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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF INFORMATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20210 USDL. - 71- 190 B u re a u of L a b o r S ta tis tic s (202) 961 -2 54 2 o r 961-2634 T ra n s m is s io n E m b a rg o 10:00 A .M . F rid a y , A p ril 2, 1971 THE E M PL O Y M E N T SITUATION: M ARCH 1971 U n em p lo y m en t edged up in M arch , w hile em p lo y m en t re m a in e d : b a s ic a lly u nchanged, the U* S. D e p a rtm e n t of L abor* s B u re a u of L ab o r S ta tis tic s re p o rte d to d ay . The o v e ra ll u n em p lo y m en t ra te m o v ed up to 6* 0 p e rc e n t in M a rc h , follow ing a d ec lin e fro m 6* 2 p e rc e n t to 5e 8 p e rc e n t b etw een D e c e m b e r and F eb ru a ry ,, The M a rc h in c re a s e in u n em p lo y m en t o c c u rre d la rg e ly am ong 16-24 y e a r-o ld s , m any of w hom w e re new e n tra n ts o r r e - e n tr a n ts to the la b o r fo rc e 0 J o b le s s r a te s fo r m o s t o th er m a jo r la b o r fo rc e g ro u p s w ere abo u t unch an g ed o v e r the m o n th 0 The se a so n a lly a d ju ste d jo b le s s ra te fo r w o rk e rs c o v e re d by S tate u nem p loy m en t in s u ra n c e p ro g ra m s m oved up to 3. 9 p e rc e n t in M a rc h , a fte r d eclin in g fro m 40 6 p e rc e n t in N o v em b er to 3 .7 p e rc e n t in Ja n u a ry and F e b ru a ry * T o tal em p lo y m en t w as about unchanged in M a rc h a t 78. 5 m illio n , se a so n a lly adjusted,. W ith the ex cep tio n of a te m p o ra ry ris e in J a n u a ry , to ta l em p lo y m e n t h as re m a in e d on a v irtu a l p la te a u sin ce M ay 1970 and w as 500, 000 below the a lltim e high re a c h e d la s t M arch,, N o n farm p a y ro ll e m p lo y m en t w as a lso unchanged in M a rc h on a se a so n a lly a d ju ste d basis,, A t 70. 6 m illio n , p a y ro ll em p lo y m e n t in M a rc h w as about the sam e a s la s t S e p te m b e r, p r io r to the beginning of the auto s trik e , but w as dow n 680, 000 fro m la s t M arch* O v e r-th e -m o n th g ain s in c o n tra c t c o n stru c tio n and S tate and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t w e re c o u n te re d by a d ec lin e in m a n u fa c tu rin g em p lo y m en t; the m a n u fa c tu rin g d ro p la rg e ly re fle c te d a net in c re a s e in the n u m b er of w o rk e rs off p a y ro lls b ec a u se of strik e s,, The a v e ra g e w ork w eek fo r a ll ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs in p riv a te n o n farm in d u s trie s , as w ell a s in m a n u fa c tu rin g , ro s e o v e r the m o n th a fte r a dip in F eb ru a ry * - 2 - U n em p lo y m en t The n u m b e r of u n em p lo y ed p e rs o n s to ta le d 50 2 m illio n in M a rc h , dow n 270, 000 fro m F ebruary© The d ec lin e w as le s s than u su a l fo r th is tim e of y e a r, and, a fte r se a so n a l a d ju stm e n t, u n em p lo y m en t w as up by 150, 000, la rg e ly am ong te e n a g e rs and 2 0 -2 4 y e a r- o ld s . The M a rc h r is e in u n em p lo y m en t o c c u rre d p rim a rily am ong jo b s e e k e rs who had re e n te re d the la b o r force© A t l c 5 m illio n , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , the n u m b e r of u nem p loy ed re e n tr a n ts re tu rn e d to the Ja n u a ry le v e l, follow ing a sh a rp d ro p in February© U n em p lo y m en t ste m m in g fro m jo b lo s s to ta le d 2© 2 m illio n in M a rc h , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , dow n 100, 000 fro m F e b ru a ry and at the lo w e st le v e l sin ce S ep tem b e r 1970© The o v e ra ll u n em p lo y m en t ra te m o v ed up fro m 5© 8 to 6© 0 p e rc e n t in M a rc h , the sam e a s in Ja n u a ry but slig h tly below D ecem b er* s 9 -y e a r peak of 6© 2 percent© A p p ro x im a te ly h alf of the o v e r-th e -m o n th in c re a s e in u n em p lo y m en t o c c u rre d am ong te e n a g e rs , m o stly fem ales© A t 17. 8 p e rc e n t in M a rc h , -the tee n a g e jo b le s s ra te re tu rn e d to the le v e ls re a c h e d in la te fa ll w hen it had b een a t its h ig h e st p oint sin ce 1963© J o b le s s r a te s fo r a d u lt m e n (4© 2 p e rc e n t) and m a r r ie d m en (3© 2 p e rc e n t) w e re u nchanged o v e r the m o n th , but both w ere down fro m th e ir D e c e m b e r highs© The ra te fo r a d u lt w om en, at 5© 8 p e rc e n t, w as abo u t unch an g ed fo r the fo u rth s tra ig h t m o n th . H o w ev er, the ra te fo r 2 0-24 y e a r- o ld w om en m o v ed up fro m 9o 1 to 10© 1 p e rc e n t, the h ig h e st in m o re th a n 7 y e a r s . The jo b le s s ra te fo r w h ite s ro s e fro m 5. 3 to 5© 6 p e rc e n t in M a rc h , follow ing a d ec lin e in F ebruary© The jo b le s s ra te fo r N e g ro e s, at 9© 4 p e rc e n t, w as about u nch an g ed fo r the th ird s tra ig h t m o n th , re m a in in g n e a r its h ig h e st le v e l sin c e 1964© A fte r holding ste ad y a t 10. 4 w eek s in F e b ru a ry and J a n u a ry , the a v e ra g e (m ean) d u ra tio n of u n em p lo y m en t ro s e to 10. 8 w eek s in M a rc h , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , th e h ig h e st le v e l since A p ril 1966© A slig h t d ec lin e in the n u m b er of p e rs o n s u nem p loy ed le s s th a n 5 w eek s and a r is e in the n u m b er u nem p loy ed 5 to 26 w eek s c o n trib u te d to the h ig h e r a v e ra g e d u ra tio n of jo b lessn ess© The n u m b e r u nem p loy ed 15 w eek s o r m o re to ta le d 1© 1 m illio n in M a rc h (se a so n a lly a d ju s te d ), the h ig h e st le v e l sin ce 1963© - 3 ~ The jo b le s s ra te fo r w h ite -c o lla r w o rk e rs edged up fro m 30 5 to 3. 7 p e rc e n t o v e r the m o n th , although it re m a in e d w ithin the 3. 5-3«>8 p e rc e n t ra n g e th a t h as p re v a ile d sin ce O cto b e r 1970o The ra te for p ro fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l w o rk e rs , although abo u t unchanged in M a rc h at 3e 4 p e rc e n t, w as at its h ig h e st p oint since the m onthly s e r ie s began in 1958c The jo b le s s ra te fo r c ra fts m e n and fo re m e n (4,9 p e rc e n t) w as up o v e r the m o n th , r e tu r n ing to its D e c e m b e r-Ja n u a ry le v e ls follow ing a d eclin e in F ebruary*, J o b le s s r a te s fo r the o th e r o ccu p atio n g ro u p s w ere not sig n ific an tly changed o v er the m o n th , alth ou g h m o st have m oved dow n fro m th e ir high D e c e m b e r le v e ls . A m ong m a jo r in d u stry g ro u p s, jo b le s s r a te s w ere up in tra d e (to 6C7 p e rc e n t) and in the finance and s e rv ic e in d u s trie s (to 50 3 p e r c e n t) . The M a rc h ra te in the fin an ce and s e rv ic e in d u s trie s w as a t its h ig h e st le v e l in 8 y e a r s 0 In tra n s p o rta tio n and p ublic u tilitie s , on the o th e r hand, the u n em p lo y m en t ra te m oved down from 4C0 to 3. 3 p ercen to The jo b le s s ra te in c o n stru c tio n (IQ09 p e rc e n t) w as unchanged in M a rc h , re m a in in g below the 1970 peak r e a d ie d in S ep tem b e r (l?-c 7 p e rc e n t). A lthough u nchanged o v e r the m onth, the ra te in m a n u fa c tu rin g (6e 9 p e rc e n t) w as a lso down fro m its w in te r h ig h s. The jo b le s s ra te fo r w o rk e rs c o v e re d by S tate u n em p lo y m en t in su ra n c e p ro g ra m s ro s e fro m 30 7 p e rc e n t in F e b ru a ry to 3C9 p e rc e n t in M a rc h , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d . T h is w as the f ir s t in c re a s e in the S tate in s u re d ra te sin ce the end of the au to m o b ile s tr ik e 0 C iv ilia n L ab o r F o rc e and T o tal E m p lo y m en t The c iv ilia n la b o r force,- at 830 5 m illio n se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , w as little changed o v er the m onth, a fte r d eclin in g in February*, The la b o r fo rc e had r is e n sh a rp ly betw een Ju ly 1970 and Ja n u a ry 1971D T o tal em p lo y m en t, at 78. 5 m illio n , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , w as a lso unchanged fro m the F e b ru a ry le v e l. E x cep t fo r a te m p o ra ry r is e in J a n u a ry , to ta l em p lo y m en t h as re m a in e d on a v irtu a l p la te a u sin ce M ay 1970o O ver the y e a r, to ta l e m p lo y m e n t--w h ic h in c lu d e s se lf-e m p lo y e d , d o m e stic , and unpaid fa m ily w o rk e rs , a s w ell a s w age and s a la ry w o r k e r s - h a s fa lle n by about o n e -h a lf million*, - 4 - An o v e r-th e -m o n th in c re a s e in e m p lo y m e n t fo r p a rt-tim e w o rk e rs w as c o u n te re d by a d e c lin e in e m p lo y m en t am ong fu ll-tim e w orkers® At 67* 4 m illio n in M a rc h , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , e m p lo y m en t of fu ll-tim e w o ik e u w as a t its lo w e st le v e l sin ce M ay 1969® In d u stry P a y ro ll E m p lo y m e n t The n u m b er of p ersc.n s on n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls w as 69. 8 m illio n in M a rc h , up 280, 000 o v e r the m o n th . The in c re a s e w as in line w ith the u su a l se a so n a l p a tte rn , and, a fte r se a so n a l a d ju stm e n t, n o n farm p a y ro ll em p lo y m en t w as u nch an g ed fro m the F e b ru a ry level® P a y ro ll em p lo y m en t w'ouid have show n a v e ry sm a ll r is e o v er the m o n th , h o w ev er, e x c e p t fo r a net in c re a s e in the n u m b er of w o rk e rs on s trik e . Since M arch 1970, the n u m b er of p a y ro ll jo b s h a s d ro p p e d by 680, 000. E m p lo y m en t in c r e a s e s in c o n tra c t c o n stru c tio n and S tate and local g o v e rn m e n t in M arch w e re c o u n te re d by a se a so n a lly a d ju ste d d ec lin e in m a n u fac tu rin g (6 5 ,0 0 0 ). W ith the ex c e p tio n of N o v em b er 1970 (the secon d m onth of the auto s tr ik e ) , m a n u fa c tu rin g em p lo y m e n t in M a rc h w as a t its lo w est p oint in 5 y e a r s . M an u factu rin g jo b s have d e c lin e d by 630, 000 sin ce S ep tem b er (the m o n th p rio r to the s trik e ) and by 1.3 m illio n , o r 6. 5 p e rc e n t, sin ce M a rc h a y e a r ago. The job cu tb ac k s in m a n u fa c tu rin g w e re confined p rim a rily to the d u ra b le goods s e c to r. A d ro p of 75, 000 in d u ra b le s took p lace la rg e ly in the p rim a ry and fa b ric a te d m e ta ls , m a c h in e ry , and sto n e, clay and g la s s in d u s tr ie s . The d ec lin e in fa b ric a te d m e ta ls (25, 000) re s u lte d fro m a s trik e in the m e ta l can in d u stry . E m p lo y m en t in n o n d u rab le goods show ed a sm a ll g ain in M a rc h (10, 000) and h as re m a in e d v irtu a lly unch an g ed sin ce O c to b e r. A p p a re l a c co u n ted fo r the e n tire o v e r-th e -m o n th in c re a s e , a s ch a n g e s in the o th e r so ft goods in d u s trie s w e re sm a ll and la rg e ly o ffse ttin g . E m p lo y m en t in c o n tra c t c o n stru c tio n in c re a s e d by 45, 000, se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , follow ing 2 s tra ig h t m o n th s of sig n ific a n t d e c lin e s . C o m p a re d w ith M a rc h 1970, h o w ev er, c o n stru c tio n em p lo y m en t w as down by 230, 000, o r 7. 2 p e rc e n t. E m p lo y m en t in the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g s e c to r edged up 25, 000, se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , betw een F e b ru a ry and M a rc h , due a lm o s t e n tire ly to an in c re a s e in S tate and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t. E m p lo y m en t in S tate and lo c a l - 5 - g o v e rn m e n ts h a s co n tin u ed to r is e ste a d ily in re c e n t m o n th s, alth o u g h the re m a in d e r of the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g s e c to r - - tr a n s p o r ta tio n and p ub lic u tilitie s , tra d e , fin an c e, s e rv ic e s , and the F e d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t--h a s show n little o r no g ro w th sin ce J a n u a ry . O ver the y e a r, h o w ev er, e m p lo y m e n t in the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g in d u s trie s h as ris e n by 840, 000, p ro v id in g a p a r tia l o ffse t to the 10 5 m illio n jo b lo s s in the goods in d u s tr ie s c H o u rs of W ork T he w o rk w eek fo r a ll ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs on p riv a te n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls reb o u n d ed fro m the s h a rp d ec lin e of the p re v io u s m o n th , w hich had re fle c te d bad w e a th e r co n d itio n s and a h o lid ay w eekend in m id -m o n th . On a se a so n a lly a d ju ste d b a s is , the w o rk w eek w as up by 0o 2 h o u r to 37.1 h o u rs , a r e tu r n to the J a n u a ry le v e l. The la r g e s t o v e r-th e -m o n th in c r e a s e s took p la c e in m a n u fa c tu rin g and c o n tra c t c o n stru c tio n . In m a n u fa c tu rin g , th e a v e ra g e w o rk w eek m o v ed up 0. 4 h o u r in M a rc h to 39. 9 h o u rs , b rin g in g the fa c to ry w ork w eek back to the le v e ls of la s t sp rin g and s u m m e rc A la rg e p a r t of the M a rc h in c re a s e o c c u rre d in d u ra b le goo d s, p a r tic u la rly in p rim a ry m e ta ls , w hich m ay re fle c t a b u ild -u p of in v e n to rie s in a n tic ip a tio n of a strik e* O v er the y e a r, fa c to ry h o u rs w e re dow n 0. 3 h o u r. F a c to ry o v e rtim e edg ed dow n o v e r the m o n th to 2. 7 h o u rs (se a so n a lly a d ju s te d ), equ alin g the 7 -y e a r low re a c h e d in N o v em b er and D e c e m b e r of la s t year* Since M a rc h 1970, fa c to ry o v e rtim e h a s fa lle n by fo u r-te n th s of an h o u r. E a rn in g s A v e ra g e h o u rly e a rn in g s of ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs on p riv a te p a y ro lls w e re $ 3 .3 6 in M a rc h , up 1 c e n t fro m F e b ru a ry 0 H o u rly e a rn in g s w ere 19 c e n ts , o r 6« 0 p e rc e n t, above the y e a r-a g o level* A v erag e w eek ly e a rn in g s w e re up $1*37 o v e r the m o n th to $ 1 2 3 .9 8 , a s th e sm a ll in c re a s e in h o u rly e a rn in g s w as b o ls te re d by the la rg e g ain in the w o rk w eek . O v e r-th e -m o n th in c r e a s e s w e re re c o rd e d in a ll of the m a jo r in d u s trie s w ith the ex cep tio n of tra n s p o rta tio n and p ub lic u tilitie s . C o m p a re d w ith M a rc h 1970, a v e ra g e w eek ly e a rn in g s w e re up by $ 6 .0 6 , o r 5. 1 p e rc e n t. D urin g the la te s t 12-m o n th p e rio d fo r w hich C o n su m e r P r ic e Index d a ta a re a v a ila b le - -F e b ru a r y 1 9 7 0 -F e b ru a ry 1971--th e Index ro s e by 4. 8 p e rc e n t. - 6 - F i r s t Q u a rte r D ev e lo p m e n ts L a b o r fo rc e and to ta l em p lo y m e n t. T he c iv ilia n la b o r fo rc e a v e ra g e d 83® 6 m illio n (se a so n a lly a d ju ste d ) in the f ir s t q u a rte r of 1971, up slig h tly (125, 000) fro m the fo u rth q u a rte r of 1970o The ad v an ce w as su b s ta n tia lly le s s th an in e ith e r of the p re v io u s 2 q u a rte r s - -6 4 0 , 000 and 290, 000, re s p e c tiv e ly c The f i r s t q u a rte r 1971 in c re a s e o c c u rre d e n tire ly am ong te e n a g e rs and ad u lt w om en, a s the n u m b er of a d u lt m en in the la b o r fo rc e d e c lin e d slightly® The to ta l la b o r fo rc e , w hich in c lu d e s the A rm e d F o rc e s , w as u nchanged in the f i r s t q u a rte r of 1971® Since the f i r s t q u a rte r of 1970, the to ta l la b o r fo rc e h as r is e n by 870, 000® D uring th e sa m e p e rio d , the c iv ilia n la b o r fo rc e in c re a s e d by 1® 3 m illio n , w ith the d iffe re n c e re fle c tin g the n et re tu r n to the c iv ilia n la b o r fo rc e of young m en who had been in the a rm e d services® T o tal em p lo y m en t, a t 78. 6 m illio n , re m a in e d v irtu a lly unch an g ed fo r the th ird s tra ig h t q u a rte r, a s an in c re a s e am ong te e n a g e rs w as o ffse t by a d ec lin e in em p lo y m en t of ad u lt men® E m p lo y m e n t am ong a d u lt w om en w as not sig n ific an tly chan ged fro m the fo u rth quarter® T h e re w as a ls o no sig n ific a n t change in the em p lo y m e n t le v e l of e ith e r w h ite s o r b la c k s d u rin g th is p e rio d . A t 67® 6 m illio n , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , fu ll-tim e e m p lo y m e n t w as down by 190, 000 fro m the la s t q u a rte r of 1970, m o stly am ong a d u lt men® T h is d ro p w as c o u n te re d by a r is e in p a r t- tim e e m p lo y m e n t, p rin c ip a lly am ong a d u lt w om en and teenagers® U n em p lo y m en t® The n u m b e r of u nem p loy ed p e rs o n s a v e ra g e d 5® 0 m illio n (sea so n a lly a d ju ste d ) in the f i r s t q u a rte r of 1971, e s s e n tia lly u nch an g ed fro m the fo u rth q u a rte r; th is w as the f i r s t 3-m o n th p e rio d in w hich u n em p lo y m en t had not ris e n su b s ta n tia lly sin c e the f i r s t q u a rte r of 1970® At 5® 9 p e rc e n t in the J a n u a ry -M a rc h q u a rte r, the o v e ra ll u n em p lo y m e n t ra te w as a lso u nch an g ed , a fte r having ris e n ste a d ily sin ce the fo u rth q u a rte r of 1969o J o b le s s r a te s w e re unch an g ed fo r a d u lt m en (4® 3 p e rc e n t) and fo r te e n a g e rs (1 7 .4 p e r c e n t) , but th e ra te fo r a d u lt w om en in ch ed up fro m 5® 5 to 5® 7 p e rc e n t b etw een the fo u rth q u a rte r of 1970 and the f i r s t - 7 - q u a rte r of 19710 U nem p lo y m ent r a te s fo r both w hite and b lack w o rk e rs show ed no sig n ific a n t change b etw een the fo u rth q u a rte r of 1970 and the f i r s t q u a rte r of 19710 As a r e s u lt, the ra tio of N e g ro -to -w h ite jo b le s s n e s s re m a in e d cit 1. 7 to 1 d u rin g the f i r s t q u a rte r of 19710 T h is ra tio h as been below the h is to ric 2 - to - l re la tio n s h ip sin ce the fo u rth q u a rte r of 19690 J o b le s s r a te s re m a in e d unch an g ed fo r m o st m a jo r o ccu p atio n g ro u p s in the f i r s t q u a rte r of 197 10 The only sig n ific a n t r is e o c c u rre d am ong p ro fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l w o rk e rs , w hose jo b le s s ra te ro se to 3. 2 p e rc e n t fro m 20 5 p e rc e n t in the fo u rth q u a rte r of 1970o In d u stry em p lo y m e n t 0 N o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro ll e m p lo y m e n t a v e ra g e d 70o 6 m illio n , se a so n a lly a d ju ste d , in the f i r s t q u a rte r of 1971Q A fter d eclin in g ste a d ily th ro u g h o u t m o s t of 1970, p a y ro ll jo b s ro s e 400, 000 fro m the O c to b e r-D e c e m b e r quarter® The r is e in p a y ro ll em p lo y m en t o c c u rre d p rim a rily am ong s e r v ic e p ro d u cin g in d u s trie s , p a rtic u la rly in tra d e , s e rv ic e s , and S tate and lo c a l governm ent® A lthough g o o d s-p ro d u c in g em p lo y m en t d ec lin e d fo r the six th s tra ig h t q u a rte r, the d ec lin e of 45, 000 w as s m a lle r th an th o se of the p re v io u s q uarters® E m p lo y m e n t in m a n u fa c tu rin g w as only slig h tly above the fo u rth q u a rte r le v e l d e sp ite the r e tu r n to w o rk of m o re th an 300, 000 s tr ik e r s who h ad b een off p a y ro lls b ec a u se of the auto s trik e . In c o n tra c t c o n stru c tio n , em p lo y m e n t w as dow n 85, 000 fro m the fo u rth q u a rte r of 1970® T h is r e le a s e p re s e n ts and a n a ly z e s s ta tis tic s fro m tw o m a jo r su rv e y s. D ata on la b o r fo rc e , to ta l em p lo y m e n t, and u n em p lo y m en t a re d e riv e d fro m the sa m p le su rv e y of h o u seh o ld s con d ucted and ta b u la te d by the B u re a u of the C ensu s fo r the B u re au of L a b o r S ta tis tic s . S ta tis tic s on in d u stry em p lo y m e n t, h o u rs , and e a rn in g s a re c o lle c te d by Sto.te a g e n c ie s fro m p a y ro ll re c o r d s of e m p lo y e rs and a re ta b u la te d by th e B u re au of L a b o r S ta tis tic s . A d e s c rip tio n of the two su rv e y s a p p e a rs in the BLS p u b lic a tio n E m p lo y m en t and E a rn in g s . T a b l« A-1: Employment itatuf off »ho noninstitutional population by sox and ago (In thousands) Employment status, age, and sex Seasonally adjusted Jan . Dec. 1971 1970 Mar. 1971 Feb. 1971 Mar. 1970 Mar. 1971 Feb. 1971 85,598 82,668 77,493 3,042 i 74,452 2,377 1,284 1,093 5,175 85,653 82,703 77,262 2,846 74,415 2,390 1,267 1,123 5,442 85,008 81,690 77,957 3,171 74,786 1,888 1,120 768 3,733 86,405 83,475 78,475 3,396 75,079 2,455 1,242 1,213 5,000 86,334 83,384 78,537 3,329 75,208 2,458 1,227 1,231 4,847 86,873 83,897 78,864 3,413 75,451 2,484 1,377 1,107 5,033 86,622 83,609 78,463 3,408 75,055 2,533 1,382 1,151 5,146 86,512 83,473 78,550 3,353 75,197 2,413 1,249 1,164 4,923 47,367 44,996 2,324 42,671 2,371 47,281 44,698 2,194 42,504 2,582 46,856 45,250 2,423 42,827 1,606 47,425 45,411 2,439 42,972 2,014 47,239 45,237 2,347 42,890 2,002 47,480 45,425 2,435 42,990 2,055 47,531 45,365 2,458 42,907 2,166 47,548 45,531 2,472 43,059 2,017 28,710 27,049 412 26,637 1,661 28,804 27,071 386 26,685 1,733 28,348 27,084 440 26,644 1,264 28,594 26,938 539 26,399 1,656 28,645 27,051 551 26,500 1,594 28,855 27,211 544 26,667 1,644 28,644 26,988 538 26,450 1,656 28,580 26,967 519 26,448 1,613 6,591 5,448 305 5,143 1,142 6,619 5,492 265 5,227 1,127 6,486 5,623 308 5,316 863 7,456 6,126 418 5,708 1,330 7,500 6,249 431 5,818 1,251 7,562 6,228 434 5,794 1,334 7,434 6,110 412 5,698 1,324 7,345 6,052 362 5,690 1,293 Nov. 1970 Total Total labor force......................................... Civilian labor fo rc e ........................................... Employed.......................................................... Agriculture..................................................... Nonagricultural industries............................ On part time for economic reasons............. Usually work full time............................... Usually work part tim e ............................ Unemployed....................................................... Man, 20 years end over Civilian labor force.............................................. Employed.......................................................... Agriculture......................................'.............. Nonagricultural industries............................ Unemployed........................................................ Women, 20 yours end over Civilian labor fo rc e ..................... .................. Employed .......................................................... Agriculture..................................................... Nonagricultural industries............................ Unemployed........................................................ Both sexes, 16-19 yours Civilian labor force. ........................................... Employed.......................................................... Agriculture................................................... Nonagricultural industries............................ Unemployed........................................................ Tablo A -2 : Tull- and part-tima status of tho civilian labor fforco by sox and ago (Numbers in thousands) Full- and part-time employment status, sex, and age Poll time Total, 16 years and oven Civilian labor force........................................... Employed . ..................................................... Uncs^loyed..................................................... UUewploycnt cate......................................... Ilea, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force........................................... Employed........................................................ Unemployed................................................... Unemployment ra te ......................................... Woomo, 20 years sod oven Civilian labor force........................................... Employed........................................................ Unemployed................................................... Unemployment cate ......................................... Port Nme Seasonally adjusted Dec. Jan. 1970 1971 Mar. 1971 Mar. 1970 Mar. 1971 Feb. 1971 69,896 65,828 4,068 5.8 69,116 67,247 2,869 4 .2 71,351 67,410 3,941 5.5 71,627 67,765 3,862 5.4 71,710 67,766 3,944 5.5 44,866 42,698 2,169 4 .8 44,449 42,982 1,468 3.3 45,055 43,217 1,838 4 .1 45,048 43,202 1,846 4 .1 22,228 20,887 1,340 6.0 21,914 20,940 974 4 .4 22,349 21,013 1,336 6.0 22,599 21,331 1,268 5.6 Nov. 1970 Mar. 1970 71,937 67,805 4,132 5.7 71,815 67,789 4,026 5 .6 70,669 67,868 2,801 4.0 45,138 43,272 1,866 4 .1 45,300 43,318 1,982 4 .4 45,268 43,402 1,866 4 .1 44,748 43,504 1,244 2.8 22,575 21,269 1,306 5.8 22,512 21,191 1,321 5.9 22,514 21,178 1,336 5.9 22,037 21,066 971 4 .4 Total, 16 years and oven 12,092 12,772 12,574 11,900 Civilian labor force........................................... 11,736 11,640 11,747 12,291 11,038 Eaqdoyed.................................................. .... 11,666 11,076 11,711 10,746 10,727 11,156 10,637 Unemployed..................................................... 1,054 824 863 1,003 990 1,107 1,020 1,135 8.7 6.9 Unemployment ra te ......................................... 8.4 6.9 8.7 8 .6 8.7 9.2 NOTE: Persons on part-time schedules for economic reasons are included in the fulltime employed category; unemployed persons are allocated fay whether seeking full- or part-dam work. Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Selected categories Total (all civilian workers).................................... Men, 20 years and o v e r ..................................... Women, 20 years and over . ............................ Both sexes, 16-19 y e a rs.................................... W hite...................................................................... Negro and other r a c e s ........... ........................... Married men................................................................. Fulltime w orkers..................................................... Part-time w orkers..................................................... Unemployed 15 weeks and over1............................ State insured2 ........................................................... Labor force time lo s t* ............................................. Occupation4 White-collar w ork ers................................................ Professional and tech n ical............................... Managers, officials, and pro prietors.............. Clerical workers................................................... Sales w o rk ers...................................................... Blue-collar workers.................................................. Craftsmen and foremen...................................... Operatives ........................................................... Nonfarm laborers. ................................................ Service w ork ers........................................................ Farm workers.............................................................. Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment Mar. 1971 Mar. 1970 Mar. 1971 Feb. 1971 5,175 2 ,3:1 1,661 1,142 4,311 864 1,505 4,068 1,107 1,419 2,639 3,733 1,606 1,264 863 3,082 651 1,064 2,869 863 692 1,808 — 6.0 4 .2 5.8 17.8 5.6 9.4 3.2 5.5 8.7 1.3 3.9 6.5 5.8 4 .2 5.6 16.7 5.3 9.6 3.2 5.4 8.7 1.3 3.7 6.3 6.0 4 .3 5.7 17.6 5.6 9.5 3.3 5.5 9.2 1.3 3.7 6.4 1,419 325 156 671 267 2,497 658 1,314 525 678 80 997 206 101 502 188 1,798 420 1,019 359 500 83 3.7 3.4 1.7 4 .9 4 .4 7.4 4 .9 8.4 10.0 6.0 2.2 3.5 3.3 1.5 4.7 3.9 7.4 4 .3 8.4 11.3 5.9 3.2 4,179 599 1,559 958 601 164 1,025 811 319 99 2,976 437 1,099 661 439 155 677 595 233 94 6.4 10.9 6.9 7.3 6.4 3.3 6.7 5.3 2 .8 6.5 6.1 11.0 6 .8 7.1 6.4 4 .0 6.2 4 .8 2.6 9.4 — Jan . 1971 Dec. 1970 Nov. 1970 Mar. 1970 6.2 4 .4 4 .6 5.8 17.8 5.6 9.5 3.4 5.7 8 .6 1.3 4 .2 6.4 5.9 4 .2 5 .6 17.6 5.5 9.0 3.2 5.6 8 .4 1.1 4 .6 6.4 2.9 4 .5 13.8 4 .0 7.2 2.2 4 .0 6.9 .7 2.7 4 .8 3.5 3 .0 1.5 4 .9 4 .1 7.6 5.1 8 .6 10.6 6.4 3.2 3.8 2.9 1.7 5.3 5 .1 7.8 5.0 9.0 11.0 6.2 3.3 3.6 2.6 1.7 5.0 4 .9 7 .4 4 .5 8.8 10.1 6 .0 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.2 3 .6 3.4 5.2 3 .1 6.1 7.5 4 .9 2.1 6.4 11.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 4 .6 6.1 5 .0 2.9 9.0 6.6 11.8 7.6 8.0 7.2 4 .1 6.7 4 .9 3.0 9.6 6.2 9.1 7.3 8.2 6.1 3.6 6.1 5 .1 2 .8 8.8 4 .6 8.1 4.7 4.7 4 .6 3.1 4.7 3.9 2.0 6.4 Industry4 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers*................................................................... C onstruction........................................................ Manufacturing ..................................................... Durable g o o d s .................................................. Nondurable g o o d s............................................. Transportation and public u tilitie s ................. Wholesale and retail trade.................................. Finance and service in d u strie s....................... Government wage and salary workers.................... Agricultural wage and salary w ork ers................. ^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force. ^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. Table A-4: ^Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers. ^Includes mining, not shown separately. Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Duration of unemployment Less than 5 w eeks..................................................... 5 to 14 w e e k s............................................................. 15 weeks and o v e r..................................................... 15 to 26 w e e k s ..................................................... 27 weeks and o v e r................................................ Average (mean) duration, in w e e k s ...................... Mar. 1971 1,868 1,888 1,419 895 524 12.2 Mar. 1970 1,734 1,306 692 482 210 9.5 Mar. 1971 2,116 1,649 1,107 651 456 10.8 Feb. 1971 2,154 1,595 1,069 614 455 10.4 Seasonally adjusted Jan . 1971 2,322 1,624 1,079 666 413 10.4 Dec. 1970 2,456 1,612 1,084 750 334 9.7 Nov. 1970 2,333 1,758 880 555 325 9.3 Mar. 1970 1,964 1,141 540 357 183 8.4 Table A -5 : Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Reason for unemployment Mar. 1971 Mar. 1970 Mar. 1971 Feb. 1971 Seasonally adjusted Dec, Jan . 1970 1971 2,652 548 1,477 493 1,797 441 1,143 351 2,185 594 1,537 648 2,288 652 1,296 570 2,281 643 1,497 633 100.0 51.2 10.6 28.5 9.6 100.0 48.1 11.8 30.6 9.4 100.0 44.0 12.0 31.0 13.1 100.0 47.6 13.6 27.0 11.9 3.2 .7 1.8 .6 2.2 .5 1.4 .4 2.6 .7 1.8 .8 2.7 .8 1.6 .7 Nov. 1970 Mar. 1970 2,536 614 1,472 581 2,385 607 1,397 636 1,480 478 1,189 460 100.0 45.1 12.7 29.6 12.5 100.0 48.7 11.8 28.3 11.2 100.0 47.5 12.1 27.8 12.7 100.0 41.0 13.3 33.0 12.8 2.7 .8 1.8 .8 3.0 .7 1.8 .7 2.9 .7 1.7 .8 1.8 .6 1.4 .6 Numhar o! unemployed Lost last job.................................................. Left last jo h ........................................................ Reentered labor force ......................................... Never worked before....................... ................... Percent distribution Total unemployed . ......................................... Lost last jo b ...................................... .. Left last job ................................................... Reentered labor force...................................... Never worked before................................. . . . ' Unemployed os a percent of the civilian labor force Lost last job . ................................................ Left last jo b ........................................................ ..................... Reentered labor force. ^ Never worked before........................................... Table A -6 : Thousands of persons Age and sex Total, 16 years and o v e r ............................... 16 to 19 years................................................ 16 and 17 y e a rs ....................................... 18 and 19 y e a rs ................................. 20 to 24 years............................................... 25 years and o v e r ....................................... 25 to 54 y e a rs .......................................... 55 years and o ver.................................... Males, 16 years and o v e r............................... 16 to 19 years............................................... 16 and 17 y e a rs ....................................... 18 and 19 years . . .................................. 20 to 24 years................................................ 25 years and o v e r ....................................... 25 to 54 y e a rs .......................................... 55 years and over.................................... Females, 16 years and o v e r ......................... 16 to 19 years................................................ 16 and 17 y e a rs ......................... ............. 18 and 19 y e a rs ......................... .. . . . . 20 to 24 years................................................ 25 years and o v e r ....................................... 25 to 54 y e a rs .......................................... 55 years and over.................................... Mar. 1971 Mar. 1970 5,175 1,142 516 626 1,129 2,903 2,345 558 3,733 863 431 432 728 2,142 1,694 448 2,082 475 253 223 397 1,209 902 307 1,651. 387 178 209 330 933 792 141 3,008 636 303 333 651 1,720 1,342 378 2,167 506 213 293 478 1,183 1,003 180 Unemployed persons by age and sex Percent looking for full-time work Mar. 1971 78.6 48.9 26.6 67.4 85.3 87.7 89.6 79.9 6.0 17.8 18.8 17.2 10.0 4 .0 4.2 3.3 81.9 46.2 27.4 63.4 85.7 93.7 96.5 83.3 74.1 52.4 25.8 72.0 84.5 79.1 80.3 73.3 5.3 17.0 18.4 16.0 10.0 3.4 3.4 3.5 7.2 18.8 19.4 18.5 10.1 5.0 5.6 3.1 Mar. 1971 Feb. 1971 5.8 16.7 17.4 16.1 9.4 3.9 4 .0 3.6 5.2 16.2 17.3 15.3 9.7 3.4 3.2 3.9 6.8 17.2 17.5 17.0 9.1 4 .8 5.3 3.1 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates Dec. Jan. Nov. 1970 1970 1971 6.0 17.6 20.3 16.0 9.7 4 .0 4 .1 3 .6 5.4 17.6 19.8 15.7 10.4 3.5 3.4 3.8 6.9 17.7 21.0 16.4 9.0 4 .9 5.2 3.3 6.2 17.8 19.8 16.5 10.2 4 .2 4.4 3.5 5.6 17.2 20.0 15.0 10.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 7.1 18.6 19.4 18.2 9.3 5.1 5.7 3.1 5.9 17.6 18.6 16.6 10.0 3.9 4 .2 3.3 5.2 16.5 17.7 15.1 10.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 7 .0 19.0 19.8 18.4 9.6 4 .8 5.4 2.9 Mar. 1970 4 .4 13.8 15.8 12.2 6.9 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.7 12.7 15.1 10.9 6.6 2.4 2.3 2.8 5.6 15.0 16.8 13.7 7.2 4 .0 4 .4 2.5 Table B-1: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry, (la thousands) Industry M ar. 1971 p F eb . 1971 p Jan. 1971 M ar. 1970 Seasonally adjusted Change from F eb . 1971 M ar. 1970 M ar. 1971 P F eb . 1971 p Jan. 1971 Change from F eb . 1971 T O T A L ...................................................... 6 9 ,7 8 2 6 9 ,5 0 3 6 9 ,6 2 2 7 0 ,4 6 0 279 -678 70, 568 70, 559 70, 652 9 G O O D S -P R O D U C IN G ........................ 2 2,0 46 2 1,9 83 2 2 ,1 4 3 23,565 63 -1 ,5 1 9 22, 506 22, 524 22, 673 -18 M IN IN G ............................................... 606 607 611 610 -1 -4 622 624 625 -2 CON TR ACT CON STR UCTIO N........... 2, 932 2, 819 2, 910 3, 161 113 -229 3, 229 3, 182 3, 241 47 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. . . . 18,508 13, 357 10,541 7 ,5 3 8 201. 3 5 6 7 .9 4 4 7 .8 6 0 1 .6 1, 242. 2 1, 303. 1 1 ,7 9 4 .5 1 ,7 7 0 . 4 1 ,7 8 9 .4 4 25 .5 3 97 .0 18,557 13,395 10,606 7 ,5 9 5 2 0 5 .9 5 5 7 .4 4 4 7 .9 6 0 4 .8 1, 251. 9 1, 3 29 .8 1 ,8 1 0 . 1 1 ,7 8 7 .7 1 ,7 8 2 .2 432. 5 3 96.0 1 8,622 13,432 10,665 7 ,6 3 4 2 15 .0 552. 1 4 4 9 .8 6 0 5 .4 1, 2 4 7 .2 1, 334 .0 1 ,8 1 9 .5 1 ,7 9 9 .7 1 ,8 1 3. 3 436. 6 3 92.6 1 9,794 14, 385 11,607 8, 379 2 71 .0 5 7 8 .6 4 68 .6 635. 1 1, 338. 1 1 ,4 1 6 . 1 2 ,0 5 8 . 3 1, 983. 2 1, 9 6 3 .4 471. 3 4 2 3 .0 -49 -38 -65 -57 - 4 .6 10.5 -. 1 - 3 .2 -9 .7 -2 6 .7 -1 5 .6 -1 7 . 3 7 .2 - 7 .0 1. 0 -1 , 286 -1 ,0 2 8 -1 ,0 6 6 -841 -6 9 .7 -1 0 .7 -2 0 .8 -3 3 .5 -9 5 .9 -1 1 3 .0 -2 6 3 .8 -2 1 2 .8 -1 7 4 .0 -4 5 .8 -2 6 .0 18,,655 13,,480 10,,581 7, 566 202 582 451 616 1,,241 1,, 311 1,,784 1,,781 1,,777 426 410 18, 718 18, 807 13, 530 13, 595 10, 654 10, 717 7, 633 7. 679 205 214 575 572 451 449 627 625 1,,254 1, 255 1,,336 1,,337 1,,803 1,,818 1,,786 1, 794 1,,772 1, 802 433 437 414 412 -63 -50 -73 -67 -3 7 2 -11 -13 -25 -19 -5 5 -7 -4 NONDURABLE G O O D S ............ Production workers ................... 7, 967 5 ,8 1 9 7 ,9 5 1 5 ,8 0 0 7 ,9 5 7 5 ,7 9 8 8, 187 6 ,0 0 6 16 19 -220 -187 8,,074 5,,914 8,,064 5,,897 8, 090 5, 916 10 17 Food and kindred products............ Tobacco manufactures.................... Textile mill products....................... Apparel and otter textile products Paper and allied products.............. Printing and publishing................. Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products . . . . 1 ,7 0 4 .6 6 9 .6 940. 5 1, 389. 7 6, 880 1 ,0 8 8 .7 1 ,0 3 2 .9 187.0 553. 4 312. 9 1 ,6 9 6 . 3 7 3 .0 940. 9 1, 375. 6 690. 3 1 ,0 9 2 .4 1 ,0 2 9 . 3 187. 8 549. 4 316. 3 1 ,7 1 1 .7 75. 4 941. 2 1, 354. 7 693. 3 1 ,0 9 3 . 9 1 ,0 3 0 . 9 188. 2 549. 3 317. 9 1 ,7 3 5 .6 7 3 .8 977. 3 1 ,4 0 2 .8 7 1 4 .9 1, 112. 3 1 ,0 6 4 . 1 189.7 5 8 5 .0 331 .6 8. 3 -3 . 4 - .4 14. 1 -2 . 3 -3 . 7 3 .6 -. 8 4. 0 - 3 .4 -3 1 .0 -4 . 2 -36 . 8 -13 . 1 -26 . 9 -2 3 .6 -3 1 .2 -2 .7 -3 1 .6 -1 8 .7 1,,791 76 943 1,, 383 694 1,,090 1,,035 199 557 314 1,,784 76 947 1,, 370 696 1,,096 1.,036 192 552 315 1,,783 75 952 1, 381 698 1, 099 1,,040 193 550 319 7 0 -4 13 -2 -6 S E R V IC E -P R O D U C IN G ..................... 4 7 ,7 3 6 4 7 ,5 2 0 4 7 ,4 7 9 4 6,8 95 216 841 48,,062 48,,035 47, 979 27 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ........................................ 4 ,4 5 6 4 ,4 3 8 4 ,4 2 7 4, 443 18 13 4,,515 4,,515 4,,499 0 WHOLESALE TRADE • ••• .............. RETAIL T R A D E ................ 1 4,814 3,8 3 5 10,979 14,749 3 ,8 2 3 10,926 14,899 3, 837 11,062 14,700 3 ,797 10,903 65 12 53 114 38 76 15,, 135 3,,886 11,,249 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E S TA TE ................................ 3,727 3 ,7 0 8 3,701 3,6 3 9 19 88 3,,753 3,, 745 3,,746 8 S E R V IC E S .......................................... 11,674 11,609 1 1,554 1 1,433 65 241 11,,780 11,, 786 11,,778 -6 13,065 2 ,6 4 6 10,419 13,016 2 ,6 4 6 10,370 12,898 2 ,6 4 0 10,258 12,680 2 ,7 5 8 9 .9 2 2 49 385 -112 497 12,,879 2,,654 10,,225 12,,856 2,,659 10,, 197 12,,823 2, 656 10,, 167 23 -5 28 M ANU FACTUR IN G............................. Production workers .................. DURABLE G O O D S ............... Production workers .................. WHOLESALE AND R E TA IL T R A D E . GOVERNMENT ................ ................ FEDERAL .................... STATE AND L O C A L ............. p = preliminary. 0 49 15,, 133 15,, 133 3,,869 3,,868 11,, 264 11,, 265 -1 -1 5 -1 2 17 -15 Table B-2: A verage weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Seasonally adjusted Change from M ar. 1971 P F eb . 1971 P TOTAL PRIVATE............... 3 6 .9 3 6 .6 36. 7 37. 2 0. 3 M IN IN G .................................. 42. 3 4 1 .9 42. 4 42. 4 CO N TR ACT CONSTRUCTION 37. 3 35. 5 36. 1 39. 7 2 .6 40. 4 2. 6 3 9 .4 2. 7 39. 9 2. 7 41. 8 40. 3 3 9 .5 41. 2 41. 5 40. 0 4 0 .4 39. 5 41. 1 40. 0 38. 6 Industry Ja n . 1971 M ar. 1970 Change from M ar. 1971 p F eb. 1971 P -0 . 3 37. 1 3 6 .9 37. 1 0. 2 .4 -. 1 43. 1 42. 7 42. 8 .4 37. 2 1.8 .1 38. 1 36. 8 37. 1 1. 3 3 9.6 2. 7 40. 1 2 .6 40. 0 3. 0 40. 6 3. 1 .3 -. 1 .5 -. 1 3 - .4 -. 2 -. 5 3 9 .9 2. 7 40. 5 2. 7 3 9 .5 2 .9 40. 1 2 .9 ^ 3 9 .8 2 .8 4 0 .4 2. 7 .4 -. 2 .4 -. 2 41. 3 3 9 .4 38. 7 4 0 .4 40. 5 3 9 .8 40. 1 3 9 .2 4 0 .8 39. 3 38. 0 41. 6 3 8.9 38. 9 40. 4 40. 4 40. 1 40. 2 39. 6 41. 2 3 9 .5 38. 3 40. 8 39. 5 39. 1 41. 3 40. 8 40. 9 42. 1 40. 1 40. 0 40. 7 39. 0 .5 .9 .8 .8 1. 0 .2 .3 .3 .3 .7 .6 1. 0 .8 .4 -. 1 .7 - .9 -1 . 7 - .6 1. 1 -. 7 - .4 42. 1 4 0 .3 3 9 .8 41. 7 4 1 .4 40. 3 40. 1 3 9 .6 4 1 .6 40. 0 3 8.6 4 1 .8 40. 1 3 9 .2 4 l. 2 4 0 .6 40. 2 40. 1 3 9 .2 41. 5 39. 3 37. 8 41. 2 3 9 .4 3 9 .5 41. 2 40. 3 40. 5 40. 2 3 9 .8 41. 3 39. 7 38. 8 .3 .2 .6 .5 .8 .1 0 .4 .1 .7 .8 38. 8 2. 6 3 8 .6 2. 7 38. 9 2. 7 39. 2 3. 0 .2 -. 1 -. 4 -. 4 39. 0 2. 8 3 8 .8 2 .9 3 9 .3 2 .9 .2 -. 1 39. 6 36. 0 40. 2 35. 3 41. 5 3 7 .4 41. 6 42. 5 3 9 .6 36. 7 3 9.9 35. 7 40. 1 34. 7 4 1 .4 37. 2 41. 3 42. 5 39. 6 36. 9 40. 4 38. 3 40. 0 34. 8 41. 5 37. 2 41. 3 42. 0 39. 9 37. 2 40. 0 36. 4 40. 1 35, 8 42. 0 38. 0 4 1 .8 4 1 .8 40. 4 37. 1 3 .3 .1 .6 .1 .2 .3 0 0 -. 2 -. 4 -. 4 .l -. 5 -. 5 -. 6 -. 2 .7 -. 8 - .4 40. 1 37. 1 40. 3 35. 1 41. 7 37. 4 41. 6 42. 9 3 9.9 37. 0 40. 6 36. 1 40. 2 34. 7 41. 8 3 7 .4 41. 5 43. 5 40. 0 3 6 .6 40. 8 39. 4 4 0 .4 35. 2 41. 9 37. 7 4 1 .6 42. 6 40. 1 37. 0 -. 5 1. 0 .1 .4 -. 1 0 .1 - .6 1 .4 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES..................................... 40. 2 40. 2 3 9.9 40. 2 0 0 40. 6 4 0 .4 40. 1 .2 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 34. 7 34. 6 34. 7 35. 0 •i -. 3 35. 0 35. 0 35. 0 0 39. 5 33. 2 39. 4 33. 1 39. 6 33. 2 40. 0 33. 4 .1 •1 -. 5 2 3 9 .6 33. 6 3 9 .6 33. 5 39. 7 33. 6 0 .1 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTA TE.................... 3 6 .9 36. 8 36. 7 37. 0 .1 -i 3 6.9 36. 8 36. 7 .. SERVICES 34. 4 34. 1 34. 1 34. 7 .3 -. 3 34. 4 34. 2 34. 2 .2 M ANU FACTUR IN G................ Overtime hours ........... DURABLE G O O D S ......... Overtime h o u r s ......... . Ordnance and accessories.............. Lumber and wood products............ Furniture and fix tu re s.............. . . Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal in d u strie s.............. Fabricated metal products.............. Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment....................... Transportation equipment.............. Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS Overtime hours • • Food and kindred pro ducts........... 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 TRADE - •• F eb . 1971 M ar. 1970 Jan. 1971 F eb . 1971 ^Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total em ployment on private nonagricultural payrolls, p - preliminary. Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers' on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings Industry TOTAL PRIVATE.................... Change from Ja n . 1971 Change from M ar. 1970 $3. 36 $ 3. 35 $ 3. 34 $ 3. 17 $ 0. 01 $0. 19 $ 123.98 $ 122.61 $ 122.58 $117. 92 $ 1. 37 F eb. 1971 M ar. 1970 M ar. 1971 P F eb. 1971 p M ar. F eb . Jan . 1971 p 1971 P 1971 M ar. 1970 F eb. 1971 M ar. 1970 $ 6. 06 3. 98 4. 00 3. 98 3. 78 -. 02 . 20 168.35 167.60 168.75 160.27 . 75 8. 08 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------ 5.4 9 5. 52 5. 50 5. 06 -. 03 .4 3 2 04.78 195.96 198.55 188.23 8 .8 2 16. 55 MANUFACTURING............................ 3. 52 3. 51 3. 50 3. 31 . 01 . 21 139.74 138.29 138.60 132.40 1.45 7. 34 DURABLE G O O D S .............. 3 7 .4 3. 74 3. 73 3. 51 0 . 23 151. 10 149.23 149.57 142.51 1. 87 8. 59 O rdnance and a c c e ss o rie s .............. Lumber and wood p ro d u cts............. F urniture and fixtures . . . . . . . Stone, clay, and g la ss products . Primary m etal i n d u s tr i e s .............. Fabricated m etal products.............. M achinery, except electrical . . . E lectrical equipm ent ....................... Transportation eq u ip m en t.............. Instrum ents and related products M iscellaneous m anufacturing . . . 3 .7 5 3. 08 2. 86 3. 56 4. 11 3 .6 6 3.91 3. 46 4 .4 2 3. 48 2. 92 3. 77 3. 06 2. 84 3. 55 4. 10 3. 67 3. 90 3 .4 4 4 .4 5 3. 46 2. 94 3. 77 3. 01 2. 83 3. 52 4. 08 3. 67 3. 87 3 .4 3 4. 42 3. 45 2. 93 3. 57 2 .8 6 2. 71 3. 32 3. 86 3 .4 8 3. 75 3. 24 4. 01 3. 28 2. 80 02 . 02 . 02 . 01 . 01 - . 01 . 01 . 02 - . 03 . 02 - .0 2 . 18 . 22 . 15 . 24 . 25 . 18 . 16 . 22 .4 1 . 20 . 12 156.75 124. 12 112.97 146.67 170. 57 146.40 157.96 136.67 181.66 139.20 112.71 155.70 120.56 109.91 143.42 166. 05 146. 07 156.39 134.85 181.56 135.98 1 1 1 .72 156.83 117. 09 110. 09 142. 21 164.83 147.17 155.57 135.83 182.10 136.28 112.22 145.66 112.97 105.96 137. 12 157.49 142.33 157.88 129.92 160. 40 133.50 109.20 1. 05 3. 56 3. 06 3. 25 4. 52 .3 3 1. 57 1. 82 . 10 3. 22 .9 9 11. 09 11. 15 7. 01 9. 55 13. 08 4. 07 . 08 6. 75 21. 26 5. 70 3. 51 3.21 3. 20 3. 19 3. 03 . 01 . 18 124.55 123.52 124.09 118.78 1.03 5. 77 3. 34 3. 14 2. 55 2. 48 3. 59 4. 10 3. 84 4. 48 3. 29 2. 60 3. 33 3. 02 2. 54 2. 48 3. 57 4. 08 3. 83 4. 48 3. 31 2. 58 3. 32 3. 01 2. 54 2. 46 3. 56 4. 06 3. 82 4. 42 3. 32 2. 56 3. 10 2. 90 2. 42 2. 37 3, 35 3. 84 3. 60 4. 23 3. 15 2. 47 . 01 . 12 . 01 0 . 02 . 02 . 01 0 - . 02 . 02 . 24 . 24 . 13 . 11 . 24 . 26 . 24 . 25 . 14 . 13 132.26 113. 04 102.51 87. 54 148.99 153.34 159.74 190.40 130. 28 95. 42 132.87 107.81 101.85 86. 06 147.80 151.78 158. 18 190. 40 131. 08 95. 20 134. 13 115.28 101. 60 85. 61 147.74 151.03 157.77 185.64 132.47 95. 23 124.00 105.56 97. 04 84. 85 140.70 145.92 150.48 176.81 127.26 91. 64 -.6 1 5. 23 .6 6 1 .4 8 1. 19 1. 56 1. 56 0 - . 80 . 22 8. 26 7. 48 5.4 7 2. 69 8. 29 7. 42 9. 26 13. 59 3. 02 3. 78 4. 02 4. 03 3 .9 9 3. 75 - . 01 . 27 161.60 162. 01 159.20 150.75 - .4 1 10. 85 r\I 2. 82 2. 81 2. 68 .01 . 15 98. 20 97. 57 97. 51 93. 80 . 63 4 .4 0 3. 58 2. 54 3. 58 2. 53 3. 57 2. 52 3. 40 2 .41 . 01 . 18 . 13 141.41 84. 33 141.05 83. 74 141.37 83. 66 136.00 8 0 .4 9 . 36 . 59 5. 41 3 .8 4 FINANCE. INSURANCE. AND REAL ESTA TE.................... 3. 24 3. 23 3. 19 3. 05 . 01 . 19 119.56 118.86 117.07 112.85 . 70 6. 71 SERVICES 2. 98 2. 99 2. 98 2 .7 9 - . 01 . 19 102.51 101.96 101.62 96. 81 . 55 5 .7 0 NONDURABLE GOODS Food and kindred products . . . . Tobacco m a n u factu res.................... T ex tile mill p ro d u cts....................... Apparel and other tex tile products Paper and allied p ro d u cts.............. Printing and p u b lis h in g ................. C hem icals and allied p ro du cts. . Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and p la stic s products, nec L eather and leather products . . . TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES..................................... WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE ••• Sco loot note 1, tabic B-2. |> - i.rolim inary. rO 00 MINING................................................ 0
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