Employment and Earnings September 1973 · EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS VOL. SO NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 1373...

EMPLOYMENTAND EARNINGS

VOL. SO NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 1373

Joseph M. Finarty, EditorGloria P. Green, Associate EditorJames A. McCall, Associate Editor

Changes in table formats

Beginning with the August 1973 issue, all tables show data in historical sequence, left to right or top

to bottom. For most tables, this means that the earliest data appear in the column closest to the stub,

the latest data in the column farthest from the stub. In tables where the data periods are in the stub,

the earliest data appear on the top line, the latest data on the bottom line.

CONTENTS Page

List of statistical tables 2Employment and unemployment developments, August 1973 5Charts 7Statistical tables:

Monthly household data 20Monthly establishment data 51Monthly unemployment insurance data 118

Revisions in selected establishment series 120Explanatory notes 123

CALENDAR OF FEATURESIn addition to the monthly data appearing regularly in Employment and

Earnings, special features appear in most of the issues, as shown below:

Household data

Annual averagesRevised seasonally adjusted series and

current seasonal factors

Quarterly averages:

Seasonally adjusted data

Persons not in labor force

Vietnam Era war veterans

Establishment data

National annual averages:

Industry divisions (preliminary)

Industry detail (final)

Women employment (National)

National data adjusted to new benchmarks

Revised seasonally adjusted series and

current seasonal factors

State and area annual averages

Area definitions

Jan.

X

X

X

Feb.

x

x

Mar.

X

Apr.

X

May

X

X

X

June

(2)

July

X

Aug.

x

Sept. Oct.

X

(1 )

Nov.

X

The issue that introduces the establishment data adjusted to new benchmarks varies. The October 1972 issue

marks the introduction of March 1971 benchmarks.

Revised data introduced in June 1973.

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD DATA

PageEmployment Status

A- 1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, 1929 to date 20A- 2: Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over

by sex, 1947 to date 21A- 3: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by sex, age, and color 22A- 4: Labor force by sex, age, and color . 24A- 5: Employment status of persons 16-21 years of age in the noninstitutional

population by color and sex 26A- 6: Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over by

sex, age, and color 26A- 7: Full-and part-time status of the civilian labor force by color, sex, and age 27

Characteristics of the Unemployed

A- 8: Unemployed persons by sex and age 28A- 9: Unemployed persons by marital status, sex, age, and color 28A-10: Unemployed persons by occupation of last job and sex 29A-11: Unemployed persons by industry of last job and sex 29A-12: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and color 30A-13: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, duration, sex, and age 30A-14: Unemployed jobseekers by the jobsearch methods used, sex, age, and color . 31A-1 5: Unemployed jobseekers by the jobsearch methods used, sex, and reason

for unemployment 31A-16: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 32A-17: Unemployed persons by duration, sex, age, color, and marital status 32A-18: Unemployed persons by duration, occupation,and industry of last job 33

Characteristics of the Employed

A-19: Employed persons by sex and age 33A-20: Employed persons by occupational group, sex, and age 34A-21: Employed persons by major occupational group, sex, and color 35A-22: Employed persons by class of worker, sex, and age 36A-23: Employed persons with a job but not at work by reason, pay status, and sex 37A-24: Persons at work by type of industry and hours of work 37A-25: Persons at work 1-34 hours by usual status and reason working part-time 38A-26: Nonagricultural workers by industry and full-or part-time status 38A-27: Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by full- or part-time status,

sex, age, color, and marital status 39A-28: Persons at work in nonfarm occupations by full-or part-time status and sex 41

Characteristics of 14 and 15 Year-olds

A-29: Employment status of 14-15 year-olds by sex and color 43A-30: Employed 14-15 year-olds by sex, class of worker, and major occupational group 43

Seasonally Adjusted Employment and Unemployment Data

A-31: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 44A-32: Full-and part-time status of the civilian labor force by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 44A-33: Employment status by color, sex, and age, seasonally adjusted 45A-34: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted 45A-35: Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted 46A-36: Rates of unemployment by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 47A-37: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted 47A-38: Employed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 48A-39: Employed persons by major occupational group, seasonally adjusted 48

Characteristics of Vietnam Era Veterans and Nonveterans

A-40: Employment status of male Vietnam Era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 34 years of age 49


MONTHLY ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Employment—National

B- 1 : Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry division, 1919 to date 51B- 2: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry 52B- 3: Women employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry1 —B- 4: Indexes of employment on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry division, 1919 to date,

monthly data seasonally adjusted 60B- 5: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry, seasonally adjusted 61B- 6: Production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, seasonally adjusted 62

Employment—State and Area

B- 7: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls for States and selected areas, by industry division 64

Hours and Earnings—National

C- 1 : Gross hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on privatenonagricultural payrolls, 1950 to date 75

C- 2: Gross hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on privatenonagricultural payrolls, by industry 76

C- 3: Employment, hours, and indexes of earnings in the Executive Branch of theFederal Government 88

C- 4: Average hourly earnings excluding overtime of production workers on manufacturingpayrolls, by industry 88

C- 5: Gross and spendable average weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisoryworkers on private nonagricultural payrolls, in current and 1967 dollars 89

C- 6: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours and payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workerson private nonagricultural payrolls 90

C- 7: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on privatenonagricultural payrolls, seasonally adjusted 92

C- 8: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on privatenonagricultural payrolls, seasonally adjusted 93

C- 9: Man-hours of wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments 93C-10: Indexes of output per man-hour, hourly compensation, unit costs, and prices, private

economy, seasonally adjusted 94C-11: Percent changes from preceding quarter and year in output per man-hour, hourly compensation,

unit costs, and prices, private economy, seasonally adjusted, at annual rate 95C-12: Indexes of average hourly earnings, private nonfarm economy, adjusted for overtime

(in manufacturing only) and interindustry employment shifts, 1964 to date 96C-13: Four-quarter changes in compensation, seasonally adjusted 97C-14: Quarter-to-quarter changes in compensation, seasonally adjusted 97C-15: Twelve-month changes in compensation, seasonally adjusted 98C-16: Six-month changes in compensation, seasonally adjusted 98C-1 7: Average hourly or weekly compensation, seasonally adjusted . . 99

Hours and Earnings—State and Area

C-18: Gross hours and earnings of production workers on manufacturing payrolls, byState and selected areas 100

Labor Turnover—National

D- 1: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing, 1961 to date 105D- 2: Labor turnover rates, by industry 106D- 3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing, 1961 to date, seasonally adjusted 111

Labor Turnover—State and Area

D- 4: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected States and areas 112

Job Vacancy—National

E- 1: Number and rate of job vacancies in manufacturing, April 1969 to date 115E- 2: Number and rate of job vacancies in manufacturing, April 1969 to date, seasonally adjusted 115E- 3: Job vacancy rates in manufacturing, by industry 116E- 4: Percent distribution of job vacancies in manufacturing, by industry 116


MONTHLY ESTABLISHMENT DATA-Continued

Job Vacancy—Area page

E-5: Job vacancy rates, United States and selected areas 117

MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA

F-1: Insured unemployment under State programs 118F-2: Insured unemployment in 150 major labor areas 119

Included in February, May, August, and November issues.


Employment and Unemployment Developments,August 1973

The Nation's employment situation in August waslittle changed from July. The unemployment rate, at4.8 percent, was essentially the same as it was in Juneand July but was substantially below the 5.6-percentlevel of a year earlier.

Total employment (as measured through the house-hold survey) remained about unchanged in August at aseasonally-adjusted level of 84.4 million. This was thesecond straight month in which employment did notincrease, after posting particularly strong gains earlierthis year. Total employment has increased by 2.4 mil-lion since August 1972.

Nonagricultural payroll employment (as measuredthrough the establishment survey) rose by 290,000 to75.8 million. Since August 1972, payroll jobs haveadvanced by 2.8 million.

Unemployment

The number of unemployed persons in August, at4.2 million (seasonally adjusted), and the unemploy-ment rate, at 4.8 percent, were virtually unchanged fromJuly. However, the jobless rate has declined from aplateau of 5 percent at which it held during the first5 months of the year and from about 5% in mid-1972.

The stability in August was reflected in the ratesfor all of the major demographic groups. More specifi-cally, jobless rates of household heads (2.8 percent),married men (2.1 percent), adult men (3.1 percent),adult women (4.9 percent), and teenagers (14.3 percent)were virtually the same as in July. There was also littlechange in the unemployment rates for Negro and whiteworkers. All of these groups, however, have shownimprovement over the past year. Among the majorindustry groups, the rate for construction workers de-clined from 9.6 to 8.2 percent, while there was an in-crease in joblessness among agricultural workers.

The average (mean) duration of unemployment was10.0 weeks in August, up slightly from the previousmonth but 2 weeks below the year-ago average.

For workers covered by State unemployment insur-ance programs, the August unemployment rate was

2.7 percent, unchanged from July but down sub-stantially from the 3.4-percent rate of August 1972.

Civilian labor force and total employment

The civilian labor force and total employment, at88.7 million and 84.4 million, respectively, were virtuallyunchanged from their July levels (after seasonal adjust-ment). Jobholding among adult men did show a slightdecline over the month, while employment of teenagersand adult women was unchanged.

Since August a year ago, total employment has ex-panded by 2.4 million. Adult women made up over1.1 million of this increase, while adult men and teen-agers accounted for 900,000 and 330,000, respectively.

Vietnam Era veterans

The employment situation for Vietnam Era veteransin August was much the same as it has been for the pastyear. The unemployment rate for the declining numberof veterans 20 to 24 years of age, at 10.1 percent sea-sonally adjusted, remained substantially higher than thejobless rate for nonveterans of the same ages (7.0 per-cent in August). In contrast, jobless rates for veterans 25to 29 years (4.1 percent) and 30 to 34 years (1.9 per-cent), most of whom have been discharged from the serv-ice longer, were not materially different from those oftheir nonveteran counterparts.

Industry payroll employment

Nonagricultural payroll employment increased sub-stantially in August and after seasonal adjustment was up290,000 to 75.8 million. Since August a year ago, thenumber of payroll jobs has risen by 2.8 million, nearlytwo-thirds of them in the service-producing sector.

The July-to-August increase in payroll jobs waslimited almost exclusively to the service-producing in-dustries, which as a group posted an increase of 270,000,the largest monthly pickup this year. This advance waspaced by gains of 90,000 in services, 75,000 in whole-sale and retail trade, and 60,000 in State and localgovernment jobs.


Within the goods-producing industries, employmentin manufacturing was virtually unchanged in August,as a small increase in durable goods was largely offsetby a decline in nondurable goods. The decrease in non-durables was primarily traceable to job cutbacks infood processing. Manufacturing employment has re-mained steady since June, following a sustained surgesince the beginning of 1972; during this period, factoryjobs expanded by 1.3 million, recovering all but 400,000of the job loss incurred during the 1969-70 recession.Nearly all of this gain took place in the durable goodssector.

The number of construction jobs was virtuallyunchanged in August, after rising gradually over theprevious 3 months. At 3.7 million, construction em-ployment was up 150,000 from its August 1972 level.

Hours of work

The average workweek for all rank-and-file workers onprivate nonagricultural payrolls was 37.1 hours (sea-sonally adjusted) in August. Average hours have been atabout this level since February. The workweek in manu-facturing declined by 0.2 hour in August, returning to itsJune 1973 level of 40.6 hours. Factory overtime hoursalso declined by 0.2 hour to a 1973 low of 3.6 hours,after hitting a peak of 4.1 hours in April. Average hourswere unchanged from a year earlier both for allrank-and-file workers and for factory workers.

Hourly and weekly earnings

Hourly earnings for production or nonsupervisorypersonnel on private nonagricultural payrolls rose 0.3percent from July to August on a seasonally adjustedbasis. Since August 1972, hourly earnings have risen6.8 percent. Average weekly earnings were unchangedfrom July (seasonally adjusted) but also showed a6.8-percent increase since August of last year.

Before adjustment for seasonally, hourly earningsedged up 1 cent in August 1973 to an average of $3.91.Hourly earnings have risen by 25 cents since August1972. Average weekly earnings were $147.02 in August,up 38 cents from July and $9.40 from a year ago.

Hourly earnings index

The Bureau's Hourly Earnings Index, adjusted forinter-industry shifts, overtime hours in manufacturing,and seasonality, was 147.5 (1967=100) in August,0.4 percent higher than in July, according to pre-liminary figures. The index was 6.5 percent aboveAugust a year ago. All industries recorded gains overthe year, ranging from 5.5 percent in finance, insur-ance, and real estate to 8.9 percent in transportationand public utilities. During the 12-month period endingin July, the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars ofconstant purchasing power rose 0.7 percent.

6


CHARTS

Page

1 . Labor force and employment 72. Major unemployment indicators 83. Payroll employment in goods-and service-producing industries 84. Nonagricultural payroll employment by industry 95. Total employment by age and sex 106. Persons at work ful l and part t ime in nonagricultural industries 117. Employment in nonfarm occupations 128. Duration of unemployment 139. Unemployment rates by age and sex 14

10. Unemployment rates by color 141 1 . Unemployment rates by occupation 1512. Average weekly hours in private nonagricultural establishments,

manufacturing, and trade 1613. Labor turnover rates in manufacturing 1614. Major compensation trend indicators in the private nonfarm economy 1715. Average weekly earnings in private nonagricultural

establishments,manufacturing, and trade 1816. Average weekly and spendable earnings of production or non-

supervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls 1817. Indexes of output per man-hour, hourly compensation, and unit

labor costs in the private nonfarm economy 19

MILLIONS

94

Chart 7. Labor force and employment, 1953 to date(Seasonally adjusted)

^ ^

MILLIONS

94

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967Quarterly averages

1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973Monthly

Source: Table A-31.


Chart 2. Major unemployment indicators1953 to date

(Seasonally adjusted)

PERCENT

10.0

PERCENT

10.0

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973Quarterly averages Monthly

Series revised beginning 1963 to reflect whether unemployed persons sought full or part-time ]Obs Source: Table A-35.

Chart 3. Payroll employment in goods-and service-producing industries1953 to date

35

30

25

20


Total nonagricultural payroll employment

Ratio ScaleMILLIONS

85807570656055504540

35

30

. ' 25

20

15 15

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973Quarterly averages

1971 1972 1973

Monthly

Note: Data for 2 most recent months are preliminary. Source. Table B-5.


Ratio ScaleMILLIONS30

"! '•''' i \ \ '•I ' , * > .

20

Chart 4. Nonagricultural payroll employment by industry1953 to date

I Seasonally adjusted}

Transportation & public utilities

Construction

''finance, insurance & real estate

Ratio ScaleMILLIONS

30

20

10

9

8

7

6

—• 4

Federal government

Mining

1.0

.9

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973

Quarterly averages

1971 1972 1973

Monthly

Note Dala for 2 most recent months are preliminary1


Chart 5. Total employment by age and sex1953 to date


Workers

MILLIONS

50

49

48

47

46

45

44

43

42

41

40

39

30

25

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

Men 20 years and over

Women 20 years and over'

Workers

MILLIONS

50

49

48

47

46

45

44

43

42

41

40

39

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

1953 1955 1957 1959

Teenagers

1961 1963 1965

Quarterly averages

1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973

Monthly

1O


Ratio ScaleMILLIONS

66

64

62

60

58

56

54

52

50

46

44

42

4 0 *1 ^

Ratio ScaleMILLIONS20

Chart 6. Persons at work full and part timein nonagricu/tural industries

1955 to date(Seasonally adjusted)

Full-time schedules

40

* 1

Ratio SraleMILLIONS

20

Part-time schedules

10987

6

5

4

Workers on voluntary part-time schedules

Workers on part time for economic reasons

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973

Quarterly averages Monthly

Source: Table A 31 and unpublished data.

11


Ratio Scale

MILLIONS20

10

9

Chart 7. Employment in nonfarm occupations1958 to date


White-collar workers

- . • - •

workers

Professional and technical workers _ _

Managers and administrators , except farm

Sales workers __ _ ^ * — — _ _ _ .

Ratio ScaleMILLIONS

20

10

9

20

Blue-collar and service workers

20

10

9Craftsmen and kindred workers

10

9

Service workers • "

Nonfarm laborers

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973


• Excludes private household workers

Note: The breaks in series in 1971 stem from the redassification of omipations introduced in Januaryand from a questionnaire change concerning "maior activity" introduced in December Source: Table A 39.

12


Chart 8. Duration of unemployment1953 to date

(Seasonally adjusted!

Number of workers unemployed

27 weeks and over

Percentage of the total civilian labor force unemployed

200

1008060

* 1PERCENT

9

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

WEEKS17

15 weeks and o v e r * * " " * - * - * - * - * * "

Average duration of unemployment

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965

Quarterly averages

1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973

Monthly

13


Chart 9. Unemployment rates by age and sex1953 to date

(Seasonally adjusted j

PERCENT24

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

PERCENT24

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973


Source Table A-33

PERCENT15

13 I

U /

9 ww-. • i i

5 , ^ ^ £

i " ' • " * ' . , "0RATIO543

10

1953 1955 1957

Chart 10. Unemployment rates by color1954 to date


\ A

—'vY

Ratio of Negro-to-white unemployment rate

1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1971

Quarterly averages

PERCENT15

13

11

" ^ V>y\ 9

7

3

10

RATIO543

10

1972 1973

Monthly

Source: Table A-33.

14


Chart 11. Unemployment rates by occupation1958 to date

(Seasonally adjusted j

PERCENT

7 0

6.0

50

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

180

17.0

16.0

15.0

14.0

13.0

120

11.0

100

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5 0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

9.0

80

7.0

60

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

1953

Clerical workers

White-collar workers

\ Sales workers

Professional and technical

Managers and administrators, except farm

Blue-collar workers

Craftsmen and kindred workers

Service and farm workers

PERCENT

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

18.0

17.0

16.0

15.0

14.0

13.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0

1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965

Quarterly averages

1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973

Monthly

Source Table A 35

15


6

5

4

3 •,

2 '"

1

0

Chart 12. Average weekly hours in private nonagriculturalestablishments, manufacturing and trade

1953 to date(Seasonally adjusted)

Manufacturing

Overtime hours in manufacturing

HOURS

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

35

34' 0

654

3

2

1

01953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973


IJ Annual averages prior to 1964. Note: Data for 2 most recent months are preliminary.

-=/ Beginning in 1964, data include eating and drinking establishments, not previously available Source Table C7.

Chart 13. Labor turnover rates in manufacturing1953 to date


PER 100 EMPLOYEES

6.0

PER 100 EMPLOYEES

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

i n

¥1 5

M• / v

A\t

•r'hr

T(

Accessions

r \ New hires

*-w', - /

r"'

y . Quits y

Layoffs

. / '

5.0

4 0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0 01953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973


Note:Data for cuirent month are preliminary Source Table D-3

1 6


Chart 14. Major compensation trend indicatorsin the private nonfarm economy

1953 to dateI Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates )

Hourly compensation index, all employeesPERCENT CHANGE10.0

PERCENT CHANGE

10.0

10.0

so

6.0

4.0

2.0

0

-2.0

1967 dollarsChanges from same

quarter year ago

Hourly earnings index, production or nonsupervisory employees

10.0

80

60

4.0

2.0

0

-2.01953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0

-2.01967 1969 1971 1973 1971 1972 1973

Source Tables C 12. C 13 and C-15

17


DOLLARS

180

Chart 15. Average weekly earnings in privatenonagricultural establishments, manufacturing, and trade

1953 to date DOLLARS180

1953 1955 1957

y

1959 1961 1963 1965Quarterly averages

1967 1969 1971 1973

Annual averages prior to 1964.

Beginning in 1964, data include eating and drinking establishments not previously available

1971 1972 1973Monthly

Note: Data for two most recent months are preliminarySource: Table C-l

Chart 16. Average weekly and spendable earnings of production ornonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls

1953 to dateDOLLARS

Gross earnings (in 1967 dollars)

Spendable earnings (in 1967 dollars)

Gross earnings in current dollars

. * * » • . — • • " ^

Spendable earnings in current dollars "

DOLLARS

; 6 00

1953

y

1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965Quarterly averages

1967 1969 1971 1973

Worker with 3 dependentsNote: Data prior to 1964 are annual averages. Data for current month are preliminary

1971 1972 1973Monthly

Source: Table C-b.

18


Chart 17. Indexes of output per man-hour, hourly compensation,and unit labor costs in the private nonfarm economy

1953 to date(Seasonally adjusted quarterly averages)

RATIO SCALEINDEX (1967=100)

170160150140130

120

110

100

90

80 OutpuTper man-hour ^—•

70

60

Output, man-hours, and output per man-hour

Output

RATIO SCALEINDEX (1967=100)

170160150140

120

110

100

90

80

70

60

50

1

50

1

170

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

80

60

50

1

Output per man-hour, compensation per man-4tour,and unit tabor costs

Unit labor costs

7 0 Output per man-hour,.,-**•"

.>-*'' Compensation per man-hour

170160150140130

120

110

100

90

80

70

60

. 50

1

140130120

no100

90

80

70

60

501

Output and real compe

Real compensation per man-hour

tion p

1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969

14013012011010090

80

70

60

50

1

1971 1973 1971 1972 1973

S o u r c e Tab le C 10

19


HOUSEHOLD DATA 20A- 1: Employment status of the noninstitutional populat ion, 1929 to date

(In thousands)

Year and month

1929193019311932 .1933

19341935193619371938

19391940194119421943

1944194519461947.

19471948

19491950195119521953 2

19541955195619571958

1959I960.2.19611962}1963

19641965 .1966196719681969197019711972.2

March.AprilMay

July

Totalnoninsti-tutionalpopula-

tion

(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)

(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)

(1)100,380101,520102,610103,660

104,630105,530106,520107,608

103,418104,527

105,611106,645107,721108,823110,601

111,671112,732113,811115,065116,363

117,881119,759121,343122,981125,154

127,224129,236131,180133,319135,562137,841140,182142,596145,775

144,697146,069

147,129147,313147,541147,729147,940148,147148,361148,565

Total labor force

Number

Percentof

popula-

49,44050,08050,68051,25051,840

52,49053,14053,74054,32054,950

55,60056,18057,53060,38064,560

66,04065,30060,97061,758

(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)

(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)

(1)56.056.758.862.3

63.161.957.257.4

60,94162,080

62,90363,85865,11765,73066,560

66,99368,07269,40969,72970,275

70,92172,14273,03173,44274,571

75,83077,17878,89380,79382,27284,24085,90386,92988,991

87,14790,758

88,12289,07589,68689,82389,89192,729'93,22792,436

58.959.4

59.659.960.460.460.2

60.060.461.060.660.4

60.260.260.259.759.6

59.659.760.160.660.761.161.361.061.0

60.262.1

59.960.560.860.860.862.662.862.2

Civilian labor force

Employed

Total

Persons 14 years

49,18049,82050,42051,00051,590

52,23052,87053,44054,00054,610

55,23055,64055,91056,41055,540

54,63053,86057,52060,168

Per*

59,35060,621

61,28662,20862,01762,13863,015

63,64365,02366,55266,92967,639

68,36969,62870,45970,61471,833

73,09174,45575,77077,34778,73780,73482,71584,11386,542

84,55388,362

85,71886,68387,32587,47387,55790,41490,91790,129

47,63045,48042,40038,94038,760

40,89042,26044,41046,30044,220

45,75047,52050,35053,75054,470

53,96052,82055,25057,812

57,03958,344

57,64958,92059,96260,25461,181

60,11062,17163,80264,07163,036

64,63065,77865,74666,70267,762

69,30571,08872,89574,37275,92077,90278,62779,12081,702

79,10683,505

81,04381,83882,81483,29983,75885,56786,36785,921

Agri-culture

Nonagri-

indus-tries

of age and over

10,45010,34010,29010,17010,090

9,90010,11010,0009,8209,690

9,6109,5409,1009,2509,080

8,9508,5808,3208,256

37,18035,14032,11028,77028,670

30,99032,15034,41036,48034,530

36,14037,98041,25044,50045,390

45,01044,24046,93049,557

7,8917,629

7,6567,1606,7266,5016,261

6,2066,4496,2835,9475,586

5,5655,4585,2004,9444,687

4,5234,3613,9793,8443,8173,6063,4623,3873,472

2,8694,031

2,9552,9563,1313,2953,4674,0534,1653,826

49,14850,713

49,99051,76053,23953,75354,922

53,90355,72457,51758,12357,450

59,06560,31860,54661,75963,076

64,78266,72668,91570,52772,10374,29675,16575,73278,230

76,23779,475

78,08878,88279,68380,00480,29181,51482,20182,095

Unemployed

Number

1,5504,3408,020

12,06a12,830

11,34010,6109,0307,700

10,390

9,4808,1205,5602,6601,070

6701,0402,2702,356

2,3112,276

3,6373,2882,0551,8831,834

3,5322,8522,7502,8594,602

3,7403,8524,7143,9114,070

3,7863,3662,8752,9752,8172,8324,0884,9934,840

5,4474,857

4,6754,8454,5124,1743,7994,8474,5504,208

Percent oflabor force

Notseason-

allyadjusted

3.28.7

15.923.624.9

21.720.116.914.319.0

17.214.6

9.94 . 71.9

1.21.93 . 93 . 9

3 . 93 . 8

5 .95 .33 . 33 . 02 . 9

5 .54 . 44 . 14 . 36 . 8

5 .55 . 56 .75 .55 .7

5 .24 . 53 . 83 . 83 . 63 . 54 . 95 .95 .6

6 .45 .5

5 .55 .65 .24 . 84 . 35 . 45 .04 . 7

Season-ally

adjusted

-

-

_

-

_

_

----

----

_

--------

5 .95 .6

5 .05 . 15 .05 .05 . 04 . 84 . 74 . 8

Not inlabor

force

(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)

(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)

(1)44,20043,99042,23039,100

38,59040,23045,55045,850

42,47742,447

42,70842,78742,60443,09344,041

44,67844,66044,40245,33646,088

46,96047,61748,31249,53950,583

51,39452,05852,28852,52753,29153,60254,28055,66656,785

57,55055,311

59,00858,23857,85657,90658,05055,41755,13356,129

1 Not available.^Not strictly comparable with prior years due to the introduction of population adjustments in these years.

see "Historic Comparability" under Household Data section of Explanatory Notes.

For an explanation,


2 1 HOUSEHOLD DATAA- 2: Employment status of the n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u l a t i o n 16 years and over by sex, 1947 to da te

(In thousands)

Year, month, and sex

MALE194719481949.1950195119521953. 1

19541955195619571958 . .1959I960.19611962.1963 . . . .196419651966196719681969197019711972.\

1972: January

1973; January

March.Apri lMay

July

FEMALE1947194819491950195119521953.195419551956195719581959I960.196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972.l

1972* January . .Augus t . . . »

1973: January

MarchApri lMay

July

noninsti-tutionalpopula-

tion

50,96851,^3951,92252,35252,78853,24854,24854,70655,12255,54756,08256,64057,31258,14458,82659,62660,62761,55662,47363,35164,31665,34566,36567,40968 51269,864

69,36970,000

70,49370,57570,68470,77070,86870,96371,06271,158

52,45053 08853,68954,29354,93355,57556,35356,96557 61058,26458,98359 72360,56961,61562,51763 35564,52765 66866,76367,82969,00370,21771,47672,77474,08475,911

75,32876,069

76,63776,73876,85776,95977,07377,18477,29877,408

Total labor force

Number

44,25844,72945,09745,44646,06346,41647,13147,27547,48847,91447,96448,12648,40548,87049,19349,39549,83550,38750,94651,56052,39853,03053,68854,34354,79755,671

54,47357,250

54,90555,26155,73455,79255,80957,85758,44057,777

16,68317 35117,80618,41219,05419,31419,42919,71820,58421,49521,76522,14922,51623,27223,83824,04724,73625,44326,23227,33328,39529,24230,55131,56032,13233,320

32,67533,508

33,21633,81333,95234,03134,08234,87234,78834,659

Percentof

popula-tion

86.887.086.986.887.387.286.986.486.286.385.585.084.584.083.682.882.281.981.581.481.581.280.980.680 079.7

78.581.8

77.978.378.878.878.881.582.281.2

31.832.733.233.934.734.834.534.635.736.936.937.137.237.838.138.038.338.739.340.341.241.642.743.443.443.9

43.444.0

43.344.144.244.244.245.245.044.8

42,68643,28643,49843,81943,00142,86943,63343,96544,47545,09145,19745,52145,88646,38846,65346,60047,12947,67948,25548,47148,98749,53350,22151,19552,02153,265

51,91854,898

52,54852,91653,42153,48953,52255,59356,18055,521

16,66417,33517,78818,38919,01619,26919,38219,67820,54821,46121,73222,11822,48323,24023,80624,01424,70425,41226,20027,29928,36029,20430,51331,52032,09133 277

32,63533,464

33,17033,76733,90533,98434,03534,82134,73734,608


Employed

Total

40,99441,72640,92641,58041,78041,68442,43141,62042,62143,38043,35742,42343,46643,90443,65644,17744,65745,47446,34046,91947,47948,11448,81848,96049,24550,630

48,67852,461

49,94550,20350,89051,20351,47053,15053,89253,486

16,04516,61816,72317,34018,18218,57018,75018,49019,55020,42220,71420,61321,16421,87422,09022,52523,10523,83124,74825,97626,89327,80729,08429,66729,87531,072

30,42831,044

31,09831,63631,92332,09632,28832,41732,47532,435

Agri-culture

6,6436,3586,3426,0015,5335,3895,2535,2005,2655,0394,8244,5964,5324,4724,2984,0693,8093,6913,5473,2433,1643,1572,9632,8612,7902,839

2,4233,229

2,5242,4892,6242,7522,8413,2253,2293,072

1,2481,2711,3141,1591,1931,1121,0081,0061,1841,2441,123

9901,033

986902875878832814736680660643601598633

446802

430468507542626828936753

Nonagn-culturalindus-tries

34,35135,36834 ,58435,57836,24836,29437,17836,41837,35738,34038,53237,82738,93439,43139,35940,10840,84941,78242,79243,67544,31544,95745,85546,09946,45547,791

46,25549,232

47,42047,71448,26748,45148,62949,92550,66350,414

14,79715,34715,40916,18216,99017,45917,74417,48618,36719,17719,59119,62320,13120,88721,18721,65122,22723,00023,93425,24026,21227,14728,44129,06629,27730,429

29,98230,242

30,66831,16831,41631,55331,66231,58831,53931,681

Unemployed

Number

1,6921,5592,5722,2391,2211,1851,2022,3441,8541,7111,8413,0982,4202,4862,9972,4232,4722,2051,9141,5511,5081,4191,4032,2352,7762,635

3,2402,437

2,6032,7132,5302,2862,0522,4432,2882,035

619717

1,0651,049

834698632

1,188998

1,0391,0181,5041,3201,3661,7171,4881,5981,5811,4521,3241,4681,3971,4291,8532,2172,205

2,2072,420

2,0722,1321,9811,8881,7472,4042,2622,174

Perclabor

Notseason-

allyadjusted

4.03.65.95.12.82.82.85.34.23.84.16.85.35.46.45.25.24.64.03.23.12.92.84.45.34 . 9

6.24 . 4

5 .05 . 14 . 74.33.84 . 44 . 13 .7

3.74.16 . 05.74.43.63 . 36 . 04 . 94 . 84 . 76 . 85.95 .97.26 .26 . 56 . 25 .54 . 85.24 . 84 . 75 .96 . 96 .6

6 .87.2

6.26 .35 .85.65 . 16.96 .56 .3

rnt offorce

Season -ally

adjusted

-

_

5.34 . 9

4 . 24 . 34 . 34.44.44 . 13 .94 . 0

__

-

_

_

_

__

_

_

6.96.8

6.46 .36 .16 .05 .95 .95.95.9

Not inlaborforce

6,7106,7106,8256,9066,7256,8327,1177,4317,6347,6338,1188,5148,9079,2749,633

10,23110,79211,16911,52711,79211,91912,31512,67713,06613,71514,193

14,89612,750

15,58715,31314,95014,97815,05913,10612,62313,380

35,76735,73735,88335,88135,87936,26136,92437,24737,02636,76937,21837,57438,05338,34338,67939,30839,79140,22540,53140,49640,60840,97640,92441,21441,95242,591

42,65342,561

43,42142,92442,90642,92842,99142,31242,51042,749

1 See footnote 2, table A- l .


HOUSEHOLD DATA 22

A - 3: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by sex, age, and color

August 1973(In thousands)

Sex, age, and color

Total labor force

Percent

population


Employed

Unemployed

Percentof

laborforce

Not in labor force

Keepinghouse

Goingto

school

Otherreasons

MALE

16 years and over16 to 21 years16 to 19 years

16 and 17 years18 and 19 years

20 to 64 years20 to 24 years25 to 54 years

25 to 29 years30 to 34 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years


65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over . . . . . .

White


16 and 17 /ears18 and 19 years




65 years and over

Negro and other races






65 years and over

57,7779,2655,8832,5843,299

49,9538,398

34,6177,4236,1615,2925,2785,3605,103

6,9394,1212,8181,9411,104

836

51,7038,1475,1792,2942,885

44,7687,359

31,02512,1099,4489,469

6,3843,8132,5701,756

6,0741,118703290414

5,1861,0383,5921,4761,122

995

555308247185

81.277.071.762.081.9

91.590.695.295.897.097.195.593.991.8

77.585.867.823.134.316.2

81.778.673.564.283.2

92.191.395.796.896.993.3

78.387.168.223.1

77.067.160.848.773.7

87.085.891.192.691.289.1

68.772.564.623.9

55,5218,4075,5102,5432,967

48,0707,472

33,6617,0605,9245,0825,1765,3305,090

6,9364,1192,8181,9411,104

836

49,7607,4214,8652,2592,607

43,1386,564

30,19411,588

9,1789,428

6,3813,8112,5701,756

5,762986645284361

4,931909

3,4671,3961,081

991

555308247185

53,4867,6194,9022,2362,666

46,7056,996

32,9146,7705,7974,9745,1235,2445,005

6,7954,0422,7531,8791,064

815

48,1406,7914,3892,0052,384

42,0526,192

29,61411,262

9,0669,286

6,2463,7382,5081,699

5,346828513231282

4,653804

3,3001,3051,031

964

549304245180

2,035788608307301

1,366476748290127108

538585

1427765614021

1,619630476254222

1,0873725 79325112142

136746256

416158132

5379

278105168

914928

6335

3.79.4

11.012.110.2

2.86.4

2 . 1

1.61.7

2.01.92.33.23.72.5

3.38.59.8

11.28.5

2.55.71.92.81.21.5

2.11.92.43.2

7.216.020.518.721.9

5.611.54.86.54.62.8

1.01.01.02.6

13,3802,7602,3181,586

731

4,617871

1,727324192158249350454

2,019683

1,3366,4462,1194,327

11,5652,2121,8641,281

583

3,845700

1,378397299682

1,766567

1,2005,856

1,815549453305148

772172348119108121

253117136590

25439392810

11410641725

161211

401525

1012279

199282722

5

829

46171216

279

1890

551011

65

322

18297

1367

11

692425295163132

296285108

7222

8321

313

550323220118102

329235

9487

43

11

142102

754530

675014

76

1,86646311516

1,33854

690

636074

105169219

594296297498157341

1,49738251312

1,08039

54684

134329

495244251391

3708524

25715

143394560

995346

107

10,5692,2501,9531,380

573

2,769522864172108

72124166222

1,382372

1,0115,8471,9403,907

9,3201,8221,5911,127

464

2,352417692210148334

1,244314930

5,376

1,249428362253109

416105172

704854

1395881

471


23 HOUSEHOLD DATA

A - 3 : E m p l o y m e n t s t a t u s o f t h e n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u l a t i o n b y s e x , a g e , a n d c o l o r — C o n t i n u e dAugust 1973

Sex, age, and colo:

Total labor force

Percentof

population


Employed

Unemployed

Percent

laborforce

Not in labor force

Keeping Otherreason

FEMALE

16 years and over . . .16 to 21 years16 to 19 years

16 and 17 years.18 and 19 years.


65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over

White



20 to 64 years20 to 24 years . .25 to 54 years . .



65 years and over




20 to 64 years20 to 24 years25 to 54 years . . .

25 to 34 years . .35 to 44 years . .45 to 54 years . .


25 to 29 years30 to 34 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years45 to 49 y ears50 to 54 years

55 to 64 years . . .55 to 59 years .60 to 64 years .

65 years and over . .

34,6596,7444,3511,8712,480

29,2445,769

19,3313,9673,0012,9013,0163,2483,198

4,1442,5541,5901,064

653411

30,0385,9243,8211,6442,177

25,2594,996

16,5685,8305,0395,699

3,6952,2831,411

959

4,621821530228302

3,986Ilk

2,7621,139

878746

450271179105

44.857.454.546.263.1

50.862.750.750.445.851.051.752.852.7

40.747.832.98.9

16.35.2

44.059.156.247.765.0

49.63.49.46.50.52.

40.47.32.3

50.548.044.937.752.5

57.360.058.760.958.455.9

46.853.539.310.3

34,6086,7204,3401,8712,469

29,2045,743

19,3173,9602,9992,9003,0143,2473,197

4,1442,5541,5901,064

65 3411

29,9945,9033,8121,6442,168

25,2244,973

16,5565,8215,0365,698

3,6952,2831,411

959

4,614817528228301

3,981770

2,7611,138

877746

450271179105

32,4355,9223,7741,6042,170

27,6325,205

18,4033,6892,8112,7532,9133,1333,103

4,0242,4731,5511,029

627401

28,3135,3223,4051,4331,971

23,9784,567

15,8225,4614,8455,516

3,5892,2131,376

9 30

4,122600369170199

3,654638

2,5811,040

821720

43526017598

2,17479756626729 8

1,57353891527118814710111494

121814035269

1,68158040 721019 7

1,246406734361191182

106703629

492217159

57102

32 7132180985626

151146

6.311.913.014.312.1

5.49.44.76.86.35.13.43.52.9

2.93.22.53.33.92.3

5.69.8

10.712.89.1

4.98.24.46.23.83.2

2.93.12.53.0

10.726.630.125.233.9

8.217.16.58.66.43.5

3.34.22 . 16.0

42,7494,9973,6262,1791,448

28,2973,434

18,8303,9033,5462,7882,8192,9022,872

6,0322,7933,239

10,8263,3607,467

38,2114,1072,9761,8021,174

25,3222,918

16,8846,7174,9815,186

5,5202,5582,9629,913

4,538890650377273

2,975516

1,946732626588

512235277913

35,7562,2311,284

539745

25,5562,763

17,4323,6283,3102,5742,6202,6692,631

5,3612,5062,8558,9162,8856,031

32,3211,8141,027

436591

23,0212,381

15,6956,2754,6394,780

4,9452,3172,6288,273

3,436416257103154

2,535382

1,737663555520

416189227643

620457318157161

303206954717171041

11

488377261125136

227161654218

5

11

13380573225

75453122

1,1473317

711

50736

248281829495371

223118106623100523

8772916

79

35929

168374882

1628181

503

27051

1487

80102941

613724

120

5,2252,2772,0071,475

531

1,931430

1,055200200169140176169

447169277

1,287375912

4,5251,8881,6731,234439

1,715347957363276318

411159252

1,137

70038933424193

2168397373327

351025150


HOUSEHOLD DATA 24

A - 4: Labor force by sex, age, and color

Sex, age, and color

Total labor

Thousands of persons

Aug.1972

57,2505,8392,5733,2668,171

34,06012,96610,66510,4297,1314,1532,9792,049

51,3665,1182,2502,8687,187

30,65011,6049,5579,4896,5483,8142,7341,863

5,884721323397984

3,4111,3631,108

940583338245187

Aug.1973

57,7775,8832,5843,2998,398

34,61713,58410,57010,4646,9394,1212,8181,941

51,7035,1792,2942,8857,359

31,02512,1099,4489,4696,3843,8132,5701,756

6,074703290414

1,0383,5921,4761,122

995555308247185

force

Participation rate

Aug.1972

81.872.862.783.390.095.496.496.892.880.387.072.624.7

82.374.063.984.690.495.996.797.493.681.187.673.424.7

77.964.955.974.887.790.893.892.085.472.779.964.624.3

Aug.1973

81.271.762.081.990.695.296.396.392.977.585.867.823.1

81.773.564.283.291.395.796.896.993.378.387.168.223.1

77.060.848.773.785.891.192.691.289.168.772.564.623.9

Civilian labor


Aug.1972

54,8985,5102,5422,9687,122

33,08812,36310,34710,3787,1284,1502,9782,049

49,3044,8322,2222,6106,262

29,80211,079

9,2819,4436,5453,8122,7341,863

5,594678320358860

3,2861,2841,067

936583338245187

Aug.1973

55,5215,5102,5432,9677,472

33,66112,98310,25910,4206,9364,1192,8181,941

49,7604,8652,2592,6076,564

30,19411,588

9,1789,4286,3813,8112,5701,756

5,762645284361909

3,4671,3961,081

991555308247185

force

Participation

Aug.1972

81.271.662.481.988.795.296.296.792.880.387.072.624.7

81.772.963.683.389.195.896.597.393.681.187.673.424.7

77.063.555.672.886.290.593.591.785.472.779.964.624.3

rate

Aug.1973

80.670.461.680.289.695.196.296.292.877.585.867.823.1

81.172.363.881.790.495.696.796.893.378.387.168.223.1

76.058.748.270.984.190.992.290.989.168.772.564.623.9

MALE

16 years and over16 to 19 years


20 to 24 years25 to 54 years



65 years and over

White






65 years and over







65 years and over


25 HOUSEHOLD DATA

A- 4: Labor force by sex, age, and color — Continued

Sex, age, and color

FEMALE

16 to 19 vears

18 and 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 54 years

25 to 34 years

White

18 and 19 years

25 to 54 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years



16 and 17 yea r s . . . . .

18 and 19 y e a r s20 to 24 y e a r s . . . .

25 to 34 yea r s

35 to 44 y e a r s

45 to 54 y e a r s

55 to 59 y e a r s . . . . . . .

Thousands

Aug.1972

33,5084,1861,7452,4415,544

18,5556,2845,7746,4974,1442,5091,6351,079

29,1913,6971,5492,1484,863

15,9275,2704,8935,7643,7432,2661,477

962

4,317489197292681

2,6281,014

881733401243158117

Total la

of persons

Aug.1973

34,6594,3511,8712,4805,769

19,3316,9685,9176,4454,1442,5541,5901,064

30,0383,8211,6442,1774,996

16,5685,8305,0395,6993,6952,2831,411

959

4,621530228302774

2,7621,139

878746450271179105

5or force

Participa

Aug.1972

44.053.643.963.861.449.445.549.953.441.347.434.4

9.3

43.455.445.665.462.248.243.748.453.041.147.234.3

9.0

49.343.433.654.056.358.458.659.756.642.849.035.911.8

tion rate

Aug.1973

44.854.546.263.162.750.748.351.352.740.747.832.98.9

44.056.247.765.063.149.546.550.352.440.147.232.3

8.8

50.544.937.752.560.058.760.958.455.946.853.539.310.3

Civilian


Aug.1972

33,4644,1771,7452,4325,522

18,5426.2765,7716,4964,1442,5091,6351,079

29,1533,6891,5482,1404,844

15,9155,2634,8905,7623,7422,2661,477

962

4,311488197291679

2,6271,013

881733401243158117

Aug.1973

34,6084,3401,8712,4695,743

19,3176,9595,9146,4444,1442,5541,5901,064

29,9943,8121,6442,1684,973

16,5565,8215,0365,6983,6952,2831,411

959

4,614528228301770

2,7611,138

877746450271179105

abor force

Participation rate

Aug.1972

44.053.643.963.761.349.445.549.953.441.347.434.4

9.3

43.355.345.665.462.148.243.648.453.041.147.234.3

9.0

49.243.333.653.856.258.458.659.756.642.849.035.911.8

Aug.1973

44.754.546.263.062.650.648.351.352.740.747.832.9

8.9

44.056.247.764.963.049.546.450.352.440.147.232.3

8 . 8

50.444.837.752.459.958.760.958.455.946.853.539.310.3


HOUSEHOLD DATA 26

A - 5 : E m p l o y m e n t s t a t u s o f p e r s o n s 1 6 - 2 1 y e a r s o f a g e i n t h e n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u l a t i o n b y c o l o r a n d s e xAugust 1973(In thousands)

Employment status

Total noninstitutional populationTotal labor forcePercent of population

Civilian labor forceEmployed

AgricultureNonagricultural industries

UnemployedPercent of labor forceLooking for full-time work

Not in labor force

Major activity: going to schoolCivilian labor force

EmployedAgricultureNonagricultural industries

Percent of labor forceLooking for full-time workLooking for part-time work

Not in labor force

Major activity: otherCivilian labor force

EmployedAgricultureNonacricultural industries

UnemployedPercent of labor forceLooking for full-time workLooking for part-time work

Not in labor force

Bothsexes

23,76716,010

67.4

15,12713,541

77612,7651,586

10.51,082

5047,758

10178

18023

23.01014

882

15,02613,463

77912,6851,562

10.41,072

4906,876

Total

Male

12,0269,265

77.0

8,4077,619

6306,989

7889 . 4533255

2,760

3125- -26

7(1)

- -8

425

8,3767,594

6316,963

7829 . 3535247

2,335

Female

11,7426,744

57.4

6,7205,922

1465,776

79711.9

548249

4,997

7053- -5417

(1)11

6457

6,6505,869

1485,722

78111.7

538243

4,540

Bothsexes

20,39014,071

69.0

13,32312,113

69111,4221,210

9 . 1804406

6,319

9275- -7818

19.12

16700

13,23112,038

69411,344

1,1939 . 0802390

5,619

White

Male

10,3598,147

78.6

7,4216,791

5726,218

6308 . 5417213

2,212

2825- -27

3(1)

- -6

323

7,3926,765

5756,191

6278 . 5421206

1,889

Female

10,0315,92459.1

5,9035,322

1185,204

5809 . 8387193

4,107

6450- -5015

(1)59

377

5,8385,273

1195,154

5669 .7381184

3,730

Negr

Bothsexes

3,3771,939

57.4

1,8031,428

861,342

37520.8

27898

1,439

93126

(1)7

__182

1,7951,425

851,340

37020.6

270100

1,257

3 and other races

Male

1,6661,118

67.1

986828

58771158

16.0116

42549

3- -

1- -4

(1)21

102

983828

56772155

15.7114

41447

Female

1,711821

48.0

817600

28572217

26.6162

56890

63

- -42

(1)5

- -80

812596

28568215

26.5156

59810

Percent not shown where base is less than 75,000.

A - 6 : E m p l o y m e n t s t a t u s o f t h e n o n i n s t i t u t i o n a l p o p u l a t i o n 1 6 y e a r s a n d o v e r b y s e x , a g e , a n d c o l o r(In thousands)

Employment status and color

Total

Total noninstitutional population

Total labor forcePercent of population

Civilian labor force •Employed

AgricultureNonagricultural industries

Unemployed . .- . . .Percent of labor force

Not in labor force ;

White


Total labor forcePctcctit of population


Apricu^ture • • • - -Nonagricultural industries

UnemployedPercent of labor force

Not in labor force



Total labor force •Percent of population

Civilian labor forceEmployed •

Nonagricultural industriesUnemployedPercent of labor force • •• - »

Not in labor force

To

Aug.1972

146,069

90,75862.1

88,36283,505

4,03179,475

4,8575 .5

55,311

129,749

80,55762.1

78,45774,562

3,60870,954

3,8945.0

49,192

16,320

10,20162.5

9,9058,943

4228,521

9639 .7

6,119

tal

Aug.1973

148,565

92,43662.2

90,12985,921

3,82682,095

4,2084 . 7

56,129

131,518

81,74162.2

79,75476,453

3,42373,030

3,3014 . 1

49,776

17,048

10,69562.7

10,3759,468

4039,065

9088 .8

6,353

Men, 20 yearsand over

Aug.1972

61,977

51,41283.0

49,38847,649

2,64745,003

1,7383 . 5

10,565

55,530

46,24883.3

44,47243,054

2,37940,675

1,4173 . 2

9,282

6,447

5,16"480.1

4,9164,595

2684,327

3216 . 5

1,283

Aug.1973

62,957

51,89482.4

50,01148,584

2,59645,9881,427

2 . 911,063

56,224

46,52482.7

44,89443,751

2,33241,420

1,1432 . 5

9,701

6,733

5,37179.8

5,1164,833

2644,568

2835 .5

1,362

Women, ]and c

Aug.1972

68,265

29,32243.0

29,28827,516

67326,8431,772

6 . 138,943

60,629

25,49442.1

25,46424,030

61423,416

1,4345.6

35,134

7,637

3,82850.1

3,8243,486

593,426

3388 . 8

3,809

0 yearsver

Aug.1973

69,431

30,30843.7

30,26828,661

62728,033

1,6085.3

39,123

61,452

26,21842.7

26,18324,908

55524,3531,275

4 . 935,235

7,978

4,09151.3

4,0863,752

723,680

3338 .2

3,888

Both sexes,16-1*? years

Aug.1972

15,827

10,02463.3

9,6878,340

7117,6291,347

13.95,802

13,590

8,81564.9

8,5217,478

6166,8621,043

12.24,776

2,236

1,21054.1

1,166862

95767304

26.11,027

Aug.1973

16,178

10,23463.3

9,8508,672

6028,0741,174

11.95,944

13,841

9,00065.0

8,6777,794

5367,258

88310.2

4,841

2,337

1,23352.8

1,174882

66816291

24.81,103


27 HOUSEHOLD DATA

A-7: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by color, sex, and ageA u g u s t 1973

(Numbers in thousands)

Full-time labor force

Age and sexTotal

Employed

Full-time

schedules1

Parttime for

I economic| reasons

Unemployed(looking for

full-time work)

Percent offull-time

labor force

Part-time labor force

Employedon voluntary

part t ime'

Unemployed(looking for

part-time work)

Percent ofpart-time

labor force

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over16 to 21 years16 to 19 years


20 years and over20 to 24 years25 years and over

25 to 54 years55 years and over

Males, 16 years and over16 to 21 years16 to 19 years20 years and over



Females, 16 years and over

16 to 21 years16 to 19 years20 years and over



WHITE

Males, 16 years and over




Females, 16 years and over16 to 21 years16 to 19 years20 years and over



NEGRO AND OTHER RACES

Males, 16 years and over16 to 21 years •16 to 19 years20 years and over



Females, 16 years and over




79,75612,0937,3732,7214,652

72,38312,10460,27948,74111,538

52,3007,0294,337

47,9637,090

40,87233,1397,733

27,4565,0643,03624,4205,01419,40615,6013,804

46,8636,1933,822

43,0406,22436,81729,7137,104

23,6124,4092,629

20,9834,32216,66113,2073,454

5,437836514

4,923867

4,0563,427

629

3,844655407

3,437692

2,7452,395

350

73,3479,6855,5521,8383,715

67,79410,71657,07846,17210,907

49,0565,7873,362

45., 6946,421

39,27231,8857,388

24,2913,8982,190

22,1004,294

17,80614,2863,520

44,3105,2023,057

41,2535,704

35,55035,9176,805

21,0993,4821,951

19,1483,75315,39512,1823,213

4,746585305

4,441718

3,7243,141

583

3,192416240

2,952541

2,4112,104

307

3,1141,3261,090633456

2,024501

1,5241,148375

1,571709598974241733546186

1,543617492

1,051259791602189

1,242573478764192573422151

1,280540437843221623472151

32913612020950

16012435

262775520739

16813038

3,2951,082731250481

2,565888

1,6771,421

256

1,673533377

1,295428868708160

1,623548353

1,26946080871395

1,311417288

1,023328696546149

1,23238724199234864355390

3611169027210017316211

3901621132781121671605

4.1

8.9

9.210.33.57.32.82.92.2

3.27.68.72.76.02.02.12.1

5.910.811.65.29.24.24.62.5

2.86.77.52.45.32.01.82.1

5.28.89.24.78.13.94.22.6

6.613.917.45.511.54.34.71.7

24278.16.26.06.71.4

10,3733,0342,4781,694784

7,8961,1116,7844,2372,547

3,2211,3781,1742,048382

1,665522

1,143

7,1521,6561,3045,858729

5,1203,7161,404

2,8971,2281,0431,854340

1,514481

1,033

6,3831,4941,1835,200

6524,5483,3491,199

3251501311944215242111

76916212164877571366205

9,4602,5302,0341,369

6657,426985

6,4413,9962,444

2,8591,123943

1,916334

1,583482

1,100

6,6011,4071,0925,510

6524,8583,5141,344

2,5891,015854

1,734297

1,438448970

5,9341,3001,0174,917

5944,3243,1681,156

270108881823714535111

6681067559358535346189

913504443325119470126344241103

36225523113148844043

5512492123397726120160

30821318812043763342

4491931662835822518144

54424312577

10256465520352016

16.617.919.215.16.0

11.35.15.74.0

11.218.519.76.4

12.65.07.73.8

7.715.016.35.8

10.65.15.44.3

12.75.16.94.1

7.012.914.05.48.94.95.43.7

16.728.332.66.0(2)4.6(2)

13.234.338.3

25.36.15.57.8

Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributed proportionately among the full- and part-time employed categories.2 Percent not shown where base i s less than 75,000.


HOUSEHOLD DATA 28

A- 8: Unemployed persons by sex and age

AgeThousands of

persons

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Unemployment

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Female

Thousands ofpersons

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Unemploymentrates

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Total, 16 years and over

16 to 19 years16 and 17 years18 and 19 years

20 years and over ,20 to 24 years ,25 years and over

25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years


65 years and over

Household head, 16 years and ovei16 to 24 years25 to 54 years55 years and over

2,437

698376322

1,738545

1,193412264243211115

9664

1,152172722258

2,035

608307301

1,427476951416161170142776561

193578197

4.4

12.714.810.9

3.57.72.83.32.52.33.02.83.23.1

2.64.52.42.9

3.7

11.012.110.2

2.96.42.23.21.61.62.01.92.33.2

2.24.61.82.3

2,420

648308341

1,772576

1,196437318242140

924859

41585

24090

2,174

566267298

1,608538

1,070459248208121

814035

38988

21980

7.2

15.517.614.0

6.110.4

5.07.05.53.73.43.72.95.4

5.910.9

5.94.1

6.3

13.014.312.1

5.39.44.46.64.23.22.93.22.53.3

5.29.75.23.5

A - 9 : U n e m p l o y e d p e r s o n s by m a r i t a l s t a t u s , s e x , a g e , a n d c o l o r

Marital status, age, and colorThousands of

persons

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Unemploymirates

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Thousands ofpersons

Unemploymrates

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Total, 16 years and over

Married, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

Total, 20 to 64 years of age


White, 16 years and over


White, 20 to 64 years of age


Negro and other races, 16 years and over . . .


Negro and other races, 20 to 64 years of age


2,437

945216

1,276

1,674

867205601

1,964

808163992

1,359

741151467

473

13653283

315

12753134

2,035

766173

1,096

1,366

700154512

1,619

650131838

1,087

591111385

416

11542258

278

10942127

4.4

2.47.110.5

3.5

2.37.5

4.0

3.7

1.95.3

2.8

1.85.27.2

3.3

2.26.79.4

3 . 2

2.16.97.9

8 .4

4.08.7

18.0

6 .7

3.99.4

14.8

1.85.17.7

2 . 5

1.74.76.3

7 . 2

3.36.4

16.1

5.6

3.27.1

13.2

2,420

1,149420851

1,713

1,042359311

1,930

990316625

1,379

899257224

490

159105226

334

14510389

2,174

1,065363746

1,573

980322270

1,681

905246530

1,246

844216185

492

159117216

327

13710685

7.2

6.16.99.9

6.1

5.86.66.5

6.6

5.96.48.4

5.6

5.65.95.5

11.4

8.09.019.6

9.0

7.69.512.6

6.3

5.55.88.4

5.4

5.25.85.4

5.6

5.24.96.9

4.9

5.14.94.4

10.7

7.39.3

18.1

8.2

6.69.211.6


29 HOUSEHOLD DATA

A-10: Unemployed persons by occupation of last job and sex


Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Unemployment rates

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

TOTAL

White-collar workersProfessional and technicalManagers and administrators, except farmSales workersClerical workers

Blue-collar workersCraftsmen and kindred workers

Carpenters and other construction craftsmen .All other

Operatives, except transportTransport equipment operativesNonfarm laborers

Construction laborersAl lother

Service workersPrivate householdAll other

Farmers and farm laborers

No previous work experience . .16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 years and over

4,857

1,507362154239752

1,786403191212778150456151305

74684

662

86

4,208

1,310347105196663

1,495375176199668114338102236

64556

590

81

7325997755

67851511054

5.5

3.73.21.84.25.0

5.63.55.02.76.84.58.5

13.37.2

6.36.16.4

2.4

4.7

3.23.01.23.54.3

4.63.14.42.55.53.46.58.75.9

5.44.25.6

2.4

4.4

2.42.51.52.93.7

5.03.35.02.45.54.48.6

13.27.3

5.2(1)5.2

3.7

1.71.7.8

2.33.1

4.03.04.42.34.43.46.48.75.6

5.3

5.3

2.2

7.2

5.14.33.46.05.4

8.68.4(1)8.58.77.07.1(1)6.2

7.06.17.2

3.0

6.3

4.64.92.75.24.7

7.15.8(1)5.77.23.97.8

8.0

5.54.35.8

3.2


A-11: Unemployed persons by industry of last job and sex

IndustryPercent distribution

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Unemployment rates

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Aug.1972

Aug.1973

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

MiningConstruction

Manufacturing

Durable goodsPrimary metal industriesFabricated metal productsMachineryElectrical equipmentMotor vehicles and equipmentAll other transportation equipmentOther durable goods industries

Nondurable goodsFood and kindred productsTextile mill productsApparel and other finished textile products.Other nondurable goods industries

Transportation and public utilitiesRailroads and railway expressOther transportationCommunication and other public utilities

Wholesale and retail tradeFinance, insurance, and real estateService industries

Professional servicesAll other service industries

Agricultural wage and salary workersAl l other classes of workersNo previous work experience

100.0

71.4

.47.6

22.412.6.81.52.02.1.91.24.09.82.2.7

2.34.6

3.4.32.3.9

20.23.014.45.58.9

1.911.715.1

100.0

69.9

.3

20.210.81.01.11.31.81.21.43.19.42.2.9

2.24.0

3.0.3

2.0.7

21.32.715.67.08.6

2.311.816.1

5.5

5.4

2.68.0

5.25.13.15.24.74.93.96.26.35.45.73.77.15.0

3.42.14.92.16.33.45.34.16.4

5.62.6

4.7

4.5

1.75.9

3.93.53.13.02.33.23.95.44.14.55.14.06.43.7

2.72.13.91,55.62.64.94.25.6

6.22.3

4.4

4.5

1.97.7

4.14.22.74.33.64.03.75.05.63.94.52.64.93.7

3.02.24.41.55.02.64.53.35.5

4.72.0

3.6

2.05.8

2.93.02.72.71.71.94.04.73.82.83.21.78.22.3

2.21.13.6.8

4.6.94.43.05.5

5.61.5

7.2

6.8

(1)12.9

8.08.57.99.511.16.55.215.18.57.78.75.27.78.1

4.7(1)7.93.37.94.25.74.57.3

9.53.6

6.3

7.9

6.15.28.54.25.15.03.810.44.86.99.36.75.96.9

4.1(1)5.32.87.04.15.14.75.7

8.63.4



HOUSEHOLD DATA 3 0

A-12: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and color

Reason for unemployment

Unemployment level

Tota' unemployed in thousands . .Lost last jobLeft last jobReentered labor forceNever worked before

Total unemployed, percent distribution . .Lost last job

Reentered labor forceNever worked before . . .

Unemployment rate

Total unemployment rateTob-loser rate1

Reentrant rate1

New entrant rate1. .

Totalunemployed

Aug.1972

4,8572,006

7261,396

729

100.041.315.028.715.0

5.52.3

.81.6

. 8

Aug.1973

4,2081,477

7051,353

674

100.035.116.732.216.0

4.71.7

.81.5

.7

Male, 20 yearsand over

Aug.1972

1,738

1,063259369

46

100.061.214.921.3

2.7

3.52.2

.5

.7

. 1

Aug.1973

1,427772255327

72

100.054.117.922.9

5.0

2.91.6

.5

.7

. 1

Female, 20 yearsand over

Aug.1972

1,772670334682

87

100.037.818.838.54.9

6.12.31.12.3

. 3

Aug.1973

1,608480287749

91

100.029.917.946.65.7

5.31.6

.9

2.5. 3

Both sexes,16 to 19 years

Aug.1972

1,347273133345596

100.020.39.9

25.644.2

13.92.81.43.66 . 1

Aug.1973

1,174224162277511

100.019.113.823.643.5

11.92.31.62.85.2

White

Aug.1972

3,894

1,620605

1,096574

100.041.615.528.114.7

5.02.0

.81.4

. 7

Aug.1973

3,3011,173

5731,060

495

100.035.617.332.115.0

4.11.4

.71.3

.6

SJegro and

Aug.1972

963386121300155

100.040.212.631.216.1

9.73.91.23.41.6

other races

Aug.1973

908

303132294179

100.033.414.532.319.7

8 .82 . 91.3

2 . 81.7

'Unemployment rates are calculated as a percent of the civilian labor force.

A-13: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, duration, sex, and age

August 1973(Percent distribution)

Total, 16 years and over . . . .Lost last jobLeft last jobReentered labor forceNever worked before

Male, 20 years and overLost last jobLeft last jobReentered labor forceNever worked before

Female, 20 years and over . . .Lost last jobLeft last jobReentered labor forceNever worked before

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years . . .Lost last jobLeft last jobReentered labor forceNever worked before

Total unemployed

Thousandsof persons

4,2081,477

7051,353

674

1,427772255327

72

1,60848028774991

1,174224162277511

Percent

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Duration of unemployment

Less than5 weeks

52.646.862.757.145.7

45.944.065.534.3

(1)

57.242.355.467.754.9

54.566.171.655.643.4

5 to 14weeks

31.529.724.829.546.1

31.129.323.539.4

(1)

27.132.529.622.032.0

37.825.418.537.949.3

15 weeksand over

15.923.412.313.5

8.2

22.926.711.026.6

(1)

15.825.215.310.412.1

7.88.99.96.57.4

15 to 26weeks

8.011.08.16.64.5

10.911.1

8.613.5

(1)

7.712.79.14.34.4

5.26.76.24.74.5

27 weeksand over

7.912.5

4.36.93.7

12.115.52.4

13.1(1)

8.212.56.36.17.7

2.62.23.71.82.9

1 Percent not shown where base is less than 75,000.


31 HOUSEHOLD DATA

A-14: Unemployed jobseekers by the jobsearch methods used, sex, age, and color

August 1973

Sex, age, and color


Totalunem-ployed

Totaljob-

seekers

Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers

Publicemploy-

mentagency

Privateemploy-

mentagency

Employerdirectly answered

ads

Friendsor

relatives

Averagenumber of

methodsused

Total16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

Males16 to 19 years ,20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years ,45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

Females16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

White: TotalMalesFemales

Negro and other races: Total . . ,MalesFemales ,

4,2081,1741,014

875409378262

96

2,035608476416161170142

61

2,174566538459248208121

35

3,3011,6191,681

908416492

3,6361,088

894735334298207

79

1,73755741333713113711448

1,8985314813982031609331

2,7971,3621,43 5

838375463

24.716.531.126.426.329.526.121.5

26.814.237.327.938.933.622.8(1)

22.818.825.825.118.226.329.0

(1)

22.025.019.2

33.733.134.1

8.05.67.99.3

11.410.79.71.3

8.13.67.7

11.016.811.712.3

(1)

8.07.78.17.87.9

10.06.5(1)

8.08.18.0

8.08.37.8

72.580.570.670.370.163.464.768.4

73.086.070.769.161.854.063.2

(1)

72.074.670.571.475.471.966.7

(1)

73.474.472.5

69.368.070.4

26.823.031.724.129.929.529.022.8

26.019.932.227.628.226.327.2

(1)

27.626.231.221.130.532.531.2

(1)

28.526.030.9

21.225.917.3

15.114.816.014.110.216.422.216.5

19.018.322.318.112.214.627.2

(1)

11.611.110.610.8

8.918.116.1(1)

13.917.610.5

19.123.715.3

5.52.03.78.34.5

11.112.113.9

7.82.73.6

11.67.6

19.018.4

(1)

3.41.33.55.52.04.44.3(1)

5.98.33.6

4.26.12.6

1.531.421.61

1.611.641.44

1.611.451.741.651.661.591.71

(1)

1.451.401.501.421.431.631.54(1)

1.521.591.45

1.561.651.48

Percent not shown where base i s less than 75,000.

NOTE: The jobseekers total is less than the total unemployed because persons on layoff or waiting to begin a new wage and salary job within 30 days are not actually seeking jobs. It should also

be noted that the percent using each method will always total more than 100 because many jobseekers use more than one method.

A-15: Unemployed jobseekers by the jobsearch methods used, sex, and reason for unemployment

August 1973

Sex and reason

Total, 16 years and overLost last jobLeft last jobReentered labor forceNever worked before

Males, 16 years and overLost last jobLeft last job

Never worked before

Females, 16 years and overLost last jobLeft last jobReentered labor forceNever worked before


Totalunem-ployed

4,2081,477

7051,353

674

2,035938367444286

2,174539338909388

Totaljob-

seekers

3,6361,087

6751,226

647

1,737710352401275

1,898377323826372

Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers

Publicemploy-

mentagency

24.731.924.421.618.7

26.830.12 4.42 8.717.8

22.835.324.518.019.6

Privateemploy-

mentagency

8.010.39.55.57.6

8.19.79.46.05.1

8.011.19.35.29.4

Employerdirectly

72.564.977.073.179.3

73.065.876.773.885.5

72.063.477.472.674.7

Placedor

answeredads

26.826.629.928.021.9

26.026.127.32 7.222.2

27.627.932.528.221.8

Friendsor

relatives

15.120.89.9

12.615.9

19.021.512.219.021.1

11.619.47.79.4

12.1

Other

5.58.55.54.81.9

7.810.47.46.72.9

3.44.53.14.01.1

Averagenumber ofmethods

used

1.531.631.561.461.45

1.611.641.571.611.55

1.451.621.551.371.39

NOTE: See note, table A-14.


HOUSEHOLD DATA 32

A-16: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment

Total

Less than 5 weeks5 to 14 weeks

5 to 10 weeks11 to 14 weeks

15 weeks and over15 to 26 weeks .27 weeks and over . . .

Average (mean) duration

Total

Thousands

Aug.1972

4,857

2,2291,6401,303

337988453535

11.6

Aug.1973

4,208

2,2131,325

957369671339332

9.6

Percent distribution

Aug.1972

100.0

45.933.826.86.9

20.39.3

11.0

Aug.1973

100.0

52.631.522.78.8

15.98.17.9

Household head

Thousands

Aug.1972

1,567

650427324103490224266

15.4

Aug.1973

1,357

660394288106303133170

12.5

Percent distribution

Aug.1972

100.0

41.527.220.76.6

31.314.317.0

Aug.1973

100.0

48.629.021.2

7.822.39.8

12.5

A-17: Unemployed persons by duration, sex, age, color, and marital statusAugust 1973

Sex, age, color, and marital status

Total .16 to 21 years16 to 19 years



Male16 to 21 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years

45 to 54 years55 to 64 years .

Female16 to 21 years16 to 19 years • .20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years

45 to 54 years55 to 64 vears

White* TotalMaleFemale

Negro and other races: TotalMaleFemale

Widowed divorced or separatedSingle (never married)

Widowed divorced or separatedSingle (never married)


Total

4,2081,5861,1741,014

87540937826296

2,035788608476416161170142

61

2,174797566538459248208121

35

3,3011,6191,681

908416492

766173

1,096

1,065363746

Less than5 weeks

2,2138696395345062111 8 1

10338

9834173282 1 1223

74795018

1,230452312323283136102

5321

1,812836976

400147253

36097

525

675190364

5 to 14weeks

1,3255644463132331101 1 1

8329

681298

237167115

44524621

644266209146118

666038

8

986497488

339183156

20945

426

260101284

15 to 26weeks

3399460937145392310

1885032583619201210

15144283435261811

257143113

824438

8810

89

60

3754

27 weeksand over

3325929746644475419

184231 1404324193413

14836183523192820

7

246142103

864145

1072155

693544

Average(mean)

duration,in weeks

9.67.26.99.18.9

11.312.417.115.0

10.57 .16.7

10.410.313.013.419.815.9

8.77.47.17.97.7

10.211.614.013.4

9.310.4

8.3

10.511.110.0

13.310.78.6

7.511.1

9.3

Less than 5 weeks as apercent of unemployed

in group

Aug.1972

45.948.748.651.549.942.233.534.536.4

41.746.747.445.542.237.629.332.9

(1)

50.150.849.757.257.246.137.836.9

(1)

47.143.351.1

40.835.046.4

38.739.344.3

53.150.845.8

Aug.1973

52.654.854.552.657.951.548.039.239.9

48.353.053.944.353.646.046.535.3

(1)

56.656.755.160.061.755.049.243.7

(1)

54.951.658.1

44.135.351.5

47.156.047.9

63.452.348.9

15 weeks and over as apercent of unemployed

in group

Aug.1972

20.39.37.4

14.822.725.140.640.137.8

23.39.16.7

18.227.632.046.041.5

(1)

17.39.58 .1

11.618.119.335.238.0

(1)

20.923.518.3

18.022.713.4

34.031.414.1

19.321.512.6

Aug.1973

15.99.67.6

16.515.621.722.529.029.9

18.29 . 27 . 2

20.618.926.823.132.2

( 1 )

13.810.0

8 . 012.812.518.422.125.2

(1)

15.217.612.9

18.620.616.9

25.617.813.2

12.119.913.1



3 3 HOUSEHOLD DATA

A-18: Unemployed persons by duration, occupation, and industry of last jobAugust 1973

Occupation and industry


Less than5 weeks

27 weeksand over

Average(mean)duration,in weeks

Less than 5 weeksas a percent of

unemployed in group

Aug.

1972

Aug.1973

15 weeks andover as a percent

of unemployed in group

Aug.1972

Aug.

1973

OCCUPATION

White-collar workersProfessional and managerialSales workersClerical workers

Blue-collar workersCraftsmen and kindred workersOperatives, except transportTransport equipment operativesNonfarm laborers

Service workers

INDUSTRY1

Agriculture

ConstructionManufacturing

Durable goodsNondurable goods

Transportation and public utilitiesWholesale and retail tradeFinance and service industriesPublic administration

No previous work experience

1 Includes wage and salary workers only.

1,310452

196

663

1,495

375668114

338

672191

122359

800209

36058

174

645 369

95294

854

460

394

131908

1,059134

68175

438

227

211

55

543

53264

678 312

409

151

54

204

412

94

176

34

108

177

20

70

234

123

111

35

239

35544

311

122

59

10

54

121

25

52

9

35

61

5

20

78

39

39

19

69

95

20

30

107

51

10

45

162

47

81

14

21

38

2

29

105

70

34

22

57

77

6

25

9.7

12.4

6.7

8.7

10.6

10.6

11.5

10.9

8.9

8.6

5.1

8.8

12.1

13.4

10.7

12.7

8.3

9.2

9.3

8.6

43.6

37.6

39.8

49.0

45.1

43.5

43.6

42.6

50.1

54.6

41.6

40.4

43.1

38.7

47.3

46.2

57.1

41.0

51.3

42.3

62.2

54.1

53.5

55.7

53.9

50.5

51.5

57.2

72.1

59.3

51.3

49.4

53.5

42.3

59.8

50.2

47.5

46.0

24.8

29.7

27.0

20.9

25.0

31.2

27.8

17.5

17.1

13.7

5.7

19.0

31.4

32.5

29.9

25.3

19.9

18.816.7

8.6

17.5

24.1

10.2

15.0

18.9

19.1

19.8

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