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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 1985
Employment rose slightly in February, while unemployment was little
changed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today. The overall unemployment rate was 7.2 percent, and the
rate for civilian workers was 7.3 percent. Both rates have fluctuated
within a relatively narrow range since last May, after falling sharply in
the preceding year and a half.
Civilian
employment—as
measured
by
the
monthly
survey
of
households—totaled 106.7 million in February, up nearly 300,000 over the
month. The number of nonagricultural payroll jobs—as measured by the
monthly survey of establishments—advanced by 120,000. Both measures of
employment have risen by a little more than 400,000 since last December and
by about 7-1/2 million since the recovery began in late 1982.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
Both the level of unemployment and the rate for all civilian workers
were
little
changed in February at 8.4 million and 7.3 percent,
respectively, after allowing for seasonality. None of the major age-sex
groups showed any significant changes, but there were divergent movements
between black and white workers. The unemployment rate for blacks rose by
1.4 percentage points to 16.3 percent,, largely as a result of increased
joblessness among adult men. The rate for whites eased down from 6.4 to
6.2 percent. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
The average duration of unemployment rose slightly in February, as the
number unemployed for 15 to 2 6 weeks increased by 175,000 and the number
out of work less than 5 weeks edged down. The number of persons jobless
for 6 months or longer remained at 1.3 million. The median duration of
unemployment was 7.2 weeks, and the average duration was 15.9 weeks.
(See
table A-7.)
The number of persons working part time for economic reasons—sometimes
referred to as the partially unemployed—fell by 295,000 in February to 5.3
million. Almost all of this decline resulted from a drop in the number of
people reporting short hours due to slack work; there was little change in
the number who were unable to obtain full-time jobs. (See table A-4.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Civilian employment rose to 106.7 million (seasonally adjusted) in
February,
continuing an uptrend that has totaled 2.7 million over the past



•

- 2 year. Virtually all of the over-the-month increase took place among women
16 years of age and over. The civilian employment-population ratio, at
60.1 percent in February, equaled the all-time high for this series, last
reached in 1979. (See table A-2.)
The civilian labor force, at 115.1 million, was little changed in
February, and the labor force participation rate remained at 64.8 percent.
Table A* Major Indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

1
Category

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Labor force 1/
Total employment 1/..'
Civilian labor force
Civilian employment
Unemolovment
Not in labor force
Discouraged workers

1
Unemployment rates:
All workers 1/
All civilian workers
Adult men

1

1

j
Quarterly
|
Monthly data
|
|
averages
|
.
|
|
|
|
|Jan.|
1984
| 1984 |
1985
|Feb.
j
|
|
|
|
|change
I III | IV
| Dec. | Jan. | Feb. |
|
f
Thousands of persons
1115. 464 1115. 885 1116. 162 1116 5721116. 7871
215
j107,016j107,652j107,9711108,0881108,388j
300
j113,754j114,1851114,464|114,875j115,084|
209
j105,306 j105,951j106,2731106,391j106, 685|
294
1 8 4471 8 233
8 191
8 484 1 8 399
-85
62.841 62 9481 62 842 62 S09 62 432
-77
j 1,211f 1,3031
N.A. | N.A.|
N.A.| N.A.
|
1
j
j

Teenaeers
White
Black
Hisnanic oriein

1
1
7.31
7-4|
6.4|
18.61
6.4
15.8
10.6

1

1

1

1

1

Percent of labor force
1
1
I
1
7.1
7.1
7.3
7.2l -0.1
7.2|
7.2|
7.4|
7-3 j -0.1
6.2|
6.3|
6.3|
6.3|
0
18.4
6.2
15.1
10.5

1

18.81
6.2
15.0
10.4

1

1

18.9
6.4
14.9
10.61

1

18.4
6.21
16.3
9.7

-0.5
-0.2
1.4
-0.9

1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

|
I
Thousands of jobs
Nonfarm payroll employment..| 94,560| 95,445| 95,681|95,993p|96,112p|

i
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm

|
1
j

Manufacturing overtime....|

i

1

1

1
35.3|

1
35.2|

3.31

3.4|

3.4|

i

i

i

_1/ Includes the resident Armed Forces.
p=preliminary.



1

!

119p

1

Hours of work
1
1
1
35.3| 35.2p| 35.0p| -0.2p
3.3p j

3.3p|

i

I

Op

N.A.=not available

- 3 The participation rate for adult women, which had risen sharply in January,
edged up to 54.5 percent.
Over the year, the labor force grew by 2.2
million, with adult women accounting for 70 percent of the increase.
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Total nonagricultural payroll employment rose by 120,000 in February to
96.1 million, after seasonal adjustment.
This increase reflected a
continuation of strength within the service-producing
sector
that was
partially offset by declines in the goods-producing industries. The
service sector has accounted for four-fifths of
the
3.2
million
over-the-year increase in employment.
February increases occurred in
slightly fewer than half of the industries in the BLS index of diffusion,
which is heavily weighted toward the goods industries. (See tables B-l and
B-6.)
The largest over-the-month increases took place in services and retail
trade—about 100,000 each. Finance, insurance, and real estate also posted
a sizable employment increase, and there was a modest- gain in wholesale
trade.
Altogether, employment rose by 255,000 in the service-producing
sector.
In contrast, employment declined in all three of the goods-producing
industries.
Manufacturing jobs fell by 75,000. Although declines were
fairly pervasive, the bulk of this drop occurred in durable goods, most
notably in the automobile industry, which decreased by 25,000. Auto
employment levels had remained particularly strong in recent months.
Elsewhere in durable goods, large declines occurred in the lumber and wood
products, machinery, and fabricated metals industries.
Within nondurable
goods, the largest over-the-month losses were in the textile mill products
and apparel industries.
Construction employment declined by 50,000 in February, after seasonal
adjustment, in part the result of the extremely poor weather conditions.
Milder-than-usual conditions in December and January had allowed wintertime
construction activity to remain unusually high. The February decline in
mining sustained a 5-month downtrend; much of the reduction occurred in oil
and gas extraction.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
Average weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonagricultural payrolls, at 35.0 hours in February, seasonally
adjusted, were down 0.2 hour over the month. (See table B-2.)
The manufacturing workweek decreased by 0.6 hour to 40.0 hours in
February, while factory overtime, at 3.3 hours, was unchanged. Declines in
the factory workweek were widespread, stemming from the unusually harsh
weather that plagued the central portion of the United States during the
survey reference week. The largest decrease took place in the automobile
industry—2.3 hours.




- 4 Due to the drop in^hours, the index of aggregate weekly hours of
production
or
nonsupervisory
workers
on
private
nonagricultural
payrolls—which reflects developments in both hours
and
employment
levels—dropped 0.3 percent to 114.4 (1977=100) in February. Indices
declined sharply in construction and manufacturing. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings rose 0.5 percent in February, and weekly
earnings were about unchanged, after seasonal adjustment.
Prior to
seasonal adjustment, average hourly earnings increased 1 cent to $8.51, and
average weekly earnings were down $1.35 to $295.30. Over the past year,
hourly earnings were up 27 cents, and weekly earnings rose $6.90.
(See
table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 163.7 (1977=100) in February,
seasonally adjusted, an increase of 0.6 percent from January. For the 12
months ended in February, the increase (before seasonal adjustment) was 3.3
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 0.5 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 59,500 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, hour's, 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 200,000 establishments
employing over 35 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
Coverage, definitions, and differences
between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. 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^eople 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
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
— The household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a
larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture,
the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and
members of the resident Armed Forces;
— The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed; the establishment survey does not;
— The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the
establishment survey is not limited by age;
— The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at
more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.

Other differences between the two surveys are described in
"Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.
Seasonal adjustment
Over the 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-Ju.-:'? period
and again for the July-December period. The January revision
is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5
years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for
seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along
with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed
at the end of the next section.
Sampling variability
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys
are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the
number of people employed and the other estimates drawn
from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would
be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the
amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends
upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other
factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the
chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that an estimate based
on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error




from the results of a complete census. The chances are approximately 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 approximately 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 328,000; for total
unemployment it is 220,000; 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 approximately 90 out of 100 that
the " t r u e " level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates by more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general 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 .26 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.25 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, BI s regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
Bis. It is available for $4.50 per issue or $31.00 per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of
the standard errors for the household survey data published in
this release. For unemployment and other labor force
categories, the standard errors appear in tables 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

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of the population, Including Armed Forces in the United States, by sex
(Numbers In thousands)

___
Seasonally adjusted1

Not. seasonally adjusted
Employment status and sex
Feb.
J 984

Jar .
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Oct .
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec .
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

TOTAL
Nonlnstltutlonal population'
Labor force'
Participation rate'
Total employed'
Employment-population ratio 4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In labor force

77,363
13,052
63. 7
03,645
58.4
1,684
01,961
2,857
99,104
9,407
8. 3
64,311

179,081
115, 172
64.3
106,041
59.2
1,697
104,344
2, 830
101,514
9, 131
7.9
63,909

179,219
115,295
64. 3
106,393
59.4
1, 703
104,690
2,8 33
101,857
8,902
7. 7
63,924

4,811
4, 203
75. 7
8,629
69. 1
1,540
7,089
5, 574
8. 7

85,629
64,914
75.8
59,709
69. 7
1,549
5 8 , 160
5, 205
8.0

2, 552
8,849
52.8
5,016
4 8.6
144
4, 872
3,833
7.8

93,452
50,258
53.8
46,332
49.6
148
46, 184
3, 926
7.8

177,363
114,408
64. 5
105,572
59.5
1,684
103,888
3,364
100,524
8,836
7. 7
62,955

178,661
1 15,721
64.8
107,354
60. 1
1,705
105,649
3, 169
102,480
8, 367
7. 2
62,940

178,834
115,773
64. 7
107,631
60.2
1, 699
105,932
3,334
102,598
8, 142
7.0
63,061

179,004
116,162
64.9
107,971
60.3
1,698
106,273
3,385
102,888
8,191
7. 1
62,842

85,692
64,826
75. 6
59,694
69. 7
1 , 554
5 8 , 140
5, 133
7.9

84,811
65,081
76.7
60,113
70.9
1,540
58,573
4,968
7.6

85,439
65,558
76. 7
61 ,018
71.4
1 ,557
59,461
4, 540
6.9

85,523
65,657
76.8
61,155
71. 5
1,552
59,603
4, 502
6.9

93,527
50,469
54.0
46,699
49. 9
149
46,550
3, 769
7.5

92,552
49,327
53.3
45,459
49. 1
144
45,315
3,868
7.8

93,222
5 0 , 163
53.8
46,336
49. 7
148
4 6 , 188
3,827
7.6

9 3 , 311
50,116
53.7
46,476
49.8
147
46,329
3,640.
7.3

179,081
116,572
65. 1
108,088
60.4
1,697
106,391
3, 320
103,071
8,484
7.3
62,509

179,219
116,787
65.2
108,388
60.5
1, 703
106,685
3,340
103,345
8, 399
7.2
62,432

85,607
65,814
76.9
61,252
71.6
1,550
59,702
4, 562
6.9

85,629
65,822
76.9
61,213
71 . 5
1,549
59,664
4,609
7.0

85,692
65,818
76.8
61,226
71.4
1,5 54
59,672
4,592
7.0

93,3Q7
50,348
53. 9
46,719
50.0
148
46,571
3,629
7. 2

93,452
50,750
54.3
46,875
50. 2
148
46,727
3,875
7.6

93,527
50,970
5 4.5
4 7 , 162
50.4
149
47,013
3,807
7.5

Men, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutlonal population'
Labor force'
Participation rate'
Total employed'
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Women, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutlonal population'
Labor force'
Participation rate 1
Total employed'
Employment-population ratio 4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
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.
' Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States.




' Labor force as a percent of the nonlnstltutlonal population.
4
Total employment as a percent of the nonlnstltutlonal population.
* Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (including the resident Armed
Forces).

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the cIvHian population by sex and age
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, sex, and age
Feb.
1984

Jan .
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov .
1984

Dec .
1984

Jan .
1985

TOTAL

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian laborforce
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

175,679
111,368
63.4
101,961
58.0
9,407
8.4

177,384
113,475
64.0
104,344
58.8
9, 131
8.0

177,516
113,592
64.0
104,690
59.0
8,902
7.8

75,786
58,964
77.8
54,220
71.5
2, 156
52,064
4,743
8.0

76,760
59,574
77.6
55,183
71.9
2, 173
53,010
4,391
7.4

84,962
45,223
53.2
42,048
49.5
509
41,539
3, 176
7.0

14,931
7, 181
48.1
5,693
38. 1
192
5,501
1,488
20.7

175,679
112,724
64.2
103,888
59. 1
8,836
7.8

176,956
114,016
64.4
105,649
59.7
8,367
7.3

177,135
114,074
64.4
105,932
59.8
8, 142
7. 1

177,306
114,464
64.6
106,273
59.9
8, 191
7.2

177,384
114,875
64.8
106,391
60.0
8,484
7.4

76,829
59,557
77.5
55,240
71.9
2, 123
53, 117
4, 317
7.2

75,786
59,372
78.3
55,233
72.9
2,399
52,834
4, 139
7.0

76,565
59,913
78.3
56,182
73.4
2,334
53,848
3,731
6.2

76,663
59,994
78.3
56,269
73.4
2,434
53,835
3,725
6. 2

76,753
60,131
78.3
56,372
73.4
2,494
53,878
3,759
6.3

76,760
60,033
78.2
56,234
73. 3
2,417
53,817
3,798
6.3

86,015
46,625
54.2
43,322
50.4
476
42,846
3,303
7.1

86,086
46,779
54.3
43,612
50.7
502
43, 110
3, 167
6.8

84,962
45,313
53.3
42, 178
49.6
627
41,551
3,135
6.9

85,793
46,264
53.9
43,091
50.2
569
42,522
3, 173
6.9

85,897
46,279
53.9
43,252
50.4
580
42,672
3,027
6.5

85,995
46,463
54.0
43,511
50.6
595
42,916
2,952
6.4

86,015
46,771
54.4
43,610
50.7
592
43,018
3, 161
6.8

14,610
7,277
49.8
5,840
40.0
181
5,659
1,437
19. 7

14,600
7,256
49. 7
5,838
40.0
208
5,630
1,418
19.5

14,931
8,039
53.8
6,477
43.4
338
6, 139
1,562
19.4

14,598
7,839
53.7
6,376
43.7
266
6, 110
1,463
18.7

14,575
7,801
53.5
6,411
44.0
320
6,091
1,390
17.8

14,557
7,870
54. 1
6,390
43.9
296
6,094
1,480
18.8

14,610
8,072
55.2
6,547
44.8
311
6,236
1,525
18.9

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population
Civilian laborforce
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
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 nonlnstltutlonal population,

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted'

Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Oct. '
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

WHITE
152,079
96,971
63.8
89,724
59.0
7,248
7.5

153,103
98,333
64.2
91,290
59.6
7,044
7.2

153,191
98,462
64.3
91,748
59.9
6,713
6.8

152,079
98,121
64.5
91,494
60.2
6,627
6.8

152,605
98,631
64.6
92,407
60.6
6,224
6.3

152,659
98,630
64.6
92,587
60.6
6,043
6.1

152,734
99,005
64.8
92,884
60.8
6,121
6.2

153,103
99,496
65.0
93,124
60.8
6,372
6.4

153,191
99,711
65.1
93,552
61.1
6,159
6.2

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

51,916
78.2
48,166
72.5
3,750
7.2

52,332
78.0
48,862
72.9
3,470
6.6

52,299
77.9
48,959
72.9
3,340
6.4

52,289
78.8
49,098
74.0
3,191
6.1

52,508
78.6
49,667
74.4
2,841
5.4

52,586
78.7
49,745
74.5
2,841
5.4

52,695
78.8
49,840
74.5
2,855
5.4

52,727
78.6
49,808
74.3
2,918
5.5

52,750
78.6
49,907
74.4
2,843
5.4

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

38,678
52.7
36,356
49.6
2,322
6.0

39,666
53.6
37,178
50.2
2,487
6.3

39,826
53.7
37,530
50.6
2,296
5.8

38,753
52.8
36,484
49.7
2,269
5.9

39,271
53.2
36,979
50.1
2,292
5.8

39,237
53.2
37,063
50.2
2,174
5.5

39,434
53.4
37,259
50.4
2,175
5.5

39,789
53.7
37,440
50.6
2,348
5.9

39,925
53.9
37,681
50.8
2,244
5.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

6,378
51.8
5,202
42.2
1,176
18.4
19.6
17.2

6,336
52.8
5,250
43.8
1,086
17.1
18.8
15.4

6,337
52.9
5,259
43.9
1,078
17.0
19.8
14.1

7,079
57.5
5,912
48.0
1, 167
16.5
16.8
16.1

6,852
56.9
5,761
47.8
1,091
15.9
16.6
15.2

6,807
56.6
5,779
48.1
1,028
15.1
16.2
13.9

6,876
57.3
5,785
48.2
1,091
15.9
16.2
15.5

6,981
58.2
5,876
49.0
1,105
15.8
15.9
15.8

7,036
58.8
5,964
49.8
1,072
15.2
17.0
13.4

19,222
11,655
60.6
9,752
50.7
1,904
16.3

19,518
12,062
61.8
10,255
52.5
1,807
15.0

19,542
12,074
61.8
10,131
51.8
1,942
16.1

19,222
11,890
61.9
9,928
51.6
1,962
16.5

19,449
12,208
62.8
10,340
53.2
1,868
15.3

19,481
12,276
63.0
10,426
53.5
1,850
15.1

19,513
12,306
63.1
10,462
53.6
1,844
15.0

19,518
12,315
63.1
10,475
53.7
1,840
14.9

19,542
12,309
63.0
10,301
52.7
2,008
16.3

5,630
74.8
4,770
63.4
860
15.3

5,638
73.6
4,864
63.5
774
13.7

5,680
74.1
4,828
62.9
853
15.0

5,685
75.5
4,854
64.5
831
14.6

5,739
75.0
4,970
64.9
769
13.4

5,729
74.7
4,998
65.1
731
12.8

5,762
74.9
4,998
65.0
764
13.3

5,699
74.4
4,973
64.9
726
12.7

5,735
74.8
4,907
64.0
828
14.4

5,356
56.3
4,598
48.4
758
14.2

5,650
58.4
4,932
50.9
718
12.7

5,634
58.1
4,861
50.1
772
13.7

5,397
56.8
4,620
48.6
777
14.4

5,601
58.0
4,851
50.3
750
13.4

5,704
59.0
4,932
51.0
772
13.5

5,703
58.9
4,977
51.4
726
12.7

5,709
59.0
4,977
51.4
732
12.8

5,671
58.5
4,881
50.3
790
13.9

669
30.6
384
17.6
285
42.6
48.4
36.1

774
35.6
458
21.0
315
40.8
44.9
36.2

760
35.0
442
20.3
317
41.8
42.3
41.3

808
36.9
454
20.8
354
43.8
46.0
41.4

868
40.5
519
24.2
349
40.2
43.8
36.2

843
39.4
496
23.2
347
41.2
42.0
40.2

841
39.4
487
22.8
354
42.1
43.8
40.1

907
41.7
525
24.1
382
42.1
45.3
38.5

904
41.6
514
23.7
390
43. 1
41.1
45.3

11,026
6,946
63.0
6,157
55.8

11,363
7,192
63.3
6,357
55.9

11,394
7,246
63.6
6,475
56.8

11,026
7,018
63.6
6,293
57.1

11,270
7,384
65.5
6,574
58.3

11,301
7,394
65.4
6,636
58.7

11,332
7,472
65.9
6,698
59.1

11,363
7,255
63.8
6,487
57.1

11,394
7,330
64.3
6,621
58.1

Civilian noninstltutional population . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

BLACK

Civilian noninstltutional population...
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women
HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstltutional population . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
F m n l n v m o n t . n n n i i l a t l n n ratio 2




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-4. Selected employment Indicators
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Category

Seasonally adjusted

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Peb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

101,961
38,250
25,162
5,389

104,344
38,849
25,808
5,545

104,690
38,727
26,004
5,542

103,88-8
38,859
25,244
5,373

105,649
39,054
25,897
5,378

105,932
39,337
25,995
5,396

106,273
39,443
26,122
5,396

106,391
39,441
25,912
5,584

106,685
39,357
26,108
5,525

l , 270
1,427
160

1,267
1,401
163

1,323
1,342
168

1,547
1,598
230

1,511
1,487
187

1,593
1,555
204

1,733
1,485
212

1,596
1,531
227

1,611
1,503
242

I 91,080
16,075
75,005
1, 154
73,851
7,731
293

93,555
15,848
77,707
1,235
76,472
7,643
316

93,975
16,329
77,646
1,218
76,428
7,581
301

92,374
15,773
76,601
1,235
75,366
7,824
331

94,415
15,997
78,418
1,213
77,205
7, 782
314

94,442
15,785
78,657
1,228
77,429
7,731
357

94,725
15,858
78,867
1,257
77,610
7,786
357

95,068
15,738
79,330
1,3 74
77,956
7,783
343

95,348
16,009
79,339
1,304
78,035
7,673
340

Ail industries:
Part time for economic reasons .
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time

5,824
2,715
2,798
13,763

5,690
2,798
2,583
13,529

5,244
2,404
2,557
14,329

5,937
2,499
3,112
13,091

5,710
2,514
2,879
13,126

5,623
2,449
2,855
13,142

5,814
2,506
2,873
13,239

5,628
2,431
2,848
13,355

5,335
2,212
2,835
13,647

Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons .
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time

5,634
2,577
2,750
13,360

5,486
2,639
2,540
13,131

5,036
2,238
2,520
13,933

5,697
2,354
3,012
12,602

5,483
2,364
2,821
12,679

5,413
2,319
2,782
12,670

5,596
2,473
2,793
12,778

5,389
2,287
2,749
12,861

5,077
2,040
2,751
13, 157

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
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government.
Private industries —
Private households.
Other industries . . .
Self-employed workers .
Unpaid family workers ..
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1

' 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 meaeuree baeed on varying def initlone of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
Quarterly averages
Measure

1983

1984

IV
U-1

II

1984
III

IV

1985

Dec.

Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
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

Monthly data

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

2. 1

2.0

2.1

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.7

6.6

6.1

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.8

5.6

8.3

7.6

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.9

7.1

7.1

U-5a Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, including the
resident Armed Forces

8.4

7.8

7.4

7.3

7.1

7. 1

7.3

7.2

U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force

8.5

7.9

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.3

11.3

10.5

10.0

9.8

9.8

9.9

9.7

U-6

Total full-time jobseekers plus Vt part-time jobseekers plus V4 total on part time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less % of the
part-time labor force




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of

Unemployment rates'

unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Category
Oct.
1984

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

6,836
4,968
4, 139
3,868
3,135
1,562

8,484
4,609
3,798
3,875
3,161
1,525

8,399
4,592
3,774
3,807
3, 126
1,499

7.
7.
7.
7.
6.
19.

7.
7.
6.
7.
6.
18.

Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

1,989
1,589
652

1,888
1,578
622

1,827
1,478
685

4.
5.
10.8

4.
5.
10.

Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost*

7,321
1,486

6,963
1,512

6,954
1,418

7.6
9.4
9.0

7.
9.

6,493
123
858
1,680
967
713
348
1,774
1,710
749
254

6,228
97
790
1,688
968
720
296
1,695
1,661
665
293

6,206
102
775
1,683
951
732
333
1,695
1,618
649
254

7.8
11.8
14.
7.
7.
8.
5.
8.
6.
4.
14. 1

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Nov.
1984

Dec .
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

CHARACTERISTIC
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

7.2
7. 1
6.3
7.2
6.4
18.8

7.
7.
6.
7.
6.
18.
4.
5.
10.

10.8
6.9
8.8
8.3

7. 1
9.3
8.2

INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utltities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service Industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers

1
Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
* Aggregate hours- lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic

7.
11.
14.
7.
7.
7.
5.
7.
5.
4.
11.

7.
10.
13.
7.
7.
7.
5.
7.
5,
4.
12.

7.
10.
13.
7.
7.
8.1
4.9
7.
5.
4.
15.

reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.

Table A-7. Duration off unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Weeks of unemployment
Feb.
1984

Jan •
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

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

3, 157
2,986
3,264
1,354
1,910

3,995
2,720
2,416
1,059
1,357

3,313
2,963
2,626
1,226
1,399

3,359
2,482
3,002
1, 172
1,830

3,395
2,406
2,527
1,092
1,435

3,352
2,324
2,428
990
1,438

3,282
2,516
2,374
972
1,402

3,662
2,552
2,243
941
1,302

3,524
2,469
2,416
1,076
1,340

19.2
9.3

15.3
6.6

16.0
7.9

19.0
8.4

16.7
7.3

17.4
7.3

17.3
7.4

15.3
6.7

15.9
7.2

100.
43.
29.8
26.
11.
14.

100.0
37.2
33.3
29.5
13.8
15.7

100.0
40.2
30.8
29.1
11.9
17.2

100.0
43.3
30.2
26.5
II.I
15.4

100.0
41.9
29.4
28.7
12.8
15.9

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.
33.
31.
34.
14.
20.

100.
38.
28.
33.
13.
20.

100.
40.
28.
30.
13. 1
17.2

100.
41.
28.
30.
12.
17.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Reason

Feb.
1984

Jan •
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec .
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

5,471
1,613
3,858
787
2, 168
981

5,033
1,652
3,381
917
2,300
881

4,897
1,571
3,326
866
2, 229
910

4, 739
1,271
3,468
786
2, 171
1, 102

4,261
1, 151
3, 110
829
2, 150
1,060

4, 141
1,068
3,073
869
2, 161
1,024

4,176
1,070
3, 106
858
2,218
1,011

4,313
1,229
3,084
884
2,244
1,049

4,251
1,240
3,011
865
2,233
1,035

100.
58.
17.
41.0
8.4
23.0
10.4

100.0
55. 1
18.1
37.0
10.0
25.2
9.7

100.
55.
17.
37.
9.
25.
10.

100.
53.
14.
39.
8.
24.
12.

100.0
51.3
13.9
37.5
10.0
25.9
12.8

100.
50.
13.
37.
10.
26.
12.

100.
50.
12.
37.
10.4
26.8
12.2

100.0
50.8
14.5
36.3
10.4
26.4
12.4

100.0
50.7
14.8
35.9
10.3
26.6
12.3

3.6
.7
1.9
.9

3.8

3.7
.8
1.9
.9

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers

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

t

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

4.9
.7
1.9
.9

4.5
.8
2.0

4.3
.8
2.0

4.2
.7
1.9
1.0

3.7
.7
1.9
.9

3.6
.8
1.9
.9

2.0
.9

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons

Total, 16 years and over
16to24years
16 to 19 years
16to17years
18 to 19 years

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

16to24years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18to 19 years

20 to 24 years.
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . . .
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 . . .




Unemployment rates'

(In thousands)

Sex and age

Feb.
:984

Jan .
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

8,836
3,426
1,562
668
894
1,864
5,407
4, 737
652

8, 484
3,251
1,525
675
848
1, 726
5, 233
4,606
631

8,399
3,281
1,499
648
851
1, 782
5, 116
4,519
580

7.8
14.3
19.4
22.1
17.8
11.7
6. 1
6.4
4.4

4,968
1,871
829
349
475
1,042
3,086
2,673
403

4,609
1, 745
811
354
461
934
2,853
2,484
377

4,592
1,806
818
346
466
988
2,775
2,418
352

3,868
1,555
733
319
419
822
2, 321
2,064
249

3,875
1,506
714
321
387
792
2, 380
2,122
254

3,807
1,475
681
302
385
794
2, 341
2, 100
229

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

7.2
13.5
18.8
21.0
17.
10.
5.
5.
4.

7.4
13.6
18.9
21.2
17.4
10.9
5.8
6. 1
4.2

7.
13.
18.
20.
17.
11.
5.
5.
3.

17.8
11.0

17.8
20.0
16.8
10.9

7.
14.
19.
22.
18.
12.
6.
6.
4.

7. 1
13.8
19.8
21.3
18.
10.
5.
5.
4.

7.
13,
18.
20.
18.
11.
5.
5.
4.

7.
14.
1919.8
19-3
11.
5.
5.
4.

7.2
13.8
19.1
21.
18.
11.
5.
5.
4.

7.
14.
19.
20.
18.
11.8
5.4
5.
4.

7.9
13.8
18. 9
22. 1
17.2
11.
6.
6.
4.

7.
13.
17.
19.
16.
U.
6.
6.
4.

7.
12.
16.
19.
15.
10.
5.
6.
3.

7.
12.
18.
22.
16.
10.
5.
6.
3.

7.
13.
18.
21.
16.
10.
6.
6.
4.

7.
1*2.
17.
19.
16.
10.
5.
6.
3.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers
(Numbers In thousand*)
Not soaeonaHy adjusted

SoaaonaMy adjusted'

Employment status

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population..
Civilian labor force
Participation rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio'
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

Feb.
1984

Jan •
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov .
1984

Dec .
1984

Jan •
1985

Feb.
1985

23,600
14,397
61.0
12,237
51.9
2, 159
15.0
9,204

24,282
15,142
62.4
13,055
53.8
2,087
13.8
9, 140

24,325
15,130
62.2
12,942
53.2
2,189
14.5
9, 195

23,600
14,617
61.9
12,418
52.6
2, 199
15.0
8,983

24,351
15,404
63.3
13,285
54.6
2,119
13.8
8,947

24,477
15,468
63.2
13,356
54.6
2,112
13. 7
9,009

24,572
15,540
63.2
13,420
54.6
2, 120
13.6
9,032

24,282
15,415
63.5
13,310
54.8
2, 105
13. 7
8,867

24,325
15,361
63. 1
13,125
54.0
2, 236
14.6
8,964

' 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 nonlnstltutlonal population.

Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
Civilian employed
Occupation

Unemployment rata

Unemployed
Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

101,961

104,690

9,407

8,902

7.8

Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial
Professional specialty

24,713
11,329
13,384

25,693
11,987
13,706

684
344
340

603
345
257

2.3
2.8
1.8

Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, Including clerical

31,729
3, 117
11,944
16,668

32,739
3,202
12,344
17, 193

1,893
113
787
993

1, 775
112
761
902

5. 1
3.4
5.8
5.0

Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective

13,861
989
1,673
11,199

14,257
1,030
1,652
11,575

1,456
73
108
1,276

1,398
60
82
1,256

9.5
6.8
6. 1
10. 2

8.9
5.5
4. 7
9.8

Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair

12,557
4,312
4, 140
4, 104

12,842
4,414
4,395
4,033

1,391
312
746
333

1,259
265
698
296

10.0
6.8
15.3
7.5

8.9
5.7
13.7
6.8

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, 190
7,825
4,270
4,095
589
3, 506

16,258
7,815
4,478
3,965
532
3,433

2,568
1,052
541
975
298
677

2,457
1,071
533
853
227
625

13. 7
11.8
11.2
19. 2
33.5
16.2

13. 1
12.1
10.6
17. 7
29.9
15.4

2,912

2,901

379

426

Total, 16 years and over1

Farming, forestry, and fishing
'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Armed
Forces are included in the unemployed total.




12.8

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabls A-12. Employment status of mals Vlttnamtra vstsrans and nonvstsrans by ags, not ssasonally adjustsd
(Numbers In thousands)

Civilian labor force

Veteran status
and age

Civilian
nonlnstltutlonal
population

Unemployed
Employed

Total

Percent of

Number
Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

7,351
6,384
1,891
3 , 199
1,294
967

7,580
6,511
1,482
3,394
1,635
1,069

6,886
6, 150
1,797
3,109
1,244
736

7,084
6,243
1,423
3,258
1,562
841

6,406
5,706
1,617
2,922
1, 167
700

6,668
5,869
1,300
3,089
1,480
799

480
444
180
187
77
36

416
374
123
169
82
42

15,865
7,172
4,664
4,029

16,870
7,767
4,807
4,296

15,009
6,772
4,417
3,820

15,946
7,403
4,518
4,025

14,030
6,259
4 , 157
3,614

14,954
6,893
4,280
3,781

979
513
260
206

992
510
238
244

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS
Total, 30 years and over
30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years
45 years and over
NONVETERANS
Total, 30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years

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 Armed Forces; published data are limited to those 30 to 44 years of age, the group that most
closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.




6.5
7.6
5.9
5.4

6.2
6.9
5.3
6. I

Data for 25- to 29-year-old veterans are no longer shown in this table because the group
is rapidly disappearing (into the 30-34 age category) and the numbers remaining for some
labor force categories are not large enough to warrant their continued publication.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
;

Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian popul ! on for eleven large States
(Numbers In thou—nda)
State a n * employment status

Net seaaenatty adjusted1
Jan.
Teb.
1985

TeTST
1934

Oct.
1984

NOV .

1984

1934

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Tern

CsMfofnle
18 ,886
12 ,228
11,154
1,075

19,161
12,761
11 ,738
1,024
8.0

19,182
12,713
11,769
944
7 .4

18 ,886
12,316
11,331
985
8.0

19,086
12,623
11,680
943
7.5

19,111
12,609
11 ,686
923
7.3

19,137
12,635
11,734
901
7. 1

19,161
12,815
11 ,886
930
7.3

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

8,516
5,017
4,709
308
6.1

8,691
5,237
4,895
342
6.5

8,706
5,246
4 ,940
305
5.8

8,516
5,090
4,765
325
6.4

8,644
5,104
4,783
321
6.3

8,660
5, 121
4,823
298
5.8

8,676
5,170
4,868
302
5.8

8,691
5,311
4,981
330
6.2

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian tabor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

8,598
5,554
4,995
559
10.1

8,634
5,631
5,077
555
9.8

8,636
5,573
5,050
523
9.4

8,593
5,595
5,061
534
9.5

8,625
5,645
5,122
523
9.3

8,628
5,643
5,155
488
8.6

8 ,631
5,673
5,173
500

8,634
5,681
5,166
516
9 .1

4,499
2,985
2,796
189
6.3

4,544
3,019
2,882
138
4.6

4,547
3,039
2,906
133
4.4

4,499
3,039
2,868
171
5.6

4,532
3,049
2,931
118
3.9

4,536
3,058
2,928
130
4.3

4,540
3,061
2,930
131
4.3

4,544
3,037
2,933
105
3.4

6,741
4,250
3,714
536
12.6

6,794
4,309
3,790
520
12.1

6,798
4,329
3,888
441
10.2

6,741
4,311
3,816
495
11.5

6,780
4,395
3,916
479
10.9

6,785
4 ,414
3,924
490
11.1

6,790
4,384
3,918
466
10.6

6 ,794
4,396
3,913
484
11 .0

5,817
3,786
3,531
255
6.7

5,873
3,780
3,526
253
6.7

5,877
3,824
3,571
253
6.6

5,817
3,832
3,588
244
6.4

5,858
3,816
3,591
225
5.9

5,863
3,783
3,562
221
5.8

5,868
3 ,794
3,575
219
5.8

5,873
3,818
3,583
234
6.1

13 ,680
8,179
7,606
573
7.0

13,685
8 ,088
7,511
577
7 .1

13,599
8,021
7,431
590
7.4

13,658
8,188
7,591
597
7.3

13,666
8,230
7,647
583
7.1

13,674
8,275
7 ,698
577
7 .0

13 ,680
8,242
7,713
529
6.4

4,539
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)

4,621
2,999
2,786
213
7.1

4,628
3,022
2,820
201
6.7

4,539
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)

4,599
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)

4,606
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)

4 ,614
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)

4,621
3,056
2,848
208
6.8

8 ,045
4,922
4,423
499
10.1

8,072
5,022
4,568
454
9.0

8,073
5,001
4,536
465
9.3

8,045
5,081
4,598
483
9.5

8,065
5,137
4,655
482
9.4

8,067
5 ,107
4 ,657
450

8,070
5,151
4 ,684
467
9.1

8 ,072
5,130
4,697
433
8.4

9,198
5,343
4,757
586
11.0

9,230
5,414
4,946
468
8.6

9 ,231
5,384
4,883
501
9.3

9 ,198
5,426
4,892
534
9.8

9,221
5,497
5,011
486

9,224
5,509
5,037
472
8.6

9 ,227
5,533
5,110
423
7.6

9 ,230
5 ,500
5,074
426
7.7

11 ,390
7,582
7,135
44 8
5.9

11 ,520
7,755
7,219
536
6.9

11 ,530
7 ,827
7,274
553
7. 1

11,390
7,633
7,195
438
5.7

11 ,484
7,927
7,476
451
5.7

11 ,496
7,883
7 ,431
452
5.7

11 ,509
7 ,937
7,461
476
6.0

11 ,520
7,822
7,314
508
6 .5

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida

Maaaaehueelta
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
MicMQan
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

13,599
7 ,989
7,340
64 9
8.1

North Carolina
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Ohio
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Pennsylvania
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population,
Civilian labor force
,
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texaa
Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

' These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
1
The population figures are not adjusted 'or seasonal variation; therefore, identical
FRASER
numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.

Digitized for


'Official estimates for North Carolina prior to 1985 are not derived from the
household survey. Consequently, seasonally adjusted data are not published. The
unadjusted estimates are available upon request.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagrlcultural payrolls by Industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
Oct.
1939

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

94,799 92,846

95,157

95,497

95,681

95,993

78,543

78,497 76,971

79,354

79,371

79,618

79,957

25, 14?

24,686

24,504 24,577

1,000
648.9

988
642.2

Feb.
1984

Dec.
19B4

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

91,612

96, 308

94,575

Total private

75,477

80,029

Goods-producing ..

23,919

964
637.2

Total

25,080

25,123

25,258

25,332

974
633.2

978
607

1,012
543

1,909
648

1,000
646

995
639

4,001
4,124
4,412
3,774
1,030.7 1,151.6 1 , 0 9 0 . 0 1 , 0 5 5 . 0

4,226
1, 111

4,332
1,140

4,396
1,146

4,457
1,159

4,532
1,187

Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Construction
General building contractors

Feb.
1984

Manufacturing
Production workers

19,181
13,163

19,737
13, 506

19,574
13,367

19,529 19,373
13,339 13,326

19,686
13,497

19,718
13,505

19,801
13,571

19,805
13,575

Durable goods
Production workers

11,339
7,638

11,795
7,928

11,713
7,853

11,678 11,440
, 7 , 8 2 4 7,718

11,752
7,915

11,776
7,925

11,834
7,969

11,840
7,966

575.

69 8.6
498.9
602.5

706

710
487

729
390

713
492
606
865
320
1,498
2,251
2,274
1,957
877
731
389

717
495
612
859
318
1,502
2,253
2,281
1,993
904
732
390

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

479.

576.
873.
3»5.
1,436.
2,155.
2,164.
1,836.
852.
711,
379.
7,342
5,525

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

1,578

64
762
1,239
674
1,333
1,049
186
777
207

Service-producing.

684.
495.
586.
855.
315.
1,487.
2,241.
2,272.
1,985.
884.
730.
373.

677.8
497.7

480

580.0

604

854.6

606
366
320

716

497
613
860
318
1,499

369.8

877
348
1,447
2,151
2,175
1,898
865
715
387

7,861
5,514

7,851
5,515

7,933
5,608

7,934
5,582

7,942
5,580

7,967
5,602

7,965
5,609

1,642.6 1 , 6 0 8 . 5
71.8
72.0
721.7
729.3
1,176.3 1 , 1 6 6 . 4
680
684.3
1,39 4 . 1 1 , 3 8 8 . 5
1,054.3 1,056-,
182.3
180
807.3
803.3
139.3
184

1,595.4
70.3
715.4
1,172.2
680.8
1,391.1
1,056.0
179.2
806.3
184.7

1,637
1,213
680
1,333
1,054
190
784
210

1,640
69
735
1,178
S84
1,390
1,065
185
305
193

1,644
67
731
1,178
683
1,386
1,066
185
810
192

1,658
69
727
1,186
684
1,386
1,068
184
814
191

1,660
70
728
1,185
68 5
1,389
1,064
184
813
187

70,295 68,269

70,077

70,374

70,423

70,661

849.1
313.2
1,500.0
2,257.1
2,291.3
1,938.9

896.3
732.7
336.4
7,9»2
5,578

316.5
1,480.3
2,238.5
2,268.7
1,979.9
873.2
730.9

65
767

1,495

2,255
2,269
1,945
865

2,246
2,28 2

2,009
911
732
386

67,593

71,159

69,889

Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communication and public utilities

5,031
2,769
2,263

5,276
3,031
2,275

5,181
2,910
2,271

5,187
2,917
2,270

5, 105
2,828
2,276

5,225
2,951
2,274

5,226
2,953
2,273

5,249
2,974
2,275

5,257
2,972
2,28 5

Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods

5,389
3,171
2,218

5,648
3,328
2,323

5,626
3,326
2,300

5,634
3,335
2,299

5,438
3,193
2,245

5,512
3,331
2,311

5,623
3,317
2,306

5,641
3,328
2,313

5,669
3,343
2,326

15,517
2,140.2
2,59 6.7
1,709.9
4,864 '

17,239
2,652.8
2,759.0
1,770.1
5,289.3

16,457
2,424.8
2,701.7
1,764.0
5,088.5

16,318 15,980
2,320.0 2,211
2 , 7 0 3 . 0 2.626
1 , 7 6 3 . 8 1. 740
5,117.3
121

16,468
2,334
2,577
1,763
5,280

16,644
2,391
2,696
1,772
5,303

16,626
2,331
2,710
1,777
5,327

16,708
2,363
2,715
1,780
5,356

5,737
2,895
1,733
1,059

5,723
2,899
1,782
1,042

5,593
2,812
1,741
1,040

5,705
2,365
1,774
1,066

5,725
2,874
1,778
1,073

5,749
2,886
1,785
1,078

5,760
2,899
1,786
1,075

20,075 21,011 20,870 21,118 20,278
3,783.4 4 , 1 8 0 . 1 4 , 1 6 7 . 4 4 , 1 7 4 . 4 3,845
6 , 0 2 1 . 5 6 , 1 3 9 . 0 6 , 1 2 1 . 9 6 , 1 2 6 . 9 6,040

20,964
4,110
6,397

21,030
4,142
6,104

21,095
4, 151
6, 115

21,231
4,218
6,140

16,103
2,793
3,719
9,591

16,126
2,804
3,724
9,598

16, 063
2 , 809
3,711
9,543

16,036
2,794
3,701
9,541

Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stoies
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 = preliminary.




1

5,546
2,804
1,737
1,005

16,135
2,746
3,770
9,618

16,279
2,799
3,785
9,696

16,032
2,772
3,671
9,58

5,736
2,910
1,786
1,040

16,302 15,875
2,763
2,788
3,776 3,682
9,738 9,430
r = revised.

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
Fao.
1934
Total private

35.0

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985P

Feb.
1985P

35.5

34.9

34.7

35.3

Dei.
1934

Oct.
1984
35.1

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

35*2

35.3

Jan.
1985 P
35.^

Mining

42.9

44.2

42.9

42.6

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Construction

37.0

37.6

36.3

36.1

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

40.7
3.4

41.2
3.5

40.3
3.2

39.7
3.1

40.9
3.5

43.4
3.3

40.5
3.4

40.7
3.4

40.6
3.3

Durable goods
Overtime hours

41.4
3.6

42.1
3.9

41.1
3.4

40.4
3.4

41.7
3.8

41.3
3.5

41.2
3.6

41.4
3.6

41.4
3.6

39.8
39.1
41.5
42.0
41.
41.
41,
41.
42.
43.9
41.2
39.6

39.8
43.5
41.7
41.6
39.9
42.2
42.8
41.3
43.9
44.9
42.3
39.9

38.8
39.3
40.5
41.0
39.6
41.1
41.7
40.8
43.1
44.4
41.0
38.8

38.1
38.6
40.2
40.7
40.0
40.5
41.0
40.1
42:0
42.2
40.7
38.7

40.4
39.9
42.5
42.0
41.3
41.8
41.9
41.2
4 3. 1
44.3
41.2
(2)

39.7
39.6
41.8
41
40
41
41
40
42
43
41.2
(2»

39.5
39.8
41.8
41.5
40.8
41.1
41.7
41.0
42.4
43.4
41.5
(2)

40.0
39.6
41.7
41.2
3 9.7
41.4
41.8
41.0
43.0
44.4
4 1.8
(2)

39.9
40.4
41.6

44.8
41. 2
(2)

39.6
3.1

39.9
3.1

39.2
2.8

38.7
2.8

39.9
3.3

39.3
2.9

39.4
3.2

39.6
3.1

39.5
2.9

39.1
36.4
43.6
35.7
42.9
37.6
42.0
43.5
42.0
35.8

43.5
38.8
39.4
35. »
43.8
38.4
42.4
42.9
42.0
37.1

39.5
37.2
38.8
35.6
42.9
37.4
41.9
43.2
41.3
36.2

38.9
37.2
38.4
35.2
42.0
37.3
41.5
42.7
40.4
36.4

39.7
(2)
40.8
36.9
4 3.2
37.9
42.1
44.5
(2)
37.2

39.6
(2)
33.7
35.9
43.0
37.3
41.6
43.5
(2)
36.4

39.7
(2)
39.0
36.0
43.2
37.9
41.7
43.5
(2)
36.4

40.1
(2)
39.2
36.4
43.1
37.7
41.9
42.9
(2)
36.9

39.8
(2)
39. 1
36.1
43.1
37.8
42.0
43.8
(2)
36.8

Transportation and public utilities

39.0

39.5

39.1

39.2

39.3

39.1

39.4

39.2

39.4

Wholesale trade

33.2

33.9

38.4

38.3

38.5

38.6

38.6

38.6

38.6

Retail trade

29.4

33.5

29.3

29.2

30.0

29.8

29.9

30.1

30.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate

35.4

36.7

36.5

36.5

(2)

(2)

(?)

(2)

(2)

Services

32.6

32.8

32.5

32.6

32.7

32.7

32.7

32.8

32.7

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

' 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
nonagriculturai payrolls.




2
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 = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagrlcultural
payrolls by Industry
Average wastry aamlngs

Average hourly eemtngs
Industry
1994

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985P

Feb.
1985

$8.24
8.23

$8.46
8.47

$8.50
8.45

$8.51
8.49

F3D.

Total private

Feb.
1984

P

$288.40
290.52

Dec*
1984

Feb.
1985

Jan.
1985PI

$300.33 $296.65
297.44
298.99

$295.30
297.15

P

Seasonally adjusted
11.49

11.64

11.77

11.78

492.92

514.49

504.93

501.83

11.99

12.17

12.20

12.23

443.63

457.59

442.86

441.50

9.05

9.38

9.42

9.42

368.74

386.46

379.63

373.97

8.86
12.00
12.41
8. 66
6.97

9.94
8.04
7.01
9.67
11.44
12.95
9.55
10.16
9.27
12.59
13.21
8.99
7.12

9.97
8.05
7.04
9.69
11,52
13.10
9.57
10.12
9.29
12.62
13.32
8.95
7.21

9.97
8.07
7.04
9.73
11.62
13.30
9.60
10.12
9.30
12.53
13.17
9.06
7.22

398.68
313.62
263.93
389.27
482.58
539.72
386.37
413.55
364.15
5U.3J
544.80
355.79
276.01

418.47
319.99
284.61
403.24
475.90
516.71
403.01
434.85
387.49
552.70
593.13
380.28
284.09

409.77
312.34
276.67
392.45
472.32
518.76
393.33
422.00
379.03
543.92
591.41
366.9 5
279.75

402.79
307.47
271. 74
391.15
472.93
5 3 2 . 00
388.80
414.92
372.93
526. 26
555.77
368.74
279.41

8.24
8.37
11.13
6.40
5.46
10.22
9.30
10.90
13.43
8 . 16
5.67

8.55
8.48
10.97
6.57
5.65
10.69
9.56
11.37
13.63
8.43
5.80

8.60
8.48
11.15
6.59
5.71
10.68
9.57
11.43
13.90
8.50
5.83

8.60
8.50
11.33
6.60
5.69
10.73
9.59
11 . 4 0
13.86
8.49
5.82

326.30
327.27
4 0 5 . 13
259.84
200.38
438.44
349.63
457.3D
584.21
342.72
203.65

341.15
343.44
425.64
258.86
205.66
468.22
367.10
482.09
584.73
354.06
215.18

337.12
334.96
414.78
255.69
203.28
458.17
357.92
478.92
600.48
351.05
211.05

332.82
330.65
421.48
253.44
200.29
450.66
357.71
4 7 3 . 10
591.82
343.00
211.85

11.01

11.32

11.33

11.32

429.39

4 4 7 . 14

443.00

443.74

8.79

9.18

9.15

9.17

335.78

357.10

351.36

351.21

Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
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
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

11.49
1 3 . 10

Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade

5.89

5.89

5.97

5.99

173.17

180.23

17 4 . 9 2

174.91

Finance, Insurance, and real estate

7.54

7.78

7.78

7.83

274.45

285.53

283.97

285.80

Services

7 . 55

7.82

7.82

7.86

2 45.13

256.50

254.15

256.24

' See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry
(1977=100)
Not seasonally adjusted

Industry
Feb.
1984

Total private nonfarm:
Current dollars
Constant (1977) dollar*
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and
real estate
Services
1
2
3
4

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985p

Feb.
1985p

Seasonally adjusted
Percant
change
from:
Feb.
1984Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from:
Feb.
1984

Oct •
1984

Nov •
1984

Dec .
1984

Jan.
1985p

Feb.
1985p

Jan.
1985Feb.
1985

158.8
95.0
170.7
145.5
160.8
160.3
162.7
153.4

163.
94,
176.
147.
165.
164,
169.
154.

163.5
95.0
177.1
148.0
166.5
164.9
169.0
155.0

164.0
N.A.
177.3
148.3
166.7
165.1
169.4
155.8

3.3
(2)
3.9

158.5
94.8
(4)
146.2
160.7
159.8
(4)
152.9

161.3
94.0
(4)
146.3
163.8
163.0
(4)
153.9

162.0
94.4
(4)
146.5
164.5
163.1
(4)
155.1

163.1
94.7
(4)
147.5
165.1
164.3
(4)
155.4

162.8
94.4
(4)
147.7
165.9
163.7
(4)
154.5

3.7
.A.
(4)
9.1
6.6
4.6
(4)
5.3

0.6
(3)
(4)
.9
.4
.5
(4)
.5

164.0
160.8

168.6
166.8

168.4
166.5

169.6
167.2

3.4
4.0

(4)
159.8

(4)
164.0

(4)
164.8

(4)
166.6

(4)
164.9

(4)
16 6.2

(4)
.8

See footnote 1, table B-2.
Percent change Is -0.5 percent from January 1983 to January 1984, the latest month available.
Percent change is -0.4 percent froa December 1984 to January 1985., the latest month available.
These series are 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.
FRASER

Digitized for


ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagriewnwal
payrolls by industry
(1977=100)

_ _ ^
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
Feb.
1985 P 1984

107.4

116.1

111.2

110.6

94.8

101.4

96.6

94.5

99.2

109.7

117.9

112.6

110.0

112.1

Construction

95.9

117.0

103.7

99.0

114.1

Manufacturing

93.9

97.6

94.5

92.9

95.7

Total
Goods-producing
Mining

110.9

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
Jan.
1985 P 1985

113.2

114.0

114.6

114.8

99.7

100.2

100.9

101.1

99.0

115.8

117.1

116.5

112.7

112.5

116.2

118.1

118.7

121.1

118.0.

95.7

95.9

96.8

96.7

94.6

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries v
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

92,
91,
100,
82,
73,
62.
89.
92.
110.
95.
89.
107.
83.

98
94
109
87
70
54
95
99.8
116.9
101.7
96.7
112.9
86.0

94.8
90
104
82
70
54
92
96
113
99
93
108.8
79.6

92,
87,
103,
80.
69,
55.
90.
94.
111.
96.
88.
107.
79.

94,
97,
102.8
89
73
62
90
92
111
95
92
108.8
86.5

95
96
103
88
71
56
92.8
97.9
114.7
95.8
88.4
109.3
86.3

95,
95.
105.
88.
71.
57.
92.8
96.9
115.
96.
89.
110,
85.8

96.9
97.8
105.5
89.1
70.7
55.3
93.8
97.4
114.9
99.9
97.0
111.2
86.2

96.8
97,
108.
89.
70,
55.
93.
96.
114.
101.
99.
109.
84.

94.3
92.8
106.
86.
69.
55.
91.
94.
112.
97.
90.
108.
82.

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

95.3
90.9
81.2
83.8
93.8
97.8
113.1
95.6
83.5
111.1
78.9

97,
99.
99,
77.
89.
101,
121.
96.
82.
115.
71.

94.1
94.4
94.8
75.6
87,
98.
117,
94,
82.
112.
68.

92.
92.
91.8
74.0
86.8
97.3
117.6
93.9
82.8
110.6
69.0

97.
96.
86.
84.8
94.4
99.4
114.1
96.3
88.8
112.5

95,
97,
95,
76,
89.
99.
118.
95.
85.
112.
72.

95.8
97.5
92.4
76.7
89.2
99.8
118.9
95.4
85.3
114.5
71.8

96,
99.
93.
76.8
90.9
99.9
118.0
95.8
83.4
114.9

96.4
99.2
92.6
76.8
90.0
100.3
118.8
95.7
86.7
.114.4
71.2

95.1
98.3
97.1
74.9
87.6
98.8
118.5
94.5
88.0
112.1
71.2

114.3

124.2

119.3. 119.5

120.7

121.6

122.3

122.9

105.2

106.1

106.6

107.0

116.2

116.3

117.4

117.7

111.8

113.6

114.2

114.1

81.2
Service-producing
Transportation and public utilities

100.7

107.4

104.3

104.5

Wholesale trade

110.0

117.9

115.8

115.5

Retail trade

103.8

120.4

109.8

108.3

Finance, insurance, and real estate

120.8

126.1

124.7

125.0

Services

128.0

135.0

132.6

134.4

117.4
103.1
112.0
109.4

125.1

125.4

134.2

134.8

122.1
1

114.4

129.9
p = preliminary.

See footnote 1, table B-2.

72.3
122.1
106.1
116.8
114.1
126.6
135.4

125.8

126.2

135.7

136.9

Table B-6. Indexes of tliff usion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased
Time
span

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

54.3
71.1
56.8p

46.5
73.2
47. 3p

60.8
67.0

68.9
63.8

69.5
64.1

64.6
63.0

74.3
62.4

68.6
57.6

69.5
40.8

75.4
65.7

69.7
51.9

73.8
63.5

Over
3-month
span

46.8
82.4
57.3p

57.3
80.5

64.1
76.5

75.1
71.1

75.7
68.4

77.8
68.9

74.1
63.5

81.6
58.1

80.8
58.6

78.9
53.5

79.5
64.9

77.6
58.6p

Over
6-month
span

50.8
81.9

63.0
82.7

69.2
79.7

75.1
75.4

80.0
69.2

82.4
63.2

84.1
62.4

82.4
62.7

84.6
63.5

85.9
60.3p

86.8
52.2p

83.8

49.5
86.5

54.3
81.9

61.9
78.9

71.1
76.8

77.3
74.3

79.5
73.8

83.8
71.9p

88.1
62.2p

86.8

87.3

85.4

87.3

ill

Over
1-month
span

' Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1.3. and 6 month spans, on payrolls
of 185 private nonagricultural industries,
p = preliminary.




NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. (Half of the unchanged components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans.

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