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D E C E M B E R 1968

E m p l o y m e n t c o n t in u e d to r i s e s u b s ta n t ia lly in D e c e m b e r w h ile u n e m p l o y ­
m e n t r e m a i n e d at p o s t - K o r e a n l o w s , the U. S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r 1 s
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s r e p o r t e d to d a y .
U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s d e c l i n e d s lig h t ly f o r adult m e n , m a r r i e d m e n ,
N e g r o e s , and f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , although the o v e r a l l u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e ,
at 3. 3 p e r c e n t , w a s u n c h a n g e d o v e r the m o n th at the 1 5 - y e a r l o w r e a c h e d
in N o v e m b e r , T h e j o b l e s s r a te f o r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d u n d er State u n e m p l o y ­
m e n t in s u r a n c e p r o g r a m s m o v e d d o w n to 2 . 0 p e r c e n t , settin g a p o s t - W o r l d
W a r II r e c o r d lo w . F o r 1968 as a w h o le , the u n e m p lo y m e n t ra te f o r all
w o r k e r s a v e r a g e d 3. 6 p e r c e n t , the l o w e s t annual ra te s in c e the K o r e a n w a r
p eriod .
In d u str y E m p l o y m e n t
N o n f a r m p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t r o s e 460, 000 in D e c e m b e r t o a r e c o r d
70. 0 m i l l i o n . T h e D e c e m b e r i n c r e a s e w a s 265, 000 m o r e than s e a s o n a l l y
e x p e c t e d and r e p r e s e n t e d the t h ir d c o n s e c u t i v e m o n th of s u b s ta n t ia l g a in s .
In the la s t 3 m o n t h s , n o n f a r m p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t has r i s e n 800, 000
( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) . A b ou t 30, 000 o f the D e c e m b e r i n c r e a s e w a s due to
,the net r e t u r n o f w o r k e r s w h o w e r e o f f p a y r o l l s in N o v e m b e r b e c a u s e o f
strik e s.
N e a r l y a ll m a j o r in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h a r e d in the e m p l o y m e n t a d v a n c e in
D e c e m b e r . C o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n and State and l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t had
s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d e m p l o y m e n t g a in s o f 80, 000 e a c h , w h ile m a n u fa c t u r in g
and s e r v i c e s e a c h i n c r e a s e d 60, 000. The j o b g a in s in m a n u f a c t u r in g w e r e
f a i r l y w i d e s p r e a d and w e r e le d by i n c r e a s e s in t r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t ,
f a b r i c a t e d m e t a l s , a p p a r e l , p r i m a r y m e t a l s , and r u b b e r . M o r e than h a lf
o f the 80, 000 i n c r e a s e in State and l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t w a s due to the r e t u r n
to p a y r o l l s o f t e a c h e r s in N ew Y o r k C ity w ho had b e e n on s t r ik e .
E m p l o y m e n t in t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b lic u t ilit ie s and tr a d e d e c l i n e d o v e r
the m on th on a . s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d b a s i s . T h e 25, 000 d r o p in t r a n s p o r t a ­
tion and p u b lic u t ilit ie s w a s due m a in ly to i n c r e a s e d s t r ik e a c t iv it y . The




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d e c l i n e in t r a d e r e s u l t e d f r o m a l e s s - t h a n - u s u a l C h r i s t m a s e m p l o y m e n t
p ic k u p , as r e t a i l s a l e s w e r e a f f e c t e d by the flu.
H o u r s and E a r n in g s
A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s f o r ra n k and f i l e w o r k e r s on p r iv a t e p a y r o l l s
e d g e d up 0 .1 h ou r in D e c e m b e r to 3 7 . 6 h o u r s ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) . The
i n c r e a s e r e s u l t e d p r i m a r i l y f r o m a s h a r p iy.se in the w o r k w e e k in c o n t r a c t
c o n s t r u c t i o n , w h ic h r e f l e c t e d both i n c r e a s e d b u ild in g a c t i v i t y and a p ick u p
f r o m the l a r g e d r o p in N o v e m b e r w h en the w e a t h e r w a s u n u su a lly bad.
In m a n u f a c t u r in g , the w o r k w e e k in D e c e m b e r w a s d ow n o n e - t e n t h o f an
h o u r t o 40. 7 h o u r s ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) . D e c e m b e r w a s the t h ir d c o n ­
s e c u t i v e m o n t h in w h ic h the f a c t o r y w o r k w e e k had d e c l i n e d . O v e r the y e a r ,
h o w e v e r , t h e r e h a s b e e n no c h a n g e in a v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s in
m a n u f a c t u r in g .
A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s r o s e 1 c e n t in D e c e m b e r to $ 2 . 93 f o r r a n k and
f i l e w o r k e r s . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s a d v a n c e d $1. 25 o v e r the m o n th to
$110. 75, w ith the l a r g e s t g a i n - - $ 1 0 - - o c c u r r i n g in c o n s t r u c t i o n .
U n e m p lo y m e n t *1
T h e n u m b e r o f u n e m p lo y e d p e r s o n s w a s 2. 4 m i l l i o n in D e c e m b e r , a
d e c r e a s e o f 150, 000 o v e r the m o n t h . U n e m p lo y m e n t a m o n g adult m e n
d e c l i n e d on a s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d b a s i s in D e c e m b e r ; t h e ir u n e m p lo y m e n t
r a te e d g e d d o w n 0. 2 p e r c e n t a g e point to 1. 8 p e r c e n t - - t h e l o w e s t r a t e s in c e
the s e r i e s beg a n in 1948.
R e f l e c t i n g the s tr o n g j o b m a r k e t s itu a tio n f o r adult m e n , j o b l e s s r a t e s
f o r both m a r r i e d m e n and f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s a l s o d e c l i n e d i n ‘ D e c e m b e r to
1. 4 and 2. 7 p e r c e n t , r e s p e c t i v e l y . U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s f o r adult w o m e n
(3. 5 p e r c e n t ) and t e e n a g e r s (12.6 p e r c e n t ) w e r e not s ig n if ic a n t ly c h a n g e d
o v e r the m o n th .
The j o b l e s s r a te f o r nonw hite w o r k e r s s h o w e d s o m e i m p r o v e m e n t in
D e c e m b e r . At 6. 0 p e r c e n t , the ra te w a s d ow n f r o m 6. 5 p e r c e n t in
N o v e m b e r and w a s the l o w e s t r a te s in c e 1953. At 2 . 9 p e r c e n t , the w hite
r a t e a l s o r e a c h e d a new p o s t - K o r e a n lo w .
T o t a l E m p l o y m e n t and L a b o r F o r c e
T o t a l e m p l o y m e n t , at 76. 7 m i l l i o n in D e c e m b e r , w a s 100, 000 m o r e than
in N o v e m b e r . A f t e r s e a s o n a l a d ju s t m e n t , the e m p l o y m e n t g a in a m o u n te d
to 475, 000, d o m in a t e d b y an i n c r e a s e o f 400, 000 f o r adult m e n . T e e n a g e
e m p l o y m e n t r e m a i n e d v i r t u a l l y u n c h a n g e d in D e c e m b e r .




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F o r the s e c o n d m on th in s u c c e s s i o n , e m p l o y m e n t in a g r i c u l t u r e
d e c l i n e d m u c h l e s s than s e a s o n a l l y e x p e c t e d . S e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d a g r i ­
c u l t u r a l e m p l o y m e n t r o s e by 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 in both N o v e m b e r and D e c e m b e r ,
a f t e r d e c lin in g s t e a d ily s in c e F e b r u a r y . G o o d w e a t h e r th r o u g h o u t m o s t
o f the N a tion d u rin g the s u r v e y w e e k and a late h a r v e s t o f c i t r u s f r u it and
nut c r o p s w e r e p r o b a b ly r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the l e s s - t h a n - u s u a l e m p l o y m e n t
drops.
T h e D e c e m b e r r i s e in n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l e m p l o y m e n t (300, 000 s e a s o n a l l y
a d ju s t e d ) w a s the fo u r th s tr a ig h t m o n t h ly a d v a n c e . T h e i n c r e a s e o c c u r r e d
e n t i r e l y a m o n g adult m e n .
At 7 9 .1 m i l l i o n in D e c e m b e r , the c i v i l i a n la b o r f o r c e d e c l i n e d 425, 000
l e s s than s e a s o n a l l y e x p e c t e d . A d ult m e n a c c o u n t e d f o r the bulk o f the
i n c r e a s e on a s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d b a s is .
T h e Y e a r In R e v i e w
T h e N a tio n 1 s e m p l o y m e n t s itu a tio n i m p r o v e d in 1968. F o r the y e a r as
a w h o le , to ta l e m p l o y m e n t a d v a n c e d by 1. 5 m i l l i o n to 75. 9 m i l l i o n , and
the n u m b e r o f u n e m p lo y e d p e r s o n s f e l l 150, 000 to 2. 8 m i l l i o n . J o b l e s s
r a t e s f o r m o s t g r o u p s in the l a b o r f o r c e w e r e at o r n ea r K o r e a n w a r l o w s .
T h e to ta l u n e m p lo y m e n t rate a v e r a g e d 3. 6 p e r c e n t in 1968, c o m p a r e d w ith
3. 8 p e r c e n t in 1966 and 1967, and w a s at its l o w e s t point s i n c e 1953.
T o t a l e m p l o y m e n t and l a b o r f o r c e . T h e 1. 5 m i l l i o n a d v a n c e in e m p l o y m e n t in 1968 w a s s lig h t ly m o r e than that o f a y e a r a g o but w a s s u b s ta n t ia lly
l e s s than the s h a r p i n c r e a s e s p o s t e d in 1965 and 1966. In t h o s e y e a r s ,
e m p l o y m e n t g a in s w e r e m u c h g r e a t e r , a s the c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e g r e w
r a p id ly and u n e m p lo y m e n t w as s u b s ta n t ia lly r e d u c e d . A d u lt w o m e n
a c c o u n t e d f o r 875, 000 o f the 1968 e m p l o y m e n t g a in , adult m e n 575, 000 and
t e e n a g e r s 100, 000.
H alting at le a s t t e m p o r a r i l y its l o n g - t e r m d e c l i n e , a g r i c u l t u r a l e m p l o y ­
m e n t w a s v i r t u a l l y u n c h a n g e d in 1968 f r o m a y e a r e a r l i e r , at 3 . 8 m i l l i o n .
T h is w a s the f i r s t t im e s in c e 1959 that a g r i c u l t u r a l e m p l o y m e n t had not
d e c l i n e d by at l e a s t 100, 000. N o n a g r i c u lt u r a l e m p l o y m e n t a v e r a g e d 72. 1
m i l l i o n in 1968, abou t 1. 5 m i l l i o n m o r e than in 1967.
The c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e r e a c h e d 78. 7 m i l l i o n in 1 9 6 8 - - a p ic k u p o f 1. 4
m i l l i o n o v e r 1967. The 1968 r i s e w a s the s e c o n d l a r g e s t o f the I9 6 0 1 s but
w a s abou t 200, 000 b e l o w the r e c o r d g a in o f 1967. In 1968, t h e r e w e r e
800, 000 m o r e w o m e n , 500, 000 m o r e m e n , and 100, 000 m o r e t e e n a g e r s
p a r t ic ip a t in g in the l a b o r f o r c e . The c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e p a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
c o n tin u e d to r i s e f o r adult w o m e n but e d g e d d ow n f o r adult m e n a s a r e s u l t
o f c o n t in u e d e a r l y r e t i r e m e n t s .
The w o r k ra te f o r t e e n a g e r s w a s e s s e n ­
tia lly u n ch a n ged f r o m 1967.




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U n e m p lo y m e n t . O f the 2. 8 m i l l i o n a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f p e r s o n s
u n e m p lo y e d in 1968, t h e r e w e r e 1 m i l l i o n adult m e n , 1 m i l l i o n adult w o m e n ,
and 825, 000 t e e n a g e r s . A l l o f the 150, 000 d e c lin e in u n e m p lo y m e n t in 1968
o c c u r r e d a m o n g adult w o r k e r s , w ith m e n and w o m e n s h a r in g abou t eq u a lly
in the d e c l i n e . T h e a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f u n e m p lo y e d t e e n a g e r s has r e m a i n e d
abou t the s a m e f o r the la s t 3 y e a r s .
U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s e d g e d dow n f r o m 2. 3 to 2. 2 p e r c e n t f o r adult m e n
and f r o m 4. 2 to 3. 8 p e r c e n t f o r adult w o m e n . The t e e n a g e j o b l e s s rate
r e m a i n e d v ir t u a lly u n ch a n g ed at 12. 7 p e r c e n t . The j o b l e s s rate f o r f u l l ­
t im e w o r k e r s d r o p p e d 0. 3 p e r c e n t a g e point in 1968 to 3.1 p e r c e n t , w hile
that f o r p a r t - t i m e w o r k e r s d e c l i n e d f r o m 6 . 9 to 6. 5 p e r c e n t .
The nonw hite u n e m p lo y m e n t rate d r o p p e d m o r e s h a r p ly than that f o r
w h it e s in 1968c The nonw hite ra te f e l l f r o m 7. 4 p e r c e n t in 1967 to 6 C7
p e r c e n t in 1968, w h ile the w hite ra te d e c l i n e d f r o m 3. 4 to 3. 2 p e r c e n t .
H o w e v e r , the nonwhite ra te c o n tin u e d to be m o r e than d o u b le the white r a t e .
T h e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s u n e m p lo y e d 15 w e e k s o r l o n g e r a v e r a g e d
400, 000 in 1968, dow n 50, 000 f r o m 1967. The n u m b e r w a s at the lo w e s t
l e v e l s i n c e 1953.
In d u s t r y d e v e l o p m e n t s . T o t a l n o n f a r m p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t a v e r a g e d
68. 1 m i l l i o n in 1968, an i n c r e a s e o f 2.1 m i l l i o n f r o m 1967. T h e gain w a s
s li g h t l y a b o v e that o f the p r e v i o u s y e a r but w e ll b e lo w the r e c o r d i n c r e a s e s
o f 1965 and 1966.
A ll m a j o r in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w e d e m p l o y m e n t g r o w t h in 1968. The
s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g i n d u s t r i e s a c c o u n t e d f o r 1. 7 m i l l i o n o r f o u r - f i f t h s o f
the to ta l e m p l o y m e n t a d v a n c e , w ith g a in s c o n c e n t r a t e d in g o v e r n m e n t
( 5 7 5 , 0 0 0 ) , t r a d e ( 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) , and s e r v i c e s ( 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) . T h e 1 4 0 ,0 0 0 g r o w t h
in the fin a n c e i n d u s t r i e s w a s its l a r g e s t s in c e 1946. O th e r i n d u s t r i e s with
m o d e r a t e e m p l o y m e n t i n c r e a s e s w e r e m a n u fa c t u r in g ( 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) , c o n t r a c t
c o n s t r u c t i o n ( 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) , and t r a n s p o r t a t io n and p u b lic u t ilit ie s ( 7 5 , 0 0 0 ) .
M in in g r e g i s t e r e d a s lig h t gain f o r the f i r s t t im e s in c e 1957.
In m a n u f a c t u r in g , the 300, 000 e m p l o y m e n t i n c r e a s e b r o u g h t e m p l o y m e n t
to 19. 7 m i l l i o n in 1968, a r e c o r d high. A lth ou gh an i m p r o v e m e n t o v e r 1967,
the a d v a n c e w a s abou t 185, 000 b e lo w the a v e r a g e annual g a in f o r the c u r r e n t
p e r i o d o f e x p a n s io n (1 9 6 1 -6 8 ). The 1968 i n c r e a s e w a s e q u a lly d iv id e d
b e t w e e n d u r a b le and n o n d u r a b le g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s , in c o n t r a s t to e a r l i e r
y e a r s w h en d u r a b le g o o d s e m p l o y m e n t p o s t e d m u c h l a r g e r s h a r e s o f the
t o t a l ga in . F a c t o r y p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r e m p l o y m e n t , at 14. 5 m i l l i o n in
1968, w a s up 175, 000 to its h ig h e s t l e v e l s in c e W o r ld W a r II; it had r e m a in e d
u n ch a n g ed b e t w e e n 1966 and 1967.




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T h e w o r k w e e k f o r p r o d u c t io n and n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s in n o n a g r ic u l t u r a l i n d u s t r i e s d e c l i n e d 0, 2 hour in 1968 to 37. 8 h o u r s . A o n e tenth h o u r i n c r e a s e in m a n u fa c t u r in g (to 40. 7 h o u r s ) w a s o f f s e t by
w o r k w e e k r e d u c t io n s in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n (0. 4 h o u r ) and t r a d e (0. 5
h o u r ) . The con tin u in g d e c l i n e in the t r a d e w o r k w e e k s in c e 1959 r e f l e c t s
a s h ift to the use o f m a n y p a r t - t i m e e m p l o y e e s .
O v e r t i m e in m a n u f a c t u r in g e d g e d up 0. 2 hour in 1968 to 3. 6 h o u r s . The
1968 f i g u r e m a t c h e d the 1965 le v e l and w as the s e c o n d h ig h e s t l e v e l in o v e r
10 y e a r s .
G r o s s w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r the N a t io n 1 s rank and file w o r k e r s a v e r a g e d
n e a r ly $108 in 1968, up $ 5 . 8 9 f r o m 1967, o r 5. 8 p e r c e n t . T h is w a s the
l a r g e s t p e r c e n t a g e i n c r e a s e s in c e 1951. The ga in w a s due e n t i r e l y to a
1 7 -c e n t r i s e ( 6 . 3 p e r c e n t ) in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s , a s the a v e r a g e
w ork w eek d eclin ed .
F o r f a c t o r y w o r k e r s , a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s a m o u n te d to $122. 50 in
1968, a gain of $ 7 . 61 (6. 6 p e r c e n t ) f r o m 1967. The r i s e w a s due to
i n c r e a s e s in both the w o r k w e e k and h o u r ly e a r n in g s w h ic h r e a c h e d the
$3. 00 m a r k in 1968. S u bstan tial i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s
a l s o o c c u r r e d in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n ( $ 8 . 4 2 ) , fin a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and
r e a l e s ta te ( $ 6 . 2 9 ) , m in in g ( $ 6 . 3 9 ) , and trad e ( $ 4 . 2 7 ) .




T h is r e l e a s e p r e s e n t s and a n a ly z e s s t a t is t ic s
f r o m two m a j o r s u r v e y s .
Data on la b o r f o r c e , total
e m p lo y m e n t , and u n e m p lo y m e n t a r e d e r iv e d f r o m the
s a m p le s u r v e y s of h o u s e h o ld s c o n d u c te d and tabulated
by the B u rea u of the C e n su s f o r the B u rea u of L a b o r
S t a t is t ic s . S t a t is t ic s on in d u stry e m p lo y m e n t , h o u r s ,
and e a r n in 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 ll r e c o r d s of e m p l o y e r s and a r e tabulated by the
B u re a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic 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 BL S p u b lica tio n E m p lo y m e n t
and E a r n in g s and M onthly R e p o r t on the L a b o r F o r c e ,

Table A.

Employment sta tu s o f the n o n i n s t i t u t l o n a l p o p u la tio n
16 years and o v e r , annual a v era g es, 1966-68
(In thousands)
1968

Employment s ta tu s

T o t a l la b o r f o r c e ....................................
Armed f o r c e s ......... ................................
C i v i l i a n la b or f o r c e .........................
Employed. •..........................................
A g r i c u l t u r e ....................................
N o n a g r icu ltu r a l i n d u s t r i e s . .
Unemployed............................. ..
Unemployment r a te ( p e r c e n t ) .........
Not in la b o r f o r c e .............................

82,272
3,535
78,737
75,920
3,817
72,103
2,817
3 .6
53,291

1967

80,793
3,446
77,347
74,372
3,844
70,527
2,975
3 .8
52,527

1966

78,893
3,123
75,770
72,895
3,979
68,915
2,875
3 .8
52,283

Change
1967-68

1966-67

1,479
89
1,390
1,548
-27
1,576
-158
-.2
764

1,900
323
1,577
1,477
-135
1,612
100
—
239

NOTE: Labor f o r c e s t a t i s t i c s f o r 1967 and 1968 are not s t r i c t l y com­
p arable w ith those f o r e a r l i e r years because o f changes in d e f i n i t i o n s and
improvements in measurement te c h n iq u e s , which were introduced in January
1967.

Table B.

Unemployed persons 16 years and over by d u r a tio n
o f unemployment, annual a v era g es, 1966-68

Duration o f
unemployment

1968
Thousands
Percent
of
persons

1967
Thousands
Percent
of
persons

1966
Thousands
Percent
of
persons

T o t a l ................

2,817

100.0

2,975

100.0

2,875

100.0

Less than 5 w eek s ..
5 to 14 weeks...........
15 weeks and o v e r . .
15 to 26 weeks. . .
27 weeks and
o v e r ................

1,594
810
412
256

56.6
2 8.8
14.6
9 .1

1,635
893
449
271

5 4.9
30.0
15.1
9 .1

1,535
804
536
295

5 3 .4
2 8 .0
18.6
10.3

156

5 .5

177

5 .9

241

8 .4

NOTE:




See n o t e , Table A

Table C.

Major unemployment: i n d i c a t o r s , annual av era ges, 1963-68
(Persons 16 years and o v e r - - i n p e r c e n ts )

S e le c t e d c a t e g o r ie s

1968

I
1

-------------- -------------1967 | 1966

1965

.

1964

1963

5 .2

5 .7

T ota l ( a l l c i v i l i a n w o r k e r s ) ..

3.6

3.8

3 .8

4 .5

Men, 20 years and o v e r ...........
Women, 20 years and o v e r . . . .
Both s e x e s , 16-19 y e a r s .........

2.2
3 .8
12.7

2 .3
4 .2
12.9

2 .5
3.8
12.7

3.2
4 .5
14.8

3 .9
5 .2
16.2

4 .5
5 .4
17.2

W hite.................................................
Nonwhite..........................................

3.2
6 .7

3 .4
7 .4

3 .3
7 .3

4 .1
8 .1

4 .6
9 .6

5 .0
10.8

Married men........................................
F u ll-t im e w ork ers...........................
Labor f o r c e time l o s t ..................

1 .6
3.1
4 .0

1.8
3.4
4 .2

1.9
3.5
4 .2

2 .4
4 .3
5 .0

2 .8
4 .9
5 .8

3 .4
5 .5
6 .4

2 .0
1.1
3 .0
2 .8
4 .1
2 .4
4 .5
7.2
4 .4
2.1

2 .2
1.2
3.1
3.2
4 .4
2 .5
5.0
7.6
4 .5
2 .3

2 .0
1.2
2 .9
2 .8
4 .2
2 .8
4 .4
7 .4
4 .6
2 .2

2 .3
1.3
3 .3
3 .4
5 .3
3 .6
5.5
8 .6
5 .3
2 .6

2 .6
1.6
3 .7
3 .5
6 .3
4 .1
6 .6
10.8
6 .0
3 .1

2 .9
1.7
4 .0
4 .3
7 .3
4 .8
7 .5
12.4
6 .1
3 .0

3 .6
6 .9
3 .3
3 .0
3.7

3 .9
7 .3
3.7
3 .4
4 .1

3.8
8 .1
3.2
2 .8
3 .8

4 .6
10.1
4 .0
3.5
4 .7

5 .4
11.2
5 .0
4 .7
5 .3

6 .1
13.0
5 .7
5 .5
6 .0

2 .0
4 .0

2 .4
4 .2

2 .1
4 .4

2 .9
5 .0

3 .5
5 .7

4 .2
6.2

3 .4
1.8

3 .6
1.8

3.5
1.9

4 .0
2 .0

4 .5
2 .1

4 .9
2 .2

6 .3

6 .9

6 .6

7.3

9.3

8 .9

OCCUPATION
W h i t e - c o l l a r w o rk e r s ....................
P r o f e s s i o n a l and m anagerial.
C l e r i c a l w ork ers.........................
Sales w o rk e rs ...............................
B l u e - c o l l a r w o rk e rs ......................
Craftsmen and forem en..............
O p e r a t iv e s ......................................
Nonfarm l a b o r e r s .........................
S e r v ic e w o rk e rs ...............................
Farm w o rk e rs ......................................
INDUSTRY 1/
P r iv a te n o n a g r ic u lt u r a l wage
and s a la r y w o rk e rs ....................
C o n s t r u c t io n .................................
M anufacturing...............................
Durable g o o d s ...........................
Nondurable g o o d s ....................
T ra n sp orta tion and p u b lic
u t i l i t i e s ....................................
Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e . .
Finance and s e r v i c e
i n d u s t r i e s ................................. :
Government w ork ers .........................
A g r ic u lt u r a l wage and s a la r y
w o rk e rs ............................................

:

i

NOTE: See n o t e , Table A.
1 / For 1963-65, unemployment rates by ind ustry are f o r persons 14 years
and o v e r .



Table D.

Employees on nonagricultural payrolls
annual averages, 1966-68
(In thousands)

Industry

1968 1 /

1967

by industry,

1966

Change
1967-68 |1966-67

Total.................

68,134

66,030

64,034

2,104

1,996

Private sector...................
Mining.........................
Contract construction......... .
Manufacturing...... ............

55,936
625
3,256
19,734

54,414
616
3,203
19,434

53,163
627
3,275
19,214

1,522
9
53
300

1,251
-11
-72
220

Durable goods................
Ordnance...................
Lumber................ .....
Furniture.........
Stone, clay, and glass.....
Primary metal industries....
Fabricated metal products...
Machinery..................
Electrical equipment.......
Transportation equipment....
Instruments................
Miscellaneous manufacturing.
Nondurable goods.............
Food........................
Tobacco....................
Textiles...................
Apparel....................
Paper......................
Printing and publishing,....
Chemicals...................
Petroleum..................
Rubber.....................

11,574
342
600
474
638
1,300
1,389
1,959
1,961
2,026
451
435
8,160
1,779
85
985
1,417
698
1,063
1,031
187
558
357

11,422
317
598
455
629
1,318
1,361
1,967
1,953
1,947
448
429
8,012
1,785
87
957
1,400
681
1,048
1,002
183
516
351

11,284
261
614
462
644
1,351
1,351
1,910
1,909
1,918
431
434
7,930
1,777
84
964
1,402
667
1,017
961
184
511
364

152
25
2
19
9
-18
28
-8
8
79
3
6
148
-6
-2
28
17
17
15
29
4
42
6

138
56
-16
-7
-15
-33
10
57
44
29
17
-5
82
8
3
-7
-2
14
31
41
-1
5
-13

4,346
14,115

4,271
13,613

4,151
13,245

75
502

120
368

3,357
10,504
12,198
2,736
9,462

3,217
10,060
11,616
2,719
8,897

3,100
9,551
10,871
2,564
8,307

140
444
582
17
565

117
509
745
155
590

L e a t h e r . ............................................... ..

Transportation and public
utilities....................
Wholesale and retail trade.....
Finance, insurance, and
real estate..................
Services.......................
Government.......................
Federal........................
State and local................
1/

Preliminary.




Table A-1: Employment status of the noninstitutional p opu lation

by a g e a nd sex

(In thousands)
Seasonalli adjusted
I-!mplo\ mom status, age, and sex

D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

D ec.
1967

D ec.
1968

8 1 ,5 2 7
7 8 ,0 5 7
7 5 ,3 3 8
3 ,5 4 5
7 1 ,7 9 3
1 ,6 8 5
911
774
2 ,7 1 9

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

1 ,3 5 8
835
723
2 ,4 1 9

7 6 ,6 0 9
3 ,6 0 7
7 3 ,0 0 1
1 ,5 6 7
814
753
2 ,5 7 7

4 5 ,8 8 1
4 5 ,0 0 8
2 ,5 5 9
4 2 ,4 4 9
873

4 5 ,8 3 2
4 4 ,9 8 7
2 ,7 1 7
4 2 ,2 7 1
844

2 7 ,0 2 4
2 6 ,2 0 5
498
2 5 ,7 0 7
818

6 ,2 1 4
5 ,4 8 6
221
5 ,2 6 5
728

N ov.
1968

O ct.
1968

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

1 ,6 7 1
865
806
2 ,5 8 9

8 2 ,4 2 2
7 8 ,8 3 1
7 5 ,9 5 7
3 ,6 0 2
7 2 ,3 5 5
1 ,7 3 3
991
742
2 ,8 7 4

8 2 ,2 7 9
7 8 ,6 9 0

7 6 ,3 8 9
3 ,6 7 6
7 2 ,7 1 3
1 ,6 8 1
837
844
2 ,6 4 3

8 2 ,4 0 7
7 8 ,8 0 4
7 5 ,9 5 2
3 ,4 8 1
7 2 ,4 7 1
1 ,6 8 2
902
780
2 ,8 5 2

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

4 6 ,1 3 7
4 5 ,3 1 3
2 ,7 7 9
4 2 ,5 3 4
824

4 5 ,8 1 6
4 4 ,8 8 1
2 ,7 3 6
4 2 ,1 4 5
935

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

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

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

2 7 ,1 3 9
2 6 ,1 8 3
624
2 5 ,5 5 8
956

2 6 ,4 9 7
2 5 ,5 6 8
557
2 5 ,0 1 0
929

2 6 ,8 1 4
2 5 ,8 6 7
738
2 5 ,1 2 9
947

2 6 ,7 1 4
2 5 ,7 9 7
617
2 5 ,1 8 0
917

2 6 ,4 9 6
2 5 ,5 0 2
523
2 4 .9 7 9
9 94

2 6 ,4 4 6
2 5 ,4 0 3
528
2 4 ,8 7 5
1 ,0 4 3

2 6 ,1 6 2
2 5 ,1 8 5
576
2 4 ,6 0 9
9 77

6 ,2 1 4
5 ,4 3 8
266
5 ,1 7 2
776

6 ,0 3 3
5 ,3 1 2
269
5 ,0 4 3
721

6 ,5 0 5
5 ,6 8 7
357
5 ,3 3 0
818

6 ,5 0 2
5 ,7 1 1
323
5 ,3 8 8
791

6 ,5 2 3
5 ,6 9 7
322
5 ,3 7 5
826

6 ,5 4 0
5 ,7 1 9
386
5 ,3 3 3
821

6 ,6 3 2
5 ,8 3 7
387
5 ,4 5 0
795

O ct.
1968

S e p t.
1968

------- 1968
s2 S S _______

1 ,5 5 7
*915
388
260
128

1 ,6 4 7
819
369
235
134

S ep t.
1968

A ug.
1968

Total
T otal labor lo r c e ...........................................................
C ivilian labor fo r ce .......................................................
K m p loyed ....................................................................
Agriculture..............................................................
Nonagricultural in d u str ie s..............................
On pan time for econom ic re a so n s............
Usually work full t im e ..............................
Usually work part tim e..............................
U n em p loyed................ .......................................... ....

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

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

7 5 ,9 2 9
3 ,7 3 3
7 2 ,1 9 6
1 ,8 5 3
1 ,0 0 6
847
2 ,7 6 1

Men. 20 years and over
C ivilian labor f o r c e ....................................................
K m p loyed ....................................................................
A griculture.............................................................
Nonagricultural in dustries................................
U n em p loyed................................................................

2 ,7 7 a
4 2 ,1 3 7
989

Women, 20 years and over
C ivilian labor f o r c e ....................................................
K m p loyed ....................................................................
Agriculture ...........................................................
Nonagricultural in dustries................................
U n em p loyed................................................................
Both se x e s, 16-19 years
C ivilian labor f o r c e .....................................................
K m p loyed ....................................................................
Agriculture..............................................................
Nonagricultural in du stries................................
U n em p loyed................................................................

Table A-2: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Seasonally ad jus ted
Duration o f unemployment

L e ss than 5 w e e k s .......................................................
5 to 14 w e e k s ................................................................
13 w eeks and o v e r .......................................................
13 to 26 w e e k s .........................................................
27 w eeks and ov er.....................................................




D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

D ec.
1967

1 ,3 0 3
8 14
301
164
137

1 ,5 6 7
718
292
179
112

1 ,3 6 7
937
415
247
168

D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

1 ,3 5 2
841
323
171
152

1 ,5 2 7
791
354
226
128

A ug.

1 ,6 2 9
767
398
237
161

Table A -3 : M a jo r unem ploym ent indicators
(Persons 16 years arid over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

Seasonally adjusted races of unemployment

Selected categories

Total (all civilian workers)........

N ov.
1968

D ec.
1968

D ec.
1968

D ec.
1967

2 ,4 1 9

2 ,7 1 9

3 .3

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

S ep t.
1968

A ug.
1968

3 .6

3 .6

3 .5

3 .7

2 .3
3 .8
1 2 .7

2 .2
3 .9
1 2 .6

2 .2
3 .7
1 2 .0

2 .2
4 .1
1 2 .8

O c t.
1968

D ec.
1967

Men, 20 years and over............
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 y e a r s ____

8 73
818
728

1 ,0 6 9
927
721

1 .8
3 .5
1 2 .6

White...........................................
Nonwhite.....................................

1 ,9 1 7
501

2 ,1 4 6
573

2 .9
6 .0

3 .0
6 .5

3 .2
7 .4

3 .2
6 .7

3 .2
6 .2

3 .3
6 .9

Married m en.................................
Full-time workers........................
Unemployed 13 weeks and over *
State insured^.............................
Labor force time lost 3 ................

562
1 ,6 6 7
301
1 ,0 3 3

693
2 ,0 1 3
415
1 ,1 2 7

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

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

1 .7
3 .2
.5
2 .1
3 .9

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

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

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

577
146
319
112
1 ,0 6 5
226
585
254
369

642
164
365
113
1 ,2 5 8
252
702
304
416

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

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

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

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

2 .0
1 .1
3 .0

2 .1
1 .1
3 .2

2 .6
4 .2
2 .5
4 .5
7 .5
4 .0

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

1 ,7 7 5
232
571
306
266
70
443
442
169
82

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Occupation
White-collar workers....................
Professional and managerial..
Clerical workers.......................
Sales w orkers...........................
Blue-collar workers.......................
Craftsmen and foremen............
O peratives.................................
Nonfarm laborers.......................
Service workers.............................
Industry
Nonagricultural private wage
and salary workers 4 .........................................
Construction .......................................................
Manufacturing....................................................
Durable g o o d s ...............................................
Nondurable g o o d s .........................................
Transportation and public utilities ..............
Wholesale and retail tr a d e ..............................
Finance and service industries......................
Government wage and salary workers.................
Agricultural wage and salary workers.................

1Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent
of average covered employment.

^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a
percent of potentially available labor force man-bours.
^Includes mining, not shown separately.

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

Total
Full- and part-time employment status
D e c.
1968

D ec. '
1967

6 7 ,6 1 0

6 7 ,1 3 5

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

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

1 1 ,5 0 8
1 0 ,7 5 7
752
6 .5

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

Men, 20
and over

Women, 20
and over

Both sexes,
16-19 years

it

D ir

1967

196$

4 3 ,7 3 5

4 3 ,5 0 9

2 1 ,1 8 2

2 0 ,8 5 3

2 ,6 9 3

2 ,7 7 3

4 2 ,0 5 7
913
765
1 .7

4 1 ,5 8 5
965
959
2 .2

1 9 ,7 7 3
764
645
3 .0

1 9 ,2 8 7
835
731
3 .5

2 ,2 4 3
193
257
9 .5

2 ,2 5 0
200
323
1 1 .7

2 ,1 4 6
2 ,0 3 8
108
5 .0

2 ,0 1 9
1 ,9 0 9
110
5 .5

5 ,8 4 2
5 ,6 6 8
173
3 .0

5 ,6 4 4
5 ,4 4 6
198
3 .5

3 ,5 2 1
3 ,0 5 0
471
1 3 .4

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

D ir d

.

F u ll T im e

Civilian labor force................................................................................................................................
Employed:
Full-time sch ed u les......................................................................................................................
Part time for economic re a s o n s ..................................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w o rk .......................................................................................
Unemployment r a t e ..............................................................................................................................
Port Time
Civilian labor force ............................................................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part tim e)........................................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for part-time work .......................................................................................
Unemployment r a te ................................................................................................................................




Table A -5: Em ployed persons by a g e a n d sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusced
Age and sez
D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

D ec.
1967

D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

O ct.
1968

S ep t.
1968

Total, 16 years and o v e r .......................................

7 6 ,7 0 0

7 6 ,6 0 9

7 5 ,3 3 8

7 6 ,8 6 7

7 6 ,3 8 9

7 5 ,9 5 2

7 5 ,9 5 7

7 5 ,9 2 9

16 to 19 y e a r s .....................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ...............................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ...............................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .....................................................
2$ years and o v e r ...............................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ......................... .....................
55 years and o v e r ...........................................

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

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

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

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

5 ,7 1 1
2 ,3 5 9
3 ,3 5 9
8 ,8 9 6
4>1,800
4 7 ,8 0 7
1 3 ,9 5 5

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

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

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

Males, 16 years and over.......................................

4 8 ,0 0 0

4 7 ,9 6 9

4 7 ,2 5 0

4 8 ,6 2 2

4 8 .1 4 5

4 8 ,0 0 2

4 8 ,0 7 9

4 8 ,2 1 6

16 to 19 y e a r s ............ ........................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ...............................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ...............................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .....................................................
25 years and over.................................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .................................................
55 years and o v e r ...... ....................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Females, 16 years and o v e r .................................

2 8 ,6 9 9

2 8 ,6 3 9

2 8 ,0 8 8

2 8 ,2 4 5

2 8 ,2 4 4

2 7 ,9 5 0

2 7 ,8 7 8

2 7 ,7 1 3

2 ,3 7 8
930
1 ,4 7 5
4 ,0 6 8
2 1 ,8 1 2
1 6 ,8 5 9
4 ,9 8 9

2 ,4 4 7
918
1 ,5 2 5
4 ,0 7 8
2 1 ,7 0 7
1 6 ,7 3 5
4 ,9 3 6

2 ,4 4 8
925
1 ,5 0 8
4 ,0 2 7
2 1 ,4 6 7
1 6 ,5 3 0
4 ,8 7 4

2 ,4 7 5
911
1 ,5 4 1
4 ,0 0 7
2 1 ,4 4 7
1 6 ,4 8 7
4 ,8 3 0

2 ,5 2 8
94 4
1 ,5 7 7
3 ,9 8 2
2 1 ,1 6 2
1 6 ,3 7 4
4 ,7 7 5

16 to 19 y e a r s .....................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ...............................................
18 and 19 y ea rs ........................... .................
20 co 24 y e a r s .....................................................
25 years and o v e r ...............................................
25 co 54 y e a r s .................................................
55 years and o v e r ...........................................

2 ,4 9 4
965
1 ,5 3 0
4 ,1 7 4
2 2 ,0 3 1
1 7 ,0 7 8
4 ,9 5 3

2 ,4 5 7
916
1 ,5 4 0
4 ,1 3 0
2 2 ,0 5 2
1 7 ,1 0 5
4 ,9 4 7

2 ,5 2 1
923
1 ,5 9 8
4 ,0 0 2
2 1 ,5 6 6
1 6 ,7 4 2
4 ,8 2 4

A ug.
____ 1262______

NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals.

Table A-6: Unemployed persons by age and sex

Thousands
Age and sez

Percent
looking
for
full-time

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

2 ,4 1 9

2 ,5 7 7

6 8 .9

3 .3

3 .3

3 .6

3 .6

3 .5

3 .7

728
377
351
435
1 ,2 5 6
966
290

776
378
398
4 95
1 ,3 0 6
1 ,0 0 6
300

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

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

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

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

1 2 .6
1 4 .5
1 1 .4
6 .1
2 .3
2 .4
2 .1

1 2 .0
1 3 .3
1 1 .0
6 .1
2 .2
2 .3
1 .9

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

Males, 16 years and over.....................................

1 ,2 8 3

1 ,2 2 9

7 0 .5

2 .5

2 .7

3 .0

2 .8

2 .8

2 .9

16 co 19 y e a r s ...................................................
16 and 17 years.............................................
18 and 19 years.............................................
20 co 24 y e a r s ...................................................
25 years and over - ...........................................
25 co 54 y e a r s ...............................................
55 years and o v e r .........................................

4 10
221
189
211
661
4 80
180

385
212
173
220
624
4 53
171

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 2 .0
1 4 .2
1 0 .0
4 .8
1 .9

Females, 16 years and o v e r ...............................

1 ,1 3 6

1 ,3 4 7

6 7 .1

4 .5

4 .3

4 .7

5 .0

4 .8

5 .0

16 to 19 years...................................................
16 and 17 years ..........................................
18 and 19 years ...................................
20 co 24 years ...............................................
25 years and over..............................................
25 co 54 y e a rs ...............................................
55 years and o v e r .........................................

317
156
161
223
595
486
109

391
166
225
275
682
552
129

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Total, 16 years and over......................................
16 co 19 y e a r s ...................................................
16 and 17 years.............................................
18 and 19 years.............................................
20 to 24 y ea rs.....................................................
25 years and o v e r .............................................
25 co 54 y e a r s ...............................................
55 years and over . .




D .c 7 l9 6 8

D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

O ct.
1968

S ep t.
1968

A u g.
1968

D ec.
1967

ll7
2 .7

T ab le B-l:

E m p loyees on n o n a gric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls, by. industry
(In thousands)

NOTE: Data for che 2 a ost recent Booths are preliminary.




T o b U •-2; Av«rog« w ttk ly hours of production or nonsuporvisory workers1

on private nonogriculturol payrolls, by industry
Seasonally adjmted

Change ham
Dec.

1966

Induetry

T O T A L P R I V A T E ...........
...................
CONTtACT C Q N S T W C T M N ....
usaartAAfimne ..... ......
OnesfdamSeroe............
o m a m

e oo e s.................

Osnfhn Ions............
Ordaance and seeseaariaa......
Lnrnbef and weed prodacts .....
Fornicate and B i n t ........
Staaa, clay, and glass products . •
Primary metal Isdastrita.......
Fabricated masal psadacta......
Machinery, escape electrical....
Electrical egaipmeat.......
laaonmenra and ralasad psadacta .
N O N M R A B L I M O N ........
Oenrfdmt Sears.............
Feed and kiadsed products.....
Tabacca maaafaccana........
Textile mill psadacta.........
Apparel and other-textile products
Paper and allied prodacte......
Printing nad pahltohinp .......
Chemicals and allied prodscte...
PetrsIsam and coal prodacts ...
Knbber and plastics products,a e c.
Leadror and tarohec praOscta....

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.
WHOLESALE T R A D E ........
RETAIL TRADE............

flNAHCr. INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE..... ............

Nov.
1968

Oct.

Dec.

1968

1967

Change
NOV.

Dec*

1968

1967
-0.2
0
•7
0
•3

37.8
42.5
37-2
41.1
3.9
41.9
4.2
kl-5
40.2
41.3
41.8
41.4
42.5
43.O
41.0
U3.1
41.1
39-k
40.1
3*k
41.0
38.9
41.6
35.8
43.5
39-0
41.9
42.6
41.7
38.8
35.9
40.1
34.6

37-5
42.6
35.0
40.9
3.8
41.6
4.1
41.6
40.2
40.8
41.9
41.2
42.4
42.3
40.7
42.9
40.9
39.6
39-9
3.5
40.8
37.5
kl.5
36.0
k3.3
38.3
42.0
42.5
41.8
38.0
35.5
40.0
34.0

37.8
41.8
38.4
41.1
3.9
41.8
4.2
42.2
41.1
kl.5
42.6
40*9
42.4
42.3
40.7
43.1
40.8
39.9
40.1
3.5
41.0
39.0
kl.5
36.4
43.4
. 38.6
41.9
42.7
42.0
38.3
35-7
40.1
3k. 3

38.0
42.5
36.5
41.1
3.6
41.8
3.8
42.2
39.8
41.6
41.6
41.7
42.0
42.8
41.0
42.7
k l.5
39-7
40.1
3.3
4 l.o
38.3
41.9
36.0
k3-3
38.5
41.9
41.8
41.8
39.1
36.5
40.4
35.k

0.3
-.1
2.2
.2
.1
•3
.1
0
•5
-.1
•2
.1
-7
•3
.2
.2
-.2
.2
-.1
.2
1.4
.1
-.2
.2
•7
-.1
.1
-.1
.8
.4
.1
.6

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

37.1

36.9

37.1

37.0

.2

.1

.1

-.1

Dec.
1968

1968

Nov.

Oct.
1968

37-6
42.5
37.9
40.7
3-7
41.4
3.9
40.9
40.5
40.4
41.9
k l.3
42.1
. 42.6
40.4
J»2.1
40.8
39-1
39.9
3.3
40.8
37.k
k l.3
36.O
43.2
38.5
41.8
42.9
41.2
38.0
35.7
39.8
3k.3

37.5
42.9
36.0
40.8
3.7
41.6
4.0
41.4
40.4
40.4
41.8
41.4
42.3
42.3
40.5
42.2
40.7
39.2
39.7
3-k
40.6
37.6
41.1
35.9
43.0
38.3
41.9
42.5
41.6
38.O
35.8
40.0
34.4

37-7
k l.3
37.5
41.0
3.7
41.6
4.0
42.0
40.8
40.8
42.2
41.4
42.2
42.3
40.5
42.6
40.6
39.5
39.9
3.3
40.8
37.6
41.1
36.4
38.6
41.9
42.6
41.7
38.7
35.9
40.1
3k.5

0.1
-.4
1.9
-.1
0
-.2
-.1
-.5
.1
0
.1
-.1
-.2
•3
-.1
-.1
.1
-.1
.2
-.1
.2
-.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.1
.4
-.4
0
-.1
-.2
-.1

37.0

36.9

37.0

.1

te?.

iDatt relate to production wocken to mtoiag and nudicuriagi to coartracdon woricam to contract contomctforo and to w n f i rln qr trodtan fa wholesale and retail
trade) finance, toonace, and real estate) transportation and public utilities) and services. These poops account for approximately four-dlflhs of the total employment oa
private aoaapfcultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and serfices are included to Total Private but era not shorn separately to this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3t Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsuporvisory workers1
on private nonogriculturol payrolls, by industry
Average botrly eamiup

Industry

TOTAL P R IV A T E ..................
MDNNC ....................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION --AiAamWArawsain

1 Nov. I1 Oct. I Dec.
1968 1 1968 !1 1968 1 1967
Dec.

$8.93
3.48
4.52
3.10

Average w eekly earnings

Changethon
Nov.

Dec.

Dec.

Nov.

Oct.

Dec.

1968

1968

1968

1967

$2.92
3-k5
4.52
3.08

$2.92
3.32
4.50
3.06

$2.73
3.24
4.25
2*91

1968
$0.01
•03
0
.02

3.27
3.33
2.62
2*52
3.07
3.62
3.25
3.k6
3.00
3.81
3.05
2.52

3.25
3.31
2.62
2.52
3.06
3.60
3.23
3.44
2.98
3.78
3.03
2.51

3.09
3*24
2.41
2.40
2.88
3.44
3.06
3.26
2.86
3.56
2.93
2.43

.02
.01
-.02
.01
.01
.01
.01
.02
•02
•02
.02
.03

.20
.10
.19
•13
.20
.19
.20
.22
.16
.27
.14
.12

137.85
138.61
104.52
104.49
128.74
150.28
138.55
149.64
123.82
165.07
126.18
100.47

136.03
138.53
105.32
102.82
128.63
149.14
137.80
146.36
122.10
163.^5
124.75
99.79

135.85
139.68
107.68
10k.58
130.36
lk7.2k
136.95
lk5.51
121.29
162.92
123.62
100.15

I 'M.

Change’hom
Nov.

1968
$1.25
•93
9.9k
1.44

w ii
$7.01
10.20
13.01
7.81

129.16
136.73
95.92
99.8k
119.81
Ik3.k5
128.52
139.53
117.26
152.01
121.60
96. k7

1.82
.08
-.80
1.67
•11
1.14
.75
3.28
1.72
1.62
l.k 3
.68

8.69
1.88
8.60
4.65
8.93
6.83
10.03
10.11
6.56
13.06
4.58
4.00

105.86
UO.70
85.03

7.22
7.38
lk . 55
5.18
6.03
8.42
10.26
7.13
10.97
5.55
4.80
4.38
7.14
3.90
7.3L

1967
$0.20 $110.75 $109.50 $110.38 $103.7k
.24 147.90 lk6.97 138.78 137.70
.27 168.14 158.20 172.80 155.13
.19 127.41 125.97 125.77 119*60

DURARLf ROODS...........
Ordaaatr and accessaries......
Lanhtf nnd m n i ^m A v m t • ■ r Fumiaaae and fiansaa........
Ssaaa, clay, and glass psadacta . .
Primacy metal indnamaaa.......
Fabricated mewl prodacts......
Machines?, except electrical....
Electrical nfaipenmc.........
Tiaaepartariaa rgnipmrar......
hromameace and eelated prodacts .

3.29
3.3k
2.60
2.53
3.08
3.63
3.26
3-48
3.02
3-83
3.07
2.55

MOM0URARLE R O O D S ........
Feed and biadred products.....
Tabacca smusC
schsss . . . . . . . .
Textile mill prodacts.........
Appasel and ether textile producte
Paper and allied prodacts......
Priatiag and publishing.......
Chemicals and allied prodacts.. .
Petroleum and coal prodacts .. .
Rabbet and plastics product%u c c
Isnhrisad learime prodacts....
WHOLESALE T R A D E ........
RETAIL TRADE............

2.82
2.88
2.56
2.28
2.26
3.13
3.59
3.3k
3.78
3-00
2.27
2.44
3.15
2.20

2.80
2.85
2.51
2.27
2.25
3*103.56
3.33
3.81
2.99
2.27
2.46
3.12
2.21

2.37
2.27
2.27
3-11
3-55
3.31
3.77
2.98
2.26
2.45
3.09
2.20

2.64
2.70
2.22
2.14
2.08
2.95
3.37
3.17
3.59
2.86
2.13
2.28
2.95
2.04

.02
.03
.05
.01
.01
.01
.03
.01
-.03
.01
0
-.02
.03
-.01

.18
.18
•3k
.14
.18
.18
.22
.17
.19
.14
.14
.16
.20
.16

113.08
128.08
99.58
9k.85
80.91
136.16
140.01
139.95
161.03
125.10
88.08
87.60
126.32
76.12

111.88
115.21
92. k3
9k.21
82.63
13k.97
137.03
138.69.
160.98
125.16
86.56
87.k7
123.91
75.k6

127.7k
129.75
132.82
150.06
119.55
83.28
83.22
119.18
72.22

1.36
1.80
5.k5
.64
-.09
1.06
3.66
.09
-9 0
.12
1.82
.27
1.52
.98

FINANCE. NOURAHCE, AND
REAL ESTATE.....................

SkB
9k.l3
94.21
81.00
135.10
136.35
139.86
161.93
124.98
86.26
87.33
124.80
75.1k

2.84

2.82

2.81

2.65

.02

.19

105.36

104.06

lOk.25

98.05

1.30

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

*See footnote 1, table B-2.
NDTEi Date for the 2 most recent i




.

iarc preliminary.

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