[Economic Indicators April, 1996]
[Page Number 12]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
In April, the unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent.
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[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Unemployment rate (percent of civilian labor force in group)
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By sex and age By race By selected groups
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Expe-
Period All Men 20 Women Both rienced Married Women
civilian years 20 sexes Black wage men, who Full-time Part-time
workers and years 16-19 White and Black and spouse maintain workers\1\ workers\1\
over and years other salary present families
over workers
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1986............................... 7.0 6.1 6.2 18.3 6.0 13.1 14.5 6.6 4.4 9.8 6.9 7.4
1987............................... 6.2 5.4 5.4 16.9 5.3 11.6 13.0 5.8 3.9 9.2 6.0 6.9
1988............................... 5.5 4.8 4.9 15.3 4.7 10.4 11.7 5.2 3.3 8.1 5.3 6.4
1989............................... 5.3 4.5 4.7 15.0 4.5 10.0 11.4 5.0 3.0 8.1 5.1 6.2
1990............................... 5.6 5.0 4.9 15.5 4.8 10.1 11.4 5.3 3.4 8.3 5.4 6.4
1991............................... 6.8 6.4 5.7 18.7 6.1 11.1 12.5 6.6 4.4 9.3 6.8 7.0
1992............................... 7.5 7.1 6.3 20.1 6.6 12.7 14.2 7.2 5.1 10.0 7.5 7.5
1993............................... 6.9 6.4 5.9 19.0 6.1 11.7 13.0 6.6 4.4 9.7 6.9 7.2
1994\2\............................ 6.1 5.4 5.4 17.6 5.3 10.5 11.5 5.9 3.7 8.9 6.1 6.0
1995............................... 5.6 4.8 4.9 17.3 4.9 9.6 10.4 5.4 3.3 8.0 5.5 6.0
1995:Apr........................... 5.7 4.9 5.1 17.2 4.9 9.7 10.7 5.5 3.3 8.7 5.6 6.1
May.......................... 5.6 5.0 4.9 17.3 5.0 9.2 10.0 5.6 3.4 8.2 5.5 6.1
June......................... 5.6 4.8 5.0 16.9 4.9 9.7 10.5 5.4 3.4 8.3 5.5 6.2
July......................... 5.7 4.8 5.0 17.8 4.9 9.9 10.8 5.5 3.4 8.2 5.5 6.4
Aug.......................... 5.6 4.8 4.9 17.6 4.8 10.0 11.0 5.4 3.3 7.2 5.5 6.0
Sept......................... 5.6 4.8 4.9 17.7 4.9 10.1 11.1 5.5 3.4 8.0 5.5 5.9
Oct.......................... 5.5 4.5 5.0 17.1 4.8 9.4 10.0 5.4 3.2 7.9 5.4 5.9
Nov.......................... 5.6 4.9 4.8 17.8 5.0 9.0 9.6 5.4 3.3 7.7 5.5 5.9
Dec.......................... 5.6 4.8 4.7 18.0 4.9 9.3 10.2 5.4 3.2 6.8 5.5 5.9
1996:Jan........................... 5.8 4.9 5.1 18.2 5.0 9.5 10.6 5.4 3.3 8.2 5.7 6.0
Feb.......................... 5.5 4.9 4.8 16.6 4.9 9.1 10.3 5.3 3.0 7.5 5.4 6.2
Mar.......................... 5.6 5.0 4.8 17.5 4.8 9.8 11.1 5.4 3.1 7.7 5.5 6.0
Apr.......................... 5.4 4.8 4.7 16.7 4.7 9.4 10.5 5.3 3.0 6.8 5.4 5.8
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\1\Revised definition; for
details, see Employment and
Earnings, February 1994.
\2\Data beginning January 1994
are not directly comparable with
data for earlier periods.
Note.--Data relate to persons
age 16 years and over.
Source: Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.