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NEWS

from

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W» Willard Wirtz, Secretary

USDL - 8346

F O R R E L E A SE :

11:30 A .M .
T u esda y, July 11, 1967

U. S. D epartm en t of L a b o r
BLS, 961 - 2634

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

JUNE 1967

E m p loym en t in c r e a s e d m o re ra p id ly than is n o rm a l fo r June, a cco rd in g
to the U, S. D epartm en t of L abor* s B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistics, but u n em p loy ­
m ent r o s e as the la b o r fo r c e expanded m o r e than se a so n a lly .
The national un em ploym ent rate m ov ed up to 4. 0 p e rce n t in June, rea ch in g
that le v e l fo r the f ir s t tim e sin ce the clo s in g m onths of 1965. S ea son ally
adjusted ra tes fo r both adult m en and w om en w ere h ig h er, re fle ctin g the w in ter
and spring slow dow n in the g o o d s -p ro d u cin g in d u strie s. The rate fo r te e n a g e rs
w as about the sam e as la st y e a r , in dicatin g that the young jo b s e e k e r s (m ainly
s e r v ic e industry w o r k e r s ) w e re doing at le a st as w e ll as in p re v io u s su m m er
v a ca tion p e r io d s .
J o b le s s ra te s m o v e d up in m an u factu rin g, co n s tru ctio n , and the b lu e c o lla r o ccu p a tio n s, and am ong in su re d w o r k e r s betw een F e b ru a ry and M ay,
re fle ctin g the w in ter and spring slow dow n in g o o d s -p ro d u cin g in d u s trie s .
M ost o f these ra te s edged up again in June.
N onfarm p a y ro ll em p loy m en t r o s e by 790, 000 betw een M ay and June to
66.1 m illio n . The in c r e a s e w as 150, 000 g re a te r than se a so n a lly e x p e c te d .
The bulk o f the im p ro v e m e n t w as con cen tra ted in g ov ern m en t, but th ere w e re
sm a ll gains in m o s t in d u s tr ie s . T h ere w as a g o o d em p loy m en t gain fo r adult
m en and a s m a lle r than se a so n a l d e clin e fo r w om en .
B etw een January and June, the m ov em en t of w o r k e r s in and out o f the
la b o r fo r c e w as c lo s e ly c o r r e la te d with the slo w e r pace o f la b o r dem and.
Thus betw een January and M ay, when a la b o r f o r c e pickup o f 1. 7 m illio n
w ould have b een e x p e cte d , on ly 800, 000 additional w o r k e r s e n te re d the
la b o r f o r c e . In June, an unusually la rg e num ber o f m en en tered the la b o r
f o r c e , m ain ly those seeking se a so n a l w o rk . T h ese ch an ges have tended to
lim it the m agnitude o f the swing in the un em ploym ent ra te .




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Page 2
July 11, 1967

T h ere are m any in d ica tio n s, h o w e v e r , that e c o n o m ic a ctiv ity is
beginning to p ick up a fte r a re la tiv e ly slow fir s t and secon d q u a rte rs .
R eta il sa le s have been im p rovin g in re ce n t m on th s, f ir s t in the s o ft -g o o d s
fie ld and then in a u to m o b ile s. C on seq u en tly, the in v en tory adjustm en t
p r o b le m --w h ic h has b een the p rin cip a l drag on em p loy m en t and h o u r s - a pp ea rs to be com in g under c o n t r o l, although the ra tio o f in v e n to rie s to
sa le s has not changed m uch this y e a r . U n d e rsco rin g the im p ro v e d inven­
to ry situation was a strong upturn in m a n u fa ctu re rs1 new o r d e r s during
M ay, The housing in du stry a p p ea rs to be re v iv in g at a good ra te . Although
un em ploym ent ra te s fo r m an u factu rin g, c o n s tr u ctio n , and b lu e -c o lla r
a c tiv itie s as a whole continued to in c re a s e during June, and h o u rs o f w ork
in m anufacturing continued to d e c lin e , the ev id e n ce o f in cre a sin g dem and
in the co n s u m e r, b u s in e s s , and g ov ern m en t s e c t o r s in d ica tes a stro n g e r
em p loy m en t situation.
Y ounger W ork ers
T here w ere 2. 7 m illio n m o re 16 to 21 y e a r -o ld s in the la b o r fo r c e in
June 1967 than in M ay. Of the 12 m illio n younger w o r k e rs in the June la b o r
f o r c e , 10. 2 m illio n w ere em p loy ed and 1. 8 m illio n w ere u n em p loyed. T h eir
rate o f un em ploym ent (15. 2 p e rce n t) was slig h tly lo w e r than the ra tes of June
1965 and 1966.
A ll o f the im p ro v e m e n t o c c u r r e d am ong white youth.
rate fo r N egro youth rem a in ed steady at about 25 p e rce n t.

The un em ploym ent

This y e a r, em p loym en t of young w o r k e rs in the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g s e c to r
in c r e a s e d b y 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 , the sam e as betw een June 1965 and 1966. On the oth er
hand, em ploym en t in the g o o d s -p ro d u cin g s e c t o r , w here a ctiv ity has been
slu ggish so fa r in 1967, did not r is e sig n ifica n tly this June. F e d e r a l, State,
and lo c a l govern m en ts em ployed an additional 1 50,000 younger w o r k e r s o v e r
the la st y e a r.
An additional 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 younger w o r k e rs a re lik e ly to en ter the la b o r
fo r c e in July. M ore new jo b s w ill be needed to a b so rb the July entrants and
those un em ployed in June.




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July 11, 1967

Industry E m p loym en t
E sp e cia lly , n otew orth y w as a slig h tly la r g e r -t h a n -s e a s o n a l pickup in
m anufacturing e m p loy m en t. The June gain fo llo w e d 4 co n s e cu tiv e m onths
o f d e c lin e s and o c c u r r e d d esp ite an in c r e a s e o f a p p ro x im a te ly 35, 000 in the
num ber o f w o r k e r s o ff p a y r o lls b eca u se o f s tr ik e s . E x c e s s iv e in v e n t o r ie s -the p rin cip a l d ra g on p rod u ction , em p loy m en t, and h o u rs in re ce n t m o n t h s -show so lid signs o f getting under b etter c o n t r o l, although the ra tio o f stock s
to sa le s has not yet changed m uch this y e a r . T ota l in v e n to rie s in m a n u fa ctu r­
ing and trade r o s e only $100 m illio n in A p ril, fo r the s m a lle s t r is e sin ce late
1965; in the fou rth q u a rter o f la s t y e a r , the a v era ge m onthly in c r e a s e w as
o v e r $1, 5 b illio n . U n d e rsco rin g the im p rovin g in v en tory p ictu re w as a strong
M ay rebound in m a n u fa ctu rers* new o r d e r s .
M ost of the m anufacturin g in d u strie s p osted h igh er jo b fig u r e s in June,
and there w e re som e picku ps in h ou rs am ong the s o ft -g o o d s in d u s tr ie s .
Strike a ctiv ity in e le c t r ic a l equipm ent accou n ted fo r the d e clin e in that
in d u stry .
An em p loy m en t in c r e a s e of 180, 000 in co n s tru ctio n w as about in line
with sea so n a l e x p e cta tio n s. Although the housing industry a p p ea rs to be
rev iv in g at a g ood ra te , co n s tr u ctio n em p loy m en t has continued to lag
behind y e a r - e a r lie r le v e ls . G ains in re sid e n tia l co n s tru ctio n a re being
p a rtia lly o ffs e t by re d u ce d a ctiv ity in c o m m e r c ia l and in d u stria l c o n s tr u ctio n .
T ra d e em p loy m en t, at 13. 6 m illio n se a so n a lly adjusted, w as v irtu a lly
unchanged fo r the fifth s u c c e s s iv e m onth. R e ta il sa le s p ick ed up in m id ­
sp rin g and apparently im p ro v e d fu rth er in June. The gain through M ay had
been la r g e ly in s o ft -g o o d s (p resa gin g the June em p loy m en t and p rod u ction
pickup in the nondurable g o o d s in d u s t r ie s ). A u tom ob ile s a le s a ls o show ed
im p ro v e m e n t.
The m a jo r s o u r c e s o f em p loym en t strength sin ce January have been
g ov ern m e n t, at a ll le v e ls , and a wide s e le c tio n o f c o n s u m e r -o r ie n te d s e r v ic e s
(including fin a n c ia l). Taken to g e th e r, these in d u strie s show ed a se a so n a lly a d ­
ju s te d em p loy m en t gain o f 112, 000 betw een M ay and June, fo r a net in c r e a s e o f
650, 000 fr o m January. The bulk o f this advance sin ce January w as o ffs e t by
lo w e r se a so n a lly adjusted em ploym en t le v e ls in co n s tru ctio n and m an u fa ctu rin g.
Industry H ours and E arn in gs
In June, the w ork w eek fo r n o n su p e rv iso ry e m p lo y e e s on private n on a g ricu ltu ra l p a y ro lls a v e ra g e d 3 8 .3 h ou rs, down 0 .6 hour fr o m the June 1966 le v e l.
D esp ite the d ro p in h o u rs, w eek ly e a r n in g s --a t $101. 9 0 --w e r e up $2. 70 o v e r
the y e a r .




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Page 4
July 11, 1967
The m anufacturing w ork w eek a v e ra g e d 40« 5 h o u rs in June, up fr o m M ay,
but by 0. 2 hour le s s than se a so n a lly e x p e cte d . The fa c to r y w ork w eek , w hich
a pp ea red to have le v e le d o f f at about 40. 4 h o u rs in the F e b r u a r y -M a y p e rio d ,
ed ged down to 40. 2 hou rs (se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) in June.
A vera g e h ou rly ea rn in gs o f m anufacturin g p rod u ction w o r k e r s w ere
unchanged fr o m M ay to June at $ 2 .8 1 p er h ou r. A v era g e w eek ly ea rn in gs
r o s e to $113. 80 fo r fa c t o r y p rod u ction w o r k e r s , up about $1 o v e r the y e a r .
U nem ploym ent
The unem ploym ent rate m ov ed up to 4 .0 p e rce n t in June, its h igh est
point sin ce D e c e m b e r 1965. A h igh er unem ploym ent rate fo r adult w om en
was an im portan t fa c t o r in the June in c r e a s e ; h o w e v e r, the slow r is e in j o b ­
le s s ra tes fo r adult m en contin ued. T h ese h igh er ra tes r e fle c t m o r e u n em p loy ­
m ent am ong those n o rm a lly w orking fu ll tim e on b lu e -c o lla r jo b s in m anu­
fa ctu rin g and co n s tr u ctio n . T hese a re the sam e occu p a tion and industry
grou p s w h ere the January to June em p loy m en t in c r e a s e s w e re b elow sea son a l
ex p e cta tio n s.
U nem ploym ent totaled 3. 6 m illio n in June, about the sam e as a y ea r
e a r lie r . The num ber of un em ployed adult m en, at about 1, 050, 000, w as
unchanged o v e r the y e a r, but there w as a substantial in c r e a s e fo r adult w om en
and a d e clin e fo r 16 to 19 y e a r - o ld s . The bulk of the u n em ploym ent in c r e a s e
fo r adult w om en o c c u r r e d am ong those who had la st held fu ll-t im e jo b s in
m anufacturing as s e m is k ille d w o r k e r s .
The nonwhite unem ploym ent rate w as 7 .8 p e rce n t in June, unchanged
fr o m M ay and June 1966. The white ra te, at 3. 5 p e rce n t, was up fr o m M ay
to June but little changed fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r .
U nem ploym ent am ong w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State un em ploym ent in su ra n ce
p ro g ra m s w as up sharply o v e r the y e a r (fro m 7 9 0 ,0 0 0 to 1 , 0 2 0 , 0 0 0 ) . During
the la st 2 m onths th eir num ber has shown only se a so n a l ch a n ges. A fter
adjustm ent fo r such se a so n a lity , th eir jo b le s s rate w as 2. 6 p e rce n t in June,
down sligh tly fr o m A p ril and M ay.




Employment Status o f 16-21 Year-O ld Youth, June 1965-67
(Numbers in thousands)

June
1966

June
1965

C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ................... ................
Labor fo rce p a r tic ip a t io n r a t e . . . . . . . .
Employed, a l l i n d u s t r i e s .....................
T otal p r iv a t e .........................................
A g ricu ltu re ..........................................
N onagricultural in d u strie s 1 / . . .
G oods-producing..............................
S ervice-prod u cin g 2 / . .................
Government................. .................. ............
Unemployed................... .................... ..
Unemp loyment r a t e ................. ....................

11,668
62.8
9,752
8,866
837
8,029
2,760
5,269
886
1,917
16.4

10,595
59.2
8,640
8,070
889
7,181
2,319
4,862
570
1,955
18.5

White
C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ....................................
Labor fo r c e p a r tic ip a t io n r a te ...............
Employed.........................................................
Unemployed..............................................
Unemployment r a t e ............. .........................

10,270
63.4
8,717
1,553
15.1

9,306
59.4
7,678
1,628
17.5

Nonwhite
C iv ilia n la b or f o r c e . ..................................
Labor fo r c e p a r tic ip a t io n r a te ...............
Employed............... .........................................
Unemployed...................... .............................
Unemployment r a te ......................................

1,398
59.1
1,035
363
2 6 .0

1,289
57.7
961
328
25.4

T ota l

NOTE:




June
1967

T o tals may not add because o f independent rounding.

TabU A-1: Employment status off tho noninstitutional population by ago and sox
(In thousands)

Employment status, age, and sex

June
1967

May
1967

June
1966

82,464
79,020
75,391
4,395
70,996
2,224
1,133
1,091
3,628

79,551
76,095
73,637
3,825
69,812
1,453
885
568
2,457

45,778
44,716
2,955
41,761
1,062

Seasonally adjusted

June
1967

May
1967

Apr.
1967

Mar.
1967

Feb.
1967

80,729
77,630
74,038
4,704
69,334
2,239
1,036
1,203
3,592

80,681
77,237
74,147
3,727
70,420
1,939
1,072
867
3,090

79,645
76,189
73,289
3,652
69,637
1,539
910
629
2,900

80,189
76,740
73,910
3,890
70,020
2,008
1,181
827
2,830

79,959
76,523
73,747
3,855
69,892,
2,072
1,229
843
2,776

80,443
77,025
74,137
3,890
70,247
2,077
1,178
899
2,888

45,083
44,128
2,836
41,293
955

45,230
44,182
3,094
41,087
1,049

45,314
44,156
2,726
41,430
1,158

45,021
43,922
2,753,
41,169
1,099

45,140
44,092
2,870
41,222
1,048

45,047
44,010
2,795
41,215
1,037

45,222
44,236
2,875
41,361
986

25,127
24,023
771
23,254
1,103

25,163
24,265
635
23,631
897

24j 187
23,249
915
22,333
939

25,177
24,094
581
23,513
1,083

24,730
23,773
537
23,236
957

25,023
24,002
625
23,377
1,021

24,862
23,834
628
23,206
1,028

25,071
24,057
636
23,421
1,014

8,115
6,652
670
5,982
1,463

5,849
5,243
353
4,890
606

8,213
6,607
695
5,914
1,604

6,746
5,897
420
5,477
849

6,438
5,594
362
5,232
844

6,577
5,816
395
5,421
761

6,614
5,903
432
5,471
711

6,732
5,844
379
5,465
888

Total

Agriculture..................... .............................
Nonagricultural industries...........
On pact time for economic reasons. . . . . .
Usually work part time.........................

Mon, 20 years and over

Cr

Nonagricultural industries.............

Women, 20 years and aver

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

Nonagricultural industries

Both sexes, 16*19 years

.

Civilian labor fo r c e ................... ......................
Agriculture...................................... ............
Nonagricultural industries................. .
Unemployed................................................

Toblo A-2: Unomployod porsons 16 yoars and ovor by duration off unomploymont
(In thousands)

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks ................................
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 26 weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over...........................................




Seasonally adjusted

May
1967
2 ,4 5 3
750
426
272
154

1967
1,285
708
464
311
153

1966
2 ,4 5 9
666
466
230
236

Feb.

June

May

Apr.

Mar.

1967

1967

1967

1967

1967

1,649
919
444
298
146

1,3 7 1
877
414
271
143

1,468
900
436
251
185

1,633
827
436
259
177

1,678
771
439
249
190

indicators

TabU A-3: Mo|i
(Pctaooi 16 jrc tn tad over)

Thouaaads of persons
uae^doped

Selected categories

Seasonally adjusted rates ol uatmploywtnt

June
1967

June
1966

June
1967

Hay
1967

Apr.
1967

Mar.
1967

Feb.
1967

June
1966

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

3,628

3,591

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.9

Ilea, 20 yean and ore*.......................... ..
to o n , 20 yean and over.........................
Both sexes, 16-19 yean ..........................

1,062
1,103
1,463

1,049
939
1,604

2.6
4.3
12.6

2.4
3.9
13.1

2.3
4.1
11.6

2.3
4.1
10.7

2.2
4.0
13.2

2.6
3.8
13.0

White......................................................
Noowhice.................... .............................

2,852
776

2,848
742

3.5
7.8

3.3
7.8

3.3
7.3

3.1
7.4

3.3
7.1

3.4
7.5

Mauled ana................................................
FnDdae workers........................................
Unemployed 15 creeks aad over.....................
State laived1 ............. ..............................
Labor force date loot2.................................

625
3,000
426
1,023
—

600
2,989
462
786
—

2.0
3.9
.6
2.6
4.5

1.9
3.5
.5
2.7
3.8

1.9
3.3
.6
2.7
4.0

1.7
3.1
.6
2.5
4.1

1.6
3.0
.6
2.4
4.0

1.9
3.7
.6
2.1
4.7

903
268
443
192
1,302
233
757
312
475

780
260
367
153
1,177
229
648
300
563

2.2
1.2
3.2
3.8
4.7
2.8
5.1
7.8
4.3

1.9
1.3
2.5
2.5
4.6
2.8
4.9
8.3
4.1

1.7
1.1
2.5
2.3
4.6
2.9
5.1
7.5
4.1

2.1
1.2
2.9
3.6
4.2
2.3
4.7
7.3
4.2

2.0
1.1
2.9
2.7
4.1
2.3
4.7
6.5
4.5

2.0
1.2
2.7
3.0
4.3
2.8
4.4
7.7
5.2

2,282
233
824
433
392
112
540
557
325
115

2,229
207
723
387
336
109
589
588
283
93

4.0
8.6
3.9
3.6
4.3
2.9
4.1
3.3
2.1
7.8

3.9
7.8
3.9
3.8
4.0
2.7
3.6
3.5
1.7
6.3

3.7
8.1
3.7
3.4
4.0
2.0
3.5
3.2
1.8
6.4

3.7
7.1
3.6
3.0
4.5
1.9
3.9
3.4
1.8
5.1

3.7
7.3
3.3
2.8
4.0
2.1
4.0
3.6
1.6
6.4

3.9
7.4
3.5
3.4
3.6
2.9
4.5
3.6
2.0
5.4

Occupation
White-collar workers....................................
Professional add managerial......................
Clerical workers......................................
Sales aethers................. .................. .
Blue*colliu w ork ers...............................
GmfcssMa aad foremen..............................
Operadvea..............................................
Service workers...........................................
ladsa»y
Private wage and salary workers^..................
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t . , t __________T _______t ________________
MMVofbcturifff T t T - - - - - T - T T T T - - - T - T
Dunlhle goods.....................................
Nondurable goods.................................
ThaapwatkasadpaUicvdlidea...........
Wholesale aad retail trade........................
Fiaaace aad service industries..................
Government wage aad aalary workers..............
Agricultural nags aad aalary workers..............

W b o w lost b f S t —t f lo y d u d |




m cm m of yW fH t Hy t n ih U t labor force ■ w lo an .
naclw laa aialag, set afcaw atfa n ttly .

Tablo A-4: Full~and part-tiwc status of tbo civilian labor forco
June 1967

Tab U A-S: Employed parsons by ago and sox
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Age and sex

June
1967

Key
1967

June
1966

June
1967

Key
1967

Apr.
1967

Ker.
1967

Feb.

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

75,391

73,637

74,038

74,147

73,289

73,910

73,747

74,137

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

6,652
2,832
3,820
8,763
59,976
46,227
13,748

5,243
2,084
3,159
8,328
60,065
46,529
13,53$

6,607
2,726
3,881
8,199
59,232
45,865
13,367

5,897
2,363
3,491
8,571
59,678
46,062
13,627

5,594
2,201
3,358
8,420
59,300
46,044
13,244

5,816
2,346
3,470
8,418
59,650
46,295
13,360

5,903
2,478
3,465
8,348
59,516
46,391
13,224

5,844
2,399
3,495
8,335
60,000
46,616
13,450

1967

48,654

47,144

48,188

47,448

47,050

47,273

47,358

47,475

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

3,938
1,791
2,147
5,086
39,630
30,645
8,984

3,015
1,327
1,688
4,675
39,453
30,585
8,868

4,006
1,796
2,210
4,807
39,375
30,533
8,842

3,292
1,403
1,856
4,881
39,266
30,424
8,870

3,128
1,324
1,766
4,750
39,177
30,402
8,738

3,181
1,351
1,825
4,771
39,306
30,558
8,717

3,348
1,512
1,854
4,762
39,276
30,645
8,670

3,239
1,444
1,852
4,812
39,474
30,697
8,777

Females, 16 years and over ...............................

26,738

26,493

25,850

26,699

26,239

26,637

26,389

26,662

16 to 19 years ...............................................
16 and 17 years............................................
18 and 19 years............................................
20 to 24 years . . ; ............................................
25 years and o v e r ............................................
25 to 54 y ea rs .............................................
55 years and o v e r ........................................

2,714
1,041
1,673
3,677
20,346
15,582
4,764

2,228
757
1,471
3,653
20,612
15,944
4,668

2,601
930
1,671
3,392
19,857
15,332
4,525

2,605
960
1,635
3,690
20,412
15,638
4,757

2,466
877
1,592
3,670
20,123
15,642
4,506

2,635
995
1,645
3,647
20,344
15,737
4,643

2,555
966
1,611
3,586
20,240
15,746
4,554

2,605
955
1,643
3,543
20,526
15,919
4,673

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

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

Tablo A-6: Unomployod parsons by ago and sox

Thousands
Age and sex

June
1967
3,628

Percent
looking
for
full-time
work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

May
1967
3.8

1967
3.7

Mar.
1967
3.6

Fab.

2,457

Juna
1967
4.0

A pr.

Junu 1967
82.7

1967
3.7

Jan.
1967
3.7

1,463
726
736
632
1,533
1,248
285

606
277
328
415
1,437
1,111
326

76.3
69.1
83.4
87.7
86.7
88.5
78.6

12.6
14.0
11.3
5.8
2.8
2.9
2.3

13.1
13.7
12.8
5.2
2.6
2.7
2.7

11.6
14.8
10.9
5.1
2.6
2.7
2.5

10.7
12.0
9.8
5.4
2.6
2.6
2.5

13.2
16.4
11.0
5.2
2.5
2.6
2.2

11.0
13.1
9.5
5.6
2.6
2.6
2.9

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

1,815

1,291

86.9

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.9

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

753
405
347
305
757
559
198

337
173
163
213
742
526
216

79.3
72.6
87.0
91.8
92.6
96.2
82.3

12.3
14.2
10.3
5.1
2.2
2.1
2.5

12.9
14.5
11.8
4.9
2.1
2.0'
2.8

11.3
16.8
10.8
4 .0
2.1
2.0
2.6

10.1
11.3
9.0
4.2
2.1
2.0
2.4

12.6
14.8
10.3
3.6
2.0
1.9
2.2

11.1
13.9

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

1,813

1,166

78.5

5.2

4.8

4.9

4 .9

5.1

5.0

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

710
321
389
327
776
689
87

269
104
165
202
695
585
110

73.2
64.8
80.2
83.8
80.9
82.3
70.1

13.0
13.8
12.4
6.8
3.9
4.5
1.7

13.4
12.4
13.8
5.5
3.4
4.0
2.6

11.3
12.0
11.0
6.6
3.6
3.9
2.4

11.6
13.1
10.7
6.9
3.6
3.9
2.8

13.9
18.7
11.7
7.3
3.5
3.7
2.1

10.8
11.9
10.2
7.4
3.8
4 .0
3.3

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




May
1967

8 .8

4.2
2.0
1.8
2.8

T a b le B -l:

Em p lo yees on n o n a g ricu ltu ra l p a y ro lls , by industry
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

1967

T O T A L .............................................. .. 66 , l b l

Apr.

June

1967

1966

Change

Apr.

May

June

June

1967

1966

1967

1,5 7 8

6 5 ,5 6 5

65 , b l 2

6 5 ,b 7 6

153

620

617

623

3

65,35U

6 i* ,9 8 7

6*f, 563

78 7

1

Industry

May
1967

H
U)

June

Hay
1967

1967

te?

1967

M IN IN G .................................................

632

619

617

6if5

13

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T O R ---------

3 ,3 6 6

3 ,l8 U

3 ,0 7 9

3 ,5 2 1

182

-1 5 5

3 ,1 5 5

3, l b 6

3 ,2 5 1

9

M AN U FA CTU R IN G ..............................
Production w orkers ...................

1 9 ,2 3 9
lk ,l5 9

19,028
1 3 ,9 9 1

1 9 ,0 7 7
lk , 030

1 9 ,2 5 8
l b , 351

2 11
168

-1 9
-1 9 2

1 9 ,1 5 3
I l f , 090

19 , 12 b
l b , 076

19 , 22b
l b , 162

29
lb

D U R A B L E G O O D S ..................................

11,2 7 6
8,260

11,2 0 8
8,210

11,2 2 6
8^221

1 1 ,3 1 9
8 ,5 1 9

68

-b 3
-1 5 9

11,18 0

11,2 0 0
8 ,1 9 7

11,2 5 0
8,238

-20

8 ,1 7 2

288

285

285

3

592
bb8

593
bb9

602

620

619
1 ,2 7 5
l , 3b 8
1 ,9 1 9
1 ,9 0 9
1 ,9 1 7
bb7

b 50
625

-1
-1
1

1,28 0

-b

6

b39

1 ,3 5 8
1 ,9 2 3
l , 92b
l,9 lb
bb9
bbo

7 ,9 7 3
5 ,9 1 8

7 ,9 2 b
5 ,8 7 9

7 ,9 7 b
5 ,9 2 b

b9
39

1 ,7 8 b
87
937
l , l f 02

1 ,7 7 8

1 ,7 7 6

87

86

6
0

930

93 5
1 ,3 8 9

692

683
1 ,0 6 7

Production w orkers ...................

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products...........
Furniture and fixtu re*....................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery.........................................
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

285.9
6 17 .3
UJf8 .li:
6 3 5.5
1 ,2 9 3 .2
1 , 367.6
1 , 938.8
1 , 8 6 2 .1
1 ,9 3 5 .2
b b 8 .8
M i-3 .6

2 8 2 .9
5 9 5 .5
Jflf3.1f

623.6
1 , 289.2
1 , 3^ 8 .3
1 ,9 2 9 .0
1 ,8 8 9 .5
1 ,9 2 7 .3
JflfJf.2
U 3 5 .2

283.6
588.U

2 5 b .9
6 5 3 .5
if5 § .lf
658 .U

50

2 1.8

31.0
- 36.2

5 .0
H .9
if.O

-1 0 .0
- 2 2.9
- 6 2 .5

1 9 .3
9 .8
-2 7 .U
7 .9
If. 6
8A

6 .8
56.8

3 .0

■ A 5 .5
6 2 0 .3
1 ,2 9 3 .7
1 ,3 5 0 .0
1 ,9 3 8 .2
1 ,9 0 7 .2
1 ,9 2 1 .7
JfU6 .8
lf30.Jf

1 ,3 5 5 .7
1 , 360.8
1 , 882.0
1 , 898.U
1 ,9 2 1 .1
U28.8
Jflf7.2

7 ,8 5 1
5 ,8 0 9

7 ,9 3 9
5 ,9 3 2

1 , 7 5 1 . if
7 i f.8

62.9

23.8

.7

96^.9

l U .8

l,ifllf.lf
6 7 9 .0
1 , 026.8
96U .5
l 86 .if
51 »f .2

1 2 .9

•7
-2 0 .5
-2 2 .5

2if
-3 3

1 ,7 7 5 .2
7 5 .5
9 b if.b

l , 69U.O

1 ,3 9 1 .9
6 9 7 .1
1 ,0 7 3 .8
9 8 9 .5
l 8b .8
U8U.3
3 U 6 .3

1 ,7 1 2 .3
7b . 8
9 2 9 .6
1 ,3 7 9 .0
6 7 9 .3
l , 06b .2
98b . 2
1 8 2 .3
U 7 5 .1
3 3 9 .0

TR A N S P O R TA TIO N AND P U B LIC
U T I L IT I E S .........................................

lf,27U

U, 221

b ,lb 8

if , 180

53

W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E

13,620

13 , if 80

1 3 ,3 9 b

1 3 ,2 3 9

Food and kindred products...........
Tobacco manufactures....................
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and related products. . . .
Paper and allied products..............
Printing and publishing.................
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and plastic products . . . .
Leather and leather products. . . .

5 ,7 8 1

75.U
9 3 2 .5
1 , 37b . 2
6 7 9 .7
l , o 6b .8
9 8 5 .7

1 8 1.2
5 2 3 .3
3 3 9 .9

362.2

- 3 .6

118

7,820

Production w orkers ...................

20.0

l if 3

7 ,9 6 3
5 ,8 9 9

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................

-3 6 .3
lU .l

1 7 .8

1 8 .1
U7 .0
25.0
- 1 .6

1 ,2 7 1
1 ,3 5 b

1,9 2 2
1,8 6 8
1 ,9 2 9
bb8
JfJfO

-2 5

3
-b l

12
1
1

7

8

685

9

1 ,0 6 7
979

3U5

b77
3b 6

527
3b 8

6
6
0
8
-1

9b

U ,2 3 6

b ,238

b , l 86

-2

lifO

381

1 3 ,5 9 6

1 3 ,5 9 6

1 3 , 58b

0

9 .6
5 .3
2 .5
9 .2
7 .3

-2 9 .9
-1 5 .9

1 ,0 7 3

986
182
U85

980
182

182

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

3 ,5 6 9

R E T A I L T R A D E ......................................

10 ,0 5 1

3 ,5 1 9
9 ,9 6 1

3 ,5 1 7
9 ,8 7 7

3 ,U 7 3
9 ,7 6 6

50
90

96
285

3 ,5 6 5
1 0 ,0 3 1

3 ,5 6 5
1 0 ,0 3 1

3 ,5 6 7
1 0 ,0 1 7

0
0

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E .................................

3 ,2 2 3

3 ,1 7 8

3,160

3 ,H 2

b5

111

3,20 1

3, 18 b

3 ,1 7 3

17

SER VICE AND M IS C ELLAN EO U S . .

10 ,2 0 1

1 0 ,0 8 5

9 ,9 8 5

9 ,7 0 2

116

U99

10 , 0if0

1 0 ,0 2 5

1 0 ,0 0 5

15

G O V E R N M E N T....................................

11,5 8 6

1 1 ,5 5 9

1 1 ,5 2 7

10,906

27

680

H ,5 6 b

U , b 82

l l , b 30

82

F E D E R A L ....................................................

2 ,7 5 2

2,683
8 , 8Mf

2 ,5 9 2
8 ,3 1 b

-3 5

160
520

2 ,7 3 0
8 , 83b

2 ,7 0 1
8 ,7 8 1

2 ,6 9 1
8 ,7 3 9

29

8 , 83b

2,690
8,869

62

S T A T E A N D L O C A L ............................

W HO LESALE TR A D E

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




53

Tab le B-2:

Averag e w eekly hours of production or n o n sup ervisory w orkers!
on p riv a te n o n ag ricu ltu ral p a y ro lls , by industry
S e a s o n a ll y a d ju s t e d

C h a n g e fr o m

T O T A L P R I V A T E ..........................
M IM ING .......................................
C O N TR A C T C O N S TR U C T IO N .--------M AN U FA CTU R IN G ..............................
Overtime bom s ...................................
D U R A B L E G O O D S ...................................
Overtime bom s ...................................

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fixture*..................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries...............
Machinery................................
Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment.............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................

Overtime bom s............................
Food and kindred products..........
Tobacco manufactures..................

Apparel and related products. . . .
Paper and allied products.............
Printing end publishing...............
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and plastic products . . . .
Leather and leather products. . . .
WHOLESALE ANO R E T A IL T R A D E
W H O LESA LE T R A D E

Apr.
1967

June
1966

38.0
36.9
1*0.5
35.7

37.9
1*2.2
37.2
1*0.1*
3.1
1*1.1
3.3
1*1.9
1*0.5
39.5
In. 5
1*0.8
1*1.6
1*2.5
39.9
1*1.6
1*1.0
39*k
39-k
2.9
1*0.6
38.0
1*0.5
35.9
1*2.1*
38.3
k l.5
1*2.8
1*0.9
37.3
36.2
1*0.2
3k.9

37.8
1*2.3
36.9
1*0.2
3.1
1*0.8
3.2
1*1.1*
1*0.1*
39-5
1*1.3
1*0.5
1*1.2
1*2.8
39.5
1*0.5
1*1.1
39.3
39.3
2.9
1*0.1
38.6
1*0.2
35.9
1*2.2
38.1*
1*1.8
1*2.9
1*0.7
36.6
36.2
1*0.3
3k.9

38.9
l*3.k
38.3
1*1.6
1*.0
1*2.3
l*.l*
1*2.2
1*1.2
1*1.8
1*2.5
1*2.1*
1*2.7
l*l*.l
k l.3
1*2.5
1*2.2
1*0.1
1*0.5
3.5
1*1.2
38.5
1*2.6
36.7
k3.7
38.9
1*2.2
1*2.8
1*2.0
39.2
37.3
1*0.7
36.2

.... 3T.-Q____

37.0

37.0

37.2

June
1967

Industry

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

R E T A I L T R A D E ...........................

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E ..............................

May
1967

38.3
k2.1
38.3
1*0.5
3.3
1*1.1
3.5
1*1.8
1*0.8
39.9
1*1.7
1*0.9
1*1.5
1*2.5
1*0.0
1*1.3
1*1.1
39.5
39.7
3.1
1*1.1
39.6
1*0.6
35.7
1*2.7
38.1*
1*1.7
1*3.2
1* 1

. 1*

Change

May
1967

June
1966

0.1*
- .1
1.1
.1
.2
0
.2
- .1
.3
.1*
.2
.1
- .1
0
.1
- .3
.1
.1
.3

-0.6
-1 .3
0
-1.1
-.7
-1.2
-•9

.2

•5

1.6
.1

-.2
.3
.1

.2

-.1*
-1.9
- .8
-1.5
-1 .2
-1 .6
-1 .3
-1 .2
-1.1
- .6
- .8
-.1*
- .1
1.1
-2.0
-1.0
-1.0
-5
- .5

.1 *

.1 *

.5

- .6

•T

- 1 .2

•7
.3
.8

- .1 *

0

- .2

- .2
- .5

June
1967

M ay

1967

_

-

1*1.6
37-k
1*0.2
3.2
1*0.8
3.k
1*1.7
1*0.1
39.9
1*1.1
1*0.5
1*1.1
1*2.2
39.9
1*1.1
1*0.9
39.5
39.5
3.0
1*0.9
39.1
1*0.2
35.5
1*2.1*
38.5
k l.5
1*2.9
37.5
36.8
1 * 0 .1 *

35.5
-

fr o m

May
1967

-

1*1.9
36.3
1*0.1*
3.1
1*1.0
3.3
1*2.0
1*0.2
1*0.1
1*1.0
1*0.6
1*1.1*
1*2.2
39.9
1*1.1*
1*1.1
39-6
39-k
2.9
1*0.6
38.2
1*0.5
35.9
1*2.5
38.2
k l.3
1*2.6
1*0.9
37.7
36.3
1*0.2
35.1

1 * 1 .1

Apr.
1967

-

1*2.6
37.2
1*0.5
3.2
1*0.9
3.3
k l.5
1*0.6
1*0.2
1*1.3
1*0.0
1*1.1*
1*2.7
39.8
1*0.9
1*1.2
39-6
39.7
3.0
1*0.8
39.7
1*0.6
36.2
1*2.7
38.7
1*1.7
1*2.9
1*1.2
37.8
36.1*
1*0.1*
35.1
-

- .3
1.1
- .2
.1
- .2
.1
-3
- .1
- .2
.1
- .1
- .3
0
0
-3
- .2
- .1
.1
.1
.3
•9
- .3
-.1*
- .1
•3

.2

.3
.2
- .2
•5
.2
.1 *

-

1 DATA R EL A T E TO PRODUCTION WORKERS IN M IN IN G ANO M ANUFACTURIN G! TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION! AND TO NON SUPERVISORY WORKERS IN W HOLESALE AND
R E T A IL T R A O E; F IN A N C E , IN SU RA N CE, AND R EA L E S T A T E j TRAN SPO RTATIO N AND P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S j AND S E R V IC E S .
TH ES E GROUPS ACCOUNT FOR A PP R O X IM A TELY F O U R -F IF T H S O F TH E TO TA L
EMPLOYMENT ON P R IV A T E N ONAGRICULTURAL P A Y R O LL S .
TRAN SPORTATIO N AND P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S , ANO S E R V IC E S ARE INCLUDED IN T O T A L P R IV A T E B U T ARE NOT SHOWN S E P A R A T E L Y IN
T H IS T A B L E .
N O TE!

DATA FOR TH E 2 MOST RECEN T MONTHS ARE P R E L IM IN A R Y .

T ab le B-3:

A v e ra g e hourly and weekly e arn in g s of production or n on sup ervisory w o rk e rs1
on p riv a te n o n ag ricu ltu ral p a y ro lls , by industry
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n in g s

A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n in g s

Changet from

June
1967

May
1967

Apr.
1967

June
1966

T O T A L P R I V A T E ..........................

$2.66

M IN IN G .................................................
C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N -------M AN U FA CTU R IN G ..............................

3.19

2.81

$2.61*
3.16
k .o i
2.81

$2.63
3.18
3.98
2.80

$2.55
3.06
3.83
2.71

2.99
3.23
2.1*1
2.3L
2.82
3.31
2.96
3.17
2.77
3.k2
2.80
2.33

2.98
3.22
2.37
2.30
2.81
3.30
2.96
3.16
2.75
3.kl
2.80
2.32

2.97
3.22
2.35
2.29
2.79
3.29
2.9k
3.15
2.73
3.39
2.78
2.33

2.88
3.18
2.28
2.20
2.72
3.29
2.85
3.08
2.63
3-30
2.70
2.21

.01
.01
.01*
.01
.01
.01
0
.01
.02
.01
0
.01

.11
.05
.13
.11
.10
.02
.11
.09
.lk
.12
.10
.12

2.56
2.61*
2.38
2.03
2.02
2.81*
3.26
3.09
3.59
2.65
2.07
2.2k
2.87
2.01

2*55
2l6k
2.37
2.02
2.00
2.82
3.25
3.0 6
3.58
2.61*
2.07
2.2k
2.87
2.00

2.55
2.65
2.36
2.02
2.01
2.82
3.23
3.05
3.57
2.70
2.06
2.2k
2.86
2.00

2.k5
2.53
2.30
1.98
I.8 7
2.75
3.15
2.98
3.kl
2.65
1.9k
2.13
2.72
1.91

.01
0
.01
.01
.02
.02
.01
.03
.01
.01
0
0
0
.01

2.60

2.59

2.59

2.k7

.01

Industry

D U R A B L E G O O D S ..................................

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fixtures..................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Fabricated metal products.............
Machinery............... ..................
Electrical equipment..........
Transportation equipment.............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................

Food and kindred products..........

Apparel and related products. . . .
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and publishing...............
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . .
Rubber and plastic products . . . .
W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E
W HOLESALE TR A D E

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

R E T A I L T R A D E ......................................

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND
R EA L E S T A T E .................................

1*.01

1 S E E FOOTNOTE 1 , T A B L E B - 2 .
N O TE:
OATA FOR THE 2 MOST RECEN T MONTHS ARE P R E L IM IN A R Y .




Apr.
1967

June
1966

$101.88 $100.06
133.35
13k.30
1J*9.17
153.58
113.81
113.52

$99.kl
13k.51
lk6.86
112.56

$99.20
132.80
lk6.69
112.7k

122.89
135.01
98.33
92.17
117.59
135.38
122.81*
13k.73
110.80
lk l.2 5
115.08
92.04

122.k8
13k.92
95.99
90.85
116.62
13k. 61*
123.1k
13k. 30
109.73
lk l.8 6
llk .8 o
91. kl

12L.18
133.31
9k.9k
90.1*6
115.23
133.25
121.13
13k.82
107.81*
137.30
llk .2 6
91.57

.11
.11
.08
.05
.15
.09
.11
.11
.18
0
.13
.11
.15
.10

IOI.63
IO8.50
9k.25
82.k2
72.11
121.27
125.18
128.85
155.09
109.71
78.66
82.66
116.2k
71.76

100.1*7
107.18
90.06
81.81
71.80
119.57
12**.1*8
126.99
153.22
IO7.98
77.21
81.09
115.37
69.80

.13

96.20

95.83

June
1967 1966
$0.02 $0.11
.03
.13
0
.18
0
.10
M ay

June
1967

May
1967

Change from

May
1967
$1.82
•95
k .k l
.29

June
1966
$2.68
1.50
6.89
I.0 7

121.82
13k.20
93.9k
91.96
115.60
139.50
121.70
135.83
108.62
lkO.25
113.9k
88.62

.k l
.09
2.3k
1.32
.97
•7k
-.30
.k3
1.07
-.61
.28
.63

1.07
.81
k.39
.21
1.99
-k.12
1.1k
-1.10
2.18
1.00
1.1k
3*k2

100.22
106.27
91.10
81.20
72.16
119.00
12k.03
127.k9
153.15
109.89
75*kO
81.09
115.26
69.80

99.23
10k.2k
88.55
8k. 35
68.63
120.18
122.5k
125.76
lk5«95
U l.3 0
76.05
79.k5
HO.70
69.1k

1.16
1.32
k.19
.61
.31
1.70
.70
1.86
1.87
1.73
l.k 5
1.57
.87
1.96

2.k0
k.26
5.70
-1.93
3.k8
I.0 9
2.6k
3.09
9.1k
-1.59
2 .6 l
3.21
5.5k
2.62

95.83

91.88

>37—

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