1 The issue that introduces the establishment data adjusted to new benchmarks varies. The October 1972 issue marks the introduction of March 1971 benchmarks. 2 Page Employment Status A- 1: Employment status of the noninstitutional population, 1929 to date A- 3: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by sex, age, and color A- 5: Employment status of persons 16-21 years of age in the noninstitutional A- 6: Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, age, and color . . . . A- 7: Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by color, sex, and age Characteristics of the Unemployed A- 8: Unemployed persons by sex and age A- 9: Unemployed persons by marital status, sex, age, and color A-11: Unemployed persons by industry of last job and sex A-12: Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and color for unemployment A-16: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment A-17: Unemployed persons by duration, sex, age, color, and marital status Characteristics of the Employed 17 18 19 21 23 23 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 A-19: Employed persons by sex and age A-20: Employed persons by occupational group, sex, and age A-21: Employed persons by major occupational group, sex, and color A-22: Employed persons by class of worker, sex, and age A-23: Employed persons with a job but not at work by reason, pay status, and sex A-25: Persons at work 1-34 hours by usual status and reason working part-time A-27: Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by full- or part-time status, sex, age, color, and marital status A-28: Persons at work in nonfarm occupations by full- or part-time status and sex Characteristics of 14 and 15 Year-olds A-29: Employment status of 14-15 year-olds by sex and color A-30: Employed 14-15 year-olds by sex, class of worker, and major occupational group Seasonally Adjusted Employment and Unemployment Data A-31: Employment status of the noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted A-40: Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans 20 to 34 years of age Employment-National B- 1: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry division, 1919 to date B- 2: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry B- 3: Women employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry' B- 4: Indexes of employment on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry division, 1919 to date, monthly data seasonally adjusted. . . . B- 5: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by industry, seasonally adjusted B- 6: Production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, seasonally adjusted Employment-State and Area B- 7: Employees on nonagricultural payrolls for States and selected areas, by industry division Hours and Earnings-National C- 1: Gross hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, 1950 to date . . . . . . C- 2: Gross hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private C- 3: Employment, hours, and indexes of earnings in the Executive Branch of the C-6: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours and payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls . . . C- 4: Average hourly earnings excluding overtime of production workers on manufacturing payrolls, by industry ...... C- 5: Gross and spendable average weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, in current and 1967 dollars. C- 7: Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, seasonally adjusted... C- 8: Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, seasonally adjusted.... C- 9: Man-hours of wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments C-10: Indexes of output per man-hour, hourly compensation, unit costs, and prices, private economy, seasonally adjusted. C-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... C-12: Indexes of average hourly earnings, private nonfarm economy, adjusted for overtime (in manufacturing only) and interindustry employment shifts, 1964 to date C-13: Four-quarter changes in compensation, seasonally adjusted Hours and Earnings-State and Area C-18: Gross hours and earnings of production workers on manufacturing payrolls, by Labor Turnover-National D- 1: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing, 1961 to date D-2: Labor turnover rates, by industry D- 3: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing, 1961 to date, seasonally adjusted Labor Turnover-State and Area D- 4: Labor turnover rates in manufacturing for selected States and areas MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA E- 1: Insured unemployment under State programs 1 Included in February, May, August, and November issues. Employment and Unemployment Developments, August 1974 Employment and unemployment in August were bascially unchanged from July. The Nation's unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, little different from the July figure but up from the 5.2-percent plateau that had prevailed during the first half of the year. Total employment (as measured by the monthly sample survey of households) was 86.2 million in August, practically unchanged for the past 2 months and up only 375,000 since January. Nonfarm payroll employment (as measured by the monthly survey of business establishments) was also about unchanged in August, at 77.2 million. The payroll job count has been essentially unchanged since May after recovering from last winter's energy-related slowdown. Unemployment After adjustment for seasonality, both the level of unemployment (4.9 million) and the rate (5.4 percent) were about unchanged from their July levels. Although neither the July nor August change in unemployment was statistically significant, the change over the 2 months appears to represent a slight increase from earlier in the year. The unemployment rate has now risen by eighttenths of a percentage point from last October's low of 4.6 percent. Among the major labor force groups, there was an increase in the jobless rate for adult men, from 3.5 to 3.8 percent. This upturn was confined to young men 20-24 years of age, whose unemployment rate rose from 8.1 to 9.3 percent, and to those 55 and over. These older men have experienced rising joblessness for 3 straight months, with their unemployment moving up from 2.3 percent in May to 3.2 percent in August. Offsetting the unemployment rise among adult men was a slight decline among teenagers, whose unemployment rate edged down to 15.3 percent. Unemployment rates for adult women, whites, blacks (Negro and other races), household heads, married men, and workers covered by State unemployment insurance programs all exhibited little or no change in August. The unemployment rate for Vietnam-era veterans 20-34 years old was also unchanged over the month at a figure (5.0 percent) that was somewhat below that of their nonveteran counterparts (6.3 percent). The most recently discharged veterans (those 20 to 24 years old), however, continued to be more adversely affected by unemployment than young nonveterans. Their jobless rate in August was 11.4 percent, compared with a rate of 9.2 percent for nonveterans of the same ages. In contrast, the jobless rates for veterans 25 to 29 years old and 30 to 34 years old remained below those of their nonveteran counterparts. Civilian labor force and total employment The civilian labor force, at 91.1 million was unchanged in August and has, in fact, shown relatively little growth since the beginning of the year. Although it was up by 2.3 million since last August, most of this increase took place in the fall and winter. Adult women accounted for 1.2 million of the over-the-year gain. Total employment was essentially unchanged in August for the second month in a row, at 86.2 million, seasonally adjusted. Since August 1973, total employment has advanced by 1.7 million. However, two-thirds of this gain took place during the August-October period. Industry payroll employment Nonagricultural payroll employment, at 77.2 million in August, remained virtually unchanged since May. In August, as has been the case since May, continued growth in payroll employment in the service-producing sector was offset by declines in the goods-producing sector. Employment changes throughout the summer have been strongly affected by strike activity, first in the construction industry and more recently in manufacturing. Within the goods-producing industries in August, manufacturing employment fell by 115,000 to 19.8 million, with nearly all of the reductions taking place in the durable goods industries. This employment decline stemmed in large part from labor disputes in electrical construction, even though over 100,000 striking workers returned to their jobs between July and August, employment rose by only 20,000. Since December, construction jobs have shown a net decline of nearly 190,000, a reflection of the marked weakness in home-building. The service-producing industries posted gains of 170,000 in August, with almost all of the increase limited to the service industry and State and local government. State and local government employment rose by 90,000, following several months of slower than usual growth. Hours of work The average workweek for all production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, at 36.7 hours (seasonally adjusted) in August, has shown little movement since the first of the year. Total manufacturing and factory overtime, at 40.3 and 3.3 hours, respectively, were about unchanged in August. Compared with August 1973, average hours for all production or nonsupervisory workers were down 0.3 hour; total factory hours and overtime declined by 0.2 and 0.4 hour, respectively. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory personnel on private nonagricultural payrolls rose 0.7 percent (seasonally adjusted) in August. Since August 1973, hourly earnings have advanced by 8.4 percent. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.4 percent over the month and were up 7.5 percent over the past year. Before adjustment for seasonality, average hourly earnings rose by 3 cents in August to $4.24. Since August a year ago, hourly earnings have advanced by 33 cents. Weekly earnings averaged $157.73 in August, an increase of $1.12 from July and $11.10 from August 1973. The hourly earnings index The Hourly Earnings Index-earnings adjusted for overtime in manufacturing, seasonality, and the effects of changes in the proportion of workers in high-wage and low-wage industries-was 160.8 (1967-100) in August, 0.9 percent higher than in July. The Index was 8.9 percent above August a year ago. During the 12month period ended in July, the Hourly Earnings Index in dollars of constant purchasing power declined 3.0 percent. |