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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

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8:30 A.M. (EST), FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 5, 1986

NOVEMBER 1986

The number of jobs on nonfarm business payrolls rose in November and
unemployment was unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. The overall unemployment rate was 6.9
percent, and the civilian worker rate was 7.0 percent. Both rates were the
same as in September and October as well as in November a year earlier.
Nonagricultural payroll employment—as measured by the survey of
business establishments—rose by 250,000 over the month, while civilian
employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—was little
changed. During the economic recovery period that now covers 4 full years,
the number of nonfarm payroll jobs has grown by more than 12 million, while
total civilian employment has increased by over 11 million. As is typical
in recoveries, however, the pace of job growth has slowed in the 2 most
recent years.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed persons was about unchanged in November at
8.3 million, after seasonal adjustment. The civilian worker unemployment
Unemployment rates for adult men (6.2
rate remained at 7.0 percent.
percent), adult women (6.1 percent), teenagers (18.4 percent), whites (6.1
percent), and blacks (14.3 percent) showed little or no change from
October.
The unemployment rate for Hispanics (9.5 percent) fell by 1
percentage point over the month. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
The mean and median duration of unemployment were about unchanged, at
14.8 and 7.0 weeks, respectively. The numbers of job losers, job leavers,
and reentrants to the labor force also were little different from October
levels.
By contrast, the total seeking jobs for the first time (new
entrants) increased by 150,000 to 1.1 million over the month. (See tables
A-7 and A-8.)
The
number
of
persons
employed
part
time
for
economic
reasons—sometimes referred to as the partially unemployed—reversed the
increase of the prior month with a decline of 220,000 to 5.6 million in
November.
This decrease occurred among persons who could not find
full-time work. (See table A-4.)




- 2 Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Civilian employment was little changed at 110.4 million, seasonally
adjusted.
A 275,000 employment increase among adult men was partially
offset by a small decline in teenage employment, while employment among
adult women was unchanged.
The proportion of the civilian population
that is employed edged up to 60.9 percent in November, matching the record
high set in August. (See table A-2.)
Table A* Major Indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Monthly data

Quarterly
averages

Oct.Nov.
change

Category
1986

1986
II

III

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Labor force 1/..
Total employment 1/..
Civilian labor force...
Civilian employment..
Not in labor force
Discouraged workers..

119,359
110,912
117,671
109,225
8,446
62,650
1,101

Sept.

Oct.

Thousands ol persons
119,853 119,936 120,231
111,671 111,607 111,989
118,158 118,220 118,482
109,976 109,891 110,240
8,182
8,329
8,242
62,704
62,777
62,677
N.A.
1,169
N.A.

Nov.

120,405
112,122
118,654
110,371
8,283
62,709
N.A.

174
133
172
131
41
5
N.A.

6.9
7.0
6.2
6.1
18.4
6.1
14.3
9.5

0
0
0
0
0.8
.1
-.1
-1.0

i

Percent of JLabor force
Unemployment rates:
All workers 1/.......
All civilian workers.

White
Black
Hispanic origin ...

7.1
7.2
6.2
6.4
19.2
6.2
14.9
10.7

6.8
6.9
6.1
6.2
18.0
6.0
14.5
10.8

6.9
7.0
6.2
6.2
18.7
6.0
14.8
11.1

6.9
7.0
6.2
6.1
17.6
6.0
14.4
10.5

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Goods-producing
Service-producing....

99,848
24,952
74,896

Thousands ol
100,316 100,560
24,872
24,858
75,444
75,702

jobs
pl00,820 plOl,069
p24,872 p24,912
p75,948 p76,157

P 249

p40
p209

Hours of work
Average weekly hours:
34.8
40.7
3.4

34.7
40.7
3.5

1/ Includes the resident Armed Forces.
p=p r e 1 imi na r y.



34.7
40.8
3.5

p34.7
p40.7
p3.5

p34.9
p40.9
p3.5

p0.2
P.2

P0

N.A.=not available.

- 3 The civilian labor force was little changed at 118.7 million in
November, after seasonal adjustment. Over the past year, the labor force
has grown by 2.1 million (after adjustment is made for revisions in the
underlying population estimates that were introduced in January).
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Total nonagricultural payroll employment, at 101.1 million, rose by
250,000 in November, seasonally adjusted. Almost all of the job growth was
In fact,
in the service-producing sector, continuing the recent pattern.
the service-producing sector has accounted for all of the 2.4 million job
expansion from a year
earlier.
In
the
goods-producing
sector,
over-the-year employment declines in m^iing and manufacturing were offset
by gains in construction. (See table B-l.)
The largest over-the-month increase in the service-producing sector
took place in the services industry—120,000—with both business and health
services contributing to the increase. Elsewhere in the sector, employment
rose in finance, insurance, and real estate and in transportation and
public utilities, the latter partly due to the return of communications
workers who had been on strike. Job totals in wholesale trade, retail
trade,
and
government
were
little changed, after adjustment for
seasonality. In retail trade, general merchandising, which usually expands
in November due to pre-Christmas hiring, grew at a somewhat slower pace
this November than is typical.
Employment in manufacturing edged up in November. Changes were small
but generally on the upside. As reflected by the BLS index of diffusion,
which is made up predominantly of manufacturing industries, over-the-month
job gains were more widespread than at any time in the past year. (See
table B-6.)
Construction employment dropped about in line with the usual seasonal
expectation for November and, for the third straight month, was essentially
unchanged after seasonal adjustment. Mining employment has changed little
in the past 2 months, in contrast to the sharp losses earlier in the year.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonagricultural payrolls were 34.9 in November, up 0.2 hour, after
seasonal adjustment. The manufacturing workweek also rose 0.2 hour to a
relatively high 40.9 hours, while overtime hours remained unchanged at 3.5
hours. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagricultural payrolls rose by 0.7 percent to 119.5
(1977=100), after seasonal adjustment. The factory index was up by 0.9
percent to 93.5. (See table B-5.)




- 4 Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings were up 0.5 percent in November, and average
weekly earnings increased 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prior to
seasonal adjustment, average hourly earnings rose 4 cents to $8.85, while
average weekly earnings were up $1.39 to $307.98. Compared to a year
earlier, average hourly and weekly earnings rose by 19 cents and $6.61,
respectively. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 170.7 (1977-100) in November,
seasonally adjusted, an increase of 0.4 percent from October. For the 12
months ended in November, the increase was 2.3 percent. The HEI excludes
the effects of two types of changes unrelated to underlying wage rate
movements—fluctuations in manufacturing
overtime
and
interindustry
employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI
increased 1.1 percent during the 12-month period ended in October. (See
table B-4.)

Revisions in Household Survey Data
In 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 Employment Situation for December 1986 will be released on Friday,
January 9, 1987, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Release dates for the balance of 1987
are as follows:
Feb. 6
March 6
April 3
May 8
June 5
July 2




Aug. 7
Sept. 4
Oct. 2
Nov. 6
Dec. 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 59,500 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
e m p l o y m e n t , h o u r s , a n d earnings of w o r k e r s 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 250,000 establishments employing over 38
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.

that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Persons laid off from their
former jobs and awaiting recall and those expecting to report
to a job within 30 days need not be looking for work to be
counted as unemployed.

Coverage, definitions, and differences
between surveys

— 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.

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, or 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 Tluring the survey week; they were available for work at




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-1 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-empioved, 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;

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 uomen in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
schooFs-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
tha: 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
cor/.ain 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
suncy, the factors are calculated for the January-June period
and again for the July-December period. At the time the first
half year's factors are calculated (upon availability of data for
December), historical data for the previous 5-year period are
subject to revision. 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 tl.. 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

TeWe A-1. Employment statue of the population, Including Armed Force* In the United States, by sex
{Humbert

thousand*)
Mia laMimaltit ~ —A~ ~*
• w ••••wiBiiy m u w B

Seasonally adMeled1

Employment status MM! sex
Nov.
1985

Oct.
1986

Nov.
1986

Nov.
1985

July
1986

Aug.
1986

Sept.
1 986

Oct.
1 986

Nov.
1 986

182,713
119,936

182,935
120,231
65.7

TOTAL
Noninstitutional population*
Labor force 1
Participation rate*
Total employed1
Employment-population ratio*
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural Industrtee
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not in labor force

180,642
1t 7 , 7 9 9
65.2

182,935
120,448
65.8

109 , 984

112,606

60.9
1 ,702
108,282
2,920
105,362
7,815
6.6
62,843

61.6
1 ,749
1 10,857
3,190

110,751
3,078

107,666
7,842
6.5
62,487

107,673
7,872
6.5
62,740

86,374
65,915
76.3
61 , 6 6 5
71 . 4
1 ,552
60,113
4,250
6.4

87,682
66,948
76.4
62,790
71 . 6
1 ,590
61,200
4,159
6.2

94,266
51,883
55.0
48,318
51 . 3
149
48,169
3,565
6.9

183,114
120,374

180,642
117,832

182,354
119,744

45.7
112,502

65.2
109,671

65.7

61.4
1 ,751

62,810

111,554
61 . 2
1 ,672
109,882
3,112
106 , 7 6 9
8,190
6.8
62,610

86,374
6 6 , 176
76.6
61,731
71 . 5
1 ,552
60,179
4,445

87,373
66,936
76.6
62,365
71 . 4
1 ,518
60,847
4,571

60. 7
1 ,702
107,969
3,070
104,899
8,161
6.9

182,525
119,879
65.7
111,852

65.6
111,607

111,989

61.3
1 ,697
1 10,155
3,048
107,107
8,027
6.7
62,646

61 . 1
1,716
109,891
3,121
106,770
8,329
6.9
62,777

61 . 2
1 ,749
1 10,240
3,149
107,091
8,242
6.9
62,704

183,114
120,405
65.8
112,122
61.2
1,751
110,371
3,225
107,146
8,283
6.9
62,709

87,556
67,094
76.6
62,483
71 . 4
1 ,560
60 , 9 2 3
4,611
6.9

87,682
67,132
76.6
62,553
71 . 3
1 ,590
60,963
4,578
6.8

87,773
67,394
76.8
62,801
71 . 5
1 ,592
61 , 2 0 9
4,592
6.8

9 5 , 156
52,842
55.5
49,125
51 . 6
156
48,969
3,717
7.0

95,253
53,099
55.7
49,436
51 . 9
159
49,277
3,663
6.9

95,341
53,01 1
55.6
49,321
51 . 7
159
49,162
3,690
7.0

Men, 19 years and over
Noninstitutional population*
Labor force1
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment/ate*

87,773

6.5

6.7

6.8

87,460
66 , 9 4 4
76.5
62,515
71 . 5
1 ,541
60,974
4,429
6.6

95,253
53,500

95,341
53,267

56.2

55.9

49,816
52.3
159
49,657
3,683

49,754

94,266
51,655
54.8
47 939
50.9
149

94,981
52,808
55.6
49,189
51 . 8
154
49,035
3,619
6.9

95,065
52,935
55.7
49,337
51.9
156
49,181
3,598
6.8

67,108
76.5
62,747
71.5
1 ,592

61 , 1 5 5
4,360

WfliMA
FT juwtvMvi win
u u i vMm
m
wumwiy 1iv
Noninstitutional population*
Labor force*
Participation rate*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployment rata*
1

4.9

The population and Armed Foreea figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore. Identical numbers appear In the unadjuated and seasonally adjuated
columns.
* fncludee members of the Armed Forces stationed In the United States.




5 2.2
159
49,595

3,512
6.6

47,790

3*7*6
7.2

* Labor force aa a percent of the noninstitutional population.
4
Total employment aa a percent of the noninstitutional 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 m thousands)
Not aeaaonally adjusted
Employment status, sax, and ago
NOV .

1 985

Oct.
1986

Nov .
1985

Nov .

1986

July
1986

Aug.
1 986

Sept.
1986

Oct.
1986

TOTAL
C M f i a * noninstitutional population
Crr nan labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

178,940
116 , 0 9 7
64.9
108,282
60.5
7,815
6.7

181,186
1 18,699
65.5
1 10,857
7,842
6.6

181,363
118,623
65.4
110,751
61.1
7,872
6.6

77,566
60,564
78. 1
57,077
73.6
2 , 1 77
54,901
3,487
5.8

78,802
61,471
78.0
58,015
73.6
2,357
55,658
3,456
5.6

78,874
61,454
78.2
58,019
73.6
2,263
55,755
3,636
5.9

77,566
60,553
78. 1
56,897
73.4

78,586
61,323
78. 0
57,499
73.2

54,687
3,656
6.0

55,233
3,824

86,901
48,088
55. 3
45,136
51 . 9
547
44,589
2,952
6.1

87,856
49,629
56.5
46,585
53.0
628
45,957
3,044
6.1

87,933
49,458
56.2
46,597
53.0
640
45,958
2,860
5.8

14,472
7,446
51 . 4
6,069
41 . 9
196
5,873
1 ,376
18.5

14,527
7,598
52.3
6,257
43.1
205
6,052
1 ,341
17.7

14,557
7,51 1
51 . 6
6,135
42. 1
174
5,960
1 ,376
18.3

61 .2

178,940

1 16,130
64.9
107, 969
60.3

8,161
7.0

180,682
118,072
65.3
109,882

60.8
8,190
6.9

180,828
1 18,182
65.4
110,155
60.9
8,027
6.8

180,997
118,220
65.3
109,891

60.7
8,329
7.0

181,186
1 18,482
0,240
60.•
8,242
7.0

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Cr*»ian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio1 . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

78,722
61 , 3 4 5
77. 9
57,547
73.1
2,272
55,275
3,798

55,271
3,831

6.2

78,634
61,235
77.9
57,607
73.3
2,173
55,435
3,628
5.9

6.2

6.2

86,901
47,713
54.9
44,656
51 . 4
591
44,065
3,057
6.4

87,629
48,916
55.8
45,918
52.4
608
45,309
2,998
6.1

87,689
48,989
55.9
45,999
52.5
627
45,372
2,990
6.1

87,779
48,922
55.7
45,879
52.3
610
45,269
3,042

87,856

6.2

6.1

14,472
7,864
54.3
.6,416
44.3
269
6,147
1 ,448
18.4

14,467
7,833
54.1
6,465
44.7
238
6,227
1 ,368
17.5

14,505
7,958
54.9
6,549
45.2
249
6,300
1 ,409
17.7

14,496
7,953
54.9
6,465
44.6
239

2,210

2,266

78,802
61,391
77.9
57,559
73.0

2,288

Women, 20 yeara and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

49.061
55.8
46.062
52.4
605
45,457
2,999

Botti sexee, 10 to 10 years
CfvHtan noninstitutional population
CwSian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio? . . .
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unad)ueted and seasonally adjuated columna.




1

6,226
1 ,488
18.7

14,527
8,030
55.3
6,619
45.6
256
6,363
1 ,411
17.6

Civilian employment aa a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-3. Employment status of ths civilian population by raeo, six, ago, and Hispanic origin
{Humbert in thousands)
Seasonslly adjusted1

Not MMonaNy adlmtod

status, race, aex, age, and
Hispanic origin
NOV.
1985

Oct.
1986

Nov.
1 986

NOV.
1985

July
1986

Aug.
1986

Sept.
1986

Oct.
1986

Nov.
1986

WHITE
154,203
100,473
65.2
94,769
61 . 5
5,704
5.7

155,856
102,504
65.8
96,702
62.0
5,802
5.7

155,979
102,455
65.7
96,555
61 . 9
5,899
5.8

154,203
100,478
65.2
94,507
61.3
5,971
5.9

155,502
101,922
65.5
95,760
61 . 6
6,162
6.0

155,604
102,189
65.7
96,271
61 . 9
5,918
5.8

155,723
102,127
65.6
95,953
61 . 6
6,174
6.0

155,856
102,326
65.7
96,158
61 . 7
6,169
6.0

155,979
102,468
65. 7
96,249
61.7
6,219
6.1

Civilian labor force
Participation rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

53,077
78.5
50,459
74.6
2,618
4.9

53,741
78.3
51 , 1 5 7
74.6
2,584
4.8

53,930
78.5
51,163
74.5
2,768
5.1

53,125
78.5
50,380
74.5
2,745
5.2

53,528
78.2
50,599
73.9
2,929
5.5

53,571
78.2
50,870
74.3
2,701
5.0

53,669
78. 3
50,798
74. 1
2,872
5.4

53,724
78.3
50,801
74.0
2,923
5.4

54,044
78.7
51 , 1 12
74.4
2,93.:
5.4

Women, 20 years and ovsr
Civilian labor force
Participation rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

40,915
54.8
38,832
52.0
2,083
5.1

42,157
56.0
39,958
53.0
2,199
5.2

41,951
55.6
39,893
52.9
2,058
4.9

40,538
54.3
38,366
51.4
2,172
5.4

41,646
55.4
39,424
52.4
2,222
5.3

41,705
55.4
39,538
52.6
2,167
5.2

41,555
55.2
: 39,366
52.3
2,189
5.3

41 , 6 1 6
55.2
j 39 , 4 4 5
52.4
2,171
5.2

41,502
55.0
39,342
52.2
2,159
5.2

6 ,481
54.6
5,478
46.2
1 ,004
15.5
16.4
14.5

6,607
55.5
5,588
47.0
1 ,019
15.4
15.5
15.3

6 ,573
55.2
5,500
46.2
1,073
16.3
16.8
15.8

6,815
57.4
5,761
48.6
1 ,054
15.5
15.8
15.1

6 ,748
56.8
5,737
48.3
1 ,011
15.0
15.3
14.7

6,914
58.2
5,864
49.3
1 ,050
15.2
16.7
13.5

6,903
58. 1
5,790
48.7
1,113
16.1
17.0
15.2

6,986
58.7
5,911
49.7
1 ,075
15.4
15.4
15.4

6 ,922
58.2
5,795
48.7
1,127
16.3
16.3
16.3

19,790
12,423
62.8
10,564
53.4
1 ,859
15.0

20,089
12,720
63.3
10,902
54.3
1 ,819
14.3

20,120
12,695
63.1
10,946
54.4
1 ,749
13.8

19,790
12,457
62.9
10,518
53.1
1 ,939
15.6

20,002
12,601
63.0
10,836
54.2
1 ,766
14.0

20,028
12,473
62.3
10,654
53.2
1 ,819
14.6

20,056
12,630
63.0
10,757
53.6
1 ,873
14.8

20,089
12,732
63.4
10,893
54.2
1 ,838
14.4

20,120
12,720
63.2
10,899
54.2
1 ,820
14.3

5,803
74.5
5,055
64.9
748
12.9

5,940
74.7
5,177
65. 1
763
12.8

5,951
74.8
5,209
65.4
742
12.5

5,772
74.1
4,983
63.9
789
13.7

5,951
75.2
5,194
65.6
757
12.7

5,855
73.9
5,080
64. 1
775
13.2

5,895
74.3
5,089
64. 1
806
13.7

5,931
74.6
5,131
64.5
800
13.5

5,924
74.4
5,147
64. 7
777
13.1

5,805
58.9
5,033
51 . 1
773
13.3

5,962
59.6
5,199
52.0
763
12.8

5,977
59.7
5,238
52.3
738
12.4

5,810
59.0
5,017
50.9
793
13.6

5,840
58.7
5,144
51 . 7
696
1 1 .9

5,821
58.4
5,092
51 . 1
728
12.5

5,865
58.7
5,132
51 . 4
733
12.5

5,920
59.2
5,189
51 . 9
732
12.4

5,963
59.5
5,212
52.0
752
12.6

815
37.9
477
22.2
338
41 . 5
47.2
35.3

818
38.2
525
24.5
293
35.8
38.8
32.8

767
35.8
499
23.3
269
35.0
35.6
34.5

875
40.7
518
24. 1
357
40.8
45.2
36.0

810
38.0
497
23.3
313
38.6
41 . 6
35. 1

797
37.3
482
22.6
315
39.5
37.4
41 . 8

871
40.7
537
25. 1
334
38.3
38.9
37.8

881
41 . 1
574
26.8
307
34.8
38. 1
31 . 6

832
38.8
540
25.2
292
35. 1
34.2
36.0

12,075
7,795
64.6
6,965
57.7
830
10.6

12,469
8,241
66. 1
7,410
59.4
831
10.1

12,505
8,253
66.0
7,476
59.8
777
9.4

12,075
7,782
64.4
6,953
57.6
829
10.7

12,362
8,123
65.7
7,274
58.8
849
10.5

12,397
8,102
65.4
7,213
58.2
889
11.0

12,432
8,170
65.7
7,264
58.4
906
11.1

12,469
8,210
65.8
7,351
59.0
858
10.5

12,505
8,244
65.9
7,461
59.7
783
9.5

Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Man, 20 years and ovar

Both ssxss, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force
Participation rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

BLACK
Civilian noninatltutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed ..."
Unemployment rate
Man, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Woman, 20 years and ovar

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

Civilian labor force
Participation rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

HISPANIC ORIGIN

Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1

The population figures are not adjusted for ssasonal variation; thsrefcre, identical

numbers
appear in the unadjuated and seasonally adjuated columns.

* Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninatltutional 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 ths white and black population grocps.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-4. Selected employment Indicators
In thousands)

Seeeonatty od|uotod
Category

Nov.
1985

Nov.
1985

Nov.
1986

Oct.
1986

1

July
1986

Aug.
1986

Nov.
1986

Oct.
1986

Sept.
1986

i

CHARACTERISTIC
1 08
39
27,
5

Ot*ian<empioyed, 16 years and over
Iftarried men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Wbmon who maintain families

282
435
304
523

110,857
40,065
27,986
5,971

110,751
40,099
27,954
5,965

107,969
39,314
26,721
5,605

109,882! 1 10,155
39,611
39,716
27,523
27,438
5,829 |
5,826

109,891
39,623
27,203
5,927

240
668
330
056

1 10,371
39,979
27,326
6,062

1 1562
,
1 ,458
159

1 ,599
1 ,427
213

110,
39,
27,
6,

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
Privste households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers

1 ,435
1 >350
.
135
9 7 , >045
1 6 ,277
i
8 0 , ,769
1 ,, 1 85
79, , 584
8, ,066
252

1 ,532
1 ,496
163

1 ,489
1 ,410
. 79

1 ,537
1 ,361
158

1 ,486
1 ,427
171 j

1 ,469
1 ,379
178

1 ,501
1 ,472
157

99,253
16,470
82,783
1 ,244
81 , 5 3 9
8 , 148
266

99,127
16,602
82,526
1 ,145
81,381
8,292
254

96,676
16,157
80,519
1 ,197
79,322
8,013
249

98,206'
16 . 6 4 7
81,559;
1,2431
80.217
8,C31
254 j

98,667
16,479
82,188
1 ,261
80,927
7,982
282

98,738
16,307
82,432
1 ,234
81,198
7,927
277

98, > 864
16,• 243
8 2 , , 621
1 ,,2 1 6
81 , 4 0 5
7,,996
262

98,812
16,487
82,325
1,168
81 , 157
8,210
253

!

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1
Afl industries:
Part time for economic reasons
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time

51, 3 8 5
2 ,369
2 r744
14 , 8 0 4

Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time

5 ,176
2 ,233
2 ,673 |
14 , 3 9 5 |

5,A$7
2,443
2,636
15,212

5,198
2,273
2,574
14,764

5,414
2,563
2,546
15,185

5,498
2,306
2,883
13,645

5,3991
2,48*f
2.62 4
13,991,

5*443
2,41 1
2,711
14,023

5,544
2,496
2,764
13,860

5 ,772
2 ,524
2 ,847
14 , 2 5 7

5,553
2,523
2,674
14,021

5,176
2,409
2,478
14,759

5,295
2,196
2,784
13,194

5,191
2,323
2.57?
13,656,

5,259
2,286
2,660
13,683

5,298
2,327
2,712
13,468

5 ,501
2 ,334
2 ,759
13 , 8 1 1

5,309
2,383
2,579
13,540

i

' Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such
•aorta as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.

Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures bssed on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
Quarterly averagee
Measure

1 985

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

1 986

1 986

IV

I

2. 0

1 .9

1 ., 9

1 .9

2. 0

2. 0

1 .8

1 .9

.5

3.6

3. 3

3. 4

3.4

3. 3

III
U-1

Monthly data

II

III

Sept.

Oct.

Nov .

U-2

Job losers as a porcont of the civilian labor force

3. 6

3. , 5

U-3

Unemployed persons 25 years and over aa a percent of thf
civilian labor force

5 .6

5 ., 4

5 ., 5

5. 5

5. 4

5. 4

5.5

5, 5

U-4

Unemployed full-time jobseekers aa a percent of the full-time
civilian labor force

6 .8

6 .7

6.. 7

6.8

6.

6 .7

6 .6

6.

U-ie Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, Including the
resident Armed Foreee

7.

6 .9

7,. 0

7. 1

6. 8

6 .9

6.9

6.9

1Mb Total unemployed es e percent of the civilian labor force

7. 2

7. 0

. 1

7.2

6. 9

7. 0

7.0

7. 0

9, 6

9 .4

9,„ 4

9. 7

9. 3

9 #4

9.4

9. 3

10. 7

10. 4

10.6

10. 2

N.A.

N.A 1.

u-e

U-7

1

Total full-time jobseekers plus V« pert-time jobseekers plus /» total on part time
for economic roaaons as a percent of the civilian labor force less Vi of the
part-time labor force
Total fulMlmo jobseekers plus Vi part-time jobaeekers plus Vi total on part
time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the
civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less 1/» of the
part-time labor force

X . A - n o t available.




10,.3

N.A

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persona
(In thousands)

Unemployment rates1

Category
Nov.
1 985

Nov .
1 985

Oct.
1 986

8,161

8,242
4,578
3,831
3,663
2,999
1 ,411

8 , 283

1 ,542
625

1 ,901
1 ,425
583

1 ,871
,
1 ,,4 3 4

6,713
1 ,446

6,695
1 ,575

6 , • 699
1 ,,5 5 9

Nov.
1 986

July
1 986

Aug .
1 986

Sep t .

Oct.
1 986

Nov .

1 986

6.
6.
5.
6.
6.
17.

8
8
9
8
1
7

7. 0
7. 0
6. 2
7. 1
6. 2
1 8 . ,7

7. 0
7. 0
6 .2
6. 9
6. 1
17. 6

7.0
7.0

1 986

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

Labor force time lost*

3,656
3,716
3,057
1 ,448
1 ,752

__

4 ,. 5 9 2

3, >839
3 , .690
2 , ,979
1 ,,4 6 4

660

- -

- -

7.
6.
6.
7.
6.
18.

6.
7.
6.
6.

9

0
9
0
2
4
4

0
2
9
6 ., 1
17. ,5

4. 3
5 . ,5
10. 0

4 ., 4
5. . 3
9. > 2

4. 1
5. 1
10. 3

4. 2
5 -0
10. , 1

4, 6
5. 0

6 ..7

6..6
9,.0
7..7

6 . ,4
9 , ,3
7. ,7

6 . .7
9..3
8. .0

6 . ,6
9.,2
7 , .9

6.6
9.2

7,. 2
17 . 0
13 . 2
6 .9
6 .7
7 .2
6. 1
7 .8
5 .7
3 .2
1 1. 6

6 , ,9
16..7
12,. 2
6.,8
6. • 9
6,. 7
4,.6
7..4
5,. 7
3.. 2
13,. 8

7,.0
13,. 3
12 . 7
7,. 0
6 .5
7,. 8
4 .7
7 .6
5 .6
3 .5
13 . 5

7,.0
14 .4
14,. 1
7,. 3
7,. 3
7 .3
5 .2
7 .4
5 .3
3 .8
1 1. 7

7.0
15.3
15.3
7.2
6.6
8.1
4.2

8 ., 8
7 . ,9

8. 8

6.2

7.0
6.1
18.4
4.5

5.0
9.8

7.8

INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers . . .
Mining
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utitities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Agricultural wage and salary workers

6,102
72

800
1 ,676
994
682
320
1 ,654
1 ,580
607
220

6 ,249
139
884
1 ,603
975
628
328
1 ,644
1 ,652
635
207

6,, 2 0 0
143
978
1 ,559
862
697
262
1 ,597
1 ,661
624
167

» Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
* Aggregate hours- lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic

7.,0
7,.3
13..4
7 . 7
7 , .6
7,. 8
5,. 1
7,.5
5,.4
3.. 6
12 . 5

7.1

5.4
3.6
9.5

reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.

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

Not seaaonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Weeks of unemployment
Nov.
1985

Oct.
1986

Nov.
1986

Nov.
1985

July
1986

Aug.
1986

Sepf .
1986

Oct.
1986

Nov.
1986

3,388
2,439
1 ,988
801
1 ,187

3,411
2,463
1 ,968
840
1 ,128

3,281
2,597
1 ,994
914
1 ,080

3,465
2,448
2,205
894
1 ,31 1

3,394
2,486
2,256
1 ,066
1 ,190

3,427
2,379
2,295
1 ,086
1 ,209

3,407
2,533
2,405
1,114
1 ,291

3,418
2,584
2,167
929
1 ,238

3,372
2,634
2,216
1 ,021
1 ,195

15. 7
6. 7

14. 8
6. 4

15. 0
6. 8

15. 7
6. 9

15.0
7.1

15. 8
7. 2

15.6
7.2

15.2
7.0

14.8
7.0

100. 0
43. 3
31 . 2
25. 4
10. 2
15. 2

100. 0
43. 5
31 . 4
25. 1
10. 7
14. 4

100. 0
41 . 7
33. 0
25. 3
1 1 6
.
13. 7

0
3
4
3
4
9

100.0
40.8
30.4
28.8
13.4
15.5

100.0
41 . 8
31 . 6
26.5
11 . 4
15.2

100.0
41.0
32.0
26.9
12.4
14.5

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




100.
42.
30.
27.
1 1
16.

0
7
2
2
.0

1

100.0
41 . 7
30.6
27.7
13.1
14.6

100.
42.
29.
28.
13.
14.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(NuwOerm in thousands)
Notsi tasonally adjtrated
Reaeon

Seaaonally adjuated

Nov .
1 985

Oct.
1986

Nov.
1 986

Nov.
1 985

July
1 986

Aug

986

1 V86

Oct .
1 986

Nov .
1 936

3,916
1 ,079
2,837
834
2,135
930

3,597
860
2,737
1 ,090
2,281
874

3,773
986
2,787
1 ,090
2,035
975

4,081
1 ,175
2,906
808
2 , 2 26
1 ,055

3,93 7
1 ,079
2,858
1 ,034
2,22
3
965

3,831
990
2,841
978
2 , 2 3 ,2
1 ,000

4,044
1 ,014
3,030
1 ,04 r
2,118
1 ,044

3,979
1 ,082
2,897
997
2,223
955

3,959
1 ,034
2,876
1 ,072
2 , 1 2'»
1,102

100 . 0
50 . 1
1 3. 8
J-6 . 3
10 . 7
27 . 3
1 1.9

100.0
45.9
11.0
34 . 9
13.9
29. 1
11.1

100.
47.
12.
35.
13.
25.
12.

0
9
5
4
8
8
4

100 . 0
50 . 0
14 . 4
35 . 6
9. 9
27 . 2
.9

100.
48.
13.
35.
12.
27.
1 1

too.
47.
12.
35.
12.
27.
12.

3
4

100. 0
49. 0
12. 3
r<6. 7
12. 6
25. 7
1?. 7

100. 0
48. S
13. 3
35. 5
1 .?.
27 . 3
1 1 .7

100.0
4 7.9
13.1
34.3
13.0
^:,. 7
t3 .

3. 1
9
1 .7
* 8

3 .5
. 7
1. 9
.9

3. 2
8
1 .9
8

3. 4
9
1 .8
9

3. 4
8
1 .9
3

3.3
.9
1 .C
.9

1

.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job loeers
On *ayoff
Otfter /ob losers

New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

0
3
2
0
7
2

.8

0
6
3
3
2

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Jot ose^s

3

Reentrants
Near entrants

. 7
1.8
.8

3.0
.9
1 .9
.7

3. 3
9
1 .9
8

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

Sex and aga

Nov.
1985
Total. 16 years and over.
10 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16to 17years . . .
18to 19years . . .
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over . .

Oct.
1986

Unemployment rates1

Nov.
1986

Nov.
1985

July
1986

Aug
1986

S*pt
1986

Oct
1986

Nov.
1986

8,161
3,170
1 ,448
678
795
1 ,722
4,987
4,384
570

8 ,242
3 ,001
1 ,41 1
645
763
1 ,590
5 ,224
4 ,623
620

8!f 2 8 3
3,, 0 0 7
1 ,.4 6 4
709
771
1 >543
.
5 , >265
4 , >665
579

7.0
13.5
18.4
21 . 4
16.9
11 . 0
5.4
5.6
3.8

6 .9
13 . 0
17,. 5
19 . 4
15 . 7
10 . 8
5 .4
5 .8
3,. 8

6. 8
12. .8
1 7 , .7
19. .6
1 6 , .6
10, 2
5 , .3
5, 6
3. 7

7,. 0
13. . 8
18, ,7
2 0 .. 3
17. ,4
1 1 ,2.
5 , ,4
5. 6
4 ., 1

7,, 0
1 2 ., 9
1 7 . .6
19,
1 6 ,. 3
1 0 . ,4
5. 5
5. 8
4. 2

7.0
12.9
18.4
21 . 3
16.7
10.1
5.5
5.8
3.9

Men. 16 years and o v e r . . .
16 to 24 years
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
2 0 t o 24 y e a r s . . . .
25 years and over . .
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

4,445
1,710
789
345
449
921
2,736
2,359
353

4 ,578
1 ,584
747
344
406
837
2 ,976
2 ,584
397

4 (>592
1 >626
.
753
374
379
873
2 ,.954
2. 585
364

6.9
13.9
19.4
20.9
18.7
11.2
5.2
5.4
4.0

7,. 0
1 3 .. 5
1 8 .. 2
2 0 ,,0
1 6 ,> 1
11 ., 2
5 ..5
5. 8
3 ., 9

6. 8
13. 3
19. 2
21 . 0
18. 1
10. 3
5. 3
5. 5
4. 1

7. 0
14. 5
19, 4
21 . 9
17. 4
12. 0
5. 3
5. 5
4. 3

7.
13.
18.
19.
16.
10.
5.
5.
4.

0
0
0
7
7
4
6
8
6

7.0
13.3
18.2
21 . 8
15.7
10.8
5.5
5.8
4.1

Women, 16 years and over.
16 to 24 years
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

3,716
1 ,460
659
333
346
801
2,251
2,025
217

3 ,663
1 ,;4 1 7
664
301
357
753
2 i> 2 4 9
2 . >039
223

3, 690
1 ,3 8 1
711
335
392
670
2 , 31 1
2 , 080
215

7.2
13. 1
17.4
22.0
15.1
10.8
5.6
5.9
3.6

6.
12.
16.
18.
15.
10.
5.
5.
3.

6.
12.
16.
18.
15.
10.
5.
5.
3.

7.
12.
17.
18.
17.
10.
5.
5.
3.

6.
12.
17.
18.
15.
10.
5.
5.
3.

9
8
1
4
9
5
4
7
7

7.0
12.5
18.6
20.7
17.7
9.3
5.5
5.8
3.5

* Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.




9
5
6
7
3
4
4
7
6

8
1
0
1
0
1
4
8
1

1
9
9
5
3
3
5
8
8

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-10. Employment status of blsck and other workers
{Numbers in thousands)

Not seaeonally adjusted

Seasonally sd|MSHC

Employment status

Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not In labor force

i
Nov .
1 985

Oct.
1 986

Nov .
1986

NOV .
1 985

July
1 986

Aug .
1 986

Sept .
1 986

Oct .
1 986

24,736
15,624
63.2
13,513
54 . 6
2,111
13.5
9,113

25,330
16,194
63.9
14,155
55. 9
2,040
12.6
9 , 1 36

25,385
16,169
63.7
14,195
55.9
1 ,973
12.2
9,216

24,736
15,660
63.3
13,452
54.4
2,208
14.1
9,076

25,180
15,986
63.5
13,978
55.5
2,008
12.6
9 , 1 94

25,224
15,869
62.9
13 , 7 8 7
54 . 7
2,082
13.1
9,355

25,274
16 , 0 5 9
63.5
13 , 9 3 0
55. 1
2 , 1 30
13.3
9,215

25,330
16 , 1 6 4
63 . 8
14,096
55.6
2,068
12.8
9,166

' The population figures are not adjusted for seasonai variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonslly adjusted columns.

1

Nov .
1 986
25,385
16 , 2 2 3
63.9
14,154
55.8
2,069
J
12.8
;
9,162

i
I
j

Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population,

Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
Civilian employed
Occupation

Unemployment rate

Unemployed

NOV .
1 985

Nov .
1986

Nov.
1 985

Nov .
1986

Nov .
1 985

Nov .
1 986

108, 282

1 1 0 , 751

7,815

7,872

6 .7

6 .6

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

26 , 4 8 5
12, 347
1 4 ,1 3 9

2 7 , >150
1 2 . >848
1 4 , >302

575
309
266

627
344
283

2. 1
2. 4
1 .8

2 .3
2. 6
1 .9

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

33,
3,
1 3
17,

762
281
,0 4 7
434

34 ,>920
3 , >376
1 3 ,, 6 2 1
1 7 ,, 9 2 2

1,570
96
698
776

1 ,647
1 04
640
903

4 . c*
2. 8
5. 1
4 .3

4
3
4
4

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

14, 534
960
,
1 >762
1 1 >812
,

1 4 ,, 7 5 6
928
1 ,,7 4 8
1 2 ,, 0 8 0

1 ,351
65
85
1 ,200

1 ,309
62
87
1,161

8 ., 5
6 .. 4
4 .6
9 .. 2

8 ., 1
6 ., 2
4 ., 7
8 ,. 8

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

1 3 ,, 4 3 8
4 ,• 4 70
4 ,, 8 4 6
4 , 122

13 , 5 8 2
4,, 3 5 0
5 ,011
4 ,221

959
230
484
245

956
219
483
253

6 .. 7
4 ,. 9
9 ,. 1
5 ,. 6

6 .. 6
4 ,. 8
8 ,. 8
5 ,. 7

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 ,, 9 7 7
7,, 8 3 1
4 ,478
4 ,668
729
3 ,939

1 7, 0 7 6
7 ,868
4 ,687
4 ,520
71 3
3 ,807

2,079
979
362
738
191
547

2,048
885
361
802
235
567

1 0 ., 9
1 1. 1
7,. 5
13 . 6
20 . 8
12 . 2

3 ,086

3 ,267

303

270

9. 0

Total, 16 years and over 1

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.




.5
.0
.5
.8

1 0.
1 0.
7.
15 .
24 .
1 3.

7
1
1
1
8
0

7 .6

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Employmant status of mala Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numtowm * thousands)

CtvHIan tabor force

Veteran atatua
and age

Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Total

Unemployed

Employed

Percent of
labor force
Nov .
1 985

Nov .
1 986

Nov .
1985

Nov.
1986

NOV.
1985

Nov.
1986

7,662
6,431
1,313
3,205
1,913
1,231

7,785
6.331
1 ,065
2,894
2,372
1 ,454

7,149
6 , 1 90
1 ,268
3,082
1 ,840
959

7,289
6,087
1 ,020
2,790
2,277
1 ,202

6 ,787
5,865
1,182
2,910
1 ,773
922

6,980
5,804
948
2 .654
2,202
1 » 1 76

17,623
8,025
5 ,252

18,783
8,638
5,909
4 ,236

17,791
8,212
5,578
4 ,001

15,877
7,219
4,776
3,882

Nov.
1985

Nov.
1986

Nov.
1 985

Nov .
1 986

4.2
4.6
7. 1
4.9
3. 3

VCTKAM-EftA VETERANS
Total. 3D years and over
30 to 44 *«ars
30 lo 34 years
3S 39 vears
40 -c 44 •'ears
45 years and over

362
325
86
1 72
67
37

309
283
72
1 36
75
26

5. 1
5.3
6.8
5.6
3.6
3.9

832
41 7
t 95
220

988
456

5.0
5.5

5.6
5.6

296
236

3 . 9

5 . 3
5 . 9

2.2

NONVETERANS
Total. 30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years
35 tc 39 wea^s
40 tc 44 y«a r s
NC^E
A,
: : •

4 , 346

16,709
7,636
4,971
4 , 1 02

Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between
and May 7. 1975 Nonveterans are men who have never served in the Arm-




1 6 ,803
7,756
5,282
3,765

5.4

ed Forces; published data are imnea *o 'hose 30 to 44 years of age. the group that most
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 eleven large States
(Number* In thousands)
Not SOeeonaNy M M M
Stele and employment statue

1

Soaeonelty a # * t e #

Nov .
1985

Oc t .
1986

Nov.
1986

Nov.
1985

July
1986

Aug .
1986

Sept.
1986

Oc t .
1986

Nov .
1986

19 , 7 3 6
12,956

20 , 1 1 9
13,446
12,616
829
6.2

20,155
1 3,465
12,585
880
6.5

19 , 7 3 6
12 , 9 4 4
12,056
888
6.9

20,015
13,330
12 , 3 9 0
940
7.1

20,047
13,334
12,451
883
6.6

20,081
13 , 4 3 0
12,570
860
6.4

2 0 , 1 19
13,424
12,537
88 7
6.6

20,155
13 , 4 7 6
12 , 5 5 8
918
6.8

8,996
5 , 354
5,060
295
5.5

9,223
5,667
5,336
331
5.8

9,244
5,694
5,375
319
5.6

8,996
5 ,359
5,069

9,181
5,613
5,277
336
6.0

9 ,202
5 ,540
5,204
336
6.1

9,223
5,656
5,348
308
5.4

9,244
5,708
5 , 387

290
5.4

9,162
5,652
5,283
369
6 .5

8,655
5,675
5,164
512
9.0

8 ,680
5,703
5 ,289
414
7.3

8,683
5,644
5,251
392
6.9

8,655
5,674
5,135
539
9.5

8 ,674
5,722
5,273
449
7.8

8 ,675
5,732
5 ,266
466
8.1

8,677
5 ,760
5 ,283
477
8 . 3

8,680
5,695
5,270
425
7.5

8,633
5 ,639
5 , 222
417
7 . 4

4,563
3,055
2 ,946
109
3.6

4,596
3 ,064
2,960
103
3.4

4,599
3,079
2,967
112
3.6

4,563
3,037
2,909
128
4 . 2

4 ,587
3,098
2 ,982
116
3.7

4 , 590
3,119
2 ,998
121
3.9

4 ,593
3 ,083
2,955
128
4.2

4 ,596
3,069
2,950
119
3.9

4,599
3,059
2 ,930
129
4. 2

6,816
4,374
3 ,984
390
8.9

6 ,866
4,416
4 ,057
359
8.1

6,871
4,463
4 ,104
359
8.0

6,816
4,399
3,997
402
9.1

6,853
4 ,347
3,962
385
8.9

6,857
4 , 348
3,992
356
8.2

6,861
4 ,369
3 ,978
391
8.9

6,866
4 ,440
4,058
382
8.6

6,871
4,479
4,101
378
8.4

5,9U

5 ,960
3,874
3,687
187
4.8

5,965
3,902
3,743
159
4.1

5,911

3 ,867
3,651
217
5.6

5,947
3,919
3,705
214
5.5

5,951
3,927
3 ,744
183
4.7

5,955
3,936
3,750
186
4.7

5 ,960
3,896
3 ,680
216
5.5

5,965
3,933
3,760
173
4.4

13 , 7 0 0
8,518
8 ,001
517
6.1

13,744
8 ,442
7,974
468
5.5

13,749
8,407
7,957
450
5.3

13,700
8,510
7,967
543
6.4

13,733
8,388
7 ,866
522
6.2

13,735
8 ,366
7,867
499
6.0

13,739
8,449
7 ,937
512
6.1

13 , 7 4 4
8,388
7,919
469
5.6

13 , 7 4 9
8 , 370
7 ,890
480
5.7

4,685
3,190
3,038
153
4.8

4,762
3 ,200
3,037
163
5.1

4,770
3 ,194
3,021
173
5.4

4,685
3,195
3 ,048
147
4.6

4,741
3,203
3,048
155
4.8

4 ,748
3,194
3 ,028
166
5.2

4,755
3,195
3,021
174
5.4

4,762
3,196
3 ,035
161
5 .0

4,770
3 ,189
3,017
172
5.4

8,077
5,200
4,734
466
9 .0

8,105
5 ,259
4,851
408
7.8

8 ,108
5,279
4,891
388
7 . 3

8 ,077
5,18 1
4,723
458
8.8

8 ,097
5 ,181
4,766
415
8.0

8 ,099
5,161
4,740
421
8.2

8,101
5,158
4,720
438
8.5

8 ,105
5 ,204
4,803
401
7.7

8 , 108
5,266
4,887
379
7.2

9,191
5,489
5,073
416
7.6

9,186
5,611
5,289
322
5.7.

9,186
5,561
5,229
332
6.0

9 , 191
5,412
4,976
436
8.1

9 , 188
5 ,585
5,214
371
6.6

9,186
5,652
5,277
375
6.6

9 ,186
5 ,633
5,242
391
6.9

9,186
5 ,559
5 ,206
353
6.4

11,963
8 ,234
7,500
734
8.9

11 , 9 8 0
8,215
7 ,489
726
8.8

11,790
8 ,104
7 ,538
566
7.0

11,916
8,108
7,401
707
8.7

11,931
8,068
7 , 328
740
9.2

11,946
8,130
7 ,400
730
9.0

11 , 9 6 3
8,241
7,460
781
9.5

Cattfomie
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

12,100
856
6.6

Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

321
5.6

IIMools
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
MirNnan
Civilian noninatitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Now Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rata

3,895
3,663
232
6.0

Now York
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
North CeroHne
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
OMo
' Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Emoloved
1 lirmnlmred
Unemployment rate
Penneytvanie
Civilian noninatitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

•

9,186
5,497
d ,149
3 48
6.3

Taxaa
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
UftMiiBloved
Unemployment rate

.

11,790
8 ,068
7 ,546
522
6.5

1
These art the official Bureau of Labor Statistics* eetlmatee used In the administration of
Federal fund allocation programs.




11,980
8 , 245
7 ,461
784
9.5

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

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(In tnousands)

Not seaeonaMy adjusted

SsaaoneSy adfueted

Industry

.

Total

Total private
Goods^roducing

Mining

Construction

Lximber and wood products
r
umiture and fixtures
S ;ne. clay, and glass products
^imary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
£ ectrical and electronic equipment
transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
irtstruments and related products

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

1 0 0 , ,105

1 0 0 , ,283 1 0 0 , ,560 1 0 0 , ,820

101 , 0 6 9

84,557

83 , 508

8 3 , ,655

8 3 , 786

8 3 , 961

84,197

25,262

25,123

2 4 , ,931

2 4 , ,869

2 4 , ,888

2 4 , ,858

2 4 , ,872

24 , 9 1 2

748
424 . 0

745
422.8

907
565

768
442

743
422

747
424

741
419

4 , 765

4 ,,980
1 , 299

5 , ,010
1 ,301

4 , ,997
1 ,301

5 ,008

1 , 283

1 9 , ,1 21
1 2 ,961
,

1 9 , ,1 23 j 1 9 , ,105
; 1 2 , ,960
,
1 2 ,971

1 9 ,, 1 2 8
1 2 ,986
,

19,163

11 .,302 i 11 ,,271
H .,294
7 , ,441 j 7 ,,458 1 7 ,,438

11 ,,276
7 ,443

11 , 2 8 9
7 ,466

739

746

500
591

500
589
751
272

706 .7
498.2

748
421 . 5 j

5 ,267
5 ,1 58
5,321
1 ,367 .8 1 , 3 5 9 . 6 1 ,343 .0
19,303
13,145

19,247
13,102

19 , 2 2 0 1 9 , 259
1 3 , 0 8 8 1 3 , ,074

11 , 3 4 9
7 ,507

11 , 3 2 2
7 ,487

11 , 3 1 6 11 .,453 1
7 ,,594
7,493

756 . 3

j

752 .0 i

745.5

708

7 24 ;

504 . 9
594.3
744.1
266 .2

493
591
801

498

1 , 4 6 6 .9
2,135.4
2 , 1 8 1 .0
2 , 0 0 1 .1
875 . 0
723 . 9
37 5 . 0

501 . 0
608.7
748 . 2
267 .3
1 ,444.9
2,046.4
2 , 1 7 1 .1
1 , 9 8 8 .6
842 .1
713.9
370 .1

503.4
602.2
743.2
266 .5
1 ,439.5
2,037.0
2 , 1 7 1 .0
jl| , ? 8 7 . 5
834.6
711 .7
374 . 0

1 , 4 3 5 .1

302
1 ,,4 5 9

2 ,035.0
2 ,170.5
2,002.8
843.8
710.1
373 . 4

2, ,1 39
2,,179
1 ,993
,
870
723
367

7 ,835
5,508

7 ,954
5,638

7 ,925
5,615

7 ,904
5,595

7 ,806
,
5,,480

1 ,624.8
66.2
703.0
1 ,128.5
687 . 2
1,460.6
1 ,034.2
169.9
793 .3
167 .1

1 , 7 3 3 .9
64.7
715.6
1 ,118.1
693.0
1 ,480.6
1 ,026.6
163.2
804.8
153.4

1 , 6 9 1 .7
64.4
716.0
1 ,122.9
693.7
1 ,489.9
1 ,022.6
162.2
808.0
153.7

1 , 6 6 2 .2
62.9
717.3
1 ,117.3
695 .5
1 ,501.2
1 ,022.0
160.7
811 .9
153.1

1 ,612
,
65
701
1 ,,1 2 2
687
1 ,454
1 ,037
,
170
794
164

296 .3

Nondurable goods
Production workers

Nov.
1 986P

25 , 3 7 2

596.4
793 .5

M i s c e l l a n e o u s manufacturing

Oct.
1986P

84 , 5 8 7

11 , 4 7 8
7,619
• •

9 8 , 666

Sept.
1986

25,133

19,313
13,127

Production workers

Aug.
1986

Ju*ly
1986

82 , 5 3 4

4,909

Durable goods

Nov .
1985

84 , 6 8 9 8 2 , 073

1 ,316.3

General building contractors

Nov.
1986P

101 , 5 8 7 1 0 1 , 8 7 6

99,428 101,089

911
568 .5

~ ! and gas extraction

Oct.
1986P

Sept.
1986

Nov.
1985

593
1
2
2
1

7 58
285
,,428
,,079
,,1 69
,969
,
824
713
363

7 53 ;
431
5',,012
1 ,,306

.

729
499

734
500

592 !
751

594
749

272

270 |

1 ,,4 2 9
2 ,,072

1
2
2

2 ,, 1 6 8

1 ,985
,
839
713
364

, 4331
,044 |
,,1621

!
j
!
|

1 ,979
,
834
713
363

7 ,,827
5,,520

1
7 ,821
,
5, ,513 j

1 ,645
,
62
710
1 ,108
,
687
1 ,483
,
1 ,025
,
163
792
152

1 ,642
,
|;
59
711
1 ,,1 0 8
685
1 ,,4 8 1
1 ,,0 2 6
163
794
152
1

•

749
272
1 ,4291
,
2 ,039:
,
2,,169
1 ,984
.
830
712

1,310

13,033

1 ,427

2,039
2,168
1 ,995
839
709

364

365

7, ,834
5,, 5 2 2

7 ,852
,
5,,543

7 ,874
5,567

1 ,644
,
60
709
1 ,,1 1 0
691
1 ,,4 8 5
1 ,025
,
162
797
151

1 ,644
,
59
710
1 ,,1 1 3
693
1 ,,4 9 1
1 ,024
,
162
805
151

1 ,649
61
715
1 ,1 1 1
695
1 ,495
1 ,024
161
813
1 50

76,325

76,753

73 . 7 3 5

7 5 ,236
j

7 5 ,, 3 9 5

7 5 ,:7 0 2

75 , 9 4 8

76,157

Transportation
Communication and public .utilitlee

5,296
3,064
2,232

5,369
3,137
2 ,232

5,367
3,142
2,225

5,371
3,136
2,235

5 ,272
3 ,040
2 ,232

5,,288
3,,057
2,, 2 3 1

5 ,255
3 ,063
2 ,192

5., 3 1 6
3 ,088
2 ,228

5 ,318
3 ,093
2 ,225

5,346
3,111
2,235

Durable goods
nondurable goods

5,812
3,454
2,358

5,881
3,488
2,393

5,893
3,495
2,398

5,891
3,499
2,392

5 ,796
3 ,451
2 ,345

5,,849
3,, 4 8 3
2 ,366

5 ,863
3 ,485
2 ,378

5 ,859
3 ,485
2 ,374

5 ,869
3 ,492
2 ,377

5 ,874
3,496
2,378

17 , 8 3 3
2,474.0
2,856.4
1 ,912.7
5,734.0

18,173
2,324.4
2,955.2
1 , 9 8 1 .8
6,114.4

18 , 1 8 8
2,389.6
2,968.6
1 ,974.8
5,984.0

1 8 , 4 0 2 17 , 5 8 9
2,493.0
2 ,326
3,008.3
2 ,845
1 ,970.7
1 ,918
5,954.0
5 ,783

17 , 9 9 2
2,,354
2,, 9 3 8
1 ,950
5 ,931

18 , 0 3 0
2 ,359
2 ,951
1 ,962
5 ,923

18 , 0 6 5
2 ,362
2 ,952
1 ,970
5 ,948

18 , 1 3 4
2 ,378
2 ,960
1 ,973
5 ,978

18,148
2,343
2,973
1 ,977
6,002

6,054
3,033
1 ,860
1 ,161

6 ,399
3,196
1 ,958
1 ,245

6,393
3,203
1 ,967
1 ,223

6,421
3,221
1 ,975
1 ,225

6 ,070
3 ,039
1 ,862
1 ; 169

6 ,334
3 ,176
1 ,945
1 ,213

6 ,364
3 ,192
1 ,952
1 ,220

,388
3 ,202
1 ,962
1 ,224

6 ,407
3 .213
1 ,971
1 ,223

6,436
3,227
1 ,977
1 ,232

23,481
4,978.8
6,693.4

22 , 4 1 5
4 ,604
6 ,401

23 , 1 7 6
4 ,835
6 ,601

23 . 2 5 5
4 ,848
6 ,634

23 , 300
4 ,883
6 ,649

23 , 3 6 1
4 ,907
6 ,677

23 »481
4,939
6,700

17 , 1 8 7 16 , 5 9 3
2,871
2 ,904
4,083
3 ,901
9 ,788
10,233

16 , 5 9 7
2 ,866
3 ,921
9 ,810

16 , 6 2 8
2 ,875
3 ,919
9 ,834

16 , 7 7 4
2 ,901
3 ,932
9 ,941

16 , 8 5 9
2 ,895
3 ,958
10 , 0 0 6

16,872
2,891
3,968
10,013

Service-producing

74 , 2 9 5

Tr—portattonend public utilities

Hatelltrade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations
Eating and drinking places

Finance, insurance, snd real estete
»aai estate

taimi
Business services
Health services

Peei

sill

Federal
Slate
Local
p st prat»T>inary.




-

75,717

22,406 .23,393
4 , 6 4 1 .2 4 , 9 2 6 . 5
6,395.1 6,655.5

23,454
4,955.6
6,677.1

16 , 5 0 2
2,881
3,869
9,752

17,030
2 ,875
4,049
10,106

16,894
2,884
4,013
9,997

I

6

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Seaaonally adjusted

Not aeaaonally adfueted
Industry
Mov.
1985

Sept.
1986

Oct.
1986 p

Nov.
1986 P

Hov.
1985

July
1986

Aug.
1986

Sept.
1986

34.8

34.8

34.8

43.2

42.3

42.2

42 . 0

Construction

36.7

38.5

38.Oj

36.6

(2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours

40.9
3.5

41 . 0
3.7

40.8
3.5

41 . 1
3.7

40.7
3.4

40.6
3.4

40.8 1
3.5|

Durable goods
Overtime hours

41 .5
3.7

41 .6
3.8

41 . 3
3.6

41 .7
3.7

41 . 3
3.6

41 .1 j
3.5j

41 .4
3.5

41 .4
3.6

40 .2 j
39.9 |
42.5 I
41 . 9 !
41 .5
41 . 2
41 .7
41.2
42.6 1
41 . 0
(2)

40.1
40.0!
42.5
42.0
41 .6
41 . 5
41 .7
41 . 2

Cumber 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 goqtfs

OC

14.8

Tolal private

(2)

Oct.
1986 P

Hov.
1986 P

34.7

34.8

34.7

34.7

34 . 9

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

40.8
3.5

40.7
3.5

40.9
3.5

41 .3
3.6

4! . *>

40.3
39
42.2
42.3
42 . 1
41 . 2
41 . 6
41 . 0

40.6
40 .'»
4 2.0
42.5
4 2.4
41 . 5
41 . 7
4! . 0

42.6

4 2.0

40.7
(2)

41 . 0
(2)

4 2.4
41 .2

39.9
3.3

39.9
3.4

40 .2

39.8

40 . 0

39.3
39 . 8
41 . 8
41 . 8
41 . 5
41 . 6 ;
41 . 8
41 . 3
42 .9
41 . 3
40.2

40.7
40.4
43.1
42.1
41 .6
41 . 6
41 . 7
41 . 3
42.3
40.9
39.6

40.5
40.4
42.6
41 . 9
41.5'
4 1 . 3j,
41 . 5 1
1
41 . 0 1
41 .9 |
40.8
39.9

40.2
40.4
42.0
42.5
42 . 0
41.6
42.0
41 . 4
42.6
41 . 5
40.6

39.9
39.4
41 . 8
41 . 9
41 . 9
41 . 5
41 . 6
40.9
42.7
41 . 0
(2)

40.1 1
39.4
42.2
41 . 3
41 .2
41 .1
41 . 4
41 . 1
42.1
40 . 8
(2)

40.0
3.3

40.2
3.7

40.0
3.5

40.4
3.6

39.8
3.2

39.8
3.4

40.0
3.4

40.2
36.4
41.2j
37 . 0
43.5
38.2
42.0
43.4
41 . 3
37.6

40.4
38.5
41.9
36.7
43.3
38.3
42.0
44.1
41 . 6
36.8

40.0
39 . 0
41 .7 !
36.8
43.1
38.1
41 .7
46.6
41 . 4
36.9

40.2
38.2
42.1
37.1
43.4
38.4
42.8
46.8
41 . 6
37.5

40.0
(2)
40.8
36.8
43.3
37 . 9
41 . 9
43.2
(2)
(2)

40.0
(2)
40.9 |
36.6 i
43.2 !
37.9
41 . 9
43.5
(2)
(2)

40.3
(2)
41 . 4
36.5
43.5
38.0
42.1
44.3
(2)
(2)

39.5

39.1

39.1

39.3

39.4

39.2

38.5

38.3

38.4

38.6

38.4

29.1

29.2

29.1

29.1

29.3

36.2

36.4

36.5

36.9

32.3

32.3

32.4

32.4

|

3.6

(2)

3 .S

Overtime hours

Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, ineurance, and real eetate

' Data ralata to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in tranaportation 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
nonagricultural payrolls.




39.7

(2)

<2>

(2)

41 . 6
36.7
43.0
38.0
42.0
43.4
(2)
(2)

41 . 5
36.6
43.0
38.0
42.0
46.5
(2)
(2)

41 . 7
36.8
43.2
38.1
42 .7
46.7
(2)
(2)

39.1

38.9

39.1

39.3

38.3

38.4

38.2

38.4

38.5

29.2

29.2

29.2

29.2

29.3

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

32.4

32.4

32.4

32.3

32.4

CM
r->

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

* This series is not published seaaonally 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

Tablo B-3. Avsrags hourly and wsskly sarnlngs of production or nonsupervisory workers' on prtvsts nonagricultural
payrolls by Industry
Average hourly aamlnge

Average weakly eaminge

Industry

Total private
Seasonally adjusted

Nov •
1985

Sept.
1986

Oct.
1986 P

Nov.
1986

58.66
8.65

$8.81
8.77

$8.81
8.80

$8.85
8.34

i 2.07

12.52

12.49

12.50

521 . 42

529.60

527 . 0 8

525.00

4 5 0 . 68

432.79

479.56

461 . 1 6

3 9 3 . 87

398.93

396.58

401 . 9 6

P

Nov.
1985

Sept.
1986

Oct.
1986

$ 3 0 1 . 37 $ 3 0 6 . 5 9
301 . 02
304.32

P

Nov.
1 986

p

$306.59 $307.98
30 5 . 3 6
308 . 5 2

Conatruction

2.28

12.54

12.62

12.60

Manufacturing

9.63

9.73

9.72

9.78

10.23
8.37
7.49
10.08
I 1 .84
13.77
9 .37
1 0.57
9.69
12.88
13.52
9.55
7 .60

10.33
3.41
7.50
10.11
11.9:
1 3.33
9 .9rt
1 0.
9.78
1 2.91
13.32
9 . V)
7.60

4 2 4 . ,13
327 i,46 1|
291 . 3 * 1
41 4 ,, 2 4 .
491 .,99 i|
5 5 7 . .35 |
406 ,,02 1'
433 ,,06
3 9 6 . ,89 |
551 ,.27 !I
588 .. 1 2
3 8 2 . • 85
2 9 6 . • 27 1

423.43
342.69
303.81
*35.74
501 . 8 3
579.49
il ^.59
441 . 1 9
401.85
5 4 4.40
573.75
338.96
300.56

424.56
338.99
302 . 6 0
4 2 9 . 41
496.10
571.46
407.63
438.66
397.29
539.67
569.19
389.64
303.24

430.7c
338.08
303.00
424.62
506 .6'-'
580
411 . 8 4
445.20
40 4 . 3 ^
349 . 9 575.95
398.40
308.5*

8.96

351 ,. 6 0 i 3 6 0 . 1 9
3 4 9 . 46
3 46.. 1 2
470.09
435 . 7 1
2 9 5 . 40
2 7 9 ,. 7 5
212 . 7 5 ! 2 1 5 . 4 3
477 ,. 2 0
484.96
386.83
375 . 5 1
495 . 6 0
505.26
610 . 6 4
626.22
356 . 4 2
3 6 4 . 42
219 . 2 1 | 2 1 8 . 2 2

358.40
346.80
473.07
293.15
214.18
483.15
384.05
503.74
665.91
362.25
218.08

364.41
352.55
49 4 . 31
297 . 23
216.29
488.68
388.61
519.16
670.64
366.50
223.13

457.08

462.17

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixturaa
Stone, clay, and glaaa products
Primary metal industries
Blast turnsces 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

10.22
8.29
7 .32
9.91
1 I .77
13.43
9.76
1 0 . 48
9.61
1 2.85
13.52
9.27
7.37

10.30
8.42
7.52
10.11
11 . 9 2
13.93
9.87
10.58
9.73
12.87
1 3 .50
9.51
7.59

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

8.79
8.61
t l .97
6.79
5.75
10.97
9.33
I t .80
I 4.07
8.63
5.83

8.96
8.65
12.21
7.05
5.87
1 I .20
10.10
12.03
1 4.20
8.76
5.93

12.13
7.03
5.82
I 1 .21
10.08
12.08
I 4.29
8.75
5.91

9.02
8.77
12.94
7 .06
5.3 3
1 i .:•>
10.12
12.13
I 4.33
8.31
5.95

1 1 .59

11 . 7 0

11 . 6 9

11 . : 6

457 . 8 1

Wholesale trade

9.23

9.37

9.36

9.43

355 . 3 6

358.87

359.42

364.00

Retail trade

5.97

6.05

6.04

6.05

173 . 7 3

176.66

175.76

176.06

8.06

8.37

8.38

8.48

291 . 7 7

304.67

305.87

312.91

8.05

8.19

8.22

8.32

260 . 0 2

264.54

266.33

269.57

Transportation and public utilities

Finance, insurance, end real aetata

1

See footnote 1. table B-2.
p = preliminary

8.67 i

457.47

NOTE: Corrected August 1966 datatoraverage hourly and weekly earnings in wholesale trade are
$9 32 and $358.82. respectively

Tabls B-4. Hourly Earnings Indsx for production or nonsuporvlsory workers1 on prlvats nonagricultural payrolls by Industry
(1977 »100)
Not sessonslly adjusted

SoaeowaWy edjusted
Parcant
change
from:
Nov.

Induatry
Nov .
1985

Total private nonfarm:
Currant dollars
Constant (1977) doners
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utJIMee .
Wliuleaals trade
Finance, Insurance, end
real aetata
1
2

1 67.0
9 4.0
180.1
1 49.7
170.2
169.5
170.3
156.2
174.3
171 . 4

See f o o t n o t e 1, t a b l e
P e r c e n t change Is 1.1

3
4

Sept.
1 986

Oct .
1 986p

Nov.
1 986p

1 985-

Parcant
change
Nov .

July

Aug .

1985

1986

1986

Sept.
1986

Oct.

Nov.

1 986p

1 986p

Nov .

1 986

1 986

1 53.0
172.6
171 . 5
172.8
i 5*. 3

170.0
94.9
181 . 1
154.0
172.6
171 . 2
172.7
158.7

170.8
N.A.
181 . 1
153.4
173.2
172.3
173.9
1 58.7

2.3
(2)
.6
2.5
1 .7
1 .7
2.1
1 .6

166.8
93.9
(4)
150.3
170.2
168.5
(4)
1 56.6

168.9
95.1
(4)
150.8
172.7
170.3
(4)
157.7

169.3
95.1
(4)
1S1 . 3
172.9
170.1
(4)
158.5

169.6
95.0
(4)
151 . 2
172.8
170.8
(4)
159.1

170.0
95.1
(4)
1 52.6
173.1
170.9
(4)
159.1

170.7
N.A.
(4)
1 54.0
173.2
171 . 3
(4)
159.1

0.4
(3)
(4)
.9

180.5
175.1

180.7
175.4

182.7
177.3

4.8
3.4

(4)
170.9

(4)
173.4

(4)
174.3

(4)
174.4

(4)
175.3

(4)
176.8

(4)
.9

October

1985

October

1986,

169.9
94.9
181 . 5

B-2.
percent

from

to

the

latest

aonth

»

preliminary




(5)

.2
(4)
(5)

available.

P e r c e n t change I s 0 . 1 percent from September 1986 to O c t o b e r 1 9 8 6 , the l a t e s t moath a v a i l a b l e .
T h e s e s e r i e s a r e not s e a s o n a l l y adjusted since the s e a s o n a l c o m p o n e n t is small r e l a t i v e t o the
i r r e g u l a r c o m p o n e n t s and c o n s e q u e n t l y cannot be s e p a r a t e d with s u f f i c i e n t p r e c i s i o n .
5
P e r c e n t c h a n g e is less than . 0 5 p e r c e n t .
N.A.
D a t a not a v a i l a b l e
p

Oct.
1 986-

Nov .

trend-cycle

and/or

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 s 100)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total

Nov.

Nov.

Oct.

Nov.

1985

July
1986

Aug.

1986 P

1986

1986

1986 P

1986

120.2 ! i 19.*

120.0

116.4

117.9

118.4,

118.4

118.7;'

U9.5

102.3 i 101.1

100.2

98.9 '

98.1

98.9

98.7*

98.6:

99.1

Nov.
1985

1986

117.0

Goods-producing

99.9;

i

Oct.
| 1 9 8 6 Pj

Mining

10 4 . 1 >

82.8

82.8

82.3

103.4;

Construction

128.7!

1 47.6

1 43.9

134.6

126.2=

132.2'

134.0'

94.4

93.7

93.3:

92.2

92.9

92.
95,
106.
87,
66 ,
5 4,
92,
90 ,
105.

91 . 6
>•'».$
105.4:
04.2
;
109.2
109.5
9. . 2
92.2
61.9
61 . 1
48.1
47.5:
90.5
89.6
8 5.9
85.3
103.7 . 102.9,
95.7 |
94.91
84.7 1
83.2 :
104.1
103.?
82.8
8 4.3.

Manufacturing
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass produc ts
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment

99,

Transportation equipment

Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

»

Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products .
Tobacco manufactures
Textitemill 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
Leather and leather products

91,
105.
8 4.
96,
98.
84.
78.
87.

' 101.
;

126.

products.
65

Service-producing

126.4;

83.7

81.2i

82.3]

134.2!

132.3;

I
94.4

98.6 !
108.2
88.0 .
81 . 1
86.3
102.5
129.5
93.7
81 . 4 ;
11 4 . 1
57.7 ;

97.9 1
103.7
89.2
80.8 ;
87.1 ;
102.2:
I 30.0'
92.7
86.2,
114.1(
58.1 ;

130.1

130.2;

91 . 7
102.4

110.1
87.4

62.2
48.0
90.1

86.2
104.4
97.5
85.4
105.1
85.4
98.4

115.9
58.8

95.1
97.0
78.3
77.2
86.7
101 . 4
125.0
93.7
80.9
110.7
63.3

93
79
110.
56

131.0

126.0!

128.9!

101 .8
83.4
81 . 9
87.3
103.4
131 . 7
95.1

86.2

Transportation and public utilities . .

108.5j

109.0

109.1i

109.6

Wholesale trade

119.55

120.4)

120.8 j

121.0

Retail trade

118.oj

I

92.2
89.9 :
90.7 '
96.7
98.7 :
99.9
104.2 i 105.2 j 107.1
87.9 •
86.3 :
88.1 ;
61 .8
66.9 ;
61 . 9 :
51 . 7 ,
55.6 j
49.0 j
88.1 ] 8 8 . 5
91 . 1 |
87
.
0
j
90.4 :
87.5!
104.2• 102.7
103.2'
93.9 ;
98.1 j
95.9
82.5 ;
91 . 0
84.8 •
1
0
3
.
5
j
104.5
104.51
8o.i:
80.4 '
80.1 '
95.
99.
81 .
78
85.

101 .
128,

96.1 :

I 00.1
72.2
79.6 j
85.Oj
101.6:

128.6i
94.0!
81 . 3 !

112.6
56.91
129.2!

81 .6

I

132.1

92.7

92.7

93.5

90.5
100.5
107.6!
88.3!

90.2

90.9
103.5
107 . h
86.5
62.9
49.6
89.2
85.8
103.2
96 . 5
84.6
104.2
81 . 9

101 .6
107 . 1
87.3

61 .8 !
48.4

62.2
49 . 7
88.6 :
85.4)
102.6 j
94.9 1

89.4!
85.8

102.')!
95.9.
84.4;
103.5j
79.9 j

82.6;
104.5 j

96.0'
98.9:
76.6!
79.6j
85.6!

80.1

i

96.4
99.2
77.3
79.8
85.6

i

128.9;
93.4i
78.91
113.4!
56.6

97.4
100.3
76.7
;
80.8
j
86.1
'
102.0 I 1 0 2 . 9
129.7 • 130.0
95.2
93.4 i
85.7
85.4:
113.7 . 115.5
57.5
56.9 |

129.2

129.8 !

101 .2

130.8

107.7 ! 106.7 I

105.7!

1

107.3

108.0

109.2

118.9|

120.2 j

119.3

119.9

120.3

119.8j

I
120.3 | 119.8 j

121 . 4

Finance, insursnce, and real estate .
131.1'

139.0

139.2:

1 41 . 1

141 . 1 [

1 4 6 . 8 j 1 47 . 4 j

Services.
See
p» footnote 1. table B-2.

147.5

116.8 | 119.1 | 119.3j

119.6

120.0

120.3

131.9i

137.8]

139.1!

138.7j

139.3 j

141.8

141 . 4

145.91

146.41

146.0

146.81

148.1

NOTE: Unadjusted indexes for July and August 1986 have been corrected as follows: Total private
in Juty is 120 0; service-producing in July and August is 131.6 and 131.8 respectively; wholesale trade
in both months is 121.1 The seasonally adjusted index for service-producing in August and wholesale
trade in both months have also been corrected.

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased
Time
span

!j

-

|

Jan.

Year

1

Feb.

!

Mar.

!!

67 . 8
52.4
59 . 7

:
72 . 7
47 ,.8
53 . 5 i

•'
!1
|

76 . 5 j1
51 . 1 |[
5 8 . 1 |!

.1 '
49 . 7 •
54 . 3 i

i
1
67 ..6 ;
53 ..8 1
.1 !
1
j
75 ,.9 !
4 6 , .2 ;
51 ,1
, j

1

78.1 i
49.2 :
5 3 . 8 |1

76 . 5
47 . 8
3 .8 i

77 . 0 !
43 . 0 |
47 . 6 |

78 . 1
.7 ;
51
l

72 . 2 :
46 . 8 i
52 . 2 !

ii

I
j

1

Over
1-month
span

1

1984........
1985
1986

Over
3-month
span

j
!
II

1 984
1985
1986

Over
6-month
span

1 984
1935
1986

i

Over
12-month
span

1 984
1985
1986

1
1
i
1

81 . 1 !i
46.2 I
5 0 . 3 !1
i
1

75

5

.

45,

Apr.

1
!

July

June

Aug.

67 . 6
49 . 2
54. 1

62 . 4
51 . 6
49 . 2

65. 4
47 . 0
46 . 2

62 . 2
56 . 2
54 . 6

55.9
56 . 8
54.3

71 . 4
46 ., 2'
4 9 . • 7| j
1
7 5 , ,1
45 .
4 5 , ,9

71 . 6
45 . 1
48 .4

68. l
51 . 4
44 . 9

58.1
51.1 |
54.1

j
69 . 2 i
44 . 3
45 . 9

63 . 2 j
49 . 7
4 7 .3 i
i

65. !
44 . 3 1
4 8 . ,6 •

63 . 2 |
1
48 . 9
p49 . 7

6 7 . .8
47 ..3 1

65 . 7
47 . 6

7 2 , ,2
4 3 , .8
5
P 2 , .4

i

' Number of emoicyees. seasonally adjusted for 1. 3 and 6 month spans, on payrolls of 185
private nonagricultural industries. Data for the 12-month span are unadjusted
p ss preliminary.




|
May

68 . 9
44 . 9
p53 • 2 ,

!

Sept.
50.5
50.8
5 4 . 9 |1

1
I
1

Oct.

63 . 0 1
61 . 9 1
P55 7
•

Nov.

Dec.
1
57 ,,0
59 .,5

53 .,5
57 ,.6
p60 ..0

!

5 8 . .1
61 .4
, |
i

56.8
55.1
p55.7

53 . 5 :
55
p60 . 3 1

59.2
50.8
p55 . 4

58.6
54.1

53 . 2 1
57 . 0

49 . 7 !
57 . 0

62.7
48 . 9

59.7
47.3

54 . 6
49 . 5

51 . 4
48 . 9

!

!

53... 0
6 0 , .5

.9
55 . 9

48 . 6
48 . 6

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