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NE WS

U. $. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

IHUI IF UUt STATISTICS

USDL - 73-535
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Friday, November 2, 1973

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 1973
Employment posted another large increase in October and unemployment
dropped after holding steady for several months, it was announced today by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor.

At 4. 5 percent, the unem­

ployment rate was down from the 4. 8-percent plateau at which it had held since June
and from the 5. 5-percent level of October 1972.
Total employment (as measured by the household survey) expanded by 570, 000
in October to 85. 7 million, seasonally adjusted.
larger amount in September.

Employment had risen by an even

Since October a year ago, total employment has grown

by 3. 2 million persons, an unusually large increase for a 12-month period.
The number of nonagricultural payroll

jobs (as measured by the establishment

survey) increased by 305, 000, seasonally adjusted, to 76. 3 million in October.
was paced by a strong increase in manufacturing.

This

Compared with October of last '

year, payroll employment rose by 2. 7 million.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons declined 210, 000 (seasonally adjusted) in
October to 4. 1 million.

This decrease, combined with the strong advance in employ­

ment, brought the overall jobless rate to its lowest level since April 1970.
Among the major demographic groups, the unemployment rate for adult women
declined from 4. 8 to 4. 4 percent in October.

(See table A - 3. )

In addition, there

was a slight decrease in the rate for adult men, from 3. 1 to 2. 9 percent.
in both groups were concentrated among 20-24 year-olds.

Reductions

Unemployment rates for

teenagers (13. 9 percent) , household heads (2. 7 percent), and married men (2. 1 p er­
cent) approximated the levels they have maintained since July.

However, all of

these groups have improved their unemployment picture over the last year.
The jobless rate for Negro workers receded from 9. 4 to 8. 3 percent in
October, largely as a result of reduced unemployment among Negro teenagers.




The

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unemployment rate for whites, at 4.1 percent, was not significantly different from
its level of the last 3 months . Compared with their year-ago levels, jobless rates
for both white and Negro workers have declined substantially.
With regard to the major occupational groups, the decline in unemployment in
October was confined to white-collar workers (prim arily those in clerical and sales
occupations) and service workers.

Among the major industry categories, the most

Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)
Monthly data

Quarterly averages
Selected categories

1972
3rd

1973
4 th

1st

8 7 .2
8 2 .6
4 7 .3
28 .3
6 .9
4 .6

8 7 .6
8 3 .2
4 7 .5
2 8 .6
7.1
4 .4

|

2nd

3rd

Aug.
1973

Sept.
1973

O ct.
1973

88 .7
84 .4
4 8 .0
29 .5
7 .0
4 .2

8 9 .4
8 5.1
48 .1
2 9 .5
7 .5
4.3

8 9 .8
8 5 .7
4 8 .4
2 9.7
7.6
4.1

4 .8
3 .1
4 .9
1 4 .3
4 .2
8.7
2 .8
2.1
4 .2
2.7

4 .8
3 .1
4 .8
1 4 .4
4.2
9 .4
2 .7
2.1
4 .2
2 .7

4 .5
2 .9
4 .4
1 3 .9
4.1
8 .3
2 .7
2 .1
4 .0
2.7

1 0 .0

9 .4

1 0 .4

7 5 .7
2 4 .2
51 .6

7 6 . Op
2 4 . 2p
5 1 . 8p

7 6 . 3p
2 4 . 3p
5 2 . Op

3 7 .0
4 0 .5
3 .7

3 7 . 2p
4 0 . 8p
3 • 8p

3 7 . Op
4 0 . 6p~
3 . 7p

147 .6
1 0 9 .3

1 4 8 . 7p
1 0 9 . 8p

(Millions of persons)
Civilian labor force .........................
Total employment .....................
Adult m e n .............................
Adult wo m e n .........................
Teenagers...............................
Unemployment...........................

8 6 ,9
8 2 .0
4 7 .1
2 8 .2
6.7
4 .8

8 8 .6
84.2
4 7 .7
2 9 .2
7 .3
4 .4

89 .0
8 4 .7
4 8 .1
2 9 .5
7.1
4 .2

(Percent of labor force)
Unemployment rates:
All workers.................................
Adult men...................................
Adult women...............................
Teenagers...................................
White .........................................
Negro and other races.................
Household heads.........................
Married m e n ...............................
Full-time workers.......................
State insured...............................

5 .6
3 .9
5 .5
1 6 .1
5 .0
9 .9
3.3
2.7
5 .0
3 .5

5 .3
3 .6
5.2
15 .6
4.7
9 .9
3 .1
2 .5
4 .8
3.1

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

4 .9
3 .4
4.7
1 4 .7
4 .4
9 .0
2 .9
2.3
4 .4
2.7

4 .8
3.1
4 .9
1 4 .4
4.2
9 .1
2 .7
2.1
4 .2
2 .7

(Weeks)
Average duration of
unemployment .............................

12 .0

11 .6

1 0 .6

9 .9

9 .7

(Millions of persons)
Nonfarm payroll employment..........
Goods-producing industries ........
Service-producing industries........

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

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

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

75.3
24 .0
51.3

7 5 . 7p
2 4 . 2p
5 1 . 6p

(Hours of work)
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm.................
Manufacturing.............................
Manufacturing overtim e.............

3 7 .2
4 0 .7
3 .5

3 7 .2
4 0 .7
3.7

37 .1
4 0 .7
3 .8

3 7 .2
4 0 .7
3 .9

37. Ip
4 0 . 7p
3 .8 p

(1967=100)
Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
In current dollars .......................
In constant dollars.......................
p= preliminary.
N .A ." not available.




1 3 8 .6
110.2

1 4 1 .0
1 1 1.1

142.7
1 1 0 .8

1 45.0
1 10.3

1 4 7 . 7p
1 1 0 . Op

S O U R C E : Tables A-1, A-3, A-4. B-1, B-2, and B-4.

1 4 9 . 5p
NA

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prominent change in unemployment was a further decline in the rate for manufactur­
ing workers, particularly those in durable goods.

The jobless rate for all manu­

facturing workers reached its lowest point since the end of 1969.
The unemployment rate for the most recently discharged Vietnam Era veterans
(20-24 year-olds) was 8. 0 percent in October, little changed over the month and still
higher than the rate for nonveterans of the same ages (5. 7 percent) . In contrast,
jobless rates for veterans 25 to 29 (3. 2 percent) and 30 to 34 (2. 6 percent) were
lower than in September and were not materially different from the rates of their
nonveteran counterparts.

Over the past year,' there has been a decline in the

unemployment rates of 20-24 and 25-29 year-old veterans. (See table A - 7.)
The unemployment rate for workers covered by State unemployment insurance
programs, at 2. 7 percent in October, has been about the same since April.
Nearly the entire decline in total unemployment took place among those who had
been seeking work for a month or less.

(See table A -4 .)

Prim arily as a result, the

average (mean) duration of unemployment rose from 9. 4 weeks in September to 10. 4
weeks in October, following a drop in the previous month.
The proportion of jobless persons who had lost their last job showed a substan­
tial decline in October.

(See table A - 5.)

The number of such persons dropped below

1. 5 million, its lowest level since February 1970.
Civilian Labor Forca and Total Employment
The civilian labor force rose by 360, 000 in October (seasonally adjusted)
following an even larger increase in September (750, 000) .

While teenagers

accounted for most of the increase in September, adult men made up the bulk of the
October expansion.

(See table A - l. )

Employment also rose considerably for the second straight month, advancing
by 570, 000, seasonally adjusted, to 85.7 million.

Adult men accounted for over

300, 000 of this increase, with the balance divided about equally between teenagers
and adult women.

Since October a year ago, total employment has risen by 3. 2

million persons; adult women made up 1. 4 million of this gain, with adult men (1. 2
million) and teenagers (660, 000) accounting for the remainder.
Industry Payroll Employment
Nonagricultural payroll employment continued its strong expansionary trend,
rising by 305, 000 to a seasonally adjusted level of 76. 3 million in October.
the year, payroll jobs have increased by 2. 7 million.




(See table B - l.)

Over

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An October increase of 105, 000 in the number of goods-producing jobs occurred
exclusively in manufacturing, with the durable goods industries continuing to account
for most of the advance.
in 4 months.

This represented the first employment gain for the industry

The 200, 000-job growth in the service-producing industries reflected

sizeable gains in trade, services, and transportation and public utilities.

Over the

past year, the goods-producing sector has added 940, 000 jobs, while service-produc­
ing employment has grown by nearly 1. 8 million.
Hours of Work
The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on nonagricultural payrolls declined by 0. 2 hour in October, after seasonal adjustment, to 37. 0
hours.

(See table B-2.)

While declines took place in nearly every industry division,

the average workweek has been in the 37. 0-37. 2 hour range since early this year.
In manufacturing, the workweek was also down 0. 2 hour in October to 40. 6
hours.

With the exception of a few industries (notably primary metals and transporta­

tion equipment) , the decline in hours was pervasive throughout the manufacturing
industries.

Factory overtime hours were 3. 7 in October, little changed from the

levels held in recent months after declining from the 4. 1-hour peak reached in the
spring.
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on nonagricultural payrolls rose 0. 8 percent from September to October, seasonally adjusted.
October a year ago, hourly earnings have risen by 6. 7 percent.

Since

Weekly earnings rose

0. 2 percent from September to October (seasonally adjusted) and have advanced by
5. 8 percent from their year-earlier level.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings increased by 1 cent
in September to $3. 99.
risen by 25 cents.

(See table B-3. )

Since October 1972, hourly earnings have

Weekly earnings averaged $147. 63 in October, down 82 cents from

September but $8. 13 above a year earlier.
Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index--earnings adjusted for overtime hours in manufac­
turing, seasonality, and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in highwage and low-wage industries--was 149. 5 (1967=100) in October, 0. 5 percent higher
than in September, according to preliminary figures.
6. 5 percent above October a year ago.




(See table B -4 .)

The index was

A ll industries recorded gains over the year,

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ranging from 5. 2 percent in finance, insurance, and real estate to 8. 4 percent in
mining.

During the 12-month period ended in September, the Hourly Earnings

Index in dollars of constant purchasing power declined 0. 6 percent.




This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on
labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived 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.

TabU

A-1:

Em ploym aitt status off tka n o n in stitu tio n a l p o p u la tio n b y

sa x a n d a g o

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

O c t.
1973

O c t.
1972

J u ly
1973

A u g.
1973

S e p t.
1973

O c t.
1973

9 2 ,0 4 6
8 9 ,7 5 7
8 5 ,9 9 4

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

9 1 ,1 2 1
8 8 ,8 1 0
8 4 ,6 1 4

9 0 ,9 5 8
8 8 ,6 5 1
8 4 ,4 3 4

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

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

9 1 ,6 9 4
8 9 ,4 0 3
8 5 ,1 2 7
3 ,3 7 0
8 1 *757
2 ,3 1 8
1 ,0 9 0
1 ,2 2 8
4 ,2 7 6

8 5 ,6 9 5
3,4 7 1
8 2 ,2 2 4
2 ,361
1 ,0 9 8
1,263
4 ,0 6 9

4 9 ,1 6 2
4 7 ,2 2 7

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

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

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

4 9 ,9 1 8
4 8 ,4 4 6
2 *488
4 5 ,9 5 8
1 ,4 7 2

2 9 ,9 3 1
2 8 ,2 8 1
585
2 7 ,6 9 6
1 ,6 5 0

3 1 ,0 1 7
2 9 ,4 9 9
620
2 8 ,8 7 9
1 ,5 1 8

3 0 ,9 9 2
2 9 ,4 8 6
556
2 8 ,9 3 0
1 ,5 0 6

3 1 ,0 2 3
2 9 ,5 3 8
505
2 9 ,0 3 3
1 ,4 8 5

3 1 ,0 3 3
2 9 ,6 6 0
530
2 9 ,1 3 0
1,3 7 3

O c t.
1972

S e p t.
1973

8 9 ,5 9 1
8 7 ,1 7 6
8 2 ,7 0 7
3 ,7 2 1
7 8 ,9 8 6
2 ,0 6 6
980
1 ,0 8 6
4 ,4 7 0

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

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

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

3 0 ,4 3 3
2 8 ,7 5 2
645
2 8 ,1 0 8
1 ,6 8 0

3 1 ,0 9 9

3 1 ,5 4 7

2 9 ,4 5 5
539
2 8 ,9 1 7
1 ,6 4 4

3 0 ,1 5 1
584.
2 9 ,5 6 7
1 ,3 9 6

‘

Total
Total labor force . ...............................................
Civilian labor force ............................................
E m ployed............................................................
A gricu ltu re.................. ....................................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s .............................
On part time for economic r e a s o n s .............
Usually work fu ll tim e ...............................
Usually work part t i m e .............................
Unemployed. . .................................................

9 1 ,2 9 8

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

92,0 5 3
8 9 ,7 6 4

Aten, 20 years and over
C ivilian labor force...............................................
Employed ............................................................
A gricu ltu re....................................... ...............
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s .............................
Unemployed.........................................................

4 9 ,9 0 2
4 8 ,6 5 4
2 ,5 5 8
4 6 ,0 9 6
1 ,2 4 8

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

Women, 20 years and over
C ivilian labor force .............................................
E m p loyed ............................................................
A g ricu ltu re.......................................................
Nonagricultural in d u s trie s .............................
Unemployed..........................................................
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor fo rc e ...............................................
E m p loyed ...........................................................
A gricu ltu re .................................................... ..
Nonagricultural industries .............................
Unemployed............................................... .. . . .

T a b U A-2:

7 ,6 6 9

8 ,1 6 9
6 ,9 6 0
369

8 ,3 0 8
7 ,1 8 9
382

8 ,1 4 3
6 ,8 8 9
443

8 ,1 4 7

6 ,5 2 3
373

6 ,9 7 5
420

8 ,1 3 1
6 ,9 6 9
396

8 ,7 1 3
7 ,4 5 7
403

8,8 1 3
7 ,5 8 9
453

6 ,1 5 0
1 ,1 4 6

6 ,5 9 1
1 ,2 1 0

6 ,8 0 7
1 ,1 1 9

6 ,4 4 6
1 ,2 5 4

6 ,5 5 5
1 ,1 7 2

6 ,5 7 3
1 ,1 6 2

7 ,0 5 4
1 ,2 5 6

7 ,1 3 6
1 ,2 2 4

Full- and part-fin* a status off tka civilian labor fforca b y sax and aga
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Full* and part-time
employment status, sex,
and age

O c t.

O c t.

1973

J u ly
1973

A u g.
1973

S e p t.

1973

O c t.
1972

June

1972

1973

O c t.
1973

E m p loyed ..........................................................
Unemployed.......................................................
Unemployment r a t e ..........................................

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

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

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

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

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

7 5 ,8 2 1
7 2 ,6 3 7
3 ,1 8 4
4 *2

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

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

lien , 20 years and over:
C ivilian labor fo rc e .............................................
E m p lo yed ..........................................................
U n e m p lo y e d .............................................
Unemployment r a t e .......................................

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

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

4 6 ,7 4 9
4 4 ,9 7 1
1 ,7 7 8
‘ 3 .8

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 4 ,2 5 9
2 3 ,0 7 8
1,1 8 1
4 .9

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

2 4 ,2 5 1
2 3 ,0 8 2

2 4 ,1 0 7

5 .3

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

1 ,1 6 2
4 *8

1 ,1 6 9
4 .8

2 3 ,2 3 2
2 3 ,1 6 5
1 ,067
4 .4

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

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

1 2 ,5 5 9

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

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

1 ,2 3 7
9 *3

1 ,1 1 8

1 1 ,4 9 5
1 ,0 6 4

8 .0

8 .5

1 ,0 7 0
8 .6

1 ,0 4 9
8 .4

Full time
Total, 16 years and over:
Civilian labor fo rc e .............................................

Women, 20 years and over:
C ivilian labor fo rc e .............................................
E a p lo y e d ..........................................................
U n e m p lo y e d ....................................................
Unemployment cate ..........................................

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

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

Fart flaw
Total, 16 yearn and o ven
Civilian labor fo r c e .............................................
Employed.........................................
Unemployed............... .......................
NOTIt N o on

1 2 ,8 2 4

1 3 ,5 1 9

1 1 ,7 5 5
1 ,0 6 9

1 2 ,4 4 7

1 3 ,2 1 4
1 2 ,2 5 9

1 ,0 7 2
7 .9

7 .3

8 .3

960

part-time schedules far economic renooos me included in the fullrtime employed category; unemployed persoos me sllocmed by sOmber seeking full- or




Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators
(Seasonally adjuster!)

Number of persons
(In thousands)

Unemployment rates

Selected categories
O c t.
L972

O c t.
1973

Total (all civilian workers)........................................
Men, 20 years and o v e r ........................................
Women. 20 years and over....................................
Both sexes, 16-19 years........................................

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

4 ,0 6 9
1 ,472
1 ,3 7 3
1 ,2 2 4

W h ite ..................................................................
Negro and other races..........................................

3 ,8 9 9
964

3 ,2 3 7

Household heads......................................................
Married m e n ............................................................
Full-time w ork ers....................................................
Part-time workers......................................................
Unemployed 16 weeks and over1..............................
State insured2 ..........................................................
Labor force time lost3 ..............................................

1 ,7 2 2
1,101
3 ,7 4 1
1 ,0 6 4
1 j 1 17

1,392
838
3 ,0 7 3
960
776
1 ,6 4 2

1 ,7 2 0

846

—

.

O c t.
1972

June
1973

J u ly
1973

A u g.
1973

S e p t.
1973

O c t.
1973

5 .5
3 .9

4 .8
3 .2
4 .9

4 .7
3 .0
4 .9
1 4 .4

4 .8
3 .1
4 .9
1 4 .3

4 .8
3 .1
4 .8
1 4 .4

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

4 .2
8 .7

4 .2
9 .4

4.1

2 .8
2.1
4 .2
8 .3
.9
2 .7
5 .2

2 .7

2 .7

2 .1
4 .2
7 .9
.9
2 .7
5.1

2.1
4 .0
7 .3
.9
2 .7
5 .0

3 .0
2 .3
1.2
3 .9
4 .2
5 .2
3 .8
5 .5
8 .2
5 .5
2 .6

2 .9
2 .3
1 .2
3 .6
4 .2
5.1
3 .7
5 .2
8 .1
5 .8
2 .4

2 .7
2 .2
1 .5
3.1
3 .6
5.1
3 .6
5 .3
8 .0
5.1
2 .3

4 .7
8 .2
4 .1

4 .8
9 .9

4. 5
9.1
3 .7

5 .5
1 5 .4

13 .3

5 .0
1 0 .0

4 .3
8 .5

4.1

3 .4

2 .9

2 .8
5 .0
8 .5
1.3
3 .2
5 .8

2 .3
4 .2
8 .6
.9
2 .8

2 .7
2.1
4. L
8 .4

5.L

5 .2

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

2 .8
1 .9
L. 4
3 .4
4.1

2 .9
1 .9

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

5 .3
3 .5
5 .7
8 .7

5 .6
10.3
5. L
4 .5
5 .8
3 .3
6 .5
5 .0
3 .0
1 0 .0

4. 7
7 .9
4 .4
3 .7

9 .3

.8
2 .7

8 .3

Occupation4
White-collar w orkers................................................
Professional and technical....................................
Managers and administrators, except fa r m ..........
Sales workers........................................................
Clerical w o rk ers..................................................
Blue-collar w orkers..................................................
Craftsmen and kindred workers............................
Operatives............................................................
Nonfarm laborers................................................
Service w orkers........................................................
Farm w ork eis..........................................................

1 ,4 4 6
304
166
252
724
1,8 3 7

1 ,1 2 6
274

465
920
452
755
98

131
172
549
1 ,6 2 6
416
616
394
615
73

3 ,5 3 7

2 ,9 2 9

450
1 ,0 4 5
539
506
156
1,0 0 3
866
416
137

415
818
469
349
138
821
720
383
92

5 .0
2 .6

1 .5
3 .6
4.1
5 .3
4.1
5 .3
8 .2
5 .6
1 .9

Industry4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers3 . . .
Construction.................................. ......................
Manufacturing......................................................
Ourable goods..................................................
Nondurable g o o d s ..........................................
Transportation and public utilities......................
Wholesale and retail trade....................................
F mance and service industries ............................
Government workers................................................
Agricultural wage and salary workers ......................

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

4 .7
9 .r
3 .8
3 .3
4 .5
2 .7
6 .0
4 .0
3 .0
5 .0

3 .0
4 .8
3.1
6 .0
4. L
2 .7
7 .6

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

3 .6
3 .9
2 .9
5 .2
4.1
2 .7
6 .8

1 Unemployment rate calculated at a percent of civilian labor force.
2 Insured unemployment under State programs-unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data
relate to the week containing the 12th.
3 Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
4 Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
s Includes mining, not shown separately.

Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(Numbers m thousands)
Seasonally adiusted
Duration of unemployment

S e p t.
1973

O c t.
1973

O cc.
1972

O c t.
1973

O c t.
1972

June
1973

J u ly
1973

Au g.
1973

Less than 5 w eek s ....................................................
5 to 14 weeks ........................................................
15 weeks and o v e r..................................................
15 to 26 w eeks....................................................
27 weeks and over................................................

2 ,1 9 7

1,923
L , 17 0

2 ,2 3 9

2 ,2 4 0

2 ,1 6 7

1 ,9 6 0

1,208

670
375
295

2 ,2 3 3
1,202
775
45 J
322

2 ,2 1 3

l ,455
1,1 1 7
589
528

750
482
268

1,2 0 5
796
457
339

1,351
778
489
289

1 ,303
776
439
337

Average (mean) duration, m w e e k s ..........................

1 1 .3

9 .8

1 1 .9

9 .8

9 .6

1 0 .0

9 .4

1 0 .4




1 ,3 0 8
965
502
463

Table A-5:

Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)
S ea so n a lly adjusted
Reason for unemployment

O c t.
1972

O c t.
1973

O c t.
1972

June
1973

J u ly
1973

A u g.
1973

1,6 5 1
708

1 ,9 8 8
685

1 ,713
659

1 ,5 8 4

1 ,6 5 9
666

1,467
671

1 ,3 0 8
637

1 ,2 3 6
604

S e p t.
1973

O c tl
1973

L eft last j o b ..........................................................
Reentered labor f o r c e ..........................................

1 ,5 0 8

1 ,2 1 8
692
1 ,2 8 4

Never worked b e fo r e .............................................

603

570

1 ,4 5 0
638

1 ,2 0 3
620

1 ,3 0 1
629

1 ,6 0 9
631
1 ,381
597

Total unemployed..................................................

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

1 0 0 .0

Lost last j o b .....................................................
L e ft last j o b .....................................................

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

4 1 .8
1 4 .4

4 0 .8
15 .7
2 8 .7

3 7 .9
1 5 .9

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

Never worked before..........................................

1 3 .5

15 .1

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

3 6 .9
1 6 .9

Reentered labor fo rc e ........................................

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

1 .9
.8
1 .7
.7

1 .4
.8
1 .4

Lost last j o b ..........................................................

663

Percent distribution

3 0 .5
1 3 .4

3 1 .1
1 5 .1

1 4 .8

1 4 .2

31 .1
15 .2

Unemployed os a percent of the
civilian labor force
L o st last j o b ..........................................................
L e ft lest j o b ..........................................................
Reentered labor force.............................................
Never worked b e fo r e .............................................

.6

Tabla A-6:

Thousands o f persons
A g e and sex

1 .9
.7
1 .4
.7

2 .3
.8
1 .7
.7

1 .8
.7
1 .5
.7

1 .8
.7
1 .6
.7

1 .9
.7

L .6
i7
1 .4
.7

1 .5
.7

Unemployed persons by age and sex

P ercen t
looking for
full-tim e
work

S ea son a lly adjusted unemployment rates

O c t.

S o p t.
1973

O c t.
L973

O c t.
1973

T o ta l, 16 y ears and o v e r ................................

4 ,4 7 0

3 ,7 6 3

7 0 .3

5 .5

4 .8

4 .7

4 .8

4 .8

4 .5

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

1 ,1 4 6
551
595
1 ,0 7 6
2 ,2 4 7
1 ,7 9 0
. 458

1 ,1 1 9

4 4 .9

1 5 .4

1 4 .4

1 ,8 3 0
1 ,4 8 7
342

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

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

3 .2
3 .3
2 .6

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

1 4 .3
1 6 .5
1 2 .7
7 .9
3 .0
3.1
2 .8

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

1 3 .9

572
547
814

1 3 .3
1 7 .2
1 0 .0
7 .7

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

M ales, 16 years and o v e r ................................

2 ,2 2 7

1 ,8 1 9

7 3 .9

4 .8

4 .1

3 .9

4 .0

3 .9

3 .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 .........................................

584
299

571
307
264
397

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

1 4 .5
17.1

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

1 4 .0
1 6 .5
1 1 .4

14 .1
1 6 .2
1 2 .4
7 .4
2 .4
2 .4

1 3.7

13 .2
1 5 .8

7 6 .5

3 .5

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 y ears and o v e r ......................................

20 to 24 y e a r s .................................................
25 y ears and o v e r .........................................

285
542
1 ,1 0 1
814

O c t.

1973

1972

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

June!
1973

A u g.
1973

O c t.
1972

2 .5
2 .5
2 .8

#u! y
1973

6 .9
2 .4

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

1 1 .0
6 .1
2 .4

2 .3
2 .8

2 .2
2 .8

287

851
630
221

F em a les, 16 years and o v e r ..........................

2 ,2 4 3

1 ,9 4 5

6 6 .8

6 .7

5 .9

5 .9

5 .9

6 .0

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 co 24 y e a r s .................................................
25 y ea rs and o v e r .........................................
25 to 54 y e a r s ............................................
55 y e a rs and o v e r ......................................

563
253
310
534

548
266

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

1 6 .6
1 8 .4

1 3 .9
1 7 .7
1 0 .4

1 4 .9
1 5 .9

1 4 .5
1 6 .7

1 5 .3

1 4 .7

13.1
8 .6
4 .0
4 .3
3 .2

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

17.1

1 4 .2
9 .4
3 .9

25 to 54 y e a r s ...........................................
55 yea rs and o v e r ......................................




■ 1 ,1 4 6
974
171

283
418
979
857
121

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

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

8 .0
4 .2
4 .7
2 .4

2 .3
2 .9

4 .3
2 .6

2 .6

5. fc

L3.1
7 .3
3 .7
4 .0
2 .4

Table A-7:

Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 34 years of age
INumben in thouandil
Seasonally adjusted

Employment status

O c t.
1972

S e p t.

O c t.

1973

1973

4 ,6 2 4

4 ,7 0 6
4 ,3 7 4

O c t.
1972

June

J u ly

Aug.

S e p t.

O c t.

1973

1973

1973

1973

1973

4 ,7 1 6

4 ,6 2 4

4 ,4 0 7
4 ,2 3 3
174

4 ,3 1 0
4 ,0 2 6
284
6 .6

4 ,6 8 7
4 ,3 4 3
4 ,1 0 0
243
5 .6

4 ,6 9 5
4 ,3 7 6
4 ,1 1 0
266
6 .1

4 ,7 0 6
4 ,3 4 1

3 .9

4 ,6 8 2
4 ,3 8 0
4 ,1 1 8
262
6 .0

1 ,5 7 7

1 ,8 8 5
1 ,7 0 9
1 ,5 4 3
166
9 .7

1 ,6 8 1

1 ,6 5 2
1 ,4 7 0

1 ,6 2 6
1 ,4 5 8

1 ,5 7 7
1 ,4 4 4

1 ,3 4 7
123
8 .4

1 ,3 1 1
147
1 0 .1

1 ,6 0 2
1 ,4 3 0
1 ,3 2 1
109
7 .6

3 ,0 3 5
2 ,8 7 3
2 ,7 5 3
120
4 .2

3 ,0 6 9
2 ,9 1 8
2 ,7 9 9
119
4 .1

3 ,1 0 4

2 ,8 2 9
2 ,7 3 0
99
3 .5

2 ,9 1 1
2 ,7 8 6
125
4 .3

3 ,1 3 9
2 ,9 7 6
2 ,8 8 2
94

1 ,0 6 0
1 ,0 1 8
999
19
1 .9

1 ,0 8 9
1 ,0 7 7
1 ,0 3 2
45
4 .2

1 ,1 1 7
1 ,0 9 5
1 ,0 6 6
29
2 .6

1 0 ,9 1 4

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

VETERANS'
Total, 20 to 29 yean
Civilian noninstitutional population 3 ................................
Civilian labor force ........................................
Em ployed................................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................

4 ,2 8 1
4 ,0 4 5
236
5 .5

4 ,1 6 9
205
4 .7

4 ,1 0 7
234
5 .4

4 ,7 1 6
4 ,4 2 0
4 ,2 1 1
209
4 .7

20 to 24 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2 ................................
Civilian labor force ......................................................
Em ployed................................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................

1 ,8 8 5
1 ,6 7 8
1 ,5 4 1
137
8 .2

1 ,6 0 2
1 ,4 4 6
1 ,3 5 0
96
6 .6

1 ,4 2 3
1 ,3 2 8
95
6 .7

1 ,5 5 1
1 ,3 8 8
163
1 0 .5

1 ,3 2 9
115
8 .0

25 to 29 years
2 ,7 3 9

3 ,1 0 4

2 ,6 0 3
2 ,5 0 4

2 ,9 2 8

3 ,1 3 9
2 ,9 8 4

2 ,8 1 9
109
3 .7

2 ,9 0 5
79
2 .6

2 ,7 3 9
2 ,6 0 1
2 ,4 8 3
118
4 .5

1 ,0 8 9
1 ,0 6 9
1 ,0 4 1
28
2 .6

1 ,1 1 7
1 ,0 9 7
1 ,0 6 9
28
2 .6

777
752
731
21
2 .8

1 ,0 0 3
983
960

1 ,0 3 1
1 ,0 0 5
990

23
2 .3

15
1 .5

1 0 ,2 0 9
8 ,8 6 2
8 ,3 3 1
531
6 .0

1 0 ,9 1 4

1 0 ,9 6 7
9 ,6 1 9

1 0 ,2 0 9
8 ,9 6 2

5 .3

8 ,3 7 7
585
6 .5

5 .6

1 0 ,7 9 7
9 ,4 3 7
8 ,9 0 6
531
5 .6

1 0 ,8 5 3
9 ,4 4 4

9 ,1 8 7
432
4 .5

1 0 ,7 4 5
9 ,3 9 0
8 ,8 6 6
524

6 ,1 9 4

6 ,7 7 0

6 ,8 1 2

6 ,1 9 4

5 ,0 5 3
4 ,6 4 8

5 ,6 0 7
5 ,2 4 3
364

5 ,6 6 3
5 ,3 6 1
302

5 ,1 5 8
4 ,7 1 9
439

6 ,6 2 9
5 ,4 9 9

6 ,6 7 5
5 ,5 2 0

6 ,7 1 8
5 ,5 2 1

5 ,1 3 5
364

5 ,1 3 7
384

6 .5

5 .3

8 .5

6 .6

5 ,1 6 5
355
6 .4

6 ,7 7 0
5 ,5 9 9
5 ,2 3 3
366

7 .0

6 .5

5 ,4 4 3
327
5 .7

4 ,0 1 5
3 ,8 0 9
3 ,6 8 3
126
3 .3

4 ,1 4 4
3 ,9 3 9
3 ,7 9 3
146
3 .7

4 ,1 5 5
3 ,9 5 6
3 ,8 2 6
130
3 .3

4 ,0 1 5
3 ,8 0 4
3 ,6 5 8
146
3 .8

4 ,1 1 6
3 ,8 9 1
3 ,7 3 1
160
4 .1

4 ,1 2 2
3 ,9 1 7
3 ,7 4 1
176
4 .5

4 ,1 3 5
3 ,9 2 3
3 ,7 4 2
181
4 .6

4 ,1 4 4
3 ,9 3 8
3 ,7 7 4
164
4 .2

4 ,1 5 5
3 ,9 4 9
3 ,7 9 9
150
3 .8

3 ,4 4 7
3 ,3 1 3
3 ,2 3 0

3 ,6 4 5
3 ,5 1 0
3 ,4 4 8

3 ,4 4 7
3 ,3 1 1
3 ,2 1 8

3 ,6 2 1
3 ,5 1 6
3 ,4 4 6
70
2 .0

3 ,6 3 3
3 ,5 0 4
3 ,4 2 0
84
2 .4

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

62
1 .8

3 ,5 9 9
3 ,4 8 0
3 ,4 0 6
74

3 ,6 4 5
3 ,5 0 4

83
2 .5

3 ,6 5 9
3 ,5 3 4
3 ,4 7 0
64

Civilian noninstitutional population2 ................................
Civilian labor force ......................................................
E m ployed................................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................

99
3 .8

3 ,0 0 1

3 .2

Total, 30 to 34 years
Civilian noninstitutional population3
..........................
Civilian labor force ......................................................
Employed ..............................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................

777
753
733
20
2 .7

NONVETERANS
Total. 20 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ................................
Civilian labor force ......................................................
E m ployed................................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................

9 ,5 4 6
9 ,0 3 6
510

8 ,8 7 9
565
6 .0

9 ,5 3 7
9 ,0 0 7
530
5 .6

477
4 .9

20 to 24 yean
Civilian noninstitutional population3 ................................
Civilian labor force ......................................................
Em ployed................................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................

405
8 .0

6 ,8 1 2
5 ,7 7 0

25 to 29-yaan
Civilian noninstitutional population 3 ................................
Civilian labor force ......................................................
E m ployed................................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................
Total, 30 to 34 yean
Civilian noninstitutional population2 ................................
Civilian labor force ......................................................
E m ployed................................................................
Unem ployed............................................................
Unemployment rate .............................................. .1

1 V ie tn a m E ra v e t e r a n s a r e t h o s e who s e r v e d a f t e r
cent
a r e 20 t o 29 y e a r s o f a g e and 17 p e r c e n t a r e
ta b le .
2 S in c e

season al v a r ia tio n s

a d ju s t e d c o lu m n s .




are

not p re s e n t

in

1 .8

93
2 .8

2 .1

3 ,4 2 7
77
2 .2

71
2 .0

A u g u st 4 , 19 6 4 .
A t p r e s e n t , o f t h e V ie tn a m E ra v e t e r a n s o f a l l a g e s , 73 p e r ­
30 t o 34 y e a r s o f a g e .
P o s t - K o r e a n - p e a c e t im e v e t e r a n s a r e n o t in c lu d e d i n t h i s

th e p o p u la t io n f i g u r e s ,

id e n t ic a l

num bers a p p e a r

in

t h e u n a d ju s t e d and s e a s o n a l l y

Table B -l: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry,

(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Oct.
1972

Aug.
1973

Sept,,
1973p

Oct.
197 3P

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

74,118

75,686

76,251

76,830

2, 712

GOODS-PROBUCING

23,750

24,647

24, 706

24, 692

609

648

641

3,782

3,981

19.359
14, 225

Change fr

Aug.
1973

Sept-D
1973p

Oct.
1973p

579

75, 747

75,972

76,277

305

942

-14

24,171

2 4 ,2 0 3

24,308

105

639

30

-2

634

633

638

5

3,938

3,918

136

-20

3,676

3,694

3, 689

-5

20,018
14, 727

20,127
14,844

20,135
14,850

776
625

8
6

19,861
14,611

19.876
14,607

19,981
14,705

105
98

11,165
8, 173

11.676
8, 560

11,803
8,686

11,847
8, 727

68 2
554

44
41

11,692
8, 597

11,707
8,600

11,793
8, 678

86
78

190.5
623. 1
508.6
679.4
1,255.0
1,403.0
1,899.4
1,889.4
1,801.6
466.4
448.9

192. 3
650.6
530.3
711.5
1, 326. 1
1,457.2
2,048. 5
2, 005.8
1,803.8
502. 3
447. 1

190.5
643.9
527. 2
707.1
1,330.7
1, 468.8
2,070.0
2, 026.7
1,883.6
502.8
451.2

190. 1
642. 3
532.0
708. 3
1, 327.8
1,478.0
2,081. 3
2, 042.6
1,880. 1
505. 5
459. 0

-. 4
19.2
23.4
28.9
72.8
75.0
181.9
153.2
78. 5
39. 1
10. 1

-. 4
-1 .6
4.8
1.2
-2 .9
9 .2
11. 3
15.9
-3 .5
2. 7
7.8

192
631
527
694
1, 323
1, 459
2,065
2, 006
1,859
500
436

189
633
524
694
1,339
1,457
2, 076
2, 009
1,849
502
435

191
635
526
700
1, 348
1,468
2,092
2,030
1,860
505
438

2
2
2
6
9
11
16
21
11
3
3

NONDURABLE GOODS......................

8, 194
6,052

8, 342
6, 167

8, 324
6, 158

8, 288
6, 123

94
71

-36
-35

8, 169
6, 014

8, 169
6, 007

8, 188
6, 027

19
20

Food and kindred products . . . .
Tobacco manufactures................
T extile mill products...................
Apparel and other textile products

1,834.2
79.6
1,029.5
1, 346.4
727. 1
1,097.8
1,040.6
193.3
691.6
302. 3

1,836.0
81.8
1,025.7
1,348.5
722. 4
1,096.6
1,037.3
192.0
689.0
294. 5

1,798.3
81. 1
1,029.3
1,349.6
721.2
1, 102.6
1,035. 4
191.9
685.0
293.2

-17.0
4. 5
26. 1
-7. 2
15.6
14. 2
27.6
2.2
37.6
-9.6

-37. 7
-. 7
3.6
1. 1
-1. 2
6.0
-1 .9
-. 1
-4 .0
-1. 3

1, 706
72
1,026
1, 337
721
1, 100
1.031
189
691
296

1,714
70
l, 025
1, 336
720
1,099
1,036
190
684
295

1, 729
71
1,029
1, 336
721
1,099
1,037
191
681
294

15
1
4

Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products. . .

1,815.3
76.6
1,003.2
1,356.8
705.6
1,088.4
1,007.8
189.7
647.4
302.8

SERVICE-PRODUCING................

50, 368

51,039

51, 545

52,138

1, 770

593

51, 576

51,769

51,969

200

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

4, 549

4,659

4, 674

4,675

126

1

4, 617

4, 632

4, 666

34

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE .

15,887

16,279

16,373

16,518

631

145

16,352

16,393

16, 468

75

4, 151
12,317

26
49

Industry

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

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

Production workers ................

DURABLE GOODS.............................
................

Production workers

Ordnance and accessories...........
Lumber and wood products...........
Furniture and fix tu r e s ................
Stogie, clay, and glass products .
Primary metal in d u s tr ie s ...........
Fabricated metal products...........
Machinery, except electrical . . .
Electrical equipment...................
Transportation equipment...........
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . .

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

Paper and allied products...........
Printing and p u b lish in g .............
Chemicals and allied producrs. .
Petroleum and coal products . .

Oct.
1972

Sept.
1973

Sept.
1973

0
1
0
1
1
-3
-1

WHOLESALE T R A D E ..........................
RETAIL T R A D E .................................

3, 982
11,905

4, 136
12,143

4, 142
12, 231

4, 176
12,342

194
. 437

34
111

4, 099
12,253

4, 125
12,268

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

3,957

4, 121

4, 081

4, 074

117

-. 7

4, 064

4, 077

4, 086

9

SERVICES.....................................

12,463

13,009

12,983

13,066

603

83

12,906

12,996

13,053

57

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

13,512
2,627
10,885

12,971
2,617
10,354

13,434
2,604
10,830

13,805
2, 595
11, 210

293
-32
325

371
-9
380

13,637
2, 599
11,038

13,671
2,609
11,062

13,696
2,608
11,088

25
-1
26

FEDERAL ...........................

..........

STATE AND L O C A L ...........................
p = preliminary.




Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or rionftupervisory workers
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Oct.
1972

Aug.
1973

TOTAL PRIVATE ...... ..................

37.3

M INING..........................................

1973p

Oct.
1973p

37.5

37. 3

37.0

-0. 3

42.9

42.8

42.8

42.5

- .4

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION..........

38.2

38.3

38. 0

37.9

3

MANUFACTURING..........................
Overtime h ou rs .............................

40.8
3.8

40. 5
3.8

41.0
4. 1

40.7
3.9

• 1

- .3
-.2

40. 5
3.7

40.8
3.8

40.6
3.7

-.2
-. 1

DURABLE GOODS..............................
Overtime hours ..........................

41.5
4.0

40.9
3.9

41.7
4.4

41. 5
4. 1

0

-.2
- .3

41. 1
3.9

41.4
4 .0

41.4
3.9

0

.

Ordnance and a c c e s s o rie s . .......
Lumber and wood products . . . . .
. Furniture and fix tu r e s ...................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .

41. 5
40. 9
40.2
42. 5
41.7
41.4
42.0
40. 1
40. 0
40.2
38.9

42.6
41. 0
40.2
42.6
42.8
41. 9
43. 1
40.7
41.7
41. 1
39. 1

42.6
40. 5
40. 1
42. 6
42.7
41.4
42.8
40. 3
41.9
40.9
38.8

.2
- .9
-.7
.1

0

.5

-. 1
-. 5
-. 3

-. 1
.2
- .7

- .4
.2
-.2
.** 3

41. 5
40.7
39.7
42. 0
41.8
41*3
42.4
40. 1
41.0
40.4
38.7

42.6
40.8
39.7
42.2
42.7
41.6
43. 1
40. 5
41.2
40.9
39. 1

42.7
40. 1
39.6
42.2
43.2
41. 3
42. 9
40. 1
41.7
40.8
38.6

.1
-.7
-. 1

Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

42.4
41.4
40.8
42.5
41.7
41.5
42.3
40.8
42.0
40.7
39.5

NONDURABLE GOODS ................
Overtime h ou rs .............................

39.8
3.6

39.8
3.5

40. 0
3.8

39.6
3. 5

-. 1

- .4
3

39.5
3.3

39.8
3.4

39.6
3.3

Food and kindred p rod u cts...........
Tobacco manufactures..................
Textile mill products.....................

41. 0
39. 1
40. 9
36.0
42.6
37.9
41.8
42. 3
40. 6
38. 1

41. 3
39.0
41. 1
35.9
43. 0
38.3
42.0
43. 1
41.2
37.8

40.6
38.8
40. 5
35.7
42. 5
37.9
41.7
42. 9
40. 7
37.8

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

-.7

0

40.4
38.5
40.8
35.7
42.4
37.7
42. 1
42. 1
40.5
38.1

40.6
37.9
41.0
35.9
42.7
38.0
42. 0
42.6
40. 9
38.4

40. 6
37.4
40.4
35.7
42. 3
37.9
41.7
42.5
40. 6
38.2

0

Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products . . . .

40.4
39.4
41.4
36.2
43. 1
38.0
42.0
42.7
41*4
37.5

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

40. 6

41. 1

41. 1

40.8

.2

-. 3

40.9

40.9

40.7

-.2

WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL TRADE.

34.9

35.4

34.7

34. 3

- .6

- .4

34.5

34.6

34. 5

-. 1

WHOLESALE T R A O E ..........................
RETAIL T R A D E ......................

39.8
33. 3

39.6
34. 1

39.5
33.2

39.4
32.8

- .4

-. 1
- .4

39.4
33. 0

39.5
33.2

39.4
‘33.0

-. 1

F i n a n c e , in s u r a n c e , a n d
REAL E S T A T E ............................

37. 3

37. 1

37. 1

36.9

-. 4

-.2

37.0

37.2

36.8

- .4

SERVICES.....................................

34. 1

34.7

34. 1

33.9

-.2

-.2

34.2

34. 1

34.0

-. 1

Industry

Primary metal in d u s tr ie s .............
Fabricated metal products.............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment « . . . ...........
Transportation equipment . . . . . .

Apparel ahd other textile products
Paper and allied products.............
Printing and p u b lish in g ................
Chemicals and allied products . . .
Petroleum and coal products . . . .

s e pt.

Oct.
1972

1

1

1.0

-. 1

-.2

-.

5

Change from

Aug.
1973

Sept.
1973p

Oct. _
1973 P

-0 .3

37.0

37.2

37.0

-0 .2

*. 3

42.6

42.7

42. 1

- .6

37. 1

36.8

37. 1

.3

Sept.
1973

5
-. 1
0

- .2
-.6
-.2
-. 5
- .4
- 3

-.

2
5

Sept.
1973

*Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisoiy workers in transportation and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private
nonagricultural payrolls,
p = preliminary.




-. 1

0

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

-.2

-. 1

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

-.2

Table B-3:

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Average hourly earnings

Industry

Average weekly earnings
Change from

Change from

Oct.
1972

Aug.
1973

Seasonally adjusted............................

$3. 74
3. 73

$3. 91
3. 92

$3. 98
3. 95

$3.99
3. 98

M ININ G........................................

4. 41

4. 69

4. 77

4. 79

.

38

.

02

189.19

200. 73

204. 16

203.58 14. 39

-.5 8

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------

6. 22

6. 46

6. 63

6.66

.

44

.

03

237.60

247. 42

251. 94

252.41 14. 81

.47

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

3. 86

4. 06

4. 13

4. 13

.27

0

157. 49

164. 43

169.33

168.09 10. 60

-1. 24

DURABLE GOOOS. ........................

4. 11

4. 31

4. 39

4.38

.27

-.01

170.57

176.28

183.06

181.77 11.20

-1.29

Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . .

4. 13
3. 37
3. 12
4. 02
4. 74
4. 05
4.35
3. 71
4. 81
3. 73
3. 13

4. 29
3.62
3.28
4.21
5. 10
4. 24
4. 53
3. 88
5. 02
3. 87
3. 26

4. 37
3.67
3. 33
4.26
5. 15
4.30
4.61
3.91
5. 11
3. 93
3.31

4. 34
3.65
3. 32
4.25
5. 12
4. 30
4.61
3. 90
5. 15
3. 93
3. 31

.21
.28
. 20
.23
. 38
.25
.26
. 19
. 34
.20
. 18

-.03
-. 02
-.01
-.01
-.03
0
0
-.01
. 04
0
0

175.11
139.52
127.30
170.85
197.66
168. 08
184.01
151.37
202.02
151. 81
123. 64

178. 04
148. 06
131. 86
178.93
212.67
175.54
190.26
155.59
200. 80
155. 57
126. 81

186. 16
150.47
133. 87
181.48
220.42
180. 17
198. 69
159. 14
213. 09
161.52
129. 42

184.88
147. 83
133.13
181.05
218. 62
178. 02
197.31
157.17
215.79
160. 74
128. 43

9. 77
8. 31
5. 83
10. 20
20. 96
9. 94
13.30
5. 80
13. 77
8. 93
4. 79

-1.28
-2. 64
-. 74
-.43
-1. 80
-2. 15
-1. 38
-1. 97
2. 70
- . 78
99

NONDURABLE GOOOS......................

3. 52

3. 70

3. 75

3. 76

. 24

01

140.10

147.26

150. 00

148. 90

8. 80

-1. 10

3. 63
3. 38
2. 76
2.67
4.02
4.55
4.28
5.01
3.69
2. 72

3. 83
3. 73
2. 92
2. 79
4. 24
4. 70
4. 50
5.24
3. 81
2. 80

3. 85
3.68
3. 02
2. 84
4.28
4. 75
4. 53
5. 30
3. 86
2. 85

3. 89
3. 72
3.03
2. 86
4. 28
4. 76
4.52
5.27
3. 83
2. 86

.26
. 34
.27
. 19
.26
.21
. 24
.26
. 14
. 14

04
04
.01
. 02
0
-.01
03
-.03
. 01

146.65
133. 17
114.26
96. 65
173.26
172. 90
179.76
213.93
152.77
102.00

157. 03
145. 84
119. 43
100.44
180. 62
178. 13
188. 10
221.65
154.69
106. 68

159.01
143.52
124.12
101. 96
184.04
181. 93
190.26
228.43
159. 03
107. 73

157.93 11.28
144.34 11. 17
122. 72 8. 46
102.10 5.45
181. 90 8. 64
180.40 7. 50
188.48 8. 72
226.08 12. 15
155.88 3. 11
108. 11 6. 11

-1. 08
. 82
-1.40
. 14
-2. 14
-1. 53
-1. 78
-2. 35
-3. 15
. 38

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

4. 80

5. 12

5. 17

5. 18

.

01

194. 88

210.43

212.49

211.34 16.46

-1. 15

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3.06

3. 21

3.25

3. 26

.20

. 01

106* 79

113. 63

112.78

111. 82

5. 03

-. 96

WHOLESALE T R A O E ........................
RETAIL T R A D E ...............................

3. 93
2. 74

4. 13
2. 87

4. 18
2. 91

4. 18
2. 92

.25
. 18

0
. 01

156.41
91.24

163.55
97. 87

165.11
96.61

164. 69
95.78

8.28
4. 54

-.

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

3. 48

3. 60

3. 64

3. 64

.

0

129. 80

133.56

135.04

134.32

4. 52

-.

SERVICES...................................

3.24

3. 34

3.43

3. 45

.21

110.48

115. 90

116. 96

116.96

6.48

0

TOTAL PRIVATE.....................

Ordnance and accessories...........
Lumber and wood products...........
Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . .
Scone. clAy, and glass products .
Primary metal in d u s tr ie s ...........
Fabricated metal products...........
Machinery, except electrical . . .
Electrical equipment...................
Transportation equipment...........

Food and kindred products . . . .
Tobacco manufactures ................
T extile mill products........... ..
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products...........
Printing and p u b lish in g .............
Chemicals and allied products. .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products . . .

1See footnote 1, tabic B-2.
p - preliminary.




Sept.
1973 p

Oct. .
1973 ^

Oct.
1972

Sept.
1973

$0. 25
.25

$0. 01
.03

.

.
.

.

38

16

or

-.

.

'

.02

Oct.
1972

Aug.
1973

Sept.
1973 ^

Oct.
1973 p

Oct.
1972

$139. 50 $146. 63 $148. 45 $147. 63 $8. 13
145. 04 146. 94 147.26 8. 13
139.13

Sept.
1973
-$0. 82
. 32

-. 42
83

72

Table B-4.

Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory w orkers
in private nonfarm industries. Seasonally adjusted

(1967 - 100)
Percent change from

Sept.p

1972

May
1973

June
1973

July
1973

Aug.
1973

. . .

140.4

144.7

146.0

146.9

147.6

(1967) d o lla rs ......................

110.9

110.1

110.4

110.9

109.3

109.8

M ining........................................................

137.8

144.8

146.2

147.9

147.5

149.1

Contract construction..............................

149.2

153.7

155.4

156.3

157.2

159.1

O c t.

Industry

1973

Oct.p
1973

Sept. 1973JL97 3___

Oct. 1972Oct. 1973

Total private nonfarm

Current dollars .

148.7

149.5

|

6.5

.5

1J

2/

149.3

8.4

.2

159.0

6.6

ij
Constant

NA

3/
i

i

i

Manufacturing..........................................

137.5

141.8

142.7

143.7

144.5

145.4

L46.3

6.4

T ranspertation and public utilities

148.2

153.5

155.0

155.6

157.7

158.9

159.8

7.8

.6

Wholesale and retail trade

137.2

141.7

142.9

143.6

144.4

145.2

145.8

6.?'

.4

Finance* insurance, and real estate.

135.4

138.5

139.5

140.9

140.9

142.7

142.4

5.2

-.2

Services..................

140.7

144.7

146.3

147.3

146.9

148.6

149.6

6.3

.6

1/
2/
3/
p-

-----

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

i

.6

Percent change was -0.6 from September 1972 to September 1973, the latest month available.
Percent change was 0.5 from August 1973 to September 1973, the latest month available.
Less than 0.05 percent.
Preliminary.
NA Indicates data are not available.

NOTE: A ll series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effects of two types of changes that are
unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime premiums in manufacturing (the only sector for which
overtime data are available) and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-u-agc and low-wage industries. The
seasonal adjustment eliminates the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude each year.




LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
1 . LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
_____
........
.........

2- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
AOULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

C I V I L I A N LABOR FORCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
THOUSANOS

THOUSANDS

60000

50000'

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1964 196S 1966 196*7 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

3. UNEMPLOYMENT

4. UNEMPLOYMENT

_____
.........
.........

_____
........
.........

ALL C I V I L I A N WORKERS
FU L L -T I M E WORKERS
MARRIED MEN

THOUSANOS

1964 1965 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973




1972 1973

AOULT MEN
AOULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

THOUSANOS

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
_____
.........
.........

ALL C I V I L I A N WORKERS
STATE INSURED
flARRIED MEN

_____
........
.........

TEENAGERS
ADULT WOMEN
ADULT MEN

PERCENT

PERCENT

tH 4

S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

1865 1966 196*7 1966 1969 19*70 19*71 19*72 1973

7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
• _____
.........

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
WHITE

8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PART-TIM E WORKERS
F U L L -T I M E WORKERS

PERCENT

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

* Stats insur'd unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th of the month and represent* the insured unemployed under
State programs as a percent of average covered employment. The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance




UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
_____
........
.........

13. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS
SERVICE WORKERS
M U T E COLLAR WORKERS

_____

CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

PERCENT
1 5 .0

\2 .5

10 . 0

7 .5

5 .0

2.5

0.0
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

1 1 . AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

12. UNEMPLOYMENT B.Y REASON
_____
........
.........
_____

JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW ENTRANTS
JOB LEAVERS

MEEKS
3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971




1972 1973

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

NONflGRICULTURRL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
13. EMPLOYMENT
_____
........
.........
_____

14. MAN-HOURS

TOTAL NONAGRI CULTURAL
SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOODS-PROOUCING
MANUFACTURING

_____

TOTAL PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL
PRIVATE SERVICE-PROOUCING
GOOOS-PROOUCING
MANUFACTURING

THOUSANDS
2000

1750

1500

1250

1000
750

500

25Q
1964 196S 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

1972 1973

15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
_____
........

MANUFACTURING
TOTAL PRIVATE

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

1972 1973

16. AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING

HOURS
4.25

4.0 0

3 .7 5

3.50

3.2 5

3.0 0

2.7 5

2.5 0
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

1972 1973

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

1972 1973

NOTE: Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. Data for4he 2 most
recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.