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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical information: (202) 523-1371 523-1944 523-1959 Media c o n t a c t : 523-1913 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: USDL 87-50 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST), FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1987 JANUARY 1987 Employment continued to rise in January and unemployment was unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The overall unemployment rate of 6.6 percent and the civilian worker rate of 6.7 percent remained at the levels to which they had declined in December. Nonagricultural payroll employment—as measured by the monthly survey of business establishments—rose by 450,000, and civilian employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—advanced by 375,000. Both surveys continued to show over-the-year employment gains in excess of 2 million. Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The number of unemployed persons (seasonally adjusted) was about unchanged in January at 8.0 million, as were the jobless rates for nearly all major labor force groups. The rates for adult men (6.0 percent), adult women (5.9 percent), teenagers (17.7 percent), whites (5.9 percent), blacks (14.3 percent), and Hispanics (10.6 percent) showed little or no change from December. (See tables A-2 and A-3.) There were also few changes in the distribution of unemployment by duration in January, and the mean and median duration figures remained at 15.0 and 7.0 weeks, respectively. The numbers of unemployed job losers and labor force entrants also were little different from December levels. (See tables A-7 and A-8.) Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) Civilian employment, which usually declines substantially December to January, fell less than seasonally expected this January. result, employment showed a seasonally adjusted increase of 375,000, the proportion of the civilian population that is employed rose to a high 61.1 percent. (See tables A-2 and A-4.) from As a and very The civilian labor force expanded by 450,000 to 119.0 million January, after seasonal adjustment. Over the year, the labor force was in up - 2by 2.3 million, with adult women accounting for 55 percent of the gain. The civilian labor force participation rate increased to 65.5 percent. Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonagricultural payroll employment rose by 450,000 in January, after adjustment for seasonality, to 101.7 million. Over-the-month Table A* Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted Quarterly averages | | Monthly data Category 1986 III 1987 1986 IV | Nov. J Dec. DecJan. change Jan. HOUSEHOLD DATA Total employment J_/.. Civilian labor force... Civilian employment.. Discouraged workers.. 119,866 111,675 118,171 109,980 8,191 62,664 1,150 Thousands oi: persons 120,308 120,426 120,336 112,170 112,183 112,387 118,558 118,675 118,586 110,420 110,432 110,637 8,138 7,949 8,243 62,807 62,688 62,961 1,127 N.A. N.A. 120,782 112,759 119,034 111,011 8,023 62,793 N.A. 446 372 448 374 74 -168 N.A. 6.6 6.7 6.0 5.9 17.7 5.9 14.3 10.6 0 0 0 0 0.4 .1 .6 .1 Percent of ]Labor force Unemployment rates: All civilian workers. Black Hispanic origin.... 6.8 6.9 6.1 6.1 18.1 6.0 14.5 10.8 6.8 6.9 6.1 6.0 17.8 6.0 14.1 10.2 6.8 6.9 6.2 6.1 18.2 6.0 14.2 | 9.6 i 6.6 6.7 6.0 5.9 17.3 5.8 i 13.7 10.5 i ESTABLISHMENT DATA Service-producing.... Thousands of jobs 100,316 iplC-1,062 | 101,068|pl01,293 |P101,741 P448 24,872 i P24,892 j 24,891 p24,920 p25,054 1 pl34 75,444 i p76,170 | 76,177 p76,373 | p76,687 p314 Hours of work Average weekly hours Total private Manufacturing Overtime. 34.7 40.7 3.5 p34.7 p40.8 p3.5 \J Includes the resident Armed Forces. p=preliminary. 34.8 40.8 3.5 p34.6 p40.8 P3.5 P34.7 p40.9 p3.6 N.A.«not available. - 3 increases occurred in 56 percent of the 185 industries in the BLS index diffusion, (See tables B-l and B-6.) of In the service-producing sector, after seasonal adjustment, large job gains were registered in retail trade—165,000—and the services industry—115,000. Retail employment typically declines in January following the end of the holiday shopping season. However, because pre-Christmas hiring this season was less than in the past, post-holiday job cutbacks were smaller than usual, resulting in a sharp increase in retail trade employment after seasonal adjustment. Employment also increased in the wholesale trade and finance, insurance, and real estate industry, while it was little changed in transportation and public utilities and government. Within the goods sector, employment in construction also declined less than usually expected in January and, after seasonal adjustment, rose by 140,000. Manufacturing employment was unchanged in January, after edging up in each of the previous 3 months. Changes were small and offsetting among the 21 industries within manufacturing. Employment in mining, which has been particularly weak since the beginning of 1986, declined further over the month. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls edged up 0.1 hour to 34.7, after seasonal adjustment. In manufacturing, both the workweek and overtime hours rose a tenth of an hour, reaching the relatively high levels of 40.9 and 3.6 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls rose by 0.7 percent to 119.8 (1977=100), after seasonal adjustment. The factory index rose by 0.5 percent to 93.8. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings were about unchanged in January, while average weekly earnings rose 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prior to seasonal adjustment, average hourly earnings increased 5 cents to $8.88, but, owing to a seasonal decline in the workweek, average weekly earnings were down $2.70 to $305.47. Over the past year, average hourly earnings have risen by 16 cents, and average weekly earnings were up $2.89. (See table B-3.) The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data) The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 170.8 (1977=100) in January, seasonally adjusted, an increase of 0.1 percent from December. For the 12 months ended in January, the increase was 2.0 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes unrelated to underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in manufacturing overtime and interindustry - 4 employment shifts* In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI increased 1.0 percent during the 12-^month period ended in December. (See table B-4.) The Employment Situation for February 1987 will be released on March 6, at 8:30 A.Mf (EST). Friday, Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 59,500 households that is conducted by the Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies. The sample includes 250,000 establishments employing over 38 million people. For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. The data in this release are affected by a number of technical factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each of these factors is explained below. that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Persons laid off from their former jobs and awaiting recall and those expecting to report to a job within 30 days need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys The sample households in the household survey are selected so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Those who hold more than one job are classified according to the job at which they worked the most hours. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total. People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment "during the survey week; they were available for work at — The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive definition yields U-l and the most comprehensive yields U-7. The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents the same measure with a civilian labor force base. Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are many differences between the two surveys, among which are the following: — The household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and members of the resident Armed Forces; — The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed; the establishment survey does not; — The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age; Other differences between the two surveys are described in * 'Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon request. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June, when schools close and many young people enter the job market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-io-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the school's-out example, the large number of people entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and average hourly earnings include components based on the employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the components and combining them. The second procedure usually yields more accurate information and is therefore followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of the labor force. The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December period. At the time the first half year's factors are calculated (upon availability of data for December), historical data for the previous 5-year period are subject to revision. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed at the end of the next section. Sampling variability Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the number of people employed and the other estimates drawn from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error from the results of a complete census. The chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the results of a complete census. At approximately the 90-percent level of confidence—the confidence limits used by BLS in its analyses—the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 328,000; for total unemployment it is 220,000; and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage point. These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes but, rather, that the chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from the estimates by more than these amounts. Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly change in the jobless rate for men is .26 percentage point; for teenagers, it is 1.25 percentage points. In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are revised. In other words, data for the month of September are published in preliminary form in October and November and in final form in December. To remove errors that build up over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of employment—against which month-to-month changes can be measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries and allow for the formation of new establishments. Additional statistics and other information In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $4.50 per issue or $31.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders. Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of the standard errors for the household survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status ofi HOUSeWOJJD DATA population, IndMrttafl Armed Forces In the United States* by sex (Numbfs in thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adfusted Employwunt status and sex Jan . 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Sept. 1986 Oct. 1986 Nov. 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 TOTAL Noninstitutional population 2 Labor force* Participation rate3 Total employed2 Employment-population ratio 4 . . . Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate8 Not in labor force 81,361 17,122 64.6 08,650 59.9 1 ,691 06,959 2,819 04,140 8,472 7.2 64,239 183,297 1 19,799 65.4 112,338 61 .3 1 ,750 1 10,588 2,826 107,762 7,461 6.2 63,498 183,575 119,451 65.1 1 10,832 60.4 1 ,748 109,084 2,705 106,379 8,620 7.2 64,124 181 ,361 118,485 65.3 1 10,583 61 .0 1 ,691 108,892 3,280 105,612 7,902 6.7 62,876 182,713 119,988 65.7 111 ,703 61 .1 1,716 109,987 3,142 106,845 8,285 6.9 62,725 182,935 120,163 65.7 111,941 61 .2 1 ,749 110,192 3,162 107,030 8,222 6.8 62,772 183,114 120,426 65.8 112,183 61 .3 1 ,751 1 10,432 3,215 107,217 8,243 6.8 62,688 183,297 120,336 65.7 1 12,387 61.3 1 ,750 1 10,637 3, 161 107,476 7,949 6.6 62,961 183,575 120,782 65.8 1 12,759 61.4 1 ,748 111,011 3, 145 107,866 8,023 6 .6 62,793 ,882 ,833 75.8 ,023 70.2 ,539 ,484 ,810 7.3 87,868 66,950 76.2 62,568 71 .2 1 ,593 60,975 4,382 6.5 88,020 66,880 76.0 61 ,828 70.2 1 ,591 60,237 5,052 7.6 86,882 66,666 76.7 62,392 71 .8 1 ,539 60,853 4,274 6.4 87,556 6 7 , 128 76.7 62,528 71 .4 1 ,560 60,968 4,600 6.9 87,682 67,130 76.6 62,565 71 .4 1 ,590 60,975 4,565 6.8 87,773 67,407 76.8 62,833 71 .6 1 ,592 61,241 4,574 6.8 87,868 67,425 76.7 62,986 71 .7 1 ,593 61,393 4,439 6.6 88,020 67,672 76.9 6 3 , 187 71 .8 1 ,591 61,596 4,484 6.6 95,429 52,849 55.4 49,770 52.2 157 49,613 3,079 5.8 95,556 52,571 55.0 49,003 51 .3 157 48,846 3,568 6.8 94,479 51 ,819 54.8 48,191 51 .0 152 48,039 3,628 7.0 95,156 52,860 55.6 49,175 51 .7 156 49,019 3,685 7.0 95,253 53,033 55.7 49,376 51 .8 159 49,217 3,657 6.9 95,341 53,019 55.6 49,350 51 .8 159 49,191 3,669 6.9 95,429 52,911 55.4 49,401 51 .8 157 49,244 3,510 6.6 95,556 53,110 55.6 49,572 51 .9 157 49,415 3,538 6.7 Men, 16 years and over Noninstitutional population 2 Labor force2 Participation rate3 Total employed2 Employment-population ratio4 . . . Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed Unemployed Unemployment rate8 Woman, 16 years and over Noninstitutional population 2 Labor force2 Participation rate3 Total employed 2 Employment-population ratio4 . . . Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed Unemployed Unemployment rate8 94,479 51 ,289 54.3 47,627 50.4 152 47,475 3,663 7. 1 1 The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States. 3 Labor force as a percent of the noninstitutional population. Total employment as a percent of the noninstitutional population. Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (including the resident Armed Forces). 4 8 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA by sex and age Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian (Numbers In thousands) Employment status, sex, and age Jan . 1 986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Sept. 1986 Oct. 1986 Nov. 1 986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 TOTAL Civilian nonlnstitutional population Civilian laborforce Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio 2 . . . Unemployed Unemployment rate 179,670 115,431 64.2 106,959 59.5 8,472 7.3 181 ,547 118,049 65.0 1 10,588 60.9 7,461 6.3 181 ,827 117,703 64.7 109,084 60.0 8,620 7.3 179,670 1 16,794 65.0 108,892 60.6 7,902 6.8 180,997 118,272 65.3 109,987 60.8 8,285 7.0 181,186 118,414 65.4 110,192 60.8 8,222 6.9 181,363 118,675 65.4 1 10,432 60.9 8,243 6.9 181,547 118,586 65.3 1 10,637 60.9 7,949 6.7 181,827 119,034 65.5 111,011 61 . 1 8,023 6.7 78,101 60,734 77.8 56,645 72.5 2,119 54,526 4,089 6.7 78,973 61 ,665 78.1 57,959 73.4 2,128 55,831 3,706 6.0 79,132 61 ,588 77.8 57,290 72.4 2,044 55,246 4,297 7.0 78,101 61 ,143 78.3 57,599 73.7 2,340 55,259 3,544 5.8 78,722 61 ,412 78.0 57,607 73.2 2,286 55,321 3,805 6.2 78,802 61 ,409 77.9 57,595 73. 1 2,297 55,298 3,814 6.2 78,874 61 ,703 78.2 57,883 73.4 2,303 55,580 3,820 6.2 78,973 61,826 78.3 58,101 73.6 2,289 55,812 3,725 6.0 79,132 61 ,948 78.3 58,227 73.6 2,254 55,974 3,720 6.0 87,112 47,715 54.8 44,666 51 .3 559 44,107 3,049 6.4 88,016 49,057 55.7 46,512 52.8 545 45,966 2,546 5.2 88,150 48,966 55.5 45,970 52. 1 520 45,450 2,996 6. 1 87,112 47,897 55.0 44,952 51 .6 677 44,275 2,945 6. 1 87,779 48,920 55.7 45,905 52.3 614 45,291 3,015 6.2 87,856 49,014 55.8 46,020 52.4 612 45*408 2,994 6.1 87,933 49,043 55.8 46,067 52.4 675 45,392 2,976 6. 1 88,016 48,923 55.6 46,058 52.3 621 45,437 2,865 5.9 88,150 49,161 55.8 46,261 52.5 628 45,633 2,900 5.9 14,458 6,982 48.3 5,648 39. 1 142 5,506 1 ,334 19.1 14,558 7,327 50.3 6,117 42.0 153 5,964 1 ,209 16.5 14,545 7,149 49.2 5,823 40.0 141 5,682 1 ,326 18.5 14,458 7,754 53.6 6,341 43.9 263 6,078 1 ,413 18.2 14,496 7,940 54.8 6,475 44.7 242 6,233 1 ,465 18.5 14,527 7,991 55.0 6,577 45.3 253 6,324 1 ,414 17.7 14,557 7,929 54.5 6,482 44.5 237 6,245 1 ,447 18.2 14,558 7,837 53.8 6,478 44.5 251 6,227 1 ,359 17.3 14,545 7,926 54.5 6,524 44.9 264 6,260 1 ,402 17.7 Men, 20 years and over Civilian nonlnstitutional population Civilian laborforce Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio 2 . . . Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate Women, 20 years and over Civilian nonlnstitutional population Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio2 . . . Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian nonlnstitutional population Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio 2 . . . Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian nonlnstitutional population. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic (Numbers In thousands) Employment «lasm • • * • , sex, age, and origin Net seasonally adjusted Jan. 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Sept. 1986 Oct. 1986 Nov. 1986 Dec . 1986 154,784 99,885 64.5 93,421 60.4 6,464 6.5 156,111 101 ,983 65.3 96,388 61 .7 5,596 5.5 156,313 101 ,662 65.0 95,036 60.8 6,625 6.5 154,784 100,993 65.2 95,099 61 .4 5,894 5.8 155,723 102,158 65.6 96,000 61 .6 6,158 6.0 155,856 102,297 65.6 96,147 61 .7 6,150 6.0 155,979 102,455 65.7 96,281 61 .7 6,174 6.0 156,111 102,503 65.7 96,533 61 .8 5,970 5.8 156,313 102,746 65.7 96,717 61 .9 6,029 5.9 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate 53,214 78. 1 50,027 73.5 3,188 6.0 53,970 78.5 51,094 74.3 2,876 5.3 53,889 78.3 50,476 73.3 3,413 6.3 53,558 78.6 50,864 74.7 2,694 5.0 53,727 78.4 50,845 74.2 2,882 5.4 53,757 78.3 50,845 74.1 2,912 5.4 54,015 78.7 51,089 74.4 2,926 5.4 54,172 78,8 51,286 74.6 2,886 5.3 54,182 78.7 51,297 74.5 2,885 5.3 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio2 Unemployed Unemployment rate 40,606 54.3 38,315 51 .2 2,291 5.6 41 ,619 55.2 39,808 52.8 1 ,812 4.4 41,535 55.0 39,331 52. 1 2,204 5.3 40,724 54.4 38,535 51 .5 2,189 5.4 41 ,547 55.2 39,365 52.3 2,182 5.3 41,598 55.2 39,431 52.3 2,167 5.2 41 ,540 55.1 39,399 52.3 2,141 5.2 41,514 55.0 39,456 52.3 2,058 5.0 41 ,680 55.2 39,568 52.4 2,111 5. 1 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio2 Unemployed Unemployment rate Men Women 6,065 51 .1 5,080 42.8 985 16.2 17.3 15. 1 6,394 53.8 5,486 46. 1 908 14.2 16.1 12.3 6,237 52.4 5,229 43.9 1 ,009 16.2 18.4 13.8 6,711 56.6 5,700 48.0 1 ,01 1 15. 1 15.0 15. 1 6,884 57.9 5,790 48.7 1 ,094 15.9 16.6 15. 1 6,942 58.4 5,871 49.4 1 ,071 15.4 15.7 15.2 6,900 58.0 5,793 48.7 1 ,107 16.0 16.3 15.7 6,817 57.3 5,791 48.7 1 ,026 15.1 15.5 14.6 6,885 57.8 5,852 49.2 1 ,033 15.0 16.1 13.8 19,837 12,296 62.0 10,531 53. 1 1 ,765 14.4 20,152 12,598 62.5 10,980 54.5 1 ,618 12.8 20,187 12,558 62.2 10,809 53.5 1 ,749 13.9 19,837 12,561 63.3 10,723 54. 1 1 ,838 14.6 20,056 12,652 63. 1 10,799 53.8 1 ,853 14.6 20,089 12,720 63.3 10,895 54.2 1 ,825 14.3 20,120 12,719 63.2 10,910 54.2 1 ,809 14.2 20,152 12,707 63. 1 10,968 54.4 1 ,739 13.7 20,187 12,831 63.6 10,997 54.5 1 ,833 14.3 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio2 Unemployed Unemployment rate 5,819 74.3 5,039 64.3 779 13.4 5,932 74.3 5,249 65.8 683 11.5 5,91 1 73.9 5,167 64.6 744 12.6 5,890 75.2 5,131 65.5 759 12.9 5,906 74.4 5,116 64.5 790 13.4 5,932 74.6 5,153 64.8 779 13.1 5,934 74.5 5, 171 65.0 763 12.9 5,947 74.5 5,244 65.7 703 1 1 .8 5,986 74.9 5,256 6 5.7 730 12.2 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio2 Unemployed Unemployment rate 5,704 57.8 5,038 51 . 1 666 11.7 5,908 58.9 5,251 52.4 657 11.1 5,913 58.9 5,195 51 .7 718 12.1 5,772 58.5 5,066 51 .4 706 12.2 5,872 58.8 5,145 51 .5 727 12.4 5,909 59. 1 5, 178 51 .8 731 12.4 5,943 59.3 5,200 51 .9 743 12.5 5,907 58.9 5,182 51 .7 725 12.3 5,984 59.6 5,221 52.0 763 12.8 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio 2 Unemployed Unemployment rate Men Women 773 36. 1 454 21 .2 319 41 .3 42.4 40.2 758 35.4 480 22.4 279 36.S 38.3 35.2 734 34.2 447 20.8 287 39. 1 36.9 41 .7 899 42.0 526 24.6 373 41 .5 41 .1 41 .9 874 40.9 538 25.2 336 38.4 38.6 38.3 879 41 . 1 564 26.3 315 35.8 37.8 33.8 842 39,3 539 25.1 303 36.0 35.0 37.0 853 39.8 542 25.3 311 36.5 36. 1 36.9 860 40. 1 520 24.2 340 39.5 36.5 43.2 12,148 7,688 63.3 6,830 56.2 857 11 .2 12,540 8,235 65.7 7,406 59.1 829 10.1 12,148 7,796 64.2 6,994 57.6 802 10.3 12,432 8,179 65.8 7,286 58.6 893 10.9 12,505 8,226 65.8 7,437 59.5 789 9.6 12,540 8,320 66.3 7,446 59.4 874 10.5 12,653 8,431 66.6 7,538 59.6 893 10.6 Jan. 1987 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population.. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate BLACK Civilian noninstitutional population.. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio 2 Unemployed . . . ' Unemployment rate HISPANIC ORIGIN Civilian noninstitutional population.. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio2 Unemployed Unemployment rate 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. 12,653 8,310 65.7 7,357 58.1 953 1 1 .5 12,469 8,200 65.8 7,345 58.9 855 10.4 JNOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-orlgln groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabto A-4. S*l«ct«d HOUSEHOLD DATA indicators (Numbers In thousands) Caftafftfy Jan . 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Sept. 1986 Jan . 1986 Oct. 1986 Nov. 1986 1 10, 192 39,780 27,323 6,016 1 10,432 39,952 27,333 6 ,041 1 10,637 40,093 27,400 6,005 1 ,621 1 ,400 152 1 ,650 1 ,370 Dec . 1 986 Jan . 1 987 CHARACTERISTIC Civilian employed, 16 years and over Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families 106,959 39,060 26,769 5,679 1 10,588 40,055 27,395 5,965 109,084 39,621 27,470 5,961 108,892 39,558 26,820 5,703 109,987 39,691 27,249 5,926 111,011 4 0,102 27,525 5,985 MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture: Wage and salary workers Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers Nonagricultural industries: Wage and salary workers Government Private industries Private households Other industries Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers ,325 ,374 120 1 ,41 7 1 ,292 1 17 1 ,335 1 ,271 99 1 ,642 1 ,482 165 1 ,521 1 ,460 159 1 ,562 1 ,451 164 1 ,582 1 ,425 198 ,327 ,4 34 ,893 ,134 ,759 ,555 257 99,430 16,588 82,842 1,167 81 ,675 8,088 243 98,100 16,510 81,591 1 ,160 80,431 8,045 233 97,752 16,333 81 ,419 1 ,245 8 0,174 7,693 271 98,692 16,333 82,359 1 ,229 81,130 7,939 275 98,846 16,264 82,582 1 ,216 81 ,366 7,993 265 98,869 16,457 82,412 1 ,183 81 ,229 8,1 79 252 99,164 16,44 3 82,721 1 , 189 81,532 8,056 239 99,550 16,412 8 3,138 1 ,269 81 ,869 8, 1 92 246 All industries: Part time for economic reasons Slack work Could only find part-time work Voluntary part time 5,593 2,674 2,638 14,139 5,494 2,506 2,758 14,805 5,538 2,770 2,479 14,453 5,551 2,377 2,870 13,877 5,544 2,472 2,772 13,922 5,740 2,481 2,826 14,178 5,563 2,510 2,714 14,021 5,596 2,444 2,867 13,877 5,505 2,473 2,695 14, 170 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons Slack work Could only find part-time work Voluntary part time 5,370 2,51 1 2,582 13,710 5,226 2,313 2,689 14,449 5,263 2,557 2,425 14,080 5,297 2,231 2,770 13,386 5,303 2,314 2,710 13,520 5,450 2,314 2,739 13,736 5,319 2,366 2,626 13,567 5,342 2,286 2,765 13,455 5,201 2,281 2,599 13,750 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1 1 Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, Illness, or industrial dispute. Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force, seasonally adjusted (Percent) Quarterly averages Monthly data Measure IV U-1 i II in IV Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the 1 .9 1 .9 1 .9 1 .9 1 .8 1 .9 1 .8 1 .8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.2 civilian labor force U-2 Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force U-3 Unemployed persons 25 years and over as a percent of the civilian labor force U-4 Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time civilian labor force 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.4 U-5a Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, including the resident Armed Forces 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.6 U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force 7. 1 7. 1 7. 1 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 U-6 Total full-time jobseekers plus Vi pert-time jobseekers plus V» total on part time for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less % of the part-time labor force U-7 Total full-time jobseekers plus V* part-time jobseekers plus Vz total on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less V* of the part-time labor force N.A = not available. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates1 Category Jan . 1987 Jan . 1 986 Sept. 1 986 Oct. 1 986 Jan. 1 986 Dec . 1986 7,902 4,274 3,544 3,628 2,945 1,413 7,94 9 4,439 3,725 3,51 0 2,865 1 ,359 8,023 4,484 3,720 3,538 2,900 1 ,402 Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families 1 , 782 1 ,452 630 1 ,822 1 , 378 6 56 1 ,772 1 ,392 647 4.3 5. 1 9.9 4.3 5. 1 9.8 4.6 5.0 8.9 Full-time workers Part-time workers Labor force time lost2 6,500 1 ,437 6,465 1 ,459 6 ,534 1 ,529 6.5 8.7 7. 7 6.6 9.3 7. 9 6.6 9.2 7.8 5,933 1 1 0 793 1 ,572 937 635 277 1 ,606 1 ,575 592 21 3 5,989 1 33 8 34 1 ,504 841 663 290 1 ,632 1 ,596 569 21 1 6,007 136 784 1 ,470 889 581 301 1 , 701 1,615 61 3 216 6.8 10.7 12.8 7. 7. 7. 4. 7. 5. 3. 1 1 . 7.0 3.9 2.9 7.0 6.5 7.7 4. 7 7.6 5, 3, 12, 7. 14. 13. 7. 7. 7, 5. 7. 5, 3.7 11.9 Nov . 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan. 1987 CHARACTERISTIC Total, 16 years and over Men, 16 years and over Men, 20 years and over Women, 16 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 6.7 6 .8 6.0 6.7 5.9 17.7 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.2 7. 0 6.2 18.5 6.9 6. 1 INDUSTRY Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers Mining Construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods Transportation and public utitities Wholesale and retail trade Finance and service industries Government workers Agricultural wage and salary workers 7.0 14.5 15.1 7. 1 6.6 7.9 4.4 7.2 5.4 3.6 10.1 6.8 14.1 13.7 6.9 6 .4 7 ,6 .2 . 1 ,3 .5 6.7 14.0 12.2 6.8 6 .8 6 .8 4.8 7.5 5.2 3.6 11.6 _L reasons as a percent of potentiaily available labor force hours. Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. Aggregate hours-lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic Table A-7. Duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Weeks of unemployment Jan. 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan. 1 987 Jan. 1986 Sept . 1 986 Oct. 1986 Nov . 1 986 Dec . 1 986 Jan . 1 987 3,645 2,61 7 2,21 0 1 ,087 1 , 1 22 2,972 2,443 2,046 954 1 ,092 3,693 2,639 2,288 1 , 105 1,183 3,373 2,505 2,117 1 ,003 1,114 3,415 2,524 2,373 1,110 1 ,263 3,418 2,563 2 , 168 950 1 ,218 3,382 2,61 3 2,217 1 ,045 1 , 172 3,355 2,389 2 , 1 71 1 ,023 1 , 148 3,416 2,530 2,200 1 ,022 1,178 14.4 6.6 15.4 7.5 14.4 6.8 15.0 6.8 15.5 7. 1 15.2 7.0 14.8 7.0 15.0 7. 1 15.0 7. 0 100.0 43.0 30. 9 26. 1 12.8 13.2 100.0 39.8 32. 7 27.4 12.8 14.6 100.0 42.8 30.6 26 . 5 12.8 13.7 100.0 42.2 31.3 26.5 12.5 13.9 100.0 41 . 1 30.4 28.5 13.4 15.2 100.0 41 . 9 31 . 5 26.6 11.7 14.9 100.0 41 . 2 31 . 8 27.0 12.7 14.3 100.0 42.4 30.2 27.4 12.9 14.5 100.0 41.9 31 . 1 27.0 12.5 14.5 DURATION Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over Average (mean) duration, in weeks Median duration, in woeks PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Jan . 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Sept. 1986 Oct. 1 986 Nov. 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 4,452 1 ,579 2,873 1 ,041 2, 120 861 3,936 1 , 126 2,810 929 1 ,795 801 4,662 1 ,550 3,112 952 2,087 918 3,802 1,143 2,659 977 2,083 1 ,029 4,044 1 ,029 3,015 1 ,041 2,145 1 ,038 3,984 1 ,072 2,912 1 ,027 2, 1 90 972 3,947 1 ,073 2,874 1 ,056 2,119 1 ,076 3,890 1 ,078 2,812 1 ,036 2,019 1,015 3,971 1,118 2,854 891 2,0 54 1 ,084 100.0 52.5 18.6 33.9 12.3 25.0 10.2 100.0 52.8 15.1 37.7 12.5 24. 1 10.7 10U.0 54. 1 18.0 36. 1 11.0 24.2 10.7 100. 48. 14. 33. 12. 26. 100.0 48.9 12.4 36.5 12.6 25.9 12.6 100.0 48.7 1 3. 1 35.6 12.6 26.8 11.9 100.0 48. 1 13.1 35. 1 12.9 25.8 13.1 100.0 48.9 13.5 35.3 13.0 25.4 12.8 100.0 49.6 14.0 35. 7 11.1 2 5.7 13.6 1 .5 .7 3.9 .8 1 .8 .8 3.4 .9 1 .8 .8 3.3 .9 1 .8 .9 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers On layoff Other job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed Job losers On layoff Other job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants 3.9 .9 1 .8 .7 3.4 .9 1 .8 .9 1 .8 .9 3.3 .9 1 .7 .9 3.3 .7 1 . 7 Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Sex and age Unemployment rates1 Jan . 1986 DPC . 1 986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Sept. 1 986 Oct. 1 986 Nov. 1 986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 7,902 3,056 1,413 658 770 1 ,643 4,884 4,307 581 7,949 2,986 1 ,359 629 737 1 ,627 4 ,961 4,422 527 8,023 3,045 1 ,402 683 735 1 ,643 5,024 4,552 477 6. 13. 18. 21 . 16 , 10, 5, 5, 3, 7.0 13.6 18.5 20.0 17.2 11.1 5.4 5.6 4.0 6.9 13.0 17.7 19.3 16.5 10.5 5.5 5.7 4. 1 6.9 12.9 18.2 20.6 16.7 10.2 5.5 5.8 3.8 6.7 12.9 17.3 18.8 16.3 10.7 5.2 5.5 3.5 6.7 13.1 17.7 20. 1 16 , 10, 5 5, 3, Men, 16 years and over... 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18to19years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over . . . 4,274 1 ,598 730 344 401 868 2,712 2,359 345 4,439 1 ,623 714 325 395 909 2,809 2,462 351 4,484 1 ,626 764 380 401 862 2,901 2,578 310 6.6 13.1 18.3 21 .3 16.8 10.5 5. 1 5.4 3.9 7.0 14.3 19. 1 21 .0 17.5 11.9 5.4 5.5 4.2 7.0 13.2 18.2 1 9.8 17.0 10.7 5.5 5.7 4.4 6.9 13.4 18.3 21 .3 16.2 10.9 5.5 5.7 4. 1 6.7 13.4 17.8 19, 17, 1 1 , 5, 5, 4.0 6 13 18 21 16, 1 0, 5, 5, 3. Women, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16to17years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over . . . 3,628 1 ,458 683 314 369 775 2,172 1 ,948 236 3,510 1 ,363 645 304 342 713 2, 152 1 ,960 176 3,538 1 ,41 9 638 303 334 781 2,124 1 ,974 167 7.0 13.1 18. 20. 16. 10. 5. 5. 3. 7. 12. 1 7. 18. 16. 10. 5. 5. 3. 6. 9 12. 7 1 7.2 18. 6 16. 0 10. 3 5.4 5.7 3.6 6.7 12.4 16.8 18.4 15.7 10.0 5.2 5.5 2.9 6.7 12.7 16.8 18.7 15.3 10.6 5. 1 5.5 2.7 Total, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 19.8 17.2 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employment status off black and other workers (Numbers In thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population.. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio2 Unemployed Unemployment rate Not in labor force Jan . 1 986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Sept. 1986 Oct. 1986 Nov. 1 986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 24,886 15,546 62.5 13,538 54.4 2,008 12.9 9,340 25,436 16,065 63.2 14,200 55.8 1 ,865 1 1 .6 9,371 25,515 16,042 62.9 14,047 55. 1 1 ,994 12.4 9,473 24,886 15,875 63.8 13,801 55.5 2,074 13. 1 9,01 1 25,274 16,072 63.6 13,964 55.3 2,108 13.1 9,202 25,330 16,148 63.8 14,097 55.7 2,051 12.7 9,182 25,385 16,192 63.8 14,137 55.7 2,055 12.7 9,193 25,436 16,157 63.5 14,170 55.7 1 ,987 12.3 9,279 25,515 16,384 64.2 14,316 56.1 2,068 12.6 9, 131 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Civilian employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1 Jan . 1986 Unemployment rate Unemployed Jan . 1 987 Jan . 1986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Jan . 1987 106,959 109,084 8,472 8,620 7.3 7.3 Managerial and professional specialty Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty 26,396 12,444 13,952 27,160 12,826 14,333 609 323 286 704 386 319 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.9 2.2 Technical, sales, and administrative support Technicians and related support Sales occupations Administrative support, including clerical 33,415 3,257 12,697 17,461 34,387 3,233 13,073 18,081 1,649 1 12 4.7 3.3 5.3 4.5 4.8 3.8 5.4 4.5 Service occupations Private household Protective service Service, except private household and protective 14,476 14,791 1 ,429 967 962 1,78 3 11,726 1 ,844 1 1 ,985 1 ,251 1 ,264 9.0 7.2 5.5 9.6 8.9 6.4 6.2 9.5 Precision production, craft, and repair Mechanics and repairers Construction trades Other precision production, craft, and repair 12,936 4,265 4,634 4,036 13,279 4,412 4,729 4 , 139 1 ,175 1 ,153 247 619 310 240 643 270 8.3 5.5 8.0 5.2 1 1 .8 7. 1 12.0 6. 1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving occupations Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 16,777 7,831 4,399 4,547 16,744 7,602 4,580 4,562 2,361 2,292 998 521 842 12.3 11.3 10.6 15.6 27.4 13.5 12.0 11.0 10.1 15.5 29.2 12.7 9.7 10.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing 1 Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. | 2,960 I 75 104 1 ,723 127 751 845 1 ,451 66 121 3,936 613 941 517 834 259 575 2,722 318 324 626 605 3,942 706 831 ; 228 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Civilian labor foreo Veteran status and age Civilian noninstitutional population Unemployed Employed Total Number Jan. 1986 Jan. 1987 Jan. 1986 Jan. 1987 Jan. 1986 Jan. 1987 7,688 6,421 1 ,273 3,158 1 ,990 1 ,267 7,798 6,295 1 ,026 2,819 2,450 1 ,503 7, 140 6,142 1 ,210 3,042 1 ,890 998 7,267 6,047 977 2,720 2,350 1 ,220 6,720 5,773 1,110 2,839 1 ,824 947 6,834 5,665 861 2,563 2,241 1 ,169 17,914 8,252 5,465 A,197 18,986 8,698 5,993 4,295 Jan. 1986 Jan. 1987 Jan. 1986 Jan, 1987 5.9 6.0 8.3 6.7 3.5 5.1 6. 6. 1 1 . 5. 4, 4. 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.8 VIETNAM<ERA VETERANS Total, 30 years and over 30 to 44 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 years and over 420 369 100 203 66 51 433 382 1 16 157 109 51 NONVETERANS Total, 30 to 44 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 16,911 7,801 5,169 3,941 NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonveterans are men who have never served in the Arm- 18,023 8,271 5,684 4,068 15,918 7,333 4,875 3,710 16,893 7,717 5,344 3,832 993 468 294 231 ,130 554 340 236 ed Forces; published data are limited to those 30 to 44 years of age, the group that most closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States (Numbers in thousands) Stat* and empleymefit statu* Ian , 19 8 6 Jan . 198 7 Jan . I4 86 Sept. 10 86 Oct. 1986 Nov. 19 8 6 Dec. 1()86 Ja n . 2 0,3 14 13 ,389 12 ,5 46 84 3 6.3 20,36 4 13,382 12,464 917 6.9 19,905 13,040 769 5.9 20,205 13,492 12,623 869 6.4 20,242 13,491 12 ,598 393 6.6 20,2 75 13,5 40 12,625 915 6.8 2 0,314 13,476 12 ,569 90 7 6.7 2 0,3 64 13 ,403 12 ,568 835 6.2 1^87 California Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor fore* Employed Unamployad Unemployment rate 10,905 13,015 12,163 1 ? , 27 I 6.6 Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 9,053 5,353 5,0 52 30 2 5.6 9 ,285 5,722 5,458 264 4.6 9,312 5,666 5,338 328 5.8 9,053 5 ,417 5,113 304 5.6 9 ,222 5,574 5 ,242 332 6.0 9,2 44 5,679 5,368 311 5.5 9,263 5,724 5,404 320 5.6 9 ,28 5 5,726 5,449 27 7 4.8 9,312 5 ,729 5,396 3 33 5.8 Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 8 ,647 5,621 5.135 48 5 8.6 8,667 5,614 5 ,223 391 7 .0 8,674 5,583 5,124 459 8. -) 8 ,647 5,6 56 5,216 44 0 7.8 8,662 5,7 29 5,26 5 46 4 8.1 8,664 5,678 5,252 42 6 7.5 8,664 5,640 5,22? 413 7.4 3,667 5,643 5,223 4 20 7 .4 3,674 5 ,6 20 5,205 4 15 7.4 Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 4,544 3 ,022 2 ,900 123 4. I 4, 5 59 3 ,056 2,961 95 3.1 4,56 3 3,020 2 ,897 123 4. I 4 ,544 3,054 2,9 50 104 3.4 4,555 3,052 2,929 123 4.0 4,557 3,0 47 2,929 1 18 3.9 4,557 3,04 3 2,922 121 4.0 4,559 3,0 52 2,950 102 3. 3 4 , 56 \ Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 6,830 4 ,320 3,916 404 9.4 6,888 4,477 4, I 36 341 7 .6 6,897 4,416 4,0 59 358 8. 1 6,830 4,399 4 ,022 377 8.6 6,873 4, 386 3,9 9H 388 8.8 6 ,878 4 ,441 4,065 376 8.5 6 ,332 4,472 4 ,09 9 373 8.3 6 ,3 33 4,497 4.135 36 2 8.0 6 .897 4 ,496 4,163 33 3 7.4 Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 5 , 895 3 ,832 3, 569 26 3 6.9 5,9 48 3 ,852 3,701 15 1 3,9 5,956 3,813 *,639 174 4.6 5,895 3,875 3,645 2 30 5.9 5,934 3,918 3,729 189 4.8 5,939 3 ,876 3,6 74 20 2 5,942 3,914 3.737 177 4.5 5,943 3,9 00 3 ,727 173 4 .4 5,956 3,857 3,718 139 3.6 13,7 11 8,4 20 7,860 561 6.7 13,747 8 ,4 54 7 ,99 4 460 5.4 1 3,759 8,499 7 ,976 524 6.2 13,711 3,433 7 ,895 5 38 6.4 13 ,739 3,434 7 ,929 505 6.0 13,742 3,337 7 ,907 480 5.7 13,742 3,378 7 ,89 5 433 5.8 13,747 8,423 7,921 502 6.0 13,7 59 8,511 3 ,009 502 5.9 3,052 2 ,9 46 106 3. 5 New York Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Noftfi cafoHwa Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate 4,719 3,160 2 ,974 186 5.9 4,792 3,219 3,063 155 4.8 4,802 3 ,227 3 ,0 58 169 5.2 4,719 3 , 204 3,031 17 3 5.4 4,773 3,207 3,0 34 173 5.4 4,780 3,206 3,041 165 5.1 4,785 3,20 1 3 ,029 172 5,4 4,792 3,221 3 ,048 173 5.4 4 ,802 3 ,271 3,115 156 4.8 09 3 127 652 475 9.3 8,115 5 ,259 4,841 418 7.9 8,12? 5,196 4,7 44 45 2 8.7 8,093 5,213 4,759 459 3.8 8, I 10 5,163 4,734 429 3.3 8 ,1 12 5,214 4,810 404 7.7 8,112 5,264 4,875 389 7.4 8,115 5,276 4,861 415 7.9 8,122 5,287 4,850 43 7 8.3 5,49 4 5 ,049 44 5 8. I 9,254 5,479 5,220 ?58 4.7 9,26 2 5,490 5,131 359 6.5 9 ,220 5,615 5,187 428 7.6 9 ,2*6 5,6 46 5,264 382 6.8 9,249 5,597 5,244 353 6,3 9 ,250 5,557 5,212 345 6.2 9,254 5,528 5,229 299 5.4 9,262 5,610 5,267 34 3 6. 1 11 ,882 7 ,923 7,373 545 6.9 12,089 8,313 7,593 724 8.7 12,115 8,209 7,402 807 9.8 11 ,882 8,006 7,473 533 6.7 12 ,034 8,202 7,454 748 9.1 12,052 8,28.3 7 ,506 732 9.4 12,069 8,301 7,508 793 9,6 12,089 8,354 7 ,550 804 9 .6 OMo Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed ,. Unemployed Unemployment rate 9 , 2 20 Texas Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor fore* Employed . . , Unemployed Unemployment rate ' Th*a* ar* th* official Bureau of labor Statistics' estimates used in th* administration of F*d*ral fund allocation programs. 2 The population figures are not ad|usted for seasonal vanaN.n the rotore identical numbers appe K in the unad|usted and 'he seasonally adjusted columns 12,115 8,293 7,497 796 9.6 NOTE: The not seasonally adjusted data for 1986 have been revised to reflect the latest 1986 population estimates for the States. These revised estimates were used to develop seasonally adjusted data for 1986 and seasonal factors to be used in 1987. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Jan. 1986 Total Total private Goods-producing .. Mining Oil and gas extraction Construction General building contractors Nov. 1986 1986 97 , 9 0 3 101 , 8 7 9 1 0 1 , 9 4 8 1987 100,296 Jan. 1986 Sept. 1986 Oct . 1986 Nov. 1986 1986 99,296 100,560 |1 0 0 , 8 26 |1 01 ,068 1 0 1 , 2 9 3 83,407 82,659 83,736 83,956 84,178 84,368 8 4 , 8 30 24,839 24,449 25,101 24,858 24,865 24,891 24,920 25,054 7 40 420,7 724 41 5 . 7 897 556 743 422 7 46 423 742 420 4,702 4,927 5 , 1 43 4,481 1 ,231 .9 1 , 3 3 9 . 5 1 , 2 8 6 . 5 1 , 2 4 6 . 3 4,901 1 ,330 5,010 1 ,301 5,001 1 ,302 84,673 I 24,512 I 25,104 891 J 7 46 423.3 | 4,993 1 ,30 7 7 40 413 4,997 1 ,296 Manufacturing Production workers I 9 , 1 40 12,969 19,215 13,074 19,172 13,041 19,023 1 2 , 9 20 19,303 13,111 19,105 12,960 19,118 12,974 19,156 13,020 Durable goods Production workers II ,395 7,537 11 , 3 1 0 7 ,480 1 I ,286 7 ,463 11,201 7 ,39 6 11,466 7,595 11 ,271 7,438 11,266 7,43 5 1 I ,282 11 , 2 8 6 7,452 7,46 3 689 49 4 573 798 300 ,446 ,133 ,181 ,994 862 722 358 734.0 7 42. 505. 507.0 595. 586.3 744. 745.7 266.6 265.1 ,434.8 ,436.0 , 0 3 1 .7 2 , 0 3 2 . 4 ,168.6 2,167.1 ,001 .2 1 , 9 9 9 . 7 839.2 841 . 9 710.5 7 10.4 368.5 373.8 724.8 505.9 571 741 0 265 8 1 ,420 8 2,029 4 2,161 2 1 ,975 6 817 . 0 708.0 362.9 Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Production workers Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products . Leather and leather products Service-producing. Transportation and public utilities Transportation . . . Communication and public utilities Wholesale trade Durable g o o d s . . . . Nondurable goods Retail trade General merchandise stores Food stores Automotive dealers and service stations. Eating and drinking places Finance, insurance, and real estate . Finance Insurance Real e s ' a t e Services Business services. Health services . . . Government.. Federal State Local p = preliminary. 101 , 7 4 1 84,792 81 , 2 8 6 19,183 13,051 716 49 4 596 798 300 1 ,455 2,1 37 2,182 1 ,996 867 724 368 734 500 594 7 49 270 1 ,433 2,044 2,162 1 ,979 834 713 363 737 500 590 7 49 272 1 ,429 2,039 2,167 1 ,979 824 713 363 7 4.3 500 591 751 271 1 ,427 2,036 2,166 1 ,993 837 710 365 7 47 502 59 3 752 270 1 ,431 2,030 2J65 1 ,986 828 710 370 7,837 5,516 7,834 5,522 7 ,852 5,539 7 ,874 5,568 7,897 5,588 1 ,623 6 4| 702 1 ,133 687 1 ,461 1 ,034 168 802 163 1 ,644 60 709 1 ,110 691 1 ,485 1 ,025 162 797 151 1 ,644 59 711 1,113 694 1 ,491 1 ,Q23 161 805 151 1 ,654 61 717 1,112 694 1 ,49 3 1 ,023 160 809 151 1 ,657 60 719 1 ,124 697 1 ,49 4 1 ,020 159 81 4 153 7 ,745 5,432 7 ,905 5,59 4 7 ,886 5,578 7 ,822 5,524 1 , 57 4 . 0 66.1 698.3 I ,1 1 8 . 0 682.8 1 , 59.4 I ,02 7 . 4 16 4 . 5 79 4 . 7 I 59.4 I ,6h7 .4 62.5 719.6 1,118.7 695.1 1,498.7 1 ,020.7 159.9 808.5 15 4 . 2 ,6 4 b . 7 t>2.2 719.8 ,119.7 696.8 ,502.7 ,017 .9 157.4 810.1 152.5 1 ,618,6 61 . 4 71 4 . 7 1 ,104.3 693.1 1 ,496.9 1,017.7 156.3 810.1 1 49.0 7 3,391 76,775 77,109 7 5 , 8 47 74,195 75,702 75,961 76,177 76,373 217 000 217 5,376 3 , 1 42 2,234 5,390 3 , 1 55 2,235 5,294 3,073 2,221 5,286 3,056 2,230 5,316 3,088 2,228 5,316 3,094 2,222 5,351 3,117 2,234 5,359 3,124 2,235 5,791 3,453 2,338 5,876 3,49 2 2,384 5,862 3,48 7 2,375 5 , 8 36 3,47 8 2,358 5,830 3,470 2,360 5,859 3,485 2,374 5,864 3,489 2,375 5,859 3,489 2,370 5,855 3,48 7 2,368 18,45 2 18,799 2,518.9 2,624.6 3 , 0 0 4 . 0 3,0 40.7 1 ,971 .4 ,969.8 5 , 9 5 8 . 1 |5 , 9 9 4 . 8 18,107 2 , 4 4 1 .1 3,000.0 1 ,975.7 5,785.6 17 , 7 3 4 2,328 2,880 1 ,929 5,831 18,065 2,362 2,952 1 ,970 5 , 9 48 18,143 2,379 2,963 1 ,973 5,982 18,197 2,367 2,968 1 ,977 6,006 18,198 2,327 2,978 1 ,984 6,0 49 6,440 3,235 1 ,995 1 ,210 6,123 3,066 1 ,878 1 ,179 6,388 3,202 1 ,962 1 ,224 6,409 3,212 1 ,971 1 ,226 6,429 3,220 1 ,979 1 ,230 6,469 3,236 1 .990 1 ,243 17 , 4 8 6 2,386.6 2,874.4 1 ,912.1 5,5 50.8 6,072 3,059 I ,873 1 , 1 40 6,414 3,21 4 1 ,977 1,223 6,453 3,233 1 ,988 1 ,232 22,208 23,449 23,281 23,451 4 , 5 9 7 . 3 4 , 9 6 5 . 1 4 , 9 8 1 .7 4 , 9 2 8 . 3 6 , 4 3 1 . 3 6 , 6 8 8 . 2 |6 , 7 1 5 . 5 6 , 7 4 9 . 3 16,617 2,892 3,880 9,845 17 , 2 0 6 2,879 4,080 1 0 , 2 47 17 , 1 5 6 2,899 4,050 10,207 16,889 2,886 3,940 10,063 6,491 3,241 1 ,999 1 ,251 22,585 4,660 6,447 23,300 4,883 6 , 6 49 23,359 4,908 6,677 23,451 4,926 6,695 23,567 4,962 6,729 23,684 4,998 6,763 16,637 2,918 3,916 9,803 16,774 2,901 3,932 9,941 16,870 2,896 3,959 10,015 16,890 2,899 3,965 10,026 16,925 2,911 3,978 10,036 16,911 2,912 3,976 10,023 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry T Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Nov . 1986 Jan . 1986 Total private Dec . 1 9 8 6 pi Jan . 19 87 pi Jan. 1986 34.7 IWtmnq 4 4.4 Construction 37 .2 ! Manufacturing Overtime hours . 40 .7 3.3 i Sept. 1986 Oct . 1986 Nov . 1986 Dec . 1 9 8 6 pi Jan. 1987 34.7 34.7 34.8 34.6 3 4.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 40.8 3.5 40.8 3.5 40.7 3.5 40.8 3.5 40.8 3.5 40.9 3.6 P I 41 . 0 3.6 41 . 6 3.8 40.8 3.5 I Durable goods Overtime hours . Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goqds.. Overtime hours . Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products . Leather and leather products Transportation and public utilities 41 . 4 3.5 41 . 6 3.7 42.2 3.9 41 . 4 3.5 41 . 5 3.6 41 . 4 | 3.6 ! 41 . 3 3.6 41 . 4 3.6 41 . 3 3.5 41 . 5 3.6 39 . 7 39 . 4 41 . 6 41 41 41 41 41 43.0 43.6 41 .1 39 . 8 40, 40, 41 , 42, 42 , 41 , 41 , 41 , 42, 42, 41 , 40 40, 40 42 43 42 42 42 . 8 42.0 43.3 43.7 42.3 40.3 39.8 39.7 41 . 3 42 . 6 41 . 9 41 . 3 42.0 40.9 42.6 42.9 41 . 4 39.6 40.4 40.0 42, 41 , 41 , 41 41 , 41 . 0 42.8 43.6 41 .1 (2) 40.1 40.0 42.5 42 . 0 41 . 6 41 . 5 41 . 7 41 . 2 42.6 42.7 40.7 (2) 40, 39. 42. 42. 41 41 40 42.1 42.1 41 .1 (2) 40.7 39.6 41 . 9 42.4 42.5 41 . 4 41 .7 41 . 0 42.3 42.6 41 . 2 (2) 40.3 39.6 42.1 42.5 42.7 41 . 1 41 . 6 40.9 42.0 42 . 3 41 . 3 (2) 40 . 5 40.3 42.4 42 . 7 42 . 4 41 . 4 42 . 0 40 . 8 42. 4 42 . 9 41 . 4 (2) 39.8 3.2 40.3 3.6 40.7 3.6 40.0 3.4 39.9 3.3 39.9 3.3 39.9 3.4 40.1 3.5 40.1 3.5 40.2 3.5 39 , 37 , 40. 36, 43, 37 , 41 , 43, 41 , 37 , 40.2 38.4 41 . 9 37 . 2 43.4 38.4 42.6 43.9 41 . 7 37 . 2 40 . 5 37 . 9 42.5 37 . 4 44, 38, 42, 43, 42, 37 , 39, 37 , 41 , 36, 43, 37 42 43 41 , 40.1 (2) 40.8 36.7 43 . 6 38.0 41 . 9 43.5 (2) (2) 39.7 (2) 41 . 6 36.7 43.0 38.0 42.0 43.4 (2) (2) 39.8 (2) 41 . 36 . 43. 38. 42. 43. (2) (2) 40.0 (2) 41 . 5 36.9 43.2 38 .1 42.5 43.8 (2) (2) 39 . 9 (2) 42.0 37 . 0 43.2 38 . 0 42.4 43.8 (2) (2) 40 . 0 (2) 41 . 8 37 . 0 43.6 38.1 42 . 6 43 . 8 (2) (2) 39.2 38.1 39 . 4 38.9 39.1 39 . 3 39.0 38 . 5 39.0 39.3 Wholesale trade 38 . 3 38 . 4 38.5 38.1 38.2 38.4 38 . 3 38.3 38.3 Retail trade 28.7 29 .1 29.5 28.3 29 . 3 29.2 29.1 29.3 28.9 28.9 Finance, insurance, and real estate 36.4 36.7 36 . 6 36.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Services 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.1 32.6 32.3 32.4 3 2.5 32 . 4 32 . 3 1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction workers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonagricultural payrolls. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Total private Nov . 1986 Jan . PI 1986 Jan . 1 987 Jan . 1986 Nov . 1986 Dec . 19 86 Pi Jan . 1987 $8.72 8.68 $8.85 8.84 $8.83 8.82 $8.88 8.83 ($302.58 303.80 1 2.24 12.57 12.61 12.65 543.46 522.91 12.34 12.59 12.71 12.57 459.05 459.54 9 .70 9.77 9.84 9.83 394.79 400.57 409 . 3 4 401 . 0 6 0.27 8 .30 7 .36 9.96 I .81 3.48 9 .85 0.50 9.60 2.91 3 .66 9 .32 7 .48 10.33 8.39 7 .52 10.13 1 I .87 13.78 9.93 10.59 9.75 12.92 13.52 9.61 7 .65 1 0 . 40 8.34 7 , 10. 11 , 13, 10, 10, 9 1 3.00 13.63 9.64 7 .72 10.37 8.26 7 .56 10.18 11 . 9 0 10.66 9 .81 12.93 13 . 6 2 9.67 7 .74 425.18 329 . 5 1 289 . 9 8 41 4 . 3 4 493.66 556.72 407 . 7 9 437 . 8 5 394.56 555.13 595.58 38 3 . 0 5 297 . 7 0 429.73 338 . 1 2 3 00.8 0 424.45 503.29 580.1 4 412 . 1 0 443.72 403.65 5 49 . 1 0 575.95 398 . 8 2 307 . 5 3 438.88 336.94 310.43 427 .1 4 513.42 592.68 422.26 456.25 413.28 562.90 595.63 407 . 7 7 311 . 1 2 3 2 8.75 300.13 420.43 5 06 . 9 4 579 . 9 0 41 2 . 1 7 447 . 7 2 401 . 2 3 550.82 5 8 4 . 30 400 . 3 4 306.50 8.86 8.72 I .89 6.85 5.82 1 I 02 9 .85 1 .86 4.2 6 8.69 5 .86 9 .00 8 .79 7 . 5, 11 , 10.11 12.15 I 4.26 8 .81 5.98 12.19 I 4.40 8 .87 5.98 9 .07 8.92 13.06 7.12 5, I1 , 10. 12 , 1 4, 8, 6 352 . 6 3 347.93 448 . 2 5 2 78.80 213.01 479.37 3 7 1.35 495 . 7 5 616.03 359.77 217.41 362.70 353.36 48 4 . 6 1 296.23 216 . 8 8 484.78 388 . 2 2 517 . 5 9 626.01 367 . 3 8 222.46 368 . 3 4 360 . 0 5 488 . 9 1 303.03 218.04 494.56 391 . 2 6 5 2 2.95 632. 374. 226 . 6 4 3 6 2.80 355 .02 488 .44 2 9 6.90 216.23 488.07 383.29 518 .02 621 .62 365.98 223 .80 1 I .59 11.75 II .72 11.71 45 2 . 0 1 461 . 7 8 459.42 446 .1 5 Dec . 1986 $307 .10 $ 3 0 8 . 1 7 307.63 305.17 $305.47 3 0 6.40 Seasonally adjusted Mining Construction Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products... Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products Leather and leather products Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade 429 . 3 2 9 .28 9.46 9.44 9 . 44 355.42 363.26 36 3 . 4 4 3 5 9-66 Retail trade 6 .03 6.07 6.05 6.09 173.06 176 . 6 4 17 8 . 4 8 172.35 Finance, insurance, and real estate 8.14 8.54 8 .49 8.61 296 . 3 0 313.42 310.73 314.27 8.12 8 .31 8.30 8.35 263.09 269.24 268 . 9 2 268.04 Services 1 NOTE: Corrected seasonally adjusted average hourly and weekly earnings for total private in Septembe r 1986 are $8 76 and 5303 97. resoectively See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry (1977:= 100) Not seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Industry Total private nonfarm: Current dollars Constant (1977) dollars Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services 1 2 3 4 Seasonally adjusted Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Jan . 1986 Nov . 1986 167 .9 94.0 180.9 150.0 171.4 169 .3 171 .1 157 .3 170.9 95.3 182.4 153.4 173.2 172.2 174.5 13 9 0 171 . 95. 182. 154. 174. 172. 174. 158. 171.3 N.A. 183.0 152.6 174.1 172.2 174.0 159.2 17 5.8 172.7 183.9 177 .2 182.6 177 .0 184.9 177 .8 Jan . 1986Jan . 1987 Percsnt change from: Jan. 1986 Sept 1986 Oct . 1986 Nov . 1986 Dec . 1986 Jan . 1987 Dec . 1986Jan . 1987 2.0 (2) 1 .2 1 .7 1 .6 1 .7 1 .7 I .2 167 .3 93.5 (4) 1 49.7 170.7 168.6 (4) 1 57 .0 169.6 95.0 (4) 151 .2 172.8 170.8 (4) 159.1 170.0 95.1 (4) 1 52.6 173.1 170.9 (4) 159.1 170.8 95.3 (4) 154.0 173.2 171.2 (4) 159.3 170.6 95.0 (4) 15 3.9 173.6 171 .1 (4) 159.3 170.8 N.A. (4) 152.3 173.4 171.6 (4) 158.9 0.1 (3) (4) -1 .1 -.1 .3 (4) -.2 5.2 2.9 (4) 171 .7 (4) 174.4 (4) 175.3 (4) 176.6 (4) 175.7 (4) 1 76.7 (4) See footnote 1, table B - 2 . Percent change is 1.0 percent from December 1985 to December 1986, the latest month available. Percent change is -0.3 percent from November 1986 to December 1986, the latest month available. These series are not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative to the trend-cycle irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. N.A. Data not available p = preliminary and/or ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA 1 Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry (1977=: 100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Total . Jan. 1986 Nov . 1986 Dec . Jan. 1 9 8 6 PI 1 9 8 7 P Jan. 1986 Sept . 1986 Oct . 1986 Nov . 1986 Jan . Dec . 1986 p 1987 I 1 A.4 119.9 120.6 116.3 117.8 118.3 118.6 119.3 119.0 119.8 Goods-producing 96.8 99.9 99 . 8 96.7 100.6 98.7 98 .5 98.8 98.9 100.6 Mining 104.3 81 . 7 82.5 79.6 104.5 81 . 2 82.1 81 .1 81 .2 79.7 Construction . . 116.4 134.4 128.6 122.3 134.1 13 4 . 2 1 31 .8 132.1 141 .0 95 . 0 92.5 93.9 9 2.7 Manufacturing 94.1 ! 92.6 1 33.0 92.6 93.3 93.3 93.8 90.9 10 3.8 109 .2 88.1 62.2 48 .4 89 .3 85.8 10 2.4 95.1 83 .2 104.7 84.7 Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products . Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing 91 . 6 91 . 3 93.7 102.1 1 0 4 . 7 I 109 82.9 87 66 . 7 61 54.8 47 90.1 89 90.4 85 104.1 104.1 98.8 97 . 3 89.7 85.4 105.2 105.1 78.3 84.9 92.5 101.2 111.8 86.2 63.1 48.8 91 . 1 87 . 3 105.7 99.0 87 . 4 107 . 5 83.5 89.9 98.1 107 82 62 48 88 85 102 95 82.8 104.8 80.7 92, 99, 105. 89, 66.7 53.4 91 .0 90.2 103.8 98.2 92.1 105.3 82.4 90.1 90.5 10 0.5 } 01 1 .4 107 .6 i 107 .3 88.3 I 87 .3 61 .8 62.2 48.4 49.7 89.4 88.6 85.8 85.3 10 2.9 02 .3 95.9 94.9 84.4 82 .1 10 3.5 04.2 79 .9 79 .9 90.6 03.3 49.3 89 .0 85.1 0 2.9 96.3 84.6 03.9 81 .3 90.4 102.8 106 .8 87 .8 62.9 49.5 88.8 84.8 102 .6 95.0 83.0 10 4.7 82.5 Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products . Leather and leather products 94, 93, 87, 76, 85 101 , 1 25 , 92, 77, 111 , 60, 98.2 102.1 85.1 96.3 97 . 3 79.6 81 . 0 85.5 103.6 1 29 . 7 94.2 77.5 114.4 57.3 95. 98. 85. 103.1 1 31 . 94, 79, 115.1 58.8 98.8 101 .1 82.9 82.9 88.1 105.2 133.7 94.5 78.5 116.6 59 . 6 96.0 96.3 98.9 99.0 76.6 77 .5 79.6 79.9 85,6 85 .9 101 .2 102.0 128.9 I 129.7 9 3 . 4 | 93.7 78.9 79.4 113.4 113.5 56.6 ' 56.8 97.2 00.6 78.9 80.7 86.4 02.7 30.2 94.6 79.6 1 4.8 57 .5 97 .6 100,5 78 .8 81 .9 87 .6 103.5 1 30.3 93.7 79.6 1 1 4.9 59 .1 98 .1 101 .8 77 .3 81 .7 87 .0 104.6 131.1 95.1 80.4 11 4.9 59 .2 124.2! 130.9 I 32.2 1 27 . 2 129.2 | 129.7 1 30.7 1 30.1 1 30.4 9 ! 106.6 I 10 7.3 j 108.6 77 . 87. 102. 126. 93. 80. 112. 62. Service-producing 1 27 . j Transportation and public utilities . . 105.3| 1 18.4 j 120.3 113.6 I 121.7 Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate . Services •I 132.0I 139.8 109.3 104.3 120.2 117.9 107. 109.2 Wholesale trade 140.5 1 47 . 5 9 j 119.3 ; 119.8 108 .2 106.8 119.5 119.4 119.6 119. 126.0 115.8 1 40.5 1 39.7 1 47 . 3 144.8 120.8 119.1 120.2 139.7 1 41 .1 1 40.6 1 41 .1 146.0 ' 146.8 I 1 47 .9 1 48.1 1 48.2 8 | 1 19.6 119.7 117. 138.7 1 33. 1 43, 1 I See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased Time span Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. June May July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Over 1-month span 52.4 59.7 P56.2 47 .8 53.5 53.8 45.1 49 . 2 54.1 51 .6 49.2 47 . 0 46.2 56.2 54.6 56.8 54.3 50.8 54.9 61 .9 55.1 57 . 6 62.7 59.5 p61 .9 Over 3-month span 51 . 1 58.1 49.7 54.3 46.2 51.1 46.2 49.7 45.1 48.4 51 . 4 44.9 49.7 47 .3 51 . 1 54.1 55.1 54.9 55.9 62.4 61 . 4 p65.7 60.5 p65.9 Over 6-month span 49.2 53.8 47.8 53.8 43.0 47.6 45.9 45.9 44.3 45.9 44.3 48.6 48.9 49.7 50.8 55,4 54.1 P63.0 57 .0 p63.2 57 . 0 55.9 Over 12-month span 46.2 50.3 45.7 51 .1 46.8 52.2 43.8 52.4 44.9 52.7 47.3 P54.3 47.6 P53.0 48.9 47 .3 49.5 48.9 48.6 1987 1987 1 ___________ Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls of 185 private nonagricultural industries. Data for the 12-month span are unadjusted, p = preliminary. 1 NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. (Half of the unchanged components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans.
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