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- 2 November, with most of the increase
employment have
tended
over the past year.
occurring
among
sales
workers.
Although
to be erratic in recent months, employment has increased
Adult women accounted for three-fourths of the year-to-year
in
by 1.9 million
growth.
(See
table A-l.)
The civilian labor force, at 103.7 million, edged up by 210,000 in November.
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movements
Over-the-month
increases in the labor force occurred entirely among white workers, as the number of blacks in the
labor force declined.
Since November 1978, the overall labor force has advanced by 2.1 million.
The labor force participation rate was 63.8 percent in November.
Over the year, participation
has increased by 0.2 percentage point, due entirely to increased labor force activity among
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 1979
women.
adult
Adult male and teenage participation rates were both down from a year earlier.
Employment rose in November and unemployment edged down, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.
S. Department of Labor reported today.
percent,
compared
with
The Nation's
6.0 percent in October.
overall
unemployment
rate
was 5.8
Table A . Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
The jobless rate has fluctuated between 5.6 and
Selected categories
6.0 percent for more than a year.
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—rose 350,000 in November to
97.6 million.
Total employment has grown by 1.9 million since November 1978, with more than
half
of the increase occurring between last November and March.
Nonfarm payroll employment—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—advanced
220,000 in November to 90.2 million.
by
Over the year, payroll jobs increased by 2.4 million; again,
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Civilian labor force
Total employmant
Unemployment
Not in labor force
Discouraged workers
I
much of the growth took place in the 4 months prior to April.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons edged down by 140,000
overall
unemployment
rate
moved
from
6.0 percent
in November
unemployment
has remained
Unemployment rates:
All workers
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black and other
Full-time workers
whose
jobless
Nonfarm payroll employment
Goods-producing industries
Service-producing industries
white-collar
previous month.
workers,
In other worker categories, jobless rates
while
fell
among
part-time
the rate for blue-collar workers was about unchanged from the
Blue-collar unemployment was up markedly over the year, however, in contrast
movements among most other major worker groups.
to
(See table A-2.)
Total employment increased by 350,000 in November to 97.6 million.
This increase
took
place
Employment in white-collar jobs rose by 220,000 in
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Total Employment and the Labor Force
primarily among adult women and white workers.
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Manufacturing overtime
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16.11
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5.7|
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4.9|
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4.2|
4.3|
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5.5|
5.8|
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5.11
5.2|
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The unemployment rate for adult men (4.3 percent) and white workers (5.2 percent), on
the other hand, were unchanged.
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declined to 5.5 and 10.8 percent, respectively, reversing increases of comparable magnitude
in October.
and
since
(See table A-l.)
Over-the-month declines in unemployment occurred among adult women and blacks,
rates
The
in October to 5.8 percent, the same as the
September rate and within the relatively narrow range in which
August 1978.
to 6.0 million.
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353
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- 3 The Hourly Earnings Index
Industry Payroll Employment
Nonfarm payroll employment rose to 90.2 million in
November,
up
220,000
October level. Payroll employment increased 2.4 million over the past year.
Most of the November gain
occurred
in the service-producing
government, employment growth took place throughout the sector.
sector.
The
from
the
the
(See table B-l.)
With the
services
exception of
industry
recorded
occurring
in
construction.
Employment
in manufacturing
was
nearly
all
unchanged,
nondurable goods were offset by declines in durable goods. Within the durable
transportation
equipment
accounted
for
most
of
the
decrease, due
of
as
the
increase
small
gains in
goods
primarily
industries,
to layoffs in
automobile and truck production.
Hours
The average workweek of
payrolls was
35.6
production
or
nonsupervisory
on
private
nonagricultural
in November, unchanged from October. Manufacturing hours fell by 0.2 to 40.0
hours and were 0.6 hour below the first quarter level.
both
workers
Sharp over-the-month declines occurred
in
the primary metals and transportation equipment workweeks. Factory overtime remained at 3.2
hours for the third straight month.
(See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours rose 0.4 percent in November to
r.esult
of
the
over-the-month
rise
in employment.
126.3
(1967*100),
as
a
The index was up 2.1 percent over the year.
(See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory
payrolls
rose
0.8
percent
adjusted). Average weekly
in
November
earnings
rose
and
were
1.0 percent
workers
on
private
nonagricultural
7.7 percent above November 1978 (seasonally
in November and were
up 7.1 percent over
the year.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings rose 2 cents in November to
$6.34,
46 cents above November 1978; average weekly earnings were $225.07 in November, down 55 cents from
October but up $14.57 over the year.
(See table B-3.)
effects
of
changes
in
seasonality,
and
the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries—was
236.9 (1967-100) in November, 0.8 percent higher than in October. The Index was 8.1 percent above
November a year ago.
In dollars of constant purchasing power, the
during the 12-month period ended in October.
the largest increase, 75,000, while trade and finance each advanced by about 40,000.
Employment in the goods-producing sector grew by 45,000, with
The Hourly Earnings Index—earnings adjusted for overtime in manufacturing,
revised
(See table B-4.)
Index
decreased
4.1
percent
Explanatory Note
This release presents and analyzes statistics from
two major surveys. Data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment (A tables) are derived from
the Current Population Survey—a sample survey of
households which is conducted by the Bureau of the
Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Beginning in
September 1975, the sample was enlarged by 9,000
households in order to provide greater reliability for
smaller States and thus permit the publication of annual
statistics for all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
These supplementary households were added to the
47,000 national household sample in January 1978; thus
the sample now consists of about 56,000 households
selected to represent the U.S. civilian noninstitutional
population 16 years and over.
Statistics on nonagricultural payroll employment,
hours, and earnings (B tables) are collected by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State
agencies, from payroll records of a sample of approximately 162,000 establishments. Unless otherwise indicated, data for both statistical series relate to the week
containing the 12th day of the specified month.
Comparability of household and payroll
employment statistics
Employment data from the household and payroll
surveys differ in several basic respects. The household
survey provides information on the labor force activity
of the entire civilian noninstitutional population, 16
years of age and over, without duplication. Each person
is classified as either employed, unemployed, or not in
the labor force. The household survey counts employed
persons in both agriculture and nonagricultural
industries and, in addition to wage and salary workers
(including private household workers), counts the selfemployed, unpaid family workers, and persons "with a
job but not at work" and not paid for the period absent.
The payroll survey relates only to paid wage and
salary employees (regardless of age) on the payrolls of
nonagricultural establishments. Persons who worked at
more than one job during the survey week or otherwise
appear on more than one payroll are counted more than
once in the establishment survey. Such persons are
counted only once in the household survey and are
classified in the job at which they worked the greatest
number of hours.
Unemployment
To be classified in the household survey as
unemployed an individual must: (1) Have been without a
job during the survey week; (2) have made specific
efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4
weeks; and (3) be presently available for work. In
addition, persons on layoff and those waiting to begin a
new job (within 30 days), neither of whom must meet
the jobseeking requirements, are also classified as
unemployed. The unemployed total includes all persons
who satisfactorily meet the above criteria, regardless
of their eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits
or any kind of public assistance. The unemployment rate
represents the unemployed as a proportion of the
civilian labor force (the employed and unemployed
combined).
The Bureau regularly publishes a wide variety of
labor market measures. See, for example, the demographic, occupational, and industry detail in tables A-2
and A-3 of this release and the comprehensive
data package in Employment and Earnings each month.
A special grouping of seven unemployment measures is
set forth in table A-7. Identified by the symbols U-l
through U-7, these measures represent a range of
possible definitions of unemployment and of the labor
force—from the most restrictive (U-l) to the most
comprehensive (U-7). The official rate of unemployment
appears as U-5.
Seasonal adjustment
Nearly all economic phenomena are affected to
some degree by seasonal variations. These are
recurring, predictable events which are repeated more
or less regularly each year—changes in weather, opening
and closing of schools, major holidays, industry production schedules, etc. The cumulative effects of these
events are often large. For example, on average over
the year, they explain about 95 percent of the monthto-month variance in the unemployment figures. Since
seasonal variations tend to be large relative to the
underlying cyclical trends, it is necessary to use
seasonally-adjusted data to interpret short-term
economic developments. At the beginning of each year,
seasonal adjustment factors for unemployment and
other labor force series are calculated for use during
the entire year, taking into account the prior year's
experience.
All seasonally-adjusted civilian labor force and
unemployment rate statistics, as well as the major
employment and unemployment estimates, are computed by aggregating independently adjusted series.
The official unemployment rate for all civilian workers
is derived by dividing the estimate for total unem-
ployment (the sum of four seasonally-adjusted age-sex
components) by the civilian labor force (the sum of 12
seasonally-adjusted age-sex components).
For establishment data, the seasonally-adjusted
series for all employees, production workers, average
weekly hours, and average hourly earnings are adjusted
by aggregating the seasonally-adjusted data from the
respective component series. These data are also
revised annually, often in conjunction with benchmark
(comprehensive counts of employment) adjustments.
(The most recent revision of seasonally-adjusted data
was based on data through June 1979.)
Sampling variability
Both the household and establishment survey
statistics are subject to sampling error, which should be
taken into account in evaluating the levels of a series as
well as changes over time. Because the household
survey is based upon a probability sample, the results
may differ from the figures that would be obtained if it
were possible to take a complete census using the same
questionnaires and procedures. The standard error is the
measure of sampling variability, that is, of the variation
that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed. The chances are about 68
out of 100 that an estimate from the survey differs
from a figure that would be obtained through a
complete census by less than the standard error. Tables
A through I in the "Explanatory Notes" of Employment
and Earnings provide approximations of the standard
errors for unemployment and other labor force
categories. To obtain a 90-percent level of confidence,
the confidence interval generally used by BLS, the
errors should be multiplied by 1.6. The following
examples provide an indication of the magnitude of
sampling error: For a monthly change in total em-
ployment, the standard error is on the order of plus or
minus 182,000. Similarly, the standard error on a change
in total unemployment is approximately 115,000. The
standard error on a change in the national unemployment rate is 0.12 percentage point.
Although the relatively large size of the monthly
establishment survey assures a high degree of accuracy,
the estimates derived from it also may differ from the
figures obtained if a complete census using the same
schedules and procedures were possible. However, since
the estimating procedures utilize the previous month's
level as the base in computing the current month's level
of employment (link-relative technique), sampling and
response errors may accumulate over several months.
To remove this accumulated error, the employment
estimates
are
adjusted
to
new
benchmark"
(comprehensive counts of employment), usually on an
annual basis. In addition to taking account of sampling
and response errors, the benchmark revision adjusts the
estimates for changes in the industrial classification of
individual establishments. Employment estimates are
currently projected from March 1978 levels.
One measure of the reliability of the employment
estimates for individual industries is the root-meansquare error (RMSE). The RMSE is the standard deviation adjusted for the bias in estimates. If the bias is
small, the chances are about 68 out of 100 that an
estimate from the sample would differ from its benchmark by less than the RMSE. For total nonagricultural
employment, the RMSE is on the order of plus or minus
83,000. Measures of reliability (approximations of the
RMSE) for establishment-survey data and actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are
provided in tables K through P in the "Explanatory
Notes" of Employment and Earnings.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status
NOV.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
1978
1979
1979
1978
1979
1979
1979
1979
162 ,033
2 ,117
159 ,916
101 ,65'9
63.6
96 ,029
59.3
3 ,100
92 ,929
5 ,629
5.5
58 ,258
164,468
2,093
162,375
103,939
64.0
98,158
59.7
3,467
94,691
5,781
5.6
58,436
164,682
2,09 2
162,589
103,719
63.8
97,943
59.5
3,257
94,686
5,776
5.6
5 8,87 0
162,033
2, 117
159,916
101,628
63.6
95,751
59.1
3;275
92,476
5,877
5.8
58,288
163,685
2,082
161,604
103,059
63.8
97,210
59.4
3,262
93,949
5,848
5.7
58,545
163,891
2,090
161,801
103,049
63.7
96,900
59.1
3,322
93,578
6,149
6.0
58,752
164,106
2,092
162,013
103,498
63.9
97,513
59.4
3,400
94,113
5,985
5.8
58,515
164,468
2,093
162,375
103,474
63.7
97,293
59.2
3,288
94,005
6,182
6.0
58,901
69,182
67,486
53,924
79.9
51,955
75.1
2,277
49,678
1,969
3.7
13,563
70,380
68,697
54,878
79.9
52,816
75.0
2,472
50,344
2,062
3.8
13,819
70,487
68,804
54,662
79.4
52,485
74.5
2,403
50,082
2,177
4.0
14,142
69,182
67,486
53,938
79.9
51,825
74.9
2,337
49,488
2,113
3.9
13,548
69,995
68,319
54,567
79.9
52,319
74.7
2,323
49,996
2,249
4.1
13,752
70,099
68,417
54,527
79.7
52,227
74.5
2,385
49,843
2,300
4.2
13,890
70,205
68,522
54,653
79.8
52,382
74.6
2,395
49,987
2,271
4.2
13,869
70,380
68,697
54,696
79.6
52,366
74.4
2,372
49,994
2,330
4.3
14,001
76,110
76,001
38,543
50.7
36,362
47.8
534
35,827
2,181
5.7
37,458
77,429
77,308
39,958
51.7
37,684
48.7
654
37,030
2,274
5.7
37,350
77,547
77,426
39,963
51.6
37,799
48.7
591
37,207
2,164
5.4
37,463
76,110
76,001
38,095
50.1
35,887
47.2
571
35,316
2,208
5.8
37,906
77,014
76,897
39,010
50.7
36,861
47.9
584
36,276
2,150
5.5
37,887
77,127
77,006
39,292
51.0
36,968
47.9
596
36,371
2,324
5.9
37,714
77,245
77,124
39,331
51.0
37,178
48.1
640
36,538
2,153
5.5
37,793
77,429
77,308
39,317
50.9
37,039
47.8
556
36,483
2,279
5.8
37,991
16,741
16,429
9,192
55.9
7,712
46.1
289
7,424
1,479
16.1
7,237
16,659
16,370
9,103
55.6
7,658
46.0
341
7,316
1,445
15.9
7,267
16,648
16,360
9,095
55.6
7,660
46.0
262
7,397
1,435
15.8
7,265
16,741
16,429
9,595
58.4
8,039
48.0
367
7,672
1,556
16.2
6,834
16,677
16,387
9,481
57-9
8,031
48.2
355
7,676
1,450
15.3
6,906
16,665
16,377
9,230
56.4
7,705
46.2
341
7,364
1,525
16.5
7,147
16,655
16,367
9,514
58.1
7,953
47.7
365
7,588
1,561
16.4
6,853
16,659
16,370
9,461
57.8
7,888
47.3
360
7,528
1,573
16.6
6,909
142,031
140,332
89,521
63.8
85,261
60.0
4,260
4.8
50,811
143,937
142,296
91,435
64.3
87,020
60.5
4,415
4.8
50,861
144,101
142,461
91,351
64.1
86,862
60.3
4,490
4.9
51,110
142,031
140,332
89,468
63.8
85,013
59.9
4,455
5.0
50,864
143,303
141,661
90,554
63.9
86,093
60.1
4,460
4.9
51,107
143,461
141,822
90,662
63.9
85,829
59.8
4,832
5.3
51,161
143,621
141,981
91,081
64.2
86,395
60.2
4,687
5.1
50,900
143,937
142,296
90,997
63.9
86,243
59.9
4,755
5.2
51,299
20,002
19,585
12,137
62.0
10,768
53.8
1,369
11.3
7,447
20,531
20,079
12,504
62.3
11,137
54.2
1,366
10.9
7,575
20,580
20,128
12,368
61.4
11,081
53.8
1,287
10.4
7,760
20,002
19,585
12,163
62.1
10,746
53.7
1,417
11.7
7,422
20,382
19,943
12,364
62.0
11,025
54.1
1,338
10.8
7,579
20,431
19,979
12,340
61.8
10,987
53.8
1,353
11.0
7,639
20,484
20,032
12,408
61.9
11,095
54.2
1,313
10.6
7,624
20,531
20,079
12,546
62.5
1 1,083
54.0
1,463
11.7
7,533
TOTAL
Total noninstitutional population1
Armed Forces1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 3 .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Men, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 3 .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Women, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio3
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio3
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
White
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 3 .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Black and other
Total noninstitutional population1
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 3 .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
1
The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variations; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
3
Civilian employment as a percent of the total nopinstitutio»jfl population (including Armed
Forces).
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
NUmber of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)
Unemployment rates
Sesectad categories
Nov.
Nov.
NOV.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1978
1979
1978
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
CHARACTERISTICS
5,877
2,113
2,208
1,556
6,039
2,336
2,190
1,513
5.8
3.9
5.8
16.2
5.7
4.1
5.5
15.3
6.0
4.2
5.9
16.5
5.8
4.2
5.5
16.4
6.0
4.3
5.8
16.6
5.8
4.3
5.5
15.9
White, total
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years
4,455
1,626
1,648
1,181
4,702
1,842
1,664
1,196
5.0
3.4
5.0
13.8
4.9
3.6
4.7
13.3
5.3
3.8
5.2
14.9
5.1
3.7
4.8
14.6
5.2
3.7
5.1
14.4
5.2
3.8
4.9
14.0
Black and other, total
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes. 16-19 years
1,417
484
543
390
1,335
493
510
332
11.7
8.3
10.3
36.5
10.8
8.3
9.8
30.9
11.0
8.3
10.3
30.7
10.6
7.9
9.6
31.5
11.7
9.0
10.1
35.7
10.8
8.3
9.3
33.1
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who head families
961
1,299
377
1,172
1,162
424
2.4
5.5
7.7
2.9
4.8
8.1
3.0
5.4
7.9
2.9
5.3
8.4
2.9
4.8
8.3
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Unemployed 15 weeks and over'
Labor force time lost 2
4,491
1,350
1,196
4,769
1,243
1, 190
5.2
8.9
1.2
6.2
5.3
8.2
1.0
6.4
5.4
8.8
1.2
6.5
5.5
9.0
1.2
6.4
5.4
8.2
1.1
6.4
1,608
358
222
201
827
2,219
527
907
161
624
1,035
92
1,611
365
201
231
813
2,607
671
1,083
186
666
912
127
3.2
2.4
2.2
3. 1
4.5
6.4
4.0
3.2
2.5
1.9
3.5
4.4
6.8
4.
8.
5.
10.
7.
4.
3.6
2.6
2.3
4-2
5.0
7.6
4.9
9.3
6.8
11.5
7.0
3.8
3.
2.
2.
3.
4.
7.
4.
9.2
6.2
10.8
6.7
4.2
3.5
2.8
2.3
3.8
4.7
7.3
4.8
9.2
5.6
10.6
7.0
4.3
3.1
2.4
1.9
3.5
4.3
7.5
4.9
8.9
4.9
12.7
6.6
4.4
4,188
530
1,154
621
533
178
1,198
1,096.
616
122
4,460
560
1,355
788
567
237
1,228
1,032
578
171
5.6
10.8
5.1
4.6
5.8
3.3
6.5
5.0
3.9
7.9
5.7
9.5
5.8
5-5
6.2
3.9
6.2
4.9
3.5
10.4
6.1
9.5
6-2
5.7
6.9
3.8
6.6
5.4
3.8
9.9
5.8
8.8
6.1
5.3
7.3
4.1
6.4
4.7
3.3
10.3
6.0
10.1
6.2
5.6
7.. 0
3.8
6 ..5
4.9
4.1
9.8
5.9
10.5
5.9
5.
6.
4,
6.
4.
3.
10,
Total, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years
OCCUPATION 3
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm . . . .
Sales workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives, except transport
Transport equipment operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farm workers
INDUSTRY 3
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers 4
Construction
,
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
,
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers
Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
Aggregate houn lost by the unemployed and persons on^part time for economic reasons as a
percent of potentially available labor force hours.
3
Unemployment by occupation includes ail experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by
1
by industry covers only unemployed wega and salary workers.
4
Includes mining, not shown separately.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
[In thousands]
•
NOV.
Nov.
Nov.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1978
1979
1978
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
96,029
55,976
40,054
39,136
22,845
97,943
56,433
41,510
39 f 003
23,533
95,751
56,096
39,655
38,944
22,274
97,210
56,595
40,615
39,163
22,890
96,900
56,316
40,585
39,146
22,777
97,513
56,653
40,860
39,175
22,965
97,293
56,539
40,754
39,135
22,922
97,646
56,545
41,101
38,809
22,937
355
642
,148
,174
,392
,110
,650
,206
669
,585
,978
,586
50,352
15,300
10,656
6,432
17,965
32,084
12,912
11,081
3,677
4,415
12,900
2,606
47,888
14,297
10,030
6,192
17,369
32,202
12,646
11,177
3,640
4,739
13,009
2,739
49,573
15,063
10,675
6,161
17,673
31,949
12,832
10,853
3,610
4,652
12,697
2,657
49,615
14,983
10,772
6,085
17,774
31,767
12,755
10,880
3,571
4,561
12,591
2,703
49,779
15,078
10,640
6,114
17,947
32,287
13,057
10,987
3,622
4,621
12,796
2,736
49,648
14,929
10,648
6,247
17,825
32,191
12,974
10,989
3,561
4,667
12,977
2,702
49,869
14,941
10,530
6,451
17,947
32,169
12,912
11,048
3,648
4,561
12,935
2,760
1,298
1,561
241
1,370
1,629
257
1,424
1,563
293
1,403
1,552
294
1,363
1,632
310
1,391
1,678
327
1,373
1,617
312
1,504
1,631
313
86,168
15,604
70,564
1,361
69,203
6,341
419
87,582
15,624
71,958
1,235
70,723
6,726
377
85,578
15,373
70,205
1,335
68,870
6,370
455
86,277
15,382
70,895
1,217
69,678
6,753
529
86,227
15,260
70,967
1,205
69,761
6,649
443
86,891
15,450
71,441
1,332
70,109
6,682
453
87,032
15,549
71,483
1,270
70,213
6,814
421
86,983
15,393
71,590
1,212
70,378
6,760
409
89,170
72,797
2,977
1,241
1,736
13,396
90,948
74,241
3,195
1,378
1,817
13,512
86,653
71,394
3,131
1,279
1,852
12,128
89,074
73,138
3,340
1,394
1,946
12,597
89,154
73,222
3,355
1,478
1,877
12,577
88,824
73,252
3,111
1,255
88,487
73,164
,3,230
1,293
1,937
12,093
88,372
72,785
3,358
1,419
1,939
12,228
CHARACTERISTICS
Total employed, 16 years and over
Women
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
OCCUPATION
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm
Salts workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives, except transport
Transport equipment operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farm workers
MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers • •
PERSONS AT WORK1
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons
Hi
1
'
8 5 6
*fel2,461
Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such
reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial disputes.
Table A - 4 . Duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Not seasonally adjusted
Wtf#ks of uiMifnplovnFMnt
Seasonally adjusted
NOV.
Nov.
Nov.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1978
1979
1978
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
2,757
1,800
1,072
601
472
2,890
1,820
1,067
583
484
2,833
1.774
1,196
685
5il
2,784
1,970
1,052
600
451
3,226
1,743
1,191
662
529
2.743
2,050
1,133
627
507
2,963
1,965
1,223
703
520
2,970
1,795
1,190
665
524
10.9
5*2
10.4
5.0
11.0
5.4
10.0
6-1
10.5
4.9
10.6
5.9
10.5
5.6
10.5
5.2
100.0
49,0
32.0
19.0
10.7
.8.4
100.0
50.0
31.5
18.5
10.1
8.4
100.0
48.8
30.6
20.6
11.8
8.8
100.0
48.0
33.9
18.1
10.3
7.8
100.0
52.4
28.3
19.3
10.7
8.6
100.0
46.3
34.6
19-1
10.6
8.5
100.0
48.2
31.9
19.9
11.4
8.4
100.0
49.9
30.1
20.0
11.2
8. 8
DURATION
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration, in weeks
«U
|
!
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
5to 14 weeks
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-S. Reasons for unemployment
[Numbers wn K w f i w f c l
NOV,
Nov.
Nov.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1978
1979
1978
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
2,236
633
1,603
822
1,770
802
2,589
855
1,734
840
1,680
667
2,372
746
1,626
825
1,754
872
2,532
793
1,739
838
1,737
694
2,724
960
1,765
894
1,798
720
2,608
836
1,771
818
1,785
803
2,771
916
1,855
825
1,788
793
2,745
1,008
1,737
100.0
39.8
11.3
28.5
14.6
31. 4
14.2
100.0
44.8
14.8
30.0
14.5
29.1
11.6
100.0
40.7
12.8
27.9
14.2
30.1
15.0
100.0
43.7
13.7
30.0
14.4
29.9
12.0
100.0
44.4
15.6
28.8
14.6
29.3
11.7
100.0
43.4
13.9
29.5
13.6
29.7
13.4
100.0
44.9
14.8
30.0
13.4
29.0
12.8
100.0
45.8
16.8
29.0
14. 1
27.8
12.3
2.3
.8
1.7
.9
2.5
1.7
.8
2.5
.8
1.6
.6
2.6
.9
1.7
.7
2.5
.8
1.7
.8
2.7
.8
1.7
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Lost last job
On layoff
Other job losers
Left last job
Reentered labor force
Seeking first job
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
843
1,665
737
.
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
1.7
.7
1.6
.7
Table A - 6 . Unemployment by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(Intl
Unemployment rates
Sex and age
Nov.
Nov.
NOV.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1978
1979
1978
1979
1979
1979
1979
1979
Total, 16 years and over . . .
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18to 19years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . . .
5,877
1,556
781
778
1,361
2,951
2,514
428
6,03 9
1,513
695
819
1,341
3,177
2,762
412
5.8
16.2
19.3
14.0
9.0
3.8
4.0
2.9
5.7
15.3
17.1
14.4
9.0
3.9
4.0
3.2
6.0
16.5
18.
15,
9.
4.
4.
3.
5.8
16.4
16.8
16.0
9.2
3.8
4. 1
2.9
6.0
16.6
18.5
15.3
9.5
4.0
4.3
2.9
5.8
15.9
17.4
14.8
8.8
4.0
4.3
2.8
Men, 16 years and over .
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over . . .
25 to 54 years . . .
55 years and over .
2,923
810
436
371
699
1,413
1,188
230
3,130
794
391
399
689
1/647
1,420
235
5.0
15.9
20.1
12.7
2.5
5.0
14.9
15.2
14.9
8.8
3.3
3.3
3.4
5.2
16.0
17.3
15.3
8.9
3.5
3.6
3.2
5.2
16.2
16.6
15.6
8.8
3.4
3.5
2.9
5.2
15.7
17.1
14.6
9.5
3.4
3.6
2.7
5.2
15.9
18.3
13.9
8.4
3.5
3.8
2.6
Women, 16 years and over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . .
2,954
746
345
407
662
1,538
1,326
198
2,909
719
304
420
652
1,530
1,341
177
6.9
16.5
18.3
15.5
9.6
4.9
5.2
3.5
6.6
15.8
19.2
13.8
9.3
4.7
5.0
2.9
7.0
17.1
18.9
15.8
9.9
5.0
5.4
3.3
6.6
16.7
17.0
16.5
9.7
4.6
4.9
3.0
7.0
17.6
20.0
16.0
9.6
4.9
5.3
3.4
6.6
16.0
16.3
15.9
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
[Percent]
Quarterly averages
1978
III
1979
IV
U-1—Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force
1. 3
U-2—Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force
2.4
U-3—Unemployed persons 25 years and over as a percent of the civilian
labor force 25 years and over
4. 1
U-4—Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time labor
force
5.5
U-5—Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force
(official measure)
6.0
U-6—Total full-time jobseekers plus % part-time jobseekers plus Y* total
on part time for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian
labor force less V4 of the part-time labor force
7.5
1.2
2.4
3.9
5.2
5.8
7.2
U-7 —Total full-time jobseekers plus Vi part-time jobseekers plus % total
on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a
percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less
Vi of the part-time labor force
II
1.2
2.4
3.9
5.2
5.7
7.2
1.2
2.4
3.9
5.2
5.7
7.3
1979
III
Sept.
1.1
7.3
2.7
2.5
3.9
5.8
1.2
1.1
2.5
5.4
Nov.
4.0
3.8
1. 1
2.6
4.0
5.4
5.4
5.8
5.8
7.2
7.9
N.A.= not available.
Table A-8. Employment status of the noninstitutiona I population by race a n d Hispanic origin, n o t seasonally adjusted
[Number in thousands]
Hispanic origin 2
Employment status
NOV.
1978
Nov.
1979
Nov.
1978
Nov.
1979
Nov.
1978
Nov.
1979
NOV.
NOV.
1978
1979
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population .
Civilian labor force
Percent of population
Employment
Agriculture
Nonagncultural industries .
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
159,916
162,589
140,332
142,461
16,795
17,183
7,451
7,834
101,659
63.6
96,029.
3,100
92,929
5,629
5.5
58,258
103,719
63.8
97,943
3,257
94,686
5,776
5.6
58,870
89,521
63.8
85,261
2,814
82,447
4,260
4.8
50,811
91,351
64.1
86,862
2,985
83,877
4,490
4.9
51,1 10
10,338
61.6
9,091
238
8,853
1,247
12.1
6,457
10,476
61.0
9,306
229
9,077
1,170
11.2
6,707
4,796
64.4
4,413
183
4,230
383
8.0
2,655
4,979
63.6
4,537
223
4,314
442
8.9
2,855
1
Data relate to black workers only. According to the 1970 Census, they comprised about 89 percent of the "black and other" population group.
2
Data on persons of Hispanic origin are tabulated separately, without regard to race, which means
that they are also included in the data for white and black workers. At the time of the 1970 Census,
approximately 96 percent of their population was white.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Unemployed
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Veteran status
and age
Percent
of
labor
force
Employed
Nov.
1978
Nov.
1979
NOV.
1978
NOV.
1979
NOV.
1978
Nov.
1979
Total, 20 years and over
20 to 24 years
8,424
664
8,553
477
7,984
593
8,106
438
7,655
529
7,792
384
329
64
25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 years and over
6,998
2,175
3,524
1,299
762
7,184
1,867
3,630
1,687
892
6,738
2,079
3,401
1,258
653
6,903
1,739
3,536
1,628
765
6,495
1,956
3,310
1,229
631
6,664
1,649
3,435
1,580
744
14,011
6,338
4,019
3,654
14,916
6,819
4,303
3,794
14,217
6,478
4,106
3,633
12,892
5,749
3,737
3,406
13,604
6,152
3,937
3,515
Nov.
1978
Nov.
1979
NOV.
1978
Nov.
1979
314
54
4.1
10.8
3.9
12.3
243
123
91
29
22
239
90
101
48
21
3.6
5.9
2.7
2.3
3.4
3.5
5.2
2.9
2.9
2.7
461
252
120
89
613
326
169
118
3.5
4.2
3.1
2.5
4.3
5.0
4.1
3.2
VETERANS'
NONVETERANS
Total, 25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
13,353
6,001
3,857
3,495
Vietnam-era veterans are those who served between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975.
Nonveterans are males who have never served in the Armed Forces. Published data are limited
to those 25-39 years of age, the group that most closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era
veteran population.
2
NOTE: Seasonally-adjusted data are no longer being provided because the changing age composition
of the Vietnam-era veterans' population distorts the ability to identify seasonality in the series.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - » .
Employment status of the noninstitutional population for the tan largest States
[Numbers in thousands]
Seasonally adjusted
State and employ n
Nov.
197b
Oct.
1979
Nov.
1979
16,477
10,687
10,041
64 6
6.0
16,604
11,067
10,431
6 36
5.8
6,585
3,710
J,479
231
6.2
1978
July
1979
Aug.
1979
16,832
11,050
10,420
630
5.7
16,477
10,718
10,065
653
6. 1
16,704
10,919
10,290
629
5.8
16,731
11,051
10,330
721
6-5
6,781
3,820
3,580
241
6.3
6,799
3,737
3,518
219
5.9
6,585
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
6,723
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
8,236
5,414
5,133
280
5.2
8,309
5,416
5,118
296
5.5
8,315
5,428
5,130
298
5.5
8 , 236
5,430
5, 120
310
5.7
Civilian noninstitutional population ' .
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
4,346
2,836
2,688
148
5.2
4,393
2,851
2,727
124
4.4
4,397
2,819
2,685
134
4.8
Civilian noninstitutional population '
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
6,679
4,241
3,960
280
6.6
6,765
4,343
4,026
315
7.2
5,477
3,584
3,365
^19
6.1
Sept.
1979
Oct.
1979
Nov.
1979
16,760
11,038
10,325
713
6.5
16,804
11,083
10,395
688
6.2
16,832
11,081
10,444
637
5.7
6,740
(2)
(2)
12)
(2)
6,758
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
6,781
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
6,799
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
6,284
5,376
5, 131
245
4.6
8,289
5,349
5, 112
237
4.4
8,295
5,400
5,069
331
6.1
8,309
5,411
5,100
311
5.7
8,315
5,444
5, 117
327
6.0
4,346
(2)
2,675
(2)
(2)
4,377
(2)
2,736
(2)
(2)
4,381
(2)
2,757
(2)
(2)
4,385
(2)
2,750
(2)
(2)
4,393
(2)
2,706
(2)
(2)
4,397
(2)
2,673
(2)
(2)
6,773
4,369
4,024
345
7.9
6,679
(2)
(2)
299
(2)
6,738
(2)
(2)
323
12)
6,744
(2)
(2)
302
(2)
6,752
(2)
(2)
348
(2)
6,765
(2)
(2)
378
(2)
6,773
(2)
(2)
364
(2)
5,537
3,563
3,339
224
6.3
5,542
3,547
3,315
232
6.6
5,477
3,563
3,330
233
6.5
5,517
3,530
3,266
264
7.5
5,522
3,528
3,262
266
7.5
5,527
3,568
3,349
219
6.1
5,537
3,570
3,322
248
6.9
5,542
3,527
3,281
246
7.0
13,268
7,906
7,340
566
7.2
13,320
7,952
7,391
561
7.1
13,324
8,094
7,532
56 1
6.9
13,268
7,965
7,405
560
7.0
13,298
8,001
7,400
601
7.5
13,300
7,971
7,347
624
7.8
13,304
7,989
7,393
596
7.5
13,320
8,018
7,425
593
7.4
13,324
8 , 153
7,597
556
6.8
7,900
5,107
4,856
251
4.9
7,975
5,122
4,819
302
5.9
7,981
5,098
4,829
269
5.3
7,900
5,109
4,8 35
274
5.4
7,949
4,995
4,650
345
6.9
7,955
5,045
4,687
358
7.1
7,961
5,084
4,793
291
5.7
7,975
5,100
4,778
322
6.3
7,981
5,100
4,808
292
5.7
8,870
5,332
4,980
352
6.6
8,937
5,364
4,938
426
7.9
8,942
5,375
5,006
36 9
6.9
8,870
5,350
4,960
390
7.3
8,913
5,316
4,980
336
6.3
8,916
5,288
4,903
385
7.3
8,923
5,327
4,951
3 76
7.1
8,937
5,339
4,894
445
8.3
8,942
5,392
4,986
406
7.5
9,272
6,100
5,808
292
4.8
9,478
6,264
6,028
236
3.8
9,496
6,272
6,003
269
4.3
9,272
6,094
5,797
297
4.9
9,416
6,183
5,907
276
4.5
9,433
6,136
5,866
270
4.4
9,451
6,241
5,996
245
3.9
9,478
6,245
5,989
256
4.1
9,496
6,266
5,992
27 4
4.4
NOV.
California
Civilian noninstitutional population '
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population'
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population'
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
/
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional population'
Civilian labor force
i Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional population 1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Rsfinsylvania
Civilian noninstitutional population '
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texas
Civilian noninstitutional population '
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
1
The population figures are not adjusted for i
appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.
* These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates i
Federal fund allocation programs.
•d in the
Saaaonally-adjustad data »n not presented for this series, becauee the variations that are <
to seasonal influences cannot be separated with sufficient precision from those which stem fr
the trend-cycle and irregular components of the original time series.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
[In thousands]
Not semoiuNy adjusted
vnv.
197*
TOTAL
GOODS-PRODUCING
MINING
CONSTRUCTION
SEPT.
1*79
•JCT. n
1979 P
Seasonally adjusted
I97*)p
1078
J'JLT
1079
AUG.
1979
19/9
uC 1 .
1979P
19/uP
66,622
90,211
90,667
90,987
*7,840
*9,713
*v,762
69,603
69,967
9t»,M5
26,407
27,156
27,043
26,901
2f»,120
26,723
26,599
26,*v3
?6,5S9
*>6,oo4
920
960
963
967
919
956
966
9/3
9/S*
4,964
4,975
«,897
4,429
4,b88
4.674
Production workers
20,903
t5,0Sh
21,192
15,172
21,085
15.076
21,017
15,004
20,772
14,933
21,079
15,090
20.957
la,956
20,v«9
14,95/
DURABLE GOODS
Production workers
12,583
9,057
12,505
9,116
12,729
9,052
12,667
o,004
12,510
6,983
12,766
9,124
12.714
9,04a
12,73/
9,066
2,6^ui
«*,*65
12,61a
*,v2e
7*7.2
498.0
712,0
1,236,1
1.717,9
2,364,5
2,057,2
2,073,«
672.0
«73.<»
77*.3
485,3
723,6
1,244,3
1,735,3
2,490,4
2,136,1
2,051,0
692,7
«63,«
771,8
749,6
490,6
4*7,9
716,6
720,2
,1.224.1 1 , 2 2 1 , 0
1
.
7
41,2
1,736,7
|2,«51,6
p.«13,3
Ptl«U«t 2,144,9
|2t040,l |2,011.4
696,9
695,0
4b3,l
466,5
760
492
704
1.442
1,706
2.09?
2,079
695
451
7*6
a«0
706
1,236
1,716
2,^9*
2,11/
2, '66
692
446
7 60
4*2
7i6
1,225
1,723
2,asi
2,122
2.U24
696
4a9
752
2,037
2.057
670
460
753
4*4
711
1,256
1,730
2,500
2,131
2,073
69'*
45u
2,124
1,995
60S
as*
6,320
6,001
6,387
6,056
6,356
6,024
*,330
6,000
4,262
5,950
8,293
5,966
6,243
5,912
8,?12
S.*9l
I ,2'46
5,9^5
*,273
S.949
l,M4.l
72.2
*86,9
|1,731.2
64.6
6*3,6
|l,3l2.5
717,5
1,707
66
89?
1,32a |
716
1,250
1,116
212
77/
229
1,691
65
B,116,8
219,1
762.1
245,3
1,725
69
697
1,330
700
1,212
1,102
210
763
254
1,696
64
86©
718,5
1.246.1
ltll<».9
219,1
762,0
243,1
•7*5.9
72.2
4*9,0
|l.3l6.2
717.6
255,4
1,116,1
216,0
762.5
205.0
1,3*2
717
1,247
1,111
213
764
243
t ,?9«*
71a
l,2«b
t , M «•
215
751
24i
1,706
6S
886
1 ,2*6
715
1,253
1,114
216
750
243
1,716
60
869
1 ,296
71S
1,261
1,116
219
753
244
63,055
63,624
64,066
61,720
62,990
63,163
5,169
fl,584
MANUFACTURING
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
Production workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petro+etxn and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
1,740
7'i
901
1,345
702
1,215
1,103
210
771
255
SERVICE-PRODUCING
62,215
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
1,309.1
|1,264.H
/52
ttMtt
Mo
1,245
1,714
2,49?
4,*M
4,693
'»,751
20,68©
I4,o90
?o,H*7
14,67/
70rt
1,227
1 ,729
2 •aa9
63,210
63,406
63,581
5.1*4
5,l6u
5,217
5,233
5,063
5,242
5,243
5,259
5,038
WHOLESAJ.E AND RETAIL TRADE
20,095
20,260
2f»,S15
20,557
19,829
20,122
20,126
20,169
20,244
20,285
WHOLESALE TRADE
5,069
15,026
5,206
1%05«
5,234
15,061
5,254
15,303
5,054
ta,77S
5,162
14,940
5,1«5
14,941
5,190
14,979
5,20*
15,u36
S.218
15,047
4,«17
5,002
5,013
5,046
4,827
4,47?
5,003
4,497
5,018
5,«»S6
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL
STATE AND LOCAL
16,537
17,225
17,295
17,317
16,554
17,09?
17,141
17,191
17,260
17,334
15,703
1%326
15,75*
15,907
15,472
15.635
15,699
15,673
15,669
15,673
2,746
12,95'
2,751
12,575
2,756
13,004
2,760
13,147
2,757
12,715
2,785
12,650
2,613
12,686
2,/©2
12,911
2,770
12,699
2,771
12,90?
NOTE: Establishment data shown in tables B-1 through B-6 have been revised based on March 1978
benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors; consequently, they are not comparable with
data published prior to the October 5, 1979 release. For a discussion of the effect of these revisions, see
"BLS Establishment Estimates Revised to March 1978 Benchmark Levels." Employment and Earnings,
October 1979, Vol. 26, No. 10.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B - 2 .
Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers, on private
nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
NOV,
1978
TOTAL PRIVATE
35.8
MINING
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
SEPT.
1979
OCT.
i97<r
1979'
35.8
35.7
35.5
35.8
35,6
35,6
35.7
35.6
43.6
43,8
43.3
61.6
43,2
43.1
43.0
36,8
43.8
1978
JULY
1979
AUG.
1979
1079
OCT.,
1979
36.5
37,9
37.6
36.5
36.8
37,2
37,5
36,6
Overtime hours
40,9
3.8
40.3
3,6
40,3
3.4
40,2
3,3
40.6
3.7
40,2
3.3
40,1
3,2
40,2
3.2
40,2
3.2
DURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours
"1.*
3,6
40.9
3.5
40,7
3.4
41.3
4.0
40.7
3.5
40.7
3.3
40.7
3.3
4U.7
3.3
40.1
39,0
41.7
41.3
ao.a
41,9
<*0.5
40,7
40,7
39,3
39.7
39.3
41.7
40,9
40.9
4 1,6
40,3
41.2
40,8
39,4
38.6
39.1
41,7
40,4
40,9
41,6
40.9
40,5
41.7
39,8
40,0
39.1
41.9
42.2
41.1
42.2
40.4
42.7
40.9
38.9
39.3
36,4
41.4
41.3
40,6
41.9
40,2
40,9
40,7
39,3
39.5
38.3
41.3
41.0
40.6
41,6
39,8
41.7
40.5
39.1
39.7
38.6
41,5
41,0
40.7
41.9
40.3
40.6
40.6
39,1
39.3
38,8
41.3
41,1
40,8
41,6
40,3
41.2
40.7
39.2
39,6
3,5
39,4
3.2
39.5
3.2
39.5
3.2
39,2
3,0
39.2
3.0
39,3
3.1
39.3
3.0
«0,6
39.1
40,6
35.4
42.7
37.9
41,6
44,7
40,5
36,6
40,1
36,6
40,6
35.5
42.7
37.5
41.7
44.2
40.4
36,5
40.0
38.8
41.1
35.5
42.7
37.9
42.1
4a.o
40.1
36.8
39 ,.8
37.5
40,4
35. *
43.0
37.8
42.1
44.1
41.1
36.9
39,8
38.5
40,t
35.3
42.5
37.5
41,9
43,6
40,6
36,6
39,7
38.0
40.1
35.3
42.6
37,7
42,0
43.7
40,2
36.5
40,0
3H,b
40.b
35.3
44.4
37,5
41.7
44.1
40.3
37,0
40,0
38,3
40.tt
35.3
42.7
37.4
41.7
43,8
40,2
36,5
39,9
39,8
39.7
39.9
39.7
39,9
39,9
39,8
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
,
NONDURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours
39,7
3.3
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products . . . . . .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
39,9
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
32.5
3«?.7
32.5
32.4
32.8
32,6
32.5
32,6
32.7
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
*a,8
30, 6
38.8
3u,7
38,9
30.5
39,0
30,4
38.8
3u.9
38,8
30.6
38.7
3o,5
38,7
30,7
36,8
30,7
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE
16.3
36.3
36,3
36,4
36.4
36.3
36,1
36,4
36.2
32.7
32,6
32,6
32.7
32,8
32.7
32,7
32.6
SERVICES
52.6
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and Services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls,
p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Average hourly earnings
A wage weefcry earnings
Industry
TOTAL PRIVATE
• 5,88
5,87
SEPT.
1979
OCT. p
1979
NOV.p
1979
S6.31
6,26
$6,32
S6.34
6.32
Seasonally adjusted
8.05
8,57
8,89
9.51
MINING
6,36
0,80
6,82
7,2a
5.7S
4 . HO
6,54
*.52
6,54
7.01
5.97
• 6.27
5.8a
4.79
6,32
5.18
6,98
9,16
6.93
MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products.
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
8,57
9,49
CONSTRUCTION
Lumber and wood products
6,27
6,62
•.25
NOV.
1978
SE**T.
1979
UC f .
1979
S21U.50 $225.90 $225,6?
210.15 223.48 223.21
8.71
J52.59
372,60
373.65
9,49
324.49
360,43
356.62
6,85
260,94
274,04
274.tt5
7,26
263,71
295.39
295.80
6,24
5.22
7.03
9,20
7.00
7.52
6.S2
6.66
6.41
5.13
229.43
189.12
275.33
359.5a
270.76
297.93
242.96
355.61
241.19
168.73
253.43
202.02
291.07
378.31
28?.7a
113.41
261.63
349.61
252.75
199.25
248.13
204.36
291,4A
372.60
2«5.07
310.75
261.55
356.38
257.66
201.33
5,70
6.11
6,25
5,20
6,99
9,11
6,97
7.47
6.49
6.6»»
6,32
5.11
6.14
6.20
2?6.29
241.96
241.9?
5.97
a.04
6,75
6,66
7,22
H.7H
5.71
3,9b
6,33
6.54
a,82
a,28
7.32
7.0a
7.73
9.51
6.03
4.?9
6.36
6.4?
4,83
4.32
7.33
7,0*
7.81
9,50
0.13
%31
6,49
7.01
4,«5
4.33
7,40
7,09
7.8/
9.57
b.U
4.33
238.6U
232.97
160.67
145.04
291.60
253,75
305.41
390.M
236,39
147,26
257.00
255.7*
196.66
151.SI
312.56
260.6?
323.11
425,lu
2aa,??
157.87
255.04
?49.1o
197.06
153.36
3U.99
264.75
325.6«
419,9g
24/.65
7,78
A.45
6,46
6,49
310,42
337.16
336.71
6,0?
41,«5
7,a«
6,46
6,59
6,21
5,07
157.32 I
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
a.8o
5,13
5.U
5,ta
156.00
167,75
167,05 I
WHOLESALE TRADE
6,07
4.31
6.51
4.58
6.51
4,59
6.56
235.52
131.69
252.59
140.61
253,2a
5,0}
5.3b
5.38
162,59
195.29
5.«5
5,46
167,24
178.2?
RETAIL TRADE
4,62
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1
See footnote 1. table B-2.
5,13
p=preliminary.
5.39
5.52
140.00
195.29
178.65
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B 4
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
H o u r h / e a r n i n g s i n d e x for p r o d u c t i o n or n o n s u p e r v t s o r y w o r k e r s
nonagricultural payrolls
on
private
by industry division, seasonally a d j u s t e d
[1967=1001
WtCBWt CINMQ, WOW"™"
Industry
rov.
1973
JtniF
1979
JULY
1979
1979
SEPT.
1979
OCT. P
1979
NO?. P
1979
219.2
10*.6
2 2 9 . 07
105.
230.9
105.6
232.2
105.1
234.3
104.9
235.0
104.3
236.9
N.l.
8.1
(2)
0.8
(3)
249.9
211.6
222. 4
236.3
2H.0
200.7
217.7
264.9
229.*
233.9
246.4
222.6
209.3
225.7.
266.9
265.6
266.1
223.1
224.4
236.9
238.7
252.6
255.6
225.4
227.0
211.5
214,4
??*.4 < 231.5
268.0
223.9
240.0
256.6
227.3
213.6 J
232.2 j
271.4
225.6
241.9
258.2
229.6
215.3
8.6
6.6
8.7
9,3
7.8
7.3
7.4
1.3
• 8
• 8
• 6
1.0
• 8
.7
HO?.
NOV,
19781979
OCT.
NOV.
19791979
TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM:
Constant (1967) dollars
MINING
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
VflV^TIOYP
1
"T/THTE
?.?.•>. 1
2r»5.4
251.3
223.?
210.8
2?7.«
233.8 I
%
("P
D"*2
2
3
PFWCEKT CHRKnE'wAS - 4 . 1 FROK OCTOBER 1 9 7 8 TO OCTOBER 1 9 7 9 , THE LATEST MONTH AVAILABLE.
t»EPCENT CHANGS WAS - . 6 FEOf! SEPTEMBER 1 9 7 9 TO OCTOBER 1 9 7 9 , THE LATEST MONTH AVAILABLE.
N.A. - not available,
^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 date are available) and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries.
Table B 5.
I n d e x e s of a g g r e g a t e w e e k l y hours of production or nonsupervtsory w o r k e r s ,
nonagricultural payrolls
on private
by industry, seasonally adjusted
[1967=100]
1978
1979
Industry division and group
TOTAL PRIVATE
GOODS-PRODUCING
MINING
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
DURABLE GOODS
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment . . .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products . . . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing industry
NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufacturers
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
SERVICE-PRODUCING .
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
TRADE
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
JAM,
FE8.
APR.
JUNE
SEPT, 0 C T . p
N0Vt
NOV,
0EC,
123,7
124,2 124,4 124,7 125.7 1 2 3 . 6 125.4 125.7 125.7 125.5 1 2 5 , 9 125,0 1 2 6 , 3
108,9
109,tt| 1 1 0 . 3 1 1 0 , 2 1 1 1 . 3 1 0 6 . 8 1 1 0 . 3 1 1 0 . 1 J 1 0 9 . 9 1 0 9 , 4 1 0 9 , 7 1 0 0 , 9 1 0 0 , 0
150.0
151.
MAY
JULY
AUG.
152,0 1 5 2 . 5 1 5 2 . 5 1 5 2 . 0 1 5 1 . 6 I 5 2 i f | l 4 8 . 4 1 5 6 . 7 1 5 7 , 4 1 5 7 , 9 1 5 9 , 2
; 1 2 6 . 0 127,9j 1 2 6 . 9
126.7
132.7 124,9 133,7 134.4 133.9 134.5 135,4 132.7 134.4
104,4 105,1 1 0 5 . 6 1 0 5 . 8 1 0 6 . 0 1 0 2 . 0 1 0 4 , 7 1 0 4 , 3 1 0 4 , 4 1 0 3 . 3 1 0 3 , 4 1 0 3 . 0 1 0 2 , 6
1 0 7 , 9 loa.el 1 0 9 , 2
115,0 m « « 1 1 5 . 9
109,4 110.2 109,9
1 1 2 . 6 113.41 1 1 3 . 0
9 9 . 1 99,6! 100,1
1 0 6 , 5 10.7,0! 1 0 7 , 6
115.3 115,6
i n , s 105.5 106,6
104,6 105,a 105,9
1 0 4 , 9 126,3] 1 2 6 , 2
125,7 101,B 1 0 2 , 3
102,1
9 9 , 6 100,3
99,5
96,4
72.*
91,0
91.1
9 7 . 7|
73.6
91.0|
98,1
71,8
•1.9
109,9
114.9
109,1
112.6
100,3
108,7
117,4
107.8
106.9
129.4J
101.7
105,0
112,4
105,8
111,5
99.7
102.7
113,0
104,4
9 9 , d| 1 0 0 . 1
96.1
97,0
73.4
70.0
90.6
90,3
69.9
90,3
97.6
100,4
101,11
10*.I
124.4
91,0;
100.7
101.5|
107,6
123,6
101.6|
103,1
106,5!
123.9
1<*9,9
69,4
6 6 , at
154,0
£6.6
91.0
101.1
102,5
106,7
122,7
152,0 153.5
134,0 1*4.2
112,0
U2.5J
67,9
107.9
111.9
105.9
111.5
97.0
106.7
110.0
100.5
99.4 100.3
128.4 120,1
9 8 , 7 100,3 100,7
106.6
112.3
104.5
110.b
95.9
104,8
116.2
104,7
102,6
127.2
100,8
99,1
95.9
73.0
89,0
89,5
103.2
104,4
108,6
96,2
108.3
113,3
105,9
113,1
97.9
106,6
117.4
108.2
9 4 , 3 102.6
1 2 7 . 2 126,1
110.1
116.4
109.4
114.9
100.2
108.6
117.5
106.5
105.9
129,7
101,7
97,5
96.8
73.9
86.7
99.5
97.0
76.5
69,5
86,6 89.5
103.0 100.6 102.3
103,4 101,7 103.1
106,1 107,7 1 0 0 . 3
125,0 129,7 124.2
154.4 148,4 153,4
63,9 65,4
66.1
1 3 4 , 2 134.81 1 3 5 . 8 1 3 5 . 3 1 3 5 , 9
112,6 113,3 113.7 1 0 9 . 2 113.4
107,9
112,7
105,3
113,0
97,9
107,1
117.6
106,6
99,1
96,8
72.6
89.6
68,7
102,1
103.3
108,4
94,6
66.7
69,0
66,0
103.1
104,7
106,2
123,1 123,0 124,2
150.4 150.5 145.6
66.0
61,3
64,9
136.5 136,7 136,6
115,0 1 1 4 , 2 115,2
106,0
112,0
105,9
110,4
94,5
105,9
114,2
107,6
97,1
127,5
1
00,2
99.9
105.0
109.4
106.2
111,2
92,9
105,7
114,3
106,1
92,7
129.1
100,4
90.7
96,2
69.9
90,6
87,9
96.9
96,3
60,7
91,3
07.6
102,7
105.9
109,5
126,4
142,7
65,9
107,1
113,6
104,8
111,2
95,3
105,4
117.7
107.2
100.1
127.2
9 0 . ll
95.0
70.5
84.0
87.51
102.2
103.9
107,6
I2»,l|
143,5|
66.1
137,2
114,9
103,2
104,3
108,1
126.3
143.4
65.2
137.6 130.4
115,5 115.7
129,9
130,4
1 2 9 , 0 1 2 9 , 3 1 3 0 , 2 1,30,6 1 3 0 . 2
129,6
130,0
131,1 131.4
129,6 130.5 130,$ 130.6 1 3 2 , 3 1 3 1 , 3 132.8 132.0 132.7 132.4 1 3 2 , 5 133.5 134.0
1 2 9 , 0 129,01 1 2 6 . 5 1 2 6 , 7 1 2 9 , 3 1 3 0 . 3 1 2 9 . 1 1 2 0 , 9 1 2 8 , 9 1 2 6 , 5 1 2 9 , 6 1 3 0 . 1 1 3 0 . 2
129.2 129,5
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE
142,6
142,7
143,3 144.1 1«4,6 145.5 1 4 4 , 1 145.7 146,5 140.3 147,1 146,7 140,6
SERVICES
148,|
140,4)
1 4 6 , 6 1 4 9 , 5j 1 5 1 , 1 1 5 1 . 0 1 5 1 , 7
1
See footnote 1. table B-2.
p= preliminary.
153.5
1*1x1
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6.
Indexes of diffusion:
Percent of industries in which employment 1 increased
Over 1-month span
Over 3-month span
Over 6-month span
77 .0
70 .3
69 . 2
85 .8
84 .3
82 .3
86 .9
85 .8
79 .4
84.0
83.7
85.2
70 .6
59 .6
5.1.7
73 .8
64 .8
62 .5
72 .4
67 .7
71 .5
77.
82.
80.
July
August
September
59 .0
54 .4
68 .9
56 .4
68 .3
55 .8
60 .8
66 .9
68 .6
78.
77.
78.8
October
Novembe r
December
47 .4
65 .1
66 .0
66 .9
62 .2
78 .8
73 .8
77 .9
78 .2
79.4
80.8
82.6
January
February
March
73 .0
67 2
72 .4
80 .2
84 .3
82 .6
86 .3
84 .6
84 .0
80.5
81.4
82.8
April
May
June
71 5
70 .3
65 1
81 7
76 5
72 7
82 3
79 1
77 6
84.
85.
86.
July
Augus t
September
70 3
57, 8
67 2
70 3
70 9
67 7
75 3
76, 7
79. 7
84.
83.
83.1
October
November
December
64 2
73 3
75 3
76 2
79 7
79. 4
80 5
84. 0
82. 3
82.
81.
82,
January
February
March.
68. 3
69. 2
69. 5
80. 2
75. 6
77. 3
83. 1
79. 1
77. 6
81.4
83.1
81.1
April
May
June............
68. 0
57. 8
66. 6
69. 8
67. 2
66. 6
73. 5
72. 7
71. 2
82.
81.
82.
July
August
Sep teraber
64. 5
60. 5
62. 5
69. 5
67. 2
71. 2
73. 0
77. 3
79. 7
81.
78.
77.
October
November.
December
73. 0
75. 9
74. 4
78. 2
81. 1
82. 3
82. 3
82. 3
80. 5
73.
76.
71.
January
February
March
70. 3
65. 1
60. 5
76. 5
72. 1
57. 8
74. 1
67. 4
61. 9
71.8
70.6
63.7
April
May
June
44. 8
54. 7
57. 0
55. 2
51. 5
58. 4
58. 1
50. 3
46. 8
63.7p
61.3p
July
August
September
61. 6
48. 8
46. 8
56. 7
52. 0
51. 2p
56. 7 P
58. 7p
October
November
December
67. 7 P
65. 4 P
66. 3p
Year and month
Over 12-month span
1976
January
February
March
April
May
June
;
1977
1978
1979
1
Number of employees, seasonally adjusted, on payrolls of 172 private nonagricultural industries,
p = preliminary.
Chart 1. Civilian labor force,, and employment
.Seasonally adjusted)
- Civilian labor f o r c e
• T o t a l employed
- Nonagricultural p a y r o l l
1970
1971
employment
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
Chart 2. Unemp I oymerft r a t e — a l l civilian workers
*. •.. •..
illy ad us ted
asonal!> adjusted
NOV
5.8
A.
MPS*
111111.
1968
1969
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J-L
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Chart 3. Civilian labor force participation
antl t o t a l employment-population ratio
(Seasonally adjusted)
rate
Participation r o t e
. . . . . . Emp I oymen t-popu I a ti on r a ti o
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
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