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United States
Department
of Labor
Washington, D.C. 20212

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Contact:

Beth Gelin
Scott Fain
j£athryn Hoyle

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

FEBRUARY

1980

The overall employment situation in February was little changed from January, the Bureau

of

Labor Statistic^ of the U.St. Depattment of Labor reported today.
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—was close to
for

the

third

1.5 million.

consecutive month.

98

million

Since February a year ago, employment has grown by a modest

The Nation's unemployment rate was 6.0 percent, compared with the January rate

of

6.2 percent.
Nonfarm payroll employment—as
slightly

from the January level.

measured

by

the

monthly

survey

of

establishments—rose

Payroll jobs have increased by 2 million since February 1979.

Hours of work, as measured by the same Survey, declined over the month.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons in February, 6.3 million, and the
percent,

were

from January

little
to

statistically

changed

February

is

significant.

from the previous month.
overstated

Unemployment

because
had

of

unemployment

rate,

6.0

The two-tenths difference in the rate
rounding;

the

actual

change

is

not

risen in January from a 17-month plateau during

which time the overall rate had fluctuated narrowly between 5.7 and 5.9 percent.
Jobless rates for most worker categories showed little movement in
unemployment

rates

for

adult

meti

(4.6

February.

Accordingly,

percent), adult women (5.7 percent), teenagers (16.5

percent), whites (5.3 percent), and blacks (11.5 percent) were about the same as in January.
contrast, there were jobless rate
manufacturing,

groups

declines

for

married

men

and

workers

in

durable

In

goods

which had experienced sharp increases in joblessness in the prior month.

(See table A-2.)
Total Employment and the Labor Force
Total employment was little different from the
adult

men

rebounded

from

a

sharp

drop

a

January

level,

month earlier.

although

employment

among

Employment rose 1.5 million from

February 1979, the smallest over-the-year change in more than 4 years.
The civilian labor force was little changed from January's level and up 2.0 million over the
year.

The civilian labor force participation rate was at a high of 63.9 percent

three months.



(See table A-l.)

for

the

last

-

2 -

Industry Payroll Employment
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 140,000 in February to 90.7 million.
Since

February

1979,

(See

payroll employment has grown by 2 million or 2.3 percent.

table

B-l.)

As with total

employment, the pace was slower than anytime in the previous 4 years.
As in the prior month, February employment growth was concentrated in the
sector, and the biggest increase was in trade (up 110,000) .
also

rose

over

the month, by 60,000.

service-producing

Employment in the services industry

Over the past year, jobs in trade have grown by 475,000

and services by 700,000.

Table A* Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
|
i
Selected categories

1
I
1
1
1

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Quarterly averages

1978
IV

1979
III

Total employment
Not in labor force

1

1

1
1

1

5.8
4.0

White
.

1
1
1
1
|
|
1




5.8
4.2
5.6
16.2
5.1
10.9
5.3

1
1
1
| 26,111

p=preliminary

1
|
1980
1
| Jan.
Feb.

Jan.Feb.
change

1

31
149
-118
160
N.A.

1

Percent of labor force

1

Unemployment rates:
All workers
Adult men

Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm
Manuf ac tur ing

1
| 1979
1
I Dec.

|
i
1
|
1
|

*

1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Monthly data

Thousands of persons
103,238 103,749|103,999|103,229 104,260|
95,653 97,231 97,665| 97,912| 97,804 97,953|
6,008
6,084| 6,087| 6,425
6,307|
| 58,384 58,568 58,842| 58,810| 58,791 58,951|
N.A.j
N.A.
N.A. |
731
741|

. I

Full-time workers

IV

|
i

35.8
40.6

89,759
26,638
63,121

35.6
40.2
3.2

5.9|
4.21
5.7|
16.1|
5.1|
11.2|
5.4 |
1

1

5.9|
4.2|
5.7|
16.0|
5.11
11.3|
5.4|
1

1

6.2
4.7
5.8
16.3
5.4
•11.8
5.7

6.0|
4.6 |
5. 71
16.5|
5.3 |
11.5|
5.61
1

Thousands of jobs
90,108| 90,241|90,590p 90,731p|
26,5871 26,655 j 26,778p 26,771p|
63,521| 63,586|63,812p 63,960p|
1
1
1
Hours of work
1
1
1
35.7|
35.7| 35.6p
35.4p|
40.2|
40.2| 40.3p
40.lp|
3.21
3.21
3.2p
3. lp 1
1
1
1
N.A.=not available

-0.2
-.1
-.1
.2
-.1
-.3
-.1

141p
-7p
148p

-0.2p
-.2p
-.lp

-

Overall manufacturing employment

was

3

-

little

changed

offsetting movements among the component industriesof

about

50,000

jobs

in

petroleum

and

coal

in

February,

industry

has

been

relatively

weak

there

were

A strike contributed to an employment drop

products.

On

the other hand, employment in

transportation equipment nearly returned to its December level, following
This

although

a

drop

in

January.

since last summer and has comprised the bulk of the

overall manufacturing job decline of 115,000 over the past year.
Construction employment edged djpwn following an unusually large increase in January.
continued its long-term uptrend; employment in this industry has advanced 7.9 percent

Mining

over

the

past year.
Hours
The average workweek of production or
payrolls

fell

by

on

private

nonagricultural

In manufacturing, the workweek fell by 0.2 to 40.1 hours, and

was down a tenth of an hour to 3.1 hours.
The index of aggregate weekly hours of
payrolls

workers

0.2 hour in February to 35.4 hours; the most marked declines occurred in the

goods-producing sector.

nonfarm

nonsupervisory

fell

percent over the year.

by

0.2

percent

overtime

(See table B-2.)
production
to

or

nonsupervisory

workers

on

private

126.4 (1967=100) in February but was still up 1.4

The manufacturing index fell 0.3 percent over the month and has declined

3.0 percent since February 1979.

(See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
payrolls

rose

adjusted).

by

0.5

percent

in

private

nonagricultural

February and were up 7.5 percent over the year (seasonally

Average weekly earnings declined by 0.1 percent from January but have risen

by

6.6

percent over the year.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings rose 4 cents in February to $6.46
and were 46 cents above February 1979.
month and $14.35 over the year.

Average weekly earnings were $226.75, up $1.41 over

the

(See table B-3.)

The.Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index—earnings adjusted for overtime in manufacturing, seasonality, and
the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage
242.2

(1967=100)

in

February,

above February a year ago.

0.8 percent higher than in January.

In dollars of constant purchasing power,

percent during the 12-month period ended in January.



and

(See table B-4.)

low-wage

industries—was

The Index was 8.1 percent
the

Index

decreased

5.2

Chart 1. Civilian labor force and employment
(Seasonally adjusted)

110000

100000

-

90000
80000

1////////1

- Civ ill cin labor force
• Total emp1oyed
- Nonagi-icultural payroll empio)

THOUSANDS
120000

-//////A

THOUSANDS
120000

FEB

104260
97953
90731

— 110000

100000

90000
80000

70000

70000
1969

i i i i i i i i i i i i
1970
1971
1972
1973

1974

Chart 2. Unemployment r a t e — a l l

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

civilian workers
PERCENT

PERCENT
11.0

11.0

- Seasortally adjusted
Not s(Basonaily adjusted

FEB
6.0
6.8

9.0

9.0 -

7.0

S, "**•

'

5.0

v

<

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*

7.0
i

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1

\

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*

5.0
V

3.0 - N

3.0
h

1969

1970

l

l

1971

h

l

l

l

1972

l

l

l

1973

1974

1975

1976

Chart 3. Civilian labor force participation
and t o t a l employment-population ratio
(Seasonally adjusted)

1977

1978

1979

1980

rate

PERCENT

PERCENT

70.0

65.0

60.0

70.0

- Parti cipotion rate
yrnent—population ratio

FEB
63.9
59.3

65.0

-

/

60.0

- "

/

55.0

55.0

50.0

50.0




1975
1976
1973
1974
1977
1969
1970
1971
1972
Note: The shaded areas depict the business cycle peaks and troughs
as designated by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

1978

1979

1980

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 D A T A . It is a sample survey of about
65,000 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 D A T A . This information
is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation
with State agencies. The sample includes approximately
162,000 establishments employing more than 32 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.
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 civilian labor force equals the sum of the number
employed and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed people in the
civilian labor force. Table A-4 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-1, and the most comprehensive yiciJs U-'\ The official unemployment rate
is U-5.
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:
-—The 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, and private
household workers;
-—The 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;
-—The 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 4'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 $nd 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

matures in the participation of women in the labor
force, easier to spot. To return to the schoors-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. However, 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 civilian 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 civilian labor force is the sum of eight
seasonally adjusted employment components and four
seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the
total for unemployment is the sum of the four
unemployment components; and the official unemployment rate is derived by dividing the resulting estimate of
total unemployment by the estimate of the civilian labor
forces
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 b 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 293,000; for total unemployment, it is 185,000;
and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19
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 by 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 riileV
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 .23 percentage point; for teenagers, it is
1.06 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 $2.75
per issue or $22.00 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 A through I 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 K
through P of that publication.

- HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population
[Numbers in thousands]
Nat seaeoMHy adjusted
Employment status

Feb.

Jan.

Feb.

Feb.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

1979

1980

1980

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

19 80

TOTAL
Total noninstitutional population1
1

Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate

Employment-population ratio2
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployment rate

162,633
2 ,,094
160,539
101,249
63, 1
94,765
58.3
2,796
91,969
6,484
6.4
59,290

165,101
2,081
163,020
103,188
63.3
96,145
58.2
2,782
93,363
7,043
6.8
59,832

165,298
2,086
163,211
103,257
63.3
96,264
58.2
2,836
93,428
6,993
6.8
59,954

162,633
2,094
160,539
102,379
63.8
96,496
59.3
3,307
93,189
5,883
5.7
5 8 , 160

164,468
164,682
2,093
2,092
1 6 2 , 3 7 5 ' 162,589
103,595
103,652
63.8
63.8
97,474
97,608
59.3
59.3
3,294
3,385
94,180
94,223
6,044
6,121
5. 9
5.8
58,780
58,937

164,898
2,089
162,809
103,999
63.9
97,912
59. 4
3,359
94,553
6,087
5.9
58,810

165,101
2,081
163,020
104,229
63.9
97,804
59.2
3,270
94,534
6,425
6.2
58,791

165,298
2,086
163,211
104,260
63.9
97,953
59.3
3,326
94,626
6,307
6.0
58,951

69,476
67,816
53,961
79.6
51,324
73.9
2,117
49,207
2,637
4.9
13,855

70,695
69,047
54,613
79.1
51,503
72.9
2,160
49,343
3 , 110
5.7
14,434

70,792
69,140
54,749
79. 2
51.658
73.0
2, 213
49,445
3,091
5.6
14,391

69,476
67,816
54,349
80.1
52,211
75.1
2,329
49,882
2 , 138
3.9
13,467

70,380
68,697
54,760
79.7
52,443
74.5
2,371
50,072
2,317
4.2
13,937

70,487
68,804
54,709
79.5
52,374
74.3
2,438
49,936
2,335
4.3
14,095

70,594
68,940
54,781
79.5
52,478
74. 3
2,427
50,051
2,303
4.2
14,159

70,695
69,047
54,855
79.4
52,279
73.9
2,387
49,892
2,577
4.7
14,192

70,792
69,140
55,038
79.6
52,531
74.2
2,435
50,096
2,507
4.6
14,102

76,440
76,332
38,525
50.5
36,193
47.3
442
35,751
2,332
6. 1
37,807

77,779
77,656
39,860
51.3
37,441
48.1
4 07
37,034
2,419
6.1
37,796

77,890
77,766
39,991
51.4
37,609
48.3
424
37,185
2, 382
6.0
37,776

76,440
76,332
38,399
50.3
36,197
47.4
593
35,604
2,202
5.7
37,933

77,429
77,308
39,362
50.9
37,112
47.9
572
36,540
2,250
5.7
37,946

77,547
77,426
39,445
50.9
37,248
48.0
612
36,636
2 , 197
5.6
37,981

77,666
77,542
39,659
51.1
37,402
48. 2
582
36,820
2,257
5.7
37,883

77,779
77,656
39,878
51.4
37,574
48.3
540
37,034
2,304
5.8
37,778

77,890
77,766
39,857
51.3
37,604
48.3
567
37,037
2,254
5.7
37,909

16,717
16,391
8,763
53.5
7,248
43.4
238
7,011
1,515
17.3
7,628

16,627
16,317
8,715
53.4
7,201
43.3
215
6,986
1,514
17.4
7,601

16,616
16,305
8,517
52.2
6,997
42. 1
198
6,798
1, 520
17.9
7,788

16,717
16,391
9,631
58.8
8,088
48.4
385
7,703
1,543
16.0
6,760

16,659
16,370
9,473
57. 9
7,919
47.5
351
7,568
1,554
16.4
6,897

16,648
16,360
9,498
58. 1
7,986
48.0
335
7,651
1,512
15.9
6,862

16,638
16,326
9,559
58.6
8,032
48.3
350
7,682
1 ,527
16.0
6,767

16,627
16,317
9,497
58. 2
7,952
47.8
344
7,608
1,545
16.3
6,820

16,616
16,305
9,365
57.4
7,818
47. 1
325
7,493
1,547
16.5
6,940

142,493
140,825
89,215
63. 4
84,237
59. 1
4,978
5.6
51,610

144,421
142,806
90,950
63.7
85,420
59* 1
5,530
6.1
51,856

144,570
142,951
9 1 , 02 9
63.7
85,540
59.2
5,490
6. 0
51,921

142,493
140,825
90,250
64.1
85,786
60.2
4,464
4j. 9
50,575

143,937
142,296
91 , 1 4 7
64. 1
86,454
60. 1
4,693
5. 1
51,149

144,101
142,461
91,242
64.0
86,571
60. 1
4,671
5.1
51,219

144,267
142,645
91,579
64.2
86,891*
60.2
4 ,685
5. 1
51 , 0 6 6

144,421
142,806
91,852
64.3
86,895
60.2
4,957
5.4
50,954

144,570
142,951
91,977
64. 3
87,081
60.2
4,896
5.3
50,975

20,140
19,714
12,033
61.0
10,527
52.3
1,506
12.5
7,680

20,680
20,214
12,238
60.5
10,725
51.9
1,513
12.4
7,976

20,727
20,261
12,228
60.4
10,725
51.7
1,503
12.3
8,033

20,140
19,714
12,177
61.8
10,746
53.4
1,431
11.8
7,537

20,531
20,079
12,512
62.3
11,076
53.9
1,436
11.5
7,567

20,580
20,128
12,391
61.6
11,044
53.7
1,347
10.9
7,737

20,631
20,163
12,432
61.7
11,024
53. 4'
1 ,408
11.3
7,731

20,680
20,214
12,453
61.6
10,979
53. 1
1,474
11.8
7,761

20,727
20,261
12,362
61.0
10,937
52.8
1 ,424
11.5
7,899

Men, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Women, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Apiculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1

Employment-population ratio2
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployment rate

White
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Black and other
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force

Employment-population ratio2
Unemployment rate

1
The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variations; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




2
Civilian employment as a percent of the total noninstitutional population (including Armed
Forces).

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Table A-2. Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Unemployment rates

Selected categories

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

1979

1980

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

1980

CHARACTERISTICS

5,883
2,138
2,202
1,543

6 , 3 07
2,507
2,254
1,547

5.7
3.9
5.7
16.0

5.9
4.2
5.7
16.4

5.8
4.3
5.6
15.9

5.9
4.2
5.7
16.0

6.2
4.7
5. 8
16.3

6.0
4.6
5.7
16.5

White, total
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

4,464
1,637
1,662
1,165

4,896
1,964
1,776
1,156

4.9
3.4
5.0
13.6

5.1
3.7
5.0
14. 1

5.1
3.7
4.9
13.9

5.1
3.7
5.0
13.9

5.4
4 . 1'
5.1
14.0

5.3
4.0
5.2
13.8

Black and other, total
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

1,431
503
549
379

1,424
546
4 86
392

11.8
8.6
10.4
34.9

11.5
8.6
10.2
35.1

10.9
8.4
9.5
32.8

11.3
8.6
10.0
34.3

11.8
9.6
10.0
34.6

11.5
9.2
9.0
37.9

Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present

1,057
1,250
409

1,232
1,330
430

2.6
5.3
8.3

2.9
5.2
8.4

2.9
4.8
8.4

2.8
5.0
8.4

3.4
5.2
9.2

3.1
5.4
8.5

4,565
1,337
1,239

4,942
1,383
1, 286

5.2
8.8
1.2
6.2

5.4
8.9
1.2
6.4

5.4
8.3
1.1
6.4

5.4
8.5
1.2
6.4

5.7
8.7
1.3
6.7

5.6
8.9
1.2
6.6

Total, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

Unemployed 15 weeks and over1

—

OCCUPATION

Managers and administrators, except farm

Transport equipment operatives

—

3

1,707
372
210
267
858
2,233
613
918
191
511
1,007
96

1,778
361
251
291
875
2,632
647
1,076
255
654
967
111

3.4
2.4
2.0
4.2
4.7
6.5
4.5
7.8
5.0
9.7
7.3
3.4

3.4
2.7
2.2
3.8
4.7
7.2
4.6
9.1
5.6
10.7
6.8
4.3

3.2
2.4
1.9
3.7
4.4
7.5
4.9
9.0
5.2
12.2
6.6
4.5

3.3
2.3
2.0
3.8
4.6
7.2
4.4
9.0
5.0
12.2
6.6
4.3

3.4
2.2
1.9
4.4
4.8
8.0
4.9
9.9
6.9
12.3
6.9
4.4

3.4
2.3
2.2
4.5
4.7
7.7
4. 8
9.2
6.7
12.0
6.9
3.9

4,185
553
1,104
579
525
171
1,233
1,079
604
134

4,590
550
1 ,488
882
606
239
1,225
1 ,046
643
143

5.6
10.9
4.9
4.2
5.9
3.2
6.5
4.8
3.8
8.6

5.9
9.9
6.0
5.5
6.8
3.8
6.4
4.9
4.0
9.9

5.8
10.2
5.9
5.6
6.3
4.2
6.5
4.6
3.6
10. 1

5.8
10.3
5.9
5.5
6.4
4.1
6.4
4.7
3.6
9.4

6.2
10.8
6.7
6.7
6.8
4.4
6.6
4*6
3.8
10.3

6.0
10.5
6.4
6.3
6.7
4.4
6.4
4.6
4.0
9.2

INDUSTRY3

Transportation and public utilities

1

Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
2
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a
percent of potentially available labor force hours.
3
Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by




]

by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
4
Includes mining, not shown separately,

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DATA

Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
[In thousands]
Seasonally adjusted

Mot seasonally adjusted
Selected categories

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

1979

1980

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

1980

94,765
55,032
39,733
38,744
22,587

96,264
55,319
40,945
38,410
23,271

96,496
56,476
40,020
39,291
22,522

97,474
56,629
40,845
39,124
22,919

97,608
56,580
41,028
38,845
22,940

97,912
56,734
41,178
3 8 . 9 24
2 3 , 0 27

97,804
56,486
41,318
38,749
2 3 , 111

97.953
56.732
41,221
38,955
23,178

48,911
15,244
10,258
5,963
17,447
30,927
12,505
10,657
3,535
4,230
12,603
2,324

50,525
15,753
10,850
6,055
17,866
30,527
12,346
10,426
3,507
4,248
12,866
2,347

48,836
14,950
10,379
6,090
17,417
32,176
12,898
10,901
3,602
4,775
12,804
2,746

49,738
15,057
10,639
6,261
17,781
32.205
13,001
10,967
3,593
4,644
12,937
2,695

49,912
15,131
10,617
6,362
17,802
32,110
12,925
10,963
3,628
4.594
12,899
2,718

49,911
15.272
10,535
6.346
17,758
32,302
13,041
11,042
3,635
4,584
12,970
2,694

50,313
15,337
10,608
6,452
17.915
31.882
12,814
10,678
3,616
4,774
12,979
2,660

50,448
15.444
10,971
6.185
17,848
31,754
12.728
10.661
3.571
4,795
13,080
2,764

1,166
1,418
212

1,158
1,498
180

1,425
1,558
334

1,381
1,602
313

1,475
1,622
310

1,451
1,596
310

1,428
1,554
293

1,417
1,648
283

85,067
15,568
69,500
1,265
68,235
6,486
416

86,267
15,773
70,495
1,121
69,374
6,796
364

86,192
15,322
70,870
1,328
69,542
6,591
455

86,982
15,423
71,559
1,261
70,298
6,812
430

87,020
15,358
71,662
1,211
70,451
6,781
417

87,384
15,397
71,987
1,228
70,759
6,737
409

87,578
15,414
7 2 , 163
1.132
71.031
6.752
379

87,419
15.540
71.879
1,178
70,702
6,899
397

87,692
71 , 6 0 0
3,068
1,297
1,771
13,024

89,159
72,525
3,292
1,430
1,862
13,342

87,543
72,212
3,176
1,246
1,930
12,155

88,638
73,204
3,315
1,354
1,961
12,119

88,617
72,997
3,392
1.413
1,979
12,228

89,180
73,137
3,519
1,491
2.028
12,524

89.454
73.223
3.513
1.549
1.964
12.718

88,985
73.110
3.406
1,380
2,026
12,469

CHARACTERISTICS
Total employed, 16 years and over
Men
Women
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
OCCUPATION
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, execpt farm
Sales workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives, except transport
Transport equipment operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farm workers
MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers

PERSONS AT WORK 1
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons

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

Table A-4. Duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks off unemployment

Seasonally adjusted

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

1979

1980

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

1980

2,683
2,393
1,407
847
560

2,878
2,653
1,462
946
516

2,779
1.877
1,239
700
539

2,955
1.963
1.195
678
517

2.519
1.869
1,191
660
531

2,916
1,966
1,230
711
519

3,184
1.907
1.334
795
539

2.995
2,081
1.286
790
496

11.3
6.8

10.7
6.7

11.3
5.9

10.5
5.5

10.6
5.3

10.5
5.5

10.5
5.2

10.7
5.8

100.0
41.4
36.9
21.7
13.1
8.6

100.0
41.2
37.9
20.9
13.5
7.4

100.0
47. 1
31.8
21.0
11.9
9.1

-100.0
48.3
32.1
19.5
11.1
8.5

100.0
48.8
31.3
19.9
11.0
8.9

100.0
47.7
32.2
20.1
11.6
8.5

100.0
49.6
29.7
20.8
12.4
8.4

. 100.0
47. 1
32.7
20.2
12.4
7.8

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

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

Digitized for


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Table A-5. Reasons for unemployment
adjusted

Mot seaeonafty adjusted
Reasons

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

1979

1980

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

1980

3,106
1, 154
1 ,952
819
1 ,800
759

3,643
1,530
2,113
805
1,814
73 0

2,475
779
1,696
82 8
1,766
858

2,731
929
1,802
835
1,762
804

2,729
987
1,742
845
1,698
736

2,728
944
1,784
800
1,771
858

2,988
1,019
1,969
779
1,797
811

2,907
1,031
1,876
813
1,784
827

100.0
47.9
17.8

100.0
52. 1
21.9
30.2
11.5
25.9
10.4

100.0
41.8
13.1
28.6
14.0
29.8
14.5

100.0
44.5
15.2
29.4
13.6
28.7
13.1

100.0
45.4
16.4

100.0
44.3
15.3

29.0
14. 1
28.3
12.3

29.0
13.0
28.8
13.9

100.0
46.9
16.0
30.9
12.2
28.2
12.7

100.0
45.9
16.3
29.6
12.8
28.2
13.1

2.4
.8
1.7
.8

2.6
.8
1.7
.8

2.6
.8
1.6
.7

2.9
.7
1.7
.8

2.8
.8
1.7
.8

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Lost last job
On layoff
Other job losers
Left last job
Reentered labor force
Seeking first job

i

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

30.1
12.6
27.8
11.7

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

3.0
.8
1.8
.8

3.5
.8
1.8
.7

2.6
.8
1 .7
.8

Table A-6. Unemployment by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed parsons
(Intho usands)

Unemployment latas

Sex and ags
Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

1979

1980

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

1980

5,883
1,543
759
794
1,315
3,021
2,581
442

6,307
1<547
7*6
841
1,458
3,300
2,899
412

5.7
16.0
16*5
14.3
8.6
3.9
4. 1
3.0

5.9
16.4
18.4
15.0
9.6
4.0"
4.2
3.0

5.8
15.9
17*3
14.7
8.8
4.0
4.3
2.7

16.0
18*0
14.5
9.8
3.8
4. 1
2.7

6.2
16.3
19*0
14.0
10.1
4.2
4.4
3.5

6.0
16.5
18*7
15.1
9.5
4. 1
4.5
2.8

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

2,958
820
422
410
66.4
1,463
1,206
251

3,283
776
377
411
817
1,680
1,435
242

5.0
16. 1
19.2
14.2
8. 1
3.2
3.3
2.8

5.2
15.7
17.1
14.4
9.5
3.4
3.5
2.8

5.2
15.8
17.8
14.0
8.4
3.5
3.8
2.6

5.2
15.6
17.9
13.6
9.4
3.2
3.4
2.6

5.7
16.2
19.0
13.9
10.4
3.7
3.8
3.5

5.5
15.6
18.0
14. 1
9.9
3.6
3.8
2.6

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

2,925
723
337
384
651
1,558
1,375
191

3,025
771
339
430
641
1,621
1,465
170

6.8
15.9
17.7
14.5
9.3
5.0
5.4
3.3

6.9
17.2
19.8
•15.6
9.7
4.9
5.2
3.4

6.6
16.1
16.7
15.5

6.8
16.4
18.0
15.5

9.3
4.7
5.0
2.9

10.2
4.7
5.1
2.9

6.8
16.3
19. 1
14.2
9.8
4.9
5.2
3.4

6.8
17.6
19.5
16.2
9.1
4.9
5.4
3.0

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




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Table A-7. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
[Percent]
Monthly data

Quarterly averages

1 978

Measures

1979

IV
U-1-—Persons

I

II

1979
III

IV

1 980

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the

1. 2

1. 2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

2.4

2. 4

2.4

2. 5

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.8

3. 9

3. 9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

4.2

4. 1

5. 2

5. 2

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.6

5.8

5. 8

5.8

5.8

5. 9

5.9

6.2

6.0

7. 2

7. 2

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.8

7.6

8. 0

7. 9

8.0

8.0

8. 1

N. A.

N.A.

N.A.

U-2-—Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force
U-3-— U n e m p l o y e d persons 25 years and over as a percent of the civilian

U-4-—Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time labor

U-5-—Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force
(official measure)
U-6-— T o t a l full-time jobseekers plus V3 part-time jobseekers plus Vi total
on part time for economic reasons as a percent o f the civilian
labor force less Vi of the part-time labor force

U-7 — T o t a l

full-time jobseekers plus Vx part-time jobseekers plus Vi total

on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a
percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less
% of the part-time labor force

N.A.= not available.

Table A-8. Employment status of the noninstitutional population by race and Hispanic origin, not seasonally adjusted
[Number in thousands]
Black1

White

Total

Hispanic origin2

Employment status

Feb.
1979

Feb.
1980

Feb.
1979

Feb.
1980

Feb.
1979

Feb.
1980

Feb.
1979

Feb.
1980

TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Percent of population
Employment
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
1

160,539

163,211

140,825

142,951

16,884

17,271

7,618

8,175

101,249
63. 1
94,765
2,796
91,969
6,484
6.4
59,290

103,257
63.3
96,264
2, 836
93,42 8
6,993
6.8
59,954

89,215
6 3.4
84,237
2,551
81,687
4,978
5.6
51 , 6 1 0

91 , 0 2 9
63.7
85,540
2,567
82,972
5,490
6.0
51,921

10,241
60.6
8,846
196
8,650
1,394
13.6
6,643

10,336
59.9
8,984
213
8,771
1,352
13.1
6,93 5

4,856
63.7
4,456
202
4,254
401
8.2
2,762

5,177
63.3
4 , 675
197
4,477
503
9.7
2,998

Data relate to black workers only. According to the 1970 Census, they comprised about 89 per-

cent of the "black and other" population group.




2

Data on persons of Hispanic origin are tabulated separately, without regard to race, which means

that they are also included in the data for white and black workers. A t the time of the 1970 Census,
approximately 96 percent of their population was white.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

-

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-9. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Unemployed

Civilian
noninstitutional
population

Veteran status
and age

Percent
of
labor
force

Employed

Total

Number

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

Feb.

1979

1980

1979

1980

1979

1980

1979

1980

1979

1980

20 to 24 years

8.476
624

8,576
422

8,049
579

8 , 106
379

7,586
490

7,626
316

463
89

480
63

5.8
15.4

5.9
16.6

25 to 39 years
26 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 years and over

7.054
2.090
3,558
1,406
798

7,219
1,804
3,609
1,806
935

6,786
1,982
3,437
1,367
684

6,939
1,716
3,489
1,734
788

6,446
1,811
3,307
1.328
650

6,546
1,554
3,339
1,653
764

340
171
130
39
34

393
162
150
81
24

5.0
8.6
3.8
2.9
5.0

5.7
9.4
4.3
4.7
3.0

14,242
6,470
4,085
3.687

15,148
6,932
4,416
3,800

13.544
6,128
3.888
3,528

1 4 , 3 71
6,547
4,211
3,613

12.941
5,786
3,732
3,423

13,568
6,125
3,998
3,445

603
342
156
105

803
422
213
168

4.5
5.6
4.0
3.0

5.6
6.4
5. 1
4.6

.

VETERANS'
Total, 20 years and over

NONVETERANS 2
Total, 25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years

1

Vietnam-era veterans are those who served between August 5, 1964 and May 7 , 1 9 7 5 .
Nonveterans are males who have never served in the Armed Forces. Published data are limited
to those 25-39 years of age, the group that most closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era
veteran population.
2




HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Employment status of the noninstitutional population for the ten largest States

[Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted *
State and employment status
1979

Jan.

Feb .

1 980

1980

FeD.
1 979

16,979

16,613

Ocr.
1979

NOT.
1979

u€C .
1979

J ar..
1980

1980

California

10,859

16,06 6

16,895

16,92 5

11,065

1 1,025

10,850

11,123

11,135

11,178

10,095

10,338

10,149

10,425

1O , 458

1u,48 1

Unemployed

764

727

10,283
741

Unemployment rate

7.0

b.b

Civilian noninstitutional population

1

Civilian labor force
Employed

16,6

13

1 6 , 9 54

16,954
1 1,074

701

b 98

6 y 7

10,434
640

o. 7

6.5

677

6 . 3

6.

6. 2

5.b

31>6
3,6 25
J , b 3 1

3 , 5*9

1

16,979
11,013

10,337
676
b. 1

Florida
Civilian noninstitutional p o p u l a t i o n '
Civilian labor force

6,6

78

6

,870

6 ,

6,678
3,823

6 , 8 16
3,829
3,603

6 , 834

6,85^

3,

3, d 02

3,805

3,757

3,583

3 ,544

Unemployed

222

213

194

224

5. 7

5.

21j

Unemployment rate

5. 8

226

5. a

3.9

5.6

Employed

1

783

3 , 570

3,598
2 04

5.4

6 , 870
3,791
3,596

195
5. 1

6,d86
3,842

3,044
19b

5.2

Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional p o p u l a t i o n '

8,290

8,236

8 , 2 90

b , 29 5

8,236

8,273

o,^79

5,214

5,428

5,400

5,002

5,367

d,39J

5,454

5,466

4,^19

4,9 93

5,272
5,004

5,054

5 , C7 8

5,1

5, C7 7

295
5 . 7

426
7.a

4,353
2,915

4,393

4,

4,381

4,385

4, 3 8 9

2,830

2,877

2,761

2,

719

2 , 836
2, 687

^,879

2 ,648

2,825
2,664

2,929

2,722

Unemployed

193

181

161

168

158

149

1 6 u

142

136

Unemployment rate

6.6

6. 4

5.7

5.7

5. 5

5.3

5.6

5-0

4 .o

,740

t , 7 4 7

6,755

6,762

4,34b

4,283

3,968

3,875

Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment

rate

4 07

2b 8

7.5

5. 1

317
5. 9

313
5. 8

J5

349
6.4

O , 2^5
5,4o3
5 , U8 1

382

389
7.1

7.0

4,393

4,396

z , fc 8 5

2,702

Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population

1

Civilian labor force
Employed

396

4,

353

c,

719

z., 8 3 8

Michigan
Civilian noninstitutional population '
Civilian labor force
Employed

6,b89

6 ,762

6

4,266

6,768
4,287

o , o 89

4,280

4,264

4,343

4 , 344

3,929

3,

3 , 8 06

3,956

3,976

3,987

827

Unemployed

351

439

481

308

367

357

J 77

Unemployment rate

8.2

10. 3

11.2

7.2

8.5

8.2

8.7

4 Cb
9.5

6,

7bb

4 ,.2 7 3
3,834
439

10.3

New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional population '

5,483

5,536

5,541

5,483

5 , 5 2 1

5,532

5 , 53b

5,541

3 ,540

3,570

3,544

3,562

3, 322

3,526

3,568

3,597

3 , 5bJ

3,245

3,3U

3,545

3,29b

3 , 30 1

3,279

3,335

3,348

3,371

Unemployed

295

258

221

266

244

247

233

Unemployment rate

8.3

7. 2

6. 2

7.5

6.9

7.0

6.5

249
6.9

5.4

13,266

13,287

13,290

13,294

13,298

13,300

7,990

8,013

fc,

Civilian labor force
Employed

5 , 52b

192

New York
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian laboi force
Employed

13,26b

13

,298

13,300

7,945

8 ,049

8,

120

117

b , 1 14

8 , C64

8,161

7,525

7,440

7,543

7,360

7,376

7,462

7,446

7,434

7,551

Unemployed

585

673

658

544

566

589

7.4

8.4

a.

579

Unemployment rate

6. 8

7.2

7.0

7.3

1

6 24

6 18

7.7

7.6

Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional p o p u l a t i o n '
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

7,893

7,949
4,994

7,954

7 , 9 3 1

7,937

7,944

4,963

5,045

5,042

5,069

4,643

4,

645

4,613

4,

4,726

5,033
4 , 743

7 , S 49
5,C6^

7,954

4,96 8

4,

4,743

4,733

349
7. 0

350

284

7 . 0

5.6

325
6.5

7,893
761

316

290
5.8

6. 3

775
294

5. &

3 19

6.3

5,043

3 1u
6.1

Pennsylvania
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed

8,879

8,925

8,929

8,879

8,909

8,915

b,9

5,236

5,332

5,363

5,281

5,33 1

5,337

5,304

5,383

5,411

4,842

4,918
414

4,944

4,939

4 , *02

4,950

4,930

4,998

5,041

Unemployed

394

Unemployment rate

7.5

7. 8

20

8,925

8,929

4 19

342

429

387

J 74

385

370

7.8

6. 5

8. 0

7.3

7.1

7. ^

6.8

Texas
Civilian noninstitutional p o p u l a t i o n '
Civilian labor foice
Employed
Unemployed

.

Unemployment rate
1

9,398

9,637

9,655

9,398

9,580

9,599

9,6

9,637

9,655

6,203
5,924

6,345

6,320

6,244

6,315

6,

6,342

6,365

6,358

6,018

5,994

5,982

6 ,06 1

6,062

6,092

6,060

6,049

279

327

326

262

254

267

250

3C5

309

4.5

5. 2

5.2

4 . 2

4.0

4.2

3.9

4.8

4.9

The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variations; therefore, identical numbers

appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.
*

These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the administration of

Federal fund allocation programs.




329

18

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

T a b l e B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
[In thousands]

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Mhntrr

TOTAL
GOODS-fRODUCUNG
MINING
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
D U R A B L E GOOOS

p

Feb.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

88 ,, 7 0 0

8 9 ,, 9 8 2

90 , 1 0 0

90 , 2 4 1

90 ,5 90

90 , 7 3 1

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

2 6 ,, 5 7 2

26 , 5 3 3

26 , 6 5 5

26 , 7 7 8

26 , 7 7 1

Feb.

Dec .

Jan.

1979

19 79

1980

1980

89 , 3 0 1

331

» 0 09

8 9 , 225

2 5 ,6 4 7

26 , 597

26, 027

91 5

984

87

9 57
? 0 j 775
1 4 j 9 08
1 ? J5 7 9
9 018

*

985

Feb.

p

979

983

991

4 ,, 6 9 4

4 ,714

4 ,783

2 0 ,, 8 9 9
1 4 ,, 8 9 4

20 , 8 3 6

20 ,881

2 0 ,, 8 8 2

2 0 ,, 9 0 0

14 ,, 8 2 9

14 , 8 6 5

1 4 ,, 8 2 4

14 , 8 6 2

1 2 ,, 6 5 0

12 , 5 8 7

12 , 6 1 5

8 ,908

8 :, 9 3 1

1 2 ,, 6 0 0
8 :, 8 7 5

12 , 6 5 9

,972

711

4 , 350

4 , 287

2 0 , 692

20, 658

891

14, 654

14, 649

2 1 ,, 0 2 5
1 5 ,j 1 2 8

12, 524
8 . 810

12 , 5 2 8
8 .825

1 2 ,, 7 1 5
9 ,, 1 3 8

1 ,, 0 0 3

1 ,, 0 1 0

4 ,b93

4 ,861

8 ,939

737 .7

729 .2

704.2

698.1

768

760

751

740

732

7 2 7.

A 95 . 2

486.9

484.0

480.0

496

482

483

483

484

480

680.6

699 .6

712

709

704

706

707

1 ,244.8

1 ,204.4

1,199.7

1,199

1 , 256

1 , 226

1 ,223

1 ,208

1 ,, 2 0 6

1 ,, 2 1 0

1,715.6

1 , 730 .4

1,702.5

1,703.0

1',, 7 3 3

1 ,, 7 2 3

1 , 726

1 ,725

1 ,, 7 1 1

1 ,720

679 .9

676 .3
.2

707

Machinery except electrical

2 ,446.4

2,455.8

2,507.2

2,509.9

2 , 437

2 ,, 4 5 5

2 ,, 4 3 8

2 ,, 4 4 4

2 ,, 4 9 7

2 ,, 5 0 0

Electric and electronic equipment

2 ,071.0

2 ,153.1

2,144.9

2,138.9

2 ,079

2 , 125

2 ,, 1 2 5

2 ,, 1 4 0

2 ,, 1 4 9

2 ,, 1 4 7

Transportation equipment

2 ,062.7

2 ,043 .4

1,965.0

1,985.5

2 ,094

2 ,, 0 2 5

1 , 994

2 , 019

1 , 959

2 ,, 0 1 6

700.3

682

696

694

698

701

702

452

454

450

Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
N O N D U R A B L E GOODS
Production workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products

699 .8

699 .2

680.2
4 4 4 . ft

446 .4

436.9

437 .1

458

449

449

8 , 196
5 , 890

8 ,253
5, 920

8 , 168
5 ,844

8 , 130
5 , 824

8 ,, 3 1 0
5 ,, 9 9 0

,•249

8 ,, 2 4 9
5 ,, 9 2 1

8 ,266
5 ,934

8 ,282

8 ,241

5 ,, 9 2 2

5 ,, 9 4 9

5 ,923

1 ,658.1

1,695.9

1,650.1

1,639.1

1 , 729

1 , 710

1 ,715

1 ,, 7 0 6

1 ,, 7 0 9

66.4

66.7

65.0

63.9

68

60

62

64

65

893.5

886.7

888 .3

899

887

889

891

1,282.3

1 , 327

1 , 299

1 , 292

893
1 ,, 2 9 7

890

1 ,300.7

896 .4

1 ,, 7 0 7
65

1 ,320.6
703.4

1 ,292 .0

712.2

710.2

711

715

714

1 ,225.7

1 ,272 .0

1,266.9

1,275.2

1 , 229

1 ,, 2 5 2

1 ,, 2 6 2

714.0

1 ,, 3 0 7

1 ,, 3 0 7

1 , 0 9 9 .7

1,115.6

1,113.1

1,111.9

1 ,108

1 ,, 1 1 3

1 , 114

713
1 , 253
1 ,, 1 1 9

Petroieum and coal products
Ru66er and misc plastics products

206 .4

214.9

213.3

163.6

212

217

217

217

773 .8

747 . 5

742 .4

738 .1

779

751

749

745

745

Leather and leather products

245.1

240.7

235 .8

239 .4

248

243

242

242

240

242

61 , 684

64, 412

6 3 , 198

63 , 3 6 9

6 2 ,, 2 5 2

6 3 ,, 4 1 0

6 3 ,, 5 6 7

6 3 ,, 5 8 6

6 3 ,, 8 1 2

63 , 9 6 0

5, 028

5 ,254

5 , 144

5 , 130

5 ,094

5 ,, 2 1 8

5 ,, 2 2 9

5 ,, 2 2 3

5 ,, 2 0 *

5 ,198

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

1 9 ,548

20, 932

2 0 , 192

2 0 ,,025

2 0 ,, 0 1 6

20 , 2 4 3

2 0 ,, 3 0 8

2 0 ,, 2 5 4

2 0 ,, 3 9 6

2 0 ,, 5 0 5

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

5 ,067

5, 234

5 , 206

5 , 215

5 ,118

5 ,, 2 6 8

14 , 9 8 6

1 4 ,, 8 1 0

1 4 ,, 8 9 8

1 5 ,, 0 7 3

5 ,, 2 1 8
1 5 ,, 0 3 6

5 ,, 2 4 3

15 , 6 9 8

5 ,209
1 5 ;, 0 3 4

5 , 235

1 4 ,, 4 8 1

1 5 ,, 1 5 3

1 5 ,, 2 3 7

4 „ 845

5, 041

5 , 042

5 ,, 0 4 6

4 ,884

5 ,, 0 1 8

5 ,, 0 3 9

5 ,, 0 5 6

5 ,, 0 8 3

5 ,087

Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products

SERVICE-PROOUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE ..

718

717

1 ,, 2 7 1

1 ,, 2 7 9

1 ,122

1 ,, 1 2 0

'219

168
743

SERVICES

1 6 ,,545

17 , 2 7 0

17 ,, 0 8 4

17 ,, 2 4 7

16 , 7 6 3

1 7 ,,2 5 7

1 7 ,, 2 9 8

1 7 ,, 3 5 7

1 7 ,, 4 1 5

1 7 ,, 4 7 4

GOVERNMENT

1 5 , ,7 1 8

1 5 , 915

15 ,, 7 3 6

1 5 , 921

15 , 4 9 5

15 , 6 7 4

1 5 ,, 6 9 3

1 5 ,, 6 9 6

1 5 ,, 7 1 2

1 5 ,, 6 9 6

2 , 738
1 2 ,980

2, 770
1 3 ,, 1 4 5

2 ,, 7 6 3
1 2 ,, 9 7 3

2"',, 7 7 1
1 3 ,, 1 5 0

2 ,757
12 , 7 3 8

2 ,770
12 , 9 0 4

2 , 771

2 ,, 7 7 1

1 2 ,, 9 2 2

1 2 ,, 9 2 5

2 , 791
1 2 ,, 9 2 1

1 2 ,, 9 0 5

FEDERAL
STATE A N D LOCAL

p=preliminary.




p

1 980

937

20 , 9 0 2

1 2 , 6 49
8 . 971

Feb.

987

4 ,, 4 8 6

4

p

2 ,, 7 9 1

ESTABLISHMENT

DATA

ESTABLISHMENT

DATA

Table B - 2 . Average w e e k l y hours of production or nonsupervisory workers, on private
nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
Feb .
1979

TOTAL PRIVATE

Dec.
1979

Jan.
19 80i P

Feb.
1980 P

Feb.
1979

Oc t .
19 7 9

iN o v .
1979

Dec.
1979

J an.
1980

P

Feb.
1980

.35. 4

35 . 9

35 . 1

35. 1

35 . 7

35 . 6

35 . 7

35. 7

35. 6

35 . 4

MINING

42 . 6

43 . 9

43. 2

43. 0

43 . 1

43. 1

43 . 2

43. 9

44 . 2

43. 5

CONSTRUCTION

35 . 4

37 . 1

34. 9

35. 5

36 . 6

36 . 6

36 . 8

37 . 1

37 . 4

36. 7

Overtime hours

40. 2
3 .5

40 . 9
3. 4

39. 8
3 .0

39 . 7
2 .9

40. 6
3. 7

40. 2
3 .2

40. 1
3. 3

40. 2
3- 2

40. 3
3. 2

40. 1
3. 1

DURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

41 . 1
3 .9

41 . 6
3 .5

40 . 4
3. 1

40. 3
3. 0

41 . 4
4. 1

40. 8
3. 3

40. 6
3. 4

40. 7
3. 3

40. 9
3. 3

40 . 6
3. 1

39 . 0
38 . 1
40. 6

39 . 2
39 . 9
41 . 8
40. 9
41 . 9
42 . 8
41 . 3

38. 4
38. 5
40. 1

38 . 3
38. 3
39 . 9
40 . 5
40 . 4
41 . 4
40 . 1 '

39. 6
38. 8
41 . 6
42 . 2
41. 3
42 . 5
40 . 7
42 . 7
41 . 2
39 . 0

39 . 4
38. 8
41. 3
41. 1
40. 9
41. 6
40 . 3
41. 3
40. 7
39 . 1

38. 9
38. 9
41. 5
40 . 7
40. 7
41. 6
40 . 6
40. 6
41. 0
39 . 1

39. 0
39 . 0
41 . 6
40. 6
41. 0
41. 6
- 40.5
4 1. 0
40. 8
39 . 2

39 . 8 ,
39 . 1 *
41. 3
40. 7
40. 9
41. 6
40. 5
41. 3
41. 6
3 9 . •4

38. 9
39 . 0
40.
40. 6
40. 8
41. 4
40 . 3
41. 2
40. 9
39. 6

39 . 4
3. 2

39. 4
3 .1

39 . 5
3. 1

39. 3
3. 0

MANUFACTURING

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

42 . 1
'40. 9
42 . 5
40 . 5
42 . 1
41. 0
'

Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
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

38.6
38 . 9
3 .0

NONDURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

39 . 2
36 . 2
3 9 .,8
34 . 9
- 42. 2
3 7 .,3
,
41 . 7
42 . 7
41 . 2
3 5 .,9

42 . 6
41 . 6
39 . 7

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

6
6
4
3
4
1
0

40. 7
40. 7
39. 2

39 . 9
3 .2

39 . 0
2 .9

38 . 8
2 .8

39 . 3
3. 2

39. 3
3 .0

40 . 3
39 . 5
41 . 5
35 . 9
4 3 ..5
3 8 .. 1
4 2 .,2
43 . 4
4 0 . ,7
37 .,3

39 . 4
3 7 . .4
40. 9
3 5 . ,2
4 2 .,6
37 .,3
4 i . ,6
3 6 .,0
4 0 . ,3
36 .,9

38 . 9
36 . 1
40 . 9
35. 3
42 . 1
37 .,0
41. 5
41 . 9
39. 6
3 6 .,9

39 . 8
36 . 9
40. 1
35 . 4
42 . 7
37 ..7
42 . 0
43 . 6
41 . 2
36 . 4

39 . 9
38. 3
40. 8
35. 3
42 . 6
37 . 4
41 . 7
43. 7
40. 3
36 . 5

40. 0
37 . 8
41. 1
35 . 3
42. 7
37 . 6
41. 9
44 . 4
40 . 0
36 . 7

39 . 9
38. 8
4 1. 0
35 . 6
42. 9
37 . 4
41. 7

39 . 9
38 . 5
41. 7
35. 9
42. 8
37 . 9
41. 9

43. 5
39 . 9
36. 9

36. 5
40 . 6
37 . 4

39. 5
36. 8
41. 2
35. 8
42 . 6
37 . 4
41. 8
42 . 8
39 . 6
37 . 4

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES

3 9 .,9

4 0 . ,0

3 9 .,3

39 .,3

40. 0

39. 9

40 . 2

3 9 .,8

3 9 ..7

3 9 .,4

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3 2 ., 1

32 .,9

3 1 .,8

3 1 .,8

32. 5

32 . 6

32. 7

32. 6

3 2 . .4

3 2 ., 2

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

3 8 ..4
3 0 ., 1

3 9 .,1
3 1 ..0

3 8 ,.4
29 .. 7

3 8 ., 3
2 9 .,7

3 8 .. 7
30. 6

38. 8
30. 6

38. 9
30. 7

38. 9
30. 6

3 8 .,7
3 0 . ,4

3 8 .,6
30. 2

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

3 6 .,4

36 .,4

36 .. 3

3 6 . ,3

3 6 .,4

36 .,2

36 . 5

36. 4

36. 2

3 6 .,3

3 2 .. 8

32 .. 5

3 2 ., 5

32 .,6

32 ., 6

32 . 7

32 . 9

3 2 ., 7

32. 7

SERVICES

3 2 ., 4
*

1

Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction vorkers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and

fetaft trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and Services. These £fe>ups aqcodfct for approximately fdcir-tifths of the totaf employment on private nonagricultural payrolls,
p = preliminary.




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ESTABLISHMENT

ESTABLISHMENT

DATA

DATA

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

Average hourly earnings

Industry

Feb .
1980

Feb.
1979

Dec.
1979

Jan.
1980

Feb.
1980

Feb.
1979

Dec.
1979

Jan.
1980

$6. 00
6 ..00

$ 6 . 39
,39
6 .

$6. 42
6 .,42

$ 6 . 46
6. 45

$212 . 40
214 . 20

$229 .40
2 2 8 . 12

$ 2 2 5 .34
2 2 8 . 55

$ 2 2 6 . 75
228 .33

MINING

8 .,2 1

8 .,73

8 .,87

8 . 91

349 . 75

383. 25

383. 18

383 . 13

CONSTRUCTION

9 .
,02

9 .5 7

,49
9 .

9 .6 3

319 . 31

355 .05

331. 20

341. 87

MANUFACTURING

6 .
,52

6 .,97

6 .
,95'

6 .,98

2 6 2 . 10

285 . 07

276 .61

2 7 7 . 11

6 .,96

,41
7 .

,37
7 .

7 .4 4

2 8 6 . 06

308 .26

297 . 75

299 . 83

,83
5 .
4 .
.93
'6 ,58
.
8..75
6 .
.65
.16
7 .
.13
6 ,
8 ,
.35
.02
6 .
4 .
.95

6
5
7
9
7
7
6
8
6
5

,20
6 .
,26
5 .
, 06
7 .
.26
9 ,
7 .06
.
7 .64
.
6,.66
8,.77
6,.57
.30

6 .,36
5.,29
7 .
,11
9.,35
7 .
, 12
.67
7 .
,71
6 .
.83
8 ,
.62
6 .
.31
5 .

227 . 37
1 8 7 .,83
2 6 7 .,15
3 6 8 .,38
2 7 1 . 99
3 0 4 .,30
2 4 8 .,27
3 5 1 ..54
2 4 6 ..82
1 9 1 ., 0 7

2 4 5 .,00
2 1 0 .,27
2 9 6 .,78
3 7 9 .,55
2 9 8 .,33
3 2 7 ..42
2 7 4 .,23
37 9 .14
,
2 6 9 ..98
2 o 'j7 ,., 2 3

238. 08
2 0 2 . 51
2 8 3 . 11
3 7 5 . 96
2 8 6 . 64
316 .30
268 .40
3 5 4 .,3 1
2 7 0 .,03
2 0 6. 7 0

2 4 3 . 59
2 0 2 . 61
2 8 3 ..69
3 7 8 ..68
2 8 7 .,65
3 1 7 .,54
2 6 9 ..07
3 5 9 ,.38
2 6 9 ,.43
2 0 6 ,. 1 5

5 .82
,

6 .26

6 .28

.27
6 ,

2 2 6 ..40

2 4 9 ,.77

2 4 4 .,92

2 4 3 ..28

6
7
4
4
7
7
7
9
6
4

.63
,
.06
,
.90
.44
.46
.21
.94
.54
.25
.45

6 ,
.66
7 .14
,
4,.91
4 .43
7 .47
,
7,.21
7 .95
9 .53
6 .24
4 .46

2 3 9 ,.12
2 3 6 ,.39
1 7 9 ,.50
1 4 5 ,.53
2 8 8 .23
2 5 1 ,.03
3 0 5 .24
3 8 8 .57
2 4 0 .61
1 4 8 .63

2 6 4 ..37
2 7 8 ,.08
2 0 2 ,.11
157 .60
3 2 5 .38
2 7 3 ,. 1 8
333 .80
4 1 1 .87
2 5 2 .75
162 .63

2 5 9 ,.07
261. 22
2 5 7 ,.75
2 6 4 .,04
2 0 0 ..82
2 0 0 .,41
1 5 6 ..29
1 $ 6 ,. 3 8
3 1 7 ..80 .V,3 14,.49
2 6 8 ..93 r'266..77
3 2 9 .93
3 3 0 ,.30
3 9 9 .31
3 4 3 ..44
247 .10
2 5 1 ..88
1 6 4 .57
1 6 4 ,.2 1

TOTAL PRIVATE

DURABLE GOOOS
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
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
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.

:

6
6
4
4
6
6
7
9
5
4

.
,1 0
,
.53
,
.51
.17
.83
.73
,
.32
.10
.84
.14

6
7
4
4
7
7
7
9
6
4

,25
.
.27
.
.10
,
.28
.
.12
.
.65
.
.64
.
.90
.
.49
,
,

.56
,
.04
.87
,
.39
.48
.17
.91
.49
.21
.36

P

P

P

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N A N D PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

7 .92

8 .55

8 .54

8 .57

3 1 6 .01

3 4 2 .00

3 3 5 ..62

336 .80

WHOLESALE A N D RETAIL TRADE

4 .97

5 .18

5 .34

5 .36

159 .54

1 7 0 .42

1 6 9 .81

170 .45

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

6 .2 1
4 .47

6 .68
4 .61

6 .72
4 .77

6 .75
4 .78

2 3 8 .46
1 3 4 .55

261 .19
1 4 2 .91

2 5 8 ,.05
1 4 1 ..67

2 5 8 .53
141 .97

FINANCE, INSURANCE, A N D REAL ESTATE

5 .19

5 .49

5 .57

5 .61

1 8 8 .92

199 .84

2 0 2 ,.19

2 0 3 .64

SERVICES

5 .27

5 .60

5 .65.

5 .68

1 7 0 .75

183 .68

1 8 3 ,.63

184 .60

1

See footnote 1, table B-2.




p=preliminary.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4. Hourly earnings index for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls by industry division, seasonally adjusted
[1967=100]
Percent change from—
Industry
FEB .
1979

SEPT
1979

OCT.
1979

NOV .
1979

DEC .
19 79

JAN . P
1980

FEB. P
1 980

FEB.
FEB.

1 9791980

JAN.
FEB.

19801980

TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM:
Current dollars
Constant <1967) dollars
MINING
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N A N D PUBLIC UTILITIES
W H O L E S A L E A N D RETAIL T R A D E
FINANCE, INSURANCE, A N D REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1 S E E F O O T N O T E 1, T A B L E b - 2 .
2 PERCENT CLANGE WAS -5.2 FROM
3 P E R C E N T CiiANGE W A S - 1 . 1 F R O M

2 2 4 .,0
1 0 7 .,8

234 .3
104 .9

2 3 4 ., 9
1 0 4 .,1

237 .3
104 . 1

239 .5
103 . 8

240. 3
102 .7

2 4 2 .2
N.A.

8 .1
(2)

253. 7
216. 7
227 .2
241. 7
218 . 1
204 .2
222 .2

266 . 1
224 .4
238 . 7
255 .6
227 .0
214. 4
231 .5

2 6 8 ..0
224 .0
240 .0
255 . 8
227 .4
213. 1
232 .3

271
225
242
258
229
216
234

273 .2
2 2 7 .6
244 .3
260 . 7
231. 3
218 .5
237 . 7

274 .2
225 .4
244 .9
260. 5
234 .5
219 . 5
238. 1

2 7 5 .5
230.7
2 4 7 .3
262 . 0
2 3 5 .4
220.9
2 3 9 .2

8 . 6
6.5
8.9
8.4
8.0
8.1
7 .7

.6
.8
.1
.9
.5
.2
.7

0. 8
(3)
. 5
2 .3
1. 0
. 6
. 4
. 6
.5

J A N U A R Y 19 79 T O J A N U A R Y 1 9 8 0 , T H E L A T E S T M O N T H A V A I L A B L E .
D E C E M B E R 1 9 7 9 T O J A N U A R Y 1 9 8 0 , T H E L A T E S T hONTIi A V A I L A B L E .

•JM.A. = not available,
preliminary.
NOTE: All series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effects of two types of changes that are unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime
premiums in manufacturing (the only sector for which overtime data are available) and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries.

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers/ on private
nonagricultural payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
[1967=100]

1980

1979
Industry division and group
June

July

Au^ .

Sept.

Oct.

Nov .

Dec.

Jan.P

Feb.

125 .4

125. 7

125. 7

125. 5

125. 9

125. 8

126. 3

126. 6

1 2 6 .,7

1 2 6 .,4

106 . 8

110. 3

110. 1

109 .9

109 .4

109 .7

109 .0

1 0 8 ..7

109. 6

1 1 0 .,4

1 0 9 .,5

152 ,0

151. 6

152. 5

148 .4

156. 7

1 5 7 . <*

158. 1

158. 4

162. 3

165. 2

162, 4

124. 9

133. 7

134. 4

133. 9

134. 5

1 3 5 .,4

132. 7

1 3 3 .,7

1 3 7 .,1

1 4 1 ., 7 1 3 7 ..7

103. 1

102. 5

1 0 2 .,9

1 0 2 ., 9 1 0 2 .,6

Feb.

Ma r .

A p r.

124 . 7

125. 7

123 .6

110. 2

Ill . 3

MINING

152 . 5

152 . 5

CONSTRUCTION

1*6 . 7

132 . 7

TOTAL PRIVATE
GOODS-PRODUCING

May

P

105. 8

1 0 6 .,0

1 0 2 .,0

104. 7

1 0 4 .,3

104. 4

103 .3

103. 4

DURABLE GOODS
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 industry

109 . 9
114 .9
1 0 9 .,1
112. 8
1 0 0 .,3
1 0 8 .,7
1 1 7 .,4
1 0 7 .,8
1 0 6 .,9
1 2 9 ..4
1 0 1 .. 7

110 .1
1 1 6 .,4
1 0 9 .,4
1 1 4 .,9
1 0 0 .,2
1 0 8 .,6
1 1 7 .,5
1 0 8 .,5
1 0 5 .,9
1 2 9 .,7
1 0 1 ., 7

1 0 5 .,0
1 1 2 .,4
1 0 5 .,8
I l l ..5
9 9 ..7
1 0 2 .,7
1 1 3 .,0
1 0 4 ..4
9 4 ..3
1 2 7 ..2
9 7 ,.5

1 0 8 .,3
1 1 3 .,3
105. 9
1 1 3 ..1
97 .,9
1 0 6 .,6
1 1 7 .,4
1 0 8 .,2
1 0 2 .,6
1 2 8 .,1
9 8 ..7

1 0 7 .,9
112 . 7
1 0 5 .,3
1 1 3 .,0
9 7 .,9
1 0 7 .,1
1 1 7 .,6
1 0 8 ..6
9 9 ..4
1 2 8 ..4
1 0 0 ..3

107 . 9
Ill . 9
105. 9
111. 5
9 7 .,8
1 0 6 ., 7
1 1 8 .,0
1 0 8 .,5
1 0 0 .,3
1 2 8 ..1
1 0 0 .,7

106. 8
112. 3
1 0 4 .,5
1 1 0 .,8
9 5 .,9
1 0 4 .,8
1 1 6 .,2
104. 7
1 0 2 ., 6
1 2 7 ..2
1 0 0 .,8

1 0 7 ., 1
113. 6
1 0 4 .,8
I l l .,2
9 5 .,3
1 0 5 ..4
1 1 7 ., 7
1 0 7 ..2
1 0 0 ..1
1 2 7 ..2
99 ..9

1 0 6 .,2
113. 3
1 0 5 .,9
1 1 0 .,6
9 4 ., 6
1 0 6 .,1
114. 3
1 0 7 .,6
9 7 .,4
1 2 7 .,8
9 9 ..9

1 0 5 ., 1
110. 1
1 0 6 ..2
1 1 0 .,4
9 3 ., 1
1 0 5 .,8
113. 6
1 0 8 .,1
9 3 ., 7
1 2 7 ..8
9 9 ..9

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

1 0 5 ..3
1 0 8 .,9
1 0 6 ..7
.110..0
9 1 ., 7
1 0 4 .,9
1 1 6 ..4
1 0 9 .,4
9 1 ., 9
1 3 0 ..7
1 0 2 ..2

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

NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
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

9 9 ,.8
9 7 ..0
7 0 ..0
9 0 ..3
9 0 ,.3
1 0 1 ,.8
1 0 3 ,. 1
1 0 8 ,.5
1 2 3 ,.9
1 5 4 ,.0
66,.6

1 0 0 ..1
9 8 ..1
7 3 .,4
9 0 ..6
8 9 ,.9
1 0 3 ,.6
1 0 3 ,.4
1 0 8 ,. 1
1 2 5 ,.0
1 5 4 ,.4
6.6,.1

9 7 ,.8
9 6 ,.8
7 3 ,.9
8 6 ,.7
86,.8
1 0 0 ,.•8
1 0 1 .. 7
107,.7
1 2 5 .7
1 4 8 .4
6 3 .9

99 ,.5
9 7 ..0
7 6 ..5
89 ,.5
8 9 ,.5
1 0 2 ,.3
1 0 3 ,. 1
1 0 8 ,.3
1 2 4 ,.2
1 5 3 ,.4
6 5 .4

99 ,.1
9 6 ..8
7 2 ..6
8 9 ,.6
88,.7
1 0 2 ,. 1
1 0 3 ,.3
1 0 8 ,.4
1 2 3 ,. 1
1 5 0 .4
6 6 .0

9 9 ..1
9 5 ., 9
7 3 ..0
8 9 ..8
8 9 ..5
1 0 3 ..2
1 0 4 ,.4
1 0 8 ,.8
1 2 3 ,.0
1 5 0 ,.5
61..3

9 8 ..2
9 4 ..6
6 6 ..7
8 9 ..0
8 8 ,.0
1 0 3 .. 1
1 0 4 ,.7
1 0 8 ,.2
1 2 4 ,.2
1 4 5 ,.6
64,.9

9 8 .. 1
9 5 ,.0
70..5
8 9 ,.8
8 7 ,.5
1 0 2 ..2
1 0 3 ,.9
1 0 7 ,.6
1 2 6 .2
1 4 3 ,.5
66,. 1

9 8 ..5
9 6 ..1
6 9 ..9
9 0 ..6
8 7 ,.9
1 0 2 .. 7
1 0 4 ,.3
1 0 7 ,.9
1 2 5 ,.1
1 4 3 ,.5
65,.2

9 8 ..8
9 6 ..5
6 1 .. 1
9 1 .,8
8 7 ,.3
1 0 2 ..8
1 0 5 ..9
1 0 8 ,.6
1 2 8 ,.0
1 4 2 ..5
64,.9

9 9 ..0
97 ..0
6 5 ..4
9 1 .,8
8 8 ..4
1 0 3 ..3
1 0 5 ..1
1 0 8 ,.6
1 2 6 ,.3
1 4 0 ..9
6 5 ..0

99 ..6
9 6 ..4
6 7 ,.6
9 3 ,.3
8 9 ,.9
1 0 3 ..6
1 0 7 ,.1
1 0 9 ,.5
1 0 6 ,.0
1 4 3 ..9
65,.5

9 8 ..5
9 5 ..5
6 5 .. 9
9 2 ..3
.89 ,
.7
1 0 3 ..3
1 0 6 ,.2
1 0 9 ,.4
94..5
1 3 9 ,.6
66,.2

1 3 4 .8

1 3 5 .8

1 3 5 .3

1 3 5 .9

1 3 6 .5

1 3 6 .7

1 3 6 .6

1 3 7 .2

1 3 7 ,.5

1 3 8 ,.5

1 3 8 ,.4

1 3 8 ,.1

1 3 8 .2

TRANSPORTATION A N D PUBLIC
UTILITIES

1 1 3 .3

1 1 3 .7

10-9 .2

1 1 3 .4

1 1 5 .0

1 1 4 .2

1 1 5 .2

1 1 4 .9

1 1 5 .8

1 1 6 ,.9

1 1 5 .4

1 1 4 ,.5

1 1 3 ,.6

WHOLESALE A N D RETAIL
TRADE

1 2 9 .3

1 3 0 .2

1 3 0 .6

1 3 0 .2

1 3 0 .0

1 2 9 .9

1 2 9 .6

1 3 0 .4

1 3 0 .7

1 3 1 .6

1 3 0 .9

1 3 0 .9

1 3 0 .8

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

1 3 0 .8
1 2 8 .7

1 3 2 .3
1 2 9 .3

1 3 1 .3
1 3 0 .3

1 3 2 .8 1 3 2 .8
1 2 9 . 1 1 2 8 .9

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

1 3 2 .5
1 2 9 .6

1 3 3 .4 1 3 4 .3
129,. 7 1 3 0 .5

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

1 3 4 .2
129,.5

FINANCE, INSURANCE, A N D
REAL ESTATE

1 4 4 .1

1 4 4 .6

1 4 5 .5

1 4 4 .5

1,4 5 .7

1 4 6 .5

1 4 6 .3

1 4 7 .1

1 4 6 .7

1 4 8 .3

1 4 8 .3

1 4 8 .1

1 4 9 .3

1 5 1 .1 . 1 5 1 .0

1 5 1 .7

1 5 2 .6

1 5 3 .5

1 5 3 .4

1 5 3 .8

1 5 4 .1

1 5 5 .2

1 5 6 .5

1 5 6 .0

1 5 6 .6

MANUFACTURING

SERVICE-PRODUCING

SERVICES
1

See footnote 1, table B-2.




. 1 4 9 .5

^preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B - 6 . Indexes of diffusion:

Year and month

ESTABLISHMENT

Percent of industries in which employment 1 increased

Over 1-month span

Over 3-mqnth span

Qypr 12rmapth sp?n

Over 6-month ^pan

111
"

' "

• i

!

1977

May
July
Sep tember
October . .

73
67
72

0
2
4

8 0 .•2
8 4 .• 3
82-. 6

8 6 .,3
8 4 .. 6
8 4 .. 0

8 0 .•5
81. 4
82. 8

71
70
65

5
3
1

81 ..7
76 .,5
72 ..7 .

8 2 .,3
79 .. 1
7 7 .. 6

84.
8 5 ..2
8 6 .,6

70. 3
57. 8
67. 2

7 0 .> 3
70 .,9
6 7 ..7

75 .. 3
7 6 ..7
19. .7

8 4 ..9
83.
8 3 .. 1

64
73
75

2
3
3

16. .2
19. . 7
19. .4

8 0 ..5
8 4 ,.0
8 2 ..3

8 2 ..8
81 .. 1
8 2 ..0

68
69
69

3
2
5

8 0 .. 2
75..6
77 ..3

83 .. 1
79 .. 1
7 7 .6
.

8 1 ..4
83 ..1
8 1 .. 1

1978

March
April....
May

68 0
5 7 .. 8
66 ..6

6 9 .. 8
6 7 ..2
66 .. 6

73 ..5
72 .
.7
71 .
.2

8 2 ..0
81 ,.7
8 2 ..3

July
August. . . .
Sep t e m b e r .

6 4 .. 5
6 0 .. 5
6 2 ..5

69 -.5
6 7 .. 2
.2
71 ,

73..0
77 ,
.3
79..7

8 1 ..4
7 8 ..2
7 7'.• 9

October . . .
November..
December..

7 3 ..0
75 ..9
74 ..4

78 ,
. 2
.1
81 .
82 •
. 3

8 2 ,.3
82 .3
8 0 .5

76 .2

Feb r u a r y . .

70..3
65 ,. 1
6 0 ,.5

76 ,
. 5
72 . 1
5 7 .8

74 . 1
67 .4
61

71 .8
7 0 .6
63 . 7

April
May
June

4 4 ..8
54,. 7
.0
57 •

55 .2
51 .5
58 .4

58 . 1
5 0 .3
46 . 8

6 4 .0
61 .9
58 . 1

July

61 .6
4 8 .8
46 .8

56 . 7
52 .0
52 .9

56 . 1
5 5 .8
57 .6

56 • 7p
5 4 • 9p

69 .8
59 .9
59 .0

61 .0
66 .6
65 . 4 P

6 0 •2p
6 2 .5p

6 4 .2p
53 .8p

62 •2p

73,.5
.8
71 ,

1979

September.
October...
November..
1980
.

March....
April,

Sep tember

1
Number of employees, seasonally adjusted, on payrolls of 172 private nonagricultural industries,
p - preliminary.




DATA