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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

OCTOBER 1976

Both unemployment and employment remained at essentially the same levels in October
that prevailed in September, it was reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U. S. Department of Labor.

The overall rate of unemployment was 7.9 percent,

compared with 7.8 percent in September and also about the same as in July and August.
Total employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—was 87.8 million
in October, little changed from September and on a par with July and August levels as
well.

The October total was 3.7 million above the March 1975 recession low.
Nonfarm payroll employment—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—

also showed little change in October, but this followed increases in the prior 3 months.
At 79.5 million, the payroll job count was 3.2 million above its June 1975 low.
Unemployment
Both the total number of persons unemployed in October—7.6 million, seasonally
adjusted—and the overall unemployment rate—7.9 percent—have been on a plateau since
July.

(See table A-l.)

Prior to July, the incidence of joblessness had declined

from a May 1975 recession peak of 8.9 percent to a year-later low of 7.3 percent.
Among major labor force groups, the unemployment rate for adult men edged up from
6.1 to 6.3 percent, the highest level this year.

All of this movement occurred among

young men (20-24 year-olds), and there was an increase among young women as well.
Jobless rates for both black workers (13.5 percent) and white workers (7.3 percent) were
.slightly above September levels.

(See tables A-2 and A-b.)

While there were no noteworthy changes in the jobless rates among most major industry
groups in October, the unemployment rate for workers in the construction industry receded
to 14.9 percent, continuing the downtrend evident since mid-summer, when their rate was as
high as 17.7 percent.




Among the major occupational groups, movements were generally

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small and offsetting, but there was an increase for service workers to a high for the
year of 9.5 percent.

(See table A-2.)

Although there were some small changes among the individual duration of unemployment
categories from September to October, the average duration of joblessness remained the
s a m e — 1 5 . 4 weeks.

(See table A-4.)

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

Quarterly averages
1976

1975

Selected categories
III

IV

i

Civilian labor force
Total employment
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
Unemployment

93,134
85,138
47,551
30,537
7,050
7,997

93,153
85,241
47,540
30,665
7,036
7,912

93,553
.86,402
47,998
31,234
7,169
7,151

Unemployment rates:
All workers
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black and other
Household heads
Married men
Full-time workers

8.6
7.0
7.9
20.2
7.9
14.1
5.9
5.4
8.3

8.5
7.0
7.9
19.5
7.8
14.0
5.9
5.1
8.2

7.6
5.7
7.4
19.4
6.9
13.1
5.0
4.1
7.1

Average duration of
unemployment

15.6

16.5

16.3

77,004
22,414
54,590

77,642
22,690
54,952

78,392
22,943
55,450

36.1
39.6
2.7

36.3
40.0
2.9

36.4
40.3
3.1

174.3
107.0

177.8
107.5

180.6
107.9

Nonfarm payroll employment
Goods-producing industries
Service-producing industries

Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Manufacturing overtime
Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
In current dollars
In constant dollars
p= preliminary.




1976
Sept.

Oct.

95,203
87,819
48,721
31,907
7,191
7,384

95,342
87,773
48,716
31,799
7,258
7,569

7.9
5.9
7.7
19.7
7.1
13.6
5.2
4.2
7.5

7.8
6.1
7.5
18.6
7.1
12.7
5.4
4.6
7.5

7.9
6.3
7.6
19.0
7.3
13.5
5.4
4.4
7.6

15.5

15.4

15.4

III
Aug.
ii
(Thousands of persons)
94,546 95,341
95,487
87,532 87,902 87,981
48,504 48,646 48,682
31,677 31,951 31,988
7,351
7,305
7,311
7,014 7,439
7,506
(Percent of labor force)
7.4
5.7
7.1
18.7
6.7
12.8
4.9
4.1
7.0

7.8
6.0
7.6
18.8
7.1
13.1
5.3
4.4
7.4

iL
(Weeks)

15.9
15.6
(Thousands of persons)

78,943 79,359p 79,333
23,119 23,144p 23,083
55,824 56,215p 56,250
(Hours of work)

79,567p 79,513p
23,254p 23,137p
56,313p 56,376p

36.1
36. lp
39.9
40. Op
2.9
3.1p
(1967=100)

36.2
40.0
3.0

36. Op
39.7p
3.1p

186.7p
108.7p

187.0
108.9

187.5p
108.7p

183.5
108.4

N.A.=not available-

36.2p
39.8p
2. 9p

188.6p
N.A.

- 3 The number of persons working part time because of economic factors edged up to
3.5 million in October, reaching its highest level since January.

All of this increase

occurred among persons who could only find part-time work (rather than full-time workers
whose hours were reduced).

(See table A-3.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force
Total employment was 87.8 million, seasonally adjusted, in October, the fourth
straight month that it has been at about this level.
month change among the major age-sex groups.

There was also little over-the-

Despite the lack of growth in recent

months, the October employment total was 3.7 million above the March 1975 recession low.
The civilian labor force, at 95.3 million in October, was about unchanged following
a 280,000 decline in September.

Over the past year, the labor force has grown by

2.3 million, with 1.2 million of the increase occurring among adult women, almost 900,000
among adult men, and 200,000 among teenagers.

(See table A-l.)

Industry Payroll Employment
Nonagricultural payroll employment was essentially unchanged in October at
79.5 million, seasonally adjusted, following increases totaling 625,000 over the prior
3 months.

This over-the-month stability reflected some counterbalancing movements among

the various industrial groups; there were also nearly 100,000 workers off payrolls due
to increased strike activity.

Additions to payrolls in October occurred in less than half

of the 172 industries that comprise the BLS diffusion index of nonagricultural payroll
employment.

(See tables B-l and B-6.)

Manufacturing employment moved down 145,000 to 19.0 million, seasonally adjusted;
this followed a rise of similar magnitude in September.

The reduction in October

occurred primarily in the durable goods sector and was most pronounced among workers in
the transportation equipment industry, where a decline of 45,000 resulted from a strike
against the Ford Motor Company.

Job losses were also posted in the primary metals,

fabricated metals, and machinery industries, some of which also stemmed from new strike
activity.

Within nondurable goods, employment reductions took place in the textile,

apparel, and paper products industries.




Transportation and public utilities was the only other major industry to show a
decline, and the job loss of 15,000 was the result of a strike.

These reductions were

nearly offset by employment increases in most other major industry divisions.

In

addition to gains of 20,000 each in contract construction and services, employment in
finance, insurance, and real estate rose by 30,000 and mining was up by 10,000.
Hours
The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls was 36.2 hours in October, seasonally adjusted, 0.2 hour longer than in
September.

(See table B-2.)

This increase returned the average workweek to the levels

prevailing during the March-August period.
The manufacturing workweek edged up 0.1 hour to 39.8 hours, seasonally adjusted,
following declines in the prior 2 months.

The factory workweek in October was a full

hour longer than the February 1975 recession low.

Overtime in manufacturing averaged

2.9 hours, a 0.2-hour decline from September; however, this reduction may be attributed
to the occurrence of the Columbus Day holiday during the survey period.
The index of aggregate hours of private nonagricultural production or nonsupervisory
workers rose to 111.3 (1967*100), the highest level recorded since November 1974 and
5.0 percent above the March 1975 cyclical low point.

In manufacturing, the aggregate

hours index dipped 0.8 percent over the month to 93.5, a reflection of the job reductions
(including strikes) in the industry.

This index now stands 8.2 percent above the level

for March 1975.
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of private nonagricultural production or nonsupervisory
workers rose 0.4 percent over the month (seasonally adjusted).

Average weekly earnings

rose 1.0 percent in October, as a result of higher hourly earnings combined with a
slightly longer workweek.
Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings were $4.97, up 1 cent
from September.

Hourly earnings were up 31 cents from last October.

Average weekly

earnings increased 36 cents over the month to $179.91 and have risen $11.22 since
October 1975.




(See table B-3.)

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The Hourly Earnings Index
The Hourly Earnings Index—earnings adjusted for overtime in manufacturing, seasonality, and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage
industries—was 188.6 (1967-100) in October, 0.6 percent higher than in September.
The index was 6.7 percent above October a year ago.

During the 12-month period ended

in September, the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars of constant purchasing power rose
1.4 percent.




(See table B-4.)"

This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force,
total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample survey 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. Unless
otherwise indicated, data for both series relate to the week of the specified month containing the 12th day. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication
Employment and Earnings.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population
(Numbers in thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status

Oct.

Sept.

1975

1976

Oct.
197fe

Oct.
1975

June
1976

July
1976

Aug.
1976

Sept.
1976

Oct.
1976

TOTAL
Total noninstitutional population1
Total labor force
Participation rate
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

156,595
97,120
62.0
154,451
94,975
61.5
87,949
3,396
84,553
7,026
7.4
59,476

156,788

95,431
61.9
152,092
93,267
61.3
86,023
3,524
82,499
7,244
7.8
58,825

97,677
62.3
154,642
95,530
61.8
88,697
3,447
85,250
6,833
7.2
59,112

154,256
95,377
61.8
152,092
93,213
61.3
85,151
3,408
81,743
8,062
8.6
58,879

155,925
96,780
62.1
153,788
94,643
61.5
87,500
3,294
84,206
7,143
7.5
59,145

156,142
97,473
62.4
154,002
95,333
61.9
87,907
3,341
84,566
7,426
7.8
58,669

156,367
97,634
62.4
154,220
95,487
61.9
87,981
3,424
84,557
7,506
7.9
58,733

156,595
97,348
62.2
154,451
95,203
61.6
87,819
3,286
84,533
7,384
7.8
59,248

156,788
97,489
62.2
154,642
95,342
61.7
87,773
3,329
84,444
7,569
7.9
59,300

65,444
52,711
80.5
63,725
50,992
80.0
47,983
2,514
45,470
3,008
5.9
12,733

66,491
53,504
80.5
64,796
51,810
80.0
49,172
2,405
46,766
2,638
5.1
12,987

66,598
53,560
80.4
64,902
51,864
79.9
49,215
2,424
46,791
2,649
5.1
13,038

65,444
52,944
80.9
63,725
51,225
80.4
47,513
2,430
45,083
3,712
7.2
12,500

66,182
53,144
80.3
64,492
51,454
79.8
48,391
2,430
45,961
3,063
6.0
13,038

66,279
53,387
80.5
64,586
51,694
80.0
48,535
2,449
46,086
3,159
6.1
12,892

66,384
53,436
80.5
64,688
51,740
80.0
48,682
2,415
46,267
3,058
5.9
12,948

66,491
53,563
80.6
64,796
51,869
80.0
48,721
2,326
46,395
3,148
6.1
12,927

66,598
53,682
80.6
64,902
51,986
80.1
48,716
2,342
46,374
3,270
6.3
12,916

72,029
33,857
47.0
31,224
599
30,625
2,634
7.8
38,172

73,196
34,728
47.4
31,943
560
31,383
2,785
8.0
38,468

73,288
35,046
47.8
32,430
631
31,799
2,615
7.5
38,243

72,029
33,236
46.1
30,621
534
30,087
2,615
7.9
38,793

72,857
34,290
47.1
31,845
479
31,366
2,445
7.1
38,567

72,966
34,583
47.4
31,958
488
31,470
2,625
7.6
38,383

73,078
34,639
47.4
31,988
546
31,442
2,651
7.7
38,439

73,196
34,505
47.1
31,907
524
31,383
2,598
7.5
38,691

73,288
34,396
46.9
31,799
562
31,237
2,597
7.6
38,892

16,338
8,418
51.5
6,816
412
6,405
1,602
19.0
7,920

16,458
8,438
51.3
6,834
430
6,404
1,603
19.0
8,021

16,452
8,621
52.4
7,052
392
6,660
1.569
18.2
7,831

16,338
8,752
53.6
7,017
444
6,573
1,735
19.8
7,586

16,439
8,899
54.1
7,264
385
6,879
1,635
i8.4
7,540

16,450
9,056
55.1
7,414
404
7,010
1,642
18.1
7,394

16,454
9,108
55.4
7,311
463
6,848
1,797
19.7
7,346

16,458
8,829
53.6
7,191
436
6,755
1,638
18.6
7,629

16,452
8,960
54.5
7,258
425
6,833
1,702
19.0
7,492

134,121
82,627
61.6
76,768
5,858
7.1
51,494

136,005
84,119
61.8
78,452
5,667
6.7
51,886

136,165
84,619
62.1
79,133
5,486
6.5
51,546

134,121
82,725
61.7
76,077
6,648
8.0
51,396

135,473
83,805
61.9
78,120
5,685
6.8
51,668

135,643
84,359
62.2
78,341
6,018
7.1
51,284

135,822
84,503
62.2
78,468
6,035
7.1
51,319

136,005
84,371
62.0
78,365
6,006
7.1
51,634

136,165
84,595
62.1
78,402
6,193
7.3
51,570

18,445
10,856
58.9
9,497
1,359
12.5
7,589

18,476
10,911
59.1
9,564
1,347
12.3
7,565

17,971
10,668
59.4
9,147
1,521
14.3
7,303

18,315
10,826
59.1
9,382
1,444
13.3
7,489

18,359
10,867
59.2
9,466
1,401
12.9
7,492

18,398
11,003
59.8
9,505
1,498
13.6
7,395

18,445
10,930
59.3
9,538
1,392
12.7
7,515

18,476
10,923
59.1
9,448
1,475
13.5
7,553

154,256

Males, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population1
Total labor force
Participation rate
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
Females, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rqte
Not in labor force
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population*
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
BLACK AND OTHER
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

1|

17,971
10,640
59.2
9,255
1,385
13.0
7,331

Seasonal variations are not present in the copulation figures, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.




HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 2 .

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Sdacted categories

Number of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Unemployment rates

Oct,
1975

Oct,
1976

Oct,
1975

June
1976

July
1976

Aug.
1976

Sept.
1976

Oct.
1976

8,062
3,712
2,615
1,735

7,569
3,270
2,597
1,702

8,6
7,2
7,9
19,8

7.5
6.0
7.1
18.4

7.8
6.1
7.6
18.1

7.9
5.9
7.7
19.7

7.8
6.1
7.5
18.6

7.9
6.3
7.6
19.0

White, total
Males, 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

6,648
3,105
2,160
1,383

6,193
2,712
2,135
1,346

8,0
6,7
7,5
17,7

6.8
5.4
6.5
16.1

7.1
5.7
6.9
16.3

7.1
5.5
7.0
17.3

7.1
5.7
6.8
16.5

7.3
5.8
7.1
16.7

Black and other, total
Males, 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over
Both sexe$, 16-19 years

1,521
644
528
349

1,475
587
535
353

14,3
12,2
11.9
36,7

13.3
10.7
11.3
40.3

12.9
10.3
11.7
34.1

13.6
9.9
12.3
40.2

12.7
9.6
11.4
38.5

13.5
10.9
11.6
38.4

Household heads, total
Males
With relatives
Without relatives
Females
With relatives
Without relatives

3,188
2,617
2,152
465
673
430
243

2,912
2,265
1,804
461
714
461
253

6,0
5,8
5,3
10,2
8,0
10,7
5,6

5.1
4.8
4.3
8.9
6.7
9.2
4.4

5.4
4.9
4.5
8.6
7.7
10.0
5.5

5.2
4.5
4.1
8.1
8.0
11.1
5.1

5.4
5.0
4.5
8.6
7.9
10.6
5.4

5.4
5.0
4.5
9.0
8.2
10.9
5.7

Married men, spouse present
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1
Labor force time lost2

2,137
6,758
1,407
2,719

1,749
6,221
1,431
2,330

—

—

5,3
8,5
10,4
2.9
9.4

4.4
7.4
9.0
2.3
7.7

4.5
7.3
10.7
2.4
7.9

4.2
7.5
9.9
2.5
8.2

4.6
7.5
9.3
2.4
8.4

4.4
7.6
10.2
2.4
8.8

Total, 16 years and over
Males. 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

OCCUPATION 3
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm
Sales workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farmworkers

2,119
421
265
352
1,081
3,697
1,053
1,842
802
1,182
115

2,057
428
271
318
1,040
3,119
831
1,576
712
1,260
119

4.8
3.2
2.9
6.0
6.7
11.6
8.7
12.5
16.4
9.1
3.7

4.4
2.9
3.1
5.1
6.1
9.3
7.3
9.8
12.7
8.6
4.1

4.8
3.1
3.5
5.4
6.7
9.6
7.4
10.1
13.2
8.5
4.5

5.0
3.1
3.5
5.9
7.0
9.8
7.0
10.3
14.8
8.5
3.5

4.5
3.0
3.2
5.4
6.2
9.8
7.0
10.5
14.5
8.6
3.7

4.5
3.1
2.8
5.4
6.2
9.7
6.8
10.7
13.9
9.5
4.0

6,234
811
2,226
1,394
832
280
1,563
1,337
645
156

5,635
666
1,742
1,029
713
278
1,588
1,311
684
167

9.2
18.1
10.6
11.1
9.7
5.6
9.1
7.0
4.3
10.7

7,8
17,0
7,6
7,5
7.7
5,2
8.2
6.3
4.2
10.9

8.0
17.7
7.8
7.3
8.4
5.2
8.5
6.4
4.5
12.4

8.2
17.1
8.2
7.7
8.9
4.7
9.0
6.5
4.4
10.0

8.0
15.8
8.0
7.4
8.9
5.4
8.8
6.3
3.8
10.6

8.1
14.9
8.2
8.1
8.2
5.6
9.0
6.6
4.4
11.2

610
221
279
110

569
190
241
138

9.9
22.3
8.4
5.9

8.8
19.6
7.9
5.5

8.4
20.0
6.8
5.7

7.4
15.4
6.8
5.0

9.3
19.8
8.0
6.7

8.9
19.7
8.0
5.7

1,475
893
358
224

1,376
807
385
184

10.2
13.8
8.2
6.0

7.8
10.5
6.4
4.9

8.7
10.9
8.3
5.3

8.8
11.4
8.1
5.0

8.1
10.4
7.0
5.5

8.9
11.9
7.9
5.0

INDUSTRY 3
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers 4
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers
VETERAN STATUS
Males, Vietnam-era veterans5:
20 to 34 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
Males, nonveterans:
IK) to 34 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 yean
1
2
3
4
s

Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.
Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
Includes mining, not shown separately.
Vietnam-era veterans are those who served between August 5, 1964, and April 30, 1975.




HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 3 .

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Selected employment indicators

[In thousands]
Not seasonally adjusted
Selected categories

Total employed, 16 years and over
Males
Females
Household heads
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present

Seasonally adjusted

Oct.
1975

Oct.
1976

Oct.
1975

June
1976

86,023
51,632
34,392
50,866
38,342
20,359

88,697
52,971
35,726
51,790
38,426
20,993

85,151
51,300
33,851
50,258
37,921
19,799

87, 500
52,,243
35,,257
51,,163
38,,090
20,,337

42,697
13,037
9,067
5,562
15,031
28,449
11,184
13,196
4,069
11,813
3,064

44,387
13,612
9,463
5,592
15,721
29,354
11,486
13,493
4,376
12,031
2,925

42,386
12,773
9,027
5,515
15,071
28,105
11,104
12,915
4,086
11,759
2,975

1,352
1,726
447

1,370
1,698
379

76,437
1,393
14,612
60,432
5,591
470

78,680
64,174
3,015
1,341
1,674
11,491

July
1976

Aug.
1976

Sept.
1976

Oct.
1976

87,,907
52,,501
35,,406
51,,054
38,,147 •
20,,399

87,,981
52,,655
35,,326
51,,170
38,,237
20,,444

87,,819
52,,564
35,,255
51,,234
38,,218
20,,536

87,773
52,613
35,160
51,176
38,008
20,421

43,,763
13,,439
9,,257
5,,512
15,,555
29,,166
11,,238
13,,690
4,,238
12 j,028
2,,802

A3,,481
13,,297
9,,179
5,,435
15,,570
29,,279
11,,372
13,,530
4,,377
12 j,185
2 ,878
!

43,,782
13,,536
9,,282
5,,549
15,,415
28,,853
11,,251
13j,273
4,,329
12,,325
2 ,951
j

44,,183
13,,619
9,,580
5,,607
15,,377
28,,739
11,,348
13,,091
4,,300
12,,219
2,,791

44,067
13,332
9,425
5,542
15,768
29,003
11,406
13,203
4,394
11,976
2,840

1,303
1,710
408

1,,299
1,,670
341

1,,301
1,,695
340

1,,363
1.,709
356

1,,329
1,,606
351

1,321
1,683
346

79,147
1,423
15,063
62,661
5,658
445

75,760
1,349
14,443
59,968
5,531
478

78,,098
1,,415
14,,894
61,,789
5,,657
451

78,,390
1,,436
14,,988
61,,966
5,,649
432

78,,469
1,,401
15,,317
61.,751
5,,662
436

78,,584
1,,410
15,,185
61,,989
5,,714
428

78,444
1,379
14,884
62,181
5,596
452

81,460
66,378
3,105
1,229
1,876
11,977

76,822
62,824
3,361
1,459
1,902
10,637

79,,497
64,,860
3,,080
1;,307
1,,773
11 ,557

79 :,189
65,,259
3,,012
1;,259
1:,753
10 ,918

78,,931
64 ,622
3 ,047
1,,295
1:,752
11 ,262

79,,921
65 ,064
3 ,348
1.,339
2 ,009
11 ,509

79,572
65,013
3,469
1,337
2,132
11,090

Sept.
1976

Oct.
1976

OCCUPATION
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm
Sales workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farm workers
MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricultural industries:
Wage and salary workers
Private households
Government
Other
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
PERSONS AT WORK 1
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons

1

Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial disputes.

Table A-4.

Duration of unemployment

[Numbers in thousands]
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment

15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration, in weeks

Oct.
1975

Oct.
1976

Oct.
1975

June
1976

July
1976

Aug.
1976

2,800
2,154
2,289
1,005
1,284

2,796
2,075
1,962
866
1,096

3,015
2,446
2,719
1,238
1,481

2,618
2,261

2,829
2,427

1,301

2,951
2,028
2,317
1,116
1,201

14.9

14.7

15.6

16.9

100.0
33.7

100.0
40.9

100.0
36.9

29.7
31.6

30.4
28.7

13.9
17.7

12.7
16.0

2,387
1,143
1,244

2,828
2,453
2,314
1,123
1,191

3,010
2,355
2,330
1,066
1,264

15.8

15.5

15.4

15.4

100.0
36.9

100.0
40.4

100.0
37.0

100.0
37.2

100.0
39.1

29.9
33.2

31.9
31.2

27.8
31.8

31.8
31.2

32.3
30.5

30.6
30.3

15.1
18.1

12.9
18.3

15.3
16.5

15.0
16.3

14.8
15.7

13.9
16.4

2,215
914

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION




HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Reasons for unemployment

I Numbers in thousands]
Not seasonally adjusted

Reason

Seasonally adjusted

Oct.
1975

Oct.
1976

Oct.
1975

June

1976

1976

1976

Sept.
1976

Oct.
1976

3,617
874
1,942
811

3,015
1,005
1,952
861

4,531
829
1,892
844

3,623
882
1,795
805

3,843
964
1,856
795

3,781
1,008
1,935
951

3,756
929
1,895
932

3,778
953
1,903
894

100.0
49.9
12.1
26.8
11.2

100.0
44.1
14.7
28.6
12.6

100. 0
56. 0
10. 2
23. 4
10. 4

100.0
51.0
12.4
25.3
11.3

100.,0
51..5
12.,9
24.,9
10..7

100.0
49.3
13.1
25.2
12.4

100.0
50.0
12.4
25.2
12.4

100.0
50.2
12.7
25.3
11.9

3.9
.9
2.1
.9

3.1
1.1
2.0
.9

4. 9
,9
2. 0
9

3.8
.9
1.9
.9

4..0
1.,0
1..9
.8

4.0
1.1
2.0
1.0

3.9
1.0
2.0
1.0

4.0
1.0
2.0
.9

July

Aug.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Lost last job
Left last job
Reentered labor force
Seeking first job
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed . . .
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

Table A - 6 .

Unemployment by sex and age
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Not seasonally adjusted
Thousands of persons
Sex and age

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

Oct.
1975

Oct.
1976

Oct.
1976

Oct.
1975

June

1976

1976

1976

Sept.
1976

Oct.
1976

7,,244
1,,602
744
858
1,,670
3,,973
3,,336
637

6,,833
1,,569
714
855
1/582
3,,682
3,,098
584

77.3
52.1
25.5
74.2
84.1
85.2
87.7
71.7

8. 6
19. 8
21. 9
18. 2
14.0
6. 3
6. 6
4. 9

7.5
18.4
21.5
15.6
11.4
5. 5
5. 7
4. 7

7. 8
18. 1
20. 8
15. 9
11. 2
5. 9
6. 1
4. 8

7.9
19.7
22.5
18.0
11.8
5.6
5.8
4.8

7. 8
18. 6
20. 5
17. 8
11. 5
5. 7
5. 9
4. 8

7.9
19.0
21.3
17.3
12.8
5. 6
5.9
4.5

Males, 16 years and over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over

3,,837
829
382
447
912
2.,096
1,,728
368

3 ,491
j
843
400
442
816
I: ,832
,499
1.
334

81.8
52.2
22.8
78.7
88.5
92.5
95.9
76.6

8. 3
19. 8
21. 6
18. 2
15. 1
6. 0
6.• 2
4. 6

7.0
18.5
21.3
15.9
11.7
5.0
5.1
4.8

7. 2
18. 4
21. 0
16..4
u. 9
5. 1
5.,4
4.,2

7.0
18.8
21.8
16.7
11.8
4.9
5.1
4.5

7. 1
18..8
21. 2
17. 8
11.• 6
5. 1
5. 2
4.. 6

7.4
19. 5
22.1
17.5
13.0
5.1
5. 3
4.2

Females, 16 years apd over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and ovwr

3:,406
773
362
411
757
1 ,876
1, 6 0 7

3,>341
726
314
412
766
1,850
1, 5 9 9

9.,2
19.,9
22.,3
18.,2
12..7
6.,8
7..3

8.3
18.2
21.6
15.3
11.0
6.3
6.7

8..7
17.,8
20..7
15..3
10..4
7..1
7,.3

9.1
20.8
23.3
19.5
11.8
6.6
7.0

8.,7
18..3
19., 7
17.,7
11..4
6.. 7
7..0

269

250

72.7
51.9
29.0
69.4
79.5
77.9
80.1
65.2

5.. 4

4.5

5,. 8

5.2

8.7
18.3
20.3
17.1
12. 5
6.4
7.0
4.9

Total, 16 years and over
16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years
55 years and over




-

July

Aug.

5'. 2

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employ*** on nonagricultural payrolls. hy industry

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

TOTAL
GOODS-PRODUCING

Oct.
1976P

Sept.
1976P

Oct.
1975

June
1976

July
1976

Aug.
1976

Sept.
1976P

Oct.
1976P

Oct.
1975

Aug.
1976

78,193

7 9 , 187

79, 855

80, 158

77, 555

7 8, 9 4 3

79, 176

79, 333

79, 567

79, 513

23, 070

23, 557

23, 753

23, 538

22, 669

2 3 ,, 0 9 1

23, 094

23, 083

2 3 , 2 54

2 3 , 137

MINING

763

766

801

793

774

779

788

752

795

804

3f 6 2 0

3, 6 2 0

3, 557

3, 572

3, 4 0 2

3, 3 6 2

3, 3 7 3

3, 3 5 2

3, 3 3 7

3, 357

MANUFACTURING
Production workers

18, 6 8 7
13, 4 2 0

19, 171
13, 7 9 7

19, 3 9 5
14, 0 2 9

19, 173
13, 8 0 8

18, 4 9 3
13, 2 3 5

18, , 9 5 0
13, 6 3 0

18, 9 3 3
13, 6 0 7

18, 9 7 9
13, 6 4 0

19, 122
13, 7 6 6

18, 9 7 6
13, 6 2 2

DURABLE GOODS
Production workers

10, 7 5 0
7, 6 3 1

11. 108
7, 922

11, 2 6 8
8, 082

11, 144
7, 957

10, 6 6 1
7, 548

11, 0 4 6
7, 8 9 0

11. 02 9
7, 8 7 2

11, 086
7, 9 1 9

11, 1 5 7
7, 9 7 5

11, 0 5 2
7, 8 7 1

157. 1

156. 1
626. 8
498. 3
643.3
1, 2 2 0 . 7
1, 4 2 1 . 1
2, 105. 1
1, 8 6 2 . 2
1,781.5

164
576
467
615

409

158
602
490
627
197
388
065
833
747
512
427

157
605
488
630
204
386
077
817
733
511
421

156
607
485

513.9
438.7

155. 0
622. 8
492.2
640. 3
203. 0
407.2
074.3
870. 6
7Z8.8
511.9
437.7

509
419

154
613
496
631
221
406
111
846
744
512
423

154
615
487
631
208
391
085
856
698
510
417

8, 127
5, 9 4 7

8, 0 2 9
5, 8 5 1

7, 832
5, 6 8 7

7, 904
5, 7 4 0

7, , 9 0 4
5, 7 3 5

7, 8 9 3
5, 7 2 1

7, 9 6 5
5, 7 9 1

7, 924
5, 7 5 1

1, 6 9 5
79
953
1, 2 8 7
652
1, 0 7 1
1, 0 1 9
201
608
267

1, 7 1 6
74
969
1, 3 1 5
677
1,, 0 7 6
1,, 0 2 7
202
573
275

1, 7 1 4
80
965
1, 3 1 1
679
1, 0 8 0
1, 0 3 4
201
569
271

1, 7 1 7
78
969
1, 2 8 9
679
1,, 0 8 1
1,, 0 4 0
2 02
572
266

1, 7 1 6
76
974
1, 2 7 8
682
1, 0 8 8
1, 0 3 7
202
644
268

1, 7 0 7
76
961
1, 2 6 9
672
1, 0 8 6
1, 0 3 8
203
647
265

56, 082

5 6 ,, 2 5 0

56, 313

56, 376

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primarv metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
Production workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products, nec..
Leather and leather products
SERVICE-PRODUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE . .
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE. AND
REAL ESTATE

165.4
583.6
472.2
623. 5
1,
1,
>,
1,
1,

144. 8
359.7
029. 1
780. 9
670. 5
492.0
428.7

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

629. 0
491.8
644. 6
214.8
396.7
069-2
837.6
724.2
512.3
430.4

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

149
344
039
767
641
490

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

1,
1,
2.
1,
1,

629
1, 2 1 5
1. 3 9 5
2, 082
1. 8 4 5
1, 7 4 4

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

1,
1,
2,
1,
1,

7, 9 3 7
5, 7 8 9

8, 063
5, 8 7 9 -

I, 762. 6
88. 1
950.8
L, 3 0 4 . 6
654.8
L, 0 7 4 . 4
1, 0 2 0 . 0
203. 1
611. 5
266. 6

1, 8 3 5 . 2
85. 0
974.9
1,299.7
684.7
1, 0 7 9 . 1
1, 0 4 8 . 5
207. 1
576. 5
272.7

55, 123

55, 630

56, 102

4, 503

4, 528

4, 543

4, 5 1 9

4, 4 7 6

4, 5 0 0

4, 501

4, 507

4, 4 9 2

17,136

17, 5 4 4

17, 652

17, 7 2 2

17, 0 4 3

17, , 4 6 0

17, 5 6 7

17, 6 0 3

17, 612

17, 62 5

4, 2 0 9
12, 9 2 7

4, 302
13, 2 4 2

4,299
13, 3 5 3

4, 321
13, 4 0 1

4, 180
12, 8 6 3

4, , 2 5 4
13, , 2 0 6

4, 2 6 7
13, 3 0 0

4, 2 6 8
13, 3 3 5

4, 286
13, 3 2 6

4, 2 9 1
13, 3 3 4

1, 8 3 8 . 3 1, 7 7 5 . 4
85. 0
84. 9
973. 5
959. 3
1, 2 9 5 . 8 1, 2 8 6 . 9
683.7
675.6
1, 0 8 5 . 6 1, 0 8 9 . 0
1, 0 4 1 . 4 1, 0 3 8 . 8
205.4
204.4
650.2
649.8
264. 6
268. 1
56, 62 0

54, 8 8 6

5 5 ,, 8 5 2

4, 4 7 7

4, 238

4 ,368

4, 347

4, 363

4, 2 4 6

4, 2 9 7

4, 303

4, 312

4, 343

4, 372

SERVICES

14, 185

14, 8 2 7

14, 7 6 8

14, 8 1 8

14, 1 5 7

14, 5 5 7

14, 62 3

14, 7 0 9

14, 7 6 8

14, 7 8 8

GOVERNMENT

15, 0 6 1

14, 3 6 3

14, 7 9 2

15, 198

14, 9 6 4

15, 0 6 1

15, 0 8 9

15, 125

15, 0 8 3

15, 0 9 9

2, 754
11, 6 0 9

2, 717
12, 0 7 5

2, 714
12, 4 8 4

2, 767
12, 197

2 ,, 7 2 5
12, 336

2, 7 2 1
12, 3 6 8

2, 735
12,

2, 736
2, 739
1 2 . 2 4 Z . . , , , 1 2 . ^isn

FEDERAL
STATE AND LOCAL

p=preliminary.




2, 742
12,319

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE
MINING

Oct.
1975

Sept.
1976 P

Aug.
197?,

Seasonally adjusted

Oct.
1976

Oct.
1975

June
1976

July
1976

Aug.
1976

Sept.
1976

p
F

Oct.
1976

v

36. 2

36. 6

36. 2

36. 2

36. 2

36. 1

36. 2

36. 2

36. 0

36. 2

43. 1

43. 2

43. 4

43. 6

42. 7

42. 3

42. 5

41. 0

43. 1

43. 2

35. 9

37. 2

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

37. 5

37. 9

36. 8

3 8. 1

36. 6

37. 1

36. 8

36. 8

MANUFACTURING
Overtime hours

39. 9
3. 0

40. 0
3. 1

40. 1
3. 4

39. 9
3. 1

39. 8
2. 8

40. 2
3. 1

40. 2
3. 2

40. 0
3. 0

39. 7
3. 1

39. 8
2. 9

DURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours

40. 2
2. 8

40. 5
3.2

40. 6
3. 4

40. 6
3. 3

40. 0
2. 6

40. 8
3. 3

40. 8
3. 3

40. 8
3. 2

40o 3
3. 1

40. 4
3. 1

41. 5
40. 0
39. 3
41. 2
39. 7
40. 5
40. 6
39. 8
40. 8
39. 8
39. 0

40.
40.
39.
41.
40.
41.
41.
40.
40.
40.
38.

3
6
0
5
6
0
0
0
9
2
5

40. 5
40. 2
38. 6
41. 4
40. 9
40. 9
41. 0
40. 1
41. 5
40. 2
3 8. 5

40. 9
40. 6
38. 8
41. 5
40. 5
40. 4
40. 9
40. 6
41. 4
40. 0
38. 8

41. 6
39. 8
3 8. 9
40. 8
39. 9
40. 4
40. 6
39. 6
40. 4
39. 7
38. 8

41.
39.
38.
41.
41.
40.
41.
40.
42.
40.
38.

1
8
6
2
1
9
1
1
4
5
6

40. 9
40. 5
3 8. 5
41. 0
41. 2
40. 8
41. 4
40. 1
42. 0
40. 8
38. 7

40. 5
40. 3
3 8. 5
41. 1
40. 9
41. 0
41. 4
40. 1
42. 1
40. 4
3 8. 4

40. 5
39. 8
38. 1
41. 0
40. 5
40. 6
40. 8
39. 8
41. 1
39. 9
3 8. 4

41. 0
40. 4
38. 4
41. 1
40. 7
40. 3
40. 9
40. 4
41. 0
39. 9
38. 6

39.6
3. 2

39. 2
3. 0

39. 4
3. 2

39. 1
3. 0

39. 5
3. 0

39. 2
2. 9

39. 1
3. 0

39. 0
2. 8

39. 0
2. 8

39. 0
2. 8

40.
38.
41.
36.
42.
37.
41.
42.
40.
38.

6
9
0
3
4
1
4
2
1
6

40. 7
37. 3
39.6
35. 6
42. 4
37. 7
41. 1
42. 0
40. 1
36. 9

40.
37.
39.
35.
42.
37.
42.
42.
40.
36.

9
8
4
2
5
8
0
8
7
5

40. 4
3 8. 4
39. 4
35. 1
42. 0
37. 4
41. 5
42. 2
40. 5
36. 6

40. 6
37. 5
41. 0
36. 2
42. 3
3 7. 0
41. 4
41. 8
40. 0
3 8. 9

40. 0
3 8. 4
40. 3
35. 9
42. 5
37. 4
41. 4
41. 9
40. 3
3 7. 1

40. 0
34. 5
40. 1
35. 5
42. 3
37. 6
41. 4
42. 1
40. 3
3 7. 0

40. 1
36. 7
39. 4
35. 2
42. 1
3 7. 5
41. 3
42. 0
40. 1
36. 8

40. 2
37. 0
39. 2
35. 0
42. 2
3 7. 4
42. 0
42. 2
40. 3
36. 7

40. 4
37. 0
39. 4
35. 0
41. 9
37. 3
41. 5
41. 8
40. 4
36. 9

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES

39. 9

40. 4

40. 2

40. 2

39. 7

39. 8

39. 7

40. 0

40. 0

40. 0

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

33. 7

34. 4

33. 6

33. 4

33. 9

33. 6

33. 6

33. 6

33. 5

33. 6

38. 8
32. 1

39. 0
33. 0

38. 9
32. 1

38. 7
31. 8

38. 8
32. 3

38. 7
32. 0

39. 1
32. 0

3 8. 9
31. 9

3 8. 8
32. 0

38. 7
32. 0

FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

36. 4

36. 9

36. 6

36. 6

36. 4

36. 6

36. 6

36. 8

36. 7

36. 6

SERVICES

33. 6

34. 0

33. 4

33. 4

33. 7

33.4

33. 4

33. 5

33. 3

33. 5

Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, day. and glass products
Primary metal industries*
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products....
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
Overtime hours
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products . .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products, nec . . .
Leather and leather products

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

1
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 of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls.
p=preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private
nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings
Industry

Aug.
1976

Sept.
1976P

$4.66
4.63

$4.88
4.89

$ 4 . 96
4 . 92

$ 4 . 97
4. 94

$ 1 6 8 . 69
167.61

MINING

6 . 02

6.29

6 . 55

6 . 57

2 59.46

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

7.42

7.71

7.81

7.84

278.25

MANUFACTURING

4.90

5.21

5 . 30

5.29

5.26

5 . 58

5. 66

5.41
4 . 42
3.81
5 . 02
6.35
5. 19
5. 51
4 . 66
6.24
4.60
3.83

5.77
4.83
4 . 01
5.36
6 . 92
5.46
5. 7 9
4 . 95
6 . 52
4.90
4 . 00

5.86
4.87
4 . 05
5. 42
6.95
5 . 54
5.86
5 . 02
6 . 67
4 . 93
4 . 02

4 . 42

4. 70

4.80

4.80

1 7 5 . 03

184.24

189.12

187.68

4.65
4.27
3 . 53
3.24
5. 15
5.49
5. 50
6. 6 1
4 . 42
3.2 5

4 . 98
4 . 62
3.75
3 . 42
5. 50
5.71
5. 93
7 . 13
4. 40
3.45

5. 0 1
4 . 65
3.78
3.49
5. 57
5.79
6 . 03
7 . 23
4.84
3.48

5. 04
4.66
3.80
3.47
5. 57
5.76
6 . 03
7 . 18
4.82
3. 48

188.79
1 6 6 . 10
144.73
117.61
218.36
2 0 3 . 68
227.70
2 7 8 . 94
177.24
125.45

202.69
172.33
148.50
121.75
233.20
215.27
243.72
299.46
176. 4 4
127.31

204.91
175.77
148.93
122.85
236.73
218.86
253.26
309.44
196.99
127.02

2 0 3 . 62
178.94
1 4 9 . 72
121.80
2 3 3 . 94
2 1 5 . 42
250.25
3 0 3 . 00
195.21
127.37

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

6 . 14

6. 56

6.61

6 . 62

2 4 4 . 99

2 6 5 . 02

265.72

266.12

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3.82

3 . 98

4 . 03

4 . 03

128.73

136.91

135.41

134.60

4 . 98
3.41

5.21
3 . 55

5.24
3 . 59

5.24
3. 60

193.22
1 0 9 . 46

2 0 3 . 19
117.15

203.84
115.24

202. 79
1 1 4 . 48

T O T A L PRIVATE
Seasonally adjusted

DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and kindred products

Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Rubber and plastics products, nec

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE. INSURANCE. AND REAL ESTATE

1

See footnote 1, table B-2.
p= preliminary.




Oct.
1975

Oct.
1976p

Oct.
1975

Aug.
1976

Sept.
1976p

Oct.
1976P

$ 1 7 8 . 6 1 $ 1 7 9 . 55
1 7 7 . 12
177c 02

$179.91
178.83

2 5 9 . 15

284.27

286.45

292.21

287.41

298.70

1 9 5 . 51

208.40

212.53

2 1 1 . 07

5. 6 4

211.45

22 5 . 99

229.80

228.98

5 . 92
4.85
4 . 04
5. 4 4
6 . 96
5.49
5.84
5. 05
6.63
4.89
4 . 06

2 2 4 . 52
176.80
149.73
206.82
2 5 2 . 10
2 1 0 . 20
223.71
185.47
2 5 4 . 59
1 8 3 . 08
1 4 9 . 37

2 3 2 53
196110
156.39
222.44
280.95
223.86
237.39
198.00
266.67
196.98
154.00

237.33
195.77
156.33
2 2 4 . 39
284.26
226.59
240.26
2 0 1 . 30
276.81
198.19
154.77

242.13
196.91
156.75
225.76
281.88
221.80
238.86
205.03
2 7 4 . 48
195. 60
1 5 7 . 53

4 . 17

4.40

4.40

4.41

1 5 1 . 79

162.36

161.04

161.41

4 . 16

4 . 32

4.43

4. 46

1 3 9 . 78

146.88

147.96

148.96

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.
Hourly earnings inde* for production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry division, seasonally adjusted
[1967=100]
Percent change from
Industry

S e p t . 1976O c t . 1976

Oct.
1975

May
1976

June
1976

July
1976

Aug.
1976

Sept . P
1976

O c t .P
1976

176.,7
107..4

183..7
108..5

184. 5
108. 5

185. 7
108. 7

187..0
108..9

187. 5
108. 7

188.6
N.A.

6..7
(2)

0.6
(3)

188..9
177..6
176..0
188..8
171..9
163..8
179..4

197..6
185..1
182..4
198..5
177..3
170..4
188..2

197. 7
185. 8
183. 6
199. 4
177. 5
170. 0
189. 3

199. 9
187. 5
185. 4
200. 1
178. 8
170. 6
189. 0

203..1
187..1
186..6
202..3
180..0
173..1
190.A

203. 9
186. 6
188. 1
202. 0
180. 3
172. 0
190. 7

207.2
187.4
188.8
203.4
180.9
173.0
192.6

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

.1.7
.4
.4
.7
.3
.6
1.0

O c t ..
O c t ..

19751976

TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM:
Currant dollars
Constant (1967) dollars
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORTATION ANO PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL TRADE
FMANCff. INSURANCE. ANO REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1

Saa footnote l.tablt B-2.

P e r c e n t change was 1 . 4 f r o m S e p t e m b e r 1975 t o S e p t e m b e r 1976, t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
3 Percent
change was - 0 . 2 f r o m A u g u s t 1976 t o S e p t e m b e r 1976, t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .
N . A . » not available,
^preliminary.
a

NOTE: All 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-wage and low-wage industries.

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry, seasonally adjusted
[1967= 100]

1975

Industry division and group

TOTAL

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

108. 4

108. 8

109. 3

92. 7

92. 9

94. 3

125. 0

124. 7

GOODS-PRODUCING
MINING

1976

Oct.

Oct b P

Feb.

Mar.

Apr

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

110. 3

110. 5

110. 2

110. 7

111. 2

110. 6

111. 0

111. 1

111. 2

95. 5

95. 2

94. 8

94. 5

96. 0

95. 5

95. 3

94. 9

95. 1

95. 1

125. 7

125. 2

124. 4

124. 8

124. 9

124. 4

124. 9

127. 2

114. 9

129. 8

131. 0

p

111. 3

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

97. 3

97. 7

98. 8

100. 3

98. 8

93. 4

98. 8

97. 8

96. 8

96. 7

96. 1

93. 2

97. 1

MANUFACTURING

90. 8

90. 9

92. 5

93. 7

93. 6

94. 0

92. 7

94. 7

94. 2

94. 0

94. 0

94. 3

93. 5

93. 8
93. 3
37. 9
39. 6
98. 1
98. 4
101. 2 102. 7
99. 0
99. 0
89. 9
89. 5
98. 7
98. 7
95. 6
95. 7
92. 3
91. 4
91. 5
89. 4
108. 1 107. 2
93. 3
91. 8

92. 5
38. 4
100. 3
101. 2
99. 4
88. 9
96. 5
93. 8
93. 4
86. 2
106. 5
92. 0

DURABLE GOODS
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, day, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Fabricated .netal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment and supplies . . . .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products . . . .
Miscellaneous manufacturing, Ind

87. 8
42. 9
92. 1
97. 9
95. 7
81. 9
92. 8
91. 9
85. 8
81. 5
100. 8
91. 3

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

90. 0
41. 5
93. 4
101. 0
97. 1
83. 6
94. 6
92. 5
87. 5
87. 3
103. 4
91. 7

91. 3
41. 6
97. 0
101. 5
97. 6
84. 1
95. 7
93. 4
89. 0
89. 0
105. 0
94. 4

91. 3
40. 9
96. 4
103. 1
96. 7
84. 9
96. 6
93. 2
89. 2
88. 2
105. 2
94. 3

92. 0
41. 0
95. 2
102. 8
95. 7
85. 3
97. 3
93. 3
90. 3
90. 8
106. 3
95. 1

91. 0
40. 3
95. 8
102. 5
98. 0
85. 8
95. 0
91. 6
89. 2
88. 5
105. 7
92. 9

93. 6
41. 0
96. 4
104. 8
99. 1
87. 4
98. 3
94. 3
91. 9
92. 3
109. 9
95. 7

93. 4
40. 7
96. 1
102. 5
99. 1
88. 7
97. 9
94. 0
91. 6
92. 6
109. 1
94. 6

93. 3
40. 0
98. 4
101. 5
99. 2
89. 8
97. 4
95. 3
90. 6
90. 6
109. 9
93. 1

NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products . . .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products, nec . . .
Leather and leather products

95. 1
95. 0
95. 1
96. 5
85. 6
93. 4
98. 1
98. 0
90. 0
90. 1
92. 0
92. 6
92. 4
91. 8
97. 4
97. 6
110. 2 111. 6
114. 7 113. 5
77. 2
77. 2

96. 2
95. 4
87. 4
99. 1
92. 1
94. 7
93. 5
98. 1
111. 1
116. 2
78. 1

97. 1
96. 9
90. 6
99. 7
.93. 1
95. 2
93. 4
98. 5
113. 8
118. 8
79. 3

96. 9
97. 3
88. 8
99. 0
91. 8
95. 8
92. 5
99. 4
114. 4
119. 3
78. 9

96. 9
95. 5
85. 6
98. 6
92. 6
95. 9
92. 7
99. 1
114. 4
121. 8
79. 9

95.
95.
84.
95.
88.
95.
92.
99.
114.
118.
78.

3
9
9
2
9
0
1
5
8
5
3

96. 2
96. 7
83. 6
99. 5
91. 2
97. 9
93. 4
99. 5
113. 9
107. 8
79. 2

95. 4
96. 5
82. 2
98. 0
91. 3
97. 2
92. 7
98. 4
111. 4
106. 2
76. 2

95. 0
94. 3
96. 5
96. 6
81. 2
83. 8
97. 0
96. 1
87. 5
89. 7
96. 7
96. 1
93. 3
93. 1
99. 1
99. 8
111. 9 111. 6
105. 7 105. 7
74. 7
72. 7

95. 7
96. 8
81. 8
96. 1
86. 2
96. 9
93. 1
101. 4
113. 0
124. 4
72. 5

95. 0
96. 6
81. 8
95. 0
85. 3
94. 5
92. 7
100. 5
113. 7
124. 9
72. 3

119. 3

119. 8

119. 7

120. 6

121. 0

120. 9

121. 9

121. 7

121. 1

121. 8

122. 3

122. 4

122. 6

101. 2

101. 5

101. 7

101. 5

102. 7

102. 5

102. 9

101. 4

101. 4

101. 7

102. 5

102. 6

102. 2

115.

115. 2

115. 5

116. 8

116.

8

116. 8

118. 2

117. 7

116. 8

117. 9

117. 7

118. 0

118.

5
116. 6

112. 3
116. 6

113. 4
118. 1

113. 6
118. 0

113. 2
118. 1

114. 3
119. 7

114. 5
118. 9

113. 7
118. 0

115. 3
118. 9

114. 6
118. 9

114. 7
119. 2

114. 6
119. 3

SERVICE-PRODUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE A N D
TRADE

PUBLIC

RETAIL

WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE.
REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
1

0

112. 0
116. 2

111.

123. 7

125.

1

124. 5

125.

1

125. 8

125. 5

126.

1

126. 2

126. 3

126. 3

127. 3

127. 9

128. 2

132. 0

133.

1

132. 3

133. 3

133. 9

133. 7

134. 3

135. 3

134. 5

135. 0

136. 3

135. 9

136. 6

AND

For coverage of series, see footnote 1, table B-2.




1

88.
40.
90.
99.
96.
82.
92.
92.
85.
83.
101.
90.

p = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment 1 increased

Year and month

Over 1 -month span

Over 3-month span

Over 6-month span

Over 12-month span

January
February
March

76. 7
75. 0
73. 8

84. 0
83.7
76.2

81.7
79.4
79.4

81. 1
80.8
82.6

April
May
June

62. 5
59. 9
68. 0

71. 5
70. 3
63. 1

74.7
72. 1
66.6

81.4
79.7
78.5

July
August
September

55. 8
63. 1
61. 6

66.9
64.8
74.7

72. 1
72.7
73.0

75.6
73.5
69.2

October . . .
November . .
December . .

72. 7
75. 0
66. 6

75.9
76.5
70. 1

75.6
70. 3
66.0

66.0
66.6
64.2

January* . . .
February
March

59. 3
52. 6
46. 5

62. 8
53. 8
48. 0

60.8
55.2
49.7

63.4
59.6
55.2

May

47. 1
55. 2
53. 2

48.3
51.7
52.6

48.5
49.7
45.6

50.3
40. 1
28.2

52. 3
45. 9
36. 0

45. 1
39.2
40.4

37. 2
31. 1
23.3

27.0
22.4
20.9

37. 8
20. 1
18. 6

28.8
21.5
13.4

17.7
17.2
13. 1

18.6
16.6
14.0

January . . .
February

18. 6
16. 6
25. 0

12.5
13.7
19.2

13.4
13.1
16.3

16.6
17.4
17.4

April

40. 4
53. 8
40. 4

35.8
40.4
48. 5

27.9
40. 1
60, 8

20.9
25.9
40.4

July
September

55. 2
73. 5
81. 7

55. 8
80. 2
81.4

67. 4
67.4
76. 5

50. 3
62.5
71.2

December . .

64. 8
54. 7
66. 6

70. 3
68. 9
72.7

79. 4
82. 0
75.6

75.9
79. 1
81.4

75. 0
70. 1
70. 9

78.8
81, 7
78. 8

80. 2
77.9
74. 4

84.6
82.8
80. 8p

75. 3
66. 3
42. 4

77. 3
67.7
57. 8

75. 3
69.8
6 9 . 5p

71. 8p

May

July

53. 8

48. 8

55. 5p

56. 4
70. 9p

67. 2p
56. 7p

1973

1974

July
September

.

December
1975

1976

42.

7

P

* Number
employees, seasonally adjusted, on payrolls of 172 private nonagricultural industries,
p = preliminary.




labor force. employment, unemployment
household data - seasonally adjusted
1 . LABOR

FORCE

AND

EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDS

100000

35000

35000

EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANOS
60000

60000

50000

50000

40000

40000

30000,

30000

20000

20000

10000

10000

90000

90000
4*
t
4

/

85000
mi

80000

t

s

85000

t
t

/

r

.

80000

f

i/ jr

/

m

75000

. y

r

70000

65000

TOTAL

ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

lOOOOO

75000

2.

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

70000

^
1967 1960 1969 1970 1911 1972 1973 1974 197S 1970

1967 196V 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1973 1976

3. unemployment

4-

ALL C I V I L I A N WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS
MARRIEO MEN

AOULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENA6ERS

THOUSANOS
10000

10000

£

7500

UNEMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDS
4000

4000

HI

3500
7500
3000

V -

j
1

n

5000

m

1500
2500
v v

r

//

v";
V

Is/*

w V

1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976




L

2000

2500

3000

V :

; V , I*1
2500
V
v:

2500
5000

3500

/

1500

1000

1000

500

2000

1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

500

unemployment rates
household data - seasonally adjusted
5.

UNEMPLOYMENT

RATES

6-

ALL C I V I L I A N WORKERS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HARRIED HEN

UNEMPLOYMENT

RATES

TEENA6ERS
ADULT WOHEN
AOULT HEN
25 .0

10.0

20.Q

15.0

10.0

5.0

1367 1366 1363 1370 1371 1372 1973 1374 1375 1376

1367 1966 1963 1970 1371 197* 1973 1374 1375 1376

7.

UNEMPLOYMENT

RATES

8.

NE6R0 AND OTHER RACES
WHITE
15.0

10.0

7.5

V

A

/I
t
t

5.0

4*

A

VF
1

J
J
fa.
i
f

RATES

PART-TIHE WORKERS
FULL-TIHE WORKERS

PERCENT
15.0

12.5

UNEMPLOYMENT

PERCENT
12.5

12.5

10.0

10.0

12.5

10.0
7.5
s

A

TR

7.5

7.5
V ;

! i w

/

»J

§

5.0

5.0

2.5

2.5

5.0

*

2.5

2.5

1367 1366 1363 1370 1371 137* 1979 1974 1975 1976




1367 1366 1363 1970 1971 1372 1973 1374 1975 1976

unemployment
household data - seasonally adjusted
9.

UNEMPLOYMENT

RATES

10.

UNEMPLOYMENT

B L U E COLLAR W O R K E R S
SERVICE WORKERS
W H I T E COLLAR W O R K E R S

CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

PERCENT
15.0

15.0

12.5

12.5

10.0

PERCENT
25.0

25.0

20-0

20.0

15.0

15.0

10.0
•

/f
v

1f

7.5

/

J5

**

r

5.0

7.5

i
a-

10.0

r'^'V

5.0

5.0
WvV

2.5

11 . A V E R A G E

10.0

5.0

0.0

1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

OF

a

-

j

/

2.5

0.0

1967 1961 1969 1970 1971 197t 1973 1974 1975 1976

DURATION

12.

UNEMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT
_
—

WEEKS
17.5

BY

REASON

JOB L O S E R S
REENTRANTS
NEW E N T R A N T S
JOB L E A V E R S

THOUSANDS
17.5

15.0

12.5

10.0

7.5

RATES

VV

S*

/

/

ft

6000

6000

5000

5000

4000

4000

15.0

12.5

ii
!1

!
3000

/

10.0
2000

v / v

J
>

N

\
w

f :
3000

V ' .

7.5
1000

S

-

1000

k

-

5.0
1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976




2000

5.0
1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 197* 1973 1974 1975 1976

nonagricultural employment and hours
establishment data - seasonally adjusted
13.

14-

EMPLOYMENT

.

TOTAL NONAGRI CULTURAL
SERVICE-PRODUCING
GOOOS-PROOUCING
MANUFACTURING

HOURS

TOTAL PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL
PRIVATE SERVICE-PROOUCIN6
600DS-PR00UCIN6
MANUFACTURING

THOUSANDS
90000

90000

MILLIONS OF HOURS
2250

2250

80000

80000

2000

2000

70000

70000

1750

1750

60000

60000

1500

1500

50000

50000

1250

1250

40000

40000

1000

1000

30000

750

750

20000

500

500

10000

250

30000

>

-

20000

-

^

10000
1967 I 9 6 0

15.

1969 1970 1971 1972 1979 1974 1975

AVERAGE

WEEKLY

1976

HOURS

16-

MANUFACTURING
TOTAL PRIVATE
HOURS
42.0

42.0

^

250

1967 1960 1968 1970 1971 1972 1979 1974 1975 1970

AVERAGE
IN

WEEKLY OVERTIME
MANUFACTURING

HOURS

HOURS
5.0

5.0

4.0

4-0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1 .0

1.0

-

1

41 .0

If"
40.0
-

39.0

\

41 .0

. - r/

1K

W
flj

V

40.0

39.0

38.0

3 8 . 0 i _A#
V A

\
37.0

V"•V

iI*- i

V

37.0

"W

\ 1 fJ

»>

36.0

35.0

t

L

W

36.0

35.0

0.0

1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1979 1974 197S 1976

NOTE:

Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers.

Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.




1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1979 1974 1975 1970

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