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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFF I CE OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 2021 0 e^fel U S D L - 10-128 Bureau o f L a b o r S ta tistics (202) 961-2954 FOR RELEASE: 11:00 A . M 0 W ednesday, D e c e m b e r 11, 1968 T H E E M P L O Y M E N T S IT U A T IO N : N O V E M B E R 1968 E m p lo y m e n t r o s e substantially and u nem ploym ent d e c lin e d in N o v e m b e r , the U. S. D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r 1 s Bureau of L a b o r S ta tistics announced today. The u nem ploym ent situation im p r o v e d f o r a ll m a jo r grou p s in the la b o r f o r c e , and the o v e r - a l l unemployment rate f e l l f r o m 3. 6 p e r c e n t to 3. 3 p e rc e n t. The N o v e m b e r jo b le s s ra te w as the lo w e s t in o v e r 15 y e a r s and b e lo w the p re v io u s p osti-K orean lo w re a c h e d s e v e r a l t im e s e a r l i e r this y e a r (3e 5 p e r c e n t ) . U n em ploym en t The number of u nem ployed p erso n s was 2. 6 m illio n in N o v e m b e r , down 200, 000 f r o m O c to b e r a ft e r season al adjustm ent. T h e r e w e r e d e c lin e s of 100, 000 f o r adult m en, 75, 000 f o r w om en, and 25, 000 f o r teenagers® The se a s o n a lly adjusted unem ploym ent r a te s f o r adult m en (20 0 p e r c e n t ), adult w om en (3® 4 p e r c e n t ) , and f u ll- t im e w o r k e r s (3 .0 p e r c e n t ) a ll f e l l in N o v e m b e r ; the ra te f o r adult m en equ aled the lo w e s t rate since this s e r i e s began in 1948. The j o b l e s s rate f o r te e n a g e r s , at 12®2 p e rc e n t, changed only s lig h tly o v e r the month. U n em p loym en t among nonwhite w o r k e r s dropped f r o m 7. 4 to 6. 5 p e r c e n t in N o v e m b e r . F o r the f i r s t 11 months of 1968, the nonwhite rate has a v e r a g e d 6. 8 p e rc e n t, the lo w e s t f o r any c o m p a ra b le p e r io d since the K o r e a n w a r . The jo b le s s rate fo r white w o r k e r s d e c r e a s e d f r o m 3. 2 p e r c e n t in O cto b er to 3. 0 p e r c e n t in N o v e m b e r . U n em p lo ym en t r a te s fo r m o s t m a jo r occupational grou p s d e c lin e d in N o v e m b e r and w e r e w e l l b elo w the ra te s of a y e a r e a r l i e r . J o b le s s r a te s f o r o p e r a t iv e s (40 2 p ercen t) and nonfarm l a b o r e r s (6. 6 p e r c e n t ) retu rn ed c lo s e to th e ir 1968 lo w s r e c o r d e d in M ay. The rate f o r s e r v i c e w o r k e r s a ls o f e l l in N o v e m b e r , a ft e r r is in g fo r the la s t 2 months. - 2 - T h e number o f p e rs o n s unem ployed 15 w eek s o r m o r e to ta led 350,000 in N o v e m b e r (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ), the lo w e s t l e v e l in 15 y e a r s c Since N o v e m b e r 1967, lo n g - t e r m unem ploym ent has d e c lin e d by o v e r 100, 000. The u nem ploym ent rate of w o r k e r s c o v e r e d under State u nem ploym ent in su ran ce p r o g r a m s , at 2. 2 p e rc e n t in m i d - N o v e m b e r , w as v ir t u a lly unchanged f r o m the p r e v io u s month. Industry E m p lo y m e n t N o n fa rm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e 160, 000 in N o v e m b e r to 68. 8 m i l l i o n (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ). The o v e r - t h e - m o n t h pickup in N o v e m b e r w as about the sam e as the a v e r a g e m onthly in c r e a s e s f o r the past 2 y e a r s . A l l m a jo r in du stry d iv is io n s ex c e p t co n stru ctio n and g o v e r n m e n t showed s e a s o n a lly adjusted e m p lo y m e n t gains, although the in c r e a s e s w e r e con cen tra ted in s e r v i c e s (9 0 ,0 0 0 ) and m ining (5 0 ,0 0 0 ). The ris e in m in in g e m p lo y m e n t re s u lte d f r o m the retu rn o f w o r k e r s who had been o ff p a y r o lls in O c to b e r because of the bituminous c o a l s tr ik e . M anufacturing e m p lo y m e n t in c r e a s e d by 25, 000 (s e a s o n a lly adju sted ) in N o v e m b e r , l a r g e l y as a r e s u lt of red u ced strik e a c tiv ity . E m p lo y m e n t gains in m a c h in e r y , ordnance, and s e v e r a l oth er in d u s trie s w e r e p a r t ia lly o ffs e t by d e c lin e s in the tra n s p o rta tio n equipment, food, and a p p a r e l in d u s trie s . Th e s e a s o n a lly adjusted 20, 000 d e c lin e in N o v e m b e r c o n stru ctio n e m p lo y m e n t was due p r i m a r i l y to bad w e a th e r con dition s. O v e r the y e a r , c o n stru ctio n e m p lo y m e n t was up by 50, 000. The 10, 000 d e c lin e in State and lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t e m p lo y m e n t in N o v e m b e r r e f l e c t e d the e ffe c t s o f the N e w Y o r k te a c h e rs * s trik e . F e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t e m p lo y m e n t f e l l f o r the fifth stra ig h t month. H ou rs and E a rn in g s A v e r a g e w e e k ly hours f o r a ll rank and f ile e m p lo y e e s on p r iv a te n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o lls d e c lin ed 0. 3 hour f r o m the O c to b e r l e v e l to 37. 4 hours (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ). N e a r ly a ll m a jo r industry s e c t o r s r e c o r d e d w o r k w e e k redu ction s. In m anu factu ring, the w o rk w e e k stood at 40. 8 hours, o ff 0. 2 hour f r o m O c to b e r but 0.1 hour h igh er than a y e a r ago. S h o rte r hours w e r e r e p o r t e d in m o s t m anufacturing in d u s trie s in N o v e m b e r . A v e r a g e h ou rly e a rn in g s f o r a ll rank and f i l e w o r k e r s w e r e unchanged in N o v e m b e r at $ 2 .9 2 . B ecau se of the d e c lin e in the a v e r a g e w o rk w e e k , h o w e v e r , a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in gs f e l l to $109, 21, a d e c lin e of $1. 17 f r o m O c to b e r. C o m p a r e d to N o v e m b e r 1967, a v e r a g e w e e k ly ea rn in g s w e r e up $5. 47 or 5. 3 p e rc e n t. C iv ilia n L a b o r F o r c e and E m p lo y m e n t The c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e r o s e to 79. 0 m i l l i o n (s e a s o n a lly ad ju sted) in N o v e m b e r , a gain of 225, 000 f r o m O c to b e r , The advance retu rn ed the la b o r f o r c e to its July l e v e l . N e a r l y a ll o f the N o v e m b e r r is e o c c u r r e d am ong adult w om en . T o ta l em p lo y m e n t r o s e 450,000 (s e a s o n a lly ad ju sted ) in N o v e m b e r , with in c r e a s e s of about 125, 000 f o r adult m en and 300, 000 f o r adult w om en. A g r ic u lt u r a l e m p lo y m e n t d e c lin e d l e s s than usual b etw een O c to b e r and N o v e m b e r . On a s e a s o n a lly adjusted b a s is , the 200, 000 in c r e a s e in a g r i culture r e p r e s e n te d the f i r s t r i s e since F e b r u a r y ; the N o v e m b e r l e v e l was 150, 000 lo w e r than a y e a r ago. E m p lo y m e n t in the total n o n a g ric u ltu ra l s e c t o r r o s e f o r the fourth straigh t month, in c r e a s in g 250,000 in N o v e m b e r . Since August, total n o n a gricu ltu ra l e m p lo y m e n t has r is e n by 500, 000. L a b o r F o r c e T r e n d s in 1968 Thus fa r in 1968, e m p lo y m e n t has g r o w n m o r e ra p id ly than the c i v i l ian la b o r f o r c e , with a resu lta n t d e c lin e in unem ploym ent. The c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e has a v e r a g e d 78.7 m i l l i o n in the f i r s t 11 months of this y e a r , an in c r e a s e of n e a r ly 1. 4 m i l l i o n o v e r 1967-- 500, 000 adult m en, 725, 000 adult wom en, and 125, 000 t e e n a g e r s . E m p lo y m e n t gains w e r e 550, 000 fo r adult men, 800, 000 f o r adult w om en , and 125, 000 f o r t e e n a g e r s - - a total in c r e a s e of a lm o s t 1. 5 m illio n p e rs o n s . U n em ploym en t, which w as v ir t u a lly unchanged in 1967 f r o m the p r e vious y e a r , has been redu ced by 125,000 p e rs o n s in 1968 to 2,85 0 ,0 0 0 . The unem ploym ent rate f o r J a n u a r y - N o v e m b e r 1968 a v e r a g e d 3. 6 p ercen t, c o m pared with 3 .8 p e rc e n t annual a v e r a g e ra te s in 1966 and 1967. The rate fo r adult m en edged down f r o m 2. 3 p e rc e n t in 1967 to 2. 2 p e rc e n t in 1968, and that f o r adult w o m en d e c lin e d f r o m 4. 2 to 3. 8 p ercen t. The unem ploym ent rate f o r t e e n a g e r s was v ir t u a lly unchanged f r o m the p re v io u s y e a r at 12.8 p ercen t. T his r e le a s e p resen ts and an alyzes statistics fr o m two m a jo r s u rv e y s . Data on labor f o r c e , total em ploym ent, and unemployment a re d e r iv e d fr o m the sam ple su rveys of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census fo r the Bureau of Labor S tatistics. S tatistics on industry em ploym ent, hours, and earnings are c o lle c te d by State a gen cies fr o m p ay 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 Bureau of L a b o r Statistics. A d e s c rip tio n of the two su rveys appears in the B L S publication Em ploym ent and E arn in gs and Monthly R ep o rt on the L a b o r F o r c e . Table A - l: Em ploy m en t status of the n on in st itutional p o p u la t i o n b y a g e a n d sex ( In thousands) s<i'.ison.illi ud|ustcd l\mpIo\ mcnr status, age, anti sex N ov. 1968 O c t. 1968 N ov. 1967 N ov. 1968 O c t. 1968 S e p t. 1968 Au g. 1968 J u ly 1968 8 2 ,7 0 2 7 9 ,1 8 5 7 6 ,6 0 9 3 ,607 7 3 ,0 0 1 1 ,567 814 753 2 ,5 7 7 8 2 ,4 7 7 7 8 ,8 7 4 7 6 ,3 6 4 3 ,767 7 2 ,5 9 6 1 ,5 2 3 852 671 2,511 8 1 ,5 8 2 7 8 ,1 1 3 7 5 ,2 1 8 3 ,7 5 9 7 1 ,4 6 0 1 ,8 2 9 1 ,0 7 8 751 2 ,8 9 4 8 2 ,5 4 9 7 9 ,0 3 2 7 6 ,3 8 9 3 ,6 7 6 72,7 1 3 1 ,681 837 844 2 ,6 4 3 8 2 ,4 0 7 7 8 ,8 0 4 7 5 ,9 5 2 3 ,4 8 1 7 2 ,4 7 1 1,6 8 2 902 780 2 ,8 5 2 8 2 ,4 2 2 7 8 ,8 3 1 7 5 ,9 5 7 3 ,6 0 2 7 2 ,3 5 5 1 ,7 3 3 991 742 2 ,8 7 4 8 2 ,2 7 9 7 8 ,6 9 0 7 5 ,9 2 9 3 ,7 3 3 7 2 ,1 9 6 1 ,8 5 3 1 ,0 0 6 847 2,7 6 1 8 2 ,5 7 2 7 8 ,9 8 5 7 6 ,0 3 8 3 ,8 3 6 72,2 0 2 1 ,8 0 9 973 836 2 ,9 4 7 4 5 ,8 3 2 4 4 ,9 8 7 2 ,7 1 7 4 2 ,2 7 1 844 4 5 ,8 1 0 4 5 ,0 0 0 2,7 5 7 4 2 ,2 4 3 810 4 5 ,5 7 9 4 4 ,6 1 1 2 ,8 1 4 4 1 ,7 9 7 968 4 5 ,8 1 6 4 4 ,8 8 1 2 ,7 3 6 4 2 ,1 4 5 935 4 5 ,7 8 5 4 4 ,7 5 3 2 ,6 3 6 4 2 ,1 1 7 1,0 3 2 4 5 ,8 4 5 4 4 ,8 3 5 2 ,6 8 8 4 2 ,1 4 7 1 ,0 1 0 4 5 ,8 9 6 4 4 ,9 0 7 2 ,7 7 0 4 2 ,1 3 7 989 4 5 ,9 3 1 4 4 ,9 2 1 2 ,8 5 6 4 2 ,0 6 5 1 ,0 1 0 2 7 ,1 3 9 2 6 ,1 8 3 624 2 5 ,5 5 8 956 2 6 ,8 2 4 2 5 ,8 4 7 669 2 5 ,1 7 9 977 2 6 ,4 8 5 2 5 ,4 0 9 632 2 4 ,7 7 7 1 ,0 7 6 2 6 ,7 1 4 2 5 ,7 9 7 617 2 5 ,1 8 0 917 2 6 ,4 9 6 2 5 ,5 0 2 523 2 4 ,9 7 9 994 2 6 ,4 4 6 2 5 ,4 0 3 528 2 4 ,8 7 5 1 ,0 4 3 2 6 ,1 6 2 2 5 ,1 8 5 576 2 4 ,6 0 9 977 2 6 ,3 9 3 2 5 ,3 6 4 566 2 4 ,7 9 8 1 ,0 2 9 6 ,2 1 4 5 ,4 3 8 266 5 ,1 7 2 776 6 ,2 4 0 5 ,5 1 6 341 5 ,1 7 5 724 6 ,0 4 9 5 ,1 9 8 313 4 ,8 8 5 851 6 ,5 0 2 5 ,7 1 1 323 5 ,3 8 8 791 6 ,5 2 3 5 ,6 9 7 322 5 ,3 7 5 826 6 ,5 4 0 5 ,7 1 9 386 5 ,3 3 3 821 6 ,6 3 2 5 ,8 3 7 387 5 ,4 5 0 795 6 ,6 6 1 5 ,7 5 3 414 5 ,3 3 9 908 Total Fmploved...................................................... Agriculture................................................. Nonagriculiur.il industries........................ On part time for economic reasons......... Usuallv work part time........................ Unemployed................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor fo rc e .......................................... F.mployed...................................................... Agriculture................................................. Nonagricultural industries......................... Unemployed................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .......................................... F.mployed...................................................... Agriculture ............................................... Nonagricultural industries.......................... Unemployed................................................... Both sexes, 16-19 years Civilian labor fo rc e .......................................... Employed...................................................... Agriculture................................................. Unemployed................................................... Table A -2: U nem ployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Seasonally adiusted Duration o f unemploymenr Less than 5 w e e k s ............................................... 5 to 14 w e e k s ...................................................... 13 weeks and o v e r ............................................... 15 to 26 w e e k s ................................................ 27 weeks and over............................................. N ov. 1968 O cL. 1968 N ov. 1967 1 ,5 6 7 718 292 179 112 1 ,4 3 9 732 339 221 118 1 ,6 5 1 844 400 243 156 NOV. 1968 O c t. 1968 S e p t. 1968 A u g. 1968 J u ly 1968 1 ,527 791 354 226 128 1 ,5 5 7 915 388 260 128 1 ,6 4 7 819 369 235 134 1 ,6 2 9 767 398 237 161 1 ,6 5 6 860 453 275 178 T a b U A-3: M a jo r unomploymont indicators (Persons 16 years tod over) Thousands of persons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment Selected categories NOV. 1968 N o v. 1967 N o v. 1968 O c t. 1968 Total (a ll civilian workers)............................... 2 ,5 7 7 2 ,8 9 4 3 .3 3 .6 Men, 20 years and over................................... Wooten, 20 years and o v e r ............................. Both s e ie s , 16-19 y e a r s ............................... 844 956 776 968 1 ,0 7 6 851 2 .0 3 .4 1 2 .2 Nonwhite.......................................................... 2 ,0 2 0 557 2 ,2 7 2 623 546 1 ,7 5 1 292 909 600 2 ,0 3 4 400 952 Full-time workers.............................................. Unemployed 13 weeks and over1....................... State insured?.................................................... Labor force time lost 3 ....................................... ■" S e p t. 1968 A u g. 1968 J u ly 1968 3 .6 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 2 .3 3 .8 1 2 .7 2 .2 3 .9 1 2 .6 2 .2 3 .7 1 2 .0 2 .2 3 .9 1 3 .6 2 .4 4 .0 1 3 .9 3 .0 6 .5 3 .2 7 .4 3 .2 6 .7 3 .2 6 .2 3 .3 6 .9 3 .4 7 .3 1 .6 3 .0 .4 2 .2 3 .7 1 .7 3 .2 .5 2 .1 3 .9 1 .6 3 .2 .5 2 .2 4 .0 1 .6 3 .3 .5 2 .3 4 .0 1 .6 3 .3 .6 2 .3 4 .3 1 .7 3 .5 .6 2 .3 4 .2 2 .1 1 .2 3 .2 2 .6 4 .1 2 .2 4 .5 7 .1 4 .4 2 .0 1 .1 3 .0 2 .6 4 .2 2 .5 4 .5 7 .5 4 .0 2 .1 1 .4 3 .0 2 .5 4 .3 2 .5 4 .5 8 .5 5 .1 2 .2 1 .2 3 .2 3 .3 4 .4 2 .6 4 .9 7 .1 4 .7 3 .6 5 .5 3 .4 3 .3 3 .6 2 .7 4 .0 3 .3 2 .1 7 .8 3 .6 6 .9 3 .4 3 .1 3 .7 2 .2 3 .9 3 .3 1 .6 8 .4 3 .8 7 .0 3 .3 2 .8 4 .0 2 .5 4 .1 4 .0 2 .1 8 .8 3 .9 7 .2 3 .5 3 .2 3 .8 2 .5 4 .4 3 .5 2 .0 7 .8 N ov. 1967________ Occupation White-collar workers.......................................... Professional and managerial......................... Clerical workers............................................ Sales w ork ers................................................ Blue-collar workers............................................ Craftsmen and foremen................................... O p eratives...................................................... Nonfarm laborers............................................ Service workers.................................................. Industry Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers^ ....................................... Construction................................................... Manufacturing................................................. Durable g o o d s ............................................ Nondurable g o o d s ....................................... Transportation and public utilities ............. Wholesale and retail t r a d e ............................ Finance and service industries..................... Government wage and salary workers................ Agricultural wage and salary workers................ 709 182 401 126 1 ,0 2 5 213 563 249 418 769 193 418 159 1 ,1 5 9 227 669 263 456 2 .0 1 .1 3 .0 2 .6 3 .8 2 .4 4 .2 6 .6 4 .3 2 .0 1 .3 2 .6 3 .2 4 .1 2 .3 4 .4 7 .8 4 .7 1 ,8 9 2 220 633 352 281 91 489 444 183 66 2 ,1 0 8 236 718 382 336 95 542 493 201 121 3 .4 6 .6 3 .1 3 .0 3 .2 2 .3 3 .9 3 .0 1 .8 4 .8 3 .7 6 .1 3 .4 3 .2 3 .7 2 .3 4 .1 3 .4 1 .8 6 .0 1Unemployment rare calculated as a percent of civilian labor force. ^Inaured uaeaployarni under State programs—unemployamnt rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. ^Includes mining, not shown separately. Tablo A -4: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force Full- and part-time employment status Men, 20 and over Total Women, 20 and over m? J§?s 6 7 ,7 4 7 6 7 ,1 7 0 4 3 ,7 4 4 4 3 ,5 8 9 2 1 ,1 8 4 6 4 ,2 1 2 1 ,7 8 4 1,7 5 1 2 .6 6 3 ,0 6 3 2 ,0 7 2 2 ,0 3 4 3 .0 4 2 ,2 7 8 725 741 1 .7 4 1 ,7 8 0 953 856 2 .0 1 1 ,4 3 8 1 0 ,6 1 3 825 7 .2 1 0 ,9 4 3 1 0 ,0 8 3 860 7 .9 2 ,0 8 8 1,9 8 4 103 4 .9 1 ,9 9 0 1 ,8 7 8 112 5 .6 Both sexes, 16-19 years % ft?* 2 0 ,7 5 3 2 ,8 1 9 2 ,8 2 8 1 9 ,6 2 1 860 703 3 .3 1 9 ,0 3 7 915 802 3 .9 2 ,3 1 3 199 307 1 0 .9 2 ,2 4 7 205 376 1 3 .3 5 ,9 5 5 5 ,7 0 2 253 4 .3 5 ,7 3 2 5 ,4 5 7 274 4 .8 3 ,3 9 5 2 ,9 2 7 469 1 3 .8 3 ,2 2 1 2 ,7 4 7 474 1 4 .7 Full Tim* C ivilian labor force......................................................................................................................... Employed: Full-time schedu les................................................................................................................ Part time for economic re a s o n s ............................................................................................ Unemployed, looking for full-time w o r k ................................................................................... Unemployment r a t e ......................................................................................................................... Port Time Civilian labor force ....................................................................................................................... Employed (voluntary part tim e).................................................................................................. Unemployed, looking for part-time work ................................................................................... Unemployment r a t e ......................................................................................................................... T a b U A-5: Employed b id (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Age and sex N o v. 1968 O c t. 1968 N o v. 1967 N o v. 1968 O c t. 1968 S e p t. 1968 Aug. 1968 J u ly 1968 Total, 16 years and o v e r ..................................... 7 6 ,6 0 9 7 6 ,3 6 4 7 5 ,2 1 8 7 6 ,3 8 9 7 5 ,9 5 2 7 5 ,9 5 7 7 5 ,9 2 9 7 6 ,0 3 8 16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................. 16 and 17 y e a r s ............................................. 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 ......................................... 5 ,4 3 8 2 ,1 9 1 3 ,2 4 8 8 ,8 9 0 6 2 ,2 8 0 4 8 ,2 9 1 13 ,9 9 0 5 ,5 1 6 2 ,2 7 6 3 ,2 4 1 8 ,7 7 5 6 2 ,0 7 3 4 8 ,0 9 4 13 ,9 7 8 5 ,1 9 8 2 ,1 2 9 3 ,0 6 9 8 ,7 1 9 6 1 ,3 0 1 4 7 ,5 3 8 1 3 ,7 6 3 5 ,7 1 1 2 ,3 5 9 3 ,3 5 9 8 ,8 9 6 6 1 ,8 0 0 4 7 ,8 0 7 1 3 ,955 5 ,6 9 7 2 ,3 5 5 3 ,3 2 1 8 ,8 0 7 6 1 ,4 3 3 4 7 ,4 7 2 1 3 ,8 5 4 5 ,7 1 9 2 ,3 4 2 3 ,3 4 8 8 ,8 2 2 6 1 ,4 6 5 4 7 ,4 8 9 1 3 ,8 2 8 5 ,8 3 7 2 ,4 0 3 3 ,4 1 0 8 ,7 9 1 6 1 ,2 8 5 4 7 ,4 1 8 1 3 ,8 3 9 5 ,7 5 3 2 ,4 0 2 3 ,3 2 2 8 ,8 9 1 6 1 ,3 6 1 4 7 ,4 5 6 1 3 ,8 1 4 Males, 16 years and o v e r..................................... 4 7 ,9 6 9 4 8 ,0 7 4 4 7 ,3 8 8 4 8 ,1 4 5 4 8 ,0 0 2 4 8 ,0 7 9 4 8 ,2 1 6 4 8 ,1 6 0 16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................. 16 and 17 y e a r s ............................................. 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 ,9 8 2 1 ,2 7 4 1 ,7 07 4 ,7 5 9 4 0 ,2 2 8 3 1 ,1 8 6 9 ,0 4 2 3 ,0 7 5 1 ,3 5 1 1 ,7 2 4 4 ,7 3 6 4 0 ,2 6 4 31 ,1 8 1 9 ,0 8 3 2 ,7 7 7 1 ,2 5 6 1,5 2 1 4 ,7 5 7 3 9 ,8 5 4 3 0 ,9 1 9 8 ,9 3 5 3 ,2 6 4 1 ,4 4 1 1 ,8 3 4 4 ,8 1 8 4 0 ,0 9 3 3 1 ,0 7 2 9 ,0 1 9 3 ,2 4 9 1 ,4 3 0 1 ,8 1 3 4 ,7 8 0 3 9 ,9 6 6 3 0 ,9 4 2 8 ,9 8 0 3 ,2 4 4 1 ,4 3 1 1 ,8 0 7 4 ,8 1 5 4 0 ,0 1 8 3 1 ,0 0 2 8 ,9 9 8 3 ,3 0 9 1 ,4 5 9 1 ,8 3 3 4 ,8 0 9 4 0 ,1 2 3 3 1 ,0 4 4 9 ,0 6 4 3 ,2 3 9 1 ,4 3 3 1 ,7 9 0 4 ,8 5 0 4 0 ,0 7 7 3 1 ,0 4 2 9 ,0 2 1 Females, 16 years and o v e r ............................... 2 8 ,6 3 9 2 8 ,2 8 9 2 7 ,8 3 1 2 8 ,2 4 4 2 7 ,9 5 0 2 7 ,8 7 8 2 7 ,7 1 3 2 7 ,8 7 8 2 ,4 7 5 911 1 ,5 4 1 4 ,0 0 7 2 1 ,4 4 7 1 6 ,4 8 7 4 ,8 3 0 2 ,5 2 8 944 1 ,5 7 7 3 ,9 8 2 2 1 ,1 6 2 1 6 ,3 7 4 4 ,7 7 5 2 ,5 1 4 969 1 ,5 3 2 4 ,0 4 1 2 1 ,2 8 4 1 6 ,4 1 4 4 ,7 9 3 16 to 19 y e a r s .................................................. 16 and 17 y e a r s ............................................. 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 ......................................... 2 ,4 4 2 925 1 ,5 1 7 4 ,0 3 9 2 1 ,8 0 9 1 6 ,9 1 4 4 ,8 9 5 2 ,4 5 7 916 1 ,5 4 0 4 ,1 3 0 2 2 ,0 5 2 17 ,1 0 5 4 ,9 4 7 2 ,4 2 2 873 1 ,5 4 8 3 ,9 6 2 2 1 ,4 4 7 1 6 ,6 1 9 4 ,8 2 8 2 ,4 4 8 925 1 ,5 0 8 4 ,0 2 7 2 1 ,4 6 7 1 6 ,5 3 0 4 ,8 7 4 2 ,4 4 7 918 1 ,5 2 5 4 ,0 7 8 2 1 ,7 0 7 16 ,7 3 5 4 ,9 3 6 NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals. T ab U A-6: Unem ployed parsons by a go and sox Thousands Age and sex Total, 16 years and o v e r.................................... 16 to 19 y e a r s ................................................ 16 and 17 y ears........................................... 18 and 19 y ea rs .......................................... 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 ....................................... NOV. 1968 O c t. 1968 2 ,5 7 7 2 ,5 1 1 Percent looking for full-time work NOV. 1968 N ov. 1968 6 7 .9 3 .3 3 .6 3 .6 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 12 .7 1 4 .6 1 1 .4 6 .3 2 .3 2 .3 2 .1 1 2 .6 1 4 .5 1 1 .4 6 .1 2 .3 2 .4 2 .1 1 2 .0 1 3 .3 1 1 .0 6 .1 2 .2 2 .3 1 .9 1 3 .6 1 5 .7 1 1 .9 5 .5 2 .4 2 .4 2 .3 1 3 .9 1 5 .9 1 1 .9 5 .5 2 .6 2 .7 2 .5 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates O c t. 1968 S e p t. 1968 - A u g. 1968 J u ly 1968 NOv. 1967 776 378 398 495 1 ,3 0 6 1 ,0 0 6 300 724 332 391 522 1 ,2 6 4 1 ,0 0 1 264 3 9 .6 18 .5 5 9 .5 7 7 .4 8 1 .2 8 5 .0 6 8 .7 12.2 14.1 10.5 5 .5 2 .2 2 .2 2 .1 Males, 16 years and o v e r................................... 1 ,2 2 9 1,1 7 9 7 1 .2 2 .7 3 .0 2 .8 2 .8 2 .9 3 .2 16 to 19 y e a r s ................................................ 16 and 17 y ears........................................... 18 and 19 y ears........................................... 20 ro 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 ....................................... 385 212 173 220 624 453 171 368 191 178 224 586 427 159 3 4 .5 1 8 .4 5 4 .9 8 0 .0 9 0 .5 9 6 .7 7 4 .3 1 1 .5 14 .1 8 .8 4 .9 1 .7 1 .7 2 .0 1 2 .3 1 4 .5 1 0 .6 5 .9 1 .8 1 .7 2 .0 1 0 .7 1 2 .8 9 .0 5 .1 1 .8 1 .7 2 .1 1 0 .5 1 2 .2 9 .2 5 .3 1 .8 1 .7 1 .8 1 2 .0 1 4 .7 9 .8 4 .8 1 .9 1 .7 2 .2 1 4 .0 1 6 .8 1 1 .6 5 .3 2 .0 1 .9 2 .7 Females, 16 years and o v e r ............................. 1 ,3 47 1 ,3 3 2 6 5 .1 4 .3 4 .7 5 .0 4 .8 5 .1 4 .9 16 to 19 y ears................................................ 16 and 17 years ....................................... 18 and 19 years ......................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................. 25 years and o v e r........................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ............................................ 55 years and o v e r ....................................... 391 166 225 275 682 355 142 214 298 678 574 105 4 4 .5 1 8.7 6 3 .6 7 5 .3 7 2 .7 7 5 .5 6 1 .2 1 3 .0 14 .2 1 2 .5 6 .3 1 3 .2 1 4 .9 1 2 .4 6 .8 3 .1 3 .5 2 .3 1 4 .8 1 7 .0 1 4 .1 7 .2 3 .3 3 .6 2 .0 1 3 .9 1 5 .0 1 3 .1 7 .0 3 .2 3 .4 2 .1 1 5 .6 1 7 .3 1 4 .2 6 .4 3 .4 3 .7 2 .5 1 3 .7 1 5 .9 1 2 .1 5 .8 3 .7 4 .2 2 .2 552 129 2 .9 3 .2 2 .4 T a b l e B-1: E m p l o y e e s on n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s , b y i n d u s t r y (In thousands) N o v. 1968 I ndur.try O ct. S e p t. Nov. 1968 1968 1967 A'.I'VI .! '..V ■ ClliUlf+C■ fror. Oct. N o v. 1968 1967 N ov. 1968 O ct. Se p t. 1968 1968 Cri f p *n Oct. 1968 TOTAL ................................... 69,1+21 69,23** 6 8 ,9 2 3 6 7 ,3 9 7 187 2,02*+ 68,cvr< 6 8 , 61*0 6 8 ,3 8 2 M IN IN G ................................. 6i+o 592 61*6 605 1+8 35 638 590 639 CONTRACT C O N ST R U C T IO N ____ 3 ,3 5 5 3 , **93 3 ,5 1 5 3 ,3 0 7 -1 3 8 1+8 3,260 3,280 3 ,2 5 2 -2 0 MANUFACTURING.................... 1 9 ,9 6 2 l i + ,6 8 9 1 9 ,9 8 9 1**,716 2 0 ,0 2 3 1**,739 1 9 ,6 6 0 -2 7 -2 7 302 200 1 9 ,8 1 9 1»*,531 1 9 , 7 9 ** l * * , 52 i* 1 9 ,7 5 5 25 7 1 1 ,7 0 9 1 1 ,6 5 3 8 , **92 1 1 ,6 5 5 8 , 1*91 1 1 , 53 ** 56 1 1 ,5 9 2 1 1 ,5 7 7 1*7 175 99 1 1 ,6 3 6 8,1+1+0 8 , 1*55 8,1*28 8,1*10 27 31*8 598 1*76 61*3 1 ,2 7 9 1 ,3 9 1 1 ,9 5 7 1 , 961* 2 ,0 3 5 1*51 1*35 15 Production uorhers . . DURABLE GOODS......................... Production uorkers . 8 ,5 3 9 Ordnance and accessories............. * 9 .9 e o k .k Furniture and fixtu res.................. Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primacy metal industries............... Fabricated metal products............. Machinery, except electrical . . . . Electrical equipment.................... Transportation equipment............. Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 1+87.1* NONDURABLE G O O D S................. Production uorkers . 6 5 8 .6 1,2 5 5 .*+ 1,1+28.9 1 ,9 6 9 .9 1 ,9 8 1 .3 2 ,0 6 3 .5 1+56.0 1 * 5 3 .9 8 ,2 5 3 6 ,1 5 0 33 1* . 1* 6 0 9 .6 1+81+.6 3U9.0 6 1 3 .2 3 3 ^ -7 5 9 8 .3 U8 1 . 5 6 6 0 .1 1*62.6 631*.6 1 ,2 8 8 .1 6 5 6 .9 1 , 2 5 6 . 1+ 1,1+18.0 1 , 2 7 7 .3 1 , 91*9 . 0 1 , 9 7 7 . 1* 2 , 0 5 3 .0 i*5i*.o 1,91*8.7 1 ,9 7 3 .9 2,0*+2.8 1* 5 2 . 1* 1* 5 9 .5 4 5 1* . 6 8 ,3 3 6 6,221* 1»*, 1*89 1,1+01.0 8 ,3 6 8 6,21*8 1 5 .5 - 5 .2 2 .8 3.5 . 2 3*+8 6 .1 21*.8 & i* 1*81 602 1*78 1 .7 2*+.0 655 1 ,2 7 3 1 , 1*15 1 ,9 9 0 61*8 -1 .0 1 0 .9 - 3 2 .7 1 , 3 7 3 .9 1 , 9 5 7 .3 1 , 9 8 0 .3 2 0 .9 3 .9 2 ,0 0 7 .3 1+50.1* 1 0 .5 2 .0 1 2 .6 1 .0 5 6 .2 1*1*6.5 - 5 .6 8 ,1 2 6 6,01*9 5 5 .0 5 .6 7 . 1* 127 -8 3 - 71* 101 333 1 ,2 7 2 1,1*10 1 ,9 6 0 1 ,9 6 5 1 , 9 5 ** 2 ,0 2 3 1*55 2,01*3 1*51+ 1*32 **33 8 ,1 8 3 6 ,0 7 6 ! 8 ,2 0 2 6 ,0 9 6 16 3 1*8 1U , 1*76 8 ,1 7 8 1 1+1+ 2 3 7 1 5 25 6 -2 0 1 -1 i 6 ,0 6 6 -1 9 -2 0 | Food and kindred products.......... Tobacco manufactures................. Textile mill products.................... Apparel and ocher textile products Paper and allied products............ Printing and publishing............... Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products,n e c Leather and leather products . . . . 1 , 79**-5 1 , 8 6 5 .5 1 ,9 0 6 .3 1 ,8 0 8 .9 - 7 1 .0 9 1 .1 9 9 3 -5 1 , 1+2 9 .6 1 0 0 .0 1 0 2 .2 -8 .9 - 9 .3 81 9 9 2 .9 1,1*1+3.1+ 9 9 ^ -3 1 , 1* 3 8 .9 7 0 5 .5 7 0 6 .0 .6 -1 3 .8 1+.1+ 2 5 . 1* 1 5 .0 7 0 9 .9 1 , 0 7 3 .0 1 , 0 3 9 .2 100.1* 9 6 8 .1 i,i* l* * .6 6 8 7 .8 1 ,0 6 9 .6 1,038.1+ 1,061*.5 1 , 0 3 9 .5 189.1* 1 , 0 5 5 .7 3 . 1* 1 ,0 0 8 .9 181*. 6 .8 5 6 9 .2 3 5 8 .0 51+1 . 7 3 5 5 .6 - .7 2 .3 1 7 .3 3 0 .3 3 .2 3 5 .1 989 i,C K 706 1 ,0 7 0 1,01*1+ 0 2 .2 1 8 7 .8 5 7 6 .8 3 5 7 .8 1 8 8 .5 571*. 5 3 5 7 .8 -11*. 1* 2 2 .1 1 ,7 6 6 1 ,7 7 8 81+ 98 7 1 ,7 7 3 1,1*26 1,1*22 700 703 1 ,0 6 6 87 987 1 ! 1 -3 2 -1 2 3 i+ 569 I8 7 570 . 1 ,0 6 3 ■' 1 ,0 3 7 186 566 355 358 357 -3 189 1 ,0 4 3 1 2 -1 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ............................ **, 1+05 1*, 388 i*,i *17 **» 3l 8 17 87 **,383 **,362 **,365 21 WHOLESALE AND R ET A IL TRADE. 11*, 5 *+8 l i * , 336 l i * , 208 1**,017 212 531 I**, 311* ll* ,3 0 6 11*, 222 8 3 ,7 5 1 1 0 ,7 9 7 3 ,7 3 7 1 0 ,5 9 9 3 ,7 1 3 1 0 , 1*95 3 ,6 1 6 10,1+01 ll* 198 135 396 3 ,7 1 8 1 0 ,5 9 6 3 ,7 0 7 1 0 ,5 9 9 3 ,6 9 5 1 0 ,5 2 7 11 3,1+01+ 3 ,1 * 0 2 3 ,3 9 7 3 ,2 6 0 2 ll+i+ 3 , 1*18 3 ,i *09 3 ,3 8 7 9 1 0 ,6 3 7 1 0 ,6 2 2 1 0 ,5 8 7 1 0 ,2 1 9 15 1*18 1 0 ,6 9 0 1 0 ,6 0 1 1 0 , 5 i*5 89 726 715 -2 1 ,0 1 7 1 ,0 1 8 U88 2 ,6 9 3 1 ,0 2 9 10 1}+ 11+ WHOLESALE TRADE .................. RETAIL TRADE........................... FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND R EA L E S T A T E ...................... S E R V I C E S .......................... Hotels and other lodging places . . Personal se rv ic e s.................... Medical and other health services Educational serv ic e s............... GOVERNMENT ........................ 6 7 8 .1 701+.6 738.1* 6 6 6 .5 -2 6 .5 1 1 .6 1 , 0 2 9 -1 1 ,0 2 1 .6 2 , 7 1 6 . 1* 1 , 0 9 0 .3 1 , 0 1 5 . 1* 1 ,0 3 0 .2 2 ,5 1 8 .3 1,071*. 2 7 .5 -1 .1 urn 2 ,6 9 2 .7 1 ,0 0 0 .2 M 7 2 *+ 1 ,0 2 7 m -3 12,1+70 12,1+12 1 2 ,1 3 0 1 2 ,0 1 1 58 1*59 1 2 ,2 8 1 1 2 ,2 9 3 1 2 ,2 1 7 -1 7 FEDERAL..................................... 2 ,6 9 7 9 ,7 7 3 2 , 691+ 9 ,7 1 8 2 ,7 0 5 9 ,!*25 2 ,7 0 9 9 ,3 0 2 3 55 -1 2 1*71 2 ,7 0 0 STATE AND L O C A L .................... 9 ,5 8 1 2 ,7 0 5 9 ,5 9 3 2 ,7 1 6 9 ,5 0 1 -1 2 NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. -5 T ab le B-2: A v e ra - w eekly hours of production or n on su p e rvisory w o rk e rs1 on p. to n o n agricu ltu ral p ayrolls, by industry Change N ov. 19 6 8 Industry T O TA L P R IV A T E .................. M IN IN G ................................................. C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N --------M AN U FA CTU R IN G .............................. O c t. S ep t. N ov. 19 6 8 19 6 8 1967 3 7 .8 1*2.0 3 7 .*+ U l.2 3 5 .0 3 8 .5 1*0.9 1 * 1 .1 3 8 .1 3 8 .0 ** 3 .3 1* 3 .1 3 0 .7 1* 1.2 h e a r s ............................... 3 -8 3 .9 i* .o D U R A B L E C O O O S ............................... 1*1.6 O w r r t s s h e a r s ....................... i* .i 1*1.8 U .2 1*2.2 1* 1.2 1*1.8 1*.2 1*2.0 O s ir r t m O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e a a o r i e a ................ L u a s b e r a n d w o o d p r o d u c t s ............. F u rn itu r e a n d f i x m t t ...................... S t o n e , c l a y , a n d p in n a p ro d a c t a . . P rim a ry n e t a l in d u s t r i e s ................... F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ................ M a c h in e ry , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l .... E le c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ......................... T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u i p m e n t ................ . . .. In stru m e n ts a n d r e la t e d p so d n eta M i s c e l la n e o u s m a n u fa c t u r in g . NONDURABLE G O O D S ...................... O v e r tim e h o a r s .................................. F o o d a n d k in d re d p r o d u c t s ............. 1*2.2 1*0.2 1*1.2 1*1.8 1*0.8 1*2.1* 1*2 .1 1*2 . 5 1*0.8 1*2 . 5 1*2.2 1*0.6 1* 3 .2 1*0 . 7 1*0 . 5 1* 3 .2 1*0.8 3 9 .8 3 9 -8 3 . 1* T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ..................... 3 7 .7 1*1 . 5 T e x t i l e m ill p r o d u c t s ........................ P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................ 3 5 -9 1* 3 .2 R u b b e r s o d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s ,n e c L e a t h e r a n d le a t h e r p r o d u c t s . . . . W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E W HOLESALE TRADE ...................... 1*1 .5 3 .5 1*2.1 1*0 . 7 1*0 . 9 1*2.2 1+3 .1 3 7 .6 1+1.0 1 * 1 .1 1*0.8 3 .7 1*1.6 i* .o 3 7 .9 3 .7 1+1.6 1*.0 3 .7 1+1 . 7 1*2.0 1*2.0 1 * 1 .1 1*0.8 1*2.2 1*1 . 3 1*2 .1 1*2.1* I+O.9 1*2.6 1*0.6 1*0 .1 - .1 - .3 3 .5 1*0 . 9 - .6 3 .9 -.7 -.1* 1*1 . 7 -.5 - .2 - .2 1+1.0 1*2.3 1+2.1 1*0. 3 k l .3 0 - .1 - .1 - .1 0 .1 2 .7 “ •5 1*2 . 5 1*0.6 1*0 . 9 1*0.8 1*2 .1 1*1 . 3 1*2 . 3 1+2.2 1+0.1+ 1*2 . 7 1*0 . 5 3 9 - 1* 3 9 .6 3 9 .5 3 9 .9 3.3 3 .3 1*1 . 3 1*1 . 5 1*2 . 3 1*0 . 7 1*0 . 5 .9 - .1 - .3 -.3 1*1 .6 - .1 - .6 .1 - .6 - 1 .1 -.3 - . 1* M .5 H l .6 1*1.0 3 8 .8 1+1 .8 36.1* 3 6 . 1* 1*3.6 U 3.0 - .2 3 8 .7 3 8 .1 -.3 1*2.0 1*1 . 9 1*2 . 9 - 1 .3 0 3 6 .3 - .5 1*2.0 3 5 .7 3 7 .9 3 6 .1 3 9 .3 3 6 .1 3 9 .9 3 ^ .0 1*0 .1 1*0 .2 1*0 .2 3U .2 3*+-7 31* .8 - .2 -.2 - .2 - .2 -.2 - .2 3 6 .9 3 7 .2 3 7 .0 3 7 .0 -.3 - .5 0 -.1+ - .3 0 - .1 - .1 - .2 .1 3 9 .7 0 1*0.2 3 7 .8 1*1.1 3 5 .8 1*2.9 3 8 .3 1*2.2 1*2.6 1*1.6 3 8 .0 1*0.8 3 7 .6 1*1.1 36.1* **3 .1 3 8 .6 1*1 . 9 1*2 . 7 1+1 . 7 3 8 .6 3 5 .9 3 6 .1 1*0 .1 3U . 1+ 1*0.2 - .8 3 5 .8 3 9 .9 31+.1+ 3**.7 - .6 - .1 -.2 0 - .1 3 6 .9 3 7 .1 3 7 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .1+ .1* **3 .1 1*2.1 from - 0 .3 0 -1 .6 - .2 0 0 0 - .1 38.O .3 - .1 3 8 .2 3 7 .7 1*1 . 5 3 6 .0 -.5 3 .3 1* 3 . 1* S ep t. 19 6 8 - .3 3 9 .9 3 9 .8 Change O c t. 1968 1*1.9 1*0.1* 1*0.8 1*0 .1 FIN A N C E. INSURANCE. AND R E A L E S T A T E ................................. . . . 3 7 - 1* -1 .9 - 3 .3 .1 .1* .1* .6 .1 3 9 .8 R E T A I L T R A D E .................................. an d c o a l p ro d u cts - 0 .6 1*0 . 3 3 .8 3 5 .5 P e tro le u m -0 .1* - .8 3 9 .9 3 8 .3 1*2 . 3 1*2.6 1*1 .8 3 8 .0 C h e m ic a ls a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . N o v. 1967 1*0 .1 3 8 .6 1*1 . 9 1*2.8 1*2.0 P r in t in g a n d p u b l i s h i n g ................... U0 .9 1*2.8 1*0.8 3 .5 1*1.0 3 9 .0 1*0.1* A p p a i e l a n d o th e r t e x t ile p so d o c ts 1*1 . 3 1*1.1* 1*2.6 1*1 . 3 1*2 . 5 1*2 . 3 M .5 3 -*+ 1*1.2 N o v. 19 6 8 O c t. 196 8 - 3 .5 - .2 - .1 - .2 - .1 0 -1 .0 3 8 .3 1*0.8 Seasonally ad jiaicd from -.3 -.2 - 1 .3 - .6 - .3 1*1.6 .2 0 3 6 .5 - .6 3 8 .5 1*3.2 38.1* 1*2.0 1*2 . 5 1*1 .6 - .2 -.3 .3 - .1 - .1 38.1* I Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in coKract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; traruportation and public iftilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. T ab le B-3: A v e r a g e hourly a n d w eekly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs1* on private n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p ayrolls, by industry A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a rn in g s A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n i n g s Industry Nov. O ct. S e p t. Nov. 1968 1968 1968 1967 C h a n g e fr o m Nov. Oct. 1968 1968 O ct. Nov. 1 96 8 1 96 7 $2 .7 3 3 -2 2 $ 0 .0 0 $ 0 .1 9 .11* .2 5 .2 9 11* 2 .9 6 1 5 7 .8 5 S e p t. 1968 T O T A L P R IV A T E ................... $ 2 .9 2 $ 2 .9 2 $ 2 .9 1 M IN IN G .................................................. C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N --------- 3-*+7 1+.51 3 -3 3 *+•51 3 .3 8 1+.U7 1+.22 0 M AN U FA CTU R IN G .............................. 3 .0 8 3 .0 6 3 .0 5 2 .8 8 .0 2 .20 1 2 5 .9 7 D U R A B L E C O O O S ............................... 3 .2 7 3 .3 3 3 .2 5 3 .3 0 3 .2 3 3 .0 5 3 . 21+ .02 .2 2 .0 3 .0 9 1 3 5 .8 5 1 3 9 .2 6 1 3 5 .0 1 1 3 7 .7 6 L u m b e r an d w o o d p s o d o c t s ............. 2 .6 2 2 .6 2 2 .5 3 2.52 2 .3 8 107.91* io u .5 8 1 0 9 .0 3 F u rn itu r e a n d f i x e u r e a ...................... 2 . 61* 2 .5 2 1 3 6 .0 3 11*0 . 5 3 1 0 5 .3 2 S c o o e , c l o y , a n d g l a s s p ro d u c ts . . 3 .0 6 3.6 1 3 .0 6 3 .6 0 3.06 3.60 2 .8 9 3 « 1*2 3 .2 5 3 .^ 5 2 .9 9 3 - 81* 3 .2 3 3 . 1*1* 1 3 0 .0 5 11+6.88 1 3 7 .2 8 1 3 0 .3 6 *8 .6 8 P rim ary m e t a l in d u s t r i e s ................... F a b r ic a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ................ M ach in cry , e x c e p t e le c tric a l . . . . E le c t r i c a l e q u i p a s e n r ......................... T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u i p m e n t ................ Iasc ru m ro c a n o d r e la t e d p ro d u c ts . N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ...................... F o o d a n d k in d re d p r o d u c t s ............. 3 .0 5 2 .5 3 3 .7 5 3 .0 3 2 .5 2 2 .8 0 2 .7 ? 2 .7 8 C h e m ic a ls a n d a l l i e d p ro d u c ts . . . P e tro le u m 3 .8 0 T e x t i l e m ill p r o d u c t s ........................ A p p a re l and o th e r t e x t i le p r o d u c t s P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................ P r in t in g a n d p u b l i s h i n g ................... and c o a l p r o d u c t s . . . R u b b e r a n d p la s t i c s p ro d u c t% n e c L e a t h e r a n d le a t h e r p r o d u c t s . . . . WHOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E W HOLESALE TRADE ..................... R E T A I L T R A D E ................................. FIN A N C E. INSURANCE. AND R EAL E S T A T E ................................. 3.22 3 . 1*0 2 .9 6 3 . 7 *+ 3 .0 3 2 .5 0 2 . 81* 2 .5 1 2 .2 7 2 .2 5 3 .1 1 3 .5 6 3 .3 2 T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ..................... 3.28 2 .9 9 2 .2 7 2 . 1*5 2 .9 8 2 .8 1 2.00 2 .3 7 2 .3 7 2 .2 7 2 .2 7 3 .1 0 2 .2 6 2 .2 6 3.02 3 . 21+ 2 .8 3 3.*+9 2 .9 0 2 .3 7 2.62 2 .6 7 2 .1 5 2 .1 3 2 .9 8 2 .8 5 2 . 81* 2 .8 1 2 .2 5 2.1*1* 2.11 2 .2 9 2 .9 3 .17 1 2 7 .9 1 .1 9 .2 3 11*7 .2 9 1 3 7 .8 0 11* 5 .2 5 .21 .0 1 .1 6 IO O .6 9 .1 6 .01 .1 8 .0 3 111.1*1* .1 7 III+.7I+ .11* .36 91+.63 91*.2 1 .0 3 2 .9 8 2 .2 6 3.30 101+.21* •35 .1 5 .0 9 2 .6 3 3 .7 7 .1 5 .02 2 .8 0 3 .5 5 .20 .11* .1 8 .1 8 .21 .1 6 .1 6 .11* 8 0 .7 8 1 3 *+. 35 1 3 6 .3 5 11*0.1*1* 161.88 121*.98 C h a n g e fr o m O ct. 1968 Nov. 19 6 7 $ 1 0 3 . 71* $ - 1 .1 7 1 3 8 .7 8 3 .10 $ 5 . 1*7 1+.I8 1 7 3 - 61* 1 7 2 .9 9 - 3 .7 8 1 2 5 .6 6 1 6 1 .6 3 1 1 7 .5 0 - 1 5 .7 9 1 2 5 .'nr 1 2 5 .6 6 .1 8 1 3 9 .8 6 11*5.17 1 2 0 .9 9 1 6 2 .0 0 IO I+.33 11 1 3 6 .8 5 11* 3 .8 2 1 .2 7 9 8 . 1+9 9 7 . 3 »+ -2 .6 2 1 2 1 .9 6 1 U1 .2 5 1 2 5 .3 3 1 3 7 .0 5 1 2 3 .3 2 11+1 .3 5 1 1 9 .7 7 1 0 0 .5 5 9 9 .5 0 91*.56 1 1 1 .8 8 1 1 5 .2 1 116.1+8 1 1 2 .0 3 1 0 5 .0 6 109.1+7 83.1*2 92.1*3 91+.21 8 2 .6 3 1 3 *+.5 l+ 1 3 7 . *+2 1 3 8 .6 9 1 6 1 .3 6 125.16 8 6 .2 6 .1 6 .16 8 6 .9 8 1 2 3 .6 9 75.11+ 8 6 .3 3 8 7 . 1*7 1 2 3 .9 1 7 5 . 21* .21 101+.80 1 0 U .5 3 9 i*. 33 9I+.02 8 2 .2 6 1 3 5 .6 0 1 3 7 .3 9 138.60 162.1*9 125.1*6 8 5 .2 8 88.08 1 2 U .6 2 7 5 .9 9 1 0 3 .6 0 .20 136.1*0 1 2 1 .0 6 1 6 0 .0 7 1 2 3 .6 2 .1 6 .1 7 1967 $ 1 1 0 .8 7 l*+6 . 35 $1 0 9 .2 1 $ 1 1 0 .3 8 121.10 I6 5 .8 9 12U • 1*1* .0 1 2 .0 5 3 .5 6 3 .3 1 3 .7 7 3.10 2.21 .01 0 .0 1 .02 .01 3 .1 0 2 .1 9 3 .U 2 .0 7 2 .9 3 3 .3 5 3. 1b 3 . 61* 2.1*5 3 .0 9 2 .2 0 0 0 -.02 .01 0 .01 .0 3 .01 .01 0 .01 .01 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. 2.1+2 Nov. 1 1 5 .1 8 8 9 .0 3 - . 31* - 2 .1 U .1*1 8.1*7 1 0 .3 7 **.13 6 .8 3 6 .9 0 5 .9 5 6 8.20 .5 2 .01+ 12.1*7 .11* 21*. 51* I+.67 6 .1 3 .08 .11 3 .8 9 1.12 -.1*1* - . 1*7 5 .9 2 6 .3 8 5 .2 7 2.20 11.21 0 5 .1 8 7 5 . 11* 1 2 5 .9 9 -I.8 5 5 . 61* -.1 9 8 .3 6 127.61* 132.1*0 1 5 6 .1 6 -1 .0 7 8 .7 1 8.01* 1 1 9 .7 0 1 .7 5 .5 2 -.18 8 2 .9 2 -.0 7 8 2 .6 7 - . 1*9 1 1 7 . 7? 7 l . 3 *i -.22 -.10 9 7 .3 1 .2 7 5 .7 2 5 .2 8 3 - 3 *+ *+.31 5 .9 0 3 .8 0 7 . 1*9
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