 1,249 1 ,0 7 8 1 ,0 8 2
1 ,0 7 0 1 ,0 8 3 1 ,1 4 2
1 ,1 4 9

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Em ployed..................................
A g ricu ltu re................................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
U nem ployed ....................... ..

2 5 ,2 4 9 2 5 ,4 7 9 2 4,1 20 2 5 ,2 2 1 2 5 ,1 8 1 24,860 2 4 ,9 3 0 2 4 ,4 8 1
2 4 ,4 0 6 2 4 ,5 8 3 2 3,283 2 4 ,2 5 1 2 4 ,2 9 4 2 3 ,8 6 8 2 3 ,9 8 2 2 3 ,5 2 7
477
656
661
744
493
593
633
647
2 3 ,9 3 0 2 3 ,9 2 2 2 2,791 2 3 ,5 0 7 2 3 ,6 3 8 2 3 ,2 7 5 2 3 ,3 4 9 2 2 ,8 8 0
843
970
896
838
992
887
948
954

Both sexes, 14-19 years
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Em ployed........................................
A g ricu ltu re................................
Nonagricultural industries. . .
U nem ployed...................................




7 ,3 8 0
6 ,6 3 8
352
6 ,2 8 6
741

7 ,3 5 6
6 ,5 8 2
496
6 ,0 8 6
774

7 ,0 2 3
6 ,2 2 3
373
5 ,8 5 (
80C

7 ,9 9 8
7 ,0 8 3
632
6 ,4 5 1
915

7 ,9 9 3
7 ,1 1 1
645
6 ,4 6 6
882

7,665 7 ,5 1 7
6 ,7 5 5 6 ,6 0 0
532
570
6 ,1 8 5 6 ,0 6 8
910
917

8 ,0 5 7
7 ,1 2 0
656
6 ,4 6 4
937

Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators

Selected categories

Thousands of per­
sons unemployed

Seasonally iidjusted rates of unemployment

Dec.

Dec.

Sept.

1966

N ov.
1966

Oct.

1966

1966

1966

Aug.
1966

Total (all civilian workers). . .

2 ,7 3 2

3 .8

3 .7

3 .9

3 .8

3 .9

4 .1

Men, 20 years and over. . . .
20-24 y e a r s ..............
...
25 years and o v e r ..............
Women, 2 0 years and o v er. . .
Both sexes, 14-19 years . . .

1 ,1 4 9
257
892
843
741

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

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

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

2 .4
4 .3
2 .2
3 .8
1 2 .2

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

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

W h ite........................................
Nonwhite..................................

2 ,1 0 7
625

3 .3
7 .6

3 .2
7 .4

3 .4
7 .6

3 .3
7 .8

3 .4
8 .2

3 .7
7 .5

Married men ..................................
Full-time workers1.......................
Blue-collar w orkers^.................
Unemployed 15 weeks and
over^ ........................................
State in s u re d ^ ............................
Labor force time lost^.............. ..

711
2 ,0 5 1
1 ,2 3 9

1 .7
3 .4
4 .2

1 .7
3 .4
4 .3

1 .9
3 .4
4 .1

1 .93 .4
4 .1

2 .0
3 .5
4 .5

1 .8
3 .7
4 .4

455
1 ,1 2 9

.6
2 .3
4 .0

.6
2 .1
3 .9

.7
2 .1
4 .1

.6
2 .2
4 .2

.6
2 .5
4 .3

.9
2 .5
4 .4

Dgc •

1965

1Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors.
^Craft smen, operatives, and nonfarm laborers.
^Rates based on civilian labor force.
^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
^Labor force .time lost is a percentage representing the man-hours lost by the unemployed and those on
part time for economic reasons.

Table A-3: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
______________ _______ (In thousands)_________________________
Seasonally adjusted

1966

N ov.
1966

L ess than 5 w e e k s ....................... 1 ,5 3 0
746
5 to 14 weeks...............................
455
15 weeks and o v e r ....................
256
15 to 26 w e e k s .......................
199
27 weeks and o v e r .................

1 ,5 1 7
725
398
224
174

Dec.

Duration of unemployment




Dec.

1965

Dec.

1966

1 ,4 4 2 1 ,6 2 6
766
846
501
600
273
334
228
266

nov.
1966

Oct.

sept.

A U g.

1966

1966

1966

1 ,5 1 5 1 ,5 4 4
803
898
483
520
286
292
228
197

1 ,6 2 6
807
499
298
201

1 ,6 6 6
927
451
249
202

Table

A-4:

Unemployed persons by age and sex
Thousands of persons

Age and sex

Total

Looking Looking
for full­ for parttime work time work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Dec . Nov . Oct . Sept . Dec .

1966

1966

1966

1966

1965

2,732 2,051

681

3.8

3.7

3.9

3.8

4 .1

87
5
82

303
75
228

12.1
8 .8
13.7

11.1
7 .6
12.8

12.7
8 .0
14.7

13.3
9 .4
15.2

14.7
12.4
15.8

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

2,344 1,963
352
215
442
383
1,550 1,365
1,191 1,082
358
283

382
137
57
188
110
78

3.3
10.8
5.5
2 .5
2 .5
2.6

3 .3
10.8
5 .2
2.5
2 .6
2 .4

3 .4
11.4
5 .3
2 ;6
2.7
2 .5

3 .3
10.9
5 .2
2 .6
2 .6
2 .5

3.5
11.6
5 .6
2 .7
2 .8
2 .8

Males, 18 years and o v e r .......................

1,347 1,177

170

2.7

2 .8

2.7

2 .7

3 .0

Total, 14 years and over..........................
14 to 17 y e a rs ................. ......................
14 and 15 years ................................
16 and 17 y e a r s .................... ..

390
79
311

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

198
257
892
658
234

120
215
842
644
198

78
41
51
14
37

10.4
5 .2
2 .1
2 .0
2 .4

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

9.7
4 .2
2 .1
2 .1
2 .4

10.0
4 .3
2 .2
2 .1
2 .7

9.9
5 .1
2 .3
2 .2
2 .7

Females, 18 years and over....................

997

786

212

4 .3

4 .1

4 .6

4 .3

4 .7

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

154
185
658
533
124

95
168
523
438
85

59
16
137
96
41

11.2
6.0
3.5
3.5
3.0

11.8
5 .4
3.2
3.4
2 .4

13.2
6 .7
3 .5
3.8
2 .8

12.1
6 .5
3 .3
3.7
2 .2

-13.6




6 .3
3 .6
3.9
2 .9

Table A-5: Employed persons by age and sex
(In thousands)

Age and sex

Total

Seasonally adjusted

Voluntary
part-time
employed I

D ee.
1966

N ov.
1966

O ct.
1966

S ep t.
1966

Aug.
1966

Total, 14 years and over. . . .

7 4 ,6 1 2

1 0 ,4 3 5

7 5 ,2 2 6

7 5 ,0 7 6

7 4 ,1 6 3

7 4 ,1 6 5

7 4 ,3 3 8

14 to 17 y e a rs .......................
14 and 15 y e a r s ..............
16 and 17 y e a r s ..............

3 ,2 4 6
1 ,0 1 3
2 ,2 3 3

2 ,8 1 4
971
1 ,8 4 3

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

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

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

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

3 ,5 3 9
1 ,2 1 4
2 ,3 2 5

18 years and over.................
18 and 19 y e a r s ..............
20 to 24 y e a r s .................
25 years and o v e r ............
25 to 44 y e a rs ..............
45 years and over. . . .

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

7 ,6 2 4
1 ,0 8 8
981
5 ,5 5 5
2 ,4 5 6
3 ,0 9 9

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

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

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

70 ,*5 7
3 ,2 9 4
7 ,8 5 6
5 9 ,6 8 7
3 0 ,3 7 2
2 9 ,1 6 2

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

Males, 18 years and over . . .

4 5 ,2 3 0

2 ,2 1 9

4 5 ,7 3 1

4 5 ,5 1 0

4 5 ,3 3 5

4 5 ,3 2 6

4 5 ,6 1 4

18 and 19 y e a rs ....................
20 to 24 y e a rs .......................
25 years and o v e r ..............
25 to 44 y e a r s .................
45 years and o v e r ............

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

568
466
1 ,1 8 5
259
926

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

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

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

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

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

Females, 18 years and over. .

2 6 ,1 3 5

5 ,4 0 5

2 5 ,9 2 8

2 5 ,9 7 0

2 5 ,4 6 3

2 5 ,5 1 1

2 5 ,1 9 1

18 and 19 y e a r s . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 y e a r s .......................
25 years and over.................
25 to 44 years . . . . . . .
45 years and o v e r ............

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

520
515
4 ,3 7 0
2 ,1 9 7
2 ,1 7 3

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

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

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

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

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

^Includes a proportionate number of persons with a job but not at work.
NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily
add to totals.




TABLE A-6: Unemployment rates by occupation and industry group o f last job
(Seasonally adjusted)
Occupation or industry

S e p t . Aug.
1966 1966

D e c.
1966

Ro t .
1966

O c t.
1966

D ec.
1965

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Occupation
White-collar workers............................................ ...............
Professional and technical.................. .........................
Managers, officials, and proprietors............. ..............
Clerical workers...............................................................
Sales w orkers.................................................................
Blue-collar workers . . ................................................ . .
Craftsmen and foremen....................................................
Operatives.........................................................................
Nonfarm laborers............................................................ ..
Service workers .................................................................
Industry
Wage and salary workers 1 .................................. ..............
Agriculture......................................................................
Construction....................................................................
Manufacturing............................... .. . . . .....................
Durable goods....................................... .......................
Nondurable goods..........................................................
Transportation and public u tilities...............................
Wholesale and retail trade....................................... ..
Finance, insurance, and real e s ta te .............................
Service industries 2 .................. .. . .............................
Government............................................................

1 Includes mining, not shown separately.

2 Excludes private households.




Table A-7: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force
(In thousands)

Full- and part-time
employment status

Dec .

Dec .

Dec .

1966

1965

1964

66,233

65,440

64,257

62,296
1,886
2,051
3.1

61,318
1,911
2,211
3.4

59,199
2,301
2,757
4 .3

11,112
10,431
681
6 .1

10,196
9,520
676
6 .6

9,584
8,875
709
7 .4

Full Time
Civilian labor force.................................................
Employed:
Full-time sch ed u les*...................................
Part time for econom ic r e a s o n s ...............
Unemployed, looking for full-time work. . . .
Unemployment r a t e .................................................

Part Time
Civilian labor force....................... .........................
Employed (voluntary part tim e)1 . . . . . . . .
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . .
Unemployment r a t e .................................................




*Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the full- and part-time
employed categories.

Table B-1:

Employees on nonagricultwral payrolls, by industry
(In thousands)
S e a s o n a lly a d ju ste d
Change from

I n d u s try

TOTAL ...............................................

D ec.

Nov.

O ct.

D ec.

1966

1966

1966

1965

65,899

Change
Nov.

D ec.

Dec.

llo v .

O c t.

1966

1965

1966

1966

1966

from
r to v .

1966

65,387

65,190

63,038

512

2,861

65,066

6L,'818

6L,1*66

248

M IN IN G .......................................................

626

627

631

632

-1

-6

62?

623

625

4

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N .---------

3,U 8

3,318

3,449

3,167

-200

-1*9

3,282

3,212

3,202

70

M A N U F A C T U R IN G .................................
Production w o r k e r s .....................

19,452
14,W4

19,532
14,562

19,538
14,581

18,473
13,769

-80
-98

979
695

19,465
ll*,l*67

19,1*22
14,450

19,312
1^,350

43

D U R A B L E G O O D S ..................................

11,479
8,515

11,491
8,540

11,1*70
8,530

10,727
7,980

-12
-25

752
535

11,1*71
8,501

11,
8,1*80

11,387
8,W*2

37
2L

265

-1

Production w o r k e r s .....................

17

270.2
591.7
1*67.1
624.8
1,335.8
1,389.3
1,920,6
1,977.9
2,OIL.7
442.1
444.5

271.0
607.1
1*68.9
638.9
1,329.9
1,386.7
1,900.9
1,986.2
1,994.5
1*1*1.0
l*65.L

266.1*
618.5
1*67.0
644. 3
1,332.2
1,379.7
1,897.1
1,981.5
1,974.4
439-5
1*69.8

233.7
613.5
443.4
629.9
1,268.3
1,313.5
1,780.1
1,768.9
1,837.2
402.3
436.5

-15.4
-1.8
-14.1
5.9
2.6
19.7
-8.3
20.2
1.1
-20.9

36.5
-21.8
23.7
-5.1
67.5
75.8
140.5
209.0
177.5
39.8
8.0

268
60L
1*66
637
1,352
1,385
1,927
1,958
a.,981
ULi
1*52

269
605
l*6L
636
1,352
1,377
!,9 l8
1,964
1,966
L39
444

460
633
1,351
1,365
1,912
1,962
1,951
439
442

15
2
8

7,973
5,949

8,0Ll
6,022

8,068
6,051

7,746
5,789

-68
-73

227
160

7,99**
5,966

7,988
5,970

7,925
5,908

6
-4

1,748.3 1,801.1*
91.0
89.4
956.2
950.2
1,1*02.8 1,1*18.2
68L.6
684.0
1,051*.6 1,01*7.1*
970.6
967.7
181.1*
182.3
534.2
536.2
355.6
357.7

1,838.0
94.8
958.1
1,1*20.7
679.5
l,0l*l*.0
965.4
182.8
529.3
355.1

1,738.4
91.4
935.9
1,374.3
655.0
1,003.2
917.5
179-4
1*94.0
356.4

-53.1
-1.6
-6.0
-15.4
-.6
7.2
2.9
-9
2.0
-2.1

1,767
83
953
1,1*10
683
1,01*9
978
181*
533
35L

1,780
86
951
1,L05
682
1,01*3
974
183
528
356

1,750
78
950
i,fc>3

-13

1,039
969
182
523
355

6
4

1
5
-2

T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC
U T I L I T I E S ..............................................

4,198

l*,206

4,198

4,087

-8

111

l*,19L

l*,193

4,165

1

W H O LESA LE AN D R E T A IL T R A D E

14,239

13,586

13,385

13,762

653

477

13,390

13,380

13,340

10

3,5L7
10,692

3,530
10,056

3,521
9,861*

3,415
10,347

17
636

132
3^5

99M

3,502
9,878

3,486
9,854

6
4

3,103

3,097

3,099

3,034

6

69

3,H9

3,109

3,102

10

S E R V IC E A N D M IS C E L L A N E O U S . .

9,726

9,741

9,751

9,245

-15

1*81

9,811*

9,780

9,712

34

G O V E R N M E N T ........................................

11,437

11,280

H,139

10,638

157

799

11,175

11,099

11,008

76

F E D E R A L ....................................................

2,780
8,657

2,61*1
8,639

2,612
8,527

2,543
8,095

139
18

237
562

2,638
8,537

2,621
8,1*78

2,615
8,393

17
59

Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ................
Furniture and fixture a ......................
Stone, cla y , and g la ss products . .
Primary metal industries...................
M a chinery..............................................
E lectrica l equipm ent.........................
Transportation equipm ent................
Instruments and related products .
M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................

Production w o r k e r s .....................

F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............
T ob a cco m anufactures.....................
T extile m ill products........................
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and a llied p roau cts...............
Printing and publishing . . . . . . .
Chem icals and a llied p rod u cts. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and p la stic products . . . .
Leather and leather products. . . .

W HOLESALE TRADE

........................

R E T A I L T R A D E ......................................

F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D
R E A L E S T A T E .....................................

S T A T E A N D L O C A L ............................

NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.




9.9
-2.0
14.3
28.5
29.0
51.L
53.1
2.0
1*2.2
-.8

607

676

-1
2
1
0
8
9
-6

-3

2
5
1

Table B-2:

Average weekly hours off production workers1 on payrolls off selected industries
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Industry

MINING.............................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION,-----MANUFACTURING...........................
Overtime bom s.........................
D UR ABLE GOODS...........................

Overtime bom s.........................
O r d n a n c e and a c c e s s o r i e s ...................
L u m b er and w o o d p r o d u c t s ..........
F u rn itu re a n d f i x t u r e * .................
S to n e , d a y , a n d g l a s s p ro d u c ts . .
Prim ary m e ta l in d u s tr ie s .......................
F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts ...................

E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ................... ...
T r a n s p o r ta tio n e q u ip m e n t ...................
In s tr u m e n ts a n d r e la te d p r o d u c ts .
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g . . . .

HONOURABLE G O O D S ...................
O v e r tim e

bom s............................

F o o d a n d k in d red p r o d u c t s ................
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ...........................
T e x t i l e m ill p r o d u c t s .......................... .
A p p a r e l a n d r e la te d p r o d u c t s . . . .
P a p e r an d a l li e d p r o d u c t s ...................
P r in tin g an d p u b l i s h i n g .......................
C h e m i c a l s an d a l li e d p r o d u c t s . . .
P e tr o le u m an d r e la te d p r o d u c ts . .

....
L e a th e r an d le a th e r p r o d u c t s . . . .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
R u b b er an d p l a s t i c p r o d u c ts

WHOLESALE TR AD E ...................
R E T A IL T R A D E ..............................

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE..............................

Dec.

M ov.

Oct.

Dec.

1966

1966

1966

1965

k2.k
3 7 .2
k l.k
3 .9
k2.3
k .3
k3.6
ko,2
k l.6
k l.k
k 2 .1
k 2.8
kk.o
k l.k
k2 .8
k l .9
ko.5
ko.2
3 .3
k l.5
k 0 .2
k l.3
3 6 .3
U3.2
3 9 .2
k l .9
k2.3
k2 .0
3 9 .0
3 7 .1
ko.8
3 5 .9
3 7 .2

1*2.1

1*3.2
38 .5
1*1.1*
l* .l
1*2.2
k .5
1*2.3
1*0.7
1*1.9
1*2.2
1*2.0
1*2.7
* 3 .7
1*1.3
1*3.0
1*2.1
ItO.l*
1*0 .3

36.3
k l .3
3 .9
1*2.0
1*.2
1*2.7
1*0.1
1*1.1*
1*1.7
1*1.9
1*2.1*
1*3.7
1*1.1
1*2.7
1*2.0
1*0.2
1*0.2
3-k
k l .3
3 8 .5
1*1.5
3 6 .3
1*3.1*
3 8 .9
1*2.2
1*2.2
1*2.1
38.1*

1*2.1
1*2.1*
1*2.2
38 .1

36.6

36.8

1*0.6
3 5 .3

1*0.7
35 .5

3 .6
1*1 . 3
39.2
1*1.6

36.6
* 3 .5

3 9 .1

____3 1 - k . . ____3 7 - i _

1*2.9
37 .1
1*1.7
i*.o
1*2 .6
i*.i*
1*3.0
1*1 .2
1*2.7
1*2.2
1*1.1*
1*2.6
1*1*.2
1*2.0
l*l*.l
1*2.0
1*0.5
1*0 . 1*
3-k
1*1.1*
39.0
1*2.3
3 6 .1
1*3.8
3 9 .2
1*2.1
1*1.7
1*2.8
3 9 .2
3 7 .7
1*1.2

Change
from

Nov.

Dec.

Dec.

Nov.

Oct.

1966

1965

1966

1966

1966

N ov.

0 .3
•9
.1
0
-3
.1
.9
.1
.2
- .3
.2
.1*
.3
.3
.1
-.1
.3
0

- 0 .5
.1
-3
-.1
-.3

1*2.1*

1*2.1*

38.8
1*1 .0

3 7 .1
to . 3

3 .7
1*1.9
i*.o
1*3.0
1*0.5
1*0.6
1*2.2
1*2.0
1*2.5
1*3.6
1*0.8
1*1.8
1*1 .7
1*0.2
1*0.0
3 .2
1*1.2
3 9 -0
1*1 .0
3 6 .6
1*2.9
3 8 .7
1*1.8
1*2.6
to . 5

3 .7
1*2.0
1*.0
1*2.7
1*0.5
1*1.1
1*1.6
1*2.5
1*2.3
1*1*.0
1*0.9
1*1.9
1*1.7
1*0.0
1*0.2
3 .3
1*1.1

1*2.6
3 7 .3
1*1.3
1*.0
1*2.2
1**3
1*2.2
1*0 . 1*
1*1.2
1*1.8
1*2.7
1*2.1*
k 3 .9
1*1.1
1*2.1*
1*2.0
1*0.0
1*0.2
3.1*
t o .o

0
1 .7
-.3
0
-.1
0

38 .5
1*1.1
36.1*
1*3-5
39 .0
1*2.2
1*2.1*
1*2.1

3 7 .7
1*1.3
3 6 .7
1*3.1
3 9 .0
1*2.2
1*2.1*
1*2.1

38.2

38.8

38.8

3 6 .8
1*0.5
3 5 .6

3 6 .9
1*0.6

3 6 .9
1*0.7
3 5 .7

*

is J
.6
- 1 .0
- 1 .1
-.8
.7
.2
-.2
-.6
- 1 .3
-.1
0
-.2
-.1
.1

-.1

.2
1 .7
-.2
0
-.2
.3
-.3
.1
-.1

36.6

.6
.5
.2
•6

37.1*

.1

1 .2
- 1 .0
.2
-.6
0
-.2
•6
-.8
-.2
-.6
-.1*
-.7
-.2

3 5 .7

-

1066

.3
0

- .5
•6
-•5
.2
-.1*
-.1
-.1
0
.2
-.2
-.1

.1
.5
-.1
.2
-.6
-.3
-.1*
.2
-.6
- .6
-.1
-.1
-.1

-

-

-

1 For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3:

Average hourly and weekly earnings off production workers1 on payrolls off selected industries
Average w eekly earnings

Average hourly earnings

Oct.

Dec.

1966

1966

1966

1965

MINING.............................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------MANUFACTURING...........................

$3.12
3.97
2.77

♦3.12
3.95
2.76

$3.12
3.95
2.75

$2.97
3.77

O UR ABLE GOODS............................

2.95
3.21*
2.76
3.30
2.93
3.1k
2.69
3.39
2.7k
2.27

2.9k
3.23
2.29
2.2k
2.77
3.31
2.91
3.13
2.67
3.1*0
2.7k
2.2k

2.9k
3.23
2.33
2.2k
2.76
3-3X
2.91
3.12
2.66
3-kl
2.73
2.23

2.50
2.57
2.22
2.00

2.k9
2.5k
2.12
2.01

2.k8
2.52
2.09

1.93
2.79

1.93
2.79

L u m b er an d w o o d p r o d u c t s ................
F u rn itu re an d f i x t u r e s ...........................
S to n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c ts . .

M a c h i n e r y .....................................................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ..........................
T r a n s p o r ta tio n e q u ip m e n t ...................
In s tr u m e n ts a n d r e la te d p r o d u c ts .
M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u fa c tu r in g . . . .

NONDURABLE G O O D S ...................
F o o d an d k in d red p r o d u c t s ................
T o b a c c o a u in u f a c t u r e s ...........................
T e x tile

m ill p r o d u c t s ..............................

....

2.28
2.2l*

2.00

2.66
2.8k
3.21
2.18
2.16
2.66
3.20
2.81
3.02
2.62
3.30

2.66

1.85

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE..............................

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.k3

. .

L e a th e r and le a th e r p r o d u c t s . . . .

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3.20

.01
.01
.01
-.01
0
-.01
-.01
.02
.01
.02
-.01
0
.01
.03
.10
-.01
0
0
.02
0
.01
0
.01
-.03
0
-.02
0

WHOLESALE TR AD E ...................
R E T A IL T R A D E ..............................

P e tr o le u m an d r e la te d p r o d u c ts

R u b b er an d p l a s t i c p r o d u c ts . . . .

3.22
3.03
3.k6

.0 2

2.k0
2.k7
2.12
1.91
1.86

2.69
1.99
2.15
2.78
1.93

...

1966
$0.00

.03

3.03
3-k5
2.69
1.98
2.18
2.78
1.95

P r in tin g a n d p u b l i s h i n g .......................
C h e m i c a l s a n d a l li e d p r o d u c t s

Nov.

2.16

1.93
2.79
3.21
3.03
3.k3
2.69
1.96
2.17
2.77
1.9k

A p p a r e l an d r e la te d p r o d u c t s

Change from

2.69
3.12
2.93
3.38
2.65
1.91
2.05

2.66

Dec.

•IT

Nov.

&

Dec.

I n d u s try

$0.15
.2 0
.1 1

1966

Nov.

1966

Oct.

1966

Sec.

1965

$132.29 *131.35 $13k.78 $127.kl
lk7.68 1U3.39 152.08 139.87
llk .68
113.99 113.85 n o .92
12k.79
lkl.26
91.66
93.18
llk.26
138.93
125. ko

12k.07
136.63
9k.83
93.86
116.k7
139.02
12**.26
136.3k
109.86
lk6.63
115.08 Hk.93
90.05 90.09

120.98
138.03
89.82
92.23
112.25
132.k8
119.71
133.k8

100.50 100.10 99.9k
106.66 10k.90 10k.08
81.62 81.93
89.2k

96.96
102.26

83. k2
70.06
121.09
12k.k8
127.87
lk5-59
113.25
76.03
79.79
112.87
68.8k

83.20
70.6k
121.37
125.51
127.56
Ik5.k3
113.52
7k.68
79.86
112.7k
68.87

80.79
67.15

.08
.ok
.08
.10
.12
.08

82.60
70.06
120.53
126.22
126.96
lk6.36
112.98
77.61
79.77
113. k2
69.29

122.30
123.35
lkO.95
113*k2
7k.87
77.29
109.59
67.71

•07

93.00

92.75

93.25

90.88

.1 1

.03

.10
.10
.10
.12
.12
.08

.07
.09
.08

.11
.10
.10
.10
.09
.07

.10
.10
.10

138.16

m .3 7
lk5.09
Ilk .81
9l.9k

123.k8
137.92
91.83
92.7k
115.51
138.69
123.38
136.78
109.7**
Ik5.l8

n o . ok

lk5-53
H l.7 2
87.k8

82.68

117.82

Change from

Nov.

Dec.

1966
$0.9k
k.29
.69

1965
$k.88
7.81
3.76

1.31
3.3k
-.17
.kk
-1.25
.2k
2.02
1.38
1.63
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-.27
1.89

3.81
3.23
1.8k
.95

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1.76
7.62

2.01
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5.69
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1-33

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3.09
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.55
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6.56
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2.91
2.71
3.92
3.61
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2.7k
2.1*8
3.83
1.58

.25

2.12

-.82
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-.56
1.7k
-.91
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-.02

^For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.