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NEWS

from

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

USDL - 7032

F O R R E L E A SE :

IM M EDIATE
T u esda y, F e b ru a ry 8, 1966

U0 Sc D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R
B L S, 961 - 2634

THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATION:

JANUARY 1966

In January, the jo b situation continued to r e fle c t the stepped up pace of
e c o n o m ic a ctiv ity , the U. S. D epartm en t of L a b o r 1 s B ureau of L a b o r S ta tistics
Reported-todayo

The p o s t-C h r is tm a s d e clin e in em p loy m en t and r is e in u n em p loy ­

m ent w e re le s s than usual.

A s a co n s e q u e n ce , em p loy m en t on a se a so n a lly

adjusted b a sis show ed a fu rth er in c r e a s e , w hile the un em ploym ent rate, ed ged down
to 4C0 p e r c e n t --t h e lo w e s t point sin ce e a rly 1957.
T ota l E m p loy m en t and L a b o r F o r c e
T otal em p loy m en t stood at 710 2 m illio n in January, an in c r e a s e of 2. 2
m illio n fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r . N on a g ricu ltu ra l em p loy m en t w as up by n ea rly 20 4
m illio n w o r k e r s o v e r the y e a r , w hile a g ricu ltu ra l em p loy m en t continued its lon g te rm d e c lin e , d ropping by 150, 000o O v e r -t h e -y e a r in c r e a s e s in em p loym en t
totaled 10 1 m illio n fo r te e n a g e rs , 800, *000 fo r adult w om en , and 300, 000 fo r adult
men*




B eginning with this r e le a s e , data draw n fr o m the
h ou seh old and the esta b lish m en t su rv e y s w ill be
r e g u la r ly re p o rte d to g e th e r. The h ou seh old su rvey
p ro v id e s the only co m p re h e n siv e e stim a te s on the
size and c h a r a c t e r is t ic s of the la b o r f o r c e , the
total e m p lo y e d , and the u n em p loyed. The e s ta b lis h ­
m ent su rv e y p ro v id e s em p loy m en t, h o u rs, and
ea rn in gs e stim a te s by d eta iled in d u stry . E m p loym en t
data fr o m these two s o u r c e s d iffe r b e ca u se of
d iffe r e n c e s in d efin ition and c o v e r a g e , m eth ods of
c o lle c tio n , and sam pling and estim a tin g p r o c e d u r e s .
A m a jo r ca u se of d iffe r e n c e s is the in clu sio n in the
h ou seh old data of s e lf-e m p lo y e d p e rso n s and p e rso n s
em p lo y e d in a g ricu ltu re , p riva te h o u se h o ld s, and as
unpaid fa m ily w o r k e r s .

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F e b ru a ry 8, 1966

A m ong the 67c 7 m illio n w o r k e r s in n on a g ricu ltu ra l in d u s trie s , there w ere
10 8 m illio n who w o rk e d part tim e as a r e s u lt of sla ck w ork and oth er e c o n o m ic
reason so The num ber of these in volu n tary p a r t-tim e w o r k e r s w as down by
300, 000 fr o m a y e a r ago and at its lo w e s t January le v e l sin ce these data w e re
fir s t c o lle c t e d in e a r ly 1955c
O ver the la st 4 m on th s, the total la b o r f o r c e has a v e ra g e d 78© 3 m illio n ,
an in c r e a s e of 10 7 m illio n fr o m the co m p a ra b le p e rio d a y e a r e a r lie r and 400, 000
la r g e r than the lo n g -r u n p r o je c t e d r i s e c Although the A rm e d F o r c e s fig u re has
been r is in g , the bulk o f this in c r e a s e ( l e 6 m illio n ) w as in the civ ilia n la b o r f o r c e 0
Industry D ev elop m en ts
B etw een D e c e m b e r and January non farm p a y r o ll e m p loy m en t d e clin e d by
2 5 0 ,0 0 0 le s s than seasonally,, (T h ese data exclu d e the s e lf-e m p lo y e d , unpaid
fa m ily w o r k e r s , and p riv a te h ou seh old w o r k e r s , w h ich a re in clu d ed in the total
em ploym en t figures© ) The re d u ctio n s in tra d e, g o v e rn m e n t, and m anufacturin g
w e re a ll le s s than se a so n a lly expected© Job re d u ctio n s w e re c lo s e to se a so n a l
e x p ecta tion s in co n tra ct co n s tr u ctio n , tra n sp o rta tio n and pu b lic u tilitie s , f i ­
nance in d u strie s, m is c e lla n e o u s s e r v ic e in d u strie s, and mining©
A fte r allow ing fo r se a so n a l ch a n g es, m anufacturin g em p loy m en t w as up
by 90, 000© Job strength w as p a r tic u la r ly evident am ong the hard g ood s in d u s trie s ,
e s p e c ia lly in the fiv e m a jo r m e ta ls and m e ta l-u s in g in d u strie s and stone, cla y
and g la s s .
N on farm p a y ro ll em p loy m en t, at 61© 0 m illio n , w as up by 2© 8 m illio n
fr o m a y e a r ago, with gains in a ll in d u stry g rou p s e x ce p t mining© E m p loym en t
in m a n u fa ctu rin g, at 18© 3 m illio n , w as up by 875, 000 fr o m January 1965, the
la r g e s t gain fo r a J a n u a ry -to -J a n u a ry p e rio d sin ce 1955-56© O ver th re e -fo u r th s
of the gain o c c u r r e d in the d u rable g o o d s s e c t o r , with the m a jo r m e ta l-w o rk in g
and m e ta l-p ro d u cin g in d u strie s p rov id in g m o s t of the impetus© Eighty p e rce n t
of the gain fr o m a y e a r ago o c c u r r e d am ong p rod u ction w orkers©
C o n tra ct c o n s tr u ctio n em p loy m en t w as up by 150, 000 fr o m a y e a r ago
and totaled n e a rly 3© 0 m illio n in January© The o v e r -t h e -y e a r em p loym en t
in c r e a s e in tra n sp o rta tio n and p u blic u tilitie s w as about 80, 000 a fter allow a n ce
fo r the d ock strik e in January o f 1965.
C on siste n t w ith the lo n g -ru n grow th tren d, the m a jo r ity of the new jo b s
c re a te d in the n on farm s e c t o r o v e r the y e a r w e re in the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g
in d u strie s, with tra d e , m is c e lla n e o u s s e r v ic e s , and State and lo c a l g ov ern m en t
p rovidin g the bulk o f the increase©




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F a c to r y H ours and E arn in gs
The fa c t o r y w ork w eek d e clin e d se a so n a lly by 0. 6 hour to 410 1 h ou rs in
Jan u aryc The w ork w eek in clu d ed an a v e ra g e o f 30 6 h ou rs o f o v e rtim e at
p rem iu m pay, down 0. 4 hour fr o m D e c e m b e r but the h igh est January le v e l
sin ce this s e r ie s o rig in a te d in 19 56, On a se a so n a lly adjusted b a s is , the
w ork w eek w as unchanged fo r the third co n s e cu tiv e m onth, still at its h igh est
le v e l sin ce W o rld W ar II0 H ours continued to be r e la tiv e ly high in m o st
in d u strie s, e s p e c ia lly in fa b rica te d m e ta ls , tra n sp o rta tio n equipm ent, and
m a ch in e r y 0
B etw een D e c e m b e r and January, a vera ge h ou rly ea rn in g s r o s e by 1 cent
to $ 2 0 67, an a lltim e high. H o w e v e r, w eek ly ea rn in gs ed ged down by $ l c 20
to $109. 74 b e ca u se of the re d u ctio n in a v era ge w eek ly h o u rs,
U nem ploym e nt
The num ber o f un em ployed w o r k e r s r o s e le s s than se a so n a lly in January
to 3, 3 m illio n 0 A m ong the u n em ployed w e re 1 - 1 /2 m illio n adult m en , 1 m illio n
adult w om en , and 775, 000 te e n a g e rs . A lm o st a ll o f the u n em ployed adult m en ,
80 p e rce n t o f the adult w om en , and half of the te e n a g e rs w e re seeking fu ll-t im e
jo b s . N ea rly a ll of the net d e clin e in un em ploym ent sin ce January 1965
o c c u r r e d am ong adult w o r k e r s --t h r e e -fo u r t h s m en and o n e -fo u r th w om en .
C ontinued strength in la b o r dem and w as evident fo r m o s t w o r k e r g rou p s
in January, The N ational un em ploym ent rate in ch ed dow nw ard to 4 ,0 p e rce n t,
a lm o s t a p e rce n ta g e point below the January 1965 rate and at its lo w e s t point
sin ce e a r ly 1957, R ates of unem ploym ent fo r adult m en and m a r r ie d m en w ere
v irtu a lly unchanged fr o m D e c e m b e r (2 ,6 and 1 ,9 p e rce n t, r e s p e c t iv e ly ) and
w e re at th eir lo w e st points in m o r e than a d e ca d e . The un em ploym ent rate fo r
b lu e -c o lla r w o r k e r s , m o s t of w hom a re adult m en , f e ll fr o m 4, 4 p e rce n t to
4, 2 o v e r the m onth. The adult w om en ra te, w hich had only d ev e lo p e d a d istin ct
dow nw ard trend within the la st 2 y e a r s , continued to re sp o n d to the g r e a te r
dem and fo r w o r k e r s , fa llin g fr o m 4, 0 p e rce n t to 3, 8 p e rce n t o v e r the m onth.
F o r a ll th ree g rou p s of w o r k e r s , ra te s w e re n e a rly a p e rce n ta g e point b elow
January 1965 le v e ls .
J o b le s s ra te s o f te e n a g e rs have a lso shown sig n ifica n t d e c lin e s . O ver
the m onth, th eir rate f e ll n ea rly one p ercen ta g e point to 12, 0 p e rce n t, as th eir
em p loy m en t d e clin e d le s s than se a so n a lly . The teenage rate w as still th ree
tim e s as high as the a v e ra g e . O ver the y e a r, a r e c o r d in c r e a s e o f 1, 1 m illio n
in the civ ilia n la b o r f o r c e fo r te e n a g e rs w as m a tch ed by an equal em p loy m en t
in c r e a s e . The num ber of unem ployed te e n a g e rs w as v irtu a lly unchanged fr o m
January 1965, at 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , but th eir unem ploym ent rate fe ll by 3 p ercen ta g e
p oin ts.




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F e b ru a ry 8, 1966

January d e v e lo p m e n ts fo r m en aged 20 to 24 r e fle c t e d both the in flu en ce
of in c r e a s e d m ilita r y dem ands and sustain ed p r e s s u r e f o r add ition al w o r k e r s 0
T h eir un em ploym ent rate d rop p ed to 4. 2 p e rce n t in January, n e a rly a fu ll
p ercen ta g e point d e clin e sin ce D e c e m b e r and 3 p e rce n ta g e points b elow the
January 1965 ra te . T h e re has been a m a rk e d re d u ctio n in the num ber o f m en
in the civ ilia n la b o r f o r c e in this age g ro u p 0 A la rg e p o rtio n o f the d e clin e
r e fle c t s in d u ction s into the A rm e d F o r c e s and in c r e a s e d fu ll-t im e s c h o o l
e n ro llm e n tse
U n em ploym en t am ong nonw hites nu m bered 67 5, 000 in January, o n e -fifth
of the jo b le s s tota l. T h e ir u n em ploym ent rate at 7 .0 p e rce n t, w as down
sig n ifica n tly fr o m a y e a r ago but re m a in e d tw ice the rate fo r w h ites.
L o n g -t e r m u n em p loym en t o f 15 w eek s o r lo n g e r (680, 000 in January)
w as re d u ce d by 1 7 0 ,0 0 0 o v e r the y e a r , and v e r y lo n g -t e r m u n em ploym ent fe ll
by 100, 000. L o n g -t e r m u n em ploym ent w as at its lo w e s t January le v e l in
8 yea rs.
The num ber of p e r s o n s r e ce iv in g unem ploym ent in su ra n ce b e n e fits under
State p ro g r a m s show ed a slig h tly g re a te r than se a so n a l r is e fr o m D e c e m b e r
to January, p a rtly as a re s u lt of the New Y o rk C ity tra n sit s trik e . The r is e
o f 500, 000 to 1. 7 m illio n w as w id e sp re a d in n ea rly a ll States with New Y o rk ,
C a lifo rn ia , New J e r s e y , P en n sylvan ia and W is c o n s in r e c o r d in g the la r g e s t
u p sw in gs.




In a c c o r d a n c e w ith re g u la r p r a ctice at the beginning
of e a ch y e a r , the se a so n a l adjustm ent of la b o r fo r c e
com p on en ts has b een r e v i s e d on the b a s is of m o r e
re c e n t data. The r e v is io n s did not a ffe c t p r e v io u s ly
pu blish ed ra te s fo r total un em ploym ent by m o r e than
0. 1 p e rce n ta g e point in any m onth. The updated
se a so n a lly adju sted data and se a so n a l adjustm en t
fa c t o r s w ill appear in the F e b ru a ry iss u e o f E m p loym en t
and E a rn in g s and M onthly R e p o rt on the L a b o r F o r c e
to be r e le a s e d on about F e b ru a ry 16.

Table A-1: Employment status -of the non institutional population, by age and sex
(In thousands)
S eason ally adjusted
Employment status, a g e ,a n d s “X

Jan.
1966

D ec.
1965

Jan.
1965

Jan.
1966

D ec.
1965

79, 644
76, 754

76, 567

73 ,7 1 5
4, 429

73,441
4 ,4 8 6

Nov.
1965

Oct.
1965

Sept.
1965

Total
T otal labor fo r c e ............ \ . . . .
C ivilian labor fo r c e . . . . . . . .
E m ployed.....................................
A g r ic u ltu r e ............................
Nonagricultural industries.
On part time for e con om ic
reasons ............................
Usually work full time . ^ * /
Usually work part time . I
&
U n e m p lo y e d .................................. I • - «

77*409., 78, 477
,74> 519- > 5 , 636

75, 699

79, 408

7 8 ,9 0 6 7$, 606
76, 111 75, 846

7 1 ,2 2 9
3, 577
67,652

72 ,7 4 9
3, 645

72, 992
6 8,996
3 ,7 3 9

69, 103

65, 257

69, 286

68, 955

1>766

1,627
761

2 ,057
1,078

1 ,8 1 9
902

1,745
766

1,819
817

866
2 ,8 8 8

979
3, 996

917
3 ,0 3 9

979
3 ,1 2 6

1,002

44, 493

44, 469

4 3,243
2, 780
40, 463

42, 437
2 ,9 6 0

44,788
4 3 ,6 0 4
2, 936

44,751
43, 579
3 ,0 3 5

39, 476
2 ,033

40, 668
1,184

40 ,5 4 4
1,172

23,104
21,950
471
21,479
1,154

24,145 24, 121
23, 22JL 23, 157
0^65 J
769
2 2 T * * - <12, 388
917
964

972
794
3, 290

72, 914 72, 561
4, 273 4, 551
68,641 6 8 ,010

3 ,1 9 7

1,821
* 848
973
3, 285

78, 334
75,611
72,297
4, 418
67, 879
1,780
843
937
3, 314

Men, 20 years and over
C ivilian labor fo r c e . . . . . . ....
E m p loyed............ ...
A g r ic u ltu r e ............................
Nonagricultural industries
U n e m p lo y e d ...............................

44, 264
427739
2 ,7 2 2
40,017
1,525

1,249

44, 565 4 4 ,539
4 3 ,3 3 0 43, 234
2,9 3 3 3, 131
4 0 ,397 40, 103
1,235 1,3 0 5

44, 646
43, 285
3, 120
40, 165
1, 361

Womens 20 years and overf
2 3,784
S22,783
\ 476
p . , 306

2 4 ,120
23, 283
493
22,791

1,001

838

C ivilian -labor f o r c e . . . . . . . .
^ 6 , 471
-S , 708
Employed ............................ ...
j 379
Agriculture . .................. . . ^
•' f
.^ 5 ,3 2 9
Nonagricultural in d u stries. . i
763
U n e m p lo y e d .................................. f../2 i

7 ,0 2 3

C ivilian labor f o r c e .
E m p loyed .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
U n e m p lo y e d .........................

23, 967 23, 779
22, 937 22, 790
749
684
22, 253 22,041
1 ,030

989

7 ,5 7 9
6, 647
656
5 ,991
932

7, 528
6, 537
671
5, 866
991

23, 774
22,771
697
22,074
1,003

Both sexes, 14-19 years

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l_ _




6, 223
373
5 ,8 5 0
800

5, 418
4, 610
308
4 ,3 0 2
808

7, 821
6,88^

7, 695
6 ,7 0 5
'
682
6, 155
6 ,0 2 3
938
990

7, 191
6, 241
601
5, 640
950

Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators

Selected categories

/

Thousands of persons unemployed

Seasonally zidiusted rates of unemployment

Jan.
1966

Jan.
1966

Dec.
1965

No t .

1965

Oct.
1965

Sept.
1965

Jan.
1965

3,290

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.8

Men, 20 years and over^XTT' "X
)
C 20-24 years . . . .
/. . I
7 2$ years and over . . .\. . . 1
Wefaien, 20 years and over. . ."' ■
Both sexes, 14-19 years J:>.' ^

1,525
247
1 ,,278
1,001
763

2.6

2.6
5.1

4 3 )

3.8
12.0

12.9

2.8
5.7
2.5
4.3
12.3

2.9
5.5
2.6
4.2
13.2

3.0
5.9
2.7
4.2
13.2

3.5
7.1
3.1
4.5
15.2

White................................ . .
Non white.......................... . .

2,612
678,

3.5
7.0

3.7
7.5

3.7
8.1

3.9
7.9

3.9
8.1

4.3
9.0

UarrtpH men . . . ...................
x
Full-time workers1.....................
Blue-collar workers2 ................
Unemployed 15 weeks and
over ^ ..................... •
State insured^ . . ................ .. .
Labor force time lost^. . . . . . .

982
2,632
1,528

1.9
3.4
4.2

1.8
3.5
4.4

2.0
3.7
4.6

2.1
3.8
4.8

2.2
4.1
5.1

2.7
4.5
.5.6

678
1,674

.9
2.8
4.3

.9
2.5
4.4

.8
2.6
4.5

.9
2.8
4.6

1.0
2.9
4.7

1.1
3.4
5.3

V
Total (all civilian workers) k . .

—

*Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors.
^Craftsmen, operatives, and nonfarm laborers.
^Rates based on civilian labor force.
4Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
5Labor force time lost is a percentage representing the man-hours lost by the unemployed and those on
part time for economic reasons.

Table

A-3:

Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(In thousands)
Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 w e e k s ......................
5 to 14 weeks..............................
15 weeks and over , . ..............
15 to 26 w e e k s .............. *. . .
27 weeks and o v e r .................




Jan.
1966

Dec.
1965

Jaa.
1965

1,701 1,442 1,863
846 1,288
911
678
600
845
334
457
f38S
1296
266
389
__ _____

Jan.

Seasonally adjusted
Oct.
D ec.
■or.

1966 1965
1,548 1,532
738
869
660
661
354
355
305
307

1965
1,618
903
644
334
310

1965
1,562
992
697
350
347

S e p t.

1965
1,703
858
728
384
344

Table A-4: Unemployment rates by industry and occupation

Industry or occu p a tion

Jan.
1966

Jan.
1965

Jan.
1964

4.4
4.3
11.6
4.1
5.6
11.2
3.8
3.3
4.4
2.4
5.3
2.1
3.4
1.7
1.0

5.5
5.4
11.7
5.3
9.3
15.8
4.8
4.5
5.2
3.9
6.3
3.3
4.0
1.9
1.2

6.4
6.4
15.9
6.2
9.9
17.5
6.6
6.2
7.2
4.3
7.1
2.7
4.1

4.4
2.2
1.3
1.3
3.0
3.7
5.6
4.7
5.1
9.3
4.8
4.3
4.9
3.5
.7
7.5

5.5
2.6
1.7
1 .2
3.6
4.1
7.4
5.7
6.9
13.1
6.0
3.7
6.7
3.7.
.6
8.0

6.4
3.0
1.9
1.9
4.0
4.7
9.0
6.2
9.1
15.8
6.6
5.7
6.9
5.3
.8
11.2

Industry

T o ta l................................ ..................
Experienced wage and salary workers . . .
Agriculture ................................... .. . . .
Nonagricultural industries........... .. . . .
Mining, forestry, fisheries................
Construction........................ .............
Manufacturing................ ...................
Durable goods ..............................
Nondurable goods .........................
Transportation and public utilities .
Wholesale and retail trade................
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Service industries........... .. ..............
Public administration. . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed and unpaid family workers .

2.8
1.8

Occupation

T o ta l...................................................
White-collar workers ...................................
Professional and technical . . . . . . . .
Managers, officials, and proprietors . .
Clerical workers......................................
Sales workers...........................................
Blue-collar w o rk e rs...................................
Craftsmen and foremen...........................
Operatives........................ ......................
Non farm laborers......................................
Service workers ............................................
Private household workers......................
Other service workers..............................
Farm workers. ..............................................
Farmers and farm managers ...................
Farm laborers and foremen......................




Table A-5: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force
(In thousands)

F ull- and part-time
employment status

Jan.

Dee.

Jan.

Jan.

1966

1965

1965

1964

6 4 ,8 0 8

6 5 ,4 4 0

6 4 ,1 0 6

6 3 ,0 4 8

6 0 ,0 8 2
2 ,0 9 4
2 ,6 3 2 ;

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

5 8 ,3 3 8
2 ,3 8 3
3 ,3 8 5
5 .3

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

9 ,7 1 1

1 0 ,1 9 6
9 ,5 2 0
6 76

8 ,8 8 5
8 ,2 7 4
611

6 .8

6.6

6.9

8 ,7 4 4
8 ,1 1 3
631
7 .2

Full Time
C ivilian labor fo r c e ........................................... ...
Em ployed:
Full-time s c h e d ul e s 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part time for econ om ic r e a s o n s ................
Unemployed, look in g for full-tim e work. . . .
Unemployment rate ....................................................

6.1

6.2

Part Time
C ivilian labor fo rce . .................................................
Employed (voluntary part t i m e ) * ......................
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . .
Unemployment r a t e ....................................................

*Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the fu ll- and part-time
employed categories.




T a b le B-l:

Em ployees on n o n a gric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls, by industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Change from
Industry

Jan.

Dec.

Nov.

1966

1 96 5

• 1 965

TOTAL ...................................... 61,006

Jan.
1965

Dec.

Jan.

Jan.

Dec.

Nov.

1 96 5

1965

1966

1 965

1965

Change
from

Dec.
1965

62,61*3

6 2 ,0 2 9

58,234

- 1 ,6 3 7

2 ,7 7 2

6 2 ,111

6 1 ,8 6 5

61,472

2 46

MINING......................................

6 l4

628

631

619

-l4

-5

629

630

627

-1

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION. . . . .

2,947

. 3,185

3 ,3 7 5

2 ,8 0 0

-2 3 8

147

3 ,3 5 3

3 ,3 6 7

3 ,2 6 7

-1 4

MANUFACTURING.......................

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

18 , 1*16

18 , 1*1*3

1 7 ,3 9 6

1 3 ,7 7 0

12,890

-11*8
-1 4 8

872

1 3 ,7 3 3

1 8 ,5 1 8
1 3 ,8 1 7

1 8 ,4 2 9
1 3 ,7 4 1

1 8 ,3 2 1
1 3 ,6 4 7

89
76

1 0 ,6 8 2
7 ,9 3 3

1 0 ,7 1 9
7 ,9 7 5

10,686
7,949

-3 7
-4 2

686
554

1 0 ,7 9 0

10,706
7 ,9 6 3

1 0 ,6 1 5
7 ,8 7 8

84

8,032
249

2 43

244

6

Production uorkers...................

DURABLE

G O O D S ...................................

Production workers...................
Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products...........
Furniture and fixture*...................
Stone, clay, and fixes products . .
Primary metal industries. ..............
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery..................................
Electrical equipment.....................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

2 5 0 .3
5 9 2 .9

2 l* 5 A

444.9
a.3.9
1,270.0
1,299.2
1,776.3
1,786.8
1,833.1
U00.9
1*11*.0

21*6.1*

9 ,9 9 6 '
7 ,3 7 9
2 3 2 .4

4 .9

621
442*
636
1,274
1,301
1,771
1,768
1,806
398
446

613
435
627
1,269
1,294
1,768
1,741
1,790
394
440

7
8
10
6
11
9
17
$
5
-4

186
l4 l

7,728
5,785

7,723
5,778

7,706
5,769

5
7

1,753
84
936
1,362
652
• 994
923
177
485
362

1,745
83
936
1,378
650
992
919
178
483
359

1,761
81
933
1,369
646
990
914
178
477
357

8
1
.0
-16
2
2
4
-1
2
3

160

4,088

4,079

4,079

9

-928

520

12,902

12,822

12,754

80

3,190
9,000

-44
-884

111
409

3,321
9,581

3,309
9,513

3,300
9,454

12
68

3,062

2,973

-8

82

3,086

3,081

3,074

5

9,045

9,054

8,557

-84

404

9,144

9,127

9,081

17

10,428

10,581

10,413

9,836

-153

592

10,391

10,330

10,269

61

2,393
8,035

2,543
8,038

2,402
8,011

2,323
7,513

-150
-3

70
522

2,412
7,979

2,395
7,935

2,400
7,869

17
44

443.3
623.1
1,261*.2
1,304.9
1,765.9
1,786.3
1,81*0.1
399.7
439.0

7,586
5,652

7,697
5,758

7,757
5,821

7,400
5,511

1,678.7
82.6
924.3
1,336.2
61,5.8
988.7
914.1
173.4
484.0
358.5

1,721.5
87.1
933.0
1,371.7
650.7
999.1
913.2
174.8
484.9
360.7

1,779.8
86.7
937.6
1,380.5
649.1
995-4
909.4
176.6
482.6
359-3

1,679.2
86.5
893.1
1,309.0
624.8
958.6
878.2
175.6
445.5
349-7

-42.8
-4.5
-8.7
-35.5
-4.9
-10.4
.9
-1.4
-.9
-2.2

4,023

4,087

4,091

3,863

-64

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 12,710

13,638

12,960

12,190

3,301
9,409

3,345
10,293

3,326
9,634

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

3,055

3,063

SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS. .

8,961

GOVERNMENT........... .............

G O O D S _______

Food and kindred products...........
Tobacco manufactures ...................
Textile mill products.....................
Apparel and related products. . . .
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and publishing............. .
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and plastic products . . . .
Leather and leather products. . . .

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES................................

W HOLESALE
R E T A IL

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

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

F E D E R A L .....................................................
STATE

AND

L O C A L ............................

607.0

NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.




69

628
450
646
1,280
1,312
1,780
1,785
1,815
403
442

566.8
415-6
589.7
1,271.7
1,217-4
1,660.1
1,597.4
1,686.3
372.7
385.5

Production uorkers..................

1 7 .9

26.1
29.3
24.2
-1.7
81.8
116.2
189.4
146.8
28.2
28.5

-14.1
1.6
-9.2
5.8
-5.7
10.4
.5
-7.0
1.2
-25.0

6l4.8
M*l.1*
631.4
1,255.1
1,304.3
1,749.4
1,762.4
1,823.9
397-2
459.7

NONDURABLE

695

-111
-106

-5
-3.9
31.2
27.2
21.0
30.1
35.9
-2.2
38.5
8.8

T able 6-2:

A v e r a g e w eekly hours of production w orkers on m an u fac tu rin g payro lls, l>y industry

Industry

MANUFACTURING............................

Dec.

Nov.

Jan*

1966

1965

1965

1965

1*1 . 1

DURABLE GOODS........................
Overtime b

o

m

. •

s

NONDURABLE GOOOS...............
Overtime boms................ ..

1*1 . 1*

1*1.7
i* .o
1*2 .6
l*.l*
1*0 . 1*

3 .6
k 2 .1
k .l
3 9 .7
3 .0

3 .9
4 2 .2
4 .3
4 0 .3
3.1*

3.1*

Seasonally adjusted

ChBTl^E from

Jan.

4 0 .9
3 .3
1*1 .8

3.6
3 9 .7

2.8

Change
from

Dec.

Dec.

Nov.

1965

Jan.
1966

1965

1965

1965

- 0 .6
- . 1*
-.5
-3
-.7
- . 1*

0 .2

1*1 . 1*

4 1 .4

1*1 . 1*

•3
.3
.5

3 .9
1*2 . 1*
l*.l*
1*0 .1

3.8

0
0 .1
.2

3 .3

4 2 .2
4 .1
4 0 .2
3 .4

3 .8
1*2 .2
l* .l
1*0.3
3 .3

- .1

1 .5
.3
.3

1*2.5
1*1 .0
1*1.9
1*2.7
1*1 .8
1*2.7
1*1* .0
1*1.5
1*3.5
1*1 . 6
1*0 .2

4 2 .4
4 1 .7
4 1 .7
4 3 .0
4 1 .2
4 2 .3
43*9
4 1 .5
4 2 .9
4 1 .7
4 0 .3

1*2 .2
1*1.3
1*1.7
1*2 .2
1*1 . 1
1*2 . 1*
1*3.7
1*1.3
1*3.1*
1*1.7
1*0 .2

.6
. 1*
.1
0
.6
.1 - .1

1*1.3
39.1*
1*2 .2
3 5 .9
1*3-3

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

1*1 . 1
38.O

1 .7

1*1.9
3 6 .5
1*3.6

-5
-.3

Dec.

Jan.

1965

0
.2

•3

- .1
- .1

Dmmble goods
Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products..............
Furniture and fixtures......................
Scone, clay, and glass products . .
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery.........................................
Electrical equipment . ....................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products. .
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .

1*2 .8
1*0 . 1*
1*1 . 2
1*1 . 6
1*1 .8
1*2 .1

1*2.9

1*1 . 1
1*2.5

1*2.*2
l* l .k

1*2 .6
1*1*.2
1*2.0
1*1* . 1
1*2.0
1*0 .6

1*3.8
1*1.3
1*3.3
1*1 .6
3 9 .8

1*2 . 1*
1*0 .8
1*2.0

4 1 .3
4 0 .1

1*2.3
1*0 .7
1*2 . 1*
1*3.1*
1*1.5
1*3.9
1*2.0
1*0 . 1*

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

1*1.3
3 7 .9
1*2.3
36 . 1*
1 * 3 .^
3 8 .5
1*2.0
1*2 .3
1*2.4

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

- .7
-1 .3

40.9

.6

- .6
. 1*

-.5
. 1*
.9
.5

— 5
- . 1*
-7

4 3.2

- .8

4 1 .0
3 9 .5

- . 1*

.1
•6

- .8

.3

.1
-7

.2
-3

Homdmdbkt goods
Food and kindred p rod u cts............
Tobacco manufactures....................
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and allied products . . . . . .
Printing and publish in g.................
Chemicals and allied products . . .
Petroleum and related products. . .
Rubber and plastic products. . . . .
Leather and leather products . . . .

1*0 .8

1*1.3
3 9 .0
1*2.3
3 6 .1
1*3.8
3 9 .2
1*2 .1
1*1.7
1*2.8
3 9 .3

38.1*
1*1 .6
3 5 .3
1*2.9
3^2
1*1 .8
l* l4
1*2.3
18 . 1*

38.2

-.5

- .1

—.6

.9

-7

.2
-.6
.2
0

- .8
-9
- 1 .0
-3

38.2
4 1 .5
4 1 .3
4 1 .9
3 0 .3

.3
.1*
.1*
.1

0
-.5
-9

43.6
38.8

38.6
1*2 .1

___ 37.8

.2

38.6

-.2
.1

1*2.0
1*2.1*
1*2.5

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

1*1.9
1*2.6

.2

-.1
•3
r i l ___

38.6

Data (jet the 3jpos< recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production workers
on manufacturing payrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

Jan.

.........

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

$2

2

.6 7

. 81 *

3 .1 8

$2

2

.6 6

. 81 *

Jan.

1965

1965

$ 2 .6 5

$2 . 5 8

2 .8 3

2 .7 6

3 .1 9

3 .1 5

3 .0 9

2 .1 7

2 .2 0

• IT

MANUFACTURING...........

Ifev.

n

1966

D ec.
1965

Change from

$ 0 .0 1

0
- .0 1
- .0 3
- .0 2
0
.0 2

2 .1 6

2 .1 5

2 .08
2 .0 7

2 .6 7

2 .6 7

2 .6 7

2 .5 5

3*22

3 .2 0

3 .1 9

2.81
3.02
2.61
3.29
2.61*
2.18

2.80
3.02
2.62
3.31
2.65
2.16

2.80
3.00
2.61
3.30
2.61*
2.1k

3 .1 5

2.72
2.92
2.55
3.18
2.59
2.1k

.01
0
-.01
-.02
-.01
.02

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

2.1*0

2.1*0

2.39

2.33

Food and kindred products. . . . . .
Tobacco manufactures...................
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and allied products ..............
Printing and publishing. . ..............
Chemicals and allied product . . .
Petroleum and related products. .
Rtjjtiber anjj-'j^•srJfc produces. ; . .
L e m ^ i n d leather products . . .

2.1*8
2.1k
1.91
1.85
2.70
3.68
2.93
3.35
2.66
1.90

2.1*6
2.1k
1.91
1.86
2.69
3.12
2.93
3.36
2.66
1.91

2.kk
2.12
1.91
1.86
2.68
3.09
2.93
3.38
2.6k
1.90

2.k2
2.0k
1.83
1.81
2.61
3.00
2.85
3.2k
2.59
1.86

Lumber and wood products. . . . . .
Furniture and fixtures. ...................
Scone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries........... .. .
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery........................................
Electrical equipment . . . ..............
Transportation equipment . . . . . .
Instruments and related products. .
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .

2
2

.1 k
. 11 *

NOTH: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.




Jan.

Jan.
1966

D ec.
1965

1965

$0

.0 9

1 1 0 9 .7 4

tlio

Nov.
1965

.9 2

* 1 0 9 .7 1

1965

1 1 9 .5 6

12 0 .9 8

1 1 9 .4 3

1 1 5 .3 7

.0 9

1 3 6 .1 0

.06

8 6 .4 6

8 8 .1 7
U l.0 7

1 3 3 .5 6
8 9 .7 6
90.30
1 1 2 .9 4

1 2 7 .6 2
8 3 .4 1

.0 7

13 6 .8 5
8 9 .1 9
9 1.8 0
1 1 2 .6 7

8 4 .6 6

1 0 4 .5 5

.O k

134.60
118.31
132.S8
107.79
142.46
109.82
86.76

132.48
119.28
133-48
110.04
145.97
IU .30
87.70

129.83
118.72
130.20
108.32
144.87
110.86
86.46

133-25
113.42
125.27
104.04
137.38
106.19
84.53

0

.07

95.3B

96.96

96.32

92.50

.02
0
0
-.01
.01

.06
.10
.08

101.18
82.18
79.46
65.31
115.83
117*66
122.47
139.70
112.52
72.96

101.60
83.46
80.79
67.15
117.82
122.30
123.35
140.11
113.85
75.06

100.77
80.35
80.79
67.70
116.58
118.97
123.06
142.97
111.94
72.58

98.98
76.50
75.76
64.98
111.45
114.60
118.28
133.81
108.52
71.24

-.O k

0
-.01
0
-.01

.0 7

.09
.10
.06
.11
.05

.O k

.09
.08
.08
.11
.07
.Ok

Dec.

Jan.

1965

1965

* 1 0 5 .5 2 $ - 1

.08

•12

Change from

Jan.

$k.2 2

.1 6

- l.k

k .1 9

2

8

- 7 5

.k 8

-2 .7 3
- 3 .6 3
- 1 .6 0

6 .5 2

2.12
-.98

1.35
k.88

-1

3 .0 5
3 .5 1

1

7 .0 1

I1
;
!1
;

3.75
5.08
3.63
2.23

-1.68 |

2.78

-.k2
-1.28
-1.33
-1.8k
-1.99
-k.6k
-.88
-.k l
-1.33
-2.10

2 .2 0

.2 0

-2.25
-3.51
-l.k 8
-.9k

:

5 .6 8

;
!
*:

3*70
.33
k.38
3.06
k.19
5 .8 9

k .0 0

1.72