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from 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* # # >!c >}< * 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 -.09 -.27 1.89 3.81 3.23 1.8k .95 •ko 1.76 7.62 2.01 6.k5 5.69 k.68 1-33 -.kk 3.09 k.k6 .55 .k5 3.5k k.ko 6.56 1.8 l 2.91 2.71 3.92 3.61 5 .to -.kk 2.7k 2.1*8 3.83 1.58 .25 2.12 -.82 0 -.56 1.7k -.91 •77 1 I 5? -.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.