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from USDL - 7352 F O R R E L E A SE : 3:00 P .M . M onday, A ugust 8, 1966 U. S. D ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r B L S, 961 - 2634 THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATION: JULY 1966 N on farm p a y r o ll em p lo y m e n t contin ued on a stron g uptrend in July, the U. So D ep a rtm en t o f L abor* s B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistics r e p o r te d today. At the sam e tim e , the u n em ploym ent rate fo r a ll civ ilia n w o r k e r s , at 3. 9 p e rce n t in Ju ly, w as down sh a rp ly fr o m a y e a r ago but not s ig n ifica n tly changed fr o m the M ay and June ra te s o f 4. 0 p e rce n t. Industry E m p loy m en t T re n d s At 63. 8 m illio n in J u ly, total n on fa rm p a y ro ll em p lo y m e n t w a s up 3.1 m illio n fr o m a y e a r a go. P a y r o ll em p loy m en t, w h ich u su a lly d e c lin e s in Ju ly, w as dow n 250, 000 fr o m June; h o w e v e r, the re d u ctio n w a s 150, 000 le s s than se a so n a lly e x p e cte d fo r this p e rio d . The net im p r o v e m e n t w as co n ce n tra te d in m is c e lla n e o u s s e r v ic e s and g ov e rn m e n t. W ork stop p a g es in c o n s tr u ctio n and in tra n sp o rta tio n and p u b lic u tilitie s w e r e p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le f o r m o d e r a te d e c lin e s (se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) in th o se in d u s trie s . On a s e a so n a lly adju sted b a s is , m anufacturin g e m p lo y m e n t w a s p r a c tic a lly unchanged; J u n e -to -J u ly gains in m a ch in e ry , p r im a r y m e ta ls , fa b r ic a te d m e ta ls , and e le c t r ic a l equipm ent w e r e o ffs e t by a d e clin e in tra n sp o rta tio n equ ip m en t. The d e clin e in tra n sp o rta tio n equ ip m en t (70, 000 s e a so n a lly a d ju sted ) is attribu table to e a r ly m o d e l ch a n g e o v e rs in the a u tom ob ile in d u stry . W hile m a n u factu rin g em p loy m en t m ade the la r g e s t co n trib u tio n (1, 050, 000) to the o v e r - t h e - y e a r gain in total p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t, the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g in d u strie s continued to expand ra p id ly . E m p loy m en t in c r e a s e s o f n e a rly 500, 000 ea ch w e r e r e c o r d e d in trade and m is c e lla n e o u s s e r v ic e s , w h ile State and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n ts added 5 7 5 ,0 0 0 jo b s . ■ The E m p loy m en t Situation P age 2 A ugust 8, 1966 A n im p o rta n t fe a tu re o f the y e a r - t o - y e a r in c r e a s e in m an u factu rin g e m p loy m e n t w a s the co n ce n tra tio n o f gains am ong p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s . At a le v e l o f 14.1 m illio n in Ju ly, p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r em p lo y m e n t w as up n ea rly 800, 000 fr o m a y e a r e a rlie r,. F a c t o r y H ou rs and E a rn in g s The fa c t o r y w ork w eek m o v e d down by 0. 4 hour to 410 2 h o u rs in Ju ly. A fter se a so n a l adju stm en t, the a v e ra g e w ork w eek in m a n u factu rin g w as down sligh tly fo r the th ird co n s e cu tiv e m onth but w as s till at a co m p a r a tiv e ly high levelo Included in the a v e ra g e w ork w eek w e r e 3. 7 h ou rs o f o v e r t im e , the h igh est o v e rtim e fig u re fo r July sin ce the s e r ie s began in 1956. In c o m p a r is o n with July 1965, the w ork w eek w as up 0. 2 h o u r. F a c t o r y w o rk e rs* a v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in g s ed ged down 1 cen t to $2. 70 in July, la r g e ly as a re s u lt o f the em p lo y m e n t d e clin e in the auto in d u stry . W ith the d e c r e a s e s in both the w ork w eek and a v e ra g e h o u rly e a rn in g s , w eek ly ea rn in gs d rop p ed $1. 50 to $111. 25. O v e r the y e a r , w eek ly e a rn in g s w e r e up $ 4 .2 5 . H igher h o u rly e a rn in gs (up 9 cen ts to $ 2 . 70) a cco u n te d fo r rou g h ly $3. 75 o f the gain , w hile a lo n g e r w ork w eek a ccou n ted f o r the r e m a in d e r . U nem ploym ent T o ta l un em ploym en t d e clin e d se a so n a lly by 650, 000 to 3. 2 m illio n . O ver the y e a r , un em p loym en t w as down 400, 000, with the e n tire net d e clin e am ong p e r s o n s seeking fu ll-t im e jo b s . T h e re w e r e a p p ro x im a te ly 1.0 m illio n un em p loyed adult m en in J u ly --t h e v a st m a jo r ity seek ing fu ll-t im e w o r k . A p p ro x im a te ly o n e -s ix th o f the 8 7 0 ,0 0 0 un em p loyed adult w om en w e r e seek in g p a r t-tim e jo b s , w hile 30 p e rce n t o f the 1.3 m illio n u n em p loyed te e n a g e rs w e re doing so . U n em p loym en t am ong nonw hites tota led 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , o r o n e -fo u r th o f the u n em p loy ed . T h e ir jo b le s s rate o f 7 .9 p e rce n t w as not s ig n ifica n tly changed fr o m M ay and June but w a s down a fu ll p e rce n ta g e point fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r . The u n em p loym en t rate f o r te e n a g e rs , at 12. 2 p e r c e n t, w a s unchanged o v e r the m onth. F o r adult w om en , the u n em ploym ent rate w as 3, 7 p e rce n t in Ju ly, down m a rg in a lly fr o m M ay and June but about the sam e as in M a rch and A p r il. U n em p loym en t ra te s f o r m en aged 25 y e a r s and o v e r and f o r m a r r ie d m en ed.ged up in July f o r the se co n d s u c c e s s iv e m onth. T h e se ch a n ges w e re a cco m p a n ie d by the th ird co n s e cu tiv e r is e in the rate fo r b lu e - c o lla r w o r k e r s . P re s u m a b ly , th ese d e v e lo p m e n ts a re tied c lo s e ly to the slow dow n in auto p rod u ctio n and the e a r ly m o d e l ch a n g e o v e r. The E m p loy m en t Situation Page 3 A ugust 8, 1966 State in su re d un em ploym ent m o v e d up m o r e than se a so n a lly betw een June and Ju ly, advancing by 177, 000 to 963, 000o As a re s u lt, the adjusted rate of in su re d jo b le s s n e s s m o v e d up fr o m 2.1 to 20 4 p ercento In addition to the usu al un em ploym en t am ong w o r k e r s not e lig ib le fo r pay w hile th eir plants a re c lo s e d fo r v a ca tio n s , e a r lie r -t h a n -u s u a l la y o ffs in a u tom obile plants f o r m o d e l chan ges con trib u ted to the r i s e Q V irtu a lly a ll m e a s u r e s o f un em ploym ent continued to show sig n ifica n t im p ro v e m e n t fr o m a y e a r e a r l i e r 0 The un em ploym ent rate was down fr o m 4. 5 to 3. 9 percento T ota l un em ploym ent w as down by 400, 000 fr o m July 1965, with the en tire net d e clin e am ong p e r s o n s seeking fu ll-t im e w o r k 0 M ore than h alf o f the re d u ctio n o c c u r r e d am ong those out o f w o rk 15 w eek s or longer* L o n g -te r m u n em p loym en t, at 0o 6 p e rce n t o f the la b o r f o r c e in June and July, w as at its lo w e s t le v e l sin ce January 1954* J o b le s s ra te s w ere down fr o m July 1965 fo r the m a jo r a g e -s e x g rou p s and fo r w o r k e r s in m o s t n on fa rm o ccu p a tio n and in d u stry groups* T ota l E m p loy m en t and L a b o r F o r c e At 4 m illio n , total em p loy m en t w as up 1* 6 m illio n fr o m July 1965 and at high. O ver the y e a r th ere w as t 2 ,2 m illio n picku p in nonagriao^t&r&l em p lo y m e n t, as fa r m em p loy m en t continued its lo n g -t e r m dow ntrend, T een age em p loy m en t w as up $$0, 000 fr o m a y e a r ago. Included in the em p loy m en t total w e re 2« 2 m illio n n o n a g ricu ltu ra l w o r k e r s on part tim e fo r e c o n o m ic rea son s* The num ber of th ese in volu n tary p a r t-tim e w o r k e r s w as down 150, 000 o v e r the y e a r and at its lo w e s t July le v e l sin ce 1956, The total la b o r f o r c e , at 82. 8 m illio n in July, w as up 1* 6 m illio n fr o m a y e a r e a rlie r* The A rm e d F o r c e s have in c r e a s e d by about 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 sin ce July 1965, w hile the civ ilia n la b o r fo r c e expanded by 1, 2 m illio n . * * * * * T his r e le a s e p re se n ts and a n a lyzes s ta tis t ic s fro m two m a jo r su r v e y s . Data on la b or f o r c e , total e m p loy m en t, and unem ploym ent are d e riv e d fro m the sam ple su rvey of h ou seh old s con du cted and tabulated by the B ureau of the C ensus fo r the B ureau o f L a b or S ta tistics. S ta tistics on industry em p loy m en t, h o u rs, and ea rn in gs are c o lle c te d by State a g e n cie s fro m p a y ro ll r e c o r d s of e m p lo y e r s and are tabulated by the B ureau of L a bor S ta tistics. A d e s c r ip tio n of the two su rv ey s ap p ea rs in the B L S pu blication E m ploym ent and E a r n i n g s and M onthly R e p o rt on the L a b or F o r c e . Table A -l: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by age and sex (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status, age, and sex July June July July June May 1966 1966 1965 1966 1966 82,77 1 79,63 6 76,411 5 ,0 1 0 71,402 82,70 0 79,601 75,731 5 ,1 8 7 70,543 8 1 ,1 5 0 78,457 74,854 5 ,6 2 6 6 9 ,2 2 8 80,233 77,09 8 74,072 4 ,1 4 4 6 9,92 8 2 ,1 8 9 886 1 ,303 3,2 2 5 2 ,2 3 9 1,036 1,203 3,870 2 ,3 4 0 874 1,466 3,602 1,977 975 1,002 3,0 2 6 1966 A p r. 1966 Mar. 79,67 4 76,666 73,799 4 ,4 8 2 69,3 1 7 79,315 76,341 73,435 4 ,3 6 3 69,072 1,571 776 795 2 ,8 6 7 1,6 2 2 820 802 2 ,9 0 6 1966 Total Total labor force.............................. Civilian labor fo rce ......................... Employed...................................... A griculture.............................. Nonagricultural industries. . . On part time for economic reasons .............................. Usually work full time . . Usually work part time . . Unemployed................................. 80,18 5 7 9 ,3 1 3 77,08 6 7 6 ,2 6 8 73,99 7 7 3 ,2 3 1 4 ,2 3 8 4 ,0 7 6 69,759 6 9,15 5 2 ,0 0 4 1 ,040 964 3 ,089 1,607 839 768 3 ,0 3 7 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor fo rce ......................... 45,16 0 4 5 ,2 3 0 4 5,32 1 44,7 4 4 44,78 0 44,66 1 44,836 4 4 ,8 2 2 Employed...................................... 44,126 44,1 8 2 4 4 ,0 5 0 43,58 5 43,621 4 3 ,5 9 7 4 3 ,7 7 2 4 3 ,6 6 4 A griculture.............................. 2 ,8 6 0 2 ,8 6 1 3,0 3 5 2 ,9 8 0 3 ,0 2 8 3,094 3,385 2 ,8 5 4 Nonagricultural industries. . . 41,098 41,08 7 4 0,66 5 4 0,73 1 40,761 40,736 4 0 ,7 3 7 4 0 ,6 8 4 Unemployed................................. 1,159 1,064 1 ,0 6 4 1 ,158 1,035 1,271 1 ,159 1,049 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor fo r c e ......................... 23,726 24,18 7 23,31 1 2 4,31 3 24,226 24,082 2 4 ,0 0 0 2 3,89 9 Employed.............................. .. 22,859 23,249 22,297 23,42 5 23,28 6 23,121 2 3 ,1 3 3 23,04 5 A griculture.............................. 682 632 687 732 728 895 974 915 Nonagricultural industries. . . 21,965 2 2,33 3 21,32 4 22,73 8 22,60 4 22,489 22,40 5 2 2 ,3 1 3 Unem ployed........... ..................... 888 940 961 854 867 867 939 1,013 Both sexes, 14-19 years Civilian labor fo rce ......................... 10,750 10,183 Employed................................... .. 9,4 2 6 8 ,3 0 0 A griculture.............................. 1,087 1,178 Nonagricultural industries. . . 8 ,3 3 9 7 ,1 2 3 Unemployed ................................. 1,883 1,323 9,826 8 ,5 0 6 1,266 7,2 4 0 1,318 8,041 7,062 603 6,459 979 8,080 7,09C 696 6,394 990 7,521 6 ,5 i: 583 5,930 1,012 7,8 3 0 6,8 9 4 719 6,1 7 5 936 7 ,6 2 0 6 ,7 2 6 651 6 ,0 7 5 894 Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators Selected categories Thousands of per sons unemployed Seasonally aidjusted rates of unemployment July 1966 July 1966 June 1966 May 1966 Apr. 1966 Mar. 1966 July 1965 Total (all civilian workers). . . 3,225 3.9 4 .0 4 .0 3.7 3.8 4 .5 Men, 20 years and over. . . . 20-24 y e a r s ........................ 25 years and o v e r ............. Women, 20 years and over. . . Both sexes, 14-19 years . . . 1,035 172 863 867 1,323 2 .6 3.6 2 .5 3.7 12.2 2 .6 5 .0 2 .3 3 .9 12.3 2 .4 4 .9 2 .1 4 .0 13.4 2 .4 4 .3 2 .1 3 .6 12.0 2 .6 5 .0 2 .3 3.6 11.7 3.2 5 .9 2 .8 4 .4 13.4 White..................................... Non white............................... 2,420 804 3 .4 7 .9 3.5 7 .9 3.5 7.6 3 .4 7 .0 3 .4 7 .2 4 .0 8 .9 Married men................................ Full-time workers1..................... Blue-collar workers2 ................ Unemployed 15 weeks and over ^ ..................................... State insured^........................... Labor force time lost ^................ 659 2,627 1,195 2 .0 3 .7 4 .6 1 .9 3 .8 4 .4 1.8 3.7 4 .2 1.8 3 .4 4 .0 1.9 3 .4 4 .2 2 .3 4 .3 5 .5 373 963 .6 2 .4 4 .6 .6 2 .1 4 .8 .7 2 .1 4 .4 .8 2 .2 4 .1 .8 2 .4 4 .1 .9 3 .0 5 .2 — ^Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors. ^Craftsmen, operatives, and nonfarm laborers. ^Rates based on civilian labor force. ^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. ^Labor force time lost is a percentage representing the man-hours lost by the unemployed and those on part time for economic reasons. Table A-3: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Duration of unemployment July 1966 Less than 5 w e e k s ...................... 5 to 14 weeks. . ......................... 15 weeks and o v e r ................... 15 to 26 w e e k s ...................... 27 weeks and o v e r ................ 1,802 1,049 373 153 220 June 1966 July 1965 2,738 1,888 666 1,127 466 587 231 250 236 337 Seasonally adjusted July 1966 1,710 912 435 220 215 June 1966 1,816 815 476 251 225 May 1966 Apr. 1966 1,789 856 536 261 275 1,625 670 603 343 260 Mar. 1966_ 1,543 787 588 319 269 Table A-4: Unemployed persons by age and sex Thousands o f person s A ge and sex T otal, 14 yea rs and o v e r............................ 14 to 17 y e a r s ........................................... 14 and 15 y e a r s ....................... . . . 16 and 17 y e a r s .................................. 18 years and o v e r .................................. 18 and 19 y e a r s .................................. 20 to 24 y e a r s ..................................... 25 years and o v e r ............................... 25 to 54 y e a r s .................................. 55 years and o v e r ......................... M ales, 18 years and o v e r ................ 18 and 19 y e a r s ............................... ... 20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................... 25 years and o v e r .................................. 25 to 54 yea rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and o v e r ............................... F em ales, 18 y ea rs and o v e r................ 18 and 19 y e a r s ........................................ 20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................... 25 years and o v e r .................................. 25 to 54 y e a r s ..................................... 55 years and o v e r ............................... Looking Looking for hill- for parttime work time work S ea son a lly adjusted unemployment rates July 1966 June 1966 May 1966 Apr. 1966 July 1965 598 3 .9 4 .0 4 .0 3.7 4 .5 431 72 359 314 104 210 12.6 7 .8 14.9 12.6 7 .8 15.0 14.7 9 .5 17.2 12.5 6 .4 15.6 13.6 7 .6 16.6 2,481 2,199 496 579 353 397 1,505 1,350 1,166 1,086 264 340 285 83 43 159 80 79 3.5 12.1 4 .6 2 .8 2 .7 2 .8 3.5 12.3 5 .8 2 .6 2 .7 2 .4 3 .4 11.9 5 .5 2 .6 2 .6 2 .8 3 .3 11.8 5 .2 2 .5 2 .5 2 .5 4 .1 13.4 6 .5 3 .2 3 .2 3 .2 1,313 1,213 101 3 .0 3 .0 2 .8 2.7 3.6 Total 3,225 2,627 746 177 569 278 172 863 626 237 237 164 812 621 191 41 7 53 5 48 10.9 3 .6 2 .5 2 .3 3.1 11.5 5 .0 2 .3 2 .2 2 .6 10.8 4 .9 2 .1 1 .9 3 .0 10.3 4 .3 2 .1 2 .0 2 .7 13.5 5 .9 2 .8 2 .6 3 .4 1,168 986 184 4 .4 4 .5 4 .6 4 .3 4 .9 301 225 642 540 103 259 189 538 465 73 42 36 106 75 31 13.5 5 .9 3 .3 3.5 2 .3 13.1 6 .8 3 .3 3.6 2 .1 13.3 6 .4 3 .5 3 .9 2 .6 13.5 6 .4 3.2 3 .4 2 .0 13.3 7 .4 3 .9 4 .2 2 .8 Table A-5: Employed persons by age and sex (In thousands) Age and sex Total Total, 14 years and over. . . . 7 6 ,4 1 1 Seasonally adjusted Voluntary part-time employed I July June May April March 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 8 ,2 8 5 7 4 ,0 7 2 7 3 ,9 9 7 7 3 ,2 3 1 7 3 ,7 9 9 7 3 ,4 3 5 14 to 17 years...................... 14 and 15 y e a r s .............. 16 and 17 y e a r s .............. 5 ,0 4 0 1 ,7 5 6 3 ,2 8 4 2 ,1 0 1 1 ,0 3 4 1 ,0 6 7 3 ,4 1 2 1 ,1 3 9 2 ,2 7 3 3 ,4 3 8 1 ,1 9 8 2 ,2 4 0 3 ,2 3 1 1 ,1 0 7 2 ,1 2 4 3 ,4 8 9 1 ,2 5 8 2 ,2 3 1 3 ,3 8 2 1 ,2 2 3 2 ,1 5 9 18 years and over................ 18 and 19 y e a r s .............. 20 to 24 years . . . . . . . 25 years and o v e r ........... 25 to 44 years.............. 45 years and over. . . . 7 1 ,3 7 2 4 ,3 8 7 8 ,3 0 1 5 8 ,6 8 4 2 9 ,9 2 7 2 8 ,7 5 7 6 ,1 8 4 509 57 7 5 ,0 9 8 2 ,0 6 8 3 ,0 3 0 7 0 ,6 1 6 3 ,5 8 6 7 ,9 8 9 5 9 ,0 4 1 3 0 ,0 2 8 2 8 ,9 0 4 7 0 ,4 4 0 3 ,5 4 2 8 ,0 1 0 5 8 ,8 8 8 3 0 ,0 8 6 2 8 ,7 9 8 7 0 ,0 5 7 3 ,2 9 4 7 ,9 9 7 5 8 ,7 6 6 3 0 ,1 7 5 2 8 ,5 8 8 7 0 ,3 0 4 3 ,4 1 8 7 ,9 7 9 5 8 ,9 0 7 3 0 ,2 1 1 2 8 ,7 1 5 7 0 ,0 1 7 3 ,3 9 2 7 ,8 5 0 5 8 ,7 7 5 3 0 ,2 4 4 2 8 ,6 1 5 Males, 18 years and over . . . 4 6 ,5 9 8 1 ,7 9 8 4 5 ,5 7 2 4 5 ,5 4 8 4 5 ,3 9 7 4 5 ,6 3 4 4 5 ,4 6 7 18 and 19 years................... 2 ,4 7 2 20 to 24 years...................... 4 ,9 5 2 25 years and over . . . . . . 3 9 ,1 7 4 25 to 44 y e a r s ................. 2 0 ,4 9 4 45 years and o v e r ........... 1 8 ,6 8 1 276 184 1 ,3 3 8 273 1 ,0 6 5 1 ,9 4 6 4 ,6 2 4 3 9 ,0 0 2 2 0 ,3 6 3 1 8 ,5 7 6 1 ,8 9 7 4 ,6 0 5 3 9 ,0 4 6 2 0 ,4 4 4 1 8 ,5 8 3 1 ,7 8 3 4 ,5 9 4 3 9 ,0 2 0 2 0 ,5 6 5 1 8 ,4 3 9 1 ,8 7 4 4 ,6 2 3 3 9 ,1 3 7 2 0 ,5 7 8 1 8 ,5 7 1 1 ,8 7 4 4 ,5 9 5 3 8 ,9 9 8 2 0 ,5 7 6 1 8 ,4 9 3 Females, 18 years and over. . 2 4 ,7 7 4 4 ,3 8 6 2 5 ,0 4 4 2 4 ,8 9 2 2 4 ,6 6 0 2 4 ,6 7 0 2 4 ,5 5 0 2 33 393 3 ,7 6 0 1 ,7 9 5 1 ,9 6 5 1 ,6 4 0 3 ,3 6 5 2 0 ,0 3 9 9 ,6 6 5 1 0 ,3 2 8 1 ,6 4 5 3 ,4 0 5 1 9 ,8 4 2 9 ,6 4 2 1 0 ,2 1 5 1 ,5 1 1 3 ,4 0 3 1 9 ,7 4 6 9 ,6 1 0 1 0 ,1 4 9 1 ,5 4 4 3 ,3 5 6 1 9 ,7 7 0 9 ,6 3 3 1 0 ,1 4 4 1 ,5 1 8 3 ,2 5 5 1 9 ,7 7 7 9 ,6 6 8 1 0 ,1 2 2 18 and 19 years................... 20 to 24 years...................... 25 years and over. . . * . . . 25 to 44 y e a r s ................. 45 years and o v e r ........... 1 ,9 1 5 3 ,3 4 9 1 9 ,5 1 0 9 ,4 3 3 1 0 ,0 7 6 ^Includes a proportionate number of persons with a job but not at work. NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals. Table A-6: Unemployment rates by industry and occupation Industry or occupation July 1966 July 1965 July 1964 4 .0 3 .4 3 .4 3 .4 3 .3 4 .6 3.2 2 .9 3 .6 2 .4 4 .5 2 .1 3 .3 1.5 .6 4 .6 3.9 5 .0 .3 .8 4 .5 7 .1 3.8 3.2 4 .6 2 .5 4 .7 2 .2 3.6 1 .5 .8 5*0 4*5 6*5 4 .4 6 .9 6 .6 4 .8 4 .6 5 .0 2 .6 4 .9 2 .6 4 .4 1.8 .6 4 .0 1.9 1.4 .7 2 .8 2 .4 4 .0 2 .2 4 .6 6 .1 4 .5 3 .9 4 .7 l.l .2 1 .8 4 .6 2 .0 1 .3 .9 2.7 5 .0 2 .3 1 .8 1.2 Industry Total ................................................................................. Experienced wage and salary workers ................................... A gricu ltu re................ .......................................................... Nonagri cultural industries. ................... .. .......................... Mining, forestry, fisheries. ........................................... Construction................................................................... Manufacturing................ .. ..................... ....................... . Durable g o o d s ................................ ......................... Nondurable g o o d s ...................................................... Transportation and public utilities .............................. Wholesale and retail trade.............................................. Finance, insurance, and real e s t a t e ........................... Service industries...................... ..................................... Public administration........... .. ....................................... Self-employed and unpaid family workers .............................. Occupation T o ta l................................................................................. White-collar workers ................................................................. Professional and technical*. .............................................. Managers, officials, and proprietors ................................ Clerical workers ................................................................... Sales workers......................................................................... Blue-collar w o rk e rs................................................................ Craftsmen and foremen........................... ............................. Operatives .............................................................................. Non fa mi laborers................... ................................................ Service workers................... .................................................... Private household workers................................................... Other service workers........................................................... Farmers and farm managers ................................................. Farm laborers and foremen................................................... 3 .1 4 .8 3.0 5 .5 6 .5 5 .2 5 .0 5 .3 1 .9 .1 3 .3 3 .3 2 .5 5 .5 3 .0 6 .3 8 .3 5 .8 5 .2 6 .0 2 .2 .2 3.7 Table A-7: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force (In thousands) Full- and part-time employment status July 1966 July 1965 July 1964 70,769 69,493 67,616 65,576 2,566 2,627 3 .7 63,740 2,753 3,000 4 .3 61,625 2,818 3,173 4 .7 8,867 8,269 598 6 .7 8,965 8,362 603 6 .7 8,602 7,963 639 7 .4 Full Time Civilian labor force.......................... .................. Employed: Full-time schedules1 ................................. Part time for economic r e a s o n s .............. Unemployed, looking for full-time work. . . . Unemployment r a te .............................................. Part Time Civilian labor force. ........................................... Employed (voluntary part time)1 ................... Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . . Unemployment r a te ........... .. .................. .. • • • • * Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the full- and part-time employed categories. T a b le B-1: Em p loyee s on n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o lls , by industry (In thousands) S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d Change from 1 :1 1965 63,830 6 k , 078 6 3 ,0 2 3 60, 691* M I N IN G ........................................................... 6* 2 61*0 625 61*1 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N .______ 3 ,6 1 *5 3 ,5 5 0 3 ,3 1 0 3 ,1 *7 6 M A N U F A C T U R IN G .................................... Production 1corkers . . DURABLE GOODS............................... Production w o rk ers ...................... 19,066 1 * ,1 * 7 1 9 ,1 7 1 1 * * ,2 9 5 11,200 8;286 1 1 ,2 9 5 8, 1*06 Ordnance and a cce s s o rie s . . . . . . Lumber and wood p r o d u c t s ............. Furniture and fi x t u r e s ...................... Stone, c la y , and g la ss products . . Primary metal industries................... Fabricated metal products................ M a chinery.............................................. E lectrica l equipm ent......................... Transportation equipm ent................ Instruments and related products . M iscellaneous aumufacturing. . . . 2 6 7 -9 6 1*5 -1 2 7 1 .9 6* 6.3 1*57.5 650.9 1 *5 3 .8 656.6 1 ,3 5 5 .2 1 , 31*1*. 5 1 , 868.6 1 ,9 2 3 .2 1 , 816.6 1*26.2 1 * 3 6 .7 7,866 5,861 NONDURABLE G O O D S...................... Production w o rk e rs ..................... F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............. T o b a cc o manufactures . . . . . . . . 71.6 9W .3 1 , 368.0 670.6 T ex tile m ill products. ...................... Apparel and related products. . . . Paper and a llie d p rodu cts................ Printing and p u b lis h in g ............ Chem icals and a llied produ cts. . . Petroleum and related products . . Rubber and p la stic products . . . . Leather and leather produ cts. . . . l G , 0l I k , 020 1 3 ,3 6 1 11,118 8,260 10, 1*16 1 ,9 1 2 .3 1*26.5 1 * 5 0 .8 6 7 ,7 0 1 26*.6 620.1 1*50.1 639.9 - 628.6 636.0 1 , 261.2 - 1 63* 95 169 3 ,3 0 8 105 1, 0 rt9 786 8 7 .* - 9 5 .7 .3 3 8 7 .1 1*12.8 - l * .l - 10 28 5 ,8 8 9 7,721 5,760 7,600 5,660 1 , 725.8 1 ,661*.1* 1 ,7 7 6 .5 5 1 .2 7 1 .5 9 * 9 -7 1 ,3 9 3 .6 73*9 911*. k •9 7 2 .5 961.9 1 ,1 * 1 3 - 5 1 ,0 2 5 .3 672.9 1 , 022. 1* 9 6 0 .7 9 5 6 .8 182.0 180.6 9 0 0 .5 3 6 1 .3 5 0 3 -3 1 , 311.6 656.6 6 1 * 0 .6 9 7 8 .8 1 ,0 1 0 .3 9 * 1 -7 1 7 7 -5 366.2 * 9 5 -* 3 6 0 -3 262.6 - 13.6 - * *5 .5 2 .3 3 .* 3 .9 1 . 1* 9 5 .5 3 9 .1 2 3 .9 266 201 .5 2 .3 - 33.9 5 6.1 * 30.0 1 8 ,9 3 0 l* ,0 9 5 5 «18 11,103 6, 2*0 12 - 1 266 610 3 2 0 5 •18 1 ,3 5 2 1 ,3 5 3 1,869 1,9 * 2 !,8 3 7 * 3 .7 * .9 10.1 - *57 633 1 ,3 3 * l,3 * o 63* 1 ,3 0 9 1 ,3 3 0 1 ,8 * 5 1 ,9 2 7 1 ,9 0 * 1 ,8 9 5 1 ,9 0 1 67 2 - 3 5 ,8 5 5 - 7 17 1,728 8* - *1*6 T ,8 7 6 7 ,8 8 3 7 ,8 2 7 5,888 5 ,9 0 5 1 ,7 3 1 955 1 ,|W 0 671 955 05 953 1 ,* 2 5 668 1,022 15 - 1*1*3 8>» 13 2* 1,826 *26 179 509 361 2.8 • 617 *50 1*28 . 1* - 270 273 619 *58 638 1,028 3 5 1 .2 -1 6 1*,220 1 *7 .0 1*6.8 9 1 3 .9 182. 1* 1*56.8 y 1 9 ,0 0 3 8 ,3 1 5 3 .8 8 19,088 11,200 6.6 623 1066 l k , 202 8 ,3 1 * 3 5 .1 * 8 3 .3 1 * 1 .1 6 3 ,0 5 0 150 3 ,2 7 * 11 , 212’ 28.2 20.6 June 3 ,3 2 * 585 3 6 .5 1966 626 781* k .7 - 6 3 ,* 9 6 95 1 7 .7 from May 120 5 -7 1 ,7 2 7 .5 63, 61*6 2 3 .7 1 , 660.6 1 ,7 2 1 .1 1966 1*.0 1.2 2 3 5 . 1* 1 * 2 5 .6 19^5 3 ,1 3 6 Ik - J u ly 2*8 1 ,3 1 9 - 8 1 ,3 3 0 - 3 1 , 837. 1* 1 , 878.3 1 ,9 1 1 - 1 * U19.2 1*1*1.0 1 , 919. 1* 7 ,8 7 6 1 ,7 7 7 .0 18,839 1 ,3 2 5 .2 1 ,3 5 0 - 5 1 ,3 5 1 -9 1 , 862.0 - J u ly 11 TOTAL.................................... Change II In d u s t r y J u ly May 1966 June 1966 *22 **5 3 1 2 950 1,*10 661 1 , 01* 953 - 1 / V 25 3 6 2 1 937 178 178 56* *98 36* 367 - 5 3 * ,1 3 8 * ,1 2 5 - *2 13,006 13,021 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N A N D P U B L IC U T IL IT IE S . . . ................................. l* ,l* * 9 M 7 5 26 66 * ,0 9 6 - 29 1*90 1 3 ,1 1 1 32 3 ,* 0 3 9 ,7 0 8 3 ,3 9 * 9 ,6 9 2 9 6l 122 368 3 ,3 6 * - 9 ,6 5 7 16 - l* ,0 8 3 * ,H 3 \ / a 25 W H O LESALE AN D R E T A IL T R A D E . 1 3 ,0 7 3 1 3 ,1 0 2 1 2 ,9 2 3 WNOLESALE TRADE ...................... RETAIL TRAD E.................................. 3 ,1 *2 3 9 ,6 5 0 3 ,3 9 1 9 ,7 1 1 3 ,3 2 1* 3 ,3 0 1 9 ,5 9 9 9,282 3 ,1 7 8 3,11*1* 3 ,1 0 3 3 ,0 9 8 31* 80 3,126 3,122 3 ,1 0 6 6 9 ,5 5 > * 9 ,1 * 7 1 9 ,3 * 8 9,081 83 1*73 9 ,3 9 * 9 ,3 1 3 9 ,2 8 3 81 1 0 ,5 2 3 10,825 10,762 9 ,7 1 6 - 302 80? 10,887 10, 80* 10,688 83 2 ,5 9 2 8 ,2 3 3 2 ,5 1 3 8 ,2 1 *9 2 ,1 * 0 7 1*6 2 ,5 7 1 2 ,5 2 1 3W 231 576 2, 60* - 8 ,2 8 3 8 ,2 3 3 8 ,1 6 7 33 50 1 2 ,5 8 3 F IN A N C E . IN S U R A N C E , AN D R E A L E S T A T E .................... .............. S E R V IC E A N D M IS C E L L A N E O U S . . G O V E R N M E N T ........................................... FED E R A L .............................................. 2,638 STATE AND L O C A L ......................... 7 ,8 8 5 7 ,3 0 9 N O TE : D ata fo r the 2 m ost recen t m onths a te prelim inary. Rt%**As**> ______ S n __________ »f 3/ $ ¥?£ - *+£/ ^ O U , j\jC%xx*s)r^' ■+ i^Jct 7UM ■ 7 ,3 * 0 • /Q&^iu 3-eS — 9<ooe? 3 / SCO ?LLuJ - > 4 . &0 C -/• ^ Ae&x>*v\ - C O t s i J ^ . p. 10. <xB^n^ * ► i^ /v j ’ S t / & b * ^ c « - / y f CC fttrUA^Jl + 4 -COCs T able B-2: A ve rag e w eekly hours o f production workers* on p ay ro lls of se le cted industries Seasonally adjtsted Change from In d u stry J u ly June May J u ly 1966 196 6 1966 1965 M IN IN G ............................................................ 43.4 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N .--------- 3 9 -0 M A N U F A C T U R IN G ..................................... 4 1 .2 O ie r t fo r b o m s ................................ DURABLE C O O O S............................... Overtime b o m s ............................... 3 .7 4 1 .8 Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ................ Lumber and w ood p r o d u c t s ............ Furniture and fix tu r e a ...................... Stone, c la y , and g la ss products . . Primary metal industries................... Fabricated metal products................ M a chinery.............................................. E lectrica l equipm ent......................... Instruments and related products . M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE O O O D S...................... Overtime b o m s .................................. F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............. T o b a cc o m anufactures...................... T ex tile m ill products......................... Apparel and related produ cts. . . . Paper and a llied p rod u cts................ Printing and p u b lis h in g ................... Cheaucals and a llied products. . . Petroleum and related products . . Rubber and p la stic products . . . . Leather and leather produ cts. . . . W H O LESALE AN D R E T A IL TR A D E . WHOLESALE TRADE ...................... RETAIL T RAD E.................................. 3 .9 4 1 .8 4 l.O 4 1 .2 4 2 .1 4 2 .0 4 1 .9 4 3 .4 4 0 .9 4 1 .9 4 3 .5 3 8 .3 4 1 .6 4 .0 4 2 .9 4 2 .4 3 7 .1 38.6 4 2 .3 4 2 .3 3 .4 4 1 .6 4 .3 4 2 .2 4 .3 4 2 .3 4 1 .7 4 1 .4 3 .7 4 2 .2 4 0 .8 4 1 .0 4 2 .5 4 2 .5 4 2 .6 4 4 .0 4 2 .3 4 2 .4 4 2 .3 4 2 .4 4 2 .6 4 4 .1 4 1 .7 4 2 .8 4 1 .3 4 2 .5 4 2 .1 4 0 .1 4 1 .3 4 2 .4 4 0 .3 4 2 .1 4 1 .2 4 1 .5 4 .0 4 1 .3 4 1 .8 196 6 1966 1966 43.6 37.8 4 2 .8 4 2 .6 3 6 .2 4 1 .2 4 1 .3 3 .8 4 1 .9 4 .1 4 2 .2 4 0 .5 4 1 .8 4 1 .8 4 2 .0 -0 .1 •7 -.4 -.3 -.5 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.6 -.4 - 5 -.7 4 1 .0 36.2 35.6 3 7 .5 <7 3 8 .3 4 2 .2 4 2 .7 4 1 .6 3 8 .7 4 2 .5 3 6 .7 4 3 .7 3 8 .9 4 2 .3 4 2 .7 4 1 .9 3 3 .9 3 9 .1 3 7 .9 4 1 .0 3 6 .9 3 3 .7 4 2 .2 1965 4 0 .7 3 .1 4 1 .9 43.6 1966 3 7 .3 4 0 .8 3 .4 4 0 .9 3 6 .3 May 38.6 3 .5 4 1 .3 4 1 .5 3 3 .4 4.1.9 June 38.6 36.8 4 0 .5 3 .4 J u ly -.6 -.4 -.6 - 5 -.8 -.2 -.1 .2 - 3 -.6 -.4 -.1 -.2 -.1 0 - 3 -.2 .6 .2 3 9 .3 4 0 .2 3 9 .3 4 0 .3 3 6 .5 4 3 .6 38.8 4 2 .2 4 2 .7 4 2 .1 from J u ly 4 1 .0 4 2 .2 4 0 .1 4 0 .2 4 1 .6 Change June 3 7 .6 4 1 .3 3 6 .5 43.1 3 8 .4 4 1 .6 4 2 .8 4 1 .7 3 8 .4 F IN A N C E . IN S U R A N C E , AN D .1 1.0 .4 .2 •3 .2 .2 -.4 .2 .2 -.2 -.4 .2 ,6 .6 -.2 .4 \ 0 .1 3 7 .4 3 .7 4 1 .9 4 .0 4 2 .3 4 0 .7 4 1 .5 4 1 .5 4 2 .0 4 2 .0 4 2 .1 •3 -.4 .8 •6 -.2 .5 .3 4 2 .2 4 .3 4 2 .4 4 1 .3 4 2 .1 4 1 .8 4 2 .2 4 2 .4 4 1 .7 3 9 .7 4 0 .1 4 0 .0 4 0 .2 4 2 .3 4 0 .2 4 0 .2 3 .3 4 l.O 3 .4 4 1 .1 3 .4 4 0 .9 3 8 .9 4 2 .0 3 8 .1 4 2 .0 3 8 .5 4 2 .1 3 6 .1 4 3 .4 4 3 .4 3 6 .5 4 3 .7 36.6 38.8 4 1 .7 3 8 .9 4 2 .0 4 2 .2 4 1 .6 •3 3 8 .3 3 8 .5 4 2 .5 4 2 .1 3 9 .0 3 7 .3 4 0 .7 3 7 -1 4 0 .7 4 0 .7 36.2 3 5 .9 3 5 .9 0 -.6 -.1 - 0 -.2 -.1 0 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 .8 0 - 5 0 0 .2 -.2 .1 -.2 .2 0 4 1 .4 4 2 .2 •6 -.1 -.1 - 5 - 3 - 3 43.8 4 2 .3 4 1 .9 3 8 .9 4 2 .2 4 2 .0 .4 -.1 -.1 0 -.1 .1 .2 4 1 .4 4 .1 4 2 .2 4 3 .6 4 1 .2 4 3 .5 4 1 .2 June 1966 0.8 4 2 .0 3 7 -0 •3 - - - 3 7 .2 T 7 .1 3 7 . ^ ____ ___ 3Z±3____ 1 For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other indintries, to nonsupervisory workers. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. R E A L E S T A T E ........................................ Average hourly and weekly earnings of production workers* on payrolls of selected industries Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings In d u s try J u ly 1966 M I N IN G .................................................. $ 3.06 June 1966 $ 3 .0 5 May 1966 $ 3 .0 5 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N ,--------- 3 .8 4 3.82 M A N U F A C T U R IN G ..................................... 2 .7 0 2 .7 1 2 .7 0 DURABLE GOODS............................... 2.00 2 .8 9 2.88 Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ................ Lumber and w ood products . . . . . Furniture and fix t u r e a ...................... Stone, cla y , and g la ss products . . Primacy metal in dustries................... F abricated metal products................ M a ch in ery .............................................. E le ctrica l equipment . . ................ Transportation equipm ent................ Inacnuneota and related products . M iscellan eou s manufacturing. . . . 3 .1 5 3.16 NONDURABLE G O O D S ...................... F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............. T o b a cc o m a nufa ctures...................... T extile mill products. ...................... Apparel and related prod q cts. . . . Paper and a llied p rodu cts................ Printing and p u b lis h in g ................... Chem icals and a llied p rodu cts. . . Petroleum and related products . Rubber and p la stic products . . . . 2.28 2 .1 9 2 .7 1 3 .2 3 2 .5 5 3 .0 7 2 .6 4 3 .3 0 2.69 2.20 WHOLESALE TRADE ...................... RETAIL TR A D E .................................. 3.82 2.28 3.16 2.26 2 .1 9 2 .1 9 2.72 2.72 3 .2 9 2 .8 5 3.28 2.86 J u ly 1965 $ 2.90 3 .6 4 2.61 2 .7 9 3 .1 2 2.18 2.11 2.62 3.20 2 .6 4 2 .6 3 2 .7 5 2 .9 4 2 .5 8 3 .3 0 2 .7 0 3.28 2.69 2.61 3.08 2.20 3.08 2.21 3 .1 7 2 .1 3 2 .4 5 2 .4 4 2 .4 3 2.36 2 .5 3 2 .5 3 2 .5 3 2 .4 1 2.30 1 .9 7 1 .3 6 2 .7 7 3 .1 4 3.00 3 -4 1 2.67 1 .9 3 W H O LESALE AN D R E T A IL TR A D E . 2 .1 3 2.30 1 .9 0 1 .8 7 2 .7 4 3 .1 4 2 .9 9 3 .4 1 2.66 1 .9 3 2 .1 3 2.28 1 .9 3 1 .8 7 2 .7 3 3 .1 5 2 .9 5 3 .4 0 2 .6 5 1 .9 4 1 .9 1 1 .9 1 2 .1 3 2 .7 3 1 .9 0 2 .4 7 2 .4 7 2 .4 9 2 .7 3 2.72 2.20 1.88 1 .3 2 2.66 3 .0 5 2.O 9 3 .2 5 2.62 1 .3 6 2 .0 3 2.60 1.82 2.33 F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , AN D R E A L E S T A T E ........................................ 1For mining Change from Change from J u ly June May J u ly 1966 1966 1966 1965 II Table B-3: June J u ly $ 0 .0 1 1965 $ 0.16 $ 1 3 2 .3 0 $ 1 3 2 .6 8 1 4 6 .3 1 $ 1 3 0 .8 5 1 4 1 .7 2 $ 122.96 .0 9 1 4 9 .7 6 1 1 1 .2 4 1 1 2 .7 4 1 1 2 .0 5 107.01 - 120.38 1 2 2 .2 5 121.82 .10 1 3 1 .6 7 93*48 1 3 3 .3 5 9 4 .1 6 1 3 3 .6 7 9 4 .2 4 116.06 131.66 -1 .8 7 -1 .6 8 .0 3 9 0 .2 3 1 1 4 .0 9 1 3 7 .7 6 1 1 9 .4 2 1 3 3 -2 4 1966 .02 -.01 -.01 -.01 0 0 -.01 -.01 0 -.01 0 0 -.01 0 .01 0 0 -.01 -.01 .0 3 0 .01 0 .01 0 0 .01 0 0 .20 .0 9 .0 3 .08 .09 .10 i1 .13 .06 •13 .08 .07 .09 .12 .10 .0 9 .0 4 .11 .0 9 .11 1 0 7 .9 8 1 3 8 .2 7 I H .90 8 6 .4 6 9 8 .7 4 105.00 3 3 .3 2 8 2 .5 4 6 7 .5 2 1 2 0 .7 7 121.52 126.60 .16 1 4 5 .6 1 .0 5 111.07 •oy 7 5 .0 8 .10 8 0 .7 3 *13 .09 .09 1 1 1 .9 3 7 0 .4 8 9 2 .1 3 9 1 .5 4 9 0 .6 7 115.06 1 3 9 .8 3 1 2 1 .4 1 1 3 9 .0 7 1 2 1 .8 4 8 6 .5 1 1 1 0 .8 3 1 3 5 .6 8 1 1 4 .6 8 1 3 5 .5 2 1 3 5 .8 3 1 2 5 .8 3 1 0 9 .0 3 1 4 0 .2 5 1 1 3 .6 7 1 3 9 .0 7 1 1 3 .5 2 1 0 4 .4 9 9 7 .6 9 1 0 3 .4 8 88.22 98.82 89.01 8 4 .1 5 68.63 88.62 8 7 .3 2 8 1 .4 5 68.26 1 1 9 .7 4 1 2 2 .1 5 1 2 6 .4 8 1 4 5 .6 1 1 1 9 .0 3 I H .4 5 7 5 .4 6 1 1 1 .5 7 7 4 .8 8 122.22 1 2 4 .4 9 1 4 5 .1 8 7 3 .3 0 $ 9 .8 4 3 .4 5 9.26 1.50 4 .2 3 -.68 8 8 .9 4 115.60 108.62 $ 0 .1 2 1 4 0 .5 0 J u ly 1965 _ -1 .3 L -1 .5 1 - 2.07 4 .3 2 .01 4 .5 4 3 .7 2 3.26 2.08 1 0 3 .9 7 1 3 3 .4 6 -1 .0 5 - 1.98 4 .7 4 7 .4 1 4 .0 1 4 .8 1 1 0 7 .5 3 8 3 .7 1 -1 .7 7 -1 .7 6 4 .3 7 2 .7 5 -1 .9 9 - 2.28 -.08 9 4 .8 7 IO O .98 8 2 .7 2 7 7 .6 4 .5 1 3 .8 7 4 .0 2 -.69 - 1.61 4 .9 0 5.60 6 6 .4 3 1 1 4 .6 5 -1 .1 1 1 .0 3 6.12 117.12 -.63 4 .1 *0 .12 0 120.22 1 3 9 .1 0 1 .0 9 6.38 6 .5 1 71.80 -3 8 -3 8 1.82 3.28 7 7 .9 5 1.28 2 .7 8 •9 5 5 .3 3 2 .2 3 1 0 9 .2 5 7 9 .4 5 H O .98 111.11 106.60 6 9 .1 4 6 7 .6 4 6 8 .2 5 91.88 92.88 89.01 1 .3 ^ , L_ *25 3 .1 2 and m a n u fa ctu re , data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.