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THE E M P LO Y M E N T SITUATION:

N O VEM BER 1966

The em p loym en t situation im p ro v e d in N ovem ber a fte r s e v e r a l m onths
of r e la tiv e ly little change, the U. S. D epartm ent of L a b o r 1 s B u reau o f L a b or
Statistics announced today.

The follow in g develop m en ts highlighted the

em p loym en t-u n em p loym en t p ictu re in N ovem ber:
1. B etter-than-^ seasonal em p loym en t pickups fo r adult w om en and tee^ ^ H
a g e rs red u ced jo b le s s ra tes fo r both grou p s to th eir 1966 lo w s. The s e a s o n j^ H
adjusted no nag riou ltu ra l em p loym en t gain fo r adult w om en (400, 000) in la r g ^ - 1
part r e fle c t e d te m p o ra ry jo b s con n ected w ith the e le c tio n .
2. D esp ite sharp im p rov em en ts fo r m o s t w o r k e r s , the N ov em b er un em ­
ploym ent r a te s fo r u n sk illed la b o r e r s (8. 5 p e rce n t) and fo r w o r k e r s in the
con stru ction industry (9. 3 p e r ce n t) w e r e higher than a y ea r earlier® The
N egro unem ploym ent ra te (7. 4 p e r ce n t) w as down fr o m a y e a r e a r lie r an**
fr o m the 8. 0 p ercen t le v e l o f the su m m er m onths but rem ain ed 2 - 1 /3 tim es
as high as the white ra te .
3. P a y r o ll em p loym en t r o s e by n early 300, 000 (sea son a lly ad ju sted )
betw een O cto b e r and N ov em b er, w ith m o s t of the pickup com in g in m a n u fa c­
turing, s e r v ic e s , and gov ern m en t. T h is s e r ie s d oes not r e fle c t the addition
of te m p o ra ry e le c t io n help in N ovem b er.
4. C on stru ction em p loym en t show ed a sm a ll sea son a lly adjusted d e c lin e ,
the fifth co n s e cu tiv e m onthly d e c r e a s e . N ovem b er w as the f ir s t m onth in 1966
when co n s tru ctio n em p loym en t w as below the lev^ l of a y e a r e a r lie r .
, 5. T ota l unem ploym ent show ed only h alf the usual sea son a l in c r e a s e ,
and the jo b le s s ra te d e c lin e d fr o m 3® 9 to 3. 7 p e rce n t. The N ov em b er rate
w as the sam e as the F e b ru a ry and A p r il 1966 r a te s . The total u nem ploym ent
rate w as la s t below 3. 7 p e rce n t in N ovem b er 1953.

The E m p loym en t Situation
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P a y r o ll E m p loym en t, H ou rs, and E arn in gs
N onfarm p a y r o ll em p loym en t, w hich u sually d e clin e s betw een O ctob er
and N ovem b er, r o s e by 100,000 to 65. 3 m illio n . A fter season al adjustm ent,
the in c r e a s e am ounted to 275, 000 and w as con cen tra ted in m anufacturing
(1 0 0 ,0 0 0 ), s e r v ic e s (6 5 ,0 0 0 ), and govern m en t (8 0 ,0 0 0 ). Since N ovem b er
1965, p a y ro ll em p loym en t has r is e n by 2. 9 m illio n , with a ll s e c t o r s ex ce p t
m ining and co n s tru ctio n contributing to the gain.
E m ploym en t in co n tra ct con stru ction fe ll by 150, 000, sligh tly m o r e
than the usual d rop betw een O ctob er and N o v em b er, The num ber of c o n ­
stru ction jo b s has d eclin ed by 200, 000 (sea son a lly adjusted) fr o m the M a rch
1966 peak.
The sea son a lly adjusted em p loym en t in c r e a s e of 100, 000 in m anu­
factu rin g was w id esp rea d am ong the individual in d u stries. T ra d e, s e r v ic e s ,
and State and lo c a l gov ern m en t each in c r e a s e d by betw een 25, 000 and 65, 000
in N ovem b er.
The fa c to r y w ork w eek , at 41. 3 h ou rs in N ovem b er, w as down 0.1 hour
fr o m O ctob er, and fr o m N ovem ber 1965. A fter sea son a l adjustm ent, the
w ork w eek w as a ls o 4 1 .3 h ou rs, unchanged fr o m O ctob er but down fr o m the
S eptem ber le v e l and fr o m the highs r e c o r d e d e a r lie r in 1966. S eason ally
adjusted o v e r tim e , w hich had been at a r e c o r d high of 4. 1 h ou rs in the
sprin g, d eclin ed to 3. 7 h ou rs in N ovem b er.
The a v era ge h ou rly earnings of m anufacturing p rod u ction w o r k e r s
r o s e 1 cent to $ 2 .7 6 in N ov em b er. W eekly ea rn in g s, at $ 1 1 3 .9 9 , w ere up
sligh tly o v e r the m onth and w ere $4. 28 higher than a y ea r e a r lie r .
U nem ploym e nt
O ver the past y e a r , total unem ploym ent has d eclin ed by 325, 000 to
2, 650, 000. Adult w o rk e r s accou n ted fo r m o st of the d ro p . T een age unem ­
ploym ent d eclin ed only sligh tly, but the 450, 000 em p loym en t in c r e a s e o v e r
the y ea r was g r e a te r than the teenage la b or f o r c e expan sion.
The jo b le s s rate fo r adult m en, 2. 4 p ercen t in N ov em b er, w as unchanged
fr o m the p rev iou s 2 m onths and w as little d ifferen t fr o m that r e c o r d e d e a r lie r
in 1966. The N ovem ber ra tes fo r w om en (3. 5 p e r ce n t) and te e n a g e rs (1 1 .0
p e rce n t) w ere both at their low est 1966 le v e ls . F r o m F e b ru a ry to A p r il
1966, the rate fo r adult w om en had rem a in ed at 3. 6 p e rce n t, but it ranged
fr o m 3. 7 to 4. 0 p e rce n t betw een M ay and O cto b e r. S im ila rly , the teenage
rate had in c r e a s e d fr o m 11. 5 p ercen t in the F e b r u a r y -A p r il p e r io d to 12. 3
p ercen t betw een M ay and O cto b e r.




The E m p lo y m e n t S itu ation
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D e c e m b e r 2, 1966

T he N o v e m b e r d r o p in the o v e r - a l l u n e m p lo y m e n t ra te w a s r e fle c t e d
in lo w e r j o b l e s s r a te s f o r m o s t o c c u p a tio n and in d u s tr y g r o u p s . A n e x c e p ­
tio n w a s the c o n s t r u c t io n in d u s tr y , w h e r e the u n e m p lo y m e n t r a te w a s 9 . 3
p e r c e n t, up f r o m abou t 7 p e r c e n t in June and J u ly . The jo b l e s s r a te f o r
b l u e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s a ls o in c r e a s e d f r o m 4. 1 to 4. 3 p e r c e n t b e tw e e n O c t o b e r
and N o v e m b e r , r e fle c t in g h ig h e r r a te s f o r both c r a ft s m e n .a n d n o n fa rm
la b o r e r s .
State in s u r e d u n e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 105, 000 , abou t the u su a l in c r e a s e ,
to 8 5 5 ,0 0 0 in N o v e m b e r . A s a r e s u lt , the s e a s o n a lly a d ju ste d in s u r e d j o b l e s s
ra te r e m a in e d at 2. 1 p e r c e n t.
The in d e x o f la b o i: f o r c e tim e lo s t d e c lin e d to a r e c o r d lo w o f 3. 9 p e r ­
ce n t in N o v e m b e r . T h is m e a s u r e r e p r e s e n t s m a n -h o u r s lo s t by the u n e m p lo y e d
and by th o s e on p a rt tim e f o r e c o n o m ic r e a s o n s . In volu n ta ry p a r t -t im e
e m p lo y m e n t in N o v e m b e r r e a c h e d the lo w e s t le v e l s in ce th e s e data f i r s t
b e c a m e r e g u la r ly a v a ila b le in M a y 1955.
T o ta l E m p lo y m e n t and L a b o r F o r c e
T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t in c r e a s e d by n e a r ly 300, 000 in N o v e m b e r , alth ou gh
a s h a rp d r o p is u su a l at th is t im e o f y e a r . M o s t o f the s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d
r i s e to o k p la c e am on g w o m e n and t e e n a g e r s . The g a in f o r a d u lt w o m e n w a s
p r im a r ily am on g w o r k e r s v o lu n ta r ily on p a r t t im e , r e fle c t in g a t e m p o r a r y
p ick u p in e m p lo y m e n t c o n n e c te d w ith the e le c t io n s .
T h e to ta l la b o r f o r c e , at n e a r ly 81. 0 m illio n in N o v e m b e r , w a s up by
a p p r o x im a t e ly 2. 4 m illio n f r o m a y e a r e a r l i e r . T h e o v e r - t h e - y e a r in c r e a s e
in the A r m e d F o r c e s am ou n ted to m o r e than 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 , w h ile the c iv ilia n
la b o r f o r c e exp an d ed by 1, 850, 000. The la r g e s t p a rt o f the c iv ilia n l a b o r —
f o r c e e x p a n s io n ( 1 .2 m illio n ) t o o k 'p la c e a m on g adult w o m e n . The g a in s f o r
t e e n a g e r s and adult m e n w e r e 400, 000 and 200, 000, r e s p e c t iv e ly .




T h is r e le a s e p r e se n ts and a n a ly z e s s t a t is ­
t ic s fr o m tw o m a jo r s u r v e y s . Data on la b o r f o r c e ,
total e m p lo y m e n t, and u n em p loym en t a re d e r iv e d
fr o m the sam p le s u rv e y o f h o u se h o ld s con d u cted
and tabulated by the B u rea u of the C en su s fo r the
B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s . S ta tistic s on in d u stry
e m p lo y m e n t, h o u r s , and ea rn in g s a r e c o lle c t e d by
State a g e n c ie s fr o m p a y r o ll r e c o r d s of e m p lo y e r s
and a re tabulated by the B u reau of L a b o r S ta tis tic s .
A d e s c r ip t io n o f the two s u r v e y s a p p e a rs in the
B L S p u b lica tion E m p loy m en t and E a r n i n g s and
M onthly R e p o r t on the L a b o r F o r c e .

Table A - l :

Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by age and sex

(In thousands)
Employment status, age, and sex

Total
Total labor force.......................... . . .
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Employed. . ...................................
A gricu ltu re................................
Non agricultural industries. . .
On part time for economic
reasons ................................
Usually work full time . .
Usually work part tim e. .
U nem ployed...................................

Ncm
1966

O ct.

1966

Nov.
1965

80,968
77,646
75,006
3,969
71,036

80,530
77,251
74,730
4,301
70,430

78,598
75,803
72,837
4,128
68,709

1,434 1,451
811
773
661
640
2,640 2,521

1,746
830
916
2,966

Seasonally adjusted

Nov.
1966

O ct.

1966

S ep t.
1966

Aug.
1966

July
1966

81,249
77,927
75,076
4,108
70,968

80,414
77,135
74,163
3,971
70,192

80,342
77,113
74,165
4,049
70,116

80,54$
77,371
74,338
4,158
70,18C

80,233
77,098
74,072
4 ,1 4 4
69,928

1,484 1,559
761
829
730
722
2,972
2,851

1,636
832
804
2,948

1,716
856
860
3,033

1,977
975
1,002
3,026

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Em ployed....................... .................
A g ricu ltu re ................................
Non agricultural industries. . .
U nem ployed...................................

44,810
43,841
2 ,8 1 3
41,027
971

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Em ployed..................................
A g ricu ltu re ................................
Non agricultural industries. . .
U nem ployed ...................................

25,479 25,197 24,250 25,181 24,860 24,930 24,481 24,313
24,583 24,231 23,210 24,294 23,868 23,982 23,527 23,425
661
770
656
689
593
633
687
647
23,922 23,461 22,520 23,638 23,275 23,349 22,88C 22,738
896
992
966 1,040
948
888
887
954

Both sexes, 14-19 years
Civilian labor fo r c e ..........................
Em ployed...............................
A g ricu ltu re ................................
Non agricultural industries. . .
U nem ployed...................................




44,828 44,606 44,753 44,610 44,666 44,833 44,744
43,989 43,498 43,671 43,540 43,583 43,691 43,585
2,932 2,939 2,807 2,808 2 ,884 2,855 2 ,8 5 4
41,058 40,559 40,864 40,732 40,699 40,836 40,731
839 1,108 1,082 1,070 1,083 1,142 1,159

7,356 7,225
6,582 6,510
496
599
6,086 5 ,910
774
715

6,946
6,129
500
5,629
818

7,993 7,665
7,111 6,755
570
645
6,466 6,185
910
882

7,517
6,600
532
6,068
917

8,057
7,12C
656
6,464
937

8,041
7,062
603
6,459
979

Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators

Selected categories

Thousands of per­
sons unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

S e p t . 1 Aug.
1966
1966

Ju ly
1966

N ov.

3 .9

3.9

4 .2

2 .4
4 .3
2 .2
3 .8
12.2

2 .5
4 .8
2 .3
3 .9
11.6

2 .6
3 .6
2 .5
3 .7
12.2

2 .8
5 .7
2 .5
4 .3
1 2.3

3 .4
7 .6

3 .3
7 .8

3 .4
8 .2

3 .4
7 .9

3 .7
8 .1

1 .7
3 .4
4 .3

1 .9
3 .4
4 .1

1.9
3 .4
4 .1

2 .0
3.5
4 .5

2 .0
3 .7
4 .6

2 .0
3 .8
4 .6

.6
2 .1
3 .9

.7
2 .1
4 .1

.6
2 .2
4 .2

.6
2 .5
4 .3

.6
2 .4
4 .6

.8
2 .6
4 .5

Nov.
1966

N ov.

1966

O ct.
1966

Total (all civilian workers). . .

2,640

3.7

3 .9

3 .8

Men, 20 years and over. . . .
20-24 y e a r s .........................
2$ years and o v e r ..............
Women, 20 years and ov er. . .
Both sexes, 14-19 years . . .

971
204
767
896
774

2 .4
5 .0
2 .2
3.5
11.0

2 .4
4 .2
2 .1
4 .0
11.9

W hite........................................
Nonwhite..................................

2,049
591

3 .2
7 .4

Married m en..................................
Full-time workers*.......................
Blue-collar workers2 .................
Unemployed 15 weeks and
over^ ........................................
State in s u re d ^ ............................
Labor force time lost ^.................

606
1,972
1,094
398
857

1965

*Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors.
^Craftsmen, operatives, and nonfarm laborers.
^Rates based on civilian labor force.
4
Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
5
Labor force time lost is a percentage representing the man-hours lost by the unemployed and those on
part time for economic reasons.

Table A -3 : Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Duration o f unemployment
L e s s than 5 w e e k s .........................
5 to 14 w eek s..................................
15 w eeks and o v e r ......................
15 to 26 w e e k s .........................
27 w eeks and o v e r ...................




Nov.
1966
1,517
725
398
224
174

O ct.
1966

Nov.
1965

S ea son ally adjusted
sep t,
A U g.

1966

O ct.
1966

1966

1,391 1,620 1,515
690
815
803
483
439
531
257
286
240
274
199
197

1,544
898
520
292
228

1,526
807
499
298
201

NOV.

1966

Ju ly
1966

1,666 1,710
912
927
435
451
220
249
202
215

Table A-4: Unemployed persons by age and sex
Thousands o f person s
Looking Looking
for full­ for partTotal
time work time work

S eason ally adjusted unemployment rates

Nov.
1966

O ct.
1966

S ep t.
1966

669

3 .7

3 .9

95
4
91

282
59
223

11.1
7 .6
12.8

18 years and o v e r ..................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ..................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .....................................
25 years and over ...............................
25 to 54 y e a r s ..................................
55 years and o v e r .........................

2,265 1,878
398
285
346
394
1,473 1,247
1,145
991
256
328

389
113
49
227
154
73

M ales, 18 years and o v e r ...................... .

1,155 1,024

A ge and sex

T otal, 14 years and o v e r............................

14 to 17 y e a r s ...........................................
14 and 15 y e a r s ..................................
16 and 17 y e a r s .........................

2 ,640 1,972
376
63
313

1966

Nov.
1965

3.8

3 .9

4 .2

12.7
8 .0
14.7

13.3
9 .4
15.2

11.9
7 .3
14.1

13.2
9 .0
1 5.4

3 .3
10.8
5 .2
2 .5
2 .6
2 .4

3 .4
11 .4
5 .3
2 .6
2 .7
2 .5

3 .3
10.9
5 .2
2 .6
2 .6
2 .5

3 .5
11.1
5 .5
2 .7
2 .8
2 .6

3 .7
1 1 .3
6 .6
2 .9
2 .9
3 .0

133

2 .8

2 .7

2 .7

2 .9

3 .0

A ug.

18 and 19 y e a r s ........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s ...........................................
25 years and o v e r ..................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .........................
55 years and o v e r ...............................

184
204
767
562
205

123
177
724
547
177

61
28
44
16
28

9 .9
5 .0
2 .2
2 .1
2 .4

9 .7
4 .2
2 .1
2 .1
2 .4

1 0 .0
4 .3
2 .2
2 .1
2 .7

9 .5
4 .8
2 .3
2 .2
2 .8

8 .7
5 .7
2 .5
2 .3
3 .1

F em ales, 18 years and o v e r......................

1,110

854

256

4 .1

4 .6

4 .3

4 .6

5 .0

18 and 19 y e a r s ........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s ...........................................
25 years and o v e r ..................................
25 to 54 yea rs . ................... ... . . . .
55 years and o v e r ...............................

214
190
706
583
123

162
169
523
444
79

52
21
183
138
45

11.8
5 .4
3.2
3 .4
2 .4

13.2
6 .7
3.5
3 .8
2 .8

12.1
6 .5
3 .3
3 .7
2 .2

12 .8
6 .5
3 .5
3 .9
2 .3

14 .3
7 .7
3 .7
4 .1
2 .9




Table A -5 :

Employed persons by age and sex

(In thousands)

Age and sex

Total

Seasonally adjusted

Voluntary
part-time
employed I

N ov.
1966

O ct.
1966

S ep t.
1966

A ug.
1966

J u ly
1966

Total, 14 years and over. . . . 7 5 ,0 0 6

1 0 ,6 6 5

7 5 ,0 7 6

7 4 ,1 6 3

7 4 ,1 6 5

7 4 ,3 3 8

7 4 ,0 7 2

14 to 17 y e a r s .......................
14 and 15 y e a r s ...............
16 and 17 y e a r s ...............

3 ,1 8 5
1 ,0 1 1
2 ,1 7 4

2 ,7 4 8
961
1 ,7 8 7

3 ,5 7 7
1 ,1 9 6
2 ,3 8 1

3 ,3 2 4
1 ,0 5 9
2 ,2 6 5

3 ,2 5 7
1 ,0 7 9
2 ,1 7 8

3 ,5 3 9
1 ,2 1 4
2 ,3 2 5

3 ,4 1 2
1 ,1 3 9
2 ,2 7 3

18 years and over..................
18 and 19 y e a r s ...............
20 to 24 y e a r s ..................
25 years and o v e r ............
25 to 44 y e a rs ...............
45 years and over. . . .

7 1 ,8 2 2
3 ,3 9 8
8 ,0 7 7
6 0 ,3 4 7
3 0 ,8 7 3
2 9 ,4 7 4

7 ,9 2 0
975
930
6 ,0 1 5
2 ,5 8 8
3 ,4 2 7

7 1 ,4 8 0
3 ,5 2 2
8 ,0 3 2
5 9 ,9 2 6
3 0 ,6 0 8
2 9 ,2 8 9

7 0 ,7 9 8
3 ,3 7 6
7 ,9 1 2
5 9 ,5 1 0
3 0 ,3 4 7
2 9 ,0 2 1

7 0 ,8 3 7
3 ,2 9 4
7 ,8 5 6
5 9 ,6 8 7
3 0 ,3 7 2
2 9 ,1 6 2

7 0 ,8 0 5
3 ,5 9 5
7 ,9 4 8
5 9 ,2 6 2
3 0 ,1 3 9
2 9 ,0 5 9

7 0 ,6 1 6
3 ,5 8 6
7 ,9 8 9
5 9 ,0 4 1
3 0 ,0 2 8
2 8 ,9 0 4

Males, 18 years and over . . . 4 5 , 5 6 0

2 ,1 6 0

4 5 ,5 1 0

4 5 ,3 3 5

4 5 ,3 2 6

4 5 ,6 1 4

4 5 ,5 7 2

1 ,7 1 9
18 and 19 y e a rs ....................
4 ,5 6 0
20 to 24 y e a rs .......................
25 years and o v e r ............... 3 9 ,2 8 1
25 to 44 y e a r s .................. 2 0 ,4 7 0
45 years and o v e r ............ 1 8 ,8 1 1

511
439
1 ,2 1 0
231
9 79

1 ,8 4 8
4 ,5 7 5
3 9 ,0 8 7
2 0 ,3 4 9
1 8 ,7 1 3

1 ,7 7 8
4 ,5 3 4
3 9 ,0 2 3
2 0 ,3 1 5
1 8 ,6 6 7

1 ,7 7 6
4 ,5 2 4
3 9 ,0 2 6
2 0 ,3 5 3
1 8 ,6 5 9

1 ,9 4 2
4 ,6 1 5
3 9 ,0 5 7
2 0 ,3 8 2
1 8 ,6 4 7

1 ,9 4 6
4 ,6 2 4
3 9 ,0 0 2
2 0 ,3 6 3
1 8 ,5 7 6

Females, 18 years and over. . 2 6 ,2 6 2

5 ,7 6 0

2 5 ,9 7 0

2 5 ,4 6 3

2 5 ,5 1 1

2 5 ,1 9 1

2 5 ,0 4 4

1 ,6 7 9
18 and 19 y e a rs ....................
3 ,5 1 7
20 to 24 y e a r s .......................
25 years and over.................. 2 1 , 0 6 6
25 to 44 y e a r s .................. 1 0 ,4 0 3
45 years and o v e r ............ 1 0 ,6 6 3

464
491
4 ,8 0 5
2 ,3 5 7
2 ,4 4 8

1 ,6 7 4
3 ,4 5 7
2 0 ,8 3 9
1 0 ,2 5 9
1 0 ,5 7 6

1 ,5 9 8
3 ,3 7 8
2 0 ,4 8 7
1 0 ,0 3 2

1 ,5 1 8
3 ,3 3 2
2 0 ,6 6 1
1 0 ,0 1 9
1 0 ,5 0 3

1 ,6 5 3
3 ,3 3 3
2 0 ,2 0 5
9 ,7 5 7
1 0 ,4 1 2

1 ,6 4 0
3 ,3 6 5
2 0 ,0 3 9
9 ,6 6 5
1 0 ,3 2 8

-

1 0 ,3 5 4

^Includes a proportionate number of persons with a job but not at work.
NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily
add to totals.




Table A -6:

Unemployment ra te s by o ccu p a tio n and in d u stry group o f la s t jo b
(S e a so n a lly a d ju s te d )

O ccupation or in d u stry

Nov.
1966

O ct.
1966

S ep t.
1966

Aug.
1966

July
1966

Nov.
1965

1 .9
1.2
.9
2 .7
2. 9
4 .3
3 .0
4. 1
8 .5
3 .9

2 .1
1.5
.9
3.2
2.3
4 .1
2 .8
’ 4 .2
6 .9
4 .3

2 .3
1.6
1 .2
3.2
2. 9
4 .1
2 .5
4 .2
7 .6
4 .2

1 .9
1.5
.9
2 .8
2.4
4 .5
2 .7
4 .8
8 .0
4 .6

2 .0
1 .4
.8
2 .9
2. 6
4 .6
2 .9
4 .8
7 .8

2 .2
1 .4
1 .4
2 .8
3. 1
4 .6
2 .9
4 .8
8 .2
4 .7

3 .4
6 .5
9 .3
2 .9
2 .4
3.5
2 .0
4 .2
2 .2

3 .6
9 .1
9 .2

3 .6
6 .0
9 .1
3.2
2 .9
3 .7
2 .0
4 .3
1 .8
3. 6
2 .4

3 .7
7 .0

3.5
4 .7
6 .9

O ccupation
W h it e -c o lla r w ork ers. . . . . . . . ......... . .................
P r o fe s s io n a l and t e c h n i c a l . . . . . ........... ..
Managers, o f f i c i a l s , and p r o p r i e t o r s . . . .
C le r ic a l w ork ers...................................................
o. . . o. .
S ales w ork ers................* . . . . . o
B lu e -c o lla r w ork ers.................... ............................
Craftsmen and forem en.................... ...................
O p e ra tiv e s ...• • • • ........... ............ ..
o • . . . 0•
Nonfarm la b o r e r s .................... ........................
S e r v ic e w ork ers.................... ............ .......................

4 .4

Industry
Wage and s a la r y workers I f ..................... ......
A g r ic u lt u r e ......... .................... ........... .
o. . . .
C o n s tr u c tio n ........... ............................. ................
M anufacturing............................... .........................
Durable g o o d s ....... .........
Nondurable g o o d s ...................................
T ra n sp orta tion and p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .......
W holesale and r e t a i l t r a d e . . . . ...............
F in an ce, in su ra n ce, and r e a l e s t a t e .......
S e r v ic e in d u s tr ie s 2 / . . ............ 0.................
Government .......................... ..................
1/
2/

In clu d es m ining, not shown s e p a r a t e ly 0
Excludes p r iv a t e h ou seh old s.




3 .8
1 .7

3 .0

2 .6
3.6
1.7
4 .4

2 .4
4 .0

1 .9

8 .4
3 .4
2 .9
4 .0

1 .8
4 .6
2 .2
3. 8
2 .1

3 .3
3 .0

3 .8
8 .9
8 .3
3 .7
3 .3

3 .7
2 .7
4 .8
2 .0

4 .2

3 .6

4 .2

2 .1

1 .9

2 .4
4 .2

2 .1

Table A-7:

F u ll- and part-time status of the civilian labor force
(In thousands)

Full- and part-time
employment status

Nov.
1966

Nov.
1965

Nov.
1964

66,308

65,498

64,566

62,702
1,634
1,972
3 .0

61,331
1,971
2,196
3 .4

59,704
2,272
2,590
4 .0

11,337
10,668
669
5 .9

10,304
9,534
770
7.5

9,601
8,820
781
8 .1

Full Time
Civilian labor force.............. ............................ . .
Employed:
Full-time sch ed u les1 .................
Part time for econom ic r e a s o n s ...............'
Unemployed, looking for full-time work. . . .
Unemployment r a t e .................................................
Part Time
Civilian labor force.................................................
Employed (voluntary part time)1 ....................
Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . .
Unemployment r a t e .................................................




* Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the full- and part-time
employed categories.

Table B-l:

Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
(In thousands)
S e a s o n a lly a d ju ste d
Change from

N ov.
1966

I n d u s try

TOTAL ............................................. 6 5 ,2 6 6

O c t.
1966

S e p t.
1966

N ov.
1965

O c t.
1966

Bov.
1965

N ov.
1966

O c t.
1966

S e p t.
1966

Change
from

O c t.
____ 1 9 6 6 ___

6 5 ,1 5 0

61*,867

6 2 ,3 9 2

116

2 ,8 7 4

6 4 ,6 9 9

6 4 ,4 2 8

6 4 ,1 6 8

271

M IN IN G .................................................

627

631

637

635

-4

-8

623

625

628

-2

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ____

3 ,2 9 6

3 , *50

3 ,5 2 5

3,31*1

-1 5 4

-1*5

3 ,1 9 1

3 ,2 0 3

3 ,2 2 8

-1 2

M AN U FA CTU R IN G ..............................
Production w o rk ers ...................

1 9 ,5 1 5
1 ^ ,5 5 5

1 9 ,5 3 9
1 ^ ,5 8 5

1 9 ,5 3 3
l i* , 5 8 2

18,1*96

-2 4
-3 0

1 ,0 1 9
744

1 9 ,4 0 8
1 4 ,4 4 1

1 9 ,3 1 5
1 4 ,3 5 8

1 9 ,2 0 4

1 3 ,8 1 1

1 4 ,2 6 8

93
83

D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................

11,1*79
8 ,5 3 2

11,1*68

l l,i* 3 l*
8 ,5 0 1

1 0 ,6 9 3
7 ,9 5 9

11
2

786
573

1 1 ,4 2 3
8 ,4 7 0

1 1 ,3 8 6
8 ,4 4 5

1 1 ,3 2 2
8 ,3 9 5

37
25

266
606
460
634
1>352
1 ,3 6 3
1 ,9 1 1
1 ,9 6 2
1 ,9 5 2
438
442

262
60 9
459
633
1 ,3 4 1
1 ,3 5 7
1 ,9 0 3
1 ,9 4 1
1 ,9 4 5
432
44 0

3
0

7 2 .9
1 3 8 .3
2 4 3 .5
1 6 0 .2
4 1 .7
9 .4

269
606
463
635
1 ,3 5 3
1 ,3 7 6
1 ,9 1 8
1 ,9 6 7
1 ,9 5 3
439
444

233
171

7 ,9 8 5
5 ,9 7 1

7 ,9 2 9
5 ,9 1 3

7 ,8 8 2

1 ,4 0 5
683
1 ,0 4 2
970
183
529
354

1 ,7 5 3
78
950
1 ,4 0 2
676
1 ,0 3 9
970
182
524
355

1 ,7 3 7
79
952
1 ,3 9 0
670
1 ,0 3 5
965
182
517
355

8
4
3
7
3
0
1
5
-1

Production w o rk ers ...................

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products...........
Furniture and fix tu re s...................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery.........................................
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................

Production w o rk ers ...................

Food and kindred produ cts...........
Tobacco manufactures...................
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and related products . . . .
Paper and allied products..............
Printing and publishing.................
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and related products . ..
Rubber and plastic products . . . .
Leather and lea Aer products. . . .

8 ,5 3 0

2 6 3 .0
6 3 0 .6
1*65.6

235.1*
6 2 0 .2
1*1*1.6

6 3 7 .5
1 ,3 3 1 .1
1 ,3 8 6 .2
1 ,9 0 0 .9
1 ,9 8 9 .1
1 ,9 8 1 .8
1*1*0.9
1*61*. 9

2 6 6 .5
6 1 7 .7
1*66.8
6M *. 5
1 ,3 3 2 .8
1 ,3 7 8 .1 *
1 ,8 9 5 .8
1 ,9 8 1 .8
1 ,9 7 < * .8
1*38.7
1*70.0

653.1*
1,3>*1*.9
1 ,3 7 2 .5
1 ,8 9 5 .3
1 ,9 5 8 .0
i , 9 5 3 .2
1*34.6
1*63.2

6 3 8 .3
1 ,2 5 9 .3
1 ,3 1 3 .3
1 ,7 6 2 .6
i,f* 5 .6
1 ,8 2 1 .6
3 9 9 .2
1*55.5

8 ,0 3 6
6 ,0 2 3

8 ,0 7 1
6 ,0 5 5

8 ,0 9 9
6 ,0 8 1

7 ,8 0 3
5 ,8 5 2

-3 5
-3 2

1 ,7 9 9 .9

1 ,8 1 * 0 .5

1 ,7 9 6 .8
8 9 .8

3 .1

1 ,7 7 9

9 ^ .5
958.1*
1 ,1 * 1 9 .8
6 8 0 .X
l,o l* i* .i*

1 ,8 8 1 * 0
91**8

-1 * 0 .6

9 0 .5
9 5 8 .5
1 ,1 * 1 8 .2
6 8 6 .0

9 5 9 .7
1 ,4 1 4 .2

939.1*
1 ,3 8 2 .6
6 5 2 .5
999.1*
9 1 3 .9
1 8 1 .2

.7
1 9 .1
3 5 .6
3 3 .5
4 6 .1
5 0 .4
1 .0

86
954

6 7 7 .1
1 ,0 3 8 .2
9 6 8 .2
1 8 5 .4
5 2 3 .2
3 5 6 .9

- 4 .0
.1
-1 .6
5 .9
l.l
-1 .6

2 7 0 .9
6 0 8 .0
1*67.6

1 ,0 1 * 5 .5
961*. 3
1 8 2 .2
5 3 4 .8
3 5 5 .8

9 6 5 .9
1 8 2 .9
5 2 9 .7
3 5 5 .0

1*91.5
3 5 5 .6

4 .4
- 9 .7
.8
- 7 .0
- 1 .7
7 .8
5 .1
7 .3
7 .0
2 .2
-5 .1

“ •7
5 .1
.8

3 5 .5
-1 2 .2
2 6 .0
-.8
7 1 .8

4 3 .3
.2

5 ,8 7 3

3
1
1
13
7
5
1
1
2

56
58
26

TR A N S P O R TA TIO N AND PU B LIC
U T I L I T I E S ..........................................

4 ,1 9 3

i*,196

4 ,2 1 8

>*,092

-3

101

4 ,1 8 0

4 ,1 6 3

4 ,1 6 8

17

W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TR ADE.

1 3 ,5 6 0

1 3 ,3 7 6

1 3 ,2 5 3

1 3 ,0 7 8

184

482

1 3 ,3 5 5

1 3 ,3 3 1 .

1 3 ,2 6 8

24

R E T A I L T R A D E .....................................

3 ,5 2 8
1 0 ,0 3 2

3 ,5 2 1
9 ,8 5 5

3,1*98
9 ,7 5 5

3,39**
9,681*

7
177

134
348

3 ,5 0 0
9 ,8 5 5

9,81*5

3 ,4 7 4
9 ,7 9 4

14
10

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E .................................

3 ,0 9 5

3 ,0 9 9

3 ,1 0 9

3 ,0 3 3

-l*

62

3 ,1 0 7

3 ,1 0 2

3 ,1 0 0

5

SER VICE AND M ISC ELLAN EO U S. .

9 ,7 3 1

9,71*5

9 ,7 0 7

9 ,2 ^ 5

-1 4

486

9 ,7 7 0

9 ,7 0 6

9 ,6 4 9

64

G O V E R N M E N T................... ................

11,21*9

11,111*

1 0 ,8 8 5

10,1*72

135

777

1 1 ,0 6 5

1 0 ,9 8 3

1 0 ,9 2 3

82

F E D E R A L ..................................................

2 ,6 3 1
8 ,6 1 8

2 ,5 8 6
8 ,5 2 8

2 ,5 8 9
8 ,2 9 6

2 ,1(02
8 ,0 7 0

1*5
90

229
548

2 ,6 0 8
8 ,4 5 7

2 ,5 8 9
8 ,3 9 !*

2 ,5 9 4
8 ,3 2 9

19
63

W H OLESALE T R A D E

.......................

S T A T E A N D L O C A L ...........................

NOTE: Data for A c 2 most recent months are preliminary.




Table B-2:

Average weekly hours of production workers^ on payrolls of selected industries

I n d u s tr y

M IN IN G ..................................................
C O N TR A C T C O N S TR U C T IO N .--------M AN U FA CTU R IN G ..............................
Overtime bom s ..................................
D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................
Overtime b om s ..................................
L u m ber and w o o d p r o d u c t s ..............
F u rn itu re an d fix tu re & ........................
S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c ts . .
P rim a ry m e ta l in d u s t r ie s ....................
F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts .................
M a c h in e r y ..................................................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t .................... . .
T r a n s p o r ta tio n e q u ip m e n t .................
In stru m en ts a n d r e la te d p r o d u c ts .
M is c e ll a n e o u s m a n u fa ctu rin g . . . .
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................
Overtime b om s .....................................
F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ..............
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ........................
T e x t i le m ill p r o d u c t s ...........................
A p p a re l and r e la t e d p r o d u c t s . . . .

Nov .
1966

O c t.
1966

S e p t.
1966

Nov .
1965

4 2 .1
3 6 .3
4 1 .3
3 .9
4 2 .1

4 3 .4

4 3 .0
3 8 .3

4 1 .8
3 6 .4
4 1 .4

4 .3
4 2 .1
4 o .4
4 1 .2
4 1 .8
4 l.8
4 2 .2
4 3 .6
4 1 .3
4 3 .2
4 2 .0
4 0 .0
4 o .l
3 .4
4 1 .2
3 7 .8
4 l.4
3 6 .2

P e tro le u m and re la t e d p r o d u c ts . .
L e a t h e r and le a th e r p r o d u c t s . . . .

WHOLESALE AND R E T A IL TR AD E.
W H OLESALE T R A D E

........................

R E T A I L T R A D E .....................................

FIN A N C E, INSURANCE, AND
R EA L E S T A T E .................................

4 .3
4 2 .4
4 0 .8
4 2 .0
4 2 .3
4 0 .7
4 2 .4
4 3 .4
4 1 .4
4 3 .8
4 2 .0
4 0 .4
4 0 .3
3 .4
4 1 .3

4 2 .9
4 3 .9
4 1 .4
4 2 .6
4 2 .2
4 0 .0
4 0 .3
3 .7
4 1 .8
4 0 .1
4 1 .9

4 3 .7
4 1 .3
4 2 .9
4 2 .1
4 0 .4
4 0 .2
3 .6
4 1 .2
3 9 .1
4 1 .6
3 6 .6

4 2 .3
4 2 .2
3 8 .1

3 6 .6
4 0 .5
3 5 .3

3 6 .8
4 0 .7
3 5 .5

3 7 .0
4 0 .7
3 5 .8

3 7 .3

3 .9
4 2 .2

4 0 .7
4 1 .8
4 2 .2
4 2 .4

4 2 .2
4 2 .0
4 l.8
3 8 .1

4 3 .3

R u b b e r and p l a s t ic p r o d u c ts . . . .

4 1 .5
4 .2
4 2 .3
4 .6
4 2 .4

3 5 .7
4 3 .7
3 9 .1
4 2 .1
4 2 .8
4 2 .3
3 7 .8

P rin tin g and p u b l i s h i n g ....................
C h e m ic a ls a n d a ll ie d p r o d u c t s . . .

3 8 .5
4 1 .4
4 .1
4 2 .2
4 .5
4 2 .3
4 0 .7
4 1 .8
4 2 .2
4 2 .1
4 2 .6

4 3 .5
3 9 .1
4 2 .0

.....3 L J ____

3 7 .9
4 2 .3
3 6 .4
4 3 .6

O c t.
1966

Nov .
1965

Nov .
1966

O c t.
1966

S ep t.
1966

-1 .3
- 2 .2
- .1
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.2

0 .3
-.1
-.1
0
-.1
0
-.3
- .4
- .8

4 2 .4 .

4 2 .8

3 7 .1
4 1 .3
3 -7
4 2 .1
4 .1
4 2 .1
4 0 .8

3 7 .3
4 1 .3
4 .0
4 2 .2
4 .3
4 2 .2
4 0 .4
4 1 .1
4 1 .8
4 2 .8

4 2 .9
3 7 .7

-• 3
- .6
-.4
-.3
- .4
-.1
0
.3
-.1
- .4
-.1
-.2
0
- 1 .3
-.2
- .4
-.2
-.2

3 8 .5
4 2 .0
4 2 .2
4 2 .4
3 8 .2

3 7 .1

Seasonally adjusted

Change from

.2
- .3
- .4
0

3 7 .1
4 0 .8
3 5 .9

-.2

3 7 -3

0

-.2
-.2

-.5
1 .1
-.2
.2
-.1

4 0 .9
4 1 .7
4 2 .2
4 2 .1

-.6
0
- .4
-.2
0
-.1
-.1
-.9
-.2
- .3
.4
.2
-.2
-.6
-.1

4 1 .7
3 9 .8
4 o .l
3 .3
4 l .O
3 7 .8
4 i.o
3 6 .3
4 3 .4
3 9 .0
4 2 .2
4 2 .2
4 1 .8
3 8 .5

- .5
-.3
-.6

3 6 .9
4 0 .5
3 5 .7

0

4 2 .4

4 2 .3
4 2 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .1
3 .4
4 0 .9
3 7 .6
4 1 .3
3 6 .7
4 3 .1
3 9 .0
4 2 .1
4 2 .3
4 2 .1
38.8

.1
-.3
-.2
0
-.1
.1
.2

3 8 .7
4 2 .1
3 5 .6
4 3 .4
3 8 .9
4 2 .0
4 1 .8
4 2 .0

3 6 .9
4 0 .7
3 5 .7

-

O c t.
1966
-0 .4
-.2
0
- .3
- .1
-.2
- .1
.4
-.2
-.1
- .6
-.2
0
0

4 1 .5
3 .9
4 2 .3
4 .3
4 2 .5
4 0 .3
4 1 .2
4 1 .9
4 2 .5
4 2 .7
4 4 .3
4 1 .3
4 2 .9
4 2 .2
3 9 .9
4 0 .2
3 .4
4 1 .2

4 2 .3
4 3 .9
4 1 .1

4 3 .9
4 i.l

Change
from

-.3
-.4

3 8 .3

.3
0
.1
- .1
- .3
-.3

3 7 .0
4 0 .7
3 5 .8

0
-.2
0

-

-

-

^For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3:

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production workers* on payrolls of selected industries
Average hourly earnings

In d u stry

D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................
O rd n a n c e and a c c e s s o r i e s .................
F u rn itu re a n d f i x t u r e s ........................
S to n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c ts . .
P rim ary m e ta l in d u s t r ie s ....................
F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts .................
M a c h i n e r y ..................................................
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t .................
T r a n s p o r ta tio n e q u ip m e n t .................
In atru m en ts a n d r e la te d p r o d u c ts .
M i s c e lla n e o u s m a n u fa ctu rin g . . . .
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................
F o o d and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ..............
T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s .......................
T e x t i le m ill p r o d u c t s ...........................
A p p a r e l and r e la t e d p r o d u c ts . . . .
P a p e r and a ll ie d p r o d u c t s .................
P rin tin g and p u b l i s h i n g ....................
C h e m ic a ls and a ll ie d p r o d u c t s . . .
P e tro le u m and re la t e d p r o d u c ts . .
R u b b e r and p l a s t ic p r o d u c ts . . . .
L e a t h e r and le a th e r p r o d u c t s . . . .

W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL TR ADE.
W H OLESALE T R A D E

........................

R E T A I L T R A D E .....................................

FIN A N C E , INSURANCE, AND
R E A L E S T A T E .................................

$ 3 .1 1

$ 3 .1 2
3 .9 6

$ 3 .n
3 .9 6

$ 2 .9 6
3 .7 5

2 .7 5

2 .7 4

2 .6 5

2 .9 4
3 .2 3
2 .3 0
2 .2 3
2 .7 8
3 .3 1
2 .9 1
3 .1 3

2 .9 3
3 .2 4
2 .3 2
2 .2 4
2 .7 6
3 .3 1
2 .9 1

2 .9 3
3 .2 3
2 .3 3
2 .2 3
2 .7 5
3 .3 2
2 .9 1
3 .1 1

2 .8 3
3 .1 7

3 .4 3
2 .7 3
2 .2 5

3 .4 1
2 .7 3
2 .2 4

3 .4 0
2 .7 2
2 .2 3

2 .4 9
2 .5 4
2 .1 3

2 .4 8
2 .5 2
2 .0 9

2 .4 7
2 .5 1
2 .0 8

1 .9 3
2 .7 9
3 .2 0
3 .0 3
3 .4 4
2 .6 9
1 .9 7
2 .1 7
2 .7 8
1 .9 4

1 .9 3
2 .7 9
3 .2 1
3 .0 3
3 .4 3
2 .6 9
1 .9 6
2 .1 7
2 .7 7
1 .9 4

2 .7 5
1 .9 3

2.50

2 .4 9

2 .4 8

3 .9 5
2 .7 6

2.66

2.00

S e p t.
1966

3.12
2.66 2.66

2.00

1 .9 9
1 .9 0
2 .7 9

3.20
3.02

3 .4 3
2 .7 0
1 .9 6
2 .1 6

1965

2.21

2 .1 6
2 .6 7
3 .1 8
2 .8 0

3.00

2 .6 0
3 .3 0
2 .6 4
2 .1 4

£8

2.11
1 .9 1
1.86
2.68
3 .0 9
2 .9 3
3 .3 9
2 .6 4
1 .9 1
2 .0 8
2 .6 5

1.86
2 .4 2

Average weekly earnings
Change from

O ct.
-1 9 6 6

Nov.

$ -0 .0 1

$ 0 .1 5

-.01
.01

.01
-.01
-.02
-.01
.02
0
0
.01
0
.02
0
.01
.01
.02
.0 4
0
0
0
-.01
0
.01
0
.01
0
.01
0
.01

.20
.11

Nov.
1966
$ 1 3 0 .9 3
1 4 3 .3 9
1 1 3 .9 9

O ct.
1966

Se p t.
1966

$ 1 3 5 .4 1 $ 1 3 3 .7 3
1 5 2 .4 6 1 5 1 .6 7

Nov.

1965
$ 1 2 3 .7 3
1 3 6 .5 0

1 1 3 .8 5

1 1 3 .7 1

1 0 9 .7 1

1 2 3 .6 5
1 3 7 .0 5
9 4 .4 2
9 3 .6 3
1 1 6 .4 7
1 3 9 .3 5
1 2 3 .9 7
1 3 6 .3 4
1 0 9 .8 6
1 4 6 .2 9
1 1 4 .9 3
9 0 .5 0

1 2 3 .9 4
1 3 6 .9 5
9 4 .8 3
9 3 .2 1
1 1 6 .0 5
1 4 0 .7 7
1 2 4 .8 4
1 3 6 .5 3

1 1 9 .4 3
1 3 4 .4 1
9 0 .1 7
9 0 .7 2
1 1 2 .9 4
1 2 9 .4 3

.11

1 2 3 .7 7
1 3 5 .9 8
9 2 .9 2
9 1 .8 8
1 1 6 .2 0
1 3 8 .3 6
1 2 2 .8 0
1 3 6 .4 7
1 0 9 .8 6
1 4 8 .1 8
1 1 4 .6 6
9 0 .0 0

.10
.10
.02

9 9 .8 5
1 0 4 .6 5
8 0 .5 1

9 9 .7 0
1 0 3 .8 2
8 1 .7 2
8 3 .2 0
7 0 .6 4
1 2 1 .3 7
1 2 5 .5 1

9 9 .5 4
1 0 4 .9 2
8 3 .4 1
8 3 .3 8
6 7 .8 3

.11
.0 6
.0 9
.0 7

.11
.11
.1 3

.1 3
.0 6
.1 3
.0 9

.0 9
.0 7

.11
.11
.10
.0 5
.0 5
.0 6
.0 9
.1 3
.0 8
.0 8

82.80

6 9 .8 7
1 2 0 .8 1
1 2 4 .4 8
1 2 7 .8 7
1 4 4 .4 8
1 1 2 .4 4
7 5 .0 6
79* k2
1 1 2 .5 9
6 8 .4 8
9 3 .2 5

127.26
1 4 5 .0 9
1 1 3 .5 2
7 4 .6 8
7 9 .8 6
1 1 2 .7 4
6 8 .8 7

110.12

1 4 4 .8 4
1 1 4 .7 8
8 9 .2 0

121.92
125.12
1 2 7 .1 4
1 4 6 .8 0
1 1 4 .2 1
7 4 .0 9
7 9 .9 2
1 1 1 .9 3
6 9 .0 9

92.88 92.01

118.72
1 3 0 .2 0
1 0 7 .6 4
1 4 4 .5 4

110.88
8 6 .4 6
9 6 .3 2
IO O .7 7

Change from

O ct.
1066
$ -4 .4 8
- 9 .0 7
.1 4

.12
-I .0 7
- 1 .5 0
- 1 .7 5
- .2 7
-.9 9
- 1 .1 7
.1 3

0

1 .8 9
- .2 7
- .5 0

• IT

M A N U FA C TU R IN G ..............................

Oct.
1966

ts

M IN IN G ..................................................
C O N T R A C T CONSTR UCTIO N. . . . .

Nov.

Nov.
1966

$ 7 .2 0
6 .8 9
4 .2 8
4 .3 4
1 .5 7
2 .7 5
1 .1 6
3 .2 6
8 .9 3
4 .0 8
6 .2 7

2.22

3 .6 4
3 .7 8
3 .5 4

.1 5
.8 3
- 1 .2 1
- .4 o

3 .5 3
3 .8 8
.5 4

-.77

2 .1 7
3 .9 6
5*51
4 .8 1
1 .4 2
.5 0

7 9 .9 7
8 0 .7 9
6 7 .7 0
1 1 6 .8 5
1 1 8 .9 7
1 2 3 .0 6
1 4 3 .0 6
1 1 1 .9 4
7 2 .9 6
7 7 .1 7

- .5 6
- 1 .0 3
.6 1
-.6 1
- 1 .0 8
.3 8
-.4 4

6 6 .7 7

- .1 5
-.3 9

2 .2 5
4 .4 7
1 .7 1

9 0 .2 7

.3 7

2 .9 8

108.12

2.01

2.10

1For mining and manufacturing, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.