United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

400 Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings
No. 663. Indexes o f Productivity and Related Measures: i960 to 1981
[See text, p. 372. Minus sign ( - ) denotes decrease. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 97 0, series D 669-704 and
W 22-25J
ITEM I960 1965 1970 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981
INDEXES (1977= 100)
Output,1business sector...............................
Nonfarm business...
53.5 67.8 78.4 90.1 68.4 93.6 105.5 107.8 106.2 108.9
52.5 67.2 78.0 90.0 88.0 93.7 105.7 108.0 106.3 108.6
Manufacturing..... 50.7 69.8 77.0 91.9 85.4 93.6 105.3 108.2 103.6 105.9
Hours,1 business sector 82.0 86.6 90.9 97.3 93.3 96.0 104.9 108.2 107.4 108.2
Nonfarm business... 77.0 83.5 89.8 96.7 92.7 95.8 105.0 108.7 108.0 108.7
Manufacturing..... 84.4 93.6 97.3 101.2 91.4 95.9 104.4 1Q6.5 101.3 101.3
Output per paid hour, business sector.......... 65.2 78.3 86.2 92.6 94.7 97.6 100.6 99.6 98.9 100.7
Nonfarm business..................................... 68.3 80.5 86.6 93.1 94.9 97.6 100.6 99.3 98.5 99.9
Manufacturing....................................... 60.0 74.5 79.1 90.8 93.4 97.5 100.9 101.5 101.7 104.5
Compensation per hour,3 business sector.... 33.9 41.7 58.2 78.0 85.5 92.9 108.6 119.1 131.4 144.1
Nonfarm business........................ ............ 35.7 42.8 58.7 78.5 86.0 93.0 106.6 118.8 130.9 143.6
36.7 42.8 57.8 76.3 85.4 92.3 108.3 118.9 132.8 146.4
Unit labor cost,4business sector................... 52.0 53.3 67.5 84.2 90.3 95.1 108.0 119.5 132.9 143.1
Nonfarm business..... .............................. 52.2 53.2 67.6 84.3 90.6 95.1 108.0 119.6 133.0 143.8
Manufacturing....................................... 61.1 57.5 72.7 84.1 91.5 94.6 107.4 117.1 130.6 140.0
ANNUAL PERCENT CHANGE 6
Output,1business sector............................... 1.6 6.8 - .6 -1.9 -1 .9 6.1 5.5 2.3 -1 .5 2.5
Nonfarm business............................... ...... 1.5 6.9 -1 .0 -1.9 -2 .2 6.5 5.7 2.2 -1 .5 2.2
Hours,8 business sector.,.............................. .2 3.2 -1.7 .5 -4 .1 3.0 4.9 3.2 - .7 .7
Nonfarm business.................... ................ .6 3.7 -1 .3 .5 -4.1 3.4 5.0 3.5 -.7 .7
O u t p u t per paid hour, business sector.......... 1.5 . 3.5 .9 -2 .3 2.3 3.1 .6 - .9 -.7 1.8
Nonfarm business..................................... .8 3.1 .3 -2 .4 2.0 3.0 •.6 -1 .3 - .9 1.4
Compensation per hour,9 business sector.... 4.2 3.9 7.4 9.3 9,6 8.6 8.6 9.7 10.4 9.6
Nonfarm business....................... .............. 4.3 3.4 7.0 9.4 9,8 8.2 8.6 9.3 10.2 9.7
Unit labor cost,4business sector............. ..... 2.7 .3 6.5 11.9 7.2 5.3 8.0 10.7 11.2 7.7
Nonfarm business..................................... 3.5 .3 6.6 12.1 7.4 5.0 8.0 10.7 11.2 8.1
‘Refers to gross domestic product originating In the sector, in 1972 prices. 2Hours of all persons engaged in the business
and nonfarm business sectors (employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers); employees' and proprietors' hours in
manufacturing. 3Wages and salaries of employees ptus employers' contributions for social insurance and private benefit
plans. Also includes an estimate of same for self-employed. ‘'Hourly compensation divided by output per paid hour.
Changes for i960,1965,1970,1974, and 1978 are from the immediately prior year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, M o n th ly L a b o r R e v ie w .
No. 664. Average Annual T o ta l Compensation and Wages and Salaries per Full-Time
Equivalent Employee, b y Industry: 1965 to 1981
[in dollars, except percent. Wage and salary payments include executives' compensation, bonuses, tips, and payments in kind;
total compensation includes, in addition to wages and salaries, employer contributions for social insurance, compensation for
injuries, directors' fees, jury and witness fees, etc. See H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 series 0 739-764 and D
893-904, for related but not comparable data]
INDUSTRY
ANNUAL TOTAL COMPENSATION
ANNUAL WAGES AND SALARIES
1965 1970 1975 1980 1981 1965 197 0 197 5 198 0 1981
Alt domestic industries............................. 6,366 8,644 12,516 18,611 2 0,372 5 ,8 1 2 7 ,750 1 0,836 1 5 ,7 88 17,218
Average annual percent change‘............. '4 .0 6.3 7.7 8.3 9.5 3 .8 5 .9 6 .9 7 .8 9.1
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries............................. 3,054 4,530 6,232 10,475 11,244 2,891 4 ,2 1 8 5 ,6 2 9 9 ,2 3 5 9 ,686
Mining................................................................ 7,782 10,891 17,495 27,666 30,639 6 ,8 9 7 9 .4 4 5 1 4 ,7 65 2 3 ,4 3 7 2 6,089
Construction................................. .................... 7,512 10,778 15,130 21,206 23,279 6 ,9 2 3 9 ,8 1 0 1 3,4 48 18,571 2 0 ,3 74
Manufacturing........................................ ........... 7,351 9,585 14,234 22,097 2 4,296 6 ,5 6 6 8 ,380 1 1,903 1 7 ,9 74 19,647
Transportation........................................ .......... 7,735 10,600 16,060 24,662 2 6,787 6 ,993 9 ,403 1 3,534 2 0 ,6 26 2 2 ,3 70
Communication................................... .............. 8,060 10,854 17,698 27,680 30,538 6 ,8 2 0 8,751 1 3,726 2 1 ,3 8 2 2 3,610
Electric, gas, sanitary services........................... 8,551 11,709 17,548 27,192 29,924 7 ,4 7 5 10,022 1 4,314 2 1 ,9 1 2 2 4 ,1 06
Wholesale trade................... 7,494 10,073 14,427 21,481 23,348 6,981 9 ,1 9 3 1 2 ,9 2 6 1 8 ,8 20 2 0 ,4 16
Retail trade.......................... 4,976 6,464 8.875 12,435 13,340 4,621 5 ,914 7,921 1 0,949 11,730
Finance, Insurance, real estate 6,650 8,860 12,504 18,850 20,685 5 ,9 6 4 7,821 1 0,618 1 5 .8 64 17,407
Services............................... 4.837 6,900 10,108 15.214 16,753 4 ,5 5 7 6 ,3 9 4 9 ,0 6 6 1 3 ,4 64 1 4,795
Government and government enterprises........... 6,146 8,813 13,071 18,777 20,664 5 ,6 9 6 8,011 11,451 1 5 ,9 55 17,411
‘ Represents average for period of intervals shown; for 1965, change from 1960. For explanation of average annual percent
change, see Guide to Tabular Presentation.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, T h e N a tio n a l in c o m e a n d P ro d u c t A c c o u n ts o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , 1 9 2 9 -7 6 , and
S u rv e y o f C u rre n t B u s in e s s , July 1982.