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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

JULY 1983

Unemployment declined sharply in July and employment surged upward, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor announced today. The overall unemployment rate, 9.3
percent, and the rate for civilian workers, 9.5 percent, each fell by half a percentage point
over the month and were nearly ohe-and-a-half points below last December's highs.
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—rose by 500,000 in July,
following an even larger increase in June.
The number of employees on nonagricultural
payrolls—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—also rose by about half a million
over the month. Increases in payroll employment have totaled 1.7 million since last December.
Unemployment
Both the number of unemployed persons, 10.6 million, and the civilian worker unemployment
rate, 9.5 percent, dropped substantially in July. Since last December's high, the jobless total
has declined by 1.4 million, and the unemployment rate has dropped by 1«3 percentage points.
The number of job losers (persons on layoff and those permanently separated from their jobs)
fell by 320,000 in July and has declined by 1.1 million since December.
(See tables A-2 and
A-8.)
The July decrease in unemployment occurred largely among adult women, whose jobless rate
declined 0.7 percentage point to 7.9 percent. The rate for adult men, which had decreased
markedly in June, edged down further in July to 8.8 percent. There was little change, however,
in the unemployment rate for teenagers, whose rate has hovered around 23 percent for more than a
year. Whites, blacks, and Hispanics all shared in the overall decline in unemployment.
The
rate for black workers dropped from 20.6 to 19.5 percent. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
At 10.5 percent, the jobless rate for workers in manufacturing fell by a full percentage
point over the month and has declined by 4.3 points since last December. During the past 7
months, jobless rates have decreased for all major
ndustry groups, though most of the
Improvement has occurred among workers in the goods-pro* .cing industries. (See table A-6.)
The number of persons unemployed for
was the first real decline in this
duration of unemployment declined nearly
was about unchanged at 21.7 weeks. (See

more than 6 monchs decreased by 365,000 in July; this
very long-term jobless category in 2 years. The median
2 weeks to 9.9 weeks in July, while the mean duration
table A-7.)

Civilian Employment and the Labor Force
Civilian employment continued to increase substantially, rising by 500,000 in July to 101.3
million (seasonally adjusted). Adult women accounted for 375,000 of the over-the-month increase
and adult men nearly 300,000, as teenage employment fell off somewhat following a very large
gain in June. Total civilian employment has risen by 2.1 million since last December.
At 111.9 million, the civilian labor force was unchanged from June, seasonally adjusted,
after a huge advance—1.2 million—in the prior month. Since last July, the labor force has
grown by 1.5 million. (See table A-2.)
Industry Payroll Employment
Nonagricultural payroll employment rose by nearly half a million in July, the largest
monthly gain in 1983 and the fourth consecutive strong increase. At 90.3 million, the July job



- 2 Since December, payroll jobs have increased

total was the highest since February 1982.
million. (See table B-l.)

by

1.7

July employment gains were widespread, with increases occurring in 70 percent of the 186
industries which make up the BLS index of diffusion.
(See table B-6.) Manufacturing posted
sharp job growth for the fourth straight month, with durable goods industries accounting for the
bulk of the over-the-month increase of 160,000.
Transportation equipment, machinery, and
electric and electronic equipment were the biggest gainers in durable goods, with lumber and
wood products, furniture and fixtures, and primary and fabricated metals also showing strength.
Among the nondurable goods industries, the most notable increases occurred in apparel and rubber
and plastic products.
Elsewhere in the goods-producing sector, employment rose in mining for the second month in a
row, primarily due to job gains in oil and gas extraction. Strong performance continued iii
construction, where the July increase was 40,000 and job growth since March has totaled 230,000.
Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Monthly data

Quarterly averages
Category
1982

Labor force 1/
Total employment J_/....
Civilian labor force
Civilian employment.•••
Unemployment
Not in labor force
Discouraged workers....

May

II

II

wmsBScrsmr

1983

1983

June

July

Thousands of persons
111,754 112,193 112,825 112,418 113,600
101,386 100,755 101,603 101,226 102,454
110,088 110,528 111,156 110,749 111,932
99,720 99,090 99,933 99,557 100,786
10,369 11,439 11,222 11,192 11,146
61,932 62,977 62,801 63,204 62,193
1,487
N.A.
1,764
N.A.
1,709

113,539
102,949
111,875
101,285
10,590
62,431
N.A.

Percent of labor force
Unemployment rates:
All workers 1/
All civilian workers........
Adult men
•
Adult women
Teenagers
•
White
Black
•

9.3
9.4
8.4
8.2
22.7
8.3
18.6
13.3

Hispanic o r i g i n .

10.2
10.3
9.7
8.9
22.8
9.1
20.1
15.9

9.9
10.1
9.4
8.5
23.3
8.8
20.7
14.1

10
10
9
8
23
8
20.6
13.8

9.8
10.0
9.0
8.6
23.6
8.6
20.6
14.0

9.3
9.5
8.8
7.9
22.8
8.2
19.5
12.3

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Thousands of jobs

Nonfarm payroll employment
Goods-producing i n d u s t r i e s • •
Service-producing i n d u s t r i e s

85,938 88,815 84,448P 85,451 897553? 96,3l$p
24,178
65,760

23,088 23,347p
65,727 66,101p

23,347 23,534p 23,749p
66,074 66,298p 66,570p

Hours of work

Average weekly hours:
Total p r i v a t e nonfarm.•
Manufacturing
Manufacturing overtime.
1/
Includes the resident Armed Forces,
p-preliminary.




34.9
39.1
2.3

34.8
39.5
2.j

35. Op
40. lp
2.8p

35.1
40.0
2.7

35. lp
40.2p
2.9p

35. lp
40.3p
3.1p

N.A."not available.

- 3 The service-producing sector registered an over-the-month increase of 270,000 jobs, with
gains occurring almost entirely in services (140,000) and State and local government (120,000).
Service industry employment has grown by more than 500,000 in the last 5 months.
Hours of Work
At 35.1 hours in July, the average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged from May and June levels. Manufacturing hours edged up
0.1 hour to 40.3, an hour and a half above its September 1982 cyclical low.
Factory overtime
rose 0.2 hour and at 3.1 hours was at its highest level since December 1980. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls—a comprehensive measure which reflects changes in employment as well
as hours—rose by 0.6 percent in July to 106.3 (1977-100). The manufacturing index was 90.4, up
1.7 percent in July and almost 9 percent since December's low. (See table B-5«)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly and weekly earnings both rose by one quarter of one percent in July,
seasonally adjusted. Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings, at $7.99, were
up 2 cents over the month and 31 cents over the year. Weekly earnings, at $282.85, Increased
$1.51 from June and $12.51 from July 1982. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 155.2 (1977-100) in July, seasonally adjusted, 0.2
percent higher than in June. For the 12 months ended in July, the increase (before seasonal
adjustment) was 4.3 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes unrelated to
underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturing and interindustry
employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI increased 2.1 percent
during the 12-month period ended in June. (See table B-4.)




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 60,000 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 approximately 189,000 establishments employing about 36 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.
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. Member
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 that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included
among the unemployed are persons not looking for work
because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those
expecting to report to a job within 30 days.
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;
— T h e household survey includes people on unpaid leave
among the employed; the establishment survey does not;
— T h e household survey is limited to those 16 years of age
and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age;
—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.
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 a 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-to-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. The January revision
is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5
years. 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 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 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 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 335,000; for
total unemployment it is 240,000; and, for the overall
unemployment rate, it is 0.21 percentage point. These figures
do not mean that the sample results are off by these




magnitudes but, rather, that the chances are 90 out of 100 that
the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates bv 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 .29 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.28 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 $6.00 per issue or $39.00 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

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment atatus of the population, Including Armed Forces In the United States, by sex
(Numbers In thousands)

July
1962

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

TOTAL
Nonlnstltutional population1
Labor force4
Participation rate*
Total employed1
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagrfculturel industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In labor force

17«*,038
114,200
65.6
103,164
59.3
1,674
101,490
4,023
97,467
11,036

175,793
115,051
6 5.4
103,481
58.9
1,668
101,813

3,977
97,836

59,836

11,570
10.1
60,742

9.7

175,970
115,644

174,038
112,090
64.4
101,262
58.2
1,674
99,588
3,445
96,143
10,828
9.7
61,948

175,320
112,148
64.0
100,767
57.5
1,664
99,103
3,375
95,729
11,381
10.1
63,172

175,465
112,457
64.1
101,129
57.6
1,671

175,622
112,418
64.0
101,226
57.6
1,669

99,458

99,557

84,099
66,568
79.2

83,097
63,898

83,856
64,207
76.6

60,471
71.9
1,521

57,664

9.8

83,789
63,957
76.3
57,300
68.4
1,528
55,772
6,657
10.4

90,941

91,532

91,609

48,192
53.0

48,191
52.6

43,598
47.9

43,467
47.5

137
43,461

136
43,331
4,724

48,251
52.7
43,653
47.7
141
43,512

65.7
104,937

59.6
1,664
103,273
4,129
99,144
10,707

9.3
60,326

3,371
96,088
11,328
10.1

6 3,008

175,793
113,600

175,970
113,539

64.6

64.5
102,949
58.5
1,664
101,285
3,527
97,758
10,590

3,367

102,454
58.3
1,668
100,786
3,522

96,190

97,264

11,192
10.0
63,204

11,146

9.8

9.3

62,193

62,431

84,014
64,816
77. 1
58,464

84,099

Men, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutional population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*

83,097

84,014

65,633

66,078

79.0
59,460

78.7
59,581
70.9
1,525
58,056
6,498
9.8

71.6
1,537

57,923
6,172

9.4

58,950
6,097
9.2

76.9
69.4
1,537
56,127
6,234

57,476
68.5
1,530

55,946
6,731
10.5

83,931
64,276
76.6
57,656
68.7
1,528
56,128
6,620
10.3

64,864
77. 1
58,625

69.6

69.7

1,525

56,939

1,521
57,104

t>,351
9.8

6,238
9.6

91,779
48,784
53.2
43,990
47.9
143
43,847

9 1,871
48,675
53.0
44,324
48.2
143
44,181
4,351

Women, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutional population*
Labor force1
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
,
Unemployment rate*
1

93,941
46,567
53.4
43,704
48.1
137

43,567
4,863
10.0

91,779
48,973
53.4
43,900
47.8
143
43,757
5,072
10.4

The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
columns.
* Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States.




91,871
49,076
53.4
44,466
48.4
143
44,323
4,610

9.4

4,594
9.5

9.8

4,597
9.5

91,691
48,142
52.5

43,569
47.5
141
43,428
4,572

9.5

4,795
9.8

8.9

* Labor force as a percent of the nonlnstltutional population,
Total employment as a percent of the nonlnstltutional population,
• Unemployment
a percent of the labor force (Including the resident Armed
Forces).
4

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabla A-2. Employmant atatua of tha civilian population by aax and aga
(Numbers In thousands)

Employment atatua, aax, and age

July
1982

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

ape.
1983

Hay
1983

172,364
112,52b
65.3
101,490
58.9
11,036
9.8

174,125
113,383
65.1
101,813
58.5
11,570
10.2

174,306
113,980

173,656
110,484

173,794
110,786

63.6

63.7

10,707

172,364
110,416
64.1
99,588
57.8
10,828

9.4

9.8

99,103
57.1
11,381
10.3

99,458
57.2
11,328
10.2

173,953
110,749
63.7
99,557
57.2
11,192
10.1

174,125
111,932
64.3
100,786
57.9
11,146
10.0

74,927
59,492
79.4
54,570

73,685
58,055
78.8
52,905
7 1.8
2,462
50,443
5,150
8.9

74,528
58,170
78.1
52,589
70.6
2,420
50,169
5,581

74,611
58,454
78.3
52,752
70.7
2,404
50,348
5,702
9.8

74,712
58,506
78.3
52,901
70.8
2,443
50,458
5,605

74,814
53,804
78.6
53,516
71.5
2,529
50,987
5,288
9.0

82,926

83,699
44,166

83,794

83,899
44,228
52.7
40,484

June
1983

TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1 . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

65.4
103,273

59.2

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

73,685

74,814

58,559
79.5

59,267
79.2

53,619
72.8
2,642

54,078
72.3
2,683
51,395
5,188
8.8

50,977
4,940
8.4

72.8
2,742
51,828

4,922
8.3

9.6

9.6'

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1 . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

82,926
43,434
52.4
39,665
47.8

44,249
52.7
40,394

749

763

38,916
3,769
6.7

39,631
3,855
8.7

39,786
3,606

15,753
10,533
66.9
8,206
52.1
632
7,574
^ , 3 26
22.1

15,303
9,867

15,257
10,338
67.8
8,159
53.5
6 29
7,530
2,179
21.1

84,008

48.1

84,122
44,150
52.5
40,544
48.2
758

8.2

43,983
53.0
40,311
48.6
598

52.8
40,277
48.1
647

8.4

39,887
3,744
8.5

84,008
44,648
53.1
43,789
48.6
6 36
40,153
3,859
8.6

15,389
8,094
52.6
6,197
40.3
344
5,853
1,897
23.4

15,342
8,015
52.2
6,172
40.2
327
5,845
1,843
23.0

15,303
8,480
55.4
6,481
42.4
357
6,124
1,999
23.6

44,238
52.8

40,509
48.3
622
39,886

39,713
3,672
8.3

39,630
3,889
8.8

3,729

15,753
8,378
53.2

15,429
8,148
52.8

6,372
40.4
385
5,987

6,237
40.4
308
5,929

2,006
23.9

1,911
23.5

48.3

597

Both aexea, 16 to 10 years
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

64.5
7,341
4 8.0
530
6,811
2,527
25.6

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




* Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population,

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin

Not

July
1982

Seasonally adjusted1

adjusted

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

150,959

149.569
96,385
64.4

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

150,382

150,518

95,996

96,287
64.0

150,671
96,362

150,810

150,959
97,341

WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

149,569
97,973
65.5

150,810
98,488

65.3

69,595
59.9

89,890

8,378
8.6

8,598
8.7

59.6

98,911

65.5
91,012

60.3
7,899
8.0

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

88,021
58.8
8,364
8.7

88,880

9.0

8.9

8.9

8,370

7,959

8.6

8.2

51,214
78.4

51,459
78.7
47,049
71.9
4,409

51,589
78.7
47,150
72.0
4,440
8.6

51,771
78.9
47,710
72.7
4,060
7.8

51,919

37,703
52.0
34,961
48.3
2,742
7.3

38,124
52.6
35,287

38,242

7,069
55,. 7
5,666
44.6

7,355
58*2

7,180
57.1

5,883
46.5

5,779
45.9

1,403
19.8
20.2
19.4

1,472
20.0
19.8
20.2

1,401
19.5
20.4
18.5

51,252

48,235
73.5
3,967

48,654
74.1
3,713
7.1

47,194
4,058
7.9

71.8
4,332
8.5

37,741
52.0
34,934
48.2
2,806
7.4

37,646

37,750
52.6
34,986

37,509
51.9
34,723

37,683
52.1

2,620
7.0

48.8
2,764
7.3

48.0
2,787
7.4

48.3
2,711
7.2

9,105
69.7
7,394
56.6
1,711
18.8
19.3
18.3

8,545
67.6

8,898
70.7
7,332
58.3
1,566
17.6
17.5
17.7

7,383
56.5
5,841
44.7
1,542
20.9
22.5
19.1

7,273
56.9
5,719
44.8
1,554
21.4
22.9
19.7

7,145
56.0
5,688
44.6
1,457
20.4
21.7
19.0

13,600
11,702
63.2
9,447
50.6
2,315
19.7

18,911
11,988
6 3.4

18,942
12,186
64.3
9,717
51.3

18,600
11,341
61.0
9,211

18,823
11,554

18,851
11,631

61.7
9,209

2,469
20.3

2,130
18.8

61.4
9,253
49,2
2,302

5,421
75.4
4,481
62.3

5,614
76.4

5,661
76.8

4,558
62.0
1,055
18.8

4,614
62.6

5,377
7 4.8
4,444
61.8

5,331
57.0
4,450
47.6
881
16.5

5,159
56.3
4,359
47.6

3,851
7.4

37,14tt
51.8
34,331

47.6
2,816
7.6

7.6

6,720
53.2
1,825
21.4
20.5
22.4

51.8
35,026
48.2

79.2
72.9

64.5

87,777
58.3
8,585

52,367
79.7

79.9
47,870
73.9

97,250
64.5

87,709
58.3
8,577

52,202
79.5

51,720

64.0

63.8
87,324
58.1
8,672

46,883

8.6

34,972

58.9

48.6
2,837
7.4

89,382
59.2

79.0
47,935
73.0
3,984
7.7
52.6
35,668
49.1
2,574

6.7

BLACK
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed ..."
Unemployment rate
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

939
17.3

9,389
49.6
2,599
21.7

1,046
18.5

49.5

933
17.4

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
. Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,168
56.4
4,332
47.3
636
16.2

5,284
56.6
4,353
46.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed.»
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

1,173
52.1
633
2tt.1
540
46.0
45.1
47.1

1,090
48.9
478
21.4
612
56.2
54.5
58.2

1,194
53.7
653
29.3

805
35.8
408
18.1

542
45.3
44.6
46.3

397
49.3
48.9
49.7

9,521
6,126
64.3
5,227

9,738
6,318

t>4.9
899

9,521
5,972
62.7
5,136

55.7
896
14.2

9,640
6,246
64.8
5,448
56.5
798
12.8

14.0

931

17.6

800
15.5

18,942
11,764
62.1

48.8
2,423
20.8

8,880 | 18,911
11,783
1,672
62.3
61.8
9,352
9,270.
49.5
49. 1
2,402
2,432
20.6
20.6
5,512
75.1
4,418
60.2
1,094
19.8

5,597
76.1

5,611
76.1

4,522
61.5
1,075
19.2

4,564
61.9

1,023
18.8

5,540
75.7
4,415
60.3
1,125
20.3

1,047
18.7

5,350
57.7
4,404
47.5
946

5,265
56.6
4,372
47.0
893

5,283
56.6

5,328
57.0
4,477

17.7

17.0

5,348
57»4
4,431
47.6
917
17.1

17.0

16.0

765
34.1

827
37.0
422
18.9

812
36.4
421
18.9
391
48.2
53.1
42.3

903
40.5
446
20.0

825
37.1
428
19.2
397
48.1
47.6
48.8

19.9

5,439
74.5
4,416
60.5

4$2
19.3
333
43.5
44.5
42.3

405
49.0
48.0
50.0

4,384
47.0

900

457
50.6
51.1
50.0

9,469
50.0
2,295
19.5

47.9
851

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

14.7

64.9
5,422

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.




53.9
836

9,551
6,074

63.6
5,088
53.3
986
16.2

9,6.65
6,206
64.2
5,304
54.9
902
14.5

9,747
6,167
63.3
5,318
54.6
849
13.8

9,738
6,253
64.2
5,379
55.2
874
14.0

9,640
6,079
63.1
5,331
55.3
748
12.3

NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to I
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanlcs are included
in both the white and black population groups.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-4. Selected employment Indicators
(Numbers In thousands)

Category

July
1982

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Har.
1983

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

99,588

99,103
37,452
5,097

99,458
37,523
24,371
4,944

99,557
37,560
24,229
4,942

June
1983

July
1983

CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

101,490
38,328
23,448
5,137

101,813
38,115

1,887
1,795
341

1,911
1,716

89,655
14,964
74,691
1,307
73,384
7,377
436

89,938
15,142
74,796

85,978
69,533
6,596
2,019
4,577
9,84 9

90,394
73,270
6,593

23,921
4,991

103,273
38,484
23,925
5,012

38,177
24,173
5,200

2,062
1,719
348

1,523
1,655
254

1,515
1,585
260

1,560
1,607
208

1,595
1,558

91,100
15,100
76,000
1,404
74,596

88,491
15,471
73,020
1,200
71,820

7,689
355

7,286
393

87,912
15,452
72,459
1,235
71,225
7,453
342

88,187
15,518
72,668
1,205
71,463
7,528
353

87,767
71,192
6,686
1,773
4,913
9,889

90,414
72,288
5,577
2,047
3,530
12,549

90,271
71,878
6,202
1,927
4,275
12,191

92,267
73,594

24,171

100,786
37,925
24,335
5,016

101,285
38,293
24,640
5,088

1,636
1,608
263

1,663
1,583
259

88,395
15,523
72,872
1,228
71,644
7,408
335

89,354
15,498
73,856
1,317
72,539

7,493
345

89,765
15,615
74,150
1,286
72,864
7,598
320

90,941
72,975
5,928

90,539
72,978
5,729

92,253
74,004
5,636

1,685
4,243
12,038

1,702
4,027
11,833

12,614

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagriculturat industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers

349

1,375
73,421
7,530
368

229

PERSONS AT WORK*
Nonagriculturat industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons

1,886
4,707
10,531

6,082
1,871
4,211
12,592

1,809

3,826

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 <
1983

1982

II
U-1

I?

II

May

June

July

Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force

U-2

Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force

U-3

Unemployed*persons 25 years and over aa a percent of the
civilian labor focce
Unemployed full-time jobeeekera as a percent of the full-time
civilian labor force

U-4

III

1983

3,0

3.3

4.0

4.2

4.0

4. 1

4.1

3.9

6. 1

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.6

6.1

6.0

7,1

7.1

8.3

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

9.3

9.8

10.6

10.3

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.4

Total unemployed aa a percent of the labor force, Incluptng the
resident Armed Forces

9.3

9.8

10.5

10.2

9.9

10.0

9.8

9.3

U-6b

Total unemployed as a percent of the eMHan labor force

9.4

10.0

10.7

10.3

10.1

10.1

10.0

9.5

U-6

Total full-time jobeeekera plua % part-tlma jobeeakera plus % total on can time
for economic reasons aa a percent of the civilian labor force less % of the
part-tlma labor rorce

12.1

12.8

13.8

13.5

12.9

12.9

12.6

12.1

U-7

Total full-time Jobeeekera plua % part-tlma Jobeeekera plua tt total on part
time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers aa a percent of the
civilian labor force plua discouraged workers lees % of the
part-time labor force

13.4

14.2

15,3

15.0

14.3

H.A.

M.A.

w*5a




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

unemployed persons
(In thousands)
Catagory

July
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

11,146
6,351
5,288
4,795
3,859
1,999

10,590
6,238
5,208
4,351
3,521
1,860

9.8
10.0
8.9
9.6
8.3
23.9

10.3
10.7

10.2
10.7

10.1
10.6

10.0
10.0

9.6
9.8

9.6
9.5

8.8
23*5

9.8
9.6
8.4
23.4

8.5
23.D

9.0
9.9
8.6
23.6

9.5
9.8
8.8
9.0
7.9
22.8

6.6
7.4
12r0

13.5

7.1
7.3
13.2

7.0
7.5
12.9

6.6
7.8
12.. 8

11.6
9.4
10.2
10.4

July
1S82

June
1983

10,828
6,234
5, 150
4,594
3,672
2,006

CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16 years and ovar
Man, 16 years and ovar
Man, 20 years and ovar
Women, 16 years and ovar
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

7.1
7.5

Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

2,713
1,920
708

2,671
2,060
735

2,504
1,846

Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost2

9,036
1,806

9,294
1,911

8,949
1,663

9.6
11.2
10.7

10.3
10.5
11.8

10.2
10.6
11.4

9.9
11.0
11.5

9.7
12.1
10.8

8,296
182
1,048
2,737
1,720
1,017
384
2,138
1,807
764
250

8,243
204
988
2,514
1,593
921
445
2,157
1,935
835
335

7,869

10.2
15.8
20.3
12. 1
12.8
11.0
6.6
10.3
7.0
4.7
14.1

10.8
18.6
20.3
12.8
14.1
11.1
7.8
11.2
7-2

10.5
20.3
20.3
12.4

10.5
22.7
20.4
12.3
13.5
10.5
7.0
10.1
7.5
5.8
17.0

10.0
18.2
18. 1
11.5
12.2
10.4
7.8
10.2
7.2
5.1
17.0

667

6. 1
7.0

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
1
1

181

989
2,276
1,414
862

395
2,032
1,996

903
275

5.9
16.3

13.5
10.8
7.7
10.4
7.3
6. 1
17.2

raaaona aa a parcant of potentially avallabia labor forca hours.

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours- lost by the unemployed and parsons on part time for economic

Table A-7. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)

Weeks of unemployment

July
1982

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

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 weeks

4,197
3,613
3,226
1,377
1,849

4,587
2,536
4,447
1,605
2,842

3,708
3,046
3,953
1,318
2,636

3,959
3,249
3,569
1,780
1,789

3,440
3,140
4,615
1,875
2,740

3,547
3,154
4,356
1,662
2,694

3,519
2,979
4,517
1,731
2,786

3,655
2,915
4,589
1,638
2,951

3,498
2,794
4,417
1,830
2,587

14.4
7.4

19.8
8.8

20.0
8.8

15.6
8.3

19. 1
10.3

19.0
11.3

20.4
12.3

22.0
11.8

21.7
9.9

11,036
38.0
32.7
29.2
12.5
16.8

11,570
39.6
21.9
38.4
13.9
24.6

10,707
34.6
28.4
36.9
12.3
24.6

10,828
36.7
30.1
33.1
16.5
16.6

11,381
30.7
28.1
41.2
16.7
24.5

11,328
32.1
28.5
39.4
15.0
24.4

11,192
31.9
27.0
41.0
15.7
25.3

11,146
32.8
26.1
41.1
14.7
26.4

10,590
32.7
26.1
41.2
"17. 1
24.2

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and ovar




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)

July
1982

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Mac.
1983

Apr.
1983

Mar
1983

June
1983

July
1983

to,076
2,023
4,055
854
2,553
1,551

6,135
1,625
4,510
748
2,799
1,887

5,890
1,609
4,281
767
2,492
1,559

6,323
2,126
4,197
819
2,478
1,230

6,823
1,945
4,878
901
2,426
1,155

6,750
1,948
4,803
JB15
2,488
1,245

6,76b
1,943
4,823
801
2,365
1,251

6,513
1,822
4,691
782
2,425
1,440

6,193
1,719
4,474
738
2,429
1,225

100.0
55.0
18.3
3to-7
7.7
23.1
14.1

100.0
53.0
14.0
39.0
6.5
24,2
16.3

100.0
55.0
15.0
40.0
7.2
23.3
14.6

100.0
58.3
19.6
38.7
7.5
22.8
11.3

100.0
60.4
17.2
43.1
8.0
21.5
10.2

100.0
59.7
17.2
42.5
7.2
22.0
11.0

100.0
60.5
17.4
43.1
7.2
21.1
11.2

100.0
58.4
16.3
42.0
7.0
21.7
12.9

100.0
58.5
16.2
42.3
7.0
22.9
11.6

5.4
.b

5.4
.7
2.5
1.7

5.2
.7
2.2
1.4

5.7
.7
2.2
1.1

6.2
• 8
2.2
1.0

6.1
.7
2.2
1.1

6.1
.7
2.1
1,1

5.8
.7
2.2
1.3

5.5
.7
2.2
1.1

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

1.4

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

Sex and age

July
1982

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

10,828
4,370
2,006
824
1,175
2,364
6,436
5,648
799

11,146
4,332
1,999
799
1,200
2,333
6,863
6,016
834

10,590
4,087
1,860
768
1,088
2,227
6,479
5,688
803

9.8
17.9
23.9
25.8
22.6
14.7
7.5
8.0
5.3

10.3
18.1
23.5
25.1
22.7
15.4
8.1
8.7
5.4

10.2
18.1
23.4
26.3
21.8
15.4
8.0
8.5
5.6

10.1
18.1
23.0
26.2
21.1
15.6
7.9
8.5
5.3

10.0
17.6
23.6
25.8
22.4
14.4
7.9
8.3
5.6

9.5
16.8
22.8

Men, 16years 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 . . .

6,234
2,474
1,064
457
622
1,390
3,731
3,293
442

6,351
2,444
1,063
414
646
1,381
3,918
3,443
483

6,238
2,398
1,030
460
568
1,368
3,808
3,325
481

10.0
19.2
25.2
27.7
23.4
16.2
7.5
8.1
4.9

10.7
19.5
25.3
26.0
24.8
16.6
8.4
9.0
5.8

10.7
19.4
24.4
27.0
22.8
17.0
8.5
8.9
6.3

10.6
19.7
23.9
27.4
22.0
17.6
8.2
8.8
5.8

10.0
18.4
23.7
25.4
22.9
15.7
7.8
8.4
5.4

9.8
18.4
23.8
27.9
21.2
15J7
7.6
8.1
5.4

Women, 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 . . .

4,594
1,896
922
367
553
974
2,705
2,355
357

4,795
1,888
936
385
554
9 52
2,945
2,572
351

4,351
1,689
830
308
520
859
2,671
2,363
322

9,6
16.4
22.6
23.8
21.9
13.1
7.4
7.7
5.8

9.8
16.6
21.5
24.2
20.5
14.1
7.7
8.3
4.7

9.6
16.5
22.4
25.5
20.7
13.5
7.4
7.9
4.5

9.5
16.2
21.9
24.7
20.2
13.3
7.6
8.2
4.6

9.9
16.6
23.4
26.2
21.9
12.9
7.9
8.2
5.8

9.0
14.9
21.6
22.3
21.0
11.5
7.2
7.6
5.3

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 tt> 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

1

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.




25.3
21.1
13.8
7.4
7.8
5.3

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers
(Numbers In thousands)
oiw*y m S y m r
Employment status

Civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate . :
Not in labor force

Juxy
1982

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

Apr,
1983

Hay
1983

June
1983

July
1983

22,795

23,316
14,895
63.9
11,923
51.1

23,347
15,069
64.5

22,795
14,047
61.6
11,601

23,275
14,456
62.1
11,779

23,276

23,282
14,460
62.1
11,775

50.9
2,446

50.6
2,677

23,347
14,573
62.4
11,966
51.3

17.4
8,748

18.5
8,819

23,316
14,652
62.8
11,879
50.9
2,773
18.9
8,664

14,553
63.8
11,895
52.2
2,658
18.3
8,242

2,972
20.0
8,420

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

12,261
52.5
2,808

16.6
8,277
1

14,487

62.2
11,759
50.5

50.6
2,685
18.6
8,822

2,728

18.8
8,789

2,60 7
17.9
8,774

Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian nonlnstitutlonal population.

Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)

Occupation

Total, 16 years and over1

July
1982

July
1983

July
1982

July
1983

July
1982

July
1983

103,273

11,036

10,707

9.8

9.4

Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and manage rial
Professional specialty

22,707
10,682
12,024

23, 166
10,740
12,425

888
435
453

867
389
478

3.8
3.9
3.6

3.6
3.5
3.7

Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, including clerical

31,082
3,113
11,356
16,613

2,028
149
750
1, 130

2,138
156
842
1,140

6. 1
4.6
6.2
6.4

6.3
4.7
6.5
6.4

Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective

13,739
1,04 4
1,634
11,062

31,787
3, 142
12,060
16,586
14,155
1,006
1,761
11,387

1,729
90
106
1,533

1,657
85
135
1,437

11.2
7.9
6. 1
12.2

10.5
7.8
7.1
11.2

Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair

12,181
3,910
4,228
4,043

12,831
4,171
4,632
4,028

1,296
285
637
374

1,334
334
612
388

9.6
6.8
13.1
8.5

9.4
7.4
11.7
8.8

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

17,017
7,952
4,291
4,774
636
4,13 9

16,591
7,772
4,260
4,558
707
3,851

3,254
1,608
596
1,051
215
836

2,718
1,293
523
902
165
737

16. 1
16.8
12.2
18.0
25.3
16.8

14.1
14.3
10.9
16.5
18.9
16.1

4,705

4,743

298

379

6.0

7.4

Farming, forestry, and fishing
1

Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.




101,490

NOTE: Occupational detail may not add to totals because of changes in the estimation procedures.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-12. Employmant atatua of mala Vlatnam-ara

nonvatarana by aga, not aaaaonally ad)uatad

(Numbers In thousands)

Chilian labor foroa

Total

July
1982

July
19tt3

July
1962

July
1983

July
1982

July
1983

8,695
7,129
1,202
2,917
3,010
1,566

7,846
5,846
668
2,135
3,043
2,000

8,204
6,834
1,132
2,801
2,901
1,370

7,378
5,613
620
2,055
2,938
1,765

7,523
6,228
963
2,562
2,703
1,295

6,763
5,104
544
1,648
2,712
1,659

681
606
169
239
198
75

18,264
8,184
5,987
4,093

20,053
8,713
6,808
4,532

17,345
7,748
5,715
3,882

18,943
8,176
6,469
4,298

15,741
6,885
5.2.39
3,617

17,350
7,408
5,967
3,975

1,604
863
476
265

July
1982

July
1983

July
1982

July
1983

615
509
76
207
226
19b

8.3
8.9
14.9
8.5
6.8
5.5

8.3
9.1
12.3
10.1
7.7
6.0

1,593
768
502
323

9.2

11.1
8.3

8.4
9.4
7.8
7.5

VETERANS
Total, 25 years and ovar
25to39yaara
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 years and ovar
NONVETERANS
Total, 25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
NOTE: Mala Vlatnam-ara veterans
August 5,1984 and May 7,1975.




who aarvad m tha Armed Foroaa between
ara man who hava nawar aarvad In tha Ann*

6.8
edForcea;pub4le*eddaUafeltaltedtothoee25to
cloeary corraaponda to tha bulk of tha Vlatnanvora vataran population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for ten large States
(Numbers In thousands)
Stat* and employment status

July
1982

June
1983

July
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

May
1983

June
1983

July
1983

18,465
12,397
11,075
1,323
10.7

18,770
12,434
11,182
1,251
10.1

18,801
12,438
11,256
1,182
9.5

18,465
12,266
10,977
1,289
10.5

18,687
12,216
10,926
1,290
10.6

18,713
12,153
10,962
1,191
9.8

18,741
12,301
11,007
1,294
10.5

18,770
12,459
11,173
1,286
10.3

18,801
12,294
11,147
1,147
9.3

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

8,125
4,809
4,447
362
7.5

8,343
4,957
4,522
434
8.8

8,363
5,017
4,608
409
8.2

8,125
4,736
4,373
363
7.7

8,284
4,639
4,228
411
8.9

8,302
4,748
4,338
410
8.6

8,322
4,742
4,311
431
9.1

8,343
4,915
4,481
434
8.8

8,363
4,926
4,511
415
8.4

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

8,532
5,741
5,042
700
12.2

8,547
5,640
4,921
719
12.7

8,550
5,657
4,994
663
11.7

8,532
5,633
4,954
679
12.1

8,543
5,692
5,000
692
12.2

8,544
5,580
4,898
682
12.2

8,545
5,646
4,966
680
12.0

8,547
5,567
4,876
691
12.4

8,550
5,541
4,902
639
11.5

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

4,477
3,096
2,798
298
9.6

4,510
3,025
2,799
226
7.5

4,513
3,046
2,856
190
6.2

4,477
3,053
2,769
284
9.3

4,501
2,981
2,744
237
8.0

4,503
3,009
2,797
212
7.0

4,506
2,986
2,794
192
6.4

4,510
3,005
2,798
207
6.9

4,513
2,999
2,823
176
5.9

6,747
4,382
3,737
645
14.7

6,725
4,420
3,773
648
14.6

6,724
4,404
3,829
575
13.1

6,747
4,314
3,680
634
14.7

6,731
4,297
3,622
675
15.7

6,728
4,344
3,695
649
14.9

6,727
4,370
3,717
653
14.9

6,725
4,357
3,696
661
15.2

6,724
4,333
3,764
569
13.1

5,702
3,711
3,399
312
8.4

5,746
3,697
3,382
315
8.5

5,751
3,737
3,428
309
8.3

5,702
3,630
3,324
306
8.4

5,734
3,595
3,292
303
8.4

5,738
3,637
3,367
270
7.4

5,742
3,579
3,335
244
6.8

5,746
3,647
3,342
305
8.4

5,751
3,652
3,345
307
8.4

13,517
8,252
7,551
700
8.5

13,586
8,209
7,459
750
9.1

13,594
8,408
7,676
732
8.7

13,517
8,028
,7,368
660
8.2

13,568
8,036
7,291
745
9.3

13,572
8,015
7,271
744
9.3

13,579
7,907
7,215
692
8.8

13,586
8,133
7,382
751
9.2

13,594
8,183
7,485
698
8.5

Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

8,058
5,274
4,628
646
12.2

8,071
5,267
4,595
672
12.8

8,073
5,302
4,723
579
10.9

8,058
5,138
4,514
624
12.1

8,068
5,104
4,431
673
13.2

8,068
5,158
4,485
673
13.0

8,069
5,185
4,479
706
13.6

8,071
5,182
4,517
665
12.8

8,073
5,152
4,588
564
10.9

Civilian noninstitutional population.

9,135
5,578
4,982
595
10.7

9,157
5,607
4,886
721
12.9

9,160
5,670
5,054
617
10.9

9,135
5,479
4,885
594
10.8

9,151
5,357
4,638
719
13.4

9,152
5,377
4,669
708
13.2

9,154
5,489
4,796
693
12.6

9,157
5,578
4,874
704
12.6

9,160
5,555
4,938
617
11.1

10,953
7,433
6,888
54 5
7.3

11,251
7,703
7,046
657
8.5

11,280
7,721
7,084
637
8.3

10,953
7,364
6,847
517
7.0

11,170
7,567
6,887
680
9.0

11,196
7,569
6,919
650
8.-6

11,223
7,508
6,897
611
8.1

11,251
7,631
7,044
587
7.7

11,280
7,655
7,039
616
8.0

California
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida

Michigan
Civiliantioninstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Ohio

Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texas
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
These are the official Bureau of Labor Statlatica' estimates used In the administration of
Federal fund allocation programs.




1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical numbers
appear In the unadjueted and the seaaonalfy adjuated column*.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Tabto B 1 . Employees on nonaaHcuHural payrolls by industry
(in thousands) MII

_

,

|

n

,

|

July
1983 P

May
1983

1983 P

1983 P]

89,221

89,830

90,641

90,107 89,450

88,814

89,090 c 89,421

89,832

90,319

23,991

23,351

23,830

23,912 23,843

23,030

23,159

23,347

23,534

23,749

1,140

996

1,022

1,006

997

994

1,006

1,016

3,887

4,099

18,704
12,630

18,464
12,523

18,709
12,723

11,0*3
7,285

10,.808
7,1.48

10,934
7,249

10,931 11,095
7,242 7,350

614.7
418.3
389.1
905.4
1,417.3
2,240.4
2,007.3
1,753.7
718.7
378.5

665,1
443.5
573.1
832.7
1,377.3
2,069.8
2,007.7
1,769.2
688.3
381.5

696.
448.
585.7
839.
1,393.
2,079.
2,040.
1,773.
691.
386.

706.
445.
586.
838.
1,383.
2,081.
2,043.
1,779.
685.
381.1

,.,,..,..,..,
,T

7,661
5,345

7,660
5,375

7,775
5,474

Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
,
t.
Chemicala and ellied products
Petroleum and coal products —
Rubber and misc. plastics products . . . . . . .
Leather and leather products

1,666.1
62,7
727.6
1,098.9
660.6
1.261.0
1,079.2
203.4
692.2
?09.6

1,584.4
60.8
737.6
1,159,7
6*4.9
1,274.8
1,057,5
198.2
715.9
215*8

1,630.2
61*1
746.8]
*,179.8
662.4
1,280.0
1,066.21
200,1
728.7
219,9

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•w~|piw*ww***jp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t t

65,230

66,479

66,811

5^089

4,993

5,031

20,482
5,303
I5,17f
S.411

5,435

If,239

Total
Goods-producing

r

MHwIQ

,.,.,....,,..,

T

Construction
Manufacturing
Production workers
Durable goods
Production workers

,

Cumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures . .*
Stone, clay, and glass products,....., —
Primary metal products
,
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment . , t
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.,
Miscellaneous manufecturing,
Nondurable gooda
Production workers

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., .. ,

Mlfc , | , , m»m —~.^ M 1 . I I I M ^

wnviwMif inviWHniwivv
Wholesale trade
Retail trade

........
,
,,.....,.,...,

"oiefieo.weMiefioo,e^eWSPI^awo^e . . . . . . » t . « .

^•^PW^p. fHfi^ww* . . . . . .

. . . . » . . . . . . . f * .

p * preliminary.




. . . . . .

. . . r

July
1982

Apr.
1983

July
1982

Mar.
1983

M«y
1983

June
1983 P|

1,029

1,125

4,219

3,916

3,757

3,786

3,860

3,941

3,984

18,664 18,802
12,681 12,751

18,267
12,323

18,376
12,435

18,493
12,531

18,587
12,623

18,749
12,793

10,617
6,961

10,689
7,035

10,788
7,115

10,843
7,168

10,971
7,297

600
430
578
909
1,432
2,256
2,016
1,770
717
387

638
433
559
816
1,362
2,030
1,988
1,723
691
377

651
440
565
820
1,369
2,031
1,999
1,743
690
381

662
446
570
828
1,379
2,064
2,010
1,757
689
383

678
450
573
830
1,385
2,067
2,030
1,760
686
384

689
457
575
841
1,396
2,096
2,052
1,793
683
389

7,733
5,439

7,707
5,401

7,650
5,362

7,687
5,400

7,705
5,416

7,744
5,455

7,778
5,496

1,664.3
60.6
737,4
1,139.4
661.8
1,281.2
1,064,0
200.8
727,8
196.1

1,639
67
741
1,141
660
1,266
1,073
200
700
220

1,619
67
7 30
1,143
652
1,269
1,056
199
699
216

1,633
66
733
1,149
654
1,274
1,058
199
707
214

1,632
66
736
1.153
656
1,276
1,058
198
716
214

1,647
65
745
1,160
657
1,280
1,057
198
721
214

1,636
65
7 50
1,183
661
1,286
1,059
197
735
206

66,195 65,607

65,784

65,931° 66,074

66,298

66,570

5,075

4,963

4,988

4,993

4,991

4,977

20,37r

20,608] 20,555 20,438

20,350

20,329

20,356

20,485

20,498

5,197
15.174

5,253 5,279
5,250
15,358) 13,302 15,159

5,176
15,174

5,180
15,149

5,197
15,159

5,219
15,266

5,227
15,271

5,342

5,391

5,423

5,435

5,451

5,471

5,506

4,992

5,542

19,62*

19,817

19,960 19,083

19,356

19,478

19,546

19,660

19,802

13,009

16,056

15,649

15,146 15,669

15,724

|15,713* 15,744

15,711

15,822

2,794
12,21$

2,756
13,300

2,792
13,057

2,794 2,737
12,352 12,932

2,742
12,982

2,738« 2,756
12,975 12,986

2,745
12,966

2,737
13,085

c = corrected.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

«

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Tabls B-2. Averags wsskly hours of production or nonsuporvlsory workars1 on prlvtft* nonagrleultural payrolls by Industry

Industry

July
1982

May
1983

June
1983 ,

July
1983 pi

July
1983 p

35.1

35.1

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

40.1
3.0

39.1
2.3

39.5
2.6

40.1
2.9

40.0
2.7

40.2
2.9

40.3
3.1

40.8
3.0

40.4
2.9

39.6
2.2

39.9
2.5

40.5
2.8

40.4
2.6

40.6
2.9

40.8
3.0

40.
39.
41.
40.
40.
39.
40.
41.
40.
38.

40
39
42
40
40
40
40*6
42.4
40.1
38.9

40.
39.
42.
40.
40.
40.
40.
41.
39.
38.

38.5
37.4
40.5
38.8
39.4
39.8
39.6
40.9
40.1
(2)

39.
38.
40.
39.
39.
39.
39.
41.
40.
(2)

40.
39.
41.
39.
40.
40.
40.
42.
40.
(2)

39.8
39.2
41.2
40.3
40,4
40.0
40.3
41.6
40.4
(2)

40.
39,
41.
40.
40.
40.
40.
42.
40,
(2)

39.9
39.9
41.8
40.8
40.8
40.7
40.7
42.2
40.1
(2)

38.5
2.5

39.3
2.8

39.7
3.0

39.6
3.1

38.5
2.5

39.0
2.7

39.5
3.0

39.4
2.9

39.6
3.0

39.6
3.2

39.
36.
37.
35.
41.
36.
40.
44.
39.
36.

39.
37.
40.
36.
42.
37,
41.
43.
41.
37.

39.
38.
41.
36.
42.
37,
41.
43.
41.
37.

39.
38.
40.
36.
42.
37.
41.
43,
41.
37.

39.4
(2)
37
35
41
37
40
43
(2)
36.0

39.2
(2)
39.6
35.6
42.1
37.4
41.2
44.9
(2)
36.0

39.6
(2)
40.6
36.2
42.4
37.7
41.5
43.5
(2)
37.0

39.4
(2)
40.4
36.1
42.7
37.4
41.6
43.6
(2)
36.8

39.8
(2)
40.7
36.2
42.8
37.6
41.9
43.7
(2)
36.8

39.6
(2)
41.0
35.9
43.0
37.7
41.9
42.8
(2)
37.3

39.2

38.7

39.1

39*2

38.9

38.8

38.8

38.9

38.9

38.9

31.7

31.7

31.9

32.0

31.9

Mining

42.5

Construction

38.0

37.4

37.9

38.2

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

38.9
2.3

39.9
2.7

40.4
3.0

Durable goods
Overtime hours

39.2
2.1

40.4
2.6

38.
36.
40.
38.
38.
39.
39.
40.
39.
38.

Transportation and public utilities

June
1983 pi

35.1

35.4
41.7

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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

May
1983

(2)

35.3
42.5

Nondurable goods
Overtime hours

Apr.
1983
34.9

34.9
42.2

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment ,
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .,
Miscellaneous manufacturing

Mar.
1983
34.8

35*2

Total private

July
1982
34.9

Wholesale and retail trade

32.6

31.8

32.1

32.5

32.0

Wholesale tradd

38.7
30.7

38.5
29.7

38.7
30.1

38.8
30.6

38.5
29.9

38.4
29.7

38.5
29.6

38.6
29.9

38.7
29.9

38.6
29.8

36.2

36.3

3*.l

36.2

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

33.1

32.7

32.9

33.2

32.6

32.7

32.7

32.9

32.7

32.7

Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and real eatate
Services

%
0 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.




* 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 hoiltly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricuiturai
payrolls by industry
Average weekly oecninge
Industry

Total private
Seasonally adjusted

Construction

July
1982

May
1983

June
1983 pi

July
1983

$7.68
7.70

$7.97
7.97

$7.97
8.00

$7.99
8.02

11.20

11.28

11.38

461.55

472.64

479.40

474.55

11.80

11.75

11.79

440.42

441.32

445.33

450.38

8.55

8.78

8.81

8.86

332.60

350.32

355.92

355.29

9.12

9.34

9.37

9.40

357.50

377.34

382.30

379.76

7.88
6.64
9.36
11.41
9.10
.65
.66
11.59
8.51
6.88

292.97
232.31
362.56
437.36
344.27
365.34
321.79
456.75
321.95
244.86

312.76
254.28
380.88
452.33
366.83
382.64
345.72
482.69
341.74
264.62

319.87
263.34
390.27
456.03
370.78
388.49
350.78
493.11
340.05
264.52

315.99
259.62
393.12462.11
366.73
386.97
348.13
485.62
337.00
264.88

7.59
6.33
8.93
11.36
8.85
9.32
, 8.23
11.25
8.13
6.41

11.28
9.08

11.26
9.11

11.52
8.48
6.82

11.63
8.48
6.80

7.77

8.03

8.03

8.13

299.15

315.58

318.79

321.95

7.88
10.42
5.81
5.19
9.41
8.75
10.00
12.42
7.67
5.29

8.18
10.74
6.14
5.33
9.81
9.05
10.50
13.17
7.97
5.51

8.17
10.92
6.16

8.19
11.01
6.17
5.33
10.09
9.14
10.57
13.15
8.13
5.54

311.26
383.46
216.13
183.73
392.40
322.88
406.00
546.48
303.73
190.97

321.47
401.68
248.67
192.41
415.94
337.57
435.75
575.53
327.57
204.42

325.17
420.42
253.18
196.71
424.71
339.22
440.37
576.41
328.75
207.90

325.14
422.78
249.89
192.95
431.85
342.75
440.77
570.71
334.14
207.20

10.29

10.74

10.73

10.85

403.37

415.64

419.54

425.32

6.46

202.12

205,43

207.05

209.95

8.39
5.71

310.76
167.93

321.86
169.59

323.15
171.87

325.53
174.73

245.07

265.35

261.73

263.54

227.40

236.42

236.55

238.38

Nondurable goods

Transportation and public utilities

$270.34 $278.15 $281.34 $282.85
268.73 279.75 280.80 281.50

10.86

Durabla 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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

July
June
1983 pi 1983

11.59

Manufacturing

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing —

May
1983

July
pi 1982

Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale trade

10.51
13.13

6.20

6.46

8.03
5.47

8.36
5.71

8.35
5.71

6.77

7.31

7.25

6.87

7.23

7.19

Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
1
See footnote 1, table B-2.

7.18

p» preliminary.

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricuiturai payrolls by industry
(1977^100)
Not seasonally adjusted
Peccant
change
from!

Industry

Total private nonf arm:
Current dollars
Constant (1977) dollars
Manufacturing
TVanapottatlewafidpubllciitllHIee .

July
1982

May
1983

June
1983 p

July
1983 p

148.5
92.4
160.9
141.3
153.3
148.0
145.1

154.5
94.6
165.0
143.9
157.4
155.8
151.5

154.3
94.3
166.7
143.8
157.7
155.4
151.4

154.9
N.A.
168.6
144.3
158.2
157.1
151.7

148.2
147.7

159.0
154.9

158.0
154.5

158.7
154.7

Finance, Insurance, and

1
2
3
4

Seasonally adiusted
pgisem
ffoaa.
July
1982

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

May
1983

June
1983 P

July
1983 p

4.3
(2)
4.8
2.1
3.2
6.1
4.5

148.8
92.8
(4)
141.2
153.3
148.8
145.2

153.4
95.0
(4)
145.5
157.1
155.9
149.6

154.0
94.8
(4)
145.9
157.0
155.9
150.5

154.6
94.7
<4)
144.5
157.7
156.6
151.2

154.8
94.7
(4)
144.7
157.8
156-.8
151.5

155.2
N.A.
(4)
144.2
158.1
157.9
151.8

0.2
(3)
(4)
-.3

7.1
4.8

(4)
148.5

(4)
152.6

(4)
154.0

<4)
154.9

(4)
155.4

(4)
155.7

(4)
•2

July
1982July
1983

June
1983July
1983

•2
.7
•2

See footnote 1, table B-2.
Percent change was 2.1 percent from June 1982 to June 1983, the lateat aonth available.
Percent change was 0.0 percent froa May 1983 to June 1983, the lateat aonth available.
These series are not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal coaponent ts saall relative to the trend-cycle and/or
irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
N.A. » not available,
p » preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
(1977 = 100)

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Industry
July
1982

May
1983

July
June
July
1983 PI 1983 PI 1982

Mar.
1983

Apr.
1983

May
1983

Jurt<
July
1983 P] 1983

106.2

104.8

107.3

108.0

104.8

103.1

104.0

105.0

105.7

91.8

90.6

94.0

93.9

91.7

87.8

89.6

90.5

91.9

93.3

Mining

130.9

110.2

114.5

113.1

129.6

110.7

109.5

110.3

112.8

112.6

Construction

111.1

101.1

109.2

113.7

101.9

94.3

96.3

99.6

102.3

103.8

Total private
Goods-producing

86.2

Manufacturing

87.7

90.0

89.1

84
90
92
82
65
81
81
97

86.9
96.8
95.2
85.8
66.

86.
96,
92,
85,
66.
82,
82.
99.
85.
98.
81.8

86,
77,
85.
81,
68.
83,
91.
97,
84.
108,

91.
95.
107.
96.
95.
101.
86.2

93.7
98.5
81.4
80.5
86.7
95.8
108.0
96.0
96.6
101.7
75.5

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products..
Miscellaneous manufacturing

83.
79,
81.
82.
67.
80.
89.
94.
81.
106.
80.

Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile produc s .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

89.
97.
81.8
72.2
81.
92.
104.
94.
95,
91.
77,

92,
91,
79,
80.
88,
93.
107,
94.
93.
99.
82.

Service-producing

83.

101.4

82.
100,
85.
101.

82.0

83.

84.8

94.
95.
81.
82.

85.4

106.3

88.9

90.4

81,
85,
87,
78,
62.
79,
78.
95,
81.
100,
80.

83.
88.
92.
80.
63.
81.
80.
97.
83.
101.
82.

84,
89
93,
81,
65,
82,
81,
98,
82,
101,
82.

85.4
92.1
94.8
82,
65,
82,
82,
99,
84.
100,
83.

87.
93.
97.
83.
67.
84.
84.
101.
87.
99.8
85.0

90,
96.
91,
74,
83,
92.
105,
94.
91,
95.
81,

91,
94.
89.
77.
85,
92.
106.
93.
97.
94.
79.

92.8
96.0
89
80
87
93
108
94
94
98
81

92,
95.

94.8
96.
91.

94.
107.
94.
93.
100.
81.

94,
97,
88.
81.8
88.4
94.8
108.6
95.7
93.5
101.0
81.7

89.
96.
109.
96.
93.
104.
79.

87.9

83.8

87.4

87.8

88.
80.
87,

83.

114,2

112.6

114.7

115.9

112.1

111.6

111.9

113.0

113.3

113.4

Transportation and public utilities

103.0

99.5

101.3

100.6

102.2

99.1

99.6

99.9

99.9

99.7

Wholesale and retail trade

107.4

104.0

106.4

107.5

103.6

104.7

105.3

10\5.1

106.9
102.9

108.8
105.5

109.1
106.9

105.5
109.4
104.0

103.9

110.3
106.2

106.1
103.0

106.6
102.4

107.3
103.7

108.0
104.3

107.8
104.1

Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate

118.8

118.7

120.0

121.1

117.0

116.4

117.8

119.1

118.9

118.8

125.1

125.8

128.0

129.9

122.1

123.9

124.7

126.1

126.1

126.8

Sept.

Oct.

Services
1

See footnote 1, table B-2.

P

p = preliminary.

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased
Time
•pan

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

.Apr.

*~

Mey

July

**.

Nov.

Dec.

Over
1-month
span

57.8
28.5
56.5

52.4
45.4
45.7

52.2
36.0
62.4

65.6
39.0
69.1

60.2
47.6
71.0

58.9
32.8
64.5p

62.6
38.4
69.6p

49.5
37.1

42.2
34.1

33.3
29.3

29.3
32.0

30.9
42.2

Over
3-month
span

58.3
25.3
45.4

54.6
28.8
55.1

59.1
32.0
65.6

65.9
34.1
75.8

67.5
32.5
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66.7
33.6
76.lp

60.5
27.2

50.5
27.2

33.3
26.1

30.1
25.5

24.5
24.7

23.4
40.6

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6-month
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20.2
50.5

65.3
23.7
63.2

63.7
25.3
73.4p

69.4
29.8
76.3p

64.2
26.1

58.6
26.1

45.7
23.4

34.4
19.1

29.6
21.2

24.2
26.1

25.0
26.6

22.0
35.8

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12-month
span

74.5
22.0
50.8p

71.2
20.7

70.4
18.0

58.1
19.4

47.6
18.3

41.4
20.7

34.9
20.7

29.8
22.8

27.4
24.2

23.7
31.5

25.3
37.6

23.1
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