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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
O F F I C E OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 2 0 2 1 0

USDL -1 0 -6 0 2
B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistics
(202) 961-2531
FO R RELEASE:

11:00 A . M.
M onday, A ugust 4, 1969

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

JU LY 1969

E m p loy m en t contin ued to show m o d e ra te strength in July, but the o v e r ­
a ll u n em p loym en t rate m o v e d up fr o m 3. 4 to 3. 6 p e rce n t, the U. S. D e p a rt­
m ent o f Labor* s B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics announced today.

The jo b le s s

rate has ed ged up fr o m the p o s t-K o r e a n low o f 3. 3 p e rce n t r e c o r d e d in the
D e c e m b e r -F e b r u a r y p e r io d but has re m a in e d w ithin a 3. 3 -3 . 7 p e r c e n t range
fo r the past y e a r and a h a lf.
U n em p loy m e nt
T h e re w e re 3. 2 m illio n p e r s o n s u n em p loyed in July, a d e clin e o f
225, 000 fr o m June.

H o w e v e r, the d e clin e w as le s s than usual f o r the Ju n e-

to -J u ly p e r io d , and un em ploym ent w as up by 125, 000 a fter se a so n a l a d ju s t­
m en t.

U n em ploym en t has r is e n by 275, 000 sin ce the 1 2 -y e a r low r e a c h e d in

D e c e m b e r , with 200, 000 of the in c r e a s e o c c u r r in g am ong adult m a le w o r k e r s .
The jo b le s s rate fo r adult m en r o s e fr o m 2. 0 p e rce n t in June to 2. 2
p e r c e n t in July.

The rate w as up sligh tly fr o m the a lltim e lo w s r e c o r d e d in

the N o v e m b e r-J u n e p e r io d , when it ranged fr o m 1. 8 to 2. 0 p e rce n t.
The un em ploym ent ra te s fo r m a r r ie d m en (1 .6 p e r c e n t) and fo r fu ll­
tim e w o r k e r s (3. 2 p e r c e n t) w e r e v irtu a lly unchanged o v e r the m onth.

The

rate fo r p e r s o n s c o v e r e d under State un em ploym ent in su ra n ce p r o g r a m s
ed ged up fr o m 2. 1 to 2. 2 p e rce n t.

The ra te s fo r m a r r ie d m en and in su re d

w o r k e r s w e r e up slig h tly fr o m re ce n t r e c o r d lo w s , but that fo r fu ll-t im e
w o r k e r s has r is e n by half a p e rce n ta g e point sin ce its D e c e m b e r 1968 low
point.
The u n em p loym en t ra te in July fo r adult w om en w as 3. 7 p e rce n t fo r the
th ird c o n s e cu tiv e m onth and w as not su b sta n tia lly d iffe re n t fr o m the p o s t K o re a n lo w o f 3. 5 p e rce n t that p re v a ile d fr o m N o v e m b e r through M a rch .
The jo b le s s rate f o r te e n a g e rs edged up to 12. 2 p e rce n t in July, a fte r fa llin g
fr o m 12. 5 p e rce n t in M ay to 11. 6 p e rce n t in June.




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The J u ly in c r e a s e in the u n em p loym en t rate o c c u r r e d am ong white
w o r k e r s , as th e ir rate r o s e fr o m 3. 0 to 3. 2 p e rce n t.
am ong m a le s , both te e n a g e r s and a du lts.

The in c r e a s e took p la ce

The rate fo r nonwhite w o r k e r s ,

a fte r r is in g to 7. 0 p e r c e n t in J u n e ,fe ll b a ck to 6. 4 p e r c e n t in J u ly.

T e e n a g e rs

a ccou n te d f o r m o s t o f the nonwhite d e c lin e , as th eir ra te d ro p p e d fr o m 28. 6
to 22. 3 p e r c e n t.

The rate f o r nonwhite adult m en m o v e d dow n to 3. 8 p e rce n t

but re m a in e d a b ove the 3. 2 p e r c e n t r e c o r d e d in F e b r u a r y and M a rch .
I n c r e a s e s in u n em p loym en t o c c u r r e d am ong p e r s o n s who had la s t
w o rk e d in co n s tr u ctio n , fin a n ce and s e r v ic e s , and a g r ic u ltu r e .

A lthough

the u n em p loym en t ra te in c o n s tr u c tio n m o v e d up to 5. 7 p e rce n t fr o m its
r e c o r d low o f 5. 0 p e rce n t in June, it w as in line with the ra te s r e c o r d e d
e a r lie r this y e a r .

J o b le s s ra te s fo r n on farm la b o r e r s and fa r m w o r k e r s

a ls o r o s e o v e r the m onth.
L o n g -t e r m u n em p loym en t o f 15 w eek s o r m o r e re m a in e d at about
400, 000 (s e a s o n a lly a d ju ste d ) in July fo r the fo u rth c o n s e c u tiv e m onth.
*

L o n g -t e r m jo b le s s n e s s has in c r e a s e d by 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 sin ce the beginning o f
the y e a r , with v e r y lo n g -t e r m u n em p loym en t (27 w eek s o r m o r e ) a c c o u n t­
ing f o r .half o f the r is e .
P a y r o ll JEmployment
T o ta l n on fa rm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t w as 70. 6 m illio n in J u ly , down
400, 000 o v e r the m onth.

The d e clin e w as l e s s than usual f o r J u ly, and,

a fte r s e a so n a l a d ju stm en t, p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t a d v a n ced by 190, 000.

W ith

the e x c e p tio n o f A p r il when e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by on ly 8 0 ,0 0 0 , this w as the
s m a lle s t ga in thus fa r in 1969.
The s e a so n a lly a d ju sted in c r e a s e w as h igh ligh ted by ga in s o f 90, 000 in
m a n u fa ctu rin g, 40, 000 in State and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t, 30, 000 e a ch in tra d e
and in tra n sp o rta tio n and p u b lic u tilitie s , and 15, 000 in fin a n ce , in s u ra n ce ,
and r e a l e sta te .

H o w e v e r, about o n e -th ir d o f the e m p lo y m e n t p ick u p s in both

m a n u fa ctu rin g and tra d e w e re due to the re tu rn to w o rk o f strik in g e m p lo y e e s .
The on ly o v e r -t h e -m o n t h em p lo y m e n t d e c lin e s o c c u r r e d in c o n tr a c t c o n s t r u c ­
tio n '(1 5 , 000) and s e r v ic e s (1 0 ,0 0 0 ).

The d ro p in c o n s tr u c tio n r e fle c t e d

m a in ly in c r e a s e d strik e a ctiv ity .

The rise in manufacturing employment in July occurred largely in the
durable goods sector, where nine of the eleven individual industries reported
seasonally adjusted increases.




Employment rose 30, 000 in transportation

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equipm ent, about half due to the re tu rn o f s t r ik e r s , and 20, 000 in the
e le c t r ic a l equipm ent in d u stry .

In the non durable g o o d s s e c t o r , em p loy m en t

in c r e a s e s o c c u r r e d in the a p p a re l and te x tile in d u strie s (up by 10, 000 e a c h ).
H ou rs and E a rn in g s
A v e ra g e w eek ly h o u rs f o r the N ation1 s r a n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s on nona g ricu ltu ra l p a y r o lls w e re unchanged in July at 37. 8 h o u rs (s e a s o n a lly a d ju st­
ed ) fo r the fifth c o n s e cu tiv e m onth.

The w ork w eek w as v irtu a lly the sam e as

in July a y e a r a g o.
F o r p ro d u ctio n w o r k e r s in m a n u fa ctu rin g, the w o rk w e e k d e clin e d
se a so n a lly betw een June and July and, a fte r se a so n a l a d ju stm en t, h eld steady
at its M ay and June le v e l o f 40. 7 h o u rs.

The July le v e l eq u a led the 1968

a v e ra g e but w as 0. 3 hou r b e lo w the 1968 peak re a ch e d la s t S e p te m b e r.
F a c t o r y o v e r tim e a v e ra g e d 3. 6 h o u rs f o r the th ird m onth in a ro w and
w as unchanged fr o m a y e a r a g o.
A v e r a g e h ou rly e a rn in g s fo r a ll w o r k e r s on p riv a te p a y r o lls r o s e 1
cen t in July to $3. 03.

C o m p a re d with July 1968, h o u rly e a rn in g s w e r e up

18 cen ts (6 .3 p e r c e n t ).
A v e r a g e w eek ly e a rn in g s w e r e up 68 ce n ts o v e r the m onth to $ 1 1 6 . 44,
as d e c lin e s in m a n u fa ctu rin g and fin a n ce , in s u ra n ce , and r e a l esta te w e r e
c ou n tere d by gains in co n s tr u ctio n and tra d e .

The 8 6 - cen t d r o p in w eek ly

ea rn in g s in m an u fa ctu rin g o c c u r r e d b e ca u se of the usual July d e clin e in
w eek ly h o u rs.

Since July 1968, a v e ra g e w eek ly e a rn in g s fo r a ll ra n k -a n d -

file w o r k e r s have in c r e a s e d by $ 6 . 57, o r 6. 0 p e rce n t.
L a b o r F o r c e and T ota l E m p loy m en t
The c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e in c r e a s e d by 450, 000 b etw een June and July
to 82. 8 m illio n .

A fte r s e a so n a l a dju stm en t, the la b o r f o r c e w as up by

325, 000, with a ll of the in c r e a s e o c c u r r in g am ong adult w o r k e r s .
A tota l of 79. 6 m illio n p e r s o n s w e re e m p lo y e d in Ju ly, 650, 000 m o r e
than in June.
year.

The in c r e a s e w as 200, 000 m o r e than usual fo r this tim e o f

On a se a so n a lly adjusted b a s is , e m p lo y m e n t in n o n a g ricu ltu ra l in d u s­

t r ie s in c r e a s e d by 350, 000, but th ere w as a d e c r e a s e o f 150, 000 in a g r ic u ltu r e .
S u m m er E m p loy m en t o f Youth
The jo b situation f o r youth im p r o v e d sig n ifica n tly during the su m m er
o f 1969 c o m p a r e d with the su m m e r o f 1968, as em p loy m en t gain s ou tp aced
the grow th in the la b o r f o r c e .




(See table on page 5. )

S u m m er em p lo y m en t

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o f 16-21 y e a r - o ld s (J u n e-J u ly a v e r a g e s ) in c r e a s e d by 2 2 5 ,0 0 0 o v e r the y e a r
to 1 1 .4 m illio n , a s la rg e gain s in the n on farm p riv a te s e c t o r o ffs e t d e c lin e s
in g ov e rn m e n t and a g r ic u ltu r e .
The num ber o f u n em p loyed youth this su m m e r, at 1. 7 m illio n , w as
140, 000 fe w e r than la s t y e a r .

A s a re s u lt, th e ir jo b le s s rate f e ll fr o m 14. 0

to 1 2 .8 p e rce n t (not s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ).
M o re than half o f the o v e r - t h e - y e a r d e clin e in youth u n em p loym en t w as
am ong g ir ls , and th e ir jo b le s s rate d ro p p e d fr o m 16. 1 to 1 4 .3 p e rce n t b etw een
the s u m m e rs o f 1968 and 1969.

The jo b le s s ra te f o r b o y s , at 11. 5 p e rce n t,

w a s slig h tly b e lo w la s t s u m m e r 's ra te .
U nem ploym en t ra te s fo r both white and N e g ro youth w e r e lo w e r th is
su m m e r than la s t.

H o w e v e r, the N e g ro ra te re m a in e d m q r e than double

the w hite ra te .




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T h is r e le a s e p re se n ts and a n a ly ze s s ta tis tic s
fr o m two m a jo r s u r v e y s .
Data on la b o r f o r c e , total
em p loy m en t, and u n em ploym ent a re d e riv e d fr o m the
sa m ple su rv e y s of h ou seh old s con d u cted and tabulated
by the B ureau o f the C en su s fo r the B ureau o f L a b o r
S ta tis tics . S ta tistics on in d u stry e m p loy m en t, h o u rs,
and ea rn in g s a re c o lle c t e d by State a g e n c ie s fr o m p a y ­
r o ll r e c o r d s o f e m p lo y e r s and a re tabulated by the
B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics. - A d e s c r ip tio n o f the two
su r v e y s a p p e a rs in the B LS p u b lica tion E m p loy m en t
and E a rn in g s and M onthly R e p o rt on the L a b o r F o r c e .

Employment status of young persons 16-21 years by
sex and color, June - July averages, 1967-69
(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status,
sex and color

1969

1968

1967

19,998
13,098
65.5
11,420
1,678
12.8

19,871
13,026
65.6
11,206
1,821
14.0

19,139
12,457
65.1
10,790
'.,667
13.4

9,358
7,086
75.7
6,270
817
11.5

9,296
7,148
76.9
6,275
873
12.2

9,004
6,981
77.5
6,136
845
12.1

10,640
6,012
56.5
5,150
862
14.3

10,575
5,879
55.6
4,931
947
16.1

10,136
5,476
54.0
4,654
822
15.0

17,302
11,481
66.4
10,199
1,282
11.2

17,266
11,402
66.0
10,003
1,399
12.3

16,651
10,920
65.6
9,634
1,286
11.8

2,696
1,617
60.0
1,221
397
24.6

2,606
1,624
62.3
1,203
422
26.0

2,489
1,538
61.8
1,156
382
24.8

TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population.....
Civilian labor force........... .... .
Labor force participation rate....... .
Employed.......... ....... .
Unemployed.........................
Unemployment rate.....................
MALE
Civilian noninstitutional population.....
Civilian labor force............... .
Labor force participation rate...........
Employed......... .............. .
Unemployed....... ..................
Unemployment rate.............. .......
FEMALE
Civilian noninstitutional population......
Civilian labor force...................
Labor force participation rate...........
Employed.......... ..................
Unemployed .••...... ..... ........ .
Unemployment rate.....................
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population.....
Civilian labor force............... .
Labor force participation rate.......
Employed......... ........ .
Unemployed........ ..... ...... .....
Unemployment rate........... ..........
NONWHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population.....
Civilian labor force............ ......
Labor force participation rate...........
Employed......... ................. .
Unemployed....... ..................
Unemployment rate............... ......




TabU A-1: Employment status of tho noninstitutional population by ago and sox
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex

July
1968

July
1969

June
1969

May
1969

A p r.

M ar.

I9 6 0

June
1969

1969

1969

86,318
82,797
79,616
4,155
75,460
2,156
862
1,294
3,182

85,880
82,356
78,956
4,367
74,589
2,221
1,143
i;0 7 8
3,400

84,550
80,964
77,746
4,476
73,270
2,083
924
1,159
3,217

84,277
80,756
77,874
3,551
74,323
1,795
881
914
2,882

83,957
80,433
77,671
3,705
73,966
1,874
1,030
844
2,762

83,593
80,071
77,265
3,805
73,460
1,688
862
826
2,806

83,966
80,450
77,605
3,664
73,941
1,670
858
812
2,845

83,999
80,495
77,767
3,732
74,035
1,801
979
822
2,728

46,791
45,846
2,815
43,031
945

46,709
45,804
2,879
42,925
905

46,395
45,474
3,030
42,444
921

46,322
45,293
2,646
42,647
1,029

46,206
45,260
2,676
42,584
946

46,171
45,227
2,731
42,496
944

46,195
45,285
2,681
42,604
910

46,297
45,422
2,706
42,716
875

26,784
25,798
715
25,082
987

27,152
26,094
820
25,275
1,058

25,678
24,684
754
23,930
994

27,511
26,505
540
25,965
1,006

27,262
26,251
617
25,634
1,011

27,049
26,046
627
25,419
1,003

27,205
26,169
609
25,560
1,036

27,189
26,228
638
25,590
961

9,222
7,972
625
7,346
1,250

8,495
7,058

8,891
7,589
692
6,896
1,302

6,923
6,076
365

6,965
6,160
412
5,748
805

6,851
5,992
447
5,545
859

7,050
6,151
374
5,777
899

7,009
6,117
388
5,729
892

July

Total

Employed..............................................................
Agriculture........................................................
On patt time for economic reasons...........
Usually work full tim e...........................
Usually work part time...........................
Unemployed..........................................................
Man, 20 years and over
Civilian labor f o r c e ................................................
Employed ..............................................................
Agriculture........................................................
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed ..........................................................
Woman, 20 years and over
Civilian labor f o r c e ........................... ....................
Employed....................... .......................................
Agriculture ......................................................
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed..........................................................
Bath saxes, 16*19 years
Civilian labor f o r c e ............................... ................
Employed..............................................................
A griculture................. ....................................
Nonagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed............................. ............................

668

6,390
1,437

5 ,7 1 1

847

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

Less than 5 w eek s......................... .................... .
5 to 14 w e e k s ..........................................................
IS weeks and o v e r ..................................................
IS to 26 w e e k s ............................................. . . »
27 weeks and over............................... ................




J u ly
1969

June
1969

J u ly
1968

J u ly
1969

June
1969

May
1969

A p r.
1969

M ar.
1969

1 ,8 5 8
986
337
159
179

2 ,3 4 9
680
370
242
128

1 ,8 3 6
1 ,0 0 3
378
199
179

1 ,6 7 7
830
419
244
175

1 ,5 9 1
813
383
258
125

1 ,7 7 7
629
409
278
131

1 ,7 2 4
737
393
254
139

1 ,6 4 6
757
355
237
118

TabU A-3: M ajor unwmploymwnt indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Selected categories
J u ly
1969

J u ly
1968

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

3 ,1 8 2

Men, 20 years and over.....................................
Vomen, 20 years and o v e r ...............................
Both sexes, 16*19 y e a r s .................................

A p r.
1969

Mar.

3 .4

3 .5

3 .5

3 .4

3 .7

2 .0

2 .0

2 .0

2 .2

3 .7

3 .7

12.2

1 1.6

3 .7
1 2 .5

1 2.8

1 .9
3 .5
1 2 .7

3 .2
6 .4

3 .0
7 .0

3 .1
6 .5

3 .1
6 .9

3 .1

3 .3

6 .0

6 .8

1 .6
3 .2
.5

1 .5
3 .1
.5

1 .5
3 .1
.5

1 .5
3 .2
.5

1 .4
2 .9
.4

3 .3

June
1969

3 ,2 1 7

3 .6

945
987
1 ,2 5 0

921
994
1 ,3 0 2

2 .2

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

2 ,4 8 7
695

2 ,4 9 2
725

Married m en............................................................
Full-time workers.................................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over*.........................
State insured?.......................................................
Labor force time lo s t 3 .........................................

551
2 ,5 8 7
337
1 ,0 3 3
—

556
2 ,6 2 6
378

800
227
426
148

717
235
371

1,022

May
1969

J u ly
1969

J u ly
1968

1969

3 .8

2 .2

2 .1

2 .0

2 .1

2 .1

4 .1

3 ,9

3 .5

3 .7

3 .7

2 .2
1.2

2 .1
1 .2

1 .9

1 .8
1 .0

2 .0
1 .0

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

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

2 .4
3 .3
4 .1

3 .1
2 .9
3 .7

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

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

3 .8
1 3 .3

1 .6
.6
2 .3
4 .2

Occupation
White-collar workers.............................................
Professional and managerial...........................
Clerical workers ................................................
Sales w orkers....................................................
Blue-collar workers................................................
Craftsmen and foremen.....................................
O peratives................................... ......................
Nonfarm laborers.........................................
Service workers......................................................
Industry
Nonagricultural private wage
and salary w o rk e rs ^ ..........................................
Construction.......................................................
Manufacturing....................................................
IXuable g o o d s ...............................................
Nondurable g o o d s ..........................................
Transportation and public u t i l i t i e s ..............
Wholesale and retail tr a d e ..............................
Finance and service industries.........................
Government wage and salary workers.................
Agricultural wage and salary workers.................

1,112
156
675
281
442

2 ,0 4 1
163
697
420
278
90
551
536
253
106

111
1 ,2 0 0
200
685
315
505

2 ,0 9 7
189
683
353
330
103
536
573
267

100

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

NOTE:

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

4 .5

2 .8
3 .9

3 .4

1 .8

2 .2
3 .9
7 .0
3 .8

6 .8

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

1 .7
4 .9

5 .5

2 .2
4 .6

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

3 .6

3 .4

6 .2

6 .2

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

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

1 .6

1 .6

4 .0
4 .0
2I0

5 .7

5 .9

8 .1

3 .8
7 .0
3 .2

2 .8
3 .9

2 .2

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

Unemployment by o cc u p a tio n in clu d e s a l l e x p erien ced unemployed p ersons whereas th a t by In d u stry r e f e r s o n ly t o e x p e rie n ce d
wage and s a la r y w ork ers.

TabU A-4: Full- and part-tima status of tka civilian labor fforca

Full- and part-time employment status

Men, 20
and over

Total

m m m

Ml

Women, 20
and over

Both sexes,
16-19 years

m

Ms

m

Ml

Full Timo
Civilian labor force..................................................................................................................................
Employed:
Full-time sch ed u les....................................................
Part time for economic reasons . . .............................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w o rk .........................................................................................
Unemployment r a te ....................................................................

7 3 ,5 1 4

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

4 4 ,5 6 7

21,6 66

2 0 ,6 9 8

7 ,0 2 9

6 ,7 8 4

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

6 7 ,0 5 2 4 3 ,1 9 6
2 ,3 7 1
775
2 ,6 2 6
848
3 .6
1 .9

4 2 ,9 1 7 2 0 ,1 0 3
801
727
849
837
1 .9
3 .9

1 9 ,1 7 5
715
808
3 .9

5 ,1 7 3
954
902
1 2 .8

4 ,9 6 0
856
969
1 4 .3

4 ,9 8 0
4 ,7 9 3
187
3 .7

2 ,1 9 3
1 ,8 4 5
347
1 5 .8

2 ,1 0 7
1 ,7 7 3
334
1 5 .8

Port Timo
Civilian labor f o r c e ......................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part time)................................................................
Unemployed, looking for part-time w o r k .......................................................................................
Unemployment r a te .........................................................................................




9 ,2 8 3
8 ,6 8 8
594
6 .4

8 ,9 1 4
8 ,3 2 3
591
6 .6

1 ,9 7 2

1 ,8 7 5
97
4 .9

1 ,8 2 8
1 ,7 5 6
71
3 .9

5 ,1 1 8
4 ,9 6 9
150.
2 .9

TabU A-5:

Unemployed parsons by roason for unemployment, sox, ago, and color,
not seasonally adjusted

Total
unemployed

Male, 20 years
and over

Female, 20 years
and over

Both se x e s ,
16 to 19 years

Non white

White

Reason for unemployment

J u ly

J u ly

J uly

J u ly

J uly

J u ly

Ju ly

J u ly

J u ly

J u ly

J u ly

J u ly

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968-

1969

1968

1969

1968

3 ,1 8 2
979
459
1 ,0 1 0
734

3 ,2 1 7
1 ,0 2 2
47 0
1 ,0 1 4
711

945
534
170
195
46

921
536
160
208
17

987
3C7
184
434
62

994
324
198
42 6
46

1 ,2 5 0
138
105
380
627

1 ,3 0 2
162
113
380
648

2 ,4 8 7
760
385
784
558

2 ,4 9 2
801
373
769
549

695
219
74
226
176

725
222
97
245
162

1 0 0 .0
3 0 .8
1 4 .4
3 1 .7
2 3 .1

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

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

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

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

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

1 0 0 .0
1 1 .1
8 .4
3 0 .4
5 0 .1

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

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

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

1 0 0 .0
3 1 .5
1 0 .7
3 2 .5
2 5 .3

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

3 .8
1 .1
.6
1 .2
.9

4 .0
1 .3
.6
1 .3
.9

2 .0
1 .1
.4
.4
.1

2 .0
1 .1
.3
.4

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

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

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

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

3 .4
1 .0
.5
1 .1
.8

3 .5
1 .1
.5
1 .1
.8

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

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

UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
Total unemployed, in thousands.....................
L ost last j o b ......................................................
Left last j o b ........................ .............................
Reentered labor f o r c e ....................................
Never worked b e fo r e .......................................
Total unemployed, percent distribution . . .
L ost last } o b ...................................................
Left last j o b ......................................................
Reentered labor force .............................. ... .
Never worked before .......................................

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Total unemployment r a t e .................................
fob -loser r a t e ' ........................ .......................
fob-leaver rate1 ............ ................................
Reentrant r a t e * ........................ .......................
New entrant rate1................................. .. . . .

’ Unemployment rates are calcu lated as a percent o f the civilia n labor force.

Table A -6:

Thousands o f persons
Age and sex

Unemployed persons by age and sex

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

J u ly

June

J u ly

June

May

1969

J u ly 1969

1969

1969

1969

A p r.
1969

M ar.
1969

J u ly

1969
3 ,1 8 2

3 ,4 0 0

8 1 .3

3 .6

3 .4

3 .5

3 .5

3 .4

3 .7

16 to 19 y e a r s ...................................................
16 and 17 years . .......................................
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 over ........................... ..

1 ,2 5 0
704
546
594
1 ,3 3 8
1 ,0 6 7
270

1 ,4 3 7
764
673
672
1 ,2 9 1
1 ,0 3 4
256

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 .6 0 8

1 ,5 8 0

8 4 .2

3 .0

2 .7

2 .7

2 .7

2 .6

2 .9

663
394
268
285
660
500
159

675
392
283
325
580
435
145

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 ,8 1 9

7 8 .4

4 .6

4 .7

4 .8

4 .9

4 .6

5 .0

761
371
390
347
711
599
112

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 ,5 7 4

1 6 to 19 y e a r s . . .............................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ..........................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ..........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s ...............................................
25 years and o v e r ..................... ....................
25 to 54 y e a r s .............................................
55 years and o v e r .......................................

587
310
277
309
678
566
111




.

1968

Table B-l:

Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Change from
Industry

June
1969

1969

July
1968

June
1969

July
1968

July

1969

1!

July
1969

m

1969

Change
from

June

1969

TOTAL ......................................

70,558

70,953

69,929

68,036

-395

2,522

70,462

70,270

70,013

192

MINING.......................................

642

638

624

635

4

7

626

622

622

4

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.___

3,693

3,59*i

3,*t0*i

3,503

99

190

3,445

3,459

3,407

-14

20,337

19,982
14,624

19,754
14,434

-99
-125

484
367

20,290

20,196

2 0 ,118

14,909

14,818

14,740

94
91

11,846

11,628
8,424

12,001
8,774

11,9 30
8,692

11,874

-80

8,630

71
82

—
6.2
12.5
26.2

J40
611

342
610

4

16 .6

657
1,345
1,463
2,015
2,083
2,064
475
448

337
607
497

662
1,345
1,458
2,009
2,064
2,035
473
443

1,333
1,453
1,999
2,058
2,00?
444

3
-5
0
5
6
19
^9
2
5

8,289
6,135

8,266
6 ,126

8,244
6,110

23
9

1,781
82
998
1,440
719

1,793
82
987
1,426
714

-6
1
8
11
2

1,053
121
589
348

1,787
81
990
1,429
717
1,085
1,054
190
585
348

1,046
190
581
350

-1
1
4
0

MANUFACTURING........................

20,238

P rod u ction w o rk er s ....................

14,801

1 *1,926

DUR AB LE GOODS. . . . » ..............
P rodu ction w o rk er s ....................

11,9 6 2
8,705

12,0 38
8,785

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood produ cts............
Furniture and fixture a ....................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment...............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

NONDURABLE GOODS

:

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

P rodu ction w o rk er s ....................

Food and kindred p rodu cts............
Tobacco manufactures . . . . . . . .
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products..............
Printing and publishing.................
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products. . . .
Rubber and plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .

339.4
627.6
■193.7

335.6

8 ,615
338.7

345.6
615.1
>67.5

-76

1 ,3 ^ 0
1,377.8
1,951.1
1,960.3
2,026.7
455.1
428.0

3.8
2.8
-3.9
-1.7
-9.3
-22.8
-8.4
•7
-30.3
-.2
-7.1

1,448.6
2,017.1
2 , 060.1
2,023*2
474.6
438.9

1,471.4
2,025.5
2 , 059.11
2,053.5
474.8
446.0

604.1
489.6
657.2
1,346.1
1,**5.5
2,000.9
2,035.8
2,018.9
*70.3
*39.2

8,276
6,096

8,299
6,141

8 ,136
6,009

8,126
8,010

-23
-45

1,821.6
73.0
990.7
1,392.3
723.6
1,088.7
1,063.5

1,783.7
72.1
1,001.1
1,440.0
725.2
1,086.9
1,060.5
193.2
586.5
350.0

1,725.3
71.3
98**7
1,*19.1
707.6
1,071.1
lJo*5 .1

1 , 8 17.6
75.6
985.6

37.9
•9
-10.4
-47.7
-1.6
1.8
3.0
2.9
- 6.9
-3.3

675.2
1 , 363.5

19 6 .1

579.6
346.7

624.8
*197.6
676.9
1 , 372.8

188.9

577.0
3*5.5

1,364.9
694.4
1 , 063.7
1,035.5
192.7
549.5
346.9

334

281

21.5
70.8

66.0
99.8
-3.5’
19.5
10.9
150
86
4.0
-2.6
5.1
27.4
29*2
25.0

28.0
3.4
30.1
-.2

500

1,088

496
656

474

1 ,0 7 5

3

3

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

4,535

4,501

*,*31

4,358

34

177

4,490

4,456

4,444

34

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

14,682

14,715

1*,517

14,084

-33

598

14,692

14,663

14,609

29

W HOLESALE TR A D E ....................
R E T A IL T R A D E ............................

3,815
10,867

3,791
10,924

3,709

3,667
10,417

24
-57

148
450

3,772

3,758

10,808

10,922

10,891

10 ,8 5 1

-2
31

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

3,633

3,585

3,53*

3,433

48

200

3,572

3,557

3,541

15

SERVICES.................................

11,2 5 0

11

478

11,051

11,062

11,065

719
1,033

720

730
1,025

-11
-1
6

Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal s e r v ic e s ............................
Medical and other health se rvice s.
Educational s e r v ic e s ......................

844.0
1,039.6
2 , 898.1
975.1

10,772
11,239
11,131
846.0
727.*
758.9
1 , 036.2
1,043.1 1 , 0 3 1 .1
2 , 867.6
2,816.9 2,670.5
1 , 060.3
925.8
1^158.3

85 .I

-3.5

-2.0
3.4
227.6

49.3

3,770

!;8 8

1,027
2,850
1,100

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

11,885

12,344

12,306

11,497

-459

388

12,296

12,255

12 ,2 0 7

4l

F E D E R A L ..........................................
S T A T E AND L O C A L ......................

2,855
9,030

2,832

2,740
9,566

2,843
8,654.

23
-482

12
376

2 ,79 1
9,505

2,790
9,465

2,75*
9,*53

1
40

9,512

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




July

Industry

1969

TOTAL PRIVATE.....................
|ffl»ase

t

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

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------MANUFACTURING...........
O w N m A n ars...........................
DURARLC GOODS............................
Ovevllm* Antra.............................
Ordnance and accessories. . . . . .

Lumber sad wood products . . . . .
Furniture aad fixtures.................
Scoae. clay, aad glass pandects . .
Primary metal industries.. . . . . .
Fabricated metal products...........
Machinery; except electrical. . . .
Electrical equipaacat...................
Transportation equipment............
laatrumenta aad related products .
Miscellaneous maaufactariag.. . .
NONDURABLE GOODS............
Owtriei Aears................
Food aad kiodied products..........
Tobacco manufactures............
Textile mill products.............
Apparel and ocher-textile products
Paper aad allied products. . . . . .
Printing nod publishing..........
Chemicals and allied products ; . .
Petroleum aad coal products . .
lubber aad plastics products, 0 e c
Leather aad leather products.. . .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
WHOLESALE T R A D E ......................
RETAIL TRADE...................................

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

Avtragt w#okly hours of production or nonsuparvisory workers1
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
June

*fey

1969

1969

38.0

38.1
42.4
38 .7
40.5
3*5
4 l.l
3.5

37.7
^3.5

4 2 .3

40.7
40 .2
40.4
42.0
41 .6
41 .4
42.0
4 0 .3
41.1
40 .6

38.8
39.8
3*3
41 .3
38.3
40.9
35.8
43 .2
38.3
41 .5
43.4
40 .6
37*5
36.5
40.5
35.1

.1968

38.6
40 .7
3-5
41 .2
3.6
41.0
40.7
40 .3
42.1
41.9
41.4
41.7
39.9
41.9
40.2
38.7
40.0
3.4
41.4
37.6
41.0
36.1
43.1

38.4
41.9
42 .6
41.5
37.7
35.9
40.2
34.6
37.1

37.0

36.9

1968

0 .1
.1
.1

- 0 .1
- 1.2

.1
-.2
0
- .1
- .1

-.4

-.2
-5
-.4

-.2
- .5
-.5
-.4

-.3
r .5

.1
- .1

- .5

-•3

-.7
- .4
- .5
-.4
-.4

.3
.4

-.6

0

-.8
.4

.1
-.2
- .1
- .1

- .1
- .1
.5
-1 .7
- .5
- .5

.7

- .1
-.3
.1
.1
- .1
0

.2
- .1

38.2

41.6
43.4
41.3

-.4

.8
-.9

38.6

-.2

36.9
40.5
35.8

.6

37.1

-.2

37.8
41 .8
37.7
40.7
3 .6
41.4
3.9
41.0
40 .2
40 .8
41.9
41.8
41 .8
42 .6
40 .6
41 .6
40.9
39.2
39*8
3.4
40.6
39.6
41 .2

37.8
41 .9
37.4
40 .7
k l i

3-7
41 .1
40 .2
40 .8
4 1 .8
41.5
4 1 .8
42 .4
4 0 .8
41 .8
41.0
39.5
39.7
3*3
4 0 .7

38.8

41 .4
35.9

June

37.8
43 .4
38.1
4 0 .7
3 .6
41.4
3 .8
40.6
4 0 .3
40 .9
42.1
41.7
41 .6
42 .6
40 .6
4 l.l
40 .8
39.1
39.8
3.4
4 0 .8

0
.1

38.1
4 l.o
36.1

36.2

from

1969

1969___

-.3

0
0
0
-.2
.1
0
0
- .1
-.3
0
-.2
.2
.2
.1
•3

- .1
- .1
.1
-.8
.2

-3
•3

43.0

-.7.

38.4
4 1 .7
4 2 .7
41 .0
37.1
35.7
40 .2
34.1

42.9
38.4
41 .9
42 .3
41.5
37.3
35.7
40.1
34.3

41.4
37.6
35.7
40 .1
34.3

-.2
0
.1
-.2

-.2

36.8

37.2

37.0

-.4

-•7
-1 . 1
-.4

0

.3
.5

May

July
1969

July

1969

38^2

38.2

43.0

June

43 .6

40 .7
3.6
41.4
3.7
40.6
40.7
40.4
42.4
41.9
41.7
42 .6
40.5
41 .3
40.7
39.0
39.7
3.3
40.6
37.6
40 .9
36.1
43.0
38.3
41.9
43 .3
41 .2
37.3
35.4
40.0
33.9

38.6

40.9
3-7
41.6
3.9
40.9
40 .7
40.9
42.4
42.1
42.0
42 .7
40 .7
41.6
41.0
39.2
39.9
3-4
40.8
40.0
41.4
36.3

Seasonally adjusted

Change from

July

»

Table 6-2:

43.2

38.4
4 1 .8

43.0

0
-.2
.4
- .5

lData celate to production worker* in mining ami manufacturing: to comttuctlon workers in contract construction: and to nonauperviaory workers in wholesale and retail
tmdei finance, imuraace, and real estate} trampoetatfcm and public utilities and services, these groups account for approximately four-fifths o f die total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Trampostation and public milidea, and services are included in Total Private hut are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3:

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

Average hourly earnings
Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE...........
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTMK
MANUFACTURING...............
OU RASLI

goods

July

1969
$3-03
3.54

£•73
3.18
3.36
3.45
2.71

2.61
Prismry metal industries............. ... .
Fabricated metal products................

Machinery, except electrica l. . . .

Electrical aqaipmret ...................
Ts— apestarina equipment..............
lastn— rare and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
NONDURABLE GOODS

rood and luadied products .
Tobacco manufactures . . . .
Textile mill products...................
Apparel and other .textile products
Paper and allied products............
Printing and publishing..............
Chemicals and nllied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rabbet and plastics products, n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .
WHOLESALE AN0 RETAIL TRADE.
WHOLESALE T R A D E ......................
RETAIL TRADE..................................

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

3.19

3-77
3.32
3.55
3.09
3.85
3-13
2.91
2.94
2.76
2.36
2.31

3-26

June
1969

May
1969

$ 3-02

$3-01

3-55
1*. 70
3-17

3-57
4.7 1

3.36
3.45

3.16

3.35
3.42

2.71

2.68

3.17
3.77
3-33
3.57

3.17
3.75
3.31
3.56
3.07
3.83
3.13

2.61

3.08

3-86
3.14

2.60

2.89

2.88

2.94
2.80
2.31

2.95
2.74
2.30
2.29
3.19

2.30
3.22

3.68

3.66

1968
$ 2.85

3-34
4*36
3-00

3.18
3.22
2.59
2.46
3.00

3.55
3.15
3.35
2.91
3.64
2.97
2.49
2.75
2.79

2.63
2.17
2.19
3.07
3.48

Change from

$6.57

155.30
179.92
128.61

145.62
168.30
122.10

1.6 3
-.86

138.69

131.0 2
132.02

$ 114.76

$113-48

-.01

.20

150.10

150.17
18 1 A 2
129.65

.01
0
0
0
0
,02
0

•37

.18

138.10

.23

140.42
108.94
105.44
133.98

.15
.19

.22

.17

-.0 1
-.0 1

.21

.01
0

.02
0
-.0 4
.05

.01

.04

2.29

2.16

2.90

2.76

-.01

183.05
128.79

.18
.12

-.0 1
-.0 2

2.92

2.40
3.04

$108.87

$115.44

2.91

2.21

July

$0.18

.03

156.83

139.78
141.11

109.08

106.75
134.41

105*04
134.41
157.13

137.45
149.10
124.53
158.24

160.58

.16

127.08

.15

102.43

128.74
103.49

,16

115.82

115 -3 1

.15
.13
19

121.42
105.71
96.52

119.95
112.00
95.63
83.49
138.46
141.31
144.97
170.40
126.58

.20

.18

,12

82.70

.19

140.83
140.56
144.84
174.47
124.64
87.38
93.08

19

,21
,26
13

,12
.15
19
,14
.15

138.85

110.30

158.72
139.86
152.44
125.36

88.60
91.55

Change from

July

1969
$0.68

$0.01

1969

1968

June

1969

1968

2.30

3.20

3.76
2.94

tty

1969

3.43
4.0 3
3.04
2.35
2.54

3.28

1969

June

July

3-46
4.00
3.05
2.35
2.55
3.23
2.29

3.67
3.49
4.02
3.07
2.33
2.55
3.23

July

June

-.0 1
.03
.02
.02
-.02
0
0
.01

l See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 moat recent months are preliminary.




July

138.03

1 5 1 .6 6

124.34
158.18
127.39

102.96

114.34
119.77

103.02
94.07

82.67

137.17
140.18
143.72
174.50
125.25

87.66
89.92

105.41
99.14

126.30

148.75
130.41
139.70
116.11
152.52
119.39
96.36
110.00

11 5 .5 1
98.89
88.97
79.06
132.32
132.94
136.45
163.18
121.42
85.31

88.56
12 3.12

“•§7

-

1.68

-.69
-1 .3 6
-1 .3 1
-.4 3
- 1.89
-2 .4 1
-3 .3 4

-.83
-2 .3 4

6.69
7.08
8.40
3.53

6.30

7.68
8.0 8
7,04
9.40
8.42
5.72

7.69

.51
1.4 7
-6 .2 9
.89
-.7 9
2.37
-.7 5
-.1 3
4.0 7
-1 .9 4

5.82

- 1.06

-

1.22

80.73

79.23

77.63

77.33

107.38

IO8.33

107.30

102.40

-.9 5

129.85

4.4 8
14.75

1.66

-

1 .5 3
.97
1.50

13 0.82

128.00

1968

6.07
5.91

6.82
3-64
8.51

7.62
8.39
11.29
3.22
2.07
4.52
7.70
3*40

4.98