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November 1984

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Household data

Annual averages Jan.

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Establishment data

National annual averages:

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National data revised to reflect new benchmarks and June1

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Revised historical national data Supplement2

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Annual averages May

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Employment and EarningsVol. 31 No. 11 November 1984

Editors: Gloria Peterson Green, Rosalie K. Epstein

Contents

Page

List of statistical tables 2Employment and unemployment developments, October 1984 4

Statistical tables:

Not seasonally adjusted-Household data 9Establishment data:

Employment 44Hours and earnings 79

State and area labor force data 110

Seasonally ad justed-Household data 35Establishment data:

Employment 56Hours and earnings 99

Productivity data 107

Explanatory notes 116


MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD DATA

Page

Employment Status

A- 1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1951 to date 6

A- 2. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1973 to date 7A- 3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1951, to date 8A- 4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitional population by age, sex, and race 9A- 5. Employment status of the black-and-other civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age 12A- 6. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex, and age 13A- 7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 21 years of age by major

activity, sex, and race 14A- 8. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age 15A- 9. Full-and part-time status of the civilian labor force by sex, age, and race 16A-10. Employment status of persons in familes by family relationship 17

Characteristics of the Unemployed

A-l 1. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, age, and sex 18A-12. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex 19A-13. Unemployed persons by industry and sex 20A-14. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and race 21A-l5. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment 22A-16. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 22A-17. Unemployed persons by sex, age, marital status, and duration of unemployment 23A-18. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment 24A-19. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, and jobsearch methods used 25A-20. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and jobsearch methods used 25

Characteristics of the Employed

A-21. Employed civilians in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by age and sex 26A-22. Employed civilians by occupation, sex, and age 27A-23. Employed civilians by occupation, race, and sex 28A-24. Employed civilians by age, sex, and class of worker 29A-25. Employed civilians by industry and occupation 30A-26. Employed civilians with a job but not at work by reason, sex, and pay status 30A-27. Persons at work by hours of work and type of industry 31A-28. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours by reason for working less than 35 hours, type of industry,

and usual status 31A-29. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by class of worker and full- or part-time

status 32A-30. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by sex, age, race, marital status, and full-

or part-time status 33A-31. Persons at work in nonfarm occupations by sex and full- or part-time status 34

Seasonally Adjusted Employment and Unemployment Data

A-32. Employment status of the noninstitutional population, including Armed Forces stationedin the United States, by sex, seasonally adjusted 35

A-33. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age,seasonally adjusted 36

A-34. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex, age,and Hispanic origin, seasonally adjusted 37

A-35. Employed civilians by selected social and economic categories, seasonally adjusted 38A-36. Employed civilians by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 39A-37. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 39A-38. Unemployment rates by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 40A-39. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted 40A-40. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted 41A-41. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted 41


MONTHLY ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Page

Employment—National

B- 1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by major industry, 1933 to date 43

B- 2. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by detailed industry 44B- 3. Women employees on nonagricultural payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group 55B- 4. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group,

seasonally adjusted 56B- 5. Women employees on nonagricultural payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group,

seasonally adjusted 57B- 6. Production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls by major industry and

manufacturing group, seasonally adjusted 58B- 7. Indexes of diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment increased, seasonally adjusted 59

Employment—States and Areas

B- 8. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls in States and selected areas by major industry 60

Hours and Earnings—National

C- 1. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagriculturalpayrolls by major industry, 1963 to date 79

C- 2. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagriculturalpayrolls by detailed industry 82

C- 3. Average hourly earnings, excluding overtime of production workers on manufacturing payrolls 98C- 4. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private

nonagricultural payrolls by major industry, in current and constant (1977) dollars 98C- 5. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural

payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group, seasonally adjusted 99C- 6. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private non-

agricultural payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group, seasonally adjusted 100C- 7. The Hourly Earnings Index and average hourly and weekly earnings of production or

nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, seasonally adjusted 101

Hours and Earnings—States and Areas

C- 8. Average hours and earnings of production workers on manufacturing payrolls in States andselected areas 102

PRODUCTIVITY DATA

C- 9. Hours of wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments by major industry,seasonally adjusted 107

C-10. Indexes of productivity, hourly compensation, unit costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted 108C-l 1. Percent changes from the preceding quarter and year in productivity, hourly compensation,

unit costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted annual rates

109

MONTHLY STATE AND AREA LABOR FORCE DATA

D- 1. Labor force status by State and selected metropolitan areas 110


Employment and UnemploymentDevelopments, October 1984

Employment rose in October and unemployment wasunchanged. The overall jobless rate was 7.3 percent,and the rate for civilian workers was 7.4 percent. Bothrates were the same as in September, but down fromthose prevailing early in the year.

Civilian employment—as measured by the monthlysurvey of households—rose by 350,000 in October to105.6 million. The number of employees onnonagricultural payrolls—as measured by the monthlysurvey of establishments—advanced by 440,000 to 95.2million. Each employment series was up about 6.5million since the November 1982 recession trough.

UnemploymentThe number of unemployed persons and the civilian

worker unemployment rate were both unchanged inOctober. A total of 8.4 million persons wereunemployed; the civilian worker jobless rate was 7.4percent, 3.3 percentage points below the November1982 recession high. (See table A-33.)

Jobless rates among most major worker groups, in-cluding whites (6.4 percent), blacks (15.4 percent),Hispanics (10.9 percent), and teenagers (18.8 percent),showed little, if any, change from September. Theunemployment rate for adult men edged down over themonth to 6.3 percent and has declined by a full percen-tage point since January. By contrast, the rate for adultwomen rose slightly to 6.9 percent, about the same levelas early in the year. (See tables A-33 and A-34.)

The average length of time an unemployed personhad been jobless continued its downward trend, as themean and median duration of unemployment declinedover the month to 16.5 and 7.2 weeks, respectively. Thenumber of persons who had been out of work for 6months or longer has declined by 600,000 since thebeginning of the year. (See table A-40.)

Civilian employment and the labor forceCivilian employment increased by 350,000 to 105.6

million in October, after seasonal adjustment. Theemployment increase occurred entirely among adults.The proportion of the civilian population with jobs (theemployment-population ratio) edged up to 59.7 percentover the month. (See table A-33.)

The civilian labor force grew by 320,000 in October to114.0 million, after seasonal adjustment. Over the past

year, the civilian labor force has risen by 2.2 million;adult women accounted for 1.3 million of the increase.

Industry payroll employmentTotal nonagricultural payroll employment, at 95.2

million in October, seasonally adjusted, rose by 440,000over the month. Gains were rather widespread, withnearly two-thirds of the 185 industries in the BLS indexof diffusion registering over-the-month increases; thiscontrasts markedly with the prior month when onlytwo-fifths of the industries showed increases. (See tablesB-4 and B-7.)

The bulk of the October job growth occurred in theservice-producing sector, paced by advances of 140,000in retail trade and 130,000 in services. These two in-dustry divisions have shown strong growth during therecovery, accounting for almost half of the total payrollemployment gains during the period. Over-the-monthincreases also took place in transportation and publicutilities, wholesale trade, and finance, insurance, andreal estate—about 25,000 each.

In the goods-producing sector, manufacturingemployment rose by 55,000, not enough to recoup the115,000 decline in September. All of the October in-crease was in durable goods, where gains were per-vasive; the largest were in machinery, fabricated metals,and lumber and wood products. Elsewhere in the sector,employment in mining and construction were bothabout unchanged from September levels.

Weekly hoursThe average workweek of production or nonsuper-

visory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls fell0.2 hour in October to 35.1 hours. The manufacturingworkweek edged down 0.1 hour, and factory overtimewas unchanged at 3.3 hours—the same level that hasprevailed over the past 6 months. (See table C-5.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production ornonsupervisory workers on private nonagriculturalpayrolls, at 113.2 (1977 =100), was about the same as inSeptember. The manufacturing index (at 95.9) also wasabout unchanged over the month. (See table C-6.)

Hourly and weekly earningsAverage hourly earnings were about unchanged in

October, and average weekly earnings were down 0.7


percent, seasonally adjusted. Prior to seasonal adjust-ment, average hourly earnings edged down 1 cent to$8.42, and weekly earnings fell $3.73 to $295.54. Com-pared to a year earlier, hourly earnings were up 26 centsand weekly earnings rose $7.49. (See tables C-l andC-7.)

The Hourly Earnings IndexThe Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was 161.6

(1977= 100) in October, seasonally adjusted, essentially

unchanged from September. For the 12 months ended inOctober, the increase (before seasonal adjustment) was2.9 percent. The HEI excludes the effects of two types ofchanges unrelated to underlying wage ratemovements—fluctuations in overtime in manufacturingand interindustry employment shifts. In dollars of con-stant purchasing power, the HEI decreased 0.3 percentduring the 12-month period ended in September. (Seetable C-7.)


HOUSEHOLD DATAHISTORICAL

A-1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1951 to date

(Numbers in thousands)

Yearand

month

1951 .1952 ,19531

195419551956195719581959

I9601

196119621

1963196419651966196719681969

1970197119721

19731

197419751976197719781

1979

1980198119821983

1983:October ....NovemberDecember

1984:January ....February...MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober ....

Noninsti-tutional

population

106,764107,617109,287110,463111,747112,919114,213115,574117,117

119,106120,671122,214124,422126,503128,459130,180132,092134,281136,573

139,203142,189145,939148,870151,841154,831157,818160,689163,541166,460

169,349171,775173,939175,891

176,474176,636176,809

177,219177,363177,510177,662177,813177,974178,138178,295178,483178,661

Number

64,16064,52465,24665,78567,08768,51768,87769,48670,157

71,48972,35972,67573,83975,10976,40177,89279,56580,99082,972

84,88986,35588,84791,20393,67095,45397,826

100,665103,882106,559

108,544110,315111,872113,226

113,561113,720113,824

113,901114,377114,598114,938115,493115,567115,636115,206115,419115,722

Percentof

population

60.160.059.759.660.060.760.360.159.9

60.060.059.559.359.459.559.860.260.360.8

61.060.760.961.361.761.662.062.663.564.0

64.164.264.364.4

64.364.464.4

64.364.564.664.765.064.964.964.664.764.8

Total

62,10462,63663,41062,25164,23465,76466,01964,88366,418

67,63967,64668,76369,76871,32373,03475,01776,59078,17380,140

80,79681,34083,96686,83888,51587,52490,42093,67397,679

100,421

100,907102,04210\194102,510

I

103,665104,291104,629

104,876105,576105,826-06,095106,978107,438107,093106,681106,959107,291

ResidentArmedForces

Labor force

Employed

Total

Civiliar

Agriculture

Annual averages

2,1432,3862,2312,1422,0641,9651,9481,8471,788

1,8611,9002,0612,0062,0181,9462,1222,2182,2532,238

2,1181,9731,8131,7741,7211,6781,6681,6561,6311,597

1,6041,6451,6681,676

59,96160,25061,17960,10962,17063,79964,07163,03664,630

65,77865,74666,70267,76269,30571,08872,89574,37275,92077,902

78,67879,36782,15385,06486,79485,84688,75292,01796,04898,824

99,303100,39799,526

100,834

6,7266,5006,2606,2056,4506,2835,9475,5865,565

5,4585,2004,9444,6874,5234,3613,9793,8443,8173,606

3,4633,3943,4843,4703,5153,4083,3313,2833,3873,347

3,3643,3683,4013,383

l

Nonagriculturalindustries

53,23553,74954,91953,90455,72257,51458,12357,45059,065

60,31860,54661,75963,07664,78266,72668,91570,52772,10374,296

75,21575,97278,66981,59483,27982,43885,42188,73492,66195,477

95,93897,03096,12597,450

Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2

1,6951,6851,688

1,6861,6841,6861,6931,6901,6901,6981,7121,7201,705

101,970102,606102,941

103,190103,892104,140104,402105,288105,748105,395104,969105,239105,586

3,2403,2573,356

3,2713,3953,2813,3933,3893,4033,3453,2243,3153,114

98,73099,34999,585

99,918100,496100,859101,009101,899102,344102,050101,744101,923102,472

Unemployed

Number

2.0551,8831,8343,5322,8522,7502,8594,6023,740

3,8524,7143,9114,0703,7863,3662,8752,9752,8172,832

4,0935,0164,8824,3655,1567,9297,4066,9916,2026,137

7,6378,273

10,67810,717

9,8969,4299,195

9,0268,8018,7728,8438,5148,1308,5438,5268,4608,431

Percent

oflaborforce

3.22.92.85.44.34.04.26.65.3

5.46.55.45.55.04.43.73.73.53.4

4.85.85.54.85.58.37.66.96.05.8

7.07.59.59.5

8.78.38.1

7.97.77.77.77.47.07.47.47.37.3

Not inlaborforce

42,60443,09344,04144,67844,66044,40245,33646,08846,960

47,61748,31249,53950,58351,39452,05852,28852,52753,29153,602

54,31555,83457,09157,66758,17159,37759,99160,02559,65959,900

60,80661,46062,06762,665

62,91362,91662,985

63,31862,98662,91262,72462,32062,40762,50363,08963,06462,939

1 Not strictly comparable with prior years. For an explanation, see"Historical Comparability" under the Household Data section of theExplanatory Notes.

2 The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted forseasonal variation.

NOTE: Revisions of seasonally adjusted monthly and quarterly data(shown in tables A-1 through A-3 and A-32 through A-53 of thispublication) for the most recent 5-year period are made at the beginningof each calendar year.



A-2. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1973 to date


Sex, year,and month

Noninsti-tutional

population

Labor force

NumberPercent

ofpopulation

Employed

TotalResidentArmedForces

Civilian

Total AgricultureNonagricultural

industries

Unemployed

Number

Percentof

laborforce

Not inlaborforce

Annual averages

MEN19731

197419751976197719781

1979

1980198119821983

1983:OctoberNovemberDecember

1984:JanuaryFebruary....MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober

WOMEN19731

197419751976197719781

1979

1980198119821983

1983:OctoberNovember.December.

1984:JanuaryFebruary....MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober

71,01772,46673,89175,34176,75678,10779,509

80,87782,02383,05284,064

84,34484,42384,506

84,74584,81184,88084,95385,02485,10185,17985,25785,35285,439

77,85379,37580,93882,47683,93285,43486,951

88,47289,75190,88791,827

92,12992,21492,302

92,47492,55292,63092,70992,78992,87392,95893,03993,13293,222

56,34957,39757,89958,75659,95961,15162,215

62,93263,48663,97964,580

79.379.278.478.078.178.378.2

77.877.477.076.8

54,07454,68253,45754,72056,29158,01059,096

58,66558,90957,80058,320

1,7251,6581,6001,5821,5631,5311,489

1,4791,5121,5291,533

52,34953,02451,85753,13854,72856,47957,607

57,18657,39756,27156,787

2,8472,9192,8242,7442,6712,7182,686

2,7092,7002,7362,704

49,50250,10549,03250,39452,05753,76154,921

54,47754,69753,53454,083


64,70964,84664,838

64,93065,09365,15665,21265,30765,45265,36265,24465,61465,603

76.776.876.7

76.676.876.876.876.876.976.776.576.976.8

58,95059,38959,580

59,78160,14760,29060,29360,62960,92360,60760,66160,91261,023

1,5431,5341,537

1,5421,5401,5421,5481,5451,5451,5511,5631,5711,557

57,40757,85558,043

58,23958,60758,74858,74559,08459,37859,05659,09859,34159,466

2,5952,5752,650

2,6052,6972,6362,7202,7232,7102,7052,6072,6612,516

54,81255,28055,393

55,63555,91056,11256,02656,36156,66856,35156,49056,68156,951

Annual averages

34,85336,27437,55339,06940,70542,73144,343

45,61146,82947,89448,646

44.845.746.447.448.550.051.0

51.652.252.753.0

32,76433,83234,06735,70137,38139,66941,325

42,24143,13343,39544,190

63788692100108

124133139143

32,71533,76933,98935,61537,289

41,217

42,11743,00043,25644,047

622596584588612669661

656667665680

32,09333,17333,40435,02736,67738,90040,556

41,46142,33342,59143,367


T48,85248,87448,986

48,97149,28349,44249,72550,18650,11550,27349,96349,80450,119

53.053.053.1

53.053.253.453.654.154.054.153.753.553.8

44,71544,90245,049

45,09445,42945,53645,80246,35046,51546,48646,02046,04746,268

152151151

144144144145145145147149149148

44,56344,75144,898

44,95045,28545,39245,65746,20546,37046,33945,87145,89846,120

645682706

667698646673666693641617655598

43,91844,06944,192

44,28444,58744,74744,98345,53845,67645,69945,25445,24345,521

2,2752,7144,4424,0363,6673,1423,120

4,2674,5776,1796,260

5,7595,4575,258

5,1494,9464,8674,9194,6784,5294,7564,5834,7024,580

4,1373,9723,937

3,8763,8553,9053,9243,8363,6003,7873,9433,7583,852

4.04.77.76.96.15.15.0

6.87.29.79.7

8.98.48.1

7.97.67.57.57.26.97.37.07.27.0

2,0892,4413,4863,3693,3243,0613,018

3,3703,6964,4994,457

6.06.79.38.68.27.26.8

7.47.99.49.2

43,00043,10143,38643,40643,22742,70342.608

42,86142,92242,99343,181

8.58.18.0

7.97.87.97.97.67.27.57.97.57.7

14,66715,06915,99316,58516,79716,95617,293

17,94518,53719,07319,484

19,63519,57719,668

19,81519,71819,72419,74119,71719,64919,81720,01319,73819,836

I

43,27743,34043,316

43,50343,26943,18842,98442,60342,75842,68543,07643,32843,103

1 Not strictly comparable with prior years. For an explanation, see "HistoricalComparability" under the Household Data section of the Explanatory Notes.

2 The population and Armed Forces figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.



A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1951 to date


Yearand

month

Civiliannoninsti-tutional

population

Civilian labor force

TotalPercent ofpopulation Employed Unemployed

Unemployment rates

Totalj

Men j Women

Annual averages

I1951 .1952.19531

1954.1955.1956,1957.1958,1959

I9601

196119621

1963196419651966196719681969

1970197119721

19731

197419751976197719781

1979

1980198119821983

1983:OctoberNovember.December.

1984:JanuaryFebruary ...MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober

104,621105,231107,056108,321109,683110,954112,265113,727115,329

117,245118,771120,153122,416124,485126,513128,058129,874132,028134,335

137,085140,216144,126147,096150,120153,153156,150159,033161,910164,863

167,745170,130172,271174,215

62,01762,13863,01563,64365,02366,55266,92967,63968,369

69,62870,45970,61471,83373,09174,45575,77077,34778,73780,734

82,77184,38287,03489,42991,94993,77596,15899,009

102,251104,962

106,940108,670110,204111,550

59.259.058.958.859.360.059.659.559.3

59.459.358.858.758.758.959.259.659.660.1

60.460.260.460.861.361.261.662.363.263.7

63.863.964.064.0 •

59,96160,25061,17960,10962,17063,79964,07163,03664,630

65,77865,74666,70267,76269,30571,08872,89574,37275,92077,902

78,67879,36782,15385,06486,79485,84688,75292,01796,04898,824

99,303100,39799,526

100,834

2,0551,8831,8343,5322,8522,7502,8594,6023,740

3,8524,7143,9114,0703,7863,3662,8752,9752,8172,832

4,0935,0164,8824,3655,1567,9297,4066,9916,2026,137

7,6378,273

10,67810,717

3.33.02.95.54.44.14.36.85.5

5.56.75.55.75.24.53.83.83.63.5

4.95.95.64.95.68.57.77.16.15.8

7.17.69.79.6


T

j _

174,779174,951175,121

175,533175,679175,824175,969176,123176,284176,440176,583176,763176,956

111,866112,035112,136

112,215112,693112,912113,245113,803113,877113,938113,494113,699114,017

64.064.064.0

63.964.164.264.464.664.664.664.364.364.4

101,970102,606102,941

103,190103,892104,1401'J4,402105,288105,748105,395104,969105,239105,586

9,8969,4299,195

9,0268,8018,7728,8438,5148,1308,5438,5268,4608,431

8.88.48.2

8.07.87.87.87.57.17.57.57.47.4

2.82.82.85.34.23.84.16.85.2

5.46.45.25.24.64.03.23.12.92.8

4.45.35.04.24.97.97.16.35.35.1

6.97.49.99.9

4.43.63.36.04.94.84.76.85.9

5.97.26.26.56.25.54.85.24.84.7

5.96.96.66.06.79.38.68.27.26.8

7.47.99.49.2

8.5828.1

7.97.87.97.97.77.27.67.97.67.7

1 Not strictly comparable with prior years. For an explanation, see"Historical Comparability" under the Household Data section of the

Explanatory Notes.2 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.


HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race


October 1984

Age, sex, and raceCivilian

noninsti-tutional

population

106,2626,0932,2823,811

14,28071,54631,11916,15814,96224,13613,37310,76316,2918,6387,653

11,3676,8604,5072,9751,7271,248

59,7163,1061,1531,9537,588

40,55817,6269,0768,550

13,5677,5436,0249,3654,9074,4596,7044,0612,6431,760

394 j683344340971380590

3,2681,0652,2039,0392.9876,052

46,5462,9871,1291,8586,692

30,98813,4947,0826,412

10,5695,8304,739 I6,926 '3,7313,194 j4,6632,7991,8641,215

734481

3,87214,4864,217

10,269

TOTAL

16 years and over16 to 19 years

16 to 17 years18 to 19 years


25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years




65 years and over ....65 to 69 years70 years and over .

Men








65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over ....

Women








65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over ...

176,95614,5987,1717,427

20,60493,09640,22420,99619,22830,62416,98513,64022,24811,38010,86822,05211,25610,79626,6069,00617,600

93,0747,2813,5283,75310,53447,74020,51010,6939,817157198,7127,00811,5115,8625,64911,7675,9505,81715,7524,99210,759

114,2507,4742,8074,66715,97875,80333,28417,35515,92925,44014,13511,30417,0809,0937,98711,9147,1924,7223,0821,8021,279

83,8827,3173,6433,674

10,07045,35619,71410,3039,411

14,9058,2736,632

10,7375,5185,219

10,2845,3054,979

10,8554,0146841

63,8433,8511,4472,4048,447

42,71218,7259,7079,018

14,2217,9296,2929,7665,1374,6297.0174,2402,7761,8161,027

789

50,4073,6231,3602,2637,530

33,09214.5597,6486,91111,2186,2065,0127,3143,9563,3584,8972,9511,9451,266775490

54.249.838.560.371.569.371.071.570.471.471.271.563.567.559.441.649.633.48.015.54.6



A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race—Continued


Age, sex, and race

October 1984

Civilian

noninsti-

tutional

population

152.605

12,047

5,908

6,139

17,210

79,716

33,973

17.693

16,280

26,394

14,616

11,778

19.350

9.871

9,479

19,570

9,937

9,633

24,062

8.141

15,921

72,825

6,053

3,006

3,047

8.474

39,293

16,854

8,770

8,084

12,991

7,197

5,794

9,448

4.835

4,613

9,177

4,716

4,4619,827

3.643

6.184

79,780

5,994

2,902

3,092

8,735

40,423

17,119

8,923

8,19613,403

7,419

5,984

9,901

5,036

4,866

10,393

5,221

5,172

14,235

4,498

9,737


Total

98,814

6,525

2,509

4,016

13,563

65,312

28,381

14,789

13,593

21,972

12,185

9,787

14,959

7,918

7,041

10,610

6,393

4,218

2,805

1,633

1,171

55,915

3,363

1,299

2,064

7,178

37,351

16,172

8,363

7.810

12.484

6.941

5,542

8,695

4,537

4,158

6.346

3,841

2,505

1,676

944

732

42,899

3.162

1.209

1,952

6,384

27,961

12,208

6,426

5,783

9,489

5.244

4.245

6.264

3,381

2,883

4.264

2.552

1.713

1,128

689

439

Percent

of

population

64.8

54.2

42.5

65.4

78.8

81.9

83.5

83.6

83.5

83.2

83.4

83.1

77.3

80.2

74.3

54.2

64.3

43.8

11.7

20.1

7.4

76.8

55.6

43.2

67.7

84.7

95.1

96.0

95.4

96.6

96.1

96.4

95.7

92.0

93.8

90.1

69.2

81.5

56.2

17.1

25.9

11.8

53.8

52.7

41.7

63.1

73.1

69.2

71.3

72.0

70.6

70.8

70.7

70.9

63.3

67.1

59.2

41.0

48.9

33.1

7.9

15.3

4.5

Employed

92,925

5,506

2,097

3,409

12,411

62,121

26,814

13,940

12,875

20,969

11,609

9,360

14.337

7,561

6,775

10.169

6,132

4,037

2.720

1.571

1,149

52,827

2,815

1,063

1,752

6,575

35,713

15,350

7,896

7,454

11,978

6,646

5,332

8,385

4,357

4,027

6,090

3,6962,394

1.634

916

718

40,098

2,690

1,034

1,657

5,836

26,408

11,464

6,044

5,421

8,991

4,963

4,028

5,953

3,204

2,748

4,078

2,436

1,643

1.086

655

431

Unemployed

Number

5,889

1,019

412

6071,152

3,192

1,566

849

718

1,004

576

427

622

357

265

442

261

181

85

62

22

3,088

548

236

312

603

1,639

822

467

356

505

295

210

311

180

131

256

145111

42

28

14

2,801

471

176

295

548

1,553

744

382

362498

281

217

311

177

134

186

116

70

42

34

8

Percent

of

labor

force

6.0

15.6

16.4

15.1

8.5

4.9

5.5

5.7

5.3

4.6

7.2

4.4

4.2

4.5

5.1

4.2

4.1

4.3

3.0

3.8

1.9

5.5

16.3

18.2

15.1

8.4

4.4

5.1

5.6

4.6

4.0

4.3

3.8

3.6

4.0

3.1

4.0

3.84.4

2.5

3.0

2.0

6.5

14.9

14.5

15.1

8.6

5.6

6.1

5.9

6.35.3

5.4

5.1

5.0

5.2

4.7

4.4

4.5

4.1

3.8

5.0

1.8

Not in labor force

Total

53,790

5,522

3,400

2,123

3,647

14,405

5,592

2,905

2,688

4,421

2,430

1,991

4,391

1.952

2,438

8,959

3,544

5,415

21 257

6,508

14,750

16,910

2,690

1,707

983

1.296

1.942

681

407

275

507

256

252

753

298

455

2.831

8751,956

8,151

2,699

5,452

36,881

2,833

1,693

1,140

2,351

12.463

4,911

2,498

2,413

3,914

2,174

1,739

3,638

1,654

1,983

6,129

2,669

3,459

13,106

3,809

9.298

Keeping

house

27,011

329

94

235

1,403

10,937

4,283

2,120

2,164

3,460

1,965

1,517

3,195

1,432

1.767

5.008

2,225

2.783

9.333

2,947

6,387

353

6

4

2

16

96

28

9

19

23

13

10

45

21

24

67

3334

167

32

136

26,658

322

89

233

1,387

10,841

4,255

2,111

2,145

3,437

1,943

1,494

3,150

1,427

1,722

4,941

2,192

2,749

9,166

2,915

6,251

Going

to

school

7,322

4,830

3,180

1,650

1,723

718

487

332

155

175

98

76

56

32

24

33

26

7

19

7

11

3,718

2,473

1,624

849

962

267

215

162

53

36

21

15

16

7

9

1111

-

5

4

1

3,604

2,357

1,556

801

760

451

272

170

102139

77

61

41

25

15

23

157

13

3

10

Unable

to

work

1,914

8

1

7

33

622

155

66

88

166

79

88

300

131

168

459

226

232

793

139

654

1,097

6

2

5

19

423

103

44

58

111

56

56

209

88

120

328

160168

320

85

235

817

2-

3

14

199

52

22

3055

23

32

91

43

48

130

66

64

473

54

419

Other

reasons

17,543

356

125

231

488

2,127

667

386

281

620

296

324

840

340

499

3,459

1,066

2,393

11,113

3,415

7,698

11,742

204

77

128

298

1,156

336

191

144

337

165

172

484

181

302

2,425

6701,754

7,659

2,579

5,080

5,801

152

48

104

190

971

332

195

137283

131

152

356

159

197

1.034

396

6383,454

836

2,618

WHITE








65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over

Men









Wom©n








65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over ....

10



A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race—Continued


Age, sex, and race

October 1984


population


TotalPercent

ofpopulation

Employed

Unemployed

Number

Percentof

laborforce

Not in labor force

TotalKeepinghouse

Goingto

school

Unableto

work

Otherreasons

BLACK




25 to 34 years25 to 29 years ....30 to 34 years

35 to 44 years35 to 39 years ....40 to 44 years ....

45 to 54 years45 to 49 years ....50 to 54 years


65 years and over ...65 to 69 years70 years and over .

Men









Women

16 yea.s and over16 to 19 years








19,4492,1411,0501,0922,78610,3464,8352,5912,2443,2151,7971,4182,2961,2011,0951,9781,046932

2.198738

1,460

8,7011,045522525

1,2964,6392,1891,1791,0101,434804629

1,016534482857453404865308556

10,7481,096528567

1,4905,7072,6461,4121,2341,781993789

1,280667613

1,121593528

1,333430904

12,202802249552

2,0098,1483,8372,0461.7912,6341,4861,1481,676930747

1,02463039422013190

6,158413120293

1,0584,0841,9541,039915

1,2917395528384643755033012021025943

6.044389130259951

4,0641,8831,007876

1,3437475968384663725213301921187247

62.737.523.750.672."!78.879.379.079.881.982.781.073.077.468.251.860.342.210.017.86.2

70.839.523.055.981.788.089.288.190.690.191.987.882.586.977.758.766.550.011.819.27.7

56.235.524.545.763.871.271.271.371.075.475.375.565.569.960.646.555.636.38.916.75.2

10,353464146318

1,5107,2323,3111,7341,5762,3801,3321,0481,541850691945576369202121

5,24922767160820

3,6501,717893824

1.168664504764421342461276185915635

5.10423779158690

3,5821,594841752

1,2126685441114293494843001841116545

1,84933710323549991652631121525415510013580557954251810

910185531332384342361459112375487542324224171138

93915250102261482290166124131805261382337307871

15.242.141.342 424.811.213.715.212.09.710.48.78.18.67.47.78.66.38.47.610.0

14.844.944.045.322.510.612.114.09.99.510.28.78.99.28.68.38.18.610.5

V)

15.539.138.839.227.411.915.416.514.19.810.68.77.28.16.27.29.13.96.6

7,2471,339800539 i777 '

2,199999546453580310270620271349954 |415 |538

1,978607

1,371

2,54263340123123855623614195142657717870

108354152202763249514

i

4,705707399308540

1,643763405358438245193442201241600264336

1,215358857

2,894971681269

1,307585303283358203156364181183451213238770260511

10512210

50241957621913616107281117

2,789851471

2701,257561284278351197154345168177435203231742249494

1,5411,089754335315137112684516611927

7545583831741524436261173511

78653137116116393764234936817

4847252018853312250232685345113662741334489

2756247

108341617251015492029834340712843

2101

1138019155

25131136142253193462 |1646

2,32914728118173566248145104156797716254108367140226

1,076303772

1,4105814438035314280621024755109367325599156664210454

91989147593

21310665425432225318351124170

41293

318

Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

11



A-5. Employment status of the black-and-other civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex


Age and sex

October 1984


population


TotalPercent

ofpopulation

Employed

Total AgricultureNonagri-cultural

industries

Unemployed

Number

Percentof

laborforce

Not inlaborforce

TOTAL








65 years and over ...65 to 69 years70 years and over.









Women





35 to 44 years35 to 39 years ....40 to 44 years ....




24,3512,5511,2631,2883,39513,3816,2513,3022,9484,2302,3691,8612,8981,5101,3882,4821,3191,1632,544866

1,679

11,0571,264637627

1,5966,0632,8611,5331,3271,9141,076838

1,288683605

1,107590518

1,028371657

13,2941,287626661

1,7997,3183,3911,7691,6212,3171,2931,0231,610827783

1,375729645

1,517495

1,022

15,436949298651

2,41510,4914,9032,5661,2783,4671,9501,5182,1211,175945

1,303799504277169108

7,928488148340

1,2695,3612,5521,3441,2081.738988750

1,0716004706713992711408357

7,508461150311

1,1465,1302,3511,2221,1291,729962768

1,0515754756334002331388651

63.437.223.650.671.178.478.477.743.382.082.381.673.277.868.152.560.643.310.919.56.4

71.738.623.254.279.588.489.287.791.090.891.889.583.187.977.760.667.752.413.622.38.7

56.535.924.047.163.770.169.369.169.674.674.475.065.369.660.746.054.836.19.117.45.0

13,336587185402

1,8699,4264,3052,2182,0873,1671,7641,4031,9541,076877

1,19972847025615799

6,88929090201

1,0134,8452,2761,1801,0961,5898976929815494316143652491267749

6.44729795201856

4,5812,0291,038991

1,5788677119735274465853632221308050

2451311235138423012422121543519362312231310

21514213331193725123718194531142819102012

29

21955

532945753312

13,091574184390

1,8349,2874,2632,1892,0753,1251,7421,3831,9001,041858

1,16370545823314391

6,67427688188980

4,7252,2381,1551,0841,5528786749355184175853462391066542

6,41829896

202854

4,5622.0251.034991

1,5738647099645234415783592191277849

2,100362113249546

1,06659834725130018611416899681057134211316

1,0391975813925651627716411314991579051395734221368

1,061165551102905503211831381519557774829483711871

13.638.138.038.222.610.212.213.519.68.79.57.57.98.47.28.08.96.77.77.714.8

13.140.439.440.920.29.610.812.29.38.69.27.78.48.58.38.58.68.29.77.0

V)

14.135.736.635.325.310.713.715.012.28.89.87.47.48.36.27.69.14.95.67.5

V)

8,9151,601965637980

2,8891,348736612763419344777334443

1,179520659

2,267697

1,571

3,1297764892873277023081891191768888

21782135437190246888288600

5.786825476350653

2.1871.040547493587331256559252308742329412

1.379409971

Data not shown where base is less than 75.000.



A-6. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutionai population by race, sex, and age


Employment status andrace

Total

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Men, 20 years andover

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Women, 20 years andover

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Both sexes, 16 to 19years

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutionai populationCivilian labor force

Percent of populationEmployed

AgricultureNonagricultural industries

UnemployedUnemployment rate

Not in labor force

White





Not in labor force

Black





Not in labor force

174,779112,042

64.1102,659

3,40799,252

9,3838.4

62,737

151,17597,526

64.590,532

3,13087,4026,994

7.253,649

19,02611,582

60.99,502

1819,3212,080

18.07,444

176,956114,250

64.6106,262

3,268102,994

7,9897.0

62,706

152,60598,814

64.892,9253,023

89,9035,889

6.053,790

19,44912,202

62.710,353

17410,1791,849

15.27,247

75,21658,919

78.354,580

2,51152,0694,339

7.416,297

65,80251,867

78.848,534

2,28046,2543,333

6.413,935

7,4165,51574.4

4,668161

4,50784715.4

1,901

76,56559,992

78.456,6102,443

54,1673,382

5.616,573

66,77152,552

78.750,0122,242

47,7692,540

4.814,220

7,6565,746

75.05,022

1514,871

72412.6

1,910

84,44345,505

53.942,088

63541,453

3,4177.5

38,938

72,91538,933

53.436,484

59935,8852,450

6.333,981

9,4025,356

57.04,487

134,474

86816.2

4,047

85,79346,784

54.543,559

58642,972

3,2266.9

39,009

73,78639,738

53.937,408

55536,8532,330

5.934,048

9,6525,655

58.64,867

154,852

78713.9

3,998

15,1207,618

50.45,991

2615,7301,62721.4

7,502

12,4586,726

54.05,515

2515,2641,211

18.05,733

2,20871232.2347

634036551.3

1,496

14,5987,474

51.26,093

2385,8551,381

18.57,124

12,0476,525

54.25,506

2255,2811,019

15.65,522

2,14180237.5464

845633742.1

1,339

13



A-7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 21 years of age by major activity, sex, and race


Employment status andmajor activity

October 1984

Total

Bothsexes

Men Women

White

Bothsexes Men Women

Black

Bothsexes

Men Women

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional populationCivilian labor force



UnemployedLooking for full-time workLooking for part-time workPercent of labor force

Not in labor force

Major activity: Going to school





Not in labor force

Major activity: Other





Not in labor force

22,55513,33059.1

11,237385

10,8522,0931,26283115.79,225

11,7124,25136.33,462105

3,3577896272718.6

7,461

10,8439,07983.77,775280

7,4951,3041,20010414.41,764

11,2026,86561.35,765327

5,4381,10066743416.0

4,337

5,9832,11935.41,699

911,60842129

39219.9

3,864

5,2194,74690.94,066236

3,83068063842

14.3473

11,3546,46556.95,472

585,41499359639715.4

4,889

5,7292,13237.21,763

141,75036933

33517.3

3,597

5,6244,33377.03,709

443,66462456262

14.41,291

18,65811,47561.5

10,006373

9,6331,46985861112.8

7,183

9,6433,75338.93,180102

3,0795733354015.3

5,890

9,0157,72285.76,826271

6,55589682471

11.61,293

9,2955,90663.55,137313

4,82476944432513.0

3,389

4,9211,88238.31,565

881,47731819

29916.9

3,038

4,3744,02392.03,572225

3,34845142526

11.2351

9,3635,56959.5

4,86960

4,80970041428612.6

3,794

4.7221,87139.61,615

141,60225514

24113.6

2,852

4,6413,69879.73,254

473,207445400 |45

12.0942

3,2541,55947.99855

98157436920536.81,696

1,68440624.1207

22052002617449.11,278

1,5701,15273.4778

377537434331

32.5418

1,56781251.8500

549431120810338.3756

83919423.2972

95979

8850.0645

72861784.8403

339721419915

34.7111

1,68774744.3485

48726216010235.1940

84521225.1110

1101031786

48.3633

84253563.5375

37816014416

29.9307

14



A-8. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age


Veteran statusand age

Civiliannoninstitutional

population

Oct.1983

Oct.1984


Total

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Employed Unemployed

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Number

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Percent oflabor force

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

VETERANS

Total, 25 years and over25 to 39 years


40 years and over

NONVETERANS

Total, 25 to 39 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years35 to 39 years

7,8925,775

6232,0363,1162,117

20,2778,7606,9434,574

7,9235,380

4151,6033,3622,543

21,4329,0347,5714,827

7,3965,536

5811,9403,0151,860

19,0928,1916,5674,334

7,4755,205

3991,5583,2482,270

6,8925,124

5141,7742,8361,768

7,0714,887

3571,4493,081 !2,184

20,348 17,690 | 19,271 1,4028,512 7,503 7,995 I 688

504412

67166179

92

7,2364,600

6,1334,054

7,9956,8924,384 I

688434280

404318

42109167

86

1,077517344216

6.87.4

11.58.65.94.9

7.38.46.66.5

5.46.1

10.57.05.13.8

5.36.14.84.7

NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are those who served in theArmed Forces between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveteransare men who have never served in the Armed Forces; published data

are limited to those 25 to 39 years of age, the group that most closelycorresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.

15



A-9. Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by sex, age, and race


Sex, age, and race

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over16 to 19 years



25 to 54 years55 years and over

October 1984

Full-time labor force

Total

97,6433,362

4002,962

94,28113,39880,88368,96011,924

Men, 16 years and over 58,56016 to 19 years 1,846

56,7147,362

49,35141,727

7,624

20 years and over.20 to 24 years25 years and over ...


Women, 16 years and over 39,08316 to 19 years 1,51620 years and over 37,567

20 to 24 years | 6,03625 years and over | 31,532

25 to 54 years .55 years and over

White

Men, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 years and over



Women, 16 years and over 32,67916 to 19 years '. 1,28820 years and over 31,390

20 to 24 years 5,07825 years and over 26,313

25 to 54 years ! 22,56755 years and over j 3,746

27,2344,298

51,2401,586

49,6546,219

43,43536,5416,894

Black

Men, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 years and over



Women, 16 years and over.16 to 19 years20 years and over



5,713224

5,489975

4,5143,969

545

5,165191

4,974809

4,1643,715

449

Employed

Full-timeschedules1

Parttime for

economicreasons

85,7992,110

2051,906

83,68810,74672,94162,10410,837

52,6531,220

51,4326,004

45,42838,3407,088

33,146890

32,2564,743

27,51323,764

3,749

46,7251,098

45,6265,244

40,38333,9276,456

28,141786

27,3554,162

23,19419,9033,291

4,528106

4,422625

3,7973,325

472

3,94986

3,863474

3,3883,020

368

5,41557391

4824,8421,2103,6323,024

608

2,412261

2,151602

1,5501,296

254

3,003312

2,691608

2,0841,729

354

1,921230

1,691455

1,2371,022

214

2,449270

2,179482

1.6971,397

300

40621

385127259225

34

47331

442109334281

53

Unemployed(looking for

full-time work)

TNumber

Percent offull-time

labor force

6,429678104574

5,7511,4424,3093,832

477

3,495365

3,131757

2,3732,091

282

2,934 I314 j

2,620685

1,9361,740

195

2,594258

2,336520

1,8171,592

225

2,089233

1,856434

1,4231,266

156

77997

682222459419

40

74375

668226425413

12

6.620.226.119.46.1

10.85.35,64.0

6.019.85.5

10.34.85.03.7

7.520.7

7.011.46.16.44.5

5.116.34.78.44.24.43.3

6.418.15.98.65.45.64.2

13.643.412.422.810.210.67.3

14.439.213.428.010.211.12.7

Part-time labor force

Total

Employedon

voluntarypart

time1

16,6074,1122,4071,705

12,4952,5809,9166,8443,072

5,2832,0053,2781,0852,193

9861,207

11,3242,1079,2171,4947,7225,8581,865

4,6751,7772,898

959 |1,938 '

8101,128

10,2211,8738,3471,3077,0415,3951,646

4461882578417511560

879198681142540350190

15,0483,4091,9861,423

11,6392,3249,3156,4182,897

4,6521,6243,027

9832,044

9221,122

10,3961,7858,6111,3417,2705,4951,775

4,1811,4872,694

8761,819

7641,055

9,5081,6357,8741,1936,6825,1081,573

3151002156814710047

682121562107455282173

Unemployed(looking for

part-time work)

Number

1,559703421282857255602427175

6313802511021496385

92832260615345336390

493290204831204773

71223947411435928772

130884216271512

1967711935866917

Percent ofpart-timelabor force

9.417.117.516.56.99.96.16.25.7

12.019.07.79.46.86.47.0

8.215.36.6

10.25.96.24.8

10.616.37.08.76.25.86.5

7.012.75.78.75.15.34.4

29.346.716.518.715.413.0

22.439.017.524.415.919.78.9

1 Employed persons with a job but not at work are distributedproportionately among the full- and part-time employed categories.

2 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

16Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis


A-10. Employment status of persons in families by family relationship


Family relationship

Total, 16 years and over1

HusbandsWith employed wifeWith unemployed wifeWith wife not in labor force .

WivesWith employed husbandWith unemployed husbandWith husband not in labor force .

Relatives in married-couple families .16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 years and over

Women who maintain families .

Relatives in families maintained by women .16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 years and over

Relatives in families maintained by men .16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 years and over

October 1984

Men who maintain families 1,742

194 ! 12.561 ! 21.964 ! 13.7

8.6

1 Excludes persons living alone or with nonrelatives, persons inmarried-couple families where the husband or wife is in the Armed Forces,persons in unrelated subfamilies, and those whose family status isunknown.

NOTE: Because of new estimation techniques introduced in January

1984, these data are not comparable with those for earlier years.Moreover, estimates for husbands, wives, and women who maintainfamilies are somewhat different from marital status estimates shown inother tables in this publication because of differences in definitions andweighting patterns used in aggregating the data.

17



A-11. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, age, and sex

Marital status, race, and age

Men

Thousands ofpersons

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Unemploymentrates

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Women

Thousands ofpersons

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Unemploymentrates

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Total, 16 years and overMarried, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

White, 16 years and over ....Married, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

Black, 16 years and over ....Married, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

Total, 25 years and overMarried, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

White, 25 years and over ....Married, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

Black, 25 years and over ....Married, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

5,2082,067

6702,471

4,0071,713

5001,794

1,016271149596

3,1781,845

614720

2,5021,511

453539

550256140155

4,1271,663

4492,014

3,0881,390

3361,362

910216101592

2,5231,504

423596

1,9371,250

318369

48619794

196

8.35.1

11.315.2

7.24.7

10.213.1

17.39.2

16.928.9

6.34.8

10.911.1

5.64.49.7

10.0

12.19.1

16.417.7

6.54.07.5

12.0

5.53.86.89.8

14.87.1

11.826.0

4.93.97.48.5

4.33.66.76.4

10.46.9

11.319.4

4,1741,743

8761,555

2,9871,457

601930

1,064221257587

2,4991,393

765342

1,8311,156

516158

591182230177

3,8621,643

8001,418

2,8011,365

573863

939218209512

2,3871,317

713356

1,7811,094

505182

527169194164

8.56.49.1

12.6

7.16.07.79.2

18.710.315.630.9

6.65.78.47.4

5.65.47.04.5

13.19.2

14.519.1

7.75.98.3

11.1

6.55.57.58.4

15.59.7

11.925.1

6.15.27.87.3

5.34.97.04.9

11.28.3

11.416.9

18



A-12. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex

Occupation

Thousands ofpersons

Total

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Unemployment rates

Total f

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Men

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Women

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Total, 16 years and over

Managerial and professional specialtyExecutive, administrative, and managerialProfessional specialty

Technical, sales, and administrative supportTechnicians and related supportSales occupationsAdministrative support, including clerical

Service occupationsPrivate householdProtective serviceService, except private household and protective

Precision production, craft, and repairMechanics and repairersConstruction tradesOther precision production, craft, and repair

Operators, fabricators, and laborersMachine operators, assemblers, and inspectorsTransportation and material moving occupationsHandlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

Construction laborersOther handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

Farming, forestry, and fishing

No previous work experience16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 years and over

9,383

655328327

1,986159794

1,034

1,74888

1231,538

1,133301512321

2,3901,122

456812138673 i

370

1,044702236107

I

7,989

655317338

1,66694732840

1,41965100

1,255

841188451202

2,040972431636142495

305

995632237127

8.4

2.72.92.4

5.94.86.25.9

11.17.87.011.9

8.26.710.17.4

12.612.29.516.517.916.2

9.2

7.0

2.52.72.4

4.82.85.44.8

9.16.15.49.9

5.94.18.64.7

10.610.78.412.516.911.6

7.9

8.3

2.72.82.6

4.94.74.36.1

10.3O6.611.6

7.96.69.96.7

12.611.99.517.017.416.8

8.8

6.5

2.02.11.9

3.72.73.83.9

8.405.19.6

5.94.28.54.1

9.99.18.113.017.112.0

7.3

8.5

2.63.22.3

6.45.08.25.8

11.67.99.612.1

10.610.018.39.9

12.512.68.514.1013.6

11.4

7.7

3.33.73.1

5.53.07.05.0

9.56.67.510.0

6.8.7

15.86.7

12.412.911.510.5(1)10.4

11.0


19



A-13. Unemployed persons by industry and sex

Industry

Thousands ofpersons

Total

Oct.1983

9,383

7,071

116682

1,9581,23484615616819522916317286863474725210621203492747954

36929079

2,020294

1,726256

1,669653

1,016

271996

1,044

Oct.1984

7,989

5,860

109617

1,543879865051135117115143129101282035664167871333675555754

29622571

1,668189

1,478204

1,421568853

221913995

Unemployment rates

Total

Oct.1983

8.4

8.6

11.612.5

9.09.612.310.89.217.113.58.76.87.27.96.74.814.38.311.77.79.24.85.76.210.39.6

6.57.43.29.46.710.24.27.95.511.0

14.73.7_

Oct.1984

7.0

6.9

10.510.7

7.06.612.28.87.8

13.48.04.35.84.87.32.22.97.47.58.910.310.45.64.44.57.5

10.5

4.95.42.77.74.78.43.36.64.79.0

12.53.4_

Men

Oct.1983

8.3

8.6

13.612.6

8.69.2

12.48.18.717.012.19.05.27.58.07.03.611.67.510.95.7

11.53.95.15.88.98.9

6.57.42.88.26.68.83.08.65.011.4

13.43.8_

Oct.1984

6.5

6.6

11.010.8

6.06.512.410.47.7

13.88.03.84.75.07.12.82.34.35.16.210.24.05.33.43.14.56.4

5.46.02.66.23.67.13.26.54.08.5

10.73.0_

Women

Oct.1983

8.5

8.6

1.810.7

9.810.411.415.610.917.917.37.68.86.17.15.46.517.19.313.39.78.77.96.57.112.99.7

6.47.43.910.86.911.34.97.55.710.7

20.13.6

Oct.1984

7.7

7.4

8.09.2

8.86.811.44.58.011.28.25.87.34.07.91.34.011.110.714.710.511.66.55.87.713.316.3

3.63.52.89.37.59.53.46.65.09.5

20.23.8_


Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

MiningConstruction

ManufacturingDurable goods

Lumber and wood productsFuniture and fixturesStone, clay, and glass productsPrimary metal industriesFabricated metal productsMachinery, except electricalElectrical machinery, equipment, and suppliesTransportation equipment

AutomobilesOther transportation equipment

Professional and photographic equipmentOther durable goods industries

Nondurable goodsFood and kindred productsTextile mill productsApparel and other textile productsPaper and allied productsPrinting and publishingChemicals and allied productsRubber and miscellaneous plastics productsOther nondurable goods industries

Transportation and public utilitiesTransportationCommunications and other public utilities

Wholesale and retail tradeWholesale tradeRetail trade

Finance, insurance, and real estateService industries

Professional servicesOther service industries

Agricultural wage and salary workersGovernment, self-employed, and unpaid famiy workersNo previous work experience

20



A-14. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and race


Reason for unemployment

Totalunemployed

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Men,20 yearsand over

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Women,20 yearsand over

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Both sexes,16 to 19

years

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

White

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Black

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Total unemployedJob losers

On layoffOther job losers

Job leaversReentrantsNew entrants

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployedJob losers

On layoffOther job losers


UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THECIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losersJob leaversReentrantsNew entrants

9,3834,9711,0983,873

9352,4321,045

100.053.011.741.310.025.911.1

4.5.8

2.2

7,9893,876

9272,949

8942,230

989

100.048.511.636.911.227.912.4

3.4.8

2.0.9

4,3393,172

6962,476

372641155

100.073.116.057.18.6

14.83.6

5.4.6

1.1.3

3,3822,376

5701,806

321579106

100.070.216.853.49.5

17.13.1

3.9.5

1.0.2

3,4171,441

3451,096

4331,354

188

100.042.210.132.112.739.6

5.5

3.21.03.0

.4

3,2261,244

307937436

1,291254

100.038.6

9.529.113.540.0

7.9

2.7.9

2.8.5

1,627358

57301130437702

100.022.03.518.58.026.843.1

4.71.75.79.2

1,38125550

205136360629

100.018.43.614.89.9

26.145.5

3.41.84.88.4

6,9943,790925

2,865770

1,756679

100.054.213.241.011.025.19.7

3.8.81.8.7

5,8892,949822

2,127716

1,618606

100.050.114.036.112.227.510.3

3.0.71.6.6

2,0801,156150

1,00622589314

100.055.67.2

48.41.1

28.315.1

10.0.25.12.7

1,84:9288983933543346

100.050.24.8

45.41.8

29.318.7

7.6.34.42.8

21



A-15. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment

(Percent distribution)

Reason, sex, and age

October 1984

Total unemployed

Thousandsof persons

7,989

3,876927

2,949894

2,230989

3,382

2,376570

1,806321579106

3,226

1,244307937436

1,291254

1,381

25550

205136360629

P/arppntrclLCNl

100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

100.0

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Duration of unemployment

Less than5 weeks

42.8

37.456.631.347.148.647.2

36.6

35.055.728.438.641.141.5

45.7

38.455.532.846.351.451.8

51.4

54.50

49.670.150.946.4

5 to 14weeks

28.6

27.722.429.332.329.626.9

27.5

25.620.327.237.230.325.6

28.7

29.625.630.933.027.125.2

31.2

37.7(1)

40.518.737.227.9

15 weeks and over

Total

28.6

35.021.039.420.621.825.8

35.9

39.524.044.324.328.532.9

25.6

32.018.936.320.721.523.0

17.4

7.8

09.9

11.212.025.8

15 to 26weeks

12.1

13.08.8

14.39.6

10.314.5

12.7

13.28.5

14.611.611.013.5

11.6

14.110715.29.7

10.58.4

11.6

5.5(1)7.05.08.6

17.2

27 weeksand over

16.5

22.012.325.110.911.511.3

23.3

26.315.529.712.717.619.4

14.0

18.08.2

21.111.111.014.6

5.9

2.302.96.23.48.6

Total, 16 years and over ....

Job losersOn layoffOther job losers


Men, 20 years and over



Women, 20 years and over



Both sexes, 16 to 19 years




A-16. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment

Total

Thousands of persons

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Percent distribution

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Full-time workers


Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Percent distribution

Oct.1983

Oct.1984


Less than 5 weeks5 to 14 weeks

5 to 10 weeks11 to 14 weeks

15 weeks and over15 to 26 weeks27 weeks and over

27 to 51 weeks52 weeks and over

Average (mean) duration, in weeksMedian duration, in weeks

9,383

3,4772,6001,931

6693,3061,2002,106712

1,393

19.88.5

7,989

3,4212,2861,736551

2,282963

1,319462857

16.36.5

100.0

37.127.720.67.1

35.212.822.47.614.8

100.0

42.828.621.76.9

28.612.116.55.810.7

7,685

2,5252,0801,510570

3,0801,0772,004683

1,321

22.210.2

6,429

2,5451,8471,375472

2,036816

1,221428793

18.17.5

100.0

32.927.119.67.4

40.114.026.18.917.2

100.0

39.628.721.47.3

31.712.719.06.712.3

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A-17. Unemployed persons by sex, age, race, marital status, and duration of unemployment

Sex, age, race, andmarital status


TotalLessthan

5 weeks

5 to 14weeks

15 to 26weeks

27weeks

andover

Weeks

Average(mean)duration

Medianduration

October 1984

Percent of unemployedin group

Unemployedless than5 weeks

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Unemployed15 weeksand over

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Total, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

Men, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

Women, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

White, 16 years and overMenWomen

Black, 16 years and overMenWomen

Men, 16 years and over:Married, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

Women, 16 years and over:Married, spouse presentWidowed, divorced, or separatedSingle (never married)

7,9891,3811,6982,1641,304

789546106

4,127745859

1,099654401313

56

3,862636838

1,065650388234

50

5,8893,0882,801

1,849910939

1,663449

2,014

1,643800

1,418

3,42171077694153325716243

1,5953583704272371176719

1,8263524065142961409524

2,6351,2231,412

670319352

591143861

787366674

2,28643151961536920413217

1,185255266297181100787

1,1021762533181871045310

1,633875758

573267306

446115623

464205432

96316017024114712810214

51385901317463645

44975801117265388

724401323

20893115

22363228

19988163

1,3198123236725620115033

8354713324516212010325

48534991239480478

898589308

398231167

404128303

193142150

16.39.314.316.818.021.925.223.9

19.59.516.221.222.325.530.6

013.08.912.412.313.718.217.9

015.518.712.0

19.623.216.2

22.225.216.0

12.416.012.0

6.54.95.86.87.6

10.212.010.0

7.65.36.48.69.0

12.117.0

05.64.55.35.46.28.97.00

6.27.45.0

6.97.76.4

9.011.46.4

5.56.35.4

37.148.341.435.030.129.130.625.1

32.647.037.129.724.923.826.4

42.649.846.841.436.836.037.60

38.433.345.2

31.328.533.9

28.228.637.5

43.936.144.7

42.851.445.743.540.932.529.740.1

38.648.043.138.836.329.221.40

47.355.348.448.245.536.040.8

44.739.650.4

36.235.037.4

35.531.942.7

47.945.747.5

35.217.630.738.542.946.848.935.6

40.418.434.246.148.652.554.60

28.716.726.129.435.739.439.50

34.439.927.1

39.344.934.1

49.346.531.4

30.134.524.0

28.617.423.728.130.941.746.243.8

32.717.726.034.136.045.853.50

24.217.121.421.925.737.336.40

27.532.122.5

32.835.630.0

37.742.426.4

23.928.722.0


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A-18. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment

Thousands of persons Weeks

Occupation and industry TotalLessthan

5 weeks

5 to 14weeks

15 to 26weeks

27weeks

andover

Average(mean)duration

Medianduration

October 1984

Percent of unemployedin group

Unemployedless than5 weeks

Oct.1983

Unemployed15 weeksand over

Oct. | Oct. Oct.1984 i 1983 I 1984

OCCUPATION| |

Managerial and professional specialty j 655 !Technical, sales, and administrative support I 1,666 jService occupations j 1,419 |Precision production, craft, and repair j 841Operators, fabricators, and laborers j 2,040Farming, forestry, and fishing j 305

INDUSTRY1

AgricultureConstructionManufacturing

Durable goodsNondurable goods

Transportation and public utilities .Wholesale and retail tradeFinance and service industriesPublic administration

No previous work experience

221662

1,550882667355

1,6741,988

267

995

229720649344801158

118257642334308123746814127

473

22652642423151791

7520337019717310147564573

266

9017015799

27818

764

1931187646

19325728

144

110249188167443

38

2113934423411086

259272

39

111

16.314.514.018.920.512.7

9.718.420.924.615.9 i22.515.114.515.0

13.4

8.36.35.97.37.94.8

4.76.87.59.25.98.96.36.85.7

5.5

28.539.541.032.333.842.7

40.037.129.325.336.130.442.638.530.8

42.2

35.043.245.740.939.351.6

53.338.841.537.946.234.644.640.947.7

47.5

42.531.129.841.443.324.3

25.032.349.055.837.444.830.832.525.2

26.6

30.525.224.431.735.418.6

12.730.634.739.827.937.127.026.725.1

25.7

1 Includes wage and salary workers only.

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A-19. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, and jobsearch methods used

Sex, age, and race

October 1984


Totalunem-ployed

Totaljob-

seekers

Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers

Publicemploy-

mentagency

Privateemploy-

mentagency

Employerdirectly

Placedor

answeredads

Friendsor

relativesOther

Averagenumber ofmethods

used

Total, 16 years and over ...16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

Men, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

Women, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years55 to 64 years65 years and over

White, 16 years and over...MenWomen

Black, 16 years and over ...MenWomen

7,9891,3811,6982,1641,304789546106

4,127745859

1,09965440131356

3,862636G38

1,06565038823450

5,8893,0882,801

1,849910939

6,9421,3091,5251,8301,08665144893

3,46569876887350431126249

3,47761175795758234018644

4,9652,5022,463

1,750853896

23.113.425.423.131.325.822.114.0

25.914.526.424.639.336.021.40

20.311.924.321.624.416.822.60

22.925.720.1

23.927.420.6

6.03.76.36.56.85.88.01.1

6.53.96.47.38.17.76.90

5.53.68.25.65.74.19.70

6.06.25.7

5.86.65.1

75.181.776.972.774.872.267.261.3

76.582.877.175.377.268.872.10

73.780.476.870.372.775.360.80

75.277.772.6

74.772.576.8

36.125.537.240.238.639.237.325.8

34.023.636.337.537.940.231.30

38.127.738.242.739.238.545.70

38.535.741.4

30.029.330.7

18.415.816.519.819.320.021.219.4

20.817.620.221.823.623.222.50

15.913.712.818.115.617.119.90

17.720.514.9

20.321.918.9

5.34.44.75.44.76.09.26.5

6.44.74.47.45.49.6

11.1

4.14.14.93.64.32.65.90

5.67.24.1

4.24.04.5

1.641.451.671.681.761.691.551.28

1.701.471.711.741.911.861.65

1.581.411.631.621.621.541.65

1.661.731.59

1.591.621.57

1 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.NOTE: The jobseeker total is less than the total unemployed because

it does not include persons on layoff or waiting to begin a new job within

30 days, groups for whom jobseeking information is not collected. Thepercent using each method will always total more than 100 becausemany jobseekers use more than one method.

A-20. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason

Sex and reason

Total 16 years and overJob losers1 ..Job leavers ...ReentrantsNew entrants

Men 16 vears and overJob losers1

Job leaversReentrants . . .New entrants

Women 16 years and overJob losers1

Job leavers ....ReentrantsNew entrants

for unemployment,


Totalunem-ployed

7,9893,876

8942,230

989

4,1272,537

377783429

3,8621,338

5161,447

560

Totaljob-

seekers

6,9422,985

8892,086

982

3,4651,950

376714425

3,4771,035

5131,372

557

Publicemploy-

mentagency

23.130.922.016.314.7

25.932.522.915.515.3

20.327.921.216.814.2

and jobsearch methods used

Dctober 1984

Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers

Privateemploy-

mentagency

6.06.86.45.05.1

6.56.97.44.96.4

5.56.55.75.14.1

Employerdirectly

75.176.674.571.778.1

76.577.175.872.581.2

73.775.973.571.275.8

Placedor

answeredads

36.137.343.034.130.0

34.034.238.833.828.9

38.143.246.034.331.1

Friendsor

relatives

18.421.118.414.518 1

20.821.923.415.722.1

15.919.615.013.815.1

Other

5.34.84.57.33.1

6.45.86.6

10.22.8

4.12.82.95.83.2

Averagenumber ofmethods

used

1.641.781.691.491.49

1.701.781.751.531.57

1.581.761.641.471.43

1 Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods usedexclude persons on layoff.

NOTE: The jobseeker total is less than the total unemployed becauseit does not include persons on layoff or waiting to begin a new job within

30 days, groups for whom jobseeking information is not collected. Thepercent using each method will always total more than 100 becausemany jobseekers use more than one method.

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A-21. Employed civilians in agriculture and nonagricuiturai industries by age and sex

(In thousands)

Industry and age

Total

Oct.1983

102,6595,9912,1283,86313,85868,24829,50822,66116,07911,4866,9554,5303,076

3,407261119142470

1,814757583474550302248313

99,2525,7302,0093,72113,38866,43428,75222,07815,60510,9366,6534,2822,764

Oct.1984

106,2626,0932,2823,81114,28071,54631,11924,13616,29111,3676,8604,5072,975

3,268238108130415

1,831738566527504271232280

102,9945,8552,1733,68113,86569,71530,38123,57015,76410,8646,5894,2752,695

Men

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

Women

Oct.1983

Oct.1984

All industries16 to 19 years





65 years and over

Agriculture16 to 19 years



25 to 34 years35 to 44 years45 to 54 years ,


65 years and over

Nonagricuiturai industries16 to 19 years





65 years and over

57,6933,1131,0872,0277,299

38,67516,65112,7959,2296,7664,1242,6431,840

2,726216101115399

1,416607454354422226196274

54,9672,898

9861,9126,900

37,26016,04412,3418,8756,3443,8972,4471,566

59,7163,1061,1531,9537,588

40,55817,62613,5679,3656,7044,0612,6431,760

2,64019681

116357

1,443626418398404210194240

57,0772,9091,0721,8377,232

39,11517,00013,1498,9686,2993,8512,4491,520

44,9662,8781,0421,8366,559

29,57212,8579,8666,8494,7192,8321,8871,237

68145182771398149129119128765139

44,2852,8331,0231,8096,48829,17412,7089,7376,7304,5922,7561,8361,198

46,5462,9871,1291,8586,69230,98813,49410,5696,9264,6632,7991,8641,215

6284227145938811214712999613840

45,9182,9451,1011,8446,63330,60013,38210,4216,7974,5642,7381,8261,175

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