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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:
FEBRUARY 1984
Employment rose markedly in February and unemployment continued to decline, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Both the overall unemployment
rate, at 7.7 percent, and the civilian worker rate, at 7.8 percent, dropped two-tenths of a
percentage point over the month.
Since the November 1982 recession trough, the rates have
declined by 2.9 percentage points, and the number of unemployed has been reduced by 3.1 million.
Total civilian employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—rose by 700,900
in February to 103.9 million, seasonally adjusted. The proportion of the civilian population
with jobs was 59.1 percent, the highest since August 1981.
• The number of employees on nonagricultural payrolls—as measured by the monthly survey of
establishments—advanced
by 385,000 to 92.2 million. Gains were particularly large in services
and durable goods manufacturing.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The unemployment rate for civilians dropped 0.2 percentage point in February to 7.8 percent,
seasonally adjusted, as the number of unemployed declined by 225,000 to 8.8 million. The
unemployment rate for adult men fell 0.3 point to 7.0 percent, while the rate for adult women
edged down to 6.9 percent, and the rate for teenagers was stable at 19.3 percent. Jobless rates
for black and white workers continued to trend down. The black teenage unemployment rate was
down to 43.5 percent, reflecting
improvements for young black women. The rate of Hispanic
joblessness.fell from 11.2 to 10.2 percent. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
Both the mean and median duration of unemployment fell in February—to 18.8 and 8.3 weeks,
respectively—as there was a substantial decline in the number of very long-term unemployed (27
or more weeks). Job losers accounted for about 54 percent of the jobless total, down from a
recessionary high of 62 percent. (See tables A-7 and A-8.)
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Total civilian employment, at 103.9 million, seasonally adjusted, increased by 700,000 in
February and has risen by 4.9 million over the course of the recovery, the largest gain in the
first 15 months of any post-World War II recovery period. Over-the-month increases were shared
among adult men and women and white and black workers. Since November 1982, the proportion of
the population with jobs has risen by about 2 percentage points for whites, to 60.2 percent, and
by 3 percentage points for blacks, to 51.8 percent. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
The rate of job growth over the past year has been greatest among precision production,
craft, and repair workers—up
7 percent *to 12.6 million—and operators, fabricators, and
laborers—up 6 percent to 16.2 million. Service occupations recorded the lowest rate of growth
during this period, while employment in farming, forestry, and fishing recorded a slight
decline. (See table A-ll.)
_
The civilian labor force rose by 480,000 in February to 112.7 million, seasonally
adjusted.
Growth occurred among both white and black workers and was especially visible among adult women.
Over the course of the recovery, labor force gains have kept pace with population growth, as the
overall labor force participation rate of 64.1 percent in February was the same as in November
1982.
Centennial
of Labor
Statistics
-
2
-
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Nonagricultural
payroll employment rose by 385,000 in February. Job gains continued
to
be widespread, with two-thirds of the 186 industries in the BLS index of diffusion registering
over-the-month increases. At 92.2 million, seasonally adjusted, total nonfarm employment has
risen by 650,000 over the past 2 months and was 3.5 million above the November 1982 level.
(See
tables B-l and B-6.)
Two-thirds of the February increase occurred in the manufacturing
(110,000) and
services
each of which continued their strong growth during the recovery period.
(145,000) industries,
Within manufacturing, over-the-month gains were concentrated in the durables goods
industries,
especially in electrical and electronic equipment, machinery, and transportation
equipment,
which together accounted for 60 percent of the overall manufacturing gain. In nondurable goods,
the only notable increase was in the auto-related rubber and plastic products
industry, which
has shown strength in -recent months.
Total factory jobs have risen by 1.3 million since
November 1982. The large over-the-month employment increase in the services industry
continued
the strong growth pattern during the past 15 months (1.1 million).
Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
1
1
1
| Quarterly averages
|
Monthly data
|
i
l
i
i
i
Category
1
1
1
1 Jan.Feb.
I 1982
1984
1
1983 1
1983
1
1
1
1
1
1 change
IV
1
III
Dec. | Jan. | Feb. |
1 IV
HOUSEHOLD DATA
1
Thousands of persons
1
Labor force j/....
113,737 113,7021 113,8241 113,901| 114,3771
476
700
103,209 104,1951 104,6291 104,876| 105,576|
Civilian labor force.
112,057 112,012| 112,136| 112,2151 112,693]
478
101,528 102,506| 102,9411 103,1901103,892)
702
9,507| 9,195! 9,026| 8,801|
-225
10,529
62,392 62,938| 62,985| 63,318| 62,986|
-332
N.A. |
N.A.
N.A. |
N.A. |
1,610
1,4571
1
1
1
1
1
1
Percent of labor force
1
Unemployment rates:
1
1
1
1
i
7 .7 | v -0.2
8.41
8.1|
9.3
7.9!
8.0|
7.81
9.4
8•5 |
8*21
-0.2
7.41
7.8|
7.0 |
8.7
7.3|
-0.3
7.2|
7.1|
-0.2
7.9
6.9|
7.11
22.4
20.6|
20.1|
-0.1
19.41
19.3|
White
8.1
7 -41
7.11
-0.2
6.9|
6.71
Black
19.4
17.8|
16.7|
16.2|
17.91
-0.5
12.8
12.1|
11.6|
11.2|
10.2|
-1.0
1
1
1
1
1
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1
Thousands of jobs
1
90,250 91,3461 91,5991 91,863p| 92,249p|
386p
23,830 24,2981 24,415| 24,611p| 24,760p|
149p
67,048| 67,184(67,252p|67,489p|
66,421
237p
1
1
1
1
1
1
Hours of work
1
Average weekly hours:
1
1
1
1
1
35.1
-O.lp
35.5p| 35•4p |
35.3|
35.31
40.6|
41.Op | 41.Op j
40.4
40.51
0p
Manufacturing overtime
3.4 |
3.5p|
3.1
3.3|
O.lp
3 • 6p |
1
1
1
1
1
If Includes the resident Armed Forces.
N.A.=not available.
p»preliminary.
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3
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Employment In retail trade declined somewhat less than usual from January to February, and,
as a result, the job total rose by 55,000 after seasonal adjustment. Elsewhere, the number of
jobs in construction rose by 35,000, and there was also an increase in the durable goods portion
of wholesale trade.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls edged down 0.1 hour in February to 35.4 hours, seasonally adjusted* At 41*0 hours, the
manufacturing workweek held steady at the highest level since January 1967*
Factory^ overtime
hours were about unchanged over the month at 3*6 hours, the highest level since early 1979*
(See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls, at 110.2 (1977-100) in February, was little changed over the month*
The manufacturing index was up 0.7 percent in February to 96*5, 16*1 percent above the recession
low. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings were about unchanged in February, while average weekly earnings
decreased 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prior to adjustment for seasonality, average hourly
earnings also were about unchanged in February at $8.24, and average weekly earnings rose by 47
cents to $289-22. Since February 1983, average hourly earnings have risen by 32 cents, and
average weekly earnings were up by $18.36. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 158.2 (1977-100) in February, seasonally adjusted,
essentially unchanged from January. For the 12 months ended in February, the increase (before
seasonal adjustment) was 3.2 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 decreased 0.1
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 189,000 establishments employing about 36 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
Coverage, definitions and differences between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on'their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
OR unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public
assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had
no employment during the survey week; they were available
for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included
among the unemployed are persons not looking for work
because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those
expecting to report to a job within 30 days.
The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special
grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-1, and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-S&, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
— T h e household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture, the self-employed, unpaid
family workers, private household workers, and members of
the resident Armed Forces;
— T h e household survey includes people on unpaid leave
among the employed; the establishment survey does not;
— T h e household survey is limited to those 16 years of age
and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age;
— T h e household survey has no duplication of individuals,
because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or
otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.
Other differences between the two surveys are described in
* 'Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.
Seasonal adjustment
Over a course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor force
and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo
sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in
weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major
holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June,
when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
school's-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined.
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 ail
employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the
components and combining them. The second procedure
usually yields more accurate information and is therefore
followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure
for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted
civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed
Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally
adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and
the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of
the labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household
survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period
and again for the July-December period. The January revision
is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5
years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for
seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along
with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed
at the end of the next section.
Sampling variabiiity
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
f r o m these surveys probably differ from the figures that would
be obtained f r o m 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 i00 that an estimate based on the sample
will differ by no more than the standard error from the results
of a complete census. The chances are 90 out of 100 that an
estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than 1.6
times the standard error from the results of a complete census.
At the 90-percent level of c o n f i d e n c e - t h e confidence limits
used by BLS in its analyses-the error for the monthly change in
total employment is on the order of plus or minus 335,000; for
total unemployment it is 240,000; >and, for the overall
unemployment rate, it is 0.21 percentage point. These figures
do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes but, rather, that the chances arc 90 out of 100 that
the " t r u e " level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates bv more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .29 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.28 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When ail 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 b e n c h m a r k s — c o m p r e h e n s i v e c o u n t s of
employment—against which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.
Additional statistics and other information
In Order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
BLS. It is available for $6.00 per issue or $39.00 per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany ail 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 N o t e s . " Measures of the reliability of the
data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment statua of the population, Including Armed Forces in the United States, by sex
(Numbers In thouaanda)
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally ad|ustsd
Employment status and sex
Feb,
198?
Jan.
1984
Feb.
1984
Feb.
199 3
Oct.
1983
Nov.
1983
Dec.
1983
J*n.
1984
Fab.
1984
TOTAL
Noninstitutional population4
Participation rate*
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Nonagricultural Industries
Unemployment rate*
175,169
111,311
63.5
98,929
56.5
1,664
97 ,265
2,865
94,399
12 ,382
11 . 1
63,858
177,219
112,711
63. 6
102,356
58. 1
1,686
131,270
2,807
'93,463
9,755
8.7
64,508
177,363
1 13,052
63.7
103,645
' 53.4
1,684
101,961
2,857
99,104
9,407
8.3
64,3 11
175,169
112,352
64.1
100,336
57.6
1,664
99, 172
3, 415
95,757
11,516
10.2
62,817
176,474
1 13,561
64.3
103,665
53.7
1 ,595
101,970
3,240
38,730
9,896
8.7
62,913
176,636
113,720
64. 4
104,291
59.0
1,685
102,606
3,257
99,349
9,42 9
8.3
62,916
176,809
1 13,8 24
64.4
104,629
59.2
1,688
102,941
3,356
99,585
9 , 1 95
8.1
62,985
177,219
113,90 1
64.3
104,876
59.2
1,686
103,190
3,271
99,918
9,026
7. 9
63,318
177,363
1 14,377
6'4 .5
105,576
59.5
1 ,684
103,892
3 ,395
100,496
3 ,3 0 1
7.7
62,986
83,720
63,471
75.3
55,839
66.. 7
1,528
54 ,311
7,532
12.0
84,745
64, 169
75.7
58,372
68. 9
1, 542
56,830
5,797
9.0
€4,811
64,203
75.7
58,629
69.1
1,540
57,089
5,574
8.7
83,720
64,077
76.5
57,321
68.5
1,528
55,793
6, 756
10.5
84 ,3 44
64 ,709
75.7
58 ,350
63.9
1 ,543
57,407
5,759
3.9
84,423
64,846
76.8
59,389
70.3
1,534
57, 855
5, 457
8. 4
84,506
6 4,3 39*
76.7
59,580
70.5
1,537
58,043
5,258
8. 1
34,745
64,930
76. 6
59,78 1
70. 5
1,54 2
58,239
5,149
7. 9
84,9 11
65,093
76.8
60,147
70.9
1 ,540
58 ,607
'4 ,3 46
7.6
91,449
47,340
52.3
43,089
47.1
136
42 ,953
4,751
S .9
92,474
48,542
52.5
44,584
48.2
144
44,440
3,958
3.2
92,552
48,849
52.8
45,016
48.6
144
44,872
3,833
7.8
91,449
48,275
52.8
43,515
47.6
136
43,379
4, 760
9.9
92,129
48,352
53.0
44,715
43.5
152
44,563
4,137
3.5
92,214
48,874
5 3.0
44,902
48.7
151
44,751
3,972
8. 1
92,302
48,986
53. 1
45,049
48.3
151
44,898
3,937
8.0
9 2 , 474
48,971
53.0
45,094
48.8
144
44,950
3,876
7. 9
92,552
49,2 83
53.2
45,429
49.1
1 44
45 ,285
3 ,355
7.8
Men, 18 years and over
Noninstitutional population1
Employment-population ratio4
Civilian employed
Unemployment rate4
—
Women, 16 years and over
Noninstitutional population*
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployment rate*
1
The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
columns.
j Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States.
s
Labor force as a percent of the noninstitutional population.
Total employment as a percent of the noninstitutional population.
* Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (including the resident Armed
Forces).
4
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by aex and
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, sex, and age
Feb.
1 33
.Tan.
1984
Feb.
19 84
Feb.
1 933
Oct.
1983
Nov.
1983
Oec.
1983
Jan.
1984
Fab.
19 84
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio'
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
—
7 3 , j 03
0 ° ,647
63.2
9"?,265
56.1
12 , 3 3 2
11,3
175,333
111,025
63.3
101,270
57.7
9,755
8.8
175,679
1 11,368
53.4
101,961
58.0
9,407
8.4
173,505
110, 688
63.8
99,172
57.2
11, 516
10.4
1 74 , 7 7 9
111,866
64.0
101 , 3 7 0
58.3
9,896
9.3
174,951
112,035
64.0
102,606
58.6
9,429
8.4
175,121
112,136
64.0
102,941
58.3
9,195
8.2
175,533
112,215
63. 9
103,190
58.8
9,026
3.0
175,679
1 12,593
64.1
103,892
59. 1
8 ,3 01
7.3
Man, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Agriculture —
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
74,434
58 , 0 8 3
78.0
51,506
69.2
2 ,153
49,353
6,577
11.3
75,692
5H , 9 2 4
77.8
53,983
71.3
2,130
51,853
4 , 941
8 . 4.
7«j,786
58,964
77.8
54,220
71.5
2,156
52,064
4,743
3.0
74,434
5 8 , 225
78.2
5 2 , 5 08
70.5
2, 402
5 0 , 1 06
5,717
9.8
75,216
58,949
78.4
54 , 1 4 0
72.0
2,376
51 , 7 6 4
4,309
3.2
75,327
59,053
78.4
54,457
72.3
2,336
52,121
4,596
7.8
75,433
59,050
78.3
54,658
72.5
2,374
52,284
4,392
7.4
7 5 , 692
59,299
78.3
54,999
72. 7
2,356
52,64 3
4,300
7.3
75,786,
59 , 3 9 4
73.4
55,266
72. 9
2 ,409
52 , 3 5 7
4,128
7.0
83,593
44,219
52.9
40,219
48.1
506
39 , 7 1 3
4,000
9.0
34,860
44,883
5 2. 9
41,548
49. 0
49 8
41,050
3,335
7. 4
84,962
45,223
53.2
42,048
49.5
509
41,539
3,176
7.0
8 3, 593
44,248
52.9
40,315
48.2
640
3 9 , 675
3 , 9 33
8.9
84,443
44,936
53.2
41,570
49.2
597
40,973
3,366
7.5
94,553
44,953
53.2
41,738
49. 4
638
41,100
3,215
7.2
84,666
45,024
53.2
41,843
49.4
653
41,190
3,181
7. 1
84,360
44,98 1
53.0
41 , 7 9 8
49. 3
625
41,174
3,182
7. 1
34 , 9 6 2
45,258
53.3
42 , 1 3 8
49.6
6 40
41 , 4 9 8
3 ,120
6.9
15 , 4 7 8
7 ,345
47.5
5,539
35.3
207
5,333
1 ,8 05
24.6
14,981
7,218
43.2
5,739
38.3
179
5 , 560
1, 479
20. 5
14,931
7,181
48.1
5,693
38. 1
192
5,501
1,488
20.7
15,478
8,215
53.1
6,349
41.0
373
5,976
1,866
22.7
15,120
7,981
52.8
6,260
41. 4
267
5,993
1 ,721
21.6
15,072
9, 02 9
53.3
6,41 1
42.5
283
6,128
1,618
20. 2
15,022
8,062
53.7
6,440
42.9
329
6,111
1,622
20. 1
14,9817,935
53.0
6,39 2
42.7
290
6,102
1,543
19.4
14,931
8 ,041
53.9
6,488
43.5
346
5,142
1 ,553
19.3
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexea, 18 to 19 yeara
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
' The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
1
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabla A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by raca, sax, aga, and Hiapanic origin
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted'
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Feb.
1983
Jan.
19 S 4
FeD.
1\<34
Peb.
1 vd J
Oct.
1983
NOV.
1983
Dec.
1983
Jd n.
1984
Fa b .
19 84
150,187
95 , 3 6 8
63 . 5
8 5,619
57.0
9 ,749
10.2
151,939
96,767
63. 7
39,268
5d. 8
7,499
7.7
152,079
96,971
63.8
89,724
5J. 0
7,248
7.5
1 5 0 , 1 87
9 6 , 2 38
o 4. 1
3 7,367
5 8. 2
8, 871
9.2
151 , 1 7 5
97,339
64. 4
89,351
59. 4
7,488
7.7
151,324
97, 559
64.5
90,43 0
59.8
7 , 129
7. 3
1c 1,484
97,724
64. 5
90,779
59.9
6 , 9 45
7.1
1^1,939
97,813
64.4
9 1,04 4
59. 9
6,768
6. 9
152,079
98 , 1 6 7
64 . 6
91,544
60. 2
5 ,£>23
6.7
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
51,138
78.5
4 5 r 8 42
70.3
5,296
10.4
^ 1 , 9 39
7 8. 3
4 8,034
7 2. 4
3, 904
7. 5
51,916
7 8.2
48,166
72.5
3,750
7.2
5 1 , 2 71
7 8.7
4 6,772
7 1 .8
4,499 I
8.8 j
51,^02
78. 9
48,129
73. 1
3 ,774
7.3
52,021
78. 9
i+8,414
73. 5
3,607
6-9
5 2 ,0 b 3
78. 9
4b,589
73. h
1,474
6.7
5 2 , 270
78.8
48,964
7 3. 8
3 , 33 6
6. 3
5 2 , 3 35
73.. a
49,149
74-0
^ , 1 «b
1
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
3 7,587
52-2
34 , 6 9 5
48. 1
2 ,991
7.9
3 8 , 4 1 8 |I
52.4
3r,96 3
49. 1
2,455
6. 4
38,6 7 8
52-7
3b,156
49. 6
2,322
6.0
1
37, 696 [
52-2 |
i 4, 7 8 5 |
48. 2
2 , 9 11
7.7
38,438 i
52.7 |
3 6 , 0 16 !
49. 4
2,422
5. 3
38,4 b 9
c
2. 7
36, 177
4 9. 6
2 , i 12
o.O j
38,55b
52. 8
36,292
49.7
2,264
5.9
38 , 5 0 ' ,
^2. 6
">6 , 130
49-4
2,325
6. 0
3ri , 7 26
^2- 8
36 , 4 6 5
49 . 7
2 ,2 61
5-3
7,105
57.2
5,898
47 . 5
1 , 2 07
17.0
17.5
16.5
7,0
56. 9
5,900
47. 7
1 , 138
16. 2
17.8
14. 5
7 , 106
57.. 7
5,430
46. 1
1,176
16- 5
16. 4
16-7
19,086
11,650
61 . 0
9,582
50.2
2,068
17.8
1 9 , 196
1 1 ,6h0
60. 7
^,707
50- 6
1 ,953
16. 7
19 , 2 2 2
11 , 8 8 1
61 . 3
9 , 9 58
51.8
1 ,923
16.. 2
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to i 3 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women
6 ,544
51 . 0
5 ,082
39.6
1 ,462
22.3
25.0
19.4
6,410
51.9
5 , 27 1
42.6
1, 139
17.8
20. 9
14. 5
6, 378
51.8
5,202
42.2
1 , 1 76
Id. 4
19.6
17.2
7,271
56.7
5 , 8 10
45.3
1, 461
20. 1
21. 4
18.7
6 ,399
56.2
5 , 7 07
45.3
1 ,292
18-5
19. 8
15. 9
7,049
56.7
5, 839
47. 0
1,210
17.2
17.6
16. 6
18,796
11 , 3 6 6
60.5
9,076
48.3
2 ,290
20.1
1 9 , 196
11,478
59. 8
9 , 51 3
49- 6
1,965
17. 1
19,222
11,b55
6 0- 6
9,752
50-7
1,904
16.3
18,796
1 1, 5 b 1
,1. 5
9,272
49. 3
2, 289
19.8
1 9 , J 26
11,565
60.8
9 ,449
49. 7
2 , 1 16
18. 3
19,057
1 1 , 6236 1.0
9,56 3
50-2
2 , ObO
17. 7
5 ,420
74.4
4,317
59.2
1,103
20-4
5 , 569
74. 1
4 , 66 9
i2. 1
900
16. 2
5,630
74.8
4,770
63.4
860
15.3
S442
7 4. 7
4,417
6 0-6
1,025
18.8
5 ,501
74.2
4 ,5 07
62. 1
394
16- 3
5, 568
74. 9
4,70 1
5 3. 2
867
15.6
5,565
74- 7
4,722
63.4
3 43
15. 1
5 , 62 1
74. 8
4,78 9
6 3. 7
833
14- 8
5 ,677
75.4
4 ,877
64.8
800
14. 1
5,290
57.1
4 ,410
47.S
380
16.6
5 , 261
55.4
4 , 499
47. 4
5,356
56.3
4,598
48. 4
758
14.2
5, 339
57.7
4, 438
47.9
901
16.9
5,277
55.1
4,438
47.. 2
839
15.9
5, 270
55. 9
4, 448
47. 2
822
15. 6
5,303
56-2
4,461
47.3
842
15.9
5,277
55. 6
4,522
47. 7
755
14.3
5 ,4 0 8
56. 9
4 , 6 30
48 . 7
777
14.4
6 56
29.2
349
15-5
306
46.7
49.7
43.3
649
29.6
345
15.7
304
46. 9
46. 5
47. 3
669
30.6
384
17.6
285
42. 6
48. 4
36. 1
780
34.7
4 17
18.5
363
46. 5
47. 2
45.7
787
35.. 6
4 04
13.. 3
383
48.7
45. 6
52.2
785
35.6
4 1 4
18. 8
37 1
47.3
44. 9
50. 0
782
35.6
399
18. 2
383
49 . 0
46.4
51.9
76 2
34. 7
397
18. 1
365
47. 9
47. 1
48. 8
796
36 . 4
450
20-6
346
43. 5
46.7
39.9
9,368
5 ,^15
63 . 1
4,916
52.5
9 99
16.9
9, 778
6,195
63. 4
5,436
55. 6
758
12.2
9,906
6 , 167
62. 3
5,477
55.3
690
11.2
9,368
6, 001
64. 1
5,071
54. 1
9 30
15.5
9 ,7 45
6,165
63.3
5,398
55. 4
767
12.4
9,677
6, 232
64.4
5,46 3
56.5
769
12. 3
9,735
6,267
64.4
5,540
56.9
727
11 . 6
9 , 778
6,336
64.8
5,627
57. 6
708
11.2
9,906
6 ,292
63.5
5,652
57. 1
6 39
10.2
BLACK
Civilian noninstitutionai population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate .
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
7*i 1
14.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employment-population ratio2
'
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal vartation; therefore, iden.^ai
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
FRASER
* Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional papulation.
Digitized for
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin 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
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Category
7
reb.
1 983
Oct.
10 1 , 9 6 1
38,250
2.% 162
5,389
99,172
37,49 1
24 , 1 2 9
5 ,016
101,970
38,240
24,953
5 , 172
1 , 169
1 ,471
167
1,270
1,427
160
1 ,617
1,562
230
86,780
15 , 7 4 9
7 1,031
1 , 158
69,373
7,30 4
315
90,416
15,675
74,741
1,099
73,642
7,714
3 33
30 , 4 8 6
71 , 2 7 8
6 , 195
2,175
4 ,020
13,013
94,663
76 , 0 0 8
5, 815
1,906
3 ,909
12,840
Ft L.
1983
Jar..
198 4
97,265
36,86 7
2 4, 094
5,055
101,270
3 3 , 102
24,897
5,293
1,317
1 ,39 0
158
Nov.
1983
Dec.
1983
Jan.
1984
Fab.
19 84
102,606
38,388
25,057
5,236
102,941
38,494
2 5 , 140
5,254
1 0 3 , 190
38,682
24,947
5,293
10 3, 89 2
38,91 1
25,212
5, 34 6
1,53 5
1, 5 2 7
227
1,481
1,556
224
1,512
1,572
26 5
1, 4 4 3
1 ,613
233
1, 560
1, 609
23 2
9 1,080
16,07 5
7!;, 0 0 5
1, 154
73,851
7,731
293
90,517
87,91 6
1 5 , 578
15,510
72 , 4 0 6 I 7 5 , 0 3 9
1,273
1 /2 22 !
71,184
7 3, 7 6 1
7,69 5
7 ,403
354
435
91,094
15,585
75,509
1,216
74, 293
7,800
474
9 1,422
15,481
75,941
1,24 1
7 4,70 0
7,734
450
91,641
15,535
76,106
1 ,%197
74,909
7 , 936
364
9 2, 37 9
1 5 , 82 2
7 6 , 557
1, 21 9
75,339
7 , 34 9
330
95,249
76,255
?, 63 4
1, 7 0 6
3,928
13,360
90 , 2 7 6
71,703
6 ,362
2 ,059
4,303
12 , 2 1 1
93,273
7 5 , 04 7
5,724
1,61 7
4, 107
12,502
93,334
75,398
5,848
1,719
4 , 129
12,588
9 4 , 17J
75,802
5,712
1,67 2
4,040
12,659
94,707
76,237
5,943
1,771
4,172
12,527
9 5, 06 7
76,715
5 , SO 8
1, 61 1
4 , 197
1 2 , 54 5
1934
1983
CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 18 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
MAJOR INDUSTRY ANO 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-empioyed workers
Unpaid family workers
PERSONS AT WORK'
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- dispute.
Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
Monthly data
Quarterly averages
i
Measure
198 3 j
198 3
1 982
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
3.0
2.9
2. 6
4.5
4.3
4. 2
6.6
6.4
6.2
6. 1
9.3
8.3
8.0
7.8
7.5
10.0
9.3
3. 4
a. 1
7.9
7. 7
10.4
10.1
9.4
3.5
3.2
9.0
7. 8
13.7
13. 4
12.9
12.2
11.2
10.8
10.3
1 0. 4
15.2
14.9
1'i.4
13.5
12. 4
N-. A.
H. A.
M .A.
IV
I
II
Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force
4.3
4. 2
4.0
3.7
U-2
Job iosers as a percent of the civilian labor force
6.6
6. 2
6.0
5.4
U-3
Unemployed-persons 25 years and over as a percent of the
8.3
8. 1
7.9
7.3
10.6
10. 3
10.0
Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, including the
resident Armed Forces
10.5
10.2
Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force
10.5
U-1
U-4
U-5a
U-5b
U-6
U-7
198 4
III
IV
3. 1
Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-l ime
1
Total full-time jobseekers plus Vt part-time jobseekers p/us /a total on pan time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less Va of the
Total full-time jobseekers plus Va part-time jobseekers plus Vz total on part
time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the
civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less 1/a of the
N.A. - not available.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(in inousanas;
Unemployment rates*
Category
Feb.
1983
Jan.
1984
Fe b.
1984
1 933
Oct.
1983
Nov.
1983
Dec.
1983
Ja n .
1984
?2b.
1984
CHARACTERISTIC
11,516
6,756
5,717
4,76 0
3,933
1 ,85 6
9, 026
5,149
4,300
3, 876
3,182
1,543
3,301
4,946
4,128
3,355
3,120
1,553
1 0.4
10.3
9.3
9.9
3. 9
2 2.7
8.3
9.1
3.2
3.5
7.5
21.6
3.4
8.6
7.8
8.2
7.2
20.2
8.2
8.3
7.4
8.. 1
7. 1
20.1
3.0
3. 1
7.3
7.9
7. 1
19.4
7.b
7.8
7 .C
7.0
6.9
19 . 3
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
2,928
1, 9 9 8
76 0
2,025
1, 579
636
1,993
1,579
658
7. 2
7.6
13. 2
5.7
6.3
11 . 4
5.5
6.0
10.5
5.2
6. 1
10.9
5.0
6.0
' 10.7
4
5.9
11. n
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost2
9,86 5
1, 53 4
7,532
1, 446
7,283
1 ,'459
1 0. 4
10. 1
1 1.9
8.7
10.0
10.3
8.2
9. 3
9.7
8.0
9.3
9.4
7.8
9.2
9.2
7 .5
9.3
8.9
1 0.8
19. 1
19.9
1 3. 1
1 4. 5
1 1. 0
3.0
1 0. 9
7. 4
5.8
16. 3
9.3
12. 1
15.3
1.6
10.2
3.7
7.2
9.3
6.9
5.1
16.2
8.3
12.4
16.3
8.3
3.3
8.2
6.5
3.3
6.6
5.0
15.6
7.9
1 0.9
15.0
8. 4
3.0
8.9
5. 1
8.4
6.3
5.0
15.5
7.3
12.2
15 . 1
7. r
7 .3
7 .3
5.9
3.3
5 .3
4.5
14 . 0
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
—
—-
—
INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers . . .
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
8, 782
20 7
1 , 039
2 , 36 4
1 ,66 7
99 7
U58
2,26 5
1 ,949
94 7
314
6, 568
107
840
1 , 8to9
1,062
307
290
1,772
1 ,691
812
265
6,478
127
881
1 ,645
949
6 96
346
1 ,776
1,703
747
253
3. 6
12. 3
15.6
3. 9
9.0 "
8.7
6.7
9. 1
5.7
4. 9
15.7
reasons as a percent of p o t e n t l y available labor force hours.
Unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours-lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic
Table A-7. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment
Feb.
19 83
Jan.
1984
Feb1984
F eb.
1 93 3
Oct.
19 83
Nov.
1983
Dec.
1983
3 ,507
3,823
5,052
2 ,221
2,832
3,618
2,689
3,448
1,360
2, 088
3 , 157
2,986
3,264
1,354
1,91 0
3,732
3/169
4 ,613
1,928
2 ,685
3, 50 4
2 , 7 2 <5
3,655
1, 37 2
2 , 2SJ 3
3,328
2,616
3,527
1,337
2,190
19. 4
1 1.0
19.8
8.3
19.2
9.3
19. 1
9.8
20. 1
9. 5
20.2
9.4
100.0
28. 3
30. 9
40.8
17. 9
22. 9
100.0
37. 1
27.6
35.3
13.9
:i. 4
100. 0
33.6
31.7
34.7
14. 4
100. 0
32.4
27.5
40. 1
16.7
10 0.. 0
3 5.. 5
2 7.. 6
3 7.. 0
1 3. 9
23. 1
100.0
35,1
27.6
37.2
14.1
23. 1
Jan.
1984
Fab.
1984
3,382
2,50 4
3,369
1,28 4
2,085
3,233
2,556
3 , 201
1 ,166
2,035
3,35 9
2 , 434
2, 98 4
1,173
1,810
19. 6
9.0
20.5
9.2
1 8. 3
8. 3
1 00.0
36.0
28.4
35.6
13.0
22.6
100. 0
3 8- 1
28. 1
33. 3
1 3. 3
2 0. 5
!I
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
100.
36.
27.
36.
13.
22.
0
5
1
4
9
5
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numb+ra In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Reason
Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
19 83
Jan.
1984
Feb.
1984
w
eb.
1983
Oct.
1983
Nov.
1933
Dec.
1983
7 , 939
2 ,654
5,29 5
842
2 ,521
1 ,079
5 , 636
1,692
3,944
841
2 , 2 58
1 ,020
5,471
1,613
3,858
787
2, 168
981
6 ,364
2,084
4,780
830
2,505
1 , 188
5,601
1, 39 2
4, 20 9
86 6
2,322
1, 127
5,226
1,321
3,905
868
2,250
1, 154
5,017
1 ,233
3,73 4
855
2,24 6
1, 150
4,825
1 ,239
3,588
809
2 , 192
1,175
4, 73 7
1, 27 2
3,46 5
772
2, 15 3
1, 09 2
100. 0
64. 1
21. 4
42. 7
6. 9
20. 4
8.7
100.0
57.7
17.3
40.4
8.6
23. 1
10.5
100.0
58. 1
17. 1
41.0
9.4
23. 0
10.4
100.0
60. 3
18. 3
42.0
7.3
22.0
10.4
100. 0
56. 5
14. 0
42.4
8. 7
23. 4
1 1.4
100.0
55.0
13.9
41.1
9. 1
23.7
12. 1
100. 0
54. 1
13.8
40. 3
9. 2
24. 2
12. 4
100.0
53.6
13.7
39.9
9.0
2 4.'4
13™ 1
10 0.
5 4.
1 4.
3 9.
5. 1
4. 9
.7
1.9
.9
6. 2
.7
2.3
1. 1
5. 0
. 3
2. 1
4.. 7
4. 5
4.3
. S
2.0
. 9
2. 0
. 7
2.0
1. 0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Jan.
, 1 984--
Feb.
19 84
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
0
1
5
5
8. 3
2 4. 6
1 2. 5
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
7.
.
2.
1.
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
2
8
3
0
.a
2.0
.9
4.
.
1.
1.
Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Sex and age
Total, 16 years and over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
25to54years
55 years and over
Men, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
55 years and over
Women, 16 years and over
16to17years
Unemployment rates'
Feb.
1983
Jan.
1984
Feb.
1984
*eb.
1 983
Oct.
1983
S ov.
1983
Dec.
1983
Ja n.
1934
Fab.
19 34
11,516
4 , 455
1 ,866
742
1, 11 4
2,539
7,09 0
6 , 22 6
815
9,026
3 , 537
1,543
649
878
1,994
5,474
4, 789
700
8,801
3,410
1,553
663
881
1,857
5,40 5
4,742
636
10. 4
1 8.3
22.7
2 4. 0
21.8
16. 1
8. 2
8.7
5.4
9.3
16.3
21.6
24.0
20.3
13.6
6.3
7.2
5.0
3. 4
15.4
20.2
21.9
19.3
13.0
6.5
6.9
4.9
9.2
14.9
20.1
22.9
18.3
12.2
6.4
6.3
4.9
8.0
1 4.3
19.4
21-9
17.6
12. 5
6.2
6. 5
4.7
7 .3
14.2
19.3
22 .1
17.5
11 .6
5 .1
6.4
4.3
6,756
2,550
1,039
400
628
1, 51 1
4,213
3,680
517
5,149
1,971
8 49
336
501
1, 122
3,154
2,743
431
4,946
1,85 7
318
337
469
1, 039
3,089
2,636
396
10.8
19.8
2 4.0
2 4. 4
2 3.5
17.6
8. 5
9.0
5.3
9. 1
17.3
22.5
24.3
21.6
14.7
'
7.0
7.4
5.4
8.6
15.9
20.2
22.0
19.6
13.8
6. 8
7.1
5. 4
8.3
15.6
20.4
23.3
18.9
13.3
6.5
6.7
5.4
3.1
15.6
20.3
2 1.6
19.6
13. 1
6. 2
6.6
4.8
7.8
14 .£
19.7
21 .6
13 . 1
12." 1
6. 1
5 .4
4.5
4,760
1 ,905
827
342
436
1, 078
2,867
2,546
29 8
3 , 876
1,565
694
313
377
872
2,320
2 , 0 46
269
3,855
1,552
735
326
412
317
2,316
2,057
240
9.9
16.7
2 1.3
23.6
19. 9
1 4.3
7.3
3. 3
4.9
8.5
15. 1
20.5
23.5
13.3
12.3
6.5
7.0
4.4
8.2
14.7
20. 1
21.8
19.0
12.0
o. 2
6.6
4.1
3. 1
14.0
19.8
22.5
18.7
11.0
6.3
6.3
4. 3
7.9
13.9
1 8. 0
22. 2
15.4
11.7
6. 2
6.5
4.5
7.8
13 . 7
13 . 9
22.6
16 .9
11 . 0
6. 1
6.5
4 ..0
!
Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
2
7
9
0
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Seasonally adjusted1
i
|
Feb.
1983
Jan.
1984
Feb.
1984
?eb.
1 933
23 ,3 18
14 , 2 7 9
61.2
11 , 6 4 6
49.9
2 ,633
18.4
9,038
23,594
14,253
60. 4
12,002
50. 9
2,256
15.8
9 , 336
2 3 , 6 00
14,397
61.0
12,237
51.9
2 , 159
15.0
9,204
23,318
1 4 , 450
62.0
1 1,821
50.7
2, 6 29
18.2
8, 868
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
1
Oct.
1983
Nov.
1983
23,504
14,528
61 . 5
12 , 3 9 5
51.2
2,432
15.7
9 ,376
23,627
14, 5 0 5
6 1.4
12,171
51.5
2,338
16. 1
9,118
!!
i
Dec.
1983
Jan.
1984
F 3 b.
19 84
23,637
14,539
61.5
12,171
51 . 5
2,368
16,3
9,098
2 3 , 5?4
14,425
61. 1
1 2 , 179
51.6
2,246
15.6
9 , 169
23,600
14 , 5 9 3
61 . 8
1 2 , 4 17
52.6
2 ,176
14.9
9 ,007
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population,
Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian employed
Occupation
Unemployed
Feb.
1983
Feb.
1984
Feb.
1983
97,265
1 vi 1, 91» 1
12,382
Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial
Professional specialty
23,415
10,471
12,944
24,713
11,32 9
13,384
840
451
389
Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, including clerical
30,394
3,075
1 1,213
16,106
31 , 7 2 9
3 , 117
11 , 9 4 4
16,668
13,491
953
1,628
10,910
Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair
Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Total, 16 years and over'
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Farming, forestry, and fishing
'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Arr- ed
Forces are included in the unemployed total.
j
Feb.
1 93 4
j
Unemployment rate
Feb .
1983
Fed 1 93 4
9. 407
11.3
3 .4
684
344
340
3. 5
4.1
2.9
2.7
3 .0
2.5
2,390
169
958
1 , 264
1,893
113
787
993
7.3
5.2
7.9
7.3
5.6
3.5
5 .2
5.6
13,861
98 9
1,67 3
11,199
1 ,718
72
119
1 ,528
1, 4 5 6
73
108
1, 2 7 6
11.3
7.0
6,8
12. 3
9.5
6 .3
6.1
10.2
11,712
4,032
3,893
3,736
12,557
4 , 31 2
4,140
4,104
1 ,972
441
1 , 022
509
1,391
312
746
333
14. 4
9.7
20.8
12.0
10.0
6 .8
15.3
7.5
15,262
7,462
4,053
3,747
453
3,294
1 6 , 190
7 , 82 5
4,270
4,09 5
58 9
3,50 6
3,791
1, 814
819
1,153
300
859
2 , 568
1, 0 5 2
541
975
298
6 77
19.9
19.6
16,8
23.6
39.8
20. 7
13.7
11 . 9
11.2
19.2
33 . 5
15 . 2
2,986
2,91 2
491
379
14. 1
11.5
I!
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
Civilian labor fores
Veteran status
and ags
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
I
Unemployed
Employed
Total
Percent of
labor force
Number
Feb.
1983
Feb.
1984
3,270
6,542
941
2,504
3,097
1,726
7,912
5,651
56 1
1, 39 1
3 ,199
2,261
19,297
8,496
6,462
4 , 3 39
2 0 , 702
8,866
7,172
4 , 66 4
•
Feb.
1983
Feb.
1984
Feb.
198 3
Feb.
1984
7,408
5,428
522
1,797
3 , 109
1,980
6 ,868
5,465
703
2 ,058
2,704
1,403
6,866
4 , 99 9
460
1,617
2, 922
1, 36 7
890
765
187
312
266
125
54 2
42 9
62
180
187
113
19,450
8,26 1
6,772
i|,417
16,129
6,827
5,528
2 ,774
17,849
7, 43 3
6 , 25 9
4 , 157
2,074
1, 141
578
355
1,60 1
32 8
513
26 0
Feb.
1983
Feb.
1984
7,758
6,230
390
2,370
2,970
1,528
•
Feb.
1983
Feb.
1984
11.5
12.3
21.0
13.2
9.0
8.2
7.3
7.9
11 .9
10.0
6.0
3.7
1 1 .'4
14.3
9.5
3. 6
3.2
10.0
7.6
5.9
VETERANS
Total, 25 years and over
25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 years and over
NONVETERANS
Total, 25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
18,203
7 ,268
6,106
4 , 129
NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served In the Armed Forces between
August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonveterans are men who have never served In the Arm-
ed Forces; published data are limited to those 25 to 39 years of age, the group that most
closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vletnam-era veteran population.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
T a b l e A-13. E m p l o y m e n t s t a t u s of t h e c i v i l i a n p o p u l a t i o n f o r t e n l a r g e S t a t e s
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted1
Seasonally adjusted1
State and employment status
Jaa.
198 4
Feb.
198 3
eh.
1983
Oct.
1983
p
1984
Nov.
1983
Dec.
1983
1
California
J an.
1984
Feb.
|
1984
j
!
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
19,009
13,668
12 , 2 1 7
10,7*5
1 ,452
11 . 9
18 , 9 8 3
12 , 3 5 7
11 , 2 2 6
1 ,132
9.2
1 2 , 3 08
11,226
1 ,082
8.8
18 , 6 6 8
12,274
10,918
1 , 356
11.0
18 , 9 0 5
12 , 3 3 3
11,279
1 ,05 4
8.5
18 , 9 3 0
12 ,4 08
11 , 3 6 7
1 , 041
8.4
18 , 95 4
12 , 389
1 1, 3 8 8
1 ,001
8. 1
3 ,270
4 ,682
4,238
444
9.5
8 ,455
4 ,984
4 ,617
367
7.4
8 ,473
4,991
4,685
3 06
6 .1
8,270
4,749
4 , 3 05
444
9.3
3 , 400
4 ,938
4 , 5 37
401
8.1
8 , 418
5 ,009
4 ,619
390
7.8
8 ,565
5
87
4,815
772
13.8
8 ,588
5 ,5 04
4 ,915
589
10.7
8 ,5 90
5 ,5 49
4 ,990
55 9
1 0. 1
8 ,565
5 ,6 39
4,893
746
13.2
8 ,585
5 ,5 27
4 , 979
5 48
9. 9
4 ,473
2 ,8«8
2 ,652
236
8.2
4 ,499
3 ,011
2 ,790
221
7 . 3
4 ,5 01
2 ,986
2 ,797
189
6.3
4,473
2,932
2,712
220
7.5
6 ,749
4 ,248
3 ,5 47
701
16.5
6 ,736
4 ,146
3 ,616
530
12.8
6 ,733
4 , 245
3 ,709
535
12.6
5 ,729
3 ,5 6 5
3 ,240
3 25
9.1
5 ,776
3 ,750
3 ,46 4
28 7
7.6
5 ,779
3,761
3 ,5 08
25 3
6 . 7
18
12
11
1
, 98 3
,395
,35 0
,045
8.4
19 , 0 0 9
12 , 3 6 3
11 , 3 8 0
983
8.0
8 ,435
5 ,097
4 ,717
380
7.5
8 , 45 5
5 ,06 7
4 ,713
35 4
7 . 0
8 ,473
5 ,065
4 ,760
3 05
6.0
8 ,586
5 ,5 44
5 ,011
533
9.6
3 ,586
5 ,5 40
5 ,008
5 32
9.6
8 ,5 88
5 ,553
5 , 005
5 48
9.9
8 ,590
5 ,5 99
5 ,06 7
532
9.5
4 ,494
2 ,991
2 ,787
204
6.8
4 ,496
3 , 014
2 ,814
200
6.6
4 , 497
3 ,017
2 ,823
194
6.4
4 ,499
3 , 028
2 ,831
197
6 -5
4 ,5 01
3 ,033
-> ,86 0
173
5 .7
6 ,749
4 , 3 05
3,650
655
15 . 2
6 ,742
4 ,252
3 ,687
565
13.3
6 ,740
4 ,216
3 ,696
5 20
12.3
6 ,737
4 ,241
3 ,748
493
11.6
6 ,736
4 ,207
3 ,722
485
11.5
6 ,733
4 , 3 05
3 ,815
490
11.4
5 ,729
3 , 6 15
3 , 305
310
8.6
5 , 766
3 ,66 1
3 , 405
256
7.0
5 ,769
3 ,685
3 ,428
25 7
7 . 0
5 ,772
3 ,762
3 ,5 03
25 9
6. 9
5 ,776
3 ,774
3 ,503
27 1
7. 2
5 ,779
3 ,811
3 ,: 5 7 5
2 36
6 . 2
13 , 6 0 9
8 ,024
7 ,432
5 92
7.4
Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutioral population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Michigan
Civiliannoninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
I
1
;I
j
New York
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed,
Unemployment rate
13 ,5 24
7 ,896
7 ,144
75 2
9.5
13 ,6 05
7 ,888
7 ,25 1
637
8.1
1 3 ,609
7 ,995
7 ,346
649
8.1
13,524
7 ,921
7,226
695
8.8
13 , 5 9 2
8 ,098
7 ,448
65 0
8. 0
13 , 5 9 6
3 ,098
7 ,476
6 22
7 . 7
13 ,5 9 9
8 ,05 6
7 ,45 5
601
7.5
13 , 6 0 5
7 ,939
7 ,35 3
586
7.4
3 , 048
4,913
4,202
711
14.5
8. , 0 5 0
4 , 96 4
4 ,45 2
5 12
10.3
8 ,05 0
4,925
4,426
499
10.1
8 , 048
5 ,066
4,379
687
13.6
8 ,051
5 ,110
4 ,5 43
567
11.1
3 ,05 1
5 ,113
4 ,557
556
10. 9
8 , 05 0
5 ,097
4 ,561
536
10.5
3 , 05 0
5 ,095
4 ,619
476
9.3
8
5
4
9,170
5 ,381
4,621
76 0
14.1
9 ,198
5 ,383
4 ,841
542
10.1
9,200
5 ,344
4,758
586
11.0
9,170
5 , 455
4 ,745
710
13.0
9 ,194
5 ,5 32
4 ,96 0
5 72
10.3
9 ,195
5 ,5 5 4
4 , 969
585
10.5
9 ,196
5 ,5 19
4 ,943
5 76
10.4
9
5
4
9 ,200
5 ,421
4 ,.8 8 8
533
9 . 8
11 , 4 2 9
7 , 6 35
7 ,079
556
7 . **
11 , 455
7 ,6 25
7 ,175
45 0
5 . 9
11,156
7,561
6 ,909
65 2
8. 6
11 ,35 3
7 ,666
7 ,092
574
7.5
1 1, 3 7 8
7 ,65 7
7 ,124
5 33
7.0
1 1 , 4 02
7 ,743
7 ,146
597
7 . 7
Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
,: 05 0
,j 08 2
:, 6 0 7
475
9.3
Pennsylvania
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
;
, 198
, 45 1
,997
45 4
8.3
Texas
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
11 , 1 5 6
7 ,5 5 2
• 6,8«5
667
8.8
1
These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the administrate* of
Federal fund allocation programs.
11 , 4 2 9
7 ,648
7 ,118
530
6 . 9
«
,455
7 ,6 32
7 ,,1 9 9
433
5.7
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers
aopear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
Feb.
1984
Feb.
1983
Oct.
1983
Nov .
1983
Dec.
1983
Jan.
1984
91,033
8 8 , 746
91 , 084
91,355
91 , 599
91 , 863
92 , 249
74,853
75, 061
7 3 , 004
7 5 , 312
7 5 , 579
7 5 , 829
7 6 , 148
7 6 , 522
24,335
2 3 , 982
2 4 , 1 0 1 2 3 , 049
2 4 , 168
2 4 , 311
2 4 , 415
24, 611
2 4 , 760
1, 001
640
1,045
659
1 , 042
660
1, 040
657
1, 014
645
1 , 044
648
1 , 045
655
1 , 047
663
1 , 050
661
1 , 053
661
3 , 376
867
4,055
1 ,077
3 , 7 71
1, 011
3 , 753
1 , 004
3 , 790
961
4 , 060
1 , 052
4 , 094
1 , 062
4 , 088
1 , 075
4 , 176
1 , 105
4 , 212
1 , 112
Manufacturing
Production workers
18, 077
1 2 , 157
19,235
13,180
1 9 , 169
1 3 , 124
1 9 , 308
1 3 , 256
1 8 , 245
1 2 , 303
1 9 , 064
1 3 , 043
1 9 , 172
1 3 , 147
1 9 , 280
1 3 , 230
1 9 , 385
13, 321
1 9 , 495
1 3 , 418
Ourable goods
Production workers
1 0 , 523
6 876
11,379
7,637
11 »363
7 , 626
1 1 , 475
7 , 726
1 0 , 608
6 ,, 9 4 9
U , 235
7 ,522
1 1 , 320
7 ,601
1 1 , 406
7 , 665
1 1 , 474
7 , 726
1 1 , 575
7 , 813
609. 5
426.8
531.9
808. 6
324 . 5
1,357.2
2,045.5
1,972.7
1,714. 5
711.7
689 . 9]
366.lj
699 . 1
477 . 0
583 . 2
868. 2
339 . 1
1,449.2
2, 1 7 5 . 9
2,149.9
1 , 885 . 2
849 . 4
702 . 0
388 . 9
631
427
557
810 ;
323
1 ,364
2,042
1 ,981
1, ,729
724
693
374
712
465
590
867
344
1 ,430
2, 131
2 ,107
1 , 848
817
699
386
714
470
590
871
;
342
j 1 ,438
j 2 , 158
2 , ,128
1 , 862
821
701
388
715
473
589
881
343
1,, 4 4 9
2 , , 172
2, , 1 4 6
1, ,887
846
701
393
714
476
593 |
372
337
1,,459
| 2 , 188
2, ,167 I
i 1, 906
870
1
706
393
716
481
602
879
339
1 , ,466
2 , 202
2 , 19 5
1 , 929
879
709
396
7 , 554
5 , 281
7 ,856
5,543
7 , 806
5 , 498
7 , ,637
5 ,354
7 ,829
5 ,521
7,852 1 7,874
5 , 546 | 5 , 565
7 , , 911
5,, 5 9 5 !
7 , 920
5,,605
1,564.2 1,620.3
66.7
65.5
723.0 762.0
1 ,144.7 1,194.1
669.4
646.6
1,265.3 1,312.2
1,051.3 1,060.4
194. 7
i
190. 5
766 . 0
686 . 5
210.8
215.6
1,589.3
64.1
759 . 9
1 ,188.6
666.2
1,309.1
1,057.2
If $7.8
770. 2
213.4
1,577.4
61.8
7 59 . 1
1,206.8
668.7
1 ,314.6
1,061.3
187 . 2
781 .0
214.7
1,, 6 2 0
6,7
726
1,, 1 4 8
652
1., 2 6 4
1 ,056
199
691
214
1 ,628
64
759
1,, 191
665
1,29 7
1,, 0 6 1
19 3
753
218
1 ,, 6 3 3
61
758
1,, 199
666
1 ,301
1,, 0 6 1
193
762
218
759
i .,206
670
i ,,303
i , ,064192
769
217
1,, 6 4 2
62
766
1,, 2 1 0
670
1,309
1,, 0 6 5
192
777
218
1,, 6 3 5
62
762
1,, 2 1 0
674
1,, 3 1 3
1,, 0 6 6
192
737
219
6 7 ,, 2 5 2
!
|
Feb.
1983
Dec.
1983
Jan.
1984
1
8 7 , 613
92,247
9 0 , 572
1
71,625
76,270
|
2 2 , 454
Mining
* Oil and gas extraction
Construction
General building contractors
Feb.
1984
p
P
p
P
I
Total
Total private
Goods-producing
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing
Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communication and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations
Eating and drinking places
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Services
Business services
Health services
Government
Federal
State
^
Local
p sb preliminary.
691 .3
686 . 6
476.4
480.2
569 . 7
574 . 7
869.4
876.4
340.1
3318. 1
1,447.1 1,459.0
2, 186.3 2 , 2 0 6 . 2
2,160.9 2,184.1
1,882.9 ;1,911.5
845 . 7
863.5
705.0
702 . 9
380.7
386 . 9
7 , 833
5, , 5 3 0
|
l
I
|
|
1
! '
! , 6 3622
|
j
j
!
|
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!
j
j
6 7 ,, 4 8 9
6 5 , , 159 i
67,912
6 6 ,, 5 9 0
6 6 ,, 9 3 2
6 5 ,, 6 9 7
6 6 ,, 9 1 6
6 7 ,, 0 4 4
6 7 , , 184
4,, 8 9 6
2,, 6 4 0
2,, 2 5 6
5 ,045
2,781
2,265
4,, 9 7 6
2. , 7 3 1
2,, 2 4 5
4,, 9 7 2
2,, 7 2 8
2,, 2 4 4
4 ,966
2,, 6 9 4
2 ,272
5 ,019
2,, 7 5 4
2 ,265
5,, 0 1 9
2,, 7 4 9
2,, 2 7 0
5,, 0 1 5
2,, 7 4 7
2,, 2 6 9
5,, 0 4 2 1
2,, 7 8 4 i
2,, 2 5 8
2
5,, 1 3 4
2 ,998
2,, 136
1
5,324 i
3,1311
2 , 193 !
5,, 298
3,, 1 2 7
2,, 171
5,, 3 0 8
3 ,142
2,, 166
5,, 1 8 1
3 ,017
2,, 164
5,, 2 8 7
3 ,108
2,, 179
5,, 2 9 1
3 ,114
2,, 178
5,, 313
3,, 1 3 2
2,, 182
5,, 3 4 1
3,, 1 4 5
2,, 195
5,, 3 5 6
3,, 1 6 2
2,, 194
15,, 122 15 , 1 6 2
2 , 180
2,, 2 0 5
2 , 503
2 ,477
1,, 6 4 0
1., 5 9 6
4 ,680
4 ,872
15 , 379
2,, 2 3 1
2 ,509
1 ,635
4 ,899
15,, 4 2 7
2,, 2 4 6
2 ,510
1,, 6 3 6
4 ,899
15,468
2,, 2 2 8
2 ,509
1,, 6 3 9
4 ,910
1-5,, 5 0 5
2,, 2 5 4
2,, 5 2 6
1,, 6 4 5
4,, 9 2 5
15, , 558
2,, 2 6 8
2 ,533
1,, 6 6 3
4 ,911
5,043
<,783
2,, 2 6 0
14, , 7 3 6
2,, 1 1 8
2 ,448
1,, 5 7 5
4 ,643
16,025
2,554
2,561
1,639
4,870
15, , 288
2,, 3 1 5
2 ,511
1,, 6 3 9
4 ,684
5,, 3 4 0
2 ,669
1,, 7 0 5
966
5,508
2,768
1,718
1,022
5,, 5 1 4
2 ,771
1 ,722
1 ,022
5 ,518
2 ,776
1 ,723
1 ,019
5 ,384
2 ,674
1 ,710
1 ,000
5 ,503
2 ,758
1 ,715
. 1,030
5,, 5 1 5
2 ,763
1 ,717
1,035
5,, 5 2 5
2 ,767
1 ,718
1 ,040
5 ,553
2 ,777
1,, 7 29
1 ,047
5 ,563
2 ,781
1 ,728
1,054
19 , 0 6 5
3 ,338
5 ,870
20,033
3 ,846
5,988
19 , 7 9 5
3 ,815
5 ,980
20 , 0 4 0
3 ,841
5 ,987
19 , 2 6 2
3 ,385
5 ,887
19 , 9 5 6
3 ,729
5,985
20 , 0 1 6
3 ,748
5 ,983
20 , 0 9 3
3 ,808
5,994
20 , 0 9 6
3 ,838
5 ,992
20,242
3 ,895
6 ,005
15 , 9 8 8
2 ,728
3 ,714
9,, 5 4 6
15,977
2,754
3,721
9,501
15 , 7 1 9
2 ,741
3 ,590
9 ,388
15 , 9 7 2
2 ,746
3 ,711
9 ,515
15 , 7 4 2
2 ,742
3 ,633
9 ,367
15 , 7 7 2
2 ,761
3 ,646
9 ,365
15 , 7 7 6
2 ,763
3 ,646
9 ,367
15 , 7 7 0
2 ,768
3 ,646
9 ,356
15 , 7 1 5
2 ,763
3 ,614
9 ,338
15 , 7 27
2 ,760
3,631
9 ,336
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA.
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted
Not seasonslly adjusted
industry
Feb.
1983
Dec.
1983
Jaa.
1984
Feb.
1984
p
p
Feb.
1983
Oct.
1983
Nov.
1983
Dec.
1983
34 2
35
5
35.0
35, . 1
34. 5
35.3
35.2
35.3
Mining
41 3
43
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Total private
Jan.
1984
.
35.5
P
Feb.
1984
35.4
5
43.6
4 3 . ,5
Construction
35
4
36 8
36.3
36. .9
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Manufacturing
Overtime hours
38.
2 3
41. 2
3 6
40.5
3.3
4 0 . ,7
3..4
39.2
2.4
40.6
3.3
40.6
3.3
40.5
3.4
41.0
3.5
41.0
3.6
Durable goods
Overtime hours
39. 4
2 2
42. 0
3 8
41.3
3.5
4 1 . .4
3..6
39.7
2.3
41.2
3.4
41.2
3.5
41.1
3.5
41.7
3.7
41.7
3.7
38. 8
37 4
39. 4
39 1
37 7
3 9 .. 2
39. 4
3 9 . ,3
40. 9
4 1 . ,8
39. 6
3 7 ., 7
39. 8
41 0
41. 9
42 2
41 3
4 2 .. 3
4 2 . ,6
4 1 , .8
43. 3
4 4 . .6
41. 4
4 0 .. 1
39.3
39. 1
40.8
41.7
40.6
41.4
41.9
41.1
42.8
44.3
41.0
39.1
3 9 . .5
3 9 . .3 .
4 1 . ,4
4 2 . .0
4 1 . .3
4 1 . .4
4 2 .. 1
4 1 .. 1
4 2 .. 8
4 4 .. 1
40. 8
3 9 . .9
39.5
37.9
40.5
39 . 1
37.6
39.6
39.4
39. 5
41.2
42.2
39.7
(2)
40.3
39.8
41.7
41.7
40.8
41.2
41.3
41.1
42.5
43.7
40.7
(2)
39.7
39.7
41.7
41.6
40.4
41.4
41.3
41.1
42.5
43.8
40.6
(2)
39.7
40.1
41.6
41.8
41.3
41.4
41.4
40. 9
41.9
42. 5
40.7
(2)
40.7
40.3
42.1
41.7
40.5
41.8
41.9
41.3
43.3
45.4
41.3
(2)
40.2
39.9
42.5
42.0
41.2
41.8
42.1
41.3
43.1
44. 5
40.9
(2)
38. 2
2 . ,4
40. 2
3. .3
39.5
3.1
3 9 . ,7
3. , 1
38.5
2.6
39.7
3.1
39.7
3.1
39.7
3.2
40.0
3.2
40. 1
3.3
38. 5
3 4 .. 1 !
38. 7
3 4 . .8
41. 1
3 6 . ,8
40. 9
43. 3
39. 7
3 4 . ,6
40. 1
3 7 .,8
41. 0
3 6 .. 7
43. 8
3 8 ., 4
42. 4
4 4 . .4
42. 5
3 7 . .3
39.4
37.5
40.2
36.1
43.1
37. 4
42.0
44.6
42.1
36.5
39. 3
3 5 . .9
40. 4
3 6 . ,1
4 3 .. 1
3 7 . .6
41. 9
4 4 . .6
42. 2
3 6 . .7
39.0
(2)
39.0
35.2
41.4
37.1
41.0
44.4
(2)
34.9
39.7
(2)
40.7
36.5
43.2
38.0
41.7
43.5
(2)
37.5
39.5
(2)
40.7
36.4
43.0
" 37.9
41.8
43.6
(2)
37.2
39.6
(2)
40.7
36.5
43.0
37.6
41.9
44.5
(2)
37.0
39.6
(2)
41.0
37.3
43.2
37.8
42.2
45.6
(2)
37.1
39.9
(2)
40.7
37. 1
43.5
37.9
42. 1
45.7
(2)
37.0
Transportation and public utilities
38. 4
39. 7
39.2
39. 2
38.6
39.4
39.2
39.4
39.6
39.4
Wholesale trade
3 7 . ,9
3 9 . ,0
38.6
3 8 ., 5
38.2
38.7
38.7
38.7
38.8
38.8
Retail t r a d e . . . . :
28. 7
30. 8
29.4
29. 4
29.3
30.0
30.0
30.4
30.1
30.0
Finance, insurance, and real estate
3 6 . , 1.
3 6 . .2
36.5
36. 1
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Services
32. 4
32. 6
32.6
32. 5
32.5
32.9
32.7
32.6
32.8
32.6
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Overtime hours
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.
These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls.
i
|1
(2)
P
(2)
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 s 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 weekly earnings
Average hourly earnings
Industry
Total private
Seasonally adjusted
*
Construction
Jan.
1984 P
Feb.
1984
$ 7 . ,92
7 . 91
$ 8 . 16
8 . 16
$ 8 ., 2 5
8 . 22
$ 8 . ,24
8 . 23
1 1 . 25
1 1 . , 44
1 1 . . 54 |
1 1 . ,46
4 6 4 . 63
497 . 64
5 0 3 . 14
4 9 8 . 51
1 2 . 00
1 2 . 01 |
1 2 . ,05
1 1 . 93
4 2 4 . 80
4 4 1 . 97
437 . 4 2
4 4 0 . 22
9 ., 0 6 j
9.. 0 9
9 ,, 0 9
3 3 9 . 50
373 . 27
3 6 8 . ,15
3 6 9 .,96
9., 6 6
7,. 8 6
6. , 7 6
9,. 4 3
1 1 ., 3 8
12, . 7 9
9.. 3 4
9 .91
8.. 9 0
12 . 0 7
12, . 5 4
8 .73
7 ., 0 5
9 . 66
7 ,. 9 0
6 . ,76
9., 4 2
1 1 . 45
1 2 .. 9 4
9.,34
9,. 9 3
8. , 8 8
12,. 0 8
1 2 .. 4 8
8 .69
7,, 0 3
4 0 4 . 46
3 6 6 . 81
2 9 9 . ,54
3 1 0 . 44
2 7 7 . 57
2 4 3 . 10
3 9 4 . 28
3 5 8 . ,54
4 5 0 . 82
4 7 8 . 97
517 .,24
5 2 6 . 16
3 5 4 . ,37
3 9 6 . 77
3 7 1 .,94
4 2 2 . , 17
3 7 0 . 35
3 3 6 .,41
4 6 9 ,. 9 4 j 5 2 2 ., 2 0
497 .,00
5 5 7 . 05
3 6 0 . , 18
3 3 5 ,. 8 1
2 7 9 . ,50
2 5 3 . ,72
3 9 8 . 96
3 0 8 ., 9 0
2 6 4 . 32
3 8 4 . ,74
4 7 4 . ,55
519 ..27
3 8 6 ., 6 8
4 1 5 .. 2 3
3 6 5 . .79
5 1 6 .. 6 0
5 5 5 .. 5 2
357 . 9 3
27 5.. 6 6 !
3 9 9 . ,92
3 1 2 . ,05
2 6 5 . ,67
3 8 9 . .99
4 8 0 .,90
5 3 4 ,. 4 2
3 8 6 ,. 6 8
418 ,. 0 5
3 6 4 ,. 9 7
517 . 0 2
5 5 0 .. 3 7
3 5 4 ,. 5 5
2 8 0 ,. 5 0
8 .27
8,. 3 8
10 . 58
6,. 4 0
5 .51
10, . 2 2
9 .28
10, . 8 9
13 . 4 2
8,. 2 1
5 .69
8 .26
8.. 4 1
10,. 7 8
6.. 4 1
5 .49
1 0 .. 2 2
9,. 3 0
10. . 8 9
13 . 2 8
8.. 2 3
5,. 6 8
3 0 5 , . 22
3 1 2 . ,24
3 3 9 ,. 6 4
2 3 6 . .07
1 8 5 ,. 4 8
3 9 6 .. 6 2
3 3 0 ,. 8 3
4 2 5 ..77
5 7 3 ,. 7 3
3 1 4 ..03
190 . 3 0
3 3 1 ., 2 5
3 3 4 . ,03
3 8 4 ,. 8 0
2 5 8 . . 71
2 0 0 . . 38
4 4 8 . ,07
3 5 7 , . 50
4 6 1 ,.74
6 0 2 .. 5 1
3 4 7 . .65
2 0 8 .. 8 8
3 . ,75
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
P
Dec.
1983
Feb.
1984
Dec.
1983
Manufacturing
Feb.
1983
Jan.
1984 ,
Feb.
1983
P
P
$ 2 7 0 . 86 $ 2 8 9 . 68 $ 2 8 8 . 75 $ 2 8 9 . 22
2 9 1 . 34
2 9 1 . 81
272 . 90
2 8 8 . 05
9. 31
7 .72
6 . 50
9 ., 1 0
1 1 . 53
1 3 .. 7 2
9 . ,04
9 .44
8 . ,56
11, . 4 9
1 1 . ,89
8,. 4 8
6 ., 7 3
9 . 63
7 .. 8 0
6 . ,77
9 .. 4 1
1 1 . 35
1 2 .. 7 4
9 ., 3 8
9.. 9 1
8., 8 6
12, . 0 6
1 2 ., 4 9
8,. 7 0
6. ,97
7 ., 9 9
8., 1 1
9 .96
6.. 1 0
5 .33
9.. 6 5
8,. 9 9
1 0 .. 4 1
13, . 2 5
7.. 91
5,. 5 0
8,. 2 4
8. , 3 3
10, . 18
6.. 3 1
5 .46
1 0 .. 2 3
9 .31
10. . 8 9
13,. 5 7
8.. 18
5 .60
10. . 7 2
10, . 9 8
11 . 0 4
11. . 0 1
4 1 1 ,. 6 5
4 3 5 .. 9 1
432 .77
431 .59
Wholesale trade
8 .28
8 .60
8 .67
8 .63
313 . 8 1
3 3 5 ,. 4 0
334 . 6 6
332 . 2 6
Retail trade
5.. 6 9
5,. 7 7
5 .89
5,. 8 8
1 6 3 .. 3 0
177. . 7 2
173 . 17
172 . 8 7
Finance, insurance, and real estate
7 .22
7 .43
7 . 58
7 .58
260 . 6 4
2 6 8 ,. 9 7
276 . 6 7
274 . 4 0
Services
7,. 19
7 .44
7 .53
7,. 52
2 3 2 ,. 9 6
2 4 2 . .54
245 . 4 8
244 . 4 0
......
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Transportation and public utilities
' See footnote 1, table B-2.
!
!
!
!
j
3 2 6 ,. 6 7 1 327 . 9 2
330 . 17
3 3 0 ,. 5 1
3 9 6 , . 7 5 ; 3 8 7 ,. 0 0
257 . 2 8
2 5 8 ,. 9 6
2 0 1 ,. 4 8
198, . 91
4 4 0 .. 4 8
4 4 0 ,. 4 8
347 . 0 7
3 4 9 ,. 6 8
457 . 3 8
4 5 6 ,. 2 9
5 9 2 , . 29
598 . 5 3
3 4 7 ,. 3 1
345 . 6 4
207 . 6 9
208 . 4 6
p = preliminary.
Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory
workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(1977=5 100)
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
Total private nonfarm:
Current dollars
Constant (1977) dollars
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utilities .
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance, insurance, and
real estate
Services
1
2
3
4
5
N.A.
p -
•
Feb
1983
Dec.
1983
Jan.
1984p
Feb.
1984p
1 5 3 . ,7
95. 5
1 6 5 .. 1
144. 6
1 5 7 . .3
1 5 5 . ,7
1 4 9 .. 8
157.6
94.9
170.1
145.8
160.5
159.6
154.0
158.8
95.2
170.7
146.0
161.1
160. 5
155.5
158.6
N.A. !
169.9
144*. 6
161.2
160.2
155.2
1 5 7 . .4
1 5 3 . .4
162.0
159.2
165.1
160.9
165.0
160.6
Seasonally adjusted
Percent
change
from:
Feb.
1983Feb.
1984
Feb.
1983
Oct.
1983
Nov.
1983
Dec.
1983
Jan.
1984p j
Feb.
1984p
3.2
(3)
2.9
(2)
2.5
2.9
3.7
153.4
95.1
(5)
145.7
157.3
155.2
149.3
156.8
94.6
(5)
145.1
158.9
158.4
154.1
156.9
94.4
(5)
144.6
159.7
158.7
154.1
157.6
94.7
(5)
145.2
160.1
158.9
154.8
158.2
94.7
(5)
145.9
160.7
159.9
155.0
158.2
N.A.
(5)
145.5 1
161.2 |
159.5
154.7
4.8
4.7
(5)
152.4
(5)
158.4
(5)
158.1
(5)
159.2
(5)
159.6
(5)
159.5
See f o o t n o t e l v t a b l e B - 2 .
Percept change^is less than .05 p e r c e n t .
P e r c e n t c h a n g e was - 0 . 1 p e r c e n t f r o m J a n u a r y 1 9 8 3 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 8 4 , t h e l a t e s t m o n t h a v a i l a b l e .
P e r c e n t c h a n g e v i a 0 . 3 p e r c e n t f r o m J a n u a r y 1 9 8 3 t o J a n u a r y 1 9 8 4 , t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
These s e r i e s a r e n o t s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d s i n c e t h e s e a s o n a l component i s s m a l l r e l a t i v e t o t h e
i r r e g u l a r c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y c a n n o t be s e p a r a t e d w i t h s u f f i c i e n t
precision.
- not a v a i l a b l e ,
preliminary.
trend-cycle
Percent
change
from:
Jan.
1984Feb.
1984
(2)
(4)
(5)
-0.3
-J
-.2
-.2
(5)
-.1
and/or
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA.
1
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricuttural
payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
1
Feb.
1983
99
Total
33
Goods-producing
i
1
1 1 0 , .4
80. o
Manufacturing
82 3
j
i
1 0 6 ,. 4
97 .,7 |
5 ! 120. • 7
Construction
1
| Jan.
1984 P||
j
Feb.
1984 p
Feb.
1983
Oct.
1983
|
1
!
Nov.
1983
!
106 . 8
94 ,. 5 ;
1 2 0 ,. 6 I
104 .,5 !
94 .•
9 5 . •3 |
i
II
i
102 .1 2
95 ,.6
1 2 0 ,. 0
1 1 1 .• 6
1
i
9 5 . ,6
1i
1 1 8 .. 5 !
37 2 ;
9 4 . ,8
1
1 0 8 . . 1-]
j
.1
9 3 . .3 |
9 4 . ,7 | 103 . 3 |
1 0 8 ..31
j
j
1 0 8 .. 9
p
110, . i
1 1 0 .. 2
9 9 . .4
1 0 0 .. 1
i
I
96. 3
• i
9 6 . ,3
t
1 1 8 .. 1 ! 1 1 8 . •91:
i
122 . 6
i
105.
105 .,6 !
1 1 2 ,.5
9 4 . • o!
95, .8
2
93.
i
j
1 2 2 ., 7
113. 2
96. 5
87 ..8
97 .. 0
9 4 ,. 6
9 5 ,. 5
8 8 .. 4 : 9 6 . 2 .
92 ., 4
91 . 2
7 7 ,. 1
31 . 6 • 8 8 . , 4 , 3 5 , . 1
7 4 .. 9 ' 8 4 . 5
82 .,6
8 3 ., 1
8 3 . , 7 ' 92 ., 2 ! 9 0 . . 4 ; 9 3 . . 6
8 9 .. 1
97 ..0 1 9 7 .,6
98. 9
1 0 4 . . 8; 1 1 4 . , 3 : 1 10.. 8 1i 1 1 1 .. 8
92 . 9 ! 97 . 7 •
96 ., 1 : 97 .. 0
9 0 . . 1 i 8 8 . • 9 i 3 6 .. s ;
8 7 .. 8
91 . 2 : n o . 4
1 1 0 .• o ;! 1 1 2 . 3
8 3 . ,5
8 0 . .6 !
81 . 6
!
7 5 .• 1 !
9 5 . ,8
89 ., 6 ' 9 5 . , 6
9 6 . , 2 :!
97,. 5 ;
9 7 ..8
93. 8 •
95 . 8
9 5 . ,9
9 6 . . 0 ! 9 7 . .0 i
9 7 ., 0
32 ., 4 . 34 ., 7
83 ., 4 | 82 .• 3 J 83, . 6
7 9 . ,9
75. 4 •
83. 4
8 3 .1 7
83 .•5 ;
3 5 ,. 1 ;
8 4 .. 1
8 5 . , 0 ' 91 ., 7 !
9 2 .• 1 ! 92 ..9 1!
9 5 .4
• 1 9 4 ., 9
97 . I
90 . 4 ;
96 .• 8 i
96 .,6 !
9 8 ,.0 i
9 9 .. 5
1 0 5 . , 6 ' I l l . 3 i 1 1 1 ., 8 ! 1 1 0 . .91 1 1 2 , . 0 | 1 1 2 ., 4
6
!
93.
95 . 9
96. 2;
96 . 8 j
9 7 . .5 ji
9 7 .,9
9 6 .i 2 : 8 9 .. 9 1
89.
90. 4
91 .• o | 93 ., 7
9 0 . 9 i 106 . 7 ; i o 3 . o ! 109 . 6 i I l l .• 2 ! 1 1 3 . , 7
7 6 . ,4 :
8 4 . ,4 ;
8 5 .. 1
8 4 ., 2
83. 5
3 4 ., 0
!
i
i
1
107. 3
Service-producing
1
1
i
j
I
1 1 7 . 5 | 1 1 3 . ,1
9 6 ., 6 j
|
! 103. 9
1
1 1 3 . .0
1 0 3 . ,0 j 1 0 0 . ,0 ;
9 9 ,,9
1
110. 9
109. 2
109. 1
9 6 ., 3 : 1 1 3 ., 1 : 1 0 2 .. 4
Retail trade
1
1
i
:
Wholesale trade
92 ., 9 |
I
Jan
Feb.
19 8-; pi1 1984
80. 4 ;
91 .• 1 1 91 •9
9 4 . .6
9 2 . ,6
9 5 . ,7
•
8 3 ., i ! 9 8 ., 0 !
9 7 . ,2
99. . 5
9 8 ., 4
9 7 ..0
84. 7 |
9 9 . 1 | 1 0 0 .• l ! 1 0 1 . ,7
1 0 3 . .0
103. 1
7 6 . . 6 ! 8 5 . ,9
86.
87, . 1
8 5 .. 5
8 9 . .6
71 .,6
61 . o
7 2 .> i
72, . 4
7 3 . ,4
7 3 .,3
5 1 ., 0 ' 6 0 ., 7 ;
7
6 0 .• i
61 ., 9 1i
60.. 0 I
6 1 ., 1
37 . 6
78 . 9 '
3 8 ., 5 ;
3 9 . i 4 i 91 ..2
91 ., 3
7 8 .' 4 ; 8 8 ., 3 j
9 0 ., 0 ; 91 .• o;
93 ,. 2 I
9 4 ., 7
93. 2
106 . 5 ; 1 0 8 ..0 i 1 0 8 . 2 ;| 1 1 0 ..6 ( 1 1 2 ., 2
:
8 0 .. 1
91 ., 1
92 .. 0 1 92 ., 5 |
96,.9 !
9 7 ., 7
84 . 7
69. 8 •
85 ., 4 i 3 6 . 11!
9 4 ., 0
9 5 ,.2 i
99 .. 1 105 .. 1 : 1 0 5 .• i ; 104 .,3 il 107 ,. 4 | 107 ., 2
77 . 7 ;
85 . 0
85 .. 4 ! 37 . 2 ; 3 7 . .5 ;
8 9 ., 5
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Transportation and public utilities
8 4 .• 1 ;
9 4 .. 6
j
94. 2
79 5
9 2 . .4 |
9 3 .,9
i
9 5 . ,0 1 91 . 8 I
9 2 .. 9
79 4
104. 9
84. 4
9 9 . .9 | 1 0 1 ., 5
71 3
82 ,. 4
8 5 .. 1 ; 8 0 ,. 4
61 i ;
73 ..6
72. 8
7 2 .. 5
6 0 ,. 4 :
5 1 .. 5 ;
61 . 3
61 .6
.
77 , 9 ;
9
1
.
8
9
.
,
2
3
!
'
90. 3
'
7 9 .. o ;
93 .. 7 :
93 ,. 2
9 5 .. 0
93. 2
110. 8
10 9.,7 ; i n .. 1
94 ,. 1 ;
7 9 . . 1 ' 9 5 . .6 !
9 5 ,. 9
91 ,. 5
68. 4
91 . 1 - 89 ..8 !
9 9 , . 3 106 ., 7 : 106 .. 0
1 0 6 ,. 2
37 . 1 ! 82 .. 7
75 . 3 ;
86 .. 0
1
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 miscellaneous olastics products
Leather and leather products
Dec.
! 1983
r
I
'
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
1
I
3 ;
108
Mining
Dec.
1983
|
i
j
j
1
110. 5 j 115. 1 ;
9 8 . .6
i
114. 9 | 115.
1 1 5 . .9
1 1 5 . ,9
101. 8 |
1 0 1 .• 1
1 0 2 . .6 i
1 0 1 .,9
J
109. 6
no.
Ul. 1
1 0 1 ., 1
105 . 5 | 1 0 9 . 5
!
100. 8 ; 105. 4
101.
!
!
109. 9
j
1 0 5 . 7 | 107 . 3
i
i
1 0 6 .•
4
; 115. 6 i 120. 0
1 2 0 ., 7
119. 7
116. 4 ! 120. 2 !
119. 3
Services
i 1 2 1 .,0 1
| 1 2 8 . ,0 | 1 2 6 . . 2
1 2 7 ., 6
122.
1 2 8 . 2 ! 1 2 8 . 3 | 129 .1 1
' See footnote 1. table B-2.
•5i
128 . 6 I
120. 5
!
121. 5
Finance, insurance, and real estate
106. 4
121. 0
1
129 . 2
p=s preliminary.
Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased
it
Time
span
i
Jan.
Year
;
Feb.
|
Mar.
|
Apr.
May
39. 0
69. 1
47. 6
71. 0
1
1
"H
1
June
|
July
|
Aug.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept
i
Dec.
!
Over
1-month
span
1981
1932
1983
45. 4 |
45. 7 ;
7 0 . 2p |
36. 0
62. 4
Over
3-month
span
1981
1982
19 83
1
2 5 ..3 !
1 45 .' 4 i
I 7 8 .. 5 p i
23. 8 ,
55. 1
32. 0
65. 6
Over
6-nnonth
span
1981
1982
19 83
:
|
2 0 .. 2
5 0 ., 5 |
23. 7
63. 2 ;
Over
12-month
span
1981
1^82
19 83
1
| 22 ,• o :
! 4 8 ..9 i
20. 7 !
58. 3 !
28 ..5
5 6 . .5 I
6 7 , • 2p j
!
|
!
32. 3
64. 5
38. 4
68. 5
3 7 ., 1
68. 0
3 4 .. 1
6 0 . .8
29 . 3
70. 7
32. 0
64. 5
42.2
64.0
24. 7
72 0
-
40.6
7 4 . 2p
26.6
8 2 . 3p
35.8
32. 5
76 . l
1
i
1
:
i
3 3 . 6 !!
77 . 2 i;
27. 2
73. 9
27 . 2
79. 6
26. . 1
7 9 . .6
25. 5
74. 2 i
I
25. 3 !
7 3 . 4 ||
iI
29. 8 j
76. 3 |
26. i
79. 3
!
!
26. 1
83 . 6 ,
23. 4
82 . 5
19 ., 1
80. 4
21, . 2
8 2 . .0
26. 1
8 2 . 3p
18. 0
62. 6
19. 4
73. 4
18. 3
76. i
i
20. 7
81. 2
20. 7
84 . 9p
2 2 . ,8
37. lp
24. . 2
31. 5
1
Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3. and 6 month spans, on payrolls
of 186 private nonagricultural industries,
p = preliminary.
!
!
34. 1 |
75. 8
1
I
i
1
i
i
1
!
i
i
!
I
1
37. 6 j
j
i
I
|
44. 1
I
1
NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. {Half of the unchanged components are counted as rising.) Oata are centered within the spans.
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