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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Washington, D. C." 20212
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Friday July 5, 1974

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 1974
Both employment and unemployment w e r e e s s e n t i a l l y unchanged in June, it
w a s announced today by the Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s of the U. S. Department of
Labor.

The Nation 1 s unemployment rate w a s 5. 2 percent, a l e v e l that h a s held

f a i r l y c o n s i s t e n t l y since the beginning of the y e a r .
At 86. 2 million, total employment (as m e a s u r e d by the monthly sample survey
of households) edged up f r o m May to June and over the l a s t 2 months has r i s e n by
400,

000.

This i n c r e a s e followed a 6-month period of virtually no change.
Nonagricultural payroll e m p l o y m e n t (as m e a s u r e d by the monthly survey of

b u s i n e s s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ) w a s about unchanged in June.

In r e c e n t months, however,

total payroll jobs have rebounded f r o m the d e p r e s s e d l e v e l s encountered during l a s t
w i n t e r ' s p e r i o d of e n e r g y - r e l a t e d s h o r t a g e s .
Unemployment
Unemployment usually r i s e s sharply between May and June due to the influx
of a l a r g e number of young p e r s o n s into the labor market following the c l o s e of the
s c h o o l y e a r . The i n c r e a s e this June w a s about in line with those of r e c e n t y e a r s , and,
after taking this into account through s e a s o n a l adjustment, the number of p e r s o n s
u n e m p l o y e d w a s virtually unchanged at 4. 8 million.
tinued at the 5. ^-percent plateau, a position it "has

The o v e r a l l j o b l e s s rate conoccupied with little exception

s i n c e January following a r i s e f r o m l a s t October 1 s low of 4. 6 percent.
The o v e r a l l stability in the unemployment situation in June w a s reflected in
the r a t e s for n e a r l y all of the major labor f o r c e groups.

J o b l e s s r a t e s for household

h e a d s ( 3 . 1 percent) , adult m e n (3. 5 percent) , adult w o m e n ( 5 . 1 percent) , and t e e n a g e r s (15. 6 percent) w e r e the s a m e or n e a r l y the s a m e a s in May.

The rate for

m a r r i e d m e n , however, which had declined f r o m 2. 5 p e r c e n t in April to 2. 2 percent
in May, r o s e to 2. 6 percent in June.

Unemployment r a t e s for white and N e g r o

w o r k e r s , at 4. 8 and 8. 8 p e r c e n t r e s p e c t i v e l y , w e r e not s t a t i s t i c a l l y different f r o m
their May l e v e l s .



J o b l e s s r a t e s for both full- and p a r t - t i m e w o r k e r s a l s o w e r e

-2e s s e n t i a l l y unchanged f r o m May.
insurance programs,

The rate for w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State u n e m p l o y m e n t

a t 3 . 4 p e r c e n t i n J u n e , h a s b e e n v i r t u a l l y the s a m e s i n c e F e b r u a r y .

(See table A - 2 . )
T h e u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e f o r V i e t n a m - e r a v e t e r a n s 20 t o 3 4 y e a r s old, at 5. 2
p e r c e n t , w a s a b o u t the s a m e i n June a s i n t h e p r e v i o u s 5 m o n t h s a n d a y e a r a g o .

The

m o r e r e c e n t l y d i s c h a r g e d v e t e r a n s ( t h o s e 20 t o 2 4 y e a r s old) c o n t i n u e d t o e x p e r i e n c e
g r e a t e r job m a r k e t difficulties than their n o n v e t e r a n c o u n t e r p a r t s ; their j o b l e s s rate,
Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)

r™~"™Monthly data

Quarterly averages
Selected categories

1974

1973
III

«

IV

I

|

II

|

April
1974

May
1974

June
1974

90.3
85.8
48.3
30.1
7.4

90.7
.86.0
48.5
30.1
7.4
4.7

90.9
86.2
48.5
30.3
7.4
4.8

(Millions of persons)
Civilian labor force

Adult women
Teenagers
Unemployment.....

89.9
85.7
48.5
29.7
7.5
4.2

89.0
84.8
48.1
29.5
7.2
4.2

88.5
1 84.1
47.7
[ 29.2
j
7.2
• •.
4.3

90.5
85.8
48.5
29.7
7.6
4.7

90.6
86.0
48.4
30.1
7.4
4.7

1 4'5

(Percent of labor force
Unemployment rates:
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Negro and other races

Full-time workers . . . *

4.7
3.1
4.8
14.3
4.2
9.0
2.7
2.1
4.2
2.6

4.9
3.3
4.8
14.7

1 4.4
9.0
2.9
2.3
4.3
2.7

4.7
3.0
4.7
14.3
4.2
• 8.6
!
2.8
2.1
1
4.3
j . 2.6

5.2
3.5
5.1
15.3
4.7
9.4
3.0
2.4
4.6
3.3

5.0
3.6
4.9
13.8
4.5
8.7
3.1
2.5
4.6
3.4

5.1
3.5
5.0
15.1
4.7
9.0
3.1
2.4
4.6
3.2

!
!

5.2
3.4
5.1
15.8
4.7
9.5
3.0
2.2
4.6
3.3

5.2
3.5
5.1
15.6
4.8
8.8
3.1
2.6
4.7
3.4

9.5

9.8

(Weeks)
Average duration of
unemployment

9.7

9.9

1

9.9

9.5

9.7

|

9.8

77.lp
2 4 . 2p
52.8p |

76.9
24.2
52.7

77.2p
24.3p
52.9p

77.lp
24.2p
52.9p

36.6
39.3
2.9

36.8p
40.3p
3.5p

36.8p
40. lp
3.3p

(Millions of persons)
Nonfarm payroll employment

75.7
24.2
51.6

.75.3
24.0
1 51.3

76.6
24.4
52.1

76.7
24.3
52.4

(Hours of work)
Average weekly hours:
37.2
40.7
|. 3 . 9

:
•

37.1
40.7
3.8

37.0
40.6
3.7

36.8
40.4
3.5

36.7p
3 9 . 9p
3.2p |

(1967-100)

Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
145.0
1 110.3
p- preliminary.
N.A.* not available.




147.8
110.1

150.4
109.3

152.6
107.7

156.1
N.A.

154.5

1 107.3

156.lp
157.7p
1 0 7 . 2 p [ N.A.

SOURCE: Tablet A - 1 , A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, and B-4.

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at 10. 1 percent, remained substantially higher than that of young nonveterans (7. 5
percent) .

On the other hand, unemployment rates for older veterans--4. 4 percent

for those aged 25 to 29 and 2. 6 percent for those 30 to 34--continued to approximate
those for nonveterans of the same ages.
Unemployment data by industry and occupation showed few changes in June
with the exception of increases in the unemployment rates for blue-collar and factory
workers—both of which returned approximately to the same levels which have prevailed since February--while there was a decline in the rate for service workers.
Although the overall unemployment situation was virtually unchanged, there
was an increase in the number of persons who lost or left their last jobs.

These

increases were largely offset by a decrease in the number of unemployed reentrants
to the labor force.

(See table A-5.)

Civilian Labor Force and Employment
The civilian labor force rose by 240, 000 in June to 90. 9 million (seasonally
adjusted) , following an even larger increase from April to May.

These gains were in

sharp contrast to the labor force stagnation over the January-April period.

Since

January, the number of adult women i n the labor force has increased by 800, 000, but
this increase has been partially offset by declines of about 130, 000 and 300, 000,
respectively, among adult men and teenagers.
force has risen by 2. 1 million.

Since June 1973, the civilian labor

(See table A-l. )

Total employment, at 86. 2 million (seasonally adjusted) , was up by 400, 000
from April.

In keeping with the pattern since the beginning of the year, the 2-month

expansion was dominated by adult women, although there was a* small increase for
adult men as well.

Teenage employment, by contrast, was about unchanged between

April and June at a level that was about a quarter of a million lower than in January.
The essentially unchanged picture in total employment from May to June
masked several underlying movements among the major occupational categories.
White-collar and service worker employment rose, but these gains were largely
offset by declines among blue-collar and farm workers.

(See table A - 3 . )

The

blue-collar worker reduction represented a return to the April level following a
large gain in May.
Industry Payroll Employment
Nonfarm payroll employment rose about in line with seasonal expectations in
June and, after adjustment for seasonality, was essentially unchanged at 77. 1 million.
Since November 1973, when a 2-year period of strong growth in payroll employment



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w a s b r o u g h t to a t e m p o r a r y halt, p a y r o l l j o b s h a v e e x p a n d e d by 430, 000.
E m p l o y m e n t in both the g o o d s - p r o d u c i n g and s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g s e c t o r s did
not change a p p r e c i a b l y in June.

In the goods s e c t o r ,

seasonally adjusted employment

in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t i o n d e c l i n e d by 50, 000, p a r t l y b e c a u s e of i n c r e a s e d s t r i k e activity,
and m a n u f a c t u r i n g e m p l o y m e n t w a s l i t t l e changed.

J o b g a i n s in the s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g

s e c t o r w e r e l a r g e l y confined to the s e r v i c e i n d u s t r y and State a n d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s .
F e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t e m p l o y m e n t w a s off by 45, 000 ( l a r g e l y due to end of f i s c a l - y e a r
r e t i r e m e n t s ) , e r a s i n g the g a i n s p o s t e d d u r i n g the f i r s t half of 1974,
H o u r s of W o r k
The a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k of p r o d u c t i o n o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e
n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s a l s o r o s e in a c c o r d a n c e with n o r m a l M a y - t o - J u n e m o v e m e n t s
and, a f t e r s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t ,

r e m a i n e d u n c h a n g e d a t 36. 8 h o u r s .

However,

total

m a n u f a c t u r i n g h o u r s and o v e r t i m e h o u r s e a c h d e c l i n e d by 0. 2 h o u r , to 40, 1 and 3, 3
hours, respectively.

Since l a s t J u n e , a v e r a g e w e e k l y hours, for p r o d u c t i o n or non-

s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s h a v e d e c r e a s e d 0. 3 h o u r ; in m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,

the o v e r - t h e - y e a r

d e c l i n e s w e r e e v e n g r e a t e r - - a d e c r e a s e of 0. 5 h o u r in both the a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k and
overtime hours.

Hourly and Weekly Earnings
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of p r o d u c t i o n or n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e
n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s r o s e 0. 7 p e r c e n t in J u n e , s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d .
1973, h o u r l y e a r n i n g s h a v e r i s e n by 7. 8 p e r c e n t .

Since

June

Average weekly earnings also

i n c r e a s e d by 0. 7 p e r c e n t in June and w e r e u p 6, 9 p e r c e n t o v e r the p a s t y e a r .
Both b e f o r e and a f t e r a d j u s t m e n t for s e a s o n a l i t y , a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s
r o s e by 3 c e n t s in June to $ 4 . 17.
h a v e i n c r e a s e d by 30 c e n t s .

(See t a b l e B - 3 . )

S ince June 1973, h o u r l y e a r n i n g s

W e e k l y e a r n i n g s a v e r a g e d $154. 71 in June, an i n c r e a s e

of $ 3 . 19 f r o m May and $ 9 . 97 f r o m June a y e a r ago.
The H o u r l y E a r n i n g s Index
T h e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s I n d e x - - e a r n i n g s a d j u s t e d for o v e r t i m e in m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,
s e a s o n a l i t y , and the effects of c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s in h i g h - w a g e and
l o w - w a g e i n d u s t r i e s - - w a s 157. 7 (1967=100) in June, 1. 1 p e r c e n t h i g h e r than in May.
The Index w a s 8. 1 p e r c e n t above J u n e a y e a r ago.

All i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s r e c o r d e d

g a i n s o v e r the p a s t 12 m o n t h s , r a n g i n g f r o m 6. 1 p e r c e n t in t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and public
u t i l i t i e s to 10. 5 p e r c e n t in m i n i n g .

D u r i n g the 12-month p e r i o d ended in May, the

H o u r l y E a r n i n g s Index in d o l l a r s of c o n s t a n t p u r c h a s i n g p o w e r d e c l i n e d 2. 6 p e r c e n t .




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Quarterly Labor Force Developments
Slow e m p l o y m e n t g r o w t h in the f i r s t half of 1974 w a s a c c o m p a n i e d by u n u s u a l l y
s m a l l l a b o r f o r c e i n c r e a s e s , a c i r c u m s t a n c e w h i c h h e l p e d to s t a b i l i z e the u n e m p l o y m e n t
rate.

D e t a i l s of t h e s e d e v e l o p m e n t s p l u s a n a l y s e s of d a t a on p e r s o n s not in the l a b o r

f o r c e and on m i n o r i t y g r o u p s follow.
T r e n d s in E m p l o y m e n t , L a b o r F o r c e r and U n e m p l o y m e n t
T o t a l e m p l o y m e n t , which h a d g r o w n v e r y r a p i d l y f r o m mid-1971 until l a t e
1973, s h o w e d only s m a l l i n c r e a s e s in the f i r s t 2 q u a r t e r s of 1974.

At 86. 0 m i l l i o n

( s e a s o n a l l y adjusted) , the e m p l o y m e n t l e v e l for the s e c o n d q u a r t e r w a s e q u i v a l e n t
t o 58. 0 p e r c e n t of the c i v i l i a n n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l population, about the s a m e p e r c e n t a g e
a s in the p r e v i o u s q u a r t e r .

T h i s r a t i o of e m p l o y m e n t to the p o p u l a t i o n h a d b e e n r i s i n g

s t e a d i l y f r o m the s e c o n d q u a r t e r of 1971 t h r o u g h the end of 1973.

(See table A - 7 . )

A s h a r p slowdown in l a b o r f o r c e g r o w t h m a t e r i a l i z e d soon after e m p l o y m e n t
g a i n s b e g a n to t a p e r off.

In fact, the n o r m a l g r o w t h of the population w a s not t r a n s -

l a t e d into any e x p a n s i o n of the l a b o r f o r c e f r o m the f i r s t to the s e c o n d q u a r t e r .

Con-

s e q u e n t l y , the l a b o r f o r c e p a r t i c i p a t i o n r a t e , which had b e e n r i s i n g s t e a d i l y and had
r e a c h e d the h i g h e s t point in 2 d e c a d e s in the f i r s t q u a r t e r , d e c l i n e d s l i g h t l y to 61. 1
p e r c e n t in the s e c o n d q u a r t e r .
A m o n g the m a j o r a g e - s e x g r o u p s , p a r t i c i p a t i o n r a t e s d e c r e a s e d s h a r p l y for
a d u l t m e n and t e e n a g e r s .

In c o n t r a s t , the r a t e for a d u l t w o m e n continued to r i s e in

l i n e with i t s h i s t o r i c a l t r e n d , r e a c h i n g a new high of 45. 2 p e r c e n t .

The d e c l i n e in

t h e l a b o r f o r c e p a r t i c i p a t i o n r a t e for adult m e n , although r e l a t i v e l y s h a r p f r o m the
f i r s t to the s e c o n d q u a r t e r , r e p r e s e n t e d a r e s u m p t i o n of the s e c u l a r d o w n t r e n d which
h a d b e e n i n t e r r u p t e d d u r i n g 1973.

The d e c l i n e for t e e n a g e r s , on the o t h e r hand, w a s

a n a p p a r e n t p a u s e in a v e r y s t r o n g u p w a r d m o v e m e n t e v i d e n t s i n c e e a r l y 1971.
G i v e n the s t a n d s t i l l in both the e m p l o y m e n t and l a b o r f o r c e l e v e l s , the
n u m b e r of j o b l e s s p e r s o n s in the s e c o n d q u a r t e r of 1974 r e m a i n e d a t the 4. 7 - m i l l i o n
l e v e l r e a c h e d in the p r e v i o u s q u a r t e r .

The o v e r a l l j o b l e s s r a t e , a t 5. 1 p e r c e n t ,

was

a l s o e s s e n t i a l l y u n c h a n g e d f r o m the f i r s t q u a r t e r , a s w e r e the r a t e s for m o s t of the
major age-sex groups.
P e r s o n s Not in the L a b o r F o r c e
With the l a b o r f o r c e p a r t i c i p a t i o n r a t e edging down, the n u m b e r of n o n p a r t i c i p a n t s in the l a b o r f o r c e i n c r e a s e d m a r k e d l y f r o m the f i r s t to the s e c o n d q u a r t e r
of 1974.

H o w e v e r , the d a t a on the s t a t u s and job a t t i t u d e s of t h e s e p e r s o n s do not




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provide any'explanation for the diminished growth of the labor force during this period.
A s shown in table A - 8 , while there w a s some i n c r e a s e in the total number of p e r s o n s
e x p r e s s i n g s o m e d e s i r e to have a job, the number of discouraged w o r k e r s - - t h o s e who
want work but are not looking for a job s p e c i f i c a l l y because they think they cannot
find o n e - - h a s been virtually the s a m e for the p a s t 3 quarters, averaging about 680, 000.
It should be noted, however, that while over the long run the number of such w o r k e r s
h a s m o v e d in tandem with the underlying trend of the unemployment rate, the two s e r i e s
have often diverged over shorter spans.

Negro-White Differences
The N e g r o labor force declined by 130. 000 or 1* 3 percent in the second quarter,
while the white labor f o r c e i n c r e a s e d by 260, 000 or 0. 3 percent.

Reflecting these con-

trasting developments, the civilian labor force participation rate of N e g r o e s declined
markedly, f r o m 60. 9 to 59-7 percent, w h e r e a s that for whites w a s little changed at
61. 3 p e r c e n t .
T h e r e w a s a l s o a s m a l l decline in the number of N e g r o e s employed f r o m the
f i r s t to the second quarter, while employment of whites i n c r e a s e d slightly.
there w a s little change in the unemployment l e v e l s and r a t e s for both groups.

However,
As a

result, the ratio of their j o b l e s s r a t e s held at c l o s e to 2 to 1.
The proportion of nonparticipants in the labor force e x p r e s s i n g s o m e d e s i r e
to be working "now" (although not currently seeking jobs) has a l s o a v e r a g e d at l e a s t
t w i c e a s l a r g e for N e g r o e s a s for w h i t e s ; t h e s e r a t i o s w e r e 15 and 7 percent,
tively, in the second quarter of 1974.

respec-

Within this category, about 140, 000 N e g r o e s

and 500, 000 whites w e r e not looking for jobs s p e c i f i c a l l y b e c a u s e of d i s c o u r a g e m e n t
o v e r job p r o s p e c t s .
P e r s o n s of Spanish Origin
The S p a n i s h - o r i g i n c i v i l i a n labor force a v e r a g e d 4. 0 m i l l i o n (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted) in the second quarter of 1974, accounting for a little over 4 p e r c e n t of the
Nation* s labor f o r c e .

The labor f o r c e participation rate for this group w a s 61. 7

percent, c o n s i d e r a b l y greater than the rate for blacks and exceeding slightly that
of w h i t e s .

(See table B . )

An a v e r a g e of 3. 6 m i l l i o n p e r s o n s of Spanish origin w e r e

e m p l o y e d during the quarter, 57. 0 p e r c e n t of their civilian noninstitutional population
16 y e a r s of age and over.




-7Table B« Employment status of the civilian population of Spanish origin and color, by
sex and age, second quarter 1974 averages not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status

Total

White

Negro

148,272
90,656
61.1
86,048
3,645
82,403
4,608
5.1
57,616

131,109
80,385
61.3
76,713
3,344
73,369
3,672
4.6
50,724

Spanish origin

TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population*
Civilian labor force*«*•••.
Percent of population
,<
Employment
•
Agriculture
•
•*•<
Nonagricultural industries.••.,
Unemployment
••
••
Unemployment rate..•••*•......,
Not in labor force...•..•••.......<

15,121
9,012
59.6
8,136
270
7,866
875
9.7
6,109

6,404
3,954
61.7
3,649
269
3,380
305
7.7
2,450

Data relate to Negro workers only, who account for 89 percent of the Negro and
other races population.
2
Data on persons of Spanish origin are tabulated separately, without regard to
race/color, which means that they are also included in the data for white and Negro
workers. According to the 1970 Census, approximately 98 percent of their population
is white.
A p p r o x i m a t e l y 300, 000 w o r k e r s
the q u a r t e r .

of

Spanish o r i g i n w e r e u n e m p l o y e d during

T h e u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e of 7. 7 p e r c e n t f o r t h i s g r o u p w a s s u b s t a n t i a l l y -

a b o v e t h e 4. 6 - p e r c e n t r a t e f o r w h i t e w o r k e r s b u t b e l o w the 9. 7 p e r c e n t r a t e for b l a c k s .
T h e r a t i o of t h e S p a n i s h - o r i g i n j o b l e s s r a t e t o t h e w h i t e r a t e w a s 1, 7 t o 1, w h i c h m e a n s
that,

r e l a t i v e to the s i z e of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e l a b o r f o r c e s ,

t h e r e w e r e 17 j o b l e s s w o r k e r s

of S p a n i g h o r i g i n for e v e r y 10 u n e m p l o y e d w h i t e s .




This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force,
total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample survey 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. Unless
otherwise indicated, data for both series relate to the week of the specified month containing the 12th day. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication
Employment and Earnings,

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 1 .

E m p l o y m e n t s t a t u s of t h e n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l population

(Numbers in thousands]
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status

June
1973

May
1974

Seasonally adjusted
June
1974

June
1973

Feb.
1974

March
1974

April
1974

150,066
92,747
147,816
90,496
85,863
3,699
82,164
4,633
5.1
57,320

150,283
92,556
148,040
90,313
85,775
3,511
82,264
4,538
5.0
57,727

150,507
92,909
146,277
90,679
85,971
3,457
82,514
4,708
5,2
57,598

63,712
51,880
-41,897
50,065
48,272
2,493
45,779
1,793
3.6
11,832

63,804
52,031
62,000
50,227
48,508
2,494
46,014
1,719
3.4
11,773

May
1974

TOTAL
Total noninstitutional population1 .
Total labor force
,
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed
Apiculture
Nonagricultural industries .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate . . . . . . .
Not in labor force . . • ,
*

148,147
927,729
145,831
90,414
85,567
4,053
81,514
4,847
5.4
55,417

150,507
92,158
148,277
89,929
85,785
3,604
82,181
4,144
4.6
58,349

150,710
94,758
148,499
92,546
87,167
3,895
83,272
5,380
5.8
55,953

148,147
91,133
145,831
88,818
84,518
3,430
81,088
4,300
4.8
57,013

149,857
92,814
147,599
90,556
85,803
3,852
81,951
4,753
5.2
57,043

"toy787
51,833
60,897
49,943
48,392
2,694
45,698
1,551
3*1
10,954

63,804
51,931
62,000
50,127
48,53 9
2,571
45,968
1,588
3.2
11,873

63,886
52,491
62,097
50,702
48,994
2,609
46,385
1,707
3.4
11,395

62,787
51,350
60,897
49,460
47,859
2,498
45,361
1,601
3.2
11,437

63,536
52,139
61,709
50,312
48,529
2,708
45,821
1,783
3.5
11,397

63,622
51,912
61,801.
507091
48,379
2,646
45,733
1,712
3.4
11,710

69,190
30,374
28,871
721
28,150
1,503
4.9
38,816

70,247
31,622
30,149
575
29,574
1,474
4.7
38,625

70,346
31,429
29,809
621
29,188
1,620
5.2
38,917

69,190
30,850
29,338
545
28,793
1,512
4.9
38,340

69,937
31,329
29,722
641
29,081
1,607
5.1
38,608

70,035
31,498
29,916
613
29,303
1,582
5.0
38,537

70,139
31,612
30,057
539
29,518
1,555
4.9
38,527

70,247
31,651
30,051
507
29,544
1,600
5.1
38,596

15,744
10,097
8,303
638
7,665
1,793
17.8
5,648

16,030
8,180
7,098
459
6,639
1,082
13*2
7,850

16,056
10,416
8,364
665
7,698
2,053
19.7
5,640

15,744
8,508
7,321
387
6,934
1,187
14.0
7,236

15,952
8,915
7,552
503
7,049
1,363
15.3
7,037

15,981
8,907
7,568
440
7,128
1,339
15.0
7,074

16,004
8,636
7,446
479
6,967
1,190
13.8
7,368

16,030
8,801
7,412
456
6,956
1,389
15.8
7,229

129,177
80,163
76,408
3,755
4.7
49,014

131,114
79,797
76,488
3,309
4.1
51,316

131,293
81,943
77,700
4,243
5.2
49,350

129,177
78,846
75,440
3,406
4.3
50,331

130,555
80,122
76,354
3,768
4,7
50,433

130,739
80,163
76,498
3,665
4.6
50,576

130,922
80,100
76,464
3,636
4.5
50,822

16,654
10,251
9,159
1,092
10.7
6,403

17,164
10,132
9,297
834
8,2
7,032

17,206
10,604
9,467
1,137
10.7
6,602

16,654
9,942
9,070
872
8.8
6,712

17,044
10,340
9,390
950
9.2
6,704

17,077
10,289
9,323
966
9.4
6,788

17,118
10,168
9,285
883
8.7
6,950

Males, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population1 , .
Total labor force . . . .
Civilian noninstitutional population'.
Civilian tabor force
.'
Employed..
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
.........
Not in labor force *
Females, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Agriculture
...
Nonagricultural industries . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries . .
Unemployed
•*
Unemployment rate * . , . . . . . *
Not in labor force . . . .
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

131,114
80,488
76,694
3,794
4.7
50,626c|

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
Civilian noninstitutional population*
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

1

17,164
10,292
9,315
977
9.5
6,872

Seasonal variations are not present in the population figures; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Data relate to the noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. Total noninstitutional population and total labor force include persons in the Armed Forces.
c « corrected




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 2 .

M a j o r u n e m p l o y m e n t i n d i c a t o r s , seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
Selected categories

Total, 16 years and over . . . . . . . . .
Mates, 2 0 years and over . .
Females, 2 0 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years
White, total .
...
Males, 2 0 years and over

>

.
.

Females, 2 0 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Negro and other races, total
Males, 2 0 years and over
Females, 2 0 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

...•.,
.

Household heads
Married men, spouse present
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Unemployed 15 weeks and over'
State insured 1
Labor force time lost 3

Unemployment rates

(In thousands)

...
.

...

June
1973

June
1974

June
1973

Feb.
1974

March
1974

April
1974

May
1974

June
1974

4,300
1,601
1,512
1,187

4,754
1,762
1,630
1,362

4.8
3,2
4.9
14.0

5.2
3.5
5.1
15.3

5.1
3.4
5.0
15.0

5.0
3.6
4.9
13.8

5.2
3.4
5.1
15.8

5.2
3.5
5.1
15.6

3,406
1,308
1,182
916

3,827
1,422
1,328
1,077

4.3
2.9
4.4
12.1

4.7
3.2
4.7
13.3

4.6
3'.0
4.7

4.5
3.2
4.6
11.9

4.7
3.1
4.7
14.0

4.8
3.2
4.8

13.9

872
289
312
271

910
335
288
287

8.8
5.7
7.9
29.0

9.2
6.6

1,486
897
1,120
789
l,627r

1,632
1,044
3,606
1,194
939
2,157

1,203
253
125
199
626
1,676
429
844
403
608
86

12.8

8.7
6.5

9.5
6.3

8.8
6.5

6.8
30.3

8.0

29.2

9,4
6.8
7,0
33.8

33.5

6.9
30.3

2.9
2.3
4.3
8.9
.9
2.8r
5.2

3.0
2.4
4.7
8.4
.9
3.3
5.7

3.0
2.4
4.6
8,1
,9
3.4
5.6

3.1
2.5
4.6
7.3
.9
3.4
5.7

3.0
2.2
4.6
8.8
1.0
3.3
5.7

3.1
2.6
4.7
8.9
1.0
3.4
5.6

1,367
246
167
258
696
1,969
499
1,013
457
702
84

2.9
2.1
1.4

3.2
2.0
1.8
4.2
4.5
6.1
3.9
6.8
9.3
6.1
2.1

2,8
1.9
1.5
3.8
4.0

2.S
2.2
1.6
3.3

2.7

3.2
2.1
1.9
4.2
4.6
5,7c
3.7
6.3
8.8
6.7
2.6

3.1
1.9
1.8
4,6
4,4
6.2
4.2
6.8
9.6
5.8
2.8

3,037
384
937
470
467
160
821
722
379
93

3,536
463
1,131
623
508
152
998
778
415
100

4.7
8.2
4.4
3.7
5.3
3.5
5.2
4.1
2.7
7.0

5.4
7.9
5.3
5.1
7
1
0
9
8
7

5.1
8.4
5.2
5.0
5,5
2.8
5.8
4.4
2.8
7.8

5.3
10.3
5.0
5.0
5.1
3.0
5.9
4.3
2.9
8.2

5.2
9.6
4.7
4.5
5.0
3.0
6.3
4.3
3.4
7.1

5.4
10.2
5.2
4.8
5.7
3.2
6.1
4.3
2.8
7.5

291
158
109
24

304
125
145
34

5.4
10.3
3.8
2.5

5.0
10.0
3.8
2.7

5.1
9.0
4.3
2.8

5.1
9.2
4.5
2.8

4.8
10.3
3.6
2.5

613
370
167
76

726
446
177
103

4.8
6.7
4.3
2.2

5.4
7.9
4.1
2.8

5.5
7.8
4.3
3.2

5.8
7.6
4.9
3.7

3,249

7.9

OCCUPATION4
White-collar workers
*
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm . . .
Sales workers
Clerical workers . . . . . — ,
Blue-collar workers .

..

Craft and kindred workers
Operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farm workers
,

5.1
2.8

INDUSTRY*
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers 1
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utilities

.

Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers
V E T E R A N STATUS
Males, Vietnam-era veterans*:
2 0 to 3 4 years
2 0 to 2 4 years
25 to 2 9 years
3 0 to 34 years

5.2
10.
4.
2.6

Mates, nonveterans:
2 0 to 3 4 years
2 0 to 24 years
2 5 to 2 9 years

«
•

3 0 to 3 4 years

Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
Insured unemployment under State programs; unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment.
Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons o n part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
Includes mining, not shown separately.
Vietnam-era veterans are those who served after August 4 , 1 9 6 4 .

c ** c o r r e c t e d
r • revised




1

5.6
7.9
4.8
2.6

5.4
7.5
4.6
2.8

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A - 3 . Selected employment indicators
fin thousand* 1
Not seasonally adjusted
Selected categories

Total employed, 16 years and over
Males
Females
."
Household heads
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present,...

•
*

Seasonally adjusted

June
1973

June
1974

June
1973

Feb.
1974

March
1974

April
1974

May
1974

June
1974

,
,
,
,
,
,

85,567
53,150
32,417
49,934
39,082
18,730

87,167
53,789
33,378
51,097
39,128
19,249

84,518
51,848
32,670
49,820
38,872
19,144

85,803
52,716
33,087
50,825
39,268
19,224

85,,863
52, 5 5 6
„
33,307
50,706
39,025
19,349

85,775
52,370
33,405
50,738
38,975
19,497

85,971
52,628
33,343
50,817
3 9,064
19,505

86,165
52,499
33,666
50,995
38,933
19,682

,

39,692
11,242
8,448
5,538
14,465
30,963
11,819
14,293
4,850
11,344
3,568

41,571
11,983
9,080
5,396
15,112
30,738
11,699
14,178*
4,861
11,425
3,433

40,205
11,716
8,536
5,515
14,438
29,876
11,492
14,091
4,293
11,388
3,018

41,375
12,350
9,031
5,408
14,586
29,760
11,337
13,990
4,433
11,177
3,380

41,743
12,260
8,938
5,462
15,083
29,773
11,603
13,711
4,459
11,136
3,204

41,601
12,274
9,009
5,443
14,875
29,722
11,534
13,973
4,215
11,212
3,128

41,615
12,248
9,145
5,440
14,782
30,192
11,623
14,137
4,432
11,129
3,028

42,111
12,482
9,172
5,375
15,082
29,664
11,380
13,982
4,302
11,466
2,899

1,520
1,910
623

1,528
1,832
535

1,229
1,774
450

1,469
1,919
429

1,440
1,828
408

1,299
1,767
456

1,320
1,740
398

1,235
1,701
387

75,339
1,537
13,175
60,627
5,517
658

76,953
1,418
13,721
61,814
5,811
507

74,969
1,527
13,605
59,837
5,516
637

76,031
1,505
13,844
60,682
5,458
461

76,231
1,403
14,028
60,800
5,362
520

76,054
1,434
14,036
60,584
5,636
498

76,132
1,424
14,065
60,643
5,703
495

76,618
1,408
14,175
61,035
5,811
491

75,486
63,920
2,967
1,195
1,772
8,599

76,997
64,928
2,959
1,314
1,645
9,110

76,248
63,692
2,473
1,099
1,374
10,083

77,164
63,911
2,754
1,381
1,373
lp,499

76,993
63,984
2,540
1,249
1,291
10,469

75,696
63,378
2,390
1,078
1,312
9,928

77,679
64,537
2,746
1,260
1,486
10,396

77,833
64,669
2,484
1,209
1,275
10,680

May
1974

June
1974

2,520
1,358
877
525
352

2,370
1,462
939
571
368

OCCUPATION
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm
Sales workers . .
..
Clerical workers • . . „
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
.. •
.
Farm workers
•

,

,
,
,
*,.

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Private households . . . ,
Government
Other
Self-*mployed workers
Unpaid family workers

•

,
,

,
,
,
,

PERSONS AT WORK '
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules.. • •
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomw reasons

*. * *

Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industnal disputes.

Table A - 4 . Duration of unemployment




Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment

June
1973

June
1974

June
1973

Feb.
1974

1 March
1974

3,053
1,019
775
439
336

3,226
1,231
922
543
379

2,244
1,210
789
463
326

2,427
1,426
830
505
325

2,464
1,388
815
503
312

8.6

8.7

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.8

9.5

9.8

100.0
63.0
21.0
16.0
9.1
6.9

100.0
60.0
22.9
17*1
10.1
7.1

100.0
52.9
28.5
18.6
10.9
7.7

100.0
51.8
30.5
17.7
10.8
6.9

100.0
52.8
29.7
17.5
10.8
6.7

100.0
49.4
31.9
18.7
11.5
7.2

100.0
53.0
28.6
18.4
11.0
7.4

100.0
49.7
30.6
19.7
12.0
7.7

April
1974
2,269
1,467
857
528
329^

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 5 .

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Reasons for u n e m p l o y m e n t

[Number* in thousands!
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

June
1973

June
1974

June
1973

Feb.
1974

March
1974

April
1974

May
1974

June
1974

1,514
650
1,540
1,143

1,762
717
1,777
1,124

1,716
670
1,218
636

2,052
750
1,240
630

2,022
739
1,186
632

2,007
720
1,263
549

1,888
676
1,599
643

1,998
738
1,406
625

100.0
31.2
13.4
31.8
23.6

100.0
32.8
13.3
33.0
20.9

100.0
40.8
15.7
28.7
14.8

100.0
43.9
16.1
26.5'
13.5

100.0
44.2
16.1
25.9
13.8

100.0
44.2
15.9
27.8
12.1

100.0
39.3
14.1
33.3
13.4

100.0
41.9
15.5
29.5
13.1

1.7
.7
1.7
1.3

1.9
.8
1.9
1.2

1.9
.7
1.4
.7

2.3
.8
1.4
.7

2.2
.8
1.3
.7

2.2
.8
1.4
.6

2.1
.7
1.8
.7

2.2
.8
1.5
.7

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Lost last job
Left last job
Reentered Ubor fore*
Seeking first job
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants . .
New entrants

„

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

T a b l e A - 6 . Unemployment by sex a n d a g e
Not seasonally adjusted
Thousands of persons
Sex and age

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Ptrcent
looking for
full-time
work

June
1973

June
1974

June
1974

June
1973

Feb.
1974

March
1974

April
1974

May
1974

June
1974

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

4,847
1,793
1,045
749
1,134
1,920
1,576
344

5,380
2,053
1,126
926
1,250
2,077
1,714
363

81.6
73.4
62.
86.
89,
85.
87,
73.8

4.
14.
17.
10.
7.
3.
3,
2,

5.2
15.3
17.9
12.9
8.6
3.3
3.5
2.9

5.1
15.0
18.4
12.7
8.1
3.3
3.4
2.7

5.0
13.8
15.7
12.5
8.1
3.3
3.6
2.6

5.2
15.8
18.1
14.3
8.6
3.2
3.3
2.7

5.2
15.6
18.4
12.9
8.3
3.3
3.5
2.7

Males, 16 years and over . .
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 year*
20 to 24 years
25 years and over . . . . .
25 to 54 years
55 ytars and over . .

2,443
892
538
354
592
959
743
215

2,756
1,049
607
441
653
1,054
855
199

85,
75.
66,
88,
89.
91,
95,
76,

4.
13.
17.
10.
7,
2
2
2.7

4.
14.
18.
11.
8.
2,
2.
2,

4.4
14.4
17.6
12.1
7.9
2.7
2.7
2.4

4.5
14.0
16.3
12.4
7.8
2.9
3.0
2.3

4.4
14.6
18.0
12.2
8.3
2.6
2.7
2.3

4.6
15.6
18.9
12.1
8.1
2.7
2.8
2.5

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

2,404
901
507
394
542
961
832
129

2,623
1,004 .
519
485
597
1,023
859
164

78.0
70.9
57.6
85.4
88.6
78.7
80.3
70.1

6.0
14.3
17.9
11.4
8.1
4.2
4.7
. 2.4

6.4
16.2
17.8
14.4
9.0
4.3
4.8
2.9

6.2
15.8
19.3
13.4
8.4
4.2
4.5
3.4

5,
13,
14,
12,
8,
4,
4.4
3.0

6.
17.
18.
16.
9.
4,
4,
3,

6.3
15.6
17.7
13.8
8.7
4.4
4.6
3.1




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages
[Number in thousands]

1972

Characteristic

1973

III

IV

143,006
86,295
60.3
81,393

143,674

144,281

86,858

87,149
60.4

56*9
4,902
5.7
56,711

57.1
56,816

59,662
48,700
81.6

59,953
48,959
81.7

46,704
78*3

47,076
78.5
1,883
3.8

II

1974

III

IV

145,606
88,451
60.7
84,107

146,266

57.8
4,344
4.9

57.9
4,213
4.7
57,298

146,931
89,896
61.2
85,656
58.3
4,240
4.7
57,035

147,604
90,532
61.3
85,826
58.1
4,706
5.2
57,072

61,380
49,977
81.4
48,472
79.0
1,505
3.0
11,403

61,713
50,258
81.4
48,523

TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force . . .
As percent of population
Employment
As percent of population.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in tabor force

,

.,...,,

60.5
82,040
4,818

5.5

82,555
57.2
4,594
5.3
57,132

144,943
87,625

60.5
83,210
57.4
4,415
5.0
57,318

57,155

88,968

60.8
84,755

Males, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
As percent of population
Employment.. *
*
As percent of population . •
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

,
•

1,996
•

4a
10,962'

10,994

60,213
49,091
81.5
47,315

60,518
49,210
81.3
47,535
78.5
1,675
3.4
11,308

60,797
49,371
81.2
47,727
78.5
1,644
3.3
11,426

68,529
29,882
43.6
28,329
41.3
1,553
5.2
38,647

68,815
30,133
43.8
28,614
41.6
1,519
5.0

69,095
30,629
44.3

38,682

38,466

15,539
8,176
52.6
6,911
44.5
1,265
15.5
7,363

15,609
8,282
53.1
7,061
45.2
1,221
14.7
7,327

128,159
77,459
60.4
73,810
57.6
3,649
4.7
50,700

16,122
9,690

78.6

1,776
3.6
11,122

61,078
49,594

81.2
48,072
78.7

1,522
3.1
11,484

78.6

1,735
3.5
11,455

Females, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population*
Civilian labor force
As percent of population
Employment
As percent of population
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

,

67,932
29,637
43,6
27,987
41,2
1,650
5.6
38,295

68,232
29,882
43.8
28,237

41.4
1,645
5.5
38,350

69,392

69,738
31,132

69,937

42.5
1,490
4.8
38,408

42.5
1,478
4.7
38,606

31,320
44.8
29,719
42.5
1,601
5.1
38,617

15,715
8,451
53.8
7,207
45.9
1,244
14.7
7,264

15,796
8,390
53.1
7,189

15,857
8,787
55.4
7,530
47.5
1,257
14.3
7,070

15,954
8,954
56.1
7,584
47.5
1,370
15.3
7,000

128,621
77,792
60.5
74,270
57.7
3,522
4.5
50,829

128,986
78,510
60.9
75,062

130,064

130,562
80,125
61.4

58.2
3,448
4.4

129,538
78,856
60.9
75,559
58.3
3,297
4*2

50,476

50,682

16,620
9,946
59.8

16,728
10,105
60.4
9,191
54.9
914

9.9

16,321
9,820
60.2
8,940
54.8
880
9.0

6,432

6,501

6,674

29,173
42.2
1,456
4.8

30,984
44.7
29,494

44.6
29,654

Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
As percent of population *.
Employment
•.
As percent of population
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

15,412
7,958
51*6
6,702
43.5
1,256
15.8
7,454

15,489
8,017

127,091
76,759

127,650
77,276

60.4
72,772
57.3

60.5
73,399

51.8
6,727

43.4
1,290
16.1
7,472

45.5
1,201
14.3
7,406

WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population* . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force
As percent of population
Employment.
As percent of population
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

3,987
5.2
50,332

57.5
3,877
5.0
50,374

15,915

16,025

9,545

9,587
59.8
8,646

79,648
61.2
76,287
58.7
3,361
4.2
50,416

76,393

58.5
3,731
4.7
50,437

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
Civilian noninstitutional population1 . . . .
Civilian labor force
*
As percent of population . . * . . . . . . .
Employment
As percent of population
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

60.0
8,624
54.2
921
9.6
6,370

54.0
941
9.8
6,438

60.1
8,733
54.2
957

Because seasonality, by definition, does not exist in population figures, these figures are not seasonally adjusted.




9,047
54.4
899
9.0

16,866

10,232
60.7
9,348
55.4

17,042
10,376
60,9

9,409
55.2

884

967

9.0

8.6

6,623

6,634

9.3
6,666

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 8 .

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Persons not in labor force, by w h e t h e r they w a n t jobs* current activity, and reasons for not

seeking w o r k , seasonally adjusted quarterly averages
(Number* in thousands)

1972

1973

1974

Characteristic

III

IV

II

III

IV

TOTAL
Total not in labor force ,
Do not want job now
Current activity:

Going to school .
Ill, disabled
Keeping house .
Retired
Other
'

Want a job now
•
Reason not looking: School attendance
III health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities ,
Think cannot get job .,
Job-market factors
Personal factors . . .
Other reasons

56,711

56,817

57,132'

57,317

57,155

57,298

57,034

57,073

52,132
6,166
A,225
32,388
6,679
2,674

52,473
6,454
4,307
32,416
6,733
2,563

52,761
6,269
4,483
32,406
6,792
2,8J1

53,183
6,333
4,258
32,601
7,050
2,941

52,183
5,760
4,520
31,862
7,282
2,759

52,733
6,221
4,807
31,837
7,221
2,647

53,170
6,047
4,698
32,322
7,100
3,003

53,253
5,911
4,722
32,381
7,164
3,075

4,361
1,102
604
1,054
806
540
266
795

4,301
1,118
637
1,114
716
500
216
716

4,664
1,254
723
1,111
729
504
225
847

4,355
1,284
540
976
630
444
186
925

4,752
1,266
640
1,109
787
587
200
950

4,314
1,111
609
1,117
633
447
186
644

4,335
1,131
692
956
687
493
194
869

4,334
1,175
652
1,024
682
457
225
801

14,216c

14,211c

14,286c

14,455c

14,589c

14,670c

14,421c

14,434c

12,794

12,878

12,954

13,151

12,990

13,285

13,211

13,445

1,328
577
274
253
224

1,286
595
266
198
227

1,395
630
286
242
237

1,381
698
234
216
233

1,499
649
333
261
256

1,330
609
279
200.
242

1,388
608
261
234
285

1,227
599
248
166
214

42,495c

42,605c

42,846c

42,862c

42,566c

42,629c

42,613c

42,640c

39,338

39,595

39,807

40,032

39,193

39,448

39,959

39,808

2,987
52 5
330
1,016
553
563

3,034
523
371
1,092
518
530

3,279
624
437
1,090
487
641

2,977
586
306
959
414
712

3,204
617
307
1,073
526
681

3,013
502
330
1,100
433
648

2,970
523
431
934
453
629

3,111
576
404
999
516
616

50,332 c

50,374c

50,700c

50,829c

50,476c

50,682c

50,416c

50,437c

46,903

47,001

47,250

47,367

46,696

47,512

47,196

47,077

3,675
981
501
896
496
801

3,209
825
421
836
469
658

3,328
879
454
739
551
705

3,431
925
487
818
529
672

MALES
Total not in labor force .,
Do not want job now ,
Want a job now
Reason not looking: School attendance . . .
lit health, disability . .
Think cannot get job .
Other reasons' *
FEMALES
Total not in labor force .
Do not want job now .
Want a job now
Reason not looking: School attendance . , .
Ill health, disability . .
Home responsibilities.
Think cannot get job .
Other reasons
WHITE
Total not in labor force .
Do not want job now .
Want a job now
Reason not looking: School attendance . . .
Ill health, disability . .
Home responsibilities.
Think cannot get job .
Other reasons

3,379
885
406
815
586
687

3,382
910
455
817
562
638

3,592
961
543
841
542
705

3,484
976
414
797
488
809

6,370c

6,438c

6,432c

6,501c

6,674c

6,623c

6,634c

6,666c

5,337

5,475

5,356

5,656

5,568

5,515

5,642

5,843

969
228
189
257
170
125

956
211
183
289
167
106

1,134
294
193
281
199
167

852
272
122
175
152
131

1,056
317
129
237
234
139

1,096
267
190
272
174
193

1,033
257
246
228
144
158

875
217
162
196
162
138

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
Total not in labor force ..
Do not want job now .
Want a job now
Reason not looking: School attendance . - .
Ul health, disability . .
Home responsibilities.
Think cannot get job .
Other reasons

1

Includes small number of men not looking for work because of home responsibilities.

NOTE: Detail may not add to totals due to independent seasonal adjustment.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
[In thousands 1
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

TOTAL
GOODS-PRODUCING
MINING

June
_1973

Apr*
1974

76,308

Seasonally adjusted

May
I974p

June
I974p

76, 706

77,248

77,904

75,526

76,813

24,481

23,957

24,148

24,535

24,139

24,317

642

653

664

679

629

656

June
1973

Feb.
1974

Apr.
1974

May
1974p

76,804

76,941

77, 155

24,231

24,239

24,265

655

659

664

Mar.
1974

3,837

3,527

3,657

3,792

3,654

3,757

3,725

3,659

3,661

MANUFACTURING
Production workers . . .

20,002
14,739

19,777
14,454

19,827
14,490

20,064
14,687

19,856
14,614

19,904
14,563

19,851
14,516

19.921
14,582

19,940
14,592

DURABLE GOODS
Production workert

11,755
8,665

11,696
8,547

11.718
8,557

11,851
8,667

11,654
8,573

11,683
8,524

11,644
8,489

11,733
8,578

111 744
8,576

Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, day, and glass products . -.
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment . . . . . .
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .

191.7
648.5
527.6
708.3
1,331.8
1,468.5
2,054.1
2,007.5
1,882.3
494.8
439.4

190.3
640.3
518.1
691.8
1,330.4
1,446.8
Z. 146.9
2,018.7
1,756.1
521.8
435.2

188.1
643.7
517.2
701.5
1,333.1
1,448.9
2, 141.7
2,018.4
1,764.8
521.4
439.4

189
657
525
708
1,351
1,459
2, 164
2,044
1,779
527.9
444.6

192
628
527
693
1, 308
1,457
2,040
2,008
1,871
494
436

191
647
523
702
1,331
1,*454
2, 123
2,043
1,706
521
442

193
648
522
703
1,316
1,449
2, 134
2,033
1,681
521
444

193
654
523
697
1.320
1,456
2, 136
2,031
1,756
523
444

189
648
523
702
1,321
1,456
2, 140
2,033
1,765
523
444

NONDURABLE GOODS
Production workers . . . . . . . . . .

8,247
6,074

8,081
5,907

8,109
5,933

8,213
6,020

8,202
6,041

8,221
6,039

8,207
6,027

8, 188
6,004

8, 196
6,016

1,729
76
1,024
1,351
719
1, 100
1,030
186
687
300

1,755
76
1,025
1,309
729
1, 109
1,045
192
690
291

1,764
77
1,019
1,294
730
1, 105
1,048
190
686
294

1,750
77
1,016
1,296
728
1, 105
1,046
191
684
295

1, 747
76
1,013
1,297
731
1, 108
1,053
191
686
294

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

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, nee.
Leather and leather products

1,725.4
68.5
1,035.8
1,364.7
727.2
1, 100.2
1,038.1
189.8
691.6
305.5

669.
69.
014.
293.
724.
103.
1,045.
188.
680.
292.

1,683.9
68.0
1,011.2
1,296.7
723. 1
1. 105.0
1,050.9
191
684.1
294.1

1,733.4
67.5
1,022.9
1,292.4
733.7
1, 110.8
1,064.2
195.1
694.0
298.9

51,827

52, 749

53, 100

53,369

51,387

52,496

52,573

52,702

52,890

4,661

4,635

4,661

4,714

4,597

4,691

4,676

4,668

4,661

16,335

16,429

16,546

16,672

16.262

16,472

16,487

16,549

16,605

4,096
12,239

4, 156
12,273

4, 180
12,366

4,238
12,434

4,072
12,190

4, 192
12,280

4, 190
12,297

4,202
12,347

4,214
12,391

4,089

4, 118

4, 139

4, 170

4, 049

4, 124

4, 127

4. 130

SERVICES

12,999

13,274

13,424

13,573

12,820

13,215

13,240

13,248

13,331

GOVERNMENT

13,743

14,293

14,330

14,240

13,659

13,994

14,043

14,107

14,150

2.631
11, 112

2,684
11,609

2,695
11,635

2,672
11,568

2,613
11,046

2,670
11,324

2,675
11,368

2,681
11,426

2,698
11,452

SERVICE-PRODUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE .
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

FEDERAL
STATE AND LOCAL
p*preliminary.




4, 143

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-2. Average w e e k l y hours of production or nonsupervisory w o r k e r s on private nonagriculturai
payrolls, by industry

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE
MINING

June
1971

April
1974

Mav
1974?

June
1974 p

37.4

36.3

36.6

37. 1

37.1

37.0

36.8

36.6

36.8

36.8

42.9

42.5

43.1

43.0

42.5

43.4

42.9

42.5

43.2

42.6

36,2

37.0

37.4

June
1973

Feb.
1974

March
1974

April

May p
l?74

June
_1?74 _

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

38. 1

36.0

37.0

38. 1

37.4

37.7

37. 1

MANUFACTURING
Overtime hours

40.9
3.9

39.1
2.7

40.3
3.4

40.4
3.4

40.6
3.8

40.5
3.5

40.4
3.6

39.3
2.9

40.3
3.5

40.1
3.3

41.7
4.2

39.6
2.7

40.9
3.5

41. 1
3.5

41.4
4.0

41.1
3.6

40.9
3.7

39.8
2.9

40.9
3.6

40.8
3.3

42.
41.
40.
42.
42.
42.
42.
40.3
42.5
40.6

43.
40.
39.
41.
41,
41.
42.
40.
40.
40.

43.2
40.5

38.8

39

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

42.1
40.6
39.7
41.9
41.4
41.2
42.5
40.2
40.6
40.8
39.0

42.7
40.3
39.5
41.7
41.5
41.3
42.4
39.9
40.3
40.5
38.9

41.6
40. 1
38.8
41.2
41.2
39.6
40.7
39.0
38.9
39.4
37.6

43.0
40.
39.

39.0

41.6
40. 1
38.3
41.1
41.5
39.3
40.6
38.7
38.0
39.3
37.6

38.9

43.0
39.9
39.4
41.4
41.7
40.9
42.3
40.0
40.0
40.5
39.0

39.8
3.4

38.4
2.6

39.3
3. 1

39-5
3.2

39.6
3.3

39.6
3.3

39.5
3.3

38.7
2.8

39.4
3.2

39.3
3.1

40.3
38.4
41.2
36. 1
42.8
37.9
42. 1
42.0
40.9
38.7

39.2
37.6
38
34
36
42
42
39
36.6

40.4
38.2
40. 1
35.5
42.1
37.6
41.8
42.5
40.4
37.8

40.7
39.5
40.5
35.0
42.3
37.7
42. 1
42.2
40.7
37.8

40.1
37.8
40.8
36.0
42.7
37.8
42.0
41.7
40.7
38.1

40.8
38.8
40.7
35.6
42.5
37.7
42.0
42.6
40.9
37.8

40.4
37.7
40.4
35.5
42.6
37.6
41.8
42.8
40.8
38. 1

39.8
38.8
39.2
34.5
41.7
37.1
41.8
42.5
39.3
37.3

40.6
38.5
40.3
35.6
42.3
37.7
41.8
42.3
40.4
37.6

40.5
38.9
40.1
34.9
42.2
37.6
42.0
41.9
40.5
37.2

40.9

40.4

40.3

40.7

40.7

40.4

40.3

40.9

40.6

40.5

35.2

34.1

34.0

34.7

34.9

34.4

34.3

34.5

34.3

34.4

39.6
33.8

38.7
32.7

38.9
32.5

39,3
33.3

39.5
33.5

38.9
33.0

38.9
32.9

.38.9
33.1

39.1
32.9

39.2
33.0

37.1

36.9

36.9

37.1

37.1

37.0

36.9

36.9

37.0

37. 1

34.4

33-9

33.8

34.3

34.4

34.1

34.0

34.0

34. 1

34.3

DURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures . . .
Stone, day, and glass products....
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
•Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products..
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS v
Overtime hours
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, nee .
Leather and leather products
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE . .
WHOLESALE TRADE.
RETAILTRADE
FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE
SERVICES

:

41

39.7

41.8
42
41
42
40
40
40

41.
41.
41.
42.

40.1
40.4
40.3

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. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagriculturai payrolls,
p-pretiminery.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

A v e r a g e hourly and w e e k l y earnings of p r o d u c t i o n or nonsupervisory w o r k e r s 1 on p r i v a t e

n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l payrolls, by industry

Average hourly earnings
Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE

May
1974 p

Average weekly earnings
June
1974p

June
197?

May
1974 P

1973

Apr*
1974

$3.87
3.87

$4.07
4.08

$4.14
4.14

$4.17
4.17

4.67

5.09

5.12

5.16

200. 34

216.33

220.67

6.35

6.78

6.81

6.84

241.94

244.08

251.97

4.04

4.25

4.33

4.37

165.24

166.18

174.50

4.30

.4.50

4.60

4.64

179.31

178.20

188.14

4.22
3.61
3.25
4.17
4.96
4.24
4.50
3.83
5.05
3.84
3.27

53
76
42
39
38
40
73
99
25
,06
,43

4.59
3.81
3.48
4.44
5.54
4.52

4.64
87
50
49
60
54
87
10
40
16
50

177.66
149.82
131.30
177.64
209.81
173.08
191.70
154.35
214.63
155.90
127.53

188.45
150.78
130.99
180.43
223.27
172.92
192.04
154.41
199.50
159.56
128.97

197.37
153.92
135.72
184.70
232.13
185.77
204.73
162.40
217.62
164.82 I
135.02

3.66

3.87

3.92

3.96

145.67

143.61

154.06

June

$144.74
143.58

Apr.
1974

$ 1 4 7 . 7 4 $ 1 5 1 . 52
152.35
149.33

Seasonally adjusted . . . . .
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, day, and glass products
Primary metal industries
.
Fabricated metal products...
Machinery, except electrical..
Electrical equipment
-..
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coat products
Rubber and plastics products, nee . . . . . . .
Leather and leather products

3.82
91
90
75
16
68
46
24
75
80

08
14
05
89
37
85
,70
55
,87
.95

4 . 13
4.28
3.11
2.95
4.41
4.92
4.72
5.49
3.93
3.00

14
31
24
96
47
92
80
48
94
3.01

153.95
150.14
119.48
99.28
178, 05
177.37
187.77
220.08
153.38
108.36

159.941
155.66
118.65
99.42
181.36
178.97
197.401
236.43
151.32
107.97

166.85
163.50
124.71
104.73
185.66
184.99 I
197.30
233.33
158.77
113.40

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

4.99

5.26

5.27

5.29

204.09

212.501

212.38

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3.19

3.38

3.44

3.47

112.29

115. 26j

116.96

4 . 10
2.86

4.37
3.01

4.41
3.07

4.45
3 . 10

162.36
96.67

169.13
98.43

171.55
99. 78 J

3.58

3.76

3.77

3.81

132.82

138.74

139-11 i

3.34

3.56

3.61

3.61

114.90

120.69

122.02

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1
See footnote 1 ( table B-2.
p-preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers in private nonfarm industries,
seasonally adjusted
11967-100]
Percent change 1rom
June
1973

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974

March
1974

April
1974

| May P
1974

146*0

151.7

152.5

153.5

154.5

156.1

157.7

8.1

110.4

108.4

107.6

107.2

107.3

107.2

NA

1/

146.2

154.2

154.8

156.1

158.0

159.9

161.5

10.5

1.0

155.4

160.5

162.5

163.6

164.6

164.7

167.3

7.6

1.6

142*7

148.5

149.3

150.1

151.4

153.4

155.2

8.7

155.0

161.1

162.2

163.0

163.7

163.4

164.4

142.9

148.8

149.1

150.4

151.0

153.2

FINANCE* INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

139.5

145.2

145.2

145.5

146.9

SEB VICES

146.3

152.1

152.9

153.8

155.2

Industry

June P
1974

J u n e , 1 9 7 3 - May, 1974J u n e , 1 9 7 4 June, 1974

TOTAL PRIVATE N O N F A R M :

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

MANUFACTURING

. •. *

*

..

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

•

i Percent change was -2.6 from May 1973 to May 1974, the latest month available.
a Percent change was less than 0.05 from April 1974 to May 1974, the latest month
N.A. - not available.
p-preliminary.

;

1.1

|

1.2

6.1

.6

154.9

8.3

1.1

147.3

150.0

7.5

1.8

157.0

157.7

7.8

.4

available.

NOTE: All series art in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effectt of two typei of changes that are unrelated to underlying wage-rate development*: Fluctuations in over*
time premiums in manufacturing (the only sector for which overtime data are available) and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries. The seasonal
adjustment eliminates the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude each year.




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

LABOR FORCE. AND EMPLOYMENT

2-

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
TMOUSPNDS
95000

AOULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS
THOUSANDS
95000

ouuuu

-

J
-j

90000

90000

85000

50000

50000

80000

1

-

B5000
40000

80000

-

\

;

-I

30000

**

75000

*-***'

75000
++

zoooo
70000

70000

65000

65000

*XUMLUJ 60000
1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

*

*•*«#*••*"

L-—

"j

40000

30000

1

-

\

-

\

20000

10000

10000

L~--'
60000

60000

n

•••»*•*»•

LuiMUt

'•*•••••*

-1"1"1"

•ill.l

„„„.»L«**P»

Liiththi

I..U1..H*

»****»•• ,.„ M ...A-*»*" .*.-^" "**

Lw

I..IM

Lmha.. ..i.il.iin LI.J

0

1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 197Z 1973 1974

4-

3 . UNEMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT
AOULT MEN
AOULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS
MARRIED MEN
THOUSANDS
6000

6000

5000

5000

4000

4000

THOUSANDS
2250

2250

2000

2000

1750

17S0

1500

1500

1250

1250

1000

1000

750

750

3000

3000

2000

2000

1000

1000

1965 1966 1867 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974




li„t.,Lh.r.,...l,.l.,i„>.l.l..i„l I
500 *+*
1965 1966 1967 196Q 1969 1970 1871 1972 1973 1974

s o o

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
5.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

ALL .CIVILIAN WORKERS
STATE INSURED *
HARRIED MEN
PERCENT
7.0

TEENAGERS
AOULT WOMEN
ADULT MEN
7.0

PERCENT
20.0

20.0

15.0

15.0

10-0

10.D

5.0

5.0

6-0

5-0

4*0

3.0

2.0

1965 I960 1967 1960 1968 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

7.

1 .0

0*0

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

196S 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

0.0

8 . UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PART-TIME WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
WHITE
PERCENT
10.0

PERCENT
12.5

12.5

10.0

10.0

7.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

2.5

2.5
1965 1966 1967 i960 1969 1970 1971 197Z 1973 1974

0-0

1965 1960 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1874

10.0

0.0

• State insured unemployment rate portsins 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 t.er ved from administrative records of unemployment insurance
systems.



UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY
9-

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
_

10.

ADJUSTED

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS
SERVICE WORKERS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS

CONSTRUCTION
ttflNUFRCTURING

PERCENT
8.0

8.0

7.0

PERCENT
15.0

15.0

12.S

12.S

10.0

10.0

7.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

2.5

2.5

6-0

5-0

4.0

3.0

2.0

I

.0

L.u.li.n.t..i,.t.n..l

I

l..i,.t..i..liiiJ..i.,l..iMl

I

IniiiLml

I..I..I..I..LI.•!•.!.il

j

s

Q

196S 1966 1967 1368 1369 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

11 . AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT

0-0

0.0

1965 1966 1967 1368 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

12.

UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON
JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW ENTRANTS
JOB LEAVERS

13.0

THOUSANDS
2500

2500

2000

2000

1500

1S00

1000

1000

500

500

12.0

11 .0

10.0

9.0

8.0

i-*J 7.0
1965 1968 1967 1868 1968 1870 1371 197Z 1973 1974




fc/l^
1967

1968

1S69

1970

1971

197Z

1973

1974

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT. DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
13.
> —

EMPLOYMENT

14

TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL
SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING

1 1 1 1

THOUSANOS
90000

MAN-HOURS

90000

TOTAL PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL
PRIVATE SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING
MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS
2250,
2250

00000

2000

2000

70000

1750

1750

60000

1S00

1500

50000

1250

1250

40000

1000

1000

30000

750

20000

500

10000

2 5 0

j

80000
^ ^

n

h
70000

]

[
60000 b~

[
P-*

50000

[
40000

m++*

,^—m* < - —

t——

J

*-*"'

j

—

u*

j

30000

20000

's.—*-*

_~. - ^

*~—***

»*•••••*' • • • •

750

,*•*•* *K*^

J

*N|—h-

•**•**••<

500

]
Li..l
1965

15-

M b k U . ••I..1
1360

j j j , .

1967 1969

.ul^luL*.

••'••*"•"

1968

1970

lull. ..1..I..U
1971

1972

I..I.J

li.U
1973

^•'"i»'^''-^'"L-^'i--uLi.>i..i.iuiiii..i..lUAi*i..ullMilli.it,,l.l>HUi..w.it.il.i..l.MlluiJ 2
196S

1974

16.

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

1967

1966

1969

1970

1971

5

0

1972 1873 1974

RVERflGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING
TOTAL PRIVATE
HOURS
42.0

1966

HOURS
42.0

5.0

s.o

1

1

10000

40.0

39.0

r

^

l

3 9 . 0

J\

1

3.0

Aw

VH

4.0

1 —T

40.0

i

1

—•I"

n.

4.0

_1 1

41.0

41.0

1

h

J

\

/

/t i

3.0

J
2 . 0
1

2.0

W J* 'V*

J

38.0

i

h

1

38*0

V,

37.0

-V!

.•MS£&

1971

1972 1973

*V
o^LoJ

36,0 "-""i
1965

1960

NOTE:

1967

1869

1969

1970

1 .0

1 .0

1974

37.0

3

6

i

0

Q

n il..i..i..i..
- . . . . i . | . . . .i.-I t. .-IL. . ^I .i. . L
, ia
. j^MUi i„-i . ,. .ih. .. i . . i M. i .Wi .l .j i,l.M
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i..i.,i Q
196S

1S66

1967

I960

1969

1970

1971

„ rt «,:,r.r» lA/nrkPro chart 16 relates to production workers.
Chart* 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers, chart I D
regies
P


recent months


are preliminary in charts 13*16.

1972

1973 1974

Data for the 2 most

V

Q