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News Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical information: Media contact: (202) 523-1944 523-1371 523-1959 523-1913 - 2 - United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 USDL 83-107 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST), FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1983 Industry Payroll Employment Total nonagricultural payroll employment declined by 180,000 to 88.7 million in February, seasonally adjusted, following an increase of 330,000 in January. February declines were concentrated in construction and retail trade, the same industries in which the large January increases had occurred. Manufacturing employment held about steady in February, following a small increase in January. Prior to January, factory employment had declined every month since July 1981 for a total loss of nearly 2.2 million jobs. The number of workers in transportation equipment manufacturing increased for the third consecutive month. There were also small employment gains in the rubber and electrical equipment industries. Machinery manufacturing continued to lose jobs, though at a slower pace. Tab].* A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally ad jus tad Monthly data Quarterly averages THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 1983 Unemployment was unchanged from January to February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The Nation's overall unemployment rate—which includes the resident Armed Forces in the labor force-*-remained at 10.2 percent in February. The unemployment rate for all civilian workers was 10.4 percent, also the same as in January. Category 1982 1981 1982 Jan. Feb. change 1983 HOUSEHOLD DATA Total employment was about unchanged in February at 100.7 million. Civilian employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—held steady at 99.1 million, about the same level that has prevailed since last October. Nonfarm payroll employment—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—declined by 180,000 in February, following a substantial increase in January. The number of payroll jobs was 150,000 above the December level. Labor force \J Total employment V.... Civilian labor force Civilian employment.... Unemployment Not in labor force Discouraged workers.... Thousands of 110,775|112,307|112,638|112,794 101,746 101,282 100,799 100,758 109,116 110,629 110,974 111,129 100,0871 99,605 99,135 99,093 9,029 11,025 11,839 12,036 61,874 61,893 62,072 62,070 N.A. 1,849 1,191 1,638 persons 112,215 112,217 100,770 100,727 110,548 110,553 99,103 99,063 11,446| 11,490 62,806| 62,952 N.A. N.A. 2 -43 5 -40 44 146 N.A. Unemployment Both the number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate held steady in February. After seasonal adjustment, 11.5 million persons were jobless and the civilian worker unemployment rate was 10.4 percent. Although still well above the July 1981 pre-recession low, the February rate remained 0.4 percentage point below its December 1982 high. (See table A-2.) There was little over-the-month change in unemployment among the major labor force groups; an exception was an increase of 0.3 percentage point in the rate for adult men to 9.9 percent. Their rate had declined by 0.5 point in January and thus was slightly below the December 1982 level. Jobless rates for adult women (8.9 percent), teenagers (22.2 percent), whites (9.2 percent), and Hispanics (15.8 percent) were essentially unchanged, while the rate for blacks showed some improvement—from 20.8 to 19.7 percent. (See tables A-2 and A-3.) Percent of labor force Unemployment rates: All workers 1/ All civilian workers Adult men Adult women Teenagers White Black Hispanic origin 10.2 10.4 9.9 8.9 22.2 9.2 19.7 15.81 0 0 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -1.1 0.3 Thousands of jobs 90,954| 89,371| 88,731| 88,565|88,895p 88,715p| 25,159| 23,676| 23,102| 22,986|23,141p 23,018p| 65,795| 65,696| 65,629| 65,579|65,754p 65,697p| -180p -123p -57p 8.2 8.3 7.1 7.2 21.2 7.3 16.9 11.1 9.8 10.0 9.1 8.4| 23.9 8.8 19.31 14.4 10.5| 10.7| 10.0| 9.0 j 24.3| 9.5 20.4 15.2 10.2| 10.4| 9.6| 10.7 10.8 10.1 9.2 24.5 9.7 20.8 15.3 9.01 22.7| 9.1| 20.8 15.5 ESTABLISHMENT DATA The number of persons unemployed for 6 months or more, which had been rising steadily during the second half of 1982, was unchanged in February at 2.7 million. The median duration of unemployment declined to 9.6 weeks, while mean duration edged down to 19.0 weeks. (See table A-7.) The number of unemployed persons who lost their last jobs, after declining sharply in January, was about unchanged in February; the number on layoff decreased, but there was an increase among those who had permanently lost their jobs. (See table A-8.) The number of workers employed on part-time schedules for economic reasons returned close to the December 1982 level, after rising sharply in January. Three-fourths of this decline occurred among persons who could only find part-time jobs. (See table A-4.) Civilian Employment and the Labor Force Both civilian employment and the labor force were unchanged in February. At 99.1 million, seasonally adjusted, civilian employment was about the same level for the fifth consecutive month. The civilian labor force, which had fallen by nearly 600,000 in January, remained at 110.6 million. Since February 1982, the civilian labor force has grown by 1.3 million. The adult labor force rose by 1.8 million over this period, as the teenage work force declined by half a million. (See table A-2.) Nonfarm payroll employment Goods-producing industries.. Service-producing industries I 1 I I Hours of work Average weekly hours: Total private nonfarm. Manufacturing. Manufacturing overtime. ~T7 Includes the resident Armed Forces, p-preliminary N.A.*not available. - 3 Elsewhere, the number of jobs in finance, insurance, and real estate increased, while employment in services, government, and transportation and public utilities was unchanged from January. Services employment has shown little growth in recent months, although it has risen by 560,000 since the onset of the recession. (See table B-l.) Hours of Work Data on the average workweek were marked by large movements for January and February. The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.7 hour in February to 34.4 hours, seasonally adjusted, after rising 0.3 hour in the previous month. Unusual weather patterns over the past two winters affected these movements. The manufacturing workweek completely reversed its January increase by declining 0.9 hour, but factory overtime edged up a tenth of an hour over the month. Within manufacturing, weekly hours decreased substantially in several industries which had increased markedly in January. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, which rose in January, was down 2.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, in February to 101.8 (1977-100). The manufacturing index, at 83.8, decreased 1.8 percent over the month but was up 0.8 percent from December. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings Average hourly earnings, at $7.88, seasonally adjusted, were up 0.3 percent in February, but, as a result of the shorter workweek, average weekly earnings dropped by 1.7 percent. Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings of $7.90 were the same as in January and 36 cents above a year earlier. Average weekly earnings fell $3.16 over the month to $270.18 but were $7.79 higher than in February 1982. (See table B-3.) The Hourly Earnings Index The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 152.9 (1977-100) in February, seasonally adjusted, 0.1 percent higher than in January. For the 12 months ended in February, the increase (before seasonal adjustment) was 5.5 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes unrelated to underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturing and interindustry employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI Increased 1.8 percent during the 12-month period ended in January. (See table B-4.) Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households that is conducted by the Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies. The sample includes approximately 180,000 establishments employing about 36 million people. For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. The data in this release are affected by a number of technical factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each of these factors is explained below. Coverage, definitions and differences between surveys The sample households in the household survey are selected so as to reflect the entire civilian rioninstitutional 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 illr.ess, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total. People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the survey week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included among the unemployed are persons not looking for work because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those expecting to report to a job within 30 days. The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive definition yields U-l, and the most comprehensive yields U-7. The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents the same measure with a civilian labor force base. Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only cotints 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, private household workers, and members of the resident Armed Forces; — T h e household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed; the establishment survey does not; — T h e household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age; — T h e household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon request. Seasonal adjustment Over a course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June, when schools close and many young people enter the job market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the school's-out example, the large number of people entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. 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 labor force, employment, and unemployment contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and average hourly earnings include components based on the employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the components and combining them. The second procedure usually yields more accurate information and is therefore followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of the labor force. The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December period. The January revision is applied to data that have been published over the previous S 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 :ensus. The chances are 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the results of a complete census. At the 90-percent level of confidence-the confidence limits used by BLS in its analyses-the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 279,000; for total unemployment it is 194,000; 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 bv more than these amounts. Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly change in the jobless rate for men is .24 percentage point; fdr 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 $6.00 per issue or $39.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20204. A check or money qrder made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders. Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of the standard errors for the household survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A*1. Employment status of I HOUSEHOLD DATA Including Armed Fore— In the United States, by sex 173.153 109,988 •63.5 99.610 57.5 1.664 97,946 2.853 95.093 10.378 9.1 63.165 175.021 111.446 63.7 98,929 56,5 1,667 97.262 2.921 94.341 12.517 11.2 63.575 82.673 62,980 76.2 56.796 68.7 1.527 55,269 6.181 9.8 83.652 63.487 90.480 47.008 52.0 42.814 47.3 137 42.677 4,194 8.9 175.169 111.311 63.5 98.929 56.5 1.664 97.265 2.645 94,399 12.382 11.1 63.858 91.369 75.9 83,720 63,471 75.8 55.93S 66.9 1.531 54.4 04 66.7 1,528 54.311 7.552 11.9 55,839 7.632 12.0 47,9 59 52.5 42.994 47.1 136 42.858 4.96S 10.4 52.3 43.089 47.1 136 173,153 111.028 64.1 101,359 58.5 1,664 99.695 3.367 96.328 9.669 8.7 62.125 174.549 112.420 64.4 100.844 57.8 1.668 99.176 3.413 95.763 11.576 10.3 62.129 174.718 112.702 82.673 63.683 77.0 58.197 70.4 1,527 56.670 5*. 486 8.6 83.323 64,300 77.2 57,456 69.0 1.524 83,402 64,414 77.2 57.408 68.8 1.516 55.892 7.006 10.9 83.581 64.384 77.0 57.338 83.652 63.916 76.4 1.529 63.5 1.531 55.752 68.4 1.528 5 5.706 90.480 47.345 52.3 91.226 48,120 91.316 48.288 52.9 43.388 47.5 144 43.244 4.900 10.1 43,162 47.7 137 42.953 43,025 4.751 4,183 8.8 9.9 55.932 6.844 10.6 52.7 43,388 47.6 144 43.244 4.732 9.8 64.5 100.796 57.7 1.660 99.136 3.466 95.670 11.906 10.6 62.016 174.864 112.794 64.5 100.758 57.6 1.665 99.093 3.411 95.682 12.036 10.7 62.070 175,021 112.215 64.1 100.770 57.6 1.667 99,103 3.412 95,691 11.446 10.2 62.S06 175.169 112.217 64.1 100,727 57.5 1.664 99,063 3.393 95.670 11.490 10.2 62,952 e3,720 63.996 57.283 76.4 S7.234 7.046 10.9 6.633 6.762 10.4 10.6 91,283 48.410 53.0 43,420 47.6 136 43,284 4,990 10.3 91.369 48,299 91,449 48,220 52.7 43.493 47.6 136 43.357 4.727 9.8 68.6 55.809 ' Labor forea as a paroant of tha r* Total atfipioyfnsfit as a pafoant of ttta n I I paroant of tha labor t> 52.9 43,486 47.6 136 43,350 4.813 10.0 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers In thousands) Seasonally adjusted* Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutlonai population Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* . . . Unemployed Unemployment rate 171.489 108.324 63.2 97.946 57.1 10.378 9.6 173.354 109.779 63.3 97.262 56.1 12.517 11.4 173.505 109.647 63.2 97.265 56.1 12.382 11.3 171.489 109.364 63.8 99.695 58.1 9.669 8.8 172.881 110.752 64.1 99.176 57.4 11.576 10.5 173.058 111,042 64-2 99.136 57.3 11.906 10.7 173.199 111,129 64.2 99.093 57.2 12.036 10.8 173.354 110,548 63.8 99.103 57.2 11.446 10.4 73.209 57.328 78.3 52.221 71.3 2.169 50.052 5,108 8.9 74.339 58.009 78.0 51.529 69.3 2 . 2 03 49.325 6.481 11.2 74.434 58,083 78.0 51.506 69.2 2.153 49.353 6.577 11-3 73,209 57.581 78.7 53,130 72.6 2.388 50,742 4,451 7.7 73.984 58.363 78-9 52.649 71.2 2.444 50.205 5,714 9.8 74.094 58.454 78.9 52.589 71.0 2.434 50.155 5.865 10.0 74,236 58.443 78.7 52.534 70.8 2.389 50.145 5.909 10. 1 74.339 58.048 78. 1 52.452 70.6 2.426 50.025 5.597 9.6 82.367 43.140 52.4 39.788 4 8.3 476 39.312 3.352 7.8 83.490 44.198 52.9 40.024 47.9 4 90 39.534 4.173 9.4 83.593 44.219 52.9 40.219 48.1 506 39.713 4,000 9-0 82,367 43.111 52.3 39.825 48.4 6 20 39.205 3.286 7.6 83.271 43.936 52.8 40.112 48.2 578 39.534 3.824 8.7 83.385 44.112 52.9 40.123 48.1 590 39.533 3,989 9-0 83.383 44..28 6 53.1 40,215 48.2 628 39.587 4,071 9.2 83.490 44.201 52.9 40.238 48.2 625 39.613 3.963 9.0 15.913 7.856 49.4 5.937 37.3 208 5.729 1.918 24.4 15,525 7.572 48.8 5.709 36.8 228 5.482 1,863 24.6 15.478 7,345 47.5 5,539 35.8 207 5.333 1.805 24.6 15.913 8.672 54.5 6.740 42.4 359 6.381 1.932 22.3 15.625 8,453 54.. 1 6.415 41.1 391 6.024 2.038 24- 1 15,579 8.476 54-4 6.424 41-2 442 5.982 2.052 24.2 15.580 8.400 53.9 6.344 40.7 394 5.950 2.056 24.5 15.525 8.299 53.5 6.413 41.3 361 6.052 1,886 22.7 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutlonai population Civilian laborforce Participation rate Employed — Employment-population ratio 2 . . . Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutlonai population Civilian laborforce Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio 1 . . . Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutlonai population Civilian laborforce Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' . . . Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonai variation; therefore, Identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. * Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutlonai population, HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabic A-3. Employment status of ths civilian population by raes, sex, ago, and Hispanic origin (Numbers In thousands) Not Feb. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 WHITE Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Both sexes, 10 to 10 years Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate 148.855 94,616 150.129 95.533 150.187 95.368 63.6 86.492 63.6 85.760 63.5 58.1 8.124 8.6 57.1 85.619 57.0 9.772 9.749 10.2 10.2 51.052 78,4 45.910 70.5 5.142 10.1 51.138 78.5 45.842 70.3 50.692 78.8 46.624 72.5 148.855 95.459 64.1 88.080 59.2 7.379 7.7 50.900 79.2 149.838 149.887 96.453 64.4 96.719 64.5 87.477 58.4 8.976 87.435 58.3 9.284 9.3 9.6 51.499 79.4 46.987 72.4 4.512 8.8 51,531 79.4 46.837 72.1 37.762 52.4 34,74 9 5.296 47.471 73.8 3.429 10.4 6.7 37.763 52.3 34.625 37.687 52.2 36.906 34.695 34.467 37.532 52-1 34.663 48.0 3.138 8.3 48.1 2.991 48.3 2.439 48.1 2.869 7.9 6.6 7.6 6.940 52.5 5.407 40.9 6.717 52.2 7.653 57.9 1.492 22.2 24.7 19.5 7.422 57.3 5.827 45.0 1.595 21.5 23.0 19.9 7.426 57.5 1.533 22.1 23.8 20,1 6.544 51.0 5.082 39.6 1.462 22.3 25.0 19.4 18.450 11.036 59.8 18.768 11.397 18.796 11.366 60.7 8 . 9 73 60.5 9.076 47.8 2.424 21.3 2.290 9.260 50.2 1.959 18.692 11.398 61.0 9.102 48.7 20.1 17.5 5.420 74.4 4.317 59.2 1.103 20.4 5,307 74.5 4.449 62.5 4.068 8.0 36.984 51.8 34.461 48.3 2.523 6.8 5.225 40.6 51-7 6.142 46.5 1.511 19.7 20.4 19.0 4.694 9.1 150.056 96,864 64.6 150,129 96,176 64.1 150.187 95.987 87,443 58.3 87,466 58.3 8,711 9.1 87.194 58.1 8.793 9.2 51,033 78.4 51.151 78.5 46,752 46.682 71.8 4,281 8.4 4.469 9.421 9.7 51.562 79.3 46.823 72.0 4.739 9.2 63.9 71.6 8.7 37.934 52.6 37,794 52.4 37.588 52.1 34.847 48.3 3,087 8. 1 34,834 48.3 34,695 7,368 57.1 5,773 44.8 1.595 21.6 22.8 20.4 7.349 57.1 18,740 11.522 61.5 9.127 48.7 20.8 18,768 11,542 61.5 9.142 48.7 2,400 20.8 18,796 11,548 61.4 9,276 20.1 18.723 11.475 61.3 9.159 48.9 2.316 20.2 5.390 74.4 4.331 59.8 1.059 19.6 5,488 75.6 4.437 61.1 1,051 19.2 5.483 75.6 4.358 60.1 1.125 20.5 5,459 75.1 4,385 60.3 1.075 19.7 5,441 74.7 4.423 60.7 5.169 56.1 4.332 47.0 837 16.2 5.157 55.9 4.305 5,207 56.5 4,349 5.295 57.3 4.329 46.6 47.1 858 16.5 46.8 852 16.5 5.353 57.8 4,441 48.0 912 17.0 839 37.5 439 19.6 830 37.2 417 18.7 413 49.8 53.0 46.2 832 36.8 420 18.6 412 49.5 52.5 46.2 788 35.0 428 19.0 360 45.7 45.9 45.5 9.355 5.923 9,301 5.898 9,328 5.981 63.3 5.012 53.6 911 15.4 63.4 4.998 53.7 900 64.1 5.053 54.2 929 15.3 15.5 48.2 3.013 8.0 5,849 45.3 1.577 21.2 22.6 19.8 2,960 7.8 5.880 45.7 1,469 20-0 21.2 18.7 48.1 2,893 7.7 7,248 56.5 5,817 45.4 1,431 19.7 21.1 18.2 BLACK Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed ...' Unemployment rate Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Women, 20 years end over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Both sexes, 16 to 10 years Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed m Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Men ion 9.060 49.1 1.977 17.9 5.278 74.1 4.343 61.0 935 17.7 5.4 56 75-0 4.275 58.8 1.181 21.6 48.3 18.450 11.219 60.8 858 16.2 5.019 55.4 4.308 47.5 711 14.2 5.248 56.8 4.325 46,8 5.290 57.1 4.410 5.075 56.0 47.6 923 880 16.6 47.9 737 739 32.7 409 18.1 331 44.7 46.2 43.2 693 30.8 373 16,6 319 46,1 48.0 44.0 9.341 5.955 63.8 5.166 55.3 790 13,3 9.328 5.878 63.0 4.891 52.4 987 16.8 17.6 4.338 14.5 2.296 656 29.2 837 37.0 349 15.5 306 46.7 49.7 43.3 473 20.9 364 43.5 42.2 45.0 400 47.7 49.2 45.9 9.368 5.915 63.1 4.916 9.341 6.051 64.8 5.297 52.5 999 56.7 754 9.474 5.973 63. 0 5,075 16.9 12.5 2.395 965 18.2 49.4 2,271 19.7 1.018 18.7 754 33.5 412 18.3 342 45.4 45.3 45.4 HISPANIC ORIGIN Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.. . * . . . Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. * Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian nonlnstitutlonal population. 53.6 898 15.0 9,368 5,992 64.0 5.042 53.8 950 15.8 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-ortgin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included In both the white and black population groups. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Selected employment indicators (NumbWB in thousands) illy Category Feb, 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 97,946 37.758 23,846 5.163 97.262 36.963 24.132 5.028 97.265 36.367 24.094 5.055 99,695 38,326 23,807 5,157 99,176 37.852 24,081 5,107 99,136 37,641 23.985 5,025 99,093 37,507 24.155 4.985 99.103 37.450 24.205 5.038 99.063 37,428 24.070 5.050 1.161 1.456 235 1.311 1.44 6 164 1,317 1.390 158 1.430 1.613 334 1,576 1.621 229 1.584 1.628 241 1.547 1.627 224 1.637 1.587 231 1,624 1.541 223 87.700 15.760 71.940 1.113 70.827 7.027 366 86.764 15.571 71.193 1.083 70.110 7.234 343 86.780 15,749 71.031 1.158 69,873 7,304 315 88.702 15.515 73.187 1.181 72,006 7,097 410 88.064 15.436 72.628 1,216 71^412 7,332 403 87.936 15.514 72.422 1.221 71.201 7,349 382 87.976 15.477 72.499 1.163 71.336 7.335 383 87.813 15.386 72.427 1.162 71.265 7.465 380 87.794 15.501 72.293 1,232 71.061 7.385 353 91.248 72.736 5.289 2.232 3.057 13.223 90.719 71.571 6.533 2.297 4.236 12.615 90.486 71.278 6.195 2.175 4,020 13,013 90.867 73.026 5.489 2.155 3.334 12.352 90,232 71,394 6,403 2,381 4,022 12.435 90.238 71.442 6.411 2.228 4,183 12,385 90.219 71.499 6.425 2.153 4.272 12.295 90.903 71.786 6.845 2.200 4.645 12.271 90.207 71.564. 6.481 2.097 4,384 12,162 CHARACTERISTIC Civilian employed, 16 years and over Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture: Wage and salary workers Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers Nonagrlculturai industries: Wage and salary workers Government Private Industries Private households Other Industries Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers PERSONS AT WORK1 Nonagrlculturai industries Full-time schedules Part time for economic reasons Usually work full time Usually work part time Part time for noneconomic reasons ' Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such asons as vacation, Illness, or industrial- dispute. Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force, seasonally adjusted (Percent) _ — « » _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Quarterly Measure 1982 1981 IV U-1 II IV Dec. Jan. Feb. Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the 2.2 2. 5 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.9 5.5 6.0 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.2 7.1 7.6 8.3 8.6 8.1 8.2 civilian labor force U-2 Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force U-3 Unemployed* persons 25 years and over as a percent of the civilian labor force Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time civilian labor force U-4 III 1983 4.5 6.0 6.5 8.0 8.6 9.3 9.8 10.6 10.8 10.3 10.4 U>Sa Total unemployed as a percent off the labor force. Including the resident Armed Forces 8.2 8.7 9.3 9.8 10.5 10.7 10.2 10.2 8,3 8.8 9.4 10*0 10.7 10.8 10.4 10.4 12.1 12.8 13.8 13.9 13.7 13.5 14.2 15.3 U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force U-6 Total full-time jobseekers plus Vt part-time jobseekers plus Vs total on part time for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less V* of the part-time labor force U-7 Total full-time jobseekers plus V> part-time jobseekers plus V* total on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less V* of the part-time labor force N.A. - not available. 10.7 11.7 12.5 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjusted Number of •employed per (In thousands) Unemployment rates1 Category Feb. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 10.5 10.7 11.1 10.0 10.2 9.0 24.2 10.8 11.2 10.1 10.3 9.2 24.5 10.4 10.6 10.4 9.6 10.0 9.0 22.7 10.8 9.9 9.8 8.9 22.2 7.6 CHARACTERISTIC 9.669 5,486 4,451 4.183 3,286 1.932 11.44 6 6.633 5.597 4.813 3.963 1.886 11.490 6.762 5.749 4.727 3.925 1.815 8.8 8.8 7.7 8.9 7.6 22.3 Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families 2.190 1.758 2.876 2.057 7.5 7.9 8.2 765 2.896 1.980 754 5.4 6.9 599 10.4 11.3 12.5 7.8 8.2 13.2 7.1 7,8 13.2 13.0 Full-time workers Part-time workers Labor force time lost* 8.000 1.631 9.810 1.649 9.872 1.579 8.5 10.4 9.9 10.5 10.3 12.0 10.6 11.3 12.4 10.8 11. 1 12.7 10.3 10.6 11.7 10.4 10.1 12.0 7.271 8.773 182 1.043 2.829 1.893 8.772 196 1.016 9.0 11.0 17.9 22.3 14. 1 16.0 11.2 11.4 18. 1 21.8 14.8 11.6 18.1 22.0 14.8 17.1 11.4 8.0 11.0 10.8 17.1 20.0 13.0 14.7 10.5 7.8 10.8 10.8 18.4 7.9 7.6 5.7 Total, 16 years and over Men, 16 years and over Men, 20 years and over Women, 16 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 10.9 9-8 9.9 8.7 24. 1 7.2 7.6 INDUSTRY Nonagrlcultural private wage and salary workers Mining , Construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods Transportation and public utitities Wholesale and retail trade Finance and service Industries Government workers Agricultural wage and salary workers 97 943 2.400 1.527 873 342 1.843 1.646 8 28 222 2.930 1.888 1.042 936 450 2.253 463 2.259 2.015 927 312 1.908 985 317 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. ' Aggregate hours- lost by the unemployed and persona on part time for economic 8*3 18.3 10.6 11.2 9.6 5.9 9.1 6.5 5.1 13. 4 17.0 4.9 11.4 8.3 10.6 7.7 5.1 13-3 15.6 7.9 10.4 7.1 5.1 16.5 16.0 19.7 13.3 14.7 11.4 8.0 10.-9 7.3 6.0 16.4 reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours. Table A-7. Duration of unemployment (Numbers In thousands) Weeks of unemployment Feb. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec, 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 3.581 3.782 3.015 1.678 1.337 4.042 3.49e 4.977 2.244 2.733 3.507 3.823 5.052 2.221 2.632 3.807 3.068 2.750 1.479 1.271 3.930 3.511 4,167 1.951 2.216 3,963 3.549 4,524 2.191 2.333 4.019 3.160 4.732 2.125 2.607 3.536 3.328 4.634 1.928 2.706 3.731 3,106 4.618 1.S28 2.689 14.3 8.5 18.8 10.7 19.4 11.0 14.0 7.4 17.1 9.6 17.3 10.0 18.0 10. 1 19.4 11.5 19,0 9.6 10.378 34.5 36.4 29.1 16.2 12,9 12.517 32.3 27.9 39.8 17.9 21.8 12.382 28,3 30,9 40.8 17.9 22.9 9.669 39.6 31,9 28.6 15.4 13,2 11.576 33.9 30.2 35.9 16.8 19.1 11.906 32.9 29.5 37.6 18.2 19.4 11.446 30.8 28.9 40,3 16.8 23,5 11,490 32.6 27.1 40.3 16.8 23.5 DURATION Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over Average (mean) duration, In weeks Median duration, In weeks PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over , 12.036 32.9 28.3 38.8 17.4 21.3 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Reason for unemployment (Humbert > thousands) n Not seasonally adjusted Feb. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 MOT. 6.132 2.344 3.788 931 2.300 1.015 7.978 2.947 5.031 856 2.633 1.046 7.939 2.654 5.285 842 2.521 1,079 5.246 1.777 3.469 942 2.272 1.096 7.325 2.519 4.806 803 2.322 1.296 7.369 2.531 4.838 794 100.0 59.1 22.6 36.5 100.0 63.8 23.6 40.2 6.8 21.0 8.4 100.0 64.1 21.4 42.7 6.8 20.4 8.7 100.0 54.9 18.6 36.3 9.9 23.8 11.5 7.3 .8 2.4 7.2 .8 2.3 1.0 4.8 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 1.244 7.295 2.468 4.827 826 2.629 1.288 6.704 2.131 4.573 839 2.623 1.174 6,809 2.024 4,784 848 2,491 1 ,161 100.0 62.4 21.4 4 0.9 6.8 19.8 11.0 100.0 61.6 21.2 40.5 6.6 21.3 10,4 100.0 60.6 20.5 40.1 6.9 21.8 10.7 100,0 59.1 18.8 40.3 7.4 23.1 10.4 100,0 60.2 17.9 4 2.3 7.5 22.0 10.3 6.6 .7 6.6 .7 2-3 6.6 .7 2.4 1.2 6.1 6.2 2.4 1.1 .8 2.3 1.1 T982 Feb. 1983 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers On layoff Other Job loaers Job Isavers Reentrants New entrants 2.546 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed Job losers On layoff Other job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants 9.0 22.2 9.8 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants 5.7 .9 2.1 .9 1.0 .9 2. 1 1.0 2. 1 1.2 1.1 Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted Number of mptoyed per (In thousands) Sex and age Feb, 1982 Total, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 18 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 Men, 18 years and o v e r — 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years l6tol7years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years. 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over — Women, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over . . . 1 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 9.669 4.1S5 1,932 792 1.140 2,263 5.485 4.794 11.446 4.462 1.886 774 1.104 2,576 7.000 6.208 812 11,490 4,444 1,815 721 1,091 2,629 7,054 6,194 802 8.8 16.9 22.3 10.5 18.7 24.1 26.1 22.9 15.8 8.1 8.7 5.5 10.7 19.0 24.2 22.8 16,3 8.3 8.9 5.7 10.8 18.9 24.5 27.4 22.7 16.0 8.6 9.1 5.8 10.4 18.3 22.7 24.1 21.7 16.1 8.1 8.7 5.4 10.4 18.3 22-2 23.4 21.5 16.3 8.2 8.7 5.4 6,633 6,762 2,544 8.8 17.9 1,013 389 22.6 23.3 10.9 20.2 25.6 20.6 25.7 622 22.1 15.3 639 5.486 2.358 1.035 4 32 602 1.323 3.142 2.715 3 86 4.183 1.837 897 360 538 940 2.343 2.079 253 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2,548 1,036 419 617 1.512 4.078 3.541 519 4.813 1,914 850 355 487 1,064 2.922 2.667 293 22.9 21.8 14.1 6.5 6.9 4.3 6.4 28.8 23.4 17.4 8.5 3,678 507 6.8 4.3 9.1 6.0 4,72 7 1,900 802 332 8.9 15.9 21.9 22.4 21.6 12.6 6.6 7.0 4.3 1,531 4,230 469 1,098 2,824 2.516 294 26.3 11.1 28.2 24.1 18.0 8.6 9.2 6.2 9.9 10.2 17.0 22.5 17.2 22.6 24.2 21.4 22.9 22.3 14.0 7.6 8.2 4.8 14.4 7-9 8.5 4.9 11.2 20.5 25.8 29.0 24.0 17.8 8.8 9.4 6.3 10.3 17.1 23.0 25.6 21.3 14.0 8.2 8.8 5.1 10.6 19.7 10.8 19.8 23.9 24.4 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.4 17.6 8.2 8.7 5.8 17.*8 8.5 9.1 5.7 10.0 16.7 21.5 23.7 19.8 14.2 9.8 16.6 20.7 23.2 19.3 14.5 7.7 8.2 4.9 ~/.9 8.7 4.8 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers (Number* in thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status Peb. 1982 Civilian noninstitutional population.. Civilian labor fores Participation rats Employsd Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rats Not in labor fores Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 22,634 13.708 60.6 11.454 50.6 2.254 •16.4 8.926 23.225 14.247 61.3 11.502 49.5 2.745 19.3 8.978 23,318 14,279 61.2 11,646 49.9 2,633 18.4 9.038 22,634 13,847 61.2 11,634 51.4 2,213 16.0 8,787 23,043 14,289 62.0 11,657 50-6 2.632 18.4 8,754 23.171 14.315 61.8 11,668 50.4 2,647 18.5 8.856 23,143 14.376 62. 1 11.674 50.4 2.702 18.8 8.767 23,225 14,408 62.0 11,668 50.2 2,740 19.0 8,817 2 3,318 14,420 61.8 11.828 50.7 2.593 18.0 8.898 ' The population figures ars not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appsar in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. ' Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian nonlnstitutional population. Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers In thousands) Chfillan employed Feb. 1982 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Feb. 1983 97.946 97.265 10,378 12.382 9.6 11.3 Managerial and professional specialty Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty 23.106 10,443 12.663 23.415 10.471 12.944 690 364 326 840 451 389 2.9 3.4 2.5 3.5 4.1 2.9 Technical, sales, and administrative support Technicians and related support Sales occupations Admlnistrativs support, including clerical 30.349 2.971 10.848 16.530 30,394 3,075 11,213 16,106 1.89,1 104 691 1.095 2.390 169 958 1.264 5.9 3.4 6.0 6.2 7.3 5.2 7.9 7.3 Service occupations Prlvats household Protective service Service, except private household and protective 13.216 1.024 1.549 10.643 13.491 9 53 1,628 10,910 1.493 64 124 1.305 1.718 72 119 1.528 10. 5. 7. 10. 11.3 7.0 6.8 12.3 Precision production, craft, and rspair Mechanics and repairers Construction trades Other precision production, craft, and repair 11,605 4,059 3,696 3,850 11.712 4,082 3,893 3.736 1.530 320 890 320 1.972 441 1.022 50 9 11.6 7.3 19.4 7.7 14.4 9.7 20.8 12.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers Machine operators, assemblers, and Inspectors Transportation and material moving occupations Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 16.600 8.164 4.156 4,280 470 3.810 15.262 7.462 4.053 3.747 453 3,294 3.392 1.572 676 1.145 248 897 3.791 1.814 819 1. 158 300 859 17.0 16. 1 14.0 21. 1 34.6 19.1 19.9 19.6 16.8 23.6 39.8 20.7 3.053 2,986 363 491 10.6 14.1 Total, 16 years and over' Farming, forestry, and fishing 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included In the unemployed total. Feb. 1982 Feb. 1983 NOTE: Occupational detail may not add to totals because of changes in the estimation procedures. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabls A-12. Employmsnt status of mala Vlstnam-sra vstsrans and nonvstsrans by age, not seasonally adjuatsd (Numbani In thousands) Civilian labor forea Total perooiti av Fab. 1983 Fab. 1982 Feb. 1983 Fab. 1982 Feb. 1983 8,660 7,236 1.326 3.094 2.616 1.42* 8.270 6.542 941 2.504 3.097 1.728 8.181 6.933 1.215 2.978 2.740 1.248 7.758 6,230 890 2.370 2.970 1.528 7.462 6.270 1.043 2.699 2.528 1.192 6,868 5.465 703 2,058 2.704 1.403 719 663 172 279 212 56 17.832 8.053 5,786 3.993 19.297 8.496 6.462 4.339 16.894 7.596 5.515 3.783 18,203 7,968 6,106 4,129 15.373 6.745 5.085 3.543 16.129 6.827 5.528 3.774 .521 851 430 240 ret. 1962 Feb. 1982 Feb. 1982 Feb. 890 765 187 312 266 125 8.8 9.6 14.2 9.4 7.7 4.5 11.5 12.3 21.0 13.2 9.0 8.2 2.074 1.141 578 355 9.0 11.2 7.8 6.3 Fab. 1983 1983 VETERANS Total, 2Syeara and over 2Sto39yeara 25to29yeara 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 years and over NONVETERAN8 Total, 25 to 39 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterana ara men who served in the Armed Forces between August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonveterana ara men who have never served In the Arm- 11.4 14.3 9.5 8.6 ed Forces; published data are limited to those 25 to 39 years of age, the group that moat closely corraeponda to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for ten large States . (Numbers in thouaanda) Peb. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor-fore* Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 18,302 11,985 10,837 1, 149 9.6 18,633 12,234 10,801 1,434 11. 7 18,660 12,212 10,761 1,451 11.9 18,302 12,038 10,968 1,070 8.9 18,550 12,316 10,998 1,318 10.7 18,576 12,286 10,925 1,361 11. 1 18,606 12,300 10,950 1,350 11.0 18,633 12,262 10,909 1,353 11.0 18,660 12,263 10,893 1,370 11. 2 Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 8,029 4,528 4,208 320 7. 1 8,245 4,783 4,285 499 10.4 8,264 4,679 4, 235 444 9.5 8,029 4,572 4,237 335 7.3 8, 186 4,887 4,463 424 8.7 8, 205 4,877 4,424 453 9.3 8,225 4,819 4,360 459 9.5 8,245 4,897 4,399 4 98 10.2 8, 264 4,727 4, 268 459 9.7 Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force 8,5 20 5,538 4,978 560 10. 1 8\ 54 1 5,584 4,828 756 13.5 8,542 5,572 4,802 770 13.8 8,520 5,605 5,057 548 9.8 8,537 5,527 4,846 681 12.3 8,538 5,523 4,807 716 13.0 8,540 5,538 4,829 709 12.8 8,541 5,641 4,929 712 12.6 8,542 5,639 4,880 759 13.5 Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed 4,463 2,953 2,707 246 8.3 4,495 2,975 2,717 258 8.7 4,498 2, 904 2,667 238 8. 2 4,463 2, 968 2,737 231 7.8 4,486 3,007 2,775 232 7.7 4,489 3,007 2,783 224 7.4 4,492 2,974 2,744 230 7.7 4,495 2,997 2,759 238 7.9 4,498 2, 921 2,698 223 7.6 Civilian -nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 6,765 4,228 3,546 682 16. 1 6,736 4, 260 3*, 5 36 725 17.0 6,733 4,238 3,539 699 16.5 6.765 4, 261 3,641 620 14.6 6, 742 4, 246 3,560 686 16. 2 6,739 4,219 3,501 718 17.0 6,738 4,293 3,558 735 17. 1 6,736 4,324 3,654 670 15.5 6,733 4, 273 3,639 634 14.8 Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed 5,684 3,509 3,182 327 9.3 5,727 3,584 3,263 322 9.0 5,730 3,565 3, 240 325 9. 1 5,684 3,564 3,254 310 8.7 5,715 3,630 3,298 332 9. 1 5,718 3,658 3,303 355 9.7 5,723 3,626 3,292 334 9.2 5, 727 3,609 3,311 298 8.3 5,730 3,623 3,314 309 8.5 13,473 8,039 7,316 722 9.0 13,556 7,903 7,148 755 9.6 13,562 7,918 7, 164 754 9.5 13,473 8,037 7,373 664 8.3 13,538 8,026 7,270 756 9.4 13,543 7,995 7,214 781 9.8 13,550 7,959 7, 237 722 9. 1 13,556 7,920 7,224 696 8.8 13,562 7,917 7, 221 696 Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed 8,047 4/977 4,370 607 12.2 8,066 4,942 4,204 738 14.9 8,067 4,925 4,212 713 14.5 8,047 5,096 4,516 580 11.4 8,062 5,137 4,435 702 13.7 8,063 5,063 4,355 708 14.0 8,065 5, 116 4,389 727 14. 2 8,066 5,016 4,316 700 14.0 8,067 5,047 4,361 686 13.6 Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rata 9,123 5,443 4,846 597 11.0 9, 148 5,407 4,603 804 14.9 9, 149 5,369 4,610 759 14. 1 9,123 5,489 4,934 555 10.1 9,142 5,4 90 4,855 635 11.6 9, 143 5,514 4,851 663 12.0 9, 146 5,540 4,842 698 12.6 9, 148 5,447 4,704 743 13.6 9, 149 5,416 4,700 716 13.2 10,784 7,236 6,815 421 5.8 11,117 7,589 6,943 646 8.5 11,143 7,543 6,877 666 8.8 10,784 7,262 6,840 422 5.8 11,036 7,361 6,769 592 8.0 11,062 7,445 6,885 560 7.5 11,090 7,527 6,926 601 8.0 11, 117 7,616 6,993 623 8. 2 Unemployed Unemployment rata Maeaachueetts Unemployment rate New York Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force — Employed Unemployed Unemployment rata OMo Texaa Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate ' Theae are the official Bureau of Labor Statlettce' eetlmatee ueed In the administration of Federal fund allocation programs. 1 The population figure* i l variation; therefore, In the u I the aeaaonally adiueted columns. 11,143 7,569 6,900 669 8.8 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry (In thousands! Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb. 1983 89,413 89,358 87,719 87,700 90,459 88,877 88,750 88,565 88,895 24,038 Total Goods-producing Dec. 1982 22,993 22,584 22,452 24,631 23,239 23,081 22,986 23,141 Feb. 1982 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 De c . 1982 Jan. 1983 Mining 1,180 1,032 1,013 996 1,203 1,058 1,046 1,037 1,028 Construction 3,559 3,803 3,536 3,389 3,974 3,856 3,854 3,818 3,916 19,299 13,168 18,158 12,193 18,035 12,099 18,067 12,157 19,454 13,290 18,325 12,335 18,181 12,203 18,131 12,172 18,197 12,238 , 11,503 7,705 10,554 6,885 10,500 6,854 10,529 6,899 11,575 7,759 10,666 6,979 10,550 6,874 10,519 6,853 10,563 6,908 Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products — Primary metal products , Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electric and electronic equipment . Transportation equipment Instruments and related products . . Miscellaneous manufacturing 592.9 450.8 571, 5 1,018, 4 1,500, 3 2,458. 5 2,045, 2 1,758. 5 715. 3 391. 3 610.9 438.1 533.9 811.0 1,362.8 2,068.0 1,961.4 1,665.3 682.8 365.3 6 17.1 4 37.4 5 32.4 8 07.5 1,3 67.0 2,0 66.9 1,9 63.2 1,6 87.2 6 1.2 3 69.2 611 449 596 1,024 1,505 2,446 2,048 1,778 718 400 614 434 565 831 1,381 2,142 1,969 1,658 694 378 616 435 556 813 1,365 2,108 1 ,963 1,631 689 374 621 436 552 803 1,358 2,086 1,946 1,662 682 373 632 436 553 813 1,368 2,064 1,959 1,677 684 377 7,535 5,245 7,538 5,258 7,879 5,531 7,659 5,356 7,631 5,329 7,612 5,319 7,634 5,330 1,644 63 735 1 ,141 650 1,268 1,061 208 684 205 1 ,644 61 726 1, 134 652 1,266 1,059 206 678 205 1,636 66 725 1,131 650 1,265 1,054 206 678 201 1,640 67 722 1,144 650 1,269 1,053 207 680 202 65,579 65,754 Manufacturing Production workers Durable goods Production workers Nondurable goods Production workers Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products . Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and misc. plastics products Leather and leather products Service-producing Transportation and public utilities 612. 440, 548, 801. 1,367. 2,094, 1,957. 1,675. 684. 371. 7,796 5,463 7,604 5,308 1,604.7 67.5 776.6 1,194.4 665.8 1,276.9 1,087.5 203.2 706.5 212.5 1,624.6 69.6 729.1 1,121.3 649.3 1,275.1 1,050.7 204.1 680.3 199.9 1,587.3 68.9 719.5 1,120.2 64 5-. 7 1,267.6 1 ,046.2 201.9 678.8 199.1 1,5 72.4 66.4 7 22.4 1.1 29.1 6 42.6 1,2 69.5 1,0 50.9 2 01.2 6 84.0 199.0 l,-663 68 777 1,201 670 1,276 1,093 208 65,375 66,365 65,135, 65,248 65,828 708J 215 65,638 65,669 5,013 4,899 4,887 5,115 5,007 4,992 4,983 4,959 Wholesale and retail trade 20,258] 20,952 20,285 20,029 20,670 20,441 20,425 20,316 20,500 Wholesale trade 5,3031 14,955j 5,221 15,731 5,167 15,1181 5,142 14,887 5,343 15,327 5,254 15,187 5,228 15,197 5,205 15,111 5,198 15,302 5,285 5,361 5,358 5,326 5,357 5,363 5,377 5,390 18,696 19,091 18,872 19,004 18,867 19,074 19,135 19,148 19,179 16,085 15,948 15,7271 15,970 15,850 15,759 15,754 15,755 15,726 2,723 13,3621 2,733 13,215 2,726| 13,001 2,737 13,233 2,740 13,019 2,745 13,009 2,761 12,994 2,751 12,975 5,051 Retail trade 5 ,352| Finance, Insurance, and real estate Services Government . . . Federal govemnient State and local government p = preliminary. 2,737 I 13,113 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagrJcuitural payrolls by industry Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 1982 Total private. 34.8 Dec. 1982 Jan. Feb. Feb. 1983 P| 1983 P| 1982 35.1 Oct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. Feb. 1983 P| 1983 ° 34.6 34.2 35.0 34.7 34.7 34.8 35.1 34.4 43.6 42.5 40.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 35.9 MMMflQ. 36.9 35.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 39.2 2.3 39.7 2.5 39.2 2.2 38.7 2.3 39.4 2.4 38.8 2.3 38.9 2.3 38.9 2.3 3 8 Overtime hours 38.9 2.4 Overtime hours 39.7 2.2 40.1 2.4 39.7 2.1 39.2 2.3 39.8 2.2 39.0 2.0 39.2 2.1 39.2 2.1 4_.l 2.1 39.3 2.3 Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products... Primary metal products Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electric and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Instruments and related products. Miscellaneous manufacturing 37, 37, 39, 39, 39, 40. 39, 40, 40. 38, 38, 38. 40. 39, 40. 40. 40. 41. 40. 39. 39.1 37.6 40.1 39.1 39 39 39 41 40 38 38. 37. 39. 39. 38. 39, 39, 40. 39. 37. 37.9 37.7 40.1 39.4 39 40 39 40 39 38 38.0 37.5 40.2 38.0 38. 39. 39. 40. 39, 38. 38. 37. 40. 38. 39. 39. 39. 40. 39. 38. 38. 37. 40. 38. 39, 39, 39, 39. 39, 38. 40.7 38.9 41.4 39.0 39.8 39.7 39.8 41.6 40.6 39.3 39. 37. 39. 38. 39. 39, 39, 40, 39, 37, 38.6 2.5 39.1 2.6 38.6 2.4 38.1 2.4 38.9 2.6 38.5 2.6 38.5 2.5 38.5 2.5 39.3 2.5 38.4 2.5 39 38 38 35 42 37 41 42 39 35 39, 37. 39. 35. 42. 37, 41, 44. 40, 36. 38. 36. 38. 34, 41. 36. 40. 43. 39. 34. 40.2 (2) 38.3 35.5 42.3 37.4 41.2 43.5 40.0 35.6 39.7 (2) 38.2 35 41 36 40 43 39 35 39.4 (2) 38.6 35 41 37 40 43 39 35 39.2 (2) 38, 35. 41. 37. 40. 44. 39. 35, 39.3 (2) 40.3 36 41 37 41 45 40 36 38.9 (2) 38.9 34 41 37 40 44 39 34 39.2 39.1 38.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 31.4 38.2 29.3 Nondurable goods. Overtime hours . Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products . Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and misc. plastics products Leather and leather products Transportation and publio utilities Wholesale and retail trade 38.4 insurance, and real estate 30.9 32.0 31.9 31.8 32.1 38.7 30.6 38.3 29.3 37.9 28.8 38.5 29.9 38.3 29.9 38.4 29.8 38.4 30.2 38.6 30.0 36.2 36.3 36.6 36.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 32.5 Wholesale trade*. Retail t r a d e . . . . . 32.0 32.7 32.6 32.4 32.6 •32.6 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.5 32.4 38.2 29.4 1 Oata relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction workers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonagrJcuitural payrolls. 1 This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component Is small relative to the trend-cycle and/or Irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. p m preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry Average hourly earnings Feb. 1982 Feb. 1983 $7.82 7.82 $7.90 7.86 $7.90 7.88 11.08 11.21 476.43 462.67 11.32 11.90 11.85 437.27 421.97 8.34 8.69 8.71 8.89 9.23 9.26 7.27 6.19 8.62 11.20 8.57 9.20 7.96 10.82 7.94 6.29 7.59 6.47 9.08 11.49 8.9 7 9.41 8.45 11.44 8.66 6.66 7.70 6.51 9.08 11.57 8.99 9.39 8.47 11.41 8.75 6.73 7.54 Seasonally adjusted Jan. 1 9 8 3 Pi $7.54 7.53 Total private Dec. 1982 Mining Feb. P| 1 9 8 2 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983 Feb.1983 $262.39 $274.48 $273.34 $270.18 263.55 272.14 275.89 271.07 Construction 341.43 338.63 3 52.93 370.12 367.62 364.56 272.63 231.51 337.90 443.52 337.66 374.44 316.81 437.13 317.60 241.54 295.25 250.39 366.83 450.41 359.70 380.16 339.69 474.76 349.86 259.74 301.07 244.78 364.11 452.39 355.11 371.84 335.41 467.81 351.75 259.78 295.30 242.45 355.29 449.67 352.43 369.03 334.38 468.46 346.02 251.33 291.04 311.24 307.64 305.18 319.98 364.98 236.38 186.20 410.55 340.72 423.08 563.50 317.97 196.38 313.53 361.24 236.51 187.44 402.82 332.79 422.28 578.60 316.79 195.64 311.04 384.87 235.68 183.38 399.64 330.30 424.32 570.71 313.24 188.10 405.84 Manufacturing Durabia goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products . . . Primary metal products Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electric and electronic equipment . Transportation equipment Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing 7 6. 9, 11. 9, 9, 8.53 11.51 8.76 6.72 Transportation and public utilities 7.97 8.06 9.63 6.03 5.26 9.66 8.99 10.34 12.72 7.89 5.44 8.06 9.87 6.08 5.31 9.66 8.97 10.35 13.15 7.90 5.48 10.40 13.15 7.9 3 5.50 307.28 366.15 219.46 180.58 377.58 317.58 397.85 518.64 298.85 184.2 7 10.13 Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products . Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and misc. plastics products Leather and leather products 7.96 7.74 9.56 5.76 5.13 8.99 8.56 9.68 12.29 7.49 5.22 Nondurable goods 10.62 10.66 10.68 397.10 415.24 409.34 6.44 6.47 194.66 203.80 202.86 199.92 303.31 159.35 318.89 170.14 319.04 166.42 316.09 164.16 6.16 Wholesale and retail trade 8.10 10.43 7.94 5.42 8.24 5.56 8.33 5.68 6.62 7.01 7.21 7.17 239.64 254.46 6.79 Wholesale trade 8.34 5.70 7.12 7.19 7.15 220.68 232.82 Retail trade 259.55 Finance, insurance, and real estate. 234.39 231.66 Service* 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry (1977*100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Industry Feb. 1982 Totel private nonf arms Current dollar* Constant (1977) dollars Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation and puwlc utHttleo . rtnenoo. Insurance, and real estate 1 2 3 4 Dec. 1982 Jan. 1983p Feb. 1983 p Feb. 1982Feb.* 1983 Peccant change Feb. 1982 0-ct. 1982 Nov. 1982 Dec. 1982 Jan. 19 8 3 P Feb. 1983P Jan. 1983Feb. 1983 145.4 93.3 156.0 136.5 149.1 146.3 143.3 15 2 . 1 94.5 163.4 143.9 156.2 154.2 147.8 153.3 95.3 164.5 143.2 157.0 154.7 149.9 153.4 N.A. 165.8 143.8 157.2 155.3 150.1 5.5 (2) 6.3 5.3 5.4 6.2 4.7 145.0 93.1 (4) 137.9 149.1 146.0 142.5 150.8 93.2 (4) 142.3 154.6 151.1 147.6 151.2 93.5 (4) 141.0 155.3 152.3* 148.1 152.1 94.3 (4) 143.8 155.6 153.4 148.6 152.7 94.7 (4) 143.4 156.5 154.4 148.9 152.9 N.A. (4) 145.2 157.1 155.0 149.2 0.1 (3) (4) 1.3 .4 .4 .2 144.9 144.9 153.0 152.1 157.2 153.4 156.4 152.5 7.9 5.3 143.3 143.7 152.9 150.8 152.7 150.9 153.7 152.4 156.6 152.2 154.6 151.3 -1.2 -.6 See footnote 1, table B-2. Percent change was 1.8 from January 1982 to January 1983, the latest month available. Percent change was .4 from December 1982 to January 1983, the latest month available. Mining is not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. N.A. » not available, p • preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA 1 Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers on private nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry (1977 »100) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 1982 100.9 99.0 87.8 85.1 83.0 139.4 Mining 104.5 91.8 Goods-producing J.an. 1983 103.4 Total private Dec* 1982 114.1 111.5 Feb. Feb. 1 9 8.3 P| 1982 Construction 86.4 96.8 90.6 84.9 Nov. 1982 Dee. 1982 Jan. 1983 106.2 102.6 102.8 104.2 95.6 86.7 86.4 89.7 86.5 '104.4 143.7 113.8 112.8 114.4 107.5 80.0 102.9 97.2 97.4 97.0 106.5 94.9 91.9 83.9 83.3 83.1 85.3 78, 80, 86, 75, 59, 77, 80. 91. 73, 99, 79, 88.5 Manufacturing 83.2 Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products . . . Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electric and electronic equipment . Transportation equipment Instruments and related products.. Miscellaneous manufacturing 89, 74, 89, 76, 79, 87, 105, 100, 81, 109. 84, 81.2 79.8 90.2 75.9 60.1 80.1 82.8 94.1 78.0 101.8 79.6 79, 80, 87, 73, 61, 78, 80, 93, 76. 100, 77. Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products . Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and misc. plastics products Leather and leather products 91, 93, 93, 79. 88. 93, 106, 96. 90. 94, 77, 90.4 95.1 96.9 76.4 83.1 92.5 108.8 93.8 95.7 91.6 73.9 Primary metal products Service-producing Oct. 1982 D Feb. 1983 P 101.8 79, 79. 86. 70. 60. 77. 79. 93. 77. 99. 75. 90, 77, 90, 82. 79, 88. 104, 100. 81. 109. 80. 78, 86. 78, 60. 78, 83. 92. 74, 101. 81. 79, 79, 86, 76. 59. 77. 81. 92, 73. 99. 80. 88.2 90.2 91.5 74.9 82.9 90.1 105.1 92.2 93.3 90.9 73.1 87. 88. 86. 74. 82. 88. 104. 93. 92. 90. 70. 93, 98. 94, 79. 90. 95, 107, 97, 96. 94. 79. 89. 96. 84. 75. 83. 90. 105. 93. 96. 89. 74. 89. 95. 78, 75. 83. 90. 105. 92. 97. 88. 75. 89.2 94.9 90.1 74.4 83.1 90 105 93 97 89 7-3 91. 95. 93. 77. 88. 90. 106, 93. 98. 90. 76. 89, 93. 87, 75. 83. 90, 105. 94. 98. 90. 71'. 81 86 89 78 61 79 80 93 78 102.1 81.7 80, 83, 86, 76, 60, 78, 79, 92. 78, 99. 78, 109.8 113.8 109.6 107.9 112.1 111.5 111.4 111.8 112.2 110.3 Transportation and public utilities 102.2 101.0 96.8 95.6 103.7 100.1 100.2 99.9 98.8 96.9 Wholesale and retail trade 102,7 109.7 102.5 99.3 106.3 104.8 104.3 104.9 105.4 103.0 108.9 100.3 108.1 110.2 105.9 101.2 104.0 97.5 110.7 104.6 107.9 103.6 107.4 103.1 107.0 104.0 107.3 104.7 105.7 102.0 116.1 117.1 117.5 116.2 116.8 117.0 117.2 117.6 118.5 117.1 119.3 122.3 120.5 120.4 120.9 122.0 122.4 122.8 123.4 122.1 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services ' See footnote 1, table B-2. p » preliminary. Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased Time span Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jury Aug. Sept Oct Nov. Dec Over 1-month span 56.7 32.5 54.Op 48.7 42.5 48.lp 51.1 35.8 68.3 40.9 65.3 51.1 54.0 32.0 59.9 43.5 50.3 37.6 50.3 43.0 34.7 26.1 28.2 43.9 31.2 39.0 Over 3-month span 53.5 28.0 4 4 . lp 52.2 31.2 60.2 . 33.6 70.2 37.1 70.4 35.8 65.9 35.8 59.4 27.7 57.0 31.7 40.1 27.7 30.6 28.0 26.3 23.9 23.4 39.5p Over 6-month span 64.8 21.8 65.9 27.4 67.2 27.4 67.7 29.8 67.2 28.8 67.5 30.1 51.3 24.2 39.0 21.0 33.9 24.7 30.1 28.8p 27.7 29.3p 24.2 Over 12-month span 73.9 23.1 71.0 23.1 70.4 21.2 62.1 18.8 50.0 18.0 43.3 21.0 35.2 25.8p 33.6 23.lp 31.5 27.2 27.7 25.8 * Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls of 186 private nonagricultural industries, p = preliminary. • & U . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1983-381-806:34 1 NOTE: Figures are the percent of Industries with employment rising. 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