OFFICE OF INFORMATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20210 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR USDL. - 71- 190 Bureau of Labor Statistics (202) 961-2542 or 961-2634 Transmission Embargo 10:00 A.M . Friday, April 2, 1971 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 1971 Unemployment edged up in March, while employment remained: basically unchanged, the U* S. Department of Labor* s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The overall unemployment rate moved up to 6* 0 percent in March, following a decline from 6* 2 percent to 5e 8 percent between December and February,, The March increase in unemployment occurred largely among 16-24 year-olds, many of whom were new entrants or re-entrants to the labor force0 Jobless rates for most other major labor force groups were about unchanged over the month0 The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for workers covered by State unemployment insurance programs moved up to 3. 9 percent in March, after declining from 40 6 percent in November to 3.7 percent in January and February* Total employment was about unchanged in March at 78. 5 million, seasonally adjusted,. With the exception of a temporary rise in January, total employment has remained on a virtual plateau since May 1970 and was 500, 000 below the alltime high reached last March,, Nonfarm payroll employment was also unchanged in March on a seasonally adjusted basis,, At 70. 6 million, payroll employment in March was about the same as last September, prior to the beginning of the auto strike, but was down 680, 000 from last March* Over-the-month gains in contract construction and State and local government were countered by a decline in manufacturing employment; the manufacturing drop largely reflected a net increase in the number of workers off payrolls because of strikes,, The average workweek for all rank-and-file workers in private nonfarm industries, as well as in manufacturing, rose over the month after a dip in February* Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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USDL. - 71- 190B u r e a u of L a b o r S ta t i s t i c s(202) 9 6 1 -2 5 4 2 o r 9 6 1 -2 6 3 4
T r a n s m i s s i o n E m b a rg o 10:00 A .M .F r id a y , A p r i l 2, 1971
TH E E M P L O Y M E N T SITU A TIO N : M A R C H 1971
U n e m p lo y m e n t e d g e d up in M a rc h , w h ile e m p lo y m e n t re m a in e d : b a s ic a l ly u n c h a n g e d , th e U* S. D e p a r tm e n t of L ab o r* s B u re a u of L a b o r S ta t i s t i c s r e p o r te d to d a y . T he o v e r a l l u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e m o v e d up to 6* 0 p e r c e n t in M a rc h , fo llo w in g a d e c l in e f r o m 6* 2 p e r c e n t to 5e 8 p e r c e n t b e tw e e n D e c e m b e r a n d F e b ru a ry ,,
T he M a rc h in c r e a s e in u n e m p lo y m e n t o c c u r r e d l a r g e ly a m o n g 1 6 -2 4 y e a r - o ld s , m a n y of w hom w e r e new e n t r a n t s o r r e - e n t r a n t s to th e la b o r f o r c e 0 J o b le s s r a t e s fo r m o s t o th e r m a jo r la b o r f o rc e g ro u p s w e re a b o u t u n c h a n g e d o v e r th e m o n th 0
T he s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d jo b le s s r a t e fo r w o r k e r s c o v e re d by S ta te u n e m p lo y m e n t i n s u r a n c e p r o g r a m s m o v ed up to 3. 9 p e r c e n t in M a rc h , a f t e r d e c lin in g f ro m 40 6 p e r c e n t in N o v e m b e r to 3 .7 p e r c e n t in J a n u a r y and F e b ru a ry *
T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t w a s a b o u t u n c h an g ed in M a rc h a t 78. 5 m i l l io n , s e a s o n a l ly ad ju s ted ,. W ith th e e x c e p tio n of a t e m p o r a r y r i s e in J a n u a r y , to ta l e m p lo y m e n t h a s r e m a in e d on a v i r tu a l p la te a u s in c e M ay 1970 an d w as 500, 000 below th e a l l t im e h ig h r e a c h e d l a s t M arch ,,
N o n fa rm p a y ro l l e m p lo y m e n t w a s a ls o u n c h an g ed in M a rc h on a s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d b a s is ,, A t 70. 6 m i l l io n , p a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t in M a rc h w as a b o u t the sam e a s l a s t S e p te m b e r , p r i o r to the b eg in n in g of th e a u to s t r i k e , b u t w as dow n 680, 000 f ro m l a s t M arch * O v e r - th e - m o n th g a in s in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n an d S ta te and lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t w e r e c o u n te re d by a d e c l in e in m a n u fa c tu r in g e m p lo y m e n t; the m a n u fa c tu r in g d ro p l a r g e ly r e f l e c te d a n e t i n c r e a s e in th e n u m b e r of w o r k e r s off p a y r o l ls b e c a u s e of s tr ik e s , , T he a v e ra g e w o rk w e e k fo r a l l r a n k - a n d - f i l e w o r k e r s in p r iv a te n o n fa rm in d u s t r i e s , a s w e ll a s in m a n u f a c tu r in g , r o s e o v e r the m o n th a f t e r a d ip in F e b ru a ry *
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U n e m p lo y m e n tT he n u m b e r of u n e m p lo y e d p e r s o n s to ta le d 50 2 m i l l io n in M a rc h ,
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The jo b le s s r a t e fo r w h i te - c o l la r w o r k e r s ed g e d up f ro m 30 5 to 3. 7 p e r c e n t o v e r the m o n th , a lth o u g h i t r e m a in e d w ith in the 3. 5-3«>8 p e r c e n t ra n g e th a t h a s p r e v a i le d s in c e O c to b e r 1970o T he r a t e fo r p r o f e s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s , a lth o u g h a b o u t u n c h an g ed in M a rc h a t 3e 4 p e r c e n t , w a s a t i t s h ig h e s t p o in t s in c e the m o n th ly s e r i e s b eg an in 1958c T he jo b le s s r a t e fo r c r a f t s m e n and fo re m e n (4 ,9 p e r c e n t ) w as up o v e r the m o n th , r e t u r n ing to i t s D e c e m b e r - J a n u a r y le v e ls fo llo w in g a d e c l in e in F eb ru a ry * , J o b le s s r a t e s f o r th e o th e r o c c u p a tio n g ro u p s w ere not s ig n if ic a n t ly c h a n g e d o v e r the m o n th , a lth o u g h m o s t h av e m o v ed dow n fro m th e i r h ig h D e c e m b e r l e v e ls .
A m ong m a jo r in d u s tr y g ro u p s , jo b le s s r a t e s w e re up in t r a d e (to 6C 7 p e r c e n t ) and in the f in a n c e and s e r v ic e i n d u s t r i e s (to 50 3 p e r c e n t ) . T he M a rc h r a t e in the f in a n c e and s e r v ic e in d u s t r i e s w as a t i t s h ig h e s t le v e l in 8 y e a r s 0 In t r a n s p o r t a t i o n an d p u b lic u t i l i t i e s , on the o th e r h an d , th e u n e m p lo y m e n t r a te m o v ed dow n fro m 4C 0 to 3. 3 p e rc e n to T he j o b le s s r a t e in c o n s t r u c t io n (IQ0 9 p e r c e n t ) w a s u n ch an g ed in M a rc h , re m a in in g b e lo w th e 1970 p ea k r e a d i e d in S e p te m b e r (l?-c 7 p e r c e n t ) . A ltho u gh u n c h a n g e d o v e r the m o n th , the r a t e in m a n u fa c tu r in g (6e 9 p e r c e n t ) w as a ls o dow n f r o m i t s w in te r h ig h s .
The jo b le s s r a t e fo r w o r k e r s c o v e re d by S ta te u n e m p lo y m e n t in s u r a n c e p r o g r a m s r o s e f ro m 30 7 p e r c e n t in F e b r u a r y to 3C 9 p e r c e n t in M a rc h , s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d . T h is w a s th e f i r s t i n c r e a s e in th e S ta te in s u r e d r a t e s in c e th e end of th e a u to m o b ile s t r i k e 0 C iv i l ia n L a b o r F o r c e and T o ta l E m p lo y m e n t
T he c iv i l ia n la b o r fo rce ,- a t 830 5 m il l io n s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d , w a s l i t t l e c h a n g e d o v e r th e m o n th , a f t e r d e c lin in g in F eb ru a ry * , T he la b o r fo rc e h ad r i s e n s h a rp ly b e tw ee n J u ly 1970 and J a n u a r y 1 9 7 1D
T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t, a t 78. 5 m il l io n , s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d , w a s a ls o u n c h an g ed f r o m the F e b r u a r y le v e l . E x c e p t fo r a t e m p o r a r y r i s e in J a n u a r y , to ta l e m p lo y m e n t h a s r e m a in e d on a v i r tu a l p la te a u s in c e M ay 1970o O v e r th e y e a r , to ta l e m p lo y m e n t- -w h ic h in c lu d e s s e l f - e m p lo y e d , d o m e s t ic , and u n p a id fa m ily w o r k e r s , a s w e ll a s w ag e and s a l a r y w o r k e r s - - h a s f a l le n by a b o u t o n e -h a lf m illion*,
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An o v e r - th e - m o n th in c r e a s e in e m p lo y m e n t fo r p a r t - t i m e w o r k e r s w a s c o u n te re d by a d e c l in e in e m p lo y m e n t am o n g f u l l - t im e w o rk ers® At 67* 4 m il l io n in M a rc h , s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d , e m p lo y m e n t of f u l l - t im e w o i k e u w as a t i t s lo w e s t le v e l s in c e M ay 1969®In d u s try P a y r o l l E m p lo y m e n t
T he n u m b e r of p e rsc .n s on n o n a g r ic u l tu r a l p a y r o l ls w a s 69. 8 m il l io n in M a rc h , up 280, 000 o v e r th e m o n th . T he i n c r e a s e w as in lin e w ith the u s u a l s e a s o n a l p a t t e r n , an d , a f t e r s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n t , n o n fa rm p a y ro l l e m p lo y m e n t w a s u n c h a n g e d f r o m th e F e b r u a r y level® P a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t w 'ouid h av e show n a v e r y s m a l l r i s e o v e r th e m o n th , h o w e v e r , e x c e p t fo r a n e t i n c r e a s e in th e n u m b e r of w o r k e r s on s t r ik e . S in ce M a rc h 1970, the n u m b e r of p a y ro l l jo b s h a s d ro p p e d by 680, 000.
E m p lo y m e n t i n c r e a s e s in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n an d S ta te an d lo ca l g o v e rn m e n t in M a rc h w e re c o u n te re d by a s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d d e c l in e in m a n u fa c tu r in g (6 5 ,0 0 0 ) . W ith th e e x c e p tio n of N o v e m b e r 1970 (the se c o n d m o n th of the a u to s t r i k e ) , m a n u f a c tu r in g e m p lo y m e n t in M a rc h w as a t i t s lo w e s t p o in t in 5 y e a r s . M a n u fa c tu r in g jo b s h av e d e c l in e d by 630, 000 s in c e S e p te m b e r (the m o n th p r i o r to th e s t r i k e ) and by 1 .3 m il l io n , o r 6 . 5 p e r c e n t , s in c e M a rc h a y e a r ag o .
T he jo b c u tb a c k s in m a n u fa c tu r in g w e r e c o n fin ed p r i m a r i ly to the d u ra b le g o o d s s e c to r . A d ro p of 75, 000 in d u r a b le s too k p la c e la r g e ly in th e p r im a r y an d f a b r ic a te d m e ta l s , m a c h in e r y , and s to n e , c la y an d g la s s i n d u s t r i e s . T he d e c l in e in f a b r ic a te d m e ta l s (25, 000) r e s u l t e d f r o m a s t r ik e in the m e ta l c a n in d u s t r y .
E m p lo y m e n t in n o n d u ra b le g o o d s sh ow ed a s m a l l g a in in M a rc h (10, 000) and h a s r e m a in e d v i r tu a l ly u n c h a n g e d s in c e O c to b e r . A p p a re l a c c o u n te d fo r the e n t i r e o v e r - th e - m o n th i n c r e a s e , a s c h a n g e s in th e o th e r so ft g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s w e r e s m a l l and la r g e ly o f f s e t t in g .
E m p lo y m e n t in c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n in c r e a s e d by 45, 000 , s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d , fo llo w in g 2 s t r a ig h t m o n th s of s ig n if ic a n t d e c l in e s . C o m p a re d w ith M a rc h 1970, h o w e v e r , c o n s t r u c t io n e m p lo y m e n t w a s dow n by 230, 000 , o r 7. 2 p e r c e n t .
E m p lo y m e n t in th e s e r v ic e - p r o d u c in g s e c to r e d g e d up 25, 000, s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d , b e tw ee n F e b r u a r y and M a rc h , due a lm o s t e n t i r e ly to a n i n c r e a s e in S ta te an d lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t . E m p lo y m e n t in S ta te and lo c a l
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g o v e rn m e n ts h a s c o n tin u e d to r i s e s te a d i ly in r e c e n t m o n th s , a lth o u g h th e r e m a in d e r of th e s e r v ic e - p r o d u c in g s e c t o r - - t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b lic u t i l i t i e s , t r a d e , f in a n c e , s e r v i c e s , and th e F e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t - - h a s show n l i t t l e o r no g ro w th s in c e J a n u a r y . O v e r th e y e a r , h o w e v e r , e m p lo y m e n t in the s e r v ic e - p r o d u c in g i n d u s t r i e s h a s r i s e n by 840 , 000 , p ro v id in g a p a r t i a l o f f s e t to th e 10 5 m il l io n jo b lo s s in th e g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s c H o u rs of W o rk
T h e w o rk w e e k f o r a l l r a n k - a n d - f i l e w o r k e r s on p r iv a te n o n a g r ic u l tu r a l p a y r o l l s re b o u n d e d f r o m the s h a r p d e c l in e of the p re v io u s m o n th , w h ich h ad r e f l e c te d b ad w e a th e r c o n d it io n s and a h o lid a y w ee k en d in m id -m o n th . On a s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d b a s i s , th e w o rk w e e k w a s up by 0o 2 h o u r to 3 7 .1 h o u r s , a r e t u r n to th e J a n u a r y le v e l . T he l a r g e s t o v e r - th e - m o n th i n c r e a s e s to o k p la c e in m a n u f a c tu r in g and c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n .
In m a n u f a c tu r in g , th e a v e r a g e w o rk w e e k m o v e d up 0 . 4 h o u r in M a rc h to 39. 9 h o u r s , b r in g in g th e f a c to r y w o rk w e e k b ac k to th e l e v e ls of l a s t s p r in g a n d s u m m e r c A la r g e p a r t of th e M a rc h i n c r e a s e o c c u r r e d in d u r a b le g o o d s , p a r t i c u l a r l y in p r i m a r y m e ta l s , w h ich m a y r e f l e c t a b u i ld - u p of i n v e n to r ie s in a n t ic ip a t io n of a s tr ik e * O v e r th e y e a r , f a c to r y h o u r s w e r e dow n 0 . 3 h o u r .
F a c to r y o v e r t im e e d g e d dow n o v e r the m o n th to 2. 7 h o u r s ( s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s t e d ) , e q u a lin g th e 7 - y e a r low r e a c h e d in N o v e m b e r an d D e c e m b e r of l a s t y e a r* S in ce M a rc h 1970, f a c to r y o v e r t im e h a s f a l le n by f o u r - t e n th s of a n h o u r .E a r n in g s
A v e ra g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s of r a n k - a n d - f i l e w o r k e r s on p r iv a te p a y r o l l s w e r e $ 3 .3 6 in M a rc h , up 1 c e n t f ro m F e b r u a r y 0 H o u rly e a r n in g s w e re 19 c e n t s , o r 6« 0 p e r c e n t , ab o v e th e y e a r - a g o level*
A v e ra g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s w e r e up $1*37 o v e r th e m o n th to $ 1 2 3 .9 8 , a s th e s m a l l i n c r e a s e in h o u r ly e a r n in g s w as b o l s te r e d by th e l a r g e g a in in th e w o rk w e e k . O v e r - th e - m o n th i n c r e a s e s w e r e r e c o r d e d in a l l of the m a jo r i n d u s t r i e s w ith th e e x c e p tio n of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n an d p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . C o m p a re d w ith M a rc h 1970, a v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s w e r e up by $ 6 .0 6 , o r 5. 1 p e r c e n t . D u rin g th e l a t e s t 1 2 -m o n th p e r io d f o r w h ich C o n s u m e r P r i c e In d ex d a ta a r e a v a i l a b l e - - F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 0 -F e b ru a r y 1971-- th e In d ex r o s e by 4. 8 p e r c e n t .
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F i r s t Q u a r te r D e v e lo p m e n tsL a b o r f o r c e a n d to ta l e m p lo y m e n t. T h e c iv i l ia n la b o r fo r c e a v e ra g e d
83® 6 m i l l io n ( s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d ) in the f i r s t q u a r t e r of 1971, up s l ig h tly (125, 000) f r o m th e fo u r th q u a r t e r of 1970o T he a d v a n c e w as s u b s ta n t ia l ly l e s s th a n in e i t h e r of th e p re v io u s 2 q u a r t e r s - -6 4 0 , 000 an d 290, 000 , r e s p e c t i v e l y c T he f i r s t q u a r t e r 1971 in c r e a s e o c c u r r e d e n t i r e ly am o n g te e n a g e r s an d a d u lt w o m e n , a s th e n u m b e r of a d u lt m e n in th e la b o r fo rc e d e c l in e d slightly®
T he to ta l l a b o r f o r c e , w h ich in c lu d e s th e A rm e d F o r c e s , w a s u n c h an g ed in th e f i r s t q u a r t e r of 1971® S in ce th e f i r s t q u a r t e r of 1970, the to ta l l a b o r fo r c e h a s r i s e n by 870 , 000® D u rin g th e s a m e p e r io d , th e c iv i l ia n la b o r f o r c e i n c r e a s e d by 1® 3 m i l l io n , w ith th e d i f f e r e n c e r e f le c t in g the n e t r e t u r n to th e c iv i l ia n l a b o r f o r c e of young m e n w ho h ad b ee n in th e a r m e d se rv ice s®
T o ta l e m p lo y m e n t, a t 78. 6 m i l l io n , r e m a in e d v i r tu a l ly u n c h a n g e d fo r th e th i r d s t r a ig h t q u a r t e r , a s a n i n c r e a s e a m o n g te e n a g e r s w as o f f s e t by a d e c l in e in e m p lo y m e n t of a d u lt men® E m p lo y m e n t am o n g a d u lt w o m e n w as n o t s ig n if ic a n t ly c h a n g e d f ro m th e fo u r th q u arte r® T h e r e w as a ls o no s ig n if ic a n t ch a n g e in th e e m p lo y m e n t le v e l of e i t h e r w h ite s o r b la c k s d u r in g th i s p e r io d .
A t 67® 6 m i l l io n , s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d , f u l l - t im e e m p lo y m e n t w a s dow n by 190, 000 f r o m the l a s t q u a r t e r of 1970, m o s t ly am o n g a d u lt men® T h is d ro p w a s c o u n te re d by a r i s e in p a r t - t i m e e m p lo y m e n t, p r in c ip a l ly am o n g a d u lt w o m e n an d tee n a g e rs®
U n e m p lo y m e n t® T he n u m b e r of u n e m p lo y e d p e r s o n s a v e r a g e d 5® 0 m i l l io n ( s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d ) in the f i r s t q u a r t e r of 1971, e s s e n t i a l ly u n c h a n g e d f r o m th e f o u r th q u a r t e r ; th i s w a s th e f i r s t 3 -m o n th p e r io d in w h ic h u n e m p lo y m e n t h ad n o t r i s e n s u b s ta n t ia l ly s in c e th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1970®
A t 5® 9 p e r c e n t in th e J a n u a r y - M a r c h q u a r t e r , th e o v e r a l l u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e w as a ls o u n c h a n g e d , a f t e r h av in g r i s e n s te a d i ly s in c e th e fo u r th q u a r t e r of 1969o J o b l e s s r a t e s w e r e u n c h a n g e d fo r a d u lt m e n (4® 3 p e r c e n t ) an d fo r t e e n a g e r s (1 7 .4 p e r c e n t ) , bu t th e r a t e fo r a d u lt w o m e n in c h e d up f r o m 5® 5 to 5® 7 p e r c e n t b e tw e e n th e fo u r th q u a r t e r of 1970 an d th e f i r s t
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q u a r t e r o f 19710U n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e s f o r b o th w h ite and b la c k w o r k e r s sh o w ed no
s ig n i f ic a n t ch an g e b e tw e e n th e fo u r th q u a r t e r of 1970 an d the f i r s t q u a r t e r of 19710 A s a r e s u l t , th e r a t io of N e g r o - to - w h i te j o b l e s s n e s s r e m a in e d cit 1. 7 to 1 d u r in g th e f i r s t q u a r t e r of 19710 T h is r a t io h a s b een b e lo w th e h i s t o r i c 2 - t o - l r e l a t i o n s h ip s in c e th e fo u r th q u a r t e r of 19690
J o b le s s r a t e s r e m a in e d u n c h a n g e d fo r m o s t m a jo r o c c u p a tio n g ro u p s in th e f i r s t q u a r t e r of 197 10 T he on ly s ig n if ic a n t r i s e o c c u r r e d am o n g p r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s , w h o se jo b le s s r a t e r o s e to 3. 2 p e r c e n t f r o m 20 5 p e r c e n t in th e fo u r th q u a r t e r of 1970o
In d u s try e m p lo y m e n t 0 N o n a g r ic u l tu r a l p a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t a v e r a g e d 70o 6 m i l l io n , s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d , in th e f i r s t q u a r t e r of 1 9 7 1Q A fte r d e c l in in g s te a d i ly th ro u g h o u t m o s t of 1970, p a y r o l l jo b s r o s e 400, 000 f r o m th e O c to b e r - D e c e m b e r q uarte r®
The r i s e in p a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t o c c u r r e d p r i m a r i ly am o ng s e r v i c e - p ro d u c in g i n d u s t r i e s , p a r t i c u l a r ly in t r a d e , s e r v i c e s , and S ta te and lo c a l governm ent® A lth o u g h g o o d s -p ro d u c in g e m p lo y m e n t d e c l in e d f o r th e s ix th s t r a i g h t q u a r t e r , th e d e c l in e of 45, 000 w as s m a l l e r th a n th o s e of the p r e v io u s q u a rte rs® E m p lo y m e n t in m a n u fa c tu r in g w a s o n ly s l ig h tly ab o v e th e fo u r th q u a r t e r l e v e l d e s p i te th e r e t u r n to w o rk of m o re th a n 300, 000 s t r i k e r s w ho h a d b e e n o ff p a y r o l ls b e c a u s e of th e a u to s t r i k e . In c o n t r a c t c o n s t r u c t io n , e m p lo y m e n t w a s dow n 85, 000 f r o m the fo u r th q u a r t e r o f 1970®
T h is r e l e a s e p r e s e n t s and a n a ly z e s s t a t i s t i c s f ro m tw o m a jo r s u r v e y s . D a ta on la b o r f o r c e , to ta l e m p lo y m e n t, and u n e m p lo y m e n t a r e d e r iv e d f r o m th e s a m p le s u r v e y of h o u s e h o ld s c o n d u c te d and ta b u la te d by th e B u re a u o f th e C e n su s fo r th e B u re a u of L a b o r S ta t i s t i c s . S ta t i s t i c s on in d u s t r y e m p lo y m e n t, h o u r s , and e a rn in g s a r e c o l le c te d b y Sto.te a g e n c ie s f r o m p a y r o l l r e c o r d s of e m p lo y e r s and a r e ta b u la te d by th e B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta t i s t i c s . A d e s c r ip t io n o f th e tw o s u rv e y s a p p e a r s in th e BLS p u b l ic a t io n E m p lo y m e n t and E a r n in g s .
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Tab l« A-1: Employment itatuf off »ho noninstitutional population by sox and ago
(In thousands)
Employment status, age, and sex Mar.1971
Feb.1971
Mar.1970
Seasonally adjustedMar.1971
Feb.1971
Ja n .1971
Dec.1970
Nov.1970
Total
Total labor fo rc e ......................................... 85,598 85,653 85,008 86,405 86,334 86,873 86,622 86,512Civilian labor f o r c e ........................................... 82,668 82,703 81,690 83,475 83,384 83,897 83,609 83,473
On part time for economic reasons............. 2 ,377 2,390 1,888 2,455 2,458 2,484 2,533 2,413Usually work full time............................... 1,284 1,267 1,120 1,242 1,227 1,377 1,382 1,249Usually work part t im e ............................ 1,093 1,123 768 1,213 1,231 1,107 1,151 1,164Unemployed.................. ..................................... 5,175 5,442 3,733 5,000 4,847 5,033 5,146 4 ,923
Durable g o o d s .................................................. 958 661 7 .3 7 .1 7 .2 8 .0 8 .2 4 .7Nondurable g o o d s ............................................. 601 439 6 .4 6 .4 7 .1 7 .2 6 .1 4 .6
Transportation and public u t i l i t i e s ................. 164 155 3 .3 4 .0 4 .6 4 .1 3 .6 3 .1Wholesale and retail trade .................................. 1,025 677 6 .7 6 .2 6 .1 6 .7 6 .1 4 .7Finance and service in d u s tr ie s ....................... 811 595 5 .3 4 .8 5 .0 4 .9 5 .1 3 .9
Government wage and salary workers.................... 319 233 2 .8 2 .6 2 .9 3 .0 2 .8 2 .0Agricultural wage and salary w o rk e rs ................. 99 94 6 .5 9 .4 9 .0 9 .6 8 .8 6 .4
^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.
^Unemployment by occupation includes a ll experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.
^Includes mining, not shown separately.^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a
percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment
(In thousands)
Duration of unemployment Mar.1971
Mar.1970
Seasonally adjustedMar.1971
Feb.1971
Ja n .1971
Dec.1970
Nov.1970
Mar.1970
L ess than 5 w e e k s ..................................................... 1,868 1,734 2,116 2,154 2,322 2 ,456 2,333 1,9645 to 14 w e e k s ............................................................. 1,888 1,306 1,649 1,595 1,624 1,612 1,758 1,14115 weeks and o v e r ..................................................... 1,419 692 1,107 1,069 1,079 1,084 880 54015 to 26 w e e k s ..................................................... 895 482 651 614 666 750 555 35727 weeks and o v e r ................................................ 524 210 456 455 413 334 325 183Average (mean) duration, in w e e k s ...................... 12.2 9 .5 10.8 10.4 10.4 9 .7 9 .3 8 .4
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Table A -5: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
Reason for unemployment Mar.1971 Mar.1970
Seasonally adjustedMar.1971 Feb.1971 Jan .1971 Dec,1970 Nov.1970 Mar.1970
Numhar o! unemployedLost last jo b ............. ..................................... 2,652 1,797 2,185 2,288 2,281 2,536 2,385 1,480Left last jo h .................. ...................................... 548 441 594 652 643 614 607 478Reentered labor force ......................................... 1,477 1,143 1,537 1,296 1,497 1,472 1,397 1,189Never worked before....................... ................... 493 351 648 570 633 581 636 460
Mar. 1971Total, 16 years and o v e r ............................... 5,175 3,733 78.6 6 .0 5 .8 6 .0 6 .2 5 .9 4 .4
16 to 19 y ears ................................................ 1,142 863 4 8 .9 17.8 16.7 17.6 17.8 17.6 13.816 and 17 y e a r s ....................................... 516 431 26.6 18.8 17.4 20.3 19.8 18.6 15.818 and 19 y e a r s ................................. 626 432 67.4 17.2 16.1 16.0 16.5 16.6 12.2
20 to 24 y ears ............................................... 1,129 728 85.3 10.0 9 .4 9 .7 10.2 10.0 6 .925 years and o v e r ....................................... 2,903 2,142 87.7 4 .0 3 .9 4 .0 4 .2 3 .9 3 .025 to 54 y e a r s .......................................... 2,345 1,694 8 9 .6 4 .2 4 .0 4 .1 4 .4 4 .2 3 .155 years and o v e r.................................... 558 448 79.9 3 .3 3 .6 3 .6 3 .5 3 .3 2.7Males, 16 years and o v e r ............................... 3 ,008 2,082 81.9 5 .3 5 .2 5 .4 5 .6 5 .2 3 .7
16 to 19 y ea rs ............................................... 636 475 4 6 .2 17.0 16.2 17.6 17.2 16.5 12.716 and 17 y e a r s ....................................... 303 253 27.4 18.4 17.3 19.8 20.0 17.7 15.118 and 19 years . . .................................. 333 223 63.4 16.0 15.3 15.7 15.0 15.1 10.9
20 to 24 y ears ................................................ 651 397 85.7 10.0 9 .7 10.4 10.9 10.4 6 .625 years and o v e r ....................................... 1,720 1,209 93.7 3 .4 3 .4 3 .5 3 .7 3 .4 2 .4
25 to 54 y e a r s .......................................... 1,342 902 96.5 3 .4 3 .2 3 .4 3 .6 3 .5 2 .355 years and o v e r.................................... 378 307 83.3 3 .5 3 .9 3 .8 3 .7 3 .5 2 .8
Females, 16 years and o v e r ......................... 2 ,167 1,651. 74.1 7 .2 6 .8 6 .9 7 .1 7 .0 5 .616 to 19 y ears ................................................ 506 387 52.4 18.8 17.2 17.7 18.6 19.0 15.0
16 and 17 y e a r s ......................... ............. 213 178 25.8 19.4 17.5 21.0 19.4 19.8 16.818 and 19 y e a r s ......................... .. . . . . 293 209 72.0 18.5 17.0 16.4 18.2 18.4 13.7
20 to 24 y ea rs ................................................ 478 330 84.5 10.1 9 .1 9 .0 9 .3 9 .6 7.225 years and o v e r ....................................... 1 ,183 933 79.1 5 .0 4 .8 4 .9 5 .1 4 .8 4 .0
25 to 54 y e a r s .......................................... 1 ,003 792 80.3 5 .6 5 .3 5.2 5 .7 5 .4 4 .455 years and o v e r.................................... 180 141 73.3 3 .1 3 .1 3 .3 3 .1 2 .9 2 .5
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Table B-1: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry,
(la thousands)
Industry M a r . 1971 p
F e b . 1971 p
J a n .1971
M a r .1970
Change from Seasonally adjusted
M a r. 1971 P
F e b . 1971 p
J a n .1971
Change fromF e b .1971F e b .
1971M a r .1970
T O T A L ...................................................... 6 9 ,7 8 2 6 9 ,5 0 3 6 9 ,6 2 2 7 0 ,4 6 0 279 -67 8 70, 568 70, 559 70 , 652 9
G O O D S -P R O D U C IN G ........................ 2 2 ,0 4 6 2 1 ,9 8 3 2 2 ,1 4 3 2 3 ,5 6 5 63 - 1 ,5 1 9 22, 506 22, 524 22, 673 -1 8
M IN IN G ............................................... 606 607 611 610 -1 -4 622 624 625 -2
Ordnance and accessories..............Lumber and wood products............Furniture and f ix tu re s .............. . .Stone, clay, and glass products . .Primary metal in d u s tr ie s ..............Fabricated metal products..............Machinery, except electrical . . . .E lectrical equipm ent.......................Transportation equipm ent..............Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .
NONDURABLE GOODS Overtime hours • •
Food and kindred p ro d u c ts ...........Tobacco m anufactures....................Textile mill products .......................Apparel and other textile productsPaper and allied products..............Printing and pub lish in g .............. .Chemicals and allied products. . . Petroleum and coal products . . . . Rubber and plastics products, nec Leather and leather products,. . . .
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T ILITIES.....................................
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE.
WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE - • •
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E ST A T E ....................
^Data re la te to production workers in m ining and m anufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public u tilities; w holesale and re ta il trade; finance, insurance, and real esta te ; and services. These groups account for approxim ately four-fifths o f the to tal em ploym ent on private nonagricultural payrolls,
p - prelim inary.
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Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers'on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry
A verage hourly earnings Average weekly earningsIndustry
O rdnance and a c c e s s o r ie s ..............Lum ber and wood p ro d u c ts .............F u rn itu re and f ix tu re s . . . . . . .S ton e, c la y , and g la s s p ro du c ts .Prim ary m etal i n d u s t r i e s ..............F ab ric a te d m etal p ro d u c ts ..............M achinery, ex cep t e le c tr ic a l . . .E le c tr ic a l equ ipm ent .......................T ran sp o rta tio n e q u ip m e n t ..............Instru m ents and re la te d p ro du c ts M isce llan eo u s m anufactu ring . . .
NONDURABLE GOODS
Food and k indred p ro du c ts . . . .T o bacco m a n u fa c tu re s ....................T e x ti le m ill p ro d u c ts .......................A pparel and o th er tex ti le p roductsP ap er and a llie d p ro d u c ts ..............P rin tin g and p u b l i s h in g .................C h em ica ls and a ll ie d p ro d u c ts . . Petro leum and coal p ro du c ts . . . R ubber and p la s t ic s p ro du c ts , nec L ea th e r and lea th e r p ro du c ts . . .
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC U T ILITIES.....................................
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE • • •
FINANCE. INSURANCE. AND REAL E ST A T E ....................
