QUARTERLY AVERAGE TABLES

CONTENTS

Employment status of the noninstitutional population
by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Employment status by color, sex, and age,

...

seasonally adjusted ...

Major unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment,

seasonally adjusted,

Rates of unemployment by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Employed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Employed persons by major occupation group,

seasonally adjusted

Employment status, age, and sex

Total labor force..

Civilian labor force..

Employed

1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

Quarterly Averages
(In thousands)

Total

Men, 20 years and over

Agriculture

Nonagricultural industries. Unemployed

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

Employed

Agriculture

Nonagricultural industries Unemployed

Both sexes, 16-19 years

Civilian labor force..

Employed

Agriculture.

Nonagricultural industries Unemployed

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

QUARTERLY AVERAGES

78,516 78,116
75,465 75,185
72,585 72,308
4,040 4,123
68,545 68,185
1,672 1,680
867 850
805 830
2,880 2,877

47,363 47,275
44,770 44,764
43,671 43,596
2,926 2,968
40,745 40,628
1,099 1,168

24,181 24,013
23,254 23,121
687 738
22,567 22,383
927 892

6,514 6,408
5,660 5,591
427 417
5,233
854

Because of the independent seasonal adjustment
of the various series, detail for the household
data shown in tables 1 through 7 will not
necessarily add to totals.

5,175

816

2: Employment status by color, sex, and age, seasonally adjusted
Quarterly Averages

(In thousands)

779 860
3.5 3.8

98

3rd

8,191

8,792 8,728
8,061
601 667
6.8
7.6

4,553 4,494

4,360 4,303

193

191 4.3

4.2

1967

5,841 5,588 5,680 5,796 5,953 5,837
5,217 4,922

5,040
640

5,184
612
11.3 10.6

5,343
610

624 665

10.7 11.9

10.2

69,735 69,455 68,894 68,030 68,351 67,899,67,287 66,966 66,812 66,525 66,217 66,082 65,669
67,488 67,047 66,486 65,723 66,115 65,752 65,051 64,701 64,534 64,059 63,610 63,280 62,814
2,248 2,408 2,408 2,306 2,235 2,205 2,236 2,265 2,278 2,466 2,607 2,802 2,855
3.2 3.5
3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.2

4.3

4th

41,31641,170 40,956 40,514 40,682 40,380 40,222 40,305 40,335 40,243 40,369 40,514 40,462
40,47140,287 40,074 39,619 39,856 39,525 39,334 39,420 39,380 39,221 39,254 39,273 39,204
844 883
885 955 1,022 1,115 1,241 1,258
2.1
2.0
2.2 2.4 2.5
3.1

888

882
2.2

2.2

2.8

3.1

895 826 855
2.2 2.0 2.1

8,627 8,628
7,995 7,980
632 649
7.3 7.5

782

573

209

26.7

22,578 22,698 22,259 21,720 21,716 21,681 21,220 20,885 20,741 20,638 20,500 20,450 20,275
21,799 21,838 21,372 20,921 20,916 20,970 20,519 20,172 20,049 19,877 19,709 19,611 19,405
887 799 800
701 713 692 761 791 839 870
4.0 3.7 3.7
3.3 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.3

781

563

218

27.9

1966

711 3.3

3rd

737

562

175

23.7

2nd

5,845 5,257 5,198 580 647 9.9 11.1

1st 4th

712

549

163

22.9

4,502 4,506 4,507 4,491 4,480 4,428 4,477 4,463 4,425 4,460 4,459 4,322 4,304 4,305 4,269 4,259 4,213 4,261 4,248 4,164 4,203 4,143 216 316 4.8 7.1

180

202 4.5

202
4.5

222 221
4.9 4.9

215
4.9

261 257 5.9 5.8

4.0

3,450 3,446 3,343 3,342 3,374 3,322 3,294 3,297 3,288 3,265 3,250 3,184
3,226 3,189 3,100 3,113 3,138 3,095 3,058 3,088 3,089 3,041 3,006 2,941
224 258
227 236 209 199 224 244 243
7.5
6.9 7.5 7.6

243

229

237

6.5

7.3

6.9

7.0

6.8

7.2

6.3

6.1

8,236

8,618 8,524 8,530 8,443 8,475 8,402 8,337 8,273
8,004
614
7.1

7,913
612

7,883
647

7,610

7,826
616
7.3

7,502
7,876 7,776 7,668
599
625 669
662 734
7.1
7.4 8.0 8.0 8.9

7.2

7.6

3rd

5,776 5,736 5,644 5,348 5,119 4,932
5,109 5,105 4,960 4,647 4,397 4,205
667
631 684
701
722 727
11.5
11.0 12.1 13.1 14.1 14.7

756

566

190

192 25.1 26.8

1965

717

525

2nd 1st

215 4.8

3,170 2,923 247 7.8

606 435 171 28.2

Insured unemployment under State Programs as a percent of average covered employment.

Man-hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force man-hours.
Includes mining, not shown separately.

-

2.0 2.3

3.4

3.4

.9

1.0

4.5

3.9 4.2 7.4 8.0 8.0

2.2

1.5

1.1

4.2

4.6

5.2

3.1 2.8 3.7
4.3 4.9 5.4
7.1 7.6 8.3

2.9

3.4

4.7

2.9

3rd

4.1

1.9

7.3

4.4

3.1 4.3 14.4 15.4

4.9

5.1

1965

2.6

2nd

2.1

2.4

1.3

1:5

1.1

1.1

3.1

3.5 3.3 3.4

1.9

4.7

4.9

3.3 3.5 4.6 4.8 16.3

7.1

2.4

3.4

1.0

5.2

4.4

4.8

11.2

7.8 7.9 8.1 10.4
10.5
3.2 3.3 3.6 3.7 4.3
4.2
2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.8
4.2
4.5
5.2 4.7
2.2 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.1
4.4 4.5 4.7
3.4 3.8 3.9

3.9

3.9

2.4

4.5

5.2

5.4

3.5

4.1

4.6

5.6

3.9

5.9

8.4

5.5

2.5

1st

2.1

7.6

4.3 8.9

2.6

3.5

1.1

5.4

2.5

1.7

1.2

3.6

3.6

5.7

3.9

5.7

9.6

5.8

2.6

5.0

2.0

7.4

4: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted

Quarterly Averages

(In thousands)

5: Rates of unemployment by age and sex, seasonally adjusted