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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 1984
Unemployment declined in November and employment rose, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The
overall unemployment rate fell from 7.3 to 7.0 percent, and the rate for
civilian workers dropped from 7.4 to 7.2 percent. Although both measures
had shown little movement in recent months, they were more than a full
percentage point below year-earlier levels.
Civilian
employment—as
measured
by
the
monthly
survey
of
households—rose by nearly 300,000 in November to 105.9 million. The
number of nonagricultural payroll j o b s — a s measured by the monthly survey
of establishments—also was up by about 300,000 to 95.5 million. Since the
November 1982 recession trough, each employment series has advanced by 6*8
million.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed persons fell by 275,000 in November to a
seasonally
adjusted level of 8.2 million, and the civilian worker
unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.2 percent.
Since November 1982, the jobless total has declined by 3.7 million, while
the unemployment rate has dropped by 3*5 percentage points. (See table
A-2.)
The over-the-month improvement was shared by several of the major
worker groups.
Jobless rates for adult women (6.6 percent) and teenagers
(17.5 percent) declined, while that for adult men (6.3 percent) was
unchanged.
Also, there were reductions for whites (6.1 percent) and
Hispanics (10.0 percent) and little change for blacks (15*0 percent). (See
tables A-2 and A-3.)




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accordance
with
usual
practice, the *
* Employment Situation release of December data will *
* incorporate annual revisions in seasonally adjusted *
* unemployment
and
other
labor
force series. *
* Seasonally adjusted data for the most recent 5 *
* years are subject to revision. The December data *
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- 2 All of the decline in unemployment over the month occurred among those
who were jobless for less than 6 months. At 1.4 million, the number of
persons jobless for 6 months or more has held at about this level in recent
months, after declining markedly between mid-1983 and this past summer.
(See table A-7.)
Table A* Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Monthly data

Quarterly
averages
Category
1984
II

1984
III

Sept

Oct.

Nov.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Labor force Jj
Total employment \J,
Civilian labor force..
Civilian employment.
Unemployment
Not in labor force....
Discouraged workers.

115,333
106,837
113,642
105,146
8,496
62,484
1,295

Thousands of persons
115,420| 115,419 115,722 115,725
106,911| 106,959 107,291 107,571
113,710| 113,699 114,017 114,026
105,201| 105,239 105,586 105,872
8,431
8,154
8,509| 8,460
62,885| 63,064 62,939 63,109
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
1,197|
Percent of labor force

Unemployment rates:
All workers 1/
All civilian workers
Adul t men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black

•
,

7.
7
6
6
18
6
15
10

Hispanic origin
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Nonfarm payroll employment
Goods-producing
Service-producing

93,790
24,862
68,928

7 41
7 5|
6 5|
6 9|
18 7|
6 4|
16.0|
10.71

7.
76.
6.
196.
15.
10.7

7.3|
7.4|
6.3|
6.9|
18.8|
6.4 |
15.4|
10.9|

7.
7.
6.
.6.
17.
6.
15.
10.0

Thousands of jobs
94,560| 94,807 95,150p|95,453p
25,056| 25,010 25,078p|25,131p
69,5041 69,797 70,072p|70,322p
Hours of work

Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing overtime

35.3
40.8
3.4

35.3|
40.5|
3.3|

\J Includes the resident Armed Forces.
p=preliminary.




35.4
40.6
3.3

35. lp
40.4p
3.3p

35. 2p
40.5p
3.4p

N.A.=not available

- 3 The number of job losers fell by 215,000 from October.
Job losers,
with a decrease of 1 million over the past year, accounted for the bulk of
the total decline in unemployment of 1.3 million. (See table A-8.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Civilian employment rose by 285,000 in November to 105.9 million,
seasonally adjusted.
The over-the-month gain occurred primarily among
adult women. Civilian employment was up by 3.2 million over the year—1.8
million adult men and 1.5 million adult women. (See table A-2.)
The civilian labor force was 114.0 million in November, unchanged from
October.
The proportion of the civilian working-age population in the
labor force (the labor force participation rate) was 64.4 percent, also the
same as in the previous month. Over the year, the labor force grew by
about 2 million, and the participation rate was up by 0.4 percentage point.
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Data)
Total nonagricultural payroll employment increased by 300,000 in
November to 95.5 million, seasonally adjusted. As in recent months, growth
was concentrated in the service-producing sector. Since July, the number
of jobs in this sector has risen by a million, while there has been
virtually no growth in the goods-producing industries.
Since November
1982, two-thirds of the 6.8-million job gain has occurred in the service
sector. (See table B-l.)
The largest November increases were in retail trade (115,000) and
services (90,000).
In retail trade, strong growth took place in general
merchandise stores, while both business and health services contributed to
the rise in services. Elsewhere in the service-producing sector, modest
gains were recorded in transportation and public utilities; finance,
insurance, and real estate; and wholesale trade.
Manufacturing employment was little changed over the month.
In fact,
at 19«7 million in November, the number of factory jobs was about the same
as in July. Over this period, jobs in durable goods have increased, while
there has been a decline in nondurable goods.
Construction employment increased by 30,000 in November to 4.4 million.
This was 620,000 greater than the March 1983 employment low but still
170,000 less than the January 1980 employment peak. In mining, continued
gains in oil and gas extraction offset declines elsewhere in the industry.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls rose 0.1 hour in November, as did weekly and
overtime hours in manufacturing. For the past several months, the overall
and manufacturing workweeks have been fluctuating around the November
levels of 35.2 and 40.5 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.)




- 4 The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagricultural payrolls rose by 0.7 percent in November
to 114.0 (1977=100). The index was up about 5 percent over the year and
more than 11 percent from the November 1982 level. The manufacturing index
was up 0.3 percent in November to 96.0. (See table B-5«)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings rose 0.6 percent in November, and weekly
earnings were up 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prior to seasonal
adjustment, average hourly earnings increased 3 cents to $8.44, and average
weekly earnings were up 21 cents to $296.24. Over the past year, hourly
earnings rose 28 cents and weekly earnings $9.82. (See table B-3«)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 162.1 (1977-100) in November,
seasonally adjusted, an increase of 0.4 percent from October. For the 12
months ended in November, the increase (before seasonal adjustment) was 3.1
percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes unrelated to
underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturing
and interindustry employment shifts.
In dollars of constant purchasing
power, the HEI decreased 0.8 percent during the 12-month period ended in
October. (See table B-4.)




Explanatory Note

This news release presents statistics from two major surveys,
the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the
Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The household survey provides the information on the labor
force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in
the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample
survey of about 60,000 households that is conducted by the
Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on
nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected
from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.
The sample includes over 200,000 establishments employing
over 35 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
Coverage, definitions, and differences
between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, dr personal reasons. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if
they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the survey week; they were available for work at



that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included among the
unemployed are persons not looking for work because they
were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those expecting to
report to a job within 30 days.
The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special
grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-l and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
— The household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a
larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture,
the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and
members of the resident Armed Forces;
— The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed; the establishment survey does not;
— The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the
establishment survey is not limited by age;
— The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at
more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.

Other differences between the two surveys are described in
"Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.
Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor
force and the levels of employment and unemployment
undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as
changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.
For example, the labor force increases by a large number each
June, when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
school's-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined.
However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can
be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the
seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all
employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the
components and combining them. The second procedure
usually yields more accurate information and is therefore
followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure
for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted
civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed
Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally
adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and
the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of
the labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household
survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period
and again for the July-December period. The January revision
is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5
years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for
seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along
with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed
at the end of the next section.

Sampling variability
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys
are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the
number of people employed and the other estimates drawn
from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would
be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the
amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends
upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other
factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the
chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that an estimate based
on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error




from the results of a complete census. The chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will
differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the
results of a complete census. At approximately the 90-percent
level of confidence—the confidence limits used by BLS in its
analyses—the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 328,000; for total
unemployment it is 220,000; and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage point. These figures do not
mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes but,
rather, that the chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that
the " t r u e " level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates by more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .26 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.25 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are
revised. In other words, data for the month of September are
published in preliminary form in October and November and
in final form in December. To remove errors that build up
over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of
employment—against which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.

Additional statistics and other information
In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
BLS. It is available for $4.50 per issue or $31.00 per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of
the standard errors for the household survey data published in
this release. For unemployment and other labor force
categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of
its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the
data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of the population, Including Armed Forces In the United States, by sex
(Numbers In thousand*)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not. seasonally adjusted
Employment status and sex
HOT.

1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Nov.
1983

July
1994

Auq.
1994

Sept.
199 4

Oct.
19 84

Nov.
199U

TOTAL
Nonlnstltutlonal population'
Labor force*
Participation rate'
Total employed'
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In labor force

176,636
113,832
64.4
104,703
59.3
1,685
103,019
3,152
99,866
9,129
8.0
62,804

178,661
115,955
64.9
107,967
60.4
1,705
106,262
3,268
102,994
7,989
6.9
62,706

178,834
115,814
64.8
107,945
60.4
1,699
106,246
3,227
103,019
7,869
6.8
63,020

176,636
113,720
64.4
104.291
59.0
1,685
102,606
3.257
99.349
9,429
8.3
62,916

178,138
115,636
64.9
107,093
60.1
1,698
105,395
3,345
102,050
8.543
7.4
62,503

178,295
115,206
64.6
106,681
59.8
1,712
104,969
3,224
101,744
8,526
7.4
63,089

178,483
115,419
64.7
106,959
59.9
1,720
105,239
3,315
101,923
8,460
7.3
63,064

178,661
115,722
64.8
107,291
60.1
1,705
105,586
3,114
102,472
8,431
7.3
62,939

178,834
115,725
64.7
107,571
60.2
1,699
105,872
3,353
102,519
8,154
7.0
63,109

84,423
64.550
76.5
59,323
70.3
1,534
57,789
5,227
8.1

85,439
65,400
76.5
61,273
71.7
1,557
59,716
4,127
6.3

85,523
65,377
76.4
61,063
71.4
1,552
59,511
4,315
6.6

84.423
64,846
76.8
59,389
70.3
1,534
57,855
5,457
8.4

85,179
65,362
76.7
60,607
71.2
1,551
59,056
4,756
7.3

85,257
65,244
76.5
60,661
71.2
1,563
59,098
4,583
7.0

85,352
65,614
76.9
60,912
71.4
1,571
59,341
4,702
7.2

85,439
65,603
76.8
61,023
71.4
1,557
59,466
4,580
7.0

85,523
65,667
76.8
61,158
71.5
1,552
59,606
4,509
6.9

92,214
49,282
53.4
45,380
49.2
151
45,229
3,902
7.9

93,222
50,555
54.2
46,694
50-1
148
46,546
3,862
7.6

93,311
50,437
54.1
46,883
50.2
147
46,736
3,554
7.0

92,214
48,874
53.0
44,902
48.7
151
44,751
3,972
8.1

92,958
50,273
54.1
46,486
50.0
147
46,339
3,787
7.5

93,039
49,963
53.7
46,020
49.5
149
45,871
3,943
7.9

93,132
49,804
53.5
46,047
49.4
149
45,898
3,758
7.5

93,222
50,119
53.8
46,268
49.6
148
46,120
3,852
7.7

93,311
50,057
53.6
46,413
49.7
147
46,266
3,645
7.3

Men, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutlonal population'
Labor force*
Participation rate'
Total employed'
Employment-population ratio4 . . .
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate'
Women, 16 years and over
Nonlnstltutlonal population*
Labor force*
Participation rate'
Total employed'
Employment-population ratio4 . . •
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
,
Unemployment rate'

1
The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjuated for aeasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear In the unadjuated and seasonally adjusted
columns.
* Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed In the United States.




' Labor force as a percent of the nonlnstltutlonal population.
4
Total employment as a percent of the nonlnstltutlonal population.
* Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (including the resident Armed
Forces).

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian, population by sex and age
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted'

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, sex, and age
Nov.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1994

Nov.
1993

July
199 '4

Auq.
199'4

Sapt.
1
99<J

Cct.
199'4

TOTAL
Civilian nonlnstltutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

174,951
112.147
61. 1
103,018
58.9
9,129
9.1

176,956
114,250
64.6
106,262
60.0
7,989
7.0

177,135
114,115
64.4
106,246
60.0
7,869
6.9

174,951
112,035
64.0
102,606
58.6
9,429
3.4

176,440
113,939
64.6
105,395
59.7
8,543

176,583
113,494
64.3
104,969
59.4
8,526
7.5

176,763
113,699
64.3
105,239
59.5
8,460
7.4

176,956
114,017
64.4
105,596
59.7
8,431
7.4

75,327
58,996
79.3
54,631
72.5
2,342
52,289
4,365
7.4

76,565
59,992
78.4
56,610
73.9
2,443
54,167
3,382
5.6

76,663
59,955
79.2
56,402
73.6
2,424
53,978
3,552
5.9

75,327
59,053
79.4
54,457
72.3
2,336
52,121
4,596
7.8

76,269
59,694
79.3
55,789
73.1
2,455
53,334
3,906
6.5

76,350
59,752
78.3
55,899
73.2
2,392
53,507
3,853
6.4

76,451
59,898
78.3
56,022
73.3
2,403
53,620
3,875
6.5

76,565
59,971
78.3
56,213
73.4
2,316
53,898
3,758
6.3

81,553
45,475
53.8
42,294
50.0
596
41,698
3,180
7.0

85,793
46,784
54.5
43,559
50.8
586
42,972
3,226
6.9

85,897
46,736
54.4
43,756
50.9
540
43,216
2,980
6.4

84,553
44,953
53.2
41,739
49.4
638
41,100
3,215
7.2

85.488
46,261
54.1
43,089
50.4
573
42,515
3,173
6.9

85,581
46,082
53.8
42,819
50.0
563
42,255
3,264
7.1

85,688
45,859
53.5
42,807
50.0
595
42,212
3,053
6.7

85,793
46,220
53.9
43,016
50.1
554
42,462
3,204
6.9

15,072
7,677
50.9
6,093
40. «
215
5,879
1,584
20.6

14,598
7,474
51.2
6,093
41.7
238
5,855
1,381
18.5

14,575
7,425
50.9
6,088
41.8
263
5,825
1,337
18.0

15,072
8,029
53.3
6,411
42.5
293
6,128
1,619
20.2

14,683
7,992
54.4
6,518
44.4
317
6,201
1,464
18.3

14,653
7,660
52.3
6,251
42.7
269
5,982
1,409
18.4

14,624
7,942
54.3
6.410
43.8
318
6,092
1,532
19.3

14,598
7,826
53.6
6,356
43.5
244
6,112
1,470
18.8

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnstltutional population
Civilian laborforce
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstltutional population
Civilian laborforce
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio' . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstltutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio? . . .
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




' Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstltutional population,

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Hov.
1983

Oct.
1984

Hov.
1994

Hov.
1993

July
1994

Aug.
1984

Sept.
1984

Cct.
1994

Hov.
1994

WHITE
151,324
97,705
64.6
90,793
60.0
6,912
7.1

152,605
99,914
64.8
92,925
60.9
5,889
6.0

152,659
99,690
64.6
92,925
60.8
5,865
5.9

151,324
97,559
64.5
90,430
59.8
7.129
7.3

152,286
99,710
64.8
92,430
60.7
6,280
6.4

152,402
99,156
64.4
91,950
60.3
6,306
6.4

152,471
99,389
64.5
92,074
60.4
6,314
6.4

152,605
98,520
64.6
92,249
60.4
6,271
6.4

152,659
98,526
64.5
92,498
60.6
6,028
6.1

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

51,919
78.8
48,527
73.6
3,391
6.5

52,552
78.7
50,012
74.9
2,540
4.9

52,499
78.6
49,781
74.5
2,718
5.2

52,021
78.9
48,414
73.5
3,607
6.9

52,366
78.6
49,470
74.3
2,896
5.5

52,371
78.6
49,471
74.2
2,900
5.5

52,516
78.7
49,600
74.4
2,916
5.6

52,463
78.6
49,615
74.3
2,848
5.4

52,583
78.7
49,731
74.4
2.852
5.4

"
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio'
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

39,033
53.5
36,700
50.3
2,332
6.0

39,738
53.9
37,408
50.7
2,330
5.9

39,700
53.8
37,546
50.9
2,155
5.4

38,489
52.7
36,177
49.6
2,312
6.0

39,396
53.5
37,074
50.4
2,321
5.9

39,137
53.1
36.794
49.9
2,352
6.0

38,944
52.8
36,694
49.8
2,250
5.8

39,253
53.2
36,928
50.0
2.325
5.9

39,153
53.0
36,991
50.1
2,161
5.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

6,754
54.*
5,565
44.8
1,188
17.6
18.8
16.3

6,525
54.2
5,506
45.7
1,019
15.6
16.3
14.9

6,490
54.0
5,498
45.7
992
15.3
17.1
13.3

7,049
56.7
5,839
47.0
1,210
17.2
17.6
16.6

6.948
57.5
5,886
48.7
1,062
15.3
17.8
12.6

6,649
55.1
5,595
46.4
1,054
15.9
16.2
15.5

6.928
57.4
5,780
47.9
1,148
16.6
17.3
15.8

6,804
56.5
5,706
47.4
1.098
16.1
17.0
15.2

6.790
56.5
5.776
48.0
1.014
14.9
ICO
13.8

19,057
11,580
60.8
9,629
50.5
1,950
16.8

19,449
12,202
62.7
10,353
53.2
1,849
15.2

19,481
12,234
62.8
10,479
53.8
1,754
14.3

19,057
11,623
61.0
9,563
50.2
2,060
17.7

19,360
12,076
62.4
10,041
51.9
2,035
16.9

19,386
12,176
62.8
10,226
52.8
1,950
16.0

19,416
12,079
62.2
10.259
52.8
1,820
15.1

19,449
12,185
62.7
10.314
53.0
1.872
15.4

19.481
12,285
63.1
10,443
53.6
1,842
15.0

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,566
74.9
4,7*3
63.8
823
14.8

5,746
75.0
5,022
65.6
724
12.6

5,743
74.8
5,061
66.0
682
11.9

5,569
74.9
4,701
63.2
867
15.6

5,700
74.9
4,802
63.1
897
15.7

5,735
•75.3
4,922
64.6
813
14.2

5,684
74.4
4,919
64.4
765
13.5

5,728
4,962
64.8
765
13.4

5,741
74_«
5.021
65.4
720
12.5

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

5,271
55.9
4,502
47.8
769
14.6

5,655
58.6
4,867
50.4
787
13.9

5,698
58.9
4,958
51.3
740
13.0

5,270
55.9
4,448
47.2
822
15.6

5,522
57.5
4,746
49.5
776
14.0

5,604
58.3
4,816
50.1
788
14.1

5,538
57.5
4,840
50.2
698
12.6

5,584
57.8
4,828
50.0
755
13.5

5.710
59.0
4,928
51.0
781
13.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women

743
33.7
385
17.5
358
49.2
45.9
50.9

802
37.5
464
21.7
337
42.1
44.9
39.1

793
37.1
460
21.5
332
41.9
42.8
40.9

785
35.6
414
18.8
371
47.3
44.9
50.0

854
39.6
492
22.8
362
42.4
42.6
42.1

837
39.9
488
22.7
349
41.7
40.6
42.9

857
39.9
500
23.3
357
41.7
39.9
43.7

874
40.8
523
24.4
351
40.2
45.1
34.6

834
39.0
494
23.1
340
40.8
41.8
39.5

9,677
6,193
64.0
5,433
56.1
760
12.3

9,794
6,354
64.9
5,717
58.4
637
10.0

9,901
6,399
64.6
5,755
58.1
643
10.1

9,677
6.232
64.4
5,463
56.5
769
12.3

9,73e
6,293
64.6
5,626
57.8
667
10.6

9,785
6,271
64.1
5,600
57.2
672
10.7

9,713
6,329
65.2
5,650
58.2
678
10.7

9,794
6,339
64.7
5,649
57.7
689
10.9

9,901
6,453
65.2
5,807
58.7
646
10.0

Civilian noninstitutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio'
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

BLACK
Civilian noninstitutlonal population...
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutlonal p o p u l a t i o n . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal vartation; therefore, Identical
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
2
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutlonal population.




NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included
in both the white and black population groups.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-4. Selected employment indicators
(Number* In thousands)

Net seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Category

Nov.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Nov.
1983

July
198a

Auq.
1984

103,018
38,521
25,534
5,263

106,262
39,452
26,409
5,381

106,246
39,427
26,501
5,383

102,606
38,388
25,057
5,236

105,395
39,121
25,716
5,662

1,392
1,551
210

1,545
1,52 9
193

1,481
1,556
224

91,594
15,790
75,805
1,227
74,578
7,822
449

94,818
16,142
78,676
1,227
77,449
7.853
324

1,482
1,555
190
94,931
15,918
79,013
1,231
77,782
7,731
358

96,356
76,837
5,700
1,660
4,040
13,819

98,357
79,636
5,211
1,508
3,703
13,510

99,145
80,026
5,264
1,551
3,713
13,855

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984

104,969
39,029
25,764
5,507

105,239
39,034
25,641
5,412

105,586

1,513
1,559
230

1,425
1,568
208

1,569
1,569
187

1,481
1,479
173

1,585
1,561
201

91,094
15,585
75,509
1,216
74,293
7,800
474

93,841
15,604
78,236
1,239
76,997
7,717
306

93,554
15,782
77,772
1,181
76,591
7,829
324

94,122
15,959
78,163
1,185
76,979
7,721
314

94,369
16,046
78,323
1,209
77,114
7,775
312

94,461
15,745
78,716
1,221
77,495

93,834
75,398
5,848
1,719
4,129
12,588

96,848
78,659
5,300
1,589
3,711
12,889

96,921
78,799
5,324
1,749
3,576
12,797

96,448
78,291
5,496
1,675
3,821
12,662

Nov.
1984

CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

39,023
25,991
5,344

105,872
39,348
25,981

5,362

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagrlcultural Industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
Private Industries
Private households
Other Industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers

7,693
372

PERSONS AT WORK1
Nonagrlcultural Industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomlc reasons

96,577
7 8,459

5,479
1,606
3,873
12,638

96,614
78,611
5,373
1,592
3,781
12,630

1
Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such
reasons as vacation, Illness, or Industrial dispute.

Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted

Quarterly averages
Measure

U-1

Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force

U-2

Jeb losers as a percent of the civilian labor force

U-3

Unemployed-persons 25 years and over as a percent of the
civilian labor force
w

U-4

U-5a

Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time
civilian labor force
Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, Including the
resident Armed Force*

U-5b

Total unemployed as a percent of the cIvlHan labor force

U-6

Total full-time Jobseekers plus Vi part-time Jobseekers plus Vi total on pan time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less Vi of the
part-time labor force

U-7

Total full-time Jobseekers plus Vi part-time Jobseekers plus Vi 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

N.A.-not«v»H«M*.




1984

1984

1983

III

Monthly data

II

It

III

Sept.

Oct.

NOT.

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.6

6.6

6.1

S.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.5

8.3

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.1

6.9

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.0

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.2

12.2

11.2

10.5

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.6

13.5

12.4

11.6

11.0

3.7
5.4

7.3
9.3
9.3

3.1

10.9

U.S.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Number of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Unemployment rates'

Category
Ho*.
1983

July
198*

suq.
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

8,154
4,509
3,751
3,645
3,038
1,365

8.4
8.6
7.8
8.2
7.2
20.2

7.5
7.5
6.5
7.6
6.9
18.3

7.5
7.2
6.4
7.9
7.1
18.4

7.4
7.3
6.5
7.6
6.7
19.3

7.4
7.2
6.3
7.7
6.9
18.8

7.2
7.0
6.3
7.3
6.6
17.5

1,866
1,595
629

1,824
1,466
663

5.5
6.0
10.5

4.6
5.9
9.6

4.4
6.0
10.5

4.6
5.8
10.0

4.6
5.8
10.5

4.4
5-3
11.0

7,900
1,554

7,000
1,442

6,809
1,364

8.2
9.8
9.7

7.2
9.6
8.7

7.2
9.6
8.5

7.1
9.4
8.5

7.1
9.1
8.6

6.9
8.6
8.2

7,076
132
866
1,957
1,179
778
379
1,924
1,818
•06
276

6,133
114
780
1,639
929
709
323
1,702
1,576
752
237

6,109
117
807
1,610
935
675
313
1,638
1,624
706
201

8.6
12.8
15.6
8.9
9.0
8-7
6.7
9.1
6.7
4.9
15.7

7.4
7.5
14.7
7.5
6.7
8.6
6.1
7.8
5.9
4.5
14.6

7.5
10.3
14.0
7.5
6.9
8.3
6.2
7.8
6.1
4.3
12.8

7.4
8.6
13.8
7.6
7.0
8.4
6.1
8.2
5.6
4.5
15.0

7.3
10.9
13.5
7.4
7.0
7.9
5.3
7.9
5.7
4.5
13.8

7.2
11.8
14.2
7.2
7.0
7.5
5.1
7.5
5.8
4.3
11.3

1983

Oct.
1984

9,429
5,457
4.596
3,972
3.215
1.618

8,431
4,580
3,758
3,852
3,204
1,470

Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families

2,224
1.607
613

Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost*

MOT.

HOT.
1984

CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16 years and over
Men, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 16 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

INDUSTRY
Nonagrlcultural private wage and salary worker*
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing

Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utltrtle*
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service Industrie*
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers

1
Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
* Aggreget* nouf** lo*t by i n * ini*fnpiey*Q aiw

reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.
for economic

Table A-7. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)

Weeks of un*mployiii*nt
lOT.
1983

Oct.
1984

lov.
1984

NOT.

1983

July
1984

lag.
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984

lov.
1984

3.287
2,661
3,181
1,211
1,970

3,421
2,286
2,282
963
1,319

3,321
2,350
2,197
902
1,295

3,328
2,616
3,527
1,337
2,190

3,462
2,490
2,689
1,100
1,589

3,555
2,333
2,606
1,113
1,493

3,286
2,539
2,600
1,085
1.515

3,431
2,399
2,530
1,099
1,431

3,351
2,320
2,438
993
1,445

19.6
8.9

16.3
6.5

17.0
6.9

20.2
9.4

18.1
7.6

17.3
7.5

17.1
7.6

16.5
7.2

17.5
7.3

100.0
36.0
29.1
34.8
13.3
21.6

100.0
42.8
28.6
28.6
12.1
16.5

100.0
42.2
29.9
27.9
11.5
16.5

100.0
35.1
27.6
37.2
14.1
23.1

100.0
40.1
28.8
31.1
12.7
19.4

100.0
41.9
27.5
30.7
13.1
17.6

100.0
39.0
30.1
30.9
12.9
19.0

100.0
41. C
28.7
30.3
13.2
17.1

100.0
41.3
28.6
30.1
12.2
17.8

DURATION
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over

r..

Average (mean) duration, In weeks
Median duration, in weeks
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Reason
Ho*.
1983

Oct.
1984

Bov.
1984

Hcv.
1983

July
1984

Auq.
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

5,007
1,228
3,779
874
2,193
1,055

3,876
927
2,949
894
2,230
989

3,971
981
2,990
901
2,100
896

5,226
1,321
3,905
868
2,250
1 , 154

4,511
1,164
3,346
865
2,091
1,092

4,218
1,152
3,066
835
2,322
1,093

4,211
1,109
3,102
845
2,298
1,052

4,370
1,176
3,193
818
2,136
1,073

4,154
1,05e
3,096
885
2,147
1,003

100.0
54.8
13.4
41.4
9.6
24.0
11.6

100.0
48.5
11.6
36.9
11.2
27.9
12.4

100.0
50.5
12.5
38.0
11.5
26.7
11.4

100.0
55.0
13.9
41.1
9.1
23.7
12.1

100.0
52.7
13.6
39.1
10.1
24.4
12.8

100.0
49.8
13.6
36.2
9.9
27.4
12.9

100.0
50.1
13.2
36.9
10.1
27.3
12.5

100.0
52.0
14.0
38.0
9.7
25.4
12.8

100.0
50.7
12.9
37.8
10.8
26.2
12.2

4.5
.8
2.0
.9

3.4
.8
2.0
.9

3.5
.8
1.8
.8

4.7
.8
2.0
1.0

4.0
.8
1.8
1.0

3.7
.7
2.0
.9

3.8
.7
1.9
.9

3.6
.8
1.9
.9

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
3.7
.7 •
2.0
1.0

Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
nptoyed per
On thousands)

Sex and age

•ov.
19S3

Oct.
1984

•ov.
1984

low.
1983

July
1984

tag.
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984

•ov*
1994

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years

9,429
3.692

8,154
3,125
1,365
587
785
1,760

7.5
13.6
18.3
20.5
16.7
11.3
5.9

6.9
4.9

6.2
4.4

7.4
14.1
19.3
21.3
17.9
11.5
5.7
5.9
4.5

7.4
13.6
18.8
20.1
18.0
11.1

5,728
5,007
741

8.4
15.4
20.2
21.9
19.3
13.0
6.5

7.5
14.0
18.4

25 years and over

8,431
3,243
1,470
606
870
1,773
5,172
4,452
717

7.2
13.1
17.3
19.5
16-5
10.9
5-5
5.8
4.4

8.6

7.5
14.6

7.2
13.9
20.2
21.5
19.3
10.9
5.5

4.6

7.3
14.8
19.9
21.1
19-1
12.3
5.5
5.6
5.0

4.8

7.0
13.5
18.4
19.7
18.1
11.'1
5.4
5.5
4.7

7.6

7.9

7.6

12.5
15-9
17.9
14.4
10.8
6.1

13.7
18.2

13.2
18.6
21.4

7.7
13.2
17.3
18.5
16.6
11.2
6.1

7.3
12.7
16.5
19.3
14.7
10.8
5.7

6.3

6.0
3.9

1,618

653
972
2,074

25to54years
65 years and over
Men, 16 years and o v e r . . .
16to24years
16to19years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years.
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over —

5,457
2,042
861
344
524
1,181
3,417
2,935

Women, 16 years and over

3,972

16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25to54years
55 years and over

1

490
1,650
757

309
448

—

893
2,311
2,072
251

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.




4,580
1,754
822
339
485
932
2,822
2,388
423

4,990
4,338
650
4,509
1,709

758
309
458
951

2,793
2,367
415

3,852
1,489
648

3,645

267
385

278
327
808
2,197
1,971
235

841
2,349

2,064
294

1,415

6 07

15.9
20.2
22.0
19.6
13.8
6.8
7.1
5.4
8.2
14.7
20.1
21.8
19.0
12.0
6.2

6.6
4.1

20.6
23.0
18.8
11.7

5.7
5.9
4.6

6.5
4.2

21.4
16-7
11.8
5.8
6.1

4.6
7.2
14.3
18.6
22.1
16.5
12.3
5.5
5.7

20.6
16.9
11.4

16.8

6.3
6.6
4.4

5.9
6.3
3.9

10.4

5.7
5.9
4.8

5.6

4.8

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted'

Employment status

Civiliannoninstltutionalpopulation..
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio'
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not In labor force

;• —

Nov.
1983

Oct.
1984

Kov.
1984

Nov.
1983

July
1994

Auq.
199U

Sept.
1994

Oct.
i9e«

NOT.
1984

23,627
14,402
61.1
12,225
51.7
2,217
15.4
9,195

24,351
15,436
63.4
13,336
54.8
2,100
13.6
8,915

24,477
15,425
63.0
13,422
54.8
2,004
13.0
9,051

23,627
14,509
61.4
12,171
51.5
2,338
16.1
9,119

24,154
15,196
62.9
12,907
53.4
2,290
15.1
8,958

24,181
15,291
63.2
13,0S2
54.1
2,199
14.4
8,990

24,292
15,270
62.9
13,150
54.1
2,120
13.9
9,022

24,351
15,426
63.3
13,302
54.6
2,124
13.8
8,925

24,477
15,492
63.3
13,396
54.7
2,106
13.6
8,985

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

' Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstltutional population-.

Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian employed
Occupation
•o».
1983
Total, 16 years and over1

lov.
1984

Unemployed
HOT.

1983

Unemployment rate

HOT.
1984

lov.
1983

IOT.
1984

103,018

106,246

9,129

7,869

8.1

6.9

Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial
Professional specialty

24,166
10.951
13,214

25,264
11,720
13,543

673
355
318

626
306
320

2.7
3.1
2.3

2.4
2-5
2.3

Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, including clerical

31,691
3,047
12,017
16,627

32,921
3,111
12,930
16,880

1,852
146
769
937

1,598
103
707
789

5.5
4.6
6.0
5.3

4.6
3.2
5.2
4.5

Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective

14,141
990
1,706
11,444

14,162
1,005
1,741
11,416

1,549
75
93
1,381

1,361
67
111
1,183

9.9
7.1
5.2
10.8

8.8
6.2
6.0
9.4

Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair

12,956
4,276
4,668
4,012

13,230
4,410
4,740
4,081

1,117
258
520
338

940
216
497
228

7.9
5.7
10.0
7.8

6.6
4.7
9.5
5.3

Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Construction laborers
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

16,723
8,109
4,342
4,272
665
3,603

17,187
8,222
4,561
4,404
616
3/788

2,436
1,135
470
831
167
664

2,053
916
475
662
161
501

12.7
12.3
9.8
16.3
20.1
15.5

10.7
10.0
9.4
13.1
20.8
11.7

3,342

3,482

405

320

10.8

8.4

Farming, forestry, and fishing
'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Armed
Forces are included in the unemployed total.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Number* In thousand*)
Civilian labor fore*

Vataran atatua
and aga

Civilian
nonlnstltutional
population

Unemployed
Employad

Total

Percent of
labor force

Number
lov.
1983

HOT.

Nov.
1983

Rov.
1984

Nov.
1983

HOY.

1984

7,896
5,744
607
2,000
3,137
2,152

7,924
5,345
396
1,567
3,382
2,579

7,390
5,514
561
1,915
3,038
1,876

7,418
5,130
378
1,495
3,257
2,288

6,870
5,091
495
1,739
2,857
1,779

7,032
4,833
342
1,382
3,109
2,199

520
423
66
176
181
97

20,369
8,783
6,993
4,593

21,531
9,057
7,623
4,851

19,209
8,207
6,636
4,366

20,319
8,461
7,248
4,610

17,756
7,489
6,195
4,072

19,135
7,893
6,863
4,379

1.453
718
441
294

1980

lov.
1983

Bov.
1984

Nov.
1983

Nov.
1984

386
297
36
113
148
89

7.0
7.7
11.8
9.2
6.0
5.2

5.2
5.8
9.5
7.6
4.5
3.9

1,184
568
385
231

7.6
8.7
6.6
6.7

5.8
6.7
5.3
5.0

VETERANS
Total, 25 years and over
25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 years and over
NONVETERANS
Total, 25 to 39 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years

NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterane ara man who aarvad In tha Armed Forces between
August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonvatarana ara man who hava navar served In tha Arm-




ad Foreee; puMlahed data ara llmltad to thoae 28 to 39 yaara of aga, tha group that moat
closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for ten large States
(Numbers In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted'

Seasonally adjusted*

Stats and employment status
Nov.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
198^

Nov.
1983

July
1984

Aug.
1984

18,930
12,449
11,425
1,024
8.2

19,230
12,754
11,866
888
7.0

19,260
12,753
11,844
909
7.1

18,930
12,408
11,367
1,041
8.4

19,143
12,646
11,610
1,036
8.2

19,169
12,665
11,697
968
7.6

19,199
12,690
11 , 6 4 1
1,049
8.3

19 , 2 3 0
12,724
11 , 7 7 5
949
7.5

8,418
5,049
4,642
407
8.1

8,624
5,139
4,779
360
7.0

8,644
5,144
4,824
320
6.2

8,418
5,009
4,619
390
7.8

8,566
5,080
4,723
357
7.0

8,584
5,084
4,765
319
6.3

8,604
5,109
4,804
305
6.0

8,624
5,066
4,740
326
6.4

8,586
5,563
5,048
515
9.3

8,605
5,612
5,120
492
8.8

8,608
5,640
5,184
456
8.1

8,586
5,544
5,011
533
9.6

8,597
5,538
5,080
458
8.3

8,598
5,497
5,018
479
8.7

8,601
5,547
5,063
484
8.7

8 ,605
5,625
5,096
529
9.4

4,496
3,045
2,875
170
5.6

4,519
3,054
2,949
104
3.4

4,521
3,075
2,971
104
3.4

4,496
3,014
2,814
200
6.6

4,511
3,041
2,912
129
4.2

4,513
3,038
2,883
155
5.1

4,516
3,052
2,914
138
4.5

4,519
3,033
2,920
113
3.7

6,740
4,179
3,690
489
11.7

6,721
4,334
3,896
438
10.1

6,720
4,329
3,866
463
10.7

6,740
4,216
3,696
520
12.3

6,724
4,358
3,856
502
11.5

6,722
4,334
3,862
472
10.9

6,721
4,322
3,843
479
11.1

6,721
4,358
3,881
477
10.9

5,769
3,688
3,445
243
6.6

5,811
3,771
3,579
192
5.1

5,815
3,722
3,522
200
5.4

5,769
3,685
3,428
257
7.0

5,798
3,812
3,564
248
6.5

5,801
3,807
3,573
234
6.1

5,806
3,804
3,569
235
6.2

5,811
3,788
3,560
228
6.0

13,596
8,003
7,420
583
7.3

13,652
8,145
7,567
578
7.1

13,659
8,166
7,619
547
6.7

13,596
8,098
7,476
622
7.7

13,633
8,107
7,460
647
8.0

13,637
. 8,062
7,438
624
7.7

13,644
8,072
7,507
565
7.0

13,652
8,203
7,589
614
7.5

8,051
5,146
4,582
564
11.0

8,053
5,185
4,712
473
9.1

8,054
5,106
4,651
455
8.9

8,051
5,113
4,557
556
10.9

8,050
5,141
4,695
446
8.7

8,050
5,100
4,598
502
9.8

8,051
5,145
4,670
475
9.2

8,053
5,133
4,643
490
9.5

9,195
5,617
5,066
552
9.8

9,219
5,558
5,102
456
8.2

9,223
5,591
5,136
455
8.1

9,195
5,554
4,969
585
10.5

9,210
5,542
4,995
547
9.9

9,212
5,451
4,885.
566
10.4

9,215
5,483
4,962
521
9.5

9,219
5,486
4,995
491
9.0

11,378
7,666
7,145
521
6.8

11,667
8,051
7,628
423
5.3

11,694
7,984
7,549
435
5.4

11,378
7,657
7,124
533
7.0

11 , 5 8 5
8,097
7,602
495
6.1

11 , 6 1 0
8,036
7,581
455
5.7

11,638
8,058
7 ,608
450
5.6

11,667
8,047
7 .591
456
5.7

Sept.
1984

Oc t.
1984

California
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.

Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Illinois
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Massachusetts
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Michigan
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population,
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Ohio
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Pennsylvania
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texaa
Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population

Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

< These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistic*' estimates used In the administration of
Federal fund allocation programs.




» The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers
appear In the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total
Total private

»

Goods-producing
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Construction
General building contractors

Nov.
1983

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984

92,406

95,358

95,894

96,215 91,688

94,350

94,523

94,807

95,150

76,294

79,597

79,698

79,899 75,814

78,422

78,566

78,698

79,067

24,294

25,587

25,511

25,377 24,058

25,059

25,098

25,010

25,078

970
602.6

1,024
639.7

1,013
641.2

1,016
651.0

967
603

1,007
629

1,017
636

1,020
642

1,013
644

4,654
4,647
4,231
4,586
1,097.6 1,201.9 1,198.1 1,188.3

4,073
1,064

4,356
1,133

4,356
1,132

4,374
1,140

4,384
1,142

Nov.
1984

Nov .
1983

July
1984

Aug.
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984

Manufacturing
Production workers

19,093
13,117

19,909
13,715

19,851
13,652

19,775 19,018
13,570 13,048

19,696
13,541

19,725
13,558

19,616
13.448

19,681
13,493

Durable goods
Production workers

11,201
7,539

11,836
7,997

11,819
7,978

11,799 11,170
7,950 7,511

11,702
7,899

11,758
7,945

11,696
7,876

11,748
7,915

692.7
471.8
596.2
860.8
345.0
1,426.8
2,103.0
2,114.2
1,843.3
831.6
705.7
386.0

730
486
622
871
325
1,504
2,249.8
2,281.3
1,962.5
884.7
728.7
397.7

695
467
589
869
351
1,420
2,106
2,109
1,832
82 3
705
378

708
485
606
880
342
1,490
2,242
2,252
1,926
858
727
386

706
484
603
879
334
1,491
2,252
2,267
1,961
894
726
389

703
481
603
865
324
1,485
2,243
2,263
1,939
864
726
388

710
486
607
865
320
1,494
2,254
2,269
1,945
866
728
390

7,892
5,578

8,073
5,718

8,032
5,674

7,976
5,620

7,848
5,537

7,994
5,642

7,967
5,613

7,920
5,572

7,933
5,578

1,729.8
73.5
752
1,199
684
1,372
1,065
188
808
198

1,698.7
74.3
740.3
1,197.8
686.0
1,378.8
1,062.5
187.8
808.6
196.8

1,659
72
732
1,187
684
1,388
1,063.8
185.5
807.9
195.3

1,629
66
760
1,195
671
1,317
1,050
192
758
210

1,655
66
755
1,206
687
1,368
1,064
187
801
205

1,642
65
751
1,200
686
1,371
1,067
187
800
198

1,630
69
744
1,181
680
1,375
1,063
186
798
194

1,641
69
734
1,178
685
1,379
1,064
186
804
193

70,838 67,630

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products ..
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Production workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing

1,648.
68.
764.
1,206,
672.
1,320.
1,047.
193.
757.
213.

723,
491
620.
858,
316.
,504,
249.
,280,
960.
880.
728.
401.

709.
497
616.
855.
315.
1,501,
2,248.
2,281.
1,958.
886.
732.
398.

68,112

69,771

70,383

69,291

>9,425

59,797

70,072

Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communication and public utilities .•

5,071
2,791
2,280

5,265
2,987
2,27 8

5,272
3,002
2,270

5,280
3,003
2,277

5,043
2,763
2,280

5,175
2,896
2,279

5,202
2,924
2,278

5,213
2,937
2,276

5,225
2,955
2,270

Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods

5,363
3,132
2,231

5,605
3,296
2,309

5,638
3.308
2,330

5,647
3,315
2,332

5,344
3,128
2,216

5,528
3,268
2,260

5,544
3,278
2,266

5,588
3,293
2,295

5,613
3,301
2,312

16,022
2,313.3
2,620.9
1,702.0
5,049.9

16,489
2,285.8
2,660.8
1,770.7
5,412.5

16,545
2,355.6
2,686.1
1,769.0
5,305.0

16,828 15,805
2,195
2,517.9
2,594
2,724.5
1,703
1,772.1
5,082
5,268.5

16.283
2,301
2,648
1,762
5,211

16,295
2,303
2,640
1,758
5,238

L6.342
2,318
2,648
1,755
5,255

16,479
2,349
2,678
1,762
5,279

5,520
2,783
1,725
1,012

5,707
2,862
1,764
1,081

5,705
2,869
1,771
1,065

5,530
2,777
1,728
1,025

5,676
2,854
1,759
1,063

5,679
2,850
1,763
1,066

5,684
2,856
1,766
1,062

5,708
2,866
1,775
1,067

20,944 2 1 , 0 2 7
20,024
21,053 2 0 , 0 3 4
3 , 7 3 5 . 1 4,117.7 4 , 1 5 5 . 8 4,168.3 3,703"
6 , 0 1 8 . 6 6,090.6 6 , 0 9 2 . 9 6,112.2 6 , 0 1 6

20,701
4,035
6,079

10,748
4,069
6,034

(0,861
4,085
6,085

20,964
4,111
6,087

16,316 15,874
2,763 2,759
3,813 3,669
9,740 9,446

15,928
2,779
3,697
9,452

.5,957
2,785
3,714
9,458

16,109
2,804
3,725
9,580

16,083
2,772
3,711
9*. 600

Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
*•
Automotive dealers and service stations —
Eating and drinking places
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Services
Business services
Health services
Government
Federal
.State
Local
p = preliminary.




16,112
2,741
3,768
9*604

15,761
2,776
3,654
9,331

16,196
2,755
3,793
9,648

5,714
2,883
1,776
1,055

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Industry
Nov .
1983

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984 p

Nov .
1984 p

Nov .
1983

July
1984

Aug .
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct .
1984 P

Nov .
1984 P

35.1

35.5

35.2

35.1

35.2

35.2

35.2

354

35.1

35.2

Mining

42.9

44.0

43.2

43.6

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Construction

36.3

38.5

38.0

37.4

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

40.8
3.4

40.7
3.6

40.5
3.4

40.7
3.5

40.6
3.3

40.5
3.3

40.5
3.3

40.6
3.3

40.4
3.3

40.5
3.4

Durable goods
Overtime hours

41.5
3.6

41.5
3.7

41.2
3.6

41.4
3.7

41.3
3.5

41.2
3 5

41.2
3.4

41.5
3.5

41.2
3.5

41.2
3.6

39.
40.
42.
41,
40.
41,
41.
41,
42.
44,
41.
3T9.8

40.4
40.1
42.
41,
40.
41,
42.
41,
42.
43.
41.
39,

39.7
40.2
42.1
41.0
39.
41,
41,
40.
42.
43.
41.1
39.5

39.
40,
42.
41,
40.
41,
41.8
41.4

40.0
39.8
41.8
41.7
40.8
41.4
41.3
41.1
42.6
44.1
40..7

39,
39,
41,
41,
39.
41,
42.
40,
42.
43.
41.

39.5
39.8
42.0
41,
40,
41,
41,
41,
42,
43.
41.

(2)

40
39
42
41
40
41
42
41
42.8
43.9
41.5
(2)

39,
39,
41.8
41.4
40.2
41.3
41.8
40.9
4 2 . ,4
4 3 , ,2
4 1 , .2

(2)

39.3
39.8
41.9
41.5
39.9
41.3
41.8
40.8
42.2
42.4
41.3
(2)

(2)

(2)

40.0
3.2

39.7
3.4

39.5
3.1

39.7
3.2

39.8
3.1

39.4
3.1

39.5
3.1

39.4
3.0

39.3
2.9

39.6
3.2

39.9
40.1
41.0
36.8
43.2
38.1
42.1
43.9
42.0
37.3

40.2
39.6
39.4
36.0
43.4
38.1
42.0
44.2
41.5
36.4

39.8
40. 1
39. 0
36, 2
43. 1
37. 9
41. 7
43, 7
41. 4
36. 3

40.
40,
39.
36.
43.
38,
41.
43,
41.
36,

39.6
(2)
40.6
36.7
43.1
37.9
41.9
43.7

(2)
37.2

39.5
(2)
39.8
35.8
4 3.'3
37.7
41.9
43.2
(2)
37.0

39.7
(2)
39.4
36.0
43.1
37.8
42.0
43.9
(2)
36.0

39.6
(2)
39.2
35.9
43.1
37.9
41.8
43.1
(2)
36.5

39.6
(2)
38.7
36 0
43 0
37 9
41 7
43 5
(2)
36.4

39.8
(2)
39.
36.
43.
38.1
41.
43.
(2)
36.4

Transportation and public utilities

39.3

39.9

39.3

39.4

39.2

39.8

39.4

39.8

39.2

39.3

Wholesale trade

38.7

38.8

38.7

38.7

38.6

38.6

38.7

38.8

38.6

38.6

Retail trade

29.8

30.1

29.7

29.7

30.0

29.9

29.9

30.0

29.8

29.9

Finance, Insurance, and real estate

36.1

36.6

36.4

36.4

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Services

32.6

32.8

32.6

32.6

32.7

32.7

32.6

32.8

32.7

32.7

Total private

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products ..
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Overtime hours
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products

,

' 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 employees on private
nonagrlcultural payrolls.




42.
43,
41.8
39.7

1
This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is
small relative to the trend-cycle and/or Irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Tabls B-3. Avaraga hourly and waakly aarnlnga of production or nonsuparvlsory workers1 on privata nonagrlcultural
payrolls by Industry
Avcrag* hourly earnings

Average weekly earnings

Industry

Total private
Seasonally adjusted

Nov .
1983

Sept.
1984

Oct .
1984 P

Nov .
1984

$8.16
8.14

$8.43
8.40

$8.41
8.38

$8.44
8.43

11.40

11.66

11.50

.11.54

489.06

513.04

496.80

503.14

11.91

12.15

12.14

12.03

432.33

467.78

461.32

449.92

8.97

9.23

9.22

9.30

365.98

375.66

373.41

378.51

9.53
7.79
6.73
9.41
11.32
12.71
9.24
9.74
8.77
12.01
12.49
8.56
6.84

#'.7 7
/8.15

11.39
13.01
9.41
10.01
9.08
12.23
12.69
8.92
7.01

9.75
8.07
6.
9.
11.
12.87
9.37
10.02
9.07
12.28
12.79
8.88
7.01

9.83
8.03
6.96
9.62
11.50
13.00
9.42
10.09
9.18
12.40
12.92
8.89
7.05

395.50
309.26
269.87
395.22
470.91
513.48
384.38
405.18
363.08
515.23
550.81
350.96
272.23

405.46
329.26
278.70
408.74
472.69
524.30
389.57
420.42
374.10
517.33
548.21
371.07
277.60

401.70
320.38
279.39
405.42
464.12
508.37
386.98
416.83
370.96
520.67
552.53
364.97
276.90

406.96
314.78
279.10
405.96
476.10
522.60
389.05
421.76
380.05
528.24
556.85
371.60
279.89

8.18
8.26
10.77
6.26
5.43
10.20
9.26
10.86
13.45
8.07
5.57

8.44
8.37
10.31
6.49
5.61
10.55
9.51
11.23
13.54
8.31
5.72

8.43
8.33
10.21
6.49
5.59
10.54
9.49
11.31
13.61
8.31
5.71

8.53
8.48
11.39
6.53
5.59
10.70
9.51
11.38
13.63
8.41
5.72

327.20
329.57
431.88
256.66
199.82
440.64
352.81
457.21
590.46
338.94
207.76

335.07
336.47
408.28
255.71
201.96
457.87
362.33
471.66
598.47
344.87
208.21

332.99
331.53
409.42
253.11
202.36
454.27
359.67
471.63
594.76
344.03
207.27

338.64
340.05
460.16
257.28
202.92
463.31
364.23
476.82
598.36
350.70
209.35

11.01

11.27

11.24

11.31

432.69

449.67

441.73

445.61

347.91

350.62

Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products . . . ,
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products..
Fsbricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Food and Kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Transportation and public utilities

Nov .
1983

Sept
1984

Oct .
1984

Nov .
1984

$286.42 $299.27 $296.03 $296.24
286.53 297.36 294.14 296.74

Wholesale trade

8.68

9.05

8.99

9 .06

335,92

351.14

Retail trade

5.82

5.89

5.89

5.92

173.44

177.29

174.93

175.82

Finance, Insurance, and real aetata

7.39

7.76

7.69

7.76

266.78

284.02

279.92

282.46

Services

7.44

7.69

7.70

7.74

242.54

252.23

251.02

252.32

1

,

See footnote 1, table B-2.

P

p * preliminary.

Tabla B-4. Hourly Earnings Indax for production or nonauparvlaory worksra1 on privata nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry
(1977 m 100)
Seasonally adjusted

Percent
change
from:

Industry

Total private nonlerm:
Current dollars
Conetant (1977) dollars
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utSNtes
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, and

Nov.
1983

Sept.
1984

Oct.
1984p

Nov.
1984p

157
94
169
145
159
159
160.8
151.8

161.
94.
175.
148.
163.
163.
167.
154.

161.
93.
174,
148.
163,
163.
166,
153.

162.2
N.A.
175.6
146.8
164.5
164.3
167.7
154.3

Nov.
1983Nov.
1984
3.1
(2)
3.6

Nov.
1983

July
1984

Aug .
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct
1984p

Nov.
1984p

157.2
94.6
(4)
145.2
159.4
158.7
(4)
152.3

160.8
95.2
(4)
146.6
162.9
162.6

160.6
94.1
(4)
146.6
16^.3
161.9
(4)
153.6

161.6
94.2
(4)
146.8
163.4
163.0
(4)
154.0

161.4
93.9
(4)
146.4
163.8"
162.9
(4)
154.2

162.1
N.A.
(4)
146.8
164.5
163.1

(4)
154.0

(4)
154.7

Oct.
1984Nov.
1984
0.4
(3)
(4)
.3
.5
.1
(4)
.4

160.8
(4)
166.9
168.3
(4)
168.2
4.6
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
158.8
3
164.7
164.2
3.9
164.8
165.1
163.4
164.7
158.5
162.8
164.2
1
See footnote 1, table B-2.
2
Percent change Is -0.8 percent from October 1983 to October 1984, the latest month available.
3
Percent change is -0.3 percent from September 1984 to October 1984, the latest month available.
4
These series are not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component Is small relative to the ttend-cycle and/or
Irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
N.A. » not available.

P • preliminary.



ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
(1977^100)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Industry
i(ov .

1983

Sept.
1984

Oct.
Nov
Nov.
1984 PI 1984 p 1983

July
1984

Aug.
1984

Sept.
1984

Oct,
Nov.
1984 P 1984
113.2

114.0

109.2

115.2

114.4

114.6

108.7

112.6

112.7

113.4

96.9

103.6

102.3

101.6

95.6

99.9

100.1

100.0

99.7

100.3

110.4

120.6

117.1

118.5

109.7

116.2

118.0

119.2

116.0

117.9

108.8

128.2

126.3

122.0

105.5

115.3

115.6

117.2

116.2

118.5

93.9

98.0

96.9

96.9

93.0

96.1

96.2

95.8

95.7

96.0

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products ..
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

91.8
93.9
101
87
71
60
88
88
108
92
87
107
86

97.4
101.2
104
92
72
57
94
97
116,
96
91,
110
89,

96.6
98.2
106.1
91.8
70.3
54.6
93.7
96.8
115.3
96.5
90.6
109.5
90.2

96,
94
107.
91,
70,
55,
93,
97,
116.
96.8
91.
Ill,
89,

91.
95,
99.
86.
72.
62.
87.
88.
107.
91.
85.
106.
83.

95.5
95.1
103.6
88.8
73.0
60
92
97
113
94
86
109
85

96
95
101
88
72
58
92
98
114
97.8
93.1
108.5
85.5

96.0
96.4
102
88
71
56
92
97
115
96.8
89.8
109.6
86.1

95.8
96.0
103.1
88.6
71.7
56.7
92.8
97.5
114.7
95.7
88.4
109.6
85.8

95.9
95.9
105.2
89.5
71.6
57.3
92
96
115
95
89
110
86

Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products

97
98.
97
84.
93,
98.
Ill,
95.
90,
108.
83,

98.8
106.2
105
80,
91
100,
118
96,
88
114,
74.8

97,
102.
108,
78.
91,
99.
118.
, 95.
88.
113.
73.

97
99
105
78
90
99
120
96
87.8
114.8

95.
95.
90.
83.
92.
97.
112.
95.
88.
108.
81.

96,
94.
88.
81.
90.
100.
117.
96.
84.
113.
78.

96,
97.
88.
79.
90.
100.
117.
96.
86.
112.
73.

95.6
96.5
93.8
78.7
89 2
98 9
117.8
95.9
84.5
112.2
72.9

95.5
97.2
95.8
76.6
89.
98.
118.
95.
86.
112.
72.

96.1
97.3
98.6
76.8
89.5
99.
119
9*
86
114
71

116.1

121.6

121.1

116.0

119.7

119.7

120.8

120.7

121.5

Transportation and public utilities

102.6

108.4

107.0

101.7

106.1

105.7

106.8

105.5

106.5

Wholesale trade

110.8

116.7

117.2

110.1

114..4

114.9

116.1

116.2

116.5

Retail trade

109.0

112.9

112.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate

119.8

125.5

124.5

127.8

134.4

134.4

Total
Ooods-produclng
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing

Service-producing

Services
1

See footnote 1, table B-2.

73.4
121.7
107.5
117.5
113.8
124.5
134.3

108.3

111.0

111.1

111.7

111.8

113.1

120.6

124.7

124.2

125.4

124.8

125.4

128.4

132.5

132.4

134.1

134.2

134.8

p« preliminary.

1
Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment increased

Time
span
Over
1-month
span

Year

19 82

Over
3-month
span
Over
6-month
span

1982
1984

Over
12-month
span

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

<*»

S#pt*

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

27.6
54.3
71.1

47.6
46.5
73,2

35.7
60.8
67.0

30.8
68.9
63.8

41.6
69.5
64.1

33.0
64.6
63.0

34.6
74.3
62.4

32.4
68.6
57.6

37.3
69.5
40.8

28.9
75.4
66.2p

32.4
69.7
55.lp

45.7
73.8

25.1
46.8
82.4

27.8
57.3
80.5

28.4
64.1
76.5

27.3
75.1
71.1

27.6
75.7
68.4

28.6
77.8
68.9

23.5
7A.1
63.5

24.1
81.6
58.1

26.5
80.8
57.8p

25.9
78.9
54.lp

27.8
79.5

41.6
77.6

19.5
50.8
81.9

22.2
63.0
82.7

21.9
69.2
79.7

24.6
75.1
75.4

20.3
80.0
69.2

21.4
82.4
63.2

20.8
84.1
63.2p

18.9
82.4
64. lp

23.2
84.6

, 27.3
85.9

29.5
86.8

35.4
83.8

21.6
49.5
86.5

21.4
54.3
81.9

17.6
61.9
78.9

18.1
71.1
76.5p

16.2
77.3
73.Op

1'8.1
79.5

21.1
83.8

21.1
88.1

25.1
86.8

31.6
87.3

34.1
85.4

40.3
87.3

* Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1,3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls
of 185 private nonagricultural industries,
p = preliminary.




NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. (Half of the unchanged components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans.

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