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USDL 83-387
TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS
EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT), FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2, 1983
AUGUST 1983
Employment continued to increase in August and unemployment was little changed, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor announced today. Both-the overall
unemployment rate, 9.4 percent, and the civilian worker rate, 9.5 percent, *ere about unchanged
from July levels but were down 1.3 percentage points from last December's highs.
Total employmentas measured by the monthly survey of householdsadvanced by nearly
300,000 in August, continuing a strong upward trend. Because of increased strike activity,
nonfarm payroll employmentas measured by the monthly survey of establishmentsdropped by
410,000. Workers on strike, who are not counted as employed in the establishment survey because
they are not on a payroll, increased by 7*0,000 over the month. (Persons on strike are counted
as employed"with a job job but not at work"in the household survey.) After allowance for
strike activity, payroll employment continued the sharp growth that has averaged about 335,000
per month since March.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons in August, at 10.7 million, seasonally adjusted, and the
civilian unemployment rate, 9.5 percent, were about unchanged over the month, following sharp
declines in July. The August unemployment level was 1.3 million below last December's high.
(See table A-2.)
There was little over-the-month change in unemployment rates among the major labor force
groups.
For example, the jobless rates for adult men (8*8 percent), adult women (8.0 percent),
teenagers (23.0 percent), whites (8.2 percent), blacks (20.0 percent), and Hispanics (12.9
percent) were either unchanged or little different from their July rates.
This pattern also
prevailed among married men, married women, and women maintaining families. The highest
incidence of unemployment continued to be among black teenagers, with a jobless rate of 53.0
percent. (See tables A-2, A-3, and A-6.)
Long-duration unemployment declined for the second straight month. Since June, the number
of very long-term unemployed, those jobless for 6 months or longer, has decreased by half a
million. The mean duration of unemployment topped sharply over the month, from 21.7 to 19.9
weeks, following a smaller decline the previous month. The median duration registered its third
consecutive monthly decline by falling one full week. (See table A-7.)
The distribution of the unemployed among job losers, job leavers, reentrants to the labor
force, and new entrants was little changed, with job losers accounting for 58 percent of all
unemployed persons.
Job losers on layoff accounted for about 15 percent of the .jobless in
Augustconsiderably below the recession high of nearly 23 percent recorded last September.
(See table A-8.)
Civilian Employment and the Labor Force
Civilian employment (as measured by the household survey) edged upward by nearly 300,000
over the month to 101.6 million, with most of the Increase among adult women. Since December
1982, the number of employed persons has grown by 2.5 million, with adult men and women sharing
about equally in the increase. (See table A-2.)
At 112.3 million, the civilian labor force in August was about 400,000 above the previous
month's figure, after adjustment for seasonality. Adult women and teenagers accounted for the
OCT IS 31
- 3 -
- 2 increase, as the adult male labor force was about unchanged. Over the past year, the labor
force increased by 1.7 million, with adult men up by 1 million and adult women by 900,000. The
teenage reduction stemmed from declines In their population.
Industry Payroll Employment
The major effect of the strike was in transportation and public utilities (which Includes
the communications Industry), where employment declined by 655,000 over the month. Strikes also
The average workweek of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was
unchanged in August at 35.0 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek edged up 0.1
hour, as overtime hours rose. The average workweek in both the transportation equipment and
primary metals Industries was up by 0.4 hour. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours declined by 0.8 percent to 105.2 (1977-100), reflecting
the employment loss due to increased strike activity. The manufacturing index was 90.3, up 0.2
percent in August and 8.7 percent since last December's low. (See table B-5.)
Monthly data
Quarterly averages
July August
dungs
Category
1982
1983
1983
J u l y 1 Augt
II
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Thouads o f
Labor f o r c e 1/
T o t a l employment 1/.
Civilian labor f o r c e . . .
C i v i l i a n employment.
Unemployment
Not i n l a b o r f o r c e
Discouraged w o r k e r s .
persons
113,943
56T-
103,245
112,261
101,563
10,699
62,179
N.A.
296
386
278
109
-252
N.A.
9.4
9.5
8.8
8.0
23.0
8.2
20.0
12.9
0.1
0
0
0.1
0.2
0
0.5
0.6
Thousands of jobs
89,452 89,844 90,202p 89,791p
23,341 23,518 23,728p 23,815p
66,110 J56,326 66,474p 65,976p
-411p
87p
-498p
9
9,
8.
8.
22
8
18.6
10.2
10.3
9.7
8.9
22.8
9.1
20.1
15.9
89,938
24,178
65,760
88,815
23,088
65,727
34.9
39.1
2.3
34.8
39.5
2.5
9.9
10.1
9.4
8.5
23.3
8.8
20.7
14.1
9.8
10.0
9.0
8.6
23.6
8.6
20.6
14.0
9.3
9.5
8.8
7.9
22.8
8.2
19.5
12.3
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Nonfarm p a y r o l l employment
Goods-producing i n d u s t r i e s . . .
Service-producing i n d u s t r i e s .
Hours of work
Average weekly h o u r s :
Total p r i v a t e nonfarm..
Manufacturing
Manufacturing o v e r t i m e .
1/
Includes the resident Armed Forces,
p- preliminary.
35.0
40.1
2.8
35.1
40.1
2.9
35.Op
40.2p
3.Op
Hours of Work
35.0p
40.3p
3.2p
Op
O.lp
0.2p
N.A.-not available.
Explanatory Note
This news release presents statistics from two major surveys,
the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the
Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The household survey provides the information on the labor
force, total employment, and unemployment that appears in
the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample
survey of about 60,000 households that is conducted by the
Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonagricultural payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected
from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.
The sample includes approximately 189,000 establishments employing about 36 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the
pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each
of these factors is explained below.
Coverage, definitions and differences between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected
so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population
16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is
classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
Those who hold more than one job are classified according to
the job at which they worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all
as paid civilians; worked in their own business or profession or
on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were
paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were
on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, disputes between labor and management, or personal reasons. Members
of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States are also included in the employed total.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public
assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had
no employment during the survey week; they were available
for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Also included
among the unemployed are persons not looking for work
because they were laid off and waiting to be recalled and those
expecting to report to a job within 30 days.
The labor force equals the sum of the number employed and
the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
percentage of unemployed people in the labor force (civilian
plus the resident Armed Forces). Table A-5 presents a special
grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The
definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive
definition yields U-l, and the most comprehensive yields U-7.
The overall unemployment rate is U-5a, while U-5b represents
the same measure with a civilian labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonagricultural firms. As a result, there are
many differences between the two surveys, among which are
the following:
T h e household survey, although based on a smaller sample, reflects a larger segment of the population; the establishment survey excludes agriculture, the self-employed, unpaid
family workers, private household workers, and members of
the resident Armed Forces;
T h e household survey includes people on unpaid leave
among the employed; the establishment survey does not;
T h e household survey is limited to those 16 years of age
and older; the establishment survey is not limited by age;
T h e household survey has no duplication of individuals,
because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job or
otherwise appearing on more than one payroll would be
counted separately for each appearance.
Other differences between the two surveys are described in
"Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and
Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from the BLS upon
request.
Seasonal adjustment
Over a course of a year, the size of the Nation's labor force
and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo
sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in
weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major
holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June,
when schools close and many young people enter the job
market. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may
account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in economic activity or increases in the participation
of women in the labor force, easier to spot. To return to the
school's-out example, the large number of people entering the
labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined.
However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can
be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the
seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all
magnitudes but, rather, that the chances are 90 out of 100 that
the "true" le/el or rate would not be expected to d-tfer from
the estimates bv more than these amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the
data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or
annually. Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the
larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the
estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error
than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among
the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of
adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for
the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly
change in the jobless rate for men is .29 percentage point; for
teenagers, it is 1.28 percentage points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the 2 most current
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are
revised. In other words, data for the month of September are
published in preliminary form in October and November and
in final form in December. To remove errors that build up
over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to
establish new benchmarkscomprehensive counts of
employmentagainst which month-to-month changes can be
measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in
the classification of industries and allow for the formation of
new establishments.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabia A-1. Employmant atatua off tha population, including Armad Forcoa In tha Unltad States, by sax
(Numbers in thousands)
July
1983
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1982
Auq.
1983
Apr.
1983
May
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
TOTAL
Nonlnstitutional population1
Labor force1
Participation rata*
Total employed*
Employment-population ratio4
Resident Armad Forcaa
Civilian amployad
Agriculture
Nonagrlcultural Induatrlaa
Unemployed
Unemployment rate*
Not In labor force
4,200
3,57o
65-2
2,806
b9.1
1,b89
1,177
3,916
7,262
0,710
9.4
0 , o 2a
175,970
115,644
63.7
104,937
59.6
1,664
103,273
4,129
59,144
10,707
9.3
60,326
176,122
115,260
65.4
104,849
59.5
1,682
103,167
3,988
9 9 , 179
10,411
9.0
60,862
174,200
112,303
64.5
101,372
58.2
1,689
99,683
3,429
96,254
10,931
9.7
61,897
175,465
112,457
64.1
101,129
57.6
1,671
99,458
3,371
96,088
11,328
10. 1
63,008
175,622
112,418
64.0
101,226
57.6
1,669
99,557
3,367
96,190
1 1 , 192
10.0
63,204
175,793
113,600
64.6
102,454
5S.3
1,668
100,786
3,522
97,264
1 1 , 146
9.8
62,193
175,970
113,539
64.5
102,949
58.5
1,664
101,285
3,527
97,758
10,590
9.3
62,431
176,122
113,943
64.7
103,245
58.6
1,682
101,563
3,489
98,074
10,699
9.4
62,179
3 , 173
5,135
78.J
9 , 195
71.2
1,551
7,644
5,S41
9.1
84,099
66,568
79.2
60,471
71.9
1,521
58,950
6,097
9.2
84,173
6 5,973
78.4
60,183
71.5
1,538
58,645
5,790
83,173
64,055
77.0
57,710
69.4
1,551
56,159
6,345
9.9
83,856
64,207
76.6
57,47b
68.5
1,530
55,946
6,731
10.5
83,931
64,276
76.6
57,656
68.7
1,528
5 6 , 128
6 , 6 20
10.3
84,014
64,816
77. 1
f8,464
69.6
1,525
56,939
6,351
9.8
84,099
64,664
77. 1
58,625
69.7
1,521
57,104
6,238
9.6
8 4 , 173
64,814
77.0
58,570
69.6
1,538
57,032
6,24 4
9.6
51,027
48,440
53.2
43,671
48.0
138
43,533
4,769
9.8
91,871
49,076
53.4
44,466
48.4
143
44,323
4,610
9.4
91,94 9
49,287
53.6
C4,666
48.6
144
44,522
4,621
9.4
91,027
48,248
53.0
43,662
48.0
138
43,524
4,586
9.5
91,609
48,251
52.7
43,653
47.7
141
43,512
4,597
9.5
91,691
48,142
52.5
43,569
47.5
141
43,428
4,572
9.5
91,779
48,784
53.2
43,990
47.9
143
43,847
4,795
9.8
91,871
48,675
53.0
44,324
48.2
143
44,181
4,351
8.9
91,949
49,130
53.4
44,675
48.6
144
44,531
4,455
9. 1
' The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
columns.
* Includes members of the Armed Forces stationed in the United States.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabla A-2. Employmant status of tha civilian population by sax snd aga
(Numhrs tn thousand*)
July
1983
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
May
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
TOTAL
Civilian nonlnstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio* . . .
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
17*.,511
111,887
b4.S
13 1 , 177
58.6
10,710
9.6
174,306
113,980
65.4
103,273
59.2
10,707
9.4
174,440
113,578
65. 1
103,167
59. 1
10,411
9.2
172,511
110,614
64. 1
99,683
57.8
10,931
9.9
173,794
110,786
6 3.7
99,458
57.2
11,328
10.2
173,953
110,749
63.7
99,557
57.2
11,192
10.1
174,125
111,932
64. 3
100,786
57.9
1 1 , 146
10.0
174,306
111,875
64.2
1 0 1 , 2e5
58.1
10,590
9.5
174,440
112 , 26 1
64.4
101,563
58. 2
10,699
9.5
73,774
58,394
79.2
i>3,516
72.5
2,611
50,*05
4,877
6.4
74,927
59,492
79.4
54,570
72.8
2,742
51,828
922
8.?
75,012
59,351
79.1
54,586
72.8
2,696
51,890
4,76 5
8.0
73,774
58,064
78.7
52,832
71.6
2,433
50,399
5,232
9.0
74,611
58,454
78.3
52,752
70.7
2,40 4
50,348
5,702
9.8
74,712
58,506
78.3
52,901
70.8
2,443
50,458
5,605
9.6
74,814
58,804
78.6
53,516
71.5
2,529
50,987
5,288
9.0
74,927
59,016
78.8
53,808
71.8
2,544
51,264
5,208
75,012
58,945
78.6
53,771
71.7
2,496
51,275
5,174
,035
,648
52.6
,831
48.0
b8d
.143
,818
8.7
84,122
4a,150
52.5
40,544
48.2
758
39,786
3,606
8.2
84,224
44,582
52.9
40,843
48.5
731
40,112
3,739
8.4
83,035
44,039
53.0
40,368
48.6
590
39,778
3,671
8.3
83,794
44,238
5 2.8
40,509
4 8.3
622
39,886
3,729
8.4
83,899
44,228
52.7
40,484
48.3
5 97
39,887
3,744
8.5
84,008
4U,648
53.1
40,789
48.6
636
40,153
3,859
8.6
84,122
44,685
53.1
41,164
48.9
607
40,557
3,521
7.9
84,224
45,003
53.4
41,394
49. 1
630
40,764
3,609
8.0
15,702
S,845
62.7
7,830
49,9
617
7,213
2,015
20.5
15,257
10,338
67.8
8,159
53.5
629
7,530
2 , 179
21.1
15,204
9,644
63.4
7,737
50.9
56 1
7,177
1,907
19.8
15,702
8,511
54.2
6,483
41.3
406
6,077
2,028
23.8
15,389
8,094
52.6
6,197
40.3
344
5,853
1,897
23.4
15,342
8,015
52.2
6,172
40.2
327
5,845
1,843
23.0
15,303
8,48C
55.4
6,461
42.4
357
6,124
1,999
23.6
15,257
8,173
53.6
6,313
41.4
376
5,937
1,660
22.8
15,204
8,313
54.7
6,397
42.1
36 2
6,035
1,916
23.0
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabic A-3. Employment status of ths civilian population by race, sax, ago, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousands)
Seasonally adjusted1
Aug.
1982
July
1983
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
May
1983
Apr.
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
WHITE
149,536
97,361
65.1
89,189
59.6
6,172
6.4
150,959
98,911
65.5
91,012
60.3
7,899
e.o
151,003
98,649
65.3
90,908
60.2
7,742
7.8
149,536
96,375
64.4
87,979
58.8
8,396
8.7
150,518
96,287
64.0
87,709
58.3
8,577
8.9
150,671
96,362
64.0
87,777
58.3
8,585
8.9
150,610
97,250
64.5
88,880
58.9
8,370
8.6
150,959
97,341
64.5
89,382
59.2
7,959
8.2
151,003
97,602
64.6
89,573
59. 3
8,02 9
8.2
51,566
79.6
47,768
7J.8
3,799
7.4
52,367
79.7
48,654
74. 1
3,713
7.1
52,248
79.5
48,610
74.0
3,637
7.0
51,260
79.1
47,142
72.8
4,118
8.0
51,459
78.7
47,049
71.9
4,409
8.6
51,589
78.7
47,150
72.0
4,440
8.6
51,771
78.9
47,710
72.7
4,060
7.8
51,919
79.0
47,935
73.0
3,984
7.7
51,888
79.0
47,892
72.9
3,997
7.7
37,241
51.9
34,367
47.9
2,874
7.7
37,646
51.8
35,026
48.2
2,620
7.0
38,022
52.3
35,305
48.5
2,717
7.1
37,658
52.5
34,929
48.7
2,729
7.2
37,683
52.1
34,972
48.3
2,711
7.2
37,703
52.0
34,961
48.3
2,742
7.3
38,124
52.6
35,287
48.6
2,837
7.4
38,242
52.6
35,668
49.1
2,574
6.7
38,433
52.8
35,843
49.3
2,590
6.7
8,553
65.7
7,054
54.2
1,499
17.5
16.0
17.0
8,898
70.7
7,332
58.3
1,566
17.6
17.5
17.7
8,379
66.8
6,992
55.7
1,387
16.6
16.7
16.4
7,457
57. 3
5,908
45.4
1,549
20.8
22.5
18.9
7,145
56.0
5,688
44.6
1,457
20.4
21.7
19.0
7,069
55.7
5,666
44.6
1,403
19.8
20.2
19.4
7,355
58.2
5,883
46.5
1,472
20.0
19.8
20.2
7,180
57.1
5,779
45.9
1,401
19.5
20.4
18.5
7,281
58.0
5,83 9
46.5
1,442
19.8
21.1
18.4
18,626
11,639
62.5
9,441
50.7
2,197
18.9
18,942
12,186
64.3
9,717
51.3
2,469
20.3
18,966
11,997
63.3
9*63 3
50.8
2,364
19.7
18,626
11,400
61.2
9,220
49.5
2,180
19. 1
18,851
11,631
6T.7
9,209
48.8
2 , 423
20.8
18,680
11,672
61.8
9,270
49.1
2,402
20.6
18,911
11,783
62.3
9,352
49.5
2,432
20.6
18,942
11,764
62.1
9,469
50-0
2,295
19.5
18,966
11,745
61.9
9,398
49.6
2,347
20.0
5,383
74.7
4*472
62.1
911
16.9
5,661
76.8
4,614
62.6
1,046
18.5
5,609
76.0
4,620
62.6
989
17.6
5,366
74.5
4,419
61.3
947
17.6
5,540
75.7
4,415
60.3
1,125
20.3
5,512
75.1
4,418
60.2
1,094
19.8
5,597
76. 1
4,522
61.5
1,075
19.2
5,611
76.1
4,564
61.9
1,047
18.7
5,584
75.6
4,556
61.7
1,028
18.4
5,210
56.6
4,376
47.7
834
16.0
5,331
57,0
4f450
47 6
881
16.5
5,347
57.1
4,443
47.4
905
16.9
5 , 183
56.5
4,386
47.8
797
15.4
5,265
56.6
4,372
47.0
89 3
17.0
5,348
57.4
4,431
47.6
917
17. 1
5,283
56.6
4,384
47.0
900
17.0
5,328
57.0
4,477
47.9
851
16.0
5,322
56.8
4,447
47.5
874
16.4
1,046
46.6
594
26.5
452
43.2
40.7
46.0
1,194
53.7
653
29.3
542
45.3
44.6
46.3
1,041
46.9
570
25.7
471
45.2
46.6
43.7
851
37.9
415
18.5
436
51.2
50.5
52.1
827
37.0
422
18.9
405
49.0
48.0
50.0
812
36.4
421
18.9
391
48.2
53.1
42.3
903
40.5
446
20.0
457
50.6
51.1
50.0
825
37.1
428
19.2
397
48.1
47.6
48.8
839
37.8
394
17.8
445
53.0
56.8
48.9
9,689
6,222
64.2
5,327
55.0
896
14.4
9,640
6,246
64.8
5,448
56.5
798
12.8
9,690
6,316
65.2
5,520
57.0
795
12.6
9,689
6,045
62.4
5,162
53.3
883
14.6
9,665
6,206
64.2
5,304
54.9
90 2
14.5
9,747
6 , 167
63.3
5,318
54.6
849
13.8
9,738
6,253
64.2
5,379
55.2
874
14.0
9,640
6,079
63.1
5,331
55.3
748
12.3
9,690
6,124
63.2
5,333
55.0
790
12.9
BLACK
Civilian noninstitutional population . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio2
Unemployed . . . '
Unemployment rate
HISPANIC ORIGIN
Civilian noninstitutional population . .
Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio*
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
I
1
The population figurea are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
* Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hlspanlcs are included
in both the white and black population groups.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Category
Aug.
1*82
July
1983
101,177
38,37 5
103,273
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
Hay
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
103,167
38,653
24,323
5,053
99,683
38,121
24,235
5,208
99,458
37,523
101,563
38,308
24,640
24,972
4,944
100,766
37,925
24,335
5,016
101,285
38,293
24,371
99,557
37,560
24,229
4,942
5,088
5,104
1,663
1,583
1,664
1,566
245
CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed, 16 years and over
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
5 , 143
38,484
23,925
5,012
1,856
1,749
31t
2,062
1,719
348
1,998
1,691
1,548
1,620
255
1,560
1,607
208
1,595
1,558
229
1,636
1,608
299
26 3
259
89,482
14,868
74,614
1,295
73,3^19
7,381
398
91,100
15,100
76,000
1,404
74,596
7,689
355
91,108
15,006
76,101
1,365
74,736
7,704
367
88,576
15,562
73,014
1,227
71,787
7,338
408
8 8 , 187
15,518
72,668
1,205
71,463
7,528
353
88,395
15,523
72,872
1,228
71,644
7,408
335
89,354
15,498
73,856
1,317
72,539
89,765
15,615
74,150
1,286
72,864
7,493
345
7,598
320
86,851
70,021
6,456
2,194
4,262
9,574
87,767
71,192
6,686
1,773
4,913
9,889
87,513
71,437
6,423
1,782
4,641
9,653
90,486
72,045
92,267
90,941
73,594
5,820
2,100
3,720
12,621
6,082
1,871
4,211
12,592
72,975
5,928
90,539
72,978
5,729
92,253
74,004
5,636
1,702
4,027
11,833
1,809
23,595
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
89,995
15,697
74,299
1,290
73,009
7,658
376
PERSONS AT WORK'
Nonagricultural industries
Full-time schedules
Part time for economic reasons
Usually work full time
Usually work part time
Part time for noneconomic reasons
1,685
4,243
12,038
3,826
12,614
91,986
73,495
5,789
1,718
4,071
12,701
1
Excludes persons "with a Job but not at work" during the survey period for such
reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.
Table A-5. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force,
seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
1983
1982
II
U-1
III
IV
1983
II
June
July
Aug.
3.0
3.3
4.0
4.2
4.0
4. 1
3.9
3.6
5.5
6.0
6.6
6. 1
6.0
5.8
5.5
5.5
U-2
U-3
7,1
7.6
8.3
8.1
7.9
7.9
7.4
7.3
9.3
9.8
10.6
10.3
9.9
9.7
9.4
9.4
U-6a
9.3
9.8
1&.5
10.2
9.9
9.8
9.3
9.4
U-5b
9.4
10.0
10.7
10.3
10.1
10.0
9.5
9.5
U-6
Total full-time jobseekers plus ft part-time jobseekers plus Vi total on pan time
for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less V* of the
part-time labor force
12.1
12.8
13.8
13.5
12.9
12.6
U-7
13.4
14.2
15-3
15.0
U-4
14.3
12.2
N.A,
M.A.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Selected unemployment Indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(In thousands)
Category
Aug.
19d2
July
1983
10,931
6,345
5,232
4,566
3,671
2,028
10,590
6,238
5,208
4,351
3,521
1,860
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
Hay
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
10,699
6,24 4
5,174
4,455
3,609
1,916
9.9
10.2
9.0
9.5
8.3
23.8
10.2
10.7
9.8
10.1
10.6
to. o
9.6
9.6
9.5
8.4
23.4
8.5
23.0
9.5
9.8
8.8
9.0
7.9
22.8
9.5
9.9
8.8
9. 1
8.0
23.0
2,575
1,861
6.8
7.3
11.7
7. 1
7.3
13.2
7.0
7.5
12.9
7.8
12.8
6.1
7.0
11.6
6.3
6.9
11.6
9.7
10.2
10.6
11.4
9.9
11.0
11.5
9.7
12.1
10.8
9.4
10.2
10.4
9.4
10.1
10.6
10.5
20.3
20.3
12.4
13.5
10.8
7.7
10.4
7.3
6.1
17.2
10.5
22.7
20.4
12.3
13.5
10.5
7.0
10.1
7.5
5.8
17.0
10.0
18.2
18.1
11.5
12.2
10.4
7.8
10.2
7.2
9.6
16.6
9.8
14.8
18.1
11.2
11.6
10.6
8.0
9.8
7.2
5.0
14.6
CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16 years and over
Men, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 16 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16to 19years
Married men, spouse present
Married women, spouse present
Women who maintain families
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Labor force time lost*
2,765
1,898
692
2,504
1,846
667
670
9,209
1,680
8,949
1,663
9,022
1,633
6,314
160
1,045
2,773
1,775
998
409
2,082
1,825
773
256
7,869
10.4
10.9
10.0
9.0
9.9
8.6
23.6
6.6
INDUSTRY
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Transportation and public utitities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries
Government workers
Agricultural wage and salary workers
1
1
181
8,070
16 2
939
2,276
990
2,412
1,414
1,471
94 1
448
2,098
1,961
830
284
862
395
2,032
1,996
903
275
10.2
16.0
20
12
13
11
7
-K>
1
4
14
18.0
10.5
11.2
5.1
9.6
7.0
9.7
7.3
5.5
17.0
14.2
W e e k s of u n e m p l o y m e n t
Aug.
1982
July
1983
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
Itay
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
3,778
3,624
3,308
1,445
1,863
3,708
3,046
3,953
1,318
2,636
3,521
3,265
3,626
1,133
2,493
3,933
3,346
3,637
1,808
1,829
3,547
3,154
4,356
1,662
2,694
3,519
2,979
4,517
1,731
2,786
3,655
2,915
4,589
1,638
2,951
3,498
2,794
4,417
1,830
2,587
3,660
3,026
4,020
1,573
2,447
15.7
8.7
20.0
8.8
19.5
9.2
16.1
8.3
19.0
11.3
20.4
12.3
22.0
11.8
21.7
9.9
19.9
8.9
10,710
35.3
33.8
30.9
13.5
17.4
10,707
34.6
28.4
36.9
12.3
24.6
10,411
33.8
31.4
34.8
10.9
23.9
10,931
36.0
30.7
33.3
16.6
16.8
11,328
32.1
28.5
39.4
15,0
24.4
11,192
31.9
27.0
41.0
15.7
25.3
11,146
32.8
26.1
41.1
14.7
26.4
10,590
32.7
26.1
41.2
17.1
24.2
10,699
34.2
28.3
37.5
14.7
22.9
DURATION
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks.
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
Average (mean) duration, in weeks
Median duration, in weeks
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Less than 5 weeks
5 to 14 weeks
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers n thoundt)
Aug.
1982
July
1983
Auq.
1963
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
Hay
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
6,042
2,010
4,032
912
2,364
1,393
5,890
1,609
4,281
767
2,492
1,559
5,793
1,492
4,301
863
2,431
1,323
6,446
2,218
4,228
814
2,440
1,304
6,750
1,948
4,803
815
2,488
1,245
6,766
1,943
4,823
801
2,365
1,251
6,513
1,822
4,691
782
2,425
1,440
6 , 193
1,71S
4,474
738
2,429
1,225
6,202
1,658
4,545
767
2,524
1,214
100.0
56.4
18.8
37.6
8.5
22.1
13.0
100.0
55.0
15.0
40.0
7.2
23.3
14.6
100.0
55.6
14.3
41.3
8.3
23.4
12.7
100.0
58.6
20.2
38.4
7.4
22.2
11.9
100.0
59.7
17.2
42.5
7.2
22.0
11.0
100.0
60.5
17.4
43.1
7.2
21. 1
11.2
100.0
58.4
16.3
42.0
7.0
21.7
12.9
100.
58.
16.
4 2.
7.
22.
1 1.
100.0
57.9
15.5
42.4
7.2
23.6
11.3
5.2
.7
2.2
1.4
5.1
.8
2.1
1.2
5.8
.7
2.2
1.2
6. 1
.7
2.2
1. 1
6. 1
.7
2.1
1. 1
5.8
.7
2.2
1.3
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job lOMft
Onlayoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
Job losers
On layoff
Other job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers
Job leavers
Reentrants
New entrants
5.4V
.8
2. 1
1.2
5.5
.7
2.2
1.1
5.5
.7
2.2
1.1
K ug.
1982
July
19 83
Auq.
1983
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
Hay
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
10,931
4,484
2,028
640
1, 173
2,456
6,413
5,673
781
10,590
4,087
1,860
768
1,088
2,227
6,4^9
5,688
803
10,699
4,260
1,916
770
1,13b
2,344
6,413
5,680
757
9.9
13.2
23.8
25.8
22.5
15.3
7.5
8.0
5.2
10.2
18. 1
23.4
26.3
21.8
15.4
8.0
8.5
5.6
10,
18.
23.
26.
21.
15.
7.
10.0
17.6
23.6
2 5.8
22.4
14.4
7.9
8.3
5.6
9.5
16.8
22.8
25.3
21.1
13.8
7.4
7.8
5.3
9.
17.
23.
24.
22.
14.
7.
7.8
5. 1
6,345
2,544
1, 113
473
631
1,431
3,802
3,334
490
6,238
2,398
1,030
460
568
1,368
3,808
3,325
481
6,244
2,447
1,070
427
634
1,377
3,790
3,328
475
10.
19.
25.
27,
23.
16.
7.
8.
5.5
10.7
19.4
24.4
27.0
22.8
17.0
8.5
8.9
6.3
10.6
19.7
23.9
27.4
22.0
17.6
8.2
8.8
5.8
10.0
18.4
23.7
25.4
22.9
15.7
7.8
8.4
5.4
9.8
18.4
23.8
7.9
1.2
5.7
7.6
8.1
5.4
9.9
18.8
24,
26.
23
15,
7.
8.
5.
4,586
1,940
915
367
542
1,025
2, 611
2,339
29 1
4,351
1,689
830
308
520
850
2, 671
2,363
322
4,455
1,813
846
343
502
967
2,623
2,352
282
9.5
16.8
22.5
23.9
21.5
13.7
7.1
7.7
4. 8
9.6
16. 5
22,4
25.5
20.7
13.5
9.
16.
21.
24.
20.
13.
7.
5,
16
23.
26.
21
12.
7.
8
5.8
9.0
14.9
21-6
22.3
21.0
11,5
7.2
7.6
b. 3
9. 1
15.9
21-2
23. 1
20.3
13.0
7. 0
7<S
4< 7
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Not a m o r a l l y adjusted
Employment status
Aug.
1982
July
1983
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
May
1963
June
1983
July
1983
Aug.
1983
22#975
14,526
23,347
15,069
64.5
23,437
14,929
22,975
23,276
14,487
23,347
14,573
62.8
12,259
52.3
23,282
14,460
62.1
1 1 , 7 75
23,316
14,652
12,261
52.5
2,808
18.6
8,277
14,197
61.8
11,685
23,437
14,608
62.3
11,964
50.6
2,685
50.9
2,77 3
62.4
11,966
51.3
2,607
18.6
8,822
18.9
63.2
11,988
52.2
2,538
17.5
6 , 4 49
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical
numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
63.7
2,669
50.9
2,512
17.9
8,509
17.7
8,778
62.2
11,759
50.5
2,728
18.8
8,789
11,879
51.0
2,644
17.9
8,774
8,664
18.1
8,829
Table A-11. Occupational status of the employed and unemployed, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
CrvHian employed
Occupation
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1983
9.6
9-2
101,177
103,167
10,710
10,411
22,680
10,765
11,915
23,044
10,814
12,230
888
402
486
819
319
500
3.4
2.9
3.9
31,199
3,140
11,513
16,546
31,840
3,091
12,140
16,608
2,004
119
712
1,174
2,169
171
859
1,140
6.4
5.2
6.6
6.4
Service occupations
Private household
Protective service
Service, except private household and protective
13,858
1,071
1,635
11,152
14,510
1,015
1,827
11,667
1,682
71
93
1,518
1,660
1,458
12,131
3,981
4,153
3,997
12,794
4,230
4,602
3,963
1,289
314
597
379
1,305
330
554
421
16,764
7,868
4,196
4,701
630
4,071
16,498
7,905
4,198
4,396
674
3,721
3,144
1,585
623
936
199
738
4,494
4,481
319
6.6
10.
5.
12.
10.3
8.2
5.7
11.1
9.
7.
9.3
7.2
12.
8.
10.7
2,650
1,313
468
868
181
6 87
15.8
16.8
12.
16.
24.
15.3
13.8
14.2
10.0
16.5
21.2
15.6
408
6.6
8.3
91
111
6.
9.6
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbart In thousands)
Total
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1963
Aug.
1932
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1983
8,704
7,109
1,177
2,882
3,050
1,595
7,850
5,814
652
2,099
3,063
2,036
8,209
6,824
1,117
2,757
2,950
1,385
7,353
5,565
618
2,007
2,940
1,788
7,587
6,263
968
2,538
2,757
1,324
6,799
5,118
546
1,813
2,759
1,681
622
561
149
219
193
61
18,337
8,204
6,031
4,102
20,133
8,729
6,854
4,550
17,384
7,759
5,720
3,905
18,984
8,198
6,494
4,292
15,807
6,924
5,287
3,596
17,416
7,421
6,011
3,984
1,577
835
433
309
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1982
Aug.
1983
554
447
72
194
181
107
7,6
8.2
13.3
7.9
6.5
4.4
7.
8,
11.
9.
6.
1,568
777
483
308
9.1
10.8
7.6
7.9
Aug.
1963
VETERANS
Total, 25 yaara and ovar
25 to 39 years
25 to 29 yaara
30 to 34 yaara
35 to 39 yaara
40 years and ovar
6.0
NONVETERANS
Total, 25 to 39 yaara
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 yaara
NOTE: Mala Vletnam-ers veterans ara man who served in the Armed Forces between
August 5,1964 and May 7,1975. Nonvatarana ara man who have navar served in the Arm-
8.3
9.5
7.4
7.2
ad Poioaa; published data are Hmlted to those 25 to 39 years of age, the group that moat
cloeery corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employment status of the civilian population for ten large States
(Numbers In thousands)
ally
State and amploymant status
1982
July
1983
Aug.
1983
Aug.
1982
Apr.
1983
May
1983
June
1983
July
1983
Aug,
1983
18,493
12,368
11,112
1,256
10.2
18,801
12,438
11,256
1,182
9.5
18,826
12,493
11,306
1, 188
9.5
18,493
12,213
10,951
1,262
10.3
18,713
12,153
10,962
1,191
9.8
18,741
12,301
11,007
1,294
10.5
18,770
12,459
11,173
1,286
10.3
18,801
12,294
11,147
1,147
9.3
18,826
12,331
11,128
1,203
9.8
8,146
4,819
4,444
375
7. 8
8,363
5,017
4,608
409
8.2
8, 382
5,097
4,677
419
8.2
8,146
4,781
4,404
377
7.9
8,302
4,748
4,338
410
8.6
8,322
4,742
4, 311
431
9.1
8,343
4,915
4,481
434
8.8
8, 363
4,926
4,511
415
8.4
8, 382
5,034
4,612
422
8.4
8,533
5,700
5,051
649
11.4
8,550
5,657
4,994
663
11.7
8,550
5,606
4, 973
633
11.3
8,533
5,634
4,970
664
11.8
8,544
5,580
4,898
682
12.2
8, 545
5,646
4,966
680
12.0
8,547
5,567
4,876
691
12.4
8,550
5,541
4,902
639
11.5
8,550
5,542
4,895
647
11.7
4,480
3,113
2,875
238
7.6
4,513
3,046
2,856
190
6.2
4,515
3,064
2,881
183
6.0
4,480
3,062
2,832
230
7.5
4,503
3,009
2,797
212
7.0
4,506
2,986
2,794
192
6.4
4,510
3,005
2,798
207
6.9
4,513
2,999
2,823
176
5.9
4,515
3,006
2,832
174
5.8
6,745
4,354
3,720
633
14.5
6,724
4,404
3,829
575
13.1
6,721
4,370
3,784
586
13.4
6,745
4,288
3,624
664
15.5
6,728
4,344
3,695
649
14.9
6,727
4,370
3,717
653
14.9
6,725
4,357
3,696
661
15.2
6,724
4,333
3,764
569
13.1
6,721
4,300
3,684
616
14.3
5,706
3,660
3,339
320
8.7
5,751
3,737
3,428
309
8.3
5,754
3,726
3,407
319
8.6
5,706
3,634
3,301
333
9.2
5,738
3,637
3,367
270
7.4
5,742
3,579
3,335
244
6.8
5,746
3,647
3,342
305
8.4
5,751
3,652
3,345
307
8.4
5,754
3,700
3,369
331
8.9
13,524
8,170
7,484
686
8.4
13,594
8,408
7,676
732
8.7
13,598
8,423
7,728
695
8.2
13,524
8,033
7,345
688
8.6
13,572
8,015
7,271
744
9.3
13,579
7,907
7,215
692
8.8
13,586
8,133
7,382
751
9.2
13,594
8,183
7,485
698
8.5
13,598
8,280
7,580
700
8.5
8,059
5,249
4,590
659
12.5
8,073
5,302
4,723
579
10.9
8,074
5,244
4,679
565
10.8
8,059
5,142
4,484
658
12.8
8,068
5,158
4,485
673
13.0
8,069
5,185
4,479
706
13.6
8,071
5,182
4,517
665
12.8
8,073
5,152
4,588
564
10.9
8,074
5,126
4,559
567
11.1
9,137
5,586
5,012
574
10.3
9,160
5,670
5,054
617
10.9
9,161
5,645
5,035
610
10.8
9,137
5,504
4,910
594
10.8
9,152
5,377
4,669
708
13.2
9,154
5,489
4,796
693
12.6
9,157
5,578
4,874
704
12.6
9,160
5,555
4,938
617
11.1
9,161
5,544
4,907
637
11.5
10,981
7,415
6,894
522
7.0
11,280
7,721
7,084
637
8.3
11,305
7,659
7,079
581
7.6
10,981
7,373
6,882
491
6.7
11,196
7,569
6,919
650
8.6
11,223
7,508
6,897
611
8.1
11,251
7,631
7,044
587
7.7
11,280
7,655
7,039
616
8.0
11,305
7,636
7,081
555
7.3
Aug.
California
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Michigan
CivilianiK>ninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
New Jersey
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Texaa
Civilian noninstitutional population.
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
,,
Unemployment rate
1
Theee ara the official Bureau 6f Labor Statutes' aettmates uaad In the adminletratton of
Federal fund allocation programs.
The population figure* are not adjueted for eeaeona! variation; therefore. Identical numbers
appear in the unedjuated and the seasonally adjusted columns.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonagrlcultural payrolls by industry
(In thousands)
_ - _ _ _
Net seasonally adjusted
Industry
Auq.
1982
June
1983
July
1983
Auq.
1983
Total . . .
89,088
90,654
89,992
Goods-producing.
24,039
23,815
23,867
Auq.
1982
Apr.
1983
Hay
1983
June
1983
July
1983
89,649 89.264
89.090
189,421
89,844
90,202
24,202 23,672
23,159
23,347
23,518
23,728
Mining
1,124
1,019
1,028
1,030
1,113
997
994
1,003
1,015
Construction . .
4,164
4#090
4,205
4,306
3.893
3,786
3,860
3,933
3,971
Manufacturing
Production workers .
18,751
12,693
18,706
12,720
18,654
12,652
18,866 18.666
12,864 12,634
18,376
12,435
18,493
12,531
18,582
12,615
18,742
12,765
Durable goods
Production workers .
10,925
7,184
10,936
7,253
10,921
7,222
10,968 10.961
7,268 7,234
10,689
7,035
10,788
7.115
10,844
7,169
10,962
7,277
601
433
573
890
1.416
2,213
2.008
1.733
712
33 2
651
440
565
820
1,369
2,031
1,999
1,743
690
381
662
446
570
828
1,379
2,064
2,010
1,757
689
383
679
450
573
830
1,384
2,066
2,030
1,762
687
383
633
458
576
840
1,393
2,093
2,051
1.793
637
363
7,898
5,596
7,705
5.400
7,687
5,400
7,705
5,416
7,738
5,446
7,780
5,488
1,712.0
64.3
756.0
1,185.2
664.9
1,282.9
1,065.3
199.3
743.7
224.5
1,636
67
736
1.151
657
1,267
1,074
200
698
219
1,633
66
733
1,149
654
1,274
1,058
199
707
214
1,632
66
736
1,153
656
1,276
1,058
198
716
214
1,643
65
745
1,159
657
1,281
1,056
198
721
213
1,641
65
747
1.181
659
1.285
1.059
197
732
214
65,447 65,592
621.5
431.5
587.1
890.8
1,411.0
2,186.7
2,003.2
1,692.2
713.8
387.0
7,826
5,509
6 97.4
705.4
446.4
448.2
587.6
58c. 1
838.9
837.0
1,392.4 1,380.6
2,076.5 2,078.8
2.039.9 2,042.3
1,775.7 1,778.9
692.3
688.9
375.5
386.3
7,770
5,467
1,730.9 1,626.
70.5
61.
738.2
746.
1,158. 1 1,179.
660.3
661.
1,261.9 1,281.
1,079.8 1,065.
203.3
199.
699.5
728.
223.6
219.
7,733
5,430|
1,668.4
60.6
734.5
1,137.2
659.6
1,279.5
1,063.9
200.1
725.1
203.9
65,931
66,074
66,326
66,474
5,056
4,988
4,993
4,992
4.986
20,585
20,636 20,410
20,329
|20,356
[20,494
20,528
5,25?
15,326
5,263 5.265
15,373 15.145
5,180
15,149
5,197
15,159
5,222
15,272
5,233
15,295
5,344
5,423
5,435
5,451
5,463
65,049
66,839
66,105
5,070
5,032
5,001
20,492
20,61?
Wholesale trade.
Retail trade
5,281
15,211
5,253
15,364
5,402
5,506
5,534
722.3
457.7
596.6
840.3
1,412.0
2,075.0
2,027.6
1,752.8
693.1
390.7
4,344
5,540
Services
19,208
19,825
19,929
19.996 19.097
19,478
19,546
19,668
19,771
Government
14,877
15,859
15,056
14,931 15.685
15,713
J15.744
15,721
15,726
2,773
12,104
2,789
13,070
2,794
12,262
2.766 2.739
12,165 12.946
2,738
12,975
2,756
[12,988
2,742
12,979
2.737
12.939
Federal government
State and local government.
p = preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls by Industry
Not
Industry
Auq.
1982
June
1983
July
1983 P!
Auq.
1983 P|
Auq.
1982
Apr.
1983
Nay
1983
June
1983
1983
Auq.
1983 *
35. 2
35.2
35.4
35.4
34.8
34.9
42.4
42.5
42.0
42.2
(2)
(2)
Construction
37.6
37.9
38.2
37.9
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Manufacturing
Overtime hours
39. 0
2.4
40.3
3.0
40.0
3.0
40.2
3.3
39.0
2.3
40.1
2.9
40.0
2.7
40.1
2.9
40.2
3.0
40.3
3.2
39.2
2.'/.
40.8
2.9
40.4
2.9
40.7
3.3
39.4
2.2
40.5
2.8
40.4
2.6
40.6
2.8
40.8
3.0
40.9
3.3
3b. 8
38.1
40.6
38- 3
39* 1
39.0
39.1
40.0
39. 9
38. 6
40.8
39.9
42.1
40.5
40.8
40.3
40.6
42.3
40.2
38.9
40.1
39.0
41.9
40.5
40.2
40.2
40.3
41.6
40.1
38.7
40.4
39.8
42.1
40.9
40.7
40.5
40.6
41.7
40.2
38.8
38.2
37.8
40.2
38.6
39.2
39.4
39.3
40.6
40.0
(2)
40.0
39.3
41.0
39.9
40.5
40.2
40.4
42.3
40.5
(2)
39.8
39.2
4 1 ,. 2
4 0 .. 3
4 0 ,. 4
40,. 0
4 0 .. 3
41 . 6
40,. 4
(2)
40.0
39.6
41.6
40.3
40.5
40 4
40 5
41 9
40 1
(2)
39.9
39.3
41.7
40.8
40.7
40.8
40.8
41.y
40.6
(2)
39.8
39. 4
41.7
41.2
40.8
41.0
40.8
42.3
40.3
(2)
38.7
2.7
39.7
3.0
39.4
3.0
39.6
3.3
38.5
2.5
39.5
3.0
39.4
2.9
39.6
3.0
39.5
3.0
39.4
3. 1
39.8
38.5
41.1
36.6
42.9
37.4
41.9
44.0
41.3
37.8
39,
36.
'
39.6
38. 1
38.3
35.3
41.6
37.1
40.7
44.0
39.7
36. 2
36.
42.
37.
41.
44.
40.
37.
39.8
37.4
40.7
36.4
42.5
37.7
41.4
43.5
41.1
37.9
39.2
(2)
38.1
35.0
41.7
36.9
40.9
44.0
(2)
36.0
39.6
(2)
40.6
36.2
42.4
37.7
41.5
43.5
(2)
37.0
39.4
(2)
40.4
36.1
42.7
37.4
41.6
43.6
(2)
36.8
39.8
(2
40.7
36.1
42.8
37.6
41.9
43.8
(2)
36.8
39.4
(21
40.6
35.8
4 2.3
37.7
41.8
43.6
(2)
37.5
39.4
(2)
40.5
36.0
42.6
37.5
41.6
43.5
(2)
37.6
39.4
39.1
39.3
39.2
39.2
38.8
38.9
38.9
39.0
39.0
32.5
32.1
32.5
32.5
32.0
31.7
31.9
32.0
31.9
31.8
Wholesale t r a d *
38.6
38.7
30.1
38.8
30.6
38.7
30.6
38.5
29.9
38.7
29.9
38.6
29.3
38.5
29.8
30.7
38.5
29.6
38.6
29.9
Retail trade
36.1
36.2
36.3
36.2
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
32.9
33.1
33.0
32.6
32.7
32.9
32.7
32.6
32.6
Total private
Mining
Durabtegoods
Overtime hours
Services
33.0
1
Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; to construction
workers in construction; and to nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public
utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.
These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private
nonagricultural payrolls.
40.1
35.1
35.1
35.3
35.0
(2)
(2)
12)
(2)
* This series is not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component Is
small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot
be separated with sufficient precision.
p preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai
payrolls by industry
Average weekly earnings
Total privet*
Seasonally
adjusted
Mining
Construction
June
1983
July
Auq.
1983 pi 1983 P
$7.70
7.73
$7.97
8.00
$7.99
8.03
$7.94
7.97
$271.04
269.00
10.88
11.25
11.31
11.16
461.31
478.13
475.02
470.95
11.66
11 . 7 4
11.78
11.95
438.42
444.95
450.00
449.12
8.85
8.79
331.89
355.04
354.00
353.36
b.51
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Lurrtber and w o o d products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment .
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products .
Miscellaneous manufacturing
July
1983
1*82
Auq.
1982
Jun?
1983
Aaq..
1933
9.09
9.37
9.40
9.34
356.33
382.30
379.76
380. 14
7.56
6.37
B. 92
7.85
6.60
9.28
7.94
6.68
9.31
11.29
9.11
9.59
8.59
11.60
8.54
6.81
293.33
242.70
362.15
439.68
346.04
364.26
324.53
446.80
325.98
247.04
320.28
263.34
390.69
454.82
371.69
388.09
350.38
491.95
340.90
264.91
313. 18
258.96
391.35
460.08
365.42
388.33
349.80
483.81
342.86
264.32
316.74
265.86
391.95
461.76
370.76
368.40
348.75
483.72
343.31
264.23
11.48
8.85
9.34
8.30
11.17
b.17
6.40
1 1.23
9 . 11
9.63
8.63
11.63
8.43
6.81
7.81
6.64
9.34
11.36
9.09
9.66
8.68
11.63
8.55
6.83
7.7a
8.04
8.11
8.06
299.54
319. 19
319.53
319. 18
7.86
9.51
5.83
5.20
9.45
8-81
10.01
12.42
7.66
5.33
8 . 17
10.91
6.16
5.36
13.17
7.96
5.49
8.17
10.82
6.16
5.35
10.06
9.10
10.56
13.20
6.05
5.51
8 . 14
10.12
6.19
5.38
10.01
9 . 16
10.59
13.20
7.99
5.52
311.26
362.33
223. 29
183.56
393.12
326.85
407.41
546.48
304. 10
192.95
325.17
420.04
253.18
196.18
425. 14
338.84
440.79
579.48
328.75
207.52
322.72
399.20
247.02
193.14
429.41
341.25
439.30
583.44
329.25
207.73
323.97
378.49
251.93
195.83
425.43
345.33
438.43
574.20
328.39
209.21
10.42
10.73
10.86
10.77
410.55
419.54
426.80
422. 18
210.28
209.95
8.07
5.46
8.35
5.71
8.41
5.72
8.43
5.70
311.50
167.62
326.31
175.03
326.24
174.42
6.86
7.26
7.30
7.25
249.02
262.09
264.26
262.45
6.90
7.20
7.18
7 . 17
227.70
236.88
237.66
236.61
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
9.91
9.06
10.52
6.20
Wholesale trade
201.50
323.15
171.87
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
1
p ss preliminary.
Table B-4. Hourly Earnings Index for production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonagriculturai payrolls by industry
(1977:= 100)
Industry
Aug
1982
149.2
92.6
161.0
142.1
153.6
rsjiepoftetlon and puwlc uMNeee . 1 5 0 . 0
145.5
Finance, incufsjnoc, and
real estate
150.1
148.2
1
2
3
4
Seasonally adjusted
June
1983
July
1983
154.4
94.3
166.4
143.7
157.7
155.4
151.5
154.9
94.3
167.8
144.2
158.1
157.2
152.0
1 54. 6
N.A.
165.6
145.0
157.3
157.2
151.8
158.2
154.5
159.0
154.5
158.5
154.6
Aug .
I983p
Percent
change
from:
Aug .
1982
Apr.
1983
May
1983
June
1983
July
1983
3.6
(2)
2.9
2.0
2.4
4.8
4.3
149.6
93.0
(4)
141.4
154.1
149.9
145.8
154.0
94.8
(4)
145.9
157.0
155.9
150.5
154.6
94.7
(4)
144.5
157.7
156.6
151.2
154.8
94.8
(4)
144.6
157.8
156.8
151.6
155.2
94.6
(4)
144.1
158.1
158.0
152.1
155.0
N.A.
(4)
144.3
157.8
157.0
152.1
-0.1
5.6
4.3
(4)
149.4
(4)
154.0
(4)
154.9
(4)
155.5
(4)
155.5
(4)
155.8
(4)
Aug .
1982Aug.
1983
Aug.
1983p
July
1983Aug.
1983
(3)
(4)
.2
-.2
-.6
(5)
.2
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls by industry
(1977=100)
Seasonally adjusted
Industry
June
1983
July
1932
10a. 1
107. 3
92.0
Aucr.
1982
Apr.
1983
ay
1983
Juna
1983
JULY
1983 P
107.9
107.4
104.2
104.0
105.0
105.7
106.1
103.?
93.8
93.5
95.6
90.2
89.6
90.5
91.8
93.0
93.4
Mining
123.2
114.2
114.2
*115.3
125.7
109.5
110.3
112.5
113.6
114.0
Construction
113.b
108.8
113.2
115.7
100.5
96.3
99.6
102.0
103.3
104.4
85.7
90.0
88.7
90.8
86.6
87.4
87.8
88.8
90.1
93.3
82.
80.
37.
82.
65.
80.
86.9
96.9
85
96
92
85
66
81
82.5
99.5
84.4
,100.5
80.6
86
99
97
87
67
85
83.
98.8
82.4
131.8
84.9
83.9
76.9
87.5
79.9
67.
81,
83.
95,
30,
107.
82.1
83.7
88.0
92.0
80.0
63.7
81.4
80.0
97.6
83.7
101.9
82.9
84.3
89.2
93.1
81.3
65.1
82.0
81.4
98.0
82.9
101.7
82.4
85.4
92.2
94.8
82.5
65.2
62.8
82.4
99.6
84.2
100.4
82.7
37.2
93.3
97.2
83.4
67.1
63.8
84.8
101.7
36.5
10U6
83.6
37.7
94.7
97.3
34.5
67.">
35.6
8b. 1
99.8
87.1
101.7
33.4
93.2
98.4
77.9
79.3
86.2
94.8
107.6
95.5
96.
96.5
102.9
85.5
83.1
91.0
94.
94.
79.
107.5
94.7
93.3
100.2
81.2
93.9
97.4
88.3
81.8
88.1
94.6
108.7
95.5
92.9
100.6
81.2
94.3
96.3
37.6
31.7
39.2
95.4
109.2
95.*
92.5
79.
92.8
96.0
89.1
80.1
87.6
93.1
108.1
94.7
94.6
98.5
81.7
92.9
95.6
88.6
60.1
87.7
94.4
104.0
88.5
90.5
94.7
94.3
75.4
34.5
91.8
105.1
95.0
93.1
94.0
82.2
102.9
33.3
92.
103.
35.8
111.9
111.9
113.0
113.3
113.4
111.7
Total private
Goods-producing
....
Manufacturing.
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products . .
Primary metal industries
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electric and electronic equipment
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.
Miscellaneous manufacturing . . .
6J.
94.
73.
105.
83.
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products . .
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubberand misc. plastics products .
Leather and leather products
95. 1
35.8
66
83
82
100
86
101
83
92.7
03.6
98.6
75.6
8a. 1
92.2
94.6
95.7
81.9
JD.3
107.9
96.7
95.0
94.9
93.8
92.
84.1
1983*1
82.8
91.0
95.7
101.8
86.0
100.
Aug.
95.5
109.0
95.9
94.4
1933
Auq.
19*3
82.
83.
95.
1J9.
9b.
I 113.9
114.7
115.9
113.9
102.8
101.3
101.0
84.9
102.1
99.6
99.9
99.9
100.0
84.2
107.2
106.4
107.7
107.8
105.2
103.6
104.7
105.4
105.3
105.3
109.4
103.4
108.8
105.5
109.2
107.2
109.1
107.3
108.8
103.8
106.6
102.4
107.3
103.7
108.1
104.4
108. 1
104.3
108.1
104.2
113.7
120.0
121.2
120.9
116.8
117.8
119.1
118.9
118.7
119.0
Services
124.6
127.9
129.5
129.5
122.1
124.7
126.1
126.1
125.3
127.0
Sept.
Oct.
Service-producing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade . . . .
p = preliminary.
Year
Feb.
Mar.
July
May
Aug.
Nov.
Over
1-month
span
1981.
1982.
1983.
57.8
28.5
56.5
52.4
45.4
45.7
52.2
36.0
62.4
65.6
39.0
69.1
60.2
47.6
71.0
58.9
32.8
64.5
62.6
38.4
70.7p
49.5
37.1
6 8 . 5p|
42.2
34.1
33.3
29.3
29.3
32.0
30.9
42. 2
Over
1981.
1982.
1983.
58.3
25.3
45.4
54.6
28.8
55.1
59.1
32.0
65.6
65.9
34.1
75.8
67.5
32.5
66.7
33.6
78.Op
60.5
27.2
74.2p
50.5
27.2
33.3
26.1
30.1
25.5
24.5
24.7
23.4
40.6
6-month
span
1981.
1982.
1983.
68.5
20.2
50.5
65.3
23.7
63.2
63.7
25.3
73.4
69.4
29.8
?r.4p
64.2
..6.1
80.lp
58.6
26.1
45.7
23.4
34.4
19.1
29.6
21.2
24.2
26,1
25.0
26.6
22.0
35.8
Over
12-month
span
1981.
1982.
1983.
74.5
22.0
50.Op
71.2
20.7
59.lp
70.4
18.0
58.1
19.4
47.6
18.3
41.4
34.9
20.7
20.7
29.8
22.8
27.4
24.2
23.7
31.5
25.3
37.6
23. 1
44.1
3-month
span
Over
1
Number of employees, seasonally adjusted for 1, 3, and 6 month spans, on payrolls
of 186 private nonagricultural industries.
p = preliminary.
1983-381-806:398
76.1
NOTE: Figures are the percent of Industries with employment rising. (Half of the unchanged components are counted as rising.) Data are centered within the spans.
Commissioner's statement
before the Joint Economic
Committee
Consumer Price Index
Earnings of Workers
and Their Families
Employment Cost Index
Employment Situation
Major Collective Bargaining
Settlements
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