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Friday, October 6, 1972

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

SEPTEMBER 1972

Employment continued to rise in September, while unemployment was essentially
unchanged, the U. S. Department of Labor’ s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. '
The Nation' s unemployment rate stood at 5. 5 percent in September, about the same as
in the previous 3 months but below the 6-percent mark around which it had fluctuated
between late 1970 and May 1972.
Total employment advanced 250, 000 on a seasonally adjusted basis between
August and September, continuing the expansion evident since mid-1971.

Nonagricul-

tural payroll employment posted a gain of similar magnitude in September.
nt
The number of unemployed persons totaled 4. 7 million in September, down
200, 000 from August.

This decline was about in line with the usual August-to-Septem -

ber change, ■and, after seasonal adjustment, the Level of unemployment was essentially
unchanged, as was the overall jobless rate of 5. 5 percent.
Unemployment rates for the major a g e-sex-color groups--adult men (3. 8 percent) ,
adult women (5. 4 percent) , teenagers (16. 5 percent) , whites (5. 0 percent) , and
Negroes (10. 2 percent) --a ls o were basically unchanged from August.

The jobless rate

for household heads (3. 3 percent) was unchanged for the second consecutive month,
whereas the rate for married men edged up from 2. 6 to 2. 8 percent between August
and September.

For full- and part-tim e workers, unemployment rates were also

unchanged over the month.

With the exception of the rates for teenagers, Negroes,

and part-tim e workers, the jobless rates for all of the above groups were lower in
September than a year earlier.
There were also few salient changes in joblessness among the major occupational
and industry groups between August and September.

However, the jobless rate for

blue-collar workers declined from 6. 5 to 6. 1 percent, reaching its lowest level since
May 1970; the over-the-month decline was due in large part to an improvement among
nonfarm laborers, whose rate declined from 10. 9 to 9. 6 percent.

The rate for

service workers, on the other hand, rose sharply, from 6. 3 to 7. 3 percent.




Among

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the industry groups, the rate for construction workers dropped from 11. 6 to 9. 2 percent,
its lowest point since April 1970.

The rate for manufacturing workers, which has

dropped substantially since May, was at 5. 1 percent in September, also the lowest
since April 1970.
The unemployment rate for workers covered by State unemployment insurance
programs remained at 3. 4 percent, its lowest level since the beginning of the year.

Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)
S e p t.
Selected categories

1972

Aug.
1972

' July
! 1972

:

3r d
Q tr.

2hd

1972

4 th

Q tr.

1s t
Q tr.

1972

1972 , 1971

i

1 Q tr.

Q tr.

| 1971

(Millions of persons)
Civilian labor fo rce1........................
Total employment1....................
Adult m e n ............................
Adult w o m e n .................... . .
Teenagers.............................
Unem ploym ent..........................

87.0
82.2
47.2
28.3
6.7
4.8

86.9
82.0
47.1
28.3
6. 6
4.9

86.5
81.7
47.0
28.1
6.6
4.8

86.4
81.4
46.7
27.9
6.8
5.0

86.8
82.0
47.1
28.2
6.6
4.8

85.9
80.8
46.4
27.9
6.6
5.0

85.0
80.0
1 46.1
27.5
6.3
5.0

84.2
79.2
45.9
27.1
6.2
5.0

5.8
4.1
5.3
18.2
5.3
10.6
3.4
2.9
5.4
3.5

5.9
4.3
5.7
16.9
5.4
L0.1
3.6
3.2
5.6
4.2

6.0
4.4
5.7
16.8
5.5
10.1
3.7
3.2
5.5
4.2

(Percent of labor force)
Unemployment rates:
A ll w o rkers...............................
Adult m en.................................
Adult women..............................
Teenagers.................

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

White .......................................
Neqro and other races.................
Household heads........................
Married m e n ..............................
Full-time w o rk e rs ......................
State insured^............................

5.5
3.8
5.4
16.5
5.0
10.2
3.3
2.8
5.0
3.4

5.6
3.9
5.5
16.9
5.1
9.7
3.3
2.6
5.1
3.4

5.5
3.9
5.7
14.8
5.0
9.9
3.3
2.7
5.1
3.8

5.6
3.9
5.6
16.1
5.0
9.9
3.3
2.7
5.1
3.5

5.7
4.2
5.6
15.8
5.3
9.9
3.5
2.9
5.3
3.6
(Weeks)

|

unemployment ............................

_

!i

Average duration of

12.2

12.1

11.8

12.0

12.8

12.2

| 11.9

11.7

71.8
22.7
49.0

71.1
22.6
48.5

70.6
22.5
48.2

37.1
40.3
3.1

37. I

3 6 .9

4 0 .1

39.8

3 .0

2 .9

j

(Millions of persons)
Nonfarm payroll em ploym ent.........
Goods-producing industries .......
Service-producing industries.......

7 3 -2p
2 3 -2n

5 0 .1P

73.0P
2 3 .1P
4 9 .9P

72.7
22.9
49.7

73.0P
23.1P
4 9 .9P

72.5
23.0
49.5

(Hours of work)
Average weekly hours:
Total private nonfarm .................
Manufacturing............................
Manufacturing o v e rtim e .............

3 7 .3P
4 0 .7P
3 .5P

3 7 .1P
4 0 .6P
3.4P

37.2
40.6
3.4

37 .2P
4 0 .6P
3.4p

37.1
40.7
3.4
ii

o
o

(1 9 6 7

Hourly Earnings index, private
nonfarm:
In current dollars ......................
In constant dollars......................
1

Civilian

138.8 P 138.3 P 137.8
1 1 0 . 1 P 110.0
NA

labor force and total employment figures for periods

138.3P 136.8NA
109.8
2

1 3 2 .4

1 3 0 .8

1 0 7 .9

1 0 7 .2

For calculation of this iatfJ, see table A-3. footnote

prior to January 1972 should be raised by about 300,000 to be com-

p=preliminary.

parable with subsequent data. See box above table A-1.

SOURCE:




135.0
109.0

Tables A-1, A-3

A-4. B -'• B 2, and B-4

2.

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Civilian Labor Force and Total Employment
The civilian labor force usually declines sharply between August and September,
as large numbers of young people leave the labor market to return to school.

This

September, the labor force declined about as expected (1. 7 million) and after seasonal
adjustment was little changed from August, at 87. 0 million, following a sizeable gain
in the previous month.

Since July, the civilian labor force has risen by 600, 000, in

constrast to the A p ril-to - July period when it showed little growth.
The total number of employed persons declined less than it usually does between
August and September, and, on a seasonally adjusted basis, was up 250, 000 in Septem­
ber to 82. 2 million.

The employment increase was about equally distributed among

adult men and teenagers, and, as was the case in the previous month, was largely of
a part-tim e nature.
Since September 1971, total employment has risen by over 2. 4 million (after
eliminating the effects of the 1970 Census population control adjustment introduced in
January 1972) .

Adult men accounted for over 1. 1 million of this increase, adult women

for 800, 000, and teenagers for nearly 500, 000.

Workers with full-tim e jobs accounted

for four-fifths of the over-the-year increase.
Vietnam Era Veterans
The employment situation for Vietnam Era veterans 20 to 29 years old improved
in September.

At 6. 6 percent, their seasonally adjusted jobless rate was down sub­

stantially from August (7. 7 percent) and a year ago (9. 8 percent) and was below the
7 -percent mark for the first time in nearly 2 years.

A ll of the over-the-month im prove­

ment was in the 2 0 -to -2 4 year age group, as their unemployment rate fell -sharply, from
12. 5 to 9. 0 percent.

For veterans aged 25-29 years, the unemployment rate of 5. 1

percent was not appreciably different from the August figure, but it was lower than a
year earlier.

(See table A -7 . )

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for nonveterans 20-29 years of age,
at 6. 1 percent in September, was not materially different from August.

Given this

stability and the decline in the veteran rate, the gap between the unemployment rates
of veterans and nonveterans narrowed considerably in September.
Industry Payroll Employment
Nonfarm payroll employment advanced 240, 000 in September
after adjustment for seasonality.

to 73. 2 million,

Since September a year ago, the number of payroll

jobs has risen sh a rp ly --b y 2. 4 million.
About 90, 000, or one-third, of the September gain in nonagricultural employment
occurred in manufacturing and was concentrated in the primary metals and electrical



equipment industries.

At 19. 0 million, manufacturing employment was at its highest

level since September 1970.
The number of workers on contract construction payrolls in September was
unchanged from the revised August level of .3. 5 million, despite a reduction in strike
activity.
In the service-producing sector, employment rose by 150, 000,

with gains posted

in government, trade, and finance?, insurance, and real estate.
Hour _§,_oL_W o_rk_
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultura 1 payrolls declined less than it usually does between August and September.
After seasonal adjustment, the workweek rose 0. 2 hour to 37. 3 hours.
ted an increase of four-tenths of an hour over September a year ago.

This represen­
The largest over-

the-month increase in hours occurred in the mining and services industries.

In manu­

facturing, both the average workweek (40. 7 hours) and overtime hours (3. 5 hours) have
been virtually unchanged since? April but were up substantially from a year earlier.
Hourly and Weekly Earnings
Average hourly earnings of rank-and-file workers on nonagricultural payrolls
rose 6 cents to S3. 71 in September.

Large increases in hourly earnings arc typical

at this time of year, because many young people leave lower-paying summer jobs.
After adjustment for seasonality,

hourly earnings were up 2 cents to $3. 68.

Compared

with a year ago, average earnings have risen Z1 cents or 6. 0 percent.
The September gain of o cents in hourly earnings resulted in an increase in
average weekly earnings oi Si. 51 to S 13 8. 75, despite a small drop in the actual work­
week.

After seasonal adjustment, average weekly earnings were up by $1. 47.
Since last September, average weekly earnings have risen $9. 25 or 7. 1 percent.

During the latest 12-month period for which the Consumer Price index is available- August 1971 to August. I972 - -consume r prices rose? 2. 9 percent.
Hourly _L_arnings IneJex
The? Bureau's Hourly Larnings Index,

seasonally adjusted, was 138. 8 (1967-100)

in September. 0. 4 percent higher than in August, according to preliminary figures.
The index was 5. 7 percent above? Sopte?mbe; r a year age).
industries posted over-the - year incre*ases,

(See table B-4. )

All

ranging from 4. 3 percent in se'rvices te)

9. 0 percent in lranspe>rtation anel public utilities.

During trie 12-month period e?nding

in August, the? Hourly Larnings Index in dollars of constant purchasing power rose
2. 7 percent.




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Quarterly Developments
The employment situation continued to show improvement in the July-September
quarter.

The overall jobless rate edged down further, while total employment increased

substantially for the fifth consecutive quarter.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons declined to 4. 8 million (seasonally adjusted)
in the third quarter, after averaging 5. 0 million for every quarter since early 1971.
Although the overall jobless rate, at 5. 6 percent, was only slightly lower than in the
second quarter, it has been edging down gradually since the third quarter of 1971, when
it was 6. 0 percent.
Although jobless rates for many labor force groups showed little change in the
third quarter, the jobless rate for adult men did show considerable improvement.

At

3. 9 percent, it was down from 4. 2 percent in the previous quarter, its lowest quarterly
average in 2 years.

In contrast, the rate for adult women (5. 6 percent) has been

essentially unchanged since late 1970.

The unemployment rate for teenagers, at 16. 1

percent, was essentially unchanged, after receding from its post-World War II high of
18. 2 percent reached in the first quarter.

Unemployment rates for household heads

and married men both declined in the third quarter to their lowest point since the third
quarter of 1970.
The jobless rate for Negro workers was unchanged at 9. 9 percent in the third
quarter,

while the rate for whites declined from 5. 3 to 5. 0 percent, the lowest since

the third quarter of 1970.

The over-the-quarter drop among whites was attributable to

a decline in joblessness for adult men.

Because of these developments, the ratio of

Negro-to-white jobless rates again reached the 2 -t o -l level registered in the first
quarter, following 9 straight quarters below it.
The third quarter decline in the number of unemployed persons resulted entirely
from a reduction among those who had never worked before.

During the period, the

number of persons who became jobless for other reasons - -eithe r because they lost
their last job, quit their job, or re-entered the labor force--w as about the same as in
the second quarter.

However, most of the over-the-year decline has occurred among

job losers.
The average (mean) duration of unemployment declined to 12 weeks in the third
quarter from an 8-year high of 12. 8 weeks reached in the April-June period.
Labor Force and Total Employment
The civilian labor force advanced 400, 000, seasonally adjusted, in the third
quarter to 86. 8 million.




The increase was about equally divided among men and women.

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while the number of teenage workers declined.

Since the second quarter of 1971, the

civilian labor force has posted substantial quarter-to-quarter gains,

rising by 2. 7

million over the entire period.
Total employment rose 540, 000 (seasonally adjusted) in the third quarter to 82. 0
million.

Over three-fourth^ of the increase was among adult men.

After remaining

weak during most of 1970 and the first half of 1971, total employment has risen sharply
over the last 5 q u a rters--by 2. 9 m illion- - consisting of 1. 3 million adult men, 1. 2
million adult women, and 450, 000 teenagers.
Industry Employment
Nonagricultural payroll employment averaged 73. 0 million in the July-September
period (seasonally adjusted) , an increase of 440, 000 from the previous quarter and
2. 3 million from a year ago.

The third quarter increase was attributable almost

entirely to pickups in the service-producing industries where employment advanced
380, 000 to 49. 9 million, 1. 7 million above the year-ago level.

The largest over-th e-

quarter gains in the services sector were posted in trade, services, and State and
local government.
In the goods-producing industries, the number of jobs rose by only 60, 000 in the
July-September period to 23. 1 million (seasonally adjusted) , all of which took place in
manufacturing.

At 18. 9 million, the number of workers on factory payrolls was up

500, 000 from a year ago, following 2 years of steady decline from the alltime high of
20. 3 million reached in the third quarter of 1969.




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 tabu­
lated 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.
Beginning with this release, the annual adjust­
ment of the establishment-based series in tables A
and B -l through B -4 to new benchmarks (comprehen­
sive counts of employment) and to new seasonal factors
is being introduced. The October 1972 issue of
Employment and Earnings will contain a discussion
of the effects of these revisions and provide revised
historical data and new seasonal adjustment factors.

NOTE: Figures fo r periods p rio r to January 1972 in the tables and charts are not s t r i c t l y comparable
with current data because o f the Introduction o f 1970 Census data in to the estim ation procedures. For example,
the c i v il i a n labor fo rce and employment t o ta ls were raised by more than 300,000 as a re su lt o f the census adjust­
ment. An explanation o f the changes and an in d ica tio n o f the d iffe re n ce s appear in "Revisions in the Current
Population Survey” in the February 1972 issue o f Employment and Earnings.

Table A-l:

Employment status of the noninstitutional papulation by

sox and ago

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

S e p t.

Aug.

1972

1972

,

S ep t.

S ep t.

A ug.

J u ly

June

May

1971

1972

1972

1972

1972

1972

Total
Total labor f o r c e .............................................; . .
Civilian labor force .................................... ..
Em ployed................................................................
Agriculture..........................................................
Nonagricultural industries ...............................
On part time for economic re a so n s..............
Usually work full time ..................................
Usually work part t i m e ...............................
Unemployed.............................................................

89,098
86,693
82,034
3,658
78,376
2*243
1,107
1,136
4,658

90,758
88,362
83,505
4,031
79,475
3,117
1,190
1,927
4,857

86,884
84,135
79,295
3,444
75,851
2,220
1,126
1,094
4,840

89,454
87,049
82,222
3,575
78,647
2,340
1,058
1,282
4,827

89,256
86,860
81,973
3,625
78,348
2,488
1,082
1,406
4,887

88,855
86,467
81,682
3,445
78,237
2,509
1,085
1,424
4,785

88,788
86,395
81,667
3,337
78,330
2,521
1,022
1,499
4,728

88,905
86,486
81,394
3,353
78,041
2,421
1,102
1,319
5,092

49,083
47,480
2,682
44,798
1,603

49,388
47,649
2,647
45,003
1,738

48,065
46,236
2,484
43,752
1,829

49,083
47,204
2,629
44,575
1,879

48,954
47,063
2,550
44,513
1,891

48,961
47,032
2,474
44,558
1,929

48,882
46,919
2,437
44,482
1,963

48,700
46,628
2,404
44,224
2,072

30,028
28,231
606
27,624
1,797

29,288
27,516
673
26,843
1,772

29,077
27,256
592
26,664
1,821

29,915
28,296
561
27,735
1,619

29,990
28,334
604
27,730
1,656

29,789
28,078
556
27,522
1,711

29,657
28,029
496
27,533
1,628

29,625
27,883
551
27,332
1,742

7,582
6,324
370
5,953
1,258

9,687
8,340
711
7,629
1,347

6,993
5,803
368
5,435
1,190

8,051
6,722
385
6,337
1,329

7,918
6,576
471
6,105
1,340

7,717
6,572
415
6,157
1,145

7,856
6,719
404
6,315
1,137

8,161
6,883
398
6,485
1,278

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force..................................................
Em ployed................................................................
Agriculture ..........................................'...............
Nonagricultural in d u stries.........................
Unemployed.............................................................

Women, 20 years mid ever
Civilian labor f o r c e ....................... ....................
Employed . . ...........................................................
Agriculture................. .........................................
Nooagricultural in d u stries...............................
Unemployed. . ........................................................

Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian labor force......................... ........................
Em ployed....................................... ....................
Agriculture.................................... ..
^
Nonagricultural in d u str ie s...............................
Unemployed.............................................................

Table A-2:

Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by sox and ago
(Numbers in thousands)

Seasonally adjusted
Full- mid part-time
employment status, sex,
and age

Sept.
1972

Sept.
1971

Sept. 1972

Aug.
1972

July
1972

June
1972

May
1972

Sept.
1971

Fall Ham
Total, 16 years and oven
Civilian labor force.........................
Employed..................................................
Unemployed......................... ......................
Unemployment rate.....................................

74,168
70,828
3,340
4 .5

72,291
68,642
3,650.
5 .0

74,195
70,482
3,713
5.0

74,201
70,423
3,778
5.1

74,218
70,437
3,781
5.1

74,333
70,643
3,690
5.0

74,032
69,918
4,114
5 .6

72,341
68,284
4,057
5.6

Men, 20 years and over:
Civilian labor force.......................................
Employed................................ - ...............
Unemployed ....................... ......................
Unemployment rate.................... ............

46,689
45,263
1,426
3.1

45,778
44,123
1,654
3.6

46,573
44,859
1,714
3.7

46,539
44,801
1,738
3.7

46,588
44,821
1,767
3.8

46,504
44,745
1,759
3.8

46,330
44,441
1,889
4 .1

45,717
43,729
1,988
4.3

Women, 20 years and over:
Civilian labor fotce.......................................
Employed..................................................
Unemployed.............. ...........................
Unemployment tote .....................................

23,546
22,221
1,325
5.6

23,010
21,583
1,427
6.2

23,322
22,067
1,255
5.4

23,433
22,119
1,314
5.6

23,477
22,093
1,384
5.9

23,483
22,180
1,303
5.5

22,292
21,828
1,464
6.3

22,784
21,433
1,351
5.9

Port Ham
Total, 16 years and over:
12,983
11,843
Civilian labor fotce.......................................
12,525
12,759
12,208
11,867
12,406
12,293
10,653
11,866
Employed....... ...........................................
11,630
11,207
11,211
11,403
10,825
11,280
Unemployed.............. .......................
1,003
1,013
1,042
1,177
997
1,190
1,129
1,318
Unemployment tote.....................................
8 .2
8.8
8 .1
8.2
8 .6
8.8
1
10.0 .
10.5
NOTE: Persons on part-time schedules for economic renoons ate included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or




Table A-3:

Major unemployment indicators
(Persons 16 years and over)

Thousands of persons
unemployed
Selected categories

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Sept.
1972

Sept.
1971

Sept.
1972

Aug.
1972

July
1972

June
1972

May
1972

Sept.
1971

Total (all civilian' workers)..........................................
Men, 20 years and over...........................................
Women, 20 years and over......................................
Both sexes, 16-19 years...........................................

4,658
1,603
1,797
1,258

j 4,840
1,829
1,821
1,190

5.5
3.8
5.4
16.5

5.6
3.9
5.5
16.9

5.5
3.9
5.7
14.8

5.5
4 .0
5.5
14.5

5.9
4.3
5.9
15.7

6.0
4 .5
5.7
16.9

W hite......................................................................
Negro and other races............................................

3,723
935

3,912
927

5.0
10.2

5.1
9.7

5.0
9.9

5.0
9.4

5.3
10.7

5.4
10.4

Household heads..........................................................
Married m e n ................................................................
Full-time workers .......................................................
Part-time workers........................................................
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1................................
State insured2 ........................................... ...........*.
Labor force time lost3 .................................................

1,461
884
3,340
1,318
937
1,389
—

1,637
1,027
3,650
1,190
1,030
1,733
—

3.3
2.8
5.0
8.6
1.3
3.4
5.9

3.3
2.6
5.1
8.8
1.4
3.4
6.2

3.3
2.7
5.1
8.2
1.3
3.8
6.0

3.6
2.9
5.0
8.8
1.3
3.6
5.5

3.6
2.9
5.6
8.1
1.4
3.7
6.3

3.8
3.3
5.6
8.2
1.5
4 .3
6.3

1,491
307
140
253
791
1,612
371
841
401
839
91

1,484
371
145
201
767
1,964
440
1,074
449
732
81

3.3
2.2
1.7
4.7
4.7
6.1
4.2
6.4
9.6
7.3
2.9

3.5
2.4
1.8
4 .8
4 .9
6.5
4 .4
6.7
10.9
6.3
2.7

3.4
2.5
1.9
4 .5
4 .6
6.4
4.3
7.1
9.3
6.6
2.2

3.1
1.9
1.4
4 .0
4 .8
6.4
4.5
6.8
9.5
5.7
2.6

3.6
2.4
1.5
4.5
5.3
6.8
4.7
7.1
10.9
6.1
3.0

3.4
2.7
1.6
4 .1
4.8
7.7
5.3
8.3
11.2
6.5
2.8

3,334
292
956
522
434
161
989
925
521
118

3,605
288
1,312
782
530
156
889
935
461
104

5.6
9.2
5.1
4 .8
5.5
3.7
6.7
4.7
3.2
8.9

5.8
H .6
5.4
5.0
6.0
3.8
6.6
4.7
3.0
6.5

5.8
10.9
5.7
5.7
5.6
3.6
6.5X
4 .6
2.8
6.0

5.5
9.5
5.6
5.7
5.5
3.1
6.5
4.2
2.5
7.5

6.0
12.5
6.0
6.3
5.7
3.5
6.3
5.0
2.9
8.8

6.2
9.7
6.9
7.0
6.8
3.6
6.3
5.1
3.0
8.5

Occupation4
White-collar workers...................................................
Professional and technical......................................
Managers and administrators, except fa r m .........
Sales workers............................................................
Clerical w orkers.....................................................
Blue-collar workers.................................................
Craftsmen and kindred workers..............................
Operatives................................................................
Nonfarm laborers...................................................
Service workers............................................................
Farmworkers.............................................................
Industry4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary woHcers* . . .
Constructipn............................................................
Manufacturing.........................................................
Durable goods.....................................................
Nondurable g o o d s .............................................
Transportation and public utilities........................
Wholesale and retail trade......................................
Finance and service industries ..............................
Government workers................. .....................
Agricultural wage and salary workers .......................

1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
3 Insured unemployment under State programs-unemployment rate calculated as a percent o f 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
(In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Duration of unemployment

Sept.
1972

Sept.
1971

Less than 5 w eeks.......................................................
5 to 14 w eek s..............................................................
15 weeks and ov er.......................................................
15 to 26 weeks.......................................................
27 weeks and over...................................................

2,611
1,111
937
438
499

2,553
1,257
1,030
516
514

11.3

11.1

Average (mean) duration, in w eeks...............




.........

June
1972

May
1972

Sept.
1971

Aug.
1972

July
1972

2,369
1,385
1,137
587
550

2,254
1,505
1,188
644
544

2,149
1,478
1,155
658
497

2,175
1,437
1,148
594
554

2,223
1,514
1,180
587
593

2,317
1,567
1,250
683
567

12.2

12.1

11.8

13.5

12.5

12.0

Sept.
1972

Table A-5:

Unem ployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
Reason for unemployment

S ep t.

S e p t.

S ep t.

A ug.

J u ly

June

May

S ep t.

1972

1971

1972

1972

1972

1972

1972

1971

1,539
624

1,919
714
1,627
580

2,121
635
1,452
649

2,244
644
1,427
640

2,093
616
1,455
564

2,210
624
1,238
621

2,199
649
1,460
802

2,369
583
1,536
603

100.0
36.9
16.7
33.0
13.4

100.0
39.6
14.8
33.6
12.0

100.0
43.7
13.1
29.9
13.4

100.0
45.3
13.0
28.8
12.9

100.0
44.3
13.0
30.8
11.9

100.0
47.1
13.3
26.4
13.2

100.0
43.0
12.7
28.6
15.7

100.0
46.5
11.5
30.2
11.8

2.0
.9
1.8
.7

2.3
.8
1.9
.7

2.6
.7
1.6
.7

2.4
.7
1.7
.7

2.6
.7
1.4
.7

2.5
.8
1.7
.9

2.8
.7
1.8
.7

Nu m b er o f u n em p loyed

Lost last job ..................................................
Left last j o b .............. . .............. . ........................
Reentered labor f o r c e .............................................
Never worked b e fo r e ......................... ..

1,718

111

P e r c e n t d is tr ib u t io n

Total unemployed . .......................................... ..
L ost last job .................................... ..
Left last job .........................
Reentered labor force..........................................
Never worked before. ................................. . . .
U n e m p lo y e d o s a p e rce n t o f th e
c i v i l i a n la b o r fo rc e

Lost last job . ......................... - ..............................
Left last j o b ....................................... ......................
Reentered labor force. .......................................... .
Never worked before . . . .' ................. ..................

Table A-6:

Thousands of persons
Age and sex

2.4
.7
1.7 .
.7

Unemployed persons by age and sex

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates v
Sept.
1972

Aug.
1972

July
1972

June
1972

May
1972

Sept.
1971

Sept.
1972

Sept.
1971

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

4,658

4,840

Sept. 1972
71.7

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.9

6.0

16 to 19 years...........................................
16 and 17 yea rs...................................
18 and 19 yea rs...................................
20 to 24 years. .................... ..
25 years and o v e r ...................................
25 to 54 y ea rs......................................
55 years and over................................

1,258
620
639
1,109
2,291
1,880
411

1,190
530
660
1,101
2,549
2,127
421

46.8
23.4
69.5
81.0
80.8
82.1
74.9

16.5
19.9
14.1
9.1
3.5
3.7
3.1

16.9
20.5
14.0
9.0
3.6
3.7
3.7

14.8
16.5
13.5
9.8
3.7
3.8
3.4

14.5
16.5
12.9
8.7
3.9
4 .0
3.6

15.7
16.6
15.8
9.9
3.9
4 .0
3.6

16.9
18.4
15.8
9.6
4 .0
4.3
3.2

16 years and over . ...............................

2,239

2,424

76.1

4 .9

4 .9

4.7

4.8

5.3

5.4

16.5
20.0
13.2
8.5
3.1
3.0
3.4

13.6
14.6
12.8
9.6
3.0
3.0
3.1

13.8
15.4
12.4
8.3
3.3
3.3
3.5

16.6
18.0
16.2
9.4
3.4
3.4
3.5

16.3
18.6
14.6
10.2
3.5
3.7
3.0

M ales,

16 to 19 years...........................................
16 and 17 y ea rs...................................
18 and 19 years . .............................. ..
20 to 24 years...........................................
25 years and o v e r ...................................
25 to 54 y ea rs............... ......................
55 years and over.................................

636
354
282
538
1,065
815
250

595
296
299
590
1,239
1,005
233

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

2,420

2,416

67.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

6.5

6.8

6.9

16 to 19 y ea rs....................
16 and 17 yea rs...................................
18 and 19 yea rs.......... ..
t... .
20 to 24 years...........................................
25 years and o v e r ...................................
25 to 54 years ......................................
55 years and over.................... ..

623
265
357
571
1,226
1,065
161

595
235
360
512
1,310
1,122
188

50.1
23.8
69.7
79.5
71.0
72.3
62.7

17.3
18.6
16.3
9.6
4 .5
4 .9
2.9

17.5
21.3
14.9
9.5
4 .6
4 .8
4 .3

16.4
18.9
14.4
10.1
4.8
5.1
4 .0

15.4
18.1
13.5
9.2
4 .8
5.1
3.8

14.6
14.8
15.3
10.6
4 .8
5.0
3.8

17.6
18.0
17.3
8.9
4.9
5.3
3.4




43.6
23.2
69.1
82.5
92 i 2
95.1
82.8

15.9
20.8
12.3
8.6
3.0
3.0
3.3

Table A>7: Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 29 years old
(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted
j

Employment status
S ep t.
1972

A ug.
1 972

S ep t.
1971

S e p t.
1972

A ug.
1972

J u ly
1972

4 ,5 9 6
4 ,2 8 3
4 ,0 4 3
240
5 .6

4 ,5 7 4
4 ,2 9 3
3 ,9 9 3
300
7 .0

4 ,2 0 6
3 ,8 6 3
3 ,5 4 1
322
8 .3

4 ,5 9 6
4 ,2 8 8
4 ,0 0 3
285
6 .6

4 ,5 7 4
4 ,2 3 3
3 ,9 0 5
328
7 .7

4 ,5 5 1
4 ,2 0 6
3 ,8 9 8
308
7 .3

1 ,8 9 7
1 ,7 1 3
1 ,5 7 4
139
8 .1

1 ,9 1 3
1 ,7 5 5
1 ,5 7 3
182
1 0 .4

1 ,9 8 9
1 ,7 8 8
1 ,5 8 8
200
1 1 .2

1 ,8 9 7
1 ,7 2 0
1 ,5 6 6
154
9 .0

1 ,9 1 3
1 ,7 3 9
1 ,5 2 1
218
1 2 .5

2 ,6 9 9
2 ,5 7 0
2 ,4 6 9
101
3 .9

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

2 ,2 1 7
2 ,0 7 5
1 ,9 5 3
122
5 .9

2 ,6 9 9
2 ,5 6 8
2 ,4 3 7
131
5 .1

1 0 ,1 5 5
8 ,8 4 1
8 ,3 0 5
536
6 .1

1 0 ,1 2 1
9 ,1 8 6
8 ,6 8 8
498
5 .4

9 ,4 7 6
8 ,1 6 3
7 ,6 2 1
542
6 .6

6 ,1 4 0
5 ,0 4 1
4 ,6 4 2
399
7 .9

6 ,1 1 3
5 ,3 6 6
5 ,0 0 3
363
6 .8

4 ,0 1 5
3 ,8 0 0
3 ,6 6 3
137
3 .6

4 ,0 0 8
3 ,8 2 0
3 ,6 8 5
135
3 .5

June
1972.

May
1972

S e p t.
1971

4 ,5 2 9
4 ,1 8 3
3 ,8 8 1
302
7 .2

4 ,5 1 9
4 ,1 9 6
3 ,8 5 8
338
8 .1

4 ,2 0 6
3 ,8 8 7
3 ,5 0 8
379
9 .8

1 ,9 2 8
1 ,7 4 5
1 ,5 5 9
186
1 0 .7

1 ,9 4 3
1 ,7 7 5
1 ,6 0 0
175
9 .9

1 ,9 7 0
1 ,7 9 2
1 ,6 0 8
184
1 0 .3

1 ,9 8 9
1 ,8 0 1
1 ,5 8 0
221
1 2 .3

2 ,6 6 1
2 ,4 9 4
2 ,3 8 4
110
4 .4

2 ,6 2 3
2 ,4 6 1
2 ,3 3 9
122
5 .0

2 ,5 8 6
2 ,4 0 8
2 ,2 8 1
127
5 .3

2 ,5 4 9
2 ,4 0 4
2 ,2 5 0
154
6 .4

2 ,2 1 7
2 ,0 8 6
1 ,9 2 8
158
7 .6

1 0 ,1 5 5
8 ,8 0 0
8 ,2 6 2
538
6 .1

1 0 ,1 2 1
8 ,7 2 9
8 ,1 8 7
542
6 .2

1 0 ,0 8 5
8 ,7 1 5
8 ,1 4 9
566
6 .5

1 0 ,0 3 6
8 ,6 7 7
8 ,1 1 0
567
6 .5

9 ,9 1 4
8 ,5 5 5
7 ,9 4 9
606
7 .1

9 ,4 7 6
8 ,1 2 8
7 ,5 8 3
545
6 .7

5 ,5 8 0
4 ,4 5 8
4 ,0 6 9
389
8 .7

6 ,1 4 0
5 ,0 0 6
4 ,6 1 4
392
7 .8

6 ,1 1 3
4 ,9 2 3
4 ,5 2 4
399
8 .1

6 ,0 8 6
4 ,9 0 9
4 ,4 8 5
4 24
8 .6

6 ,0 6 5
4 ,9 0 4
4 ,5 1 2
392
8 .0

5 ,9 5 8
4 ,8 0 8
4 .^ 6 9
439
9 .1

5 ,5 8 0
4 ,4 2 7
4 ,0 4 5
382
8 .6

3 ,8 9 6
3 ,7 0 5
3 ,5 5 2
153
4 .1

4 ,0 1 5
3 ,7 9 4
3 ,6 4 8
146
3 .8

4 ,0 0 8
3 ,8 0 6
3 ,6 6 3
143
3 .8

3 ,9 9 9
3 ,8 0 6
3 ,6 6 4
142
3 .7

3 ,9 7 1
3 ,7 7 3
3 ,5 9 8
175
4 .6

3 ,9 5 6
3 ,7 4 7
3 ,5 8 0
167
4 .5

3 ,8 9 6
3 ,7 0 1
3 ,5 3 8
163
4 .4

Veterans1
Total, 20 to 29 years old
Civilian noninstitutional population2. . . . . .
Civilian labor force ...................................
E m ployed.............................................
Unemployed ........................................
Unemployment rate..............................
20 to 24 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2.............
Civilian labor force .................... ..............
E m ployed.............................................
Unemployed ........................................
Unemployment rate..............................
25 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population 2.............
Civilian labor force ...................................
Employed ............................................
Unemployed .....................................
Unemployment rate..............................
Nonveterans
Total, 20 to 29 years old
Civilian noninstitutional population 2 ..........
Civilian labor f o r c e ...................................
E m ployed.............................................
Unemployed ........................................
Unemployment rate..............................
20 to 24 years
Civilian noninstitutional population 2.............
Civilian labor force ...................... ............
E m ployed.............................................
Unemployed . . ...................................
Unemployment rate..............................
25 to 29 years
Civilian noninstitutional population2.............
Civilian labor f o r c e .......... ........................
E m ployed.............................................
Unemployed ........................................
Unemployment rate..............................

• 1Vietnam Era veterans are those who served after August A, 1964; they are all classified as war veterans, 79 percent of the Vietnam Era veterans o f all ages are 20 to 29 years old. Post-Koreanpeacetime veterans 20 to 29 years old are not included in this table.
* S in c e s e a s o n a l v a r i a t i o n s a r e n o t p r e s e n t i n t h e p o p u l a t i o n f i g u r e s , i d e n t i c a l num bers a p p e a r i n t h e u n a d ju s t e d and s e a s o n a l l y
a d j u s t e d c o lu m n s .




Table B-1:

Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry,

(la thousands)
Seasonally adjusted

Change from

Sept.
1972 p

Aug. p
1972 p

July
1972

Sept.
1971

T O T A L ..........................................................

7 3 ,5 7 2

72, 983

72, 469

71, 162

589

G O O D S-PRO D U C IN G ..........................

23,680

23,609

23,057

23,045

613

617

614

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

3 ,7 7 2

3,831

MANUFACTURING...............................
Production workers..............
D U R A B L E G O O D S ......................... .. • •
Production workers....................

19, 295
14,177
11,083
8, 111

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products..............
Furniture and fix tu res....................
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal in d u stries..............
Fabricated metal products. . . . . .
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment.......................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related product^ .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. ./. .

Industry

MINING.................................................. 1

Change from

Sept.
1972 p

Aug. d
1972 p

July
1972

2,4 1 0

73, 221

72, 980

72, 661

241

71

635

23, 163

23, 072

22, 949

91

625

-4

-1 2

606

603

599

3

3 ,740

3,6 6 3

-5 9

109

3 ,538

3,537

3, 489

1

19,161
14,039
10,945
7 ,9 7 2

18,703
13, 590
10, 713
7, 739

18,757
13,686

538
491
454
432

19,019
13, 913

10,629
7 ,6 7 9

134
138
138
139

10,969
8 ,0 0 2

18,932
13,849
10,899
7 ,9 4 6

18, 861
13,785
10,843
7 ,8 8 9

87
64
70
56

194. 3
625. 1
498. 3
677. 2
1, 258 .0
1, 393. 1
1 ,8 7 1 .7
1 ,8 6 9. 2
1 ,7 8 9. 3
4 6 4 .0
4 4 2 .9

191.5
6 3 5 .5
499. 2
6 7 9 .8
1, 2 42 .6
1 ,3 7 5 .6
1 ,8 5 8 .7
1 ,8 3 8 .4
1 ,7 2 5. 2
4 60 .6
4 3 7 .4

189.7
629. 3
485. 1
672. 9
1, 232. 3
1, 354.7
1 ,8 5 5. 3
1 ,8 1 3 .0
1 ,6 1 0 .5
4 5 5 .9
4 1 4 .2

189. 1
6 0 2 .9
4 6 7 .8
6 5 0 .0
1, 179.6
1, 348.9
1 ,8 0 3 .3
1 ,7 8 3. 1
1 ,7 3 7 .9
4 39 .6
4 2 6 .9

2 .8
- 1 0 .4
-.9
- 2 .6
1 5.4
17.5
13.0
3 0 .8
64. 1
3 .4
5 .5

5. 2
22. 2
3 0.5
2 7 .2
7 8 .4
44. 2
6 8 .4
86. 1
5 1 .4
2 4 .4
16.0

193
613
495
664
1, 271
1, 382
1,874
1,851
1,737
463
426

191
616
496
663
1, 235
1, 376
1,870
1 ,835
1,733
458
426

190
613
494
660
1, 214
1, 370
1,855
1,826
1,743
456
422

2
-3
-1
1
36
6
4
16
4
5
0

8, 212

Sept.
1971

Aug.
1972

Aug.
1972

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ............
Production workers.............. .. ..

6 ,0 6 6

8, 216
6 ,0 6 7

7 ,9 9 0
5 ,8 5 1

8, 128
6 ,0 0 7

-4
-1

59

8 ,0 5 0
5, 911

8 ,0 3 3
5, 903

8 ,0 1 8
5 ,8 9 6

17
8

Food and kindred p rod u cts............
Tobacco manufactures . . . . . . . .
Textile mill products.......................
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products..............
Printing and pu blishing........... .. .
Chemicals and allied products. . .
Petroleum and coal products.........'
Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products . . . .

1 ,8 6 5 .8
7 8 .4
995 .8
1, 3 45 .2
7 05 .6
1 ,0 7 8 .0
1 ,0 0 6 .0
191. 1
6 4 3 .4
303.6

1 ,8 7 1. 2
7&. 9
9 97 .5
1, 341 .0
706. 3
1 ,0 7 6 .6
1 ,0 0 7 .9
193.7
632. 3
311 .0

1 ,7 9 4 .0
6 7 .0
9 75 .6
1, 263.5
6 99 .0
1, 074. 1
1 ,0 0 3 .9
193.8
620. 3
298.6

1 ,8 8 7 .0
8 8 .5
959. 4
1, 345.6
6 92 .7
1 ,0 6 4 .8
1 ,0 0 3 .0
192. 7
5 9 4 .7
300.0

-5 .4
-.5
- 1 .7
4. 2
-.7
1 .4
- 1 .9
- 2 .6
10. 1
-7 .4

-2 1 . 2
-1 0 . 1
3 6 .4
-.4
12.9
13. 2
3 .0
- 1 .6
4 7 .7
3 .6

1,7 4 2
66
993
1, 332
703
1,080
1,005
189
636
304

1,739
71
993
1, 330
699
1,078
998
189
630
306

1,757
75
986
1, 311
698
1,076
995
188
627
305

3
-5
0
2
4
2
7
0
6
-2

4 9 ,8 9 2

49, 374

4 9 ,4 1 2

4 8 ,1 17

518

1,775

5 0,0 58

4 9 ,9 0 8

4 9 ,7 1 2

150

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES ..........................................

4 ,5 3 9

4 ,5 3 6

4, 531

4 ,4 6 9

3

70

4 ,4 9 0

4 ,4 8 7

4, 473

3

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

15,755

15,676

15, 653

15,213

79

542

15,774

15,743

15,692

31

W HOLESALE T R A D E ..............
RETAIL T R A D E .................

3, 970
11,785

3, 973
11,703

3, 956
11,697

3 ,8 3 2
11, 381

-3
82

138
404

3, 954
11,820

3 ,9 3 4
11,809

3 ,913
11,779

20
11

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

3,955

3,995

3, 990

3 ,825

-4 0

130

3, 951

3 ,936

3,927

15

SERV IC ES.............................................

12,450

12, 486

12, 489

11,930

-36

520

12, 438

12, 424

12, 341

14

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

13, 193

12,681

12,749

12,680

512

513

13,405

13, 318

13, 279

87

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

2 ,6 3 9
10,554

2 ,6 4 4

2, 645

-27
540

2 ,6 1 8
10,700

2,621

18

10,104

-5
517

2 ,636

10,037

2, 666
10,014

10,658

69

SERV IC E-PRO D U CIN G .......................

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




84 .

10,769

Table B-2:

Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers'
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Seasonally adjusted

Change from
Industry

Sept.
1972p

A uS*p
1972p

July
1972

Sept.
1971

Aug.
1972

Sept.
1971

Sept.
1972p

Aug.
1972p

July
1972

Change from

Aug.
1972

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

37. 4

37. 6

3 7 .6

37. 0

-0 . 2

0 .4

37. 3

37. 1

3 7 .2

0 .2

MINING..................................................

43. 4

42. 7

42. 4

42. 1

.7

1. 3

43. 4

42. 5

42. 1

.9

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

38. 3

38. 2

3 7.9

3 6.9

.

1

1 .4

37. 1

37. 1

3 7 .0

MANUFACTURING...............................
Overtime hours......................... .

4 0 .9
3. 8

40. 6
3 .5

4 0 .4
3. 3

39. 8
3. 1

.3
.3

1. 1
.7

40. 7
3 .5

40. 6
3. 4

40. 6
3. 4

.
.

D U R A B L E GOODS . ............
Overtime hours ............................

4 1 .5
4 .0

41. 1
3. 6

4 0 .9
3. 4

4 0 .0
3 .0

.4
.4

1. 5
1 .0

41. 2
3. 7

41. 3
3 .6

4 1 .2
3 .5

-.
.

Ordnance and accessories..............
Lumber and wood products............
Furniture and fixtures . . ..............
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal in d u str ie s..............
Fabricated metal products..............
Machinery, except electrical . . . .
Electrical equipment.......................
Transportation equipment..............
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

42. 4
41. 2
41. 1
42. 1
41. 8
4 1 .5
4 2 .5
40. 8
4 1 .7
40. 8
3 9 .6

42. 7
41. 4
4 1 .0
4 2 .2
41. 6
41. 4
4 1 .9
40. 4
4 0 .4
4 0 .4
3 9 .6

41. 8
4 1 .0
4 0 .0
42. 1
41. 4
4 1 .0
41. 6
3 9 .9
4 1 .2
40. 1
38. 8

.41.9
4 0 .5
4 0 .0
4 1 .9
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
40. 6
3 9.9
39. 1
4 0 .0
39. 0

-. 3

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

42. 3
4 1 .0
40. 6
41. 6
41. 8
41. 0
42. 5
40. 6
4 1 .2
40. 6
39\6

42. 8
4 1 .2
4 0 .5
41. 7
41. 6
41. 3
4 2 .4
40. 4
4 1 .2
40. 6
3 9.5

42. 4
41. 1
40. 4
4 1 .9
4 1 .4
41. 3
4 2 .0
4 0 .3
4 1 .3
4 0 .4
39. 3

N O N D U R A B L E GOODS • .......................
Overtime hours...............................

4 0 .0
3. 6

4 0 .0
3. 4

39. 7
3. 3

3 9.5
3 .4

0

.5
.2

3 9 .7
3. 2

39. 8
3 .2

3 9 .6
3. 3

Food and kindred p rod u cts............

4 0 .9
3 5 .5
4 1 .4
3 6 .0
43. 3
3 8 .5
4 1 .9
42. 7
4 1 .5
38. 1

4 0 .9
35. 8
4 1 .4
3 6 .4
43. 1
3 8 .2
41. 4
42. 1
4 1 .4
3 8 .8

40. 8
34. 1
4 0 .9
3 6 .0
42. 8
3 8 .0
41. 6
42. 3
40. 7
3 8 .9

40. 8
3 7.9
40. 6
35. 6
4 2 .2
37. 7
42. 1
4 2 .9
40. 4
3 6 .9

0

. 1
-. 7

40. 3
3 5 .4
41. 3
36. 1
42. 9
3 8 .0
41. 6
4 1 .9
4 1 .4
3 8 .9

4 0 .4
34. 3
4 1 .2
3 6 .0
42. 8
3 8 .0
41. 8
41. 6
40. 9
3 8 .4

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

1 .2

40. 1
34. 2
41. 3
36. 1
4 3 .0
3 8 .2
41. 8
42. 2
41. 1
38. 7

TRANSPORTATION AND. PUBLIC
UTILITIES.................................. ..

40. 6

40. 7

40. 7

40. 8

-. 1

-.2

40. 4

40. 6

40. 3

-.2

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.

35. 1

36. 0

3 6 .0

3 5 .2

-.9

-. 1

3 5 .0

35. 1

35. 1

-. 1

W H O LESALE T R A D E ..............
RETAIL T R A D E • •. ............................

39. 8
33. 6

3 9 .9
3 4 .8

40. 1
3 4 .7

39. 7
3 3 .7

-. 1

- 1 .2

. 1
-. 1

39. 8
33. 5

3 9 .7
3 3 .7

39. 8
33. 7

-.2

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

3 7 .0

3 7 .2

3 7 .4

3 6 .9

-.2

.1

37. 1

37. 1

37. 3

0

SERV IC ES.................... ..................... ..

34. 3

3 4 .5

3 4 .8

34. 1

-.2

.2

3 4 .4

3 4 .0

34. 3

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,. . . .

-.2
. 1
-. 1

.2
. 1
. 6
. 4

1. 3
.4
0

.2

-. 3
0
- .4
.2
. 3
.5
.6

1. 1

. 1
-2 .4
. 8
.4
I. 1
. 8
-.2
-. 2
1. 1

0




1 •
1

-.5
-.2
. 1
-. 1

.2
3
1
.2

-.
.

0
0
.

1

-.

1

0

'Data relate to production Workers In mining and manufacturing: to construction workets 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 foie-fifths o f the total employment on private
nonagricultural payrolls,
p = preliminary.

1
1

-.2

. 1

.4

Table B-3:

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

Average weekly earnings

Average hourly earnings

Sept;197ZP

Industry

Aug.
1972p

July
1972

Sept.
1971

Change from

A ug.
1972

Sept.
1971

Sept.
1972P

A
Aug.
1972p

July
1972

Sept.
1971

Change from

Aug.
1972

Sept.
1971

$138. 75 $137. 24. $136. 86 $ 1 2 9 .5 0 $ 1 .5 1
128.41
1.47
137. 26 135. 79 135.41

$ 9. 25
8 .8 5

TOTAL P R IV A T E .................
Seasonallyadjusted........................

$ 3 .7 1
3 .6 8

$ 3 .6 5
3 .6 6

$ 3. 64
3. 64

$ 3 .5 0
3 .4 8

$0. 06
. 02

$ 0 .2 1
. 20

m i n i n g ................................................

4 .4 4

4. 37

4. 35

4. 16

.0 7

.2 8

192.70

186.60

184. 44

175.14

6. 10

17. 56

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION-------

6. 14

6 .0 2

5; 96

5 .8 3

. 12

. 31

2 3 5 .16

229. 96

225 .88

215, 13

5. 20

20. 03

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

3 .8 5

3 .8 0

3 .7 8

3. 60

. 05

.2 5

157.47

154.28

152. 71

143. 28

3. 19

14. 19

4. 10

4. 04

4. 01

3. 82

. 06

.2 8

170. 15

166. 04

164. 01

152. 80

4. 11

17. 35

Tnntpaftarifla Mpiipacnt . . . . .
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing. . .'

4. 15
3. 36
3. 12
3. 99
4 .7 4
4. 05
4. 34
3. 72
4. 77
3 .7 4
3. 12

4. 11
3. 34
3. 07
3 .9 6
4 .6 9
4. 00
4. 26
3. 68
4 .6 9
3 .7 2
3 .0 9

4. 10
3 .3 4
3. 04
3 .9 3
4. 64
3 .9 7
4. 24
3. 66*
4 .6 3
3 .7 0
3. 09

3 .8 9
3. 22
2. 95
3. 75
4. 34
3. 77
4. 04
3. 51
4. 39
3 .5 6
2 .9 8

. 04
.0 2
.0 5
.0 3
.0 5
.0 5
.0 8
.0 4
.0 8
.0 2
.0 3

.2 6
. 14
. 17
. 24
.4 0
.2 8
. 30
.2 1
.3 8
. 18
. 14

175.96
138.43
128. 23
167.98
198.13
168.08
184. 45
151. 78
198.91
152. 59
123. 55

175.50
138. 28
125. 87
167. 11
195. 10
165. 60
178. 49
148. 67
189.48
150. 29
122. 36

171. 38
136. 94
121.60
165. 45
192. 10
162.77
176. 38
146. 03
190.76
148. 37
119. 89

162.99
130.41
118. 00
157. 13
171.43
150.80
164. 02
140. 05
171. 65
142.40
116. 22

.4 6
. 15
2. 36
.8 7
3. 03
2. 48
5 .9 6
3. 11
9 .4 3
2. 30
1. 19

12. 97
8. 02
10. 23
10. 85
26. 70
17.28
20.4 3
11.73
27. 26
10. 19
7. 33

•••»••»•»•

3 .5 1

3. 47

3 .4 8

3 .3 1

.0 4

.2 0

140. 40

138.80

138.16

130. 75

1. 60

9 .6 5

Tobacco manufactures .................
Textile mill pcoducts ••••••••
Apparel and other textile products
pap^f atw) allied products . . . . .
Printing and publishing . . . . . .
Chemicals and allied products . .
Petroleum and coal products . . .
Rubber and plastics products, nec
Leather and leather products. . .

3. 59
3. 33
2. 75
2 .6 4
3 .9 9
4. 57
4 .2 6
5 .0 2
3. 65
2. 72

3 .5 6
3 .3 6
2. 73
2. 62
3 .9 8
4 .4 9
4 .2 2
4 .9 5
3. 63
2 .71

3 .5 9
3 .5 7 .
2 .7 1
2 .5 8
3 .9 7
4. 49
4. 23
4 .9 7
3 .6 1
2. 70

3. 38
.3 .0 1
2 .5 8
2. 52
3 .7 6
4 . 29
4 .0 3
4. 66
3. 46
2. 62

.0 3
-.0 3
. 02
.0 2
.0 1
. 08
. 04
. 07
.0 2
. 01

.2 1
.3 2
. 17
. 12
.2 3
.2 8
.2 3
. 36
. 19
. 10

146. 83
118. 22
113.85
95. 04
172. 77
175.95
178. 49
214. 35
151.48
103. 63

145.60
120. 29
113.02
95. 37
171. 54
171.52
174.71
2 0 8 .4 0
150. 28
105.15

146. 47
121. 74
110. 84
92. 88
169. 92
170. 62
175.97
210. 23
146. 93
105.03

137.90
1.23
114. 08 - 2 . 07
104. 75
.8 3
89. 71 - . 33
1 .23
158. 67
161.73 4. 43
169. 66 3. 78
199.91 5. 95
1. 20
139.78
96. 68 - 1 . 52

8 .9 3
4 . 14
9. 10
5. 33
14. 10
14. 22
8. 83
14.44
11. 70
6. 95

U T I L I T IE S ...........................................

4. 71

4. 68

4. 66

4. 33

.

03

.3 8

191. 23

190. 48

189. 66

176. 66

75

14.57

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3. 04

3. 00

3. 01

2. 90

.

04

.

14

106. 70

108. 00

108. 36

102. 08 -1 .3 0

4. 62

3. 90
2. 72

3 .8 6
2. 69

3. 87
2. 70

3. 72
2. 60

.0 4
.0 3

.
.

18
12

155. 22
91. 39

154.01
93. 61

155. 19
93. 69

147. 68
1.21
87. 62 - 2 . 22

7. 54
3. 77

E S T A T E ..................................

3 .4 5

3 .4 4

3 .4 5

3. 30

.0 1

.

15

127. 65

127.97

129. 03

121.77

-.3 2

5 .8 8

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

3. 20

3. 15

3. 14

3. 06

.

05

.

14

109. 76

108. 68

109.27

104.35

1.

08

5 .4 1

Stone, clay, and glass products .
Primary metal in d u str ie s............

NONDURABLE GOODS

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC

Mi|AI
BCAI B TDAflB
WflWLfcoAlit
1 KAIam
BBTAII
RC 1 AIL TDAffix
1 KAWB * * * * * * * *

••••♦

FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND
D S ii

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




.

Ta b le B-4.

Hourly Earnings Index for pro du ction or nonsupervisory w orkers in private nonfarm

industries, seasonally adjusted

\J

P e r c e n t ch a n g e was 0 . 1 fr o m J u l y 1972 t o A u g u st 1 9 7 2 , t h e l a t e s t m onth a v a i l a b l e .
2/
P e r c e n t ch a n g e was 2 .7 fr o m A u g u st 1971 t o A u g u st 1 9 7 2 , t h e l a t e s t m onth a v a i l a b l e .
NA i n d i c a t e s d a t a a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e .
p -P r e lim in a r y .
NOTE: A l l s e r i e s a r e in c u r r e n t d o l l a r s e x c e p t w h ere i n d i c a t e d .
The in d e x e x c l u d e s e f f e c t s o f tw o t y p e s o f ch a n g e s t h a t a r e
u n r e la t e d t o u n d e r ly i n g w a g e - r a t e 'd e v e lo p m e n t s : ' F l u c t u a t i o n s in o v e r t iid e prem ium s in m a n u fa c t u r in g ( t h e o n l y s e c t o r f o r w h ic h
o v e r t im e d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e ) and t h e e f f e c t s o f ch a n g e s in t h e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s in h ig h -w a g e and low -w a g e i n d u s t r i e s .
The
s e a s o n a l a d ju s t m e n t e l i m i n a t e s t h e e f f e c t o f c h a n g e s t h a t n o r m a lly o c c u r a t th e same tim e and in a b o u t t h e same m a g n itu d e e a c h y e a r .




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

2.

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
ADULT MEN
ADULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDS
50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

3.

UNEMPLOYMENT

4-

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS
MARRIED MEN

_____
____
____

AOULT MEN
AOULT WOMEN
TEENAGERS

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS




UNEMPLOYMENT

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

0

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
5.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
____
....
....

ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS
STATE INSUREO ■
MARRIEO MEN

PERCENT

1963 1964 196S 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

7.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
____
....

NEGRO ANO OTHER RACES
WHITE

6.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
____
....
....

TEENA6ERS
AOULT WOMEN
AOULT MEN

PERCENT

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

8.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PART-TIME WORKERS
FULL-TIME WORKERS

PERCENT

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1969 1969 1970 1971 1972

* State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including the 12th of the month and represents the insured unemployed under
State programs as a percent of average covered employment.
systems.




The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance

UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
9.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
____
....
____

10.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS
SERVICE WORKERS
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS

CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING

PERCENT
17. S

1S.0
12.5

10.0

7. 5

5. 0

2. 5

1963 1964 1965 1966 196*7 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

11 . AVERAGE DURATION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT

0.0

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

12.

UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON
____
____
____
____

JOB LOSERS
REENTRANTS
NEW ENTRANTS
JOB LEAVERS

WEEKS
3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972




1967

1966

1969

1970

1971

1972

0

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

14.

EMPLOYMENT

_____
_J___
_____
_____

TO TAL N 0 N A 6 R ICU LTU R A L
S E R V IC E -P R O Q U C IN 6
G O O O S -P R O Q U C I N G
M A N U F A C T U R IN G
M ILLIO N S

TH O U SA N O S

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

M A N -H O U R S

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 I860 1868 1870 1871 1872

1363 1364 186S 1366 1867 1866 1868 1870 1371 1872

IS .

OF

MAN-HOURS
T O T A L P R I V A T E N O NA GRI C U L T U R A L
P R IV A T E S E R V IC E -P R O O U C IN G
6 0 0 0 S -P R 0 0 U C IN 6
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

16.

AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURS
IN MANUFACTURING

M A N U F A C T U R IN G
TOTAL P R IV A T E

HOURS

1863 1864 1865 18'.i6 1867 1866 1868 1870 1871 1872
N OTE:

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

recent months are preliminary in charts 13*16.




1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1866 1868 1870 1871 1872
Data for the 2 most

VETERANS AND NONVETE RA NS . 2 0 - 2 9 YEARS
HOUSEHOLD OATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
17.

CIVILIAN
_____

LABOR FORCE

VIETN A M ER A
N O N V E T E R flN S

18.

VETERAN S

_____
..........

EMPLOYED

V IETN A M ER A
NONVETERANS

VETERAN S

T H O U SA N O S

TH O U S A N O S

9000

8000

7000

€000

5000

4000

3000

*000

IMS

1310

19.
_____
..........

1311

I81t

UNEMPLOYED
V IETN A M ER A
NONVETERAN S

1303

20.

VETERANS

1310

1311

I3lf

1000

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
_____
..........

VIETN A M ERA
N O N VETERAN S

VETERAN S

T H O U SA N O S

1* .5

10.0

7.5

S.O

1303




1310

1311

lSit

1303

1310

1311

131C

z.s