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NEWS U. s. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR •FFICE IF IIFIIIITIIN, WISRINGTOH, I. C. 21211 U SD L - 71-594 B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s T elep h o n es: (202) 961-2530, 961-2633, 961-2472 T r a n s m is s io n E m b a rg o 9:30 A . M . F r id a y , N o v e m b e r 5, 1971 TH E E M P L O Y M E N T S IT U A T IO N : T o ta l O C T O B E R 1971 em p loym en t continued to r is e in O c to b e r, and u nem ploym ent ed ged down, the U. S. D ep a rtm en t of L a b o r 1 s B u reau of L a b o r S ta tis tic s r e p o rte d today. T h e u nem ploym ent ra te w as 5. 8 p e rc e n t in O cto b er c o m p a red w ith 6. 0 p e rc e n t in S ep tem b er. The to ta l num ber o f em p lo y ed p e rs o n s in c re a s e d by 320, 000 (s e a s o n a lly ad ju sted ) in O cto b er to a r e c o r d le v e l o f 79. 8 m illio n . N o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y r o ll em p loym en t w as unchanged in O cto b er, as em p lo ym en t gain s in s e v e r a l in d u stries w e r e o ffs e t by a net in c re a s e in w o r k e r s on strik e (9 0 ,0 0 0 ). (W o rk e rs on s trik e a re not counted as e m p lo yed in the n o n a gricu ltu ra l p a y r o ll s e r ie s , because they a re not on e m p lo y e r p a y r o lls . In the total em p loym en t s e r ie s fr o m the household su rvey, s tr ik e r s a re counted as e m p lo y e d --w ith a jo b but not at w o rk . ) The a v e r a g e w o r k w eek rebounded in O cto b er a fte r a d ro p in S ep tem b er. U nem ploym ent The num ber of u nem ployed p erso n s to ta led 4 .6 m illio n in O c to b e r, 270, 000 fe w e r than in S ep tem b er. U n em ploym en t u su ally d e c r e a s e s b etw een S ep tem b er and O cto b er, but the d eclin e this y e a r w as som ew hat g r e a t e r than usual, and, a fte r season al adjustm ent, unem ploym ent w as down by 135, 000. The d e c lin e stem m ed la r g e ly fr o m a red u ction in the num ber o f u nem ployed w o r k e r s who had lo s t th e ir jo b s and w as e s s e n tia lly con fin ed to adult m en. The o v e r a ll jo b le s s ra te a ls o d e c lin e d s lig h t ly - - fr o m 6. 0 p ercen t in S ep tem b er to 5. 8 p e rc e n t in O c to b e r. The u nem ploym ent ra te fo r a ll adult m en edged down fr o m 4. 5 p e rc e n t in S ep tem b er to 4. 3 p e rc e n t in O cto b er. The ra te fo r m a r r ie d m en a ls o d eclin ed , fr o m 3. 3 to 3. 0 p ercen t, reach in g its lo w e s t le v e l in a y e a r . The unem ploym ent r a te s fo r adult w om en (5. 5 p e rc e n t) and te e n a g e rs (17 .0 p e r cen t) w e r e v ir tu a lly unchanged fro m th e ir S eptem ber le v e ls . - 2 - The jo b le s s ra te fo r w h ite w o r k e r s w as 5. 3 p e rc e n t in O c to b e r, little changed fr o m S ep tem b er and fr o m O c to b e r a y e a r ago. The ra te fo r N e g r o e s w as 10. 7 p e rc e n t this O c to b e r, a lso lit t le changed fr o m S ep tem b er (10. 5 p e rc e n t) but up fro m 9. 3 p e rcen t in O cto b er 1970. Am ong occupation grou p s, the u nem ploym ent ra te fo r b lu e -c o lla r w o r k e r s d e clin ed su bstan tially o v e r the m onth, fro m 8 .0 to 7. 2 p ercen t, fo llo w in g in c r e a s e s in the p re v io u s 2 m onths. The red u ction in b lu e -c o lla r jo b le s s n e s s w as m o s t e vid en t among c ra fts m e n and fo re m e n , w h ose ra te Table A . Highlights of the employment situation (Seasonally adjusted) Selected categories Oct. 1971 Sept. 1971 3rd Qtr. 1971 2nd Qtr. 1971 1st Qtr. 1971 4 th Qtr. 1970 (Millions of persons) Civilian labor f o r c e .................................... Total employment................................. Unemployment...................................... 84.8 79.8 4.9 84.6 79.5 5.1 84.2 79.2 5.0 83.7 78.7 5.0 83.6 78.6 5.0 83.4 78.6 4.9 5.9 4.3 5.7 17.4 5.5 9.5 3.2 5.5 3.8 5.9 4.3 5.5 17.5 5.4 9.2 3.2 •5.5 4.4 70.4 22.5 47.9 70.1 22.6 47.5 37.0 39.8 2.8 36.9 39.5 2.7 (Percent of labor force) Unemployment rates: All workers ........................................... Adult m e n .............................................. Adult w om en......................................... Teenagers .............................................. White ..................................................... Negro and other races......................... Married m en........................................... Full time w o rkers................................. State insured ......................................... 5.8 4.3 5.5 17.0 5.3 10.7 3.0 5.4 4.5 6 .0 6 .0 6 .0 4.5 5.6 17.1 5.4 10.5 3.3 5.7 4.4 4.5 5.7 16.8 5.5 10.1 3.2 5.5 4.2 4.4 5.8 16.8 5.5 9.9 3.2 5.5 4.2 (Millions of persons) Nonfarm payroll employment.................. Goods-producing industries ............... Service-producing industries............... 70.9 22.4 48.5 70.9 22.5 48.4 70.6 22.4 48.3 70.7 22.5 48.1 (Hours of work) Average weekly hours: Total private n o n fa rm ......................... Manufacturing........................................ Manufacturing overtime .................... 37.1 39.7 2.9 36.7 39.6 2.8 36.8 39.8 2.9 N o te P a y ro ll e m p lo y m e n t an d ho urs figures fo r latest 2 m o n th s are p r e lim in a r y . Sources T a bles A -1 . A -3 . B -1 . B -2. 37.0 39.9 2.9 - 3 - dropped s h a r p ly - - fr o m 5. 8 to 4. 7 p ercen t. J o b le s s ra te s am ong m o st other m a jo r occu pation al grou ps showed little change in O cto b er. A m ong in du stry grou p s, the jo b le s s ra te m oved down fo r w o r k e r s in m anufacturing in d u s t r ie s - - fr o m 7. 0 to 6. 3 p ercen t. F o r w o r k e r s in tr a n s p ortation and public u tilitie s , on the other hand, the jo b le s s ra te ro s e to 4. 4 p ercen t in O cto b er, up fr o m 3. 6 p ercen t in S ep tem b er and 3. 1 p ercen t in August. T h is r is e in p art r e fle c te d the secon d ary e ffe c ts o f s trik e s am ong dock w o r k e r s and coa l m in e r s . The unem ploym ent ra te fo r con stru ction w o r k e r s , at 10. 3 p ercen t in O c to b er, has rem a in ed e s s e n tia lly unchanged since June but was down fro m a y e a r ago. F o r w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State u nem ploym ent insu rance p r o g ra m s , the O cto b er jo b le s s ra te of 4. 5 p e rc e n t w as e s s e n tia lly unchanged fr o m its S ep tem b er le v e l (4 *4 p e r c e n t)* The num ber o f p erso n s unem ployed fo r 15 w eek s o r lo n g e r, at 1« 2 m illio n (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ), w as unchanged o v e r the month but was sub sta n tia lly above y e a r - a g o le v e ls . The a v e ra g e duration of unem ploym ent, at 12.2 w eek s in O c to b e r (s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d ), has rem a in ed c lo s e to 12 w eek s since M ay and w as n e a rly 4 w eek s above a y e a r ago. The num ber o f w o r k e r s on p a rt tim e fo r eco n o m ic rea so n s (those who want fu ll- tim e w ork but have been able to find only a p a rt-tim e jo b o r had th eir w o rk w eek redu ced because of econ om ic fa c to r s a ffe c tin g th e ir jo b s ) ro s e to 2. 5 m illio n (s e a s o n a lly ad ju sted ) in O c to b e r. T h is retu rn ed the s e r ie s to the a v e ra g e le v e l o f July and August, a fte r a d e c lin e in S ep tem b er. L a b o r F o r c e and T o ta l E m p loym en t T o ta l em p loym en t in c re a s e d m o re than sea so n a lly betw een S eptem ber and O cto b er, and, a fte r season al adjustm ent, w as up by 320, 000 to 79. 8 m illio n . The o v e r-th e -m o n th in c re a s e in em p loym en t w as sp read fa ir ly e ven ly am ong the m a jo r a g e - s e x grou ps. Since la s t O c to b e r, total em p loym en t has r is e n by about 1. 1 m illio n , w ith half of the in c re a s e being r e g is te r e d by m en 20 y e a r s and o v e r . E m p loym en t o f adult m en has r is e n at a rap id pace since e a r ly this y e a r , a fte r showing no grow th during 1970. The number of p erso n s in the c iv ilia n la b o r fo r c e totaled 8 4.8 m illio n in O cto b er (sea so n a lly a d ju s te d ). Since la s t O cto b er, the c iv ilia n lab or fo r c e has expanded by 1. 5 m illio n , with n e a rly h alf of the in c re a s e being - 4 - accounted fo r by adult m en, many of whom have en tered the jo b m a rk et a fte r being d isch a rged fro m the A rm e d F orces,, V ietn am E ra V e te ra n s The jo b situation fo r V ietn am E ra v e te ra n s 20 to 29 y e a r s old was b e tte r in O ctober 1971 than it had been a ll y e a r, d esp ite the fa c t that d is ch a rg e s in this age grou p fro m m ilit a r y s e r v ic e have continued at the rate of about 50, 000 a month. The number of em p loyed v e te ra n s in this age grou p reach ed 3. 6 m illio n , and both the num ber unem ployed and th eir unem ploym ent rate dropped su bstan tially o v e r the month. (Data a re not sea son a lly adjusted; see table A -7 . ) A total o f 270, 000 v e te ra n s ages 20-29 w e re unem ployed in O ctob er, 50, 000 fe w e r than in S ep tem b er. O ctob er was the f ir s t tim e in n e a rly a y e a r that th eir u nem ploym ent w as b elow the 300, 000 m ark . The v e te r a n s 1 unem ploym ent ra te of 7. 0 p ercen t in O ctob er was down sh arply fro m the 8. 3 p ercen t rate posted in S eptem ber and was the lo w e s t rate since O ctober 1970. M o r e o v e r , the v e te ra n s ' rate this O cto b er was not e s s e n tia lly d i f f e r ent fr o m the jo b le s s rate fo r non veteran s in the same age group. A t 6. 6 p ercen t, the rate fo r n on veteran s was the sam e as it had been both a month and a y e a r e a r lie r . Industry P a y r o ll E m p loym en t T o ta l n on a gricu ltu ra l p a y ro ll em p loym en t w as about unchanged in O ctob er on a sea so n a lly adjusted b asis, fo llo w in g an in c re a s e of alm ost 400, 000 in S e p te m b e r0 E m p loym en t would have ris e n by about 85, 000 ex cep t fo r the net e ffe c t of in c re a s e d strik e a c t iv it y - - e s p e c ia lly among coal m in e rs and lon gsh orem en . The O ctob er le v e l w as 250, 000 below the a lltim e peak reach ed in M a rch 1970. O v e r the month, em p loym en t ro s e by 60, 000 in the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g in d u stries, but this was o ffs e t by a d eclin e in the good s-p rod u cin g in d u stries. M anufacturing e m p lo y m e n t was v ir tu a lly unchanged in O ctob er on a sea so n a lly adjusted b a sis, fo llo w in g a la r g e gain betw een August and S ep tem b er (1 6 0 ,0 0 0 ). F a c to ry em p loym en t, at 18.6 m illio n in O ctob er, was 1. 6 m illio n below the a lltim e high reach ed in July 1969. M o s t m an u fac turing in d u stries showed little o v e r-th e -m o n th change, although th ere w e re in c r e a s e s of about 10,000 each in p rim a ry m e ta ls and tra n sp orta tion equ ip m ent and a d eclin e of 15, 000 in food products. The in c re a s e in p rim a ry - 5 - m e ta ls w as its second in a row , fo llo w in g 3 months of sharp d e c lin e s . In con tra ct con stru ction , em p loym en t edged up fo r the second co n secu tiv e month, a fte r d eclin in g fo r 4 stra igh t m onths. The in c re a s e brought em p loym en t in this in d u stry to writhin 25, 000 of its y e a r - a g o le v e l. A 95, 000 d eclin e in m ining em p loym en t w as due to a strik e am ong bitum inous coal w o r k e r s . The o v e r-th e -m o n th em p loym en t gain in the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g indus t r ie s was dom inated by pickups in State and lo c a l g o vern m en t (40, 000) and s e r v ic e s (30, 0 0 0 ). T h e s e in c r e a s e s m o re than o ffs e t a 25, 000 d eclin e in tra n sp o rta tio n and public u tilitie s , which was la r g e ly the re s u lt o f a strik e am ong lon gsh orem en . E m p lo ym en t in the s e rv ic e -p ro d u c in g s e c to r has in c re a s e d stea d ily during 1971, although the rate o f grow th has been b elow lo n g -te r m tren ds. H ou rs of W ork The a v e ra g e w ork w eek fo r a ll ra n k -a n d -file w o r k e r s on p riv a te nona g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls m o re than r e c o v e r e d fro m its S ep tem b er d e c lin e , in c re a s in g by 0 .4 hour to 37. 1 hours (s e a s o n a lly ad ju sted ) in O ctob er* W ith the excep tion of June 1971, this was the h igh est le v e l fo r the p riv a te nonfarm w ork w eek since August 1970. The la r g e s t o v e r-th e -m o n th r is e am ong the m a jo r in d u s trie s took place in con tract c o n s tru c tio n --2, 1 hours, sea so n a lly adjusted. The O ctob er in c re a s e fo llo w e d a sharp drop in S ep tem b er (1 ,4 h o u rs) that w as attribu table in p a rt to unusually bad w eath er con dition s. In m anufacturing, the w ork w eek a v e ra g e d 39.7 hours, sea so n a lly adjusted, up 0, 1 hour fr o m S ep tem b er, In c re a s e s in hours took place in m o st of the du rable goods in d u stries, w h ere w o rk w eek s rebounded fro m s iz e a b le d e c lin e s in the p re v io u s month. A fte r ris in g to the 40. 0 -hour m ark during the past su m m er, a v e ra g e hours in m anufacturing a re now near the lo w e r le v e ls that p re v a ile d e a r lie r in the y e a r . F a c to ry o v e rtim e edged up 0. 1 hour in O ctob er to 2.9 hours, sea so n a lly adjusted. O v e rtim e hours have ranged n a rro w ly betw een 2 .8 and 3 .0 hours throughout 1971. E a rn in gs A v e r a g e hourly earn in gs of production and n on su p ervisory w o r k e r s on p riv a te nonfarm p a y r o lls , at $3. 48 in O ctob er, w e re e s s e n tia lly unchanged - 6 - o v e r the month. C o m p a red w ith a y e a r ago, a v e ra g e h ou rly ea rn in gs w e re up 20 cents o r 6. 1 p ercen t. A v e r a g e w eek ly ea rn in gs of ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs w e re a ls o e s s e n tia lly stable o v e r the m onth at $129* I K C o n tra ct con stru ction and fin an ce, in s u r ance, and r e a l estate w e r e the only in d u stries that posted o v e r-th e -m o n th in c r e a s e s . C om p a red w ith O ctob er 1970, a v e ra g e w eek ly ea rn in gs w e re up by $ 8 .0 8 o r 6 .7 p ercen t. D uring the la te s t 12-month p eriod fo r which the Consum er P r ic e Index is a v a ila b le --S e p te m b e r 1970 to S ep tem b er 1971 — con su m er p ric e s ro s e 4. 2 p ercen t. This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derjved from the sample sur vey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from payroll records of employers and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication Employment and Earnings. T a b le A -l: E m ploym ent status of th o n o n in s titu tio n a l p o p u la tio n b y sox a n d a g o (In thousands) Season ally adjusted Employment status, age, and sex O ct. 1971 S ep t. 1971 O ct. 1970 87,352 84,635 80,065 3,470 76,595 2,246 1,080 1,166 4,570 86,884 84,135 79,295 3,444 75,851 2,220 1,126 1,094 4,840 86,255 83,175 78,916 3,394 75,522 2,173 1,253 920 4,259 87,500 84,783 79,845' 3,369 76,476 2,507 1,161 1,346 4,938 48,003 46,247 2,531 43,717 1,755 48,065 46,236 2,484 43,752 1,829 47,309 45,673 2,500 43,173 1,636 29,540 27,886 595 27,291 1,654 29,077 27,256 592 26,664 1,821 7,093 5,932 344 5,588 1,161 6,993 5,803 368 5,435 1,190 O ct. 1971 S ep t. 1971 Aug. J u ly June 1971 1971 1971 87,347 84,598 79,525 3,356 76,169 2,260 1,056 1,204 5,073 87,087 84,312 79,197 3,415 75,782 2,469 1,173 1,296 5,115 86,626 83,829 78,941 3,367 75,574 2,450 1,134 1,316 4,888 85,948 83,132 78,443 3,294 75,149 2,176 990 1,186 4,689 48,176 46,104 2,474 43,630 2,072 48,194 46,004 2,426 43,578 2,190 48,074 45,903 2,472 43,431 2,171 47,956 45,888 2,458 43,430 2,068 47,789 45,765 2,426 43,339 2,024 28,940 27,449 580 26,869 1,491 29,108 27,515 521 26,994 1,593 28,995 27,376 551 26,825 1,619 28,859 27,172 543 26,629 1,687 28,525 26,897 516 26,381 1,628 28,306 26,818 510 26,308 1,568 6,927 5,794 314 5,480 1,133 7,499 6,226 374 5,852 1,273 7,409 6,145 379 5,766 1,264 7,379 6,122 400 5,722 1,257 7,348 6,156 393 5,763 1,192 6,957 5,860 358 5,502 1,097 Total T o ta l labor f o r c e .............. ....................................... C iv ilia n labor force ................................................ E m p lo y e d ................................................................. A g r ic u lt u r e ........................................................... N onagricultural i n d u s t r ie s ............................... On part time for econom ic r e a s o n s .............. U su ally work fu ll t i m e .................................. U su ally work part tim e ............................... U n em p loyed .............................................................. Men, 20 years and over C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ................................................... E m p lo y e d ................................................................. A g r ic u lt u r e .......................................... ................ Nonagricultural in d u s t r ie s ............................... U n em p loyed .............................................................. Women, 20 years and over C iv ilia n labor force ........................ ...................... Employed ................................................................. A g r ic u lt u r e ........................................................... Nonagricultural i n d u s t r ie s ............................... U n em p loyed .............................................................. Both sexes, 16-19 years C iv ilia n labor f o r c e ................................................... E m p lo y e d ............................... .. ............................... A g r ic u lt u r e ........................................................ N onagricultural in d u s t r ie s ............................... U n em p loyed .............................................................. Table A - 2 : Full* and part-time status of the civilian labor force b y sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted Full- and part-time employment status, sex, and age O ct. 1971 O ct. 1970 Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force...................................... Employed................................................. Unemployed.................. ............................ Unemployment r a t e .................................... 71,685 68,299 3,386 4 .7 70,756 67,609 3,146 4 .4 Men, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force...................................... Employed................................................. Unemployed ............................................. Unemployment r a t e .................................... 45,479 43,892 1,586 3.5 Women, 20 years and over: Civilian labor force...................................... Employed.................................................. Unemployed ............................................. Unemployment rate . .................................. 22,949 21,679 1,270 5.5 O ct. 1971. S e p t. Aug. J u ly June 1971 1971 1971 1971 Oct. 1970 72,534 68,614 3,920 5.4 72,419 68,320 4,099 5.7 72,233 68,243 3,990 5.5 72,006 68,161 3,845 5.3 71,309 67,564 3,745 5.3 71,560 67,914 3,646 5.1 44,923 43,448 1,476 3.3 45,750 43,804 1,946 4 .3 45,790 43,773 2,017 4 .4 45,697 43,669 2,028 4 .4 45,738 43,819 1,919 4 .2 45,479 43,598 1,881 4 .1 45,172 43,361 1,811 4 .0 2 2 ,6 6 8 22,759 21,507 1,252 5.5 22,810 21,454 1,356 5 .9 22,620 21,339 1,281 5.7 22,315 21,049 1,266 5.7 22,278 21,023 1,255 5.6 22,481 21,324 1,157 5.1 Full time 21,495 1,173 5.2 Part time Total, 16 years and over: Civilian labor force........................... ........... Employed.................................................. Unemployed...................... ........................ Unemployment ra te .................................... 12,950 12,166 12,346 11,960 1 2 ,0 1 2 11,665 1 2 ,2 2 2 12,420 11,306 11,766 10,701 11,140 10,924 11,326 11,095 11,089 964 1,113 1,036 917 1,184 1,020 1,133 1,026 8.3 7.6 8.7 8.3 9.3 9.0 8.4 9.1 NOTE: Persons on part-time schedules for economic reasons are included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or part-time work. Ta b le A -3 : M a jo r un em plo ym ent indicators (Persons 16 years and over) Thousands of persons unemployed Selected categories Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment O ct. O ct. O ct. S e p t. Aug. J u ly June O ct. 1971 1970 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1970 Total (all civilian workers)............................. 4,570 4,259 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.5 Men, 20 years and over ............................. Women, 20 years and over . ......... ............. Both sexes, 16-19 years............................. 1,755 1,654 1,161 1,636 1,491 1,133 4.3 5.5 17.0 4 .5 5.6 17.1 4 .5 5.8 17.0 4 .3 5.7 16.2 4 .2 5.5 15.8 4 .1 5.0 17.0 W hite........................................................ Negro and other r a c e s ......... ...................... 3,674 895 3,506 753 5.3 10.7 5 .4 10.5 5.6 9.8 5.3 10.1 5.2 9.4 5.2 9.3 Married men . .................................................. Full-time workers........................................... Part-time workers........................................... Unemployed 15 weeks and over1....................... State insured2 ............................................... Labor force time lo s t * .................................... 968 3,386 1,184 1,104 1,724 -- 978 3,146 1,113 676 1,728 — 3.0 5.4 8.4 1.5 4 .5 6.5 3.3 5.7 8 .3 1.5 4 .4 6.3 3.2 5.5 9.3 1.5 4 .2 6.5 3.1 5.3 8.7 1.6 3.9 6.3 3.1 5.3 7.6 1.4 4 .4 5.6 3.0 5.1 8.3 .9 4 .5 6.1 1,383 316 150 709 208 1,842 426 989 427 673 54 1,213 208 125 669 210 1,874 365 1,122 387 580 79 3.4 2.9 1.6 4 .6 3.9 7.2 4.7 8.0 10.9 6.1 2.0 3.3 2.6 1.6 4 .7 3.9 8 .0 5.8 8.4 11.6 6.5 2.9 3.5 3.1 1.4 4 .8 4 .5 7.6 5.5 8.3 10.5 6.6 2.8 3.6 2.8 1.8 5.0 4.7 7.1 5.3 8 .0 9.1 6.6 2.8 3.1 2.1 1.7 4 .6 3 .9 7 .0 3.9 8 .1 11.2 6.2 2.2 3.0 1.9 1.4 4 .3 4 .0 7.3 4 .0 8 .5 11.2 5.7 2.9 3,374 301 1,199 727 472 166 865 824 403 75 3,303 324 1,320 834 486 133 769 741 293 87 6.0 10.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 4 .4 6.1 4 .8 3.3 7.1 6.2 10.0 7.0 7.1 6.8 3.6 6.2 5.1 2.9 8.8 6.2 10.2 6.9 6.8 7.0 3.1 6.2 5.4 3.1 9.4 6.1 9.6 6.6 6.5 6.7 3.0 6.4 5.4 2.9 8.3 6 .0 10.4 6.5 6.9 6.0 3.3 6.5 4.7 2.5 5.7 6 .0 11.7 6.7 7.3 5.8 3.5 5.8 4 .5 2.5 8.4 Occupation4 White-collar w orkers...................................... Professional and technical......................... Managers, officials, and proprietors........... Clerical workers......................................... Sales workers ........................................... Blue-collar workers......................................... Craftsmen and foremen................................ Operatives ............................................... Nonfarm laborers.................. .................. Service w orkers............................................. Farm workers................................................. ' Industry4 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers*...................................................... Construction............................................. Manufacturing ........................................... Durable g o o d s ......................................... Nondurable go o d s.................................... Transportation and public u tilities.............. Wholesale and retail trade........................... Finance and service industries.................. Government wage and salary workers................ Agricultural wage and salary w orkers.............. ^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force. Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers. ^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. ^Includes mining, not shown separately. ^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours. Table A -4 : U ne m p lo ye d persons 16 years a n d o v er by d u ra tio n of unem plo ym ent (In ' r usands) Seasonally adjusted Duration of unemployment O ct. 1971 O ct. 1970 Less than 5 weeks........................................... 5 to 14 w eek s................................................. 15 weeks and o v e r ........................................... 15 to 26 w e e k s ........................................... 27 weeks and o v e r ...................................... 2,084 1,382 1,104 578 526 Average (mean) duration, in w e e k s .................. 12.1 O ct. 1971 S ep t. 1971 Aug. 1971 2,254 1,329 676 446 230 2,194 1,549 1,231 641 590 2,344 1,589 1,239 672 567 2,372 1,535 1,305 752 553 8.4 12.2 12.0 11.5 J u ly 1971 June 1971 O ct. 1970 2,112 1,532 1,311 747 564 2,040 1,574 1,173 609 564 2,373 1,490 754 496 258 11.6 12.7 8.5 T a b le A -5 : U n e m p lo y e d persons by reaso n fo r u n e m p lo y m e n t (Numbers in thousands) S e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d R eason for unemployment O ct. 1971 O ct. 1971 O ct. 1970 1,875 575 1,504 616 1,866 629 1,254 510 2,219 539 1,456 668 100.0 41.0 12.6 32.9 13.5 100.0 43.8 14.8 29.4 12.0 100.0 45.5 11.0 29.8 13.7 2.2 .7 1.8 .7 2.2 .8 1.5 .6 2.6 .6 1.7 .8 S e p t. 1971 Aug. 1971 2,372 571 1,547 607 2,449 568 1,507 644 100.0 46.5 11.2 30.4 11.9 2.8 .7 1.8 .7 J u ly 1971 June 1971 O ct. 1970 2,258 518 1,544 548 2,339 479 1,338 540 2,208 590 1,214 553 100.0 47.4 11.0 29.2 12.5 100.0 46.4 10.6 31.7 11.3 100.0 49.8 10.1 28.5 11.5 100.0 48.4 12.9 26.6 12.1 2.9 .6 1.8 .8 2.7 .6 1.8 .7 2.8 .6 1.6 .6 2.7 .7 1.5 .7 Number of unemployed L o s t las t j o b .................... .......................................... L e ft last j o b .................... .......................................... R een tered labor f o r c e ............................................. N ev e r worked b e f o r e ................................................ Percent distribution T o ta l u n em p lo y e d ...................................................... L o s t last j o b ......................................................... L e f t las t j o b ......................................................... R een tered labor f o r c e ............................... .. N e v e r worked b e fo re .............................................. .. Unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force L o s t la s t j o b ............................................................... L e f t la s t j o b .............................................................. R een tered labor fo r c e ................................................ N ev e r worked b e f o r e ............................... ................. T a b le A -6 : Thousands of 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 Aug. 1971 74.1 5.8 6.0 6.1 45.6 22.3 67.4 80.4 85.2 86.6 78.2 17.0 20.5 14.6 9.3 4 .0 4 .3 2.9 17.1 18.6 16.0 9.6 4 .1 4 .4 3.1 17.0 19.7 15.0 10.1 4 .1 4 .3 3.5 June 1971 Oct. 1970 5.8 5.6 5.5 16.2 18.3 14.9 9.7 4 .0 4 .2 3.1 15.8 18.1 13.9 9.9 3.8 3.9 3.4 17.0 19.7 15.1 9.1 3.7 3.9 3.0 Total, 16 years and o v e r ........................... 4,570 4,259 16 to 19 years.......................................... 16 and 17 years ................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ................................... 20 to 24 years.......................................... 25 years and o v e r ................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ..................................... 55 years and o v e r ................................ 1,161 561 599 1,008 2,401 2,016 385 1,133 532 601 925 2,201 1,798 403 Males, 16 years and o v e r ........................... 2,391 2,238 78.0 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.1 16 to 19 ye ars.......................................... 16 and 17 years ................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ................................... 20 to 24 years.......................................... 25 years and o v e r ................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ..................................... 55 years and o v e r ................................ 635 333 302 549 1,207 975 231 602 300 302 536 1,100 852 247 43.9 20.7 69.5 83.2 93.5 95.8 84.4 17.0 21.1 14.0 10.1 3.5 3.7 2.9 16.4 19.1 14.5 10.5 3.6 3.8 3 .0 17.3 19.5 15.4 10.5 3.6 3.6 3.3 15.5 18.5 13.5 10.1 3.4 3.5 3.1 15.7 17.7 13.7 9.7 3.3 3.4 3.3 17.0 19.8 14.9 10.6 3.2 3.3 3.0 Females, 16 years and o v e r ...................... 2,179 2,021 69.8 6.6 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.3 526 229 297 459 1,195 1,041 154 530 232 298 390 1,101 946 156 47.5 24.5 65.3 76.9 76.7 78.0 68.2 17.1 18.1 16.5 9.1 5 .0 5.5 3.3 15.9 18.7 14.1 10.1 4 .5 5.0 3.6 16.9 19.5 15.3 7.4 4 .6 5 .0 3.0 S ep t. 1971 1971 O ct. 1970 16 to 19 years.......................................... 16 and 17 y e a r s ................................... 18 and 19 y e a r s ................................... 20 to 24 years.......................................... 25 years and o v e r ................................... 25 to 54 y e a r s ...................................... 55 years and o v e r ................................ O ct. 1971 J u ly O ct. 1971 O ct. 1971 17.0 19.8 15.4 8.4 4 .9 5.4 2.9 17.8 17.9 17.7 8 .6 4 .9 5.3 3.4 16.7 19.9 14.6 9.5 5 .1 5.5 3.8 Table A-7: Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 29 years old (Numbers in thousands; data not seasonally adjusted) Nonveterans War veterans 1/ Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. S e p t . Oct. Employment status 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1971 Civilian noninstitutional population------------------- 4,252 4,206 3,633 9,515 9,476 9,033 Civilian labor fo rc e------ 3,876 Percent of population----91.2 Employed.............. ... 3,606 270 Unemployed--------------Unemployment r a te------7.0 Not in labor forc e....... 376 3,863 91.8 3,541 322 8.3 343 3,312 91.2 3,104 208 6.3 321 8,159 85.7 7,621 538 6.6 1,356 8,163 86.1 7,621 542 6.6 1,313 7,792 86.3 7,272 520 6.7 1,241 1/ War veterans are defined by the dates of their service in the United States Armed Forces. War veterans 20 to 29 years old are. all veterans of the Vietnam Era (service at any time after August 4, 1964), and they account for about 85 percent of the Vietnam Era veterans of all ages. About 600,000 post-Korean-peacetime veterans 20 to 29 years old are not included in this table. Table B - l; Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry, (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Change from Change from O ct. 1971 P S ep t. 1971 p A u g. 1971 O c t. 1970 T O T A L ....................................................... 7 1 ,4 3 2 7 1 ,2 3 4 7 0 ,5 4 2 7 0 ,6 0 4 198 828 GOODS-PRODUCING...................... 2 2 ,7 4 9 2 2 ,9 2 6 2 2 ,7 8 5 2 2 ,9 0 6 -177 MINING........................................... ' 522 621 625 622 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.......... 3 ,4 4 5 3 ,4 6 5 3 ,5 0 9 MANUFACTURING.......................... Production workers ................. 18 ,7 8 2 13,671 1 8 ,8 4 0 1 3 ,7 4 4 DURABLE GOODS.................................. 1 0 ,667 7 ,6 9 9 O c t. 1971 p S ep t. 1971 p A u g. 1971 7 0 ,9 0 1 7 0 ,9 0 7 7 0 ,5 2 9 -6 -157 2 2 ,4 1 1 2 2 ,4 7 7 2 2 ,2 8 5 -66 -9 9 -1 0 0 521 614 609 -9 3 3 ,4 71 -2 0 -2 6 3, 259 3 ,2 4 4 3 ,2 1 9 15 18,651 1 3 ,5 2 4 1 8 ,8 1 3 1 3 ,5 5 0 -5 8 -73 -31 121 18,631 1 3 ,515 1 8 ,6 1 9 1 3 ,5 2 5 18 ,4 5 7 13,371 12 -1 0 1 0 ,655 7 ,6 9 7 1 0 ,4 8 5 7 ,5 1 4 10 ,6 3 4 7 ,5 4 8 12 2 33 151 1 0 ,6 2 2 7 ,6 4 9 1 0 ,5 9 8 7 ,6 3 6 1 0 ,485 7 ,5 3 4 24 13 188. 7 598. 1 476. 1 6 4 1 .4 1, 171. 1 1, 3 4 5 .6 1 ,7 8 0 . 0 1 ,7 9 4 .9 1 ,8 0 3 .7 434. 2 432. 7 1 8 9 .9 600. 7 468. 3 .644. 5 1, 176. 3 1 ,3 5 2 .0 1 ,7 8 5 . 5 1 ,8 0 3 . 5 1 ,7 7 0 . 8 434. 9 428. 4 1 8 9 .9 602. 3 459. 1 643. 8 1, 164. 1 1, 3 3 2 .4 1 ,7 6 7 . 6 1 ,7 7 7 .2 221. 9 569. 5 459. 3 6 3 6 .8 1, 260. 5 1 ,3 3 3 . 6 1 ,8 7 4 .6 1 ,8 6 3 .4 -1 .2 -2 .6 7 .8 -3 . 1 -5 . 2 - 6 .4 -5 .5 -8 .6 1 ,5 3 1 . 7 446. 1 437. 0 3 2 .9 -.7 4. 3 189 593 470 635 1, 193 1, 338 1 ,7 9 6 1 ,7 8 8 1 ,7 7 4 435 411 190 590 465 633 1, 182 1, 344 1,7 91 1,7 91 1 ,7 6 5 435 412 191 583 456 627 1, 156 1,3 31 1 ,7 7 5 1, 772 1 ,7 5 4 430 410 -1 3 5 2 11 -6 5 -3 1 ,6 9 4 .6 4 3 2 .4 4 2 1 .4 -3 3 . 2 2 8 .6 1 6 .8 4 .6 -8 9 .4 12. 0 -9 4 .6 -6 8 . 5 272. 0 -1 1 .9 -4 . 3 8, 115 5 ,9 7 2 8, 185 6, 047 8, 166 6, 010 8, 179 6, 002 -7 0 -75 -6 4 -3 0 8 ,0 0 9 5 ,8 6 6 8 ,0 2 1 5 ,8 8 9 7 ,9 7 2 5 ,8 3 7 -1 2 -23 1 ,8 2 3 . 7 80. 5 9 6 3 .4 1 ,3 7 5 . 5 687. 5 1 ,0 8 5 . 8 1, 002. 3 190. 3 5 9 8 .4 307. 5 1 ,8 8 7 .7 84. 2 963. 5 1 ,3 7 1 . 5 694. 6 1 ,0 8 1 . 1 1 ,0 0 8 .4 192. 0 596. 3 305. 2 1 ,8 8 2 .8 77. 7 964. 7 1 ,3 6 6 . 1 688. 1 1 ,0 8 0 .6 1 ,0 1 5 .4 193. 2 584. 5 313. 2 1 ,8 3 6 .6 91. 6 965. 5 1 ,3 6 8 .3 694. 6 1, 1 04 .7 1 ,0 4 0 . 2 190. 0 572. 5 314. 7 -6 4 . 0 - 3 .7 -. 1 4. 0 -7 . 1 4. 7 -6 . 1 -1 .7 2. 1 2. 3 -1 2 .9 -1 1 . 1 -2 . 1 7. 2 -7 . 1 -1 8 . 9 -3 7 .9 .3 2 5 .9 -7 . 2 1 ,7 4 7 69 961 1 ,3 6 2 689 1 ,0 8 4 1 ,0 0 5 189 595 308 1 ,7 6 3 72 959 1 ,3 5 8 692 1 ,0 8 2 1 ,0 0 7 190 592 306 1 ,7 4 8 70 959 1, 351 681 1 ,0 8 0 1 ,0 0 4 188 582 309 -1 6 -3 2 4 -3 2 -2 SERVICE-PRODUCING................... 4 8 ,6 8 3 4 8 ,3 0 8 4 7 ,7 5 7 4 7 ,6 9 8 375 985 4 8 ,4 9 0 4 8 ,4 3 0 4 8 ,2 4 4 60 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.................................... 4 ,4 4 4 4, 505 4 ,4 8 6 4, 531 -61 -8 7 4 ,4 3 1 4 ,4 5 6 4 ,4 2 8 -25 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 15 ,3 2 8 15,235 15, 151 1 5 ,002 93 326 15,271 1 5 ,2 6 6 1 5 ,2 2 3 5 WHOLESALE TRADE • • > ..................... R E TA IL T R A D E ....................... ............ 3 ,9 0 6 1 1 ,4 2 2 3, 876 1 1 ,359 3 ,8 8 6 1 1 ,2 6 5 3, 856 11,146 30 63 50 276 3 ,8 8 3 1 1 ,3 8 8 3, 861 1 1 ,4 0 5 3 ,8 4 4 1 1 ,3 7 9 22 -1 7 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE............................. 3 ,8 1 8 3 ,8 2 7 3 ,8 6 5 3 ,6 9 9 -9 119 3 ,8 2 6 3 ,8 1 9 3 ,8 0 4 7 SERVICES....................................... 1 2 ,0 4 2 1 2 ,0 1 0 1 1 ,9 9 4 L I, 745 32 297 1 2 ,0 1 8 11 ,9 8 6 1 1 ,9 4 6 32 GOVERNMENT ............................... 1 3 ,051 12,731 12,261 12,721 320 330 1 2 ,9 4 4 1 2 ,9 0 3 1 2 ,8 4 3 41 FEDERAL ............................................ 2 ,6 6 1 2 ,6 6 6 2 ,6 9 0 2 ,6 4 3 -5 18 2 ,6 7 7 2 ,6 7 4 2 ,6 5 0 3 STATE AND L O C A L ............................ 1 0 ,3 9 0 1 0 ,065 9 ,5 7 1 10,078 325 312 1 0 ,2 6 7 1 0 ,2 2 9 1 0 ,1 9 3 38 Industry Production workers................. Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s . . . . . . Lumber and wood p ro d u cts.............. Furniture and f i x t u r e s .................... Stone, c la y , and g la s s products . . Prim ary m etal i n d u s t r ie s ............... F ab ricated m etal products.............. M achinery, e x c e p t e le c tric a l . . . . E le c tric a l e q u ip m en t....................... Transportation equipment . . . . . . . Instruments and rela ted products . M iscellan eou s m anufacturing. . . . NONDURABLE GOODS.......................... Production workers................. F ood and kindred p r o d u c t s ............ T o b a c c o m a n u factu res.................... T e x t ile m ill p ro d u cts....................... Apparel and other te x tile products Paper and a llie d products . . . . . . P rin ting and p u b lis h in g ................. C h em icals and a llie d p ro d u cts. . . Petroleum and c oa l products . . . . Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec Leath er and leather products . . . . p = preliminary. S ep t. 1971 O ct. 1970 S ep t. 1971 9 0 -1 -1 3 2 T a b le B-2: A v e ra g e w e e k ly hours o f p rod uction o r n o nsupervisory w o rk e rs on p r iv a te n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls , by in d u s try Seasonally adjusted Change from O c t. 19 7 1p industry S e p t. 1971p Aug. 1971 O c t. 1970 S e p t. 1971 O c t. 1970 O c t. 19 7 1p S ep t. 19 7 1p A u g. 1971 Change from S ep t. 1971 TO TA L P R IV A T E ................................ 37. 1 3 7 .0 3 7 .4 3 6 .9 0. 1 0 .2 37. 1 36. 7 3 6 .9 0 .4 MINING........................................... 43. 0 4 1 .9 42. 3 4 3 .0 1. 1 0 4 2 .7 4 1 .7 42. 0 1.0 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.......... 3 8 .4 3 6 .9 38. 3 3 7 .6 1 .5 .8 3 7 .8 35. 7 37. 1 2 .1 MANUFACTURING.......................... 3 9 .9 3 .0 3 9 .9 3. 1 3 9 .8 3 .0 3 9 .6 2 .9 0 -. 1 .3 . 1 3 9 .7 2 .9 3 9 .6 2 .8 3 9 .8 2 .9 40. 4 2 .9 4 0 .1 3. 0 4 0 .0 2 .8 40. 1 2 .8 .3 -. 1 . 3 . 1 40. 2 2 .7 3 9 .8 2 .7 4 0 .0 2 .8 4 1 .4 4 1 .0 40. 3 42. 3 3 9 .7 4 0 .4 4 0 .8 4 0 .4 4 0 .2 40. 0 3 9 .4 4 1 .6 4 0 .4 4 0 .0 4 1 .9 3 9 .7 4 0 .0 4 0 .8 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 40. 0 3 9 .0 4 1 .7 40. 5 4 0 .4 4 2 .3 3 8 .8 4 0 .3 4 0 .3 4 0 .0 3 9 .3 3 9 .6 3 9 .2 . 4 0 .2 3 9 .6 3 9 .9 4 1 .3 39. 5 4 0 .4 4 0 .4 3 9 .9 4 0 .4 40. 0 3 8 .7 -.2 .6 .3 .4 .7 4 1 .4 40. 7 3 9 .6 42. 0 40. 1 40. 2 4 0 .8 40. 2 3 9 .7 3 9 .8 3 9 .0 41. 4 40. 1 39. 4 41. 4 39. 7 3 9 .4 40. 7 3 9 .6 3 8 .9 3 9 .7 3 8 .8 4 1 .9 4 0 .2 3 9 .9 4 1 .8 3 8 .8 4 0 .2 4 0 .8 4 0 .0 3 9 .9 3 9 .8 3 9 .2 39. 3 3. 1 39. 5 3. 3 39. 5 3 .2 3 9 .0 3 .0 -.2 - .2 .3 . 1 39. 2 2 .9 39. 1 3 .0 3 9 .3 3. 1 40. 1 3 6 .5 4 1 .2 3 5 .6 42. 1 37. 5 4 1 .2 4 1 .8 41. 1 3 7 .7 4 0 .5 35. 5 4 2 .2 3 7 .7 4 2 .2 4 2 .7 4 0 .7 3 7 .4 4 0 .8 3 6 .0 4 2 .5 3 7 .7 41. 3 4 2 .6 4 0 .6 3 9 .4 3 9 .8 3 4 .9 4 1 .9 3 7 .5 4 1 .3 43. 3 - 1.0 -. 5 - 2 .9 1 .4 .7 . 2 40. 7 36. 5 4 0 .3 35. 4 4 1 .9 3 7 .4 4 2 .2 4 2 .8 40. 5 37. 1 4 0 .7 3 5 .7 42. 4 37. 5 4 1 .5 43. 4 L eath er and leather products . . . . 4 0 .8 3 7 .7 4 0 .6 3 7 .0 40. 3 3 7 .6 3 9 .9 3 6 .8 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.................................... 4 0 .8 4 0 .9 4 0 .7 4 0 .4 -. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 3 5 .0 3 5 .2 3 6 .0 3 5 .0 - .2 W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ............... RETAIL T R A D E .................. 3 9 .8 3 3 .5 3 9 .7 3 3 .8 3 9 .9 34. 7 3 9 .9 33. 5 . -. FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE...................... .. 3 7 .2 3 6 .9 3 7 .3 3 6 .8 SERVICES....................................... 3 4 .2 3 4 .2 3 4 .7 34. 2 O vertim e h o u r s ............................... D U R A B L E G O O D S ................. O v ertim e hours ............................ Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s .............. Lumber and wood p ro d u cts............ Furniture and f i x t u r e s .................... Stone, c la y , and g la s s products .. Primary metal in d u s t r ie s .............. F abricated metal products.............. M achinery, excep t e le c tric a l .... E le ctric a l e q u ip m en t....................... Transportation equipment ...... Instruments and related products . M iscellan eou s m anufacturing. . . . N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S .......................... O v ertim e h o u r s ............................... F ood and kindred p r o d u c ts ............ T o b a c c o m an u factu res.................... T e x tile m ill p rod u cts....................... Apparel and other te x tile products Paper and a llie d p ro d u cts.............. Prin ting and p u b lis h in g ................. C h em icals and a llie d p rod ucts. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec 1 .2 1 .4 .4 .4 1.0 .2 0 .4 .7 .4 .5 - .2 0 0 0 0 . 4 *. 1 .4 0 0 .6 .2 .6 .4 .8 .1 .6 .8 . 1 .2 #1 -! i - 1.0 -. -.9 - 1 .5 4 0 .0 3 5 .2 4 1 .0 35. 7 4 1 .8 3 7 .4 4 1 .2 4 1 .6 .2 .7 .9 .9 40. 5 3 7 .9 40. 1 3 7 .4 40. 1 3 7 .6 . .4 4 0 .6 40. 7 40. 5 -. 1 0 3 5 .2 35. 1 35. 1 . 1 1 _ #1 3 9 .7 33. 7 3 9 .7 3 3 .6 1 0* 3 9 .8 3 3 .8 . 3 37. 1 3 7 .0 3 7 .3 . 1 3 4 .3 34. 3 34. 3 -1 . 2 .7 . 1 -. 1 -. 2 ■ 0 1 .4 . 3 0 1 0 -.7 -1 .3 .7 .3 -. 1 0 - 1.0 - 1 .2 .4 5 0 *Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths o f the total em ploym ent on private nonagricultural payrolls, p - jxelim inary. T a b le B-3: A v e ra g e hourly an d w e e k ly ea rn in g s o f production or n o n s u p e rv is o ry w o rke rs on p riv a te n o n a g ric u ltu ra l p a y ro lls , by in dustry Average hourly earnings Industry O c t. 1971 p S ep t. 1971 p A u g. 1971 O c t. 1970 Average weekly earnings Change from S ep t. 1971 O c t. 1970 O c t. 1971 p S ep t. 1971 p Change from A u g. 1971 O c t. 1970 $ 1 2 9 .0 3 $ 1 2 1 .0 3 - $ 0 . 02 $8. 08 S ep t. 1971 O c t. 1970 $3.48 $ 3 .4 9 $ 3 .4 5 $3. 28 -$ 0 . 01 $0. 20 MINING.................................. 3. 93 4. 14 4. 10 3 .9 2 - . 21 . 01 1 6 8 .9 9 1 7 3 .4 7 1 7 3 .4 3 1 6 8 .5 6 - 4 .4 8 .4 3 CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------ 5. 88 5. 86 5 .7 5 5 .4 4 . 02 .4 4 2 2 5 .7 9 2 1 6 .2 3 2 2 0 .2 3 2 0 4 .5 4 9. 56 21. 25 MANUFACTURING........................ 3. 59 3. 60 3. 56 3. 37 01 . 22 1 4 3 .2 4 1 4 3 .6 4 1 4 1 .6 9 133. 45 -.4 0 9. 79 O U R A B L E G O O D S ............... 3. 82 3. 82 3. 79 3. 56 0 . 26 1 5 4 .3 3 15 3 .1 8 1 5 1 .6 0 1 4 2 .7 6 1. 15 1 1 .5 7 3. 90 3. 21 2 .9 5 3. 74 4. 33 3. 77 4 . 05 3. 52 4 .4 0 3. 57 2 .9 6 3 .8 8 3. 19 2 .9 4 3 .7 3 4. 29 3. 75 4. 02 3. 50 4. 37 3. 55 2 .9 5 3. 67 3. 04 2 .8 0 3 .4 7 3 .9 9 3. 53 3 .8 1 3. 32 4. 00 3 .4 1 2 .8 5 . 02 0 - . 03 . 01 -.0 4 . 01 0 0 . 01 0 0 . 25 . 17 . 12 . 28 . 30 .2 5 . 24 .2 0 .4 1 . 16 . 11 162. 29 131 .61 117 .6 8 1 5 8 .6 3 170 .31 152 .71 1 6 5 .2 4 142 .21 17 7 .2 8 1 4 2 .8 0 1 1 6 .6 2 1 6 2 .2 4 1 29 .68 1 1 8 .0 0 156 .71 1 7 1 .9 0 1 5 0 .8 0 1 6 5 .2 4 1 4 0 .8 0 1 4 7 .5 3 1 2 0 .3 8 1 1 1 .72 143 .31 157 .6 1 142 .61 1 5 3 .9 2 1 3 2 .4 7 1 6 1 .6 0 1 3 6 .4 0 1 1 0 .3 0 14. 76 11. 23 5 .9 6 15. 32 12. 70 10. 10 11. 32 9 .7 4 1 7 3 .8 0 1 4 2 .8 0 1 1 5 .4 4 1 6 1 .8 0 1 2 9 .2 0 11 8 .7 8 1 5 7 .7 8 1 6 6 .4 5 1 5 1 .1 3 162 .01 1 4 0 .0 0 1 7 1 .7 4 1 4 0 .5 8 1 1 5 .6 4 . 05 1 .9 3 - . 32 1 .9 2 - 1 .5 9 1.91 0 1.4 1 . . 3. 92 3. 21 2. 92 3. 75 4. 29 3. 78 4. 05 3 .5 2 4 .4 1 3. 57 2. 96 3 .4 8 0 1. 18 1 5 .6 8 6 .4 0 6. 32 N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ............ 3. 29 3. 31 3. 27 3. 13 - . 02 . 16 1 2 9 .3 0 1 3 0 .7 5 1 29 .17 1 2 2 .0 7 - 1 .4 5 7. 23 3. 37 3. 04 2. 57 2. 53 3. 76 4. 27 4. 03 4 .6 5 3 .4 8 2. 61 3. 34 3. 19 2 .5 9 2. 50 3. 73 4. 23 3. 99 4. 59 3 .4 5 2 .5 9 3. 19 2 .8 2 2. 50 2 .4 2 3. 51 4. 01 3. 77 4. 32 3. 24 2. 50 0 - . 02 0 - . 02 - . 03 -.0 3 - . 02 . 01 - . 03 . 02 . 18 . 20 .0 9 .0 9 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 34 . 21 . 13 1 3 5 .1 4 110. 23 106 .71 138 .51 114 .61 1 0 4 .9 0 1 3 5 .9 4 119 .31 104 .86 ... 3. 37 3. 02 2 .5 9 2. 51 3. 73 4. 24 4. 01 4. 66 3. 45 2. 63 89. 36 1 5 7 .0 3 159. 00 165 .21 1 9 4 .7 9 140. 76 99. 15 8 9 .8 2 1 5 8 .6 7 1 6 0 .9 8 1 7 0 .0 7 1 9 8 .5 6 1 4 1 .2 9 9 6 .5 7 90. 00 1 58 .53 1 59 .47 1 6 4 .7 9 19 5 .5 3 1 3 9 .0 4 97. 38 12 9 .5 1 1 1 1 .11 99. 50 8 4 .4 6 1 4 7 .0 7 1 5 0 .3 8 1 5 5 .7 0 1 8 7 .0 6 1 2 9 .2 8 92. 00 - 3 . 37 - 4 . 38 1.81 - .4 6 -1 . 64 -1 . 98 - 4 . 86 - 3 . 77 - . 53 2. 58 5 .6 3 - . 88 7. 21 4. 90 9 .9 6 8 .6 2 9 .5 1 7. 73 11. 48 7. 15 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.................................. 4. 33 4. 33 4. 25 3 .9 4 0 .3 9 1 7 6 .6 6 1 7 7 .1 0 1 7 2 .9 8 1 5 9 .1 8 -.4 4 1 7 .4 8 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE 2. 90 2. 90 2. 88 2. 76 0 . 14 101. 50 1 0 2 .0 8 1 0 3 .6 8 96. 60 - . 58 4. 90 W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ............. RETAIL T R A D E ................. 3. 71 2 .6 0 3. 72 2. 60 3. 70 2 .5 7 3 .4 9 2. .48 - . 01 0 . 22 . 12 1 4 7 .6 6 87. 10 14 7 .6 8 87. 88 1 4 7 .6 3 89. 18 1 3 9 .2 5 83. 08 - . 02 - . 78 8 .4 1 4. 02 FINANCE, INSURANCE. AND REAL ESTATE........................... 3. 30 3. 30 3. 30 3. 13 0 . 17 1 2 2 .7 6 12 1 .7 7 1 2 3 .0 9 1 1 5 .1 8 .9 9 7. 58 SERVICES.................................... 3. 04 3. 04 2 .9 9 2 .8 8 0 . 16 10 3 .9 7 1 0 3 .9 7 1 0 3 .7 5 98. 50 TO TA L P R IV A T E ............................. Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s ............ Lumber and wood p ro d u cts............ Furniture and f i x t u r e s ................. Stone, c la y , and g la s s products . Prim ary metal i n d u s t r ie s ............ F ab ricated metal products............ M achinery, e xc e p t e le c tric a l . .. E le c tric a l e q u ip m en t.................... Transportation e q u ip m en t............ Instruments and rela ted products M iscellan eou s m anufacturing. F ood and kindred products .... T o b a c c o m a n u factu res................. T e x tile m ill p ro d u c ts .................... Apparel and other te x tile products Paper and a llie d p ro d u cts........... P rin ting and p u b lis h in g .............. C hem icals and a llie d products .. Petroleum and coal products . . . Rubber and p la s tic s products, nec L eath er and leather products *Soo footnote 1, tabic B-2. p a jrelim i nary. $129. 11 $12 9 .1 3 0 5 .4 7 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT— HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1 . CIVILIAN 2. LABOR FORCE TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT THOUSRNOS THOUSRNOS 6000 sooo 4000 3000 2000 3. TOTAL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OF ADULT MEN 6. EMPLOYMENT OF TEENAGERS THOUSRNOS THOUSANDS 5. 4. EMPLOYMENT OF ADULT WOMEN THOUSRNOS THOUSRNOS -i 30000 27500 - 25000 - 22500 - 20000 17500 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES— HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 7. ALL C I V I L I A N 8. WORKERS ADULT MEN PERCENT PERCENT 6.0 S.O 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 9. 10. ADULT WOMEN TEENAGERS PERCENT PERCENT 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 11 . MARRIEO MEN PERCENT derived from administrative records of unemployment Insurance systems. 12. PERCENT STATE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT— HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 13. 14. WHITE WORKERS NEGRO AND OTHER RACES (UNEMPLOYMENT R A TE ) (UNEMPLOYMENT R A T E ) PERCENT PERCENT 7 .0 6.0 1 2 .5 5 .0 10.0 4 .0 7 .5 3 .0 - 2 .5 2.0 IS. 5.0 16. F U L L - T I M E WORKERS PART-TI ME WORKERS (UNEMPLOYMENT R A TE ) (UNEMPLOYMENT R A TE ) PERCENT PERCENT -il2.5 1 0 .0 7 .5 5 .0 2 .5 17. JOB LOSERS (NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED) THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 19. 20. REENTRANTS THOUSANOS THOUSANOS NEW ENTRANTS (NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED) (NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED) 1750 000 1500 700 1250 1000 - 500 750 500 300 NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS— ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 21. 22. TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT SER V IC E -P R O Q U C IN G IN D U S T R IE S THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 55000 50000 4S000 40000 35000 30000 23. 24. EMPLOYMENT GOOOS-PROOUCING EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING IN D U S T R IE S THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 21000 25000 20000 22500 19000 16000 20000 17000 16000 17500 25. 26. MAN-HOURS AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS P R IV A T E P R IV A T E NONFARM NONFARM HOURS M IL L IO N S 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 27. 28. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING HOURS HOURS 4 3 .0 4 2 .0 41 .0 3 8 .0 NOTE: Charts 25 and 26 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; charts 27 and 28 relate to production workers. Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary in charts 21-28.
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