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EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGSU.S. Department of LaborBureau of Labor
Statistics
January 1986
In this issue:1985 annual averagesRevised seasonally adjusted
labor force seriesData on union affiliation
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Calendar of Features
In addition to the monthly data appearingregularly in Employment
and Earningsspecial features appear in most of theissues as shown
below:
Household data
Annual averagesUnion affiliation
Revised seasonally adjusted series
Quarterly averages: Seasonally adjusteddata, persons not in
labor force, personsof Hispanic origin, Vietnam-era veteransand
nonveterans, family relationship data,weekly earnings data
Establishment data
National annual averages:
Industry divisions (preliminary)
Industry detail (final)
Women employees (final)
National data revised to reflect new benchmarks andnew seasonal
factors
Revised historical national data
State and area annual averages
Area definitions
State and area labor force data
Annual averages
Jan.Jan.
Jan., Feb.
Jan., Apr.,July, Oct.
Jan.
Mar.
Mar.
June1
Supplement2
May
May
May
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2 Month of publication varies. The latest supplement was
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Employment and EarningsVol. 33 No. 1 January 1986
Editors: Gloria Peterson Green, Rosalie K. Epstein
Editors' noteIt is the annual practice of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics to recalculate the seasonal adjustment factors
for unemployment and other labor force series derived from the
Current Population Survey (householdsurvey) to incorporate the
experience in the most recent year. As a result of the
recalculation of seasonaladjustment factors, seasonally adjusted
data for the past 5 years are subject to revision. The data in
tablesA-l, 2, 3, and 31-52 have been revised to reflect the updated
seasonal adjustment factors. Revised mon-thly data covering the
1981-85 revision period for a broader range of labor force series
will appear in nextmonth's issue.
The seasonal adjustment methodology is described in the article
beginning on page 9 in this issue. Thearticle also gives the new
seasonal adjustment factors to be used to calculate the civilian
labor force andother major series for January-June 1986.
Contents
Page
List of statistical tables 2Employment and unemployment
developments, December 1985 7Revision of seasonally adjusted labor
force series 9
Statistical tables:
Not seasonally adjusted-Household data 15
Quarterly averages 59Establishment data:
Employment 80Hours and earnings 115
State and area labor force data 146
Seasonally adjusted-Household data 42
Quarterly averages 49Establishment data:
Employment 92Hours and earnings 135
Productivity data 143
Annual averages 152
Explanatory notes 220
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MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD DATA
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Employment Status
A- 1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16
years and over, 1951 to date 12A- 2. Employment status of the
noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1974 to date
13A- 3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population 16 years and over, 1951, to date 14A- 4. Employment
status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and
race 15A- 5. Employment status of the black-and-other civilian
noninstitutional population by sex and age 18A- 6. Employment
status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex,
and age 19A- 7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population 16 to 24 years of age by
school enrollment, years of school completed, sex, race, and
Hispanic origin 20A- 8. Employment status of male Vietnam-era
veterans and nonveterans by age 22A- 9. Full-and part-time status
of the civilian labor force by sex, age, and race 23A-10.
Employment status of persons in families by family relationship
24
Characteristics of the Unemployed
A-l 1. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, age, and sex
25A-12. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex 26A-13. Unemployed
persons by industry and sex 27A-14. Unemployed persons by reason
for unemployment, sex, and race 28A-l5. Unemployed persons by
reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment
29A-16. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 29A-17.
Unemployed persons by sex, age, marital status, and duration of
unemployment 30A-18. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry,
and duration of unemployment 31A-19. Unemployed jobseekers by sex,
age, race, and jobsearch methods used 32A-20. Unemployed jobseekers
by sex, reason for unemployment, and jobsearch methods used 32
Characteristics of the Employed
A-21. Employed civilians in agriculture and nonagricultural
industries by age and sex 33A-22. Employed civilians by occupation,
sex, and age 34A-23. Employed civilians by occupation, race, and
sex 35A-24. Employed civilians by age, sex, and class of worker .
36A-25. Employed civilians by industry and occupation 37A-26.
Employed civilians with a job but not at work by reason, sex, and
pay status 37A-27. Persons at work by hours of work and type of
industry 38A-28. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours by reason for
working less than 35 hours, type of industry,
and usual status 38A-29. Persons at work in nonagricultural
industries by class pf worker and full- or part-time
status 39A-30. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by
sex, age, race, marital status, and full-
or part-time status 40A-31. Persons at work in nonfarm
occupations by sex and full- or part-time status 41
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 42
A-33. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by sex and age,seasonally adjusted 43
A-34. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by race, sex, age,and Hispanic origin, seasonally
adjusted 44
A-35. Employed civilians by selected social and economic
categories, seasonally adjusted 45A-36. Employed civilians by sex
and age, seasonally adjusted... 46A-37. Unemployed persons by sex
and age, seasonally adjusted 46A-38. Unemployment rates by sex and
age, seasonally adjusted 47A-39. Selected unemployment indicators,
seasonally adjusted 47A-40. Unemployed persons by duration of
unemployment, seasonally adjusted 48A-41. Unemployed persons by
reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted 48
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QUARTERLY HOUSEHOLD DATA
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Seasonally Adjusted Employment and Unemployment DataA-42.
Employment status of the noninstitutional population, including
Armed Forces stationed in the
United States, by sex, seasonally adjusted 49A-43. Employment
status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age,
seasonally adjusted . . . 50A-44. Employment status of the civilian
noninstitutional population by race, sex, and Hispanic origin,
seasonally adjusted 51A-45. Full- and part-time status of the
civilian labor force by sex and age, seasonally adjusted 53A-46.
Employed civilians by selected social and economic categories,
seasonally adjusted 54A-47. Employed civilians by sex and age,
seasonally adjusted 54A-48. Unemployed persons by sex and age,
seasonally adjusted 55A-49. Unemployment rates by sex and age,
seasonally adjusted 55A-50. Selected unemployment indicators,
seasonally adjusted 56A-51. Unemployed persons by duration of
unemployment, seasonally adjusted 56A-52. Unemployed persons by
reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted 57
Persons Not in the Labor Force
A-53. Persons not in the labor force by reason, sex, and race,
seasonally adjusted 58A-54. Persons not in the labor force by
reason, sex, and age 59A-55. Persons not in the labor force by
reason, race, Hispanic origin, age, and sex 60A-56. Persons not in
the labor force who desire work but think they cannot get jobs by
reason, sex,
age, race, and Hispanic origin 61A-57. Work-seeking intentions
of persons not in the labor force and work history of those who
intend to
seek work within the next 12 months by sex, age, and race 62
Race and Hispanic Origin Data
A-58. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin , 63A-59.
Employment status of persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban
origin by sex and age 64A-60. Employed civilians by selected social
and economic categories, race, and Hispanic origin 65A-61. Employed
civilians of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban origin by selected
social and
economic categories 66A-62. Employed civilians by sex, age,
race, and Hispanic origin 67A-63. Unemployment rates by sex, age,
race, and Hispanic origin 67A-64. Unemployed persons by duration of
unemployment, race, and Hispanic origin 68A-65. Unemployed persons
by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic origin 68
Vietnam-era Veterans and Nonveterans Data
A-66. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and
nonveterans by age 69A-67. Employment status of male Vietnam-era
veterans and nonveterans by age, race, and Hispanic origin . 69
Family Relationship and Weekly Earnings Data
A-68. Unemployment in families by type of family, race, Hispanic
origin, and presence of employedfamily members 70
A-69. Unemployed persons by family relationship, race, Hispanic
origin, and presence of employedfamily members 71
A-70. Employed civilians by family relationship, race, Hispanic
origin, and presence of additionalemployed family members 72
A-71. Median weekly earnings of families by type of family,
number of earners, race, and Hispanic origin . . 73A-72. Families
with unemployed members and wage and salary workers by type of
family and median
weekly earnings 74A-73. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage
and salary workers by selected characteristics 75A-74. Median
weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected
characteristics 76A-75. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage
and salary workers by occupation and sex 77
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MONTHLY ESTABLISHMENT DATAEmploymentNational
B- 1. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by major industry,
1934 to date 79B- 2. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by
detailed industry 80B- 3. Women employees on nonagricultural
payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group 91B- 4.
Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by major industry and
manufacturing group,
seasonally adjusted 92B- 5. Women employees on nonagricultural
payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group,
seasonally adjusted 93B- 6. Production or nonsupervisory workers
on private nonagricultural payrolls by major industry and
manufacturing group, seasonally adjusted 94B- 7. Indexes of
diffusion: Percent of industries in which employment increased,
seasonally adjusted 95
EmploymentStates and Areas
B- 8. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls in States and
selected areas by major industry 96
Hours and EarningsNational
C- 1. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagriculturalpayrolls by major industry, 1964
to date 115
C- 2. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagriculturalpayrolls by detailed industry
118
C- 3. Average hourly earnings, excluding overtime of production
workers on manufacturing payrolls 134C- 4. Average hourly and
weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private
nonagricultural payrolls by major industry, in current and
constant (1977) dollars 134C- 5. Average weekly hours of production
or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural
payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group, seasonally
adjusted 135C- 6. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production
or nonsupervisory workers on private non-
agricultural payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group,
seasonally adjusted 136C- 7. The Hourly Earnings Index and average
hourly and weekly earnings of production or
nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls,
seasonally adjusted 137
Hours and EarningsStates and Areas
C- 8. Average hours and earnings of production workers on
manufacturing payrolls in States andselected areas 138
PRODUCTIVITY DATAC- 9. Hours of wage and salary workers in
nonagricultural establishments by major industry,
seasonally adjusted 143C-10. Indexes of productivity, hourly
compensation, unit costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted 144C-ll.
Percent changes from the preceding quarter and year in
productivity, hourly compensation,
unit costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted annual rates 145
MONTHLY STATE AND AREA LABOR FORCE DATAD- 1. Labor force status
by State and selected metropolitan areas 146
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ANNUAL AVERAGES-HOUSEHOLD DATA
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Employment Status
1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population, 1929 to date 1522. Employment status of the civilian
noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1952 to date
. 1533. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by age, sex, and race 1544. Employment status of the
black-and-other civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age
1575. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population
by race, sex, and age 1586. Employment status of the civilian
noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by school
enrollment, years of school completed, sex, race, and Hispanic
origin 1597. Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force
by sex, age, and race 1618. Employment status of persons in
families by family relationship 162
Characteristics of the Unemployed
9. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, age, and sex
16310. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex 16411. Unemployed
persons by industry and sex 16512. Unemployed persons by reason for
unemployment, sex, and race 16613. Unemployed persons by reason for
unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment 16714.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 16715. Unemployed
persons by sex, age, marital status, and duration of unemployment
16816. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of
unemployment 16917. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, and
jobsearch methods used 17018. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason
for unemployment, and jobsearch methods used 171
Characteristics of the Employed
19. Employed civilians in agriculture and nonagricultural
industries by age and sex 17220. Employed civilians by occupation,
sex, and age 17321. Employed civilians by occupation, race, and sex
17422. Employed civilians by detailed occupation, sex, race, and
Hispanic origin 17523. Employed civilians by age, sex, and class of
worker 18024. Employed civilians in nonagricultural industries by
sex and class of worker 18125. Employed civilians by industry, sex,
and occupation . . 18226. Employed civilians by industry, race, and
occupation 18327. Employed civilians in nonagricultural industries
by sex, age, and race 18428. Employed civilians by detailed
industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin . . . 18529. Employed
civilians with a job but not at work by reason, sex, and pay status
18930. Persons at work by hours of work and type of industry 18931.
Persons at work 1 to 34 hours by reason for working less than 35
hours, type of industry,
and usual status 19032. Persons at work in nonagricultural
industries by class of worker and full- or part-time status . . . .
19033. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by sex, age,
race, marital status, and full- or
part-time status 19134. Persons at work in nonfarm occupations
by sex and full- or part-time status . 192
Persons Not in the Labor Force
35. Persons not in the labor force by reason, sex, and age
19336. Persons not in the labor force by reason, race, Hispanic
origin, age, and sex 19437. Persons not in the labor force who
desire work but think they cannot get jobs by reason, sex, age,
race,
and Hispanic origin 19538. Work-seeking intentions of persons
not in the labor force and work history of those who
intend to seek work within the next 12 months by sex, age, and
race 196
Race and Hispanic Origin Data
39. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by sex, age, race, andHispanic origin 197
40. Employment status of civilians of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and
Cuban origin by sex and age 19841. Employed civilians by selected
social and economic categories, race, and Hispanic origin . 199
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ANNUAL AVERAGESHOUSEHOLD DATA
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Race and Hispanic Origin DataContinued
42. Employed civilians of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban
origin by selected socialand economic categories 200
43. Employed civilians by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin
20144. Unemployment rates by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin
20145. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, race, and
Hispanic origin 20246. Unemployed persons by reason for
unemployment, race, and Hispanic origin 202
Vietnam-era Veterans and Nonveterans Data
47. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and
nonveterans by age 20348. Employment status of male Vietnam-era
veterans and nonveterans by age,
race, and Hispanic origin 204
Family Relationship and Weekly Earnings Data
49. Unemployment in families by type of family, race, Hispanic
origin, and presence of employedfamily members 205
50. Unemployed persons by family relationship, race, Hispanic
origin, and presence of employedfamily members 206
51. Employed civilians by family relationship, race, Hispanic
origin, and presence of additionalemployed family members 207
52. Median weekly earnings of families by type of family, number
of earners, race, andHispanic origin 208
53. Families with unemployed members and wage and salary workers
by type of family and medianweekly earnings 209
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers
by selected characteristics 21055. Median weekly earnings of
part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics
21156. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers
by occupation and sex 212
Union-nonunion Membership Data
57. Employed wage and salary workers by age, sex, race, Hispanic
origin, full-and part-timestatus, and union affiliation 213
58. Employed wage and salary workers by occupation, industry,
and union affiliation 21459. Median weekly earnings of full-time
wage and salary workers by age, sex, race,
Hispanic origin, and union affiliation 21560. Median weekly
earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation,
industry,
and union affiliation 216
ANNUAL AVERAGESESTABLISHMENT DATA
EmploymentNational
61. Employees on nonagricultural payrolls by major industry and
manufacturing group 21762. Production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonagricultural payrolls by major industry
and manufacturing group 218
Hours and EarningsNational
63. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonagriculturalpayrolls by major industry and
manufacturing group 219
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Employment and UnemploymentDevelopments, December 1985
Employment rose in December and unemploymentwas little changed.
The overall unemployment rate was6.8 percent, and the rate for
civilian workers was 6.9percent. While little different from
November, bothrates were below those which had prevailed
throughoutmost of 1985.
The number of nonagricultural wage and salaryjobsas measured by
the monthly survey ofestablishmentsrose by 320,000 in December to
99.1million. Civilian employmentas measured by themonthly survey of
householdsedged up by 240,000 to108.2 million. Although both
surveys showed substan-tial job growth in 1985, gains were less
than wererecorded in the prior 2 years.
UnemploymentThe December unemployment level (8.0 million)
and
the civilian worker unemployment rate (6.9 percent)were little
different from their November levels, afterseasonal adjustment.
Both figures, however, were belowthose prevailing throughout most
of 1985. Jobless ratesfor most worker groups were about unchanged
inDecember, including those for adult men (5.9 percent),adult women
(6.2 percent), teenagers (18.8 percent),whites (5.9 percent),
blacks (14.9 percent), andHispanics (10.4 percent). During the
course of 1985,jobless rates for adult men, adult women, and
whitesdeclined, whereas rates for teenagers, blacks, andHispanics
have shown no improvement. (See tablesA-33 and A-34.)
Both measures of average duration of unemploymenthave changed
little in recent months. Median durationremained at 6.9 weeks in
December, while mean dura-tion was 15.4 weeks. These measures have
declined fromlate 1984 levels. The number of job losers was about
un-changed over the month but was somewhat below year-earlier
levels. (See tables A-40 and A-41.)
Civilian employment and the labor forceCivilian employment edged
up to a level of 108.2
million in December. Over the year, the number ofjobholders rose
by 2 million, with adult women account-ing for 70 percent of the
gain. The proportion of thecivilian population with jobsthe
employment-population ratioreached a record high of 60.4 percentin
December. Among occupational groups, the largest
gains during the year occurred in managerial and pro-fessional,
administrative support, and service jobs.
The civilian labor force, at 116.2 million inDecember, was
little changed over the month. Over theyear, the labor force rose
by 1.8 million, with adultwomen accounting for an even larger share
of the laborforce growth (80 percent) than of employment.
Discouraged workersAt 1.2 million in the fourth quarter, the
number of
discouraged workerspersons who report that theywant a job but
are not looking for one because theybelieve their search would be
futilewas about the sameas the levels in the first 3 quarters of
the year. Despite anover-the-year decline in the number of blacks
reportingdiscouragement over job prospects, they continued
torepresent a disproportionate share of discouragedworkersabout 1
in 3, or three times their share of thelabor force. (See table
A-53.)
Industry payroll employmentThe number of employees on
nonagricultural payrolls
increased by 320,000 in December to 99.1 million, afterseasonal
adjustment. Job gains were widespread, as theBLS diffusion index
registered 65 percent. The payrolltotal was 3.0 million above the
year-earlier level. (Seetables B-4 and B-7.)
Continuing the pattern of recent growth, the bulk ofthe December
employment expansion occurred in theservice-producing sector, which
increased by 260,000.The over-the-month expansion was once again
paced byservices, which rose by 115,000, with most of this
gaintaking place in business and health services. Elsewherein the
sector, there were modest increases in wholesaletrade and finance,
insurance and real estate. In retailtrade, seasonal hirings in
general merchandise storeswere below the expected holiday levels,
but there wasgrowth in eating and drinking places, so that the
overalljob count in the industry was about unchanged inDecember,
after seasonal adjustment.
In the goods-producing sector, employment increasedby 60,000. In
contrast to nearly continuous job lossesbetween January and
September, manufacturingemployment edged up for the third month in
a row. TheDecember gain of 45,000 reflected small but
widespreadincreases throughout both the durable and nondurable
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goods industries. Manufacturing job growth sinceSeptember
totaled 140,000. Construction employmentwas little changed for the
second straight month,following serveral months of substantial
growth. Thenumber of construction jobs was up 290,000 over theyear.
Mining employment was about unchanged inDecember.
Weekly hoursThe average workweek of production or nonsuper-
visory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls edg-ed up in
December to 35.1 hours, after seasonal adjust-ment. Weekly hours in
manufacturing rose 0.3 hour to41.0 hours, a very high level, and
factory overtime rose0.2 hour to 3.6 hours. (See table C-5.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production
ornonsupervisory workers on nonagricultural payrollsrose 0.7
percent to 118.3 (1977 = 100), after seasonal ad-justment.
Reflecting advances in both weekly hours andthe level of
employment, the manufacturing index in-creased by 1.3 percent to
95.2. Since September, themanufacturing index has increased 2
percent. (See table C-6.)
Hourly and weekly earningsAverage hourly earnings rose 0.9
percent in
December, and weekly earnings were up 1.2 percent,seasonally
adjusted. Prior to seasonal adjustment,average hourly earnings
increased 5 cents to $8.73, whileweekly earnings were up $6.11 to
$309.04. Over the pastyear, hourly earnings have risen 27 cents and
weeklyearnings $8.71. (See tables C-l and C-7.)
The Hourly Earnings IndexThe Hourly Earnings Index (HEI) was
168.4
(1977 = 100) in December, seasonally adjusted, anincrease of 0.8
percent from November. For the 12months ended in December, the
increase was 3.1 per-cent. The HEI excludes the effects of two
types ofchanges unrelated to underlying wage
ratemovementsfluctuations in manufacturing overtimeand
interindustry employment shifts. In dollars of cons-tant purchasing
power, the HEI decreased 0.5 percentduring the 12-month period
ended in November. (Seetable C-7.)
Improved Population Estimates for the Household Survey
Effective with data for January 1986, two technical changes will
be in-troduced in the population estimates used as controls for the
householdsurvey. One will reflect an explicit estimate of the
number of undocumentedimmigrants, largely Hispanic, since 1980.
This change will be offsetsomewhat by an improved estimate of
emigration from the United States forthe same time period. The net
effect of these adjustments will be to increasethe working age
population by roughly 300,000. For the population as awhole, this
should have little effect on the data. Because the adjustment
forthe Hispanic-origin population will be much larger, BLS will
revise the data tothe extent possible back to 1980.
Scheduled Release Dates
Employment and unemployment data are scheduled for initial
release onthe following dates:
Reference month
January
February
March
Release date
February 7
March 7
April 4
Reference month
April
May
June
Release date
May 2
June 6
July 3
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Revision of SeasonallyAdjusted Labor Force Series
Robert J. Mclntire
As pointed out in the explanatory note on seasonaladjustment
published at the back of each issue ofEmployment and Earnings, the
purpose of seasonal ad-justment is to eliminate from economic time
series theinfluence of seasonal events such as weather,
holidays,opening and closing of schools, etc., to make it easier
toobserve and analyze the cyclical and other nonseasonalmovements
in the series. The seasonality which the ad-justment process
endeavors to eliminate is measured byseasonal factors. The seasonal
factors used for currentadjustment are estimates of how much the
originalunadjusted values can be expected to deviate fromunderlying
trend-cycle levels due to annually recurringbehavior as projected
from average seasonal patterns inthe recent past. However, even
though seasonality in-volves regularly recurring patterns, it does
tend tochange over time, creating a need for periodic reestima-tion
of factors and revision of recently adjustedestimates. By including
more recent data in the estima-tion process, the revision process
can provide betterestimates of how much the original,
unadjustedestimates actually deviated from underlying
trend-cyclelevels during the recent period, thereby improving
thehistorical seasonally adjusted data for that period. Inaddition,
the new information is incorporated to pro-duce the new projected
factors to be used for currentseasonal adjustment.
Therefore, at the end of each calendar year, theBureau of Labor
Statistics reestimates the seasonality ofthe unemployment,
employment, and other labor forceseries derived from the Current
Population Survey byincluding another full year of data in the
estimation pro-cess. Based on this annual reestimation, BLS issues
theprojected factors for the first 6 months of the new yearas well
as revised estimates of historical seasonally ad-justed data for
the last 5 years. Each year's data aregenerally subject to five
revision cycles before the valuesare considered final. The fifth
and final revisions in theearliest of the 5 years are usually quite
small, while thefirst-time revisions in the most recent year are
generallymuch more substantial, although even these rarely alterthe
essential trends observed in the initial majorestimates. (The
national unemployment rate to onedecimal place was revised in only
1 month of 1985 by thecurrent revision.) An important consideration
in the* Robert J. Mclntire is an economist and Chief of the Data
ServicesGroup in the Division of Data Development and Users'
Services, Of-fice of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau
of LaborStatistics.
selection of the methodology for seasonal adjustmenthas been
keeping these revisions as small as possible,because current
analysis and policymaking must utilizethe initial estimates.
This year's revisions incorporate data throughDecember 1985 and
provide revised estimates forJanuary 1981 through December 1985.
Several monthsof revised data for many of the major seasonally
ad-justed labor force series have already been published inthe news
release on the December 1985 employmentsituation, issued January 8
(USDL 86-001). This issue ofEmployment and Earnings contains
revised data for thelast 13 months and quarters for most seasonally
ad-justed labor force series (including those that appearedin the
release). Next month's issue will provide the com-plete 1981-85
revisions for a few hundred of theseasonally adjusted monthly labor
force series most indemand. These revisions replace the data
published inthe February 1985 issue for 1981-84 and the
seasonallyadjusted estimates for 1985 published during the
pastyear. Seasonally adjusted data for 1980 and earlier yearswere
not revised. Table 1 of this article contains the newprojected
seasonal factors that are to be applied duringthe first 6 months of
1986 to the 12 component series usedin the computation of the
seasonally adjusted civilianlabor force and unemployment rate (see
the section onaggregation procedures later in this article).
Projectedfactors for the last 6 months of 1986 will be estimated
inearly July, based on data through June 1986, and will bepublished
in the July issue of this publication.
Adjustment methods and proceduresThe official seasonal
adjustment procedure for the
labor force series is the X-ll ARIMA program, whichwas developed
at Statistics Canada during the 1970's asan extension of and
improvement to the widely usedX-ll method developed at the U.S.
Bureau of the Cen-sus in the 1960's.1 The X-ll ARIMA method
improvescurrent estimates for most series by allowing recent
1 The primary documentation for the X-l 1 ARIMA procedure is in
The
X-ll ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method, by Estela Bee
Dagum(Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 12-564 E, January 1983).
(ARIMA isan acronym for Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average.)
The X-l 1method is described in The X-ll Variant of the Census
Method IISeasonal Adjustment Program, by Julius Shiskin, Alan
Young, andJohn Musgrave (Technical Paper No. 15, Bureau of the
Census, 1967).
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Table 1. Current seasonal adjustment factors for the 12 major
civilian labor force components, January-June 1986Procedure and
series
Multiplicative Adjustment(Divide factor into original value)
Agricultural employment:Men, 20 years and overWomen, 20 years
and overMen, 16 to 19 yearsWomen, 16 to 19 years
Nonagricultural employment:Men, 20 years and overWomen, 20 years
and over
Unemployment:Men, 20 years and overWomen, 20 years and over
Additive Adjustment(Subtract factor from original value)
Nonagricultural employment:Men, 16 to 19 yearsWomen, 16 to 19
years
Unemployment:Men, 16 to 19 yearsWomen, 16 to 19 years
January
.902
.803
.584
.474
.985
.996
1.1661.046
-293-216
7-82
February
.897
.832
.609
.518
.9851.000
1.1481.008
-365--252
4-78
March
.903
.885
.706
.660
.9911.005
1.097.986
-265-221
-18-59
April
.979
.961
.925
.780
.9941.003
1.035.945
-189-204
-104-81
May
1.0441.0771.177
.931
1.0001.000
.947
.967
- 70-186
-881
June
1.0921.2021.5451.692
1.006.991
.960
.999
488298
229258
observations, especially the last 6 months, to weighmore heavily
in the estimates of current and recentseasonal factors than did the
X-ll alone. The methodprovides this improvement through the use of
ARIMAmodels to extend the data series by 12 months. The
X-llalgorithm for seasonal adjustment is then applied to
theextended series.
ARIMA projections are based only on the past ex-perience
observed in a series itself, ARIMA models haveproved to have good
properties for short-term projec-tion or extrapolation of a large
class of time series,especially in a seasonal adjustment context,
since the ex-trapolations tend to track intra-year movements
quitewell. The ARIMA models in the X-ll ARIMA program us-ed to
seasonally adjust the labor force series are of theBox-Jenkins
type.2 They can generally be described withthe notation:
(P,d,q) (P,D,Q) TRANSFORMATION,Where:
(1) p is the number of regular (nonseasonal)autoregressive
parameters
(2) d is the number of regular differences(3) q is the number of
regular moving average
parameters(4) P is the number of seasonal autoregressive
parameters2 For a more detailed discussion of ARIMA models,
refer to previous-
ly cited Dagum (1983) and to: Box, G.E.P. and Jenkins, G.M.,
TimeSeries Analysis Forecasting and Control (San Francisco, Holden
Day,1970); and Granger, C.W.J. and Newbold, P., Forecasting
EconomicTime Series (New York, Academic Press, 1977).
(5) D is the number of seasonal differences(6) Q is the number
of seasonal moving average
parameters(7) TRANSFORMATION may be NONE,LOG,
or POWER(n).
While the lettered elements within the parentheses ofthe model
specifications can theoretically take on manyvalues, in practice
only small values are useful.
For each labor force series which has been extendedbased on an
ARIMA model, the model has beenspecifically chosen as well suited
to the particular series,based on a set of established criteria.
The criteria essen-tially require a model to: (1) fit the series
well, (2) havelow average forecasting errors in the last 3 years
prior tothe projected year, and (3) produce residuals (the
dif-ferences between the observed values and the valuesforecast by
the model for the observed period) whichfollow a random pattern.
Acceptable ARIMA modelshave been identified and were used for 155
of the 195labor force series which were directly adjusted at the
endof 1985, including all 12 major civilian labor force
com-ponents, whose ARIMA models are shown in table 2. Themodels for
three of those major componentsagriculturalemployment for men 20
years and over and for women16 to 19 and unemployment for women 20
years andoverare different from those used last year. The 40series
for which acceptable models have not been iden-tified were simply
run through the X-ll part of the pro-gram without any ARIMA
extrapolations.
The procedures used for adjusting the labor forceseries within
the X-ll part of the process were the same
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Table 2. ARIMA models for the 12 major civilian labor
forcecomponents, 1986
Series
Agricultural employment:Men, 20 years and over. .Women, 20 years
and overMen, 16 to 19 years . .Women, 16 to 19 years
Nonagricultural employment:Men, 20 years and over . .Women, 20
years and over .Men, 16 to 19 years . .Women, 16 to 19 years .
Unemployment:Men, 20 years and overWomen, 20 years and overMen,
16 to 19 yearsWomen, 16 to 19 years
Model
(1,0,0) (0,1,1)(0,1,2) (0,1,1)(0,1,2) (0,1,1)(2,1,2) (0,1,1)
(0,1,1X0,1,1)(0,1,1X0,1,1)(0,1,1X0,1,1)(0,1,1X0,1,1)
(2,1,2) (0,1,1)(0,1.1X0,1.1)(o.i.ixo.i.i)(0,1,4) (0,1,1)
Transformation
LOGLOGNONENONE
LOGLOGNONENONE
NONELOGNONENONE
as those followed last year. In keeping with the minorchange
introduced 2 years ago, a 10-year time period,including data from
January 1975 through December1985, was used for the adjustment of
all the labor forceseries.
The X-ll method of seasonal adjustment containedin the X-ll
ARIMA procedure assumes that the originalseries, including the 12
extrapolated observations if anARIMA model has been applied, is
either the product orthe sum of three components trend-cycle,
seasonal,and irregular. The method uses either a ratio-to-
ordifference-from-moving-average approach to estimatethe
components, depending on whether themultiplicative or additive
model is used. The seasonallyadjusted series values are computed by
dividing eachmonth's original value by the corresponding
seasonalfactor if the multiplicative model is used, or by
subtrac-ting the factor if the additive model is used. Of the
12major civilian labor force components, the four
teenageunemployment and nonagricultural employment serieswere
adjusted using the additive model, and the othereight series were
adjusted with the multiplicative model.Of all the 195 directly
adjusted series, 37 were adjustedwith the additive model, primarily
those involvingteenage employment and unemployment, for which
theseasonal component seems to be fairly independent ofthe
trend-cycle.
Aggregation proceduresBLS maintains and publishes several
hundred
seasonally adjusted labor force series in addition to the195
directly adjusted series discussed above. The addi-tional series
are produced by arithmetically combiningor aggregating the directly
adjusted series with eachother or, in some cases, with series on
population orresident Armed Forces levels, which are not
seasonallyadjusted because they are not considered to have
anysignificant seasonal variation. For example, theseasonally
adjusted levels of total unemployment,civilian employment, and
civilian labor force, and theseasonally adjusted civilian
unemployment rate are allproduced by aggregation of the seasonally
adjustedresults for the 12 major civilian labor force
components.The seasonally adjusted level of total unemployment
is
the sum of the seasonally adjusted levels of unemploy-ment for
the four age-sex groupsmen and women 16to 19, and men and women 20
years and over. Seasonal-ly adjusted civilian employment is the sum
of theseasonally adjusted levels of employment for the
eightemployment componentsthe same four age-sexgroups as noted
above employed, respectively, innonagricultural and agricultural
industries. Theseasonally adjusted civilian labor force is the sum
of all12 components. The seasonally adjusted civilianunemployment
rate is calculated by taking the totalseasonally adjusted
unemployment level as a percent ofthe total seasonally adjusted
civilian labor force. For theoverall labor force, the resident
Armed Forces level isadded to the seasonally adjusted civilian
labor force,and the seasonally adjusted overall unemployment
rateis, of course, calculated by taking total seasonally ad-justed
unemployment as a percent of that labor forcefigure.
The principal reason for producing many of the ma-jor seasonally
adjusted estimates for the labor force byaggregation rather than by
direct adjustment is that thisapproach ensures that the major
seasonally adjustedtotals will be consistent (additively) with at
least one ma-jor set of components. If the totals were directly
ad-justed along with the components, such consistencywould not, in
all likelihood, occur, since the X-l 1 is nota sum-preserving
procedure; that is, the sum of theresult for two or more directly
adjusted series will notgenerally be the same as the result of
directly adjustingthe sum of the unadjusted versions of the same
series.The various components tend to have significantly dif-ferent
patterns of seasonal variation; for example,teenage unemployment
tends to peak in June, whileunemployment of adult men tends to peak
in the wintermonths of January and February. It is necessary
todirectly adjust the components in order to properlyestimate these
varying seasonal patterns. Of course, oneof the implications of
producing seasonally adjustedestimates for many major series by
aggregation is thatexact factors cannot be projected for those
series.However, implicit seasonal factors can be calculatedafter
the fact by taking the ratio of the unadjusted ag-gregate to the
seasonally adjusted aggregate, or, for ad-ditive implicit factors,
the difference between those twoaggregates.
Availability of revised seriesAs indicated above, much of the
revised seasonally ad-justed data is being published in this and
next month'sissues of Employment and Earnings. Additional datafor
any of the several hundred seasonally adjusted laborforce series,
as well as the January-June 1986 factors forany of the directly
adjusted series beyond the 12 majorcomponents, can be obtained from
BLS upon request.Requests for data or inquiries concerning the
seasonaladjustment methodology or the availability of
machine-readable files of labor force data should be addressed
tothe Division of Data Development and Users' Services,Office of
Employment and Unemployment Statistics,Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Washington, D.C. 20212.
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HOUSEHOLD DATAHISTORICAL
A-1. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16
years and over, 1952 to date
(Numbers in thousands)
Yearand
month
Noninsti-tutional
population
Labor force
NumberPercent
ofpopulation
Employed
TotalResidentArmedForces
Civilian
Total Agriculture Nonagriculturalindustries
Unemployed
NumberPercent
oflaborforce
Not inlaborforce
Annual averages
1952 ....19531 ...1954 ....1955 ....1956 ....1957 ....1958
....1959 ....
I9601 ...1961 ....19621 ...1963 ....1964 ....1965 ....1966
....1967 ....1968 ....1969 ....
1970 ....1971 ....19721 ...19731 ...1974 ...1975 ...1976 ...1977
...19781 ..1979 ...
1980 ...1981 ...1982 ...1983 ...1984 ...1985 ...
1984:December
1985:January ....February
...MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober
....NovemberDecember
107,617109,287110,463111,747112,919114,213115,574117,117
119,106120,671122,214124,422126,503128,459130,180132,092134,281136,573
139,203142,189145,939148,870151,841154,831157,818160,689163,541166,460
169,349171,775173,939175,891178,080179,912
179,004
179,081179,219179,368179,501179,649179,798179,967180,131180,304180,470180,642180,810
64,52465,24665,78567,08768,51768,87769,48670,157
71,48972,35972,67573,83975,10976,40177,89279,56580,99082,972
84,88986,35588,84791,20393,67095,45397,826100,665103,882106,559
108,544110,315111,872113,226115,241117,167
60.059.759.660.060.760.360.159.9
60.060.059.559.359.459.559.860.260.360.8
61.060.760.961.361.761.662.062.663.564.0
64.164.264.364.464.765.1
62,63663,41062,25164,23465,76466,01964,88366,418
67,63967,64668,76369,76871,32373,03475,01776,59078,17380,140
80,79681,34083,96686,83888,51587,52490,42093,67397,679
100,421
100,907102,042101,194102,510106,702108,856
2,3862,2312,1422,0641,9651,9481,8471,788
1,8611,9002,0612,0062,0181,9462,1222,2182,2532,238
2,1181,9731,8131,7741,7211,6781,6681,6561,6311,597
1,6041,6451,6681,6761,6971,706
60,25061,17960,10962,17063,79964,07163,03664,630
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
100,834105,005107,150
6,5006,2606,2056,4506,2835,9475,5865,565
5,4585,2004,9444,6874,5234,3613,9793,8443,8173,606
3,4633,3943,4843,4703,5153,4083,3313,2833,3873,347
3,3643,3683,4013,3833,3213,179
53,74954,91953,90455,72257,51458,12357,45059,065
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
101,685103,971
1,8831,8343,5322,8522,7502,8594,6023,740
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
10,67810,7178,5398,312
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2
116,202
116,451116,685117,036116,958117,044116,726116,976117,069117,522117,814117,832117,927
64.9
65.065.165.265.265.264.965.065.065.265.365.265.2
107,946
108,012108,290108,652108,574108,644108,303108,575108,936109,251109,513109,671109,904
1,698
1,6971,7031,7011,7021,7051,7021,7041,7261,7321,7001,7021,698
106,248
106,315106,587106,951106,872106,939106,601106,871107,210107,519107,813107,969108,206
3,387
3,3193,3253,3143,3533,2843,1403,1203,0953,0173,0583,0703,151
102,861
102,996103,262103,637103,519103,655103,461103,751104,115104,502104,755104,899105,055
2.92.85.44.34.04.26.65.3
5.46.55.45.55.04.43.73.73.53.4
4.85.85.54.85.58.37.66.96.05.8
7.07.59.59.57.47.1
43,09344,04144,67844,66044,40245,33646,08846,960
47,61748,31249,53950,58351,39452,05852,28852,52753,29153,602
54,31555,83457,09157,66758,17159,37759,99160,02559,65959,900
60,80661,46062,06762,66562,83962,744
8,256
8,4398,3958,3848,3848,4008,4238,4018,1338,2718,3018,1618,023
7.1
7.27.27.27.27.27.27.26.97.07.06.96.8
62,802
62,63062,53462,33262,54362,60563,07262,99163,06262,78262,65662,81062,883
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
for
seasonal variation.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted household survey data shown in tables
A-1,2,3 and 31-53 have been revised based on the experience
throughDecember 1985. Data for 1981-85 are subject to revision. See
the articlein this issue for additional information.
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HOUSEHOLD DATAHISTORICAL
A-2. Employment status of the noninstitutional population 16
years and over by sex, 1975 to date(Numbers in thousands)
Sex, year,and month
Noninsti-tutional
population
Labor force
NumberPercent
ofpopulation
Employed
TotalResidentArmedForces
Civilian
Total Agriculture Nonagriculturalindustries
Unemployed
Number
Percentof
laborforce
Not inlaborforce
Annual averagesMEN
197519761977197811979
198019811982198319841985
1984:December
1985:JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
WOMEN197519761977197811979
198019811982198319841985
1984:December
1985:JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
73,89175,34176,75678,10779,509
80,87782,02383,05284,06485,15686,025
85,62985,69285,76485,82785,89885,97086,05286,13286,21786,29386,37486,459
80,93882,47683,93285,43486,951
88,47289,75190,88791,82792,92493,886
93,397
93,45293,52793,60393,67493,75193,82893,91593,99994,08794,17794,26694,351
57,89958,75659,95961,15162,215
62,93263,48663,97964,58065,38665,967
78.478.078.178.378.2
77.877.477.076.876.876.7
53,45754,72056,29158,01059,096
58,66558,90957,80058,32060,64261,447
1,6001,5821,5631,5311,489
1,4791,5121,5291,5331,5511,556
51,85753,13854,72856,47957,607
57,18657,39756,27156,78759,09159,891
2,8242,7442,6712,7182,686
2,7092,7002,7362,7042,6682,535
49,03250,39452,05753,76154,921
54,47754,69753,53454,08356,42357,356
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2
65,821
65,73765,78265,89865,92966,01265,80865,88465,94566,07466,22766,17666,139
76.876.876.876.876.876.576.676.676.676.776.676.5
61,238
61,16361,20761,38161,37361,49861,17561,27361,51061,62961,65661,73161,793
1,550
1,5491,5541,5531,5531,5561,5521,5541,5741,5801,5511,5521,549
59,688
59,61459,65359,82859,82059,94259,62359,71959,93660,04960,10560,17960,244
2,752
2,6782,6652,6272,6502,6362,5202,4792,4752,4132,4022,4352,506
56,936
56,93656,98857,20157,17057,30657,10357,24057,46157,63657,70357,74457,738
Annual averages
37,55339,06940,70542,73144,343
45,61146,82947,89448,64649,85551,200
46.447.448.550.051.0
51.652.252.753.053.754.5
34,06735,70137,38139,66941,325
42,24143,13343,39544,19046,06147,409
788692100108
124133139143146150
33,98935,61537,28939,56941,217
42,11743,00043,25644,04745,91547,259
584588612669661
656667665680653644
33,40435,02736,67738,90040,556
41,46142,33342,59143,36745,26246,615
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2
50,381
50,71450,90351,13851,02951,03250,91851,09251,12451,44851,58751,65551,788
53.9
54.354.454.654.554.454.354.454.454.754.854.854.9
46,708
46,84947,08347,27147,20147,14647,12847,30247,42647,62247,85747,93948,111
148
148149148149149150150152152149149149
46,560
46,70146,93447,12347,05246,99746,97847,15247,27447,47047,70847,79047,962
635
641660687703648620641620604656635645
45,925
46,06046,27446,43646,34946,34946,35846,51146,65446,86647,05247,15547,317
4,4424,0363,6673,1423,120
4,2674,5776,1796,2604,7444,521
4,583
4,5744,5754,5174,5564,5144,6334,6114,4354,4454,5714,4454,346
3,4863,3693,3243,0613,018
3,3703,6964,4994,4573,7943,791
3,673
3,8653,8203,8673,8283,8863,7903,7903,6983,8263,7303,7163,677
7.76.96.15.15.0
6.87.29.79.77.36.9
7.07.06.96.96.87.07.06.76.76.96.76.6
9.38.68.27.26.8
7.47.99.49.27.67.4
7.3
7.67.57.67.57.67.47.47.27.47.27.27.1
15,99316,58516,79716,95617,293
17,94518,53719,07319,48419,77120,058
19,786
19,89219,91019,86619,89819,88620,16220,16820,18720,14320,06620,19820,320
43,38643,40643,22742,70342,608
42,86142,92242,99343,18143,06842,686
43,016
42,73842,62442,46542,64542,71942,91042,82342,87542,63942,59042,61142,563
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 and Armed Forces figures are not
adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the
experiencethrough December 1985. See the article in this issue for
additional information.
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HOUSEHOLD DATAHISTORICAL
A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population 16 years and over, 1952 to date
(Numbers in thousands)
Yearand
month
Civiliannoninsti-tutional
population
Civilian labor force
Total Percent ofpopulation Employed Unemployed
Unemployment rates
Total Men Women
1952 ..195311954..1955..1956..1957..1958..1959..
I9601 ..1961 ....19621
..1963....1964....1965....1966....1967....1968....1969....
1970....1971 ....19721 ..19731
..1974....1975....1976....1977....19781 ..1979....
1980.1981 .1982.1983.1984.1985.
Annual averages
1984:December...
1985:JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember..OctoberNovember...December...
105,231107,056108,321109,683110,954112,265113,727115,329
117,245118,771120,153122,416124,485126,513128,058129,874132,028134,335
137,085140,216144,126147,096150,120153,153156,150159,033161,910164,863
167,745170,130172,271174,215176,383178,206
177,306
62,13863,01563,64365,02366,55266,92967,63968,369
69,62870,45970,61471,83373,09174,45575,77077,34778,73780,734
82,77184,38287,03489,42991,94993,77596,15899,009102,251104,962
106,940108,670110,204111,550113,544115,461
177,384177,516177,667177,799177,944178,096178,263178,405178,572178,770178,940179,112
114,754114,982115,335115,256115,339115,024115,272115,343115,790116,114116,130116,229
114,504
59.058.958.859.360.059.659.559.3
59.459.358.858.758.758.959.259.659.660.1
60.460.260.460.861.361.261.662.363.263.7
63.863.964.064.064.464.8
60,25061,17960,10962,17063,79964,07163,03664,630
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
100,834105,005107,150
1,8831,8343,5322,8522,7502,8594,6023,740
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
10,67810,7178,5398,312
3.02.95.54.44.14.36.85.5
5.56.75.55.75.24.53.83.83.63.5
4.95.95.64.95.68.57.77.16.15.8
7.17.69.79.67.57.2
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2
64.6 106,248
64.764.864.964.864.864.664.764.764.865.064.964.9
106,315106,587106,951106,872106,939106,601106,871107,210107,519107,813107,969108,206
8,256
8,4398,3958,3848,3848,4008,4238,4018,1338,2718,3018,1618,023
7.2
7.47.37.37.37.37.37.37.17.17.17.06.9
2.82.85.34.23.84.16.85.2
5.46.45.25.24.64.03.23.12.92.8
4.45.35.04.24.97.97.16.35.35.1
6.97.49.99.97.47.0
7.1
7.17.17.07.17.07.27.26.96.97.16.96.7
3.63.36.04.94.84.76.85.9
5.97.26.26.56.25.54.85.24.84.7
5.96.96.66.06.79.38.68.27.26.8
7.47.99.49.27.67.4
7.3
7.67.57.67.57.67.57.47.37.57.37.27.1
1 Not strictly comparable with prior years. For an explanation,
see
"Historical Comparability" under the Household Data section of
theExplanatory Notes.
2 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal
variation.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on
theexperience through December 1985. See the article in this issue
foradditional information.
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HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by age, sex, and race(Numbers in thousands)
Age, sex, and race Civiliannoninsti-tutional
population
179,11214,4747,2947,18019,82095,45140,95721,06419,89331,96817,68214,28622,52411,69710,82822,10311,23710,86627,2669,40517,861
84,9107,2603,7153,5449,600
46,46620,02210,3049,717
15,5568,5916,96410,8885,6725,216
10,3905,3395,051
11,1964,2366,960
94,2027,2143,5793,636
10,22048,98520,93610,76010,17616,4139,0917,32211,6366,0255,61211,7135,8985,815
16,0705,16910,901
Decemb
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HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by age, sex, and raceContinued(Numbers in thousands)
Age, sex, and race
December 1985
Civiliannoninsti"tutional
population
154,32711,8645,9665,898
16,61481,69134,66617,72716,93827,56215,22712,33519,46210,0839,380
19,5609,8729,688
24,5998,426
16,173
73,6925,9753,0502,9258,123
40,23917,1498,7598,389
13,5717,5046,0669,5194,9504,5699,2374,7094,529
10,1183,8066,312
80,6355,8892,9172,9738,490
41,45217,5178,9688,549
13,9927,7236,2699,9435,1334,811
10,3235,1645,159
14,4814,6209,861
Civilian labor force
Total
100,0906,3992,5733,826
13,19867,26228,95214,87714,07523,12512,78410,34115,1858,1517,035
10,6026,3624,2402,6291,5781,051
56,1603,2581,3011,9586,907
38,10516,4218,3408,081
12,9447,1705,7748,7394,6574,0836,2913,7782,5121,600
966634
43,9303,1411,2721,8686,292
29,15712,5316,5375,994
10,1815,6144,5676,4453,4942,9524,3112,5841,7281,029
612417
Percentof
population
64.953.943.164.979.482.383.583.983.183.984.083.878.080.875.054.264.443.810.718.76.5
76.254.542.666.985.094.795.895.296.395.495.595.291.894.189.468.180.255.515.825.410.0
54.553.343.662.874.170.371.572.970.172.872.772.964.868.161.441.850.033.5
7.113.34.2
Employed
94,3855,4222,1183,304
12,13064,09227,40814,05713,35122,13112,2199,912
14,5527,8316,720
10,1846,1054,0782,5591,5301,029
52,8682,7001,0461,6546,291
36,28515,5447,8607,684
12,3526,8225,5308,3894,4883,9006,0363,6312,4051,558
938619
41,5172,7221,0721,6505,840
27,80711,8646,1975,6679,7795,3974,3826,1633,3432,8204,1482,4741,6731,001
592410
Unemployed
Number
5,704977455522
1,0683,1711,544
820724994565429633318314418256162704922
3,291559255304616
1,820877480397592348244351168182255147107422815
2,413419200219452
1,351667340327402217185282150132164109542821
7
Percentof
laborforce
5.715.317.713.68.14.75.35.55.14.37.04.14.23.94.53.94.03.82.73.12.1
5.917.119.615.58.94.85.35.84.94.64.94.24.03.64.54.03.94.32.72.82.3
5.513.315.711.77.24.65.35.25.53.93.94.04.44.34.53.84.23.227341.6
Not in labor force
Total
54,2375,4653,3942,0723,415
14,4295,7142,8502,8634,4382,4431,9944,2781,9322,3468,9583,5105,448
21,9706,847
15,122
17,5322,7161,749
9671,2172,134
728419308627334292780293487
2,947930
2,0178,5182,8405,678
36,7052,7491,6441,1042,198
12,2954,9862,4312,5553,8112,1091,7023,4981,6391,8596,0112,5803,431
13,4524,0079,444
Keepinghouse
26,710376
98279
1,32610,8314,3672,1012,2653,3751,8641,5153,0891,4651,6294,8972,2012,6979,2793,0186,262
41722139
13130401524442717461433452025
20753
155
26,294355
84270
1,31310,7014,3272,0862,2413,3311,8391,4923,0431,4491,5944,8532,1812,6729,0722,9656,107
Goingto
school
7,2474,7773,1921,5861,636
80453335318021213479584314155
101468
3,7162,5021,675
82792128222317053513516843624632
3,5312,2751,517
7597165223101831271629963503911936936
Unableto
work
2,15222
61652
6911566393
217104113319120198564301263823158666
1,2561339
414951023964
1557679
23888
15036819916934092
248
8961037
11196542429622834803248
19610294
48466
418
Otherreasons
18,128289
98191401
2,102658333325633340294811306506
3,4821,0042,478
11,8533,6678,187
12,14318057
123242
1,226363196167377196181487187300
2,529710
1,8197,9662,6935,273
5,9841094169
159876295137158257144113325119206953294659
3,887974
2,914
WHITE
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over
Men
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over
Women
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over ....
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HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by age, sex, and raceContinued(Numbers in thousands)
Age, sex, and race
December 1985
Civiliannoninsti-tutional
population
Civilian labor force
TotalPercent
ofpopulation
Employed
Unemployed
NumberPercent
oflaborforce
Not in labor force
Total KeepinghouseGoingto
school
1,5971,12578034528219013998413517191678
7715634021611228661431819911624
82556237818416010478552316881054
Unableto
work
5174
412194361918642241944351123487518457128
3043
37
142291515421625713041833350692743
2141
1552743226162313104015251153085
Otherreasons
BLACK
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over ....
Men
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over ....
Women
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over ...
19,8192,1471,0851,0622,64010,6784,9272,6012,3263,3611,8691,4922,3901,2461,1442,0711,098974
2,284824
1,459
8,8621,054544510
1,2004,7682,2061,1671,0401,494829665
1,068557511930498433911350560
10,9571,093541552
1,4405,9102,7211,4341,2861,8671,040827
1,322689633
1,141600541
1,373474899
12,445814259554
1,8738,4353,9612,0571,9032,7451,5631,1811,730942789
1,091690401232128103
6,229433131302968
4,1401,9421,032910
1,3207505708784774015673542131217150
6,216380128252905
4,2952,0191,025993
1,4248136118524653885243361891105753
62.837.923.952.271.079.080.479.181.881.783.679.272.475.669.052.762.841.210.115.57.1
70.341.224.159.280.786.888.088.587.588.490.585.782.285.678.560.971.049.313.320.39.0
56.734.823.645.762.972.774.271.577.276.378.273.964.567.461.345.956.034.88.012.05.9
10,681469134335
1,4737,4863,3921,7311,6612,4981,4201,0771,597866731
1,03164838422112399
5,28924567178768
3,6291,642866776
1,1896665237984363625313312001156650
5,39222467157705
3,8571,750865885
1,3097545547984303695013161841065749
1,76434512522040094956932724224714310413476586042181065
941188641241995103001661341318447804139362213661
82315761962004392691611081165957543519241944
4
14.242.448.439.621.311.314.415.912.79.09.18.87.78.17.45.56.14.44.54.74.9
15.143.449.041.020.612.315.416.114.79.911.28.39.18.59.86.36.46.35.2
13.241.247.737.922.110.213.315.710.98.17.39.36.37.64.84.65.82.33.7(1)O
7,3751,333826508767
2,242966543423616306310660305355980408572
2,052696
1,356
2,634621413208232628264134130174799519080110363144219789279510
4,741712413299535
1,614702409293442227215470225245617264353
1,263417846
2,920941777292
1,276524286239360185174392181211482220261776279496
108743642143121587135916142371422
2,812871374286
1,234510283227345177167379176202466207259739265474
2,339110298218158026614112515781761577284376140236
1,092361731
1,4484874197355159748597455299435626598167683238445
8916222418422510767406036245829281114269409123286
Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
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A-5. Employment status of the black-and-other civilian
noninstitutional population by age and sex(Numbers in
thousands)
Age and sex
December 1985
Civiliannoninsti-tutional
population
Civilian labor force
TotalPercent
ofpopulation
Employed
Total AgricultureNonagri-cultural
industries
Unemployed
Percentof
laborforce
Not inlaborforce
TOTAL
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over
Men
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over
Women
16 years and over16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years25 to 54 years
25 to 34 years25 to 29 years30 to 34 years
35 to 44 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 to 54 years45 to 49 years50 to 54 years
55 to 64 years55 to 59 years60 to 64 years
65 years and over65 to 69 years70 years and over
24,7852,6101,3281,2823,20613,7606,2923,3372,9554,4062,4541,9513,0621,6141,4482,5431,3651,1782,667979
1,688
11,2181,285666619
1,4766,2272,8731,5451,3281,9851,087898
1,369722647
1,152630522
1,078430648
13,5671,325662663
1,7307,5333,4191,7921,6272,4211,3671,0531,693892801
1,391734656
1,589549
1,040
15,690972318654
2,25010,8304,9822,6031,2463,6012,0211,5802,2471,2321,0151,344862482294178115
7,989511161350
1,1695,4442,5171,3461,1721,779990789
1,1496255247124602521539953
7,701460157303
1,0815,3862,4651,2571,2081,8221,031791
1,0986074916334032301417962
63.337.223.951.070.278.779.278.042.281.782.481.073.476.370.152.963.240.911.018.26.8
71.239.824.256.679.287.487.687.188.289.691.187.883.986.681.061.772.948.314.223.18.2
56.834.723.745.762.571.572.170.174.375.375.475.164.968.061.345.554.935.08.914.46.0
13,677600182418
1,8009,7224,3262,2352,0903,3141,8541,4602,0831,141943
1,273809464282172111
6,90730892217941
4,8422,1661,1561,0101,627894733
1,0505774736704312391459353
6,77129290201859
4,8802,1601,0791,0801,687960727
1,0335644706033782251377958
180936
27109462522362412271611231671267
1536
2591371918302010241410201561367
2633
318964642321311
13,498591179413
1,7729,6144,2802,2112,0693,2781,8311,4472,0561,124932
1,250793457270166104
6,75330291
211916
4,7522,1291,137992
1,597874723
1,0265634636494162331338746
6,74428988
201856
4,8622,1511,0741,0771,681957724
1,0305614696013772241377958
2,013372136236451
1,1086573672902871671211649173715318117
1,082203691342286023511901621529656994851422913771
931169671022235063051771281367165654322292554
12.838.242.836.020.010.213.214.123.38.08.37.77.37.47.25.36.23.73.93.97.0
13.539.743.138.119.511.114.014.113.88.59.77.18.67.79.75.96.25.24.86.6
12.136.642.433.620.69.412.414.110.67.46.98.25.97.14.44.66.22.02.94
O
9,0951,6381,010628956
2,9291,309734575805433371815382433
1,199502697
2,373801
1,572
3,2297735052693077823561991572079710922097123441171270925331594
5,866865505360649
2,147953535418598336262595285310758331427
1,448470978
Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
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A-6. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Employment status andrace
Total
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
Men, 20 years andover
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
Women, 20 years andover
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
Both sexes, 16 to 19years
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional populationCivilian labor force
Percent of populationEmployed
AgricultureNonagricultural industries
UnemployedUnemployment rate
Not in labor force
White
Civilian noninstitutional populationCivilian labor force
Percent of populationEmployed
AgricultureNonagricultural industries
UnemployedUnemployment rate
Not in labor force
Black
Civilian noninstitutional populationCivilian labor force
Percent of populationEmployed
AgricultureNonagricultural industries
UnemployedUnemployment rate
Not in labor force
177,306114,028
64.3106,049
3,013103,037
7,9787.0
63,278
152,73498,598
64.692,6502,739
89,9125,948
6.054,136
19,51312,183
62.410,424
21810,206
1,75914.4
7,330
179,112115,780
64.6108,063
2,809105,254
7,7176.7
63,332
154,327100,090
64.994,3852,629
91,7565,704
5.754,237
19,81912,445
62.810,681
14510,536
1,76414.2
7,375
76,75359,920
78.156,0902,303
53,7873,831
6.416,833
66,86652,479
78.549,5502,055
47,4952,929
5.614,388
7,6915,738
74.64,977
2014,776
76113.3
1,953
77,65160,379
77.856,7672,115
54,6523,612
6.017,272
67,71852,902
78.150,169
1,96848,2012,733
5.214,816
7,8085,796
74.25,044
1244,921
75213.0
2,012
85,99546,633
54.243,843
51343,330
2,7906.0
39,362
73,87339,593
53.637,569
49637,0722,024
5.134,280
9,6885,67258.5
4,99911
4,98867311.9
4,016
86,98848,030
55.245,274
52144,752
2,7575.7
38,957
74,74540,789
54.638,795
49838,297
1,9944.9
33,956
9,8645,83559.2
5,16914
5,15466711.4
4,029
14,5577,474
51.36,116
1975,9191,35818.2
7,083
11,9946,527
54.45,532
1885,344
99515.2
5,468
2,13477336.2448
6442325
42.01,360
14,4747,370
50.96,022
1725,8501,34918.3
7,103
11,8646,399
53.95,422
1635,258
97715.3
5,465
2,14781437.9469
846134542.4
1,333
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HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population 16 to 24 years of age by school enrollment, years
ofschool completed, sex, race, and Hispanic origin(Numbers in
thousands)
Employment status, years of schoolcompleted, race, and Hispanic
origin
December 1985
Civiliannoninsti-tutional
population
15,23010,5944,636
7,8647,3666,385
981
7,8035,4092,394
4,1333,6693,211
459
7,4285,1852,243
3,7313,6973,174
523
12,6358,7053,930
6,5036,131
6,3156,3205,499
821
2,0231,510
512
1,0081,015
1,271751627125
1,119825294
580539
713406331
75
Civilian labor force
Total
7,0764,4322,644
3,0893,9873,116
872
3,5062,1971,310
1,5981,9081,497
411
3,5702,2361,334
1,4912,0791,619
460
6,2383,9352,303
3,0873,151
2,7043,5342,784
750
644393252
329315
313331237
93
430269161
238192
20522515867
Percent ofpopulation
46.541.857.0
39.354.148.888.8
44.940.654.7
38.752.046.689.7
48.143.159.5
40.056.251.088.0
49.445.258.6
47.551.4
42.855.950.691.3
31.826.049.1
32.731.0
24.644.037.974.9
38.432.654.8
41.035.6
28.755.447.789.4
Employed
Total
6,2563,7422,514
2,5113,7452,913
832
3,0391,8001,239
1,2571,7821,384
398
3,2161,9411,275
1,2541,9631,529
434
5,6513,4272,224
2,7382,914
2,2803,3712,646
725
435227207
225210
17426118180
347191156
187159
12821815167
Fulltime1
1,123347111
156968439529
567174393
93474237236
556172384
62494202292
999324675
510489
138861386475
1021885
4756
14894643
842658
4341
17673730
Parttime1
5,1323,3951,737
2,3552,7772,474
303
2,4721,626
846
1,1641,3081,146
162
2,6601,769
891
1,1911,4691,327
142
4,6523,1031,549
2,2282,424
2,1422,5102,260
250
332210122
178154
16017213537
26316598
145118
11215111437
Unemployed
Total
820691130
578243203
40
467396
71
341127113
13
353294
59
2371169026
587508
79
350237
42416313924
21016544
104105
140705713
8378
5
5133
7677
Lookingfor
full-timework
1166253
39774829
634320
273727
9
532033
12402020
764729
4729
30462817
371423
1621
82920
9
2
2
2
2
Lookingfor
part-timework
705628
76
539166155
11
404354
50
3149086
4
301275
26
22576706
511461
50
303208
394117111
7
17215121
8984
1324137
4
8178
3
5031
7477
Percentof
laborforce
11.615.64.9
18.76.16.54.5
13.318.05.4
21.36.67.63.3
9.913.24.4
15.95.65.65.7
9.412.93.4
11.37.5
15.74.65.03.2
32.542.117.6
31.733.4
44.621.123.914.1
19.329.0
3.2
21.217.0
37.33.04.4
(2)
TOTAL ENROLLED
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
High schoolCollege
Full-time studentsPart-time students
Men, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
High schoolCollege
Full-time studentsPart-time students
Women, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
High schoolCollege
Full-time studentsPart-time students
White
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
MenWomen
High schoolCollege
Full-time studentsPart-time students
Black
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
MenWomen
High schoolCollege
Full-time studentsPart-time students
Hispanic origin
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
MenWomen
High schoolCollege
Full-time studentsPart-time students
See footnotes at end of table.
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HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population 16 to 24 years of age by school enrollment, years
ofschool completed, sex, race, and Hispanic originContinued(Numbers
in thousands)
Employment status, years of schoolcompleted, race, and Hispanic
origin
December 1985
Civiliannoninsti-tutional
population
Civilian labor force
Total Percent ofpopulation
Employed
Total Full Part
Unemployed
Total
Lookingfor
full-timework
Lookingfor
part-timework
Percentof
laborforce
TOTAL NOT ENROLLED
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
Less than 4 years of high school4 years of high school1 to 3
years of college4 years of college or more
Men, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
Less than 4 years of high school4 years of high school1 to 3
years of college4 years of college or more
Women, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
Less than 4 years of high school4 years of high school1 to 3
years of college4 years of college or more
White
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
MenWomen
Less than 4 years of high school4 years of high school1 to 3
years of college4 years of college or more
Black
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
MenWomen
Less than 4 years of high school4 years of high school1 to 3
years of college4 years of college or more
Hispanic origin
Total, 16 to 24 years16 to 19 years20 to 24 years
MenWomen
Less than 4 years of high school4 years of high school1 to 3
years of college4 years of college or more
19,0633,880
15,184
4,37214,6912,9351,464
9,0561,8507,206
2,2446,8121,288
612
10,0072,0297,978
2,1287,8791,647
852
15,8433,159
12,684
7,5958,248
3,54612,2962,4401,323
2,764637
2,127
1,2461,518
7152,049
42177
1,872409
1,463
977895
908964203
37
15,7432,938
12,805
2,88112,8622,6661,408
8,3391,5736,766
1,8956,4441,238
599
7,4041,3656,039
9866,4181,428
809
13,3592,463
10,896
7,0776,282
2,43310,9262,2471,284
2,042421
1,622
1,072971
3861,656
35169
1,382256
1,126
878504
59978317333
82.675.784.3
65.987.690.996.2
92.185.093.9
84.494.696.197.9
74.067.375.7
46.381.586.895.0
84.378.085.9
93.276.2
68.688.992.197.1
73.966.176.2
86.063.9
54.080.883.590.1
73.862.776.9
89.856.4
66.081.285.1
13,6962,280
11,416
2,16811,5282,4861,361
7,2001,2085,993
1,4745,7271,157
578
6,4951,0735,423
6945,8021,329
784
11,9011,9949,906
6,2535,648
1,89810,0032,1141,253
1,508241
1,266
788719
2281,280
30860
1,194194
762432
505
15431
11,6321,6909,942
1,7099,9232,1881,304
6,445966
5,479
1,2545,1901,046
556
5,187724
4,463
4554,7331,141
749
10,1641,4878,676
5,6494,515
1,5088,6561,8611,200
1,216172
1,044
647569
1671,049
27158
1,060154906
702359
44961113230
2,064591
1,473
4591,605
29857
756242514
22053611022
1,308348960
2391,069
18835
1,737507
1,230
6041,133
3901,347
25353
141150
61230
362
1334093
6173
557822
1
2,047658
1,389
7131,334
18147
1,138365773
4217178121
909293616
29261610026
1,458469
825634
53592313331
535179355
283252
159376
449
18862
126
11673
9594192
1,840574
1,267
6441,196
15743
1,082340742
407675
7520
758234524
2375218223
1,300408891
780519
48581511526
491157334
272219
142349
4010
15744
113
10552
8176172
20784
122
138244
572631
1443
61
1505991
5595183
1596198
44114
50108
185
432221
1132
1727
4
311813
1121
14172
13.022.410.8
24.810.46.83.3
13.723.211.4
22.211.16.53.5
12.321.410.2
29.69.67.03.2
10.919.09.1
11.710.1
22.08.45.92.4
26.242.621.9
26.425.9
41.122.712.5
13.624.311.2
13.214.4
15.812.010.8
1 Employed persons with a job but not at work and persons at
work part time are
distributed according to whether they usually work full or part
time.2 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
NOTE: In the summer months, the educational attainment levels of
youth notenrolled in school are increased by the temporary movement
of high school and
college students into that group. Detail for the above race and
Hispanic-origingroups will not sum to totals because data for the
"other races" group are notpresented and Hispanics are included in
both the white and black populationgroups.
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HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-8. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and
nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted(Numbers in
thousands)
Veteran statusand age
Civiliannoninstitutional
population
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
Civilian labor force
Total
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
Employed
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
Unemployed
Number
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
Percent oflabor force
Dec.1984
Dec.1985
VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS
Total, 30 years and over30 to 44 years
30 to 34 years35 to 39 years40 to 44 years
45 years and over
NONVETERANS
Total, 30 to 44 years30 to 34 years35 to 39 years40 to 44
years
7,5486,5081,5313,4031,5741,040
16,6987,6724,8664,160
7,6756,4261,2933,1811,9521,249
17,7078,0635,3034,341
7,0686,2651,4663,2841,515
803
15,8307,3094,5953,926
7,1586,1791,2413,0741,864
979
16,7137,6644,9854,064
6,6965,9281,3413,1421,445
768
14,9906,8644,3773,749
6,7685,8351,1382,9001,797
933
15,8087,2344,7183,856
3723371251427035
840445218177
3903441031746746
905430267208
5.35.48.54.34.64.4
5.36.14.74.5
5.45.68.35.73.64.7
5.45.65.45.1
NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in theArmed
Forces between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveteransare men
who have never served in the Armed Forces; published dataare
limited to those 30 to 44 years of age, the group that most
closelycorresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran
population. Data
for 25- to 29-year-old veterans are no longer shown in this
tablebecause the group is rapidly disppearing (into the 30-34 age
category)and the numbers remaining for some labor force categories
are notlarge enough to warrant their continued publication.
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HOUSEHOLD DATANOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-9. Full- and part-time status of the civilian labor force by
sex, age, and race
(Numbers in thousands)
Sex, age, and race
December 1985
Full-time labor force
Total
Employed
Full-timeschedules1
Parttime for
economicreasons
Unemployed(looking for
full-time work)
NumberPercent offull-time
labor force
Part-time labor force
Total
Employedon
voluntarypart
time1
Unemployed(looking for
part-time work)
NumberPercent ofpart-time
labor force
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over ....16 to 19 years
16 to 17 years18 to 19 years
20 years and over20 to 24 years25 years and over
25 to 54 years55 years and over
Men, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 years and over
20 to 24 years25 years and over
25 to 54 years55 years and over
Women, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 years and over
20 to 24 years25 years and over
25 to 54 years55 years and over
White
Men, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 years and over
20 to 24 years25 years and over
25 to 54 years55 years and over
Women, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 years and over
20 to 24 years25 years and over
25 to 54 years55 years and over
Black
Men, 16 years and over ....16 to 19 years20 years and over
20 to 24 years25 years and over
25 to 54 years55 years and over
Women, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 years and over
2