[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
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Table B-31.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-95
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Civilian labor force
Civilian     -----------------------------------------------------------------  Not in      Civilian      Civilian   Unemployment
Year or month                        noninstitutional                           Employment                                labor    labor force   employment/      rate,
population\1\     Total  ----------------------------------------- Unemployment    force   participation   population    civilian
Total   Agricultural  Nonagricultural                             rate\2\       ratio\3\    workers\4\
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(6)Thousands of persons 14 years of age and over
(2)Percent

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1929.....................................................  ................    49,180    47,630      10,450          37,180          1,550    ........  .............  ...........        3.2
1933.....................................................  ................    51,590    38,760      10,090          28,670         12,830    ........  .............  ...........       24.9
1939.....................................................  ................    55,230    45,750       9,610          36,140          9,480    ........  .............  ...........       17.2

1940.....................................................        99,840        55,640    47,520       9,540          37,980          8,120     44,200         55.7          47.6         14.6
1941.....................................................        99,900        55,910    50,350       9,100          41,250          5,560     43,990         56.0          50.4          9.9
1942.....................................................        98,640        56,410    53,750       9,250          44,500          2,660     42,230         57.2          54.5          4.7
1943.....................................................        94,640        55,540    54,470       9,080          45,390          1,070     39,100         58.7          57.6          1.9
1944.....................................................        93,220        54,630    53,960       8,950          45,010            670     38,590         58.6          57.9          1.2

1945.....................................................        94,090        53,860    52,820       8,580          44,240          1,040     40,230         57.2          56.1          1.9
1946.....................................................       103,070        57,520    55,250       8,320          46,930          2,270     45,550         55.8          53.6          3.9
1947.....................................................       106,018        60,168    57,812       8,256          49,557          2,356     45,850         56.8          54.5          3.9
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(6)Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over

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1947.....................................................       101,827        59,350    57,038       7,890          49,148          2,311     42,477         58.3          56.0          3.9
1948.....................................................       103,068        60,621    58,343       7,629          50,714          2,276     42,447         58.8          56.6          3.8
1949.....................................................       103,994        61,286    57,651       7,658          49,993          3,637     42,708         58.9          55.4          5.9

1950.....................................................       104,995        62,208    58,918       7,160          51,758          3,288     42,787         59.2          56.1          5.3
1951.....................................................       104,621        62,017    59,961       6,726          53,235          2,055     42,604         59.2          57.3          3.3
1952.....................................................       105,231        62,138    60,250       6,500          53,749          1,883     43,093         59.0          57.3          3.0
1953\5\..................................................       107,056        63,015    61,179       6,260          54,919          1,834     44,041         58.9          57.1          2.9
1954.....................................................       108,321        63,643    60,109       6,205          53,904          3,532     44,678         58.8          55.5          5.5
1955.....................................................       109,683        65,023    62,170       6,450          55,722          2,852     44,660         59.3          56.7          4.4
1956.....................................................       110,954        66,552    63,799       6,283          57,514          2,750     44,402         60.0          57.5          4.1
1957.....................................................       112,265        66,929    64,071       5,947          58,123          2,859     45,336         59.6          57.1          4.3
1958.....................................................       113,727        67,639    63,036       5,586          57,450          4,602     46,088         59.5          55.4          6.8
1959.....................................................       115,329        68,369    64,630       5,565          59,065          3,740     46,960         59.3          56.0          5.5

1960\5\..................................................       117,245        69,628    65,778       5,458          60,318          3,852     47,617         59.4          56.1          5.5
1961.....................................................       118,771        70,459    65,746       5,200          60,546          4,714     48,312         59.3          55.4          6.7
1962\5\..................................................       120,153        70,614    66,702       4,944          61,759          3,911     49,539         58.8          55.5          5.5
1963.....................................................       122,416        71,833    67,762       4,687          63,076          4,070     50,583         58.7          55.4          5.7
1964.....................................................       124,485        73,091    69,305       4,523          64,782          3,786     51,394         58.7          55.7          5.2
1965.....................................................       126,513        74,455    71,088       4,361          66,726          3,366     52,058         58.9          56.2          4.5
1966.....................................................       128,058        75,770    72,895       3,979          68,915          2,875     52,288         59.2          56.9          3.8
1967.....................................................       129,874        77,347    74,372       3,844          70,527          2,975     52,527         59.6          57.3          3.8
1968.....................................................       132,028        78,737    75,920       3,817          72,103          2,817     53,291         59.6          57.5          3.6
1969.....................................................       134,335        80,734    77,902       3,606          74,296          2,832     53,602         60.1          58.0          3.5

1970.....................................................       137,085        82,771    78,678       3,463          75,215          4,093     54,315         60.4          57.4          4.9
1971.....................................................       140,216        84,382    79,367       3,394          75,972          5,016     55,834         60.2          56.6          5.9
1972\5\..................................................       144,126        87,034    82,153       3,484          78,669          4,882     57,091         60.4          57.0          5.6
1973\5\..................................................       147,096        89,429    85,064       3,470          81,594          4,365     57,667         60.8          57.8          4.9
1974.....................................................       150,120        91,949    86,794       3,515          83,279          5,156     58,171         61.3          57.8          5.6
1975.....................................................       153,153        93,775    85,846       3,408          82,438          7,929     59,377         61.2          56.1          8.5
1976.....................................................       156,150        96,158    88,752       3,331          85,421          7,406     59,991         61.6          56.8          7.7
1977.....................................................       159,033        99,009    92,017       3,283          88,734          6,991     60,025         62.3          57.9          7.1
1978\5\..................................................       161,910       102,251    96,048       3,387          92,661          6,202     59,659         63.2          59.3          6.1
1979.....................................................       164,863       104,962    98,824       3,347          95,477          6,137     59,900         63.7          59.9          5.8

1980.....................................................       167,745       106,940    99,303       3,364          95,938          7,637     60,806         63.8          59.2          7.1
1981.....................................................       170,130       108,670   100,397       3,368          97,030          8,273     61,460         63.9          59.0          7.6
1982.....................................................       172,271       110,204    99,526       3,401          96,125         10,678     62,067         64.0          57.8          9.7
1983.....................................................       174,215       111,550   100,834       3,383          97,450         10,717     62,665         64.0          57.9          9.6
1984.....................................................       176,383       113,544   105,005       3,321         101,685          8,539     62,839         64.4          59.5          7.5
1985.....................................................       178,206       115,461   107,150       3,179         103,971          8,312     62,744         64.8          60.1          7.2
1986 \5\.................................................       180,587       117,834   109,597       3,163         106,434          8,237     62,752         65.3          60.7          7.0
1987.....................................................       182,753       119,865   112,440       3,208         109,232          7,425     62,888         65.6          61.5          6.2
1988.....................................................       184,613       121,669   114,968       3,169         111,800          6,701     62,944         65.9          62.3          5.5
1989.....................................................       186,393       123,869   117,342       3,199         114,142          6,528     62,523         66.5          63.0          5.3

1990.....................................................       188,049       124,787   117,914       3,186         114,728          6,874     63,262         66.4          62.7          5.5
1991.....................................................       189,765       125,303   116,877       3,233         113,644          8,426     64,462         66.0          61.6          6.7
1992.....................................................       191,576       126,982   117,598       3,207         114,391          9,384     64,593         66.3          61.4          7.4
1993.....................................................       193,550       128,040   119,306       3,074         116,232          8,734     65,509         66.2          61.6          6.8
1994 \5\.................................................       196,814       131,056   123,060       3,409         119,651          7,996     65,758         66.6          62.5          6.1
1995.....................................................       198,584       132,304   124,900       3,440         121,460          7,404     66,280         66.6          62.9          5.6
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\1\ Not seasonally adjusted.
\2\ Civilian labor force as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.
\3\ Civilian employment as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.
\4\ Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force.

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Table B-31.--Civilian population and labor force, 1929-95--Continued
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Civilian labor force
Civilian     -----------------------------------------------------------------  Not in      Civilian      Civilian   Unemployment
Year or month                        noninstitutional                           Employment                                labor    labor force   employment/      rate,
population\1\     Total  ----------------------------------------- Unemployment    force   participation   population    civilian
Total   Agricultural  Nonagricultural                             rate\2\       ratio\3\    workers\4\
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(6)Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over
(2)Percent

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1992: Jan................................................       190,759       126,149   117,130       3,136         113,994          9,019     64,610         66.1          61.4          7.1
Feb................................................       190,884       126,209   116,919       3,218         113,701          9,290     64,675         66.1          61.3          7.4
Mar................................................       191,022       126,545   117,255       3,208         114,047          9,290     64,477         66.2          61.4          7.3
Apr................................................       191,168       126,917   117,670       3,220         114,450          9,247     64,251         66.4          61.6          7.3
May................................................       191,307       127,036   117,534       3,192         114,342          9,502     64,271         66.4          61.4          7.5
June...............................................       191,455       127,269   117,498       3,248         114,250          9,771     64,186         66.5          61.4          7.7

July...............................................       191,622       127,358   117,763       3,217         114,546          9,595     64,264         66.5          61.5          7.5
Aug................................................       191,790       127,339   117,749       3,237         114,512          9,590     64,451         66.4          61.4          7.5
Sept...............................................       191,947       127,306   117,772       3,211         114,561          9,534     64,641         66.3          61.4          7.5
Oct................................................       192,131       126,933   117,723       3,188         114,535          9,210     65,198         66.1          61.3          7.3
Nov................................................       192,316       127,287   117,974       3,170         114,804          9,313     65,029         66.2          61.3          7.3
Dec................................................       192,509       127,469   118,155       3,222         114,933          9,314     65,040         66.2          61.4          7.3

1993: Jan................................................       192,644       127,224   118,178       3,182         114,996          9,046     65,420         66.0          61.3          7.1
Feb................................................       192,786       127,400   118,442       3,116         115,326          8,958     65,386         66.1          61.4          7.0
Mar................................................       192,959       127,440   118,562       3,099         115,463          8,878     65,519         66.0          61.4          7.0
Apr................................................       193,126       127,539   118,585       3,071         115,514          8,954     65,587         66.0          61.4          7.0
May................................................       193,283       128,075   119,180       3,074         116,106          8,895     65,208         66.3          61.7          6.9
June...............................................       193,456       128,056   119,187       3,031         116,156          8,869     65,400         66.2          61.6          6.9

July...............................................       193,633       128,102   119,370       3,043         116,327          8,732     65,531         66.2          61.6          6.8
Aug................................................       193,793       128,334   119,692       3,005         116,687          8,642     65,459         66.2          61.8          6.7
Sept...............................................       193,971       128,108   119,568       3,093         116,475          8,540     65,863         66.0          61.6          6.7
Oct................................................       194,151       128,580   119,941       3,021         116,920          8,639     65,571         66.2          61.8          6.7
Nov................................................       194,321       128,662   120,332       3,114         117,218          8,330     65,659         66.2          61.9          6.5
Dec................................................       194,472       128,898   120,661       3,096         117,565          8,237     65,574         66.3          62.0          6.4

1994: Jan \5\............................................       195,953       130,643   121,903       3,328         118,575          8,740     65,310         66.7          62.2          6.7
Feb................................................       196,090       130,784   122,208       3,368         118,840          8,576     65,306         66.7          62.3          6.6
Mar................................................       196,213       130,706   122,160       3,396         118,764          8,546     65,507         66.6          62.3          6.5
Apr................................................       196,363       130,787   122,402       3,438         118,964          8,385     65,576         66.6          62.3          6.4
May................................................       196,510       130,699   122,703       3,413         119,290          7,996     65,811         66.5          62.4          6.1
June...............................................       196,693       130,538   122,635       3,294         119,341          7,903     66,155         66.4          62.3          6.1

July...............................................       196,859       130,774   122,781       3,333         119,448          7,993     66,085         66.4          62.4          6.1
Aug................................................       197,043       131,086   123,197       3,436         119,761          7,889     65,957         66.5          62.5          6.0
Sept...............................................       197,248       131,291   123,644       3,411         120,233          7,647     65,957         66.6          62.7          5.8
Oct................................................       197,430       131,646   124,141       3,494         120,647          7,505     65,784         66.7          62.9          5.7
Nov................................................       197,607       131,718   124,403       3,500         120,903          7,315     65,889         66.7          63.0          5.6
Dec................................................       197,765       131,725   124,570       3,532         121,038          7,155     66,040         66.6          63.0          5.4

1995: Jan................................................       197,753       132,136   124,639       3,575         121,064          7,498     65,617         66.8          63.0          5.7
Feb................................................       197,886       132,308   125,125       3,656         121,469          7,183     65,578         66.9          63.2          5.4
Mar................................................       198,007       132,511   125,274       3,698         121,576          7,237     65,496         66.9          63.3          5.5
Apr................................................       198,148       132,737   125,072       3,594         121,478          7,665     65,412         67.0          63.1          5.8
May................................................       198,286       131,811   124,319       3,357         120,962          7,492     66,476         66.5          62.7          5.7
June...............................................       198,453       131,869   124,485       3,451         121,034          7,384     66,583         66.4          62.7          5.6

July...............................................       198,615       132,519   124,959       3,409         121,550          7,559     66,096         66.7          62.9          5.7
Aug................................................       198,801       132,211   124,779       3,362         121,417          7,431     66,590         66.5          62.8          5.6
Sept...............................................       199,005       132,591   125,140       3,273         121,867          7,451     66,414         66.6          62.9          5.6
Oct................................................       199,192       132,648   125,399       3,455         121,944          7,249     66,544         66.6          63.0          5.5
Nov................................................       199,355       132,442   125,010       3,276         121,734          7,432     66,913         66.4          62.7          5.6
Dec................................................       199,508       132,284   124,904       3,306         121,598          7,380     67,224         66.3          62.6          5.6
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\5\ Not strictly comparable with earlier data due to population adjustments as follows: Beginning 1953, introduction of 1950 census data added about 600,000 to population and 350,000 to labor
force, total employment, and agricultural employment. Beginning 1960, inclusion of Alaska and Hawaii added about 500,000 to population, 300,000 to labor force, and 240,000 to nonagricultural
employment. Beginning 1962, introduction of 1960 census data reduced population by about 50,000 and labor force and employment by 200,000. Beginning 1972, introduction of 1970 census data
added about 800,000 to civilian noninstitutional population and 333,000 to labor force and employment. A subsequent adjustment based on 1970 census in March 1973 added 60,000 to labor force
and to employment. Beginning 1978, changes in sampling and estimation procedures introduced into the household survey added about 250,000 to labor force and to employment. Unemployment
levels and rates were not significantly affected. Beginning 1986, the introduction of revised population controls added about 400,000 to the civilian population and labor force and 350,000
to civilian employment. Unemployment levels and rates were not significantly affected.
Beginning 1994, introduction of adjusted 1990 census-based population controls added about 1.3 million to civilian population, 1.1 million to civilian labor force, 950,000 to civilian
employment, and 200,000 to unemployment. Unemployment rates were not significantly affected.

Note.--Labor force data in Tables B-31 through B-40 are based on household interviews and relate to the calendar week including the 12th of the month. For definitions of terms, area samples
used, historical comparability of the data, comparability with other series, etc., see ``Employment and Earnings.''

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.