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News Technical information: Media contact: (202) 523-1371 523-1944 523-1959 523-1913 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington. D.C. 20212 USDL 84-249 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT), FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1984 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 1984 Unemployment declined in May and employment continued to rise, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The overall unemployment rate, at 7.4 percent, and the civilian worker rate, at 7.5 percent, were each down three-tenths of a percentage point over the month. Civilian employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—rose by 890,000 in May to 105.3 million. The number of employees on nonagricultural payrolls—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—rose by 230,000, following a larger increase in the previous month. (Establishment data reflect the annual benchmark revisions; see note on page 3.) Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The civilian unemployment rate declined to 7.5 percent in May, after holding at 7.8 percent during the February-April period. The rate has decreased by 3.2 percentage points from its late 1982 high and was at the lowest level since August 1981. The May decline in joblessness was concentrated among adult men (20 years and over). Since January, their unemployment rate has fallen by eight-tenths of a point, while the rate for adult women dropped by only three-tenths. As a result, the adult male rate of 6.5 percent was significantly below the rate for adult women (6.8 percent) for the first time since late 1981. At 19.0 percent in May, the unemployment rate for teenagers has been little changed in 1984. Whites, blacks, and Hispanics all shared in the May decline in joblessness. Other major groups with lower unemployment rates were full-time workers (7.2 percent) and manufacturing workers (7.1 percent). (See tables A-2, A-3, and A-6.) The number of unemployed persons decreased by 330,000 to 8.5 million in May. The decline occurred primarily among adult men, both white and black. Unemployment has dropped by 3.4 million since the recovery began. Virtually all of this decline took place among job losers—both those on layoff who expect to be recalled to work and those who have been permanently separated from their last job. As a result, this group's share of unemployment has dropped from 62 percent in November 1982 to 51 percent in May. (See table A-8.) The decline in unemployment in May was concentrated among persons who had been jobless for less than 5 weeks. The effect of this decrease In short-term unemployment was to raise the median duration of unemployment to 8.7 weeks, while the mean was virtually unchanged at 18.4 weeks. (Stee table A-7.) The number of workers employed part time for economic reasons million, 1 million below the November 1982 level. (See table A-4.) declined in May to 5.4 Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) Civilian employment showed strong growth from April to May, rising by 890,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis to 105.3 million. Adult women accounted for two-thirds of the gain and adult men the remainder, as teenagers showed no over-the-month employment change. The proportion of the civilian working age population with jobs reached 59.8 percent. The employment-population ratio for adult women was 50.5 percent, the first tino. ever that more than half of all adult women have been employed. (See table A-2.) . The civilian labor force rose by 560,000 in May. Over the year, labor force 2.9 million—1.9 million adult women and close to 1.1 million adult men. growth totaled - 2 Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 230,000 in May, somewhat less than gains recorded in most months of the past year. At 93.7 million, seasonally adjusted, payroll employment has increased by 5.0 million since November 1982. Over this period, manufacturing posted the largest job gain (1.5 million), followed by services (1.4 million), retail trade (950,000), and construction (475,000). (See table B-l.) The largest over-the-month increases took, place in construction (60,000) and the services industry (90,000). Construction employment has been rising strongly throughout the recovery period to 4.3 million in May, its highest level since the spring of 1981. In services, a major part of the over-the-month increase took place in business services. Smaller job gains also occurred in wholesale trade of durable goods and in finance. Table A* Major indicators of labor market activity, aaaaonally adjusted Quarterly averages Monthly data Category 1983 1984 Apr.May changa 1984 IV Mar. Apr. May HOUSEHOLD DATA Thou-aanda of paraona Labor force 1/ Total employment \J.... Civilian labor force Civilian employment.... Unemployment Not in labor force Discouraged workers.... 112,365 100,879 110,700 99,214 11,486 62,805 1,765 113,702 104,195 112,012 102,506 9,507 62,938 1,457 114,292 105,426 112,607 103,740 8,866 63,072 1,339 114,598 105,826 112,912 104,140 8,772 62,912 N.A. 114,938 106,095 113,245 104,402 8,843 62,724 N.A. 115,493 106,978 113,803 105,288 8,514 62,320 N.A. 555 883 558 886 -329 -404 N.A. 7.,4 7,.5 6.,5 6,,8 19.,0 6.4 15.8 10.5 -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -0. -1. -1.0 Thousands of jobs 92,765| 93,058|93,456p|93,688p 24,518| 24,595|24,763p|24,856p 68,247| 68,463|68,693p|68,832p 232p 93p 139p Percent of labor forca Unemployment rates: All workers \J All civilian workers Adult men Adult women Teenagers White Black Hispanic origin 10. 10. 9. 8, 23. 9. 20. 15. 8. 8. 7. 7. 20. 7, 17. 12. 7. 7. 7. 6. 6. 19. 6. 16. 11. 7. 7. 7. 19. 6. 16. 10. 7 7 6 7 19 6 16.8 11.5 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm payroll employment Goods-producing industries.. Serviqe-producing industries 88,833| 91,686 22,873| 24,050 65,961 J 67,636 Hours of work Average weekly hours: Total private nonfarm. Manufacturing Manufacturing overtime 34.8 39.4 2.5 35.2 •40.6 3.3 35.3 40.8 3.5 35.3 40.7 3.5 35.5p 41.2p 3.7p 35.3p 40.7p 3.4p -0.2p -0.5p -0.3p N.A.=not available, 1/ Includes the resident Armed Forces. "p=preliminary. NOTE: The establishment data reflect revisions based on March 1983 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. - 3 In contrast with the substantial increases of recent months, manufacturing employment was about unchanged in May. However, job gains continued in fabricated metals, machinery, and electrical equipment. Motor vehicle and equipment employment, which had risen very strongly earlier in the recovery, decreased by 10,000 in May, reflecting some plant shutdowns for model changeover. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls declined 0.2 hour in May to 35.3 hours, seasonally adjusted, a return to the levels of February and March. The manufacturing workweek fell by half an hour from the very high April level to 40.7 hours. The factory workweek has averaged 40.8 hours for the last 9 months—the highest sustained level since 1973. Overtime in manufacturing decreased 0.3 hour from an unusually high April level to 3.4 hours in May. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls edged down 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, to 111.9 (1977=100) in May, reflecting the decline in hours. The manufacturing index decreased 0.9 percent over the month to 96.1 but was 15.5 percent above the November 1982 low. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings declined 0.4 percent in May, and average weekly earnings decreased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted. Before allowance for seasonality, hourly earnings edged down 1 cent to $8.28, and weekly earnings declined by 36 cents. Over the past year, average hourly earnings increased by 30 cents, while weekly earnings rose by $13.78. (See table B-3.) The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data) The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 159.6 (1977=100) in May, seasonally adjusted, a decrease of 0.2 percent from April. For the 12 months ended in May, the increase (before seasonal adjustment) was 3.2 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes unrelated to underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturing and interindustry employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI increased 0.6 percent during the 12-month period ended in April. (See table B-4.) Revisions in the Establishment Survey Data In accordance with the usual practice, the establishment survey data published in this release have been revised to reflect complete counts of employment (benchmarks) derived from unemployment insurance tax records for the first quarter of 1983 plus preliminary counts from the same source for the second and third quarters of 1983. The revisions also incorporate an improved method for estimating the employment effect of the entry of new firms into the economy. In addition, new seasonal adjustment factors have been calculated, and all seasonally adjusted series have been revised to take account of the experience through March 1984. Summary employment revisions are shown in the following two tables. Employment estimates, not seasonally adjusted, for February 1984 (the last published final estimates based on the previous benchmark) on the old and new benchmarks are presented in Table B. Table C contains revised seasonally adjusted over-the-month changes in total nonfarm payroll employment estimates for the November 1982-February 1984 period. Data on hours and earnings may have changed slightly as a result of the*new employment weights. The June 1984 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain a detailed discussion of the effects of the benchmark and new firm methodology revisions, seasonal adjustment factors for use in the ensuing 12-month period, and revised data for all regularly published tables containing national establishment survey data on employment, hours, and earnings. Historical establishment series, not seasonally adjusted, have been revised from April 1982 forward, whereas seasonally adjusted series have been revised back to January 1979. All revised historical series will be published in a special supplement to Employment and Earnings, which is expected to become available in July. This supplement, when combined with the historical volume, Employment and Earnings, United States, 1909-78, Bulletin 1312-11, will comprise the full historical series on national data from the establishment survey. - 4 Table B. Establishment survey employment estimates for February 1984, before and after revision, not seasonally adjusted (In thousands) February 1984 employment estimates Industry Difference Total nonfarm employment Total private Mining Construction Manufacturing. Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State Local Before revision As revised 91,140 75,121 1,039 3,772 19,312 4,992 5,315 15,119 5,525 20,047 16,019 2,746 3,748 9,524 91,612 75,477 964 3,774 19,181 5,031 5,389 15,517 5,545 20,075 16,135 2,746 3,770 9,618 Table C. Seasonally adjusted over-the-month changes in total nonfarm employment before and after revision, November 1982 through February 1984 (In thousands) j Year and month | j j Change from previous month Before revision | j | 1982: | I 1983: | • | As revised February March April May June July | | | | | | -139 68 276 331 423 308 | | | | | | -99 217 314 319 349 347 September | 1,103 | 1,100 1984: 1 1 472 356 -75 2 -131 39 74 398 21 28 116 22 94 Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households that is conducted by the Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies. The sample includes approximately 195,000 establishments employing over 35 million people. For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. The data in this release are affected by a number of technical factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each of these factors is explained below. Coverage, definitions and differences between surveys The sample households in the household survey are selected so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Those who hold more than one job are classified according to the job at which they worked the most hours. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total. People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the survey week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included among the unemployed are persons not looking for work because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those expecting to report to a job within 30 days. The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive definition yields U-l, and the most comprehensive yields U-7. The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents the same measure with a civilian labor force base. Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are many differences between the two surveys, among which are the following: — T h e household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and members of the resident Armed Forces; — T h e household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed; the establishment survey does not; The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age; —The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon request. Seasonal adjustment Over a course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June, when schools close and many young people enter the job market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the school's-out example, the large number of people entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and average hourly earnings include components based on the employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the components and combining them. The second procedure usually yields more accurate information and is therefore followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of the labor force. The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December period. The January revision is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5 years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed at the end of the next section. Sampling variability Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the number of people employed and the other estimates drawn from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the chances are 68 out of 160 that an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error from the results of a complete census. The chances are 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the results of a complete census. At the 90-percent level of confidence-the confidence limits used by BLS in its analyses-the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 328,000; for total unemployment it is 220,000; and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage point. These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes but, rather, that the chances are 90 out of 100 that the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from the estimates bv more than these amounts. Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly change in the jobless rate for men is .26 percentage point; for teenagers, it is 1.25 percentage points. In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are revised. In other words, data for the month of September are published in preliminary form in October and November and in final form in December. To remove errors that build up over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of employment—against which month-to-month changes can be measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries and allow for the formation of new establishments. Additional statistics and other information In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $6.00 per issue or $39.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders. Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of the standard errors for the household survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A-1. Employment atatua of tha population, Including Armad Forcaa In tha Unltad Stataa, by aax (Numbers In thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status and sex 11V 1*Bi ADr. 1984 •lav 1964 «av 1983 Jan. 1984 Feb. 1984 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984 1°R4 TOTAL Nonlnstltutlonal population* Labor force' Participation rate* Total employed' Employment-population ratio4 . . . Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed Agriculture Nonagrlcultural Industries Unemployed Unemployment rate* Not In labor force 75,622 11.977 63.3 J 1 ,212 57.5 1,569 9J,5-43 3.511 S3,032 13,765 9.6 53,544 177,662 113.845 M.I 10*5,321 59.3 1,693 103,628 3,191 100,437 8,525 7.5 63,817 1-»7.813 114.941 64.6 106.786 60.1 1.690 105.096 3,529 101,567 8.1*4 7.1 62.873 175.622 112.619 64.1 101.431 57.8 1.669 99.76? 3.374 96.388 11.188 9.9 63.003 177.219 113,901 64.3 104,876 59.2 1,686 103,190 3,271 99,918 9,026 7.9 63,318 177,36? 114,377 64.5 105.576 59.5 1.684 103,892 3,395 100,496 8,801 7.7 62.986 177,510 114.5*8 64.6 105,826 59.6 1.686 104.140 3,281 100,859 8,772 7,7 62,912 177,Rf? 1 14.93* 64.7 106,095 59.7 1,693 104,40? 3,393 101.009 8.843 7.7 62.724 106 , 9 7 8 60.2 1 ,690 10*.?e3 3,389 101 , 8 9 9 P.51U 7.4 62,320 33.931 5.»,365 75.3 57,703 63. 8 1,528 55,175 5,362 9.3 84,953 64.575 76.0 •59,665 70.2 1 , 548 58,117 4,909 7.6 8*,024 65,079 76.5 60,606 71.3 1,54* 59,061 4,472 6.9 83.931 64.348 76.7 57.744 68.8 1.528 56.216 6.604 10.3 84,745 64,930 76.6 *9,781 70.5 1,542 58,239 5,149 7.9 84,811 6*.093 76.8 60,147 70.9 1,*40 58,607 4,946 7.6 84,880 65,156 76.8 60.290 71.0 1.542 58.748 4.867 7.5 84,9*3 65,?1? 76.8 60.29-* 71.0 1. c 4*> 58.745 4.919 7.* 8T.024 65,307 76. ? 60,629 71. 3 1,545 59,084 4,678 7.7 91,591 47.912 52.3 43,509 47.5 141 43,368 4.404 9.2 92,709 49,271 53.1 45,655 49.2 145 4%510 3,615 7.3 92.789 49.862 53.7 46.180 49.8 145 46,035 3.682 7.4 91.691 48,271 52.6 43,687 47.6 141 43.546 4,584 9.5 92,474 48.971 53.0 45,094 48.8 144 44,950 3,876 7.9 92.552 49,283 53.2 45,429 49.1 144 45,285 3,855 7.8 92.630 49,442 53.4 45,536 49.2 144 45,392 3,905 7.9 92.70 t » 49 , 7 ? 5 53.6 45.P02 49.4 145 45.6*-' 3,024 92,789 5C.186 54.1 46,350 50.0 145 4 6 , ?0* 3,836 7.6 1 ^7 , 81 ? 115,493 e*.o Men, 16 years and over Nonlnstltutlonal population1 Labor force* Participation rate* Total employed' Employment-population ratio4 . . . Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed Unemployed Unemployment rate' Women, 16 years and over Nonlnstltutlonal population' Labor force1 Participation rate' Total employed* Employment-population ratio4 . . . Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed Unemployed Unemployment rate* 1 The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. * Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States. 7 . <* ' Labor force as a percent of the nonlnstltutlonal population. 4 Total employment as a percent of the nonlnstltutlonal population. * Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (Including the resident Armed Forces). HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers In thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age &r>r. 14V Jar. r.84 Fefc. 1<>$4 hsr. 1984 »or. 198tt "at TOTAL Civilian noninstltutional population Civilian labor force Participation rata Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate | 174 # >l>i 113.30b 5 J. 4 *J,5<»3 r ,7.2 13,765 9.6 17 c -,9f* 11 *»,!«> 74,712 33,459 7*.2 34,421 71. i 4,il4 5),506 5.437 4.3 *»5. 973 m.7 1C%<2!> «6.n <»,«2e 7.S 17f,123 11*»,? p 1 64.3 10%P*>« 59.7 ».1«4 7.2 110.05C f3.<» 9C."»C2 r 7.3 11.18? 10.1 173,533 11?,215 €3.9 103,190 5P.f? 9,07* ?.0 17S,'7S 11?,^93 6tt.1 .103, 9*2 • «a.t 3,«01 7.* 175,824 112,312 04.2 10<t,1*»0 53.2 8.772 7.1 ^f.073 59,<?12 78.2 «r.7<0 73.3 2,r27 53,?34 3,7e3 6.3 711,712 *e,546 78.4 «2.963 70.9 2.44f* 50,«?3 «,c83 9.f 7*.*92 *?,29? 78.3 e 4,99? 72. t 2,35* «2.f43 4,330 7.3 •»f,7Pf 53,334 78. • «5,2ff 72.9 2,405 e ?,«57 • ,128 7.0 75,880 5*,383 78.1 5*,363 73.0 2,364 53,304 9.020 6.3 75. •"I 5*,4«?> 7«».? 55,*«« 75.9 2,4f 52.9 V 4.0«r f.4 * * ,0-»3 r 9,54« 78.3 ««,««5 73.? ?,4«1 r ?,23« 3, V I * r ,2"»? 9*,0f7 54.0 43.097 tO.'! ftn2 4?.44« ?,o«"0 6.5 8%f>99 44.331 52.8 40,*83 48.4 60 c 39,97* 3.7«e •.' f>4,8*0 44,981 53.0 41.798 •9.3 625 41,174 3,132 7.1 *4,9*2 45,25* e 3.? 42,139 49. f f40 41,49* 3,120 f..9 65,069 »5,»59 53.4 •2,315 4^.7 574 «1,7tt1 3,1«« 6.9 85,If? 45.7«"» 5?.*» 4 2 , «V» •4.? f14 41.»0«» 3, U< -.0 ««.2' , '» •6.222 5».2 •'.OS* 50.5 610 •2.W7 »,1?4 6.8 14,77* "\6«.0 *i.e e,23« 42.2 1 e .?a? 3,0"»3 f2.C 6.21* 40.5 329 «?,887 1.P57 23.0 i*,oei 7,935 53.0 6,39? • 2.7 290 6,102 1,543 1«.4 1«,931 9,041 5"».9 6,48*. 4*.f *46 f,14? 14,330 8,065 54.2 6,457 •3.4 3«3 6,114 1.608 19.9 14,«28 8.0'? 54,4 6,'<V> 43. « *21 6,1'»« !,«'? 14.4 14,7-»8 P.034 54.4 f,50« 44.0 3?* f,1"»» 1,5?9 19.0 113,*4« 64.4. 5».* 3,44'* 1'f.123 113,«»3 *•.* 10*.2P4 *,r-14 • 7.«- Men, 20 year* and over Civilian noninstltutional population — Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio1 Agriculture Nonagrlcultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate 77. 4 *«,02? 72.4 2.3*5 5*>,M7 4,181 7.1 Women, 20 year* and over Civilian noninstitutionai population — Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio1 Agriculture Nonagrlcultural Industries Unemployed Unemployment rate 43,3*9 4«,1o1 52. 6 43.574 44.4 45,*62 5"».« 42.594 *0.0 5*7 33,427 4,337 4.1 42,0?* 2,S»6« €.*> Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutionai population — Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Agriculture Nonagrlcultural industries Unemployed Unemployment rate IS,3*2 7,b43 53.1 3,948 34.4 351 5.5*7 1,742 14,8?? 7,387 6.012 40.r 2f5 r ,74« 1,37«; 18.' ' The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. r 3rc .?fe9 1.41? 15.5 1 14.3 Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutionai population. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin (Numbers In thousands) Employment status, race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonslly adjusted liv Apr. 1984 lav 1«34 lav 198 * 112,229 98.404 150.671 Tan. 1980 Tet. 1964 Sac. 1984 Aor. 1*84 WHITE Civilian noninstitutlonal population.. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' Unemployed Unemployment rate Women, 20 years sod over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' Unemployed Unemployment rate Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio* Unemployed Unemployment rate Men Women 153,571 152,178 95.310 97,<2* 64.2 bi.7 3 7 , (314 53.3 3.195 a.S 64.6 96,472 64.0 151,939 97,813 1*2,070 98,1*7 64.4 64.6 01,044 19.9 91,144 152.285 98.424 64.6 91.845 1 5 2 , y? 9 6 , 4<"6 4 . •» 91,«33 60.4 6,r*? r?,2:-» r 52,40* 70.a 49,3?* 74.? 3,^7' «*?,ie7 78.7 40,440 ">*.? ?,917 r -.6 60.0 60.6 6,381 6.1 *.117 6.2 98,004 18.4 8,468 8.8 51.531 7:3.6 47.2*1 72.2 4.240 1.2 1?,153 78.4 48,984 73.7 3 , 1*9 6.1 •52.339 78.6 49.489 74.4 2.8e0 5.4 11,561 78.7 47.231 72.1 4,330 8.4 *2,?70 78.8 48,964 73.8 37.o71 5^.0 35.366 43.4 38,934 53.0 30,306 53.5 36,761 10.c 2 , 173 5.6 37.113 50.1 2.193 •»8.131 52.6 36,180 4°.4 2,321 5.6 17.80* 12.2 35.082 48.4 2.723 7.2 6.0 2.261 1.8 *,13P 53. 5 1,499 45.0 1,039 15.9 16.4 15.4 6,7*9 55.6 1.686 46.7 1,074 15.9 15.4 16.4 7.106 16.0 1.691 44.9 1.415 19.0 20.4 19.4 7,039 16.9 5,900 47.7 1,138 16.2 17.8 14.5 7,10* 17.7 5,930 48.1 1,176 16.5 16.4 16.7 7.153 58.3 5,932 48.3 1.221 17.1 17.3 15.8 7,n«-* 5'\-' 5.91* 4«.4 1,141 1*.? 16.6 11."» 19,274 11,694 60.7 0,7^8 10.7 1,91* 16.4 19,302 11,89* 61.6 10,0*6 12.1 1,8^1 11.4 18.880 11.641 61.7 10,196 11,660 10,222 11.8*1 61.9 9,918 11.9 1,9?? 1*.2 19.248 11.867 61.7 19.2"»4 11,n-»4 61.0 9,023 51.' 2.011 16.« 1,666 74.8 5.106 71.1 4.435 *0.1 1.071 10.5 e ,*?1 74.8 4,789 5,677 71.4 4,877 63.7 64.8 POO 5,663 7f.3 4,789 63.5 1.329 17.2 4.424 47.e 2.635 5.9 5,306 53.6 5,457 43.9 1.350 19.3 13.3 23.5 91,244 9?.287 6,768 6.9 3,306 6.3 60.9 6,623 6.7 63.3 $,530 i?,?31 78.8 49,149 74.3 ?,ie* 6.1 «2.398 78. a r,->H* *.9 6.7 49,343 74.2 3.351 5.3 39,726 38.873 12.8 52.9 36.570 36.465 49.7 9P,« 1 64.9 '<? , 5 0 r *C.f» 49.8 2.303 39,03.? 51.1 36.60* 49.^ 2 . 344 5.9 17.7 3"»,150 10. e ?,2°3 1.0. 50.0 5,oi«- % 48.6 1,14? 1*. ? 16.3 15. * BLACK Civilian noninstitutlonal population.. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' Unemployed . . . ' Unemployment rate 13.330 11.526 61.0 9.234 43.9 2.292 19.9 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' Unemployed Unemployment rate 4.436 63.5 1.360 19.3 1 , 18? 73.9 4.684 62.0 898 16.1 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' Unemployed Unemployment rate 5.231 55.7 4.400 47.3 881 15.7 % ^9f 56.1 4,681 49.1 711 13.2 749 33.5 71* 32.9 409 18.8 307 4?.9 41.4 44.* Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force , Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' Unemployed Unemployment rate Men Women 5,49.6 74.9 398 17.6 351 45.9 51.2 41.7 4,872 64.3 70«; 14.0 1,104 57.6 4,769 49.9 734 9.277 60.7 9,707 49.1 2.3*8 20.3 10.6 1,953 16.7 90e 13.3 17.0 726 33.1 419 19.3 307 42.3 39.C 4?. 8 810 36.3 418 18.7 392 48.4 52.1 44.1 9.996 51.4 1,972 16.6 19,302 1?.00» 62.7 10,105 12.4 1.O03 1e.9 e 6?.4 ,*73 74.0 4,872 64.3 14.1 871 15.4 •94 16.0 8C1 14. 1 1,277 55.6 4,522 47.7 711 14.3 1,408 56.9 1,421 57.0 4.630 4,690 49.2 735 5.4*o 57.3 4,737 1,54-» 19.0 4,797 10.1 714 13.6 762 34.7 796 36.4 397 18.1 365 47.9 47.1 46.8 9,778 6,336 833 14.8 48.7 777 14.4 5.607 7 4 . "» 4.712 13.5 49.6 •»"»1 13.4 450 20. C 783 35.9 417 19.1 30." 4?4 21.9 36.3 44 0 346 43.5 46.7 39.9 366 46.7 44.4 49.6 44. o 42.8 47.1 44. 1 4 0 . "> 48.? 9,906 6,292 63.1 5,652 17.1 639 10.2 10,080 6,484 10.C? 6,378 10,026 *,33? 64.3 6-».3 5,*4-» 5*." 63.2 5,666 787 20.7 •>*•» HISPANIC ORIGIN Civilian noninstitutlonal population. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio' Unemployed Unemployment rate 1./47 5.159 63.2 5,329 5«*.7 830 13.5 10,072 10.326 6,352 6.3*3 63.5 63.1 1 . 649 16.1 703 11.1 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. * Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutlonal population. *.717 17.0 647 10.2 9.747 6.139 63.0 5,284 14.2 851 13.9 64.8 5,627 17.6 708 11.2 5,751 57.1 733 11.3 11. e 1*. r 10.' NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-orlgln groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanlcs are Included in both the white and black population groups. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Selected employment indicators (Numbers In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category .11 v 1iS1 lav 1««U . 1330 ADT "4W Jan. lOPft 198« Aor. 19d4 1*84 CHARACTERISTIC Civilian employed, 16 years and over Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families 37.635 24.374 i.iOl 10?.??S in,789 Te.->33 c ,08* If"5,09* 39.15c ^,799 1.6o5 1.603 242 i . 134 103,190 38.682 2«,907 S.293 103,892 38.911 2 % 212 ,670 99.76.2 37.f16 20.300 ft.991 I,**''* 1,085 181 1.691 1.58S 1.S88 1.*S8 92.203 1*,0 C "> 7',191 93,ft1? IS,982 7-*,«3f 1,300 76,136 c 1 0 s , 28« 39.159 134,0*" 5,306 104.140 38,927 25,23* 5,00'4 5.091 2 c ,"»2r 5, 668 1,0ft? 1,613 23? 1.S60 1,609 23? 1,515 1,580 196 1.661 1,530 1,«10 1,c37 91,601 1S,*35 7 6 , 106 1,197 7»,909 92,379 15,822 76,557 1,21<» 7e,3?9 7 , 8ft9 3*0 92,<m 92,9"<1 15,760 77.107 1.2«6 75,6e1 7,8?0 3">3 9-»,92P IS, 7 M "»8, 16*» 1,307 7 f i , 8?0 7,-»07 311 ?6,911 96.523 "»«, ?80 s , 3S-» 1, ^O^ •>t p«)4 1 2 , 88<« 3*.062 25.05"' MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture: Wage and salary workers Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers Nonagricultural industries: Wage and salary workers Government Private industries Private households Other Industries Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers 3.756 i.Hi 1, 1*6 1. 152 7.55b 372 1,?3ft fft.9e7 •»,8r0 313 2 r .? 7.P1S 33ft 38,590 IS.S30 73.050 1.238 71.816 7.tt«8 3ftr> 97,79«> •'f»,98 r > 91.070 72,9»9 5,C?ft 5.C6? 1.50* 1.7ft8 ft.217 12.1S6 7,936 36ft 206 15,813 77,006 1,155 75,851 7,755 326 PERSONS AT WORK1 Nonagricultural industries Full-time schedules Part time for economic reasons Usually work full time Usually work part time Part time for noneconomic reasons *4i, l a o 73,55* >.j>»4 J.7J5 i, i i i 12.»o5 9«,*9? 77,6R0 S . I 3? 1,ft92 3.6ft0 13,910 3,c68 13,740 9ft,707 «S,067 76,237 76,715 c .,808 1,611 ft, 197 12,505 5.903 1,771 ft, 172 12.527 90,982 77,000 73.276 5.50-» I.S^O 4.06-* 13.Oft 1 5 5.063 1,072 3,991 12,515 1 Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or Industrial dispute. Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force, seasonally adjusted (Percent) Quarterly averages Measure Monthly data TIT U-1 I9°i» 1«64 iac. civilian labor force 4.2 0.0 3.7 *. ? 5. 0 SO 3. 1 7.9 7.3 3.1 ft.7 2.7 2.5 2.? 0.2 0. 1 1 0 C.1 5.3 7.« 7.5 U-2 Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force U-3 Unemployed-persons 25 years and over as a percent of the civilian labor force Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time civilian labor force 10.3 10.0 < 5 . "> U-5a Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, Including the resident Armed Forces 13.2 10.0 9.3 8.0 7.* 7.7 U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force 13.0 10. 1 9.0 3.S 7.9 7 . •< U-6 Total full-time jobseekers plus Vi part-time jobseekers plus Va total on pan time for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less Vi of the part-time labor force 13.*» 1?.9 12.2 11.? 10.4 13.* 12.0 U-4 U-7 Apr. Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the Total full-time jobseekers plus V« part-time jobseekers plus Vi total on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less Vi of the part-time labor force N.A. - not available. 6.6 e.T 10.3 11.6. 6.0 •*.7 "».4 7.- 10.0 '.\. 9.° r.\. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjuatad Number of unemployed persons (In thousands) Unemployment rates' Category '"lav Apr. 1984 \iti3 Mav 1983 Mav 198i» Jan. 198U Feb. 1994 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984 *ay 1984 7. 7. 6. 7. 6. 19. 7.8 7.7 6.9 7.9 7.0 19.4 7.5 7.3 6.5 7.7 6.8 19.0 CHARACTERISTIC Total, 16 years and over Men, 16 years and over Men, 20 years and ww Women, 16 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16 to 19years Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families Full-time workers Part-time workers Labor force time lost 1 v 11,138 5,634 5,533 4,534 3.748 1.857 8.843 4. 919 4,095 3,924 3, 186 1,562 8,514 4,678 3,861 3.836 3.124 1.529 10. 1 10.5 9.5 9.5 P.5 23.0 2.319 1.952 725 1,923 1,566 645 1.859 1.5"H» 616 7.0 7.4 12.7 5.0 6.0 10.7 4. 5. 11. 4.7 5.8 10. 5 9,514 1.697 7,398 1.443 7,058 1,495 10.0 10.9 11. 5 7.8 9.2 9.2 7. 9. 8. 7.6 9. 1 8.9 3,524 232 1.092 2.675 1.743 932 413 2. 118 1.994 923 321 6,442 100 795 1,697 977 719 320 1,857 1,674 721 231 6,055 89 830 1,548 920 628 332 1.690 1,567 781 26 1 10. 4 20.8 20. 12. 13. 10. 7.3 10.2 7.5 5.6 16.8 7.9 10.9 15.0 8.4 INDUSTRY Nonagriculturai private wage and salary workers Mining Construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods Transportation and public utitities Wholesale and retail trade Finance and service industries Government workers Agricultural wage and salary workers 7.7 10. 3 14.3 7.7 7.8 12.7 15. 1 7.* 7.3 7.8 5.9 7.2 8.9 14.8 7.1 7.0 7.1 13.9 reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours. Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. Aggregate hours- lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic Table A-7. Duration of unemployment (Numbers In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Weeks of unemployment 1J83 Apr. 1984 Mav 1984 lav 1983 Jan. 1984 Feb. 1984 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984 May 19 8 4 3.358 2,452 4,*45 1,S79 2.967 2.981 2,206 3,337 1, 431 1,906 3,050 1,978 3,127 1,318 1,809 3.568 3.012 4.510 1.774 2.736 3,233 2.556 3.201 1,166 2,035 3,359 2,484 2.984 1,173 1.810 3,386 2,539 2.873 1, 114 1.759 3.438 2 . 49? 2.855 1,111 1.744 3,238 2, 433 2.851 1,186 1,664 21.8 12.6 20.5 10.0 19.9 9.3 20.2 11.9 20.5 9.2 13.8 8.3 18.3 8.3 18.5 8.1 18.4 8.7 1)3.0 31.3 22.8 45.9 18. 4 27.6 100.0 35.0 2*.9 39.2 16.8 22.4 100.0 37.4 24.3 38.3 16.2 22.2 100.0 32.2 27.2 40.7 16.0 24.7 100.0 36.0 28.4 35.6 13.0 22.6 100. 38. 28. 32. 12. 20.3 100.0 39.1 28.4 32.5 12.6 19.8 100.0 3 8.0 28.6 33.5 13.9 19.5 11V DURATION Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over Average (mean) duration, in weeks Median duration, in weeks PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over 100 38 28 33 13 20 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Reason for unemployment (Numbers In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Reaaon Seasonally adjusted Apr. 1984 Hay 1984 Nay 1983 Jan. 1984 Feb. 1964 Bar. 1984 APC. 1984 nay 1964 5,441 1.750 4,631 757 2. 355 1.233 4,599 1,087 3.512 727 2, 107 1.092 4,119 1.066 3.053 752 2.141 1,142 6.753 1.9*8 4,795 808 2,404 1.246 4,825 1,238 3.5*88 809 ?,192 1,175 4,737 1.272 3.465 772 2,153 1,092 4,614 1,254 3,360 756 2,206 1,213 4.527 1,106 3.419 781 2.308 1,216 4,327 1, 192 3,134 804 2,178 1,196 1)0.0 $9.3 16.3 43.5 7.0 22.0 11.2 100.0 S3.9 12.7 41.2 8.5 24.7 12.8 100.0 50.5 13.1 37.4 9.2 26.3 14.0 100.0 60.2 17.5 42.8 7.2 21.4 11.1 100.0 53.6 13.7 39.9 9.0 24.4 13.1 109.0 54.1 14.5 ?9.6 8.8 24.6 12.5 100.0 52.5 14.3 36.2 8.6 25.1 13.3 100.0 51.3 12.5 38.7 8.8 26.1 13.6 100.0 50.9 14.0 36.9 9.5 25.6 14.0 4.1 .6 1.9 1.0 3.f .7 1.9 1.0 6.1 .7 2.2 1.1 4.3 .7 2.0 1.0 4.2 .7 1.9 1.0 4.1 .7 2.0 1.1 4.0 .7 2.0 1. 1 3.8 .7 1.9 1.0 1»v NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers On layoff Other )ob losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed Job losers On layoff •. Other job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants 5.8 .7 2. 1 1. 1 Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (In thousands) Sex and age say Ut>3 Total, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over 11,133 4,330 1,857 736 1,066 2,473 5,393 6,136 7*3 Unemployment rates' Apr. 1984 Bay 1984 Hav 1983 Jan. 1964 Feb. 1984 Mar. 1964 Apr. 1984 Ray 1984 8,843 3,522 1,562 683 876 1.960 5,301 •4.663 621 8,514 3,402 1.529 632 896 1,873 5.132 4,474 659 10.1 18.0 23.0 25.6 21.3 15.5 7.9 8.5 5.3 8.0 14.8 19. 21. 17. 12. 6. 6. 4. 7.8 14.2 19.3 22.1 17.5 11.6 6.1 6.4 4.3 7.3 14.4 19.9 23.1 18.1 11.6 5.9 6.3 4.3 7.8 14-.6 19.4 22.3 17.5 12.2 6.0 6.3 4.2 7.5 14.0 19.0 20.2 18.2 11.5 5.7 6.0 4.4 8.2 8.8 5.8 8.1 15.6 20.8 21.6 19.6 13.1 6.2 6.6 4.8 7.8 14.6 19.7 21.6 18.1 12.1 6.1 6.4 4.5 7. 14. 20. 23. 18. 11. 5. 6. 4. 7.7 15.0 19.7 23.7 17.3 12.7 5.9 6.2 4.4 7. 14. 19. 21, 18. 11] 5. 7. 13. 18. 22. 16. 11. 6. 6. 4. 7.9 14.2 19.8 23.1 18.1 11.3 6.0 6.5 3.9 7.9 14.1 19.0 20.8 17.6 4.7 7.9 13.9 18.0 22.2 15.4 11.7 6.2 6.5 4.5 7. 14. 18. 19, 18. 11. 5. 6. 4. Men, 16 years and o v e r — 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years l8to19years 20 to 24 years. 25 years and over . 25 to 54 years ..' 55 years and over . . . 5,694 2.535 1.021 435 591 1,434 4.12<4 3.602 51b 919 925 824 378 448 101 996 604 382 4,678 1,812 817 352 47? 995 2,878 2.480 394 Women, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16to17years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over . . . 4.534 1.825 &3S 353 475 939 2,774 2,534 232 3,924 1.597 738 305 428 859 2,305 2.059 239 3.836 1.591 712 280 424 879 2,254 1.994 266 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A-10. Employmant atatua of blaok and other workara (Numben In thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Employment status Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.. Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio1 Unemployed Unemployment rate Not In labor force say 1)83 • pr. 1984 Hay 1984 Hav 1983 Jan. 198tt Feb. 19RU Nar. 1981 kvr. 1984 23,282 14,299 61.4 11,729 23,791 23,894 14.847 62.1 12,809 23.282 14.449 62.1 11,776 23,594 23,600 14,593 61.8 12,417 53.6 50.6 2.673 14,425 61.1 12,179 51.6 23,533 14,521 61.7 12,325 52.4 2,246 15.6 2,176 14.9 9,169 9,007 23.791 14.7^0 62. 1 12.541 5 2 . •» 2.2?9 15.1 9.021 13.3 14.523 61.1 12,384 5 2.1 2 . 144 14.8 3.983 9,263 53.4 2,570 ' The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2,038 13.7 9,048 18.5 8.833 52.6 2,195 15.1 9.018 19 y 1984 2?,8?4 14,976 62. i 12,852 53.8 2,125 14.2 8,918 * Civilian employment aa a percent of the civilian nonlnstltutlonal population. Table A-11. Occupational atatua of the amployad and unemployed, not aeaaonally adjusted (Numbers In thousands) Civilian employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over' May 1983 lay 1984 Unemployed lay 1983 Unemployment rate Way 1984 99.543 105,096 10,765 8, 154 Managerial and professional specialty Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty 23.597 10.585 13.012 24,999 11,404 13,595 809 431 379 Technical, sales, and administrative support Technicians and related support Sales occupations Administrative support, Including clerical 30.838 32,343 3,175 12,497 16,672 Service occupations Private household Protective service Service, except private household and protective 13.507 1.598 10.977 Precision production, craft, and repair Mechanics and repairers Construction trades Other precision production, craft, and repair Operators, fabricators, and laborers Machine operators, assemblers, and Inspectors Transportation and material moving occupations Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Farming, forestry, and fishing 'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. "lay 1983 way 1984 9.8 7.2 628 324 304 3.3 3.9 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.109 143 820 1,146 1,584 78 697 808 6.4 4.5 6.6 6.6 4.7 2.4 5.3 4.6 14,235 1,017 1.544 11.673 1,734 53 140 1,541 1,361 51 104 1.206 11.4 5.3 8.1 12.3 11.744 3,976 4,026 3.741 12,992 4,329 4,505 4, 158 1,466 323 720 423 1,044 231 551 262 11. 1 7.5 15,891 7.585 4,247 4.059 611 3.448 16,595 7,912 4,430 4,252 £64 3,588 3,042 1,539 553 950 214 737 2,038 916 424 697 189 508 16.1 16.9 1 1.5 19.0 25.9 17.6 10.9 10.4 8.7 14.1 22. 1 12.4 3.965 3,933 338 286 7.9 6.8 3.062 11.599 16.187 932 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A-12. Employmant atatua of mala Vlatnanvara vatarana and nonvatarana by aga, not aaaaonally adjuatad (Numbers In thousands) Civilian labor force Veteran status Civilian nenlnstltullenal population Unemployed Employed Total Percent of labor force Number lay I96J 1)84 "ay 19S3 "ay 1984 »av 1963 H%v 1984 7,839 3.911 702 2.207 j,002 1.928 7.921 S. 548 505 1.733 3.260 2,373 7,367 5, 661 653 2,106 2.902 1,706 7,450 ««,335 479 1.698 3.158 2,115 6.668 5.084 562 1.874 2.648 1.584 7.023 4,993 438 1,583 2,972 2,0 30 699 577 91 232 254 122 18.775 8,132 6,370 4,273 19.723 8.312 6.949 4,462 17.022 7.235 5.844 3.943 18,523 7,765 6,553 4,205 1,753 897 526 330 fay 1983 •lay 198? J«av 1984 427 342 41 115 186 85 9.r 10.2 13.9 11.0 5.7 6.4 8.6 6.8 ".9 4.0 1,200 547 396 257 9.? 11.0 8.3 Hav 1384 VETERANS Total, 25 years and over 25 to 39 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 years and over s.e 7.2 NONVETERANS Total, 25 to 39 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 1*,890 0.669 »,712 4.509 23.974 3.932 7,321 4.721 NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonvaterans are men who have never served In the Arm- «.1 6.6 5.7 5.8 ed Forces; published data are limited to thoae 25 to 39 years of age, the group that most closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for ten large States (Numbers In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted' State and employment status Seasonally adjuated* Hay 1983 Apr. 1984 May 1984 Hay 1983 Jan. 1984 Feb. 1984 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984 May 1984 18,760 12,259 11,044 1,216 9.9 19,061 12,373 11,421 95 2 7.7 19,088 12,434 11,535 898 7.2 18,760 12,319 11,035 1,284 10.4 18,983 12,395 11,350 1,045 8.4 19,009 12,363 11,380 983 8.0 19,035 12,451 11,425 1,026 8.2 19,061 12,458 1 1 , 5 04 95 4 7.7 19,088 12,490 11,524 966 7.7 8,314 4,743 4,331 412 8.7 8,509 4,933 4,649 283 5.7 8,528 5,032 4,728 305 6.1 8,314 4,76 3 4,333 430 9.0 8,455 5,067 4,713 35 4 7.0 8,473 5,065 4,760 305 6.0 8,491 5,105 4,826 279 5.5 8 , 5 09 5,004 4,694 310 6.2 8,528 5,058 4 , 7 35 323 6.4 8,574 5,610 4,950 . 66 0 11.8 8,592 5 , 5 33 5,005 527 9.5 8,594 5,581 5,092 489 8.8 8,574 5,646 4,965 681 12.1 8,588 5,553 5,005 5 48 9.9 8 . 5 90 5,599 5.06 7 532 9.5 8 , 5 91 5 ,625 5,036 589 10.5 8 , 5 92 5 , 5 79 5,021 558 10.0 8,594 5,617 5,108 5 09 9.1 4,482 2,936 2,744 192 6.5 4 , 5 05 3,036 2,883 153 5.0 4,5 07 3,019 2,899 120 4.0 4,482 2,972 2,777 195 6.6 4,499 3,028 2,831 197 6.5 4,501 3,033 2,860 173 5.7 4,503 3,026 2,865 161 5.3 4 , 5 05 3,099 2,932 167 5.4 4,5 07 3,057 2,933 124 4.1 6,748 4,391 3,748 643 14.7 6,729 4,331 3,85 2 479 11.0 6,727 4,395 3,899 497 11.3 6,748 4,356 3,7 00 656 15.1 6,736 4,207 3,722 485 11.5 6,733 4,305 3,815 490 11.4 6,731 4,385 3,891 494 11.3 6,729 4,377 3,911 466 10.6 6,727 4,356 3,845 511 11.7 5,744 3,615 3,343 272 7.5 5,786 3,892 3,636 256 6.6 5,790 3,886 3,643 243 6.3 5,744 3,589 3,339 25 0 7.0 5 ,776 3,774 3,503 271 7.2 5,779 3,811 3,575 2 36 6.2 5,783 3,822 3,565 25 7 6.7 5,786 3,928 3,661 267 6.8 5,790 3,861 3,639 222 5.7 13,556 7,856 7,188 668 8.5 13,618 7,936 7,420 516 6.5 13,622 7,990 7,481 509 6.4 13,556 7,940 7,239 7 01 8.8 13,605 7,939 7,353 586 7.4 13,609 8,024 7,432 592 7.4 13,613 8,061 7,501 560 6.9 13,618 7,994 7,461 533 6.7 13,622 8,074 7,532 542 6.7 8,049 5,153 4,491 663 12.9 8,049 4,996 4 , 5 06 489 9.8 8,05 0 5,086 4,593 493 9.7 8,049 5,153 4,465 688 13.4 8,05 0 5,095 4,619 476 9.3 8.05 0 5,082 4 . 6 07 475 9.3 8,05 0 5,025 4,513 512 10.2 8,049 5,050 4,543 5 07 10.0 8,05 0 5,081 4,562 519 10.2 9,180 5,443 4,782 661 12.1 9,203 5,317 4,829 488 9.2 9,205 5,429 4,956 473 8.7 9,180 5,511 4,822 689 12.5 9,198 5,451 4,997 454 8.3 9,200 5,421 4,888 533 9.8 9,202 5,365 4,887 478 8.9 9,203 5,394 4,900 494 9.2 9,205 5,497 4,995 5 02 9.1 11,226 7,472 6,875 596 8.0 11,506 7,821 7,317 504 6.4 11,532 7,925 7,482 442 5.6 11,226 7,5 33 6,923 610 8.1 11,429 7 , 6 48 7,118 530 6.9 11,455 7,632 7,199 433 5.7 11,480 7,817 7,307 510 6.5 1 1 , 5 06 7,85 4 7,322 532 6.8 1 1 , 5 32 7,988 7,531 45 7 5.7 California Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Florida Civilian noninstltutlonal population Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Illinois Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Massachusetts Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Michigan Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate New Jersey Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate New York Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Ohio Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Pennsylvania Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Texaa Civilian noninstltutlonal population. Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate ' These ara tha official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used In tha admlnlstrstlon of Federal fund allocation programs. ' The population figures ara not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical numbers appear In tha unadjusted and the seasonally adjuated columns. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Mat. 1984 Apr. 1984 May 1984 89,921 92,234 93,234 94,063 73,750 76,030 77,016 23,069, 24,084 24,469, I 9781 60S.3! Hay 1983 Total private Goods-producing . . Mining Oil and gas extraction I 938J 583.8. Construction General building contractors 3,861 3,794 981.6il,010.8 Manufacturing Production workers Durable goods Production workers Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Production workers Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products. Leather and leather products Service-producing. Transportation and public utilities — Communication and public utilities Wholesale trade . . . . Durable goods — Nondurable goods Retail trade General merchandise stores Food stores Automotive dealers and service stations. Eating and drinking places Finance, insurance, and real estate Finance ". Insurance Real estate Services Business services. Health services . . . Government. Federal... State Local — p = preliminary. Jan. 1984 ~eb. 1984 Mar. 1984 89,578 92,391 92,846 193,058 193,456 193,688 76,971 7 7 , 8 4 5 73,730 76,533 ' I 2 4 , 8 4 9 23,087 i 24,383 2 4 , 5 7 7 J77.185 j 77,551 [77,798 24,595 24,763 j 24,856 I j Apr. 1984 D May 1984 ! p i_ -+-• Total May 1983 967 603.3 18,2701 12,396 19,323 13,280 10,640 7,046 11,456 7,736 1,575 64 736 1,153.5 657 1,286.8 1,046.0 197.0 705.7 207.7 940 '< 589 j 975 608 j j 978 607 4,060! 4,319 1,056.0j 1,124.3 3,849 | 4,154 986 j 1,100 ! 4,226 ! I,HI 19,539 13,471 18,298 I 19,254 12,408 | 13,234 il9,373 ,13,326 11,613 7,869 10,623 j 11,343 '11,440 7,020 ; 7,643 7,718 19,431j 13,368; i 11,5331 7,796! 1 i ! l 978 607 985 i 613 ! 993 619 4,247 4,306 1,109 j 1,129 j 1,099 jl9,466 I 19,531 ' 19,557 J13.388 13,445 I 13,475 I 4,151 111,513 7.769 11,553 ! 11,590 7,804 i 7,836 J 700 482 598.0; 887.1! 349.6: 1,456.9! 2,192.9! 2,206.8; 1,905.3! 855.0| 717.2! 385.91 :ii 714 482 609 891 350 1,467 2,203 2,224 1,916 863 719.8 384.4 7,898; 5,572; 643 I 441 i 5 6 7 '• 827 341 1,355 i 2,014 . 1,989 , 1,727 : 732 ' 690 i 370 ' 702 475 595 871 347 1,440 2,137 2,152 1,876 858 711 384 ' 706 480 604 877 348 1,447 : 2,151 , 2,175 ' 1,898 865 715 ! 387 712 483 606 877 347 1,456 2,166 2,202 1,905 863 718 388 714 482 605 880 346 1,460 2,189 2,213 1,903 856 719 388 712 484 605 887 347 1,467 2,199 2,229 1,901 847 721 385 7,926 5,602 7,675 5,388 7,911 5,591 ; 7,933 5,608 7,953 5,619 7,978 5,641 7,967 5,639 1,575.7!1,582.31 1,596.4 63.6 62.4; 62.2 763.9 765.9| 763.7 1,215.5 1,220.1! 1,220.8 6 7 6 . Sj 677. ll 679.5 1,341.611,349.0 1,350.8 1,053 2 ! 1 , 0 5 6 . 8 ! 1 , 0 5 8 . 5 187.2; 186 189.2 790.01 785 797.8 207.0J 205.5J 206.8 1,621 70 736 1,149 658 1,288 1,045 197 704 207 1,638 66 768 1,207 676 1,328 1,053 191 774 210 1,637 65 767 1,213 680 1,333 1,054 190 784 210 1\638 , 1,647 66 67 769 767 1,218 1,225 680 680 1,339 1,348 1,054 1,058 190 189 790 789 209 208 1,641 67 763 1,216 681 1,352 1,057 189 795 206 68,008 168,269 68,463 .68,693 68,832 688.0 645. 480.5 4 39 585.8 570, 881.2 831 347 343. 1,449 1,353, 2,017.8'2,177. l , 9 8 4 . l | 2,188, 1.739.9J1,907. 744.1, 863 714. 688. t 383 3 6 9 . 9: 7,630! 5,350! j 991 612.6 7,867' 5.544J I i • ; ' ! 66,852! 68,150| I 5,OOo! 5,055 2,733 2,793! 2,267 2.262J 68,765 I 5,0961 2,837; 2,259 5,142 2,875 2,267 5,001 5,095 2,728 2,816 2,273 , 2,279 5,105 2,828 2,276 5,112 2,839 2,273 5,4211 3,192 2,229| 5,450 3,212 2,238 5,489 3,242 2,247 5,220 I 5,406 3,033 j 3,168 2,187 | 2,238 5,438 3,193 2,245 5,457 . 3,205 ; 2,252 15,433 | 15,914 2,142 j 2,210 2,549 2,618 1,648 1,725 4.972 5,111 15,980 2,211 2,626 1,740 5,121 16,030 2,230 2,626 1,748 5,136 16,094 2,241 2,637 1,743 5,158 16,117 2,252 2,631 1,753 5,153 5,214 3,034 2,180 6 9 , 2 1 4 66,491 ; 15,427 2,073.0 2,539.2 1,651.1 5,078.1 15,629 2,140.5 2,592.2 1,722.0 4,966.4 15,917 2,158.0 2,610.4 1,736.4 5,152.6 16,117 2,179.5 2,620.7 1,756.3 5,261.2 5,441 2,717 1,718 1,006 5,565 2,816 1,740 1,008 5,594 2,822 1,740 1,032 5,628 2,832 1,743 1,053 19,599 3,455.4 5,955.9 20,276 3,836.3 6,033.9 20,490 3,871.8 6,043.6 20,620 3,954.4 6,050.9 16,171 2,756 3,701 9,714 16,204 2,756 3,785 9,662 16,218 2,767 3,785 9,666 5,131 2,863 2,268 5,474 3,218 , 2,256 5,141 2,869 2,272 5,496 3,242 2,254 5,573 2,797 1,737 1,039 5,593 2,812 1,741 1,040 5,613 2,831 1,742 1,041 5,640 2,851 1,742 1,047 5,650 2,861 1,743 1,046 19,529 I 20,162 3,474 j 3,798 5.973 I 6,030 20,278 3,845 6,040 20,378 3,875 , 6,052 20,449 3,903 ! 6,062 20,538 3,974 6,069 15,875 2 . 763 , J.S82 j 9,430 J 15,873 2,770 3,686 I 9,417 15,905 2,773 3,693 9,439 15,890 2,767 3,701 9,422 5,460 2,743 1,718 : 999 ! 16,218 1 5 , 8 4 8 2,770 2 , 7 5 3 3,652 3,753 9,695 9 , 4 4 3 ! 15,858 I 2,760 ' 3,670 • 9,428 NOTE- Data in this table have been revised to reflect March 1983 benchmarks and updated seasonal adiustment factors and are not comparable with previously published data. See the note on page 3 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 1983 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984 May 1984 May 1983 Jan. 1984 Feb. 1984 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984 May 1984 34.9 35.0 35.3 35.'3 34.9 35.4 35.3 35.3 35.5 35.3 Mining 42.2 42.8 42.9 43.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Construction 37.5 36.7 37.6 38.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Manufacturing Overtime hours 39.9 2.7 40.7 3.4 40.9 3.4 40.7 3.3 39.9 2.7 40.9 3.5 40.9 3.5 40.7 3.5 41.2 3.7 40.7 3.4 Durable goods Overtime hours 40.4 2.6 41.4 3.6 41.7 3.6 41.4 3.5 40.3 2.6 41.6 3.7 41.7 3.8 41.4 3.7 41.8 4.0 41.4 3.5 40. 39. 41. 40. 38. 40. 39. 40. 41. 43. 40. 38. 39. 39, 41. 42. 41. 41, 42. 41, 43. 44, 41. 39. 40. 39, 42. 42. 42. 41. 42. 41. 43. 44, 41, 39. 40. 39. 42. 42, 41. 41. 41. 40. 43. 44, 40. 39. 39.8 3».2 41..2 40..2 39..2 40..3 40..0 40..2 41..6 42..6 40. 3 (2) 40. 40, 42. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 43. 44.8 41.3 (2) 40. 39, 42. 42, 41. 41.8 41.9 41. 43. 44. 41. 40.5 39.8 42, 42. 40. 41.8 42.3 41. 43. 44. 41. (2) 39, 39, 42, 42, 42, 41, 41.8 41.0 42. 43. 40. (2) 40.1 39.6 41.9 41.8 41.2 41, 41, 41, 42. 44. 41. (2) 39.3 2.8 39.6 3.1 39.8 3.1 39.6 3.0 39.4 2.9 39.9 3.3 39.9 3.3 39.8 3.3 40.2 3.4 39.7 3.1 39. 37, 40. 36, 42. 37, 41. 43, 41. 37, 39. 36, 40. 36, 42. 38, 41. 43, 41. 36, 39. 39, 40. 36, 42. 38, 42. 44. 42. 37, 39. 40. 40. 36. 42. 37. 41. 44. 41. 37. 39.4 (2) 40.5 36.1 42.7 37.5 41.6 43.6 (2) 36.8 39.7 (2) 40.6 36.6 43.2 37.9 42.1 44.8 (2) 37.3 39.7 (2) 40.8 36.9 43.2 37.9 42.1 44.5 (2) 37.2 39.8 (2) 40.6 36.7 43.0 37.9 42.0 44.7 (2) 36.7 40.1 (2) 41.3 37.4 43.1 38.3 42.0 44.0 (2) 37.7 39.6 (2) 40 1 36 5 43 I 38 0 41 9 44 1 (2) 37.1 Transportation and public utilities 38.7 39.0 39.3 39.2 38.9 39.5 39.3 39.2 39.5 39.4 Wholesale trade 38.4 38.3 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.6 38.5 38.5 38.7 38.5 Retail trade 29.7 29.6 29.9 30.1 29.8 30.1 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.2 Finance, insurance, and real estate 36.3 36.3 36.6 36.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Services 32.6 32.6 32.7 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.7 32.8 32.8 32.7 Total private Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products . Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Overtime hours Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products Leather and leather products ' Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction workers in construction; and to nonsupervlsory workers In transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonagriculturai payrolls. * This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (2) p = preliminary. NOTE: Data in this table have been revised to reflect March 1983 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors and are not comparable with previously published data. See the note on page 3 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Total private May 1983 Mar. 1984 Apr, 1984 p May 1984 May 1983 $7.98 7.98 $8.24 8.25 $8.29 8.31 $8.28 8.28 $278.50 278.50 11.60 11.63 471.37 496.48 497.64 502.42 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984 May p 1984 $288.40 $292.64 $292.28 291.23 295.01 292.28 Seasonally adjusted 11.17 Mining 11.81 11.97 11.94 11.92 442.88 439.30 448.94 452.96 8.77 9.09 9.11 9.12 349.92 369.96 372.60 371.18 399.92 314.01 267.02 389.16 480.48 534.36 384.50 415.80 364.08 521.16 560.33 358.85 276.01 403.24 317.56 267.30 400.90 488.02 551.46 387.61 417.63 364.49 522.97 563.^0 358.80 275.62 400.34 316.79 267.13 405.03 484.88 548.42 385.85 414.08 363.60 518.15 553.38 354.09 275.49 Construction Manufacturing 11.44 12.97 11.51 13.13 11.49 13.12 8.88 12.12 12.62 8.71 6.97 8.89 12.05 12.55 8.73 6.96 8.89 12.05 12.52 8.70 7.01 376.12 312.35 254.28 380.47 451.20 495.59 365.12 379.45 344.06 482.27 518.30 338.12 263.84 10.50 13.18 7.94 5.52 8.27 8.39 11.29 6.41 5.48 10.25 9.29 10.95 13.44 8.20 5.68 8.29 8.43 11.41 6.43 5.48 10.29 9.30 10.97 13.43 8.25 5.67 8.31 8.42 11.54 6.41 5.46 10.35 9.28 11.02 13.33 8.27 5.71 315.97 322.65 403.17 249.28 192.41 416,93 337.19 435.75 575.97 326.33 204.79 327.49 329.73 416.60 258.96 201.12 437.68 353.02 458.81 585.98 341.94 205.05 329.94 332.99 450.70 261.06 201.66 441.44 354.33 460.74 593.61 347.33 210.92 329.08 332.59 462.75 257.68 199.29 444.02 350.78 461.74 589.19 344.86 214.13 9.31 7.77 6.52 9.19 11.28 12.74 9.06 9.51 8.58 11.51 11.97 8.39 6.80 Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products.. Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Food and Kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products Leather and leather products 8.04 8.21 10.78 10.73 11.02 11.07 11.09 415.25 429.78 435.05 434.73 Wholesale trade 8.49 8.79 8.89 8.85 326.02 336.66 342.27 340.73 Retail trade 5.72 5.89 5.89 5.87 169.88 174.34 176.11 176.69 Finance, Insurance, and real estate 7.29 7.54 7.63 7.55 264.63 273.70 279.26 273.31 Services 7.27 7.54 7.60 7.54 237.00 245.80 248.52 245.80 Transportation and public utilities 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry (1977=100) Not seasonally adjusted Percent ehanga from: Industry Total private nonfarm: Current dollars Constant (1977) dollars Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, Insurance, end real eetete Services Seasonally adjusted May 1983 Mar. 1984 Apr. 1984p May 1984p May 1983May 1984 154, 94. 164. 144. 157. 155. 157. 150. 158.9 95.1 172.0 145.3 161.1 160.2 162.7 153.4 159.8 95.4 172.8 145.4 161.6 160.8 164.6 154.2 159.6 N.A. 173.6 145.5 161.8 161.1 163.9 153.9 3.2 (2) 5.4 158. 155. 164.2 160.A 165.9 162.3 164.5 161.5 1 2 3 4 Percent changa from: May 1983 Jan. 1984 Feb. 1984 Mar. 1984 Apr . 1984p May 1984p Apr. 1984May 1984 154.7 94.8 (4) 144.8 157.3 156.2 (4) 149.6 158.4 94.8 (4) 146.3 160.3 159.9 (4) 152.7 158.5 94.8 <4) 146.2 160.7 159.8 (4) 152.9 159.1 95.1 (4) 146.3 161.2 160.9 (4) 153.2 159.9 95.4 (4) 146.5 161.6 161.3 (4) 153.7 159.6 N.A. (4) 146.2 161.9 161.7 (4) 153.3 -0.2 (3) (4) -.2 .2 .3 (4) -.3 (4) 155.3 (4) 159.8 (4) 159.8 (4) 160.8 (4) 162.3 (4) 161.3 (4) -.6 See footnote I , t a b l e B - 2 . P e r c e n t c h a n g e I s . 6 p e r c e n t from A p r i l 1 9 8 3 t o A p r i l 1 9 8 4 , t h e l a t e s t m o n t h a v a i l a b l e . P e r c e n t c h a n g e i s . 3 p e r c e n t from March 1 9 8 4 t o A p r i l 1 9 8 4 , t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e . These s e r i e s a r e n o t s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d s i n c e t h e s e a s o n a l component I s s m a l l r e l a t i v e I r r e g u l a r c o m p o n e n t s and c o n s e q u e n t l y c a n n o t be s e p a r a t e d w i t h s u f f i c i e n t precision. N.A. " not a v a i l a b l e , p » preliminary. NOTE: Data in these tables have been revised to reflect March 1983 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors and are not comparable with previously published data. See the note on page 3. * to the trend-cycle and/or ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA 1 Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry (1977 = 100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Total... May 1983 Mar. 1984 May May Apr. 1984 Pi 1984 p 1983 104.6 108.3 110.6 111.9 Jan. 1984 Feb. 1984 104.7 Mar. 1984 Apr. May 1984 p 1984 110.9 112.1 98.1 100.2 99.6 114.4 115.4 111.9 89.6 95.4 98.1 99.9 89.4 97.9 99.2 Mining 103.9 109.9 111.5 114.3 104.8 111.5 112.1 Construction .. 100.4 95.4 106.2 115.8 99.0 110.3 114.1 107.7 112.9 113.7 86.8 94.7 95.9 96.1 86.9 94.9 95.7 95.7 97.0 96.1 Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical and electronic equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing 83 87 91 81 65 57 80 80 96 83 74.8 101.8 79.5 94.1 93.6 101 84 74, 63 89, 94 111.8 96.4 92.4 108.4 84. 5 95 96 102 87 75 64 90.8 95.2 112.8 97.0 92.0 108.5 85.5 95.7 98.0 102.1 90.2 75.3 64.8 91.3 95.1 113.6 96.9 91.6 107.8 85.0 83. 86. 92. 80, 64. 57, 80. 80. 96. 81. 71. 101. 80. 93.4 97.4 102.0 87.1 72.8 62.3 89 91 109 95 93 108 85 94.4 97.4 102.8 89.3 73 62 90 92 111 95 92.8 108.8 86.5 94.5 97.8 102.8 88 73 62 89 93 112 95 92 108.8 85.8 95.9 98.8 103.3 89 74 62 91 95 113 96.8 91.7 109.6 86.8 95.2 96.5 102.8 89.0 75.2 6 4 . 4» 91.3 95, 113. 94, 87. 108. 85. Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products . Leather and leather products 91. 91. 83. 80. 87, 94. 107, 93. 93, 98. 79. 95.6 91.1 80.5 83.7 94.1 97.8 115.4 95.6 84.1 111.5 77.0 96.6 92.2 84.2 84.3 94.8 98.4 116.4 96.2 86.0 113.5 80.0 96. 93. 85. 83. 94, 98. 115. 96. 90. 113. 80. 92 94, 92 80 87 94, 108 93 92 97.8 78.5 97.0 97.0 87.6 84.5 93.2 98.8 113.8 96.1 89.4 111.0 81.4 97.5 96.9 86.1 84.8 94.4 99.4 114.1 96.3 88.8 112.5 81.2 97. 97. 87. 84. 94. 99. 114. 96. 88. 112. 79. 98.8 98.6 93 86 96 99 116 96 87 113.8 81.8 97. 97. 93.1 83.0 93. 99. 116. 96. 89. 113. 79. 113.0 115.4 117.6 118.6 113.1 117.2 117.4 117.9 118.7 118.8 99.7 101.1 102.9 103.9 100.1 103.4 103.1 103.1 104.4 104.2 110.8 112.1 113.1 107.1 111.6 112.0 112.5 113.3 113.3 Goods-producing Manufacturing Service-producing Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade 106.7 Retail trade 104.7 105.2 108.2 110.5 105.1 109.3 109.4 109.9 110.6 110.9 Finance, insurance, and real estate 118.6 120.9 122.7 122.6 119.0 122.0 122.1 122.2 123.4 122.4 Services 125.4 129.5 131.4 131.6 125.1 129.4 129.9 130.9 131.4 131.5 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. 1 Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment increased Time span Year Over 1-month span Over 3-month span Over 6-month span ill Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 27.6 54.3 71.1 47.6 46.5 73.2 35.7 60.8 67.0 31.1 68.9 6 4 . 6p 41.1 69.5 58.4p 33.5 64.6 34.6 74.3 32.4 68.6 37.3 69.5 28.9 75.4 32.4 69.7 4*. 7 73.8 25.1 46.8 82.2 27.8 57.3 80.5 27.8 64.1 77.3p 27.3 75.1 6 9 . 2p 27.6 75.7 28.6 77.8 23.5 74.1 24.1 81.6 26.5 80.8 25.9 78.9 27.8 79.5 41.6 77.6 19.2 50.8 8i.9p 22.2 63.0 82.4p 21.9 69.2 24.6 75.1 20.3 80.0 21.4 82.4 21.4 84.1 18.6 82.4 23.2 84.6 27.3 85.9 29.5 86.8 35.4 83.8 21.6 49.5 21.4 54.3 17.6 61.9 18.1 71.1 16.2 77.3 18.1 79.5 21.1 83.8 21.1 88.1 25.1 86.8 31.6 87.6p 34.1 84.3p 40.3 ' Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3. and 6 month spans, on payrolls of 185 private nonagricultural industries, p = preliminary. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1984-421-816:563 NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. (Half of the unchanged components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans. 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