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U. $. DEPARTMENT OF U B O R

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OFF I CE OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 20210

USDL - 10-547
B ureau of L a b o r S ta tistics
(202) 96 1-2 2 3 7
F O R R E L E A SE :

11:00 A . M .
T u esd a y , July 8, 1969

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

JUNE 1969

E m p loy m en t r o s e su bstan tially in June, w hile the o v e r a ll un em ploym ent
ra te, at 3. 4 p e rce n t, w as v irtu a lly unchanged o v e r the m onth, the U. S.
D ep artm en t of L a b o r 1 s B ureau of L a b o r S ta tistics re p o rte d today.

J o b le s s

ra tes rem a in ed the sam e fo r m o st m a jo r g rou p s in the la b o r f o r c e .
U nem ploym en t
T h e re w ere 3. 4 m illio n p e rs o n s u n em p loyed in June.

The in c r e a s e of

1. 1 m illio n fr o m M ay was about in lin e with the usual M a y-J u n e pattern;
a fte r se a so n a l adjustm en t, th ere w as little change in the le v e l o f u n em p loym en t.
J o b le s s ra tes fo r a ll adult m en (2 .0 p e r c e n t ), m a r r ie d m en (1. 5 p e r ­
c e n t ), and adult w om en (3. 7 p e r c e n t) w e re unchanged fr o m the p re v io u s
m onth, as was the rate fo r fu ll-t im e w o r k e r s (3. 1 p e r c e n t ).

The u n e m p loy ­

m ent rate fo r te e n a g e rs fe ll fr o m 12. 5 to 11. 6 p e rce n t, with the d e clin e
co n ce n tra te d am ong white g ir ls .
The u n em ploym ent rate fo r white w o r k e r s w as 3. 0 p e rce n t in June,
about the sam e as in M ay.

F o r nonwhite w o r k e r s , the jo b le s s rate w as 7. 0

p e rce n t, co m p a r e d with 6. 5 p e rce n t in M ay; it w as up sig n ifica n tly fr o m the
1 5 -y e a r low of 5 .7 p e rce n t re a ch e d in January.

M ost of the r is e in nonwhite

un em ploym ent was am ong adult m en.




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B eginning with this r e le a s e , the annual adjustm en t of
the p a y ro ll em p loy m en t, h o u rs, and ea rn in g s datft to
new b en ch m a rk s (co m p re h e n siv e coun ts of e m p lo y m en t) and the adjustm en t of the data b a sed on new
se a so n a l fa c t o r s a re being in tro d u ce d . The JrrTy ssu e of "Em ploym ent and E arn in g s con tain s
a d is c u s s io n of the e ffe c t s o f the r e v is io n and a ls o
p ro v id e s r e v is e d h is to r ic a l data and new se a so n a l
adjustm en t fa c t o r s .

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The jo b le s s rate fo r co n s tru ctio n w o r k e r s w as 5 .0 p e rce n t in June,
the lo w e s t sin ce 1948.
The jo b le s s rate fo r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State un em ploym en t in su ra n ce
p r o g r a m s w as 2. 1 p e rce n t in June, c o m p a r e d with 2. 0 p e rce n t in M ay.

Both

the rate and the le v e l of State in su red un em ploym ent w e re about the sam e as
in June 1968.
T ota l un em ploym ent fo r the A p ril-J u n e q u a rte r a v e ra g e d 2 .8 m illio n ,
about 140, 000 above the J a n u a ry -M a rch le v e l, w hich was a r e c o r d low fo r
the p o s t-K o r e a n p e r io d .

T h is in c r e a s e r e p r e s e n ts the only siz e a b le q u a rte rly

r is e in un em ploym ent sin ce e a r ly 1967 and r e fle c t s som ew h at h igh er u n em ­
p loym en t am ong adult m en and w om en.
L a b or F o r c e and T ota l E m p loy m en t
L a rg e ly b eca u se o f the en try o f youths into the jo b m a rk e t, the c iv ilia n
la b o r fo r c e in c r e a s e d by 2. 8 m illio n to 82. 4 m illio n betw een M ay and June.
A fte r se a so n a l adju stm en t, the civ ilia n la b o r fo r c e was up by 3 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,
retu rn in g to the A p r il le v e l.
B etw een the f ir s t and se co n d q u a rte rs o f 1969, the c iv ilia n la b o r fo r c e
(se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) w as v irtu a lly unchanged.

T h is m a rk s the f ir s t q u a rter

in w h ich the c iv ilia n la b o r fo r c e , has fa ile d to r is e su b sta n tia lly sin ce the
secon d q u a rter of 1967.

H o w e v e r, the re ce n t le v e lin g o ff fo llo w e d a 1. 2

m illio n gain in the p re v io u s q u a rte r.

D esp ite its la ck of g row th in re ce n t

m on th s, the c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e w as s till 1. 6 m illio n h igh er in the se con d
q u a rter o f 1969 than in the co m p a ra b le p e rio d a y e a r ago.
A total of 79. 0 m illio n p e r s o n s w e re e m p lo y e d in June, 1. 7 m illio n
m o r e than in M ay.

A fte r se a so n a l a dju stm en t, em p loy m en t w as up 4 0 0 ,0 0 0

fr o m M ay but w as about the sam e as in A p r il.

The o v e r -t h e -m o n t h in c r e a s e

took p la ce e n tire ly in the n o n a g ricu ltu ra l in d u s trie s .
In the A p ril-J u n e q u a rte r, em p loy m en t (se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) was
unchanged fr o m the f ir s t q u a rter o f the y e a r.

T h is co n tra s ts with a 1. 2

m illio n em p loy m en t gain a ch ie v e d betw een the la st q u a rter of 1968 and the
fir s t q u a rter of 1969*
The num ber o f n on a g ricu ltu ra l e m p lo y e e s con fin ed to p a r t-tim e w ork
b eca u se o f e c o n o m ic r e a s o n s r o s e 200, 000 (se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) in June.
The M a y -to -J u n e r is e w as co n ce n tra te d am ong te e n a g e rs .




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Young W o rk e rs
T h e re w e re 2. 8 m illio n m o r e youths 16 to 21 y e a r s o f age in the la b o r
f o r c e in June than in M ay, a gain about equal to the in c r e a s e s w h ich took
p la ce betw een M ay and June o f the past 2 y e a r s .

H o w e v e r, the 1. 9 m illio n

gain in youth em p loy m en t betw een M ay and June o f this y e a r e x c e e d e d by
about 17 5,0 00 the in c r e a s e s of 1967 and 1968.
A bout 12 p e rce n t o f the white youths 16 to 21 in the la b o r f o r c e w ere
un em p loyed this June, co m p a r e d w ith 14 p e rce n t a y e a r ago (not s e a so n a lly
a d ju s te d ).

Nonwhite youths continued to e x p e r ie n c e s e r io u s d iffic u lt ie s in

se cu rin g e m p loy m en t; 28 p e rce n t of them w e re s till s e a rch in g fo r jo b s this
June, v irtu a lly the sam e p ro p o r tio n as in June of la st y e a r .
P a y r o ll E m p loy m en t
T o ta l n on farm p a y r o ll em p loy m en t ad va n ced 190, 000 in June to 70. 2
m illio n (se a so n a lly a d ju s te d ).

The gain w as b ro a d ly b a se d , w ith em p loy m en t

p ick u ps in both the g o o d s - and s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g in d u s tr ie s .
S e a so n a lly a dju sted e m p loy m en t gain s of 50, 000 ea ch w e re p osted in
c o n tr a c t co n s tr u ctio n and State and lo c a l g ov e rn m e n t.

N e a rly half of the

em p loy m en t gain in c o n tra ct c o n s tr u ctio n , h o w e v e r, re s u lte d fr o m the net
retu rn o f w o r k e r s who had been o ff p a y r o lls in M ay b e ca u se of s tr ik e s .
J ob grow th was a ls o r e p o r te d in m an u factu rin g (40, 000) and tra d e (25, 0 0 0 ).
M ost o f the June gain in m anufacturin g em p lo y m e n t took p la ce in the
d u ra b le g o o d s s e c t o r and w as w id e sp re a d am ong the in d ivid u a l in d u s tr ie s .
J ob pick u ps o f 10, 000 ea ch w e re r e c o r d e d in the p rim a r y m e ta ls and e l e c t r i ­
ca l equipm ent in d u s tr ie s .
S in ce A p r il, m onthly p a y ro ll em p lo y m e n t gains (se a s o n a lly a d ju sted )
have a v e ra g e d 170, 000.

T h is w as a sig n ifica n tly s lo w e r p ace than that

e x p e r ie n c e d during the O c to b e r -M a r c h p e r io d , when m on th ly ga in s in p a y ­
r o ll em p loy m en t a v e ra g e d 250, 000.
H ours and E a rn in g s
The a v e ra g e w ork w eek fo r the Nation* s rank and file w o r k e r s r o s e
o n e-ten th o f an hour in June (se a so n a lly a d ju s te d ), as in c r e a s e s in tra de
and fin a n ce o ffs e t a "decline in co n s tr u c tio n .

F o r m an u fa ctu rin g p ro d u ction

w o r k e r s , the w ork w eek held steady at 40f 7 h o u rs in June (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d );
this w as equal to

*h e

1968 a v e ra g e and w as 0. 3 hour b e lo w the 1968 peak

re a ch e d la st S e p te m b e r.




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A v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in gs fo r a ll w o r k e r s on p riv a te p a y ro lls r o s e
1 cen t in June to $3. 02.

C o m p a re d with June 1968, h ou rly e a rn in gs w ere

up 18 ce n ts, o r 6 .3 p e rce n t.
A v e ra g e w eek ly ea rn in g s fo r p ro d u ctio n and n o n su p e rv iso ry w o r k e rs
a v e ra g e d $ 1 1 5 .0 6 , up $ 1 .8 5 fr o m M ay.

A ll m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n s posted

gains in w eek ly e a rn in g s, ranging fr o m $1. 02 in co n s tr u ctio n to $2. 38 in
m in in g.

Since June 1968, a v e ra g e w eek ly ea rn in g s have r is e n by $ 6 . 86

(6. 3 p e r c e n t ) •




This r e le as e pre sents and anal yzes st ati sti cs
f ro m two m a j o r s u r v e y s .
Data on labor f o rc e, total
emp l oy me nt , and unemployment are derived f r om the
sample sur vey s of households conducted and tabulated
by the Bureau of the C en sus for the Bureau x>f Labor
St ati st ics.
Statistics on industry e mp l oy me nt , hours,
and earnings are coll ected by State agencies f ro m p a y ­
roll r e c o r d s of e m p l o y e r s and are tabulated by the
Bureau of Labor St ati st ics.
A descri pti on of the two
s ur ve ys appears in the BLS publication E mp l oy ment
and Earni ngs and Monthly Report on the
Labor F o r c e .

Table A-1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by a ge and sex
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, age, and sex

June
1969

May

Feb.

1969

A p r.
1969

Mar.

1969

June
1968

1969

1969

8 5 ,8 8 0
8 2 ,3 5 6
7 8 ,9 5 6
4 ,3 6 7
7 4 ,5 8 9
2 ,2 2 1
1 ,1 4 3
1 ,0 7 8
3 ,4 0 0 ^ 7

8 3 ,0 8 5
7 9 ,5 6 3
7 7 ,2 6 4
3 ,8 9 4
7 3 ,3 7 0
1 ,5 0 9
806
703 .
2 ,2 9 9

8 4 ,4 5 4
8 0 ,8 8 7
7 7 ,2 7 3
4 ,5 1 6
7 2 ,7 5 7
2 ,1 9 9
1 ,1 2 0
1 ,0 7 9
3 ,6 1 4

8 3 ,9 5 7
8 0 ,4 3 3
7 7 ,6 7 1
3 ,7 0 5
7 3 ,9 6 6
1 ,8 7 4
1 ,0 3 0
844
2 ,7 6 2

8 3 ,5 9 3
8 0 ,0 7 1
7 7 ,2 6 5
3 ,8 0 5
7 3 ,4 6 0
1 ,6 8 8
862
826
2 ,8 0 6

8 3 ,9 6 6
8 0 ,4 5 0
7 7 ,6 0 5
3 ,6 6 4
7 3 ,9 4 1
1 ,6 7 0
858
812
2 ,8 4 5

8 3 ,9 9 9
8 0 ,4 9 5
7 7 ,7 6 7
3 ,7 3 2
7 4 ,0 3 5
1 ,8 0 1
979
822
2 ,7 2 8

8 3 ,8 3 1
8 0 ,3 5 6
7 7 ,7 2 9
3 ,8 8 1
7 3 ,8 4 8
1 ,6 3 8
870
768
2 ,6 2 7

4 6 ,7 0 9
4 5 ,8 0 4
2 ,8 7 9
4 2 ,9 2 5
905

4 6 ,1 3 4
4 5 ,3 2 4
2 ,7 8 6
4 2 ,5 3 8
810

4 6 ,4 0 9
4 5 ,4 1 3
3 ,0 6 4
4 2 ,3 4 9
997

4 6 ,2 0 6
4 5 ,2 6 0
2 ,6 7 6
4 2 ,5 8 4
946

4 6 ,1 7 1
4 5 ,2 2 7
2 ,7 3 1
4 2 ,4 9 6
944

4 6 ,1 9 5
4 5 ,2 8 5
2 ,6 8 1
4 2 ,6 0 4
910

4 6 ,2 9 7
4 5 ,4 2 2
2 ,7 0 6
4 2 ,7 1 6
875

4 6 ,2 8 0
4 5 ,4 2 2
2 ,7 3 2
4 2 ,6 9 0
858

2 7 ,1 5 2
2 6 ,0 9 4
820
2 5 ,2 7 5
1 ,0 5 8

2 7 ,2 6 2
2 6 ,3 9 5
696
2 5 ,6 9 9
867

2 6 ,1 8 3
2 5 ,1 6 3
797
2 4 ,3 6 6
1 ,0 2 0

2 7 ,2 6 2
2 6 ,2 5 1
617
2 5 ,6 3 4
1 ,0 1 1

2 7 ,0 4 9
2 6 ,0 4 6
627
2 5 ,4 1 9 .
1 ,0 0 3

2 7 ,2 0 5
2 6 ,1 6 9
609
2 5 ,5 6 0
1 ,0 3 6

2 7 ,1 8 9
2 6 ,2 2 8
638
2 5 ,5 9 0
961

2 7 ,2 3 0
2 6 ,2 6 4
731
2 5 ,5 3 3
966

8 ,4 9 5
7 ,0 5 8

6 ,1 6 8
5 ,5 4 5
412
5 ,1 3 3
623

8 ,2 9 5
6 ,6 9 7
655
6 ,0 4 2
1 ,5 9 8

6 ,9 6 5
6 ,1 6 0
412
5 ,7 4 8
805

6 ,8 5 1
5 ,9 9 2
447
5 ,5 4 5
859

7 ,0 5 0
6 ,1 5 1
374
5 ,7 7 7
899

7 ,0 0 9
6 ,1 1 7
388
5 ,7 2 9
892

6 ,8 4 6
6 ,0 4 3
418
5 ,6 2 5
803

June
1969

May

Totol
Total labor fo r c e . . ................................... .................
Civilian labor force...................................
E m p loyed.................................................................
Agriculture........... ...............................................
Nonagricultural in du stries............. ..............
On pact time for econom ic rea son s. . . . . .
Usually work full t im e .............................
Usually work part tim e.............................
Unem ployed......................................................... ..

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor f o r c e ...................................................
E m ployed............................... ..................................
Agriculture............................................................
•Nonagricultural industries...............................
Unemployed .................. '. ..................................... .

*

Women, 20 years and over
C ivilian labor f o r c e ...................................................
Employed .................. ...............................................
Agriculture .........................................................
Nonagricultural industries...............................

Beth sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor force ...................... ............................
Agriculture............................................................
Nonagricultural industries.................... . * . . . .
Unem ployed..............................................................

668

6 ,3 9 0
1 ,4 3 7

Table A -2 : Unem ployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted
Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 w eeks................................................
5 to 14 w eek s ........................................................
1$ weeks and o v e r ............................ ..................
15 to 26 w e e k s..................................................
27 weeks and over..............................................




June

May

June

June

May

Apr.

1969

1969

1968

1969

1969

1969

2 ,3 4 9
680
370
242
128

1 ,3 5 2
516
431
303
128

2 ,5 1 0
694
409
243
167

1 ,5 9 1
813
383
258
125

1 ,777
629
409
278
131

1 ,7 2 4
737
393
254
139

Mar.
1969

Feb.
1969

1,646

1,436

757
355
237
118

829

346
237

109

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

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Selected categories

June

June

June

May

1969

1969

1969

Feb.
1969

June

1968

A pr.
1969

Mar.

1969
Total (all civilian workers)................................

3 ,4 0 0

3 ,6 1 4

3 .4

3 .5

3 .5

3 .4

3 .3

3 .7

Men, 20 years and over...................................
Women, 20 years and over..............................
Both sexes, 16*19 years................................

905
1 ,0 5 8
1 ,4 3 7

997
1 ,0 2 0
1 ,5 9 8

2 .0
3 .7
1 1 .6

2 .0
3 .7
1 2 .5

2 .0
3 .8
1 2 .8

1 .9
3 .5
1 2 .7

1 .9
3 .5
1 1.7

2 .3
3 .7
1 3 .3

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

2 ,6 3 2
767

2 ,8 4 4
770

3 .0
7 .0

3 .1
6 .5

3 .1
6 .9

3 .1
6 .0

2 .9
5 .7

3 .3
7 .1

Married men.........................................................
Full-time workers...............................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over^........................
State insured?.....................................................
Labor force time lost 3 ........................................

492
2 ,8 3 1
370
844
••

563
2 ,9 0 6
409
883
—

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

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

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

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

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

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

933
300
464
168
1 ,0 6 6
166
654
246
526

880
283
432
165
1 ,18 7
225
654
307
612

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

1 .9
1 .2
2 .8
2 .6
3 .8
2 .4
4 .0
6 .4
4 .2

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

2 .0
1 .0
3 .1
2 .9
3 .7
2 .2
3 .9
7 .0
3 .8

1 .9
1 .0
2 .7
3 .3
3 .6
2 .1
4 .2
5 .5
3 .8

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

2 ,1 5 9
154
706
393
313
93
597
587
313
84

2 ,3 8 5
229
676
331
346
93
620
638
338
113

3 .5
5 .0
3 .3
3 .3
3 .3
1 .9
4 .2
3 .2
1 .8
5 .5

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

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

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

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

3 .8
7 .7
3 .2
2 .8
3 .7
1 .9
4 .5
3 .6
2 .0
7 .3

1968

Occupation
White-collar workers...........................................
Professional and managerial..........................
Clerical workers.............................................
Sales workers.................................................
Blue-collar workers.............................................
Craftsmen and'foremen....................................
Operatives.................................. .....................
Nonfarm laborers.............................................
Service workers...................................................
Industry
Nonagricultural private wage
and salary workers^........................................
C
1

'ruction.....................................................
tcturing..................................................
U rable g o o d s .............................................
Nondurable goods................................
Transportation and public utilities ..............
Wholesale and retail trade.............................
Finance and service industries.....................
Government wage and salary workers................
Agricultural wage and salary workers................

^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.

^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a

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

percent of potentially available labor force man-hours,
^Includes mining, not shown separately.

NOTE: Unemployment by occupation Includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by Industry refers only to experienced
wage and salary workers.

T abla A -4 : Full- a n d part-tim e status o f the civilian la b o r force

Full- and part-time employment status

Total
Ju n e
1969

June
1968

Men, 20
'and over
June
June
1969
1968

Women, 20
and over
June
June
1968
1969

Both sexes,
16-19 years
June
Ju n e
1968
1969

Full Time
Civilian labor force............................................................................................................................
Employed:
Full-time schedules..................................................................................................................
Pan time for economic reasons..............................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time work.....................................................................................
Unemployment rate............................................................................................................................

72,365 7 1 ,2 5 5

4 4 ,7 6 0

4 4 ,5 7 2

2 1 ,6 5 6

2 0,8 1 3

5 ,9 4 9

5 ,8 7

6 7 ,0 1 1 6 5 ,8 8 4
2 ,5 2 2
2 ,4 6 5
2 ,8 3 1
2 ,9 0 6
3 .9
4 .1

4 3 ,1 6 5
759
836
1 .9

4 2 ,8 4 5
825
902
2 .0

1 9,887
883
886
4 .1

1 9,1 6 6
843
804
3 .9

3 ,9 5 9
880
1 ,1 0 9
1 8 .6

3 ,8 7
79
1 ,2 0
20.

1 ,9 4 9
1 ,8 7 9
69
3 .5

1 ,8 3 7
1 ,7 4 2
95
5 .2

5 ,4 9 6
5 ,3 2 4
172
3 .1

5 ,3 7 0
5 ,1 5 4
216
4 .Q

2 ,5 4 6
2 ,2 1 8
328
1 2 .9

2^42
2 ,0 2
39
16.

Port Time
Ci

labor force ..........................................................................................................................
fc... f/toyed (voluntary part time)..................................................... ..............................................
Unemployed, looking for prfrt-time work........................................................... ......................
Unemployment rate............................................................................................................................




9 ,9 9 1
9 ,4 2 2
568
5 .7

9 ,6 3 3
8 ,9 2 4
708
7 .4

Table A-5:

U n e m p lo y e d p ersons by reason for unem ploym ent, sex, a g e , a n d color,
not se a so n a lly a d ju ste d

Male, 20 years
and over

Total
unemployed

Female, 20 years
and over

Both sexes,
16 to 19 years

White

Nonwhite

Reason for unemployment
June

June

June

June

June

June

June

June

June

June

June

June

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1969

1968

1,058
336.
172
480
69

1,020
282
142
526
70

1,437
112
93
533
699

1,598
88
92
679
739

2 ,6 3 2
681
350
1,014587

2,844
674
333
1,206
631

767
194
98
261
214

770
177
80
307
205

UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
Total unemployed, in thousands..................
Lost last j o b ...............................................
Left last job ...............................................
Reentered labor fo rce ...............................
Never worked before..................................

3,400
875
448
1,275
802

3,614
851
413
1,514
837

905
427
183
262
33

997
481
179
308
29

Total unemployed, percent distribution . . .
Lost last J o b .............................................
Left last jo b .......................... ............... • •
Reentered labor fo rce ...................'............
Never worked before.....................

%100.0
25.7
13.2
37.5
23.6

100.0
23.6
11.4
4 1.9
2 3.2

100.0
4 7.1
20.2
28.9
3.7

100.0
4 8.3
17.9
30.9
2 .9

100.0
31.7
16.3
4 5 .4
6 .6

100.0
27.6
13.9
51.6
6 .8

100.0
7 .8
6^5
3 7.1
4 8 .6

100.0
5 .5
5 .8
4 2.5
46.2

100.0
25.9
13.3
38.5
22.3

100.0
23.7
11.7
4 2 .4
22.2

100.0
25.3
12.8
34.0
27.9

100.0
2 3.0
10.4
39.9
26.7

4 .1

4 .5

1.0

.5
1.5

.5
1 .9

3 .9
1 .2
.6
1.8

i.o

1.0

1 .9
.9
.4
.6
.1

2 .1

1.0

3 .9
1.1
.5
2 .0
.3

16.9
1 .3
1 .1
6 .3
8 .2

19.3
1.1
1 .1
8 .2
8 .9

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

4 .0
.9
.5
1.7
.9

8 .4
2 .1
1.1
2 .8
2 .3

8 .5
2 .0
.9
3 .4
2 .3

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Total unemployment r a t e .............................
fob-loser ra te*..........................................
Job-leaver rate1 . . . ................................
Reentrant rate1 . . . . ; .............................
New entrant rate1............................... . . .

1.0
.4
.7
.1

A

'Unemployment rates are calculated as a percent of the civilian labor force.

Table A -6:

Thousands of persons
Age and sex

U n e m p lo y e d persons by a ge and sex

Percent
looking for
full-time
work
June 1969

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

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

3.400

2,299

83.3

3 .4

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

1,437
764
673
672
1,291
1,034
256

623
305
318
455
1,221
1,000
221

77.2
6 9.1
86.3
89.9
’ 86.6
8 8.9
77.7

11.6
13.4
10.0
5 .3
2.2
2.3
2 .0

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

1,580

1,114

86.8

2 .7

2 .7

2 .7

2 .6

2 ,6

3 .0

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

675
392
283
325
580
435
145

304
180
125
223
586
455
132

79.4
72.7
8 8.7
9 1.4
9 3.1
97.5
8 0.0

10.4
12.7
8 .3
4 .8
1.6
1.6
1.8

11.0
13.9
8 .8
4 .8
1.7
1.8
1.6

11.4
12.6
10.4
4 .7
1.6
1 .6
1.7

11.5
12.9
10.2
4 .5
1.6
1.5
1 .8

11.0
12.5
9 .5
4 .9
1.5
1 .4
1.7

12.3
14.5
10.2
5 .3
1 .8
1 .7
2 .3

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

1,819

1,185

80.2

4 .7

4 .8

4 .9

4 .6

4 .5

4 .8

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

761
371
390
347
711
599
112

319
125
194
232
635
546
89

75.3
65.5
84.6
88.8
81.3
82.6
73.2

12.9
14.3
11.9
5 .9
3 .3
3 .6
2.3

14.5
13.5
15.2
6 .1
3 .1
3 .4
1.8

14.5
16.9
12.7
6 .8
3 .2
3.6
2 .4

14.3
15.6
13.3
6 .3
3 .0
3 .3
1.9

12.7
13.9
13.0
6 .1
3 .1
3 .2
2.5

14.6
16.1
13.3
7 .3
3 .0
3 .2
2 .3

June
1969
.

Apr.
1969

Feb.
1969

June
1968

May
1968




May
1969

Mar.
1969

June
1969

3 .5

3 .5

3 .4

3 .3

3.7

12.5
13.8
11.8
5 .4
2.2
2 .3
1.7

12.8
14.5
11.5
5 .7
2 .2
2 .3
2 .0

12.7
14.0
11.6
5 .3
2.1
2.2
1.9

11.7
13.1
11.1
5 .5
2 .1
2 .0
2 .0

13.3
15.2
11.7
6 .2
2.2
2 .2
2.3

T a b le B-1:

Em ployees on n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls, by Industry
(In thousands)
Seasonally ary usted
Change from

196 9

May
196 9

Apr.
196 9

A

June

Industry

Apr.

196 9

May
196 9

May

June

June

1969

1968

1969

Change
from

May

1969

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

7 0 , 89*

6 9 ,9 * 2

6 9 ,4 6 2

6 8 ,4 7 0

952

2 ,4 2 4

7 0 ,2 1 6

7 0 ,0 2 4

6 9 ,7 8 9

19 2

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

637

624

619

631

13

6

621

622

624

-1

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.___

3 ,5 * *

3, 39*

3 ,2 5 5

3 ,3 9 4

I9u

I9 u

3 ,4 4 9

3 ,3 9 7

3 ,3 6 3

52

MANUFACTURING....................
Production w o rk e r s .............

2 0 ,3 1 9
1 4 ,9 1 5

20,006

1 9 ,9 5 2
1 4 ,6 0 4

1 9 ,9 2 6
1 4 ,6 4 2

313

263

393
27 3

2 0 ,1 8 1
1 4 ,8 0 3

2 0 ,1 4 0
1 4 ,7 6 6

2 0 ,1 1 1
1 4 ,7 3 9

41
37

DURABLE GOODS...........................

12 ,0 3 8
8 , 78 *

1 1 ,8 7 3
8 ,6 4 5

u .,8 35

1 1 ,7 2 5
8 ,5 4 7

165
139

313
237

1 1 ,9 3 2

1 1 ,8 9 9
8 ,6 5 9

1 1 ,8 6 8
8 ,6 3 4

33
31

343
60 4

Production w o rk ers .............

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

3 * 3 .1
621*. 3
* 9 6 .3
6 7 1 .2
1 ,3 7 0 .3
1 ,4 6 9 .4
2 ,0 2 0 .0

2 , 0 6 5 .5
2 ,0 5 4 .0
4 7 7 .2
4 4 6 .9

NONDURABLE GOODS; ................

8 ,2 8 1

Production w o rk ers .............

6 ,1 3 1

1 * ,6 5 2

8 ,6 1 2

3 3 9 .1

3 4 1 .2

6 0 3 .1

593 . *
* 9 0 .7

4 8 9 .2

6 5 7 .6
1 , 3* 5 .5
1 ,4 4 2 .5
2 , 0 0 3.8
2 , 0 3 7.0
2 , 0 4 5 .2

4 7 0 .2
4 3 9 .3

6 5 4 .8

1 , 3 36 .8
1 ,4 4 1 .6
2 , 0 0 7.0
2 ,0 2 7 .7

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

3 4 1 .4
6 1 2 .9

4 .0
2 1 .2

4 7 4 .7

7 .1
1 3 .6
2 4 .8

6 5 5 .8
1 ,3 4 8 .5
1 ,4 0 3 .8
1 ,9 7 1 .0
1 ,9 7 5 .1
2 ,0 4 7 .7
4 5 9 .4
4 3 4 .6
8 ,2 0 1

444

2 ,0 3 5
474
444

1 ,9 9 9
2 ,0 4 6
2 ,0 2 9
472
445

2
-2
1
1
10
6
2
10
1
2
0

80
36

8 ,2 4 9
6 ,1 1 3

8 ,2 4 1
6 ,1 0 7

8 ,2 4 3
6 ,1 0 5

8
6

5 8 .9

-3 .2
-3 .3
-7 .5
1 2 .9
2 2 .9
1 7 .2

1 ,7 8 8
81

1 ,7 9 3
82

1 ,7 9 5

.7
1 2 .4
2 2 .5
1 4 .9
1 0 .9
8 .7
5 .0
9*9
3 .6

987

991
1 ,4 2 5

-1 2 .2

987
1 ,4 3 0
714
1 ,0 8 0
1 ,0 4 7
191
584
347

2 6 .9
1 6 .2
2 8 .5
8 .8
7 .0
7 .6

148
124

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

6 5 .6
4 9 .0
9 0 .4
6 .3
1 7 .8
1 2 .3

8 ,1 3 3
6 ,0 0 7

8 ,1 1 7
5 ,9 9 2
1 ,7 1 0 .8

7 2 1 .7
1 ,0 8 1 .8
1 ,0 5 3 .0
1 9 4 .0
5 8 5 .6
3 4 9 .0

1 , 7 2 5 .2
7 1 .2
9 8 5 .3
1 , 4 1 9 .3
70 6 .8
1 , 0 70 .9
1 , 0 4 4 .3
1 8 9 .0
5 7 5 .7
3 4 5 .4

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
U T IL IT IE S........... ................

4 ,4 8 4

4 ,4 2 8

4 ,4 0 3

4 ,3 4 3

56

141

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

1 4 ,6 8 6

1 4 ,5 1 6

1 4 ,3 9 8

1 4 ,1 0 6

170

WHOLESALE TRADE ...................
RETAIL TRADE..............................

3 ,7 8 4

3 ,7 0 8

10 ,8 0 8

3 ,6 8 8
1 0 ,7 1 0

3 ,6 3 6

10 ,9 0 2

10 ,4 7 0

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL EST A T E......................

3 ,5 7 2

3 ,5 3 1

3 ,5 1 7

1 1 ,2 6 2

1 1 ,1 4 3

1 1 ,0 4 4

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 plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products . . . .

S E R V IC E S ............. *
Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal s e r v ic e s ...........................
Medical and other health services
Educational s e r v ic e s ......................

1 ,7 8 4 .1
7 1 .9
9 9 7 .7
1 ,4 4 1 .8

7 6 7 .7
1 ,0 4 7 .4
2 ,8 5 3 .0
1 ,0 9 4 .6

7 3 3 .2
1 ,0 3 1 .4
2 ,8 1 6 .9
1 ,1 6 1 .2

7 1 .6
9 8 8 .4
1 ,4 1 1 .2
7 0 3 .5
1 ,0 7 7 .3
1 ,0 4 6 .9
1 8 7 .8
5 7 5 .7
3 4 3 .8

7 1 4 .6
1 ,0 2 5 .4
2 , 8 0 4 .3
1 ,1 5 9 .8

6 ,0 9 5

342

609

49 6

495

657
1 ,3 4 2
1 ,4 5 6
2 ,0 0 4

656

2 ,070
2 ,0 3 6
476

1 ,3 3 2
1 ,4 5 0
2 ,0 0 2

2,060

496
658
1 ,3 2 6
1 ,4 5 0

713
1 ,0 7 5
1 ,0 4 5
190

1 ,0 7 8
1 ,0 4 4

190

580
350

579
350

-3

4 ,4 4 0

4 ,4 4 1

4 ,4 3 9

-1

580

1 4 ,6 3 4

1 4 ,6 0 8

1 4 ,5 3 3

26

76
94

148
432

3 ,7 6 5
1 0 ,8 6 9

3 ,7 5 7
1 0 ,8 5 1

3 ,7 3 7
1 0 ,7 9 6

18

3 ,3 9 0

41

182

3 ,5 4 4

3 ,5 3 8

3 ,5 3 1

6

1 0 ,7 2 3

H9

539

1 1 ,0 8 5

1 1 ,0 7 7

1 1 ,0 4 4

8

728

73 6
1 ,0 2 5

741
1 ,0 2 4

698 .8
1 ,0 6 4 .6
1 , 0 29 .8

1 9 0 .8
5 5 9 .0

3 6 1 .2

2 3 .2
3 .2

2 6 .6

1 ,4 2 6

81

710

4

8

7 5 5 .8

3 4 .5

1 , 0 4 9 .6

1 6 .0
3 6 .1

2 0 7 .6

2 ,8 3 6

2 ,8 3 1

2 ,8 1 3

-6 6 .6

7 5 .3

1 ,1 3 5

1 ,1 2 3

1 ,1 1 9

-8
6
5
12

1 2 ,2 6 2

1 2 ,2 0 1

1 2 ,1 4 4

61

2 ,7 6 7

2 ,7 5 4

9 ,4 2 5 ___

9 ,4 4 7 — .

2 ,7 5 8
9 .3 8 6

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

1 1 .9
-2 .2

1 2 ,3 5 0

12,300

1 2 ,2 7 4

1 1 ,9 5 7

FEDERAL.........................................
STATE AND LOCAL......................

2 ,8 0 8
9 ,5 4 2

2 ,7 4 0
9 ,5 6 0

2 ,7 4 7
9 ,5 2 7

2 ,8 1 6

68

.8

9 ,1 4 1

-18

401




344

607

-5
-1
0
4
1
5
2
1

1 ,7 8 7 .3
7 5 .2
1 , 0 0 5.2
1 ,4 2 8 .9

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

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

8 ,690

50

393

1 ,0 3 1

13
.... .4 8 _____

T ab le B-2:

A v e r a g e w eekly hours of production or n on su p e rvisory w o rk e rs1
on private n o n agric u ltu ral p ay ro lls, b y industry

Industry

196 9

1969

T O TA L P R IV A T E ........................

3 8 .1
4 3 -7

3 7 .7
4 3 .4

3 7 .5
4 3 .6

June
1968

3 8 .1

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N .______

3 8 .5

38.2

3 7 .6

4 3 .4
3 8 .4

M A N U F A C T U R IN G ....................................

4 0 .9

4 0 .7

4 0 .5

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

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

O std lw Am t s . ..........................

3 .7

3 .6

3 .5

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

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

4 1 .4
3 .7
4 0 .9
4 0 .6
1*0.3
1*2.3
4 1 .9
4 1 .6
4 2 .7
4 0 .6

4 1 .2
3 .6

Ordnance and acceaaoriea..............
Lussber and wood products . . . . .
Furniture and fixtu re*....................
Scone, clay, and glass psoducta . .
Primary aetal iaduacriea. . .
Fabricated a e t il psoducta. . . . . .
Machinery, except e le ctrica l. . . .
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment..............
Inatnments and feinted paodacta .
Miscellaneous aaanufacturiaf. . . .
H O N O U R A B L E C O O O S ......................

Overtime Sosas. . . . . . . . . . . .
Food and kindred p to d a cts............
Tobacco manufactures . . . . . . . .
Textile mill products........... ..
Apparel and other textile ptodacts
Paper and allied products..............
Printing and publishing.................
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber and plastics product a, n e c.
Leather and leather products. . . .
W H O LESALE AN D E E T A IL TR A D E .

W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ..................
R E T A I L T R A D E ............................

4 2 .1
4 2 .0
4 2 .8
1*0.8
4 1 .1
4 0 .9
3 9 .3
4 0 .0
3 -4
4 0 .9
4 0 .0
1*1.1*
3 6 .4
4 3 .2
3 8 .4
4 2 .0
4 3 .0
* 1 .5

4 0 .5
4 0 .2
4 0 .1
1*1.9
4 2 .1
41.1*
4 2 .6
4 0 .3
1*1 . 0

1*1.3
1*0.6
3 9 .0
3 9 -7
3 .3
4 0 .5
3 7 .7
1*0.9

1*0.5
3 9 .1
39.1*
3 .2
4 0 .1
3 5 .8
1*0.4

36.0
4 3 .O

3 5 .9
4 2 .9

3 8 .1

3 8 .3
4 1 .8
4 3 .1
4 1 .2

4 1 .9
1*3 .2
1*1.0

3 4 .7

3 7 - 1*
3 5 .3
3 9 .9
3 3 .9

3 7 .3

3 7 .0

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

May
1969
0 .4
.3
.3
.2
.1
.1
.2
.5
•3
.6

4 1 .3
4 1 .1
4 2 .4
1*2.4
1*2.1
4 2 .2
4 0 .6
4 2 .5
1*0.7
3 9 .6
4 0 .1
3 .4
1*1.1
3 8 .9
1*1.6

.1
.2
.4
.1
.2
-.2
.3
•3
.3
.1
.4

3 6 .5

4 1 .8

1*2 .6

3 6 .5
3 5 .3
4 0 .0
3 3 .8

4 1 .8
3 9 .0
36.1*
4 0 .3
3 5 .1

3 7 .1

3 7 .0

0 .0
.3
.1
- .2
0
- .3
0
- .2
- .4
-.2
0
-.3
- .1
.6
.2
- 1 .4
.2
-.3
- .1
0
-.2
1 .1
-.2
-.1
.1
.2
.2

May
1969

A pr.
1969

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

3 7 -8
4 3 .3
3 8 .1

3 7 -8
4 3 .8

0 .1
- .1

38.0

-.5
0
0
-.1
.1
•6

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

4 0 .7
3 .6
4 1 .3
3*9
* 1 .5
1*0.4
4 0 .8

.3
.8

-.3
- .1
-.1*

3 5 -9
4 0 .1
3**.l*

•3

•3

37.1*

3 -7
1*1.4
3 .8

1*0 .9
1*0.2
1*0.9
4 2 .0
4 1 .8
4 1 .8
4 2 .6
1*0.9
k l.5
1*0.8

1*1.7
4 1 .5
4 2 .7
1*0 .7
1*1.1
1*0 . 7

.

A gr
196 9

4 0 .8

1*0.9
1*0.2
1*0.8
4 2 .0

4 1 .9
1*1.8
4 1 .8
4 2 .7
1*0.7
4 1 .1
1*0.8

-.3
-1 .1

.3
.5
.8

.1*

Change

June
1969

3 9 .3
3 9 .9
3.1*
4 0 .7
3 9 .6
4 1 .2
3 6 -3
1*3-1
3 8 .4
4 2 .0
1*2-7
4 1 .5
3 7 .5

2 .3
.5
.4
.2
.1
.2
-.1

43. I
3 8 .2

Seasonally adjusted

from

I!

Change

A pr.
1969

May

3 9 .1
3 9 .8
3 . 1*
1*0 .7
3 8 .2

.2
0
- .1
.1
.3

1*1.0

3 9 .5
3 9 .8
3 - 1*
1*0-9
3 6 .4
1*1.1

36.0
4 3 .0

36.0
4 3 . 1*

38.1*
4 1 .7
4 2 .8
41.1*
3 7 .7
3 5 .6
4 0 .0

3 8 -3
4 1 .6
1*2-9
41.1*

0
0
0
.1
.2
.1
0
0
1 .4
.2
.3
.1
0

•3
-.1
.1
-.2

3 ^ .3

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

3 7 .0

3 7 -1

.4

•3
.1
.1

F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D
R E A L E S T A T E ........................................

lData relate to production worker* in mining
manufacturing: to construction worker* in contract construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in wholesale and retail
trade; finance, imurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, surd services are included in Total Mvate but are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most receta months are preliminary.

T ab le B-3:

A v e r a g e hourly a n d w ee kly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w orke rs^
on private n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p ay ro lls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
In d u s tr y

June
1969

May
1969

Apr.
1969

June
1968

Change from

Itey
1969

Apr.
1969

June
1968

Change from

June
1968

$3.02
3.60
4.68
3.17

$3.01
3.57
4.69
3.16

$2.98
3.55
4.61*
3.15

$2.84
3.33
4.31
3.00

*fey
1969
$0.01
.03
-.0 1
.01

D U R A B L E C O O O S ...............................
Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ................
Lumber and w ood p r o d u c t s .............
Furniture aod f ix t u r e s ......................
Stone, c lo y , nod g la s s products . .
Primary metal industries...................
Fabricated m e a l products................
Machinery, except electrical. . . .
E le ctrica l equipm ent.........................
Transportation equipam ot................
h s t n m m t s nod related products .
M iscella neous manufacturing. . . .

3.35
3.43
2.70
2.60
3.18
3.76
3.32
3*57
3.08
3.83
3.15
2.66

3.35
3.1*1
2.68
2.60
3.17
3.75
3.31
3.56
3.06
3.83
3.13
2.64

3.33
3.1*1
2.64
2.58
3.H*
3.71*
3.29
3.51*
3.05
3-84
3.11
2.62

3.18
3.24
2.59
2.1*7
3.00
3.53
3.15
3.35
2.91
3-66
2.97
2.50

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

.17
•19
.11
.13
.18
.23
.17
.22
.17
.17
.18
.16

139.03
142.00
110.43
106.34
134.83
158.30
139*44
152.80
125.66
157*41
128.84
104.54

138.69
139.1*7
108.81
104.78
134.09
157.13
137.70
152.01
124.24
158.18
127.08
102.96

137.20 132.92
i3 8 .ll 134.78
106.13 106.97
103.46 101.52
131.57 127.20
157.45 149.67
136.21 132.62
150.80 141.37
122.92 118.15
157.44 155.55
125.96 120.88
102.44
99.00

•34
2.53
1.62
1.56
.74
1.17
1.74
•79
1.42
-.7 7
1.76
1.58

6.11
7.22
3.46
4.82
7.63
8.63
6.82
11.43
7*51
1.86
7.96
5.54

H O N O U R A B L E C O O O S ......................
F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s .............
T o b a c co m anufactures......................
T ex tile m ill products.........................
Apporel and other .textile ptodacts
Paper aod a llie d p rod u cts................

2.89
2.94
2.76
2.30
2.31
3.22
3.67
3.1*1*
4.02
3.06
2.35
2.5!*

2.87
2.94
2.68
2.30
2.28
3.17
3.64
3.40
4.03
3.02
2.35
2.52
3.18
2.27

2.73
2.80
2.63
2.18
2.20
3.03
3.48
3.26
3.73
2.91
2.24
2.40
3.04
2.16

.01
-.0 1
.03
0
.02
.04
0
.02
0
.02
0

.16
.14
.13
.12
.11
.19
-.1 9
.18
.29
.15
.11
.14
.16
.13

115.60
120.25
110.40
95*22
84.08
139.10
lkO.93
144.48
172.86
126.99
89.07
91.69
128.64
79.**6

114.3^
119.48
102.92
94.07
82.44
136.74
140.56
142.96
173.26
125.25
87.89
89.66
77.63

JU.3.O8
117.89
95.94
92.92
81.85
135.99
138.68
142.46
174.10
123.82
85.78
88.96
127.20
76.73

102.31
90.69
80.30
130.59
132.94
136.27
158.90
121.64
87.36
87-36
122.51
75.82

1.26
.77
7.48
1.15
1.64
2.36
.37
1.52
-.4 0
1.74

2.29

2.88
2.95
2.73
2.30
2.29
3.18
3.67
3.42
4.02
3.04
2.35
2.54
3.19
2.29

2.03
1.36
1.83

6.13
5.17
8.09
4.53
3.78
8.51
7.99
8.21
13.96
5.35
1.71
4.33
6.13
3.64

2.91

2.89

2.88

2.75

.16

108.54

106.93

106.85

101.75

1.61

6.79

T O T A L P R IV A T E ............. ..........
C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N ______
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ..................................

Printing and publishing . . . . . . .
C hem icals aod nltied p rod u cts. . .
Petroleum and c o a l products . . .
Robber and pi statics p rod u cts n e c
Leather and leather prod u cts. . . .
W H O LESALE AN D R E T A IL T R A D E .

W H O L E S A L E T R A O E ......................
E E T A I L T R A O E ..................................

3.20

F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E . A N D
R E A L E S T A T E ........................................

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent month* axe preliminary.




0
.01
0
.02

June
1968

June
1969

$0.18
.27
.37
.17

$115.06
157.32
180.18
129.65

$113.1*8 $111.75 $108.20
154.78 144.52
154.91*
174.46 165.50
179.16
128.61
127.58 123.30

1969
$1.58
2.38
1.02
1.04

$6.86
12.80
14.68
6.35

127.28

1.18