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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

DECEMBER 1983

Unemployment coi tinued to d e c l i n e and employment r o s e i n December, t h e Bureau of Labor
S t a t i s t i c s of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The o v e r a l l unemployment.rate, 8.1
p e r c e n t , and the r a t e for c i v i l i a n workers, 8.2 p e r c e n t , each f e l l t w o - t e n t h s of a percentage
point i n December and were t w o - a n d - a - h a l f p o i n t s below t h e 1982 r e c e s s i o n h i g h s .
Total c i v i l i a n employment—as measured by t h e monthly survey of h o u s e h o l d s — r o s e by 33 5,000
over the month, and the number of employees on n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l payrolls-—as measured by t h e
monthly survey of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — r o s e by 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 .
Over t h e past y e a r , t o t a l
civilian
employment has r i s e n by 4 m i l l i o n , and nonfarm p a y r o l l jobs have i n c r e a s e d by 3 m i l l i o n .
Measurement and coverage d i f f e r e n c e s i n t h e two surveys account
for a l a r g e part of
this
growth d i f f e r e n c e .
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed persons f e l l by 230,000 i n December to 9*2 m i l l i o n ,
seasonally
a d j u s t e d , continuing the y e a r - l o n g d e c l i n e .
The unemployment r a t e f o r a l l c i v i l i a n workers
dropped to 8 . 2 percent from November's 8.4 percent r a t e . Over the y e a r , t h e j o b l e s s t o t a l has
d e c l i n e d by more than 2 . 6 m i l l i o n , and the r a t e has f a l l e n by 2 . 5 p e r c e n t a g e p o i n t s . ( S e e t a b l e
A-l.)
The December d e c l i n e was concentrated l a r g e l y among adult men (20 y e a r s and o v e r ) , whose
j o b l e s s r a t e f e l l by 0.4 p e r c e n t a g e point to 7.4 p e r c e n t . There was a l s o a s i z a b l e drop i n the
r a t e for young adult women (20 t o 24 y e a r - o l d s ) , from 1 2 . 0 t o 1 1 . 0 p e r c e n t . Unemployment among
f u l l - t i m e workers a l s o continued t o d e c l i n e . J o b l e s s r a t e s for most other major worker groups
were l i t t l e changed in December. Over t h e y e a r , however, t h e r e were d e c l i n e s i n both t h e number
and r a t e of unemployment f o r most worker groups except f o r black women and black t e e n a g e r s .
Adult men accounted for more than h a l f t h e d e c l i n e i n t h e j o b l e s s l e v e l .
( S e e t a b l e s A-2, A-3 ,
and A - 9 . )
The unemployment r a t e for manufacturing workers continued i t s downtrend with a
0.6
percentage point drop to 8.3 p e r c e n t in December. Compared with December 1982, workers i n a l l
i n d u s t r i e s except government and a g r i c u l t u r e showed s u b s t a n t i a l
improvements
in
their
unemployment r a t e s .
The d e c l i n e was sharpest i n t h e durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , which had been
s e v e r e l y impacted by t h e r e c e s s i o n .
(See table A-6.)
The d e c l i n e i n unemployment was concentrated among the long-term unemployed, as both
measures of the average d u r a t i o n of unemployment—the mean and median—declined i n December t o
19.6 and 9 . 0 weeks, r e s p e c t i v e l y .
(See table A-7.)
As in November, the unemployment d e c l i n e occurred p r i m a r i l y among persons who had been
permanently separated from t h e i r l a s t j o b .
The number of persons who had been unemployed
because of other r e a s o n s — t h o s e on l a y o f f , job l e a v e r s , and new e n t r a n t s and reentrants to the
labor force—were a l l
e s s e n t i a l l y unchanged i n December.
Over the past year, more than

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This release incorporates annual revisions in
seasonally
adjusted *
unemployment and other labor force series derived from the household survey. *
The revisions slightly altered the overall unemployment rate in 6 months of *
1983 and the rate for civilian workers in only 2 months. The 1983 rates as *
first computed and as revised, plus additional information on the revisions, *
*
appear on page 4 ,
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f o u r - f i f t h s of t h e o v e r a l l r e d u c t i o n i n j o b l e s s n e s s took p l a c e among j o b l o s e r s ( t h o s e on l a y o f f
a s w e l l a s t h o s e p e r m a n e n t l y s e p a r a t e d from t h e i r j o b s ) . ( S e e t a b l e A - 8 . )
C i v i l i a n Employment and t h e Labor F o r c e (Household Survey Data)
The number of employed c i v i l i a n s i n c r e a s e d by 3 3 5 , 0 0 0 i n December t o 102.9 m i l l i o n ,
seasonally adjusted.
This followed an even l a r g e r i n c r e a s e i n t h e p r e v i o u s month, b r i n g i n g t h e
2-month employment g a i n t o a l m o s t 1 m i l l i o n . S l i g h t l y o v e r h a l f of t h e 2-month i n c r e a s e was
among a d u l t men. S i n c e t h e December 1982 low, employment has grown by 4 m i l l i o n . This i n c l u d e d
increases
t o t a l i n g n e a r l y h a l f a m i l l i o n among groups n o t covered by t h e s u r v e y
of
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — t h e n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l s e l f - e m p l o y e d , unpaid f a m i l y w o r k e r s , and p r i v a t e household
w o r k e r s . ( S e e t a b l e s A-2 and A - 4 . )
In terms of o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , o v e r - t h e - y e a r employment g a i n s were w i d e s p r e a d .
The
l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e o c c u r r e d among p r e c i s i o n p r o d u c t i o n , c r a f t , and r e p a i r w o r k e r s . ( S e e t a b l e
A-ll.)

Table A* Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Quarterly averages

I

Monthly data

Category
1982

1983

IV

III

112,493
100,718
110,829
99,054
11,775
62,217
1,813

113 , 73 7
103,209
112,057
101,528
10,529
62,392
1,610

1983

IV

|

Oct. 1 Nov.

Dec.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Labor f o r c e \J
T o t a l employment
!_/•••.
Civilian labor force
Civilian employment....
Unemployment
Not i n l a b o r f o r c e
Discouraged w o r k e r s . . . .

Thousands of persons
113,702|113,561|113,720
104,195|103,665|104,291
112,012|111,8661112,035
102,5061101,9701102,606
9 , 5 0 7 | 9,8961
9,429
62,9381 62,913 | 62,916
1,4 57 |
N.A.I
N.A.
I
I

113,824
104,629
112,13 6
102,941
9,195
62,985
N.A.

Percent of l a b o r f o r c e
Unemployment r a t e s :
A l l w o r k e r s !_/•••
A l l c i v i l i a n workers
Adul t men
•
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black
Hispanic o r i g i n

10.5
10.6
9.9
9.0
24.1
9.5
20.6
15.3

9
9
8
7
22
8
19.4
12.8

8.4 |
8.5|
7 81
7 21
20 61
7 41
17 91
12 II

8, 71
8, 81
8, 21
7, 51
21, 61
7, 71
18, 31
12.4|

8,
8,
7,
7,
20,
7,
17,
12,

8.1
8.2
7.4
7.1
20.1
7.1
17.8
11.6

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Nonfarm p a y r o l l employment
Goods-producing i n d u s t r i e s . .
Service-producing i n d u s t r i e s

Average weekly h o u r s :
Total p r i v a t e nonfarm..
Manufacturing
Manufacturing o v e r t i m e .

Thousand8 of jobs
88,7961 90,250 9 1 , 3 8 1 p | 91,087191,413p 91,644p
2 3 , 1 6 0 | 23,830 24,3 08p| 24,168 124,3 22p 24,434p
65,6361 6 6 , 4 2 1 6 7 , 0 7 3 p | 6 6 , 9 1 9 | 6 7 , 0 9 1 p 67,210p

34.7
39.0
2.3

35.1
40.4
3.1

Hours of work
I
I
3 5.2p|
3 5 . 3 | 35.2p
40.6p|
4 0 . 6 | 40.6p
3.3p|
3.3|
3.3p

1/ I n c l u d e s t h e r e s i d e n t Armed F o r c e s .
p=preliminary.
NOTE: Household d a t a in t h i s t a b l e have been r e v i s e d . See n o t e on page 4 .




3 5.2p
4 0.5p
3.4p
N.A.=not a v a i l a b l e .

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The c i v i l i a n labor force, a t 112.1 m i l l i o n , seasonally adjusted, was v i r t u a l l y unchanged in
December. Over the past year, t h e labor force has grown by 1.3 million—about 730,000 adult men
and 875,000 adult women. The number of teenagers who were in the labor force declined by
290,000.
Discouraged Workers (Household Survey Data)
The number of discouraged workers—persons who report that they want a job but are not
looking for work because they believe they could not find any—declined in the fourth quarter
of 1983 t o 1.5 million; t h i s was 3 50,000 below t h e recession high posted in the final quarter of
1982. Blacks continued to make up a disproportionately large share of a l l discouraged
workers—31 percent in the fourth quarter of 1983. (See t a b l e A-13.)
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Total nonagricultural payroll employment rose by 230,000 in December to 91.6 million,
seasonally adjusted, continuing the strong job gains in evidence during 1983. Manufacturing and
the services industry continued to r e g i s t e r s u b s t a n t i a l growth. As in the past several months,
job gains were widespread, with nearly two-thirds of the 186 i n d u s t r i e s in the BLS index of
diffusion r e g i s t e r i n g increases over the month. (See tables B-l and B-6.)
Manufacturing job increases totaled 90,000 in December, with gains concentrated in several
of the durable goods i n d u s t r i e s — e l e c t r i c a l and electronic equipment, transportation equipment,
and fabricated metals. The e l e c t r i c a l and transportation equipment industries have both made
strong recoveries from cheir recessionary
low l e v e l s . In c o n t r a s t , job recovery has been weak
in fabricated metals. Nondurable goods employment increases over the month were essentially
limited to apparel and rubber and p l a s t i c products.
Elsewhere, employment in the services industry increased by 70,000. There were also small
gains in mining, wholesale t r a d e , and finance, insurance, and real estate. Employment in
construction remained near November's l e v e l but was up by 3 50,000 s i n c e i t s recessionary low of
l a s t March.
The number of payroll jobs has r i s e n by 3 million since the December 1982 recession
low
and now exceeds the July 1981 pre-recession employment high, by 160,000. Employment grew'by
approximately 1 million each in manufacturing and services over the past year.
Factory
employment, however, remained about 1 million below i t s pre-recession l e v e l .
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on
unchanged in December at 3 5.2 hours, seasonally adjusted, and has
since September. Weekly hours in manufacturing edged down 0.1 hour
overtime was up a tenth to 3.4 hours, t h e highest since 1979. (See

private nonfarm payrolls was
remained at about this l e v e l
to 40 # 5 hours, while factory
t a b l e B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls rose by 0.4 percent in December to 108.7 (1977=100). The manufacturing
index was also up 0.4 percent to 94.0 and was 13.1 percent above l a s t December's low.
(See
t a b l e B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly and weekly earnings each rose by 0.5 percent in December, seasonally
adjusted.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings, a t $8.16, were up 1 cent
over the month and 34 cents over the year. Weekly earnings increased by $3.61 over the month to
$289.68, $15.98 above a year e a r l i e r . (See t a b l e B-3.)




- 4 The Hourly E a r n i n g s Index ( E s t a b l i s h m e n t Survey Data)
The Hourly E a r n i n g s Index (HEI) was 157.6 (1977-100) i n December, s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ,
an
i n c r e a s e of 0 . 5 p e r c e n t from November.
For t h e 12 months ended i n December, t h e i n c r e a s e
( b e f o r e s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t ) was 3 . 7 p e r c e n t . The HEI e x c l u d e s t h e e f f e c t s of two t y p e s of
changes u n r e l a t e d t o u n d e r l y i n g wage r a t e m o v e m e n t s — f l u c t u a t i o n s i n o v e r t i m e i n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,
and i n t e r i n d u s t r y employment s h i f t s .
In d o l l a r s of c o n s t a n t p u r c h a s i n g power, t h e HEI i n c r e a s e d
1.0 p e r c e n t d u r i n g t h e 12-month p e r i o d ended i n November. ( S e e t a b l e B - 4 . )

R e v i s i o n s of S e a s o n a l l y Adjusted Household Survey Data
At t h e end of each c a l e n d a r y e a r , t h e BLS r o u t i n e l y r e v i s e s t h e s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d
labor
f o r c e s e r i e s d e r i v e d from t h e C u r r e n t P o p u l a t i o n Survey ( h o u s e h o l d s u r v e y ) t o i n c o r p o r a t e t h e
e x p e r i e n c e of t h a t y e a r . As a r e s u l t of t h e r e c a l c u l a t i o n of t h e s e a s o n a l f a c t o r s ,
seasonally
a d j u s t e d d a t a f o r t h e most r e c e n t 5 y e a r s a r e s u b j e c t t o r e v i s i o n .
T a b l e B summarizes t h e e f f e c t s
of t h e r e v i s i o n s on t h e o v e r a l l and c i v i l i a n worker
unemployment r a t e s i n 1983.
The 1983 a n n u a l a v e r a g e s , 9 . 5 p e r c e n t f o r a l l w o r k e r s and 9 . 6
percent for c i v i l i a n workers, a r e not affected
by s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t
revisions.
Table C
presents revised seasonally adjusted
d a t a f o r major c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e s e r i e s f o r December
1982 t h r o u g h December 1983.
The J a n u a r y 1984 i s s u e of Employment and E a r n i n g s w i l l c o n t a i n t h e new s e a s o n a l
adjustment
f a c t o r s t o be used t o c a l c u l a t e t h e c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e and o t h e r major s e r i e s f o r J a n u a r y - J u n e
of 1984, a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e c u r r e n t s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t methodology, and r e v i s e d d a t a f o r
the
most r e c e n t
13 months o r c a l e n d a r q u a r t e r s f o r a l l r e g u l a r l y p u b l i s h e d t a b l e s c o n t a i n i n g
s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d household s u r v e y d a t a . Revised d a t a f o r t h e e n t i r e 1979-83 r e v i s i o n
period
f o r 4 3 8 l a b o r f o r c e s e r i e s w i l l be p u b l i s h e d i n t h e F e b r u a r y 1984 i s s u e . H i s t o r i c a l d a t a
(monthly and q u a r t e r l y ) from t h e t i m e of t h e i n c e p t i o n of t h e v a r i o u s s e r i e s may b e o b t a i n e d
from t h e Bureau upon r e q u e s t .
( C o n t a c t G l o r i a P. Green, 2 0 2 - 5 3 - 1 9 4 4 . )

Table B.

S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d unemployment r a t e s i n 1983 and change due t o r e v i s i o n

As f i r s t

computed

Change due
to revision

As r e v i s e d

Month

January.•
February.
March..••
April....
May.•••••
Jun e
July
August.••
September
October..
November.
December.

* Not p u b l i s h e d .




Overall

Civilian

10,
10.
10.
10.
10.
9.
9.3
9.4
9.1
8.7
8.2
8.0*

10.4
10.4
10.3
10.
10.
10.
9.
9.
9.3
8.8
8.4
8.1*

Overall
10,
10,
10,
10,
9,
9,
9,
9,
9,
8.
8.
8.

Civilian
10.4
10.4
10.3
10.2
10.1
10.0
9.5
9.5
9.2
8.8
8.4
8.2

Overall
0.1
0
.1
0
-.1
0
0
-.1
0
0
.1
.1

Civilian

-0

Table C.

Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

| 1982
Employment s t a t u s , s e x , and |
age
I
| Dec.
TOTAL

I
I
I
I Jan.

1983
I
| Feb.

I
| Mar.

I
I Apr.

I
I

May

I
| June

I
| July

I
| Aug.

I
I
| S e p t . | Oct.

I
| Nov.

I
| Dec.

I

I

I

!

!

L

!

L

!

!

!

!

!

I
|
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
i
i

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

I
I
I

Civilian noninstitutional
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
population]/
11 73,199 11 73,3 54 11 73, 505 11 73,656 1173, 794 1173,953 1174, 125 1174,306 U 74 ,440 1174,602 |174, 779 1174,9511175,121
C i v i l i a n l a b o r force
1110,873|110,6771110,688|110,73 51110,975|110,9501111,905|111,8251112,1171112,2291111,866|112,03 51112,136
Percent of p o p u l a t i o n )
64.0|
63.8|
63.8|
63.8|
63.9|
63.8|
64.3 |
64.2|
64.3|
64.3|
64.0|
64.0|
64.0
Employed
| 98,979 | 99,154 | 99,172 f 99,316| 99,606| 99, 762 1100, 743 1101,2251101,484 1101,8761101,9701102,6061102,94 1
Employment-population |
I
J
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
|
I
|
ratio2/
|
57.11
57.2|
57.2|
57.2|
57.3 1
57.3 |
57.9|
58.1 J
58.2|
58.3 |
58.31
58.6|
58.8
Unemployed
I 11,894| 11,523 I 11,516| 11,4191 11,369| 11*1881 11,162| 10,600| 10,633 | 10,353 | 9 , 8 9 6 | 9 , 4 2 9 | 9,195
Unemployment r a t e . . . . )
10.7)
10.41
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.2|
10.11
10.0|
9.5|
9.5|
9.2|
8.8|
8.41
8.2
Men, 20 years and over

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

Civilian noninstitutional
I
population^/..,
|
Civilian labor force
|
Percent of p o p u l a t i o n l
Employed
I
Employment-population)
ratio2/
I
Agriculture
I
Nonagricultural
|
industries
I
Unemployed
I
Unemployment r a t e
I
Not in l a b o r force
,.|

I
74,236|
58,3191
78.6|
52,483 |
I
70.71
2,4191
I
50,064|
5,, 6|
1C 0 |
15,* 17 |

I
74,339|
58,131J
78.2J
52,508|
I
70.6|
2,436|
I
50,072)
5,623 |
9.7|
16,208|

I
74,434|
58,225]
78.2|
52,508|
I
70.5|
2,402|
I
50,106|
5,717|
9.8|
16,2091

I
74,528|
58,268|
78.21
52,673 |
I
70.7|
2,425|
I
50,248|
5,595|
9.6|
16,260|

I
74,6111
58,512|
78.4)
52,830|
I
70.8|
2,421 !
I
50,409|
5,682 f
9.7|
16,099 |

I
74,712|
58,546|
78.4|
52,963 I
I
70.9|
2,440|
I
50,523|
5,583 |
9.5|
16,166|

I
74,814|
58,844|
78.7|
53,4 92 |
I
71.5|
2,497|
I
50,995|
5,352|
9.1|
15,970|

I
74,927|
58,982|
78.7|
53,765|
I
71.81
2,5211
(
51,244|
5,217J
8.8|
15,94 5 I

I
75,012|
58,954|
78.6|
53,804|
I
71.71
2,475|
I
51,329|
5,150|
8.7|
16,058|

|
75,115|
59,012|
78.6|
53 ,94 7 |
I
71.8|
2,4311
I
51,516|
5,065|
8.6|
16,103 |

I
75,216|
58,949|
78.4|
54 ,14 01
I
72.0|
2,376|
I
51,764|
4,809)
8.2|
16,267|

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75,327|
59,053|
78.4|
54,457|
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72.3 I
2,336|
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52,1211
4,596|
7.8|
16,274|

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| 83,383} 8 3 , 4 9 0 |
Civilian labor force
| 4 4 , 1 8 8 | 44 ,234 |
Percent of p o p u l a t i o n l
53.0|
53.0|
Employed
| 4 0 , 1 6 2 | 40,2551
Employment-population |
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|
48.2|
48.2|
Agriculture
!
6101
6171
Nonagricultural
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| 39,552) 3 9 , 6 3 8 |
Unemployed
| 4 , 0 2 6 | 3 ,979}
Unemployment r a t e . . . . |
9.11
9.0|
Not in labor f o r c e
| 39,195| 39,256|

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4 4 ,24 8 |
52.9|
40,315|
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48.2|
6401
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3 t *0 . |
8.9)
39,345|

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83,699|
44 ,259 |
52.9|
40,368|
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48.2|
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39,736|
3 ,891J
8.8|
39,4401

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44 ,3 111 44 ,33 1 |
52.9|
52.8|
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48.4 |
6211
6051
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3 , 7801 3 ,74 8 J
8.51
8.5|
39,483 | 3 9 , 5 6 8 |

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44 ,684 | 4 4 , 6 4 7 |
53.2|
53.1|
4 0 , 8 4 7 | 41,123 |
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48.9|
634 |
613 |
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40,213 | 4 0 , 5 1 0 |
3 ,83 7 J 3 , 524 |
8.6|
7.9|
39,324 | 3 9,475|

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84,224|
44,896 |
53.3|
41,298|
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49.0|
6271
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40,6711
3 , 5981
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39,328|

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4 5 , 0 6 2 | 4 4 , 9 3 6 | 44,953 | 45,024
53.41
53.2|
53.2|
53.2
4 1,550 | 4 1,5701 4 1 , 73 8 ( 41,843
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49.3|
49.2|
49.4|
49.4
5811
5971
6381
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4 0 , 9 6 9 | 4 0 , 9 7 3 | 4 1 , 1 0 0 | 41,190
3 , 512 J 3 ,366) 3 , 2 1 5 | 3,181
7.8|
7.5|
7.2|
7.1
3 9,2711 39,507) 3 9 , 6 0 0 | 39,642

Women, 20 years and over

Both s e x e s , 16 to 19 years I
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| 15,580| 15,525| 15,478|
C i v i l i a n labor force
I 8,3661 8,3121 8 , 2 1 5 |
Percent of p o p u l a t i o n l
53 . 7 |
53.5)
53 .11
Employed..
I 6,334) 6,391 | 6,349|
Employment-population)
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40.7|
41.21
41.0)
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400)
3 671
3 73!
Nonagricultural
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( 5,934| 6,024| 5,976)
Unemployed
\ 2,032) 1,921 I 1,8661
Unemployment r a t e
|
24.3)
23.1)
22.7)
Mot in l a b o r f o r c e
| 7,214) 7,213 f 7,263 )
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8,208i 8,1521 8,073 I 8,3771 8,196)
53.2|
53.0|
52.6|
54.7|
53.7|
6,275) 6,24 51 6,2161 6,404) 6,337)
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40.6|
40.5|
41.8)
41.5)
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3 29)
348)
365)
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1,933) 1,907| 1,857) 1,973) 1,859)
23 .61
23 .4 |
23.0|
23 .6)
22. 7 i
7,2211 7,23 71 7,269 I 6,926) 7,0611
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Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.




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8,2671 8,155|^ 7,9811
54.4 |
53.8|
52.8|
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42.1|
41.4|
347)
296|
267)
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1,885) 1,7761 1,7211
22.8|
21.8|
21.6)
6,93 71 6,999) 7,1391
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75,433
59,050
78.3
54,658
72.5
2,374
52,284
4,392
7.4
16,383

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15,072| 15,022
8 , 0 2 9 | 8,062
53.3 |
53.7
6,4111 6,440
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42.9
283 |
329
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6,128| 6,111
1,618|
1,622
20.2|
20.1
7,043)
6,960
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Explanatory Note
This news release presents statistics from two major surveys,
the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the
Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The household survey provides the information on the labor
force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in
the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample
survey of about 60,000 households that is conducted by the
Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected
from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.
The sample includes approximately 189,000 establishments employing about 36 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
Coverage, definitions and differences between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public
assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had
no employment during the survey week; they were available
for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included
among the unemployed are persons not looking for work
because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those
expecting to report to a job within 30 days.
The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special




grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-l, and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
— T h e household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture, the self-employed, unpaid
family workers, private household workers, and members of
the resident Armed Forces;
— T h e household survey includes people on unpaid leave
among the employed; the establishment survey does not;
— T h e household survey is limited to those 16 years of age
and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age;
— T h e household survey has no duplication of individuals,
because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or
otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.
Other differences between the two surveys are described in
"Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.

Seasonal adjustment
Over a course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor force
and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo
sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in
weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major
holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June,
when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
school's-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined.
Hov/ever, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can
be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the
seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all

employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the
components and combining them. The second procedure
usually yields more accurate information and is therefore
followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure
for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted
civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed
Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally
adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and
the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of
the labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household
survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period
and again for the July-December period. The January revision
is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5
years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for
seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along
with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed
at the end of the next section.
Sampling variability
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys
are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the
number of people employed and the other estimates drawn
from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would
be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the
amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends
upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other
factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the
chances are 68 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample
will differ by no more than the standard error from the results
of a complete census. The chances are 90 out of 100 that an
estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than 1.6
times the standard error from the results of a complete census.
At the 90-percent level of confidence-the confidence limits
used by BLS in its analyses-the error for the monthly change in
total employment is on the order of plus or minus 335,000; for
total unemployment it is 240,000; »and, for the overall
unemployment rate, it is 0.21 percentage point. These figures
do not mean that the sample results are off by these




magnitudes but, rather, that the chances are 90 out of 100 that
the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates bv more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .29 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.28 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are
revised. In other words, data for the month of September are
published in preliminary form in October and November and
in final form in December. To remove errors that build up
over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of
employment—against which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.

Additional statistics and other information
In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
BLS. It is available for $6.00 per issue or $39.00 per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of
the standard errors for the household survey data published in
this release. For unemployment and other labor force
categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of
its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the
data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of the population, Including Armed Forces In the United States, by sex
(Numbers In thousands)

Employment statu* and M X

Dec.
1983

Hov.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Dec.
1982

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

176,474
113,561
64.3
103,665
58.7
1,69:5
1 0 1 , 97 'J
3,240
9 8 , /30

176,636
113,720
64.4
104,291

176,809
113,824
64.4
104.629

9,896
8.7
62,913

9,429
8.3
62.916

9,195
8.1
62,985

TOTAL
Nonlnstltutlonal population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio 4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In laborforce

74,86 a
1 2 , 142
64.1
00.514
57.5
1.665
98,849
3.011

176,636
113,832
64.4
104.703

176,809
113,483
64.2

174,864
1 12,538

104,491

59.3

59. 1
1,688
•102,803

100,644
57.6
1,665

95,838

1,685
103.018
3.152
99,866

1 1,628
10.4
62,722

9,129
8.0
62,80<i

83,581
63,817
76.4
56,809
68.0
1,529
55,280

84,423
64,550
76.5
59.323
70.3

64.4

99,852

98,979
3,429
95,550

8,992
7.9
63,326

11,894
10-6
62,326

2,950

1 7 6 , 122
113,799
64.6
103,166
58.6
1,682.
101,484

3,449
98,035
10,633

9.3
62,323

176,297
113,924
64.6
103,571
58.7
1,695
101,876

3,308
98,568
10,353
9. 1
62,373

59.0

59.2

1,685
102,606

1,688
102,941
3.356

3,257
99,349

99,585

Men, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutlonal population*
Laborforce*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio 4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*

7,009
11.0

83,581
64,263

76.9
57,294
68.5
1,529
55,765
6,969
10.8

1,534
57,789
5,227
8. 1

8 4 , 173
64,807
77.0
58,607
69.6
1,538

84.261
64,877
77.0
58,828

84,344
64,709
76.7

84,423
64,846
76.8

64,838
76. 7

58,950

69.8

59,389
70.3

59,580
70.5

57,069

57,279
6,049
9.3

69.9
1,543
57,407

6,2043
9.6

1,549

5,759
8.9

84,506

1,534

1,537

57.855
5,457
8.4

58,043
5,258

92,214
48,874
53.0

92,302

44,902
48.7

45,049
48. 8

151
44,751

151
44.898

3,972

3,937
8.0

8.1

Women, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutlonal population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio 4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*

91,283
48,325

52.9
43,706
47.9
136
43,570
4,619
9.6

92.214

92,302

49,282
53.4

49,077
53.2

45,380

45,395
49.2

49.2
151

45,229
3,902
7.9

1
The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
columns.
1
Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States.
' Labor force as a percent of the noninstitutional population.

151
45,244
3,683
7.5

91,283
48,275

52.9
43,350
47.5
136
43,214

91,949

48,992
53.3
44,559
48.5

4,925

144
44,415
4,433

10.2

9.0

92,036
49,047
53.3
44,743
48.6
146

44,597
4,304
8.8

92,129
48.852
53.0
44.715

48.5
1S2
44,563
4,137
8.5

8.1

48.986
53.1

4
Total employment as a percent of the noninstitutional population.
* Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (including the resident Armed
Forces).

NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers In thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age
Dec.
1982

Hov.
1983

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

TOTAL
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian laborforce
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1 7 3 , 199
110,477
63.8
98,949
57. 1
11,628
10.5

174,951
112,147
64.1
103 c 018

58.9

102,80 3
58.7

9,129
8.1

8,992
8.0

74,236
58.186
78.4

52,290
70.4
2,240

75,327
58.996
78.3
54,631
72.5
2,342

50,049
5,896
10.1

52,289
4,365
7.4

75,433
58,915
78. 1
54,452
72.2
2,188
52,265
4,463
7.6

74,236
58,319
78.6
52.483
70.7
2,419
50,064
5,836

,383
,371
53.2
,522
48.6
514
,008
,849
8.7

84,553
45,475
53.8

84,666
45,246
53.4
42,191

83.383
44,188
53.0
40,162
48.2
610
39.552
4,026
9.1

175,121
111,795

63.8

173.199
110,873
64.0

98,979
57.1
11.894
10.7

174,440
112,117
64.3
101,401
58.2
10,633

174,602
112,229
64.3
101,t'76
58.3
10,353
9.2

174,779
111,866
64.0
101, 9 7 0
58.3
9,896
8.8

174,951
112,035
64.0
102,606
58.6
9,429
8.4

175, 121
112,136
64.0
11)2,941
58.8
9,195
8.2

75,115
59,012
78.6
53,947
71.8
2,431
51.516
5,065
8.6

75,216
58,949
78.4
54,140
72.0
2, J7b
51,764
4,809
8-2

75,327
59,053
78.4
5 4 , 4 57
72.3
2,336
52,121
4,596
7.8

7b,433
59,050
78.3
54,658
72.5
2,374
52,284
4,392
7.4

8.0

84,333
45,062
53.4
41,550
49.3
581
40,969
3,512
7.8

84,443
44,936
53.2
41,570
49.2
597
40,973
3,366
7.5

84,553
44,953
53.2
41.73 8
49.4
638
41,10U
J,215
7.2

84,666
45,024
53.2
41,843
49.4
653
41,190
3,181
7.1

15.204
8.267
54.4
6,382
42.0
347
6,035
1,885
22.8

15,154
8,155
53.8
6,379
42. 1
296
6,083
1,776
21.8

15, 120
7,981
52.8
6,260
41.4
267
5,993
1.72 1
21.6

15,072
8.029
53.3
6,411
42.5
283
6,128
1,618
20.2

15,022
8.062
53.7
6,440
42.9
329
6,111
1,622
20.1

9.5

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian laborforce
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

10.0

75,012

58,954
78.6
53,804
71.7
2.475

51,329
5.150
8.7

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

42,294
50.0
596
41,698
3,180
7.0

49.8
554
41,637
3,055
6.8

84,224
44,896
53.3
41,298

49.0
627
40,671

3,598

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

15,580

7,920
50.8
6,037
38.7
257
5.780
1,883
23.8

15,072
7,677
50.9
6,093
40.4
215

15,022
7,633
50.8

15,580

6,159
41.0
209

6,334
40.7
400

5,879

5,951
1,474
19.3

5,934
2,032
24.3

1,584
20.6

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
* Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.




8,366
53.7

NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data In this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousands)

status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin

Mot

Dec.
1982

illy adjusted

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

WHITE
151,484
97,352
64.3
90,628
59.8
6,724
6.9

150,056
96,613
64.4
87,292
58.2
9,321
9.6

151,003
97,498
64.6
89,503
59.3
7,995
8.2

15 1,021
97,507
64.6
89,693
59.4
7,814
8.0

151, 175
97,33 9
64.4
89,851
59.4
7,488
7.7

151,324
97,559
64.5
90,430
59.8
7,129
7.3

151,484
97,724
64.5
90,779
59.9
6,945
7.1

51,430
79. 1
46,770
71.9
4,660
9. 1

51,878
78.9
47,886
72.9
3,992
7,7

51,881
79.0
47,-908
72.9
3,973
7.7

51,902
7 8.9
48,128
73. 1
3,774
7.3

52,021
7 8.9
48,414
73.5
3,6U7
6.9

52,063
78.9
48,589
73.6
3,474
6.7

38,754
53.0
36,593
50. 1
2, 162
5.6

37,349
52.5
34,774.
48.2
3,075
8. 1

38,356
52.7
35,767
49.2
2,589
6.7

38,468
52.8
35/928
49.3
2,540
6.6

38,438
52. /
36,016
49.4
2,422
6.3

38,489
52.7
36,17/
49.6
2,312
6.0

38,556
52.8
36,292
49.7
2,264
5.9

6,744
54.3
5,649
45.5
1,095
16.2
18.7
13.6

7,334
56.9
5,748
44.6
1,586
21.6
22.8
20.4

7,264
57.9
5,850
46.6
1,414
19.5
20.7
18.2

7,158
57.3
5,857
46.9
1,301
18.2
18.9
17.4

6,999
56.2
5,70 7
45.8
1,292
18.5
19.6
16.9

7,049
56.7
5,839
47.0
1,210
17.^
17.6
16- b

7,105
57.2
5,898
47.5
1,20/
17.0
17.5
16.5

150,056
9 6 , 194
64. 1
8 7 , 172
58. 1
9,022
9.4

151,324
97,705
64.6
90,793
60.0
6,912
7. 1

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

51,214
78.7
46,590
71.6
4,624
9.0

51,919
78.8
48,527
73.6
3,391
6.5

51,854
78.6
48,387
73.3
3,468
6.7

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

38,004
52.7
35,078
48.6
2,926
7.7

39,033
53.5
36,700
50.3
2,332
6.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

6,976
54. 1
5,504
42.7
1,472
21. 1
24.3
17.7

6,754
54.4
5,565
44.8
1,188
17.6
18.8
16.3

Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
,
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

BLACK
18,740
11,452
61.1
9, 136
48.8
2,316
20.2

19,057
11,580
60,8
9,629
50.5
1,950
16.8

19,086
11,561
60.6
9,589
50.2
1,973
17. 1

18,740
1 1,547
61.6
9, 128
48.7
2,419
20.9

18,966
11,724
61.8
9,408
49.6
2,316
19.«

18,994
11,720
61.7
9,504
50.0
2,216
18.9

19,026
11,565
60.8
9,449
49.7
2, 116
18.3

19,05/
11,623
61.0
9,563
50.2
2,060
17./

19,086
11,650
bl .0
9,582
50.2
2,068
17.8

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,467
75.4
4,340
59.8
1,126
20.6

5,566
74.9
4,743
63.8
823
14.8

5,544
74.4
4,706
63.2
838
15. 1

5,491
75.7
4,353
60.0
1,138
20.7

5,578
75.6
4,563
61.8
1,015
18.2

5,553
75.1
4,613
62.4
940
16.9

5,501
74.2
4,60/
62. 1
894
16.3

5,566
74.9
4,701
63.2
867
15.6

5,565
74.7
4,722
63.4
843
15.1

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,214
56.5
4,398
47.7
816
15.6

5,271
55.9
4,502
47.8
769
14.6

5,294
56. 1
4,507
47.7
787
14.9

5,225
56.6
4,352
47.2
873
16.7

5,312
56.7
4,440
47.4
872
16.4

5,358
57.1
4,495
47.9
863
16.1

5,277
56. 1
4,4J8
47.2
83 9
15.9

5,270
55-9
4,448
47.2
822
15.6

5,3 03
56.2
4,461
47.3
842
15.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

77 1
34. 1
39 7
17.6
373
48.4
54.4
42.2

743
33.7
385
17.5
358
48.2
45.9
50.9

723
32.9
375
17. 1
348
48. 1
47.9
48.3

831
36.8
423
18.7
408
49. 1
52. 1
45.8

834
37.6
405
18.3
429
51.4
53.7
48.8

809
36.6
396
17-9
413
51.1
52.7
49.2

787
35.6
404
18.3
J83
48.7
45.6
52.2

785
35.6
414
18.8
3 71
47.3
44.9
50.0

782
35.6
399
18.2
383
49.0
46.4
51.9

9,301
5,829
62.7
4,949
53.2
880
15. 1

9,677
6,193
64.0
5,433
56.1
76 0
12.3

9,745
6, 165
63.3
5,398
55.4
767
12.4

9,67/
6,232
64.4
5,463
56.5
769
12.3

9,735
6,267
64.4
5,540
56.9
727
11.6

Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed . . .
Unemployment rate

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal vacation; therefore, Identical
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
2
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.




9,735
6, 156
63.2
5,466
56. 1
690
1 1. 2

9,301
5,938
63.8
5,016
53.9
922
15.5

9,690
6, 145
63.4
5,350
55.2
795
12.9

9,700
6,202
63.9
5,392
55.6
810
13. 1

NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanlc-orlgln groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included
In both the white and black population groups. Seasonally adjusted data in this table
have been revised. See note on page 4.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-4. Selected employment indicators
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Category
Dec,
1982

Dec.
1983

Nov.
3983

Dec.
1982

Sept.
1983

Aug.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

98,849
37,419
24,422
5,032

103,018
38,521
25,534
5,263

102,803
38,393

25,433
5,298

9d,979
37,492
24,129
4,985

101,484
38,281
24,905
5,096

101,876
38,232
24,921
5,124

1,303
1,539
170

1,392
1,55$
210

1,248
1,504
199

1,567
1,609
224

1,628
1,564
240

1,572
1,515
236

88,179
15,695
72,4tt3
1,176
71,307
7,314
345

91,594
15,790
75,805
1,227
74,578
7,822
449

91,754
15,688
76,066
1,230
74,836
7,681
417

87,827
15,486
72,341
.1,181
71,160
7,355
373

90,032
15,671
74,361
1,270
73,091
7,641
375

90,743
15,560
75,183
1,279
73,904
7,656
380

90,617
15,578
75,039
1,2/8
73,761

96,356

96,603
77,312
5,534
1,674
3,860
13,757

90,064
71,470
6,367
2,103
4,264
12,227

91,953
73,499
5,866
1,742
4,124
12,588

93,322
74,666
6,027

93,273
75,047

101,9/0

3d,240
24,953
5 , 172

102,60b
38,388

102,941

25,057
5,236

25,140

1,481
1,556
224

1,512
1,572
265

91,094
15,585
7 5,509
1,216
7 4,293
7,800
47 4

91,422
15,481
75,941
1,241
74,700
7,734
450

93,834
75,398
5,848

94,173
75,802
5,712
1,672
4,040
12,659

38,494
5,254

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

. .

1,505
1,527
227

7,695
4 05

PERSONS AT WORK1
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomlc reasons

92,377
72,911
6 , 154
2,100
4,054
13,312

76,837
5,700
1,660
4,040
13,819

1
Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such
reasons as vacation, Illness, or industrial dispute.

1,771
4,256
12,629

5 , 7 24
1,617
4,107
12,502

1,719
4,129
12,588

NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
Quarterly averages
Measure

1982
IV

U-1

1983

1983
II

III

IV

Oct,

MOT.

3.1

3.3

3.1

Dec.

Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force

U-2

Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force

U-3

Unemployed*persons 25 years and over as a percent of the
civilian labor force
Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time
civilian labor force

U-4

U-5a

Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, including the
resident Armed Forces

U-6b

Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force

U-6

Total full-time jobseekers plus Va part-time jobseekers plus Va total on pan time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less Va of the
part-time labor force

U-7

Total full-time jobseekers plus Va part-time jobseekers plus Va total on part
time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the
civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less Va of the
part-time labor force

N.A. = not available.




4.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

7.3

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.3

10.5

10.2

10.0

9.3

8.4

10.6

10.4

10-1

9.4

8.5

8.8

8.4

13.7

13.4

12.9

12.2

11.2

11.5

11.1

15.2

14.9

13.5

12.4

N.A

H.A.

4.7

5.0

6.6

6.8

8.3

8.7

8.7

I

NOTE: Data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

4.7

6.5
8.2

8.3

3.0
4.5

6.4

8.0

8.1
8.2

10.8

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Unemployment rate**

Category
Dec.
1982

Aug.
>983

Sept.
1983

9,195
5,25 8
4,392
3,937
3,181
1,622

10.7
11. 1
10.0
10.2
9.1
24.3

9.5
9.8
8.7
9.1
8.0
22.8

9.2
9.6
8.6
8.8
7.8
21.8

21.6

7.2
20.2

2,224
1,607
613

2,112
1,636
64 5

7.5
8.1
13.3

6,3
6.9
11.8

6.
6.
12,

5.7
6.3
11.4

5.5
6.0
10.5

10,171
1,758

7,900
1,554

7,658
1,567

10.7
11.1
12.2

9.3
10.2
10.7

9.
10'.
10.5

8.7
10.0
10.0

8.2
9.8
9.7

9,361
199
1,131
3,155
2,127
1,028
458
2,311
2,107

7,076
132
866
1.957
1,179
778
379
1,924
1,818
806
276

6,899
125
910
1,821
1,075
746
374
1,86 0
1,809
815
279

11.5
18.2
21.6
14.2
16.1
11.4
8.0
11.1
8.0
5.3
16.3

9.8
14.9
17.9
U.2
11.7
10.5
7.7
9.8
7.2
5. I
15.1

9.4
16.9
18.1
10.2
10.9
9.3
7,4
9.5
7.0
5.0
16.5

9.0

8.6
12.8
15.6
8.9
9.0
8.7
6.7
9.1
6.7
4.9
15.7

Pec.
1982

Nov.
1983

11,894
6,969
5.836
4 , 9 25
4,026
2 , 0 32

9,429
5,457
4,596
3,972
3,215
1,618

3,042
2 , 118
768

Dec.
1983

Oct.
198J

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

CHARACTERISTIC

Total, 16years and over
Men, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over

Women, 16 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16to 19years
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost*

8.4
8.6
7.8
8.2

8.2
8.3
7.4
8.1
7.1
20. 1

INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utititles
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary worker*

859
306

1

}2. 1

15.8
9.6
10.2
8.7
7.2
9.8
6.9
5.1
16.2

8.3
12.4
16.3
8.3
8.3
8.2
6.5
8.8
6.6
5.0
15.6

NOTE: Data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic
reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.
2

Table A-7. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment

Dec.
1982

Hov.
1983

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

MOT.
1983

Dec.
1983

DURATION
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks .
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration, in weeks
Median duration, in weeks

3,611
3,388
4,429
2,026
2,403

3,287
2,661
3,181
1,211
1,970

18.3
10.6

19.6
8.9

3,159
2,631
3,202
1,254
1,948

3,898
3,419
4,660
2,077
2,583

3,633
2,951
4,078
1,597
2,481

19.4
9.1

18.4
10.4

19.9
9.4

100.0
35.1
29.3
35.6
13.9
21.7

100.0
32.5
28.5
38.9
17.3
21.6

100.0
34.1
27.7
38.2
15.0
23.3

3,740
2,784
3,889
1,383
2,506

3,504
2,725
3,61>5
1,3 72
2,283

3,328
2,616
3,527
1,337
2,190

3,382
2,504
3,369
1,264
2,085

20.2
9.4

20. 1
9.5

20.2
9.4

19.6
9.0

100.0
35.9
26.7
37.3
13.3
24.1

100.0
35.5
27.6
37.0
U.9
23.1

100.U
35.1
27.6
37.2
14.1
2J.1

100.0
36.5
27.1
36.4
13.9
22.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over

100.0
31.1
30.9
38.1
17.4
20.7

100.0
36*0
29. 1
34.8
13.3
21.6

NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)
I seasonally adjusts*
Dec.
1982

Nov.
1983

Seasonally adjusted

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoff
Other Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

7,384
2,519
4,865
736
2,392
1,115

5,007
1,228
3,779
874
2,193
1,055

5,238
1,406
3,832
766
2,005
983

7,114
2,335
4,779
826
2,684
1,282

6,133
1,660
4,473
799
2,479
1,214

5,938
1,562
4,376
858
2,362
1,234

5,601
1,392
4,209
866
2,322
1,127

5,226
1,321
3,905
86 8
2,250
1,154

i>,017
1,283
3,734
855
2,246
1,150

100.0
63.5
21.7
41.8
6.3
20.6
9.6

100.0
54.8
13.4
41.4
9.6
24.0
11.6

100.0
58.2
15.6
42.6
8.5
22.3
10.9

100.0
59.8
19.6
40. 1
6.9
22.5
10.8

100.0
57.7
15.6
42.1
7.5
23.3
11.4

100.0
57.1
15.0
42.1
8.3
22.7
11.9

100.0
56.5
14.0
42.4
8.7
23.4
11.4

100.0
55.0
13.^
41.1
9.1
23.7
12.1

100.0
54.1
13.8
40.3
9.2
24.2
12.4

6.7
.7
2.2
1.0

4.5
.8
2.0
.9

4.7
.7
1.8
.9

6.4
.7
2.4
1.2

5.5
.7
2.2
1. 1

5.J
.8
2.1
1.1

5.0
.8
2.1
1.0

4.7
.8
2.0
1.0

4.5
.8
2.0
1.0

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by eex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
mptoyed per
On thousands)

Sex and age

Unemployment rates1

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

NOV.
1983

11,894
4,636
2,032
887
1,170
2,604
7,288
6,442
862

9,429
3,692
1,618
653
972
2,074
5,728
5,007
741

9,195
3,564
1,622
700
947
1,942
5,659
4,938
742

10.7
18.9
24.3
27.5
22.7
16. 1
8.4
9.0
5.7

9.5
17.2
22.8
24.8
21.6
14.4
7.3
7.8
5.1

9.2
16.5
21.8
24.0
20.5
13.8
7.2
7.7
5.2

8.8
16.3
21.6
24.0
20.3
13.6
6.8
7.2
5.0

8.4
15.4
20.2
21.9
19.3
13-0
6.5
6.9
4.9

8.2
14.9
20. 1
22.9
18.8
12.2
6.4
6.8
4.9

Men, 16 years and over...
16 to 24 years
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 . . .

6,969
2,677
1,133
493
648
1,544
4,319
3,761
554

5,457
2,042
861
344
524
1,181
3,417
2,935
490

5,258
1,998
866
372
501
1,132
3,283
2,799
481

11.1
20.5
25.7
28.7
24.2
17.9
8.7
9.2
6.2

9.8
18.6
24.3
26.0
23.2
15.7
7.5
8.0
5.4

9.6
17.6
22.8
23.9
22.2
15.0
7.5
8.0
5.6

9. 1
17.3
24.3
21.6
14.7
7.0
7.4
5.4

8.6
15.9
20.2
22-0
19.6
13.8
6.8
7. 1
5.4

8.3
15.6
20.4
2J.3
18.9
13.'3
6.5
6.7
5.4

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

4,925
1,959
899
394
522
1,060
2,969
2,681
308

3,972
1,650
75 7
309
44 8
893
2,311
2,072
251

3,937
1,566
756
328
446
810
2,376
2,139
2b1

10.2
17.1
22.8
2b. 1
21.2
14.1
8.1
8.8
5.1

9,
15.
21,
23,
19,
12.
7,
7.

8.6
15.2
20.6
24.0
18.5
12.5
6.9
7.3
4.5

8.5
15.1
20.5
23.6
18.8
12.3
6.5
7.0
4.4

8.2
14.7
20.1
21.8
19.0
12.0
6.2
6.6
4.1

8. 1
T4.0
19.8
22.5
18.7
11.0
6.3
6.8
4.3

Dec.
1982
Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 year8
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

1

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.




NOTE: Data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

1

Dec.
1983

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-10. Employment status off black and ether workers
(Numbsrs In thou—nda)

Employmant status

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal p o p u l a t i o n . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

Dec.
1982

MOT.

1983

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

MOT.

198J

Dec.
1983

23,143
14,283
61.7
11,677
50.5
2,606
18.2

23,627
14,442
61.1
12,225
51.7
2,217
15.4
9,185

23,637
14,442
61. 1
12,174
51.5
2,268
15.7
9,195

23,143
14,386
62.2
11,674
50.4
2,712
18.9
8,757

23,437
14,603
62.3
11,98*
51.2
2,614
17.9
8,834

23,581
14,692
62.3
12,156

23,604
14,528
61.5
12,096
51.2
2,432
16.7
9,076

23,627
14,509
61.4
12,171
51.5
2,338
16.1
9,118

23,637
14,b39
61.S
12,17%
51.5
2,368
U.J
9,090

8,859

1

The population figi.res are not adjusted for .seasonal variation; therefore, Identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted colums.
1
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.

51.5
2,536
17.3
8,889

NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

Table A-11. Occupational status off the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
Civilian employed
Occupation

Dec.
1983

Total, 16 years and over1

Dec.
1982

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Dec.
1983

102,803

Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial
Professional specialty

23,618
10,693
12,924

24,185
11,094
13,091

814
442
373

634
307
327

3.3
4.0
2.8

2.6
2.7
2.4

Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, Including clerical

31,302
3,127
11,868
16,308

32,038
3,124
12,507
16,407

2,157
162
782
1,213

1, 167
106
723
938

6.4
4.9
6.2
6.9

5.2
J. 3
5.5
5.4

Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective

13,443
1,068
1,617
10,758

14,170
1,030
1,692
11,449

1,790
84
140
1,566

1,512
101
106
1,305

11.7
7.3
8.0
12.7

10.2

11,373
3,831
3,877
3,664

12,741
4,305
4,400
4,036

1,561
366
760
435

1,165
255
615
296

12.1
8.7
16.4
10.6

8.4
b.6
12.3
6.8

15,845
7,437
4,023
4,384
584
3,801

16,576
7,917
4,313
4,346
619
3,727

3,744
1,745
737
1,262
243
1,019

2,467
1,121
529
817
202
616

19. 1
19.0
15.b
22.4
2-9.4
21.1

13.0
12.4
10.9
15.8
24.6
14.2

3,230

3,092

449

420

12.2

12.0

Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair

,.

Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, and Inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Construction laborers
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Farming, forestry, and fishing

9.6

8.9
5.9

'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Armed
Forces are included in the unemployed total.

Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)

Civilian labor force

Veteran statue
and age

Civilian
nonlnstltutlonal
population

Employed

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Doc.
1983

Oec.

1982

1982

Dec.
1983

8,265
6,610
99 1
2,585
3,034
1,655

7,901
5,712
590
1,964
3, 158
2,189

7,752
6,305
904
2,460
2,941
1,447

7,382
5,477
56 1
1,867
3,049
1,905

6,988
5,641
748
2,217
2,676
1,347

6,868
5,072
493
1,707
2,872
1,796

764
664
156
243
26b
100

19,140
8,452
6,357
4,331

20,456
8,802
7,042
4,612

18,135
7,981
6,039
4,115

19,275
8,222
6,667
4,386

16,187
6,938
5,501
3,748

17,823
7,500
6,213
4,110

1,948
1,043
538
367

Dec.
1982

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Dec.
1983

9.9
10.5
17.3
9.9
9.0
b.9

7.0
7.4
12.1
8.6
5.8
5.7

10.7
13.1
8.9
8.9

6.8
6.3

VETERANS
Total, 25 years and over
25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 years and over

514
4 05
68
160
1 77
109

NONVETERANS
Total, 25 to 39 years

25 to 29 years
30to 34 years
35 to 39 years

NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served In the Armed Forces between
August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonvete ns are men who have never served In the Arm-




1,4b2
722
454
276

ed Forces; published data are limited to those 25 to 39 years of age, the group that moat
closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Persons not in labor force by reason, sex, and race, quarterly averages
(In thousands)

1982

1983

IV

IV

62,346

62,956

62,217

62,805

62,680

62,392

55,777
8,233
3,962
27,932
12,282
3,368

56,953
8,356
3,788
28,331
12,898
3,579

55,326
6,441
3,988
28,134
12,567
4,196

56,104
6,607
3,97 5
28,350
12,987
4,185

55,986
6,399
4,064
28,281
13,003
4,239

55,690
6,462
3,804
28,267
12,892
4,265

6,570
1,785
756
1,266
1,735
1,291
445
1,028

6,003
1,481
867
1,259
1,387
969
418
1,010

6,929
1,851
761
1,39 0
1,813
1,393
420
1,113

6,452
1,641
656
1,390
1,765
1,408
357
1,000

6,540
1,518
701
1,436
1,726
1,316
411
1,159

6,756
1,832
841
1,442
1,610
1,197
413
1,032

Total not in labor force . . .

19,569

19,958

19,151

19,657

19,455

19,337

Do not want a job now •

17,376

17,934

16,880

17,227

17,187

16,968

2,193
960
300
589
344

2,024
792
384
537
312

2,361
1,001
299
683
379

2,187
869
289
695
334

2,203
775
308
683
436

2,409
1,079
379
607
34b

Total not in labor force . . .

42,777

42,998

43,065

43,148

43,226

43,056

Do not want a job now .

38,401

39,019

38,446

38,877

38,799

38,723

4,377
825
456
1,266
1,147
684

3,979
689
483
1,259
850
698

4,568
850
463
1.390
1,131
734

4,265
772
367
1,390
1,070
666

4,J38
743
393
1,436
1,043
723

4,347
753
462
1,442
1,003
687

Total not in labor force . . .

53,505

53,800

53,406

53,970

53,947

53,574

Do not want a job now .

48,789

49,417

48,477

49,114

49,132

48,849

4,716
1,241
537
951
1,196
792

4,383
1,042
657
947
936
801

4,960
1,305
503
1,044
1,252
856

4,734
1,215
486
1,053
1,194
787

4,775
1,109
510
1,003
1,24b
907

4,734
1,144
634
1,061
1,076
819

Total not in labor force . . .

7,265

7,482

7,221

7,237

7,210

7,240

Do not want a job now .

5*628

6,030

5,533

5,652

5,684

5,556

1,638
467
206
287
479
199

1,451
409
190
266
418
168

1,746
487
210
330
522
196

1,570
404
171
311
512
172

1,514
330
170
354
431
230

1,6 79
476
207
354
473
169

1983

1982

II

III

TOTAL
Total not in labor force .
Do not want a job now
Currant activity:

Want a job now
Reason not looking:

Going to tchool.
Ill, disabled . . .
Kaaping houaa .
Retired
Other

School attendance....
Ill health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities..
Think cannot get a job.
Job-market factors1.
Other reasons* .

Want a job now
Reason not looking:

Want a job now
Reason not looking:

Want a job now
Reason not looking:

School attendance....
Ill health, disability . . .
Think cannot get a job.
Other reasons1

School attendance
III health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities..
Think cannot get a job.
Other reasons

School attendance. .
Ill health, disability .
Think cannot get a job.
Other reasons

Want a job now
Reason not looking:

School attendance ' ' '
III health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities..
Think cannot get a job.
Other reasons

1

Job market factors Include "could not find job" and "thinks no job available."
Personal factors include "employers think too young or old," "lacks education or
training," and "other personal handicap."
3
Includes small number of men not looking for work because of home respon1




sibilities.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data in this table have been revised. See note on page 4.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-H. Employment status of the civilian population for ten large States
(Numbers In thousands)
Stat* and amploymant status
Dec.
1982

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

Dec.
1983

18 , 6 0 6
1 2 , 3 05
10,951
1 ,354
11.0

18,913
12,438
11,414
1 ,024
8.2

18,942
12,393
11,400
992
8.0

18 , 6 06
12,300
10,95 0
1 ,35 0
11.0

18,826
12,331
11 , 1 2 8
1 , 2 03
9.8

18,854
1 2 , 4 08
11,312
1,096
8.8

18,884
12,298
11 , 2 6 5
1,033
8.4

18,913
12,411
11,384
1,02 7
8.3

18,942
12,381
11 , 4 0 4
977
7.9

8 ,225
A,798
4,343
45 5
9.5

8,443
5 ,06 4
4,656
4 08
8.1

8 ,46 3
5 ,118
4,735
383
7.5

8,225
4,819
4,360
45 9
9.5

8,382
5 ,034
4,612
422
8.4

8,402
5 ,093
4,696
397
7.8

8,422
4,927
4,525
402
8.2

8,443
5 ,020
4,627
393
7.8

8,463
5 ,130
4,748
382
7.4

8 ,540
5,544
4,845
699
12.6

8,556
5 ,544
5 ,030
513
9.3

8,558
5 ,496
4,978
519
9.4

8,540
5 ,538
4,829
709
12.8

8,550
5,542
4 ,895
647
11.7

8,552
5,549
4,988
561
10.1

8,554
5 ,493
4,95 9
534
9.7

8,556
5 ,530
5 ,007
523
9.5

8,558
5 ,531
5 ,001
530
9.6

4,492
2,989
2,777
213
7.1

4,525
3,06 4
2,894
171
5 .6

4,529
3,05 2
2,875
177
5.8

4,492
2,974
2,744
230
7.7

4,515
3 ,006
2,832
174
5.8

4,519
3,037
2,818
219
7.2

4,522
3,005
2,797
2 08
6.9

4,525
3,039
2,838
201
6.6

4,529
3,038
2,843
195
6.4

6 , 7 38
4,297
3,556
741
17.3

6 ,717
4,165
3,678
487
11.7

6 ,715
4 , 2 02
3 , 7 02
500
11.9

6 ,738
4,293
3,558
735
17.1

6 ,721
4,300
3,684
616
14.3

6 ,719
4,293
3,709
584
13.6

6 ,718
4,224
3,651
573
13.6

6,717
4,145
3,651
494
11.9

6 ,715
4,225
3,737
488
11.6

5 ,723
3,608
3,290
318

5 ,767
3,687
3,444
243
6.6

5 ,772
3,758
3,512
2 46
6.5

5 ,723
3,626
3,292
334
9.2

5 ,754
3,700
3,369
331
8.9

5 ,758
3,699
3,394
3 05
8.2

5 ,763
3,643
3 , 3 96
247
6.8

5 ,767
3,674
3,422
252
6.9

5 ,772
3,779
3,523
256
6.8

13,550
873
199
674
8.6

13,620
8 ,017
7 ,433
584
7.3

13,627
7 ,967
7,412
555
7.0

13,550
7,95 9
7,237
722
9.1

13,598
8,280
7 ,580
700
8.5

13,605
8,248
7 ,538
710
8.6

13,613
8 ,105
7 ,45 7
648
8.0

13,620
8,116
7,497
619
7.6

13,627
8,051
7 ,45 9
592
7.4

8,065
5 ,058
4,344
714
14^1

8,07 9
5 ,164
4,598
566
11.0

8,081
5 ,06 0
4,530
530
10.5

8 ,065
5 ,116
4,389
72 7
14.2

8 ,074
5 ,126
4,559
567
11.1

8,075
5 ,088
4,504
584
11.5

8,077
5 ,132
4,565
567
11.0

8,079
5 ,145
4,590
555
10.8

8,081
5 ,114
4,584
530
10.4

9,146
5 ,514
4,823
691
12.5

9,169
5 ,601
5 ,05 1
550
9.8

9,172
5 ,494
4,934
56 0
10.2

9,146
5 ,5 40
4,842
698
12.6

9,161
5 ,544
4,907
637
11.5

9,163
5 ,513
4,937
576
10.4

9 ,166
5 ,5 0 8
4,961
547
9.9

9,169
5,544
4,973
571
10.3

9,172
5 ,497
4,932
565
10.3

11 , 0 9 0
7 , 4 95
6,939
557
7.4

11 , 3 8 9
7 ,673
7 ,152
521
6.8

11,417
7,741
7,192
549
7.1

11 , 0 9 0
7 ,527
6 ,926
601
8.0

11 ,305
7 ,6 36
7 ,081
555
7.3

11,333
7,726
7,06 7
659
8.5

11 , 3 6 1
7,669
7 ,098
571
7.4

11 , 3 8 9
7,657
7,141
516
6.7

11 , 4 1 7
7 ,773
7,173
6 00
7.7

California
Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida

Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Illinois
Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Massachusetts

Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian-labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Michigan
Civilian-nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force .
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate .

Ohio
Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Pennsylvania
Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Chilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texaa
Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
* The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.




NOTE: Revised seasonal factors are not yet available for States. The seasonally adjusted series will be revised for the release of January data on February 3, 1984.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Tabl* B-1. Employes on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(In thousands)

Industry

Total
Qoods-producing

Dec.
1982

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983 P

Dec.
1983 Pi

8 9 , 32l|

91,725

92,118

22,995

24,550

24,554

Aug .
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

92,289 88,665

89,748

90,851

91,087

91,413

24,353 23,061

23,830

23,935

24,168

24,322

Dec.
1982

Nov
1983pl

Mining

1,050|

1,039

1,044]

l»05l|

Construction

3,786

4,295

4,248

4,077

Manufacturing
Production workers

18,159j
12,201

19,21-6
13,190

19,262]
13,218

19,225| 18,193
13,182 12,241

18,793
12,803

18,871
12,859

19,064
13,043

19,182
13,150

Durabla goods
Production workers

10,541)
6,873

11,291
7,576

11,359
7,629

11,366| 10,559
7,634 6,892

11,022
7,329

11,081
7,378

11,235
7,522

11,326
7,600

601
722. 2
432
470. 5
549
601. 5
804
858. 9
1,359
,438. 6
2,069
2,124.3
1,961.8 2,115.8
1,697.0 1,862.7
695.7
698.7
369.3
398.1

712.
474.
598.
867.
1,446.
2,155.
2,133,
1,870.
701.
397.8

614
429
554
816
1,359
2,066
1,957
1,696
695
373

699
457
582
840
1,410
2,109
2,043
1,807
692
383

703
459
585
849
1,411
2,115
2,082
1,801
696
380

712
465
590
867
1,430
2,131
2,107
1,848
699
386

715
470
591
876
1,438
2,160
2,129
1,856
702
389

7,925
5,614

7,903
5,589

7,859| 7,634
5,548 5,349

7,771
5,474

7,790
5,481

7,829
5,521

7,856
5,550

1,688.0
68.2
763.9
1,208.1
666.8
1,295.4
1,059.0
195.9
758.3
221.3

1,656.0
63.8
763
1,209
667
1,304
1,059
194
763
221

1,626
69
727
1,140
653
1,263
1,059
199
685
213

1,627
62
752
1,175
659
1,289
1,056
195
739
217

1,630
63
753
1,177
662
1,290
1,060
195
742
218

1,628
64
759
1,191
665
1,297
1,061
193
753
218

1,635
61
759
1,200
666
1,301
1,061
193
762
218

66,326

67,175

67,564

67,936 65,604

65,918

66,916

66,919

67,091

5,036

5,064

5,057

5,008

4,341

5,031

5,019

5,027

Wholesale and retail trade

20,824

20,749

20,942

21,298 20,256

20,580

20,612

20,666

20,705

Wholesale trade

5,202
15,622

5,308
15,441

5,310
15,632

5,315 5,192
15,983 15,064

5,249
15,331

5,274
|15,338

5,287
15,379

5,289
15,416

5,349

5,486

5,501

19,149

20,016

15,968
2,733
13,235

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

7,618
5,328

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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing
Transportation and public utilities

1,614
71.
730,
1,129.
652.
1,272.
1,055,
197.
683.
212.

696.
476.
587.
867.
1,447.
2,173.
2,150.
1,870.
706.
390.

1,626.7
60.6
764.0
1,198.8
667.6
1,310.9
1,058.9
190.9
765.5
214.7

5,054

1,053

1,023

1,026

1,044

1,044

3,815

4,014

4,038

4,060

4,096

Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and real estate

5,520

5,367

5,488

5,499

5,503

5,523

20,051

20,062 19,215

19,835

119,913

19,956

20,051

15,86a

16,013

16,002 15,758

15,674

P.5,861

15,77 5

15,785

2,745
13,115

2,752
13,261

2,757 2,747
13,245 13,011

2,746
12,928

2,778
H3>083

2,764
13,011

2,771

—

Services
tovemm
Fsdera
State and local government
p« preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry

Industry
Dec.
1982

Oct.
1983

Dec.
1983

Nov.
1983

Dec.
PI 1 9 8 2

Aug .
1983

Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

D-ec .
PI 1 9 8 3

35.0

35.3

35.1

35.5

34.8

35.0

35.2

35.3

35.2

35.2

Mining

42.2

43.2

42.9

43.2

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Construction

36.8

37.3

36.2

37.0

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

39.7
2.5

40.7
3.4

40.8
3.4

41.2
3.6

39.0
2.3

40.3
3.1

40.8
3.3

40.6
3.3

40.6
3.3

40.5
3.4

40.2
2.4

41.3
3.5

41.5
3.5

41.9
3.9

39.3
2.2

40.8
3.1

41.5
3.4

41.2
3.4

41.2
3.4

41.1
3.6

38.
38.
40.
39.
40.
40.
40.
41.
40.
39,

40.
40.
42.
41,
41.
41.
41.
42
40.
39.8

39.
40.
42.
41.
41.
41.
41.
42.8
40.9
39.7

40.
41.
42.
41.
42.
42.
41.
43.
41.
40.

38.8
37.8
40.1
38.8
39.2
39.3
39.4
40.1
39.7
(2)

40.
39.
41.
40,
40.
40.
40.
41,
40.
(2)

40.
40.
42.
41,
41.
41,
41.
43
41,
(2)

40.3
39.8
41
41
41
41
41
42
40
(2)

39.8
39.8
41.
41,
41.
41.
41.
42,
40.
(2)

39.9
40.5
41.8
41.2
41.3
41.1
41.0
41.8
40.9
(2)

39.1
2.6

39.9
3.3

40.0
3.2

40.2
3.3

38.6
2.5

39.5
3.1

39.9
3.1

39.7
3.1

39.7
3.1

39.7
3.2

39.
37.
39.
35.
42.
37.
41.
44.
40.
36,

39.8
38.3
41.1
36.8
43.2
38.0
41.7
43.8
41.9
37.2

39.
39.
41.
36.
43.
38.
42.
44.
42.
37,

39
36
41
36
43.8
38.
42.
45.
42.
37,

39.1
(2)
38.9
35 1
41 7
37 1
40 9
44 4
(2)
35.8

3-9.6
(2)
40.9
36.2
42.9
37.5
41.6
43.5
(2)
37.2

39.9
(2)
41.3
36.8
43.3
37.8
41.7
43.2
(2)
37.7

39.7
(2)
40.7
36
43
38
41
43
(2)
37.5

39.6
(2)
40.7
36
43
38
41
43
(2)
37.1

39.4
(2)
41.0
36
43
37
42
45
(2)
37.2

Transportation and public utilities

39.2

39.4

39.3

39.9

38.9

39.3

39.4

39.4

39.2

39.6

Wholesale and retail trade

32.4

32.0

31.9

32.4

32.1

31.8

31.8

32.1

32.0

32.1

38.4
30.1

38.5
29.7

38.7
29.7

38.7
30.0

38.7
30.0

38.7
30.0

Total private.

Manufacturing
Overtime hours
Durable goods . . .
Overtime hours
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products...
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods.
Overtime hours .
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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

Wholesale trad*.
Retail trade

38.7
30.5

38.8
29.9

38.8
29.8

39.0
30.4

Finance, Insurance, and real estate

36.3

36.3

36.0

36.0

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

32.7

32.6

32.7

32.8

32.9

32.7

32.7

32.6

32.8

1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in 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 employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls.




32.6

2
This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is
small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings cf production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagricuitural
payrolls by industry
Average hourly earnings

Average weefciy earnings

Industry

Total private
Seasonally

Dec.
1982

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1 9 8 3 pi

Dec.
1983

$7.82
7.82

$8.15
8.13

$8.15
8.13

$8.16
8.17

11.03

11.35

Dec .
1982

adjusted
11.42

11.42

11 .96

11.88

12.02

8.68

8.98

9.05

Mining

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1983

Dec .
p| 1983

|$ 2 7 3 . 7 0$287.70 $286.07 $289.68
286.99
287.58
286.18
272.14
490.32
489.92
493.34
465.47

Construction

449.09

430.06

363.04

366.38

372.86

391.94

396.33

403.08
311.20
282.35
397.42
472.58
394.57
417.78
370.82
522.29
364.00
278.88

440.13

Manufacturing

344.60
9.24

9.49

9.55

9.62

7.55
6.46
9.08
11.49
8.96
9.43
8.51
11.43
8.38
6.67

11 .28
9.22
9.74
8.73
11 .88
8.60
6.85

7.79
6.73
9.40
11.35
9.26
9.81
8.77
12.00
8.61
6.86

78
82
44
11.36
9.35
9.90
8.85
12.09
8.75
6.92

371.45
293.70
250.00
366.83
450.41
359.30
380.97
342.95
474.35
338.55
260.13

318.74
271 .08
395.32
464.74
380.79
400.31
358.80
506.09
350.02
272.63

309.26
270.'55
394.80
472.16
385.22
409.08
363.08
513.60
352.15
272.34

7.95

8.11

8.17

8.22

310.85

323.59

326.80

330.44

8.06
9.63
6.04
5.28
9.65
9.00
10.32
12.71
7.91
5.44

8.13
9.67
6.24
5.43
10.10
9.24
10.78
13.36
8.12
5.55

8.22
10.57
6.26
5.45
10.19
9.27
10.85
13.47
8.08
5.56

8.25
10.41
6.30
5.48
10.17
9.32
10.83
13.72
8. 17
5.58

319.18
364.98
236.77
186.38
410.13
341.10
427.25
563.05
319.56
196.38

323.57
370.36
256.46
199.82
436.32
351.12
449.53
585.17
340.23
206.46

327.98
412.23
256.66
200.02
440.21
354.11
457.87
592.68
339.36
206.83

329.18
377.88
260.19
201.12
445.45
358.82
460.28
624.26
347.23
209.25

10.62

10.93

11 .01

11.04

416.30

430.64 j 432.69

440.50

6.27

6.57

6.55

203.15

210.24 | 209.90

212.22

8.20
5.54

8.54
5.78

8.53
5.81

8.57
5.78

317.34
168.97

331.35 I

330.96
172.82 j 173.14

334.23
175.71

7.01

7.45

7.39

254.46

270.44

266.04

267.12

7 .12

7.39

7.40

232.11

242.39

241.24

242.96

Durable goods
Lumber and w o o d products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary meta! industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related p r o d u c t s .
Miscellaneous m a n u f a c t u r i n g
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s
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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
' See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervraory workers' on private nofiegrieultural payrolls by industry
(1977=100)
He* seasonally adjusted
Percent
change
from:

Industry

Dec .
1982

Oct.
1983

Nov.
1 9 8 3 Pi

Dec.
1 9 8 3 Pi

Dec.
1982T

ffOWIJ
Sept.
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov
1 9 8 3 Pj

Dec .
1983

Aug .
1983

151.9
94. 1
f4)
144 .0
155.8
153.1
148. 1

155.0
94.0
(4)
144.1
158. 1
155.4
152.3

155.9
94.2
(4)
145.5
158.3
157.2
153.1

156,. 8
94.4
(4)
145.1
158.9
158.4
154. 1

156.8
94.3
(4)
144.4
159.6
158.8
154.1

157.6
N.A.
(4)
145.4
160.0
159.8
154.6

0.5
(3)
(4)
. 7
.2
,6
.4

(4)
152.0

(4)
155.9

(4)
157.1

(4)
158.4

(4)
157.9

(4)
159.1

(4)

Dec .
1983
Total private nonfarm:
Current dollars
Constant (1977) dollars . .
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation end pubtle «
Wholesale and retail trade .
Finance, Insurance, and
reel estate
1
2
3
4

152,
94.
163,
144.
156
153.
147,

156.9
94.5
168.7
147.0
158.9
158.9
153.7

157.
94.
169.
144.
159.
159.
153.

157.6
N.A.
170.0
146.0
160.6
160»4
153.8

153.0
152.0

162.1
158.2

161.
158.

161.8
159.1

3.7
(2)
4.3

See footnote 1, table B - 2 .
Percent change vat 1.0 percent froa November 1982 to November 1 9 8 3 , the latest month ava liable,
Percent change was -0.1 percent from October 1983 to November 1983, the latest month ava1lable.
These series are not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component Is small relat ive to the trend-cycle
Irregular components and consequently cannot be separated wl tn sufficient precision.
N.A. - not available,
p - preliminary.




Nov.
1983Dec .
1983

Dec.
1982

.;
and/or

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
(1977 = 100)

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private
Goods-producing

Dec.
1982

Oct.
1983

1983 H

Dec.
1983 P

Dec.
1982

Aug.
1983

Sept
1983

Oct.
1983

Nov
Dec .
1983 P| 1983

104.5

109.2

109.0

110.2

102.6

105.3

107.5

108.1

108.3

108.7

88.0

98.1

97.8

97.9

86.5

93.5

95.1

95.6

96.3

96.9

117.9

118.9

118.7

120.8

116.5

115.0

117.0

118.5

118.1

118.9

Construction

96.4

113.8

109.0 J 105.8

96.5

104.5

106.0

103.9

105.0

106.7

Manufacturing

84.9

94.1

95.3

83.1

90.4

92.0

92.9

93.6

94.0

Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products..
Miscellaneous manufacturing

81. 0
78 1
88.7
76.0
60.3
79.6
82
94
79
103
79

91.8
100.2
102
89
70
88
87
106
92.4
104.7
89.3

92
96
102
88
71
89
90
108.8
93.4
105.9
89.2

94.0
94.7
106.0
86.4
71.5
91.1
92.8
111.6
94.6
108.1
88.1

78.8
78.6
85.2
75
60
76
79
91
75
100
78

87.
95,
97.
84,
67.
85.
85.
101.
86.
102.
83.

89
97
98.
85
68.
86,
87.
104.
89.
105.
82.

91.1
98.0
99.1
85.9
71
87
88
106
91
105.1
85.0

91
97
100.
86,
72.
88.
90.
108.
91.
104.
85.

92.4
97.0
102 .7
86 .7
72 . 1
89 . 0
90 . 2
109 . 0
91 4
106 . 1
88 3

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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

90.
94,
100,
76,
83.
92,
109.1
94,
92.
91.
78.

97.
101.
93.
85,
93,
97.
Ill,
95.
92,
108.
86.

97
98,
87
84,
93.
97.
112,
96.
91.
108.
85,

97
96.
76
85,
92,
99.
114,
98.
92.
110.
83.

89
94.
93
74,
83
90.
105,
93.
94,
90,
78.

94.
95.
82.
83.
89.
95.
108.
95.
91.
103.
84.

95
96
83
83
91
96
109.8
95.5
90.1
105.7
85.6

95.6
95.8
84.7
83.4
91.7
96.8
111.3
95.9
89.9
106.7
85.1

96.
96.
80.
83.
92.
96.
112.
96.
89.
108.
84.

4
8
i
6
1
4
9
2
5
109. 8
83. 5

113.6

115.3

115.2

117.1

111.5

111.8

114.4

115.1

114.9

115.3

Mining

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries

Service-producing

94.7|

96
95
71
84
93
97.
110
97.
93.

Transportation and public utilities

101.5

102.9

102.3

103.6

100.5

85.0

102.0

101.8

101.3

102.2

Wholesale and retail trade

108.9

106.8

107.4

111.1

104.0

105.3

105.6

106.5

1,06.7

106.7

107.7
109:3

110.3
105.5

110.2
106.4

110.9
111.2

106.7
103.0

108.1
104.2

109.3
104.1

109.5
105.4

109.5
105.6

109-7
105.5

116.7

120.0

119.2

119.6

117.2

119.0

119.5

120.2

119.7

120.1

122.7

128.5

128.0

128.3

122.9

127.1

128.0

128.6

128.4

128.8

Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
1

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See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

Table B-4. Index** of diffusion: Percent of Industries In which employment1 increased
Time

Year

•(Mil

ill ill ill ill I

1982
1983

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

«r

*~

»*f

Aug.

Sept

Oct

Nov.

57.8
28.5
56.5

52.4
45.4
45.7

52.2
36.0
62.4

65.6
39.0
69.1

60.2
47.6
71.0

58.9
32.8
64.5

62.6
38.4
68.5

49.5
37.1
68.0

42.2
34.1
60.8

33.3
29.3
70.7

29.3
32.0
64.2p

30.9
42.2
62.9p

58.3
25.3
45.4

54.6
28.8
55.1

59.1
32.0
65.6

65.9
34.1
75.8

67.5
32.5
76.1

66.7
33.6
77.2

60.5
27.2
73.9

50.5
27.2
79.6

33.3
26.1
79.6

30.1
25.5
7 5 . Op

24.5
24.7
70.4p

23.4
40.6

68.5
20.2
50.5

65.3
23.7
63.2

63.7
25.3
73.4

69.4
29.8
76.3

64.2
26.1
79.3

58.6
26.1
83.6

45.7
23.4
82.5

34.4
19.1
82.Op

29.6
21.2
8 0 . 6p

24.2
26.1

25.0
26.6

22.0
35.8

74.5
22.0
48.9

71.2
20.7
58.3

70.4
18.0
62.6

58.1
19.4
73.4

47.6
18.3
76.3p

41.4
20.7
8 0 . 9p

34.9
20.7

29.8
22.8

27.4
24.2

23.7
31.5

25.3
37.6

23. 1
44.1

Jen.

* Number of employee*, seasonally adjusted for 1. 3, end 6 month •pane, on payroll*
of 18S private nonaorteoltural Industrie*,
p * preliminary.

* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:




1984-421-816:527

Dee.

NOTE: Flour** ere the percent of lndu»trie» with employment rising, frill of me uoI components are counted as rising.) Oats are centered within the spans.

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