60,832

632 3,186

1966.

63,982

1967..

66,066

1966: December. 66,087

1967: January.. 64,531
February. 64,491
March.... 64,843
April.... 65,215
May...... 65,594
June..... 66,514

596

3,199

19,476 4,293

625 3,292 613 3,265 622 3,146 611 2,947 19,333 4,183 13,334 3,491 606 2,863 19,297 4,175 13,218 3,479 607 2,922 19,263 4,191 13,332 3,486 9,846 3,157 9,817 614 3,106 19,181 4,174 13,412 3,499 9,913 3,181 9,963 618 3,227 19,133 4,250 13,503 3,503 10,000 3,202 10,057 633 3,407 19,382 4,304 13,675 3,562 10,113 3,253 10,196 July..... 66,129 636 3,548 19,156 4,335 13,629 3,587 10,042 3,289 August... 66,408 620 3,594 19,435 4,330 13,622 3,608 10,014 3,305 September 66,672 609 3,513 19,443 4,317 13,689 3,586 10,103 3,274 10,212 October.. 66,914 601 3,463 19,388 4,281 13,808 3,599 10,209 3,267 10,230 November. 67,479 600 3,388 19,548 4,305 14,113 3,628 10,485 3,274 10,249 December. 68,004 3,282 10,242

16,675 4,011
16,796 4,004 11,391 3,004
16,326 3,903 11,337
2,993
16,853 3,906 11,566 3,056
8,511 2,800
16,995 3,903
11,778 3,104 8,675 2,877 8,325
17,274 3,951 12,160 3,189
8,971 2,957 8,709
18,062 4,036 12,716 3,312
9,404 3,023 9,087
19,186 4,151 13,211 3,438 9,773 3,102
9,545
19,336 4,262 13,676 3,555
10,121 3,228 10,072
19,534 4,222 14,248 3,534
10,714 3,125
9,843 3,114
9,739 3,133

8,182 2,594

7,130

8,083 2,233 5,850

8,388 2,669

7,423

8,353 2,270 6,083

8,344 2,731

7,664

8,594 2,279 6,315

8,028

8,890

6,550

9,693

9,643
9,725

NOTE: Data include Alasks and Hawaii beginning 1959. This inclusion has resulted in an increase of 212,000 (0.4 percent) in the nonagricultural total for the March 1939 benchmark mouch.
Daca for the 2 most recent months and 1967 annual averages are preliminary.

14,775 3,636 11,139

EMPLOYMENT

62

B-2: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry

(In thousands)

TOTAL

1966 1966

Dec. 1967

Nov.

Oct.

1967

1967

Dec. NOT. 1966 1966

PRIVATE SECTOR..

MINING.

3865

46,465 46,089 45,688 45,517 45,167

་ འ

456 459 482

102

Copper ores

27.2

27.6

26.6

26.8

22.5 23.0 22.3 22.5

10.9

11.0

5.6

5.6 26.1 25.5

137.7

136.7

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS.....
Highway and street construction......
Heavy construction, n e c...

341.6 362.3

593.3 696.2 380.1 262.4 339.4 368.6 330.9

612.4 657.0 502.4

602.4

356.8

304.1
226.4
342.9
308.3 314.1 276.0 299.9

302.5

19,476 19,548 19,388

11,400

20-23,

11,422

26-31

NONDURABLE GOODS.

19,534 19,625 14,327
11,223 11,516 11,549 8,332 8,357

310.1 312.4 299.4 304.4 119.1 128.6 113.1 123.4 217.8 219.3 204.0 206. 198.0 205.9 191.3 199.9 99.2 99.3 92.4

14,404 14,249 14,513 14,619

95.9

1,345.4 1,369.2 1,264.2 1,305.3

8,165 8,018 8,076 5,995 6,047 6,086 5,985 6,047

8,163 8,528 8,572