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U . $. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

•NEWS

O F F I C E OF I N F O R M A T I O N , W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 20210

USDL. - 10-812
B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistics
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FOR RELEASE:

11:00 A. M.
F rid a y , N o v e m b e r 7, 1969

THE E M P L O Y M EN T SITUATION:

O C T O B E R 1969

E m p loy m en t in c r e a s e d m o d e r a te ly in O c to b e r , w hile u n em p loym en t
re m a in e d v irtu a lly unchanged, the U. S. D ep a rtm en t o f L abor* s B u rea u o f
L a b or S ta tistics r e p o r te d today.
N on fa rm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 190, 000 in O c to b e r to a new
high o f 70. 7 m illio n (se a so n a lly a d ju s te d ).

O v e rtim e h ou rs in m anufacturin g

m o v e d dow n f o r the se co n d stra ig h t m onth.
The u n em p loym en t ra te , at 3. 9 p e rce n t in O c to b e r , w as v irtu a lly
unchanged o v e r the m onth.
Indu stry P a y r o ll E m p loy m en t
N e a rly a ll o f the 190, 000 gain in n on fa rm p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t o c c u r r e d
in s e r v ic e s (100, 000) and tra d e (80, 0 0 0 ).

T h e re w e r e a ls o e m p lo y m e n t

in c r e a s e s in State and lo c a l g o v ern m en t (30, 000)
and r e a l estate (1 0 ,0 0 0 ).

and fin a n ce , in s u ra n ce ,

S m all d e c lin e s w e r e r e p o r te d in m a n u fa ctu rin g,

co n tr a c t co n s tr u ctio n , and tra n sp o rta tio n and p u b lic u tilitie s .
S in ce June, the a v e ra g e m onthly gain in p a y r o ll e m p lo y m e n t has
slow ed dow n.

E m p loy m en t in c r e a s e s have a v e ra g e d 93, 000 p e r m onth in

the J u n e -O c to b e r p e r io d in co n tra s t to an a v e ra g e m onthly gain o f 234, 000
during the O cto b e r 1968-June 1969 p e r io d .

(See table on page 2. )

The s lo w ­

down in em p lo y m e n t g row th sin ce June has o c c u r r e d in a ll m a jo r in d u stry
d iv is io n s e x ce p t s e r v ic e s .
U nem ploym en t D ev e lo p m e n ts
T h e r e w e re 2 .8 m illio n u n em p loyed p e r s o n s in O c to b e r , about 1 2 5 ,0 0 0
fe w e r than in S e p te m b e r.

A fte r s e a so n a l adju stm en t, u n em ploym ent w as

unchanged, fo llo w in g a sh a rp in c r e a s e in S e p te m b e r.
O v er the y e a r , u n em p loym en t w as up by 325, 000, w ith the in c r e a s e
about eq u a lly d istrib u te d am ong adult m e n , adult w om en , and te e n a g e r s .

Nearly n in e-ten th s o f th is advance took p la ce am ong new entrants and



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Nonagricultural payroll employment, seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)

October
1969

Industry

Total nonagricultural payroll
employment..........................
Mining.............................
Contract construction..............
Manufacturing......................
Durable goods....................
Nondurable goods.................
Transportation and public utilities.
Wholesale and retail trade.........
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
Services...........................
Government.........................
Federal..........................
State and local..................

re e n tra n ts to the la b o r f o r c e .

Average monthly change:
October 1968
June 1969
to
to
October 1969
June 1969

70,673

93

234

633
3,406
20,190
11,953
8,237
4,476
14,811
3,601
11,251
12,305
2,741
9,564

3
-15
-2
6
-8
2
37
11
46
12
-12
24

6
20
45
35
10
16
50
16
43
39
10
29

H alf o f the to ta l in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d am ong

p a r t-t im e w o r k e r s .
The u n em p loym en t ra te , at 3 .9 p e r c e n t in O c to b e r , w as e s s e n tia lly
unchanged o v e r the m onth a fte r r is in g fr o m 3. 5 p e rce n t in A ugust to 4. 0
p e r c e n t in S e p te m b e r.

The jo b le s s ra te h as m o v e d up fr o m the p o s t -K o r e a n

low o f 3. 3 p e r c e n t in the D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 8 -F e b r u a r y 1969 p e r io d .
F o r m o s t m a jo r g ro u p s o f w o r k e r s in the la b o r f o r c e , u n em p loym en t
r a te s re m a in e d at th eir S ep tem b er le v e ls .

J o b le s s ra te s f o r adult m en

(2, 4 p e r c e n t ) , m a r r ie d m en (1 .7 p e r c e n t ), adult w om en (4 .2 p e r c e n t ), and
te e n a g e rs (13. 0 p e r c e n t) w e re v irtu a lly unchanged o v e r the m onth.

H o w ev er,

the O c to b e r ra te s f o r th ese w o r k e r s w e r e w e ll ab ove the p o s t -K o r e a n lo w s
r e g is t e r e d this past w in te r.
The u n em p loym en t ra te fo r fu ll-t im e w o r k e r s ed ged down m a rg in a lly
to 3. 2 p e rce n t in O c to b e r , w hile the p a r t-tim e w o r k e r ra te w as unchanged
at 6. 9 p e rce n t.
F o r both N e g ro and w hite w o r k e r s , jo b le s s r a te s show ed no change
o v e r the m onth.

The N e g ro rate w as 6. 9 p e rce n t in O c to b e r and the white

ra te, 3. 5 p e rce n t.




F o r white w o r k e r s , the un em p loym en t rate in S ep tem b er

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and O cto b e r w as the h ig h est in 2 y e a r s .

A ll of the in c r e a s e d jo b le s s n e s s

sin ce la s t O cto b e r has taken p la ce am ong w h ites.
The u n em ploym ent rate fo r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State un em ploym ent
in su ra n ce p r o g r a m s w as unchanged at 2. 2 p e rce n t in O c to b e r.

The rate w as

up slig h tly fr o m the r e c o r d low re a ch e d e a r lie r this y e a r .
W ork w eek
The se a so n a lly a dju sted w o rk w e e k fo r r a n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s on p riva te
n on a g ricu ltu ra l p a y r o lls d e clin e d fr o m 37. 8 h o u rs in S ep tem b er to 37. 5 h ou rs
in O c to b e r , fo llo w in g 7 co n s e cu tiv e m onths at the p re v io u s le v e l.

With the

e x ce p tio n o f fin a n ce , in s u ra n ce , and re a l e sta te , e v e r y m a jo r in d u stry show ed
a d e clin e in a v e ra g e w eek ly h o u rs.
In m a n u fa ctu rin g, the a v e ra g e w ork w eek f e ll by 0. 3 hour to 40. 5 h ou rs
(se a so n a lly a d ju sted ) in O c to b e r , its lo w e s t point sin ce F e b r u a r y .

The

d e clin e w as w id e sp re a d am ong the in d ivid u al m an u factu rin g in d u strie s and
w as p a r tic u la r ly sh arp in the d u ra b le g o o d s s e c t o r .
O v e rtim e h o u rs in m an u factu rin g d e clin e d by 0. 2 hour to 3. 4 h o u rs in
O cto b e r (se a so n a lly a dju sted). T h is w as the se co n d stra ig h t m onth that
fa c t o r y o v e rtim e h o u rs had d ro p p e d .

With the e x ce p tio n o f A p r il 1968,

when h ou rs w e re a ffe c te d by unusual n o n -e c o n o m ic c ir c u m s t a n c e s ,
o v e rtim e in m a n u factu rin g w as at its lo w e s t le v e l in n e a rly 2 y e a r s .

O ver­

tim e w as down o v e r the m onth in both d u ra b le and nondurable g o o d s m an u ­
fa ctu rin g .
E a rn in g s
A v e r a g e h ou rly e a rn in g s fo r p ro d u ctio n and n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s on
p riv a te p a y r o lls r o s e by 1' cen t in O c to b e r to $3. 11.

O v er the y e a r , h o u rly

e a rn in g s w e re up 20 ce n ts (6 .9 p e r c e n t ).
A v e ra g e w eek ly ea rn in g s f e ll by 86 ce n ts in O c to b e r to $ 1 1 6 .9 4 , due
to the d e clin e in a v e ra g e w eek ly h o u rs.

The only m a jo r in d u stry g ro u p to

show a gain in w eek ly e a rn in g s w as fin a n ce , in s u ra n ce , and r e a l esta te
(up by $ 1 . 3 2 ).

C o m p a re d to a y e a r ago, a v e ra g e w eek ly ea rn in g s f o r a ll

r a n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s w e r e up by $ 6 .6 5 (6 .0 p e r c e n t ).
L a b or F o r c e and T ota l E m p loy m en t
The c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e r o s e about in line with n o rm a l Septem l^erO cto b e r p a ttern s.
adju sted b a s is .



The la b o r f o r c e tota led 81. 5 m illio n on a s e a so n a lly

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Total nonagricultural employment--including self-employed, unpaid
family, and private household workers--increased by 325,000 in October
to a new high of 7 5. 0 million (seasonally adjusted).

Agricultural employ­

ment declined to a new low of 3.3 million (seasonally adjusted) in October
and was down 200, 000 over the year.




Thi s r e l e a s e p r e s e n t s and a n a l y z e s s t a t i s t i c s
f r o m two m a j o r s u r v e y s . Data on l a b o r f o r c e , total
e m p l o y m e n t , and u n e m p l o y m e n t a r e d e r i v e d f r o m the
s a m p l e s u r v e y s of h o u s e h o l d s c o n d u c t e d and tabulated
by the Bu re a u of the C e n s u s f o r the Bu re a u of L a b o r
S t a t i s t i c s . S t at ist ic s on ind us try e m p l o y m e n t , h o u r s ,
and e a r n i n g s are c o l l e c t e d by State a g e n c i e s f r o m p a y ­
r o l l r e c o r d s of e m p l o y e r s and are tabulated by the
Bu re a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s . A d e s c r i p t i o n of the two
s u r v e y s a p p e a r s in the BLS p ub li ca ti on E m p l o y m e n t
and E a r n i n g s .

TabU A-1:

Employment status of tho noninstitutional population by sox and ago
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Employment status, age, and sex

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

O ct.
1968

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

Aug.
1969

J u ly
1969

June
1969

8 5 ,0 3 8
8 1 ,5 1 0
7 8 ,6 7 1
3,561*
7 5 ,1 1 0
1 ,7 4 0
950
790
2 ,8 3 9

8 4 ,5 2 7
8 0 ,9 8 4
7 8 ,0 2 6
3 ,6 2 9
7 4 ,3 9 7
1 ,8 8 7
1 ,0 8 9
798
2 ,9 5 8

8 2 ,4 7 7
7 8 ,8 7 4
7 6 ,3 6 4
3 ,7 6 7
7 2 ,5 9 6
1 ,5 2 3
852
671
2 ,5 1 1

8 5 ,0 1 4
8 1 ,4 8 6
7 8 ,3 2 5
3 ,3 3 2
7 4 ,9 9 3
1 ,9 3 1
1 ,0 1 2
919
3 ,1 6 1

8 4 ,9 0 2
8 1 ,3 5 9
7 8 ,1 2 7
3 ,4 5 8
7 4 ,6 6 9
1 ,9 8 2
1 ,0 9 1
891
3 ,2 3 2

8 4 ,5 8 4
8 1 ,0 5 4
7 8 ,1 8 7
3 ,6 3 4
7 4 ,5 5 3
2 ,0 0 1
1 ,0 6 5
936
2 ,8 6 7

8 4 ,2 7 7
8 0 ,7 5 6
7 7 ,8 7 4
3 ,5 5 1
7 4 ,3 2 3
1 ,7 9 5
881
914
2 ,8 8 2

8 3 ,9 5 7
8 0 ,4 3 3
7 7 ,6 7 1
3 ,7 0 5
7 3 ,9 6 6
1 ,8 7 4
1 ,0 3 0
844
2 ,7 6 2

4 6 ,5 5 6
4 5 ,6 4 9
2 ,6 2 7
4 3 ,0 2 2
906

4 6 ,6 2 0
4 5 ,7 0 6
2 ,6 6 3
4 3 ,0 4 3
914

4 5 ,8 1 0
4 5 ,0 0 0
2 ,7 5 7
4 2 #243
810

4 6 ,5 5 2
4 5 ,4 2 4
2 ,5 3 1
4 2 ,8 9 3
1 ,1 2 8

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

4 6 ,5 0 7
4 5 ,5 5 1
2 ,6 9 3
4 2 ,8 5 8
956

4 6 ,3 2 2
4 5 ,2 9 3
2 ,6 4 6
4 2 ,6 4 7
1 ,0 2 9

4 6 ,2 0 6
4 5 ,2 6 0
2 ,6 7 6
4 2 ,5 8 4
946

2 8 ,1 6 6
2 7 ,0 6 9
636
2 6 ,4 3 3
1 ,0 9 7

2 7 ,7 1 1
2 6 ,5 0 9
605
2 5 ,9 0 4
1 ,2 0 2

2 6 ,8 2 4
2 5 ,8 4 7
669
2 5 ,1 7 9
977

2 7 ,8 1 7
2 6 ,7 1 1
514
2 6 ,1 9 7
1 ,1 0 6

2 7 ,6 8 6
2 6 ,5 1 9
511
2 6 ,0 0 8
1 ,1 6 7

2 7 ,6 7 7
2 6 ,6 2 2
578
2 6 ,0 4 4
1 ,0 5 5

2 7 ,5 1 1
2 6 ,5 0 5
540
2 5 ,9 6 5
1 ,0 0 6

2 7 ,2 6 2
2 6 ,2 5 1
617
2 5 ,6 3 4
1 ,0 1 1

6 ,7 8 9
5 ,9 5 2
297
5 ,6 5 5
836

6 ,6 5 3
5 ,8 1 1
362
5 ,4 4 9
842

6 ,2 4 0
5 ,5 1 6
341
5 ,1 7 5
724

7 ,1 1 7
6 ,1 9 0
287
5 ,9 0 3
927

7 ,1 0 5
6 ,1 6 6
377
5 ,7 8 9
939

6 ,8 7 0
6 ,0 1 4
363
5 ,6 5 1
856

6 ,9 2 3
6 ,0 7 6
365
5 ,7 1 1
847

6 ,9 6 5
6 ,1 6 0
412
5 ,7 4 8
805

Total
Total labor f o r c e ............................................. • •
Civilian labor force .............................................
Employed................ . .................................... •
Agriculture........................................................
Nooagricultural industries.............................
On pan time for economic re ason s..............
Usually work full tim e................................
Usually work pan t i m e ..............................
Unemployed...........................................................
Man, 20 years end over
Civilian labor force................................................
Employed.............................................................
Agriculture........................................................
Nooagricultural industries..................... .. • .
Unemployed...........................................................
Woman, 20 years end ever
Civilian fobdr f o r c e ...................... ...................
Employed ........................................... ..............
Agriculture................... ....................................
Nooagricultural industries .............................
Unemployed...........................................................
Beth sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor force................................................
Employed.....................................................
Agriculture . . . . .............................................
Nooagricultural industries.............................
Unemployed..........................................................

T ab le A -2 :

Full- a n d part-tim e statu s of tho civ ilia n la b o r force b y so x a n d a g o
(Numbers In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Full- and part-time
employsMttt status, sex,
and age

O ct.
1969

O ct.
1968

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

A ug.
1969

J u ly
1969

June
1969

Hay
1969

Full tiam
Total, 16 years and oven
Civilian labor force........................................
Employed...........................................................
Unemployed........................................................
Unemployment r a t e ...........................................

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

6 7 ,7 4 0
6 5 ,9 6 4
1 ,7 7 6
2 .6

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

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

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

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

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

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

Man, 20 years and even
Civilian labor force.............................................
E -pfofed ...........................................................
.«-----«------» e o e e e e e e e e e e e o e e o e e e e
UBVapiOJCa
Unemployment r a t e ...........................................

4 4 ,3 0 0
4 3 ,5 3 9
761
1 .7

4 3 ,7 3 6
4 3 ,0 2 7
709
1 .6

4 4 ,4 1 5
4 3 ,4 2 6
989
2 .2

4 4 ,4 7 0
4 3 ,4 8 1
989
2 .2

4 4 ,3 0 6
4 3 ,4 7 2
834
1 .9

4 4 ,2 0 1
4 3 ,3 0 3
898
2 .0

4 4 ,1 2 9
4 3 ,2 5 5
874
2 .0

4 4 ,0 9 0
4 3 ,2 4 6
844
1 .9

Voomo, 20 years and oven
Civilian labor force.............................................
Employed...........................................................
Unem ployed.....................................................
Unemployment rate ...........................................

2 2 ,0 8 0
2 1 ,2 4 9
831
3 .8

2 1 ,1 3 4
2 0 ,3 9 2
742
3 .5

2 1 ,9 1 1
2 1 ,1 0 4
807
3 .7

2 1 ,8 5 2
2 0 ,9 9 2
860
3 .9

2 1 ,9 9 2
2 1 ,1 2 5
867
3 .9

2 1 ,7 8 1
2 0 ,9 8 4
797
3 .7

2 1 ,5 5 8
2 0 ,7 2 2
836
3 .9

2 1 ,4 8 9
2 0 ,6 8 1
808
3 .8

1 2 ,0 1 9
1 1 ,1 2 2
898
7 .5

1 1 ,1 3 4
1 0 ,3 9 9
735
6 .6

1 1 ,2 8 5
1 0 ,5 0 7
778
6 .9

1 1 ,0 6 6
1 0 ,2 9 6
770
7 .0

1 0 ,9 7 8
1 0 ,2 3 6
742
6 .8

1 0 ,8 8 5
1 0 ,1 8 5
700
6 .4

1 0 ,9 1 4
1 0 ,3 4 2

10*764
1 0 ,0 7 8

572
5 .2

686
6 .4

Fort Nam
Total, 16 years and oven
Civilian labor force................ ............... .............
Employed........................... ...............................
Unemployed........................................................
Unemployment t n t e ...........................................

NOTE: Persons on pan-time schedules lor eeooomic reasons are included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether Trfiring full- or
part-tune work.




TabU A-3:

Major unemployment indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)

T ab lo A -4:

U nem ployed p e rso n s 16 y e a rs a nd over by duration o! u nem p loym ent
( b thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Duration of unemployment

5.to 14 w e e k s ................................... . ..................
15 weeks and o v e r ................................................
15 to 26 weeks...................................................
27 weeks and o v e r ......................................- •




O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

O ct.
1968

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

A ug.
1969

J u ly
1969

June
1969

1 ,7 3 3
778
329
209
120

1 ,8 6 3
771
324
191
133

1 ,4 3 9
732
339
221
118

1 ,8 5 7
948
370
240
130

1 ,8 1 8
1 ,0 0 0
389
233
156

1 ,6 3 6
861
382
244
138

1 ,6 7 7
830
419
244
175

1 ,5 9 1
813
383
258
125

Table A-5:

U n e m p lo y e d person s by reason for unem ploym ent, sex, a ge , a n d color,
not se a so n a lly a d ju ste d

Total
unemployed
Reason for unemployment

O ct.
1969

O ct.
1968

Male, 20 years
and over

Female, 20 years
and over

O ct.
1969

O ct.
1969

O ct.
1968

Both sexes,
16 to 19 years

O ct.
1968

O ct.
1969

O ct.
1968

Negro and
other races

White
O ct.
1969

O ct.
1968

O ct.
1969

O ct.
1968

UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
Total unemployed, in thousands.....................
L ost last j o b ....................................................
Left last j o b ....................................................
Reentered labor f o r c e ................................ ..
Never worked befo re ......................................

2 ,8 3 9
882
451
1 ,0 9 3
414

2 ,5 1 1
857
430
873
351

906
458
141
267
40

810
443
168
172
27

1 ,0 9 7
314
209
501
72

977
297
159
448
73

836
JL10
101
324
301

724
117
103
253
250

2 ,3 0 2
728
383
861
330

1 ,9 6 6
635
350
714
268

537
154
68
232
84

544
233
80
159
82

Total unemployed, percent distribution . . .
L ost last f o b ...................................... .. • • •
Left last j o b ............................................• • •
Reentered labor f o r c e ...................................
Never worked b efo re .....................

100.0
3 1 .0
1 5 .9
3 8 .5
1 4 .6

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

100.0
5 0 .5
1 5 .5
2 9 .5
4 .4

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

100.0
2 8 .7
1 9 .1
4 5 .7
6 .6

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0
1 3 .1
1 2 .1
3 8 .8
3 6 .0

1 0 0 .0

3 2 .3
1 7 .8
3 6 .3
1 3 .6

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

1 0 0 .0

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

1 0 0 .0
3 1 .7
1 6 .6
3 7 .4
1 4 .3

1 0 0 .0

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

3 .5
1 .1
.6
1 .3
.5

3 .2
1 .1
.5
1 .1
.4

1 .9
1 .0
.3
.6
.1

1 .8
1 .0
.4
.4
.1

3 .9
1 .1
.7
1 .8
.3

3 .6
1 .1
.6
1 .7
.3

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

1 1 .6
1 .9
1 .7
4 .1
4 .0

3 .2
1 .0
.5
1 .2
.5

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

5 .9
1 .7
.7
2 .5
.9

6 .2
2 .5
.9
1 .8
.9

4 1 .0
1 4 .7
2 9 .2
1 5 .1

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Total unemployment r a t e ................................
fob -loser r a t e * .................... ..........................
fob-leaver rate1 ............................................
Reentrant rate1 ................. ......................... ..
New entrant race1............................................

Unemployment races are calculated as a percent o f die civilian labor force.

Table A -6:

Thousands o f persons
Age and sex

U n e m p lo y e d persons by a g e an d sex

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

Aug.
1969

J u ly
I960

June
1969

O ct.
1966

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

2 ,8 3 9

2 ,9 5 8

6 8 .4

3 .9

4 .0

3 .5

3 .6

3 .4

3 .6

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

836
435
402
588
1 ,4 1 5
1 ,1 1 4
301

842
430
412
625
1 ,4 9 1
1 ,2 0 2
288

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

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

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

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

1 2 .2
1 4 .7
1 0 .4
5 .9
2 .3
2 .3
2 .1

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

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

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

1 ,3 0 9

1 ,3 2 1

7 0 .1

3 .2

3 .2

2 .7

3 .0

2 .7

2 .9

16 to 19 y e a r s ..................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s .........................................
18 and 19 y e a r s .........................................
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 ......................................

403
219
183
270
636
456
180

407
227
180
282
632
474
157

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 ,5 3 0

1 ,6 3 8

6 7 .0

5 .0

5 .3

4 .9

4 .6

4 .7

4 .6

16 to 19 y e a r s ..................................................
16 and 17 y e a r s .........................................
18 and 19 y e a r s .........................................
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 ......................................

434
215
219
318
779
658
120

435
204
231
343
859
728
131

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

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

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

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

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

1 3 .1
1 5 .3
1 1 .8
6 .6
3 .1
3 .3

2 .7

2 .1

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

2 .3

2 .4




O c t . 1969

O ct.
1969

S ep t.
1969

T ab le B-1:

Employee s on n o n agr ic u ltu r al p a y rolls, by industry
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Industry

O ct.

S e p t.

Aug.

1969

1969

1969

Change from

O ct.

1968

O ct.

O ct.

S e p t.

Aug.

1969

1968

1969

1969

1969

S e p t.

Change
from

S e p t.

1969

...................................... 71,222

70,910

70,607

68,960

312

2,262

70,673

70,1*86

70,500

I87

63^

639

647

571*

-5

60

633

631

631

2

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.___

3,610

3,656

3,707

3,503

-1*6

107

3,1*06

3,l*H*

3,1*10

-8

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

20,376
14,952

20,1*26
15,003

20,435
14,971

20,019
H*,731

-50
-51

357
2a

20,190
Ik, 766

20,201
ik ,m

20,331*
Ik ,922

-11
-13

12,013
8,754

12,015
8,756

11,976
8,691

11,70k
8,521

-2
-2

309
233

11,953
8,695

11,965
8,703

12,081
8,823

-12
-8

-l*.6
-8.0
1.3
-6.5
-9.7
3.7
-.5
15.6
-.2
.1
6.2

-22.7
-8.6
10.7
12.5
87.I
50.7
6l*.9
97.8
8.1
5.8
1.9

310

325

$
661
1,382
l,l*6l
2,031
2,078
2,01*0
1*69
1*39

315
591*
(91
660
1,380
l»l46U
2,023
2,073
2,057
1*69
1*39

8S
659
1,361
1,465
2,005
2,076
2,183
473
443

-5
-3
0
1
2
-3
8
5
-17
0
0

total

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

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

Production w orkers...................

663.2
1,357.6
1,472.5
2,012.7
2,097.2
2,066.7
1*69.1*
k6k.3

316.1
604.4
494.7
674.7
1,367.3
1,1*68.8
2,013.2
2,081.6
2,066.9
469.3
1*58.1

323.4
617.8
497.9
679.1
1,367.9
1,461.9
1,999.3
2,07l*.2
2,023.1*
475.7
1*55.8

33>*.2
605.0
1*85.3
655.7
1,270.5
i,i* a .8
1,91*7.8
1,999.1*
2,058.6
1*63.6
1*62.1*

8,363
6,198

8,1*11
6,21*7

8,1*59
6,280

8,315
6 ,a o

-1*8
-1*9

1*8
-12

8,237
6,071

8,236
6,076

8,253
6,099

1
-5

1,881.7
91.6
981.1
1,1*29.7
722.2
1,098.1*
1,01*5.1*
192.3
586.9
333.6

1,925.2
9L.0
983.9
1,1*27.9
721.9
1,091.6
1,051.2
193.2
586.9
335.5

1,932.0
90.0
988.1
1,1*33.3
726.8
1,091.1
l,06l*.l*
196.0
586.2
351.0

1,866.0
96.8
999.2
l,l*3»*.5
700.1*
1,070.7
1,029*8
188.2
572.8
356.7

-1*3.5
-2.1*
-2.8
1.8
.3
6.8
-5.8
-.9
0
-1.9

15.7
-5.2
-18.1
-1*.8
a .8
27.7
15.6

1,796
80
978
1,1*12
718
1,093
1,050
189
581*
336

1,797
83
979
1,414
718
j 1,089
1 1,052
190
586
345

1
-2
-2
-1
3

-23.1

1,797
78
976
1,1*11
7a
1,097
1,050
191
582
33l*

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
U T IL IT IE S............................

i*,i*98

1*,531

l*, 533

1*, 363

-33

135

k ,k i6

l*,l*82

4,484

-6

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

lU,8L9

11*, 717

ll*,660

Ik ,

302

132

51*7

ll* ,8 ll

ll*,731

14,702

80

W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ................
R E T A IL T R A D E .........................

3,832
11,017

3,807
10,910

3 ,8 a
10,839

3,686
10,616

25
107

11*6
1*01

3,805
11,006

3,788
10,91*3

3,776
10,926

17
63

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

3,597

3,601

3,61*2

3,1*30

-l*

167

3,601

3,590

3,581

11

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

11,262

11,186

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products...........

311.5

Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries. . . . . . .
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipment . . . . . . .
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S : ..............

Production w orkers...................

Food and kindred produ cts...........
Tobacco manufactures . .................
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . .
Apparel and other textile products
Psper and allied products..............
Printing and publishing.................
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products. . . .
Rubber and plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products . . . .

Hotels and other lodging places . .
Personal s e r v ic e s ...........................
Medical and other health services
Educational s e r v i c e s ..................

716.3
l,02l*.l*
2,91^.6
1,162.6

71*3.5
1,021.0
2,895.1*
1

, 06k . 6

k .l
l k .1

k

0
2
-2
-2

10,732
11,253
701.1
825.9
1,023.0 1,030.1*
2,891.0 2,699.5
951.1 1,120.9

76
-27.2
3.1*
19*2
98.0

530
15.2
-6.0
a 5 .i
1*1.7

11,251
738
l,o a
2,918
1,120

11,153
7a
1,025
2,898
1,103

11,120
704
1,026
2,874
1,094

17
-i*
20
17

98

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

12,396

12,151*

11,730

12,037

2<*2

359

12,305

12,281*

12,238

a

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

2,727
9,669

2,733
9,1*21

2,80l*
8,926

2,691*
9,3l*3

-6
21*8

33
326

2,71*1
9,561*

2,71*9
9,535

2,752
9,486

-8
29

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

NOTE: Data for die 2 most recent months are preliminary.




T ab le B-2:

A v e r a g e w eekly hours o f production or n on su p e rvisory w o rk e rs1
on private n o n agric u ltu ral p ay ro lls, by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

TO TA L P R IV A T E .......................
MINING.............................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION-----MANUFACTURING........... ..............
O s f f d w M m . ..........................
DURABLE GOODS............................
Ordnance and a cce s s o rie s ............
Lumber and wood products . . . . .
Furniture and fisfu sea ....................
Scone, clay, and flasa products . .
Primary amcal industries.................
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery, except ele ctrica l. . . .
Electrical equipment.............. .. .. .
Trans poets cion equipment..............
Inscniaaencs and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
NONDURABLE GOODS....................
Fond nod kindred products...........
Tobacco manufactures....................
Textile mill products....................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products..............
Printing sad publishing . . . . . . .
Cheoucals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber sod plastics products, n e c.
Leather and leather products. . . .

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

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE..............................

Sept.

Aug.

Oct.

1969

1969

1969

1968

38.2
*»3.7
39.2
1*0.6
3 .7
1*1.1
3.8
1*0.2
1*0.2
'1*0 .8
1*2.6
1*1.8
1*1.7
1*2.0
1*0.3
k0.5
1*0.7
39.1
39.9
3.5
1*1.1*
37.5
1*1.0
36.3
1*3.0
38.6
1*1.7
1*2.9
1*1.0
37.1
36.6
1*0.5
35.3

38.0
U3.3
39.3
1*1.0
3.9
1*1.7
l* .l
1*0.6
1*0.3
1*0.7
1*2.5
1*2.1
1*2.0
1*2.7
1*0.8
1*2.2
k l.3
39.2
1*0.0
3.7
1*1.9
38.9
1*0.9
35.9
1*3.2
38.6
1*1.7
1*3.0
1*1.1*
36.8
35.6
1*0.2
3 k .l

37*6
t3 -3
38.3
1*0.7
3.6
1*1.1*
.3 .8
1*0.7
39.9
1*0.6
1*2.2
1*1.7
1*1.7
1*2.5
1*0.5
1*2.2
1*1.0
39*3
39.8

3*3
1*1.5
39.2
1*0.8
35*7
1*2.9
38.3

1*1.6
1*2.5
1*1.0
37.0
35.2
1*0.1
33.6
37.1

37.o

36.9

Change

37.9
1*1.7
38.k
1*1.1
3.9
1*1.8
1*.2
1*2.2

1*1.1
k l.5
1*2.6
1*0.9
1*2.1*
1*2.3
1*0.6

Sept.

Oct.

Oct.

Sept.

1969

1968

1969

1969

-o.l*
0
-1 .0
- .3
- .3
'. 3
- .3
.1
-.k
-.1

-0 .3
1 .6
-.1
-.k
- .3
-.k
-.k
-1 .5
-1 .2

- .3

-.k

37.5
1*2.8
37.k
1*0.5
3-k
k l.2
3.6
1*0.5
39.5
39.9
k l.7

-.9

-.1

- .1

-.5

- .7

k l.k
k2.5
kO.3
k l.6
k o.8
38.8
39.6
3 .1
k l.3
37.9
1*0.5
35.6
1*2.6
38.2
k l.6
k2.k
1*0.6
37.3
35-k
1*0 .1
33.8

.2

0

37.1

- .3
- .2
- .3
0

k3.1
1*0 .8

- .3

- .6
- .3
- .2
.5
.3
- .7
- .7

.1

39.9
1*0.1
3 .5
1*1.0
38.9
k l.5
36.1*
1*3.1*
38.7
»*1.9
k 2.7
1*2.0
38.3
35.7
1*0.2
3 k .3

1*2.2

.8
-7
.2
- .1
-.9
.2

-.k

- .2
-.k
-.k
.3

-.1
- .2
- .3
- .3

-.5

-.k
-•3
- .2

- .1

- .5
-.k
.2
-.k

37.1

-1.0
-1 .3
-5

i f

Industry

Oct.

S ipt.
1969___

37.8
k 3.o
38.1
1*0.8
3*6
k l.5
3 .8
1*0. k
k o .o
k o .l
k2.0
k2.2
k l.k
k2.7
1*0.6
k l.7
k l.l
39.0
39.7
3 .3
k l.l
37.k
1*0.7
35-9
k2.8
38-3
k l.6
k2.k
1*0.9
37-1
35-6
1*0.2
3 k -l

37-8
k3.2
37-9
k o.6
3-7
k l.3
3-8
ko.k
39-8
k0.3
k2.1
k2.0
k l.6
k2.6

37-0

37-0

kO.k
k l.2
1*0.9
39-0
39-6
3-k
k0.9
37-2
1*0.9
35-9
1*2.8
38.k
k l.9
k 2.8
1*0.9
36.8
35-8
1*0.3
3 k .3

-0 .3
- .2
- .7
- .3
- .2
- ,- j
- .2
.1

-.5
- .2
- .3
0
0
- .2
- .3
-.1
- .3
- .2

-.1
- .2
.2
-5
- .2
- .3
- .2

- .1
0
0
- .3
.2

- .2
-.1
- .3

.1

lDsta relate to production workerc in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory 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 sre preliminary.

T ab le B-3:

A v e r a g e hourly a n d w eekly e a r n 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 ayrolls, by industry
Average hourly earnings

Se p t.

O ct.

1969

1969

1969

1968

$3-11
3.63
k.9k
3-2k

$3-10
3.63
k.90
3-2k

$3-05
3-59
k.79
3-19

DURABLE GOODS...........................
Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber aad wood products...........
Furniture aad fixture a ...................
Scooc, clay, aad glass products . .
Priawiy metal industries.................
Fabricated sweat products..............
Machinery, except electrical. . . .
Electrical equipment......................
Transportation equipswnt..............
Inatniawncs aad related products .

3.kk
3*k8
2.80
2.69
3.26
3-85
3-39
3-65
3.1k
3-95
3-21
2 .6 8

3.kk
3.1*8
2.8 2
2 .6 8
3.25
3-87
3-39
3.63
3-13
3-96
3.20
2.6 7

NONDURABLE GOOOS...................
Food and kindled products...........
Tobacco manufactures ...................
Textile mill products......................
Apparel and other .textile products
Paper and allied products..............
Printing nod publishing . . . . . . .
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber and plastics products,n e c
Leather and leather products. . . .

2.95
2.95
2.55
2 .k l
2.35
3-31
3.76
3-53
k.02
3-11
2.3 8
2.60
3.28
2 .3 3
2.9k

T O TA L P R IV A T E ........................
MWMG.............................................
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION . . . .
MANUFACTURING..................... ....

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

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
EEAL ESTATE..............................

 1 See footnote 1,
NOTE: Data for


Average weekly earnings
Change from

Aug.

Oct.

Se p t.

O ct.

1968

O ct.

gmtad*
DCpw*

1969

1969

O ct.

$116.51
156.88
187.77
129.51

$110.29
138.86
173.57
125.77

1969
$ -0 .8 6
0
-3 .3 7
-.9 7

Ik3.k5
lk l.2 9
113.65
109.08
138.13
162.93
lk 2 .3 8
155.00
127.70
l 6 7 .l l
132.16
104.66

139.33
139.09
I H .7 6
107.71
136.75
160.51
138.86
lk 9 .9 4
1 2 k .53
159.17
128.61
103.22

13 5 .k3
140.10
107.68
104.58
129.93
147.24
136.53
145.09
120.99
162.92
123.22
100.15

-1 .0 3
.35
-1 .9 3
.1 3
-.5 6
-2 .3 8
-1 .0 2
.1 3
-.5 3
-.k 2
-.5 5
.66

4 .6 3
7.64
13.31
4 .8 3
10.04
6 .1 8
3.77
8.39
5.17

1 1 7 -k l
122.1*3
99-96
98-33
83.90
lk 2 .0 0
lk k .0 1
lk 6 .8 5
170.85
127-51
88.06
91.52
131.53
78.29

118.00
12k.02
98.81
98.16
8 k .37
lk 2 .9 9
lk k .7 5
lk 6 .3 7
17k.15
129.58
87.58
92.20
131.86
79.k5

116.51
121.30
9 k .50
97.99
83.85
lk l.O k
lk 2 .8 2
lk 5 .5 3
171.60
126.69
87.19
93.70
131.22
81.19

111.88
115.21
92.58
94.21
82.63
13k. 5k
137.39
138.69
160.98
125.16
86.56
8 7 .H
123.82
75.k6

-.5 9
-1 .5 9
1.1 5
.17
-.k 7
-.9 9
-.7 k
•k8
-3 .3 0
-2 .0 7
•k8
-.6 8
-.3 3
-1 .1 6

5*53
7.22
7 .3 8
4 .1 2
1 .2 7
7.46
6.6 2
8.1 6
9 .8 7
2.35
1.50
4.41
7.7 1
2 .8 3

109.07

107.75

108.04

103.51

1 .3 2

5.56

$2-91
3-33
k .52
3-06

1969
$0.01
0
.ok
0

$0.20
-30
•k2
.18

3-39
3.1*6
2 .7 8
2.61*
3.21
3.8k
3-33
3-57
3-09
3-93
3-16
2.61*

3.2k
3-32
2 .6 2
2.5 2
3-05
3-60
3-22
3-k3
2.9 8
3-78
3-02
2.51

0
0
-.0 2
.0 1
.01
-.0 2
0
.02
.01
-.0 1
.01
.01

•20
.1 6
.1 8
.17
.21
-25
-17
.22
.16
-17
-19
-17

Ik 2.k 2
lk l.6 k
111.72
109.21
137-57
160.55
lk l.3 6
155-13
127-17
166.69
131.61
105.32

2.95
2.96
2.5k
2.k0
2.35
3-31
3-75
3-51
k.05
3.13
2 .38
2.59
3.28
2 .3 3

2.92
2 .9 3
2 .5 2
2.3 9
2.31
3-28
3-70
3-k9
k.00
3-09
2.35
2.5 6
3.2k
2.30

2.7 9
2.81
2.3 8
2.27
2.27
3-10
3-55
3-31
3-77
2.98
2.26
2.kk
3.08
2.20

0
-.0 1
.01
.01
0
0
.01
.02
-.0 3
-.0 2
0
.01
0
0

.16
.lk
.17
.lk
.08
.21
.21
.22
-25
-13
.12
.16
.20
-13

2.92

2.92

2.79

.02

.15

table B-2.
the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Change from

if

Industry

$116.9k $117.80
157.18
157-18
189.20
192.57
132.8k
13L.87

1968

Se p t.

O ct.

1968
$6.65
18.32
1 5 .63
6.10
6.9 9
1.5k
k.Ok