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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:
USUL
47-423
TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS
RELEASE IS EMBARGOED. UNTIL
8:30 A.M. (EDT), FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 1987
SEPTEMBER 1987
Unemployment was little changed in September, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The overall
unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, and the rate for civilian workers was
5.9 percent.
Both rates were l.l percentage points lower than a year
earlier, with the irprovement having been particularly strong since
February.
The number of nonagricultural payroll jobs—as measured by the monthly
survey of business establishments—edged up about 130,000, after seasonal
adjustment. Total civilian employment—as measured by the monthly survey
of households—declined by 310,000, following an increase of a similar
magnitude in August.
Over the past year, employment levels in the
establishment and household series have advanced by 2.4 and 2.8 million,
respectively.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
Both the number of unemployed persons in September—7.1 million—and
the civilian worker unemployment rate—5.9 percent—were little changed
from August, after seasonal adjustment. Similarly, jobless rates for adult
men (5.0 percent), adult women (5.4 percent), teenagers (16.3 percent),
whites (5.1 percent), blacks (12.3 percent), and Hispanics (8.2 percent)
showed little or no over-the-month change. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)
The mean duration of unemployment, at 14.2 weeks, was also little
changed in September, while median duration declined to 5.7 weeks. In
recent months, both measures have edged down below levels posted earlier
this year. (See table A-7.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Total civilian employment declined more than usual in September and,
after adjustment for seasonality, was down 310,000 to 112.8 million,
offsetting an increase of similar magnitude in August. The August increase
and September decline can be largely traced to the pattern of youth
employment this summer.
Teenage employment normally declines markedly
(before seasonal adjustment) during the months of August and especially
September, as young workers leave summer jobs in preparation for their
return to school.
This year, however, an unusually large group of
- 2 teenagers remained in their jobs through the August reference week. This
resulted in the unusually large seasonally adjusted increase in youth
employment in August and4the decline of similar magnitude in September.
Reflecting these developments, the percentage of the total civilian
population that is employed—the employment-population ratio—receded to
61.6 percent in September, the same as in July. (See table A-2.)
Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
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Quartterly
aveirages
Monthly data
|Aug.Sept.
change
Category
1987
1987
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July .
AUK.
Sept.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Total employment 1/..
Civilian labor force...
Civilian employment..
Discouraged workers..
121,341
113,906
119,615
112,180
7,435
62,912
1,037
Thousands of persons
121,771 121,672 122,038
114,593 114,447 114,817
120,038 119,952 ,120,302
112,860 112,727 113,081
7,221
7,224
7,178
62,700
62,933
62,978
N.A.
N.A.
1,011
121,604
114,515
119,861
112,772
7,089
63,300
N.A.
-434
-302
-441
-309
-132
600
N.A.
5.8
5.9
5.0
5.4
16.3
5.1
12.3
8.2
-0.1
-.1
-.2
.1
.3
Percent of labor force
Unemployment rates:
All civilian workers.
White
Black
Hispanic origin....
6.1
6.2
5.5
5.4
17.0
5.3
13.2
8.8
5.9
6.0
5.2
5.4
15.9
5.1
12.4
8.0
5.9
6.0
5.4
5.4
15.5
5.1
12.6
7.9
5.9
6.0
5.2
5.3
16.0
5.1
12.4
8.0
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ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Service-producing.•••
Thousands of 1obs
101,708 P102.271 102,126 pl02,278 pl02,410
24,850 p24,885 p24,912
24,757 p24,882
77,276 P77,393 p77,498
76,951 P77,389
pi 32
P 27
pl05
Hours of work
Average weekly hours:
34.8
40.9
3.7
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p34.8
p40.8j
p3.7j
Includes the res:.dent Arm*id Forces.
p«preliminary.
34.8
41.0
3.8
p34.9
p41.0
p3.8
p34.6
p40.4
p3.6
p-0.3
p-.6
P-.2
N.A .•not avajLiable.
- 3 After seasonal adjustment, the civilian labor force declined by
440,000 in September to 119.9 million; this drop also was confined largely
to teenagers. With this decline, the labor force participation rate fell
to 65.4 percent, still high by historical standards. The labor force has
grown by 1.6 million over the past year.
Discouraged Workers (Household Survey Data)
At 1.0 million in the third quarter, the number of discouraged
workers—persons who report that they want to work but are not looking for
jobs because they believe they cannot find any—was little changed from the
level
for
the
second quarter.
blacks and women continue to be
disproportionately represented among the discouraged. (See table A-14.)
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
The number of nonagricultural payroll jobs edged up 130,000 in
September to 102.4 million, seasonally adjusted. The figures were dampened
by the absence from payrolls of about 65,000 teachers and support workers
due to labor disputes. (See table B-l.)
Manufacturing employment rose by 55,000 in September to 19.2 million,
seasonally adjusted, as growth was widespread in both the durable and
nondurable goods components.
Job gains were particularly notable in
primary metals and machinery. Factory employment increases have totaled
165,000 since June, raising the employment level to its highest point since
August 1985.
Elsewhere in the goods sector, employment in mining continued its
gradual recovery.
Growth in the industry has totaled 40,000 since its
January low, mostly in its oil and gas extraction component. In contrast,
construction employment declined by 35,000 in September and was down by
60,000 so far this year.
In the service-producing sector, employment growth was generally
moderate in September.
Job gains were unusually slow in the services
industry, which increased by 35,000, compared with an average increase of
close to 90,000 over the current expansion. There was no increase at all
in finance, insurance, and real estate; wholesale trade; and government,
where employment was held down by teacher strikes. In contrast, retail
trade employment increased by 70,000, more than offsetting the small
decline of the previous month.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private
nonagricultural payrolls was down 0.3 hour to 34.6 hours,
seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek dropped by 0.6 hour to
40.4, and factory overtime fell by 0.2 hour to 3.6 hours. These declines
reflected the unusual occurrence of Labor Day in the survey period, as some
employees were not paid for the holiday and others worked fewer overtime
hours.
- 4 As a result of the decline in the average workweek, the index of
aggregate weekly hours of production on nonsupervisory workers on private
nonagricultural payrolls dropped by 0.8 percent to 120.2 (1977=100),
seasonally adjusted. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly, Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings were unchanged in September, while average
weekly earnings fell by 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, also reflecting
the decline in the workweek. Prior to seasonal adjustment, hourly earnings
increased by 12 cents to $9.06, and weekly earnings were down $1.20 to
$314.38. (See table B-3.)
The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)
The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 174.7 (1977=100) in September,
seasonally adjusted, an increase of 0.3 percent from August. For the 12
months ended in September, the increase was 2.9 percent. The HEI excludes
the effects of two types of changes unrelated to underlying wage rate
movements—fluctuations in manufacturing
overtime
and
interindustry
employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI
decreased 1.6 percent during the 12-month period ended in August.
(See
table B-4.)
The Employment Situation for October 1987 will be released
November 6, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
on Friday,
Explanatory Note
This news release presents statistics from two major surveys,
the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the
Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The household survey provides the information on the labor
force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in
the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample
survey of about 59,500 households that is conducted by the
Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on
nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected
from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.
The sample includes over 290,000 establishments employing
over 38 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Persons laid off from their
former jobs and awaiting recall and those expecting to report
to a job within 30 days need not be looking for work to be
counted as unemployed.
The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special
grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-l and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
Coverage, definitions, and differences
between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if
they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the survey week; they were available for work at
— The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because eachjndividual is counted only once, m the establishment survey, employees working5at
more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.
— The household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a
larger segment of the population, the establishment survey excludes agriculture,
the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and
members of the resident Armed Forces;
— The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed, the establishment survey does not;
— The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older; the
establishment survey is not limited by age,
Other differences between the two surveys are described in
"Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.
Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor
force and the levels of employment and unemployment
undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as
changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.
For example, the labor force increases by a large number each
June, when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
school's-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined.
However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can
be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the
seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all
employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the
components and combining them. The second procedure
usually yields more accurate information and is therefore
followed by BI s. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure
for the labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted
civilian employment components, plus the resident Armed
Forces total (not adjusted for seasonality), and four seasonally
adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and
the overall unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of
the labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated regularly. For the household
survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period
and again for the July-December period. The January revision
is applied to data that have been published over the previous 5
years. For the establishment survey, updated factors for
seasonal adjustment are calculated only once a year, along
with the introduction of new benchmarks which are discussed
at the end of the next section.
Sampling variability
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys
are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the
number of people employed and the other estimates drawn
from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would
be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used. In the household survey, the
amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends
upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other
factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the
chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that an estimate based
on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error
from the results of a complete census. The chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will
differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the
results of a complete census. At approximately the 90-percent
level of confidence—the confidence limits used by BLS in its
analyses—the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 328,000; for total
unemployment it is 220,000; and, for the overall unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage point. These figures do not
mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes but,
rather, that the chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that
the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from
the estimates by more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .26 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.25 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are
revised. In other words, data for the month of September are
published in preliminary form in October and November and
in final form in December. To remove errors that build up
over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarks—comprehensive counts of
employment—against which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.
Additional statistics and other information
In order to provide a broad view of the Nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data
in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by
BLS. It is available for $8.50 per issue or$22.00per year from
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of
the standard errors for the household survey data published in
this release. For unemployment and other labor force
categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of
its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the
data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual
amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Employment ststus of the population, Including Armed Forces 1n the United states, by eex
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Noninstltutional population 2
Labor force 2
Participation rate 3
Total employed 2
Zmploynent-population ratio*
Resident Armed Torces
Civilian enployed
Agriculture
Konagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate 1
Not in labor force
Men, 16 years and over
Noninstltutional population1
Labor fore*1
Participation rata3
Total employed2
Employment-population ratio*.
Resident Armed Torces
Civilian enployed
Unemployed
Unemployment rata1
Women, 16 years and over
Noninstltutional population2
Labor force2 ...
Participation rate 3
Total enployed2.
Employment-population ratio*
Resident Armed Forces
Civilian employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
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182.7131
119.9601
65.71
111,9451
61 31
1,7161
110,2291
3,2661
106,9631
6,0151
671
62,7521
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66,9791
76 51
62,8031
71 71
1,5601
61,2431
4,1771
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52,9811
55 71
49,1421
51.61
1561
48,9861
3,8391
7.21
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123,350!
66 81
116.2631
62 91
1,7361
114,5271
3,4521
111.0751
7.0881
571
61,3881
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69,0011
77 91
65,3051
73 71
1,5751
63,7301
3,6961
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54,3501
56 51
50,9581
53 01
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50,7971
3,3921
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121,6271
65 81
114,7701
62 1 I
1,7431
113,0271
3,2771
109,7501
6,8571
5.61
63,2771
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67,6391
76 31
64,2031
72 41
1,5811
62,6221
3,4371
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53,9871
56.11
50,5671
52 61
1621
50,4051
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for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in
the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
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Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed In the
United States.
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119.9881 121.7191 121,2351 121,672) 122.0381 121,604
65 71
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65 71
65 91
66 II
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111,7031 114.1731 113.97SI 114.4471 114.8171 114.515
61 1 I
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61 81
62 01
62 21
61 9
1,7161
1,7261
1.7181
1.7201
1.7361
1.743
109.9871 112.4471 112,2571 112,7271 113.0611 112,772
3,1421
3,3351
3.1781
3,2191
3.0921
3.170
106.8451 109.1121 109,0791 109,5081 109.9891 109,602
8.2851
7,5461
7,2601
7.2241
7.2211
7,089
691
6.21
601
5.91
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62.7251 62,5401 63,1871 62,9331 62.7001 63,300
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62,5261 63,5621 63.4711 63,7151 63,9181 63.939
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71 91
71 81
72 01
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1,5601
1,5661
1,5591
1,5611
1,5751
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60,9681 61,9961 61,9121 62,1541 62.3431 62.358
4,6001
4,2541
4,0851
3,9411
4.0071
3.798
6.91
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52,8601 53,9031 53.6791 54.0161 54,1131 53,866
55 61
56 21
55.91
56.21
56 31
56 0
49,1751 50,6111 50.5041 50,7331 50,8991 50,576
51 71
52 81
52.61
52 81
52.91
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1591
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49.019) 50,4511 50.345) 50,574) 50,738) 50,414
3,6851
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3,1751
3,2831
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* Total employment as a percent of the noninstltutional
population
t unemployment as a percent of the labor force Cincluding
the resident Armed forces)
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 2 .
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Employment status of ths civilian papulation by sex and age
(Numbers In thousands)
Employment status, sex* end age
TOTAL
Civilien noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Fartioipation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Men* 2 0 yeare and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Fartioipation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Agriculture
Xonagrloultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Women* 20 yeers and ovsr
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Fartioipation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 2
Agriculture
Monagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Fartioipation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Agriculture
Monegriculturel industries
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62.61
6171
60.81
61.61
61.Ml
61.61
61.81
61.6
I
8.015)
7.088I
6,8571
8,2851
7,5461
7,2601
7,2241
7,221)
7,089
I
6.81
5.81
5.7)
7 01
6.31
6.11
6.01
6.01
5.9
I
I
I
1
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
1
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I
I
I
I
I
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I
1
1
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t
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f
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|
78,7221
61,4661
78.1)
58,0361
73.71
2,3741
55,6621
3,4301
5.61
t
I
I
87,7791
49,217)
56 11
46,0511
52.51
6461
45,4051
3.1671
641
I
I
I
14.496)
7.5611
52 21
6,1431
42.4|
2461
5.8971
1,4181
18.81
I
79,6681
62,5161
78 51
59,5461
74.71
2.4161
57.1301
2,970)
4.81
I
1
I
88,6851
49.6831
56 0)
46,8401
52.81
6801
46,1611
2,8431
5.71
I
I
I
14,6491
9.4151
64.31
8,1411
55 61
3561
7.7851
1,274)
13 51
I
79,7401
62.1571
77.91
59,3731
74.51
2.4331
56,9411
2,7831
4.51
I
t
I
88,7851
50,1821
56.51
47,3491
53 31
6151
46,734!
2,8331
561
I
I
I
14,637)
7,5451
5151
6,3051
43 11
2291
6.0761
1,240)
16 41
|
78.7221
61,4121
78.01
57.6071
73.21
2.2861
55.3211
3.8051
6.21
I
I
I
87.7791
48,9201
55.71
45,9051
52 31
614)
45,2911
3.0151
6.21
I
I
I
14.496)
7,9401
54.81
6,4751
44 71
242 1
6,2331
1.4651
18.5)
|
79,4741
62.1561
78.21
58,7211
73.91
2,4411
56.2801
3.4361
5.51
I
I
I
88,4641
49.7741
56.31
47,0941
53.21
634)
46.4601
2.6801
5.41
I
I
I
14,595)
8,0631
55.21
6.6331
45.41
2611
6,3721
1,4301
17 7)
|
79.536)
62.0571
78.01
58,620!
73.7|
2,3071
56,3131
1,4371
5.51
I
I
I
88,5461
49,7141
56.11
47.1261
53.21
6151
46.5121
2,588)
5.21
I
I
I
14.6211
7,7461
53.01
6,5111
44.51
257 1
6,2541
1,2151
15.91
|
79.6251
62.1161
78.01
58.7931
73.81
2,3431
56,4501
3,3231
5.4|
I
I
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88,632)
49,9711
56.41
47.2881
53.41
619)
46,669)
2,683)
5.41
I
I
I
14.628)
7,8651
53.81
6,6471
45.4)
2581
6,3891
1,218)
15.5)
|
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal
variatloni therefore. Identical numbers appear in the unedjusted end seasonally adjusted columns.
Seasonally adjusted 1
1
1
1
79,6681
62.0531
77.91
58,818)
73.81
2,2541
56,5641
3,2351
5.21
1
1
I
88,6851
49,9891
56.41
47.3241
53.4)
603)
46,7221
2,6641
5.31
I
I
I
14,649)
8,2601
56.41
6.9391
47.41
2361
6,7031
1.1211
16.81
I
79,740
62,045
77.8
58.957
73.9
2.355
56,601
3,089
5.0
88,785
49.882
56.2
47.179
53 1
585
46.594
2.703
5.4
14.637
7,933
54.2
6,616
45.3
210
6,406
1.297
H.S
2
Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population,
HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD
DATA
Table A - 3 .
Employment
(Numbers
thousands)
in
s t a t u s o f the c i v i l i a n population by r a c e , sex* age* and
Not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d
Employment
s t a t u s * r a c e * sex* age*
Hispanic origin
WHITE
Men* 20 y e a r s and o v e r
C i v i l i a n labor force .
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
..
Employed
Employment-population ratio1
Unemployed
.
. . . .
U n e m p l o y m e n t rate
W o m e n * 20 y e a r s and o v e r
C i v i l i a n labor force
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2 . . .
Unemployed
..
U n e m p l o y m e n t rate .
...
Both s e x e s * 16 to 1 9 y e a r s
C i v i l i a n labor force
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
Employed
....
Employment-population ratio2... .
Unemployed
U n e m p l o y m e n t rata.
. .
Men
Women
BLACK
Civilian noninstitutional population.
C i v i l i a n labor force
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio'...
Unemployed
U n e m p l o y m e n t rata
M a n * 2 0 ytara and o v a r
C i v i l i a n labor force
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rata
Employed
Employment-population ratio2...
Unemployed
U n e m p l o y m e n t rata
20 y e a r s and ovar
C i v i l i a n labor force
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
Enployad
Employment-population ratio2....
Unemployed
U n e m p l o y m e n t rata
B o t h s e x e s * 1 6 to 1 9 y e a r s
C i v i l i a n labor force
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio1....
Unemployed
U n e m p l o y m e n t rate
Men
Women
HISPANIC
ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population
C i v i l i a n labor f o r c e . ...
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
Employed
. .
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
U n e m p l o y m e n t rate
origin
Seasonally
I
adjusted1
and
Sept. I
1986
I
Civilian noninstitutional population
C i v i l i a n labor force
. .
.. .
P a r t i c i p a t i o n rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed
.
. . . .
. .
U n e m p l o y m e n t rate
Hispanic
DATA
Aug
1987
I
)
I
I
I
155,7231 157. 13MI
102,1381 104,631 I
66 6|
65 61
99,M82I
96,2621
61 81
63 3|
5.1M9I
5,8761
M 91
5 81
I
I
I
I
53,7571
54,5581
78.Ml
78 81
51.20MI
52,3351
74 71
75 61
2,5531
2,2241
M 71
M II
I
I
I
I
41,8041
(42,0611
55.51
55.Ml
39,5231
40,049 1
52 7 1
£2 51
2,012]
2,281 I
M 81
5 51
I
1
I
6,577 1
8,0121
55 31
67 01
7.0981
5,5351
59.M|
(46 61
1,0421
9131
15 81
11.Ml
12.31
16.01
10.Ml
15.71
I
I
I
I
20,3961
20,0561
12,6571
13,3931
63 1 I
65 71
10,7851
11.7211
53.81
57.5 1
1.8721
1,671 I
114.81
12.51
I
I
6, 121 I
5,9151
7«*. 51
75.81
5,1601
5,M911
65 01
68 0|
7551
630I
12 81
10. 31
I
I
I
I
5,9251
6.1181
59 Ml
60.31
5, 1M7I
5,3791
51.61
53 01
7781
7391
13 1 I
12. 1 I
I
I
I
I
817)
1.15MI
38 2 1
53 21
»479l
852 1
22 4 1
39 3 1
339 1
3021
•41 41
26.21
Ml 51
28. 1 I
Ml Mf
2M.0I
I
I
I
I
I
12,4321
12,9251
8,2101
8,6881
66 01
67 21
7,351 I
8,0131
59 1 I
62.01
859 1
6751
10 51
7 81
L_
L_
Sept
1986
Sept
1987
I
157,2421 155,723
103,2951 102,158
65 6
65 71
98,261 I
96,000
62 SI
61 6
5,0331
6, 158
4 91
6 0
I
I
53,727
54,2361
78 4
78 31
50.8M5
52.1331
75 2 1
7M 2
2,1031
2,882
3 91
5 M
I
I
M1.5M7
M2.556I
55 2
56 0 1
39.365
M0.5571
53 Ml
52 3
1,9991
2. 182
M 71
5 3
I
I
6.88M
6,5021
57.9
5M.MI
5,790
5,5711
M6.6I
M8.7
9311
1,094
14.31
15 9
1M.5I
16 6
1M.2I
15. 1
I
I
20,4261
13,0181
63.71
11.3981
55.81
1,6191
12.Ml
I
6,0391
7M 61
5,463)
67.51
576 1
9.51
I
20,056
12,652
63 1
10,799
S3.8
1,853
1M.6
5.906
7M.M
5,116
6M 5
790
13 M
I
6,1161
60 21
5,3451
52.61
7711
12.61
I
I
8631
39 81
5911
27.21
272 1
31 51
32 91
30.21
I
I
I
12.9651
8.5951
66 31
7,9241
61.11
6721
7 6]
!_
5,872
58.8
5, 1M5
51 5
727
12 M
Hay
1987
I
I
I
I
I
156,81II
103,5731
66 1 I
98,0501
62 51
S.52MI
5 31
I
I
54,3141
78 61
51,7551
74 91
2,5581
M 7|
I
I
42,2391
55 81
M0.3M3I
53 21
1,8951
M 51
I
I
7,0211
58 7 1
5.9511
M9 81
1.0701
15.21
17 31
13. II
I
I
20,3121
12,8601
63.31
11.0801
5M.6I
1,7791
13.81
I
I
6,0331
75.01
5.2791
65.61
75MI
12.51
I
I
5,9701
S9.1I
5,2781
52.21
6911
11.61
June
1987
July
1987
Aug
1987
Sept
1987
156,930
103,106
65 7
97,716
62 3
5,390
5 2
157,058
103,272
65 8
97,958
62 M
5,31M
5 1
157,13M
103,61M
65.9
98,299
62 6
5,315
5 1
157,2M2
103.278
65 7
97,995
62.3
5,283
5 1
5M.213
78 M
51.581
7M.6
2,632
M 9
54,214
78.3
51,682
7M.7
2.532
M.7
5M, 16M
78.2
SI,714
7M 7
2.MM9
M.S
54,152
78 1
51.771
7M 7
2,382
M2,159
55.6
40,316
53 2
1 ,841
M M
42,280
55.7
M0,379
53.2
1.902
M 5
M2.M18
55.9
M0.535
53 M
1.882
M.M
M2.312
55 7
M 0 . 395
53.2
1,917
M.S
6.73M
56.3
5,817
M8 6
917
13.6
1M.5
12.7
6,778
56.6
5,898
M9.3
880
13.0
13.0
13.0
7,033
58.8
6,049
50.6
984
1M.0
15.M
12.5
6,814
57.0
5.629
MS.6
985
1M 5
15.3
13.6
20,341
12,663
63.2
11.223
SS.2
1,640
12.7
20,373
13,047
6M.0
11,401
56.0
1.6M7
12.6
20,396
13,194
6M.7
11,563
56.7
1,630
12.M
20,426
13,027
63.8
11,427
5S.9
1,599
12.1
6,001
7M.5
5,311
65.9
690
11.5
6*089
75.M
5,404
66.9
666
11.3
6,079
•>S.2
5,431
67.2
6M7
10.7
6,025
7M.M
5,425
67.0
600
10.0
6,017
59 5
5,349
52.9
669
11.1
6.125
60,4
5,426
S3.5
699
11.M
6,120
60.3
5,428
53.5
692
11.3
6,074
59.8
5.350
52.7
723
11.9
8MM
39.0
563
26 0
281
33 3
31.5
35. 1
833
38. M
571
26.3
262
31 5
31.5
31.M
995
MS.9
70M
32.5
291
29.2
32.6
2S.3
928
M2.7
652
30.0
276
29.7
30.9
28.7
12,848
8,452
65 8
7,730
60 2
722
8.5
12,887
8,Mt1
65 3
7,7MM
60.1
667
7 9
12,92S
8,544
66 1
7,864
60.8
680
8.0
12,965
6.568
66 1
7,869
60 7
699
8 2
M.M
I
87M
M0.9
538
25 2
336
38.4
38 6
38 3
12,432
8, 179
65 8
7,286
58.6
893
10 9
857 1
39 71
5231
2M.2I
3341
39 01
MO.31
37 61
I
I
12,8091
8,5861
67 0 1
7,8381
61 21
7481
8.71
I
1
The p o p u l a t i o n f i g u r e s are not adjusted fox s e a s o n a l
v a r i a t i o n , t h e r e f o r e , i d e n t i c a l numbers appear in the unadjusted and s e a s o n a l l y adjusted c o l u m n s
1
C i v i l i a n e m p l o y m e n t as a p e r c e n t of the c i v i l i a n n o n i n stitutional population
MOTE
Detail for the above race and H i s p a n i c - o r i g i n groups
will not sum to totals because data for the "other r a c e s "
group axe not presented and Hispanics axe included in both the
white and black p o p u l a t i o n groups
HOUSEHOLD
DATA
HOUSEHOLD
Table A - 4 . Selected
(In
employment
DATA
Indicators
thousands)
I Not seasonally
adjusted
Seasonally
Category
Sept.
1986
t
I
Aug
1987
Sept
1987
May
1987
Sept
1986
J
June
1987
adjusted
July
1987
Aug
1987
|
|
Sept
1987
I
CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married u o n i n . spouse present
Women who m a i n t a i n families
MAJOR
1 10,229
40,019
27.S84
5,850
I 1 14,527
I MO.54 2
I 27,660
I 6.0S9
113,027
U0,693
28,324
6,0814
109,987
39,691
27,249
5,926
112,447
40,029
28,495
5,921
112.257
40.057
28.458
5,939
112.727
40,241
28,426
6,013
INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agncultur
Wage and salary workers
Self-erap loyed workers
Unpaid f mily workers .
Monagricul tural industries
Wage and salary workers
Govern ment
Frivat e i n d u s t r i e s .
Priv ate households
Othe r industries
Self-emp loyed workers .
Unpaid f m i l y workers
1,585 I
1.525 I
155 I
1,781
1,472
198
1,670
1,477
130
1,521
1,460
159
1.695
1,442
170
1.614
1.386
165
1.619
1,429
154
1102,422
I 16,140
I 86,281
I
1,273
I 85,008
I 8.397
101,229
16,864
84,365
1,088
83.277
8.217
303
98,692
16,333
82,359
1.229
81, 130
7,939
275
100,834
16,710
84,124
1,266
82,858
8,142
275
100,420
16,956
83,464
1, 146
82.318
8,328
274
100,838
16.931
83,907
1,224
82,683
8,205
268
I
98.714
16,274
82,440
1,235
81.205
7,975
275
I
1112.772
| 40,370
| 27.988
|
6.164
113,081
40,260
28,196
6,108
I
I
I
1,566 |
1,363 |
159 |
101,334
16.760
84,574
1.172
83.402
8,216
250
1.615
1,417
134
1101.221
| 16,915
| 84,306
|
1,088
t 83,218
8, 184
300
I
I
I
P E R S O N S AT WORK PART T I M E 1
All industries*
Part tine for economic reasons .
Slack work .
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time
5,245
2,319
2,573
14, 109
5.694
2.M17
2,900
4,937
2,070
2,497
14,485
5.544
2.472
2,772
13,922
5,282
2,223
2,665
14,573
5,184
2,317
2,579
15,054
5,508
2,456
2,722
14,422
5.262
2.515
2,494
14,634
K o n a g r i c u l t u r a l industries
Part tine for economic reasons
Slack work .
Could only find part-time work
Voluntary part time
•4,991
2 . 162
2,484
13,6143
5,373
2,207
2,803
11.136
4,650
1.899
2,405
14,041
5.303
2,314
2,710
13,520
5,029
2,071
2,594
14,069
4,918
2.155
2.477
14,485
5,235
2,295
2,634
13*946
4,998
2,306
2,433
14,168
t
5.241
1
2.212
] 2,702
| 14,313
I
I
| 4.968
2.038
I
2,628
t
| 13,930
L
1
Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey
period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industzial dispute
Table A - 5 . Range of unemployment
s e a s o n a l l y adjusted
m e a s u r e s based on varying d e f i n i t i o n s of unemployment
and the labor force#
Quarterly
Monthly data
averages
,1?B7 .
1987
.July
III
U-1
Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer
c i v i l i a n labor force
.
..
U-2
Job losers
U-3
Unemployed persons 25 years and over
c i v i l i a n labor force.
.
U-4
Unemployed full-time Jobseekers as a percent of the
f u l l - t i m e civilian labor force.
....
. •
U-5a
U-5b
as a percent
as a percent of
....
of the civilian labor
the
force...
as a percent
of
T o t a l unemployed
as a percent of the civilian
labor
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
3 4
3.0
2.8
2*. 9
2.8
5.6
.
.
.
6 8
6 9
force
U-7
Total full-time jobseekers plus 1/2 part-time jobseekei
plus 1/2 total on part time for economic reasons plu<- «- couraged
workers as a percent of the civilian labor force plus
discouraged workers less 1/2 of the part-time labor force
.
1.8
3.3
••
Total full-time jobseekers plus 1/2 part-time jobseekers plus
1/2 total on part time for economic reasons as a percent of
the c i v i l i a n labor force less 1/2 of the part-time labor force
available.
1 8
3.3
4.7
U-6
K.A. = not
1.9
the
Total unemployed a s a percent of the labor f o r c e .
Including the resident Armed F o r c e s .
lug.
..
6 8
6 9
6.6
6.7
6. 1
6.2
5.9
5 9
6.0
6 0
I
I
I
1
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
t
I
5.9
1.6
2.S
4.6
5.4
I
5.8
I
I
5.9
I
I
I
8 2 1 8 0
I
I
I
I
MA. 1 K A
6.0
|
HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD
DATA
T a b la A - 6 . Selected u n e m p l o y m e n t
Indicators, saasonally
DATA
adjusted
Number of
unemployed p e r s o n s
(in t h o u s a n d s )
rates1
Unemployment
category
Sapt
1986
I
I
8,285
14,600
3.805
3,685
3.015
1,1465
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Aug
1987
Sapt
1987
t
I
Harried m a n , s p o u s e p r e s e n t . . .
Harried w o m a n , spouse present
W o m e n who m a i n t a i n f a m i l i e s . . .
1,780 I
1,455 |
6<46 I
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time l o s t 2 .
6,739
1,551
I
I
6,175
132
805
1.5«4l
859
682
292
1.702
1.703
591
225
I
I
I
I
I
i
I
t
t
I
1
I
7,221 I
14,007 I
3,235 I
3,213 I
2,664 f
1,321 I
1
1,526 I
1,268 I
608 I
I
5,783 I
1,(433 I
I
I
INDUSTRY
N o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p r i v a t e wage and salary
Hining
Construction
Manufacturing
D u r a b l e goods
N o n d u r a b l e goods
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and public utititias
W h o l e s a l e and retail trade
f i n a n c e and s e r v i c e i n d u s t r i e s
G o v e r n m e n t workers ..
A g r i c u l t u r a l wage and s a l a r y workers
workers
5,339
78
706
1,205
714
«491
266
1,615
1,(470
673
191
Unemployment as a parcant of tha c i v i l i a n labor f o r c e .
A g g r e g a t e hours lost by tha unemployed and parsons on
Table A - 7 . Duration of
(Kumbers
in
July
1987
June
1987
Aug.
1987
Sapt
1987
6.0
6 0
5 2
6 0
5 3
16.0
5 9
5 7
5 0
6 1
5.(4
16.3
I
I
CHARACTERISTIC
T o t a l , 16 years and ovat
lien, 16 y a a n and ovaz
M a n , 20 years and over . ..
W o m a n , 16 years and o v e r . . .
W o m a n , 20 y e a r s and o v e r . . . .
Both s a x e s , 16 to 19 y e a r s .
Hay
1987
Sapt
1986
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
t
I
I
I
I
7,0891
3,7981
3,089|
3,291 f
2,7031
1.297)
I
1,5231
1,2191
5971
I
5,5871
1,(4731
— I
6. 1
6.2
5.5
5 9
5 2
15 9
0
0
2
0
2
5
6 3
6 u
5.5
6 1
5.(4
<4 3
5 1
9 8
3.9
(4. 1
3 8
(4 2
9 (4
3.7
>4 3
9.0
3.6
(4 2
9.6
6 6
9 3
7 9
5 9
8 7
7.2
5 7
7 9
6 9
5 6
8 2
6.8
5 (4
8.5
6 7
6 1
7.8
10 7
6.0
6 1
5.9
5 9
8.9
11.2
5.5
5 5
5.5
(4.3
7.0
(4.6
3.9
10.8
5 9
7 0
12 1
5 7
5.6
5.9
4 0
6.(4
<4.9
3 (4
8 3
7
7
6
7
6
18
8 8
r
i
5,3001
591
7521
1,2511
7271
52(41
2(451
1,(4561
1,5371
6001
1U7I
|_
7.0
13.9
12.9
7.0
6.5
7.7
«4 7
(4.(4
7.6
5.6
3.5
12.9
6.8
5 1
3.(4
11.3
3.3
8.7
3 <4
8.8
part time for e c o n o m i c r e a s o n s
a v a i l a b l e labor force h o u r s .
as a p e r c e n t
of
potentially
unemployment
thousands)
1 Not saasonally adjusted
Masks of unemployment
DURATION
Average (mean) duration. In weeka
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
-J
f
1
1
1
t
I
1
1
Sept. 1
1986 t
1
1
1
1
(
1
1
1
1
saasonally adjusted
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
i
Sept. 1
1987 1
1
1
1
1
1
Sept. 1
1986 1
1
t
1
1
1
15.0 1
1
1(4.2 1
1
13 9 1
1
15 5 1
1
1M 9 |
t
1U 8 I
t
1*4 0 1
1
1M 3 |
1
t
1
1
1
1
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
)
1
1
1
1
1
1_
I
1
Aug.
1987
Hay
1987
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
June
1987
1
1
1
1
t
1
1
July
1987
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Aug.
1987
)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Sept.
1987
1(4 2
HOUSEHOLD
DATA
HOUSEHOLD
Tabla A - 8 . Reaaon for
(Numbers
In
DATA
unemployment
thousands)
Not seasonally
NUMBER OF
Saaaonally
adjusted
Sept
1986
Aug
1987
Sept
1987
Sept
1986
May
1987
June
1987
July
1987
Aug
1987
Sept
1987
3,619
824
2,795
I, 135
2,241
1,021
3,145
730
2,415
1,062
1.991
890
2.942
643
2.299
1.086
1.975
854
4,044
1.029
3,015
1,041
2,145
1,038
3,611
906
2.705
906
2.018
1,018
3,565
901
2.664
949
1,969
798
3,522
918
2,604
1,007
1.913
801
3,339
850
2,489
1.006
1.997
829
3,321
810
2.511
995
1,885
883
100.0
42.9
9.4
33.5
15 8
28.8
12 5
100.0
48 9
12.4
36 5
12.6
25 9
12.6
100.0
47 8
12 0
35 8
12.0
26 7
13.5
100.0
49 0
12 4
36.6
13.0
27.0
11.0
100 0
48.6
12.7
36 0
13.9
26 4
11.1
100 0
46 6
11 9
34.7
14 0
27.9
11.6
100
46.
11.
35
14.
26.
12.
3.0
.8
1.6
.7
1.6
.7
UNEMPLOYED
Job losers
On layoii
Other job l o s e r s .
Job l e a v e r s .
Reentrants
New entrants . . .
PERCENT
adjusted
DISTRIBUTION
100
45
10
34
14
28
12
Total unemployed... .
Job losers
On layoii
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants . .. .
U N E M P L O Y E D AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers .
Reentrants .
Xew entrants
Tabla A - 9 . Unemployed
p e r s o n s by sex and age* seasonally
1
i
Sax and
17 years
adjuatad
Number of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)
1
1
1
1
1
I
Sept. 1
1986 1
Aug.
1987
8.285
3,173
1,465
668
790
1,708
5,130
4,523
587
1
1
1
1
t
I
1
1
1
7,221
2,685
1,321
636
691
1,364
4,564
4,072
479
4,600
1.761
795
373
416
966
2,857
2,472
364
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
t
1
4,007
1,498
772
374
400
726
2,543
2,232
300
3,685
1,412
670
295
374
742
2,273
2,051
223
1
1
i
t
I
1
i
1
1
3,213
1,187
549
262
291
638
2.022
1.839
179
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
f
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
L_
1
Unemployment
as a percent of the civilian labor
Unemployment rates1
ags
1
16 to
2.8
.8
1.6
.7
force.
July
1987
1987
Sept.
1987
6.0
11.7
15.5
17.1
13.9
9.8
4.7
5.0
3.1
6.4
11.6
16.0
18.0
14.7
9.1
4.7
5.0
3.2
5.9
11.7
16.3
17.4
15.4
9.3
4.6
4.7
1.4
6.2
12.6
16.4
18.7
14.4
10.7
4.7
5.0
3.4
6.0
11.9
15.5
16.6
13.8
10.0
4.7
4.9
3.4
6.0
12.4
18.0
20.6
16.3
9.3
4.7
4.9
3.4
5.7
11.9
5.9
11.7
15.4
18.9
13.0
9.7
4.4
4.7
2.8
6.1
11.6
15.4
17.7
14.0
9.5
4.7
5.0
2.6
6.0
10.7
13.9
15.3
'12.9
8.9
4.7
5.0
2.9
Hay
1987
June
1987
6.3
12.6
17.7
21.4
15.0
9.8
4.8
5.0
3.7
6.1
12.2
15.9
18.8
13.7
10.2
4..6
4.9
3.2
7.0
14.3
19.1
21.0
17.5
11.9
5.4
5.5
4.2
6.4
13.4
20.0
23.2
17.7
10.0
4.9
5. 1
4. 1
7 0
12 8
17.7
18.8
16.9
10.2
5.5
5 8
3.6
6.1
11.7
15.4
19.6
12.4
9.7
4.7
4.9
3.0
Sept.
1987
Sept.
1986
7.089
2,675
1,297
578
707
1,378
4,433
3,901
502
7.0
13.6
18.5
20.0
17.2
11.1
5.4
5.6
4.0
3,798
1,416
709
309
387
707
2,402
2,101
276
3,291
1,259
588
269
320
671
2,031
1,800
226
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
17*. 3
18.3
16.0
9.1
4.4
4.6
3.2
6.1
11.6
15.4
16.5
14.6
9.5
4.7
4.9
3.7
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A - 1 0 .
Employment status of black and other workers
(Xumbezs in thousands)
(
seasonally adjusted 1
Not seasonally adjusted
Employment
status
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor lore*
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio 1
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not In labor force
1
|
I
1
i
t
Sept.
1986
1987
1987
1986
1987
1987
1987
Aug.
1987
Sept.
1987
25,274
16,106
63.7
13,967
55.3
2, 139
13.3
9.168
25*868
16,984
65.7
15,045
58.2
1 ,939
11. 4
8.88M
25*919
16.589
64,0
14,766
57.0
1,824
11.0
9,330
£5.274
16,072
63.6
13,964
55.3
2, 108
13. 1
9,202
25,723
16,464
64.0
14,454
56.2
2,011
12.2
9,259
25,773
16,439
63.8
14,566
56.5
1,873
11.4
9,3314
25.826
16,632
64.(4
14,750
57. 1
1,882
11.3
9,194
25,868
16,705
614.6
14,812
57.3
1,893
11.3
9,163
25,919
16.566
63.9
14,774
57.0
1,792
10.6
9,353
1
The population figures are not adjutted for taatonal
variation! therefore, identical numberi appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
Table A - 1 1 .
1
Civilian employment at a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.
Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numberi in thousands)
1 Civilian employed
Occupation
1
1
Total, 16 years and over 1 .
unemployed
Unemployment rats
I
Sept.
1986
1 110,229
Sept.
1987
Sept.
1986
Sept.
1987
Sept.
1986
Sept.
1987
113,027
8,015
6,857
6.8
5.7
Managerial and rofessional specialty
Executive, ad: ilnistrative, and managerial,
Professional
pecialty
1
1
I
26,903
12,888
14,014
28, 107
13,692
14,415
735
386
350
689
374
315
2.7
2.9
2.4
2.4
2.7
2. 1
Technical, sales, and administrative support
Technicians and related support
Sales occupations
Administrative support, including clerical
I
1
I
I
34,414
3,532
13,171
17,711
35,080
3,432
13,470
18, 177
1,784
106
744
934
1,622
112
670
840
4.9
2.9
5.3
5.0
4.4
3.1
4.7
4.4
Service occupations
Private household
Protective service.
Service, except private household and protective.
I
I
1
I
14,426
933
1,678
11,816
14,754
816
1,856
12,082
1,360
84
97
1,179
1, 197
44
102
1,051
8.6
8.3
5.5
9. 1
7.5
5.1
5.2
8.0
Precision production, craft, and repair
Mechanics and repairers
Construction trades
Other precision production, craft, and repair
1
1
1
1
13,589
4,405
5,078
4,106
13,714
4,541
5,047
4,126
864
199
401
264
742
162
393
187
6.0
4.3
7.3
6.0
5.1
3.4
7.2
4.3
Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
Transportation and material moving occupations
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
Construction laborers
Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
I
I
I
I
I
I
17,285
7,992
4,599
4,694
835
3,859
17,796
8, 163
4,785
4,847
829
4,018
1,925
857
325
743
188
555
1,502
657
277
568
151
418
10.0
9.7
6.6
13.7
18.4
12.6
7.8
7.4
5.5
10.5
15.4
9.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.
!
3,613
260
219
6.7
5.8
1
Persons with no previous work experience and those whose
last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
3,577
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Xumbars in thouiandi)
Veteran status
and aoe
VIETNAM-ERA
VETERANS
Total, 30 years and oval
30 to
35 to
40 to
MS yaari
34 yaari
39 yaais
44 years
and over
NONVETERANS
30 to 34 yaaxs
- -
1
1
1
1
1
Civilian
1
lnon1nst1tut1onal I
1
population
1
1
1
t
1
1
1
1
1
1 Stpt
1 Stpt
1
1
1986
1 1987
1
1
t
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 7,768 1 7,850 1
I
1
Unemployed
' , . , . . _
Employed
1
1
I
Number
1
Percent of
1
1.
labor force
Sept
1 Sapt
1 Stpt
t
Sapt. 1 Sept. 1 Sapt
1986
1 1987
1 1986
1
1987
1 1986
1
1987
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
6,877 1 6,923 1
322 1
SOU I
4.5
1
tt. 2
.1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1,102
2,971
2,286
1,409
1
1
t
1
1
1
1
B75
2,515
2.766
1,694
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
1,037
2,857
2,192
1,113
1
I
1
I
1
1
1
826
2,385
2,631
1,385
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
975
2,710
2,108
1.084
1
1
1
I
1
1
I
759
2,283
2*539
1,342
1
1
1
1
1
t
1
62
14?
84
29
1
1
I
1
t
1
1
67 1
102 1
92 t
43 1
1
1
1
6.0
5,1
3.8
2.6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
t.1
4, 3
3 5
3.1
1
8,935
1
8,935
1
8,520
1
8,515
I
8,096
1
8,178
\
424
1
337
5.0
1
4.0
!
1
MOTE) Mala Vletnan-ara vataram are nan who aarvad In the
Arnad Forces between Auguit 5, 1964 and Hay 7, 1975. Konvataxans axa nan who have navar aarvad In the Arnad Force*)
Civilian labor force
1
1
1
Total
1
!
1
Sapt
| Stpt, |
1986
1 1987
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7,199 1 7,227 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
published data are United to those 30 to 44 years of aie, the
group that noit closely corraspondi to the bulk of the
Vietnan-era veteran population.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13.
Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
(Numbers in thousands)
adjusted1
1 Not seasonally
State and employment
Seasonally
adjusted2
status
I
t
Sept
1986
1
1
Aug
1987
Sept
1987
Sept
1986
May
1987
Junfc
1987
July
1987
Aug
1987
Sept
1987
population
1
1
1
I
1
20,205
13,474
12,641
833
6 2
1
1
1
1
20,624
13,891
13,1(41
751
5 4
20.660
13,80(4
13,039
765
5 5
20,205
13,492
12,623
869
6 (4
20.516
13,917
13.070
847
6 1
20,553
13,742
12,989
753
5 5
20.592
13.819
13,064
755
5 S
20 624
13,775
13,036
739
5 4
20,660
13,823
13.026
797
5 8
population
1
1
I
I
1
9,222
5,615 1
5,263 f
352
6 3
9,(460
S.92S
5,589
336
5 7
9,M80
5,902
5,591
311
5 3
9,222
5,574
5,242
332
6 0
9,398
5,881
5,562
319
5 (4
9.(419
5,840
5,546
294
5 0
9.441
5,899
5,587
312
5 3
9,460
5.851
5,519
332
S 7
9,4B0
5,868
5.574
294
5 0
8,662
5.720
S.272
I4U8
7 8
8,686
5,865
5,(466
399
6 8
8,687
5,80*4
5,448
355
6 1
8.662
5,729
5,265
464
8 1
8,682
5,680
5,201
8 4
8,684
5,727
5,297
430
7 5
8.687
5,778
5,356
422
7 3
8,686
5,819
5.409
410
7 0
8,687
5.804
5,434
370
6 4
1
1
.1
. i
.1
4.555
3,052
2,920
132
4 3
(4,573
3,153
3,065
89
2 8
(4,57(4
3,053
2,969 [
84
2 8
(4.555
3,052
2,929
123
(4 0
(4,570
3,069
2,954
1 15
3 7
(4,57 1
3.1K4
3,015
99
3 2
(4,573
3.069
2,993
76
2 5
4,573
3,097
3.005
92
3 0
4,574
3,051
2.975
76
2 5
.1
1
.1
. 1
. t
6,873
(4,355
3,996
360
8 3
6,93(4
(4.686
•4.296
389
8.3
6,939
(4,576 |
M,2(42 |
333 I
7 3
6,873
M.386
3,998
388 1
8 8
6,920
362
8 1
6.925
(4,513
(4, 124
389
8 6
6,931
(4,503
(4, 129
37U
8 3
6,934
(4,638
4,231
(407
8 8
6,939
4.606
4,246
360
7 8
5.990
(4.022
3,867
155
3 9
5.99M
3,884
3,732
153
3.9
5,934
3.918
3,729
189
(4 8
5,977
(4,003
3,836
167
4 2
5.981
3.977
3,809
168
(4 2
5,987
3,930
3,771
159
<4 0
5,990
3,986
3,815
171
(4 3
5,99(4
3.916
3.7M0
176
4.5
13,781
8.669
8.292
376
13.78(4
8,395
8.027
369
13,739
8,(43(4
7,929
505
6 0
13,77(4
8,1491
8.082
(409
M.8
13,777
8,535
8, 145
390
13,782
8,(481
8, 106
375
4 (4
13,781
8,526
8, 145
381
(4 5
13.78(4
8,392
8,012
380
4 5
California
Civilian noninstitutional
C i v i l i a n labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate.
Florida
Civilian noninstitutional
C i v i l i a n labor force
Employed
Unemployed
U n e m p l o y m e n t rate
Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population.
C i v i l i a n labor force
. .
Employed
Unemployed
...
. .
U n e m p l o y m e n t rate
..1
.1
)
1
1
(479
Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population .
C i v i l i a n labor force . .
Employed
.
.
Unemployed
.
.
. . . .
Unemployment rate
..
Michigan
Civilian noninstitutional
population
Employed
..
...
Unemployment
rate
New
.
...
Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional
population...
Unemployed
. 1
. . . 1
New
165
«4.3
York
Civilian noninstitutional
C i v i l i a n labor force
population,
.
...1
8,438
14 , 3
North
(4,(486
(4, 12<4
(4
6
Carolina
Civilian noninstitutional
population...
.
..1
.1
d,773
3.196
(4.8M8
3,351
3.211
1(40
(4.2
M.85(t
3.303
3,187
116
3 5
(4,773
3,207
3,034
173
5.(4
(4.829
3.2*40
3, 101
139
(4 3
<4,836
3,292
3, 143
149
4 5
(4.8(4.1
3.322
3, 171
151
(4 5
4,848
3,306
3, 165
1M1
(4 3
(4,8SM
3.313
3,182
131
4 0
.1
.1
I
I
.1
8,110
5,189
(4,755
M3M
8 (4
8.136
5.272
(4,908
36M
6 9
8,137
5,171 |
4,685 |
287
5.5
8, 110
5, 163
(4,734
(429
8 3
8, 131
5,29M
(4,878
(416
7 9
8, 133
5.237
»4,859
378
7 2
8.136
5.240
M.868
372
7 1
8, 136
5,205
(4,841
36(4
7 0
8.137
5,148
(4,865
283
5 5
1
,.|
..1
. 1
1
9.2M6
5,677
5,312
360
6.d
9.283
5,829
5,526
303
5 2
9,286
5,708
5.(41 1
297
5 2
9,2(46
5,6(46
5,26(4
382
6 8
9.276
5,621
5,319
302
5 M
9,279
5.630
5.310
320
5 7
9.283
5.616
5.295
321
5 7
9,283
5,697
S.383
314
5 5
9,286
5.675
5,359
316
5 6
12,03(4
8,202
7,US(4
7(48
9 1
12. 192
8,51 1
7,778
733
8 6
12.211
8.372
7,656
716
8 6
12,231
8,456
7,753
703
8 3
12,246
8,546
7,828
718
8 4
12,264
8,401
7.685
716
8 5
Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional
C i v i l i a n labor force
population...
.
.
Unemployed
Pennsylvania
Civilian n o n i m t i t u t i o n a l
C i v i l i a n labor force
Employed . .
Unemployment
population...
rate
Texas
Civilian noninstitutional population
C i v i l i a n labor f o r c e . .
...
Employed
.
Unemployed
Unemployment rate..
. .
.
.
1
f
I
1
I
12,03(4
8,227
7,(478 I
749 |
9 1
12,246
8,590
7,880 1
710 1
8 3
1
These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the administration of federal fund allocation
programs
12,26(4
8,430 |
7,713 I
717 I
8 5
2
The population figures axe not adjusted for seasonal
variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the
unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Persons not In the labor force by reason* sex* and race, quarterly averages
(In thousands)
Not
seasonally
adjusted
Seasonally
adjusted
1
Reason* sex* and race
1986
1987
ITT
III
1986
1987
LSL87
III
JV ...
I
II
III
TOTAL
Total not in labor force...
. .
Do not uant a 30b now
Current activity
Going to school .
Ill, disabled
Keeping house
Retired
Other activity
Want a job now
Reason not looking*
61,496
61,815
62,664
62 807
62,800
62,912
62,978
55.875
3.U33
4,084
26. 110
16,029
6.218
56,366
3,521
4,423
25.S88
16,550
6,285
56,865
6, 189
4,087
26.176
15,885
4,528
57
6
3
26
16
4
013
330
928
000
069
686
57,094
6.428
4, 152
26,290
15.768
4,456
57.025
6.446
4,168
25,488
16.266
4,657
57,565
6.417
4,454
25.643
16.363
4.687
5,622
885
896
1,323
1. 178
763
415
1,340
5,1449
882
834
1,388
1.025
651
374
1.320
5.980
1 ,578
903
1 ,203
1, 150
736
414
1. 145
School attendance
.
Ill health, disability
Hone responsibilities. .
Think cannot get a 30b
Job-market factorsPersonal f a c t o r s 1
Other
reasons3
...
t
I
t
5 808
1 427
746
1 347
1 127
851
277
1 160
5,823
1,342
842
1,222
1, 168
756
412
1,249
5.924
1,473
948
1.351
1,037
688
349
1,115
5.854
1.598
843
1.266
1.011
628
383
1, 136
Men
Total not in labor force
Do not want a 30b now
Uant a job now
Reason not looking
...
School attendance
Ill health, disability
Think cannot gat a 30b
19,577
19,946
20,460
20 454
20.408
20,699
20,833
T7.817
18,196
18,382
18 454
18,434
18,660
19,004
1,760
448
(433
430
UU9
1,750
407
404
433
506
2,087
824
438
425
399
2 026
680
359
497
490
2,005
652
396
490
467
2,068
767
484
409
408
2,075
779
413
434
449
i*J.9I9
41,869
42,204
42 ,354
42,392
42,213
42,145
38,057
38.170
38,482
38 ,559
38,660
38.365
38,561
3,862
1437
463
1,323
7U7
891
3,699
475
430
1,388
592
815
3,893
754
465
1,203
725
746
3 ,782
747
387
1 ,347
630
670
3,818
690
447
1,222
678
782
3,857
707
464
1,351
628
707
3,778
818
430
1,266
577
687
52.562
52.841
53.511
53 ,564
53,623
[
53,615
53,757
•48,1428
48,741
49,208
49 ,367
49,450
!
49,265
49.532
4, 135
583
625
1.01M
821
1,092
4,099
607
638
1,061
664
1,129
4,298
1,065
625
898
780
931
4 ,217
975
536
975
817
914
4,195
933
611
907
800
944
!
1
1
1
I
4,398
1.106
697
993
702
901
4,305
1.127
645
936
631
966
...
Women
Total not in labor force
Ill health, disability.
.
Hone responsibilities
Think cannot get a job . .
1
White
Uant a job now
Ill health, disability
Think cannot get a job
Other
reasons3
. .
Black
111 health, disability
.
Home responsibilities
Think cannot get a job...
Other
reasons*
1
Job market factors include "could not find 30b" and
"thinks no job available."
1
Personal factors include "employers think too young or
old," "lacks education or training," and "other personal
7,207
7,105
7.423
7 ,405
7.341
7,488
7,309
5,930
5,992
6,027
6 ,020
5,945
6^206
6,088
1,277
259
239
278
296
206
1.113
198
160
281
318
156
1.425
460
248
263
275
179
1 ,423
381
192
318
291
241
1,436
353
229
287
342
224
1,299
308
194
319
304
175
1,239
359
170
264
313
133
handicap."
3
Includes small nunber of men not looking for work
because of "home responsibilities "
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry
(In thousands)
!
Seasonally adjusted
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
July
1987
Sept.
1
1986
\ug .
1937 P
r
S
1 9e8p7t . P
Sept .
1986
100,5491101,947
Total
84,025
1
Goods producing
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Construction
General building contractors
Manufacturing
Production
Durable goods
Production
Nondurable goods
Production
workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Service-producing
25,078
Jul/
1937
Aug.""
1987 P
Sept.
1987 P
1
102,154
102,925
100,039
101,708
101,818
102,126
102,278
102,410
86,103
86,154
83,241
84,677
84,787
85,106
85,226
85,364
25,344
25,401
24,620
24,752
24,761
24,350
24,885
24,912
752
434
756
435
740
415.7
749
428.0
756
432.9
757
431.9
739
419
735
420
738
425
5,258
'1,354.5
I
5,307
1,337.1
5,367
1,346.4
5,287
1,309.5
4,948
1,291
4,999
1,267
5,008
1,266
5,002
1,261
5,007
1,263
4,974
1,248
19,022
12,913
19,221
13,107
19,357
13,263
18,933
12,851
19,018
12,946
19,015
12,958
19,104
13,020
19,126
13,040
19,182
13,099
11,142
7,354
11,235
7,452
11,347
7,571
11,181
7,382
11,175
7,409
11,176
7,421
11,195
7,425
11,244
7,478
11,279
7,512
;
1
1
Lumber and w o o d products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments a n d related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
25,111
85,752
June
198^
744
430
workers
workers
1
1
1987
,
L
1
Total private
H-n
i
19,113
13,017
11,251
7,442
1
736.8
500.3
598.8
731.6
258.6
1,435.8
2,029.4
2,126.8
2,022.9
864.9
702.8
365.5
758.9
504.3
592.6
742.9
277.9
1,408.4
2,024.7
2,079.2
1,974.8
803.5
695.0
361.2
762.5
516.2
597.1
753.1
279.5
1,423.6
2,031.1
2,092.5
1,990.9
818.3
695.5
372.6
760.6
522.3
597.8
768.2
283.1
1,440.3
2,051.5
2,106.3
2,024.8
844.1
697.9
377.4
716
499
584
732
260
1,424
2,031
2,118
2,015
857
703
359
738
509
584
742
272
1,420
2,025
2,087
2,011
843
693
366
735
510
582
746
275
1,424
2,028
2,080
2,010
842
693
368
740
518
582
750
277
1,424
2,033
2,088
1,995
814
695
370
737
518
583
754
279
1,425
2,043
2,093
2,027
847
694
370
739
521
583
769
284
1,429
2,054
2,098
2,017
837
698
371
7,862
5,575
7,880
5,559
7,986
5,655
8,010
5,692
7,752
5,469
7,843
5,537
7,839
5,537
7,909
5,595
7,882
5,562
7,903
5,587
1,705.9
62.7
712.4
1,109.9
676.8
1,460.2
1,023.0
168.4
794.1
149.0
1,681.4
53.5
722.3
1,091.5
678.9
1,499.0
1,032.3
167.2
806.4
147 . 0
1,723.0 1,717.7
56.6
57.8
736.4
742.6
1,110.6 1,121.7
684.0
681.0
1,502.4 1,502.7
1,036.8 1,034.6
167.7
167.8
817.5
826.0
155.2
154.2
1,619
58
707
1,102
675
1,465
1,021
167
791
147
1,633
57
727
1,107
677
1,497
1,022
164
809
150
1,634
57
729
1,108
676
1,498
1,014
164
810
149
1,644
57
736
1,130
678
1,504
1,026
164
815
155
1,633
56
733
1,109
677
1,507
1,032
165
818
152
1,631
54
737
1,114
683
1,507
1,033
167
824
153
75,438
76,869
76,810
77,524
75,419
76,956
77,057
77,276
77,393
77,498
Trans port at ion and public utilities
Transportation
C o m m u n i c a t i o n and public utilities
5,301
3,094
2,207
5,370
3,120
2,250
5,386
3,137
2,249
5,434
3,201
2,233
5,255
3,050
2,205
5,344
3,120
2,224
5,350
3,128
2,222
5,363
3,133
2,230
5.377
3,146
2,231
5,385
3,154
2,231
Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable g o o d s
5,758
3,387
2,371
5,826
3,435
2,391
5,836
3,437
2,399
5,828
3,428
2,400
5,736
3,383
2,353
5,775
3,401
2,374
5,781
3,405
2,376
5,797
3,418
2,379
5,805
3,420
2,385
5,806
3,425
2,381
18,040
2,338.0
2,896.1
1,970.2
6,074.2
18,347
2,351 .3
2,965.3
2,008.5
6,153.0
18,382
2,359.7
2,964.3
2,008.2
6,177.2
18,416
2,388.7
2,974.1
1,999.4
6,175.0
17,939
2,374
2,892
1,958
5,911
18,205
2,390
2,956
1,978
5,976
18,226
2,387
2,960
1,983
5,982
18,274
2,407
2,959
1,985
5,985
18,254
2,408
2,964
1,984
5,991
18,324
2,425
2,971
1,987
6,007
6,387
3,190
1,968
1 ,229
6,699
3,324
2,055
1,320
6,708
3,322
2,059
1,327
£,642
3,292
2,048
1,302
6,374
3,193
1,971
1,210
6,576
3,276
2,037
1,263
6,586
3,280
2,037
1,269
6,608
3,291
2,043
1,274
6,628
3,296
2,051
1,281
6,626
3,295
2,050
1,281
23,428
4,880.2
6,619.3
24,432
5,140.7
6,921.7
24,447
5,190.6
6,947.2
24,433
5,201.1
6,948.8
23,317
4,835
6,615
24,025
5,083
6,822
24,083
5,086
6,853
24,214
5,105
6,887
24,277
5,134
6,920
24,311
5,155
6,942
16,524
2,881
3,821
9,822
16,195
2,983
3,739
9,473
16,051
2,966
3,744
9,341
16,771
2,939
3,903
9,929
16,798
2,902
3,890
10,006
17,031
2,935
3,947
10,149
17,031
2,935
3,932
10,164
17,020
2,936
3,952
10,132
17,052
2,940
3,970
10,142
17,046
2,960
3,975
10,111
Retail trade
General merchandise stores
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations
Eating and drinking places
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance
Insurance
Real estate
Services
Business services
Health services
Government
Federal
State
Local
p = preliminary
_________1
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry
!
{
Seasonally adjusted
1
Sept.
1986
July
1987
j
Aug.
,
1987 p
Sept.
1987 P
May
1987
Sept.
1986
1
[
!
j
j
June
1087
1
j
Tuly
1987
r|
r
j
\ug.
1 9 8 7 P|
34.8 |
34. 8 |
34.9 |
(2)
(2) j
(2)
(2) j
\
Sept .
1987 p
L
34.8 |
35.1 j
3 , 3 |
34.7
»- 7 i
34.9
Mining
42.1 !
42.1 j
42.6 |
41.7
(i>
|
(2)
Construction
38.5
38.6
36.3
(2)
!
(2)
(2)
(2>
Manufacturing
Overtime
41.0 ,
3.7,
38.6 1
j
40.6 l
3.6 j
40.9 j
3.9 ,
40.6
3.9
40.8 !
3.5 ,
41.0 |
3.8 '
41.0
3.7
41.0
3.8
41.0 1
3.8
40.4
3.6
41.0
3.6
41.3 ,
3.9 !
41.0
3.8
41.4 '
3.6!
41.6
3.9
41.5 [
41.6
3.8
41.6
4.0
40.8
3.6
40.4
40.1
42.1
43.7
44.3
41.5 1
42.2
41.0
41.8
41.8
41.8
(2)
39.3
39.3
41.8
43.0
44.1
40.6
41.5
40.3
41.2
41.3
40.8
(2)
Total private
hours
41.6 '
Durable goods
Overtime hours
3.8 J
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goqjjs
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 miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Ratal) trade
•
.
.
.
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
I
. •
•
i
40.8
40.5
43.0
42.1
41.8
41.6
41.7
41.3
42.3
42.5
40.8
39.5
40.4
39.2
42.5
43.0
44.0
40.8
41.7
40.4
41.0
41.1
40.9
38.8
40.7
40.3
42.6
43.2
43.8
41.3
41.8
40.8
41.0
40.7
41.4
39.4
40.1
3.7
40.0
3.6
40.4
38.3
41.8
36.8
43.2
38.3
41.8
44.1
41.6
36.7
40.3
40.0 |
42.4 |
42.1 '
41.9 '
41.51
41.7 |
41.2
42.4
42.7;
40.7
40.4
3.9
39.9
35.5
41.6
37.0
43.2
37.8
41.9
44.6
41.0
38.6
39.2
3.8 1
j
j
i
I
!
34.6
j
(2)
(2)
40.6
40.0
42.0
43.1
43.5
41.5
42.2
41.1
41.9
(2)
41.0 1
39.9 j
42.3
43.1
43.3
41.6 !
42.2
40.8
42.2
42.5
41.5
(2)
41.5
(2)
40.6
40.0
42.2
43.4
44.1
41.4
42.4
41.1
41.7
41.9
41.6
(2)
40.1
4.1
39.9
3.3
40.2
3.7
40.2
3.6
40.3
3.7
40.3
3.7
39.9
3.7
40.7
36.4
42.3
37.4
43.2
38.1
42.1
43.3
41.5
38.8
40.7
35.3
41.3
36.0 j
44.2
38.4
42.8
43.6
41.1
36.0
39.8
(2)
41.4
36.8
42.9
38.0
41.8
43.5
(2)
(2)
40.1
(2)
42.0
37.2
43.5
37.9
42.1
44.3
(2)
(2)
40.1
(2)
42.1
37.1
43.3
38.1
42.0
43.3
(2)
(2)
39.9
(2)
42.4
37.3
43.5
38.1
42.2
44.4
(2)
(2)
40.3
(2)
42.1
37.4
43.4
37.9
42.4
43.1
(2)
(2)
j
40.1
(2)
40.9
36.0
43.9
38.1
42.8
43.0
(2)
(2)
39.4
39.5
39.3
39.1
39.2
38.8
39.2
39.2
38.3
38.3
38.4
38.1
38.2
38.3
38.2
38.1
38.3
38.0
29.1
30.0
30.2
29.6
29.1
29.4
29.2
29.3
29.5
29.6
36.2
36.2
32.4
32.8
j
' Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing, to construction
workers in 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 totai employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls
1
39.8
39.8
42.4
43.0
44.0
40.7
41.5
40.4
41.1
41.1
40.8
39.3
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1
42.0 J
J
j
1
39.2
36.5
36.0
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
33.0
32.4
32.4
32.5
32.5
32.5
32.6
32.5
• This aeries Is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is
small relative to the trend-cycle and/or Irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision
p - preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Tabic B-3. Awraaa hourly and waafcly aamlngc of production or nonauparvlaory workers' on privata nonagrlcultural
payroll! by I
Average weekly earnings
Average hourly earnings
Industry
Ta4»l private
$0ttonally tcVi/sfeo*
Sept.
1986
July
1987
Aug.
1997 P
Sept .
1987 P
$8.82
8.78
S8.91
8.96
$8.94
9.02
$9.06
9.02
Aug.
1987
July
1987
Sept .
1986
$312.74
311.81
$306.94
304.67
Sept.
1987
P
P
$314.38
312.09
$315.58
314.80
Mining
12.52
12.31
12.35
12.48
527.09
518.25
526.11
520.42
Construction
12.59
12.57
12.67
12.80
484.72
485.20
489.06
464.64
9.73
9.87
9.86
10.02
398.93
400.72
403.27
406.81
DuraMe goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary matal Industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products .
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
10.29
8.35
7.55
10.11
11.82
13.76
9.88
10.61
9.70
12.82
13.42
9.54
7.58
10.40
8.46
7.67
10.33
11.97
13.70
9.95
10.74
9.89
12.83
13.36
9.74
7.72
10.41
8.46
7.74
10.31
11.92
13.63
9.95
10.77
9.90
12.90
13.42
9.79
7.71
10.53
8.48
7.80
10.44
12.11
13.82
10.03
10.84
9.96
13.12
13.74
9.84
7.78
428.06
340.68
305.78
434.73
497.62
575.17
411.01
442.44
400.61
542.29
570.35
389.23
299.41
426.40
341.78
300.66
439.03
514.71
602.80
405.96
447.86
399.56
526.03
549.10
398.37
299.54
429.93
344.32
311.92
439.21
514.94
596.99
410.94
450.19
403.92
528.90
546.19
405.31
303.77
431.73
337.50
310.44
442.66
520.73
608.08
408.22
449.86
402.38
539.23
564.71
401.47
305.75
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber ana miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
8.96
8.65
12.29
7.02
5.91
11.23
10.12
12.03
14.18
8.72
5.95
9.16
8.88
14.85
7.14
5.89
11.48
10.25
12.37
14.48
8.93
5.98
9.11
8.81
14.10
7.17
5.90
11.41
10.31
12.32
14.51
8.90
6.01
9.32
8.95
12.97
7.24
6.04
11.71
10.49
12.57
14.84
9.07
6.21
359.30
349.46
470.71
293.44
217.49
485.14
387.60
502.85
625.34
362.75
218.37
366.40
354.31
527.18
297.02
217.93
495.94
387.45
518.30
645.81
366.13
230.83
368.04
358.57
513.24
303.29
220.66
492.91
392.81
518.67
628.28
369.35
233.19
373.73
364.27
457.84
299.01
217.44
517.58
402.82
538.00
647.02
372.78
223.56
475.53
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utilities
11.77
12.00
12.01
12.10
461.38
472.80
474.40
Wholesale trade
9.37
9.57
9.61
9.64
358.87
366.53
369.02
367.28
Retail trade
6.06
6.07
6.06
6.20
176.35
182.10
'83.01
183.52
8.39
8.69
8.79
8.80
303.72
314.58
320.84
316.80
8.19
8.33
8.39
8.51
265.36
273.22
276.87
275.72
Finance, Insurance, and real estate
Services
.
.
' See footnote 1, table B-2
p s preliminary
Tabla B-4. Hourly Earnings Indsx for production or nonsuparvlsory workers' on privata nonagrlcultural payrolls by Industry
(1977=100)
Not seasonally adjusted
Percont
change)
from:
Industry
Total private nonfarnv
Current dollars
Constant (If 77) dollars
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation and public utBtttee
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, Insurance, end
reale*tote
Services
1
2
3
4
seasonally eovuessd
rxmm
Sept.
1986
July
1987
Aug .
1987p
Sept.
1987p
Sept.
1986Sept.
1987
Sept •
1986
May
1987
June
1987
July
1987
Aug.
1987p
Sept.
1987p
170.1
95.0
181.8
153.8
172.3
172.2
172.9
159.5
172.7
93.4
181.8
153.5
174,9
175.4
176.6
160.3
173.2
93.2
182.0
154.7
174.5
175.8
177.3
160.4
175.0
N.A.
183.7
156.2
176.5
177.5
177.9
163.0
2.9
(2)
1.0
1.6
2.4
3.1
2.9
2.2
169,8
95.0
(4)
151.9
172.7
171.7
(4)
159.0
172.9
94.0
172.9
93.8
(4)
155.0
174.7
175.6
173.2
93.7
174.7
N.A.
160.3
154.3
174.7
176.4
(4)
160.9
174.1
93.7
(4)
154.7
175.3
176.7
(4)
161.5
180.4
175.4
186.8
179.1
189.1
J. 8 0 . 3
189.0
182.4
4.8
(4)
174.7
CO
179.9
CO
i»o.->
(4)
A
7 .3
1 i^J
CO
154,1
174.4
176.2
(4)
160.2
CO
C)
179.9
1
O
See footnote 1, table B-2.
Percent change Is -1.6 from August 1986 to August 1987, the latest month available.
Percent change ta .1 from July 1987 to August 1987, the latest month available.
These series are not seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component Is small relative
irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision,
N.A.
Data not available,
p - preliminary.
to
the
154.4
176.9
176.8
O
162.5
tsr
Aug.
1987Sept'
1987
0.3
(3)
(4)
-.2
.9
, 1
(*)
.6
CO
181.7
trend-cycle
-.4
and/or
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
T
«*fc ** 5 - • • * • * • • •* Ml'«y«te weekly hours of production or nonsupenrisory workers1 on private nonagricultural
peyroWs by industry
(19771=100)
Not sMsonaUy adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Industry
Sept.
1986
July
1987
Aug.
1987
119.3
122.5
101.2
100.0
81.8
Sept .
1987 P
Sept .
1986
May
1987
June
1987
July
1987
Aug.
1987
123.8
121.7
117.6
120.2
120.0
120.6
121.2
120.2
102.2
100.7
97.8
99.2
98.9
99.5
99.7
97.4
84.1
86.2
84.8
80.7
83.4
83.5
85.0
85.6
83.7
145.9
145.9
148.3
136.8
132.3
134.3
132.6
133.2
133.6
124.0
93.5
91.9
94.0
94.4
91.9
93.1
93.1
93.6
93.9
92.9
Stone clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
90.9
103.2
108.9
90.4
60.5
46.5
90.0
84.8
102.2
97.7
87.4
101.9
81.7
88.5
104.7
105.9
88.7
62.9
52.7
86.5
84.7
97.7
91.0
78.3
100.7
78.1
90.4
106.1
111.8
89.9
64.5
53.0
88.8
85.5
99.9
92.2
79.4
102.2
82.6
91.0
89.8
103.2
98.7
11) .7
107.1
89.8 i 86.7
65.9
60.4
54.1
46.6
89.1
88.9
86.5
85.0
100.0
101.3
95.4
97.5
83.7
87.1
101.7
101.9
83.4
79.3
90.5
103.2
109.0
86.9
63.1
50.7
89.0
86.0
99.4
97.3
86.1
102.0
81.0
90.5
101.7
109.5
86.1
63.5
51.4
89.1
86.5
99.9
96.6
85.1
102.2
81.4
90.6
102.4
111.6
86.1
64.4
52.6
89.0
87.0
100.6
94.3
81.5
103.0
81.9
91.3
101.2
111.7
86.3
65.3
53.4
89.4
87.4
100.8
97.2
85.8
103.3
82.0
90.1
98.6
109.9
86.1
65.9
54.1
87.9
86.7
99.3
95.2
63.4
101.9
81.0
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
Leather and leather products
97.5
106.4
86.1
80.6
85.6
100.0
128.8'
92.8
84.1
112.2
55.7
96.8
102.5
64.2
81.7
84.2
100.3
129.5
94.2
87.5
111.7
59.1
99.5
107.9
70.8
84.7
86.7
100.5
131.3
95.2
85.2
114.6
62.6
99.5
107.8
70.3
83.4
84.5
103.6
132.4
97.4
86.3
115.3
58.2
95.0
97.6
76.5
79.2
85.0
98.9
128.4
92.5
81.4
111.6
55.2
97.0
99.6
80.1
82.9
85.8
100.5
130.0
93.7
84.5
114.5
59.5
97.0
99.3
76.3
83.3
85.9
100.0
131.1
92.8
83.4
114.8
59.7
96.1
99.6
73.1
84.8
88.2
100.8
131.4
94.5
84.7
115.0
62.2
97.7
99.5
71.6
83.7
86.6
100.4
131.2
95.5
83.0
115.9
61.8
97.0
98.9
62.5
81.8
83.9
102.8
132.1
97.0
84.3
114.9
57.8
132.8
Total
Goods-producing
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Ourabla goods
Lumber and w o o d products
Service-producing
D
p
Sept.
1987
129.3
134.9
135.7
133.4
128.5
131.9
131.7
132.3
133.1
Transportation and public utilities
107.4
109.6
110.2
110.8
106.1
108.5
107.6
109.0
109.4
109.6
Wholesale trade
117.7
118.8
119.3
118.0
116.8
117.7
117.6
117.5
118.2
117.2
Retail trad*
119.1
124.7
125.8
123.1
118.4
121.2
120.4
121.2
122.0
122.5
Finance, Insurance, and real estate
138.3
144.5
145.8
142.1
137.8
142.5
142.7
142.0
143.4
141.5
Services
147.2
155.4
156.0
153.0
146.7
151.2
151.7
152.5
153.2.
152.8
Aug.
Soot
Oct
P
'See footnote 1, table B2
p-
P
preliminary
1
Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries In which employment Increased
Time
span
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
June
May
July
53.2
53.2
54.3
59.7
57.3
59.7
48.6
55.1
p72.4
45.9
55.9
47.6
58.1
55.1
58.6
56.5
60.3
43.0
47.3
44.3
53.0
49.2
59.2
49.2
58.9
47.3
57.8
45.9
58.9
42.2
49.5
42.4
51.6
43.8
54.9
44.3
52.2
44.1
55.1
42.4
56.5
55.9
53.2
53.5
47.0
48.1
56.8
52.4
48.1
58.6
47.3
53.5
58.4
53.2
52.4
56.6
46.8
46.8
C55.7
53.8
52.4
68.6
53.8
56.2
p53.0
Over
3 month
span
51.1
49.7
58.6
48.4
44.9
59.5
42.4
45.7
61.1
46.5
48.4
61.6
44.3
47.6
61.4
49.7
45.4
67.3
47.0
48.4
p64.9
Over
6 month
span
46.5
47.6
61.9
46.5
47.6
62.7
43.2
43.0
58.9
44.3
43.2
67.3
44.3
45.4
66.5
45.1
48.4
p71.9
Over
12 m o n t h
span
44.6
43.2
62.2
44.1
44.1
p65.1
43.8
46.2
p67.3
40.8
45.7
41.6
47.8
41.6
49.5
Number of employees seasonally adjusted for 1 3 and 6 month spans on payrolls of 185
private nonagricultural industries Data for the 12 nonth span are unadjusted
p = prelimmary
c * corrected
* U . S . G.P.O. 1987-202-106i80003
Ssja.
47.8
55.1
64.9
Over
1 month
span
P
Hm.
NOTE- Figures are the percent of industries with employment nsmq {Malt of ttw unchanged components are counted as rising > Data are centered within the spans
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