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0. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 2 0210

USDL - 8532
FOR RELEASE: 10:00 a. m.
Wednesday, January 10, 1968
U. S. Department of Labor
BLS, 961-2634
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

DECEMBER 1967

Employment continued to rise in December, while unemployment
declined for the second consecutive month, 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 200,000 above seasonal expecta­
tions to 67*1 million in December* Significant employment increases were
registered in contract construction, manufacturing, and State and local
government.
2. Unemployment declined to 2*7 million in December, about the
same as a year earlier. After seasonal adjustment, the jobless total was
100,000 below the November level and 450,000 below October. The Nation*s
unemployment rate stood at 3.7 percent of the civilian labor force, a
decline of two-tenths over the month and six-tenths from the 1967 high in
October.
3. Unemployment rates for all age, sex, and color groups returned
to the levels of early 1967 after deteriorating during the middle of the
year.
Industry Employment
Nonfarm payroll employment grew by 200,000 (seasonally adjusted)
between November and December, the third consecutive month of substantial
gains. Over-the-raonth increases of 50,000 each were registered in contract
construction, manufacturing, and government. The increase in the number
of workers on construction payrolls was the second significant advance in
as many months. The payroll employment pickup in manufacturing would have
been even greater if strike activity in that sector had not increased by
30,000 over the month.




The Employment Situation
Pago 2
January 10, 1968

Hours and Earnings
Average hourly earnings for rank and file workers in every sector
except retail trade increased over the month0 At $2,71 in December, hourly
earnings for these workers were up 12c (4.6 percent) from a year earlier.
The workweek for manufacturing production workers averaged 41.1
hours in December, down 0.2 hour from a year ago. After seasonal adjust­
ment, the factory workweek has remained between 40.7 and 40.8 hours since
August, up from the 40.4 hours average of the February-July period, but
below the 1965 and 1966 levels.
Total Employment
Total employment, at 75.3 million, was 100,000 above November levels,
although a decline is normal between November and December. Agricultural
employment, which usually drops more than 500,000 in December, declined by
only 200,000 last month. Wet weather delayed the harvesting season, result­
ing in many agricultural workers being employed later into the year.
Unemployment
Unemployment was down for the second month, returning to the levels
of early 1967. The December level was 200,000 below the June-Octobcr 1967
average- of 3.1 million (seasonally adjusted).
The drop in unemployment was widespread. Jobless rates for adult
men and teenagers (2.2 and 12.8 percent, respectively, in December) have
declined for 2 consecutive months. The December rate for adult women,
4.1 percent, was about the same as in November, but was well below the
nearly 5 percent rates of September and October.
The unemployment rates for both white and nonwhite workers have
declined in each of the last 2 months. However, the nonwhite rate in
December, 6.9 percent, remained more than double the. white rate, 3.3
percent.
State insured unemployment rose less than seasonally in mid-December
and was below year earlier levels for the first time since February. The
insured unemployment rate, at 2.2 percent, was down one-tenth from last
month and down two-tenths from October.




The Employment Situation
Page4 3
January 10, 1968

The Year in Review
Total employment averaged 74.4 million in 1967, 1.5 million more
than in 1966. Although this advance is well above the average growth in
the 1960's (1.2 million), it was 300,000 less than the 1966 increase and
the smallest gain since 1963.
Total employment showed little sustained
growth during the first half of the year but. picked up strongly after
June.
Industry Deve 1opmonts„ Total noni'arm payroll employment, at 66.1
million in 1967, was up 2.1 million from 1966. The 1967 increase was less
than in 1966 (3.2 million) and 1965 (2.5 million), but otherwise was the
largest annual increase since 1951. Almost all of the 1967 rise took place
in the service-producing sector, with government (750,000), trade (500,000)
and miscellaneous services (500,000) showing the largest pickups.
Manufacturing employment, which had risen by 1.1 million in 1966,
increased by only 150,000 last year. Inventory readjustments, the auto­
mobile strike, a leveling off in capital investment, and sluggish retail
sales all contributed to the weakened employment picture in manufacturing
last year. The durable goods sector was hit hardest by these factors; in
1967 durable goods employment rose by only 75,000 compared to 850,000 in
1966.
In 1967, hourly earnings for nonsupervisory employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls averaged $2.67--up 12 cents (or 4.7 percent)
over 1966.,. Bec-ause of increased consumer prices, real hourly earnings
rose only 4c or 1.8 percent between 1966 and 1967 (based on preliminary
11-month averages).
The workweek for manufacturing production workers, 40.6 hours in
1967, was below the highs of 1966 (41.3 hours) and 1965 (41.2 hours).
Except for those 2 years, however, the 1967 workweek was about equal to
the highest levels since World War II. The reduction in manufacturing
overtime (from 3.9 hours in 1966 to 3.4 hours in 1967) accounted for
most of the drop in weekly hours.
Labor Force. The total labor force averaged 80.8 million in 1967,
up 1.9 million from 1966. More than 300,000 of the expansion was accounted
for by growth of the Armed Forces.
The civilian labor force reached 77.3 million during 1967--up 1.6
million over last year. All of the over-the-year increase in the labor
force took place among adults--about 600,000 men and 1.0 million women-while the teenage labor force was virtually unchanged. The big population




The Employment Situation
Page 4
January 10, 1968

group born soon after World War II has now moved out of the teens into
the early twenties. Approximately 500,000, or about one-third of the
1967 labor force growth, took place in the 20-24 age group.
Unemployment. The unemployment picture for 1967 as a whole was
virtually unchanged from that of the previous year. The number of unem­
ployed persons, averaging 2.9 million in 1967, was up slightly (100,000)
from a year earlier. However, because of the large labor force growth,
the total unemployment rate--3.8 percent--was unchanged.
The unemployment rate moved up gradually during most of 1967-from 3.7 percent in the first 4 months of the year to slightly above 4
percent in September and October. Declines in unemployment in November
and December, however, brought the jobless rate back to the low levels
of late 1965 and early 1966.




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*

*

*

*

*

*

T h is r e l e a s e p r e s e n t s and a n a l y z e s s t a t i s ­
t i c s f r o m tu.o m a j o r s u r v e y s . Data on l a b o r f o r c e ,
total e m p l o y m e n t , and u n e m p l o y m e n t a r e d e r i v e d
f r o m the s a m p l e s u r v e y of h o u s e h o l d s c on d u c t e d
and t a b ul a t e d by the B u r e a u of the C e n s u s f or the
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s . S t a t i s t i c s on i n d u s t r y
e m p l o y m e n t , h o u r s , and e a r n i n g s a r e c o l l e c t e d by
State a g e n c i e s f r o m p a y r o l l r e c o r d s of e m p l o y e r s
and a r e t ab u l a t e d by the B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s .
A d e s c r i p t i o n of the two s u r v e y s a p p e a r s in the
B L S publ i ca ti on E m p l o y m e n t and E a r n i n g s and
Monthly R e p o r t on the L a b o r F o r c e .

Table A.

Employment Status of Noninstltutlonal Population
lb Years and Over, 1965-1967
Annual Averages
[In thousands)

Employment status

Total labor force............
Armpd forces...............
Civilian labor force.......
Employed.................
Agriculture............
Nonagriculture.........
Unemployed...............
Unemployment rate (percent)..

Table B.

1967

1966

1965

80,793
3 ,446
77,347
74,371
3,844
70,527
2,975
3.8

78,893
3,123
75,770
72,895
3,979
68,915
2,875
3.8

77,178
2,723
74,455
71,088
4,361
66,726
3,366
4.5

Change
1966
to
1967
1,900
323
1,577
1,476
-135
1,612
100

Employees on Nonagricultural Payrolls, by Industry
Annual Averages, 1965-1967
(in thousands)

Industry

Total................
Mining....... .
Contract Construction.
Manufacturing •••••••••
Durable goods......
Nondurable goods....
Transportation and
public utilities....
Wholesale and retail
trade.•
Wholesale trade....
Retail trade.....
Finance, Insurance,
and real estate....
Services.............
Government....... .
Federal.•••.•••.....
State and local.....

1/ Preliminary




1966

1965

66,066
613
3,265
19,336
11,325
8,012

63,982
625
3,292
19,186
11,256
7,930

60,832
632
3,186
18,062
10,4o6
7,656

4,262

4,151

4,036

13,676
3,555
10,121

13,2 11
3,438
9,773

12,716
3,312
9,404

19671/

Change from
1966
1965
to
to
1966
1967
2,084
- 12
- 27
i
i
150
i
69
l
82
!

;
;
•

3,150
- 7
106
1,124
850
274

Hi

115

465
117
348

495
126
369

126
527
745
155
590

79
458
780
186
593

i

3,228
10,072
11,616
2,719
8,897

3,102
9,545
10,871
2,564
8,307

3,023
9,087
10,091
2,378
7,714

j
i

from
1965
to
1966
1,715
400
1,315
1,807
-382
2,189
-491
-0.7

Table A - l : Employment status of the noninstitutional population

by age and sex

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employment statu s, age, and sex

D ec.

Nov.

Dec.

D ec.

Nov.

O ct.

Sep t.

Aug.

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

1967

1967

1967

8 1 ,5 2 7

Total

E m p loy ed ........................................................................
A gricu ltu re.................................................................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s ................................
U sually work full t im e ................................
U sually work part tim e ................................
U nem ployed....................................................................

8 1 ,5 8 2

7 9 ,6 4 2

8 2 ,0 5 1

8 1 ,5 7 6

8 1 ,4 6 0

8 1 ,2 5 9

8 1 ,1 6 0

7 8 ,0 5 7

7 8 ,1 1 3

7 6 ,2 5 2

7 8 ,5 8 2

7 8 ,1 0 6

7 7 ,9 9 7

7 7 ,8 0 3

7 7 ,7 0 1

7 5 ,3 3 8

7 5 ,2 1 8

7 3 ,5 9 9

7 5 ,0 8 3

7 4 ,6 3 0

7 4 ,6 2 5

7 4 ,7 1 8

3 ,5 4 5

3 ,7 5 9

3 ,3 6 0

7 5 ,6 8 1
4 ,2 6 4

3 ,8 2 9

3 ,7 0 7

3 ,6 7 6

3 ,9 9 2

7 1 ,7 9 3

7 1 ,4 6 0

7 0 ,2 3 9

7 1 ,4 1 7

7 1 ,2 5 4

7 0 ,9 2 3

7 0 ,9 4 9

7 0 ,7 2 6

1 ,6 8 5

1 ,8 2 9

1 ,6 7 3

1 ,8 0 1

1 ,8 9 4

1 ,8 1 3

1 ,9 7 7

1 ,8 5 5

911
774

1 ,0 7 8

949

939

1 ,0 8 0

949

1 ,0 8 1

751

724

862

814

864

896

863

2 ,7 1 9

2 ,8 9 4

2 ,6 5 3

2 ,9 0 1

3 ,0 2 3

3 ,3 6 7

3 ,1 7 8

2 ,9 8 3

4 5 ,5 2 8

4 5 ,5 7 9

4 4 ,7 1 6

4 5 ,8 1 1

4 5 ,5 6 3

4 5 ,5 1 3

4 5 ,4 7 6

4 5 ,5 5 9

4 4 ,4 5 9

4 4 ,6 1 1

4 3 ,5 6 7

4 4 ,7 9 8

4 4 ,4 8 0

4 4 ,3 7 5

4 4 ,4 3 5

4 4 ,4 7 9

i

Men, 20 years and over
C ivilian labor f o r c e ........................................................
F.m ployed........................................................................
A gricu ltu re.................................................................
Nonagricultural in d u strie s..................................
U nem ployed....................................................................

992

2 ,7 1 8

2 ,8 1 4

2 ,6 3 6

2 ,9 7 4

2 ,8 0 8

2 ,7 9 1

2 ,8 0 6

2 ,8 3 5

4 1 ,7 4 0

4 1 ,7 9 7

4 0 ,9 3 2

4 1 ,8 2 4

4 1 ,6 7 2

4 1 ,5 8 4

4 1 ,6 2 9

4 1 ,6 4 4

1 ,0 6 9

968

1 ,1 4 9

1 ,0 1 3

1 ,0 8 3

1 ,1 3 8

1 ,0 4 1

1 ,0 8 0

2 6 ,4 9 7

2 6 ,4 8 5

2 5 ,2 4 9

2 6 ,4 2 0

2 6 ,1 3 4

2 6 ,0 9 2

2 6 ,0 5 1

2 5 ,5 5 7

2 5 ,5 6 8

2 5 ,4 0 9

2 4 ,4 0 6

2 5 ,3 4 8

2 5 ,0 9 3

2 4 ,8 2 7

2 4 ,7 8 1

2 4 ,5 5 8

557

632

477

852

634

567

512

705

2 5 ,0 1 0

2 4 ,7 7 7

2 3 ,9 3 0

2 4 ,4 9 6

2 4 ,4 5 9

2 4 ,2 6 0

2 4 ,2 6 9

2 3 ,8 5 3

929

1 ,0 7 6

843

1 ,0 7 2

1 ,0 4 1

1 ,2 6 5

1 ,2 7 0

999

6 ,0 3 3

6 ,0 4 9

6 ,2 8 8

6 ,3 5 1

6 ,4 0 9

6 ,3 9 2

6 ,2 7 6

6 ,5 8 5

5 ,3 1 2

5 ,1 9 8

5 ,6 2 5

5 ,5 3 5

5 ,5 1 0

5 ,4 2 8

5 ,4 0 9

5 ,6 8 1

269

313

247

438

387

349

358

452

5 ,0 4 3

4 ,8 8 5

5 ,1 2 3

816

899

5 ,0 7 9
964

5 ,0 5 1

851

5 ,3 7 7
663

5 ,0 9 7

721

5 ,2 2 9
904

Women, 20 years and over

E m p loy ed ........................................................................
Agriculture ...............................................................
Nonagricultural in d u strie s..................................
U nem ployed....................................................................
Both s e x e s , 16-19 years
C ivilian labor f o r c e ........................................................
E m p loy ed ........................................................................
A gricu ltu re.................................................................
N onagricultural in d u strie s..................................
U nem ployed....................................................................

867

Table A -2 : Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
S eason ally adjusred
Duration of unemployment

Dec.

Nov.

D ec.

D ec.

Nov.

O ct.

Sep t.

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

1967

1967

Aug.
1967

1 ,4 7 1

1 ,8 8 9

r ,6 6 0

1 ,3 6 7

1 ,5 8 6

1 ,8 4 7

937

1 ,6 5 1
844

1 ,4 7 4

5 to 14 w e e k s ....................................................................

739

954

918

1 ,1 5 3

945

946

15 w eeks and o v e r ..........................................................

415

400

440

453

487

489

437

441

15 to 2 6 w e e k s ............................................................
2 7 w eeks and over........................................................

247

243

247

261

310

313

278

231

168

156

193

192

177

176

159

210

L e s s rhan 5 w e e k s ..........................................................




Tab U A -3 : Major unomploymont indicators
(P erso n s 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

S e ason ally adjusted rates of unemployment

S e le c te d cate g o rie s

T o tal (a ll c iv ilia n w o rk ers)......................................

D ec.
1967

N o v.

O ct.

S e p t.

1967

1967

Aug.
196 7

D ec.

196 7

D ec.
1967

D e c.
1966

2 ,7 1 9

2 ,6 5 3

3. 7

3 .9

4 .3

4 .1

3 .8

3 .7

2 .4
4 .0
1 4 .0

2 .5
4 .8
1 5 .1

2 .3
4 .9
1 3 .8

2 .4
3 .9
1 3 .7

2 .4
3 .9
1 2 .2

1967b

Men, 2 0 y ears and over...........................................
Women, 2 0 y ears and o v e r ....................................
Both s e x e s , 16-19 y ears .......................................

1 ,0 6 9
929
72 1

1 ,1 4 9
843
663

2 .2
4 .1
1 2 .8

Nonwhite........................................................................

2 ,1 4 6
573

2 ,0 4 2
609

3 .3
6 .9

3 .4
7 .3

3 .8
8 .8

3 .6
7 .9

3 .5
6 .9

3 .3
7 .6

F all-tim e w o rk e rs..........................................................
Unemployed 13 w eeks and over................................
S tate in su re d ^ .................................................................
Labor force time lo st ^ ................................................

693
2 ,0 1 3
415
1 ,1 2 7
“

71 1
2 ,0 4 5
440
1 ,1 2 9

1 .7
3 .3
.6
2 .2
4 .1

1 .7
3 .6
.6
2 .3
4 .1

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

1 .8
3 .8
.6
2 .4
4 .6

2 .0
3 .6
.6
2 .7
4 .3

1 .7
3 .3
.6
2 .3
4 .1

642
164
365
113
1 ,2 5 8
25 2
702
304
416

557
1 55
328
74
1 ,2 2 7
305
612
310
451

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

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

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

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

2 .2
1 .1
3 .4
3 .2
4 .4
2 .4
4 .8
7 .8
4 .1

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

2 ,0 3 9
268
722
407
315
96
445
486
193
85

1 ,9 8 4
36 4
629
320
309
80
410
480
172
91

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

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

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

4 .2
5 .4
4 .1
3 .7
4 .5
2 .4
5 .1
4 .0 "
2 .1
1 1 .1

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

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

Occupation
W hite-collar w orkers.....................................................
P ro fe ssio n a l and m an ag erial...............................
C le rical w o rk e rs........................................................
S a le s w o r k e r s ............................................................
B lu e -co llar workers........................................................
Craftsm en and forem en............................................
O p e r a tiv e s ....................................................................
Nonfarm la b o r e r s........................................................
S ervice w orkers...............................................................

Industry
P rivate wage and salary w orkers^..........................
C o n stru c tio n ................................................................
M an u factu rin g .............................................................
Durable g o o d s .......................................................
Nondurable g o o d s ................................................
Transportation and public u tilitie s .................
W holesale and r eta il t r a d e ....................................
F in an ce and aerv ice in d u s tr ie s ..........................
Government wage and salary w o rk e rs....................
Agricultural wage and salary w orkers....................

^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
^Man-hours lo st by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a

percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.

3Includes mining, not shown separately.

Tablo A -4 : Full-and part-time status of the civilian labor force

Full- and part-time employment status

Total

Men,
20 and
over

Women,
20 and
over

Both sexes,
16-19 years

Full Tima
Civilian labor force............................................................................................................................................
Employed:
Full-time schedules.................................................................................................................................
Pan time for economic re a s o n s ...........................................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w ork................................................................................................
Unemployment r a t e ............................................................................................................................................

6 7 ,1 3 5

4 3 ,5 0 9

2 0 ,8 5 3

2 ,7 7 3

6 3 ,1 2 2
2 ,0 0 0
2 ,0 1 3
3 .0

4 1 ,5 8 5
965
959
2 .2

1 9 ,2 8 7
835
73 1
3 .5

2 ,2 5 0
200
323
1 1 .7

1 0 ,9 2 3
1 0 ,2 1 6
707
6 .5

2 ,0 1 9
1 ,9 0 9
11 0
5 .5

5 ,6 4 4
5 ,4 4 6
19 8
3 .5

3 ,2 6 0
2 ,8 6 2
398
1 2 .2

Port Tima
Civilian Ifcbor force ..........................................................................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part time)..................................................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for pan-time w ork ................................................................................................
Unemployment r a t e ............................................................................................................................................




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

“

--------- 1

Seasonally adiusred

!><'<■.
1967

Nov.
196 7

Do c .
1966

1)C*C .
1967

Nov.
196 V

0<: l. .
196/

'local. 16 years and over

/*>, :v:j 8

75,218

73,599

75,681

/5,08 3

74,630

16 to 19 years .........
16 and 1 ' years . . .
18 and 19 years . . .
?0 to 24 y e a r s ...........
2^ years and over . . .
}*> to *>4 years . . . .
55 years and over .

5,31?
::,176
i , i :»6
8,739
61,287
47, 6?: )
13, 665

5,198
2,129
3,069
8,719
61,301
47,538
13,763

5,625
2,233
3,392
8,187
59,786
46,518
13,268

5,535
2,371
3 ,2?4
8,693
61,407
47,642
13,805

5,510
2,316
3,192
8,699
60,872
47,106
1. 3, 782

5,42K
2 , 28 8
3,106
8,514
6 0 . / 1H
46,8/6
13,712

■>,409
2,246
3, 148
8,52?
60,/?4
46,76.*
13,696

Males. 16 years and over.

47,250

47,388

46,479

47,892

47,548

47,425

4 / , 4/9

4 7 , /1 2

3,068
1 , 439
1, 644
4,79?
.39, 669
30,765
8,941

3,050
1,400
1,639
4,806
39,588
30,637
8,915

3, 044
1,409
1,65 3
4,849
39,589
30,648
8,898

3, ? 3 3
1 , 4 36
1,786
4,891
39,566
3 0, 638
8,889

27,535

27,205

27,146

2/, 006

2 , 3 78
888
1, 467
3,708
21,130
16,239
4,797

2,365
83 7
1, 495
3,67 3
21,135
16,120
4,800

2,448
905
1, 54 5
3,721
20, 82/
16,071
4 , 74 3

16 to 19 years . .
16 and 17 years .
18 and 19 years . . .
20 to 24 y e a r s ...........
25 years and over. . ■■
25 to 54 years
55 years and over .
Fem ales, 16 years and over .
16 to 19 y e a r s ...........
16 and 17 years . ..
18 and 19 years . . .
20 to 24 years ...........
25 years and over . . .
25 co 54 years
55 years and over .

2,791
1,25 )
1,538
4,738
39,721
30,880
8,841

2,777
1,256
1,521
4,757
39,854
30,919
8,935

2,912
1,249
1,663
4,543
39,024
30,368
8,656

3,094
1,467
1,666
4,792
39,959
31,036
8,953

28,088

27,831

27,120

27,789

2,713
984
1,729
3,644
20,762
16,150
4,612

2,441
904
1,558
3,901
21,448
16,606
4,852

? ,521
92.3
1,598
4,002
21,566
16, 742
4,824

2,422
873
1,548
3,962
21,447
16,619
4,828

2,442
877
1,548
3,907
21,20.3
16,341
4,841

S e p! .
196/

196'

” ' "/4V627

■ i * ■*

i
1
i
j

5,661
/,)■!
3,331
6,61?
60,393
46..09
13,632

NOTF: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will nor necessarily add ro totals.

Table A-6: Unemployed persons by age and sex

Thousands
Age and sex

Dec.

Nov.

1967

T otal, 16 years and o ver..........................................

2 ,7 1 9

1967
2 ,8 9 4

1 6 to 19 y e a r s .........................................................
1 6 and 17 y e a rs..................................................

721
364

851
421

357

25 years and o v e r ...................................................

468
1 ,5 3 0

430
480
1 ,5 6 3

2 5 io 5 4 y e a r s .....................................................
5 5 years and o v e r ..............................................

1 ,1 8 3
347

M ales, 16 years and o v er.........................................
16 to 19 y e a r s .........................................................
16 and 17 y e a rs ..................................................

18 and 19 y e a rs..................................................
2 0 io 24 y e a r s ............................................................

Percent
looking
for
full-time
work
D ec.

1967
7 4 .0
4 4 .8
2 1 .4
6 8 .6

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates
D ec.

Nov.

O ct.

SepC.

Aug.

D ec.

1967
3.7

1967

1967
4. 1

1967

1966

3 .9

1967
4 .3

1 4 .0
1 6 .2

1 5.1
1 6 .5

1 2 .0

1 3 .9

13 .7
1 5 .3
1 2 .7

6 .5

2 .5

5 .6
2 .6

1 3 .8
1 5 .6
1 2 .6
6 .6

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

2 .7

1 ,2 2 1
342

2 .5
2 .5

2 .6
2 .4

2 .9
3 .0
2 .5

5 .5
2 .5

2 .8
2 .3

2 .6
2 .5

2 .5
2 .6

1 ,4 7 1

1 ,4 1 8

7 6 .9

2 .9

3 .3

3 .4

3 .0

3 .1

3 .2

402

450
240
209

4 3 .0

1 2 .0
1 3 .6
1 0 .4

1 4 .5

1 5 .0
1 7 .3

1 2 .4

1 2 .4

1 2 .2

1 3 .2
1 1 .4

1 5 .3
1 0 .2

1 3 .8
1 0 .8

4 .9

5 .3
2 .1
1 .9
2 .3

218
183
243

2 4 .8
6 5 .0

238
730
502
229

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

4 .8
1 .9
1.7
2 .6

Fem ales, 16 years and o v e r ..................................

1 ,2 4 9

1 ,4 7 7

7 0 .5

5 .0

16 to 19 y e a rs .........................................................

320

1 6 and 17 years ...............................................

146
174

401
181

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

224

220
243

25 years and o v er...................................................

704

833

2 5 to 5 4 y e a r s .....................................................

607
98

720
113

55 years and o v e r ..............................................




1 3 .8
1 0 .8
5 .6

5 .7

826
576
249

2 0 co 2 4 yeara

3. 7
1 2 .2

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

18 and 19 y e a rs..................................................
2 0 to 2 4 y e a r s .........................................................
2 5 years and o v e r ..................................................
2 5 to 5 4 years .....................................................
5 5 years and over . ............................................

18 and 19 years ................................................

3 .8

4 7 .2
1 7 .1
7 2 .4
8 1 .3

1 3 .9
1 5 .9
1 2 .4

1 6 .1
1 2 .0
5 .4

1 2 .9
5 .3

2 .6

2 .0
1 .8
2 .6

2 .1
2 .0
2 .5

1 .9
1 .9
2 .0

5 .0
2 .0
2 .0
2 .4

4 .9

5 .8

5 .9

5 .1

4 .7

1 3 .4
1 6 .3

1 5 .1
1 5 .3

1 5 .6
1 9 .3

1 5 .4
1 5 .4

1 2 .2

1 2 .0

1 5 .1
8 .0

1 3 .8

1 5 .4

1 0 .7

8 .8
4 .1

6 .1

6 .1

4 .3

3 .5

3 .5

5 .0
2 .6

4 .5
2 .9

3 .7
2 .7

3 .6
3 .1

7 8 .0

6 .7
3 .6

5 .9
3 .6

7 8 .4
7 3 .5

3 .9
2 .3

4 .1
2 .1

13! 7

T a b le B-1:

Employees on no n agric ultura l pa yro lls , by industry
(In thousands)
S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d

Change from

Dec.

I n d u s tr y

1967

Nov.
19 6 7

Oct.
1967

Dec.
1966

Nov.

Dec.
1966

1967

Dec.
19 6 7

Nov.

Oct.

1967

1967

Change
from

Nov.
____ 19 6 7

TO TA L .................................................

6 8 ,0 0 4

6 7,^ 79

66 , 9 1 4

6 6 ,0 8 7

525

1 ,9 1 7

6 7 ,1 2 8

6 6 ,9 2 9

6 6 ,2 4 3

199

MINING.......................................

596

600

601

622

-4

-26

597

597

597

0

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION___

3 ,1 9 9

3 ,3 8 8

3 ,* * 6 3

3 ,1 4 6

-18 9

53

3 ,3 5 0

3 ,2 9 9

3 ,2 3 6

51

1 9 ,4 7 6

1 9 ,5 « 5
1 4 ,4 0 4

19 ,3 8 8

-5 8

-7 7

-18 6

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

1 9 ,4 1 8

1 4 ,2 4 9

1 9 ,5 3 ^
l k ,513

-7 2

327

1 4 ,2 7 9

1 9 ,1 6 9
1 4 ,0 3 4

51
29

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

1 1 ,4 0 0

1 1 ,4 2 2

1 1 ,2 2 3

-22

1 1 ,3 5 8

1 1 ,1 4 3

8 ,3 3 2

8 ,3 5 7

8 ,1 6 3

-116
-19 6

1 1 ,3 8 0

P r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s .......................

8 ,3 0 5

8 ,2 9 3

8 ,0 8 3

22
12

307

MANUFACTURING........................
P r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s .......................

Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s .................
Lumber and wood p r o d u c t s .............
Furniture and f i x t u r e s .......................
Sto n e, c la y , and g la s s products . .
Primary m etal in d u strie s....................
F a b rica ted m etal products.................
M achinery, e x cep t e le c tr ic a l . . . .
E le c t r ic a l eq u ip m en t..........................
Transportation eq u ip m en t.................
Instrum ents and related products .
M iscellan eou s m anufacturing. . . .

I S

308.0
586.8

3 0 5 -**
5 9 **-**
4 6 3 .6

3 0 1 .3

59 9 .6
4 6 1 .3

1 1 ,5 1 6
8 ,52 8

-2 5

2 .6

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

- 8 .5

2 .0

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

6 3 7 .9

6 3 5 .8

1 ,2 7 0 .5

l,3 k 7 .k

1 .9

1 , 3 6 1 .9
1 , 9 3 6 .6

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

1 ,9 * * 5 .* *
2 ,0 0 7 .1

1 ,9 * H .3
1 ,9 8 4 .8

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

- 2 2 .1
4 .1

* * 5 8 .5
4 2 8 .7

U 5 6 .9
4 4 7 .6

1 ,2 5 1 .3
l,3 W * .l
1 ,9 1 7 .* *
1 ,9 1 9 .* *
1 , 8 8 5 .7
1 *5 5 -0
4 5 2 .4

1 ,9 9 5 .9
k 5 2 .3
k 3 2 .9

3 5 .3
2 .5
- 6 .0

-7 .6

1 .2

2 2 .3
-

1 .6
1 8 .9

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

- 4 .2

303
593

300

4

599
464
640

592

458

455

6
6

635

628

1 ,2 8 7

1 ,2 9 0

1 ,3 5 7
1 ,9 3 9

1 ,3 4 9
1 ,9 7 9

1 ,2 6 7
1 ,3 3 2
1 ,9 3 2

1 ,9 2 6

1 ,9 2 0

1 ,9 7 0

1 ,9 5 0

1 ,8 9 6
1 ,8 6 2

457
43 k

455
426

454
425

5
-3

8
-4 0

6
20
2
8

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

8 ,0 76

8 ,1 2 6

8 ,1 6 5

8 ,0 18

-5 0

58

8,089

8,060

8,026

P r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s .......................

5 ,9 9 5

6 ,0 4 7

6,086

5 ,9 8 5

-5 2

10

6 ,0 0 3

5 ,9 8 6

5 ,9 5 1

29
17

1 ,7 7 7 .8

1 ,8 1 1 .4
9 8 .4

1 , 8 7 1 .6

1 ,7 7 9 .2

- 3 3 .6

- 1 .4

1 ,7 9 4

1 ,7 8 4

1 ,7 8 3

10

1 0 0 .3

-1 0 .3

9 6 0 .9
1 ,4 0 1 .7

1 ,4 0 5 .0

- 1 3 .0

- k .5
3 .9
- 1 3 .7
1 1 .5
2 5 .1
2 8 .7

89
959
1 ,3 9 0

82

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

9 2 .6
960.0

-7
7
7
4

Food and kindred p r o d u c t s .............
T o b acco m a n u fa ctu re s.......................
T e x tile mill products..........................
Apparel and ocher t e x tile products
Paper and a llie d p ro d u cts.................
Printing and p u b lis h in g ....................
C h em icals and a llie d p rod u cts. . .
Petroleum and co a l products. . . .
Rubber and p la s tic s products,n e c
L e ath e r and leather products . . . .

8 8 .1
9 6 3 .9
1 ,3 9 1 .3
6 9 1 .7
1 ,0 7 5 .7
1 , 0 0 1.2
1 9 0 .4
5 4 0 .0
3 5 6 .1

6 90 .2
1 , 0 7 2 .8
9 9 6 .2
1 9 2 .3
5 4 0 .0
3 5 6 .4

6 8 7.6
1 ,0 6 8 .4
9 9 6 .6
1 9 3 .2
5 3 3 -5
3 5 1 .4

.2

680 .2
1 , 0 50 .6
9 7 2 .5
1 8 4 .2

1 .5
2 .9
5 .0
- 1 .9

0

5 3 1 .k
3 6 2 .3

-.3

6 .2
8 .6
- 6 .2

82
9 66
1 ,3 9 7

954
1 ,3 8 4

691
1 ,0 7 0
1 ,0 0 7

687

685

1 ,0 7 0

1 ,0 6 5

1 ,0 0 1

193
535
354

193
533
354

1 ,0 0 1
192
529
351

0
6
0
2
0

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES................................

4 ,2 9 3

4 ,3 0 5

4 ,2 8 1

4 ,2 2 2

-12

71

4 ,2 8 9

4 ,2 8 8

4 ,2 5 1

1

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

1 4 ,7 7 5

1 4 ,1 1 3

13 ,8 0 8

1 4 ,2 4 8

662

527

1 3 ,9 1 0

1 3 ,9 0 9

1 3 ,7 7 6

1

W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ........................

3 ,6 3 6
1 1 ,1 3 9

3 ,5 9 9

102

3 ,5 9 6

10 ,20 9

654

425

1 0 ,3 1 4

3 ,5 9 9

1 0 ,4 8 5

3 ,5 3 k
1 0 ,7 1 4

8

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

1 0 ,3 1 0

3 ,5 6 7
1 0 ,2 0 9

-3
4

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

3,28 2

3 ,2 7 4

3 ,2 6 7

3 ,1 2 5

157

3 ,3 0 2

3 ,2 9 0

3 ,2 7 0

12

1 0 ,2 4 2

1 0 ,2 4 9

10 ,23 0

9 ,6 9 3

-7

549

6 2 9 .7
1 ,0 1 6 .9
2 , 290 .2

-

1 ,0 4 8 .7

- .5

SERVICES................................
H o tels and other lodging p la c e s . .
P e rso n al s e r v i c e s .................................
M edical and other health s e r v ic e s
Educational s e r v i c e s ..........................

3,628

1 ,0 2 4 .7

6 6 5 .O
1 , 0 3 1.8

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

1 ,1 4 4 .3

6 56 .8

2 ,5 2 1 .4

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

GOVERNMENT ............................

1 2 ,1 4 1

12,0 0 2

1 1 ,8 7 6

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

2 ,8 1 9
9 ,3 2 2

2 ,7 0 9
9 ,2 9 3

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

N O TE: Data for the 2 most recen t months are prelim inary.




8

1 0 ,3 3 5

1 0 ,3 0 1

1 0 ,1 9 9

34

6 .2

2 7 .1

713

711

704

- 7 .1

7 .8

1 ,0 2 2

1 0 .1

2 4 1 .3
9 5 .1

2 ,5 4 2

!,° 3 P
2 ,5 2 4

1 ,0 2 7
2 ,5 0 1

2
-8
18

1 ,1 0 0

1 ,0 9 3

1 ,0 7 9

7

1 1 ,8 7 6

1 1 ,8 2 7

1 1 ,7 4 5

49

644

ll,k 9 7

139

2 ,7 0 7

2 ,7 6 9

110

50

2 ,6 9 2

2 ,6 9 8

2 ,7 1 2

-6

9 ,1 6 9

8 ,7 2 8

29

59k

9 ,1 8 4

9 ,1 2 9

9 ,0 3 3

55

T a b le B-2:

A v e r a g e weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory w orkers1
on private n o n agricu ltu ral payrolls, by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from
0 On
5£ H

D oc.
1967

Industry

O ct.

D ec.
1966

1967

N ov.

D ec.
1966

1967

T O T A L P R I V A T E ..........................

3 8 .1

MINING...........................................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION___
MANUFACTURING....................................

U 3 .0

O w r r t a i Soars ..................................
D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................
O v ertim * Boars ..................................

L 1 .7

Ordnance and accessories................
Lumber sad wood p rodu cts ..............
Furniture and fix tu re * ......................
Scone, clay, and gloss products . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated aiecs 1 products................
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment.........................
Transportation equipment................
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S .......................
O v ertim e Boars .....................................

Food and kindred p rodu cts ..............
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 plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.
W HOLESALE TRADE

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

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

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

3 6 .5
U l.1
3 .6
3 .7
1 * 2 .2
1 * 0 .6
1*1.1*

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

3 8 .3
1 * 3 .5

3 8 .0
1 + 2 .3

-• 5

3 9 .1 *
1 + 0 .7

3 7 .1
1 + 0 .7

- 2 .1
.1
.2

3 3 .3
1 * 0 .7

3 8 .1
1 * 0 .8

- i .8
.1*

- .2

3 7 .3
1 * 0 .8

3.1*
1 * 1 .2

3 -5
1+1.1*

3 7 .3
1 * 1 .3
3 .7

.2

3 .5

3 .3

3 - 1*

- .1 *
- .1 *

1 * 1 .3
3 .5
1 * 1 .6

1 * 1 .3

3 .7
1 * 1 .9
1 * 0 .8
1 * 1 .1

.5
.2
0

1 * 1 .2

3 .5
1 * 2 .2
U 0 .9

1 * 2 .1
l* .l

3.1*
1 * 2 .0

3 -5
1 + 1 .7
1 * 0 .5
1*0.1*
1 * 1 .8

1 * 2 .1
1 * 0 .8
1 * 1 .6
1 * 2 .2
1 * 0 .6
1 * 2 .2

3 9 .9
3-1*
1 * 0 .9
1*0.1+
1 * 1 .6

-.3

1+ 1 .5
1 * 1 .6

•5
-.6

1 + 1 .7

.<+

1 * 2 .5
1*1*.0
1 * 1 .2

.1
.1*
.1
2 .1
.2

3 5 .8

3 .3
1 * 1 .3
1 * 0 .6
1 * 1 .2
3 6 .2

1 * 3 .1
3 8 .1

1 * 3 .3
3 9 -1

1* 2 . 0

3 9 .3
3 6 .1

3 8 .3
3 6 .2

1 * 0 .3

3 5 .3
3 7 -0

1 * 2 .8

1 * 2 .6
1+ 0 .0

1 * 2 .5
1 * 2 .2
1 * 0 .0
1+ 0 .1

1 * 1 .3
3 9 -8

1 * 1 .5
1 * 3 .0
1 * 2 .1

1 * 2 .2
3 9 -2
3 6 .1 *
1*0.1*

3 7 .9
1 * 3 .0

1+ 2 .5

1* 1 . 9

1* 2 . 1 *

1967

1 * 2 .9

3 6 .3
1 * 3 .0
3 8 .2

1*3.1*

I$ tf7

- 0 .5
-5
- .8

3 .3
1 * 1 .0
3 8 .2
1 + 1 .8

3.1*
1 * 1 .0
3 8 .0

1967

3 8 .6

1 * 1 .3
1 * 0 .0
1 * 0 .1

3 9 -7
1 * 0 .2

O ct.

3 8 .1

1 * 2 .3
1 * 0 .7
1+0.1*

1 * 2 .5
1 * 1 .5

N ov.

3 8 .1
1 * 3 .0

1 * 0 .9
1 * 2 .3
1 * 1 -3
1 * 1 .6

1 * 1 .5
1 * 1 .7
1 * 1 .7
1 * 2 .7
1 * 0 .8

0 .0
0

.6
- .1

0
- .7
- .3
.1
.1
- .3
- 2 .6

- .2

.9
- .2
.1
- .1 *

•3
- .3
.1+
•5
0

-.1*

1 * 1 .3
1 * 0 .5
1 + 2 .2
1 * 1 .6

1 * 1 .7
1 * 1 .3
1 * 2 .3
1 * 0 .2
1 * 1 .6
1 * 1 .2

-1 -3
- .1 *

- .3
.1
.1
0

1* 2 . 0
1* 2 . 1

1+ 0 .9
1 * 0 .5
1 * 1 .6

- .1
0
- .8

1 * 1 .5
1*2.1*
1 * 0 .5

4 1 .5

3 9 .1 *
1+ 0.0

3 9 .7
1 + 0 .1

3 9 -4

3-1*
1 * 0 .7

3 .2
1 * 0 .8

3 6 .5
1 * 1 .8

3 8 .2
1+ 1 .5
36.1+
1 * 2 .8

1 * 3 .2
3 8 .2

3 8 .3
1 * 1 .9

1 9 6 7 ____
-0 .1 +

.1
.1
-.1+
- .1 *
0
- .6
.1
- .2
- .1

1 * 2 .3
1 * 0 .5

3 9 .7
1 * 1 .1

3 6 .2

Nov.

4 1 -3
1*1.1*

- .3
1 -9
.1

l+ l.l

- .3
- .1
.2
- .1

3 9 .7
3 .2
1 * 0 .7
3 9 -0

-1 -7
.3
- .2
.1*

4 1 .3
3 5 .8
1 * 2 .8
3 8 .0

-.1
-.1
-.2

-.1

1* 1 . 8

.3
•3
.5
- .6

1 * 2 .9

1 * 3 .0

1*1.8

1* 1 . 9

3 9 -5
3 6 .5
1 * 0 .3

3 8 .7

-1 .0

3 6 .3
1 * 0 .3

- .1 *

**1 .5

1 * 0 .3

1 * 1 .9
3 8 .7
3 7 -0
1 + 0 .9

- .1
•3
.1

- .5

1 + 2 .7
1 * 1 .7
3 8 .5
3 6 .1
1 * 0 .1

31*. 8

3 1 * .9

3 5 .9

•5

- .6

3 5 .o

3 5 .2

3 5 .1

3 7 .0

3 7 .1

3 7 .3

0

- .3

3 6 .9

3 7 .1

3 7 .1

.2

Change
born

D ec.

-.1

-.2
-.2
-.2

If)ala relate to production worker* in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsuperviaory workers in wholesale and retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and service*. These groups account for approximately four-fifths o f the total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Transi»rtatlon and public u tilities, and services are included in T o tal Private but are not shown separately in this ta b le .
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Ta b le B-3:

A v e ra g e hourly and w eekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory w o rk e rs1*
on private n o n a g ric u ltu ra l payrolls, by industry
A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n in g s

A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s

Dec.
19 6 7

In d u stry

Nov.

O ct.

1967

1967

Dec.
1966

C h a n g e fro m

Nov.
1067

Dec.
1066

Dec.
196 7

tfo v .

O ct.

196 7

1967

Dec.
1966

C h a n g e fr o m

Nov.

Dec.

1967 _

1966

T O T A L P R I V A T E ..........................

$ 2 .7 1

$ 2 .7 2

$ 2 .7 1

$ 2 .5 9

$ - 0 .0 1

$ 0 .1 2

$ 1 0 3 .2 5

$ 10 3 .6 3

$ 9 9 .9 7

$ - 0 .3 8

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

3.26

3 -2 1 *

3 .2 1 *

11*0 .1 8

1+.20

1+.21

.02
.0 2

.1 2

4 .2 2

3 .1 1 *
3 .9 9

.2 3

1 5 4 .0 3

1 3 9 .0 0
16 0 . 1*0

1 3 3 -4 5
11* 8 .8 3

2 .9 0

2 .8 7

2 .8 5

2 .7 7

.0 3

.1 3

1 1 9 .1 9

1 3 9 .3 2
160 .8 6
1 1 6 .8 1

1 1 6 .2 8

111 * . 1*0

.86
- 6 .8 3
2 .3 8

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

3.08

2 .9 6
3 .2 1 *

.0 3

.1 2
.08

12 8 . 1* 1+
11*0 .1 0
9 8 .25
9 8.9 5
12 0 .3 5

12 5 .6 6
13 9 .6 8
99.80

12 5 .4 4

3 .3 2
2 . 1+2

3 .0 5
3 .3 1
2 . 1+1*
2 .3 8
2 .9 0
3 -1*1

3 .0 3

Ordnance and accessories................
Lumber and wood p rodu cts............
Furniture and f ix tu re * ......................
Scone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries..................
Fabricated o r a l products...............
Machinery, e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l . . . .
Electrical equipment.........................
Transportation equipment................
InacnioKOts and related products .
Miscellaneous ounufaccuring. . . .

121+.62
13 8 .0 2
90.80
9 3 .7 9
1 1 5 .2 3
1 3 7 .6 1

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

Food and kindred p rodu cts.............
Tobacco xmaufactures.....................
Textile mill products........................
Apparel a n d o t h e r t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s
Paper and allied products................
Printing and publishing...................
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber and plastics product^,n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .

3.28
2 . 1* 1*

3 .1 * 8

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

2 .8 9

2 .8 7

2 .7 7

.01
0
.01
.02
.02
.02
.0 7
.01

2 .3 7

2 .3 5

2 .28

.0 3

2 .6 1 *

2 .6 2

2 .6 1

2 .5 0

2 .6 7

2.61+

2 .2 9
2 .1 3

2 .1 8

2 .1 3

2 .5 7
2 .1 7

2 .1 3
2 .0 7

2 .0 6

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

3 .26
2 .8 5
3 .5 5
2 .9 0
.1*0

2

2.68
2.08

2 .9 5
3 -3 7
3 .1 7
3 .6 3
2 .8 7

2.11

3 .0 1
3 .2 1 *
2 .8 3
3 .1 * 0

2 .3 8

2.88
3 .3 8
2 .9 9
3 .2 1

2.81

2.12

1 .9 3
2 .7 9

3 -3 4

3.22

3 .1 6

3 .1 5

3.01+

3 .6 1 *

3 .6 1

3.1+6
2 .7 0

2.86 2 . 8 5
2.11 2.10
2 .2 9

1 .9 8
2 .1 6

2 .9 3
2 .0 5

I .

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

2 .9 5

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

2 .0 3

2 .2 9
2 .9 l*
2 .0 5

2 .6 9

2.66 2.66

* See footnote 1, table B -2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are prelim inaiy.




2.00

2 .9 2

2 .2 7

WHOLESALE TRADE

2 .2 6

2 .9 3
3 .3 5

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE. AND
REAL ESTATE..........................

2 .2 7

.0 1
- .0 2

2.80
9 I+

2 .5 1

.02
.01
.11
0
.01
.02
.02
.01
-.01
.01
0
-.02
.01
-.02
.0 3

.1 5
.1 3
.1 3

.12 11* 2 . 6 1
.10 1 2 6 . 3 5
.11 13 9 .2 0
.1 5
.11*

1 1 6 .2 8
1 5 0 .88

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

$ 1 0 3 .2 5

1 3 7 -1 *3
9 9 .5 5
9 7 .8 2
1 2 1 .2 5
1 3 7 .9 0
*. 38
1 3 5 .1 * 6
* . 09
11+6 .8 6

125.22 121
1 3 7 .0 5
115.18 111
1 1 + 0 .5 9
1 1 9 .3 6
9 I+.80

1 21*. 5 3

138.6 0

111.21+

i o i* .ii *

1 0 9 .1 * 7

10 7 .9 8

8 3.28
89.0 3

8 6 .0 5

8 8 .19

8 2 .4 0

7 5 -1 4

7 3 .7 5
1 2 5 .8 5

6 9 .8 7
1 2 0 .8 1

8 9 .6 7
71*.88

.1 6

1 2 8 .0 3
1 3 0 .1 * 2

.1 5
.1 3

132.82

1 2 5 .9 9
1 2 7 .9 7
1 3 2 .1 * 0

.1 7
.1 7

121.11 120.12

1 5 3 .9 1

1 5 5 .7 9

.1 3

.11
.1 5
.0 9

.18

1 2 7 .2 5
1 3 0 .7 3
1 5 5 .2 3

8 2 .7 1

8 2 .9 2

1 1 9 .9 9
80 . 1*3

8 2.6 3

8 2 .6 7

82.90

1 1 9 .1 8

71.66
9 9 .5 3

118.1 *8
7 1 -3 1 *
9 8 .1 * 2

7 .4 5

1 .6 1
1 .7 8
1 -1 3
2 .1 5

1.10

1 .0 7
.4 1

10 5.0 6

8 7 .0 2

.1 3
.1 5

- 1 .5 5
- 2 .3 2

1 0 0 .2 5
1 0 6 .1 4

1 0 6 .1 3
10 9.8 8

.11
.12

3 .8 2

2.0 8

1 1 8 .5 3
9 3 .5 3

.11*

.12

118.08

91.20

88.10

3 .7 4
.6 4

- .2 6
2 .0 4

1 2 5 -9 0

2 .4 5
.4 2

1 4 5 .6 7

-1 .8 8

127.68
1 1 3 .1 3
7 6 .6 3
7 9 .9 2
1 1 4 .5 2

5.20
4 .7 9

.4 2

1 0 .2 9
•9 9
.4 8

.1 3

3.28
6 .7 3

2 .7 8

1 1 6 .8 9

1 U 4 .9 3

1 2 0 .3 5
9 5 -2 8

$

•9 9

5 .1 6
5 -1 2

5.00
1.82
.60
5 .0 4
5 .9 5
3 .4 6
4 .0 8

5.88
3 .7 4
-1 .0 8
7 .2 7

5.01
7.22
4 .5 2
5 .1 4
8 .2 4
7 .9 8

-.21

6 .0 8

- .0 4

2 .7 1
4 .6 6

.7 0

7 1 .5 5

6 9 .6 5

.3 2

2.01

9 8.69

9 3 .6 2

1.11

5 .9 1