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JULY 2, 1987
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:
JUNE 1987
Employment was little changed in June and unemployment declined, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The overall jobless rate was 6.0 percent and the civilian rate was 6.1
percent, each two-tenths of a point below May levels.
Nonagricultural payroll employment—as measured by the survey of
business establishments—and total civilian employment—as measured by the
survey of households—were about unchanged in June, after
seasonal
adjustment.
Both surveys showed increases of roughly 2-1/2 million over
the past year.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed declined by 285,000 to 7.3 million, and the
civilian unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.1
percent. The June jobless rate represented an improvement of six-tenths of
a point in the first half of 1987 and was at its lowest point since
December 1979.
Fewer young people than normal had entered the labor force as of the
June survey week, which was unusually early this year. As a consequence,
after seasonal adjustment, declines occurred for both youth employment and
unemployment. Teenagers accounted for more than two-thirds of the decline
in the number of jobseekers. Their jobless rate fell almost 2 percentage
points to 15.9 percent, and that for black teenagers was down nearly 6
percentage points to 33.3 percent.
There was also a
decline
in
unemployment among adult women, with their rate edging down two-tenths of a
point to 5.2 percent. The rate for adult men was unchanged at 5.5 percent.
Unemployment rates for whites (5.2 percent) and Hispanics (8.5
percent) were little changed, but the rate for blacks (12.7 percent) was
down about a percentage point. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Civilian employment, following an unusually large rise in the previous
month, changed little in June, after seasonal adjustment. Much of the
A^
^
- 2 lackluster June employment performance
which picked up fewer than half of its
thus falling by 155,000 on a seasonally
weakness, the employment total of 112.3
a year earlier. (See table A-l.)
was attributable to agriculture,
normal May-to-June employment rise,
adjusted basis.
Despite June's
million wsr: 2.6 million higher than
Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Monthly data
Quarterly
averages
Category
1987
1987
Apr.
II
May
June
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Labor force 1/
Total employment \J
Civilian labor force.
Civilian employment
Unemployment.......
Not in labor force...
Discouraged workers
120,943
112,995
119,202
111,254
7,948
62,800
1,168
Thousands of
121,341 121,070
113,906 113,570
119,615 119,335
112,180 111,835
7,435
7,500
63,009
62,912
N.A.
1,037
persons
121,719
114,173
119,993
112,447
7,546
62,540
N.A.
121,235
113,975
119,517
112,257
7,260
63,187
N.A.
Percent of labor force
Unemployment rates:
All workers \J
All civilian workers
Adult men..
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black
Hispanic origin...
6.
6.
5.
5.
17.
5.
14,
9,
6.
6.
5.
5.
17.0
5.3
13.2
8.8
6.
6.
5.
5,
17,
5.
13.0
9.2
6.
6.
5.
5.
17.
5.
13.8
8.7
6.
6,
5.
5.
15.
5.
12.
8.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Nonfarm employment..
Goods-producing..,
Service-producing.
Thousands of jobs
101,133 pl01,686 101,598 pl01,672 pl01,788
24,733 p24,761
24,759 p24,755 p24,769
76,399 p76,925
76,839 p76,917 p77,019
Hours of work
Average weekly hours:
Total private
Manufacturing
Overtime
34.8
41.0
3.6
p34.8
p40.9
P3.7
1/ Includes the resident Armed Forces.
p=preliminary.
34.7
40.6
3.5
P34.9
p41.0
p3.8
p34.8
p41.0
p3.7
N.A.=not available.
- 3 After rising in May, the rate of labor force participation returned to
the April level of 65.4 percent. Participation rates for adult men and
women were each down two-tenths of a percentage point to 78.0 and 56.1
percent, respectively. The rate for teens fell more than 2 points to 53.0
percent. While the labor force declined in June, it has grown by 1.5
million over the past 12 months to a level of 121.2 million.
Discouraged Workers (Household Survey Data)
In the second quarter of 1987, there were about 1.0
million
discouraged workers—persons who wanted to work but had not looked for jobs
because they believed they could not find any.
This was a slight
improvement from the 1.1 million in the previous quarter. Two-thirds of
these persons cited problems with the job market as their reason for not
searching for work, while the rest cited personal factors (such as age or
educational deficiencies). Blacks accounted for a disproportionately large
share of the discouraged workers—29 percent. (See table A-14.)
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Total nonagricultural payroll employment rose about in line with what
is expected for this time of year and, after seasonal adjustment, was about
unchanged at 101.8 million in June. This was the second month in a row
that there was little job growth in business establishments. The job count
was 2.5 million above its year-earlier level, however, with nearly all the
growth in the service-producing sector. (See table B-l.)
In June, job growth slowed in the service-producing sector.
A small
gain occurred in the services industry, most of it in health services. In
the goods-producing sector, construction employment remained near its May
level after seasonal adjustment.
Job gains in the industry this spring
have barely kept up with seasonally-expected growth. Employment in mining
and its oil and gas extraction component was unchanged from May but has
shown small gains thus far in 1987, following large declines in 1986.
Manufacturing employment was unchanged over the month, after also posting
small gains earlier in the year.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonagricultural payrolls edged down 0.1 hour to 34.8 hours,
seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek was unchanged at 41.0
hours, and factory overtime inched down by 0.1 hour to 3.7. Both figures
have recently been very high by historical standards. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagricultural payrolls was virtually unchanged at
120.1 (1977=100) in June, seasonally adjusted. This was nearly 3 percent
higher than the June 1986 index. (See table B-5.)
- 4 Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, average hourly earnings and averag
weekly earnings were about unchanged in June.
Prior
to
seasona
adjustment, hourly earnings remained at $8.93, while weekly earnings wer
up $1.79 to $312.55. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 173.1 (1977=100) in
June
seasonally adjusted, an increase of 0.2 percent from May. For the 12 month
ended in June, the increase was 2.3 percent. The HEI excludes the effect
of
two
types
of
changes
unrelated
to
underlying
wage
rat
movements—fluctuations in manufacturing
overtime
and
interindustr
employment shifts.
In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HE
decreased 1.4 percent during the 12-month period ended in May. (See tabl
B-4.)
The Employment Situation for July 1987
August 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
will be
released on Friday,
Explanatory Note
This news release presents statistics from two major surveys,
the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the
Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The household survey provides the information on the labor
force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in
the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample
survey of about 59,500 households that is conducted by the
Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on
nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected
from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.
The sample includes over 290,000 establishments employing
over 38 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Persons laid off from their
former jobs and awaiting recall and those expecting to report
to a job within 30 days need not be looking for work to be
counted as unemployed.
Coverage, definitions, and differences
between surveys
— The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at
more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if
they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the survey week; they were available for work at
The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special
grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-l and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
— The household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a
larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture,
the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and
members of the resident Armed Forces;
— The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed; the establishment survey does not;
— The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the
establishment survey is not limited by age;
Other differences between the two surveys are described in
'Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys,'' which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.
4
Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor
force and the levels of employment and unemployment
undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as
changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.
For example, the labor force increases by a large number each
June, when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
schooPs-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined.
However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can
be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the
seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all
employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the
components and combining them. The second procedure
usually yields more accurate information and is therefore
followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure
for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted
civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed
Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally
adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and
the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of
the labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household
survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period
and again for the July-December period. The January revision
is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5
years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for
seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along
with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed
at the end of the next section.
Sampling variability
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys
are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the
number of people employed and the other estimates drawn
from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would
be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the
amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends
upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other
factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the
chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that an estimate based
on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error
from the results of a complete census. The chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample wil
differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the
results of a complete census. At approximately the 90-percent
level of confidence—the confidence limits used by BLS in its
analyses—the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 328,000; for total
unemployment it is 220,000; and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage point. These figures do not
mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes but,
rather, that the chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that
the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates by more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .26 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.25 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are
revised. In other words, data for the month of September are
published in preliminary form in October and November and
in final form in December. To remove errors that build up
over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of
employment—against which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.
Additional statistics and other information
In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
BLS. It is available for$8.50 per issue or$22.00per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of
the standard errors for the household survey data published in
this release. For unemployment and other labor force
categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of
its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the
data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the population, including Armed Forces In the United States, by sex
(Numbers In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted4
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status and sex
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar .
1987
Apr.
1987
May
1987
June
1987
TOTAL
Noninstitutional population1
Labor force1
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate4
Not in labor force
182,183 184,259
121,324 121 ,421
66.6
65.9
1 12,549 114,103
61 .6
61.9
1 ,680
1 ,726
1 10,869 1 12,377
3,651
3,541
107,218 108,836
8,775
7,318
7.2
6.0
60,859
62,838
184,421
122,871
66.6
115,216
62.5
1 ,718
113,498
3,661
109,837
7,655
6.2
61 ,550
182,183
1 19,685
65.7
111 ,293
61 . 1
1 ,680
109,613
3,164
106,449
8,392
7.0
62,498
88,361
67,738
76.7
63,660
72.0
1 ,566
62,094
4,078
6.0
88,442
68,803
77.8
64,604
73.0
1 ,559
63,045
4, 199
6. 1
87,288
66,937
76.7
62*318
71 .4
1 ,525
60,793
4,619
6.9
88,099
67,764
76.9
63,335
71 .9
1 ,584
61 ,751
4,429
6.5
88,186
67,644
76.7
63,282
71 .8
1 ,575
61,707
4,362
6.4
88,271
67,603
76.6
63,417
71 .8
1 ,575
61 ,842
4,186
6.2
88,361
67,816
76.7
63,562
71 .9
1,566
61,996
4,254
6.3
88,44 2
67,556
76.4
63,471
71 .8
1 ,559
61 ,912
4,085
6.0
95,898
53,683
56.0
50,443
52.6
160
50,283
3,240
6.0
95,979
54,068
56.3
50,612
52.7
159
50,453
3,456
6.4
94,895
52,748
55.6
48,975
51 .6
155
48,820
3,773
7.2
95,639
53,325
55.8
49,787
52. 1
156
49,631
3,538
6.6
95,729
53,314
55.7
49,822
52.0
161
49,661
3,492
6.6
95,808
53,467
55.8
50,153
52.3
160
49,993
3,314
6.2
95,898
53,903
56.2
50,611
52.8
160
50,451
3,292
6.1
95,979
53,679
55.9
50,504
52.6
159
50,345
3,175
5.9
183,738 183,915
121,089 120,958
65.9
65.8
113,122 1 13, 104
61 .6
6i .5
1 ,740
1 ,736
1 1 1 ,382 111,368
3,236
3,284
108, 146 108,084
7,967
7,854
6.6
6.5
62,649
62,957
184,079
121,070
65.8
1 13,570
6f .7
1 ,735
1 1 1 ,835
3,290
108,545
7,500
6.2
63,009
184,259 184,421
121,719 121 .2 35
66.1
65.7
114,173 113,975
62.0
61.8
1 ,726
1,718
1 12,44 7 1 12,257
3,335
3, 1 70
109,112 109,079
7,260
7,546
6.0
6.2
62,540
63,187
Men, 16 years and over
Noninstitutional population1
Labor force1
Participation rate*
Total employed1
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
87,288
68,203
78. 1
63,485
72.7
1 ,525
61 ,960
4,718
6.9
Women, 16 years and over
Noninstitutional population1
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed1
Employment-population ratio*
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate1
94,895
53,121
56.0
49,064
51 .7
155
48,909
4,057
7.6
1
The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
columns.
1
Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed In the United States.
1
Labor force as a percent of the noninstitutional population.
* Total employment as a percent of the noninstitutional population,
* Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (including the resident Armed
Forces).
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, sex, and age
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar .
1987
Apr .
1987
May
1987
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
180,503
1 19,644
66.3
1 10,869
61 .4
8,775
7.3
182,533
1 19,695
65.6
1 12,377
61 .6
7,318
6.1
182,703
121,153
66.3
1 13,498
62. 1
7,655
6.3
180,503
1 18,005
65.4
109,613
faO.7
8,392
7.1
181,998
1 19,349
65.6
111,382
61 .2
7,967
6.7
78,484
61,779
78.7
58,105
74.0
2,533
55,572
3,674
5.9
79,474
62,147
78.2
58,828
74.0
2,548
56,280
3,319
5.3
79,536
62,503
78.6
59,184
74.4
2,533
56,651
3,320
5.3
78,484
61,330
78. 1
57,522
73.3
2,309
55,213
3,808
6.2
79,216
61,973
78.2
58,325
73.6
2,300
56,024
3,648
5.9
87,547
48,510
55.4
45,408
51 .9
679
44,730
3,101
6.4
88,464
49,725
56.2
47,104
53.2
690
46,414
2,621
5.3
88,546
49,502
55.9
46,896
53.0
71 1
46,186
2,606
5.3
87,547
48,739
55.7
45,657
52.2
583
45,074
3,082
6.3
14,472
9,356
64.6
7,356
50.8
439
6,917
2,000
21 .4
14,595
7,823
53.6
6,445
44.2
303
6,142
1 ,378
17.6
14,621
9,147
62.6
7,418
50.7
418
7,000
1 ,729
18.9
14,472
7,936
54.8
6,434
44.5
272
6,162
1 ,502
18.9
182,179
182,344
1 19,222 1 19,335
65.4
65.4
1 1 1 ,368 1 11 ,835
61 . 1
61 .3
7,854
7,500
6.6
6.3
182,533
1 19,993
65.7
1 12,447
61 .6
7,546
6.3
79,303
61 ,983
78.2
58,410
73.7
2,41 1
55,999
3,573
5.8
79,387
61 ,976
78.1
58,567
73.8
2,41 1
56,155
3,409
5.5
79,474
62,156
78.2
58,721
73.9
2,441
56,280
3,436
5.5
88,237
49,348
55.9
46,475
52.7
641
45,835
2,873
5.8
88,321
49,355
55.9
46,498
52.6
589
45,909
2,857
5.8
88,395
49,466
56.0
46,751
52.9
587
46,164
2,715
5.5
88,464
49,774
56.3
47,094
53.2
634
46,460
2,680
5.4
14,546
8,028
55.2
6,582
45.2
295
6,287
1 ,446
18.0
14,555
7,884
54.2
6,460
44.4
284
6,176
1 ,424
18. 1
14,562
7,894
54.2
6,518
44.8
292
6,226
1 ,376
17.4
14,595
8,063
55.2
6,633
45.4
261
6,372
1 ,430
17.7
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
2
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status off the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousands)
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally adjusted
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar .
1987
Apr .
1987
May
1987
June
1987
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
. .
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
. .
155,376
103,253
66.5
96,823
6 2.3
6,430
6.2
156,811
103,271
65.9
97,908
62.4
5,363
5.2
156,930
104,409
66.5
98,796
63.0
5,613
5.4
54,043
79.0
51,297
75.0
2,746
5. 1
54,282
78.6
51 ,807
75.0
2,474
4.6
54,605
79.0
52,097
75.3
2,508
4.6
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed. .
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
. . .
41,195
54.8
38,935
51 .8
2,260
5.5
42,151
55.6
40,303
53.2
1 ,848
4.4
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
. ..
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men.
.
. .
Women
8,015
67.5
6,591
55.5
1 ,424
17.8
18. 1
17.4
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
... .
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
. . . .
155,376
101,946
65.6
95,720
61 .6
6,226
6. 1
156,431
102,893
65.8
96,995
62.0
5,898
5.7
156,561
102,797
65.7
96,998
62.0
5,799
5.6
156,676
102,894
65.7
97,340
62. 1
5,554
5.4
156,811
103,573
66. 1
98,050
62.5
5,524
5.3
156,930
103, 106
65.7
97,716
62.3
5,390
5.2
53,651
78.5
50,762
74.2
2,889
5.4
54,175
78.6
51 ,362
74.5
2,813
5.2
54,107
78.4
51 ,364
74.5
2,743
5.1
54,051
73.3
51 ,462
74.6
2,589
4.8
54,314
78.6
51,755
74.9
2,558
4.7
54,213
78.4
51,581
74.6
2,632
4.9
41,932
55.3
40,076
52.9
1 ,856
4.4
41 ,424
55. 1
39,179
52.2
2,245
5.4
41 ,762
55.2
39,735
52.6
2,028
4.9
41,828
55.3
39,839
52.7
1 ,989
4.8
41,982
55.5
40,041
52.9
1 ,941
4.6
42,239
55.8
40,343
53.2
1 ,895
4.5
42,159
55.6
40,318
53.2
1 ,841
4.4
6,838
57.2
5,798
48.5
1 ,041
15.2
16,3
14.1
7,872
65.8
6,623
55.4
1 ,249
15.9
16.0
15.8
6,871
57.9
5,779
48. 7
1 ,092
15.9
17. 1
14.6
6,955
58.4
5,898
49.5
1 ,057
15.2
16.0
14.3
6,862
57.5
5,795
48.5
1 ,067
15.5
17. 1
13.9
6,861
57.4
5,837
48.9
1 ,024
14.9
16.7
13. 1
7,021
58.7
5,951
49.8
1 ,070
15.2
17.3
13. 1
6,734
56.3
5,817
48.6
917
13.6
14.5
12.7
19,974
12,981
65.0
10,936
54.8
2,046
15.8
20,312
12,861
63.3
11,119
54.7
1 ,742
13.5
20,341
13,133
64.6
11,346
55.8
1 ,787
13.6
19,974
12,712
63.6
10,818
54.2
1 ,894
14.9
20,218
12,957
64. 1
11,101
54.9
1 ,855
14.3
20,249
12,844
63.4
11,053
54.6
1 ,791
13.9
20,279
12,743
62.8
11,090
54.7
1 ,653
13.0
20,312
12,860
63.3
11,080
54.6
1 ,779
13.8
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force .. . .
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
. . . .
6,007
76.0
5,218
66.0
790
13.2
6,051
75.2
5,31 1
66.0
740
12.2
6,063
75.2
5,375
66.7
688
11.3
5,948
75.3
5, 157
65.3
791
13.3
6,012
75. 1
5,288
66.0
724
12.0
5J997
74.8
5,305
66. 1
692
1 1 .5
5,980
74.4
5,328
66.3
652
10.9
6,033
75.0
5,279
65.6
754
12.5
6,001
74.5
5,31 1
65.9
690
1 1 .5
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
«. . . .
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
5,837
58.7
5,095
51 .3
742
12.7
5,991
59.3
5,294
52.4
697
1 1 .6
6,006
59.4
5,338
52.8
668
11.1
5,848
58.8
5,107
51 .4
741
12.7
6,030
59.9
5,255
52.2
775
12.9
5,987
59.4
5,21 1
51 .7
776
13.0
5,918
58.7
5,238
51 .9
680
1 1 .5
5,970
59. 1
5,278
52.2
691
1 1 .6
6,017
59.5
5,349
52.9
669
11.1
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed.
Employment-population ratio2 . . . .
Unemployed . . ..
Unemployment rate
Men
Women
1 ,137
53.3
623
29.2
514
45.2
42.7
47.8
819
37.9
514
23.8
305
37.3
38.0
36.5
1 ,064
49. 1
633
29.2
431
40.5
36.4
44.7
916
42.9
554
26.0
362
39.5
39.7
39.4
915
42.6
559
26.0
356
38.9
38.3
39.5
861
40.0
537
24.9
324
37.6
36.5
38.8
845
39.2
524
24.3
321
38.0
39.3
36.5
857
39.7
523
24.2
334
39.0
40.3
37.6
844
39.0
563
26.0
281
33.3
31 .5
35.1
12,326
8, 191
66.5
7,331
59.5
860
10.5
12,809
8,506
66.4
7,791
60.8
715
8.4
12,848
8,567
66.7
7,846
61 . 1
721
8.4
12,326
8,085
65.6
7,224
58.6
861
10.6
12,692
8,457
66.6
7,644
60.2
813
9.6
12,732
8,392
65.9
7,639
60.0
753
9.0
12,770
8,484
66.4
7,701
60.3
783
9.2
12,809
8,586
67.0
7,838
61 .2
748
8.7
12,848
8,452
65.8
7,730
60.2
722
8.5
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
. . .
BLACK
20,341
12,863
63.2
11,223
55.2
1 ,640
12.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population ..
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
. . . .
Unemployment rate
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
2
Civilian
employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.
FRASER
Digitized for
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included
in both the white and black population groups.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-4. Selected employment Indicators
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Category
Seasonally adjusted
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
1 10,869
39,824
26,878
5,764
112,377
40,189
28,410
6,051
1 13,498
40,257
27,974
5,987
109,613
39,613
27,354
5,719
111,382
39,913
27,817
5,906
Mar .
1987
Apr .
1987
May
1987
June
1 98 7
CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
1 1 1 ,368 1 11 ,835
4 0 , 100
39,967
27,965
28,213
5,933
5,972
1 12,44 7 1 12,257
40,057
40,029
28,458
28,495
5,939
5,921
MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
,
1,614
1 ,386
165
1 ,81 1
1 ,629
21 1
1 ,846
1 ,501
194
1 ,937
1 ,514
21 1
1 ,508
1 ,492
163
1 ,647
1 ,454
126
1 ,739
1 ,418
150
1 ,589
1 ,505
175
1 ,695
1 ,442
1 70
9,173
5,945
3,227
1 ,374
1 ,853
7,799
247
100,475
16,910
83,566
1 ,265
82,301
8,093
268
101 ,264
16,515
84,749
1 ,242
83,507
8,286
287
98,314
16,377
81 ,937
1 ,267
80,670
7,832
236
99,748
16,532
83,216
1 ,204
82,012
8,187
255
99,834
16,568
83,265
1 ,227
82,038
8,050
273
100,112
16,484
83,628
1 ,266
82,362
8,117
268
100,834
16,710
8 4 , 124
1 ,266
82,858
8, 142
275
100,420
16,956
83,464
1 ,14 6
82,318
8,328
2 74
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1
Ail industries:
Part time for economic reasons
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time
6,118
2,346
3,335
12,470
5,139
2,156
2,561
15,243
5,723
2*, 234
3,053
13,278
5,538
2,437
2,813
14,142
5,780
2,535
2,828
14,061
5,456
2,440
2,698
14,167
5,391
2,322
2,746
13,862
5,282
2,223
2,665
14,573
5, 184
2,317
2,579
15,054
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time
5,841
2,220
3,198
11,960
4,898
2,013
2,475
14,660
5,395
2,075
2,903
12,718
5,322
2,307
2,727
13,613
5,459
2,340
2,742
13,597
5,164
2,218
2,595
13,682
5,110
2, 137
2,662
13,399
5,029
2,071
2,594
14,069
4,918
2, 155
2,477
14,485
1
Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such
reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.
Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
Quarterly averages
Monthly data
Measure
II
U-1
civilian labor force
U-2
Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force
U-3
Unemployed persons 25 years and over as a percent of the
civilian labor force
Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time
civilian labor force
U-4
III
IV
II
Apr .
May
Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
1 .9
1 .9
1 .8
1 .8
1 .7
1 .7
1 .8
1 .7
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.0
3. 1
3.0
3.0
5.5
5.4
5.4
5. 1
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.6
6.8
6.6
6.5
6.3
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
U-5a
Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, Including the
resident Armed Forces
7.0
6.8
6.8
6.6
6. 1
6.2
6.2
6.0
U-5b
Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force
7.1
6.9
6.9
6.7
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.1
U-6
Total full-time jobseekers plus Va part-time jobseekers plus Va total on part time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less Va of the
part-time labor force
U-7
Total full-time jobseekers plus Va part-time jobseekers plus Va total on part
time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the
civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less Va of the
part-time labor force
N.A » not available.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates1
Category
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
8,392
A,619
3,808
3,773
3,082
1 ,502
7,546
4,254
3,436
3,292
2,680
1 ,430
1 ,862
1 ,488
636
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1.987
Apr .
1987
May
1987
June
1 987
7,260
4,085
3,437
3,175
2,588
1 ,235
7. 1
7. 1
6.2
7.2
6.3
18.9
6.7
6.7
5.9
6.7
5.8
18.0
6.6
6.6
5.8
6.6
5.8
18.1
6.3
6.3
5.5
6.2
5.5
17.4
6.3
6.4
5.5
6. 1
5.4
17.7
1 ,631
1 ,231
630
1 ,678
1,171
635
4.5
5.2
10.0
4.2
4.8
9.5
3.9
4. 1
9.6
6,798
1 ,550
6,052
1 ,521
5,998
1 ,218
6.7
9. 1
8. 1
6.3
8.7
7.6
5.9
8.7
7.2
5.9
6.9
7. 1
6,264
179
767
1 ,590
915
675
327
1 ,747
1 ,654
613
230
5,650
101
753
1 ,406
815
591
275
1 ,596
1 ,519
571
161
5,477
95
726
1 ,201
682
519
307
1 ,638
1 ,510
601
156
7. 1
17.3
12.4
6.
12.
1 1 .
6.
6.
6.
4,
7,
5.4
3.7
11.2
6.3
12.9
12.1
6.4
6.3
6.6
4.4
6.9
4.8
3.3
8.7
6.2
10.8
1 1 .6
5.6
5.3
6.0
5.0
7.2
4.8
3.4
8.8
CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16 years and over,
Men, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 16 years and over.
Women, 20 years and over.
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
. .
. .
. .
. . .
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost 2 .
. . . .
. .
INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utitities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries.
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers
1
2
6.5
9.3
12.5
6.9
6.7
6.2
11.1
11.9
reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.
Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours-lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic
Table A-7. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment
June
1 986
May
4,169
2,321
2,285
1,014
1 ,271
3,255
1 ,798
2,265
1 , 105
1 ,160
3,754
1 ,856
2,045
1 ,067
3,415
2,650
2,299
1,038
1,261
14.5
15.5
14.2
15.2
5.6
6.6
5.2
7.2
1987
June
1987
June
• 1 986
Feb.
1987
Mar .
1987
Apr .
1987
May
3,361
2,477
2,131
1 ,008
1 ,123
3,383
2,447
2,050
3,349
2,118
2,101
1 ,003
1 ,098
3,085
2 , 1 14
2,055
1 ,105
3,143
2,232
2,075
1 ,025
1 ,049
14.6
14.9
14.9
14.9
14.8
6.6
6.6
7.0
6.5
6.7
1987
June
1987
DURATION
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
Median duration, in weeks
979
945
998
1 ,057
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
....
100.0
47.5
26.5
26.0
11.6
14.5
100.0
44.5
24.6
31 . 0
15. 1
15.9
100.0
49.0
24.2
26.7
12.8
13.9
100.0
40.8
31.7
27.5
12.4
15. 1
100.0
42.2
31 . 1
26.7
12.7
14. 1
100.0
42.9
31 . 1
26.0
12.0
14.0
100.0
42.2
30.0
27.9
13.8
14. 1
100.0
44.3
28.0
27.8
13.2
14.5
100.0
42.5
29. 1
28.3
13.8
14.6
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)
t seasonally adjusted
Raason
Seasonally adjusted
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1987
Apr .
1987
May
1987
June
1987
3,962
927
3,035
948
2,322
1 ,543
3,412
815
2,597
830
2,044
1 ,033
3,305
776
2,529
896
2,162
1 ,292
4,272
1 ,074
3,198
1 ,009
2,107
1 ,050
3,839
998
2,842
1 ,046
2,042
1 ,040
3,822
1 ,01 1
2,81 1
1 ,000
2,111
956
3,732
958
2,774
923
1 ,940
91 1
3,61 1
906
2,705
906
2,018
1 ,018
3,565
901
2,664
949
1 ,969
798
100.
45.
10.
34.
10.
26.
100.
46.
11 .
35.
1 1 .
27.
100.0
43.1
10.1
33.0
11.7
28.2
16.9
100.0
50.6
12.7
37.9
12.0
25.0
12.4
100.0
48.2
12.5
35.7
13. 1
25.6
13.1
100.0
48.4
12.8
35.6
12.7
26.8
12.1
100.0
49.7
12.8
37.0
12.3
25.8
12. 1
100.0
47.8
12.0
35.8
12.0
26.7
13.5
100.0
49.0
12.4
36.6
13.0
27.0
11.0
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
3.3
.8
1 .9
1 .3
2.7
.7
1 .8
1 .1
2.9
.7
1 .7
.9
3.6
.9
1 .8
.9
3.2
.9
1 .7
.9
3.2
.8
1 .8
.8
3. 1
.8
1 .6
.8
3.0
.8
1 .7
.8
1 .6
.7
Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Sex and age
Unemployment rates1
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1987
Apr .
1987
May
1987
June
1987
8,392
3,157
1 ,502
681
813
1 ,655
5,212
4,677
569
7,546
2,912
1 ,430
734
696
1 ,482
4,621
4,102
548
7,260
2,768
1 ,235
617
609
1 ,533
4,454
4,013
474
7.
13.
18.
20.
17.
10.
5.
5.
3.
6.7
13. 1
18.0
20 3
16 6
10 5
5 1
5 5
3 0
6.6
12.9
18. 1
20.0
16.5
10.2
5. 1
5.4
3.4
6.
12.
17.
19.
16.
10.
4.
5.
3.
6.
12.
17.
21 .
15.
9.
4.
5.
3.
6. 1
12.2
15.9
18.8
13.7
10.2
4.6
4.9
3.2
—
4,619
1 ,699
811
337
463
888
2,885
2,551
363
4,254
1 ,604
818
407
412
786
2,636
2,299
363
4,085
1 ,485
648
312
324
837
2,563
2,285
305
7.
13.
19.
20.
19.
10.
5.4
5.7
4.1
6.7
13.6
18.6
21 .2
17.0
11.1
5.1
5.4
3.3
6.
13.
19.
20,
18.
10.
5.1
5.4
3.6
6.3
13.2
19.2
21 .5
17.5
10.1
4.8
5.0
3.7
6.
13.
20.
23.
17.
10.
4.
5.
4.
6.
12.
16.
18.
14.
10.
4.
5.
3.
Women, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
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 . . .
3,773
1 ,458
691
344
350
767
2,327
2,126
206
3,292
1 ,308
612
327
284
696
1 ,985
1 ,803
185
3,175
1 ,284
587
305
285
697
1 ,891
1 ,729
170
7.2
13.0
17.9
21 .4
15.6
10.4
5.6
6.0
3.3
6.
12.
17.
19.
16.
9.
5.
5.6
2.6
6.
12.
16.
19.
14.
10.
5.
5.
3.
6.2
12.0
15.6
16.7
15.1
10.
4.
5.
3.
6.1
11.7
15
19
12
9
4
4
3
5.9
11.7
15.4
18.9
13.0
9.7
4.4
4.7
2.8
Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to17years
18 to 19 years
20to24years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over
Men, 16 years and over—
16to24years
16 to 19 years
16to17years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years.
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over
Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted1
t seasonally adjusted
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate —
?...
Not in labor force
June
1986
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1987
Apr .
1987
25,127
16,391
65.2
14,046
55.9
2,345
14.3
8,736
25,723
16,424
63.9
14,469
56.2
1 ,955
1 1 .9
9,298
25,773
16,744
65.0
14,702
57.0
2,041
12.2
9,029
25,127
16,088
64.0
13,914
55.4
2,174
13.5
9,039
25,567
16,407
64.2
14,306
56.0
2,101
12,8
9,160
25,618
16,455
64.2
14,391
56.2
2,064
12.5
9,163
25,667
16,394
63.9
14,468
56.4
1 ,925
11.7
9,273
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
1
May
1987
,723
,464
64.0
,454
56.2
,01 1
12.2
,259
June
1987
25,773
16,439
63.8
14,566
56.5
1 ,873
11.4
9,334
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.
Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian
Unemployment rate
Unemployed
Occupation
June
1986
June
1987
110,869
1 13,498
Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial .
Professional specialty
26,185
12,641
13,544
27,233
13,246
13,988
653
342
31 1
Technical, sales, and administrative support .
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, including clerical • •
34,512
3,366
13,463
17,683
35,386
3,405
13,703
18,278
Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective
14,557
1 ,060
1 ,845
11,651
15,219
917
2,003
12,300
Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair
13,773
4,399
5,239
4,135
13,695
4,389
5,087
4,218
987
232
460
296
Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Construction laborers
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ,
17,650
8,074
4,710
4,866
803
4,064
17,755
8,024
4,750
4,981
855
4,126
2,092
930
421
741
187
554
4,193
4,210
278
Total, 16 years and over1.
Farming, forestry, and fishing .
1
Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the
Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
June
1986
June
1987
June
1986
June
1987
7.3
6.3
662
338
324
2.4
2.6
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.3
1 ,823
1 10
81 1
902
1 ,661
94
698
869
5.0
3.2
5.7
4.9
1 ,339
72
82
1 ,184
1 ,298
53
120
1 ,125
865
178
460
227
1 ,626
697
315
614
156
458
225
5.9
3.9
8.3
5. 1
10.6
10.3
8.2
13.2
18.9
12.0
8.4
8.0
6.2
11.0
15.5
10.0
6.2
5.1
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Employment status off male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Veteran status
and aga
Civilian
nonlnstltutlonal
population
Unemployed
Employed
Total
Percent of
labor force
Number
June
1986
June
1987
June
1986
June
1987
June
1986
June
1987
7,742
6,391
1 ,155
3,086
2,150
1 ,351
7,840
6,235
935
2,626
2,674
1 ,605
7,210
6,116
1 ,088
2,961
2,067
1 ,094
7,235
5,956
881
2,523
2,552
1 ,279
6,872
5,818
1 ,009
2,818
1 ,991
1 ,054
6,901
5,663
794
2,399
2,470
1 ,238
338
298
79
143
76
40
18,356
8,545
5,666
4,145
19,414
8,843
6,184
4,387
17,383
8,158
5,365
1 3,860
18,343
8,476
5,785
4,082
16,444
7,698
5,088
3,658
17,554
8,067
5,584
3,903
939
460
277
202
June
1986
June
1987
June
1986
June
1987
334
293
87
124
82
41
4.7
4.9
7.3
4.8
3.7
3.7
4.6
4.9
9.9
4.9
3.2
3.2
789
409
201
179
5.4
5.6
5.2
5.2
4.3
4.8
3.5
4.4
VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS
Total, 30 years and over
30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years .
40 to 44 years
45 years and over.
NONVETERANS
Total, 30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years .
40 to 44 years .
NOTE- Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between
August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonveterans are men who have never served in the Arm-
ed Forces; published data are limited to those 30 to 44 years of age, the group that most
closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
(Numbers In thousands)
Stata and employment status
May
1987
June"
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
\9 87
Ap r.
1987
May
1987
20,093
13,453
12,582
872
6.5
20,516
13 ,807
13,040
767
5.6
20,553
13,830
13,079
751
5.4
20,098
13,368
12,492
876
6.6
20,401
13,626
12,779
847
6.2
20,440
13,655
12,833
822
6.0
20,477
13,761
12,959
802
5.8
20 ,516
13,917
13,070
84 7
6.1
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employad
Unsmployad
Unemployment rate
9,161
5,668
5,325
343
6.0
9,398
5,879
5,581
297
5.1
9,419
5,883
5,570
313
5.3
9,161
5,626
5,301
325
5.8
9,333
5,775
5 ,446
329
5.7
9,355
5,853
5,524
329
5.6
9 ,376
5,837
5,515
322
5.5
9, 39 3
5,881
5,562
319
5.4
9,419
5 ,840
5,5 46
294
5.0
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
8,659
5,805
5,317
489
8.4
8,682
5,687
5,221
466
8.2
8 ,684
5,818
5,366
452
7.8
8,659
5,717
5,252
465
8.1
8,676
5,633
5,199
4 34
7.7
8 ,673
5,620
5, 186
434
7.7
8,680
5,652
5,186
466
8.2
8,682
5,680
5 ,201
479
8.4
8,684
5,727
5 ,29 7
430
7. 5
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
4,552
3,054
2,941
113
3.7
4,570
3,053
2,950
103
3.4
4,571
3,137
3,040
97
3.1
4,552
3,030
2,917
113
3.7
4,565
3,040
2,935
105
3.5
4,567
3,074
2,953
121
3.9
4,568
3,070
2,947
123
4.0
4,570
3,069
2,954
115
3.7
4,571
3,114
3,015
99
3.2
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
6,858
4,428
4,012
416
9.4
6,920
4,518
4,150
368
8.2
6,925
4,575
4,166
408
8.9
6,858
4,363
3,965
398
9.1
6,903
4,474
4,092
382
8.5
6 ,909
4,500
4,138
362
8.0
6,914
4,466
4,081
385
8.6
6,920
4,486
4,124
362
8.1
6,925
4,513
4,124
389
8.6
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
5,921
3,981
3,780
20 1
5.0
5,977
4,029
3,862
167
4.2
5,981
4,029
3,862
167
4.1
5,921
3,928
3,7 28
200
5.1
5,961
3,9 08
3,746
162
4. 1
5,966
3,965
3,819
146
3.7
5,971
3,946
3,791
155
3.9
5,977
4,003
3,836
167
4.2
5,981
3,977
3,809
168
4.2
13,732
8,492
7,984
508
6.0
13,774
8,318
7 ,937
381
4.6
13,777
8,554
8,162
392
4.6
13,732
8,468
7 ,965
503
5.9
13,762
8,484
8,065
419
4.9
13,766
8,511
8,108
403
4.7
13, 69
8 ,473
8 ,062
411
4.9
13,774
8,491
8,082
409
13,777
8,535
8,145
390
4.6
4,754
3,220
3,042
177
5.5
4,829
3,250
3,114
136
4.2
4,836
3,316
3,155
162
4.9
4 ,754
3,192
3,030
162
5.1
4,809
3,290
3,122
168
5.1
4,816
3,264
3,107
157
4.8
4 ,822
3,267
3,112
155
4.7
4,829
3,240
3,101
139
4.3
4,836
3,292
3,143
149
4.5
Civilian noninstitutional population .
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
8,106
5,267
4,809
458
8.7
8,131
5,264
4,892
372
7.1
8,133
5,293
4,909
384
7.3
8,106
5,204
4,752
452
8.7
8, 124
5,303
4,848
455
8.6
8, 127
5,215
4,824
391
7.5
8,128
5,223
4,846
377
7.2
8, 131
5,294
4,878
416
7.9
8,133
5,237
4,859
373
7.2
Civilian noninatltutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
9,2 38
5,707
5,289
419
7.3
9,276
5,589
5,289
300
5.4
9,279
5,713
5,359
354
6.2
9,238
5,625
5 ,241
384
6.8
9,266
5,561
5,255
306
5.5
9 ,269
5,530
5,204
326
5.9
9,272
5 ,545
5,238
307
5.5
9,276
5,621
5,319
302
5.4
9,279
5,630
5,310
320
5.7
11,980
8,259
7,347
913
11.1
12,192
8,458
7,731
728
8.6
12,211
8,483
7,667
816
9.6
11,980
8,149
7,331
818
10.0
12,134
8,315
7,592
723
8.7
12,154
8,134
7 ,494
640
7.9
12,172
8,267
7,552
715
8.6
12,192
8,511
7,778
733
8.6
June
1986
California
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unsmployad
Unemploymant rata
? 0 , 5 r>3
1 3 , 1 kl
12 ,98')
753
5. 5
Florida
Massachusetts
New York
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
North Carolina
Civilian noninstitutional population .
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
OMo
Texaa
Civilian noninatltutional population.
Civilian labor forca
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
1
These are tha official Bureau of Labor Statiettca' aatlmataa uaad In tha administration of
Federal fund allocation programs.
1
Tha population figures ara not adjusted for taaaonal variation; tharafora, identical number*
appear in tha unadjusted and tha seasonally adjusted columns.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Persons not in labor force by reason, sex, and race, quarterly averages
(In thousands)
adjusted
Reason, sex, and n
1986
Total not in labor force . .
62,601
62,795
62,693
62,664
62,807
62,800
62,912
Do not want a job now
Current activity:
56,530
5,834
4,181
26,745
15,396
4,373
56,651
5,71 1
4,319
25,750
16,348
4,523
56,838
6,513
4,040
26,487
15,326
4,471
56,865
6,189
4,087
26,176
15,885
4,528
57,013
6,330
3,928
26,000
16,069
4,686
57,094
6,428
4, 152
26,290
15,768
4,456
57,025
6 ,446
4,168
25,488
16 ,?66
4 ,657
Want a job now
Reason not looking:
Going to school.
Ill, disabled . . .
Keeping house .
Retired . . .
Other
School attendance....
Ill health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities. .
Think cannot get a job Job-market factors1.
Personal factors2. . .
Other reasons3
Total not in labor force . . .
Do not want a job now .
Want a job now
Reason not looking:
School attendance....
Ill health, disability . . .
Think cannot get a job.
Other reasons3
6,072
1 ,776
859
1 ,250
1 ,041
734
307
1 , 145
6, 144
1 ,899
908
1 ,283
971
667
304
1 ,083
5,882
1 ,379
898
1 ,31 1
1,119
761
358
1 ,175
5,980
1 ,578
903
1 ,203
1 ,150
736
414
1 ,145
5,808
1 ,427
746
1 ,347
1 ,127
851
277
1 , 160
5,924
1 ,473
948
1 ,351
1 ,037
688
349
1,115
5,823
1 ,342
842
1 ,222
1 , 168
756
412
1 ,249
20,162
20,347
20 ,460
20 408
20 699
18,010
18,221
18,441
18 ,382
18,454
18 ,434
18 660
2,153
865
452
389
447
2,291
989
464
408
429
2 ,087
824
438
425
399
2,026
680
359
497
490
2 ,005
652
396
490
467
2 ,068
767
484
409
408
42 ,439
42,283
42 ,346
42,204
38 ,520
38 ,430
38 ,396
38 ,482
3 ,933
71 1
426
1 ,31 1
727
3 ,893
754
465
1 ,203
725
1 ,948
667
471
392
418
Women
Total not in labor force
.
Do not want a job now .
Want a job now
Reason not looking:
School attendance....
Ill health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities. .
Think cannot get a job.
Other reasons
3 ,853
909
444
1 ,283
563
3 ,919
91 1
407
1 ,250
652
699
654
Total not in labor force . . .
53,584
53,523
Do not want a job now .
4 9 , 106
Want a job now
Reason not looking:
School attendance....
Ill health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities. .
Think cannot get a job.
Other reasons
4,478
1 ,300
605
931
703
939
757
746
42,392
38,559
3,782
747
387
1 ,347
630
670
38 ,660
38 ,365
3 ,818
690
447
1 ,222
678
3 ,857
707
464
,351
1
628
782
707
53,615
49,265
4,540
1 ,451
678
891
666
854
4,352
975
618
1 ,032
741
985
4,298
1 ,065
625
898
780
931
4,217
975
536
975
81 7
914
4, 195
933
61 1
907
800
944
4,398
1 , 1 06
697
993
702
901
Black
Total not in labor force . . .
7,187
Do not want a job now .
5,829
Want a job now
1 ,358
400
229
285
264
180
Reason not looking:
School attendance ' * *
III health, disability . . .
Home responsibilities. .
Think cannot get a job .
Other reasons
Job market factors include "could not find job" and "thinks no job available."
Personal factors include "employers think too young or old," "lacks education or training," and
7,488
7,405
,342
372
201
332
269
168
5,937
6,027
6,020
5,945
1 ,299
333
220
270
296
180
1 ,425
460
248
263
275
179
1 ,423
381
192
318
291
241
1 ,436
353
229
287
342
224
"other personal handicap."
3
Includes small number of men not looking for work because of home responsibilities.
,299
308
194
319
304
175
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
{In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Industry
4-i
Total
Total private
Goods-producing
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Construction
General building contractors
1987
! 100,183
June
1986
101 , 3 8 1 102,103 102,670 99,323
83,467
84,030
24,951
772
440.0
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1987
Ap r .
•IcW
1 987
19 8 7
_
lUllf
!
101 ,150 101 ,329 101 , 5 9 8 101 ,672 10 1 , 7 8 8
84,758
85,566 82,670
84,215
84,352
84,560
84,658
8 4 , 7 46
2 4,491
24,762
25 ,094 24,628
24,743
24,749
24,759
2 4,755
2 4,76 o
722
409.0
731
412.0
735
415.3
769
444
719
406
722
408
729
416
735
420
5,098
5,208
5,0 40
4,843
I , 3 4 0 . 3 1 , 2 2 4 . 0 1 ,267.0 i,311.4
4,900
1 ,293
5,032
1 ,291
5,019
1 ,272
5,038
1 ,309
4,995
1 ,266
Manufacturing
Production workers
19,081
12,956
18,926
12,874
18,991
12,933
19,151 18,959
I 3,078 12,858
18,986
12,916
18,995
12,925
19,011
12,939
19,025
12,953
Durable goods.
Production workers
11 , 2 9 4
7,465
11 , 1 5 5
7,396
11 ,187
7,429
II ,258 11 ,218
7,403
7,496
1 1 ,179 11 ,176
7,399
7,398
11,175
7,406
11 ,179
7 ,415
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures.
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and 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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing.
725.3
722
496.0
504
600.6
581
754.2
747
283.1
273
1 , 4 3 8 . 8 1 ,418
2,074.7 2,024.4
2,107.7 2,086.0
2 , 0 2 1 .1 2 , 0 1 3 . 2
847.1
874.7
710.1
693.1
365.8
364.0
7,787
5,491
7,771
5,478
738,
506,
590,
748,
274,
1 ,419,
2,027,
2,083,
2,014,
846
691
366
7 ,804
5,504
1 ,624.5
55.9
707.3
1,113.8
680.9
I ,456.2
1 ,030.3
172.5
793.4
151 . 7
1 ,579.3
53.1
724.3
1,107.4
673.5
1,494.2
1 ,016.4
163.4
811 .1
148.0
1 ,596.1
53.4
726.9
1 ,111 .3
675.1
1,495.5
1 ,019.8
165.1
810.7
150.1
7,819
5,526
7 ,836
5,533
7 ,846
5,538
1 ,620
59
704
1 ,101
674
1 ,455
1 ,023
169
787
149
1 ,630
58
722
1 ,101
679
1 ,483
I ,018
164
805
147
1 ,635 | 1 , 6 4 2
57
56
724
725
1 ,104
1 ,103
677
678
1 ,493
1 ,485
1 ,018
1 ,017
164
164
809
807
149
1 48
I
1 ,635
57
727
1 ,108
677
1 ,497
1 ,022
164
809
150
76,917
5,348
3,124
2,224
5,347
3,123
2,224
5,803
3,423
2,380
5,712
3,357
2,355
5,757
3,391
2,366
5,766
3,397
2,369
5,772
3,397
2,375
5,776
3,403
2,373
18,368 17 , 8 2 1
2,361
2,337.5
2,875
2,959.0
1 ,937
2,004.0
5,870
6,178.0
18,140
2,373
2,940
1 ,979
5,956
18,136
2,380
2,944
1 ,979
5,964
18,197
2,385
2,953
1 ,978
5,962
18,207
2,392
2,9 49
1 ,977
5,978
6,287
3 , 1 49
1 ,939
1 ,199
6,501
3,243
2,016
1 ,242
6,526
3,256
2,022
1 ,248
6,558
3,272
2,032
1 ,254
6,576
3,276
2,038
1 ,262
24,260 2 3 , 0 8 0
24,093
23,950
4,770
4,998.4 5,062.6 5,115.1
6,533
6,786.4 6,812.2 6,872.6
23,759
4,984
6 , 7 48
23,842
5,020
6,773
23,926
5,044
6,800
23,997
5,078
6,819
17 ,104 16,653
2,947
2,878
3,882
3,839
9,893
10,318
16,935
2,916
3,927
10,092
16,977
2,922
3,930
10,125
17,038
2,933
3,943
10,162
17,01
2,924
3,941
10,149
17,965
2,308.8
2,878.4
1 ,958.0
6,064.5
17 , 9 9 7
2,297.2
2,920.7
1 ,970.3
5,956.5
7 ,807
5,518
76,839
5,769
3,403
2,366
p = preliminary.
7 ,741
5,455
5,333
3,112
2,221
5 , 7 48
3,390
2,358
16,716
2,918
3,773
10,025
739
509
58b
742
272
1 ,420
2,0 25
2,088
2,011
843
693
366
76,580
5 , 7 40
3,374
2,366
Government.
Federal
State
Local
736
504
586
743
272
1 ,423
2,022
2,092
2,011
847
694
364
5,315
3,097
2,218
Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
23,280
4,789.5
6,559.5
734
502
586
739
266
1 ,419
2,015
2,099
2,022
854
694
366
76,407
5,352
3,132
2,220
Services
Business services
Health services
1 ,637.1
53.8
732.1
1 ,121 .5
681
1 ,501
1 ,029
167
817
152
733
501
588
733
261
1 ,419
2,018
2,106
2,022
859
695
364
5,142
3,024
2,118
77,341
5,314
3,099
2,215
6,347
3,169
1 ,946
1 ,232
7,893
5,582
707
49 7
587
747
280
1 ,432
2,066
2,099
2,013
865
707
363
5,393
3,157
2,236
76,890
5,184
3,052
2,132
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance
Insurance
Real estate.
754.
508.
597.
751 ,
276.
1,431 .
2,037 .
2,086.
2,026.
856.
694.
369.
77,576 74,695
75,232
Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communication and public utilities
Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations
Eating and drinking places
p
19 8 7
6,530
3,259
2,028
1 ,243
17,351
2,930
4,046
10,375
18,207
2,320.1
2,934.6
1 ,983.0
6 , 0 9 1 .1
6,575
3,269
2,036
1 ,270
17,345
2,936
3,996
10,413
6,6 48
3,303
2,045
1 ,300
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Not
Seasonally adjuetad
adjusted
Industry
June
1986
Apr .
1987
May
1987
June
1987
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1987
Ap r .
1987
May
1987
June
1987
34.9
34.6
34.8
35.0
34.7
34.9
34.8
34.7
34.9
34.8
Mining
41 . 9
41 . 8
42,4
41 . 9
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Total private
Construction
37 . 8
37 . 4
38.6
38.2
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Manufacturing
Overtime hours
40.8
3.4
40.4
3.3
40 9
3.6
41 .1
3.7
40.6
3.4
41 .1
3.6
40.9
3.6
40.6
3.5
41 . 0
3.8
41 .0
3.7
Durable goods
Overtime hours
41 . 4
3.5
41 .1
3.4
41 . 5
3.7
41 .7
3.8
41 . 3
3.5
41 .7
3.7
41 . 5
3.7
41 . 2
3.6
41 . 6
3.9
41 . 5
3.8
40.
39.
42.
41 .
41
41
41
40
42
42
40
39
40.6
38.8
42.1
42
42
40
41
40
41
42
40.8
38.8
41 . 4
39.4
42.7
42.9
43 4
41 4
42 0
40 6
42 2
42 6
41 2
39.1
41 .
39,
42.
43,
44.
41 .
42.
40,
42,
42,
41 ,
39,
40.1
39.7
42.1
41 .7
41 . 4
41
40.
42.
42.
40.
(2)
41 . 3
40.2
42.8
42.6
42.
41
42.
41 .
42.
43.
41 .
(2)
40
40
42
42
42
41
42
40
42
42
41
(2)
40
39
41
42
42
41
41
40
41
42
41
(2)
41 .1
39.8
42.2
43.0
43.3
41 . 6
42.2
40.8
42.2
42.5
41 . 5
(2)
40.8
39.7
42.2
43.2
43.7
41 . 4
42.1
40.9
42.0
42.4
41 . 5
(2)
39.9
3.2
39.5
3.1
40.1
3.5
40.3
3.6
39.8
3.2
40.3
3.5
40.1
3.5
39.7
3.3
40.2
3.7
40.3
3.6
40.0
38.1
41 .1
36.9
43.1
37 . 6
41 . 9
44.2
41 . 2
37.6
39.3
37.6
40.9
35.8
42.8
37 . 6
42.2
43.8
40.9
36.7
40.1
39
41
37
43
37
42.1
43.9
41 . 5
38.7
40.2
39.7
42.4
37.3
43.4
37.8
42.1
43.4
41 . 9
39.6
39.9
(2)
40.8
36.6
43.1
38.0
41 . 8
44.1
(2)
(2)
40.1
(2)
42.0
37.4
43.3
38.1
42.2
44.0
(2)
(2)
40.0
(2)
42.1
37 . 0
43.0
37 . 9
42.0
44.1
(2)
(2)
39.8
(2)
41 . 4
36.1
43.0
37.7
42.2
43.9
(2)
(2)
40.1
(2)
42.0
37 . 0
43.5
37 . 9
42.1
44.3
(2)
(2)
40.2
(2)
42.1
37 . 0
43.4
38.2
42.0
43.4
(2)
(2)
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
. .
Machinery, except electrical ,
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment . . .
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goqgs..
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Transportation and public utilities
39.4
38.8
38.9
39.3
39.1
39.2
39.0
39.0
39.1
39.0
Wholesale trade
38.5
38.1
38.3
38.4
38.4
38.3
38.1
38.2
38.3
38.2
Retail trade
29.5
29.2
29.3
29.7
29.1
29.3
29.3
29.5
29.4
29.3
Finance, insurance, and real estate
36.5
36.3
36.3
36.5
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
32.4
32.5
32.5
Services
. .
32.6
32.3
1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in 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 employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls.
32.4
32.6
32.5
32.6
32.5
P
2
This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is
small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagrlcuitural
payrolls by Industry
Average weekly earnings
Industry
Total private
Seasonally adjusted ,
June
1986
Apr.
1987
May
1987 Pi
June
1987
$8.72|
8.75
$8.91
8.91
$8.93
8.94
$8.93
8.96
June
1986
P|
$304.33
303.63
Apr .
1987
May
1987 Pi
$308.29 $310.76
309.18
312.01
Mining
12.49
12.43
12.42
12.48
Construction.
12.3-
12.55
12.61
12.61
9.71
9.87
9.86
9.88
396.17
398.75
Durabls goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products.
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
10.26
8.40
7.47
10.04
11 . 8 9
13.86
9.90
10.58
9.59
12.72
13.33
9.40
7.53
10.39
8.34
7.58
10.23
11 . 9 6
13.84
9.98
10.70
9.82
12.80
13.40
9.67
7.67
10.39
8.36
7.63
10.24
11 . 9 3
13.73
9.97
10.69
9.83
12.83
13.41
9,68
7 .73
10.42
8.45
7.61
10.22
1 1 .93
13.72
10.03
10.76
9.82
12.94
13.52
9.68
7.73
424.76
342.72
297.31
427 .70
497.00
577.96
408.87
441.19
392.23
538.06
567 .86
384.46
298.19
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
8.92
8.74
13.79
6.86
5.83
11 . 1 7
9.91
11 . 9 5
14.12
8.71
5.91
9.14
8.95
14.28
7.12
5,
11 ,
10.14
12.30
14.50
8.82
6.12
9.12
8.96
14.51
7.13
5.89
11 . 3 9
10.19
12.30
14.50
8.84
6.04
9.12
8.93
15.46
7,
5
11 .
10.16
12.24
14.29
8.85
6.07
11 . 6 3
11 . 9 4
11 . 9 2
12.01
Manufacturing .
Transportation and public utilities.
June
1 98 7
P
$31 2.55
311.81
5 2 6.61
522.91
486.75
481 . 7 0
403.27
40 6 . 0 7
427 .03
338.60
294.10
430.68
508.30
593.74
408.18
445.12
395.75
536.32
566.82
394.54
297 .60
431 . 1 9
346.10
300.62
437.25
511.80
595.88
412.76
448.98
399.10
541.43
571.27
398.82
302.24
434.51
350.68
302 .1 2
436.39
516.57
603.68
417 . 2 5
454.07
401 . 6 4
543.48
574.60
401 . 7 2
30 3 . 0 2
355.91
349.60
525.40
281 .95
215.13
481.43
372.62
500.71
624.10
358.85
222.22
361 .03
351 .74
536.93
291 .21
212.65
486.64
381 .26
519.06
635.10
360.74
224.60
365.71
359.30
570.24
298.75
217 . 9 3
493.19
384.16
517 . 8 3
636.55
366.86
233.75
367 . 5 4
358.99
613.76
303.16
221 . 9 4
495.19
384.05
515.30
620.19
370.82
240.37
458.22
463.27
463.69
471 . 9 9
Wholesale trade
9.33
9.53
9.57
9.56
359.21
363 .09
366 .53
367 . 1 0
Retail trade
6.00
6.09
6.09
6.07
177 .00
177 .83
178 44
180.28
8.37
8.71
8.71
8.68
305.51
316 .17
316 17
316.82
8.10
8.40
8.38
8.37
264.06
271 .32
271 .51
272.86
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
' See footnote 1, table B-2.
p = preliminary.
Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagrlcuitural payrolls by industry
(1977 »100)
Seasonally adjusted
Industry
Total private nonfarm:
Current dollars
Constant (1077) dollars
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and
real estate
1
2
3
4
Percent
chang*
from:
change
June
1986
Apr.
1987
May
1987p
June
1987p
June
1986June
1987
168,
94,
181 ,
151 ,
172,
170.
172,
172.7
94.3
181 . 3
153.0
175.3
174.8
175.9
160.2
172.
94.
181 .
154,
174.
174.
176.
160.
172.8
N.A.
182.8
154.0
174.7
175.8
176.4
160.1
2.3
(2)
.7
2.0
1 .5
3.3
2.4
1 .4
180.1
173.4
186.7
179.4
186.
179.
186.7
179.4
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1987
Apr.
1987
May
1987p
June
I987p
169.2
95.2
(4)
151 . 9
172.2
171 . 3
(4)
158.0
171 , 8
94.6
(4)
152.4
173.7
174.3
(4)
158.9
172.2
94.4
(4)
153.8
174.3
174.6
(4)
159.0
172.6
94.2
(4)
153.7
175.0
175.2
(4)
159.8
172
94
154
174
175
(4)
160.1
173.1
N.A.
(4)
154.9
174.7
176.7
(4)
174.1
(4)
178.4
(4)
179.0
(4)
179.4
(4)
179.6
(
(4)
160.1
0.2
(3)
(4)
.4
.2
.4
(4)
(5)
(4)
180.2
(4)
.3
See footnote 1, table B - 2 .
Percent change Is -1.4 percent from May 1986 to May 1987, the latest month available.
Percent change Is -0.3 percent from April 1987 to May 1987, the latest month available.
These series are not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component Is small relative to the trend-cycle
irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
5 Percent change is less than .05 percent.
N.A. Data not available.
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Digitized for
May
1987June
1987
and/or
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
(1977= 100)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Industry
Total
Goods-producing
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
June
1986
Apr .
1987
May
1987 P
118.8
118.1
99.3
June
1987 P
June
1986
Feb.
1987
Mar.
1987
Apr .
1987
May
1987
120.1
122.2
1 16.8
119.7
1 19.6
119.6
120.2
12 0 . 1
96.3
99.3
101 . 1
97.2
99.3
98.9
98.0
99.2
9 9.0
83.7
79.6
82.2
81 . 8
83.4
79.9
80.0
138.0
127 . 0
137 . 4
141 . 1
1 29.5
136.2
92.6
91 . 2
92.8
94.2
91 . 6
P
June
1987
P
81 . 3
83.4
81 . 4
1 35.5
1 32.8
134.5
13 2 . 8
93.1
92.8
92.1
93.1
93.3
89.7
97.2
105.7
86.5
61 . 6
50.8
88.5
87.0
98.8
97.2
87 . 1
102.4
80.2
90.6
103.3
107.9
88.3
61 . 2
46.8
89.1
85.1
100.8
98.9
89.0
102.0
81 . 1
90.2
102.5
107 . 9
87.5
61 . 9
47 . 7
88.9
84.7
99.9
98.2
88.0
101 .7
81 . 1
89.6
102.0
105.7
86.3
62.1
49.6
88.4
84.8
99.0
96.6
85.6
101 . 0
79.9
9 0.5
103.6
108.9
86.9
62.9
50.7
89.0
86.1
99.6
97.3
86.1
102.0
80.8
90. 6
102.4
108.7
86.7
63.6
51 . 1
89.1
86.4
99.7
97.5
86.6
102.2
80.6
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s .
S t o n e , clay, a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s
Primary m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s
Blast f u r n a c e s a n d b a s i c steel p r o d u c t s
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
90.7
101 . 7
105.7
90.0
62.5
51 . 9
89.5
87.3
99.1
97.7
88.8
103.3
80.9
89.2
99.7
105.3
86.0
62.8
50.6
87.4
84.7
98.0
97.0
86.2
100.7
79.4
90.5
104.1
107.1
89.1
63.4
51 . 2
88.6
85.8
98.9
97.8
87.0
101 . 3
80.4
91 . 7
107.0
108.5
89.9
64.3
52.2
90.2
87.0
100.0
98.0
87.8
102.9
81 . 5
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products.
A p p a r e l and other t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s
Paper and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber a n d m i s c e l l a n e o u s p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s .
Leather a n d leather p r o d u c t s
95.4
98.2
72.6
78.6
86.2
100.3
126.3
93.7
85.6
111.1
58.2
94.2
93.2
69.2
80.4
83.1
98.6
129.2
93.3
82.8
112.6
56.3
96.2
96.4
72.2
82.7
85.9
99.9
129.5
93.6
84.4
1J 4 . 2
60.3
98.0
99.8
72.9
84.3
87.6
101 . 6
130.1
94.4
85.6
116.3
62.6
94.5
97.8
77.6
77.6
84.4
99.1
127 . 5
92.3
83.3
109.8
56.1
96.7
99.3
76.0
82.3
86.1
100.6
130.2
93.4
83.1
113.5
57.8
96.5
99.4
77.7
82.9
8 5.3
99.7
129.4
93.1
83.3
113.5
57.8
95.7
99.3
77.3
81 . 3
83.5
99.5
128.7
93.4
82.9
112.6
57.4
97.0
99.8
80.1
82.9
85.4
100.6
129.8
93.7
84.5
114.4
59.7
97.2
99.6
77.3
83.2
85.9
100.2
131 . 5
93.3
83.5
115.5
60.0
131 . 8
Service-producing.
129.6
130.2
131 . 6
133.8
127 . 6
131 . 0
131 . 0
131 .5
131 . 8
Transportation and public utilities
105.1
106.6
107.9
110.0
103.5
107 . 8
107.7
107.9
108.2
108.2
Wholesale trade
117 .7
116.2
117 . 4
118.5
116.9
117 . 4
116.9
117.4
117.6
117.3
Retail trade
120.2
118.9
120.7
123.5
117 . 6
120.4
120.3
121 . 6
121 . 2
120.8
Finance, insurance, and real estate
138.7
141 . 1
142.2
144.8
137 . 1
141 . 0
141 . 5
1 42.0
142.5
1 43.0
Services
1 47.7
150.0
151 . 3
153.4
145.8
150.1
150.2
150.3
151 . 0
151 . 4
1
See footnote 1, table B-2
p = preliminary.
Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased
Time
span
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Over
1-month
span
55.9
53.2
53.5
47.0
48.1
56.8
52.4
48.1
58.6
47 . 3
53.5
58.4
53.2
52.4
P57.8
46.8
46.8
P53.0
53.8
52.4
53.8
56.2
47 . 8
55.1
53.2
53.2
54.3
59.7
57.3
59.7
Over
3-month
span
51 . 1
49.7
58.6
48.4
44.9
59.5
42.4
45.7
61 . 1
46.5
48.4
P64.1
44.3
47 . 6
P59.7
49.7
45.4
47 . 0
48.4
48.6
55.1
45.9
55.9
47 . 6
58.1
55.1
58.6
56.5
60.3
Over
•6-month
span
46.5
47.6
61 . 9
46.5
47.6
P63.8
43.2
43.0
P59.2
44.3
43.2
44.3
45.4
45.1
48.4
43.0
47.3
44.3
53.0
49.2
59.2
49.2
58.9
47 . 3
57.8
45.9
58.9
44.6
C43.2
44.1
44.1
43.8
46.2
40.8
45.7
41 . 6
47 . 8
41 . 6
49.5
42.2
49.5
42.4
51 . 6
43.8
54.9
44.3
52.2
44.1
p55.7
42.4
P57.8
Over
12-month
span
1
Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls of 185
private nonagricultural industries Data for the 12-month span are unadjusted
p = preliminary
c = corrected
NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. (Half of the unchanged components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans
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