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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR feN USDL-72-833 FOR RELEASE: OFFICE IF INFORMATION, WASHINGTON, I . C. 2)210 Bureau of L ab o r Statistics J. E. B r e g g e r (202) 961-2633 K. D. Hoyle (202) 961-2913 home: 333-1384 T r a n s m is s io n E m b a rgo 9:30 A . M . (E S T ) F rid a y , D e c e m b e r 8, 1972 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 1972 Unemployment dropped in N o vem b er, while total em ploym en t re m ain ed unchanged, the U. S. Departm ent of Labor' s Bureau of L a b o r Statistics re p o rte d today. The unem ploym ent rate was 5. 2 percent, down f r o m 5. 5 p ercen t in both October and Septem ber and 6. 0 p ercen t a y e a r ago. The rate in N o v e m b e r was the lo w est since August 1970. T o ta l em ploym en t was unchanged in N o v e m b e r at 82. 5 m illio n but has in c re a s e d by 2. 2 m illio n since N o v e m b e r a y e a r ago. N o n agricu ltu ral p a y ro ll jobs continued to expand in N ovem b er, 200, 000 f r o m October. posting a gain of M ost of this advance took place in manufacturing and trade. Unemployment The number of p erson s unemployed declined in N o v em b e r, a month when total jo b lessn ess usually shows little change. A f t e r seasonal adjustment, unemployment was down 300, 000 f r o m October and 600, 000 f r o m a ye a r ago and, at 4. 5 m illion, reached its lo w est le v e l since Septem ber 1970. adult w o rk e rs , The reduction o c c u r re d w h olly among divided about equally among men and women. In line with th is'red u ctio n in the o v e r a ll unemployment rate, ra tes fo r m o st of the m a jo r dem ograp hic groups also declined substantially o v e r the month. Jobless rates d e c re a s e d f r o m 3. 9 to 3. 6 p ercen t for adult men and f r o m 5. 5 to 5. 0 p ercen t fo r adult women. F o r m a r r ie d men, the rate f e ll f r o m 2. 8 to 2. 4 percent, and, fo r household heads, it dropped fr o m 3. 4 to 2. 9 percent. These ra tes w e r e aU w e ll below those o f N o v e m b e r a y e a r ago and the low est since m i d - 1970. fo r teenagers, The unemployment rate at 15. 4 percent, did not change o v e r the month but was below its le v e ls of late 1971 and e a r ly 1972. The unemployment rate fo r white w o rk e rs was 4. 6 percent, 5. 0 p ercen t in October and 5. 6 p ercent in N o v em b e r a ye a r ago. down sharply f r o m In contrast, the unemployment rate f o r N e g ro e s , at 9. 8 percent, was not m a te r ia lly changed both o v e r the month and f r o m a ye a r ago. The unemployment rate fo r f u ll-tim e w o rk e rs declined f r o m 5. 0 to 4. 6 p ercent in N o v em b e r. A f t e r peaking at 5. 7 percent in late 1971, this rate has now declined to its low est le v e l since mid-1970. The rate for p a rt-tim e w o rk e rs , on the other hand, -2- at 8. 4 percent in Novem ber, was about the same as in the previous month and Novem ber a year ago. The unemployment rate for full-tim e w o rk ers declined from 5. 0 to 4. 6 percent in Novem ber. A fter peaking at 5. 7 percent in late 1971, this rate has now declined to its lowest level since mid-1970. The rate for part-tim e w orkers, on the other hand, at 8. 4 percent in Novem ber, was about the same as in the previous month and Novem ber a year ago. Table A. Highlights ot the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data) ------------ 1 — Selected categories Nov. 1972 Oct. 1972 Sept. 1972 87.3 82.5 47.3 28.3 6.9 4.8 87.0 82.2 47.2 28.3 6.7 4.8 3 rdQtr. 1972 2nd Qtr. 1972 1st Qtr. 1972 4th Qtr. 1971 1 3rd Qtr. 1971 85.9 80.8 4 6 .4 27.9 6.6 5.0 85.0 80.0 46.1 27.5 6.3 5.0 84.2 79.2 45.9 27.1 6.2 5.0 5.8 4.1 5.3 18.2 5.3 10.6 3.4 2.9 5.4 3.5 5.9 4.3 5-7 16.9 5.4 10.1 3.6 3.2 5.6 4.2 6.0 4.4 5.7 16.8 5.5 10.1 3.7 3.2 5.54.2 12.2 11.9 11.7 71.8 22.7 49.0 71.1 22.6 48.5 70.6 22.5 48.2 37.1 40.3 3.1 37.1 4 0 .1 3.0 36.9 39.8 2.9 135.0 109.0 132.4 107.9 130.8 107.2 (Millions of persons) Civilian labor force1............................... Total em ploym ent1.......................... Adult m e n .................................... Adult w o m e n ............................... Teenagers...................................... U nem ploym ent................................. 87.0 82.5 47.3 28.3 6.9 4.5 86.8 82.0 47.1 28.2 6.6 4.8 86.4 81.4 46.7 27.9 6.8 5.0 (Percent of labor force) Unemployment rates: All w o rke rs......................................... Adult m e n........................................... Adult women...................................... Teenagers........................................... White .................................................. Negro and other races...................... Household heads............................... Married m e n ...................................... Full-time w o rk e rs ............................. State insured2 .................................... 5.2 3.6 5.0 15.4 4.6 9.8 2.9 2.4 4.6 3.1 5.5 3.9 5.5 15.3 5.0 10.1 3.4 2.8 5.0 3.3 5.5 3.8 5.4 16.5 5.0 10.2 3.3 2.8 5.0 3.4 5.6 3.9 5.6 16.1 5.0 9.9 3.3 2.7 5.1 3.5 5.7 4.2 5.6 15.8 5.3 9.9 3.5 2.9 5.3 3.6 (Weeks) Average duration of unemployment .................................... 11.3 11.6 12.2 12.0 12.8 (Millions of persons) Nonfarm payroll em ploym ent............ Goods-producing industries .......... Service-producing industries.......... 73.8P 23.4P 50.3? 73.6P 23.4P 50.2P 73.2 23.2 50.0 72.9 23.1 49.9 72.5 23.0 49.5 (Hours of work) Average weekly hours: Total private nonfarm ...................... Manufacturing.................................... Manufacturing o v e rtim e ................. 3 7 .i p 40. 9P 3.7p 37.3P 40.7P 3.6P 37.3 40.8 3.6 37.2 40.7 3.5 37.1 40.7 3.4 (1967 =100) Hourly Earnings index, private nonfarm: In current dollars ............................. In constant dollars............................. 140.5P NA 1 4 0 .3 * 1 1 0 .8P 1 Civilian labor force and total employment figures for periods prior to January 1972 should be raised by about 300.000 to be comparable with subsequent data. See box above table A-1. 139.3 110.4 138.5 110.2 136.8 109.8 2 For calculation of this rate, see table A-3, footnote 2 . p=preliminary. SOURCE: Tables A-1, A-3, A-4. B-1. B-2. and B-4. -3- Am ong the m a jo r occupational groups, a m arked decline in unemployment was r e g is t e r e d by w h it e - c o lla r w o rk e rs , whose rate dropped f r o m 3. 6 to 3. 1 percent. the w h it e - c o lla r group, the rate fo r p ro fe ss io n a l and technical w o rk e rs dropped f r o m 2. 8 to 2. 1 p ercen t after risin g sharply in October, ed f r o m 4. 8 to 3. 9 percent. w o r k e r s (6. 4 percent) Within and that fo r c le r i c a l w o r k e r s d e c r e a s The rates fo r b lu e -c o lla r w o r k e r s (5. 8 percent) and s e r v ic e showed little o ve r-th e -m o n th change, but the b lu e -c o lla r rate was substantially b elow its y e a r - a g o le v e l (7. 5 percent) . Unem ploym ent changes among the m a jo r industry groups w e re sm all but g e n e r a lly consistent with the o v e r a ll trend. w a rd m o vem en t in N o v em b e r. In manufacturing, the jo b le s s rate continued its down A t 4. 7 percent, its 7 -p e rc e n t le v e l of e a r ly 1971. this rate has re ce d ed substantially f r o m The N o v e m b e r decline was accounted fo r by w o r k e r s in the nondurable goods sector. The unemployment rate fo r w o r k e r s c o v e re d by State unemployment insurance p r o g r a m s also declined in N o vem b er, f r o m 3. 3 to 3. 1 percent, and reach ed its lo w e st le v e l since the spring of 1970. The a v e ra g e (mean) duration of unemployment continued its decline in N o v em b e r, to 11. 3 weeks (s e a s o n a lly adjusted) , down f r o m 11. 6 weeks in October. A v e r a g e duration was at its lo w e s t le v e l in n e a rly a year, another indication of the r e c o v e r y in the o v e r a ll em ploym en t situation. T h e re w e re only sm all changes in the distribution of unemployment by reason in N o v e m b e r. Since N o v e m b e r 1971, however, the percent of total unemployment due to job loss d e c re a s e d f r o m 46 to 42 percent (s e a s o n a lly adjusted) , while the p ro po rtion who v o lu n ta rily le ft their jobs to seek other jobs ro se f r o m 12 to 14 percent. -L a b g r F o r c e and T o t a l . E m p lo y m e .nJL G iven the stability in the le v e l of em ploym ent and the drop in unemployment, the labor f o r c e declined o v e r the month by 240, 000 (s e a s o n a lly adjusted) to a le v e l of 87. 0 m illion . O ver the past year, the labor fo r c e has ris e n by 1. 6 m illio n w o r k e r s (a f t e r elim in atin g the e ffe c ts of the 1970 Census population control adjustment introduced in January 1972) . period. T ota l employment, by contrast, has advanced by 2. 2 m illio n o v e r the Adult men accounted fo r half of the y e a r - t o - y e a r in c re a s e in employment, adult wom en and te e n a ge rs combined about equally for the other half. V ietn am E ra V e te ra n s F o r the third straight month, there was e s s e n tia lly no d iffe r e n c e between the unemployment rates of v etera n s and nonveterans 20-29 y e a r s old. The season ally adjusted unemployment rates in N o v e m b e r w e r e 6. 2 percent fo r vetera n s and 6. 4 p ercen t fo r nonveterans. (See table A -7 . ) Both rates w e re about unchanged o v e r and -4- the month. Since e a r ly 1972, however, jo b le s s ra tes have declin ed fo r both veterans and nonveterans, with v etera n s r e g is te r in g the sharper d r o p - - o v e r 2 p ercentage points v ers u s about 1 p ercentage point fo r nonveterans. Com pared with N o v e m b e r 1971, there was a gain of 430, 000 in veterans' ment. e m p lo y This not only ab sorbed all of the in crea se in their labor f o r c e but also reduced the number u n e m p loy ed --b y o v e r 60, 000. The number of V ie tn a m E ra veteran s in ages 30-34 has been in crea sin g steadily, as men disch arged in e a r l i e r y e a r s m ove into the older age groups. 800, 000, or 13-1/2 percent, In Novem b er, of the total Vietn am E ra v e tera n population w e r e 30-34 y e a rs old; n ea rly a ll o f them w e r e in the labor fo rc e , and their unemployment rate was 3. 8 p ercent (not season ally adjusted) . Industry P a y r o l l E m ploym en t N on agricu ltu ral p a y r o ll em ploym ent continued its strong advance in N o v em b e r, posting a gain of 200, 000 (s e a s o n a lly adjusted) . jobs to 73. 8 m illion . This brought the number of p a y r o ll Since N o v e m b e r 1971, p a y ro ll em ploym ent has r is e n at a sharp p a c e - - b y 2. 7 m illion. The O c t o b e r - t o - N o v e m b e r em ploym ent gain was f a i r l y widespread, in most of the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g industries and in manufacturing. producing industries, o cc u rrin g A m ong the s e r v i c e - the la r g e s t advance o c c u r re d in trade (85, 000) . E m ploym en t in the s e r v ic e s secto r has shown e s p e c ia lly rapid growth o v e r the past year. An o v e r-th e -m o n th r is e of 80, 000 in manufacturing e m ploym en t was concentrated in the durable goods industries. F a c t o r y jobs have grow n steadily o v e r the past ye a r follo w in g 2 y e a rs o f em ploym en t declines. The number of w o r k e r s on contract construction p a y ro lls dropped by 25, 000 in N o v em b e r. The decline was probably related to the rainy weather which p re v a ile d in many sections of the country during the survey week. Hours of W ork The a v e ra g e w o rk w e e k of production or n on s u p e rv is o ry w o r k e r s on private nonagricultural p a y ro lls declined m o re than season ally expected in N o v e m b e r and, a fte r seasonal adjustment, was down 0. 2 hour to 37. 1 hours. Sharp w ork w eek drops in mining and contract construction (a ls o probably related to bad weath er) and m a rgin al declin es among the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g industries accounted fo r the O c t o b e r - t o - N o v e m b e r dip. A v e r a g e w e e k ly hours w e re at the same le v e l in N o v e m b e r as a y e a r ago and have shown no c le a r trend o v e r the entire period. In contrast, to 40. 9 hours, the a v e r a g e w o rk w eek in manufacturing rose 0. 2 hour o v e r the m.onth sea son ally adjusted, its highest le v e l since October 1968. F a c t o r y hours -5- als o w e r e up substantially o v e r the y e a r - - b y 0. 8 hour. A v e r a g e o v e r t im e in m anu factur ing in crea se d by 0. 1 hour o v e r the month and 0. 7 hour f r o m N o v e m b e r 1971. Hourly.and Weekly Earnings A v e r a g e hourly earnings of production or nonsu pervisory w o r k e r s on p riva te nonfarm p a y ro lls w e r e $3. 7 3 in N ovem b er, unchanged f r o m the October leve l. Com pared with a y e a r ago, hourly earnings have ris e n 24 cents, or 6. 9 percent. Because of the decline in hours, a v e ra g e w e e k ly earnings of ra n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s w e r e down $1. 12 o v e r the month to $138. 01. Com pared with N o v e m b e r a ye ar ago, a v e ra g e w e e k ly earnings have ris e n $8. 88, or 6. 9 percent. During the latest 12- month p erio d fo r which the Consumer P r i c e Index is available - -O c to b e r 1971 to October 1972--con sum er p r ic e s ro se 3. 4 percent. H o u rly E arnings Index The Bureau' s H o u rly Earnings Index, in N o vem b er, season ally adjusted, was 140. 5 (1967= 100) about unchanged f r o m October according to p r e lim in a r y figu re s . index was 6. 6 p ercent above N o v e m b e r a y e a r ago. posted o v e r - t h e - y e a r in cr e a s e s , (See table B-4. ) A l l in dustries ranging f r o m 5. 3 p ercent in finance, insurance, r e a l estate to 10. 5 p erc e n t in transportation and public utilities. p erio d ending in October, and During the 12-month the H ou rly Earnings Index in d o lla rs of constant purchasing p ow er ro s e 2. 9 percent. The 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 Em ploym ent and Earnings. NOTE: F igu res fo r periods p rio r to January 1972 in the tables and charts are not s tric tly comparable with current data because of the introduction of 1970 Census data into the estim ation procedures. F o r example, the civilia n labor fo rce and employment totals w ere raised by m ore than 300, 000 as a resu lt of the census adjust ment. An explanation of the changes and an indication of the differen ces appear in "R evisio n s in the Current Population Survey" in the February 1972 issue of Employment and Earnings. Ta b U A -!: Employment status off tha noninstitutional population by sox and ape (In thousands) Table A-2: Full- and part-time status off the civilian labor force by sex and age (Numbers In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Full- and part-time employment atatus, sex, and age Nov. 1972 Nov. 1971 Nov. 1972 Oct. 1972 Sept. 1972 Aug. 1972 July1972 Nov. 1971 Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force.................................. Employed............................................ Unemployed.......................................... Unemployment cate................................ 73,400 70,409 2,992 4.1 71,969 68,395 3,575 5.0 74,470 71,010 3,460 4.6 74,805 71,085 3,720 5.0 74,195 70,482 3,713 5.0 74,201 70,423 3,778 5.1 74,218 70,437 3,781 5.1 73,020 68,889 4,131 5.7 Men, 20 years and oven Civilian labor force.................................. Employed............................................ Unemployed...................... .............. Unemployment cate................................ 46,296 44,907 1,369 3.0 45,606 43,865 1,740 3.8 46,539 44,952 1,587 3.4 46,788 45,015 1,773 3.8 46,573 44,859 1,714 3.7 46,539 44,801 1,738 3.7 46,588 44,821 1,767 3.8 45,898 43,909 1,989 4.3 Women, 20 years and oven Civilian labor force.................................. Employed............................................ Unemployed........................................ Unemployment rate . .............................. 23,473 22,391 1,083 4.6 2 3,10 6 23,335 22,169 23,475 22,208 1,267 5.4 23,322 23,433 22,119 1,314 5.6 23,477 22,093 1,384 5.9 22,985 21,643 1,342 5.8 13,569 12,295 1,274 9-4 13,049 11,810 1,240 9.5 1 2 ,6 1 2 12,50 6 12,983 12,759 12,208 11,555 1,057 8.4 11,427 1,079 11 ,8 6 6 1 1 ,6 3 0 1 1 ,2 1 1 1,129 997 12,125 11,094 1,031 8.5 Full time 21,859 1,247 5.4 1 ,1 6 6 5.0 20,067 1,255 5.4 Pott time Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force.................................. Employed ............................................ Unemployed.......................................... Unemployment rate................................ 1,117 8 .6 8 .6 8 .8 8 .2 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 part-time work. N O TE: Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Selected categories Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment Nov. 1972 Nov. 1971 Nov. 1972 Oct. 1972 Sept. 1972 Aug. 1972 July 1972 Nov. 1971 Total (all civilian workers).............................................. Men, 20 years and o v e r.............................................. Women, 20 years and over......................................... Both sexes, 16-19 years.............................................. 4,266 1,573 1,463 1,229 4,815 1,923 1,648 1,244 5.2 3.6 5.0 15.4 5.5 3.9 5.5 15.3 5.5 3.8 5.4 1 6 .5 5.6 3.9 5.5 16.9 5.5 3.9 5.7 14*6 6.0 4.4 5.8 16.7 W h ite ........................................................................... Negro and other races................................................ 3,368 898 3,,982 832 4.6 9.8 5.0 10.1 5.0 10.2 5.1 9.7 5.0 9.9 5.6 9.4 1,377 894 2,992 1,274 862 1,434 1,700 1,189 3,575 2.9 2.4 4.6 8.4 1.2 3.1 5.4 3.4 2.8 5.0 8.6 1.3 3.3 6.0 3.3 2.8 5.0 8.6 1.3 3.4 5.9 3.3 2.6 5.1 8.8 1.4 3.3 2.7 5.1 8.2 1.3 3.6 3.3 5.7 8.5 1.5 H H 4 .i 6.2 6.0 6 .4 Household heads.............................................................. Married m e n .................................................................... Full-time w o rk e rs........................................................... Part-time workers.............................................................. Unemployed 15 weeks and over1.................................. State insured2 .............................................................. Labor force time lost3 ..................................................... 1,2 4 0 1,058 1,828 — Occupation4 White-collar w o rke rs....................................................... Professional and technical......................................... Managers and administrators, except f a r m ............ Sales workers................................................................ Clerical w o rk e rs................... .................................. Blue-collar w o rke rs.................................................... . Craftsmen and kindred workers................................ Operatives.................................................................... Nonfarm laborers....................................................... Service w orkers................................................................ Farm w o rke rs.................................................................. 1,258 232 171 239 616 1,603 406 803 395 722 109 1,378 310 169 203 696 2,009 434 1,074 501 733 99 3.1 2.1 2.1 4.3 3.9 5.8 4.2 6.0 9.2 6.4 3.9 3.6 2.8 2.1 4.2 4.8 5.9 4.0 6.4 9.2 6.2 3.1 3.3 2.2 1.7 4.7 4.76.1 4.2 6.4 9.6 7.3 2.9 3.5 2.4 1.8 4*6 4.9 6.5 4*4 6.7 . 10.9 6.3 2.7 3.4 2.5 1.9 4.3 4.6 3.4 2.9 1.9 3.§ 6 .4 4.3 7.1 9.3 6.6 2.2 7.5 4.6 8.2 11.8 6.6 3.7 3,113 371 918 505 414 124 926 753 378 322 3,620 352 1,284 765 519 192 950 829 398 111 5.2 9.7 4.7 4.4 5.0 2.8 6.2 4.5 2.7 9.8 5.6 10.6 5.Q 4.5 5.8 3.5 6.4 4.9 3.2 9.6 5.6 9.2 5.1 4.8 5.5 3.7 6.7 4.7 3.2 8.9 5.8 11.6 5.4 5.0 6.0 3.8 6.6 4.7 3.0 6.5 5.8 10.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 3.6 6.5 4.6 2.8 6.0 6.2 9.7 6.6 6.7 6.3 4.4 6.6 5.1 3.2 9.6 4 .6 Industry4 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers5 . . . Construction................................................................ Manufacturing................................................ ......... Durable goods......................................................... Nondurable g o o d s ................................................ Transportation and public u tilities......................... Wholesale and retail trade......................................... Finance and service industries ................................ Government workers...................................................... Agricultural wage and salary workers ......................... 1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force. 2 Insured unemployment under State programs— unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data relate to the week containing the 12th. 3 Man-hours lost b y the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. 4 Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers. 5 Includes mining, not shown separately. Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Aug. 1972 July 1972 Nov. 1971 2,369 1,385 1,137 587 550 2,254 1,505 1,188 644 544* 2,149 1,478 1,155 658 497 2,290 1,650 1,311 7a 570 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.8 Nov. 1972 Nov. 1971 Nov; 1972 o^t; 1972 Sept. 1972 Less than 5 w eeks........................................................... 14 w e e ks.................................................................. 15 weeks and o ve r........................................................... 15 to 26 w eeks........................................................... 27 weeks and over.................................................. 2,122 1,282 862 461 401 2,244 1,513 1,058 564 494 2,165 1,398 1,068 605 463 2,256 1,447 1,095 545 550 Average (mean) duration, in w e e ks.............................. 11.0 11.5 U .3 11.6 Duration of unemployment 5 to Table A-5: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) S eason ally adjusted Reason for unemployment Nov. 1972 Nov. 1971 Nov. 1972 Oct. 1972 1,687 629 1,377 574 2,103 608 1,509 595 1,893 650 1,362 628 1,942 666 1,490 649 100.0 39.5 H.7 32.3 13.5 100.0 43.7 12.6 31.3 12.4 100.0 41.8 14.3 30.0 13.9 1.9 .7 1.6 .7 2.5 .7 1.8 .7 2.2 .7 1.6 .7 Sept. 1972 Aug. 1972 July 1972 Nov. 2,121 635 1,452 649 2,244 644 1,427 640 2,093 616 1,455 564 2,360 629 1,493 651 100.0 40.9 14.0 31.4 13.7 100.0 43.7 13.1 29.9 13.4 100.0 45.3 13.0 28.8 12.9 100.0 44.3 13.0 30.8 11.9 100.0 46.0 12.3 29.1 12.7 2.2 .8 1.7 .7 2.4 .7 1.7 .7 2.6 .7 1.6 .7 2.4 .7 1.7 .7 2.8 .7 1.8 .8 1971 Number o f unemployed Lost last j o b ......................................................... L e ft last f o b ......................................................... Reentered labor f o r c e .......................................... Never worked b e fo r e ............................................ Percent distribution Total unemployed . . . .................................. .. Lost last j o b ....................................... .. L e ft last j o b ................................................... Reentered labor fo rc e ..................... ................. Never worked before.......................................... Unemployed os o percent o f Hie civilian labor force Lost last j o b ......................................................... L e ft last j o b ......................................................... Reentered labor force..................... .. Never worked b e fo r e ..................... ...................... Table A-6: Thousands of persons Age and sex Unemployed persons by age and sex Percent looking for full-time work Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates Nov. 1972 4,266 Nov. 1971 4,815 16 to 19 years.........\ ......................... 16 and 17 years.............................. 18 and 19 years.............................. 20 to 24 years.................................. .. 25 years and o v e r .............................. 25 to 54 years................................ 55 years and over............................ 1,229 613 1,694 388 1,244 590 654 1,083 2^488 2,012 476 Males, 16 years and o ve r........................ 2,238 2,580 74.7 4.6 4 .8 4 .9 4.9 4.7 5.4 16 to 19 years.................................... 16 and 17 years.............................. 18 and 19 years.............................. 20 to 24 years..................................... 75 years and over .............................. 25 to 54 years................................ 55 years and over............................ 665 334 331 532 1 ,0 a 811 230 657 325 332 609 1,314 1,037 276 4 2 .6 1 4 .1 17.4 68.0 82.1 91.5 95.1 78.7 15.5 17.9 13.5 8.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 1 5 .9 20.8 1 2 .3 8.6 3.0 3.0 3.3 16.5 20.0 13.2 8.5 3.1 3.0 3.4 13.6 14.6 12.8 9.6 3.0 3.0 3.1 16.2 18.1 14.7 10.7 Females, 16 years and o v e r ................. .. 2,028 2,235 65.1 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 16 to 19 years............... ..................... 16 and 17 years ............................... 18 and 19 years................. .. 20 to 24 years..................................... 75 years and o v e r ................. ............ 25 to 54 years................................ 55 years and over............................ 565 279 285 422 1,041 587 265 41.9 21.1 62.5 78.2 72.3 74.5 58.9 15.3 18.5 13.1 8.5 4.2 4.6 3.0 16.7 19.3 15.0 9.5 4.5 4*8 3.4 17.3 18.6 16.3 9.6 4.5 4.9 2.9 17.5 21.3 14.9 9.5 4.6 4.8 4.3 16.4 18.9 14.4 10.1 4.8 5.1 4.0 17.3 18.7 16.2 10.0 4.8 5.2 3.7 Total, 16 years and over . . . . ; ............. 616 2M 884 158 322 474 1,174 975 199 Nov. 1972 70.1 42.3 19.1 65.4 80.4 81.9 84.5 70.9 Nov. 1972 5.2 Oct. 1972 5.5 Sept. 1972 5.5 Aug. 1972 5.6 July 1972 5.5 Nov. 1971 6.0 15.4 18.2 13.3 8.6 3.3 3.5 2.8 15.3 18.3 13.2 16.5 19.9 14.1 16.9 20.5 n n 3 .7 3 .5 3 .7 3 .1 14.8 16.5 13.5 9.8 3.7 3.8 3.4 16.7 18.3 15.4 10.4 4.0 4.2 3.4 17.5 11.7 8.9 3.1 3.0 3.6 1 4 .0 9.0 3.6 3.7 3.7 3 .5 3.7 3.2 Table A>7: Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 29 years old (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Employment status N ov. 1971 N ov. 1972 O ct. 1972 S e p t. 197 2 4 ,6 2 4 4 ,2 8 1 4 ,0 4 5 2 36 • 5 .5 4 ,2 9 3 3 ,9 3 7 3 ,6 1 6 321 8 .2 4 ,6 3 6 4 ,3 2 8 4 ,0 5 9 269 6 .2 4 ,6 2 4 4 ,3 0 8 4 ,0 3 2 276 6 .4 4 ,5 9 6 4 ,2 8 8 1 ,8 6 1 1 ,6 8 0 1 ,5 1 4 166 9 .9 1 ,8 8 5 1 ,6 7 8 1 ,5 4 1 1 ,9 9 0 1 ,7 8 3 1 ,5 8 1 2 02 1 1 .3 1 ,8 6 1 1 ,6 8 0 1 ,5 0 5 175 1 0 .4 1 ,8 8 5 1 ,6 9 2 1 ,5 5 0 142 8 .4 2 ,7 7 5 2 ,6 2 7 2 ,5 3 6 91 3 .5 2 ,7 3 9 2 ,6 0 3 2 ,5 0 4 2 ,3 0 3 2 ,1 5 4 99 3 .8 2 ,0 3 5 119 5 .5 2 ,7 7 5 2 ,6 4 8 2 ,5 5 4 94 2 ,7 3 9 2 ,6 1 6 2 ,4 8 2 134 3 .5 1 0 ,2 5 0 8 ,8 1 4 8 ,3 2 8 4 86 5 .5 1 0 ,2 0 9 8 ,8 6 2 8 ,3 3 1 531 6 .0 9 ,5 7 0 8 ,1 7 0 7 ,6 0 0 570 7 .0 1 0 ,2 5 0 8 ,9 8 5 8 ,4 1 0 575 6 .4 6 ,2 2 6 5 ,0 4 5 4 ,6 7 8 367 7 .3 6 ,1 9 4 5 ,0 5 3 4 ,6 4 8 405 8 .0 5 ,6 2 5 4 ,4 2 6 4 ,0 1 9 4 07 9 .2 6 ,2 2 6 5 ,2 0 2 4 ,7 7 8 424 8 .2 4 ,0 2 4 3 ,7 6 9 3 ,6 5 0 119 3 .2 4 ,0 1 5 3 ,8 0 9 3 ,6 8 3 126 3 .3 3 ,9 4 5 3 ,7 4 4 3 ,5 8 1 4 ,0 2 4 3 ,7 8 3 3 ,6 3 2 151 4 .0 N ov. 1 97 2 O c t. 1972 Aug. 197 2 J u ly 197 2 4 ,5 7 4 7 .7 4 ,5 5 1 4 ,2 0 6 3 ,8 9 8 308 7 .3 4 ,2 9 3 3 ,9 5 7 3 ,6 2 1 336 8 .5 1 ,8 9 7 1 ,7 2 0 1 ,5 6 6 1 54 9 .0 1 ,9 1 3 1 ,7 3 9 1 ,5 2 1 218 1 2 .5 1 ,9 2 8 1 ,7 4 5 1 ,5 5 9 186 1 0 .7 1 ,9 9 0 1 ,7 8 6 1 ,5 7 2 214 1 2 .0 2 ,6 9 9 2 ,5 6 8 5 .1 2 ,4 3 7 131 5 .1 2 ,6 6 1 2 ,4 9 4 2 ,3 8 4 110 4 .4 2 ,6 2 3 2 ,4 6 1 2 ,3 3 9 122 5 .0 2 ,3 0 3 2 ,1 7 1 2 ,0 4 9 1 22 5 .6 1 0 ,2 0 9 8 ,9 9 4 8 ,4 0 0 594 6 .6 1 0 ,1 5 5 8 ,8 0 0 8 ,2 6 2 538 6 .1 1 0 ,1 2 1 8 ,7 2 9 8 ,1 8 7 542 6 .2 1 0 ,0 8 5 8 ,7 1 5 8 ,1 4 9 566 6 .5 9 ,5 7 0 8 ,3 4 6 7 ,6 6 8 6 78 8 .1 6 ,1 9 4 6 ,1 1 3 4 ,9 2 3 4 ,5 2 4 4 47 8 .6 6 ,1 4 0 5 ,0 0 6 4 ,6 1 4 3 92 7 .8 399 8 .1 6 ,0 8 6 4 ,9 0 9 4 ,4 8 5 4 24 8 .6 5 ,6 2 5 4 ,5 7 6 4 ,1 0 5 471 1 0 .3 4 ,0 1 5 3 ,8 1 9 3 ,6 7 2 147 3 .8 4 ,0 1 5 3 ,7 9 4 3 ,6 4 8 146 3 .8 4 ,0 0 8 3 ,8 0 6 3 ,6 6 3 143 3 .8 3 ,9 9 9 3 ,8 0 6 3 ,6 6 4 142 3 .7 3 ,9 4 5 3 ,7 7 0 3 ,5 6 3 207 5 .5 N ov. 1971 , Veterans1 Total. 20 to 29 years old 2 Civilian noninstitutional p op u la tio n ............. Civilian labor force ..................................... E m p lo y e d ................................................ Unemployed ........................................... Unemployment rate................................ 4 ,6 3 6 4 ,3 0 7 4 ,0 5 0 257 6 .0 4 ,0 0 3 2 85 6 .6 4 ,2 3 3 3 ,9 0 5 328 20 to 24 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. Civilian labor force ..................................... Employed ................................................ Unemployed ........................................... Unemployment ra te ................................ 1 37 8 .2 25 to 29 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 .............. Civilian labor f o r c e ..................................... E m p lo y e d ................................................ Unemployed .......................................... Unemployment ra te ................................ Nonveterans Total. 20 to 29 years old Civilian noninstitutional population2.............. Civilian labor f o r c e ..................................... E m p lo y e d ................................................ Unemployed .......................................... Unemployment rate................................ 20 to 24 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. Civilian labor f o r c e ..................................... Employed ............................................... Unemployed .......................................... Unemployment ra te ................................ 5 ,1 7 5 4 ,7 2 8 25 to 29 years Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. Civilian labor f o r c e ..................................... E m p lo y e d ................................................ Unemployed .......................................... Unemployment rate................................ 163 4 .4 *Vietnam Era veterans are those who served after August 4.1964; they are all classified as war veterans. 78 percent of the Vietnam Era veterans of all ages are 20 to 29 years old. Post-Koreanpeacetime veterans 20 to 29 years old are not included in this table. 2Since seasonal variations are not present in the population figu res, iden tical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. Toble B -l: Employees on nonagriculturol payrolls, by industry, (la thousands) Nov 1972 Industry p Oct. Sept. 1972 p 1972 Seasonally adjusted Change from N ov. 1971 Oct. 1972 N ov. 1971 N ov. 1972 p Oct. 1972 Sept. p 1972 Change from Oct. 1972 TOTAL..................... .................. 7 4 ,3 0 9 7 4 ,0 8 8 7 3 , 5 l9 7 1 ,6 4 3 221 2 ,6 6 6 7 3 ,7 6 5 7 3 ,5 5 9 7 3 , 176 206 GOODS-PRODUCING . . ............ 2 3 ,6 2 8 2 3 ,7 4 1 2 3, 696 22, 766 -1 1 3 862 2 3 ,4 3 8 2 3 ,3 8 8 2 3 , 186 50 602 607 '6 1 3 522 -5 80 604 608 606 -4 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ............ 3 ,6 4 7 3 ,7 7 9 3, 785 3, 6 2 4 -1 3 2 23 3 ,5 4 1 3 ,5 6 5 3, 551 -2 4 M A N U F A C T U R IN G ................................. 1 9 ,3 7 9 1 9 ,3 5 5 19, 2 98 18, 620 24 759 1 9 ,2 9 3 1 9 ,2 1 5 19, 029 78 Production w orkers..................... 1 4 ,2 4 0 1 4 ,2 2 2 14, 180 1 3 ,5 5 8 18 682 1 4 ,1 4 8 14, 0 8 0 13, 924 68 DURABLE GOO DS................................... Production workers .............. 1 1 ,2 1 1 8, 2 17 11, 164 8 , 1 71 1 1 ,0 7 6 8, 0 9 9 10, 595 7 , 653 47 46 616 564 1 1 ,1 7 5 8, 177 1 1 ,1 2 5 8, 1 2 8 10, 9 70 50* 7 , 999 49 1 9 0 .9 1 9 3 .9 620. 2 622. 8 512. 8 5 0 8 .4 6 7 9 .5 675. 0 1, 2 5 7 . 7 1, 2 5 5 . 2 1 ,4 1 1 . 1 1 ,4 0 0 , 7 1, 9 2 2 . 4 1 , 9 0 0 . 3 1 , 8 9 5 . 8 1, 8 8 7 . 0 1 , 8 0 5 . 7 1, 8 0 3 . 0 1 8 9 .0 625. 0 5 0 2 .4 677. 3 1 ,2 5 5 .4 1 ,3 9 1 .5 1, 8 7 9 .3 1, 8 6 5 . 1 1 ,7 8 5 .6 1 8 6 .2 5 9 9 .7 4 7 5 .6 6 4 2 .0 1, 1 6 8 . 7 1, 3 4 5 . 7 3 .0 -2 .6 1 91 615 503 673 1 ,2 8 0 1 ,3 9 0 1 ,9 1 6 499 664 1 ,2 6 8 1, 3 8 0 1 , 8 81 2 6 3 -1 -3 1, 7 9 4 .9 1, 7 8 7 . 6 1, 7 2 8 . 0 193 621 506 672 1 ,2 7 7 1 ,3 9 9 1 ,9 3 6 1 , 8 81 1 ,7 9 0 188 613 -4 .5 2 .5 1 0 .4 22. 1 8 .8 2 .7 7 .7 2 0 .5 3 7 .2 3 3 .0 8 9 .0 6 5 ,4 1 2 7 .5 1 0 8 .2 7 7 .7 20 1, 8 79 1 ,7 8 3 1, 8 4 7 1 ,7 4 3 2 7 441. 8 4 2 5 .0 5 .5 -5 . 1 30. 8 1 8 .8 472 428 467 428 462 425 0 28 19 M I N I N G ..................................................... 1 Ordnance and accessories............. Lumber and wood products............. Furniture and fix tu r e s .................. Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal in d u s trie s ............. Fabricated metal products............. Machinery, except electrical . , , . Electrical equipment..................... Transportation equipment............. 4.4 9 . . 472. 6 443. 8 467. 1 4 4 8 .9 463. 0 442. 3 NONDURABLE GOO DS .................. 8, 1 6 8 6 ,0 2 3 8 , 1 91 6, 051 8, 2 2 2 6, 081 8, 0 25 5 ,9 0 5 -2 3 -2 8 143 118 8, 1 1 8 5 ,9 7 1 8 ,0 9 0 5 ,9 5 2 8, 059 5 ,9 2 5 1, 7 6 3 . 6 1, 8 1 4 . 2 75. 8 7 6 .5 1, 0 1 2 . 9 1, 0 0 3 . 6 1, 3 6 1 .4 1, 3 5 7 .4 7 0 9 .4 704. 8 1, 0 9 2 . 0 1, 0 8 8 . 7 1, 0 1 0 . 6 1, 0 0 7 . 1 1 8 9 .7 189. 4 647. 3 6 5 2 .4 300. 0 301. 4 1, 869. 4 78. 6 9 9 6 .4 1, 3 5 0 . 8 7 0 3 .5 1, 0 8 0 . 8 1 ,0 0 7 . 8 1 9 0 .5 6 3 9 .4 1, 7 7 6 . 7 -1 3 . 1 -4 .0 43. 9 9 .4 1 9 .8 2 0 .7 1 2 .8 1 ,7 4 3 70 1 ,0 0 9 1, 7 4 1 66 1 ,0 0 3 1 ,3 4 3 706 1 ,0 8 7 1 ,0 1 0 3 0 4 .9 3 0 2 .9 -5 0 .6 -.7 9 .3 4 .0 4 .6 3 .3 3 .5 -.3 5. 1 -1 .4 -2 .9 649 298 189 643 302 1, 7 4 5 66 993 1, 3 3 7 701 1 ,0 8 3 1, 0 0 7 188 633 306 -4 Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . Production w orkers..................... Food and kindred prod u cts........... Tobacco manufactures.................. T extile mill products..................... Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products............. Printing and p u b lish in g................ Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and plastics products, nee Leather and leather products . . . . 79. 8 9 6 9 .0 1, 3 5 2 .0 6 8 9 .6 1, 0 7 1 . 3 997. 8 189. 8 596. 0 -.4 5 6 .4 1 ,3 5 1 706 1 ,0 8 8 1, 014 190 5 2 4 6 8 0 1 4 1 6 SERVICE-PRODUCING................ 5 0 ,6 8 1 50, 347 4 9 , 823 4 8 , 877 334 1, 804 5 0 , 327 5 0 , 171 4 9 , 990 156 T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ............................................. 4 ,5 4 2 4 ,5 4 8 4, 548 4 ,4 0 7 -6 135 4 ,5 3 7 4 ,5 3 9 4, 499 -2 W H O L E S A L E A N D R E T A IL T R A D E . 1 6 ,1 3 7 1 6 , 899 . 1 5 ,7 7 4 1 5 ,5 0 9 238 628 1 5 ,9 3 0 1 5 ,8 4 7 1 5 ,7 9 4 83 WHOLESALE T R A D E .............................. 3 ,9 9 8 3 ,9 7 8 3 , 962 3, 857 20 141 3, 970 3 ,9 5 0 3 ,9 4 6 20 R E T A I L T R A D E ............................................... 1 2 ,1 3 9 11, 921 1 1, 812 1 1 ,6 5 2 218 487 11, 960 1 1 ,8 9 7 11, 848 63 F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D R E A L E S T A T E .................................... 3 ,9 6 7 3 ,9 5 6 3, 957 3, 832 11 135 3, 9 83 3 ,9 6 8 3 , 953 15 S E R V I C E S ................................................ 1 2 ,4 3 7 1 2 ,4 5 4 1 2 , 3 91 1 1 ,9 7 3 -1 7 464 1 2 ,4 6 2 1 2 ,4 4 2 1 2 ,3 7 9 20 G O V E R N M E N T ....................................... 40 1 3 ,5 9 8 1 3 ,4 9 0 1 3, 153 13, 156 FED ER A L .............................................. 2, 627 2 ,6 2 7 2 , 627 2 , 655 S TA TE AND L O C A L .............................. 1 0 ,9 7 1 1 0 , 863 1 0 ,5 2 6 1 0 ,5 0 1 p = preliminary. 108 442 1 3 ,4 1 5 1 3 ,3 7 5 13, 365 0 -2 8 2 ,6 3 8 2 ,6 3 0 2, 624 8 108 470 10, 777 1 0 ,7 4 5 1 0 ,7 4 1 32 Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers' on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry - Change from Industry Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 1972 p 1972p 1972 1971 Seasonally adjusted Oct. Nov. Nov. Oct. Sept. 1972 1971 1972 p 1972p 1972 Change from Oct. 1972 TOTAL PRIVATE........................ 3 7 .0 37. 3 3 7 .4 3 7 .0 -0 .3 0 .0 37. 1 37. 3 37. 3 -0 .2 M I N I N G ...................................................... 4 1 .5 4 2 .9 4 2 .8 4 2 .3 -1 .4 -.8 4 1 .5 4 2 .6 4 2 .8 -1 .1 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ............ 3 5 .9 3 8 .2 3 8 .2 3 7 .9 -2 .3 -2 .0 3 6 .9 3 7 .6 37. 1 M A N U F A C T U R IN G ................................. Overtime h ou rs............................. 41. 0 3 .8 4 0 .8 3 .8 4 1 .0 4 0 .2 3. 1 .2 3 .9 0 .8 .7 40. 9 3 .7 4 0 .7 3 .6 4 0 .8 3 .6 . 2 . 1 DURABLE GOODS................................... Overtime h o u r s .......................... 41. 7 4 .0 4 1 .6 4. 0 4 1 .7 4. 1 40. 7 3. 0 . 1 0 1 .0 1 .0 4 1 .6 3 .9 4 1 .5 3 .8 4 1 .4 3 .8 . 1 . 1 Ordnance and accessories............. Lumber and wood products........... Furniture and fix tu r e s .................. Stone, clay, and glass products . . Primary metal in d u s trie s ............. Fabricated metal products............. Machinery, except electrical . . . . 4 2 .5 40. 9 4 0 .8 42. 0 4 2 .2 4 1 .6 4 2 .6 40. 8 4 2 .4 4 1 .5 4 0 .8 4 2 .5 41. 7 4 1 .5 4 2 .2 4 0 .8 42. 3 4 1 .5 4 1 .0 4 2 .4 4 2 .0 4 1 .6 4 2 .4 4 0 .8 4 2 .0 4 0 .6 4 0 .4 41. 9 .5 .3 .4 . 1 2 .3 1 .0 .1 .5 .4 4 2 .4 41. 0 4 0 .4 4 2 .2 41. 3 4 0 .5 4 1 .9 42. 7 41. 5 4 2 .6 40. 5 4 2 .4 4 1 .2 4 0 .2 4 2 .2 4 2 .3 4 1 .3 4 2 .2 4 0 .6 4 1 .9 4 2 .0 41. 1 4 2 .4 4 0 .6 0 -.2 .2 -. 3 .4 . 2 .4 -. 1 1 .7 .4 42. 3 4 1 .7 40. 5 0 39. 1 4 0 .5 3 9 .2 4 1 .9 4 0 .7 3 9 .5 0 -. 1 . 1 . 1 3 9 .9 4 0 .6 41. 1 4 0 .4 . 1 -.6 0 -.5 .5 . 1 .4 0 Electrical equipment..................... Transportation equipment............. 4 2 .8 42. 2 4 2 .4 41. 1 Instruments and related products * Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 4 0 .9 3 9 .5 4 0 .6 3 9 .5 4 0 .9 3 9 .5 4 0 .5 3 9 .5 0 NONDURABLE GOO DS........................ Overtime h ou rs............................. 40. 0 3. 5 3 9 .9 3 .5 4 0 .0 3. 7 3 9 .6 3. 1 ‘ . 1 0 .4 .4 3 9 .9 3 .4 3 9 .8 3 .3 3 9 .7 3 .3 Food and kindred prod u cts........... Tobacco manufactures.................. Textile mill products..................... Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products............. Printing and p u b lish in g................ Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products,. . . . 40. 5 3 6 .6 4 1 .7 3 6 .6 43. 0 40. 3 3 7 .7 4 1 .4 36. 3 43. 0 4 1 .0 3 5 .4 4 1 .5 36. 2 4 3 .2 40. 1 3 5 .6 4 1 .4 3 6 .4 4 2 .4 .2 -1 . 1 . 3 . 3 0 .4 1 .0 .3 .2 .6 4 0 .4 3 6 .6 4 1 .4 3 6 .4 42. 9 40. 3 3 6 .7 4 1 .2 36. 3 4 2 .8 40. 2 34. 1 4 1 .4 36. 3 38. 3 38. 1 3 8 .5 41. 9 4 2 .6 4 1 .6 3 7 .6 41. 9 42. 8 4 1 .5 38. 1 0 -.5 .2 .5 .7 .3 0 t -.3 38. 3 4 1 .8 42. 0 41. 7 37. 9 38. 1 4 1 .9 42. 1 4 1 .8 38. 1 37. 6 4 1 .6 42. 1 40. 7 3 8 .4 T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ......... ................................... 4 0 .4 40. 5 40. 5 4 0 .6 -. 1 -.2 W HOLESALE AND R E T A IL T R A D E . 34. 7 3 4 .8 35. 1 3 4 .9 -. 1 WHOLESALE TRAP**.............................. R E TA IL T R A O E ...................................... 3 9 .8 33. 1 3 9 .8 33. 3 3 9 .9 3 3 .6 3 9 .8 3 3 .4 0 -.2 F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D R E A L E S T A T E .................................... 37. 2 37. 3 37. 1 37. 0 -. S E R V I C E S ................................................ 34. 0 34. 1 3 4 .2 34. 0 .6 .3 .2 .6 . 1 -. 1 .2 . 1 . 1 4 1 .9 4 2 .3 4 1 .4 37. 8 4 2 .9 38. 2 4 1 .8 42. 3 41. 1 3 8 .7 -. 1 -. 3 . 3 . 1 40. 2 40. 3 40. 3 -. 1 -. 2 35. 0 35. 0 35. 0 0 0 -.3 3 9 .9 3 3 .4 3 9 .8 3 3 .5 3 9 .9 33. 5 . 1 -. 1 37. 2 37. 3 37. 2 -. 34. 1 34. 2 34. 3 1. 1 1 . 0 2 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. -.7 .2 1 Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry Average weekly earnings Average hourly earnings Industry N ov. 1972P TOTAL PRIVATE...................... O c t. 1972 p S e p t. 1972 N ov. 1971 Change from N ov. 19.72 p O ct. 1972 p S e p t. 1972 N ov. 1971 O c t. 1972 N ov. 1971 $ 0 . 00 ’ . 01 $ 0. 24 . 24 $ 1 3 8 . 01 1 3 8 .3 8 $ 1 3 9 .1 3 1 3 8 .7 6 $ 1 3 9 .1 3 1 3 7 .6 4 $ 1 2 9 .1 3 1 2 9 .4 8 .4 6 1 8 2 .1 9 1 8 9 .1 9 1 8 9 .1 8 Change from O ct. 1972 N ov. 1971 - $ 1 . 12 -.3 8 $ 8 .8 8 8 .9 0 1 6 6 .2 4 -7 .0 0 1 5 .9 5 2 3 4 .9 3 2 2 2 . 47 -1 3 .2 0 1 .5 5 1 5 7 .4 9 1 5 8 .2 6 1 4 4 .3 2 1 .5 9 1 4 .7 6 1 7 2 .6 4 170. 98 1 7 1 .3 9 1 5 5 .4 7 1 .6 6 1 7 . 17 1 7 5 .1 0 1 39 . 06 1 2 8 . 11 1 6 7 . 58T 1 7 4 .6 9 1 3 9 .8 6 1 2 7 .3 0 1 7 0 .4 3 1 9 7 .2 4 1 6 8 . 08 1 8 3 .1 5 1 7 5 .5 5 1 40 . 27 1 2 7 .5 1 1 6 9 .1 8 1 9 9 .5 0 1 6 8 .4 8 1 8 3 .5 9 1 6 2 .5 4 1 3 0 .3 3 1 1 8 .3 7 1 5 5 .8 7 1 7 3 .9 6 1 5 3 .0 6 1 6 6 .0 4 .4 1 -.8 0 .8 1 -2 .8 5 4 . 05 1 .2 3 2 . 59 12. 56 8 .7 3 9 . 74 1 1 .7 1 2 7 .3 3 1 6 . 25 1 9 .7 0 1 5 1 .7 8 2 0 3 .5 2 1 5 2 .9 7 1 4 1 .4 0 1 8 1 .2 5 0 5 .0 3 1 0 . 38 2 6 .7 6 1 5 2 .5 6 1 5 1 .7 8 2 0 2 . 98 1 5 1 .4 4 143. 78 1 2 4 .4 3 1 2 4 .0 3 1 2 3 .6 4 1 1 7 .7 1 1 . 12 .4 0 8 . 78 6 .7 2 .2 4 1 4 1 .2 0 140. 45 1 4 0 .4 0 130. 28 .7 5 10. 92 .0 2 . 14 .0 1 .0 1 1 4 7 .8 3 1 2 9 .5 6 1 1 5 .5 1 9 8 . 09 1 7 2 .4 3 1 4 6 .2 9 1 2 8 .1 8 1 1 4 .2 6 9 6 . 92 172. 43 1 4 8 .0 1 1 3 6 .7 4 0 .2 4 .4 7 . 18 .1 7 .2 8 1 1 8 .5 9 1 1 4 .1 3 9 5 .9 3 1 7 3 .2 3 1 09 . 29 1 0 7 . 23 9 1 . 36 1 5 8 .1 5 1 .5 4 1 .3 8 1 .2 5 1 . 17 0 1 1 .0 9 2 0 . 27 8 .2 8 6 .7 3 14. 28 4 . 28 4 . 00 4 .6 4 3 .4 4 2 .6 2 .0 2 .0 2 -.0 1 .0 1 . 01 .2 -9 .2 9 .3 6 .2 5 . 11 1 7 5 .0 3 1 7 9 .7 5 2 1 0 .5 0 1 5 4 .2 4 1 0 4 .0 1 1 7 3 .3 6 1 7 8 .9 1 2 1 3 .4 3 1 5 3 .0 9 102. 27 1 7 5 .5 6 1 7 8 .4 9 2 1 4 .0 0 1 5 1 .8 9 1 0 3 .6 3 1 6 0 .9 3 1 6 6 .4 0 1 9 5 .3 4 1 4 0 . 01 1 0 0 .6 1 1 .6 7 .8 4 -2 .9 3 1 . 15 1 .7 4 1 4 . 10 1 3 . 35 1 5 . 16 1 4 . 23 3 .4 0 4 .7 4 4 . 32 .0 1 .4 5 1 9 2 .7 1 1 9 2 .7 8 1 9 1 .9 7 1 7 5 .3 9 -.0 7 1 7 .3 2 3 . 06 3 .0 5 2 .9 1 .0 1 . 16 1 0 6 .5 3 106. 49 1 0 7 .0 6 1 0 1 .5 6 3 .9 3 2 .7 5 3 .9 3 2 . 74 3 .9 1 2 .7 3 3 .7 4 2 .6 0 0 .0 1 . 19 . 15 1 5 6 .4 1 9 1 .0 3 1 5 6 .4 1 9 1 .2 4 1 5 6 . 01 9 1 .7 3 1 4 8 .8 5 8 6 . 84 0 -.2 1 7 . 56 4 . 19 F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E , A N D R E A L E S T A T E ................................. 3 .4 7 3 .4 9 3 .4 7 3 .3 0 -.0 2 . 17 129. 08 1 3 0 . 18 1 2 8 .7 4 1 2 2 .1 0 - 1 . 10 6 . 98 S E R V IC E S ............................................. 3 .2 5 3 . 24 3 .2 3 3 .0 6 .0 1 .1 9 1 1 0 .5 0 110. 48 110. 47 104. 04 . 02 6 .4 6 $ 3 .7 3 3 .7 3 $ 3 .7 3 3 .7 2 $ 3 .7 2 3 .6 9 $ 3 .4 9 3 .4 9 4 .3 9 4 .4 1 4 .4 2 3 .9 3 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N . • • . 6 .2 4 6 . 21 6 . 15 5 .8 7 . 03 .3 7 2 2 4 .0 2 2 3 7 .2 2 M A N U F A C T U R IN G .............................. 3 .8 8 3 .8 6 3 .8 6 3 .5 9 .0 2 .2 9 1 5 9 .0 8 ............. 4 . 14 4 . 11 4 . 11 3 .8 2 . 03 .3 2 Ordnance and accessories........... Lumber and wood products........... Furniture and fix tu r e s ................ Stone, clay, and glass products . Primary metal in d u s trie s ........... 4 . 12 3 .4 0 3 . 14 4 .-1 5 3 .3 8 3 . 11 .2 5 3 .9 9 4 .7 5 4 . 05 4 . 33 3 .8 7 3 .2 1 2 .9 3 3 .7 2 4 . 36 3 . 77 4 . 04 0 3 .9 9 4 .7 7 4 . 07 4 . 36 4 . 12 3 . 37 3 . 12 4 .0 1 4 .7 3 4 . 05 4 . 34 .0 3 .0 2 -.0 2 .0 4 . 02 . 02 . 19 .2 1 .2 7 .4 1 .3 0 .3 2 2 0 1 .2 9 1 6 9 .3 1 1 8 5 .7 4 Electrical equipment................'. Transportation equipment........... Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . 3 .7 2 4 .8 6 3 . 72 4 .8 1 3 .7 2 4 .8 0 3 .5 0 4 .4 1 0 . 05 .2 2 .4 5 1 5 1 .7 8 2 0 8 .0 1 3 .7 3 .3 .7 4 3 .5 5 0 3 . 15 3 .7 3 3 . 14 3 . 13 2 . 98 .0 1 . 18 . 17 NONDURABLE GOO DS........................ 3 . 53 3 .5 2 3 .5 1 3 .2 9 .0 1 3 .6 5 3 .5 4 2 .7 7 3 .6 3 3 .4 0 2 . 76 2 . 67 4 .0 1 3 .6 1 3 .3 5 2 .7 5 2 .6 5 4 .0 1 3 .4 1 3 . 07 2 .5 9 2 .5 1 3 .7 3 3 .6 9 2 .7 3 4 .5 5 4 . 27 5 . 01 3 .6 8 2 .7 2 4 .5 6 4 . 26 5 .0 0 3 .6 6 2 . 72 T R A N S P O R T A T IO N A N D P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 4 . 77 4 . 76 W H O LESA LE AND R E T A IL TR A D E 3 . 07 WHOLESALE T R A O E ........................... R E TA IL T R A D E .............. ..................... Seasonally-adjusted............................... M INING DURABLE GOODS.............. .. .. Machinery, except electrical . . . Food and kindred products . . . . Tobacco manufactures................ T extile mill products............. Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products........... Printing and p u blish in g............. Chemicals and allied products. . Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products • . . *See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. 2 .6 8 4 .0 1 4 . 57 4 . 29 5 .0 0 -.0 2 . 04 4 . 97 Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers in private nonfarm industries, seasonally adjusted (1967=100)____________ _____________ ___________ ___________ _______________________ ___________ ___________ ____ :____________________________________________ Industry p Percent change over month and year S e p t. 1972 Aug. 1972 1 4 0 .3 1 3 9 .3 1 1 0 .8 N o v .P 1972 O ct. 1972 1 4 0 .5 J u ly 1972 Ju n e 1972 N ov. 1971 1 3 8 .3 1 3 7 .8 1 3 7 .1 1 3 1 .8 1 1 0 .4 1 1 0 .1 1 1 0 .0 1 0 9 .8 1 0 7 .5 O ct. N ov. 1 9 7 2 -1972 N ov. Nov. 1 9 7 1 -1972 Total private nonfarm: Current dolla rs........................................... Constant (1967) d o lla rs ........................... NA .1 1/ 6 .6 21 M in in g ................................................................ 1 3 6 .2 1 3 7 .7 1 3 8 .1 1 3 7 .8 1 3 7 .3 1 3 6 .3 1 2 6 .6 -1 .0 7 .6 Contract construction..................................... 1 5 0 .0 1 4 9 .0 1 4 7 .8 1 4 6 .8 1 4 5 .6 1 4 5 .6 1 4 1 .5 .7 6 .0 Manufacturing.................................................. 1 3 7 .8 1 3 7 .5 1 3 6 .7 1 3 5 .9 1 3 5 .3 1 3 5 .0 1 2 9 .0 .2 6 .8 Transportation and public utilities................ 1 4 7 .4 1 4 7 .1 1 4 5 .6 1 4 5 .1 1 4 4 .0 1 4 1 .7 1 3 3 .5 .2 1 0 .5 Wholesale and retail tra d e .............................. 1 3 7 .2 1 3 7 .1 1 3 6 .3 1 3 5 .6 1 3 5 .3 1 3 4 .4 1 3 0 .0 Finance, insurance, and real estate................ 1 3 4 .4 1 3 5 .5 1 3 4 .8 1 3 3 .6 1 3 3 .9 1 3 3 .0 1 2 7 .7 -.8 5 .3 Services............................................................. 1 4 1 .0 1 4 0 .8 1 3 9 .9 1 3 8 .0 1 3 8 .0 1 3 7 .4 1 3 3 .5 .1 5 .6 •> 5 .5 1/ Percent change was 0.4 from September 1972 to October 1972, the latest month available. 2/ Percent change was 2.9 from October 1971 to October 1972, the latest month available. NA indicates data are not available. p»Preliminary. NOTE: All series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effects of two types of changes that are unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime premiums in manufacturing (the only sector for which overtime data are available) and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries. The seasonal adjustment eliminates the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude each year. f o r c e , e m p lo y m e n t , unemployment HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED labor 1 . LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT ______ .......... .......... 2 . TOTAL EMPLOYMENT ______ ......... .......... C IV IL IA N l a b o r f o r c e TO TA L EMPLOYMENT NONAGRI CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AOULT MEN AOULT WOMEN TEENAGERS TMOUSANOS TMOUSANOS 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1963 3. u n e m p l o y m e n t ______ .......... .......... 1964 l9 6 S 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 4. u n e m p l o y m e n t AOULT MEN AOULT WOMEN TEENA6ERS ALL C IV IL IA N WORKERS F U L L -T IM E WORKERS MARRIED MEN TMOUSANOS 2250 2000 1750 1500 1 2 50 10 0 0 750 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 500 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 I9 6 0 1969 1970 1971 1972 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ______ .......... ........... 6. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ______ .......... .......... A L L C I V I L I A N WORKERS S T A T E INSUREO » MARRIEO HEN TEENAGERS ADULT WOMEN AOULT MEN PERCENT PERCENT 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES NEGRO AND OTHER RACES W H ITE 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES P A R T -T IM E F U L L -T IM E WORKERS WORKERS 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 * State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th of the month and represents the insured unemployed under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance systems. UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ______ .......... ........... BLUE COLLAR WORKERS S E R V IC E WORKERS W H ITE COLLAR WORKERS PERCENT 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 11 . AVERAGE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT WEEKS 10. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ______ .......... C O N STR UC TIO N M ANUFACTURING PERCENT 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON ______ .......... .......... ______ JOB LOSERS R EENTRANTS NEW ENTR ANTS JO B LEAVERS THOUSANDS 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 NONAGRI CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 13. EMPLOYMENT ______ .......... .......... ______ 14- MAN-HOURS ______ TO TA L P R IV A TE NONAGRI CULTURAL ......... p r i v a t e s e r v i c e - p r o d u c in g .......... GOOOS-PROOUCING ______ MANUFACTURING M ILLIO N S OF MAN-HOURS TO TAL NONAGRI CULTURAL SERVIC E-PR O D UC IN G GOOOS-PROOUCING MANUFACTURING THOUSANDS 1963 1964 1965 1966 196*7 i9 6 0 1969 19*70 19*71 15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS ______ .......... 1963 19*72 MANUFACTURING TOTAL P R IV A TE 16 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS IN MANUFACTURING HOURS 4 .5 4 .0 3 .5 3 .0 2 .5 2 .0 1963 MOTE: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. recent m o n t h s are p re lim in a ry in charts 13-16. 1968 1969 1970 1971 Dote for the 2 most 1972 VETERANS AND NONVETERANS, 2 0 - 2 9 YEARS HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 18. EMPLOYED 17. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NONVETERANS ______ .......... VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NONVETERANS TMOUSANOS 10000 10000 7500 7500 5000 5000 2500 2500 0 1969 19*70 1971 19. UNEMPLOYED ______ .......... TMOUSANOS 1969 197Z 1970 1971 1972 20. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NONVETERANS ______ .......... PERCENT VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NONVETERANS 0
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