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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NEWS O F F I C E OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 20210 U SD L - 3608 FOR RELEASE: 11: 00 a. m . T u e s d a y , M a r c h 12, 1968 Uo S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r B L S , 961 - 2634 THE E M P L O Y M E N T S IT U A T IO N : F E B R U A R Y 1968 E m p lo y m e n t a d v a n c e d in F e b r u a r y w h ile the u n e m p lo y m e n t ra te r o s e (to 3 . 7 p e r c e n t ) , the U. S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r 1 s B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s r e p o r t e d tod ay. In Ja n u a ry, e m p lo y m e n t g a in s w e r e h e ld d ow n by bad w e a t h e r , but total u n e m p lo y m e n t d r o p p e d m o r e than s e a s o n a l l y b e c a u s e o f a r e d u c t io n in teen a g e u n e m p lo y m e n t. A lthou gh a su b sta n tia l e x p a n s io n in e m p lo y m e n t has o c c u r r e d o v e r the p ast y e a r , the u n e m p lo y m e n t situ ation this w in t e r is e s s e n t i a l l y u n ch a n ged f r o m la s t w in t e r . The p a c e of the e m p lo y m e n t i n c r e a s e has b e e n ju s t r a p id enough to a b s o r b the n u m b er o f a d d itio n a l p e o p le e n te r in g the l a b o r f o r c e and seek in g e m p lo y m e n t , but not r a p id enough to d r o p u n e m p lo y m e n t b e lo w the l e v e l s of a y e a r a g o. B oth the la b o r f o r c e and e m p lo y m e n t r o s e b y 1. 5 m i l l i o n b e tw een la s t w in te r and this w in te r ( D e c e m b e r - F e b r u a r y a v e r a g e s ) , w ith m e n and w o m e n sh a r in g about eq u a lly in the r i s e . U n e m p lo y m e n t a v e r a g e d 3. 0 m i l l i o n in e a c h p e r i o d and th e r e w e r e no m a j o r i m p r o v e m e n t s f o r any of the m a j o r a g e - s e x - c o l o r g r o u p s . o v e r this p e r i o d . U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s w e r e a l s o u ncha nged The E m p loym en t Situation Page 2 M a rch 12, 1968 Changes in Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment, Winter 1967 to Winter 1968* (In thousands) • • Total : Men, aged : Women, aged : 16-to-19 : 20 and over : 20 and over : y e a r-old s C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ............. White.............. ...................... Nonwhite............................... 1,515 1,361 154 710 687 24 968 880 88 -165 -205 41 Employment................................. White..................................... Nonwhite............................... 1,487 1,315 172 708 660 49 956 865 90 -178 -209 32 Unemployment............................. White.............. ...................... Nonwhite............................... 28 45 -18 3 27 -24 12 14 -2 13 4 8 *These data are based on December to February averages. E m p lo y m e n t D e v e lo p m e n t s E m p lo y m e n t r o s e s u b s ta n tia lly in F e b r u a r y (550, 000 s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ) a fte r w eak p e r f o r m a n c e in January,, A ll of the m a j o r a g e - s e x g r o u p s had s ig n ific a n t e m p lo y m e n t i n c r e a s e s b etw e e n Ja n u a ry and F eb ru ary,, The l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e s w e r e r e c o r d e d by w o m e n and teen ag ers,, N o n fa r m p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e to 67. 7 m i l l i o n ( s e a s o n a lly a d j u s t e d ) . The gain w as b r o a d ly b a s e d , with i n c r e a s e s in both the g o o d s - p r o d u c i n g and s e r v i c e - p r o d u cin g in d u s t r ie s . N e a r ly half o f the i n c r e a s e in n o n fa r m p a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t w as c e n t e r e d in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n , w h e r e e m p lo y m e n t i n c r e a s e d by 250, 000 ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ) r e a c h in g a r e c o r d high of 3. 5 m illion,. The F e b r u a r y i n c r e a s e w a s , in part, the r e s u lt of a r e t u r n of w o r k e r s to c o n s t r u c t io n j o b s a ft e r a p e r i o d of bad w e a th e r in J a n u a ry . E x c e p t f o r Jan u a ry, e m p lo y m e n t in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n has p ic k e d up s u b s ta n tia lly s in c e O c t o b e r , a fte r show ing little g r o w th during m o s t of 19670 The E m ploym ent Situation Page 3 M a rch 12, 1968 In m a n u fa c t u r in g , e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 6 5 ,0 0 0 ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) in F e b r u a r y , d e s p it e a 35, 000 i n c r e a s e in the n u m b er o f w o r k e r s o ff o f p a y r o l l s b e c a u s e of s t r i k e s e At 19. 6 m i l l i o n ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) m a n u fa c t u r in g e m p lo y m e n t e d g e d a b o v e the p r e v i o u s r e c o r d high e s t a b lis h e d in J a n u a r y 1967 o M a n u fa ctu rin g e m p lo y m e n t f e l l s h a r p ly in the e a r l y m o n th s of 1967. Since August, h o w e v e r , it has r i s e n by 250, 000. The m a n u fa c tu r in g in d u s t r ie s show ing l a r g e ga in s in F e b r u a r y w e r e t r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t ( 1 9 , 0 0 0 ) , e l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y in d u s t r ie s ( 1 3 , 0 0 0 ) , a p p a r e l ( 1 3 , 0 0 0 ) , and t e x t ile s ( 1 0 , 0 0 0 ) o The s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g gains in F e b r u a r y . The m o s t w e r e in tra d e j(l00, 0 0 0 ) , State c e lla n e o u s s e r v i c e in d u s t r ie s in d u s t r ie s con tin u ed to r e g i s t e r s iz a b le j o b s ig n ific a n t i n c r e a s e s ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) and l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t (55, 0 0 0 ) , and m i s (45, 0 0 0 ) o H ou rs and E a r n in g s The w o r k w e e k ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) f o r f a c t o r y p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s r o s e by 0. 5 hour in F e b r u a r y to 40. 7 h o u r s , a fte r d e c lin in g by the s a m e am ount a m on th e a r l i e r 0 The i n c r e a s e in c lu d e d 0o 1 hour o f a d d itio n a l o v e r tim e ; o v e r t i m e a v e r a g e d 30 6 h o u r s in F eb ru ary,, M o s t o f the i n c r e a s e in the f a c t o r y w o r k w e e k took p la c e in the n on d u r a b le s s e c t o r . A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r rank and file w o r k e r s r o s e by 1 cen t o v e r the m onth to $2. 76. D e c l i n e s in h o u r ly e a r n in g s in m in in g and c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n w e r e m o r e than o f f s e t by i n c r e a s e s in tra d e and fin a n c e . C o m p a r e d with F e b r u a r y 1967, h o u r ly e a r n in g s w e r e up 14 c e n t s (or 5e 3 p e r c e n t ) „ W eek ly e a r n in g s a v e r a g e d $ 1 0 4 o 33 in F e b r u a r y - - $ l c 20 m o r e than in Jan u ary and $ 5 . 03 m o r e than a y e a r ago (5C 1 p e r c e n t ) . U n e m p lo y m e n t U n e m p lo y m e n t in F e b r u a r y totaled 3. 3 m i l l i o n , the s a m e as in D e c e m b e r , a ft e r a llo w a n c e f o r s e a s o n a l c h a n g e s . The s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s te d u n e m p lo y m e n t ra te, a ft e r d e c lin in g to 3C5 p e r c e n t in Ja n u a ry , m o v e d up to 3. 7 p e r c e n t , the s a m e a s D e c e m b e r 1967 and a y e a r a g o . The r i s e w as p r i m a r i l y due to an i n c r e a s e in t e e n - a g e j o b s e e k e r s , with t h r e e - f o u r t h s of th ese a d d ition a l t e e n a g e r s look in g f o r p a r t - t i m e j o b s c T e e n - a g e r s had a ls o a c c o u n t e d f o r the bulk of the u n e m p lo y m e n t d e c lin e in J a n u a r y . At 120 6 p e r c e n t (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) , the F e b r u a r y t e e n - a g e j o b l e s s rate was v ir t u a lly the s a m e as in D e c e m b e r 1967 and a y e a r ag o. F e b r u a r y u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s f o r adult m en (2. 3 p e r c e n t ) , adult w o m e n (4C0 p e r c e n t ) , m a r r i e d m e n ( l c 7 p e r c e n t ) , f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s (3. 4 p e r c e n t ) , nonwhite w o r k e r s (7e 2 p e r c e n t ) , and b l u e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s (4. 3 p e r c e n t ) , w ere n early id e n t ic a l to the r a te s of F e b r u a r y 1967. The E m p loym en t Situation Page 4 M arch 12, 1968 With the e x c e p t io n o f a s h a r p but s h o r t - l i v e d r i s e l a s t f a l l , the national u n e m p lo y m e n t rate has e x h ib it e d s ta b ilit y s in c e e a r l y 1966, a v e r a g in g about 3. 8 p e r c e n t . U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s f o r adult m e n , m a r r i e d m e n , and f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s have b e e n c o m p a r a t i v e l y sta b le o v e r the e n tir e p e r i o d , w h e r e a s the r a t e s f o r w o m e n and t e e n - a g e r s h av e flu c tu a te d in r e s p o n s e to changing e c o n o m i c c o n d it io n s and w o r k p r e f e r e n c e s . S t a t e -in s u r e d u n e m p lo y m e n t d e c l i n e d m o r e than s e a s o n a l l y in m i d - F e b r u a r y , the rate fa llin g f r o m 2. 4 to 2. 3 p e r c e n t . T able A-1: E m ploym ent status of the n o n in stitu tio n a l p o p u la tio n b y a g e a n d sex (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status, age, and sex Feb. 1968 Jan. 196 8 F eb. 1 967 F eb. 1968 Jan. 1 96 8 D ec. 196 7 N ov . 1967 O ct. 1967 8 0 ,8 6 9 7 7 ,4 0 2 7 4 ,1 1 4 3 ,4 6 2 7 0 ,6 5 3 1 ,7 4 1 942 7 99 3 ,2 8 8 7 9 ,8 1 1 7 6 ,3 4 7 7 3 ,2 7 3 3 ,3 6 6 6 9 ,9 0 8 '1 , 5 2 5 805 720 3 ,0 7 4 7 9 ,1 0 7 7 5 ,6 8 9 7 2 ,5 0 6 3 ,2 8 1 6 9 ,2 2 5 2 ,0 0 1 1 ,1 7 1 830 3 ,1 8 3 8 2 ,1 3 8 7 8 ,6 7 2 7 5 ,7 3 1 4 ,1 2 7 7 1 ,6 0 4 1 ,7 7 5 915 860 2 ,9 4 1 8 1 ,3 8 6 7 7 ,9 2 3 7 5 ,1 6 7 4 ,0 0 3 7 1 ,1 6 4 1 ,5 3 7 729 808 2 ,7 5 6 8 1 ,9 4 2 7 8 ,4 7 3 7 5 ,5 7 7 4 ,2 1 6 7 1 ,3 6 1 1 ,8 0 7 944 863 2 ,8 9 6 8 1 ,4 5 9 7 7 ,9 8 9 7 5 ,0 0 5 3 ,8 3 9 7 1 ,1 6 6 1 ,9 5 0 1 ,1 0 8 842 2 ,9 8 4 8 1 ,5 3 5 7 8 ,0 7 2 7 4 ,7 3 5 3 ,7 1 8 7 1 ,0 1 7 1 ,8 6 6 9 76 890 3 ,3 3 7 4 5 ,5 1 4 4 4 ,1 2 3 2 ,7 3 9 4 1 ,3 8 4 1 ,3 9 1 4 5 ,2 4 5 4 3 ,9 2 5 2 ,7 0 2 4 1 ,2 2 4 1 ,3 1 9 4 4 ,7 8 3 4 3 ,4 7 2 2 ,6 4 8 4 0 ,8 2 3 1 ,3 1 0 4 5 ,9 0 9 4 4 ,8 4 2 2 ,9 5 5 4 1 ,8 8 7 1 ,0 6 7 4 5 ,7 7 0 4 4 ,7 4 0 2 ,9 3 1 4 1 ,8 0 9 1 ,0 3 0 4 5 ,7 8 3 4 4 ,7 7 5 2 ,9 5 1 4 1 ,8 2 4 1 ,0 0 8 4 5 ,5 7 8 4 4 ,5 0 6 2 ,8 3 4 4 1 ,6 7 2 1 ,0 7 2 4 5 ,5 9 8 4 4 ,4 6 0 2 ,7 9 3 4 1 ,6 6 7 1 ,1 3 8 2 6 ,0 8 5 2 4 ,9 5 7 . 441 2 4 ,5 1 6 1 ,1 2 7 2 5 ,6 1 7 2 4 ,5 1 1 440 2 4 ,0 7 1 1 ,1 0 5 2 5 ,0 8 9 2 3 ,9 8 6 403 2 3 ,5 8 5 1 ,1 0 3 2 6 ,0 7 0 2 5 ,0 3 6 690 2 4 ,3 4 6 1 ,0 3 4 2 5 ,8 1 0 2 4 ,8 0 2 6 83 2 4 ,1 1 9 1 ,0 0 8 2 6 ,3 4 8 2 5 ,2 7 3 825 2 4 ,4 4 8 1 ,0 7 5 2 6 ,0 6 8 2 5 ,0 3 6 6 25 2 4 ,4 1 1 1 ,0 3 2 2 6 ,0 6 3 2 4 ,8 1 1 5 75 2 4 ,2 3 6 1 ,2 5 2 5 ,8 0 3 5 ,0 3 4 282 4 ,7 5 2 769 5 ,4 8 6 4 ,8 3 6 224 4 ,6 1 3 649 5 ,8 1 9 5 ,0 4 8 229 4 ,8 1 7 771 6 ,6 9 3 5 ,8 5 3 482 5 ,3 7 1 840 6 ,3 4 3 5 ,6 2 5 389 5 ,2 3 6 7 18 6 ,3 4 2 5 ,5 2 9 440 5 ,0 8 9 813 6 ,3 4 3 5 ,4 6 3 380 5 ,0 8 3 880 6 ,4 1 1 5 ,4 6 4 350 5 ,1 1 4 947 O ct. Total Nonagricultural in du stries............................. On part time for econom ic rea son s........... Usually work full tim e ............................. Usually work part tim e............................. Unem ployed.............................................................. Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor f o r c e ................................................... Agriculture........................................................... Nonagricultural industries............................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor f o r c e ................................................... E m p loyed.................................................................. Agriculture .................... ..................................... Nonagricultural industries............................... U nem ployed.............................................................. Both sexes, 16-19 years Civilian labor f o r c e ................................................... E m ployed................................... .............................. Agriculture............................................................ Nonagricultural industries............................... Table A -2: Unem ployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Duration o f unemployment L ess than S w e e k s ..................................................... ^ to 14 w e e k s ......... .................................................... 15 weeks and o v e r ..................................................... 15 to 26 w e e k s ......... .............................. ............... 27 weeks and over................................................. .. F eb . Jan. Feb. F eb . Jan . D e c. Nov, 1968 1 96 8 196 7 1 96 8 1968 196 7 196 7 1967 1 ,6 9 7 1 ,0 7 6 5 15 3 38 178 1 ,5 5 2 993 5 29 3 42 187 1 ,5 8 4 1 ,0 9 4 506 3 05 1 ,7 2 1 7 76 455 286 169 1 ,3 6 0 840 488 302 1 86 1 ,4 1 8 968 445 259 186 1 ,6 0 9 930 485 307 178 1 ,7 8 9 1 ,1 0 5 475 305 1 70 200 T able A -3 : M a jo r u n em p lo ym en t in d ica to rs (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Selected categories Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment Feb. 1968 Jan. 1968 D ec. 1967 N ov. 1967 O ct. 1 967 F eb. 1967 F eb. 1968 F eb. 1967 Total (a ll civilian w orkers)................................... 3 ,2 8 8 3 ,1 8 3 3 .7 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 4 .3 3 .7 Men, 20 years and over........................................ Women, 20 years and o v e r ................................. Both sex es, 16-19 y e a r s ................................... 1 ,3 9 1 1 ,1 2 7 769 1 ,3 1 0 1 ,1 0 3 771 2 .3 4 .0 1 2 .6 2 .3 3 .9 1 1 .3 2 .2 4 .1 1 2 .8 2 .4 4 .0 1 3 .9 2 .5 4 .8 1 4 .8 2 .2 4 .0 1 2 .6 W hite..................................... .................................. Nonwhite.................................................................. 2 ,6 2 0 6 68 2*522 662 3 .3 7 .2 3 .2 6 .4 3 .3 6 .9 3 .4 7 .3 3 .7 8 .8 3 .3 7 .2 896 2 ,5 1 7 515 1 ,5 4 1 8 63 2 ,3 6 9 506 1 ,5 7 9 — " 1 .7 3 .4 .6 2 .3 4 .2 1 .6 3 .3 .6 2 .4 4 .0 1 .7 3 .3 .6 2 .2 4 .1 1 .7 3 .5 .6 2 .3 4 .2 1 .9 3 .8 .6 2 .4 4 .7 1 .7 3 .4 .6 2 .4 4 .1 838 209 472 157 1 ,5 5 8 3 72 8 37 3 49 491 7 40 192 3 96 152 1 ,4 9 5 357 803 3 35 496 2 .2 1 .1 3 .3 2 .9 4 .3 2 .5 4 .9 7 .2 4 .4 2 .0 1 .0 3 .0 2 .9 4 .3 2 .7 4 .6 7 .8 4 .1 2 .1 1 .1 3 .2 2 .8 4 .3 2 .1 5 .0 7 .4 4 .8 2 .2 1 .2 3 .2 3 .3 4 .4 2 .6 4 .9 7 .1 4 .7 2 .4 1 .2 3 .8 3 .4 4 .9 2 .7 5 .3 9 .1 5 .5 2 .0 1 .1 2 .9 2 .8 4 .2 2 .4 4 .7 6 .7 4 .4 2 ,6 8 6 421 861 477 384 120 6 41 5 25 216 97 2 ,4 7 0 419 798 406 3 92 116 579 540 193 126 3 .8 7 .4 3 .6 3 .4 3 .9 2 .1 4 .3 3 .4 1 .8 4 .3 3 .6 8 .3 3 .3 2 .8 4 .0 1 .9 4 .1 3 .1 1 .9 4 .8 3 .8 6 .1 3 .5 3 .5 3 .6 2 .2 4 .2 3 .6 2 .0 5 .0 3 .9 7 .2 3 .5 3 .2 3 .8 2 .5 4 .4 3 .5 2 .0 7 .8 4 .4 6 .9 4 .1 3 .6 4 .8 2 .7 5 .0 4 .1 2 .2 7 .8 3 .7 7 .7 3 .4 2 .9 4 .1 2 .1 4 .0 2 .6 1 .7 6 .4 Full-time w orkers..................................................... Unemployed 15 weeks and over............................. State insured ........................................................... Labor force time lost ^ ............................................ . Occupation White-collar w orkers................................................. P rofessional and m anagerial............................. Clerical w orkers................................................... Sales w o rk e r s ....................................................... Blue-collar w orkers.................................................. Craftsmen and foremen ........................................ O p era tives.............................................................. Nonfarm la b orers................................................... Service workers......................................................... Industry Private wage and salary workers ^........................ C onstruction........................................................... M anufacturing........................................................ Durable g o o d s .......................... .................. Nondurable g o o d s ............................................ Transportation and public utilities ............... Wholesale and retail t r a d e ................................. Finance and service in d u stries........................ Government wage and salary w orkers.................. Agricultural wage and salary workers.................. ^Insured unemployment under Scace programs as a percent of average covered employment. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for econom ic reasons as a percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours. Includes mining, not shown separately. Table A-4: Full-and part-time status of the civilian labor force Full- and part-time employment status Total Men, 20 and over Women, 20 and over Both sexes, 16-19 years Full Time Civilian labor fo r ce .......................................... Employed: Full-time s c h e d u le s ............................... Part time for econom ic reasons . . . . . Unemployed, looking for full-time work Unemployment r a t e ........................... ........... 6 6 ,6 5 5 4 3 ,5 0 1 2 0 ,5 4 6 2 ,6 0 8 6 2 ,0 2 0 2 ,1 1 8 2 ,5 1 7 3 .8 4 1 ,1 7 1 1 ,0 6 5 1 ,2 6 5 2 .9 1 8 ,7 9 6 865 885 4 .3 2 ,0 5 2 188 367 1 4 .1 1 0 ,7 4 7 9 ,9 7 6 7 70 7 .2 2 ,0 1 3 1 ,8 8 7 126 6 .3 5 ,5 3 8 5 ,2 9 6 242 4 .4 3 ,1 9 6 2 ,7 9 3 402 1 2 .6 P a rt T im a Civilian labor force ........................................ Employed (voluntary part tim e)............... Unemployed, looking for part-time work Unemployment r a t e .......................................... T ab le A -5 : Em p loy e d p e rso n s b y a g e a n d se x (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Age and sex Feb. 1968 Jan. 1968 Total, 16 years and over . . . 74,114 73,273 16 to 19 y e a r s .................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ............. 18 and 19 y e a r s ............. 20 to 24 years . .................. 25 years and o v e r ............. 25 to 54 y e a r s ................ 55 years and o v e r ......... 5,031* 1,982 3,052 8,1*25 60,655 47,105 13,550 4,836 1,859 Males, 16 years and over . . . Feb. 1967 72,506 Feb. 1968 Jan. 1968 Dec. 1967 Nov. 1967 Oct. 1967 75,731 75,187 75,577 75,005 74,735 5,853 2,467 5,625 2,319 5,463 2,296 5,464 2,314 60,835 47,068 13,731 60,701 46,899 13,723 60,054 46,751 13,304 5,048 1,916 3,1-33 8,102 59,356 46,085 13,273 61,203 47,538 13,715 60,847 47,365 13,604 5,529 2,346 3,222 8,720 61,337 ^7,5^4 13,802 46,825 46,472 46,213 48,056 47,790 47,885 ^7,553 47,532 16 to 19 y e a r s .................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ............. 18 and 19 y e a r s ............. 20 to 24 y e a r s .................... 25 years and over............... 25 to 54 y e a r s ............... 55 years and o v e r ......... 2,702 1,181 1,522 4,628 39,495 30,733 8,762 2,547 1,103 1,443 4,629 39,296 30,639 8,658 2,742 1,129 1,613 “*,588 38,884 30,277 8,607 3,214 1,501 1,735 4,844 40,000 31,084 8,931 3,050 1,414 1,661 4,843 39,891 31,031 8,901 3 ,H 0 1,457 1,681 4,826 39,945 31,015 8,944 3,047 1,421 1,634 4,815 39,723 30,806 8,916 3,072 1,407 1,661 4,832 39,625 30,678 8,912 Females, 16 years and over 27,289 26,801 26,292 27,675 27,377 27,692 27,452 27,203 2,332 802 1,530 3,797 21,160 16,373 4,787 2,290 756 1,534 3,754 20,758 16,112 4,646 2,306 787 1,520 3,514 20,472 15,808 4,666 2,639 966 1,654 3,832 21,203 06,454 4,784 2,575 905 1,667 3,839 20,956 16,334 4,703 2,419 889 1,541 3,894 21,392 16,529 4,858 2,4l£ 875 1,533 3 ,9 H 21,112 16,262 4,818 2,392 907 1,474 3,730 21,076 16,221 4,811 16 to 19 y e a r s .................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ............. 18 and 19 years . ......... 20 to 24 y e a r s .................... 25 years and o v e r ............. 25 to 54 y e a r s ................ 55 years and o v e r ......... I’M m m & m NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment o f several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals. Table A-6: Unem ployed persons by age and sex Thousands Age and sex Feb. Jan. Percent looking for full-time Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. O ct. Feb. 1968 1968 1967 3.8 1967 4.3 1967 3.7 1 2 .8 13.9 15.9 11.9 5.5 14.8 16.4 1 2 .6 1 6 .2 1 3 .6 10.7 5 .2 2.5 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates 1968 3,288 1968 3,074 FebTi968 76 .6 3.7 3.5 1967 3.7 769 363 406 651 47.7 29.8 64.0 82.9 86.2 87.3 82.1 1 2 .6 1,477 392 649 290 359 584 1,841 1,433 409 15.8 10.9 6 .4 2.4 2.4 2.3 11.3 13.4 9.9 5 .6 2.5 2.5 2.5 14.7 11.3 5 .8 2.5 2.5 2.5 Males, 16 years and o v e r........................................ 1,809 1,704 80.5 3 .0 2.9 2 .9 3 .2 3.4 3 .0 16 to 19 y e a r s ....................................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s................................................ 18 and 19 y ea rs................................................. 20 to 24 y e a r s ....................................................... 25 years and o v e r ................................................ 25 to 54 y e a r s ................................................... 55 years and o v e r ............................................ 417 45.8 31.6 61.0 83.4 93.3 95.3 87.8 1 2 .0 11.7 13.1 10.3 4.6 1 .9 1.9 2.5 1 2 .0 14.0 16.8 11.6 5 .3 2.0 1 .9 2.7 14.8 13.8 12.3 5 .4 12.1 18.1 205 337 1,055 800 254 385 191 193 283 1,037 767 270 Fem ales, 16 years and o v e r ................................. 1,479 1,370 71.7 4 .9 4.6 5 .0 4 .9 5 .8 5 .0 16 to 19 y e a r s....................................................... 16 and 17 years ............................................. 18 and 19 years .............................................. 20 t o 24 years ................................................... 25 years and o v e r................................................. 25 to 54 y e a r s ................................................... 55 years and o v e r ............................................ 352 151 265 99 166 301 804 50.0 27.2 67.2 82.5 77.0 78.1 71.5 13.2 19.5 H .3 7.5 3.3 3.5 10.9 13.8 9.4 6 .9 3 .4 3.6 2.6 13.9 15.5 13.7 15.9 13.2 1 2 .6 1 2 .1 6 .9 3.5 4 .0 2 .2 5 .8 3.7 4 .2 2 .2 14.8 14.5 14.9 7.7 4 .3 4 .8 Total, 16 years and o v e r......................................... ............. . 16 to 19 y e a r s ............................... 16 and 17 y e a r s................................................. 18 and 19 y e a r s................................................ 20 to 24 y e a r s ......................................................... 25 years and over ................................................ 25 to 54 years ................................................... 55 years and o v e r ............................................ 1 ,8 6 8 212 201 314 813 676 137 666 139 13.3 1 0 .6 5.5 1 .9 1 .8 2 .2 2 .6 1 7 .0 1 0 .0 4 .8 1 .9 1.7 2.7 2 .6 2.7 2.5 6 .4 2.9 3 .0 2.5 2 .6 2.3 1 0 .1 3.7 2 .1 2 .0 2 .0 2.4 2 .2 2 .6 1 .9 1 9 .0 11.4 7 .2 3.5 3 .8 2.3 T a b le B-1: E m p lo y e e s o n n o n a g r ic u lt u r a l p a y r o lls , b y in d u s tr y (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Change from Industry Feb. 1968 Jan. 1 96 8 Dec. 1967 Feb. 1967 Jan. 1968 Change from Jan. 1968 Feb. 196 7 Feb. 1 96 8 348 1 ,9 7 1 67,6 94 6 7 ,1 4 6 6 7 , 126 548 Dec. 196 7 ----- T— --------------------------------------------------- Jan. 1 96 8 T O T A L . . . .............................. 6 6,4 62 6 6 , 114 6 7,9 80 M I N I N G ............................................. 583 583 , 5 97 606 0 -23 600 59 6 5 98 4 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N , _____ 2 ,9 6 1 2 ,8 6 2 3, 2 0 2 2 ,8 6 3 99 98 3 ,4 6 7 3 ,2 1 6 3, 3 5 3 2 51 M A N U F A C T U R I N G ........................... 19,358 14,1 84 1 9 , 2£0 1 4,129 19,5 00 1 4,3 37 1 9,2 97 14,2 52 78 55 61 -6 8 19,567 14,3 67 1 9,501 14,3 28 19,491 14,3 17 66 39 1 1,3 73 8 ,2 8 3 11,3 52 8 ,2 7 2 1 1,420 8 , 3 40 1 1,389 8, 380 21 11 -16 -9 7 11,4 64 8, 363 11,4 43 8, 353 1 1,399 8 , 3 13 21 10 -1 .4 304 607 473 612 1 ,2 9 1 1, 3 79 1 ,9 6 1 1 ,9 3 7 2, 006 459 435 304 601 468 642 1 ,2 9 0 1, 371 1 ,9 6 3 1 ,9 2 4 1 ,9 8 7 457 436 304 600 465 642 1 ,2 9 0 1, 3 6 8 1 ,9 4 7 1 ,9 2 2 1 ,9 7 4 457 430 0 6 5 -30 1 8 -2 13 19 2 -1 77 29 8 , 103 6 , 004 8, 0 5 8 5, 9 7 5 8 ,0 9 2 6, 004 45 29 5 .9 21. 7 1. 1 1 ,7 7 3 84 975 1 ,3 9 6 692 1, 0 7 4 1 ,0 1 3 193 545 358 1 ,7 7 5 84 965 1, 3 8 3 691 1, 0 6 9 1 ,0 0 7 192 5 36 356 1 ,7 8 8 91 964 1, 3 97 690 1 ,0 7 1 1, 0 0 8 1 93 535 3 55 -2 0 10 13 1 5 6 1 9 2 Production w o r k e r s ..................... DURABLE GOODS........................... Production w o r k e r s ..................... 6 4 ,4 9 1 -1 .4 8. 3 3. 7 -3 0 .6 4 .9 4. 4 3 .3 5 .6 14. 1 2. 0 6. 8 304. 3 580. 3 4 67 .9 586. 0 1 ,2 8 2 . 3 1, 3 6 4 . 9 1 ,9 6 4 .6 1 ,9 3 3 .4 2 ,0 1 5 .5 458. 2 415. 6 305. 7 572. C 464. 2 6 16.6 1 ,2 7 7 .4 1, 3 6 0 . 5 1 ,9 6 1 . 3 1 ,9 2 7 .8 2, 0 0 1 .4 4 5 6 .2 408. 8 305. 3 587. 7 4 66 .8 631. 3 1 ,2 7 4 . 9 1, 3 7 3 . 2 1 ,9 4 5 .0 1 ,9 4 1 .4 2, O i l . 3 458 .5 424. 9 283. 2 576. 8 4 59 .4 612 .6 1 ,3 3 8 .2 1 ,3 5 8 .5 1 ,9 8 8 . 4 1 ,9 5 4 .7 1 ,9 4 7 .7 452. 8 417. 0 7 ,9 - 8 5 5 , 9 01 7, 928 5 , 8 57 8, 080 5 ,9 9 7 7 ,9 0 8 5, 872 1 ,6 8 4 .4 80. 6 965. 5 1 ,4 0 3 . 2 684. 5 1, 0 7 1 . 0 1 ,0 0 4 .7 1 88 . 9 543. 1 358. 9 1 ,7 0 5 . 8 83. 3 952. 3 1 ,3 6 2 .2 684. 5 1 ,0 6 4 .1 997.9 1 87 . 8 535. 8 353. 8 1 ,7 7 2.1 97.9 962. 1 1 ,3 9 1 . 1 691. 3 1 ,0 7 6 .9 1 ,0 0 1 .6 189 .9 539 .6 357. 2 1 ,7 0 8 .3 81. 5 945. 2 1 ,4 0 7 . 5 674. 3 1 ,0 5 2 .9 976. 3 183. 0 521 .4 357. 8 U T I L I T I E S ..................................... 4, 244 4 , 2 41 4, 294 4 , 175 3 69 4 , 3 17 4 , 301 4, 290 16 W H O L E S A L E A N D R E T A IL T R A D E 1 3,681 13,7 32 1 4,732 1 3,218 -51 463 14,0 16 13,9 19 1 3 ,8 70 97 WHOLESALE TRADE ................... RETAIL TRADE.............................. 3, 5 8 2 10,0 99 3 ,5 8 5 10,147 3 ,6 3 8 L I , 094 3 ,4 7 9 9 ,7 3 9 -3 -48 103 360 3 ,6 2 6 1 0,3 90 3 ,6 0 7 10,3 12 3, 5 9 8 1 0,272 19 78 3 ,2 8 8 3, 2 7 0 3, 2 8 4 3 , 133 18 155 3, 321 3, 3 1 0 3, 3 0 4 11 1 0,247 10,162 1 0,239 9 ,7 2 5 85 522 10,4 14 10,369 10,332 45 635. 9 1 ,0 1 0 . 5 2 ,3 4 3 .3 1 ,0 5 7 .0 10 . 2 -. 7 13. 8 1 3.9 16. 7. 224. 90. 704 1 ,0 2 7 2, 564 1 ,0 9 8 710 1, 0 2 5 2, 540 1 ,0 9 9 2 5 12 7 Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ................ Lumber and wood p r o d u c t s ............ Furniture and fi x t u r e s ...................... Stone, cla y , and g la ss products , . Primary metal industries................... Fabricated metal products. . . . . . Machinery, except electrica l . . . . E lectrica l equipm ent......................... Transportation equipm ent................. Instruments and related products . M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS: ................. Production w o r k e r s ..................... F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............ T ob a cco m anufactures..................... T extile mill products........................ Apparel and other textile products Paper and a llied products................ Printing and p u b lis h in g .................. Chem icals and allied produ cts. . . Petroleum and co a l products. . . . Rubber and p la s tic s products,n e c Leather and leather products . . . . 57 44 -2 1 .4 -2 . 7 13.2 41. 0 0 6 .9 6. 8 1. 1 7. 3 5. 1 21. 1 3. 5 8. 5 -2 6.6 -5 5 .9 6 .4 -2 3. 8 -21. 2 67. £ 5 .4 -2 3 .9 -.9 20. 3 -4. 3 10. 2 18. 1 28. 4 T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D R E A L E S T A T E .............................. S E R V I C E S ..................................... H otels and other lodging p la ces . . Personal s e r v i c e s ............................... M edical and other health se r v ice s . Educational s e r v i c e s ........................ 652. 2 1 ,0 1 7 .7 2 ,5 6 7 .5 1, 14 7. 4 642. 1, 0 1 8 . 2, 553. 1, 1 33 . 0 6 54.6 4 1 ,0 2 8 .2 7 2 ,5 2 9 .5 5 1, 1 4 3 . 4 3 2 2 4 7061 ,0 3 2 2 ,5 7 6 1, 105 G O V E R N M E N T ................................ 1 2,1 00 1 1,984 L 2 , 132 1 1,474 116 626 11,9 92 11,934 11,8 88 58 FEDERAL......................................... STATE AND LOCAL...................... 2 ,7 0 2 9 ,3 9 8 2 ,6 9 7 9 ,2 8 7 2, 814 9, 318 2 ,6 5 2 8, 822 5 111 50 576 2 ,7 2 4 9 ,2 6 8 2 ,7 2 1 9 ,2 1 3 2 ,7 0 8 9 . 18 0 3 55 NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. T ab le B-2: A v e r a g e w eekly hours of production or n on su p e rvisory w orke rs1 on private n o n agric u ltu ral p ay roll*, by industry Seasonally adjusted Change from Dec. 196 7 Feb. 1 96 7 3 7. 5 4 1 .4 3 5. 0 40. 0 38. 42. 36. 4 i. 2 5 5 0 37.9 41. 5 3 5. 9 40. 1 0. 3 RETAIL TRADE.................................. 3 5 .9 3 9.9 34. 5 3. 3 40. 7 3. 4 40. 7 38. 1 38. 9 40. 2 41. 7 41. 0 41. 7 3 9.8 41. 9 40. 2 38. 8 38. 8 3. 0 40. 1 3 7. 0 39. 5 3 4 .5 42. 2 3 7 .4 4 1.4 42. 3 41. 1 37. 9 35. 8 3 9.9 34. 5 3 .6 41. 8 3. 8 42. 3 40. 0 41. 6 41.6 41.7 41. 9 42. 8 41. 0 4 2.7 4 1.4 39.7 40. 0 3. 3 41. 0 38. 3 4 1.9 36. 0 43. 3 38. 5 41. 9 41. 8 41. 8 39. 1 3 6.6 40. 5 3 5.4 3. 2 40. 8 3. 4 41. 5 3 9.6 3 9 .7 40. 5 40. 9 41. 1 43. 0 39. 7 40. 3 40. 9 38. 7 39.2 2 .9 40. 3 36. 0 40. 1 3 5.7 42. 4 38. 3 41. 2 41. 8 40. 5 37. 5 36. 3 40. 3 34. 9 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E S T A T E ............................... 36. 9 37. 0 37. 0 37. 1 Jan. 196 8 Feb. 1968 Industry TO TA L P R IV A TE ....................... 37. 8 MINING.............................................. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.-------MANUFACTURING............. ............... 41. 1 3 6.6 . 40. 5 Overtfa t B o a rs.. ....................... durable c o o e s .......................... Overtime Soars............................... Ordnance sad accessories........... .. Luaber and wood products . . . . . Furniture aad fixtu res.................... Scone, clay, sod glass products . • Primary metal industries................. Fabricated metal products. . . . . . Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment.............. .. Transportation equips*at........... .. Instruments aad related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS...................... Food aad kindred p roducts............ Tobacco manufactures........... .. Textile mill products...................... Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products.............. Printing and publishing................. Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and plastics products,n e c. Leather aad leather products. . . . WHOLESALE AMD R ETAIL TRADE. WHOLESALE TRADE ...................... 3. 4 41. 1 3. 6 40. 3 39 . 2 3 9. 7 4 1 .4 4 1 .8 4 1.4 42. 1 40. 2 42. 0 4 0 .4 3 9. 5 39. 7 3. 0 40. 2 38. 0 41. 2 3 6 .6 4 2 .4 3 7. 8 41. 8 41. 1 41. 0 39. 3 Jan. 1 96 8 Feb. 1 96 8 Feb. 1 96 7 J an. 1968 38. 1 37. 7 . 7 .4 4 1 .8 38. 3 40. 7 41. 6 36. 0 40. 2 3 7. 3 40. 7 .1 .4 . 2 -.4 1. 1 . 8 1. 2 . 1 .4 .4 .4 . 1 . 2 . 7 .9 0 . 1 1 .0 1. 7 2. 1 . 2 .4 .4 -1 .2 1 1 .4 . 2 . 3 . 2 -1 .2 -. 4 0 .9 .9 . 3 -.9 . 5 1 .7 -. 5 . 8 . 5 •1 -. 1 2. 0 1. 1 .9 0 -. 5 . 6 -. 7 . 5 1.8 3. 6 41. 3 3 .9 40. 5 3 9.9 40. 2 4 2 .4 41. 8 41. 7 42. 1 40. 2 42. 4 40. 4 39 . 5 40. 0 3. 2 40. 9 40. 3 41. 3 36 . 5 42. 8 38 . 1 42. 0 4 1 .9 4 1 .4 38 . 9 . 1 0 0 -. 4 -.4 -. 4 36 . 2 40. 1 3 4. 9 3. 5 4 0 .9 3 .6 4 0 .4 38. 4 39. 5 40. 9 41. 6 41. 4 41. 7 40. 0 41. 9 40. 4 39.2 3 9. 1 3. 3 4 0 .4 3 7. 8 39. 8 35. 0 4 2 .6 37. 7 4 1 .7 42. 9 41. 2 37.6 36. 1 40. 0 34. 9 3. 5 4 1 .4 3 .6 41. 7 40, 3 40. 7 41. 7 41. 7 41. 5 42. 4 40. 4 4 1 .8 41. 1 3 9.4 39. 8 3. 3 40. 7 36. 8 41.6 36. 2 43. 1 38. 0 41. 8 42. 1 41. 3 3 8.4 3 6.3 40. 2 35. 1 -. 1 -. 2 36 . 8 37. 0 36.9 -. 3 1 .6 . 5 -0. 1 -. 4 Change from Dec. 196 7 f e lfls 0. 4 38. 0 42. 5 . 2 2. 3 . 5 . . . . 1. . 1. . . . . . 1 4 3 1 5 7 5 2 3 4 2 5 0 . 3 .9 1 . 5 2. 5 1 .5 1. 5 . 2 . 4 . 3 - 1. 0 . 2 1. 3 . 1 . 1 0 -. 2 lData relate to production workers in mining and manufacturings to construction workers In contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. T ab le B-3: A v e r a g e hourly a nd w ee kly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs1 on private n o n a gric u ltu ra l p ayrolls, by industry Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings Industry TO TA L P R IV A T E ........................ MINING.............................................. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.. . . . MANUFACTURING........................... Jan. 1968 Dec. 1 96 7 Feb. 1 96 7 $ 2 . 76 |$ 2 . 75 3. 2 7 ' 3. 31 4 . 32 4 . 24 2 .9 5 2 .9 5 $ 2 . 72 3. 26 4. 24 $ 2 .6 2 3. 16 4 . 00 Feb. 1968 Change from Jan. . 1968 Feb. 19 67 $ 0 . 01 - . 04 - . 08 $ 0 . 14 . 11 . 24 Feb. 1968 $ 1 0 4 .3 3 1 34 .40 155.18 Jan. 1 96 8 Dec. 1 96 7 Feb. 1967 $ 1 0 3 . 13 $ 1 03 . 90 $ 9 9 . 30 137.03 138 .55 1 3 1 .1 4 1 51 . 20 154.76 1 4 3 .60 Change from Jan. 19 £S ,_| $ 1. 2 0 -2 .6 3 3. 9 8 Feb. 1.967 $ 5 . 03 3. 26 11.58 2 .9 1 2 . 79 0 . 16 11 9. 4 8 118.00 119.31 1 1 1 .88 1 .4 8 7 .6 0 ------Ordnance and accessories.............. Lumber aad wood products........... Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal industries................. Fabricated aretal products.............. Machinery, except electrical. . . . Electrical equipment...................... Transportation equipment.............. Instruments aad related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 3. 13 3. 31 2 . 50 2. 4 0 2 .9 1 3 .4 8 3. 09 3. 29 2. 90 3 .6 2 2 . 92 2 .4 6 3. 13 3. 33 2 .4 6 2 . 39 2 .9 1 3. 47 3. 09 3. 2 8 2. 89 3 .6 3 2 .9 1 2 .4 5 3. 10 3. 32 2 .4 3 2 .4 0 2 . 89 3. 4 4 3. 05 3. 26 2 . 87 3. 56 2 . 92 2 .4 3 2. 96 3. 21 2. 30 2 . 27 2 .7 7 3. 30 2. 9 4 3 .1 6 2. 72 3. 38 2. 79 2. 33 0 02 04 01 0 01 0 01 01 01 01 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 10 20 13 14 18 15 13 18 24 13 13 128 ,64 133.39 9 8 . 00 9 5 . 28 1 2 0 . 47 1 45.46 127 .93 1 38 . 51 1 16 .58 1 52.04 1 17.97 9 7 . 17 127 .39 1 3 5 . 53 9 3. 73 9 2.97 1 16.98 1 44.70 126 .69 1 36.78 115 .02 1 5 2 . 10 1 16.98 9 5 . 06 129.58 140 .44 9 7 .2 0 9 9.84 120.22 143.45 1 27.80 1 3 9 . 53 1 17.67 1 52.01 120.89 9 6 . 47 1 2 0 . 77 133. 22 9 1 . 08 9 0 . 12 112 .19 1 34.97 1 2 0 . 83 1 35.88 1 07 .98 136.21 1 14.11 9 0 . 17 1 .2 5 - 2 . 14 4 . 27 2. 31 3. 49 . 76 1. 2 4 1. 73 1. 56 - . 06 .9 9 2. 11 7 .8 7 . 17 6 . 92 5. 16 8. 2 8 10.49 7 . 10 2 .6 3 8 .6 0 15. 83 3. 86 7 . 00 NONDURABLE GOODS...................... VNOLESALE TRADE ...................... RETAIL TRADE.................................. 2 .6 7 2 . 75 2. 36 2 . 16 2 . 16 2 .9 5 3 .4 0 3. 19 3 .6 9 2. 84 2 . 17 2 . 35 3. 0 0 2. 11 2. 67 2. 74 2. 31 2 . 14 2 . 11 2 . 96 3. 36 3. 2 0 3. 7 3 2 . 86 2 .1 4 2 . 33 2. 97 2 . 09 2. 64 2. 6 9 2. 22 2 . 14 2. 08 2 .9 5 3. 37 3. 17 3 .5 9 2 . 86 2 . 13 2. 2 8 2 .9 6 2 . 04 2. 5 3 2 .6 1 2. 28 2. 01 1 .99 2. .8 1 3 .2 2 3. 0 4 3. 5 4 2 . 70 2. 03 2 .2 1 2. 83 1. 9 8 0 01 05 02 05 01 04 01 04 02 03 02 03 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 08 15 17 14 18 15 15 14 14 14 17 13 1 06 . 00 1 10.55 89.6 8 8 8 . 99 7 9 . 06 1 25 . 08 1 28.52 1 33.34 151.66 116.44 8 5. 28 8 4 . 37 119.70 7 2 . 80 1 03 . 6 0 109-87 8 5.4 7 8 4 . 53 7 2 . 80 124.91 1 25.66 1 32.48 157 .78 1 17.55 8 1 . 11 83.41 118 .50 7 2 . 11 105 .60 1 10 .29 8 5 . 03 8 9.6 7 7 4 . 88 1 27.74 129.75 132.82 1 50.06 119 .55 83.2 8 83. 45 119 .88 7 2 . 22 9 9 . 18 105.18 8 2 . 08 80. 60 7 1. 04 1 19 . 14 1 2 3 . 33 125.25 147.97 109 .35 7 6 . 13 8 0 . 22 114 .05 6 9 . 10 2. 4 0 .6 8 4 . 21 4 .4 6 6 .2 6 . 17 2 . 86 . 86 - 6 . 12 - 1 . 11 4 . 17 .9 6 1. 2 0 .6 9 6 . 82 5. 37 7 .6 0 8. 39 8 . 02 5 .9 4 5. 19 8 . 09 3 .6 9 7 . 09 9 . 15 4 . 15 5 .6 5 3 .7 0 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E S T A T E ............................... 2. 73 2. 7 0 2. 68 2 . 56 . 17 100 .74 9 9 .9 0 9 9 . 16 9 4 .9 8 . 84 5 .7 6 DURABLE GOODS. . Food and kindred produ cts........... Tobacco auunifactures................... Textile mill products...................... Apparel and other .textile products Paper sod allied products.............. Printing and publishing................. Che sues Is and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and plastics product%n e c Leather aad leather products. . . . WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. . . . . . . . . . . . . -. -. . . . . . 03 _
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