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II. $. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF INFORMATION, WASHINCTON, D. C. 20210 USDL - 8567 FOR RELEASE: 10:30 a .m . (c l l'U &rl W ednesday, 3-anuagy 7, 1968 * Uo S. D epartm ent o f L a b o r BLS, 961 - 2954 THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATION: JANUARY 1968 U nem ploym ent f e ll in January fo r the third co n s e cu tiv e m onth, but p a y roll em ploym en t show ed little change, a fter a llow an ce fo r n o rm a l sea son a l d e c lin e s , the U. S. D epartm ent o f Labor* s B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics re p o rte d today. The national unem ploym ent rate stood at 30 5 p ercen t in January, a d e c r e a s e fr o m 30 7 p e rce n t in D e c e m b e r and the low est rate sin ce N ov em ber 19530 T otal em ploym en t and the la b o r fo r c e n orm a lly d e clin e sh a rp ly in the p o s t-C h r is tm a s se a so n . In January 1968, the la b o r f o r c e d e clin e am ong adult w om en was co n s id e ra b ly g re a te r than usual. T h is d e c lin e , togeth er with a sea son a lly adjusted in c r e a s e in teenage em p loy m en t, r e sulted in a lo w e r unem ploym ent ra te, even though p a y ro ll em p loy m en t showed only a sm a ll sea son a lly adjusted in c r e a s e . The situation in January w as in m any r e s p e c ts the r e v e r s e o f that in Septem ber and O cto b e r. L a st fa ll the la b o r fo r c e in c r e a s e fo r adult w om en e x ce e d e d the r is e in th eir em ploym en t, and the unem ploym ent rate in c re a s e d . In a cco rd a n ce with reg u la r p ra ctice at the beginning of each y e a r, the se a so n a lly a d ju ste d la b o r fo r c e s e r ie s have been sligh tly re v is e d , due to the a p p lication o f new s e a sonal fa c t o r s w hich in co rp o ra te 1967 data. The r e v is io n s did not a ffe ct the total unem ploym ent ra tes published in 1967 by m o re than 0.1 percen ta ge point. The new s e a s o n al fa c t o r s and the updated m a jo r sea son a lly adjusted s e r ie s w ill appear in the F eb ru a ry issu e o f E m p loym en t and E arn in gs and M onthly R e p o rt on the L abor F o r c e . The E m ploym ent Situation Page 2 F eb ru a ry 7, 1968 Industry D evelopm en ts T ota l nonfarm p a y ro ll em ploym en t show ed a sm a ll se a so n a lly adjusted in c re a se in January, d espite a sharp d rop in co n stru ctio n em ploym en t resulting fro m e x tre m e ly co ld and snowy weather* E m p loym en t in m anu factu rin g, trade, the m is ce lla n e o u s s e r v ic e in d u strie s, and State and lo c a l governm ent continued to m ove up as-in re ce n t months* M anufacturing em ploym en t (s e a s o n a lly a dju sted) r o s e by 45, 000 to 19o 5 m illion in J a n u a r y --a lm o s t back to its January 1967 peak* A lm o st a ll of the durable good s in d u strie s r e c o r d e d em ploym en t pickups fro m D e ce m b e r to Januaryc The b ig g e st in c r e a s e , 25, 000 in m a ch in e ry , p rim a r ily re fle cte d the return o f w o rk e rs who had been on strike in D ecem b er* In line with lo n g -ru n grow th tren d s, the s e r v ic e produ cing in d u stries showed continued gains* E m ploym ent in trade and the m isce lla n e o u s s e rv ic e in d u stries each ro se by about 30, 000 o v e r the m onth, w hile State and lo^al governm ent advanced by 50, 000 (sea son a lly adjusted)* F e d e ra l govern m en t em ploym ent has been edging down in re ce n t m onths and, at 2*7 m illio n in January, was 50, 000 below the July 1967 high* The w orkw eek fo r m anufacturing produ ction w o r k e r s d eclin ed fro m 40*8 hours in D e ce m b e r to 40*5 hou rs in January (se a so n a lly adjusted)* Hours w ere unchanged in durable g o o d s , but there was a d rop of 0* 5 hour in the nondurable g ood s sector* The e ffe c t o f bad w eather was evident in a la rge d eclin e (1*6 h o u rs) in the con stru ction workw eek* A verag e hourly ea rn in gs fo r n o n su p e rv iso ry w o r k e r s ro s e in a ll m a jo r s e c to r s of the p rivate e co n o m y o v e r the month* At $2*75 in January, their hourly earn in gs w ere up 3 cen ts ov e r the month and 14 cen ts (5*4 p e r cen t) sin ce January 1967* B eca u se of the d eclin e in a v era g e h ou rs, h ow ever, w eekly earnings at $103. 40 w ere down 50 cents o v er the month. O ver the y e a r, a verage w eekly ea rn in gs w ere up $ 3 .7 0 (3 .7 p e r c e n t ). U nem ploym ent The number of unem ployed w o rk e rs totaled 3. 1 m illio n in January, down 100, 000 fro m a y ea r e a r lie r . Of the total unem ployed, 1. 3 m illio n w ere adult m en, 1. 1 m illio n adult w om en, and 650, 000 te e n a g e rs. F or adult m en, the jo b le s s rate has been low and re la tiv e ly stable (2* 2 to 2. 5 p erce n t) sin ce July. In con tra st, the ra tes fo r w om en and teen a g ers have fluctuated w id ely. F o r teen a g ers, the jo b le s s rate m oved The E m p loym en t Situation Page 3 F eb ru a ry 7, 1968 ir r e g u la r ly upward during m o st o f 1967, but was down to 11. 3 p e rce n t in January 1 9 6 8 --a b ou t equal to the lo w e st le v e l of the I960* s. The rate fo r adult w om en was 3. 9 p e rce n t in January, co m p a re d to 4. 1 p e rce n t in D e ce m b e r, and w ell b elow the n ea rly 5. 0 p e rce n t le v e ls of la st Septem ber and O cto b e r. J o b le ss ra te s fo r both white and nonwhite w o r k e r s have d e clin e d steadily fr o m the O ctob er 1967 highs. The nonwhite unem ploym ent rate d e clin e d m o re ra p idly than that f o r w hites, but, at 6. 4 p e rce n t in January, w as ex a ctly double the white ra te. State in su red unem ploym ent r o s e m o re than se a so n a lly in m id-Janu ary, and the rate in c re a s e d fr o m 2. 2 to 2. 4 p ercen t. The in su re d ra te, w h ich had m ov ed up to 2. 7 p e rce n t in the A p ril-A u g u st 1967 p e rio d , has rem a in ed between 2. 2 and 2. 4 p e rce n t sin ce Septem ber. Total E m ploym ent At 73. 3 m illio n in January, total em ploym ent w as up 1. 1 m illio n fr o m a y ea r e a r lie r . The o v e r -t h e -y e a r in c re a s e took p la ce e n tire ly am ong adults, 600, 000 m en and 700, 000 vtomen, w hile teenage em p loy m en t m ov ed down 200, 000. B eca u se the big population grou p born sh o rtly a fte r W orld W ar II has m ov ed into th eir e a rly tw enties, em ploym ent grow th is now la r g e ly am ong adults, not te e n a g e rs. * * * * * * * This release presents and analyzes statis tics from two major surveys. Data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample survey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on industry employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from payroll records of employers and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication Employment and E a r n i n g s and Monthly Report on~the Labor Force. Table A -l: Employment status off the noninstitutional p opu lation by a g e and sex (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status, age, and sex Dec. 1967 Nov. 1967 Oct. 1967 S ep t. 1967 81,942 78,473 75,577 o . 4,216 71,361 1,807 944 863 2,896 81,459 77,989 75,005 3,839 71,166 1,950 1,108 842 2,984 81,535 78,072 74,735 3,718 71,017 1,866 976 890 3,337 81,263 77,807 74.638 3,697 70,941 1,967 1,094 873 3,169 45,770 44,740 2,931 41,809 1,030 45,783 44,775 2,951 41,824 1,008 45,578 44,506 2,834 41,672 1,072 45,598 44,460 2,793 41,667 1,138 45,506 44,468 2,798 41,670 1,038 24,955 23,774 443 23,332 1,180 25,810 24,802 683 24,119 1,008 26,348 25,273 825 24,448 1,075 26,068 25,036 625 24,411 1,032 26,063 24,811 575 24,236 1,252 25,918 24,640 517 24,123 1,278 5,710 5,044 254 4,790 667 6,343 5,625 389 5,236 718 6,342 5,529 440 5,089 813 6,343 5,463 380 5,083 880 6,411 5,464 350 5,114 947 6,383 5,530 382 5,148 853 Jaa. 1968 Dec. 1967 Ja n . 1967 79,811 76,347 73,273 3,366 69,908 1,525 805 720 3,074 81,527 78,057 75,338 3,545 71,793 1,685 911 774 2,719 78,706 75,320 72,160 3,335 68,826 1,908 1,143 765 3,160 81,386 77,923 75,167 4,003 V7’ < 71,164 1,537 729 808 2,756 45,245 43,925 2,702 41,224 1,319 45,528 44,459 2,718 41,740 1,069 44,656 43,344 2,638 40,704 1,312 25,617 24,511 440 24,071 1,105 26,497 25,568 557 25,010 929 5,486 4,836 224 4,613 649 6,033 5,312 269 5,043 721 Jaa. 1968 T otal Total labor fo r c e ........................................................... Civilian labor force...................................................... E m p loy ed .................................................................... Nonagricultural in d u str ie s.............................. On part time for econom ic re a so n s............ Usually work full t im e .............................. Usually work part rim e.............................. U n em ployed................................................................ M en, 20 ye a rs and over Civilian labor f o r c e .................................................... E m p loy ed.................................................................... Agriculture............................................................. Nonagricultural in dustries................................ U nem ployed............................................................... Women, 20 y e a rs and over Civilian labor f o r c e .................................................... E m p loy ed.................................................................... Agriculture ........................................................... Nonagricultural in dustries................................ U n em ployed............................................................... B o th s e x e s , 16-19 y e ars Civilian labor f o r c e .................................................... E m p loy ed.................................................................... A griculture............................................................. Nonagricultural in dustries................................ U nem ployed............................................................... Table A-2: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration off unemployment (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Duration of unemploymenr L e s s rhan S w e e k s ........................................................... S to U w e e k s ..................................................................... 1^ w e e k s and o v e r ........................................................... IS to 26 w e e k s ............................................................. 27 weeks and over..................................................... Jaa. 1968 1,552 993 529 342 187 Dec. 1967 Jaa. 1967 1,367 937 415 247 168 1,707 939 515 314 201 Jaa. 1968 1,360 840 488 302 186 Dec. 1967 Nov. 1967 Oct. 1967 Sept. 1967 1,418 968 445 259 186 1,609 930 485 307 178 1,789 1,105 475 305 170 1,783 937 440 277 163 T a b U A -3: M a jo r unem ploym ent indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment Selected categories D ec. N ov. O ct. 1967 1967 1967 Sept. 1967 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.1 3.7 2.2 4.1 12.8 2.4 4.0 13.9 2.5 4.8 14.8 2.3 4.9 13.4 2.3 4.3 11.1 3.3 6.9 3.4 7.3 3.7 8.8 3.6 8.0 3.3 6.7 1.6 3.3 •6 2.4 4 .0 1.7 3.3 .6 2.2 4.1 1.7 3.5 .6 2.3 4.2 1.9 3.8 .6 2.4 4.7 1.8 3.6 .6 2.4 4.6 1.7 3.2 .6 2.4 4.1 793 197 395 201 1,491 332 813 346 476 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.9 4.3 2.7 4.6 7.8 4.1 2.1 1.1 3.2 2.8 4.3 2.1 5.0 7.4 4.8 2.2 1.2 3.2 3.3 4.4 2.6 4.9 7.1 4.7 2.4 1.2 3.8 3.4 4.9 2.7 5.3 9.1 5.5 2.4 1.2 3.6 3.9 4.6 2.2 5.3 8.0 4.9 2.1 1.1 3.0 3.4 4.2 2.4 4.7 7.4 4.5 2,511 411 790 411 379 129 599 567 176 105 3.6 8.3 3.3 2.8 4 .0 1.9 4.1 3.1 1.9 4 .8 3.8 6.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 2.2 4.2 3.6 2.0 5.0 3.9 7.2 3.5 3.2 3.8 2.5 4.4 3.5 2.0 7.8 4.4 6.9 4.1 3.6 4.8 2.7 5.0 4.1 2.2 7.8 4.2 5.4 4.0 3.7 4.4 2.4 5.2 3.9 1.9 10.0 3.8 7.7 3.3 2.9 3.9 2.6 4.1 3.8 1.6 5.4 Jaa. 1968 Jaa. 1967 Jaa. 1968 Total (all civilian workers)................................. 3,074 3,160 3.5 Men, 20 years and over.................................... Women, 20 years and o v e r ............................... Both sexes, 16-19 years ................................. 1,319 1,105 649 1,312 1,180 667 2.3 3.9 11.3 Nonwhite............................................................. 2,454 620 2,519 641 3.2 6.4 Full-time workers................................................. Unemployed 13 weeks and over........................... State insured^....................................................... Labor force time lost ^ .................................. 854 2,431 529 1,647 -- 902 2,462 515 1,563 — 765 186 408 171 1,531 378 786 367 426 2,420 443 785 394 390 98 596 481 219 99 Jaa. 1967 Occupation White-collar workers............................................. Professional and managerial........................... Clerical workers............................................... Sales w orkers................................................... Blue-collar workers............................................... Craftsmen and foremen..................................... O peratives......................................................... Nonfarm laborers............................................... Service workers..................................................... Industry Private wage and salary workers 3...................... Construction................................... .................. Manufacturing.................................................... Durable g o o d s .............................................. Nondurable g o o d s ......................................... Transportation and public utilities .............. Wholesale and retail tra d e .............................. Finance and service industries...................... Government wage and salary workers................. Agricultural wage and salary workers.'.............. in s u re d unemploymeDC under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for econom ic reasons aa a percent o f potentially available labor force inan-hours. 3Includes mining, not shown separately. Table A-4: Full-and part-time status of the civilian labor force Januaxy 1968 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...................................................................................................................... Pan time for economic r e a s o n s ................................................................................................. Unemployed, looking for full-time w o rk ....................................................................................... Unemployment ra te ................................................................................................................................ 66,293 43,313 20,354 2,627 61,984 1,878 2,431 3.7 41,183 922 1,208 2.8 18,693 773 888 4.4 2,108 183 335 12.8 10,054 9,411 643 6.4 1,932 1,821 111 5.8 5,263 5,045 218 4.1 2,859 2,545 314 11.0 Part Tima Civilian labor force .............................................................................................................................. Employed (voluntary pan time)....................................................................................................... Unemployed, looking for pan-time w o r k ....................................................................................... Unemployment ra te................................................................................................................................ Table A -5: Em ployed persons by a g e an d sex (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Age and sex Jan. 1968 Dec. 1967 Jan. 1967 Jan. 1968 Dec. 1967 N ov. 1967 Oct. 1967 Sept. 1967 Total, 16 years and o v e r ....................................... 73,273 75,338 72,160 75,167 75,625 75,024 74,712 74,657 16 to 19 y e a r s ..................................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ............................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ............................................... 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 ........................................... 4,836 1,859 2,977 8,383 60,054 46,751 13,304 5,312 2,176 3,136 8,739 61,278 47,623 13,665 5,044 1,917 3,126 7,937 59,180 46,009 13,170 5,625 2,319 3,328 8,682 60,847 47,365 13,604 5,568 2,346 3,222 8,720 61,337 47 544 13,802 5,463 2,296 3.167 8,726 60,835 47,068 13,731 5,449 2,314 3,135 8,562 60,701 46,899 13,723 5,500 2,267 3,233 8,555 60,602 46,785 13,682 Males, 16 years and over....................................... 46,472 47,250 46,088 47,790 47,909 47,593 47,525 47,599 16 to 19 y e a r s ..................................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ............................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ............................................... 20 to 24 y e a r s ..................................................... 25 years and over................................................. 25 to 54 y e a rs ................................................. 55 years and o v e r ........................................... 2,547 1,103 1,443 4,629 39,296 30,639 8,658 2,791 1,253 1,538 4,738 39,721 30,880 8,841 2,745 1,136 1,609 4,497 38,846 30,317 8,527 3,050 1,414 1,661 4,843 39,891 31,031 8,901 3,138 1,457 1,681 4,826 39,945 31,015 8,944 3,055 1,421 1,634 4,815 39,723 30,806 8,913 3,068 1,407 1,661 4,832 39,625 30,678 8,912 3,131 1,416 1,715 4,860 39,608 30,700 8,896 Females, 16 years and o v e r ................................. 26,801 28,088 26,073 27,377 27,716 27,431 27,187 27,058 2,290 756 1,534 3,754 20,758 16,112 4,646 2,521 923 1,598 4,002 21,566 16,742 4,824 2,299 781 1,517 3,440 20,334 15,692 4,643 2,575 905 1,667 3,839 20,956 16,334 4,703 2,430 889 1,541 3,894 21,392 16,529 4,858 2,408 875 1,533 3,911 21,112 16,262 4,818 2,381 907 1,474 3,730 21,076 16,221 4,811 2,369 851 1,518 3,695 20,994 16,085 4,786 16 to 19 y e a r s ..................................................... 16 and 17 y e a rs ............................................... 18 and 19 y ea rs............................................... 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 ........................................... . NOTE: Due ro the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals. Table A-6: Unemployed persons by age and sex Thousands Age and sex Percent looking for full-time work Jan. 1968 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates D e c. 1967 Nov. Jan. 1967 O ct. 1967 Sept. 1968 1967 1967 7 9 .1 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 4 .3 4 .1 3 .7 721 364 357 468 1 ,5 3 0 1 ,1 8 3 347 5 1 .6 2 9 .7 6 9 .4 8 3 .9 8 7 .2 8 8 .8 8 1 .4 1 1 .3 1 3 .4 9 .9 5 .6 2 .5 2 .5 2 .5 1 2 .8 1 4 .7 1 1 .3 5 .8 2 .5 2 .5 2 .5 1 3 .6 1 5 .9 1 1 .9 5 .5 2 .6 2 .7 2 .5 1 4 .8 1 6 .4 1 3 .6 6 .4 2 .9 3 .0 2 .5 1 3 .6 1 5 .5 1 2 .1 6 .7 2 .7 2 .8 2 .3 1 1 .1 1 3 .1 9 .7 5 .5 2 .6 2 .6 2 .9 1 ,7 0 4 1 ,4 7 1 8 1 .2 2 .9 2 .9 3 .2 3 .4 3 .0 2 .9 16 to 19 y e a r s ................................................... 16 and 17 years............................................. 18 and 19 years............................................. 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 ......................................... 385 191 193 283 1 ,0 3 7 767 270 402 218 183 243 826 576 249 4 5 .5 2 8 .8 6 2 .2 8 3 .4 9 3 .7 9 7 .3 8 3 .7 1 1 .7 1 3 .1 1 0 .3 4 .6 1 .9 1 .9 2 .5 1 2 .0 1 4 .2 1 0 .0 4 .8 1 .9 1 .7 2 .7 1 3 .6 1 5 .8 1 1 .6 5 .3 2 .0 1 .9 2 .7 1 4 .8 1 7 .6 1 2 .3 5 .4 2 .1 2 .0 2 .4 1 2 .1 1 3 .9 1 0 .5 4 .9 1 .9 1 .9 2 .0 1 1 .1 1 3 .7 8 .9 4 .3 2 .0 1 .9 2 .7 Females, 16 years and o v e r ............................... 1 ,3 7 0 1 ,2 4 9 7 6 .4 4 .6 5 .0 4 .9 5 .8 5 .9 5 .0 16 to 19 years................................................... 16 and 17 years ......................................... 18 and 19 years ........................................... 20 t o 24 years ............................................... 25 years and over............................................. 25 to 54 y ea rs............................................... 55 years and o v e r ......................................... 265 99 166 301 804 320 146 174 224 704 607 98 6 0 .4 3 0 .3 7 7 .7 8 4 .4 7 8 .9 7 9 .3 7 6 .3 1 0 .9 1 3 .8 9 .4 6 .9 3 .4 3 .6 1 3 .7 1 5 .5 1 2 .6 6 .9 3 .5 4 .0 2 .2 1 3 .6 1 5 .9 1 2 .1 5 .8 3 .7 4 .2 2 .2 1 4 .8 1 4 .5 1 4 .9 7 .7 4 .3 4 .8 1 5 .4 1 8 .0 1 3 .9 9 .0 4 .1 4 .4 2 .8 1 1 .2 1 2 .1 1 0 .7 7 .1 3 .8 4 .0 3 .3 Jan. 1968 D ec. 1967 3 ,0 7 4 2 ,7 1 9 649 29 0 359 584 1 ,8 4 1 1 ,4 3 3 409 Males, 16 years and over..................................... Total, 16 years and over..................................... 16 to 19 y e a r s ................................................... 16 and 17 years............................................. 18 and 19 years............................................. 20 to 24 y e a rs ..................................................... 25 years and o v e r ............................................. 25 to 54 y e a rs ............................................... 55 years and o v e r ......................................... 666 139 Jan. 2.6 2.6 Table B-1: Employee s on n on agric u ltu ral pay rolls, by industry (In thousands) Industry Jan. D ee. H er. Jem . 1968 1967 1967 1967 Seasonally adjusted Change fram D ec. Jan. Jan. D ec. N ov. 1967 1967 1966 1967 1967 TOTAL ................................. 66,111 67,962 67,470 64,531 -1,8 5 1 1,580 67,146 MINING....................................................... 583 598 600 611 -15 -28 596 CO N TRACT CO N STR U C TIO N -------- 2,871 3,195 3,37» 2,947 -324 -76 MANUFACTURING................................. 19,310 14,163 19,497 14,351 19,553 14,406 19,333 14,334 -187 -188 11,365 8,290 11,419 8,354 11,430 8,360 11,413 8,417 - 54 -64 Production w orkers................... D U R A B L E G O O D S .............................. Production w orkers................... 8,123 6,046 7,920 5,887 -133 -124 1 ,7 2 1 .0 82.9 950.4 1,3 65 .4 684.8 1 ,0 6 6 .4 1 ,0 0 0 .1 188.2 535.3 350.8 1 ,7 70 .1 93.9 961.6 1 ,3 9 4 .2 691.9 1 ,0 7 7 .3 1 ,0 0 2 .3 189.5 539.8 357.1 1 ,8 1 1 .8 98 .4 962.3 1 ,4 0 3 .3 690.3 1 ,0 7 1 .8 997.3 191.6 539.8 356.4 1,725.*? 88 .6 950.8 1 ,3 9 2 .4 674.3 1 ,0 4 7 .3 973.9 182.5 526.8 357.5 - TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ............................................. 4,228 4,294 4,304 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TR AD E 13,709 14,726 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 ................................. 3,570 10,139 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E S T A T E .................................... S E R V I C E S ............................................. Hotels and other lodging places . . Personal s e r v ic e s ........................... Medical and other health services. Educational s e r v ic e s ...................... 3,226 3,346 3,289 -120 -23 -l4 l 19,533 14,363 19,490 14,331 19,422 14,278 43 32 -48 -127 11,458 8,371 11,400 8,328 11,364 8,294 58 43 307 599 469 641 303 593 458 634 1,289 1,354 1,980 1,919 1,951 455 428 2 1,37** 1,965 1,932 1,984 459 440 305 5g 466 642 1,290 1,370 1,939 1,924 1,976 457 433 8,075 5,992 8,090 6,003 8,058 5,984 -15 -•3 -7 3 .3 - .9 -2 2 .7 -2 6 .5 47.0 6 .7 -2 .7 8,078 5,997 'Fottd 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 plastics products,n e c -3 -1 4 .6 - .3 -1 0 .8 7,945 5,873 Production w orkers................... 597 2 .6 279.2 577.1 462.4 616.5 1 ,3 4 8 .2 1 ,3 6 4 .6 1 ,9 8 5 .8 1 ,9 6 2 .0 1 ,9 5 1 .4 451.2 414.5 N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S : .................. 599 30.0 -7 .5 304.6 594.3 463.9 637.1 1 ,2 6 9 .8 1 ,3 6 6 .1 1 ,9 60 .0 1 ,9 4 0 .3 1 ,9 8 6 .3 457.4 449.7 Fabricated metal products.............. Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment...................... Transportation equipment.............. Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 36 - 2 .6 335.6 586.4 467.6 633.8 1 ,2 7 5 .2 1 ,3 74 .5 1 ,9 3 6 .5 1 ,9 42 .5 2,0 14 .0 458.8 427.5 2 6 .6 -7 .0 -1 5 .6 - .9 -1 5 .7 D ec. ____ 1967 66,918 3 .6 —1 6 .8 309.2 569.6 465.0 616.2 1 ,2 7 4 .9 1 ,3 6 3 .7 1 ,9 6 3 .1 1 ,9 35 .5 1 ,9 9 8 .4 457.9 411.8 Ordnance and accessories.............. Lumber and wood products........... Furniture and fixtu re*................... Stone, clay, and glass products . . 67, n o Change from 25 -14 1 ,2 8 8 1 3 -1 -2 4 26 8 8 2 7 -1 1 49.1 11.0 1 1 .2 28.8 -7 .1 - 10.9 -2 .2 -1 .3 -4 .5 -6 .3 -4 .4 -5 .7 - .4 -27.O 10.5 1 9.1 2 6 .2 5 .7 8 .5 -6 .7 1,791 84 963 1,386 691 1,071 1,009 192 535 353 1,786 87 964 1,400 691 1,071 1,008 193 535 355 1,785 89 957 1,389 687 1,069 1,002 193 533 354 5 -3 -1 -14 0 0 1 -1 0 -2 4,183 -66 45 4,288 4,290 4,287 -2 14,104 13,334 -1 ,0 1 7 375 13,896 13,864 13,900 32 3,632 11,094 3,631 10,473 3,491 9,843 -62 -955 79 296 3,592 10,304 3,592 10,272 3,602 10,298 0 32 3,271 3,283 3,274 3,114 -12 157 3,3X1 3,303 3,290 8 10,160 10,240 10,246 9,643 -80 517 21.0 5 .4 222.8 90.8 10,367 10,333 10,297 34 708 1,025 2,545 1,102 709 1,025 2,541 1,101 7H 1,030 2,523 1,094 -1 0 4 1 646.3 1 ,0 1 5 .5 2 ,5 34 .9 1 ,1 3 7 .7 654.1 1,0 28 .0 2 ,533-2 1 ,1 4 4 .7 664.7 1 ,0 3 2 .1 2 ,5 2 0 .3 1 ,1 4 4 .6 625.3 1 ,0 1 0 .1 2 ,3 3 2 .1 1 ,0 4 6 .9 -7 .8 -1 2 .5 3.7 -7 .0 GOVERNMENT ........................................ 11,979 12,129 12,011 11,366 -150 613 11,929 11,885 11,836 44 F E D E R A L .............................................. 2,679 9,300 2,014 9,3X5 2,709 9,302 2,643 8,723 -135 -15 36 577 2,703 9,226 2,708 9,177 2,698 9,138 -5 49 S T A T E A N D L O C A L ......................... NOTE: Data for die 2 most recent months are preliminary. T abU 6-2: Avaraga wookly hours of production or nonsuporvisory workers1 on private nonogriculturol payrolls, by industry Seasonally adjusted dun gs from In d u s tr y TOTAL PRIVATE.............. NRIR16 ......................... CO N TRACT C O N S T R U C T S . . . . MftlfflfA f T W f l lW T ......... ............. Overtime S o a r * . ............................... D U R A B L E rood * . ..................... Ordnance and n c c e a a o r ic a .. . . . . Lumber and wood prodneta . . . . . Fusaitarr aad f i n a k t ........................ Stone, c la y , aad g la s s prodneta . . Primniy metal iadu a f r i t s . ................. Fabricated metal pro da e t a . .............. Machinery, except e l e c t r ic a l. . . . E le ctrica l equipm ent........................... Transportation equipm ent................. Inetnunenre aad related pradacta • M iscellaneous a m n ifa r r a r in g .. . . HONOURABLE C O O O S ........................ O vertiar S o a rs..................................... Fond and kindred p r o d u c ts .............. T o b a c co m an ufactures........................ T e x tile m ill p r o d u c ts ......................... Apparel and ocher -textile prodneta F ty c r aad a llie d p roducts................. Priaciag aad p u b lis h in g .............. C bem icale and a llied p r o d u c ts .. . Petroleum and co a l products . . . Rubber aad p la s t ic s production e c % Leather **“* leather products. . . . WHOLESALE ANO RE TAIL TRADE. WHOLESALE T R A O I ........................ R E T A IL T R A D E .................................... Jan. D ec. 1966 1967 Jan. ltov. 1967 37.6 <12.0 3M 4 0 .3 3 .2 4 1 .3 3 .5 4 1 .8 39.3 39-9 4 0 .2 41 .5 41.5 42.1 4 0 .3 43.1 4 0.8 38-9 39.0 . 2 .9 4 0 .2 37.3 4 0 .8 34.4 4 2 .2 37.4 41.1 42 .4 4 l.l 37*9 35.9 40.1 34.5 38.2 42 .4 36.5 4 l.l 3 .6 4 1 .9 3 .9 4 2 .3 4 0 .1 4 1 .6 41.5 4 1 .6 42.0 4 2 .8 41.0 4 3.5 4 1 .5 3 9 .7 40 .0 3 .3 41.0 38.3 42 .0 36.O 4 3 .2 38.5 4 1 .8 4 1 .7 4 1 .8 39.1 36.6 4 0 .5 35-4 38.1 43.0 38.3 40 .8 3 .* 41 .2 3.5 42 .1 4 0 .8 40.9 42 .2 4 1 .3 41.5 4 2.3 4 0 .8 40.5 4 1 .3 39.9 40.1 3 .3 41.0 38.8 41 .8 36.2 43-0 38.1 4 1.9 43.0 42.0 39.3 36.1 4 0 .3 34.8 37.0 37.0 37.0 D ec. Jan. Jan. D ec. 1967 1967 1968 1967 38.2 4 2 .3 37.1 40 .8 3 .4 41 .5 3.7 4 2 .3 40.0 40.1 4 1 .2 41 .9 41 .8 43.5 40.5 41 .6 41 .6 39.6 39.7 3.0 4 0 .8 37.8 4 o .6 36.1 4 2 .8 38.5 41 .5 41.4 41.4 38.6 36.5 4 0 .6 35.1 -0 .6 - .4 ■ -1 .8 -0 .6 -3 -2 .4 - .5 37.8 4 2 .3 35.7 l»0.5 3.4 41.5 3 .7 41.5 39.7 40.5 1*0.9 41.4 41.9 42.1 40.5 43.1 4l.O 39.3 39.3 3 .2 1*0.5 38.1 4 l.l 34.9 42 .6 37.7 41 .4 43.O 4 1.2 37.6 36.2 4 0 .2 34.9 38.O 4 2 .4 37-3 40 .8 3.5 4 1.5 3 .7 41 .7 4 0 .4 4 0 .7 41 .6 4 1 .6 4 1 .6 42.4 40.4 4 2 .6 4 1 .2 39.4 39.8 3 .3 4 0 .7 36.8 4 1 .7 43 .0 38.0 4 1 .7 42.0 4 1 .3 38.4 36.3 (0 .2 35.1 38.3 43.5 39.-4 40 .8 3 .3 41 .2 3.4 41.9 4 1 .2 40.5 42.1 41 .6 41.4 42.4 4 0 .6 39-8 4 1 .1 39.6 4 0 .1 3-2 4 0 .8 38.8 41.5 #•3 4 2 .8 38.2 4 1 .9 4 3 .1 4 1 .8 39-5 36.5 4 0 .3 35-2 37.1 0 37.0 36.9 37-1 1967 ’ -.8 -.6 -.2 -.2 -.2 - .4 - .4 - .5 -5 -7 -.8 -1 .7 -1 .3 -.1 - .5 - .7 -7 - .4 - .7 -.2 -1 .0 - .4 - .3 -1 .4 -.2 -.8 1 .5 -.8 -1 .0 - .4 -.8 -1.0 -1 .2 -1 .6 -1.0 -1 .1 - .7 •7 -7 -1 .2 - .7 - .4 - .9 -7 -7 -.1 -.6 - .5 .2 -1 .7 -.6 -1 .1 - .4 1.0 - .3 - .7 -.6 - .5 -.6 -.1 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND R E AL E S T A T E ..................................... _______________ __ #•2 1 Nov. 1967 Change from S §7 -0 .2 -.1 -1 .6 -•3 -.1 0 0 - .2 -.'7 - .2 -7 - .2 .3 -3 .1 •5 -.2 -.1 -•5 -.1 -.2 1 .3 -.6 -1 .3 - .4 -3 -3 1 .0 -.1 -.8 -.1 0 -.2 .1 iDita feiete to woricem la mining ami manfrfacturlngi to contraction worko s in comract constructions and to noaaapavlaofy wctkcn In wholesale and retail trades finance, innraace, and real trampoftation and public etilitiesj 'had services. These groups account for approximately four-f ifths o f the total employment on private aonagrftcultural payrolls. Tranportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this tabl^ NOTEi Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsuporvisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Average weekly earning! Average howly earning! In d u s tr y T O T A L P R I V A T E ............................... MIINMO CO N TRA CT C O N STR U C TIO N -----M A N U F A C T U R M 6 ................................ D U R A R L I R O O D S ................................. Ordnance aad a c c e s s o r i e s ............... Lumber aad wood p r o d u c ts .............. Furniture aad f i x t u r e * ....................... Scone, c la y , aad g la s s products . . Primacy metal iadaacrieo.................... Fabricated metal produces................. Machinery, except electrical. . . . E le ctrica l equ ipm en t........................... Transportation equipm ent................. Instruments aad related prodneta . M iscellaneous manufacturing* . . « HONOURARLC R O O D S ........................ Food oad kindred p r o d u c ts .............. T o b a cco m an ufactures........................ T e x tile m ill prodneta........................... Apparel and other .textile products Paper and a llied p roducts................. Printing aad p u b lis h in g .................... C hem icals aad a llie d p rodu cts. . . Petroleum and c o a l products . . . Jan. D ec. N ov. Jan. 1968 1967 1967 1967 $2.75 3.29 4.29 2 .9 3 $2.72 3.25 4 .2 3 $2.72 3-24 4.21 $2.61 3.17 4.02 2.78 3 .IX) 3.31 2 .4 3 2.40 2.89 3.43 3.06 3.26 2.8 7 3.59 2.91 2 .4 3 3.06 3.31 2.45 2 .38 2.90 3-42 2.96 3.23 2.27 2.26 2.76 3.31 2.94 3.15 2.70 3.39 2.78 2.32 2.6 4 2.70 2 .2 3 2.14 2.62 3.12 3.31 2.4 3 2.3 8 2.90 3.44 3.08 3.27 2.88 3.62 2.91 2.44 2.66 2 .7 2 2 .3 2 2.14 2.10 2.96 3-35 3.18 R E T AIL T R A D E .................................... 3.63 2 .85 2.15 2 .3 3 2.9 7 2.09 FINANCE, INSURANCE. AND REAL E S T A T E ..................................... 2.71 Rubber end p la s tic s p rodu ct* n c c Leather aad leather p roducts. . . . R E S A L E a n d r e t a il t r a d e WHOLESALE TR AD E ........................ 2.91 2.08 2.95 3.37 3.17 3.60 2.86 2 .1 3 2.2 7 2.9 6 2.04 2.68 1 See footnnte 1, table B-2. NOTEi Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. 2.88 3.01 3.24 2.84 3.49 2.89 2.37 Change! from D ec. Jan. 1967 1967 $ 0 .l4 $0.03 .04 .06 .02 .02 0 0 -.02 .01 .01 .02 .01 .01 .0 3 0 .01 .02 .02 .09 0 .02 .01 -.02 .01 .03 -.01 .02 .06 .01 .12 .27 .15 .16 .08 .16 .12 .14 .1 3 .14 .12 .18 .23 .13 .12 Jan. D ec. N ov. Jan. 1968 1967 1967 1967 -1 .0 3 -1 .6 5 -1 .9 4 -4 .8 8 -3 .3 6 .07 -.7 0 —1.86 -1 .6 l -.1 5 -2 .0 4 -1 .5 5 106.08 8 3 .I6 81.61 99.65 150.12 105.06 109.47 83.42 89.03 74.93 125.99 127.64 132.40 156.52 -1 .8 6 -1 .3 6 1 .1 3 -2 .5 7 -2 .6 4 -2 .5 3 -4 .4 6 -1 .8 l 3.79 -2 .4 1 -1 .7 9 .57 -.7 8 $103.63 139.32 161.24 117.50 *99.70 13U.09 138.36 95.50 94.96 116.58 142.76 140.01 97.44 99.84 119.94 142.69 137.67 116.06 156.02 118.73 94.92 139.53 117.67 156.17 120.77 96.47 105.60 110.70 85.41 89.88 74.88 127.44 129.75 132.51 119.55 83.28 83.08 119.88 72.22 82.92 82.67 118.48 71.34 70.40 119.84 123.97 126.16 144.90 112.19 77.20 80.30 114.09 69.15 99.16 98.42 94.61 127.82 128.52 •05 .12 2.66 2.55 .03 .16 100.27 2.86 a.71 2.11 2.00 2.20 2.29 2.81 2.94 122.84 136.63 90.80 90.63 113.71 138.69 122.89 137.03 109.35 141.02 115.65 91.87 118.08 119.60 128.86 129.89 1.97 3.04 3.50 .1 3 .15 .16 .13 .14 .13 .14 .15 .13 .16 126.07 139.35 99.96 97.34 122.38 141.25 124.92 137.05 115.87 141.35 119.36 94.56 137.80 2.05 2.20 2.01 1.95 2.80 3.22 .15 .12 .12 149.14 113.42 1967 $ -0 .5 0 .38 -5 .5 4 -1 .5 2 $103.40 $103.90 138.18 148.86 154.40 103.74 109.34 86.54 87.31 72.24 124.91 125.29 130.70 153.91 117.14 81.49 83.65 u .9 .1 0 72.11 2.67 2.15 2.1 3 2.07 2 .9 3 3.35 3.16 3.64 2.51 2.60 Change from D ec. 120.12 -.11 1.11 Jan. 1967 *3.70 1*.09 -.28 4.6 6 6.02 1 .7 3 4.70 4 .3 3 2 .8 7 4 .0 7 4 .9 3 .64 6.71 15.OO 3.08 3.05 4.09 3.26 3.38 5.70 1 .8 4 5.07 1-32 4 .5 4 9.01 4.95 4.29 3.35 5.01 2.96 5.66
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