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NEWS

U. $. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
0L4&SL

OFFICE OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 20210

USD Li - 10- 260
B u r e a u of L a b o r Statistics
(202) 961-2634
FOR RELEASE:

ll:O O A.M .
Tuesday, F e b r u a r y 11, 1969

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

J A N U A R Y 1969

The employment situation continued to show strength in J anuary, the
U 0So Dep ar t ment of L a b o r 1 s B u r e a u of L a b o r Statistics r e p o r t e d today.
At 3e 3 percent, the o v e r a l l unemployment rate,

seas onal ly adjusted, w a s

unchanged, matching D e c e m b e r 1 s 15-year low.

Unemp lo yment r a t e s f o r

adult men and all f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s r o s e o ve r the month, while the rate for
t e en a g e r s declined.

The number of employed p e r s o ns fel l l e s s than

expected,and the nu mber of unemployed r o s e about in line with s e a so na l
expectations.
Industry E mpl oy ment
N o n f a r m p a y ro ll employment, which usuall y d ecl ines s har pl y between
D e c e m b e r and January, fel l much l e s s than expected this January. A f t e r
s eas onal adjustment, nona gri cul tu ral p a y ro l l employment, at 69. 5 mil lion,
w a s up 250, 000 o v e r the month, the fourth consecutive month of s ubs ta n­
tial gains. The advance o c c u r r e d despite a 90, 000 net i n c r e a s e in the
nu mb er of w o r k e r s off p a y r o l l s becaus e of str ikes. Since S ept ember , non­
f a r m p a y r o l l employment has r i s e n by 1. 2 m i l l i o n ( seas onal ly a d j u s t e d ) .
The January p a y r ol l i n c r e a s e w a s led by gai ns on a s ea so na l ly adjusted
b a s i s of 165, 000 in trade and 50, 000 each in s e r v i c e s and gover nment .
T h es e i n c r e a s e s w e r e pa rt i al ly offset by decl ines of 30, 000 in contract co n­
struction and 10, 000 in transportation and public utilities. The i n c r e a s e in
trade employment partly r ef le cted a r e c o v e r y f r o m the D e c e m b e r decline
caused by the flu outbreak. In transportation and public utilities, the
employment cutback r ef le cted the effects of the l o n g s h o r e m e n 1 s strike.




In a c c o r d a n c e w it h r e g u l a r p r a c t i c e at the b e gi nni ng
of e ac h y e a r , the s e a s o n a l l y ad jus te d L i bor f o r c e
s e r i e s have been s l i g h t l y r e v i s e d , due to the a p p l i cati on of new s e a s o n a l f a c t o r s wh ich i n c o r p o r a t e
1968 data. T h e r e v i s i o n s did not a f f e c t the total
u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e s pub li she d in 1968 by m o r e than
0. 1 p e r c e n t a g e point.
The new s e a s o n a l f a c t o r s and
the updated m a j o r s e a s o n a l l y ad j us te d s e r i e s w i l l
a p p e a r in the F e b r u a r y i s s u e of E m p l o y m e n t and
E a r n i n g s and M on t hl y R e p o r t on the L a b o r F o r c e .

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Manuf acturi ng employment was g e n e r a l l y strong in January, but the
total j ob gain on a s eas onal ly adjusted b a s i s w a s held down by a strike in
the petrol eum industry. Although employment r os e by 65, 000 in dura bl e
goods, headed by m ac h i n e r y and f a b r ic a te d met al s, the strike produced
a 50, 000 decline in nondurables.
H ou rs and E ar n in g s
The wo rk w ee k f or all rank and file w o r k e r s on private nonfarm p a y r o l l s
a v e r a g e d 370 5 hours, down 0.3 hour f r o m D e c e m b e r . A f t e r s eas onal
adjustment, the w o r k w e e k r o s e 0. 2 hour o v e r the month. Substantial
decl i nes in mining and contract construction w e r e offset by i n c r e a s e s in
trade and finance.
In manufacturing, s e as onal ly adjusted w eek ly hours r e m a i n e d unchanged
aft er declining f o r 3 s uc c e s si v e months. At 40.7 hours, the fa c to ry w o r k ­
w e e k w a s the s ame as the a v e r a g e for 1968. F a c t o r y o v e rt i me , at 3. 7
hours, declined one-tenth of an hour but continued in the high range which
has p re v a i l e d since M a y 1968.
A v e r a g e hourly ear n in g s for all rank and file w o r k e r s r o s e 2 cents in
January to $2.95. The decline in the a v e r a g e w o r k we ek , ho wever , edged
a v e r a g e weekly ear ni ngs down 12 cents to $110.63. C o m p a r e d to a y ea r
ago, a v e r a g e weekly ear ni ngs w e r e up $70 68 (7. 5 p e r c e n t ) .
A v e r a g e weekly ear ni ngs for production and no ns u pe r vi so ry w o r k e r s
decl ined in January in mining, contract construction, and manufacturing
but i n c r e a s e d in trade and finance. Despite a 2-cent r i s e in hourly ear ni ngs
f or f ac to ry w o r k e r s , their a v e r a g e w eek ly e ar ni ngs fell $1. 05 to $126. 36
due to the usual January decline in the w o r k w e e k (0. 6 hour, not s eas onal ly
adjusted).
U nemployment
The number of unemployed p e rs o ns r o s e in January to 2.9 mi ll ion, about
in line with expectations. The number w a s down 200, 000 f r o m a y e a r ago.
At 3. 3 percent, the o v e r a l l unemployment rate w a s unchanged over the
month and thus r e m a in e d at its p o s t - K o r e a n low. O v e r the y e a r , the u n e m ­
ployment rate was down by 0. 3 of a percentage point.
The j o b l e s s rate f or adult men r o s e f r o m 1. 8 to 2. 0 percent in January,
after falling in D e c e m b e r to the l owe st point since the s e r i e s began in 1948.
The January i n c r e a s e o c c u r r e d p r i m a r i l y among 20-24 y e a r - o l d s .
The
teenage j o b l e s s rate fell to 11. 7 p e r c e n t - - a d r op of one p er centage point
f r om D e c e m b e r - - i t s l owe st m a r k since January 1968. G i r l s accounted f o r
al l of the decline in teenage unemployment. The rate for adult w o m en (3. 5
p er ce nt ) was unchanged ov er the month.
The unemployment rate f or m a r r i e d men held at 1. 4 percent in January,
its l owest point since the s e r i e s began in 19 35. The rate for f ul l- t ime



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w o r k e r s r os e 0. 2 percentage point to 2.9 percent, with p er so ns o ve r 25
y e a r s old accounting f or mo st of the i n c r e a s e .
J o b l e s s rates f or both whites (3.0 perce nt) and nonwhites (6.0 p er ce nt )
w e r e unchanged in January, holding at the p o s t - K o r e a n lows e sta bl ish ed
in the p r ev i ou s month.
State insured unemployment edged up slightly f r o m the p o s t - W o r l d
W a r II low re ached in D e c e m b e r .
At 2.1 percent, the rate continued in
the range which had p r e v a i l e d f o r mos t of 1968.
Total Em pl o yme nt and L a b o r F o r c e
Total employment and the labor f or ce norma ll y decline shar pl y after
the C h r i s t m a s season, but J a n u a r y 1 s reductions w e r e substantially l e s s
than anticipated.
At 75. 4 mi ll io n in January, total employment decl ined 450, 000 l e s s
than expected. A f t e r al lowance f o r seas onal changes, a g r i c u l t u r a l e m p l o y ­
ment dropped 100, 000, its f i r s t s eas onal ly adjusted decline in 3 months.
N o n a g r i c u l t u r a l employment i n c r e a s e d by 550, 000, a l m os t al l of which
o c c u r r e d among adult wo me n and t e e na g e r s . O v e r the y ear , total e m p l o y ­
ment w a s up by 2. 1 million, as 550, 000 m o r e men, 1. 2 mi ll io n m o r e women,
and 325, 000 m o r e t e en ag e rs held j ob s .
The civilian l a b or f o r c e declined 500,000 l e s s than expected in January.
A f t e r seas onal adjustment, this w a s the third monthly i n c r e a s e in a ro w.
O v e r the y e ar , l a b o r f or c e gr owt h amounted to 1. 9 mil l io n.




This re lea se presents and analyzes statistics
from two m a j o r surveys.
Data on labor force, total
employment, and unemployment a r e derived f r om the
sample surveys of households conducted and tabulated
by the B ur e au of the Census for the Bur eau of L a b o r
Statistics. Statistics on industry employment, hours,
and earnings are collected by State agencies f r om p ay ­
roll r e co r d s of emp lo yer s and ar e tabulated by the
B ur eau of L a b o r Statistics.
A description of the two
surveys appears in the B L S publication Employment
and Earnings and Monthly Report on the L a b o r F o r c e .

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

1969

D ec.
1968

N ov.
1968

O c t.
1968

79,8 1 1
76,347
73,273
3,366
69,908
1,525
805
720
3 ,074

83,351
79,874
77,229
3 ,752
73,477,
1,605
805
800
2,645

82,868
79,368
76,765
3,842
72,923
1,673
872
801
2,603

82,559
79,042
76,388
3,706
72,682
1,711
852
859
2 ,654

82,403
78,800
76,002
3,525
72,477
1,687
907
780
2,798

82,438
78,847
76,000
3,651
72,349
1,743
974
769
2,847

45,881
45,008
2,559
4 2 ,4 4 9
873

4 5,245
4 3,925
2,702
41,2 2 4
1,319

46,131
4 5,231
2,6 8 0
4 2 ,5 5 1
900

4 6,093
4 5 ,2 5 4
2,763
4 2,491
839

45 ,8 7 1
44 ,9 4 0
2,7 5 3
4 2,187
931

45,782
44,773
2 ,656
4 2,117
1,009

45,863
4 4,858
2 ,711
42,147
1,005

26,752
25,720
463
25,257
1,031

27,024
26,205
498
25,707
818

25,617
2 4,511
440
2 4,071
1,105

26,950
25,999
691
25,308
951

26,737
25,802
722
25,080
935

2 6,630
25,702
621
25,081
928

26,480
25,495
541
24,954
985

26,394
25,375
550
24,825
1,019

5 ,8 6 4
5 ,161
223
4 ,9 3 8
703

6,214
5,486
221
5,265
728

5 ,486
4 ,8 3 6
224
4 ,6 1 3
649

6,793
5,999
381
5,618
794

6,538
5,7 0 9
357
5,352
829

6,541
5 ,746
332
5 ,4 1 4
795

6,538
5,7 3 4
328
5,406
804

6,590
5,767
390
5,377
823

O c t:
1968

S ep t.
1968

1,542
892
381
253
128

1,631
811
373
235
138

Jan.

Jan.

1969

D ec.
1968

1968

81,711
78,234
75,358
3,165
72,192
1,605
898
707
2,876

82,618
79,118
76,700
3,279
73,421
1,558
.835
723
2,419

45,6 1 8
44,477
2 ,479
4 1,998
1,142

Jan.

S e p t.
1968

Total
Total labor force..................................................
Civilian labor force....................................
Employed.........................................................
Agriculture....................................................
Nonagricultural industries.........................
On part time for economic reasons..........
Usually work full tim e .........................
Usually work part time.........................
Unemployed......................................................
Mon, 20 yeors and over
Civilian labor f o r c e ......................................
Employed .........................................................
A g r ic u ltu r e ...............................................
Nonagricultural industries...........................
Unemployed......................................................
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor fo r c e .....................................
Employed.............................................. ..........
Agriculture .............................................. ..
Nonagricultural industries...........................
Unemployed..................... ...............................
Both 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)

Duration of unemployment

L e s s rhan 5 w eek s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 to 14 weeks .................. .......................... .
1 5 w eek s anH over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. . . .
1^ ro
w eeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 w eek s and o v e r . ......... .................... ..




Jan.
1969

D ec.
1968

J an .
1968

Tan.
1969

D ec.
1968

1,661
861
355
in
127

1,303
814
301
164
137

1,552
993
529
342
187

1,476
741
316
193
123

1,363
825
322
177
145

Seasonally adjusted
N ov:
1968
1,576
785
348
221
127

TabU A-3: Major unomploymont indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Selected categories
N ov.
1968

S ep t.
____ 1968

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

X969

1968

1969

D ec.
1968

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

2 ,876

3,0 7 4

3 .3

3 .3

3 .4

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

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

1,142
1,0 3 1
703

1,319
1;105
649

2 .0
3 .5
11.7

1 .8
3 .5
12.7

2 .0
3 .5
12.2

2 .3
3 .7
12.3

2 .2
3 .9
12.5

2 .3
4 .0
11 .6

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

2,298
578

2,4 5 4
620

3 .0
6 .0

3 .0
6 .0

3 .0
6 .5

3 .1
7 .3

3 .2
6 .6

3 .2
6 .6

Full-time workers...........................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1......................
State insured^.................................................
Labor force time lo s t3 ....................................

706
2 ,211
355
1,469
*“

854
2,431
529
1,647

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

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

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

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

1 .6
3 .0
.5
2 .2
4 .0

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

755
192
413
150
1,363
319
724
320
432

765
186
408
171
1,531
378
786
367
426

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

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

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

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

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

2,261
344
766
384
382
101
571
601
212
87

2,420
443
785
394
390
98
596
481
219
99

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

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

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

3.6

3.6

6 .0
3 .4
3 .2
3 .6
2 .2
4 .0

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

3.4

3.3

4 .6
M
i:t
3.2

1.7
5 .7

1 .8
4 .5

1 .7
5 .8

2 .0
7 .6

5.4

O c t.
1968

Jan.

_____1262_______

Occupation
White-collar workers........................................
Professional and managerial.................... ..
Clerical workers..........................................
Sales workers.............................................
Blue-collar workers.........................................
Craftsmen and foremen ................................
Operatives............................... -...................
Nonfarm laborers....................... ............ .
Service workers...............................................
Industry
Nonajgricultural private wage
and salary w o rk e rs^ ....................................
Construction................................................
Manufacturing . ..............................................
Durable g o o d s .........................................
Nondurable g o o d s ................. ...............
Transportation and public u t ilit ie s ............
Wholesale and retail trad e.................
Finance and service industries....................
Government wage and salary workers...............
Agricultural wage and salary workers...............

^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent
of average covered employment.

2 .0
1 .0
3 .0

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

3.7

8.0
3 .8

2.1

1.8

^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a
percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
^Includes mining, not shown separately.

TabU A-4: Full- and part-tima status of tho civilian labor forco

Full- and part-time employment status

Total

Men, 20
and over

Women, 20
and over

m im im M

Both sexes,
16-19 years

m

ffflK

Full Time
Civilian labor force.................................................................................................................
Employed:
Full-time schedules........................................................................................................
Part time for economic reason s......................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w ork.............................................................................
Unemployment ra te .................................................................................................................

67,233

66,293

43,582

43,3 1 3 21,042

20,354

2,6 0 9

2,627

63,126
1,897
2,2 1 1
3 .3

61,984
1,878
2 ,431
3 .7

41,6 6 4
884
1,034
2 .4

4 1,183 19,385
848
922
1,208
809
2 .8
3 .8

18,693
773
888
4 .4

2,077
164
387
14 .1

2,108
183
335
12.8

11,000
10,335
665
6 .0

10,054
9,411
643
6 .4

2,0 3 6
1 ,929
107
5 .3

5,263
5 ,0 4 5
218
4 .1

3 ,2 5 5
2 ,9 2 0
336
10 .3

2,8 5 9
2 ,545
314
1 1 .0

Port Tims
Civilian labor force ...............................................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part time)............................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . : ........................ .............................................
Unemployment ra te .................... .......................................................................... .................




1,932
1,821
111
5 .8

5 ,7 0 9
5,487
222
3 .9

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

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

Jan .
1969

Dec.
1968

Jan.
1968

75,358

76,700

73,273

5,4 8 6

Dec.
1968

Nov.
1968

O ct.
1968

S e p t.
1968

76,765

76,388

76,002

76,000

5,999
2,524
3,527
9,026
62,217
48,366
13,973

5,709
2,3 9 4
3,364
8,955
62,121
48,127
14,016

5,746
2,373
3,387
8,914
61,777
47,811
13,931

5,734
2,366
3,370
8,827
6 1,438
47,517
13,846

5,767
2,373
3,374
8,832
61,384
47,551
13,810

Jan .
1969
77,229

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 ,161
. 2 ,0 0 8
3,153
8,737
61,459
47,786
13,673

2,2 3 5
3,251
9,000
62,213
48,312
13,902

4,836
1,859
2,977
8,383
60,054
46,751
13,304

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

47,356

48,000

46,472

48,686

48,579

48,235

48,030

48,120

16 to 19 y e a r s ...............................................
16 and 17 y e a rs..........................................
18 and 19 y e a rs..........................................
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 ......................................

2,880
1,189
1,6 9 1
4,620
39,857
31,055
8,802

2,992
1,270
1,722
4,826
40,182
31,233
8,949

2,547
1,103
1,443
4 ,629
39,296
30,639
8,6 5 8

3,455
1,532
1 ,950
4 ,8 1 4
40,407
31,422
9,062

3,325
1,463
1,890
4 ,921
40,356
31,339
9 ,0 4 0

3,295
1,444
1,864
4 ,8 3 0
40,091
31,083
9 ,0 1 0

3,257
1,439
1,836
4 ,790
39,978
30,984
8,972

3,262
1,442
1,816
4,819
40,042
31,042
8,989

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

28,002

28,699

2 6,801

28,543

28,186

28,153

27,972

27,880

16 to 19 y e a r s ...............................................
16 and 17 y e a rs..........................................
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 ......................................

2,2 8 1
819
1,462
4,1 1 7
21,603
16,732
4 ,871

2,494
965
1,530
4,174
22,031
17,078
4,953

2 ,290
756
1,534
3,754
20,758
16,112
4,646

2,544
992
1,577
4,212
21,810
16,944
4,9 1 1

2 ,384
931
1,4 7 4
4,034
21,765
16,788
4,976

2,451
929
1,523
4,084
21,686
16,728
4 ,9 2 1

2,477
927
1,534
4,037
21,460
16,533
4,8 7 4

2,505
931
1,558
4,013
21,342
16,509
4 ,8 2 1

.

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

TabU A-6: Unemployed persons by ago and sox

Thousands
Age and sex

Percent
looking
for
full-time
work
J an . 1969

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Jan .
1969

Dec.
1968

2,876

2,419

76.9

3 .3

3 .3

3 .4

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

703
302
401
557
1,616
1,300
316

728
377
351
435
1,256
966
290

5 2.2
2 9 .1
6 9 .8
8 1 .5
8 6 .0
88.2
76.9

11.7
13 .5
10 .5
5 .2
2 .1
2 .2
1 .9

12 .7
1 5 .0
10.9
5 .3
2 .0
2 .0
2 .1

12.2
13.7
10.5
5 .9
2 .1
2 .2
2 .1

12 .3
1 4 .6
1 0 .8
6 .1
2 .2
2 .3
2 .1

1 2 .5
1 4 .4
11.2
5 .9
2 .3
2 .3
2 .1

1 1.6
13.9
10 .1
5 .7
2 .5
2 .4
2 .4

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

1,5 6 8

1,283

79.3

2 .7

2 .6

2 .7

2 .9

2 .8

3 .0

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

426
201
225
289
853
646
206

410
221
189
211
661
480
180

4 9 .1
2 9.9
6 6 .2
8 3 .4
9 3 .0
9 5 .8
8 4 .0

11 .8
13.2
10 .6
5 .0
1 .6
1 .5
1 .9

11.6
14.2
9 .5
4 .2
1 .5
1 .4
1 .9

11.3
13.7
8 .6
4 .7
1 .7
1 .7
2 .0

11 .7
1 4 .1
1 0 .0
5 .7
1 .8
1 .7
2 .0

10.9
12.9
9 .3
5 .2
1 .8
1 .7
2 .1

1 2.0
13.5
1 0.6
4 .9
2 .0
1 .8
2 .4

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

1,308

1,136

74.0

4 .3

4 .5

4 .4

4 .6

4 .9

4 .7

276
101

317
156
161
223
595
486
109

11.6
14.0

1 4 .1
16.2
12.6
6 .5
2 .9
3 .1
2 .4

13.3
13.7
1 2 .8
7 .2
2 .9
3 .1
2 .5

1 3 .1
15.3
11.8
6 .6
3 .1
3 .3
2 .4

14.4
16.6

1 1 .1
14.6
9 .5
6 .7
3 .5
3 .6
2 .4

Total, 16 years and over.................................
16 to 19 y e a rs.............................................
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 er....................................

16 to 19 years.............................................
16 and 17 years .....................................
18 and 19 years ......................................
20 to 24 years ..........................................
25 years and over........................................
25 to 54 y ears............... ........................
55 yesrs and over....................................




175
268
763
653
109

5 7 .2
26 .7
74.9
7 9.5
7 8.2
8 0 .6
65 .1

Jan.
1969

10.4
5 .5
3 .2
3 .4
1 .9

Dec.
1968

Nov.
1968

O c t.
1968

S ep t.
1968

13.3
6 .8
3 .1
3 .5
2 .1

Jan.
1968

Table B-1:

Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Change
Jan.
1969

Industry

Dec.
1968

lfov.
1968

Jan.
1968

Dec.
1968

Change
Jan.
1969

Dec.
1968

. Nov.
1968

1968

2,1*29

69,538

69,200

68,955

258

35

6i)0

637

637

3

Jan.
1968

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

68,1*1*6

70 no*;

69,585

66,017

MIMING.............................................

625

636

639

590

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.-----

2,985

3,233

3,371*

2,771

-21*8

2ll*

3,3*)6

3,378

3,279

-32

MANUFACTURING....................... 19,765
Production workers............... 14,^95

19,990
1<*,695

20,015
l**,725

19,398
ll*,213

-225
-200

367
282

19,986
1*),695

19,973
11),667

19,871
ll* , 568

13
28

11,756
8,577

U ,7 3 5
8,559

11,1*59
8,31*6

21*2
177

11 , 701
aa
fy ±

-51*

11,728
8,51)1

11,661
8,1*75

63
63

to tal

DURABLE GOODS. ....................
Production workers...............

n

•mi

8,523

-1,61*9

-n

1)57
1*55

31*8
603
1*81*
653
1,281*
1,1*16
1,985
1,971
2,020
4-55 1(1*2

8,195
6,091

8,21*5
6,126

8,210
6,093

1,791
85
QQO
77J
1,1*21*
717
1,076
1,051
128
577
353

1,790

1,071*
1,01*9
•
189
573
354

1,777
82
992
1,1*19
708
1,073
1,01*6
188
568
357

62

l*,380

**,391

1*,392

-913

598

11*,1*25

ll*,26o

ll*,326

le p

i l ; $

10,601*

19
11*6

350.5
602*5
1(89.8
656.2
1,266.1*
1,1*30.2
1,965.6
1,992.3

8,061*
5,972

8,231*
6,118

8,280
6,166

7,939
5,867

1,721.5
8l*.6
980.3
1,1(02.8
710.9
1,070.9
1,01(0.3
125.0
576.8
350.8

1,773.7
89.5
993.1
1,1(20.6
7li*.i*
1,080.5
1,01*1.3
186.1
578.0
356.3

1,805.1
91.3
997.2
l,l*3 l*.6
712.1
1,076.1*
1,01(0.5
187.6
57^.9
360.3

1,706.2
8l*.l*
959.5
1,375.5
682.6
1,01*8.7
1,011.0
180.8
537.0
353.1

•4 .9
-1 2 .8
-1 7 .8
-3 .5
-9 .6
-1 .0
-61 .1
-1 .2
-5 .5

1*,311*

1(,1*00

l*,l*ll*

1*,252

-86

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. ll*,200

15,113

1^,561

13,602

8 ? .1
Scone, clay, and glass products . .
Fabricsted metal products.............
Machinery; except eleccricsl . . . .
Electrical equipment....................

636.2
1,296.7
1,1*27.7
1,986.1*
1,993.9

Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

1*55.1*
1*25.9

; ...............
Production workers...............

NONDURABLE GOODS

Food and kindred products..........
Tobacco manufactures..................
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . .
Apparel and ocher textile products
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and publishing...............
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products. . . .
Rubber and plastics products,n e c

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

1*56.8
1*61*. 5

336.1*
577.7
1*62.1*
6 ll*.8
1,295.7
1,366.0
1,960.1
1,968.6
2,020*7
#1*1*9.0
1*07.6

0

353
613
M7
662
1,301)
1,1)27
1,967
1,982
P.02Q
c
, wc7
4-56
1*1*8

353.8
600.5
1*88.5
650.8
1,291.1*
l,l*3 k .3
1,965.2
2,001.1*
z,uo9*9
1*57.7
1*1*2.6

355.8
Lumber and wood products..........

8,601*

2.0
-10 .9
-3 .0
-li*.6
c -a

19.1*
11.9
23.1
21.1*

-6 .6
21.2
-7 .5
_Ol
A
—CJL.O

61,7
26.3
25.3
07f . 1
h*
Z
6.1*
18.3

-2 .3
-1 6 .7
-170
-11*6
-5 2 .2

1.0

125
105
15.3
0
20.8
27.3
28.3
22.2
29.3
-5 5 .8
39.8
-2 .3

1.

353
617
1*88
661

1,1)38
1,988
1,990
0 nail

*3

1*

-1
5
11
21
8
5

1

7
_cn
-35
1
0
£
-1
1*
2
2
-61
1*
-1
1
-11

165 -

WHOLESALE TRADE ..................
RETAIL TRADE. ....................

3,716
10,1(81*

3,760
11,353

10’ $ ) 5

3,5 6 k
10,038

-14
-869

1*1*6

3,738
10,687

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

3,1*13

3,1*20

3,1*12

3,252

-7

161

3 ,M *

3,M*1

3,1*26

13

10,591*

10,660

10,61*8

10,121*

-66

1*70

10,810

10,757

10,702

53

1.2
-ll* .2
16.2
-1 0 .7

2l*.3
.9
216.7
35.2

739
1,022
2,776
1,069

730
1,022
2,760
1,073

721*
1,023
f;3 g

9
0
16
-1*

-Q3
7J

522

12,1*97

12,1*1*3

12,322

51*

SERVICES................................
Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal se rv ices.........................
Medical and other health services.
Educational serv ices....................

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

67l*.8
1,012.2
2,762.2
l,1 0 l*.6
IPC,?7U
CCQ
A

FEDERAL.....................................

p 7PQ

STATE AND L O C A L ....................

9,821

678.8
1,025.1*
i f f l !
12,61*3

12,522

12,028

2,769
9,87**

2,703
9,819

2,697
9,331

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




650.5
1,011.3

-1*0
.-53..,,,

y

1*90

p_7q]i

3 .7 2 2

O T IC
____

9,728

2,696
9,626

OQ
- I S _____

TabU B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1
on private nonogriculturol payrolls, by industry

Industry

T O T A L P R IV A T E ...........................

M A N U F A C TU R IN G ............ ...............

it

D ec.

1969

1968

37.5
1*2.3
36.1*
1*0.5
3.5
ia . 3
3.8
1*1.3
39-8
1*0.2
1*0.9
1*1.6
1*1.2
1*2.3
1*0.3
1*2.8
1*0.2
38.3
39.3
3.2
1*0.1
35.5
1*0.1*
35.5
1*3.0
37.9
1*1.7
1*0.7
1*1.1*
37.3
35.5
39*9

M RM NG................................................
C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C TIO N _____

DURA t

Jan .

GOODS.........................

Ordnance and accessories.. . . . .
Lumber and wood prodacta . . . . .
Ftunitnre and f u s s t a ...................
Scone, clay, end glass ptadnete . .
Primary metal industries..............
Fabricated metal prodacta...........
Machinery, except electrical. . . .
Electrical equipment...............
Transportation equipment.............
Inatnaarnra and mlattd psodneta .
HONOURABLE G OODS..................
Oswrtdssr fe a r s ............................
Food and kindred prodacta..........
Tobacco manufactures..................
Textile mill producta...................
Apparel and other textile producta
Paper and allied producta.............
Printing and publishing..........
Cheaucs la and allied producta. . .
Petroleum and coni products . . .
Rubber and plastics products, a e c.
Leather and leather products. . . .
W HOLESALE AMO R E T A IL TRAD E.
WHOLESALE TRADE ..................
RETAIL TRADE............................
FIN A N C E , INSU RANCE, ANO
R E A L E S T A T E ................................

3k.o

37.8
*3.5
37.1
1*1.1
1*.0
1*1.9
k.3
1*1.8
1*0.9
1*1.1*
1*1.8
1*1.7
1*2.2
1*2.9
1*0.8
1*3.1*
1*1.0
39.0
1*0.1
3.5
1*1.0
37.7
1*1.6
36.0
1*3.5
38.9
1*2.0
1*2.0
1*1.9
38.3
35.9
1*0.2
3k.6
37.1

37.1

37.5
1*2.9
35.0
1*0.9
3.9
1*1.7
1*.2
1*1.7
1*0.2
1*0.8
1*1.8
1*1.2
1*2.1*
1*2.3
1*0.8
1*3.2
1*0.8
39.7
39.9
3.5
1*0.8
37.5
1*1.1*
36.0
1*3.2
38.1*
1*2.0
1*2.6
1*1.7
37.9
35-5
1*0.0

Seasonally adjmted

Change from

Nov.
1968

Jan.

1968

37.3
.1*1.5
35.0
1*0.0
3.3
* 1*0.8
3.5
1*0.5
38.2
38.9
1*0.1
1*1.6
1*1.0
1*1.8
1*0.0
1*1.9
1*0.1*
38.8
38.9
3.0
1*0.1
36.6
39.6
3**.6
1*2.2
37.5
1*1.1*
1*2.3

3l*.l

36.9

1*1.1

38.1
35.8
39.9
3k. 5

Nov.
1968

37.8
1*2.6
37*k
1*0.7
3.7
1*1.1*
i*.o
1*1.0
1(0.2
1*0.9
1*1.6
k l.5
1*1.6
1*2.3
1*0.5
1*2.8
1*0.1*
38.6
39.6
3.5
1*0.5
36.3
1*0.7
36.0
1*3.1*
38.2
1*2.0
1*1.2
k l.5
37.0
35.8
1*0.0
3k.3

37.6
k3*5
37.8
1*0.7
3.8
1*1.1*
1*.0
1*1.2
1*1.2
1*0.5
1*1.9
1*1.6
1*1.8
1*2.5
1*0.2
1*2.1*
1*0.7
38.7
39.9
3.k

37.5
1*3.2
36.0
1*0.8
3.8
1*1.7
l* .l
k l.5
1(0.1*
1*0.1*
1*1.7
1*1.1*
1*2.3
1*2.3
1*0.6
1*2.5
1*0.6
39.3
39.7
3*k

1*0.8

1*0.6

3*. 3

3k.5

0

37.1

37.0

36.9

.1

Jan .

Jan .

1968

1969

-0.3
-1 .2
-.7
-.6
-.5
-.6
-.5
-.5
-1.1
-1.2
-.9
-.1
-1.0
-.6
-.5
-.6
-.8
-.7
-.8
-.3
-.9
-2 .2
-1.2
-.5
-.5
-1.0
-.3
-1 .3
-.5

0.2
.8
1.1*
.5
.2
•5
•3
.8
1.6
1.3
.8
0
.2
.5
.3
.9
-.2
-.5
.1*
.2
0
-1 .1
.8
.9
.8
.1*
•3
-1 .6

.3
-.8
-.3

-1 .0

-.1*
-.3
-.6

0

-.5

0

37.0

Change
front

Dec.
1968

D ec.

1968

.1

36.3
*£•3
36.2
1*3.2
38.1*
k l.9
1*2.3
1*1.1*

37.5
35.7
39.9

0.2
-•9
-.1*
0
-.1
0
0
-.2
-1 .0

.1*
-.3
-.1
-.2
-.2
.3
.1*

-.3
-.1

-3
.1
-3
0

37.6
1*1.0

-.6

35.9
1*2.9
38.1*
1*1.9

-.2
•2
-.2
•1
-1 .1
•1

1*2.6

k l.5
37.9
35.8

-.5
•1
•1

1(0.0

lr w . relate to production worker* in mining end manufacturings to cowtruction worker* in contract couetroctiom and to noem irerriaory woeken in wholesale and retail
trade{ finance, izanrance, and real eatatej transportation and priblic u d liti«i and (ervices. Theta gmapa acconnt for appeoadmateljr four-fifth* o f the total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Trantportatioa and public utilities, and services axe included in Total M vate hot are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3:

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

T O T A L P R IV A T E ...........................
M R H Itfi................................................
C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C TIO N ----M A N U F A C TU R IN G ............................

DURABLE DOODS....................
Ordnance and accessaries. . . . . .
Lumber and wood producta..........
Furniture and f ix n s e a ..................
Scooc, clay, and glass producta . •
Prisaoty ssetal industries..............
Fabricated awtol products...........
Machtariy, except electrical. . . .
Electrical equipment....................
Tiaaapawarinu equipment.............
lasauamocs and related prodacta .
Miarollaooooa amnaCactnriag.. . .
NONDURABLE GO O D S..................
Food and kindred producta..........
Tobacco manufactures..................
Textile mill producta....................
Apparel and other .textile products
Paper aad allied products.............
Printing and publishing . . . . . . .
Chemicals aad allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber and plastics product%a e c
Leather aad leatber products.. . .
W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TR A D E
WHOLESALE T E A D E ..................
RETAIL TEADE...........................
H N A N C E , INSU RANCE, ANO
R E A L E S T A T E ................................

Dec.
1968

$2.95
3.k8
k.52
3.12

$2.93
3.k8
k.52
3.10

$2.93
3.1*6
k.52
3.O8

3.31
3.38
2.62
2.5k
3.06
3.68
3.27
3*k9
3.0I*
3.85
3.07
2.60

3.29
3.37
2.62
2.5k
3.07
3.66
3.26
3.k8
3.03
3.81*
3.08
2.58

2.90
2.58
2.28
2.29
3.15
3.59
3.35
3.71
3.01
2.30
* 2.k9
3.1k
2.2k
2.87

1See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE* Data for the 2 most recent i




Nov.

Jan.
1969

Jan.
1968

Changei from

Jan.

Dec.

Nov.

Jan.

1969

1968

1968

1968

Changei from

Dec.

Jan.

1968

1968

Dec.
1968

J&n.
1968

$2.76
3.30
k.3k
2.9k

$0.02
0
0
.02

$0.19
.18
.18
.18

$110.63
lk7.20
16k.53
126.36

$110.75
151.38
167.69
127*kl

$109*88
Ik8.k3
158.20
125.97

$102.95
136.95
151.90
117.60

$-0.12
-k.18
-3.16
-1.05

$7.68
10.25
12.63
8.76

3.28
3.33
2.62
2.53
3.06
3.63
3.25
3.1*6
3.01
3.82
3.06
2.52

3.13
3.26
2.i*k
2.1(0
2.90
3.k7
3.09
3.28
2.88
3.62
2.92
2.1*5

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