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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF INFORMATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20210 USDL - 74-11 FOR RELEASE: Transmission Embargo 10:00 A. M. (EDT) Friday, January 11, 1974 Washington, D. C. 20212 J. B regger (202) 961-2633 961-2472 961-2531 961-2913 K. Hoyle (202) 333-1284 home: THE E M PLO YM E N T SITUATION: DECEMBER 1973 (Industry statistics and annual review) The number of nonagricultural payroll jobs and average weekly hours were about the same in m id-Decem ber as in mid-November, it was announced today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. P ayroll employment, at 76. 7 m illion (seasonally adjusted) , has expanded by 1. 2 m illion since July and 2. 7 m illion over the year. P ayroll employment and hours data are derived from the establishment survey and are norm ally released at the same time as data from the household survey. How ever, because of collection, transportation, and processing problems brought on by the energy crisis and extra holidays, the release of payroll data was delayed one week for the month of December only. The household data, which in December are custom a rily collected a week ea rlier than the payroll data, were issued on January 4th. industry.Employment Developments. Although the payroll job total did not change in December, there were some countervailing movements among the industries. (See table B-l. ) Employment reductions occurred in several specific industries which appear to be due to actual or anticipated shortages of gasoline. Jobs in retail trade rose less than seasonally expected, with the seasonally-adjusted decline of 80, 000 concentrated among automo tive dealerships and service stations (although a strike among gro cery workers also had a substantial effect) . The service* industry failed to post its usual large season ally-adjusted increase, p rim arily because of employment declines in hotels, m otels, and entertainment. Jobholding in transportation and public utilities dropped for the second consec utive month after registering a sizeable gain in October; the November reduction stemmed from a strike in the airline industry that was not settled until after the December survey period (the 9th through the 15th), whereas the December decline was widely scattered. Manufacturing, which had experienced strong growth in 1973, -2- remained close to its November employment level of 20.1 million, and there was little change among any of the 21 component industries as well. Contract construction employment was up by 45, 000 after seasonal adjustment. In addition, a 40, 000 increase in government employment was entirely concentrated among State and local workers. Table A . Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data) Mpnthfy dqta Quarterly averages Selected categories 1973 1972 4th 1st 2nd | 3rd | 4th Oct. 1973 Nov. 1973 D ec. 89.8 85.7 48.4 29.7 7.6 4.1 90.0 85.7 48 f5 2 9 .7 7.5 4.3 90.0 85.5 48.6 29.5 7.5 4.4 4.5 2.9 4.4 13.9 4.1 8.3 2.7 2.1 4.0 2.7 4.7 3.0 4.7 L4.6 4.2 9. L 2.9 2.2 4.4 2.7 4.9 3.1 5.1 14.7 4.4 8.7 2.9 2.2 4.6 2.8 10.4 10.1 9.4 76.4 24.3 52.0 76.6 24.4 52.2 76.7 24.5 52.2 37.0 40.6 3.7 37.1 40.7 3,8 37.0 40.7 3.7 149.6 109.5 150.2p 109.Ip 151.4p 1973 (Millions of persons) Civilian labor f o r c e .................................... Total employment .............................. Adult m e n ......................................... Adult wom en.................................... Teenagers............................................ Unemployment...................................... 87.2 82.6 47.3 28.3 6.9 4.6 87.6 83.2 47.5 28.6 7.1 4.4 88.6 84.2 47.7 29.2 7.3 4.4 89.0 84.7 48.1 29.5 7.1 4.2 89.9 85.7 48.5 29.6 7.5 4.3 (Percent of labor force) Unemployment rates: All w orkers.............................................. Adult men................................................. Adult women............................................ Teenagers................................................. White ......................................................... Negro and other races......................... Household heads.................................... Married m e n ............................................ Full-time w o rkers................................. State insured............................................ 5.3 3.6 5.2 15.6 4.7 9.9 3.1 2.5 4.8 3.1 5.0 3.4 5.0 14.8 4.5 9.0 2.9 2.4 4.6 2.9 4.9 3.4 4.7 14.7 4.4 9.0 2.9 2.3 4.4 2.7 4.8 3.1 4.9 14.4 4.2 9.1 2.7 2.1 4.2 2.7 4.7 3.0 4.7 14.4 4.2 8.7 2.8 2.2 4.3 2.7 (WMkt) Average duration of unemployment ......................................... 11.6 10.6 9.9 9.7 10.0 (Millions <>f persons) Nonfarm payroll employment.............. Goods-producing industries ........... Service-producing industries........... 73.8 23.4 50.4 74.6 23.7 50.9 75.3 24.0 51.3 75.7 24.2 51.6 76.6 24.4 52.1 (Hours of work) Average weekly hours: Total private nonfarm......................... Manufacturing......................................... Manufacturing o vertim e................... 37.2 40.7 3.7 37.1 40.7 3.8 37.2 40.7 3.9 37.1 40.7 3.8 37.0 40.7 3.7 (1967*100) Hourly Earnings Index, private nonfarm: In current dollars ................................. In constant dollars................................. p= p relim in a ry. N . A . * n o t available. 141.0 111.1 142.7 110.8 145.0 110.3 147.8 110.0 150.4P N .A . SOURCE: N .A . T a b les A - 1 . A -3 . A -4 . B -1. B-2, and B-4. -3- Hours of Work The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers in December was 37. 0 hours, seasonally adjusted, about unchanged from the previous month. table B -2 .) (See With the exception of hours in construction, which had increased sharply in November, a month of unseasonably warm weather, and then receded again in December, the workweeks of other m ajor industry groups were essentially unchanged. In manufacturing, the workweek was 40. 7 hours (seasonally adjusted), unchanged both over the month and over the year. Factory overtim e edged back to the October level of 3. 7 hours; however, since reaching a peak of 4.1 hours in April, they have been either 3. 7 or 3. 8 hour.s for the last 7 months. Hourly and Weekly Earnings Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory w orkers on nonagricultural payrolls rose 0. 8 percent from November to December, seasonally adjusted. Since December a year ago, hourly earnings have risen by 7. 2 percent. Weekly earn ings rose 0. 5 percent over the month and have also advanced by 7. 2 percent from their year-ago level. Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings increased by 1 cent in December to $4. 01. risen by 27 cents. (See table B -3 .) Since December 1972, hourly earnings have Weekly earnings averaged $149. 17 in December, up $1. 17 from November and $10. 04 from December 1972. Hpurly_Earnings Inde*. The Hourly Earnings Index--earnings adjusted for overtim e in manufacturing, seasonality, and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries--was 151. 4 (1967=100) in December, 0. 8 percent higher than in November. (See table B -4 .) The index was 6. 7 percent above December a year ago. A ll industries‘recorded gains over the past 12 months, ranging from 6. 1 percent in finance, insurance, and real estate to 7. 8 percent in mining. During the 12-month period ended in November, the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars of constant purchas ing power declined 1. 6 percent. * age * sjc sjs As reported on January 4 (USDL. 74-3), unemployment rose in December while total employment remained unchanged (as measured by the household su rvey). The unemployment rate moved from 4. 7 to 4. 9 percent, as the total number of unemployed -4- increased by 170, 00 in December to a total of 4. 4 million. Total employment stood at 85. 6 million, essentially unchanged for the second consecutive month. year, employment rose by 2.7 million. Tables A -l through A-9, containing findings from the household survey, are reprinted in this release . Over the This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample sur vey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from payroll records of employers and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication Employment and Earnings. -5- THE YEAR IN REVIEW The Nation' s employment situation during 197 3 was characterized by strong employment growth and a decline in unemployment. On an annual average basis, the number of employed persons increased by 2. 7 million, and the overall jobless rate moved down steadily from a firs t quarter 1972 high of 5. 8 percent to 4. 7 percent in the fourth quarter of 1973. However, after reaching a 3-1/2-year low of 4. 5 percent in October, the unemployment rate rose to 4. 7 percent in November and to 4. 9 p e r cent in December. The following sections describe developments in the employment situation during the course of 1973, with special emphasis on quarterly movements. Civilian Labor F orce and Total Employment The civilian labor force, which had been growing rapidly since the economic rec o ve ry began to gain momentum in mid-1971, continued its strong expansion in 197 3. By the fourth quarter of the year, the labor force had reached 89. 9 million, exceeding its second quarter 1971 level by nearly 5. 8 million. On an annual average basis, the labor force expanded by 2. 1 million, the same as in 1972, but considerably more than the 1. 4-m illion gain in 1971. The extent to which the labor force increase exceeded normal population growth in both 1972 and 1973 was attributable to the rising p a rtici pation of adult women and teenagers and also, though to a lesser degree, reductions in the size of the Arm ed Forces. Total employment rose substantially during the course of 197 3, continuing the expansion evident since mid-1971. Job gains averaging more than half a m illion each quarter brought employment to an alltim e high of 85. 7 m illion in the final quarter of the year, 6. 5 m illion above mid-1971. On an annual average basis, employment grew by 3. 3 percent (2. 7 million) from 1972, the largest percentage gain in 18 years. Over half of the employment increase took place among workers 25 years and over. The greatest proportionate gains were posted by men and women 20-24 years of age. Unemployment With employment growth exceeding that in the labor force, the number of unemployed declined 535, 000 to an average of 4. 3 m illion in 1973. The unemployment rate dropped accordingly, from 5. 6 to 4. 9 percent on an annual average basis, and by the last quarter, was 4. 7 percent, marking the ninth successive quarter in which the rate had dropped (despite the increase in unemployment in the last 2 months of the y e a r ). Each of the major age-sex groups in the labor force participated in the decline in unemployment. (See table D. ) The jobless rate for adult men averaged 3. 2 p e r cent in 1973, down from 4. 0 percent in 1972. Their rate had moved down to 3. 0 p e r cent by the fourth quarter, its lowest level since the first quarter of 1970. Among women 20 years and over, the unemployment rate fe ll from its average of 5. 4 percent in 1972 to 4. 8 percent in 1973. A ll of their 1973 decline occurred in the firs t 2 quarters however. Although unemployment for teenagers remained high relative to other groups it did recede over the year, from 16. 2 to 14. 5 percent. By the last 2 quarters of 1973, it had reached its lowest rate since early 1970. -6- The unemployment rates for both household heads and m arried men declined from 3. 3 to 2. 9 percent and from 2. 8 to 2. 3 percent, respectively, between 1972 and 1973. By the final quarter of 1973, both had also reached their lowest rates since the fir s t quarter of 1970. The unemployment rate for full-tim e workers continued its strong downward trend in 1973, declining through the firs t 3 quarters before edging up slightly to 4. 3 percent in the last quarter. On the other hand, the rate for part-tim e workers has not shown quite the same degree of movement since the last recession but, at 7. 9 percent in 1973, was below the 8. 6-percent average of the previous year. Joblessness among both Negro and white workers fe ll during 1973--the Negro unemployment rate decreasing from 10. 0 percent in 1972 to 8. 9 percent in 1973 and that for whites from 5. 0 to 4. 3 percent. With both rates declining proportionately, the Negro-white unemployment rate ratio remained at about 2 to 1. Among the m ajor industries, the jobless rate for manufacturing workers dropped most sharply--from 5. 6 to 4. 3 percent between 1972 and 1973. Their rate has fallen continuously from its 13-year high of 7. 0 percent in the fir s t quarter of 1971 to 4.1 percent by the fourth quarter of 1973. Although unemployment reductions w ere m ore pronounced for durable goods workers, there w ere substantial decreases among.nondurable goods workers as well. For w orkers in the construction industry, the unemployment rate was down considerably in 1973 (8. 8 percent) from its 1972 average of 10. 3 percent. Substantial yea r-to-year declines in unemployment were also registered in transportation and public utilities, finance, and services. (See table D .) Unemployment reductions in 1973 also took place among most of the major occupational groups. The jobless rate fo r workers in w hite-collar occupations declined in 1973 after remaining at close to 3-1/2 percent for over 2 years; unem ployment rates for managerial (1. 4 percent) , sales (3. 7 p ercen t), and clerica l w orkers (4. 2 percent) were all substantially lower than a year ago. Although the y ea r-to -ye a r decline for professional and technical workers was m ore modest (from 2. 4 to 2. 2 percent) , their jobless rate had dropped sharply from its post-W orld War II high of 3. 1 percent registered in early 1971. For blue*-collar workers, unemployment declined considerably for the second straight year, th eir rate falling to 5. 3 percent from 6. 5 percent in 1972 and 7. 4 percent in 1971. Operatives (5. 7 percent) experienced the greatest unemployment rate reduction, down from 6. 9 percent in 1972. The rates fo r craft workers (3. 7 percent) and nonfarm laborers (8. 4 percent) were also sub stantially below their y e a r-e a rlie r levels. A strong improvement in the unemployment rate of Vietnam Era veterans 20 to 34, from 6. 7 percent in 1972 to 5. 0 percent last year, reduced the rate to about that of their nonveteran counterparts. During 1973, the veterans' rate dropped from 5. 4 p e r cent in the firs t 2 quarters to 4. 1 percent by the fourth quarter. Although the average jobless rate for the more recently discharged veterans (20 to 24 years old) also showed a y ea r-to -yea r d eclin e--from 10. 6 percent to 8. 9 p ercen t--it remained much higher than the 6. 8-percent rate for young nonveterans. Along with the decline in the number of jobless workers in 1973, the average period of time w orkers rem ained unemployed--at 10. 0 weeks--w as down considerably from 1972 (12. 1 weeks) Where the number of long-term unemployed (those who are -7- looking for work for 15 or more weeks) averaged 1. 2 m illion in 1972, it was only slightly over 800, 000 last year. (See table C .) The long-term unemployed re p re sented less than 1 percent of the civilian labor force in 1973, compared with 1. 3 p e r cent in both 1971 and 1972. About four-fifths of the overall reduction in unemployment on an annual basis between 1972 and 1973 was attributable to a drop in the number of workers who had lost their last jobs. As a result, their proportion of total unemployment fe ll to 39 percent, down from 43 percent in 1972. In addition to the decline in unemployment in 1973, there was also a drop in the number of "discouraged w o rk e rs "--fro m 765, 000 to 680, 000. Discouraged workers are persons who are reported as not seeking work because of a belief that their search fo r a job would be in vain. Industry Developments Total nonagricultural payroll employment rose sharply in 1973, by 2. 8 m illion on an annual basis to 75. 6 m illion. This gain surpassed the large increase experienced in 1972 (2. 1 m illion) , which had followed 2 consecutive years of little change . A resu r gence in the goods-producing industries paced the 1973 growth, while the s ervice-p ro ducing sector continued its strong expansion. The employment increase in the goods-producing sector was led by manufac turing, where the number of jobs rose by 890, 000 in 1973. Factory employment, hard hit by the 1969-70 recession, did not start to recover until late 1971, after which it rose every quarter in the subsequent 2 years. The increase in 1973 was more than twice that registered the year before. Despite this surge in factory employment, its level in the last quarter of 1973 (20.1 m illion) was still some 200, 000 below the alltime high reached in mid-1969, reflecting, in particular, lower employment levels in the ordnance and aerospace industries. The manufacturing job gains were heavily concen trated in the durable goods industries, where 750, 000 jobs were added between 1972 and 1973; employment in the five major metal and metal-using industries--prim ary metals, fabricated metals, machinery, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment--accounted for over four-fifths of this rise. Among the other goods-producing industries, employment in mining edged up over the year, and the number of jobs in contract construction rose by 130, 000. Employment gains were recorded in each of the m ajor service-producing categories with the exception of the Federal government. The increase, amounting to 1. 8 m illio n over the year, was concentrated in retail trade, services, and State and local government. The workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls averaged 37. 1 hours in 1973, compared with 37. 2 hours in 1972 and 37. 0 hours in 1971. In manufacturing, the workweek was 40. 7 hours, not up substantially from 1972 but at its highest annual level since 1968. Factory overtime, an important indi cator of prospective economic activity, moved up over the year from 3. 5 hours in 1972 to 3. 8 hours in 1973, the highest level since 1966. Although the factory work week and overtim e hours posted gains early in the year, by yearend, both were down to the levels prevailing in late 1972. -8- Table B. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over, annual averages, 1971-73 (In thousands) Employment status 197! . : 1973 1.972 91,040 2,326 88,714 84,409 3,452 80,957 4,304 4.9 57,222 8 6 , 9 2 9 : 3 6 , 99i Armed forces........................... Civilian labor force..... • ....... • • • • • Employed............ ..........• • • • • • • • Agriculture.... * .................. Nonagricultural industries......... Unemployed........................... Unemployment rate (percent)....... . . . Not in labor force.................................................. | 2,817 1 2,449 84,113 | 36,542 79,120 | 3,387 7.5,732 4,993 5.9 55,666 81,702 3,472 78,230 4,840 5.6 56,785 Change 1971-721 , 1972-73 1,729 -368 2,096 2,281 72 2,210 -185 -0.3 665 2,049 -123 2,172 2,707 -20 2,727 -536 -.7 437 1/ Changes shown incorporate the differences stemming from the introduction of the 1970 Census population controls into the Current Population Survey estimation procedures* They thus will differ from the arithmetic difference in each of the 1971-72 changes by the amount of the specific difference (see tables 1 and 3 in "Revisions in Current Popu lation Survey" in the February 1972 issue of Employment and Earnings). Table C. Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment, annual averages, 1971-73 1971 Duration of unemployment Total................ Less than 5 weeks....... 5 to 14 weeks........... 15 weeks and over....... 15 to 26 weeks....... 27 weeks and over.... 4,993 2,234 1,578 1,181 665 517 Average (mean) duration.• 11.4 1972 Thousands' of Percent persons 100.0 44.7 31.6 23.7 13.3 10.4 — Thousands of persons 4,340 2,223 1,458 1,158 597 562 12.1 1973 Percent Thousands of persons Percent 100.0 45.9 30.1 23.9 12.3 11.6 4,304 2,196 1,296 812 475 337 100.0 51.0 30.1 18.9 11.0 7.8 — 10.0 — -9- Table D. Major unemployment indicators, annual averages, 1968-73 (Persons 16 years and over -- in percents) Selected categories 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Total (all civilian workers).................... 3.6 3.5 4.9 5.9 5.6 4.9 Men, 20 years and over................ Women, 20 years and over..*........... Both sexes, 16-19 years............... 2.2 3.8 12.7 2.1 3.7 12.2 3.5 4.8 15.3 4.4 5.7 16.9 4.0 5.4 16.2 3.2 4.8 14.5 White............... ................. Negro and other races................. 3.2 6.7 3.1 6.4 4.5 8.2 5.4 9.9 5.0 10.0 4.3 8.9 Household heads......................... Married men............................. Full-time workers..... .............. . Part-time workers....................... Unemployed 15 weeks and over.... ....... Labor force time lost................................ 1.9 1.6 3.1 6.5 .5 4.0 1.8 1.5 3.1 6.2 .5 3.9 2.9 2.6 4.5 7.6 •8 5.4 3.6 3.2 5.5 8.7 1.4 6.4 3.3 2.8 5.1 8.6 1.3 6.0 2.9 2.3 4.3 7.9 .9 5.2 Vietnam Era veterans, 20-34 years............ Nonveterans, 20-34 years.... ........... N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 6.6 5.2 8.2 6.3 6.7 5.8 5.0 4.9 2.0 1.2 2.1 1.3 2.8 2.0 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.4 2.9 2.2 1.0 2.8 3.0 4.1 2.4 4.5 7.2 .9 2.9 3.0 3.9 2.2 1.3 3.9 4.0 6.2 3.8 7.1 9.5 5.3 2.6 1.6 4.3 4.8 7.4 4.7 8.3 10.8 6.3 2.6 1.8 4.3 4.7 6.5 4.3 6.9 10.3 6.3 2.6 1.4 3.7 4.2 5.3 3.7 5.7 8.4 5.7 2.5 5.2 9.7 5.6 5.7 5.4 6.2 10.4 6.8 7.0 6.5 5.7 10.3 5.6 5.4 5.7 4.8 8.8 4.3 3.9 4.9 3.8 6.4 5.1 2.9 3.5 6.4 4.8 2.9 3.0 5.6 4.3 2.7 7.9 7.6 6.9 OCCUPATION White-collar workers.......... ......... Professional and technical...... ..... Managers and administrators, except farm........ ................ Sales workers..... *•••••....................... Clerical workers............................... . Blue-collar workers...................... ............ Craft and kindred workers.••••.............. Operatives................................................ Nonfarm laborers...................................... Service workers............ ............................ Farm workers............................................... 4.4 2.1 6.7 4.2 1.9 3.6 6.9 3.5 6.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.4 INDUSTRY Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers....................................... Construction....................................... Manufacturing...................... Durable goods. .............. .. Nondurable goods................. Transportation and public utilities........ .......................... Wholesale and retail trade......... Finance and service industries..... 3.7 3.0 3.7 2.0 4.0 3.4 1.8 2.2 1.9 3.2 5.3 4.2 2.2 6.3 6.0 7.5 4.1 3.3 Agricultural wage and salary N.A. = Not available -10Table E. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry* annual averages, 1971-73 (In thousands) Change Industry 1971 1972 1973p 1971-72 1972-73 T o t a l-------------------------------------- 70,645 72,764 75. 570 2,119 2,806 Goods-producing------------------------------Mining ------------------------- ------........... Contract construction................ .......... M anufacturing....................... -............ 22,542 602 3,411 18, 529 23,061 607 3, 521 18.933 24, 095 625 3,649 19.821 519 5 110 404 1,034 18 128 888 10.565 192. 1 580.8 458. 5 10,884 188.2 612.0 492.7 11,634 192.4 630.8 522.0 319 -3.9 31.2 34.2 750 4.2 18.8 29.3 633. 7 1,227.4 1,328.2 1,805.3 1,768. 5 1,723.9 437. 0 409.6 7,964 1,758.3 76.3 957.0 1, 335. 7 683.6 1,071.2 660. 0 1,234.8 1,371. 1 1,864.2 1,833.0 1,746.8 455.9 425.2 8,049 1,751. 1 72.0 991.0 1,335. 3 697.0 1,079.6 692.9 1,315.2 1,451.6 2,042.0 1.996. 1 1,858.9 494.2 437.6 8,187 1,735.7 73.8 1,023.9 1,340.9 718.0 1,098.3 26. 3 7.4 42.9 58.9 64.5 22.9 18.9 15.6 85 -7.2 -4.3 34.0 -.4 13.4 8.4 32.9 80.4 80.5 177.8 163. 1 112. 1 38.3 12.4 .138 -15.4 1.8 32.9 5.6 21.0 18.7 1,008.2 190. 6 580.9 1,002.2 189.6 627. 0 1,029.5 187.2 682.7 -6.0 -1.0 46. 1 27.3 -2.4 55.7 • 302.4 304. 4 296.9 2.0 -7.5 48,103 4. 442 15.142 3,809 11,333 49,704 4, 495 15, 683 3,918 11,765 51,474 4,610 16,294 4,082 12,212 1,601 53 541 109 432 1,770 115 611 164 447 3,796 11,869 12,856 2,664 10,191 3,927 12,309 13,290 2,650 10,640 4, 053 12,865 13,652 2,624 11,028 131 440 434 -14 449 126 556 362 -26 388 Durable goods -------------------------Ordnance and a c c e ss o rie s ------Lumber and wood products----Furniture and fixtu res-----------Stone, clay, and glass products................................... P rim a ry metal industries------Fabricated metal products----Machinery, except e lectrical — E lectrical equipment — ............ Transportation equipm ent-----Instruments and related --------M iscellaneous manufacturing— ‘ Nondurable goods ................. -...... — Food and kindred products----Tobacco manufactures ---------Textile m ill products................ A p p a r e l....................................... Paper and allied products-----Printing and publishing----------Chemicals and allied products ---------------------------Petroleum and coal products — R u bber......... -............................. Leather and leather products.............. -................... S ervice-produ cing....... —...... -........... ....... Transportation and public u tilities--Wholesale and retail trade — ............. Wholesale trade —........................... Retail trad e...................................... Finance, insurance, and real estate----------------------------------------S e r v ic e s -------------------------------------Government --------------------------------. F e d e r a l----------------------------------State and lo c a l-------------------------psprelim inary j T a b U A -l: Employment status off tho noninstitufional population sox and ogo (In thousands) Employment status, age, and sex Dec. 1972 Nov. 1973 Dec. 1973- 8 9 ,A37 86,997 82,881 3,163 79,719 1,990 917 L,073 A ,116 92,168 89,884 85,828 3, A19 82.A09 2,187 1,083 1 ,10A 4,056 91,983 89, -/01 85,643 3,202 82,441 2,350 1,140 1,210 4,058 A8,921 47,263 2 ,A6A AA,799 1,657 49,802 43,443 2,536 45,906 1,360 30,291 28,980 AA5 28,535 1,311 7,786 6,638 253 6 , 38A 1 , 1A8 Seasonally adjusted Dec. '1972 S ep t. 1973 O c t. 1973 89,707 87,267 82,780 3,650 79,130 2,181 968 1,213 4,487 91,694 89,403 85,127 3,370 81,757 2,318 1,CS0 1,228 4,276 92,053 89,764 85,695 3,471 82,224 2,361 1,098 1,26 3 4,069 92,235 89,952 85,688 3,636 82,052 2.413 1.175 1,238 4,264 92,303 90,021 85,586 3,728 81,858 2,574 1,205 1,369 4,435 49,870 48,324 2,420 45,905 1,545 49,152 47,475 2,664 44,811 1,677 49,667 48,132 2,462 45,670 1,535 49,918 48,446 2,488 45,958 1,472 49,965 48,464 2,604 45,860 1,501 50,131 48,570 2,619 45,951 1,561 31,729 30,280 531 29,749 1,450 31,539 30,168 473 29,695 1,371 29,869 28,357 566 27,791 1,512 31,023 29,538 505 29,033 1,485 31,033 29,660 530 29,130 1,373 31,154 29,682 545 29,137 1,472 31,095 29,516 602 28,914 1,579 8,352 7,106 352 6,754 1,247 8,293 7,151 309 6,842 1,142 8,246 6,948 420 6,528 1,298 8,713 7,457 403 7,054 1,256 8,813 7,589 45 3 7,136 1 ,224 8,833 7,542 487 7,055 1,291 8,795 7,500 507 6,993 1,295 Nov. 1.9 73 Dec. 1973 Total T otal labor f o r c e .................................................... C ivilian labor force .............................................. E m p lo y e d ............................................................... A g ric u ltu re ......................................................... Nonagricultural in d u s t r ie s .............................. On pan time for economic r e a s o n s .............. Usually work full t im e ................................. Usually work pan time .............................. Unem ployed............................................................ Man, 20 yeors and over C ivilia n labor fo r c e ................................................. E m p lo y e d ............................................................... A g ric u ltu re .......................................................... Nonagricultural in d u s t r ie s .............................. Unem ployed............................................................ Women, 20 yeors and over C ivilia n labor forcp ............................................... E m p lo y e d ............................................................... A g r ic u ltu r e .......................................................... Nonagricultural in d u s t r ie s .............................. Unem ployed............................................................ Both sexes, 1 6-19 yeors C ivilia n labor fo r c e ................................................. E m p lo y e d ............................................................... A g r ic u ltu r e .......................................................... Nonagricultural in d u s t r ie s .............................. Unem ployed............................................................ T a b le A -2 : Full- and part-tim e status off the civ ilig * labor ffprce by sux opd a g f (Numbers in thousands) Seasonably adjusted Full- and part-time employment status, sex, and age Dec. 1972 Dec. 1973 Dec. 1972 Aug. 1973 S e p t, 1973 Oct. 1973 73,595 70,567 3,028 4.1 75,673 72,649 3,025 4.0 74,715 71,224 3,491 4 .7 75,821 72,637 3,184 4.2 76,056 72,837 3,219 4.2 46,350 44,854 1,496 3.2 47,270 45,894 1,376 2.9 46,630 45,095 1,535 3.3 47,183 45,798 1,385 2.9 23,583 22,609 974 4.1 24,484 23,394 1,091 4.5 23,390 22,268 1,122 4 .8 13,402 12,314 1,088 8.1 14,028 12,995 1,033 7.4 12,705 11,640 1,065 8.4 Nov. 1973 Dec. 1973 76,649 73,576 3,073 4.0 76,863 73,496 3,367 4.4 76,910 73,405 3,505 £.6 47,233 45,889 1,344 2.8 47,435 46,116 1,319 2.8 47,456 46,085 1,371 2.9 47,584 46,171 1,413 3.0 24,251 23,082 1,169 4 .8 24,107 22,958 1,149 4.8 24,232 23,165 1,067 4.4 24,395 23,205 1,190 4.9 24,306 23,048 1,258 5.2 12,824 11,755 1,069 8.3 13,519 12,447 1,072 7.9 13,214 12,259 960 7.3 13,220 12,273 947 7.2 13,456 12,282 1,17^ 8.7 Full time T otal, 16 years and over: C ivilia n labor fo r c e ............................................... E m p lo y e d ............................................................ Unem ployed.......................................................... Unemployment r a t e ............................................ Men, 20 years and over: C ivilia n labor fo r c e ............................................... E m p lo y e d ............................................................ Unemployed ....................................................... Unemployment r a c e ............................................ Women, 20 years and over: C ivilia n labor fo r c e .............................................. Employed . . . . ................................................. Unemployed ....................................................... Unemployment r a t e ............................................ Pert time T otal, 16 years and over: C ivilia n labor fo r c e .............................................. E m p lo y e d ............................................................ Unem ployed......................................................... Unemployment s a t e ............................................ NOTE; Persons on part-time schedules for economic reasons are included in the full-tim e employed categqry; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking fu ll- or part-time work. Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators (Seasonally adjusted) Number of persons (In thousands) Unemployment rates Selected categories Total (all civilian workers)............................................. Men. 20 years and o ver............................................. Women. 20 years and over........................................ Both sexes, 16-19 years............................................. W h ite .......................................................................... Negro and other races............................................... Household heads............................................................. Married m e n .................................................................... Full-time w o rke rs........................................................... Part-time workers............................................................. Unemployed 15 weeks and over1.................................. State insured3 ................................................................. Labor force time lost3 .................................................... Dec. 1972 Dec. 1973 Dec. 1972 Aug. 1973 S e p t. 1973 O ct. 1973 Nov. 1973 Dec. 1973 4,487 1,677 1,512 1,298 4,435 1,561 1,579 1,295 5.1 3.4 5.1 15.7 4.8 3.1 4.9 14.3 4 .8 3,1 4 ,6 14,4 4.5 2.9 4.4 13.9 4.7 3.0 4.7 14.6 4.9 3.1 5.1 14.7 3,542 ‘ 938 3,540 901 4.6 9 .6 4.2 8.7 4.2 9.4 4.1 8.3 4.2 9.1 4.4 8.7 1,471 945 3,491 1,065 1,001 1,681 — 1,503 887 3,505 1,174 760 1,707 — 2.9 2.4 4.7 8.4 1.1 3.1 5.3 2.8 2.1 4.2 8.3 .9 2.7 5.2 2.7 2.1 4.2 7.9 .9 2.7 5.1 2.7 2.1 4.0 7.3 .9 2.7 5.0 2.9 2.2 4.4 7.2 1.0 2.7 5.2 2.9 2.2 4.6 8.7 .8 2.8 5.4 1,350 310 141 240 659 1,706 437 854 415 732 78 1,368 307 129 264 668 1,655 376 873 406 765 77 3.3 2.6 1.7 4 .3 4.4 5.6 3.9 5.8 8.8 6.2 2 .3 3.0 2.3 1.2 3.9 4.2 5.2 3.8 5.5 8.2 5.5 2.6 2.9 2 .3 1.2 3.6 4.2 5.1 3.7 5.2 8.1 5 .8 2.4 2.7 2.2 1.5 3.1 3.6 5.1 3.6 5.3 8.0 5.1 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.3 3.3 3.9 5.5 4.0 5.6 8.8 6.0 2.7 3.2 2.5 1.4 4.9 4.3 5.2 3.2 5 .8 8.4 6 .3 2.3 3,286 431 926 475 451 125 947 842 413 89 3,334 385 942 489 45 3 149 983 852 349 91 5.2 9.8 4.4 3.9 5.2 2.7 6 .1 4.9 3.0 6.4 4.7 8.2 4.1 3.6 4.8 3.1 6.0 4.1 2.7 7.6 4.8 9.9 4.2 4.1 4.4 2.9 5.6 3.9 3.0 5 .8 4.5 9.1 3.7 3.6 3.9 2.9 5.2 4.1 2.7 6.8 4.9 9.6 4.2 3.5 5.3 3.2 5.5 4.4 2.6 8.2 5.1 8.4 4.3 3.8 5.1 3.1 6.3 4.7 2.5 6.1 * Occupation4 White-collar w orkers...................................................... Professional and technical........................................ Managers and administrators, except farm ........... Sales workers............................................................... Clerical w o rk e rs........................................................ Blue-collar w orkers........................................................ Craftsmen and kindred workers............................... Operatives.................................................................... Nonfarm laborers...................................................... Service w orkers............................................................... Farm w orkers................ ............................................. Industry4 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers3 . . . Construction............................................................... Manufacturing............................................................. Durable goods........................................................ Nondurable go o d s............................................... Transportation and public utilities......................... Wholesale and retail trade........................................ Finance and service industries ............................... Government workers...................................................... Agricultural wage and salary workers ......................... 1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent o! civilian labor force. 3 Insured unemployment under State programs-unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data relate to the week containing the 12th. 3 Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. 4 Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers. s Includes mining, not shown separately. Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Duration of unemployment Dec. 1972 Dec. 1973 Dec. 1972 Aug. 1973 Less than 5 w ee ks.......................................................... 5 to 14 w e e k s................................................................. 15 weeks and over.......................................................... 15 to 26 w eeks.......................................................... 27 weeks and over...................................................... 1,795 1,459 862 473 389 2,097 1,307 654 372 282 2,026 1,444 1,001 530 471 2,240 1,205 796 457 339 Average (mean) duration, m w ee ks............................. 11.7 9.6 11.4 10.0 S ep t. 1973 O ct. 1973 Nov. 1973 2,167 1,351 778 489 289 1,960 1,303 776 439 337 2,238 1,220 855 490 365 2,369 1,295 760 418 342 9.4 10.4 10.1 9.4 Dec. ___ 1213____ Table A-5: U n em p lo y ed persons by reason for unem ploym ent (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Reason for unemployment Dec. 1972 Aug. 1973 S ept. 1973 O ct. 1973 Nov. 1,818 695 1,069 4 76 1,846 672 1,322 629 1,609 631 1,381 59 7 1,659 666 1,308 6 37 l,4 b 7 671 1,236 604 1,700 813 1,215 572 1,770 805 1,253 589 100.0 46.1 14.1 27.4 12.4 100.0 44.8 17.1 26.3 11.7 100.0 41.3 15.0 29.6 14.1 100.0 38.1 15.0 32.7 14.2 100.0 38.9 15.6 30. f> 14.9 100.0 36.9 16.9 31.1 15.2 100.0 39.5 18.9 28.3 13.3 100.0 40.1 18.2 28.4 13.3 2.2 .7 1. 3 .6 2.0 .8 1.2 .5 2.1 .8 1.5 .7 1.8 .7 1.6 .7 1.9 .7 1.5 .7 1.6 .7 1.4 .7 1.9 .9 1.4 2.0 .9 1.4 .7 Dec. 1972 Dec. 1973 1,89 7 581 1,129 509 1973 Dec. 1973 Number of unemployed Lost last |ob................................................. Left last |ob................................................. Reentered laboi fo r c e .................................... Never worked before...................................... Percent distribution 1 ! Total unemployed........................................... Lost last jo b ............................................. Left last j o b ............................................. Reentered labor force.................................. Never worked before.................................... Unemployed as a percent of the civilian lobor force Lost last |ob................................................. Left last j o b ................................................. Reentered labor force...................................... Never worked before...................................... T a b le A -6 : U n e m p lo y e d p e rso n s by ag e an d sex Percent looking for full-time work Thousands of persons Age and sex i Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates Dec. 1972 Dec. 1973 Total, 16 years and o v e r ........................... 4,116 4,058 74.5 5.1 16 co 19 years.......................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s .................................. 20 co 24 years.......................................... 25 years and o v e r .................................. 25 co 54 y e a r s ..................................... 55 vears and o v e r ................................ 1,148 545 603 898 2,070 1,645 425 1,142 552 590 859 2,057 1,696 361 48.9 26.8 69.7 86.0 84.0 86.0 74.5 15.7 17.5 14.4 8. 7 3.2 3.4 3.0 Males, 16 years and o v e r ........................... 2, 328 2,191 77.4 4.4 671 330 342 52 3 1,134 851 283 16 (o 19 years.......................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s .................................. 18 and 19 y e a r s .................................. 20 co 24 years.......................................... 25 years and o v e r .................................. 25 to 54 y e a r s ..................................... 1 86C 1,788 Females, 16 years and o v e r ...................... 477 215 262 375 9 36 16 co 19 years.......................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s .................................. 20 to 24 years.......................................... 25 years and o v e r .................................. 25 to 54 y e a r s ..................................... 55 years and o v e r ................................ 645 324 322 466 1,079 852 22 1 79 3 142 | j _ _ _ _ _ _ iL i ___ j i -*'j ‘t 225 268 39 3 978 844 ! 34 . .6 j T?C 75~ Dec. 1972 !1 1 49.6 29.3 69.9 86.9 89.8 93. 7 75.3 71.1 47.9 23.2 69.0 85.0 77.4 78.2 73.7 15.4 17.4 13.7 8.2 2.7 2.6 3.0 ! | 6. 3 16.2 17.6 15.4 9.2 4.2 4.6 3.0 | 1 Aug. 1973 4.8 S e p t. 1973 4.8 Oct. 1973 4.5 Nov. 1973 4.7 Dec. 1973 4.9 14.3 ii 16.5 12.7 7.9 3.0 ■ 3. 1 2.8 14.4 16.9 12.8 7.9 2.9 3.0 2.6 13.9 16.3 12.0 6.6 2.9 2.9 2.7 14.6 17.3 12.8 7.0 3.0 3.1 2.7 14.7 16.6 13.4 7.9 3.1 3.4 2.6 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 14.1 16.2 12.4 7.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 13. 7 15.2 12.8 7.0 2.4 2.3 2. S 13.2 15.8 11.0 6.1 2.4 2.2 2 .8 14. 7 17.6 12.5 6.7 2.4 2.3 2.8 13.9 16.3 12.1 6.9 2.5 2.6 2.5 5.9 6.0 4.0 14.5 16.7 13.1 8.6 4.0 4.3 3.2 L _ .. _____________1 15. J n .o 12.8 8.9 3.8 4 1 2.4 ii 1 !I , 1 | | 5.6 14. 7 17.1 13.1 7.3 3.7 4.0 2.4 5.8 6.3 14.6 17.0 13.1 7.4 4.1 4.5 2.7 15.7 16.9 14.9 9.2 4.2 4.7 2.9 HOUSEHOLD DATA A-7: HOUSEHOLD DATA Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to years of age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status Nov. 1973 Dec. 1972 Dec. 1973 Total, 20 to 34 years 5,865 5,511 5,318 193 3.5 5,473 5,124 4,864 260 5.1 20 to 24 years Civilian noninstitutiona! population2 ......................... Civilian labor force ............................................ Employed....................................................... Unemployed................................................... Unemployment rate ......................................... Aug. 1973 i i i i 1 1 V ETER A N S 1 Civilian noninstitutional population2 .......................... Civilian labor force ............................................ Employed..................................................... Unemployed................................................. Unemployment rate ....................................... Dec. 1972 ! 5.900 ! 5,578 . ! ! 5,357 221 1 4.0 I i S ept. 1973 O c t. 1973 5,795 5,418 5,139 279 5,1 5,833 5,515 5,277 238 4.3 N ov. 1973 u ec. 1973 i 5,473 5,119 4,836 28 3 ! ; | j ! 5,755 5,394 5,109 285 5.3 i 1 i , i : 1,626 1,458 1,311 | i i ! i | j i 5,865 5,506 5,306 200 3.6 5‘ 5 ! 1,837 1,682 1,535 147 8.7 1,546 1,375 1,279 96 7.0 1.317 1,368 1,267 101 7.4 1,837 1,673 1,524 149 8.9 2,811 2,648 2,564 84 3.2 3,173 3,018 2,949 69 2.3 3,208 3,060 2,973 87 2.8 2,811 2,665 2,563 102 3.8 825 794 765 29 ji 1,146 1,118 1,090 28 3,7 ! 2- 5 1,175 1,150 1,117 33 2.9 i 7-6 1,577 1,444 1,329 115 8.0 3,069 2,918 2,799 119 4.1 3.104 2,911 2,786 125 4.3 3,139 2,976 2,882 94 3.2 1.060 1,018 999 19 1.9 1,089 1,077 1,032 45 4.2 1,117 1,095 1,066 29 2.6 1 ! 147 10.1 I ; | ! | ; i 5,900 5,568 5,324 244 4.4 i | 1,602 1,430 1,321 109 j 1,546 1,376 1,279 97 ■ 7.0 1,517 1,361 1,258 103 7.6 25 to 29 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ........................... Civilian labor force ........................................ .................... Employed....................................................... Unemployed................................................... Unemployment rdte ......................................... 30 to 34 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ........................... Civilian labor force ............... , ............................ Employed ..................................................... Unemployed................................................... Unemployment rate ......................................... | ! 1 i NONVETERANS i i jl ! j j ! ; ' j J i 1 i j 825 781 749 32 4.1 3,208 3,078 2,973 105 3.4 1,146 1,103 1,075 28 2.5 1,175 1,129 1,093 36 14,701 13,372 12,742 630 4.7 14,814 13,483 12,839 644 4.8 V I j I Ji Total, 20 to 34 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ................... Civilian labor force .............................................. Employed..................................................... Unemployed................................................... Unemployment rate ..................................... ,. 3,173 3,027 ' 2,952 ! 75 2.5 13,804 12,223 11,593 630 5.2 14,701 13,234 12,674 560 4.2 14,814 13,337 12,723 614 4.6 13,804 12,354 11,693 661 5.4 6,289 5,075 4,698 377 7.4 6,861 5,745 5,394 351 6.1 6,929 5,804 5,439 365 6 .3 6,289 5,231 4,808 423 8.1 4,038 3,804 3,645 159 4.2 4,168 3,945 3,803 142 3.6 4,193 3,976 3,803 173 4.4 4,038 3,778 3,631 147 3.9 3,477 3,344 3,250 94 2.8 3,672 3,544 3,477 67 1.9 3,692 3,557 3,481 76 2.1 14,559 13,041 12,434 607 4.7 14,626 13.246 12,698 548 4.1 6,718 5,521 5,137 384 7 .0 | 1 1 i 6,770 5,599 5,233 366 6,812 5,770 5,443 327 4,135 3,923 3,742 181 4.6 4,144 3,938 3,774 164 j 4.2 | 14,486 12,948 12,299 649 5.0 i | 20 to 24 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ........................... Civilian labor force .............................................. Employed...................................................... Unemployed...................................., ............. Unemployment rate ......................................... 25 to 29 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 .......................... Civilian labor force .............................................. Employed...................................................... Unemployed................................................. UnemDloyment r a te ......................................... 30 to 34 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ........................... Civilian labor force ............................................ Employed...................................................... Unemployed................................................... Unemployment rate ......................................... : 4,155 3,949 3,799 150 3.8 6,929 5,977 5,567 410 6.9 4,168 3,946 3,777 169 | 4.3 j 4,193 3,948 3,788 160 ^.1 j j 3,692 3,672 ! 3,659 3,645 3,477 3,633 3,534 ! 3,504 3,558 3,504 3,527 3,345 3,484 3,467 ! 3,254 3,456 3,420 3,427 74 84 67 77 71 91 2.1 2.0 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.7 | i -----------------1---------------------- - r ----At p r e s e n t, of the Vietnam Era v e te ra n s o f a l l a ges, 91 per- 1 Vietnam Era v e te ra n s a re those who served a f t e r August 4, 1964. cent a re 20 to 34 y ea rs o f age . 2 S in ce seasonal v a r ia t io n s a re not presen t in the po p u lation fi g u r e s , a dju sted columns. ! | , 5r7 6,861 5,892 5,498 394 6.7 | 1 j id e n t ic a l numbers appear in the unadjusted and se a s o n a lly Table A-8. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, by sex, age, and color, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages (Numbers in thousands) 1971 1972 1973 Characteristic 4th 1st 140,830 84,974 60.3 79,922 56.8 5,052 5.9 142,344 85,809 60.3 80,797 56.8 5,012 5.8 58,805 48,163 81.9 46,063 78.3 2,100 4 .4 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 143,006 86,391 60.4 81,474 57.0 4,917 5.7 143,674 86,867 60.5 82,033 57.1 4,834 5.6 144,281 87,175 60.4 82,567 57.2 4,608 5.3 144,942 87,586 60.4 83,190 57.4 4,396 5.0 145,606 88,562 60.8 84,205 57.8 4,357 4 .9 146,266 88,955 60.8 84,725 57.9 4,230 4 .8 146,931 89,912 61.2 85,656 58.3 4,256 4.7 59,330 48,400 81.6 46,393 78.2 2,007 4.1 59,662 48,714 81.6 46,707 78.3 2,007 4.1 59,953 48,994 81.7 47,102 78.6 1,892 3 .9 60,212 49,120 81.6 47,337 78.6 1,783 3.6 60,518 49,162 81.2 47,507 78.5 1,655 3 .4 60,797 49,390 81.2 47,734 78.5 1,655 3 .4 61,078 49,614 81.2 48,084 78.7 1,530 3.1 61,380 50,005 81.5 48,493 79.0 1,511 3.0 66,894 29,170 43.6 27,514 41.1 1,656 5.7 67,676 29,432 43.5 27,847 41.1 1,585 5.4 67,932 29,665 43.7 28,019 41.2 1,646 5.5 68,232 29,907 43.8 28,249 41.4 1,658 5.5 68,529 29,859 43.6 28,310 41.3 1,549 5.2 68,816 30,117 43.8 28,602 41.6 1,514 5.0 69,095 30,659 44.4 29,209 42.3 1,450 4.7 69,392 31,011 44.7 29,508 42.5 1,503 4 .8 69,694 31,094 44.6 29,619 42.5 1,475 4.7 15,130 7,641 50.5 6,345 41.9 1,296 17.0 15,337 7,977 52.0 6,557 42.8 1,420 17.8 15,413 8,012 52.0 6,748 43.8 1,264 15.8 15,489 7,966 51.4 6,682 43.1 1,284 16.1 15,539 8,196 52.7 6,920 44.5 1,276 15.6 15,609 8,308 53.2 7,081 45.4 1,226 14.8 15,715 8,514 54.2 7,262 46.2 1,252 14.7 15,796 8,330 52.7 7,134 . 45.2 1,197 14.4 15,856 8,814 55.6 7,544 47.6 1,270 14.4 125,341 75,603 60.3 71,497 57.0 4,106 5.4 126,534 76,303 60.3 72,301 57.1 4,002 5.2 127,091 76,783 60.4 72,788 57.3 3,995 5.2 127,650 77,274 60.5 73,395 57.5 3,879 5.0 128,160 77,514 60.5 73,855 57.6 3,659 4.7 128,621 77,830 60.5 74,309 57.8 3,520 4.5 128,986 78,582 60.9 75,122 58.2 3,461 4 .4 15,489 9,385 60.6 8,435 54.5 950 10.1 15,810 9,488 60.0 8,480 53.6 1,008 10.6 15,915 9,546 60.0 8,630 54.2 916 9.6 16,025 9,597 59.9 8,648 54.0 949 9 .9 16,122 9,686 60.1 8,726 54.1 960 9.9 16,321 9,822 60.2 8,941 54.8 881 9.0 Total Civilian noninstitutional population1...................................... Civilian labor f o r c e ............................................................. As percent o f population.......................................... Employment................................................................... A$ percent o f p o p u la tio n .................................... U n em ploym en t............................................................. Unemployment rate3............................................ , Males, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population1...................................... Civilian labor f o r c e ............................................................. As percent o f population.......................................... Employment ................................................................. As percent o f population .................................... U n em p loym en t............................................................. Unemployment rate3............................................ Females, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population1 .................................... Civilian labor f o r c e ............................................................. As percent o f population ........................................ Employment ............................................................... As percent o f population .................................... U n em p loym en t............................................................. Unemployment rate3............................................ Both sexes, 16-19 years Civilian noninstitutional population1...................................... Civilian labor f o r c e ............................................................. As percent o f population ........................................ Employment ................................................................. , As percent o f population .................................... Unemployment ........................................ .................... Unemployment rate3 .......................................... White Civilian noninstitutional population1...................................... Civilian labor f o r c e ............................................................. As percent o f population.......................................... E m p loym en t................................................................. As percent o f population .................................... Unemployment............................................................... Unemployment rate3 .......................................... 129,538 78,857 60.9 75,558 58.3 3,299 4.2 130,064 79,732 61.3 76,354 58.7 3,379 4.2 16,728 10,122 60.5 9,197 55.0 925 9.1 16,866 10,230 60.7 9,338 55.4 892 8.7 Negro and other races Civilian noninstitutional population1 .................................... Civilian labor f o r c e ............................................................. As percent o f population ........................................ Employment ................................................................. As percent o f population .................................... U n em ploym en t............................................................. Unemployment rate3 .......................................... 16,620' 9,957 59.9 9,062 54.5 895 9.0 1 Because seasonality, by definition, does not exist in population figures, these figures are not seasonally adjusted. 2 Unemployment as a percent o f civilian labor force. NOTE: In making quarter-to-quarter comparisons in terms o f civilian labor force or employment levels, one should take into account the effect o f 1970 Census population adjustments introduced in January 1972 and in March 1973. The first o f these adjustments had the effect o f increasing the total and white civilian labor force and employment levels for the first quarter o f 1972 by about 300,000 (in comparison with prior quarters). The second adjustment had its primary impact upon population, labor force, and employment o f the white and Negro and other races groups. For example, the white labor force and employment levels were lowered by about 50.000 in the first quarter o f 1973 and 100.000 in the second quarter and the Negro and other races labor force and employment levels were increased by about 70.000 in the first quarter and 140.000 in the second quarter (compared with prior quarters). Table A-9. Persons 16 years and over not in labor force, by whether they want jobs, current activity, and reasons for not seeking work, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages (Numbers in thousands) 1971 1972 1973 Characteristic 1st 4th 2nd 3rd 4 th 1st 2nd 3rd 4 th Total Total not in labor force.............................................................. 56,067 56,434 56,605 56,787 57,314 57,519 57,045 57,281 57,245 Do nor want job n o w ............................................................ Current activity Going to school............................. Ill, disabled.................................... Keepinq house ............................. Retired .......................................... Other............................................... 51,684 6,419 4,178 32,195 6,382 2,369 52,017 6,311 4,200 32,433 6,592 2,621 52,234 5,944 4,189 32,333 6,726 2,738 52,460 6,630 4,346 32,390 6,744 2,503 52,667 6,336 4,529 32,380 6,700 2,828 53,202 6,357 4,206 32,752 7,176 3,074 52,169 5,535 4,480 31,804 7,346 2,850 52,577 6,482 4,861c 31,797 7,252c 2,578 52,874 6,097 4,751 32,289 6,990 3,020 Want a job now ....................................................................... Reason not looking: School attendance........................ Ill health, disability...................... Home responsibilities.................... Think cannot get jo b .................... Job-market factors.................. Personal factors........................ Other reasons ............................... 4,384 1,248 582 1,043 824 573 239 784 4,406 1,257 556 1,021 770 597 214 735 4,349 1,105 595 1,108 808 559 226 809 4,373 1,076 651 1,145 717 493 218 702 4,639 1,269 736 1,117 772 516 242 847 4,291 1,237 542 903 615 444 203 976 4,837 1,267 625 1,163 789 612 168 971 4,404 1,072 623 1,151 631 440 187 826 4,351 1,140 731 961 728 514 205 873 Total not in labor force.............................................................. 13,916 14,045 14,192 14,237 14,307 14,604 14,556 14,673 14,452 Do not want job n o w ............................................................ 12,556 12,706 12,892 12,938 12,932 13,240 12,986 13,367 13,089 Want a job now ........................................................................ Reason not looking: School attendance........................ Ill health, disability...................... Think cannot get |o b .................... Other reasons'............................... 1,365 639 26 7 234 2 34 1,369 640 244 254 202 1,244 581 281 266 234 1,318 584 269 195 236 1,374 625 297 242 2 31 1,395 705 234 220 224 1,484 654 350 275 269 1,332 599 282 195 253 1,370 600 274 236 282 Total not in labor force.............................................................. 42,146 42,384 42,399 42,590 42,999 42,899 42,488 42,652 42,758 Do not want job n o w ............................................................ 39,128 39,311 39,342 39 , 522 39,735 39,962 39,183 39,579c 39,785 Want a job now ....................................................................... Reason not looking: School attendance........................ Ill health, disability...................... Home responsibilities.................... Think cannot get jo b .................... Other reasons ............................... 3,019 592 326 1,015 552 584 3,037 613 311 1,009 529 551 3,105 532 318 1,087 581 5 72 3,055 519 373 1,111 519 515 3,265 626 463 1,092 500 645 2,896 532 314 887 400 774 3,353 626 300 1,143 545 693 Male Female 3,072 497 332 1,122 435 629 2,981 525 466 935 465 634 White Total not in labor force............................................................... 49,945 50,170 50,220 50,355 50,862 51,059 50,352 50,640 50,567 Do not want job n o w .............................................. 46,547 46,715 46,799 47,007 47,336 47,571 46,583 47,424 47,254 Want a job now ....................................................................... Reason not looking: School attendance........................ Ill health, disability...................... Home responsibilities.................... Think cannot get jo b .................... Other reasons ............................... 3,399 96 S 414 767 585 691 3,429 997 388 785 594 643 3,429 888 453 837 641 689 3,379 893 457 832 540 635 3,517 960 514 818 543 697 3,442 934 423 788 465 852 3,775 988 576 922 550 814 3,272 813 419 854 449 665 3,299 875 434 718 554 708 Total not in labor force............................................................... 6,108 6,284 6,361 6,453 6,438 6,498 6,671 6,639 6,648 Do not want job n o w ............................................................ 5,116 5,336 5,380 5,433 5,305 5,678 5,474 5,449c 5,583 Want a job now ....................................................................... Reason not looking: School attendance........................ Ill health, disability...................... Home responsibilities.................... Think cannot get jo b .................... Other reasons ............................... 1,002 253 150 254 219 117 961 253 155 256 251 116 990 225 194 282 186 136 1,002 279 185 311 163 110 1,147 281 191 280 188 183 849 300 118 150 202 144 1,076 314 136 259 262 146 1,158c 369c 197 297 166 198 1,074 244 272 228 152 169 Negro and other races ' Includes small number of men not looking for work because of home responsibilities. cscorrected NOTES: Detail may not add to totals due to independent seasonal adjustment. Table B-1: Employees on nonagriculfrural payrolls, by industry, (In thousands) I ndustry Dec. 1972 Nov. 1973 P Oct. 1973 Dec. 1973 p Seasonally adjusted Change from Dec. 1972 Oct. Nov. 1973 Change from 1973 Nov. ^ 1973 P Dec. „ 1973P Nov. 1973 T O T A L ..................................................... 74,778 76, 914 77,284 77,449 2, 671 165 76,363 76, 642 76, 677 35 GOODS-PRODUCING................... 23,399 24, 731 24, 654 24,437 1,038 -217 24,349 24,437 24,512 75 MINING...................................... 603 640 642 642 39 639 643 646 3 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION........ 3, 373 3.818 3, 659 286 -159 3,694 3,707 3,753 46 MANUFACTURING..................... Production w o rk e rs ............. 3,923 - 0 19,423 20, 168 20, 194 20, 136 713 -58 20,016 20,087 20, 113 26 14,282 14,879 11,904 8, 760 14, 826 544 602 453 -53 -13 -17 14,720 11,802 8, 674 14,767 14,799 11,870 8,717 32 16 187 638 523 1 3 -5 4 4 DURABLE GOODS....................... 11,289 8,290 14,866 11,856 8, 725 Ordnance and accessories............... 197.9 614. 5 512. 1 666. 1 1,271.6 1,418. 3 1,950. 1 1,919.7 1,833. 5 473.8 431.7 190. 6 641.2 534. 4 709. 4 1,332.3 1.476. 1 2, 075. 5 2, 050. 8 1,878.7 507. 5 459. 4 187.8 63 5. 1 535.2 706.2 1,339. 1 1.482.4 2, 110.8 2, 066. 1 1,873.9 513. 7 453. 6 188. 0 629.9 528. 1 700. 1 1,346. 2 1,473.9 2, 126.0 2,066. 5 1,878.4 510.2 443. 9 -9.9 15.4 16. 0 34.0 74. 6 55. 6 175.9 146.8 44.9 36. 4 12.2 .2 -5.2 -7. 1 -6. 1 7. 1 -8.5 15.2 .4 4. 5 -3,5 -9.7 191 634 528 701 1. 353 1,466 2. 086 2.039 1,858 507 439 186 635 528 703 1, 357 1.469 2, 124 2,048 1.855 512 437 1,361 1,462 2. 126 2,054 1.858 508 446 8, 134 5,992 8, 312 6, 141 8. 290 6, 119 8, 245 6. 083 111 91 -45 -36 8.214 6, 046 8,233 6, 059 8,243 6.082 1.727.0 75.7 1,020.3 1,343. 4 711.5 1.D97. 3 1,763.3 80. 9 1,032.8 1,347.6 730. 5 1,107.8 1,039. 6 190. 0 699. 1 298.2 1, 733.8 78.3 1,034. 4 1. 328.4 729.8 1, 117.6 1.039.4 188.2 696. 4 298.6 6. 8 2. 6 14. 1 -15.0 18. 3 20. 3 28. 3 .9 35.9 -1.5 -29. 5 -2.6 1.6 -19.2 -. 7 9.8 -.2 -1.8 -2.7 .4 1,735 72 1,027 1, 340 72 5 1.098 1.043 190 687 297 1,744 75 1,028 1, 333 726 1, 103 1,043 190 694 297 1.751 74 1,029 1,330 725 '660.5 300. 1 1.804. 8 81.5 1,027. 1 1,353.4 724.9 1.101.1 1,041.0 190.91 691.Sf 296r l 1,043 190 693 298 -1 7 0 0 -1 1 SERVICE-PRODUCING................. 51,379 52,183 52,630 53,012 1, 633 382 52, 014 52,205 52,165 -40 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES................................ 4, 558 4, 680 4. 656 4.633 75 -23 4, 671 4. 651 4. 633 -18 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE- 16, 669 16, 515 16,789 17,173 504 384 16,465 16.529 16,456 -73 206 298 10 374 4, 137 12,328 4. 169 12,360 4, 175 12,281 -79 Production w o rk e rs ............. Furniture and fix t u re s ..................... Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal industries . . . . . . Fabricated metal products............... Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment........................ Transportation equipment............... Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS................. Production w o rk e rs ............... Food and kindred pro d u cts............ Tobacco manufactures..................... Textile mill products........................ Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products............... Printing and p u b lish in g ................. Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products. . . . 1 '01x1. 1 187.3 11.891 8,743 11,854 8.708 707 1, 110 9 -7 2 6 3 -4 9 10 23 7 -1 1 -3 6 WHOLESALE TRADE ............................. RETAIL T R A D E ..................................... 3,998 12, 671 4. 162 12,353 4. 194 12,595 4, 204 12,969 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE......................... 3,971 4, 076 4, 077 4, 079 108 2 4, 088 4, 093 4.099 6 SERVICES.................................. 12,474 13,057 13.096 13,061 587 -35 13.044 13.122 13,127 5 GOVERNMENT ........................... 13,707 13.855 -..14, 012 14.066 359 54 13,746 13,810 13.850 2, 671 11.036 2. 613 11,242 r 2. 648 -23 382 11,418 ____ 11 __________ 20 34 2. 626 11, 120 2,638 2,623 11,227 40 -15 55 FEDERAL ............................................. STATE AND LO C A L............................. 1 ________________ 1 p |ir«liminjry. 2, 628 11.384 11,172 T a b U B-2: A verag e w eekly hours of production or nonsupervisory w orkers' on private nonagricultural p ayro lls, by industry Seasonally adjusted Change from Dec. 1972 Industry Oct. 1973 Nov. 1973p Dec. 1973 P Dec. 1972 Nov. 1973 Oct. 1973 Nov. 1973 P Dec. 1973 P Change from Nov. _ 1973_ TOTAL PRIVATE..................... 37.2 37.0 37. 0 37.2 0. 0 0.2 37.0 37. 1 37.0 -0. 1 MINING................................................ 42. 0 42.9 42. 9 43. 5 1. 5 . 6 42. 5 42.8 43.3 . CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION........... 35.2 37.7 37. 5 36. 5 1.3 -1.0 36.9 38. 5 37. 1 -1.4 MANUFACTURING.............................. 41.2 3.9 40.7 3.9 40.9 3.9 41.2 3.8 0 1 . -. 3 1 40. 6 3.7 40.7 3.8 40, 7 3.7 0 -. 41.4 4. 1 41. 5 4. 1 42.0 4.2 -. 1 . . ....................... 42. 1 4.2 . . 5 1 41.3 3.9 41.4 4.0 41.4 4.0 0 0 Ordnance and accessories............... Lumber and apod products............ Furniture and fix t u re s ..................... Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ............... Fabricated metal products............... Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment........................ Transportation equipment............... Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 42.9 39.8 40.8 41.5 42.4 42. 1 43.4 41. 1 43.8 41.0 39.4 42.3 40.7 39.9 42. 3 42.2 41. 6 42. 5 40.2 41.7 40.9 38.8 42.2 40.4 39.9 42. 3 42.9 41.8 42. 5 40. 6 41.3 41.3 39.4 43. 1 41.8 40.3 42. 5 43,4 41.9 43. 4 40. 6 42. 0 41.4 39.2 .9 1.4 .4 .2 .5 . 1 . 9 0 . 7 . 1 -. 2 42.4 40,3 39.4 41.9 42.7 41. 5 42.6 40. 0 41. 5 40.8 38. 6 42. 1 40. 5 39.5 42.2 43. 3 41.7 42.4 40. 3 41.0 40.9 39. 0 42.7 41.8 39.5 42.6 43. 4 41.4 42.6 40.0 40. 7 40.9 38.9 .6 1.3 0 .4 . 1 -.3 .2 -.3 -.3 N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................... 39.9 3. 5 39.7 3. 5 40. 0 3. 5 40. 0 3. 3 . -. 0 -.2 39.7 3. 3 39.8 3.4 39.7 3.2 -. Overtime boa rs................................. Food and kindred p ro d u cts............ Tobacco m anufactures..................... Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products............... Printing and p u b lish in g .................. Chem icals and allied produers . . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products . . . . 40.7 38.8 41. 7 3,5.7 43,3 38.2 42.2 41.9 41.6 37.2 40. 6 40. 6 40. 6 35.8 42.8 37.9 41.9 42. 6 40. 9 37. 6 41.0 41. 1 40. 9 36. 1 42.9 38. 1 42. 1 43.2 41.3 38. 0 41.3 39. 4 41. 1 36. 1 43.2 38. 3 42.2 42. 3 40. 7 38.2 . 6 . 6 -.6 . 4 -. 1 . 1 0 . 4 -.9 1.0 . 3 -1.7 .2 0 . 3 . 2 . 1 -.9 -. 6 .2 40. 6 39.2 40. 5 35.8 42. 6 37.9 41.9 42.2 40.8 38. 0 40.9 40.9 40. 5 35.8 42.7 38.0 42.0 43. 1 41.2 37.9 41.0 38. 5 40. 7 36. 1 42.8 37.8 41.9 42. 6 40.4 37.5 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ........................................ 40. 7 40.9 40.8 40. 9 . 2 . 1 40.8 40. 7 40. 7 0 WHOLESALE AND RETA IL TRAD E. 35.3 34. 3 34.3 34.8 -. 5 . 5 34. 5 34. 6 34.6 0 40. 1 33.9 39. 3 32.8 39.4 32. 7 39.8 33.3 -. 3 -.6 . RETAIL T R A D E .................. 4 .6 39.3 33.0 39.4 33.0 39.4 33. 0 0 0 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REA L E S T A T E ................................ 37. 1 37.0 37. 0 37. 1 0 . 1 36.9 37. 0 37. 1 S E R V IC E S ........................................... 34. 0 33.9 33.9 34. 0 0 .1 34. 0 34. 0 34.0 Overtime boars................................. D U R A B L E G O O D S ................ Overtime boars W H O L E S A L E T R A D E .............. . 0 .2 2.0 -. 5 1.0 1.0 -.2 0 -. 5 -1.8 . 4 -.2 1 2 1 0 -. 1 1 -.2 . 1 -2.4 • .2 .3 . 1 -.2 -. 1 -.5 -.8 -.4 U ata relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in trans|<ortation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, iisurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths ol the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls, p = preliminary. 5 . 1 0 Table B-3: Average hourly and w eekly earnings of production or nonsu pervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Average hourly earnings Industry Dec. 1972 Oct. 1973 Nov. 1973 F Seasonally adjusted.................... $3.74 3. 75 $3.99 3.98 $4.00 3.99 MINING.............................................. 4. 55 4.76 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION----- 6. 32 MANUFACTURING........................... Dec. 1973 p Average weekly earnings Change from Dec. 1972 Oct. 1973 Nov. 1973 P Dec. 1973 P Change from Dec. 1972 Nov. 1973 $4.01 4. 02 $0.27 .27 $0. 01 .03 4. 84 4.91 . 36 .07 191.10 204. 20 207. 64 213.59 22.49 5.95 6. 66 6. 68 6.71 . 39 . 03 222.46 251.08 250. 50 244. 92 22.46 -5.58 3.95 4. 14 4. 16 4.22 .27 . 06 162.74 168.50 170. 14 173.86 11.12 3.72 4.21 4. 39 4. 42 4. 49 .28 .07 177.24 181.75 183.43 188.58 11.34 5. 15 Ordnance and accessories............ Lumber and wood products............ Furniture and f ix t u re s .................. Stone, clay, and glass products . Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ............ Fabricated metal products............ Machinery, except electrical . . . E lectrical equipment..................... Transportation equipment............ Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . 4. 18 3.38 3. 15 4. 02 4.81 4. 13 4. 44 3.79 5.01 3.83 3. 19 4.38 3. 67 3.34 4.27 5. 14 4. 32 4. 63 3.91 5. 14 3.93 3. 31 4.46 3. 63 3.34 4.29 5.22 4. 34 4. 65 3.93 5. 16 3.96 3.33 4. 49 3. 69 3.36 4.29 5.31 4. 36 4. 73 3.98 5. 33 4.00 3. 35 . 31 . 31 .21 .27 . 50 .23 .29 . 19 . 32 . 17 . 16 .03 .06 .02 0 .09 . 02 .08 .05 . 17 .04 .02 179.32 134.52 128.52 166.83 203. 94 173.87 192.70 155. 77 219.44 157.03 125. 69 185.27 149.37 133.27 180. 62 216.91 179.71 196. 78 157.18 214.34 160.74 128.43 188.21 146.65 133.27 181.47 223.94 181.41 197.63 159.56 213.11 163.55 131.20 193.52 154.24 135.41 182.33 230. 45 182.68 205.28 161.59 223.86 165. 60 131.32 14.20 19. 72 6. 89 15. 50 26.51 8.81 12.58 5.82 4.42 8. 57 5. 63 5.31 7.59 2. 14 .86 6.51 1.27 7.65 2.03 10.75 2.05 . 12 NONDURABLE GOODS ................ 3. 58 3.76 3.78 3.80 .22 . 02 142.84 149.27 151.20 152.00 9. 16 .80 3.72 3.49 2.83 2. 69 4.06 4. 59 4. 33 5. 03 3. 72 2.74 3.89 3.73 3.03 2.85 4.27 4. 75 4. 54 5.26 3.86 2. 85 3.91 3.83 3. 05 2.86 4.29 4.77 4. 56 5.29 3.90 2.87 3.95 3.91 3. 06 2.87 4. 31 4. 79 4. 59 5.28 3.89 2.87 .23 . 42 .23 . 18 .25 .20 .26 .25 . 17 . 13 . 04 .08 .01 . 01 .02 . 02 .03 -. 01 -.01 0 151.40 135.41 118.01 96. 03 175.80 175. 34 182.73 210. 76 154.75 101.93 157.93 151.44 123.02 102.03 182.76 180.03 190.23 224.08 157.87 107.16 160.31 157.41 124.75 103.25 184. 04 181.74 191.98 228. 53 161.07 109.06 163.14 154.05 125.77 103.61 186. 19 183.46 193.70 223. 34 158.32 109.63 11.74 18. 64 7.76 7.58 10. 39 8. 12 10.97 12.58 3.57 7.70 2.83 -3.36 1.02 .35 2. 15 1.72 1.72 -5. 19 -2.75 . 57 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ...................................... 4.86 5. 18 5. 19 5.21 .35 .02 197.80 211.86 211.75 213.09 15.29 1.34 WHOLESALE AND RETA IL TRADE 3. 07 3.27 3.28 3.28 .21 0 108.37 112. 16 112.50 114.14 5.77 1. 64 WHOLESALE TRADE ........................... RETAIL T R A D E ................................... 3.99 2. 75 4. 18 2.93 4.20 2. 94 4.25 2.93 .26 . 18 .05 -. 01 160. 00 93.23 164.27 96. 10 165. 48 96. 14 169. 15 97.57 9. 15 4. 34 3.67 1.43 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REA L E S T A T E .............................. 3. 52 3. 64 3. 66 3.70 . 18 . 04 130. 59 134. 68 135. 42 137.27 6. 68 1.85 S E R V IC E S ........................................ 3.27 3. 44 3.45 3.48 .21 .03 111.18 116. 62 116.96 118.32 7. 14 1.36 TOTAL PRIVATE................... DURABLE GOOOS • • • ......... Food and kindred products . . . . Tobacco m anufactures.................. Textile mill products..................... Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products............ Printing and p u b lish in g ............... Chem icals and allied products. . Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products . . . *Sec footnote I, table B-2. p - preliminary Dec. 1972 $139.13 $147.63 $148.00 $149.17 $10. 04 138.75 147.26 148. 03 148.74 9.99 Nov. 1973 $1. 17 .71 Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory w o rkers in private nonfarm industries, seasonally adjusted (1967 = 100) Percent change from Ju ly 1973 Aug. 1973 Sept. 1973 O ct. 1973 Nov. p 1973 Dec. p 1973 Dec. 1972Dec. 1973 141.9 146.9 147.6 149.0 .149.6 150.2 151.4 6.7 Constant (1967) d o lla rs........................... 111.5 110.9 109.3 110.0 109.5 109.1 NA 1/ _2/ Mining............................................................... 140.9 147.9 147.5 149.5 148.4 149.6 151.8 7.8 1.5 Contract construction.................................... 151.8 156.3 157.2 159.1 159.2 160.4 161.4 6.3 .6 Manufacturing.................................................. 138.8 143.7 144.5 145.4 146.5 147.0 148.2 6.8 .9 T^importation and public utilities................ 150.1 155.6 157.7 158.5 159.8 160.3 161.2 7 .4 .6 Wholesale and retail tra d e ............................. 1?8.4 143.6 144.4 145.7 146.2 146.8 147.8 6.8 .7 Finance, insurance, and real estate................ 136.5 140.9 140.9 143.4 142.7 143.2 144.9 6.1 1.2 Services....................... 142.0 147.3 146.9 1 _____ 148.8 149.1 149.8 151.0 6.3 .8 Dec. 1972 Industry Nov. 1973Dec. 1973 Total private nonfarnr ........................... .8 1/ P e rcen t change was - 1.6 from November 1972 to November 1973, the la t e s t month a v a i l a b l e . 2/ P e rcen t change was - 0 .4 from October 1973 to November 1973, the la t e s t month a v a i l a b l e . NA in d ic a te s data a re not a v a ila b le . p = P relim in a ry . NOTE: A l l s e r ie s a re in cu rren t d o lla r s ex cep t where in d ic a te d . The index exclu des e f f e c t s o f two types o f changes that are u n rela ted to u n d erly in g w a g e-ra te developm ents: F lu c tu a tio n s in overtim e premiums in m anufacturing (th e o n ly s e c t o r fo r which ov ertim e data are a v a ila b le ) and the e f f e c t s o f changes in the p rop ortio n o f workers in high-w age and low-wage in d u s tr ie s . The season a l adjustment e lim in a te s the e f f e c t o f changes th at norm ally occur at the same tim e and in about the same magnitude each y ea r. LABOR FORCE• EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1. LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT c iv il ia n la bo r 2. TOTHL EMPLOYMENT ______ ............ ............ fo rce TOTAL EMPLOYMENT NONASRJCULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AOULT MEN AOULT WOMEN TEENA6ERS THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 60000 95000 90000 50000 85000 40000 80000 30000 75000 20000 70000 10000 6S000 0 60000 3 . UNEMPLOYMENT 4 . UNEMPLOYMENT ______ ______ ............ ______ ............ ............ ALL C IV IL IA N WORKERS F U L L -T IM E WORKERS MARRIED MEN THOUSANDS 1964 196S 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 AOULT MEN AOULT WOMEN TEENA6ERS THOUSANOS 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 19"3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 6♦ UNEMPLOYMENT RATES T EE N A G ER S ADULT WOKEN AOULT KEN A L L C I V I L I A N WORKERS S T A T E IN S U R EO w K A R R IC O KEN P ER C EN T PERCEN T 20. 0 1 S .0 10,0 $.0 o. q 1964 196S 1966 1961 1966 1969 1910 1911 1916 1916 7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES _______ _ ........... 1964 196S 1966 1961 .1966 1969 1910 1911 1912 1913 8. ________ NEGRO ANO OTHER R A C E S W H ITE PERCEN T UNEMPLOYMENT RATES P A R T - T IK E F U L L -T IK E W ORKERS WORKERS PERCEN T 1964 1965 1966 19€*> 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 * State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th of the month and represents the insured unemployed under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance forsystems. FRASER Digitized UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES _____ ........ ____ 10. BLUE COLLAR WORKERS SERVICE WORKERS WHITE COLLAR WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ________ ........... P ER C EN T P ER C EN T 8.0 15.0 C O N STR U CTIO N H A N U FA CTU R IN 6 15.0 ■ 7.0 12.5 6.0 10.0 5.0 7.5 4.0 a :1HJ 1 1r \ V 12.5 \ j nM/l T 'I 1 1 $ t \ \ \ i i \ V As > \ 5.0 t v ■ vy i/ > * 7.5 i i t t J . Vv> 10.0 t , 5.0 K 3.0 1 2.5 2.S 2.0 - 1 .0 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1979 1976 11. AVERAGE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT 0.0 0.0 1964 196S 1966 1987 1966 1969 1970 1971 1979 1976 12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON ________ ........... _______ ________ JO B L O S E R S R EEN TR A N TS HEW EN TRAN TS JO B L E A V E R S W EEKS 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 1964 196S 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1979 1976 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1979 1976 0 NQNAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT ■AND HOURS ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 13. _______ ............ ............ _______ 14. EMPLOYMENT _____ TOTAL NONA6RICULTURAL SERVJ CE-PROOUCIN6 6000S-PR 0D U C IN 6 MANUFACTURING _______ MAN-HOURS TOTAL P R IV A T E NONAGRI CULTURAL P R IV A T E SERVICE-PRO O UCIN G GOOOS-PRGOUCING MANUFACTURING THOUSANDS 2250 2000 1*750 1500 1250 1000 750 500 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1964 196S 1966 196? 1968 1969 19?0 1971 1972 19?3 15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS ______ ............ MANUFACTURING TOTAL P R I VATE 16. 250 AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS IN MANUFACTURING HOURS HOURS 1964 196S 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1872 1973 NOTE: Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. Data for .the 2 most recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.
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