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U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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F r id a y , J a n u a ry 9, 1970
TH E E M P L O Y M E N T S IT U A T IO N :

D E C E M B E R 1969

E m p lo y m e n t con tin u ed l;o show little g ro w th in D e c e m b e r , w h ile the
u n e m p lo y m e n t ra te w as u n ch a n ged f r o m N o v e m b e r at 3. 4 p e r c e n t , the U. S.
D e p a rtm e n t o f L a b o r 1 s B u rea u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s r e p o r t e d to d a y .
N o n fa rm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t w as u n ch a n ged in D e c e m b e r , con tin u in g
to r e f l e c t the slow d ow n in the p a c e o f e m p lo y m e n t g ro w th w h ich has b e e n
e v id e n t s in c e J u ly .

A ft e r a llo w a n c e f o r s t r ik e s , p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e

by o n ly 37 5, 000 in the s e co n d h a lf o f 1969, c o m p a r e d w ith a 1. 5 m illio n
in c r e a s e du rin g the f i r s t h a lf of the y e a r ; s in c e O c t o b e r , p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t
has b een at a v ir tu a l s ta n d s till.

The a v e r a g e w o rk w e e k f o r r a n k -a n d -f ile

w o r k e r s and f a c t o r y o v e r t im e both ed g e d dow n in D e c e m b e r and w e r e a ls o
w e ll b e lo w the le v e ls o f the f i r s t h a lf o f the y e a r .
U n em p loy m en t r a te s f o r m o s t la b o r f o r c e g r o u p s in D e c e m b e r r e m a in e d
at th e ir N o v e m b e r le v e ls and w e r e below" the r a te s o f S e p te m b e r and O c t o b e r .
H o w e v e r , jo b l e s s r a te s fo r b l u e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s , m a n u fa ctu rin g w o r k e r s , and
the State in s u r e d u n e m p lo y e d h ave r e m a in e d at o r a b ov e th e ir S e p te m b e r and
O c t o b e r le v e ls .
In d u stry P a y r o ll E m p lo y m e n t
T o ta l n o n fa rm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e abou t in lin e w ith s e a s o n a l
e x p e c t a t io n s in D e c e m b e r to a to ta l o f 7 1 .6 m illio n ; a fte r s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n t,
p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t w as v ir t u a lly u n ch a n ged .

M o d e s t e m p lo y m e n t g a in s in

State and lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t (4 0 ,0 0 0 ) and s e r v i c e s (2 5 ,0 0 0 ) w e r e o f fs e t by
d e c lin e s in tra d e ( 4 0 ,0 0 0 ) , m a n u fa ctu rin g ( 3 0 ,0 0 0 ) , and c o n s t r u c t io n ( 1 5 ,0 0 0 ) .
The d e c lin e in m a n u fa ctu rin g e m p lo y m e n t in D e c e m b e r w a s the fo u rth
s u c c e s s iv e m on th ly d e c lin e , alth ou gh the N o v e m b e r d r o p r e f le c t e d a m a jo r
s tr ik e .

The d u ra b le g o o d s in d u s t r ie s , p a r t ic u la r ly tr a n s p o r t a t io n eq u ip m en t

and p r im a r y m e t a ls , a c c o u n te d f o r m o s t o f the o v e r - t h e -m o n t h d e c r e a s e .




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U n e m p lo y m e n t
The n u m b er o f u n e m p lo y e d p e r s o n s to ta le d 20 6 m illio n in D e c e m b e r .
A ft e r s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n t, u n e m p lo y m e n t w a s u n ch a n ged o v e r the m on th ,
a fte r fa llin g s u b s ta n tia lly b etw een O c t o b e r and N o v e m b e r .
T he o v e r a ll u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e , at 3 . 4 p e r c e n t in D e c e m b e r , w as
u n ch a n ged f r o m N o v e m b e r .

R a te s o f u n e m p lo y m e n t f o r adult m e n (2. 2 p e r ­

c e n t ) , adult w om en ( 3 .4 p e r c e n t ) , and t e e n a g e r s (1 1 .9 p e r c e n t ) w e r e a ll
u n ch a n ged o v e r the m on th , a s w e r e r a t e s f o r m o s t o th e r la b o r f o r c e g r o u p s .
A m o n g N e g r o e s , h o w e v e r , the j o b l e s s ra te f e l l f r o m 6. 2 to 50 5 p e r c e n t , w ith
the im p r o v e m e n t c o n c e n t r a t e d a m on g adult w o m e n .

The r a te f o r N e g r o

w o r k e r s in D e c e m b e r w as the lo w e s t s in c e the K o r e a n W a r p e r io d .
A ft e r r is in g su b s ta n tia lly in S e p te m b e r and r e m a in in g high in O c t o b e r ,
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 have r e tu r n e d to the le v e ls o f late s u m m e r .
H o w e v e r , u n e m p lo y m e n t r a te s f o r b l u e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s ( 4 .3 p e r c e n t ) , m a n u ­
fa c tu r in g w o r k e r s ( 3 .7 p e r c e n t ) , and the State in s u r e d u n e m p lo y e d ( 2 .4 p e r ­
c e n t) in D e c e m b e r r e m a in e d as h ig h o r h ig h e r than th ey w e r e in the S e p te m b e r - O c t o b e r p e r io d .
O v e r the y e a r , u n e m p lo y m e n t h as r is e n by 200, 000, and the jo b l e s s
ra te h as in c h e d up f r o m its p o s t -K o r e a n lo w o f 3. 3 p e r c e n t .

D e s p ite the

s m a ll ch an g e in o v e r a ll u n e m p lo y m e n t, the in c id e n c e o f u n e m p lo y m e n t w as
som ew h a t g r e a t e r a m on g p r im a r y w o r k e r s th is D e c e m b e r than la s t .

J o b le s s

r a te s fo r adult m en , a ll f u ll-t im e w o r k e r s , the State in s u r e d , and b l u e - c o l l a r
and m a n u fa ctu rin g w o r k e r s w e r e a ll h ig h e r than a y e a r a g o .

On the o th e r

hand, r a te s f o r t e e n a g e r s , w o m e n , and p a r t -t im e w o r k e r s w e r e u n ch an ged
o r b e lo w th o se of la s t y e a r .
W o rk w e e k
A v e r a g e w e e k ly h o u r s f o r a ll r a n k -a n d -f ile w o r k e r s on p r iv a te
p a y r o lls r o s e l e s s than u su al in D e c e m b e r .

n o n fa rm

On a s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d b a s is ,

the a v e r a g e w o rk w e e k e d g e d dow n 0 .1 h ou r to 37. 5 h o u r s , a s d e c lin e s in tra d e
and fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te o f fs e t s m a ll in c r e a s e s in o th e r
in d u s t r ie s .
S in ce S e p te m b e r , the a v e r a g e w o rk w e e k h as fa lle n by 0. 3 h o u r, a fte r
r e m a in in g at 37. 8 h o u r s f o r the p r e v io u s 7 m o n th s .

A v e r a g e h o u rs in

D e c e m b e r w e r e at th e ir lo w e s t le v e l (e x c e p t f o r F e b r u a r y 1969) s in c e the
s e r i e s began in 1964.




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In m a n u fa c tu r in g , the a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k r o s e by 0 .1 h ou r to 40. 6 h o u rs
(s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ) in D e c e m b e r .

D e s p ite th is s lig h t r i s e , the fa c t o r y

w o rk w e e k r e m a in e d lo w r e la t iv e to m o s t m on th s in the f i r s t h a lf o f 1969.
O v e r tim e h o u r s in m a n u fa ctu rin g in ch e d dow n 0. 1 h ou r (s e a s o n a lly a d ­
ju s t e d ) to 3. 4 h o u r s and have d e c lin e d by 0. 3 h ou r s in c e S e p te m b e r .

W ith the

e x c e p tio n o f A p r il 1968, o v e r t im e h o u rs w e r e at the lo w e s t le v e l in 2 y e a r s .
A ll o f the d e c lin e in o v e r t im e h o u r s o c c u r r e d in the d u ra b le g o o d s s e c t o r ;
s in c e S e p te m b e r, o v e r t im e in d u r a b le s has d r o p p e d by a fu ll h a lf h o u r.
E a rn in g s
A t $ 3 . 11 in D e c e m b e r , a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r p r o d u ctio n and
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s on p r iv a te p a y r o lls w e r e dow n 1 cen t o v e r the
m on th .

A s e a s o n a l d e c lin e in tra d e w a s r e s p o n s ib le f o r the drop®

O ver

the y e a r , h o u r ly e a r n in g s w e r e up 19 c e n ts (6. 5 p e r c e n t ) .
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s r o s e by 25 c e n ts in D e c e m b e r , r e fle c t in g the
s m a ll a ctu a l r i s e in the w o r k w e e k .

I n c r e a s e s in m in in g , c o n s tr u c t io n , and

m a n u fa ctu rin g o f fs e t r e d u c e d w e e k ly e a r n in g s in tra d e and fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e ,
and r e a l e s ta te .

C o m p a r e d w ith a y e a r a g o , a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s w e r e

up by $ 6 0 87, o r 60 2 p e r c e n t .
L a b o r F o r c e and T o ta l E m p lo y m e n t
The c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e w a s 8 1 .4 m illio n in D e c e m b e r ,
m o r e than a y e a r a g o .

2 .3 m illio n

A b ou t h a lf o f th is in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d a m on g adult

w o m e n , w h ile adult m en and t e e n a g e r s a c c o u n te d f o r equ a l s h a r e s o f the
r e m a in d e r .
T o ta l n o n a g r ic u ltu r a l e m p lo y m e n t --in c lu d in g s e lf- e m p lo y e d , unpaid
fa m ily , and p r iv a te h o u s e h o ld w o r k e r s - - w a s 75. 8 m illio n in D e c e m b e r , not
s ig n ific a n tly d iffe r e n t f r o m N o v e m b e r a fte r a llo w a n c e f o r s e a s o n a l c h a n g e s .
N o n a g r ic u ltu r a l e m p lo y m e n t has show n m o d e r a t e g row th in the la s t p a rt o f
1969, a fte r r is in g r a p id ly e a r ly in the y e a r .

A g r ic u lt u r a l e m p lo y m e n t, at

3 .0 m illio n , w as a ls o u n ch a n ged o v e r the m onth (a fter s e a s o n a l a d ju s t m e n t ).
C o m p a r e d w ith D e c e m b e r 1968, a g r ic u lt u r a l e m p lo y m e n t has d e c lin e d by
3 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
The Y e a r in R e v ie w
The N a tio n 1 s e m p lo y m e n t situ a tion in 1969 w a s h ig h lig h ted by stron g
e m p lo y m e n t g a in s w ith e s s e n t ia lly no ch an ge in u n em p loy m en t.

F o r the y e a r

as a w h o le , e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 2 m illio n to 77. 9 m illio n , and the u n e m p lo y -




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m e n t ra te in ch e d dow n to 3. 5 p e r c e n t , a new p o s t - K o r e a n W ar lo w .
W ithin the c o u r s e o f the y e a r , h o w e v e r , th e r e w e r e s e v e r a l k e y la b o r
f o r c e d evelop m en tS o

D u rin g the f i r s t p a rt o f 1969, e m p lo y m e n t r o s e at a

v e r y r a p id p a c e , and u n e m p lo y m e n t r e m a in e d at o r n ear p o s t -K o r e a n lo w s .
B y the end o f the y e a r , e m p lo y m e n t g ro w th had s lo w e d s u b s ta n tia lly , and
jo b l e s s n e s s w a s s lig h tly a b o v e e a r ly 1969 l e v e ls .
T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t and la b o r f o r c e .
77. 9 m illio n b etw een 1968 and 1969.

T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t a d v a n ce d to

The 2 m illio n y e a r - t o - y e a r ga in e x ­

c e e d e d the in c r e a s e s o f the p r e v io u s 2 y e a r s and w as s im ila r to the e x t r a ­
o r d in a r ily r a p id e m p lo y m e n t g ro w th a c h ie v e d in 1965 and 1966.

A d u lt w om en

a c c o u n te d f o r 1. 1 m illio n o f the 1969 in c r e a s e , adult m e n 530, 000, and te e n ­
a g e r s 340, 000.
T he a d v a n ce in tota l e m p lo y m e n t o c c u r r e d e n t ir e ly in the n o n a g r ic u ltu r a l
s e c t o r of. the e c o n o m y , a s n o n fa rm e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 2. 2 m illio n to 74. 3
m illio n .

E m p lo y m e n t in a g r ic u lt u r e , a fte r r e m a in in g u n ch a n ged in 1968,

con tin u ed its lo n g -t e r m d e c lin e in 1969, r e c e d in g by 210, 000 to 3. 6 m illio n .
T h e c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e in c r e a s e d by 2 m illio n o v e r the y e a r to 80. 7
m illio n , m a rk in g the la r g e s t annual in c r e a s e s in c e 1947.

The bulk o f the

1969 in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d e a r ly in the y e a r , w hen tigh t la b o r m a r k e t c o n d itio n s
and fa v o r a b le e m p lo y m e n t o p p o r tu n itie s d r e w a la r g e n u m b er o f new w o r k e r s
in to the la b o r f o r c e .

T h r e e - f o u r t h s o f this a d v a n ce took p la c e am on g adult

w o m e n and t e e n a g e r s .

The in c r e a s e f o r adult m a le s r e p r e s e n t e d th e ir

s m a lle s t p r o p o r t io n o f o v e r a ll la b o r f o r c e g ro w th s in c e 1966 (when th e re
w as a d e c lin e in th e ir c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e ) .
U n e m p lo y m e n t.
the sa m e as in 1968.

A b ou t 2. 8 m illio n p e r s o n s w e r e u n e m p lo y e d in 1969,
In both y e a r s , the tota l n u m ber o f u n e m p lo y e d c o n ­

s is t e d o f a p p r o x im a te ly 1 m illio n adult m e n , 1 m illio n adult w om en , and
850, 000 t e e n a g e r s .

Of the to ta l,

slig h tly m o r e than h a lf had lo s t or le ft

th e ir p r e v io u s jo b , a ls o e s s e n t ia lly the sa m e as in 1968.
T h e n u m ber o f p e r s o n s u n e m p lo y e d fo r 15 w e e k s o r lo n g e r f e ll by
35, 000 in 1969 to 375, 000.

T h is w as the eigh th c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r in w h ich

the n u m b er o f lo n g -t e r m u n e m p lo y e d had d e c lin e d and w as the lo w e s t annual
le v e l r e c o r d e d s in c e 1953.

The a v e r a g e d u ra tion o f jo b l e s s n e s s f o r u n em ­

p lo y e d w o r k e r s d r o p p e d fr o m 8. 5 to 7. 9 w e e k s in 1969.




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T he o v e r a ll u n e m p lo y m e n t r a te o f 3e 5 p e r c e n t in 1969 w as v ir t u a lly
the s a m e as the 3 C6 p e r c e n t ra te of 19680 R a te s f o r m o s t m a jo r g ro u p s
in the la b o r f o r c e a ls o e x h ib ite d little ch an g e b etw een 1968 and 1969o
U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s e d g e d dow n s lig h tly f o r adult m e n (fr o m 2. 2 to 2. 1
p e r c e n t ) , t e e n a g e r s (fr o m 120 7 to 1 2 .2 p e r c e n t ) , and f o r m a r r ie d m e n
(fr o m I . 6 to 1. 5 p e r c e n t ) .

The j o b l e s s ra te f o r adult w o m e n , at 3 .7 p e r ­

c e n t , w a s v ir t u a lly u n ch an ged f r o m 1968.

The u n e m p lo y m e n t ra te f o r

w h ite w o r k e r s , at 3. 1 p e r c e n t, a ls o w as little ch a n g ed f r o m 1968, w h ile
the N e g r o ra te of 6. 4 p e r c e n t w a s a little lo w e r than the 6. 7 p e r c e n t
fig u r e o f the p r e v io u s y e a r .
In d u stry d e v e lo p m e n t s .

T o ta l n o n a g r ic u ltu r a l p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t

in c r e a s e d 2. 3 m illio n in 1969 and p a s s e d the 70 m illio n m a r k f o r the f i r s t
t im e .

C o n s is te n t w ith r e c e n t t r e n d s , the v a s t m a jo r it y o f new jo b g r o w th

r e s u lt e d f r o m p ic k u p s in the s e r v ic e - p r o d u c in g in d u s t r ie s .

W ithin th is

s e c t o r , the 1 9 6 8 -6 9 in c r e a s e w a s c o n c e n t r a t e d in tra d e ( 5 6 0 ,0 0 0 ) ,

s e r v ic e s

( 5 1 0 ,0 0 0 ) , and State and lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t ( 3 6 0 ,0 0 0 ).
C o n s id e r a b le e m p lo y m e n t g row th a ls o o c c u r r e d in the g o o d s -p r o d u c in g
in d u s t r ie s , in c o n t r a s t to the e x p e r ie n c e o f r e c e n t y e a r s .

The n u m b er of

w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa ctu rin g s u r p a s s e d the 20 m illio n m a r k on an
annual b a s is f o r the f i r s t tim e , but v ir tu a lly a ll o f the y e a r 1 s a d v a n ce to o k
p la c e d u rin g the f i r s t q u a r t e r .

T h r e e - f o u r t h s o f the gain w as c o n c e n t r a t e d

in the d u r a b le g o o d s in d u s t r ie s .

The y e a r - t o - y e a r g a in in c o n s t r u c t io n w a s

a ls o im p r e s s i v e , w ith 140, 000 new w o r k e r s ad d ed to p a y r o l l s - - a l l o f the
in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d in the f i r s t h a lf o f the y e a r .
The a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k f o r a ll p r o d u c tio n and o th e r n o n s u p e r v is o r y
w o r k e r s on p r iv a te p a y r o lls d e c lin e d f o r the fou rth c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r , ed gin g
d ow n 0. 1 h ou r in 1969 to 3 7 .7 h o u r s .

W o rk w e e k r e d u c tio n s in m a n u fa ctu rin g

(0. 1 h o u r ) and tra d e (0. 4 h o u r ) o f fs e t lo n g e r a v e r a g e h o u r s in c o n s t r u c t io n
(0. 6 h o u r ) and m in in g (0. 4 h o u r ) .
G r o s s w e e k ly e a r n in g s fo r the N a tio n 1 s r a n k -a n d -f ile w o r k e r s r o s e
to $ 1 1 4 . 60 in 1969, a ga in o f $ 6 . 90 (or 6. 4 p e r c e n t ) fr o m 1968.

The g a in

w as due e n t ir e ly to a 1 9 -c e n t r is e (6. 7 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 .




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Among the major industry divisions, the sharpest rise in gross weekly
earn in gs--10. 1 percent--occurred in construction.




T h i s r e l e a s e p r e s e n t s and a n a l w . e s s t a t i s t i c s
f r o m two m a j o r s u r v e y s .
Data on l a bo 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 arc* d e r i v e d f r o m the*
sample? s u r v e y s of ho us e ho ld s conducted and tabulated
by the B ur ea u of the Cen sus f o r the Bureau 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 industr y e m p l o y m e n t , hour 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 tabulated by the;
B ure au 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 publication E m p l o y m e n t
a nci E a r n i n g s .

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Employment sta tu s o f the n o n in s t it u t io n a l p op u la tion
16 years and o v e r , annual a v era ges, 1967-69
(In thousands)

Employment sta tu s

1969

T o ta l labor f o r c e ...........................
Armed fo r c e s
C iv ilia n la b or f o r c e . ....................
Employed••••••••••••••••••..•
A g r ic u ltu r e .................................
N on a g ricu ltu ra l in d u s t r ie s .
Unemployed.••••••••••••••••••
Unemployment ra te ( p e r c e n t ) . . . .
Mot in la b or f o r c e ...........................

Table B.

84,239
3,506
80,733
77,902
3,606
74,296
2,831
3 .5
53,602

1968

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

Change
1968-69

1967-68

1,967
- 29
1,996
1,982
- 211
2,193
14
- 1
311

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

Unemployed persons 16 years and over by d u ra tion
o f unemployment, annual avera ges, 1967-69

D uration o f
unemployment

1969
Thousands
of
Percent
persons

196
Thousands
of
Percent
persons

[
1967
Thousands
of
Percent
persons

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

2,831

100.0

2,817

100.0

2,975-

100.0

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

1,629
827
375
242

57.5
29.2
13.3
8 .5

1,594
810
412
256

56.6
28.8
14.6
9 .1

1,635
893
449
271

54 .9
30 .0
15.1
9 .1

133

4 .7

156

5 .5

177

5 .9




Table C.

Major unemployment in d ic a t o r s , annual av era ges, 1964-69
(Persons 16 years and o v e r - - in p e rce n ts)

1969

1968

1967

1966

1965

1964

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

3 .5

3 .6

3 .8

3 .8

4 .5

5 .2

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 .1
3 .7
12.2

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

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

3 .1
6 .4

3 .2
6 .7

3 .4
7 .4

3 .3
7.3

4 .1
8 .1

4 .6
9 .6

1.5
3 .1
6.2
.5
3 .9

1 .6
3 .1
6.5
.5
4 .0

1.8
3 .4
6 .9
.6
4 .2

1.9
3 .4
6.2
.7
4 .2

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

2 .8
4 .9
7 .3
1.3
5 .8

2 .1
1.3
3 .0
2 .9
3 .9
2 .2
4 .4
6 .7
4 .2
1.9

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

3 .5
6 .0
3 .3
3 .0
3 .7

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

2.2
4 .1

2 .0
4 .0

2 .4
4 .2

2 .1
4 .4

2 .9
5 .0

3 .5
5 .7

2 .1
1.9

3 .4
1.8

3 .6
1.8

3 .5
1.9

4 .0
2 .0

4 .5
2 .1

6.0

6.3

6.9

6 .6

7.3

9 .3

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

Married m en.•••••••.••••••«»••
F u ll-tim e w o rk e r s ................... ..
P a rt-tim e workers
Unemployed 15 week and o v e r . . .
Labor fo r c e time l o s t . . . . . . . . .

1.0

OCCUPATION
W h it e -c o lla r w o r k e r s . .. ......... ..
P r o fe s s io n a l and m anagerial.
C le r ic a l workers
S ales w ork ers................ «•.••••
B lu e -c o lla r w o r k e r s . . . . . ...........
Craftsmen and f o r e m e n . . . . . . .
O peratives ••..............•••••.•••
Nonfarm l a b o r e r s . . . •••••••••
S e rv ice w o r k e r s ....................... ..
Farm w ork ers.•••••••............••••
INDUSTRY 1 /
P riv a te n o n a g r ic u ltu ra l wage
and s a la ry workers
Cons t r u c t io n .
M anufacturing. .............................
Durable g ood s......... •••••••»
Nondurable g ood s••••••••..
T ra n sp orta tion and p u b lic
u t i l i t i e s ........... ..
W holesale and r e t a i l t r a d e ..
Finance and s e r v ic e
in d u s tr ie s
Government workers
A g r ic u ltu r a l wage and s a la ry
workers

I f For 1964-65, unemployment r a te s by in d u stry are fo r persons 14 years and



Table D.

Employees on n o n a g r ic u ltu ra l p a y r o lls by in d u s try ,
annual avera ges, 1967-69
(In thousands)
Change
1968-69 1967-68

1969 1 /

1968

1967

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

70,139

67,860

65,857

2,279

2,003

P riv a te s e c t o r .............................••••••
C on tract c o n s t r u c t io n ......................
M anufacturing.

57,911
628
3,410
20,121

56,015
610
3,267
19,768

54,459
613
3,208
19,447

1,896
18
143
353

1,556
- 3
59
321

Durable good s•••••••••••••••••
Ordnance . . . . • a * ......... .................
Lumber*............................................
Furniture ••••••••»........... ..
S tone, c la y , and g l a s s . . . . . .
Primary m etal in d u s t r ie s . . . .
F a b rica ted m etal p r o d u c t s ...
M ach in ery.••••••••••...............
E le c t r ic a l e q u ip m e n t ........
T ra n sp orta tion e q u ip m e n t....
In strum ents................•••••••••
M iscellan eou s m anufacturing.
Nondurable g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food................••••••••••••••••
T ob a cco......... ..............................
T e x t i l e s ..........................................
A p p a r e l..................... .................
P a p e r............ ..
P rin tin g and p u b l i s h i n g . . . . .
C hem icals•••••••••••••••••••
P etroleu m .•••.••••••••••••••
Rubber ................................... •••••
L eath er. ••••••............................

11,881
328
600
492
661
1,350
1,454
2,007
2,038
2,036
470
444
8,240
1,792
81
987
1,418
716
1,086
1,049
184
581
345

11,624
342
598
474
637
1,314
1,394
1,961
1,982
2,028
460
435
8,144
1,781
84
991
1,408
693
1,063
1,026
187
557
356

11,439
317
597
455
628
1,322
1,363
1,970
1,959
1,949
451
428
8,008
1,786
87
959
1,398
679
1,048
1,001
183
516
351

257
- 13
2
18
24
36
61
46
56
8
10
10
96
11
- 3
- 3
10
24
23
23
- 3
24
- 10

185
24
1
19
9
- 8
31
- 9
23
80
9
6
136
- 6
- 3
32
10
13
15
25
4
41
5

4,449
14,644

4,313
14,081

4,261
13,606

136
563

52
475

3,558
11,102
12,227
2,756
9,471

3,383
10,592
11,846
2,737
9,109

3,225
10,099
11,398
2,719
8,679

175
510
381
19
362

158
493
448
18
430

Industry

T ra n sp orta tion and p u b lic
u t i l i t i e s .......................................
W holesale and r e t a i l t r a d e . . . . . .
Finance, in su ra n ce, and
r e a l e s t a t e . . . . . . . ....................
S e r v i c e s ..................••••••••••••••
Government......... •••••. ...........................
F ed era l.
S tate and l o c a l . . . . . ........................
1 / P relim in ary.




TabU A-1:

Employment status off th# noninstitutional population by sox and ago
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex

D ec.
1969

Nov.
1969

D ec.
1968

D ec.
1969

Nov.
1969

O ct.
1969

S e p t.
1969

Aug.
1969

8 4 ,8 5 6
8 1 ,4 1 6
7 8 ,7 8 8
2 ,9 8 4
7 5 ,8 0 5
1 ,7 1 9
986
733
2 ,6 2 8

8 4 ,9 2 0
81,4 2 7
7 8 ,7 1 6
3 ,3 2 2
75 ,3 9 5
i 1 ,6 7 9
-937
742
2 ,7 1 0

8 2 ,6 1 8
7 9 ,1 1 8
7 6 ,7 0 0
3 ,2 7 9
7 3 ,4 2 1
1 ,5 5 8
835
723
2 ,4 1 9

8 5 ,0 2 9
8 1 ,5 8 9
7 8 ,7 7 9
3 ,5 0 5
7 5 ,2 7 4
1 ,8 4 1
1 ,0 2 9
812
2 ,8 1 0

8 4 ,7 8 8
8 1 ,2 9 5
78 ,4 9 7
3 ,4 2 9
7 5 ,0 6 8
1 ,8 2 7
981
846
2 ,7 9 8

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

8 4 ,5 8 4
8 1 ,0 5 4
78,1 8 7
3 ,6 3 4
7 4 ,5 5 3

919
3 ,1 6 1

8 4 ,9 0 2
8 1 ,3 5 9
78 ,1 2 7
3 ,4 5 8
7 4 ,6 6 9
1 ,9 8 2
1 ,0 9 1
891
3 ,2 3 2

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

4 6 ,4 5 1
4 5 ,5 4 2
2 ,4 4 7
4 3 ,0 9 4
909

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

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

4 6 ,4 8 9
4 5 ,4 8 7
2 ,4 7 9
43 r008

1 ,0 1 1

1 ,0 0 2

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

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

4 6 ,5 0 7
4 5 ,5 5 1
2 ,6 9 3
4 2 ,8 5 8
956

2 8 ,2 2 9
2 7 ,3 8 9
446
2 6 ,9 4 3
840

2 8 ,1 8 8
2 7 ,1 9 4
565
2 6 ,6 3 0
994

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

2 7 ,8 9 2
2 6 ,9 3 2
646
2 6 ,2 8 6
960

2 7 ,6 6 0
2 6 ,6 9 5
562
2 6 ,1 3 3
965

2 7 ,8 1 7
2 6 ,7 1 1
514
2 6 ,1 9 7
1 ,1 0 6

2 7 ,6 8 6
2 6 ,5 1 9
511
2 6 ,0 0 8
1 ,1 6 7

2 7 ,6 7 7
2 6 ,6 2 2
578
2 6 ,0 4 4
1 ,0 5 5

6 ,7 5 7

6 ,7 8 8
5 ,9 8 0
310
5 ,6 7 0
807

6 ,2 1 4
5 ,4 8 6

7 ,0 7 9
6 ,2 4 0
349
5 ,8 9 1
839

7 ,1 4 6
6 ,3 1 5
388
5 ,9 2 7
831

7 ,1 1 7
6 ,1 9 0
287
5 ,9 0 3
927

7 ,1 0 5
6 ,1 6 6
377
5 ,7 8 9
939

6 ,8 7 0
6 ,0 1 4
363
5 ,6 5 1
856

Totol
Total labor f o r c e .......................................... ; • •
Civilian labor force .............................................
Employed............................................... .............
Agriculture........................................................
Nonagricultural industries.............................
On part time for economic reason s.............
Usually work full tim e............. ..............
Usually work part time .............................
Unemployed..........................................................

1 ,0 2 1

2 ,0 0 1

1 ,0 6 5
936
2 ,8 6 7

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force...............................................
Employed.............................................................
Agriculture........................................'...............
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed..........................................................
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor f o r c e ..................... , ....................
Employed .............................................................
Agriculture.......................................................
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed..........................................................
Both sexes, 10-19 years
Civilian labor force................................................
Employed.............................................................
Agriculture..................................................... ..
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed..........................................................

T a b U A -2 :

6 ,0 2 2

214
5 ,8 0 8
736

221

5 ,2 6 5
728

Full- and part-tim # status off th# civilian labo r fore# b y s#x a n d a g #
(Numbers in thousands)

Seasonally adjusted
Full- and part-time
employment status, sex,
and age

D ec.
1969

D ec.
1968

D ec.
1969

Total, 16 years and oven
Civilian labor force.............................................
Employed..........................................................
Unemployed............................. ..........................
Unemployment r a t e ..........................................

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

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

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

Men, 20 years and over:
Civilian labor force.............................................
Employed..........................................................
Unemployed - ..................................................
Unemployment r a t e ..........................................

4 4 ,2 3 8
4 3 ,2 8 8
951

4 3 ,7 3 5
4 2 ,9 7 0
765
1 .7

Women, 20 years and over:
Civilian labor force.............................................
Employed..........................................................
U nem ployed.....................................................
Unemployment rate ...........................................

2 1 ,9 8 9
2 1 ,3 6 3
625

Nov.
1969

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

Aug.
1969

J u ly
1969

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

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

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

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

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

4 4 ,5 4 5
4 3 ,6 2 2
923

4 4 ,3 6 7
4 3 ,4 5 2
915

4 4 ,4 1 5
4 3 ,4 2 6
989

4 4 ,4 7 0
4 3 ,4 8 1
989

4 4 ,2 0 1
4 3 ,3 0 3
898

2 .1

2 .1

2 .2

2 .2

4 4 ,3 0 6
4 3 ,4 7 2
834
1 .9

2 1 ,1 8 2
2 0 ,5 3 7
645
3 .0

2 1 ,9 7 0
2 1 ,2 5 2
718
3 .3

2 1 ,9 5 4
2 1 ,1 9 7
757
3 .4

2 1 ,9 1 1
2 1 ,1 0 4
807
3 .7

2 1 ,8 5 2
2 0 ,9 9 2
860
3 .9

2 1 ,9 9 2
2 1 ,1 2 5
867
3 .9

2 1 ,7 8 1
2 0 ,9 8 4
797
3 .7

1 1 ,508
10,757
752
6 .5

1 1 ,3 3 8
1 0 ,6 2 3
715
6 .3

1 1 ,2 0 6
1 0 ,5 1 7
689

1 1 ,2 8 5
.1 0 ,5 0 7
778
6 .9

1 1 ,0 6 6
1 0 ,2 9 6
770
7 .0

10 ,9 7 8
1 0 ,2 3 6
742

1 0 ,8 8 5
1 0 ,1 8 5
700
6 .4

Fell time

2 .8

2 .1

2 .8

6 8 ,0 2 2

2 .0

Part flaw
Total, 16 yeara and over:
Civilian labor force.............................................
Employed ..........................................................
Unemployed........................................................
Unemployment c a t e .......................................

NOTE:

1 2 ,2 1 2

1 1 ,4 8 8
724
5 .9

6 .1

6 .8

Persons on part-time achedules lor econom ic reasons are included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or




Table A-3:

Major unemployment indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)

Thousands of persons
unemployed

Selected categories

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

D e c.
1969

D ec.
1968

D e c.
1969

NOV.
1969

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

Total (all civilian w o rk e rs)................................

2 ,6 2 8

2 ,4 1 9

3 .4

3 .4

3 .9

Men, 20 years and o v e r ..................................

1 ,0 5 2
840
736

873
, 818
728

2 .2

2 .2

Both sexes, 16*19 years............................. .. .

3 .4
1 1 .9

1 1 .6

White..................................................................
Negro and other, r a c e s .....................................

2 ,1 5 5
473

1 ,9 1 7
501

3 .2
5 .5

3 .1

661
1 ,9 0 4
724
357
1 ,2 5 1
—

562
1 ,6 6 7
752
301
1 ,0 3 3
--

1 .6

1 .5
3 .0

661
217
341
104
1 ,2 7 6
253
713
311
329
69

577
146
319

2 ,0 7 4
249
761
449
312
115
434
407
208
83

Married men ........................ . '............................... —
Full-time workers..................................................
Part-time workers..................................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and o v e r * ........................
State insured?.......................................................
Labor force time lost^ ..........................................

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

3 .5

6 .2

6 .1

.5
2 .4
4 .0

Aug.
1969

D ec.
1968

4 .0

3 .5

3 .3

2 .4
4 .Q
1 3 .0

2 .4
4 .2
1 3 .2

2 .1

1 .8

3 .8
1 2 .5

3 .5
1 2 .7

3 .5
6 .9

3 .6

3 .2
6 .5

3 .0

1 .7
3 .2
6 .9
.5

1 .7
3 .4
7 .0
.5

1 .5
3 .1

1 .4
2 .7

6 .8

6 .8

2 .2

2 .2

2 .1

2 .0

4 .4

4 .4

4 .1

3 .6

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

2 .2

2 .2
1 .2

1 .9

3 .3
2 .9
3 .8

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

6 .8

.5

6 .0

.4

Occupation4
White-collar workers.............................................
Professional and managerial...........................
Clerical workers .............................................
Sales w orkers..................................................
Blue-collar workers .............................................
Craftsmen and foremen.....................................
O peratives.......................................................
Nonfarm laborers.............................................
Service w orkers....................................................
Farm workers .......................................................

2 .1

1 .4

2 .1
1 .1

2 .8
2 .6

3 .5

1 ,0 6 5
226
• 585
254
369
63

4 .3

4 .2

2 .1

2 .2

5 .0
7 .2
3 .6

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

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

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

112

2 .1

2 .2

1 .3
3 .3
2 .8

4 .4

1 .0

2 .6

2 .2

4 .4

4 .8
7 .7
4 .9

4 .1
6 .9
4 .5

1 .8

2 .0

2 .0

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

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

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

2 .8

2 .0

2 .0

1 .6

2 .1

4 .3
3 .2
2 .5

5 .0

6 .6

4 .7
3 .5
1 .9
7 .4

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

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

6 .8

6 .1

4 .2
1 .7

Industry4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary
workers 5 ............................................................
Construction....................................... ..
Manufacturing..................................................
Durable g o o d s ................................................
Nondurable good s..........................................
Transportation and public utilities................
Wholesale and retail tr a d e .............................
Finance and service industries.....................
Government wage and salary w orkers................
Agricultural wage and salary workers

2 .8
2 .0

6 .3

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

3 .3
5 .4
2 .8
2 .6

3 .3

^Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas
that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.

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

^Includes mining, not shown separately.

^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a
percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours.

Table A-4:

Unem ployed p erson s 16 y e a rs an d over by duration off unem ploym ent
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted
Duration of unemployment

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




Dec.
1969

Nov.
1969

1,373
898
357
244
113

1,555
833
322
198
124

Dec.
1968

Dec.
1969

Nov.
1969

Oct.
1969

Sept.
1969

Aug.

1,303
814
301
164
137

1,436
910
382
262
120

1,564
910
384
244
140

1,857
948
370
240
130

1,818
1,000
389
233
156

1,636
861
382
244
138

1969

T a b le A - 5 :

U n e m p lo ye d

p e rs on s b y reason for u n e m p l o y m e n t , sex , a g e , a n d color,
not s e a s o n a ll y a d j u s t e d

Male, 20 years
and over

Total
unemployed

Female, 20 years
and over

Both sexes,
16 to 19 years

White

N eg ro and oth er r a c e s

Reason for unemployment
D ec.
1969

D ec.
1968

473
174
56
185
58

501
187
70
170
74

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

3 6 .8

1 2 .2

3 7 .3
1 4 .0
3 4 .0
1 4 .7

2 .7

5 .2

5 .7

1 .1

2 .0
.6
2 .1
.6

2 .2
.8 .
2 .0
.8

D ec.
1969

D ec.
1968

D ec.
1969

D ec.
1968

D ec.
1969

D e c.
1968

D ec.
1969

D ec.
1968

D ec.
1969

D e c.
1968

Total unemployed, in thousands....................
Lost last j o b ....................................................
Left last j o b ....................................................
Reentered labor f o r c e ..................................
Never worked before .....................................

2 ,6 2 8
1 ,1 3 3
378
825
292

2 ,4 1 9
914
339
822
343

1 ,0 5 2
693
150
188

873
512
129
.2 1 1
21

818
286
132
360
40

736
137
90
283
226

728
116
78
251
283

2 ,1 5 5
959
323
640
234

1 ,9 1 7
727
269
652
270

.

20

840
303
138
354
46

Total unemployed, percent distribution . . . .
L ost last J o b .................................................
Left last j o b ....................................................
Reentered labor f o r c e ...................................
Never worked b efore ......................................

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

4 3 .1
1 4 .4
3 1 .4

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

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

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

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

3 4 .9
1 6 .1
4 4 .0
4 .9

1 8 .7
3 8 .5
3 0 .7

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

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

3 .2
1 .4
.5

3 .1

1.0

1.0

2 .3
1 .5
.3
.4

.4

.4

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

3 .0
1 .3
.4
.9
.3

UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL

1 1 .1

1 2 .2

3 7 .9
1 4 .0
3 4 .0 .
1 4 .1

1 1 .8

3 9 .1

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Total unemployment r a t e ................................
Job-loser r a t e * ........................................... .
Job-leaver rate 1 .................... ......................
Reentrant rate’ ..............................................
New entrant rate 1...........................................

1 .2

.4

1 .9

3 .0

3 .0

1 0 .9

1 .1

1.0

1 .1

2 .0

.3
.5

.5
1 .3

.5
1 .3

- -

.2

.1

1 .3
4 .2
3 .2

.4
.9
.4

1Unemployment rates are calculated as a percent o f the civilian labor force.

Table A - 6 :

Thousands of persons
Age and sex

U n e m p l o y e d pe rsons b y ag e a n d sex

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

D ec.
1969
3 .4

Nov.
1969
3 .4

O ct.
1969
3 .9

S ep t.
1969
4 .0

Aug.
1969
3 .5

D e c.
1968
3 .3

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

1 1 .9
1 3 .9

1 1 .6

1 3 .0
1 6 .8

1 3 .2
1 6 .7

1 0 .6

1 0 .8

2 .2
2 .0

6 .5
2 .4
2 .4
2 .4

6 .7
2 .5
2 .5
2 .3

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

2 .2
2 .2
2 .2

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

2 .1

1 ,3 2 9

7 7 .2

2 .9

2 .9

3 .2

3 .2

2 .7

2 .6

420
238
181
259
650
479
172

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

1 1 .1

1 1 .5
1 4 .0

1 2 .2

1 2 .1

1 1 .1

1 1 .6

1 5 .1

8 .6

1 0 .0

5 .3

6 .5
1 .9

1 5 .0
9 .6
6 .3
1 .9

1 .8
2 .2

1 .8
2 .0

1 5 .7
7 .6
4 .5
1 ;7
1 .7

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

1 ,1 6 6

1 ,3 8 1

6 6 .6

4 .4

4 .3

5 .0

5 .3

4 .9

4 .5

325
168
157

388
209
179
273
721
617
104

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

1 2 .8

1 1 .8

1 4 .9

1 4 .5
9 .5

1 4 .0
1 9 .0

1 4 .6
1 9 .2

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

1 4 .1
1 6 .2

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

D e c.
1969
2 ,6 2 8

Nov.
1969
2 ,7 1 0

D e c. 1969
7 2 .5

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 ea rs....................... .. ......................
25 years and o v e r .........................................
25 to 54 years . . ............................. ..
55 years and o v e r ......................................

736
384
351
496
1 ,3 9 5
1 ,0 8 5
310

807
448
360
531
1 ,3 7 1
1 ,0 9 6
276

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

1 ,4 6 2

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 o v e r ........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ...........................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

410
216
194
275
776
559
218

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




Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

221

619
526
93

1 0 .1

5 .6

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

2 .3

1 1 .1
6 .0

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

1 .8
1 .8
2 .0

1 1 .2

1 2 .1

2 .9
3 .3

3 .0
3 .4

6 .5
3 .4
3 .6

2 .0

2 .0

2 .6

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

6 .6

2 .0

2 .1

2 .0
2 .0

1 2 .6

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

Table B-T:

Employees on nonagricultural payrolls/ by industry
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Change from
D ec.
1969

Industry

Nov.
1969

.

O ct.
1969

D ec.
1968

Nov.

D ec.

1969

1968

D ec.
1969

Nov.
1969

O ct.
1969

Change
from

Nov.
1969

T O T A L . . . . . . . ...................... .............

7 1 ,5 8 8 -

7 1 ,2 4 4

7 1 ,1 9 8

6 9 ,8 0 5

344

1 ,7 8 3

7 0 ,6 3 9

7 0 ,6 5 3

7 0 ,6 5 1

-1 4

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

632

631

632

619

1

13

636

632

631

4

C O N T R A C T C O N S TR U C TIO N !____

3 ,3 6 0

3 ,5 2 9

3 ,6 2 3

3 ,2 4 7

-1 6 9

113.

3 ,4 4 6

3 ,4 6 0

3 ,4 6 8

•- 1 4

1 9 ,9 8 8

M AN U FA CTU R IN G .........................
Production w orkers...........
D U R A B L E G O O D S ..................................

Production w orkers...................

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

2 0 ,1 5 6 '
1 4 ,7 5 0

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

2 0 ,0 0 8
1 4 ,7 0 1

-1 1 7
-1 0 5

31
-5 6

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

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

-3 0

1 4 ,5 8 2

1 1 ,7 8 0
8 ,5 4 6

1 1 ,8 3 3
8 ,5 8 8

1 1 ,9 9 1
8 ,7 3 3

1 1 ,7 9 3
8 ,5 9 5

-5 3
-4 2

-1 3
-4 9

1 1 ,7 3 2
8 ,4 9 1

1 1 ,7 5 8
8 ,5 0 9

1 1 ,9 3 2
8 , 674

-2 6
-1 8

- 8 .2
- 3 .8
-.3
- 10. 0

-5 3 .3
-1 3 .0
3. 1
6 .9
5 5 .4
34. 6
5 2 .0
-4 2 .4
- 6 6 .-9

304
590
487
664
1 .3 7 9
1 ,4 5 7
2 ,0 1 5
1 ,9 5 6
1 ,9 9 7
469
440

306
589
491
662
1 ,3 8 1
1 ,4 5 6
2 ,0 3 0
2 ,0 7 6
2 ,0 3 0
469
442

-6
0
1
1

0
1 0 .1

298
590
488
665
1 ,3 6 9
1 ,4 6 0
2 ,0 2 3
1 ,9 5 4
1 ,9 6 5
465
455

44
-7

8 ,2 5 6
6 ,0 9 1

8 ,2 6 0
6 , 094

8 ,2 2 4
6 ,0 5 8

-4
-3

1, 787
77
982
1 ,4 1 7
722
1, 100
1 ,0 5 6
194
580
341

1 ,8 0 6
78
979
1 ,4 0 8
722
1 ,1 0 3
1 ,0 5 4
192
580
338

1 ,7 7 7
78
977
1 ,4 1 0
720
1 ,0 9 9
1 ,0 5 0
191
583
339

-1 9

- 1. 1
1 .4

- 2. 1
-4 . 7
-1 5 .8
4 .9
16. 8
26. 8
16. 1
5 .6
9 .9
-1 3 .4

5

-2 1

298. 7
585. 0
493. 2
6 5 7 .0
1 ,3 5 7 .9
1 ,4 7 1 .8
2 ,0 1 7 .3
1 ,9 7 7 .2
2 ,0 0 2 .4
4 6 7 .5
4 5 1 .7

3 0 6 .9
5 8 8 .8
4 9 3 .5
6 6 7 .0
1 .3 5 8 .0
1 ,4 7 1 . 5
Zj, 0 0 6 . 7
1 ,9 7 9 .5
2 ,0 2 8 .6
470. 7
462. 1

3 5 2 .0
598. 0
490. 1
6 6 9 .6
6 5 0 .1
1 ,3 5 5 .9 1 ,3 0 2 .5
1, 468. 0 1 ,4 3 7 .2
2 .0 1 1 .9 1 ,9 6 5 .3
2 ,0 9 4 .9 2 , 0 1 9 .6
2 , 054. 8 2 ,0 6 9 .3
4 6 7 .5
4 6 9 .2
441. 6
4 6 7 .7

8 ,2 5 9
6 ,0 9 9

8 ,3 2 3
6 ,1 6 2

8 ,3 4 8
6 ,1 8 5

1 ,7 7 4 . 6
8 3 .3
9 8 1 .9
1 ,4 1 5 .9
7 2 5 .3
1 ,1 0 6 . 7
1 ,0 5 1 .2
191. 7
586. 1
342. 6

1 ,8 3 1 .0
8 5 .0
984. 6
1 ,4 2 2 . 1
725. 2
1 ,1 0 6 .0
1 ,0 4 8 .8
1 9 1 .8
5 8 7 .2
341. 2

1 ,8 6 0 .4 1 ,7 7 6 . 7
9 1 .3
8 8 .0
9 9 7 .7
9 8 2 .3
1 ,4 2 8 . 6 1 ,4 1 1 .0
7 0 8 .5
720. 6
1 ,1 0 0 .5 1 ,0 7 9 .9
1 ,0 4 6 .2 1 ,0 3 5 . 1
186. 1
1 9 2 .7
5 7 6 .2
587. 2
3 3 8 .3
3 5 6 .0

TR A N S P O R TA TIO N AND P UBLIC
U T I L IT I E S ................. ...................

4 ,5 0 2

4 ,5 1 0

4 , 502

4 ,3 7 0

-8

13 2

4 , 493

4 ,4 8 8

4 ,4 8 0

W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E

1 5 ,6 5 5

1 5 ,0 7 7

1 4 ,8 4 7

15,113

578

542

1 4 ,7 8 5

1 4 ,8 2 3

1 4 ,8 0 9

3 ,8 7 5
1 1 ,7 8 0

3 ,8 5 1
1 1 ,2 2 6

3 ,8 3 4
1 1 ,0 1 3

3 ,7 1 5
1 1 ,3 9 8

24
554

160
382

3 ,8 3 7
1 0 ,9 4 8

3 ,8 1 7

3 ,8 0 7

20

1 1 , 0 Q6

1 1 ,0 0 2

-5 8

3 ,6 0 1

3 ,5 9 6

3 ,5 9 1

3 ,4 4 9

5

152

3 ,6 1 5

3 ,6 1 0

3 ,5 9 5

5

1 1 ,2 2 0

L I , 231

1 1 ,2 5 5

1 0 ,7 7 3

447

1 1 ,2 8 8

1 1 ,2 6 5

4 1 ,2 4 4

745
1 ,0 1 4
2 ,9 5 8
1 , 12 6

743
2 ,9 3 6
1 , 117

740
1 ,0 2 5
2 ,9 1 7
1 ,1 1 3

2
-8
22

353

1 2 ,3 8 8

1 2 ,3 5 7

1 2 ,3 1 8

31

2 ,7 1 3
9 ,6 7 5

2 ,7 2 1
9 , 636

2 ,7 2 9
9 ,5 8 9

-8

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood products ..............
Furniture and fixtu res................... .
Scone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries...............
Fabricated metal 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 ........................

Production w orkers...................

Food and kindred products...........
Tobacco manufactures.............. ... .
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and other (Textile products
Paper and allied products..............
Printing and publishing................
Chemicals and allied products . . .
Petroleum and coal products. . . .
Rubber and plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products . . . .

W HOLESALE TR A D E

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

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

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND
R EA L E S T A T E .................................

S E R V I C E S ...................... ..................
Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal s e n d e e s ...........................
Medical and other health services .
Educational s e r v ic e s ......................

690. 3
1 ,0 1 8 . 7
2 ,9 4 9 . 1
1 ,1 7 5 .8

696. 7
1 ,0 2 6 . 1
2 ,9 3 5 .7
1 ,1 7 4 .4

307. 7
5 9 3 .9
4 9 6 .9

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

8 ,2 1 5
6 ,1 0 6

6 7 5 .3
1 ,0 3 7 .0
2, 728. 9
1 ,1 4 4 .3

-. 1

.3
10. 6
-2 .3
-2 6 . 2
-3 .2
- 10. 4

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

7
Z'i 4
.

-.

1

-1 1

-6 ?4
- 7 .4
1 3 .4
1 .4

1 5 .0
-1 8 .3
220. 2
3 1 .5

GOVERNM ENT ...................................

1 2 ,5 7 9

1 2 ,5 1 4

1 2 ,4 0 9

1 2 ,2 2 6

65

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

2 ,7 4 9
9 ,8 3 0

2 ,7 0 5

2 ,7 1 5
9 ,6 9 4

2 ,7 6 9
9 ,4 5 7

44

-2 0

21

373

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

9 ,8 0 9

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




1 ,0 2 2

-1 0

3
8
-2

-3 2
-4
15

-1

3
9
0

-3
2
2
0

3

-3 8 "

23-*

9

39

Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1
on private n on agricu ltu ral p ay ro lls, by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from
Industry

T O T A L PRIVATE. . ................
M IN IN G ....................................................
C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ,...........
M A N U FA C T U R IN G .................................
Overtime hours.................................
D U R A B L E G O O D S ...........................................

Overtime h o u r s ..............................
Lumber and wood products.................
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries...........
Fabricated metal products.................
Machinery, except e le ctr ic a l...........
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment................
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing...........
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................

Overtime hours.................................
Food and kindred p ro d u cts ..............
Tobacco manufactures......................
Textile mill products............... .. . . .
Apparel and other textile products. .
Printing and publishing......................
Chemicals and allied products . . . .
Petroleum and coal produ cts...........
Rubber and plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products...........
W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TR A D E
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E .................
R E T A IL

TR A D E

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

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND R EA L
E S T A T E ..............................................

O c t.
1969

N ov.
1969

D ec.
1969

D ec.
1968

4 1 .6
3 .6
4 0 .8
40. 6
4 0 .9
41. 9
41. 5
42. 1
43. 0
4 0 .8
41. 7
42. 1
3 9 .0

41. 2
3 .7
4 0 .8
3 9 .9
40. 3
42. 1
4 1 .4
41. 6
4 2 .4
40. 5
4 1 .4
41. 2
3 9 .2

3 7 .7
4 3 .4
3 8 .4
4 0 .7
3 .7
4 1 .„4
3 .9
4 0 .3
4 0 .4
4 0 .6
4 2 .2
4 1 .7
4 1 .7
4 2 .4
4 0 .4
4 1 .9
40. 9
3 9 .3

40. 0
3 .4
4 0 .8
3 7 .4
4 1 .4
36. 1
43. 1
3 9 .2
42. 1
42. 3
4 1 .5
38. 1
3 5 .6
4 0 .5
34. 2

.3 9 . 7
3 .4
4 0 .9
3 7 .4
41. 1
3 5 .8
43. 0
38. 3
4 1 .9
4 2 .7
41. 1
3 7 .4
3 5 .2

3 9 .7
3 .5
4 0 .7
3 8 .4
4 0 .9
3 5 .8
43. 0
3 8 .4
4 1 .7
4 2 .7
41. 3
3 7 .0
35. 3

40. 2
33. 6

40. 3
3 3 .7

3 7 .8
4 3 .3
37. 1
41. 1
3 .9
4 1 .7
4. 1
4 1 .8 .
4 0 .9
41. 3
4 1 .9
4 1 .6
42. 0
42. 7
4 0 .8
4 2 .6
4 0 .9
39. 2
40. 1
3 .5
41. 1
37. 7
4 1 .6
36. 0
4 3 .6
3 8 .9
42. 1
42. 1
41. 9
3 8 .4
3 5 .9
40. 3
3 4 . 6}

37. 0

37. 2

37. 1

37. 1

37. 7
. 4 3 .6
3 7 .7
40. 9
3. 5

37. 5
43. 0
37. 1
40. 6
3 .6

N ov,
1969

D ec.
1968

0. 2
.6
.6

-0 . 1
. 3

. 3
-. 1

-. 2
-. 4

.4
-. 1

-. 1
-. 5
- 1. 0
-. 3
-.4

0

.7
. 6

-.2

.6

0

. 1
.5

-. 1
. 1
. 3

.6

. 3
. 3
.9
-. 2

0

- .9
. 2
-. 2

1

-. 1
-. 1
-. 3
-. 3
-. 2
. 1
-.5

. 3

0
0

-. 1
. 3
. 3
. 1
.9

.3

0

.2

. 2
-.4
-. 3
-. 3

-.4
.4
.7
.4

D ec.

Nov.

O ct.

1969

1969

1969

Change
-from
N ov.
19 6 9

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

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

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

4 1 .2
3 .4
4 0 .3
4 0 .8
40. 1
4 2 .0
4 1 .5
4 1 .8
42. 5
40. 2
41. 0
4 1 .7
3 8 .8

41. 1
. 3. 5
4 0 .5
40. 3
3 9 .9
42. 1
4 1 .6
4 1 .4
4 2 .4
40. 1
40. 5
4 1 .0
3 8 .8

4 1 .2
3 .7
40. 1
40. 0
3 9 .9
4 1 .7
4 2 .2
4 1 .4
4 2 .4
4 0 .2
41. 3
4 0 .7
3 8 .8

3 9 .8
3. 3
4 0 .6
3 6 .8
41. 0
3 6 .2
4 2 .7
3 8 .8
4 1 .9
4 2 .9
41. 1
3 7 .5
3 5 .4

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

3 9 .5
3 .3
4 0 .5
3 7 .2
4 0 .6
3 5 .7
42; 7
3 8 .3
4 1 .7
4 2 .6
4 0 .9
3 7 .3
3 5 .5
40. 3
3 3 .9

. 1
-. 1

37. 1

-.3

.6

. 3

. 2
-.4

40. 3
3 3 .9

4 0 .2
34. 0

-. 2

-. 1

3 6 .9

3 7 .2

-0 . 1

.2
0

. 1
-. 1
. 1
-. 1
-. 2
,5

.2

-. 1
-. 1
.4

.1
.1
.5
.7

0

. 3

0
-.6

-. 1

.2
.4
-. 1

.5
. 1
.2
.3
. 1
-. 1

lData relate to production workea in mining and manufacturing: to construction workea in contract conatructiom and to vamapwriaaff work*a in wholesale and retail
trade} finance, imurance, and real estate} tramportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximatelyr four-fifths o f the total employment on .
private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

T ab le B-3:

A v e r a g e hourly a n d w eekly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs1^
on private n o n agric u ltu ral p ayrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hoiniy earnings

Industry

T O T A L P R I V A T E .......................
M IN IN G ........... .......................... .........
C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ____
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ..............................
D U R A B L E G O O D S ...........................................

Ordnance and accessories................
Lumber and wood products................
Furniture tnd fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated metal products................
Machinery, except e le ctr ic a l...........
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment................
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing...........
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................

Food and kindred p s o d u 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 R E T A IL TR A D E
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ...........................
R E T A IL

T R A D E ......................................

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND R EA L
E S T A T E ...........................................

Dec.

1969
$3. 11
3.70
4.99
3.28
3.48
3.54
2.81
2. 71
3. 26
3.87
3.43
3.70
3. 17
4. 03
3.29
2.75
2.99
3. 04
2.69
2.42
2.35
3. 32
3.81
3. 58
4.04
3. 14
2.43
2.60
3.34
2. 33

Nov.

1969
$3. 12
3.69
4. 95
3. 26
3.45
3.54
2.84
2. 70
3. 28
3. 85
3.40
3. 6.7
3. 12
3. 98
3. 24
2. 71
2.97
3. 00
2. 64
2.42
2. 35
3. 32
3. 78
3.55
4. 08
3. 13
2.43
2. 63
3 . 33

2. 36

Oct.

1969
$3. 11
3.68
4. 95
3. 24
3.44
3.50
2. 82
2. 68
3. 26
3.85
3. 39
3. 67
3. 13
3.96
3. 22
2.68
2. 96
2. 97
2.52
2.41
2. 34
3. 31
3. 77
3.54
4. 06
3. 13
2.40
2. 61
3.29
2. 35

2. 97 2.98

l See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.




Dec.

Change from

Dec.

1968 Nov. Dec.
1969 1968 1969
$2.92 $ - 0. 01 $0. 19 $ 117.25
.21 161.32
. 01
3.49
.04 .44 188.12
4.55
3. 11
. 02
. 17 134.15
3. 30
.’03 .18 144.77
3. 38
0
. 16 144.43
2. 62 -.03
. 19 114.09
2. 55
. 01
. 16 110.84
3. 06 - . 02 ..20 136.59
3.67
.02 . 20 160.61
3. 25
. 03
. 18 144.40
3.47
.03 . 23 159.10
3. 03
. 05
. 14 129.34
3.87
. 05
. 16 168.05
3. 08
. 05
.21 138.51
2.58
. 04
. 17 107.25
2.82
. 02
. 17 119.60
2.87
. 04
. 17 124. 03
2.55
.05 . 14 100.61
0
2.28
. 14 100.19
2. 26 0
84.84
. 09'
3. 14 0
. 18 143. 09
..03 .22 149.35
3.59
3. 36
.03 .22 150.72
-.04 .25 170.89
3.79
3. 01
. 01
. 13 130. 31
2. 30 0
. 13
92.58
2.45
- . 03
. 15
92.56
3. 12
. 01
. 22 135.27
2. 21
- . 03
. 12
79.69

2. 94 2. 83

-.01

.

Nov.

Oct.

1969
1969
$ 117. 00 $ 117.25
158.67 159.71
183.65 190. 08
132.36 131.87
142.' 14 142,42
144.43 141. 05
113,32 113.93
108.81 108.81
138. 09 137.57
159.39 160.55
141.44 141.36
155.61 155.61
126.36 126.45
164.77 165.92
133.49 131.70
106. 23* 105.32
117. 9r 117.51
122.70 120.88
98.74 96.77
99.46 98.57
84. 13 83.77
142.76 142.33
144.77 144.77
148.75 147.62
174.22 173.36
128.64 129.27
90.88 88.80
TZ.'SS
92. 13
133.87 132. 59
79.30 79. 20

Dec.

Change from

Nov.
Dec.
1968
1969 1968
$ 110.38 $0. 25
$6.87
151. 12 2.65 10.20
168.81 4.47 19.31
127.82 1.79
6.33
137.61 2.63
7. 16
141.28
3. 15
107.16 .77 ' 6.93
105.32 2. 03 5. 52
128.21 - 1. 50 8. 38
152. 67 1.22
7.94
136.50 2.96
7.90
148. 17 3.49 10.93
123.62 2.98
5.72
164.86 3.28
3. 19
125.97 5.02 12. 54
101.14 1. 02 6. 11
6.52
113. 08 1.69
6.07
117.96 1.33
96. 14 1.87
4.47
5.34
94.85 .73
81. 36 .71
3.48
136.90 .33
6.19
9.70
139.65 4.58
141.46 1.97
9.26
159.56 - 3.33 11.33
126. 12 1.67
4. 19
. 88.32 1.70
4.26
87.96 - . 02 4.60
125.74 1.40
9.53
3.22
76.47 •39

14 109.89 110.86 109.07 104.99

-.97 '

4 . 90...