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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Tuesday, November 7, 1967

U. S. Department of Labor
BLS, 961 - 2634
THE E M PLO YM E N T SITUATION:

OCTOBER 1967

The unemployment rate rose in October for the second consecutive
month, and at 4. 3 percent was up 0. 2 percent from September, the U. S«
Department of Lab or1s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The

rise in the jobless rate was occasioned by a larger than usual labor force
increase rather than reductions in employment.

The increased joblessness

in October occurred among teenagers and adult men.

A fter advancing in

September, unemployment among adult women was virtually unchanged in
October.
Total employment, at 74.6 m illion seasonally adjusted, was about
the same in October as in September, and was up 1. 4 m illion from October
1966. The civilian labor force, however, has increased more rapidly;
at 78. 0 m illion seasonally adjusted, it was up by 200, 000 over the month
and 1. 9 m illion from October 1966.
U ne m ploy me nt
The number of unemployed persons totaled 2,951,000 in October, up
nearly 200, 000 from September after seasonal adjustment. The total was
500, 000 higher than in October 1966, when the unemployment rate was 3. 8
percent.




The Employment Situation
Page 2
Novem ber 7, 1967
Unemployment rates for adult men and m arried men, at 2. 5 and 1. 9
percent in October 1967, w ere not significantly changed from a year e a rlie r
and were close to their average levels in the past 12 months* Sim ilarly,
the rate for w orkers insured under State unemployment insurance program s,
who tend to have a firm labor force attachment, was unchanged over the
month at 2* 4 percent.
Rates of unemployment among both whites and nonwhites w ere up over
the month to 3.8 and 8.8 percent, respectively. Both were at their highest
points since 1965.
The bulk of the increase in unemployment over the year has been
concentrated among women and teenagers; unemployment among both groups
was up about one-fourth. In October 1967, the jobless rate was 4.8 percent
for women and 15.1 percent for teenagers. Reflecting the substantial
unemployment increase among adult women which occurred in September,
m edium -term unemployment (5 to 14 weeks) rose to 884, 000 in October.
Long-term unemployment--*-which lags behind changes in the economic
situation-- remained below year ago levels, though up somewhat from summer
averages.
Unemployment rates have moved up for w orkers in occupations requiring
less skill and in those in which women are concentrated. The rate for
operatives, was up from 4.1 to 5*3 percent over the year, and for nonfarm
laborers from 6. 8 to 9. 2 percent. For w orkers whose last job was in a
cle rica l occupation, the rate increased from 3. 2 to 3. 9 percent over the
year. The rate for sales w orkers moved from 2. 2 to 3. 4 percent, and for
service w orkers from 4.6 to 5. 5 percent.
Labor Force and Total Employment
In October 1967, the civilian labor force was up 1. 9 m illion from
October 1966. Total employment rose 1.4 m illion and unemployment increased
500,000 over the year. This large y ea r-to -y ea r increase in unemployment-which includes 275, 000 women, 17 5, 000 16 to 19 year-olds and 50, 000 adult
m en--developed almost entirely in the last few months along with the
unusually large labor force increases.




The Employment Situation
Page 3
Novem ber 7, 1967
P a yroll Employment, Hours, and Earnings
The number of em ployees on nonfarm payrolls rose in October by
120,000 (seasonally adjusted) to 66.2 m illion. The increase was concentrated
in State and local government and trade, with the return to work of teachers
previously involved in labor disputes accounting for about 60, 000 of the
gain in government. The increase in trade (40,000) was fo r the most part
confined to retail trade, reflecting the modest but continued growth in retail
sales.
Manufacturing employment was unchanged between September and October.
Employment totaled 19. 2 m illion (seasonally adjusted) in October, 400, 000
less than the all time high of January 1967. F or the past few months, factory
employment has varied within the narrow range of 19. 2 to 19. 3 m illion. To
some extent these recent developments reflect the'lower lev el of new orders
for durable goods and the effects of the Ford strike. Strikers, who are not
on payrolls, are not counted in the payroll employment statistics, although
in the household survey they are considered to be employed but not at work.
Over-the-month employment changes in mining, contract construction,
transportation and public utilities, finance industries, and miscellaneous
services were small and for the most part in line with seasonal expectations.
Over the year, payroll employment has risen by 1. 5 m illion. The
entire increase was a result of employment growth in the service-producing
industries, notably government (670,000), miscellaneous services (500,000),
and trade (400,000). Manufacturing employment was 260,000 low er in
October 1967 than a year ago; much of the reduction was accounted for by an
over-th e-year increase in the number of striking workers off payrolls. A fter
large employment gains in the 1965-66 period, manufacturing employment has
shown little change this year.
Hours and Earnings
Average hourly earnings fo r rank and file employees on private nonfarm
payrolls were $2. 72 in October--up 1-cent from September and 12-cents from "
October 1966. Their workweek averaged 38.1 hours, down 0.6 hour from a
year ago.
The workweek for manufacturing production workers edged down 0.1
hour in October to 40.7 hours (seasonally adjusted). Average weekly hours
declined in 14 of the 21 manufacturing industries. Over the past three months,
the workweek has averaged 40.7 hours, 0.3 hour more than in the FebruaryJuly period, but still down m ore than one-half hour from last October.




T ab le A-1: Em ploym ent status of the n on in stitu tion al p o p u la tio n

by a g e a n d sex

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Kmplovment status, age, and sex

Oct.

Sept.

Oct.

Oct.

Sept.

Aug.

July

June

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

1967

1967

1967

81,595
78,132
75,181
4 ,0 3 3
71,148
1,687
922
765
2,9 51

80,982
77,526
74i6 31
3,931
7 0 ,700
1,8 83
1,0 73
810
2,8 95

79,488
76,209
73,744
4 ,1 1 4
69,630
1,451
811
640
2,4 66

81,460
77,997
7 4 ,630
3,7 07
70,923
1,813
949
864
3,3 67

81,259
77,803
74,625
3,6 76
70,949
1,977
1,081
896
3 ,1 78

8 1 ,1 6 0
77,701
7 4 ,718
3 ,9 92
7 0 ,7 2 6 '
1,855
992
863
2 ,9 8 3

8 0 ,954
77,505
7 4 ,4 8 9
3 ,8 5 6
70,633
2 ,0 1 1
1,058
953
3 ,0 1 6

80,681
77,237
74,147
3,727
70,420
1,9 39
1,072
867
3 ,0 9 0

4 5 ,606
4 4 ,7 1 4
2,9 22
41,792
893

4 5 ,6 0 0
44 ,7 6 1
2 ,9 24
4 1 ,837
839

4 4 ,828
4 3 ,9 8 9
2,9 32
4 1 ,058
839

4 5 ,5 1 3
4 4 ,3 7 5
2 ,7 91
4 1 ,5 8 4
1 ,1 38

4 5 ,4 7 6
4 4 ,435
2 ,8 06
4 1 ,6 2 9
1,0 41

4 5 ,5 5 9
4 4 ,4 7 9
2 ,8 35
4 1 ,6 4 4
1,0 80

4 5 ,433
4 4 ,3 3 8
2 ,7 9 1
4 1 ,547
1,0 95

4 5 ,3 1 4
44 ,1 5 6
2 ,7 2 6
4 1 ,4 3 0
1,1 58

26,398
25,167
736
24,430
1,231

25,903
24,615
638.
23,978
1,287

25,197
24,231
770
23,461
966

26,092
24,827
567
24,260
1,265

26,051
2 4 ,781
512
24,269
1 ,2 70

25,557
24,558
705
23,8 5 3
999

25,516
2 4 ,421
624
23,797
1,095

25,177
24,094
581
23,513
1,083

6,1 28
5 ,3 00
374
4 ,9 2 6
828

6 ,0 2 4
5 ,2 54
369
4 ,8 8 6
769

6,1 83
5 ,5 23
411
5,1 11
660

6 ,3 92
5 ,4 28
349
5,0 79
964

6,2 76
5,4 09
358
5 ,0 5 1
867

6 ,5 85
5 ,6 8 1
452
5 ,2 2 9
904

6 ,5 56
5 ,7 3 0
441
5,2 89
826

6 ,7 46
5,8 97
420
5 ,4 77
849

Totol
T o t a l lab or f o r c e .............................................
C i v ilia n lab or f o r c e .........................................
K m p l o v e d ......................................................
A g r ic u lt u r e ................................................
N o n a gric u ltu ra l

in d u s t r ie s ................

On part tim e for e c o n o m ic rea so n s
U s u a lly work fu ll t i m e ................
U s u a lly work part tim e ................
U n e m p lo y e d ..................................................

Men, 20 yeors ond over
C iv ilia n lab or fo r c e .......................................
K m p lo v e d ......... ............................................
A g r ic u lt u r e ................................................
N o n a g ric u ltu ra l in d u s tr ie s ..................
U n em p loy e d . .............. .................................

Women, 20 years and over
C i v i l i a n lab or f o r c e .......................................
K m p l o v e d ......................................................
A g ric u ltu re

.............................................

N o n a g ric u ltu ra l in d u s tr ie s ..................
U n e m p lo y e d .................................................

Both sexes, 16-19 years
C iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e .......................................
K m p lo v e d ......................................................
A g r ic u lt u r e ................................................
N o n a g ric u ltu ra l in d u s tr ie s ..................
U n e m p lo y e d .................................. ...............

T ab le A -2 : U n e m p lo y e d person s 16 y e a rs a n d o v e r b y d u ratio n of une m p loym e nt
fin thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Duration of unemployment

f

than S

......... ..................... .

5 to 14 weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 weeks and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 26 weeks
........................... .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .




Oct.

Sept.

Oct.

Oct.

Sept.

Aug.

July

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

1967

1967

1967

1,653
884
415
259
156

1,8 10
715
370 •
226
144

1,368
663
435
235
199

1,847
1,153
489
313
176

1,8 89
945
437
278
159

1 ,6 6 0
946
441
231
210

1,805
876
435
265
170

1,6 49
919
444
298
146

June

T able A -3 : M a jo r u ne m p loym e nt ind icators
(Persons 16 years and over)
Thousands of persons
unemployed
Selected categories

Total (all civilian workers).............................

Aug.

July

June

Oct.

1967

1967

1967

1966

4 .1

3 .8

3 .9

4 .0

3 .8

2 .3
4 .9
1 3.8

2 .4
3 .9
13.7

2 .4
4 .3
12.6

2 .6
4 .3
1 2 .6

2 .4
4 .0
12.7

3 .8
8 .8

3 .6
7 .9

3 .5
6 .9

3 .5
7 .2

3 .5
7 .8

3 .4
7 .4

1 .9
3 .9
.6
2 .4
4 .7

1 .8
3 .8
.6
2 .4
4 .6

2 .0
3 .6
•6
2 .7
4 .3

1 .8
3 .6
•6
2 .8
4 .3

2 .0
3 .9
.6
2 .6
4 .5

1 .9
3 .4
.7
2 .1
4 .1

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

1967

1966

1967

S ep t.
1967

2 ,9 51

2 ,4 6 6

4 .3

839
966
660

2 .5
4 .8
15.1

1,9 42
523
537
1,8 85
435
752

Both sexes, 16-19 years .............................

893
1,231
828

White...........................................................
Non white.............. ......................................

2 ,3 0 5
647

Married men....................................................
Full-time workers...........................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over.......................
State insured* ............... ................................
Labor force time lost ^ ....................................

564
2 ,1 0 8
415
901

Men, 20 years and over................................

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

*

-

Occupation
White-collar workers........................................
Professional and managerial........................
Clerical workers..........................................
Sales w orkers.............................................
Blue-collar workers....................................... .
Craftsmen and foremen....... '.................. .
Operatives..................................................
Nonfarm laborers..........................................
Service workers...............................................

837
193
496
148
1,1 60
218
656
286
484

681
192
393
96
929
222
507
200
402

2 .5
1 .2
3 .9
3 .4
4 .9
2 .8
5 .3
9 .2
5 .5

2 .5
1 .3
3 .7
4 .1
4 .6
2 .2
5 .4
8 .1
5 .1

2 .2
1 .1
3 .4
3 .2
4 .4
2 .4
4 .8
7 .8
4 .1

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

2 .2
1.2
3 .2
3 .8
4 .7
2 .8
5 .1
7 .8
4 .3

2 .1
1 .3
3 .2
2 .2
4 .0
2 .9
4 .1
6 .8
4 .6

2 ,1 8 6
170
766
400
366
86
571
571
221
89

1,7 71
206
545
273
272
56
468
479
— 173
71

4 .4
7 .2
4 .1
3 .6
4 .8
2 .6
5 .0
4 .2
2 .2
8 .6

4 .2
5 .4
4 .1
3 .7
4 .5
2 .4
5 .1
4 .0
2 .1
11.1

3 .9
7 .1
3 .8
3 .4
4 .5
2 .6
4 .2
3 .5
1 .5
7 .1

4 .1
7 .6
4 .0
4 .1
4 .0
2 .4
4 .4
3 .5
1 .7
7 .2

4 .0
8 .6
3 .9
3 .6
4 .3
2 .9
4 .1
3 .3
2 .1
7 .8

3 .8
8 .8
3 .0
2 .5
3 .6
1.7
4 .3
3 .7
1 .9
7 .3

Industry
Private wage and salary workers 3. .~ .............
Construction................................................
Manufacturing..............................................
Durable g o o d s .........................................
Nondurable g o o d s ....................................
Transportation and public utilities ............
Wholesale and retail tra d e ...........................
Finance and service industries....................
Government wage and salary workers...............
Agricultural wage and salary workers...............

^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent o f average covered employment.
^Man-hours los t by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a

percent o f potentially availab le labor force man-hours.
^Includes mining, not shown separately.

T ab le A -4 : F u ll-a n d part-tim e status of the civ ilia n la b o r force

Full- and part-time employment status

Total

Men,
20 and
over

Women,
20 and
over

Both sexes,
16-19 years

Full Tima
Civilian labor force.......................................................................................................... '.i —
Employed:
Full-time schedules................................... •...................................................................
Part time for economic reasons........ ...............................................................................
Unemployed, looking for full-time w o r k ................................................... .......................
Unemployment r a t e .................................... ..............................................................................

67,309

43 ,5 8 1

20,773

2 ,9 56

63,267
1,934
2 ,1 08
3 .1

4 1 ,898
887
796
1 .8

19,011
845
916
4 .4

2 ,3 58
201
397
13 .4

10,823
9 ,9 8 0
843
7 .8

2,0 25
1,929
97
4 .8

5,6 25
5 ,3 1 0
315
5 .6

3 ,1 73
2 ,7 41
431
13 .6

Port Tima
Civilian labor force ................................................................................................................
Employed (voluntary part tim e)............................................................................................
Unemployed, looking for part-time w o r k .................. ...........................................................
Unemployment r a t e .................................................................................................................




b

T a b U A -5 : Em p loyed

id ta x

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Age and sex

Total, 16 years and o v e r ..................................

O c t.
1967

S ep t.
1967

O ct.
1966

O c t.
1967

S ep t.
1967

A u g.
1967

J u ly
1967

June
1967

7 5 ,181

74,631

7 3 ,744

74,630

74,625

7 4 ,718

74,489

74,147

5 ,4 09
2 ,2 46
3,1 48
8 ,5 2 2
60,724
4 6 ,768
13,698

5 ,6 81
2 ,3 4 1
3 ,3 31
8 ,6 12
6 0 ,3 9 3
4 6 ,7 0 9
13,632

5 ,7 3 0
2,3 22
3,4 02
8 ,6 0 4
60,128
4 6 ,4 7 1
13,563

5,8 97
2 ,3 63
3 ,4 91
8 ,5 7 1
59,678
46,0 6 2
13,627

16 to 19 y e a r s ...............................................
16 and 17 y e a rs .........................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ..........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .......................... ..................
25 years and o v e r ..........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ...........................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

5 ,3 0 0
2,2 37
3 ,0 63
8 ,5 2 5
61,355
4 7 ,5 1 0
13,845

5 ,2 5 4
2,1 13
3,1 41
8 ,4 9 1
60,885
4 7 ,0 9 0
13,795

5 ,5 2 3
2 ,1 83
3 ,3 4 0
7 ,9 9 0
6 0 ,230
4 6 ,7 6 8
13,462

5 ,4 28
2,2 88
3,1 06
8 ,5 1 4
60,718
4 6 ,8 7 6
13,712

Males, 16 years and over..................................

4 7 ,6 2 4

4 7 ,705

4 7 ,0 1 6

47,4 2 5

47 ,4 7 9

47 ,7 1 2

4 7 ,5 5 5

4 7 ,4 4 8

16 to 19 y e a r s ...............................................
16 and 17 ye a rs..........................................
18 and 19 y e a r s ..........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s ...............................................
25 years and over........... ................................
25 to 54 y e a rs ...........................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

2 ,9 1 0
1,3 30
1 ,5 8 0
4 ,7 8 7
39,926
30,913
9 ,0 1 4

2 ,9 44
1,2 91
1,6 53
4 ,8 6 1
39,900
30,905
8 ,9 9 6

3,027
1,301
1,7 26
4 ,5 6 7
39,422
30,585
8 ,8 37

3 ,0 5 0
1,4 00
1,639
4 ,8 0 6
39,588
30,637
8,9 15

3 ,0 44
1,409
1,6 53
4 ,8 4 9
39,589
30,648
8 ,8 9 8

3 ,2 3 3
1,4 36
1,7 86
4 ,8 9 1
39,566
3 0 ,6 3 8
8 ,8 8 9

3,217
1,3 99
1 ,8 10
4 ,8 5 6
39,468
30,5 8 4
8 ,8 6 0

3,2 92
1,403
1,8 56
4 ,8 8 1
39,266
30,4 2 4
8 ,8 7 0

Females, 16 years and o v e r .............................

27,557

26,925

26,728

27,205

27,146

27,0 0 6

2 6 ,934

2 6 ,669

16 to 19 y e a r s ...............................................
16 and 17 y e a r s ..........................................
18 and 19 y e a rs ..........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s .................................... ........
25 years and o v e r ..........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ...........................................
55 years and o v e r ......................................

2 ,3 9 0
907
1 ,4 83
3 ,7 3 8
21,429
16,598
4,832:

2 ,3 1 0
822
1,488
3 ,6 3 0
20,985
16,186
4 ,8 0 0

2 ,4 9 6
882
1,6 14
3 ,4 23
20,808
16,183
4 ,6 2 5

2 ,3 7 8 *
888
1,467
3 ,7 08
2 1 ,130
16,239
4 ,7 9 7

2 ,3 65
837
1,495
3 ,6 73
21,135
16,120
4 ,8 0 0

2 ,4 4 8
905
1,5 45
3 ,7 2 1
20,827
16,071
4 ,7 4 3

2 ,5 1 3
923
1,592
3 ,7 48
20 ,6 6 0
15,887
4 ,7 0 3

2 ,6 05
960
1,635
3 ,6 9 0
20,412
15,638
4 ,7 57

'

NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals.

T a b U A -6 : U n e m p lo y e d p erson s b y a g e a n d sex

Thousands
Age and sex

Percent
looking
for
full-time
work
O c t . 1967

O c t.
1967

7 1 .4

4 .3

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

S ep t.
1967
4 .1

A u g.
1967
3 .8

July
1967
3 .9

June
1967
4 .0

O c t.
1966
--------!T 5 ------

1 2 .6
1 4 .4
1 1 .4
6 .2
2 .6
2 .7
2 .3

1 2 .6
1 4 .0
11.3
5 .8
2 .8
2 .9
2 .3

12.7
14.7
1 1 .4
5 .4
2 .6
2 .6
2 .5

2 ,9 5 1

S e p t.
1967
2,8 95

828
373
455
521
1,6 02
1,2 93
309

769
345
424
569
1,557
1,267
290

4 7 .9
2 2 .3
6 8 .8
8 0 .8
8 0 .6
8 2 .1
7 4 .4

15.1
16.5
13.9
6 .5
2 .9
3 .0
2 .5

13 .8
1 5 .6
12 .6

2 .8
2 .3

13.7
15 .3
12.7
5 .5
2 .5
2 .6
2 .5

Males, 16 years and over.................................

1 ,3 24

1,2 14

7 3 .8

3 .4

3 .0

3 .1

3 .1

3 .3

3 .1

16 to 19 y e a r s .............................................
16 and 17 years........................................
18 and 19 years........................................
20 to 24 y e a rs ........;■...................................
25 years and o v e r ........................................
25 td"54"years ..........................................
55 years and o v e r ....................................

431
238
194
206
686
490
196

4 2 .0
2 3 .1
6 4 .9
8 3 .0
9 1 .0
9 5 .3
8 0 .6

1 5 .0
17.3
12.9
5 .3
2 .1
2 .0
2 .5

1 2 .4
13.2
1 1 .4
4 .9
1 .9
1 .9
2 .0

1 2 .4
1 5 .3 '
1 0.2
5 .0
2 .0
2 .0
2 .4

1 1 .6
1 4 .5
9 .2
5 .0
2 .1
2 .0
2 .3

12.3
14.2
1 0 .3
5 .1
2 .2
2 .1
2 .5

11.7
14.1
9 .9
4 .3
2 .1
1 .9
2 .1

Females, 16 years and o v e r ...........................

1,627

1 ,6 8 1

6 9 .5

5 .8

5 .9

5 .1

5 .3

5 .2

5 .0

397
135
261
315
916
802
113

394
157
237
363
924

15.1
1 5.3
1 5 .1
8 .0
4 .3
5 .0
2 .6

15 .6
19 .3
13 .8
8 .8
4 .1

1 5 .4
1 5 .4
1 5 .4
6 .1
3 .5
3 .7
2 .7

1 3 .8
14 .3
13 .8
7 .6
3 .7
4 .1
2 .2

1 3.0
13.8
12 .4
6 .8
3 .9
4 .5
1.7

13.9
15.7
1 3 .0
6 .9
3 .5

O c t.
1967
Total, 16 years and o ver.................................
16 to 19 y e a rs .............................................
16 and 17 years........................................
18 and 19 years........................................
20 to 24 y e a r s ...............................................
25 years and o v e r ........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s .........................................
55 years and o v e r ....................................

16 to 19 years.............................................
16 and 17 years .....................................
18 and 19 years ......................................
20 to 24 years ..........................................
25 years and over.........................................
25 to 54 ye ars..........................................
55 years and o v e r ....................................




375
188
187
206
633 —
481
152

787
137

5 4 .2
20 .7
7 1 .6
7 9 .4
72 .7
7 4 .1
6 4 .6

iTi

4 .5
2 .9

3 .9
3 .1

T a b le B-l:

Employee s on n o n a gric ultu ral pay rolls, by industry
(In th ousan ds)
S e a s o n a lly

In d u stry

Oct.

Sept.

Aug.

Oct.

1967

1967

1967

1966

C hange

a d ju s t e d

from
Change

Sept.

Oct.

Oct.

Sept.

Aug.

from

1967

1966

1967

1967

1967

Sept.
1967

TOTAL ...................................

66,831

66,665

66,408

65,351

166

l,4 8 o

66,165

66,047

66,190

118

M IN IN G .................................

599

607

620

627

-8

-28

595

599

606

-4

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.------

3,^50

3,510

3,591+

3,466

-60

-16

3,224

3,235

3,223

-11

MANUFACTURING....................

19,382
14,243

19,1+55
14,314

19,1+35
14,261

19,640

-73
-71

-258
-4 i o

19,166
14,026

19,153
14,025

19,318

14,653

14,191

13
1

11,228
8,167

11,262
8,205

11,266

11,538
8,574

-34
-3 8

-310
-407

11,151
8,083

11,163
8,113

11,351
8,299

-1 2
-30

3 .1
- 7 .0
1 .3
-1 .9
-1 9 .4
- 1 .2
-3 9 .0

34.8
-1 1 .0
-1 4 .8
-1 0 .2
-1 0 2 .7
-3 7 .1
-2 6 .8

301
589
452
630
1,266
1,328
1,932

-6 3 .5
-7 4 .2
7 .4
-1 1 .2

1,893
1,882
453
425

297
585
451
626
1,281
1,356
1,976
1,916
1,980
456
427

2

1 8 .9
9 .4
-1 .8
4 .0

299
586
451
622
1,265
1,329
1,962
1,883
1,887
452
427

52
-3

8,015
5,943

7,990
5,912

7,967
5,892

25
31

!,!* >
83
952
1,382
685
1,067
999
191
527
349

1,780
81

0
2

949
1,375
681
1,065
992
191
527
349

1,751
85
946
1,381
687
1,067
992
190
521
347

3
7
4
2
7
0
0
0

Production workers.................
D U R A B L E G O O D S ..................................

Production workers................
Ordnance and accessories............
Lumber and wood products..........
Furniture and fixtures................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries..............
Fabricated metal products. . . . . .
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment...................
Transportation equipment............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

302.0
596.8
458.0
6 3 7 .7
1,21+9.7
1 ,3 3 9 .5
1 ,9 1 6 .8

298.9
603.8

8,193
296.1
611.8
456.2
646.9
1 ,2 8 8 .6

267.2
607.8
472 .8

3
1
8
1
-1
-3 0
10

1 ,9 1 6 .^
1 ,9 0 5 .8
lt-53-6
I+52.I

1+56.7
639.6
1 ,2 6 9 .1
1,31+0.7
1 ,9 5 5 .8
1 ,8 9 7 .5
1 ,8 9 6 .L
455.4
448.1

8,151+
6,076

8,193
6,109

8,169
6,068

8,102
6,079

-3 9
-33

1 ,8 6 9 .3
100.6
958.6
1 ,3 9 9 .6
687.5
1 ,0 7 0 .2
99>+.7
192.0
532.0
3*+9.2

1 ,9 2 1 .3
96 .3
956.3
1 ,3 9 6 .2
688.4
1 ,0 6 7 .2
994.8

1 ,8 8 0 .6

1 ,8 5 7 .0

90.5
955.4
1 ,4 0 5 .5
694.6

95.4
969.4
1 ,4 2 2 .7
675.9
1 ,0 4 0 .0
968.7
186.5
524.6

-5 2 .0
4 .3
2.3
3 .4
-.9
3 .0
-.1
-1 .5
3 .3
-.6

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
U T ILIT IE S............................

l+,286

4,321

4,33>

4,219

-35

67

4,256

4,266

4,283

-1 0

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

13,780

13,676

13,622

13,385

104

395

13,748

13,706

13,664

42

........................

3,59'+
10,186

3,579
10,097

3,608
10,014

3,500
9,885

15
89

94
301

3,56?
10,186

3,558
10,148

3,569
10,095

4
38

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL EST A T E......................

3,267

3,273

3,3>5

3,117

-6

150

3,270

3,263

3,253

7

S E R V IC E S ............................

10,208

10,218

10,262

9,704

-10

504

10,177

10,167

10,130

10

665.9
1 ,0 2 4 .2
2 ,2 5 9 .5
1 ,0 2 9 .5

-4 3 .3
4 .0
9 .7
7 4.9

9 .1
6 .8
234.0
79.3

697
1,026
2,496
i,o 6 4

694
1,028
2^484
l,0 6 l

692
1,029
2>71
1,055

3
-2
12

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ; .....................

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 plastics products,n e c

WHOLESALE TRADE

R E T A I L T R A D E ......................................

Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal services.......................
Medical and other health services .
Educational services...................

675 .0
1 ,0 3 1 .0
2 ,^ .J

193.5
528.7
349.8

718.3
1 ,0 2 7 .0
2 ,4 8 3 .8
1 ,0 3 3 .9

1 ,3 5 6 .3
1 ,9 6 9 .6
1 ,9 0 7 .5
1 ,8 3 4 .6
457.9
440.6

1 ,0 6 7 .9
1 ,0 0 3 .5
195 .2
522.1
354.0

817.4
1 ,0 2 6 .1
2^ 48 s. 6
914.0

647.9
1 ,3 5 2 .4
1 ,3 7 6 .6
1 ,9 4 3 .6
1 ,9 7 9 .9
1 ,9 8 0 .0
446.2
4 6 3 .3

361.7

12.3
5 .2
-1 0 .8
-2 3 .1
11.6
30.2
26.0
5.5
7 .4
-1 2 .5

-5
1
-2

3

GOVERNMENT ........................

11,859

11,605

11,240

11,193

254

666

11,729

n ,6 5 8

11,713

71

F E D E R A L ...................................................

2,699
9,160

2,707
8,898

2,784
8,456

2,612
8,581

-8
262

87
579

2,704
9,025

2,715
8,943

2,746
8,967

-11
82

S T A T E A N D L O C A L ............................

NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months sre preliminary.




.

T ab le B-2:

A v e r a g e w eekly hour* o f production or n o n su p o rv iso ry w o rk e rs1
on p rivate n o n agric u ltu ral p ay ro lls, by ind ustry
Seasonally adjusted

Industry

Sept.

Aug.

Oct.

1967

1967

1967

1966

Sept.

Oct.

Oct.

1967

1966

1967

11

Change bom

Oct.

Change
from

Aug.

Sept.

1967

- l a

T O T A L P R I V A T E ..........................
MINING..............................................
CONTRACT C O NSTRUCTIO N-------MANUFACTURING............. ...............

3 8 .1

OwtrNmt Basra..........................
o u r a e t c c o o e s ............................

_

3 8 .6

3 8 .7

-0 .2

—0 . 6

1 *2.7

3 8 .3
1 *3 .0

1 *3 .2

k 3 -3

1 *2.2

1 *2 .8

1 *2 .8

-0 .6

3 8 .9

3 8 .8

3 8 .5

-.3
-.8

-.6

3 8 .i

-.1 *

3 7 .1

3 8 .3

3 7 .5

-1 .2

l»0 .8

1 *0 .9

1 *0 .7

1*1.1*

-.1

-.6

1 *0 .7

1 *0 .8

1 *0 .7

-.1

3 .5

3 .7

l* .l

-.2

-.6

3 .k

3 .k

3 .3

0

k l.5

3 .*
1 *1 .1

- 7
-.8

1*1.1*

k l.5

1 *1 .3

O w rrtbi Basra..........................

3 .7

1 *1.5
3 .8

Ordnance and accessories.............
Lumber aad wood prodacta..........
Furniture aad f is c a l* * ..................
Scone, clay, and glass prodacta . .
Primary metal industries...............
Fabricated s e a l products.............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .

1*2.3

1 *2 .3

Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment.............
Instruments aad related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

1 *2 .2

0
-.1

3 .5

k .5

1 *1 .7
1 *0 .2

1 *2 .3

0

1 *0 .7

0

1 *0 .8

.1

1*0.5
1*1.2

1 *0.5
1 *1 .1

1 *2.2

1 *2 .2

1 *2 .1

1 *1 .9
1 *2 .2

1*0.3
1 *1.8

1 *1 .0

1 *0 .8

1 *2.0

1 *2.0

1 *1 .6

1+2.7

-.7
-.2

1*2.3

1*2.1*

1 *0.3
1 *3.0

1*0.1*

1 *1 .9
1 *0 .2

4 3 .7
1 *1 .1

1 *2 .5
1 *1 .6

1 *1 .6
1 *1 .1

1 *2 ,9
1 *2 .2

.5
.1

1 *1.7
3 9 .6

0

1 *1 .9
1*0.8
1*2.1*
1 *0.2

1 *2 .7
1 *0 .2

-;2
-.1

1 *1 .6

1 *1 .0

-.8

-.2

1 *1.0

-.2

lu . 5
1 *2 .2

-.3
0

1*0.1*

-.1 + '

.1

1*2.3

1 *2 .7

-.5
-.8

1*1.5

k l.5

1 *2 .5
1 *1 .2

3 9 .2

3 9 -^

3 9 -k

-.2

0

3 9 .5
1 *0 .0

1*0.1+

.1

1 *0 .3

3 9 .9

3 9 .7

“ •3

3 .6

— 5
-.1 *

3 9 .6

3 .3
1 *1 .2

-.3
- .1 *

3 .0

- 9
•6

-.5

1 *0 .6

3 .3
1 *1.0

3 .1
1 *0 .8

-.3
-.1 *

.9
-.2

3 8 .8

3 8 .0

1 *1 .2

1*1.1*

3 8 .9
1 *1 .0

-.2

-.8

3 5 *8

-.5

1 *2 .7

-• 5
0

-.9

3 8 .1

-.5
.6
0

1 *2.0

1 *0 .2

3 9 .6

3 9 *0

3 9 *3

Textile mill products....................
Apparel sod ocher -textile products
Paper sad allied products.............
Printing sad publishing...............
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum aad coal products . . .
Rubber aad plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products. . . .

1*1.5
3 5 .8

1 *1 .3

1 *1 .1
3 6 .3

1 *1 .7
3 6 .6

1 *2 .9

k 3 -5

-.3
0

1 *1 .3

.2

1*1.6

3 8 .5
1*1.1*

3 8 .5
1*1.1*

3 9 .1
1 *2 .1

-.3
.2

1 *3.0

1 *3 .5

1 *3 -2

1*2.1*

1 *2 .3
38.1*

-.1

1 *0 .7
1 *2.0

-.1

3 .6

3 8 .2

-.2

3 9 .7
1 *0 .2

-.1

3 .2

1 *2 .2

1*0.5

3 .5
1 *1 .9

- 9
- 1 .1 *

1 *0 .8

3 6 .1
1 *3 .0

-.7
0

3 .6
1 *2 .3
1 *0 .3

1 *1 .8

3 9 .8

3 8 .2

1 *0.2

-.1
-.1

1*1.6

Food and kindred products..........
Tobacco manufactures.......... ..

1 *3 .0

-.2 ^ -

-1 .7

NONDURABLE CO O O S..................

1 *1 .7

3 .5
1 *2.1

-0

3 9 .5
1 *0 .1

3 6 .3

3 5 .8

1 *2 .7

1 *2 .6

1*1.6

3 8 .3
1*1.1*

In . 5

1 *3 .0

1 *2 .6

1 *2 .2

1 *2 .2

-.5
-.1

3 8 .7
3 7 -k

3 8 .1

-.2

.1

3 8 .6

3 6 .8

.8

-.2

3 8 .3

•2
.1*

1 *3 .1
1 *2 .0

1 *1 .9

•1

3 8 .9
3 6 .6

3 8 .3

-.3

3 6 .7

-.3
-.2

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TR ADE

3 6 .2
1 *0 .2

3 6 .5
1*0.1*

1 *0 .5

1 *0 .7

“ •3
-.2

-.6

WHOLESALE TRADE ..................
RETAIL TRADE...........................

-.5

3 6 .3
1 *0 .2

1*0.1*

1 *0.5

3 k .8

3 5 .3

3 6 .3

3 5 .5

-.5

-.7

3 5 «o

3 5 .k

3 5 .5

3 7 .2

3 7 .0

3 7 .1

3 7 -3

.2

-.1

FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND
REAL E S T A T E ...............................

_____

a

_

-

-

-.4

-

lData relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsuperviaory workers in wholesale and retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on
private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary:

T ab le B-3:

A v e r a g e hourly a n d w eekly e a rn in g s of production or n o n su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs1
on private n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p ay rolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Sept.

1967

1967

T O T A L P R I V A T E ..........................
MINING..............................................
CONTRACT CO NSTRUCTIO N-------MANUFACTURING...........................

$2.72

D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................

3.03
3.2 9
2.1*3
2.37
2.87
3.35
2 .99

Ordnaace aad accessories.............
Lumber aad wood products..........
Furniture aad fix tu res..................
Scone, clay, and glass products . .
Fabricated s e a l products.............
Machinery, except e le c tr ic a l. . . .
Electrical equipment....................
Transportation equipment.............
iasaumeacs nod related prodacta .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
NONDURABLE G OODS..................
Food and kindred products..........
Tobacco manufactures...............
Textile mill products....................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper aod allied products.............

3.25

$2.71
3.21*

2.85

3.20
1*.10
2.82

2.85

3.00
3.21*
.1*1
2 .3 3
2.85
3.37
2.97
3.17
2.78
3.1*5
2.85
2.3 3

3.03

3.28
2.1*1*

2

2.37
2.8 7
3.38

3.00
3.21 3.20
2.80
3 .^ 9
2.87
2.3l*

2.78
3^7
2.87
2.3k

2.61
2.61*
2.13

2.61
2 .6 3
2.1 9

2.06
2.92
3.33
3-15
3.60
2.81*

2.5 7
2.62
2.25
.0l*
.01+
2.90

2
2
3.28

2.12 2.11

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

2 .29

WHOLESALE TRADE ..................
RETAIL TRADE...........................

2.93
.0l*

FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND
REAL E S T A T E ...............................

2

2.65

2 .6 3

Rubber aad plastics products, n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .

$2.68

1+.21 1+.18

2.0 7
2.9 2
3.32
3.11*
3.61
2.81*
2.09
2 .2 7
2.9 2
2 .0 3

Printing and publishing...............
Chemicals aad allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .

Aug.
1967

2.10

3.12
3.56
2.77
2 .07
2.25

2.88
2.01

2.61

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.




Oct.

1966
$2.60

Change from

1!

Oct.

$0.01

.01
.03
3.96
0
2.75
0
2.9!*
3.22 .01
-.01
2.33.
0
2.25
0
2.77
.0
3
3.31
-.01
2 .91
.01
3.12
.02
2.67
3- k l .02
0
2.75
0
2 .2 3
0
2.k8
2.52 .01
2.09
- .0 6
2.00 .01
1 .9 3
-.01
0
2.79
3.21
.01
.01
3.03
3.1*2
-.01
2.70
0
1.96
.01
2.17
.02
.01
2 .77
.01
I.9I+
2.50
.02
3.12

Oct.

Oct.

Sept.

1967

1967

Aug.
1967

Oct.
1966

1966
$0.12

$103.k5
138.2k

$103.63
138.78
160.1*0

$103.79
139.32
116.57

llk .7 7

.09
.07

125.75
139-17
98.1*2
97-61*

125.75
138.71*

.oi*
.08

138.58
126.00
135.68

.12
.11

135-01
121*. 98
135.78
112.81*
150.07
119.68
92.66

123.30
1 3 5 .H
96.88
95.06
119.99
137.50
123.55

.13

103.88

.13
.25

.10 116.28

.09
.13
.08

.12
.01*
.12
•13
.13

.12
.12
.18
.11*
.11*

.12
.16
.10
.15

112.31
Ik 7 .k 8
119.39*
92.k3

10

107.71
85.63
87.98
73.75
125.56
127.21
131.0k
151+.80
119.85
80.22
82.90

k . 66
109.67
86.72
87.1k
7 k .73
125.56
127.82
130.00
157.0k
120.13
80.26
82.86

117.79
70.99
98.58

132.82

H l.7 6
lk 3 *5 2
117.1k
.0k

92

102.80
107.9k
87.75
83.8k
7k.05
k .k l

12
126.28

Oct.
1966

$100.62

$ -0 .1 6

$3.01

135.10
.k6
113.85

- .5 k
-2 .2 0
- .2 9

7 .9k
2.k3

162.60 159.08 152

.12
98.82
.12
9 7 -k l
.10 121.11 121.11

Change from

If

Average hourly earnings
In d u stry

12k .07
136.21
9k.02
k . 28
H 6 .8 9
139.02
1 2 k .26
136.3k
109.7k
lk 6 .2 9
116.05
90.09

9

10?.’o8
82.1k
83. ko
70.6k

117.97
71.66

129.17
153.79
116.89
80.11
8 k .l5
116.6k
72.96

121.37
125.51
127.56
lk 5 .0 1
113.9k
k . 68
79.86
112.7k
68.87

97.31

96.83

93.25

7

0
•k3
-.k o
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