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NEWS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

f t ■otn

W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

USDL FOR RELEASE:

8116

11:30 A *M .
Thursday, F ebru ary 9, 1967

U, S. D epartm ent of L abor
BLS, 961 - 2634
THE EM PLOYM ENT SITUATION: JANUARY 1967
The strong em ploym ent and labor fo r c e im provem en t of late 1966
continued in January, the U. S. D epartm ent of Labor* s Bureau o f L abor
S tatistics rep orted today.

The p o st-C h ristm a s em ploym ent declin e was le s s

than seasonal, leaving total and nonfarm em ploym ent at r e c o r d le v e ls fo r the
month.

B ecau se of the grow th in the la bor fo r c e , h ow ever, there was no

significant change in the season ally adjusted le v e l or rate o f unem ploym ent.
Highlights of the January re p o rt are as follow s:
1. On a season ally adjusted b a sis, nonfarm p a yroll em ploym ent r e g is ­
tered a further r is e o f 280, 000 to a r e c o r d 65. 4 m illio n . The im provem ent
was w idely distribu ted, with gains in all m a jo r in dustries except con stru ction .
2. The fa cto r y w orkw eek declin ed 0 .6 h o u r --in line with the usual
January c h a n g e --to 4 0 .7 h ou rs. The w orkw eek included an average o f 3 .3
hours of overtim e at prem ium pay, down 0. 5 hour fro m D ecem b er and 0. 4
hour fro m a yea r e a r lie r . On a season ally adjusted b a s is , the w orkw eek was
unchanged over the month but down 1 /2 hour fro m the postw ar high of 41 -1 /2
hours r e co r d e d in ea rly 1966.




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As announced in November 1966, changes in the
definitions of employment and unemployment were
instituted in the household survey statistics for
January 1967. The changes, and their effect on the
series, are discussed on page 4 of this release and
in more detail in the February 1967 Employment and
Earnings. In addition, the seasonally adjusted
household series have been slightly revised, due to
the application of new seasonal adjustment factors
which incorporate 1966 data.

The Employment Situation
Pag e 2
February 9, 1967

3.
The unem ploym ent rate, at 3 .7 p ercen t in January, was unchanged
over the month* S im ilar patterns w ere in evidence fo r m en, w om en, and 16
to 19 y ea r-old s*
Total Em ploym ent and L abor F o rc e
The em ploym ent of p erson s 16 y e a rs of age and over totaled 7 2 .2 m illio n
in January, an in crea se of 1.8 m illio n fro m a year e a r lie r . N onagricultural
em ploym ent was up by nearly 2 m illio n w o rk e rs over the yea r, while a g ric u l­
tural em ploym ent continued its lo n g -te rm d eclin e, dropping by 150,000. O v erth e-yea r in cre a s e s in em ploym ent,totaled 1 m illio n fo r adult w om en, 600,000
for adult m en, and 200, 000 fo r teen a g ers. Am ong the 6 8 .8 m illio n w o rk ers
in nonagricultural in d u stries, there w ere 1.9 m illion who w orked part tim e
as a resu lt of slack w ork and other eco n o m ic re a so n s.
Industry D evelopm ents
The D ecem b er-Jan u ary declin e in nonfarm p a yroll em ploym ent was
280, 000 le s s than usual. The reductions in trade, governm ent, transportation
and public utilities, m iscella n e o u s se rv ice in d u stries, and m anufacturing w ere
all le s s than seasonally expected. Job reductions w ere in line with seasonal
expectations in con tra ct con stru ction .
A fter allowing fo r seasonal changes, m anufacturing em ploym ent was up
by 35, 000. The only w eakness was in transportation equipm ent, where auto
production cutbacks redu ced em ploym ent m o re than season a lly.
Nonfarm payroll em ploym ent, at 64. 3 m illio n , was up by 2. 9 m illio n
fro m a year ago, with gains in all industry groups except m ining and co n ­
struction. (These data exclude the se lf em ployed, unpaid fa m ily w o r k e r s ,
and private household w ork ers who are included in the total em ploym ent
fig u re s . ) E m ploym ent in m anufacturing, at 19. 2 m illio n , was up by 900, 000
fro m January 1966. O ver 70 percen t o f the gain o c c u r r e d in the durable goods
s e cto r , with the m a jor m eta l-w ork in g and m eta l-p rod u cin g in dustries p r o ­
viding m ost of the im petus. Sm all lo s s e s w ere r e co r d e d in lum ber and in
stone, clay, and g la ss w here the cutbacks in production r e fle c t reduced
con stru ction activity.
C onsistent with the lon g -ru n growth trend, the m a jo rity o f the new jo b s
crea ted in the nonfarm s e cto r o v er the yea r w ere in the s e rv ice -p ro d u cin g
in du stries, with trade, m iscella n e o u s s e r v ic e s , and State and lo c a l g o v e rn ­
ment providing the bulk of the in c r e a s e .




The E m ploym ent Situation
Page 3
F ebru ary 9, 1967
Between D ecem b er and January, average hourly earnings o f m anufac­
turing production w ork ers r o s e by 1 cent to $ 2 078, an alltim e high* H ow ever,
w eekly earnings edged down by $1. 25 to $113, 15 becau se of the reduction in
average w eekly hou rs,
Unem ploym e nt
The number of unem ployed w o rk e rs totaled 3 ,2 m illio n in January,
Among them w ere 1, 3 m illio n adult m en, 1, 2 m illio n adult w om en, and
670,000 teen agers (16 to 19 y e a rs of a g e ). A lm o s t all of the unem ployed
adult m en, 80 p ercen t of the adult wom en, and half of the teen ag ers w ere
seeking fu ll-tim e jo b s . U nem ploym ent rates w ere*2, 2 p ercen t fo r adult m en,
4. 3 percen t fo r w om en, and 11 p ercen t fo r 16 to 19 y e a r-o ld s . Unem ploym ent
among nonwhites num bered 650, 000 in January, on e -fifth o f the jo b le s s total.
T heir unem ploym ent rate at 6 .6 percen t rem ained tw ice the rate fo r w h ites.
L on g -term unem ploym ent o f 15 weeks or lon ger (500, 000 in January)
was redu ced by 150,000 over the y e a r, and v e ry lo n g -te rm unem ploym ent
(27 w eeks or lon g er) fe ll by nearly 100,000.
Insured unem ploym ent under the State p ro g ra m s r o s e to a m id-Jan u ary
volum e of 1, 563, 4 0 0 --s o m e 434, 600 above the m id -D e ce m b e r fig u re , A
sharp r is e usually o c c u r s during the fir s t month of a new y e a r, but the latest
r is e (39 p ercen t) was slightly grea ter than exp ected . On a sea son a lly adjusted
b a sis, the rate r o s e fr o m D ecem ber* s 2, 3 p ercen t to 2 ,4 percen t; a yea r
e a r lie r it was 2 .7 p ercen t. N ev erth eless, the m id-Jan u ary fig u re is the
low est fo r the month since 1956. The rate o f in sured unem ploym ent fo r the
Nation, at 3. 3 percen t in m id-Jan u ary, was the low est fo r the m onth since
1948.




The E m ploym ent Situation
Page 4
F ebru ary 9, 1967
NEW DEFINITIONS OF E M PLOYM EN T AND UNEM PLOYMENT
An im p rov ed system fo r m easurin g em ploym ent and unem ploym ent went
into e ffe c t with the publication of the January 1967 sta tistics fr o m the household
su rvey.

The changes in cr e a s e the a ccu ra cy of the data and c la r ify , but do not sub­

stantially a lter, the underlying co n ce p ts.

The p rin cip al im p rovem en ts are as

follow s:
1. The sam ple has been enlarged to 52, 500 households per month spread
o v er 449 sam ple a r e a s . The p reviou s sam ple co m p ris e d 3 5 ,00 0 households in
357 a r e a s . E xpansion o f the sam ple y ie ld s a 20 percen t gain in the re lia b ility
o f the s ta tis tic s .
2. The low er age lim it has been ra is e d fr o m 14 to 16 y e a r s . T his change
red u ces the annual average unem ploym ent rate by 0. 1 percentage point, the
le v e l by about 100, 000, and the em ployed total by 1. 2 m illio n . The p re-1 9 6 7
data in this rep ort are based on p e rso n s 16 y e a r s o f age and o v e r . The h is ­
t o r ic a l s e r ie s are being r e v is e d to provide com p arable in form ation on the
population 16 y e a rs and o v e r .
3. T o be counted as unem ployed, a p e rso n m ust (a) have engaged in som e
s p e c ific jo b -s e e k in g activity within the past 4 w eek s, (b) be waiting to start a
new jo b within 30 days, or (c) be waiting to be r e c a lle d fr o m la y o ff. The
individual m ust a lso be cu rren tly available fo r w ork , un less te m p o ra rily ill.
4. The new definition d oes not include in active w o r k -s e e k e r s (th eoretica lly
counted in the past, but without e x p licit qu estion s) who would have been looking
fo r w ork excep t fo r the b e lie f that no w ork was av a ila b le. Under the new
definition such p erson s are not in the cu rren t la b or fo r c e if they took no steps
to find w ork in the past 4 w eek s..
5. P e rs o n s with a jo b but not at w ork during the survey
c la s s ifie d as em ployed , even though they w ere seeking other
the sm all group of p erson s absent fr o m their jo b s the entire
o f v a ca tion s, illn e s s , strik es, bad w eather, e t c . , who w ere
jo b s w as c la s s ifie d as unem ployed.

w eek are now
jo b s . Up to now
su rvey w eek becau se
looking fo r other

6. In o rd e r to sharpen the reportin g of hours w orked, a s e r ie s of probing
questions w as added to cou n teract the tendency of som e respondents to re p o rt
scheduled h ou rs rather than actual hours of w o rk .
7. In the past, estim a tes of the s e lf-e m p lo y e d have been too high becau se
they included som e p erson s who w e re the o p e ra to rs o f sm a ll in corp ora ted fa m ily
e n te rp ris e s and rega rd ed th em selves as p r o p r ie to r s , rather than as wage or
sala ry w o r k e r s . Now, an additional question is asked fo r a ll p erson s rep orted
as s e lf em ployed in a nonfarm bu sin ess as to whether the bu sin ess w as in c o r p o ­
rated.




P age 5
8.
F or p erson s not in the la b o r fo rce * in form ation is being obtained on
when they la st w orked; the rea son s fo r leavin g their la st jo b ; the occupation
and industry o f that jo b ; whether they want to w ork at the presen t tim e and* if
so, the rea son s they are not seeking w ork; and, fin ally, their intentions to seek
w ork in the next 12 m onths. These questions a re still in an experim ental and
developm ental stage.
E ffect o f the New D efinitions and P ro ce d u re s
The changes have no significant im pact on the estim a tes o f total*
agricultural* and nonagricultural em ploym ent.
F or the year 1966, the new definition o f unem ploym ent would have
yielded a le v e l about 100, 000 low er than the o ffic ia l 1966 a v e r a g e --2 . 8 m illion
as com pared with 2. 9 m illion .
During 1966, the new definitions produced a slightly low er count o f
unem ployed adult m en and higher count o f adult w om en jo b s e e k e r s . F o r adult
m en, the annual average jo b le s s rate under the new definitions would have been
2. 2 p ercen t as com p a red with 2. 5. F o r wom en, on the other hand* the rate
would have been 4. 2 p ercen t as co m p a re d with 3. 8. (See table below )
Major unemployment
rates for 1966
(Based on persons 16 and over)
According
to new
definitions
Total--- ----------—

3.7

As published

3.8“

Men, 20 and over—
Women, 20 and overBoth sexes, 16-19—

2.2
4.2
11.7

2.5
5.8
12.7='

White— —
— — — —
Nonwhite----------- -

3.2
7.6

3.4
7.3

1/
2/

For persons 14 and over, 3. 9 percent.
For persons 14-19 years, 12 .0 percent.

The e ffe ct o f the question as to whether a bu sin ess was in corp ora ted
is to reduce the average le v e l o f nonfarm s e lf em ploym ent by about 750* 000 and
to ra is e wage and sa la ry em ploym ent by a corresp on d in g amount.
B ecause of the probing questions on h ou rs o f work* the new system
shows about 1.3 m illio n m ore em ployed p erson s working le s s than 35 h ou rs. At




Page 6
the same tim e, the new p roced u re resu lts in 600,000 m o re em ployed p erson s
working o v e r 40 h ou rs. The net ef£ect o f all these changes is to reduce average
hours fo r all w o rk e rs and fo r nonfarm w ork ers by 0. 2 h o u rs.
About 900, 000 or 70 p ercen t o f the 1. 3 m illio n additional part-tim e
w o rk e rs w ere those who usually w ork fu ll time but in the su rvey w eek w orked
under 35 hours fo r non econ om ic r e a s o n s --m a in ly tem p ora ry illn e ss o r m is c e l­
laneous p erson a l rea son s. These w ork ers are already included in the c a te g o ry
designated as "on fu ll-tim e sch ed u les" since their n orm al w orkw eek is 35 hou rs
o r lon g er. The probing questions a lso ra ise the estim ate o f p e rso n s on part
tim e fo r econ om ic reason s as w ell as those who usually w ork part tim e
volu n tarily by about 200, 000 each.




Table A-1: Employment status of th# noninstitutional population by age and sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

1967

1966

1966

Jan.

Dec.

Nov.

Oct.

Sept.

1967

1966

1966

1966

1966

Totol
Total labor force.................. ................................
Civilian labor force...............................................
Employed.................................................... .
Nonagricultural industries..........................
On part time for economic reasons..........
Usually work full tim e..........................
Usually work part time................ .
Unemployed.................. ............................. .

7 8 ,7 0 6
7 5 ,3 2 0
7 2 ,1 6 0
3 ,3 3 5
6 8 ,8 2 6
1 ,9 0 8
1 ,1 4 3
765
3 ,1 6 0

79 ,6 4 2
7 6 ,2 5 2
7 3 ,5 9 9
3 ,3 6 0
7 0 ,2 3 9
1 ,6 7 3
949
724
2 ,6 5 3

7 6 ,4 5 8
7 3 ,5 6 8
7 0 ,3 4 0
3 ,4 4 9
6 6 ,8 9 1
1 ,7 6 3
972
791
3 ,2 2 8

8 0 ,4 7 3
7 7 ,0 8 7
7 4 ,2 5 5
4 ,0 1 5
7 0 ,2 4 0
1 ,9 0 7
1 ,0 3 5
872
2 ,8 3 2

8 0 ,1 5 4
7 6 ,7 6 4
7 3 ,8 9 3
4 ,0 1 1
6 9 ,8 8 2
1 ,7 9 7
981
816
2 ,8 7 1

7 9 ,9 3 4
7 6 ,6 1 2
7 3 ,8 9 7
3 ,8 9 2
7 0 ,0 0 5
1 ,4 9 1
775
716
2 ,7 1 5

7 9 ,3 6 0
7 6 ,0 8 1
7 3 ,1 9 9
3 ,7 7 9
6 9 ,4 2 0
1 ,5 5 7
834
723
2 ,8 8 2

7 9 ,2 6 8
7 6 ,0 3 9
7 3 ,1 9 5
3 ,8 8 6
6 9 ,3 0 9
1 ,6 5 6
846
810
2 ,8 4 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 4 ,9 5 5
2 3 ,7 7 4
443
2 3 ,3 3 2
1 ,1 8 0

2 5 ,2 4 9
2 4 ,4 0 6
477
2 3 ,9 3 0
843

2 3 ,7 8 4
2 2 ,7 8 3
476
2 2 ,3 0 6
1 ,0 0 1

2 5 ,2 2 1
2 4 ,1 2 8
702
2 3 ,4 2 6
1 ,0 9 3

2 5 ,1 3 9
2 4 ,1 6 7
729
2 3 ,4 3 8
972

2 5 ,1 4 5
2 4 ,2 7 8
663
2 3 ,6 1 5
867

2 4 ,8 8 4
2 3 ,8 9 1
593
2 3 ,2 9 8
993

2 4 ,9 3 8
2 3 ,9 9 4
645
2 3 ,3 4 9
944

5 ,7 1 0
5 ,0 4 4
254
4 ,7 9 0
667

6 ,2 8 8
5 ,6 2 5
247
5 ,3 7 7
663

5 ,5 2 0
4 ,8 1 9
249
4 ,5 6 9
702

6 ,6 2 7
5 ,9 0 0
452
5 ,4 4 8
727

6 ,6 3 8
5 ,8 2 8
398
5 ,4 3 0
810

6 ,6 7 0
5 ,9 0 8
422
5 ,4 8 6
762

6 ,4 7 4
5 ,6 5 4
386
5 ,2 6 8
820

6 ,3 6 5
5 ,5 4 6
366
5 ,1 8 0
819

Man, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force ..............................................

Nonagricultural industries............................

Woman, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force ..............................................
Agriculture ....................................................
Nonagricultural industries.......... .................
Unemployed........ ................... ...........................
Bath sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor fo r c e .............................................
Employed ...........................................................
Agriculture.......................................'.............
Nonagricultural industries............................
Unemployed.......................................................

Table A-2: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 w eeks................................................
5 to 14 w eek s ........................................................
15 weeks and o v e r ................................................
15 to 26 w eek s.............. ...................................
27 weeks and over....................... ................. ....




Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

1967

1966

1966

Jan.

1966

N ov.
1966

Oct.

1967

1966

1966

1 ,7 0 7
939
515
314
201

1 ,4 7 4
739
440
247
193

1 ,6 7 2
893
663
372
291

1 ,5 4 2
787
485
282
203

1 ,5 6 2
760
496
269
227

1 ,3 9 7
789
484
287
197

1 ,4 9 3
900
517
293
224

1 ,5 2 3
831
493
291
202

Dec.

Sept.

Tabl« A-3: Major unomploymoiit indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Selected categories
Jan.
1967

Jan.
1966

Jan.
1967

D e c.
1966

N ov.
1966

O ct.
1966

SepC.
1966

Total (all civilian workers)................................

3 ,1 6 0

3 ,2 2 8

3 .7

3 .7

3 .5

3 .8

3 .7

3 .9

Men, 20 years and over...................................
Women, 20 years and o ver..............................
Both sexes, 16-19 y e a r s ................................

1 ,3 1 2
1 ,1 8 0
667

1 ,5 2 5
1 ,0 0 1
702

2 .2
4 .3
1 1 .0

2 .4
3 .9
1 2 .2

2 .4
3 .4
1 1 .4

2 .4
4 .0
1 2 .7

2 .4
3 .8
1 2 .9

2 .6
3 .9
1 3 .0

White.................................................................
Nonwhite...........................................................

2 ,5 1 9
641

2 ,5 7 4
654

3 .3
6 .6

3 .3
7 .6

3 .1
6 .9

3 .4
7 .4

3 .2
7 .2

3 .5
6 .9

Married men.........................................................
Full-time workers ................................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over.........................
State insured*......................................................
Labor force time lost ^........................................

902
2 ,4 6 2
515
1 ,5 6 3
-

983
2 ,6 3 2
667
1 ,6 7 4
“

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

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

1 .7
3 .4
.6
2 .1
3 .8

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

1 .9
3 .4
.6
2 .2
4 .2

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

793
197
395
201
1 ,4 9 1
332
813
346
476

743
213
353
177
1 ,5 2 3
450
728
345
465

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

1 .9

1.0

1.0

3 .0
2 .0
4 .3
2 .6
4 .5
7 .8
5 .3

2 .7
3 .0
4 .3
3 .0
4 .0
8 .5
4 .0

2 .1
1 .3
3 .3
2 .2
4 .1
2 .9
4 .1
6 .9
4 .5

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

2 .1
1 .2
2 .9
2 .9
4 .3
3 .3
4 .3
6 .9
4 .6

2 ,5 1 1
411
790
411
379
129
599
567
176
105

2 ,4 6 1
439
747
374
373
103
612
524
170
139

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan.
1966

Occupation
White-collar workers............................................
Professional and managerial..........................
Clerical workers..............................................
Sales workers..................................................
Blue-collar workers.............................................
Craftsmen and foremen....................................
Operatives ........................................................
Nonfarm laborers............................................
Service workers....................................................

1 .9

Industry
Private wage and salary workers ^......................
Construction.....................................................
Manufacturing..................................................
Durable g o o d s .............................................
Nondurable g o o d s ........................................
Transportation and public utilities ..............
Wholesale and retail trade..............................
Finance and service industries......................
Government wage and salary workers................
Agricultural wage and salary workers................

^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
^Mao-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for econom ic reasons as a

percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours.
Includes mining, not shown separately.

Tablo A-4: Full-and part-timo status of tbo civilian labor fore#
January 1967

Full- and part-time employment status

Total

Men,
20 and
over

Women,
20 and
over

Both sexes,
16-19 years

Full Timu
Civilian labor force.............................................................................................................................
Employed:
Full-time schedules...................................................................................................................
Part time for economic re ason s...............................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w o rk .....................................................................................
Unemployment rate.............................................................. ............................................................

6 5 ,6 4 8

4 2 ,9 6 3

1 9 ,9 2 2

2 ,7 6 3

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

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

1 8 ,1 4 0
872
910
4 .6

2 ,2 4 2
180
341
1 2 .3

9 ,6 7 3
8 ,9 7 6
697
7 .2

1 ,6 9 3
1 ,5 9 2
101
6 .0

5 ,0 3 3
4 ,7 6 3
270
5 .4

2 ,9 4 7
2 ,6 2 1
326
1 1 .1

Port Time
Civilian labor f o r c e ...........................................................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part tin e ).....................................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for part-time w o rk ......................................................................................
Unemployment rate...................... ......................................................................................................




TabU A»5: Employed parsons by ago and sox
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Age and sex

Jan.
1967

Dec.
1966

Jan.
1966

Total, 16 years and o v e r......................................

72,160

73,599

16 to 19 y e a r s ...................................................
16 and 17 y ears..............................................
18 and 19 y ears.............................................
20 to 24 y e a r s ............................ ....................
25 years and o v e r .............................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ...............................................
55 years and o v e r ..........................................

5,044
1,917
3,126
7,937
59,180
46*009
13,170

Males, 16 years and over......................................

16 to 19 y e a r s ...................................................
16 and 17 years.............................................
18 and 19 y ears.............................................
20 to 24 y e a r s ...................................................
25 years and over................................*.............
25 to 54 y ears...............................................
55 years and o v e r .........................................

Jan.
1967

Dec.
1966

Nov.
1966

Oct.
1966

Sept.
1966

70,340

74,255

73,893

73,897

73,199

73,195

5,625
2,233
3,392
8,187
59,786
46,517
13,268

4,819
1,805
3,014
7,560
57,962
45,107
12,856

5,900
2,389
3,516
8,228
60,125
46,742
13,468

5,828
2,427
3,487
8,126
59,886
46,541
13,405

5,908
2,362
3,537
8,062
59,925
46,399
13,544

5,654
2,233
3,386
7,977
59,593
46,146
13,332

5,546
2,229
3,304
7,916
59,761
46,119
13,417

46,087

46,479

45,441

47,533

47,116

47,011

46,824

46,769

2,745
1,136
1,609
4,497
38,846
30,317
8,527

2,912
1,249
1,663
4,543
39,024
30,367
8,656

2,702
1,084
1,618
4,393
38,346
29,984
8,363

3,306
1,453
1,867
4,721
39,493
30,776
8,758

3,218
1,463
1,802
4,588
39,259
30,519
8,767

3,300
1,451
1,858
4,594
39,098
30,331
8,805

3,170
1,369
1,790
4,586
39,085
30,313
8,741

3,114
1,347
1,778
4,570
39,090
30,302
8,748

Females, 16 years and o v e r ................................

26,074

27,120

24,900

26,722

26,777

26,886

26,375

26,426

16 to 19 y e a r s ....................................................

2,299
781
1,517
3,440
20,334
15,692
4,643

2,713
984
1,729
3,644
20,762
16,150
4,612

2,117
721
1,396
3,167
19,616
15,123
4,493

2,594
936
1,649
3,507
20,632
15,966
4,710

2,610
964
1,685
3,538
20,627
16,022
4,638

2,608
911
1,679
3,468
20,827
16,068
4,739

2,484
864
1,596
3,391
20,508
15,833
4,591

2,432
882
1,526
3,346
20,671
15,817
4,669

16 and 17 years..............................................
18 and 19 years..............................................
20 co 24 y e a r s ...................................................
25 years and o v e r ..............................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ................................................
55 years and over ..........................................

NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals.

Tablo A-6: Unomployad parsons by ago and sox

Thousands
Age and sex

Percent
looking
for
full-time
work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Jan.
1967

Dec.
1966

Total, 16 years and over.....................................

3,160

2,653

Jan. 1967
77.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.7

16 to 19 ye a rs..................................................
16 and 17 years...........................................
18 and 19 years............................................
20 to 24 y ears................................................
25 years and o v e r ............................................
25 to 54 yea rs..............................................
55 years and o v e r ........................................

667
295
372
544
1,948
1,485
463

663
311
352
442
1,550
1,191
358

51.1
28.5
69.1
82.9
85.7
87.4
80.3

11.0
13.1
9.5
5.6
2.6
2.6
2.9

12.2
13.8
10.8
5.6
2.6
2.5
2.5

11.4
12.9
10.6
5.0
2.5
2.5
2.4

12.7
14.7
11.4
5.4
2.6
2.7
2.5

12.9
14.8
11.2
5.2
2.6
2.6
2.5

Males, 16 years and over....................................

1,703

1,536

80.9

2.9

3.2

3.0

3.1

3.1

16 to 19 ye a rs.................................................
16 and 17 years.................. ......................
18 and 19 years............................................
20 to 24 ye a rs...................... .................. t . .
25 years and o ver............................................
25 to 54 ye a rs..............................................
55 years and o v e r........................................

391
207
183
257
1,055
762
293

388
190
198
257
892
658
234

42.5
22.2
65.6
84.9
94.0
96.5
87.7

11.1
13.9
8.8
4.2
2.0
1.8
2.8

12.2
13.8
10.8
5.3
2.1
2.0
2.3

10.5
11.5
9.7
4.9
2.2
2.1
2.4

11.7
14.1
9.9
4.3
2.1
2.1
2.1

12.3
14.1
10.2
4.3
2.2
2.0
2.6

Females, 16 years and o v e r ..............................

1,457

1,117

74.5

5.0

4.7

4.4

5.0

4.8

16 co 19 years..................................................
16 and 17 years ........................................
18 and 19 years ..........................................
20 co 24 years ..............................................
25 years and over................................ ........
25 co 54 years..............................................
55 years and o ve r.................. ..................

276
88
189
287
893
723
170

275
121
154
185
658
533
124

63.4
(1)
72.5
81.2
75.9
77.9
67.6

10.8
11.9
10.2
7.4
3.8
4.0
3.3

12.2
13.7
10.7
6.1
3.5
3.6
3.0

12.6
14.9
11.5
5.2
3.1
3.4
2.3

13.9
15.7
13.0
6.9
3.5
3.8
3.1

13.6
15.8
12.2
6.5
3.3
3.6
2.3

1/

Percent not shown where hose is less then 100,000.




Jan.
1967

Dec.
1966

Nov.
1966

Oct.
1966

Sept.
1966

Table B-2:

Average weekly hours of production workers* on payrolls of selected industries
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Jan.

In d u stry

MINING.................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION----MANUFACTURING....................
Overtime homes...............................
D U R A B L E G O O D S ..............................

Overtime homes...............................
O rd n a n ce and a c c e s s o r i e s .................
L u m ber and w o o d p r o d u c t s .............
F urn itu re and f i x t u r e * .......................
S to n e , c l a y , and g la s s p ro d u cts . .
P rim ary m etal in d u s tr ie s ....................
F a b r ic a t e d m eta l p r o d u c ts .................
M a c h in e r y .................................................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ................ ... . .
T ra n sp o r ta tion e q u ip m e n t .................
In stru m en ts and re la te d p r o d u c ts .
M is c e lla n e o u s m a n u fa ctu rin g . . . .
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................

Overtime homes..................................
F o o d and kin d red p r o d u c t s .............
T o b a c c o m a n u fa c t u r e s .......................
T e x t ile m ill p r o d u c ts ..........................
A p p a re l and re la te d p r o d u c t s . . . .
P a p er and a ll ie d p r o d u c t s .................
P rin tin g and p u b l i s h i n g ....................
C h e m ic a ls and a llie d p r o d u c t s . . .
P e tro le u m and re la te d p ro d u c ts . .
R u b b e r and p l a s t ic p ro d u cts . . . .

WHOLESALE ANDRETAIL TRADE.
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ........................
R E T A I L T R A D E .....................................

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

Jan.

Dec.

Nov.

1967

1966

1966

1966

42.0
37.3
40.7
3.3
41.5
3.5
42.3
39.5
40.0
41.1
41.4
41.9
43.7
40.6
41.5
41.5
40.0
39.7
2.9
40.7
38.2
40.7
35.9
42.6
38.4
41.7
42.4
41.5
38.8
36.5
40.6
35.2

42.4
37.2
41.3
3.8
42.1
4.1
42.8
40.0
41.5
41.6
41.7
42.5
44.0
41.2
42.7
42.0
40.0
40.1
3.3
41.3
40.5
41.2
36.2
43.2
39.1
42.1
42.0
41.7
38.7
37.1
40.9
35.9

42.2
36.3
41.3
3.9
42.1
4.2
42.7
40.0
41.4
41.8
41.9
42.3
43.7
41.1
42.8
42.0
40.2
40.2
3.4
41.3
38.5
41.4
36.4
43.5
38.9
42.2
42.4
42.0
38.4
36.6
40.6
35.2

42.3
36.5
41.2
3.7
42.1
4.1
42.7
40.9
41.0
41.6
41.9
42.0
43.7
41.3
430
42.0
39.6
39.8
3.1
40.7
38.1
41.8
35.7
42.9
38.1
41.7
41.9
42.2
38.8
37.1
40.8
35.9

37.1

37.2

37.2

37.3

Dec.

Jan.

Jan.

1966

1966
-0.3
.8

Change
from

Dec.

Nov.

Dec.

42.5
37.1
41.3
3.7
42.1
4.0
42.7
40.4
41.1
41.7
42.5
42.2
44.0
40.9
42.0
41.7
40.0
40.2
3.3
41.1
38.5
41.0
36.5
43.6
39.0
42.2
42.6
42.0
38.8
36.9
40.6
35.6

-0.1

-.6
-3
-.7

1966
42.4
38.8
40.9
3.6
41.7
3.8
42.2
40.3
40.5
42.4
41.6
42.2
43.6
40.6
41.7
41.7
39.7
39-9
3.2
41.0
39.2
40.9
36.5
42.9
38.6
42.0
42.3
41.2
37-9
36.8
40.6
35.6

1966

.2
-.3
.3
0
.5
-7
0
-.6
-.2
-7

1967
4273
38.6
40.9
3*5
41.8
3.7
42.0
39.9
40.7
42.0
41.4
42.4
43.8
40.8
41.6
41.7
40.4
40.1
3.2
4 l.l
39.0
41.1
36.5
43.0
38.8
42.0
42.8
41.6
38.5
36.8
40.8
35.5

-.1

-.2

-

-

-

-0.4

.1
-.6
-•5
-.6
-.6
-.5
- 5

-1.5
-.5
-.3
-.6
-.3
-.6
*1.2
-.5
0
-.4
-.4
-.6
-2.3
-.5
-3
-.6
-.7
-.4
.4

-.5

-.4
-.6
-.6
-.4
-1.4
-1.0
-.5
-.5
-.1
0
-.7
-1.8
-5
.4
-.1

-.2
0
.1
-1.1

-.2
.1

1966___
-.2
0
-.1
.1
-.1
-.2
-.4
.2

-.4
-.2
.2
.2
.2
-.1
0
•7

.2
0

.1

-.2
.2
0
.1

•2
0
•5
.4

•6
0
•2
-.1

"

*For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupe-v sory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3:

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production workers* on payrolls of selected industries
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings

Jan.

Jan.

Change from

Jan.

1967

Dec.
1966

Nov.
1966

1966

MINING.................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION----MANUFACTURING....................

$3*17
4.01
2.78

$3.13
3.98
2.77

$3.12
3*95
2.76

$2.99
3.79
2.67

Dec.
1966
$0.04
.03
.01

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

2.96
3.27
2.27
2.25
2.77
3.30
2.93
3.15
2.68
3.40
2.74
2.33

2.95
3.25
2.28
2.26
2.77
3.30
2.92
3.15
2.68
3-42
2.75
2.29

2.94
3.23
2.24
2.77
3.31
2.91
3.13
2.67
3-40
2.73
2.25

2.85
3.19
2.17
2.15
2.66
3.23
2.81
3.03
2.61
3.29
2.66
2.21

.01
.02
-.01
-.01
0
0
.01
0
0
-.02
-.01
•04

.11
.08
.10
.10
.11
.07
.12
.12
.07
.11
.08
.12

122.84
138.32
89.67
90.00
113.85
136.62
122.77
137.66
108.81
141.10
113.71
93.20

124.20
139.10
91.20
93.79
115.23
137.61
124.10
138.60
110.42
146.03
115.50
91.60

123.77
137.92
92.00
92.74
115.79
138.69
123.09
136.78
109.74
145.52
114.66
90.45

2.51
2.59
2.22
2.00
1.94
2.80
3.20.
3.04
3.54
2.68
2.01
2.20
2.81
1.97

2.50
2.57
2.18
2.00
1.93
2.79
3.21
3.04
3.46
2.69
1.99
2.16
2.79
1.93

2.49
2.54
2.11
2.01
1.93
2.79
3.21
3.04
3.46
2.69
1.98
2.18
2.78
1.95

2.40
2.49
2.16
1.91
1.85
2.70
3.09
2.93
3.38
2.64
1.91
2.09
2.66
1.88

.01
.02
.04
0
.01
.01
0
0
.08
-.01
.02
.04
.02
.04

.11
.30
.06
.09
.09
.10
.12
.11
.16
.04
.10
.11
.15
.09

99.65
105.41
84.80
8i.4o
69.65
119.28
123.26
126.77
150.10
111.22
77.99
80.30
314.09
69.34

IOO.25
106.14
88.29
82.40
69.87
120.53
125.51
127.98
145.32
112.17
77.01
80.14
114.11
69.29

2.54

2.50

2.50

2.46

.04

.08

94.23

93.00

In d u s try

Ordnaoce and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products...........
Furniture and fixtu re*...................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery.........................................
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
N O N D U R A B L E 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. . . .

WHOLESALE ANDRETAIL TRADE
W H O LESA LE T R A D E

........................

R E T A I L T R A D E .....................................

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

2.30

Jem.

1967

Dec.
1966

1966
$0.18 $133-14 $132.71
.22 149.57 148.06
.11 113.15 114.40

Nov.
1966

Jan.

Change from

1966

Oft
$0.43
1.51
-1.25

$6.66
11.23
3.15

119.99
136.21
88.75
88.15
110.66
135.34
118.02
132.41
107.79
142.46
111.72
87.52

-1.36
-.78
-1.53
-3*79
-1.38
-.99
-1.33
-.94
-1.61
-4.93
-1.79
1.60

2.85
2.11
.92
1.85
3.19
1.28
4.75
5.25
1.02
-1.36
1.99
5.68

100.10
104.90
81.24
83.21
70.25
121.37
124.87
128.29
146.70
112.98
76.03
79.79
112.87
68.64

95.52
101.34
82.30
79.84
66.05
115.83
117.73
122.18
141.62'
1H.41
74.11
77.54
108.53
67.49

-.60
-.73
-3.49
-1.00
-.22
-1.25
-2.25
-1.21
4.78
-9 5
.98
.16
-.02
.05

4.13
4.07
2.50
1.56
3.60
3.45
5.53
4.59
8.48
-.19
3.88
2.76
5.56
1.85

93.00

91.76

1.23

2.47

$131.66 $126.48
143.39 138.34
113.99 110.00

* For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.