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USDL - 74-549
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Friday, October 4, 1974

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 1974
*
Widespread i n c r e a s e s in unemployment r a i s e d the Nation' s unemployment rate
to.5.

8 percent in September compared with 5, 4 percent in August, it was reported

today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor.

Since l a s t

October, when the unemployment rate had r e c e d e d to a 3 - 1 / 2 - y e a r low, the number
of unemployed p e r s o n s has r i s e n by 1. 2 million.
Total employment (as m e a s u r e d by the monthly sample survey of households)
i n c r e a s e d in September,

with the r i s e over the past y e a r - - l . 4 m i l l i o n - - o n l y half as

l a r g e as that recorded over the preceding year.
Nonfarm payroll employment (as m e a s u r e d by the monthly survey of b u s i n e s s
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ) was virtually unchanged in September at 77. 1 million.

The number

of payroll jobs has r i s e n by 1. 2 m i l l i o n over the past year and has shown little change
s i n c e May.

Unemployment
The number of p e r s o n s unemployed r o s e by 440, 000 in September to a total of
5. 3 m i l l i o n ( s e a s o n a l l y adjusted) .

Unemployment r o s e somewhat for m e n aged 25-54,

but the l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e s took place among women 25 and over and teenagers, particul a r l y apiong 18-19 y e a r - o l d m a l e s .

(See table A - 6 . )

Declining college attendance

among young men, .coupled with the slower growth in jobs, contributed to rising youth
unemployment.
The overall unemployment rate w a s 5. 8 percent in September, up 1. 2 percentage
points from October 1973.

Over this time span, each of the three major a g e - s e x

groups w e r e substantially affected; the j o b l e s s rate for adult m a l e s r o s e from 3. 0 to
3. 9 percent, that of adult f e m a l e s from 4. 4 to 5. 7 percent, and the teenage rate from
14. 0 to 16. 7 percent.
More than half of the September r i s e in unemployment o c c u r r e d among w o r k e r s
who had l o s t their l a s t job.




The number of job l o s e r s r o s e by 250, 000 over the month

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to 2. 2 m i l l i o n .

The n u m b e r of j o b l e s s w o r k e r s who had r e e n t e r e d the l a b o r force or

who w e r e s e e k i n g t h e i r f i r s t job a l s o i n c r e a s e d o v e r the month.

(See t a b l e A - 5 . )

Among the o t h e r m a j o r l a b o r f o r c e g r o u p s , the j o b l e s s r a t e for f u l l - t i m e
w o r k e r s r o s e f r o m 4. 8 p e r c e n t in A u g u s t to 5. 3 p e r c e n t in S e p t e m b e r , and the r a t e
for h o u s e h o l d h e a d s moved up f r o m 3 1 to 3. 4 p e r c e n t .

The u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e for

m a r r i e d m e n w a s 2. 8 p e r c e n t in S e p t e m b e r , c o m p a r e d with 2. 6 p e r c e n t in August.

Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)
Quarterly averages
Selected categories

Civilian labor force . •
Total employment
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
Unemployment

1

1973

*

*

Unemployment rates:
All workers

White

J

1974

in

IV

89.0
84.8
48.1
29.5
7.2
4.2

89.9
85.7
48.5
29.7
7.6
4.2

90.5
85.8
48.5
29.7
7.6
4.7

4.7
3.1
4.8
14.3
4.2
9.0
2.7
2.1
4.2
2.6

4.7
3.0
4.7
14.3
4.2
8.6
2.8
2.1
4.3
2.6

5.2
3.5
5.1
15.3
4.7
9.4
3.0
2.4
4.6
3.3

1 I

M o n t h l y data

'

Aug.
1974

Sept.
1974

91.1
86.2
48.5
30.5
7.2
4.9

91.9
86.5
48.6
30.3
7.6
5.3

*4

5.4
3.8
5.2
15.3
4.8
9.2
3.1
2.6
4.8
3.3

5.8
3.9
5 7
16.7
5.3
9.8
3.4
2.8
5.3
3.4

10.1

10.0

9.6

77.0
24.1

77.lp
24.1p
53.lp

77.lp
2 4 . Op
53.lp

36.6p
40. l p
3.3p

36.8p
40. l p
3.1p

160.6p
107.Op

162.lp
N.A.

July

I X I
II
'
(Millions of persons)

1 1974

90.6
91.4
86.0
86,3
48.4
48.5
30.1
30.5
7.4
7.3 1
4.7
5.0 1|
(Percent of labor force)
5.1
3.5
5.0
15.1
4.7
9.0
3.1
2.4
4.6
3.4

5.5
3.7
5.4
16.1
5.0
9.5
3.2
2.7
5.0

i

!

3.4 1I

91.2
86.3
48.4
30.7

7.2
4.9

5.3
3.5
5.2
16.2
4.8
9.4
3.0
2.6
4.8
3

(Weeks)
Average duration of
unemployment

Goods-producing industries
Servtce-producing industries

9.7

9.9

9.5

9.7
9.9
(Millions of persons)

75.7
24.2
51.6

76.6
24.4
52.1

76.7
24.3
52.4

77.lp
77.1
24.2
24. l p
52.8
5 3 . Op
(Hours of work)

37.1
40.7
3.8

37.0
40.6
3.7

36.8
40.4
3.5

36.7
39.9
3.2

I

1 52.9 |

Average weekly hours:
36.7p
40.1p
3.3p |

36.7
40.2
3.4

(1967-100)
Hourly Earnings Index, private
nonfarm:
147.8
110.1
p* preliminary.
N.A.- not available.




150.4
109.3

152.6
107.7

156.4
107.5

160.6p
N.A.
i

159.3

1 107.6

SOURCE: Ta blesA-1, A-3 A-4, B-l. B-2 ,andB-4.

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The j o b l e s s r a t e for w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by State u n e m p l o y m e n t i n s u r a n c e p r o g r a m s ,
a t 3. 4 p e r c e n t in S e p t e m b e r , r e m a i n e d a t about the s a m e level that h a s p r e v a i l e d since
e a r l y in the y e a r but w a s up f r o m 2. 6 p e r c e n t l a s t O c t o b e r .

(See table A - 2 . )

F o r white w o r k e r s , the j o b l e s s r a t e r o s e f r o m 4. 8 to 5. 3 p e r c e n t a s a r e s u l t
of i n c r e a s e s among adult w o m e n and t e e n a g e r s .

The u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e for b l a c k

w o r k e r s ( N e g r o and o t h e r r a c e s ) w a s 9. 8 p e r c e n t , c o m p a r e d with 9. 2 p e r c e n t in
August.
I n c r e a s e s in j o b l e s s n e s s w e r e r e g i s t e r e d among both w h i t e - c o l l a r and b l u e c o l l a r w o r k e r s , whose r a t e s r o s e to 3. 5 and 6. 8 p e r c e n t , r e s p e c t i v e l y .

Among the

m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s , t h e r e w e r e s i z e a b l e j o b l e s s h i k e s among w o r k e r s in c o n s t r u c tion, m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,

and w h o l e s a l e and r e t a i l t r a d e . At 12. 4 p e r c e n t , the u n e m p l o y m e n t

r a t e of c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s w a s at i t s h i g h e s t point in 4 y e a r s .
The u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e for V i e t n a m - e r a v e t e r a n s 2 0 - 3 4 y e a r s old, at 5. 2 p e r c e n t in S e p t e m b e r , w a s about u n c h a n g e d o v e r the m o n t h and w a s not significantly
d i f f e r e n t f r o m the j o b l e s s r a t e of t h e i r n o n v e t e r a n c o u n t e r p a r t s (5. 7 p e r c e n t ) .

The

m o s t r e c e n t l y d i s c h a r g e d v e t e r a n s ( t h o s e 20 to 24 y e a r s old) , h o w e v e r , continued to
e x p e r i e n c e h i g h e r u n e m p l o y m e n t than young n o n v e t e r a n s .
percent,

T h e i r j o b l e s s r a t e w a s 12. 4

c o m p a r e d with 8. 0 p e r c e n t for 2 0 - 2 4 y e a r - o l d n o n v e t e r a n s .

On the o t h e r

hand, the u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e s for o l d e r v e t e r a n g r o u p s w e r e e i t h e r about the s a m e o r
b e l o w t h o s e of n o n v e t e r a n s of the s a m e a g e s .

(See t a b l e A - 2 , )

* A s often h a p p e n s at the t i m e of a s h a r p i n c r e a s e in u n e m p l o y m e n t , the a v e r a g e
d u r a t i o n of u n e m p l o y m e n t edged down in S e p t e m b e r ,

It m o v e d f r o m 10. 0 to 9. 6 w e e k s ,

a s the bulk of the i n c r e a s e in j o b l e s s n e s s w a s a c c o u n t e d for by w o r k e r s u n e m p l o y e d
for l e s s than 15 w e e k a

(See table A - 4 . )

C i v i l i a n L a b o r F o r c e and T o t a l E m p l o y m e n t
The c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e u s u a l l y d e c l i n e s s u b s t a n t i a l l y in S e p t e m b e r .

This

y e a r , the a c t u a l d e c l i n e w a s m u c h l e s s than e x p e c t e d on the b a s i s of p a s t experience^
and the l a b o r f o r c e i n c r e a s e d s h a r p l y on a s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d b a s i s , r i s i n g by a l m o s t
800, 000 to a l e v e l of 91. 9 m i l l i o n .

T e e n a g e r s a c c o u n t e d for 700, 000 of the advance,

a d e v e l o p m e n t which m a y s t e m in p a r t f r o m r e d u c e d college a t t e n d a n c e and the c o n s e q u e n t g r e a t e r l a b o r m a r k e t p a r t i c i p a t i o n of youth who o t h e r w i s e would have been
full-time students.
Since S e p t e m b e r 1973, the c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e h a s expanded by 2 . 4 m i l l i o n .
T h i s g r o w t h w a s paced by adult women, who a c c o u n t e d for 1. 2 m i l l i o n of the y e a r - t o y e a r gain, with adult m a l e s and t e e n a g e r s m a k i n g up 860, 000 and 400, 000,




respectively.

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Totai e m p l o y m e n t r o s e by 350, 000 f r o m August to S e p t e m b e r , a s an unusually
l a r g e i n c r e a s e in the n u m b e r of e m p l o y e d t e e n a g e r s m o r e than offset a decline among
adult w o m e n .

Since S e p t e m b e r a y e a r ago, the e m p l o y m e n t total was up by only 1. 4

m i l l i o n , e x a c t l y half the y e a r - t o - y e a r gain r e g i s t e r e d o v e r the p r e v i o u s year.
The n u m b e r of n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d p a r t t i m e for e c o n o m i c
r e a s o n s — that is, those p e r s o n s who want f u l l - t i m e jobs but a r e forced to \Vork s h o r t e r
h o u r s due to such f a c t o r s a s s l a c k work, m a t e r i a l s h o r t a g e s , or the inability to find
f u l l - t i m e w o r k - - r o s e by 310, 000 in S e p t e m b e r to 2. 8 m i l l i o n .

T h i s w a s the h i g h e s t

l e v e l in this m e a s u r e of " p a r t i a l u n e m p l o y m e n t " since the f i r s t half of 1961.
i n c r e a s e , when coupled with the r i s e in u n e m p l o y m e n t ,

This

led to a l a r g e upswing in the

p e r c e n t of l a b o r force t i m e l o s t - - f r o m 5. 8 to 6. 4 p e r c e n t .

( L a b o r force t i m e lost is

a m e a s u r e of the m a n - h o u r s lost by the u n e m p l o y e d and those working p a r t t i m e for
e c o n o m i c r e a s o n s a s a p e r c e n t of p o t e n t i a l l y a v a i l a b l e l a b o r f o r c e m a n - h o u r s , )

N O T E ON N E W Q U A R T E R L Y PRESS RELEASE
A new p r e s s r e l e a s e — L a b o r F o r c e D e v e l o p m e n t s — w i l l be i s s u e d
q u a r t e r l y beginning October 15. It will r e p l a c e the s e c t i o n on
' ' Q u a r t e r l y L a b o r F o r c e D e v e l o p m e n t s " t h a t w a s f o r m e r l y included
four t i m e s a y e a r in t h i s r e l e a s e (at the end of each c a l e n d a r q u a r t e r ) .
The new p r e s s r e l e a s e will continue to contain an a n a l y s i s of o v e r a l l
l a b o r f o r c e , e m p l o y m e n t , and u n e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s , p e r s o n s not in
the l a b o r f o r c e , p e r s o n s of Spanish origin, and b l a c k - w h i t e d e v e l o p m e n t s . In addition, it will r e g u l a r l y include V i e t n a m - e r a v e t e r a n s
data, in lieu of the Bureau' s q u a r t e r l y p r e s s r e l e a s e for this group,
and data on p o v e r t y - a r e a r e s i d e n t s .




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Industry Payroll Employment
N o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t , at 77.1 m i l l i o n in S e p t e m b e r , has r e m a i n e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y unchanged s i n c e May ( s e a s o n a l l y adjusted) .

N e i t h e r the g o o d s -

p r o d u c i n g nor the s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g s e c t o r s showed a m a r k e d change f r o m August to
September.

(See table B - l . )

E m p l o y m e n t l e v e l s in S e p t e m b e r r e m a i n e d high a s a

r e s u l t of a l a r g e n e t r e d u c t i o n in s t r i k e a c t i v i t y ( p e r s o n s on s t r i k e a r e not counted a s
e m p l o y e d in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t survey) .
Within the g o o d s - p r o d u c i n g s e c t o r , the d u r a b l e goods m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s
p o s t e d a s m a l l gain in S e p t e m b e r , due to the r e d u c t i o n in s t r i k e activity, while nond u r a b l e m a n u f a c t u r i n g e m p l o y m e n t d e c l i n e d slightly.

Contract construction employ-

m e n t fell by 50, 000, a r e f l e c t i o n of c o n s i d e r a b l y r e d u c e d building a c t i v i t y ; c o n s t r u c tion j o b s have d e c l i n e d by 255, 000 since F e b r u a r y 1974.
E m p l o y m e n t in the s e r v i c e - p r o d u c i n g i n d u s t r i e s , which h a s shown u n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l l y slow growth in the p a s t few m o n t h s , w a s r e l a t i v e l y unchanged in S e p t e m b e r .
The only job g a i n s took p l a c e in State and local g o v e r n m e n t and finance,

insurance,

and r e a l e s t a t e .
H o u r s of W o r k
The a v e r a g e w o r k w e e k for p r o d u c t i o n or n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e
n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s r o s e 0. 2 h o u r in S e p t e m b e r to a s e a s o n a l l y adjusted l e v e l of
36. 8 h o u r s .

(See table B - 2 . )

D e s p i t e this m o v e m e n t , however, weekly h o u r s have

b e e n e s s e n t i a l l y s t a b l e since M a r c h .

Total m a n u f a c t u r i n g h o u r s r e m a i n e d at 40. 1

h o u r s , and f a c t o r y o v e r t i m e fell by 0. 2 hour.

Since S e p t e m b e r 1973, both the f a c t o r y

w o r k w e e k and o v e r t i m e h o u r s have b e e n r e d u c e d by 0. 7 h o u r .
H o u r l y and Weekly E a r n i n g s
A v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of p r o d u c t i o n or n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s on p r i v a t e
n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p a y r o l l s r o s e 0. 9 p e r c e n t ( s e a s o n a l l y adjusted)
table B - 3 . )

in S e p t e m b e r ,

Since S e p t e m b e r 1973, h o u r l y e a r n i n g s have a d v a n c e d 8. 3 p e r c e n t .

c a u s e of the r i s e in a v e r a g e h o u r s a s well a s the i n c r e a s e d h o u r l y e a r n i n g s ,
w e e k l y e a r n i n g s i n c r e a s e d by U 5 p e r c e n t o v e r the month.

(See
Be-

average

Weekly e a r n i n g s w e r e up

7. 2 p e r c e n t since S e p t e m b e r a y e a r ago, with four-fifths of the r i s e taking place in
the l a s t 5 m o n t h s ,
Before a d j u s t m e n t for s e a s o n a l i t y , a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s r o s e by 8 c e n t s in
S e p t e m b e r to $ 4 . 32.

(See table B - 3 . )

L a r g e i n c r e a s e s in h o u r l y e a r n i n g s a r e

t y p i c a l a t t h i s t i m e of y e a r , b e c a u s e m a n y young people leave l o w e r - p a y i n g s u m m e r
jobs.

Since S e p t e m b e r 1973, h o u r l y e a r n i n g s have a d v a n c e d by 33 c e n t s .




Weekly

-6e a r n i n g s a v e r a g e d $ 1 5 9 . 41 in S e p t e m b e r ,

a n i n c r e a s e of $ 2 . 11 f r o m A u g u s t a n d

$10. 58 f r o m S e p t e m b e r of l a s t y e a r .
The H o u r l y E a r n i n g s Index
T h e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s I n d e x - - e a r n i n g s a d j u s t e d for o v e r t i m e in m a n u f a c t u r i n g ,
seasonality,

a n d t h e e f f e c t s of c h a n g e s i n t h e p r o p o r t i o n of w o r k e r s i n h i g h - w a g e a n d

l o w - w a g e i n d u s t r i e s — w a s 162. 1 (1967=100)
August.

0. 9 p e r c e n t h i g h e r t h a n in

T h e I n d e x w a s 8. 8 p e r c e n t a b o v e S e p t e m b e r a y e a r a g o .

p e r i o d e n d e d in August,

During the 12-rnonth

t h e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s I n d e x in d o l l a r s of c o n s t a n t p u r c h a s i n g

p o w e r declined 2.1 p e r c e n t .




in S e p t e m b e r ,

(See table B - 4 . )

This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on labor force,
total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample survey of households
conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings are collected by State agencies from
payroll records of employers and are tabulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unless
otherwise indicated, data for both series relate to the week of the specified month containing the 12th day. A description of the two surveys appears in the BLS publication
Employment and Earnings.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A - 1 . Employment status of t h e noninstitutional population
[Numbers in thousands I
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status

Sept.
1973

Aug.
1974

Seasonally adjusted

Sept*
1974

Sept.
1973

May
1974

June
1974

July
1974

Aug.
1974

Sept.
1974

151,367
93,661
149,150
91,444

148,782

150,507
92,909
148,277
90,679
85,971
3,457
82,514
4,708
5.2
57,598

150,710
93,130
148,499
90,919
86,165

151,135
93,281
148,916
91,061

151,367

3,293
82,872

150,922
93,387
148,701
91,167
86,312
3,405
82,907

4,754
5.2
57,580

4,855
5.3
57,534

63,804
52,031
62,000
50,227
48,508
2,494
46,014
1,719
3.4

63,886
52,034
62,097
50,245
48,483

63,973
52,001
62,176
50,205
48,428

2,420
46,063
1,762
3.5

2,470
45,958

11,773

11,852

1,777
3.5
11,971

70,247
31,651
30,051
507
29,544

70,346
31,944
30,314
469.
29,845

70,448
32,404
30,716
537
30,179

4.8
38,495

1,600
5.1
38,596

1,630
5.1
38,402

1,688
5.2
38,044

15,822
8,723
7,478
404
7,074
1,245
14.3
7,099

16,030
8,801
7,412
456
6,956
1,389
15.8
7,229

16,056
8,730
7,368
404
6,964
1,362
15.6
7,326

16,077
8,558
7,168

129,727
79,211
75,881
3*,330
4.2
50,516

131,114

131,293
80,565

31,457
80,873
76,986
3,887

16,764
10,156
9,222
934
9.2

17,164
10,292
9,315
977
9.5
6,872

TOTAL
Total noninstitutional population1 *
Total labor force
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force . . . . . . . .
....
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagri cultural industries . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed

Unemployment rate
Not i n labor force

. . . . . . . ~. —

148,782
91,298
146,491
89,006

84,841
3,436
81,406
4,165
4.7
57,484

151,135
94,679
148,916
92,459.
87,575
3,851
83,724
4,885
5.3
56,456

86,2*42
3', 5 63

82,679
5,202
5.7

91,664

146,491
89,373
85,133
3,376

57,706

81,757
4,240
4.7
57,118

64,181
52,371
62,405
50,595
48,907

63,047
51,523
61,175
49,651
48,138

2,574
46,334
1,688
3.3

2,472
45,666

86,\87
3,443
82,744
4,874
5.4

57,855

94,067

149,150
91,850
86,538
3,511
83,027
5,312
5.8
57,300

Mates, 20 years and over
Total noninstitutional population1
Total labor force
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagricuftural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
...
....

63,047
51,610
61,175
49,738
48,426
2,528
45,898.
1,312
2,6

11,437

64,064
52,642
62,273
50,850
49,084
2,634
46,450

1,766
3.5
H,*23

11,810

1,513
3.0
11,524

64,064
52,189
62,273
50,397
48,506
2,516
45,990
1,891
3.8
11,876

64,181
52,343
62,405
50,567
48,620
2,516
46,104
1,947
3.9

11,838

Females, 20 years and over
69,494

Civilian noninstitutional population'
Civilian labor force
Employed

31,100
29,456

Agriculture

539
28,917

Nonagriculturat industries

Unemployed
Unemployment rate

1,644
5.3
38,395

Not in labor force

70,549
31,497
29,672
570
29,102
1,825

70,638
32,284
30,248

521
29,728

39,052

2,036
6.3
38,353

16,094

16,107

69,494
30,999
29,517
500
29,017
1,482

70,549
32,216
30,528
495
30,033
1,688
5.2
38,333

70,638

32,135
30,301
483
29,818
1,834
5.7
38,503

Both sexes, 16-19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Agriculture
Nonagriculturat industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

.......

15,822
8,169
6,960
369
6,591
1,209
14.8
7,652

10,112
8,819
646
8,172

1,294
12.8
5,982

8,565
7,086
468
6,618
1,478
17.3
7,543

398

6,770
1,390 i
16.2 1
7,519

16,094
8,448
7,153
432

6,721
1.295

15.3

7,646

16,107
9,148
7,617
512
7,105
1,531
16.7
6,959

WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
•
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force . — . .

129,727

131,636

78,933
75,689
3,244

• 81,858
77,949

4.1

4.8
49,778

50,794

3,909

131,828
81,100
76,900
4,200
5,2

50,728

80,488
76,694

3,794
4.7
50,626

76,738
3,827
4.8
50,728

131,636
80,765c
76,856
3,909
4.8 !
4.8
50,871
50,584

131,828
81,421
77,108
4,313
5.3
50,407

NEGRO AND OTHER RACES
Civilian noninstitutional population1
Civilian tabor force

Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force

1

...,*..

16,764

10,073
9,152
921
9,1
6,690

17,280
10,601
9,626
975
9.2
6,679

17,322
10,344
9,342
1,002
9.7
6,978

6,608

17,206
10,286d
9,376

910
8.8
6,920

17,245
10,269
9,301

17,280
10,294
9,343

17,322
10,440

968
9.4

951
9.2

6,976

6,986

1,024
9.8
6,882

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

NOTE: Data relate to the noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. ToUl noninstitutional population and total labor force include persons in the Armed Forces.
c-corrected.




9,416

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 2 .

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
Selected categories

Unemployment rates

(In thoui*nds)
Sept*
1973

Sept.
1974

Sept.
1973

May
1974

June
1974

July
1974

Aug.
1974

Sept.
1974

4,240
1,513
1,482
1,245

5,312
1,947
1,834
1,531

4.7
3.0
4.8
14.3

5.2
3.4
5.1
15.8

5.2
3.5
5.1
15.6

5.3
3.5
5.2
16.2

5.4
3.8
5*2
15.3

5.8
3.9
5.7
16.7

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

3,330
1,237
1,146
947

4,313
1,603
1,473
1,237

4.2
2.8
4.3
12.2

4.7
3.1
4.7
14.0

4.8
3.2
4.8
13.9

4.8
3.3
4.8
13.9

4.8
3.5
4.8
13.3

5.3
3.5
5.3*
15.2

Negro and other races, total
Males, 20 years and over
Females, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years

934
274
332
328

1,024
342
357
325

9.2
5.4
8.1
33.7

9.5
6.3
8.0
33.5

8.8
6.5
6.9
30.3

9.4
5.9
8.0
35.3

9.2
6.3
8.0
31.4

9.8
6.7
8.3
32.4

1,381
829
3,185
1,029
768
1,608

1,806
1,106
4,133
1,176
614
2,207

2.7
2.1
4.2
7.7
.9
2.6
5.1

3.0
2.2
4.6
. 8.8
1.0
3.3
5.7

3.0
2.6
4.8
8.6
1.0
3.4
5.7

3.1
2.6
4.8
8.7
1.0
3.3
5.8

3.4
2.8
5.3

1,225
277
113
198
637
1,630
435
805
3 90
67 9
72

1,536
335
181
237
783
2,192
585
1,109
498
790
79

2.9
2.3
1.3
3.5
4.2
5.1
3.7
5.3
8.1
5.7
2.4

3.2
2.1
1.9
4.2
4.6
5.7
3.7
6,3
8.8
6.7
2.6

3.1
1.9
1.8
4.6
4,4

3.3
2.1
1.4
4.0
5.0
6.1
4.2
6.3
10.7
6.3
2.9

3.1
2.2
1.9
3.7
4.4
6.5
4.
7.
10.
6.
2,

3.5
2.6
2.0
4.1
4.9
6.8
4.8
7.4
10.1
6.4
2.5

3,078
442
908
519
389
134
873
704
414
75

3,988
568
1,264
673
591
166
1,085
883
447
95

4.7
9.6
4.2
4.0
4.4
2.8
5.6
4.0
3.0
5.8

5.2
9.6
4.7
4.5
5.0
3.0
6.3
4.3
3.4
7.1

5.4
10.2
5.2
4.8
5.7
3,2
6.1
4.3
2.8
7.5

5.4
10.6
5.1
4.4
6.0
3.4
6.4
4.3
3.1
7.8

5.5
5.4
4.8
6.4
3.6
6.1
4.4
2.9
6.9

6.0
12.4
5.8
5.1
6.8
3.4
6.6
4.8
3.1
6.4

Males, Vietnam-era veterans*:
20 to 34 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years

265
115
117
33

302
145
126
31

4.9
8.0
4.0
3.1

4.8
10.3
3.6
2.5

5.2
10.1
4.4
2.6

4.9
9.6
4.3
2.0

5.0
11.4
3.6
2.5

5.2
12.4
3.8
2.2

Mates, nonveterans:
20 to 34 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years

613
370
166
77

786
490
164
132

4.7
6.6
4.2
2.2

5.4
7.5
4.6
2.8

5.5
7.8
4.0
3.5

6.3
9.2
4.3
3.8

5.7
8.0
4.2
3.5

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

..

Household heads
Married men, spouse present
FulUime workers
Pan-time workers
Unemployed 15 weeks and over1
State insured3
Labor force time lost*

8m8

1.1
3.4
6.4

OCCUPATION*
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm . . .
Sales workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers
Operatives
Nonfarm laborers
Service workers
Farm workers
INDUSTRY 4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers *
Construction
*
Manufacturing .
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
,
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers

U.l

VETERAN STATUS

*

Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.
Insured unemployment under Sttte programs; unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment.
Man-hour* lost by the unemployed and person* on part time for economic reason* a* a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry cover* only unemployed wage and salary worker*.
Includes mining, not shown separately.
Vietnam-era veterans are those who served after August 4,1964.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Taa4e> A - 3 . Selected employment indicators
Hn
Selected catajif i—

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

Sept*
1973

Sept#
1974

Sept.
1973

84,841

50,632
39,276 .
19,240

86,242
52,771
33,470
51,334
39,224
19,876

40,463
11,900
8,748
5,295
14,520
30,386
11,450
14,488
4,447
11,009
2,983

May
1974

June
1974

July
1974

Aug.
1974

Sept.
1974

85,133
52,290
32,843
50,232
38,936
19,216

85,971
52,628
33,343
50,817
39,064
19,505

86,165
52,499
33,666
50,995
38,933
19,682

86,312
52,389
33,923
51,054
38,802
19,910

86,187
52,445
33,742
51,059
38,888
19,887

86,538
52,771
33,767
50,927
38,874
19,856

41,774
12,519
8,763
5,443
15,049
30,100
11,566
14,082
4,452
11,291
3,077

40,691
11,895
8,653
5,431
14,712
30,150
11,396
14,329
4,425
11,290
2,939

41,615
12,248
9,145
5,440
14,782
30,192
11,623
14,137
4,412
11,129
3,028

42,111
12,482
9,172
5,375
15,082
29,664
11,380
13,982
4,302
11,466
2,899

41,953
12,601
5,349
15,071
30,056
11,621
14,283
4,152
11,370
2,968

41,766
12,572
8,681
5,453
15,060
29,885
11,569
14,014
4,302
11,644
2,941

42,017
12,519
8,668
5,583
15,247
29,867
11,508
13,929
4,430
11,567
3,032

1,254
1,772
410

1,428
1,750
385

1,226
1,751
407

1,320
1,740
398

1,235
1,701
387

1,268
1,740
388

1 ,341
1 ,723
380

1,396
1,729
382

75,370
1,562
13,533

76,488
1,364

76,618
1,408
14,175
61,035
5,811
491

76 , 7 3 9
1 ,432
14 ,017
61 , 2 9 0
5 ,745
419

76,777

61,249
5,661
530

76,132
1,424
14,065
60,643
5,703

76,602

60,276

75,641
1,612
13,615
60,414

77,846
64,688
2,511
1,174
1,337
10,647

78,034
64,647
2,823
1,257

52,292
32,549

OCCUPATION
White-collar workers
Professional and technical
Managers and administrators, except farm
Sale* workers
Clerical workers
Blue-collar workers
Craft and kindred workers

Operatives
Nonfarm latmrers

Service workers
Farm workers

8,932

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Nonagricutturaf industries:
Wage and salary workers
Private households
Government
Other

*

—

Self employed workers
Unpaid family workers

5,481
554

13,875

5,497
573

495

1,367
14,168
61,067

5,805
463

1,408
13,959
61,410
5,678
548

PERSONS AT WORK '
Nonagr(cultural industries
..
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons

77,255

78,297

76,936

64,681

65,358
2,650

1,280
1,370

63,954
2,353
1,106
1,247

10,289

10,629

2,218
1,126
1,092
10,356

77,679
64,537
2,746

1,260
1,486

10,396

77,833
64,669
2,484
1,209

1,275
10,680

78,050
64,750
2,432

1,156
1,276
10,868

1,566

10,564

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

Table A - 4 .

D u r a t i o n of u n e m p l o y m e n t

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment

Sept.
1973

Sept.
1974

Sept.
1973

May
1974

June
1974

July
1974

Aug.
1974

Sept.
1974

2,447
1,075
643
379
264

3,006
1,358
838
488
349

2,158
1,339
768
476
292

2,520
1,358
877
525
352

2,370
1,462
939
571
368

2,471
1,516
928
550
378

2,493
1,440
949
564
385

2,651
1,691
1,000
614
386

8.7

8.9

9.4

9.5

9.8

10.1

10.0

9.6

100.0
58.8
25.8
15.4
9.1
6.3

100.0
57.8
26.1
16.1
9.4
6.7

100.0
50.6
31.4
18.0
11.2
6.8

100.0
53.0
28.6
18.4
11.0
7.4

100.0
49.7
30.6
19.7
12.0
7.7

100.0
50.3
30.8
18.9
11.2
7.7

100.0
51.1
29.5
19.4
11.6
7.9

100.0
49.6
31.7
18.7
11.5
7.2

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION




HOUSEHOLD DATA

H O U S E H O L D DATA
Table A - 5 .

Reasons for unemployment

f Numbers in thousands!
Not seasonally adjusted
Reason

Sept.
1973

Sept.
1974

Seasonally adjusted
Sept.
1973

May
1974

June
1974

July
1974

Aug.
1974

Sept.
1974

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Lost last job
Left last job
Reentered labor force
Seeking first job

1,355
791
1,414
605

1,881
870
1,761
690

1,611
670
1,303
641

1,888
676
1,599
643

1,998
738
1,406
625

2,022
764
1,454
675

1,988
773
1*472
634

2,236
736
1,623
731

100.0
32.5
19.0
33.9
14.5

100.0
36.2
16.7
33.9
13.3

100.0
38.1
15.9
30.8
15.2

100.0
39.3
14.1
33.3
13.4

100.0
41.9
15.5
29.5
13.1

100.0
41.1
15.5
29.6
13.7

100.0
40.8
15.9
30.2
13.0

100.0
42.0
13.8
30.5
13.7

1.5
.9
1.6
.7

2.1
1.0
1.9

1.9
.7
1.5
.7

2.1
.7
1.8
.7

2.2
,8
1.5
.7

2.2
.8
1.6
.7

2.2
.8
1.6
.7

2.4
.8
1.8
.8

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants

.
..

...

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants . .

Table A - 6 . Unemployment by sex and age
Not seasonally adjusted
Thousands of persons
Sex and age

Sept.
1974

Sept.
1973

5,202
1,478
659
820
1,248
2,476
2,085
390

72.3
51.6
26.3
71.7
81.3
80.2
82*0
70.8

4.7
14.3
17; •
12,
7,

1,900
588
2 94
2 94
460
851
651
200

2,451
764
351
412
603
1,085
875
210

76.3
50.1
27.9
69.2
82.3
91.4
95.3
74.8

2,265
621
31b
306
559
1,084
949
135

2,751
715
307
408
645
1,391
1,211
180

68.7
53.0
24.4
74.5
80.3
71.5
72.3
66.1

Sept.
1973

Sept.
1974

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

4,165
1,210
610
600
1,020
1,935
1,600
335

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




Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Percent
looking for
full-time
work

13.7
15. 6
12.6
7.0
2.4
2.3
2.7
5.9
15.0
19.3
12.6
8.7
3.9
4.1

May
1974

15.8
ih.l
14.3
8.6
3.2
3.3
2.7

Juno
1974

July
1974

5.
15,
IL .
12.

5.3
16.2
18.0
14.7
8.8
3.3
3.5
2.8

:3
3.5
2.7

Aug.
1974

14.1

Sept.
1974

5.8
16.7
18.2
16.1
9.2
3.7
3.8
3.1

4.4
14.6
18.0
12.2
B.3
2.6
2.7
2.3

4.6
15.6
18.9
12.1
8.1
2.7
2.8

4.6
15.4
18.4
12.8
8.1
2.8
2.8
2.7

4.7
15,2
18.8
12.7
^.3
2.8
2.8
3.2

5.0
17.1
17.9
16.8
8.9
3.0
3.0
2.8

6.
17.
18.
16.
9.
4.
4,
3.

6.
15.
17.
13.
8.
4.
4.
3,

6.5
17.2
(7.5
16.9
9.6
4.2
4.6
2.9

6.3
15.4
15.3
15.8
9.8
4.2
4.5
3.2

6.9
16.3
18.7
15.3
9.7
4.8
5.0
3.5

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
[In thousands!
Not seasonally adjutted
Industry

Sept.
1973

TOTAL
GOOO&PBODUCING

July
1974

1974

76,238

76,913

77,063

24,717

24,296

641

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

3,944

MANUFACTURING
Production workers
DURABLE GOODS
Production workers
Ordnance and accessories
Lumber and wood products . . . . .
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment
**
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . . .
NONDURABLE GOODS
Production workers

.

Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied p r o d u c t s . . . .
Petroleum and coal products . . . .
Rubber and plastics products, nee.
Leather and leather products . . . .

SERVICE-PRODUCING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES
WHOLESALE A N D RETAIL TRADE .
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

June
1974

July
1974

Aug* n

1974

77,426

75,961

77, 136 77,101

77,047

77,113

24, 572

24,555

24,215

24,268

24,225

24,116

24,063

683

685

683

633

664

665

669

670

3.778

3,847

3,733

3,700

3,662

3,599

3,534

3,552

20, 132 19,835
14,841 14,436

20,040
1 4, 644

20, 139
14,729

19,882
14,609

19,942
14,590

19,961
14,598

19,913
14,546

19,841
14,475

11,801
8,681

11,712
8,511

11,838
8,615

11,708
8,599

11,746
8,577

11.783
8,599

11,761
8,569

11,687
8,498

194.6
647.6
518. 1
708.8
1,332.7
1,457.7
2, 152.8
1,984.5
1,737. 1
530.3
448.2

195.0
632.5
513.2
694.8
1,341.9
1,465. 5
2, 170.8
2,027.2
1,822.2
527.4
447.8

190
631
52 5
696
1,339
1,456
2,073
2,010
1,850
503
43 5

189
650
524
701
1,322
1,458
2, 139
2,030
1,764
524
445

191
640
522
691
1,328
1,462
2, 161
2,036
1,778
531
443

193
636
514
694
1.324
1,470
2, 149
2,038
1,773
529
441

194
628
514
692
1,330
1,459
2,170
1,985
1,750
528
437

8, 116
5,925

8,328
6, 133

8,301
6, 114

8,174
6, 010

8. 196
6*013

8, 178
5,999

8,152
5,977

8, 154
5,977

1,840
81
1,026
1,349
722
1. 095
1,038
191
688.8
295.7

1,752.
68.
987,
1,240.
727.
1, 104.
1,064.
198. 1
687.5
285. 6

1,851.8
79.4
1,008. 5
1,287.0
729- 1
1, 106.0
1,070. 7
198.0

1,853.4
79.3
1,004.4
1,276
723
1, 107
1,070
193
7 02
289

1,719
70
1,025
1,337
719
1,097
1,038
190
683
296

1,747
76
1,013
1,300
731
1, 107
1,050
193
685
294

1,725
76
1,011
1,290
727
1, 109
1,057
193
696
294

1,713
77
1,001
1,288
726
1. 108
1,057
193
696
293

1,723
72
1,005
1,278
723
1, 108'
1,061
193
701
2901

51,521

52,617

52,491

52,871

51,746

52,868

4,671

4, 704

4,695

4,629

4,664

16,367

16, 632

16,589

16,631

16,388

4, 127 4,247
12,240 12,385

4,255
12,334

4.226
12,405

4, III
12,277

4,211

4, 158

4,078

4, 145

9

MINING

Se**onaJty adjusted

Sept.Se
1974?

Sept*
1973

191642.
528.
708*
1,331.
1,467.
2,066.
2,028.
1,881,
503.
451.
8,331
6, 160

11.719
8,511
193.3
653.0
504.3
706. 1

1,338.3
1,452
2, 144
2,021
1.745
528
431

p

701. 6
296.3

4,688|

May

52,876

19-Ap

52,931

53,050

4,648

4,653

16, 594 16,602

16,665

16,663

4,215
12,387

4,205
12,460

4,217|
12,44

4, 133

4, 1431

4, 653

4, 140

4,082

4, 199

4,201

SERVICES

12,982

13,537

13,538

13,429

12,995

13,329

13,365

13,376

13.431

GOVERNMENT

13,419

13,545

13.468

13,965

13,656

14, 136 14,116

14, 109

14,16G

FEDERAL

2, 608
10,811

2,721
10,824

2, 712
10,756

2,613
2,695
11,270! 11,043

2,691
11,418

2,693
1 1,467

STATE AND LOCAL
p- pre U ml nary.




2,698
11,438

2,684
11,432

E S T A B L I S H M E N T DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls, by industry
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE

Sept.
1973

July
1974

Aug
1974*

Seasonally adjusted

Sept.
1974 F

37.3

37. 1

37. 1

36.9

MINING

43.0

43. 1

43. 1

43.0

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

37.9

38.0

37. 8

MANUFACTURING
Overtime hours

41.0
4. 1

40.0
3. 3

41.7
4,4

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

Sept.
1973

May
1974

June
1974

July
1974

Aug.
1974 P

Sept
1974 T

36.8

36.7

36.7

36.6

36. 8

42.9

43.2

43.2

42.9

42.9

42.9

37.9

36.7

36.9

37. 1

37.1

36.6

36.7

40. 1
3. 4

40.3
3.4

40.8
3. 8

40. 3
3.4

40. 1
3.4

40.2
3.4

40. 1
3. 3

40.4
3.4

40.6
3.5

40.9
3.5

41.4
4.0

40.9
3.6

40. 8
3.4

40.7
3.5

40. 8
•3.5

Ml. 2

'41. 3
39.9
39. 3
41. 8
41.6
41.0
42.2
39.6
39.4
40. 1
38.7

41.9
40. 1
39.4
41.4
41.6
40.9
42.4

41
39

39.6
39.0
41. 6
41.5
40.6
41.7
39. 3
40. 2
39.7
38.5

*41.7
39.7
39.4
41.4
41.6
40. 8
42.2
39.8
40.4
40. 1
39.0

Ml. 3
39.7
38. 8
41. 3
41.7
40.9
42. 6
39.6
40.4
40. 3
38.5

40.0
3. 8

39.4
5.1

41. 3

40. 8
36. 8
39
35
42
37

40.9
40.2
42. 6
42.8
41. 8
43
40

41

2

(2)

41.
39.
39.

2

40. 1
3. 1

-

40. 6
3. 2
2

41.6
39. 3
38. 8

39.8
40. 6
39.9
38.9

40.7
39
42
42
41
43
40
41. 1
40. 9
39. 1

40. 1
39,
41,
41.
41
42,
.40,
40,
40. 3
38. 9

39.4
3. 3

39.4
5.1

39* 8
3.4

39.4
5.1

39*3
5.1

39. 3
5.1

39. 1
3. 1

39.2
2.9

40. 9
38. 1
39.7
35.6
42. 2
37. 9
41.5
42. 0
40. 7

41.2
39.8

40.6
38. 8
40.2
35.6
42. 3
37. 8
41. 8
42. 2
40. 3
37.6

40.5
36. 8
40. 2
34,
42,
37

40.4
36.9
40.2

36. 9

40.
37,
39,
35,
42,
37,
41
41
40
37. 1

40. 5
38.7
39. 1
35.5
41.8
37. 3
41.7
42.7
40.4
37. 3

41.
41.

41.
42,

40. 1
39.
40.
38.

41. 1
41.6
41. 1
42.6
39.6
40. 1
39.7
38.9

37. 1

36.

40. 6
37.9
40. 9
35.9
42. 8
3 8.0
4 2 . 0|
42. 5
41.0
38.4

41. 1

41. 0

40.9

4 0. 0

40. 8

40.5

40.7

40. 8

4 0. 7

34.7

35. 0

34. 9

34.2

34. 0

34. 3

34. 2

34. 1

34.0

34. 1

39.5
55.1

39.2
3 3. 7

38. 9
15. o |

39. 1 i
51

39. 5|
55. 2;

39. 1
32. 9

39.0
51. S

39.0
32.7

38. 7
32.5

39. 1
32.7

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND
REAL ESTATE

37. 1

36. 8

30. 9

36. 8 !

37. 2

3D. O

30. 8

3b.7

36. 8

36. 9

SERVICES

34. 1

34. 6

34.4

34. 1

34. 1

34. I

34. 2

34.0

3 3. 9

34. 1

39.0
41.0
35.9
43. 1
38.3
42.0
43.0
41.3
37. 8

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES

40.8

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE . .
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE

41
42. 8
40. I
37.4

39.2
35.5
42,
37,

41.
43.
40.

I

41
42
40
37

35. 3
42. 2
37.4
41.8
42.2
40.4

1
Data felate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls.
;
Previously published ri.it a for this sent?* tor M.irch 1071 through May 1974 .lie being n; vised I<J cont'd processing enois; liquies fm subsequent months have been coriected for these errors.
Revised historical data nre not yet available; ihty ore scheduled to lit? published in December when the routine henchiti.iiking and seasonal adjustment will tie made
p-prelimmary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private

nonagricultural payrolls, by industry

Average hourly earnings
Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE

Average weekly earnings

Sept.
1973

July
1974,

Aug.
. 1 9 7.4 *

Sept.
1974*

$3-99
3.96

$4.21
4.22

$4.24
4.25

$4.32
4.29

5.22

5.27

Seasonally adjusted
4-78

5.32

MINING
2

6.7l

2

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
4,13

4.41

4.43

MANUFACTURING

Ordnance and accessories . . . .

)

......

NONDURABLE GOODS

61
91

10
93

31
3.75

85
68
02
84
26
76
53
29
86
84

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

!

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE A N D RETAIL TRADE
WHOLESALE TRADE

2

68
33
26
16
30

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, day, and glass products.
Primary metal industries .
*
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical equipment — *
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

4.71

4.67

4.39

OURABLE GOODS

4 . 78
3.91
3.49
4.55
5-64
4.58
4.88
4 . 15
5.43
4 . 18
3.50

6. 88

2

2

4. 82
3.96
3-53
4.58
5.73
4.63
4.94
4 . 14
5.47
4.21
3.51

2

7. 04

Sept.
1973

$148.83 $156. 19
154.87
147.31
205.54

Z

( )

4.51

169.33

4.81

183.06

<*>

4. 86
3.99
3.56
4.61
83
75
01
22
63
4.24
3.56

150.51
133.87
181.48
220.85
179.74
198.23
158.75
2 1 2 . 16
161.52
129.42

$159.41
157.87

227.14

228.76

224.98
1

254.98

2

2 6 0 . 06

176.40

196. 94
154.84
136.11
189.28
234.06
185.95
203.50
163.10
218.29
165.95
134.75

266. 82
181.75

177.64

188.67
2

2

196.73

191*23
2

199.07
158.00
138,73
19K44
238.37
189.83
208.47
163.94
215.52
168.82
135,84

2

202.18
157.61
139.91
191.32
243.11
196.65
213.43
167.96
228.58
169.18
138.48

150.00

158.78

159. 18

160,75

19
40
25
00
52
96
4.87
5.66
4.07
2.99

4.20
4.11
3.26
3.05
4.57
4.99
4.89
5.72
4 . 10
3.03

4.22
4 . 13
3.27
3.07
4.60
5.03
4.94
5.81
4 . 14
3.08

159.01
143.52
123.82
101.96
183.61
182.31
190.26
227.47
159-42
107.35

170.95
161.92
129.68
106.20
190.74
186.00
202.59
242.25
163.21
111.83

171.78
156.59
129.42
108.58
192.85
189. 12
202.94
240.24
166.87
112.41

173.86
164.37
128.18
108.99
193.66
189. 13
206.00
250.99
168. 50
113.04

5. 5 0

5 . 42

2

5. 43

2

J . 50

3.55

4 - 19
2.92

4.48
3. 12

4.51
3. U

4.58
3 . 17

165.51
96.94

{*)

$157.30
155.55

IQ74*

4.08

3.49

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

Sept.

4*04

3.26

J

Aug.
1974 F

4.03

(')
113. 12

RETAIL TRADE

July
1974

3.79
3.71

2

3.80
3.71

2

3.86
3.80

2

222.76

2

222.63

2

224.95

122.15

122.15

121.41

175.62
1 0 5 . 14

175.44
104.83

179.08
103.66

2

139.47

2

140.22

2

142. 05

2

128.37

2

127.62

2

129.58

SERVICES
1

See footnote 1, table B 2.
Previously published data for this series for March 1971 through May 1974 ate being revised to correct processing errors; figures foi subsequent months have been corrected for these errors.
Revised historical data are not yet available; they are scheduled to be published in December when the routine benchmarking rev.sions will be made.
2

p=preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA

E S T A B L I S H M E N T DATA

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers in private nonfarm industries,
seasonally adjusted
[1967-100]

Sept.
1973

April
1974

May
1974

June
1974

July
1974

Aug.P
1974

Pftfcsnt dungv from
Sept.p
1974
Sept* 1973 Aug. 1 9 7 4 S e p t . 1974 S e p t . 1974

149.0

154.5

156.1

158.5

159.3

160.6

162.1

8.8

0.9

109.9

107.3

107.3

107.9

107.6

107.0

N.A.

(1)

(2)

149.5

158.0

159.8

162.6

164.0

165.3

165.5

10.7

.1

<3>

(3)

(3)

169.2

N.A.

1.0

145.4

151.4

153.3

159.9

10.0

1•1 •

(3)

(3)

(3)

168.8

N.A.

.7

145*7

1-51.0

153.5

158.8

9.0

.9

FINANCE. INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

(3)

(3)

(3)

SERVICES

(3)

(3)

(3)

Industry

TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM:

Constant (1967) dollars
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION . . . .

MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

3

163.3

3

155.4
3

165.9

163.9

3

167.0

3

156.4

155.4

3

158.2

156.7
3

167.6

167.5

3

157.5

3

148.7

3

148.1

3

149.4

3

151.9-

N.A.

1.7

3

162.9

3

162.3

3

162.8

3

164.1

N.A.

.8

, Percent change was -2.1 from August 1973 to August 1974, the latest month available,
a Percent change was -0.5 from July 1974 to August 1974, the latest month available.
jPreviously published data for this series for March 1971 through May 1974 are being revised to correct processing errors;
figures for subsequent months have been corrected for these errors. Revised historical data are not yet available; they
are scheduled to be published in December when the routine benchmarking and seasonal adjustment revisions will be made.
N.A.^ not available
P=Preliminary,
NOTE: All series are in current dollars except where indicated. The index excludes effects of two types of changes that are
unrelated to underlying wage-rate developments: Fluctuations in overtime premiums in manufacturing (the only sector for which overtime data are available) and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries. The seasonal
adjustment eliminates the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude each year.




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

2-

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

C I V I L I A N LABOR FORCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
95000

1

H

L
90000

V

90000

I

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