which were up from $2.79 to $2.96 (6.1 percent) over the year. Unemployment Unemployed workers numbered 2.9 million in March, about the same as a year earlier. There were 1.2 million adult men, 1.0 million adult women and 70,000 teenagers actively seeking work. About 90 percent of the men, 75 percent of the women, and 50 percent of the teenagers were seeking full-time work. Nonwhite unemployment, at 615,000, accounted for about one-fifth of total unemployment. Their jobless rate, at 6.9 percent seasonally adjusted, continued at more than double the white rate. Rates of unemployment continued comparatively high for nonfarm laborers (7.8 percent) and operatives (4.7 percent) and comparatively low for white-collar workers (1.9 percent) and craftsmen (2.6 percent). The jobless rate for workers covered by unemployment insurance was unchanged over the month at 2.3 percent (seasonally adjusted). • Series revised beginning 1963 to reflect whether unemployed persons sought full-or part-time jobs. 1966 1965 1966 1953 60 HOURS OF WORK IN MANUFACTURING, CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION, AND TRADE 1953 to date 1955 Manufacturing 50 3 1953 1955 AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS IN MANUFACTURING, 1953 to date Manufacturing # Wholesale and retail trade 1961 1965 1963 1965 • Includes eating and drinking establishments, not previously available. Note: Data for 2 most recent months are preliminary. 1967 Monthly Data 1966 1968 HOURS 44.0 43.0 1967 1968 Monthly Data 42.0 41.0 40.0 39.0 38.0 37.0 36.0 35.0 0 6 2 0 DOLLARS 180 • Includes eating and drinking establishments, not previously available. 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 |
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