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EWS

V

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

USDL - 74-166
FOR RELEASE: Transmission Embargo
10:00 A. M. (EDT)
Friday, April 5, 1974

Washington, D. C. 20212
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 1974
Employment and unemployment were about unchanged in March, it was
announced today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor.
The Nation1 s unemployment rate, at 5.1 percent, was essentially the same as in the
preceding 2 months, after rising during the October 1973-January 1974 period.
Total employment (as measured by the monthly sample survey of households)
was 85. 9 million in March, showing little change for the second eonsecutive month.
Nonfarm payroll employment (as measured by the monthly survey of business establishments) moved down slightly, with most of the decline occurring in the durable
goods industries.

Both of these employment indicators have shewn relatively little

movement since last fall, after rising rapidly over most of the 1972-73 period.
Unemployment
Both the level and rate of unemployment were about unchanged in March,
marking the second straight month they have shown little or no ehange.

At 4. 6

million, the number of unemployed persons was 530, 000 above the level of October
1973,

when joblessness reached a 3-1/2 year low.

The jobless rate was 5. 1 percent,

compared to 5. 2 percent in January and February; the March figure was half a percentage point above the October level and about equal to the year ago rate (5. 0 percent)

This month's release introduces additional detail ifl. the household data tables (the n A n tables) . Also introduced for the first time
i s a quarterly presentation of the job situation for persons of Spanish
origin, including comparisons with white and black workers. This
information will appear regularly in the March, June, September,
and December r e l e a s e s .




The j o b l e s s situation for m o s t of the m a j o r labor f o r c e c a t e g o r i e s w a s a l s o
l i t t l e c h a n g e d in M a r c h .

(See table A - 2 . )

The u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e s of h o u s e h o l d

h e a d s ( 3 . 0 p e r c e n t ) - a n d m a r r i e d m e n ( 2 . 4 percent) , a s w e l l a s t h o s e of adult m a l e s
( 3 . 4 p e r c e n t ) , adult f e m a l e s (5. 0 p e r c e n t ) , and t e e n a g e r s (15. 0 p e r c e n t ) showed little
or no change f o r the s e c o n d s t r a i g h t month.
4. 6 and 9. 4 p e r c e n t ,

R a t e s for white and N e g r o w o r k e r s ,

at

r e s p e c t i v e l y , have b e e n e s s e n t i a l l y unchanged s i n c e January.

Table A. Hifhlkfhts of the emoioyweiit situation (seaeonatly adjusted data)

Qutmriy evaraaei
Selected categories

[

1974

1973

Civilian 1 sbor force
Total employment
Adult women

I

II

in

87.6
83.2
47.5
28.6
7.1
4.4

88.5
84.1
47.7
29.2
7.2
4.3

89.0
84.8
48.1
29.5
7.2

I

4.2

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974

Mar.
1974

1 90.5
85.8
48.7
29.5
7.6
4.7

90.6
85.8
48.5
29.7
7.6
4.8

90.5
85.9
48.4
29.9
7.6
4.6

5.2
5.2
3.5
3.4
5.1
5.2
15.3
15.6
4.7
4.7
9.4
9.4
3.0
3.0
2.4
2.3
4.6 1
4.7
3.2 | 3.0

5.2
3.5
5.1
15.3
4.7
9.2
3.0
2.4
4.7
3.2

5.1
3.4
5.0
15.0
4 6
9.4
3.0
2.4
4.6
3.3

9.6

9 4

1 I
IV
(Millions of persons)
89.9
85.7
48.5
29.7
7.5
4.2

Monthly data

90.5
85.8
48.5
29.7
1 7*6

1 4.7

(Percent of labor force)
Unemployment rates:
All workers

j

Adult women
White
Negro and other races

State insured

•

5.0
3.4
5.0
14.7
4.5
9.0
3.0
2.4
4.6
2.8

4.9
3.3
4.8
14.7
4.4
9.0
2.9
2.3
4.3
2.7

4.7
3.1
4.8
14.3
4.2
* 9.0
2.7
2.1
4.2
. 2.7

4.7
3.0
4.7
14.3
4.2
8.6
2.8
2.1
4.3
2.7

(Weeks)
Average duration of

10.6

9.9

9.7

9.9 :
9.5
(Millions of persons)

74.6
23.7
50.9

75.3
24.0
51.3

75.7
24.2
51.6

76.6
76.7p
76.5
24.2p
! 24.4
24.3
; 52.1 1 52.4p 1 52.2
(Hours of work)

76.7p
24.2p
52.5p

76.6p
24. lp
52.5p

37.1
40.7
3.8

37.2
40.7
3.9

37.1
40.7
3.8

36.8p
37.0
36.7
40.6
40.2
40.3p
3.4
3.7
3.5p |
(1967-100)

36.9p
40.5p
^3.5p

36.8p
40.3p
3.5p

142.7
110.8

145.0
110.3

151.7

1110.0

152.4p
107.5p

153.lp
NA

9.4

Average weekly hours:
Manufacturing

Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
In current dollars
p- preliminary,
N.A.- not availaWa.




147.8

150.4
109.3

152.4p

NA

J ;108.4

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

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The unemployment rate for Vietnam-era veterans 20 to 34 years old (5. 1
percent) held about steady for the second consecutive month.

However, this rate

was up from levels prevailing in late 1973 and was about the same as a year earlier.
The rate for the younger (20-24) , more recently discharged veterans, atT 9. 0 percent,
was more than double the r a t e s for the older, growing majority of veterans--4. 3
percent for the 25-29 year-olds and 2. 8 percent for those 30-34.
The unemployment rate for workers covered by £tate unemployment insurance
programs inched up to 3. 3 percent in March.

This marked the third consecutive

monthly rise in this rate, which had remained at or very near the 2. 7-percent level
throughout 1973.
The composition of the unemployed in terms of the reasons for their joblessn e s s has remained stable since January.

(See table A - 5 . )

All of the 530, 000 increase

in unemployment that has occurred since October 1973, however, has been accounted
for by job l o s s .

Over this period, the number of workers receiving unemployment

benefits under State programs has risen by 430, 000, indicating that most of the persons added to unemployment rolls were compensated for at least part of their lost
wages.
The average duration 6f unemployment, at 9. 4 weeks, was about the same in
March as in the previous 3 months.
dropped by 1. 2 weeks.

Since March a year ago, average duration has

(See table A - 4 . )

Civilian Labor Force and Total Employment
The civilian labor force, at 90. 5 million in March, was about unchanged for
the second month in a row.
expanded by 2. 3 million.

Since March 1973, however, the civilian labor force has

(See table A - l . )

Total employment, at 85. 9 million, was also little changed for the second
straight month.

In fact, after rising rapidly for 2 years, total employment has shown

relatively little growth since last October.

Although white-collar employment has

continued to expand at a strong pace, rising by more than 800, 000 over the OctoberMarch period, this growth has been largely offset by a decline in blue-collar jobs.
The blue-collar decrease has taken place entirely among operatives and is in part
a reflection of the layoffs in the auto industry.
The number of persons working part time because of economic reasons (such
as material shortages or slack work) fell by 210, 000 in March to 2. 5 million, reversing
the upward trend evident since the fall of 1973.




(See table A - 3 . )

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Industry Payroll Employment
Nonagricultural payroll employment declined slightly (125, 000) in March
from an upwardly revised February figure of 76. 8 million (seasonally adjusted).
This reduction stemmed from a curtailment of 150, 000 jobs in the goods-producing
industries, two-thirds of it in durable goods manufacturing.

(See table B - l . )

Within manufacturing, the transportation equipment industry experienced
heavy job l o s s e s for the third straight month,
than 50, 000.

The total decline in March was more

Employment in the industry--which in addition to automobiles produces

airplanes, water craft, recreational vehicles, and the like--has declined by 200, 000
since last November.

March employment was also down in primary and fabricated

metals industries and in electrical machinery (due partly to labor disputes in that
industry) .

Jobs in other goods-producing industries--contract construction and

mining--declined by a total of 40, 000 over the month.
Employment remained about unchanged in the service-producing industries
in March, but this followed an unusually sharp gain of 240, 000 in the previous month.
Since January, the strongest employment growth has taken place in retail trade,
services, and State and local government.

Hours of Work
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls edged down 0.1 hour from its February level to 36. 8 hours,
seasonally adjusted.
earlier.

The workweek was three-tenths of an hour below March a year

In manufacturing, the average workweek fell by 0, 2 hour in March to 40. 3

hours and was 0. 6 hour below its year-ago level.

Average overtime in manufacturing

was unchanged at 3* 5 hours but had declined by 0. 4 hour since March 1973.

(See

table B - 2 . )
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on nonagricultural payrolls rose at a seasonally adjusted rate of 0. 5 percent in March.
March 1973, hourly earnings have risen by 6. 6 percent.
r o s e by 0. 2 percent in March.

Since

Average weekly earnings

Over the past year, weekly earnings have increased

by 5. 7 percent.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings rose by 1 cent
in March to $4. 05.

(See table B - 3 . )

increased by 25 cents.

Weekly earnings averaged $148. 23 in March, up 77 cents from

February and $8. 01 since March 1973.




Since March a year ago, hourly earnings have

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The Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index--earnings adjusted for overtime in manufacturing,
seasonality, and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and
low-wage industries--was 153.1 (1967 = 100) in March, 0. 5 percent higher than in
February.

(See table B-4. )

The Index was 6. 8 percent above March a year ago.

All industries recorded gains over the past 12 months, ranging from 6. 6 percent in
the services and transportation and public utilities industries to 9. 2 percent in mining.
During the 12-month period ended in February, the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars
of constant purchasing power declined 2. 8 percent.
Quarterly Labor Force Developments
The Nation* s labor force which has been expanding rapidly since mid-1971
rose by 640, 000 in the first quarter of 1974 to 90. 5 million.

This followed a rise of

930, 000 in the previous quarter.
The first quarter expansion in the labor force substantially exceeded the rise
in employment, and the jobless rate therefore increased sharply--from 4. 7 percent
in the fourth quarter of 1973 to 5. 2 percent in the first quarter.

In contrast, over the

1972-73 period employment growth had equaled or exceeded labor force gains, bringing
the jobless rate steadily downward from a first quarter 1972 high of 5. 9 percent.
Details of these developments plus a new section on the status of persons of
Spanish origin follow.
Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment
The labor force gain in the first quarter reflected the normal growth of the
working age population and a further increase in the participation rate, which edged
up to 61. 3 percent, the highest in over 2 decades.

Among the major a g e - s e x groups,

participation rates rose slightly for adult women (from 44. 6 to 44. 8) and teenagers
(from 55. 4 to 56. 1 percent) but remained unchanged for adult men (81. 4 percent) .
Total employment rose by 170, 000 in the first quarter, a much slower pace
than it had shown since mid-1971.

At 85. 8 million, the employment level was equiva-

lent to 58.1 percent of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, down
slightly from the previous quarter.

This ratio of employment to the population had

been rising steadily since the second quarter of 1971.

(See table A-7.)

The number of unemployed persons rose by 470, 000 to 4. 7 million in the
first quarter, and the overall jobless rate moved from 4. 7 to 5. 2 percent, the largest
quarter-to-quarter rise since the third quarter of 1970.




The increase in joblessness

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was experienced by all three major a g e - s e x groups, whose rates returned to levels
prevailing in late 1972.
Negro-White Differences
The Negro labor force rose by 140, 000 or 1. 4 percent in the first quarter,
while the white labor force rose by a l e s s e r degree, 0. 6 percent.

These labor force

gains, however, exceeded the employment expansion for both groups, with a resultant
increase in the Negro jobless rate from 8. 6 to 9. 3 percent, while the rate for whites
moved up from 4. 2 to 4. 7 percent.
rates at 2. 0 to 1.

These developments held the ratio of their jobless

This relationship has generally held at 2 to 1 or more since the

Korean War period, except for a narrowing during the 1969-71 cyclical downturn and
initial stages of recovery.
Among persons not in the labor force, the proportion expressing some desire
to be working "now" (although not currently seeking jobs) has also averaged at least
twice as large for Negroes as for whites.
for whites in the first quarter of 1974.

It was 20 percent for Negroes and 8 percent

Within this category, about 160, 000 Negroes

and 530, 000 whites were not looking for jobs because of discouragement over job
prospects.
the

M

Thus, Negroes continue to be disproportionately represented among

discouraged" as well as among the unemployed.

Persons of Spanish Origin
As announced on April 3 (USDL 74-124) , regular publication of statistics on
the employment status of persons of Spanish origin begins with this issue of the Employment Situation and will continue quarterly here and in the monthly BL.S periodical,
Employment and Earnings.

These data, which are now being tabulated from the

Current Population Survey and are not adjusted for seasonality, refer to persons
who identified themselves as being of Spanish origin.
out regard to color.

These data are tabulated with-

For a description of the self-identification method of determining

the Spanish origin population and a few of the other major technical aspects of the data
collection, see "Employment and Unemployment Among Americans of Spanish Origin"
(based on 1973 annual average data) , which will appear in the April 1974 issue of the
Monthly Labor Review.
The Spanish origin civilian labor force averaged 3. 6 million during the first
quarter of 1974.

These workers accounted for 4 percent of the Nation' s labor force,

in line with their proportion of the population.

Their overall labor force participation

rate, at 59. 2 percent, was about equal to the rate for black workers but somewhat
lower than that for whites.




(See table B. )

-7Tatfie fi. Employment status of the civilian population of Spanish origin and color, by
sex and 3ge, first quarter 1974 averages not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Employment status

Total

White

147,604
89,387
60.6
84,420
3,271
81,149
4,968
5.6
58,217

130,562
79,242
60.7
75,236
3,005
72,231
4,006
5.1
51,320

Negro

Spanish origin

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

15,017
8,880
59.1
8,006
214
7,792
874
9.8
6,137

6,148
3,640
59.2
3,333
229
3,104
307
8.4
2,508

Data relate to Negro workers only, who account for 89 percent of the Negro and
other races population.
2
Data on persons of Spanish origin are tabulated separately, without regard to
race/color, which means that they are also included in the data for white and Negro
workers. According to the 1970 Census, approximately 98- percent of their population
is white.
An a v e r a g e of 3, 3 m i l l i o n p e r s o n s of Spanish o r i g i n w a s e m p l o y e d during the
quarter,
over.

54. 2 p e r c e n t of t h e i r c i v i l i a n noninstitutional population 16 y e a r s of age and

T h i s r a t i o of e m p l o y m e n t to p o p u l a t i o n w a s w e l l b e l o w that for w h i t e s (58. 0

p e r c e n t ) but l i t t l e d i f f e r e n t f r o m that of N e g r o e s (55. 7 percent) .
During the J a n u a r y - M a r c h p e r i o d ,
w e r e unemployed.

s o m e 310, 000 w o r k e r s of S p a n i s h o r i g i n

At 8. 4 p e r c e n t , t h e i r j o b l e s s r a t e w a s s u b s t a n t i a l l y above the

5. 1 - p e r c e n t r a t e for w h i t e w o r k e r s , but a bit b e l o w the 9* 8 - p e r c e n t r a t e for black
workers.

The r a t i o of S p a n i s h - t o - w h i t e u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e s of 1. 6 to 1 i n d i c a t e s

that, r e l a t i v e to the s i z e of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e l a b o r f o r c e s , for e v e r y 10 white w o r k e r s
u n e m p l o y e d t h e r e w e r e 16 j o b l e s s w o r k e r s of S p a n i s h o r i g i n .




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

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

Mar.
1973

Feb.
1974

Seasonally adjusted

Mar.
1974

Mar.
1973

Nov.
1973

Dec.
1973

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974

TOTAL
Total noninstitutional population 1

,

Total labor force
Civilian noninstitutional population 1

,

Civilian labor force
Employed

Agriculture
-Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

147,541
89,686
145,181
87,326
82,814
3,131
79,683
4,512
5.2
57,855

149,857
91,692
147,599
89,434
84,294
3,283
81,011
5,140
5.7
58,165

150,066
91,884
147,816
89,633
84v878
3,334
81,544
4,755
5.3
58,183

147,541
90,523
145,181
88,162
83,782
3,469
80,313
4,380
5.0
57,019

149,208
92,186
146,924
89,903
85,649
3,561
82,088
4,254
4.7
57,021

149,436
92,315
147,155
90,033
85,669
3,643
82,026
4,364
4.8
57,121

149,656
92,801
147,398
90,543
85,811
3,794
82,017
4,732
5.2
56,855

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

,551
,131
,617
,198
,267
,388
,879
,931
3.9
,420

63,536
51,772
61,709
49,945
47,754
2,483
45,271
2,191
4.4
11,764

63,622
51,752
61,801
49,931
47,962
2,503
45,459
1,969
3.9
11,870

62,551
51,307
60,617
49,373
47,694
2,524
45,170
1,679
3.4
11,244

63,225
51,791
61,359
49,926
48,425
2,544
45,881
1,501
3.0
11,434

63,355
51,931
61,510
50,085
48,559
2,569
45,990
1,526
3.0
11,424

63,455
52,197
61,628
50,371
48,660
2,687
45,973
1,711
3.4
11,258

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

68,908
30,482
29,004
457
28,547
1,477
4.8
38,427

69,937
31,512
29,823
479
29,343
1,689
5.4
38,426

70,035
31,650
30,089
493
29,596
1,561
4.9
38,385

68,908
30,330
28,834
568
28,266
1,496
4.9
38,578

69,701
31,183
29,704
550
29,154
1,479
4.7
38,518

69,781
31,169
29,596
595
29,001
1,573
5.0
38,612

69,840
31,133
29,519
628
28,891
1,614
5.2
38,707

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

15,655
7,647
6,543
286
6,257
1,104
14.4
8,008

15,952
7,977
6,717
320
6,397
1,260
15.8
7,976

15,981
8,052
6,826
338
6,488
1,226
15.2
7,928

15,655
8,459
7,254
377
6,877
1,205
14.2
7,196

15,864
8,794
7,520
467
7,053
1,274
14.5
7,070

15,864
8,779
7,514
479
7,035
1,265
14.4
7,085

15,930
9,039
7,632
479
7,153
1,407
15.6
6,891

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

128,632
77,451
73,825
3,626
4.7
51,181

130,555
79,301
75,137
4,164
5.3
51,255

130,739
79,483
75,675
3,808
4.8
51,256

128,632
78,104
74,634
3,470
4.4
50,528

130,086
79,673
76,339
3,334
4.2
50,413

130,197
79,704
76,223
3,481
4.4
50,493

130,393
80,089
76,328
3,761
4.7
50,304

130,555
80,122
76,354
3,768
4.7
50,433

16,549
9,876
8,989
887
9.0
6,675

17,044
10,133
9,157
976
9.6
6,911

17,077
10,150
9,203
948
9.3
6,927

16,549
10,006
9,109
897
9.0
6,543

16,839
10,210
9,299
911
8.9
6,629

16,958
10,300
9,412
888
8.6
6,658

17,005
10,499
9,513
986
9.4
6,506

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

Males, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population l
Total labor force
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Females, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed .»
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

NEGRO ANO OTHER RACES
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed '.
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

1

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

N O T E : Data relate t o the noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. Total noninstitutional population and total labor force include persons in the Armed Forces.




Table A-2. Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of

Unemployment rates

unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Selected categories

Total, 16 years and over
Males, 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over

.

Both sexes, 16-19 years
White, total
Males, 2 0 years and over
Females, 2 0 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Negro and other races, total
Males, 2 0 years and over
Females, 2 0 years and over
Both sexes, 16*19 years
Household heads
Married men, spouse present
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Unemployed 15 weeks and over 1
State insured 2

Mar.
1973

Mar.
1974

Mar.
1973

Nov.
1973

Dec.
1973

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974

4,380
1,679
1,496
1,205

4,633
1,712
1,582
1,339

5.0
3.4
4.9
14.2

4.7
3.0
4.7
14.5

4.8
3.0
5.0
14.4

5.2
3.4
5.2
15.6

5,
3,
5.

15.

3,470
1,376
1,153
941

3,665
1,366
1,284
1,015

4.4
3.1
4.4
12.5

4.2
2.7
4.1
12.7

4.4
2.9
4.4
12.8

4.7
3.1
4,
13,

4,
3.
4,
13,

897
304
335
258

966
351
291
324

9.0
6.0
8.2
29.3

8.9
5.5
8.7
29.1

8.6
4.9
8.7
28.7

9,
5.
9,
29,

9.2
6.6
7.9
29.2

1,522
980
3,388
976
869
1,604

1,558
943
3,560
1,056
815
2,099

2.8
2.1
4.3
7.3
.9
2.7
5.2

2.8
2.2
4.4
7.5
.8
2.7
5.4

1,209
269
103
201
636
1,712
444
874
394
718
76

1,224
239
134
216
635
1,937
438
1,060
439
721
92

3,153
386
967
536
431
140
849
791
371
93

3,368
382
1,122
637
485
136
932
780
405
121

283
147
106
30

290
115
141
34

675
382
196
97

738
459
161
118

Labor force time lost 3

3.0
2.3
4.7
8.2
.8
3.0
5.7

3.0
2.4
4.7
8.4
.9c
3.2
5.7

3.2
2.5
1.7
4.0
4.5
6.0
3.8
7.0
8.4
5.5
1.9

3.2
2.0
1.8
4.2
4, 5
6, 1
3, 9
6, 8
9, 3
6.1
2.1

OCCUPATION4
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm . . .
Sales workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farm workers
INDUSTRY

2.4

4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers 9
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers

5.4
4.5
2.7
7.1

,4
9
,3
,1
.7
,1
,0
,9
8
,7c

V E T E R A N STATUS
Males, Vietnam-era veterans 6 :
2 0 t o 3 4 years
2 0 t o 24 years

,
%

2 5 to 29 years
3 0 t o 3 4 years

,.,..

5.0
10.0
3.8
2.7

Males, nonveterans:
2 0 to 3 4 years

,

2 0 t o 24 years
2 5 t o 2 9 years

,

3 0 to 3 4 years

,.

2.8

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 tabor force man-hours.
Unemptoyment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
Includes mining, not shown separately.
Vietnam-era veterans are those who served after August 4 , 1 9 6 4 .
c • corrected.




Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
[In thousands]

"
Selected categories

Males

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Mar.
Mar.
1974
1973

Mar.
1973

Nov.
1973

Dec.
1973

82,814
50,891
31,923
49,407
38,624
18,983

84,878
51,678
33,200
50,503
38,752
19,446

83,782
51,761
32,021
49,616
38,882
18,888

85,649
5,2584
33,065
50,385
39,237
19,462

85,669
52,732
32,937
50,565
39,252
19,334

40,122
11,833
8,446
5,361
14,482
28,859
10,933
14,027
3,899
11,064
2,768

41,704
12,444
8,893
5,391.
14,977
29,007
11,371
13,546
4,089
11,249
2,917

40,161
11,653
8,493
5,430
14,585
29,602
11,155
14,196
4,251
10,945
3,030

41,205
11,980
8,989
5,425
14,811
30,075
11,403
14,414
4,258
11,230
3,102

1,068
1,703
360

1,257
1,749
329

1,223
1,780
446

73,710
1,525
13,706
58,479
5,412
562

75,606
1,416
14,224
59,966
5,362
574

76,400
63,117
2,063
967
1,096
11,220

78,196
64,240
2,388
1,261
1,127
11,568

Jan. |
1974

Feb.
1974

Mar.
1974

85,811
52,910
32,901
50,807
39,394
19,147

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

85,863
52,556
33,307
50,706
39,025
19,349

41,138
12,030
9,099
5,254
14,755
30,101
11,357
14,303
4,441
11,260
3,123

41,399
12,068
9,186
5,386
14,759
30,212
11,444
14,187
4,581
11,098
3,326

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

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

1,340
1,790
420

1,353
1,821
405

1,493
1,887
392

1,469
1,919
429

1,440
1,828
408

74,334
1,512
13,516
59,306
5,414
j
509

76,123
1,508
13,690
60,925
5,409
528

76,100
1,542
13,668
1 60,890
5,455
473

75,984
1,438
13,590
60,956
5,399
466

|

76,031
1,505
13.844
60.682
5,458
461

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

75,235
62,866
2,213
958
1,255
10,156

77,252
64,128
2,405
1,143
1,262
10,719

1

76,801
63,847
2,586
1,213
1,373
10,368

77.164
63,911
2,754
1,381
j
1,373
10,499

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

OCCUPATION

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
OF WORKER
Agriculture:

Nonagricultural industries:

1

PERSONS AT WORK1

Usually work part time

,, t , , , , ,

1

77,396
64,038
2,562
1,192
1,370
10,796

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

Table A-4. Duration of unemployment

Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment

Seasonally adjusted

Mar.
1973

Mar.
1974

Mar.
1973

Nov.
1973

Dec.
1973

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974

Mar.
1974

1,862
1,529
1,121
680
441

2,117
1,588
1,051
682
369

2,168
1,337
869
496
373

2,243
1,235
820
469
351

2,308
1,270
740
409
331

2,466
1,437
768
440
328

2,427
1,426
830
505
325

2,464
1,388
815
503
312

12.0

10.8

10.5

10.0

9.3

9.4

9.6

9.4

100.0
41.3
33.9
24.8
15.1
9.8

100.0
44.5
33.4
22.1
14.3
7.8

100.0
49.6
30.6
19.9
11,3
8.5

100.0
52.2
28.7
19.1
10.9
8,2

100.0
53.5
29.4
17.1
9.5
7.7

100.0
52.8
30.8
16.4
9.4
7.0

100.0
51.8
30.5
17.7
10.8
6.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION




100.0
52.8
29.7
17.5
10.8
1
6.7

Table A-5. Reasons for unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Reason

Mar.
1973

Mar.
1974

Mar.
1973

Nov.
1973

Dec.
1973

Jan.
1974

1,975
675
1,299
563

2,335
712
1,193
516

1,710
701
1,291
689

1,664
783
1,227
590

1,761
765
1,266
593

100.0
43.8
15.0
28.8
12.5

100.0
49.1
15.0
25.1
10.8

100.0
38.9
16.0 .
29.4
15.7

100.0
39.0
18.4
28.8
13.8

2.3
.8
1.5
.6

2.6
.8
1.3
.6

1.9
.9
1.4
.7

i

Feb.
1974

Mar.
1974

2,006
731
1,252
682

2,052
750
1,240
630

2,022
739
1,186
632

100.0
40.2
17.4
28.9
13.5

100.0
42.9
15.6
26.8
14.6

100.0
43.9
16.1
26.5
13.5

100.0
44.2
16.1
25.9
13.8

2.0
.8
1.4
.7

2.2
.8
1.4
.8

2.3
.8
1.4
.7

2.2
.8
1.3
.7

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Reentered labor force

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

1.9
.8
1.5
.8

Table A-6. Unemployment by sex and age
Not seasonally adjusted
Thousands of persons

Mar.
1973

Mar.
1974

4,512
1,104
558
546
1,010
2,397
1,976
423

4,755
1,226
618
607
1,065
2,465
2,037
428

77.3
50.2
29.0
71.8
87.9
86.1
88.4
75,0

5.0
14.2
17.3
12.1
7.9
3.2
3.4
2.7

4.7
14.5
17.2
12.5
7.2
3.0
3.1
2.7

4.8
14.4
16.7
12.9
7.7
3.1
3.3
2.6

5.2
15.6
19.4
13.3
8.5
3.2
3.4
2.8

5.2
15.3
17.9
12.9
8.6
3.3
3.5
2.9

5.1
15.0
18.4
12.7
8.1
3.3
3.4
2.7

2,531
600
336
264
561
1,369
1,128
242

2,634
665
353
312
601
1,368
1,121
247

81.7
48.7
32,3
67.3
92.0
93.3
96.5
78.9

4.3
13.4
17.1
10.7
7.5
2.7
2.8
2.3

4.0
14.3
17.2
12.1
6.6
2.4
2.3
2.6

4.0
13.6
16.3
11.9
6.7
2.4
2.5
2.4

4.4
14.1
18.8
11.2
7.9
2.7
2.7
2.6

4.5
14.6
18.0
11.6
8.3
2.8
2.7
2.9

4.4
14.4
17.6
12.1
7.9
2.7
2.7
2.4

1,981
504
222
282
449
1,028
848
181

2,121
561
265
296
464
1,097
916
181

71.7
51.9
24.5
76.4
82.5
77.1
78.5
69.6

6.1
15.2
17.7
13.6
8.4
4.1
4.3
3.4

5.9
14.8
17.2
13.1
7.9
4.1
4.4
2.7

6.2
15.4
17.2
14.0
8.9
4.2
4.6
2.8

6.6
6.4
17.3
16.2
20.1
17.8
15.6
14.4
' 9.0
9.3
4.3
4.2 1
4.8
4.6
2.9
3.1

6.2
15.8
19.3
13.4
8.4
4.2
4.5
3.4

Sex and age

20 to 24 years

20 to 24 years




Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Percent
looking for
full-time
work
war.
1974

Mar.
1973

Nov.
1973

Dec.
1973

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974

Mar.
1974

j

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

1974

1973

1972

Characteristic

. I

IV

I

II

II*

144,943
87,625
60.5
83,210
57.4
4,415
5.0
57,318

145,606
88,451
60.7
84,107
57.8
4,344
4.9
57,155

146,266
88,968
60.8
84,755
57.9
4,213
4.7
57,298

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

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

60,213
49,091.
81.5
47,315
78.6
1,776
3.6
11,122

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

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

61,078
49,594
81.2
48,072
78.7
1,522
3.1
11,484

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

61,713
50,258
81.4
48,523
78.6
1,735
3.5
11,455

68,232
29,882
43.8
28,237
41.4
1,645
5.5
38,350

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

68,815
30,133
43.8
28,614
41.6
1,519
5.0
38,682

69,095
30,629
44.3
29,173
42.2
1,456
4.8
38,466

69,392
30,984
44.7
29,494
42.5
1,490
4.8
38,408

69,738
31,132
44.6
29,654
42.5
1,478
4.7
38,606

69,937
31,320
44.8
29,719
42.5
1,601
5.1
38,617

15,489
8,017
51.8
6,727
43.4
1,290
16.1
7,472

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

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

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

15,796
8,390
53.1
7,189
45.5
1,201
14.3
7,406

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

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

126,534
76,316
!
60.3
72,309
57.1
4,007
5.3
50,218

127,091
127,650
76,759
77,276
60.4
60.5
73,399
72,772
57.5
57.3
3,877
3,987
5.0
5.2
| 50,332" 50,374

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

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

128,986
78,510
60.9
75,062
58.2
3,448
4.4
50,476

129,538
78,856
60.9
75,559
58.3
3,297
4.2
50,682

130,064
79,648
61.2
76,287
58.7
3,361
4.2
50,416

130,562
80,125
61.4
76,393
58.5
3,731
4.7
50,437

15,810
9,50J
60.1
8,484
53.7
1,016
10.7
6,310

16,025
15,915
9,587
9,545
59.8
60.0
8,646
8,624
54.0
54.2
941
1
921 1
9.8
!
9,6
6,438
6,370

16,122
9,690
60.1
8,733
54.2
957
9.9
6,432

16,321
9,820
60.2
8,940
54.8
880
9.0
6,501

16,620
9,946
59.8
9,047
54.4
899
9.0
6,674

16,728
10,105
60.4
9,191
54.9
914
9.0
6,623

16,866
10,232
60.7
9,348
55.4
884
8.6
6,634

17,042
10,376
60.9
9,409
55.2
967
9.3
6,666

I

II

III

IV

142,344
85,841
60.3
80,807
56.8
5,034
5.9
56,503

143,006
86,295
60.3
81,393
56.9
4,902
5.7
56,711

143,674
86,858
60.5
82,040
57.1
4,818
5.5
56,816

144,281
87,149
60.4
82,555
57.2
4,594
5.3
57,132

59,331
48,437
81.6
46,409
78.2
2,028
4.2
10,894

59,662
48,700
81.6
46,704
78.3
1,996
4.1
10,962

59,953
48,959
81.7
47,076
78.5
1,883
3.8
10,994

67,676
29,444
43.5
27,855
41.2
1,589
5.4
38,232

67,932
29,637
43.6
27,987
41.2
1,650
5.6
38,295

15,337
7,960
51.9
6,543
42.7
1,417
17.8
7,377

15,412
7,958
51.6
6,702
43.5
1,256
15.8
7,454

TOTAL

Males, 20 years and over

Females, 20 years and over

Both sexes, 16-19 years

!
i

WHITE

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES

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




Table A-8. Persons not in labor force, by whether they want jobs, current activity, and reasons for not
seeking work, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages
[Numbers in thousands]
1972

1973

Characteristic

II

III

IV

II

III

IV

TOTAL
56,503

56,711

56,817

57,132

57,317

57,155

57,298

57,034

51,934
6,301
4,238
32,305
6,564
2,526

52,132
6,166
4,225
32,388
6,679
2,674

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

52,761
6,269
4,483
32,406
6,792
2,811

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

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

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

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

4,503
1,269
579
1,101
828
621
207
726

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

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

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

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

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

4,314
1,111
609
1,117
633
447
186
844

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

14,034

14,122

14,164

14,349

14,532

14,489

14,615

14,599

12,678

12,794

12,878

12,954

13,151

12,990

13,285

13,211

1,356
632
257
261
206

1,328
577
274
253
224

1,286
595
266
198
227

1,395
630
286
242
237

1,381
698
234
216
233

1,499
649
333
261
256

1,330
609
279
200
242

1,388
608
261
234
285

42,408

42,325

42,629

43,086

43,009

42,397

42,461

42,929

39,256

39,338

39,595

39,807

40,032

39,193

39,448

39,959

3,152
637
322
1,085
567
541

2,987
525
330
1,016
553
563

3,034
523
371
1,092
518
530

3,279
624
437
1,090
487
641

2,977
586
306
959
414
712

3,204
617
307
1,073
526
681

3,013
502
330
1,100
433
648

2,970
523
431
934
453
629

50,113

50,282

50,383

50,842

50,851

50,371

50,721

50,524

46,663

46,903

47,001

47,250

47,367

46,696

47,512

47,196

3,450
990
408
796
620
636

3,379
885
406
815
586
687

3,382
910
455
817
562
638

3,592
961
543
841
542
705

3,484
976
414
797
488
809

3,675
981
501
896
496
801

3,209
825
421
836
469
658

3,328
879
454
739
551
705

6,345

6,306

6,431

6,490

6,508

6,624

6,611

6,675

Do not want job now

5,290

5,337

5,475

5,356

5,656

5,568

5,515

5,642

Want a job now
Reason not looking: School attendance . .
Ill health, disability .
Home responsibilities,
Think cannot get job ,
Other reasons

1,055
246
169
287
236
117

969
228
189
257
170
125

956
211
183
289
167
106

1,134
294
193
281
199
167

852
272
122
175
152
131

1,056
317
129
237
234
139

1,096
267
190
272
174
193

1,033
257
246
228
144
158

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

Going to school
Ill, disabled
Keeping house
Retired

Other

'

Want a job now
Reason not looking: School attendance . . ,
III health, disability ..
Home responsibilities
Think cannot get job .
Job-market factors
Personal factors .,
Other reasons
MALES
Total not in labor force
Do not want job now
Want a job now
Reason not looking: School attendance . . ,
III health, disability .,
Think cannot get job .
Other reasons1
FEMALES
Total not in labor force

,

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

,

Do not want job now
Want a job now
,
Reason not looking: School attendance . . ,
III health, disability .,
Home responsibilities
Think cannot get job
Other reasons
,

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
Total not in labor force

1

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

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


Table B-1. Employees on nonagricaltural payrolls* by industry
[In thousands]

Industry

Mar.
1973

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974 p

Mar.
1974 1

Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Mar.
1973

Feb.
1974

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974 P

Mar.
1974 p

76,533

76,773

76,648

24,296

24,294

24, 143

74,255

75,620

75,754

75,963

1,708

23,413

23,740

23,686

23,688

275

598

642

643

640

42

-3

654

658

653

3,294

3,280

3,317

3,391

97

74

3,636

3,744

3,710

Production workers

19,521
14,345

19,818
14,513

19,726
14,415

19.657
14,361

136
16

-69
-54

20,006
14,682

19.892
14,557

19.780
14,469

DURABLE GOODS
Production workers

11,431
8.397

11,699
8,557

11,614
8,469

11,547
8,419

116
22

-67
-50

11,774
8,624

11,676
8,520

11,580
8,448

195.7
616.9
513.7
672.1
1,287.4
1,430.2
2,002.1
1,947.0
1,855.7
482.3
427.8

192.6
626.5
526.8
682.6
1,333.9
1,458.3
2,129.1
2,047.3
1,763.3
514. 1
424.8

189.6
629.2
520.2
682.4
1,324.8
1,441.4
2, 134.2
2,036.9
1,709.6
517.9
427.9

187.7
633.5
520.3
690.3
1,319.7
1,433.4
2,143.5
2,005,0
1,665.4
517.3
431.2

-8
16
6,
18
32
3.2
141.4
58.0
-190.3
35.0
3.4

-1.9
4.3
.1
7.
-5.
-8.
9.
-31.
-44.

192
645
527
704
1,343
1,466
2,133
2051
1,753
516
444

190
646
522
704
1,327
1,450
2,121
2043
1,710
520
443

189
647
523
706
1,312
1,439
2,131
2015
1,657
519
442

8,090
5,948

8,119
5,956

8,112
5,946

8,110
5,942

20
-6

-2
-4

8,232
6,058

8,216
6,037

8,200
6,021

670.9
69.9
022.0
359.0
709.5
093.8
016.2
182.5
671.7
294.5

1,689.1
75.4
1,026,
1,295,
724
1,103
1,037,
187,
689.3
290.1

1,675.5
73.1
1,020.7
1,309.4
723.2
1,107,
1,037,
188,
685
290

1,677.6
70.9
1,016.6
1,301.9
723.7
1,105.0
1,044.2
189.8
687.7
292.2

6.7
1.0
-5.4
-57.1
14.2
11,
28,
7,
16,
-2,

2.1
-2.2
-4.1
-7.5
.5
-2.5
6.9
1.7
1.8
1.3

1,754
76
1,029
1,315
729
1,106
1,046
193
693
291

1,753
76
1,024
1,308
729
1,109
1,044
193
689
291

1,755
77
1,018
1,293
729
1,105
1,046
193
690
294

50,842

51,880

52,068

52,275

1,433

207

52,237

52,479

52,505

4,539

4,618

4,613

4,628

89

15

4,684

4,688

4,670

15,880

16,290

16,112

16,167

287

55

16,417

16,456

16,467

3,989
11,891

4,155
12,135

4,139
11,973

4,142
12,025

153
134

3
52

4,184
12,233

4,189
12,267

4,184
12,283

4,000

4,072

4,089

4,098

98

9

4,109

4,126

4,123

SERVICES

12,627

12,913

13,060

13,136

509

76

13,136

13,219

13,229

GOVERNMENT

13,796

13,987

14,194

14,246

450

52

13,891

13,990

14,016

2,623
11,173

2,642
11,345

2,659
11,535

2,662
11,584

39
411

3

2,658
11,233

2,670.
11,320

2,670
11,346

TOTAL
GOODS-PRODUCING
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

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

SERVICE-PRODUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

FEDERAL
STATE AND LOCAL
p = preliminary.




209

49

Table B-2.

Average weekly hours of production or nohsupervisory workers 1 on private nonagricultural

payrolls* by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974 P

36.9

36.4

36.5

36.6

-0.3

MINING

41.4

42.3

42.6

40.7

-.7

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

36.6

34.9

36.3

MANUFACTURING
%k/7rtime hours

40.8
3.7

40.0
3.3

DURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

41.6
4.0
42.6

Mar.
1973

Industry

Jan.
1974

Feb.
1974 P

Mar.
1974 p

0. 1

36.7

36.9

36.8

-1.9

42.6

43.2

41.2

36.8

36.2

37.6

37.2

40.1
3.3

40.2
3.3

40.3
3.4

40.5
3.5

40.3
3.5

40.5
3.4

40.7
3.4

40.9
3.5

-.7
-.5

.2
.1

40.8
3.5

41. 1
3.6

40.9
3.6

41.8
39.5

39,
39,
40,
38

42. 1
40. 1
38.8
41. 1
41.4
40.8
42.4
39.6
40. 1
40.6
38.7

43.3
40. 3
39.0
41.2
41.6
41.0
42. 6
39. 8
40.4
40.6
39.0

.7
-.6
-1 3
.9
,7
,5
3
8
,6

1.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3

41.9
40.4
39.8
41.6
41.8
41.0
42.3
39.6
40.0
40.6
38.3

42. 1
40.7
39.6
41.9
41.4
41.3
42.5
40.1
40.6
40.9
39.0

43.1
40.4
39.3
41.4
41.4
41.2
42.3
39.8
40.4
40.6
39.0

39.6
3.3

39.2
3.2

39.2
3.1

39.3
3.1

.1

39.6
3.4

39.6
3.3

39.5
3.3

39.7
37.4
41.2
36.3
42.8
38.0
42.0
41.4
41.3
37.6

40.5
38.9
40.2
34.7
42.6
37.2
41.7
41.8

40.2
37.6
40.
35.
42.
37.
41.
42.
40.
38.

40.8
39.5
40.6
35.2
42.8
37.7
41.8
42.5
40.6
37.2

40.8
38.9
40.
35.
42.
37.

40.
37.

40.1
37.8
40.3
35.5
42.2
37.2
41.7
41.9
40.6
37.7

40.9
37.8

40.7
39.0
40.3
35.5
42.4
37.3
41.9
42.6
40.7
38.3

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES

40.2

40.4

40.2

40.3

.1

40.8

40.3

40.5

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

34.5

33.9

33.9

33.9

-.6

34.3

34.4

34.2

39.6
32.9

38.9
32.3

38.7
32.3

38.7
32.3

-.9
-.6

39.1
32.8

38.9
32.9

38.8
32.8

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

37.0

36.9

37.0

36.9

36.9

37.0

36.9

SERVICES

33.9

33.8

33.9

33.9

34,0

34.1

34.0

TOTAL PRIVATE

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

NONDURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

*•

Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
.•
Textile mill p r o d u c t s . . . . . ' . . . .
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products, nee
Leather and leather products. . . .

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

40.9
40.3
42.1
42.3
41.5
42.9
40.6
42.0
40.7
39.3

39.2

40.6
41,
40,
42,

1974

P

Mar.
1973

Feb.
1974

, 1
,3

-1

.1

41.
42.6

Data relate to production workers In mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private
nonagricultural payrolls.
p = preliminary.




Table B-3.

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private

nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Average hourly earnings
- Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE.
Seasonally adjusted

,

Feb.F
1974

Mar.F
1974

$3.80
3.81

$4.02
4.02

$4.04
4.04

$4.05
4.06

$0.25
.25

$0.01
.02

4.99

4.98

4-94

.39

-.04

6.74

6.74

6.74[

.46

4.21

4.21

4.23

.25

.02

162.38

4.47

4.49

.26

.02

175.97

51
72
39
30
25
38
75
97
5,23
4.06
3.42

4.52
3.73
3.42
4.32
5.30
4.42
4.77
3.99
5.26
4.07
3.41

.35
.26
.23
.25
.42
.27
.31
.20
.30
.25
.18

.01
.01
.03
.02
.05
.04
.02
.02
.03
.01
.01

177.64
141.92
128.56
171.35
206.42
172.23
191.33
153.87
208.32
155.47
126.94

187.68
145.36
131.71
173.36
219.03
177.83
200.08
157.21
209.09
163.22
129.58

189.87
149.17
131.53
176.73
217.35
178.70
201.40
157.21
209.72
164.84
132.35

195.72
150.32
133.38
177.98
220.48
181.22
203.20
158.80
212.50
165.24
132.99

3.83

3.85

.24

.02

142.96

150.14

150.14

151.31

8.35

4.02
3.89
3.06
86

4.04|
4.01
3.07
2.88
4.34;

.27
.31
.19
. 15
.26
.27
.29
.28
.20
.15

,02
,12
.01
.02
.03
.04
.01

149.67 162.00
138.38 152.49
118.66 123.01
99.10
98.90
174.62 184.46
174.80 178.19
183.12 193.49
213.21 225.72
154.05 158.76
105.28 107.88

161.20 162.41
147.04 150.78
123.32 123.41
101.53 102.53
181.88 182.71
179.68 181.65
193.49 194.84
227.52 228.06
159-56 159.17
110.46 112.10

12.74
12.40
4.75
3.43
8.09
6.85
11.72
14.85
5.12
6.82

13.38

4.55

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

6.28

MANUFACTURING..

3.98|

Ordnance and accessories. * . . .
Lumber and wood produces. . . .
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. . .

Change from

Jan.
1974

MINING

DURA1LE GOODS

Average weekly earnings
Change from

Mar,
1973

4.23

4.47

4.17
3.47
3.19!
4.071

4.49
3.68
3.36
4.27
' 4. 88
5.24
15
4.38
46
4.73
79
3.98
96 .5.28
82
4.04
23'
3.41

NONDURABLE GOODS •

3.61

Food and kindred products . . .
Tobacco manufactures . . . . . .
Textile mill products
.
• Apparel and other textile products!
Paper and allied p r o d u c t s . . .
Printing and publishing . . . .
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products .
Rubber and plastics products, neci
Leather and leather products .

3.77
3.70
2. 88|
2.73

3.83

31
83
4.64

Mar. I Feb.
1973 | 1974

Mar.
1973

Feb. P
1974

Mar.
1974F

$140.22 $146.33 $147.46 $148.23
141.35 147.53 149.08 149.41
188.37
229.85

0
0
.02

Jan.
1974

211.08
235.23
168.40
181.04

212.15
244. 66
168.82
181.93

Mar.
1973
$8.01
8.06

201.06

12.69

248.03

18.18

170.05

7.67

183.64

7.67

18.
8.
4,
6.
14.
8.
11,
4,
4,
9,
6,

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
-

4.89

5.21

5.22

5.21

.32

-.01

196.58

210.48

209.84 209.96

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3.14

3.35

3.36

3.38

.24

.02

108.33

113.57

113.90

114.58

6.25

4.03|
2.81

4.29
2.99

4.3Q
2.99

4.33
3.01

.30
.20

.03
.02

159.59
92.45

166.88
96.58

166.41
96.58

167.57
97.22

7.98
4.77

'3.55

3.74

3.76

3.76

.21

131.35

138.01

139.12

138.74

7.39

3.50

3.53

3.52

.22

111.87

118.30

119.67

119-33

7.46

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

*

SERVICES

1

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




3.3<J

.01

Feb.
1974

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or honsupervisory workers in private nonfarm industries,
seasonally adjusted
11967-100}
Mar.
1973

Oct.
1973

Nov.
1973

Dec.
1973

Jan.
1974

Feb.P
1974

Percent change from
Mar.P
1974 Mar. 1973 Feb. 1974Mar. 1974 Mar. 1974

Current dollars .

143.3

149.6

150.3

151.3

151.7

152.4

153.1

Constant (1967) dollars

110,4

109.5

109.1

109,3

108.4

107.5

NA

142.5

148.4

150.2

152.1

154,2

154.4

155.6

9.2

.8

152.6

159.2

160.3

161.2

160.5

162.3

163.0

6.8

.4

MANUFACTURING

140.4

146.5

147.0

147.9

148.5

149.3

150.2

6.9

.6

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES ,

152.1

159.8

160.0

160.2

161.1

161.3

162.1

6.6

.5

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

140.2

146.2

146.9

147.9

148.8

149.0

150.4

7.3

.9

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

136,9

142.7

143,6

145.5

145.2

145.5

146.1

6.7

.4

SERVICES

143.6

149.1

149.9

151.3

152.1

152.8

153. Oj

6.6

Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM:

MINING

,

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

,

r

6.8

.5

y

i Percent change was -2,8 front February 1973 to February 1974, the latest month available.
a Percent change was -0.8 from January 1974 to February 1974» the latest month available.
N.A. - not available.
p-prellminary.
r=Revised
NOTE: All series, are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effects of two types of changes that are unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime premiums in rnanufacturinq (the only sector for which overtime data are available) and the effects of changes In the proportion of workers in high*waot and low-wage industries. The saasonal
adjustment eliminates the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude each year.




LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

2.

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
NONABRICULTURHL EMPLOYMENT
THOUSANDS
95000

95000

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|

J

t

9

[

" 185000
j
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i*

75000 r

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70000

65000

j
90000

4

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60000

j

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40000

40000

j

60000
30000

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50000

^

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50000

1

75000

/

w*mm'

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I

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20000

20000

]

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165000

10000

10000

J
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mtaiutm

MLA*.

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Uafcd

0

1985 L98B 1907 1988 1869 1970 1971 187* 1973 1974

3.

30000

1 L'**

i ^-•4****

i i i.

L

80000

THOUSANDS
60000
OUUUUI

-

90000

85000

ADULT HEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENABERS

ii

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1968 1966 1967 1988 196* 1970 1871 1972 1873 1874

Lfcritfn

UNEMPLOYMENT

4.

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS
MARRIED MEN

LyJ

UNEMPLOYMENT
ADULT HEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENA8ERS

THOUSANDS
6000

6000

5000

5000

4000

4000

THOUSANDS
2250

H\

2000

1750

1500

2250

I

/M4u

2000

1750

1500

3000

3000

1250

1250

k Vl'J

2000

2000

|7M M

tooo

1000

1000

750

tooo

[Wm\

500 \i
1806 1*68 1967 1988 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1874




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1966 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 187* 1873 1974

750

500

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
5.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

6.

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
STATE INSURED «
MARRIED KEN

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
TEENAGERS
ADULT HOMEJ*
ADULT MEN

PERCENT
7,0

7.0

PERCENT
20.0

20.0

15-0

15.0

10.0

10.0

5.0

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196S 1808 1987 I860 1969 1970 1971 1972.1973 1974

'.965 1966 1807 I960 1998 1870 1971 1972 1973 1974

7.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

8..UNEMPLOYMENT

NEBRO AND OTHER RRCES
WHITE
12.5

I

PERCENT
10.0

10.0

H

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•]

•"

ijilA
mV\

10.0
L

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l i Wi A

w

wh

(

1966 1966

7.5

5.0

5.0

2.5

H

i

t

k
iniJiim

7.5

I

/

h

r\

w

10.0

^

5-0

2.5

RATES

PART-TIME WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS

PERCENT
12.6

7.S

g.O

*

H

Y+*\*
1

V

„

J

§

Lu

../

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1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

2.5

0.0

U A

1966 1966 1967 i960 1369 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

* State injured unemployment rata pertains to the week including the 12tr. or the month and represents the insured unemployed under
State programs at a percent of average covered employment. The figures are thrived from administrative records of unemployment insurance
systems.




0.0

UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY
9.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

10-

ADJUSTED

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS
SERVICE WORKERS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS

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CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

^ #Q

PERCENT
15.0

15.0

12-5

12.5

10.0

10.0

7-5

7.5

S.O

5.0

2.5

2.5

Q tQ

19BS 1986 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

11 . AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT

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1965 1966 1967 1988 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

12-

Q

#

Q

UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON
-•

JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW ENTRANTS
JOB LEAVERS

THOUSANDS

WEEKS

13.0

13.0

12.0

12.0

2500 i-

1

1

1

r—

1

i

1

1 2500

2000

2000

1500

1500

1000

1000

11.0

11.0

10.0

10-0

9.0

A

4*™jl*

500
8*0

8.0

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1965 1886 1987 1988 1989 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974




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500

Wf

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1967

1968

1969

1970

I

1971

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197C

1973

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NONflGRICULTURflL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
13.

EMPLOYMENT

14

TOTAL NONflGRICULTURflL
SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING
THOUSANDS
80000

80000

70000

70000

60000

60000

50000

50000

MflN-HOURS

TOTAL PRIVATE NONflGRICULTURflL
PRIVATE SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PRODUCING
MANUFACTURING
MILLIONS OF MflN-HOURS
2250
2250 1

2000

2000

1750

1750

1500

1600

1250

1250

1000

1000

750

750

SOO

SOO

g5Q liif^^iiiLuimiiUBlMiiiLiMUiiili.hiii.uiLiiiiiihiLiuLiJMnlMiiilirinkkiLiiiiiijJ
1968 1966 1987 19B8 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

250

—4-""n
40000

40000

30000

30000

20000

20000

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1S73 1974

15.

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

16. AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING
TOTRL PRIVATE
HOURS
42.0

42.0

HOURS
5.0

41.0

40.0

39-0

39-0

v.
38.0

7*4

38.0

"A*
V,

37.0

35 .0

InJy^L.L
uLmWJ
1966 1966 1967 1868 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

lMliitiikilnliili>li>liili

NOTE:

1-0
37.0

36.Q

Q

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. Data for the 2 most

recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.




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