A-28: Employment status by color, sex, and age, seasonally adjusted

(In thousands)

1968

April Mar. Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov.

69,560 69,892 69,959 69,355 69,686 69,387 69,293 69,092 68,904 68,687 68,422 67,759 67,908
67,437 67,654 67,655 67,154 67,391 67,033 66,717 66,626 66,541 66,292 66,034 65,488 65,648
2,123 2,238 2,304 2,201 2,295 2,354 2,576 2,466 2,363 2,395 2,388 2,271 2,260
3.1 3.2
3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5
3.4 3.3

5,892 5,971 5,924
5,276 5,304 5,286
616 667 638
10.5 11.2

10.3

8,815 8,919

8,227

8,301
618

588

6.7

6.9

215

6.3

795
3.5

8,819
8,187

4,569 4,591 4,565
4,386 4,400 4,369
183 191 196
4.0 4.2 4.3

819

850

629

640

190

210

23.2 24.7

632

7.2

3,427 3,478 3,486

3,212

3,261
217

3,251
235

6.2

6.7

768

567

201

26.2

5,628 5,579 5,567
5,060 4,946 4,898
568 633 669
11.3 12.0

10.1

8,639

8,085

554

6.4

41,260 41,295 41,126 41,088 41,011 40,988 40,868 40,760 40,478 40,303
40,425 40,448 40,237 40,176 40,144 40,110 39,968 39,831 39,591 39,434
835 847 889 912 867 878 900
2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2

2.0

887 2.2

869 2.2

3,386
3,167
219

6.5

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May

22,467 22,812 22,694 22,588 22,484 22,206 22,087 21,814 21,607 21,740 21,669 21,997 21,898 21,618 21,511 21,369 21,237 21,002 20,805 20,956 798 815 796 970 973 837 850 812 802 784 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6

749

606

143

19.1

5,617
4,923
694
12.4

8,892 8,677 8,614

8,281;
611

8,046 7,856
631 758
7.3 8.8

6.9

818

617

201

24.6

1967

781

764

579

512

202

252 25.9 33.0

8,522
7,844
678

8.0

5,597 5,710 5,732 5,848 5,674 5,865
4,971 5,062 5,087 5,201 5,092 5,258
626 648 645 647 582 607
11.2
11.3 11.3 11.1
10.3

10.3

4,504 4,547 4,481 4,453 4,463 4,513 4,530 4,525 4,498 4,495
4,312 4,391 4,295 4,223 4,294 4,325 4,346 4,318 4,284 4,310
192 156 186 230
169
184 207
185
3.8
4.1 4.6
4.1

188
4.2

214 4.8

4.3

3.4 4.2 5.2

April

929
2.3

8,639 8,721
8,054 8,088
585 633
6.8 7.3

741

527

214

28.9

3,527 3,415 3,397 3,318 3,321 3,391 3,368 3,274 3,383
3,273 3,172 3,121 3,023 3,138 3,140
3,086
243 276 295 183 251
188
5.5

3,108
260

3,144
239

254

7.2

7.1

8.1

8.9

7.4

7.7

5.7

7.1

805

800

591

602

214

198 26.6 24.8

8,682 8,563 8,640

8,015
667
7.7

7,906
657
7.7

8,018 622 7:2

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

2Man-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.

3.9

3.9

3.9

2.5

2.4

2.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 12.9 12.7 12.7

1.8

3.6

.6

2.2

1.4

.9

3.2

3.6

2.5

June

1.7

7.4

3.5 3.4

7.7

7.7

1.9

3.6

.6

2.6

4.4

2.2

1.3

.9

3.2

3.6

4.6

2.7

5.1

7.6

2.7

4.0

May April

2.2

7.7

1.9

3.5

.6

2.7

3.8

1.9

1.5

.9

2.5

2.5

4.0

5.4 7.2 7.4 8.4 7.8 8.1 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.4 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.0 5.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.4

4.2

2.3

3.7

2.3

4.1

12.0

3.9

3.3

7.2

4.6 4.6 2.7 2.8 4.9 5.0 8.2 7.6

1.7

1.9

3.4

.6

2.7

4.0

1.8

1.3

.9

2.5

2.7

4.1

2.4

3.7

1.8

6.5 6.4

A-30: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted

Age and sex

55 years and over

Females, 16 years and over.......

16 to 19 years...

16 and 17 years
18 and 19 years

20 to 24 years
25 years and over
25 to 54 years

A-31: Rates of unemployment by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

Jan.

1,360
840

488

302

186

3.7 3.5

13.0

12.6

15.2 15.8
11.4 10.9

6.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

4.8

4.9

14.5 13.2
19.5

17.2

13.1

11.3

6.7

3.2

3.4

2.4

Dec.

1,418
968

445

259

186

3.7

3.0 2.9

12.0

11.7 12.0 13.3 13.1 14.2 10.6 10.3 10.0 4.6 4.8

5.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.7

2.2

2.5

2.7

Nov.

1,609

930

485

307

178

3.8 4.3 11.3 12.8 13.9 14.8 13.4 14.7 15.9 16.4 9.9 11.3 11.9 13.6 5.8 5.5 6.4

5.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept.

5.0

Oct.

1,789

1,105

475

305

170

3.2

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

4.9

Sept.

2.0

2.4

1,783

937

440

277

163

5.8

1967

Aug. July June

1,572

934

445

234

211

3.4

3.0

12.1
14.0 14.8
17.6
15.8
13.9
11.6 12.3 10.5
4.9
5.4
1.9

5.3

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.7

2.0

1967

Aug.

12.2

14.8

10.2

4.9

2.0

1.9

2.4

1,662 1,713
895 909

436 441

266 291
170 150

July

5.9 5.0

4.1

3.8
13.4 13.3 12.9 12.7
15.5 14.9 14.6 13.9
12.1 12.2 11.6 11.6
5.5 6.1 5.7

6.7

5.2

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.7 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.3

3.9

12.0

14.8

9.8

4.9

4.6

5.3
10.9 13.9 13.7 14.8
15.0 14.7 13.9 12.9
13.8 15.5 15.9 14.5 18.0 15.0 14.3 13.7
12.6 12.1
9.4
14.9 13.9 14.4 13.4 12.4
6.9 6.9 5.8
7.7 9.0 6.2 7.5 6.8
3.4
3.3
3.5 3.7
4.1 3.5 3.7
4.0 4.2
4.4 3.8 4.1
2.2 2.2
2.8 2.6 2.3

7.5

4.3

3.5 3.6

4.8
2.6

2.6 2.6

June

2.1

1.9

2.4

May

1,704

871

433

291

142

May

3.9 3.9

5.1

3.2

5.1

12.7 12.0 13.9 14.0 12.3 10.9 5.3

2.6

2.7

2.5

13.3

13.0

April

12.5
12.3 12.0
14.0 14.4 15.0
10.9 11.5 10.3
4.9 4.8 4.1
2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

13.2

5.6

1,618

871

434

250

184

3.7
4.4 4.0
1.8 2.6

April

3.7

3.1

4.9

12.1

12.5

11.5

6.7 3.6

3.9 2.4

Occupation group

White-collar workers...

Professional and technical

Managers, officials, and proprietors

Clerical workers.

Sales workers.

Blue-collar workers..

Craftsmen and foremen.

Operatives

Nonfarm laborers.

Service workers..

Farmers and farm laborers.

A-32: Employed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

1968

April Mar. Feb. Jan.

(In thousands)

1968

75,636 75,802 75,731 75,167 75,577 75,005 74,735 74,658 74,664 74,478 74,169 73,550 73,939

5,909 5,891 5,853 5,625
2,440 2,469 2,467 2,319
3,456 3,479 3,389 3,328
8,649
8,653 8,676 8,682
61,088 61,250 61, 203 60,847
47,396 47,615 47,538 47,365
13,667 13,718 13,715 13,604

5,529 5,463 5,464 5,530 5,666 5,696 5,827 5,661 5,826
2,346 2,296 2,314 2,267 2,338 2,320 2,358 2,232 2,343
3,222 3.167 3,135 3,233 3,317 3,368 3,454 3,391 3,459
8,720 8,726 8,562 8,555 8,602 8,606 8,536 8,415 8,384
61,337 60,835 60,701 60,602 60,378 60,145 59,771 59,482 59,89%
47,544 47,068 46,899 46,785 46,760 46,528 46,161 46,158 46,32"
13,802 13,731 13,723 13,682 13,611 13,552 13,589 13,280 13,388

April Mar.

Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May

48,083 48,059 48,056 47,790 47,885 47,553 47,532 47,603 47,630 47,537 47,419 47,147 47,256

3,325 3,276 3,214 3,050
1,468 1,499 1,501 1,414
1,844 1,824 1,735 1,661
4,776 4,791 4,844 4,843
40,017 40,004 40,000 39,891
31,038 31,123 31,084 31,031
8,921
8,921 8,931 8,901

3,110 3,047 3,072 3,135 3,209 3,191 3,245 3,158 3,204
1,457 1,421 1,407 1,416 1,428 1,396 1,404 1,347 1,362
1,681 1,634 1,661 1,715 1,769 1,785 1,830 1,782 1,829
4,826 4,815 4,832 4,860 4,879 4,871 4,857 4,751 4,760
39,945 39,723 39,625 39,608 39,558 39,476 39,317 39,190 39,481
31,015 30,806 30,678 30,700 30,668 30,614 30,434 30,432 30,538
8,944 8,913 8,912 8,896 8,876 8,851 8,847 8,756 8,733

A-33: Employed persons by major occupation group, seasonally adjusted

Feb.

27,553 27,743 27,675 27,377 27,692 27,452 27,203 27,035 27,034 26,941 26,750 26,403 26,683 2,584

2,615 2,639 2,575

970

966

905

972
1,612 1,655 1,654 1,667
3,873 3,862 3,832 3,839
21,071 21,246 21,203 20,956
16,358 16,492 16,454 16,334
4,746 4,797
4,784 4,703

1967

2,419 2,416 2,392 2,395 2,457 2,505 2,582
889 875 907
851
910 924 954
1,541 1,533 1,474 1,518 1,548 1,548 1,624

2,503
885
1,609

2,622 981 1,640

3,894 3,911 3,730 3,695 3,723 3,723 3,679 3,664 3,624
21,392 21,112 21,076 20,994 20,820 20,669 20,454 20,292 20,413
16,529 16,262 16,221 16,085 16,092 15,914 15,727 15,726 15,789

4,858 4,818 4,811 4,786 4,735 4,701
701 4,742 4,524 4,585

27,35027,418 27,485 27,265 27,600 27,106
10,04010,000 10,071 9,967 9,945 9,830
13,86513,967
13,983 13,852 14,063 13,817
3,445 3,451 3,431 3,446 3,592 3,459
9,177 9,406
3,647 3,690

1967

10,121

35,25735,234 35,135 34,777 34,739 35,070 34,953 34,55834,627 34,267 34,226
10,24810,236
9,991 9,985 19,073 10,093 9,982 9,936 9,950 9,929
7,667 7,719 7,697
7,656 7,540 7,658 7,687 7,617 7,845 7,535 7,557
12,69412,654 12,708 12,643 12,660 12,782 12,582 12,39912,308 12,261 12,285
4,612 4,625 4,609 4,487 4,554 4,557 4,591 4,560 4,538 4,521 4,455

9,396 9,292 9,438 9,357
3,810 3,645 3,880 3,558

April

27,025 27,45327,218 27,391 27,361
9,708 9,914 9,565 9.785 9,784
13,777 13,99014,093 13,996 13,955
3,540 3,549 3,560 3,610 3,622

9,290 9,925 9,237 9,266 9,255
3,414 3,427 3,644 3,546 3,461

May April

33,901 33,755

9,735 9,746 7,408 7,340 12,277 12,163 4,481 4,500

27,043 27,034 9,815 9,903 13,729 13,634 3,499 3,49

9,140 9,38% 3,446 3,552

Year and month

1919....

1920...

1921...

1322.

1923..

1924....

1925....

1926...

1927... 1928..

1929.

1930..

1931....

1932..

1933.

1934.

1935..

1936..

1937.

1938.

1939.

1940.

1941..

1942..

1943.

1944.

1945.

1946..

1947..

1948..

1949.

1950.

1951.. 1952.. 1953.

1954.

1955..

1956...

1957..

1958..

1959..

1960...

1961..

1962..

1963....

1964..

1965.

1966.... 1967....

June.

66,063 1967: April... 65,215 May..... 65,594 66,514 July..... 66,129 August... 66,408 September 66,672 October.. 66,914 November. 67,470 December. 67,980 1968: January.. 66,107 February. 66,479 March.... 66,787 April.... 67,563

1,497 1,009 1,372 873 1,214 731

744

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

1919 to date

(In thousands)

970
809

862

91.2 1,145

1,112 891 1,055

4766

43,778 930 2,165
45,222 901 2,333
47,849 929 2,603

48,825

898 2,634
866 2,623

50,232

892 1,094 836 1,132 862 1,661 955

791 2,612
792 2,802
822 2,999
828 2,923

751 2,778

Manufac-
turing

732 2,960
712 2,885
672 2,816

650 2,902
635 2,963

634 3,050
632 3,186

625 3,292
613 3,264

Transpor tacion and public

ucilities

3,721

10,659 10,658

3,998

8,257 3,459 9,120 3,505 10,300 3,882

17,328 3,829 15,524 3,906 14,703 4,061 1,982. 15,545 4,166 2,169 15,582 4,189

10,278 2,936
10,985 3,038
13,192 3,274
15,280 3,460
17,602 3,647

9,671 3,807 5,407 9,939 3,826 5,576 10,156 3,942 5,784 3,895 5,908 9,947 3,828 5,874

10,001

Wholesale and retail trade

10,702 3,916

6,123 9,562 3,685 5,797 8,170 3,254

5,284 6,931 2,816 4,683 7,397 2,672

4,755

14,441 4,001
15,241 4,034
16,393 4,226
16,632 4,248
17,549 4,290

Total

8,501 2,750 5,281 9,069 2,786 5,439 9,827 2,973 5,809 10,794 3,134 6,265 9,440 2,863 6,179

,54

,467
4,589

4,903
5,290

16,675 4,011
16,796 4,004
16,326 3,903
16,853 3,906
16,995 3,903
17,274 3,951
18,062 4,036
19,186 4,151

11,127
11,391
11,337

11,566
11,778
12,160
12,716
13,211
19,339 4,262 13,672

16,314 4,084
16,882 4,141 10,535 2,796
17,243 4,244
17,174 4,241
15,945 3,976

10,235 2,739
10,858 2,884
10,886 2,893
10,750 2,848

2,946
3,004
2,993

3,056

3,104

3,189

Remil

trade

3, 312

3,438 3,556

HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT

Finance,

ia sumace,
and real

estate

1,111

1,175

1,163 1,144 1,190

4,234
4,245
4,260

13,778 3,594 10,184
4,275 14,002 3,601 10,401

1,319

1,335

1,388

1,432

1,425

Service s

6,982

6,426
1,684
4,742 1,462
6,750
1,754 4,996 1,502
7,210 1,873 5,338 1,549
7,118 1,821 5,297 1,538
1,741 5,241 1,502
7,058 1,762
7,314 1,862
8,376 2,190
8,955 2,361
9,272 2,489
9,204
2,487 6,778 1,857
5,204
9,386 2,518 6,868 1,919 5,382
9,742 2,606
7,136 1,991
5,576
10,004 2,687 7,317 2,069 5,730
10,247 2,727 7,520 2,146 5,867
7,496 2,234
7,740 2,335
7,974 2,429
7,992 2,477
7,902 2,519

5,296 1,476
5,452 1,497
6,186 1,697
6,595 1,754
6,783 1,829

2,263

2,676

2,362 2,603

2,412

2,528

2,503

2,684

1,231 2,782 2,720
1,233 2,869 2,800
1,305
3,046 2,846
1,367 3,168 2,915
1,435 3,265 2,995

1,509 3,440 3,065
1,475 3,376 3,148
1,407 3,183
1,341 2,930
1,295

3,264
3,225
3,166

2,873

3,058

3,142

3,326

3,518

3,473

Total

4,163
4,241
4,719
5,050
5,206

2,538

2,607

6,002
6,274
6,536
6,749
6,806

13,728 3,587 10,141 3,268 10,151

13,714 3,596 10,118 3,288

10,240 3,307 10,313 3,330 10,452

565

3,299 652

3,481
3,668 826
3,756 833
3,883 829

State

and

.local

I

3,517 3,995 905 3,090
3,681
4,202 996 3,206
3,921 4,660 1,340 3,320
4,084
5,483 2,213 3,270
4,148 6,080 2,905 3,174

2,532 2,622

2,704 2,666 2,601

2,647 753 2,728 2,842 2,923 3,054

6,043 2,928 3,116 5,944 2,808 3,137 5,595 2,254 3,341 5,474 1,892 3,582 5,650 1,863 3,787

6,751 2,188

4,563 6,914 2,187 4,727 7,277 2,209 5,069 7,616 2,217 5,399 7,839 2,191 5,648 8,182 2,594 7,130 8,083 2,233 5,850 8,388 2,669 7,423 8,353 2,270 €,083 8,344 2,731 7,664 8,594 2,279 6,315 8,511 2,800 8,028 8,890 2,340 8,675 2,877 8,325 9,225 2,358 8,971 2,957 8,709 9,596 2,348 3,023 9,087 10,091 2,378 3,102 9,545 10,871 2,564 3,228 10,071 11,616 2,719

6,550 6,868

7,249

9,404 9,773 10,116

12,028 2,697
12,136 2,697
12,176
2,699
12,208 2,713

5,856 1,908 3,948 6,026 1,928 4,098 6,389 2,302 4,087 6,609 2,420 4,188 6,645 2,305 4,340

614 3,106 19,181 4,174
618
19,133
3,227
4,250

13,412 3,499
13,503 3,503

2,798 8,473

9,913 3,181 9,963 11,584 2,683 10,000 3,202 10,057 11,604 2,690 633 3,407 19,382 4,304 13,675 3,562 10,113 3,253 10,196 11,664 2,766 636 3,548 19,156 4,335 13,629 3,587 10,042 3,289 10,265 11,271 620 3,594 19,435 4,330 13,622 3,608 10,014 3,305 10,262 11,240 2,784 8,456 609 3,513 19,443 4,317 13,689 3,586 10,103 3,274 10,212 11,615 8,908 2,707 601 3,463 19,388 4,281 13,808 3,599 10,230 11,876 2,707 9,169 600 3,378 19,553 4,304 14,104 3,631 10,473 3,274 10,246 12,011 2,709 9,302 597 3,202 12,132 2,814 585 2,826 19,287 586 2,956 19,314 586 3,033 19,334 615 3,247 19,434

10,209 3,267

19,500 4,294 14,732 3,638 11,094 3,284 10,239

9,318

7,714

8,307 8,897

8,901

8,914 8,898

9,331 9,439 9,477 9,495

NOTE: Data include Alaska and Hawaii beginning 1959. This inclusion has resulted in an increase of 212,000 (0.4 percent) in the nonagricultural total for the March 1959 benchmark monch.