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NEWS yjsLI U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR O FFICE OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 21211 U SD L - 71-371 B ureau o f L a b or S ta tistics (202) 9 6 1-2 6 9 4, 96 1-2 6 3 3, o r 961-2 4 7 2 T r a n s m is s io n E m bargc 9:30 A .M . (E D T) F rid a y , July 2, 1971 THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATION: JUNE 1971 E m p loym en t and u n em ploym ent r o s e le s s than se a so n a lly ex p ected in June, as the num ber o f young p eople entering the jo b m a rk e t w a s sm a lle r than in re ce n t y e a r s , the U. S. D epartm ent o f L a b o r 1 s B ureau of L a bor S ta tistics re p o rte d today. On a se a so n a lly adjusted b a s is , the o v e r a ll unem ploym ent rate d rop p ed fr o m 6. 2 p e rce n t in M ay to 5, 6 p e rce n t in June, returning to the le v e l o f la st fa ll. T otal em ploym en t f e ll o n e -h a lf m illio n to 78e 4 m illio n , the sam e le v e l as in M a rch . T h ese d e clin e s m ay be som ew hat o v e rsta te d b e ca u se of the sea son a l adju stm en t p r o ce d u re s and b eca u se m o r e young w o r k e rs than usual w ere s till in s ch o o l during the su rv e y w eek . (See note below . ) N O T E : Season al adjustm ent of la b o r fo r c e data is e s s e n tia lly b a sed upon the a v e ra g e e x p e r ie n ce of the p re v io u s 8 y e a r s . When the le v e l of un em ploym ent changes a p p re cia b ly , such as it did beginning in late 1969, the sea son a l fa c t o r s b a sed on e a r lie r y e a r s m ay p rod u ce an o v e r - o r u n d e r -c o m p e n s a tion f o r m any of the usual sea son a l m o v e m e n ts. L a rg e s e a sonal changes in u n em ploym ent ty p ica lly o ccu r betw een M ay and June, August and S e p te m b e r, and D e ce m b e r and January. It is lik e ly , t h e r e fo r e , that sea son a lly adjusted chan ges m ay be ex a gg era ted during such p e r io d s . A s o rig in a lly r e p o rte d in 1970, fo r ex a m p le, the o v e r a ll rate d e clin e d fr o m 5 .0 p e r cen t in May to 4. 7 p e rce n t in June, but this change w a s m o d e ra te d to 4. 9 p e rce n t in M ay and 4. 8 p e rce n t in June when the sea son a l adjustm ent fa c t o r s w ere r e -c o m p u te d in the re g u la r re v is io n in e a r ly 1971. When the sea son a l a d ju st m ent fa c t o r s fo r this y e a r a re updated, the M ay-Ju n e 1971 change w ill p rob ab ly a ls o be m o d e ra te d . T h is co m m e n t a ls o app lies to a num ber of s p e c ific unem ploym ent r a te s , such a s those by o ccu p a tio n . A review of se a so n a l a d ju st m ent p r o c e d u r e s is cu r re n tly underway at the B ureau of L a b or S ta tistics. Many young p e r s o n s w ere still in sch o o l at the tim e o f the June 1971 su rv e y , b e ca u se the reg u la r su rvey w eek, d efin ed to be the w eek including the 12th day of each m onth, ca m e e a rly this June, the w eek of June 6 -1 2 . -2- The jo b le s s rate fo r te e n a g e rs and 2 0 -2 4 y e a r -o ld s d e clin e d sharply o v e r the month,, T h e re w as a ls o a red u ction in jo b le s s n e s s am ong w o r k e r s 25 y e a r s and older® N on a g ricu ltu ra l p a y ro ll em ploym en t d e clin e d by 310, 000 in June on a sea son a lly adjusted b a s is , returning to the F e b ru a ry level® D e clin e s w e re w id e sp re a d am ong the m a jo r industry d iv isio n s, p a r tic u la rly in m a n u fa c turing and trade® The a v era ge w ork w eek fo r a ll r a n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s in m anufacturing in ch ed up o v e r the m onth, w hile fa c to r y o v e rtim e r o s e to the highest le v e l sin ce la st summer® U nem ploym ent The num ber of un em ployed p e rs o n s totaled 5® 5 m illio n in June, 1® 1 m illio n m o r e than in May® U nem ploym ent usually in c r e a s e s sharply betw een M ay and June, but this y e a r the ris e w as m uch le s s than s e a s o n a lly ex p ected , as a s m a lle r -th a n -u s u a l num ber of youth en tered the la b o r f o r c e at the co n clu sio n o f the sch o o l y e a r. A fter se a so n a l adjustm ent, the le v e l of un em ploym ent w as down by 530, 000. M ost of the d e clin e o c c u r r e d am ong w o r k e r s who w ere eith er new entrants o r reen tra n ts to the la b o r f o r c e , la rg e ly te e n a g e rs and young adults® U nem ploym ent stem m ing fr o m jo b lo s s w as v irtu a lly unchanged in June fo r the secon d straigh t month® The o v e r a ll un em ploym ent rate d rop p ed fr o m 6® 2 p e rce n t in May to 5. 6 p e rce n t in June, the lo w e s t le v e l sin ce the 5® 5 p e rce n t of O cto b e r. E s p e c ia lly sharp re d u ctio n s in the unem ploym ent rate o c c u r r e d am ong te e n a g e rs and young adu lts. F o r te e n a g e rs, the jo b le s s rate fe ll fro m 1 7 .3 to 15® 8 p e rce n t, se a so n a lly adju sted, return ing to the le v e l of la st su m m er. The jo b le s s rate fo r 2 0 -2 4 y e a r -o ld s d e clin e d fr o m 11® 1 p e r cen t in May to 9® 9 p e rce n t in June, re fle ctin g red u ced jo b le s s n e s s am ong both young m en and w om en. The jo b le s s rate fo r m en 25 y e a r s and ov er fe ll fr o m 3. 6 p e rce n t in M ay to 3. 3 p e rce n t in June. F o r w om en 25 y e a r s and o v e r , the rate m ov ed down fro m 4® 8 p e rce n t to 4® 5 percent® Both June ra te s w e re at th eir lo w e st le v e ls sin ce the fa ll of la st year® U nem ploym ent ra te s w ere re d u ce d fo r both N eg ro and white w o r k e rs in June® The N e g ro u n em ploym ent rate dropped fro m 10. 5 p e rce n t in May to 9® 4 p e rce n t in June, a retu rn to the M arch le v e l. The d e clin e took p la ce - 3- e x c lu s iv e ly am ong w om en 20 y e a r s and o v e r , w hose rate fe ll fro m 10,6 to 70 9 p ercen t; this re p re se n te d a retu rn to the le v e ls o f e a rly 1971. The rate fo r white w o rk e rs fe ll fro m 5. 7 to 5. 2 p e rce n t, returning to its O ctob er 1970 le v e l. F o r w o r k e r s co v e r e d by State unem ploym ent in su ra n ce p ro g ra m s , the jo b le s s rate edged up fro m 4. 3 p e rce n t in May to 4 .4 p e rce n t in June. The State in su red rate had d e clin e d to 3. 7 p e rce n t in F e b ru a ry but has in c r e a s e d steadily sin ce then. (State in su re d jo b le s s fig u re s exclu d e unem ployed new w o r k e r s and those with no re ce n t w ork h is to r y . ) The num ber of p e rso n s un em ployed le s s than 5 w eeks fe ll by 23 5, 000 o v e r the m onth to 2 .0 m illio n , se a so n a lly adjusted, a retu rn to the June 1970 le v e l. T his p rim a r ily r e fle c t e d the re la tiv e ly sm a ll in flow of 16-24 y e a r -o ld jo b s e e k e r s . U nem ploym ent of lo n g -t e r m duration (15 w eeks o r m o r e ) was e sse n tia lly unchanged-over the m onth. The a v era ge (m ean) duration of j o b le s s n e s s in c re a s e d fr o m 11. 5 w eek s in May to 12. 7 w eeks in June. C iv ilia n L a bor F o r c e and T otal E m ploym ent The num ber of p e rs o n s in the civ ilia n la b or fo r c e ro s e by 1. 9 m illio n in June to 8 5 .0 m illio n . The r is e w as le s s than usual fo r the m onth, h ow ever, as the e a rly sum m er influx of youth into the jo b m a rk et was sm a lle r than in the past few y e a r s . A s a re su lt, a fte r season al adjustm ent, the civ ilia n la b or fo r c e was down by o v e r 1. 0 m illio n , with n early all of the change o c cu rrin g am ong 16-24 y e a r -o ld s . The June red u ction brought the civ ilia n la b or fo r c e to its lo w e st le v e l sin ce the su m m er of 1970. The num ber of e m p loy ed p e rs o n s r o s e 770, 000 in June to 79. 5 m illio n , but this in c r e a s e was a lso le s s than sea son a lly e x p e cte d . C onsequently, a fter sea son a l adjustm ent, total em ploym en t w as down by 520, 000, with n ea rly a ll of the d rop o c c u r r in g am ong te e n a g e rs. E m p loym en t o f both m en and w om en 20 y e a r s o f age and o v e r was unchanged in June, although em ploym en t of adult m en has ris e n 400, 000 sin ce the re ce n t low re a ch e d la st D e c e m b e r. O ver the y e a r, the civ ilia n la b o r fo r c e has grow n by 920, 000, with th r e e -fifth s of the r is e o c c u r r in g am ong young adult m en, m any of whom w ere returning v e te ra n s. In co n tra st, total em ploym en t was about unchanged sin ce la st June, as a m od e ra te em ploym en t gain am ong m en 2 0 -2 4 y e a rs of age was o ffs e t by a d eclin e in em ploym en t am ong teen a g ers - and m en 25 y e a r s and o v e r c 4- U nem ploym ent was up by 820, 000 o v e r the year. Industry P a y r o ll E m p loym en t The num ber of wage and sa la ry w o r k e rs on n on ag ricu ltu ra l p a y ro lls was 71. 3 m illio n in June, 490, 000 m o re than in M ay. The r is e w as le s s than the usual M ay-June pickup, h ow ev er, and, a fter se a so n a l adjustm en t, p a y ro ll em ploym en t w as down 310, 000. The d rop Returned em p loy m en t to the F e b ru a ry le v e l, 660, 000 b elow the alltim e peak re a ch e d in M a rch 1970. S ea son ally adjusted p a y ro ll em ploym en t d e clin e s w e re w id e sp re a d am ong the m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n s . E m p loym en t in m anufacturin g dropp ed 115, 000 in June, follow in g sm a ll gains in the p re v io u s 2 m on th s. M o re than half of the d ro p w as r e g is t e r e d in the durable g ood s in d u strie s, p a r tic u la rly in the fiv e m a jo r m e ta ls and m e ta l-u sin g in d u strie s. In nondurable g o o d s , the la r g e s t sea son a lly a dju sted em p loy m en t d e c r e a s e o c c u r r e d in the apparel in d u stry . Since rea ch in g an a lltim e peak in S eptem ber 1969, total m a n u fa c turing em p loy m en t has d e clin e d by 1 .6 m illio n , or 8. 1 p e rce n t. C on tra ct co n stru ctio n f e ll 55, 000 in June on a se a so n a lly adjusted b a s is , the secon d straight m onthly re d u ctio n . E m ploym ent in the in du stry w as b elow it s .y e a r -a g o le v e l and 2 8 0 ,0 0 0 (or 8 .0 p e rce n t) b elow the a lltim e peak re a ch e d in D e c e m b e r 1969o In the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g in d u strie s, em ploym en t re d u ctio n s w ere r e c o r d e d in trade (90, 000) and s e r v ic e s (45, 0 0 0 ). The d e clin e in trade fo llo w e d s e v e r a l m onths of in c r e a s e s and returned the jo b total to the January le v e l. In g ov ern m en t, a d e clin e in F e d e ra l em p loy m en t (25, 000) m o r e than o ffs e t a sm a ll gain in State and lo c a l em p loy m en t. H ours o f W ork The w orkw eek fo r a ll ra n k -a n d -file w o r k e rs on p riva te n on a g ricu ltu ra l p a y r o lls r o s e by 0. 4 hour betw een May and June, slig h tly m o re than s e a s o n ally e x p e cte d . A fter se a so n a l adjustm en t, w eekly h ou rs w e re up on e-ten th of an hour to 37. 1 h o u rs. Since O cto b e r 1970, the a v era ge w ork w eek has ranged n a rrow ly betw een 3 6 .9 and 37. 1 h ou rs. In m anufacturin g, se a so n a lly adjusted w eekly h ou rs in ch ed up 0. 1 hour to 4 0 .0 h o u rs. T his w as the f ir s t tim e sin ce July 1970 that the fa c t o r y w o r k w eek had touched the 4 0 -h o u r m a rk , although h ou rs s till rem a in ed c o n s id e r ably b elow the le v e ls p re v a ilin g in 1969. The sm a ll in c r e a s e in the fa c to r y - 5 - w ork w eek took place la r g e ly in the m a jo r m eta ls in d u strie s of the durable g ood s s e c to r . F a cto ry o v ertim e ro s e 0. 2 hour o v er the m onth to 3. 0 hou rs in June, sea son a lly adjusted,, This brought the le v e l to the h igh est point sin ce A ugust 1970. E arn in gs A v era g e hou rly ea rn in gs of ra n k -a n d -file w o r k e rs on p riva te n on a g ricu ltu ra l p a y ro lls w ere $ 3 0 42 in June, up 1 cent fro m M ay. C om p a red with a y e a r ago, hou rly ea rn in gs w ere up by 21 cents o r 6. 5 p e rce n t. A s a re su lt of the in c r e a s e in the w orkw eek and the r is e in hourly ea rn in g s, avera ge w eek ly ea rn in gs in c re a s e d by $ 1 .7 4 ov er the month to $1 27 . 57. A d va n ces in w eek ly ea rn in gs o c c u r r e d in a ll m a jo r industry d iv is io n s with the ex cep tion of fin a n ce, insurance and re a l e sta te. C om p a red with June 1970,. a v era ge w eekly earnin gs w ere up by $ 7 . 52 or 6. 3 p e rce n t. D uring the la te st 12-m onth p e rio d fo r w hich C on su m er P r ic e Index data are a v a ila b le --M a y 1970 and May 1971--t h e index r o s e by 4. 4 p ercen t. Q u a rterly D evelop m en ts On a q u a rterly a v e ra g e b a sis, total em ploym en t and unem ploym ent (sea son a lly adju sted) have shown re la tiv e ly little change sin ce the fa ll of 1970. The o v e r a ll jo b le s s ra te, at 6 .0 p ercen t in the secon d q u a rter, w as e s s e n tia lly unchanged fr o m the 5 .9 p e rce n t rate w hich p re v a ile d in both the la st q u a rter of 1970 and the fir s t qu arter of 1971. em p loym en t have r is e n only sligh tly during this p e rio d . L a b or fo r c e and The a v era ge w o r k w eek has a lso rem a in ed rath er steady sin ce Last fa ll, though in the m a n u fa c turing s e c to r it r o s e in both the fir s t and second q u a rte rs. L abo r fo r c e and total e m p lo y m ent. The civ ilia n la b o r fo r c e edged up 1 10,000 to 8 3 .7 m illio n (se a so n a lly adjusted) in the se co n d q u a rter of 1971. T h is was the secon d co n s e cu tiv e q u a rter in which the civ ilia n la b o r fo r c e grow th was v e ry sm a ll. B etw een the secon d qu arter of 1970 and the secon d q u a rter of 1971 the c iv ilia n la b o r fo r c e grew by a total o f 1. 1 m illio n , with rough ly o n e -th ird of the gain being attributable to a red u ction o f the arm ed fo r c e s . The total la b or f o r c e , w hich in clu d es p e rso n s in the A rm ed F o r c e s in addition to those in the c iv ilia n la b or fo r c e , a v era ged 86. 5 m illio n (s e a s o n -6- a lly a dju sted) in the A p ril-J u n e p e r io d --t h e third co n s e cu tiv e qu a rter at that le v e l. Since the secon d q u a rter of 1970, the total la b or fo r c e has grow n by only 700, 000, o r at about half the pace at w hich it is e x p ected to grow on the b a sis of lo n g -t e r m population grow th and la b o r fo r c e p a r t ic i pation trends® The re ce n t slack enin g of la b o r f o r c e grow th has been m o s t evident am ong w om en and te e n a g e rs , the two grou p s la rg e ly re s p o n s ib le fo r the v e r y rapid la b or f o r c e in c r e a s e s of the late I9601 s. T otal civ ilia n em p loy m en t a v e ra g e d 78e 7 m illio n (se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) in the secon d q u a rter, sligh tly above the f ir s t qu arter le v e l. E m p loym en t in the A p ril-J u n e p e rio d w as 200, 000 below the alltim e peak of 78® 9 m illio n attained in the f ir s t qu a rter of 1970® E m p loym en t am ong m a le s 20 y e a rs and o v e r , w hich had d rifte d dow n w ard fo r 4 con se cu tiv e q u a rte rs, p osted a substantial advance of 3 50, 000 in the secon d quarter of 1971® T h is gain, h o w e v e r, was la r g e ly o ffs e t by a siz e a b le d e clin e in em p loy m en t am ong adult w om en (250, 000) and a sligh t d ro p in teenage em p loy m en t (30, 0 0 0 ). The gain in em p loy m en t am ong adult m en was about even ly d iv id ed betw een those in the 2 0 -t o -2 4 age g rou p and those 25 y e a r s of age and o v e r; the d e clin e in fe m a le e m p lo y m ent o c c u r r e d e n tire ly am ong those 25 y e a r s of age and over® U nem ploym en t. The num ber of jo b le s s p e rs o n s a v e ra g e d 5® 0 m illio n (sea son a lly a dju sted) in the se co n d qu a rter o f 1971, v irtu a lly the sam e as in the p re v io u s 2 quarters® J o b le s s n e s s am ong m o st m a jo r la b o r fo r c e g rou p s has exhibited little change o v e r the past 2 quarters® The A p ril-J u n e a v era ge ra tes fo r all adult m en (4® 4 p e r c e n t ), m a r r ie d m en (3C2 p e r c e n t ), and te e n a g e rs (16. 8 p e rce n t) w ere v irtu a lly the sam e as in the fou rth quarter of 1970. The jo b le s s rate fo r adult w om en, h ow ev er, has d rifte d upward sligh tly (from 5. 5 to 5 .8 p e rce n t) sin ce the la st q u arter of 1970. T his r is e o c c u r r e d la rg e ly am ong N e g ro w om en and ca u sed the jo b le s s rate fo r all N egro w o r k e rs to advance fro m 9. 2 to 9. 9 p ercen t betw een the fourth quarter of 1970 and the secon d q u a rter of 1971. The rate fo r white w o r k e rs (5. 5 p e rce n t in the secon d q u a rte r) has been v irtu a lly unchanged sin ce last fa ll. The rate of N e g r o -to -w h ite jo b le s s n e s s was 1 .8 to 1 in the A p ril-J u n e q u a rter, co m p a re d with 1 .7 to 1 in the 2 p re v io u s q u a rte rs. Q u arterly un em ploym ent ra tes by occu p a tion and industry have a lso shown few d is ce rn a b le tren d s thus fa r in 1971. The only sig n ifica n t e x c e p tions on an occu p a tion a l b a sis w e re a d e clin e in unem ploym ent am ong -7cra ftsm e n and fo r e m e n and an in c r e a s e am ong s e r v ic e w orkers® On an industry b a s is , th ere w as a m o d e ra te d e clin e in un em ploym ent am ong m anufacturing w o r k e rs and an in c r e a s e among trade w orkers® Industry e m p lo y m e n t. P a y r o ll em ploym en t in the n o n a g ricu ltu ra l s e c to r a v era g ed 70o 7 m illio n (se a so n a lly adju sted) in the se co n d quarter of 1971, about 100, 000 above the y e a r r s f ir s t quarter but still w e ll b elow the 710 1 m illio n q u a rte rly peak attained in 1970* s J a n u a ry -M a rch p e rio d . In the g o o d s -p ro d u cin g in d u strie s (m anufacturing, co n s tr u ctio n , and m in in g ), em ploym en t has shown p r a c tic a lly no change o v e r the la st 2 q u a rte rs, after d eclin in g su bstan tially o v e r the p re v io u s 5 quarters® In the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g s e c t o r , em p loym en t continued to r is e in the secon d q u a rter, but the gain (140, 000) w as m o d e st co m p a r e d with the in c r e a s e s of the p rev iou s 2 q u a r t e r s - -3 0 0 , 000 and 4 6 5 ,0 0 0 , re s p e ctiv e ly . The a v era ge w ork w eek fo r p rodu ction and n o n su p e rv iso ry w o r k e r s in the total p riva te e co n o m y rem a in ed unchanged at 3 7 .0 h ou rs in the secon d quarter® In m a n u factu rin g, h o w e v e r, the w ork w eek m o v e d up fo r the secon d co n s e cu tiv e quarter® At 39*9 h ou rs, it retu rn ed to the le v e l o f a y ea r ago. This r e le a s e p re se n ts and analyzes s ta tis tics fr o m two m a jo r s u r v e y s . Data on la b or f o r c e , total em p loy m en t, and un em ploym ent a re d e riv e d fr o m the sa m ple su rv e y o f h ou seh old s conducted and tabulated by the B ureau o f the C ensus fo r the B ureau o f L a b or S ta tistics. S ta tistics on in d u stry em p loy m en t, h o u r s , and earnin gs a re c o lle c te d by State a g e n cie s fr o m p a y r o ll r e c o r d s o f e m p lo y e rs and are tabulated by the B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics. A d e s c r ip tio n o f the two su rv ey s a pp ears in the BLS p u b lica tion E m p loym en t and E a rn in g s. TabU A-1: Employment status of tho noninstitutional population by sox and ago (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status, age, and sex Ju n e 197 0 Jun e 197 1 8 5 ,9 5 4 8 3 ,1 0 4 7 8 ,7 0 9 3 ,5 9 8 7 5 ,1 1 1 2 ,1 8 3 1 ,1 0 2 1 ,0 8 1 4 ,3 9 4 8 7 ,2 3 0 8 4 ,0 5 0 7 9 ,3 8 2 4 ,2 0 8 7 5 ,1 7 4 2 ,5 7 1 1 ,3 2 1 1 ,2 5 0 4 ,6 6 9 8 5 ,9 4 8 8 3 ,1 3 2 7 8 ,4 4 3 3 ,2 9 4 7 5 ,1 4 9 2 ,1 7 6 99 0 1 ,1 8 6 4 ,6 8 9 8 7 ,0 2 8 8 4 ,1 7 8 7 8 ,9 6 1 3 ,4 5 8 7 5 ,5 0 3 2 ,5 0 4 1 ,2 1 9 1 ,2 8 5 5 ,2 1 7 8 6 ,6 6 5 8 3 ,7 8 3 7 8 ,6 9 8 3 ,5 5 8 7 5 ,1 4 0 2 ,4 9 4 1 ,3 0 9 1 ,1 8 5 5 ,0 8 5 8 6 ,4 0 5 8 3 ,4 7 5 7 8 ,4 7 5 3 ,3 9 6 7 5 ,0 7 9 2 ,4 5 5 1 ,2 4 2 1 ,2 1 3 5 ,0 0 0 8 6 ,3 3 4 8 3 ,3 8 4 7 8 ,5 3 7 3 ,3 2 9 7 5 ,2 0 8 2 ,4 5 8 1 ,2 2 7 1 ,2 3 1 4 ,8 4 7 4 8 ,2 2 0 4 6 ,2 2 6 2 ,6 2 7 4 3 ,5 9 9 1 ,9 9 4 4 7 ,6 8 4 4 5 ,7 8 0 2 ,5 4 6 4 3 ,2 3 4 1 ,9 0 4 4 7 ,6 0 2 4 6 ,0 1 8 2 ,8 0 1 4 3 ,2 1 8 1 ,5 8 4 4 7 ,7 8 9 4 5 ,7 6 5 2 ,4 2 6 4 3 ,3 3 9 2 ,0 2 4 4 7 ,8 9 3 4 5 ,7 3 7 2 ,4 6 0 4 3 ,2 7 7 2 ,1 5 6 4 7 ,7 0 3 4 5 ,6 2 5 2 ,4 7 6 4 3 ,1 4 9 2 ,0 7 8 4 7 ,4 2 5 4 5 ,4 1 1 2 ,4 3 9 4 2 ,9 7 2 2 ,0 1 4 4 7 ,2 3 9 4 5 ,2 3 7 2 ,3 4 7 4 2 ,8 9 0 2 ,0 0 2 2 8 ,1 4 3 2 6 ,5 2 6 69 2 2 5 ,8 3 4 1 ,6 1 7 2 8 ,5 6 7 2 7 ,0 5 8 608 2 6 ,4 5 0 1 ,5 0 9 2 7 ,8 2 6 2 6 ,5 2 4 770 2 5 ,7 5 4 1 ,3 0 2 2 8 ,3 8 6 2 6 ,8 1 8 510 2 6 ,3 0 8 1 ,5 6 8 2 8 ,5 8 6 2 6 ,8 5 7 539 2 6 ,3 1 8 1 ,7 2 9 2 8 ,4 8 9 2 6 ,7 9 1 583 2 6 ,2 0 8 1 ,6 9 8 2 8 ,5 9 4 2 6 ,9 3 8 539 2 6 ,3 9 9 1 ,6 5 6 2 8 ,6 4 5 2 7 ,0 5 1 551 2 6 ,5 0 0 1 ,5 9 4 8 ,6 0 5 6 ,7 2 6 60 1 6 ,1 2 6 1 ,8 7 9 6 ,8 5 3 5 ,8 7 2 444 5 ,4 2 8 981 8 ,6 2 2 6 ,8 4 0 637 6 ,2 0 3 1 ,7 8 3 6 ,9 5 7 5 ,8 6 0 358 5 ,5 0 2 1 ,0 9 7 7 ,6 9 9 6 ,3 6 7 459 5 ,9 0 8 1 ,3 3 2 7 ,5 9 1 6 ,2 8 2 499 5 ,7 8 3 1 ,3 0 9 7 ,4 5 6 6 ,1 2 6 418 5 ,7 0 8 1 ,3 3 0 7 ,5 0 0 6 ,2 4 9 431 5 ,8 1 8 1 ,2 5 1 June 19 7 1 May 1971 8 7 ,7 8 4 8 4 ,9 6 8 7 9 ,4 7 8 3 ,9 2 0 7 5 ,5 5 9 2 ,6 5 7 1 ,1 4 2 1 ,5 1 5 5 ,4 9 0 May 1971 A p r. 1971 M ar. 1971 Feb. 1971 Total Total labor fo rce.......................................... Civilian labor force .......................... .................. Employed............................................................ Agriculture....................................................... Nonagricultural industries............................. On part time for economic reasons............. Usually work full time................................ Usually work part time ............................. Unemployed.......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................................... Employed............................................................ Agriculture....................................... ............... Nonagricultural industries............................. Unemployed.......................................................... Women, 20 years mid over Civilian labor fo r c e ..................... . .................... Employed............................................................ Agriculture....................................................... Nonagricultural industries............................. Unemployed.......................................................... Both sexes, 16-19 years Civilian labor force............................................... Employed............................................................ Agriculture.................................................... Nonagricultural industries............................. Unemployed......................................................... T ab lo A-2: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by sex and ag e (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Full- and part-time employment status, sex, and age June 197 1 June 1 97 0 June 197 1 May 197 1 A p r. 197 1 M ar. 1971 Feb. 197 1 June 1 97 0 Fell time Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force............................................. Employed.......................................................... Unemployed....................................................... Unemployment rate.......................................... 7 4 ,0 5 8 6 9 ,4 0 2 4 ,6 5 7 6 .3 7 3 ,5 5 5 6 9 ,6 1 0 3 ,9 4 5 5 .4 7 1 ,3 0 9 6 7 ,5 6 4 3 ,7 4 5 5 .3 7 2 ,3 3 8 6 8 ,1 5 6 4 ,1 8 2 5 .8 7 1 ,8 1 0 6 7 ,8 9 6 3 ,9 1 4 5 .5 7 1 ,3 5 1 6 7 ,4 1 0 3 ,9 4 1 5 .5 7 1 ,6 2 7 6 7 ,7 6 5 3 ,8 6 2 5 .4 Men, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force............................................. Eaiployed.......................................................... Unemployed..................................................... Unemployment rate.......................................... 4 6 ,0 9 2 4 4 ,2 0 8 1 ,8 8 3 4 .1 4 5 ,5 6 7 4 4 ,0 8 5 1 ,4 8 3 3 .3 4 5 ,4 7 9 4 3 ,5 9 8 1 ,8 8 1 4 .1 4 5 ,6 1 ° 4 3 ,6 5 2 1 ,9 6 7 4 .3 4 5 ,3 2 6 4 3 ,4 3 4 1 ,8 9 2 4 .2 4 5 ,0 5 5 4 3 ,2 1 7 1 ,8 3 8 4 .1 4 5 ,0 4 8 4 3 ,2 0 2 1 ,8 4 6 4 .1 4 4 ,9 5 8 4 3 ,4 7 6 1 ,4 8 2 3 .3 Women, 20 years and over. Civilian labor force............................................. Employed.......................................................... Unemployed..................................................... Unemployment rate ........................ .............. 2 2 ,2 7 7 2 0 ,9 3 9 1 ,3 3 8 6 .0 2 2 ,0 8 3 2 1 ,0 0 4 1 ,0 7 9 4 .9 2 2 ,2 7 8 2 1 ,0 2 3 1 ,2 5 5 5 .6 2 2 ,4 9 3 2 1 ,0 3 9 1 ,4 5 4 6 .5 2 2 ,4 4 8 2 1 ,1 3 0 1 ,3 1 8 5 .9 2 2 ,3 4 9 2 1 ,0 1 3 1 ,3 3 6 6 .0 2 2 ,5 9 9 2 1 ,3 3 1 1 ,2 6 8 5 .6 2 2 ,1 0 0 2 1 ,0 8 8 1 ,0 1 2 4 .6 1 0 ,9 1 0 1 0 ,0 7 7 1 0 ,4 9 6 9 ,7 7 2 1 2 ,0 1 2 1 1 ,0 9 5 1 1 ,7 3 1 1 0 ,6 5 0 833 7 .6 724 6 .9 917 7 .6 1 ,0 8 1 9 .2 1 1 ,8 5 3 1 0 ,7 3 9 1 ,1 1 4 9 .4 1 2 ,0 9 2 1 1 ,0 3 8 1 ,0 5 4 8 .7 1 1 ,7 4 7 1 0 ,7 2 7 1 ,0 2 0 8 .7 1 1 ,5 3 6 1 0 ,7 4 0 79 6 6 .9 ' 7 0 ,7 7 2 6 7 ,6 9 1 3 ,0 8 1 4 .4 Pert time Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force............................................ Employed.......................................................... Unemployed....................................................... Unemployment rate.......................................... NOTE: Persons on part-time schedules for economic reasons are included in die full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking hill- or pert-time work. Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Selected categories Jun e 1 971 Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment June 1970 Ju n e 197 1 May 197 1 A p r. 1 97 1 M ar. 1971 Feb. 1971 June 1970 Total (all civilian w orkers)..................................... 5 ,4 9 0 4 ,6 6 9 5 .6 6 .2 6 .1 6 .0 5 .8 4 .8 Men, 20 years and over ................................... Women, 20 years and over . ............................. Both sexes, 16-19 y e a r s ...................................... 1 ,9 9 4 1 ,6 1 7 1 ,8 7 9 1 ,5 8 4 1 ,3 0 2 1 ,7 8 3 4 .2 5 .5 1 5 .8 4 .5 6 .0 1 7 .3 4 .4 6 .0 1 7 .2 4 .2 5 .8 1 7 .8 4 .2 5 .6 1 6 .7 3 .4 4 .5 1 4 .9 W h ite ........................................................................ Negro and other r a c e s ........................................ 4 ,4 0 3 1 ,0 8 7 3 ,6 6 0 1 ,0 0 9 5 .2 9 .4 5 .7 1 0 .5 5 .6 1 0 .0 5 .6 9 .4 5 .3 9 .6 4 .3 8 .4 Married m en................................................................... Full-time w o rk e r s....................................................... Part-time w o rk e r s....................................................... Unemployed 15 weeks and over1 ............................. State insured2 ............................................................. Labor force time lo s t5 .............................................. 1 ,0 6 1 4 ,6 5 7 8 33 1 ,1 6 7 2 ,3 4 5 863 3 ,9 4 5 724 6 58 1 ,5 7 5 -- -- 3 .1 5 .3 7 .6 1 .4 4 .4 5 .6 3 .3 5 .8 9 .2 1 .4 4 .3 6 .8 3 .1 5 .5 9 .4 1 .3 3 .9 6 .4 3 .2 5 .5 8 .7 1 .3 3 .9 6 .5 3 .2 5 .4 8 .7 1 .3 3 .7 6 .3 2 .5 4 .4 6 .9 .8 3 .7 4 .9 1 ,4 8 7 395 144 707 241 2 ,0 4 4 363 1 ,1 6 9 512 833 72 1 ,2 2 0 266 1 12 6 34 209 1 ,8 2 9 368 1 ,0 3 6 425 609 72 3 .1 2 .1 1 .7 4 .6 3 .9 7 .0 3 .9 8 .1 1 1 .2 6 .2 2 .2 3 .7 3 .2 1 .5 4 .8 5 .5 7 .5 4 .1 8 .8 1 1 .5 6 .4 1 .9 3 .8 3 .3 1 .6 5 .2 4 .5 7 .4 4 .5 8 .6 1 0 .2 6 .3 1 .8 3 .7 3 .4 1 .7 4 .9 4 .4 7 .4 4 .9 8 .4 1 0 .0 6 .0 2 .2 3 .5 3 .3 1 .5 4 .7 3 .9 7 .4 4 .3 8 .4 1 1 .3 5 .9 3 .2 2 .6 1 .5 1 .4 4 .0 3 .4 6 .3 4 .0 6 .8 1 0 .2 5 .1 1 .9 3 ,8 2 5 354 1 ,3 2 7 785 542 165 1 ,0 4 9 9 05 474 79 3 ,2 3 3 343 1 ,1 4 4 627 5 17 1 64 798 768 3 62 76 6 .0 1 0 .4 6 .5 6 .9 6 .0 3 .3 6 .5 4 .7 2 .5 5 .7 6 .5 1 1 .2 6 .9 7 .2 6 .4 4 .4 6 .9 5 .1 3 .0 7 .5 6 .3 9 .6 7 .0 7 .5 6 .3 4 .0 6 .5 5 .3 2 .8 6 .1 6 .4 1 0 .9 6 .9 7 .3 6 .4 3 .3 6 .7 5 .3 2 .8 6 .5 6 .1 1 1 .0 6 .8 7 .1 6 .4 4 .0 6 .2 4 .8 2 .6 9 .4 5 .2 1 0 .6 5 .3 5 .2 5 .5 3 .3 5 .3 4 .1 2 .0 5 .5 Occupation4 White-collar w o r k e r s ................................................. Professional and t e c h n ic a l................................ Managers, officia ls, and p r o p r ie to rs............... Clerical w orkers.................................................... Sales workers ....................................................... Blue-collar w orkers.................................................... Craftsmen and forem en......................................... Operatives ............................................................. Nonfarm laborers.................................................... Service w o r k e r s .......................................................... Farm w orkers................................................................ industry4 workers5 ..................................................................... C o n s tru ctio n .......................................................... Manufacturing ....................................................... Durable g o o d s .................................................... Nondurable goods . ............................................ Transportation and public u t il it i e s .................. Wholesale and retail trade................................... Finance and service in d u s t r ie s ....................... Government wage and salary workers.................... Agricultural wage and salary w o r k e r s .................. ^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force. ^Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, wherea: that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers. ^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. ^includes mining, not shown separately. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Duration of unemployment June 19 7 1 June 1970 Ju n e 1 97 1 May 197 1 Seasonally adjusted A p r. M ar. 197 1 19 7 1 F eb. 19 7 1 Jun e 1970 Less than 5 w eeks.................................................. 5 to 14 w eek s.......................................................... 15 weeks and o v e r .................................................. 15 to 26 w e e k s .................................................. 27 weeks and o v e r ............................................ 2 ,9 7 6 1 ,3 4 6 1 ,1 6 7 607 560 2 ,9 2 0 1 ,0 9 1 658 425 232 2 ,0 4 0 1 ,5 7 4 1 ,1 7 3 609 564 2 ,2 7 6 1 ,5 1 9 1 ,2 0 2 622 580 2 ,2 7 6 1 ,5 6 0 1 ,0 7 1 641 430 2 ,1 1 6 1 ,6 4 9 1 ,1 0 7 651 456 2 ,1 5 4 1 ,5 9 5 1 ,0 6 9 61 4 455 2 ,0 0 1 1 ,2 7 6 661 427 234 Average (mean) duration, in w e e k s ..................... 1 0 .3 7 .6 1 2 .7 1 1 .5 1 0 .9 1 0 .8 1 0 .4 9 .4 Table A-5: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Reason for unemployment Ju n e 1971 A p r. F eb. 1 97 1 Ju n e 19 7 0 1 ,5 3 7 678 2 ,2 8 8 652 1 ,2 9 6 5 89 1 ,8 4 5 559 1 ,0 8 6 482 1 0 0 .0 4 5 .3 1 2 .0 2 9 .0 1 0 0 .0 4 3 .8 1 1 .9 3 0 .8 1 0 0 .0 4 7 .4 1 3 .5 2 6 .9 1 0 0 .0 4 6 .5 1 4 .1 2 7 .3 1 4 .2 1 3 .7 1 3 .6 1 2 .2 1 2 .1 2 .7 .7 1 .8 .9 2 .7 .7 1 .7 .8 2 .6 .7 1 .8 .8 2 .7 .8 1 .6 .7 2 .2 .7 1 .3 .6 M ar. 197 1 Jun e 19 7 1 May 19 7 1 2 ,3 3 9 476 1 ,3 3 8 540 2 ,3 1 1 618 1 ,5 2 7 740 2 ,2 8 1 606 1 ,4 6 0 688 2 ,1 8 5 594 1 0 0 .0 4 9 .8 1 0 0 .0 4 4 .5 1 1 .9 2 9 .4 Jun e 197 0 1 97 1 Number of unemployed Lost last j o b .......................................................... Left last job ......................................................... Reentered labor f o r c e .......................................... Never worked b e fo r e ............................................. 2 ,0 2 6 481 1 ,9 3 1 1 ,0 5 1 1 ,5 9 8 565 1 0 0 .0 3 6 .9 1 0 0 .0 3 4 .2 1 2 .1 3 3 .6 1 ,5 6 7 939 Percent distribution Total unemployed.......................................... .. Lost last j o b .......................................... Left last j o b ..................................................... Reentered labor force........................................ Never worked before.......................................... 8 .8 3 5 .2 1 9 .1 2 0 .1 1 0 .1 2 8 .5 1 1 .5 1 .9 .7 1 .9 1 .1 2 .8 .6 1 .6 .6 Unemployed os o percent of the civilian labor force Lost last job .......................................................... Left last j o b .......................................................... Reentered labor force..................... ...................... Never worked b e fo r e ............................................ 2 .4 .6 2 .3 1 .2 Table A-6: T hou san ds o f p erson s U n e m p lo ye d persons by age and sex P ercen t S e a s o n a ll y a d j u s t e d u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s lo o k in g fo r fu ll-t im e A g e and s e x w ork F eb. 19 7 1 May 1971 A p r. 1971 M ar. 19 7 1 5 .6 6 .2 6 .1 6 .0 5 .8 4 .8 7 6 .4 6 9 .1 8 3 .9 8 9 .1 8 9 .3 9 1 .4 8 0 .0 1 5 .8 1 8 .1 1 3 .9 9 .9 3 .8 3 .9 3 .4 1 7 .3 1 9 .0 1 6 .7 1 1 .1 4 .0 4 .1 3 .6 1 7 .2 1 8 .3 1 5 .8 1 0 .4 4 .0 4 .2 3 .6 1 7 .8 1 8 .8 1 7 .2 1 0 .0 4 .0 4 .2 3 .3 1 6 .7 1 7 .4 1 6 .1 9 .4 3 .9 4 .0 3 .6 1 4 .9 1 6 .4 1 3 .6 7 .6 3 .2 3 .3 2 .9 2 ,5 3 1 8 9 .0 5 .1 5 .6 5 .3 5 .3 5 .2 4 .3 20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................................... 25 y e a r s a n d o v e r ................................................. 25 to 54 y e a r s .................................................... 55 y e a r s a n d o v e r ............................................. 978 509 469 741 1 ,2 5 3 992 262 947 504 444 515 1 ,0 6 9 838 230 7 7 .7 7 0 .3 8 5 .7 9 2 .2 9 5 .8 9 8 .1 8 6 .6 1 5 .7 1 7 .7 1 3 .7 9 .7 3 .3 3 .4 3 .3 1 7 .6 1 7 .5 1 8 .0 1 0 .8 3 .6 3 .6 3 .5 1 6 .5 1 8 .5 1 4 .9 1 0 .5 3 .5 3 .4 3 .7 1 7 .0 1 8 .4 1 6 .0 1 0 .0 3 .4 3 .4 3 .5 1 6 .2 1 7 .3 1 5 .3 9 .7 3 .4 3 .2 3 .9 1 5 .2 1 6 .7 1 3 .5 7 .4 2 .9 2 .9 2 .8 F e m a l e s , 16 y e a r s a n d o v e r ............................... 2 ,5 1 8 2 ,1 3 7 7 9 .9 6 .5 7 .2 7 .3 7 .2 6 .8 5 .5 16 t o 19 y e a r s ........................................................... 16 a n d 17 y e a r s ................................................. 900 441 835 399 7 5 .0 6 7 .6 1 5 .9 1 8 .7 1 6 .9 2 0 .8 1 8 .2 1 7 .9 1 8 .8 1 9 .4 1 7 .2 1 7 .5 1 4 .5 1 5 .9 18 a n d 19 y e a r s ................................... . . . . 20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................................... 25 y e a r s a n d o v e r ................................................. 459 603 1 ,0 1 4 836 178 436 456 846 69 6 150 8 2 .1 8 5 .4 8 1 .2 8 3 .6 7 0 .2 1 4 .1 1 0 .1 4 .5 5 .0 3 .6 1 5 .2 1 1 .5 4 .8 5 .1 3 .7 1 6 .9 1 0 .3 5 .0 5 .5 3 .4 1 8 .5 1 0 .1 5 .0 5 .6 3 .1 1 7 .0 9 .1 4 .8 5 .3 3 .1 1 3 .6 7 .9 3 .8 4 .2 3 .0 Jun e 197 1 Jun e 1 97 0 T o t a l , 16 y e a r s a n d o v e r ...................................... 5 ,4 9 0 4 ,6 6 9 8 4 .8 16 to 19 y e a r s ........................................................... 16 a n d 17 y e a r s ................................................. 18 a n d 19 y e a r s ................................................ 20 t o 24 y e a r s ........................................................... 25 y e a r s a n d o v e r ................................................. 25 to 54 y e a r s .................................................... 55 y e a r s a n d o v e r ............................................. 1 ,8 7 9 950 92 9 1 ,3 4 4 2 ,2 6 7 1 ,8 2 8 440 1 ,7 8 3 903 880 971 1 ,9 1 5 1 ,5 3 4 3 82 M a le s , 16 y e a r s a n d o v e r ...................................... 2 ,9 7 2 16 t o 19 y e a r s ........................................................... 16 a n d 17 y e a r s ................................................. 18 a n d 19 y e a r s ................................................. 25 t o 54 y e a r s .................................................... 55 y e a r s a n d o v e r ............................................. J u n e 1 97 1 Ju n e 197 1 June 19 7 0 Table B -l: Employees on nonagriculturar! payrolls, by industry, (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Change from June 1971 P May 1971 P T O T A L ............................................... 71,333 G O O D S-PR O D U CIN G ..................... Change from Apr. 1971 June 1970 70,840 70,391 71,385 493 22,775 22,468 22,296 23,766 307 MINING......................................... 635 623 617 635 12 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION......... 3,389 3,261 3, 154 3, 504 128 MANUFACTURING......................... 18 ,7 51 13,612 18,584 13,460 18,525 13,389 19,627 14,261 10,685 7, 701 10,622 7,6 4 4 10,584 7, 593 202. 5 597. 6 460 . 4 638 . 5 1 ,2 7 2 .3 1,344.8 1,774.9 1,782. 1 1 ,7 7 3 . 7 4 27 . 3 4 11. 3 119. 7 5 74. 8 451.5 62 9 . 1 1 ,2 7 0 .1 1,337.2 1 ,7 7 6 .4 1,7 7 4.8 1,775. 1 427. 9 4 05 . 8 198. 1 563 . 8 4 48. 6 6 22. 0 1,2 6 5.8 1, 332. 4 1,790. 5 1,771. 7 1,764.8 426. 1 4 00. 4 Production workers................. 8, 066 5, 911 7,9 6 2 5,8 1 6 Food and kindred produ cts........... Tobacco manufactures................... Textile mill products...................... Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products.............. Printing and publishing................. Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products . . . . 1 ,7 6 5 .3 67. 0 951.9 1,3 8 6.3 684 . 1 1,087.0 1 ,0 3 6 .7 194. 2 569. 3 323. 7 1, 702 . 8 66. 1 940 . 1 1,3 8 7.3 676 . 4 1,0 8 4.6 1 ,0 3 3.4 191.4 562 . 5 317. 0 SER V IC E -P R O D U C IN G .................. 48,558 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES......................... ......... June 1971 P May 197 1 P Apr. 1971 - 52 70, 581 70,891 70,735 -310 -9 9 1 22,441 22,612 22,602 -171 620 623 623 -3 -115 3, 215 3, 268 3, 289 -53 167 152 -876 -649 18,606 13,494 18,721 13,573 18,690 13,532 -115 -79 11,392 8, 228 63 57 -707 -527 10,585 7, 610 10,654 7,663 10,623 7 ,626 -69 -53 249.9 396. 4 454. 1 6 50. 0 1,331.6 1,400. 9 1,9 9 8. 1 1 ,9 3 2 .1 1,889. 6 462.6 42 6 . 7 2. 8 22. 8 8 .9 9 .4 2. 2 7. 6 -1. 5 7. 3 -1. 4 -.6 5. 5 203 576 459 625 1 ,2 4 7 1, 333 1 ,7 6 1 1 ,7 8 6 1 ,7 6 1 426 408 201 577 457 629 1,260 1 ,3 4 5 1 ,7 7 5 1 ,7 9 6 1 ,7 7 5 430 409 199 574 453 626 1,260 1, 340 1 ,7 8 3 1 ,790 1 ,7 6 1 428 409 2 -1 2 -4 -13 -12 -14 -10 -14 -4 -1 8, 235 6, 033 104 95 -169 -122 8, 021 5, 884 8, 067 5 ,910 8, 067 5, 906 -46 -26 1 ,6 8 7/4 66. 9 938 . 8 1,378.5 68 6 . 8 1,086.5 1 ,0 3 3.0 189. 5 558. 5 315. 1 1,7 9 6.7 71.4 971.5 1 ,400. 0 720 . 0 1,105.7 1 ,063. 7 196. 7 572. 5 336. 5 62. 5 . 9 11.8 -1. 0 7. 7 2. 4 3. 3 2. 8 6 .8 6. 7 -31. 4 -4. 4 -1 9 .6 -13. 7 -35. 9 -18. 7 -27. 0 -2. 5 -3. 2 -12. 8 1 ,7 6 9 76 940 1, 371 675 1 ,0 8 5 1 ,0 2 8 190 566 321 1 ,770 76 944 1 ,390 683 1 ,090 1,035 192 567 320 1, 769 76 943 1,390 694 1 ,0 8 8 1,032 192 563 320 48,372 48,095 47,619 186 939 48,140 48,279 48,133 -139 4, 548 4,487 4 ,4 5 5 4, 561 61 -13 4,499 4,496 4 ,491 3 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TR A D E. 15,197 15,125 15,017 14,994 72 203 15,129 15,217 15,158 -88 WHOLESALE T R A D E .......................... 3,893 11,304 3, 851 11,274 3, 837 11, 180 3, 872 11,122 42 30 21 182 3,8 7 0 11,259 3 ,8 9 8 11,319 3,888 11,270 -28 -60 REAL E S T A T E ........................... 3 ,816 3, 772 3, 749 3, 708 44 108 3, 786 3, 780 3, 764 6 S E R V IC E S ..................................... 11,965 11,891 11,800 11,717 74 248 11,777 11,820 11,800 -43 GOVERNMENT .............................. Industry Production workers................. DURABLE GOODS ............................. Production workers................. Ordnance and accessories.............. Lumber and wood products.............. Furniture and fix tu res ................... Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal in d u stries.............. Fabricated metal products.............. Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment...................... Transportation equipment........... .. Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS....................... RETAIL T R A D E ................................. 7,941 5 ,796 Ma y 1971 June 1970 0 -47. 4 1. 2 6. 3 -11. 5 -59. 3 -56. 1 -2 23 .2 -1 50 .0 -1 15 .9 -35, 3 -15. 4 May 1971 -1 0 -4 -19 -8 -5 -7 -2 -1 1 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND 13,032 13,097 13,074 12,639 -65 393 12,949 12,966 12,920 -17 ........................................ 2 ,656 2,6 5 9 2,662 2,7 1 0 -3 -54 2 ,635 2 ,6 6 2 2 ,6 6 2 -27 STATE AND L O C A L .......................... 10,376 10,438 10,412 9 ,929 -62 44 7 10,314 10,304 10,258 10 FEO ERAL p = preliminary. Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Seasonally adjusted Change from June 1971 p Industry A pr. 1971 May 1971 p June 1970 Change from May 1971 June 1970 June 1971 p May 1971 p A pr. 1971 -0 . 1 37. 1 37. 0 37. 0 0. 1 0 May 1971 37. 3 3 6 .9 36. 7 37. 4 0. 4 MINING 42. 8 42. 4 42. 4 42. 9 .4 -. 1 42. 3 42. 3 42. 4 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION 38. 1 37. 0 37. 0 38. 4 1. 1 -. 3 37. 4 37. 0 37. 4 .4 MANUFACTURING......................... 40. 2 3. 0 32:8 3H 40. 0 3. 1 .3 .2 .2 1 40. 0 3. 0 32:2 32 :f . 1 . 2 40. 8 3. 0 40. 5 2 .8 40. 0 2. 6 40. 6 3. 2 .3 .2 .2 -. 2 40. 6 3. 0 40. 5 2. 9 40. 2 2. 8 42. 40. 40. 42. 41. 41. 40. 40. 41. 39. 38. 0 5 2 1 2 1 7 2 6 8 7 41. 4 40. 3 3 9 .6 41. 6 41. 1 40. 7 40. 4 39. 8 41. 2 3 9 .8 3 8 .8 41. 3 40. 2 38 .9 41. 1 41. 1 39. 8 40. 0 39. 4 39 .9 3 9 .5 38. 5 40. 7 40. 1 39. 1 41. 5 40. 7 41. 1 41. 2 3 9 .6 41. 6 40. 3 38. 7 .6 .2 .6 . 5 . 1 .4 . 3 . 4 . 4 1. 3 .4 41. 40. 40. 41. 40. 40. 40. 40. 41. 39. 38. 9 0 0 7 9 9 6 1 6 7 6 4 1 .4 3 9 .9 40. 0 41. 4 40. 9 40. 6 40. 4 3 9 .9 41. 1 39. 9 38. 9 41. 6 40. 2 39. 5 4 1 .2 4 0 .8 40. 1 40. 0 39 .8 40. 4 39. 7 38. 7 39. 4 2. 9 39. 2 2 .9 38 .8 2. 7 39. 2 3. 0 0 39. 2 2 .9 39. 3 3. 0 39 .2 2 .9 40. 40. 41. 35. 42. 37. 41. 41. 40. 37. 40. 38. 40. 35. 41. 37. 41. 42. 40. 37. 39. 8 36. 6 40. 1 34. 9 41 .9 37.3 41. 9 42. 3 39 .9 37. 2 40. 5 38. 0 40. 3 35. 4 41. 7 37. 7 41. 5 4 2 .8 40. 4 38. 1 2 2. 4 . 3 . 2 . 2 . 1 -. 1 -. 5 . 1 . 1 40. 40. 40. 35. 42. 37. 41. 41. 40. 37. 40. 38. 40. 35. 41. 37. 41. 42. 40. 38. 40. 37. 40. 35. 42. 37. 41. 42. 40. 38. TOTAL PRIVATE. Overtim e h o u r s ..................................... DURABLE GOODS............................. Overtim e hours .................................. Ordnance and accessories.............. Lumber and wood products. . . . . Furniture and fixtures ................... Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal industries . . . . . . Fabricated metal products.............. Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment...................... Transportation equipment.............. Instruments and related products • Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS....................... Overtim e h o u r s .................................. 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, nec Leather and leather products.. . . . 4 6 0 6 1 7 4 9 5 9 2 2 7 4 9 6 5 4 4 8 . 0 -. 1 . 2 . 1. 1 . . 6 5 0 -. 5 . 6 0 -. 5 0 . -. 2 1 1 2. 6 .7 . 2 . 4 0 -. 1 -.9 . 1 -. 2 -. 2 0 7 4 0 7 4 7 5 5 4 5 8 4 9 7 4 1 5 0 5 8 8 0 3 5 7 0 3 3 . 1 •1 . 5 . 1 0 . 3 0 . 3 . 2 . 2 . 5 -. 2 -. 3 j - 1 2 1. 5 “ . 1 0 . 1 0 0 4 0 -. 5 -. TRANSPORTATION ANO PUBLIC 40. 8 40. 4 40. 1 40. 7 . 35. 5 34. 8 34. 8 35. 6 .7 40. 0 34. 1 3 9 .6 33. 3 39. 4 33. 4 40. 0 34. 1 . . FINANCE, INSURANCE, ANO REAL E S T A T E ................ 36. 9 36. 9 36 .9 36. 7 SERVICES 34. 4 34. 0 34. 1 34. 5 UTILITIES.............................. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE . WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE • • • 4 4 8 0 .4 1 40. 7 40. 6 40. 5 . 1 -. 1 35. 3 35. 2 35. 2 . 1 0 0 3 9 .9 3 3 .8 39. 8 33. 7 3 9 .6 33. 8 . . 1 1 . . 2 3 6 .9 37. 0 36 .9 -. 1 -. 1 34. 3 34. 2 34. 2 . 1 *Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Those groups account for approximately four-fifths o f the total employment on p-ivate nonagricultural payrolls, p - preliminary. Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings Industry June 1971p Ma y 19 71p TOTAL PRIVATE................... $3.42 $3.41 $ 3 . 38 MINING....................................... 4. 07 4. 04 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION ------ 5 .6 1 MANUFACTURING....................... Apr. 1971 June 1970 Change from Change from June 19 71p May 19 71p Apr. 1971 May 1971 June 1970 $ 3 . 21 $ 0 . 01 $ 0 . 21 4. 03 3.82 . 03 . 25 174. 20 171.30 170.87 5.63 5. 53 5. 13 - . 02 .48 213.74 208.31 3.57 3. 55 3 .5 4 3 .36 . 02 . 21 143.51 DURABLE GOODS........................... 3.80 3.79 3.7 6 3. 57 . 01 . 23 Ordnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ............ Lumber and w ood p rodu cts............ Furniture and fi x t u r e s ................... Stone, cla y , and g la ss products . Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ............ Fabricated metal products............. Machinery, ex cep t electrica l . . . 3.81 3.12 2.88 3 .63 4. 16 3 .7 4 3 .9 7 3. 50 4. 45 3. 49 2 .9 4 3.80 3. 08 2 .8 6 3. 59 4. 17 3 .7 0 3 .9 5 3.4 7 4. 41 3. 47 2.9 5 3. 59 2.98 2 .7 6 3. 40 3 .9 2 3. 54 3. 77 3. 30 4. 10 3. 31 2 .8 1 . 02 .06 . 01 .02 .0 2 Instruments and related products M iscellaneous manufacturing . . . 3.83 3. 18 2 .89 3 .65 4. 18 3 .7 4 3 .9 9 3. 51 4. 45 3. 50 2.97 NONDURABLE GOODS .................... 3.25 3.2 4 3. 23 3.0 6 F ood and kindred products . . . . T o b a cc o m a nufa ctures.................. T ex tile mill p rodu cts...................... 3. 38 3.38 2 .5 6 2. 48 3.66 4. 18 3.9 4 4. 59 3. 37 2. 58 3. 38 3.29 2.56 2.4 7 3 .6 2 4. 17 3 .89 4. 56 3. 38 2. 58 3. 38 3. 25 2. 55 2. 47 3.61 4. 14 3.8 7 4 .5 7 3. 35 2. 58 3. 15 3. 03 _ 2 .43 2. 38 3. 42 3.90 3 .68 4. 23 3. 15 2 .49 U TILITIES................................ 4. 09 4 .08 4 .0 5 3.8 4 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE 2.87 2 .8 7 2 .8 5 2. 70 ....................... RETAIL T R A D E .............................. 3 .6 4 2. 58 3 .6 6 2.58 3.62 2. 56 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E S T A T E ......................... 3,28 3. 30 S E R V I C E S .................................. 3 .0 2 3.01 E lectrica l eq uip m ent...................... Transportation eq u ip m en t............. Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied p rod u cts............ Printing and p u b lis h in g ............... Chem icals and a llied p rod u cts. . Petroleum and coa l products . . . Rubber and p la stic s products, nec Leather and leather products . . . June 1970 June 1970 $1.7 4 $7.52 163.88 2. 90 10. 32 204.61 196.99 5.43 16. 75 141.65 139.83 134.40 1.86 9. 11 155. 04 153.50 150.40 144. 94 1. 54 10. 10 . 01 .03 . 24 . 20 . 13 .25 .2 6 . 20 . 22 .2 1 . 35 .1 9 . 16 160.86 128.79 116.18 153.67 172.22 153.71 162.39 141.10 185.12 139. 30 114.94 157.73 125.74 114. 05 151.01 170.98 152. 22 160.39 139.30 183. 34 138.90 114.07 156.94 123.82 1 1 1 . 25 147.55 171.39 147.26 158.00 136.72 173. 96 137.07 113.58 146. 11 119.50 107.92 141.10 159.54 145.49 155.32 130.68 170.56 133.39 108.75 3. 13 3 .0 5 2. 13 2.66 1.2 4 1.49 2 .00 1.80 1 .78 .40 .8 7 14.75 9.2 9 8 . 26 12. 57 12.68 8 . 22 7. 07 10. 42 14. 56 5.91 6 .1 9 .01 .1 9 128.05 127.01 125.32 119.95 1.0 4 8 . 10 .01 . 04 . 01 .05 .03 -.0 1 0 .23 .35 . 13 . 10 . 24 .2 8 .26 .36 . 22 .0 9 136.55 137.23 104.96 88.29 154.09 157.-59 163.12 192.32 136.49 97.78 135.88 125.68 104. 19 8 7 . 44 151.68 156.79 161.44 193.34 136.55 97.52 134.52 118.95 102.26 8 6. 20 151.26 154 . 42 162.15 193.31 133.67 95.98 127.58 115. 14 97.93 8 4 . 25 142.61 147.03 152.72 181.04 127.26 94.87 .6 7 11.55 .77 .8 5 2. 41 .8 0 1.68 -1 .0 2 -.0 6 .26 8.97 22.09 7. 03 4.0 4 11.48 10.56 10. 40 11. 28 9.2 3 2.91 .01 .25 166.87 164.83 162.41 156.29 2.0 4 10.58 0 . 17 101.89 99.88 99.18 9 6 . 12 2.01 5.7 7 3 .4 2 2. 43 -.0 2 0 .22 . 15 145.60 87.98 144.94 85.91 142.63 8 5 . 50 136.80 82.86 .66 2 .0 7 8 .8 0 5. 12 3 .2 5 3. 04 - . 02 .24 121.03 121.77 119.93 111.57 -.7 4 9. 46 3 .0 0 2.81 . 01 .2 1 103.89 102.34 102.30 96.95 1. 55 6 .9 4 0 . 02 .01 0 0 .09 0 $ 1 2 7 . 57 $ 1 2 5 . 8 3 $ 1 2 4 . 05 $ 1 2 0 . 0 5 May 1971 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WHOLESALE TRADE *See loot note 1, table B-2. p * prclinti nary. EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT-HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED l EMPLOYMENT IN ALL CIVILIAN 2. WORKERS EMPLOYMENT THOUSANDS IN ADULT MEN THOUSANDS 147500 *n 85000 - 80000 45000 75000 70000 - 42500 - 65000 40000 60000 EMPLOYMENT IN EMPLOYMENT THOUSANDS IN THOUSANDS 7000 27500 6000 25000 5000 22500 4000 20000 3000 17500 5. ALL C IV I L IA N WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RATE 8. ADULT WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT TEENAGERS RATE -i 20.0 - 17 .5 15 .0 1 2 .5 10.0 UNEMPLOYMENT-HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 9. WHITE WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13. UNEMPLOYMENT IN un em plo ym en t JOB LOSERS THOUSANOS rate 12. 11 . FULL-TIM E WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT NEGRO AND OTHER RACES PART-TIME WORKERS rate 14. UNEMPLOYMENT IN JOB LEAVERS THOUSANOS 700 600 500 400 300 16. 15. REENTRANTS UNEMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANOS UNEMPLOYMENT IN NEW ENTRANTS THOUSANOS 800 700 600 500 400 300 EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS—ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 17. EMPLOYMENT 19. EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRIES THOUSANDS 20. EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS NOTE: Data for the SERVICE-PRODUCING AVERAGE two most recent months on charts 17-22 are preliminary. MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION WEEKLY HOURS WORKERS INDUSTRIES IN THOUSANDS 22. 21 . MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT TOTAL PRIVATE PRODUCTION OR NONSUPERVISORY AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS THOUSANDS G000S-PR0DUCING IN 18. TOTAL NONAGRICULTURE WORKERS
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