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U . S . D EP A R TM E N T OF LABOROFFICE OF I NFORMATI ON, WAS HI NGT ON, 0. C. 20210
USDL - 10-952Bureau of L abor S ta tistics(202) 961 -2542
EM B AR G O ED F O R R E LE A SE l l :O O A .M . (EST)F rid a y , January 9, 1970
THE E M P LO Y M E N T SITUATION: D E C E M B E R 1969
E m ploym en t continued l;o show little grow th in D e ce m b e r , w hile the unem ploym ent rate w as unchanged fro m N ovem ber at 3. 4 p e rce n t, the U. S. D epartm ent of L a b o r1 s Bureau of L a bor S ta tistics re p o rte d today.
N onfarm p a y ro ll em p loym en t was unchanged in D e ce m b e r , continuing to r e f le c t the slow dow n in the pace o f em p loym en t grow th w hich has been evident s ince July. A fter a llow an ce fo r s tr ik e s , p a y ro ll em p loym en t r o se by only 37 5, 000 in the secon d half o f 1969, com p a red w ith a 1. 5 m illio n in cre a s e during the f ir s t half of the y e a r ; s in ce O ctob er , p a y ro ll em ploym en t has been at a v irtu a l standstill. The a v era ge w orkw eek fo r ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs and fa c to ry overtim e both edged down in D e ce m b e r and w ere a lso w ell below the le v e ls of the f ir s t h alf of the y e a r .
U nem ploym ent ra tes fo r m o st la b or f o r c e grou p s in D e ce m b e r rem ain ed at th eir N ovem ber le v e ls and w ere below" the ra tes of S eptem ber and O cto b e r . H ow ever, jo b le s s ra tes fo r b lu e -c o lla r w o rk e r s , m anufacturing w o rk e r s , and the State in su red unem ployed have rem ain ed at or above their S eptem ber and O ctob er le v e ls .Industry P a y ro ll E m ploym en t
T ota l nonfarm p a y ro ll em p loym en t r o s e about in line with sea son a l exp ecta tion s in D e ce m b e r to a total o f 7 1 .6 m illio n ; a fter sea son a l ad justm ent, p a y ro ll em ploym ent was v irtu a lly unchanged. M od est em p loym en t ga ins in State and lo c a l governm ent (4 0 ,0 0 0 ) and s e r v ic e s (2 5 ,0 0 0 ) w ere o ffs e t by d e c lin e s in trade (4 0 ,0 0 0 ) , m anufacturing (3 0 ,0 0 0 ) , and co n s tru ctio n (1 5 ,0 0 0 ) .
The d eclin e in m anufacturing em ploym en t in D e ce m b e r w as the fourth s u c ce s s iv e m onthly d e c lin e , although the N ovem ber d rop re fle c te d a m a jo r s tr ik e . The durable good s in d u str ies , p a rticu la r ly tran sp orta tion equipm ent and p r im a ry m eta ls , a ccou n ted fo r m o st o f the o v e r -th e -m o n th d e c r e a s e .
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U nem ploym entThe num ber o f unem ployed p erso n s tota led 20 6 m illio n in D e ce m b e r .
A fte r season a l adjustm ent, unem ploym ent w as unchanged o v e r the m onth, a fter fa llin g substantia lly betw een O ctob er and N ovem b er.
The o v e ra ll unem ploym ent ra te , at 3 .4 p ercen t in D e ce m b e r , was unchanged fro m N ovem b er. R ates o f unem ploym ent fo r adult m en (2. 2 p e r c e n t ) , adult w om en (3 .4 p e r ce n t) , and teen a g ers (1 1 .9 p e rce n t) w ere a ll unchanged o v e r the m onth, as w ere ra tes fo r m o st other la b or fo r c e g rou p s . A m ong N e g ro e s , h ow ever , the jo b le s s rate fe l l fr o m 6. 2 to 50 5 p ercen t, w ith the im p rov em en t con cen tra ted am ong adult w om en . The rate fo r N egro w o rk e rs in D e ce m b e r w as the low est s in ce the K orean W ar p e r io d .
A fte r r is in g substantia lly in S eptem ber and rem ain ing high in O cto b e r , jo b le s s ra tes fo r m o st grou p s have retu rn ed to the le v e ls o f late su m m er. H ow ever, unem ploym ent ra tes fo r b lu e -c o l la r w o rk e rs (4 .3 p e r c e n t ) , m anufa ctu rin g w o rk e rs (3 .7 p e r c e n t ) , and the State in su red unem ployed (2 .4 p e r cen t) in D e ce m b e r rem ain ed as high or h igh er than they w ere in the S eptem - b e r -O c to b e r p e r io d .
O ver the y e a r , unem ploym ent has r is e n by 200, 000, and the jo b le s s rate has inched up fro m its p o s t -K o re a n low of 3. 3 p ercen t. D esp ite the sm a ll change in o v e r a ll unem ploym ent, the in c id en ce o f unem ploym ent w as som ew hat g re a te r am ong p r im a ry w o rk e rs this D e ce m b e r than la st . J o b le ss ra tes fo r adult m en, a ll fu ll-t im e w o rk e rs , the State in su red , and b lu e -c o lla r and m anufacturing w o rk e rs w ere a ll h igher than a yea r ago. On the other hand, ra tes fo r te e n a g e rs , w om en , and p a rt -t im e w o rk e rs w ere unchanged o r below those of la st y e a r .W orkw eek
A verage w eek ly h ou rs fo r a ll ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs on private nonfarm p a y ro lls r o se le s s than usual in D e ce m b e r . On a sea son a lly ad justed b a s is , the avera ge w ork w eek edged down 0.1 hour to 37. 5 h ou rs , as d e c lin e s in trade and fin an ce , in su ra n ce , and re a l estate o ffs e t sm a ll in c r e a s e s in other in d u str ies .
Since S eptem ber, the average w ork w eek has fa llen by 0. 3 hour, a fter rem ain ing at 37. 8 hours fo r the p rev iou s 7 m onths. A v era g e hours in D e ce m b e r w ere at th eir low est le v e l (excep t fo r F eb ru a ry 1969) s in ce the
s e r ie s began in 1964.
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In m anufacturing, the average w ork w eek r o s e by 0 .1 hour to 40. 6 hours (sea son a lly ad ju sted ) in D e ce m b e r . D esp ite this slight r is e , the fa c to ry w orkw eek rem ain ed low re la tiv e to m ost m onths in the f ir s t half o f 1969.
O vertim e h ou rs in m anufacturing inched down 0. 1 hour (sea son a lly ad ju sted ) to 3. 4 hours and have d eclin ed by 0. 3 hour since S ep tem ber. With the excep tion o f A p ril 1968, overtim e hours w ere at the low est le v e l in 2 y e a rs . A ll of the d eclin e in overtim e hours o c c u rr e d in the durable goods s e c to r ; s in ce Septem ber, overtim e in d u rab les has dropped by a fu ll half hour. E arn ings
At $3 . 11 in D e ce m b e r , a v era ge hou rly earn ings fo r produ ction and n on su p erv isory w o rk e rs on private p a y ro lls w ere down 1 cent o v e r the m onth. A season a l d ec lin e in trade w as re sp o n s ib le fo r the drop® O ver the y e a r , hou rly earn in gs w ere up 19 cen ts (6. 5 p e r ce n t ) .
A v erage w eek ly earn ings r o s e by 25 cen ts in D e ce m b e r , r e fle c t in g the sm a ll actual r is e in the w ork w eek . In cre a s e s in m in ing, con stru ction , and m anufacturing o ffs e t red u ced w eek ly earn in gs in trade and fin an ce , in su ra n ce , and re a l esta te . C om p a red with a yea r ago, avera ge w eek ly earn in gs w e re up by $ 6 0 87, or 60 2 p ercen t.L a bor F o r c e and T ota l E m ploym en t
The c iv ilia n la b or fo r c e w as 8 1 .4 m illio n in D e ce m b e r , 2 .3 m illio n m o re than a yea r ago. About half o f this in c re a s e o c c u rr e d am ong adult w om en , w hile adult m en and teen a g ers accounted fo r equal sh ares o f the re m a in d er .
T ota l n on agricu ltu ra l e m p lo y m e n t--in c lu d in g s e lf-e m p lo y e d , unpaid fa m ily , and private household w o r k e r s - -w a s 75. 8 m illion in D e ce m b e r , not s ign ifican tly d iffe ren t fro m N ovem ber a fter a llow ance fo r season a l ch an ges. N on agricu ltu ra l em ploym ent has shown m od era te grow th in the la st part o f 1969, a fter r is in g rap id ly e a r ly in the y e a r . A g r icu ltu ra l em ploym ent, at 3 .0 m illio n , w as a lso unchanged o v e r the m onth (after season al a d ju stm en t). C om p ared with D e ce m b e r 1968, a g ricu ltu ra l em ploym en t has d eclin ed by 3 0 0 ,00 0 .The Y ear in R ev iew
The N ation1 s em ploym ent situation in 1969 w as h ighlighted by strong em ploym ent ga ins w ith e sse n tia lly no change in unem ploym ent. F o r the year as a w hole , em ploym en t r o s e by 2 m illio n to 77. 9 m illio n , and the un em ploy-
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m ent rate inched down to 3. 5 p ercen t, a new p o s t -K o re a n W ar low .W ithin the co u rse of the y e a r , h ow ever , there w ere se v e ra l key la b or
fo r c e developm entSo D uring the f ir s t part o f 1969, em ploym en t r o s e at a v e ry rap id p ace , and unem ploym ent rem ain ed at o r near p o s t -K o re a n low s.By the end o f the y e a r , em p loym en t grow th had slow ed substantia lly , and jo b le s s n e s s w as s ligh tly above ea r ly 1969 le v e ls .
T ota l em ploym ent and la b or fo r c e . T ota l em ploym en t advanced to 77. 9 m illio n betw een 1968 and 1969. The 2 m illio n y e a r - t o -y e a r gain e x ceed ed the in c r e a s e s of the p rev iou s 2 y e a rs and was s im ila r to the e x tra o rd in a r ily rapid em ploym en t grow th ach ieved in 1965 and 1966. Adult w om en accou n ted fo r 1. 1 m illio n o f the 1969 in c r e a s e , adult m en 530, 000, and teen a g e rs 340, 000.
The advance in total em p loym en t o c c u r r e d en tire ly in the n on agricu ltu ra l s e c to r of. the econ om y , as nonfarm em p loym en t r o s e by 2. 2 m illio n to 74. 3 m illio n . E m ploym en t in a g r icu ltu re , a fter rem ain ing unchanged in 1968, continued its lo n g -te rm d ec lin e in 1969, reced in g by 210, 000 to 3. 6 m illio n .
The c iv ilia n labor fo r c e in c re a s e d by 2 m illio n over the yea r to 80. 7 m illio n , m arking the la rg e s t annual in c re a s e s ince 1947. The bulk o f the 1969 in cre a s e o c c u rr e d ea r ly in the y e a r , when tight la b or m ark et con d ition s and fa v o ra b le em ploym ent op p ortu n ities drew a la rge num ber o f new w o rk e rs into the la b or fo r c e . T h re e -fo u rth s of this advance took p lace am ong adult w om en and teen a g ers . The in cre a s e fo r adult m a le s rep re se n te d their sm a lle s t p rop ortion o f o v e r a ll labor fo r c e grow th since 1966 (when there w as a d eclin e in their c iv ilia n labor f o r c e ) .
U nem ploym ent. A bout 2. 8 m illio n p e rso n s w ere unem ployed in 1969, the sam e as in 1968. In both y e a rs , the total num ber o f unem ployed c o n s isted of ap p rox im ate ly 1 m illio n adult m en, 1 m illio n adult w om en, and 850, 000 teen a g ers . Of the total, slightly m o re than half had los t or le ft their p rev iou s jo b , a lso e sse n tia lly the sam e as in 1968.
The num ber o f p e rso n s unem ployed fo r 15 w eeks or lon ger fe ll by 35, 000 in 1969 to 375, 000. T h is was the eighth con secu tiv e year in w hich the num ber o f lo n g -te rm unem ployed had d eclin ed and was the low est annual le v e l r e c o rd e d since 1953. The average duration of jo b le s s n e s s fo r unem p loyed w o rk e rs dropped fro m 8. 5 to 7. 9 w eeks in 1969.
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The o v e ra ll unem ploym ent rate of 3e 5 p ercen t in 1969 w as v irtu a lly the sam e as the 3C 6 p e rce n t rate of 19680 R ates fo r m o st m a jo r groups in the la b or fo r c e a ls o exh ib ited little change betw een 1968 and 1969o U nem ploym ent ra tes edged down sligh tly fo r adult m en (from 2. 2 to 2. 1 p e r c e n t ) , teen a g ers (from 120 7 to 12 .2 p e r ce n t ) , and fo r m a r r ie d m en (from I. 6 to 1. 5 p e r c e n t ) . The jo b le s s rate fo r adult w om en , at 3 .7 p e r c e n t , w as v irtu a lly unchanged fro m 1968. The unem ploym ent rate fo r white w o rk e r s , at 3. 1 p ercen t, a lso was little changed fro m 1968, w hile the N egro rate of 6. 4 p ercen t w as a little low er than the 6. 7 p e rce n t figu re o f the p rev iou s y e a r .
Industry d eve lop m en ts . T ota l n on agricu ltu ra l p a y ro ll em p loym en t in c r e a s e d 2. 3 m illio n in 1969 and p a ssed the 70 m illio n m ark fo r the f ir s t tim e . C on sisten t w ith re ce n t tren d s, the vast m a jo r ity of new jo b grow th resu lted fr o m p ickups in the s e rv ic e -p r o d u c in g in d u str ie s . W ithin this s e c to r , the 1968-69 in c r e a s e w as con cen tra ted in trade (5 6 0 ,0 0 0 ), s e r v ic e s (5 1 0 ,0 0 0 ), and State and lo c a l govern m en t (3 6 0 ,0 0 0 ).
C on sid era b le em p loym en t grow th a lso o c c u r r e d in the g o o d s -p ro d u c in g in d u str ie s , in con tra st to the e x p e r ie n ce of re ce n t y e a rs . The num ber of w o rk e rs em p loyed in m anufacturing su rp a ssed the 20 m illio n m ark on an annual b a s is fo r the f i r s t tim e, but v irtu a lly a ll o f the y e a r 1 s advance took p la ce during the f ir s t q u a rter . T h re e -fo u rth s o f the gain was con cen tra ted in the durable good s in d u str ie s . The y e a r - t o -y e a r gain in co n stru ctio n w as a lso im p r e s s iv e , with 140, 000 new w o rk e rs added to p a y r o l l s - - a l l o f the in c re a s e o c c u r r e d in the f ir s t half o f the y e a r .
The average w ork w eek fo r a ll p rodu ction and other n on su p e rv iso ry w o rk e rs on private p a y ro lls d ec lin ed fo r the fourth con secu tiv e y e a r , edging down 0. 1 hour in 1969 to 3 7 .7 h ou rs . W orkw eek red u ction s in m anufacturing (0. 1 h ou r) and trade (0. 4 h ou r) o ffs e t lon ger avera ge hou rs in con stru ctio n (0. 6 h ou r) and m ining (0. 4 h o u r ).
G ro s s w eekly earn in gs fo r the N ation1 s ra n k -a n d -file w o rk e rs ro se to $114. 60 in 1969, a gain of $6. 90 (or 6. 4 p e rce n t) fro m 1968. The gain was due en tire ly to a 19 -cen t r is e (6. 7 p e rce n t) in average hourly ea rn in g s .
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Among the major industry divisions, the sharpest rise in gross weekly earnings--10. 1 percent--occurred in construction.
This re lease presents and analw.es statistics f rom two m ajor surveys . Data on labor force , total employment, and unemployment arc* de r ived f rom the* sample? surveys of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on industry employment, hours, and earnings are co l lec ted by State; agencies f rom payro l l r eco rds of em p loye rs and are tabulated by the; Bureau of Labor Statistics. A descr ipt ion of the; two surveys appears in the BLS publication Employment a nci Earn ings .
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Table A* Employment status o f the n on in stitu tion a l population 16 years and over, annual averages, 1967-69
(In thousands)
Employment status 1969 1968 1967 Change1968-69 1967-68
T otal labor f o r c e ........................... 84,239 82,272 80,793 1,967 1,479Armed forces 3,506 3,535 3,446 - 29 89C iv ilia n labor f o r c e . .................... 80,733 78,737 77,347 1,996 1,390
Employed••••••••••••••••••..• 77,902 75,920 74,372 1,982 1,548A g ricu ltu re ................................. 3,606 3,817 3,844 - 211 - 27N onagricultural in d u str ie s . 74,296 72,103 70,527 2,193 1,576
Unemployed.•••••••••••••••••• 2,831 2,817 2,975 14 - 158Unemployment rate ( p e r c e n t ) . . . . 3.5 3 .6 3.8 - 1 - .2Mot in labor f o r c e ........................... 53,602 53,291 52,527 311 764
Table B. Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration o f unemployment, annual averages, 1967-69
1969 196 [ 1967Duration o f unemployment
Thousandso f
personsPercent
Thousandso f
personsPercent
Thousandso f
personsPercent
T o t a l . . ........... 2,831 100.0 2,817 100.0 2,975- 100.0
Less than 5 w eeks.. 1,629 57.5 1,594 56.6 1,635 54.95 to 14 weeks. . . . . . 827 29.2 810 28.8 893 30.015 weeks and o v e r .. 375 13.3 412 14.6 449 15.1
15 to 26 w eek s ... 27 weeks and
242 8.5 256 9.1 271 9.1
over. 133 4 .7 156 5.5 177 5.9
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Table C. Major unemployment in d ica to rs , annual averages, 1964-69 (Persons 16 years and o v e r --in percents)
S elected ca tegories 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964
T otal ( a l l c iv i l ia n w ork ers ).. 3 .5 3.6 3.8 3.8 4 .5 5.2
Men, 20 years and o v e r . . . . . . 2 .1 2.2 2.3 2.5 3.2 3.9Women, 20 years and o v e r . . . . 3.7 3 .8 4.2 3.8 4 .5 5.2Both sexes, 16-19 y e a r s . . . . . 12.2 12.7 12.9 12.7 14.8 16.2
W hite........... .............. .. ........... 3 .1 3.2 3 .4 3.3 4 .1 4 .6Nonwhite ..................................... .. • 6.4 6.7 7.4 7.3 8 .1 9.6
Married men.•••••••.••••••«»•• 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 2 .4 2.8F u ll-tim e w orkers................... .. 3 .1 3 .1 3 .4 3 .4 4 .2 4 .9Part-tim e workers 6.2 6.5 6.9 6.2 6.7 7.3Unemployed 15 week and o v e r . . . .5 .5 .6 .7 1.0 1.3Labor force time l o s t . . . . . . . . . 3 .9 4 .0 4 .2 4 .2 5 .0 5.8
OCCUPATION
W h ite -co lla r w o r k e r s . . . ......... .. 2 .1 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.3 2 .6P rofess ion a l and m anagerial. 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.6C le r ic a l workers 3 .0 3 .0 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.7Sales workers................ «•.•••• 2.9 2.8 3.2 2.8 3 .4 3.5
B lu e -co lla r w o r k e r s . . . . . ........... 3.9 4 .1 4 .4 4 .2 5.3 6.3Craftsmen and f o r e m e n . . . . . . . 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 3 .6 4 .1Operatives • • ..............•••••.••• 4 .4 4 .5 5.0 4 .4 5.5 6.6Nonfarm la b o r e r s . . .••••••••• 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.4 8 .6 10.8
Service w ork ers....................... .. 4 .2 4 .4 4 .5 4 .6 5.3 6.0Farm w orkers.•••••••............•••• 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.6 3 .1
INDUSTRY 1/
Private nonagricu ltura l wageand salary workers 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.8 4 .6 5 .4Cons tru ctio n . 6 .0 6.9 7.3 8.1 10.1 11.2Manufacturing. ............................. 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.2 4 .0 5.0
Durable goods......... •••••••» 3 .0 3 .0 3 .4 2.8 3.5 4 .7Nondurable goods••••••••.. 3 .7 3.7 4 .1 3.8 4 .7 5.3
Transportation and public u t i l i t i e s ........... .. 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.9 3.5Wholesale and r e t a i l tra d e .. Finance and serv ice
4 .1 4 .0 4.2 4 .4 5.0 5.7
in du stries 2.1 3.4 3.6 3.5 4 .0 4 .5Government workers A g ricu ltu ra l wage and salary
1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2 .0 2.1
workers 6.0 6.3 6.9 6.6 7.3 9.3
I f For 1964-65, unemployment rates by industry are fo r persons 14 years and
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Table D. Employees on nonagricu ltura l p ayro lls by industry , annual averages, 1967-69
(In thousands)
Industry 1969 1/ 1968 1967Change
1968-69 1967-68
T o ta l..................................... 70,139 67,860 65,857 2,279 2,003
Private s e c to r .............................•••••• 57,911 56,015 54,459 1,896 1,556628 610 613 18 - 3
Contract con stru ction ...................... 3,410 3,267 3,208 143 59Manufacturing. 20,121 19,768 19,447 353 321
Durable goods••••••••••••••••• 11,881 11,624 11,439 257 185Ordnance . . . . • a * ......... ................. 328 342 317 - 13 24Lumber*............................................ 600 598 597 2 1Furniture ••••••••»........... .. 492 474 455 18 19Stone, c la y , and g l a s s . . . . . . 661 637 628 24 9Primary metal in d u s tr ie s . . . . 1,350 1,314 1,322 36 - 8Fabricated metal p r o d u cts ... 1,454 1,394 1,363 61 31M achinery.••••••••••............... 2,007 1,961 1,970 46 - 9E le c t r ic a l e q u ip m e n t . . . . . . . . 2,038 1,982 1,959 56 23Transportation equ ip m en t.... 2,036 2,028 1,949 8 80Instrum ents................••••••••• 470 460 451 10 9M iscellaneous manufacturing. 444 435 428 10 6
Nondurable g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,240 8,144 8,008 96 136Food................•••••••••••••••• 1,792 1,781 1,786 11 - 6Tobacco......... .............................. 81 84 87 - 3 - 3T e x t ile s .......................................... 987 991 959 - 3 32A p p a re l..................... ................. 1,418 1,408 1,398 10 10Paper............ .. 716 693 679 24 13Printing and p u b l is h in g . . . . . 1,086 1,063 1,048 23 15Chem icals••••••••••••••••••• 1,049 1,026 1,001 23 25P etroleum .•••.•••••••••••••• 184 187 183 - 3 4Rubber ................................... ••••• 581 557 516 24 41Leather. • •••••............................ 345 356 351 - 10 5
Transportation and publicu t i l i t i e s ....................................... 4,449 4,313 4,261 136 52
Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e . . . . . . 14,644 14,081 13,606 563 475Finance, insurance, and
rea l e s t a t e . . . . . . . .................. .. 3,558 3,383 3,225 175 158S e r v ic e s ..................•••••••••••••• 11,102 10,592 10,099 510 493
Government......... •••••. ........................... 12,227 11,846 11,398 381 448Federal. 2,756 2,737 2,719 19 18State and l o c a l . . . . . ........................ 9,471 9,109 8,679 362 430
1/ Prelim inary.
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TabU A-1: Employment status off th# noninstitutional population by sox and ago
(In thousands)
Employment status, age, and sex D ec.1969
Nov.1969
D ec.1968
Seasonally adjustedDec.1969
Nov.1969
O ct.1969
S ept.1969
Aug.1969
Totol
Total labor f o r c e .......................................... ; • • 84,856 84,920 82,618 85,029 84,788 85 ,014 84,902 84,584Civilian labor force ............................................. 81 ,416 81,427 79,118 81 ,589 81,295 81 ,486 81,359 81,054
Employed............................................... ............. 78 ,788 78,716 76 ,700 78,779 78,497 78,325 78,127 78,187Agriculture........................................................ 2 ,984 3,322 3,279 3,505 3,429 3,332 3,458 3,634Nonagricultural industries............................. 75 ,805 75,395 73,421 75,274 75,068 74,993 74,669 74,553
On part time for economic reasons............. 1 ,719 i 1,679 1,558 1,841 1,827 1,931 1,982 2 ,0 0 1Usually work full time............. .............. 986 -937 835 1,029 981 1 ,0 2 1 1,091 1,065Usually work part time ............................. 733 742 723 812 846 919 891 936
Unemployed.......................................................... 2 ,628 2,710 2 ,419 2 ,810 2 ,798 3,161 3,232 2,867
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force............................................... 46 ,429 46 ,451 45 ,881 46 ,618 46 ,489 46 ,552 46 ,568 46 ,507Employed............................................................. 45 ,378 45,542 45 ,008 45 ,607 45 ,487 4 5 ,424 45 ,442 45 ,551
Agriculture........................................'............... 2 ,324 2,447 2,559 2 ,510 2,479 2,531 2 ,570 2,693Nonagricultural industries............................. 4 3 ,054 43 ,094 42,449 43 ,097 43 r008 42 ,893 42 ,872 42 ,858
Unemployed.......................................................... 1,052 909 873 1 ,0 1 1 1 ,0 0 2 1,128 1,126 956
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor f o r c e ..................... , .................... 28 ,229 28,188 27,024 27,892 27,660 27,817 27,686 27,677Employed ............................................................. 27 ,389 27,194 26,205 26,932 26,695 26,711 26,519 26,622
Agriculture....................................................... 446 565 498 646 562 514 511 578Nonagricultural industries............................. 26 ,943 26,630 25,707 26,286 26,133 26 ,197 26,008 26,044
Unemployed.......................................................... 840 994 818 960 965 1 ,106 1,167 1,055
Both sexes, 10-19 years
Civilian labor force................................................ 6 ,757 6,788 6,214 7 ,079 7,146 7,117 7,105 6 ,870Employed............................................................. 6 ,0 2 2 5,980 5,486 6 ,240 6,315 6 ,190 6 ,166 6,014
Agriculture..................................................... .. 214 310 221 349 388 287 377 363Nonagricultural industries............................. 5 ,808 5,670 5,265 5 ,891 5,927 5,903 5 ,789 5,651
Unemployed.......................................................... 736 807 728 839 831 927 939 856
T ab U A-2: Full- and part-tim# status off th# civilian labor fore# by s#x and ag#
(Numbers in thousands)
Full- and part-time employment status, sex,
and age
Seasonally adjusted
D ec.1969
Dec.1968
Dec.1969
Nov.1969
O ct.1969
S ep t.1969
Aug.1969
Ju ly1969
Fell time
Total, 16 years and ovenCivilian labor force............................................. 69 ,204 67,610 70,449 70,161 70,153 70 ,271 70,108 69,818
Employed.......................................................... 67 ,300 65,944 68 ,270 6 8 ,0 2 2 67,896 67 ,914 67,948 67,653Unemployed............................. .......................... 1 ,904 1,667 2,179 2,139 2,257 2,357 2 ,160 2,165Unemployment ra te .......................................... 2 .8 2 .5 3 .1 3 .0 3 .2 3 .4 3 .1 3 .1
Men, 20 years and over:43 ,735Civilian labor force............................................. 4 4 ,238 44,545 44 ,367 44 ,415 4 4 ,470 44 ,3 0 6 44 ,201
Employed.......................................................... 43 ,2 8 8 42 ,970 43,622 43 ,452 43 ,426 43 ,481 43 ,472 43 ,303Unemployed - .................................................. 951 765 923 915 989 989 834 898Unemployment ra te .......................................... 2 .1 1 .7 2 .1 2 .1 2 .2 2 .2 1 .9 2 .0
Women, 20 years and over:Civilian labor force............................................. 21 ,989 21,182 21,970 21,954 21,911 21,852 21,992 21,781
Employed.......................................................... 21 ,363 20,537 21,252 21,197 21 ,104 20,992 21,125 20,984Unemployed..................................................... 625 645 718 757 807 860 867 797Unemployment rate ........................................... 2 .8 3 .0 3 .3 3 .4 3 .7 3 .9 3 .9 3 .7
Part flaw
Total, 16 yeara and over:Civilian labor force............................................. 1 2 ,2 1 2 11,508 11,338 11,206 11,285 11,066 10,978 10,885
Employed .......................................................... 11,488 10,757 10,623 10,517 .1 0 ,5 0 7 10,296 10,236 10,185Unemployed........................................................ 724 752 715 689 778 770 742 700Unemployment ca te ....................................... 5 .9 6 .5 6 .3 6 .1 6 .9 7 .0 6 .8 6 .4NOTE: Persons on part-time achedules lor economic reasons are included in the full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking full- or
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Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators
Selected categories
Thousands of persons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment
D ec.1969
D ec.1968
D ec.1969
NOV.1969
O ct.1969
S ep t.1969
Aug.1969
D ec.1968
Total (all civilian w orkers)................................ 2 ,6 2 8 2 ,419 3 .4 3 .4 3 .9 4 .0 3 .5 3 .3
Men, 20 years and o v e r .................................. 1 ,052 873 2 .2 2 .2 2 .4 2 .4 2 .1 1 .8840 , 818 3 .4 3 .5 4.Q 4 .2 3 .8 3 .5
Both sexes, 16*19 years............................. .. . 736 728 1 1 .9 1 1 .6 13 .0 13 .2 12 .5 12 .7
White.................................................................. 2 ,1 5 5 1,917 3 .2 3 .1 3 .5 3 .6 3 .2 3 .0Negro and other, ra ce s ..................................... 473 501 5 .5 6 .2 6 .9 6 .8 6 .5 6 .0
Married men ........................ . ' ...............................— 661 562 1 .6 1 .5 1 .7 1 .7 1 .5 1 .4Full-time workers.................................................. 1 ,904 1,667 3 .1 3 .0 3 .2 3 .4 3 .1 2 .7Part-time workers.................................................. 724 752 6 .3 6 .1 6 .9 7 .0 6 .8 6 .8Unemployed 15 weeks and o v e r * ........................ 357 301 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4State insured?....................................................... 1 ,251 1,033 2 .4 2 .4 2 .2 2 .2 2 .1 2 .0Labor force time lost^.......................................... — - - 3 .8 4 .0 4 .4 4 .4 4 .1 3 .6
Occupation4
White-collar workers............................................. 661 577 2 . 1 2 .1 2 .4 2 .2 2 .2 1 .9Professional and managerial........................... 217 146 1 .4 1 .1 1 .4 1 .3 1 .2 1 .0Clerical workers ............................................. 341 319 2 . 8 3 .5 3 .3 3 .3 3 .3 2 .7Sales workers.................................................. 104 112 2 . 6 2 .2 3 .6 2 .8 2 .9 2 .9
Blue-collar workers ............................................. 1 ,276 1 ,065 4 .3 4 .2 4 .3 4 .4 3 .8 3 .6Craftsmen and foremen..................................... 253 226 2 . 1 2 .2 2 .4 2 .6 2 .2 1 .9Operatives....................................................... 713 • 585 5 .0 4 .9 5 .0 4 .8 4 .1 4 .2Non farm laborers............................................. 311 254 7 .2 7 .0 6 .8 7 .7 6 .9 6 .1
Service workers.................................................... 329 369 3 .6 3 .9 4 .4 4 .9 4 .5 4 .2Farm workers ....................................................... 69 63 2 .1 1 .5 1 .8 2 .0 2 .0 1 .7
Industry4Nonagricultural private wage and salary
workers 5 ............................................................ 2 ,074 1 ,775 3 .5 3 .6 3 .8 4 .0 3 .6 3 .3Construction....................................... .. 249 232 5 .6 5 .6 7 .3 7 .6 7 .4 5 .4Manufacturing.................................................. 761 571 3 .7 3 .8 3 .7 3 .7 2 .9 2 .8
Durable good s ................................................ 449 306 3 .7 3 .7 3 .3 3 .3 2 .3 2 . 6Nondurable goods.......................................... 312 266 3 .8 3 .8 4 .2 4 .4 3 .8 3 .3
Transportation and public utilities................ 115 70 2 .4 2 .4 2 .8 2 .0 2 .0 1 .6Wholesale and retail trad e ............................. 434 443 3 .9 3 .9 4 .3 4 .7 4 .4 4 .1Finance and service industries..................... 407 442 2 . 8 3 .1 3 .2 3 .5 3 .5 3 .2
Government wage and salary workers................ 208 169 2 . 0 2 .1 2 .5 1 .9 1 .9 1.7Agricultural wage and salary workers 83 82 6 .3 5 .0 6 .6 7 .4 7 .0 5 .7
^Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.^Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment.
^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
^Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
^Includes mining, not shown separately.
Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration off unemployment
(In thousands)
Duration of unemployment Dec.1969
Nov.1969
Dec.1968
Seasonally adjustedDec.1969
Nov.1969
Oct.1969
Sept.1969
Aug.1969
Less than 5 w eeks............................................... 1,373 1,555 1,303 1,436 1,564 1,857 1,818 1,6365. to 14 w eek s....................................................... 898 833 814 910 910 948 1,000 86115 weeks and o v e r ..................................... .. 357 322 301 382 384 370 389 382
15 to 26 weeks................................................. 244 198 164 262 244 240 233 24427 weeks and o v e r .......................................... 113 124 137 120 140 130 156 138
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Tab le A - 5 : U n e m p l o y e d persons by reason for u n e m p lo y m e n t , sex, a g e , a n d color,
not seasonally a d ju s te d
Reason for unemployment
Totalunemployed
Male, 20 years and over
Female, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
White N egro and other races
Dec.1969
D ec.1968
D ec.1969
Dec.1968
D ec.1969
D ec.1968
Dec.1969
D ec.1968
D ec.1969
D ec.1968
D ec.1969
D ec.1968
UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
Total unemployed, in thousands.................... 2 ,628 2,419 1,052 873 840 818 736 728 2 ,155 1,917 . 473 501Lost last j o b .................................................... 1 ,133 914 693 512 303 286 137 116 959 727 174 187Left last jo b .................................................... 378 339 150 129 138 132 90 78 323 269 56 70Reentered labor fo r c e .................................. 825 822 188 .211 354 360 283 251 640 652 185 170Never worked before..................................... 292 343 20 21 46 40 226 283 234 270 58 74
Total unemployed, percent distribution . . . . 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0
Lost last J o b ................................................. 4 3 .1 3 7 .8 65 .9 58 .7 36 .0 3 4 .9 18 .7 15 .9 4 4 .5 3 7 .9 36 .8 37 .3Left last jo b .................................................... 14 .4 14 .0 14 .3 14 .8 16 .4 16.1 1 2 .2 10 .7 15 .0 14 .0 1 1 .8 1 4 .0Reentered labor fo r c e ................................... 3 1 .4 3 4 .0 17 .9 24 .2 4 2 .1 4 4 .0 38 .5 34 .5 29 .7 3 4 .0 . 39 .1 3 4 .0Never worked before...................................... 1 1 .1 14.2 1 .9 2 .4 5 .5 4 .9 30 .7 38 .9 10.9 14 .1 1 2 .2 14.7
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Total unemployment r a t e ................................ 3 .2 3 .1 2 .3 1 .9 3 .0 3 .0 10 .9 11 .7 3 .0 2 .7 5 .2 5 .7Job-loser r a te * ........................................... . 1 .4 1 .2 1 .5 1 .1 1.0 1 .1 2 .0 1 .9 1 .3 1 .1 2 .0 2 .2Job-leaver rate1 .................... ...................... .5 .4 .3 .3 .5 .5 1 .3 1 .3 .4 .4 .6 .8 .Reentrant rate’ .............................................. 1.0 1.0 .4 .5 1 .3 1 .3 4 .2 4 .0 .9 .9 2 .1 2 .0New entrant rate1........................................... .4 .4 - - .2 .1 3 .2 4 .5 .3 .4 .6 .8
1 Unemployment rates are calculated as a percent o f the civilian labor force.
Tab le A - 6 : U n e m p lo y e d persons by age and sex
Age and sex
Thousands of persons Percent looking for
full-time work
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates
D ec.1969
Nov.1969
Dec.1969
Nov.1969
O ct.1969
S ep t.1969
Aug.1969
D ec.1968D ec. 1969
Total, 16 years and o v e r ................................ 2 ,628 2 ,710 7 2 .5 3 .4 3 .4 3 .9 4 .0 3 .5 3 .3
16 to 19 years................................................. 736 807 4 4 .6 11.9 1 1 .6 13 .0 13 .2 12 .5 12 .716 and 17 y e a r s ........................................ 384 448 24 .2 13.9 14 .2 16 .8 16.7 16 .1 15 .018 and 19 y e a r s .................................. 351 360 67 .2 1 0 .1 9 .0 1 0 .6 1 0 .8 9 .9 10 .9
20 to 24 years....................... .. ...................... 496 531 8 1 .3 5 .6 5 .9 6 .5 6 .7 5 .4 5 .325 years and o v e r ......................................... 1 ,395 1,371 8 4 .2 2 .2 2 .2 2 .4 2 .5 2 .3 2 .0
25 to 54 years . . ............................. .. 1 ,085 1,096 8 6 .5 2 .2 2 .4 2 .4 2 .5 2 .4 2 .055 years and o v e r ...................................... 310 276 7 5 .8 2 .2 2 .0 2 .4 2 .3 2 .0 2 .1
Males, 16 years and o v e r ................................ 1 ,462 1,329 77 .2 2 .9 2 .9 3 .2 3 .2 2 .7 2 .6
16 to 19 years................................................. 410 420 4 3 .4 1 1 .1 11 .5 1 2 .2 1 2 .1 1 1 .1 1 1 .616 and 17 y e a r s ........................................ 216 238 25 .9 13 .2 1 4 .0 15 .1 1 5 .0 15 .7 1 4 .218 and 19 y e a r s ........................................ 194 181 62 .4 9 .3 8 . 6 1 0 .0 9 .6 7 .6 9 .5
20 to 24 years................................................. 275 259 82 .2 5 .2 5 .3 6 .5 6 .3 4 .5 4 .225 years and o v e r ........................................ 776 650 93 .4 1 .8 1 .8 1 .9 1 .9 1 ;7 1 .5
25 to 54 y e a r s ........................................... 559 479 97 .1 1 .6 1 .8 1 .8 1 .8 1 .7 1 .455 years and o v e r ...................................... 218 172 8 3 .5 2 .3 2 .0 2 .2 2 .0 2 .0 1 .9
Females, 16 years and o v e r .......................... 1 ,166 1 ,381 6 6 .6 4 .4 4 .3 5 .0 5 .3 4 .9 4 .5
16 to 19 years................................................. 325 388 4 6 .5 1 2 .8 1 1 .8 14 .0 14 .6 14 .1 14 .116 and 17 y e a r s ........................................ 168 209 21 .4 14 .9 14 .5 19 .0 19 .2 16 .7 16 .218 and 19 y e a r s ........................................ 157 179 72 .6 1 1 .1 9 .5 1 1 .2 1 2 .1 12 .3 1 2 .6
20 to 24 years................................................. 221 273 8 0 .1 6 .0 6 .6 6 .5 7 .1 6 .4 6 .525 years and o v e r ......................................... 619 721 72 .5 2 .9 3 .0 3 .4 3 .5 3 .3 2 .9
25 to 54 y e a r s ........................................... 526 617 75 .3 3 .3 3 .4 3 .6 3 .7 3 .6 3 .155 years and o v e r ..................................... 93 104 57 .0 2 .0 2 .0 2 .6 2 .7 2 .1 2 .4
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Table B-T: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls/ by industry
(In thousands)
IndustryD e c .1 96 9
Nov.196 9
. O c t . 196 9
D e c .1 9 6 8
Change fromSeasonally adjusted
D e c .1969
Nov.1 9 6 9
O c t .1 96 9
Changefrom
Nov.1969
Nov.1969
D e c .1 9 6 8
T O T A L . . . . . . . ...................... ............. 71 ,588- 7 1 ,2 4 4 7 1 ,1 9 8 6 9 ,8 0 5 3 4 4 1 ,7 8 3 7 0 ,6 3 9 7 0 ,6 5 3 7 0 ,6 5 1 - 1 4
M INING.............. ................................... 632 631 632 619 1 13 63 6 632 631 4
C O N TR A C T C O N STR UCTIO N!____ 3 ,3 6 0 3 ,5 2 9 3 ,6 2 3 3 ,2 4 7 - 1 6 9 113. 3 ,4 4 6 3 ,4 6 0 3 ,4 6 8 • - 1 4
MANUFACTURING......................... 2 0 ,0 3 9 2 0 ,1 5 6 ' 2 0 ,3 3 9 2 0 ,0 0 8 - 1 1 7 31 1 9 , 9 8 8 2 0 ,0 1 8 2 0 ,1 5 6 - 3 0Production workers........... 1 4 ,6 4 5 1 4 ,7 5 0 1 4 ,9 1 8 1 4 ,7 0 1 -1 0 5 - 5 6 1 4 ,5 8 2 1 4 ,6 0 3 1 4 ,7 3 2 - 2 1
D U R A B L E G O O D S .................................. 1 1 ,7 8 0 1 1 ,8 3 3 1 1 ,9 9 1 1 1 ,7 9 3 - 5 3 -1 3 1 1 ,7 3 2 1 1 ,7 5 8 1 1 ,9 3 2 - 2 6Production workers................... 8 ,5 4 6 8 ,5 8 8 8 ,7 3 3 8 ,5 9 5 - 4 2 -4 9 8 ,4 9 1 8 ,5 0 9 8 , 6 7 4 - 1 8
Ordnance and accessories............. 2 9 8 . 7 3 0 6 .9 3 0 7 . 7 3 5 2 .0 - 8 . 2 - 5 3 . 3 298 30 4 3 0 6 - 6Lumber and wood products .............. 5 8 5 . 0 5 8 8 .8 5 9 3 .9 5 9 8 . 0 - 3 . 8 - 1 3 . 0 590 590 58 9 0Furniture and fixtures................... . 4 9 3 . 2 4 9 3 .5 4 9 6 .9 4 9 0 . 1 - . 3 3 . 1 4 8 8 4 8 7 491 1Scone, clay, and glass products . . 6 5 7 .0 6 6 7 .0 6 6 9 . 6 6 5 0 .1 - 1 0 . 0 6 .9 665 66 4 662 1Primary metal industries............... 1 , 3 5 7 . 9 1 . 3 5 8 . 0 1 , 3 5 5 . 9 1 ,3 0 2 . 5 - . 1 5 5 . 4 1 ,3 6 9 1 .3 7 9 1 ,3 8 1 - 1 0Fabricated metal products, . . . . . 1 , 4 7 1 . 8 1 ,4 7 1 . 5 1 , 4 6 8 . 0 1 ,4 3 7 . 2 . 3 3 4 . 6 1 ,4 6 0 1 ,4 5 7 1 ,4 5 6 3Machinery, except electrical . . . • 2 , 0 1 7 . 3 Zj, 0 0 6 . 7 2 . 0 1 1 . 9 1 ,9 6 5 . 3 1 0 . 6 5 2 .0 2 ,0 2 3 2 ,0 1 5 2 ,0 3 0 8Electrical equipment...................... 1 , 9 7 7 . 2 1 , 9 7 9 . 5 2 , 0 9 4 . 9 2 , 0 1 9 . 6 - 2 . 3 - 4 2 . 4 1 ,9 5 4 1 ,9 5 6 2 ,0 7 6 - 2Transportation equipment.............. 2 , 0 0 2 . 4 2 , 0 2 8 . 6 2 , 0 5 4 . 8 2 , 0 6 9 . 3 - 2 6 . 2 - 6 6 .-9 1 ,9 6 5 1 ,9 9 7 2 ,0 3 0 - 3 2Instruments and related products . 4 6 7 .5 4 7 0 . 7 4 6 9 .2 4 6 7 .5 - 3 . 2 0 4 6 5 4 6 9 4 6 9 - 4Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 4 5 1 .7 4 6 2 . 1 4 6 7 .7 4 4 1 . 6 - 1 0 . 4 1 0 . 1 4 5 5 4 4 0 4 4 2 15
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................ 8 ,2 5 9 8 ,3 2 3 8 ,3 4 8 8 ,2 1 5 - 6 4 44 8 ,2 5 6 8 ,2 6 0 8 ,2 2 4 - 4Production workers................... 6 ,0 9 9 6 ,1 6 2 6 ,1 8 5 6 ,1 0 6 -6 3 - 7 6 ,0 9 1 6 , 0 9 4 6 ,0 5 8 - 3
Food and kindred products........... 1 ,7 7 4 . 6 1 , 8 3 1 . 0 1 , 8 6 0 . 4 1 ,7 7 6 . 7 - 5 6 . 4 - 2 . 1 1 , 787 1 ,8 0 6 1 ,7 7 7 - 1 9Tobacco manufactures................. . 8 3 .3 8 5 .0 9 1 .3 8 8 . 0 - 1 . 7 - 4 . 7 77 78 78 - 1Textile mill products...................... 9 8 1 .9 9 8 4 . 6 9 8 2 .3 9 9 7 .7 - 2 . 7 - 1 5 . 8 982 979 9 7 7 3Apparel and other (Textile products 1 , 4 1 5 . 9 1 ,4 2 2 . 1 1 ,4 2 8 . 6 1 , 4 1 1 . 0 - 6 / 2 4 . 9 1 ,4 1 7 1 ,4 0 8 1 ,4 1 0 9Paper and allied products.............. 7 2 5 .3 7 2 5 . 2 7 2 0 . 6 7 0 8 .5 . 1 16 . 8 722 722 720 0Printing and publishing................ 1 ,1 0 6 . 7 1 , 1 0 6 . 0 1 , 1 0 0 . 5 1 , 0 7 9 . 9 . 7 2 6 . 8 1 , 1 0 0 1 ,1 0 3 1 ,0 9 9 - 3Chemicals and allied products. . . 1 , 0 5 1 . 2 1 , 0 4 8 . 8 1 , 0 4 6 . 2 1 ,0 3 5 . 1 Z'i 4 16 . 1 1 ,0 5 6 1 ,0 5 4 1 ,0 5 0 2Petroleum and coal products. . . . 191 . 7 1 9 1 .8 1 9 2 .7 1 8 6 . 1 - . 1 5 . 6 194 192 191 2Rubber and plastics products,n e c 5 8 6 . 1 5 8 7 .2 5 8 7 . 2 5 7 6 .2 - 1 . 1 9 . 9 580 580 58 3 0Leather and leather products. . . . 3 4 2 . 6 3 4 1 . 2 3 3 8 .3 3 5 6 .0 1 . 4 - 1 3 . 4 341 3 3 8 339 3
TRANSPO R TATIO N AND PUBLICU T IL IT IE S ................. ................... 4 ,5 0 2 4 ,5 1 0 4 , 502 4 ,3 7 0 - 8 132 4 , 493 4 ,4 8 8 4 ,4 8 0 5
WHOLESALE AND R E TA IL TR A D E 1 5 ,6 5 5 1 5 ,0 7 7 1 4 ,8 4 7 15,113 5 7 8 542 1 4 ,7 8 5 1 4 ,8 2 3 1 4 ,8 0 9 - 3 8 "
W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ........................ 3 ,8 7 5 3 ,8 5 1 3 ,8 3 4 3 ,7 1 5 24 160 3 ,8 3 7 3 ,8 1 7 3 ,8 0 7 2 0R E T A I L T R A D E .............. 1 1 ,7 8 0 1 1 ,2 2 6 1 1 ,0 1 3 11,398 5 5 4 382 1 0 ,9 4 8 1 1 , 0 Q6 1 1 , 0 0 2 - 5 8
FINANCE, INSURANCE, ANDR EAL E S T A T E ................................. 3 ,6 0 1 3 ,5 9 6 3 ,5 9 1 3 ,4 4 9 5 152 3 ,6 1 5 3 ,6 1 0 3 ,5 9 5 5
S E R V IC E S ...................... .................. 1 1 , 2 2 0 L I ,231 1 1 ,2 5 5 1 0 ,773 - 1 1 4 4 7 1 1 ,2 8 8 1 1 ,2 6 5 4 1 ,2 4 4 23-*
Hotels and other lodging places . . 6 9 0 . 3 6 9 6 . 7 7 1 8 .8 6 7 5 .3 - 6 ? 4 1 5 .0 745 743 740 2Personal sen d ees ........................... 1 ,0 1 8 . 7 1 ,0 2 6 . 1 1 ,0 2 8 . 0 1 ,0 3 7 . 0 - 7 . 4 - 1 8 . 3 1 ,0 1 4 1 , 0 2 2 1 ,0 2 5 - 8Medical and other health services . 2 ,9 4 9 . 1 2 , 9 3 5 . 7 2 , 9 1 3 . 7 2 , 7 2 8 . 9 1 3 .4 2 2 0 . 2 2 ,9 5 8 2 ,9 3 6 2 ,9 1 7 2 2Educational services...................... 1 , 1 7 5 . 8 1 , 1 7 4 . 4 1 , 1 5 5 . 4 1 ,1 4 4 . 3 1 .4 3 1 .5 1 , 126 1 , 117 1 ,1 1 3 9
GOVERNMENT ................................... 1 2 ,5 7 9 1 2 ,5 1 4 1 2 ,4 0 9 1 2 ,2 2 6 65 353 1 2 ,3 8 8 1 2 ,3 5 7 1 2 ,3 1 8 31
F E D E R A L . ........................ ....................... 2 ,7 4 9 2 ,7 0 5 2 ,7 1 5 2 ,7 6 9 4 4 - 2 0 2 ,7 1 3 2 ,7 2 1 2 ,7 2 9 - 8
S T A T E A N D L O C A L ............................ 9 ,8 3 0 9 ,8 0 9 9 ,6 9 4 9 ,4 5 7 21 373 9 ,6 7 5 9 , 636 9 ,5 8 9 39
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
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Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
Change from Seasonally adjusted
D ec.1969
N ov .1969
O ct.1969
D e c.1968
Change-fromN ov.1969
Industry N ov,1969
D e c .1968
D ec.1969
Nov.1969
Oct.1969
TOTAL PRIVATE. . ................ 3 7 . 7 3 7 . 5 3 7 .7 3 7 .8 0. 2 - 0 . 1 3 7 .5 3 7 .6 3 7 .6 - 0 . 1M IN IN G .................................................... . 4 3 . 6 4 3 . 0 4 3 .4 4 3 . 3 .6 . 3 4 3 . 6 4 3 . 4 4 2 . 9 .2C O N TR A C T C O N S TR U C TIO N ,........... 3 7 .7 3 7 . 1 3 8 .4 3 7 . 1 .6 .6 3 8 .2 3 8 .2 3 7 .5 0M AN U FA CTU R IN G ................................. 4 0 . 9 4 0 . 6 4 0 .7 4 1 . 1 . 3 - . 2 4 0 . 6 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 5 . 1
Overtime hours................................. 3 . 5 3 .6 3 .7 3 .9 - . 1 - . 4 3 . 4 3 :5 3 .5 - . 1
D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................................... 4 1 .6 4 1 . 2 41 .„4 4 1 .7 . 4 - . 1 4 1 . 2 4 1 . 1 4 1 . 2 . 1Overtime h o u r s .............................. 3 .6 3 .7 3 . 9 4 . 1 - . 1 - . 5 3 . 4 . 3 . 5 3 . 7 - . 1
4 0 .8 4 0 . 8 4 0 .3 4 1 . 8 . 0 - 1 . 0 4 0 . 3 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 1 - . 2Lumber and wood products................. 4 0 . 6 3 9 .9 4 0 . 4 4 0 . 9 . 7 - . 3 4 0 . 8 4 0 . 3 4 0 . 0 , 5
4 0 . 9 4 0 . 3 4 0 .6 4 1 . 3 . 6 - . 4 4 0 . 1 3 9 .9 3 9 .9 .2Stone, clay, and glass products . . . 4 1 . 9 4 2 . 1 4 2 .2 4 1 . 9 -.2 0 4 2 . 0 4 2 . 1 4 1 . 7 - . 1Primary metal industries........... 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 4 4 1 .7 4 1 . 6 . 1 - . 1 4 1 .5 4 1 . 6 4 2 . 2 - . 1Fabricated metal products................. 4 2 . 1 4 1 . 6 4 1 .7 4 2 . 0 . 5 . 1 4 1 . 8 4 1 . 4 4 1 . 4 . 4Machinery, except electrica l........... 4 3 . 0 4 2 . 4 4 2 . 4 4 2 . 7 . 6 . 3 4 2 . 5 4 2 . 4 4 2 . 4 .1Electrical equipment and supplies . 4 0 . 8 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 4 4 0 . 8 . 3 0 4 0 . 2 4 0 . 1 4 0 . 2 .1Transportation equipment................ 4 1 . 7 4 1 . 4 4 1 .9 4 2 . 6 . 3 - . 9 4 1 . 0 4 0 . 5 4 1 . 3 . 5Instruments and related products . . 4 2 . 1 4 1 . 2 4 0 . 9 4 0 . 9 . 9 1. 2 4 1 . 7 4 1 . 0 4 0 . 7 . 7Miscellaneous manufacturing........... 3 9 .0 3 9 .2 3 9 .3 3 9 . 2 - . 2 - . 2 3 8 .8 3 8 .8 3 8 .8 0
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ................................. 4 0 . 0 .3 9 . 7 3 9 .7 4 0 . 1 . 3 - . 1 3 9 .8 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 . 3Overtime hours................................. 3 . 4 3 . 4 3 .5 3 .5 0 - . 1 3 . 3 3 .3 3 . 3 0
Food and kindred products.............. 4 0 . 8 4 0 . 9 4 0 .7 4 1 . 1 - . 1 - . 3 4 0 . 6 4 0 . 7 4 0 . 5 - . 1Tobacco manufactures...................... 3 7 .4 3 7 .4 3 8 .4 3 7 . 7 0 - . 3 3 6 .8 3 7 .4 3 7 .2 -.6Textile mill products............... .. . . . 4 1 . 4 4 1 . 1 4 0 .9 4 1 . 6 . 3 - . 2 4 1 . 0 4 0 . 8 4 0 . 6 .2Apparel and other textile products. . 3 6 . 1 3 5 .8 3 5 .8 3 6 . 0 . 3 . 1 3 6 . 2 3 5 .8 3 5 .7 .4
4 3 . 1 4 3 . 0 4 3 . 0 4 3 . 6 . 1 - . 5 4 2 . 7 4 2 . 8 4 2 ; 7 - . 1Printing and publishing...................... 3 9 .2 3 8 . 3 3 8 .4 3 8 .9 . 9 .3 3 8 .8 3 8 .3 3 8 .3 .5Chemicals and allied products . . . . 4 2 . 1 4 1 . 9 4 1 .7 4 2 . 1 .2 0 4 1 . 9 4 1 . 8 4 1 . 7 . 1Petroleum and coal products........... 4 2 . 3 4 2 . 7 4 2 .7 4 2 . 1 - . 4 . 2 4 2 . 9 4 2 . 7 4 2 . 6 .2Rubber and plastics products, n e c. 4 1 .5 4 1 . 1 4 1 . 3 4 1 . 9 . 4 - . 4 4 1 . 1 4 0 . 8 4 0 . 9 .3Leather and leather products........... 3 8 . 1 3 7 .4 3 7 .0 3 8 .4 . 7 - . 3 3 7 .5 3 7 .4 3 7 .3 . 1
WHOLESALE AND R E TA IL TR A DE 3 5 .6 3 5 .2 35. 3 3 5 .9 . 4 - . 3 3 5 .4 3 5 .5 3 5 .5 - . 1W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ................. 4 0 .5 4 0 . 2 4 0 . 3 4 0 . 3 . 3 . 2 4 0 . 3 4 0 . 2 4 0 . 3 . 1R E T A I L T R A D E .................................
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND R EAL3 4 . 2 33. 6 3 3 .7 3 4 . 6} .6 - . 4 3 3 .9 3 4 . 0 3 3 .9 - . 1
E S T A T E .............................................. 3 7 . 0 3 7 . 2 37 . 1 3 7 . 1 - . 2 - . 1 3 6 .9 3 7 .2 3 7 . 1 - . 3lData relate to production workea in mining and manufacturing: to construction workea in contract conatructiom and to vamapwriaaff work*a in wholesale and retail
trade} finance, imurance, and real estate} tramportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximatelyr four-fifths of the total employment on . private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table.
NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earn ings of production or nonsupervisory w orkers1̂
on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industryAverage hoiniy earnings Average weekly earnings
Industry Dec.1969
Nov.1969
Oct.1969
Dec.1968
Change fromDec.1969
Nov.1969
Oct.1969
Dec.1968
Change fromNov.1969
Dec.1968
Nov.1969
D e c .1968
TO TA L P RIV A TE ....................... $3. 11 $3. 12 $3. 11 $2.92 $ -0. 01 $0. 19 $117.25 $117. 00 $117.25 $110.38 $0. 25 $6.87M IN IN G ........... .......................... ......... 3.70 3.69 3.68 3.49 . 01 .21 161.32 158.67 159.71 151. 12 2.65 10.20C O N TR A C T C O N S T R U C T IO N ____ 4.99 4. 95 4. 95 4.55 .04 .44 188.12 183.65 190. 08 168.81 4.47 19.31M AN U FA CTU R IN G .............................. 3.28 3. 26 3. 24 3. 11 . 02 . 17 134.15 132.36 131.87 127.82 1.79 6.33D U R A B L E G O O D S ........................................... 3.48 3.45 3.44 3. 30 .’03 .18 144.77 142.' 14 142,42 137.61 2.63 7. 16
Ordnance and accessories................ 3.54 3.54 3.50 3. 38 0 . 16 144.43 144.43 141. 05 141.28 3. 15Lumber and wood products................ 2.81 2.84 2. 82 2. 62 -.03 . 19 114.09 113,32 113.93 107.16 .77 ' 6.93Furniture tnd fixtures 2. 71 2. 70 2. 68 2. 55 . 01 . 16 110.84 108.81 108.81 105.32 2. 03 5. 52Stone, clay, and glass products . . . 3. 26 3. 28 3. 26 3. 06 - . 02 ..20 136.59 138. 09 137.57 128.21 - 1. 50 8. 38Primary metal industries................... 3.87 3. 85 3.85 3.67 .02 . 20 160.61 159.39 160.55 152. 67 1.22 7.94Fabricated metal products................ 3.43 3.40 3. 39 3. 25 . 03 . 18 144.40 141.44 141.36 136.50 2.96 7.90Machinery, except electrica l........... 3.70 3. 6.7 3. 67 3.47 .03 . 23 159.10 155.61 155.61 148. 17 3.49 10.93Electrical equipment and supplies . 3. 17 3. 12 3. 13 3. 03 . 05 . 14 129.34 126.36 126.45 123.62 2.98 5.72Transportation equipment................ 4. 03 3. 98 3.96 3.87 . 05 . 16 168.05 164.77 165.92 164.86 3.28 3. 19Instruments and related products . . 3.29 3. 24 3. 22 3. 08 . 05 .21 138.51 133.49 131.70 125.97 5.02 12. 54Miscellaneous manufacturing........... 2.75 2. 71 2.68 2.58 . 04 . 17 107.25 106. 23* 105.32 101.14 1. 02 6. 11
N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S ................................. 2.99 2.97 2. 96 2.82 . 02 . 17 119.60 117. 9 r 117.51 113. 08 1.69 6.52Food and kindred psoducts.............. 3. 04 3. 00 2. 97 2.87 . 04 . 17 124. 03 122.70 120.88 117.96 1.33 6.07Tobacco manufactures...................... 2.69 2. 64 2.52 2.55 .05 . 14 100.61 98.74 96.77 96. 14 1.87 4.47Textile mill products.......................... 2.42 2.42 2.41 2.28 0 . 14 100.19 99.46 98.57 94.85 .73 5.34Apparel and other textile products. . 2.35 2. 35 2. 34 2. 26 0 . 09' 84.84 84. 13 83.77 81. 36 .71 3.48Paper and allied products................ 3. 32 3. 32 3. 31 3. 14 0 . 18 143. 09 142.76 142.33 136.90 .33 6.19Printing and publishing...................... 3.81 3. 78 3. 77 3.59 ..03 .22 149.35 144.77 144.77 139.65 4.58 9.70Chemicals and allied products . . . . 3. 58 3.55 3.54 3. 36 .03 .22 150.72 148.75 147.62 141.46 1.97 9.26Petroleum and coal products........... 4.04 4. 08 4. 06 3.79 -.04 .25 170.89 174.22 173.36 159.56 - 3.33 11.33Rubber and plastics products, n e c. 3. 14 3. 13 3. 13 3. 01 . 01 . 13 130. 31 128.64 129.27 126. 12 1.67 4. 19Leather and leather products........... 2.43 2.43 2.40 2. 30 0 . 13 92.58 90.88 88.80 . 88.32 1.70 4.26
WHOLESALE AND R E TA IL TR ADE 2.60 2. 63 2. 61 2.45 - . 03 . 15 92.56 TZ.'SS 92. 13 87.96 - . 02 4.60W H O L E S A L E T R A D E ........................... 3.34 3. 33 3.29 3. 12 . 01 . 22 135.27 133.87 132. 59 125.74 1.40 9.53R E T A I L T R A D E ...................................... 2. 33 2. 36 2. 35 2. 21 - . 03 . 12 79.69 79.30 79. 20 76.47 • 39 3.22
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND R EAL E S TA TE ........................................... 2. 97 2.98 2. 94 2. 83 -.01 . 14 109.89 110.86 109.07 104.99 - . 9 7 ' 4 . 90...
l See footnote 1, table B-2.NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.
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