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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 1973
Employment increased substantially in June and unemployment edged down, the
U. S. Department pf Labor' s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The unemploy­

ment rate was 4. 8 percent, compared with 5. 0 percent in May, and marked the first
time in 3 years that it has been below 5 percent.
Total employment (as measured through the household survey) rose by 650, 000
in June to a seasonally adjusted level of 84. 7 million.

The employment gain was spread

about evenly among adult men, adult women, and teenagers.

Over the past year, employ­

ment has risen by 2. 9 million •
The number of nonagricultural payroll jobs (measured through the establishment
survey) also increased in June, rising by nearly 200, 000 to 75. 5 million.

Payroll em­

ployment was up 2.8 m illion over last June.
On a quarterly basis, both the civilian labor force and total employment posted
a gain of nearly one million in the April-June quarter, with the civilian labor force par­
ticipation rates for adult women and teenagers rising sharply.

Among the persons not

in the labor force, the number reported as wanting work but not seeking jobs for various
reasons rose in the second quarter after declining in the previous quarter.

(See section

on quarterly labor force developments on page 4. )

Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons usually rises sharply from May to June as a
result of the great influx of young persons into the labor market following the end of the
school year.

The unemployment increase this June was less than expected seasonally,

however, so that both the seasonally adjusted level and rate of unemployment edged
down slightly, at 4. 3 million and 4. 8 percent, respectively.
Teenagers accounted for most of this decline in total joblessness, their unem­
ployment rate dropping from 15. 4 to 13. 3 percent.

This was countered to some extent

by a rise in the jobless rate for adult wom en--from 4. 6 to 4. 9 percent.
unemployment rate declined marginally to 3. 2 percent.



The adult male

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The unemployment rate for Negro workers fell in June from 9. 4 to 8. 5 percent,
prim arily reflecting an improvement in the job situation for adult males.
less rate, in contrast, was about unchanged at 4. 3 percent.

The white job­

The unemployment ratie of

full-time workers edged down to 4. 2 percent in June, the lowest level in over 3 years;
the rate for part-time workers was unchanged at 8. 6 percent.

Unemployment rates for

m arried men (2. 3 percent) and household heads (2. 9 percent) also remained the same
over the month. Jobless rates showed little or no change for most major occupational
Table A . Highlights of the amployment situation (seasonally adjusted data)
Quarterly averages
Selected categories

June
1973

May
1973

Apr.
1973

1973
2nd
1st

1972
4th

3rd

| 2nd

87.2
82.6
47.3
28.3
6.9
4.6

86.9
82.0
47.1
28.2
6.7
4.8

86.4
81.5.
46.7
28.0
6.7
4.9

5.0
3.4
5.0
14.8
4.5
9.0
2.9
2.4
4.6
2.9

5.3
3.6
5.2
15.6
4.7
9.9
3.1
2.5
4.8
3.1

5.6
3.9
5.5
16.1
5.0
9.9
3.3
2.7
5.0
3.5

5.7
4.1
5.5
15.8
5.2
9.6
3.5
2.9
5.2
3.6

10.6

11.6

12.0

12.3

73.8
23.4
50.4

73.0
23.1
49.9

72.5
23.0
49.5

37.2p 37.1
40.8p
40.7
3 .9p
3.8
(1967=100)

37.2
40.7
3.7

37.2
40.7
3.5

37.2
40.6
3.4

142.7
110.8

141.0
111.1

138.6
110.2

136.8
109.8

(Millions of persons)
Civilian labor f o r c e ...............................
Total e m p lo y m e n t..........................
Adult m e n ..........................
A dult w o m e n ...............................
Teenagers......................................
Unem ploym ent.................................

88.9
84.7
47.9
29.4
7.4
4.3

88.4
84.0
47.7
29.2
7.2
4.4

88.4
83.9
47.6
29.1
7.2
4.4

88.6
84.2
47.7
29.2
7.3
4.4

87.6
83.2
47.5
28.6
7.1
4.4

(Percent of labor force)
Unemployment rates:
A ll w orkers........................................
Adult m en...........................................
Adult women......................................
Teenagers...........................................
W h it e ..................................................
Negro and other races.....................
Household heads...............................
Married m e n .............................
Full-time w o rk e rs.............................
State insured......................................

4.8
3.2
4.9
13.3
4.3
8.5
2.9
2.3
4.2
2.8

5.0
3.4
4.6
15.4
4.4
9.4
2.9
2.3
4.4
2.7

5.0
3.4
4.7
15.4
4.5
9.1
3.0
2.4
4.5
2.7

4.9
3.4
4.7
14.7
4.4
9.0
2.9
2.3
4.4
2.7
(Weeks)

Average duration of
u n e m p lo ym e n t....................................

9.8

10.0

9.9

9.9

(Millions of persons)
Nonfarm payroll em p loym ent............
Goods-producing industries ..........
Service-producing industries..........

75.5p
24.Ip
51.4p

75.3p
24. Op
51.3p

75.1
23.9
51.2

75.3p
24. Op
51.3p

74.6
23.7
50.9

(Hours of work)
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm ......................
Manufacturing....................................
Manufacturing o v e rtim e .................

37.2p
40.7p
3.7p

37.2p
40.8p
3 .9p

37.2
41.0
4.1

145. 7p
NA

144.8p
110.Ip

144.4
110.5

Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
In current d o lla rs .............................
In constant dollars.............................
p - preliminary.
N .A .* not available.




145.0p
NA

S O U R C E : Tables A -1 , A -3 , A -4 , B-1, B-2, and B-4.

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and industry groups.

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For workers covered by State unemployment insurance programs,

the jobless rate edged up from 2. 7 to 2. 8 percent, but this was well below the year-ago
rate of 3. 6 percent.
The average (mean) duration of unemployment was 9. 8 weeks in June, essen­
tially unchanged from the 2 previous months but 2-1/2 weeks below the year-ago aver­
age.
The small decline in unemployment in June occurred entirely among persons
who were new entrants or reentrants to the labor force.

This was partially offset by

an increase in the number of job losers (to 1. 7 million) . However, the number of job
losers decreased 400, 000 since June 1972, accounting for two-thirds of the over-theyear decline in total joblessness (nearly 600, 000) .
Civilian Labor F orce and Total Employment
The number of persons in the civilian labor force rose more than it usually does
in June.

After seasonal adjustment, the labor force was up by 530, 000, bringing it to a

level of 88. 9 million.

Over the year, the labor force rose by 2. 3 million workers.

After 2 months of little change, total employment increased sharply in June, ad­
vancing by 650, 000 from the May level.

Since June 1972, total employment has risen

by 2. 9 million persons; adult women made up about 1. 3 million of the over-the-year
gain, with adult men and teenagers accounting for 1. 0 million and 660, 000, respectively.
Vietnam Era_Veterans
The unemployment rates for Vietnam Era veterans 20 to 29 years of age (6. 0
percent) and 30 to 34 years (2. 3 percent) were little changed in June.

Since September

1972, jobless rates for these veterans have not differed m aterially from those for non­
veterans of the same ages.

However,

the unemployment rate for the young, more recent­

ly discharged veterans (20-24 years) has continued to be higher than that for young non­
veterans .

In June, these rates were 10. 5 and 6.6 percent, respectively.

Industry Payroll Employment
Nonagricultural payroll employment rose more than seasonally expected in June
and after seasonal adjustment was up 195, 000 to 75. 5 million.

The gain was divided

fairly evenly between the goods-producing and service-producing sectors.

Since June

1972, total payroll jobs have advanced by 2. 8 million.
In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing posted a seasonally adjusted gain
of 60, 000 in June, almost all of it in the three durable goods industries of machinery,
electrical equipment, and transportation equipment.

Employment in contract construc­

tion rose by 45, 000 to the highest level on record, nearly 3. 7 million.




Job gains in the

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service-producing sector were confined largely to services (50, 000) and State and local
governments (35, 000) .
Hours of Work

Average weekly hours of work for production or nonsupervisory workers rose
about in line with normal May-to-June movements and, after adjustment for seasonal­
ity, were unchanged at 37. 2 hours.

Sim ilarly, the seasonally adjusted manufacturing

workweek remained about unchanged in June at 40. 7 hours.
hours declined by 0. 2 hour to 3. 7 hours.

However, factory overtime

The average workweek was about the same as

in June 1972, both for all rank-and-file workers and for manufacturing production work­
ers.
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory personnel on private
nonagricultural payrolls rose 2 cents in June to $3. 87, both before and after seasonal
adjustment.

Since June a year ago, hourly earnings have risen 24 cents or 6. 6 percent.

The gain in average hourly earnings, coupled with a lengthening of the actual
workweek (0. 5 hour) , produced an increase in average weekly earnings of $2. 68 to
$145. 13.

After adjustment for normal seasonal fluctuations, however, weekly earnings

were $143. 96, an increase of only 74 cents over the month.

Compared with June a year

ago, weekly earnings have increased $9. 37 or 6. 9 percent.

During the latest 12-month

period for which the Consumer P rice Index is available--May 1972 to May 1973--consu­
mer prices increased by 5. 5 percent, and real weekly earnings rose by 1. 1 percent.
Hourly Earnings Index
The Bureau' s Hourly Earnings Index, seasonally adjusted, was 145. 7 (1967=100)
in June, 0. 6 percent higher than in May, according to'prelim inary figures.

The index

was 6. 2 percent above June a year ago. A ll industries recorded gains over the year,
ranging from 4. 7 percent in finance, insurance, and real estate to 8. 7 percent in trans­
portation and public utilities.

During the 12-month period ending in May, the Hourly

Earnings Index in dollars of constant purchasing power rose 0. 4 percent.;

Quar te rly ..Dakar..,F qr ce.. .Dg ye 1opme nt $
The Nation1 s labor force, which has been expanding at a rapid pace since mid
1971, posted nearly a 1-million gain in the second quarter of 1973.

This unusually large

increase was matched by the continuing strong expansion in employment, resulting in a
slight reduction in the jobless rate to 4. 9 percent.

This was the seventh consecutive

quarter in which the unemployment rate showed some improvement relative to the p re­




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vious quarter.
Despite the rapid inflow of workers into the job market, the total number of work­
ers outside the labor force reported as wanting work but not looking for jobs because of
discouragement over job prospects and other impediments moved upward in the second
quarter of 1973 following a sharp decline in the first quarter.

Civilian. LabQjr .Force
The large labor force increase recorded in the second quarter of 1973 (over
900, 000, seasonally adjusted) stemmed mainly from increased job market participation
among adult women and teenagers.

Between the first and second quarters, civilian la­

bor force participation rates (which express a group' s labor force as a percent of that
group' s civilian noninstitutional population) rose from 43. 8 to 44. 4 percent for adult
females and from 53. 2 to 54. 2 for teenagers.

(See table A - 8. )

For adult women, this increase in participation was a continuation of the histori­
cal trend; for teenagers, it represented a movement particularly evident since early
1971.

These developments, coupled with at least a temporary halt in the secular down­

trend in adult male participation, had the effect of raising the overall participation rate
to 60. 8 percent, its highest quarterly average in at least 2 decades.
Einplp yment-and_ ]Inej^,lflymfi-Pt
Total employment increased by almost 1 million persons (seasonally adjusted)
between the first and second quarters of 1973, continuing the very rapid expansion which
started in mid 1971, when the economy was pulling out of the recent recession.

Over

the 2-year period since the second quartei of 1971, total employment has increased by
a little over 5 million, or at an average of nearly 650, 000 per quarter.
At 84. 2 million in the second quarter, total employment was equal to 57. 8 per­
cent of the civilian nonins titutional population of working age, up from 57. 4 percent the
previous quarter and 56. 5 percent in the second quarter of 1971.
The number of jobless persons averaged just under 4. 4 million in the second
quarter of 1973, about the same as in the first quarter.

However, given the rapid in­

crease in employment, the incidence of unemployment did decline m arginally--from 5. 0
to 4. 9 percent.

This was the seventh consecutive quarter in which the jobless rate

showed some improvement.

In terms of the major age-sex groups, the only change in

the incidence of unemployment from the first quarter was a further decline in the job­
less rate for adult women--from 5, 0 to 4. 7 percent.
Persons Not in^the^LaJaor-Eflrcg.
Given the substantial increase in labor force participju*on, the number of work­




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ing-age persons not in the labor force decreased by almost one-half million (on a
seasonally adjusted basis) in the second quarter of 1973.

This decline took place entire­

ly among the category of persons previously reported as not wanting a job "now. "

In

contrast, after a sharp decline in the first quarter, the number of persons expressing
some desire to be working "now" (although not currently looking for a job) returned to
the 4. 7 million level of the fourth quarter of 1972.

As has generally been the case, the

m ajority of these persons continued to cite either school attendance, ill health, or fam­
ily responsibilities as impediments to jobseeking.

(See table A - 9 .)

In this group of persons not in the labor force wanting a job "now" were also
nearly 800, 000 persons who said they were not looking for work because of a belief
thay could not obtain a job.

Most of these "discouraged worker s" -- whose number had

declined to 620, 000 in the first quarter of 1973, after averaging close to 800, 000 dur­
ing 1972--were women.
Negro-White Developments
The sharp increase in the number of persons in the labor market in the second
quarter of 1973 was confined to white workers.

After rising in recent quarters, the

Negro labor force showed no further increase in the April-June period (except that
which resulted from the adjustment of the group’ s population, described in the note at
the bottom of table A - 8) . Reflecting these dissimilar developments, the civilian labor
force participation rate of whites rose to 60. 9 percent, while that for Negroes edged
down to 59. 9 percent.
Employment of Negroes was also unchanged in the second quarter of 1973 (when
account is taken of the effect of the population adjustment referred to above) .

The num­

ber of employed whites, on the other hand, rose by 1 million. This raised the propor\
tion of white persons with jobs to 58. 2 percent of the population of working age. At the
same time, the proportion of Negroes with jobs edged down slightly to 54. 5 percent.
Unemployment showed little or no change either for whites or Negroes relative
to the previous quarter.

At 9. 0 percent, the Negro unemployment rate continued to

average double the white rate (4. 4 percent) .

This has generally been the case since

the Korean War, except for the 1970-71 period of economic slowdown and initial stages
of recovery, when the ratio between the two rates temporarily dropped below 2 to 1.
Among persons not in the labor force, the proportion expressing some desire to
be working "now" (although not currently seeking jobs) has also averaged twice as large
for Negroes than for whites; it was 16 percent for Negroes versus 8 percent for whites
in the second quarter of 1973.




Within this category there were about 550, 000 whites

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and 260, 000 Negroes citing the belief that they could not find a job as the reason for
not seeking work.

Negroes, therefore, continued to be over-represented among the

"discouraged" as well as among the unemployed.




This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on
labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample sur­
vey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings
are collected by State agencies from payroll records of employers and are tabulated
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the
BLS publication Employment and Earnings.

T o b U A-1:

Employiaant .totu* of tho nonin ttitu tionol population b y

to x a n d

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, qge, and sex

June
1973

May
1973

June
1972

June
1973

May
1973

A p r.
1973

M ar.
1973

June
1972

9 2 ,7 2 9
9 0 ,4 1 4
85,5 6 7
4 ,0 5 3
8 1 ,5 1 4
2 ,9 6 7
1 ,1 9 5
1 ,772
4 ,8 4 7

8 9 ,8 9 1
8 7 ,5 5 7
8 3 ,7 5 8
3 ,4 6 7
8 0 ,2 9 1
1 ,9 8 0
949
1,031
3 ,7 9 9

9 0 ,4 4 8
8 8 ,0 5 5
8 2 ,6 2 9
3 ,9 7 6
7 8,653
3 ,0 5 5
1,1 7 7
1 ,8 7 8
5 ,4 2 6

9 1,247
8 8 ,932
8 4 ,6 7 4

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

3 ,4 0 3
81,271
2 ,503
1,083
1 ,4 2 0
4 ,2 5 8

3 ,2 7 5
8 0 ,7 4 9
2 ,2 5 8
1,042
1 ,2 1 6
4,3 8 1

9 0 ,7 0 0
8 8 ,3 5 0
8 3 ,9 1 7
3 ,3 1 1
8 0 ,6 0 6
2 ,1 3 6
987
1 ,1 4 9
4 ,4 3 3

9 0 ,6 2 9
8 8 ,2 6 8
8 3 ,8 8 9
3 ,4 8 0
8 0 ,4 0 9
2 ,1 9 8
940
1 ,2 5 8
4 ,3 7 9

8 8 ,9 4 7
8 6 ,5 5 4
8 1,752
3 ,3 3 1
78,421
2 ,5 6 9
1 ,0 6 6
1,5 0 3
4 ,8 0 2

49,9 4 3
4 8 ,3 9 2
2 ,6 9 4
4 5 ,6 9 8
1,551

4 9 ,2 1 0
4 7 ,6 8 0
2 ,5 2 4
4 5 ,1 5 6
1,531

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

4 9 ,5 1 9
47,913
2 ,4 8 8
4 5 ,4 2 5
1 ,6 0 6

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

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

4 9 ,3 8 9
47,711
2 ,5 1 6
4 5 ,1 9 5
1 ,6 7 8

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

3 0 ,3 7 4
28,871
721
2 8 ,1 5 0
1,5 0 3

3 0 ,5 3 2
2 9 ,2 4 9
576
2 8 ,6 7 3
1 ,282

2 9 ,2 4 0
2 7 ,5 9 7
669
2 6 ,9 2 7
1 ,643

3 0 ,8 9 5
2 9,377
535
28,842
1 ,5 1 8

3 0 ,5 6 9
2 9 ,177
504
2 8,673
1,392

3 0 ,5 1 3
29,0 7 3
543
2 8 ,5 3 0
1 ,4 4 0

3 0 ,3 3 9
2 8 ,8 4 9
585
2 8 ,2 6 4
1 ,4 9 0

2 9 ,7 2 7
28,0 7 2
497
2 7 ,5 7 5
1 ,6 5 5

10,0 9 7
8 ,3 0 3
638

7,8 1 5
6 ,8 2 9
367

9,5 2 2
7 ,641

7 ,9 3 8
6 ,7 5 6
395
6 ,361

1 ,8 8 0

1 ,1 3 4

1 ,3 1 0

8 ,5 3 4
7,2 2 2
326
6 ,8 9 6
1 ,3 1 2

8 ,5 4 0
7 ,3 2 9
379

6 ,4 6 2
986

8 ,5 1 8
7 ,3 8 4
380
7 ,0 0 4

8 ,4 8 9
7 ,1 7 9
349

7 ,6 6 5
1 ,793

665
6 ,9 7 7

T o ta l

To tn l labor f o r c e ........................................................
C ivilia n labor force ..................................................
Em p lo y e d ....................................................................
A g ricu ltu re ..............................................................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s ................................
On part time for economic re a s o n s ...............
Usually work full tim e ...................................
Usually work part t i m e .................................
Unemployed.................................................................
Man,

2 0 y e a r s and a v e r

C ivilia n labor force.....................................................
Eaq>loyed....................................................................
A g ric u ltu re ............................................ .................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s .................................
Unemployed.................................................................
W om en, 2 0 y e a r s a n d o v e r

C ivilia n labor force ..................................................
E m p lo y e d ....................................................................
A g ric u ltu re ..............................................................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s .................................
Unemployed.................................................................
B oth s e x e s , 1 6 - 1 9 y e a r s

C ivilia n labor force.....................................................
E m p lo y e d ....................................................................
A g ric u ltu re ..............................................................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s ................................
Unemployed.................................................................

T a b U A -2 :




6 ,8 3 0

6 ,9 5 0
1,211

F u ll- and part-tim a status of tha civilian labor forco b y sox a n d apo
(Numbers in thousands)

1,1 8 2

Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators
(Seasonally adjusted)
Number o f persons
Unemployment rates

(In thousands)
Selected categories

Total (all civilian w o rk e rs )............................................
Men, 20 years and o v e r ............................................
Women. 20 years and over.......................................
Both sexes, 16-19 years............................................
White ........................................................................
Negro and other rac es ..............................................
Household h e a d s ...........................................................
Married m e n .................................................................
Full-time w o r k e r s .........................................................
Part-time workers...........................................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1 .................................
State insured2 ...............................................................
Labor force time lost3 ..................................................

June
1973

June
1972

June
1973

Hay
1973

A p r.

1973

Mar.
1973

Feb.
1973

June
1972

4 ,2 5 8
L , 606
1,518
1 ,1 3 4

4 ,8 0 2
1 ,965
1,6 5 5
1 ,182

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

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

5 .0
3 .4
4 .7
1 5 .4

5 .0
3 .4
4 .9
14.2

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

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

3 ,3 8 7
841

3 ,9 0 5
881

4 .3
8 .5

4 .4
9 .4

4 .5
9 .1

4 .4
9 .0

4 .6
9 .0

5 .1
9 .2

1,4 7 8
899
3 ,1 9 7
1 ,0 7 0
775
1,633

1 ,7 4 9
1 ,1 3 8
3 ,7 2 9
1 ,0 3 4
1 ,1 3 9
1,887

2 .9
2 .3
4.2
8 .6
.9
2 .8
5 .1

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

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

3 .0
2 .5
4 .5
7 .5

3 .0
2 .4
4 6
7 .9

1 .0

1 .0

2 .7
5 .3

2 .9
5 .2

2 .8
5 .4

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

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Occupation4
White-collar w o rk e rs ....................................................
Professional and technical.......................................
Managers and administrators, except f a r m ...........
Sales workers.............................................................
Clerical w o r k e r s .......................................................
Blue-collar w o r k e r s .......................................................
Craftsmen and kindred workers...............................
O peratives.................................................................
Nonfarm la b o re rs .....................................................
Service w o rk e rs .............................................................
F a rm w o rk e rs ...............................................................

1,167
230
123
192
622
1 ,6 8 0
426
847
407
597
80

1,297
239
111
229
718
1 ,9 8 8
504
1,0 2 2
462
691
79

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 ,0 0 3
372
936
471
465
166
815
702
361
89

3 ,4 9 8
412
1 ,1 7 9
688
491
157
998
740
376
95

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

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

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

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

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

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

Industry4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers3 . . .
Construction.............................................................
Manufacturing...........................................................
Durable goods.......................................................
Nondurable g o o d s ..............................................
Transportation and public u tilit ie s ........................
Wholesale and retail tr a d e .......................................
Finance and service industries

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

Government w o rk e rs ....................................................
Agricultural wage and salary workers ........................

1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent o f civilian labor force.
2 Insured unemployment under State program s-unem ploym ent rate calculated as a percent o f average covered employm ent. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data
relate to the week containing the 12th.
1 Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for econom ic reasons as a percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours.
4 Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
* Includes mining, not shown separately.

Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)

Seasonally adjusted
Duration o f unemployment

A p r.
1973

M ar.
1973

Feb.
1973

June
1972

2 ,2 5 7

2 ,1 8 4

2 ,1 3 8

2 ,3 2 4

2 ,2 3 4

1 ,2 9 0
802
450
352

1 ,4 8 5
763
460
303

1 ,3 3 0
859
479
380

1 ,2 6 5
895
530
365

1 ,4 5 0
1 ,1 3 9
594
545

1 0 .0

9 .9

1 0.5

1 0 .5

1 2 .4

June
1973

June
1972

June
1973

May
1973

3 ,0 5 6

27 weeks and o v e r .....................................................

3 ,0 5 3
1 ,0 1 9
775
439
336

1 ,2 3 0
1 ,1 4 0
570
570

2 ,2 3 3
1,2 0 2
775
453
322

Average (mean)aduration, in w e e k s .............................

8 .6

1 1 .0

9 .8

Less than 5 w e e k s .........................................................
5 to 14 w e e k s ...............................................................
15 weeks and o v e r .........................................................
15 to 26 w e e k s .........................................................




T ab le A -5 :

U n e m p lo y e d

p e r s o n s b y re a so n fo r u n e m p lo y m e n t

(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Reason (or unemployment

June
1973

June
1972

June
1973

May
1973.

A p r.
1973

M ar.
1973

Feb.
1973

June
1972

1 ,5 1 4

1 ,9 1 2
600
1 ,7 4 5
1 ,1 6 9

1 ,7 1 3
659
1,2 0 3
620

1 ,597
605
1 ,5 0 9
765

1 ,6 5 2
653
1 ,4 8 4
704

1 ,6 7 7
745
1 ,2 9 6
714

1 ,7 2 4
671
1 ,3 7 7
684

2 ,1 6 0
607
1 ,3 6 2
634

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

1 0 0 .0
3 5 .3

1 0 0 .0
4 0 .8

1 0 0 .0
3 5 .7

1 0 0 .0
3 6 .8

1 0 0 .0
3 7 .8

1 0 0 .0
3 8 .7

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

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

1 3 .5
3 3 .7
17.1

1 4 .5
3 3 .0
1 5 .7

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

15 .1
3 0 .9
1 5 .4

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

1 .7
.7
1 .7
1 .3

2 .2
.7
2 .0
1 .3

1 .9
.7

1 .8
.7
1 .7
.9

1 .9
.7
1 .7
.8

1 .9
.8
1 .5
.8

2 .0
.8
1 .6
.8

2 .5
.7
1 .6
.7

N u m b e r off un em plo y ed

Lost last j o b ........................................................
L eft last j o b ........................................................
Reentered labor f a r c e .........................................
Never worked b e fo r e ............................................

650
1 ,5 4 0
1 ,1 4 3

P e r c e n t d is tr ib u t io n

Total unemployed.................................................
Lost last j o b ...................................................
L e ft last j o b ...................................................
Reentered labor fo rce.......................................
Never worked before.........................................
U n e m p lo y e d o s a p e rc e n t o f th e
c i v ilim i la b o r fo r c e

L ost last j o b .........................................................
L e ft last j o b .........................................................
Reentered labor farce............................................
Never worked b e fo r e ............................................

Table A -6 :

Thousands o f persons
A g e and sex

1 .4
.7

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

Percent
looking for
full-tim e
work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

June
1973

May
1973

A p r.
1973

M ar.
1973

F eb.
1973

June
1972

8 0 .9

4 .8

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5 .1

5 .5

1 ,8 8 0
964
916
1 ,2 4 7
2 ,2 9 8
1 ,8 1 9
479

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

13 .3
17 .2
1 0 .0
7 .7
3 .2
3 .3
2 .6

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

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

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

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

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

2 ,4 4 3

2 ,8 2 7

8 4 .9

4 .1

4 .4

4 .4

4 .3

4 .3

4 .8

892
538
354
592
959
743
215

925
480
444
667
1 ,2 3 5
956
280

7 3 .7
6 5 .4
8 6 .2
92 .1
9 1 .2
9 4 .5
7 9 .5

1 2 .8
1 6.7
9 .6
7 .4
2 .5
2 .5
2 .8

14.7
1 8 .0
12.3
7 .8
2 .7
2 .7
2 .6

1 4 .7
2 0 .0
1 0 .7
7 .9
2 .7
2 .8
2 .4

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

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

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

Fem ales, 16 years and o v e r .........................

2 ,4 0 4

2 ,5 9 9

7 6 .7

5 .9

5 .9

6 .0

6 .1

6 .3

6 .7

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

901
507
394
542
961
832
129

956
484
472
581
1 ,063
863
199

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

1 3 .9
1 7.7
1 0 .4
8 .0
4 .2
4 .7
2 .4

1 6.3
1 9 .6
14 .7
8 .4
3 .7
4 .1
2 .3

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

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

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

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

June
1973

June
1972

T o ta l, 16 y ears and o v e r ...............................

4 ,8 4 7

5 ,4 2 6

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

1,7 9 3
1 ,0 4 5
749
1 ,1 3 4
1 ,9 2 0
1 ,5 7 6
344

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

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




June 1973

Table A -7 :

Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 2 0 to 3 4 years of age
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adpisted

Employment status

F eb.
1973

June
1972

4 ,6 6 5
4 ,3 3 3
4 ,0 7 9
254
5 .9

4 ,6 5 6
4 ,3 2 2
4 ,0 7 5
247
5 .7

4 ,1 8 3
3 ,8 8 5
298
7 .1

1 ,7 6 6
1 ,6 1 3
1 ,4 6 4
149
9 .2

1 ,7 9 1
1 ,6 2 0
1 ,4 5 2
168
1 0 .4

1 ,9 4 3
1 ,7 7 4

4 .5

2 ,8 9 9
2 ,7 2 0
2 ,6 1 5
105
3 .9

2 ,8 6 5
2 ,7 0 2
2 ,6 2 3
79
2 .9

2 ,5 8 6
2 ,4 0 9
2 ,2 8 8
121
5 .0

974
939
920
19
2 .0

946
919
893
26
2 .8

917
901
865
36
4 .0

888
856
829
27
3 .2

682
666
651
15
2 .3

1 0 ,7 4 5
9 ,3 9 0
8 ,8 6 6
524
5 .6

1 0 ,6 6 2
9 ,4 5 7
8 ,8 5 1
606
6 .4

1 0 ,6 0 4
9 ,3 4 8
8 ,7 8 1
567
6 .1

1 0 ,5 5 5
9 ,3 2 9
8 ,7 4 9
580
6 .2

1 0 ,4 6 4
9 ,2 1 6
8 ,6 9 5
521
5 .7

1 0 ,0 3 6
8 ,7 0 6
8 ,1 2 8
578
6 .6

6 ,0 6 5
5 ,2 9 8
4 ,7 9 2
506
9 .6

6 ,6 2 9
5 ,4 9 9
5 ,1 3 5
364
6 .6

6 ,5 4 9
5,5 4 1
5 ,1 1 9
422
7 .6

6 ,4 9 9
5 ,4 6 1
5 ,0 4 1
420
7 .7

6 ,4 5 5
5 ,4 4 9
5 ,0 6 8
381
7 .0

6 ,3 8 4
5 ,3 4 9
4 ,9 9 4
355
6 .6

6 ,0 6 5
4 ,9 3 2
4 ,5 1 9
413
8 .4

4 ,1 1 3
3 ,8 9 4
3 ,7 3 2
162
4 .2

3 ,9 7 1
3 ,7 7 8
3 ,6 2 0
158
4 .2

4 ,1 1 6
3 ,8 9 1
3 ,7 3 1
160
4 .1

4 ,1 1 3
3 ,9 1 6
3 ,7 3 2
184
4 .7

4 ,1 0 5
3 ,8 8 7
3 ,7 4 0
147
3 .8

4 ,1 0 0
3 ,8 8 0
3 ,6 8 1
199
5 .1

4 ,0 8 0
3 ,8 6 7
3 ,7 0 1
166
4 .3

3 ,9 7 1
3 ,7 7 4
3 ,6 0 9
165
4 .4

3 ,5 8 6
3 ,4 5 3
3 ,3 6 6
87
2 .5

3 ,4 6 9
3 ,2 7 3
3 ,1 7 4
99
3 .0

3 ,5 9 9
3 ,4 8 0
3 ,4 0 6
74
2 .1

3 ,5 8 6
3 ,4 6 2
3 ,3 6 3
99
2 .9

3 ,5 6 5
3 ,4 2 8
3 ,3 3 5
93
2 .7

3 ,5 4 6
3 ,4 1 3
3 ,3 1 0
103
3 .0

3 ,5 1 9
3 ,3 6 6
3 ,2 5 1
115
3 .4

3 ,4 6 9
3 ,2 8 6
3 ,1 9 0
96
2 .9

June
1973

May
1973

June
1972

June
1973

May
1973

A p r il
1973

4 ,6 8 2
4 ,4 3 0
4 ,1 8 5
245
5 .5

4 ,6 8 1
4 ,3 2 5
4 ,0 8 1
244
5 .6

4 ,5 2 9
4 ,2 3 0
3 ,9 5 0
280
6 .6

4 ,6 8 2
4 ,3 8 0
4 ,1 1 8
262
6 .0

4 ,3 4 9
4 ,0 9 3
256
5 .9

4 ,6 7 5
4 ,3 7 0
4 ,1 0 1
269
6 .2

1 ,6 8 1
1 ,5 6 6
1 ,4 1 9
147
9 .4

1 ,7 1 3
1 ,5 5 1
1 ,4 2 4
127
8 .2

1 ,9 4 3
1 ,7 9 2
1 ,6 3 2
160
8 .9

1 ,7 1 3
1 ,5 5 6
1 ,4 2 0
136
8 .7

1 ,7 4 1

1 ,5 5 1
1 ,3 8 8
163
1 0 .5

1 ,5 9 8
1 ,4 5 3
145
9 .1

3 ,0 0 1
2 ,8 6 4
2 ,7 6 6
98
3 .4

2 ,9 6 8
2 ,7 7 4
2 ,6 5 7
117
4 .2

2 ,5 8 6
2 ,4 3 8
2 ,3 1 8
120
4 .9

3 ,0 0 1
2 ,8 2 9
2 ,7 3 0
99
3 .5

2 ,9 6 8
2 ,7 9 3
2 ,6 7 3
120
4 .3

2 ,9 3 4
2 ,7 7 2
2 ,6 4 8
124

1 ,0 0 3
975
954
21
2 .2

937
918
19
2 .0

682
661
647
14
2 .1

1 ,0 0 3
983
960
23
2 .3

1 0 ,7 4 5
9 ,7 8 8
9 ,1 9 0
598
6 .1

1 0 ,6 6 2
9 ,2 4 3
8 ,7 1 8
525
5 .7

1 0 ,0 3 6
9 ,0 7 6
8 ,4 1 2
664
7 .3

6 ,6 2 9
5 ,8 9 3
5 ,4 4 8
445
7 .6

6 ,5 4 9
5 ,3 4 9
4 ,9 8 6
363
6 .8

4 ,1 1 6
3 ,8 9 5
3 ,7 4 2
153
3 .9

3 ,5 9 9
3 ,4 6 5
3 ,3 8 9
76
2 .2

M arch
1973

V E TER A N S'
Total. 20 to 29 yean
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ....................................
Civilian labor force ............................................................
Fmplnymf
Unem ployed...................................................................
Unemployment rate ......................................................

4 ,6 8 1

4 ,5 2 9

20 to 24 years
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ....................................
Civilian labor force .................... ....................................
E m plo yed .......................................................................
Unem ployed...................................................................
Unemployment rate ......................................................

1,6 8 1

1 ,5 9 7
177
1 0 .0

25 to 29 yean
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ....................................
Civilian labor force ..................... ....................................
Em p lo ye d ........................................................................
Unem ployed...................................................................
Unemployment rate ......................................................
Total, 30 to 34 years
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ....................................
Civilian labor force .............................................................
Employed ......................................................................
Unemployment rate ......................................................

974

N O N V E TE R A N S
Total, 20 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ....................................
Civilian labor force ............................................................
E m ployed ........................................................................
Unemployment rate ......................................................
20 to 24 years
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ....................................
(M l i f n labtP
__
_____ _____ ____
Em p lo y e d ........................................................................
Unemployed ...................................................................
Unemployment rate ......................................................
25 to 29 yean
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ....................................
Civilian labor force .............................................................
E m p lo y e d ........................................................................
a> ---- ■
■

Total. 30 to 34 years
C M ia n noninstitutional population3 ....................................
Civilian labor force ............................................................
c ~ T * ~ ir f
Unemployment rate ......................................................

1 Vietnam Era veterans era those mho served after August 4.1964. Of the Vietnam Era veterans of all ages, 75 percent mere 20 to 29 years of age and 16 percent mere 30 to 34 yean of
age in June 1973. Post-Korean-peacetime veterans are not included in this table.
* Since seasonal variations era not present in the population figures, identical numben appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




Ta b le A -8 .

E m p lo y m e n t sta tu s of th e civilian n o n in s titu tio n a l po p u la tio n 16 years and over,
by sex, ag e, and co lo r, seasonally adju sted q u a rte rly averages
(Numbers in thousands)

1971

1972

1973
Characteristic

2nd

1st:

4 th

3 rd

2nd

1st

4 th

3 rd

2nd

1 4 5 ,6 0 6
88,5 6 2
6 0 .8
8 4 ,2 0 5
5 7 .8
4 ,3 5 7
4 .9

1 44,942
8 7 ,5 8 6
6 0 .4
8 3 ,1 9 0
5 7 .4
4 ,3 9 6
5 .0

144,281
8 7 ,1 7 5
6 0 .4
8 2 ,5 6 7
5 7 .2
4 ,6 0 8
5 .3

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

143 ,0 0 6
8 6 ,391
6 0 .4
8 1 ,4 7 4
5 7 .0
4 ,9 1 7
5 .7

1 4 2 ,3 4 4
8 5 ,8 0 9
60 .3
8 0 ,7 9 7
5 6 .8
5,0 1 2
5 .8

1 4 0 ,8 3 0
8 4 ,9 7 4
6 0 .3
7 9,922
5 6 .8
5 ,0 5 2
5 .9

1 4 0 ,1 1 8
8 4 ,3 0 3
6 0 .2
7 9,277
5 6 .6
5 ,0 2 6
6 .0

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

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

6 0 ,5 1 8
4 9 ,1 6 2
8 1 .2
47,5 0 7
7 8 .5
1 ,6 5 5
3 .4

60,2 1 2
4 9 ,1 2 0
8 1 .6
4 7 ,3 3 7
7 8 .6
1 ,7 8 3
3 .6

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

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

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

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

5 8 ,4 8 1
4 8 ,0 2 9
.8 2 .1
45,9 1 1
7 8 .5
2 ,1 1 8
4 .4

58,1 6 3
4 7 ,7 8 3
8 2 .2
4 5 ,7 1 3
7 8 .6
2 ,0 7 0
4 .3

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

6 8 ,8 1 6
3 0 ,1 1 7
4 3 .8
2 8,602
4 1 .6
1 ,5 1 4
5 .0

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

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

67,9 3 2
2 9 ,6 6 5
4 3 .7
2 8 ,0 1 9
4 1 .2
1 ,6 4 6
5 .5

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

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

6 6,601
2 8 ,7 9 6
4 3 .2
27,1 5 1
4 0 .8
1 ,6 4 5
5 .7

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

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

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

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

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

15,413
8 ,0 1 2
5 2 .0
6 ,7 4 8
4 3 .8
1 ,2 6 4
1 5 .8

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

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

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

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

1 2 8 ,9 8 6
78,5 8 2
6 0 .9
75,1 2 2
5 8 .2
3 ,4 6 1
4 .4

128,621
7 7 ,8 3 0
6 0 .5
7 4 ,3 0 9
5 7 .8
3 ,5 2 0
4 .5

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

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

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

6 0 .5
7 3 ,3 9 5
5 7 .5
3 ,8 7 9
5 .0

127,091
7 6 ,783
6 0 .4
7 2 ,7 8 8
5 7.3
3 ,9 9 5
5 .2

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

125,341
75,6 0 3
6 0 .3
7 1 ,4 9 7
5 7 .0
4 ,1 0 6
5 .4

124 ,7 4 2
7 4 ,9 0 4
6 0 .0
7 0 ,8 3 0
5 6 .8
4 ,0 7 4
5 .4

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

1 6 ,6 2 0
9 ,9 5 7
5 9 .9
9 ,0 6 2
5 4 .5
895
9 .0

16,321
9,8 2 2
6 0 .2
8 ,941
5 4 .8
881
9 .0

1 6 ,1 2 2
9 ,6 8 6
6 0 .1
8 ,7 2 6
5 4 .1
960
9 .9

1 6 ,0 2 5
9 ,5 9 7
5 9 .9
8 ,6 4 8
5 4 .0
949
9 .9

15,9 1 5
9 ,5 4 6
6 0 .0
8 ,6 3 0
5 4 .2
916
9 .6

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

1 5 ,4 8 9
9 ,3 8 5
6 0 .6
8 ,4 3 5
5 4 .5
950
1 0 .1

1 5 ,3 7 6
9 ,3 9 6
6 1 .1
6 ,4 5 4
5 5 .0
942
1 0 .0

1 5 ,2 6 0
9 ,2 4 4
6 0 .6
8 ,3 4 9
5 4 .7
895
9 .7

Total
Civilian noninstitutional population1.......................................
Civilian labor f o r c e ..............................................................
As percent o f pop ulation...........................................
Em ploym ent.....................................................................
As percent of p o p u la tio n .....................................
Unemployment ..............................................................
Unemployment rate2.............................................
Males. 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population1.......................................
Civilian labor f o r c e ...........

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

As percent o f p op u lation...........................................
Employment ...................................................................
As percent o f population .....................................
Unemployment ..............................................................
Unemployment rate2.............................................
Females, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population1 .....................................
Civilian labor f o r c e ...............................................................
As percent o f population

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

E m p lo y m e n t...................................................................
As percent o f population .....................................
Unemployment ..............................................................
Unemployment rate2.............................................
Both sexes. 16-19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population1.......................................
Civilian labor f o r c e ...............................................................
As percent o f population

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

E m p lo y m e n t...................................................................
As percent o f p o p u la tio n .....................................
Unem ployment ..............................................................
Unemployment rate2 ...........................................
White
Civilian noninstitutional population1.......................................
Civilian labor f o r c e .............................................................
As percent o f p op u lation ...........................................
E m p lo y m e n t...................................................................
As percent o f population .....................................
Unem ploym ent.................................................................
Unemployment rate2 ...........................................
N egro and other races
Civilian noninstitutional population1 .....................................
Civilian labor f o r c e ...............................................................
A s percent o f population

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

E m p lo y m e n t...................................................................
As percent o f population .....................................
U n e m p lo y m e n t...............................................................
Unemployment rate2 ...........................................

* Because seasonelity, by definition, does not exist in population figures, these figures are not seasonally adjusted.
1 Unem ployment as a percent o f civilian labor force.
N O TE : In making quarter-to-quarter comparisons in terms o f civilian labor force or employm ent levels, one should take into account the e ffe c t o f 1970 Census population adjustments introduced
in January 1972 and in March 1973. The first o f these adjustments had the effect o f increasing the total and white civilian labor force and em ploym ent levels for the first quarter o f 1972 by about
300.000 (in comparison with prior quarters). The second adjustment had its primary impact upon, papulation, labor force, and em ploym ent o f the white and Negro and other races groups.
For example, the white labor force and employm ent levels were lowered by about 50.000 in the first quarter o f 1973 and 100,000 in the second quarter and the Negro and other races labor force and
employm ent levels were increased by about 70,000 in the first quarter and 140.000 in the second quarter (compared with prior quarters).




T a b le A-9-. Persons 16 years and o v e r not in labor force, by w h e th e r th e y w a n t jobs, cu rrent a ctivity,
and reasons for not seeking w o rk , seasonally adjusted qua rterly averages
(Numbew in thousands)

Characteristic

2nd

1st

4 th

3rd

2nd

1st

4 th

3 rd

2nd

Total
Total not in labor f o r c e ............................................................

5 7 ,0 4 5

c 5 7 ,5 1 9

5 7 ,3 1 4

5 6,787

56,605

5 6 ,4 3 4

56,0 6 7

5 5 ,8 3 0

5 5 ,6 8 5

D o not want job n o w ..........................................................

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

53,2 0 2
6 ,3 5 7
4 ,2 0 6
3 2 ,7 5 2
7 ,1 7 6
3 ,0 7 4

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

5 2 ,4 6 0
6 ,6 3 0
4 ,3 4 6
3 2 ,3 9 0
6 ,7 4 4
2 ,503

5 2 ,2 3 4
5 ,9 4 4
4 ,1 8 9
32,3 3 3
6 ,7 2 6
2 ,7 3 8

52,0 1 7
6 ,311
4 ,2 0 0
3 2 ,4 3 3
6 ,5 9 2
2,6 2 1

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

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

51,2 1 5
6 ,4 6 7
4 ,0 0 6
3 2 ,3 2 8
6 ,031
2 ,4 7 1

4 ,8 3 7
1 ,2 6 7
625
1 ,163
789
612
168
971

C4 ,2 9 1
1 ,2 3 7
542
903
615
444
203
976

C4 ,6 3 9
1 ,2 6 9
736
1 ,1 1 7
772
516
242
847

C4 ,3 7 3
1 ,0 7 6
651
1 ,145
717
493
218
702

C4 ,3 4 9
1 ,105
595
1 ,1 0 8
808
559
226
809

c 4 ,4 0 6
1 ,257
556
1,021
770
597
214
735

C4 ,3 8 4
1 ,2 4 8
582
1,043
824
573
239
784

c 4 ,4 4 9
1 ,2 8 8
520
1 ,0 2 5
799
557
238
823

c 4 ,4 4 0
1 ,2 6 9
571
1 ,0 2 5
737
521
200
817

Total not in labor f o r c e ............................................................

1 4 ,5 5 6

c 1 4 ,6 0 4

14,3 0 7

14,237

14,192

14,0 4 5

1 3 ,916

1 3 ,7 5 5

1 3,683

D o not want job n o w ..........................................................

1 2 ,9 8 6

1 3 ,2 4 0

1 2 ,9 3 2

12,9 3 8

12,892

1 2 ,7 0 6

1 2 ,5 5 6

1 2 ,4 4 4

1 2 ,2 8 4

1 ,4 8 4
654
350
275
269

1 ,3 9 5
705
234
220
224

1 ,3 7 4
625
297
242
231

1 ,3 1 8
584
269
195
236

1 ,2 4 4
581
281
?6b
21-4

1 ,3 6 9
640
244
25**
202

1 ,3 6 5
639
267
*.>*♦
234

1 ,3 3 8
650
256
233
213

1 ,3 2 9
648
249
232
216

Total not in labor f o r c e ............................................................

4 2 ,4 8 8

c 4 2 ,8 9 9

4 2 ,9 9 9

4 2 ,5 9 0

4 2 ,3 9 9

4 2 ,3 8 4

4 2 ,1 4 6

4 2 ,0 8 7

41,9 9 1

D o not want job n o w ..........................................................

3 9 ,1 8 3

3 9 ,9 6 2

3 9 ,7 3 5

3 9 ,5 2 2

39,3 4 2

3 9 ,3 1 1

3 9 ,1 2 8

3 8 ,9 6 4

3 8 ,9 3 1

Want a job n o w .....................................................................

3 ,3 5 3
626
300
1 ,143
545
693

2 ,8 9 6
532
314
887
400
774

3 ,2 6 5
626
463
1 ,0 9 2
500
645

3 ,0 5 5
519
373
1,111
519
515

3 ,1 0 5
532
318
1 ,087
581
572

3 ,0 3 7
613
311
1 ,0 0 9
529
551

3 ,0 1 9
592
326
1 ,0 1 5
552
584

3,1 1 1
656
254
1 ,0 0 6
567
651

3,1 1 1
630
323
995
532
696

Current activity:

Going to s c h o o l............................
III. d is a b le d ..................................
Keeping house

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

R e t ir e d .........................................
O th er.............................................
Want a job n o w .....................................................................
Reason not looking: School attendance........................
Ill health, d is a b ility ......................
Home responsibilities...................
Think cannot get j o b ...................
Job-market f a c t o r s .................
Personal factors........................
Other reasons ..............................
Male

Want a job n o w .....................................................................
Reason not looking: School attendance........................
Ill health, d is a b ility ......................
Think cannot get j o b ...................
Other rea son s'..............................
Female

Reason not looking: School attendance........................
Ill health, d is a b ility ......................
Home responsibilities...................
Think cannot get j o b ...................
Other reasons ..............................
White
Total not in labor f o r c e ............................................................

50,352

5 1 ,0 5 9

5 0 ,8 6 2

5 0 ,3 5 5

5 0 ,2 2 0

5 0 ,1 7 0

4 9 ,9 4 5

4 9 ,8 3 3

4 9 ,6 6 4

D o not want job n o w ..........................................................

4 6 ,583

4 7 ,5 7 1

4 7 ,3 3 6

4 7 ,0 0 7

4 6 ,7 9 9

4 6 ,7 1 5

4 6 ,5 4 7

4 6 ,3 6 1

4 6 ,2 1 4

Want a job n o w .....................................................................

3 ,7 7 5
988
576
922
550
814

3 ,4 4 2
934
423
c 788
46 5
C852

3 ,5 1 7
960
514
C818
543
697

3 ,3 7 9
893
457
C832
540
635

3 ,4 2 9
888
453
C837
641
689

3 ,4 2 9
995
388
C785
594
643

3 ,3 9 9
968
414
C767
585
691

3 ,4 7 4
1 ,0 0 4
391
C768
614
727

3 ,4 6 0
1,023
466
C794
567
682

Total not in labor f o r c e ............................................................

6,6 7 1

C6 ,4 9 8

6 ,4 3 8

6,4 5 3

6,361

6 ,2 8 4

6 ,1 0 8

6 ,0 0 9

5 ,9 9 8

D o not want job n o w ..........................................................

5 ,4 7 4

5 ,6 7 8

5 ,3 0 5

5,4 3 3

5 ,3 8 0

5 ,3 3 6

5 ,1 1 6

5 ,0 2 4

5 ,0 1 6

Want a job n o w .....................................................................

1 ,0 7 6
314
136
259
262
146

849
300

1,1 4 7
281
191
280
188
183

1,002
279
185
311
165
110

990
225
194
C282
186
136

961
253
155
C256
251
116

1 ,002
253
150
C254
219
117

976
386
118
C253
166
136

977
274
157
238
187
138

Reason not looking: School attendance........................
Ill health, d is a b ility ......................
Home responsibilities...................
Think cannot get j o b ....................

Other reasons ...........................
Negro and other races

Reason not looking: School attendance........................
Ill health, d is a b ility ......................
Home responsibilities...................
Think cannot get j o b ...................
Other reasons ..............................

r 118
C150
202
144

1 Indudes small number o f men not looking for work because of home responsibilities.
c scorrected.
NO TES: Detail may not add to totals due to independent seasonal adjustment.




Table B -1:

Em ployees on n on agricu ltu ral p ayrolls, b y industry,

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Change from

June
1973p

industry

A p r.
1973

M ay
1973p

Change from

June
1972

M ay
1973

J u n e_
1973 P

June
1972

M ay
1973p

A p r.
1973

M ay
1973

T O T A L ...................................................

76, 246

7 5 , 357

7 4, 861

73, 4 6 3

889

2, 7 8 3

75, 4 6 4

75, 2 6 9

7 5, 105

195

G O O D S - P R O D U C I N G ...........................

2 4 , 427

23, 8 6 4

2 3 , 631

2 3, 401

563

1, 0 2 6

24. 086

23, 978

23, 906

108

M I N I N G ....................................................

625

609

603

614

16

11

612

609

608

3

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ............

3, 835

3, 602

3, 442

3, 71 7

233

118

3, 652

3, 6 0 6

3, 571

46

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

19, 9 6 7
14, 7 0 4

19, 6 5 3
14, 4 4 6

19, 5 8 6
14, 39 4

1 9 ,0 7 0
13, 9 6 0

314
258

897
744

19, 822
14, 5 7 7

19, 763
14, 5 4 7

19, 727
14, 521

59
30

11, 73 6
8, 64 5

11, 5 6 8
8, 5 0 7

11, 4 9 8
8, 4 5 2

1 0 ,9 5 3
7, 9 8 5

168
138

783
66 0

11, 635
8, 5 5 2

1 1 ,5 9 1
8, 5 2 7

11, 5 3 4
8, 4 8 3

44
25

1 9 1 .0
1 9 0 .9
6 4 9 .5
6 2 6 .9
515. 6
5 2 3 .0
6 9 2 .2
7 0 0 .9
3 2 2 . 0 1, 3 1 0 . 1
4 6 6 . 4 1, 4 4 7 . 2
0 4 5 . 8 2, 0 2 1 . 2
0 0 9 .0 1 ,9 6 9 .4

1 9 3 .0
617. 6
5 1 4 .5
6 8 1 .6
297. 9
439. 5
016. 3
9 5 8 .2

1 88. 1
6 3 0 .0
491. 4
675. 4
1, 2 4 6 . 2
1, 3 8 2 . 8
1, 8 7 1 . 2
I, 830. 2

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

2. 8
1 9 .5
31. 6
25. 5
75. 8
83. 6
1 74. 6
178. 8

1,
l,
2,
2,

191
629
522
686
299
455
032
009

192
631
521
692
1, 2 9 8
1, 4 5 4
2 ,0 1 9
1, 9 8 3

195
631
520
68 7
288
448
006
970

-1
-2
1
-6
1
1
13
26

1, 8 6 9 . 2
479. 3
4 3 0 .7

1, 7 5 0 . 6
457. 9
428. 9

26. 7
1. 8
5. 4

150. 0
3 1 .2
9. 8

1, 88 9
488
435

1, 8 7 4

1. 869
481
439

15
-1
-3

P rod u ctio n w orker s

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

OURABLE GOODS..................................
P rod u ctio n w o r k e r s .....................

Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s ..............
Lumber and wood p ro d u cts...............
Furniture and f i x t u r e s ....................
Stone, c la y , and g la s s products . .
Primary m etal i n d u s t r i e s ..............
F ab ricated m etal products...............
E le c tric a l e q u ip m en t.......................
Transportation e q u ip m en t...............
Instruments and rela ted products .
M iscellan eou s m anufacturing. . . .

1,
1,
2,
2,

1, 9 0 0 . 6 1, 8 7 3 . 9
487. 3
489. 1
438. 7
433. 3

1,
1,
2,
1,

489
438

1,
1,
2,
1,

NONDURABLE GOODS..........................

8, 231

8 ,0 8 5

8, 0 8 8

8, 117

146

114

8, 187

8, 172

8, 193

15

P rod u ctio n w o r k e r s .....................

6, 0 5 9

5 ,9 3 9

5, 9 4 2

5, 9 7 5

120

84

6, 0 2 5

6, 0 2 0

6, 0 3 8

5

1, 7 3 0 . 1 1, 6 7 0 . 2
67. 6
69. 3
1, 0 3 3 . 8 1, 0 1 9 . 0
1, 3 6 1 . 1 1, 3 5 0 . 4
724. 6
711. 3

1, 6 6 5 . 4
6 8 .4
1, 0 2 0 . 5
1, 3 5 4 . 4
708. 9

l, 767.
66.
1, 0 0 1 .
l, 345.
706.

1
8
6
1
3

5 9 .9
1. 7
14. 8
10. 7
13. 3

-3 7 .0
2. 5
3 2 .2
16. 0
18. 3

1, 7 3 4
77
1, 0 2 2
1, 348
716

1, 73 3
76
1, 021
1, 35 0
719

1, 746
76
1, 0 2 3
1, 357
712

1
1
1
-2
-3

1 , 0 9 9 . 9 1, 0 9 2 . 0
1, 0 3 6 . 0 1, 0 2 1 . 0
1 8 8 .0
181. 4
6 8 4 .4
673. 6
304. 1
2 9 8 .0

1, 0 9 5 . 4
1, 0 2 1 . 1
180. 8
6 7 7 .0
295. 7

1, 0 7 9 .
1, 0 0 9 .
193.
632.
314.

7
4
7
3
7

7. 9
1 5 .0
6 .6
10. 8
6. 1

20.
26.
-5 .
52.
-1 0 .

2
6
7
1
6

1, 100
1, 0 2 8
184
680
298

1, 0 9 5
1, 0 2 3
181
676
298

1, 0 9 6
1 ,0 2 1
183
680
299

5
5
3
4

51 , 4 9 3

51, 230

5 0, 0 6 2

326

1, 757

5 1, 378

5 1 ,2 9 1

5 1 , 199

87

4, 5 5 9

4, 5 4 9

78

121

4, 6 0 6

4, 5 9 2

4, 591

14

F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............
T o b a c c o m an u factu res....................
T e x tile m ill p ro d u cts.......................
Apparel and other te x t ile products
Paper and a llie d p ro d u c ts ...............
Prin ting and p u b lis h in g .................
C h em icals and a llie d p ro d u cts. . .
Petroleum and c oa l products . . . .
Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec
Leath er and leath er products . . . .

S E R V I C E -P R O D U C I N G ........................

5 1, 819

0

T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC
U T I L I T I E S ............................................

4, 67 0

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

16, 3 2 4

16. 187

16, 0 8 8

1 5 ,7 4 9

137

575

16, 251

16. 2 4 3

1 6 ,2 1 7

8

WHOLESALE T R A D E .............................
R E TA IL T R A D E ....................................

4, 0 7 9
12, 2 4 5

4, 0 1 2
1 2 ,1 7 5

4, 0 0 0
12, 0 8 8

3, 9 4 6
11, 80 3

67
70

133
442

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

4, 0 4 4
12, 173

11
-3

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

4, 081

4, 0 4 0

4, 0 1 9

3, 9 6 6

41

115

4, 041

4, 0 4 4

4, 031

-3

S E R V I C E S ...............................................

13, 0 0 5

1 2 ,8 6 4

1 2 ,7 7 1

1 2 ,4 8 7

141

518

12, 825

1 2 ,7 7 5

12, 7 4 6

50

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

4, 592

13. 7 3 9

13, 81 0

13, 7 9 3

13, 311

-7 1

428

13, 6 5 5

13, 6 3 7

13, 6 1 4

18

FEDERAL ............................................

2, 642

2, 638

2, 631

2, 6 5 9

4

-1 7

2. 6 2 4

2, 641

2, 6 2 8

-1 7

STATE AND L O C A L .............................

1 1 ,0 9 7

11, 172

11, 162

1 0 ,6 5 2

-7 5

445

1 1 .0 3 1

10, 9 9 6

1 0 ,9 8 6

35

p = preliminary.




T a b le B-2:

A v e r a g e w e e k ly ho urs o f p ro d u ctio n or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs
on p riv a te n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o lls , by in d u stry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

June
1973p

M ay
1973p

T O T A L P R IV A TE ...............................

37. 5

3 7 .0

3 6 .9

37. 4

0. 5

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

4 3 .0

4 2 .4

4 1 .7

43. 0

.6

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ............

3 8 .2

37. 4

3 6 .8

37. 6

.8

M A N U F A C TU R IN G . . ^ .......................
Overtime hours............................

41. 0
3 .8

40. 8
3 .8

40. 7
3 .8

40. 9
3. 5

. 2
0

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

41. 8
4. 1

4 1 .6
4. 1

41. 6
4. 1

41. 6
3. 6

42. 0
41. 0
40. 4
4 2 .6
42. 2

42. 1
41. 1
3 9 .8
4 2 .4
42. 3

42. 0
41. 1
3 9. 8
42. 2
4 2 .5

F ab ricated m etal products..............

4 1 .8

M achinery, e x c e p t e le c tric a l . . . .

4 2 .9
40. 5
4 3 .2
4 0 .9
39 . 1

4 1 .6
4 2 .7
40. 5
4 2 .4
40. 7

A p r.
1973

June
1972

Ju ne_
1973P

M ay
1973P

A p r.
1973

Change from

0. 1

3 7 .2

3 7 .2

3 7 .2

0

0

4 2 .6

4 2 .5

41. 7

0. 1

.6

37. 5

37. 4

3 7 .0

. 1

. 1
. 3

40. 7
3. 7

4 0 .8
3 .9

4 0 .9
4. 1

-. 1
-. 2

.2
0

. 2
. 5

41. 5
3 .9

4 1 .6
4. 2

4 1 .8
4 .4

-. 1
-. 3

42. 2
4 1 .8
41. 0
4 2 .4
4 1 .8

-. 1
1
.6
. 2
-. 1

2
8
6
. 2
.4

41. 8
4 0 .4
40. 1
42. 2
4 1 .8

42. 1
4 0 .8
40. 1
42. 3
42. 1

4 2 .0
41. 1
4 0 .4
42. 3
4 2 .2

-. 3
-.4
0
-. 1
-. 3

41. 6
42. 2
40. 7
42. 1
40. 7
3 9 .6

. 2
. 2

3 8 .9

4 1 .5
4 2 .4
40. 3
42. 5
40. 7
3 9 .0

2
7
2
1
2
5

41. 3
42. 8
40. 3
4 2 .6
40. 8
3 9 .0

41. 5
42. 7
40. 6
42. 2
4 0 .8
39. 0

4 1 .8
4 2 .5
40. 6
4 3 .5
4 0 .8
3 9 .0

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

3 9. 7
3. 3

3 9 .5
3. 3

3 9 .5
3. 3

3 9 .9
3 .4

. 2
0

-. 2
1

3 9 .5
3 .2

3 9 .6
3 .4

3 9 .8
3 .6

-. 1
-.2

40. 3
34. 7
41. 2

40. 1
3 4 .9
4 0 .7

3 9 .5
3 5 .4
41. 3

4 0 .6
3 4. 8
41. 7

.2
-. 2
. 5

-. 3
-. 1
-.5

40. 1
34. 2
40. 8

40. 3
3 5 .2
4 0 .9

40. 1
3 6 .5
4 1 .6

0
8
0
2
2
1

3 5 .9
4 2 .6
3 7 .8
42. 0
42. 2
40. 9

36. 0
42. 6
3 7 .8
42. 1
42. 0
41. 3

3 6. 0
43. 0
3 7 .9
42. 0
42. 4
41. 4

3 5 .9
42. 7
3 7 .9
42. 1
41. 0
4 0 .9

3 6 .0
4 2 .8
3 7 .9
4 2 .0
4 2 .0
40. 9

36. 1
4 2 .8
3 8 .0

Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec

36 .
42.
38 .
42.
41.
41.

4 1 .9
41. 9
4 1 .5

. 1
-1 . 0
0

L eath er and leather products . . . .

3 8. 7

38. 2

37. 5

3 9 .2

. 5

-. 5

38. 1

3 8 .0

3 8 .2

. 1

U T I L I T I E S ............................................

41. 1

40. 4

40. 2

40. 8

. 7

. 3

40. 9

40. 7

40. 7

. 2

W H O L E S A L E A N D R E T A IL T R A D E .

3 5. 1

34. 5

3 4 .4

3 5 .5

.6

-. 4

3 4 .8

3 4 .8

3 4 .8

WHOLESALE TRADE .........................

3 9 .6

3 9 .4

39. 3

40. 0

. 2

-.4

39 . 5

3 9 .6

3 9 .5

-. 1

R E TA IL T R A D E ....................................

33. 7

3 3 .0

33. 0

3 4. 1

. 7

-.4

3 3 .4

3 3 .4

3 3 .4

0

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

3 7 .0

3 6 .9

37 . 2

37. 2

. 1

-. 2

3 7 .0

3 7 .0

3 7 .2

0

S E R V I C E S ...............................................

34. 4

3 3 .9

3 4 .0

34. 2

. 5

. 2

34. 4

3 4 .2

34. 1

Industry

Overtime hours ..........................
Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s ..............
Lumber and wood p ro d u c ts ...........
-Furniture and f i x t u r e s ....................
Stone, c la y , and g la s s products . .
Prim ary m etal in d u s t r i e s ..............

E le c tric a l e q u ip m en t.......................
Transportation eq u ip m en t..............
Instruments and rela ted products .
M is ce lla n e ou s m anufacturing. . . .

NONDURABLE GOODS .......................

Overtime hours............................
F ood and kindred p r o d u c ts ............
T o b a c c o m a n u fa c tu re s ....................
T e x t ile m ill p ro d u c ts .......................
Apparel and other te x t ile products
P ap er and a llie d p ro d u c ts ..............
P rin tin g and p u b lis h in g .................
C h em icals and a llie d p ro d u cts . . .
Petroleum and coal products . . . .

M ay
1973

0
.8
. 2
. 2

.
.
.
.
-1 .
.

1
2
2
2
0
2

June
1972

.
.
-.
1.
.
-.

0
-.
.
.
-1 .
.

2
1
2
2
3

M ay
1973

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

T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC

*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. These groups account for approximately four-fifths o f the total employm ent on private
nonagricultural payrolls,
p = preliminary.




0

. 2

T ab le B-3*.

A v e r a g e hourly a n d w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f pro du ctio n or n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o rk e rs
on p riv ate n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls, by in d u stry

Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

June
1973 P

M ay
197 3 p

A p r.
1973

June
1972

Change from

M ay
1973

June
1972

June _
1973 P

M ay
.1 9 7 3 p

A p r.
19 7 3

Change from

M ay
1973

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

June
1972
$ 9 .3 7

T O T A L P R IV A TE...........................
Seasonally adjusted...........................

$ 3 .8 7
3 .8 7

$ 3 . 85
3. 85

$ 3 . 83
3. 84

$ 3 .6 3
3 .6 3

$ 0 .0 2
.0 2

$ 0 .2 4
. 24

M I N I N G ..................................................

4 . 64

4 . 62

4 . 60

4 . 34

.0 2

. 30

1 9 9 .5 2

1 9 5 .8 9

1 9 1 .8 2

1 8 6 .6 2

3 .6 3

1 2 .9 0

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

6 . 32

6 . 33

6 . 31

5 .9 4

-.0 1

. 38

2 4 1 .4 2

2 3 6 .7 4

2 3 2 .2 1

2 2 3 .3 4

4 .6 8

18. 08

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

4 .0 4

4 . 03

4 . 01

3 .7 9

.0 1

. 25

1 6 5 .6 4

1 6 4 .4 2

1 6 3 .2 1

1 5 5 .0 1

1 .2 2

1 0 .6 3

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

4 . 30

4 .2 8

4 . 26

4 .0 3

.0 2

. 27

1 7 9 .7 4

1 7 8 . 05

1 7 7 .2 2

1 6 7 .6 5

1 .6 9

1 2 .0 9

Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s ............

4 . 24
3 .5 7
3 .2 3
4 . 16
4 .9 7
4 . 24

4 . 24
3 .5 3
3. 24
4 . 14
4 . 96
4 . 20

4 . 09
4 . 18
3. 5 f " * 3 . 33
3 .0 5
3 .2 1
4 . 11
3 .9 1
4 .6 2
4 . 92
3
.9 8
4 . 19

. 15
. 24
. 18
.2 5

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

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

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

. 35
.2 6

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

2 0 9 . 81
1 7 4 .7 2

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

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

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

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

4 .5 1
3 . 83

4 .5 0
3. 82

4 .4 9
3. 81

4 .2 6
3 .6 5

.0 1
.0 1

. 25
. 18

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

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

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

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

1 .3 3
.4 1

1 3 .7 1
6 .5 6

5 . 01
3. 87
3 . 26

5 . 00
3. 81
3 .2 2

4 .6 9
3 .7 1
3 . 10

. 04
- . 03

.0 2

. 36
. 13
. 18

2 1 8 . 16
1 5 7 .0 6
1 2 8 .2 5

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

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

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

5 .7 4
-.4 5
1 .4 4

2 0 .7 1
6 . 06

M iscellan eou s m anufacturing. . .

5 . 05
3. 84
3 .2 8

NONDURABLE GOODS.......................

3 .6 5

3. 64

3. 63

3 .4 5

.0 1

. 20

1 4 4 .9 1

1 4 3 .7 8

1 4 3 .3 9

1 3 7 .6 6

1. 13

7 . 25

F ood and kindred products . . . .

3. 82
3 .7 9
2 . 89
2 . 74

3. 82
3. 84
2 . 90
2 .7 3

3 .7 8
3 . 81
2 . 90
2 . 74

0
-.0 5
- .0 1
.0 1

.2 3
. 26
. 17
. 15

1 5 3 .9 5
1 3 1 .5 1
1 1 9 .0 7
9 8 . 64

1 5 3 . 18
1 3 4 .0 2
1 1 8 .0 3
9 8 . 01

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

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

.7 7
-2 .5 1

8 .2 0
8 .6 7
5 . 65
5 .4 0

4 . 16
4 . 67
4 .4 5
5 . 16

4 . 12
4 . 67
4 .4 1
5 . 22

4 . 11
4 . 63
4 .4 0
5 . 22

3 .5 9
3 .5 3
2 .7 2
2 .5 9
3 .9 2
4 .4 7
4 . 20
4 . 94

.
.
.
.

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

1 7 5 .5 1
1 7 6 .5 3
185. 22
2 2 0 .2 8

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

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

2 .5 4
.9 3
2 .5 7

3 .7 3
2 . 80

3. 72
2 . 80

3 . 76
2 .7 9

3 .5 6
2 .7 0

1 5 2 .1 5
1 0 6 .9 6

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

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

- 7 .6 9
1. 15
1 .4 0

U T I L I T I E S .........................................

4 . 97

4 . 96

4 . 96

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

3. 18

3. 17

WHOLESALE T R A D E ..........................

4 . 10
2 . 85

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

S E R V I C E S ............................................

Lumber and wood p ro d u c ts ............
Furniture and f i x t u r e s .................
Stone, c la y , and g la s s products .
Prim ary metal i n d u s t r i e s ............
F ab ricated m etal products............
Machinery, e xc e p t e le c tric a l . . .
E le c tric a l e q u ip m en t....................
Transportation eq u ip m en t............
Instruments and rela ted products

T o b a c c o m a n u factu res.................
T e x t ile m ill p ro d u cts....................
Apparel and other te x tile products
Paper and a llie d p ro d u cts............
P rin tin g and p u b lis h in g ...............
C h em icals and a llie d p ro d u c ts . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec
L eath er and leather p ro d u c ts . . .

0
. 04
- .0 1
.0 2
.0 1
.0 4

.0 4
0
.0 4
-.0 6

24
20
25
22

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

June
1972

1 .0 4
.6 3

9 .2 9

5 .4 9

9 .4 9
8 .0 5
11. 39
3. 13

.0 1

. 17
. 10

1 8 7 .7 9
2 1 2 .5 9
1 5 3 .3 0
1 0 8 . 36

4 .5 8

.0 1

. 39

2 0 4 .2 7

200. 38

1 9 9 .3 9

1 8 6 .8 6

3. 89

1 7 .4 1

3. 16

3 .0 0

.0 1

. 18

1 1 1 .6 2

1 0 9 .3 7

1 0 8 .7 0

1 0 6 .5 0

2 .2 5

5 . 12

4 . 09
2 . 84

4 . 07
2 . 83

3 .8 5
2 .6 9

.0 1
. 01

. 25
. 16

1 6 2 .3 6
9 6 .0 5

1 6 1 .1 5
9 3 .7 2

1 5 9 .9 5
9 3 .3 9

1 5 4 .0 0
9 1 .7 3

1 .2 1
2 . 33

8. 36
4 . 32

3 .5 7

3 .5 7

3 .5 9

3 .4 3

0

. 14

1 3 2 .0 9

1 3 1 .7 3

1 3 3 .5 5

1 2 7 .6 0

. 36

4 .4 9

3. 32

3. 33

3. 32

3 . 14

- . 01

. 18

1 1 4 .2 1

1 1 2 .8 9

1 1 2 .8 8

1 0 7 .3 9

1 .3 2

6 . 82

0

5 .9 2
2 . 52

TR A N S P O R TA TIO N A N D P U B L IC

R E TA IL T R A D E ..................................

*See footnote 1, table B-2.
p = preliminary-




Table B -4 .

Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers in private nonfarm

industries, seasonally adjusted
(1 9 6 7 -IQOt
Percent change over month and year
Industry

JuneP
1973

Mayp
1973

A p r.
1973

M ar.
1973

Feb.
1973

Jan.
1973

June
1972

May
1 9 7 3 -June 1973

1 44.8

14 4 .4

1 4 3 .3

1 42.5

14 2 .3

13 7 .2

.6

110.1

1 10.5

110.4

110.7

11 1 .3

10 9 .9

June
June

1 9 7 2 -1973

Total private nonfarm:

Current d o lla r s .........................................

Constant (1967) d o lla r s ..........................

1 45.7

NA

1/

6 .2

2/

M in in g ............................................................

146.6

1 45.3

1 4 4.0

14 2 .5

1 4 1.5

1 4 2 .4

1 3 6 .3

.9

7 .5

Contract con stru ctio n ...................................

154.9

15 3 .3

1 5 3 .4

1 5 2 .6

1 5 1.8

1 5 4 .0

1 4 5 .6

1 .0

6 .4

Manufacturing................................................

142.8

141.9

141.1

1 4 0 .4

139.7

1 3 9.5

1 3 5 .0

.7

5 .8

Transportation and public utilities...............

154.4

15 3 .8

1 54.6

1 5 2.1

15 1 .5

1 5 0 .4

1 42.1

.4

8 .7

Wholesale and retail t r a d e ............................

142.5

14 1 .6

141.2

14 0 .2

13 9 .2

138.7

13 4 .5

.6

5 .9

Finance, insurance, and real estate...............

139.2

1 3 8 .4

139.1

13 6 .9

13 7 .0

13 6 .8

1 3 3 .0

.6

4 .7

Services...........................................................

1 45.8

1 44.9

144.7

1 4 3 .6

14 2 .3

1 42.2

1 3 7 .5

.6

6 .0

1/

P e r c e n t ch a n ge w a s - 0 .3 fr o m A p r i l 1973 t o May 1973, th e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
P e r c e n t ch an ge was 0 .4 fr o m May 1972 t o May 1973, th e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
NA i n d i c a t e s d a ta a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e .
p »P r e lim in a r y .

2/

NOTE:
A l l s e r i e s a r e in c u r r e n t d o l l a r s e x c e p t w h ere i n d i c a t e d .
The in d e x i s a d ju s t e d t o e x c lu d e e f f e c t s o f tw o t y p e s o f ch a n ges
th a t a r e u n r e la t e d t o u n d e r ly in g w a g e - r a t e d e v e lo p m e n ts :
F lu c t u a t io n s in o v e r t im e premiums in m a n u fa c tu r in g ( t h e o n ly s e c t o r f o r
w h ich o v e r t im e d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e ) and th e e f f e c t s o f ch a n ges in th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o rk e rs in h ig h -w a g e and lo w -w a g e i n d u s t r i e s .
The
s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n t e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t o f ch a n g es t h a t n o r m a lly o c c u r a t th e same tim e and in a b o u t th e same m a gn itu d e e a c h y e a r .




LABOR FORCE * EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
1 . LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
THOUSANDS

1964

____
...
....

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
NONA6RICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

1965 1966 1967

1968

1969 1970 1971

1972 1973

3. UNEMPLOYMENT
THOUSANDS

____
....
....

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS
MARRIED MEN

2 . TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

THOUSANDS

1964

1965 1966

1967

I9 6 0

1969

1970 1971

1972

1973

4. UNEMPLOYMENT
ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS
2250

2000

1750

1500

1250

1000

750

500
1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973




1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
6. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
STATE INSURED ■
MARRIED MEN

PERCENT

PERCENT

____
....
....

TEENAGERS
ADULT WOMEN
ADULT MEN
20.0

7.0

6. 0
15.0

5.0

10.0

4-0

3.0
5.0

2.0

I .0
1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970 1971

1972

1973

7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
WHITE

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970 1971

1972

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970 1971

1972

1973

8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PERCENT

PART-TIME WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS

1973

* State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th of the month and represents the insured unemployed under
State programs as a percent of average covered employment. The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance
systems.




0.0

UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PERCENT

1964

____
...
....

1965

1966

10. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS
SERVICE WORKERS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS

1967

1956

1969 1970 1971

1972

PERCENT

1964

1973

____
...

1965 1966

CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

1967

1966 1969 1970 1971

1972

1973

12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON

11. AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT

____
...
....
____

JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW ENTRANTS
JOB LEAVERS

17.5

3000

2500
15.0

2000
12.5

1500

10.0

1000

7 .5
500

5.0
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973




1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

0

NONflGRI CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
14. MAN-HOURS

13. EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDS

____
...
....
____

TOTRL NONflGRI CULTURAL
SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PROOUCING
MANUFACTURING

___
___
____

TOTAL PRIVATE NONflGRICULTURAL
PRIVATE SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING

80000

2000

70000

1750

60000

1500

50000

1250

40000

1000

30000

750

20000

500

10000
1964

1965 1966

1967

1966 1969

1970 1971

1972

1973

15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
____
...

HOURS

1964

1965

1966

MANUFACTURING
TOTAL PRIVATE

1967

1966

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

250
1964

1965 1966

1967

1968

1969

1970 1971

1972

1973

16. AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING

1964

1965 1966

1967

1966

1969

1970 1971

1972

1973

N O T E : Charts 14 and 15 relate to producticn or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. Data forrfhe 2 most
recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.




VETERANS AND NONVETERANS * 20-29 YEARS
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
18. EMPLOYED

17. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
THOUSANDS

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VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NDNVETERANS

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS
10000

7500

5000

2500

1968

1910

1911

1912

1919

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1910

1911

1912

0

1919

20. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

19. UNEMPLOYED
THOUSANDS

1969

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
NONVETERANS

12.5

10.0

7.5

5.0

2.5
1969

1910




1971

1912

1979

1969

1910

1971

1972

1979