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U. S. D epartm ent of Labor BLS, 961 - 2634

THE E M P L O Y M E N T SITUATION: N O VEM B ER 1967

The jo b situation im p ro v e d m arked ly between O ctober and N ovem ber ,

the Uc S. Departm ent of L a b o r 1 s Bureau o f L abor S tatistics rep orted today0

Total em ploym ent ro se 450 ,000 (seasonally adjusted) a fter rem aining stable for severa l m onths, and the unem ploym ent rate fe l l f ro m 40 3 to 3. 9 percento These deve lopm ents halted the tw o-m onth uptrend in jo b le s s n e s s , and unem ploym ent returned to the range within which it has m oved since

U nem ploym ent, which usually r is e s with N ovem ber cutbacks in outdoor a ct iv it ies , edged down to 2 .9 million,. J o b le ss rates fo r m o st m a jo r segm ents of the labor fo r c e m oved down sign ificantly , returning to about the August leve l . T here was an e s p e c ia l ly sharp d rop fo r adult w om en .

E m ploym ent gains in trade and governm ent, along with the return to work of s tr ik ers in m anufacturing and transportation , contributed to a r ise o f nearly 1/2 m il l io n (seasona lly adjusted) in nonagricu ltura l payro ll em ploym ent.

The fa ctory w orkw eek r o s e to 40. 9 hours in N ovem ber (seasonally ad ju sted ), its highest point s ince January 1967.

U nem ploym ent

The N ovem ber d rop in the seasonally adjusted rate and leve l of unem ploym ent rep resen ted a return to the gen era l situation be fo re the Septembe r -O c to b e r r i s e s . M a jor d e c lin es o c c u r r e d among w om en and teenagers , the same groups which had re c o rd e d large in c r e a s e s in the past 2 m onths. The unem ploym ent rate fo r adult m en, at 2 .4 p ercen t in

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The E m ploym en t SituationD e ce m b e r 13, 1967

N ovem ber , was v ir tua lly unchanged f r o m the le ve l that has p reva iled fo r the past y e a r 0 F o r adult w om en and teen a g ers , h ow ever , rates and le v e ls of unem ploym ent have tended to m ove up o v e r the y e a r . As a resu lt , the unem ploym ent rate fo r all w o rk e r s was up f r o m the p o s t -K o re a n low of last fa ll .

The O ctob er -to -N ov em b er d rop in unem ploym ent w as r e f le c te d in m o st occupation and industry grou p s . With the exception of con stru ct ion , how ever all industry unem ploym ent ra tes w ere up o v e r the y e a r . S im ilar ly , rates in m o st occupation groups w ere up f r o m a yea r e a r l ie r .

Nonwhites accounted f o r 22 p ercen t o f the unem ploym ent in N o vem b er , Their unem ploym ent rate was down f r o m 8, 8 p ercen t in O ctober to 7, 3 p ercen t in N ovem ber . The rate fo r whites fe l l f r o m 3. 8 to 3. 4 percen t.

U nem ploym ent c o v e r e d under State unem ploym ent insurance p r o g r a m s totaled 952, 000 in m id -N o v e m b e r . The S tate -in sured unem ploym ent rate, at 2. 3 percen t season a lly adjusted, was down slightly over the month, but was up fro m 2. 1 p ercen t a yea r e a r l ie r .

Total E m ploym ent and L abor F o r c e

Total em ploym ent was 75.1 m il l io n (seasona lly ad justed) in N ovem ber , up 450 ,000 o ver the month. Seasonally adjusted in c r e a s e s amounted to 325, 000 in nonagricultural em ploym ent and 125, 000 in ag r icu ltu re .

The c iv il ian labor f o r c e , at 78.1 m ill ion , was up 1, 5 m ill ion f r o m a year e a r l ie r . About 1. 0 m ill ion of the in c re a s e o c c u r r e d am ong adult w om en while the adult m ale group in cre a s e d nearly 800, 000 a fter little change f ro m 1965 to 1966. The in c r e a s e s w ere partia lly o f fse t by a 200, 000 decline in the teenage labor f o r c e . F o r the m o s t part, these changes r e f le c t shifts in the age d istribution o f the population.

Industry Em ploym ent

P a y ro l l em ploym ent r o se by nearly half a m il l io n in N ovem ber , as all industr ies except the F e d e ra l governm ent re g is te re d season a lly adjusted em ploym ent ga ins. A p p rox im ate ly 200 ,000 o f the in cre a se was accounted for by the term ination of s tr ik es , (in the household data s tr ik e rs are counted as em ployed but not at w ork , while the p ayro ll data shows them as absent fro m p ayro lls and thus not am ong the em p loyed . )



The bulk o f the em p loym en t in c re a s e was in durable good s m anufacturing, w here red u ced strike act iv ity accounted fo r m o s t o f the r i s e 0 In cre a s e s in transportation equipm ent (au tos ) , m ach in ery , fa b r ica ted and p r im a ry m eta ls , and e le c t r i c a l equipm ent, returned em ploym ent c lo s e to August le v e ls . W idespread sm all gains among nondurable goods industries (totaling 48, 000 jo b s ) accounted fo r nearly all the m anufacturing expansion not attributable to the sharp drop in strike activity,,

In transportation and public utilit ies, the end of the truckers* strike was resp on s ib le fo r about half o f the em ploym ent gain.

Other in c r e a s e s w ere concentra ted in the s e r v ic e -p r o d u c in g in d u str ies , with gains in trade (6 5 ,0 0 0 ) , State and lo ca l governm ent (5 0 ,0 0 0 ) , and s e r v ic e s (60 ,000). E m ploym en t changes in m ining, con stru ct ion , and finance w ere slightly better than season a lly expected,, F e d e ra l govern m en t em ploym ent was down in N ovem ber fo r the fourth con secu tive m onth. Since July, F ed era l em ploym ent has fa llen by 63 ,000 (seasonally a d ju s te d ) .

O ver the y e a r , p a yro ll em ploym ent was up by 1. 7 m il l io n to a N ov em b er high o f 67. 3 m ill ion . The m ain so u r ce s of em ploym ent grow th have been the s e rv ic e -p r o d u c in g industries and governm ent. The g o o d s -p ro d u c in g in d u str ies , which expanded rapidly f r o m 1965 to 1966, have d ec lined f r o m a yea r ago, as the tabulation below indicates :

Industry

Nov. f 66 to

Nov. 16 7

Nov. f65 to

Nov. f66

Total p a y ro ll employment 1,710 3,118Private 1,078 2,252

Goods producing - 100 1,034Service producing 1,178 1,218

Government 632 866

P a rt icu la r ly large in c r e a s e s have o c c u r r e d recen tly in State and lo ca l governm ent (550 ,000 since N ovem ber 1966). The continued expansion o f educational act iv it ies has played a m a jo r ro le in this in c r e a s e . The latest available f ig u re s (O ctober) indicate an o v e r - t h e -y e a r in c re a s e of nearly 300, 000 in lo ca l educational em ploym ent and 90, 000 in State educational em ploym ent.



T h ere has a lso been a sharp r i s e in the s e r v ic e in d u str ies (500, 000 o v e r the y e a r ) . The la rg e s t in c r e a s e has been in m e d ica l and health s e r v ic e s w here em ploym ent was up 230, 000 o v e r the year*

H ours and Earn ings

A verage w eek ly earn ings o f rank and f i le w o rk e rs on private p a yro lls edged up to $103. 90 in N o v e m b e r . O ver the y ea r , w eekly earn ings w e re up $4 . 00. Much of the in c r e a s e , how ever , has been o f fse t by h igher co n s u m e r p r ic e s . A verage hourly earn ings, at $ 2 .7 2 , w ere up 12 cents (40 6 p ercen t) f r o m a y e a r e a r l ie r . A verage w eek ly hours ro se in N ovem ber to 38. 2 but w ere down 0. 2 hour f r o m N ovem ber 1966,

H ours and earn ings of fa c to ry produ ction w o rk e r s a lso r o s e in N o v e m b e r , In spite o f an 0 ,4 hour o v e r - t h e -y e a r decline in the average w ork w eek , to 40. 9 hours , weekly earn ings w ere up $4. 21 to $118, 20. H ourly earn ings r o s e 13 cents to $2, 89.

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T h is r e le a s e p r e s e n ts and a n a ly z e s s t a t is - t ic s from tw o m a jo r s u r v e y s . D ata on lab or fo r c e , to ta l em p lo y m e n t, and u n em p loym en t are d e r iv e d from the sa m p le su r v e y of h o u se h o ld s con d u cted and tab u la ted by the B u reau of the C en su s for the B u reau of L abor S ta t is t ic s . S ta t is t ic s on in d u stry e m p lo y m e n t, h o u r s , and e a r n in g s a re c o l le c te d by State a g e n c ie s fro m p a y ro ll r e c o r d s of e m p lo y e r s and a re tab u la ted by the B u reau of L abor S t a t is t ic s . A d e s c r ip t io n of the tw o s u r v e y s a p p e a r s in the B L S p u b lica tio n E m p lo y m en t and E a r n i n g s and M onthly R ep o rt on the L abor F o r c e .


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

(In thousands)

Seasonally adjustedHmployment status, age, and sex Nov. O ct. Nov. NOV. O ct. S e p t. Aug. J u ly

1967 1967 1966 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967

Total

81 ,582 81 ,595 79,895 81 ,576 8 1 ,460 81 ,259 8 1 ,160 8 0 ,95478 ,113 78,132 76 ,573 78 ,106 77,997 77 ,803 77,701 77 ,50575 ,218 75 ,181 73 ,995 75 ,083 74 ,630 74 ,625 74,718 74 ,489

3 ,759 4 ,0 3 3 3 ,8 1 4 3 ,8 2 9 3,707 3 ,676 3 ,992 3 ,8 5 671 ,460 71,148 70 ,180 71 ,254 70,923 70 ,949 70 ,726 70 ,633

1 ,829 1,687 1,431 1 ,894 1,813 1,977 1,855 2 ,0 1 11,078 922 773 1 ,080 949 1,081 992 1,058

751 765 658 814 864 896 863 9532 ,894 2 ,951 2 ,577 3 ,0 2 3 3,367 3 ,178 2 ,983 3 ,016

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force • 45 ,5 7 9 4 5 ,606 44 ,811 4 5 ,5 6 3 4 5 ,513 4 5 ,4 7 6 4 5 ,559 45 ,4 3 3Employed e « e e # e e « e e e # e e e # e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 4 4 ,611 4 4 ,714 43 ,8 4 0 4 4 ,4 8 0 44 ,3 7 5 4 4 ,435 4 4 ,479 4 4 ,338

Agriculture •#««*#(****r«*f*i***i«««*«e« 2 ,814 2,922 2 ,813 2 ,8 0 8 2 ,791 2 ,806 2 ,835 2 ,7 9 1Nonagricultural industries«•••••«•••••••• 41,797 41 ,792 41 ,027 41 ,6 7 2 4 1 ,584 41 ,6 2 9 4 1 ,644 41 ,5 4 7

Unemployed 968 893 970 1 ,083 1,138 1 ,041 1 ,080 1 ,095

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force e e e e e e e o e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 26 ,485 26 ,398 25 ,480 2 6 ,134 26 ,092 26 ,051 25 ,557 25 ,516Employed e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e o e e e e e e e e e 25 ,409 25,167 24 ,583 25 ,093 24,827 24 ,781 24 ,558 2 4 ,421

624Agriculture # e e e e e e e e e e e e e e # e e e * e e # e e a e 632 736 660 634 567 512 705Nonagricultural industries e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 24 ,777 24 ,430 23 ,923 24 ,459 24 ,2 6 0 24 ,269 2 3 ,853 23 ,797

Unemployed •«•••#*#*•*•**#*•****•*•***•* 1 ,076 1 ,231 897 1,041 1 ,265 1 ,270 999 1 ,095

Both sexes, 16-19 years

Civilian labor force • 6 ,049 6 ,128 6,282 6 ,409 6 ,392 6 ,2 7 6 6 ,5 8 5 6 ,5 5 6Employed • •••••••*••*«•*«*•••***#•♦*#••• 5 ,198 5 ,3 0 0 5,572 5 ,510 5 ,428 5 ,409 5 ,6 8 1 5 ,7 3 0

Agriculture 313 374 341 387 349 358 452 441Nnnagrirulmral industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ,8 8 5 4 ,9 2 6 5 ,231 5 ,123 5 ,079 5 ,051 5 ,229 5 ,2 8 9

Unemployed • 851 82 8 711 899 964 867 904 826

Table A-2: Unemployed persons 16 years and over by duration of unemployment

(In thousands)

Duration of unemployment NOV.1967

O ct.1967

Nov.1966

Seasonally adjustedNov.1967

O ct.1967

S e p t.1967

Aug.1967

J u ly1967

Less than 5 weeks................................................. 1 ,651 1 ,653 1,486 1 ,586 1,847 1 ,889 1 ,660 1 ,8055 to 14 w eek ?.................................. ..................... 844 884 710 918 1 ,153 945 946 87615 weeks and o v e r ................................................. 400 415 381 487 489 437 441 435

15 to 26 w eeks................................................... 243 259 206 310 313 278 231 26527 weeks and over.............................. ................ 156 156 175 177 176 . 159 210 170


(Persons 16 years and over)

Table A-3: M ajor unemployment indicators

Selected categories

Thousands of persons unemployed Seasonally adjusted rates of unemployment

Nov.1967

Nov.1966

Nov. 1967 .

O ct.1967

S ep t.1967

Aug.1967

Ju ly1967_____

Nov.

-------^ |Total (all civilian workers)................................ 2 ,8 9 4 2 ,5 7 7 3 .9 1 4 .3 4 .1

Il 3 .8 3 .9 3 .5

Men, 20 years and over.................................... 968 971 2 .4 2 .5 2 .3 2 .4 2 .4 2 .4Women, 20 years and over.............................. 1 ,076 896 4 .0 4 .8 4 .9 3 .9 4 .3 3 .4Both sexes, 16-19 yea rs ................................ 851 711 1 4 .0 1 5 .1 1 3 .8 1 3 .7 12 .6 1 1 .4

White.......... ....................................................... 2 ,272 2 ,0 0 3 3 .4 3 .8 3 .6 3 .5 3 .5 3 .1Nonwhite............................................................ 623 574

7 38 .8 7 .9 6 .9 7 .2 6 .9

Married men.......................................................... 600 606 1 .9 1 .8 2 .0 1 .8 1 .7Full-time workers ............................................... 2 ,0 3 4 1 ,968 3 .6 3 .9 3 .8 3 .6 3 .6 3 .4Unemployed 15 weeks and over.......................... 400 381 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6State insured*...................................................... 952 857 2 .3 2 .4 2 .4 2 .7 2 .8 2 .1Labor force time lost ^........................................ — — 4 .1 4 .7 4 .6 4 .3 4 .3 3 .8

Occupation

White-collar workers............................................ 769 653 2 .2 2 .5 2 .5 2 .2 2 .2 1 .9Professional and managerial.......................... 193 162 1 .2 1 .2 1 .3 1 .1 1 .2 1 .0Clerical workers.............................................. 418 350 3 .1 3 .9 3 .7 3 .4 3 .2 2 .7Sales workers.................................................. 159 141 3 .4 3 .4 4 .1 3 .2 3 .7 3 .1

Blue-collar workers.............................................. 1 ,159 1 ,085 4 .4 4 .9 4 .6 4 .4 4 .7 4 .2Craftsmen and foremen.................................... 227 261 2 .6 2 .8 2 .2 2 .4 2 .3 3 .0Operatives........................................................ 669 534 5 .0 5 .3 5 .4 4 .8 5 .4 4 .0Nonfarm laborers.............................................. 263 290 7 .5 9 .2 8 .1 7 .8 8 .0 8 .3

Service workers.................................................... 456 399 4 .6 5 .5 5 .1 4 .1 4 .5 4 .0

Industry

Private wage and salary workers 3...................... 2 ,108 1 ,904 3 .9 4 .4 4 .2 3 .9 4 .1 3 .6Construction...................................................... 236 278 7 .6 7 .2 5 .4 7 .1 7 .6 9 .2Manufacturing................................................... 718 576 3 .5 4 .1 4 .1 3 .8 4 .0 2 .8

Durable g o o d s .............................................. 382 269 3 .2 3 .6 3 .7 3 .4 4 .1 2 .3Nondurable g o o d s ........................................ 336 306 3 :8 4 .8 4 .5 4 .5 4 .0 3 .5

Transportation and public utilities .............. 95 74 2 .5 2 .6 2 .4 2 .6 2 .4 2 .0Wholesale and retail trade.............................. 542 504 4 .5 5 .0 5 .1 4 .2 4 .4 4 .4Finance and service industries...................... 493 457 3 .8 4 .2 4 .0 3 .5 3 .5 3 .3

Government wage and salary workers................ 201 175 1 .9 2 .2 2 .1 1 .5 1 .7 1 .7Agricultural wage and salary workers................ 121 85 7 .8 8 .6 1 1 .1 7 .1 7 .2 6 .1

^Insured unemployment under State programs as a percent of average covered employment. percent o f potentially available labor force man-hours.^Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a Include s mining, not shown separately.

Tablo A-4: Full-and part-time status off the civilian labor fforce

November 1967

Full- and part-time employment status TotalMen,

20 and over

Women, 20 and over

Both sexes, 16-19 years

Full Tima

Civilian labor force................................................ ............................................................................. 67 ,170 43 ,589 20 ,753 2 ,8 2 8Employed:

Full-time schedules.................................................................................................................... 6 3 ,063 4 1 ,780 19 ,037 2 ,247Part time for economic reasons.................................................................................................. 2 ,072 953 915 205

Unemployed, looking for full-time w ork ...................................................................................... 2 ,034 856 802 376Unemployment rate.............................................................................................................................. 3 .0 2 .0 3 .9 1 3 .3

Part Tim#

Civilian labor fo r c e ............................................................................................................................ 10 ,943 1 ,990 5 ,732 3 ,221Employed (voluntary part time)........................................ .............................................................. 10 ,083 1 ,878 5 ,457 2 ,7 4 7Unemployed, looking for part-time w ork ...................................................................................... 860 112 274 474

Unemployment rate.......................................... ................................................................................ 7 .9 5 .6 4 .8 1 4 .7


Table A-5: Employed persons by age and sex

(In thousands)

Age and sexNov.1967

O ct.1967

Nov.1966

Seasonally adjusted

NOV.1967

O ct.1967

S ep t._____ 1262____

Aug.1967____

J u ly1967_____

Total, 16 years and over...................................... 75 ,218 75,181 73 ,995 75,083 74 ,630 74 ,625 74,718 74,489

16 to 19 y ea rs .................................................... 5 ,1 9 8 5 ,3 0 0 5,572 5 ,5 1 0 5 ,428 5 ,409 5 ,681 5 ,7 3 016 and 17 years........ .......... ....................... 2 ,1 2 9 2 ,2 3 7 2 ,1 7 4 2 ,3 1 6 2 ,2 8 8 2 ,2 4 6 2 ,3 4 1 2 ,3 2 218 and 19 years...................... ........................ 3 ,0 6 9 3 ,063 3 ,3 9 8 3 ,192 3 ,106 3 ,1 4 8 3 ,331 3 ,4 0 2

20 to 24 y ea rs ............................ ........................ 8 ,7 1 9 8 ,525 8 ,077 8 ,699 8 ,514 8 ,522 8 ,612 8 ,6 0 425 years and o v e r .............................................. 61 ,301 61 ,355 60 ,347 60 ,872 60 ,718 60 ,724 60 ,393 6 0 ,128

25 to 54 yea rs ............................ ................... 4 7 ,5 3 8 4 7 ,5 1 0 4 6 ,8 2 0 4 7 ,106 4 6 ,876 4 6 ,7 6 8 46 ,709 4 6 ,4 7 155 years and o v e r .......................................... 13 ,763 13,845 13,527 13,782 13,712 13 ,698 13,632 13,563

Males, 16 years and over...................................... 4 7 ,3 8 8 47 ,6 2 4 4 6 ,826 4 7 ,5 4 8 4 7 ,4 2 5 4 7 ,479 4 7 ,712 47 ,5 5 5

16 to 19 y ea rs .................................................... 2 ,7 7 7 2 ,9 1 0 2 ,986 3 ,0 6 8 3 ,0 5 0 3 ,0 4 4 3 ,233 3 ,2 1 716 and 17 years.............................................. 1 ,256 1 ,330 1,267 1,439 1 ,400 1 ,409 1,436 1 ,39918 and 19 years.............................................. 1 ,521 1 ,580 1,719 1 ,644 1,639 1 ,653 1 ,786 1 ,8 1 0

20 to 24 y ea rs .................................................... 4 ,7 5 7 4 ,7 8 7 4 ,5 6 0 4 ,7 9 2 4 ,8 0 6 4 ,8 4 9 4 ,8 9 1 4 ,8 5 625 years and over................................................ 39 ,8 5 4 39 ,926 39,281 39 ,669 39 ,588 39 ,589 39 ,566 3 9 ,4 6 8

25 to 54 years................................................ 3 0 ,919 30 ,913 30 ,481 30 ,765 3 0 ,637 3 0 ,648 3 0 ,638 30 ,58455 years and o v e r .......................................... 8 ,9 3 5 9 ,0 1 4 8 ,8 0 0 8 ,9 4 1 8 ,915 8 ,8 9 8 8 ,889 8 ,8 6 0

Females, 16 years and o v e r ................................ 27 ,831 27 ,5 5 7 27 ,169 2 7 ,535 27 ,205 27 ,146 27 ,006 2 6 ,934

16 to 19 y e a rs .................................................... 2 ,4 2 2 2 ,3 9 0 2 ,586 2 ,442 2 ,3 7 8 2 ,3 6 5 2 ,4 4 8 2 ,5 1 316 and 17 years.............................................. 873 907 907 877 888 837 905 92318 and 19 years.............................................. 1 ,5 4 8 1,483 1,679 1 ,548 1 ,467 1 ,4 9 5 1 ,545 1 ,592

20 to 24 y e a rs .................................................... 3 ,9 6 2 3 ,7 3 8 3 ,517 3 ,9 0 7 3 ,708 3 ,673 3 ,7 2 1 3 ,7 4 825 years and o v e r .............................................. 2 1 ,4 4 7 21 ,429 21 ,066 21 ,203 21 ,1 3 0 2 1 ,135 20 ,8 2 7 2 0 ,6 6 0

25 to 54 y ea rs ................................................ 16 ,619 16,598 16,339 16,341 16,239 16 ,120 16 ,071 15 ,88755 years and o v e r .......................................... 4 ,8 2 8 4 ,8 3 2 4 ,7 2 7 4 ,8 4 1 4 ,7 9 7 4 ,8 0 0 4 ,7 4 3 4 ,7 0 3

NOTE: Due to the independent seasonal adjustment of several of the series, detail will not necessarily add to totals.

Table A-6: Unemployed persons by age and sex

Age and sex

Thousands Percentlooking

forfull-time

workNov. 1967

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates

Nov.1967

O ct.1967

Nov.1967

O ct.1967

S e p t . 1967

Aug.1967

July1967

Nov.1966

Total, 16 years and over..................................... 2 ,8 9 4 2 ,9 5 1 70 .3 3 .9 4 .3 4 .1 3 .8 3 .9 3 .5

16 to 19 years.................................................. 851 828 4 4 .2 1 4 .0 15 .1 1 3 .8 1 3 .7 12 .6 11 .416 and 17 years............................................ 421 373 2 0 .0 16 .2 16 .5 15 .6 15 .3 1 4 .4 12 .918 and 19 years............................................ 430 455 6 8 .1 1 2 .0 13 .9 12 .6 12 .7 11 .4 12 .7

20 to 24 years.................................................... 480 521 8 1 .9 5 .6 6 .5 6 .6 5 .5 6 .2 5 .025 years and over............................................ 1 ,563 1 ,602 8 0 .9 2 .6 2 .9 2 .7 2 .5 2 .6 2 .5

25 to 54 years.............................................. 1 ,221 1,293 8 2 .5 2 .6 3 .0 2 .8 2 .6 2 .7 2 .655 years and over........................................ 342 309 75 .7 2 .4 2 .5 2 .3 2 .5 2 .3 2 .4

Males, 16 years and over.............. ...................... 1 ,418 1 ,324 73 .8 3 .3 3 .4 3 .0 3 .1 3 .1 3 .0

16 to 19 years.................................................. 450 431 4 2 .2 14 .5 1 5 .0 12 .4 12 .4 11 .6 10 .516 and 17 years............................................ 240 238 2 5 .4 16 .1 17 .3 13 .2 15 .3 1 4 .5 1 1 .518 and 19 years............................................ 209 194 6 1 .7 1 2 .0 12 .9 11 .4 10 .2 9 .2 9 .7

20 to 24 years.................................................. 238 206 8 2 .4 5 .4 5 .3 4 .9 5 .0 5 .0 4 .925 years and over............................................ 730 686 9 0 .4 2 .0 2 .1 1 .9 2 .0 2 .1 2 .2

25 to 54 years.............................................. 502 490 9 5 .0 1 .8 2 .0 1 .9 2 .0 2 .0 2 .155 years and over........................................ 229 196 80 .3 2 .6 2 .5 2 .0 2 .4 2 .3 2 .4

Females, 16 years and o v e r .............................. 1 ,477 1 ,627 6 6 .9 4 .9 5 .8 5 .9 5 .1 4 4

16 to 19 years.................................................. 401 397 4 6 .4 13 .4 15.1 15 .6 15 .4

J

13 .8 12 .616 and 17 years ......................................... 181 135 1 2 .7 16 .3 15 .3 19 .3 15 .4 14 .3 14 .918 and 19 years .......................................... 220 261 74 .5 1 2 .0 15.1 13 .8 15*4 1 3 .8 11 .5

20 to 24 years .............................................. 243 315 8 1 .1 5 .9 8 .0 8 .8 6 .1 7 .6 5 .225 years and over............................................. 833 916 72 .6 3 .6 4 .3 4 .1 3 .5 3 .7 3 .1

25 to 54 years.............................................. 720 802 73 .6 4 .1 5 .0 4 .5 3 .7 4 .1 3 .455 years and over........................................ 113 113 6 6 .4 2 .1 2 .6 2 .9 2 .7 2 .2 2 .4


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

Industry

TOTAL ..............................

MINING..........................

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTIOR

MANUFACTURING.............Production workers . . . .

OURABLE GOODS.........................Production workers......................

Ordnance and accessories..............Lumber and wood products...........Furniture and fixtures...................Stone, clay, and glass products . .Primary metal industries................Fabricated metal products..............Machinery, except electrical . . . .Electrical equipment......................Transportation equipment...............Instruments and related products . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . .

NONDURABLE GOODS:Production workers .

Food and kindred products...........Tobacco manufactures...................Textile mill products......................Apparel and other textile productsPaper and allied products..............Printing and publishing................Chemicals and allied products . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . Rubber and plastics products,n e c Leather and leather products . . . .

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES............................

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE. . . .

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE......................

SE R V IC E S ............................

Hotels and other lodging places . .Personal services...........................Medical and other health services. Educational services......................

GOVERNMENT ........................

FEDERAL...............STATE AND LOCAL

(In thousands)Season ally adjusted

Nov1967

Oct.1967

Sept.1967

6nO Ve1966 Oct.

1967Nov.1966

Nov.1967

Oct.1967

Sept.1967

67,269 66,903 66,672 65,559 366 1,710 66,709 66,231 66,055

601 600 609 621* 1 -23 598 596 601

3,336 3,¥51 3,513 3,328 -125 8 3,248 3,235 3,238

19,5>tOl*,39*t

19,38314,2*12

19,1*1*3 I k ,290

0.9,625ll*,6l9

157152

-85-225

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3,57310,196

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Table B-2s A verage weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers*on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry

Industry Nov.1967

Oct.1967

Sept.1967

Nov.1966

Change from Seasonally adjusted

Nov.1967

Oct.1967

Sept.1967

Changefrom

BfeOct.1967

Nov.1966

TO TA L P R IV A T E .......................... 38.2 38.1 38.1* 38.1* C o n „ -0*2-1 38.1* 38.0 38.1* 0.1*MIMING.............................................. 1*2.6 1*2.9 1*3.0 1*2.2 - .3 a *3.1 1*2.3 1*2.8 .8CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION-------- 38.3 38.1 38.9 36.1* .2 V 2 _ i 39A 37.1 38.3 2.3M ANUFACTURING........................... 1*0.9 1*0.7 1*0.9 1*1.3 1 'T?' 1 - . i n 1*0.9 1*0.6 1*0.8 .3

3.5 3.5 3.7 3.9 0 -.i* 3.k 3.k 3-k 0durable doods. ..................... 1*1.6 1*1.1* 1*1.6 1*2.1 .2 - .5 1*1.6 1*1.3 1*1.6 .3

3.7 3.7 3.9 k.3 0 - .6 3.6 3.5 3.7 .1Ordnance and acceaaoriea................. 1*2.7 1*1.9 1*2.1* 1*2.6 .8 .1 1*2.5 1*1.7 1*2.4 .8Lumber and wood products . . . . . 1*0.8 1*0.9 . 1*0.7 1*0.1 - .1 •7 1*1.2 1*0.6 1*0.5 .6Furniture and f ix tu r e * ....................... 1*0.7 1*1.1 1*1.1 1*1.1* -.1* - .7 1*0.3 1*0.1* 1*0.7 - .1Scooe, c lay , and g lass products . . 1*2.1 1*2.1 1*2.2 1*1.8 0 .3 1*2.0 1*1.8 1*2.0 .2Primary metal in d u stries .................. 1*1.0 1*0.7 1*1.0 1*2.0 .3 -1 .0 1*1.3 1*1.2 1*1.0 .1Fabricated amtal p ro d u cts ............... 1*1.7 1*1.6 1*2.0 1*2.1* .1 - .7 1*1.6 1*1.1* 1*1.8 .2Machinery, except e l e c t r ic a l . . . . 1*2.2 1*2.2 1*2.1* ^3.7 0 -1 .5 1*2.2 1*2.3 1*2.7 - .1E le ctrica l equipamoc................. ... 1*0.9 1*0.6 1*0.1* 1*1.1 .3 - .2 1*0.7 1*0.5 1*0.2 .2Transportation equipment................. 1*3.0 1*2.2 1*2.5 1*2.7 .8 .3 1*2.2 1*1.5 1*2.7 •7Iasmuaencs nod related products . 1*1.1* 1*1.3 1*1.3 1*2.1 .1 - .7 1*1.2 1*1.1 1*1.2 .1M iscellaneous am aufacturiag. . . . 39.9 39.7 39.6 1*0.2 .2 - .3 39.6 39.3 39.5 • 3

HONOURABLE COODS....................... 1*0.0 39.9 1*0.1 1*0.2 .1 - .2 1*0.0 39.7 39.9 .33.2 3.k 3.6 3-k - .2 - .2 3.1 3.2 3.3 - .1

Food aad kindred p ro d u cts .............. 1*0.7 1*0.9 1*1.7 k l.3 - .2 - .6 1*0.5 1*0.7 1*1.0 - .2Tobacco am aufaccures....................... 39.0 1*0.3 39*6 38.5 -1 .3 .5 39.0 38.9 38.0 .1T extile mill products........................... 1*1.7 1*1.6 1*1.3 kl.5 .1 .2 1*1.1* 1*1.3 1*1.1* .1Apparel and other textile products 36.3 35.8 36.1 36.1* .5 - .1 36.1* 35.8 36.3 •6Paper nod allied products................. 1*3.1 1*3.1 1*3.1 k3-5 0 -.1* 1*2.9 1*2.8 1*2.8 .1Printing aad pub lish in g.............. 38.2 38.1 38.5 38.9 .1 - 7 38.3 38.O 38.3 .3Chem icals and allied products. . . 1*1.8 1*1.5 1*1.5 1*2.1 .3 - .3 1*1.8 k l.5 1*1.5 .3Petroleum aad coal products . . . 1*2.7 1*3.2 1*3.2 1*2.1* - 5 • 3 1*2.8 1*3.2 1*2.1* -.1*Rubber aad p la stics product a , n e c . 1*2.2 1*2.1 1*2.3 1*2.1 .1 .1 1*2.0 1*1.9 1*1.9 .1Leather and leather products. . . . 39.1 38.3 38.1* 38.1* .8 .7 39.3 38.7 38.9 •6

WHOLESALE AND R ETAIL TRADE. 36.2 36.2 36.6 36.5 0 - .3 36.6 36.3 36.7 .3WHOLESALE TRADE ....................... 1*0.1* 1*0.3 1*0.3 1*0.6 .1 - .2 40.4 1*0.3 1*0.3 .1RETA IL TRADE.................................... 3>*.8 3k.9 35.3 35.2 - .1 -.1* 35*2 35.1 35-k .1

FINANCE, INSURANCE, ANDREAL E S TA TE ............................... 37-1 37.1 37.0 37.2 0 - .1 - - “

lDatt relate to production workers in mining axx? manufacturing: to construction workers in contract construction; and to nonsupervisory worker* in wholesale and retail trade} finance, imurance, and real estate; tramportation and public utilities; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths o f the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls. Transportation and public utilities, and services are included in Total Private but are not shown separately in this table.

NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.

Table B-3: A verage hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers*1 on private nonagricultural payrolls, by industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earning

Industry Nov.1967

Oct.1967

Sept.1967

Nov.1966

Orange from Nov.1967

Oct.1967

Sept.1967

Nov. Change from

Oct.1967 1966 Oct.1967

Nov.1066

TO T A L P R IV A T E .......................... $2.72 $2.72 $2.71 $2.60 $0.00 $0.12 $103.90 $103.63 $10k.06 $99.8k $0.27 $k.o6MRUMG....................... ...................... 3.23 3.2t* 3*2** 3.12 -.01 .11 137.60 139.00 139.32 131.66 -l.ko 5.9kCONTRACT CONSTRUCTION-------- 1*.20 1*.21 l*.l8 3.96 -.01 .2k 160.86 160.kO 162.60 lkk.lk .k6 16.72M ANUFACTURING..................... .... 2.89 2.85 2.85 2.76 .Ok .13 118.20 116.00 116.57 113.99 2.20 k.21

DURABLE COODS................................. 3.07 3.03 3-03 2.9k .Ok .13 127.71 125.k4 126.05 123.77 2.27 3.9kOrdnance aad a c c e s s o r ie s . .............. 3.3L 3.28 3.27 3.21 .03 .10 lkl.3k 137-k3 138.65 136.75 3.91 k.59Lumber aad wood p ro d u cts .............. 2.1*1* 2.1*5 2.1*5 2.28 -.01 .16 99.55 100.21 99.72 91.k3 -.66 8.10Furniture aad fix tu res ,....................... 2.39 2.37 2.37 2.25 .02 •ll* 97.27 97.kl 97«kl 93.15 -.14 4.12Stour, c la y , and g lass products . . 2.90 2.87 2.87 2.78 .03 .12 122.09 120.83 121.11 116.20 1.26 5.89Primary metal industries.................... 3.38 3.37 3.38 3.31 .01 .07 138.58 137.16 138.58 139.02 l.k2 -.44Fabricated metal products................. 3.02 2.99 3.00 2.92 .03 .10 125.93 12k .38 126.00 123.&. 1.55 2.12M achiariy, except e le c tr ica l. . . . 3.23 3.22 3.21 3.13 .01 .10 136.31 135.88 136.10 136.78 •k3 -.47E le ctrica l e q u ip s * a r ....................... 2.81* 2.82 2.78 2.69 .02 .15 116.16 llk.k9 112.31 n o . 56 1.67 5.60Traaapottutioo rqnipw rn t................. 3.56 3.̂ 7 3.̂ 7 3.k0 .09 .16 153.08 lk6.43 Ik7.k8 Ik5.l8 6.65 7.90laarrumcata aad related products . 2.88 2.87 2.87 2.76 .01 .12 119.23 118.53 118.53 116.20 .70 3.03M iscellaneous manufacturing. . . . 2.38 2.36 2.3k 2.25 .02 .13 9k.96 93.69 92.66 90.k5 1.27 k.51

HONOURABLE COODS....................... 2.63 2.61 2.61 2.k9 .02 .lk 105.20 10k.lk iok.66 100.10 1.06 5.10Food aad kindred p ro d u cts .............. 2.67 2.61* 2.63 2.5k .03 •13 108.67 107.98 109.67 lOk.90 .69 3.77Tobacco m anufactures....................... 2.11* 2.12 2.18 2.11 .02 •03 83.k6 85.kk 86.33 81.2k -1.98 2.22T extile mill products.......................... 2.13 2.12 2.10 2.01 .01 .12 88.62 88.19 86.73 83.k2 .k3 5.20Apparel and ocher .textile products 2.08 2.06 2.07 1.93 .02 .15 75.50 73.75 7k.73 70.25 1.75 5.25Paper and allied products................. 2-93 2.92 2.92 2.80 .01 .13 126.28 125.85 125.85 121.80 .k3 4.48Printing aad pub lish in g.................... 3* 3k 3-3k 3.33 3.21 0 .13 127.59 127.25 128.21 12k.87 • 3k 2.72Chemicals aad allied products. . . 3.16 3.15 3.1k 3.0k .01 .12 132.09 130.73 130.31 127.98 1.36 4 .nPetroleum and coal products . . . 3.61* 3.61 3.60 3.k6 .03 .18 155.k3 155.95 155.52 lk6.70 -.52 8.73Rubber aad p la stics product%n e c 2.86 2.85 2.83 2.70 .01 .16 120.69 119.99 119.71 n3.67 .70 7.02Leather and leather products. . . . 2.10 2.10 2.09 1.98 0 .12 82.11 80.k3 80.26 76.03 1.68 6.08

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE 2.30 2.29 2.28 2.18 .01 .12 83.26 82.90 83.k5 79.57 .36 3.69WHOLESALE T R A O E ....................... 2.9k 2.93 2.93 2.79 .01 .15 II8.78 118.08 118.08 n3.27 .70 5.51RETAIL TRAOE....................................

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND2.05 2.05 2.03 1.95 0 .10 7l.3k 71.55 71.66 68.6k -.21 2.70

REAL E S TA TE ............................. 2.66 2.65 2.63 2.50 .01 .16 98.69 98.32 97.31 93.00 .37 5.69* See footnote 1, table B-2.NOTE: Data for the 2 most recent months are preliminary.


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