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USDL - 72-533 Bureau of Labor StatisticsFOR RELEASE: T ran sm ission Em bargo

9:30 A .M . (EDT) Friday, August 4, 1972

J. E. B regger (202) 961-2633K. D. Hoyle (202) 961-2913

hom e: 333-1384

THE EM PLOYM ENT SITUATION: JULY 1972

The Nation' s em ploym ent situation was unchanged in July, with the overa ll unem

ploym ent rate holding at 5. 5 percent and the number of em ployed persons rem aining at

the June level, the U. S. Department of Labor' s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported

today. The job le ss rate in June and July was substantially below the rates of around

6 percent which had prevailed since the c lose o f 1970.

At 81. 7 m illion (season ally adjusted) , total em ploym ent was unchanged from June.

Over the year, the number of jobholders has in creased by alm ost 2. 5 m illion persons.

N onfarm payroll em ploym ent was a lso essen tia lly unchanged over the month. A r ise

in se rv ice industries em ploym ent was offset by a decline in em ploym ent in g o o d s -p ro

ducing industries, due in part to the e ffects o f trop ica l storm Agnes and in crea sed

strike activity in construction .

Unemployment

The number of unem ployed persons totaled 5. 2 m illion in July, down from 5. 4

m illion in June. This was in line with the expected seasonal change, and, after sea

sonal adjustment, there was no change in either the level or rate of unemployment.

Unemployment rates for m ost o f the m ajor a g e -s e x -c o lo r groups showed little

or no change over the month. Specifica lly , job le ss rates fo r adult men (3. 9 percent) ,

adult wom en (5. 7 percent) , teenagers (14. 8 percent) , m arried men (2. 7 p e rce n t),

whites (5. 0 percent) , and N egroes (9. 9 percent) w ere all essentia lly the same as in

June. Although the jo b le ss rate for all adult men (20 years and over) was unchanged,

the rate was down over the month for men 25 and over. The rate for household heads

a lso d e c lin e d --fr o m a June level of 3. 6 percent to 3. 3 percent in July. Jobless rates

for all of the above groups w ere down over the year, except for adult wom en and N egro

w ork ers, whose rates rem ained the same.

Job less rates w ere a lso unchanged over the month for m ost of the other m ajor

labor fo r ce ca tegories , including fu ll-tim e w orkers, part-tim e w orkers, State insured

unemployed, b lu e -co lla r w orkers, and manufacturing w ork ers. (See table A - 3. ) How

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ever, the rate fo r construction w ork ers m oved up to 10. 9 percent over the month, after

declining in the previous month.The average (mean) duration of unem ploym ent was 11. 8 weeks in July, down from

the unusually high level of 13. 5 weeks in June and at about the same level as a year ago.

Over the year, the number of persons unem ployed 15 weeks or m ore has dropped by

90, 000, the number unem ployed 5 to 14 weeks has d ecreased about 70, 000, and there

has been no change in the number unem ployed a month or less .

Table A. rtiqh.ights ot the emulcyment situation (seasonally aHiusted data I

Selected categoriesJuly1 9 7 2

June1 9 72

r~------ ------1May19 72

2ndQ t r .1 9 7 2

1 s tQ t r .19 72

4 thQ t r .1 9 7 1

3 rdQ t r .1971

2ndQ t r .19 71

(Millions of persons)

Civilian labor fo rce*....................................... 8 6 .5 8 6 .4 8 6 .5 8 6 .4 8 5 .9 8 5 .0 8 4 .2 8 3 .7

Total em ployment1................................. 8 1 .7 8 1 .7 8 1 .4 8 1 .4 8 0 .8 8 0 .0 7 9 .2 7 8 .7

Adult m e n ............................................ 4 7 .0 4 6 .9 4 6 .6 4 6 .7 4 6 .4 4 6 .1 4 5 .9 4 5 .7

Adult w om en ....................................... 2 8 .1 2 8 .0 2 7 .9 2 7 .9 2 7 .9 2 7 .5 2 7 .1 2 6 .9

Teenagers................................................ 6 . 6 6 .7 6 .9 6 . 8 6 .6 6 . 3 6 .2 6 .1

Unem ploym ent.......................................... 4 . 8 4 . 7 5 .1 5 . 0 5 .0 5 .0 5 .0 5 .0

(Percent of labor force)

Unemployment rates:A ll w o rke rs .................................................. 5 . 5 5 .5 5 .9 5 .7 5 .8 5 .9 6 . 0 6 . 0Adult m en..................................................... 3 . 9 4 . 0 4 . 3 4 . 2 4 . 1 4 . 3 4 . 4 4 . 4Adult women............................................... 5 . 7 5 .5 5 .9 5 .6 5 .3 5 .7 5 .7 5 .8Teenag ers..................................................... 1 4 .8 1 4 .5 1 5 .7 1 5 .8 1 8 .2 1 6 .9 1 6 .8 1 6 .9White .............................................................. 5 . 0 5 .0 5 .3 5 .3 5 .3 5 .4 5 .5 5 .5Neqro and other ra ces ........................... 9 . 9 9 .4 1 0 .7 9 .9 1 0 .6 1 0 .1 1 0 .1 9 .9Household heads....................................... 3 . 3 3 . 6 3 . 6 3 .5 3 .4 3 .6 3 .7 3 .7Married m e n ................................................ 2 . 7 2 .9 2 .9 2 . 9 2 . 9 3 .2 3 .2 3 .2Full-time w o rk e rs .................................... 5 . 1 5 .0 5 .6 5 .3 5 .4 5 .6 5 .5 5 .5State insured2 ............................................. 3 .7 3 .6 3 .7 3 . 6 3 .5 4 . 2 4 . 2

(Weeks)

Average duration ofunemployment ............................................ 1 1 .8 1 3 .5 1 2 .5 1 2 .8 1 2 .2 1 1 .9 1 1 .7 1 1 .7

(Millions of persons)

Nonfarm payroll em ploym ent............... 7 2 . 6p 7 2 . 6P 7 2 .6 7 2 .5 ? 7 1 .8 7 1 .0 7 0 .6 7 0 .7Goods-producing industries ............ 2 2 .6 ? 2 2 . 8 P 2 2 .8 2 2 .8 ? 2 2 .6 2 2 .4 2 2 .4 2 2 .5Service-producing ind ustries ............ 4 9 . 9 P 4 9 . 8 P 4 9 .7 4 9 . 7 P 4 9 .2 4 8 .6 4 8 .3 4 8 .1

(Hours of work)

Average weekly hours: pTotal private nonfarm ........................... 3 7 . 3p 3 7 .3 ? 3 7 .0 3 7 .2 ? 3 7 .1 . 3 7 .1 3 6 .8 3 7 .0Manufacturing............................................. 4 0 . 7 P 4 0 . 7 P 4 0 .5 4 0 .6 ? 4 0 .3 4 0 .1 3 9 .8 3 9 .9Manufacturing o ve rtim e ..................... 3 . 5 P 3 . 4 P 3 . 4 3 . 4 P 3 .1 3 . 0 2 .9 2 .9

(1967 = 100)Hourly Earnings index, private

nonfarm:In current dollars .................................... 1 3 7 .5P 1 3 6 .9P 1 3 6 .8 1 3 6 .8 ? 1 3 4 .9 1 3 2 .2 1 3 0 .7 1 2 8 .8

In constant dollars.................................... NA 1 0 9 .7 P 1 0 9 .7 1 0 9 .8 k 1 0 8 .9 1 0 7 .7 1 0 7 .2 1 0 6 .7

1 Civilian labor force and total em ploym ent figures for periods 2 For calculation o f this rate, see table A-3, footn ote 2 .prior to January 1972 should be raised by about 3 0 0 .0 0 0 to be com - p r e l im in a r y .parable with subsequent data. See box above table A-1. SOURCE: Tables A-1. A-3, A-4. B-1, B-2, and B-4.


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Although there was no change in total job lessn ess in July, there w ere changes in

the com position of the unem ployed by reason for unemployment. The number of unem

ployed w ork ers who had lost their job declined by 120, 000 over the month (season a lly

adjusted) , and there was a lso a decline among new entrants to the labor fo rce . This

was countered by an in crease in the number who w ere reentering the labor fo rce . (See

table A - 5 . ) Over the year, there has been a substantial d ecrease in the number of

job lo se rs and a sm aller reduction in the number of reentrants. In contrast, the number

o f persons unem ployed because they left their last job actually increased .

C ivilian Labor F orce and Total Em ploym ent

With v irtually no change in either em ploym ent or unem ploym ent levels (season ally

adjusted) , the civ ilian labor fo r ce rem ained essen tia lly unchanged at 86. 5 m illion over

the month. Since July 1971, total em ploym ent has r isen by nearly 2. 5 m illion (after

elim inating the e ffects o f the 1970 Census population con trol adjustment introduced in

January 1972) . Adult m en accounted for a lm ost 1. 1 m illion of this in crea se , adult

wom en fo r 930, 000, and teenagers for 470, 000.

Vietnam Era VeteransThe em ploym ent situation for Vietnam Era veterans 20 to 29 years old was e ss e n

tia lly unchanged in July but showed im provem ent over the year. Of the 4. 3 m illion

veterans in the labor fo r ce in July, about 4 m illion w ere em ployed and 300, 000 w ere

unem ployed. Their seasonally adjusted rate of unem ploym ent was 7. 3 percent. (See

table A -7 . ) Over the year, their labor fo rce rose by 460, 000, in line with the net

in crease in the 20-29 y e a r -o ld veteran population. A ll o f the in crease o ccu rred in

em ploym ent, and this change was large ly responsib le for the drop in the unem ploym ent

rate over the y e a r - - f r o m 8. 6 to 7. 3 percent. Another fa ctor was the shift in the age

com position of veterans; a la rger proportion of veterans now than a year ago are in the 25 to 29 age group where the unem ploym ent rate is substantially low er.

F or nonveterans in the 20-29 year age group, the seasonally adjusted unem ploy

ment rate was 6. 5 percent in July, unchanged from June and not significantly below a

year ago. The gap between the unem ploym ent rate of veterans and the low er rate of

nonveterans continued to be le ss than 1 percentage point, approxim ately half the

d ifference in July 1971.

-Industry P a y ro ll Em ploym ent

N onfarm payro ll jobs totaled 72. 6 m illion in July, seasonally adjusted, little

changed from the leve ls of the previous 2 months. Since July a year ago, payroll

em ploym ent has advanced by 2. 0 m illion jobs . Em ploym ent continued to in crease in

the serv ice -p rod u cin g industries between June and July, but this gain was offset by a


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decline in the goods-p rodu cin g sector , due in part to new strike activity in contract

construction and the afterm ath o f trop ica l storm Agnes.In the serv ice -p rod u cin g industries, em ploym ent rose by 105, 000, seasonally

adjusted, as a resu lt o f in crea ses in se rv ice s and State and lo ca l governm ent. E m ploy

m ent in trade was unchanged in July, after posting a substantial gain in June (as r e v is e d ) ,

while em ploym ent in transportation and public utilities, the F edera l governm ent, and

finance, insurance, and rea l estate edged down over the month. Since last July, em p loy

ment in the serv ice -p rod u cin g sector has in creased by 1. 7 m illion jobs .

Em ploym ent in the goods-p rodu cin g sector dropped over the month by 190, 000,

seasonally adjusted; the decline was about equally divided between m anufacturing and

contract construction . M anufacturing em ploym ent dropped 100, 000, seasonally adjusted

a fter increasing 430, 000 during the f ir s t half o f the year. M ost o f this reduction

o ccu rre d in the nondurable goods sector , particu larly in the apparel industry. In dura

ble goods, the la rgest em ploym ent decline took place in e le c tr ica l equipment.

The number o f w ork ers on con tract construction p ayro lls declined in July by

90, 000, seasonally adjusted, a fter showing little change over the prev ious 4 m onths.

This cutback resu lted in large part from severa l labor disputes in the industry plus the

e ffe cts o f trop ica l storm Agnes.

Hour-S of.. Work.The average workw eek fo r a ll ran k -an d -file w ork ers on private nonagricultural

p ay ro lls was unchanged in July at 37. 3 hours, seasonally adjusted. Hours of w ork in

manufacturing a lso rem ained the same over the month (40. 7 hours) but w ere up seven -

tenths o f an hour over the past year. F a cto ry overtim e hours w ere about unchanged in

July but, at 3. 5 hours (sea son a lly adjusted), w ere a half hour above a year ago.

Hourly and Weekly EarningsA verage hourly earnings o f production or n onsupervisory w ork ers on private non

agricu ltural payrolls edged up 1 cent in July to $ 3. 62, both before and after seasonal

adjustment. Com pared with July a year ago, hourly earnings have r ise n 19 cents, or 5. 5 percent.

The sm all gain in hourly earnings, coupled with a r ise o f 0. 2 hour in the w orkw eek

(not seasonally adjusted) , resu lted in an advance o f $1. 09 in average w eek ly earnings

to $136. 47. A fter seasonal adjustm ent, average w eekly earnings in crea sed by 38 cents.

Since July 1971, average w eekly earnings have r isen $8. 53, or 6. 7 percent. During

the latest 12-month p eriod for which the Consum er P r ice Index is ava ilab le --Ju n e 1971

to June 1972--con su m er p r ice s ro se 2. 9 percent.


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_Hourly Earnings Index

The Bureau1 s H ourly Earnings Index, seasonally adjusted, was 137. 5 (1967 =100) in July, 0. 4 percen t higher than in June, accord ing to p relim in ary figures. The

index was 5. 8 percen t above July a year ago. (See table B -4 . ) A ll industries posted

o v e r -th e -y e a r in crea ses , ranging from 4. 0 percent in se rv ice s to 11. 1 percent in tra n s

portation and public u tilities. During the 12-month period ending in June, the Hourly

Earnings Index in dollars o f constant purchasing pow er rose 2. 9 percent.

This release presents and analyzes statistics from two major surveys. Data on

labor force, total employment, and unemployment are derived from the sample sur

vey of households conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census for the

Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics on payroll employment, hours, and earnings

are collected by State agencies from payroll records of employers and are tabulated

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A description of the two surveys appears in the

BLS publication Employment and Earnings.


NOTE: Figure* f o t periods p r io r to January 1972 in the tables and charts are not s t r ic t ly comparablewith current data because o f the Introduction o f 1970 Census data into the estimation procedures. For example, the c iv i lia n labor force and employment to ta ls were raised by more than 300 ,000 as a resu lt o f the census adjustment. An explanation o f the changes and an indication o f the differences appears in uReviaions in the Current Population Survey" in the February 1972 issue o f Employment and Earnings.

Table A-1: l«pley»en» •totes eff the nonimstitetienel papelatiea by tax mm4 • « •

Seasonally adjusted

Employment status, age, and see Ju ly1972

June1972

J u ly1971

J u ly1972

June1972

May1972

A pr.1972

Mar.1972

Total

Total labor f o r c e .......................................... 91 ,005 90,448 88 ,808 88 ,855 88 ,788 88 ,905 88,747 88,817Civilian labor force ............................................. 88 ,617 88 ,055 86 ,011 86 ,467 86 ,395 86 ,486 86 ,284 86 ,313

Eaqiloyed............................................................. 83 ,443 82 ,629 80 ,681 81,682 81,667 81 ,394 81 ,205 21,241Agriculture........................................................ 4 ,0 6 1 3 ,976 3,971 3 ,445 3,337 3,353 3,324 3 ,482Nonagricultural industries............................. 79 ,383 78,653 76 ,710 78,237 78 ,330 78 ,041 77,881 77,759

On part time for economic reasons.............. 3 ,174 3 ,055 3,033 2 ,509 2,521 2,421 2,558 2 ,416Usually work foil time................................ 1 ,034 1,177 1,094 1,085 1,022 1,102 1,131 1,155Usually work pan t im e ............................. 2 ,1 4 0 1,878 1,939 1,424 1,499 1,319 1,427 1,261

Unemployed.......................................................... 5 ,173 5,426 5 ,330 4 ,7 8 5 4 ,7 2 8 5,092 5 ,079 5,072

Man, 20 yeors and ever

Civilian labor force................................................ 49 ,422 49 ,293 48 ,393 4 8 ,961 48 ,882 4 8 ,700 48 ,614 48 ,582Employed............................................................. 4 7 ,574 47 ,391 4 6 ,410 47 ,032 46 ,919 46 ,628 4 6 ,541 46 ,569

Agriculture........................................ ............... 2 ,660 2 ,642 2 ,633 2 ,474 2,437 2 ,404 2 ,3 7 0 2 ,4 0 0Nonagricultural industries............................. 4 4 ,914 44 ,7 4 9 43 ,777 44 ,558 44 ,482 44 ,224 44 ,171 44 ,1 6 9

Unemployed.......................................................... 1 ,848 1,902 1,983 1,929 1,963 2,072 2 ,073 2 ,013

Weawa, 20 years and ever

Civilimi labor f o i c e ............................................. 29 ,018 29 ,240 27,852 29,789 29,657 29,625 29,508 29 ,574Employed............................................................. 27 ,317 27 ,597 26,232 28,078 28 ,029 27,883 27,913 27 ,972

Agriculture........................................................ 703 669 669 556 496 551 563 620Nonagricultural industries............................. 26 ,614 26,927 25,563 27,522 27,533 27,332 27 ,350 27,352

Unemployed.......................................................... 1 ;701 1,643 1,620 1,711 1,628 1,742 1,595 1,602

B o* saxes. 16-19 yoors

Civilian labor force................................................ 10,177 9,522 9 ,766 7,717 7 ,856 8 ,161 8 ,162 8 ,157Employed........... ............................................. 8 ,553 7 ,641 8 ,039 6,572 6 ,719 6,883 6 ,751 6 ,7 0 0

Agriculture..................................................... 698 665 669 415 404 398 391 462Nonagricultural industries............................. 7 ,855 6 ,977 7 ,370 6,157 6 ,315 6 ,485 6 ,360 6 ,238

Unemployed.......................................................... 1 ,624 1,880 1,727 1,145 1,137 1,278 1,411 1,457

Table A-2: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Full- and pan-daw employment status, sex,

and ageJu ly1972

Ju ly1971

Seasonally adjusted

J u ly1972

June1972

May1972

A pr.1972

Mar.1972

July1971

Full Haw

Total, 16 years and ovenCivilimi labor force............................................. 78 ,270 . 7 5 ,8 7 1 74 ,218 74,333 74,032 73,691 73,714 71,995

Employed.......................................................... 73 ,955 71 ,435 70,437 70,643 69,918 69,725 69,734 68 ,128Unemployed..................................................... 4 ,3 1 5 4 ,4 3 7 3 ,781 3 ,690 4 ,1 1 4 3 ,966 3 ,980 3 ,867

5 .5 5 .8 5 .1 5 .0 5 .6 5 .4 5 .4 5 .4

Ilea, 20 years and ever:Civilise Ichor force............................................. 47 ,2 5 0 46 ,326 4 6 ,588 4 6 ,504 4 6 ,330 4 6 ,199 46 ,123 4 5 ,685

Employed.......................................................... 45 ,538 4 4 ,476 4 4 ,821 44 ,745 44 ,441 4 4 ,330 44 ,282 43 ,7 7 6Unemployed..................................................... 1 ,712 1,850 1,767 1,759 1,889 1,869 1,841 1,909Unemployment ra te .......................................... 3 .6 4 .0 3 .8 3 .8 4 .1 4 .0 4 .0 4 .2

Women, 20 years and ovenCivilian labor force............................................. 23 ,371 22,245 23,477 23 ,483 23 ,292 23 ,145 2^3,208 22,347

Employed.......................................................... 21 ,938 20 ,923 22 ,093 22 ,180 21,828 21,896 21 ,904 21 ,070Unemployed...................................................... 1 ,432 1,322 1 ,384 1 ,303 1,464 1 ,249 1,304 1,277Ufcemploymeotcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .1 5 .9 5 .9 5 .5 6 .3 5 .4 5 .6 5 .7

Fort Maw

Total, 16 years ead ovenCivilian labor force............................................. 10 ,347 10,140 12,208 11,867 12,406 12,466 12,596 11,954

Employed.......................................................... 9 ,488 9,247 11,211 10,825 11,403 11,369 11,497 10,918Unemployed........................................................ 859 ' 893 997 1,042 1,003 1,097 1,099 1 ,036Unemployment race........................................... ______SLJ____ 8 .8 8 .2 8 .8 8 .1 8 .8 8 .7 8 .7NOTE: Poraoeo on poir-cine schedules for economic reasons are included ia (be foil-cine employad category; mumplnyd persons

pait-cine work»are allocated by whether seekiag foil- or


Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators

(Persons 16 years and over)

Selected categories

Thousands o f persons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates o f unemployment

J u ly1972

J u ly1971

J u ly1972

June1972

May1972

A p r .1972

M ar.1972

J u ly1971

Total (all civilian workers).............................................. 5 ,1 7 3 5 ,3 3 0 5 .5 5 .5 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9Men, 20 years and ov er .............................................. 1 ,8 4 8 1 ,9 8 3 3 .9 4 . 0 4 . 3 '4 . 3 4 . 1 4 . 3Women, 20 years and over......................................... 1 ,7 0 1 1 ,6 2 0 5 .7 5 .5 5 .9 5 .4 5 .4 5 .7Both sexes, 16-19 years.............................................. 1 ,6 2 4 1 ,7 2 7 1 4 .8 1 4 .5 1 5 .7 1 7 .3 1 7 .9 1 6 .5

W h ite ........................................................................... 4 ,0 5 3 4 ,2 2 4 5 .0 5 .0 5 .3 5 .4 5 .3 5 .4Negro and other races................................................ 1 ,1 2 1 1 ,1 0 6 9 .9 9 .4 1 0 .7 9 .6 1 0 .5 1 0 .0

Household heads............................................................. 1 ,6 0 0 1 ,7 2 2 3 .3 3 .6 3 .6 3 . 4 3 .4 3 .6Married m e n .................................................................... 979 1 ,1 1 0 2 .7 2 .9 2 . 9 2 . 9 2 .8 3 .1Full-time w ork ers........................................................... 4 ,3 1 5 4 ,4 3 7 5 .1 5 .0 5 .6 5 .4 5 .4 5 .4Part-time workers............................................................. 859 893 8 .2 8 . 8 8 .1 8 . 8 8 .7 8 .7Unemployed 15 weeks and over1.................................. 1 ,0 4 1 1 ,1 3 1 1 .3 1 .3 1 .4 1 .3 1 .4 1 .5State insured3 .................................................................. 1 ,8 4 2 1 ,9 7 9 3 .7 3 . 6 3 .7 3 . 6 3 .5 4 . 0Labor force time lost3 .................................................... — - - 6 .0 5 .5 6 .3 6 .3 6 .3 6 . 3

Occupation4

White-collar w orkers....................................................... 1 ,4 1 8 1 ,4 5 0 3 .4 3 .1 3 .6 3 .4 3 .5 3 . 5Professional and technical......... ............ 335 365 2 .5 1 .9 2 .4 2 . 3 2 . 5 2 .8Managers and administrators, except te r m ............ 150 141 1 .9 1 .4 1 .5 1 .8 1 .9 1 .6Sales workers.................................. ............................. 240 244 4 . 3 4 . 0 4 . 5 3 .7 4 . 1 4 . 6Clerical w ork ers......................................................... 693 701 .4 .6 4 . 8 5 .3 4 . 9 4 . 9 4 . 9

Blue-collar workers......................................................... 1 ,9 0 4 2 ,0 4 9 6 . 4 6 .4 6 .8 6 . 8 6 .9 7 .2Craftsmen and kindred workers................................ 385 44 5 4 . 3 4 . 5 4 . 7 4 . 4 4 . 0 5 .1Operatives.................................................................... 1 ,0 6 5 1 ,1 7 8 7 .1 6 .8 7 .1 7 .4 7 .7 8 . 1Nonfarm laborers...................................................... 45 3 4 2 6 9 .3 9 .5 1 0 .9 1 0 .7 1 1 .7 9 .2

Service w orkers............................................................... 815 774 6 .6 5 .7 6 .1 6 .3 6 . 6 6 .5Farm workers.................................................................. 75 90 2 .2 2 .6 3 .0 2 .2 1 .9 2 . 6

Industry4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers3 . . . 3 ,6 2 2 3 ,7 5 0 5 .8 5 .5 6 . 0 5 .9 6 . 1 6 .1Construction............................................................... 351 304 1 0 .9 9 .5 1 2 .5 1 0 .6 9 .8 9 . 8Manufacturing............................................................. 1 ,2 0 6 1 ,3 9 8 5 .7 5 .6 6 . 0 5 .8 6 .2 6 .7

Durable goods......................................................... 714 839 5 .7 5 .7 6 .3 5 .8 6 .3 6 .8Nondurable g o o d s ................................................ 491 558 5 .6 5 .5 5 .7 5 .9 6 .1 6 .5

Transportation and public utilities......................... 174 143 3 .6 3 .1 3 .5 3 .7 4 . 0 3 .1Wholesale ai)d retail trade......................................... 1 ,0 4 9 982 6 . 5 6 .5 6 .3 6 .2 6 .7 6 . 4Finance and service industries ................................ 822 897 4 . 6 4 . 2 5 .0 5 .1 5 .3 5 .2

Government workers...................................................... 427 4 2 3 2 .8 2 .5 2 .9 2 . 9 2 .8 2 .9Agricultural wage and salary workers ......................... 88 107 6 . 0 7 .5 8 .8 6 . 0 6 . 0 7 .8

1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.3 Insured unemployment under State programs—unemployment rate calculated as a percent of average covered employment. As with the other statistics presented, insured unemployment data

relate to the week containing the 12th.3 Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.4 Unemployment by occupation includes all experienced unemployed persons, whereas that by industry covers only unemployed wage and salary workers.5 Includes mining, not shown separately.

Table A-4: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment

(In thousands)

Duration o f unemployment J u ly1972

J u ly1971

Seasonally adjusted

J u ly1972

June1972

May1972 1972

M ar.1972

J u ly1971

Less than 5 w eeks........................................................... 2 ,3 4 7 2 ,3 4 8 2 ,1 4 9 2 ,1 7 5 2 ,2 2 3 2 ,1 6 9 2 ,3 1 1 2 ,1 5 05 to 14 w eek s .................................................................. 1 ,7 8 5 1 ,8 5 1 1 ,4 7 8 1 ,4 3 7 1 ,5 1 4 1 ,5 2 1 1 ,4 1 2 1 ,5 3 215 weeks and over........................................................... 1 ,0 4 1 1 ,1 3 1 1 ,1 5 5 1 ,1 4 8 1 ,1 8 0 1 ,1 3 7 1 ,2 2 4 1 ,2 5 5

15 to 26 w eeks........................................................... 4 8 6 516 658 594 587 4 8 2 591 70427 weeks and over...................................................... 555 615 497 554 593 655 633 551

Average (mean) duration, in w eeks................ ......... 1 1 .1 1 0 .8 1 1 .8 1 3 .5 1 2 .5 1 2 .4 1 2 .4 1 1 .5


Table A-5: U nem p lo yed persons by reason for unem ploym ent


Reason for unemployment J u ly1972

J u ly1971

Season ally adjusted

Ju ly .1972

Jun e1972

May1972

A p r .1972

M ar.1972

J u ly1971

Number o f unemployed

Lost last j o b .................................................................. 2 ,0 2 2 2 ,2 0 2 2 ,0 9 3 2 ,2 1 0 2 ,1 9 9 2 ,0 4 0 2 ,1 1 8 2 ,2 8 0Left last j o b .................................................................. 663 548 616 624 649 611 674 510Reentered labor f o r c e ................................................ 1 ,5 3 2 1 ,6 1 5 1 ,4 5 5 1 ,2 3 8 1 ,4 6 0 1 ,5 5 7 1 ,5 4 2 1 ,5 3 4Never worked b e fo r e ................................................... 956 965 564 621 802 917 737 570

Percent distribution

Total unem ployed......................................................... 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0Lost last j o b ............................................................ 3 9 .1 4 1 .3 4 4 .3 4 7 .1 4 3 .0 3 9 .8 4 1 .8 4 6 .6Left last j o b ............................................................ 1 2 .8 1 0 .3 1 3 .0 1 3 .3 1 2 .7 1 1 .9 1 3 .3 1 0 .4Reentered labor fo rce ............................................. 2 9 .6 3 0 .3 3 0 .8 2 6 .4 2 8 .6 3 0 .4 3 0 .4 3 1 .3

Never worked before..................... .......................... 1 8 .5 1 8 .1 1 1 .9 1 3 .2 1 5 .7 1 7 .8 1 4 .5 1 1 .6

Unemployed os o percent of thecivilian labor force

Lost last j o b .................................................................. 2 .3 2 .6 2 . 4 2 . 6 2 .5 2 .4 2 .5 2 .7Left last job . ............................................................... .7 .6 .7 .7 .8 .7 .8 .6Reentered labor force................................................... 1 .7 1 .9 1 .7 1 .4 1 .7 1 .8 1 .8 1 .8Never worked b e fo r e ................................................... 1 .1 1 .1 .7 .7 .9 1 .1 .9 .7

Table A-6: Unemployed persons by age and sex

A ge and sex

Thousands o f persons Percent look in g for

full-tim e work

S eason ally ad justed unemployment rates

J u ly1972

J u ly1971

J u ly1972

June1972

May1972

A p r .1972

M ar.1972

J u ly1971

J u ly 1972T ota l, 16 years and o v e r .................................... 5 ,1 7 3 5 ,3 3 0 8 3 .4 5 .5 5 .5 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9

16 to 19 y e a r s ....................................................... 1 ,6 2 4 1 ,7 2 7 7 2 .0 1 4 .8 1 4 .5 1 5 .7 1 7 .3 1 7 .9 1 6 .516 and 17 y e a r s .............................................. 833 893 5 8 .9 1 6 .5 1 6 .5 1 6 .6 1 9 .1 2 0 .7 1 8 .318 and 19.y e a r s .............................................. 791 834 8 5 .8 1 3 .5 1 2 .9 1 5 .8 1 5 .5 1 5 .8 1 5 .0

20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................................ 1 ,2 1 7 1 ,1 5 0 9 0 .1 9 .8 8 .7 9 . 9 1 0 .0 9 .9 9 .825 years and o v e r .............................................. 2 ,3 3 3 2 ,4 5 3 8 7 .8 3 .7 3 . 9 3 . 9 3 .8 3 .7 4 . 0

25 to 54 y e a r s ................................................. 1 ,8 8 3 2 ,0 4 3 9 0 .3 3 .8 4 . 0 4 . 0 3 .8 3 .9 4 . 255 years and o v e r ........................................... 4 4 9 4 1 0 7 7 .3 3 .4 3 . 6 3 . 6 3 .6 3 .3 3 .2

M ales, 16 years and o v e r .................................... 2 ,6 5 9 2 ,9 0 8 8 7 .0 4 . 7 4 . 8 5 .3 5 .3 5 .3 5 .2

16 to lS T f e a r s ....................................................... 811 924 7 4 .1 1 3 .6 1 3 .8 1 6 .6 1 6 .7 1 7 .8 1 5 .816 and 17 y e a r s .............................................. 4 1 3 515 6 3 .0 1 4 .6 1 5 .4 1 8 .0 1 9 .3 2 1 .4 1 8 .418 and 19 y e a r s .............................................. 398 4 0 9 8 5 .7 1 2 .8 1 2 .4 1 6 .2 1 4 .8 1 5 .1 1 3 .7

20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................................ 651 643 8 9 .7 9 . 6 8 . 3 9 .4 1 0 .7 1 0 .4 1 0 .225 years and o v e r .............................................. 1 ,1 9 8 1 ,3 4 1 9 4 .2 3 . 0 3 .3 3 .4 3 .3 3 .2 3 .4

25 to 54 y e a r s ................................................. 951 1 ,0 9 2 9 6 .6 3 .0 3 . 3 3 .4 3 .2 3 .1 3 .555 years and o v e r ........................................... 247 249 8 4 .6 3 .1 3 . 5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .4 3 .1

F em ales, 16 years and o v e r .............................. 2 ,5 1 4 2 ,4 2 2 7 9 .6 6 . 9 6 .5 6 .8 6 .8 6 .8 6 . 9

16 to 19 y e a r s ........................................................ 81 3 803 7 0 .0 1 6 .4 1 5 .4 1 4 .6 1 8 .0 1 7 .9 1 7 .216 and 17 y e a r s .............................................. 4 2 0 378 5 5 .0 1 8 .9 1 8 .1 1 4 .8 1 9 .0 1 9 .8 1 8 .318 and 19 y e a r s ................................. . . . . 393 4 2 4 8 6 .3 1 4 .4 1 3 .5 1 5 .3 1 6 .4 1 6 .8 1 6 .4

20 to 24 y e a r s ........................................................ 567 507 9 0 .5 1 0 .1 9 .2 1 0 .6 9 . 0 9 .2 9 .425 years and o v e r .............................................. 1 ,1 3 5 1 ,1 1 2 8 1 .0 4 . 8 4 . 8 4 . 8 4 . 6 4 . 7 4 . 9

25 to 54 y e a r s ................................................. 933 951 8 3 .6 5 .1 5 .1 5 .0 4 . 9 5 .1 5 .455 years and o v e r ........................................... 202 161 6 8 .8 4 . 0 3 .8 3 .8 3 .6 3 .1 3 .3


Table A-7: Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 29 years old


Seasonally adjusted

Employment status J u l y197 2

J u n e1972

J u ly1971

J u l y1 97 2

Ju n e1 9 7 2

May1 97 2

A p r i l1 9 7 2

M arch1972

J u ly1971

Veterans'

Total, 20 to 29 years old

Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. 4 ,5 5 1 4 ,5 2 9 4 ,0 8 9 4 ,5 5 1 4 ,5 2 9 4 ,5 1 9 4 ,4 9 8 4 ,4 7 0 4 ,0 8 9Civilian labor force ..................................... 4 ,2 8 0 4 ,2 3 0 3 ,8 1 5 4 ,2 0 6 4 ,1 8 3 4 ,1 9 6 4 ,1 6 1 4 ,1 3 7 3 ,7 5 0

E m p loyed ............................................... 3 ,9 7 9 3 ,9 5 0 3 ,5 0 2 3 ,8 9 8 3 ,8 8 1 3 ,8 5 8 3 ,8 0 4 3 ,7 8 3 3 ,4 2 9Unemployed .......................................... 301 280 313 308 302 338 357 354 321Unemployment rate................................ 7 . 0 6 . 6 8 . 2 7 . 3 7 . 2 8 .1 8 . 6 8 .6 8 . 6

20 to 24 years

Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. 1 ,9 2 8 1 ,9 4 3 1 ,9 6 3 1 ,9 2 8 1 ,9 4 3 1 ,9 7 0 1 ,9 8 7 2 ,0 0 0 1 ,9 6 3Civilian labor force ..................................... 1 ,7 8 7 1 ,7 9 2 1 ,7 7 1 1 ,7 4 5 1 ,7 7 5 1 ,7 9 2 1 ,8 1 0 1 ,8 1 7 1 ,7 2 9

E m p loyed ................................................ 1 ,5 9 6 1 ,6 3 2 1 ,5 7 2 1 ,5 5 9 1 ,6 0 0 1 ,6 0 8 1 ,5 8 1 1 ,5 9 4 1 ,5 3 5Unemployed .......................................... 191 160 199 186 17 5 184 229 223 194Unemployment rate................................ 1 0 .7 8 . 9 1 1 .2 1 0 .7 9 . 9 1 0 .3 1 2 .7 1 2 .3 1 1 .2

25 to 29 years

Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. 2 ,6 2 3 2 ,5 8 6 2 ,1 2 6 2 ,6 2 3 2 ,5 8 6 2 ,5 4 9 2 ,5 1 1 2 ,4 7 0 2 ,1 2 6Civilian labor f o r c e ..................................... 2 ,4 9 3 2 ,4 3 8 2 ,0 4 4 2 ,4 6 1 2 ,4 0 8 2 ,4 0 4 2 ,3 5 1 2 ,3 2 0 2 ,0 2 1

E m ployed ............................................... 2 ,3 8 3 2 ,3 1 8 1 ,9 3 0 2 ,3 3 9 2 ,2 8 1 2 ,2 5 0 2 ,2 2 3 2 ,1 8 9 1 ,8 9 4Unemployed .......................................... 110 120 114 122 127 154 128 131 127Unemployment rate................................ 4 . 4 4 . 9 5 .6 5 . 0 5 . 3 6 . 4 5 . 4 5 .6 6 . 3

Nonveterans

Total. 20 to 29 years old

Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. 1 0 ,0 8 5 1 0 ,0 3 6 9 ,4 2 8 1 0 ,0 8 5 1 0 ,0 3 6 9 ,9 1 4 9 ,8 4 0 9 ,7 7 9 9 ,4 2 8Civilian labor f o r c e ..................................... 9 ,2 3 6 9 ,0 7 6 8 ,5 7 6 8 ,7 1 5 8 ,6 7 7 8 ,5 5 5 8 ,5 2 7 8 ,5 1 3 8 ,1 0 5

E m ployed ............................................... 8 ,6 3 5 8 ,4 1 2 7 ,9 6 2 8 ,1 4 9 8 ,1 1 0 7 ,9 4 9 7 ,8 7 5 7 ,8 7 3 7 ,5 2 5Unemployed .......................................... 601 6 6 4 6 1 4 566 567 606 6 5 2 640 580Unemployment rate................................ 6 . 5 7 . 3 7 . 2 6 . 5 6 . 5 7 .1 7 . 6 7 . 5 7 . 2

20 to 24 years

Civilian noninstitutional population 2............. 6 ,0 8 6 6 ,0 6 5 5 ,5 8 2 6 ,0 8 6 6 ,0 6 5 5 ,9 5 8 5 ,9 1 8 5 ,8 8 4 5 ,5 8 2Civilian labor force ..................................... 5 ,4 2 0 5 ,2 9 8 4 ,8 8 6 4 ,9 0 9 4 ,9 0 4 4 ,8 0 8 4 ,8 1 3 4 ,8 4 3 4 ,4 2 5

E m ployed ............................................... 4 ,9 6 0 4 ,7 9 2 4 ,4 4 3 4 ,4 8 5 4 ,5 1 2 4 ,3 6 9 4 ,3 3 2 4 ,3 5 2 4 ,0 1 7Unemployed .......................................... 4 6 0 506 443 424 392 439 481 491 408Unemployment rate................................ 8 . 5 9 .6 9 .1 8 . 6 8 . 0 9 .1 1 0 .0 1 0 .1 9 . 2

25 to 29 years

Civilian noninstitutional population2............. 3 ,9 9 9 3 ,9 7 1 3 ,8 4 6 3 ,9 9 9 3 ,9 7 1 3 ,9 5 6 3 ,9 2 2 3 ,8 9 5 3 ,8 4 6Civilian labor f o r c e ..................................... 3 ,8 1 6 3 ,7 7 8 3 ,6 9 0 3 ,8 0 6 3 ,7 7 3 3 ,7 4 7 3 ,7 1 4 3 ,6 7 0 3 ,6 8 0

E m ployed ............................................... 3 ,6 7 5 3 ,6 2 0 3 ,5 1 9 3 ,6 6 4 3 ,5 9 8 3 ,5 8 0 3 ,5 4 3 3 ,5 2 1 3 ,5 0 8Unemployed .......................................... 141 158 171 142 175 167 171 149 172Unemployment rate................................ 3 . 7 4 . 2 4 . 6 3 .7 4 . 6 4 . 5 4 . 6 4 .1 4 . 7

1 Vietnam Era veterans are those who served after August 4. 1964; they are all classified as war veterans. 8 0 percent o f the Vietnam Era veterans o f all ages are 20 to 29 years old. Post-Korean- peacetime veterans 20*to 29 years old are not included in this table.

2 S in c e s e a s o n a l v a r i a t i o n s a r e n o t p r e s e n t i n th e p o p u la t i o n f i g u r e s , i d e n t i c a l num bers a p p e a r i n t h e u n a d ju s t e d and s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d c o lu m n s .


TabU B -1: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry,

(In ihoustiids)

IndustryJ u l y -1 9 7 2 p

J u n e1 9 7 2 p

M a y1 9 7 2

J u ly1 9 7 1

Change fromSeasonally adjusted

J u i y p1 9 7 2 p

J u n e ^1 9 7 2 p

M a y1 9 7 2

Change from

J u n e1 9 7 2

J u n e1 9 7 2

J u ly1 9 7 1

T O T A L ................................................................. 7 2 , 4 1 3 7 3 , 361 7 2 , 5 3 3 7 0 , 4 5 2 - 9 4 8 1 , 9 6 1 7 2 , 5 6 5 7 2 , 6 4 7 7 2 , 5 5 8 - 8 2

G O O D S - P R O D U C I N G ............................. 2 2 , 7 7 8 2 3 , 1 5 0 2 2 , 6 7 2 2 2 , 5 4 1 - 3 7 2 2 3 7 2 2 , 6 4 8 2 2 , 8 3 5 2 2 , 8 3 1 - 1 8 7

M I N I N G ......................................................... 6 1 3 6 1 2 6 0 2 6 1 3 1 0 5 9 7 5 9 8 6 0 2 -1

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N ............. 3 , 3 9 9 3 , 4 01 3 , 2 4 6 3 , 4 8 0 - 2 - 8 1 3 , 1 5 3 3 , 2 4 2 3 , 2 5 6 - 8 9

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................... 1 8 , 7 6 6 1 9 , 1 3 7 1 8 , 8 2 4 1 8 , 4 4 8 - 3 7 1 3 1 8 1 8 , 8 9 8 1 8 , 9 9 5 1 8 , 9 7 3 - 9 7P roduction w o r k e r s ...................... 1 3 , 6 3 9 1 4 , 0 0 5 1 3 , 7 2 3 1 3 , 3 1 5 - 3 6 6 3 2 4 1 3 , 8 0 2 1 3 , 8 8 4 1 3 , 8 5 2 - 8 2

OURABLE GOODS..................................... 1 0 , 7 2 2 1 0 , 9 6 2 1 0 , 8 1 1 1 0 , 4 8 7 - 2 4 0 2 3 5 1 0 , 8 3 4 1 0 , 8 6 2 1 0 , 8 5 7 - 2 8Production w o r k e r s ...................... 7 , 7 5 0 7 , 9 8 7 7 , 8 5 2 7 , 5 1 2 - 2 3 7 2 3 8 7 , 8 7 2 7 , 8 9 7 7 , 8 8 6 - 2 5

Ordnance and acce sso rie s ................ 1 9 2 . 7 1 8 9 . 5 1 8 5 . 5 1 8 9 . 9 3 . 2 2 . 8 1 9 3 1 9 0 1 8 7 3Lumber and wood produces................ 6 2 7 . 9 6 2 8 . 8 6 0 4 . 5 5 9 6 . 4 - . 9 3 1 . 5 6 1 0 6 0 8 6 0 8 2Furniture and f ix t u r e s ...................... 4 8 1 . 2 4 9 1 . 4 4 8 2 . 7 4 5 2 . 1 - 1 0 . 2 2 9 . 1 4 9 1 4 9 0 4 8 9 1Stone, c la y , and g la ss products . . 6 6 7 . 2 6 7 0 . 5 6 5 2 . 6 6 3 8 . 6 - 3 . 3 2 8 . 6 6 5 3 6 5 7 6 5 5 - 4Primary metal industries . . . . . . 1 , 2 2 2 . 8 1 , 2 4 0 . 8 1 , 2 3 2 . 0 1 , 2 3 8 . 9 - 1 8 . 0 - 1 6 . 1 1 , 2 0 9 1 , 2 1 8 1, 2 2 6 - 9Fabricated metal products................ 1 , 3 6 6 . 6 1 , 3 8 6 . 9 1 , 3 6 5 . 5 1 , 3 1 9 . 4 - 2 0 . 3 4 7 . 2 1 , 3 8 3 1 , 3 7 6 1 , 3 7 7 7

Machinery, except e lectrica l . . . . 1 , 8 3 5 . 2 1 , 8 4 9 . 2 1 , 8 2 7 . 8 1 , 7 7 2 . 4 - 1 4 . 0 6 2 . 8 1 , 8 3 3 1 , 8 3 3 1 , 8 2 6 0

E le ctrica l equipm ent.......................... 1 , 8 0 9 . 8 1 , 8 4 8 . 0 1 , 8 2 2 . 1 1, 7 5 8 . 7 - 3 8 . 2 5 1 . 1 1 , 8 2 4 1 , 8 5 0 1 , 8 4 1 - 2 6

Transportation eqtiipm cnt................ 1 , 6 5 2 . 0 1 , 7 7 5 . 5 1 , 7 7 4 . 1 1 , 6 8 8 . 7 - 1 2 3 . 5 - 3 6 . 7 1 , 7 6 2 1 , 7 6 3 1 , 7 7 8 -1

Instruments and related products . 4 5 0 . 2 4 5 2 . 8 4 4 4 . 9 4 3 0 . 2 - 2 . 6 2 0 . 0 4 5 1 4 51 4 4 7 0

M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 4 1 6 . 6 4 2 8 . 8 4 1 8 . 8 4 0 2 . 1 - 1 2 . 2 1 4 . 5 4 2 5 4 2 6 4 2 3 -1

NONDURABLE GOODS.......................... 8 , 0 4 4 8 , 1 7 5 8 , 0 1 3 7 , 9 6 1 - 1 3 1 8 3 8 , 0 6 4 8 , 1 3 3 8 , 1 1 6 - 6 9P roduction worker* ...................... 5 , 8 8 9 6 , 0 1 8 5 , 8 7 1 5 , 8 0 3 - 1 2 9 8 6 5 , 9 3 0 5 , 9 8 7 5 , 9 6 6 - 5 7

Food and kindred p ro d u c ts ............. 1 , 7 9 2 . 6 1 , 7 5 8 . 8 1 , 6 8 5 . 7 1 , 7 9 7 . 0 3 3 . 8 - 4 . 4 1 , 7 5 7 1 , 7 6 1 1 , 7 5 0 - 4Tobacco m anufactures...................... 6 6 . 9 6 5 . 2 6 4 . 8 6 1 . 9 1 . 7 5 . 0 7 5 7 4 7 4 1T extile m ill products.......................... 9 7 8 . 7 1 , 0 0 7 . 5 9 8 9 - 8 9 4 8 . 6 - 2 8 . 8 3 0 . 1 9 8 9 9 9 5 9 9 5 - 6Apparel and other textile products 1 , 2 8 5 . 4 1 , 3 7 4 . 5 1 , 3 6 1 . 3 1 , 3 0 4 . 1 - 8 9 . 1 - 1 8 . 7 1 , 3 2 9 1 , 3 6 0 1, 3 6 4 - 3 1Paper and a llied products................ 7 0 0 . 6 7 1 0 . 7 6 9 5 . 7 6 7 7 . 7 - 1 0 . 1 2 2 . 9 6 9 9 7 0 2 7 0 2 - 3Printing and p u b lish in g ................... 1 , 0 8 7 . 2 1 , 0 9 6 . 6 1 , 0 9 1 . 3 1 , 0 8 2 . 2 - 9 . 4 5 . 0 1 , 0 8 8 1 , 0 9 6 1 , 0 9 7 - 8

1 . 0 1 1 . .4 1 , 0 1 3 , 8 1 , 0 0 3 . 1 1 , 0 1 8 . 2 - 2 . 4 - 6 . 8 1 , 0 0 1 1 , 0 0 7 1 , 0 0 6 - 6Petroleum and coal products . . . . 1 9 4 . 0 1 9 3 . 0 1 8 9 . 4 1 9 3 . 7 1. 0 . 3 1 8 8 1 89 1 9 0 - 1

Rubber and p la stic s products, nec 6 2 3 . 5 6 3 4 . 8 6 1 8 . 6 5 7 7 . 4 - 1 1 . 3 4 6 . 1 6 3 1 6 3 3 6 2 3 - 2

Leather and leather products . . . . 3 0 3 . 9 3 1 9 . 8 3 1 2 . 9 3 0 0 . 0 - 1 5 . 9 3 . 9 3 0 7 3 1 6 3 1 5 - 9

S E R V I C E - P R O D U C I N G .......................... 4 9 , 6 3 5 5 0 , 2 1 1 4 9 , 8 6 1 4 7 , 9 1 1 - 5 7 6 1 , 7 2 4 4 9 , 9 1 7 4 9 . 8 1 2 4 9 . 7 2 7 1 0 5

T RAN S P O RTA TIO N ANO P U B L I CU T I L I T I E S ............................................... 4 , 5 7 9 4 , 5 8 2 4 , 521 4 , 5 3 4 - 3 4 5 4 , 5 2 0 4 , 5 3 2 4 . 5 3 9 - 1 2

W H O L E S A L E AND R E T A I L T R A D E . 1 5 , 7 0 3 1 5 , 7 8 8 1 5 , 5 9 2 1 5 , 1 3 2 - 8 5 571 1 5 , 7 3 0 1 5 , 7 2 9 1 5 , 6 7 1 1

WHOLESALE T R A D E ............................... 4 , 0 1 1 4 , 0 0 1 3 , 9 2 6 3 , 8 7 7 1 0 1 3 4 3 , 9 6 7 3 , 9 7 7 3 , 9 7 0 - 1 0R ETA IL T R A D E ........................................ 1 1 , 6 9 2 1 1 , 7 8 7 1 1 , 6 6 6 1 1 , 2 5 5 - 9 5 4 3 7 1 1 , 7 6 3 1 1 , 7 5 2 1 1 , 7 0 1 11

F IN A N C E . IN SURAN CE, ANDR E A L E S T A T E ...................................... 3 . 9 8 6 3 , 9 6 5 3 , 9 1 3 3 , 8 6 7 21 1 1 9 3 , 9 2 3 3 , 9 3 4 3 , 9 2 1 - 1 1

S E R V I C E S .................................................. 1 2 , 5 7 3 1 2 , 5 1 9 1 2 , 4 0 1 1 2 , 0 4 0 5 4 5 3 3 1 2 , 4 4 9 1 2 , 3 5 8 1 2 , 3 0 3 91

G O V ERN M EN T ......................................... 1 2 , 7 9 4 1 3 , 3 5 7 1 3 , 4 3 4 1 2 , 3 3 8 - 5 6 3 4 5 6 1 3 , 2 9 5 1 3 , 2 5 9 1 3 , 2 9 3 3 6

FED ER A L ................................................. 2 , 6 5 0 2 , 6 5 9 2 , 6 6 2 2 , 6 8 8 - 9 - 3 8 2 , 6 0 6 2 , 6 2 5 2 , 6 7 0 - 1 9

STATE AND L O C A L ................................ 1 0 , 1 4 4 1 0 , 6 9 8 1 0 , 7 7 2 9 , 6 5 0 - 5 5 4 4 9 4 1 0 , 6 8 9 1 0 , 6 3 4 1 0 , 6 2 3 5 5

p = preliminary.


Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers'on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry

Industry J u ly 1 9 7 2 p

J u n e 197 2 P

M a y197 2

J u ly1971

Change from Seasonally adjusted

J u ly1 9 7 2 p

J u n e ^ 197 2 P

M a y1972

Change fromJ u n e1 97 2

J u n e1972

J u ly1971

TOTAL PRIVATE...................... 3 7 . 7 3 7 .5 3 6 .9 3 7 . 3 0 . 2 0 . 4 3 7 . 3 3 7 . 3 3 7 . 0 0 . 0

M I N I N G ......................................................... 4 2 . 7 4 3 . 1 4 2 . 4 4 2 . 6 - . 4 . 1 4 2 . 3 4 2 . 8 4 2 . 4 - . 5

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N ............. 3 8 . 3 3 7 . 7 3 6 .8 3 8 , 1 . 6 . 2 3 7 . 3 3 6 .9 3 6 .6 . 4

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................... 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 9 4 0 . 5 3 9 .8 - . 4 . 7 4 0 . 7 4 0 . 7 4 0 . 5 0O vertim e h o u r s ................................... 3 . 4 3. 5 3. 3 2 . 9 - . 1 r 3. 5 3 .4 3 . 4 . 1

DURABLE GOODS.................................... 4 1 . 0 4 1 . 6 4 1 . 2 4 0 . 1 - . 6 .9 . 4 1 . 3 4 1 . 4 4 1 . 2 - . 1O vertim e hours ................................ 3. 5 3 . 6 3. 4 2 . 7 - . 1 . 8 3 . 6 3 .5 3 .5 . 1

Ordnance and accessories.............. 4 2 . 1 4 2 . 4 4 2 . 0 4 1 . 3 - . 3 . 8 4 2 . 7 4 2 . 2 4 2 . 0 . 5Lumber and wood products........... 4 1 . 0 4 1 . 7 4 1 . 3 4 0 . 4 - . 7 . 6 4 1 . 1 4 1 . 2 4 0 . 9 - . 1Furniture and fix tu res .................... 4 0 . 4 4 1 . 1 4 0 . 2 3 9 .7 - . 7 . 7 4 0 . 8 4 0 . 9 4 0 . 6 - . 1Stone, clay, and glass products . . 4 2 . 5 4 2 . 5 4 2 . 0 4 2 . 0 0 . 5 4 2 . 3 4 2 . 2 4 1 . 8 . 1Primary metal in du stries.............. 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 8 4 1 . 5 4 0 . 7 - . 3 . 8 4 1 . 4 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 4 - . 1Fabricated metal products.............. 4 1 . 1 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 1 4 0 . 3 - . 4 . 8 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 2 4 1 . 1 . 3Machinery, except electrical . . . . 4 1 . 7 4 2 . 2 4 1 . 7 4 0 . 3 - . 5 1 .4 4 2 . 2 4 2 . 2 4 1 . 7 0Electrical equipment....................... 4 0 . 0 4 0 . 7 4 0 . 3 3 9 .6 - . 7 . 4 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 4 0Transportation equipment.............. 4 0 . 8 4 2 . 1 4 2 . 1 3 9 . 4 - 1 . 3 1 .4 4 0 . 9 4 2 . 0 4 2 . 0 - 1 . 1Instruments and related products . 4 0 . 1 4 0 . 8 4 0 . 5 3 9 .5 - . 7 • 6 4 0 . 4 4 0 . 7 4 0 . 7 - . 3Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 3 8 .6 3 9 .6 39 . 2 3 8 .6 - 1 . 0 0 3 9 . 2 3 9 .5 3 9 .3 - . 3

NONDURABLE GOODS.......................... 3 9 .9 3 9 .9 3 9 .5 3 9 .4 0 . 5 3 9 .8 3 9 .8 3 9 .7 0O vertim e h o u r s ................................... 3 . 3 3 . 4 3. 1 3 . 0 - . 1 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 2 - . 1

Food and kindred products............ 4 1 . 1 4 0 . 7 4 0 . 2 4 0 . 6 . 4 . 5 4 0 . 7 4 0 . 6 4 0 . 4 . 1Tobacco manufactures.................... 3 3 . 7 3 4 .8 3 3 .5 3 9 . 3 - 1 . 1 - 5 . 6 3 4 . 0 3 4 .3 3 3 .9 - . 3Textile mill products....................... 4 1 . 1 4 1 . 7 4 1 . 1 4 0 . 1 - . 6 1 . 0 4 1 . 3 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 3 - . 2Apparel and other textile products 3 6 . 2 3 6 . 0 3 5 .6 3 5 .8 . 2 . 4 3 6 . 2 3 5 .9 3 5 .6 . 3Paper and allied products.............. 4 2 . 8 4 2 . 9 4 2 . 5 4 2 . 4 - . 1 . 4 4 2 . 8 4 2 . 9 4 2 . 6 - . 1Printing and publishing................. 3 8 . 2 3 8 . 0 3 7 .6 3 7 .6 . 2 . 6 3 8 . 2 3 8 . 0 3 7 .7 . 2Chemicals and allied produers. . . 4 1 . 9 4 2 . 0 4 1 . 6 4 1 . 3 - . 1 . 6 4 2 . 0 4 2 . 0 4 1 . 6 0Petroleum and coal products . . . . 4 2 .5 4 2 . 5 4 2 . 3 4 3 . 0 0 - . 5 4 2 . 1 4 2 . 2 4 1 . 6 - . 1Rubber and plastics products, nec 4 0 . 7 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 1 4 0 . 1 - . 8 . 6 4 0 . 9 4 1 . 5 4 1 . 2 - . 6Leather and leather products. . . . 3 8 . 1 3 9 . 1 38 . 7 3 8 .2 - 1 . 0 - . 1 3 7 .6 3 8 .5 3 8 . 7 - . 9

T RAN S P O RTA TIO N AND P U B L I CU T I L I T I E S ............................................... 4 0 . 9 4 0 . 6 4 0 . 3 ■

i3 8 .4 . 3 2 . 5 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 5 4 0 . 5 0

W H O L E S A L E AND R E T A I L T R A D E . 3 6 . 2 3 5 .6 3 4 .8 3 6 . 1 . 6 . 1 3 5 .4 3 5 .4 3 5 . 1 0

WHOLESALE TRADE ............................... 4 0 . 1 4 0 . 0 3 9 . 8 3 9 .9 . 1 . 2 3 9 .8 3 9 . 9 4 0 . 0 - . 1RETA IL T R A D E ........................................ 3 4 . 9 3 4 . 2 3 3 . 3 3 4 .8 . 7 . 1 3 3 . 9 3 3 .9 3 3 .7 0

F IN A N C E , IN SURA N CE, ANDR E A L E S T A T E ...................................... 3 7 . 5 3 7 . 2 37 . 0 3 7 . 1 . 3 . 4 3 7 .5 3 7 .2 3 7 . 1 . 3

S E R V I C E S ................................................... 3 5 . 0 3 4 . 3 3 3 .8 3 4 .8 . 7 . 2 3 4 . 6 3 4 . 2 3 4 . 0 . 4

'Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction: and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls,

p = preliminary.


Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workerson private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Industry J u ly p1 9 7 2 p

M a y197 2

J u ly1971

Change fromT u lv J u n e „

197 2 pM a y19 7 2

J u ly1971

Change fromJ u n e _ 1 9 7 2 P

J u n e1 97 2

J u ly1971

J u ly D1 9 7 2 p J u n e

1972J u ly1971

TOTAL PRIVATE.................... $ 3 . 6 2 $ 3 . 61 $ 3 . 6 1 $ 3 . 4 3 $ 0 . 0 1 $ 0 . 19 $ 1 3 6 .4 7 $ 1 3 5 . 38 $ 1 3 3 .2 1 $ 1 2 7 .9 4 $ 1 . 0 9 $ 8 . 5 3Seasonally adjusted.................................. 3 .6 2 3. 61 3 .6 1 3 . 4 3 .0 1 , 19 1 3 5 .0 3 1 3 4 .6 5 1 3 3 .5 7 1 2 6 .5 7 . 3 8 8 .4 6

M I N I N G ...................................................... 4 . 35 4 . 33 4 . 3 2 4 . 0 5 . 02 . 30 1 8 5 .7 5 1 8 6 .6 2 1 8 3 . 17 1 7 2 .5 3 - . 8 7 1 3 .2 2

C O N T R A C T C O N S T R U C T I O N ------- 5 . 9 6 5 . 9 6 , 6 . 0 3 5 . 6 8 0 . 2 8 2 2 8 .2 7 2 2 4 .6 9 2 2 1 .9 0 2 1 6 .4 1 3 . 5 8 1 1 .8 6

M A N U F A C T U R I N G ................................ 3 .7 9 3 .7 9 3 .7 9 3 .5 7 0 . 2 2 1 5 3 .5 0 1 5 5 .0 1 1 5 3 .5 0 1 4 2 .0 9 - 1 .5 1 1 1 .4 1

DURABLE GOODS................................. 4 . 02 4 . 04 4 . 03 3 . 7 9 - . 02 .•23 1 6 4 .8 2 1 6 8 . 06 1 6 6 .0 4 1 5 1 .9 8 - 3 . 2 4 12 . 84

Ordnance and a cce sso rie s ............. 4 . 11 4 . 09 4 . 07 3 . 8 9 . 02 . 2 2 1 7 3 .0 3 1 7 3 .4 2 1 7 0 .9 4 1 6 0 .6 6 - . 3 9 1 2 .3 7Lumber and wood products............. 3. 31 3 . 31 3 .2 9 3 . 19 0 . 12 1 3 5 .7 1 1 3 8 .0 3 1 3 5 .8 8 1 2 8 . 8 8 - 2 . 32 6 . 83Furniture and f ix t u r e s ................... 3. 06 3 . 05 3 .0 3 2 .9 1 .0 1 . 15 1 2 3 .6 2 1 2 5 .3 6 1 2 1 .8 1 1 1 5 .5 3 - 1 . 7 4 8 . 09Stone, c la y , and g la ss products . 3 .9 1 3. 89 3 . 87 3 . 7 0 . 02 .2 1 1 6 6 . 18 1 6 5 .3 3 1 6 2 .5 4 1 5 5 .4 0 . 8 5 1 0 .7 8Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ............. 4 . 6 5 4 . 64 4 . 6 2 4 . 19 .0 1 . 4 6 1 9 2 .9 8 1 9 3 .9 5 1 9 1 .7 3 1 7 0 .5 3 - . 9 7 2 2 .4 5Fabricated metal products............. 3 .9 7 3 . 9 8 3 .9 6 3 .7 4 - . 0 1 . 2 3 1 6 3 . 17 1 6 5 .1 7 1 6 2 .7 6 1 5 0 .7 2 - 2 . 0 0 1 2 .4 5Machinery, except e lectrica l . . . 4 . 2 4 4 . 26 4 . 2 4 4 . 0 0 - . 02 . 2 4 1 7 6 .8 1 1 7 9 .7 7 1 7 6 .8 1 1 6 1 .2 0 - 2 . 9 6 1 5 .6 1E le c trica l equipm ent...................... 3 .6 9 3 .6 7 3. 66 3 .5 1 . 0 2 . 18 1 4 7 .6 0 1 4 9 .3 7 1 4 7 .5 0 1 3 9 .0 0 - 1 . 7 7 8 . 6 0Transportation equipm ent............. 4 . 6 8 4 . 7 3 4 . 7 4 4 . 3 9 - . 0 5 . 2 9 1 9 0 .9 4 1 9 9 .1 3 1 9 9 .5 5 1 7 2 .9 7 - 8 . 19 1 7 .9 7Instruments and related products 3 .7 2 3 .7 1 3 .7 2 3 .5 5 . 01 . 17 1 4 9 .1 7 1 5 1 .3 7 1 5 0 . 6 6 1 4 0 .2 3 - 2 . 2 0 8 . 94M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . 3 . 0 8 3 . 0 8 3 . 0 9 2 . 9 4 0 . 14 1 1 8 . 89 1 2 1 .9 7 1 2 1 .1 3 1 1 3 .4 8 - 3 . 0 8 5 .4 1

NONDURABLE GOODS....................... 3 . 4 8 3 .4 5 3 .4 4 3 . 2 9 . 0 3 . 19 1 3 8 . 85 1 3 7 .6 6 1 3 5 .8 8 1 2 9 .6 3 1 .1 9 9 .2 2

Food and kindred products . . . . 3 . 5 9 3 .5 9 3 . 6 0 3 . 3 9 0 . 2 0 1 4 7 .5 5 1 4 6 .1 1 1 4 4 .7 2 1 3 7 .6 3 1 .4 4 9 . 9 2Tobacco m anufactures................... 3 .4 5 3 . 52 3 .4 7 3 . 3 3 - . 0 7 . 12 1 1 6 .2 7 1 2 2 .5 0 1 1 6 .2 5 1 3 0 . 87 - 6 . 2 3 - 1 4 . 6 0Textile mill products. . ................ 2 . 7 2 2 . 7 2 2 .7 1 2 . 5 6 0 . 16 1 1 1 .7 9 1 1 3 .4 2 1 1 1 .3 8 1 0 2 .6 6 - 1 . 6 3 9 . 13Apparel and other textile products 2 . 5 9 2 . 5 9 2 . 57 2 . 4 7 0 . 12 9 3 .7 6 9 3 .2 4 9 1 . 4 9 8 8 .4 3 . 5 2 5 . 3 3Paper and allied products............. 3 .9 6 3 .9 2 3 . 8 8 3 .7 1 . 04 . 2 5 1 6 9 .4 9 1 6 8 . 17 1 6 4 .9 0 1 5 7 .3 0 1 .3 2 12 . 19Printing and p u b lish in g ................ 4 . 4 9 4 . 4 6 4 . 4 6 4 . 2 1 . 0 3 . 2 8 1 7 1 .5 2 1 6 9 .4 8 1 6 7 .7 0 1 5 8 . 30 2 . 0 4 1 3 .2 2Chem icals and allied produces. . 4 . 23 4 . 2 0 4 . 16 3 . 9 9 . 0 3 . 24 1 7 7 .2 4 1 7 6 .4 0 1 7 3 .0 6 1 6 4 .7 9 . 8 4 1 2 .4 5Petroleum and coal products . . . 4 . 9 7 4 . 9 4 4 . 9 6 4 . 6 0 . 0 3 . 37 2 1 1 .2 3 2 0 9 .9 5 2 0 9 .8 1 1 9 7 .8 0 1 .2 8 1 3 .4 3Rubber and p la stics products, nec 3 .6 3 3 . 5 8 3 .5 6 3 .4 4 . 0 5 . 19 1 4 7 .7 4 1 4 8 .5 7 1 4 6 .3 2 1 3 7 .9 4 - . 83 9 . 8 0Leather and leather products. . . 2 . 7 0 2 . 7 0 2 .7 1 2 . 5 8 0 . 12 1 0 2 .8 7 1 0 5 .5 7 1 0 4 .8 8 9 8 .5 6 - 2 . 7 0 4 .3 1

T RA N S P O RTA TIO N AND P U B L I CU T I L I T I E S ............................................ 4 . 6 5 4 . 6 0 4 . 5 8 4 . 2 3 . 0 5 . 4 2 1 9 0 .1 9 1 8 6 .7 6 1 8 4 .5 7 1 6 2 .4 3 3 .4 3 2 7 . 7 6

w h o l e s a l e AND R E T A I L T R A D E 3 .0 1 3 . 00 3. 00 2 . 87 . 01 . 14 1 0 8 .9 6 1*06. 80 1 0 4 .4 0 1 0 3 .6 1 2 . 16 5 . 3 5

WHOLESALE TRADE ............................. 3 . 87 3 .8 5 3. 84 3 .6 7 . 0 2 . 2 0 1 5 5 .1 9 1 5 4 .0 0 1 5 2 .8 3 1 4 6 .4 3 1 .1 9 8 .7 6R E T A I L T R A D E ..................................................... 2 . 7 0 2 . 6 9 2 . 6 8 2 . 5 8 .0 1 . 12 9 4 . 2 3 9 2 .0 0 8 9 .2 4 8 9 .7 8 2 . 2 3 4 . 4 5 '

F IN A N C E . IN SURA N CE, ANDR E A L E S T A T E ................................... 3 .4 4 3 .4 2 3 .4 3 3 . 2 9 . 0 2 . 15 1 2 9 .0 0 1 2 7 .2 2 1 2 6 .9 1 1 2 2 .0 6 1 .7 8 6 . 9 4

S E R V I C E S ............................................... 3 . 12 3. 11 3 . 12 2 . 9 8 .0 1 . 14 1 0 9 .2 0 1 0 6 .6 7 1 0 5 .4 6 1 0 3 .7 0 2 . 5 3 5 . 5 0

*Sec footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary.


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

<1967-1001

Industry J u ly P 1972

June p 1972

Hay1972

A p r.1972

Mar.1972

F eb .1972

J u ly1971

Percent change over month and year

June 1 9 7 2 - J u lv 197?

J u ly 19 7 1 - J u lv 1972

Total private nonfarm:

Current dollars........................................... 1 3 7 .5 1 3 6 .9 1 3 6 .8 1 3 6 .6 1 3 5 .5 1 3 4 .7 1 3 0 .0 .4 5 .8

Constant (1967) dollars........................... NA 1 0 9 .7 1 0 9 .7 1 0 9 .9 1 0 9 .2 1 0 8 .6 1 0 6 .9 ( 1 ) (2 )

Mining............................................................... 1 3 7 .4 1 3 6 .1 1 3 5 .0 1 3 5 .5 1 3 4 .6 1 3 4 .0 1 2 6 .8 .9 8 .4

Contract construction.................................... 1 4 5 .3 1 4 6 .0 1 4 6 .4 1 4 5 .9 1 4 5 .0 1 4 4 .2 1 3 8 .8 - . 4 4 .7

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

Transportation and public utilities................ 1 4 3 .9 1 4 2 .3 1 4 2 .1 1 4 1 .8 1 4 0 .0 1 3 8 .1 1 2 9 .5 1 .1 1 1 .1

Wholesale and retail trade............................. 1 3 5 .3 1 3 4 .4 1 3 3 .8 1 3 4 .1 1 3 3 ,0 1 3 2 .3 1 2 8 .9 .7 5 .0

Finance, insurance, and real estate................ 1 3 3 .3 1 3 2 .8 1 3 2 .5 1 3 3 .5 1 3 1 .0 1 3 0 .0 1 2 7 .3 .4 4 .7

Services............................................................ 1 3 5 .1 1 3 5 .9 1 3 6 .3 1 3 6 .7 1 3 5 .4 1 3 4 .8 1 2 9 .9 - . 5 4 .0

1 / P e r c e n t ch an ge was 0 . 1 from May 1972 t o June 1 9 7 2 , th e l a t e s t axmth a v a i l a b l e .2/ P e r c e n t change was 2 .9 from June 1971 t o June 1 9 7 2 , th e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .NA i n d i c a t e s d a ta a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e . p « P r e l im ln a r y .

NOTE: A l l s e r i e s a r e in c u r r e n t d o l l a r s e x c e p t w here i n d i c a t e d . The in d e x e x c lu d e s e f f e c t s o f two ty p e s o f ch an ges th a t a reu n r e la te d t o u n d e r ly in g w a g e -r a te d e v e lo p m e n ts : F lu c t u a t io n s in o v e r t im e premiums in m a n u fa ctu r in g ( th e o n ly s e c t o r f o r w h icho v e r t im e d a ta a re a v a i l a b l e ) and th e e f f e c t s o f ch an ges in th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o rk ers in h ig h -w a g e and low -w age i n d u s t r ie s . The s e a s o n a l ad ju stm en t e l im in a t e s th e e f f e c t o f ch an ges th a t n o rm a lly o c c u r a t th e same tim e and in abou t th e same m agnitude ea ch y e a r .


LABOR FORCE. EMPLOYMENT. UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY AOJUSTEO

1 • LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT 2. TOTAL EMPLOYMENTC IV IL IA N LABOR FORCE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDSI I N 0N A8RICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

3. UNEMPLOYMENTA LL C IV IL IA N WORKERS F U L L -T IM E W0RKER6

THOUSANOS.... MARRIEO MEN

AOULT MEN ADULT WOMEN

THOUSANOS______ TEENAGERS

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

4- UNEMPLOYMENT____ AOULT MEN— AOULT WOMEN «... TEENAGERS

THOUSANOS22 50

2000

1750

1500

1250

1000

750


UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHOUSEHOLD DRTfl - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES_______. A LL C IV IL IA N WORKERS— ■____ STATE INSURED ■_______ MARR1EO MEN

PERCENT

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

6. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES________ TEEN A 6ERS_______ AOULT WOMEN_______ ADULT MEN

PERCEN T

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

________ NE6R0 ANO OTHER RACES_______ WHITE

PERCEN T

P A R T-TIM E WORKERS F U L L -T IM E WORKERS

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972

10.0

7 .5

5 .0

2 . 5

0.0

• State insured unemployment rate pertains to the week including t(ie 12th of the month and represents the insured unemployed under State programs as a percent of average covered employqnent. The figures are derived from administrative records of unemployment insurance systems.


UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD OATA - SEASONALLY ROJUSTED

9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES________ BLUE COLLAR WORKERS........... S E R V IC E WORKERS_______ WHITE COLLAR WORKERS

PERCENT

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1868 1870 1871 1872

11 . AVERAGE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

WEEKS

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1868 1870 1871 1872

10- UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

________ CONSTRUCTION_______ MANUFACTURING

PERCEN T

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1866 1868 1870 1871 1872

12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON________ JOB LO SER S........... REENTRANTS_______ NEW ENTRANTS________ JOB LEA V ER S

THOUSANOS

1867 1866 1868 1870 1971 1872


13- EMPLOYMENT 14. MAN-HOURS

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURSESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

________ TOTAL N 0N A6RICULTURAL_______ S ER V ICE-P R O D U CIN G_______ GOOOS-PROOUCING________ MANUFACTURING

THOUSANDS

1883 1884 1885 1868 1867 1888 1868 1870 1871 1872

________ TOTAL P R IV A T E N0N A6RICULTURAL_______ P R IV A T E S ER V ICE-P R O D U CIN G_______ 6 0 0 0 S -P R 0 0 U C IN 6________ MANUFACTURING

M ILL IO N S OF MAN-HOURS

15. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS 16. AVERAGE WEEKLY OVERTIME HOURSIN MANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING TOTAL P R IV A T E

HOURS

1883 1884 1865 1886 1887 1888 1868 1870 1871 18723 6 .0

4 .5

4 .0

3 .5

3 .0

2 .5

1863 1864 1865 1866 1887 1868 1868 1870 1871 1872

NOTE: Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 16 relates to production workers. Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary in charts 13-16.


VETERANS AND NONVETERANS, 20-29 YEARS HOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

17. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 18. EMPLOYED

________ VIETNAM ERA VETERANSNONVETERANS

THOUSANDS

1969 1970 1971 1972

________ VIETNAM ERA VETERANS_______ NONVETERANS

TMOUSANOS9000

6000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3 0 00

2000

10001909 1970 1971 1972

19. UNEMPLOYED 20. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NONVETERANS

1969 1970 1971 1972

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NONVETERANS

1909 1970 1971 1972

1 2 .5

10.0

7 .5

5 - 0

2 .5


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