TRENDS IN PART TIME EMPLOYMENT

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Table 1. Employment status of the population 18 years end over by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, quarterly averages,
not seasonally adjusted
E
l
To
tal'
Bla
ck
Hispani
c origin'
Wh
ite
mp
oyment status
II
1984
II
1985
II
1984
II
1985
II
1984
II
1985
II
1984
I
1985
Total
Civilian nbninstitutionalpopulation
176,125
177,946
19.302
19,620
11,118
11,485
152,234
153
491
Civilian labor lorce ~
113,599
t t 5,262
t 1,940
12.347
7,201
7,377
98,706
.
9g,7~
Participation rate ....
64.5
64.8
61.9
62.9
64.8
64.2
64.6
65.0
Employed .. ..
1105,179
106,958
10,020
10,486
6,443
6,622
92,434
93,574
Employment-population ratio
59.7
60.1
51.9
53.4
58.0
57.7
60.7
61.0
Unemployed
6,420
8,305
1,920.
1,861
758
755
6.272
6,192
Unemployment rate .
7.4
7.2
16.1
75.1
10.5
10.2
6.4
8.2
Median duration in weeks
8.4
6.6
8.5
6.5
6.8
6.7
8.t
6.4
Not in labor force ..
62,527
62.684 -
7,362
7,273
3.918
4.109
53,528
53.725
Discouraged workers . ...
1,225
1,108
379
315
(')
114
790
727
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population .
83,480
84.345
8,632
8,770
5,449
5.632
72,688
73,282
Civilianlaborforce
63,939
64,527
6,703
6,208
4.410
4,536
56,246
56,821
Participation rate .. .. ....
76.6
76.5
70.7
70.8
80.9
80.5
77.4
77,3
Employed
59,257
60,019
5.071
5.260
3.948
4.087
52,727
53,208
Employment-population ratio ...
71.0
71.2
58.7
60.0
72.5
I
72.6
72.5
72.6
Unemployed
4,682
4,508
1.032
948
462
449 ~
3.520
3,473
Unemployment rate ..
7.3
7.0
16.9
15.3
10.5
9.9
6.3
6.0
Median duration in weeks .... ..
10.5
8.3
10.2
8.5
8.6
8.3
10.5
7.9
Not in labor force
19,541
19,818
2,529
5,262
1,039
1,096
16,442
76,661
Discouraged workers
499
514
137
143
(')
50
34a
332
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population
92,645
93.602
10,671
10,850
5,669
5,653
79,546
80,210
Civilianlaborforce ....
49,660
50,736
5.837
6,139
2,791
2,841
42,460
43,145
Participation rate ...
53.6
54.2
54.7
56.6
49.2
48.5
53.4
53.8
Employed
45,921
46,939
4,949
5226
2,495
2,535
39,707
40,366
Employment-population ratio
49.6
50.1
46.4
48.2
44.0
43.3
49.9
50.3
Unemployed
3,738
3,797
888
913
296
306
2,752
2,779
- Unemployment rate ... ...
7.5
7.5
75.2
14.9
70.6
10.8
6.5
6.4
Median duration in weeks .... .....
6.2
5.2
6.7
5.1
4.9
4.6
5.8
5.0
Not in labor force .. .. ..
42.986
42,866
4,834
4,711
2,878
3,012
37,086
37,065
Discouraged workers
726
594
242
172
(')
65
446
395
'Detail for the above race and Hispanicorigin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics
are included in both white and black population groups.
~ Changes in estimation procedure have resulted in revised 1984 estimates
for persons of Hispanic origin since their earlier publication. See Employ-
ment and Earnings, February 1985, pp. 7-1 t.
' Not available.
Table 2. Employment status of the Hlspanic?origln population, 16 years and over, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Emplo
ment status
Mexican
origin
Puerto Rican
origin
Cuban
origin
Other Hispanic
origin
y
II
1984
II
1985
11
1954
II
1985
II
1964
II
1985
II
1984
II
1985
Civilian noninstitutional population ....
6,636
6.656
1,602
1,671.
784
825
2,096
2,333
Civilianlaborforce....
4,437
,4,436
836
_
870
533
550
1,395
1,521
Participation rate ..
66.9
66.6
52.2
52.1
68.0
66.7
66.6
65.2
Employed........ ~. .. ... ....
3.981
3,991
732
753
482',
.
502
1,248
1,376
Employment-population ratio.
60.0
60.0
45.7
a5.1
61.5 -
60.8
59.5
59.0
Unemployed ..:.. ......... ......
456
a45
704
117
50
47
148
746
Unemployment rate .....
10.3
10.0
12.4
13.4
9.5
8.6
10.6
9.6
Not in labor force ~ ............. .. ...
2,200
2,220
766
801
251
275
701
813
black workers, however, these proportions were
nearly reversed: Only about 17 percent had jobs
in technical, sales, and administrative support
occupations, while the largest proportion, nearly
half, held service jobs.
Tre ds ' t----?
Voluntary part-time workers accounted for
about 13.7 percent of all workers in 1984, down
slightly from 14.1 percent in 1983. Between the
early 1960s and the mid-1970s, the percentage
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Tabls 3. Employment status of the black and Hlspsnlaorlpln populstlon, quarterly atarapas
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally
adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Empbyment status
11
II
I
II
III
IV
1
II
1984
1965
1984
1964
1984
1984
1985
1985
Black
Civilian noninstitutional population ........ .. ...
19,303
19.620
19,222
19.303
19,387
19.481
19,543
19,820
Civilian labor force ...............
11,940
'2,347
11,816
11,942
12,102
12,263
12,302
12,347
Panicipation rate .... ...... .......
61.9
62.9
67.5
, 61_9
62.4
63.0
62.9
62.9
Employed ............ ... ..........
10.020
10,x86
9,8x2
10,035
10,187
.10,409
10.396
10,499
Employmen4populationrxtio ..........
51.9
53.4
51.2
52.0
52.5
53.4
53.2
53.5
Unemployed
1,920
1,861
1,973
1,907
1,915
1,854
1,906
1,848
Unemployment rate ..........
16.1
15.1
16.7
16.0
15.8
15.1
15.5
15.0
Not in labor force ..... ...........
7,362
7.273
7,406
7,361
7,285
7,218
7,241
7,273
Hlapenie orlpln'
Civilian noninstitutionalpopulation ........... ...
11,118
11,485
11,026
11,118
11,209
11,301
11,394
11,465
Civilian labor force ....... ..... .........
7,201
7.377
7,079
7,183
7,305
7,417
7,317
7,361
Participation rate ..... ...............
64.8
6x.2
64.2
64.6
65.2
65.6
64.2
64.1
Employed ........................ ...
6,443
6,622
6,299
6,405
6.532
6.636
6,574
6.584
Empbyment-population ratio ...... ..
58.0
57.7
57.1
57.6
58.3
58.7
57.7
57.3
Unemployed .....
758
755
780
778
773
761
742
777
Unemployment rate ........ ... ...
10.5
10.2
11.0
10.8
10.6
10.5
10.1
10.5
Not in labor torte ..... .... ...... .....
3,918
4,109
3.947
3.935
3,904
3.884
x.077
4,t 24
Voluntary part-time employment as a percent of total employment by race
Percent
18.0
1972 197J 1974 1975
Source: Bureau of Lobor Stotiatica.
of workers electing to work part time exhibited
a clear upward trend. This leveled off at about
14.3. percent from 1975 through the early 1980's.
Trends in voluntary part-time work for black
and white workers have diverged significantly
over the past decade. As the accompanying chart
shows, since "1972 the percentage of black work-
ers employed part time has declined, from about
12 percent to the current level of 9tfz percent.
The trend for whites exhibits considerably more
stability and only recently has begun to edge
down.
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You' 11 also receive the following ....
~'A Free Subscription to NEWSLINE, the WFS Members Newsletter that
will give you late-breaking news about individuals and events of the
Society.
The Opportunity to Join Local Chapters--Now in Over 100 Cities.
As a member you'll be able to join groups of forward-looking'
individuals in your area to share your common interests and learn
more about futures-oriented issues at special workshops, meetings,
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conferences, and luncheons,many of which feature distinguished
speakers.
The Semi-Annual Resource Cataloe and Discounts on Over 30~
Books, Tapes, and-More. Your membership entitles you to receive the
World Future Society's Resource Catalog containing the largest single
collection of books on the future available anywhere.
What's more, as a member, you'll receive a 10~ discount on
everything in the catalog. You'll save on best-sellers like
MEGATRENDS, but you'll also save on hard-to-find books like ISSUES
MANAGEMENT. You'll enjoy browsing through this "bookstore of the
future" in the comfort of your own home and save off- what you'd pay.
in ordinary bookstores--if you could find the book. -
And, as a special bonus, you'll also get two exclusive reports--
The Annual Outlook Report. Each year the World Future
Society assembles forecasts from its members to form a
general outlook of trends to look for in the coming years..
You will receive the latest issue in your introductory
membership kit. ,
... and THE ART 0_F FORECASTING -- a special primer on
the scientific techniques used by futurists. Discussing
terminology and showing the most valuable methods, this
bonus report will give you a solid introduction to this
important new field.
Now here's the most important part. Your membership will give
you the satisfaction of knowing that you make it possible for leading
thinkers and doers from all over the world to participate in studying
the future and helping to create a better tomorrow. The world faces
enormous challenges. We need to work collectively to develop the
wisdom and cons;ens-us