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fr o m U SD L - 7434 FOR RELEASE: 3:30 P . M . M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 10, 1966 U. S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r B L S , 961 - 2634 THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITU ATIO N : S E P T E M B E R 1966 *1 4 3 2 The S e p t e m b e r s u r v e y of e m p lo y m e n t and u n e m p lo y m e n t r e v e a l e d c o n tinuing d em a n d f o r q u a lifie d and e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s , an e x t e n s iv e w i t h d r a w s ^ ^ o f y o u n g e r w o r k e r s f r o m the la b o r f o r c e in o r d e r to r e s u m e t h e ir e d u c a t io n , and s u bsta n tial j o b g a in s f o r adult w o m e n . The j o b situ ation f o r N e g r o e s and f o r u n s k ille d w o r k e r s s h ow ed no s ig n ific a n t change a ft e r a d e t e r i o r a t i o n f r o m A p r i l to A u gust. The h ig h lig h ts o f the S e p t e m b e r s u r v e y a r e : 1. E m p lo y m e n t of t e e n a g e r s w a s u nu sually high d uring the s u m m e r , r e f l e c t i n g the im p a c t of the youth e m p lo y m e n t c a m p a ig n . In S e p t e m b e r , abou t 3 m i l l i o n y o u n g s t e r s w ith d r e w f r o m the la b o r f o r c e to r e t u r n to s c h o o l . T e e n a g e e m p lo y m e n t in S e p t e m b e r ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) w a s a l m o s t id e n t ic a l w ith the M a y total. 2. T h e r e w a s a s h a r p e m p lo y m e n t i n c r e a s e a m o n g w o m e n 25 y e a r s of age and o v e r . The adult f e m a l e l a b o r f o r c e r o s e c o r r e s p o n d i n g l y , r e f l e c t i n g i n c r e a s e d p a r t ic ip a t io n of w o m e n in r e s p o n s e to i m p r o v e d j o b o p p o r t u n it ie s . 3. The net r e s u lt w a s that n o n fa r m e m p lo y m e n t (as m e a s u r e d by e s t a b lis h m e n t as w e l l as h o u s e h o ld d ata) c h a n g ed about in line w ith s e a s o n a l e x p e c t a t io n s . The n u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s on n o n fa r m p a y r o l l s r o s e 400, 000 to 64. 9 m i l l i o n in S e p t e m b e r , a r e c o r d f o r the m on th . S in ce S e p t e m b e r 1965, p a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t has r i s e n by 3 m i l l i o n . 4. The N e g r o u n e m p lo y m e n t r a te , at 7. 8 p e r c e n t , w a s not s ig n if ic a n t ly c h a n g e d f r o m the 7. 9 p e r c e n t a v e r a g e in the M a y - A u g u s t p e r i o d . The u n e m p l o y m e n t ra te f o r w h ite s w a s 3. 3 p e r c e n t in S e p t e m b e r , a s c o m p a r e d w ith 3. 4 p e r c e n t in the M a y - A u g u s t p e r i o d . The r a t io o f N e g r o to w hite u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s co n tin u e s at 2.4:1, a c o n s i d e r a b l e r i s e f r o m the 2:1 r a t io w h ic h has b e e n p r e v a le n t in r e c e n t y e a r s . The E m ploym ent Situation Page 2 O ctob er 10, 1966 50 The j o b situ a tion f o r w o r k e r s with g o o d p r o f e s s i o n a l o r m a n u a l s k ills , and w ith g o o d tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e , r e m a i n s v e r y f a v o r a b l e . U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s w e r e on ly 2. 3 p e r c e n t f o r w h i t e - c o l l a r w o r k e r s and 1, 8 p e r c e n t f o r s k ille d c r a f t s m e n . M a r r i e d m e n , w ho a c c o u n t f o r o v e r half of the la b o r f o r c e , had a ra te of L 9 p e r c e n t ( s e a s o n a lly a d j u s t e d ) . The j o b s itu ation i s c o n s i d e r a b l y w e a k e r f o r w o r k e r s w ith l e s s s k ill and e x p e r i e n c e . F o r e x a m p le , the rate f o r u n s k ille d w o r k e r s w a s 5. 8 p e r c e n t . 6. The o v e r - a l l u n e m p lo y m e n t rate w a s 3. 8 p e r c e n t , s e a s o n a lly a d ju s ted , with 2. 6 m i l l i o n a c tu a l j o b s e e k e r s . The n u m b er of u n e m p lo y e d u su a lly e d g e s d ow n in O c t o b e r and then r i s e s w ith c u t b a c k s in a g r i c u l t u r e , c o n s t r u c t io n , and o th e r s e a s o n a l a c t i v i t i e s . Thus fa r in 1966, the l e v e l of u n e m p lo y m e n t has show n little change e x c e p t f o r n o r m a l s e a s o n a l v a r i a t i o n s . P a y r o l l E m p lo y m e n t, H o u r s , and E a r n in g s S e p t e m b e r e m p lo y m e n t c h a n g e s in the m a j o r in d u s t r y g r o u p s w e r e c o m p a r a t iv e l y c l o s e to s e a s o n a l e x p e c t a t io n s . M o d e r a t e i m p r o v e m e n t s w e r e r e c o r d e d in g o v e r n m e n t and t r a n s p o r t a t io n , the la tte r being a t t r i b utable to the end of the a ir lin e s tr ik e . E m p lo y m e n t in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n d e c l i n e d by 116, 000 in S e p t e m b e r , s lig h tly m o r e than usual at this tim e o f y e a r . On a s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d b a s i s , c o n s t r u c t io n e m p lo y m e n t w a s s lig h tly a b o v e a y e a r a g o but dow n 200, 000 f r o m its M a r c h peak, due to the s lo w d o w n in p r iv a te r e s i d e n t i a l c o n s t r u c t io n . M a n u fa ctu rin g e m p lo y m e n t r o s e by 125, 000 to 19. 5 m i l l i o n . On a s e a s o n a lly a d ju s te d b a s i s , m a n u fa c tu r in g w a s o ff 7 5, 000 f r o m A u gu st, r e f l e c t i n g the r e t u r n to s c h o o l of m a n y y o u n g s t e r s h ir e d in the spring* M a n u fa c tu r in g w a s up o v e r 1 m i l l i o n f r o m S e p t e m b e r 1965. F a c t o r y w o r k e r s 1 w e e k ly e a r n in g s a v e r a g e d $113. 44 in S e p t e m b e r , up $1. 66 f r o m A u gu st. W ith the w o r k w e e k u ncha nged at 41. 4 h o u r s , the e n t ir e i n c r e a s e w a s a ttr ib u ta b le to a 4 - c e n t r i s e in h o u r ly e a r n in g s to $ 2 . 7 4 - - a n a llt im e high. H o u r ly e a r n in g s i n c r e a s e d in a ll in d u s t r ie s (e x c e p t t o b a c c o ) ; h o w e v e r , the r e t u r n to p a y r o l l s of 150, 000 w o r k e r s in t r a n s p o r t a t io n ,e q u ip m e n t a c c o u n t e d f o r a p p r o x im a t e ly h a lf of the i n c r e a s e . T h e ir a b s e n c e f r o m p a y r o l l s w a s p a r t ia lly r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a 1 c e n t d e c lin e in h o u r ly e a r n in g s b e tw e e n July and A ugust. U n e m p lo y m e n t T o t a l u n e m p lo y m e n t d e c l i n e d s e a s o n a l l y by 3 50, 000 to 2. 6 m i l l i o n . O v e r the y e a r , u n e m p lo y m e n t w a s d ow n 300, 000, w ith the e n t ir e d e c lin e a m on g p e r s o n s s e e k in g f u l l - t i m e w o r k . The u n e m p lo y m e n t ra te f o r The E m p loy m en t Situation Page 3 O ctob er 10, 1966 f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s w as 3 0 4 p e r c e n t in S e p t e m b e r , dow n f r o m 4 0 0 p e r c e n t a y e a r e a r l i e r . The s itu ation f o r p a r t - t i m e w o r k e r s - - t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f w h o m a r e w o m e n and t e e n a g e r s - - w a s unchanged o v e r the y e a r . State i n s u r e d u n e m p lo y m e n t d r o p p e d by 220, 000 to 756, 000 b e tw e e n m i d - A u g u s t and m i d - S e p t e m b e r . The v o lu m e a lw a y s d e c l i n e s o v e r this p e r i o d , but this y e a r the fa ll w as g r e a t e r than usual b e c a u s e the p eak of the a u t o m o b ile la y o f f s o c c u r r e d in A u gust. The i n s u r e d j o b l e s s ra te ( s e a s o n a lly a d ju s t e d ) m o v e d d ow n f r o m 2. 5 to 2. 2 p e r c e n t o v e r the m on th . U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s f o r m e n ( 2 . 4 p e r c e n t ) , w o m e n (3. 8 p e r c e n t ) , and t e e n a g e r s (120 2 p e r c e n t ) w e r e not s ig n ific a n t ly c h a n g e d o v e r the m on th , o r s in c e the beginning of the y e a r . N o n e t h e le s s , w ith the e x c e p t i o n of the rate f o r N e g r o e s , a ll m e a s u r e s of u n e m p lo y m e n t s h o w e d s ig n if ic a n t r e d u c tio n s f r o m a y e a r ag o. The o v e r a l l rate w a s dow n f r o m 4. 4 to 3. 8 p e r c e n t . A bout t w o - t h i r d s o f the i m p r o v e m e n t o c c u r r e d a m o n g th ose out of w o r k 15 w e e k s or l o n g e r . L o n g - t e r m u n e m p lo y m e n t , at 0 o 6 p e r c e n t o f the l a b o r f o r c e in the th ir d q u a r t e r , w a s at its l o w e s t l e v e l s in c e late 19 53. The d e t e r i o r a t i o n in the N e g r o j o b situ a tion d u rin g the late s p r in g and s u m m e r r e s u l t e d f r o m inadequ ate e m p lo y m e n t g a in s f o r N e g r o e s in the s e m i s k i l le d , u n s k ille d , and f a r m o c c u p a t io n s , w ith a c o n s e q u e n t r i s e in the l e v e l o f u n e m p lo y m e n t am on g e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s . In the s e r v i c e o c c u p a t i o n s , w h ich in c lu d e p r iv a t e h o u s e h o ld and o th e r s e r v i c e j o b s , e m p lo y m e n t a c t u a lly d e c lin e d , w h e r e a s a m o d e r a t e i n c r e a s e is usual d u rin g this p e r i o d . The i n c r e a s e in the N e g r o u n e m p lo y m e n t rate w a s not due to an in o r d in a te i n c r e a s e in the N e g r o la b o r f o r c e , o r in the n u m b e r o f in e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s seek in g j o b s . Seasonally Adjusted Changes in White and Nonwhite Labor Force (in thousands) Sept.-Dec . 1965 Jan.-April 1966 CHANGE May-Aug.: Sept.-Dec. : Jan.-April 1966 : 1965 to May-: 1966 to MayAugust 1966 ; Aug. 1966 Whites: Civilian labor force Employment Unemployment Unemployment rate 67,522 64,964 2,558 3.8 68,026 65,721 2,305 3.4 68,200 65,837 2,363 3.5 +678 +873 -195 -0.3 +174 +116 + 58 +0.1 Nonwhites: Civilian labor force Employment Unemployment Unemployment rate 8,504 7,834 671 7.9 8,662 8,049 613 7.1 8,582 7,904 679 7.9 + 78 + 70 + 8 0.0 - 80 -145 + 66 +0.8 The E m ploym ent Situation Page 4 O ctober 10, 1966 T otal E m p lo y m e n t and L a b o r F o r c e The e m p lo y m e n t o f adult w o m e n r o s e in S e p t e m b e r , continuing the rap id exp a n sio n o f r e c e n t y e a r s . In c o n t r a s t , the e m p lo y m e n t of adult m en show ed little change o v e r the m on th o r o v e r the y e a r . T h is d i f f e r e n c e in trend r e f l e c t s the c o m p a r a t iv e sh o r ta g e o f adult m e n (97 p e r c e n t o f all m e n aged 25 to 54 a r e in the la b o r f o r c e and only 2.1 p e r c e n t o f them a re u n e m p lo y e d ) and the strong d em an d f o r w o r k e r s . T e e n a g e e m p lo y m e n t w as up 350, 000 o v e r the y e a r . The la b o r f o r c e w as up by 2 m i llio n in S e p t e m b e r . O n e -fo u r t h o f the r is e w as the r e m a in d e r in the c iv ilia n la b o r f o r c e . about in line with l o n g - r u n p r o je c t i o n s f o r grow th. ♦ * * o v e r the y e a r to 80.1 m i l l i o n in the A r m e d F o r c e s , with The la b o r f o r c e i n c r e a s e w as 1966 on the b a s is o f pop u lation * * This release presents and analyzes statis tics 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 industry 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 E a r n i n g s and Monthly Report onHtlhe Labor Force! Table A - l : Employment status of the noninstitutional population, by age and sex (In thousands) Employment status, age, and sex Total Total labor force................................ Civilian labor fo r c e .......................... Em ployed....................... ................. Agriculture . . .......................... Nonagricultural industries. . . On part time for economic reasons ................................ Usually work full time . . Usually work part time . . Unemployed . . . . . . . . . . . . . S ep t. 1966 Aug. 1966 S ep t. 1965 8 0 ,0 5 2 7 6 ,8 2 3 7 4 ,2 5 1 4 ,3 7 3 6 9 ,8 7 8 8 2 ,4 6 8 7 9 ,2 9 0 7 6 ,3 6 9 4 ,7 0 7 7 1 ,6 6 2 7 8 ,0 4 4 7 5 ,3 2 1 7 2 ,4 4 6 4 ,7 7 8 6 7 ,6 6 8 1 ,5 7 2 2 ,0 0 6 881 840 732 1 ,1 2 5 2 ,5 7 3 2 ,9 2 1 1 ,7 0 5 851 854 2 ,8 7 5 Seasonally adjusted S e p t. Aug. 1966 1966 J u ly 1 June 1966 1966 May 1966 8 0 ,3 4 2 8 0 ,5 4 9 7 7 ,1 1 3 7 7 ,3 7 1 7 4 ,1 6 5 7 4 ,3 3 8 4 ,0 4 9 4 ,1 5 8 7 0 ,1 1 6 7 0 ,1 8 0 8 0 ,2 3 3 7 7 ,0 9 8 7 4 ,0 7 2 4 ,1 4 4 6 9 ,9 2 8 8 0 ,1 8 5 7 7 ,0 8 6 7 3 ,9 7 7 4 ,2 3 8 6 9 ,7 5 9 7 9 ,3 1 3 7 6 ,2 6 8 7 3 ,2 3 1 4 ,0 7 6 6 9 ,1 5 5 1 ,7 1 6 856 860 3 ,0 3 3 1 ,9 7 7 975 1 ,0 0 2 3 ,0 2 6 2 ,0 0 4 1 ,0 4 0 964 3 ,0 8 9 1 ,6 0 7 839 768 3 ,0 3 7 1 ,6 3 6 832 804 2 ,9 4 8 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor fo r c e .......................... Em ployed.............. .. A g ricu ltu re .............. ................. Nonagricultural industries. . . Unemployed . . ............................. 4 4 ,8 5 1 4 5 ,2 0 5 4 4 ,7 8 3 4 4 ,6 6 6 4 4 ,8 3 3 4 4 ,7 4 4 4 4 ,7 8 0 4 4 ,6 6 1 4 3 ,9 8 0 4 4 ,1 6 9 4 3 ,6 8 9 4 3 ,5 8 3 4 3 ,6 9 1 4 3 ,5 8 5 4 3 ,6 2 1 4 3 ,5 9 7 3 ,2 4 2 2 ,8 8 4 2 ,8 5 5 2 ,8 5 4 2 ,8 6 0 2 ,9 9 6 2 ,9 2 6 2 ,8 6 1 4 0 ,9 8 4 4 1 ,2 4 4 4 0 ,4 4 6 4 0 ,6 9 9 4 0 ,8 3 6 4 0 ,7 3 1 4 0 ,7 6 1 4 0 ,7 3 6 1 ,0 9 4 1 ,0 8 3 1 ,1 4 2 1 ,0 6 4 871 1 ,0 3 5 1 ,1 5 9 1 ,1 5 9 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor fo r c e .......................... Em ployed................. ................ A g ricu ltu re ................................ Nonagricultural industries. . . Unemployed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 ,8 2 9 2 3 ,9 1 3 2 3 ,7 0 5 2 4 ,9 3 0 2 4 ,4 8 1 24*, 313 2 4 ,2 2 6 2 4 ,0 8 2 2 3 ,8 7 3 2 2 ,9 1 2 2 2 ,6 9 4 2 3 ,9 8 2 2 3 ,5 2 7 2 3 ,4 2 5 2 3 ,2 8 6 2 3 ,1 2 1 803 741 885 633 687 682 632 647 2 3 ,0 6 9 2 2 ,1 7 1 2 1 ,8 0 9 2 3 ,3 4 9 2 2 ,8 8 0 2 2 ,7 3 8 2 2 ,6 0 4 2 2 ,4 8 9 956 1 ,0 0 1 1 ,0 1 1 948 954 940 961 888 Both sexes, 14-19 years Civilian labor fo r c e .................... .. . Em ployed........................................ A g ricu ltu re ................................ Nonagricultural industries. . . U n em ployed................................... 7 ,1 4 3 1 0 ,1 7 3 6 ,3 9 8 9 ,2 8 7 574 1 ,0 4 0 5 ,8 2 4 8 ,2 4 7 745 885 6 ,8 3 3 6 ,0 6 2 649 5 ,4 1 3 771 7 ,5 1 7 6 ,6 0 0 532 6 ,0 6 8 917 8 ,0 5 7 7 ,1 2 0 656 6 ,4 6 4 937 8 ,0 4 1 7 ,0 6 2 603 6 ,4 5 9 979 8 ,0 8 0 7 ,0 9 0 696 6 ,3 9 4 990 7 ,5 2 5 6 ,5 1 3 583 5 ,9 3 0 1 ,0 1 2 Table A-2: Major unemployment indicators Selected categories Thousands of per sons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment S e p t. Aug. 1966 1966 S ep t. 1966 J u ly 1966 June 1966 May 1966 S ep t. 1965 Total (all civilian workers). . . 2 ,5 7 3 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 4 .0 4 .0 4 .4 Men, 20 years and o v e r . . . . 20-24 y e a r s .......................... 25 years and o v e r .............. Women, 20 years and o v e r. . . Both sexes, 14-19 years . . . 871 169 702 956 745 2 .4 4 .3 2 .2 3 .8 1 2 .2 2 .5 4 .8 2 .3 3 .9 1 1 .6 2 .6 3 .6 2 .5 3 .7 1 2 .2 2 .6 5 .0 2 .3 3 .9 1 2 .3 2 .4 4 .9 2 .1 4 .0 1 3 .4 3 .0 5 .9 2 .7 4 .2 1 3 .2 W hite........................................ Non white................. ................ 1 ,9 9 5 577 3 .3 7 .8 3 .4 8 .2 3 .4 7 .9 3 .5 7 .9 3 .5 7 .6 3 .9 8 .1 Married m en.................................. Full-time workers1. .................... Blue-collar workers2 ................. Unemployed 15 weeks and over3 ........................................ State in s u re d ^ ............................ Labor force time lost^................. 542 1 ,9 1 1 924 1 .9 3 .4 4 .1 2 .0 3 .5 4 .5 2 .0 3 .7 4 .6 1 .9 3 .8 4 .4 1 .8 3 .7 4 .2 2 .2 4 .0 5 .1 417 756 .6 2 .2 4 .2 .6 2 .5 4 .3 .6 2 .4 4 .6 .6 2 .1 4 .8 .7 2 .1 4 .4 2 .9 4 .7 1.0 ^Adjusted by provisional seasonal factors. ^Craftsmen, operatives, and nonfarm laborers. ^Rates based on civilian labor force. ^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. ^Labor force time lost is a percentage representing the man-hours lost by the unemployed and those on part time for economic reasons. Table A -3: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Duration o f unemployment S e p t . Aug. 1966 1966 L e s s than 5 w e e k s ....................... 5 to 14 weeks................................ 15 weeks and over , .................. 15 to 26 w e e k s ....................... 27 weeks and o v e r .................. 1 ,5 2 7 1 ,5 5 9 629 977 417 385 234 187 183 199 S e p t. 1965 1 ,5 9 9 668 609 295 314 J u ly S ep t Aug. 1966 1966 1966 1 ,6 2 6 1 ,6 6 6 1 ,7 1 0 807 912 927 499 435 451 298 220 249 201 202 215 June 1966 1 ,8 1 6 815 476 251 225 May 1966 1 ,7 8 9 856 536 261 275 Table A-4: Unemployed persons by age and sex Thousands of persons Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates Looking Looking for full for part- S e p t . time work time*work 1966 Aug. 1966 J u ly 1966 June 1966 S e p t. 1965 662 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 4 .0 4 .4 121 4 117 235 169 1 3 .3 9 .4 1 5 .2 1 1 .9 7 .3 1 4 .1 1 2 .6 7 .8 1 4 .9 1 2 .6 7 .8 1 5 .0 1 3 .5 7 .1 1 7 .3 2 ,2 1 7 1 ,7 9 1 390 285 406 332 1 ,4 2 1 1 ,1 7 4 931 1 ,1 1 9 427 105 74 248 189 3 .3 1 0 .9 5 .2 2 .6 2 .6 3 .5 1 1 .1 5 .5 2 .7 2 .8 2 .6 3 .5 1 2 .1 4 .6 2 .8 2 .7 2 .8 3 .5 1 2 .3 5 .8 2 .6 2 .7 2 .4 3 .9 1 2 .5 5 .9 3 .1 S .2 3 .0 Males, 18 years and o v e r ....................... 1 ,0 5 3 912 141 2 .7 2 .9 3 .0 3 .0 3 .3 18 and 19 y e a rs ..................................... 20 to 24 y e a rs ........................................ 25 years and o v e r ................................ 25 to 54 y e a r s .................... .. 55 years and o v e r ............................. 182 169 702 506 196 118 136 658 492 166 64 33 44 14 30 1 0 .0 4 .3 2 .2 2 .1 2 .7 9 .5 4 .8 2 .3 2 .2 2 .8 1 0 .9 3 .6 2 .5 2 .3 3 .1 1 1 .5 5 .0 2 .3 2 .2 2 .6 1 0 .2 5 .9 2 .7 2 .5 3 .4 Females, 18 years and over. . ............... 1 ,1 6 4 879 286 4 .3 4 .6 4 .4 4 .5 4 .9 18 and 19 y e a rs ..................................... 20 to 24 y e a rs ........................................ 25 years and o v e r .......................... .. . 25 to 54 y e a r s ................................... 55 years and over . .......................... 208 237 719 613 105 167 196 516 439 77 41 41 204 175 29 1 2 .1 6 .5 3 .3 3 .7 2 .3 1 2 .8 6 .5 3 .5 3 .9 2 .3 1 3 .5 5 .9 3 .3 3 .5 2 .3 1 3 .1 6 .8 3 .3 3 .6 2 .1 1 5 .1 5 .7 3 .9 4 .6 2 .3 Age and sex Total, 14 years and over.......................... 14 to 17 y e a rs ...................................•. . 14 and 15 years ................................ 16 and 17 y e a r s ................................ 18 years and o v e r ................................ 18 and 19 y e a r s ................................ 20 to 24 y e a r s ................................... 25 years and o v e r ............................. 25 to 54 y e a r s ................................ 55 years and o v e r ....................... Total 2 ,5 7 3 1 ,9 1 1 354 68 286 66 Ta ble A -5 : Employed persons by age and sex (In thousands) Age and sex Total Total, 14 years and over. . . . 7 4 ,2 5 1 Voluntary part-time employed 1 Seasonally adjusted Sept. Aug. July June Hay 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 9 ,2 6 5 7 4 ,1 6 5 7 4 ,3 3 8 7 4 ,0 7 2 7 3 ,9 9 7 7 3 ,2 3 1 3 ,2 5 7 1 ,0 7 9 2 ,1 7 8 3 ,5 3 9 1 ,2 1 4 2 ,3 2 5 3 ,4 1 2 1 ,1 3 9 2 ,2 7 3 3 ,4 3 8 1 ,1 9 8 2 ,2 4 0 3 ,2 3 1 1 ,1 0 7 2 ,1 2 4 14 to 17 years...................... 14 and 15 y e a r s .............. 16 and 17 y e a r s .............. 2,100 2 ,5 4 1 964 1 ,5 7 7 18 years and over................ 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 44 years . . * . . . 45 years and over. . . . 7 1 ,1 4 9 3 ,2 9 6 7 ,8 9 9 5 9 ,9 5 4 3 0 ,6 0 4 2 9 ,3 4 9 6 ,7 2 4 679 650 5 ,3 9 5 2 ,2 3 4 3 ,1 6 1 7 0 ,8 3 7 3 ,2 9 4 7 ,8 5 6 5 9 ,6 8 7 3 0 ,3 7 2 2 9 ,1 6 2 7 0 ,8 0 5 3 ,5 9 5 7 ,9 4 8 5 9 ,2 6 2 3 0 ,1 3 9 2 9 ,0 5 9 7 0 ,6 1 6 3 ,5 8 6 7 ,9 8 9 5 9 ,0 4 1 3 0 ,0 2 8 2 8 ,9 0 4 7 0 ,4 4 0 3 ,5 4 2 5 8 ,8 8 8 3 0 ,0 8 6 2 8 ,7 9 8 7 0 ,0 5 7 3 ,2 9 4 7 ,9 9 7 5 8 ,7 6 6 3 0 ,1 7 5 2 8 ,5 8 8 Males, 18 years and over . . . 4 5 ,7 5 8 1 ,8 3 5 4 5 ,3 2 6 4 5 ,6 1 4 4 5 ,5 7 2 4 5 ,5 4 8 4 5 ,3 9 7 18 and 19 years................... 1 ,7 7 8 20 to 24 years...................... 4 ,5 8 0 25 years and o v e r .............. 3 9 ,4 0 0 25 to 44 y e a r s ................. 2 0 ,5 6 7 45 years and o v e r ........... 1 8 ,8 3 2 406 239 1 ,1 9 0 184 1 ,0 0 6 1 ,7 7 6 4 ,5 2 4 3 9 ,0 2 6 2 0 ,3 5 3 1 8 ,6 5 9 1 ,9 4 2 4 ,6 1 5 3 9 ,0 5 7 2 0 ,3 8 2 1 8 ,6 4 7 1 ,9 4 6 4 ,6 2 4 3 9 ,0 0 2 2 0 ,3 6 3 1 8 ,5 7 6 1 ,8 9 7 4 ,6 0 5 3 9 ,0 4 6 2 0 ,4 4 4 1 8 ,5 8 3 1 ,7 8 3 4 ,5 9 4 3 9 ,0 2 0 2 0 ,5 6 5 1 8 ,4 3 9 Females, 18 years and over. . 2 5 ,3 9 1 4 ,8 8 9 2 5 ,5 1 1 2 5 ,1 9 1 2 5 ,0 4 4 2 4 ,8 9 2 2 4 ,6 6 0 18 and 19 years................... 1 ,5 1 8 20 to 24 years...................... 3 ,3 1 9 25 years and over................ 2 0 ,5 5 4 25 to 44 y e a r s ................ 1 0 ,0 3 7 45 years and o v e r ........... 1 0 ,5 1 7 273 411 4 ,2 0 5 2 ,0 5 0 2 ,1 5 5 1 ,5 1 8 3 ,3 3 2 2 0 ,6 6 1 1 0 ,0 1 9 1 0 ,5 0 3 1 ,6 5 3 3 ,3 3 3 2 0 ,2 0 5 9 ,7 5 7 1 0 ,4 1 2 1 ,6 4 0 3 ,3 6 5 2 0 ,0 3 9 9 ,6 6 5 1 0 ,3 2 8 1 ,6 4 5 3 ,4 0 5 1 9 ,8 4 2 9 ,6 4 2 1 0 ,2 1 5 1 ,5 1 1 3 ,4 0 3 1 9 ,7 4 6 9 ,6 1 0 1 0 ,1 4 9 3 ,1 0 3 1 ,0 0 3 8,010 Ilncludes a proportionate number of persons with a job but not at work. NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals. Table A-6: Unemployment rates by industry and occupation Industry or occupation S ep t. 1966 S ep t. 1965 S ep t. 1964 3 .3 3 .2 3 .8 4 .5 3 .8 3 .1 4 .8 4 .8 2 .8 2 .4 3 .3 1 .7 3 .9 2 .0 3 .3 2 .4 .6 3 .5 4 .8 3 .5 3 .7 5 .8 3 .1 2 .6 3 .7 2 .4 4 .0 2 .4 3 .8 2 .2 .7 4 .3 5 .7 4 .2 7 .9 6 .4 4 .3 3 .9 4 .9 3 .1 4 .7 2 .0 4 .3 2 .1 .8 3 .3 2 .3 1 .7 1 .2 3 .3 2 .8 3 .3 1 .8 3 .6 5 .8 4 .0 3 .9 4 .0 1 .4 .2 2 .8 3 .8 2 .1 1 .3 .8 3 .3 2 .8 4 .1 2 .5 4 .4 6 .9 "4 .5 3 .9 4 .7 1 .9 .6 3 .2 4 .5 2 .5 1 .9 1 .4 3 .5 3 .0 5 .1 3 .2 5 .5 Industry T o t a l ....................... .. ........................................................... Experienced wage and salary w orkers..................................... A g r ic u ltu re ............................. ......................................... Non agricultural industries...................................................... Mining, forestry, fish eries.................... ............................ C on stru ction ........................................... ............................ Manufacturing................ ...................................................... Durable goods • . . .......................... .. ......................... Nondurable g o o d s ................................................. , . . Transportation and public u t ilit ie s ......................... Wholesale and retail trade. . .................... ................... . Finance, insurance, and real estate . .......................... Service industries...................................................... Public administration.......................... ............................... Self-employed and unpaid family workers ................................ Occupation Total ...................................................................................... White-collar w ork ers...................................................... .............. Professional and t e c h n ic a l................................................... Managers, officia ls, and proprietors ................................. C lerical workers . • • • • • • • • * ........................................... Sales workers. . . . ....................... ................ ................... .. . Blue-collar workers .................................................................. .. Craftsmen and forem en .............. ......................... .. ............... O peratives....................................................... .. Non farm laborers............................................................ .. • • • Service w ork ers.............. ....................................... .. Private household workers...................................................... Other service workers. ............................................................ Farmers and farm m anagers.................... ............................... Farm laborers and foremen. ....................... ........................... 8 .0 5 .3 5 .0 5 .5 1 .9 .3 3 .4 Table A-7: F u ll- and part-time status of the civilian labor force (In thousands) Full- and part-time employment status S e p t. 1966 S e p t. 1965 S e p t. 1964 6 6 ,8 8 9 6 6 ,0 1 7 6 5 ,4 8 9 6 3 ,2 1 6 1 ,7 6 2 1 ,9 1 1 2 .9 6 1 ,8 8 2 1 ,9 1 3 2 ,2 2 2 3 .4 6 0 ,5 3 8 2 ,3 2 9 2 ,6 2 2 4 .0 9 ,9 3 4 9 ,2 7 2 662 6 .7 9 ,3 0 4 8 ,6 5 1 653 7 .0 8 ,6 3 2 7 ,9 3 8 694 8 .0 Full Time Civilian labor force................................................. Employed: Full-time sch ed u les1 ............................. .. . Part time for economic r e a s o n s ............... Unemployed, looking for full-time work. . . . Unemployment r a t e ................................................. Part Time Civilian labor force. .............................................. Employed (voluntary part tim e)1 .................... Unemployed, looking for part-time work . . . Unemployment r a t e .................... .. ......................... * Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the full- and part-time employed categories. Table B-l: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry (In thousands) Seasonally adjusted Change from Change Aug. 1966 July 1966 TOTAL ........................................... 61*, 880 61*,1*82 61*, 27I* 61,863 398 3,017 M IN IN G ................................................... 61*2 61*9 61*5 631 -7 C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N .--------- 3,520 3,636 3,623 3,1*60 M A N U F A C T U R IN G ............................... Production workers................ 19,524 14,569 19,398 ll*,l*23 19,123 14,159 D U R A B L E G O O D S ................................ 11,1*18 8,1*81* 11,256 8,311 11,213 8,277 Sept. 1966 Industry Production workers ................ from Aug. h- 1 9 6 6 ..... Aug. 1966 July 1966 61*, 181 64,196 64,072 -15 11 633 636 636 -3 -116 60 3,223 3,246 3,297 -23 18,1*77 13,811 126 11*6 1,01*7 758 19,195 ll*, 255 19,268 14,337 19,128 14,201 -73 -82 10,6ll* 7,896 162 173 801* 588 11,306 8,378 H /329 8,1*01* 11,210 8,293 -23 -26 1**9 -1 2 .0 -1 .9 -9 .6 -l*.6 7 .9 33.3 8 .6 26.6 1 .1 39.2 76.0 11*7.9 256.6 163.7 39.0 11.6 263 616 1*57 631 1,31*8 1,35** 1,900 1,939 1,933L 1*31 1*36 260 621 461 637 1,355 1,361 1,901 1,944 1,919 430 1*1*0 257 622 456 643 1,338 1,346 3 -5 -4 2l*3 170 7,889 5,877 7,939 5,933 7,918 5,908 -50 -56 1,760 80 959 1,395. 677 1,035 970 -1 ,7 6 3 85 955 1,388 679 1,031 963 -1 3 -3 181* 18 6 1*1*.2 9 .1 1,71*7 77 950 1,387 671 1,032 965 183 518 359 520 35* 518 350 -2 Aug. 1966 Sept. 1965 Sept. 1966 1 ,9 55.5 1,9 39 a 433*7 1*58.5 259.3 650.2 1*66.0 660.5 1 ,3 5 6 .2 1,362.1* 1,8 91.0 1,9 36.0 1,7 86.5 433-3 1*51*.!* 256.1* 61*8.5 451.9 661.6 1 ,3 53.4 1 ,3 39.2 1 ,8 87.5 1 ,8 8 7 .8 1 ,8 65.3 429.3 431.9 230.9 629.6 **37.5 61*9.8 1,312.1* 1,291*.3 1,71*3.7 1,6 98.9 1,7 75.7 39l*.7 1*1*6.9 8,106 6,085 8,11*2 6,112 7,910 5,882 7,863 5,915 -36 -27 1,8 9 2 .1 93.0 957.8 1,1*11.1 677.7 1,0 35.0 967.8 185.6 52i*.i* 361.3 1,8 9 2 .2 88.0 966.8 1,1*22.3 68l*.l 1,031*.6 978.8 187.9 521.1 366.5 1 ,8 06.8 73-8 947.5 1 ,3 53.1 678.2 1,0 30.4 970.3 190.1 509.6 350.3- 1,8 73.7 101.7 933.1 1,382.1* 650.0 987.9 917.1 I85.O 1*80.2 352.2 - .1 5.0 -9 .0 -1 1 .2 -6.1* .1* -1 1 .0 -2*3 3 .3 -5 .2 4,208 4,150 4,171 i* ,ii3 58 95 4,158 4,101 4,128 57 W H O LES A LE AND R E T A IL TR A D E . 13,21*5 13,221* 13,225 12,750 21 1*95 13,260 13,261* 13,256 -1* W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ....................... 3,484 9,761 3,516 9,708 3 ,5 U 9,714 3,370 9,380 -32 53 Hi* 381 3,460 9 ,8 0 0 3,478 9,786 3,483 9,773 -18 R E T A IL T R A D E . . . . . . . . . . . . F IN A N C E , IN SU R AN CE, AND R E A L E S T A T E .................................. 3,100 3,ll*6 3,148 3,01*5 -1*6 55 3,091 3,100 3,095 -9 S E R V IC E A N D M IS C E L L A N E O U S . . 9,700 9,766 9,782 9,235 -66 1*65 9,642 9,641 9,609 1 10,91*1 10,513 10,557 10,152 1*28 789 10,979 10,940 10,929 39 2,611 8,330 2,61*1 7,872 2,637 7,920 2,373 7,779 -30 1*58 238 551 2,616 8,363 2 ,6 1 0 2 ,6 0 1 8*330 8,326. Ordnance and ac c e sso ries............... Lumber and wood p ro d u c ts ............ Furniture and fixtures ..................... Stone, c la y , and g la ss products . . Primary metal industries. . . . . . . Fabricated metal products............... M achinery..................... ...................... E le ctrical equipm ent........................ Transportation equipm ent............... Instruments and related products . M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . . N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ...................... Production workers ........ F ood and kindred p ro d u c ts ............ Tobacco manufactures ..................... T ex tile m ill products. . . . . . . . . Apparel and related products. . . . Paper and a llie d products............... Printing and publishing . . . . . . . Chem icals and a llie d products. . . Petroleum and related products . . Rubber and p la stic products . . . . Leather and leather products. . . . TR A N S P O R T A T IO N AND P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S .......................... ... G O V ER N M E N T --------- ----------- F E D E R A L ................................................ S T A T E A N D L O C A L .......................... 261*.2 638.2 1*61*.1 650.9 1 ,3 51.6 1 ,3 7 0 .3 Sept. 1965 1 ,8 9 1 .6 NOTE: Data tor the 2 moat recent months are preliminary. •6 19.5 152.9 .1* l* .l 18.1* -8 .7 2l*.7 28.7 27.7 1*7.1 50.7 •6 1 ,8 8 8 1 ,9 0 3 1 ,8 8 8 433 439 -6 -7 -7 -1 -5 12 1 -4 -9 -8 -6 -3 -5 -1 0 14 6 33 Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production workers1 on payrolls of selected industries Seasonally adjusted Change from In d u stry M IN IN G .......... ...................................... C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N . . . . M A N U F A C T U R IN G ................................ Overtime hom e............................... D U R A B L E G O O D S . .............................. Overtime hom e............................... O r d n a n c e e n d a c c e s s o r i e s ................. L u m b e r s o d w o o d p r o d u c t s .............. F u r n it u r e s n d f i x t u r e s . . . . . . . . S to n e , c l s y , s n d g l a s s p r o d u c ts . . . F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts . . . . . . M a c h i n e r y .............. ................................... T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . In s t r u m e n t s s n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s . M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r in g . . . . N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................ Overtime hom e...............................• F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s .............. T o b a c c o m a n u f a c t u r e s ................. ... . T e x tile m i l l p r o d u c t s ........................... A p p a r e l and r e la te d p r o d u c ts . . . . P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................. P r i n t in g a n d p u b l i s h i n g ..................... Sept. Aug. July Sept. 19 66 19 6 6 19 66 19 6 5 1*3 . 2 3 8 .3 1*1.1* 1* .2 1* 2 .3 1*.6 1*2 . 7 it o . 6 1*1 . 9 1*2 . 3 1*2 .6 1*2 . 7 1*3 * 9 1*1 . 5 1*2 . 5 1*2 .0 1* 0 .1 1(0 .2 3 .6 1 * 1 .6 3 9 - 1* 1*1 . 7 3 5 .5 1*3 . 8 1*3 . 1 3 8 . 1* 1*1.1* 1*.0 1*2 .0 3 5 .7 3 6 .9 L e a t h e r a n d le a t h e r p r o d u c t s . . . . W H O LES A LE AND R E T A IL TR A D E . W H OLESALE T R A D E 3 9 .1 1*1 . 9 1 * 2 .1 Sept. Aug. July 19 6 6 19 6 5 19 6 6 19 6 6 19 66 19 6 6 0 .1 - .1 0 0 .8 1 .3 .1* 1*371 3 7 .7 1*1.1* 1*3 . 2 3 7 .8 1* 1 .0 0 .6 .8 0 .1* •6 •6 •8 - .1 * 3 .9 1*2 . 3 1**3 1* 2 .8 1*0 .2 1*2 . 5 3 6 .9 1*1.1* i* .o 1 * 2 .1 3 .8 1 * 1 .8 - .1 1*.3 1* 2 .2 1*0 . 5 1*1 . 5 1**3 1*2 . 7 1*0 .6 1 * 1 .0 0 •6 1*1 . 7 1*2.1* 1* 2 .2 1*3 . 8 1 * 1 .2 1*3 . 2 1 * 1 .6 1*1 . 5 1 * 1 .6 1 * 2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .6 - .5 -.2 1*1 . 7 1*2 . 3 1*1 . 7 1 * 1 .9 1*2 .8 1*0 .8 1 * 1 .8 1 * 1 .6 1*0.0 1* 0 .2 3 9 .5 1 * 1 .6 3 6 .2 0 •5 .3 .1* .9 •8 1 .1 .1* .7 •7 .1* .1 0 .1 .2 - .1 .1 .2 .8 - .3 - 1 .1 * 1*1 . 3 1*2 .0 1*2 . 7 1*2 . 5 1*1*.3 1*1.1* 1*2 .8 1*2 .0 1*0 .0 1 * 0 .1 3 .3 1 * 1 .0 3 8 .0 -1 .0 - .1 0 3 6 .9 1*0 .8 - 1 .2 - .8 3 5 .7 0 •5 .6 - 1 .2 1 * 1 .1 1*3 . 5 1*2 .0 3 7 .8 3 7 .5 1*0 .8 3 6 .9 3 6 .5 Aug. .2 - 3 - .2 .3 •3 •3 •5 •2 - .1 * .1* .1 0 - .1 0 1*3 . 3 1*0 . 9 1 * 2 .1 1*1 . 7 3 9 .7 1 * 0 .1 3 9 .9 1 * 0 .1 3 . 1* 1 * 1.0 3 . 1* 1*1 . 3 3 7 .9 1*1 . 7 3 6 .2 3 8 .3 1*1 . 9 3 6 .3 1*3 . 3 3 9 .0 1*2 .0 1*1 . 9 3 5 . 1* 1*3 . 5 3 9 .0 1 * 1 .8 1 * 1 .6 1 * 2 .2 3 8 . 1* - 7 •5 .3 -.3 - 9 •5 .1 - .6 .2 .1 1*3 * 3 3 8 .9 1* 2 .2 1*1 . 3 3 9 .0 3 8 .0 •2 0 .1* .1* .1 - .2 .1 3 .5 1*1.1* 3 .5 1*1 . 9 3 7 .6 1*1 . 5 3 6 .3 1*3 . 5 3 8 .8 1*2 .0 1*3 . 0 3 6 .9 1*3 . 6 Sept. 1*1 . 9 1 * 1 .0 1 * 1 .9 1 * 3 .1 1* 0 .5 1 * 1 .8 1 * 1 .6 3 9 .2 1* 0 .3 3 .5 1*1.1* 3 8 .6 1*2 .0 R E T A I L T R A D E ..................................... . . . . . . 3 .8 1*1 . 7 1*.0 1*2 .0 1 * 1 .6 1*3 . 5 1 * 1 .1 1 * 2 .1 1 * 1 .6 1*0 .0 1*0.1* ........................ P e tr o le u m a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s R u b b er an d p la s t i c p r o d u c ts 3 .8 1 * 1 .6 1 * 2 .1 1*0 .9 1* 0 .7 1 * 2 .1 1*2.1* 1*1 . 9 3 9 .1 3 7 .9 1*0 . 9 C h e m ic a ls and a llie d p r o d u c ts : . . 1*2.1* 3 7 .0 1 * 1 .0 l*.l 1**3 1 * 2 .1 1 * 1 .1 1 * 2 .1 1*2 . 3 3 9 .2 1*1 . 9 1*2 .6 1*2 . 5 3 7 .9 3 6 .9 1*0 .8 1*3 . 1 3 9 .0 1* 1 .0 Change from Aug. -.3 0 - 9 .2 1*3 . 1* 3 9 .0 1*2 .0 1*2.1* 1*1 . 5 3 8 .3 37*3 1*1 . 9 1 * 1 .8 3 8 .6 3 7 .3 1*0 . 9 3 6 .1 0 -.2 -.3 .1* - .2 - .1 * -.1 1*0 . 9 3 6 .1 -.1 * F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E, AND -.1 R E A L E S T A T E ................. . . . . . . 3 7 . 1* -.3 3 7 .0 . - J T - L . .... ____ lpor mining and m a n u fa c tu re, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction workers; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary. Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production workers1 on payrolls of selected industries Average weekly earnings Ayerage hourly earnings Change from July Sept. 19 6 6 19 6 6 19 66 19 6 5 Aug. 10 66 1965 M I N I N G . . . ............ .. ............ C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N --------- $3 . 1 0 3 .9 6 $ 3 .0 6 $ 3 .0 5 3 .8 8 3 .8 5 $2 .9 3 3 .7 5 $ o .o i* .0 8 M A N U F A C T U R IN G .............................. 2 . 7 l* 2 .7 0 2 .7 1 2 .6 3 2 .9 2 3 .2 1 2 .3 0 2 .2 3 2 . 7 1* 3 .3 1 2 .9 0 3 .1 0 2 .6 5 3 .3 8 2 .8 7 3 .1 9 2 .3 0 2 .2 1 2 .7 2 3 -2 9 2 .8 6 3 .0 6 2 .6 2 3 .3 2 2 .6 9 2 .2 0 2 .8 8 3 .1 8 2 .2 9 2 .1 9 2 .7 1 3 .2 9 2 .8 5 3 .0 6 2 .6 2 3 .3 0 2 .6 9 2 .2 0 2 .8 1 2 . 1*5 2 . 1*9 2 .1 7 1 .9 8 1 .9 0 2 .7 6 2 .1* 6 2 .5 2 2 .3 2 1 .9 7 1 .8 7 D U R A B L E G O O D S ................................. O r d n a n c e a n d a c c e s s o r i e s ................. L u m b e r a n d w o o d p r o d u c t s .............. F u r n it u r e a n d f i x t u r e s . . . . . . . . S t o n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s p r o d u c ts . . P r i a u u y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s . .............. F a b r ic a t e d m e ta l p r o d u c ts . . . . . . M a c h i n e r y .............................. ................... E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ........................... T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u i p m e n t ................. In s tn u a e o ts a n d r e la te d p r o d u c ts . M is c e lla n e o u s m a n u fa c tu rin g . . . . N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................ F o o d a n d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s . . . . . T o b a c c o m a n u fa c t u r e s ................. T e x tile m ill p r o d u c t s ........................... A p p a r e l an d r e la te d p r o d u c ts . . . . P a p e r a n d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s ................. P r in t in g a n d p u b l i s h i n g .................... C h e m ic a ls and a llie d p r o d u c ts . . . P e tr o le u m a n d r e l a t e d p r o d u c ts . . 2*71 2 .2 3 2 . 1*7 2 .5 0 2 .1 1 1 .9 9 1 .9 0 2 .7 9 3 .2 0 3 .0 1 3 . 1*1 R u b b er an d p l a s t i c p r o d u c ts . . . . 2 .7 0 L e a t h e r an d le a th e r p r o d u c ts . . . . 1 .9 7 2 .1 6 W H O LES A LE A ND R E T A IL TR A D E . W H OLESALE T R A D E ........................ R E T A I L T R A D E ..................................... F IN A N C E , IN S U R A N C E, AND R E A L E S T A T E .................................. 2 .7 5 1 .9 3 2 . 1*9 3 -1 5 3 .0 0 3 -3 8 2 .6 6 1 .9 3 2 .1 3 2 .7 2 1 .9 0 2 . 1*7 2 .7 7 3 . 1 1* 3 .0 0 3 *1*2 2 .6 7 1 .9 1 2 .1 3 2 .7 3 1 .9 1 2 .1*8 3 .1 5 2 .2 2 2 .1 5 2 .6 5 3 .2 0 2 .7 8 2 .9 7 2 .5 9 3 .2 3 2 .6 2 2 .1 3 2 .3 8 2 . 1*3 1 .9 8 I .8 9 1 .8 6 2 .6 9 3 .1 0 2 .9 3 3 .2 9 2 .6 3 1 .9 0 2 .0 6 2 .6 2 1 . 81* 2.1*0 Sept. Aug. July Sept. 19 6 6 19 6 6 19 66 19 6 5 $0 . 1 7 .2 1 $ 1 3 3 .9 2 1 5 1 .6 7 $ 13 3 -. 8 9 .01* .1 1 1 1 3 . 1*1* U J L .7 8 .0 5 .0 2 0 .0 2 .0 2 .0 2 .01* .01* .0 3 .0 6 .0 2 .0 3 .1 1 .0 6 .0 8 .0 8 1 2 0 . 51* 1 3 **. 30 9**-53 9 3 .0 1* 1 1 5 .0 6 .1 5 .0 9 .1 0 1 2 3 .5 2 1 3 7 .0 7 9 3 .3 8 9 3 . 1*1* 1 1 5 .9 0 1 1 * 1 .0 1 1 2 3 .8 3 1 3 6 .0 9 1 0 9 .9 8 11*3 . 6 5 1 1 3 .8 2 8 9 .1* 2 .0 2 .0 1 - .0 6 .0 1 0 .0 3 .0 5 .0 1 .0 3 .0 9 .0 7 .1 3 .1 0 .01* .1 0 .1 0 .0 8 .1 2 .o i* .01* .0 7 .0 7 .1 0 .0 3 .0 3 .0 3 .02 Sept. *09 .1 1 .1 2 .1 3 .0 6 .1 3 .0 9 .0 9 Change from Aug. I966 9 9 .2 9 1 0 U .0 0 8 3 .1 3 8 2 .9 8 6 7 . 1*5 1 2 2 .2 0 1 2 5 . 1*1* 1 2 6 .1 2 11*8 . 9 9 1 5 0 .1 5 1 1 1 .1 1 1 1 9 .8 1 1 3 3 .8 8 9 3 .6 6 1 3 3 .U 1 0 7 .6 8 8 9 .1 3 1 1 3 .8 2 1 3 6 .8 6 1 1 9 .1 * 2 1 3 1 .8 9 1 0 6 .1 1 1 3 9 .7 7 H I .9 0 8 8 .0 0 1 3 7 - 9 1* U L I .9 0 8 6 .2 1* 9 8 .9 8 1 0 3 .0 9 8 3 .7 6 8 3 .1 6 7 0 .ll 1 2 0 .3 1 * 9 9 .ll* 1 0 5 .5 9 8 7 .2 3 8 1 .7 6 6 7 .8 8 1 2 0 .5 0 1 2 1 .8 3 1 2 6 .0 0 1 1 * 7 .0 6 1 3 8 .5 1 1 2 1 .2 6 11*5 . 2 7 1 2 3 .1 7 125*70 11 * 2 .3 0 111*. 7 5 7 l* .6 6 1 1 1 . 1*5 7 5 . 1*6 7 9 .7 0 1 1 2 .2 0 6 8 .9 0 8 0 .7 3 1 1 1 .2 5 7 0 .1 1 9 2 .1 3 $1 3 1 . 1*6 $121**23 9 2 .1 3 1 1 0 .2 7 7 4 . 1*9 8 0.9** 1 1 2 .2 0 70 .1*8 9 2 .7 5 II Aug. ■ p it Sept, In d u stry 1 3 8 .7 5 $2 . 0 3 2 .6 8 $9 .6 9 1 2 .9 2 I O 7 .8 3 1*66 5 .6 1 1 1 7 .1 8 2 .9 8 2 .7 7 - 1 .1 5 .1*0 . 81* 2 .5 0 2 .5 7 2 .9 8 2 .3 0 3 .8 8 1 .9 2 1 .1 * 2 6 . 31* 5 .0 8 * 2 .3 6 3 .7 8 3 .8 0 .3 1 .9 1 - .6 3 -.1 8 - 2 .6 6 1 .8 6 2 .2 7 .1*2 3 .6 1 3 . 1*0 1*.92 1*.36 .1 2 5 .7 2 1*.85 2 . 1*7 2 .1 5 1 3 1 .9 9 9 1 .0 2 8 9 .6 6 1 1 2 .1 0 1 3 3 . 1*1* 1 1 6 .1 * 8 1 2 7 .1 2 1 0 5 .6 7 1 3 5 .0 1 1 0 8 .9 9 8 5 .2 0 9 5 .6 8 1 0 0 .6 0 7 8 .2 1 7 8 .6 2 6 7 .3 3 1 1 6 .1 * 8 1 2 0 .5 9 1 2 3 .6 5 1 1 * 3 .1 2 1 1 0 .1 * 6 7 1 .8 2 7 7 i 25 1 0 6 .9 0 6 7 .1 6 89.0 1* 2 .9 7 3 .3 0 - .8 0 - 1 .0 3 .9 5 - 1 .2 1 0 7 .5 7 7 -3 5 8 .9 7 l * . 3l 8 . 61* 1*.83 1* .2 2 1*.29 2 . 81* 2 . 1*5 5 .3 0 1 . 7 l* 3 .0 9 *For mining and manufacturiiqj, data refer to production and related workers; for contract construction, to construction worken; and for all other industries, to nonsupervisory workers. NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
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