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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 1991
The nation's labor market weakened in November, as the number of
workers on employers' payrolls fell, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S. Department of Labor reported today. There were large enployment
declines in construction, partly due to severe weather conditions, and preholiday hiring in retail trade fell far short of its normal levels. The
unemployment rate remained at 6.8 percent in November and has changed
little since March.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The uneirployment situation was again virtually unchanged in November.
The unemployment rate, 6.8 percent, was the same as in October, remaining
1.3 percentage points higher than when the recession began in July 1990.
The number of persons uneitployed, 8.5 million in November, was 1.7 million
higher. (See table A-l.)
There was also very little month-to-month change in unemployment
within the major population groins* The jobless rate for adult men was 6.3
percent and that for adult women was 5.9 percent, not significantly
different than in October. Since mid-year, the rate for adult men has
receded a bit, while the women's rate has been on a slow upswing. The
teenage unemployment rate was 18.5 percent in November, also little changed
from the prior month. The jobless rate for white workers was 6.1 percent,
the rate for blacks was 12.1 percent, and the rate for persons of Hispanic
origin was 10.2 percent. The number of persons unenployed for more than 6
months increased by 180,000 to 1.3 million. (See tables A-l, A-2, and
A-5.)
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Total employment edged down by about 200,000 in November. At 117.0
million, employment was about 1.1 million less than when the recession
started. The proportion of the working-age population with jobs (the
employment-population ratio) was 61.3 percent, about a point and a half
below its level in July 1990. (See table A-l.)
The number of persons in the labor force also edged down in November
to 125.3 million, seasonally adjusted, and was only 575,000 above its year


—2 —
Table A. ffajor indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
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!

Monthly data

Quarterly
averages

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Oct.Nov.
! change

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1991

1991

Category

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Sept. ! Oct.

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! Nov.
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Thousands of persons

Civilian labor force.. ! 125,511! 125,242! 125,607! 125,549! 125,257! -292
! 116,958! 116,764! 117,165! 116,967! 116,758! -209
!
8,553!
8,477!
8,442!
8,582!
8,499! -83
Not in labor f o r c e . . . . ! 64,012! 64,736! 64,515! 64,740! 65,195! 455
981! 1,075!
N.A.!
N.A.!
N.A.! N.A.
Discouraged workers. !
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Adult women
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White
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Black
Hispanic o r i g i n . . .

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Percent of labor force
t

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Unemployment rates:

f
1

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6.8!
6.4!
" 5.7!
18.8!
6.0!
12.9!
9.5!

6.8!
6.5!
5.5!
19.2!
6.11
12.1!
10.2!

t

6.7!
6.5!
5.5!
18.0!
6.0!
12.1!
11.1!

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6.8!
6.4!
5.8!
18.8!
6.0!
12.7!
10.6!

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6.8!
6.3!
5.9!
18.5!
6.1!
12.1!
10.2!

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-.6
-.4
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Thousands of jobs

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Nonfarm ennplpyraent.... < 108,836! 106,965! 109,0661 pi 09,0701pi08,829 lp-241
23,811! 23,807! 23,797! p23,723! p23,593!p-130
Goods-producing 1/..
4,704!
4,695!
4,699! p4,671! p4,576! p-95
18,400! 18,419! 18,414! pl8,374! pl8,341! p-33
Service-producing.1/!
85,025! 85,158! 85,269! p85,347! p85,236!p-lll
19,336! 19,343! 19,338! pl9,294! pl9,183!p-lll
28,644! 28,834! 28,937! p29,023! p29,042! pl9
18,440! 18,419! 18,424! pl8,460! pl8,451! p-9
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Hours of work
Average weekly hours: !

34.3!
40.5!
3.5!

34.3'i
40.9!
3.7!

34.5!
41.0!
3.7!

p34.3!
p40.9!
p3.7!

1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
N.A.= not available.



p34.4 ! pO.l
p40.9 ! p.O
p3.8 ! p . l

p=preliminary.

- 3 earlier level. In contrastf during the 1980s, labor force growth averaged
nearly 2 million per year. The labor force participation rate (which
represents the proportion of the working-age population either employed or
actively seeking en^loyment) declined in November to 65.8 percent. The
rate for whites has changed little over the past year, while black
participation has trended downward. This decline was particularly
pronounced for black youth. (See tables A-l and A-2.)
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Nonfarm payroll employment showed a seasonally adjusted decline of
about 240,000 in November, erasing the job gains that had occurred in
recent months. Large job losses occurred in construction and retail trade.
A portion of the overall decline was attributable to the noraal semi-annual
updating of the factors used in seasonally adjusting the data.
The number of construction jobs fell by 95,000, seasonally adjusted,
as continued weakness in the industry was compounded by severe weather
conditions in some parts of the country. Employment in manufacturing edged
down for the third month in a row. The November decline was concentrated
in durable goods industries, especially industrial machinery (in which
8,000 were out on strike) and primary and fabricated metals. In contrast,
the number of jobs in auto manufacturing rose, offsetting declines in the
prior 2 months. (See table B-l.)
Employment in retail trade fell by 110,000, as the level of preholiday hiring in department stores and specialty shops was well below that
in recent years and seasonal declines in eating and drinking places were
greater than normal. Wholesale trade employment continued to edge down.
Over the past 16 months, the number of wholesale trade jobs has declined by
nearly 200,000.
Following 3 months of fairly strong gains, employment growth in the
services industry moderated in November. Continued growth in health
services was just about offset by losses in business and other services.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfatm payrolls edged up 0.1 hour in November to 34.4 hours. The
manufacturing workweek was unchanged at 40.9 hours, while factory overtime
rose slightly to 3.8 hours. Both the workweek and overtime in factories
continued to be high by recent standards. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of private production or
nonsupervisory workers edged down by 0.1 percent to 121.4 (1982=100) in
November, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing index was also down by
0.1 percent to 102.5. Both decreased by more than 1 percent over the past
year. (See table B-5.)




- 4 Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory
workers rose 0.4 percent in November after seasonal adjustment. Average
weekly earnings increased by 0.7 percent. Before seasonal adjustmentr
average hourly earnings edged v?) 2 cents to $10,46, while average weekly
earnings fell by 36 cents to $358.78. Over the year, both average hourly
and weekly earnings rose by 3.0 percent. (See table B-3.)

The Employment Situation for December 1991 will be released on Friday,
January 10, 1992, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Release dates for the balance of
1992 are as follows:
Feb. 7
March 6
April 3

May 8
June 5
July 2

Aug. 7
Sept. 4
Oct. 2

Nov. 6
Dec. 4

Revisions in Household Survey Data
In accordance with usual practice, the release of December data will
incorporate annual revisions in seasonally adjusted unenplpyment 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,
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 nonfarm 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
350,000 establishments employing over 41 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 employees; 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, labor-management disputes,
or personal reasons.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if they
meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during
the survey week; they were available for work at that time; and
they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the
prior 4 weeks. 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.




Hie civilian labor force equals the sum of the number employed
and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
number unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. Table
A-7 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 civilian worker unemployment rate is U-5b, while
U-5a, the overall unemployment rate, includes the resident Armed
Forces in the labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonfarm firms. As a result, there are many
differences between the two surveys, among which are the
following:
irvey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a
le population; the establishment survey excludes
-employed, unpaid family workers, and private
• 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 BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and
the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp
fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather,
reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the
opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force
increases by a large number each June, when schools close and
many young people enter the job market The effect of such
seasonal variation can be very large; over the course of a year, for
example, seasonality may account for as much as 95 percent of the
month*to-month changes in unemployment
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These
adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in
economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the
labor force, easier to spot. To return to the school's-out example,
the large number of people entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place since
May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic
activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of
students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics
for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable

change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the
adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze
changes in economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all
employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry* All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted
either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the components
and combining them. The second procedure usually yields more
accurate information and is therefore followed by BLS. For
example, the seasonally adjusted figure for the civilian labor force
is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted employment components
and four seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the total
for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment
components; and the unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of the
civilian labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the JulyDecember period. For the establishment survey, updated factors
for seasonal adjustment are calculated for the May-October period
and introduced along with new benchmarks, and again for the
November-April period. In both surveys, revisions to historical
data are made once a year.

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 die 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 die 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 oh monthly change in the jobless rate for
men is .25 percentage point; for teenagers, it is 1.29 percentage
points.
In die establishment survey, estimates for die most current 2
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all die
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are revised.
In other words, data for die 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 die employed is conducted each year. The
results of this survey are used to establish new benchmarkscomprehensive counts of employment-against which month-tomonth changes can be measured. The new benchmarks also
incorporate changes in the classification of industries and allow for
the formation of new establishments.

Sampling variability
Additional statistics and other Information
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are
subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the number of
people employed and the other estimates drawn from these surveys
probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from a
complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures
were used. In the household survey, the amount of the differences
can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value
of a standard error depends upon the size of the sample, the results
of the survey, and other factors. However, the numerical value is
always such that the chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that
an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than the
standard error from the results of a complete census* The chances
are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the
sample will differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error
from the results of a complete census. At approximately the 90percent level of confidence-die confidence limits used by BLS in
its analyses-die 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 civilian worker unemployment rate, it is
0.19 percentage points. These figures do not mean that the sample
results are off by these magnitudes but, rather, that the chances




In order to provide a broad view of die 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 $10.00 per issue or $31.00 per year from the U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 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 die household survey data published in this
release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, die
standard errors appear in tables B through J of its "Explanatory
Notes." Measures of die 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.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory
impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-523-1221,
TDD phone:
202-523-3926, TDD Message Referral Phone
Number: 1-800-326-2577.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1 - Employment status of the civilian population by M X and age
(Number* In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, sex, and age
Nov.
1990

Oct
1991

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept
1991

Oct.
1991

Nov.
1991

168,697
124.821
66.1
117,611
62.3
3,056
114,555
7,211
5.8
63,875

190,289
125,568
66.0
117,555
61.8
3,310
114,245
8,013
6.4
64,721

190452
125,396
65.8
117,110
61.5
3,181
113,929

188,697
124,723
66.1
117,386
62.2
3,185
114201
7,337
5.9
63,074

180,830
125214
66.0
116,712
61.5
3239
113.474
8,501
6.8
64,625

180,073
124,004
65.7
116.416
61.3
3266
113,150
6.8
66,060

190,122
125.607
66.1
117.165
61.6
3,306
113,859
8,442
6.7
64,515

190.280
125,540
66.0
116,967
61.5
3.195
113,772
8,582
6.8
64,740

100,452
125,257
65.8
116.758
61.3
3,302
113457
8,499
6.8
65,105

69.987
68,203
75.8
64.137
71.3
4,067
6.0

90,830
68.255
75.1
63.921
704
4.334
6.3

00.924
68,207
75.0
63,538
69.9
4,669
6.8

80.087

00,502
68,300
76.5
63.380
70.0
5.001
7.3

90,658
68210
752
63,328
69.0
4,882
72

00,736
68.812
75.8
63,836
704
4,076
72

00,830
68,558
75.5
63,702
70.1
4,856
7.1

90.024
68,399
752
63,628
70.0
4,771
7.0

63,092
64,622
77.8
61,200
73.7
2,261
58,939
3.422
5J3

84,151
64,894
77.1
61,200
72.7
2^68
58,732
3,694
6.7

84.245
64,859
77.0
60,876
72.3
2.364
58,512
3.083
6.1

83,092
6^682
77.8
61217
73.7
2.307
58.910

83,865
64,934
774
60,683
724
2,381
58,302
4251
6.5

83.040
64,830
772
60.613
722
2.365
58248
4217
6.5

84,023
65,155
77.5
60,890
72.5
2423
58,467
4265
6.5

84.151
65,010
77.3
60.817
72.3
2.378
58440
4,103
64

84,245
64.886
77.0
60.805
722
2410
58,305
4,081
6.3

98.710
56,618
57,4
53,474
54.2
3,144
5.6

99^50
67.313
57.6
53.635
53.9
3,678
64

99,528
57,189
57.5
53,572
53.8
3.617
6.3

98.710
56277
57.0
53,049
53.7
3228
6.7

90248
56,824
57.3
53,323
53.7
3,500

90,315
56,694
57.1
53,088
53.5
3.606
64

00.386
56,796
57.1
53,330
53.7
3466
6.1

00,460
56.901
57.3
53264
53.6
3,726
6.5

56,858
57.1
53,130
534
3,728
6.6

91,963
53.394
58.1
50.751
552
609
50.142
2,643
5.0

02,875
54,131
58.3
51,044
55.0
668
50.376
3.066
5.7

02,958
54.046
68.1
50,963
54.8
661
50,302
3.062
5,7

01,963
52,806
57.5
50,106
54.6
627
40,569
2,700
5.1

02,654
53,617
57.0
50.738
54.8
601
50.136
2370
54

02.720
53.616
57.8
50,575
54.5
642
40,033
3,041
5.7

02.707
53.596
57.8
50,656
54.6
670
40,077
£040
5.5

02.875

13.642
6.805
49.9
5,660
41.5
186
5,474
1,145
16.8

13263
6.543
49.3
5.312
40.0
175
5,137
1.232
18.6

13250
6,402
49.0
5^71
39.8
156
5.115
1221
18.8

13.642
7,145
524
5,073
43.8
251
5.722
1,172
164

13.320
6.662
50.0
5201
30.7
256
5,035
1,371
20.6

13,313
6,458
48.5
5228
39.3
259
4,069
1230
19.0

13.302
6.856
51.5
5,610
422
204
5415
1237
18.0

TOTAL
Civilian nonlnstkutional population
Civilian labor force....
Participation rate M
Employed
Employ
jyment-populatlon ratio.
Agriculture
Nonagi
iricultural Industries.
Unempk
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .
Not In labor force

6.6
66,056

Men, 16 years and over
Chilian nonlnstkutional population
Civilian labor force.
Participation rate.
Employed..
Empioyment-populatloi ratio.
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate.

76.1
64,337
71.5
4,109
6.0

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian nonlnttkutbna] population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate.
Employed.,
Emptoyment'populatlon ratio.
Agriculture
Nonagricurtural Induttriee.
Unemployed ...,«..»•.....
Unemployment rate.

3465
54

Women, 16 years and over
Clvlian nonlnstkutional populate
Civilian labor force....
Participation rate H
Employed.,
Emptoyment-populationratio*
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate.

Women, 20 years and over
CtvHIan nonlnstkutional population »
Civilian labor force.Participation rate.,
Employed.
Employment-population ratio....
Agriculture
g
Nrilt
Nonaoricultural Industries.
Unemployed *
Unemployment rate *

57.8
50,556
544
629
40,027
3,008
5.8

02.068
53.546
57.6
50,388
542
682
49,706
3,158
5.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian nonlnstkutional population ,
Civiliantaborforce.™
Participation rate m
Employed..
py
Employment-population ratio
Agriculture
g
.
.
N r i l
Nonagricultural Industries
Unemployed.
Unemployment rate.

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




adjusted columns,

13263
51.9
5.593
422
188
5.405
1201
18.8

13250
6,826
51.5
5,566
4Z0
210
1260
18.5

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of ths civilian population by racs, ssx, tgs, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousand*)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Nov.
1990

Oct
1991

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

July
1991

160,831
107.013
66.5
101.739
63.3
5^74
4.9

181.846
107,656
66.5
101,661
62.8
6,995
5.6

161,949
107,550
66.4
101205
623
6,346

160,831
107.048

161,558
107,362

5J9

101,648
632
5.400
53

Men, 20 years and ovsr
Civilian labor force ....
Parttepalbn rate..
Employed
Employment-population ratio.,
Unemployed
Unemployment rate .

56.101
782
53 536
74.6
2.565
4.6

56.263
77.6
53.360
73.8
2,903
52

56277
773
53,096
732
3,181
5.7

Woman, 20 ysars and ovsr
Civilian labor force
........
Parttefeatton rate
Employed..
Employment-population ratio...
Unemployed ,
Unemployment rate .

45.098
57.7
43210
55.3
1,888
42

45,734
58.1
43,555
55.3
2,179
3

53.3
4,747
44.7
912
16.1
16.6
15*

Sept
1991

OCL
1991

Nov.
1991

161,738
107,618

161.846
107,721

663

161,949
107,560
664

100,760
624
6,622
62

161,642
107,090
663
100,610
622
6,480
6.1

101.112
623
6,505
63

101211
623
6.510
63

624
6,573
6.1

66.174
783
53.564
743
2,610
43

56,344
773
52.960
732
3.385
63

56252
77.7
52.934
73.1
3.318
53

56,532
703
63,072
733
3,459
6.1

66371
77.7
53,042
732
3,329
53

66,322
773
53.043
73.1
3,279
53

45,672
53.0
43,447
552
2226
43

44,711
572
42,768
543
1,943
43

45,316
67.7
43,137
54.9
2,179
43

45254
673
42.99B
54.7

2256
53

45,176
574
43,035
54.7
2,141
4.7

45,390
67.7
43,167
643
2223
43

45287
573
42,974
543
2,313
5.1

6,602
623
4,662
44.0
940
163
183
153

6,163
563
5.316
46.6
847
13.7
143
123

5,722
63.7
4.663
43.7
1,059
183
203
163

523
4,878
433
906
162
163
153

5,910
$53
5,005
47.1
905
153
164
14.1

5,960
562
5,003
47.1
957
16.1
163
153

6,950
562
4,969
463
981
163
172
153

WHITE
CMBanronlnstltuttonaJ population .
Civilian labor fores..,
Participation rate..
Employed.
Employment-population ratio......
Unemployed ,
Unemployment rate .

Both ssxss, 16 to 19 years
CMHan labor force......
Parttefealton rate.,
Employed
Employment-population ratio
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .
Men.
Women ......

5,813
53.1
4.992
45.6
821
14.1
15.8

663

663

663

BLACK
21,417
13.608
63.5
11.969
553
1.639
12.0

21.714
13.560
62.5
11.868
54.7
1.692

21.745
13,462
623
11,647
543
1.635
12.1

21,417
13,550
633
11.897
553
1,653
122

21,631
13.516
623
11.922
55.1
1.595
113

21.655
13.454
62.1
11.796
543
1,658

123

21.683
13,737
634
12.080
55.7
1,657
12.1

21.714
13,554
624
11,830
543
1.724
12.7

21,745
13.396
613
11.773
54.1
1.623
12.1

Men, 20 ysars and ovsr
CMHan labor force...
Participation rate..
Employed
Employment-population ratio
Unemployed ..............
Unemployment rate .

6.348
74.3
5.637
66.0
711
112

6,377
73.0
5,720
655
658
10.3

6.353
723
5.689
65.0
663
10.4

6,348
743
5,638
663
710
112

6.379
73.5
5,638
643
741
113

6.301
724
5,577
64.1
724
113

6409
733
6,716
653
693
103

6,374
733
5,686
65.1
688
103

6,344
723
5,683
65.0
661
104

Women, 20 ysars and ovsr
CMHan labor force...
Participation rate..
Employed
..
Employment-population ratio...
Unemployed ...
Unemployment rate

6,452
602
5,808
542
644
10.0

6.499
59.6
5,732
526
768
11.8

6,450
59.1
5,715
524
735
11.4

6.365
594
5,717
533
646
102

6,418
592
5.813
533
605
94

8485
597
5,816
533
669
103

6,576
604
5396
542
680
103

6454
592
5.703
523
751
113

6,353
582
5,631
513
722
114

Both ssxss, 16 to 19 ysars
CMIian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
..
Employment-population ratio
Unemployed
,
Unemployment rate .
Men
Women

809
37.5
524
24.3
265
352
33.1
37.7

684
323
417
20.0
267
39.0
35.0
434

679
32.6
442
212
237
343
35.7
333

837
383
542
252
295
352
332
373

719
343
470
224
249
343
313
374

668
313
403
193
265
39.7
373
423

752
363
468
224
284
373
403
333

726
343
441
21.1
285
393
354
433

699
333
459
223
240
343
353
32.7

Civilian nonlnttttutionaJ population .
CMttan labor lorce
Participation rate
Employed.
Employment-population ratio.,
Unemployed ....
Unemployment rate .

See footnotes at end of table.




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HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table; A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, H X , agt, and Hispanic origin — Continued
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
1900

Oct.
1901

Nov.
1901

Nov.
1990

July
1991

14.008
0.874

14,048
0,817
65.7
8.812
685
1,006

14,474
9,500
65.6
8,683
60J0
817

14,790
0,834
66.5
8,903
602
931
0.5

1991*

Sept
1001

Oct
1991

Nov.
1001

14,829
0,747

14,860
9,863

14,008
9,924

65.7

663
8.764

66.6
8,871

14,948
9,818
657
8,812

58.9
1.098
11.1

593
1,053
10.6

59.0
1.006
102

HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstltuttonal population .
CMIan labor force.
Parttefeaton rate
ErrployBd .......„.„.,.*....................
Enptoymam-populatton ratio....
Unemployed .
Unemployment fate •

14,474
667
8.682
60JO
820
8.7

662

8.808

59.7
076
9.9

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
Identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted cotumrn.
rOTE:DetaH to tne above n K e a r r f H a ^ a r f e c ^ g ^

8J6

8,778
502

069
0.0

totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and
hduded In both the whfce and black population groups.

Table A-3. Selected employment In
(In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Category
Nov.
1990

Nov.
1000

Jury
1001

116,712
40,503
29,993
6,489

116,416

6.542

117,386
40.844
29.713
6.341

31,268
36,168
15.054
13.244
17,448
3*475

31,313
36,017
16,034
13.116
17,394
3,235

30.732
36,380
15.861
13,428
17,752
3,360

1,595
1,352
109

1,717
1,470
115

1.614

1,462

105,451
17.081
87,469
082
86,487
8.863
241

104.840
18,401
86,448
1,020
85.428
0.169
227

104,674
18,122
86.552
938
85.614
9.020

5.357
2.861
2,239
16,140

5,891
3.218
2*416
15.005

5,002
2,666
Z181
15,782

5.630
3.022
2,363
15,396

Oct
1991

NOV.
1901

117,110
40,620
X.148

6.401

117,555
40.898
30.240
6,488

30,858
36,531
15.747
13,494
17.823
3,158

Sept
1991

Oct.
1&1

Nov.
1991

116,067

116.758

40,531

40,467

20.852

29,761

6,467

117,165
40,510
29,843
6,574

6,443

6,484

30.926
35.891
16,138
13,057
17,184
3,540

30,850
35.B76
15,939
13,102
17,121
3,466

31,002
36.096
16,075
13,045
17,500
3,451

31,110
36,132
16,034
13,152
17,161
3,430

31,174
35,874
16,147
13,025
17,253
3.456

1.681
1.386
116

1,678
1,497
120

1,704
1,480
102

1,746
1,431
118

1,629
1.436
126

1.687
1,507
118

105.267
17,633
87,634

104,422
17,969

8,800
255

1,113
85.340
8,860
220

8,817
212

104,744
17.955
86,789
1,013
85,775
8,980
195

104,442
18,165
86.277
998
85,279
8.980
243

104.382
17.784

992
86,642

104.122
17,008
86,214
1,058

6.338
3,343
£705
15,999

5.438
2,786
2.340
15,048

5.881
3,001
2.505
15,208

5,802
3,073
2.621
15.040

6.374
3,417
2.728
15.046

6,328
3.438
2.612
14,076

6.461
3,300
2.824
14.869

6.018
3,103
2.634
15,558

5,163
2.625
2,262
14,658

5,605
2,915
2,435
14.737

5.643
2.886
2,533
14,501

6.130
3,207
2.638
14,579

6,116
3.253
2.563
14,484

6.185
3.100
2,741
14,406

1991

CHARACTERISTIC
CMKan employed, 16 years and over „
Married men, spouse present..
Married woman, spouse present.
Women who maintain famlies.....

117,611

40,957
30.036

40,462
29,915

OCCUPATION
Managerial and prof*
specialty.
Technical, sales, and adrrintatratlv* support
Service occupatk
Precision production, craft, and repafr Operators, fabricators, and laborers .„..
Farming, forestry, and fishing

INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculun
re:
Wage ar salary
and
Sett-emc
employed worts
Unpaid farrtry workers
Nonagricufcural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Government....
Private Industries
Private households.
Other Industries „„..
SeH-empteyed workers
Unpaid family workers

105

86,453

85,156

86,508
037
85,661

8,966
239

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME'
A l Industries:
Part time for economic reasons „
Slack work
Could only find part-time work"
Voluntary part time .
Nonagrfculural industries:
Part time for economic reasons...
Slack work

Could only fiS'SJItimework"I
Voluntary part time
1
Exchxles persons % i ^ a Job but mx at w<>nrdunngtr^
sue* reasons as vacation. Whets, or Industrial dispute.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabl* A-4. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjusted

Category

Nufnbor o
unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Unemployment rates'

Nov.
1090

Od.
1991

NOV.
1991

Nov.
1990

July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept
1991

OcL
1991

Nov.
1991

7,337
3,465
2.700
1,172

6,582
4.193
3,098
1.291

8,499
4.081
3.158
1,260

6.9
5.4
5.1
164

6.8
6.5
54
20.6

6.8
6.5
5.7
19.0

8.7
6.5
5.5
18.0

6.8
64
5.6
18.8

6,8
6.3
5.9
18.5

Married men. spouse present......
Married women, spouse present.
Women who maintain farrfies.

1.582
1,261
605

1.769
1.375
660

1.906
1,418
648

3.7
4.1
8.7

4.3
4.3
8.3

4.3
4.4
9.6

4.5
4.5
8.9

42
44
9.6

4.5
4.5
9.1

Full-time workers.
Part-time w
Labor force time lost2 .

6,057
1.302

7,095
1,473

6.962
1,547

5.7
7.3
6.7

6.5
8.3
7.5

6.5
8.2
7.6

64
8.3
7.7

6.6
82
7.7

6.5
8.6
7.9

600
1,753
090
1.836
221

928
1.047
1.153
1,884
286

017
1.980
1.163
1.883
314

2.2
4.8
6.9
9.4
6.2

2.9
4.0
6.5
10.6
6.7

24
5.1
6.3
10.1
8.1

2.8
5.1
8.0
9.7
8.1

2.9
5.1
8.1
9.9
7.7

2.9
52
82
0.8
8.3

5,746
2,280
35
640
1414
887
527
3,467
273
1.594
1.690
505
182

6/494
2,518
57
970
1,491
930
561
3-.076
325
1,852
1.798

6,670
£589
72
958
1.560
838
722
4.081
386
1J40
1.955
618
245

62
7.9
4.7
13.3
6.5
6.9
5.9

7.1
0.1
8.7
16.7
7.0
7.1
6.0
6.2
5.1
8.1
5.1
2.8
11.5

7.0
8.9
7.5
15.1
7.2
74
6.9
6.2
6.1
7.8
5.5
3.3
11.0

6.8
8.7
11.1
15.7
8.6
6.7
6.6
62
4.7
7.8
5.3
34
10.9

7.0
9.0
7.5
162
7.0
7.5
8.3
6.1
4.9
7.8
5.3
3.6
12.0

72
02
9.6
16.0
7.3
6.8
7.9
6.3
6.7
7.3
6.7
34
12.7

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

OCCUPATION9
Managerial and professional specialty
Technical sales, and administrative support..
Precision production, craft, and repair
Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Farming, forestry, and fishing . —

INDUSTRY
Nonagrfcuturat private wage and salary workers
Qood**produdng Industries
.
Mining
Construction ..
Manufacturing
Durabts goods
»goods...«.
Nondurablego
rablegoods
Servtce-produdng Industrie*.
Transportation and public utfcffles

Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries ....
Gov nrnentv
Agricultural wage and salary workers,

674
221

1

Urternployrnema8apetcemofthecMllaniaJtx>rfcfce.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for
eoprwdtc re^M^s as a pefoeni or powmepy avsjame ssor nrne noun*
* Saasofttly adjusted unenytoymsnt data tor sendee occiyisHnns are net
2

54
4.1
6.7
4.7
2.8
9.8

avalable because the seasonal components are small relative to the
trend-cycto and/or Irregular components and consequently cannot be

Tabte A-5. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Weeks of unemployment
Nov.
1990

Od
1991

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

Jury
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept
1991

1991

Nov.
1991

3,326
2255
1.630

666
764

3,175
2,575
2263
1208
1.055

3,306
2.562
2416
1.160
1257

3277
2,334
1,727
938
789

3.368
2,722
2.348
1215
1.132

3.385
2.602
£396
1221
1.175

3,322
2.832
2,362
1224
1,138

3266
2.784
2.537
1410
1,127

3270
2,680
2.581
1274
1,307

124
54

14.1
6.8

14.8
7.1

124
5.9

13.9
6.6

14.0
72

14.0
7.5

14.3
74

14.9
7.7

100.0
46.1
31.3
22.6
1&0
10.6

100.0
39.6
32.1
282
15.1
132

100.0
39.9
30.9
292
14.0
152

100.0
44.7
31.8
23.5
12.8
10.B

100.0
39.9
32.3
27.8
144
134

100.0
404
31.0
28.6
14.6
14.0

100.0
39.0
33.3
27.7
144
134

100.0
38.0
324
29.5
164
13.1

100.0
38.3
314
30.3
14.9
15.3

Oct

DURATION
Less than 5 weeks.
5 to 14
k
15 weeks and over ....
I5to26weefe

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...
15to26 weeks
27 weeks and over .




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HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
(Nurrtoers In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Reason
1900

OcL
1091

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept
1991

OcL
1991

1991

3.743
1.104
2.630
1.002
1378
587

4,070
904
3.167
1.036
2.139
767

4.656
1.112

3.756
1.138
2.620
996
1.926
655

4.596
1.188
3408
990
2.047
821

4,665
1581
3.384
883
2,112
762

4,601
1.129
3.672
929
2.017
782

4.722
1.194
3.527
989
2.091
828

4,635
1.163
3472
993
2.096
763

100.0
51.9
16\3
96.6
13.9
26,0
8.1

100.0
50.8
1U
30.5
12.9
26.7
9.6

1X.0
56.0
134
41.6
12.1
24.6

100.0
512
15.5
35.7
13.6
26.3
6.9

100.0
544
14.1
40.3
11.7
24.2
9.7

100.0
554
15.2
402
10.5
25.1
9.0

100.0
66.3
132
43.1
10.9
23.6
92

100.0
54.7
13.8
40.9
11.5
242
9.8

100.0
54.6
13.7
40.9
11.7
24.7
9.0

34
JB
1.6
JB

12
JB
1.7
JB

3.0
JB
1.5
.5

&7
.8
1.6
.7

3.7
.7
1.7
.6

.7
1.6
.6

3.8
.8
1.7
.7

3.7
JB
1.7
A

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoff
Other job totem
Job leaver*
Reentrant*,
New entrant* .

....

1.004
2,033

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed.
Job la
On layoff
Other Job beers .
Job leavers
Reentrants,
New entrants .
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers .....<
Job leavers «..
Reentrants —
New entrants .

JB
1.6
.6

Table A-7. Range of unemployment measures'based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor fores, seasonally
adjusted
(Percent)
*

Quarterly averages

in
IM

Persorwunerrployed15weeksortoncjerasapsfoeritofthecMlan
labor force...
..... .»„.„-„.-.„„........„„...„..„„...„
„•«. .._.«»....„».,

U*2 Job losers as a Dercent of the dvllan labor force

I-3

Monthly data

1991

1090

Measure

IV

1

II

1001
III

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

2X>

2.1

1.6

1.9

1.0

1.0

3.5

3.7

3.7

as

4.7

_.~..~. » « » .

1.3
3.0

5.3

5.5

54

54

54

5.5

5.7

—.

6.3

6.5

6.5

64

B£

6.5

3.7

2.7
U-3 Unemployed persons 25 years and over as a percent of the oMIan
labor force for persons 25 years and over
--n«i..

,,,„
44

U-4 Unemployed fuMrmJcfcseekers at a p e r c ^
tabor fort*
u
52
U-5a Total unemployed ae e percent oftfwlabor force,
Includfoo. the realrtant A n n t d Fnrraa

6.5

5.8

64

6.7

6.7

ae

6.7

6.7

U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of IhedvDlan labor
lore*
„
t
t
¥m

5.6

5.0

6.5

6.8

6.8

6,7

6^

6.8

7JB

8.1

9.0

92

02

O3

04

94

BJ3

8^

9.8

10.0

10.1

NA

NA

NA

U-6 Total f ul-time jobseekers plus 1/2 parMirm Jobseeken plus 1/2 total
forceless 1/2 of the part-time labor force"** 1 1 * *"!"*

™

i

" "

W

U-7 Total fun-time Jobseekers plus 1/2 part-time Jobseekers plus 1/2 total
on pan time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a
percent o* the crvtlan labor force oti* H k m w u u H wmricart U t t
1/2 of the part-time bhor forcA
_ _
- n o t available.




,^

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A*6. Unemployed persons by M X and age, seasonally adjuated

Number of
unemployed penons
0n thousands)

Sex and age

Nov.
1090

Oct
1991

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept
1991

OCL
1991

1991

Total. 16 yean and over..
16to24 yearn
16 to 19 yean
16 to 17 year*
18 to 19 year*
20to24 yean „..««.».,
25 yean and over HM
25to54 yean
55 yean and over »«..,

7.337
2,428
1.172
507
662
1.256
4,910
4,403
513

8,582
2,844
1,291
594
699
1,553
5,680
5.144
548

8.499
2.773
546
717
1,513
5.718
5,133
606

5.9
11.6
164
18.6
16.0
9.1
4.7
6.0
3.3

6.8
14.3
20.6
24.0
18.0
112
63
6.6
4.0

6.8
13.4
19.0
22.0
16.8
10.7
5.5
5.7
42

6.7
132
18.0
20.5
17.0
103
54
6.7

63
133
183
21.6
16.9
11.3
54
5.7
33

6.8
13.5
18.5
20.7
17.1
113
5.5
5.7
4.0

Men, 16 yean and over*
16 to 24 yean..
16 to 19 yean ...
16to17y*art.
18 to 19 y e a n .
20to24 y e a n .
25 yearn and over -..
25 to 64 yean
55 yean and over.,

4,109
1.335
644
280
367
691
2,764
2,448
335

4.856
1,539
663
300
361
876
3288
2,051
340

4.771
1.510
690
282
411
820
3256
2,023
344

6.0
12.1
17.1
192
15.8
9.5
4.8
5.0
3.8

7.3
15.4
21.7
24.1
192
12.5
5.7
6.0
4.7

72
142
19.7
22.9
17.6
11.6
63
5.9
5.0

72
14.6
194
21.5
18.6
122
53
6.1
42

142
18.7
21.5
16.8
12.0
5.7
6.0
4.0

Women, 16 yean and over.
16 to 24 yean
16 to 19 yean
.
16 to 17 years
16 to 19 yean
20 to 24 yean H W .»» H H . M
25 yean and over . „ —
25 to 54 yean.
55 yean and over.,

3.228
1,093
528
227
295
565
2.146
1.955
178

3.726
1.306
628
294
338
677
2,302
2.193
206

3.728
1.263
570
264
306
693
£464
2210

5.7
11.0
15.6
173
14.2
8.6
4.6
4.9
^7

62
13.0
194
23.9
16.7
93
4.8
6.0
3.1

64
12.5
184
203
16.0
9.6
5.1
64
3.3

6.1
11.7
164
19.5
162
9.3
5.0
53
3.3

6.5
133
183
213
173
10.5
5.1
54
32

7.0
143
193
21.1
18.7
113
53

63
43

6.6
12.9
172
203
153
10,7

52
54
43

Unemployment a t a percent of the civilian labor force.

Table A-9. Employment etatua of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
CMIan labor force

Veteran status
and age

CMIan
nontnstltutional
population

Unemployed
Total

Enptoyed

Number

Nov.
1990

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

Nov.
1991

7.689
6,494
1,319
3223
1,952
1,195

7318
6408
1.072
2,955
2.381
1410

7,044
6.179
1236
3,080
1,663
865

7.068
6,010
988
2.787
2235
1.058

6,702
5378
1,166
2,937
1,778
824

6.743
5,720
919
2.652
2,150
1.023

342
301
71
143
87
41

17,812
8.137
5,474
4202

18.783
8.539
5,939
4405

16.767
7,745
5,143
3.879

17,581
8,086
5,573
3,921

15,985
7,361
4,948
3,676

16,643
7,605
5,316
3,722

762
385
195
203

Nov.
1990

Percent of
labor force
Nov.
1990

NOV.
1991

325
290
70
134
85
35

4.9
43
5.7
43
4.7
4.7

43
43
7.1
43
33
3.3

938
481
257
199

4.7
5.0
33
52

83
43
5.1

Nov.
1991

VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS
Total, 35 yean and over.,
35 to 49 yean
35to39 yean
40to44 yean
45to49 yean
50 yean and over
NONVETERANS
Total, 36 to 49 yean
3Sto39yean
40 to 44 year*
45 to 49 yean

NOTE: Male Vletnanvera veterans are man who served in the Armed Forces
between August 5, 1954 and May 7, 1975. Nonveterans are men who have
rmm served In the Armed Forces; published data are limitedtothose 35 to 49




yean of age, the group that most dosery corresponds to the bulk of the
Vietnam-era veteran population.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Employment statue of the civilian population for 11 large state*

(Numbers in thousand*)
Seasonally adjusted2

Not seasonally adjusted1
Statq anq* employment status

Nov.
1990

Oct
1991

NOV.
1991

Nov.
1990

July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept
1991

Oct
1991

Nov.
1991

22,122
14,663
13,711
952
63

22,571
15,001
13,907
1.094
7.3

22,614
14,998
13,908
1,090
7.3

22,122
14,623
13,666
957
6.5

22.447
14,725
13,609
1,116
7.6

22,486
14,885
13.796
1,089
7.3

22,528
15,006
13,853
1,153
7.7

22,571
14,986
13,820
1.166
7.8

22,614
14.968
13,865
1,103
7.4

10.209
6,460
6,052
406
6.3

10,424
6,498
6,031
467
7.2

10,445
6,505
6,046
459
7.1

10.209
6,468
6,065
403
62

10,365
6,413
5,913
500
7.8

10,384
6,480
5,956
524
8.1

10,404
6,474
5,958
516
8.0

10,424
6,455
5,988
467
12

10.445
6,495
6,034
461
7.1

8,890
6,056
5,697
359
5.9

8,931
5,961
5,514

8.935
. 5,969
5,468

447
7.5

501
8.4

8,890
6,044
5,683
361
6.0

8,919
6,042
5,636
406
6.7

8,922
6,035
5,598
437
12

8,926
5,995
5,569
426
7.1

8,931
5,955
5.494
461
7.7

8,935
5,954
5,449
505
8.5

4,621
3,108
2,903
205
6
*

4,825
3,132
2,874
258

4,626
3,132
2,882
250

8.?

8.0

4,621
3,146
2,926
220
7.0

4,624
3,099
2,818
281
1

?
<

4,624
3,047
2,768
279
9.2

4,624
3,141
2,853
288
92

4,625
3,1 $5
2,875
280
8.9

4,626
3,164
2,894
270
8.5

7,006
4,545
4,218
326
72

7,023
4,538
4,149
386

8.5

9.0

7.006
4,516
4,174
342
7.6

7,018
4,446
4,075
371
8.3

7,019
4,428
4.026
402
9.1

7,020
4,502
4,065
437
9.7

7,023
4,510
4,112
398
8.8

7.025
4,545
4,106
439
9.7

6,027
4,052
3,843
209
52

6,026
4,024
3,752

6,026
3,966
3,698

272
6.8

268
6.8

6,027
4,069
3,847
222
5.5

6,026
4,054
3,800
254
6.3

6,025
4,033
3,764
269
6.7

6,025
4,047
3,795
252
62

6,026
4,052
3,778
274
6.8

6.026
3,973
3,689
284
7.1

13,801
8,569
8,117
452
5.3

13,803
8,541
7,949

13,805
8,536
7,875

591
6.9

661
7.7

13,801
8,565
8,104
461
5.4

13,802
8511
7,909
602
7.1

13,801
8,536
7,894
642
IS

13,802
8,601
8,016
585
6.8

13,803
8,561
7,943
618
12

13305
8,547
7.863
684
6.0

California
Civilian noninstitutJonaJ population
Civilian labor force
Employed
,
•.„„
Unemployed
,
f

:
,

Florida
Civilian riontristltutbnat population
Civilian labor fore* „»..,
,
Employed,..
,
,
Unemployed ..,..
.,.., ,
Unemployment rate
Illinois
Civilian nonlnstituttonaj population
Civilian labor fore* •.,..-„
Employed
i...,**
»-•.
Unemployed
......
,

,.

Massachusetts
Civilian nonlnstitgtiond population
Civilian labor tores ..,
..;.*.,

«.

Unemployed
*
Unemployment rate ..„„„,;,...„,....„.,
Michigan
Civilian noninstftutionaJ population
Civilian lahor fbrca ..,..,
Employed
,«.,....,
Unemployment rate

•

*

7,025
4,564
4,153
411 •

New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional DODulation
Civilian labor force

Unemployed

,

New York
Civilian noninstitutionaJ DODulation

Civilian labor force
Employed

See footnotes at end of table.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Employment status of the civilian population for 11 large state* — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted1
State and employment status

Seasonally adjusted2

Nov.
1990

Oct.
1991

Nov.
1991

Nov.
1990

July
1991

1991

Sept
1991

Oct
1991

Nov.
1991

5,022
3,384
3,212
172
5.1

5,080
3,490
3,311
.179
5.1

5,086
3,470
3.274
196
5.7

5,022
3,379
3,210
169
5.0

5,064
3,426
3,214
212
62

5,069
3,478
3,272
204
5.9

5,075
3,545
3,336
209
5.9

5,080
3,491
3,305
186
5.3

5,086
3,487
3,275
192
5.5

8,295
5,483
5,178
287
5.3

8,320
5,435
5,153
282
5.2

8,323
5,457
5,167
290
5.3

8,295
5,452
5,156
296
5.4

8,312
5,497
5,119
378
6.9

8,314
5,373
5,008
365
6.8

8,316
5,443
5,095
348
6.4

6,320
5,396
5,101
295
5.5

8,323
5,435
5,128
307
5.8

9,398
5,911
5,563
347
5.9

9,422
5,993
5,611
383
6.4

9,425
5,975
5^89
386
8.5

9,398
5,917
5,574
343
5.8

9,415
5,952
5,534
418
7.0

9,416
5,908
5,475
433
7.3

9,419
5,921
5,520
401
6.8

9,422
5,994
5,606
388
6.5

9,425
5,966
5,576
390
6.5

12,432
8,524
7,941
583
6.8

12,580
8,534
7,918
616
7.2

12,594
8,559
7,980
580
6.8

12,432
8,467
7,898
569
6.7

12,538
8,619
8,038
581
6.7

12,551
8,487
7,920
547
6.5

12,585
8,515
7,956
559
6.6

12,580
8,553
7,881
672
7.9

12,594
8,517
7,956
561
6.6

North Carolina
Civilian noninstituttonal population ..
Civilian labor force
Employed
•
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Ohio
Civilian nonlnstitutiona! population ,
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
,
Unemployment rate
,
Pennsylvania
Civilian nonlnstitutional population
Civilian labor force ......
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate ..
Texas
Civilian noninstitutlonal population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1
These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the
administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
2
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-l. Employees on nonfar* payrolls by industry
(In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Nov.
1990

Sept.
1991

Oct.
1991fi/

Nov.
199lp/

Seasonally adjusted
Nov.
1990

July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept.
1991

Oct.
1991fi/

Nov.
1991p/

110,691 109,421 109,795 109,803 109,761 108,859 108,971 109,066 109,070 108,829
91,937 91,257 9.1,090 90,952 91,406 90,439 90,557 90,642 90,610 90,378
24,680 24,205 24,068 23,798 24,481 23,798 23,826 23,797 23,723 23,593
686
719
693
712
678
701
684
681
676
693
Mining
398
383.8
402.3
390
394
382
380
385
382.8
387.0
Oil and gas extraction
4,886
4,691
4,96i
5,085
4,576
4,699
4,700
4,695
4,671
4,948
Construction
1,273.9 1,208.6 1,191.1 1,157.
1,170
1,251
1,161
1,165
1,136
1,152
General building contractors
18,876 18,564 18,496 18,417 18,807 18,402 18,442 18,414 18,374 18,341
Manufacturing
12,788 12,606 12,558 12,484 12,715 12,448 12,488 12,456 12,437 12,412
Production workers
10,867 10,546 10,553 10,531 10,494 10,462
10,903 10,580 10,545
Durable goods
*
6,988
6,983 6,954
7,210
7,17
6,936
6,914
6,971
7,008
Production workers
704.7
700
696
719
718.8
699
698
Lumber and wood products
699
713.0
485.0
496
500 "
478
482
483
481
479
484.0
Furniture and fixtures
548
520
543
529.2
523
522
523.9
522
531.2
518
Stone* clay, and glass products
746
74^
714 _ 710.2
722
719
714
721
709
720.7
Primary metal industries
274
274
256.8
260
260
256.7
258
260
257
260.3
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
1,361
1,409.7 1,365.9 1,364.9 ,359.
1,358
1,402
1,355
1,359
1,350
Fabricated metal products
1,980
2,061.6 1,971.7 1,964.7 ,956.
1,980
2,063
1,969
1,984
1,958
Industrial machinery end equipment
1,585
1,636
1,576
1,589
1,581
1,572
Electronic and other electrical equipment 1,643.9 1,583.9 1,584.3 ,579.
1,868
1,897
1,903.6 1,872.3 1,859.2 ,856.
1,861
1,861
1,848
1,850
Transportation equipment
797.8
797
758
761.4
799.
788
795
798
791
806.7
Motor vehicles and equipment
966
962.7
991.4
991
961.
964
967
961
968
965.8
Instruments and related products
372.
378.4
373
375.5
365
367
365
366
367
371.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing
7,940
7,889
7,951
7,973
7,883
7,856
7,879
7,880
7,914
7,984
Nondurable goods
5,578
5,543
5,570
5,505
5,534
5,498
5,501
5,477
5,502
5,598
Production workers
1,719.5 1,686.
1,669
1,660
1,673
1,671
1,676
1,685
,682. 1,759.8
Food and kindred products
50.5
50.
49
49
49
47
48
50
49.
51.1
Tobacco products
•
675.5
670
677
679.
672
672
670
671
675.
675.0
Textile mill products
1,030. 1,040.5 1,048.1 1,048.
1,034
1,023
1,039
1,031
1,032
1,039
Apparel and other textile products
692 ' 691
697.
697
691.7
692
689
690.
691
692.9
Paper and allied products
1,530
1,573. 1,523.9 1,524.6 1,529.
1,526
1,568
1,531
1,532
1,523
Printing and publishing
1,091. 1,090.6 1,089:3 1,088.
1,091
1,095
1,090
1,088
1,084
1,092
Chemicals and allied products
159.
159
159
160
159
158.7
160.7
161.6
159
158
Petroleum and coal products
877
861
857
866.5
869.9
865.9
863
Rubber and misc. plastics products
864
862
880.
126
121
123
121.7
122.4
121.1
121
Leather and leather products
121
119
127.
86,011 85,216 85,727 86,005 85,280 85,061 85,145 85,269 85,347 85,236
Service'producing industries.
5.897
5,879
5,852
5,820
5,829
5,809
5,874
5,877
5,826
5,829
Transportation and public utilities...
3,625
3,628
3,582
3,564
3,569
3,550
3,630
3,615
3,580
3,575
Transportation
2,254
2,269
2,270
2,256
2,260
2,259
2,244
2,262
2,246
2,254
Communications and public utilities.
6,193
6,180
6,061
6,050
6,064
6,067
6,032
6,043
6,049
6,048
Wholesale trade
3,606
3,489
3,604
3,495
3,500
3,489
3,495
3,509
3,484
3,481
Durable goods....
2,587
2,572
2,572
2,576
2,554 , 2,551
2,554
2,550
2,564
2,555
Nondurable goods.
Total.

Total private
Goods-producing industries.

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

- preliminary.




19,950
2,644.9
3,286.0
2,069.0
6,554.5

19,377
2,306.5
3,216.7
2,053.2
6,700.6

19,294
2,339.4
3,229.1
2,045.8
6,538.8

19,509
2.457.1
3,256.1
2,037.2
»,504.6

19,628
2,470
3,243
2,070
6,596

19,347
2,347
3,232
2,038
6,578

19,343
2,349
3,227
2,038
6,563

19,338
2,342
3,226
2,035
6,569

19,294
2,323
3,219
2,038
6,558

19,183
2,292
3,214
2,037
6,544

6,716
3,295
2,122
1,299

6,707
3,280
2,118
1,309

6,678
3,269
2,117
1,292

6,681
3,277
2,118
1,286

6,740
3,301
2,128
1,311

6,688
3,275
2,122
1,291

6,687
3,276
2,123
1,288

6,692
3,283
2,122
1,287

6,698
3,282
2,123
1,293

6,702
3,280
2,124
1,298

28,501 29,024 29,110 29,042
5,327.7 5,416.2 5,449.4 5,408.6
7,990.7 8,320.5 8,358.4 8,394.2
18,754 18,164 18,705 18,851
2,949
2,971
2,973
2,973
4,471
4,426
4,263
4,450
11,334 10,928 11,308 11,428

28,525
5,287
7,997

28,733
5,280
8,249

28,831
5,321
8,289

28,937
5,336
8,321

29,023
5,379
8,367

29,042
5,360
8,403

18,355
2,964
4,345
11,046

18,420
2,963
4,338
11,119

18,414
2,967
4,337
11,110

18,424
2,979
4,328
11,117

18,460
2,986
4,322
11,152

18,451
2,988
4,321
11,13*

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table 8-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonaupervisory workers!/ •" srivata nonfar* payrolls by industry

Hot i M i o n a l l y adjusted
Industry

Nov.
1990

Sept.
1991

Oct.

1991P/

Nov.
1991ff/

Soasonslly adjusted
1990

July
1991

ffli

txn-

Oct.
1991ft/

Nov.
1991s/

34.3

34.7

54.4

54.3

34.4

34.1

34.3

34.5

34.5

34.4

45.0

44.8

44.7

44.4

44.9

43.9

44.5

44.1

44.2

44.1

Construction.

38.2

39.0

39.1

57.6

(2)

(2)

€2)

(2)

(2)

Manufacturing
Overtime hours.

40.8
3.8

41.2

40.4

4t.7

41.0

41.0

40.9

40.9

1:1
III
8:!

Total private.
Mining

Durable goods
Overtime hours..
Lumber mn4 wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone* clay* »nd glmmm products..*.
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic staal products
Fabricated natal products
Industrial machinery and equipment.
Electronic and other electrical equipment
Transportation equipment...*
Hotor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products...
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Overtime hours
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
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.

1:?

41.1
4.]

41.6

41.6

39.4
38.9
42.1
42.9
43.9
41.3
42.0
41.1
41.4
40.9
41.4
40.2

40. <
39.<

40.4
39.5
42.4
42.7
43.4

40.3
59.0
41.8
42.7
43.3
.o
41.'
42
41
42.2
42.5
41.5
40.4

40.2
3.8
41.1
40.3
39.7
36.«
45.8
38.1
42.9
46.0
41.0
36.7

42.4

43.
44.

42.
42.,
41.1
42.1
44.1
41.,
40..
40.1

3.9

3i:i
40.7

42.8
45.8
40.9
40.4
40.6

4.<

4.0

41.<
40.:
41. [
37.;
45.1
58.:
43. S
44.4

41.0
40.2
41.6
37.6
43.6
57.9
43.1

40.8
4.1

43.6
40.8
41.8
40.7
41.1
41.0
41.0
59.6

1:?
8 8:i
:
41.
81 8:
:
Ji:
8
40.
42.

II

II:!

40.

41.2

ill

39.1

37.2
38.8

38.6

58.7

45.5
37.8
42.6
(2)
40.8
56.8

Transportation and public utilities.

38.8

Hholasale trade

38.0

5ft. 4

38.2

38.1

38.0

Retail trade.

28.4

28.8

28.5

28.5

35.6

36.1

35.5

35.6

32.4

52.6

52.4

32.4

32.5

37.8
43.2
(2)
41.4
37.3

(2)

Services

if!*
8:1

28.7

Finance, insurance* and real estate.

40.
40.5

1/ Data relate to production workers in mining and
manufacturing; construction workers in construction;
mn<t 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 nonfarm payrolls.




38.7
38.2
28.6

41.3
3.7

41.3
40.2

40.0
39.1
41.8
42.7
43.6
41.6
41.8
40.5
42.5
43.1
40.9
39.9

40.5
38.7
41.4
42.4
43.0
41.3
41.9
41.1
42.2
42.2
41.1
39.7

40.3
3.7

40.4
3.8

40.4
5.9

40.6
(2)
41.3
37,3
43.4
37.6*
43.2
(Z)
41.2
37.7

40.7
(2)
41.3
37.4
43.4
37.8
43.2
(2)

40.8
(2)
41.5

42.0
42.8
43.7
41.7
42.1
40.7

59.9
5.6

•••
44.1
38.5
43.7
42.7
41.5
37.7

8:1

41.
3,

21:?
2!:S

3:5

C2)
41.3
38.1

38.9

38.6

38.6

38.2

38.1

38.1

28.8

28.5

28.8

(2)

C2)

(2)

32.6

32.4

32.5

(2)
2/ These series sra not published seasonally
adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative
32.4
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 workar»l/ on private nonferm
payrolls by industry
Average hourly earnings
Industry

Avaraga waekly aarnings

Nov.
1990

Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
F*-rni*ure and fixtures
Sione* clay* and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces end basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Industrial machinery and equipment
Electronic and other electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products.
Transportation and public utilities

'10.44
10.40

•10.46
10.44

14.35

14.12

14.20

621.90

642.88

631.16

630.48

14.15

14.14

13.95

529.83

551.85

552.87

524.52

10.96

Mining

•10.46
10.41

13.82

,

Nov.
1991p/

13.87

Seasonally adjusted

Oct.
199 lfi/

$10.16
10.13

Total privata.

Sapt.
1991

11.27

11.25

11.30

447.17

466.58

462.38

465.56

11.47
9.11
8.63
11.2Z
13.13
15,09
10.95
11.97
10.52
14.20
14.59
11.48
S.66

11.89
9.41
8.88
11.44
13.51
15.55

473.71
358.93
335.71
472.36
563.28
662.45
452.24
502.74
432.37
587.88
596.73
475.27
348.13

497.00
384.87
354.31
487.34
582.28
684.20
475.86
517.75
444.44
644.57
689.04
484.86
358.67

493.79
378.55
349.58
484.21
575.60
676.17
472.76
512.47
437.53
645.42
683.28
480.98
357.94

494.62
377.21
344.76
478.61
577.30
676.35
472.46
516.99
450.28
635.95
657.05
489.29
359.56

10.29

8.90
10.49
9.86
16. P3
8.42
6.86
12.80
11.65
14.21
17.16
10.16
7.18

10.47
9.85
16.09
8.40
6.81
12.80
11.64
14.25
17.14
10.15
7.19

11.89
9.36
8.84
11.45
13.52
15.62
11.33
12.28
10.85
15.07
15.46
11.79
8.90
10.55
10.01
17.02
8.46
6.81
12.89
11.61
14.38
17.28
10.22
7.25

413.66
400.31
665.35
322.76
242.66
548.81
433.58
589.88
763.14
406.72
256.53

427.99
408.20
646.01
351.96
257.25
560.64
443.87
613.87
765.34
421.64
272.12

425.08
403.85
646.82
349.44
256.06
558.08
441.16
614.18
752.45
422.24
267.47

430.44
412.41
653.57
353.63
255.38
568.45
444.66
628.41
737.86
424.13
273.33

13.29

13.34

507.89

520.81

515.65

514.92

415.34

431.62

427.08

428.63

194.82

203.62

201.50

202.92

360.27

380.13

372.04

374.87

324.65

336.76

334.69

336.64

i
i!i

6.63
12.55
11.38
13.75
16.59
9.92
6.99
13.09

Wholesale trade

10.93

Retail trade

10.84
15.06

H:tt

13.32
11.24

6.86

Finance, insurance* and real estate
Services

-

11.18

10.02

11.25

7.07

7.12

10.48

10.53

7;07

10.12
f

8.85
11.42
13.48
15.58
11.31
12.26
10.75
15.08
15.60

10.53
10.33

10.33

10.39

Nov.
1990

Sapt.
1991

Oct.
1991p/

•348.49 •362.96 •359.14 •358.78
348.47 359.15 356.72 359.14

P * preliminary.

See footnote 1* table B-2.

Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers!/ on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry* seasonally adjusted

Industry

Nov.
1990

Total privatet
•10.13
Current dollars
7.43
Constant (1982) dollars?/
13.88
Mining
'
13.85
Construction
10.96
Manufacturing
10.50
Excluding overtime^/
13.07
Transportation and public utilities
10.93
Wholesale trade
6.83
Retail trade
Finance* insurance, and real estate 10.12
9.98
Services
1/ See footnote 1* table B**2.
2/ The Consumer Price Index for Urban
Hage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is
used to deflate this series.
Change was -.1 percent from September
iL
4o October 1991, the latest month
available.

f




July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept.
1991

•10.36
7.47
14.24
14.01
11.22
10.74
13.26
11.14
7.03
10.40
10.25

•10.40
7.49
14.27
14.07
11.25
10.76
13.30
11.22
7.04
10.47
10.30

•10.41
7.47
14.34
14.04
11.25
10.76
13.27
11.23
7.05
10.55!
10.321

Nov.
1991fi/

Oct.
1991p/

7
14.22
14.03
11.26
10.77
13.25
11.20
7.06
10.48
10.291

Nov.
199l£/

•10.44
N.A.
14.29
13.94
11.30
10.80
13.33
11.25

Percent
change
from*
Oct. 1991Nov. 1991
0.4
(3)

10.35

4/ Derived by assuming that overtime
hours are paid at the rate of time and onehalf.
N.A. - not available.
£/ r preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory worker*!/ on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry
(1962=100)
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Nov.
1990

Sept. Oct.
1991 199l£/

Nov.
1991B/

iov.
1990

July
1991

Aug.
1991

Sept. Oct.
1991 1991p/

Nov.
1991p/

123.5

123.8

122.7

122.0

122.9

120.7

121.5 122.3

121.5

121.4

108.5

108.1

107.0

104.7

106.8

103.6

104.4 104.4

104.1

102.9

66.6

62.9

62.1

61.4

65.3

62.5

Construction

136.7

135.7

134.5

122.6

132.9

Manufacturing

105.2
103.1
123.0
120.3
108.5
92.0
82.6
106.3
95.6
105.4
111.6
113.1
86.6
103.6

105.1
101.
126.
119.
106.

103.8

ill:

104.1
100.7
123.8
118.8
105.5
87.2
75.7
104.1
90.0
101.2
115.1
130.1
82.1
103.6

104.0
102.1
123.6
118.0
106
91.4
83.1
104.4
95.2
103.7
111.8
110.3
85.2
100.2

108.3
112.8
75.3
96.2
92.7
111.6
128.2
104.3
91.2
126.4
58.7

110.
120.
77.
100.
95.
111.
123.
102.
88.
125.
57.

109.0
116.2
76.Z
100.3
97.1
111.0
122.9
101.9
86.8
126.3
56.2

108.8
113.7
69.5
100.5
97.0
112.3
124.6
103.3
82.8
125.8
56.9

106.7
110.3
70.

130.2

130.8

129.7

129.8

116.4

117.0

116.2

116.0

Total private
Goods-producing industries.
Mining

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
Industrial machinery and equipment
Electronic and other electrical equipment*
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing.
.Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
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.
Wholesale trade

115.8

Retail trade
Finance, insur

'
.
and real estate..

Services.
1/

See footnote 1, table B-2.




89.

78.
104.
91.
101.
115.
131.

114.5

113.8

100.2
122.3
116.8
102.
86.
75.
103.

,SS:
113.2

126.2
83.7
103.2

113.2

60.9

60.6

60.1

123.8

123.3 124.9

124.4

118.6

102.3

103.2 102.9

102.6

102.5

99.6
121.3
115.5
101.
87.

85.
122.
57.

100.3
122.1
116.5
101.6
88.8
78.0
102.9
91.3
101.5
114.7
128.6
82.6
99.2
107.2
111.4
74.5
98.7
94.5
110.5
122.9
102.9
86.4
124.1
56.1

99.0
123.0
114.7
99.9
85.8
74.9
101.5
89.5
101.2
112.8
125.1
82.4
99.4
107.3
111.4
65.3
99.3
95.1
111.0
123.2
103.0
81.4

130.1

128.2

129.2

99.4
121.5
116.2
102.
102.1
87.1
76.7
103.: 102.5
91.:
90.2
100. < 100.0
113.j 113.3
126. < 125.7
81.5
99.9
1.7.0 107.
111.
Ill,
71,
69,
98,
99,
94,
L10.2
22,
122,
102,
86.3 102,
84.5
123.7
56.8 124.7
55.3
130.3

115.2

113.5

114.5

114.7

115.8

112.9

95.

ill:
126.
104.
90.
125.
58.

&
&
90.
101.
113.
128.
82.
98.
106.
109.
69.

98.

94.
109.
122.
100.

62.2

113.4

123.5

121.0

119.1

120.5

122.7

119.3

120.1

119.5

120.6

118.2

118.5

120.2

117.9

119.0

146.2

149.7

149.2

148.7

146.4

146.7
P • preliminary.

147.8

ill

x

i22

129.7

115.3

129.3

113.6

114.5

112.9

120.9

113.1

119.7

120.4

119.2

119.3

149.2

118.1

149. S

148.9

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
Time span

Mar

Fab

Jan

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept

Nov. .

Oct

Dec.

Private nonfa rm payrolls/ 356 industries.^/
Ovar 1-month spam
1989
1990.
.,
.,.
1991

64
58
38

Ovar 3-month spam
1989.
1990
1991..

67 (,
58 ft
31 f,

65
59
30

Ovar 6-month spam
1989
1990
1991
Over 12-month spam
1989
,
1990
1991

s
\

n

x

58 7
7
.6

53.9
48 7
38.5

52.7
52.8
51.1

53.8
48.3
45.8

52.9
46.6
51.3

54.6
47.8
54.8

n

61 1
54 4
30

56.2
50.7
38.3

54.5
48.7
39.5

53.9
49.4
48.9

54.9
45.6
51.7

55.9
52.5
56 n
40.0
43.7
37 4
52.9 £/49.2 E'44 \

55.8
35.8

59.1
35.1

67 7
56
26

65 n
55
31 2

63 5
55
29 5

59.0

56.5
47.6
41.2

54.5
55.9
53.4
44.9
42.7
38.6
45.8 p/49.4 fi/46.3

53.8
37.2

58
34

57.9
30.9

59.1
28.8

65 3
54 6
30

65 2
54 5
30 6

61.5
62 2
61.5
46.6
48.3
51
30 3 E/32.9 P/32.9

57.6
40.3

55.8
34.1

56 .0
30 .6

55.5
32.0

55.6
30.2

48
48.6
38.8
38.8
34 5
27.3
43.5 £/46 .4 £/42.1

45.3
33.8

59
58
36

!J:S

59.6
43.5

56.7
35.8

49.2
59 6
56
40 3
41
45 1
50.0 E/48 .2 £/44.0

• \

52 1
42 0

Manufacturing payrolls* 139 industri<
Ovar 1-month spant
1989
1990
1991

58
46 n
31 7

50 7
51 1
28 4

48 9
41 4
29 9

47.5
47.8
38.5

47,1
41.7
46.8

44.2
39.6
46.0

44.2
43.2
53.2

45.7
40.3
53.2

Ovar 3-month spam
1989
1990
1991

56
45 n
19 4

54.
43. 2
16. 5

49 3
45 0
18 0

43.5
38.1
30.2

42.8
38.1
36.3

42.1
37.4
48.9

40.3
35.6
57.2

36.3
39.9
27.0
31.3
55.0 E/46.0

Over 6-month span'i
1989
1990
1991

57 9
39 9
10 4

51. ft
36. 7
17.

48. 6
37. 1
19. 4

45.0
40.3
23.4

52 4
38.5

38.1
30.6
43.5

38.1
24.1
£/50.0

38.1
20.5
£/47.5

35.6
21.2

Ovar 12-month spmm
1989
1990
1991

6
33.
11: 56.71
14.
3

46.4
44.6
29.5' 25.2
£'18.3 E/21.6

41.7
20.9

38.1
19.8

35.3
14.0

34.9
12.9

«

14! 7

13.
1/ Basad on seasonally adjusted data for 1-. 3-»
and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month
span. Data ara cent«rad within tha span.
p • preliminary.
NOTEi Figures ara tha percent of industrias with

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41 0
23 0
p/38

41.0
21.6

41.7
18.3

3t ft
f
17 ^

39.6
16.2

39.6
11.9

.3

32.4
11.2

32.7
10.4

employment increasing plus one-half of tha industrias
with unchanged employment, where 50 parcent
indicates an actual balance between industries with
incraasing and decreasing employment.