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NEWS II. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABDR OFFICE OF INFORMATION, WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20210 U S D L - 71-643 B u reau of L a b o r S ta tis tic s T e le p h o n e s : (202) 961-2530, 961-2633, 961-2472 T r a n s m is s io n E m b a r g o 9:30 A . M . F r id a y , D e c e m b e r 3, 1971 TH 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 1971 U n em p lo y m en t m o v e d up in N o v e m b e r but e m p lo y m e n t continued to gain and re a c h e d 80 m i llio n f o r the f i r s t tim e , the U. S. D ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r 1 s Bureau of L a b o r S ta tis tic s r e p o r t e d tod ayG T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t ha r is e n substantially since the s u m m e r, The u nem ploym ent ra te w as 6 .0 p e r cent in N o v e m b e r , c o m p a r e d with 50 8 p e r c e n t in O c to b e r. The o v e r a l l j o b le s s ra te has fluctuated c lo s e to the 6 - p e r c e n t m a r k since la s t N o v e m b e r . N o n a g r ic u ltu r a l p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e slig h tly in N o v e m b e r , as e m p lo y m e n t in m o s t m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n s edged up f r o m th e ir O cto b er le v e ls . U n em p loym en t The number of unem ployed p e rs o n s totaled 4. 8 m i llio n in N o v e m b e r . A f t e r a llo w a n ce f o r the usual season al changes, unemployment w as up 210, 000 b etw een O c to b e r and N o v e m b e r , w ith v ir t u a lly a ll o f the in c r e a s e o c c u r r in g among young adults. The bulk o f the o v e r a l l r i s e in jo b le s s n e s s s te m m e d f r o m jo b lo s s (ra th e r than f r o m the e n try or r e - e n t r y of j o b s e e k e r s into the la b o r f o r c e ) . The o v e r a l l j o b l e s s ra te w as 6. 0 p e r c e n t in N o v e m b e r , c o m p a r e d with 5. 8 p e r c e n t in O c to b e r and 6. 0 p e r c e n t in S e p te m b e r. Although u n em p lo y m ent r a te s f o r a fe w m a jo r la b o r f o r c e grou ps changed o v e r the month, the j o b l e s s situation f o r m o s t w o r k e r s w as not s ig n ific a n tly d iffe r e n t in N o v e m b e r f r o m the p attern s that have g e n e r a lly p r e v a ile d during 1971. U n em p loym en t r a te s f o r a ll adult m en (4. 4 p e r c e n t ) and te e n a g e r s (17. 0 p e r c e n t ) showed little or no change f r o m th e ir O c to b e r le v e l s . The adult m a le ra te continued w ithin the r e l a t i v e l y n a r r o w 4. 2-4. 5 p e rc e n t range in e v id e n c e since the beginning o f the y e a r . The teen age jo b l e s s ra te stood at the 17-p e rc e n t m a r k f o r the fou rth co n secu tive month and has shown no - 2 - c l e a r tren d since r is in g sh a rp ly in late s u m m e r and e a r l y f a l l o f 1970o F o r m a r r i e d m en, h o w e v e r , the j o b l e s s rate (3 .4 p e r c e n t ) w as up s ig n ific a n tly o v e r the month, fo llo w in g a d ro p in O c to b e r . T h e i r rate has a ls o shown no m a r k e d change during the c o u rs e of the y e a r . The unem ploym ent rate f o r adult w o m e n r o s e f r o m 5. 5 to 5C8 p e rc e n t o v e r the month but was little d iffe r e n t f r o m the l e v e l s that have p r e v a ile d throughout 1971. The O c t o b e r - t o - N o v e m b e r r i s e p r i m a r i l y r e f l e c t e d in c r e a s e d jo b le s s n e s s among 20-24 y e a r - o l d s 0 Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (Seaso nally ad ju sted) N ov. 1971 Selected categories Oct. 1971 2nd 3rd 1st Qtr Qtr Qtr 1971___ __ 1Q71__ __ 1Q71__ 4th Qtr 1Q7f1__ (M illio n s o f persons) C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ..................................................... T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t................................................. U n e m p lo y m e n t ......................................................... 85.2 80.0 5.2 84.8 79.8 4.9 84.2 79.2 5.0 83.7 78.7 5.0 83.6 78.6 5.0 83.4 78.6 4.9 5.9 4.3 5.7 17.4 5.5 9.5 3.2 5.5 3.8 5.9 4.3 5.5 17.5 5.4 9.2 3.2 5.5 70.4 22.5 47.9 70.1 22.6 47.5 37.0 39.8 36.9 39.5 2.7 (Percent o f labor fo rce) U n e m p lo y m e n t rates: ................................ A ll w o rk e rs A d u lt m e n .................................. A d u lt w o m e n ............................................................ Teenagers W hite .................................. ............................................................................... Negro and o th er r a c e s ...................................... M arried m e n ................................................................ F u ll-tim e w o r k e r s ................................................. State insured .............................. 6.0 4.4 5.8 17.0 5.7 9.3 3.4 5.8 4.2 5.8 4.3 5.5 17.0 5.3 10.7 3.0 5.4 4.5 6.0 4.5 5.7 16.S 5.5 10.1 3.2 5.5 4.2 6.0 4.4 5.8 16.8 5.5 9.9 3.2 5.5 4.2 4 .4 (Millions of persons) N o n farm p ayro ll e m p lo y m e n t ........................... G o ods-producing ind ustries ....................... Service-p ro d ucin g in d u stries ....................... 70.9 22.4 48.5 70.8 22.4 48.5 70.6 22.4 48.3 70.7 22.5 48.1 (H o u rs o f w o rk ) Average w e e k ly h o u rs: T o ta l private n o n f a r m ...................................... M a n u fa c tu rin g ............................................................ M an u fa ctu rin g o vertim e .............................. 37.2 40.1 2.9 37.1 39.8 3 .0 36.8 39.8 2.9 N o t e : P a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t a n d h o u r s fig u re s f o r la t e s t 2 m o n t h s a re p r e li m in a r y . S o u r c e s : T a b le s A - 1 , A - 3 , B - 1 , B - 2 . 37.0 39.9 2.9 2 .8 - 3 - The N o v e m b e r in c r e a s e in u nem ploym ent o c c u r r e d a lm o s t e n t ir e ly among f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , w hose rate r o s e f r o m 5. 4 p e r c e n t in O c to b e r to 5. 8 p e r c e n t in Novem ber,, The jo b le s s ra te f o r p a r t - t im e w o r k e r s w as e s s e n t ia lly unchanged o v e r the month. W hite w o r k e r s accounted fo r a ll of the N o v e m b e r in c r e a s e in j o b l e s s nesso T h e ir un em ploym en t ra te , which had edged down b etw een August and O c to b e r, r o s e f r o m 5. 3 to 5. 7 p e r c e n t in N o v e m b e r , a re tu rn to the le v e l s p r e v a ilin g during much of 1971. The j o b l e s s ra te fo r N e g r o e s , on the other hand, dropped o v e r the m o n t h - - f r o m 10.7 p e rc e n t to 9o 3 p e r c e n t - - a f t e r d riftin g upward since the beginning of the year*. A m on g the m a jo r in d u s trie s , the j o b le s s rate f o r m anufacturing w o r k e r s m o v e d up in N o v e m b e r fo llo w in g a d eclin e in October,, A t 60 8 p ercen t, the jo b le s s ra te f o r f a c t o r y w o r k e r s has shown lit t le change thus f a r in 1971. The u nem ploym ent ra te f o r w o r k e r s in w h o le s a le and r e t a i l trad e a ls o r o s e o v e r the month, a ft e r inching dow nw ard since M ay. In c on tra st, the j o b le s s ra te f o r w o r k e r s in c on stru ction dropped f r o m 10o 3 to 8. 9 p e r c e n t in N o v e m b e r ; this ra te had h o v e r e d around the 10-percent m a r k in re c e n t months, fo llo w in g a d e c lin e f r o m even h igh er le v e l s e a r l i e r in the y e a r c W ith the e x cep tio n of a s m a ll in c r e a s e in the rate f o r w h i t e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s , unem ploym ent r a te s f o r m o s t m a jo r occupational groups showed lit t le change o v e r the month,, F o r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State u nem ploym ent in su ran ce p r o g r a m s , the jo b l e s s ra te m o v e d down f r o m 40 5 to 4 .2 p e rc e n t in N o v e m b e r (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ). The d eclin e retu rn ed the State in su red rate to the August le v e l , a fte r s m a ll in c r e a s e s in the in te rv e n in g m onths. The in c r e a s e in jo b le s s n e s s in N o v e m b e r re s u lte d in a r i s e in the num ber of w o r k e r s un em ployed le s s than 5 w e e k s , which, in turn, w as p a r tly re s p o n s ib le f o r lo w e r in g the a v e r a g e duration o f u nem ploym ent to 11.7 w e e k s , s e a s o n a lly adjusted. Since M ay, the a v e r a g e duration of u n em p loym en t has fluctuated n a r r o w ly around 12 w ee k s , som e 3 w e e k s above y e a r - ago l e v e l s . The number of w o r k e r s on p a rt tim e fo r e c o n o m ic re a s o n s (those who want f u l l - t i m e w o r k but have been able to find only a p a r t - t im e jo b o r have had t h e ir w o r k w e e k red u c e d because of e c o n o m ic fa c t o r s a ffe c tin g th e ir j o b s ) - 4 - r o s e f r o m 2. 5 to 2. 6 m illio n (s e a s o n a lly ad ju sted ) in November*, T h is s e r ie s had h o v e r e d around the 2C5 - m illio n m a r k since la s t D e c e m b e r , but the N o v e m b e r in c r e a s e brought the number of such w o r k e r s to a 10-year highQ C iv ilia n L a b o r F o r c e and T o t al E m p lo y m e n t The N a tio n 1 s c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e r o s e by 390, 000 in N o v e m b e r , sonally adjusted, to an a lltim e high of 85e 2 m illio n . sea The o v e r - t h e - m o n t h in c r e a s e , confined l a r g e l y to adult w om en and te e n a g e r s , continued the rapid expansion of the c iv ilia n la b o r fo r c e in ev id e n c e since late s u m m e r, T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t has a lso r is e n substantially since the s u m m e r. The in c r e a s e in re c e n t months has been con cen tra ted among adult w om en. V ie tn a m E r a V e te r a n s A f t e r dropping substantially in O c to b e r, unem ploym ent among V i e t nam E r a v e te r a n s 20 to 29 y e a r s old retu rn ed to the l e v e l that had p r e v a ile d throughout the th ird q u a r te r of 19710 A total o f 3 20, 000 w a r v e te r a n s w e r e u nem ployed in N o v e m b e r , 50, 000 m o r e than in O cto b er, w h ile the number e m p lo y e d held steady at 3. 6 m illio n . table A - 7. ) (Data a re not s e a s o n a lly adjusted; see C o m p a re d with N o v e m b e r 1970, unem ploym ent was little changed, but e m p lo y m e n t in c r e a s e d by 500,000; the number of 20-29 y e a r old Vietnam E r a v e te r a n s in the population r o s e 590,000 o v e r the y e a r . The unem ploym ent rate f o r v e t e r a n s r o s e f r o m 70 0 to 8, 2 p e rc e n t o v e r the month. The v e t e r a n s 1 ra te in N o v e m b e r e x c e e d e d the rate f o r non v e t e r a n s in this age group, as was the case in m o s t months of 1971. For non veteran s, both the le v e l (570,000) and rate of unem ploym ent (7.0 p e r cen t) in N o v e m b e r w e r e e s s e n t ia lly unchanged f r o m O c to b e r. Industry E m p lo y m e n t D e v e lo p m e n ts N o n a g r ic u ltu r a l p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e 80, 000, s e a s o n a lly adjusted, in N o v e m b e r , fo llo w in g a month of little change,. The N o v e m b e r in c r e a s e brought the number of p a y r o ll jo b s to within 23 5, 000 of the a llt im e high set in M a r c h 1970c S m all o v e r - t h e - m o n t h e m p lo y m e n t gains w e r e posted in both the g o o d s- and s e r v ic e - p r o d u c in g s e c to r s . E m p lo y m e n t in m anufacturing in c r e a s e d by 40, 000, se a s o n a lly adjusted, between O c to b e r and N o v e m b e r . A t 18.6 m illio n , fa c to r y e m p lo y m ent w as up by 135, 000 f r o m the r e c e n t low r e a c h e d this past August but was s t ill 1.7 m illio n b e lo w the a lltim e high of July 1969o H a lf of the o v e r - th e-m on th in c r e a s e took p la ce in the food p r o c e s s in g industry, w h e re -5 - e m p lo ym en t r o s e 20,000, fo llo w in g a d eclin e o f s im ila r magnitude in the p re v io u s month. T h e r e w e r e no substantial em ploym ent changes in the other m anufacturing indu stries. In con tract construction, em p loym en t r o s e fo r the third month in «« row , in c r e a s in g by 10, 000 (se a s o n a lly adjusted) in N o v e m b e r . A fter declin in g during the sp rin g and su m m er, construction em p lo ym en t has returned to the l e v e l s of late 1970, although rem ain in g w e l l below the r e c o rd highs rea ch ed in late 1969 and e a r ly 1970. M ining em p loym en t was unchanged at its low O cto b er le v e l, due to the continuation of the bituminous coa l strik e (which was s ettled a fte r the su rvey w eek ). E m p loym en t in the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g ind u stries ro s e by 40,000 in N o v e m b e r , as in c r e a s e s in finance, insurance, and r e a l estate (20, 000), s e r v i c e s (4 0,000), and State and lo c a l govern m en t (3 0 ,000) m o r e than offset a d eclin e in w h o le s a le and r e t a il tra d e (50, 000). E m p loym en t in tra n s p ortation and in F e d e r a l g o vern m en t rem a in ed v irtu a lly unchanged in N ovem ber. Hours o f W o r k The a v e r a g e w o rk w e e k f o r a ll rank-and-file w o r k e r s on p r iv a te nona g r ic u ltu r a l p a y r o lls edged up 0.1 hour, sea son a lly adjusted, in N o v e m b e r to 37. 2 hours. T h is s m a ll r i s e in season ally adjusted hours resu lted f r o m the shift o f the V e te ra n s Day holiday—which in p re v io u s y e a r s had usually o c c u r r e d during the N o v e m b e r su rvey w eek —to the fourth Monday of O cto b er. A s a r e s u lt of this change in the holiday schedule, the ty p ic a l declin e in hours did not take place this y e a r . In m anufacturing, the w o r k w e e k m o ved up by 0. 3 hour in N o v e m b e r to 40.1 hours (s e a s o n a lly adjusted), with gains being posted in m ost in d u stries. T h is in c r e a s e also l a r g e l y resu lted f r o m the e ffe c t o f the shift in V e te ra n s Day. The l a r g e s t over-the-m onth in c r e a s e in hours o c c u r r e d in con tract construction (1. 5 hours, sea son a lly adjusted) and m ay be attributable to e x c e p tio n a lly good w ea th er in the su rvey w eek as w e l l as to the e ffe c t o f the V e te ra n s Day shift. The w o rk w e e k in tran sp ortation and public u tilitie s , trade, and s e r v i c e s a ll edged up 0.1 hour in N o v e m b e r . F a c t o r y o v e r t im e hours edged down 0.1 hour in N o v e m b e r to 2. 9 hours. The con traction in o v e r t im e was c e n te re d in the nondurable goods - in d u s trie s . 6 - O v e r t im e hours in m an u factu rin g have continued in the Z. 8 to 3. 0 hours range since the beginning of the y e a r . E a rn in gs A v e r a g e h o u rly e a rn in g s o f produ ction and n o n s u p e r v is o r v w o r k e r s on p r iv a te n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o lls w e r e $ 3. 47 in N o v e m b e r , Z cents f r o m O c to b e r. a d eclin e of C o m p a r e d with a y e a r ago, hourly e a rn in gs have r is e n 18 cents o r 5. 5 p ercen t. A s a r e s u lt o f the drop in h ourly e a rn in g s, a v e r a g e w e e k ly earn in gs in N o v e m b e r w e r e down 74 cents o v e r the month to $1Z8. 74. Gains in w e e k ly earn in gs in m an u factu rin g and s e r v i c e s w e r e m o r e than o ffs e t by d e c lin e s in m ining, estate. co n tra ct construction, and finance, in su rance, and r e a l C o m p a re d with N o v e m b e r 197 0, a v e r a g e w e e k ly ea rn in gs w e r e up by $7. 67 o r 6. 3 p e rc e n t. D uring the la te s t 1Z month p e r io d f o r w hich the Con su m e r P r i c e Index is a v a ila b le —O c to b e r 1970 to O c to b e r 1971—c o n s u m e r p r ic e s r o s e by 3. 8 p e rc e n t. This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample sur vey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from payroll records of employers and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication E m ploym en t and Earnings. T a b l e A-1: Employ ment st atus of th e n o n i n s ti t u t i o n a l p op ula tion b y sex and age (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted O c t. 1971 S e p t. 1971 A u g. 1971 8 7 ,8 6 8 8 5 ,1 7 2 8 0 ,0 2 2 3 ,3 9 3 7 6 ,6 2 9 2 ,6 1 6 1 ,2 5 0 1,366 5 ,1 5 0 8 7 ,5 0 0 8 4 ,7 8 3 79,8 4 5 3 ,3 6 9 7 6 ,4 7 6 2,5 0 7 1 ,1 6 1 1,3 4 6 4 ,9 3 8 87,3 4 7 8 4 ,5 9 8 7 9 ,525 3 ,3 5 6 76,1 6 9 2 ,2 6 0 1,0 5 6 1,2 0 4 5 ,0 7 3 87,0 8 7 8 4 ,3 1 2 7 9,197 3 ,4 1 5 7 5 ,7 8 2 2 ,4 6 9 1,1 7 3 1 ,2 9 6 5 ,1 1 5 8 6 ,6 2 6 8 3 ,8 2 9 78,9 4 1 3,3 6 7 7 5 ,5 7 4 2 ,4 5 0 1 ,1 3 4 1 ,3 1 6 4 ,8 8 8 2 ,5 3 1 43,7 1 7 1 ,7 5 5 4 7 ,3 3 5 4 5 ,5 2 0 2 ,4 1 8 4 3 ,102 1 ,8 1 5 •48,238 4 6 ,1 0 1 2 ,4 9 5 4 3 ,6 0 6 2 ,1 3 7 4 8 ,1 7 6 4 6 ,1 0 4 2,4 7 4 4 3 ,6 3 0 2 ,0 7 2 4 8 ,1 9 4 4 6 ,0 0 4 2 ,4 2 6 4 3 ,5 7 8 2 ,1 9 0 4 8 ,0 7 4 4 5 ,9 0 3 2 ,4 7 2 4 3 ,4 3 1 2 ,1 7 1 4 7 ,9 5 6 4 5 ,8 8 8 2 ,4 5 8 4 3 ,4 3 0 2 ,0 6 8 2 9,762 2 8 ,1 1 4 529 2 7 ,5 8 4 1,6 4 8 2 9 ,5 4 0 2 7 ,8 8 6 595 2 7 ,2 9 1 1 ,6 5 4 29,057 2 7 ,5 0 0 523 26,977 1,5 5 7 2 9 ,2 7 6 2 7 ,5 6 8 525 2 7 ,0 4 3 1 ,708 29,1 0 8 27,5 1 5 521 2 6 ,9 9 4 1 ,5 9 3 28,9 9 5 27,3 7 6 551 26,8 2 5 1 ,6 1 9 28,8 5 9 27,1 7 2 543 2 6 ,6 2 9 1,6 8 7 28,5 2 5 2 6 ,8 9 7 516 26,3 8 1 1 ,6 2 8 7 ,2 4 4 6 ,0 0 0 293 5 ,7 0 7 1 ,244 7 ,0 9 3 5 ,9 3 2 344 5 ,5 8 8 1 ,1 6 1 6 ,9 5 5 5 ,7 2 0 285 5 ,4 3 5 1 ,2 3 5 7 ,6 5 8 6 ,3 5 3 373 5 ,9 8 0 1,3 0 5 7 ,4 9 9 6 ,2 2 6 374 5 ,8 5 2 1 ,2 7 3 7 ,4 0 9 6 ,1 4 5 379 5 ,7 6 6 1 ,2 6 4 7 ,3 7 9 6 ,1 2 2 400 5 ,7 2 2 1 ,2 5 7 7 ,3 4 8 6 ,1 5 6 393 5 ,7 6 3 1 ,1 9 2 O ct. 1971 Nov. 1970 8 7 ,7 1 5 8 5 ,0 1 9 8 0 ,2 0 4 3,2 6 2 7 6 ,9 4 2 2 ,3 1 1 1 ,120 1 ,191 4 ,8 1 5 8 7 ,3 5 2 8 4 ,6 3 5 8 0 ,0 6 5 3 ,4 7 0 7 6 ,5 9 5 2 ,2 4 6 1 ,0 8 0 1 ,1 6 6 4 ,5 7 0 8 6,386 83,347 78,741 3,2 2 6 7 5,515 2,3 5 3 1 ,2 5 0 1 ,103 4 ,607 4 8 ,0 1 3 4 6 ,0 9 0 2 ,4 4 0 4 3 ,6 5 0 1,923 4 8 ,0 0 3 46,2 4 7 Nov. 1971 Employment status, age, and sez NOV. 1971 J u ly 1971 Total Total labor force .................................. .. • • Civilian labor force .................................... Employed................................................. Agriculture............................................. Nonagricultural industries....................... On part time for economic reasons........... Usually work full time......................... Usually work part time ....................... Unemployed............................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force...................................... Employed................................................. Agriculture................................ ............ Nonagricultural industries ........................ Unemployed............................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ................. ............... Employed ................................................. Agriculture............................................. Nonagricultural industries....................... Unemployed............................................... Both sexes, 16-19 years Civilian labor force...................................... Employed................................................. Agriculture........................................... Nonagricultural industries....................... Unemployed............................................... T a b le A - 2 : F u ll- a n d p a rt-tim e sta tu s of th e c iv ilia n la b o r fo rce b y s e x a n d a g e (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Full- and part-time employment status, sez, and age Nov. Nov. Nov. Oct. Sept. 1971 1970 1971 1971 1971 Aug. 1971 J u ly 1971 Nov. 1970 Full time Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force.................................... Employed............................................... Unemployed............................................. Unemployment rate.................................. 7 1 ,9 6 9 6 8,395 3,5 7 5 5 .0 70,7 2 4 6 7 ,3 0 2 3 ,4 2 2 4 .8 73,1 0 0 6 8 ,8 9 6 4 ,2 0 4 5 .8 7 2 ,5 3 4 6 8 ,6 1 4 3 ,9 2 0 5 .4 7 2 ,4 1 9 6 8 ,3 2 0 4 ,0 9 9 5 .7 7 2 ,2 3 2 6 8 ,2 4 2 3 ,9 9 0 5 .5 72,0 0 6 6 8 ,1 6 1 3 ,8 4 5 5 .3 71,8 1 5 6 7 ,7 8 9 4 ,0 2 6 5 .6 Men, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force.................................... Employed....................... ....................... Unemployed........................................... Unemployment rate .................................. 4 5 ,6 0 6 4 3 ,8 6 5 1 ,7 4 0 3 .8 4 4 ,9 5 1 4 3 ,3 1 5 1 ,6 3 5 3 .6 4 5 ,9 3 9 4 3 ,9 5 3 1,9 8 6 4 .3 4 5 ,7 5 0 4 3 ,8 0 4 1 ,9 4 6 4 .3 4 5 ,7 9 0 4 3 ,7 7 3 2 ,0 1 7 4 .4 45,6 9 7 4 3 ,6 6 9 2 ,0 2 8 4 .4 4 5 ,7 3 8 4 3 ,8 1 9 1 ,9 1 9 4 .2 4 5 ,2 6 8 4 3 ,4 0 2 1 ,8 6 6 4 .1 Women, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force.................................... Employed............................................... Unemployed........................................... Unemployment rate . ................................ 2 3 ,1 0 6 2 1 ,8 5 9 1 ,247 5 .4 2 2,603 2 1 ,3 9 0 1 ,2 1 4 5 .4 2 3 ,0 1 5 2 1,643 1,372 6 .0 22,7 5 9 2 1 ,5 0 7 1 ,2 5 2 5 .5 2 2 ,8 1 0 2 1 ,4 5 4 1 ,3 5 6 5 .9 2 2 ,6 2 0 2 1 ,3 3 9 1 ,2 8 1 5 .7 2 2 ,3 1 5 2 1 ,0 4 9 1 ,2 6 6 5 .7 2 2 ,5 1 4 2 1 ,1 7 8 1 ,3 3 6 5 .9 1 3 ,0 4 9 11,8 1 0 1 ,2 4 0 9 .5 12,624 1 1,439 1 ,1 8 5 9 .4 1 2,128 1 1 ,089 1 ,0 3 9 8 .6 1 2 ,1 6 6 1 1 ,1 4 0 1 ,0 2 6 8 .4 1 2 ,3 4 6 1 1 ,3 2 6 1 ,0 2 0 8 .3 12,2 2 2 11,0 8 9 1,1 3 3 9 .3 1 1 ,9 6 0 1 0 ,9 2 4 1 ,0 3 6 8 .7 1 1 ,7 3 6 10,7 4 6 990 8 .4 Part Hme Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force......................... .......... Employed............................................... Unemployed............................................. Unemployment rate................. ............. NOTE: Persons on part-time schedules for economic reasons are included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or Table A-3: M a jo r une m plo y m en t in dicators (Persons 16 years and over) Selected categories Thousands o f persons unemployed N ov. 1971 Total (a ll civilian workers) . . N o v. 1970 Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment N ov. 1971 O c t. 1971 S ep t. 1971 Aug. 1971 J u ly 1971 N ov. 1970 .......................... 4 ,8 1 5 4 ,6 0 7 6 .0 5 .8 6 .0 6 .1 5 .8 5 .9 Men, 20 years and o v e r .................................. Women, 20 years aind o v e r ............................... Both sexes, 16-19 y e a r s ................................. 1 ,9 2 3 1 ,6 4 8 1 ,2 4 4 1 ,8 1 5 1 ,5 5 7 1 ,2 3 5 4 .4 5 .8 1 7 .0 4 .3 5 .5 1 7 .0 4 .5 5 .6 1 7 .1 4 .5 5 .8 1 7 .0 4 .3 5 .7 1 6 .2 4 .2 5 .6 1 7 .6 W h ite ................................................................ Negro and other r a c e s .......... ......................... 3 ,9 8 2 832 3 ,8 1 8 788 5 .7 9 .3 5 .3 1 0 .7 5 .4 1 0 .5 5 .6 9 .8 5 .3 1 0 .1 5 .5 9 .0 Married men............................................................ Full-time w o rk ers................................................. Part-time w ork ers................................................. Unemployed 15 weeks and over1.......................... State insured2 ...................................................... Labor force time lo s t ^ ......................................... 1 ,1 8 9 3 ,5 7 5 1 ,2 4 0 1 ,0 5 8 1 ,8 2 8 1 ,1 4 0 3 ,4 2 2 1 ,1 8 5 720 2 ,0 0 4 -- — 3 .4 5 .8 8 .6 1 .5 4 .2 6 .5 3 .0 5 .4 8 .4 1 .5 4 .5 6 .5 3 .3 5 .7 8 .3 1 .5 4 .4 6 .3 3 .2 5 .5 9 .3 1 .5 4 .2 6 .5 3 .1 5 .3 8 .7 1 .6 3 .9 6 .3 3 .2 5 .6 8 .4 1 .1 4 .6 6 .4 1 ,3 7 8 310 169 696 203 2 ,0 0 9 434 1 ,0 7 4 501 733 99 1 ,3 7 0 253 140 734 242 2 ,0 1 1 431 1 ,1 7 7 403 602 77 3 .6 3 .2 2 .0 4 .8 4 .0 7 .5 4 .5 8 .4 1 1 .5 6 .6 3 .4 3 .4 2 .9 1 .6 4 .6 3 .9 7 .2 4 .7 8 .0 1 0 .9 6 .1 2 .0 3 .3 2 .6 1 .6 4 .7 3 .9 8 .0 5 .8 8 .4 1 1 .6 6 .5 2 .9 3 .5 3 .1 1 .4 4 .8 4 .5 7 .6 5 .5 8 .3 1 0 .5 6 .6 2 .8 3 .6 2 .8 1 .8 5 .0 4 .7 7 .1 5 .3 8 .0 9 .1 6 .6 2 .8 3 .6 2 .6 1 .7 5 .0 4 .9 7 .4 4 .5 8 .8 1 0 .1 6 .0 2 .7 3 ,6 2 0 352 1 ,2 8 4 765 519 192 950 829 398 111 3 ,5 5 8 336 1 ,4 5 0 935 515 161 826 778 326 102 6 .0 1 0 .3 6 .3 6 .7 5 .8 4 .4 6 .1 4 .8 3 .3 7 .1 6 .2 1 0 .0 7 .0 7 .1 6 .8 3 .6 6 .2 5 .1 2 .9 8 .8 6 .2 1 0 .2 6 .9 6 .8 7 .0 6 .1 9 .6 6 .6 6 .5 6 .7 3 .0 6 .4 5 .4 2 .9 8 .3 6 .2 9 .1 7 .3 8 .2 6 .1 3 .6 6 .1 5 .1 2 .8 8 .8 Occupation^ White-collar w o rk e rs .................. ..................... Professional and te c h n ic a l............................. Managers, officials, and p ro p rieto rs............. Clerical w orkers.............................................. Sales workers ................................................. Blue-collar w orkers............................................... Craftsmen and forem en.................................... Operatives ...................................................... Nonfarm laborers.............................................. Service w o r k e r s .................................................... Farm w orkers......................................................... Industry'* Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers 5 ............................................ >................. C on stru ction .................................................... Manufacturing ................................................. Durable g o o d s ............................................... Nondurable g o o d s ......................................... Transportation and public u t ilit ie s ................ Wholesale and retail trade............................... Finance and service in d u s trie s ..................... Government wage and salary workers.................. Agricultural wage and salary w o r k e r s ................ 6 .2 8 .9 6 .8 7 .1 6 .3 4 .4 6 .6 5 .2 3 .4 9 .3 3 ..i 6 .2 5 .4 3 .1 9 .4 ^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force. 4 ^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. ^Includes mining, not shown separately. Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. T a b le A -4 : 'U n em p lo y ed p e rso n s 16 y e a rs a n d o v e r b y d u ra tio n of u nem p lo ym en t (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Duration of unemployment N ov. 1971 N o v. 1970 Nov. 1971 Less than 5 w e e k s ................................................. 5 to 14 w e e k s ......................................................... 15 weeks and o v e r .................. .............................. 15 to 26 w e e k s ................................................. 27 weeks and over . . ................ ................ 2 ,2 4 4 1 ,5 1 3 1 ,0 5 8 564 494 2 ,2 8 4 1 ,6 0 3 720 437 283 Average (mean) duration, in w e e k s ..................... 1 1 .5 9 .1 O c t. 1971 S ep t. 1971 A u g. 1 971 J u ly 1Q71 2 ,2 9 2 1 ,6 5 9 1 ,2 9 3 726 567 2 ,1 9 4 1 ,5 4 9 1 ,2 3 1 641 590 2 ,3 4 4 1 ,5 8 9 1 ,2 3 9 672 567 2 ,3 7 2 1 ,5 3 5 1 ,3 0 5 752 553 2 ,1 1 2 1 ,5 3 2 1 ,3 1 1 747 564 2 ,3 3 3 1 ,7 5 8 880 555 325 1 1 .7 1 2 .2 1 2 .0 1 1 .5 1 1 .6 9 .3 N ov. 1Q70 T a b le A - 5 : U n em p lo yed p e r s o n s by re a so n lo r u n e m p l o y m e n t (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Reason for unemployment N ov. 1970 N ov. 1971 N o v. 1971 O c t. 1971 Sept. 1971 Auw. 1971 J u ly 1971 N o v. 1970 Number of unemployed Lost last j o b ........................................................ Reentered labor force ......................................... Never worked b e fo r e ........................................... 2 ,1 0 3 608 1 ,5 0 9 595 2 ,0 8 2 586 1,3 9 8 • 541 2 ,4 0 9 630 1 ,507 668 2 ,2 1 9 539 1,4 5 6 668 2,3 7 2 571 1,547 607 2 ,4 4 9 568 1,507 644 2 ,2 5 8 518 1,5 4 4 548 2 ,3 8 5 607 1,397 607 1 0 0 .0 4 3 .7 1 2 .6 3 1 .3 1 2 .4 1 0 0 .0 4 5 .2 1 2 .7 3 0 .3 1 1 .7 1 0 0 .0 4 6 .2 1 2 .1 2 9 .9 1 2 .8 1 00.0 4 5 .5 1 1 .0 2 9 .8 1 3.7 10 0 .0 4 6 .5 1 1 .2 3 0 .4 1 1 .9 1 0 0 .0 4 7 .4 1 1 .0 2 9 .2 1 2 .5 10 0 .0 4 6 .4 1 0 .6 3 1 .7 1 1.3 1 0 0 .0 4 7 .7 1 2 .1 2 8 .0 1 2.1 2 .5 .7 1 .8 .7 2 .5 .7 1.7 .6 2 .8 2 .6 .6 1.7 .8 2 .8 .7 1 .8 .7 2 .9 .7 1 .8 .8 2 .7 .6 1 .8 .7 2 .9 .7 1.7 .7 Percent distribution Total unemployed......................................... .. Lost last j o b ................................................... L eft last job .................................... .............. Reentered labor force....................................... Never worked before................................. Unemployed os a percent of the civilia n labor force Lost last j o b ........................................................ L eft last j o b ........................................................ Reentered labor force........................................... Never worked b e fo r e ....................... .................... T a b le A - 6 : Thousands o f persons A g e and sex T o ta l, 16 years and over . . . N ov. 1971 N o v. 1970 .7 1 .8 .8 U n e m p lo y e d p e r s o n s b y a g e a n d s e x Percent looking for full-time work N ov. 1971 Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates N ov. 1971 O c t. 1971 S e p t. 1971 A u g. 1971 J u ly 1971 N o v. 1970 .................... 4 ,8 1 5 4 ,6 0 7 7 4 .2 6 .0 5 .8 6 .0 6 .1 5 .8 5 .9 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 ..................................... 1,2 4 4 590 654 1,0 8 3 2 ,4 8 8 2 ,0 1 2 476 1 ,235 566 669 977 2 ,3 9 5 1,9 3 6 460 4 7 .3 2 2 .9 6 9 .3 8 1 .4 8 4 .6 8 6 .1 78 .2 1 7 .0 1 8 .4 1 5 .7 10 .5 4 .0 4 .3 3 .4 1 7 .0 2 0 .5 1 4 .6 9 .3 4 .0 4 .3 2 .9 1 7 .1 1 8 .6 1 6 .0 9 .6 4 .1 4 .4 3 .1 1 7 .0 1 9 .7 1 5 .0 1 0 .1 4 .1 4 .3 3 .5 1 6 .2 1 8 .3 1 4 .9 9 .7 4 .0 4 .2 3 .1 1 7 .6 1 8 .6 1 6 .6 1 0 .0 3 .9 4 .2 3 .3 M ales, 16 years and o v e r ............................... 2 ,5 8 0 2 ,3 4 3 7 9 .7 5 .4 5 .3 5 .5 5 .5 5 .2 5 .2 1 7 .3 1 9 .5 1 5 .4 1 0 .5 3 .6 3 .6 3 .3 1 5 .5 1 8 .5 1 3 .5 1 0 .1 3 .4 3 .5 3 .1 1 6 .5 1 7 .7 1 5 .1 1 0 .4 3 .4 3 .5 3 .5 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 .................................... 657 325 332 609 1 ,3 1 4 1,037 276 619 300 320 556 1 ,2 5 9 955 305 4 8 .2 2 4 .6 7 1 .1 8 3 .6 9 3 .7 9 6 .4 8 3 .7 1 6 .4 . 1 8 .0 1 4 .7 10.7 3 .5 3 .8 3 .2 1 7 .0 2 1 .1 1 4 .0 10 .1 3 .5 3 .7 2 .9 1 6 .4 1 9 .1 1 4 .5 1 0 .5 3 .6 3 .8 3 .0 Fem ales, 16 years and o v e r ......................... 2 ,2 3 5 2 ,1 7 3 6 7 .9 7 .0 6 .6 6 .8 7 .0 6 .9 7 .0 16 to 19 y e a r s ................................................ 16 and 17 y e a r s ....................................... 587 265 322 474 1 ,1 7 4 975 199 616 266 350 421 1 ,1 3 6 980 155 4 6 .2 2 0 .8 6 7 .1 7 8 .7 7 4 .4 7 5 .2 7 0 .9 1 7 .8 1 8 .9 1 7 .0 1 0 .3 4 .9 5 .3 3 .7 1 7 .0 1 9 .8 1 5 .4 8 .4 4 .9 5 .4 2 .9 1 7 .8 1 7 .9 1 7 .7 8 .6 4 .9 5 .3 3 .4 16 .7 19 .9 14 .6 9 .5 5 .1 5 .5 3 .8 1 7 .1 1 8 .1 1 6.5 9 .1 5 .0 5 .5 3 .3 1 9 .0 1 9 .8 1 8 .4 9 .6 4 .8 5 .4 2 .9 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 ..................................... Table A-7: Employment status o f male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 29 years old (Numbers in thousands; data not seasonally adjusted) War veterans 1/ Nonveterans Employment status Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1971 C i v i l i a n n o n in s titu tio n a l population ----------------------- 4,293 4,252 3,702 9,570 9,515 9,066 C i v i l i a n labor f o r c e -------Percent o f population------Employed----------------------Unemployed-------------------Unemployment r a t e ---------Not in labor f o r c e ----------- 3,937 91.7 3,616 321 8.2 356 3,876 91.2 3,606 270 7.0 376 3,401 91.9 3,110 291 8.6 301 8,170 85.4 7,600 570 7.0 1,400 8,159 85.7 7,621 538 6.6 1,356 7,819 86.2 7,318 501 6.4 1,247 17 War veterans are defined by the dates o f t h e ir s e r v ic e in the United States Armed Forces, War veterans 20 to 29 years old are a l l veterans o f the Vietnam Era ( s e r v i c e a t any time a f t e r August 4, 1964), and they account f o r about 85 percent o f the Vietnam Era veterans o f a l l ages. About 600,000 post-Korean-peacetime veterans 20 to 29 years old are not included in th is ta b le . Ta b le B -1 : Em ploye es on nonagriculturcrl pa yrolls, by industry, (In thousands) S e a s o n a lly a d ju sted C h an ge O c t. 1971p N ° V . Industry i9 7 r S e p t. 1971 C h an ge fro m N ov. 1970 O c t. 1971 N ov. 1970 N ov. 1971P O c t. 1 9 7 1P S e p t. 1971 O c t. 1971 T O T A L ............................................................ 7 1 , 51 7 7 1 ,3 6 5 7 1, 184 7 0 , 562 152 955 7 0 , 915 7 0 , 831 7 0 , 853 84 G O O D S - P R O D U C IN G ........................... 22, 589 2 2 ,7 0 1 2 2 ,9 3 4 2 2 ,6 0 9 -1 1 2 -2 0 22, 407 2 2 ,3 6 0 22, 482 47 514 520 623 623 -6 -1 0 9 515 519 616 -4 3, 3 9 0 3, 4 7 7 3, 471 3, 383 -8 7 7 3, 301 3, 2 8 9 3, 2 5 0 12 M IN IN G ................................................ C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ............ M A N U FA C T U R IN G ................................. 18 685 18, 7 0 4 18, 84 0 18, 60 3 -1 9 82 18, 591 1 8, 5 5 2 18, 6 1 6 39 Production w o rk e rs .................. 13, 6 0 8 1 3 ,6 1 2 13, 7 3 8 13, 374 -4 234 13, 5 0 6 1 3 ,4 5 9 13, 515 47 D U R A B L E G O O D S ...................................... 10, 607 10, 601 Production w o r k e r s .................. 7, 669 7 ,6 4 9 10, 65 7 7, 6 9 5 1 0 ,4 8 5 7 ,4 2 5 6 20 122 244 10, 566 7, 6 2 3 1 0 ,5 5 5 7, 6 0 0 1 0 ,5 9 7 7, 6 3 0 11 23 2 9 3 1 -1 . 1 -3 . 8 3 .4 3 .2 - 3 1 .3 3 5. 9 18. 7 14. 7 186 600 471 640 188 596 468 633 190 468. 3 644. 0 218. 560. 458. 628. 591 465 633 -2 4 3 7 1 76. 0 354. 1 7 8 8 .4 803. 2 768. 7 1, 2 3 9 . 0 1 ,3 1 5 .7 1, 8 5 1 . 6 1, 8 2 6 . 9 1, 5 1 3 . 2 6 .4 -2 . 1 6. 8 5 .2 -1 1 . 1 -6 7 . 5 3 1 .7 -7 2 .4 -2 1 . 8 223. 2 185 33 5 79 7 789 718 1, 186 1, 341 1 ,7 8 8 1 ,7 9 3 11 71 8 4 4 2 .4 430. 7 1 -1 .0 -7 . 1 -2 . 1 434 411 436 408 O r d n a n c e an d a c c e s s o r i e s ................. L u m b e r an 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 t u r e s ....................... S t o n e , c l a y , an d g l a s s p ro d u c ts . . P rim a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ................. F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ................. M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l . . . . 186. 596. 477. 642. 9 8 0 8 1, 17 1 . 5 1, 3 4 7 . 4 1 ,7 7 9 . 2 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 t a t io n e q u i p m e n t ................. 1, 7 3 6 . 4 19 0 . 2 6 0 1 .5 188. 0 660. 6 473. 6 639. 6 1, 1 6 5 . 1 1, 1, 1, 1, 349. 5 7 7 2 .4 799. 9 747. 5 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 l! 182 346 794 791 758 -1 -6 435 412 -2 3 9 _4 0 . 435. 3 42 8. 6 4 3 5 .4 429. 6 434. 8 M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u fa c t u r in g . . . . N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ............................. 8, 07 8 8, 103 8 , 183 8, 11 8 -2 5 -4 0 8, 025 7 ,9 9 7 8, 0 1 9 28 Production w o r k e r s .................. 5, 9 3 9 5, 9 6 3 6, 04 3 5, 9 4 9 -2 4 -1 0 5, 883 5, 859 5, 885 24 F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ............. 1, 7 6 7 . 5 75. 8 972. 8 1, 8 0 2 . 3 8 0. 3 9 6 5 .4 1, 8 7 9 . 3 84 . 2 964. 5 1, 7 8 6 . 8 86. 1 964. 0 -3 4 . 8 -4 . 5 7 .4 -1 9 . 3 - 1 0 .3 8. 8 1, 74 7 70 1 ,7 2 6 69 963 1, 75 5 72 960 21 1 6 1, 3 7 9 . 3 690. 9 1, 0 8 8 . 4 1, 0 0 4 . 1 19 0 . 5 597. 8 1, 3 7 4 . 2 696. 7 0 5 0 8 2 2 5. 1 1 5 .4 1, 373 1, 0 8 2 1, 0 0 6 189 594 1 ,0 8 6 1 ,0 0 7 190 594 1, 0 8 2 1, 0 0 8 190 1 .4 - 5 .9 -1 8 .6 -3 0 . 5 -. 2 28. 0 1, 3 6 6 692 1, 361 2. 7 R u b b e r an d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c ts , n e c 1 ,3 8 4 .4 693. 6 1 ,0 8 6 .4 1 ,0 0 2 .3 1 89. 0 599. 2 591 -4 -1 -1 0 L e a t h e r an d l e a t h e r p ro d u c ts . . . . 306. 7 303. 7 305. 5 314. 7 3. 0 -8 . 0 30 4 304 306 0 48, 928 4 8 , 664 4 8 , 250 4 7 ,9 5 3 264 975 4 8 ,5 0 8 4 8 , 471 4 8 , 371 37 U T I L I T I E S ............................................. 4 ,4 5 8 4 ,4 5 5 4 , 509 4, 520 3 -6 2 4, 445 4, 442 4, 46 0 3 W H O LESA LE AND R E T A IL T R A D E . 15, 4 6 9 1 5 ,3 2 1 1 5 ,2 4 2 1 5 ,1 5 4 148 315 1 5 ,2 1 1 1 5 ,2 6 4 1 5 ,2 7 3 -5 3 W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ................................ R E T A IL T R A D E ......................................... 3, 897 1 1 ,5 7 2 3, 8 9 9 1 1 ,4 2 2 3, 880 1 1 ,3 6 2 3, 8 5 8 1 1 ,2 9 6 -2 150 39 276 3, 866 1 1 ,3 4 5 3, 8 7 6 1 1 ,3 8 8 3, 865 1 1 ,4 0 8 -1 0 -4 3 FIN A N C E, IN SU R A N CE, AND R E A L E S T A T E .................................... 3, 839 3, 825 3, 829 3, 7 0 6 14 133 3, 854 3, 83 3 3, 821 21 S E R V I C E S ................................................ 12, 037 1 2 ,0 3 2 11, 986 1 1 ,7 3 8 5 299 1 2 ,0 4 9 12, 0 0 8 11, 9 6 2 41 G O VERN M EN T ....................................... 25 In s tru m e n ts an d r e l a t e d p ro d u c ts T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ....................... T e x t i l e m ill p r o d u c t s .......................... A p p a r e l an d o th e r t e x t i l e p ro d u c ts P a p e r an d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................. P r i n t i n g an d p u b l i s h i n g .................... C h e m i c a l s an d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . P e t r o le u m an d c o a l p ro d u c ts . . . . S E R V I C E - P R O D U C I N G ........................ 428. 1 1, 3 6 9 . 699. 1, 0 8 1 . 4 1, 10 5 . 1, 0 0 9 . 4 1, 0 3 2 . 1 91. 9 1 89. 5 9 5 .9 571. -. -2 . 0 -1 . 8 -1 .5 969 691 694 7 _ i TR A N SP O R TA TIO N AND P U B L IC 13, 125 1 3 ,0 3 1 1 2 ,6 8 4 12, 835 94 290 1 2 ,9 4 9 1 2 ,9 2 4 12, 855 .................................................. 2, 6 6 3 2, 6 5 9 2 ,6 6 6 2, 6 4 8 4 15 2, 672 2, 675 2, 6 7 4 -3 S T A T E A N D L O C A L ................................ 10, 4 6 2 1 0 ,3 7 2 10, 0 1 8 90 275 1 0 ,2 7 7 10, 2 4 9 10, 181 28 FEDERAL p = preliminary. 10 187 T a b l e B-2: A v e r a g e w e e k l y h o u r s off p ro d u c t io n o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e 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 S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d C h a n ge fro m N ov, 1971 P Industry O ct. 197 1 p N ov. 1970 S e p t. 1971 C h a n ge fro m O c t. 1971 N ov. 1 97 0 N o v .p 1971 O c t. p 197 1 S ep t. 1971 O c t. 1971 TOTAL PRIVATE................................. 37. 1 37. 1 37. 0 36. 8 0. 0 0. 3 37. 2 37. 1 3 6 .7 M IN IN G ....................................................... 42. 7 42. 9 42. 1 42. 7 -. 2 0 4 2 .7 42. 6 41. 9 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ............. 38. 1 38. 3 3 6 .9 36. 2 -. 2 1 .9 39. 2 37. 7 35. 7 1. 5 M A N U FA C T U R IN G .................................. O v e r t im e h o u r s .............................. .. 40. 2 3. 0 40. 0 3. 1 39. 8 3. 1 39. 7 2. 8 . 2 -. 1 . 5 . 2 40. 1 39. 8 3. 0 39. 5 2. 8 . 3 -. 1 D U R A B L E G O O D S ...................................... 40. 8 3. 0 40. 5 3. 0 40. 0 3. 0 40. 1 2 .6 . 3 . 7 . 4 40. 7 0 40. 3 2. 8 39. 7 2. 7 .4 . 1 O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ................. 4 1 .6 41. 7 L u m b e r an d w o o d p r o d u c t s .............. 40. 5 40. 3 42. 1 3 9 .6 40. 9 40. 3 42. 1 3 9 .7 4 0 .4 41. 9 40. 4 40. 0 41. 9 3 9 .5 40. 5 3 9 .6 -. 1 -. 4 39. 7 41. 1 3 9 .4 40. 3 O v e r t im e h o u r s ................................. F u r n itu r e a n d f i x t u r e s ....................... S to n e , c la y , and g la s s p ro d u c ts . . P r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ................. F a b r ic a te d m e ta l p ro d u c ts . ... .. .... M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l E l e 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 i o n e q u i p m e n t .............. .. . In s tr u m e n ts a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c ts M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r in g . . . . N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................ O v e r t im e h o u r 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 l e m i l l p r o d u c t s ........................... A p p a r e l a n d o t h e r t e x t i l e p r o d u c ts P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................. P r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g .................... C h e m ic a ls and a llie d p ro d u c ts . . . P e t r o le u m a n d c o a l p r o d u c t s . . . . R u b b er and p la s t ic s p ro d u c ts , n e c L e a t h e r a n d l e a t h e r p r o d u c ts ,. . . . 40. 7 41. 2 4 0 .4 41. 5 41. 7 41. 7 -. 2 40. 7 0 .9 .6 0 40. 1 3 9 .4 4 1 .4 . . . -. . 1. 0 39. 9 42. 1 -. 1 . 3 . 2 .4 39. 8 40. 5 4 0 .6 3 9 .6 41. 8 40. 1 4 0 .2 .6 41. 2 40. 7 39. 5 39. 3 4 0 .5 .4 40. 1 41. 0 4 0 .4 40. 0 40. 5 3 9 .6 38. 5 39. 8 3 8 .9 39. 7 38. 7 . 3 2 .9 39. 2 3. 0 39. 1 3. 1 . 2 -. 1 3 9 .9 35. 2 41. 0 3 9 .9 35. 5 40. 8 40. 5 3 6 .6 4 0 .4 0 36. 0 42. 0 3 7 .4 4 1 .4 42. 2 40. 3 3 5 .4 4 1 .9 3 7 .4 42. 1 42. 9 40. 0 . 3 . 3 .4 . 2 - .4 .9 36. 3 42. 3 37. 8 41. 6 41. 8 4 0 .4 1. 0 38. 1 37. 8 37. 3 . 3 . 3 4 0 .6 4 0 .5 4 0 .6 . . 1 35. 3 3 5 .2 35. 1 . 1 4 0 .6 40. 0 40. 6 40. 2 . 5 .2 .6 . 7 39. 3 39. 1 40. 0 38. 9 3 8 .9 . 3 . 5 . 7 3 9 .5 3. 0 39. 3 3. 2 3 9 .5 3 .4 39. 1 2 .9 . 2 -. 2 .4 . 1 40. 0 .3 5 .3 41. 3 40. 0 36. 8 41. 0 40. 9 37. 8 40. 6 40. 6 38. 5 40. 0 0 -1 . 5 . 3 -.6 -3 .2 3 6 .4 4 2 .4 37. 8 41. 8 42. 1 35. 9 42. 3 37. 5 41. 4 4 2 .4 4 0 .6 35. 42. 37. 42. 42. 40. 3 5 .4 41. 8 37. 5 4 1 .5 43. 1 1. 0 39. 7 . 5 . 1 . 3 .4 -. 3 0 3 7 .6 3 6 .9 3 7 .2 .6 . 1 40. 6 38. 2 7 2 0 0 5 2 7 1 8 5 2 .9 1. 1 40. 0 4 1 .6 40. 7 3 9 .6 40. 40. 41. 40. 3 9 .9 40. 6 2 .9 0. 1 1. 0 1. 3 .6 . 3 . 3 -1. 0 39. 2 3 9 .4 1 3 3 3 3 . 5 . 1 . 5 .6 -. 3 . 2 . 1 TR A N SP O R T A T IO N AND P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S .............................................. 40. 8 40. 7 40. 8 40. 5 W H O LE S A LE AND R E T A I L T R A D E . 35. 0 35. 0 35. 2 3 4 .9 0 W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ................................. .................................. 40. 0 33. 5 3 9 .9 33. 5 3 9 .7 3 3 .7 3 9 .7 3 3 .4 0 . . 3 1 40. 1 3 3 .8 3 9 .9 3 3 .8 3 9 .7 3 3 .6 0 F IN A N C E , IN SU R A N C E, AND R E A L E S T A T E ..................................... 37. 1 37. 1 3 6 .9 36. 8 0 . 3 37. 0 37. 0 37. 0 0 S E R V I C E S ................................................. 3 4 .2 34. 1 34. 1 34. 2 34. 3 34. 2 3 4 .2 R E T A IL T R A D E . 1 . 1 0 *Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory* workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths o f the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls, p - preliminary. 1 . 2 . 1 T a b l e B-3: A v e r a g e ho urly a n d w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of p r o d u ct io n or n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s , by i n d u s t ry Average hourly earnings Industry N ov. 1971 P O c t. 1 9 7 1P S e p t. 19 7 1 N ov. 197 0 Average weekly earnings C h a n ge fro m O c t. 1971p $ 1 2 8 .7 4 $ 1 2 9 .4 8 $ 1 2 9 . 13 $ 1 2 1 .0 7 - $ 0 . 74 $ 7 . 67 - .0 5 1 6 7 .3 8 1 6 7 .7 4 1 7 4 .7 2 1 6 9 . 52 - . 36 - 2 . 14 N ov. 1970 O c t. 1971 S e p t. 1971 N ov. 1970 C h a n ge fro m N ov. 197 1 p O c t. 1971 N ov. 197 0 TO TAL P R IV A T E ................................ $ 3 .4 7 $ 3 . 49 $3. 49 $ 3 .2 9 -$ 0 .0 2 M IN IN G .................................................... 3 .9 2 3 .9 1 4 .1 $ 3 .9 7 .0 1 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ------ 5 .8 9 5 .8 9 5 .8 6 5 .4 6 0 .4 3 2 2 4 .4 1 2 2 5 .5 9 2 1 6 .2 3 1 9 7 .6 5 - 1 . 18 2 6 . 76 M A N U FA C T U R IN G .............................. 3 .6 0 3 .6 0 3 .6 0 3. 39 0 .2 1 1 4 4 .7 2 1 4 4 .0 0 1 4 3 . 28 1 3 4 .5 8 . 72 1 0 . 14 DURABLE GOODS............................ 3 .8 3 3 .8 2 3 .8 3 3 .5 7 . 01 .2 6 1 5 6 .2 6 1 5 4 .7 1 1 5 3 .2 0 1 4 3 . 16 1. 55 1 3 . 10 O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s .............. 3 .9 1 3 . 19 2 .9 3 3. 72 4 . 37 3. 76 4 .0 3 3 .9 1 3 . 20 2 .9 2 3 .7 3 4 . 35 3 .7 3 3 .0 5 2 .8 1 3 .5 0 3 .9 8 3. 54 3 .8 2 0 -.0 1 . 01 -.0 1 .0 2 -.0 1 -.0 1 . 18 . 14 . 12 .2 2 .3 9 .2 2 .2 1 1 6 2 .6 6 1 2 9 .2 0 1 1 8 .0 8 1 5 6 .6 1 1 7 3 .0 5 1 5 3 .0 3 1 6 6 .0 4 1 6 3 .0 5 1 3 0 .8 8 1 1 7 .6 8 1 5 7 .0 3 1 7 2 .7 0 1 5 2 .3 1 1 6 4 .4 3 1 6 3 .4 1 1 2 9 .6 8 1 1 8 .0 0 1 5 7 . 13 1 7 1 .8 3 1 5 0 .4 2 1 6 4 .0 2 1 5 1 .0 7 1 2 0 .7 8 1 1 1 . 56 1 4 3 .8 5 1 5 6 .8 1 1 4 2 .6 6 -.3 9 -1 .6 8 .4 0 3 .7 7 4 . 04 3. 90 3 .2 1 2 .9 5 3. 75 4 . 35 3 .7 7 4 . 04 3 .5 1 4 .4 6 3 .5 2 4 .4 5 3 .5 2 4 .4 2 3 . 34 4 .0 1 -.0 1 .0 1 .1 7 .4 5 1 4 1 .8 0 1 8 5 .5 4 1 4 1 .5 0 1 8 2 .4 5 1 4 0 .8 0 1 7 2 .8 2 1 5 5 .0 9 1 3 3 .6 0 1 6 2 .8 1 -.4 2 .3 5 .7 2 1 .6 1 1 1 . 59 8 .4 2 6 .5 2 1 2 . 76 1 6 .2 4 1 0 . 37 1 0 .9 5 .3 0 3 .0 9 8 .2 0 2 2 . 73 3 .5 3 2 .9 5 3 . 56 2 .9 6 3 .5 7 2 .9 6 3 .4 2 2 .8 7 -.0 3 -.0 1 .1 1 .0 8 1 4 3 .6 7 1 1 6 .8 2 1 4 2 .4 0 1 1 6 .3 3 1 4 2 .8 0 1 1 5 .1 4 1 3 7 .4 8 1 1 1 .6 4 1. 27 M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u fa c t u r in g . . . .4 9 6 .1 9 5 . 18 NONDURABLE GOODS ........................... 3 . 29 3 .2 9 3 . 31 3 .1 5 14 1 2 9 .9 6 1 2 9 . 30 1 3 0 .7 5 1 2 3 . 17 .6 6 6 .7 9 3 . 39 3 .0 1 2 .6 0 3 . 38 3 .0 4 3 . 24 2 .9 3 2 .5 2 .0 1 - .0 3 .0 1 . 15 .0 8 .0 8 1 3 5 .6 0 1 0 6 .2 5 1 0 7 .3 8 1 3 5 .2 0 1 1 1 .8 7 1 0 6 .1 9 1 3 8 .2 4 1 1 4 .5 3 1 0 4 .7 5 1 3 1 .5 4 1 1 2 .8 1 1 0 0 .8 0 .4 0 -5 .6 2 2 .5 9 3 . 38 3 .0 3 2 . 58 4 .0 6 - 6 . 56 6 .5 8 2 .5 3 3 .7 2 4 .2 6 4 .0 1 4 .6 2 3 .4 5 2 .6 2 2 . 52 3 .7 3 4 . 26 4 .0 0 4 .6 5 3 .4 6 2 .6 3 2 .5 3 3 .7 7 4 .2 8 4 .0 3 4 .6 6 3 .4 8 2 .6 2 2 .4 3 3 .5 3 4 .0 2 .10 3 .7 9 4 .3 4 3 . 29 2 .5 1 .0 1 -.0 1 0 .0 1 -.0 3 -.0 1 - .0 1 .1 9 .2 4 .2 2 . 28 . 16 .1 1 9 2 . 09 1 5 7 .7 3 1 6 1 .0 3 1 6 7 .6 2 1 9 4 .5 0 1 4 0 .0 7 1 0 0 .0 8 9 0 .4 7 1 5 7 .7 8 1 5 9 .7 5 1 6 5 .6 0 1 9 7 .1 6 1 4 0 .4 8 8 6 .0 2 1 4 7 .5 5 1 5 0 .7 5 1 5 7 .2 9 1 8 7 .0 5 1 3 0 . 61 9 3 . 37 1. 6 2 -.0 5 1 .2 8 2 .0 2 - 2 .6 6 -.4 1 9 8 .8 9 8 9 .8 2 1 5 9 .0 8 1 6 1 . 36 1 6 9 .6 6 1 9 9 .4 5 1 4 0 .9 4 9 6 .6 8 1. 19 6 .0 7 1 0 .1 8 1 0 .2 8 1 0 . 33 7 .4 5 9 .4 6 6 .7 1 U T I L I T I E S ................... ........................ 4 . 30 4 .3 1 4 . 33 3 .9 6 -.0 1 .3 4 1 7 5 .4 4 1 7 5 .4 2 1 7 6 .6 6 1 6 0 . 38 .0 2 1 5 .0 6 W H O LE S A LE AND R E T A I L T R A D E 2 .9 0 2 . 90 2 . 90 2 .7 7 .1 3 1 0 1 .5 0 1 0 1 .5 0 1 0 2 .0 8 9 6 .6 7 0 4 .8 3 WHOLESALE TRADE ........................ RETAIL T R A D E ............................... 3 .7 2 3 .7 1 2 . 60 3 .7 2 2 .6 0 .10 1 4 8 .8 0 8 6 .7 7 1 4 8 .0 3 8 7 . 10 1 4 7 .6 8 8 7 .6 2 1 3 9 .7 4 8 3 . 17 .7 7 2 .4 9 .0 1 -.0 1 .2 0 2 . 59 - .3 3 9 .0 6 3 .6 0 F IN A N C E , IN SU R A N C E, AND R E A L E S T A T E .................................. 3 . 29 3 . 31 3 . 30 3 . 15 -.0 2 . 14 1 2 2 .0 6 1 2 2 .8 0 1 2 1 .7 7 1 1 5 .9 2 - .7 4 6 . 14 S E R V I C E S .............................................. 3 .0 3 3 .0 3 3 .0 4 2 .9 0 . 13 1 0 3 .6 3 1 0 3 .3 2 1 0 3 .6 6 9 9 . 18 .3 1 4 .4 5 L u m b e r an d w o o d p r o d u c t s .............. F u r n itu r e a n d f i x t u r e s .................... 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 r im a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s ............. F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s .............. M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l . . . E l e 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 i o n e q u i p m e n t .............. In s tr u m e n ts an d r e l a t e d p r o d u c ts F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c ts . . . . T e x t i l e m i l l p r o d u c t s ....................... A p p a r e l a n d o t h e r t e x t i l e p ro d u c ts P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ............. P r i n t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g ................. C h e m i c a l s an d a l l i e d p r o d u c ts . . P e t r o le u m a n d c o a l p r o d u c t s . . . R u b b e r an d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c ts , n e c L e a t h e r a n d l e a t h e r p r o d u c ts . . . 0 $ 0 . 18 . 1 .1 9 TR A N SP O R T A T IO N AND P U B L IC Sco footnote 1, table B-2. p - prelim inary. 3 .5 2 0 0 CIVILIAN LABOR FO RCE, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT— HOUSEHOLD SU RVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1. C IV ILIA N TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT THOUSANOS THOUSANDS 3. TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 4. EMPLOYMENT OF AOULT MEN 6. EMPLOYMENT OF TEENA6ERS THOUSANOS THOUSANOS S. 2. LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT OF AOULT WOMEN THOUSANOS THOUSANOS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES— HOUSEHOLD SU RVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 7. ALL C IV I L I A N 9. 10. AOULT WOMEN TEENA6ERS PERCENT PERCENT 11. ADULT HEN PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT 8. WORKERS 12. MARRIED MEN STATE 1N5UREO PERCENT Stat* programs at a parcant of avaraga covarad ampfoymant and ara UNEMPLOYMENT— HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SEASONALLY 13. aHJUSTED 14. WhITE WORKERS NEGRO RNO OTHER RACES (UNEHPLOYMENT R A TE) ( UNEMPLOYMENT R A TE) PERCENT PERCENT IS . F U L L - T I M E WORKERS 16. (UNEMPLOYMENT R A TE) P A R T-TIM E WORKERS (UNEMPLOYMENT R A TE) PERCENT PERCENT 12*S 10.0 7.S S.O 2 .S 17. JOB LOSERS 18. (NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED) JOB LEAVERS (NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED) THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 19. REENTRANTS 20. (NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED) THOUSANDS NEW ENTRANTS (NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED) THOUSANDS 17S0 1500 12S0 1000 SOO NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS— ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY SEASO N ALLY ADJUSTED 21. 22. TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT SERV ICE-PRO D U CIN G IN D U STR IES THOUSANOS THOUSANDS 23. 24- EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING GOOOS-PROOUCING IN D U STR IES THOUSANDS THOUSANOS 25. 26. MAN-HOURS AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS P R IV A TE NONFARM PR IV A TE NONFARM HOURS M IL L IO N S 27. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS 28. HOURS AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING HOURS N O TE: Charts 25 and 26 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; charts 27 and 28 relate to production workers. Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary in charts 21*28.
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