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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: APRIL 1984

Employment continued to increase in April and unemployment was unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The overall unemployment rate, 7.7 percent, and the rate for civilian workers, 7.8 percent, each remained at the levels which prevailed in r bruary and March.

Civilian employment—as measured by the monthly survey of households—rose by 260,000 in April to 104.4 million, seasonally adjusted. The number of employees on nonagricultural payrolls—as measured by the monthly survey of establishments—increased by 410,000 to 92.9 million, seasonally adjusted. The April job gain was led by strong advances in services, manufacturing, and construction. The factory workweek rose six-tenths of an hour to 41.2 hours in April, the highest level in nearly 2 decades.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate were both unchanged in April after seasonal adjustment. A total of 8.8 million persons were unemployed; the civilian worker jobless rate was 7.8 percent, about the same as in the 2 previous months but nearly 3 percentage points below the late 1982 recession high.

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men, at 6.9 percent, was about unchanged in April. The rate for adult women, also about unchanged from March, has been almost the same as that for adult men over the February-April period. This is in contrast to the pattern which prevailed from mid-1982 through January 1984, when the rate for adult men, who were affected much more severely by the recession, exceeded that for adult women. The teenage unemployment rate (19.4 percent in April) has shown little change «ince last November, after declining moderately from a recession high of over 24 percent. Jobless rates for whites (6.7 percent), blacks (16.8 percent), and Hispanics (11.5 percent) all held steady between March and April. (See tables A-2 and A-3.)

In terms of the duration of unemployment, there was little change in the individual duration categories. Half of the unemployed were jobless for 8 weeks or less. (See table A-7.)

Job losers—persons on layoff who expect to return to their job, as well as those who have permanently lost their job—accounted for 51 percent of total unemployment in April, compared with 62 percent in November 1982. Unemployment among persons on layoff declined to 1.1 million in April, substantially below the recession high of 2.5 million in September 1982. (See table A-8.)

Civilian Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

Civilian employment continued to increase from March to April, with most of the gain taking place among adult women. At 104.4 million, seasonally adjusted, civilian employment has advanced by 5.4 million from the 1982 recession low. During the 17-month recovery period, strong employment gains were posted by adult men (2.9 million) and women (2.4 million). Teenage employment held about steady, as declines in their population were offset by increases in the proportion of teenagers with jobs.

The civilian labor force rose by about 330,000 to 113.2 million in April. Over the year, labor force growth totaled nearly 2.3 million—about 1.4 million adult women and 950,000 adult men. (See table A-2.)

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Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Nonagricultural payroll employment rose by 410,000 in April, following a smaller increase in March. Gains were quite widespread as more than two-thirds of the 186 industries in the BLS diffusion index posted over-the-month increases. At 92.9 million, payroll employment was more than 4.1 million since November 1982. (See tables B-l and B-6.)

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Almost half of the April job gains were in the goods-producing sector. Mining employment was up by nearly 10,000 and construction by about 75,000; most of the construction gains occurred among special trade contractors (contractors specializing in masonry, concrete, electrical work, etc.). Factory employment continued to rise, posting a gain of 100,000. Durable goods increases occurred largely in machinery and electrical and electronic equipment, while in nondurable goods, food processing and printing and publishing posted the strongest job growth.

Table A* Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

Category

Quarterly averages Monthly data

1983

IV

1984 1984

I Feb. Mar. ^££:

Mar.-Apr. change

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Labo r force 1/ Total employment \J

Civilian labor force Civilian employment Unemployment

Not in labor force Discouraged workers •.

Unemployment rates: All workers l_/ All civilian workers

Adult men Adult women Teenagers White Black Hispanic origin

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Nonfarm payroll employment Goods-producing industries.. Service-producing industries

Average weekly hours: Total private nonfarm Manufacturing ilanufacturing overtime

Thousands of persona 112,3651 100,8791 110,7001 99,214| 11,486| 62,805| 1,765|

113,702 104,195 112,012 102,506 9,507

62,938 1,457

114,292|114,377|114,598|114,938 105,426|105,576|105,826|106,095 112,607|112,693|112,912|113,245 103,740|103,892|104,140j104,402 8,866| 8,801| 8,772| 8,843 63,072 j 62,986| 62,912 J 62,724 1,339j N.A.j N.A.j N.A.

Percent of labor force

10. 10. . 9. 8.

23. 9.

20. 15.

7.8 7.2

20. 7.

17. 12.1

7. 7. 7. 7.

19. 6.

16. 10.

81 91 01 01 61 81 51 91

7. 7. 7. 6. 19. 6. 16. 10.

7 7 6 6 19 6

7| 8| •8|

9| 9| 7|

16.6| 11.31

7.0 19.4 6.7 16.8 11.5

Thousands of jobs 88,8151 91,346 23,088| 24,298 65,727| 67,048

92,264p| 92,357 J 92,506p|92,913p 24,728p| 24,784|24,783p|24,966p 67,536p| 67,573|67,723p|67,947p

I I I

Hours of work

34.8| 39.5, 2.51

35.3 40.6 3.3

I 35.4p | 40.9p| 3.5p|

35.4| 41.0| 3.6|

I 35.2p| 40.6p| 3.4p|

35.6p| 41.2p| 3-7p|

340 269 333 262 71

-188 N.A.

0 0

0.1 0.1

-0.5 0

0.2 0.2

407p 183p 224p

0.4p 0.6p 0.3p

1/ Includes the resident Armed Forces. p=preliminary.

N.A.=not available


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Within the service-producing sector, a particularly sizable employment increase took place in the services industry—175,000—with business services accounting for a large part of this gain. Employment advances also took place in wholesale trade and finance, insurance, and real estate.

Weekly Hours (Establishment .Survey Data)

Average weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory workers on nonagricultural payrolls rose by 0.4 hour to 35.6 hours in April, after falling slightly in the prior 2 months. The April level was the highest since early 1980. While all major industry groups posted increases on a seasonally adjusted basis, the workweek in manufacturing registered the largest gain. Total manufacturing hours and factory overtime were up 0.6 hour and 0.3 hour to the unusually high levels of 41.2 and 3.7 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls rose 1.5 percent to 111.5 (1977*100) in April. The largest increase was in construction (4.9 percent), which had fallen sharply in the previous month, due largely to bad weather during the March survey week. A gain in the manufacturing index of 2.3 percent reflected strong increases in both hours and employment; manufacturing was up 15.5 percent from November 1982. (See table B-5.)

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

Average hourly earnings rose 0.6 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Coupled with the strong gain in the average workweek, there was a rise of almost 1.7 percent in average weekly earnings. Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings rose 5 cents in April to $8.29, and weekly earnings rose by $4.25 to $293.47. Over the year, hourly earnings were up 35 cents, and weekly earnings rose by $17.95. (See table B-3.)

The Hourly Earnings Index (Establishment Survey Data)

The Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 159.6 (1977=100) in April, seasonally adjusted, an increase of 0*5 percent from March. For the 12 months ended in April, the increase (before seasonal adjustment) was 3.6 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types of changes unrelated to underlying wage rate movements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturing and interindustry employment shifts. In dollars of constant purchasing power, the HEI decreased 0.1 percent during the 12-month period ended in March. (See table B-4.)

***************************************************************** * * * The establishment-based series on employment, hours, and earnings will * * be revised next month to reflect the annual employment benchmark * * adjustments and updated seasonal factors. The Employment Situation release * * of May data, scheduled for June 1, will include the revisions. * * * *******************************************************************************


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 60,000 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 nonag-ricultural 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 approximately 189,000 establishments employing about 36 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.

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 IS 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. Mc.bcrs 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 that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included among the unemployed are persons not looking for work because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those expecting to report to a job within 30 days.

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:

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;

The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance.

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 a 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 BLS. 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 th it 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 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 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 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 arc 90 out of 100 that the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from the estimates bv 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 employ

ment 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 $6.00 per issue or $39.00 per 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 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment atatua of the population, Including Armed Forces In the United Statea, by aex (Numbers In thouaanda)

Employment atatua and aax Apr. 1983

Mar. 1984

Ape. 1984

S*)tMOfMelty ftdhMtotf1

Apr. 1983

Dec. 1983

Jan. 1984

Feb. 1984

Mar. 1984

Apr. 1984

TOTAL

Nonlnetltutlonal population' Labor force*

Participation rata* Total employed*

Employment-population ratio* Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed

Agriculture Nonagriculturei Industries

Unemployed Unemployment rate*

Not In labor force

Men. 16

Nonlnetltutlonal population* Labor force* —

Participation rata1

Total employed* Employment-population ratio4 . . .

Resident Armed Forcaa Civilian employed

Unemployed Unemployment rate*

Women, 16 years and ever

Nonlnetltutlonal population* Labor force*

Participation rate*: « Total employed'

Employment-population ratio4

Resident Armed Forces Civilian employed

Unemployed , Unemployment rate*

175,465 111,546

6 3 . 6 100,511

57.3 1,671

98,840 3,185

9 5 ,655 1«,035

9 . 9 63,919

83,856 6 3 , 7 0 0

7 6 . 0 5 6 , 9 6 4

6 7 . 9 1,530

5 5 , 4 3 4 6 ,736

10.6

91,609 47,846

52.2 43,547

47.5 141

4 3 , 4 0 6 4 , 2 9 9

9 .0

177,510 113,514

6 3 . 9 104,456

58.8 1,686

102,770 2,872

99,898 9 ,057

8.0 6 3 , 9 9 6

84,880 , 64 ,468

7 6 . 0 5 9 , 1 6 4

6 9 . 7 1,542

5 7 , 6 2 2 5 ,304

8.2

9 2 , 6 3 0 4 9 , 0 4 5

5 2 . 9 4 5 , 2 92

48.9 144

45,148 3,753

7.7

177,662 113,845

64.1 105,321

59.3 1,693

103,628 3,191

100,437 8,525

7.5 63,817

84,953 64 ,575

7 6 . 0 59 ,665

7 0 . 2 1,548

58,117 4,909

7 .6

92 ,709 4 9,271

53.1 45 ,655

4 9 . 2 145

45,510 3,615

7.3

175,465 112,646

64 .2 101,277

57.7 1,671

99 ,606 3 , 3 9 2

96,214 11,369

10.1 62,819

83,856 64,311

76 .7 57,589

68.7 1,530

56 ,059 6 , 7 2 2

10.5

91,609 48,335

52.8 43,688

47.7 141

43,547 4 ,647

9 . 6

176,809 113,824

6 4 . 4 104,629

5 9 . 2 1,688

10 2, 941 3 ,356

99,585 9,19 5

8.1 6 2 , 9 8 5

84,506 64,838

76 .7 5 9 , 5 8 0

7 0 . 5 1,537

5 8 , 0 4 3 5,258

8.1

92,302 48,986

53.1 45,049

48.8 151

44,898 3 ,937

8.0

177,219 113,901

6 4 . 3 104,876

5 9 . 2 1,686

103,190 3,271

99,918 9,026

7 . 9 63,318

84,745 6 4 , 9 3 0

76 .6 59,781

70.5 1,542

58,239 5,149

7 .9

92 ,474 48,971

53.0 45,094

48.8 144

44 ,950 3 ,876

7 .9

177,363 114,377

6 4 . 5 105,576

5 9 . 5 1,684

103,892 3 , 3 9 5

100,496 8,80 4

7.7 6 2 , 9 8 6

84,811 65,093

76.8 60,147

70.9 1,540

5 8 , 6 0 7 4 , 9 4 6

7 .6

9 2 , 5 5 2 49,283

5 3 . 2 4 5 ,429

49. 1 144

45,285 3,855

7.8

177,510 114,598

64.6 105,826

59 .6 1,686

9 04,140 3,281

100,859 8,772

7.7 62,912

84,880 65,156

76.8 60,290

71.0 1,542

58,748 4,867

7.5

92,630 49, 442

53 .4 45 ,536

49 .2 144

45 ,392 3 ,905

7.9

177, 662 114, 938

6 4 . 7 106, 095

5 9 .7 1, 69 3

104,402 3,393

101, 009 8,84 3

7.7 6 2 , 724

84, 95 3 65, 212

76.8 60, 293

71.0 1, 54 8

58,745 4,919

7.5

92 ,70 9 49, 72 5

5 3 . 6 45, 802

4 9 . 4 14 5

4 5 , 6 5 7 3 ,924

7 .9

* The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and aaaaonally adjuatad columns.

' Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed In the United States.

' Labor force as a percent of the nonlnetltutlonal population. 4 Total employment aa a percent of the nonlnetltutlonal population. * Unemployment as a percent of the labor force (Including the resident Armed

Forces).


HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by aex and age (Numbers In thousands)

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Employment status, sex, and age Not

A-pr. 1983

Mar. 1984

Ape. 1964

Apr. 19 83

Dec. 1983

Jan, 1984

Feb . 1984

Bar, 1984

TOTAL

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population Civilian labor force

Participation rate Employed

Employment-population ratio1 . . . Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Men, 20 years and over



Employment-population ratio* . . . Agriculture Nonagrlcultural Industries

Unemployed Unemployment rate

Women, 20 years and over





Both sexes, 16 to 19 years





173,794 109,875

63 .2 98,840

56.9 11,035

10.0

74,611 5 8 , 2 6 2

78.1 5 2 , 4 6 9

7 0 . 3 2 ,322

50,147 5,793

9.9

83,794 44,142

52.7 40,618

48.5 572

4 0 , 0 4 6 3 ,524

8.0

15,389 7,471

48.5 5 ,753

3 7 . 4 291

5,462 1,718

23.0

175,824 111,828

63.6 102,770

58.5 9 ,057

8.1

75,880 59,4 04

7 7 . 9 54 ,630

7 2 . 0 2,156

52,474 4,474

7 . 6

85,064 45 ,454

5 3 . 4 4 2 , 3 6 3

49.8 496

41,866 3,091

6.8

14,880 7,270 48.9

5,778 38.8

220 5,558 1,492

20,5

175,969 112,152

6 3 . 7 103,628

58.9 8,525

7 . 6

7 5 , 9 7 3 5 9 , 2 0 3

7 7 . 9 5 5 , 0 2 2

7 2 . 4 2 ,355

52 ,667 4,181

7 .1

85,468 4 5 , 5 6 2

5 3 . 5 4 2 , 5 9 4

5 0 . 0 570

4 2 , 0 2 4 2 ,969

6 . 5

14,828 7,387 49.8

6,012 40.5

266 5 ,745 4,375

18.6

173,794 140,975

6 3 . 9 9 9 , 6 0 6

5 7 . 3 11,369

10.2

74,611 58,512

78.4 52 ,830

70.8 2,424

5 0 , 4 0 9 5 , 6 8 2

9 . 7

83,794 44,314

52-9 40,531

48.4 621

39,910 3,780

8 .5

15,389 8,152

53.0 6 , 2 4 5

4 0 . 6 350

5 , 8 9 5 1,907

23.4

175,121 112,136

6 4 . 0 102,941

58.8 9,195

8.2

75,433 59, 050

78.3 54,658

72.5 2,37 4

52,284 4,392

7.4

8 4 , 6 6 6 4 5 , 0 2 4

5 3 . 2 41,843

4 9 . 4 653

41,190 3,131

7.1

15,022 8,062

5 3 . 7 6, 440

4 2 . 9 329

6, 14 1 1,622 20.1

175,533 112,245

6 3 . 9 103,190

58.8 9 ,026

8.0

7 5 , 6 9 2 59 ,299

78.3 5 4 , 9 9 9

7 2 . 7 2 ,356

52 ,643 4 ,300

7 . 3

84,860 44,984

53. f 41,798

4 9 . 3 625

41,174 3,182

7 .1

14,981 7,935

53.0 6 ,392

4 2 . 7 290

6,102 4 ,543

19.4

175 ,679 4 1 2 , 6 9 3

64.1 103,892

59.1 8,801

7.8

75,786 5 9 , 3 9 4

78.4 5 5 , 2 6 6

7 2 , 9 2 , 4 0 9

52,857 4,128

7.0

8 4 , 9 6 2 45,258

51.3 42,138

4 9 . 6 640

44,498 3,120

6 . 9

14,934 8,041

5 3 . 9 6,488

43.5 346

6,142 1,553

19.3

175,824 112,942

64.2 104,140

59 .2 8,772

7.8

75,880 59,388

78.3 55,368

73 .0 2,364

53,004 4,020

6.8

85,064 45 ,459

53 .4 42,315

49 .7 574

41,741 3,144

6 .9

14,880 8,065

54 .2 6 ,457

43 .4 343

6,114 1,608

19.9

' The population figures ars not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical * Civilian employment as s percent of the civilian nonlnstltutlonal population, numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.


HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A-3. Employmant atatua of tha civilian population by raca, aax, aga, and Hispanic origin

HOUSEHOLD DATA

(Numbara In thousands)

atatua, raea, sex, aga, and Hispanic ortajNi

Not

l p r . 4 983

Har. 1984

l p r , 4 984

Apr. 19 83

Dec. 4983

Jan. 4 984

Feb, 4984

Har. 1984

Apr. 198 4

WHITE

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population Civilian labor foroa

Participation rata Employed ,

Employment-population ratio* Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ..



Unemployment rate

Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force



Unemployment rata

Both sexes, I t to 19 years Civilian labor force



Unemployment rate

BLACK

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population Civilian labor force


Employment-population ratio* Unemployed ...'

Unemployment rate ..-

Men, 30 yeara and over Civilian labor force



Unemployment rata

Women* 20 yeara and over Civilian labor force



Unemployment rate

Both sexea, 10 to 10 yeara Civilian labor force



Unemployment rate Men Women

HISPANIC ORIGIN

Civilian nonlnatltutlonal population Civilian labor force



Unemployment rate

450,518 95,631

63.5 87,216

57.9 8,415

8.8

51,290 78.4

4 6 , 7 6 7 71.5

4,524 8.8

3 7 , 6 9 0 5 2 . 1

35,147 4 8 . 6

2 , 5 4 3 6 .7

6 ,651 52.2

5,303 44.6

1,349 20.3 21.4 19.0

18,854 11,412

6 0 . 5 9,108

48.3 2,304

20.2

5 ,505 7 5 . 2

4 , 3 9 7 6 0 . 1

1,107 20. 1

5,217 56 .1

4 , 3 5 0 46.8

867 16.6

691 3 0 . 9

360 4 6 . 4

330 47.8 48 .1 47.6

9 ,665 6 , 1 2 8

6 3 . 4 5 , 2 6 2

5 4 . 4 865

4 4.1

152,285 97,514

6 4 . 0 9 0 , 6 4 9

5 9 . 5 6 , 8 9 5

7.1

52,126 , 78,4 4 8 , 6 5 2

73.1 3,474

6 . 7

38,884 5 2 . 9

3 6 , 6 4 3 4 9 . 9

2,241 5.8

6 , 5 0 3 5 3 . 0

5 , 3 2 4 4 3 . 4

1,179 18.1 19.3 16,9

19,248 11,692

6 0 . 7 9 ,744

5 0 . 6 1,951 16.7

5 , 6 4 9 7 4 . 5

4 , 7 2 2 6 2 . 6

897 16.0

5,413 56,8

4 , 6 5 7 48.9

756 14.0

660 3 0 . 3

363 4 6 . 6

298 45 .1 44.4 46.0

10,080 6 , 3 9 2

6 3 . 4 5 , 6 3 6

5 5 . 9 756

44.8

152,478 9 7 , 6 2 5

6 4 . 2 91,244

6 0 . 0 6,381

6 . 5

52,153 78.4

48,984 73.7

3,169 6.1

38,934 53.0

36,761 50.0

2,173 5 .6

6 ,538 5 3 . 5

5,499 4 5 . 0

1,039 15.9 16.4 15.4

19,274 11,694

6 0 . 7 9,778

5 0 . 7 1,916 4 6 . 4

5,582 73.9

4,684 6 2 . 0

898 16.1

5,396 5 6 . 5

4 ,685 49.1

711 43.2

746 3 2 . 9 409

48.8 307

4 2 . 9 4 1 . 4 4 4 . 6

10,072 6,352 63.1

5,649 56.1

703 11.4

150,548 96 ,450

64.1 87,854

58.4 8 ,596

8 . 9

51,480 78.7

47,085 72.0

4 , 3 9 5 8.5

37 ,793 5 2 . 2

35 ,049 48.4

2,744 7 .3

7^177 56.3

5 , 7 2 0 4 4 . 9

1,457 20.3 21.4 49.1

48,851 11,651

61,8 9 , 2 4 5

49 .0 2 ,406

20 .7

5 , 5 3 0 7 5 . 6

4 , 4 2 5 6 0 . 5

1,105 20.0

5,288 56.9

4 , 3 9 6 4 7 . 3

892 46.9

833 37.2 424

18.9 409

49 .1 48 .6 49 .6

9 , 6 6 5 6 ,161

63-7 5 , 2 5 9

5 4 . 4 902

14.6

151,484 9 7 , 7 2 4

6 4 . 5 9 0 , 7 7 9

5 9 . 9 6 ,945

7.1

52,063 7 8.9

48,589 7 3 . 6

3,47 4 6 .7

38,556 52.8

3 6 , 2 9 2 4 9 .7

2 , 2 6 4 5 . 9

7,105 57.2

5,898 47.5

1,207 17.0 17.5 16.5

19,086 11,650

61.0 9,582

5 0 . 2 2,068

17.8

5,565 74.7

4,722 6 3 . 4

84 3 15.1

5,303 56.2

4,461 47.3

842 15. 9

782 35.6

399 18. 2

383 4 9 . 0 4 6 . 4 5 1 . 9

9 , 7 3 5 6 ,267 6 4 . 4

5 ,540 5 6 . 9

727 11.6

151,939 97,813

6 4 . 4 91,044

5 9 . 9 6 ,768

6 . 9

52,270 78.8

48,964 73.8

3,306 6 . 3

38,505 5 2 . 6

36,180 4 9 . 4

2 ,325 6 .0

7 ,038 5 6 . 9

5 , 9 0 0 4 7 . 7

1,138 16.2 17.8 14.5

19,196 11,660

6 0 . 7 9 ,707

50 .6 1,953 16.7

5,621 74.8

4,789 6 3 . 7

833 14.8

5,277 5 5 . 6

4 ,522 4 7 . 7

755 14.3

762 3 4 . 7

397 18.4 365

47.9 47.1 48.8

9 ,778 6 ,336

6 4 , 8 5 ,627

5 7 . 6 708

11.2

152,079 98,167

64.6 91,544

6 0 . 2 6 , 6 2 3

6 . 7

52,335 78.8

49,149 74.0

3,186 6.1

38,726 52.8

36,465 4 9 . 7

2,261 5.8

7 , 4 0 6 5 7 . 7

5,930 48.1

1,176 16.5 16.4 16.7

4 9 , 2 2 2 | 1 , 881

61.8 9 , 9 5 8

51.8 1,923

16.2

5 , 6 7 7 75w4

4,87 7 64.8

800 44.1

5 , 4 0 8 5 6 . 9

4 , 6 3 0 48.7

777 14.4

796 3 6 . 4

450 2 0 . 6

346 4 3 . 5 4 6 . 7 3 9 . 9

152,285 98,424

64 .6 91,845

6 0 . 3 6,580

6.7

52,398 78.8

49 ,343 74 .2

3 , 0 5 5 5.8

38,873 52.9

36,570 49.8

2,303 5 . 9

7,153 58.3

5 , 9 3 2 4 8 . 3

1,224 17.1 17.3 16.8

19,248 11,867

61.7 9 ,896

51.4 1,972

16.6

5 , 6 6 0 7 5 . 0

4,789 63 .5

871 4 5.4

5 ,425 57 .0

4 ,690 4 9 . 2

735 13.5

783 35.9

417 49.1

366 46.7 44.4 49.6

9,906 6,292

63.5 5,652

57.1 639

10.2

10,080 6,484

64.3 5,751

57.1 733

11.3

452,478 9 8 , 4 9 5

6 4 . 7 91,933

60.4 6, 562

6 .7

5 2 , 4 0 6 78.8

4 9 , 3 2 9 7 4 . 2

3 , 0 7 7 5 .9

39,032 53 .1

3 6 , 6 8 8 4 9 . 9

2, 34 4 6.0

7 ,057 5 7 . 7

5,916 48.4

4,441 46.2 16.6 15.7

4 9 ,274 11,934

6 1.9 9 ,923 51.5

2,011 16.8

5 , 6 0 7 7 4 . 2

4,712 6 2 . 4

894 16.0

5, 469 5 7 . 3

4 ,737 49.6

731 13.4

859 39.5

474 21.8

385 44.8 42.8 47-1

10,072 6,378 6 3 . 3 ;

5 , 6 4 3 5 6 .0

735 11.5

1 The population figures ara not adjuated for ssaaonal vsfletton; therefore, Identical numbara appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjuated eotumne.

' Civilian employment aa a percent of the civilian nonlnatltutlonal population.

NOTE: Detail for tha above race and Hlepanlc-ortgln groupa will not aum to totala because data for tha "other races" group are not presented and HIapanIca are Included In both the white and black population groupa.


HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A-4. Salaetad amploymant Indicators (Numbers In thousands)

Category Apr. 4 983

Bar . 1984

Apr. 4 984

Apr. 4983

D e c . 4 98*3

Jan. 1984

Feb. 4984

H*r. 4984

Apr. 1984

CHARACTERISTIC

Civilian employed, 16 years and over Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families

MAJOR INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture: Wage and salary workers Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers

Nonagricultural Industries: Wage and salary workers

Government •rivals Industries

Private households Other Industries

Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers

PERSONS AT WORK1

Nonagricultural Industries Full-time schedules Part time for eoonomlc reasons

Usually work full time Usually work part time

Part time for noneconomlc reasons

9 8 , 8 4 0 3 7 , 3 3 5 2 4 , 4 4 4

4 , 9 6 9

1,452 1,541

192

87,781 45,782 71,999

1,163 70,836

7,513 360

92,004 73,005 5,589 1,844 3,748

13,410

102,770 38,499 25,340

5,417

4 ,268 1,446

158

91,874 16,082 75,792

1,111 74,681

7 , 6 7 0 354

9 5 , 6 2 3 76,850

5,319 1,496 3,823

13,454

103,628 38,789 25,533 5,486

1,526 1,485

181

92,243 16,052 76,191

1,234 74,957

7,850 343

96 ,692 7 7 , 6 5 0 5,132 1,492 3 , 6 4 0

13,910

9 9 , 6 0 6 3 7 , 6 0 2 24 ,364

4 ,969

4 , 5 7 8 1 ,595

219

88,390 45,524 72, 866

1,221 71,645

7,504 354

92 ,233 73 ,567

6 ,077 1,888 4,18 9

12,589

102,941 38,494 25,140

5,254

1,512 1,572

265

91,422 45,481 75,941

1,241 74,700 7,734

450

94,173 75,802 5,742 1,672 4,040

12,659

103,190 38,682 2 4 , 9 4 7

5 , 2 9 3

1,443 1,613

233

91,641 15,535 76,406

1,»97 74,909

7,936 364

9 4 , 7 0 7 7 6 , 2 3 7

5 ,943 1,771 4,172

12,527

103,892 38,911 25,212

5 , 3 4 6

4 ,560 1,609

232

92,379 15,822 76,557 1,219

75,339 7 , 8 4 9

330

9 5 , 0 6 7 76,715

5,808 1,611 4,197

12,545

404,140 38,927 25 ,239

5 ,444

1,515 1,580

198

92,819 15,843 77,006

1,155 75,851

7,755 326

94 ,982 7 7 , 0 0 4

5 ,463 4 ,472 3,991

12,515

4 04,402 39 ,062 25 ,4 57

5 ,4 94

1,6 61 4,534

207

92,9 31 15,7 84 77,147

1,296 75,851

7,8 34 338

96,918 78,276

5 ,593 1 , 5 3 0 4 , 0 6 3

1 3 , 0 49

1 Excludes persons "with a Job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, Illness, or Industrial- dispute.

Tabla A-5. Ranga of unamploymant measures baaad on varying daf inltlona of unamploymant and tha labor force, seasonally adjuatad (Percent)

Measure

Quarterly averagee

198 3

I I I I I IT

1984 4984

Feb, Bar. Apr.

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the

civilian labor force

U-2 Jeb losers as a percent of the civilian labor force

U-3 Unemployed-persons 29 years and over a» a percent of the civilian labor force

U-4 Unemployed full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time civilian labor force

U-5a Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, Including the resident Armed Forces

U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of the Chilian labor force

U-6 Total full-time Jobseekers plus Vt part-time Jobseekers plus Vi total on pan time for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less tt of the part-time labor force

U-7 Total full-time jobseekers plus V4 part-time Jobseekers plus ft total on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less V« of the part-time labor force

4 . 2

6 . 2

8 . 1

10.3

40.2

40.4

13.4

14.9

4 . 0

6 . 0

7.9

10.0

10.0

40.1

12.9

14.4

3.7

5.4

7 .3

9 .3

9 . 3

9 .4

12.2

13.5

3.1

4.7

6.6

8.3

8.4

8.5

11.2

12.4.

2.7

4 .2

6 . 4

7 . 6

7.8

7.9

10.5

11.6

2 . 6

4 . 2

6.4

7 . 5

7.7

7.8

10.4

». A.

2.5

4 .1

5 . 9

7 . 5

7.7

7.8

10 .3

H.A.

2.5

4,0

6 . 0

7 . 6

7.7

7.8

10.4

N.A.-not naUttoh.


HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A-6.Salactad unamptoymant Indlcatora, •••sonally adjuatad

HOUSEHOLD DATA

CfttMOfy

NuifiMf of

On

Apr, 19'83

Bar. 1984

Apr. 1984

Apr, 11983

Dec. 1983

Jan, 4984

F e b . 1984

Mac. 4984

Apr. 198 4

CHARACTERISTIC

Total, 16 years and over Man,l6yaaraandovar Men, 20 years and over Women, 16 years and over Woman, 20 years and ovar Beth sexes, 16 to 19 year*

Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families —

Full-time workers Part-time workers Labor force time lost*

INDUSTRY

Nonagrleultural private wage and salary workers Mining Construction Manufacturing

Durable goods Nondurable goods

Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade Finance and service Industries

Government workers v Agricultural wage and salary workers

11,369 6,722 5,682 4,647 3,780 1 ,907

2,877 1,933

744

9 ,727 4 ,634

8 , 5 7 6 224

1,071 2,7 34 1 ,776

958 435

2,163 1,952

948 319

8,772 4,867 4,020 3,905 3,444 1,608

1,940 1 , 5 6 0

673

7,301 4,465

6 , 3 4 9 442 776

1,651 1,008

643 297

1,768 1,745

736 260

8 ,843 4 ,949 4 ,095 3 ,924 3 ,486 4 ,562

1,923 1,566

645

7,398 4,443

6,442 100 795

1,697 977 749 320

1,857 1,674

721 231

10.2 40.7 9 .7 9 .6 8.5

23.4

7.4 7-4

13.0

40.2 40.5 11.5

10.5 20.3 20.0 12.5 13.7 40.8 7.7

10.4 7.3 5 , 8

16.8

8.2 8.3 7.4 8.1 7.1

20 .1

5.2 6.1

10.9

8.0 9.8 9.4

8.3 12.4 4 6 . 3

8.3 8.3 8.2 6.5 8.8 6 . 6 5 . 0

1 5 . 6

8.0 8.4 7.3 7.9 7.1

19.4

5 . 0 6 . 0

10.7

7.8 9.2 9.2

7.9 10.9 15.0 8.4 8.0 8 .9 5 .1 8.4 6 .3 5 .0

15.5

7.8. 7.8 7.0 7.8 6.9

49.3

4 . 9 5 . 9

11.0

7 . 5 9 . 3 8 . 9

7.8 12.2 45.4

7 . 5 7 .3 7 . 8 5 . 9 8 . 3 6 . 3 4 . 5

1 4 . 0

7 . 8 7 . 7 6 . 8 7 . 9 6 . 9

4 9 . 9

4.7 5.8

11.0

7 . 5 9 . 2 8 . 8

7 . 6 41.2 13.3 7 .5 7.8 7 .2 5 .0 8 .3 6 . 4 4 . 4

14.6

7^8 7. 7 6. 9 7 . 9 7 . 0

1 9 . 4

4.7 5.8

10.5

7 . 6 9 .1 8 . 9

7.7 10.3 4 4.3

7 .7 7. 5 8.0 5.4 8.7 6 .1 4.4

12. 2

1 Unemployment as s percent of the civilian labor force. 1 Aggregate hours-lost by the unemployed and persons on pert time for economic

reasons ss a percent of potentially available labor force hours.

Tabla A-7. Duration of unamploymant (Number* In thousands)

Weeks of unemptoyment

DURATION

Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks, ISweeks and over

13 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over

Average (mean) duration, In weeks

Median duration, In weeks

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed Lass than 8 weeks 8 to 14 weeks 18 weeks and over

15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over

Net

Apr. 1983

3,118 2,772 5,145

! 2,184 2,961

24.3 13.3

100.0 28.3 25.1 46.6 19.8 26.8

Har. 1984

2,983 2,735 3,339 1,417 1,923,

20.2 10.3

100. 0 32 .9 30 .2 36 .9 15.6 21 .2

Apr. 1984

2,981 2,206 3,337 1,431 1,906

20.5 10.0

100.0 35.0 25.9 39.2 16.8 22«.4

Apr. 19 83

3 , 5 9 5 3 , 439 4 ,396 1,691 2 ,705

19.2 10.8

100.0 32*3 28.2 39.5 15.2 24.3

Dec. 1983

3,382 2,504 3,369 1,284 2,085

19.6 9 .0

100.0 36.5 27.1 36.4 13.9 22.5

Jan. 1984

3,233 •2, 556 3,201 1,166 2,035

2 0 . 5 9 . 2

100 .0 3 6 . 0 2 8 . 4 3 5 . 6 43 .0 2 2 . 6

F e b . 1984

3,359 2,484 2,984 1,173 1,840

48.8 .8.3

100.0 38.1 28.1 33.8 13.3 20.5

Bar. 1984

3,386 2,539 2,873 1,114 1,759

18.8 8.3

100.0 38.5 28 .9 32.7 12.7 20.0

Apr. 198 4

3,4 38 2,4 93 2,855 1,111 1,744

48.5 8.1

100.0 39.1 28.4 32.5 12.6 19.8


HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabla A-8. Raaaon for unamploymant (Numbers In thousands)

Apr. 1983

Mar. 1984

Apr. 1984

Apr. 19 83

Dec. 1983

Jan . 1984

F e b . 1984

Bar. 1984

Apr. 198*

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers On layoff Other Job losers

Job leavers Reentrants New entrants

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed Job losers

On layoff t Other job losers

Job leavers Reentrants New entrants

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OP THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants

6,872 1,9 40 4,932

760 2,274 1,129

100.0 62.3 17-6 44.7 6.9

20.6 10.2

6.3 .7

2.1 1.0

5,089 1,452 3,637 730

2,157 1,082

100.0 56.2 16.0 40.2

8.1 23.8 11.9

4 . 6 . 7

1.9 1.0

4,599 1,087 3,512

727 2,107 1,092

4 00.0 53.9 12.7 41.2 8.5

24.7 12.8

4 .1 . 6

1.9 1.0

6,767 1,979 4,788

816 2,491 1,251

10 0.0 59.8 17.5 4 2.3

7.2 22.0 11.0

6.1 . 7

2.2 1.1

5,017 1,283 3,734

855 2,246 1,150

100.0 54.1 13.8 40.3 9.2

24.2 12.4

4 . 5 . 8

2.0 1.0

4,825 1,238 3,588

809 2,192 1,175

100.0 53.6 13.7 39.9

9.0 24.4 13.1

4.3 . 7

2.0 1.0

4,737 1,272 3,465

772 2,153 1,092

100.0 54.1 14.5 39.6

8.8 24.6 12.5

4.2 .7

1.9 1.0

4,614 1,254 3,360

756 2,208 1,213

100.0 52.5 14.3 38.2

8.6 25.1 13.8

4.1 . 7

2.0 1.1

4,527 1,108 3,419

781 2,3 08 1,216

100.0 51.3 12.5 38.7

26.1 13.8

4.0 .7

2.0 1.1

Tabla A-9. Unamployad parsons by sax and aga, seasonally adjuatad

Sex and age

Number of unemployed persons

(ml

Apr. 4 983

Mar. 1984

Apr. 1984

Unemployment rates'

Apr. 1983

Dec. 1983

Jan. 1984

Feb. 1984

Mar. 1984

Apr. 198 4

Total, 16 years and ovr — 16 to 24 years

16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18 to 10 years

20 to 24 years 25 years and over'

25 to 54 years 55 years and over

Men, 16 years and over... 16 to 24 years

16 to 19 years 16to 17years . . . . 18 to 19 years —

20 to 24 years. 25 years and over

25 to 54 years 55 years and over . . .

Women, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years

16to19years 16to17years . . . . 18 to 19 years —

20 to 24 years 25 years and over

25 to 54 years 55 years and over . . .

11,369 4,381 1,907

798 1 ,106 2,474 6,956 6,106

825

6 , 7 2 2 2 ,504 1,040

432 610

1,461 4,213 3 , 6 4 6

549

4 , 6 4 7 1,880

867 366 496

1,013 2,743 2 , 4 6 0

276

8,772 3 , 4 6 7 1,608

712 904

1,859 5,279 4 , 6 4 7

643

4,867 1,869

847 376 472

1,022 2,988 2 , 5 6 9

408

3 , 9 0 5 1,598

761 336 432 837

2 , 2 9 * 2,078

235

8,843 3,522 1,562

683 .876

1,960 5,301 4 , 6 6 3

621

4,919 1,925

824 378 448

1,101 2 ,996 2 , 6 0 4

382

3 , 9 2 4 1,597

738 305 428 859

2 , 3 0 5 2 , 0 5 9

239

10.2 48.1 23.4 25.8 2 4 . 9 15.4 8.0 8.5 5 . 5

10.7 19.5 24.4 2 6 . 9 2 2 . 9 47.0 8.4 8.9 6 .1

9 .6 16.6 22.3 24.7 20.7 13.6 7.5 8.0 4.6

8.2 14.9 20 .1 22.9 18.8 12.2

6 .4 6.8 4 . 9

8.3 15.6 20.4 23.3 18.9 43.3

6 . 5 6 . 7 5 . 4

8. 1 14.0 49.8 22.5 18.7 11.0

6 . 3 6.8 4.3

8.0 14.8 19.4 21.9 17.6 12.5 6 .2 6 .5 4 . 7

8.1 15.6 20.8 21.6 19.6 13.1 6 . 2 6 .6 4.8

7 .9 13.9 18.0 22.2 15.4 11.7

6.2 6 .5 4 . 5

7.8 44.2 49.3 22 .1 47.5 44.6 , 6 . 1 6.4 4 .3

7.8 14.6 19.7 21.6 18.1 42 .1

6 . 4 6 . 4 4 . 5

7.8 13.7 18.9 2 2 . 6 1 6 . 9 11.0

6 .1 6 . 5 4 . 0

7.8 14.4 19.9 23.1 18.1 11.6 5 . 9 6 . 3 4 . 3

7.7 14.6 20.0 23.0 18.2 11.9

5 . 9 6 .1 4 . 6

7 . 9 14.2 19.8 23.4 18.4 11.3 6 . 0 6 . 5 3 . 9

7.8 14.6 19.4 22 .3 17 .5 12.2

6 . 0 6 . 3 4 . 2

7.7 15.0 19.7 23 .7 17.3 1217

5 . 9 6. 2 4 . 4

7 . 9 14. 1 19.0 20 .8 17.8 11.6

6 . 0 6 . 4 3 . 9

1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.


HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tabic A-10. Employment atatua of black and other workcra (Numbers In thousands)

Apr, 1983

Bar . 4984

Apr. 1984

Apr, 19 83

Dec. 1983

Jaa. 1984

Feb. 4 984

Bar, 1984

Apr. 1984

Civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.. Civilian labor force

Participation rat* Employed

Employment-population ratio* Unamployad ...'.

Unemployment rata Not In labor fore*

2 3 , 276 14,244

6 4 . 2 11,624

4 9 . 9 2 , 6 2 0

18,4 9,033

2 3 , 5 3 9 14,314

60.8 12,154

51.6 2,163

15.1 9 , 2 2 5

23,791 14,528

61 .1 12,384

52,1 2,144

14.8 9 ,263

2 3 , 2 7 6 14,487

6 2 . 2 11,776

50,6 2,711

18.7 8,789

23 ,637 14,539

6 4 . 5 12,17 4

51.5 2 , ,36 8

V6.3 9 , 0 9 8

23,594 14,425

61.1 42 ,479

51.6 2 ,246

15.6 9,169

2 3 , 6 0 0 14,593

61.8 12,417

5 2 . 6 2,176

14.9 9 ,007

23,539 14,521

61.7 12,325

52.4 2,195

15.1 9,018

23,791 14,770

62. 1 42,541

52.7 2, 229

15. 1 9,02 4

1 The population figure* ar* not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, Identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

* Civilian employment a* a percent of the civilian nonlnstltutlonal population.

Tabic A-11. Occupational atatua of the employed and unemployed, not aaaaonally adjuatad (Numbers In thousands)

ADC 1983

Apr. 1984

Apr. 1983

Apr. 1984

U noitiploy mfNil tttc)

Apr. 1983

Apr. 1984

Total, 16 years and over1

Managerial and professional specialty Executive, administrative, and managerial Professional specialty

Technical, sales, and administrative support Technicians and related support Sales occupations Administrative support, Including clerical

Service occupations Private household Protective service Service, except private household and protective

Precision production, craft, and repair Mechanics and repairers Construction trade* Other precision production, craft, and repair

Operators, fabricators, and laborer* 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

Farming, forestry, and fishing

98,840

23,805 10,813 12,992

30,601 2,990 14,432 46,180

43,407 936

1,562 40,940

11,881 4,021 '4,063 3,796

15,641 7,530 4,077 4,034

528 3,506

3,503

103,628

24,977 11,373 13,603

32 ,020 3 ,060

12,351 16,609

44,024 4,004 1,604

11,447

42,774 4,368 4,382 4,021

16,486 7,897 4,422 4,167

,591 3,576

3 ,349

11,035

829 441 388

2,060 131 870

4 , 0 6 0

4 , 7 0 0 67

116 1,517

4,662 408 813 441

3, 1 94 1,536

657 4 , 0 0 4

263 7 38

395

8,525

564 298 266

1,683 87

711 885

1,424 67 89

4 , 2 6 8

1,130 265 598 267

2,237 949 455 833 203 630

317

10.0

3 . 4 3 . 9 2 . 9

6,3 4.2 7.1 6 .1

11.3 6.7 6.9

12.2

12.3 9 . 2

16.7 10.4

17.0 16.9 13.9 19.9 33.2 17.4

10.1

7. 6

2.2 2. 6 1.9

5.0 2.8 5. 4 5. 1

9 . 2 6 . 3 5 . 3

10.0

8.4 5.7

12. 0 6 . 2

41.9 10.7

9- 3 16.7 25 .6 15. 0

8 . 6

'Persons with no previous work experience and those whose last Job was In the Armed Forces are Included In the unemployed total.


HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A-12. Employment status of mala Vlatnam-ara vatarana and nonvatarana by aga, not aaaaonally adjusted (Numbers In thousands)

Vataran#tatua

nontnatrhrMonal

Apr. 1983

Apr. 1984

CNNtan tabor fovoo

Total

Apr, 1983

Apt-1984

Apr. 19 83

Apr, 1964

Apr. 1983

Apr. 1984

PSfOoM Sf

Apr. 1983

Apr. 198 4

VETERANS

Total, 25 yaara and ovar 25to39yaara

25 to 29 yaara 30 to 34 yaara 35 to 39 yaara

40 yaara and ovar

NONVETERAN8

Total, 25 to 39 yaara 25 to 29 yaara 30 to 34 yaara 35 to 39 yaara

7,837 5,944

718 2,244 2,982 1,893

49 ,808 8 ,647 6 ,664 4,497

7,918 5,583

524 1,819 3,240 2,335

20,872 8,902 7,269 4,701

7 , 2 9 2 5 , 6 3 9

662 2 , 4 0 5 2 , 8 7 2 1 ,653

18,726 8,124 6,318 4,284

7,402 5,332 496

1,705 3,131 2,070

4 9 ,662 8,307 6,884 4,471

6,620 5,085

561 (1,885 2,639 1,535

46,843 7 ,094 5 ,7§9 3 ,930

6 ,957 4 ,972

424 4., 6 00 2 ,948 1,985

48,278 7,667 6,439 4,172

672 554 101 220 233 118

4,913 1,030

529 354

I

I 445! 360

72 105' 183 ! 85

4 , 3 8 4 640 445 299

9.2 9 .8

15.3 10.5 8 .1 7 .1

10.2 42.7 8.4 8.3

6 .0 6 .8

14. 5 6.2 5.8 4. 1

7 .0 7 .7 6. 5 6.7

NOTE: Mala Vlatnam-ara vatarana ara man who aarvad In tha Armad Foroaa batwaan Auguat 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonvatarana ara man who hava navar aarvad In tha Arm

ad foroaa; puellahad data ara llrmtad to thoaa 25 to 39 yaara of aga, tha group that moat 1 oorraaponda to tha bulk of tha Vlatnam-ara vatarai population.


HOUSEHOLD DATA Tabla A*13. Employmant atatua of tha civilian population for tan large Stataa

HOUSEHOLD DATA

(Numbari In thouaanda)

Apr. 1983

Mar. 1984

Apr. 1984

Apr. 1983

Dae. 1983

Jan. 1984

Fab. 1984

Mar. 1984

Apr. 1984

Civilian nonlnalltutlonal population. Chilian labor foroa

Employed Unamployad

Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population, Chilian labor foroa

Employad Unamployad Unamptoymant rata

Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population. Chilian labor foroa

Unamployad Unamptoymant rata



Chilian nonlnatltutlonaJ population, Chilian labor foroa


Clttllan nonlnatltutlonal population. Chilian labor foroa


NawYark

Chilian nonlnatltutlonal population. CWIIIarl labor foroa

Employad ,. Unamployad Unamptoymant rata

OMa



PaftinaytvaMa



Taxaa



18 ,729 12 ,111 10 ,910

1,201 9 .9

8 ,299 4 , 7 2 6 4,331

395 8 . 4

8 ,571 5 ,555 4 ,894

661 11 .9

4 ,479 2 ,929 2 ,733

196 6 .7

6 ,748 4 ,301 3 ,633

668 15.5

5 ,739 3,6 05 3 ,337

26 8 7 . 4

13,545 7 , 9 5 3 7 , 2 4 0

713 9 . 0

8 ,049 5 ,076 4,425

651 12 .8

9 ,177 5 , 3 4 1 4 , 6 4 9

693 1 3 . 0

11 ,203 7 ,534 6 ,927

6 08 8 . 1

19,035 12,366 11 ,302

1,065 8 .6

8 , 4 9 1 4 ,980 4 ,713

26 7 5 . 4

8,5 91 5 ,569 4,976

592 10 .6

4 ,503 3 ,002 2,826

175 5 .8

6 ,731 4,296 3,757

5 39 12.5

5 ,783 3 , 8 0 0 3,518

282 7 . 4

13 ,613 8 ,076 7 , 4 5 8

618 7.7

8 4 05 0 4 ,940 4,415

525 10.6

9 ,202 5 ,278 4 ,772

5 06 9.6

1 1 , 4 8 0 7 ,790 7 ,281

5 09 6.5

19 ,061 1 2 , 3 7 3 11 ,421

95 2 7.7

8 ,5 09 4 , 9 3 3 4 ,649

283 5 . 7

8 ,5 92 5 , 5 3 3 5 ,005

527 9 .5

4,5 05 3 ,036 2 , 8 8 3

153 5 . 0

6 , 7 2 9 4 ,331 3 ,852

479 1 1 . 0

5 ,786 3 ,892 3 ,636

256 6 .6

13 ,618 7 ,936 7 , 4 2 0

516 6 .5

8 , 0 4 9 4 ,996 4,5 06

489 9 . 8

9 , 2 0 3 5 ,317 4 , 8 2 9

488 9 .2

11,5 06 7 ,821 7 ,317

504 6 . 4

18 ,729 12 ,192 10 ,992

1 ,200 9 .8

8 , 2 9 9 4 ,791 4 , 3 6 8

423 8 . 8

8 ,571 5 ,6 02 4 , 9 1 0

692 1 2 . 4

4 , 4 7 9 2 ,989 2 ,779

210 7 . 0

6 , 7 48 4 , 3 5 0 3 ,6 95

655 15 .1

5 ,739 3 , 6 4 4 3,3*65

279 7 .7

13,545 8 , 0 0 8 7 , 2 7 8

730 9 .1

8 , 0 4 9 5 ,134 4 , 4 6 3

671 13 .1

9 ,177 5 ,415 4 ,715

7 00 12 .9

11 ,2 03 7,5 7 0 6 ,932

638 8 .4

1 8 , 9 5 4 12 ,389 11 ,388

1 ,001 8 . 1

8 ,435 5 ,097 4 ,717

38 Q 7.5

8 ,586 5 , 5 4 0 5 ,008

532 9 . 6

4,497 3 ,017 2 , 8 2 3

194 6 . 4

6 ,737 4 ,241 3 ,748

493 11.6

5 ,772 3 ,76 2 3 , 5 0 3

259 6 . 9

13 ,599 8 ,056 7 ,455

6*04 7.5

8 , 0 5 0 5 ,097 4 ,561

5 36 10.5

9 ,196 5 ,519 4 , 9 4 3

576 1 0 . 4

11 ,402 7 ,743 7 ,146

5 97 7 .7

1 8 , 9 8 3 12,395 1 1 , 3 5 0

1,045 8 . 4

8,455 5 ,067 4 , 7 1 3

35 4 7 . 0

8 ,588 5 , 5 5 3 5 ,005

548 9 . 9

4 , 4 9 9 3 , 0 2 8 2 ,831

197 6 .5

6 ,736 4 ,207 3 , 7 2 2

485 11.5

5 ,776 3 , 7 7 4 3 , 5 0 3

271 7 .2

13 ,605 7 ,939 7 , 3 5 3

586 7 . 4

8 ,05 0 5 ,095 4 , 6 1 9

476 9 . 3

9 ,198 5 , 4 5 1 4 ,997

45 4 8 . 3

11 ,429 7 ,648 7 ,118

530 6 . 9

19 ,009 1 2 , 3 6 3 1 1 , 3 8 0

983 8 . 0

8 ,473 . 5 ,065 4 , 7 6 0

305 6 . 0

8 , 5 9 0 5 , 5 9 9 5 ,067

532 9.5

4 ,501 3 ,033 2 , 8 6 0

173 5 .7

6 , 7 3 3 4 ,305 3,815

490 1 1 . 4

5 ,779 3 ,811 3 ,575

2 36 6 . 2

13 ,609 8 , 0 2 4 7 , 4 3 2

5 92 7 . 4

8 .05 0 5 , 0 8 2 4 .6 07

475 9 .3

9 , 2 0 0 5 ,421 4 , 8 8 8

533 9.8

11,455 7 ,632 7 ,199

433 5 . 7

19,035 12 ,451 11,425

1,026 8 .2

8 ,491 5 ,105 4 ,826

279 5.5

8 ,591 5 ,625 5 ,036

589 10.5

4,5 03 3 ,026 2,865

161 5 . 3

6 ,731 4 ,385 3 ,891

494 1 1 . 3

5 , 7 8 3 3 ,822 3,565

257 6 .7

13 ,613 8 ,061 7 ,501

5 6 0 6 .9

8 ,05 0 5 ,025 4 , 5 1 3

512 10 .2

9 ,202 5 ,365 4 , 8 8 7

478 8 . 9

1 1 , 4 8 0 -7,817 7 ,307

510 6.5

19 ,061 12 ,458 11 ,504

954 7.7

8,5 09 5 ,004 4 ,694

310 6 . 2

8 ,5 92 5 , 5 7 9 5 , 0 2 1

558 1 0 . 0

4,5 05 3 ,099 2 ,932

167 5 . 4

6 , 7 2 9 4 , 3 7 7 3 ,911

466 10 .6

5 ,786 3 ,928 3 ,661

267 6 .8

13 ,618 7 ,994 7 ,461

533 6 .7

8 , 0 4 9 5 ,05 0 4 ,543

5 07 1 0 . 0

9 ,2 03 5 ,394 4 , 9 0 0

494 9 .2

11,5 06 7 ,854 7 ,322

532 6 . 8

• Thaaa ara tha official Buraau of Labor tattlatloo' aattmataa uaad In tha admlnlatratlon of Fadaral fond allocation program*.

•Tha population ftguraa ara not adjuatad for aaaaonal variation; tharafora, Idantlcal numbara appaar In tha unadluatad and tha aaaaonally ad|uatad column*.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by industry

(In thousands)

Industry

Total

Total private

Goods-producing

Mining Oil and gas extraction

Construction General building contractors

Manufacturing * Production workers

Durable goods Production workers

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 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

Transportation and public utilities Transportation Communication and public utilities

Wholesale trade Durable goods Nondurable goods

Retail trade General merchandise stores Food stores Automotive dealers and service s ta t ions . . . . Eating and drinking places

Finance, insurance, and real estate Finance Insurance Real estate

Services Business services Health services

Government Federal State Local

Not seasonally ad|u«ted

Apr. 1983

89,005

72,98*

22,936

991 617.9

3,650 926.9

18,295 12,369

10,687 7,038

640 440 559 828 336 ,367 ,043 ,994 ,746 741 688.8 377.9

7,608 5,331

1,565.6 61.4

733.0 1,148.5 651.8

1,274.3 1,055

196 707 213

66,069

4 , 9 5 3 2 , 6 9 8 2 , 2 5 6

5,164 3 , 0 2 3 2 , 1 4 1

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

5 ,401 2 , 6 8 8 1 ,713 1 ,000

19,517 3 , 4 6 3 . 4 5 , 9 0 4 . 9

16 ,021 2 ,735 3 , 7 2 2 9 ,564

Feb. 1984

9 1 , 1 4 0

7 5 , 1 2 1

2 4 , 1 2 3

1 ,039 6 5 7 . 0

3 ,772 1 , 0 0 6 . 9

19 ,312 1 3 , 2 4 1

1 1 , 4 7 3 7 ,716

694 . 4 8 2 . 574. 875. 338 .

,456 . ,207 . ,179 , ,910 . 8 6 3 . 7 0 3 . 3 8 7 . 8

7 ,839 5 ,525

1 , 5 8 2 . 60.

760 . 1 , 2 0 9 ,

668 . 1 ,314 . 1 , 0 6 0 .

187, 782 . 214.

6 7 , 0 1 7

4 , 9 9 2 2 , 7 4 6 2 , 2 4 6

5 ,315 3 , 1 4 7 2 , 1 6 8

15 ,119 2 , 2 0 0 . 2 2 , 5 0 5 . 2 1 , 6 4 2 . 1 4 , 6 7 5 . 8

5 ,525 2 ,777 1 ,728 1 ,020

20 ,047 3 , 8 4 0 . 7 5 , 9 9 3 . 3

16 ,019 2 ,746 3 , 7 4 8 9 ,524

1984

91 ,803

75 ,720

24,329

1,044 653 .6

3 ,828 1 , 0 2 9 . 0

19,457 13 ,366

11,591 7,819

705. 484, 584. 882, 340.

1,467 2 , 2 3 1 , 2 ,202 , 1 ,933 ,

874 706, 392

7 ,866 5 ,547

1 ,580 . 59.

762 . 1 ,216 .

670. 1 , 3 2 1 . 1 ,064 .

187. 790. 212,

6 7 , 4 7 4

5,017 2 ,769 2 ,248

5 ,350 3 ,169 2 ,181

15,219 2 , 2 0 4 . 0 2 , 5 0 1 . 5 1 , 6 5 2 . 2 4 , 7 6 4 . 2

5,547 2 ,787 1,732 1,029

20 ,258 3 , 9 0 5 . 6 6 , 0 0 6 . 9

16,083 2,750 3,763 9,570

Apr. pi 1984 n

92,808

76,742

24,725

1,055 656.5

4,091 1,073.7

19,579 13,480

11,680 7,899

718 485 597 890 344 ,472 ,250 ,216 ,944 878.8 708.1 396.7

7,899 5,581

1,587 59

764 1,221 671

1,328 1,066

189.8 796.1 213.7

68,083

5,049 2 ,797 2 ,252

5 ,379 3 ,187 2 ,192

15 ,455 2 , 2 2 6 . 7 2 , 5 1 5 . 0 1 , 6 6 9 . 3 4 , 9 1 8 . 0

5,577 2,791 1,734 1,053

20,557 3,986.8 6,032.0

16 ,066 2 ,762 3 ,756 9,547

Seasonally ad|ust*d

Apr. 1983

89,090

73,377

23,159

997 625

3,786 968

18,376 12,435

10,689 7,035

651 440 565 82 0 333

1,369 2,031 1,999 1,743

743 690 381

7,687 5,400

1,633 66

733 1,149 654

1,274 1,058

199 707 214

65,931

4,988 2,721 2,267

5,180 3,022 2,158

15,149 2,185 2,475 1,598 4,863

5,423 2,695 1,715 1,012

19,478 3,491 5,929

15,713 2,738 3,633 9,342

Dec. 1983

91,599

75,829

24,415

1,047 663

4,088 1,075

19,280 13,230

11,406 7,665

715 473 589 881 343

1,449 2,172 2,146 1,887

846 701 393

7,874 5,565

1,632 62

759 1,206 670

1,303 1,064

192 769 217

67,184

5,015 2,747 2,269

5,313 3,132 2,182

15,468 2,228 2,509 1,639 4,910

5,525 2,767 1,718 1,040

20,093 3,808 5,994

15,770 2,768 3,646 9,356

Jan. 1984

91,930

76,188

24,617

1,051 662

4,177 1,108

19,389 13,322

11,477 7,725

717 477 593 872 336

1,458 2,187 2,165 1,909

871 706 393

7,912 5,597

1,642 61

766 1,210 671

1,310 1,065

192 777 218

67,313

5,057 2,7 92 2,266

5 ,343 3 ,150 2 ,194

15,517 2,265 2,528 1,649 4,92 5

5,553 2,772 1,727 1,053

20,101 3,833 5,994

15,742 2,762 3,643 9,337

Feb. 1984

92,357

76,584

24,784

1,052 661

4,233 1,115

19,499 13,402

11,572 7,801

719 483 602 878 337

1,464 2,203 2,191 1,928

879 707 397

7,927 5,601

1,639 61

764 1,213 674

1,313 1,065

192 788 218

67,573

5,063 2,801 2,262

5 ,363 3 ,166 2 ,197

15 ,555 2 ,264 2 ,536 1 ,665 4 ,906

5 ,570 2 ,783 1,732 1 ,054

20,249 3,895 6,011

15,773 2,760 3,668 9,346

1984

92,506

76,750

24,783

1,053 662

4,170 1,112

19,560 13,451

11,621 7,838

726 486 603 876 337

1,471 2,216 2,211 1,925 875 710 397

7,939 5,613

1,637 62

766 1,217 673

1,317 1,065

191 795 216

67,723

5 ,073 2 ,809 2 ,264

5 ,382 3 , 1 7 9 2 ,202

15,593 2,291 2,537 1,669 4,917

5 ,580 2 ,789 1,732 1,059

20,339 3,941 6,019

15,756 2,761 3,665 9,330

p = preliminary.



Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted

Apr. 1983

F e b . 1984

Mar. 1984 p

Apr. 1984 P

Seasonally adjusted

Apr. 1983

Dec. 1983

Jan. 1984

Feb. 1984

Mar. 1984 P

Apr. 1984 P

Total private

Mining

Construction

Manufacturing Overtime hours

Durable goods Overtime hours

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


Nondurable goods Overtime hours

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

Transportation and public utilities

Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Finance, Insurance, and real estate

Services

34 .7

4 1 . 6

36 .7

3 9 . 8 2 .7

4 0 . 3 2 . 6

3 9 . 8 3 9 . 0 40, 40 39, 40 40, 40 42, 43 40, 39

3 9 . 1 2 .7

38 , 37 4 0 , 35 4 2 , 37 4 1 , 4 3 . 8 4 1 . 1 3 6 . 5

3 8 . 6

3 8 . 3

" 9 . 4

3 6 . 1

3 2 . 6

3 5 . 1

4 3 . 0

3 7 . 0

4 0 . 7 3 . 4

4 1 . 4 3 .6

39 . 39 . 4 1 . 42 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 2 . 4 3 . 4 1 . 39.

3 9 . 6 3 . 1

39. 36 40. 36 42, 37 42 . 43, 42 . 3 6 . 8

3 9 . 0

3 8 . 4

29 .4

3 6 . 3

3 2 . 6

3 5 . 1

4 2 . 8

3 6 . 7

4 0 . 7 3 . 4

4 1 . 4 3 .6

3 9 . 8 4 5 0 1 3 9 0 0 5 2 5

39. 4 1 . 42 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 3 . 44 . 4 1 . 39.

3 9 . 6 3 . 1

39, 37 40, 36 42, 38 4 1 . 8 4 3 . 5 4 1 . 7 3 6 . 2

3 9 . 0

3 8 . 5

2 9 . 5

3 6 . 3

3 2 . 6

3 5 . 4

4 2 . 8

3 7 . 7

4 0 . 9 3 .4

4 1 . 7 3 .6

40. 39 42, 42 4 1 . 41 42. 41 4 3 . 44, 4 1 , 39,

3 9 . 9 3 . 1

39 38 40 36 43 38 41 4 3 . 1 4 2 . 2 3 7 . 1

3 9 . 1

3 8 . 8

29 .9

3 6 . 6

3 2 . 8

3 4 . 9

( 2 )

( 2 )

4 0 . 1 2 . 9

4 0 . 5 2 . 8

40 . 39. 4 1 . 39. 37 . 40. 40 . 40. 4 2 . 4 3 . 40 ,

( 2 )

3 9 . 5 3 . 0

3 9 . 6 ( 2 )

4 0 . 6 3 6 . 2 4 2 . 4 37 .7 4 1 . 5 4 3 . 5

( 2 ) 3 7 . 0

3 8 . 8

3 8 . 5

2 9 . 6

( 2 )

3 2 . 7

3 5 . 3

( 2 )

( 2 )

4 0 . 5 3 . 4

4 1 . 1 3 . 5

39 . 40. 4 1 . 4 1 . 8 4 1 . 3 4 1 . 4 1 . 40 . 4 1 . 42 . 4 0 .

( 2 )

3 9 . 7 3 .2

39 .4 ( 2 )

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

( 2 ) 3 7 . 0

39 .4

3 8 . 7

3 0 . 4

( 2 )

3 2 . 6

3 5 . 5

( 2 )

(2>

4 1 . 0 3 . 5

4 1 . 8 3 .7

4 0 . 8 4 0 . 2 4 2 . 3 4 1 . 9 4 0 . 8 4 1 . 8 4 1 . 8 4 1 . 4 4 3 . 4 4 5 . 4 4 1 . 4

( 2 )

4 0 . 0 3 . 2

3 9 . 6 ( 2 )

4 1 . 1 3 7 . 3 4 3 . 2 3 7 . 9 4 2 . 2 4 5 . 1

( 2 ) 3 7 . 3

3 9 . 5

3 8 . 8

3 0 . 1

( 2 )

3 2 . 8

3 5 . 4

( 2 )

( 2 )

4 1 . 0 3 .6

4 1 . 7 3 .7

40. 39. 42 . 42. 4 1 . 4 1 , 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 3 . 44. 4 1 .

( 2 )

4 0 . 0 3 . 3

3 9 . 8 ( 2 )

4 0 . 9 3 7 . 1 4 3 . 3 3 7 . 9 4 2 . 2 4 4 . 6

( 2 ) 3 7 . 1

3 9 . 2

3 8 . 7

3 0 . 0

( 2 )

3 2 . 7

3 5 . 2

( 2 )

( 2 )

4 0 . 6 3 .4

4 1 . 2 3 .6

39, 39, 4 1 , 4 1 , 4 0 . 8 4 1 . 1 4 1 . 40, 42 . 44. 4 1 .

( 2 )

39 .7 3 .2

39 .7 ( 2 )

40. 36, 4 2 . 8 3 7 . 8 4 1 . 8 4 4 . 3

( 2 ) 3 6 . 5

3 9 . 1

3 8 . 6

29 .9

<2>

3 2 . 7

3 5 . 6

( 2 )

(2 )

4 1 . 2 3.7

41 .9 3 .9

40. 40. 42 . 42. 39 . 4 1 , 42 . 4 1 . 4 3 . 44 . 42 .

( 2 )

4 0 . 2 3 . 4

4 0 . 2 ( 2 )

4 1 . 3 37. 4 3 . 38 . 4 1 . 4 2 . 8

( 2 ) 3 7 . 6

3 9 . 3

3 9 . 0

3 0 . 1

( 2 )

3 2 . 9

1 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 total employees on private nonagrlcultural payrolls.

' This series 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.



Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry

Industry

Average hourly taming*

Apr. 1983

Feb. 1984

Mar. 1984 P

Apr. 1984 P

Average weakly aamlngs

Apr. 1983

F e b . 1984

Mar. 1984 PI

Apr . 1984

Total private Seasonally adjusted

Mining

Construction

Manufacturing

Durable goods 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


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


Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Finance, insurance, and real estate

Services

$7.94 7.95

11.28

11.90

8.77

9.31 7.74 6.51 9.16

11.25 12.77 9.07 9.48 8.60 11.53 11.99 8.46 6.76

8.03 8.20 10.61 6.14 5.35 9.72 9.03

10.43 13.27 7.95 5.52

10.72

8.34

5.69

7.23

7.20

$8.24 8.23

11.51

11.98

9.08

11.49 13.13

8.87 12.02 12.43 8.72 6.99

8.24 8.34 11.09 6.41 5.46

10.21 9.32

10.89 13.43 8.20 5.66

10.99

8.66

5.89

7.54

7.51

$8.24 8.25

11.63

11.97

9.11

11.43 12.99

8.90 12.14 12.65 8.76

8.26 8.37 11.21 6.43 5.47

10.25 9.31

10.92 13.44 8.22 5.67

10.99

8.6 7

5.89

7.54

7.50

$8.29 8.30

11.63

11.92

9.13

11.49 13.12

8.91 12.12 12.62 8.82 6.98

8.28 8.41 11.39 6.44 5.48

10.30 9.30

10.98 13.35 8.27 5.68

11.01

8.78

5.90

7.54

7.56

$275.52 277.46

469.25

436.73

349.05

375.19 308.05 253.89 374.64 451.13 500.58 364.61 379.20 344.86 484.26 519.17 339.25 263.64

313.97 318.98 39 5.7 5 246.83 192.07 410.18 337.72 432.85 581.23 326.75 201.48

413.79

319.42

167.29

261.00

234.72

$289.22 291.34

494.93

443.26

369.56

399.92 313.23 263.53 389.69 482.58 540.96 387.61 416.49 364.56 515.66 545.68 359.26 276.80

326.30 326.93 402.57 260.25 200.38 438.01 350.43 457.38 584.21 344.40 208.29

428.61

332.54

173.17

273.70

244.83

$289.22 290.40

497.76

439.30

370.78

400.75 312.83 266.34 390.52 480.06 533.89 385.74 416.91 364.90 522.02 562.93 360.91 276.11

327.10 328.94 414.77 261.06 200.75 437.68 353.78 456.46 584.64 342.77 205.25

428.61

333.80

173.76

273.70

244.50

$293.47 295.48

497.76

449.38

373.42

404.49 319.58 268.37 403.65 484.88 540.54 389.38 419.74 365.31 524.80 561.59 366.91 278.50

330.37 332.20 433.96 263.40 202.21 442.90 354.33 460.06 575.39 348.99 210.73

430.49

340.66

176.41

275.96

247.97

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

Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry (1977=100)

Industry


Apr . 1983

F e b . 1984

Mar. 1984p

Apr. 1984p

Percent change from: Apr. 1983-Apr. 1984

Seasonally adjusted

Apr. 1983

Dec. 1983

Jan. 1984

Feb. 1984

Mar. 1984p

Apr. 1984p

Percent change from: Mar. 1984-Apr . 1984

Total private nonfarm: Current dollars Constant (1977) dollars

Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade Finance, Insurance, and. real estate

Services

154. 94 .

165. 144 . 157. 155 . 150,

158. 94 .

171 , 145 . 161 . 160. 155.

158. 94 .

172 . 1 4 5 . 1 6 1 . 159 . 155 .

157 .4 154 .2

1 6 4 . 3 160 .4

1 6 4 . 3 160 .2

1 5 9 . 5 N.A.

172 .7 1 4 5 . 0 1 6 2 . 0 160 .2 157 .0

164 .9 1 6 1 . 8

3.6 (2 ) 4 .2

.5 3.2 3 .1 4 . 1

4 . 8 5 .0

154 .0 94 .7

(4 ) 145 .9 157 .0 155 .9 150 .5

(4 ) 154 .0

157 .6 94 .7

(4 ) 145 .2 1 6 0 . 1 158 .9 154 .8

(4 ) 159 .2

1 5 8 . 3 9 4 . 7

( 4 ) 146 .2 160 .7 1 6 0 . 0 1 5 5 . 2

( 4 ) 1 5 9 . 8

1 5 8 . 2 9 4 . 6

(4 ) 1 4 6 . 1 1 6 1 . 1 1 5 9 . 3 155 .2

(4 ) 159 .2

158 .8 9 4 . 9

( 4 ) 1 4 6 . 5 161 .7 1 6 0 . 8 1 5 5 . 5

(4 ) 1 5 9 . 5

159 .6 N.A.

( 4 ) 146 .7 1 6 2 . 0 160 .7 156 .6

(4 ) 161 .7

0 . 5 ( 3 ) ( 4 )

. 1

.2 - . 1

.7

( 4 ) 1.4

1 See f o o t n o t e 1 , t a b l e B - 2 . 2 P e r c e n t change I s - . 1 p e r c e n t from March 1983 t o March 1984, t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e . 3 P e r c e n t change I s 0 . 3 p e r c e n t from F e b r u a r y 1984 t o March 1984, t h e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e . 4 These s e r i e s a r e n o t s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d s i n c e t h e s e a s o n a l component I s s m a l l r e l a t i v e t o t h e t r e n d - c y c l e a n d / o r

I r r e g u l a r components and c o n s e q u e n t l y c a n n o t be s e p a r a t e d wi th s u f f i c i e n t p r e c i s i o n . N.A. " n o t a v a i l a b l e , p - p r e l i m i n a r y .


ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DA' Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonagricultural payrolls by industry (1977 = 100)

Industry


Apr. 1983

F e b . 1984

Mar. 1984 P 1984 P

Apr.

Seasonally adjusted

Apr. 1983

Dec. 1983

Jan. 1984

Feb. 1984

Mar 1984 P

Apr. 1984

Total

Goods-producing

Mining

Construction

Manufacturing

Durable goods 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


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

Service-producing


Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Finance, insurance, and real estate

Services

1 0 2 . 8

8 7 . 9

107 .7

9 1 . 5

8 6 . 3

8 3 . 3 8 6 . 0 9 1 . 1 7 8 . 9 6 4 . 8 5 6 . 3 80 80 96 83 74

LOO 81

9 0 . 8 8 9 . 2 80 79 86 92

107 94 93 98 80

1 1 1 . 1

9 8 . 5

1 0 5 . 5

1 0 0 . 8

1 1 7 . 1

124 .7

1 0 6 . 9

9 5 . 6

1 1 8 . 3

9 5 . 7

9 4 . 5

9 3 . 9 9 3 . 8

1 0 1 . 82 . 7 3 . 6 1 . 90 . 94.

110. 96. 9 1 .

106. 8 5 .

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

- 9 6 . 9 111 .7

9 6 . 9 8 4 . 0

1 1 1 . 8 8 1 . 6

113 .2

9 9 . 8

1 0 9 . 0

1 0 1 . 0

1 2 0 . 4

127 .9

107.9

.96.4

118.5

96.3

95.3

95 95

102 84 74 61 90 96

112 97 93.8 106.8 86.6

95.7 91.2 76.0 83.8 94.3 96 113 96 84

112 80

1 1 4 . 3

1 0 0 . 3

1 1 0 . 0

102 .2

120 .7

1 2 9 . 3

110.2

99.3

119.8

107.5

96.7

96 98

103 88 75 62 91 97

113 99 94 107.8 88.8

96.9 92.3 77.9 84.7 95.2 97.8 114.7 97.3 86.8

114.8 82.7

116.3

101.6

111.6

105.0

122.7

131.1

104.0

89.6

109.5

96.3

87.4

83. 88. 92. 80. 63. 53. 81. 80. 97. 83. 75. 101. 82.

92.8 96.0 89 80. 87 93. 108 94 94 98 81

111". 9

9 9 . 6

1 0 6 . 6

1 0 2 . 4

1 1 7 . 8

124 .7

108.9

96.8

118.9

105.6

94.0

92 97

101 85 73 61 89 91

108 92 86 104.8 87.2

96. 95. 82.8 83.7 92.9 97.4 110.9 96.8 90.8

109.6 83.5

115.6

101.7

109.9

107.3

120.5

128.3

110.1

99.5

122.2

112.6

95.9

94 100 103 87 72 60 91 92

110 97.4 95.3 107.1 87.3

97, 97. 83 85. 95, 98. 112. 97. 90,

111. 84,

1 1 6 . 0

102 .7

1 1 1 . 0

1 0 6 . 5

1 2 1 . 9

1 2 9 . 1

110.4

100.1

120.9

114.3

96.4

95 99

103 89 73 60 91 94

111.8 98.0 93.6 107.2 88.8

97 97 79 84 95 98 112 97.8 89.8

113.0

83.7

116.1

101.9

110.9

106.4

121.5

129.7

109.9

98.5

120.1

107.6

95.7

94.8 99.3

102.3 87.8 73.1 60 90 94

111 96 94 106 87

96.9 96.8 82. 84. 93. 97. 112. 96. 88.

112. 81.

116.2

101.8

111.0

106.3

121.5

130.2

111.5

101.1

122. C

112.9

97.9

97. 101, 104. 89, 74. 60. 92. 97.

114. 99. 95. 109. 90.

98. 99. 87. 85. 96. 98. 115. 97. 87.

115. 83,

1 1 7 . 3

102 .8

112 .7

106 .9

1 2 3 . 3

1 3 1 . 2

1 See footnote 1, table E-2. p = preliminary.

Table B-6. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment1 increased

Time span

Over 1-month span

Over 3-month span

Over 6-month span

Over 12-month span

19 8 2 . 1 9 8 3 . 1984 .

1982 . 1 9 8 3 . 1984 .

1982. 1 9 8 3 . 1984 .

1982. 1 9 8 3 . 1984 .

Jan.

2 8 . 5 5 6 . 5 6 6 . 9

2 5 . 3 4 5 . 4 7 9 . 3

2 0 . 2 5 0 . 5 8 1 . 5p

2 2 . 0 4 8 . 9

Feb.

45 .4 4 5 . 7 7 2 . 0

2 8 . 8 5 5 . 1 8 0 . I p

23 .7 6 3 . 2

2 0 . 7 5 8 . 3

Mar.

36 .0 62 .4 66.9p

32 .0 65 .6 79.Op

2 5 . 3 73 .4

18 .0 62 .6

Apr.

3 9 . 0 6 9 . 1 6 8 . 5 p

3 4 . 1 7 5 . 8

2 9 . 8 7 6 . 3

1 9 . 4 7 3 . 4

May

4 7 . 6 7 1 . 0

3 2 . 5 7 6 . 1

2 6 . 1 7 9 . 3

1 8 . 3 7 6 . 1

June

3 2 . 8 6 4 . 5

3 3 . 6 7 7 . 2

2 6 . 1 8 3 . 6

2 0 . 7 81 .2

July

3 8 . 4 6 8 . 5

2 7 . 2 7 3 . 9

2 3 . 4 8 2 . 5

2 0 . 7 8 4 . 4

3 7 . 1 6 8 . 0

2 7 . 2 7 9 . 6

1 9 . 1 8 0 . 4

2 2 . 8 8 8 . 4

Sept.

3 4 . 1 6 0 . 8

2 6 . 1 7 9 . 6

2 1 . 2 8 2 . 0

2 4 . 2 8 5 . 8 p

Oct.

2 9 . 3 7 0 . 7

2 5 . 5 7 4 . 2

2 6 . 1 8 4 . 1

3 1 . 5 8 7 . 4 p

Nov.

3 2 . 0 6 4 . 5

2 4 . 7 7 2 . 0

2 6 . 6 8 3 . 1

3 7 . 6

Dm

42 64

40 75

35 80

' Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls of 186 private nonagricultural industries.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment rising. (Half of tl changed components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans

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