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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 1987
Employment rose in May and the unemployment rate was unchanged, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Following a marked decline in April, the overall unemployment rate remained
at 6.2 percent and the civilian worker rate at 6.3 percent. Both were
nearly a percentage point lower than a year earlier.
Total civilian employment—as estimated through the monthly survey of
households—showed an increase of about 600,000, seasonally adjusted,
whereas nonagricultural payroll employment—as measured by the monthly
survey of establishments—rose by 125,000.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The civilian unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.3 percent in May,
and the number of persons unemployed remained at 7.5 million, about 800,000
less than a year earlier.
The unemployment rates for adult men (5.5
percent) and women (5.4 percent), while unchanged over the month, have
dropped substantially during the last year.
The unemployment rates for
teenagers (17.7 percent), whites (5.3 percent), and Hispanics (8.7 percent)
were little changed, although the Hispanic rate has fallen 2 percentage
points so far this year.
The jobless rate for blacks (13.8 percent)
returned to its March level after falling in April. (See tables A-2 and
A-3.)
Among the unemployed, there was a small increase in May in the number
seeking their first jobs. In terms of duration, there was also a small
increase in the number of persons unemployed ror less than 5 weeks. The
median duration of unemployment declined to 6.5 weeks. (See tables A-7 and
A-8.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Civilian employment rose to 112.4 million, a seasonally adjusted gain
of about 600,000. Most of the increase was among adults, particularly
women. The employment-population ratio—the proportion of the working age
population who held jobs—increased by three-tenths of a percentage point.
(See table A-2.)



- 2 The civilian labor force also showed a sharp increase (660,000),
following 2 months of little change• The labor force participation rate
was up three-tenths of a percentage point to 65.7 percent.
Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Quarterly
averages

Monthly data
|
Apr.May
change

Category
1986 |
IV

|

1987
I

1987
|

Mar.

Apr.

1 May

HOUSEHOLD DATA
120,308
112,170
118,558
110,420
8,138
62,807
1,127

Total employment 1/..
Civilian labor force.••
Civilian employment••

Discouraged workers..

Thousands oi: persons
120,943 120,958 121,070
112,995 113,104 113,570
119,202 119,222 119,335
111,254 111,368 111,835
7,854
7,948,
7,500
62,957
63,009
62,800
N.A.
N.A.
1,168

121,719
114,173
119,993
112,447
7,546
62,540
N.A.

649
603
658
612
46
-469
N.A.

Percent of ]Labor force
Unemployment rates:
6.8
6.9
6.1
6.0
17.8
6.0
14.1
10.2

All civilian workers.

White
•••••
Black
Hispanic origin....

6.6
6.7
5.9
5.8
17.9
5.7
14.2
9.7

6.5
6.6
5.8
5.8
18.1
5.6
13.9
9.0

6.2
6.3
5.5
5.5
17.4
5.4
13.0
9.2

6.2
6.3
5.5
5.4
17.7
5.3
13.8
8.7

0
0

o
-0.1
.3

-.1
.8
-.5

ESTABLISHMENT DATA2/
100,397
24,634
75,773

Service-producing

Thousands of jobs
101,133 101,329 pl01,609 pl01,732
24,733
24,749 P24,757 p24,747
76,399
76,580 p76,852 p76,985

pl23
p-10
pl33

Hours of work
Average weekly hours:
1
1

34.7
40.8
3.5

1, ,. ,

34.8
41.0
3.6

34.8
40.9
3.6

p34.7
p40.6 !
P3.5

p34.8
p41.0
P3.8

pO.l
p.4
p.3

\J Includes the resident Armed Forces.
N.A.=not available.
2/ Establishment data have been revised to reflect March 1986
benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
p=preliminary.




- 3 Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
The data from the establishment survey showed a relatively small job
gain for May, bringing nonagricultural payroll employment to a level of
101.7 million, after seasonal adjustment. This level reflects the results
of the annual benchmark adjustment of these data, which has produced a
downward revision.
(See the explanatory note on pages 4-5 for
a
description of the benchmark process.)
Gains in May were essentially limited to the services industry and in
finance, insurance, and real estate.
Continuing the strong growth in
evidence during the current expansion, employment in the services industry
rose by 95,000 in May. About half of the increase was in business and
health services. Finance, insurance, and real estate also continued to
expand with an over-the-month employment gain of 15,000. Employment in
both wholesale and retail trade was unchanged after seasonal adjustment.
(See table B-l.)
In the goods-producing sector, construction employment rose a little
less than expected for this time of the year and, after seasonal
adjustment, was down slightly from the April level. Mining and its oil and
gas extraction component have shown small increases over the last few
months. Manufacturing employment remained unchanged in May, as movements
among individual industries were small and generally offsetting.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private
nonagricultural payrolls edged up 0.1 hour to 34.8 hours,
seasonally adjusted, returning to the March level. In manufacturing, the
workweek rose by 0.4 hour to 41.0, rebounding from the previous month's
dip, which had stemmed from religious observances in the reference week.
Factory overtime rose by 0.3 hour to 3.8, the highest level since April
1978. (See table B-2.)
largely as a result of the increase in hours of work, the index of
aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls rose by 0.4 percent to
120.1
(1977=100),
seasonally adjusted. This was 2.5 percent higher than the May 1986 index.
(See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings rose by 0.4 percent in May, while average
weekly earnings rose 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prior to seasonal
adjustment, hourly earnings increased by 2 cents to $8.92, and weekly
earnings were up $2.48 to $310.42. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 172.6 (1977=100) in
May,
seasonally adjusted, essentially unchanged from April. For the 12 months
ended in May, the increase was 2.2 percent. The HEI excludes the effects
of
two
types
of
changes
unrelated
to
underlying
wage
rate
movements—fluctuations
in manufacturing
overtime
and
interindustry



- 4 employment shifts.
In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI
decreased 1.3 percent during the 12-month period ended in April.
(See
table B-4.)

Revisions in the Establishment Survey Data
In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data
published in this release have been revised to reflect complete counts of
employment
(benchmarks).
The counts are
principally
derived
from
unemployment
insurance tax records for the first quarter of 1986. In
addition, new seasonal adjustment factors have been calculated to take
account of the experience through March 1987.
The effects of these adjustments on current data are shown in table B,
which presents data prior to seasonal adjustment for February 1987, the
last month of final published estimates prior to this benchmark revision.
To reflect these changes, establishment data series have been revised
from April 1985 forward, and seasonally adjusted series have been revised
back to January 1982. The June 1987 issue of Employment and Earnings will
contain a discussion of the effects of the benchmark, 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. All of the revised historical series will
be published in a special supplement to Employment and Earnings, which is
expected to be issued in about a month.
This supplement, when combined
with the historical volume, Employment, Hours, and Earnings, United States,
1909-84, Bulletin 1312-12, will comprise the full historical series on
national data from the establishment survey.

The Employment Situation for June 1987
July 2, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).




will be

released on Thursday,

- 5-

Table B. Establishment survey employment estimates for February 1987, not
seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)

February 1987
employment
estimates
Industry

Difference
As
revised

Before
revision

99,792

100,494

Total private
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale trade.
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services

82,587
713
4,506
18,853
5,252
5,707
17,644
6,438
23,474

83,316
723
4,559
19,061
5,321
5,827
17,872
6,462
23,491

Government
Federal
State
Local

17,205
2,897
4,020
10,288

17,178
2,897
4,072
10,209

Total nonfarm employment




,.

Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys,
the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the
Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The household survey provides the information on the labor
force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in
the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample
survey of about 59,500 households that is conducted by the
Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on
nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected
from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.
The sample includes over 290,000 establishments employing
over 38 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.

that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Persons laid off from their
former jobs and awaiting recall and those expecting to report
to a job within 30 days need not be looking for work to be
counted as unemployed.

Coverage, definitions, and differences
between surveys

— The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at
more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.

The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if
they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the survey week; they were available for work at




The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special
grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-l and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
— The household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a
larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture,
the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and
members of the resident Armed Forces;
— The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed; the establishment survey does not;
— The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the
establishment survey is not limited by age;

Other differences between the two surveys are described in
*'Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.

Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor
force and the levels of employment and unemployment
undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as
changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.
For example, the labor force increases by a large number each
June, when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
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 approximately 68 out of 100 that an estimate based
on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error




from the results of a complete census. The chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will
differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the
results of a complete census. At approximately the 90-percent
level of confidence—the confidence limits used by BLS in its
analyses—the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 328,000; for total
unemployment it is 220,000; and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage point. These figures do not
mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes but,
rather, that the chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that
the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates by more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .26 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.25 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are
revised. In other words, data for the month of September are
published in preliminary form in October and November and
in final form in December. To remove errors that build up
over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of
employment—against which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.
Additional statistics and other information

In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
BLS. It is available for$8.50 per issue or$22.00per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of
the standard errors for the household survey data published in
this release. For unemployment and other labor force
categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of
its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the
data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of ths population, Including Armed Forcss In ths United Ststss, by ssx
(Numbers In thouwds)
Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status and sex

May
1986

Apr .
1987

May
1987

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987

May
1987

TOTAL
Noninstitutionai population1
,
Labor force1
Participation rate*,.,
,
Total employed1
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Aimed Forces
Civilian employed

181,998
118,886
65.3
1 10,728
60.8

Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
,
Unemployment rate*
Not in labor force

109,041
3,347
105,695
8,158
6.9
63,112

184,079
120,082
65.2
1 12,776
61 . 3
1 ,735
111,041
3,223
107,817
7,306
6.1
63,997

184,259
121,421
65.9
114,103
61 . 9
1 ,726
112,377
3,541
108,836
7,318
6.0
62,838

181,998
119,274
65.5
110,852
60.9
1 ,687
109,165
3,151
106,014
8,422
7. 1
62,724

133,575
120,782
65.8
112,759
61 . 4
1 ,748
111,011
3,145
107,866
8,023
6.6
62,793

183,738
121,089
65.9
113,122
61 . 6
1 ,740
111,382
3,236
108,146
7,967
6.6
62,649

183,915
120,958
65.8
113,104
61 . 5
1 ,736
1 11 , 3 6 8
3,284
108,084
7,854
6.5
62,957

184,079
121,070
65.8
113,570
61.7
1 ,735
111 , 8 3 5
3,290
108,545
7,500
6.2
63,009

184,259
121,719
66. 1
1 14,173
62.0
1 ,726
1 12,447
3,335
109,112
7,546

87,195
66,721
76.5
62,262
71 . 4
1 ,533
60,729
4,460
6.7

88,271
66,996
75.9
62,811
71 . 2
1 ,575
61,236
4,185
6.2

88,361
67,738
76.7
63,660
72.0
1 ,566
62,094
4,078
6.0

87,195
66,854
76.7
62,201
71 . 3
1,533
60,668
4,653
7.0

88,020
67,672
76.9
63,187
71 . 8
1 ,591
61,596
4,484
6.6

88,099
67,764
76.9
63,335
71 . 9
1 ,584
61,751
4,429
6.5

88,186
67,644
76.7
63,282
71 . 8
1 ,575
61 , 7 0 7
4,362
6.4

88,271
67,603
76.6
63,417
71 . 8
1 ,575
61 , 8 4 2
4,186
6.2

88,361
67,816
76.7
63,562
71 . 9
1 ,566
61,996
4,254

94,803
52,165
55.0
48,466
51 . 1
154
48,312
3,698
7.1

95,808
53,085
55.4
49,965
52.2
160
49,805
3,120
5.9

95,898
53,683
56.0 !
50,443
52.6
160
50,283
3,240
6.0

94,803
52,420
55.3
48,651
51 . 3
154
48,497
3,769
7.2

95,556
53,110
55.6
49,572
51 . 9
157
49,415
3,538
6.7

95,639
53,325
55.8
49,787
52. 1
156
49,631
3,538
6.6

95,729
53,314
55.7
49,822
52.0
161
49,661
3,492
6.6

95,808
53,467
55.8
50,153
52.3
160
49,993
3,314
6.2

95,898
53,903
56.2
50,611
52.8
160
50,451
3,292
6. 1

6.2

62,540

Men, 16 years and over
Noninstitutionai population1
Participation rate*

,

Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployment rate*,

6.3

Women, 11 years and over
Noninstitutionai population 1
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4
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.




3

Labor force as a percent of the noninstitutionai population.
4
Total employment as a percent of the noninstitutionai 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
May
1986

Apr .
1987

May
1987

May
1986

Jan .
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987

TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

180,311
117,199
65.0
109,041
60.5
8,158
7.0

182,344
118,347
64.9
111,041
60.9
7,306
6.2

78,387
61 ,102
77.9
57,412
73.2
2,378
55,034
3,690
6.0

79,387
61 ,660
77.7
58,159
73.3
2,397
55,762
3,501
5.7

87,444
48,353
55.3
45,331
51 .8
656
44,675
3,022
6.2

14,480
7,744
53.5
6,298
43.5
313
5,985
1 ,446
18.7

182,533
1 19,695
65.6
112,377
61 .6
7,318
6. 1

182,344
119,335
65.4
111 ,835
61 .3
7,500
6.3

180,311
117,587
65.2
109,165
60.5
8,422
7.2

181,827
119,034
65.5
111,011
61 .1
8,023
6.7

181,998
119,349
65.6
111 ,382
61 .2
7,967
6.7

182,179
119,222
65.4
111 ,368
61 . 1
7,854
6.6

79,474
62,147
78.2
58,828
74.0
2,548
56,280
3,319
5.3

78,387
61 ,153
78.0
57,338
73.1
2,279
55,059
3,820
6.2

79,132
61,948
78.3
58,227
73.6
2,254
55,974
3,720
6.0

79,216
61 ,973
78.2
58,325
73.6
2,300
56,024
3,648
5.9

79,303
61 ,983
78.2
58,410
73.7
2,41 1
55,999
3,573
5.8

79,387
61,976
78.1
58,567
73.8
2,41 1
56,155
3,409
5.5

88,395
49,346
55.8
46,767
52.9
557
46,210
2,579
5.2

88,464
49,725
56.2
47,104
53.2
690
46,414
2,621
5.3

87,444
48,423
55.4
45,335
51 .3
604
44,731
3,093
6.4

88,150
49,161
55.8
46,261
52.5
628
45,633
2,900
5.9

88,237
49,348
55.9
46,475
52.7
641
45,835
2,873
5.8

88,321
49,355
55.9
46,498
52.6
589
45,909
2,857
5.8

88,395
49,466
56.0
46,751
52.9
587
46,164
2,715
5.5

14,562
7,341
50.4
6,115
42.0
269
5,845
1 ,226
16.7

14,595
7,823
53.6
6,445
44.2
303
6,142
1 ,378
17.6

14,4£0
7,996
55.2
6,492
44.8
268
6,224
1 ,504
18.8

14,545
7,926
54.5
6,524
44.9
264
6,260
1 ,402
17.7

14,546
8,028
55.2
6,582
45.2
295
6,287
1 ,446
18.0

14,555
7,884
54.2
6,460
44.4
284
6,176
1 ,424
18.1

14,562
7,894
54.2
6,518
44.8
292
6,226
1 ,376
17.4

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population . . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Nonagrigultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




2

Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population,

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 seasonally adjusted
May
1986

Apr .
1987

May
1987

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar .
1987

Apr .
1987

May
1987

WHITE
155,236
101 ,202
65.2
95,142
61 .3
6,060
6.0

156,676
102,168
65.2
96,744
61 .7
5,423
5.3

156,811
103,271
65.9
97,908
62.4
5,363
5.2

155,236
101 ,531
65.4
95,283
61 .4
6,248
6.2

156,313
102,746
65.7
96,717
61 .9
6,029
5.9

156,431
102,893
65.8
96,995
62.0
5,898
5.7

156,561
102,797
65.7
96,998
62.0
5,799
5.6

156,676
102,894
65.7
97,340
62. 1
5,554
5.4

156,811
103,573
66. 1
98,050
62.5
5,524
5.3

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

53,497
78.3
50,689
74.2
2,809
5.2

53,874
78.0
51 ,205
74.2
2,669
5.0

54,282
78.6
51 ,807
75.0
2,474
4.6

53,532
78.4
50,628
74.1
2,904
5.4

54,182
78.7
51 ,297
74.5
2,885
5.3

54,175
78.6
51,362
74.5
2,813
5.2

54,107
78.4
51 ,364
74.5
2,743
5.1

54,051
78.3
51 ,462
74.6
2,589
4.8

54,314
78.6
51,755
74.9
2,558
4.7

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

41,004
54.6
38,814
51 .7
2,190
5.3

41 ,877
55.3
40,041
52.9
1 ,836
4.4

42,151
55.6
40,303
53.2
1 ,848
4.4

41 ,103
54.8
38,854
51 .8
2,249
5.5

41,680
55.2
39,568
52.4
2,111
5.1

41 ,762
55.2
39,735
52.6
2,028
4.9

41 ,828
55.3
39,839
52.7
1 ,989
4.8

41,982
55.5
40,041
52.9
1 ,941
4.6

42,239
55.8
40,343
53.2
1 ,895
4.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

6,700
56.4
5,639
47.5
1 ,061
15.8
15.9
15.8

6,417
53.7
5,498
46.0
918
14.3
15.9
12.7

6,838
57.2
5,798
48.5
1 ,041
15.2
16.3
14.1

6,896
58.1
5,801
48.8
1 ,095
15.9
17.0
14.7

6,885
57.8
5,852
49.2
1 ,033
15.0
16.1
13.8

6,955
58.4
5,898
49.5
1 ,057
15.2
16.0
14.3

6,862
57.5
5,795
48.5
1 ,067
15.5
17.1
13.9

6,861
57.4
5,837
48.9
1 ,024
14.9
16.7
13.1

7,021
58.7
5,951
49.8
1 ,070
15.2
17.3
13. 1

19,943
12,713
63.7
10,872
54.5
1 ,840
14.5

20,279
12,639
62.3
11,024
54.4
1 ,615
12.8

20,312
12,861
63.3
11,119
54.7
1 ,742
13.5

19,943
12,721
63.8
10,839
54.3
1 ,882
14.8

20,187
12,831
63.6
10,997
54.5
1 ,833
14.3

20,218
12,957
64.1
11,101
54.9
1 ,855
14.3

20,249
12,844
63.4
11 ,053
54.6
1 ,791
13.9

20,279
12,743
62.8
11,090
54.7
1 ,653
13.0

20,312
12,860
63.3
11,080
54.6
1 ,779
13.8

Civilian noninstitutional population . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

BLACK
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemploved ...'
Unemployment rate

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,938
75.3
5,189
65.8
749
12.6

5,958
74.2
5,275
65.7
683
1 1 .5

6,051
75.2
5,31 1
66.0
740
12.2

5,924
75. 1
5, 161
65.4
763
12.9

5,986
74.9
5,256
65.7
730
12.2

6,012
75.1
5,288
66.0
724
12.0

5,997
74.8
5,305
66. 1
692
1 1 .5

5,980
74.4
5,328
66.3
652
10.9

6,033
75.0
5,279
65.6
754
12.5

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
•
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,896
59.4
5,146
51 .9
750
12.7

5,912
58.6
5,259
52.1
653
11.1

5,991
59.3
5,294
52.4
697
11 .6

5,876
59.2
5,130
51 .7
746
12.7

5,984
59.6
5,221
52.0
763
12.8

6,030
59.9
5,255
52.2
775
12.9

5,987
59.4
5,211
51 .7
776
13.0

5,918
58.7
5,238
51 .9
680
11 .5

5,970
59.1
5,278
52.2
691
11 .6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

879
41 .2
537
25.2
342
38.9
38.5
39.4

769
35.6
490
22.7
279
36.3
36.1
36.4

819
37.9
514
23.8
305
37.3
38.0
36.5

921
43.2
548
25.7
373
40.5
40.5
40.5

860
40.1
520
24.2
340
39.5
36.5
43.2

915
42.6
559
26.0
356
38.9
38.3
39.5

861
40.0
537
24.9
324
37.6
36.5
38.8

845
39.2
524
24.3
321
38.0
39.3
36.5

857
39.7
523
24.2
334
39.0
40.3
37.6

12,290
7,925
64.5
7,095
57.7
830
10.5

12,770
8,415
65.9
7,678
60. 1
737
8.8

12,809
8,506
66.4
7,791
60.8
715
8.4

12,290
8,006
65. t
7,136
58.1
870
10.9

12,653
8,431
66.6
7,538
59.6
893
10.6

12,692
8,457
66.6
7,644
60.2
813
9.6

12,732
8,392
65.9
7,639
60.0
753
9.0

12,770
8,484
66.4
7,701
60.3
783
9.2

12,809
8,586
67.0
7,838
61 .2
748
8.7

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population..

Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
2
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.




NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanic3 are included
in both the white and black population groups.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tablo A-4. Solootod amploymant
(Numbara In thou—nda)

Catagory

May
1984

Apr.
1987

May
1987

May
1984

Jan.
1987

Fab.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr.
1987

May
1987

109,041
39,733
24,947
5*855

111,041
39,887
28,157
4,020

112*377
40,189
28*410
4*051

109,145
3**582
27,014
5,734

111*011
40*102
27*525
5*985

111*382
39*913
27,817
5*904

111,348
40*100
27*945
5,933

111,835
39,947
28,213
5,972

112,447
40,029
28,495
5,921

1,618
If 528
200

1,410
1,452
142

1*844
1*501
194

1*489
1*472
177

1*450
1*370
134

1*447
1*454
124

1,739
1,418
150

1,589
1 ,505
175

1 ,495
1,442
170

97,707
16,537
81,149
1,257
79,912
7,757
230

99,495
14,748
82,747
1* 223
81,524
8,052
270

100*475
14*910
83*544
1*245
82*301
8*093
248

98*047
14*333
81*714
1*241
80*453
7,793
235

99*550
14*412
83*138
1*249
81*849
8,192
244

99,748
14,532
83,214
1*204
82,012
8,187
255

99*834
14*548
83*245
1,227
82,038
8,050
273

100,112
14*484
83,428
1,244
82,342
8,117
248

100,834
14,710
84,124
1,266
82,858
8,142
275

All Induatrlaa:
Part tlmaforaeonomlcraaaona
Slack work
Could only find part'tlma work
Voluntary part tima

5,445
2,513
2,722
14,511

5,,030
2,249
2,485
14,943

5 ,.139
2*154
2*541
15*243

5*825
2*405
2*843
13*853

5*505
2*473
2*495
14*170

5*780
2*535
2*828
14*041

5,454
2,440
2*498
14*147

5,391
2*322
2*744
13*842

5,282
2,223
2,445
14,573

Nonagrtcultural Induatrlaa:
Part tlma for aconomlc raaaona
Slack work
Could only find part-tlma work
Voluntary part tlma

5,404
2,404
2,414
13,994

4,783
2*092
2,420
14,431

4*898
2*013
2*475
14*440

5*549
2*485
2*749
13*412

5*201
2*281
2*599
13*750

5*459
2*340
2*742
13*597

5*144
2*218
2*595
13*482

5,110
2,137
2,442
13,399

5,029
2,071
2,594
14,049

CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian amployad, 18yaaraandovar
Marrlad man, apouaa praaant
Marrtad woman, apouaa praaant..,
Woman who maintain famlllaa
MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agricultural
Wagaandaalary workara
Salt-amployad workara
Unpaid family workara
Nonagrtcultural Induatrlaa:
Wagaandaalary workara
Qovammant
Prlvata Induatrlaa
Privata houaaholda
Othar Induatrlaa
Salf-amployad workara
Unpaid family workara
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME*

* Excludaa paraana "with a job but not at work" during tha aurvay pariod for suoh
raaaona aa vacation, lllnaaa, or induatrtal dfaputa.

Tablo A-6. Rango of unotnptoymont
seasonally adjusted

baaod on vaiyitifj oofwiitlona of unomploywanl and tho labor foraov

1984
XX
U-1

XXX

XV

1987

1987

X

Apr.

*»y

Paraona unamptoyad 15 waaka or longar aa a paroant of tha
civilian labor foroa

U-2

Job loaaraaa a paroant of tha civilian labor foroa

U-3

Unamployad paraona 25 yaara and ovar aa a paroant of t h j
civilian labor forea
Unamployad full-tlma Jobaaakara aa a paroant of tha fulMlma
civilian labor forca

U-4

u-aa

Total aajaaaalayad aa a paroant of tha labor 10100, IftoliMNig ttia
raaMant Aiwiad Fatoaa

U4

Total fulMlma jobaaakara plua % part-tlma jobaaakara plua % total on part tlm
for aconomlc raaaona aa a paroant of tha civilian labor forea laaa % of tha
part'tlma labor foroa

U-7

Total fulMlma jobaaakara .plua % part-tlma jobaaakara plua % total on part
tlma for aconomlc raaaona plua dlacouragad workara aa a paroant of tha
Chilian labor forca plua dlacouragod workara laaa Vfc of tha
part-tlrna labor forca

N.A-not available




1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.4

4.5

4.3

4.2

5.9

5.9

7.0

7.0

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.2

7.1

7.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.3

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.0

8.9

8.5

9-5

10.5

10.2

N.A.

N.A.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-6. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjusted

Number of
mployed per
(In thousands)

Unemployment rates1

Category
Apr .
1987

May
1987

6.7
6.7
5.9
6.7
5.8
18.0

6.3
6.3
5.5
6.2
5.5
17.4

6.3
6.4
5.5
6.1
5.4
17.7

4.
4.
9.

4.2
4.8
9.5

4.1
4.4
9.3

6.4
9.0
7.6

6.3
8.7
7.6

5.9
8.6
7.3

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

7,546
4,254
3,436
3,292
2,680
1 ,430

7.2
7.1
6.2
7.2
6.4
18.8

6.
6.
6.
6.
5.
17.

1 ,695
1 ,294
610

1 ,631
1 ,231
630

4.4
5.3
10.1

6,924
1 ,515

6,018
1 ,483

6,052
1 ,521

6.9
9.1
8.2

6,350
135
802
1 ,636
959
677
320
1 ,801
1 ,656
615
270

5,571
94
725
1 ,348
795
553
293
1 ,627
1 ,483
608
158

5,650
101
753
1 ,406
815
591
275
1 ,596
1 ,519
571
161

7.2
13.6
13.0
7
7
7
5
7
5
3
15

May
1986

Apr .
1987

8,422
4,653
3,820
3,769
3,098
1 ,504

7,500
4,186
3,409
3,314
2,715
1 ,376

1 ,837
1 ,527
641

May
1987

Mar.
1987

CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16years and over
Men, 16years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 16years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16to 19years

<

Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

:

Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost2
INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utitities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers

6.
14.
12.
6.
6.
6.
7.
5.
3.6
11 .6

6.
12.
1 1 .
6.
6.
6.
4.0
7.2
5.4
3.7
11 .2

6.5
9.3
12.5
6.9
6.7
7.3
4.6
7.3
4.9
3.4
10.7

6.2
11.1
1 1 .9
6.2
6.2
6.2
4.8
7.0
4.7
3.6
9.0

6.3
12.9
12.1
6
6
6
4
6
4
3

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
May
1986

Apr .
1987

May
1987

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987

May
1987

3,494
2,255
2,410
1 ,172
1 ,237

2,844
2,020
2,442
1 ,297
1 ,145

3,255
1 ,798
2,265
1 ,105
1 ,160

3,610
2,671
2,232
1 ,065
1 ,167

3,416
2,530
2,200
1 ,022
1 ,178

3,361
2,477
2,131
1 ,008
1 ,123

3,383
2,447
2,050
945
1 ,105

3,143
2,232
2,075
1 ,025
1 ,049

3,349
2 , 1 18
2,101
1 ,003
1 ,098

15.4
6.9

16.0
8.3

15.5
6.6

14.8
6.8

15.0
7.0

14.6
6.6

14.9
6.6

14.9
7.0

14.9
6.5

100.0
42.8
27.6
29.5
14.4
15.2

100.0
38.9
27.6
33.4
17.8
15.7

100.0
42.2
30.0
27.9
13.8
14.1

100.0
44.3
28.0
27.8
13.2
14.5

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
15to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over




100.0
44.5
24.6
31 .0
15.1
15.9

100.
42.
31 .
26.
12.
13.

100.
41 .
31 .
27.
12.
14.

100.0
42.2
31 .1
26.7
12.7
14.1

100.
42.
31 .
26.
12,
14,

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-8. Raaaon for unamploymant
(Numbers In thousands)

Hay
1986

Apr.
1987

Hay
1987

Hay
1986

Jan.
1987

Fab.
1987

Har.
1987

Apr.
1987

Hay
1987

3,983
1,007
2,976
898
2,219
1,058

3,788
923
2,865
860
1,812
846

3,412
815
2,597
830
2,044
1,033

4,214
1,118
3,096
979
2,200
1,046

3,971
1,118
2,854
891
2,054
1,084

3,839
998
2,842
1,046
2,042
1,040

3,822
1,011
2,811
1,000
2,111
956

3,732
958
2,774
923
1,940
911

3,611
906
2,705
906
2,018
1 ,018

100.
48.
12.
36.
11 .
27.
13.

100.
51 .
12.
39.
11.
24.
11 .

100.
46.
11.
35.
11.
27,
14.

100.0
49.9
13.2
36.7
11 .6
26.1
12.4

100.
49.
14.
35.
11 .
25,
13,

100.
48.
12.
35.
13.
25,
13,

100.0
48.4
12.8
35.6
12.7
26.8
12.1

100.
49,
12.
37.
12
25.
12,

100,
47.
12.
35.
12,
26
13,

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job loeers
Ortleyoff
Other Job loeers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
Naw entrants
UNEMPLOYED A t A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job loeera
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

3.4
.8
1 .9
.9

3.2
.7
1.5
.7

2.9
.7
1.7
.9

3.6
.8
1.9
.9

3.3
.7
1.7
.9

3.2
.9
1.7
.9

3.2
.8
1 .8
.8

3.1
.8
1.6
.8

3.0
.8
1.7
.8

Tabla A-9. Unamployad parsons by aax and agaf aaaaonally adjuatad

Hay
1986

Apr.
1987

Hay
1987

Hay
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Her.
1987

Apr.
1987

Hay
19S7

6,422
3,242
1 ,504
686
816
1,738
5,161
4,634
556

7,500
2,901
1,376
623
756
1,525
4,586
4,079
512

7,546
2,912
1,430
734
696
1,482
4,621
4,102
548

7,
13,
18,
20,
17,
11,
5,
5,
3,

6.
13.
17.
20.
16.
10.
5.
5.
3.

6.
13.
18.
20.
16.
10.
5.
5.
3.

6.
12.
18.
20.
16.
10.
5.
5.
3.

6.3
12.6
17.4
19.2
16.3
10.1
4.8
5.0
3.4

6.3
12.6
17.7
21.4
15.0
9.8
4.8
5.0
3.7

Men, 16 years and over...
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to 17years . . . .
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years.
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . . .

4,653
1,778
833
369
464
945
2,855
2,536
344

4,186
1,583
777
366
411
806
2,597
2,276
330

4,254
1 ,604
818
407
412
786
2,636
2,299
363

7.1
14.5
20.0
21.3
19.1
11.7
5.4
5.7
3.9

6.8
13.4
18.5
21
16
10
5
5
3

6.7
13.6
18.6
21.2
17.0
11.1
5.1
5.4
3.3

6.
13.
19.
20.
18.
10.
5.
5.
3.

6.3
13.2
19.2
21 .5
17.5
10.1
4.8
5.0
3.7

6.
13.
20.
23.
17.
10.
4.
5.
4.

Women, 18 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years —
18to 19years . . . .
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . . .

3,769
1 ,464
671
3<7
352
793
2,306
2,098
212

3,314
1 ,319
599
257
345
720
1,991
1 ,803
183

3,292
1 ,308
612
327
284
696
1,985
1 ,803
185

7.2
13.1
17
20
15
10
5
6
3

6.
12.
16.
18.
15.
10.
5.
5.
2.

6.7
12.4
17.4
19.2
16.1
9.8
5.1
5.6
2.6

6.
12,
16.
19.
14.
10.
5.
5,
3.

6'.
12.
15.
16.
15.
10.
4.
5,
3,

6,
11 ,
15.
19,
12,
9,
4

Total, 18 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to17years
18 to 19 years
2C to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
56 years and over

1

Unemployment aa a percent of the civilian labor force.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-10. Employmant atatua of black and othar worfcara
(Numbf in thoutawdrt

Nat

Civilian noninatltutlonal population..
Civilian labor forca
Participation rata
Employad
Employmant-population ratio*
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata
>—
Not In labor forca

Nay
1984

Apr.
1987

May
1987

May
1984

Jan.
1987

Fab.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr.
1987

May
1987

25*075
15,997
65.8
13,899
55.4
2,098
13.1
9,078

25,447
14,179
4S.b
14,294
55.7
1,883
11.4
9,488

25,723
14,424
43.9
14,449
54.2
1,955
11.9
9,298

25,075
14,043
44.0
13,883
55.4
2,140
13.5
9,032

25,515
14,384
44.2
14,314
54.1
2,048
12.4
9,131

25,547
14,407
44.2
14,304
54.0
2,101
12.8
9,140

25,418
14,455
44.2
14,391
54.2
2,044
12.5
9,143

25,447
14,394
43.9
14,448
54.4
1,925
11.7
9,273

25,723
16,444
44.0
14,454
56.2
2,011
12.2
9,259

' Tha population f Iguraa ara not adjuatad for aaaaonal variation; tharafora, Idantlcal
numbara appaar in tha unadjuatad and aaaaonally adjuatad oolumna.

* Civilian amploymant aa a pareant of tha civilian noninatltutlonal population.

Tabla A-11, Occupational atatua of tha amployad and unamployad, not aaaaonally adjuatad

May
1984
Total, 18 yaara and ovar1

May
1987

May
1984

May
1987

May
1914

May
1987

109,041

112,377

8,158

7,318

7.0

4.1.

24,478
12,554
13,922

27 534
13 117
14 418

403
317
284

427
342
245

2.2
2.5
2.0

2.2
2.7
1.8

.\..

33,735
3,144
13,134
17,437

34
3
13
18

8(8
234
463
171

1,499
81
704
912

1,539
109
729
700

4.8
2.5
5.1
5.0

4.2
3.3

Qarvloa oooupatlona
Private noueehold
Protacttva aacvica
Sorvloe, except private houeohold and protaotlva . . .

14,512
974
1,780
11,758

15 125
899
1 887
12 339

1,378
59
90
1*228

1,197
52
104
1,041

8.7
5.7
4.8
9.5

Praclalon production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repalrora
Construction tradaa
Othar praclalon production, craft, and repair

13,259
4,344
4,840
4,033

13
4
4
4

454
341
990
125

1,038
214
494
330

861
198
453
230

7.3
4.7
9.2
7.4

Oparatora, fabrtoatora, and laborara
Machlna oparatora, oaeombtora, and Inapactora . . . .
Tronopoftatlon and material moving ocoupatlona . . .
Handlers, oojulpmont deaners, hotpora, and laborara
Conatruotlon laborara
Othar handlara, oQulpmont cleaners, halpara, and I

17,341
8,025
4,454
4,479
784
3,893

17
7
4
4

311
9*3
714
724
810
914

2*024
899
402
723
187
537

1,804
820
315
471
178
493

012

290

185

Managerial and profaealonal apaclaity
Executive, admtalatratlve,artd managerial
Profaaalonal apaclaity
Technical, eatee, and admlnlatratlveeupport
Tachnlclanaand ralatad tupport
8alaaoooupatlona
Administrative aupport, Including clarloal

Farming, foraatry, and fishing
1
Paraona with no pravloua work axparlanca and thoaa whoaa laat job waa In tha
Armad Forcaa ara includad in tha unamployad total.




3,495

10.
10.
7,
13.
19,
12.
7.3

4.1
4.4
8.3
5.3
9.4
9.4
4.3
12.4
18.0
11.2
4.4

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-12. Employment atatua of mala Vietnam-era veterana and nonveterans by aga, not seasonally adjustad
(Numbers in thousands)

Civilian labor forca
Civilian
nonlnstltutional
population

Veteran status

Unemployed
Employed

Total

Percent of
labor forca

Number
May
1986

May
1987

May
1986

May
1987

May
1986

May
1987

7,733
6,403
1 ,173
3,125
2,105
1 ,330

7,836
6,260
956
2,663 j
2,641
1 ,576

7,164
6,094
1,094
2,978
2,022
1,070

7,250
5,974
912
2,538
2,524
1 ,276

6,831
5,795
1 ,008
2,837
1 ,950
1 ,036

6,937
5,,723
841
2,433
2,449
1 ,214

333
299
86
141
72
34

17,255
8,062
5,305
3,888

18,244
8,403
5,787
4,054

16,357
7,621
5,052
3,684

17,405
8,009
5,526
3,870

898
441
253
204

May
1986

May
1986

May
1987

313
251
71
105
75
62

4.6
4.9
7.9
4.7
3.6
3.2

4.3
4.2
7.8
4.1
3.0
4.9

839
394
261
184

5.2
5.5
4.8
5.2

4.6
4.7
4.5
4.5

May
1987

VIETNAMERA VETERANS
Total, 30 years and over .
30 to 44 years .
. ,
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years. ,.
45 years and over. .
NONVETERANS
Total, 30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years .
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years ..

. . . .
...

i
!

18,264
8,464
5,610
4,190

19,321
8,812
6,137
4,372

NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between
August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonveterans are men who have never served in the Arm-




ed Forces; published data are limited to those 30 to 44 years of age, the group that most
closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
(Numbers In thousand*)

Nat
Stata and employment statua

May
1986

Apr.
1987

May %
1987

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr.
1987

May
1987

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rata

20,059
13,188
12,381
807
6.1

20,477
13,690
12,900
790
5.8

20,516
13,807
13,040
767
5.6

20,059
13,294
12,408
886
6.7

20,364
13,403
12,568
835
6.2

20,401
13,626
12,779
847
6.2

20,440
13,655
12,833
822
6.0

20,477
13,761
12,959
8K)2
5.8

20,516
13,917
13,070
847
6.1

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.

9,140
5,562
5,268
294
5.3

9,376
5,7 68
5,469
299
5.2

9,398
5,879
5,581
297
5.1

9,140
5,567
5,251
316
5.7

9,312
5,729
5,396
333
5.8

9,333
5,775
5,446
329
5.7

9,355
5,853
5,524
329
5.6

9,376
5,837
5,515
322
5.5

9,398
5,881
5,562
319
5.4

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

8,656
5,696
5,228
468
8.2

8,680
5,612
5,150
462
8.2

8,682
5,687
5,221
466
8.2

8,656
5,688
5,206
48 2
8.5

8,674
5,620
5,205
415
7.4

8,676
5,633
5,199
434
7.7

8,678
5,620
5,186
434
7.7

8,680
5,652
5,186
466
8.2

8,682
5,680
5,201
479
8.4

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

4,551
3,027
2,906
121
4.0

4,568
3,046
2,928
118
3.9

4,570
3,053
2,950
103
3.4

4,551
3,045
2,911
134
4.4

4,563
3,052
2,946
106
3.5

4,565
3,040
2,935
105
3.5

4,567
3,074
2,953
121
3.9

4,568
3,070
2,947
123
4.0

4,570
3,069
2,954
115
3.7

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

6,853
4,409
3,993
417
9.4

6,914
4,450
4,072
379
8.5

6,920
4,518
4,150
368
8.2

6,853
4,375
3,962
413
9.4

6,897
4,496
4,163
333
7.4

6,903
4,474
4,092
382
8.5

6,909
4,500
4,138
362
8.0

6,914
4,466
4,081
38 5
8.6

6,920
4,486
4,124
362
8.1

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

5,916
3,918
3,712
206
5.3

5,971
3,934
3,785
149
3.8

5,977
4,029
3,862
167
4.2

5,916
3,891
3,685
206
5.3

5,956
3,857
3,718
139
3.6

5,961
3,908
3,746
162
4.1

5,966
3,965
3,819
146
3.7

5,971
3,946
3,791
155
3.9

5,977
4,003
3,836
167
4.2

13,728
8,259
7,690
568
6.9

13,769
8,337
7,934
403
4.8

13,774
8,318
7,937
381
4.6

13,728
8,429
7,830
599
7.1

13,759
8,511
8,009
502
5.9

13,762
8,484
8,065
419
4.9

13, '66
8,511
8,108
403
4.7

13,769
8,473
8,062
411
4.9

13,774
8,491
8,082
409
4.8

Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamployad
Unemployment rata

New York
Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Chilian labor forca
Unemployment rata

4,747
3,156
2,984
172
5.4

4,822
3,226
3,086
140
4.3

4,829
3,250
3,114
136
4.2

4,7 47
3,146
2,968
178
5.7

4,802
3,271
3,115
156
4.8

4,809
3,290
3,122
168
5.1

4,816
3,264
3,107
157
4.8

4,822
3,267
3,112
155
4.7

4,829
3,240
3,101
139
4.3

- Civilian noninatitutlonal population .
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

8,103
5,187
4,798
389
7.5

8,128
5,204
4,837
367
7.1

8,131
5,264
4,892
372
7.1

8,103
5,214
4,784
430
8.2

8,122
5,287
4,850
437
8.3

8,124
5,303
4,848
455
8.6

8,127
5,215
4,824
391
7.5

8,128
5,223
4,846
377
7.2

8,131
5,294
4,878
416
7.9

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamployad
Unamploymant rata

9,235
5,667
5,231
436
7.7

9,272
5,459
5,164
295
5.4

9,276
5,589
5,289
300
5.4

9,2 35
5,702
5,261
441
7.7

9,262
5,610
5,267
343
6.1

9,266
5,561
5,255
306
5.5

9,269
5,530
5,204
326
5.9

9,272
5,545
5,238
307
5.5

9,276
5,621
5,319
302
5.4

Chilian noninatitutlonal population.
Chilian labor force

11,961
8,076
7,321
754
9.3

12,172
8,208
7,5 28
680
8.3

12,192
8,458
7,731
728
8.6

11,961
8,128
7,367
761
9.4

12,115
8,293
7,497
796
9.6

12,134
8,315
7,592
723
8.7

12,154
8,134
7,494
640
7.9

12,172
8,267
7,552
715
8.6

12,192
8,511
7,778
733
8.6

Civilian noninatitutlonal population.
Civilian labor forca
Employad
Unamploymant rata

it rata
1

Those aia the official Bureau of Labor MatMHaa eatNnales weed In the admimetretten of
Federal fund allocation procrame.




•The

re not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers
i the seasonally adjusted columns.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted

|

Seasonally adjusted

Industry
May
1986

Apr.
1987

p

May

1987

Pp

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

A

Pr* J
P

1987

j

May
1987

D
P

99,815

100,462

100,919

101,150

101,329

82,834

83,152

84,038

84,797

82,730

83,983

84,215

84,352

84,570

84,696

24,712

24,214

2 4,48 7

24,755

24,708

24,708

24,743

2 4 , 7 49

24,757

24,747

781
448.4

718
408.5

723
409.2

731
411 .7

786
457

718
405

719
406

722
408

7 30
416

735
420

5,041
4,950
4,599
4 , 8 40
1 ,302.4 1 ,196.4 1 ,223.0 1,259.6

4,910
1 ,302

5,034
1,311

5,038
1,309

5,016
1,271!

4,996
1 ,258

Total
Total private
Goods-producing
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Construction
General building contractors

Mar.
1987

101 , 3 9 0 1 0 2 , 1 6 4 9 9 , 3 8 9

5,032
1.291J

101 , 6 0 9 101 , 7 3 2

Manufacturing
Production workers

18,981
12,885

18,897
12,846

18,924
12,876

18,983
12,937

19,012
12,903

18,956
12,884

18,986
12,916

18,995
12,925

19,011
12,941

19,016
12,955

Durable goods
Production workers

11 , 2 8 6
7,472

11,145
7,382

11 , 1 5 2
7,394

11 , 1 8 2 11 ,277
7,454
7,428

11 ,157
7,370

11,179
7,398

11,176
7,399

11 , 1 7 4
7,402

11 , 1 7 4
7,412

705.5
713.5
493.6
503.2
593.7
569.9
770.8
742.2
267.0
284.5
1,437.8 1 ,414.5
2,076.0 2,025.1
2,122.0 2,092.6
2,013.4 2,025.8
868.4
857.2
709.2
694.3
363.9
363.8

722.4
504.7
582.0
7 48.3
273.8
1,417.7
2,025.6
2,086.5
2,008.2
841.1
693.1
363.3

739.5
506.3
590.6
'
745.0
272.8
1 ,422.8
2,026.7
2,080.9
2 , 0 1 1 .6
842.0
693.1
365.0

706
49 6
589
765
282
1 ,438
2,074
2,126
2,009
863
710
364

731
500
586
726
254
1,422
2,007
2,111
2,014
851
697
363

733
501
588
733
261
1,419
2,018
2,106
2,022
859
695
364

734
502
586
739
266
1,419
2,015
2,099
2,022
854
694
366

736
504
587
744
272
1 ,422
2,024
2,093
2,006
841
694
364

7 40
509
586
739
270
1 ,423
2,025
2,085
2,008
839
694
365

7 ,695
5,413

7,752
5,464

7,772
5,482

7,801
5,509

7,735
5,449

7,799
5,514

7,807
5,518

7,819
5,526

7,837
5,539

7,842
5,543

1 ,575.3
55.7
702.1
1,109.0
671 .2
1,450.1
1 ,018.9
172.0
788.2
152.3

1 ,576.2
55.5
722.1
1 ,105.2
675.0
1 ,48 6 . 5
1 ,015.5
162.0
807.6
146.4

1 ,579.0
53.2
724.4
1 ,109.7
673.3
1 ,493.2
1 ,016.0
163.4
811 .5
148.2

1 ,596.1
. 53.5
726.4
1,112.5
674.2
1 ,493.5
1 ,019.5
165.8
810.4
149.0

1,615
60
702
1,105
673
1,451
1 ,020
171
786
152

1 ,628
58
718
1 ,106
678
1,479
1 ,018
164
803
147

1 ,630
58
722
1,101
679
1,483
1,018
164
805
147

1,635
57
725
1,103
678
1,485
1,017
164
807
148

1 ,641
56
724
1,106
677
1 ,492
1 ,018
164
810
149

1 ,635
57
726
1,109
676
1,495
1 ,022
164
809
149

75,103

7 6 , 2 48

76,903

77,409

74,681

76,211

76,407

76,580

76,852

76,985

Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communication and public utilities

5,252
3,033
2,219

5,275
3,065
2,210

5,311
3,098
2,213

5 , 3 49
3,131
2,218

5 , 2 47
3,024
2,223

5,304
3,089
2,215

5,315
3,097
2,218

5,333
3,112
2,221

5,345
3,123
2,222

5,344
3,122
2,222

Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods

5 , 7 42
3,389
2,353

5,725
3,380
2,345

5 , 7 49
3,390 j
2,359

5,776
3,407
2,369

5 , 7 49
3,389
2,360

5,741
3,386
2,355

5,757
3,391
2,366

5,766
3,397
2,369

5,773
3,397
2,376

5,783
3,407
2,376

17,799
2,286.7
2,846.4
1 ,939.7
5,971 .2

17 ,737
2,278.5
2,906.0
1 ,958.8
5,789.3

18,009
2,296.4
2,921 .5
1 ,972.8
5,959.7

18,223 17,798
2,315.2
2,359
2,941.5
2,862
1 , 9 8 8 . 2 1,935
6,088.7
5,859

18,080
2,358
2,929
1,978
5,946

18,140 1 18,136
2,380
2,373
2,944
2,940
1,979
1 ,979
5,964
5,956

18,209
2,385
2,954
1,981
5,966

18,223
2,387
2,956
1,982
5,975

6,257
3,125
1,928
1,204

6,478
3,246
2,020
1 ,212

6,532
3,262
2,028
1,242

6,257
3,131
1,929
1,197

6,480
3,235
2,012
1,233

6,501
3,243
2,016
1,242

6,526
3,25*
2,022
1,248

6,560
3,275
2,032
1,253

6,577
3,279
2,036
1,262

24,118 22,971
4,744
5,054.4
6,814.4
6,510

23,670
4,950
6,721

23,759
4,984
6 ,7 48

23,842
5,020
6,773

23,926
5,044
6,800

24,022
5,070
6,821

16,936
2,912
3,929
10,095

16,935
2,916
3,927
10,092

16,977
2,922
3,930
10,125

17,039
2,929
3,944
10,166

17,036
2,921
3,959
10,156

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.

Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations.
Ealing and drinking places
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Services
Business services
Health services
Government
Federal
State
Local
p = preliminary




23,072
4,729.7
6,500.2
1

16,981
2,911
3,938
10,132

23,723
4,963.9
6,762.1

23,950
4,998.9
6,786.2

17,310
2,916
4,036
10,358

17,352
2,926
4 , 0 47
10,379

6,576
3,272
2,034
1,270

17,367
2,933
4,014
10,420

16,659
2,899
3,883
9,877

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 1986 benchmarks and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
May
1986

Total private

34.7

Mar.
1987

34.6

Apr.
1987

May
1987

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987

May
1987

34.6

34.8

34.8

34.7

34.9

34.8

34.7

34.8

Mining

41 . 8

41 . 7

42.2

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Construction

37 . 9

37.4

37.4

38.7

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
. .
Overtime hours .

40.6
3.3

40.9
3.6

40.4
3.3

40.9
3.6

40.7
3.5

40.9
3.6

41 . 1
3.6

40.9
3.6

40.6
3.5

41 . 0
3.8

Durable goods
Overtime hours

41 . 2
3.3

41 . 6
3.7

41 . 0
3.4

41 . 5
3.7

41 . 3
3.5

41 . 6
3.7

41 . 7
3.7

41 . 5
3.7

41 . 2
3.6

41 . 5
3.9

40.7
39.2
42.6
41.7
41 . 7
41 . 0
41 . 5
40.8
42.1
42.0
40.6
39.4

40.7
39.8
42.0
42.8
42.6
41
42
40
42
43
41
39

40.6
38.8
42.0
42.
43.
40.
41
40.
41
42.
40.
38.

41
39.
42.
42,
43.
41
42.
40.
42.1
42.3
41 . 0
39.1

40.4
39.6
42.1
41
41
41
41
41
42.1
41 . 9
40.9
(2)

40
42
42
42
41
42
41
42
42
41
(2)

41 . 3
40.2
42.8
42.6
42.
41,
42.
41 ,
42.
43.
41 ,
(2)

40
40
42
42
42
41
42
40
42
42
41
(2)

40.6
39.1
41 . 8
42.4
42.8
41 . 2
41 .7
40.5
41 . 9
42.1
41 .1
(2)

41 . 3
39.6
42.2
43.0
43.4
41 . 6
42.4
40.5
42.1
42.2
41 . 3
(2)

39.8
3.2

40.0
3.4

39.5
3.1

40.1
3.5

39.9
3.4

40.1
3.5

40.3
3.5

40.1
3.5

39.8
3.3

40.2
3.7

40.1
37 . 2
40.
36.
43.
37
41
43.
41 . 1
36.8

39.5
38.1
42.0
37 0
42 9
38 0
42.1
43.9
41.5
37.5

39.3
37.1
40
35
42
37
42
43
40
36

40.
38,
41 ,
37,
43,
37
42,
44.1
41 . 5
38.0

40.1
(2)
41 . 0
36.6
43.2
38.0
41 . 9
43.7
(2)
(2)

40.0
(2)
41.6
37.0
43.4
37.9
42.2
44.6
(2)
(2)

40.1
(2)
42.0
37.4
43.3
38.1
42.2
44.0
(2)
(2)

40.0
(2)
42.1
37.0
43.0
37.9
42.0
44.1
(2)
(2)

39.8
(2)
41 . 4
36.2
43.1
37 . 8
42.2
43.7
(2)
(2)

40.0
(2)
41 . 7
37.0
43.6
38.1
42.0
44.5
(2)
(2)

Transportation and public utilities

39.0

38.9

38.8

39.0

39.2

39.0

39.2

39.0

39.0

39.2

Wholesale trade

38.4

37.9

38.1

38.2

38.4

38.3

38.3

38.1

38.2

38.2

29.2

29.0

29.3

29.3

29.5

29.4

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and giass 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 goqjjs.
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

Retail trade

29.1

28.9

29.2

29.3

Finance, insurance, and real estate

36.2

36.3

36.3

36.3

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

32.3

32.3

32.6

32.4

32.6

32.5

32.4

32.4

Services

32.5

32.4

1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.
These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls.




* This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is
small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 1986 benchmarks and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
Average hourly timings

Total private
Seasonally adjusted .

Average weekly earnings

May
1986

Mar.
1987

Apr
1987 pi

May
1987

$8.73
8.74

$8.92
8.91

$8.90
8.91

$8.92
8.95

May
1986

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987

$302.93
304.15

$308.63
310.07

Mining

12.42

12.51

12.41

12.39

519.16

522.92

Construction.

12.37

12.59

12.55

12.61

468.82

470.87

Manufacturing .

10.
8.
7 .
10.
11 .
13,
9,
10,
9,
1 2,
13,
9,
7 ,

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

9.85

9.87

9.86

394.63

402.87

10.39
8.35
7 .57
10.24
11 . 9 8
13.83
9.98
10.70
9.85
12.78
13.37
9.66

10.39
8.42
7 .63
10.25
11 . 9 2
13.76
9.97
10.70
9.84
12.82
13.39
9.70
7 .73

423.54
339.85
289.69
427 . 2 8
499.57
577.55
404.67
439 . 0 7
392.90
535.93
562.38
381 . 6 4
296.29

43 2 . 2 2
3 3 7.00
301 . 6 8
425.46
505.90
581 . 9 2
414.59
452.38
40 2 . 4 6
547.84
582.77
401 . 3 1
301 . 0 4

10.16
12.28
14.49
8.82
6.14

9.1 3
8.94
14.61
7 .13
5.87
11 . 4 1
10.20
12.31
14.55
8.81
6.0 4

355.02
352.08
501 . 8 3
280.98
212.65
479.45
375.73
498.61
607 . 6 0
357.98
217.12

363.60
352.74
525.78
299.04
219.41
483.48
386.46
515.30
636.55
365.20
227 .25

361 . 0 3
351 . 7 4
529.79
291 . 6 2
213.25
487 . 3 4
383.03
518.22
631 . 7 6
360.74
224.72

366.1 I
3 5 7.60
566.87
296.61
217.19
495.19
386.58
5 1 7 , 02
641 66
36 5 . 6 2
229.52

11 . 9 0

11 . 9 0

11 . 9 1

451 . 6 2

462.91

461 . 7 2

464.49

9.09
8.93
13.80
7.12
5.93
11 . 2 7
10.17
12.24
14.50
8.80
6.06

92
7
49
87
81
15
94
90
00
8.71
5.90

Transportation and public utilities..

11 . 5

$307 . 9 4 $ 3 1 0 . 4 2
309.18
3 11 ,\h
517 . 5 0
5 2 2.86
469.37
488.3!
398.75
40 3 . 2 7
425.99
431.19
339.01
3 5 0.27
293.72
299 .10
430.08
437 .68
510.35
51 I .37
598.84
5 9 8.56
408.18
412.76
444.05
451 .54
395.97
396.55
535.48
539.72
565.55
5 6 6.40
395.09
39 7.7 0
297 . 6 0
302.2 4

10.39
8.28
7.58
10.1 3
11 . 8 2
13.66
9.99
10.72
9.84
12.86
13.49
9.67
7 .66

9.72

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

May
1987

14.28
7 .13

Wholesale trade

9.30

9.53

9.53

9.57

357.12

361 . 1 9

363.09

365.57

Retail trade

6.01

6.08

6.09

6.09

174.89

175.71

177 . 8 3

178.44

Finance, insurance, and real estate.

8.31

8.72

8.67

8.65

300.82

316.54

314.72

314.00

Services

8.10

8.41

8.39

8.38

263.25

272.48

271 . 0 0

270.67

1

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

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 1986 benchmarks and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(1977 = 100)
Not seasonally adjusted

1

May
1986

Mar.
1987

Apr.
1987p

May
1987p

168
95,
181
151
172
169
171

172,
94,
181 ,
153,
174,
174,
175,
159,

172
94
181
153
175
174
175.8
160.1

17 2 . 5
N.A.
181 . 2
154.0
174.
174.
176.
160.

178,
173,

187.0
179.3

186.2
179.3

185.
179.

May
1986May
1987

See footnote 1, table B-2.
Percent change is less than .05 percent.
Percent change is -1.3 percent from April 1986 to April 1987, the latest month available.
4
Percent change is - 0.3 percent from March 1987 to April 1987, the latest month available
5
These series are not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative
to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with
2

3




Percent
chang*
from:

Percent
change
from:

Industry

Total private nonfarm:
Currant dollars
Constant (1977) dollars
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and
real estate

Seasonally adjusted

2.2
(3)
.1
1 .8
1 .1
3.1
2.8

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987p

May
1987p

168.9
95.3
(5)
151 . 6
172.3
170.5
(5)
157.6

171 . 2
94.7
(5)
152.8
173.4
173.6
(5)
158.9

171 . 8
94.6
(5)
152.4
173.7
174.3
(5)
158.9

172.2
94.4
(5)
153.8
174.3
174.6
(5)
159.0

172.5
94.2
(5)
153.7
175.1
174.7
(5)
159.7

172.6
N.A.
(5)
154.2
174.2
175.7
(5)
160.1

(2)
(4)
(5)
.3
-.5
.6'
(5)
.2

(5)
173.6

(5)
177.5

(5)
178.4

(5)
179.0

(5)
179.3

(5)
179.7

(5)
.2

Apr .
1987May
1987

sufficient precision.
N.A. Data not available,
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 1986 benchmarks and updated seasonal
adjustment factors.

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

j

Industry

Total
Goods-producing

May
1986

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987 P

May
1987 P

May
1986

Jan.
1987

Feb.
1987

Mar.
1987

Apr .
1987 p

May
19 37

117.1

116.9

118.2

120.1

117.2

118.7

119.7

119.6

119.6

120.1

98.1

95.9

96.3

99.4

97.9

98.8

99.3

98.9

98.0

79.4

81 . 4

85.7

78.9

84.6

78.8

133.9

119.4

1 27.0

137 . 8

131 . 0

136.2

91 . 8

92.2

91 . 2

92.7

92.0

92.5

Durable goods
Lumber and w o o d products .
Furniture and fixtures.
S t o n e , clay, a n d g l a s s p r o d u c t s
Primary m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s
Blast f u r n a c e s a n d b a s i c steel p r o d u c t s
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

90.4
98.3
103.7
88.7
64.1
52.2
88.8
87.1
100.5
97.1
87.1
102.3
79.9

90.2
98.7
107.8
83.7
62.6
48.6
88.6
85.8
99.9
99.6
89.2
102.6
80.1

89.1
99.8
105.4
86.0
63.0
51 . 1
87.4
84.7
97.9
96.6
85.3
100.8
79.4

90.4
104.9
106.4
89.0
63.1
50.8
88.9
86.4
98.4
97.1
85.2
101 . 4
79.9

90.3
97.7
105.5
86.7
63.4
50.8
88.9
87.3
101 . 1
96.5
86.0
102.9
80.2

Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill p r o d u c t s . .
Apparel and other textile products
Paper a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber a n d m i s c e l l a n e o u s p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s
Leather a n d leather p r o d u c t s

93.8
94.5
70.5
77.6
85.0
98.6
126.8
92.1
83.2
1 10.0
57.1

95.2
93.6
73.5
82.3
85.6
99.1
129.8
93.3
81 . 3
113.8
56.6

94.3
93.2
67.7
80.5
83.4
98.7
129.5
93.3
82.6
112.7
56.3

96.2
96.3
70.6
82.1
86.2
100.2
130.5
93.5
85.0
114.2
58.7

127.6

128.5

130.3

Mining
Construction
Manufacturing

Service-producing

79.9

80.0

p

99 . I
82.5

81 . 1

135.5

132.7

93.1

92.8

92.1

93.0

90.0
101 . 5
107.9
87.3
60.4
46.1
89.1
84.2
100.8
97.5
87 . 5
101 . 8
81 . 0

90.6
103.3
107 . 9
88.3
61 . 2
46.8
89.1
85.1
100.8
98.9
89.0
102.0
81 . 1

90.2
102.5
107 . 9
87.5
61 . 9
47 . 7
8$.9
84.7
99.9
98.2
88.0
101 .7
81 . 1

89.5
102.0
106.0
86.1
62.3
50.3
88.4
84.6
98.8
96.2
84.7
101 . 3
79.9

90 . 4
10 4 . 3
108.4
86.9
6 2.6
50.3
89 . 2
86.6
98.9
96.5
34.4
102.0
80.2

94.6
97 . 9
77.6
77 . 8
84.6
99.4
127.2
92.2
83.4
109.8
56.9

96.3
98.8
76.3
81 . 2
85.8
100.6
129.5
93.2
84.3
112.9
57.4

96.7
99.3
76.0
82.3
86.1
100.6
130.2
93.4
83.1
113.5
57.8

96.5
99.4
77.7
82.9
85.3
99.7
129.4
93.1
83.3
113.5
57.8

95.9
99.4
76.3
81 . 4
83.9
99.7
129.2
93.4
83.4
112.8
56.8

97 . 0
99.6
77.3
82.3
85.7
100.7
130.8
9 3.6
8 4.9
114.5
58.1

131 . 6

127.9

129.8

131 . 0

131 . 0

131 . 5

131 . 7

106.2

107.0

107.8

107.7

107.9

108.4

1 36.2

1 34.a

Transportation and public utilities

105.7

106.2

106.5

107.9

Wholesale trade

117.5

115.4

116.3

117.4

117.7

117.1

117.4

1 16.9

117.4

117.5

Retail trade

117.3

115.7

119.1

120.8

117.8

118.9

120.4

120.3

121 . 6

121 . 2

Finance, insurance, and real estate

135.2

139.9

1 41 . 0

142.2

135.6

140.4

141 . 0

141 .5

142.0

142.6

Services

1 45.6

1 48.6

150.1

151 . 2

1 45.5

148.6

150.1

150.2

150.3

150.7

1

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

NOTE- Data have been revised to reflect March 1986 benchmarks and updated seasonal
adjustment factors

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

Over
1-month
span
Over
3-month
span
Over
6-month
span
Over
12-month
span

Year

Jan.

Nov.

Dec.

47.8
55.1

53.2
53.2

54.3
59.7

57.3
59.7

48.6
55.1

45.9
55.9

47.6
58.1

55.1
58.6

56.5
60.3

43.0
47.3

44.3
53.0

49.2
59.2

49.2
58.9

47.3
57.8

45.9
58.9

42.2
49.5

42.4
51 . 6

43.8
54.9

44.3
51 . 9 p

44.1
57.8p

42.4

July

Aug.

53.2
52.4
55.9p

46.8
46.8

53.8
52.4

53.8
56.2

46.5
48.4
65.7p

44.3
47.6

49.7
45.4

47.0
48.4

43.2
43.0

44.3
43.2

44.3
45.4

45.1
48.4

43.8
46.2

40.8
45.7

41 . 6
47 . 8

41 . 6
49.5

Mar.

55.9
53.2
53.5

47 . 0
48.1
56.8

52.4
48.1
58.6

47.3
53.5
59.7p

51 . 1
49.7
58.6

48.4
44.9
59.5

42.4
45.7
61 . 9 p

46.5
47.6
61 . 6 p

46.5
47.6
63.8p

44.6
43.8

44.1
44.1

May

1
Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls of 185
private nonagricultural industries Data for the 12-month span are unadjusted
p = preliminary




Oct.

June

Apr.

Feb.

Sept.

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 Data have been revised
to reflect March 1986 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors