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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:
USDL 89-591
TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS
RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL
8;30 A.M. (EST), FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 8, 1989
NOVEMBER 1989
Employment rose in November and unemployment was little changed, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The overall jobless rate was 5.3 percent and the civilian worker rate was
5.4 percent; they had been 5.2 and 5.3 percent, respectively, in the prior
2 months.
Nonagricultural payroll enployment, as measured by the survey of
business establishments, rose by 210,000 from the October level, which has
been revised downward. Total civilian employment, as measured by the
survey of households, increased by 240,000 in November.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The nunber of unemployed persons, 6.7 million, and the civilian worker
unemployment rate, 5.4 percent, were about unchanged in November. Hie
jobless rate has hovered between 5.0 and 5.4 percent for more than a year
now. There were also few changes in the jobless rates among individual
worker groups. The rate for adult men was 4.7 percent, identical to that
for adult women. Unemployment rates were virtually unchanged for teenagers
(15.5 percent), whites (4.6 percent), blacks (12.1 percent), and Hispanica
<7.8 percent). (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
Although the total number of unemployed was little changed, the number
of jobless persons who were on layoff from their jobs rose substantially
over the month; the November level was nearly 1 million, up from a range of
750,000-875,000 over the past year. (See table A-8.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Total civilian employment rose by 240,000 in November to a seasonally
adjusted level of 117.8 million. Adult women accounted for all of this
gain. Over the past year, civilian employment has expanded by 1.9 million,
with the increase about evenly divided between adult men and adult women.
This raised the proportion of the working-age population that is employed
to 63.0 percent, as compared with 62.6 percent a year earlier. (See table
A-2.)
The seasonally adjusted civilian labor force rose by 410,000 in
November to 124.5 million, and the labor force participation rate matched
June's all-time high of 66.6 percent. Over the past 12 months, the-labor
force grew by 2 million persons. (See table A-2.)
Table A.
Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
Quarterly
averages
Category
.
Monthly data
1989
.
II
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Labor force 1/
Total employment 1/..
Civilian labor force..;
Civilian employment.:
Unemployment
:
Not in labor force
;
Discouraged workers, i
Oet.INov.
: change
1989
:
III
Sept. ; Oct..
; Nov.
Thousands of persons
125,464:
118,964;
123,790
117,289;
6,501;
62,388;
869:
125,690
119,189.
124,005:
117,504:
6,501
62,597:
8.15:
125,742: 125,814! 126,2191 405
119,158; 119,2541 119,490: 236
124,040! 124,1051 124,515: 410
117,456; 117,545: 117,7861 241
6,584:
6,561;
6,7291 168
62,686: 62,7661 62,502: -264
N.A. :
N.A. :
N.A. I N.A.
Percent of labor force
Unemplovment rates:
All workers 1
All civilian "workers:
Adult men
:
Adult
:
Teenagers
I
White
Black
:
Hispanic origin...:
5.2.
5.3;
4.4:
4.8
15.11
4.5:
11.2;
8.11
ESTABLISMNT DATA
:
' 5.2.
5.2;
4.5:
4.7:
14.8;
4.5:
1.1.2:
8.8:
;
5.2;
5.3:
4.8:
4.5:
15.l:
4.5:
11.6;
8.3:
:
5.2:
5.3,
4.51
4.7!
14.9:
4.4:
11.8!
7.91
1
5.3: 0.1
5.41
.1
4.7:
.2
4.7!
.0
15.51
.6
4.61 • .2
12.1!
.3
7.8! -.1
Thousands of jobs
Nonfarm employment
108,.139: 108,917; 109,096Ipl09,1891pi09,3991 p210
Goods-producing
:
25,664
25,659' 25,614: p25,607I p25,604; p-3
Service-producing...:
82,676
83,258, 83,482 p83,582: p83,795: p213
Hours of work
Average weekly hours: .
Total private
Manufacturing
Overtime
:
34.7:
41.1'
3.8,
:
34.7:
41.0,
3.8
1/ Includes the resident Armed Forces.
N.A.=not available.
.
34.7
41.0:
3.8'
p34.7,
p40.8'
p3.7
,
p34.6.'p-0.1
p40.7!p-.l
p3.7
p.O
p=preliminarv
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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Total nonagricultural payroll employment increased by 210,000 in
November to 109.4 million, seasonally adjusted, following an increase of
95,000 (as revised) in October. The November increase was virtually all in
the service-producing sector, particularly in the services industry and
trade. While payroll job growth has totaled 2.6 million over the past
year, gains averaged only 160,000 a month since June. (See table B-l.)
Manufacturing jobs continued to decline in November, falling by 25,000
to 19.5 million. The largest job losses were in the auto industry and
electrical equipment; several other industries posted small declines.
These movements were partially offset by increases in printing and
publishing and the machinery industry, the latter due mainly to workers
returning from a strike. The number of jobs in the oil and gas extraction
component of the mining industry continued to grow, and construction
employment edged up (after seasonal adjustment), as seasonal cutbacks were
less than expected.
In the service-producing sector, the largest increase was in the
services industry itself, where the number of jobs grew by 125,000, partly
reflecting continued strength in health services. Jobs in wholesale trade,
finance, and real estate also increased over the month. In retail trade,
employment in food stores and eating and drinking places rose in November;
the buildup of holiday seasonal hiring in general merchandise and other
retail stores about equaled seasonal expectations.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonagricultural payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour in November to 34.6
hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek also moved down by
0.1 hour to 40.7 hours. Factory overtime was unchanged at 3.7 hours. (See
table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagricultural payrolls fell by 0.2 percent to 129.0
(1977=100), after seasonal adjustment. The index for manufacturing fell
0.4 percent to 94.8. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings of private nonagricultural production or
nonsupervisory workers were about unchanged in November, seasonally
adjusted, while average weekly earnings declined by 0.4 percent. Prior to
seasonal adjustment, average hourly earnings were $9.80, and average weekly
earnings were down S3.29 to $338.10. Over the year, average hourly
- 4 -
earnings increased by 3.6 percent, while average weekly earnings grew by
3.0 percent. (See tables B-3 and B-4.)
The Employment Situation for December 1989 will be released on Friday,
January 5, 1990, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Release dates for the balance of 1990
are as follows:
Feb. 2
Mapph 9
April 6
May 4
June 1
July 6
Aug. 3
Sept. 7
Oct. 5
Nov. 2
Dec. 7
Revisions in Household Survey Data
In accordance with usual practice, the Errployrrent Situatipn release of
December data will incorporate annual revisions in seasonally adjusted
unerployment and other labor force series. Seasonally adjusted data for
the most recent 5 years are subject to revision.
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 300,000 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.
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, or personal reasons. Members
of die Aimed Forces stationed in the United States are also indttded in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
cifibilky for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if
tbey 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. 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.
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 16 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
schooFs-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. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal adjustment are calculated for 6
months, along with the introduction of new benchmarks, which are
discussed at the end of the next section, and again with the release
of data for October. In both surveys, revisions to data published
over the previous 5 years are made once a year.
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 stands
ard 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 358,000; for total
unemployment it is 224,000; 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 "true" 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 .25 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.29 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 $8.50 per issue or $25.00 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 thousands)
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status and sex
Nov.
1988
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
186,949
124,344
66.5
118,019
63.1
1,705
116,314
3,111
113,203
6,325
5.1
62,605
188,580
126,125
66.9
119,903
63.6
1,709
118,194
3,309
114,885
6,222
4.9
62,455
188,721
126,368
67.0
119,872
63.5
1,704
118,168
3,033
115,135
6,495
5.1
62,353
186,949
124,215
66.4
117,652
62.9
1,705
115,947
3,238
112,709
6,563
5.3
62,734
188,149
125,622
66.8
119,125
63.3
1,666
117,459
3,219
114,240
6,497
5.2
62,527
188,286
125,706
66.8
119,285
63.4
1,688
117,597
3,307
114,290
6,421
5.1
62,580
188,428
125,742
66.7
119,158
63.2
1,702
117,456
3,257
114,199
6,584
5.2
62,686
188,580
125,814
66.7
119,254
63.2
1,709
117,545
3,217
114,327
6,561
5.2
62,766
188,721
126,219
66.9
119,490
63.3
1,704
117,786
3,141
114,644
6,729
5.3
62,502
89,716
68,448
76.3
64,984
72.4
1,542
63,442
3,464
5.1
90,535
69,461
76.7
66,217
73.1
1,533
64,684
3,243
4.7
90,606
69,394
76.6
65,831
72.7
1,529
64,302
3,563
5.1
89,716
68,686
76.6
65,074
72.5
1,542
63,532
3,612
5.3
90,315
69,245
76.7
65,961
73.0
1,499
64,462
3,284
4.7
90,384
69,337
76.7
65,934
72.9
1,519
64,415
3,403
4.9
90,456
69,272
76.6
65,601
72.5
1,531
64,070
3,672
5.3
90,535
69,606
76.9
66,030
72.9
1,533
64,497
3,576
5.1
90,606
69,652
76.9
65,942
72.8
1,529
64,413
3,710
5.3
97,234
55,895
57.5
53,035
54.5
163
52,872
2,860
5.1
98,045
56,664
57.8
53,685
54.8
176
53,509
2,979
5.3
98,115
56,974
58.1
54,041
55.1
175
53,866
2,933
5.1
97,234
55,529
57.1
52,578
54.1
163
52,415
2,951
5.3
97,834
56,377
57.6
53,164
54.3
167
52,997
3,213
5.7
97,902
56,370
57.6
53,352
54.5
169
53,183
3,018
5.4
97,972
56,470
57.6
53,557
54.7
171
53,386
2,912
5.2
98,045
56,208
57.3
53,224
54.3
176
53,048
2,985
5.3*
98,115
56,567
57.7
53,548
54.6
175
53,373
3,019
5.3
TOTAL
2
Noninstitutional population
Labor force2
Participation rate3
Total employed2
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate5
Not in labor force
:
Men, 16 years and over
Noninstitutional population2
Labor force2
Participation rate3
Total employed2
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate5
Women, 16 years and over
Noninstitutional population2
Labor force2
Participation rate3
Total employed2
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate5
1
The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for
seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
and seasonally adjusted columns.
2
Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United
States.
3
Labor force as a percent of the noninstitutional population.
Total employment as a percent of the noninstitutional population.
Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (including the resident
Armed Forces).
4
5
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted1
j
Employment status, sex, and age
Nov.
1988
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
185,244
122,639
66.2
116,314
62.8
6,325
5.2
186,871
124,416
66.6
118,194
63.2
6,222
5.0
187,017
124,664
66.7
118,168
63.2
6,495
5.2
185,244
122,510
66.1
115,947
62.6
6,563
5.4
186,483
123,956
66.5
117,459
63.0
6,497
5.2
186,598
124,018
66.5
117,597
63.0
6,421
5.2
186,726
124,040
66.4
117,456
62.9
6,584
5.3
186,871
124,105
66.4
117,545
62.9
6,561
5.3
187,017
124,515
66.6
117,786
63.0
6,729
5.4
80,924
62,996
77.8
60,101
74.3
2,268
57,833
2,895
4.6
81,905
63,973
78.1
§1,367
74.9
12,401
58,966
2,606
4.1
81,968
63,919
78.0
61,033
74.5
2,248
58,785
2,887
4.5
80,924
62,995
77.8
59,999
74.1
2,313
57,686
2,996
4:8
81,679
63,656
77.9
60,921
74.6
2,342
58,579
2,734
4.3
81,754
63,643
77.8
60,853
74.4
2,364
58,489
2,790
4.4
81,790
63,721
77.9
60,683
74.2
2,339
58,344
3,038
4.8
81,905
63,883
78.0
60,981
74.5
2,309
58,673
2,902
4.5
81,968
63,946
78.0
60,955
74.4
2,287
58,668
2,992
4.7
89,887
52,100
58.0
49,721
55.3
642
49,078
2,379
4.6
90,860
52,839
58.2
50,345
55.4
686
49,659
2,494
4.7
90,952
53,117
58.4
50,687
55.7
612
50,075
2,430
4.6
89,887
51,558
57.4
49,113
54.6
640
48,473
2,445
4.7
90,607
52,463
57.9
49,850
55.0
627
49,223
2,613
5.0
90,684
52,373
57.8
49,905
55.0
644
49,261
2,468
4.7
90,771
52,443
57.8
50,089
55.2
701
49,388
2,353
4.5
90,860
52,239
57.5
49,767
54.8
648
49,119
2,472
4.7
90,952
52,533
57.8
50,041
55.0
608
49,432
2,492
4.7
14,433
7,542
52.3
6,492
45.0
200
6,292
1,050
13.9
14,107
7,603
53.9
6,481
45.9
221
6,260
1,122
14.8
14,097
7,628
54.1
6,449
45.7
173
6,275
1,179
15.5
14,433
7,957
55.1
6,835
47.4
285
6,550
1,122
14.1
14,196
7,837
55.2
6,687
47.1
249
6,438
1,150
14.7
14,160
8,003
56.5
6,840
48.3
300
6,540
1,163
14.5
14,166
7,876
55.6
6,683
47.2
216
6,467
1,193
15.1
14,107
7,983
56.6
6,796
48.2
260
6,536
1,187
'14.9
14,097
8,035
57.0
6,790
.48.2
246
6,544
1,245
15.5
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Nonagricultural 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.
2
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional
population,
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Nov.
1988
Oct.
1969
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
158,603
105,509
66.5
100,818
63.6
4,691
4.4
159,644
106,780
66.9
102,291
64.1
4,489
4.2
159,736
106,907
66.9
102,167
64.0
4,740
4.4
158,603
105,395
66.5
100,543
63.4
4,852
4.6
159,400
106,424
66.8
101,581
63.7
4,843
4.6
159,470
106,446
66.8
101,670
63.8
4,777
4.5
159,549
106,325
66.6
101,535
63.6
4,791
4.5
159,644
106,544
66.7
101,816
63.8
4,728
4.4
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
54,921
78.3
52,700
75.1
2,221
4.0
55,659
78.5
53,735
75.8
1,924
3.5
55,632
78.4
53,457
75.4
2,174
3.9
54,922
78.3
52,624
75.0
2,298
4.2
55,437
78.4
53,343
75.5
2,094
3.8
55,377
78.3
53,282
75.3
2,095
3.8
55,413
78.3
53,097
75.0
2,316
4.2
55,605
78.5
53,468
75.5
2,138
3.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
44,071
57.4
42,378
55.2
1,693
3.8
44,637
57.7
42,876
55.4
1,761
3.9
44,809
57.9
43,094
55.7
1,715
3.8
43,625
56.9
41,889
54.6
1,736
4.0
44,302
57.4
42,411
55.0
1,891
4.3
44,169
57.2
42,372
54.9
1,798
4.1
44,192
57.2
42,527
55.0
1,665
3.8
44,123
57.0
42,368
54.8
1,756
4.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio'
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women
6,518
55.5
5,741
48.9
777
11.9
12.3
11.5
6,484
56.8
5,680
49.7
804
12.4
13.9
10.8
6,467
56.8
5,616
49.3
851
13.2
14.8
11.5
6,848
58.3
6,030
51.3
818
11.9
12.6
11.3
6,685
57.9
5,827
50.5
858
12.8
12.4
13.4
6,900
60.0
6,016
52.3
884
12.8
12.9
12.7
6,720
58.6
5,910
51.6
810
12.1
13.3
10.8
6,815
59.7
5,981
52.4
834
12.2
13.9
10.4
20,811
13,350
64.1
11,923
57.3
1,427
10.7
21,108
13,504
64.0
11,988
56.8
1,516
11.2
21,136
13,614
64.4
12,056
57.0
1,558
11.4
20,811
13,330
64.1
11,831
56.8
1,499
11.2
21,038
13,555
64.4
12,082
57.4
1,473
10.9
21,060
13,448
63.9
11,958
56.8
1,490
21,085
13,515
64.1
11,940
56.6
1,574
11.6
21,108
13,491
63.9
11,902
56.4
1,589
11.8
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
6,130
74.2
5,557
67.2
574
9.4
6,218
74.1
5,630
67.1
588
9.5
6,230
74.0
5,599
66.5
631
10.1
6,146
74.3
5,545
67.1
601
9.8
6,205
74.1
5,629
67.2
576
9.3
6,189
73.8
5,580
66.6
609
9.8
6,247
74.7
5,620
67.2
627
10.0
6,236
74.3
5,596
66.7
640
10.3
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
6,370
61.5
5,769
55.7
601
9.4
6,401
60.8
5,759
54.7
642
10.0
6,480
61.4
5,835
55.3
645
10.0
6,280
60.6
5,663
54.6
617
9.8
6,394
61.0
5,759
54.9
635
9.9
6,359
60.5
5,762
54.9
597
9.4
6,356
60.4
5,748
54.6
607
9.6
6,320
60.0
5,691
54.0
629
10.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men
Women
849
38.9
597
27.4
252
29.7
31.5
27.5
885
40.6
598
27.4
287
32.4
32.2
32.6
904
41.6
622
28.7
282
31.2
31.8
30.4
904
41.5
623
28.6
281
31.1
32.1
29.9
956
44.0
694
31.9
262
27.4
22.1
33.1
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 ,
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
BLACK
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
See footnotes at end of table.
:
|
I
!
i
:
;
11.1
900
41.4,
616
28.3
284
31.6
30.0
33.4
912
41.5
572
26.0
340
37.3
34.1
40.3
935
42.9
615
28.2 i
320 |
34.2 j
32.4 ;
36.1 1
Nov,
1989
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted 1
Not seasonally adjusted
ij
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Nov.
1988
I
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
13,936
9,333
67.0
8,631
61.9
702
7.5
13,977
9,473
67.8
8,719
62.4
754
8.0
13,495
9,148
67.8
8,419
62.4
729
8.0
13,813
9,433
68.3
8,587
62.2
846
9.0
i
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
13,853
9,364
67.6
8,521
61.5
843
9.0
13,894
13,936
9,326
9,311
67.1
66.8
8,550 • 8,580
61.5
61.6
776
731
8.3
7.9
j
Nov.
1989
!
HISPANIC ORIGIN
13,495
9,201
68.2
8,462
62.7
740
8.0
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employment-population ratio2
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 noninstitutional
13,977
9,414
67.4
8,676
62.1
738
7.8
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.
Table A-4. Selected employment indicators
(in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Category
Nov.
1988
CHARACTERISTIC
i
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS Of v
v
Agriculture;
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
1KER
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
118,168
40,958
30,196
6,420
115,947
40,407
28,995
6,375
117,459
41,089
29,552
6,456
117,597
40,636
29,220
6,342
117,456
40,572
29,461
6,437
117,545
40,775
29,475
6,348
1,590
1,343
100
1,672
1,450
125
1,695
1,434
1,803
1,420
137
1,671
1,441
135
1,680
1,413
121
106,241
18,042
88,199
1,039
87,160
8,645
249
103,770
17,387
86,383
1,209
85,174
8,619
300
| 105,321
! 17,519
I 87,803
|
1,093
i 86,710
8,606
I
239
105,259
17,591
87,668
1,146
86,522
8,625
264
105,355
17,619
87,737
1,054
86,682
8,569
296
105,413
17,582
87,830
968
86,862
8,680
285
4,882
2,330
2,171
15,542
4,728
2,336
2,037
15,303
Nov.
1989
J
j 116,314 j 118,194
! 40,600 ; 41,142
i 29,439 j 29,947
! 6,423 j 6,399
j
|
!
j
j
i
1
•
1,559;
1,437 j
115 1
i
Seasonally adjusted
1,707
1,481 j
120 |
1
104,123 105,830
» 17,657
17,846
86,465 j 87,984
i
1,213'
1,001
; 85,252 1 86,983
8,793;
8,784
288
271
126 |
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME'
AH industries:
Part time for economic reasons
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time
4,955
2,322
2,237
16,721
4,435
4,737
2,240 , 2,374
:
1,905
2,054
16,313
16,437
5,061
2,279
2,375
15,446
4,750 i 4,785
2,311
2,282
2,138
2,107
15,652
15,614
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons
Slack work
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time
4,699
2,138
2,180
16,298
4,216
2,084
1,851
15,876
4,819
2,116
2,288
14,986
4,505
2,185
2,057
15,219
1
Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey
period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.
4,488
2.175
2,008
16,035
4,556
4,553 i 4,612 ! 4,466
2,130
2,129
2,174.
2,178
2,024 j 2,090
1,975 ; 2,109
;
15,094
15,109
14,865 ! 14,738
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force, seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
Quarterly averages
Measure
1988
Monthly data
1989
1989
III
IV
I
II
III
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the
civilian labor force
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
U-2 Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
U-3 Unemployed persons 25 years and over as a percent of the
civilian labor force for persons 25 years and oyer
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.1
U-4 Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the
full-time civilian labor force
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.9
5.0
4.9
5.0
U-5a Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force,
including the resident Armed Forces
.5.4
5.3
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.3
U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force
5.5
5.3
5.2
5.3
5.2
5.3
5.3
5.4
U-6 Total full-time jobseekers plus 1 /2 part-time jobseekers plus
1 /2 total on part time for economic reasons as a percent of
the. civilian labor force less 1 /2 of the part-time labor force
7.6
7,5
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.3
U-7 Total full-time jobseekers plus 1/2 part-time jobseekers
plus 1/2 total on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged
workers as a percent of the civilian labor force plus
discouraged workers less 1 /2 of the part-time labor force
8.4
8.2
7.9
7.9
7.9
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A. — not available.
Table A-6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates1
Category
Nov.
1988
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
6,563
3,612
2,996
2,951
2,445
1,122
6,561
3,576
2,902
2,985
2,472
1,187
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
1,360
1,138
533
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost2
5,273
1,291
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
6,729
3,710
2,992
3,019
2.492
1,245
5.4
5.4
4.8
5.3
4.7
14.1
5.2
4.8
4.3
5.7
5.0
14.7
5.2
5.0
4.4
5.4
4.7
14.5
5.3
5.4
4.8
5.2
4.5
15.1
5.3
5.3
4.5
5.3
4.7
14.9
5.4
5.4
4.7
5.4
4.7
15.5
1,271
1,221
526
1,322
1,147
575
3.3
3.8
7.7
2.9
3.8
8.7
3.1
3.9
8.0
3.4
3.8
7.6
3.0
4.0
7.6
3.1
3.7
8.3
5,218
1,284
5,354
1,356
5.0
7.1
6.2
4.9
7.2
6.0
4.9
6.9
5.9
5.0
7.3
5.9
4.9
7.1
5.8
5.0
7.5
5.9
5.5
6.4
8.9
10.6
5.1
4.9
5.3
5.1
4.0
6.2
4.6
2.5
9.3
5.4
6.2
5.5
10.5
5.0
4.7
5.5
5.0
4.2
6.2
4.4
2.8
8.5
5.4
6.4
6.5
10.3
5.2
4.8
5.9
4.9
3.6
6.0
4.4
2.7
8.6
5.4
6.3
8.5
10.4
5.1
4.7
5.5
5.0
4.7
5.8
4.5
2.8
7.7
5.3
6.2
5.1
9.0
5.4
5.2
5.6
4.9
3.9
5.8
4.4
2.7
10.0
5.5
6.3
6.6
9.8
5.3
5.5
5.1
5.1
3.4
6.5
4.3
2.8
12.1
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
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
Construction
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Service-producing industries
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Agricultural wage and salary workers
5,061
1,851
67
669
1,115
639
476
3,210
257
1,435
1,518
447
172
' Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for
2
4,917
1,807
34
574
1,199
681
518
3,110
244
1,391
1,475
486
186
5,088
1,861
51
619
1,192
729
463
3,227
217
1,569
1,441
512
233
economic reasons as a percent of potentially, available labor force hours.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment
Nov,
1988
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
3,080
1,909
1,335
682
653
3,132
1,862
1,228
624
605
3,234
1,963
1,298
682
616
3,117
1,935
1,502
787
715
3,149
1,927
1,472
846
626
3,071
2,011
1,305
737
567
12.5
5.3
11.6
4.5
11.6
4.5
12.6
5.6
12.0
5.6
100.0
48.7
30.2
21.1
10.8
10.3
100.0
50.3
29.9
19.7
10.0
9.7
100.0
49.8
30.2
20.0
10.5
9.5
100.0
47.6
29.5
22.9
12.0
10.9
100.0
48,1
29.4
22.5
12.9
9.6
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
3,156
2,036
1,370
789
581
3.138
1,972
1,374
728
646
3,280
1,991
1,445
769
676
11.3
5.0
11.4
5.0
11.8
4.9
11.7
4.8
100.0
48.1
31.5
20.4
11.5
8.9
100.0
48.1
31.0
20.9
12.0
8.8
100.0
48.4
30.4
21.2
11.2
10.0
100.0
48.8
29.6
21.5
11.5
10.1
Sept.
1989
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
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Reasons
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
2,909
757
2,152
966
1,740
709
2,625
620
2,004
1,052
1,933
613
3,023
912
2,111
1,051
1,802
619
3,031
814
2,217
963
1,766
799
2,920
822
2,097
1,010
1,934
724
2,984
873
2,111
1,040
1,768
628
2,915
828
2,087
1,039
1,946
629
2,917
753
£,163
979
1,891
685
3,136
982
2,154
1,049
1,820
702
100.0
46.0
12.0
34.0
15.3
27.5
11.2
100.0
42.2
10.0
32.2
16.9
31.1
9.9
100.0
46.5
14.0
32.5
16.2
27.7
9.5
100.0
46.2
12.4
33.8
14.7
26.9
12.2
100.0
44.3
12.5
31.8
15.3
29.4
11.0
100.0
46.5
13.6
32.9
16.2
27.5
9.8
100.0
44.6
12.7
32.0
15.9
29.8
9.6
100.0
45.1
11.6
33.4
15.1
29.2
10.6
100.0
46.8
14.6
32.1
15.6
27.1
10.5
2.4
.8
1.4
.6
2.1
.8
1.6
.5
2.4
.8
1.4
.5
2.5
.8
1.4
.7
2.4
.8
1.6
.6
2.4
.8
1.4
.5
2.4
.8
1.6
.5
2.4
.8
1.5
.6
2.5
.6
1.5
.6
Nov.
1988
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates1
Sex and age
Nov.
1988
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
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
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over
6,563
2,363
1,122
520
599
1,241
4,193
3,739
433
6,561
2,430
1,187
539
643
1,243
4,116
3,644
457
6,729
2,514
1,245
563
678
1,269
4,204
3,689
504
5.4
10.6
14.1
15.8
12.9
8.7
4.2
4.4
2.8
5.2
10.7
14.7
17.8
12.4
8.6
4.0
4.2
3.1
5.2
10.9
14.5
18.1
12.5
8.8
4.0
4.1
3.1
5.3
11.2
15.1
16.8
14.2
8.9
4.1
4.3
3.0
5.3
11.1
14.9
16.8
13.5
8.9
4.0
4.2
3.0
5.4
11.4
16.5
17.6
14.1
9.1
4.1
4.2
3.3
Men, 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
3,612
1,274
616
300
314
658
2,331
2,050
275
3,576
1,366
674
315
359
692
2,198
1,923
273
3,710
1,413
718
316
404
695
2,291
1,987
303
5.4
10.9
14.8
17.3
13.0
8.8
4.2
4.4
3.2
4.8
10.4
13.4
17.4
10.7
8.7
3.7
3.9
3.1
5.0
11.4
14.7
17.4
12.7
9.6
3.7
3.8
3.3
5.4
12.1
15.8
19.8
13.5
10.1
4.1
4.2
3.6
5.3
11.8
16.1
18.6
14.4
9.3
3.9
4.0
3.1
5.4
12.3
17.2
19.1
15.9
9.5
4.0
4.1
3.5
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
2,951
1,089
506
220
285
583
1,862
1,689
158
2,985
1,064
513
224
284
551
1,919
1,720
184
3,019
1,102
527
247
274
575
1,913
1,701
200
5.3
10.3
13.3
14.1
12.8
8.6
4.2
4.4
2.4
5.7
11.1
16.0
18.3
14.4
8.4
4.4
4.6
3.2
5.4
10.2
14.4
18.8
12.4
7.9
4.2
4.5
2.7
5.2
10.1
14.5
13.7
14.8
7.6
4.1
4.3
2.2
5.3
10.3
13.5
14.7
12.5
8.4
4.2
4.4
2.8
5.4
10.5
13.7
16.0
12.0
8.7
4.2
4.3
3.1
1
Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Table A-10. Employment status of black and other workers
{Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Nov.
1988
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
26,641
17,129
64.3
15,496
58.2
1,634
9.5
9,512
27,227
17,636
64.8
15,902
58.4
1,734
9.8
9,591
27,280
17,757
65.1
16,002
58.7
1,755
9.9
9,524
26,641
17,079
64.1
15,365
57.7
1,714
10.0
9,562
27,082
17,618
65.1
15,934
58.8
1,684
9.6
9,464
27,128
17,589
64.8
15,910
58.6
1,680
9.5
9,539
27,177
17,680
65.1
15,892
58.5
1,788
10.1
9,497
27,227
17,574
64.5
15,759
57.9
1,815
10.3
9,653
27,280
17,706
64.9
15,855
58.1
1,852
10.5
9,574
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally
adjusted columns.
2
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional
population,
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Occupation
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989
6,495
5.2
5.2
483
266
217
625
366
259
1.6
2.0
1.8
1.4
2.4
1.6
36,844
3,730
14,393
18,721
1,421
90
604
727
1,462
86
645
731
3.8
2.5
4.1
3.8
3.8
2.3
4.3
3.8
15,489
• 941
1,929
12,619
15,352
849
1,917
12,586
1,123
58
92
973
1,133
56
68
1,009
6.8
5.8
4.5
7.2
6.9
6.1
3.4
7.4
Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair
13,779
4,425
5,172
4,182
14,124
4,566
5,358
4,200
750
198
353
199
693
139
403
152
5.2
4.3
6.4
4.5
4.7
2.9
7.0
3.5
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
18,057
8,279
4,903
4,874
739
4,135
17,932
8,174
4,913
4,845
692
4,153
1,524
587
339
598
208
390
1,559
690
276
592
144
448
7.8
6.6
6.5
10.9
22.0
8.0
8.6
7.8
5.3
10.9
17.3
9.7
3,326
3,190
269
295
7.5
8.5
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989
116,314
118,168
6,325
Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial
Professional specialty
29,800
14,430
15,370
30,727
14,637
16,089
Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, including clerical
35,863
3,538
14,044
18,281
Service occupations
;
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective
Total, 16 years and over1
Farming, forestry, and fishing
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989
1
Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was
in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Veteran status
and age
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Unemployed
Total
Employed
Number
Percent of
labor force
Nov.
Nov.
1988
1989
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989
7,907
5,769
613
2,001
3,155
2,138
7,926
5,328
407
1,614
3,307
2,598
7,325
5,498
570
1,923
3,005
1,827
7,221
5,018
369
1,515
3,134
2,203
7,051
5,295
534
1,851
2,910
1,756
6,930
4,828
355
1,449
3,025
2,102
274
203
36
72
95
71
292
190
14
66
109
102
3.7
3.7
6.3
3.7
3.2
3.9
4.0
3.8
3.9
4.4
3.5
4.6
20,789
9,175
7,049
4,565
21,883
9,426
7,614
4,843
19,706
8,738
6,678
4,290
20,816
9,004
7,246
4,565
18,917
8,338
6,428
4,151
20,025
8,662
6,943
4,420
789
400
250
139
790
342
303
145
4.0
4.6
3.7
3.2
3.8
3.8
4.2
3.2
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989
VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS
Total, 30 years and over
30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years
45 years and over
NONVETERANS
Total, 30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years
NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed
Forces between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveterans are men
who have never served in the Armed Forces; published data are limited to
those 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
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted2
Not seasonally adjusted1
State and employment status
Nov.
1988
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
20,951
14,202
13,478
724
5.1
21.263
14,475
13,816
659
4.6
21,300
14,469
13,761
708
4.9
20,951
14,186
13,451
735
5.2
21,147
14,443
13,674
769
5.3
21,192
14,358
13,706
652
4.5
21,227
14,452
13,716
736
5.1
21,263
14,457
13,767
690
4.8
21,300
14,440
13,715
725
5.0
9,798
6,120
5,802
318
5.2
10,014
6,284
5,925
359
5.7
10,032
6,270
5,921
349
5.6
9,798
6,144
5,823
321
5.2
9,965
6,286
5,930
356
5.7
9,978
6,209
5,884
325
5.2
9,996
6,194
5,846
348
5.6
10,014
6,259
5,895
364
5.8
10,032
6,296
5,945
351
5.6
8,716
5,854
5,473
381
6.5
8,714
5,954
5,581
374
6.3
8,718
5,978
5,600
378
6.3
8,716
5,844
5,433
411
7.0
8,699
5,860
5,533
327
5.6
8,708
5,889
5,540
349
5.9
8,711
5,944
5,576
368
6.2
8,714
5,934
5,531
403
6.8
8,718
5,996
5,586
410
6.8
4,598
3,140
3,029
111
3.5
4,607
3,113
2,985
128
4.1
4,609
3,133
3,007
127
4.0
4,598
3,153
3,032
121
3.8
4,601
3,183
3,041
142
4.5
4,604
3,191
3,060
131
4.1
4,605
3,130
2,993
137
4.4
4,607
3,121
2,979
142
4.5
4,609
3,151
3,012
139
4.4
7,057
4,679
4,362
317
6.8
7,103
4,759
4,391
368
7.7
7,105
4,736
4,409
327
6.9
7,057
4,652
4,310
342
7.4
7,104
4,646
4,331
315
6.8
7,100
4,673
4,352
321
6.9
7,101
4,682
4,305
377
8.1
7,103
4,749
4,360
389
8.2
7,105
4,705
4,360
345
7.3
6,048
3,953
3,814
139
3.5
6,071
3,987
3,796
192
4.8
6,073
4,038
3,848
190
4.7
6,048
3,978
3,821
157
3.9
6,064
3,976
3,814
162
4.1
6,066
3,990
3,810
180
4.5
6,068
4,014
3,828
186
4.6
6,071
4,046
3,839
207
5.1
6,073
4,065
3,856
' 209
5.1
13,807
8,583
8,211
372
4.3
13,820
8,675
8,274
402
4.6
13,823
8,760
8,317
443
5.1
13,807
8,560
8,177
383
4.5
13,814
8,674
8,269
405
4.7
13,816
8,557
8,127
430
5.0
13,817
8,649
8,182
467
5.4
13,820
8,662
8,257
405
4.7
13,823
8,751
8,292
459
5.2
4,951
3,405
3,281
124
3.6
5,027
3,446
3,341
106
3.1
5,032
3,425
3,328
97
2.8
4,951
3,386
3,266
120
3.5
5,014
3,444
3,327
117
3.4
5,016
3,432
3,304
128
3.7
5,021
3,454
3.315
139
4.0
5,027
3,432
3,321
111
3.2
5,032
3,412
3,318
94
2.8
8,276
5,400
5,113
286
5.3
8,323
5,513
5,203
310
5.6
8,326
5,471
5,147
323
5.9
8,276
5,366
5,059
307
5.7
8,320
5,450
5,157
293
5.4
8,318
5,469
5,209
260
4.8
8,320
5,491
5,216
275
5.0
8,323
5,503
5,169
334
6.1
8,326
5,444
5,099
345
6.3
California
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Michigan
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New York
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
North Carolina
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Unemployment rate
Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Unemployment rate
See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted1
State and employment status
Seasonally adjusted2
Nov.
1968
Oct.
1969
Nov.
1989
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
9,396
6,779
5,529
250
4.3
9,439
5,857
5,598
259
4.4
9,442
5,943
5,639
303
5.1
9,396
5,779
5,510
269
4.7
9,433
5,823
5,562
261
4.5
9,433
5,768
5,520
248
4.3
9,435
5,813
5,572
241
4.1
9,439
5,798
5,530
268
4.6
9,442
5,959
5,638
321
5.4
12,003
8,366
7,817
548
6.6
12,001
8,293
7,793
500
6.0
12,005
8,327
7,752
575
6.9
12,003
8,308
7/725
583
7.0
11,989
8,241
7,645
596
7.2
11,996
8,352
7.729
623
7.5
11,998
8,253
7,737
516
6.3
12,001
8,287
7,753
534
6.4
12,005
8,265
7,668
597
7.2
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989
Nov.
1989
Pennsylvania
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Unemployed
Texas
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
1
These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the
administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
3
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
Industry
Seasonally adjusted
Nov.
1988
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989P
Nov.
1989*
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989p
Nov.
1989"
107,736
109,486
109,993
110,335
106,824
108,767
108,887
109,096
109,189
109,399
89,827
91,916
91,912
92,069
89,299
91,016
91,083
91,230
91,336
91,535
Goods-producing industries
25,699
26,067
25,980
25,841
25,460
25,669
25,694
25,614
25,607
25,604
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
720
400.8
739
410.8
740
413.4
745
420.5
712
396
706
404
729
405
730
408
731
410
738
416
Construction
General building contractors
5,325
1,409.8
5,607
1,449.3
5,589
1,442.0
5,489
1,421.4
5,191
1,375
5,314
1,391
5,321
1,403
5,325
1,396
5,333
1,384
5,350
1,387
Manufacturing
Production workers
19,654
13,460
19,721
13,474
19,651
13,415
19,607
13,379
19,557
13,365
19,649
13,410
19,644
13,401
19,559
13,319
19,543
13,310
19,516
13,291
Production workers
11,601
7,773
11,544
7,693
11,498
7,658
11,482
7,652
11,545
7,717
11,549
7,697
11,551
7,696
11,480
7,632
11,454
7,613
11,430
7,600
777.1
538.5
609.4
785.2
276.5
1,455.7
2,116:9
2,085.8
2,075.8
878.0
762.7
394.1
779.8
530.0
609.1
780.6
273.3
1,446.3
2,144.8
2,029.2
2,046.0
850.1
779.3
398.4
774.0
529.6
607.6
774.9
269.3
1,440.6
2,134.7
2,025.8
2,031.9
835.6
778.9
399.8
766.3
529.9
605.2
775.4
269.7
1,439.9
2,146.0
2,020.4
2,024.4
827.2
778.7
395.8
775
532
605
784
277
1,445
2,120
2,075
2,060
867
762
387
767
536
602
785
277
1,446
2,154
2,040
2,046
844
781
392
763
529
601
786
276
1,443
2,152
2,034
2,068
873
782
393
759
528
597
777
273
1,438
2,147
2,023
2,038
843
780
393
763
525
600
776
271
1,432
2,139
2,018
2,030
833
780
391
765
524
601
775
271
1,431
2,148
2,010
2,010
818
778
388
8,053
5,687
8,177
5,781
8,153
5,757
8,125
5,727
8,012
5,648
8,100
5,713
8,093
5,705
8,079
5,687
8,089
5,697
8,086
5,691
1,665.5
57.8
728.2
1,095.2
696.5
1,587.2
1,074.0
162.5
840.9
145.1
1,758.0
53.7
727.3
1,093.5
698.6
1,605.2
1,097.0
165.2
837.4
141.3
1,725.0
54.1
728.2
1,093.3
699.1
1,611.6
1,095.4
164.8
840.1
141.2
1,693.1
53.1
725.2
1,091.1
699.8
1,625.4
1,093.6
164.3
838.8
140.5
1,648
56
725
1,088
695
1,581
1,075
162
839
143
1,678
53
730
1,094
701
1,609
1,091
163
841
140
1,667
52
727
1,095
700
1,611
1,097
163
841
140
1.674
51
723
1,088
697
1,612
1,095
163
837
139
1,680
51
725
1,085
698
1,613
1,096
163
838
140
1,675
51
722
1,085
698
1,619
1,096
164
837
139
Total
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
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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing industries
.
82,037
83,419
84,013
84,494
81,364
83,098
83,193
83,482
83,582
83,795
Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communication and public utilities
5,656
3,443
2,213
5,755
3,592
2,163
5,781
3,618
2,163
5,785
3,624
2,161
5,616
3,402
2,214
5,736
3,524
2,212
5,618
3,539
2,079
5,709
3,546
2,163
5,733
3,568
2,165
5,744
3,581
2,163
Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
6,116
3,614
2,502
6,282
3,717
2,565
6,299
3,724
2,575
6,303
3,732
2,571
6,104
3,612
2,492
6,237
3,700
2,537
6,256
3,708
2,548
6,264
3,717
2,547
6,275
3,720
2,555
6,293
3,732
2,561
19,573
2,615.4
3,200.7
2,126.9
6,278.1
19,711
2,436.0
3,293.8
2,176.0
6,551.0
19,716
2,484.8
3,326.3
2,176.8
6,409.0
20,006
2,637.8
3,369.1
2,165.9
6,378.5
19,282
2,452
3,165
2,131
6,322
19,586
2,482
3,274
2,155
6,370
19,621
2,484
3,293
2,152
6,385
19,632
2,486
3,294
2,157
6,397
19,677
2,472
3,320
2,170
6,403
19,710
2,474
3,332
2,170
6,417
6,702
3,289
2,099
1,314
6,861
3,336
2,131
1,394
6,832
3,331
2,131
1,370
6,841
3,340
2,135
1,366
6,726
3,299
2,102
1,325
6,815
3,324
2,131
1,360
6,836
3,336
2,137
1,363
6,852
3,343
2,137
1,372
6,849
3,344
2,135
1,370
6,864
3,350
2,137
1,377
26,081
5,716.1
7,307.5
27,240
5,688.8
7,738.9
27,304
5,688.9
7,776.2
27,293
5,878.6
7,808.0
26,111
5,682
7,313
26,973
5,786
7,648
27,058
5,800
7,695
27,159
5,836
7,739
27,195
5,831
7,776
27,320
5,844
7,816
17,909
2,971
4,203
10,735
17,570
2,978
4,107
10,485
18,081
2,970
4,265
10,846
18,266
2,978
4,308
10,980
17,525
2,983
4,085
10,457
17,751
3,000
4,145
10,606
17,804
2,999
4,154
10,651
17,866
2,996
4,182
10,688
17,853
2,985
4,161
10,707
17,864
2,990
4,183
10,691
Retail trade
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations
Eating and drinking places
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Services
Health services
Government
Federal
State
Local
p
= preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Seasonally adjusted
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
Nov.
1988
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989p
Nov.
1989p
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
Oct.
1989p
Nov.
1989P
34.7
34.7
34.8
34.5
34.7
34.8
34.6
34.7
Mining
41.9
43.7
44.0
43.4
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
Construction
37.8
38.6
39.2
38.1
ft
0
0
ft
ft
ft
Manufacturing
Overtime hours.
41.5
4.1
41.2
4.1
40.9
3.9
41.0
3.9
41.2
3.9
41.0
3.9
41.0
3.8
41.0
3.8
40.8
3.7
40.7
3.7
Durable goods
Overtime hours.
42.2
4.4
41.7
4.1
41.4
3.9
41.4
3.9
41.9
4.2
41.5
4.0
41.6
3.9
41.6
3.9
41.2
3.8
41.1
3.7
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
40.0
39.9
42.7
43.9
44.0
42.6
42.8
41.4
43.6
44.6
42.0
39.8
40.4
40.1
42.6
42.9
43.1
41.7
42.3
41.1
42.8
43.4
41.0
39.3
40.6
39.8
42.8
42.3
42.4
41.5
42.0
41.0
41.4
43.1
41.1
39.5
40.0
39.7
42.5
42.6
42.6
41.7
42.3
41.2
41.1
42.9
41.7
40.0
40.3
39.5
42.6
43.7
44.0
42.1
42.5
41.0
43.1
44.1
41.6
39.3
39.6
39.5
42.3
43.0
43.2
41.5
42.4
40.6
42.6
42.6
41.4
39.3
40.2
39.6
42.5
42.9
43.4
41.5
42.2
40.9
42.7
43.0
41.1
39.4
40.2
39.6
42.2
42.8
42.9
41.6
42.3
41.1
42.8
43.4
41.0
39.2
40.4
39.1
42.3
42.4
42.7
41.4
42.0
40.9
41.3
43.0
41.1
39.1
40.2
39.3
42.4
42.4
42.6
41.3
42.0
40.8
40.6
42.3
41.3
39.5
Nondurable goods
Overtime hours..,
40.5
3.8
40.5
4.1
40.3
3.9
40.4
3.8
40.2
3.6
40.2
3.8
40.2
3.6
40.2
3.7
40.2
3.7
40.1
3.6
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 misc. plastics products.
Leather and leather products
40.9
40.3
41.4
37.3
43.4
38.1
42.6
44.2
42.0
41.5
40.3
41.0
37.0
43.7
38.3
42.5
44.4
41.5
38.1
41.0
40.9
40.9
37.2
43.5
37.8
42.4
44.8
41.4
37.9
41.1
39.3
40.9
37.2
43.8
38.1
42.7
44.8
41.5
40.6
ft
41.0
37.0
43.1
37.9
42.3
0
41.7
37.3
41.0
40.8
O
41.0
37.0
43.5
37.7
42.4
ft
41.5
41.0
ft
40.6
37.0
43.2
37.9
42.5
ft
41.5
40.7
ft
40.7
37.0
43.4
37.7
42.5
ft
41.3
40.7
ft
40.5
36.9
43.5
37.9
42.4
ft
41.2
38.1
38.1
37.7
37.6
39.4
39.6
39.0
39.3
39.5
39.4
38.1
38.3
38.0
38.1
38.1
38.1
28.9
28.9
28.8
28.8
29.0
28.8
35.7
36.1
ft
32.6
ft
32.7
ft
32.8
ft
32.6
Total private ,
34.7
34.6
J
37.4
Transportation and public utilities.
39.3
Wholesale trade
38.0
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate .
Services
28.8
35.7
32.5
32.6
1
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 nonagricultural
payrolls.
32.8
37.6
39.4
38.1
28.6
35.6
32.6
ft
41.2
37.0
43.2
37.6
42.5
0
41.4
37.7
39.3
39.4
38.0
38.1
29.0
29.2
ft
ft
32.5
32.8
These senes are 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
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private
nonagricultural payrolls by Industry
Average weekly earnings
Average hourly earnings
Industry
Oct.
1989p
Nov.
1989P
Nov.
1988
Sept.
1989
$9.46
9.42
$9.77
9.74
$9.81
9.78
$9.80
9.77
$328.26 $339.02 $341.39 $338.10
326.87 337.98 339.37 338.04
12.89
13.15
13.07
13.09
540.09
574.66
575.08
568.11
Construction
13.08
13.48
13.51
13.50
494.42
520.33
529.59
514.35
Manufacturing
10.31
10.55
10.52
10.58
427.87
434.66 ; 430.27
433.78
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
10.85
8.69
8.02
10.60
12.22
14.01
10.36
11.22
10.24
13.56
14.18
10.07
8.12
11.10
8.98
8.40
10.79
12.47
14.38
10.64
11.41
10.47
13.89
14.48
10.32
8.39
11.06
8.99
8.38
10.83
12.45
14.41
10.57
11.43
10.44
13.84
14.44
10.34
8.43
11.10
8.98
8.41
10.90
12.54
14.52
10.61
11.47
10.50
13.82
14.41
10.35
8.55
457.87
347.60
320.00
452.62
536.46
616.44
441.34
480.22
423.94
591.22
632.43
422.94
323.18
462.87
362.79
336.84
459.65
534.96
619.78
443.69
482.64
430.32
594.49
628.43
423.12
329.73
457.88
364.99
333.52
463.52
526.64
610.98
438.66
480.06
428.04
572.98
622.36
424.97
332.99
459.54
359.20
333.88
463.25
534.20
618.55
442.44
485.18
432.60
568.00
618.19
431.60
342.00
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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
9.54
9.15
14.56
7.47
6.25
11.74
10.67
12.86
15.18
9.26
6.41
9.79
9.80
9.27
9.32
15.05
14.69
7.77
7.76
6.39
6.41
11.99 , 11.97
11.05
11.05
13.24
13.18
15.51
15.43
9.45
9.46
6.63
6.63
9.86
9.42
15.03
7.82
6.42
12.12
11.00
13.29
15.58
9.49
6.65
386.37
374.24
586.77
309.26
233.13
509.52
406.53
547.84
670.96
388.92
239.73
396.90
386.78
592.01
318.16
237.17
523.96
423.22
560.15
685.09
392.59
252.60
394.54
380.07
615.55
317.79
237.71
520.70
417.69
561.38
694.85
391.23
251.28
398.34
387.16
590.68
319.84
238.82
530.86
419.10
567.48
697.98
393.84
250.04
Transportation and public utilities
12.46
12.70
12.69
12.68
489.68
500.38
502.52
499.59
Wholesale trade
10.07
10.47
10.49
10.53
382.66
398.91
401.77
401.19
Retail trade
6.43
6.61
6.62
6.64
185.18
191.03
191.32
189.90
Finance, insurance, and real estate
9.27
9.62
9.72
9.66
330.94
343.43
350.89
343.90
Services
9.11
9.49
9.59
9.59
296.08
309.37
314.55
312.63
Total private
Seasonally adjusted
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
1
p
See footnote 1, table B*2.
Oct.
1989p
Nov.
1988
Nov.
1989p
Sept.
1989
= preliminary.
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private
nonagricultural payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
Industry
Total private2:
Current dollars
Constant (1977) dollars3
Construction
Manufacturing
Excluding overtime5
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
1
Nov.
1988
July
1989
Aug.
1989
Sept.
1989
$9.42
4.82
13.10
10.30
9.83
12.39
10.06
6.40
9.26
9.05
$9.69
4.79
13.42
10.48
10.01
12.61
10.44
6.54
9.68
9.46
$9.69
4.79
13.37
10.52
10.05
12.57
10.39
6.57
9.57
9.43
$9.74
4.81
13.39
10.55
10.08
12.67
10.47
6.58
9.66
9.49
See footnote 1, table B-2.
Includes mining, not shown separately, because its
seasonal component is too small to be separated out
with sufficient precision.
3
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate
this series.
2
Oct.
1989p
$9.78
4.81
13.43
10.55
10.09
12.68
10.53
6.61
9.78
9.58
Nov.
1989p
S9.77
N.A.
$13.51
10.57
10.11
12.62
10.52
6.61
9.64
9.52
Percent
change
from:
Oct. 1989Nov. 1989
-0.1
(4)
.6
.2
.2
-.5
-.1
.0
-1.4
-.6
4
Real earnings were unchanged from September to
October 1989, the latest month available.
5
Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid
at the rate of time and one-half.
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
Industry
Total private
Goods-producing industries
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
Fabricated metal products
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 misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing industries
Transportation and public utilities
Nov. Sept.
1988 1989
Oct.
1989p
Nov.
1989p
Seasonally adjusted
Nov. July Aug. Sept.
1988 1989 1989 1989
Oct.
1989p
Nov.
1989p
127.1 130.3
130.6
129.8
126.3 129.2 128.5 128.9
129.2
129.0
104.3 105.9
105.3
104.0
102.8 103.0 103.3 102.8
87.0
87.9
87.2
143.3 154.7
156.3
148.4
97.4
96.3
96.2
96.3 94.2
105.4 106.7
115.5 113.6
92.0 91.9
69.4 67.3
53.8 51.9
94.3 91.1
92.7 92.9
103.3 98.5
103.2 99.0
95.0 87.8
116.1 115.7
88.1 87.8
93.0
106.3
112.7
92.1
65.6
50.1
90.4
91.9
98.1
94.8
85.6
115.9
88.7
102.0
114.3
76.2
80.5
84.9
103.6
139.4
102.1
85.9
118.4
55.6
102.4
102.4
85.3
85.8
85.6
141.1 142.7 143.5 143.1
143.8
145.7
95.8
95.2
94.8
93.0
103.1
112.3
90.9
66.1
50.2
90.6
93.5
98.5
93.8
84.8
117.7
88.9
94.9 93.8 94.0 93.3
105.9 102.6 103.6 103.0
112.9 113.2 111.9 111.6
91.0 90.0 90.2 88.8
69.0 67.9 67.6 66.7
54.0 52.0 53.0 51.9
92.5 90.7 90.4 90.0
92.1 94.0 93.2 93.1
101.4 97.6 98.0 98.0
100.8 98.6 100.5 98.5
93.6 85.7 90.1 87.0
114.8 116.9 115.8 115.8
84.8 85.7 86.8 85.8
92.2
104.2
109.7
89.6
65.8
51.2
89.3
92.0
97.1
94.5
84.9
116.1
85.2
91.7
103.5
109.7
90.0
65.7
50.8
89.0
92.7
96.6
91.8
82.3
116.6
85.5
101.1
110.5
77.7
80.3
85.5
103.2
138.3
101.3
86.3
118.5
54.9
100.8
107.8
72.5
79.7
85.2
104.1
140.8
101.9
86.3
118.5
54.3
98.8
102.6
76.5
80.5
84.4
101.9
137.3
99.0
83.5
119.3
54.6
99.7
106.2
69.0
79.1
84.5
101.9
138.7
101.5
84.1
118.4
54.8
99.6
105.7
68.9
79.7
84.3
102.8
138.1
102.0
85.1
118.0
53.8
99.5
105.2
67.4
78.8
84.0
103.2
139.6
101.8
86.2
117.3
53.6
139.7 143.7
144.6
144.0
139.2 143.7 142.4 143.3
144.1
143.7
115.7 118.3
119.4
118.8 114.7 117.7 113.7 116.8
117.9
117.8
81.1
97.9
100.2
105.0
81.3
81.5
85.9
102.8
138.8
99.3
83.4
120.5
55.6
80.0
96.5
80.3
96.3
100.1
106.4
70.5
81.3
84.9
102.7
137.7
101.5
83.2
118.8
54.7
84.4
96.4
99.9
105.2
68.7
80.4
84.9
103.4
138.3
101.8
83.4
119.3
54.8
Wholesale trade
124.4 128.1
129.1
128.4
124.2 127.2 127.3 127.6
127.8
128.2
Retail trade
127.3 128.4
128.3
129.0
126.0 128.9 127.5 127.5
128.4
128.0
Finance, insurance, and real estate
140.0 143.5
144.7
142.6
140.6 145.0 143.3 143.8
145.0
143.1
Services
163.9 171.3
172.8
171.6
164.0 170,8 170.4 171.4
172.2
171.9
See footnote 1, table B-2.
p
= preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
Time span
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
July
June
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1
Private nonagricultural payrolls, 349 industries
Over 1-month span:
1987
1988
1989
55.6
60.7
68.3
59.3
63.5
60.5
61.0
63.0
61.0
61.9
62.8
58.2
58.6
61.3
55.6
59.7
67.2
59.7
65.3
63.6
55.6
60.6
58.0
57.4
Over 3-month span:
1987
1988
1989
60.7
64.8
71.6
62.0
65.6
70.1
66.6
69.5
64.5
65.2
70.2
61.9
65.8
71.1
61.6
65.9
71.9
60.7
67.8
71.2
61.6
71.1
64.2
53.4
Over 6-month span:
1987
1988
1989
67.3
69.9
75.1
65.8
70.2
69.5
64.8
71.5
68.2
66.8
73.9
66.0
67.6
73.9
63.0
69.5
69.1
57.9
Over 12-month span:
1987
1988
1989
66.6
76.2
73.2
68.2
76.1
73.6
68.2
74.8
69.6
71.9
75.8
66.3
72.5
74.9
p
71.8
74.6
68.2
p
p
71.3
70.2
58.5
p
72.2
78.1
63.0
55.4
47.9
p
71.2
65.3
54.0
p
p
67.8
63.9
57.4
64.5
68.2
59.0
60.7
64.6
72.3
70.1
55.6
70.9
73.4
65.9
74.6
p
73.5
74.6
58.9
73.2
73.5
71.5
73.9
71.8
74.5
72.2
75.8
74.1
75.5
75.4
75.5
72.5
74.8
73.8
74.9
76.9
74.1
65.6
64.9
48.9
56.4
58.5
70.6
66.7
44.3
67.7
71.3
64.5
70.9
Manufacturing payrolls, 141 industries1
Over 1-month span:
1987
1988
1989
44.3
58.5
62.4
53.9
56.0
53.5
54.3
55.0
53.2
55.7
59.9
49.6
55.3
58.5
46.8
54.3
61.7
48.6
62.8
59.6
49.6
59.9
51.1
45.4
Over 3-month span:
1987
1988
1989
52.1
63.1
67.4
51.4
61.0
63.8
59.6
62.4
55.7
61.3
64.9
51.8
58.5
67.4
49.3
62.8
67.0
48.6
67.0
64.5
47.9
71.6
58.2
34.0
Over 6-month span:
1987
1988
1989
57.4
66.3
69.5
56.7
66.3
58.5
55.3
67.7
55.7
62.4
69.5
52.8
64.9
66.7
48.9
67.0
64.2
39.0
Over 12-month span:
1987
1988
1989
55.3
73.8
63.1
58.5
70.2
63.8
58.5
70.9
57.1
66.3
72.0
50.0
67.4
69.9
p
63.5
71.6
55.3
1
Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month
spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are
centered within the span.
* - preliminary.
p
p
67.4
66.0
41.5
71.6
70.9
p
63.8
49.3
34.8
p
68.4
62.1
40.8
p
p
59.9
62.8
53.9
p
70.6
70.9
42.9
71.3
68.8
69.5
69.9
69.5
71.6
68.1
74.1
72.7
69.1
71.6
71.6
69.1
70.2
68.4
69.9
72.3
67.0
NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment
increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged
employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between
industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
@FedFRASER