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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

10:00 A. M. (EDT)
Friday, July 2, 1976

JUNE 1976

Unemployment rose in June, and total employment declined slightly, it was reported
today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor.

The Nation's

overall unemployment rate was 7.5 percent, up from 7.3 percent in May and on a par with
rates recorded between February and April.
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—was 200,000
below the May level.

Nonagricultural payroll employment—as measured by the monthly

survey of establishments—continued unchanged in June.
very large employment gains from 1975 recession lows:

However, both surveys have shown
3.4 million for total employment

and 2.6 million for nonfarm payroll employment.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons increased by 280,000 in June to 7.1 million,
seasonally adjusted.

The rate of unemployment for all workers in June was 7.5 percent,

up from 7.3 percent in May and back to the rates that prevailed from February to April.
(See table A-l.)
Unemployment among teenagers changed about in line with seasonal expectations from
May to June, as the usual large numbers entered the labor force in search of jobs after
the closing of schools.

However, on a seasonally adjusted basis, there was an increase

among adult men, whose rate of unemployment rose 0.4 percentage point to 6.0 percent.
There was also a rise in unemployment among adult women, as their rate moved from
6.8 to 7.1 percent.

Unemployment among heads of households, especially among male

family heads, increased in June, as did the rates for married men and full-time workers.
The jobless rate for black workers rose to 13.3 percent, while the rate for white
workers was little changed at 6.8 percent.

Over-the-month movements were generally

mixed among the major industry and occupational groups, but there were large jobless




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rate increases for construction workers and blue-collar craft workers.

(See table A-2.)

The average duration of unemployment increased by nearly 2 weeks in June to 16.9
weeks, about equal to the high reached last December.
and longer rose by 130,000 in June to 1.3 million.

The number unemployed 27 weeks

(See table A-4.)

Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)
Monthly data

Quarterly averages
Selected categories

1976

1975
II

III

1976

IV

I
II
(Thousands of persons)

Apr.

93,553 94,546
86,402 87,532
47,998 48,504
31,234 31,677
7,169
7,351
7,014
7,151
(Percent of labor force)

94,43 9
87,399
48,524
31,523
7,352
7,040

94,557
87,697
48,596
31,664
7,437
6,860

94,643
87,500
48,391
31,845
7,264
7,143

7.5
5.4
7.3
19.2
6.7
13.0
4.8
3.9
7.0

7.3
5.6
6.8
18.5
6.6
12.2
4.8
4.0
6.8

7.5
6.0
7.1
18.4
6.8
13.3
5.1
4.4
7.4

15.7

15.0

16.9

Civilian labor force
Total employment
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
Unemployment

92,531
84,443
47,286
30,129
7,029
8,087

93,134
85,138
47,551
30,537
7,050
7,997

93,153
85,241
47,540
30,665
7,036
7,912

Unemployment rates:
All workers
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black and other
Household heads
Married men
Full-time workers

8.7
7.0
8.4
20.2
8.0
14.1
6.0
5.5
8.4

8.6
7.0
7.9
20.2
7.9
14.1
5.9
5.4
8.3

8.5
7.0
7.9
19.5
7.8
14.0
5.9
5.1
8.2

7.6
5.7
7.4
19.4
6.9
13.1
5.0
4.1
7.1

7.4
5.7
7.1
18.7
6.7
12.8
4.9
4.1
7.0

(Weeks)
Average duration of
unemployment

Nonfarm payroll employment
Goods-producing industries
Service-producing industries

13.8

15.6

16.5

76,438
22,300
54,138

77,004
22,414
54,590

77,642
22,690
54,952

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15.8
16.3
(Thousands of persons)
78,392 78,972p
22,943 23,118p
55,450 55,853p

May

78,963 78,964p
23,144 23,136p
55,819 55,828p

June

78,988p
23,075p
55,913p

(Hours of work)
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Manufacturing overtime

35.9
39.1
2.4

36.1
39.6
2.7

36.3
40.0
2.9

36.4
40.3
3.1

36.2p
39.9p
2.9P

36.1
39.4
2.5

36.3p
40.2p
3 . 2p

36.lp
40.2p
3. l p

182.2
108.3

183.7p
108.5p

184.2p
N.A.

(1967 «100)
Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
In current dollars
In constant dollars
p= preliminary.




170.7
107.0

174.3
107.1

177.8
107.5

180.6
107.9

183.4p
N.A.

N . A . = n o t available.

- 3 The number of persons working part time for economic reasons—full-time workers who
are on part-time schedules due to such reasons as slack work or the inability to find
full-time work—declined by 300,000 in June to 3.1 million, after fluctuating between
3.2 and 3.4 million since last summer.

(See table A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force
Total employment edged down in June, following increases totaling 1 million in the
prior 2 months.

The May-June change was characterized by continuing strong gains among

adult women, offset by declines among teenagers and adult men.

Adult female employment

rose 180,000 in June to 31.8 million, 1.6 million above the level of a year earlier.
Adult male employment fell 200,000 over the month but was still up 1.2 million from last
June.

Teenage employment declined by 170,000 in June to 7.3 million, 280,000 above a

year earlier.
The total civilian labor force was essentially unchanged in Jnne at 94.6 million.
Labor force growth among adult women was offset by a decline among teenagers, as the
adult male labor force was about unchanged over the month.

Since June a year ago, the

labor force has grown by 2.1 million workers—700,000 men, 1.3 million women, and
100,000 teenagers.
Discouraged Workers
Discouraged workers are persons who want work but are not looking for jobs because
they believe they cannot find any.

They do not meet the labor market test—that is, they

are not engaged in active job search—and therefore are classified as not in the labor
force.

These data are published on a quarterly basis.

The number of discouraged workers, which had been declining since last fall, held
about steady during the second quarter of 1976.
below the third quarter 1975 peak level.

At 900,000, their number was 250,000

Virtually all of this decrease was among those

citing job market factors as the reason for their discouragement.




(See table B.)

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Table B.

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Discouraged workers, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages

(In thousands)
1974

1975

Characteristic

Total
Job market factors1
Personal factors2

1976

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III

IV

I

625

839

1,059

422
203

592
247

839
220

IT

III

IV

I

II

1,116

1,160

997

937

905

817
299

947
213

849
148

630
307

627
278

^Job market factors include "could not find job" and "thinks no job available."
o

Personal factors include "employers think too young or old," "lacks education or
training," and "other personal handicap."
Industry Payroll Employment
Total nonagricultural payroll employment was 79.0 million in June, seasonally
adjusted, virtually the same level as in April and May.

Payroll employment had grown

by 2.6 million between the June 197 5 recession low and April of this year.

Of the 172

industries comprising the BLS diffusion index of nonagricultural payroll employment,
only two-fifths posted employment gains in June, down from nearly two-thirds in the
prior month.

(See table B-l and B-6.)

Employment in manufacturing fell slightly in June, as it had in May.
May, most of the decline took place in the nondurable goods industries.

Also as in
Prior to the

April-June decline, factory jobs had posted a 900,000 increase from the July 1975 low.
Contract construction employment was about unchanged in June at 3.4 million, a level
that has prevailed since early last year.
Within the service-producing sector, small over-the-month gains took place in
services, trade, and finance, insurance, and real estate.
resulted from the settlement of a strike.

The increase in finance

Employment growth in State and local govern-

ment appears to have slowed over the past 2 months.
Hours
The average workweek for all production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell 0.2 hour in June, returning to the April level of 36.1 hours




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All industry divisions with the exception of manufacturing

declined over the month.

Manufacturing hours were unchanged at 40.2 hours, while

factory overtime edged down 0.1 hour to 3.1 hours in June.

Both the factory work-

week and overtime hours have remained strong during the first half of 1976 and were
up 1.4 and 0.8 hours, respectively, over their lows reached in early 1975.

(See

table B-2.)
Due largely to the decline in average hours, the index of aggregate hours of
private nonagricultural production or nonsupervisory workers fell by 0.6 percent to
110.7 (1967=100).
June.

The aggregate factory index also dropped, by 0.7 percent to 93.9 in

Since the March 1975 low, however, the index of factory hours has risen by

8.7 percent.

(See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls were unchanged from the May level of $4.83 (seasonally adjusted),
but were up 7.1 percent over the last 12 months.

Reflecting the drop in weekly hours,

average weekly earnings fell 0.6 percent over the month.

Since June a year ago, however,

weekly earnings have risen by 7.4 percent.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings went up by 1 cent to
$4.83.

Since last June, actual hourly earnings have increased by 32 cents.

Weekly

earnings in June averaged $175.81, an increase of $1.33 from May and $12.10 over the
year.

(See table B-3.)

The Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index—earnings adjusted for overtime in manufacturing,
seasonality, and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and
low-wage industries—was 184.2 (1967=100) in June, 0.3 percent higher than in May.
The index was 7.0 percent above June a year ago.

During the 12-month period ended in

May, the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars of constant purchasing power rose 1.5 percent.
(See table B-4.)







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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.

H O U S E H O L D DATA

H O U S E H O L D DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status

Total noninstitutional population1
Total labor force
Participation rate
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

June

May

Seasonally adjusted

June

1975

1976

153,278
96,191
62.8
151,100
94,013
62.2
85,444
3,869
81,575
8,569
9.1
57,087

155,711
95,724
61.5
153,570
93,582
60.9
87,278
3,415
83,863
6,304
6.7
59,988

155,925
98,251
63.0
153,788
96,114
62.5
88,460
3,780
84,680
7,655
8.0
57,674

65,000
52,872
81.3
63,282
51,153
80.8
47,698
2,569
45,130
3,455
6.8
12,129

66,087
52,894
80.0
64,398
51,205
79.5
48,498
2,468
46,030
2,707
5.3
13,193

66,182
53,541
80.9
64,492
51,851
80.4
48,871
2,588
46,283
2,980
5.7
12,641

71,574
32,550
45.5
29,870
615
29,255
2,680
8.2
39,024

72,753
33,845
46.5
31,682
521
31,160
2,163
6.4
38,908

16,244
10,310
63.5
7,876
686
7,190
2,434
23.6
5,934

1976

June

1975

153,278
94,747
61.8
151,100
92,569
61.3
84,498
3,350
81,148
8,071
8.7
58,531

Feb.
1976

Mar.

1976

Apr.

May

1976

1976

June

1976

155,106
95,601
61.6
152,960
93,455
61.1
86,319
3,170
83,149
7,136
'7.6
59,505

155,325
95,866
61.7
153,178
93,719
61.2
86,692
3,179
83,513
7,027
7.5
59,459

155,516
96,583
62.1
153,371
94,439
61.6
87,399
3,417
83,982
7,040
7.5
58,932

155,711
96,699
62.1
153,570
94,557
61.6
87,697
3,329
84,368
6,860
7.3
59,013

155,925
96,780
62.1
153,788
94,643
61.5
87,500
3,294
84,206
7,143
7.5
59,145

65,000
52,519
80.8
63,282
50,801
80.3 "
47,250
2,413
44,837
3,551
7.0
12,481

65,821
52,603
79.9
64,133
50,914
79.4
47,997
2,305
45,692
2,917
5.7
13,219

65,920
52,623
79.8
64,230
50,934
79.3
48,081
2,301
45,780
2,853
5.6
13,296

66,002
53,010
80.3
64,311
51,319
79.8
48,524
2,405
46,119
2,795
5.4
12,992

66,087
53,144
80.4
64,398
51,455
79.9
48,596
2,427
46,169
2,859
5.6
12,943

66,182
53,144
80.3
64,492
51,454
79.8
48,391
2,430
45,961
3,063
6.0
13,038

72,857
33,857
46.5
31,429
596
30,833
2,428
7.2
39,000

71,574
32,964
46.1
30,266
494
29,772
2,698
8.2
38,610

72,452
33,687
46.5
31,165
420
30,745
2,522
7.5
38,765

72,561
33,865
46.7
31,398
442
30,956
2,467
7.3
38,696

72,653
34,019
46.8
31,523
540
30,983
2,496
7.3
38,634

72,753
33,972
46.7
31,664
473
31,191
2,308
6.8
38,781

72,857
34,290
47.1
31,845
479
31,366
2,445
7.1
38,567

16,419
8,532
52.0
7,099
426
6,672
1,434
16.8
7,886

16,439
10,407
63.3
8,160
596
7,564
2,247
21.6
6,032

16,244
8,804
54.2
6,982
443
6,539
1,822
20.7
7,440

16,376
8,854
54.1
7,157
445
6,712
1,697
19.2
7,522

16,387
8,920
54.4
7,213
436
6,777
1,707
19.1
7,467

16,407
9,101
55.5
7,352
472
6,880
1,749
19.2
7,306

16,419
9,130
55.6
7,437
429
7,008
1,693
18.5
7,289

16,439
8,899
54.1
7,264
385
6,879
1,635
18.4
7,540

133,402
83,231
62.4
76,327
6,904
8.3
50,171

135,296
82,924
61.3
77,836
5,088
6.1
52,372

135,473
85,005
62.7
78,987
6,018
7.1
50,468

133,402
82,044
61.5
75,457
6,587
8.0
51,358

134,813
82,715
61.4
77,101
5,614
6.8
52,098

134,987
82,961
61.5
77,282
5,679
6.8
52,026

135,141
83,451
61.8
77,867
5,584
6.7
51,690

135,296
83,642
61.8
78,087
5,555
6.6
51,654

135,473
83,805
61.9
78,120
5,685
6.8
51,668

17,698
10,782
60.9
9,117
1,665
15.4
6,916

18,273
10,658
58.3
9,442
1,216
11.4
7,616

18,315
11,110
60.7
9,473
1,637
14.7
7,206

17,698
10,484
59.2
9,013
1,471
14.0
7,214

18,147
10,795
59.5
9,315
1,480
13.7
7,352

18,191
10,748
59.1
9,407
1,341
12.5
7,443

18,230
10,901
59.8
9,489
1,412
13.0
7,329

18,273
10,838
59.3
9,511
1,327
12.2
7,435

18,315
10,826
59.1
9,382
1,444
13.3
7,489

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

Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
BLACK A N D OTHER

Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
1

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




H O U S E H O L D DATA
Table A-2.

H O U S E H O L D DATA

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 a d j u s t e d
NumliMr of
Selected categories

Unemployment rates

(In thousands)

June
1975

June
1976

June
1975

Feb.
1976

Mar.
1976

Apr.
1976

May
1976

June
1976

8,071
3,551
2,698
1,822

7,143
3,063
2,445
1,635

8.7
7.0
8,2
20.7

7.6
5.7
7.5
19.2

7.5
5.6
7.3
19.1

7.5
5.4
7.3
19.2

7.3
5.6
6.8
18.5

7.5
6.0
7.1
18.4

White, total
Males, 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

6,587
2,935
2,170
1,482

5,685
2,482
1,919
1,234

8.0
6.4
7.6
18.9

6.8
5.0
6.7
17.1

6.8
5.1
6.8
17.2

6.7
4.9
6.7
16.6

6.6
5.1
6.3
16.3

6.8
5.4
6.5
16.1

Black and other, total
Males, 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

1,471
611
522
338

1,444
575
519
350

14.0
11.8
12.0
36.0

13.7
11.2
12.2
35.2

12.5
10.3
10.1
35.9

13.0
10.0
10.9
39.2

12.2
9.2
10.4
38.5

13.3
10.7
11.3
40.3

Household heads, total
Males
With relatives
Without relatives
Females
With relatives
Without relatives

3,226
2,637
2,240
397
628
391
237

2,738
2,169
1,739
430
579
382
197

6.1
5.9
5.5
8.9
7.6
9.9
5.5

4.9
4.4
4.0
8.0
8.0
10.4
5.7

5.0
4.5
4.0
8.8
7.3
9.4
5.4

4.8
4.5
3.9
9.3
6.9
9.3
4.7

4.8
4.4
4.0
8.1
6.3
8.6
4.1

5.1
4.8
4.3
8.9
6.7
9.2
4.4

Married men, spouse present
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1
Labor force time lost2

2,222
6,645
1,397
2,751

1,740
5,836
1,275
2,215

—

—

5.5
8.4
10.1
3.0
8.9

4.1
7.1
10.4
2.7
8.1

4.1
7.0
10.3
2.4
8.2

3.9
7.0
10.7
2.2
8.2

4.0
6.8
10.2
2.1
8.1

4.4
7.4
9.0
2.3
7.7

Total, 16 years and over
Males, 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

OCCUPATION3
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

2,128
425
278
346
1,079
3,950
1,105
2,057
788
1,084
98

1,998
396
298
295
1,009
2,981
878
1,486
617
1,134
120

4.8
3.2
3.0
5.8
6.7
12.4
9.2
13.9
15.8
8.5
3.2

4.6
3.6
2.9
5.2
6.1
9.3
6.7
9.8
14.1
8.9
3.9

4.6
3.5
2.9
5.0
6.3
9.1
6.7
9.8
12.9
8.6
5.0

4.8
3.4
2.8
4.9
7.0
9.0
7.0
9.3
13.2
8.1
4.8

4.6
3.2
3.2
4.8
6.4
9.0
6.2
9.5
14.0
8.1
5.0

4.4
2.9
3.1
5.1
6.1
9.3
7.3
9.8
12.7
8.6
4.1

6,446
921
2,517
1,601
916
278
1,438
1,249
593
143

5,351
760
1,626
954
672
243
1,425
1,255
647
159

9.6
20.5
12.0
12.7
10.9
5.8
8.5
6.6
3.9
10.1

8.0
15.5
8.0
8.0
8.1
4.7
8.4
6.8
4.4
10.6

7.7
16.0
7.3
7.4
7.1
4.5
8.7
6.1
4.5
11.8

7.6
15.3
7.6
7.7
7.6
4.1
8.3
6.2
5.0
11.6

7.6
14.1
7.3c
7.4
7.3
5.3
8.1
6.4
4.8
13.1

7.8
17.0
7.6
7.5
7.7
5.2
8.2
6.3
4.2
10.9

573
195
262
116

558
187
247
124

9.5
19.2
8.0
6.6

7.8
17.9
7.1
4.6

7.0
15.6
6.6
3.8

6.7
14.7
6.2
3.7

7.3
14.7
6.6
5.1

8.8
19.6
7.9
5.5

1,416
807
385
224

1,174
693
303
178

10.0
12.8
9.2
6.0

8.3
11.0
6.6
5.5

8.3
11.8
6.0
4.9

7.9
10.8
6.0
5.0

7.9
10.9
6.0
4.8

7.8
10.5
6.4
4.9

INDUSTRY 3
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers 4
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
VETERAN STATUS
Males, Vietnam-era veterans 5 :
20 to 34 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
Males, nonveterans:
50 to 34 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years

Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.
Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
4
Includes mining, not shown separately.
5 Vietnam-era veterans are those who served between August 5,1964, and April 30,1975.
c= corrected.
1

2

3




HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 3 .

HOUSEHOLD DATA

S e l e c t e d e m p l o y m e n t indicators

[In thousands]
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Selected categories

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

June
1975

June
1976

June
1975

Feb.
1976

Mar.
1976

Apr.
1976

May
1976

June
1976

85,444
52,098
33,347
50,003
37,932
19,049

88,460
53,389
35,071
51,214
38,204
19,910

84,498
50,978
33,520
49,940
37,821
19,467

86,319
51,870
34,449
50,737
37,931
19,976

86,692
51,944
34,784
50,789
38,087
20,001

87,399
52,490
34,909
51,165
38,205
20,073

87,697
52,554
35,143
51,200
38,215
20,280

87,500
52,243
35,257
51,163
38,090
20,337

41,879
12,218
8,921
5,612
15,127
28,563
11,123
12,737
4,703
11,617
3,385

43,221
12,901
9,220
5,545
15,555
29,968
11,474
13,731
4,764
12,048
3,222

42,373
12,721
8,953
5,577
15,122
27,782
10,897
12,701
4,184
11,601
2,942

43,028
13,094
9,135
5,333
15,466
28,725
11,297
13,214
4,214
11,848
2,772

43,458
13,204
9,300
5,398
15,556
28,545
11,030
13,191
4,324
11,781
2,712

43,433
13,004
9,387
5,488
15,554
29,110
11,161
13,508
4,441
11,858
2,922

43,792'
13,262
9,200.
5,562
15,768
29,115
11,268
13,514
4,333
11,981
2,833

43,763
13,439
9,257
5,512
15,555
29,166
11,238
13,690
4,238
12,028
2,802

1,507
1,841
521

1,533
1,777
469

1,277
1,731
379

1,295
1,596
300

1,317
1,568
284

1,388
1,641
394

1,286
1,672
359

1,299
1,670
341

75,445
1,484
14,165
59,796
5,710
421

78,463
1,431
14,537
62,495
5,748
469

75,098
1,468
14,512
59,118
5,619
405

77,023
1,200
14,891
60,932
5,684
490

77,376
1,308
14,980
61,088
5,594
444

77,834
1,351
14,796
61,687
5,608
463

78,134
1,294
14,850
61,990
5,778
460

78,098
1,415
14,894
61,789
5,657
451

75,633
62,162
4,052
1,681
2,371*
9,419

78,688
65,184
3,669
1,400
2,269
9,835

76,346
61,861
3,422
1,569
1,853
11,063

78,399
64,381
3,262
1,308
1,954
10,755

78,167
64,328
3,266
1,230
2,036
10,573

77,413
63,708
3,248
1,342
1,906
10,457

79,056
64,947
3,382
1,457
1,925
10,727

79,497
64,860
3,080
1,307
1,773
11,557

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 A N D 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-employed workers
Unpaid family workers

*

PERSONS A T WORK

1

Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons

1

Excludes persons " w i t h a job but not at w o r k " during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial disputes.

Table A - 4 .

D u r a t i o n of u n e m p l o y m e n t

[Numbers in thousands]
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration, in weeks

Mar.
1976

Apr.
1976

May
1976

June
1976

June
1975

June
1976

June
1975

Feb.
1976

3,651
2,066.
2,852
1,492
1,360

3,497
1,861
2,297
905
1,392

2,733
2,511
2,751
1,480
1,271

2,686
1,856
2,515
957
1,558

2,609
1,905
2,294
903
1,391

2,979
1,883
2,035
669
1,366

2,855
1,947
1,998
830
1,168

2,618
2,261
2,215
914
1,301

13.7

15.1

15.3

16.2

15.8

15.7

15.0

16.9

100.0
42.6
24.1
33.3
17.4
15.9

100.0
45.7
24.3
30.0
11.8
18.2

100.0
34.2
31.4
34.4
18.5
15.9

100.0
38.1
26.3
35.6
13.6
22.1

100.0
38.3
28.0
33.7
13.3
20.4

100.0
43.2
27.3
29.5
9.7
19.8

100.0
42.0
28.6
29.4
12.2
17.2

100.0
36.9
31.9
31.2
12.9
18.3

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

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




H O U S E H O L D DATA

H O U S E H O L D DATA
Table A - 5 .

Reasons f o r u n e m p l o y m e n t

[Numbers in thousands]
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Reason

June

June

Feb.

Apr.

May

1976

1975

1976

1976

1976

1976

1976

4,298
746
2,326
1,198

3,286
839
2,244
1,286

4,738
784

3,440
848
1,864
849

3,502
760
1,857
853

3,499
831
1,833
894

3,461
881
1,781
856

3,623

100.0

100.0

100.049.1

100.0
50.2
10.9

100.0
49.6

16.8

100.0
58.5
9.7
23.0
8.9

26.0
12.7

100.0
49.6
12.6
25.5
12.3

100.0
51.0
12.4
25.3
11.3

4.6

3.4

5.1

2.5
1.3

2.3
1.3

3.7
.9
2.0

3.7
.9
1.9
.9

3.7
.9
1.9
.9

3.8
.9
1.9
.9

June

June

1975

Mar.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Lost last job
Left last job
Reentered labor force
Seeking first job

1,860

717

882

1,795
805

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

50.2
8.7
27.1
14.0

42.9
11.0
29.3

12.1

26.6
12.1

26.6
12.2

11.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
C I V I L I A N LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

Table A - 6 .

.8
2.0

3.7

.8

2.0
.9

U n e m p l o y m e n t by sex and age
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Not seasonally adjusted
Thousands of persons
Sex and age

Percent
looking for
full-time
work
June

Feb.

1975

1976

Mar.
1976

Apr.
1976

May
1976

June

June

June

June

1975

1976

1976

8,569
2,434
1,189
1,245
1,950
4,185
3,532
653

7,655
2,247
1,189
1,059
1,791
3,617
2,998
619

85.5
75.2
64.8
86. 8
91.3
88.9
91.2
78.0

8.7
20.7
21.4
19.5
12.9
6.5
6.9
4.8

7.6
19.2
21.4
17.5
12.1
5.3
5.5
4.8

7.5
19.1
20.0
18.6
12.1
5.1
5.2
4.8

7.5
19.2
20.8
18.2
11.8
5.1
5.3
4.6

7.3
18.5
21.9
16.4
11.1
5.0
5.3
4.2

7.5
18.4
21. 5
15.6
11.4
5.5
5.7
4.7

Males, 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 years and over

4,795
1,340
665
675
1,138
2,317
1,945
371

4,140
1,160
610
551
995
1,985
1,607
379

89.2
78.8
68.2
90.4
93.0
93.4
96.5
79.9

8.3
22.1
22.9
20.7
13.9
5.8
6.2
4.6

6.9
19.3
21.0
17.8
11.9
4.6
4.6
4.6

6.8
19.3
20.8
18.4
12.0
4.5
4.3
5.0

6.7
20.1
21.5
19.1
11.2
4.5
4.6
4.4

6.8
19.4
23.1
16.9
11.3
4.4
4.5
4.4

7.0
18.5
21.3
15.9
11. 7
5.0
5.1
4.8

Females, 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 years and over

3,774
1,094
523
570
812
1,868
1,587
282

3,515
1,087
579
508
796
1,632
1,391
241

81.1
71.4
61.5
82.9
89.2
83.5
85.0
75.1

9.4
19.0
19.4
18.3
11.7
7.5

8.7
19.1
21.7
17.2
12.2
6.4
6.9
5.0

8.6
18.9
19.1
18.8
12.2
6.2
6.5
4.5

8.5
18.1
19.9
17.1
12.6
6.1
6.5
4.9

8.0
17.5
20.5
15.9
10.8
6.0
6.4
4.0

8.3
18.2
21.6
15.3

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 years and over




8.0

5.2

1976

11.0

6.3
6.7
4.5

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l payrolls, by i n d u s t r y
[In thousands]
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

TOTAL
GOODS-PRODUCING

June
1975

19*76*

77, 183

78, 688

22, 566

22, 849

756

766

MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

June-.
1976P
7 9 , 152

June
1975

Feb.
1976

Mar.
1976

A
1<ft'6

78, 630

7 8, 9 6 3

79, 852

76, 343

78, 368

23, 043

23, 4 2 0

22, 233

22, 901

23, 013

775

7 97

741

763

770

May
1 QTfcP

June
1Q7AP

78, 964

78, 988

23, 144

23, 136

23, 075

772

773

781

3, 5 5 5

3, 2 7 0

3, 4 0 7

3, 5 5 6

3, 3 9 2

3, 3 7 5

3, 3 6 6

3, 3 9 9

3, 4 0 7

3, 3 9 3

MANUFACTURING
Production workers

18, 2 5 5
12, 9 8 1

18, 8 1 3
13, 52 9

18, 8 6 1
13, 5 6 3

19, 0 6 7
13, 7 2 9

18, 1 0 0
12, 8 4 9

18, 7 6 3
13, 4 8 7

18, 8 7 7
13, 5 7 7

18, 9 7 3
13, 6 6 8

18, 9 5 6
13, 6 4 3

18, 9 0 1
13, 5 8 5

DURABLE GOODS
Production workers

10, 6 3 5

10, 9 4 5
7, 8 1 4

11, 02 6
7, 8 8 4

11, 1 5 0

10, 52 7

7, 9 8 6

7, 4 0 4

10, 8 4 6
7, 7 2 2

10, 937
7, 7 9 5

11, 0 0 0
7, 8 58

11, 0 4 0
7, 8 9 1

11, 0 3 5
7, 8 8 2

Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
Production workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products, n e c . .
Leather and leather products

SERVICE-PRODUCING

7, 5 0 0
172. 7
571.4
439.6
1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

618. 5
166.2
328. 5
05U 4
731. 1
670. 2
483. 7
402. 0

159. 3
587. 5
487.4
618.
1, 1 8 4 .
1, 3 7 7 .
2, 0 5 7 .

157.4

156. 7

597.8
490. 6
627. 6

620.8
492. 2

3
3 1, 1 9 2 . 9
6 1, 3 8 3 . 8
9 2, 0 6 3 . 0
1, 8113c 8 1, 8 2 2 . 2
1, 7 3 5 . 3 1, 7 5 5 . 0
510c 2
505e 6
4117. 7

4 2 5. 7

7, 8 6 8
5, 7 1 5

7, 8 3 5

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

1, 6 3 0 . 2

68. 3
902. 6

68. 9
969.8
1, 3 1 6 . 7

1, 6 5 0 . 6
67. 7
971. 7

7, 6 2 0

1, 2 2 9 . 3
634. 4
1, 0 7 4 . 7
1, 0 0 9 . 2

2 58.9

669. 1
1, 0 7 5 . 1
1, 0 2 9 . 8
201. 1
629.4
277. 9

54, 617

55, 8 3 9

200.8
578.4

5,

679

173
552

162

161

161

160

157

595
484
612

597
492

598
495

149
317
035
723
1, 6 5 7

1, 1 6 8
1, 3 6 9
2, 039
1, 7 9 5

596
487
616
1, 1 7 3
1, 3 8 1
2, 049
1, 8 1 8
1, 7 2 6
505
425

600

437
605

641.8

1, 212c 7
1, 3 9 4 . 8
2, 0 7 2 . 9
1, 8 4 7 . 0
1, 7 6 3 . 0

1,
1,
2,
1,

389
063
833

489
628
1, 1 9 5
1, 3 8 2
2, 056
1, 8 3 8

1,

398

1, 6 9 9
501
422

7, 9 1 7
5, 7 4 3

7, 573
5, 4 4 5

7, 917
5, 7 6 5

7, 9 4 0
5, 7 8 2

7,

916
5, 7 5 2

7, 8 6 6

5, 8 1 0

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1, 6 9 2 . 5
66. 4
976. 8

671
75
891
215

1,

627
1, 0 7 3
lc 0 0 0

567.8
28 0. 0
56, 109

56, 4 3 2

6
5
6
8

1,

186

481

675.8
1, 0 7 4 . 9
1, 0 3 6 . 1
206. 5
577. 8
284, 7

673.
1, 0 7 6 .
1, 0 2 6 .
202.

1,

1,
1,
2,
1,

517.4
430. 9

1, 325c 9

1, 3 1 7 . 5

626

624
1, 1 8 1
1, 3 8 9
2, 0 5 4
1, 8 2 8

1,

709
77
964
306

1,

695
75
964
322

739
510

1,

7 07
75
972
317

197
572
2 52

1, 0 6 9
1, 02 9
204
617
275

671
1, 0 7 5
1, 0 3 0
2 04
627
277

674
1, 0 7 7
1, 0 3 3
2 04

54, 110

55, 4 6 7

55, 617

55, 8 1 9

667

430

42 5
973

634
280

748
512

7,

1,

710
75
973
314

680
1, 0 8 0
1, 0 3 0
203
572

749
514
427

5, 7 0 3

1,

701
73
964
310

668
1, 0 7 3
1, 0 2 7
202

279

571
277

55, 8 2 8

55, 913

TRANSPORTATION A N D PUBLIC
4, 523

4, 4 7 4

4, 4 9 7

4, 560

4, 517

4, 4 9 8

4, 5 1 0

4, 502

4, 506

16, 9 7 1

17, 2 9 5

17, 4 0 1

17, 5 4 6

16,

877

17, 3 2 6

17, 3 8 6

17, 4 4 4

17, 4 3 5

17, 4 5 4

4, 178
12, 7 9 3

4, 2 1 2
13, 0 8 3

4, 227
13, 1 7 4

4, 2 8 5
13, 2 6 1

4, 153
12, 7 2 4

4, 2 3 6
13, 0 9 0

4, 236
13, 150

4, 2 5 5
13, 1 8 9

4, 2 6 1
13, 1 7 4

4, 2 59
13, 1 9 5

4, 2 4 8

4, 2 7 6

4, 278

4, 3 4 4

4, 202

4 ,, 2 6 6

4, 276

4, 2 9 3

4, 278

4 , 2 97

SERVICES

14, 0 7 9

14, 4 9 8

14, 6 4 4

14,800

13, 8 7 1

14,, 3 6 0

14, 4 2 2

14,, 4 9 8

14,, 5 4 2

14, 581

GOVERNMENT

14, 7 9 6

15, 2 9 6

15, 2 8 9

15, 182

14, 6 9 1

14,, 9 9 8

15, 0 3 5

15,, 0 7 4

15,, 0 7 1

15, 0 7 5

2, 7 7 1
12, 0 2 5

2, 7 3 0
12, 5 6 6

2, 7 3 5
12,, 5 5 4

2, 7 5 0

2, 7 3 8
11, 9 5 3

2 ,, 7 4 0
12,, 2 5 8

2, 732
12, 3 0 3

2,, 7 3 0
12,, 3 4 4

. 2 ,, 7 2 7

2, 7 1 7
12, 3 5 8

UTILITIES
WHOLESALE A N D RETAIL TRADE . .
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE, A N D
REAL ESTATE

FEDERAL
STATE A N D LOCAL

p=preliminary.




12,432

4, 4 6 9

12,, 3 4 4

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B - 2 . Average w e e k l y hours of production or nonsupervisory w o r k e r s 1 on private n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l
p a y r o l l s , by industry

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE

June
1975

Apr.
1976

May
1976 p

June
1976p

June
1975

Feb.

1976

Mar.
1976

Apr.
1976

May _
1976 p

June
1976 P

36. 3

35. 9

36. 2

36. 4

36. 0

36. 4

36. 2

36. 1

36. 3

36. 1

43. 0

42. 2

43. 1

42. 8

42. 6

42. 6

42. 4

MINING

42. 7

42. 3

42. 6

C O N T R A C T CONSTRUCTION

36. 5

37. 1

37. 3

38. 0

35. 7

37. 9

35. 9

37. 5

37. 3

37. 2

MANUFACTURING
Overtime hours

39. 5
2. 5

39- 2
2. 4

40. 2
3. 1

40. 4
3. 2

39- 3
2. 4

40. 3
3. 1

40. 2
3. 2

39. 4
2. 5

40. 2
3. 2

40. 2
3. 1

DURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

39.9
2. 4

39- 6
2. 3

40. 9
3. 2

41. 0
3. 4

39. 6
2. 3

40. 7
3. 0

40. 6
3. 1

39. 7
2. 5

40. 9
3. 2

40. 7
3. 3

41. 7
39. 8
38. 0
40. 7
39- 8
39.9
40. 5
39. 5
40. 4
39. 4
38. 4

39. 5
40. 0
37. 9
40. 8
40. 5
39- 4
40. 0
39. 0
39.9
39- 5
38. 0

40. 5
40. 5
38. 7
41. 6
41. 0
41. 0
41. 0
40. 2
42. 3
40. 7
38. 7

40.
40.
3941.
41.
41.
41.
40.
42.
40.
38.

9
6
0
8
3
1
1
3
8
7
7

41. 6
39. 0
37.6
40. 3
39- 6
39.5
40. 4
39. 3
40. 0
39. 4
38. 3

40. 7
40. 5
39. 3
41. 4
40. 6
41. 0
41. 2
40. 2
41. 6
40. 2
38. 7

40. 8
39.9
39. 0
40. 7
40. 5
40. 9
41. 0
40. 1
42. 1
40. 5
38. 8

39.6
40. 0
38. 4
41. 0
40. 4
39- 6
40. 2
39. 2
40. 6
39. 6
38. 0

40. 6
40. 2
39. 0
41. 4
41. 0
40. 9
41. 1
40. 2
42. 0
40. 8
38. 7

40.
39.
38.
41.
41.
40.
41.
40.
42.
40.
38.

38. 9
2. 7

38. 5
2. 5

39. 4
3. 0

39. 5
3. 0

38. 7
2. 6

39- 7
3. 1

39. 5
3. 2

38. 7
2. 6

39. 5
3. 1

39. 3
2.9

40. 1
39. 6
39. 6
35. 2
41. 6
36.8
40. 9
41. 5
39. 8
38. 2

39. 4
38. 1
38. 9
34. 8
41. 6
36.9
41. 7
42. 2
39- 4
37. 0

40. 1
37. 8
40. 5
35. 8
42. 7
37. 5
41. 6
42. 2
40. 5
38. 4

40. 4
37.6
40. 6
36. 0
42. 9
37. 4
41. 4
42. 6
40. 4
38. 0

39-9
39. 8
39. 2
35. 2
41. 5
36. 7
40. 7
41. 2
39.6
37. 5

40. 5
39. 5
40. 9
36. 3
42. 7
37. 5
41. 7
42. 4
40. 9
38. 4

40.
39.
40.
36.
42.
37.
41.
42.
41.
38.

2
3
7
2
5
4
5
4
0
6

40. 0
39. 0
39. 0
34. 9
41. 8
37. 1
41. 5
42. 2
39. 4
37. 5

40.
38.
40.
35.
43.
37.
41.
42.
40.
38.

3
1
7
9
0
5
6
2
7
1

40. 2
37. 8
40. 2
36. 0
42. 8
37. 3
41. 2
42. 3
40. 2
37. 3

39. 7

39- 6

39. 7

39.6

39. 5

39. 8

39.9

40. 0

39. 8

39. 4

Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products. . . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
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, nec . . .
Leather and leather products
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N A N D PUBLIC
UTILITIES

8
8
6
3
1
7
0
1
4
7
6

34. 1

33. 6

33. 5

33. 9

33. 8

33. 9

33. 7

33.9

33. 8

33. 6

38. 6
32. 8

38. 6
32. 1

38. 6
32. 0

38. 8
32. 5

38. 4
32. 4

38. 8
32. 3

38. 7
32. 2

38. 9
32. 5

38. 7
32. 4

38. 6
32. 1

FINANCE, INSURANCE, A N D
R E A L ESTATE

36. 5

36. 6

36.7

36.6

36. 5

36. 7

36. 5

36. 6

36.8

36.6

SERVICES

34. 1

33. 3

33. 4

33. 7

33. 9

33, 7

33. 5

33. 5

33. 7

33. 5

W H O L E S A L E A N D RETAIL T R A D E ....
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL T R A D E

1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction nd 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 nonagricultural payrolls.
p=preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B - 3 . Average 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 i n d u s t r y
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings

June
1975

Industry

Apr.
1976

May
1976P

June
1976 p

June
1975

267.76

270.94

272.62

262.07

287. 25

284.23

289.18

5. 15

188.81

198. 74

205.82

208.06

5.49

5. 51

203.49

214.24

224.54

225.91

215.59
169.15
141.36
198.21
241.59
200.70
215.46
180.91
240.78
178.88
145.15

220.81
180.80
148. 19
212.16
274.19
207. 64
224.80
185.64
251.77
188.42
150.10

229.23
185.90
152. 09
218.82
275.52
221.81
233.29
193.36
274.10
196.17
154.41

229.04
189.20
154.05
221. 12
278.36
223. 17
234.68
194.25
278.63
196.58
154.41

$4.82
4. 83

$4.83
4. 83

$163.71
162.36

MINING

5.87

6. 33

6. 36

6. 34

250.65

C O N T R A C T CONSTRUCTION

7. 18

7. 50

7. 62

7.61

MANUFACTURING

4. 78

5. 07

5. 12

5. 10

5.41

DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS

June
1976 p
$175.81
174.36

$4.77
4. 78

Seasonally adjusted

May
1976 p

$171.24 $174.48
175.33
172.56

$4.51
4.51

TOTAL PRIVATE

Apr.
1976

5. 17
4. 25
3. 72
4. 87
6.07
5.03
5.32
4. 58
5.96
4.54
3. 78

5. 59
4. 52
3. 91
5. 20
6. 77
5. 27
5. 62
4. 76
6.31
4. 77
3. 95

5.66
4. 59
3. 93
5. 26
6. 72
5.41
5.69
4. 81
6.48
4. 82
3.99

5. 60
4.66
3.95
5.29
6. 74
5.43
5.71
4. 82
6.51
4. 83
3.99

4.32

4. 59

4. 59

4. 62

168.05

176. 72

180.85

182.49

182.05
193.64
132.26
111.23
205.92
196.88
218.82
264.77
172.33
122.62

192.27
195.07
136.93
117.28
218.82
206. 64
240.61
300.46
177.30
126. 17

196.49
194.29
144.59
121.00
227. 16
211.88
241.28
300.04
176.99
131.33

199.17
193.64
145.35
121.68
230.37
212.06
242.19
305.02
176.95
129.96

4. 54
4.89
3. 34
3. 16
4.95
5.35
5.35
6. 38
4. 33
3. 21

4. 88
5. 12
3. 52
3. 37
5. 26
5. 60
5. 77
7. 12
4. 50
3.41

4.90
5. 14
3. 57
3. 38
5. 32
5. 65
5. 80
7. 11
4. 37
3.42

4. 93
5. 15
3.58
3. 38
5. 37
5.67
5.85
7. 16
4. 38
3.42

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N A N D PUBLIC UTILITIES

5. 83

6.35

6.38

6. 39

231.45

251.46

253.29

253.04

W H O L E S A L E A N D RETAIL T R A D E

3. 73

3. 92

3.95

3.95

127.19

131.71

132.33

133.91

4. 87
3. 33

5. 10
3. 50

5. 17
3. 52

5. 13
3. 53

187.98
109.22

196.86
112.35

199.56
112.64

199.04
114.73

FINANCE, INSURANCE-, A N D R E A L ESTATE

4. 16

4. 34

4.37

4.32

151.84

158.84

160.38

158. 11

SERVICES

4.02

4. 30

4. 33

4. 33

137.08

143.19

144.62

145.92

Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL T R A D E . .

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




-

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.
Hourly earnings inde* for p r o d u c t i o n or nonsupervisory w o r k e r s 1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry division, seasonally adjusted
[1967=100]
Percent change f r o m

Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE

Jan.
1976

Feb.
1976

Mar.
1976

Apr.
1976

172.2
107.2

179.6
107.5

180.8
108.1

181.4108.2

195.9
183.2
181.8

198.0

June
June

May 1 9 7 6 June 1 9 7 6

May P
1976

June P
1976

182.2

183.7

108.3

108.5

184.2
N.A.

7.0
(2)

0.3
(3)

198.4
186.4
183.2
198.7
177.3
169.2
188.6

8.5
6.0
7.2
9.7
5.8
3.8
7.5

.2
.6

19751976

NONFARM:

Current dollars
Constant (1967) dollars
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORTATION A N D PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE A N D R E T A I L TRADE
FINANCE. INSURANCE, A N D REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1

June
1975

182.8
175.9
171.0
181.1

...

167.5
163.1
175.5

192.2
180.0
178.8
192.2
174.0
165.9
184.. 6

193.6
180.1
179.8
194-. 1
174.4
168.3
185.4-

194.8
183.4
180.7
194.8
174.9
168.3
185.2

195.5
175.7
169.0
186.5

185.3
182.4
198.1
177.4
170.6
188.0

.5
.3
-.1
-.8
.3

See footnote 1, table B-2.

2 P e r c e n t c h a n g e w a s 1 . 5 f r o m M a y 1 9 7 5 to M a y 1 9 7 6 , the l a t e s t m o n t h a v a i l a b l e .
3 P e r c e n t c h a n g e w a s 0 . 2 f r o m A p r i l 1 9 7 6 to M a y 1 9 7 6 , the l a t e s t m o n t h a v a i l a b l e .
N.A. = not available.
p=preliminary.
N O T E : All series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effects of two types of changes that are unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime 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.

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry, seasonally adjusted
[1967 = 100]
1975

Industry division and group

TOTAL
GOODS-PRODUCING

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

106. 0

106.2

107.4

91.2
118.6

88.9

MINING

118.4

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

. . .

MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment and supplies .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing, Ind..
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 coal products
..
Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products
..

.

.
.
.

.

..
..
..

WHOLESALE AND
TRADE

PUBLIC

RETAIL

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL T R A D E
FINANCE, INSURANCE,
REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1
See footnote 1, table B-2.
p=preliminary.




AND

118.8

Nov.

Dec,

Jan.

Feb.

107. 9

108.4

108. 8

109.3

110.3

110. 5

92.4

92.7

92.9

94. 3

95. 5

95.2

119.9

125.0

124. 7

12 5 . 7

12 5 . 2

Mar.

Apr.

May

110.2

110.7

111.4

94.8

94. 5

96. 1

95.4

124.4

124.8

124.9

124. 5

12 5 . 8

P

JuneP

110.7

94. 9

96.2

98.3

98. 6

97.3

97. 7

98.8

100.3

98.8

93.4

98.8

98.7

97.9

86.8

87. 1

89. 0

90. 3

90.8

90.9

92. 5

93.7

93.6

94.0

92.7

94.6

93.9

85.2
46.9
85.8
87.2
92.4
80.8

84. 9
44. 7
86. 7
88. 7
93. 1
80. 0
86.7
90.4

86.7
43.7

87. 7
43. 0

88. 1

90.0
41. 5
93.4

92.0
41.0
95.2

91.0
40.3
95.8
102. 5
98.0
85.8
95.0

93. 5
40.8
96.3

97.4
95.7
83, 5
92. 0

91.3
41.6
97. 0
101. 5
97.6
84. 1
95. 7
93.4

91, 3

92.6
94. 5
81.7
90.9
91.0
84. 3
82.9
97.2
89.0

87.8
42.9
92. 1
97.9
95.7
91. 9
92.8
91.9
85.8
81.5
100.8
91.3
95.1
96.5
85.6

85. 5
83. 1
101. 7
90.8
95. 0
95. 1
93.4

93.3
39.9
95.7
103. 0
99.3
88. 5
96.9
93. 5
91.9
92.7
109. 6

113. 0
74. 9

90.0
92.0
91.8
97.4
110.2
114.7
77.2

98. 0
90. 1
92.6
92.4
97. 6
111. 6
113. 5
77.2

94.7
93.5
98. 1
111. 1
116.2
78. 1

99.7
93. 1
95.2
93.4
98. 5
113.8
118.8
79.3

118.7

119.3

119.8

119.7

12 0. 6

88. 5
91.3
81.8
81.4
97. 0
87.0
89. 1
93. 1
86.7
87. 0
82.4
86.4

81.6

82. 0
98. 1
87.7
90.2
93.4

92.6
105. 3
105. 1
69.6

80.8
88. 5
84. 6
87.6
90.9
93. 0
107.2
106.9
71.4

117.8

118. 0

91.2

SERVICE-PRODUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES

89. 3

1976
Oct.

88.8

92.4
96. 1
85.8
93. 0
85.3

89. 6
92.4
94. 5
107.3

110.6
72. 1
118.7

100. 6

100. 3

100. 5

113.7

114. 0

114.6

110. 3
115. 0

110. 8
115.2

111. 0
115.9

123.2

122. 3

122. 9

129.9

130.4

131.4

90. 1

91.8
84.9
82.2
99.4
91.4
94. 1
96.9

88. 1
96.4
87.8
91.3
91.9

96. 1

108. 9

98. 1

101. 1 101.2

40.8
90.8
99.2
96.2
82. 3
92.7

92. 0

101. 0
97. 1
83.6
94. 6
92.5
87. 5
87. 3
103. 4
91.7
96.2
95.4
87.4
99. 1

92. 1

101. 5

101.7
115. 5
11 1 2 . 3

89. 0

89. 0
105. 0
94.4
97. 1
96.9

90. 6

101. 5

40.9
96.4
103. 1
96. 7
84.9
96.6
93.2
89.2
88.2
105.2
94.3
96.9
97.3
88.8
99.0
91.8
95.8
92.5
99.4
114.4
119.3
78.9

121.8
79.9

102. 5

116.8

116.8

113.6
118.0

113.2
118.1

115.2

123. 5

123.7

125. 1

124. 5

125. 1

12 5 . 8

131. 1

132. 0

133. 1

132. 3

133. 3

133.9

16. 6

114.4

102.7

111. 5
116.6

116.8

96.9
95. 5
8 5. 6
98.6
92.6
95.9
92.7
99. 1

12 0 . 9

115. 1

113.4
118. 1

95.7
85.3
97. 3
93. 3
90.3
90.8
106. 3
95. 1

121.0

112.0
116.2

114.6
111. 3
115.8

102.8

91.6

89.2
88. 5
105. 7
92.9
95.3
95.9
84. 9
95.2
88. 9
95.0

104.9
99.3
87. 5
98.2
94.2
91. 9
91.9
109.9
95.4
96.3
96.9

82. 9

94. 6
94.9
95.5
79.6
97.3

99.5
114.8
118.5
78.3

99.4
91. 1
98. 5
93.4
99.4
113. 9
107. 5
79.2

96.6
91.8
97.9
113. 3
105.7
76.9

121.9

122. 0

121. 3

102.9

102.0

101.6

92. 1

91.2

118.2

117.8

117. 0

114.3
119. 7

113. 9
119.3

113. 5
118.3

12 5. 5

126. 1 126.2

126.2

133. 7

134.3

135. 6

134.9

ESTABLISHMENT D A T A

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased

Over 1-month span

Over 3-month span

January
February . . . .
March

76. 7
75. 0
73. 8

84. 0

April
May
June

62. 5
59. 9
68. 0

July
August
September ..
October
November . . .
December ..

Year and month

Over 6-month span

Over 12-month span

1973
83.7

81. 7
79.4

81. 1
80. 8

76. 2

79.4

82.6

71. 5
70. 3
63. 1

74.7
72. 1
66.6

79. 7
78. 5

61. 6

66.9
64.8
74.7

72. 1
72.7
73. 0

75.6
73. 5
69.2

72. 7
75. 0
66. 6

75.9
76.5
70. 1

75. 6
70. 3

66.0

59. 3
52. 6
46. 5

62. 8
53.8
48. 0

60.8
55.2
49.7

47. 1
55. 2
53. 2

48. 3
51.7
52. 6

49. 7
45. 6

50. 3
40. 1
28.2

52. 3
45. 9
36. 0

45. 1
39.2
40.4

37. 2
31. 1
23. 3

27. 0
22.4
20. 9

37. 8
20. 1
18. 6

28. 8
21. 5
13.4

17. 7
17.2
13. 1

18.6
16.6
14. 0

January . . .
February ..

18. 6
16. 6
25. 0

12. 5

13.4

13.7
19.2

13. 1

16.6
17.4

16.3

17.4

April

35.8
40.4
48. 5

27.9
40. 1
60. 8

20. 9

June

40. 4
53. 8
40. 4

July
August
September .

55. 2
73. 5
81. 7

55. 8
80. 2
81.4

67. 4
67. 4
76. 5

^50. 3

October . ..
November ..
December ..

6 4 ., 8
54. 7
6 6 ., 6

70. 3
68. 9
72. 7

79. 4
82. 0
75. 6

75. 9

7 5 ., 0
7 0 ., 1
7 0 ., 9

78. 8

80. 2

81. 7
78. 8

79. 9p
76. 2p

7 5 ., 3
6 4 ., 2 p
40. l p

79. l p
60. 8p

55. 8
63. 1

66. 0

81. 4

66.6
64.2

1974
January . . .
February ..

May
July
September .
October

...

December

48. 5

63.4
59.6
55.2

1975

25. 9
40. 4

62. 5
71.2

79. 9p
77. 6p

1976
January

...

April

July

October

...

* Number of employees, seasonally adjusted, on payrolls of 172 private nonagricultural industries,
p = preliminary.




*

LABOR FORCE * EMPLOYMENT > UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY
ADJUSTED

1 - LABOR FORCE AND

2 . TOTAL

EMPLOYMENT

ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
TOTAL E M P L O Y M E N T
N0NA6RICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
THOUSANDS
lOOOOO

EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDS
100000

6 0 0 0 0

95000

5 0 0 0 0

60000

-

f\
S"

95000

50000
-

90000

90000

y

85000

/

80000

s

1/
r

75000

y

/

40000

A

/

—>

-

85000

f\

/
i

40000

/ ;
30000

....

30000

80000
20000

20000

75000

/

-

10000

10000
70000 a r —

70000

65000

65000
1967

1868

1968

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 197? 1973 1974 1975 1976

1976

3. UNEMPLOYMENT

4*

UNEMPLOYMENT

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS
MARRIEO MEN

ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

THOUSANDS
10000

10000

THOUSANDS
4000

4000

-

3500

£

7500

3500
-

i
r V:

7500

V

3000

3000

-

2500
5000

2500

v;

5000

N L

-

l

2000
-

2500
VV

r

1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 197€ 1973 1974 1975 1976




/

1500
2500
;

1000

500

A

V

i

//

A*
r

/V'*

v A -

g

V

2000

f

i
•t

^ :

A

1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

1500

1000

HOUSEHOLD

5. UNEMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES
DATA - SEASONALLY

RATES

ADJUSTED

6. UNEMPLOYMENT

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
HOUSEHOLO HEADS
M A R R I E D MEN

RATES

TEENAGERS
ADULT WOMEN
AOULT MEN
10.0

PERCENT
25.0

25.0

20.0

20.0

15.0

15.0

7.5

V

5.0

10.0

10.0
/ V

2.5
5.0

0.0

1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 197Z 1979 1974 1975 1976

7, UNEMPLOYMENT

0.0

8. UNEMPLOYMENT
PART-TIME
FULL-TIME
15.0

1*Y

12.5

T

/

7 . 5 /I A

.V

I V

j

tA
f*/n

12.5

/

-'i

AT j

/
w/W'

Am

10.0

A

10.0

7.5

7.5

V

I

/

1/

5.0

' W
V Y'F*S>

2.5

1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1979 1974 1975 1976

5.0

5.0

t
f

2.5




WORKERS
WORKERS

\

1

5.0

0.0

12.5

7.5

f

5.0

RATES

PERCENT
12.5

10.0

J

f

1
4
1

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 197Z 1973 1974 1975 1976

RACES

PERCENT
15.0

10.0

q Q ItiiitiiUiilitliilulitKiA^l^lttKiliUiiAi^AUiJiiltilitljiLtliiriiliUiiltiuUtUitJtiltiliUiitiiliilulnliil

RATES

NEGRO AND OTHER
WHITE

i

Vf Vt

2.5

2.5

1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

UNEMPLOYMENT
DATA - SEASONALLY

HOUSEHOLD

9. UNEMPLOYMENT

ADJUSTED

10. UNEMPLOYMENT

RATES

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS
SERVICE WORKERS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS

RATES

CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

PERCENT
15.0

15.0

25.0

-

12.5

12.5

A

20.0

-

10.0

/

-

7.5

—i—i—i—i—

10.0
15.0
7 .5

//
• /»

-

/

5.0

A - \A

\

J

//

2.5

10.0

''

5.0

5.0
2.5

0.0

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

11. AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT

1867

1868

1868

1870

1871

1872

1873

1874

187S

0.0

1876

12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON
JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW ENTRANTS
JOB LEAVERS

WEEKS
17.5

17.5

15.0

15.0

THOUSANDS

6000

6000

5000

5000

•

4000
12.5

r\

12.5
-

3000
10.0
2000

7 .5

7.5

\

/ /

1000

J

:

|

-

10.0

4000

1

V

I
t

r-J

3000

»
\

2000
-

•A»
VvJ
1000
-

r*nt.
5 . Q l»iiiiii«>>»liii»*iMiiJi»i»iii»i»»liiitiiMi«»l»Miili»uil»iii«iiiitilitii»i>ii>«Lii««i>i«iilttitU«iii»liiu»iiiii«»
1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976




5.0

1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

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

14- HOURS

TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL
SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING

TOTAL PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL
PRIVATE SERVICE-PROOUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING

THOUSANOS
90000

90000

MILLIONS
2250

80000

2000

:

80000

OF HOURS
2250

:

2000

1

70000

70000

1750

1750
:

60000

60000

1500

1500

50000

1250

1250

40000

1000

50000
^+* +*

40000

1000
:

30000

.........
20000

—

——

30000

750

20000

500

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

42 . 0

i

u
40.0

If

39.0

38.0

t
J
' pM

i h

\

- /

n

-

V
I:

i

4.0

4.0

I1*" »
V

VH
V

39.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1 .0

1 .0

37 . 0

V, ,

i1
V' •
\v /
36.0

36.0

5.0

40.0

38.0

Vj

HOURS
5.0,

41 . 0

V ' I\
*

37 . 0

J

500

16. AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING
TOTAL PRIVATE

41 . 0

750

1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
HOURS
42.0

.......

1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

^

1967 1960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

NOTE: Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. Data for the 2 most
recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.




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