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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 1973

Employment rose sharply in March, and unemployment remained essentially

unchanged, the U. S. Department of Labor1 s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced

today. The overall jobless rate was 5. 0 percent, not materially different from 5. 1

percent in February; it has stayed within the narrow range of 5. 0 - 5. 2 percent since

November, substantially below the 5. 9-percent rate of March a year ago.

The total number of persons employed (as measured through the household survey)

rose by 700, 000 over the month to 83. 9 million, seasonally adjusted. The increase was

greater for teenagers and adult men than for adult women. Over the year, employment

has grown by 2. 6 million persons.

The number of nonagricultural payroll jobs (measured through the establishment

survey) rose 190, 000 to 74. 9 million in March, after registering a stronger advance in

February. Payroll employment was up 2. 8 million over the year.

UaemploymentThe number of persons unemployed declined about in line with usual February-to-

March movements, and, after seasonal adjustment, remained at 4. 4 million, roughly

the same as the levels that have prevailed since last November. Since March a year

ago, unemployment has declined by 700, 000.

Although the overall rate of joblessness in March was statistically unchanged at

5. 0 percent, there was a drop among teenagers, whose rate fell from 15. 8 to 14. 2 per

cent. However, unemployment was unchanged among the larger labor force groups--

adult men and women--and their jobless rates held at 3. 4 and 4. 9 percent, respectively.

Quarterly data on labor force participation and on the status of persons outside the labor fo rce --in - cluding the so-called "discouraged w orkers"- -are being presented for the first time as part of this release. These data, which'appear in tables A - 8 and A -9 , will hereafter be covered regularly at the end of each calendar quarter.

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Unemployment rates for most of the other major labor force groups also showed

little or no change from a month ago: household heads (3. 0 percent), white workers

(4. 4 percent), Negro workers (9. 0 percent) , married men (2. 5 percent), full-time

workers (4. 5 percent), and part-time workers (7. 5 percent) . Moreover, the jobless

situation was virtually unchanged among the major occupational and industry groups.

For workers covered by State unemployment insurance programs, the jobless

rate edged up from 2. 8 to 2. 9 percent in March but was substantially below the year-

ago rate of 3. 7 percent.

Table A. Highlights of the employment situation (seasonally adjusted data)

Selected categories Mar.1973

Feb.1973

Jan.1973

1stQtr.1973

4thQtr.1972

• CM

2ndQtr.1972

1stQtr.1972

(Millions of persons)

Civilian labor force1........... ................. 88.3 87.6 86.9 87.6 87.2 86.9 86.4 85.8Total employment1........................ 83.9 83.1 82.6 83.2 82.6 82.0 81.5 80.8

Adult m e n ................................ 47.7 47.4 47.4 47.5 47.3 47.1 46.7 46.4Adult women............................ 28.8 28.7 28.3 28.6 28.3 28.2 28.0 27.8Teenagers................................... 7.3 7.0 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.6

Unemployment.............................. 4.4 4.4 4*4 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.0(Percent of labor force)

Unemployment rates:All workers..................................... 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.6. 5.7 5.8Adult men....................................... 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.1Adult women................................... 4.9 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4Teenagers....................................... 14.2 15.8 14.3 14.8 15.6 16.1 15.8 17.8White ........................................... .. 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.2Negro and other races.................... 9.0 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.9 9.9 9.6 10.6Household heads............................ 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.4Married m e n ................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.9Full-time workers...................... 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4State insured? . . . .......................... 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.6

(Weeks)

Average duration ofunemployment................................ 10.5 10.5 10.9 10.6 11.6 12*0 12.3 12.3

(Millions of persons)

Nonfarm payroll employment........... 74.9P 74.7P 74.2 74*6p 73.8 72.9 72.5 71.8Goods-producing industries ......... 23.8p 23.8p 23.6 23.7P 23.4 23.1 23.0 22.7Service-producing industries......... 51.1P 50.9P 50.7 50.9P 50.4 49.9 49.5 49.0

(Hours of work)

Average weekly hours:Total private nonfarm.................... 37.2p 37.2p 36.9 37.Ip 37.2 37.2 37.1 37.1Manufacturing................................ 40.9p 40.9p 40.3 40.7p 40.7 40.7 40.7 40.3Manufacturing overtime............... 3.9P 3.9P 3.7 3.8p 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.1

(1967=100)Hourly Earnings Index, private

nonfarm:In current dollars.......................... 143.QP 142.5P 142.5 142.7P 141.1 138.5 136.8 135.0In constant dollars.......................... NA 110.6p 111.4 NA 111.2 110.2 109.8 109.01 Civilian labor force and total employment figures for periods 3 For calculation of this rate, see table A-3, footnote 2 .

prior to January 1972 should be raised by about 300.000 to be com- p= preliminary.parable with subsequent data. SO U R CE: Tables A-1. A-3, A-4. B-1, B-2, and B-4.


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Civilian Labor Force and Total Employment 1/

The number of persons in the civilian labor force rose much more than it usually

does in March. After seasonal adjustment, the labor force was up by 640, 000, bringing

it to a level of 88. 3 million. About 30 percent of this increase occurred among part-

time workers, who account for 15 percent of the labor force.

Total employment increased sharply for the second straight month, advancing by

700, 000 from February. Teenagers accounted for over 300, 000 of this gain. Over the

past year, employment has risen by 2. 6 million persons; adult men made up about 1. 1

million of this advance, with adult women and teenagers accounting for 900, 000 and

600, 000, respectively.

Vietnam Era Veter ana.

The employment situation for Vietnam Era veterans 20 to 29 years of age was the

same in March as in the previous few months. Their jobless rate- -5 . 9 percent--was

substantially lower than the 8. 4 percent rate of a year earlier. Since September of

1972, the veterans' rate has not differed materially from that of nonveterans. While

the unemployment rate for recently discharged veterans (20-24 years) has held above

that of their nonveteran counterparts, that for veterans in ages 25-29 has been holding

below that of their nonveteran peers.

The number of Vietnam Era veterans in ages 30 to 34 has continued to rise, due

to the aging of men discharged in earlier years. In March, there were 920, 000 in the »population 30-34 years, 15 percent of the total Vietnam Era veterans. Their unemploy

ment rate was 4. 0 percent, seasonally adjusted, little different from the rate for non

veterans in this age category.

Industry Payroll Employment

Nonagricultural payroll employment continued to rise in March, advancing by

190, 000, seasonally adjusted. This increase followed a sharp advance in the previous

month and brought payroll employment to 74. 9 million. Since March 1972, payroll jobs

have grown by 2. 8 million, with the goods- and service-producing industries accounting,

respectively, for 1. 0 and 1. 8 million of the gain.

1 / Household survey data are adjusted to independent color-sex-age population estimates derived from the Census of Population. 1970 Census results were introduced into the estimation procedures in January 1972, but a subsequent adjustment, primarily affecting whites and Negro and other races groups, was introduced into the survey in March 1973. As a result, the white labor force and employment levels were lowered by about 150, 000, while Negro levels were raised by 210, 000. Consequently, the overall labor force and employment showed a net increase of about 60, 000. Comparisons with data prior to March 1973 should take these adjustments into account.


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About 45, 000, or nearly one-fourth, of the March pickup in payroll employment

occurred in manufacturing. Job gains were concentrated in the durable goods sector,

particularly in the machinery and electrical equipment industries.

In the service-producing sector, the number of jobs rose by 130, 000, reflecting

a sizable increase in retail trade (90, 000) and moderate gains in finance, insurance,

and real estate (20, 000) and State and local government (35, 000) .

H o u r s o L W o r k .

The average workweek for all rank-and-file workers on private nonagricultural

payrolls was unchanged in March at 37. 2 hours, after seasonal adjustment. In manu

facturing, the workweek remained at the February level of 40. 9 hours but was up 0. 5

hour over the past year. Overtime in manufacturing was also unchanged--3. 9 hours--

the highest level since October 1966.

Hourly and Weekly Earnings

Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private non

agricultural payrolls edged up l cent in March to $3. 79. After seasonal adjustment,

hourly earnings increased by 2 cents. Since last March, hourly earnings have risen

21 cents or 5. 9 percent.

The small gain in hourly earnings, coupled with a rise of 0. 2 hour in the work

week (not seasonally adjusted) , resulted in an advance of $1. 13 in average weekly earn

ings to $140. 23. After seasonal adjustment, the increase was sm aller--74 cents. Com

pared with March a year ago, average weekly earnings were up $8. 13 or 6. 2 percent.

During the latest 12-month period for which the Consumer Price Index is available--

February 1972 to February 1973--consumer prices increased 3. 9 percent.

Hour-Iy. Earning-^ Iadc.xThe Bureau' s Hourly Earnings Index, seasonally adjusted, was 143. 0 (1967=100)

in March, 0. 4 percent higher than in February, according to preliminary figures. The

index was 5. 6 percent above March a year ago. All industries recorded gains over a

year ago, ranging from 4. 6 percent in services to 8. 8 percent in transportation and

public utilities. During the 12-month period ending in February, the Hourly Earnings

Index in dollars of constant purchasing power rose 1. 7 percent.

Quarterly Labor Force Developments

The number of persons in the labor market continued to increase in the- first quar

ter of 1973, posting a gain of more than 400, 000. This rise was more than matched by

an expansion in total employment, so there was a further decline in the jobless rate.

Among the persons outside the labor force, there was a noticeable decline in the num

ber of Mdiscouraged worker s" - -those who want work but think they cannot find a job.


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After a temporary halt in growth in the first half of 1971, the labor force has been

expanding at an average of more than one-half million workers per quarter. While

stemming in large part from the normal growth of the population of working age, these

labor force gains have also reflected the reduction in the Armed Forces and subsequent-

entry of most discharged men into the labor force. It also results from increases in

labor force participation among adult women and teenagers.

In the first quarter of 1973, the civilian labor force participation rate for adult

women, which has been moving up historically, edged up to 43. 8 percent. (Participa

tion rates are defined as the proportion of a group' s population that is in the labor

fo rc e .) The rate for teenagers advanced to 53. 2 percent, substantially above the 52. 0

percent of a year ago and the 49. 1 percent mark to which it had dipped in the second

quarter of 1971. In contrast, the rate for adult men continued its downward trend in

the first quarter, dipping to 81. 2 percent. For the entire civilian noninstitutional

population 16 years of age and over, the rate of labor force participation was 60. 4 per

cent in the first quarter, about the same as during 1972 but somewhat above the

depressed levels of 1971. (See table A -8 .)

tional population. Most of the rise was accounted for by adult women and teenagers.

The number of jobless persons declined from 4. 6 to 4. 4 million, on a seasonally

adjusted basis, in the first quarter. The rate of unemployment, at 5. 0 percent, was

down from 5. 3 percent in the previous quarter and was at its lowest level for any quarter

since the April-June period of 1970.

Persons Not in the Labor,Force.

Among the 57. 6 million persons not in the labor force, the total number reporting

some desire to work "now" (although not looking for a job) declined from 4. 7 to 4. 2 million in the first quarter of 1973. Though the great majority of these people were not

seeking work because of school obligations, ill health, or home responsibilities, there

were also about 620, 000 persons who were not looking for a job because they believed

they could not find one. The number of such "discouraged workers," which has been

fluctuating roughly in line with the underlying trend in unemployment, was down from

about 770, 000 in the last quarter of 1972. (See table A - 9 .)

Total employment increased by more than 600, 000 in the first quarter of 1973 to

83. 2 m illion--a level which was equivalent to 57. 4 percent of the civilian noninstitu


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Ne gt flr Whii;feJPey§lop.n>Qnt .The Negro labor force has been expanding at a somewhat greater pace than the

white labor force in recent quarters, even after eliminating the effect of the adjustments

of the population of the two groups applied in March 1973 (which are described in the note

at the bottom of table A - 8). After allowance for these adjustments, the Negro labor

force has expanded by 260, 000 or 2. 8 percent since the first quarter of 1972, while the

number of whites in the labor force rose by 1. 6 million or 2. 1 percent. There was little

difference in the overall rate of labor force participation for the two groups in the first

quarter of 1973; the percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population in the labor

force was 60. 5 percent for whites and 60. 2 percent for Negroes.

Employment of Negroes has risen by 400, 000, or 4. 6 percent, since the first

quarter of 1972, while the number of whites with jobs has risen by about 2.1 million,

or 2. 8 percent. Despite the relatively more rapid rise in Negro employment, the

percentage of the population with jobs remained substantially lower among Negroes

than among w hites--54. 8 percent compared with 57. 8 percent.

Both races experienced some reduction in the incidence of unemployment in the

first quarter of 1973. The rate for Negroes dropped from 9. 9 to 9. 0 percent, while

that for whites moved down from 4. 7 to 4. 5 percent. Thus, the ratio of the Negro

rate to the white rate remained about 2 to 1. Except for a narrowing during the 1969-

1971 period of economic slowdown and initial stages of recovery, the Negro-white rate

ratio has generally held at 2 to 1 or more since the Korean War.

About 200, 000 Negroes were classified as discouraged workers in the first

quarter of 1973. They accounted for one-third of the total, compared with a one-fourth

average over the past 2 years. Thus, although Negroes make up only a little over one-

tenth of the Nation* s population and labor force, they account for St fifth of the total job

less and an even greater proportion of labor force nonparticipants not searching for work

because of discouragement.

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.


Table A-1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by sex and age

(In thousands)

Employment status, age, and sex M ar.1973

F eb .1973

M ar.1972

Seasonally adjustedM ar.1973

F eb .1973

J a n .1973

D ec.1972

N ov.1972

Tote!

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

Employed................................................................. 82 ,814. 8 1 ,8 3 8 8 0 ,1 9 5 8 3 ,8 8 9 8 3 ,1 2 7 8 2 ,5 5 5 8 2 ,7 8 0 8 2 ,5 2 5Agriculture........................................................... 3 ,1 3 1 2 ,9 5 6 3 ,0 9 4 3 ,4 8 0 3 ,4 2 4 3 ,5 0 1 3 ,6 5 0 3 ,5 5 6Non agricultural industries............................... 7 9 ,6 8 3 7 8 ,8 8 2 7 7 ,1 0 1 8 0 ,4 0 9 7 9 ,7 0 3 7 9 ,0 5 4 7 9 ,1 3 0 7 8 ,9 6 9

On part time for economic rea son s.............. 2 ,0 6 3 2 ,0 8 8 2 ,3 1 2 2 ,1 9 8 2 ,2 7 4 2 ,0 2 3 2 ,1 8 1 2 ,2 1 7Usually work full tilde . . . . .................... 967 1 ,0 2 0 1 , 3 ^ 940 1 ,0 2 0 c/ 1 ,0 2 5Usually work part time ............................... 1 ,0 9 6 1 ,0 6 8 1 ,1 4 0 1 ,2 > 8 1 ,2 5 4 1,13c- 1 , 0 , 1 ,1 9 2

Unemployed.............................................................. 4 ,5 1 2 4 ,8 4 5 5 ,2 1 5 4 ,3 7 9 4 ,4 4 2 4 ,3 6 6 4 ,4 8 7 4 ,4 9 8

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force .................................................. 4 9 ,1 9 7 4 8 ,8 3 4 4 8 ,4 7 9 4 9 ,3 8 9 4 9 ,0 9 5 4 9 ,0 0 1 4 9 ,1 5 2 4 9 ,9 4 4Employed................................................................ 4 7 ,2 6 7 4 6 ,7 6 7 4 6 ,1 4 7 4 7 ,7 1 1 4 7 ,4 4 8 4 7 ,3 6 1 47,z .75 4 7 ,3 0 8

Agriculture.......................................... .. ............. 2 ,3 8 8 2 ,2 8 9 2 ,2 8 7 2 ,5 1 6 2 ,4 7 5 2 ,5 5 7 2 ,6 6 4 .2 ,5 9 9Nonagricultural industries............................... 4 4 ,8 7 9 44.,478 4 3 ,8 6 0 4 5 ,1 9 5 4 4 ,9 7 3 a , 804 4 4 ,8 1 1 4 4 ,7 0 9

Unemployed.............................................................. 1 ,9 3 1 2 ,0 6 7 2 ,3 3 3 1 ,6 7 8 1 ,6 4 7 1 ,6 4 0 1 ,6 7 7 1 ,7 3 6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force ................................................ 3 0 ,4 8 2 3 0 ,3 8 0 2 9 ,7 0 9 3 0 ,3 3 9 3 0 ,U 1 2 9 ,8 7 0 2 9 ,8 6 9 2 9 ,7 7 9Employed ................................................................ 2 9 ,0 0 5 2 8 ,8 0 3 2 8 ,1 0 5 2 8 ,8 4 9 2 8 ,6 6 2 2 8 ,2 9 6 2 8 ,3 5 7 2 8 ,2 9 3

Agriculture........................................................... 4 5 7 419 479 585 559 526 566 547Nonagricultural industries............................... 2 8 ,5 4 7 2 8 ,3 8 4 2 7 ,6 2 6 2 8 ,2 6 4 2 8 ,1 0 3 2 7 ,7 7 0 2 7 ,7 9 1 2 7 ,7 4 6

Unemployed.............................................................. 1 ,4 7 7 1 ,5 7 7 1 ,6 0 4 1 ,4 9 0 1 ,4 7 9 1 ,5 7 4 1 ,5 1 2 1 ,4 8 6

Both soxos, 16-19 years

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

Agriculture........................................................ .. 286 248 328 379 390 a s 420 410Nonagricultural industries............................... 6 ,2 5 6 6 ,0 2 1 5 ,6 1 5 6 ,9 5 0 6 ,6 2 7 6 ,4 8 0 6 ,5 2 8 6 ,5 1 4

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

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Full- and part-time employment status, sex,

and age

Seasonally adjusted

M ar.1973

M ar.1972

M ar.1973

F eb .1973

J a n .1973

D ec.1972*

N ov.1972

Mar.1972

Full time

Total, 16 years and ovenCivilian labor force................................................ 7 3 ,6 9 4 7 2 ,0 2 2 7 5 ,5 5 7 7 5 ,2 4 4 7 4 ,9 3 5 7 4 ,7 1 5 7 4 ,4 0 2 7 3 ,6 1 4

Employed.............................................................. 7 0 ,1 8 2 6 7 ,9 5 1 7 2 ,1 3 6 7 1 ,7 5 5 7 1 ,4 9 1 7 1 ,2 2 4 7 0 ,9 6 9 6 9 ,6 6 2Unemployed........................................................... 3 ,5 1 2 4 ,0 7 1 3 ,4 2 1 3 ,4 8 9 3 ,4 4 4 3 ,4 9 1 3 ,4 3 3 3 ,9 5 2Unemployment r a te ............................................. 4 .8 5 .7 4 .5 4 .6 - 4 *6 4 . 7 4 .6 5 .4

lien, 2 0 yearn and over:Civilian labor force................................................ 4 6 ,6 1 0 4 5 , 8 a 4 6 ,9 5 7 4 6 ,7 6 7 4 6 , 6 4 8 4 6 ,6 3 0 4 6 ,5 3 9 4 6 , 0 9 8

Employed....................................... ............. 4 4 ,8 1 0 4 3 ,7 0 6 4 5 ,4 0 0 4 5 ,2 2 0 4 5 ,1 3 9 4 5 ,0 9 5 4 4 ,9 6 4 4 4 ,2 5 4U nem ployed........................................................ 1 ,8 0 1 2,3.35 1 ,5 5 7 1 ,5 4 7 1 ,5 0 9 1 ,5 3 5 1 ,5 7 5 1 ,8 4 4Unemployment r a te ............................................. 3 .9 4 . 7 3 .3 3 .3 3 .2 3 .3 3 .4 4 . 0

Women, 20 years and ovenCivilian labor force................................................ 2 3 ,6 2 1 2 3 ,0 6 4 2 3 , 7 a 2 3 ,6 9 3 2 3 ,5 4 9 2 3 ,3 9 0 2 3 ,3 0 3 2 3 ,1 6 3

Em ployed.............................................................. 2 2 ,4 5 4 2 1 ,7 5 1 2 2 ,5 9 0 2 2 ,5 0 3 2 2 ,3 3 0 2 2 ,2 6 8 2 2 ,1 4 4 2 1 ,8 7 1U nem ployed........................................................ 1 ,1 6 8 1 ,3 1 3 1 ,1 5 1 1 ,1 9 0 1 ,2 1 9 1 ,1 2 2 1 ,1 5 9 1 ,2 9 2Unemployment r a te ............................................. 4 . 9 5 .7 4 .8 5 .0 5 .2 4 .8 5 .0 5 .6

Part time

Total, 16 years and ovenCivilian labor force ................................................ 1 3 ,6 3 1 1 3 ,3 8 9 1 2 ,7 0 8 1 2 ,5 8 9 1 2 ,2 2 0 1 2 ,7 0 5 1 2 ,6 7 9 1 2 ,4 7 5

Employed.............................................................. 1 2 ,6 3 1 1 2 ,2 4 4 1 1 ,7 5 4 1 1 ,6 0 0 1 1 ,2 4 9 1 1 ,6 4 0 1 1 ,6 1 6 1 1 ,3 9 1Unemployed........................................................... 1 ,0 0 0 1 ,1 4 4 954 989 971 1 ,0 6 5 1 ,0 6 3 1 ,0 8 4Unemployment r a te ............................................. 7 .3 8 .5 7 .5 7 . 9 7 .9 8 . 4 8 .4 8 . 7NOTE: Persona on part-time schedules lor economic reasons are included in die full-time employed category; unemployed persons are allocated by whether seeking lull* or


Table A-3: Major unemployment indicators

(Persons 16 years and over)

Selected categories

Thousands of persons unemployed

Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

M ar.1973

M ar.1972

M ar.1973

F e b .1973

J a il.1973

D ec.1972

N ov.1972

M ar.1972

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

W hite....................................................................... 3 ,6 2 5 4 ,2 3 9 4 . 4 4 . 6 4 . 6 4 .6 4 .6 5 .3Negro and other races............................................. 887 976 9 .0 9 .0 8 . 9 9 .6 1 0 .1 1 0 .4

Household heads.......................................................... 1 ,7 4 2 .1 ,9 5 3 3 .Q 3 .0 2 . 9 2 . 9 2 . 9 3 .4Married m e n ................................................................ 1 ,1 8 0 1 ,3 4 3 2 .5 2 . 4 2 . 4 2 . 4 2 .5 2 .8Full-time workers........................................................ 3 ,5 1 2 4 ,0 7 1 4 .5 4 .6 4 .6 4 - 7 4 .6 5 .4Part-time workers.......................................................... 1 ,0 0 0 1 ,1 4 4 7 .5 7 .9 7 .9 8 . 4 8 .4 8 .7Unemployed 15 weeks and over1 ................................ 1 ,1 2 1 1 , 5 7 9 1 .0 1 . 0 1 .1 1 .1 1 .2 1 .4State insured2 .......................................................... 1 ,9 3 2 2 ,2 9 7 2 . 9 2 . 8 2 . 9 3 .1 3 .1 3 .7Labor force time lost3 ........... ...................................... — 5 .2 5 .4 5 .3 5 .3 5 .4 6 .2

Occupation4

White-collar workers.................................................... 1 ,2 0 3 1 ,3 7 6 2 .9 3 . 0 3 .2 3 .3 3 .1 3 .4Professional and technical....... ............................ 252 • 254 2 .3 2 . 0 2 . 4 2 . 6 2 .2 2 .3Managers and administrators, except fa rm ........... 110 161 1 .2 1 . 7 1 .6 1 . 7 1 .9 1 . 9Sales workers............................................. 219 249 3 .5 3 .5 3 . 9 4 .3 4 .3 4 .0Clerical workers....................................... ........... 623 712 4 .2 4 .3 4 .5 4 . 4 3 .9 4 .9

Blue-collar workers...................................................... 1 ,9 5 2 2 ,4 4 3 5 .4 5 .7 5 .6 5 .6 5 .8 6 . 9Craftsmen and kindred workers.............................. 556 595 3 .8 3 .8 3 .7 3 .9 4 .2 4 .1Operatives................................................................ 966 1 ,2 2 6 5 .8 6 .2 6 .3 5 .8 5 .9 7 .6Nonfarm laborers.................................................... 430 623 8 .2 8 . 9 8 . 4 8 .8 9 .1 1 1 .7

Service workers............................................................ 722 758 6 .2 6 .1 5 .5 6 .2 6 .3 6 .5Farmworkers............... . ....................... ................... 72 71 2 .2 2 .5 2 . 4 2 . 3 3 .4 2 .1

Industry4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers3 . . . 3 ,4 6 3 4 ,1 3 3 4 . 9 5 .1 5 .1 5 .2 5 .3 6 .1Construction-............................................... ............ 519 600 8 .5 8 . 7 9 .0 9 .8 1 0 .5 9 .9Manufacturing......................................................... 1 ,0 6 3 1 ,3 8 5 4 .6 4 .5 5 .0 4 . 4 4 . 6 6 .2

Durable goods...................................................... 606 815 4 .5 4 .3 4 .6 3 .9 4 .2 6 .2Nondurable g o o d s ............................................. 457 570 4 . 9 4 . 9 5 .5 5 .2 5 .2 6 .1

Transportation and public utilities........... .iV------- 160 200 3 .0 3 .2 2 . 9 2 . 7 2 .8 3 .7Wholesale and retail trade........... ...................... 904 1 ,0 7 3 5 .3 5 .9 5 .6 6 .1 6 .3 6 .6Finance and service industries ........................ 795 849. 4 . 7 4 . 7 4 . 4 4 . 9 4 .5 5 .2

Government workers................................................... 318 341 2 .6 2 . 6 2 .3 3 .0 2 . 9 2 . 9Agricultural wage and salary workers ........................ 90 90 6 .5 7 .3 6 . 4 6 . 4 8 . 7 6 . 6 '

1 Unemployment rate calculated as a percent of civilian labor force.1 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 ail 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 M ar.1973

M ar.1972

Seasonally adjustedM ar.1973

F iF I1973

J a n .1973

D sc • 1972

N ov.1972

M ar.1972

Less than S weeks.................... ................................ 1 ,8 6 2 2 , 0 0 4 2 ,1 3 8 2 ,3 2 4 2 ,0 6 0 2 ,0 2 6 2 ,1 5 1 2 ,3 0 05 to 14 w eeks.............................................................. 1 ,5 2 9 1 ,6 3 2 1 ,3 3 0 1 ,2 6 5 1 ,3 7 5 1 ,4 4 4 1 ,3 4 8 1 ,4 1 815 weeks and over........................................................ 1 ,1 2 1 1 ,5 7 9 859 895 919 1 ,0 0 1 1 ,0 6 8 1 ,2 0 9

15 to 26 weeks.............................. ...................... 679 849 479 530 515 530 579 58127 weeks and over.................................................... 441 729 380 365 404 471 489 628

Average (mean) duration, in w eeks............................ 1 2 .0 1 4 .1 1 0 .5 1 0 .5 1 0 .9 1 1 .4 1 1 .6 1 2 .3


Table A-5: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment


Reason for unemploymentSeasonally adjusted

M ar.1973

M ar.1972

M ar.1973

F e b .1973

J a n .1973

D ec.1972

N ov.1972

M ar.1972

Number ef unemployed

Lost last j o b .............................................................. 1 ,9 7 5 2 ,5 2 5 1 ,6 7 7 1 ,7 2 4 1 ,7 5 8 1 ,8 4 6 1 ,8 8 2 2’M?Left last job ................. ............................................ 675 623 745 671 550 672 646Reentered labor f o r c e .............................................. 1 ,2 9 9 1 ,5 0 8 1 ,2 9 6 1 ,3 7 7 1 ,4 0 9 1 ,3 2 2 1 ,3 7 5 1 ,5 0 3Never worked b e fo r e ................................................ 563 559 7H 684 679 629 621 708

Percent distribution

Total unemployed . . ................................................ 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 ......................................................... 4 3 .8 4 8 .4 3 7 .8 3 8 .7 4 0 . 0 4 1 .3 4 1*6 4 2 .5Left last j o b ........................................ ................ 1 5 .0 1 1 .9 1 6 . 8 1 5 .1 1 2 .5 1 5 .0 1 4 .3 1 3 .6Reentered labor force ........................................... 2 8 .8 2 8 .9 2 9 .2 3 0 :9 3 2 .1 2 9 .6 3 0 .4 2 9 .8Never worked before.............................................. 1 2 .5 1 0 .7 1 6 .1 1 5 .4 1 5 .4 1 4 .1 1 3 .7 1 4 .0

Unemployed es a percent of the civilian lobar farce

Lost last j o b ......................... .................................... 2 .3 3 .0 1 .9 2 . 0 2 . 0 . 2 . 1 2 .2 2 .5Left last j o b .............................................................. .8 . 7 .8 .8 .6 .8 . 7 .8Reentered labor fo rce ..................... .. ...................... 1 .5 1 .8 1 .5 1 .6 1 .6 1 .5 1 . 6 1 . 7Never worked before ............................................. ... .6 . 7 .8 .8 .8 .7 .7 .8

Table A>6: Unem ployed persons by age and sex

Age and sex

Thousands o f persons Percent looking for

full-time work

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

M ar.1973

M ar.1972

M ar.1 9 7 3

F eb .1973

J a n .1973

D ec.1972

N ov.1972

M ar.1972M ar. 1973

Total, 16 years and o v e r .................................. 4 ,5 1 2 5 ,2 1 5 7 7 .8 5 .0 5 .1 5 .0 5 .1 5 .2 5 .9

16 to 19 y e a rs ..................................................... 1 ,1 0 4 1 ,2 7 8 4 9 .3 1 4 .2 1 5 .8 1 4 .3 1 5 .7 1 5 .6 1 7 .416 and 17 y e a r s ........................................... 558 616 2 8 .3 1 7 .2 1 8 .8 1 7 .3 1 7 .5 1 8 .3 2 0 .318 and 19 y e a r s ........................................... 546 663 7 0 .5 1 2 .2 1 3 .5 1 2 .2 1 4 .4 ' 1 3 .7 1 5 .4

20 to 24 y e a rs ..................................................... 1 ,0 1 0 1 ,1 9 4 8 7 .8 7 . 9 7 .9 8 .2 8 . 7 8 .4 9 .925 years and o v e r ........................................... 2 ,3 9 7 2 ,7 4 3 8 6 .8 3 .2 3 .3 3 .3 3 .2 3 .3 3 . 7

25 to 54 y e a r s .............................................. 1 ,9 7 6 2 ,1 9 5 8 8 .7 3 .4 3 .4 3 . 4 3 .4 3 .4 3 .855 years and o v e r ........................................ A22 547 7 7 .7 2 . 6 2 . 7 2 . 9 3 .0 2 .8 3 .3

Males, 16 years and o v e r .................................. 2 ,5 3 0 3 ,0 7 6 8 2 .4 4 .3 4 .3 4 .2 4 *4 4 .6 5 .3

16 to 19 y e a rs ..................................................... 600 744 4 7 .5 1 3 .4 1 4 .4 1 3 .4 1 5 .4 1 5 .7 1 7 .516 and 17 y e a r s ........................................... 336 384 2 6 .8 1 7 .1 1 8 .0 1 7 .1 1 7 .4 1 8 .4 2 1 .218 and 19 y e a r s ........................................... 2 6 4 359 7 3 .5 1 0 .6 1 1 .3 1 1 .0 1 3 .7 1 3 .7 1 5 .0

20 to 24 y e a rs ..................................................... 561 735 8 8 .9 7 .5 7 .5 7 .7 8 .2 8 .5 1 0 .425 years and o v e r ..................... 1 ,3 6 9 1 ,5 9 8 9 5 .1 2 . 7 2 . 7 2 . 6 2 . 7 2 .8 3 .2

25 to 54 y e a r s ............................................... 1 ,1 2 8 1 ,2 2 3 9 7 .0 2 . 8 2 .8 2 . 7 2 . 6 2 .8 3 .155 years and o v e r ........................................ 2 4 2 375 8 6 .0 2 .2 2 .3 2 . 5 3 .0 2 . 7 3 .3

Fem ales, 16 years and o v e r ............................ 1 ,9 8 1 2 ,1 3 9 7 2 .0 6 .1 6 .3 6 . 4 6 .3 6 .1 6 . 7

16 to 19 y e a rs ..................................................... 504 535 5 1 .4 1 5 .2 1 7 .5 1 5 .4 1 6 .2 1 5 .4 1 7 .216 and 17 y e a r s ............................................ 222 231 3 0 . 6 1 7 .4 2 0 .0 1 7 .7 1 7 .6 1 8 .1 1 9 .218 and 19 y e a r s ............................ ... . . . . 282 304 6 7 .7 1 4 .0 1 6 .1 1 3 .7 1 5 .4 1 3 .8 1 5 .9

20 to 24 y e a rs ..................................................... 449 459 8 6 .6 8 . 4 8 .3 8 . 9 9 .2 8 .2 9 .125 years and o v e r ........................................... 1 ,0 2 8 1 ,1 4 5 7 5 .8 4 .1 4 .3 4 . 4 4 .2 4 .3 4 . 7

25 to 54 y e a r s ............................................... 848 972 7 7 .7 4 .3 4 .5 4 . 7 4 .6 4 .6 5 .055 years and o v e r ........................................ 181 172 6 6 .3 3 .4 3 .5 3 .7 3 .0 3 .0 3 .2


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


Employment statusMar.1973

F eb .1973

M ar.1972

Seasonally adjusted

M ar.1973

F eb .1973

Jan .1973

D ec.1972

N ov.1972

M ar.1972

Veterans1

Total, 20 to 29 years old

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

Em ployed............................................. 3 ,9 9 2 3 ,9 6 5 3 ,7 1 0 4 ,0 7 9 4 ,0 7 5 4 ,0 8 0 4 ,0 8 7 4 ,0 5 2 3 ,7 9 6Unemployed . . . .................... ............ 294 309 402 254 247 254 251 266 346Unemployment rate.............................. 6 .9 7 .2 9 .8 5 .9 5 .7 5 .9 5 .8 6 . 2 8 .4

20 to 24 years

Civilian noninstitutional population2 ............. 1 ,7 6 6 1 ,7 9 1 2 , 0 0 0 1 ,7 6 6 1 ,7 9 1 1 ,8 1 8 1 ,8 3 7 1 ,8 6 1 2 , 0 0 0

Civilian labor force ................................... 1 ,5 9 5 1 ,5 9 8 1 ,8 0 3 1 ,6 1 3 1 ,6 2 0 1 ,6 4 9 1 ,6 7 3 1 ,6 8 2 1 ,8 1 3Em ployed............................................. 1 ,4 1 9 1 ,3 9 7 1 ,5 4 5 1 ,4 6 4 1 ,4 5 2 1 ,5 0 8 1 ,5 2 4 1 ,5 1 4 1 ,5 9 5Unemployed ........................................ 176 2 0 1 258 149 168 141 149 168 218Unemployment rate............... .............. 1 1 . 0 1 2 . 6 1 4 .3 9 .2 1 0 .4 8 . 6 8 .9 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0

25 to 29 years

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

Em ployed............................................. 2 ,5 7 3 2 ,5 6 8 2 ,1 6 5 2 ,6 1 5 2 ,6 2 3 2 ,5 7 2 2 ,5 6 3 2 ,5 3 8 2 , 2 0 1

Unemployed ........................................ 118 108 144 105 79 113 1 0 2 98 128Unemployment rate.............................. 4 .4 4 .0 6 . 2 3 .9 2 .9 4 .2 3 .8 3 .7 5 .5

Nonveterans

Total, 20 to 29 years old

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

Em ployed............................................. 8 ,5 1 5 8 ,3 3 9 7 ,6 7 9 8 ,7 4 9 8 ,6 9 5 8 ,5 5 8 8 ,4 3 9 8 ,3 9 3 7 ,8 8 2Unemployed .................... ................... 601 630 648 580 521 546 570 554 6 3 0

Unemployment rate.............................. 6 . 6 7 .0 7 .8 6 . 2 5 .7 6 . 0 6 .3 6 . 2 7 .4

20 to 24 years

Civilian noninstitutional population 2............. 6 ,4 5 5 6 ,3 8 4 5 ,8 8 4 6 ,4 5 5 6 ,3 8 4 6 ,3 3 7 6 ,2 8 9 6 ,2 2 6 5 ,8 8 4

Civilian labor force ................................... 5 ,2 4 5 5 ,1 0 8 4 ,6 4 2 5 ,4 4 9 5 ,3 4 9 5 ,2 6 6 5 ,2 3 1 5 ,1 8 0 4 ,8 1 6Em ployed............................................. 4 ,8 6 0 4 ,6 7 9 4 ,1 6 5 5 ,0 6 8 4 ,9 9 4 4 ,8 7 4 4 ,8 0 8 4 ,7 6 8 4 ,3 4 4Unemployed ........................................ 385 429 477 381 355 392 423 412 472Unemployment rate.............................. 7 .3 8 .4 1 0 .3 7 .0 6 . 6 7 .4 8 . 1 8 . 0 9 .8

25 to 29 years

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

Em ployed............................................. 3 ,6 5 5 3 ,6 6 0 3 ,5 1 4 3 ,6 8 1 3 ,7 0 1 3 ,6 8 4 3 ,6 3 1 3 ,6 2 5 3 ,5 3 8Unemployed ........................................ 216 2 0 1 171 199 166 154 147 142 158Unemployment rate.............................. 5 .6 5 .2 4 .6 5 .1 4 .3 4 .0 3 .9 3 .8 4 .3

1 Vietnam Era veterans are those who served after August 4, 1964; they are ail classified as war veterans. 7 6 percent o f the Vietnam Era veterans of 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 io n s a r e n o t p r e s e n t in th e p o p u la t io n f i g u r e s , i d e n t i c a l ' numbers a p p ea r i n th e u n a d ju s te d and s e a s o n a l ly a d ju s te d co lu m n s .


Table A-8. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over,by sex, age, and color, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages


C h a r a c t e r i s t i c 1973 _______ 1972_____ ______ 1 9 /a1 s t 4 t h 3rd 2nd 1 s t 4 th 3 rd 2nd 1 s t

T o t a l

C i v i l i a n n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u la t io n 1 / ............. 1 4 4 ,9 4 2 1 4 4 ,2 8 1 1 4 3 ,6 7 4 1 4 3 ,0 0 6 1 4 2 ,3 4 4 1 4 0 ,8 3 0 1 4 0 ,1 1 8 1 3 9 ,4 3 6 1 3 8 ,7 3 3C i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e ....................................................... 8 7 ,5 8 6 . 8 7 ,1 7 5 8 6 ,8 6 7 8 6 ,3 9 1 8 5 ,8 0 9 8 4 ,9 7 4 8 4 ,3 0 3 8 3 ,7 2 4 8 3 ,4 8 2

As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n ................................... 6 0 .4 6 0 .4 6 0 .5 6 0 .4 6 0 .3 6 0 .3 6 0 .2 6 0 .0 6 0 .2I& nploym ent....................................................................... 8 3 ,1 9 0 8 2 ,5 6 7 8 2 ,0 3 3 8 1 ,4 7 4 8 0 ,7 9 7 7 9 ,9 2 2 7 9 ,2 7 7 7 8 ,7 6 5 7 8 ,5 1 2

As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t i o n ............................... 5 7 .4 5 7 .2 5 7 .1 5 7 .0 5 6 .8 5 6 .8 5 6 .6 5 6 .5 5 6 .6Unemployment............................ ......................................... ■4,396 4 ,6 0 8 4 ,8 3 4 4 ,9 1 7 5 ,0 1 2 5 ,0 5 2 5 ,0 2 6 4 ,9 5 9 4 ,9 7 0

Unemployment r a t e 2 / ......................................... 5 .0 5 .3 5 .6 5 .7 5 .8 5 .9 6 . 0 5 .9 6 .0

20 y e a r s and o v e r

C i v i l i a n n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u la t io n \ J ..................... 6 0 ,5 1 8 6 0 ,2 1 2 5 9 ,9 5 3 5 9 ,6 6 2 5 9 ,3 3 0 5 8 ,8 0 5 5 8 ,4 8 1 : 5 8 ,1 6 3 5 7 ,8 5 2C i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e ........................................................ 4 9 ,1 6 2 ■49,120 4 8 ,9 9 4 4 8 ,7 1 4 4 8 ,4 0 0 4 8 ,1 6 3 !! 4 8 ,0 2 9 4 7 ,7 8 3 4 7 ,4 6 2

As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t i o n .................................... 8 1 .2 8 1 .6 8 1 .7 8 1 .6 8 1 .6 8 1 .9 8 2 .1 8 2 .2 8 2 .0Em ploym ent............. ••••................................................. 4 7 ,5 0 7 4 7 ,3 3 7 4 7 ,1 0 2 4 6 ,7 0 7 4 6 ,3 9 3 4 6 ,0 6 3 j 4 5 ,9 1 1 , 4 5 ,7 1 3 4 5 ,4 0 0

As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n ............................... 7 8 .5 7 8 .6 7 8 .6 7 8 .3 7 8 .2 7 8 .3 7 8 .5 i 7 8 .6 7 8 .5U nem ploym en t,.................................................................... 1 ,6 5 5 1 ,7 8 3 1 ,8 9 2 2 ,0 0 7 2 ,0 0 7 2 ,1 0 0 2 ,1 1 8 i 2 ,0 7 0 2 ,0 6 2

Unemployment r a t e 2 / . . . . ............. .. 3 . 4 3 .6 3 .9 4 . 1 4 .1 4 . 4 4 . 4 ' 4 . 3 4 .3

F em a les . 2 0 y e a r s and o v e r

C i v i l i a n n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u la t io n l / . . . . . . 6 8 ,8 1 6 6 8 ,5 2 9 6 8 ,2 3 2 6 7 ,9 3 2 6 7 ,6 7 6 6 6 ,8 9 4 6 6 ,6 0 1

!|j 6 6 ,3 2 4 6 6 ,0 4 9

C i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e ........................................................ 3 0 ,1 1 7 2 9 ,8 5 9 2 9 ,9 0 7 2 9 ,6 6 5 2 9 ,4 3 2 2 9 ,1 7 0 2 8 ,7 9 6 1 2 8 ,6 0 2 2 8 ,6 2 3As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n ............................ 4 3 .8 4 3 .6 4 3 .8 4 3 .7 4 3 .5 4 3 .6 4 3 .2 i 4 3 . 1 4 3 .3

E m ploym ent......................................................................... 2 8 ,6 0 2 2 8 ,3 1 0 2 8 ,2 4 9 2 8 ,0 1 9 2 7 ,8 4 7 2 7 ,5 1 4 2 7 ,1 5 1 ! 2 6 ,9 4 9 2 6 ,9 7 4As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n ............................... 4 1 .6 4 1 .3 4 1 .4 4 1 .2 4 1 .1 4 1 .1 4 0 . 8 1 4 0 .6 4 0 . 8

U nem ployment....................................................................... 1 ,5 1 4 1 ,5 4 9 1 ,6 5 8 1 ,6 4 6 1 ,5 8 5 1 ,6 5 6 1 ,6 4 5 i 1 , 6 5 3 1 ,6 4 9Unemployment r a t e 2 / ......................................... 5 .0 5 .2 5 .5 5 .5 5 .4 5 .7 5 .7 5 .8 5 .8

Teenagftrfl, 1 6 - 1 9 yearsC i v i l i a n n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u la t io n 1 / ............. 1 5 ,6 0 9 1 5 ,5 3 9 1 5 ,4 8 9 1 5 ,4 1 3 1 5 ,3 3 7 1 5 ,1 3 0 1 5 ,0 3 5 1 4 ,9 4 8 1 4 ,8 3 2

C i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e ....................................................... 8 , 3 0 8 8 ,1 9 6 7 ,9 6 6 8 ,0 1 2 7 ,9 7 7 7 , 6 a 7 ,4 7 8 7 ,3 3 9 7 ,3 9 7As. p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n .................................... 5 3 .2 5 2 .7 ! 5 1 .4 5 2 .0 5 2 .0 5 0 .5 4 9 .7 4 9 .1 4 9 .9

Em ploym ent............................................................................ 7 ,0 8 1 6 ,9 2 0 | 6 ,6 8 2 6 ,7 4 8 6 ,5 5 7 6 ,3 4 5 6 ,2 1 5 6 ,1 0 3 6 ,1 3 8As p e r c e n t . o f p o p u la t io n ............................... 4 5 .4 4 4 .5 ! 4 3 .1 4 3 .8 4 2 . 8 a . 9 a . 3 4 0 . 8 a . 4

U nem ployment....................................................................... 1 ,2 2 6 1 ,2 7 6 ' 1 ,2 8 4 1 ,2 6 4 1 , 4 2 0 1 ,2 9 6 1 ,2 6 3 1 ,2 3 6 1 ,2 5 9Unemployment r a t e 2 / ......................................... 1 4 .8 1 5 .6 1 6 . 1 1 5 . 8 1 7 .8 1 7 .0 1 6 .9 1 6 . 8 1 7 .0 .

W hite

C i v i l i a n n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u la t io n l / . - ........... 1 2 8 , 6 2 1 1 2 8 , 1 6 0 1 2 7 ,6 5 0 1 2 7 ,0 9 1 1 2 6 ,5 3 4 1 2 5 , 3 a 1 2 4 ,7 4 2 1 2 4 ,1 7 6 1 2 3 , 5 8 1

C i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e ........................................................ 7 7 ,8 3 0 7 7 ,5 1 4 7 7 ,2 7 4 7 6 ,7 8 3 7 6 ,3 0 3 7 5 ,6 0 3 7 4 ,9 0 4 7 4 ,4 3 4 7 4 ,2 1 7As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n .................................... 6 0 .5 6 0 .5 6 0 .5 6 0 .4 6 0 .3 6 O. 3 6 0 . 0 5 9 .9 6 0 .1

Em ploym ent............................................................................ 7 4 ,3 0 9 7 3 ,8 5 5 7 3 ,3 9 5 7 2 ,7 8 8 7 2 ,3 0 1 7 1 ,4 9 7 7 0 ,8 3 0 7 0 ,3 7 7 7 0 ,1 4 4As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n ............................... 5 7 .8 5 7 .6 5 7 .5 5 7 .3 5 7 .1 5 7 .0 5 6 . 8 5 6 .7 5 6 . 8

U nem ployment............. ........................................................ 3 ,5 2 0 3 ,6 5 9 3 ,8 7 9 3 ,9 9 5 4 , 0 0 2 4 , 1 0 6 4 ,0 7 4 4 ,0 5 7 4 ,0 7 3Unemployment r a t e 2 / ......................................... 4 .5 4 . 7 5 .0 5 .2 5 .2 5 .4 5 .4 5 .5 5 .5

N eero and o t h e r r a c e s

C i v i l i a n , n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u la t io n 1 / ............. 1 6 ,3 2 1 1 6 , 1 2 2 1 6 ,0 2 5 1 5 ,9 1 5 : 1 5 ,8 1 0 1 5 ,4 8 9 1 5 ,3 7 6 1 5 , 2 6 0 1 5 ,1 5 2C i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e ........................................................ 9 ,8 2 2 9 , 6 8 6 9 ,5 9 7 9 ,5 4 6 9 ,4 8 8 9 ,3 8 5 9 ,3 9 6 9 ,2 4 4 9 ,2 5 5

As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t io n .................................... 6 0 . 2 6 0 .1 5 9 .9 6 0 .0 6 0 .0 6 0 . 6 6 1 . 1 6 0 . 6 6 1 . 1

Employm ent............................................................................ 8 , 9 4 1 8 ,7 2 6 8 , 6 4 8 . 8 , 6 3 0 8 , 4 8 0 8 ,4 3 5 8 ,4 5 4 8 ,3 4 9 8 ,3 6 4As p e r c e n t o f p o p u la t i o n ............................... 5 4 .8 5 4 .1 5 4 .0 5 4 .2 5 3 .6 5 4 .5 5 5 .0 5 4 .7 5 5 .2

U nem ployment........... ........................................................... 881 9 6 0 949 9 1 6 1 ,0 0 8 950 942 895 891Unemployment r a t e 2 / ......................................... 9 . 0 9 .9 9 .9 9 .6 1 0 . 6 1 0 . 1 1 0 . 0 9 .7 9 .6

2 / B eca u se s e a s o n a l i t y , b y d e f i n i t i o n , d o e s n o t e x i s t i n p o p u la t io n f i g u r e s , t h e s e f i g u r e s a r e n o t s e a s o n a l l y a d ju s t e d .2 / Unemployment a s a p e r c e n t o f c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e .

MOTE: I n mnlHng q u a r t e r - t o - q u a r t e r com p a r iso n s i n term s o f c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e o r em ploym ent l e v e l s , on e s h o u ld ta k e i n t o a c c o u n t th e e f f e c t o f 197 0 C ensus p o p u la t io n a d ju s tm e n ts in t r o d u c e d i n th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1972 and i n th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1 9 7 3 . The f i r s t o f t h e s e a d ju s tm e n ts had th e e f f e c t o f i n c r e a s in g th e t o t a l and w h ite c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e and em ploym ent l e v e l s f o r th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1972 b y a b o u t 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 - ( in co m p a r iso n w ith p r i o r q u a r t e r s ) . The se co n d a d ju stm e n t had n o s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t on th e a g g r e g a te l a b o r f o r c e and em ploym ent l e v e l s shown i n t h i s t a b l e . I t d i d , h o w e v e r , lo w e r th e w h ite l a b o r f o r c e and em ploym ent l e v e l s f o r th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1973 b y a b o u t 5 0 ,0 0 0 and in c r e a s e d c i v i l i a n l a b o r f o r c e and em ploym ent l e v e l s o f N egroes and o t h e r r a c e s b y a b ou t 7 0 ,0 0 0 .


Table A-9. Persons 16 years and over not in labor force, by whether they want jobs, current activity, and reasons for not seeking work, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages

(Numbers in thousands)• . .. . 1973 : 1972 1971 •

Cli&r&cLei i s v ie 1 s t • 4 th i 3 rd 2nd 1 s t 4 th 3rd 2nd !1 1 s t

T o ta l

T o ta l n o t i n la b o r f o r c e ........................................................ .. 5 7 ,5 5 7 5 7 ,3 1 4 5 6 ,7 8 7 56 ,605 5 6 ,4 3 4 5 6 ,0 6 71| 5 5 ,8 3 0

I

55 ,685

1

: 5 5 ,088

Do n o t want j o b now*......................................................................... . 5 3 ,2 0 2 5 2 ,6 6 7 5 2 ,4 6 0 5 2 ,2 3 4 5 2 ,0 1 7 5 1 ,6 8 4 5 1 ,4 0 8 51 ,215 5 0 ,7 3 1C u rren t a c t i v i t y : In s c h o o l .................... ............................ 6 ,3 5 7 6 ,3 3 6 6 ,6 3 0 5 ,9 4 4 6 ,3 1 1 6 ,4 1 9 6 ,7 1 5 6 ,4 6 7 6 ,2 2 5

I l l , d i s a b le d ....................................... 4 ,2 0 6 4 ,5 2 9 4 ,3 4 6 4 ,1 8 9 4 ,2 0 0 4 ,1 7 8 4 ,0 7 9 4 ,0 0 6 4 ,0 4 9Homemaker................................................. 3 2 ,7 5 2 3 2 ,3 8 0 3 2 ,3 9 0 3 2 ,3 3 3 3 2 ,4 3 3 3 2 ,1 9 5 3 2 ,1 8 7 3 2 ,3 2 8 3 2 ,105R e t ir e d , o l d .......................................... 7 ,1 7 6 6 ,7 0 0 6 ,7 4 4 6 ,7 2 6 6 ,5 9 2 • 6 ,3 8 2 6 ,2 0 3 6 ,0 3 1 6 ,0 3 2O th er ........................................................ .. 3 ,0 7 4 2 ,8 2 8 2 ,5 0 3 2 ,7 3 8 2 ,6 2 1 2 ,3 6 9 2 ,4 5 6 2 ,4 7 1 ,i 2 ,4 3 1

Want a j o b now.......... ....................... ....................... ............................ 4 ,2 3 0 4 ,6 9 6 4 ,3 3 9 4 ,4 1 2 4 ,3 3 9 4 ,4 2 4 4 ,4 1 4 4 ,4 9 3 4 ,2 8 8Reason n o t l o o k in g : I n s c h o o l ............................................ 1 ,2 3 7 1 ,2 6 9 1 ,0 7 6 1 ,1 0 5 1 ,2 5 7 1 ,2 4 8 1 ,2 8 8 1 ,2 6 9 1 ,1 9 4

I l l h e a lth , d i s a b i l i t y ............. 542 736 1 651 595 556 582 520 571 554Home r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . . . . . . . 903 1 ,1 1 7 1 ,1 4 5 1 ,1 0 8 1 ,0 2 1 1 ,0 4 3 1 ,0 2 5 1 ,0 2 5 990Think ca n n ot g e t j o b ................. 615 772 717 808 770 824 799 737 744

Job -m ark et f a c t o r s ................. 444 516 493 559 597 573 !! 557 521 ! 5 0 9P e rs o n a l f a c t o r s ...................... 203 242 218 226 214 239 ’! 238 200 274

O th er r e a s o n s . . . . ......................... 976 847 702 809 735 784 : 823 817 825

Male

T o t a l n o t i n la b o r f o r c e . . . . . . . . . .............................................. 1 4 ,6 1 3

i

1 4 ,3 0 7 1 4 ,2 3 7 1 4 ,1 9 2 ‘ 1 4 ,0 4 5 1 3 ,9 1 6 1 3 ,7 5 5 1 3 ,6 8 3 1 3 ,5 0 6

Do n o t want j o b now *................................ ... ............... ...................... 1 3 ,2 4 0 1 2 ,9 3 2 1 2 ,9 3 8 1 2 ,8 9 2 1 2 ,7 0 6 1 2 ,5 5 6 1 2 ,4 4 4 1 2 ,2 8 4 1 2 , 1 7 1

Want a j o b now....................................................................................... 1 ,3 9 5 1 ,3 7 4 1 ,3 1 8 1 ,2 4 4 1 ,3 6 9 1 ,3 6 5 1 ,3 3 8 1 ,3 2 9 1 ,3 6 3R eason n o t lo o k in g : S ch o o l a tte n d a n ce ......................... 705 625 584 581 640 639 650 6 4 8 621

I l l h e a l t h , d i s a b i l i t y ............. ; 234 297 269 281 244 267 256 249 249Think can n ot g e t j o b ................. I 220 242 195 266 254 j 234 233 232 251O th er rea son s 1 / ............... .. ! 224 231 2 3 6 234 202 234 213 216 216

Female

T o t a l n o t i n l a b o r f o r c e .................................................................... : 4 2 ,9 2 7 4 2 ,9 9 9 4 2 ,5 9 0 4 2 ,3 9 9 4 2 ,3 8 4 j 4 2 , 1 4 6 4 2 ,0 8 7 4 1 ,9 9 1 a , 587

Do n o t want j o b now*......................................................................... 3 9 ,9 6 2 3 9 ,7 3 5 3 9 ,5 2 2 3 9 ,3 4 2 3 9 ,3 1 1 j 3 9 ,1 2 8 3 8 ,9 6 4 3 8 ,9 3 1 3 8 ,5 6 0

Want a j o b now....................................................................................... 2 ,8 9 6 3 ,2 6 5 3 ,0 5 5 3 ,1 0 5 3 ,0 3 7 : 3 ,0 1 9 3 ,1 1 1 3 , i n 2 ,9 8 9R eason n o t lo o k in g : S ch o o l a t te n d a n ce ......................... 532 626 519 532 613 i 5 9 2 6 5 6 6 3 0 570

I l l h e a l t h , d i s a b i l i t y ............. 314 j 463 373 318 311 ! 326 254 323 3 0 1Home r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s ............... 887 I 1 ,0 9 2 1 ,1 1 1 1 ,0 8 7 1 ,0 0 9 1 1 ,0 1 5 ; 1 ,0 0 6 995 977Think ca n n ot g e t j o b ................. 4 0 0 500 519 581 529 i 552 I 567 532 497O th er r e a s o n s .................................. j 774 645 515 572 551 ! 584 j 651 j 596 623

W hite

T o t a l n o t i n la b o r f o r c e ....................................... ............................ ; 5 1 ,0 5 9 i 50 ,862 50 ,3 5 5 5 0 ,2 2 0 ‘ 5 0 ,1 7 0 4 9 ,9 4 5 4 9 ,8 3 3

|

1 4 9 , 6 6 4i

4 9 ,2 4 7

Do n o t want j o b n o w . . . . . ............................................................... ; 4 7 ,5 7 1 4 7 ,3 3 6 4 7 ,0 0 7 4 6 ,7 9 9 4 6 ,7 1 5 4 6 ,5 4 7 4 6 ,3 6 1 ! 4 6 , 2 1 4 4 5 ,8 3 5

Want a j o b now.......................................................... ............................ ! 3 ,4 4 2 3 ,5 1 7 3 ,3 7 9 3 ,4 2 9 3 ,4 2 9 3 ,3 9 9 3 ,4 7 4 I 3 ,4 6 0 3 ,3 9 2R eason n o t lo o k in g : S c h o o l a tte n d a n ce ......................... i 934 960 893 888 995 968 1 ,0 0 4 ’ 1 ,0 2 3 937

I l l h e a l t h , d i s a b i l i t y ............. ' 423 514 457 453 3 88 414 391 ! 466 433Home r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s ............... i 767 794 808 817 769 747 ! 759 | 769 732Think can n ot g e t j o b ............... ! 465 545 550 610 604 594 630 541 600O th er rea son s l / . ......................... 874 697 635 689 643 691 727 682 712

Neerro and o th e r ra c e s

T o t a l n o t i n l a b o r f o r c e .................................................................... 1 6 ,5 0 0 6 ,4 3 8 6 ,4 5 3 6 ,3 6 1 6 ,2 8 4 : 6 ,1 0 8 6 ,0 0 9 5 ,9 9 8 5 ,8 6 4

Do n o t want j o b now........................................................................... ! 5 ,6 7 8 5 ,3 0 5 5 ,4 3 3 5 ,3 8 0 5 ,3 3 6 5 , 1 1 6 ’ 5 ,0 2 4 5 ,0 1 6 4 ,9 6 1

Want a j o b now....................................................................................... 849 1 ,1 4 7 1 ,0 0 2 990 961 ; 1 , 0 0 2 976 977 923R eason n o t l o o k in g : S ch o o l a tte n d a n ce ......................... 300 281 279 225 253 i 2 5 3 386 274 250

I l l h e a l t h , d i s a b i l i t y ............ ! 118 191 185 194 155 ;| 1 5 0 118 157 143Home r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s ............... 146 280 311 279 251 ! 2 4 9 249 238 257Think ca n n ot g e t j o b .................. 202 195 165 182 227 195 172 184 191O th er rea son s 1/ ........................................... | 144 183 n o 136 116 117 136 138 147

1 / In c lu d e s smaII number o f men n o t l o o k in g f o r w oik b eca u se o f home r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . NOTE: D e ta il may n o t add t o t o t a l s due t o in dep en d en t se a s o n a l a d ju stm en t.


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

(In thousands)

IndustryM ar.1973p

F eb .1973p

Ja n .1973

M ar.1972

Change fromSeasonally adjusted

M ar.1973p

F eb .1973p

J a n .1973

Change fronF eb .1973

F eb .1973

M ar.1972

TOTAL........................................... 7 4 ,2 2 5 7 3 ,7 1 2 7 3 ,3 4 3 7 1 ,3 9 3 513 2 ,8 3 2 . 7 4 ,9 0 1 7 4 ,7 1 3 7 4 ,2 4 5 188

GOODS-PRODUCING................... 2 3 ,4 0 4 2 3 ,1 9 5 2 3 ,0 3 2 2 2 ,3 8 4 209 1 , 0 2 0 2 3 ,8 3 3 2 3 ,7 7 8 2 3 ,5 8 1 55

MINING...... .............................. 1 599 597 598 601 2 - 2 612 612 610 0

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION........ 3 ,2 9 1 3 ,1 8 0 3 ,1 5 5 3 ,2 1 0 1 1 1 81 3 ,6 0 1 3 ,5 8 9 3 ,5 0 2 1 2

MANUFACTURING....................... 1 9 ,5 1 4 1 9 ,4 1 8 1 9 ,2 7 9 1 8 ,5 7 3 96 941 1 9 ,6 2 0 1 9 ,5 7 7 1 9 ,4 6 9 43Production workers.................... 1 4 ,3 4 3 1 4 ,2 6 3 1 4 ,1 3 0 1 3 ,5 2 1 80 822 1 4 ,4 3 9 1 4 ,4 0 0 1 4 ,2 9 8 39

DURABLE GOODS..................................... 1 1 ,4 2 3 1 1 ,3 5 2 1 1 ,2 5 3 1 0 ,6 5 1 71 772 1 1 ,4 4 1 1 1 ,4 0 6 1 1 ,3 2 6 35Production workers.................... 8 ,3 8 6 8 ,3 3 1 8 ,2 4 3 7 ,7 1 3 55 673 8 ,4 0 2 8 ,3 7 5 8 ,3 1 0 27

Ordnknce and accessories ............. 1 9 6 .2 1 9 7 .2 1 9 7 .3 1 8 1 .6 - 1 . 0 1 4 .6 196 198 197 - 2Lumber and wood products.............. 6 1 4 .4 6 1 0 .8 . 6 0 6 .3 5 9 2 .8 3 .6 2 1 . 6 628 627 625 1Furniture and fix tu res.................... 5 1 3 .4 5 1 2 .2 5 1 1 .3 4 8 0 .4 1 . 2 3 3 .0 516 514 511 2Stone, clay, and glass products . . 6 7 0 .0 6 6 0 .8 6 5 3 .4 6 3 6 .0 9 .2 3 4 .0 684 681 674 3Primary metal industries.............. 1 ,2 8 8 .6 1 ,2 8 3 .5 1 ,2 7 4 .5 1 ,2 1 7 .0 5 .1 7 1 .6 1 ,2 8 0 1 ,2 8 4 1 ,2 8 3 - 4Fabricated metal products.............. 1 ,4 2 7 .9 1 ,4 2 3 .3 1 ,4 1 1 .6 1 ,3 4 3 .3 4 .6 8 4 .6 1 ,4 3 2 1 ,4 3 2 1 ,4 1 9 0Machinery, except electrical . . . . 1 ,9 9 8 .3 1 ,9 8 1 .9 1 ,9 6 1 .0 1 ,8 2 8 .0 1 6 .4 1 7 0 .3 1 ,9 8 2 1 ,9 7 0 1 ,9 6 5 1 2Electrical equipment....................... 1 ,9 4 8 .2 1 ,9 3 8 .3 1 ,9 2 0 .7 1 ,7 8 7 .4 9 .9 1 6 0 .8 1 ,9 5 6 1 ,9 4 2 1 ,9 2 5 14Transportation equipment.............. 1 ,8 5 5 .0 1 ,8 4 1 .5 1 ,8 2 7 .7 1 ,7 2 9 .9 1 3 .5 1 2 5 .1 1 ,8 4 4 1 ,8 3 8 1 ,8 1 7 6Instruments and.related products . 4 8 1 .5 4 7 8 .9 4 7 5 .2 4 4 3 .0 2 . 6 3 8 .5 482 481 477 1Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 4 2 9 .6 4 2 4 .0 4 1 4 .2 4 1 1 .9 5 .6 1 7 .7 441 439 433 2

NONDURABLE GOODS............................. 8 ,0 9 1 8 ,0 6 6 8 ,0 2 6 7 ,9 2 2 25 169 8 ,1 7 9 8 ,1 7 1 8 ,1 4 3 8

Production workers.................... 5 ,9 5 7 5 ,9 3 2 5 ,8 8 7 5 ,8 0 8 25 149 6 ,0 3 7 6 ,0 2 5 5 ,9 8 8 1 2

Food and kindred products............ 1 ,6 6 9 .2 1 ,6 7 3 .9 1 ,6 8 4 .0 1 ,6 7 9 .4 - 4 . 7 - 1 0 . 2 1 ,7 4 8 1 ,7 5 3 1 ,7 5 1 - 5Tobacco manufactures.............. 7 0 .0 7 0 .5 7 1 .3 6 9 .3 - . 5 .7 76 73 72 3Textile mill products....................... 1 ,0 2 3 .1 1 ,0 1 9 .7 1 ,0 1 1 .3 9 8 0 .4 3 .4 4 2 .7 1 ,0 2 4 1 ,0 2 4 1 ,0 1 6 0Apparel and other textile products 1 ,3 6 2 .2 1 ,3 5 1 .1 1 ,3 1 6 .9 1 ,3 4 3 .0 1 1 . 1 1 9 .2 1 ,3 5 3 1 ,3 5 0 1 ,3 3 7 3Paper and allied products. . . . . . 7 1 1 .0 7 0 5 .2 7 0 3 .5 6 8 3 .0 5 .8 2 8 .0 715 710 708 5Printing and publishing . . . . . . . 1 ,0 9 3 .3 1 ,0 9 0 .0 1 ,0 9 1 .0 1 ,0 7 4 .7 3 .3 1 8 .6 1 ,0 9 2 1 ,0 9 1 1 ,0 9 4 1Chemicals and allied products. . . 1 ,0 1 8 .0 1 , 0 1 0 . 2 1 ,0 0 7 .8 9 9 4 .7 7 .8 2 3 .3 1 , 0 2 0 1 ,0 1 6 1 ,0 1 6 4Petroleum and coal products . . . . 1 8 2 .3 1 8 0 .9 1 8 4 .7 1 8 7 .5 1 .4 - 5 . 2 186 186 190 0Rubber and plastics products, nec 6 7 0 .3 6 6 8 . 2 6 6 0 .2 6 0 7 .8 2 . 1 6 2 .5 672 672 664 0

Leather and leather products. . . . 2 9 1 .3 2 9 5 .8 2 9 4 .8 3 0 2 .5 - 4 . 5 - 1 1 . 2 293 296 295 - 3

SERVICE-PRODUCING................. 5 0 ,8 2 1 5 0 ,5 1 7 5 0 ,3 1 1 4 9 ,0 0 9 304 1 ,8 1 2 5 1 ,0 6 8 5 0 ,9 3 5 5 0 ,6 6 4 133

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLICUTILITIES............................... 4 ,5 3 0 4 ,5 0 9 4 ,5 1 0 4 ,4 4 2 2 1 8 8 4 ,5 7 6 4 ,5 8 2 4 ,5 7 4 - 6

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 1 5 ,8 9 1 1 5 ,7 7 0 1 5 ,8 6 5 1 5 ,2 4 8 1 2 1 643 1 6 ,2 1 2 1 6 ,1 2 1 1 5 ,9 8 9 91

WHOLESALE TRADE............................... 3 ,9 7 5 3 ,9 6 5 3 ,9 7 3 3 ,8 4 4 1 0 131 4 ,0 1 5 4 ,0 1 3 4 ,0 0 1 2RETAIL T R A D E ........................................ 1 1 ,9 1 6 1 1 ,8 0 5 1 1 ,8 9 2 1 1 ,4 0 4 1 1 1 512 1 2 ,1 9 7 1 2 ,1 0 8 1 1 ,9 8 8 89

FINANCE, INSURANCE, ANDREAL ESTATE......................... 4 ,0 0 7 3 ,9 7 6 3 ,9 5 9 3 ,8 6 2 31 145 4 ,0 3 1 4 ,0 1 2 3 ,9 9 9 19

SERVICES................................. 1 2 ,6 1 9 1 2 ,5 3 5 1 2 ,4 0 6 1 2 ,0 6 6 84 553 1 2 ,6 9 5 1 2 ,6 8 7 1 2 ,6 2 1 8

GOVERNMENT ........................... 1 3 ,7 7 4 1 3 ,7 2 7 1 3 ,5 7 1 1 3 ,3 9 1 47 383 1 3 ,5 5 4 1 3 ,5 3 3 1 3 ,4 8 1 2 1

FEDERAL ................................................ 2 ,6 0 9 2 ,6 1 9 2 ,6 1 9 2 ,6 5 6 - 1 0 -4 7 2 ,6 1 9 3 ,6 3 2 2 ,6 3 7 -1 3STATE AND LOCAL................................ 1 1 ,1 6 5 1 1 ,1 0 8 1 0 ,9 5 2 1 0 ,7 3 5 57 430 1 0 ,9 3 5 1 0 ,9 0 1 1 0 ,8 4 4 34

p = preliminary.


Table B-2: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1on private nonagricultural payrolls, by.industry

IndustryMar.1973P

F eb .1973P

Jan .1973

M ar.1972

Change from Seasonally adjusted

M ar.1973P

F eb .197 3?

Jan .1973

Change fromF eb.1973

F eb .1973

M ar.1972

TOTAL PRIVATE......................... 3 7 .0 3 6 .8 3 6 .6 3 6 .9 0 . 2 0 . 1 3 7 .2 3 7 .2 3 6 .9 0 . 0

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

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION.------ 3 6 .6 ‘3 4 .8 3 4 .8 3 6 .8 1 . 8 - . 2 3 7 .0 3 6 .0 3 6 .1 1 . 0

MANUFACTURING....................... 4 0 .8 4 0 .6 4 0 .0 4 0 .3 . 2 .5 4 0 .9 4 0 .9 4 0 .3 . 0Overtime hours................................... 3 .7 3 .7 3 .6 3 .1 . 0 . 6 3 .9 3 .9 3 .7 . 0

DURABLE GOODS . . %......................... 4 1 .7 4 1 .5 4 1 .0 4 1 .0 . 2 .7 4 1 .7 4 1 .9 4 1 .3 - . 2Overtime hours ................................ 4 .0 4 .0 3 .9 3 .2 0 . 8 4 .1 4 .3 4 .1 - . 2

Ordnance and a cce sso r ie s ................ 4 2 .9 4 3 .0 4 2 .4 4 2 .2 - . 1 .7 4 2 .7 4 3 .0 4 2 .4 - . 3Lumber and wood products............. 4 0 .8 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 4 0 .8 . 8 . 0 4 0 .9 4 0 .5 3 9 .9 .4Furniture and f ix tu r e s ................... ... 4 0 .4 3 9 .7 3 8 .4 4 0 .1 .7 .3 4 0 .7 4 0 .5 3 9 .0 . 2Stone, clay , and g la ss products . . 4 1 .8 4 1 .3 4 0 .2 4 1 .8 .5 . 0 4 2 .0 4 2 .1 4 1 .1 - . 1Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ................ 4 2 .4 4 2 .4 4 2 .4 4 1 .3 . 0 1 . 1 4 2 .2 4 2 .4 4 2 .4 - . 2Fabricated metal products................ 4 1 .5 4 1 .4 4 1 .0 4 0 .7 . 1 . 8 4 1 .7 4 1 .9 4 1 .4 - . 2Machinery, except electrica l . . . . 4 2 .9 4 2 .8 4 2 .4 4 1 .7 . 1 1 . 2 4 2 .6 4 2 .8 4 2 .4 - . 2E lectrica l equipm ent............. ... 4 0 .6 4 0 .6 4 0 .3 4 0 .2 . 0 .4 4 0 .6 4 1 .1 4 0 .4 - . 5Transportation equ ipm ent................ 4 2 .5 4 2 .6 4 1 .9 4 1 .6 - . 1 .9 4 2 .6 4 3 .2 4 2 .3 - . 6Instruments and related products . 4 0 .7 4 0 .5 4 0 .2 4 0 .3 . 2 .4 4 0 .7 4 0 .8 4 0 .4 - . 1M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 3 9 .4 3 9 .1 3 8 .4 3 9 .3 .3 . 1 3 9 .3 3 9 .3 3 8 .7 . 0

NONDURABLE GOODS............................ 3 9 .5 3 9 .3 3 8 .7 3 9 .4 . 2 . 1 3 9 .7 3 9 .7 3 9 .0 . 0Overtime hours................................... 3 .2 3 .2 3 .2 3 .1 . 0 . 1 3 .4 3 .4 3 .4 . 0

Food and kindred products . . . . . 3 9 .5 3 9 .6 3 9 .8 4 0 .0 - . 1 - . 5 4 0 .1 4 0 .2 4 0 .1 - . 1T oba cco m anufactures...................... 3 4 .9 3 4 .6 3 3 .4 3 3 .3 .3 1 . 6 3 6 .1 3 5 .6 3 3 .9 .5T extile mill products......................... 4 1 .1 4 0 .9 3 9 .1 4 1 .3 . 2 - . 2 4 1 .2 4 1 .1 3 9 .5 . 1Apparel and other textile products 3 6 .3 3 5 .8 3 4 .1 3 6 .0 .5 .3 3 6 .1 3 6 .0 3 4 .5 . 1Paper and a llied products................ 4 2 .6 4 2 .6 4 2 .3 4 2 .4 . 0 . 2 4 2 .9 4 3 .0 4 2 .6 - . 1Printing and p u b lish in g ................... 3 8 .0 3 7 .6 3 7 .3 3 7 .6 .4 .4 3 8 .0 3 8 .0 3 7 .8 . 0Chem icals and a llied products. . . 4 2 .1 4 1 .8 4 1 .5 4 1 .8 .3 .3 4 2 .1 4 2 .0 4 1 .6 . 1Petroleum and coa l products . . . . 4 1 .1 4 1 .0 4 1 .2 4 1 .6 . 1 - . 5 4 1 .7 4 1 .7 4 1 .9 . 0Rubber and p la stics products, nec 4 1 .4 4 1 .1 4 0 .9 4 0 .7 .3 .7 4 1 .7 4 1 .4 4 1 .1 .3Leather and leather products. . . . 3 7 .7 3 7 .7 3 7 .2 3 7 .9 . 0 - . 2 3 8 .0 3 7 .7 3 7 .1 .3

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLICUTILITIES............................... 4 0 .5 4 0 .4 4 0 .2 4 0 .2 . 1 .3 4 0 .7 4 0 .5 4 0 .6 . 2

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 3 4 .6 3 4 .5 3 4 .5 3 4 .8 . 1 - . 2 3 4 .9 3 5 .0 3 4 .9 - . 1

WHOLESALE TRAD E............................... 3 9 .7 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 3 9 .8 . 2 - . 1 3 9 .8 3 9 .7 3 9 .7 . 1RETAIL T R A D E ........................................ 3 3 .1 3 2 .9 3 2 .9 3 3 .2 . 2 - . 1 3 3 .5 3 3 .5 3 3 .4 . 0

FINANCE, INSURANCE, ANDREAL ESTATE......................... 3 7 .1 3 7 .1 3 7 .0 3 7 .1 . 0 . 0 3 7 .1 3 7 .1 3 7 .0 . 0

SERVICES................................. 3 4 .0 3 3 .9 3 3 .9 3 4 .0 . 1 . 0 3 4 .1 3 4 .1 3 4 .1 . 0

*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 o f the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls,

p = preliminary.


Table B-3: Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervi,sory workers1on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

M ar.1973p

F eb . 1973 p

Jan .1973

M ar.1972

Change fromM ar. 1973 p

F eb . 1973 p

Ja n .1973

M ar.1972

Change fromF eb .1973

M ar.1972

F eb .1973

M ar.1972

TOTAL PRIVATE..................... $ 3 .7 9 $ 3 .7 8 $ 3 .7 7 $ 3 .5 8 $0 . 0 1 $0 . 2 1 $ 1 4 0 .2 3 $ 1 3 9 .1 0 $ 1 3 7 .9 8 $ 1 3 2 .1 0 $ 1 .1 3 $ 8 .1 3Seasonally adjusted.............................. 3 .8 0 3 .7 8 3 .7 7 3 .5 9 . 0 2 . 2 1 1 4 1 .3 6 1 4 0 .6 2 139 .11 1 3 3 .1 9 .7 4 8 .1 7

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

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION------ 6 .2 9 6 .3 1 6 .4 2 5 .9 4 - . 0 2 .3 5 2 3 0 .2 1 2 1 9 .5 9 2 2 3 .4 2 2 1 8 .5 9 1 0 .6 2 1 1 .6 2

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

DURABLE GOODS.................................. 4 .2 3 4 .2 3 4 .2 3 3 .9 8 . 0 0 .2 5 1 7 6 .3 9 1 7 5 .5 5 1 7 3 .4 3 1 6 3 .1 8 .8 4 1 3 .2 1

Ordnance and a cce s so r ie s ............. 4 .1 7 4 .1 6 4 .1 6 4 .0 1 . 0 1 .1 6 1 7 8 .8 9 1 7 8 .8 8 1 7 6 .3 8 1 6 9 .2 2 . 0 1 9 .6 7Lumber and w ood products............. 3 .4 6 3 .4 6 3 .4 5 3 .2 3 . 0 0 .2 3 1 4 1 .1 7 1 3 8 .4 0 1 3 4 .5 5 1 3 1 .7 8 2 .7 7 9 .3 9Furniture and f ix tu r e s ................... 3 .1 8 3 .1 7 3 .1 5 3 .0 2 . 0 1 .1 6 1 2 8 .4 7 1 2 5 .8 5 1 2 0 .9 6 1 2 1 . 1 0 2 .6 2 7 .3 7Stone, c lay , and g la ss products . 4 .0 7 4 .0 5 4 .0 3 3 .8 2 . 0 2 .2 5 1 7 0 .1 3 1 6 7 .2 7 16 2 .0 2 1 5 9 .6 8 2 . 8 6 1 0 .4 5Primary metal in d u s t r ie s ............. 4 .8 9 4 .8 6 4 .8 7 4 .5 6 .0 3 .3 3 2 0 7 .3 4 2 0 6 .0 6 2 0 6 .4 9 1 8 8 .3 3 1 .2 8 1 9 .0 1Fabricated .metal products............. 4 .1 6 4 .1 4 4 .1 3 3 .9 2 . 0 2 .2 4 1 7 2 .6 4 1 7 1 .4 0 1 6 9 .3 3 1 5 9 .5 4 1 .2 4 1 3 .1 0Machinery, except e lectrica l . . . 4 .4 5 4 .4 5 4 .4 4 4 .2 0 . 0 0 .2 5 1 9 0 .9 1 1 9 0 .4 6 1 8 8 .2 6 1 7 5 .1 4 .4 5 1 5 .7 7E lectrica l equipm ent...................... 3 .7 8 3 .7 8 3 .8 0 3 .6 2 . 0 0 .1 6 1 5 3 .4 7 1 5 3 .4 7 1 5 3 .1 4 1 4 5 .5 2 . 0 0 7 .9 5Transportation equipm ent............. 5 .0 0 5 .0 1 5 .0 0 4 .6 4 - . 0 1 .3 6 2 1 2 .5 0 2 1 3 .4 3 2 0 9 .5 0 1 9 3 .0 2 - . 9 3 1 9 .4 8Instruments and related products 3 .8 3 3 .8 1 3 .8 2 3 .6 9 . 0 2 .1 4 1 5 5 .8 8 1 5 4 .3 1 1 5 3 .5 6 1 4 8 .7 1 1 .5 7 7 .1 7M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . 3 .2 4 3 .2 3 3 .2 4 3 .0 7 . 0 1 .1 7 1 2 7 .6 6 1 2 6 .2 9 1 2 4 .4 2 1 2 0 .6 5 1 .3 7 7 .0 1

NONDURABLE GOODS.......................... 3 .6 0 3 .5 9 3 .6 1 3 .4 1 . 0 1 .1 9 1 4 2 .2 0 1 4 1 .0 9 139 .73 1 3 4 .3 5 1 . 1 1 7 .8 5

F ood and kindred products . . . . 3 .7 5 3 .7 4 3 .7 5 3 .5 6 . 0 1 .1 9 1 4 8 .1 3 1 4 8 .1 0 1 4 9 .2 5 1 4 2 .4 0 .0 3 5 .7 3T ob a cco m anufactures................ ... 3 .6 6 3 .6 5 3 .5 6 3 .4 0 . 0 1 .2 6 1 2 7 .7 3 1 2 6 .2 9 1 1 8 .9 0 1 1 3 .2 2 1 .4 4 1 4 .5 1T extile mill products...................... 2 .8 9 2 . 8 8 2 .8 7 2 .7 1 . 0 1 .1 8 1 1 8 .7 8 1 1 7 .7 9 1 1 2 . 2 2 1 1 1 .9 2 .9 9 6 . 8 6Apparel and other textile products 2 .7 3 2 .7 2 2 .7 2 2 .5 7 . 0 1 .1 6 9 9 .1 0 9 7 .3 8 9 2 .7 5 9 2 .5 2 1 .7 2 6 .5 8Paper and allied products............. 4 .0 6 4 .0 6 4 .0 6 3 .8 4 . 0 0 . 2 2 1 7 2 .9 6 1 7 2 .9 6 1 7 1 .7 4 1 6 2 .8 2 . 0 0 1 0 .1 4Printing and p u b lish in g ................ 4 .6 1 4 .5 8 4 .5 6 4 .4 0 .0 3 . 2 1 1 7 5 .1 8 1 7 2 .2 1 1 7 0 .0 9 1 6 5 .4 4 2 .9 7 9 .7 4Chem icals and a llied producrs. . 4 .3 5 4 .3 5 4 .3 6 4 .1 1 . 0 0 .2 4 1 8 3 .1 4 1 8 1 .8 3 1 8 0 .9 4 1 7 1 .8 0 1 .3 1 1 1 .3 4Petroleum and coa l products . . . 5 .1 5 5 .1 0 5 .0 9 4 .8 8 .0 5 .2 7 2 1 1 .6 7 2 0 9 .1 0 209 .71 2 0 3 .0 1 2 .5 7 8 . 6 6

Rubber and p la stics products, nec 3 .7 3 3 .7 3 3 .7 4 3 .5 2 . 0 0 . 2 1 1 5 4 .4 2 1 5 3 .3 0 1 5 2 .9 7 1 4 3 .2 6 1 . 1 2 1 1 .1 6Leather and leather products. . . 2 .8 0 2 .7 8 2 .7 7 2 .7 0 . 0 2 . 1 0 1 0 5 .5 6 1 0 4 .8 1 1 0 3 .0 4 1 0 2 .3 3 .7 5 3 .2 3

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLICUTILITIES............................. 4 .8 9 4 .8 8 4 .8 7 4 .5 0 . 0 1 .3 9 1 9 8 .0 5 1 9 7 .1 5 1 9 5 .7 7 1 8 0 .9 0 .9 0 1 7 .1 5

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE 3 .1 3 3 .1 3 3 .1 1 2 .9 8 . 0 0 .1 5 1 0 8 .3 0 1 0 7 .9 9 1 0 7 .3 0 1 0 3 .7 0 .3 1 4 .6 0

WHOLESALE TRAD E............................. 4 .0 2 4 .0 1 3 .9 9 3 .8 3 . 0 1 .1 9 1 5 9 .5 9 1 5 8 .4 0 157 .63 1 5 2 .4 3 1 .1 9 7 .1 6RETAIL T R A D E ..................................... 2 .8 0 2 .8 0 2 .7 8 2 .6 7 . 0 0 .1 3 9 2 .6 8 9 2 .1 2 9 1 .4 6 8 8 .6 4 .5 6 4 .0 4

FINANCE, INSURANCE, ANDREAL ESTATE....................... 3 .5 6 3 .5 7 3 .5 4 3 .4 0 - . 0 1 .1 6 1 3 2 .0 8 1 3 2 .4 5 1 3 0 .9 8 1 2 6 .1 4 - . 3 7 5 .9 4

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

*See 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 M ar.P1973

F eb .P1973

J a n .1973

D ec.1972

N ov.1972

O ct .1972

M ar.1972

Percent change over month and yearF eb . 1 97 3 - M ar. 1973

M ar. 1972- M ar. 1973

Total private nonfarm:

Current dollars......................................... 1 4 3 .0 1 4 2 .5 1 4 2 .5 1 4 2 .0 1 4 0 .7 1 4 0 .5 1 3 5 .5 .4 5 .6

Constant (1967) dollars.......................... NA 1 1 0 .6 1 1 1 .4 1 1 1 .6 1 1 0 .9 1 1 1 . 0 1 0 9 .2 1/ 2 /

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

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

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

Transportation and public utilities............... 1 5 2 .1 1 5 0 .8 1 5 0 .5 1 5 0 .4 r i4 8 .9 1 4 8 .3 1 3 9 .8 .9 8 .8

Wholesale and retail trade............................ 1 3 9 .8 1 3 9 .1 1 38 .7 1 3 8 .7 1 3 7 .3 1 3 7 .2 1 3 2 .9 .5 5 .1

Finance, insurance, and real estate............... 1 3 7 .2 1 3 7 .2 1 3 6 .8 1 3 6 .6 1 3 5 .1 1 3 5 .5 1 3 0 .9 3 / 4 .8

Services.......................................................... 1 4 2 .7 1 4 2 .7 1 4 2 .3 1 4 2 .1 1 4 1 .0 1 4 0 .9 1 3 6 .5 3 / 4 .6

1 / P e r c e n t ch an ge w a s -0 .8 from J an u ary 1973 t o F eb ru ary 1973, th e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e .2/ P e r c e n t ch an ge was 1 .7 from F eb ru a ry 1972 t o F eb ru ary 197 3 , th e l a t e s t month a v a i l a b l e ?3 / L ess t h a n .0 .0 5 p e r c e n tNA in 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 in a r y .r= R e v is e d

NOTE: A l l s e r i e s a re 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 premium 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 r e 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 ork ers in h ig h -w a g e and low -w a ge i n d u s t r ie s . The s e a s o n a l a d ju s tm e n 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 a b ou t th e same m agnitude each y e a r .


LABOR FORCE - EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1. LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT______ C I V I L I A N LABOR FORCE........... TO TA L EMPLOYMENT........... N O N AG R IC U LTU R AL EMPLOYMENT

THOUSANDS

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1979

2. TOTAL EMPLOYMENTA O U LT MEN A D U LT WOMEN

THOUSANDS______ TEEN AG ER S

1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

3. UNEMPLOYMENT______ A LL C I V I L I A N WORKERS........... F U L L -T I M E WORKERS______ M ARRIED MEN

THOUSANDS

4. UNEMPLOYMENT______ A O U LT MEN______ A O U LT WOMEN______ TEEN AG ER S

50 0 0 0

40 000

30 0 0 0

20000

10000

2 2 5 0

2000

1750

1500

1250

1000

7 5 0

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1964 1965 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973500


UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

5. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES______ R LL C I V I L I A N WORKERS........... S T A T E IN SURED ■______ M ARRIED MEN

PER CEN T

1964 1965 1966 1967 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

6. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES______ TEEN AGER S........... A D ULT WOMEN........... A D ULT MEN

PER CEN T

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

7. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

______ NEGRO AND OTHER RACES........... W H ITE

PER CEN T

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

______ P A R T -T IM E WORKERS........... F U L L -T I M E WORKERS

PER CEN T

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

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


UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 10. UNEMPLOYMENT RATESBLUE COLLAR WORKERSS E R V IC E WORKERS ------------ C O N S TR U C TIO NW H ITE CQL'LAR WORKERS ........... M AN UFACTUR ING

PER CEN T

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

1 5 . 0

1 2 - 5

10.0

7 . 5

5 . 0

2 - 5

0 . 0

11 . AVERAGE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

WEEKS

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

12. UNEMPLOYMENT BY REASON______ JO B LOSERS........... R EEN TR A N TS

NEW EN TR A N TS

THOUSANOS 3 0 0 0

______ JO B LEAV ER S

2 5 0 0

2000

1 5 0 0

1000

5 0 0

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-

- -

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3 0 0 0

2 5 0 0

2000

1 5 0 0

1000

5 0 0

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973


13. EMPLOYMENT 14. MAN-HOURS

NONAGRI CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOURSESTABLISHMENT DATA - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

______ TO TA L NONAGRI C U LTU R A L........... SERV TC E -P R O D U C IN G______ G O O D S-PR O D UCIN G______ M AN UFACTUR ING

THOUSANDS

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

T O T A L P R IV A T E N O N AG R IC U LTU R AL P R IV A T E S E R V IC E -P R O O U C IN G

______ G O O O S-PR O O UC IN G______ M AN UFA CTUR ING

M IL L IO N S OF M AN-HOURS

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

2000

1750

1500

1250

1000

7 5 0

5 0 0

2 5 0

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

M AN UFACTUR ING TO T A L P R IV A T E

HOURS

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 19733 6 .0

1964 35 1966 1967 I960 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

4 .2 5

4 .0 0

3 .7 5

3 .5 0

3 .2 5

3 .0 0

2 .7 5

2 .5 0

NOTE: Charts 14 and 15 relate to production or nonsupervisory workers; chart 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 FORCEV IE TN A M ERA V ETER AN S NONVETERANS

THOUSANDS 1 0 0 0 0 --------

7 S 0 0

5 0 0 0

2 5 0 0

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

19. UNEMPLOYEDV IE TN A M ERA V ETER AN S NONVETERANS

THOUSANDS

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

18. EMPLOYED______ V IE TN A M ERA V ETER AN S........... NONVETERANS

THOUSANOS1000010000

7 5 0 0

5 0 0 0

2 5 0 02 5 0 0

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

20. UNEMPLOYMENT RATEV IE TN A M ERA V ETER A N S NONVETERANS

PER CEN T 1 2 . 5 i —

10.0

v

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

10000

7 5 0 0

5 0 0 0

2 5 0 0

0

7 0 0

6 0 0

5 0 0

4 0 0

3 0 0

200

100

0
