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YOUTH\n\nTwenty-eight per cent of the young males 16 to 19 years of age are inthe labor force and also enrolled in school.Among the 16-to 19-year-old females,18%are both enrolled in school and are in the labor force.Less than 3%of these young people are neither in the labor force,inschool nor engaged in other important activity such as keeping house.  \nProportions of young persons enrolled in school have increased sharplyin recent years.By 1960,one-half of the 16-to 21-year-olds were inschool;today,almost three-ffths.About half of the men and one-thirdof the women in this age group who are in the labor force are enrolledin school.  \nStaying in school longer generally assures a young person a higherpotential in career development as well as greater lifetime earnings.For the economy,a better educated labor force will generate higherlevels of gross national product.  \nWhether in or out of school,educational attainment of the 16-to 24-year-old labor force is significantly higher now than in 1960.Amongout-of-school youths in the labor force,about three-fourths are highschool graduates compared with less than two-thirds in 1960.Alsoincreasing are the proportions of college graduates in the out-of-schoolgroup and the proportion of college students among the in-schoollabor force.  \nLabor force participation rates of students are higher than at any othertime since World War II.With this increasing participation amongstudents,fewer youths will be inexperienced workers when they enterthe labor force on a permanent basis.  \n# CONSUMER OPTIMISM\n\nAmerican families are far more optimistic about business conditions thanthey were during the summer or last year at this time-but they aremaintaining a cautious attitude regarding spending.This finding isreported in the National Industrial Conference Board's latest consumersurvey(taken during September-October).  \nA record 42%of the families consider the current business situation“good.\"That's a gain of more than 3 points over the summer and 5points higher than last year at this time.Less than 13%complain thatjobs are \"hard to get,\"down considerably from earlier in the year.  \nFINANCE FACTS  \nA Monthly Publication on Consumer Financial Behavior  \nJANUARY 1969  \nYoung People in SchoolOctober 1967  \nFINANCE FACTS  \nJANUARY 1969  \nLooking ahead,about 22%expect business conditions to improve overthe next six months.While this is above the figure recorded duringthe spring and summer,it is below the reading in the opening monthsof last year.  \nInterest in cars—both new and used-is higher than during the summerbut not as strong as a year ago.Plans to buy houses are running aboutthe same as during the summer but down from last year at this time.Plans to buy major appliances are down,mostly due to a sharp dip inthe television series.Overall,37%of the families plan to buy a majorappliance in the next six months,against 39%last year at this time.Plans to buy color television sets are down to 7.2%from 9.4%last yearat this time.  \n# EMPLOYMENT\n\nEmployment rose substantially and unemployment declined in NovemberUnemployment situation improved for all major groups in the laborforce,and the over-all unemployment rate fell from 3.6%to 3.3%.TheNovember jobless rate was the lowest in over 15 years and below theprevious post-Korean low reached several times earlier last year (3.5%).  \nThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for adult men(2.0%),adultwomen(3.4%),and full-time workers(3.0%)all fell in November;therate for adult men equaled the lowest rate since this series began in1948.The jobless rate for teenagers,at 12.2%,changed only slightlyover the month.  \n# THE BOOM\n\nThrough October 1968,the symptoms of a booming inflation wereevident.In the preceding twelve months consumer prices had risen  \n4.6%,personal income 10.1%and industrial production 5.0%.By contrast,between October 1966 and October 1967,consumer prices rose 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