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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF UIOI STATISTICS

Washington, D. C. 20212
Contact J. Bregger (202) 523-1944
523-1371
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USDL 76-17
FOR RELEASE: 10:00 A.M. (EST)
Friday, January 9, 1976

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

DECEMBER 1975

The unemployment rate was unchanged in December and employment rose, it was
reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor.
The unemployment rate was 8.3 percent, little changed over the last half year, after
declining from a recession peak of 8.9 percent in the second quarter of 1975.
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—increased
in December after showing little change over the August-to-November period.

Since

reaching a low of 83.8 million in March, the number of persons with jobs has risen
by nearly 1.7 million.
Nonagricultural payroll employment—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—posted an increase of 240,000 in December to 77.8 million.

Payroll employment

has grown by 1.5 million from its June recession low.
Unemployment
The number of persons unemployed was essentially unchanged in December at
7.8 million (seasonally adjusted).

The unemployment rate of 8.3 percent was also

unchanged from the previous month, marking the sixth consecutive month in which the
overall jobless rate has exhibited little movement.

For the second straight month,

there was a large drop in the number of unemployed who had lost their last job, while
the number of unemployed new entrants and reentrants to the labor force increased
substantially over the month.

(See tables A-l and A-5.)

The overall steadiness in joblessness masked counterbalancing movements in the
distribution of unemployment among component age-sex groups.
adult men declined by 0.4 percentage point to 6.5 percent.

The unemployment rate for
This was offset by an 0.6

percentage point increase among all women, which stemmed largely from a worsening in the




job market situation for female teenagers.

(See tables A-2 and A-6.)

These divergent

movements in unemployment rates were broadly consistent with the developments among job
losers and new and reentrants to the labor force mentioned

above.

There was virtually no change in the racial composition of the unemployed.

The

jobless rates for white and black (Negro and other races) workers were about the same as
November f s figures, at 7.5 and 13.7 percent, respectively.

Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)
Quarterly averages
Selected categories

1974
IV

Civilian labor force
Total employment
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
Unemployment

91.8
85.7
48.3
30.1
7.4
6.1

Monthly data

1975
I
91.8
84.1
47.3
29.8
7.0
7.0

ii
92.5
84.3
47.2
30.1
7.0
8.2

IV
i n
(Millions of persons)
93.1
85.3
47.6
30.6
7.1
7.8

93.2
85.4
47.7
30.7
7.1
7.8

Oct.
1975

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1975

93.4
85.4
47.7
30.7
7.1
8.0

93.0
. 85.3
47.6
30.5
7.1
7.7

93.3
85.5
47.7
30.7
7.1
7.8

(Percent of labor force)
Unemployment rates:
All workers
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Negro and other races
Household heads
Married men
Full-time workers
Average duration of
unemployment

6.6
4.8
6.5
17.5
5.9
11.7
4.1
3.3
6.2

8.3
6.3
8.2
20.5
7.6
13.7
5.5
4.8
7.9

8.9
7.1
8.5
20.5
8.2
• 14.3
6.1
5.7
8.5

8.4
6.9
7.7
19.8
7.7
13.8
5.7
5.2
8.1

8.4
6.8
7.9
19.5
7.7
13.9
5.7
4.9
8.2

8.6
7.1
7.8
19.9
7.9
14.2
5.9
5.2
8.6

8.3
6.9
7.8
18.6
7.6
13.8
5.6
4.9
8.1

8.3
6.5
8.0
19.9
7.5
13.7
5.7
4.7
8.0

9.9

11.3

13.9

15.8

16.2

15.4

16.8

16.4

78.3
24.1
54.2

76.9
22.8
54.1

76.4
22.3
54.1

77.6
22.7
54.9

77.6p
22. 6p
54.9p

77. 8p
22. 7p
55. lp

36.2
39.8
2.8

36. 3p
39. 9p
2. 8p

36. 5p
40. 3p
3. Op

176.7
107.5

178.Op
107. 5p

178.Op
N.A.

i
(Weeks)

(Millions of persons)
Nonfarm payroll employment
Goods-producing industries
Service-producing industries

77.0
22.4
54.6

77. 6p
22.lp
55. Op

(Hours of work)
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Manufacturing overtime

36.3
39.6
2.9

36.1
39.0
2.4

35.9
39.1
2.4

36.1
39.6
2.7

36. 3p
40. Op
2. 9p

(1967=100)
Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarrr.:
In current dollars
In constant dollars
p= p r e l i m i n a r y .
N . A -- not available.




164.3
106.5

167.7
106.7

170.7
107.1

174.3
107.1

177.6p
N.A.

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Rates for most of the other major labor force categories, including household heads,
full-time workers, and married men, likewise showed little change.

Improvement was noted,

however, among blue-collar workers, as their jobless rate dropped from 11.0 to 10.3 percent.

(See table A-2.)
The average (mean) duration of unemployment edged down in December to 16.4 weeks,

after registering a large increase in the previous month.

Nevertheless, the number of

persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer rose slightly—a continuation of the steady
increases which have spanned 2 full years.

(See table A-4.)

In addition to the stability in unemployment, there was also no change in the number
of persons working part time for economic reasons—those who wish to work full time but
are on reduced workweeks involuntarily.

Since last June, there have been approximately

3.3 million nonfarm workers in this category.

(See table A-3.)

Total Employment and Labor Force
Total employment rose by 230,000 in December to 85.5 million (seasonally adjusted),
after having been about unchanged since August.

All of the increase occurred in nonagri-

cultural industries, with gains among blue-collar workers (in particular, craft and
kindred) dominating movements among major occupational subgroups.

Since the March

recession low, total employment has increased by almost 1.7 million persons.
The civilian labor force resumed its relatively strong growth pattern of recent
months, after posting a decline in November.

Rising by 300,000 persons in December,

the civilian labor force now stands at 93.3 million persons (seasonally adjusted).

The

increase was mainly among adult women.
Industry Payroll Employment
Total nonagricultural payroll employment increased by 240,000 in December to 77.8
million (seasonally adjusted), after having been virtually unchanged in the preceding
month.

Although employment has grown by nearly 1.5 million since its June recession

low, the payroll job count was still about 1 million below the record level reached in
September 1974.

December gains were registered in nearly two-thirds of the 172 industries

comprising the diffusion index of nonagricultural payroll employment.
and B-6 ,)




(See tables B-l

Employment in manufacturing moved upward by 80,000 in December.

About two-thirds

of the increase occurred in the durable goods sector, partly as the result of 20,000
workers returning from strikes.

In all, 15 of the 21 manufacturing industries posted

advances, mostly of the modest variety, however.

Contract construction employment was

about unchanged at its recession low, some 700,000 jobs below the peak attained in
early 1974.
Employment in services continued to climb, rising by 60,000 in December.

Over-the-

month gains were also posted in wholesale and retail trade (75,000) and State and local
government (40,000).

The only decline in the service-producing sector occurred in

transportation and public utilities, the result of a strike among airline employees.
Hours
The average workweek for all production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
payrolls continued its slow, uneven ascent, advancing by 0.2 hour in December to 36.5
hours (seasonally adjusted).
month to 40.3 hours.

The manufacturing workweek jumped by 0.4 hour over the

The factory workweek

has increased 1.5 hours from its recession

low but remained 0.7 hour below the pre-recession high recorded in February 1973.
Factory overtime climbed by 0.2 hour to 3.0 hours in December, after holding steady at
2.8 hours since August.

(See table B-2.)

As a result of tb^- expansion in both employment and the workweek, the index of
aggregate hours of private nonfarm production or nonsupervisory employees moved up
0.6 percent to 109.6 (1967*:100).

This marked the sixth consecutive monthly increase.

In manufacturing, the increase was much sharper, as the-'index of aggregate hours rose
1.7 percent to 92.3, following an unchanged situation in November.
in December was 6.8 percent above the March low of 86.4.

The factory index

(See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Both before and after adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls were unchanged
from the November level of $4.67 but were up 6.6 percent over the last 12 months.

Average

weekly earnings increased 0.6 percent in December and have risen 7.2 percent since last
December (seasonally adjusted).




Before adjustment for seasonality, average weekly earnings

were $170.92, an increase of $1.87 from the November level and $11.49 compared with
December a year ago'.

(See table B-3.)

The Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index—earnings adjusted for overtime in manufacturing, seasonality, and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage
industries—was 178.0 (1967*100) in December, unchanged from November.
7.6 percent above December a year ago.

The index was

During the 12-month period ended in November,

the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars of constant purchasing power rose 1.0 percent.
(See table B-4.)




This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force,
total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample survey of households
conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Statistics "bn payroll employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from
payroll records of employers and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unless
otherwise indicated, data for both series relate to the week of the specified month containing the 12th day. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication
Employment and Earnings.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population
(Numbers in thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
I

Employment status

Sept.
1975

Aug.
1975

Dec.
1974

Dec.
1975

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1974

Oct.
1975

Dec.
1975

I

TOTAL
Total noninstitutional population
Total labor force
Participation rate
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

Nov.
1975

152,020
93,538
61.5
' 149,809
91,327
61.0
85,220
2,959
82,261
6,106
6.7
58,482

153,824
95,331

154,476
94,943
61.5
152,320
92,787
60.9
85,556
3,156
82,400
7,231
7.8
59,533

154,700
94,888
61.3
152,543
92,731
60.8
85,536
2,856
82,680
7,195
7.8
59,812

152,020
94,015

65,542
52,519
80.1
63,830
50,807
79.6
47,678
2,362
45,315
3,129

65,643
52,452
79.9
63,929
50,739
79.4
47,499
2,177
45,322
3,240
6.4
13,190

64,462
52,414
81.3
62,690
50,642

2,681

65,234
52,794
80.9
63,498
51,058
80.4
47,682
2,463
45,219
3,376

5.3
12,048

12,440

,

61.8

62.0

T 151,639
93,146
!
61.4
j
85,352
!
3,468
I
81,884
!
7,794
6,601 1
8.4
7.2
58,493
58,005

149,809
91,803
61.3
85,202
3,339
81,863

154,052
95,361
61^9
151,882
93,191
61.4
85,418
3,546
81,872
7,773
8.3
58,691

154,256
95,607

65,353
52,936

65,444
53,018

62.0

_

152,092
93,443
61.4
85,441
3,422
82,019

154,700
95,436
&LJL
152,543
93,279

61.1
85,511
3,241
82,270
7,768
8.3
59,264

8,002
8.6
58,649

Males, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population
Total labor force
Participation rate
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries . . . a . . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

I
,
i
!
'
>

64,462
52,177
80.9
62,690
50,405
80.4
A7,787
2,311
45,476
2,618
5.2
12,286

6.2
13,023

80.8
47,961
2,451
45,510

81.0

81.0

63,629
51,213
80.5
47,638
2,483
45,155
3,575
7.0
12,416

63,725
51,299
80.5
47,666
2,422
45,244
3,633
7.1
12,426

7 1 ,, 8 3 9
3 3 ,, 2 3 9
46.3
3 0 ,, 6 9 0
548
3 0 ,, 1 4 2
2 ,, 5 4 9
7.7
3 8 ,, 6 0 0

71, , 9 2 6
3 3 ,, 1 0 8
46.0
3 0 ,, 6 1 8

7 2 ,, 0 2 9
3 3 ,, 2 8 8
46.2
3 0 ,, 6 8 5

538
3 0 ,, 0 8 0
2 ,, 4 9 0
7.5
3 8 ,, 8 1 8

542
3 0 ,, 1 4 3
2 ,, 6 0 3
7.8
3 8 ,, 7 4 1

16,338 .
8,856
54.2
7 , 0 9 0 1|
458
6,632
1,766 ;
19.9 i
7,482 ;

6.6

65,643
52,706
80.3
63,929
50,992
79.8
47,676
2,309
45,367
3,316
6.5
12,937

65,542
52,870
80.7
63,830
51,158

80.1
47,646
2,376
45,270
3,512
6.9
12,672

Females, 20 years and over
70., 9 6 1
32 ,555
45.9
,526
366
,160
,029
6.2
,406

72,, 1 3 9
33;, 6 6 4
46.7
3 1 ,, 1 4 5
454
30, , 6 9 1
2 ,, 5 1 9
7.5
3 8 ,, 4 7 5

72, , 2 5 1
3 3 ,, 6 2 7
46.5
311> 2 7 1

7 0 j, 9 6 1
3 2 j, 3 0 5
45.5
2 9 ,, 9 9 2

385
3 0 ,, 8 8 7
2 ,, 3 5 5
7.0
3 8 ,, 6 2 5

454
2 9 ,, 5 3 8
2, , 3 1 3
7.2
3 8 ,, 6 5 6

16,157
8,367
51.8

16,352
8,316
50.9
6,734
340
6,394
1,582
19.0
8,035

16,363
8,366
51.1
6,765
294
6,471

16,302
8,849
54.3
6,980
457
6,523

1,600
19.1
7,997

16,157
8,856
54.8
7,249
434
6,815
1,607
18.1
7,301

1,869
21.1
7,453

16,327
8,870
54.3
7,162
525
6,637
1,708
19.3
7,457

134,303
82,171
61.2
76,317
5,854

134,480
82,190
61.1
76,345
5,845
7.1
52,290

132,356
81,338
61.5
76,106
5,232
6.4
51,018

133,760
82,476
61.7
76,182
6,294
7.6
51,284

133,954
82,584
61.7
76,270
6,314
7.6
51,370

'
I
;
J
;
I
!
'

72, , 1 3 9
33, , 1 1 0
45.9
3 0 ,, 5 4 0
480
3 0 ,, 0 6 0
2, , 5 7 0
7.8
3 9 ,, 0 2 9

1

:
i
!

72, , 2 5 1
3 3 ,, 4 1 5
46.2
3 0 ,, 7 3 0
478
3 0 ,, 2 5 2
2 ,, 6 8 5
8.0
3 8 ,, 8 3 6

Both sexes, 16-19 years
1

16,352
8,711
53.3
7,092
436
6,656

16,363
8,872
54.2
7,105
454
6,651

1,619
18.6
7,641

1, 767
19- 9
7,491

134,303
82,344
61.3
76,115

134,480
82,511
61.4
76,295
6,216
7.5
51,969

WHITE

132,356
81,065
61.2
76,149
4,916
6.1
51,291

7.1
52,132

'
'
,

134,121
82,836
61.8
76,281
. 6,555
7.9
51,285 i

6,229
7.6
51,959

17,971
10,678
59.4
9,167
1,511
14.2
7,293

18,018
10,695
59.4
9,219
1,476
13.8
7,323

•

NEGRO A N D OTHER RACES
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

1

17,452

18,018
10,616

10,262

i

58.8
9,072

i
!

58.9
9,239

1.190

i

1.377
13.0

'

|

7,401

|

11.6
7.191

.

18,063
10,541
58.4
9,190
1,351
12.8
7,522

,
;
j
;
I
'
|

17,452
10,389
59.5
9,090
1,299
12.5
7,063

1
1

;
;
|

17,879
10,623
59.4
9,134
1,489
14.0
7,256

.

j
|

1

17,929 ,
10,746
59.9 !
9,205
1,541
14.3 1
7,183 j

.
:

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!
i

Seasonal variations are not present in the population figures; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Data relate to the noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. Total noninstitutional population and total labor force include persons in the Armed Forces.




18,063
10,678
;
!
:
|

59.1
5,212
1,466
13.7
7,385

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of

Unemployment rates

unemployed persons
Selected categories

(In thousands)
Dec.
1974

Total, 16 years and over
Males, 20 years and over

Dec.
1975

Dec.
1974

Aug.
1975

Sept.
1975

Nov.
1975

Oct.
1975

Dec.
1975

6,601

7,768

7.2

8.4

8.3

8.6

8.3

8.3

2,681

3,316

5.3

6.6

7.0

Females, 20 years and over

7.1

6.9

6.5

2,313

2,685

7.2

7.7

7.5

Both sexes, 16-19 years

7.8

8.0

1,607

1,767

18.1

21.1

19.3

7.8
19.9

18.6

19.9

White, total

5,232

6,216

6.4

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.6

4.7

6.5

6.2

7.5
5.8

Males, 20 years and over

2,153

Females, 20 years and over

1,817

2,632
2,154

6.5

6.1
6.9

6.8

6.5
7.4

7.2

7.4

Both sexes, 16-19 years

1,262

1,430

15.9

19.1

17.4

17.8

16.8

18.1

1,299

12.5

14.0
11.1

14.3
12.1

14.2
11.7

13.8
12.6

13.7
11.9

12.6
37.4

12.1

12.2
37.0

11.0

37.2

33.8

11.1
35.9

5.6
4.9

4.7

8.1
9.8
3.0

8.0
10.4
3.1

Negro and other races, total
Males, 20 years and over

481

1,466
629

Females, 20 years and over

464

492

9.3
10.9

Both sexes, 16-19 years

354

345

37.7

3,038

4.6
3.8

Household heads

2,429

Married men, spouse present

1,503

1,859

Full-time workers

5,312
1,276
1,319

6,387
1,385
2,919

9.6
1.4

3,164

3,254

Part-time workers
Unemployed 15 weeks and over 1
State

insured2

Labor force time lost 3

—

—

6.8

5.5
5.0
7.9

5.7

5.9

5.3

5.2
8.6
10.1

5.7

10.7

8.2
9.6

3.1
5.8

3.1
5.8

2.8

4.8

5.7

5.5

4.9

7.9

8.6

9.0

9.4

9.0

8.8

4.7

-4.8

4.7

4.8

3.3
3.4
5.6

3.1
2.8
5.9

3.6
2.7
6.2

3.1
3.0
6.6

6.2
11.0

10.3

OCCUPATION4
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

1,765
319

2,122
409

4.1
2.5

4.6
2.9

237
335
874

277
368

2.6
6.0

3.0
5.9

1,068

5.4

6.4

6.3

7.0

2,991

3,285

9.3

11.5

11.5

727

812

1,611

1,763
710

6.1
10.7

8.2
12.7

8.6
12.7

11.2
8.4
12.0

13.0

16.2
9.3

15.2

16.2

8.7
3.4

653
886

6.7
11.9

9.1

8.4

3.6

3.5

9.2
4.3

71

1,202
124

7.1
2.4

5,121
659

5,907
708

7.7
14.9

9.1

9.1

19.9

19.2

9.1
17.9

1,925

1,989

8.9

10. 5

10.6

1,132

1,214

11.3

793

775

11.3
9.4

8.9

9.0

3.8

6.5

8.1
12.1
14.8

14.6

INDUSTRY4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers 5
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers

8.9

8.8

10.2

17.3
9.9

16.2
9.4

10.5

10.2
9.5
4.5

9.7
9.0

5.8

9.8
5.4

8.7

8.8

6.3
4.2
9.9

7.1
4.3
10.6

9.1
6.9
3.9

9.3
22.0
7.9

9.6
22.5
8.4

5.3

5.0

196

236

8.7
9.1
3.9

1,328
996

1,642
1,315

8.1
5.4

473
109

b53
173

3.2
7.9

6.1
4c 0
10.5

456
177
224

628
196

7.6
15.6

17.5

9.2
20.0

55

335
97

6.7
3.7

8.2
5.9

7.3
6.5

1,123

1,274

9.6
13o 6

9.9

9.9

8.8

786

8.1
10.4

10.5

643

14.3

13.6

12.8

12.2
6.7
5.4

9.5
5.7

9.7

4.8
9.7
6.9
4.3
12.3

V E T E R A N STATUS
Males, Vietnam-era veterans 6 :
20 to 34 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
Males, nonveterans:
20 to 34 years
20 to 24 years

'

25 to 29 years

288

291

7.2

8.0

8.5

8.1

7.9

30 to 34 years

192

197

5.1

4.7

6.2

5.6

7.1

Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
Insured unemployment under State programs; unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.
Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
Includes mining, not shown separately.
Vietnam-era veterans are those who served after August 4, 1964.




10.1
20.8
10.1
4.9

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
[In thousands}

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Sal acted categories

Total employed, 16 years and over
Males
Females
Household heads
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1975

Dec.
1974

Dec.
1975

Dec.
1974

Aug.
1975

Sept.
1975

Oct.
1975

85, 220
51, 419
33, 801
50, 427
38, 364
19, 986

8 5 , 536
5 0 , 993
34, 543
50, 364
37, 778
20, 371

85, 202
51, 958
33, 249
50, 427
38, 377
19, 463

8 5 , 352
51, 448
33, 904
50, 524
38, 048
19, 693

85, 418
51, 490
33, 928
50, 373
37, 967
19, 849

85, 441
51, 496
33, 945
50, 362
38, 038
19, 882

85, 278
51, 485
33, 793c
50, 421
38, 003
19, 845

8 5 , 511
51, 525
33, 986
5 0 , 364
37, 788
19, 835

42, 394
12, 467
8, 792
5, 564
15,,571
28,,679
11.,179
13,,405
4,,095
11.,571
2,,576

42, 954
13, 266
8,,854
5,,453
15,,382
28,,234
11.,244
13,,089
3,,902
11,, 892
2>
, 455

41, 690
12, 200
8,,760
5,,279
15,,451
29,,018
11.,251
13,,395
4,,372
11.,548
2,,926

42,.593
13,,030
8.,937
5,,535
15.,091
28,r070
11.,112
12,,867
4,,091
11,,670
3,, 006

42, 504
12, 813
9, 160
5,.519
15,,012
28,,053
10,,927
12,.960
4,,166
11.,776
3.,081

42, 381
12, 719
9,.004
5,.551
15,,107
28,,287
11.,184
13,,014
4,,089
11,.813
2,,990

42, 254
12, 711
9, 102
5,,259
15,,182
28,,325
11.,060
13,,118
4,,147
11,,897
2,,836

42, 233
12,.980
8,,819
5.,174
15,,260
28,,552
11.,312
13,,076
4,,164
11,,869
2,,787

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

,

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Private households
Government
Other
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers

*

PERSONS AT WORK

1,,043
1,,590
223

1,,272
1,,673
356

1,,368
1 ,688
400

1,,393
1,,761
415

1,,319
1,,700
424

1.,262
1,,679
338

1,,237
1,,646
294

76,,171
1,,276
14 ,442
60 ,453
5 ,614
476

76 ,562
1 ,331
14 ,916
60 ,315
5 ,645
473

75 ,671
1 ,259
14 ,231
60 , 1 8 1
5 ,641
498

75 ,826
1 ,379
14 ,785
59 ,662
5 ,670
460

75,,822
i : ,325
14,,481
60 ,016
5 ,634
485

76 ,157
1 ,364
14 ,410
60 ,383
5 ,547
474

75,,556
1 ,275
14,,577
59 ,704
5 ,995
550

76 ,042
1,,314
14,,696
60 ,032
5 ,673
494

78 ,802
64 ,174
3 ,097
1 ,746
1 ,351
11 ,531

79 ,588
65 ,067
3 ,028
1 ,301
1 ,727
11 ,493

76 ,526
62 ,733
3 ,375
1 ,347
1 ,528
10 ,418

76 ,505
62 ,442
3 ,106
1 ,369
1 ,737
10 ,957

76 ,943
63 ,044
3 ,233
1 , 332
1 ,901
10 ,666

n

77 ,249
63 ,283
3 , 317
1 ,375
1 ,942
10 ,649

77 ,317
63 ,604
3 ,331
1 ,377
1 ,954
10 ,382

Oct.
1975

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1975

1

Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

1,, 072
1,,617
270

l ,109

,101
3 ,339
1 ,439
1 ,900
10 ,669

Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial disputes.

c= corrected.

Table A-4.

Duration of unemployment

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment

15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration in weeks

Sept.
1975

Dec.
1974

Dec.
1975

Dec.
1974

Aug.
1975

2,801
2,155
1,151
679
472

2,451
2,197
2,548
1,120
1,428

3,077
2,062
1,319
782
537

2,676
2,361
2,842
1,383
1,459

2,790
2,430
2,856
1,242
1,614

3,024
2,388
2,578
1,185
1,393

2,641
2,393
2,824
1,155
1,669

2,693
2,102
2,919
1,294
1,625

10.3

16.9

10.0

15.7

16. 2

15.4

16.8

16.4

100.0
45.9

100.0
34.1

100.0
47.6

100.0
34.0

100.,0
34..5

100.0
37.8

100.0
33.6

100.0
34.9

35.3

30.5

31.9

30.0

30,.1

29.9

30.5

27.2

18.8
11.1
7.7

35.4
15.6
19.8

20.4
12.1
8.3

36.1
17.6
18.5

35..4
15,.4
20,.0

32.3
14.8
17.4

35.9
14.7
21.2

37.8
16.8
21.1

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over




•

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-5. Reasonsfor unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Reason

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1975

4,460

4,201c

832
1,896
865

894c
1,805
864

3,866
876
1,995
925

100.0
54.1c
11.5c
23.2c
11.1c

100.0
50.5
11.4

22.3
10.2

100.0
55.4
10.3
23.5
10.7

4.9
.9
1.9
.9

4.8
.9
2.0
.9

4.5c
1.0
1.9
.9

4.1
.9
2.1
1.0

Dec.
1974

Dec.
1975

Dec.
1974

Aug.
1975

Sept.
1975

Oct.
1975

3,277

3,970

3,190

4,263

4,576

731
1,487
612

813
1,684
728

788
1,762
778

777
1,879

814
1,786
819

100.0
53.7
12.0
24.3
10.0

100.0
55.2
11.3
23.4

100.0
48.9

100.0
57.2
10.2

10.1

12.1
27.0
11.9

100.0
54.7
10.0
24.1
11.2

3.6
.8
1.6
.7

4.3
.9
1.8
.8

3.5
.9
1.9
.8

4.6
.8
2.0
.9

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Lost last job
Left last job
Reentered labor force
Seeking first job

876

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

;

26.0
12.1

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
C I V I L I A N LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

c= corrected.

Table A - 6 . Unemployment by sex and age
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Not seasonally adjusted
Thousands of persons
Sex and age
Dec.

Dec.

1974

1975

6,106
1,459
708
751
1,365
3,281
2,744
537

Males, 16 years and over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over
Females, 16 years and over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over




Percent
looking for
full-time
work
Aug.
1975

Sept.
1975

Oct.
1975

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1975

21.
23.
19.
13.
5.
6.
4.

8. 4
1
1
5
1
8
2
5

8. 3
19. 3
21. 9
18. 0
13. 6
6. 0
6. 3
4.,6

8.
19.
22.
18.
14.
6.
6.
4.

6
9
2
3
0
2
5
9

8.
18.
19.
17.

8.3
19.9
21.1
19.3
13.3
5.9
6.1
4.9

6. 4
17., 4
2 1 .,1
14., 9
11.,2
4 ..3
4. 4
3 . ,4

7. 9
21. 7
23. 5
19. 8
14. 2
5. 3
5 .,6
4. 3

8.,0
19.,4
22.,4
18.,2
15.,3
5.,6
5.,9
4.,6

8.
20.
21.
18.
14.
5.
6.
4.

2
0
6
5
7
8
0
6

7. 9
18. 5
19. 4
17. 9
14.,1
5.i 7
5 ., 9
4.,7

7.5
18.7
19.1
18.6
13.2
5.3
5.4
4.5

8.,5
19.,0
21.,4
17..3
12..4
5..9
6..3
4.,4

9.,1
20.,5
22.,5
19.,3
11.,7
6.,6
7.,1
4.,9

8..8
19.,1
21.,3
17..8
11..7
6.. 6
7,. 0
4,. 5

9.,1
19.,9
22.,8
18.,0
13.,1
6..9
7..2
5..3

8.,9
18.,6
20.,2
17.,6
13..5
6..6
6.. 9
5..1

23.3
20.0
13.4
6.7
7.1
5.5

Dec.
1975

Dec.
1974

1,, 6 0 0
673
928
1,,578
4,,017
3,,317
700

80. 3
52. 1
26. 4
70. 8
86. 8
89. 0
91. 1
78. 9

18.
21.
16.
11.
4.
5.
3.

3,444
827
422
405
766
1,851
1,522
329

4,, 1 0 8
868
356
512
917
2 ,323
1 ,888
435

84. 8
53.J
2 7 .,5
72.,1
89.J
94.,4
97., 5
80.,9

2,662
633
286
346
599
1,430
1,222
208

3 ,088
732
317
416
661
1,694
1 ,430
264

74.,4
50.,3
25.,2
69.,2
82.,6
81,,5
82.,7
75.,4

7,,195

7. 2
1
2
0
7
9
1
7

13.
6.
6.
4.

3
6
8
7
8
0
3
8

9.5
21.4

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Tabic B-1. Employ*** on nonagricultural payroll*, by industry

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Dec.
1974
78, 4 6 2

TOTAL

Nov.
1975

Oct.
1975
78, 193

78, 3 2 4

Dec.
1974

»«
1975
D e c

i

77, 723

78, 529

i\ov.
1975

.uec.
1975p

77,555

77, 5 5 8

77, 7 9 8

Sept.
1975

Uct.
1975

77,023

77, 310

Aug.
1975

2 3 , 585

23, 070

22, 9 0 4

22, 6 5 4

2 3 , 646

22, 418

2 2 , 601

22,669

22,641

22,712

681

763

764

766

686

749

752

774

767

772

3, 695

3, 620

3, 515

3, 321

3, 7 7 0

3, 415

3, 432

3, 4 0 2

3, 4 0 3

3, 389

MANUFACTURING
Production workers

19, 2 0 9
13, 825

18, 687

18, 625

18, 567

18, 417

18, 49 3

18, 471

18, 551

13, 366

13, 311

19. 190
13, 802

18, 2 5 4

13, 4 2 0

13, 011

13, 157

13, 2 3 5

13, 2 1 9

13, 2 9 1

DURABLE GOODS
Production workers

11, 377
8, 158

10,750
7, 631

10, 729
7, 617

10, 7 1 6
7, 606

11, 357
8, 133

10, 5 6 3
7, 4 5 0

10, 650
7, 527

10, 661
7, 5 4 8

10, 6 4 3
7, 5 3 2

10, 697
7, 5 8 3

177.
558.
476.
646.
301.
431.
223.
901.
736.
512.
412.

165.
583.
472.
62 3.
144.
359.
029.
780.
670.
492.
42 8.

161.
574.
476.
618.
140 o
352.
028.
781.
676.
494.
424.

160.
567.
478.
604.
149.
346„
034.
788.
680.
496.
411.

176
569
474
655
308
425
214
888
722
511
415

167
563
452
610
148
331
013
747
645
481
406

165
568
464
615

164
576
467
615
149
344
039
767
641
490
409

160
576
470
615
145
335
030
764
647
492
409

160
578
476
612
155
339
026
776
666
495
414

GOODS-PRODUCING
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
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 workers
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, nec. .
Leather and leather products
SERVICE-PRODUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE . .
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

5
2
8
2
7
9
1
4
4
0
1

7, 832
5, 667
1, 6 7 0 .
82.
911.
1, 2 4 2 .
676.
1, 1 1 1 .
1, 0 4 3 .
197.
632.
264.

3
2
0
4
8
9
0
1
9
2

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

4
6
2
5
8
7
1
9
5
0
7

7, 937
5, 789

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

5
4
2
4
8
7
2
9
3
7
0

7, 896
5, 749

1, 7 6 2 . 6 ' 1, 714 0 4
88. 1
87. 0
950. 8
955. 4
1, 3 0 4 . 6
1, 3 0 6 . 2
654. 8
657. 6
1, 0 7 4 . 4
1, 0 7 3 . 0
1, 0 2 0 . 0
1, 0 1 9 . 1
203. 1
202. 3
611.5
610„ 6
270. 7
266. 6

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

;

5
0
1
2
5
0
5
0
8
2
1

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

169
340
035
755
643
486
410

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

7, 833
5, 669

7, 691
5, 561

7, 767
5, 630

7, 832
5, 687

7, 82 8
5, 6 8 7

7, 8 5 4
5, 7 0 8

4
9
4
1
0
7
9
0
8
5

1, 6 8 4
78
908
1, 2 4 6
674
1, 104
1, 045
198
632
264

1, 6 8 8
78
918
1, 2 4 5
639
1, 0 7 2
1, 0 0 8
199
588
256

1, 693
80
938
1, 261
648
1, 075
1, 011
200
599
262

1, 695
79
953
1, 2 8 7
652
1, 071
1, 0 1 9
201
60 8
267

1, 692
81
951
1, 2 8 8
652
1, 0 6 9
1, 0 2 0
202
604
269

1, 6 8 6
82
956
1, 2 9 6
661
1, 0 7 2
1, 0 2 0
202
607
272

7, 851
5, 705
1, 6 7 2 .
85.
958.
1, 2 9 2 .
664.
1, 0 7 9 .
1, 0 1 7 .
201.
607.
271.

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

54, 877

55, 123

55, 4 2 0

55, 875

54, 077

54, 605

54, 709

54, 886

54, 9 1 7

55, 0 8 6

4, 659

4, 5 0 3

4, 515

4, 481

4, 659

4, 4 6 6

4, 467

4, 47 6

4, 5 0 1

4, 481

17, 6 0 8

17, 136

17, 323

17, 7 5 3

16, 9 3 5

17, 0 1 6

17, 045

17, 0 4 3

17, 0 2 0

17, 0 9 6

4, 249
13, 359

4, 2 0 9
12, 927

4, 205
13, 118

4, 2 2 2
13, 531

4, 2 2 4
12, 711

4, 159
12, 857

4, 181
12, 864

4, 180
12, 863

4, 172
12,848

4, 197
12, 899

4, 2 0 8

4, 2 3 8

4, 2 3 5

4, 2 3 8

4, 2 2 9

4, 2 1 8

4, 2 3 9

4, 2 4 6

4, 2 4 8

4, 2 5 9

T?l

7 , 1 5 ?

noCh

.

w

SERVICES

13, 7 6 4

14, 185

14, 175

14, 180

13, 833

14, 0 5 0

14, 113

14, 157

14, 189

14, 2 5 1

»4,

GOVERNMENT

14, 6 3 8

15,061

15, 172

15, 2 2 3

14, 4 2 1

14, 855

14, 845

14, 9 6 4

14, 9 5 9

14, 9 9 9

\4Ai1

2, 7 5 6
11, 882

2, 742
12, 319

2, 742
12,430

2, 7 7 4

2, 7 3 8
i i , 683

2, 756
12, 0 9 9

2, 765
12, 0 8 0

2, 767
12, 197

2, 761
12,198

2, 7 5 8
12, 2 4 1

i^J-ip-

FEDERAL
STATE AND LOCAL

p=preliminary.




12,449

!

/ I

H I

j i
£,<76?-

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Dec.
1974

TOTAL PRIVATE

Oct
1975

Seasonally adjusted

Nov.
1975p

Dec.
1975p

Dec
1974

Aug.
1975

Sept.
1975

Oct
1975

N o -v .
1975p

Dec.
1975?

36. 4

36. 2

36« 2

36. 6

36. 3

36. 2

36. 1

36. 2

36. 3

36. 5

MINING

41. 4

43. 1

43. 1

43. 2

41. 3

41. 8

42. 1

42. 7

43. 0

43. 1

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

36. 8

3 7. 5

36. 3

36. 9

37. 4

36. 7

36. 7

36. 6

36. 8

3 7. 5

MANUFACTURING
Overtime hours

3 9. 9
2. 8

3 9. 9
3. 0

40. 1
2. 9

40. 8
3. 1

39. 4
2. 7

39. 7
2. 8

39. 8
2. 8

39. 8
2. 8

39. 9
2. 8

40. 3
3. 0

DURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

40. 9
3. 0

40. 2
2. 8

40. 3
2. 7

41. 4
3. 1

40. 2
2. 8

40. 2
2. 7

40. 2
2. 7

40. 0
2. 6

40. 1
2. 6

40. 7
2. 9

42.
3 8.
3 8.
41.
41.
41.
42.
40.
40.
40.
3 8.

41.
40.
39.
41.

41.
40.
40.
41.
40.
41.

41.
3 8.
37.
41.
41.
40.
42.

7
2
4
0
1
5
0
6
5
7
2

41. 2
39. 5
3 8. 3
40. 7

41. 7
39. 6
3 8. 9
40. 8

41. 6.
39. 8
38. 9
40. 8

3 9. 9
40. 0
40. 8
39. 6
41. 2
39. 5
3 8. 2

39. 9
40. 2
40. 7
39. 6
40. 9
39. 7
3 8. 7

39. 9
40. 4
40. 6
39. 6
40. 4
39. 7
3 8. 8

41. 7
39. 4
39. 1
40. 9
40. 2
40. 5
40. 8
3 9. 6
40. 5

40.
40.
3 9.
41.
40.
40.
41.
40.
41.
40.

39. 3
2. 9

39. 4
3. 0

3 9. 5
3. 0

39. 5
3. 0

3 9. 8
3. 1

40.
3 7.
40.
35.
42.
3 7.
41.
41.
40.
38.

40.
3 8.
40.
36.
42.
36.
41.
41.
40.
3 8.

40.
37.
41.
36.
42.
37.
41.
41.
40.
3 8.

9

40. 4
39. 5
41. 0
36. 1
42. 5
37. 3
41. 5
42. 0
39. 9
3 8. 4

40.
3 7.
41.
36.
42.
3 7.
41.
41.
40.
3 8.

Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.
Miscellaneous manufacturing

j
1

NONDURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

j
'

j

3
2
0
0
4
1

39.
40.
40.

9
2
9
3
4

39.
40.
39.
39.

3 8. 5

5
0
3
2
7
5
6
8
8
8
0

41.
39.
39.
41.
40.
40.
41.
40.
40.
40.

•

0
I
7 ;
3
39. 0

3 9. 6
3. 2

2. 5

7
2
3
0
0
7
0

4
2
2
2
6
5

9
0
2
6
39. 7

41.
41.
43.
40.

3 9.
39.
39.
3 8.

.

39. 9
3 8. 6

8
2
6
2
3

9
0
4
7
0
3 9. 5

39. 7
3. 1

40. 1
3. 1

3 8. 2
2. 5

40.
3 8.
41.
36.
43.
3 8.

1
j

40. 4
40. 3
41. 2
36. 4
42. 7
3 7. 4
41. 6
42. 3
40. 2
3 8. 6

40.
37.
36.
34.
41.
3 7.
41.
42.
39.
36.

|

3 9. 8

39. 9

39. 8

3 9. 5

39. 7

3 9. 7

39. 8

3 9. 9

|

|

Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products . . i
Paper and allied products
!
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products, nec . . .
Leather and leather products

40.
3 8.
3 7.
34.
41.
3 7.
41.
42.
39.
36.

4
8
0
2
7
8
3
2
9
6

40.
38.
41.
36.
42.
37.
j
'
:

41.
42.
40.
3 8.

6
9
0
34
1
4
2
1
6

|

|

!

42.
41.
41.
39.

8
1
6
6
3
2
2
5
3
3

0
7
7
3
3
3
0
2
5
2

7
6
4
5
1
1
1
0
1
0

9
0
9
0
2
9
3
6
1
4

6
5
0
2
3
0
4
8
0

4
1
3
7
9
7
9
5'
9
9

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES

3 9. 8

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE . . . .

34. 2

!

33. 7

33. 6

34. 1

33. 9

33. 8

33. 6

33. 9

3 3 .. 8

33. 8

39. 0
32. 8

|

3 8. 8
32. 1

3 8. 7
32. 1

39. 2
32. 7

3 8. 6
32. 5

3 8. 6
32 . 3

3 8. 5
32. 2

3 8. 8
32. 3

3 8.. 7
32. 5

3 8. 8
32. 4

WHOLESALE TR5VDE
RETAIL TRADE

39. 9

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

36. 8

36. 4

36. 6

36. 4

36. 8

36. 3

36. 3

36. 4

36. 7

36. 4

SERVICES

33. 8

33. 6

33. 7

33. 8

33. 8

3 3 ., 8

33. 6

33. 7

3 3 .. 9

33. 8

.

1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls.
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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private
nonegricultural payrolls, by industry

Average hourly earnings
Industry

Dec.
1974

Oct.
1975

Average weekly earnings

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1975

Dec
1974

Oct.
1975

Nov.
1975

Dec.
1975 P

$ 4 . 38
4 . 38

$ 4 . 66
4 , 63

$ 4 . 67
4 . 67

$ 4 . 67
4 . 67

$ 1 5 9 . 43
1 5 8 . 99

$ 1 6 8 . 69
1 6 7 . 61

$ 1 6 9 . 05
1 6 9 . 52

MINING

5 . 43

6. 02

• 6. 11

6 . 17

2 2 4 . 80

2 5 9 . 46

2 6 3 . 34

266. 54

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

7 . 05

7 . 42

7 . 42

7 . 43

259. 44

2 7 8 . 25

2 6 9 . 35

2 7 4 . 17

MANUFACTURING

4 . 66

4 . 90

4 . 93

4 . 99

1 8 5 . 93

1 9 5 . 51

1 9 7 . 69

2 0 3 . 59

4 . 96

5 . 26

5 . 29

5 . 37

2 0 2 . 86

2 1 1 . 45

2 1 3 . 19

2 2 2 . 32

4. 94
4 . 02
3., 6 3
4. 68
5.. 9 3
4., 82
5., 20
4.. 42
5., 82
4.. 42
3.. 67

5.
40
3.
5.
6.
5.
5.
4.

5., 5 2
4., 3 9
3., 86
5., 06
6., 51
5., 30
5,, 6 0
4., 7 6
6.. 39
4,, 73
3., 9 2

2 0 8 . 96
1 5 3 . 56
137. 94 ,
1 9 1 . 88
2 4 5 . 50
1 9 8 . 10
223. 08
177. 68
2 3 8 ., 0 4
1 7 8 . 13
1 4 0 . 93

2 2 4 . 52
1 7 6 . 80
149. 73
2 0 6 . 82
2 5 2 . 10
2 1 0 . 20
2 2 3 . 71
1 8 5 . 47
2 5 4 . 59
183. 08
1 4 9 . 37

2 2 6 . 43
172. 48
1 5 0 . , 13
2 0 7 ., 0 5
2 5 7 . 20
2 1 2 ., 4 5
227 0 , 14
187., 6 0
2 5 4 , , 38
1 8 6 . 99
1 5 0 . 54

228.
176.
155.
208.
264.

19
51
66
6., 2 4
4 . 60
3. 83

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

4 0 20

4. 42

4 . 45

4. 48

1 6 1 . 70

1 7 5 . 03

1 7 6 . 67

1 7 9 . 65

4.
4.
3.
3.
5.
5.
5.
6.
4„
3.

4.
4.
3.
3.
5.
5.
5.
6.
4.
3.

4. 74
4 . 46
3. 55
3. 26
5 0 21
5 . 53
5. 57
6. 61
4., 53
3. 29

176.
165.
121.
106.
197.
195.
211.
245.
167.
114.

188.
166.
144.
117.
218.
203.
227.
278.
177.
125 0

189.
177.
145.
118.
222.
205.
231.
281.
178„
126.

TOTAL PRIVATE
Seasonally adjusted

DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass oroducts
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS

4.
4.
3.
3.
4.
5.
5.
5.
4.
3.

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, nec
Leather and leather products

37
27
28
U
74
17
11
82
21
12

41
42
81
02
35

65
27
53
24
15
49
50
61
42
25

43
40
82
05
43
22
54
69
25
64
86

69 "
40
53
25
21
50
56
65
43
27

55
68
36
36
66
43
04
60
98
19

79
10
73
61
36
68
70
94
24
45

48
32
44
30
47
70
30
30
09
22

$ 1 7 0 . 92
170. 4 6 '

219.
234.
195.
276.
192.
155.

53
48
17
47
31
95
64
16
05
04
62

193.
169o
147.
119.
225.
211.
235.
274.
187.

39
93
68
32
59
25
05
32
09
129* 30

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

5 . 65

6. 14

6 . 16

6. 14

224 0 87

2 4 4 . 99

2 4 5 . 17

2 4 4 . 99

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3. 57

3. 82

3. 84

3. 81

1 2 2 . 09

1 2 8 . 73

1 2 9 . 02

129c. 92

4 . 71
3. 18

4. 98
3. 41

5. 02
3. 42

5 . 06
3. 39

1 8 3 . 69
1 0 4 . 30

1 9 3 . 22
109o 46

1 9 4 . 27
109° 7 8

1 9 8 . 35
1 1 0 . 85

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

3. 9 8

4 . 17

4. 24

4 . 23

1 4 6 . 46

151 0 79

1 5 5 . 18

1 5 3 . 97

SERVICES

3. 92

4 . 16

4 . 21

4 . 22

1 3 2 . 50

1 3 9 . 78

1 4 1 . 88

1 4 2 . 64

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

See footnote 1, table B-2.
p=preliminary.
1




.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

T t b l i B-4.
Hourly earnings index for production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry division, seasonally adjusted
[1967-100]

Percent change from
Industry

Dec.
1974

July
1975

Aug.
1975

Sept.
1975

0ct„
1975

Nov.P
1975

Dec.P
1975

165.4
106.4

173.1
106.6

174.6
107.4

175.2
107.2

176.7
107.5

178.0
107.5

178.0
N.A.

7.6
(3)

(2)
(4)

172.6
169.6
163.6
173.6
161.1
155.0
169.4

184.0
177.4
172.2
182.4
168.3
161.5
175.8

186.2
176.7
173.3
186.2
170.5
163.0
177.1

187.2
177.3
174.5
186.3
170.5
162.6
177.8

188.9
177.7
176.0
188.8
171.9
163.8
179.4

189.6
178 0 6
177.0
189.2
173.1
166.9
182.0

192.1
178.5
177.4
189.3
173.0
165.0
181.8

11.3
5.3
8.4
9.0
7.4

1.3
-.1
.2
(2)
-.1
-1.1
-.1

Dec.
Dec.

19741975

Nov.
Dec.

19751975

TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM:
Current dollars
Constant (1967) dollars
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORTATION ANO PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1

Sm footnote 1, table B-2.

2

L e s s than 0 . 0 5

6.5
7.3

percent.

P e r c e n t change was 1 . 0 f r o m November 1974 t o November 1975, t h e
P e r c e n t change was l e s s than 0 . 0 5 f r o m O c t o b e r 1975 t o November
p*preliminary.
n.a. " not available.

3
4

l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
1975, t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e ,

NOTE: All series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effects of two types of changes that are unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime premiums in manufacturing (the only sector for which overtime data are available) and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries.

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry, seasonally adjusted
[1967 = 100]

1975

1974
Industry division and group

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

109. 9

108. 9

107. 0

96. 7

94. 5

90. 7

MINING

106. 0

117. 4

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

112. 1
93. 6

TOTAL
GOODS-PRODUCING

MANUFACTURING

Sept.

Oct.

Nov, P

Dec

107. 6

108. 1

108. 5

109. 0

109. 6

91. 2

92. 4

92. 7

92. 8

94. 3

118. 8

118. 6

119. 9

125. 0

125. 2

127. 7

94. 9

96. 2

98. 3

98. 6

97. 3

97. 7

99. 1

86. 8

87. 1

89. 0

90. 3

90. 8

90. 8

92. 3

9
8
2
4
8
5
3
8
4
0
0

84.
44.
86.
88.
93.
80.
86.
90.
81.
82 e
98.
87.

9
7
7
7
1
0
7
4
6
0
1
7

86.
43.
88.
92.
94.
81.
90.
91.
84.
82.
97.
89.

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

87.
43.
90.
97.
95;
83.
92.
91.
84.
82.
99.
91.

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

87.
42.
92.
97.
95.
81.
92.
91.
85.
81.
100.
91.

8
9
1

1
1
7
0
4
4
2
6
3
1
69. 6

2
4
8
5
6
6
9
0
2
9
4

92.
96.
85.
93.
85.
89.
92.
94.
107.
110.
72.

4
1
8
0
3
6
4
5
3
6
1

94.
96.
88.
96.
87.
91.
91.
96.
.108.
113.
74.

1
9
1
4
8
3
9
1

95.
96.
85.
98.
90.
92.
91.
97.
110.
114.
77.

Apr.

May

June

July

105. 9

106. 0

106. 3

106. 0

106. 4

88. 4

89. 2

89. 4

88. 9

89. 3

116. 7

115. 9

113. 7

119. 4

118. 4

111. 0

104. 1

94. 5

99. 0

99. 3

90. 8

87. 4

86. 4

86. 6

86. 6

Mar.

DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment and supplies . . . .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products . . . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing, Ind

94.
48.
87.
94.
102.
98.
99.
106.
92.
84.
106.
91.

9
8
1
9
3
0
6
3
8
0
6
1

91.
48.
83.
88.
98.
94.
94.
104.
90.
81.
105.
89.

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

87.
48.
82.
85.
94.
90.
92.
100.
85.
75.
100.
87.

9
3
3
1
1
6
1
8
3
1
7
3

86.
47.
81.
83.
91.
87.
90.
98.
84.
77.
98.
85.

6
7
6
9
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
6

86.
47.
82.
85.
92.
84.
90.
96.
83.
80.
98.
86.

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

85.
47.
84.
87.
92.
82.
89.
93.
81.
80.
97.
86.

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

85.
46.
85.
87.
92.
80.
88.
91.
81.
81.
97.
87.

NONDURABLE GOODS
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, nec . . .
Leather and leather products

91.
93.
86.
83.
82.
93.
97.
99.
108.
117.
70.

7
9
1
3
2
9
0
3
7
4
3

89.
92.
88.
78.
80.
91.
96.
96.
102.
113.
67.

3
8
2
0
1
0
7
6
8
8
8

86.
92.
86.
75.
76.
87.
94.
95.
100.
104.
64.

7
5
9
8
9
4
9
0
2
2
4

86.
92.
86.
77.
76.
85.
93.
92.
104.
100.
63.

0
6
7
2
5
3
9
4
0
4
0

86.
92.
83.
80.
78.
84.
92.
91.
101.
102.
65.

7
4
4
8
5
5
6
4
4
1
8

88.
92.
80.
85.
79.
85.
92.
92.
104.
105.
66.

2
9
3
7
8
7
0
7
4
1
8

89.
93.
86.
87.
82.
86.
91.
92.
105.
105.

90.
93.
80.
88.
84.
87.
90.
93.
107.
106.
71.

2

Aug.

9
0
9

#

P

9
7
9
8
9
8
5
8
3

87. 9
40. 2
90. 8
99. 2
96. 2
82. 3
92. 5
91. 7
85. 6
82. 1
101. 7
90. 8

89.
39.
92.
101.
96.
83.
93.
92.
88.
85.
102.
94.

6
3
8
8
3
6
8
1
1
7
6
5

1
5
6
1
0
0
8
4
2
7
2

95.
95.
94.
98.
89.
93.
92.
97.
111.
113.
77.

96.
94.
88.
99.
92.
95.
93.
98.
110.
117.
78.

3
9
6
5
3
3
4
6
3
0
5

1
5
3
0
9
1
1
8
6
4
2

119. 1

118. 9

118. 4

118. 1

117. 6

118. 0

117. 8

118. 3

119. 0

119. 0

119. 5

120. 2

120. 2

TRANSPORTATION A N D PUBLIC
UTILITIES

106. 2

105. 0

103. 5

102. 1

102. 3

100. 3

100. 6

100. 3

100. 5

101. 1

101. 2

102. 1

101. 7

WHOLESALE AND
TRADE

114. 7

114. 3

113. 7

113. 9

113. 4

113. 9

1 1 3 . 7,

114. 6

115. 2

115. 2

115. 6

115. 8

116. 1

113. 3
115. 2

113. 0
114. 7

112. 1
114. 2

111. 6
114. 8

111. 5
114. 0

111. 4
114. 8

110. 3
115. 0

110. 8
116. 0

111. 0
116. 8

111. 3
116. 7

112. 0
116. 9

111. 5
117. 4

112. 6
117. 4

SERVICE-PRODUCING

RETAIL

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1
See footnote 1, table B-2.
^preliminary.




AND

125. 1

125. 2

124. 5

123. 6

122. 1

122. 9

123. 2

122. 3

112. 9

123. 5

123. 7

125. 0

124. 2

129. 3

129. 9

129. 9

129. 6

129. 3

130. 3

129. 9

130. 4

131. 4

131. 1

132. 0

133. 1

133. 2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment 1 increased

Year and month

„

Over 12-month span

Over 1 -month span

Over 3-month span

Over 6-month span

January
February
March

76. 7
75. 0
73. 8

84. 0
83. 7

81.7
79.4

76. 2

79. 4

81. 1
80. 8
82. 6

April
May
June

62. 5
59. 9
68. 0

71. 5
70. 3
63. 1

74.7
72. 1
66.6

79. 7
78. 5

July
August
September

55. 8
63. 1
61. 6

66. 9
64. 8
74. 7

72. 1
72.7
73.0

75.6
73. 5
69.2

72. 7
75. 0
66. 6

75. 9
76. 5
70. 1

75.6
70. 3
66.0

66. 0
66.6
64.2

January . . .
February
March

59. 3
52. 6
46. 5

62. 8
53. 8
48. 0

60. 8
55.2
49. 7

63.4
59.6
55. 2

April
May
June

47. 1
55. 2
53. 2

48. 3
51. 7
52. 6

48. 5
49.7
45. 6

50. 3
40. 1
28.2

July
August . . . .
September .

52. 3
45. 9
36. 0

45. 1
39. 2
40. 4

37. 2
31. 1
23. 3

27. 0
22.4
20. 9

December

37. 8
20. 1
18. 6

28. 8
21. 5
13. 4

17. 7
17.2
13. 1

18. 6
16.6
14. 0

18. 6
16. 6
25. 0

12. 5
13. 7
19. 2

13.4
13. 1
16. 3

16.6
17.4
17.4

40. 4
53. 8
40. 4

35. 8
40. 4
48. 5

27.9
40. 1
60. 8

20. 9
25. 9p
40. 7p

55. 2
7 3 .. 5
81. 7

55. 8
80. 2
81. 4

67. 4
67. 4p
77. 3p

6 4 ., 8
5 2 ., 6 p
6 5 ., 7 p

70. 3p

1973

..

October
November . .
December . .

81.4

1974

1975

May

.

.

July
September

.

October , . .
November . .

1976
January

...

March

May

July

1

Number of employees, seasonally adjusted, on payrolls of 172 private nonagricultural industries,

p = preliminary.




69. 5p

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT * UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
1 . LRBOR

FORCE

AND

EMPLOYMENT

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
TOTRL EMPLOYMENT
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDS
95000

95000

2.

TOTAL

EMPLOYMENT

ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENABERS

THOUSANDS
60000

60000

-

90000

90000

50000

85000

85000

40000

50000
-

80000
V'

75000

-

r

80000

30000

30000
-

75000

20000

20000
-

/
1966

40000
-

u

70000

65000

/

—

70000

10000

10000

65000
1967

I960

3.

1969

1970

1971 1972

1973

1974

mIii In In

1975

1966

UNEMPLOYMENT

1967

1968

4.

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS
HARRIED MEN
THOUSANDS
10000

10000

1969 1970

1971 1972

1373

1974

UNEMPLOYMENT
AOULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

THOUSANDS
4000

4000

k
r

*

3500
7500

-

7500

1975

3000

tV
A
i i

<1A,
IV1
2500
5000

5000

-

J

3000

.

2500

-

II
It
h

2000

3500

2000

r v
J

1500

[ W J

2500

2500

1000

H

£V

J
l^g-auli.n.lnliiliiliiliilii
.dt>'

1967




1968

1971 1972

W / V

V

1500
f h s

-

1000
-

500

IhIIIIIILIIIIHJIIUUHIHUi
1969 1970

i

1973

1974

1976

500 .
1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972 1973

1974

1975

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
5.

UNEMPLOYMENT

RATES

6.

UNEMPLOYMENT

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
STATE INSURED •
M A R R I E D MEN

RATES

TEENAGERS
AOULT W O M E N
ADULT MEN

PERCENT

10.0

10.0

PERCENT
25.0

25 .0

20.0

15.0

15.0

y W

10.0

10.0

r

.

5.0

5.0

J

***
1866 1367 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

0 . 0

7.

UNEMPLOYMENT
N E 6 R 0 A N D OTHER
WHITE

0.0

0.0

RATES

1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

8.

RACES

UNEMPLOYMENT
PART-TIME
FULL-TIME

PERCENT
17.5

17.5

0.0

RATES

WORKERS
WORKERS

PERCENT
12.5

12.5

10.0

10.0

-

15.0

15.0

A!

-

12.5

Air

-

10.0

7.5

12.5

"J
V

A

V/

!/

5.0

/
t

/

A
•stA

i

v>

I

r /v
/
f

10.0

7.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

2.5

2.5

7.5

i

5.0

• V v

2.5

2.5
-

0.0

0 . 0
1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 197* 1973 1974 1975
#

0.0

t"".i..i..Li..i.
1966 1367 1966 1969 1970 1971 197? 1973 1974 1975

S t a t e i n s u r e d u n e m p l o y m e n t rate pertains t o t h e w e e k i n c l u d i n g t h e 1 2 t h o f t h e m o n t h a n d represents tr..; i n j u r e d u r . c . n p l c ,

S t a t e p r o g r a m s as a p e r c e n t o f average c o v e r e d e m p l o y m e n t .
systems.




0 .0

o undor

T h e figures are der v e d f r o m a o m i n i s t r a t i v e record* of u n o m p l o y m u r . . insurance

UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY
9.

UNEMPLOYMENT

RATES

10.

ADJUSTED

UNEMPLOYMENT

BLUE COLLAR W O R K E R S
SERVICE WORKERS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS

RATES

CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

PERCENT
15.0

15.0

PERCENT
25.0

25.0

20.0

20.0

15.0

15.0

10.0

10.0

-

A "12.5

12.5

-

10.0

tO.O

-

7.5

7.5

-

/ J

5.0

Lf

2.5

/

" W

WVl( \ j j

j j

i
A

5.0

J

5.0

AVERAGE

OF

5.0

2.5

0 . 0

1866 1867 1866 1968 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875

11.

y

DURATION

0 . 0

U
*
lSCt I f f 7

12.

UNEMPLOYMENT

BY

REASON

JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW E N T R A N T S
JOB LEAVERS

UNEMPLOYMENT

WEEKS
17.5

J

17.5

15.0

THOUSANDS
6000

6000
-

5000

5000

15.0

/•

J

4000

f;

12.5

10.0

0.0

mim
1866 1868 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875

M

7.5

1966

VV
1

1367




/

A

1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

12.S

3000

10.0

•

W K

2000

\

r v

i

4000

3000

2000

.i
. W

7.5

1975

[ J

1000

1967

1966

1869

1970

1000

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

NONflGRI CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
13.

EMPLOYMENT

14.

TOTAL N O N A G R I C U L T U R A L
SERVICE-PRODUCING
600DS-PR00UCING
MANUFACTURING

__

.

THOUSANDS
90000

90000

M I L L I O N S OF
2250

80000

80000

2000

70000

70000

1750

HOURS

TOTAL P R I V A T E N O N A G R I C U L T U R A L
PRIVATE SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING

HOURS
2250

2000

1750
-

60000

60000

1500

1500

SOOOO

50000

1250

1250

40000

40000

1000

1000

30000

30000

750

20000

20000

500

10000

250

10000

1866 1887 1888 1888 1870 1371 1872 1873 1874

15.

AVERAGE

WEEKLY

1875

HOURS

16.

—
,•

AVERAGE
IN

41 .0

K

40.0

42.0

'I

ur

fv
f
. ..
i V,
Fi
A
1

-

V

A

V T

A/A
*

V

/

\

*

\

V
V

V/

V

.

36.0

HOURS
5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

vj

f/VM.

40.0

3.0

3.0

J:

39.0

2.0

2.0

\

1

S

1 .0

1 .0

36.0

0.0

0.0
1966 1367 1366 1363 1370 1371 1372 1373 1374 1375

Charts 14 and 15 relate t o p r o d u c t i o n or nonsupervisory w o r k e r s ; chart 16 relates to p r o d u c t i o n w o r k e r s .

recent m o n t h s are p r e l i m i n a r y in charts 13-16.




MANUFACTURING

K

1866 1867 1868 1868 1870 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
NOTE:

HOURS

37.0

V

V

35.0

OVERTIME

41 .0

38.0

V ,

37.0

WEEKLY

-

I

39.0

38.0

500

1866 1867 1868 1868 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875

MANUFACTURING
TOTAL P R I V A T E
HOURS
42.0

750

Duta f o r the 2 most