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THE E M P LO Y M E N T SITU ATIO N:

FE B R U AR Y 1970

The employment situation weakened in February, the U. S. Department
of Labor* s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Unemployment rose

sharply fo r the second consecutive month, while nonagricultural employment
inched down and the manufacturing workweek dropped to the low est le v e l
since January 1962.
The o v era ll unemployment rate was 4. 2 percent in February, up from
3. 9 percent in January and at its highest le v e l since October 1965.

The over-

the-month rise in joblessness occu rred alm ost en tirely among adult, fu ll-tim e
w orkers.
A slowdown in the demand fo r labor has become particularly evident in
the manufacturing industries; manufacturing employment has been declining
steadily since August 1969, and the job less rate fo r factory w orkers has
risen sharply.

W orkers in durable goods manufacturing have been especially

affected by the slowdown.

Th eir job less rate rose to 4. 7 percent in February,

nearly double the post-Korean War low of 2. 5 percent posted in February 1969;
part of the over-the-m onth ris e was attributable to tem porary shutdowns of a
number of automobile plants.
U nemployme nt
Th ere w ere a total of 3. 8 m illion unemployed w orkers in February, up
from 3. 4 m illion in January.

A fte r seasonal adjustment, unemployment was

up by 250, 000, with about one-third of the ris e due to production cutbacks in
the auto industry.
The entire over-the-m onth increase in joblessness (seasonally adjusted)
occurred among adult w ork ers.

Unemployment rose about 150, 000 fo r adult

men and 130, 000 fo r adult women.
unchanged over the month.




Joblessness among teenagers was virtu ally

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The job less rate for adult men increased from 2. 5 to 2. 8 percent in
February, the highest le v e l since October 1965.

This over-the-m onth rise

affected men in a ll m ajor age groups, but particularly those 20 to 24 years
of age.

Their unemployment rate moved up to 6. 7 percent from 6. 1 percent

in January.

The unemployment rate fo r m arried men continued to rise in

February, moving from 1. 8 to 2. 0 percent.
F or women 20 years of age and over, the jobless rate clim bed from
3. 6 to 4. 1 percent between January and February.

As with adult men, the

sharpest increase in fem ale joblessness took place among 20 to 24 yea r-old s.
Their unemployment rate jumped from 6. 2 to 7. 6 percent.
Jobless rates rose for both white and N egro w orkers in February.

The

white rate moved from 3. 6 to 3. 8 percent, while the N egro rate clim bed fro m
6. 3 to 7. 0 percent.

Since last fa ll, the N egro rate has rem ained less than

double the white rate.
About three-fifths of the unemployment rise of the past 2 months has
taken place among w orkers who had lost their jobs rather than among w ork­
ers newly entering the labor fo rc e .

The job -loss pattern is particu larly

evident among the blu e-collar unemployed, many of whom have been laid
off due to reduced activity in manufacturing and construction.
The job less rate for blu e-collar w orkers advanced from 4.6 to 5.0
percent between January and February, with the rise concentrated among
operatives, whose rate jumped from 5# 1 to 6. 0 percent.

W h ite-collar

unemployment also edged upward in February, with the increase occurring
la rg e ly among sales w orkers.
The rate fo r w orkers covered by State unemployment insurance p ro­
gram s rose from 2. 5 to 2. 7 percent in February, its highest point since
July 1967.

This rate has increased steadily since May 1969, when it stood

at 2. 0 percent.
Long-duration unemployment (15 weeks or m o re) rose slightly in
February

to 465, 000, or 0. 6 percent of the civilian labor fo rc e .

Since February 1969, when the unemployment rate was at a postKorean War low, the total number of unemployed w orkers has risen by
875, 000.

This increase has been accounted fo r by 550, 000 adult men,

175, 000 adult women, and 150, 000 teenagers.




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C ivilia n Labor F orce and Total Employment
The number of persons in the civilian labor force rem ained unchanged
at 82. 2 m illion, seasonally adjusted,- in February.

Since February 1969,

the civilian labor fo rce has grown by 2. 2 m illion.
Total employment, at 78. 8 m illion in February, seasonally adjusted,
inched down from the January level.

Total nonagricultural employment,

however, was down nearly 300, 000 over the month.

Compared with a year

ago, total employment has increased by 1. 3 m illio n --200, 000 adult men,
800, 000 adult women, and 300, 000 teenagers.
Industry Employment
Nonfarm payroll employment was 69. 7 m illion in February and, after
allowance fo r seasonality, was about unchanged over the month.

P a y ro ll

employment would have shown a m odest decline except fo r the la rg e number
of w orkers who returned to payrolls after the conclusion of strikes.

Em ploy­

ment gains in contract construction (80,000) and trade (65,000) w ere count­
ered by a substantial decline (160, 000) in manufacturing.
The employment pickup in construction reflected , in part, the return
of w ork ers to construction jobs following unusually bad weather in January.
In manufacturing, the employment decline occu rred despite the net return
to payrolls 6f m ore than 100, 000 w orkers who had been on strike.

(W orkers

on strike are not counted as employed in the payroll employment se ries,
w hereas they are cla ssified as "em p loyed --w ith a job but not at w ork " in
the household se ries. )
Although over-the-m onth employment declines w ere w idespread among
manufacturing industries, about three-fourths took place in durable goods.
An employment gain in e le c tric a l equipment, resulting fro m the return of
w orkers on strike, was m ore than offset by a substantial drop in transpor­
tation equipment employment (150,000) caused, in part, by shutdowns in a
number o f auto plants.

In nondurable goods manufacturing, the 40, 000 de­

cline reflected m ainly la rge employment drops in textiles (10, 000) and
apparel (20,000).
Since October 1969, nonagricultural payroll employment has been
growing v e ry slowly, after rising substantially in the preceding 12 months.
Employment in creases have averaged only 29, 000 per month in the October
1969-February 1970 period, in contrast to an average monthly gain of




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185,000 during the October 1968-October 1969 period (see ta b le).

Although

the slowdown in employment growth has occurred in m ost m ajor industry
divisions, declines in manufacturing employment have been the m ajor factor.
Nonagricultural payroll employment, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)

February
1970

Industry

Average monthly change:
October 1968
October 1969
to
to
October 1969
February 1970

Total nonagricultural payroll
70,766
Mining*........ .............. ....................
Contract construction.••••••••••••••
Manufacturing...................• • • • • • • ....
Durable goods.................... ......... .
Nondurable goods••••••••••••••••••
Transportation and public u t ilit i e s .
Wholesale and r e t a il trad e.•••••••.•
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
Services • • ................ .
Government•••••••••••••••••••.••••••
Federal................ .............. .
State and lo c a l....... .......................

632
3,409
19,806
11,544
8,262
4,502
14,978
3,654
11,360
12,425
2,723
9,702

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Hours o f Work
F or a ll rank-and-file w orkers on private nonagricultural payrolls, the
workweek edged up 0. 1 hour to 37. 5 hours, seasonally adjusted.

A sharp

drop in the average workweek in manufacturing was m ore than offset by
in creases in the other m ajor industry groups.
In manufacturing, the average workweek fe ll by 0. 4 hour (seasonally
adjusted) fo r the second straight month «md, at 39.9 hours, was at its low ­
est le v e l since January 1962.

In the durable goods sector, the workweek

decline was particularly m arked in the fabricated m etals, m achinery, and
e le c tric a l equipment industries.

In nondurable goods, the sharpest declines

took place in the tobacco, petroleum products, and leather industries.
Factory overtime also declined in February--from 3. 3 to 3. 2 hours-reflecting declines in both durable and nondurable goods sectors.
overtime has fallen by one half hour since September 1969.




Factory

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Earnings
A verage hourly earnings fo r a ll production and non supervisory w orkers
on private payrolls rose 2 cents in February to $3. 15*

Compared with a

year ago, average hourly earnings w ere up 19 cents, or 6*4 percent.

This

was the sm allest over-th e-y ea r percentage increase since May 1969*
A verage weekly earnings increased $1*06 over the month to $117* 18.
Increases w ere registered in a ll m ajor industry sectors except manufacturing.
Compared with February 1969, average weekly earnings increased by $7*07,
or 6.4 percent*

Over the yea r ending in January 1970, weekly earnings rose

5*3 percent but, after adjustment fo r price changes, declined by 0*8 percent.




This r e l e a s e presents and analyzes statistics
fr om two m a j o r s ur vey s. Data on l abor forc e, total
employment, and unemployment ar e deri ved f r om the
sample s ur v ey s of households conducted and tabulated
by the B ur e a u of the Census for the B ur eau of L a b o r
Statistics. Statistics on industry- employment, hours,
and ear nings ar e collected by State agencies f r om p a y ­
rol l r e c o r d s of e m p l o y e r s and are tabulated by the
B ur e au of L a b o r Statistics. A descri ption of the two
s ur vey s a p p e ar s in the B L S publication Empl oyment
a nd E a rn i n g s .

Toblw A-1:

Employment status of tho noninstitutional population by

sox a n d ago

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Feb.

Feb.

1970

Jan.
1970

1969

84,625
81,283
77,489
2,9 9 4
74,495
1,811
1,088
723
3 ,794

84,105
80,719
77,313
2,915
74,398
1,876
1,108
768
3,406

46,6 7 6
4 4,998
2 ,3 3 0
4 2 ,6 6 8
1,678

D ec.

N ov.

O c t.

1970

J an .
1970

1969

1969

1969

82,579
79,104
76,181
3,2 8 5
72,896
1,630
900
730
2,923

85,590
82,249
78,822
3,499
75,323
1,821
1,044
777
3,427

85,599
82,213
79,041
3,426
75,615
1,915
1,036
879
3,172

85,023
81,583
78,737
3,435
75,302
1,858
1,046
812
2,846

84,872
81,379
78,528
3,434
75,094
1,830
1,005
825
2 ,851

85,051
81,523
78,445
3,446
74,999
1,945
1,017
928
3,078

46,422
4 4,966
2,283
42,683
1,456

45,9 1 1
44,777
2,557
4 2,220
1,134

4 6,836
45,5 3 4
2,479
43,055
1,302

4 6,826
4 5,674
2,473
4 3,201
1,152

46,578
4 5,553
2,499
43,0 5 4
1,025

4 6 ,5 3 1
4 5 ,5 3 3
2 ,482
43,0 5 1
998

4 6,599
45,5 1 1
2,575
4 2,936
1,088

28,165
26,928
423
26,505
1,238

27,945
26,858
411
26,448
1,086

27,229
26,168
482
25,686
1,061

28,066
,26,925
630
26,295
1,141

28,073
27,060
586
26,474
1,013

27,875
26,897
585
26,312
978

27,671
26,663
555
26,108
1,008

27,767
26,699
554
26,145
1,068

6 ,442
5,563
241
5,322
878

6,352
5,489
222
5,267
864

5,9 6 4
5,236
247
4 ,9 8 9
729

7,347
6,363
390
5,973
984

7,314
6,307
367
5,9 4 0
1,007

7,130
6,287
351
5,936
843

7,177
6,332
397
5 ,935
845

7,157
6,235
317
5,918
922

Feb.

Employment status, age, and sex

Total
Total labor f o r c e ......................................... . .
Civilian labor f o r c e .........................................
Employed........................................................
Agriculture...................................................
Nonagricultural industries...........................
On pan usm for economic reason s............
Usually w6rk foil time......................
Usually work pan time ...........................
Unemployed.................................... ............

.

Men, 20 years and ever
Civilian labor force...........................................
Employed.......................................................
Agriculture.................................... ..............
Nonagricultural industries...........................
Unemployed.....................................................
Woman, 20 years and aver
Civilian labor f o r c e ...................
.................
Employed ........................................................
Agriculture...................................................
Nonagricultural industries...........................
Unemployed.....................................................
Both sexes, 10-19 years
Civilian labor force............................................
Eotployed........................................................
Agriculture.......... .. ........................... .. . . .
Nonagricultural industries...........................
Unemployed............ ........................................

Table A-2:

Full- and part-time status of tho civilian labor force by sox and ago
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

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

F eb .
1970

Feb.
1969

Feb.
1970

Jan .
1970

D ec.
1969

N ov.
1969

O c t.
1969

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

69,018
66,114
2,9 0 4
4 .2

6 7,700
65,494
2,206
3 .3

70,407
67,781
2,626
3 .7

70,623
68,235
2,388
3.4

70,269
68,017
2,252
3 .2

70,184
68,039
2,145
3 .1

70,1 9 0
6 8,010
2 ,1 8 0
3 .1

70,308
67,993
2,315
3 .3

lien, 20 years and oven
Civilian labor force.........................................
Employed.....................................................
Unem ployed................................................
UnemploysMOt c a t e .......................................

44,312
4 2,784
1,528
3 .4

4 3,7 35
4 2,734
1,001
2 .3

44,5 3 6
43,348
1,188
2 .7

44,604
43,561
1,043
2 .3

44,486
4 3,506
980
2 .2

4 4 ,4 2 0
43,515
905
2 .0

4 4,447
4 3 ,5 3 9
908
2 .0

4 4,482
4 3 ,5 2 4
958
2 .2

Women, 20 years and oven
Civilian labor force.........................................
Employed.....................................................
Unem ployed................................................
Unemployment rate . .....................................

21,914
20,960
953
4 .3

21,338
20,496
843
4 .0

21,965
21,087
878
4 .0

22,146
21,332
814
3 .7

21,813
21,089
724
3 .3

21,852
21,096
756
3 .5

21,862
21,059
803
3 .7

21,878
21,036
842
3 .8

12,266
11,375

11,404
10,687
717
6 .3

11,634
10,828

11,803
10,946
857
7 .3

11,360
10,677
683
6 .0

11,261
10,580
681
6 .0

11,314
10,539
775
6 .9

11,072
10,301
771
7 .0

S ep t.
1969

Fall time

Part time
Total, 16 years and oven
Civilian labor force............................. ............
E a^lo y ed .....................................................
Unemployed...................................................
UnemploysMot c a te .......................................

MOTE:

890
7 .3

806
6 .9

Persons on pan-time schedules for economic reasons are included in die fulltime employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or




TobU A-3:

M ajor unem ploym ent indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)

Thousands of persons
unemployed
Jeb.
1970

Feb.
1969

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment
Feb.
1970

Jan.
1970

D ec.
1969

Nov.
1969

O ct.
1969

Feb.
1969

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

3,794

2,923

4 .2

3 .9

3 .5

3 .5

3 .8

3 .3

Women, 20 years and over.............................
Both sexes, 16-19 years...............................

1,678
1,238
878

1 ,134
1,061
729

2 .8
4 .1
13 .4

2 .5
3 .6
13 .8

2 .2
3 .5
11.8

2 .1
3 .6
11.8

2 .3
3 .8
12.9

1 .9
3 .6
1 2 .0

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

3 ,127
668

2,379
544

3 .8
7 .0

3 .6
6 .3

3 .2
5 .7

3 .2
6 .2

3 .5
6 .6

3 .0
5 .9

Married men.......................................................
Full-time workers..............................................
Part-time workers..............................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1 ......................

1,050
2,904
890
520
1,922

731
2,206
717
393
1,498

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

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

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

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

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

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

State insured2 ..................................................
Labor force time lost^ ......................................

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Occupation4
White-collar workers.........................................
Professional and managerial ........................
Clerical workers .........................................
Sales w ork ers.............................................
Blue-collar workers . .............................
Craftsmen and foremen..................................
Operatives..................................................
Nonfarm la b o re rs.........................................
Service workers................................................
Farm workers ..................................................

974
270
502
202
1,843
391
1,066
386
529
72

779
193
405
181
1,331
324
741
266
435
53

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

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

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

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

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

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

3,028
486
1,123
676
447
139
742
520
245
84

2,266
337
706
356
350
108
597
500
209
75

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry4
Nooagricultural private wage and salary
workers 5 .......................................................
Construction................................................
Manufacturing..............................................
Durable g o o d s...........................................
Nondurable goods......................................
Transportation and public utilities...............
Wholesale and retail trade ...........................
Finance and service industries....................
Government wage and salary w ork ers............ ..
Agricultural wage and salary w orkers...............

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

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

^Includes mining, not shown separately.

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

T a b le A -4 :

U nem p lo yed p e rso n s 16 y e a r s an d o ve r by d u ra tio n of u n e m p lo y m e n t
(fa thousands)
Seasonally adjusted




1,928
1,346
520
358
162

Jan.
1970

Feb.
1969

Feb.
1970

•o

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

Feb.
1970

IS

Duration of unemployment

D ec.
1969

1,935
1,025
447
308
139

1,427
1,104
393
278
115

1,973
1,016
465
306
159

1,756
914
409
276
133

1,515
893
392
272
120

N o v.
1969
1,558
912
389
249
140

O et.
1969
1 ,882
882
363
233
130

Ta b le A -5 :

U n e m p lo y e d p e rso n s by reason fo r u n e m p lo y m e n t, s e x , a g e , an d color,
not s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d

Total
unemployed

Male, 20 years
and over

Female, 20 years
and over

Reason for unemployment

Both sexes,
16 to 19 years

White

Negro and other races

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

F eb.

F eb.

F eb.

1970

1969

1970

1969

1970

1969

1970

1969

1970

1969

1970

1969

3,794
1,787
473
1,158
377

2,923
1,245
409
947.
323

1,678
1,144
165
310
39

1,134
707
167
232
28

1,238
451
200
529
58

1,061
394
153
457
57

878
192
88
319
280

729
145
89
257
238

3,127
1,488
390
943
305

2,379
1,000
343
778
258

668
299
82
214
72

544
245
66
169
65

100.0
4 7 .1
12.5
30 .5
9 .9

100.0
4 2 .6
14.0
32.4
11.0

100.0
68 .2
11 .0
18.5
2 .3

100.0
6 2 .3
14.7
20.5
2 .4

100.0
3 6 .5
16.1
4 2 .7
4 .7

100.0
37 .1
14.4
4 3 .1
5 .4

100.0
21.9
10.0
36.3
31.8

100.0
19.9
12.2
35.3
32.7

100.0
4 7 .6
12.5
30.2
9 .7

100.0
4 2 .0
14.4
32.7
10.9

100.0
4 4 .8
12.3
32.1
10.7

100.0
4 5 .0
12.1
31.0
11.9

3 .7
1 .6

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

2 .5
1 .6
.4
.5
.1

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

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

13.6
2 .9
1 .4
5 .0
4 .3

12.2
2 .4
1 .5
4 .3
4 .0

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

3 .4
1 .4
.5
1 .1
.4

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

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

UNEMPLOYMENT L E V E L

Total unemployed, in thousands..................
Lost last job ...............................................
Left last jo b ...............................................
Reentered labor force:...............................
Never worked before..................................
Total unemployed, percent distribution . . .
Lost last J o b ............................................
Left last jo b ...............................................
Reentered labor fo rc e ...............................
Never worked before..................................

UNEMPLOYMENT RA TE

Total unemployment r a t e .............................
Job-loser rate1 ............. ............................
Job-leaver rate' .......................................
Reentrant r a t e * ..........................................
New entrant rate1.......................................

4 .7
2 .2
.6
1 .4
.5

♦

.5
1 .2
.4

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

T a b le A -6 :

U n e m p lo y e d pe rso n s by ag e and se x

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

Thousands of persons
Age and sex
Feb.
1970

Jan .
1970

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

3,794

3,406

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

878
418
460
857
2,059
1,650
460

864
412
451
696
1,846
1,504
342

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

2 ,178

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

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

F eb .
1970

Jan.
1970

76.5

4 .2

4 8 .2
23.7
7 0.4
81 .7
8 6 .5
8 9 .8
7 3 .1

13.4
16.3
11.7
7 .3
2 .6
2 .7
2 .4

1,935

8 0 .4

3 .6

3 .3

2 .9

2 .9

3 .1

2 .6

500
251
249
470
1,208
937
272

479
239
241
377
1,079
840
238

4 4 .8
23 .5
66 .3
8 1.9
94 .6
9 8 .1
8 2 .4

13.0
15.4
11.0
6 .9
2 .2
2 .1
2 .4

12 .6
14.9
1 0.8
6 .1
2 .0
2 .0
2 .1

11.0
13.1
9 .3
5 .5
1 .8
1.7
2 .2

11.7
13.7
8 .9
5 .3
1.7
1 .4
1 .9

1 1 .8
14.4
9 .6
6 .3
1 .9
1 .8
2 .2

1 1 .0
13.0
9 .4
4 .8
1 .5
1 .4
1 .8

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

1,616

1,471

7 1 .3

5 .1

4 .8

4 .5

4 .5

4 .9

4 .5

16 to 19 y e a rs ............. ...............................
16 and 17 y e a r s .....................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ....................................
20 to 24 ye a rs............................................
25 years and o v e r ....................................

378
167
211
387
851
713
137

385
174
211
319
767
664
103

52 .6
2 4 .0
7 5 .4
8 1 .4
7 5 .0
7 9 .0
54.7

13.9
17.3
12.7
7 .6
3 .3
3 .6
2 .3

15.2
2 0 .3
12.4
6 .2
3 .0
3 .3
1 .7

12.8
14.7
11.2
6 .1
3 .0
3 .3
1.9

11.9
15.0
9 .6
6 .5
3 .1
3 .4
2 .0

14 .2
19.2
11.3
6 .5
3 .4
3 .6
2 .5

13.2
15.1
12.9
6 .2
3 .1
3.3
2 .4

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




Feb.

.

1970

Nov.
1969

O c t.

1969

1969

F eb.
1969

3 .9

3 .5

3 .5

3 .8

3 .3

13.8
17.2
11.6
6 .1
2 .4
2 .5
2 .0

11.8
13.7
10.2
5 .8
2.2
2 .3
2 .1

11.8
14.3
9 .2
5 .8
2 .2
2 .1
1 .9

12.9
16.5
10.4
6 .4
2 .4
2 .4
2 .3

12.0
13.8
11.0
5 .4
2 .1
2 .0
2 .0

D ec.

T a b le B-1:

E m p lo y e e s on n o n a g r ic u ltu r a l p a y r o lls , by in d u s try
(In thousands)

Feb..
1970

Jan.
1970

Dec.
1969

Feb.
1969

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

69,655

69,755

71,629

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

6l4

617

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ______

3,037

S e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d .
Change from
Change

70,778

70,679

-12

632

632

635

0

3,*09

3,328

3,*59

81

19,806 19,964
14,388 14,548

20,007
1*,582

-158
-160

11,544 11,664
-295
8,308 8,423
-322
286
-60.*
290
-27.0
591
579
- 481
-13.0
*85
-6.8
661
659
5.6 1,336 1,352
.3 1,444 1,454
30.7 2,027 2,017
3.0 2*02? 1,953
-217.* 1,804 1,95°
456
465
-11.9
446
443
1.9

11,738
8,*87
299
591
*86
66*
1,371
1,*59
2,025
1,952
1,972
468
451

-120
-115
-4
-12
-4
-2
-16
-10
10
76
-146
-9
-3

8,262
6,080

8,300
6,125

8,269
6,095

-38
-45

13.6
-1.6
-23.8
-7.5
10.7
27.0
12.*
23.6
-1.1
-16.9

1,815
81
975
1,402
724
1,104
1,057
194
576
33>*

1,812
80
986
1,421
726
1,107
1,055
194
581
338

1,803
76
982
1,414
724 •
1,102
1,055
193
581
339

3
1
-11
-19
-2
-3
2
0
-5
-4

-20

127

**, 502

4,518

4,489

-16

14,097

-89

*97

l**,978 1*,913

14,773

65

3,875
11,767

3,666
10,431

3
-92

170
327

3,887 3,864
11,091 11,049

.3,837
10,936

23
42

3,609

3,467

14

150

3,647

3,623

7

42
2.8
.9
21.2
10.5
66

386
9.5
-4.*
208.1
16.6

11,360 11,352
7l*3
753
1,023 1,018

11,297
7*9
1,017

I’M

m

I’M

309

12,425

12,424

12,396

8
-10
5
12
3
1

6
60

-*3
352

2,723
9,702

2,71*
9,710

2,720
9,676

9
-8

Feb.
1969

Feb.
1970

68,403

-100

1,252

70,766

631

610

-3

4

3,015

3,373

2,999

22

38

19,632
1M 38
11,1*90
8,263
286.4
563-1
478.1
632.4
1,331.6
1,1*35.7
2,033.3
2,029.1
1,820.4
455.2

19,761*
ll*, 370
11,606
8,370
291.3
573.5
1*83.7
636.8
l,3>*3.o
l,i*l*9.7
2,019.1
1,958.5
1,965.8
1*63.9
420.5

20,056
14,647

19,891
14,584

-259
-3*6

11,785
8,544
300.1
585.9
491.0
655.8
1,360.1
1,471.0
2,018.5
1,975.5
2,009.2
470.1
447.7

11,785
8,585
346.8
590.1
491.1
639.2
1,326.0
1,435.*
2,002.6
2,026.1
2,037.8
467.1
422.7

-132
-132
-116
-107
-4.9
-10.4
-5.6
-4.4
-11.4
-14.0
14.2
70.6
-145.4
-8.7
4.1

8,lU2
5,975

8,158
6,000

8,271
6,103

8,106
5,999

-16
-25

36
-2*

1,721*. 5
77.7
967.0
1,1107.2
716.9
1,100.6
1,01*9.3
189.9
573.8
335.3

1,739.1
78.6
974.2
1 ,39*.0
720.1
1,101.1
1,045.2
189.1
580.3
336.6

1,790.3 1,710.9
82.2
79.3
990.8
981.8
1,414.7
1,412.9
706.2*
727.1
1,108.9 1,073.6
1,049.7 1,036.9
190.0
166.3
586.7
574.9
352.2
341.4

-14.6
-.9
-7.2
13.2
-3.2
-.5
4.1
.8
-6.5
-1.3

•*,1*3°

4,450

4,498

4,303

W H O LE S A LE AND R E T A I L T R A D E

l**,59i*

14,683

15,642

WHOLESALE TRADE ................
RETAIL TRADE....................

3,836
10,758

3,833
10,850

3,617

3,603

........

M A N U FA CT U R IN G ................
Production w o r k e rs ............

DURABLE GOODS.....................

Production w o r k e rs ......................

............
.....
..
.
. ;. .
....

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

.
...

NONDURABLE GOODS: .............

P roduction w o r k e r s .....................

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

...
..
....

T R A N SP O R T A T IO N AND P U B L IC
U T IL IT IE S .
.......................................

..

F IN A N C E , IN SU R A N C E, AND
R E A L E S T A T E .....................................

ksk.6

. . ••..................................... 11,178 11,136 11,229 10,792
681.2
..
693.7
687-9
690.7
1,007.4 1,022.2 1,012.7
1,008.3
,
2,959.0
.
WiX
1,163.7
G O V ER N M EN T ........................................
12,553 12,487 12,591 12,244

S E R V IC E S

Hotels and other lodging places
Personal se rv ices.........................
Medical and other health services
Educational services ...................

-------------------- . . .

FEDERAL
STATE AND LOCAL..................

?;$:8

2,696
9,857

2,690
9,797

NOTE: Data fot the 2 most recent months ate preliminary.




2,760
9,831

2,739
9,505

3,65**

if

Dec.
1969

Jan.
1970

In d u s try

Jan. •
1970
from

TabU B-2: Av«rag« weekly hours of production or nonsuporvisory workers1
on private nonogriculturol payrolls, by industry
Seasonally sdjroted

Change from

Jan.
1970

F eb *

Industry

1970

TOTAL PRIVATE....... ................

D ec.

Feb.

1969

1969

37.1
1*2.3
35.6
1*0.1
3.2
1*0.6

WHOLESALE T R A O E ......................
RETAIL T R A D E ..............................

37*2
1*2.7
36.7
39*8
3.0
i*o.i*
3.0
kl.O
39*7
36.6
k l.3
k l.l
ko.k
k l.7
39*8
39.7
1*0.6
38.9
39.0
2.9
1+0.1
36.k
1+0.0
35.k
1*2.2
37.6
1*1.6
1*0.7
1*0.8
37.1
35.1
1*0.2
33.k

3.3
k i.i
39.1
38.9
1*0.7
1*1.3
1*1.0
k2.2
1*0.3
1*0.1
1*0.5
38.7
39.3
3.1
1*0.5
37.2
1*0.1
35*2
1*2.5
37.8
k l.7
k l.8
1*0.7
37.8
35.1
1*0.2
33.5

37.7
1*3.1*
37.7
1*1.0
3.6
k l.7
3.8
k l.o
1*0.2
1*0.8
1+2.0
1*1.6
1*1.9
k3.1
1*0.9
1*2.2
k l.3
39-k
1*0.0
3*k
1*1.0
36.9
k l.3
35-9
1*3.2
39.0
1*2.0
k l.7
k l.5
38.3
35.6
1*0.6
3 k .l

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL
ESTATE.....................................

37.1

37.0

37.0

MINING.................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION,........
MANUFACTURING.........................
1Overtime hours .........................
DURABLE 0000S..........................
Overtime h o u r s .......................
Ordnance and accessories...............
Lumber and wood products..............
Furniture end fix t u r e s ....................
Scone, day, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries...............
Fabricated metal products...............
Machinery,'except electrical..........
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment...............
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing ------- -NONDURABLE GOODS •• .....................
Overtime hours, ............................
Food sod kindred products..............
Tobacco aranufsecures....................
Textile mill products........................
Apparel and other textile products..
Paper and allied products ...............
Printing and publishing...................
Chemicals and allied products . . . .
Petroleum and coal products..........
Rubber and plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products..........

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

woAsss

lr w ,

.

37i2
1*2.5
36.6
1*0.0
3.3
1*0.8
3.6
1*0.1
1*0.0
39.7
k l.3
1*1.5
1*0.8
1*2.1*
39.7
1*1.0
39.7
37.7
38.9
3.0
1*0.0
36.2
39.9
35.2
1*2.1
37.7
k l.5
1*1.7
1*0.3
35.7
35.3
39.9
33.8

J&Q.
1970

Feb.

Feb.

1969

1970

0 .1 '

0.0
.2
.1

37.5
k3-5
38.1

-.2
-.3
-.1*
-.6

-.1 *

39.9
3.2
1*0.5
3.2
1+1.2
1*0.5
39.0
1*2.2
1*1.2
1*0.8
1*1.6
39.8
1*0.3
1*0.6
38.8
39.2
3.1
ko.8
36.8
1*0.0
35.k
1*2.6
37.8
1*1.8
1*1.6
1*1.2
36.7
35.5
1*0.1*
33.8

0

37.1

.1*
1.1
- .3

-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
.6
-.3
.6
-.2
-.6
-.5
-.5
-.k
•1
•2
-.3
-.2
-.1*
-.8
-.1
.2
-.3
-.2
-.1
-1 .1
.1
-.7

•9
-.3
-1 .1
0
-.1*
-.1*

-.7

.1
-1 .3
.9
1.2
.1
-.1
.1
.2
.1
•2
.1
-.1
.1
- 1 .0

.5
1.1*
-.2
.3

0

.0
-.1
.1

37.1

Jan.
1970

D ec.

1969

«?an.
___ 12ZQ___

37.5
k3.l+
38.2
1*0.7
3.5
k l.3
3.6
1*0.5
ko.i*
ko.o
k 2 .l
k l.6
k l.6
1+2.6
1*0.3
k l.5

0.1
.8
1.0
-.k
-.1
"•3
-.2
.5
1.0

-.k

39.7
3.k
1+0.8
38.3
1+0.3
35.7
k 3 .l
38.3
1*2.0
k2.3
1*0.9
37.7
35*k
1*0.3
33.9

39.2
39.8
3.3
1*0.8
36.3
1*0.9
36.0
1*2.8
38.6
k l.8
1*2.2
k l.l
37.7
35-k
1+0.1+
33.8

-1 .5
-.3
-.3
-.5
-. 5
-.2
-.7
•3

37.0

36.9

.1

37* k
1*2.7
37.1
kO.3
3.3
1*0.8
3.k
ko.7
39.5
39.5
kl.l*
1*1.2
k l.k
k2.3
1+0.1+
1*0.0
1*0.7
39.2

ko.9

-5

.8
0
-.6
-.7

-.6
•3
-.1
-.5
-.3

0

- 1 .0
.1

.1
-.1

geiete to
is
sad msmdacturti*: to comtmction workers in contract cointructlom and to noosupervisary wosken In wholesale and retail
tndc}
f— — —, and real
—i trampoitstfcm and public
and services. These groups account for approximately four-ftftb* of the total employment on
private aonsgricuitml payrolls. Tramporiatlon and pdblic utilities, and acnrlcea am iachaded in Total Private hot are not damn separately in Ode table.
NO TE:

D ata fo r Ora 2 moat n e t t montha are prelim inary.

Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsuporvisory workers1
on privato nonogriculturol payrolls, by industry
Average weekly candap

Average hourly earnings
In d u stry

total

Pr iv a t e ...................

Feb.

Jan.

D ec.

F eb

1970

1970

1969

1969

Change

Feb.

Jan.

D ec.

F eb.

1970

1970

1969

1969

Jan.

Feb.

1970

1969

$0.02
.07
-.0 3
-.0 1

$0.19
.28
.1*6
.16

$117.18
162.26

$116.12
157.78
179.78

$1.06
kJ*8
k.l*5

lk5.53
lk 5 .ll*
113.36
110.16
137.76
160.99
IU3.72
159.90
129.2k
170.k9
13k.61*
108.71*

135.05

-1.50

5.1k

lk6.32
109.87
105.03
133.09
159.01
ll*1.0l*
156.56
127.75
160.80
132.kl*
107.97

135.5k
lok.ko
100.8k
126.38
153.1k
133.01
lk8.82
120.69
157.03
123.07
98.1*0

-3 6
.89
-.8 1
2.37
-1.1?
-2.06
-1.85
-7 9
-3.19
-.0 8
.17

10.1*2
6.36
3.38
9.08
k.68
.5.97
5.89
6.27
.58
9.29
9.7k

118.29
12k.3k
106.76
97.0k
83.07
lk l.9 5
lk3.6l*
150.12
175.98
128.21
92.61
93.37

119.60
12k. 61*
992.6
99.95
8k.37
lk3.86
lk8.59
lk9.9k
170.97
130.31
93.k5
92.92

110.1*8
n 6 .k o
95.21
90.57
79.90
132.19
136.10
139.86
161.38
121.30
83.18
88.60

-.9 0
-.8 3
-2.66
-.21*
.83
-.5 8
-.3 8
.06
-k.23
.31
-.9 7
.70

135.k7
79.73

135.60
79.79

126.08
76.39

.81
•k3

6.91
7.11
8.89
6.23
k.00
9.18
7.16
IO.32
10.37
7.22
8.k6
5.k7
10.20
3.77

111.37

110.26

107.59

1.01+

k.82

$ 3 .H
3.70
5.02
3.29

12.96
3.52
k.56
3.12

3.k7
3.56
2.79
2.70
3.28
3.81*
3*kk
3.71
3.19
3.97
3.26
2.78

3*k9

3.k9

3.31

-.0 2

.16

lk0.19

lkl.'69

3.56
2.81
2.70
3.27
3.85
3.1*1*
3.71
3.17
k.01
3.27
2.79

3.5k
2.82
2.70
3.28
3.87
3.k3
3.71
3.16
l*.0l+
3.26
2.76

3.38
2.61
2.5k
3.06
3.69
3.26
3.51
3.0k
3.83
3.10
2.61

0
-.0 2
0
.01
-.0 1
0
0
.02
-.0 1
-.0 1

.18
.18
.16
.22
.15
.18
.20
•15
.lk
.16
.17

lk 5 .96
HO.76
10k.22
135.k6
157.82
138.98
15k.71
126.96
157.61
132.36
108.11*

3.01
3.08
2.86
2.k2
2.37
3.35
3.81
3.61
k.22
3.15
2.k7
2.68

3.01
3.07
2.87
2.1*2
2.36
3.3k
3.80
3.60
1+.21
3.15
2.k5
2.66

2.99
3.0k
2.69
2.1+2
2.35
3.33
3.81
3.57
k.10
3.1k
2.1+k
2.61

0
•01
-.0 1
0
.01
.01
.01
.01
.01
0
.02
•02

.17
-17
.23
.15
.10
.21
.20
.2k
• 35
.lk
.lk
.17

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

3.39
2.1+0

3*37
2.38

3.3k
2.3k

2.81*
2.91
2.63
2.27
2.27
3.1k
3.61
3.37
3.87
3.01
2.33
2.51
3.16
2.26

.02
.02

.23
.lk

117.39
123.51
id * .io
96.80
83.90
ik i.3 7
lk3.26
150.18
171.75
128.52
91.6k
9k.07
136.28
80.16

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL
ESTATE ....................................

3.03

3.01

2.98

2.90

.02

.13

112.kl

D U R A B L E G O O D S .......................................

Ordnance and accessories...............

Scone, clpy, and glass products . . .
Fabricated metal products...............
Machinery, except electrical..........
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment . ..........
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing..........
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ..............................

Food and kindred produ cts.............
Tobacco manufactures....................
Textile mill products........................
Apparel and ocher textile products. .
Printing and publishing....................
Chemicals and allied products . . . .
Rubber and plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products..........

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
W H O L E S A L E T R A O E .........................
R E T A IL

1 Sea footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE:

D ate fo r the 2 moat recent




are prelim inary.

-vOl*

1969

$110.11
11*9.60
166.90
12k.80

♦3.13
3.73
5.05
3.29

181*.23
130.5k

Feb.

1970 __
$H7.25
160.58
189.25
13k.89

$3.15
3.80
5.02
3.28

MINING........................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION____
MANUFACTURING.........................

Change' from

Jan.

13L.93

-1.39

$7.07
12.66
17.33
5.7k